grochek1:
The mayor wouldn't just give the laws to Jenny directly. The accident happened too soon for the police force to get the laws.
The Digidestined will appear and very soon. Let's just say that an event will happen that will draw them back to the Digital World.
luis; in response to your email
I am thinking about ideas for a sequel, but don't have one planned at the moment.
Digimon will go to the Pokemon World.
My current plans for this story doesn't have the Legendaries meet the Sovereigns.
Kell Shock:
Yep, it'll definitely cause problems.
AnT:
The Digidestined are showing up soon. It will become obvious why they are showing up.
The two Digital Worlds are different and have no connection to each other with respect to canon. There are people who have worked on Digimon who have confirmed this, including a script translator for Digimon (Megchan), and a high up in Digimon in Japan (I don't know his name, but I think he was the creator of Digimon). However, since its fanfiction, an author can do whatever he/she wants.
I probably won't be using the "Digivolved Pokemon" angle in this story.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon. Nintendo owns Pokemon.
The Stones of Doom
By: RB3
Chapter 3: Mine Your Own Business
Back at the police station, Gennai told the Pokemon trainers and the authorities more about Anubismon and Lucemon's role in the world. Officer Jenny was there to file a report on what Gennai had to say.
"Do you remember the read out of Apocalymon?" asked Gennai.
"Yeah," replied Misty.
"Same here," confirmed Ash.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen that read out yet," apologized Jenny.
Gennai brought up a read out of Apocalymon again. "He was the evil Phantomon was referring to."
Gennai proceeded to tell everyone about the Sovereigns. Originally, there were only four Sovereigns; Azulongmon, Zhuqiaomon, Baihumon, and Ebonwumon. These original four feared the creation of another Apocalymon, and so Anubismon and Lucemon were granted their divine powers. Anubismon and Lucemon were given control over the life and death cycle of the Digital World and its inhabitants. Due to this, all data of dead Digimon was accounted for, and taken into the custody of the life and death Sovereigns. As a further measure, they also put a curse on Apocalymon's Total Annihilation attack so that it would backfire and destroy only its user.
With these measures, it ensured that a new Apocalymon could never be formed. Should one form, it would not have access to its most dreadful power. However, these measures didn't take into account beings that were not Digimon or Digidestined. The coming of life forms foreign to the Digital World complicated matters. These measures didn't apply to the newcomers who died in the Digital World. This was the reason for sending the Bakemon and Phantomon to secure corpses. The Sovereigns feared the creation of a new "Apocalymon."
"Hmm... They must really fear this if they had to go to all this trouble," commented Oak. "I am beginning to wonder if our coming here is causing more harm than good..."
"Same here, Professor," affirmed Ash.
"The Sovereigns are busy trying to implement a better solution, but it will take some time. Don't worry about it. You seem like nice and responsible people. Just stay that way and everything will be alright," encouraged Gennai.
"We understand."
"I'm going back to report to the Sovereigns. I have also installed a program in your Pokedexes and computers that will contact me. If you ever need my assistance again, call me."
"Thank you very much, Gennai," said Oak.
"Bye, Gennai! Thanks for your help!" responded everyone in unison.
"Well, what should we do now?" asked Brock. "It's getting late, so maybe we should turn in for the day."
Gatomon stayed with Prof. Oak at his request. Oak wanted to study Gatomon and Digimon in general. The Pokemon trainers stayed at Whitney's ranch and the ranch hands welcomed their guests. They all had a delicious meal of steak and vegetables. The Miltank milk was as smooth and sweet as ever. Everyone had their fill and slept until the crack of dawn. The next day, all the trainers went their separate ways. Ash, Brock and Misty were called in by Oak.
"Ash, could you do me a favour?"
"Sure, Prof. Oak, what is it?"
"I would like to get some more Digimon into my lab for study. Could you ask a Digimon from the Gekomon village to come here?" requested Oak. "Gary left before I could ask him."
"Sure, we'll get you a Digimon," replied Ash. "Is Gatomon coming?"
"I have to run some tests on her so she can't come. The Gekomon seemed very friendly so they would be a good Digimon to ask."
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Team Rocket was thrilled with the news they had for the boss. Jessie punched in the number for their boss. After a short wait, Jessie got through to Giovanni's office. Giovanni's face appeared on the screen, but it was obscured by dark shadows. Due to this, it was impossible to make out his features. However, it was evident he was stroking a Persian, as it was visible on the screen. Giovanni was rather displeased to hear from Jessie, considering her track record.
"What is it?" asked Giovanni angrily. "You'd better have a good explanation for interrupting my work."
"Boss, we got into the new world! We got some information from the twerps that we were following," reported Jessie.
"Excellent!" replied Giovanni in satisfaction. "For once you haven't bungled things up... Report on what you have found."
"We know where we can find some Digimon!. We're going to follow those twerps right to the Digimon. We can steal them and bring them back for you!" persuaded James.
Giovanni was pleased. "I must admit, you did an excellent job. Great work! I am giving you a bonus. Use it to buy whatever you need to secure those Digimon. There's more if you succeed, don't bungle this one up!"
"We'll hop right to it boss!" proclaimed Meowth.
The call ended and both Meowth and Giovanni hung up their phones. Giovanni called to his Persian and it leapt into its master's arms. Giovanni left his office, closing the door behind him. In the darkness of the room, a pair of inhuman red eyes opened. They were filled with the very essence evil itself, and gazed upon the world with contempt. The eyes closed again, returning the room to pure darkness.
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After a short trip by boat Ash, Brock and Misty arrived at the shore of Server Continent. The trekked northwards and reached a gigantic lake. Following the shoreline east, they found the village of the Gekomon. The architecture resembled that of the feudal era of Japan. In addition, every house was small and squat. It was obvious that they were designed for the natives. The doors of the houses were just a few inches smaller that Brock's head. Ash encountered the natives and ran them through the old Digimon Analyzer.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Floramon
Type: Data
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Rain of Pollen, Stamen Rope
These Digimon are always female. Floramon love to folic in nature and their pollen can be used as a painful weapon.
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====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Mushroomon
Type: Virus
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Fungus Crusher, Giggle Grenade
Mushroomon are the workers of the Gekomon's village. They can throw mushrooms that spray out laughing gas.
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"Is that Gary?" asked a Floramon.
"No, its another human, and he brought friends with him!" shouted a Mushroomon.
"They brought with them those 'Pokemon' that we heard about," continued a Floramon.
Ash, Brock and Misty were lead to the castle of the leader, Shogun Gekomon. Unlike the rest of the houses, the castle was huge. It was built to house inhabitants much larger than the Gekomon. The Gekomon greeted the three Pokemon trainers and their Pokemon. Ash and company introduced themselves to their hosts. Shogun Gekomon was about to have his lunch. He invited Ash, Brock, Misty and their Pokemon to attend.
Not wanting to squander this opportunity, they accepted. The trainers released their Pokemon for feeding and everyone was eager to eat. When they were lead to Shogun Gekomon's room, they were in awe of his humongous size. Shogun Gekomon was easily the height of a Pokemon Centre. He resembled his smaller brethren, the Gekomon, but was orange in colour. Two brass horns protruded from his back and unlike the Gekomon, they weren't wound around his neck. Instead, around his neck was a ring of green leaves.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Shogun Gekomon
Type: Virus
Level: Ultimate
Attacks: Musical Fist
Shogun Gekomon is the giant leader of the Gekomon. The Digidestined of Sincerity woke him up after he fell into a deep slumber.
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On Shogun Gekomon's table were several utensils that were as tall as Ash himself. The Gekomon moved several gigantic plates and bowls onto the table. They were easily the largest plates and bowls the Pokemon trainers and Pokemon had ever seen. Some other Gekomon came in with smaller utensils, plates and bowls for the guests.
"It's great to have guests after such a long time. Other than Gary, the last humans that visited were the Digidestined," began Shogun Gekomon, his voice bellowing as he spoke. "So what brings you to my lands?"
"We've been sent on an errand by Professor Oak. He asked us to bring him Digimon so he could study their ways," replied Misty.
"I see. The Sovereign had sent word that several humans were exploring the Digital World. We'd love to begin trading with your people. I'll send some of my subjects to return with you."
Shogun Gekomon called for one of his Gekomon. He ordered the Gekomon to return with and help the humans with both research and trade. The Gekomon was to find a Mushroomon and a Floramon to go with him. After the meal, Gekomon and the Pokemon trainers hit the town to gather Digimon. In the air, they could see and hear several explosions followed by Digimon screaming and fleeing in terror.
The citizens were running away from a trio that was trying to trap them in nets. Two of them were humans; one being a redheaded female, and the other a violet-haired male. The third was a small cat bearing a golden, pill-shaped charm on its forehead. They were the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth that always hounded Ash and his friends. They seemed to enjoy what they were doing; laughing with glee as the caught every Digimon they saw. A few of the braver ones tried to fight back, despite the fact that they were not warriors.
"Fungus Crusher!"
A resisting Mushroomon magically created a small doll of itself in its hand. It lobbed the doll towards Team Rocket and the doll exploded like a grenade. Team Rocket took cover momentarily only to return and continue their assault.
"Watch it!" cursed Jessie. "Go, Arbok! Get that little mushroom!"
"You too, Weezing!" followed James.
"Arbok, Poison Sting!"
Arbok opened his mouth and from it came a swarm of golden needles. The Poison Sting clipped the Mushroomon all over its body like a machinegun, before it finally gave up and collapsed. Jessie launched a net from her bazooka, trapping the Mushroomon and its nearby friends. Meowth worked from the balloon to gather the nets filled with trapped Digimon.
"Weezing, Sludge Attack!"
A stream of oily black goo spewed from the Poison Gas Pokemon. The goo splashed over a Floramon's eyes, blinding it and flooring the plant Digimon. Weezing continued to spray the Sludge into the eyes of the other resisting Floramon, blinding them as well. Like Jessie, James fired his bazooka, rounding up the Floramon in a net. Meowth pressed a button on his console and pulled the net towards the Team Rocket balloon.
Team Rocket spotted the trainers coming and made their typical grand entrance; motto and all.
====================Team Rocket's Motto====================
Prepare for trouble!
And make it double!
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie!
James!
Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth, that's right!
Wobba!
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"Team Rocket!" said Ash in realization.
"We should've known you'd show up sooner or later," declared Misty.
"Leave those Digimon alone, they did nothing to you!"
"We're villains. This is what we do!" replied Jessie. "Our boss will pay us well for gathering some nice Digimon for him!"
"These Digimon are going straight to our boss, and there's nothing you can do about it!" taunted Meowth. "While we're here, we might as well help ourselves to Pikachu!"
"Weezing, Smog attack!" ordered James.
The molecular chain-like Weezing obeyed. "Weezing!" it gasped.
Vile black smoke spewed forth from Weezing's mouths upon the Pokemon trainers. As they coughed and gagged on the smoke, they couldn't see a mechanical arm extending towards Pikachu. When the smoke cleared, Pikachu was gone! Ash looked around to see Team Rocket fleeing in their Meowth balloon. Pikachu was trapped in a jar held in Jessie's hand. Pikachu tried to overpower the jar with a Thunderbolt but to no avail, the jar was shockproof.
Jessie laughed. "You aren't going to shock that jar, Pikachu!"
"It's shockproof!" added Meowth.
Ash released Noctowl and sent him to pop the balloon. "Noctowl, Peck that balloon!"
As Noctowl approached, James sent Weezing to intercept. Weezing used another Smog attack on Noctowl. The smoke was blown straight into Noctowl's face and he gagged as the smoke swallowed him. Noctowl was nauseated and crash-landed onto the ground. This gave Team Rocket the opening they needed. They taunted the twerps as they fled, finishing with a hearty laugh.
"Ha-ha-ha!" chuckled Jessie. "I can't believe we did it!" "Poison Ivy!"
Several vines wound around the ropes attaching the basket to the balloon. The balloon suddenly stopped moving, and the jerking nearly knocked Team Rocket off balance. Team Rocket followed the vines to a small creature they had never seen before. They came to the conclusion that it was a Digimon, and they were not pleased at all. The Digimon looked somewhat like the Floramon they caught. She was biped and resembled a plant native to a desert. This Digimon had a pink flower growing out of her head. She had alien, seed-shaped green eyes that were filled with determination.
Misty noticed the Digimon. "Beautiful, a flower Digimon!"
"What are you doing? Let go of our balloon!" demanded James.
"Never! Return those Digimon you've kidnapped!" replied the Digimon.
"You asked for it! Weezing, Sludge attack!"
Weezing moved into range to deliver the Sludge attack, but Misty intervened. "Starmie, Tackle Weezing away!"
Starmie connected with a Tackle attack and caused Weezing to misfire the Sludge. Ash, Misty and Brock dove for cover as Weezing's Sludge stream turned towards them and then upwards towards the Meowth balloon.
Jessie ducked the stream. "Hey, watch it! You almost hit us up here!"
Ash bolted to the side of the grounded Noctowl. Noctowl coughed to clear his throat and hopped to his feet.
"I'm glad you're alright. Noctowl, Peck those nets!" commanded Ash.
Noctowl drilled through Team Rocket's nets with his beak. The nets tore and released their cargo, the Digimon, to the ground. Noctowl flew upwards and drilled his beak straight into the face of the Meowth balloon. The balloon ruptured and air gushed out of the tear. It capsized as it fell to the ground. The jar containing Pikachu slipped out of Jessie's hands and into Ash's. After regaining their composure, the Rockets prepped to attack, but Ash and Pikachu were ready.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaaa... CHUUUUU!" cried Pikachu as he shocked Team Rocket.
After a moment of continuous exposure to electricity, an explosion burst forth, shooting Team Rocket into the air. "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
"Wobbaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Team Rocket flew off into the horizon and a twinkle of light like a star shined in the distance. Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu relished their victory over Team Rocket. They soon became interested in the Digimon that had aided them.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Palmon
Type: Data
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Poison Ivy
Palmon is the Digimon partner of the Digidestined of Sincerity. This plant Digimon is known to be very feminine in her mannerisms and tastes.
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"She's one of the Digimon of the Digidestined!" cried Ash.
"You know the Digidestined?" asked Palmon in disbelief. "Say, would you happen know how Mimi is doing?"
"Sorry, we don't actually *know* them. We only heard of the Digidestined from what Gennai told us," stated Brock.
"You know Gennai? How is he? Is he doing fine? How did you meet him?" bombarded Palmon.
"Geez, one at a time, one at a time!" blurted Ash. "Gennai is as fine as he could be. He was just in town to deliver an important message."
After hearing that, Palmon was sure she could trust Ash, Misty, and Brock. Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu introduced themselves to Palmon. They requested that she return to Oak with the other for his studies and Palmon agreed. Upon their return, Oak was impressed with the completion of his task. Ash not only brought back some Digimon, he also brought another one that belonged to a Digidestined. Oak attempted to scan the Digimon with his instruments, but was not having any luck. The instruments always gave errors. It seemed as though some force was jamming the instruments. Due to this, Oak abandoned trying to scan the Digimon.
"Hmm, it must be their data that is disrupting the machine..." mumbled Oak. "Anyways, thank you Ash. You've been a great help!"
"Gatomon! I never knew you were here!"
"Hi, Palmon! Guess you made friends with them too."
Gatomon and Palmon reminisced about old times, when they were battling Myotismon and the Dark Masters. They were like two combat-hardened veterans after a hard fought war. Ash and the others listened in and received a first-hand account of the battles during those dark times.
Ash noticed Prof. Oak reading some information on his computer. "Oak, what are you looking at?"
Oak turned to look at Ash. "Oh, this is just some information some archaeologists dug up from some ruins on Server."
On the screen were several copies of books written in the Digital syllabary. From the layout of the information and pictures, the book looked like an occult book. Using a program E-mailed to him by Gennai, the program translated the book. It was a manual to operate some sort of dimensional portal under the ruins. This portal required the use of a set of cards with pictures of various Digimon on them.
"Hey, this was the gate we used to return to the Real World to fight Myotismon!" remarked Palmon.
"I went to the Real World for the first time with that gate," added Gatomon.
The trainers thought it was cool to see something straight out of Digital World history.
"Maybe one day, we'll visit the Real World. I wonder what it's like?" wondered Misty.
Oak finished reading and turned to another book. From the layout of the information, the book Oak was reading was some sort of Digimon encyclopaedia. Oak skimmed the pages until he found the picture of an evil, demonic-looking Digimon. It had the head of a goat and a blue body covered by violet fur. From its nostrils came a vile black fog. The book had been damaged by whatever had destroyed the ruins. The only information on this Digimon was simply a picture.
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In the mountains north of Silph Town, miners were tunnelling through the mountains in search of precious metals and gems. The mine itself was dark and cold, lit only by the flashlights attached to the miners' helmets. They were having a field day gathering the gems, minerals and other valuable substances. The interior of the mountain seemed to be filled with valuables. However, the miners remarked an oddity surrounding their mine.
The mine would refill every morning, but with different valuables each time. Yesterday, the miners dug up a few carts filled with gold. Today, the mine was filled with sapphire. The miners thought it was odd, but they dismissed it to continue to work. In the depths of this mine, a miner was busy setting some dynamite on a particularly difficult wall to punch through. Everyone fled the area and the detonator was hit. The dynamite exploded with a loud "BOOM!" sound, blowing dust into the air.
"Hey, sunlight!" commented one of the miners.
The miners rushed out to check the other side. The hole led to the valley nestled within the mountain ranges. The miners turned to see a gigantic diamond-shaped gemstone hovering above the ground. It was made of the purest blue sapphire and was surrounded by a golden ring engraved with an unreadable scripture. It seemed to radiate a beauty and power unfathomable by the minds of the miners. They wondered what it was.
"Call Foreman Mason here!" ordered a miner to his peers.
One of the miners complied and ran back into the mine. The miners stared at the stone for a few moments until a middle-aged miner with a set of plans in his hands ran out. He was a man with a medium build and greying brown hair covered by an orange hard hat. He was Mason, the foreman who led the other miners. He was curious about why he was called.
"What's all the commotion about?" asked Mason.
"Look what we found!" pointed a miner.
Mason's jaw dropped as he looked over the humungous gemstone. "Incredible!"
"What should we do with it, sir?" asked one of the miners.
Mason gazed at the gemstone in contemplation. "I guess we should take it... We're sure to get a nice bonus from the suits for this. Okay boys, get some rope and a cart, we're moving this baby out!"
A few miners went back into the mineshaft and returned with the materials Mason requested. After lassoing the top of the gem, the miners pulled it onto the mine cart waiting underneath. It was difficult, but with some effort, the miners managed to lower the gem onto the cart . However, with the gem on its side, it was still too tall to fit into the shaft. With some ingenuity, the miners made a small, flat trolley to account for the gem's massive size.
They miners held the gem up as the trolley was slid underneath. After lowering the gem onto the trolley, they tried entering the tunnel again with success. After navigating several long corridors, they reached daylight and their campsite. The miners loaded the gem onto the truck and the driver drove off to deliver his valuable cargo.
The mayor wouldn't just give the laws to Jenny directly. The accident happened too soon for the police force to get the laws.
The Digidestined will appear and very soon. Let's just say that an event will happen that will draw them back to the Digital World.
luis; in response to your email
I am thinking about ideas for a sequel, but don't have one planned at the moment.
Digimon will go to the Pokemon World.
My current plans for this story doesn't have the Legendaries meet the Sovereigns.
Kell Shock:
Yep, it'll definitely cause problems.
AnT:
The Digidestined are showing up soon. It will become obvious why they are showing up.
The two Digital Worlds are different and have no connection to each other with respect to canon. There are people who have worked on Digimon who have confirmed this, including a script translator for Digimon (Megchan), and a high up in Digimon in Japan (I don't know his name, but I think he was the creator of Digimon). However, since its fanfiction, an author can do whatever he/she wants.
I probably won't be using the "Digivolved Pokemon" angle in this story.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon. Nintendo owns Pokemon.
The Stones of Doom
By: RB3
Chapter 3: Mine Your Own Business
Back at the police station, Gennai told the Pokemon trainers and the authorities more about Anubismon and Lucemon's role in the world. Officer Jenny was there to file a report on what Gennai had to say.
"Do you remember the read out of Apocalymon?" asked Gennai.
"Yeah," replied Misty.
"Same here," confirmed Ash.
"I'm sorry but I haven't seen that read out yet," apologized Jenny.
Gennai brought up a read out of Apocalymon again. "He was the evil Phantomon was referring to."
Gennai proceeded to tell everyone about the Sovereigns. Originally, there were only four Sovereigns; Azulongmon, Zhuqiaomon, Baihumon, and Ebonwumon. These original four feared the creation of another Apocalymon, and so Anubismon and Lucemon were granted their divine powers. Anubismon and Lucemon were given control over the life and death cycle of the Digital World and its inhabitants. Due to this, all data of dead Digimon was accounted for, and taken into the custody of the life and death Sovereigns. As a further measure, they also put a curse on Apocalymon's Total Annihilation attack so that it would backfire and destroy only its user.
With these measures, it ensured that a new Apocalymon could never be formed. Should one form, it would not have access to its most dreadful power. However, these measures didn't take into account beings that were not Digimon or Digidestined. The coming of life forms foreign to the Digital World complicated matters. These measures didn't apply to the newcomers who died in the Digital World. This was the reason for sending the Bakemon and Phantomon to secure corpses. The Sovereigns feared the creation of a new "Apocalymon."
"Hmm... They must really fear this if they had to go to all this trouble," commented Oak. "I am beginning to wonder if our coming here is causing more harm than good..."
"Same here, Professor," affirmed Ash.
"The Sovereigns are busy trying to implement a better solution, but it will take some time. Don't worry about it. You seem like nice and responsible people. Just stay that way and everything will be alright," encouraged Gennai.
"We understand."
"I'm going back to report to the Sovereigns. I have also installed a program in your Pokedexes and computers that will contact me. If you ever need my assistance again, call me."
"Thank you very much, Gennai," said Oak.
"Bye, Gennai! Thanks for your help!" responded everyone in unison.
"Well, what should we do now?" asked Brock. "It's getting late, so maybe we should turn in for the day."
Gatomon stayed with Prof. Oak at his request. Oak wanted to study Gatomon and Digimon in general. The Pokemon trainers stayed at Whitney's ranch and the ranch hands welcomed their guests. They all had a delicious meal of steak and vegetables. The Miltank milk was as smooth and sweet as ever. Everyone had their fill and slept until the crack of dawn. The next day, all the trainers went their separate ways. Ash, Brock and Misty were called in by Oak.
"Ash, could you do me a favour?"
"Sure, Prof. Oak, what is it?"
"I would like to get some more Digimon into my lab for study. Could you ask a Digimon from the Gekomon village to come here?" requested Oak. "Gary left before I could ask him."
"Sure, we'll get you a Digimon," replied Ash. "Is Gatomon coming?"
"I have to run some tests on her so she can't come. The Gekomon seemed very friendly so they would be a good Digimon to ask."
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Team Rocket was thrilled with the news they had for the boss. Jessie punched in the number for their boss. After a short wait, Jessie got through to Giovanni's office. Giovanni's face appeared on the screen, but it was obscured by dark shadows. Due to this, it was impossible to make out his features. However, it was evident he was stroking a Persian, as it was visible on the screen. Giovanni was rather displeased to hear from Jessie, considering her track record.
"What is it?" asked Giovanni angrily. "You'd better have a good explanation for interrupting my work."
"Boss, we got into the new world! We got some information from the twerps that we were following," reported Jessie.
"Excellent!" replied Giovanni in satisfaction. "For once you haven't bungled things up... Report on what you have found."
"We know where we can find some Digimon!. We're going to follow those twerps right to the Digimon. We can steal them and bring them back for you!" persuaded James.
Giovanni was pleased. "I must admit, you did an excellent job. Great work! I am giving you a bonus. Use it to buy whatever you need to secure those Digimon. There's more if you succeed, don't bungle this one up!"
"We'll hop right to it boss!" proclaimed Meowth.
The call ended and both Meowth and Giovanni hung up their phones. Giovanni called to his Persian and it leapt into its master's arms. Giovanni left his office, closing the door behind him. In the darkness of the room, a pair of inhuman red eyes opened. They were filled with the very essence evil itself, and gazed upon the world with contempt. The eyes closed again, returning the room to pure darkness.
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After a short trip by boat Ash, Brock and Misty arrived at the shore of Server Continent. The trekked northwards and reached a gigantic lake. Following the shoreline east, they found the village of the Gekomon. The architecture resembled that of the feudal era of Japan. In addition, every house was small and squat. It was obvious that they were designed for the natives. The doors of the houses were just a few inches smaller that Brock's head. Ash encountered the natives and ran them through the old Digimon Analyzer.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Floramon
Type: Data
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Rain of Pollen, Stamen Rope
These Digimon are always female. Floramon love to folic in nature and their pollen can be used as a painful weapon.
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====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Mushroomon
Type: Virus
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Fungus Crusher, Giggle Grenade
Mushroomon are the workers of the Gekomon's village. They can throw mushrooms that spray out laughing gas.
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"Is that Gary?" asked a Floramon.
"No, its another human, and he brought friends with him!" shouted a Mushroomon.
"They brought with them those 'Pokemon' that we heard about," continued a Floramon.
Ash, Brock and Misty were lead to the castle of the leader, Shogun Gekomon. Unlike the rest of the houses, the castle was huge. It was built to house inhabitants much larger than the Gekomon. The Gekomon greeted the three Pokemon trainers and their Pokemon. Ash and company introduced themselves to their hosts. Shogun Gekomon was about to have his lunch. He invited Ash, Brock, Misty and their Pokemon to attend.
Not wanting to squander this opportunity, they accepted. The trainers released their Pokemon for feeding and everyone was eager to eat. When they were lead to Shogun Gekomon's room, they were in awe of his humongous size. Shogun Gekomon was easily the height of a Pokemon Centre. He resembled his smaller brethren, the Gekomon, but was orange in colour. Two brass horns protruded from his back and unlike the Gekomon, they weren't wound around his neck. Instead, around his neck was a ring of green leaves.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Shogun Gekomon
Type: Virus
Level: Ultimate
Attacks: Musical Fist
Shogun Gekomon is the giant leader of the Gekomon. The Digidestined of Sincerity woke him up after he fell into a deep slumber.
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On Shogun Gekomon's table were several utensils that were as tall as Ash himself. The Gekomon moved several gigantic plates and bowls onto the table. They were easily the largest plates and bowls the Pokemon trainers and Pokemon had ever seen. Some other Gekomon came in with smaller utensils, plates and bowls for the guests.
"It's great to have guests after such a long time. Other than Gary, the last humans that visited were the Digidestined," began Shogun Gekomon, his voice bellowing as he spoke. "So what brings you to my lands?"
"We've been sent on an errand by Professor Oak. He asked us to bring him Digimon so he could study their ways," replied Misty.
"I see. The Sovereign had sent word that several humans were exploring the Digital World. We'd love to begin trading with your people. I'll send some of my subjects to return with you."
Shogun Gekomon called for one of his Gekomon. He ordered the Gekomon to return with and help the humans with both research and trade. The Gekomon was to find a Mushroomon and a Floramon to go with him. After the meal, Gekomon and the Pokemon trainers hit the town to gather Digimon. In the air, they could see and hear several explosions followed by Digimon screaming and fleeing in terror.
The citizens were running away from a trio that was trying to trap them in nets. Two of them were humans; one being a redheaded female, and the other a violet-haired male. The third was a small cat bearing a golden, pill-shaped charm on its forehead. They were the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth that always hounded Ash and his friends. They seemed to enjoy what they were doing; laughing with glee as the caught every Digimon they saw. A few of the braver ones tried to fight back, despite the fact that they were not warriors.
"Fungus Crusher!"
A resisting Mushroomon magically created a small doll of itself in its hand. It lobbed the doll towards Team Rocket and the doll exploded like a grenade. Team Rocket took cover momentarily only to return and continue their assault.
"Watch it!" cursed Jessie. "Go, Arbok! Get that little mushroom!"
"You too, Weezing!" followed James.
"Arbok, Poison Sting!"
Arbok opened his mouth and from it came a swarm of golden needles. The Poison Sting clipped the Mushroomon all over its body like a machinegun, before it finally gave up and collapsed. Jessie launched a net from her bazooka, trapping the Mushroomon and its nearby friends. Meowth worked from the balloon to gather the nets filled with trapped Digimon.
"Weezing, Sludge Attack!"
A stream of oily black goo spewed from the Poison Gas Pokemon. The goo splashed over a Floramon's eyes, blinding it and flooring the plant Digimon. Weezing continued to spray the Sludge into the eyes of the other resisting Floramon, blinding them as well. Like Jessie, James fired his bazooka, rounding up the Floramon in a net. Meowth pressed a button on his console and pulled the net towards the Team Rocket balloon.
Team Rocket spotted the trainers coming and made their typical grand entrance; motto and all.
====================Team Rocket's Motto====================
Prepare for trouble!
And make it double!
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie!
James!
Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth, that's right!
Wobba!
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"Team Rocket!" said Ash in realization.
"We should've known you'd show up sooner or later," declared Misty.
"Leave those Digimon alone, they did nothing to you!"
"We're villains. This is what we do!" replied Jessie. "Our boss will pay us well for gathering some nice Digimon for him!"
"These Digimon are going straight to our boss, and there's nothing you can do about it!" taunted Meowth. "While we're here, we might as well help ourselves to Pikachu!"
"Weezing, Smog attack!" ordered James.
The molecular chain-like Weezing obeyed. "Weezing!" it gasped.
Vile black smoke spewed forth from Weezing's mouths upon the Pokemon trainers. As they coughed and gagged on the smoke, they couldn't see a mechanical arm extending towards Pikachu. When the smoke cleared, Pikachu was gone! Ash looked around to see Team Rocket fleeing in their Meowth balloon. Pikachu was trapped in a jar held in Jessie's hand. Pikachu tried to overpower the jar with a Thunderbolt but to no avail, the jar was shockproof.
Jessie laughed. "You aren't going to shock that jar, Pikachu!"
"It's shockproof!" added Meowth.
Ash released Noctowl and sent him to pop the balloon. "Noctowl, Peck that balloon!"
As Noctowl approached, James sent Weezing to intercept. Weezing used another Smog attack on Noctowl. The smoke was blown straight into Noctowl's face and he gagged as the smoke swallowed him. Noctowl was nauseated and crash-landed onto the ground. This gave Team Rocket the opening they needed. They taunted the twerps as they fled, finishing with a hearty laugh.
"Ha-ha-ha!" chuckled Jessie. "I can't believe we did it!" "Poison Ivy!"
Several vines wound around the ropes attaching the basket to the balloon. The balloon suddenly stopped moving, and the jerking nearly knocked Team Rocket off balance. Team Rocket followed the vines to a small creature they had never seen before. They came to the conclusion that it was a Digimon, and they were not pleased at all. The Digimon looked somewhat like the Floramon they caught. She was biped and resembled a plant native to a desert. This Digimon had a pink flower growing out of her head. She had alien, seed-shaped green eyes that were filled with determination.
Misty noticed the Digimon. "Beautiful, a flower Digimon!"
"What are you doing? Let go of our balloon!" demanded James.
"Never! Return those Digimon you've kidnapped!" replied the Digimon.
"You asked for it! Weezing, Sludge attack!"
Weezing moved into range to deliver the Sludge attack, but Misty intervened. "Starmie, Tackle Weezing away!"
Starmie connected with a Tackle attack and caused Weezing to misfire the Sludge. Ash, Misty and Brock dove for cover as Weezing's Sludge stream turned towards them and then upwards towards the Meowth balloon.
Jessie ducked the stream. "Hey, watch it! You almost hit us up here!"
Ash bolted to the side of the grounded Noctowl. Noctowl coughed to clear his throat and hopped to his feet.
"I'm glad you're alright. Noctowl, Peck those nets!" commanded Ash.
Noctowl drilled through Team Rocket's nets with his beak. The nets tore and released their cargo, the Digimon, to the ground. Noctowl flew upwards and drilled his beak straight into the face of the Meowth balloon. The balloon ruptured and air gushed out of the tear. It capsized as it fell to the ground. The jar containing Pikachu slipped out of Jessie's hands and into Ash's. After regaining their composure, the Rockets prepped to attack, but Ash and Pikachu were ready.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaaa... CHUUUUU!" cried Pikachu as he shocked Team Rocket.
After a moment of continuous exposure to electricity, an explosion burst forth, shooting Team Rocket into the air. "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
"Wobbaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Team Rocket flew off into the horizon and a twinkle of light like a star shined in the distance. Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu relished their victory over Team Rocket. They soon became interested in the Digimon that had aided them.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Palmon
Type: Data
Level: Rookie
Attacks: Poison Ivy
Palmon is the Digimon partner of the Digidestined of Sincerity. This plant Digimon is known to be very feminine in her mannerisms and tastes.
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"She's one of the Digimon of the Digidestined!" cried Ash.
"You know the Digidestined?" asked Palmon in disbelief. "Say, would you happen know how Mimi is doing?"
"Sorry, we don't actually *know* them. We only heard of the Digidestined from what Gennai told us," stated Brock.
"You know Gennai? How is he? Is he doing fine? How did you meet him?" bombarded Palmon.
"Geez, one at a time, one at a time!" blurted Ash. "Gennai is as fine as he could be. He was just in town to deliver an important message."
After hearing that, Palmon was sure she could trust Ash, Misty, and Brock. Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu introduced themselves to Palmon. They requested that she return to Oak with the other for his studies and Palmon agreed. Upon their return, Oak was impressed with the completion of his task. Ash not only brought back some Digimon, he also brought another one that belonged to a Digidestined. Oak attempted to scan the Digimon with his instruments, but was not having any luck. The instruments always gave errors. It seemed as though some force was jamming the instruments. Due to this, Oak abandoned trying to scan the Digimon.
"Hmm, it must be their data that is disrupting the machine..." mumbled Oak. "Anyways, thank you Ash. You've been a great help!"
"Gatomon! I never knew you were here!"
"Hi, Palmon! Guess you made friends with them too."
Gatomon and Palmon reminisced about old times, when they were battling Myotismon and the Dark Masters. They were like two combat-hardened veterans after a hard fought war. Ash and the others listened in and received a first-hand account of the battles during those dark times.
Ash noticed Prof. Oak reading some information on his computer. "Oak, what are you looking at?"
Oak turned to look at Ash. "Oh, this is just some information some archaeologists dug up from some ruins on Server."
On the screen were several copies of books written in the Digital syllabary. From the layout of the information and pictures, the book looked like an occult book. Using a program E-mailed to him by Gennai, the program translated the book. It was a manual to operate some sort of dimensional portal under the ruins. This portal required the use of a set of cards with pictures of various Digimon on them.
"Hey, this was the gate we used to return to the Real World to fight Myotismon!" remarked Palmon.
"I went to the Real World for the first time with that gate," added Gatomon.
The trainers thought it was cool to see something straight out of Digital World history.
"Maybe one day, we'll visit the Real World. I wonder what it's like?" wondered Misty.
Oak finished reading and turned to another book. From the layout of the information, the book Oak was reading was some sort of Digimon encyclopaedia. Oak skimmed the pages until he found the picture of an evil, demonic-looking Digimon. It had the head of a goat and a blue body covered by violet fur. From its nostrils came a vile black fog. The book had been damaged by whatever had destroyed the ruins. The only information on this Digimon was simply a picture.
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In the mountains north of Silph Town, miners were tunnelling through the mountains in search of precious metals and gems. The mine itself was dark and cold, lit only by the flashlights attached to the miners' helmets. They were having a field day gathering the gems, minerals and other valuable substances. The interior of the mountain seemed to be filled with valuables. However, the miners remarked an oddity surrounding their mine.
The mine would refill every morning, but with different valuables each time. Yesterday, the miners dug up a few carts filled with gold. Today, the mine was filled with sapphire. The miners thought it was odd, but they dismissed it to continue to work. In the depths of this mine, a miner was busy setting some dynamite on a particularly difficult wall to punch through. Everyone fled the area and the detonator was hit. The dynamite exploded with a loud "BOOM!" sound, blowing dust into the air.
"Hey, sunlight!" commented one of the miners.
The miners rushed out to check the other side. The hole led to the valley nestled within the mountain ranges. The miners turned to see a gigantic diamond-shaped gemstone hovering above the ground. It was made of the purest blue sapphire and was surrounded by a golden ring engraved with an unreadable scripture. It seemed to radiate a beauty and power unfathomable by the minds of the miners. They wondered what it was.
"Call Foreman Mason here!" ordered a miner to his peers.
One of the miners complied and ran back into the mine. The miners stared at the stone for a few moments until a middle-aged miner with a set of plans in his hands ran out. He was a man with a medium build and greying brown hair covered by an orange hard hat. He was Mason, the foreman who led the other miners. He was curious about why he was called.
"What's all the commotion about?" asked Mason.
"Look what we found!" pointed a miner.
Mason's jaw dropped as he looked over the humungous gemstone. "Incredible!"
"What should we do with it, sir?" asked one of the miners.
Mason gazed at the gemstone in contemplation. "I guess we should take it... We're sure to get a nice bonus from the suits for this. Okay boys, get some rope and a cart, we're moving this baby out!"
A few miners went back into the mineshaft and returned with the materials Mason requested. After lassoing the top of the gem, the miners pulled it onto the mine cart waiting underneath. It was difficult, but with some effort, the miners managed to lower the gem onto the cart . However, with the gem on its side, it was still too tall to fit into the shaft. With some ingenuity, the miners made a small, flat trolley to account for the gem's massive size.
They miners held the gem up as the trolley was slid underneath. After lowering the gem onto the trolley, they tried entering the tunnel again with success. After navigating several long corridors, they reached daylight and their campsite. The miners loaded the gem onto the truck and the driver drove off to deliver his valuable cargo.