Me: I don't own Digimon, Pokémon, or the movie version of "Pokémon Johto". Well, what do you think?
Rika: How about "That was one of the shortest prologues in history"?
Me: Very funny Nonaka. Anyway, I kinda recommend you don't pay much attention to this chapter. I know it is the first chapter but besides a few moments with T.K. and the ending, this has practically nothing to do with the story. Unless you're interested in a Pokémon battle, don't pay attention. Oh yeah, the quote ideas belong to Digidestined of Courage and AnT and some of the quotes are things my friends say.
Chapter 1-Just an Ordinary Day
"Game time!"—Calumon, O Partner, Where Art Thou?
"What's with you people?!"—Rita Wu
"Okay…came in at the wrong moment,"—Christine Borbon
"Bull's eye, baby!"—Takato Matsuki, To Fight or Not to Fight
Real World
Island of Honshu
Tokyo, Japan
Odaiba District (Digidestined Dimension)
A dark-haired woman sat on the windowsill of her office building and gazed at the oceans calm relaxing waves. She smiled as she marveled at its serene motion lapping against the sandy shore. The room was her own private quarters so no one except her was inside. Anxious as she was to get home, she had to finish delivering her final ideas to one of her many clients. If everything went according to plan, she could fit it all right into her schedule.
This woman was Chloe Kamiya, formally known as Chloe Device around her friends and family. She was, in many ways, different from everyone around her. It was partly her incandescent skin, her serious but understanding nature, and her remarkable lapis lazuli eyes that glowed like moonstones and gazed at anyone with a direct, knowing glance.
Chloe sighed and shook back her long hair, which was gathered into a ponytail. The loose strands over her ears glimmered as they caught the weak afternoon sunlight. She reached behind her and retrieved a small manila envelope from her desk. Her other hand reached to the black belt around her waist. Unlike usual belts, hers had small clips where small gadgets called Poké Balls hung. She took out a normal Poké Ball with two white wing clips attached to the front, and pressed the button on it to double it in size. "Come on out Dragonite."
A large, golden, dragon-like creature with small wings emerged from the light of the Poké Ball. He blinked his large dark eyes at her. Chloe held up the envelope. "This one goes to Akihabara. You know which building it is. Since they've seen you often, I'm sure it'll be okay for you to deliver."
Dragonite rose into the air, clutching the envelope, and soared out the window. Chloe shut the window and walked out of the room. Once outside, she waved her hand and blue energy surrounded it. The computer shut off, the light switched off, and the door closed. Satisfied, she left the building.
Real World
Island of Honshu
Tokyo, Japan
West Shinjuku District (Digimon Tamers Dimension)
A thirteen-year-old boy hurried out of the school and towards Shinjuku Park. He paused only long enough to push a pair of yellow goggles up onto his slightly messy brown hair before taking off again. He was already late in feeding his Digimon, Guilmon, and he didn't want to be even later. Why do I have the nasty feeling that someones bound to slow me down?
Sure enough, he heard the call of "Takato! Wait up!" He chose to ignore it but that just spurred the person on. "Ta-KATO! Wait UP!"
He finally stopped running and turned around to find his two friends, Kenta Kitagawa and Hirokazu "Kazu" Shiota, running up to him. "Man, you could've had the decency to slow down," muttered Kazu as he took off the black visor he always wore over his tanned hair. "Guilmon isn't goin' anywhere." Kenta panted in agreement.
Takato's auburn-brown eyes flashed in annoyance. "Its not my fault if you guys are too slow to catch up to me."
"Hey we had to wait for her." Kenta jerked his head over at a pretty girl with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair racing in their direction. The girl wore a light green dress and the hair on the side of her head was swept into a pigtail. Her name was Jeri Katou. "She left that dumb sock puppet of hers in the classroom and had to go back and get it."
"Hi guys. Sorry I took so long." Jeri stopped to catch her breath. She smiled at Takato, who automatically went into "blush mode" for about three seconds. Kenta and Kazu snickered. "Were late aren't we?"
Takato nodded. "Guilmon must be really hungry by now."
Jeri's light brown eyes looked worried. "Im so sorry I was late."
"Hey its okay," Takato assured her. "Ive been later than this. Hell understand."
Kazu pushed his visor back onto his forehead. "Uh, shall we go?"
Takato nodded and led the group to the park; keen to look anywhere but at Jeri.
A handsome blue-haired boy with gray eyes named Henry Wong was already waiting for them with his Digi-bunny Terriermon. "What took you so long?" asked Henry. "I had to practically force Guilmon not to take Terriermon's advice and eat the bars off!"
Terriermon made a face. "Hey, it was either the bars or me!"
"Sorry Henry," Takato replied nonchalantly and took the bread out of his backpack. "Jeri made us late."
"Well I'm not really annoyed cause you weren't the only ones not here," Henry said.
Jeri blinked in a puzzled way while Guilmon devoured the bread gratefully. "Who else isnt here besides us?"
"Ill give you a hint," Henry informed them and then cleared his voice to mimic that of a girl. "You're ten minutes late Gogglehead but since you're usually later this must be a record."
The first few words were enough to figure out who wasn't there: Rika.
After a while, Terriermon grinned. "You have to admit, that was pretty good."
Odaiba District (Digidestined Dimension)
Takaishi Residence
"Aunt Chloe, hey Aunt Chloe!" shouted two cheery voices. They belonged to Chloe's niece and nephew: Keiji and Hope. Both were age ten, although Keiji was older than Hope by a few minutes. Hope had light brown hair and mahogany eyes whereas Keiji had clear blue eyes and dark blond hair. "Did you come to see us?"
"Actually yes, and to get my kids," Chloe replied. Hope grabbed her hands and pulled her into the room while Keiji shut the door. Chloe glanced around the comfortable-looking living room before calling, "Mateo! Crystal! We have to leave."
Ten-year-old Crystal obediently came out of Hopes room. She bore a striking resemblance to Chloe, including the unusual blue eyes, except her hair now had rich brown highlights running through it; the same color as her fathers. As she neared the doorway, a crash could be heard from Keijis bedroom. "Teo!" she called loudly. "Anything broken in there?"
There was a pause.
"Nope!"
A miracle.
Chloe rolled her eyes and grinned as Takeru Takaishi came out of his home office. Being a novelist, T.K. was allowed to work anywhere, even in his own house. His azure blue eyes lit up when he saw her. "Hi Chloe."
"Hey there T.K.," she responded. "Where's Kari? Didn't school get out hours ago?"
"Shes having a conference, but according to my calculations, she should be here about…now."
Sure enough, Kari opened the door. "Hi, I'm home!" At the same time, a somewhat dusty little boy with a mop of messy brown hair emerged from Keiji's room. He looked the entire world like the epitome of innocence—besides his guilty expression.
Hope and Keiji threw their arms around her. Kari's long light brown hair fell down to her shoulders and draped around her stunning face. "Oh hi Chloe."
"Hi Kari. Sorry I cant stay and chat cause I'm on my way out."
"Oh. Well, Ill see you tomorrow then."
Chloe smiled at her sister-in-law. "Sure thing." She turned to Crystal and Mateo. "Okay kids, lets go. Dad will be waiting, I think."
Crystal and Mateo nodded. "Bye Aunt Kari and Uncle T.K.! See ya tomorrow Hope and Keiji!"
As soon as Chloe and her children left, Kari closed the door behind them and then turned to T.K. "Anything new happen?" he asked.
"Nope. Its just an ordinary day," Kari replied before reaching up to kiss him. Right in front of their kids.
"Eeeeewwwww!!" squealed Hope.
"Agh! My eyes! My sensitive eyes!" cried Keiji and he covered his eyes.
T.K. glanced along sideways at them. "I thought you guys were mature."
Keiji and Hope didn't look less revolted. "People don't always kiss Dad," Hope said sensibly.
"Not in front of us kids," Keiji added with a shudder. He and Hope ran from the room and entered his room. BANG!
(A/N: Ten-year-olds will be ten-year-olds)
Kari and T.K. just laughed. As they did, strange feelings shot through T.K. like a zap of electricity. Little images flashed quickly through his mind: an electric-blue pixilated creature with streams of data running through its body, a group of unfamiliar kids and Digimon, a teenage girl with spiky red hair, the Dark Masters, and finally, beams of light spreading across the Digital World. When the images faded away, he started to slump to the ground, exhausted.
Kari grabbed him. "T.K., are you okay?"
T.K. nodded and felt his head. "I'm fine. Its just that I thought I saw something…strange." An unusual feeling came over him; it was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time. "I sense somethings going to happen to us…something that will change our lives and the Digital World."
His wife looked concerned. "You're sensing something? The last time that happened was when we were reunited with the Pokémon trainers. What did you see now?"
"I saw…this thing…it wasn't a Digimon or a Pokémon from what I could see…it looked more like one of those things Izzy would see after spending too much time on the Internet…then I saw a group of kids…I don't know who they were…next I saw a girl…it was weird because she seemed somehow familiar…after that I saw the Dark Masters…I don't know what that means since we defeated them more than twenty years ago…and finally I saw these beams of light spreading across the surfaces of the Digital World. This little voice seemed to be telling me that all of these images were part of a chain of events that would have a major impact on us."
Kari shook her head. "What could it all mean?"
"I don't know Kari."
The two would have remained silent a little longer but a commotion coming from Keiji's room jerked them back into focus.
"That makes three times! Keiji, I'm killing you at Super Monkey Ball."
"No fair Hope. You always play this game. Why cant we play something I'm good at for a change?"
"Fine. I bet I can beat you in Soul Calibur II, best out of three."
"You're on!"
Kari licked her lips nervously. "Um, everything okay in there kids?"
"FINE MOM!"
Akihabara
Mina Ichijouji pushed up the red slouch hat that had slipped over her eyes. "Mom, can we go the electronics boutique over there?" she asked. "Its got that new game that we wanted to see. Please?"
"All right, as long as you look after your brother," Yolei said and she watched Mina and Sean disappear into the store.
"Some day-out," Ken, her husband, laughed beside her. Yolei sighed and shook her head wearily.
"Hi Yolei. Hi Ken," called a voice. It was Sora Ishida and her husband Matt. Their daughter, Sara, and son, Mikey, toddled after them. "Hows everything?"
"Oh everything's great except Yolei," replied Ken. Yolei kicked him with her foot. He pretended to cringe. "Ow, she got me."
"Hey, where are Mina and Sean?" wondered Sara out loud. The light caught the shine of her short blonde hair.
"They're in the electronics boutique," said Yolei briskly. "We should join them." She and the rest of the group walked toward the building. Sara and Mikey ran on ahead to catch up with Mina and Sean.
The inside of the large store hummed with activity…well the activity of computers, video games, CDs, etc… The walls were filled with posters of new DVDs and videos. Shelves lined the aisles, crammed with the usual electronic appliances and a shelf filled with video games lined one end of the store. The adults had no trouble spotting Mina and Sean, along with Sara and Mikey, who were very absorbed in a new video game display. They also noticed a familiar-looking red-haired man walking through the store. "Izzy!"
Koushiro Izumi, otherwise known as Izzy, looked over at them and grinned. "Hello." He walked over to the group, closely followed by his daughter Rioko. Her dark eyes were absorbing everything in the boutique. "Ri and I are just browsing."
"That's typical," replied Matt with a knowing look in his eyes. "Wheres Mimi?"
Izzy shrugged. "Still at work. Tentomon's looking after Jomei for us."
"Mom! Dad!" called Sean. "Come and check this out!"
"Okay, okay," said Yolei. At that moment, Sam, the baby, began to cry. "Oh no. He doesn't like all this noise."
"Here give him to me," said Sora reassuringly. "Ill take care of him outside until you get back from dealing with your kids."
Yolei passed Sam on to Sora who rocked him gently. "Thanks."
"Mo-om! Da-ad!"
"Okay! Were coming!"
Pokémon World
Kanto Region
Pallet Town
In the town of Pallet, a young ten-year-old girl was calmly leaning against a tree near her house. Her father was inside the house, working with his Pokémon. Her mother was out with Kato, her little brother. For a moment, all seemed normal in the Pokémon World.
That is until the boy arrived. He had a softly rugged face, longish dark-brown hair, and matching eyes. The girls cerulean blue eyes traveled over him briefly before staring up at the trees leaves.
The boy came up to her. "Hi!"
She didn't acknowledge him. He came closer. "Um can you hear me?"
"Of course I can hear you. I'm not deaf," she replied briskly. She turned to face him. "You are...?"
"I'm Gillian Finn from Cerulean City. Its a pleasure to meet a pretty girl like yourself."
"Cut with the flattery okay? I'm Arina Ketchum and this is Pallet, my hometown."
"Arina Ketchum?" he repeated in disbelief. "Your father wouldn't happen to be the Ash Ketchum would he?"
"That's him."
"Oh wow!" he murmured.
Gil stared at her for a few more minutes. Arina began to feel uncomfortable. "What do you want with me?"
Gil smiled. "I would like to challenge you to a battle. That is, unless youre too scared or weak to fight."
"Ha!" Arina snapped. "I accept your challenge but don't think Ill go easy on you!"
(Upbeat tempo from "Pokémon 3 the Movie" soundtrack)
Everybody wants to be a master Everybody wants to show their skills
Everybody wants to get there faster,
Make their way to the top of the hill
Odaiba District (Digidestined Dimension)
Odaiba Elementary
Cody Hida patiently waited for his daughter, Oriana, to appear from the school playground. He knew this was the only chance she had to have a lot of fun before returning home but he sure wished shed hurry up. He finally saw his dark-haired pixie of a daughter walking in his direction. Davis Jr. (or "D.J." as he preferred to be called) Motomiya and his parents closely followed her. "Hi Dad. Sorry I'm four minutes and nine seconds late." Being the daughter of a lawyer, she was careful with accuracy.
"Its all right Oriana. I didn't mind waiting," Cody answered her. He smiled at Davis and Catherine. "Great to see you guys."
"Likewise Cody," Catherines china blue eyes sparkled along with her smile. After living in Japan for nearly twelve years, she only had a slight accent left from France.
Cody's wife, Lin, soon emerged from the school building. Her sparkling dark eyes lit up when she saw them. "Hi."
Oriana grinned. "Hi Mom." She turned to D.J. "We have go home now but Ill be sure to see you tomorrow at the reunion, okay?"
"Yeah okay," replied D.J. with a slight smile.
Oriana smiled again before turning back to her parents. "Okay, lets go. Were already late as it is."
Pokémon World
Kanto Region
Pallet Town
"So whats it gonna be?" asked Arina.
"To make things interesting," said Gil, "Why not make this a six on six battle?"
Arina grinned. "You're on."
Almost immediately, a brown-haired teen boy unearthed himself from a nearby plant. "Time for another Pokémon battle!"
Gil looked at the boy before turning to Arina, his eyes filled with questions. "Er…do you know this guy?"
Arina shrugged. "Beats me. His names Tad Misato. He turns up every time I battle near my hometown."
"This battle," Tad continued, "Pits Arina Ketchum of Pallet Town against Gil Finn from Cerulean City. This'll be a six on six Pokémon match, no time limit."
Arina gave an exasperated sigh. "Look, will you start the battle already or do you need a knuckle sandwich to get your head straight first?"
"Now, now. 'Tis no reason to act all angry Ms. Ketchum."
Gil looked even more confused. "Tis?"
"Just an expression he uses practically nonstop," Arina replied hastily. She turned to Tad. "Well?"
"Let the battle begin!"
(Each time, you try)
Gonna get just a little bit better
(Each step you climb)
Is just one more step up the ladder…
"This ought to start out nicely," said Gil. "Go Cubone!"
The bone-club wielding Pokémon emerged from the light of the Poké Ball. "Cubone."
"Nice choice," remarked Arina smugly. "Now its my turn. Go Smoochums!"
A small purple Pokémon with short blonde hair and rather large pink lips appeared. It smiled happily. Gil grinned. "Very impressive—for a girl."
"Hey!"
"Cubone, use your Bonemarang!" Gil yelled.
Cubone threw its club at Smoochums. "Dodge it!" called Arina.
Smoochums leaped into the air, over the Bonemarang. "Now use Powder Snow!"
Gil shook his head and grinned. "Is that all you've got? Cubone, Swift attack!"
The little stars aimed straight for Smoochums. It squealed as they struck its little round body. "Oh yeah? Smoochums, Ice Beam!" cried Arina.
"What?"
"Smoooochuuums!" The little Pokémon stood its ground and launched a powerful blast of ice from its mouth. Cubone groaned as the attack made impact.
"Cubone is unable to battle," Tad chorused. "This first round goes to Arina!"
Arina cheered and hugged Smoochums. "Thats one down!"
"And five more to go," Gil added confidently. "Im just getting warmed up."
"Oh really? Bring it on!" she snapped. "Go Hoppip!"
Gil smirked. I knew you'd slip up. "Go Magpy!"
Both Pokémon emerged and eyed each other warily. Oh no. Magpy's a Fire-Type, thought Arina worriedly.
"Magpy, use your Leer attack!" shouted Gil.
"Magpy. Mag," The Pokémon answered and glared its eyes in a way that left Hoppip paralyzed to the spot.
"Hoppip, try to break free!" cried Arina. She watched the little pink Grass Pokémon break free of the Leer. "Okay, Poison Powder!"
"I don't think so," replied Gil. "Magpy, Ember!"
Magpy shot flames at Hoppip, who was burned as a result of the attack. "No, Hoppip!"
"Hoppip is unable to battle," Tad chanted. "The victory goes to Gil and Magpy."
"Not so confident anymore Arina?" asked Gil.
Arina returned Hoppip and grinned. "You haven't seen anything yet."
Its a whole new world we live in…yeah…
Its a whole new way to see…
Its a whole new place with a brand-new attitude…
But you still gotta catch em all…
And be the best that you can be! (Do-do-do-do)
Pokémon Johto! (Do-do-do-do)
West Shinjuku District (Digimon Tamers Dimension)
Shinjuku Park
"Where's Ryo?" asked Takato as he watched Guilmon play with Terriermon. A little white and purple Digimon with large retractable ears called Calumon came to join in the fun.
Henry shrugged. "Around, I guess. I don't keep track of where the Legendary Tamer hangs out."
Jeri looked up from her spot next to Guilmon. "He always appears when were in danger or when we least expect him. Sometimes I think he has a sixth sense." She giggled and turned back to Guilmon and the adorable Calumon.
Henry and Takato eyed her for a few minutes with pensive looks in their eyes. Jeri seemed a lot better now that all of the fighting against the evil D-Reaper was over and its possession over her had ended. She had even recovered from her depression over Leomon's death although she did say she still thought about him a lot. No matter what, she was always considered a fellow Digimon Tamer, even if she didn't really have a Digimon anymore.
"Jeri, do you still miss Leomon sometimes?" asked Takato. He noticed her flinch and a shadow fell across her face. "I mean, of course you do but are you feeling all right and everything?"
Jeri nodded and looked at the two boys. "I'm fine, honest! I'm sure everything's going to be all right although I still wish he were here…" her voice trailed off. She shook her head and smiled her sweet smile. "Its really nice of you to be concerned about me Takato."
Takato grinned self-consciously and his face was sent into "blush mode". Henry rolled his eyes and focused on Kenta and Kazu, who were having a very interesting card battle. Kazu was winning of course.
Everybody wants to make a statement
Everybody needs to carve their mark
Stand alone in the victory circle
Stake their claim when the music starts
Pokémon World
Kanto Region
Pallet Town
Arina concentrated furiously on the next Pokémon battle. Gil had just unleashed a Snubbell and she, a Phanpy. Since Snubbell was a Normal-Type, there was going to be a little trouble. "Phanpy, Body Slam!"
"Phanpyyyyyyy!" Phanpy cried as it leaped into the air.
"Dodge it!" commanded Gil. As soon as Snubbell had leaped out of the way, he added, "Okay, Metronome."
As Snubbell began waving its hands back and forth, Arina turned to Phanpy who had landed on the ground instead of on Snubbell. "Use this to your advantage. Rollout!"
Immediately, Phanpy changed itself into a rolling ball and proceeded to dash at the unsuspecting Pokemon. "Snubbell, look out!" yelled Gil in alarm.
Snubbell started using its Metronome at a faster rate. "Hurry Phanpy!"
Just as Phanpy was about to whack it, Snubbell finished the Metronome. "Snuuuuubbeeelllll!!" A giant explosion occurred, sending dust and dirt everywhere.
When the dust finally cleared, Snubbell lay on the ground unconscious next to Phanpy who fainted. Tad stared at them for a few minutes before declaring, "Uh…it seems that both Snubbell and Phanpy are unable to battle. This round is a stalmate."
Arina ran to Phanpy and held it. "You did good pal. Now its time for you to rest." She returned Phanpy to its Poké Ball just as Gil returned Snubbell. "So Gil, whats your next Pok"
"Hi Arina!" called a cheery voice. "Whatcha doin?"
Arina stifled a groan and turned at the sound. She saw her brother, Kato, and his friend Brad Shiratori walking by. "I thought you were with Mom."
"I was," replied Kato with a sunny smile. "And we just got home."
"Well, can you and Brad leave us alone?" asked Arina in an annoyed voice. "Were busy right now?"
"You and your boyfriend?" commented Brad with a teasing grin.
Arina glared at him. This boy had nearly reached her limit. "NO! Now leave our battle before I do something dangerous!"
"Okay, okay. Gosh, I was only kidding," Brad replied hastily. As he and Kato left, Arina heard him mutter, "People these days…"
Arina turned back to Gil, who grinned. "Little brother huh?"
"Yeah. Little brother and his weirdo friend."
"You jerk!" shouted Brad, loud enough for them to hear.
Arina smirked and then turned back to Gil. "Well?"
"I choose—"
"You sure you don't need an audience?"
Arinas cerulean eyes flashed and her dark hair appeared to bristle. "Go-away-Brad-or-I-will-personally-feed-you-your-teeth," she said in a slow and dangerous voice.
"That wasn't me. It was Kato."
"Oh…whatever then."
Gil rolled his eyes and then tossed the Poké Ball he had out. "I choose Wooper."
A small (and strange) tadpole-like creature emerged from the bright light. "Woopa!" it chirped, giving off a silly-looking smile.
Arina hastily changed her laugh into a hacking cough. "And I choose Marrill."
The adorable blue water mouse looked more like a stuffed toy than anything else. Its springy tail bounced up and down. Boing! Gil fought to keep his face straight.
"Wooper, Body Slam!" shouted Gil.
"Marrill, dodge it!" Arina countered. Once that was complete, she added, "Now use your Water Gun!"
"Marrill!" cried the Pokémon as it shot a thick jet of water from its mouth at Wooper.
"Look out Wooper!"
Wooper leaped out of the way and into the air. "Body Slam!" commanded Gil.
"Marrill, watch out!" Arina warned. The little mouse bounced on its tail out of the way. "Body Slam bites the dust!" she declared gleefully. "Now for a Bubblebeam!"
Marrill sucked in its paunch and let loose with an array of clear bubbles. Wooper leaped into the air, just as Arina planned. "Water Gun!"
The blue mouse once again shot a spray of water at Wooper. The Pokémon fell to the ground with a thud. "Tackle it Marrill!" Arina demanded decisively.
"Marrill Marr!" shouted the Pokémon and slammed its body against Woopers.
"Woopa!" Wooper squealed in pain and shock. It fell to the ground at Gils feet. "Woop…"
Tad eyed Wooper for about a minute and then nodded. "Wooper is unable to continue. Marrill is the winner."
Gil glanced at Arina who smiled innocently at him. "Whats wrong? Surprised I can battle?"
He shook his head and smiled. "Actually no. I expected you to be a good trainer considering who your father is."
Arina blinked. "Yeah…sure." She tossed a Poké Ball into the air. "Go…Cleffa!"
"Go…Paras!" Gil yelled at the same time.
Kato and Brad watched the Pokémon emerge with faint interest in their eyes. Another boy immediately ran up to the front of the combat. "Can I battle? I wanna battle!"
Gil searched Arinas eyes for an explanation. She shrugged. "Dont look at me. I dont know who he is."
"Names Kelvin. Kelvin Hitokagi," the mystery boy replied hurriedly. He was revealed to have spiky blue hair and dark eyes that held a strange glint. "Like I said, can I battle?"
"Im already in the middle of a battle so can you leave and fight someone else?" Arina asked.
Kelvin was about to say something when another person jumped out of a nearby tree. The person turned out to be a girl with fiery red-orange hair tied in a ponytail and a jacket with rubber-band sleeves. Her deep green eyes observed him firmly. "You wanna battle? I can battle you if you want."
"Oh please do," Arina pleaded under her breath. The new girls arrival was perfect timing.
"Do you have Pokémon?" Kelvin asked. "Any good ones, I mean?"
The girl smirked. "Duh. Why else would I want to fight? Im Melina Kintaro."
Kelvin snorted. Melina shot him a death glare. "And what kind of a name is Kelvin Hitokagi? Didnt you know your last name means Charmander in Japanese?" she laughed.
The boy blinked. "Uh…okay. Whatever you say woman…or do you prefer bi—"
"You know what…shut up."
"Make me."
(Give it all you got)
You can be the very best ever
(Take your best shot!)
And what youve learned will come together…oh…
While the two trainers faced off, Arina turned her attention back to her own opponent. "Gil, are you sure you want to continue? I mean, we've been interrupted a lot."
"Are you chicken?" Brad teased.
If looks could kill, Brad wouldve been dead in ten seconds flat. Arina shot him flaming dagger eyes. "When I get through with you, you wont live to see another sunrise."
"Oh please."
Gil's face broadened. "We might as well go on. Were almost through so lets finish." He nodded at his Pokémon. "Paras? Ready?"
"Paras…paras…" the creature replied, clicking its pincers.
Arina knelt down and made eye contact with Cleffa. "You know what to do right?"
The adorable fairy Pokémon waved its hands in response. She giggled and nodded. "Use Sing."
Cleffa stopped waved its fingers and began singing in a soft sweet voice. "Smack it Paras!" Gil ordered.
Paras scuttled over to Cleffa, slowly as it was started to fall under the spell of the song, and whacked it. PAF! Cleffa tumbled over backwards and stopped singing abruptly. "Are you okay?" Arina asked anxiously. When Cleffa leaped to its feet, she narrowed her eyes into slits. "Pound!"
Cleffa puffed itself up and landed onto Paras. "Hang in there Paras!" said Gil. When his Pokemon got over the shock, he pointed straight at Cleffa. "Stun Spore!"
"Cleffa, dodge it and try another Sing attack!" Arina commanded.
"Cleffa", the Pokémon chirped and belted out with another lullaby song. "Cleffa
Cle…Cleffa Cle…" Paras began to tilt from side to side; apparently dizzy. It soon fell to the ground, apparently fast asleep.
"Now Tackle Attack!" Cleffa raced up to the unsuspecting Pokémon and bashed it. Paras knelled over.
"This round goes to Arina and Cleffa," Tad chorused cheerfully. "Theres only one more round to go!"
The two trainers eyed each other briefly before reaching for their Poké Balls at the same time. "Lets end this!"
Its a whole new world we live in…(oh we live in)
Its a whole new way to see…(whole new way to see)
Its a whole new place with a brand-new attitude…
But you still gotta catch em all…
And be the best that you can be! (Do-do-do-do)
Pokémon Johto! (Do-do-do-do)
(music kicks in)
"I choose you…. Butterfree!"
"I choose you…Pichu!"
An enormous purple butterfly and a yellow-and-black mouse similar to the infamous Pikachu except smaller and lighter emerged from the light of the Poké Balls. Butterfree may have the advantage of being a fully evolved form but its weak against electric attacks cause it flies. Pichu just might be able to pull this off, Arina thought mentally.
"Butterfree, Sleep Powder!" cried Gil.
Butterfree immediately began flapping its wings, sending off a fine spray of blue powder. "Run away Pichu!" commanded Arina, "And use your Thunder Shock from afar!"
"Piiiichuuuuu!" cried Pichu as it let off a spark of lightning, shocking itself as well as its opponent.
Butterfree shook off the effects of the Thunder Shock and flapped its wings again. "Use your Stun Spore Butterfree!"
The powder changed to a golden color and spread over Pichu. The little mouse froze to the ground, paralyzed. Its eyes became starry and unfocused. Arina called out, "Use your Thunder Shock again Pichu!"
Pichu concentrated another spark of lightning, once again shocking itself. This time however, the attack missed Butterfree. "Nice try," smirked Gil. "…Huh?"
Arina grinned as Pichu shook itself out of its paralysis and smiled. "You forgot one thing Gil. Even though Pichu may have missed Butterfree, it shocked itself, enabling it to escape from the results of your Stun Spore."
"No way!"
"Way."
Gil gritted his teeth and shouted, "Butterfree, shoot your Psybeam!"
"Pichu, grab onto Butterfree," Arina countered. Butterfree flew up into the air and shot a colorful beam at the Electric Pokémon, but Pichu leaped over the beam and grabbed onto its legs. "THUNDERBOLT!"
Whole new world…whole new way…whole new place…
Whole new world…whole new way…whole new place…
Its a whole new world we live in… Its a whole new way to see…
Its a whole new place with a brand-new attitude…
But you still gotta catch em all…(oh…!)
"PIIIIIIIICHUUUUUUUUU!!" Three lightning bolts struck Butterfree at the same time, sending the Pokémon to the ground. Pichus eyes looked dizzy.
Arina nodded. "Finish it off with a Quick Attack!"
Shaking the dizziness off, Pichu dashed forward and slammed its head against the downed Butterfree, sending it flying into the air and smashing into the ground.
"Butterfree is unable to battle! The victory and the match goes to Arina!" yelled Tad.
Arina grabbed Pichu and swung it around. "We won! All right!" Kato cheered in the background.
Melina and Kelvin looked up from their battle long enough to say, "Nice work." Brad nodded in agreement.
Gil returned Butterfree to his Poké Ball and grinned. "Excellent job buddy. You deserve a nice rest." Then he turned to his opponent. "That was a great battle Arina," he commented kindly. "I guess you do take after your father. It was an honor." He held out his hand.
"Thanks. You too Gil," she replied before shaking his hand.
"Can you battle me next?" Brad demanded with a sly grin.
Arina grinned. "Maybe."
Its a whole new world we live in…
Its a whole new way to see…
Its a whole new place with a brand-new attitude…
But you still gotta catch em all…
Its a whole new world we live in…
Its a whole new way to see…
Its a whole new place with a brand-new attitude…
But you still gotta catch em all…
And be the best that you can be!
(song continues on upbeat tone; fades out)
Far from the Real Worlds and Digital World, but not quite so far from the Pokémon World, a miniscule creature made its way through a network of computers. No human or living creature ever noticed the sinister little thing as it was downloading onto the largest network of all, the mother of all systems: the Digital World. Of course there were several barriers and firewalls guarding the entrance to the data/dream world, but they were no obstacle for the small item.
List commands
Targeting coordinates of Digital network. Attach
Targeting locked on. Attachment complete
Download information on Digital, Real, and Pokémon World
Download initiated. Recording information now
List selected children that would be a threat to primary objective
Request confirmed—Chosen Children from Real World Dimension One—group of 15—9 male—6 female—codename: Digidestined--
Chosen Children from Pokémon World—group of 4—2 male—2 female—codename: Pokémon trainers—
Chosen Children from Real World Dimension Two—group of 10—6 male—4 female—codename: Digimon Tamers—
Download complete. Awaiting further instructions
Record Primary Objective: Destroy
Primary objective...recorded. Standby to enter Digital World. Standby…standby…
Alexis: Well this is a fine state of affairs. Despite the usual events in an ordinary day, what are TKs visions truly implying and who or what was that thing? Find out next on "The Saga of Destiny." (to me) Uh, why am I doing this again?
Chloe: Okay, what the heck was that? I thought this was supposed to be about our destiny, not about our daily lives. Maybe the last part of the chapter was convincing but what about the rest?
Me: I needed a beginning. (shoots Chloe a look)
Chloe: And speaking of weird things…Alexis, what are you doing here?
Me: Eh? Oh sorry. I forgot to mention that Alexis Mordecai is my ending narrator for this fic. This way, my chapters will sound a little more like episodes. (gestures to muses) I wouldve used one of you guys but thatd be kinda weird. Aaaaaaand moving on!
Takato: A Yu-Gi-Oh character doing Digimon narrations? Isnt that weird?
Alexis: (glares) You got a problem with that Goggle-brain?
Takato: Uuuhh….
Alexis: Thought so.
Rika: Hey, leave him alone. No one calls him a Goggle-anything except me!
Alexis: Sheesh Takato, tell your girlfriend to simmer down.
Takato/Rika: My what/His what?!
Chloe/T.K.: Ha, ha.
Me: (sweatdrops) Oh…kay…lets move on. By the way, just so you readers know, I dont own any rights to Soul Calibur II but the game rules! Aaaaaand, moving on!
Ash: You just said that.
Me: Oh yeah. My bad.
Chloe/Rika/T.K./Ash/Alexis: (sigh)