"What is it?" Ash asked, with none of his usual bounce.
"Yeah, don't leave us hanging like this" Misty pleaded with a weak, worried smile.
"C'mon you two, ease up a little. It's probably nothing and you two are getting yourselves worked up over nothing. " Brock said, though he himself was worried.
"On the other hand if there's something important that we should know, they should tell us" Tracey objected.
"But if we're freaking out a bit then we're going to make them nervous And I'm just trying to look afters everyone's best interests" Brock replied, growing annoyed.
"Yeah so am I and maybe what they have to say is in everyone's best interests. I'm looking out everyone's interests as well"
"No offence but I don't think you know these two well enough to truly know their best interests. I've been through a lot more with them than you have"
Misty and Ash watched the developing fight. Their heads swinging from side to side to keep up with whom was saying which statement. It was a like a game of tennis and the verbal abuses was the tennis ball going back and forth.
"Yeah well that was the past and this is the present and I think that we've been through a lot ourselves probably more than you could ever dream and they actually LEARNED something from me"
"Hey oh have you know, that I was the best eldest member of the group they ever had. Ash is the not too bright but has his heart in the right place leader, Misty is the sarcastic, short tempered but cares about us all underneath female and I am the watching over them, caring big brother and what are you?"
"You get Brock and I'll get Tracey" Ash whispered to Misty, who nodded in responce.
"Both of you, just stop it." Misty cried pushing Brock backwards and keeping him behind her.
"Yeah what's the point in this fight. At least when Misty and me fight, we don't drag everyone else into ours. In fact we tell you to butt out" Ash added, as he blocked Tracey from trying to get Brock. Both boys glared at each other

"It's a big brother confrontation" Tai remarked watching them.
"Ok, us even telling them we had some important things to say sparked a fight. What's going to happen when we tell them we all have to fight" Matt groaned.
"They'll fight" Sora replied.
"That's an unrealistically optimistic outlook" Joe complained.
"I meant with each other"
"I have to concur" Izzy agreed
"You guys, we really have to discuss something with you" Matt began.
"You know something I'm outta here, this guy has a major attitude" Brock announced and he disappeared into the crowd.
"I have the attitude, maybe you should clue into reality and see that you're the one with the killer attitude" Tracey snapped and stormed off.
Misty and Ash watched them, helplessly and then turned around to the others.
"Ok, say whatever it is that is so important " Misty said,
"We got some time now that our friends aren't talking to each other," Ash added and they both let out a sigh.
"Um well what we have to tell you " Tai began nervously but couldn't go through it. " Sora has been wanting to tell you"
He couldn't break the news to them when they were looking at him expectantly and knowing that they'd been really generous and kind and selfless, the way they said they'd help them and they did help unconditionally.
Sora looked at Tai, wide-eyed and then narrowed her eyes at him and he gave her a pleading look. She shook her head; angry but turned to Ash and Misty. They were both still looking expectant and were in no way prepared for what the others were trying to tell them.
"Well you see we know something that's important and it's important that we tell you so in this situation I think that really Matt should be the one to tell you"
Matt looked alarmed and then threw Sora a ferocious glare.
"Yes Thank you, Sora" he said, through gritted teeth then turned back to Ash and Misty who were getting noticably more irrattated by this waste of time as it would appear.
"Well this is something that we wouldn't expect you to know but at the same time you really deserve to know because it involves you and we have to break it to you. But saying that, things always sound better when their coming from kids so T.k's got something to tell you" Matt said quickly.
He avoided the shocked gaze of his brother and hung his head as he went over to join Tai and Sora who were after stepping back from the group
"Um Kari wanted to tell you" T.K said quickly.
"That Joe has something to say" Kari filled in.
With that both eight years olds scurried over to where they're big brothers stood. Everyone who failed in telling them the 'important news' went there. Now only Joe, Izzy and Mimi remained.
"I wanted to tell you, well we, actually Izzy wants to tell you, I just wanted to ask if there's anything in this place I could be allergic to?" Joe hurried over to the small group standing a small distance away from Izzy and Mimi.
Ash and Misty were really getting annoyed and you could see their stances had changed somewhat from their original positions.
Misty stood, shoulders drooping, hand on her hip, and a very aggravated expression. Ash had his arms folded was looking at them impatiently.
"Yes well as the bearer of the crest of knowledge, it's my job to know things and I know that I wouldn't be the right candidate and thus I used my sense of judgement and I saw fit to decide that Mimi should inform of what the important things we've been meaning to tell you"
Everyone went silent and Mimi looked frantic.
"We shouldn't have left Mimi to be the last one to tell them. She won't be able to lie to them, she's just too sincere"
"Well I think that my hat looks good on you" Mimi began, her voice cracking and the worry showing in her appearance. Misty looked at her, confused.
"That's it?" she asked, doubtfully.
"Yep" everyone said as one voice,
"No, "Mimi confessed.
Misty and Ash turned to her with fury in their eyes.

"Hi Excuse me" a voice called out over the speakers, drawing everyone's attention to the small stage.
A nervous girl stood there, blushing. She had dark green hair pulled into two high ponytails that swung at either side of her head. And emerald eyes. She wore a pair of jeans and a tight green tee shirt with a hood, underneath she wore a long sleeved white tee shirt. Around her waist hung a pouch, not too big but big enough to carry six Pokeballs, a wallet and small but crucially important things.
The girl tried again
"Excuse me"
But no one was paying attention, the group minus Brock and Tracey watched her with sympathetic eyes, feeling sorry for her. You could see her confidence taking a beating each time she was ignored.
"I've had enough" Mimi exclaimed.
Everyone turned to looked at her curiously and doubtfully.
"And what do you plan to do for her?" Matt asked, incredulously.
"They can't just ignore her like this, it's not fair and she looks really scared" Mimi continued.
"Yeah but what can WE do?" Misty asked.
"Hey your the one who's got this P.A job, you have control. I say we go up there and take matters into our own hands" Tai pointed out.
"I'm withcha"
"Me too"
"Whatever we can do to help"

The girl fought to hold back the tears. Taking a risk like this and the worst she thought could happen was happening and it stung as much as she thought it could. Her friends had been wrong with this; she looked down but noticed something from the corner of her eye a group of kids. About ten of them, making they're way towards the stage. She recognised one of them as the girl who was presenting this show, or whatever it was. She cringed in embarresment at what was coming or at least what she thought was coming

"Well what now?" Misty asked. Everyone looked at her expectantly.
"I only started this whole thing to help you guys out" she protested.
She climbed up on stage and smiled at the bewildered girl.
"HEY HELLO! HI WE'RE STILL HERE " Misty yelled out at the top of her lungs. The others climbed up.
"THAT NO WAY TO TREAT SOMEBODY, "
"SHOW SOME MANNERS, THE POOR GIRL'S TERRIFIED"
"GIVE HER A CHANCE"
"DON'T BE MEANIES"

The girl smiled at them warmly at the gang of kids who had just gotten up to defend her. Such kind people all in one group. Being in their group would be amazing. Normally only one or two at a stretch four people would be kind in the group and the rest would be mean except to the kind people in the group, that's the way it works but all these people were being considerate, or maybe they just loved to fight. Either way she appreciated their help. The room was silent and now the spotlight was on her. The gang of kids had climbed off the stage. She took a deep breath. I'd like to sing a song
"Who wouldn't but I doubt you'll be any good so why not save us all some agony and get off the stage" some obnoxious person's voice yelled.
But before the girl had a chance to react the redhead that was on stage earlier, she heard one of them call her Misty had taken off across the room, another girl she heard them call Sora follow her. Soon enough the room was in silence again.

Sora and Misty came across a boy older than them, taller too with a smarmy grin.
"Did you just yell at our friend?" Misty demanded.
"Oh hello ladies, oh you two are cute and you've come to defend your little friendy up on stage. How adorable. Run along cuties. This place isn't for little girlie girls, Pokemon centres and Pokemon trianing are a big boy's game. Run along, sweethearts"
Sora and Misty exchanged smirks.

"So when can we expect those two back?" Ash asked.
"I hope they get back soon I don't think I can do this without all of your support"
"You hardly know us at all" Matt pointed out.
"Your Pokemon trainers and your Pokemon look happy" the girl pointed out. Everyone looked down at his or her respective Digimon partners.
"You judge people by their Pokemon?"
"No, not like that, but you can tell if someone is kind by the way they treat their Pokemon, and pretty much you can judge if their good Pokemon trainers and you can tell a lot of stuff by how good a trainer you are"
"Wow, this place is so different to back home. I mean these people grew up loving these monsters, spending every day with monsters. These Pokemon have become a way of life for everyone. We never dreamed of actually befriending monsters before we met out Digimon but these guys dream of living with them, it's so weird. " Tai remarked.
"It's an entirely different world," Matt replied.
"Literally" Izzy added.
"Ok I think I'm ready" the girl remarked.
"What's your name anyway"
"Ellie, short for Eleanor"

"You two are nuts, your crazy, you just can't do this to people" the boy objected.
"Hey look the girls about to sing, oh isn't there someway we can shut this jerk up," Sora asked.
"Have you any more of that medical wrap?" Misty asked.
"Yeah I have some left"
Misty smiled sweetly and slapped a small piece of medical wrap over his mouth.
"You know I can't remember the last time I tied someone up with medical wrap" Sora remarked, looking down at their handy work. The jerk as they called him now was bound up by the medical wrap and was unable to walk or move.
Both girls looked over at the stage at the sound of music filling the air.
"This is a song for anyone whose found themselves feeling something magical about their best friend, like I have" Ellie began.
The group saw a boy the same age as Ellie who was cheering her, suddenly stop and turn completely red.
"We're back" Misty chirped as they ran over to the group.
"Hey can I get more medical wrap, I'm all out?" Sora asked.
Tai looked at her, confused.
"What did you do in the space of ten minutes involving medical wrap and whatever it was, why are you both so happy about it?" he asked.
"You know I think it's better that we don't know "Joe stated.

We were strangers, starting out on a journey
Never dreaming, what we'd have to go through
Now here we are, I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
No one told me, I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start

And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers, on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming, how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand, unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you

Knew there was somebody somewhere
I need love in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing is going to tear us apart

And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is a road now and forever wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning with you
Life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin' on
Starting out on a journey
And life is a road and I wanna keep goin'
Love is a river I wanna keep flowin'
In the end I want to be standing
At the beginning
With you



The room was in silence when suddenly ear-splitting applause began. They echoed throughout the building. Mimi turned around to the others and was about to say something when she noticed four people blushing and lost in thought fully taking in the meaning of the lyrics.

"That was a beautiful song" Misty murmured unaware of the red flush across her face.
"Yeah you knew if Brock and Tracey were here they'd be all"
"Wow that song was so written for you, how can you guys not see it" Misty finished, doing a pretty good imatation of them both.

"So a song about best friends and Ellie meant it the way that bets friends falling in love, is that crazy or what?" Tai asked, nervously.
Sora stood beside him, both pairs of cheeks alight with a blush.
"Yeah like that could ever happen, you don't fall for your best friend, it just can't be done" she mumbled.
The group was watching them with knowing looks and throwing knowing smiles to each other.
"I'm going to go check on Brock and Tracey, try and create a cease fire up there. Misty said quickly and rushed past them and up the stairs, desperately hoping no one would stop her.
"I gotta go too, she's not too great at being a peace maker" Ash mumbled and followed after, still blushing.
"Hey Tai, I think we need to come up with a way to tell them" Izzy stated. He waited for Tai's response and looked at him, expectantly when he got no answer. He could see Tai was miles away and blushing deeply. Wherever Tai had decided to concentrate on, it was clearly humiliating for him. Izzy was no fool however; the last thing anyone could accuse Izzy of being was a fool. Granted he was no expert on human psychology but it didn't take someone with multiple diplmomas to work what he as blushing about. A song just played about finding love on the beginning of a strange magical journey type thing. Tai had gone on a strange magical type journey thing. As had Sora, the other part of the equation.
Romantic song about finding love on a journey plus a boy and girl, who had been friends so long and obviously had deeper feelings than friendship towards each o equals a blushing Tai and Sora. Izzy was happy about his two friends and he was happy he noticed. He remembered when they all had first come to the Digiworld and he never even noticed other humans, how the other kids spoke about Tai and Sora's unspoken love for one another and he was hadn't noticed anything. To be honest, he scarcely remembered their names but then again back then, most of them couldn't member each other's names. Tai had called Izzy 'what's your name', {not a bright start for someone who was going to have utilise everyone's strength's and combine them into a great force} Then again Sora had called Mimi' the girl with the funny pink hat' { Not a too good for someone who was supposed to care for everyone and become a big sister/mother for the others}
Surprisingly Mimi had known Sora instantly, which was weird considering Mimi was part of the pretty popular cheerleading crowd who were always trying to get the guys attention and Sora was apart of the guys group. A girlie girl like Mimi generally wouldn't know a tomboy like Sora even if Sora were popular among the guys. Their friendship was strange in itself but whatever it was that they bonded over it worked. Izzy had noticed that gradually Sora was becoming more feminine around Mimi and Mimi was becoming tougher around Sora. Everyone had improved because of some work of another member of the group. Being around T.K so much, Matt was becoming open and thus having a conversation with him wasn't quite the challenge it used to be. T.k was becoming tougher as well in an effort to impress Matt and as Izzy once heard Matt say, T.K was becoming a little trooper, he was growing up. Izzy himself was becoming a lot more open and lot less obsessed with computers, more emphasis placed on his relationship with humans rather than his computer. Joe was becoming braver in an effort to protect the others and trying to prove something to the tougher big kids or as T.K called them," the older kids" The older kids propably would have been Sora, Tai and Matt. They were the toughest in the group.
"Ok guys, the way I see it, there's eight of us and four of them. And only one of them scares us, we can send our toughest and bravest after Misty, we can double-team each member of them and then we can't lose. Our group has twice as many people in it than theirs has, we have no reason to be scared" Tai said, taking control.
"For once I agree with Tai, okay but who should take on who?" Matt asked.
"Well I think Tai and Joe should talk to Ash, they both think in the same frame of mind. Mimi and I talk to Tracey as I have a feeling he is the brain in the group. T.K and Kari should talk to Brock, he probably has a soft spot for kids since he raised his family and Sora and Matt should talk to Misty, her being the scary member of the group, we'll need Matt's attitude and Sora's softness to talk to her." Izzy suggested.
"You're the genius, not us" Matt remarked.

"Well we did tell them to bond over something they both had in common" Ash pointed out.
"Yeah but did they have to bond over this?" Misty groaned.
"So then Misty said, "Their not mature enough to admit but those two really like each other" and that went way over their heads so I said" You know what, it's exactly the same thing with you and Ash" and the room went so quiet and they were both glaring at me when they both yelled" YOU MUST BE CRAZY!"
Brock was turning red with laughter.
"Yeah they were fighting in a Pokemon centre once and Nurse stopped them and then she told them and this I quote" They say when two people fight, they really care about each other" and they both blushed and Ash said "Me care about her?" at the very same time Misty said" Me care about him?" and then they both went "humph" and they folded their arms and turned away from each other at the same time. It was a classic. If I wasn't so in love with Nurse Joy I would have laughed there and then"

"Are we sure they're in this room?" Joe asked.
"Only one way to find out" Tai replied. They knocked at the door and heard the sound of laughter wafting though air and then two weary voices telling them to come in. Inside Brock and Tracey were sitting on one of the bottom bunk beds. There were in hysterics about whatever they were talking about. Ash and Misty were perched on the top bunk opposite them. Side by side with desperate looks.
"Did do you ever see the looks they give each other when the other one isn't looking. I am so in love with you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and no one and I mean no one could have prepared me for the incredible emotions I feel when I'm around you and no one in the world matters to me when your with me"
"I bet I stopped listening before you did" he challenged, smirking at her. She gave him a strange smile, placed her hands on the bed behind her and leant back.
"Hey guys what's up?" she asked, looking at everyone at the door.

"Ok everyone remember the game plan, lets go" Tai hissed.
Everyone went to his or her designated Pokemon person but none of them knew what to say.
"Gotta go" they all said and raced out the door
Ash, Misty, Brock and Tracey were all silent for a couple of moments.
"They just keep getting weirder" Ash pointed out.
"They really do"