Sora woke up with someone banging on the door. "Get up in there! Breakfast's almost ready!"
She yawned as Kari woke up. "What time is it?" she asked her.
Kari looked at her watch. "Its about seven o'clock."
"Why did he wake us up at this ungodly hour?" Sora asked, standing up.
"We've got a long walk before we reached the production plant. Oh," she said, noticing that Sora was still wearing the black dress she had on at the restaurant last night. "Maybe Tai has some clothes you can borrow."
"What? We're not even the same size!"
"Trust me," Kari said, walking over to the door," You don't want to wear that!"
She opened the door. "Go on and talk to him! I've got to get dressed anyway."
Sora and Yokomon walked over to the kitchen area. "Good morning!" Tai said, mentioning to the table," Sit down."
"Uh, thank you," she said, placing Yokomon near Koromon. "Tai, if you don't mind me asking, why did you decided to let me stay?"
Tai started to scramble an egg. "Its because of Kari. She's getting older now, and well, she needs a older female around to teach her stuff that I don't know the first thing about."
"Oh, um, ah, okay," she said. Kari told her that she wanted her to stay because of Tai, and now Tai told her he wanted her to stay because of Kari. They must really mean a lot to each other. Tai had a logical reason for wanting her to stay, but was Kari right? Did Tai need a girlfriend? "Is that the only reason?" she asked.
Tai nodded placing a plate of food in front of her. "Here you go."
"Thank you," she said, taking a bite out of the hash browns. "Tai, these are really good! You're a good chief!"
"Yup!" he said, staring to slice carrots for his omlet,"that's me, Chief Boyarede!"
"A joke. Does that mean you like me more?"
Tai didn't say anything as he started the hack the carrot apart.
"Uh, guess not."
Cerulean City: This city is the only one that escaped Apocalymon's darkness. Although it is a run-down section of humanity, it still remains a beautiful ocean town. From here, you can see the ocean green of the Pacific against the jet blue sky. It serves as a reminder, that hope isn't lost. This city remains the most beautiful of all the cities, except in the early morning, when fog covers everything.
On this particular morning, hope was coming through the fog, and he wasn't alone. He came with a friend, his older brother, and his older brother's girlfriend. "How much longer do we have to walk?" T.K. asked.
"Just a bit further," Matt said, from the front of the line.
"I hate the fog," Joe said," Because you don't have any idea where anything is!"
"Or is it just because you're allergic to it?" Gomamon snickered.
"Don't start!" Sabrina calmly said.
"It should be around here somewhere," Matt said, scanning all the buildings. "Ah!" he pointed to a larger one with a dock in the back. "That one!"
"Are you sure?" Joe asked.
"Positive!"
"How do you think we should get in?" Gabumon asked.
"Just knock!"
"What?" everyone asked.
"Come on, think about it!" Matt said,"The resistance is inside, I don't think they'll attack us, do you?"
"No," everyone said in unison.
"Okay then, let's go inside."
On the dock in the back, two figures watched the building. "This place, " Misty said,"It brings back so many bad memories!"
Ash held her for support.
"My sisters," Misty weept,"I wish they could have meet you Ash, they would have loved you!"
"Don't worry," Ash said, hugging her,"We'll avenge them! Now, let's get inside and see if we can help secure those arms!"
"Pika! Pika!" Pikachu echoed Ash's statement.
"I wonder if Apocalymon is even going to bother.." Misty started.
Suddenly, there was a giant explosion from inside the building. "That answer your question?" Ash asked.
The three of them ran up the dock, when the giant door connecting it to the dock flew apart. Ash and Misty were confused as to how it exploded, but didn't question. Instead they saw a way inside, and entered.
Inside they saw an angle, a walrus with a shell, a werewolf, and a Mr.Mime battling a large machine creature. "What's going on here?" Misty asked. "That's Machinedramon," Ash said," He's one of Piedmon's goons! The ones that were fighting him were, if I remember correctly, Zudomon, Weregarurumon, and Angemon!"
They watched as Machinedramon used his Giga Cannon and blasted his attackers to the ground. "I don't know who they are," Misty said,"But if they're fighting him, we should help them, right?"
Ash nodded. "Right! Go Blastoise!" "What's this?" Machinedramon asked as the two Pokemon charged up to him.
"Skull Bash!" Ash ordered. Blastoise head butted Machinedramon, which caused him to lose his footing. He fell onto the ground with a giant crash. Angemon flew up carrying Weregarurumon. Zudomon held Machindramon down as Angemon let go of Weregarurumon. "Wolf Claw!"
"Hand of Fate!"
"Vulcan's Hammer!"
"Is that going to work?" Misty asked."I mean, I thought Machinedramon was a Mega Digimon!"
Ash nodded. "But Angemon has a powerful offensive attack, and the other two are Ultimates! I'd say they have a pretty good chance!"
The three attacks flew downward towards their cyber enemy. Machinedramon screamed for the final time, before he disappeared.
"Who are you?" a voice behind Ash and Misty asked.
Ash spun around and came face to face with a blond haired boy. "I'll ask you again," he said,"Who are you?"
"I can ask you the same question," Ash replied.
Matt grabbed him by the collar and threw him into the ground. "I don't have time for this! You may not work for Apocalymon, but I can't take that chance. That arms shipment needs to go to America!"
"That's why we're here!" Misty said, running over to Ash. "We're trying to secure it!"
Matt stood staring at Ash for a moment. "Sabrina!" he called.
Sabrina withdrew her Mr.Mime and ran over to Matt. "What is it?"
Matt pointed to Ash. "Find out what his story is!"
Sabrina nodded, and put her hand on his head. "Okay, I'm inside his head.....his name's Ash Ketchum and he's....oh my gosh! He's a Pokemon Master!"
"You're a Pokemon Master?" T.K exclaimed. "Wow! I thought only Giovanni was one!"
"Yes," Ash said, standing up,"I was a student of his before I left and fought against him."
Matt looked at Sabrina. "Can we trust them?" he thought.
Sabrina read his mind and nodded. "Yes," she thought back,"We can."
"Sorry about that," Matt said to Ash, "But we can't be too careful you know!"
Ash nodded. "I understand completely Yamato Ishida!"
"How did you know my name?"
"I knew who you were when I saw your Digimon!" Ash said. "Weregarurumon, Angemon, and Zudomon fighting together? They must be from the Defenders!"
"I'm glad you've heard of me!" Matt said, shaking his hands. "Say, why don't you join us?"
Ash shook his head. "Maybe at a latter date, but for now, I think Misty and I had better work alone! Good bye!"
"Good bye!" T.K. waved as their new friends left.
NEXT: TAI'S GROUP vs. TEAM ROCKET