DEDICATION: Trunks' Girl 787. This chapters for you because of what you've done. For being there since the begining. For encouraging and demanding more. Thank you. I hope this chapter meets your request for more action.





Ash and Pikachu walked down the Main Street of the Deramon village. The Gesomon were coming, and the Deramon had already agreed to join the Digi- Destined army. They had taken to the woods to search for the approachinng Gesomon. Ash sighed and kicked a rock.

ASH:(tiredly) Pikachu... this battle... it's gonna be diffrent from any other battle we've been in.

PIKACHU: Pi Chu. (I know.)

ASH: But its for a good cause right? For Misty and all?

PIKACHU Pi. (Yes.)

ASH: Then why do I feel do bad? I mean the Gesomon are bad guys. SO why should I care about there lives?

PIKACHU: Pi... Pi Pikachu. Pika pi Chu PikaPi. (I... I don't know. That's just how you are Ash.)

Suddenly an injured Deramon shot out of the woods. It collapsed at Ash's feet and looked up.

DERAMON: Gesomon.... two.... miles.... weat.....

ASH: Noctowl! I choose you!

Noctowl came out of its Pokeball.

ASH: Noctowl, take this Deramon to a hospital.

Noctowl nodded and picked up the injured Digimon. It quickly fle of.

ASH: Come on Pikachu. Let's go warn the others.

ASH INTRODUCING TITLE: The Battle of Geso-burg!

Ash, Pikachu, and the Digi-Destined stood inside what had been the Mayor Deramon's living room. Now it was a war room. In the middle was a small map of the surrounding area. Ash sighed looking at it.

GABUMON: One coming from north, south, east, and west.

GATOMON: And reports say each Gesomon has four Garbagemon.

ASH: (with a sigh) All right. My best guess is we hit them all at once.

KARI: How?

ASH: Four groups of two. That should be ample for defeating them.

TAI: Except there are nine of us.

MATT: One to stay behind?

ASH: (shaking head) No. One to go for Misty while the rest defend the town.

SORA: (knowing answer) Who's going?

ASH/MATT/TAI: ME.

The three looked at each other surprised. Then angry.

MATT: Only one of goes.

TAI: Ash, can I speak to you in the hall?

Ash nodded and the two left. They closed the door and glared at each other.

TAI: (angrily) I don't know what your doing Ketchum, but your staying behind.

ASH: (defiant and mad) Says who?

TAI: (angry) Me.

ASH: Big deal. Like I'm gonna listen to you?

TAI: (angry) I'm the leader and you will do what I order!

ASH: (standing eye to eye with Tai) Let's get one thing straight now boy. I am not one of the Digi-Destiined that you lead. So I don't have to listen to you.

TAI: (enraged) Yes. You. Do.

ASH: No, I don't. Your not my father. Your not my mom. Your not my boss. And you mosty certaintly are NOT my leader.

Tai took a swing at Ash. He missed and got thrown into a wall for his troubles. Tai turned and tried again, but Ash blocked and punched Tai in the stoach. He followed it up with a shot to the chest and a kick to the face, Tai fell down and Ash quickly pinned him.

ASH: (calmly) Now heres whats gonna happen. We're gonna go in there and let them vote on which of us goes.

TAI: (Pissed off extremely) Fine. You'll see who they're loyal to me.

Ash let Tai go and walked back into the room. Tai followed a second later.

TAI:(barely hiding anger) We're voting on who goes.. Joe?

JOE: (nervously) Why... I... Ummm.... Ash. Ash goes.

SORA: (Confidently) Ash.

KARI: Tai.

T.K. :Matt.

IZZY: Tai.

MIMI: Matt.

AGUMON: Tai.

GABUMON: Matt.

PALMON: Tai

PATAMON: Ash.

BIYOMON: Ash

GOMAMON: Matt.

Everyone looked at Gatomon.

KARI: Its a tie. Looks like your the tye breaker Gatomon!

GATOMON:(annoyed) Oh happy days.

ASH: (tiredly) Who do you thinks best for the job? It doesn't really matter to me who goes, as long as Misty comes back safe.

Sora blinked in surprise, but didn't say anything. Everyone else stared at Ash also.

GOMAMON: So.... you do like her?

ASH: (angrily) AS A FRIEND!

TAI: (smuggly) Anyway Gatomon who goes?

Gatomon blinked. She didn't like Tai's reaction. He was so sure he won, just because Gatomon was his sisters Digimon? Gatomon smiled. He had another think coming... Matt... No. Not Matt. He was to good a battler and would be needed. So only one choice.

GATOMON: (calmly, if not bored) Ash.

Tai's eyes widened in shock. Matt stood there, acceptance sinking in. Ash nodded his thanks.

ASH: I guess all thats left is to choose groups. Sora? Your call.

SORA: HMMM. Okay. Tai and me to the North. Kari and Izzy East. Matt and MiMi South. Joe and T.K. West.

TAI: (calming down) Teams sound good. Lets go.

ASH: Wait.

TAI: (annoyed) For what?

Ash picked off 4 Pokeballs and called out Totodile, Bulbasaur, Chikorita, and Cyndaquil.

ASH: Totodile. Your with Joe's group. Chikorita, Go with Sora. Bulbasaur, Matt. Cyndaquil, Izzy..

The Pokemon nodded and went to the Digi-Destined they were assigned to. Ash then handed Sora Noctowls Pokeball.

ASH: I'm taking Heracross and Pikachu. Take care of Noctowl until I get back.

Sora nodded and Ash walked off without saying another word.

MATT: All right people. We got a job to do. Lets do it.

Everyone left the house and the Digimon quickly digivolved to either Champion, Ultimate, or Mega. The four groups split up and went theirseperate ways. The whole way North, Tai was stewing over the recent shift of power. Sora noticed, but decided to respect Tai's privacy.

SORA: So... where are they?

VOICE: ATTACK!

Gesomon and the five Garbagemon leaped for the stunned Digimon, but Chikorita reacted. Svereal Razor Leafs shot out and struck the bad Digimon back.Chikorita then used vine whip to knock them back.

CHIKORITA: Chiko Ri? Chiko! (who rules? Me!)

GESOMON: We can't let the win!

WARGREYMON: Let's do it!

Wargreymon and Gesomon charged at each other. The Garbagemon opened fire on Garudamon and Chikorita. Both easily dodged and went on the offensive, Chikorita released a volley of Leaves on one Garbagemon. It screaed in pain and fired blindly. One of the shots struck Garudamon. She faltered, but anaged to fix her flight before it was to late.

Garudamon swooped down and used Wing Blade. Two Garbagemon were thrown back in pain, but shot her four times. One of the aied for her head, but Chikorita used Tackle attack on the gun. It was knocked aside just as the trigger was pulled. The blast tore off the head of another Garbagemon. The corpse fell to the ground and disintergrated into data. Chikorita nodded in satisfaction, but was then thrown against a oulder by a Garbagemon.

Chikorita was stunned, but anaged to get out of the way as a shot destroyed the boulder. Chikorita then used Sweet Scent. The Garbagemon got a whiff and hetitated. Garudamon took advantage and swooped down. She tore a Garbagemon in half with her talons.

The three remaining Garbagemon fell back and regrouped. They then opened fire on Garudamon. She screamed in pain as the bullets tore through wing and arm. Garudamon barely managed to get back into the sky, as her wounds sprayed blood down.

GARUDAMON: WING BLADE!

The flaming bird shot down and killed two of the Garbagemon. However, Garudamon had used up the last of her energy. She returned to Biyomon and crashed into the ground by Sora. She picked up the injured and unconsious bird crying.

Chikorita and the last Garbagemon stared at each other. The Digion lifted its gun and opened fire, but Chikorita used Agility and dodged. She then tried a Tackle attack, but Garbagemon punched her in the head. Chikorita was thrown back and landed hard in the dirt. She moaned in pain as she slowly got back up. Chikorita felt blood start to ooze from a cut on her forehead.

Chikorita charged for another Tackle, but was clubbed by Garbagemon's gun. She fell to the ground with a squeal. Garbagemon picked up the wounded plant type, and slammed it down on its garbage can. Chikorita bounced off, but stubbornly got up to see the gun pointed at her head.

Suddenly there was a blur of brown and red. The Garbagemon yelled in shock as Noctowl ripped the gun away and flew off with it. It then flew high and used Foresight. Noctowl then dropped like a stone. The Garbagemon tried to run, but it was locked in. Noctowl hit it hard, and split the Digimons head in half.



Wargereymon layed on the grouns stunned. Gesomon had proven to be tougher then originally thought. Even though one of its tentacles were ripped off, it still fought. Eventually the whippings of the remaining tentacle had been to much and Wargreyon collapsed. It stared up in a sad acceptance as Gesomon went for the deathblow.

Before it could come down though, a series of sall green vines wrapped around it. Gesomon tryed tobring the attack down, but the vines held. The Digimon looked back to see the vines emerging from the hurt Chikorita. It stared at the bigger oponent stubbornly, and held the whips. Small white particles of light started to fall on the Pokemon. Sora remembered Ash telling her about this attack.

SORA: (whisper)) Solar Beam.....

CHIKORITA: CHIKA!

A white beam of ligth shot out. It was the size of a submarine. The ground under the beam ripped up and flew through the air by the force. The Solar Beam hit the Gesomon. It screamed in pain as the powerful attack tore through it. Gesomon then exploded, throwing data into the air. Chikorita nodded grimly and hobbled over to the now Agumon.

SORA: Your bleeding.

Tai blinked and rubbed his head. He felt a few small cuts, fro where flying rocks hit, bleed. He also found any bruises. Tai glanced at Sora and noticed she was bruised and had a large cut on her forehead. Tai tore off part of his shirt and wrapped it around the cut. Sora smiled at him

SORA: (blushing fro Tai's care) Thanks.

TAI: (blushing) Hey, its no biggie.

AGUMON: (limping over) I hate to break up the flirting, but we gotta go back.

Tai and Sora blushed more from Agumons words. Tai picked up the tired Pokemon and carried it. The group was soon in town and was surprised to find everyone else there. No body had escaped uninjured though. All the Digimon were scratched and bruised, but nothing serious..

Kari had gotten a big bruise on her arm and had a bandage around her head. Part of her hair had been burned off when Cyndaquils flame thrower had been reflected. She wasn't mad though, but seemed to be enjoying the fact T.K, who got off with minor scratches and bruises, was paying alot of attention to her.

Mimi was beiing looked after by Matt. She seeed to have a small smile on her face. Her arm was wrapped in a bandage. It had been cut from a near miss. Mimi's left eye was surrounded by a nice bruise. She also had a few other scratches.

Matt had gotten his shoulder dislocated, but that was fixed. He was a little stiff, but otherwise was fine. Matt was extremely guilty though because Mimi's bullet wound had happened because she pushed him out of the way of the bullet.

Izzy and Joe had gotten their glasses broken. Already, the Deramon were replacing the. Both had scratches and bruises. Izzy had a minor concussion and Joe had a long cut on his leg.

MATT: So what now? We going to help Ash?

Everyone looked to Tai. He sighed and looked down. He felt like scum when he came to a desicion.

TAI: (quietly) No. We're to injured. Ash is on his own. Misty's life is in his hands now.

Everyone nodded. They knew that was true before Tai said it, but didn't want to admit it.

KARI: Think he can do it?

TAI: (shaking head) I don't know...