Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or Pokemon, but I do own my character, as well as the storyline for this.
A/N: Many years ago, in the 6th grade, before Digimon Adventure 02 came out, I was an avid Pokefan who had a budding interest in digimon. I started writing this, on paper, and then attempted to write it on the computer. Now, years later, 5 I think, I am still a Pokefan to a degree and a major Digifan as well...And I found the original story sitting in a binder full of paper on my desk. I am rewriting the entire thing, making edits and such... (I'm also making it fit into the entire Digimon timeline as well, since it didn't quite fit in the original version...)
Like the original however, the storyline is generally the same, though there are now explanations for things and certain ideas are more developed. I'll probably make a big note at the end on what has changed, and whatnot...
Random notes on couples: Taiora, Jyoumi, and very bare hints of Takari. Also one-sided Sorato... (And the OC has her own love interest... you'll never meet him in this story though. ) And some very strange/random pokepairings... Remember, this story is meant to fit into the Digimon timeline, so...pairing can change.
Unlike the original, however, I've decided to add little silly things off of scenes in the chapter at the ends of chapters (I call them NGs...and I've seen them in both Gundam Wing and Fushigi Yugi manga). If this ends up distracting readers who want to see just the main story, email me or tell me in a review or something, and if I get enough complaints of them, I won't put it in. I wrote the originals of these NG things years ago, and thought they would be kind of like a little humourous break off of the normal story.
Anyway, I'll stop talking and being sentimental. Enjoy!
Note: Wolf Knot has pointed out that I had the quote at the end of the chapter wrong. I haven't seen the movie in years... Well, I have now fixed it. Thanks Wolf Knot!
Chapter 1
Dreams of the Future
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"I can't sleep...I can't sleep...Charizard, can you get out of the closet and knock me out please?"
From where he was, the large orange dragon pokémon glanced over at his black-haired trainer, who had dark bags underneath her eyes. She lay in her bed halfway under her covers, pale and looking very much like a zombie. Charizard snorted. "Good morning Nicole! Serves you right for staying up all night. Hey, that kinda rhymed!"
Nicole only groaned and gave him a strange sort of half asleep death glare. However, having relatively harmless looking brown eyes, a round face, and having reached her final height of 5'4", she didn't make a very fearsome threat to her pokémon, who was a happy four feet taller. Her shoulder length black hair was sprawled out in a sweaty mess on her pillow, and her normally tan face was strangely pale. "Just do it or something. I don't care if you give me a concussion, I just wanna' sleep!"
Charizard shrugged as he got out of the closet. "Then perform Hypnosis on yourself or something!"
"Whatever..." Nicole rolled over, pulling her pillow out from under her head and stuffing her head under it.
Scyther popped her head over the back of the dresser. "Wow, you must be really tired to not make a comment back," she remarked as she agilely jumped up over the dresser and landed by Charizard, narrowly missing a clock which read 8:43 AM.
"Yes," came a deep grunt from outside. Venusaur carefully opened the door, and came in, being barely small enough to fit. "The poor dear insomniac we have as a trainer."
"Shut up! Turn the sun off!" Nicole yelled.
Charizard widened his eyes, the equivalent of a human raising their eyebrows, as Raichu popped up from under the desk to close the blinds. "You do know your mom is going to kill you if you're not up in an hour," the mouse pokémon said matter-of-factly as she turned back around after completing her small mission.
"I don't care. It's August. I don't wanna study extra Geometry. I wanna sleep. But I can't."
Venusaur found himself pushed forward as Blastoise entered the room, rolling her eyes. "Give yourself a break, you push yourself too hard. You're young!"
"Yeah! Thirteen!" Scyther piped from her place.
"So?"
- You poor, poor thing, - another voice echoed sarcastically inside everyone's heads. The five pokémon assembled in the room glanced up to the lamp, where a small gold dragon sat. About the length of a human arm, the dragon hopped up to the shelf, cocking her head to the side. - Okay, I guess if you have to sleep, now's not a good time to do it. You'll have to wait for another thirteen hours. -
Nicole took her head out from under the blanket and looked blearily at the dragon. "You could at least be sympathetic or something, Stellath."
"Okay! We give! Let the hypnosis master handle the job and help the pokémon master!" came a final voice from beyond the wall. Haunter floated through the wall right above Nicole's bed.
Nicole smiled. "Thank you for being understanding, Haunter, unlike you guys," she glared at the others assembled in the room. "Who are so mean to those who are not morning persons."
Charizard just gave a wide grin and saluted with his right claw. "Just doing our duty, Pokémon Master with Scary Psychic Skills!"
Nicole groaned, deciding to completely ignore her team as Haunter mercifully performed Hypnosis on her. She immediately fell into a very deep sleep.
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Though normally sleeping was a peaceful activity, for one thirteen year old blonde boy, it suddenly became a very large shock.
"GYAH!!"
A canine eyes blinked in concern. "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"
A pair of blue human eyes blinked back in confusion. "GABUMON?!"
"MATT?!"
Matt immediately pounded on the light switch he had next to his bed, and a blinding flash lit the room, making his eyes water from the intense brightness. He squinted as he saw, quite unmistakably, his digimon partner sitting on his bed, also blinking in confusion. For a moment, the dog-like digimon with blue fur and the horn on his head only stared, and Matt stared back. Then the moment broke, and the two found themselves swept up in a hug together.
For a moment, it didn't matter that it was almost two in the morning, or that Gabumon had mysteriously appeared in Matt's room with no apparent portal in sight. Having not really met up with each other for nearly two years and going through countless adventures, battles, and timeless near-death situations together, they didn't care. For what they felt, they saw a close reunion of two good friends.
The two separated, grinning at each other. "It's great to see you again Gabumon," Matt smiled as he held his friend's large claw.
"You too, my friend."
Matt continued smiling, even though a puzzled expression came over his face. "I really hate to ruin this moment, but how did you get here?"
Gabumon also adopted a puzzled look, though he seemed more thoughtful about it. "I don't know. I was sleeping when I suddenly awoke and felt a strange force pushing against me. Like a wave almost," he added, then continued. "The next thing I knew, I was flying, and here."
Matt's puzzled look turned into concern. "That's weird. Have you heard of anything like that happening in the Digiworld before?"
Gabumon shook his head. "Unless you count the wave of energy that brought you to the Digiworld two years ago, no."
"Hmmm..." Matt brought himself closer and let his arm rest on Gabumon's blue furry shoulder. "This is all very strange."
"And I'm still very sleepy."
Matt had to grin to himself. "Hey, join the club, sleepyhead. After all, it's not very often when your partner zips through dimensions and lands in your bed."
Gabumon shrugged. "Well, I suppose we should think this over in the morning then, when we're all awake."
Matt shrugged absently. "Sure thing. Here, get under the covers, it's warmer."
"Thanks, Matt."
Unable to think clearly at such an early hour, the two simultaneously closed their eyes, letting drowsiness take over. It wasn't long before they were snoring together.
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The dream came vividly, more so than any other dream had in the past. Various souls, most of them asleep, came to experience it, while those who were not asleep entered into a trance as the dream came to them.
The boy with a large mess of brown hair on his head didn't know what to think. He saw many figures floating in a sort of dark void, a place of nothingness. He recognized the silhouettes of his Digidestined friends – all seven of them; small TK with his bucket hat, his sister Kari who had reached his shoulder in height, Mimi with pink hair, the still short Izzy who had an air of calmness to him, his life long friend Sora, his best friend Matt with his spiky blond hair starting to grow out, and the tall Joe with his blue hair growing down past his chin. Everyone had changed. The Digiworld had seen to that. Two years of life on Earth had also done the same.
And then there was himself, Tai, the leader of the group, also in the same void. He usually had good plans in his head for any situation, and he always brought the team together. He wasn't wearing his customary goggles, but he hadn't wanted to wear them to bed.
Tai knew the entire situation was a dream. He didn't know how he was able to know, but the knowledge had imbedded itself in his mind. But he also knew that what was going on was more realistic than any dream he had ever had.
He glanced down at his side and saw his dinosaur like partner Agumon there, staring ahead in confusion. He continued to look around, and soon, he could also discern the shapes of various digimon, all by their respective partners – the flying batpig creature Patamon with TK, Gatomon the catlike digimon by Kari, the seal Gomamon with Joe, Mimi with her walking plant Palmon, Tentomon the electro bug digimon by Izzy, Sora with her pink bird digimon Biyomon, and Matt with the dog creature Gabumon. But before long, he could also see there were others there besides only their team – but somehow, they were all different.
First, he noticed a large dragon like creature with a burning tail, next to a graceful, lithe creature with two scythes for its arms. A giant turtle with cannons popping out of its shell stood next, a large dinosaur with a huge flower on its back by it. A small mouse creature with large earls and a long, whiplike lightning bolt tail watched attentively, while an almost insubstantial, ghostlike being floated above it.
There were more as well. He saw a small, thin lizard creature, with a flame on its tail like the dragon. A small clam. A giant bellplant that could easily eat a full human. A small fox creature.
Despite the many strange creatures that Tai supposed were digimon, he could see two more figures that were truly unlike the rest. One was a small dragonet, floating in the air, and the last was a human. He noted the human, wondering briefly if this person had anything to do with digimon. He could at least tell the person was a girl his age, with long hair and a thin, weathered figure.
Tai didn't get a chance to watch and see anything else, because then a bright light from the center of the area shone out, blinding him. He brought up a hand to shield his eyes, as he squinted, trying to make out what had happened.
In the center of the area, the source of light, stood a tall, almost feline humanoid creature. As its long tail twitched, it shone, giving off an aura of pure power and knowledge. Its violet fur covered tensed muscles beneath its skin, and its slanted, cat eyes belayed a sense of urgency.
Mewtwo, said a voice in Tai's head. The creature was called Mewtwo.
Mewtwo turned its head around, gazing thoughtfully at each of the figures assembled. Its body began to glow a soft blue, as it opened its mouth slightly. Yet it didn't speak, nor did it move from its place. Tai instead heard a voice within his head that echoed in a hollow manner. He could tell that everyone could hear the voice, the voice of the creature before them.
- You who stand here...remember these words. The worlds are unstable, gates are open. World travelers, find the Middle World. You must help it. And remember this prophecy... -
Its eyes began to glow blue as well.
- Four Dark Lords come from different lands
Each to gain power in worlds more than their own.
Four shall arise and fight directly
Connected, they come, evil's bane.
Friendship, Victory, Loyalty, Queen.
Yet all who appear with them have their purpose
All the fighters will be vital to the struggle
Together, they fight to save many worlds.
Find the Seven Guardians, gain their signs,
Rescue the Seven Innocents, return home. -
The area began to glow white, as the blinding light covered everyone's vision.
- You assembled here are the fighters. You must find a way to the Middle World. Rescue the Innocents. Such as myself... -
Mewtwo looked upwards, closing its eyes as the light filled everyone, and everything. Tai felt himself floating, higher, and away, aware of himself being suddenly alone. There was an emptiness in the air as he continued floating, giving off an aura of surrealism. But before long, the whiteness of the light suddenly faded, leaving him floating...
Above an abyss.
With a cry of shock, heat pounding Tai found himself suddenly falling, his body twisting itself in the air as it came down into the abyss. He watched, wordlessly as the walls came up around him, and the light above suddenly grew dim.
It's only a dream...
A damn realistic one at that.
He was suddenly aware his eyes were closed, and he was lying down. With a sigh of relief, his heat still pounding, Tai opened them, looking out into the unlit, but familiar space of his room. It was still dark, and dawn hadn't even come yet, as only the fluorescent city lights could be seen through the blinds of his window. Turning over, he gazed out serenely, blankly thinking the dream over in his head.
Was there really any point to that? Such a realistic dream... He thought, fiddling with the corner of his pillow. Maybe it was just the summer heat, it is really hot in here. Tai absently lifted his head and picked up his pillow, turning it over to rest his head on the opposite, cooler side.
It was then that he realized there was another presence at the foot of his bed.
The shape sat up at the same time Tai did, shaking its head blearily around, surprised at its surroundings. Tai blinked as he recognized the large dinosaur head.
"Agumon? Agumon, is that you?!" Tai dropped his jaw, staring at the figure before him.
Agumon only stared back. "Tai?!"
It took a moment for them to register the fact that the two of them were there, existing before each other's eyes. Then they immediately pulled together into a tight embrace, refusing to let go for a good number of minutes.
"Um, Tai?"
"Yes, Agumon?"
"You're choking me."
Tai laughed slightly. "You're choking me too."
The two slowly let go, looking over each other and grinning like idiots, both to the best of their abilities. Within moments, the two began laughing, though quietly so as not to wake anyone up.
Then Tai sobered up. "Let me guess, you were chosen by some guardian of the Humans to come to the Human world and save it, so you were in the Digiworld minding your own business before you were suddenly whisked away here?" he asked, with a look of irony and puzzlement written across his face.
Agumon shrugged, looking confused. "I don't know. If sleeping is called minding your own business, then yes... I woke up here after having this really crazy dream though."
Tai's eyes widened, and he stared at Agumon. "Was I in it?"
"Yes."
"Was everyone else plus a bunch of weird digimon and another human in it?"
"Yes...but they weren't digimon."
"...Oh well. Mewtwo and a prophecy?"
"How did you know?"
Now Tai sat like a complete statue, mouth wide open and eyes staring in complete shock. He moved his jaw up and down in wordless astonishment, like a goldfish. Agumon could only stare back, as the realization hit both of them at the same time.
"We both had the same dream..." they said simultaneously.
There was a loud shout of "You too?!" from the room next door, and the sound of something falling onto the floor. Tai and Agumon jumped, glancing over at the wall sitting between the two rooms. Evidently, they weren't the only ones who had had the dream. If Tai's assumption was correct, Gatomon was in Kari's room, and they had just come to the same conclusion that Tai and Agumon. And if that was the case...
Everyone had the same dream – everyone we saw in it. The digimon are here too. What does this mean?
Is it a new adventure?
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Nicole stared panting at the ceiling of her room, while around her the pokémon glanced about dazedly, awaking from something. Raising a hand and wiping cold sweat off her brow, she narrowed her eyes as she thought about the dream. So many creatures... and other humans. Even Mewtwo. And her knowledge of psychism told her it was most certainly something to be aware of.
Her need for sleep forgotten, Nicole jumped out of bed. She took a quick peek at her clock, which read that it was nearly noon. Raising an eyebrow, she turned to the pokémon.
"Did Mom come in earlier?" she asked.
Massaging her temples, Blastoise nodded. "Yeah...your mom came in. Scy told her about your sleep problem. Your mom decided to be nice and let you sleep."
Nicole inwardly felt relieved that she'd taught both Scyther and Charizard how to read and write while all of them were growing up together. She still had four other pokémon and Stellath to teach, but that was beside the point.
"Thanks Scy," she nodded over to the green pokémon, who was shaking her head while dazedly looking about the room. Nicole blinked, then asked, "Did any of you have a dream with Mewtwo in it?"
"Yes," came the automatic reply from all seven of the other occupants of the room.
Nicole thought for a moment, her brow furrowing. Then she walked over to the desk, picking up a notebook and a pencil as she approached. She sat at it, thinking. "Something is up. Something really big is about to happen."
Everyone's heads popped up. "Do you think we're going to go back to the Pokéworld?" Venusaur asked. He'd always been the one who'd missed the Pokéworld the most, out of all the pokémon.
Nicole didn't answer. She opened her notebook, placing the pencil in her right hand. "Maybe. I don't know... but this dream was a message, from Mewtwo. I don't know what was up with the snow avalanche at the end - "
"Black dragons," Charizard immediately stated.
Nicole rolled her eyes. "Whatever was at the end, I'm guessing we all had different endings. The point is, that message is important, and we have to do something about it. If it means traveling to some other random world besides the Pokéworld, we may end up having to do so."
With solemn looks from the Pokémon and Stellath, Nicole nodded at all of them. The dream was the start of a new adventure, a new mission.
I just wonder who all those other kids and creatures were, Nicole thought, as she began to write in the notebook. Now how did that prophecy start again...
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THIS CHAPTER'S NG:
The First Mewtwo?
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Mewtwo turned its head around, gazing thoughtfully at each of the figures assembled. Its body began to glow a soft blue, as it opened its mouth slightly. Yet it didn't speak, nor did it move from its place. Tai instead heard a voice within his head that echoed in a hollow manner. He could tell that everyone could hear the voice, the voice of the creature before them.
- You who stand here... remember these words. -
Its eyes began to glow blue as well.
- I was not born a pokemon, I was created. And my creators have and betrayed me. So... I stand alone. -
The entire area began to glow with a pale, blue light. Tai turned to the side to see all the strange creatures, plus the last girl and the small draconic creature, all stiff with some sort of fear that froze their movements. For moment, there was silence, before a simultaneous sound of roars, yelps, screams, and shouts echoed over the entire area. Watching in shock, Tai saw as the entire group of monsters turned and began floating/running as fast as they could away from Mewtwo. The girl gave a spooked look at the catlike creature, before turning and running away with them.
Mewtwo stood where it had stood earlier, its mouth slightly open in surprise. - That was...not my original intent... -
Tai sweatdropped.
(A/N: Pokefans, I hope you recognized the quote. Yes, I'm aware that that movie came out about 5 years ago.)