The next chapter will be a rival battle between Ash and Tai and you'll see why. Here it is.


Chapter 8: Rival Battle At The Lake Of Rage

Jimmy, May, Cyndaquil, Aipom, Torchic, and Skitty are still walking around the Beau Plains. They now appeared to be at the Lake of Rage. As May and her Pokemon continues to look around their surroundings, Jimmy and his Pokemon spots something.

Jimmy: Huh?

Team Rocket were driving through the field with the trophy forms of Sora, Biyomon, Calem, Chespin, Froakie, Davis, and Veemon.

Cyndaquil: It's Sora and Biyomon!

Jimmy: Yeah! Team Rocket must have stolen them from Gengar!

May: Are you sure?

Jimmy turns to May.

Jimmy: I'm sorry, May. But you'll have to wait here. Me, Cyndaquil, and Aipom will be right back.

He ran off.

Aipom: Jimmy, wait up!

Aipom and Cyndaquil ran after him.

May: Jimmy, Cyndaquil, Aipom, wait!

Torchic: They're gone. Where are we suppose to go?

Suddenly, they heard a loud thud behind them. They turned around to see Mewtwo behind them.

Mewtwo: Hello there, little girl.

He charges up his Dark Cannon and aims at them.

Skitty: Oh no! Pikachu...

May: Ash...

The cannon fires and May and her Pokemon were turned into a trophy, as Jimmy and his Pokemon continues running. Mewtwo watches the trophies.

Mewtwo: Now I will take you to our base. But just to make it more fun.

He whistles and the Dark Mewtwo appears.

Mewtwo: Go ahead. You know what to do.

The fake nods and dissolves into purple liquid called Shadow Bugs and covers May and her Pokemon. Meanwhile, on another path, Ash, T.K., Pikachu, Charmander, and Patamon were running across the shore. Pikachu and Patamon were running ahead of the rest of the gang.

Charmander: Hey T.K. Are you sure this is the right way? Sounds fishy if you ask me.

T.K.: I agree with you, Charmander. But Patamon said that Ken must have went this way.

Ash: Right. We have to trust T.K.'s words on this one, Charmander.

Charmander: Hey Ash. I was wondering. Are May, Torchic, and Skitty OK? I know they are safe with Jimmy, but-

Ash: Yeah, I know. Me too. But we gotta keep searching.

T.K.: Come on, guys!

As they ran across, they didn't notice May and Combusken there. But they had yellow eyes and dark purple auras around them and they lifted up Dark Cannons aiming at Ash, T.K., and their Pokemon and Digimon. But when they charged up...

?: PEPPER BREATH!

Something caught May and Combusken off guard. The cannons had huge holes in them as they exploded. May and Combusken turns to see Tai and Agumon. Marina, Chikorita, and Marill joins them.

Chikorita: May, Combusken, what are you doing?

Agumon: They're not your friends! Those are just fakes!

Marina looks at them, as she watches May's yellow eyes glaring at her.

Marina: They are imposters! Tai, we need to defeat them!

Tai: I'm one step ahead of you!

Agumon, Chikorita, and Marill charges at Combusken. Agumon uses Claw Uppercut, Chikorita uses Vine Whip, and Marill uses Aqua Tail, but Combusken dodges all of their attacks and uses Double Kick to rapidly kick at Agumon and the Pokemon, doing some damage to them. Chikorita uses Razor Leaf, while Marill uses Water Gun, but Combusken still dodges their attacks and uses Sky Uppercut on them, doing alot more damage.

Marill: OW! Even though she's a fake, I had no idea she would have such strength!

Agumon: That's because they're fakes! Let's finish them off!

Marina: Even if she does look like May, she still has to be stopped!

Tai: Agumon, get ready!

His Crest of Courage starts glowing, making Agumon glow.

Agumon: Agumon Digivolve to...GREYMON!

Agumon has transformed into an orange ceratosaurus with a brown skull helmet and red eyes. Combusken uses Fire Spin on Greymon, but it did little damage to Greymon.

Greymon: Your Crest of Courage is protecting me from her attacks.

Tai: Great! Now let's finish her off!

Greymon uses Nova Blast to breathe a huge fireball, while Chikorita uses Ancient Power to fire a silver energy sphere. Both attacks hit the Dark May and Combusken, turning them into a trophy. Greymon reverts back to Agumon.

Marina: We did it!

Tai wipes the sweat off his forehead. They go up to the trophy and looked down at it.

Chikorita: Did we win?

Tai: We did.

But they forgot one problem. Ash, Charmander, and Pikachu, who were running down the path, looks up at the hill where they are and stops dead in their tracks, shocked and horrified.

T.K.: Ash, Charmander, Pikachu, what's wrong?

Ash and his Pokemon did not reply. They noticed Marina, Chikorita, and Marill with the new kid and dinosaur Digimon looking at the defeated trophy form of May, Torchic, and Skitty. And to make matters worse to them, the trophy turns into purple liquid and disappears into the wind. Ash and his Pokemon watches in sadness that their lovers, the ones they cared about, are gone.

Ash: No...May...

Pikachu: Sk...Skitty...

T.K. and Patamon looks up too and were as shocked as they were.

T.K.: Why did Tai and Agumon do this?

Ash and his Pokemon stares at the newcomers and they got extremely ANGRY!

Ash: THEY DID IT! THEY KILLED MAY, TORCHIC, AND SKITTY! PIKACHU, CHARMANDER, LET'S GET THEM!

Charmander & Pikachu: YOU GOT IT!

Tai and Agumon heard some shouts as they turned around. Running in top speed, Ash and his Pokemon charges at them, leaping in the air. Charmander uses Dragon Claw on Agumon, while Ash raises his fist to strike Tai, but Tai and Agumon quickly dodged out of the way, as Ash's fist and Charmander's claw hits the ground where they once stood.

Marina: Ash?

Marina and her Pokemon were shocked to see Ash and his Pokemon attack their new friends. Tai and Agumon got up to to see an angry Ash, Charmander, and Pikachu glaring at them.

Tai: Something tells me this doesn't look good. Agumon, be on your guard.

Ash: Charmander, it's time to show them your full power!

Charmander starts glowing.

Charmander: Charmander Warp Pokevolve to...CHARIZARD!

He has transformed into a big orange dragon with wings.

Agumon: He's an Ultimate. I gotta Digivolve again.

Tai's Crest of Courage glows again, making Agumon glow again.

Agumon: Agumon Warp Digivolve to...METALGREYMON!

Agumon has transformed into a bigger Greymon with a metal helmet, chest, left arm, and wings. Ash and Pikachu rides on Charizard, while Tai rides on MetalGreymon, as the two dragons flew in the air. Charizard charges at MetalGreymon, who grabs his claws and got locked in an epic struggle.

Marina: Ash, what are you doing?

Ash: Marina, stay outta this! I'll take care of those murderers myself!

Chikorita: Ash, Charizard, you don't understand!

T.K. and Patamon joins the fight, as they stood in front of Marina and her Pokemon.

T.K.: Even though you are with Tai, you will pay for what you done!

His Crest of Hope starts glowing, making Patamon glow too.

Patamon: Patamon Digivolve to...ANGEMON!

Patamon has transformed into a humanoid angel with long orange hair, wearing a metal helmet, white clothing, has six wings, and carrying a staff.

Marina: We have no choice! We have to fight him!

Chikorita and Marill starts glowing.

Chikorita: Chikorita Pokevolve to...BAYLEEF!

Chikorita has transformed into a bigger yellow sauropod with a longer head leaf and her necklace becoming leaves.

Marill: Marill Pokevolve to...AZUMARILL!

Marill has transformed into a blue rabbit with a white lower body. Angemon uses Omni Typhoon to summon divine tornadoes from his Angel Rod to attack Bayleef and Azumarill, but they easily dodged his attack. Bayleef uses Magical Leaf, while Azumarill uses Bubblebeam on Angemon, but he blocks their attacks with his Angel Rod.

Ash: You two will pay for what you've done to May and her Pokemon!

Charizard uses Flamethrower, while MetalGreymon uses Overflame to breathe a powerful fire stream back at Charizard. Both attacks cancelled each other.

Tai: I don't know what you're on about! But you won't get us!

Angemon uses Hand of Fate to fire a beam of light from his fist at Bayleef and Azumarill, but they easily dodged his attack.

Azumarill: He's too powerful!

Marina: You'll have to try!

Bayleef uses Vine Whip to grab Angemon's Angel Rod and released it from his hands. As Bayleef charges up her attack, Azumarill uses Hydro Pump on Angemon, knocking him back to T.K. Charizard uses Dragon Rage on MetalGreymon, but he dodges the attack. Pikachu uses Thunder to summon lightning from the sky, zapping Tai and MetalGreymon.

MetalGreymon: Those two Pokemon are really powerful!

Tai: We have to finish them off, MetalGreymon!

MetalGreymon uses Mega Claw to launch his claw from his arm and it hits Ash, Charizard, and Pikachu into the ground. He then uses Giga Blaster to fire two missiles from his chest at Ash and his Pokemon. After charging up her attack, Bayleef uses Solarbeam to fire a white energy beam at T.K. and Angemon. Both attacks created massive explosions and out of the dust came the trophy forms of Ash, Charmander, Pikachu, T.K., and Patamon. MetalGreymon, Bayleef, and Azumarill reverts back to their normal stages, as they fell to their knees, catching their breaths.

Agumon: That was rough.

Marina: I think we know why Ash and his Pokemon got angry. It's because they thought you killed the real May, Torchic, and Skitty, Tai.

Tai: I understand. I would feel the same way if that happened to Sora.

Agumon: I would do the same for Biyomon.

Suddenly, Team Rocket drove in.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we're grabbing the trophies...

James: And make it double, aren't you all feeling dopey...

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation...

James: To unite all people within our nations...

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love...

James: To extend our reach to the stars above...

Jessie: Jessie...

James: James...

Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light...

James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight...

Meowth: Meowth, dat's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet, that's right!

Chimecho: Chimecho, that's right!

Mime Jr.: Mime Jr., that's right!

Tai and Agumon turns to look at the trolley and to their shock, they saw the trophy form of Sora and Biyomon on it. It was like they can hear their voices.

Sora: Tai...HELP!

Biyomon: Save me, Agumon!

Tai: SORA!

Agumon: BIYOMON!

Their loved ones were captured. Jessie and James turns the car around. Meowth uses the mechanical arm to grab the trophy forms of Ash, Charmander, Pikachu, T.K., and Patamon.

Marina: Let them go, Team Rocket!

Jessie: Sorry, Johto twerpette. But they are still needed.

Suddenly, Aipom appears and grabs the arm with his tail.

Aipom: Oh no you won't!

Meowth: It's da Johto twerp's Aipom! Dis can't go well!

Aipom uses Iron Tail to break the arm with his tail. Then Cyndaquil leaps up from nowhere and revives Ash, T.K., and their Pokemon and Digimon.

Chikorita: Is that Cyndaquil?

Marina: If Cyndaquil and Aipom are here, then that must mean-

?: Good work, Cyndaquil and Aipom!

Jimmy ran up to his Pokemon.

Marina: Jimmy!

Marina and Chikorita were overjoyed to see Jimmy and Cyndaquil alive.

James: Darn it! We have to retreat for now!

Ash, T.K., and their Pokemon and Digimon lands with Jimmy and his Pokemon. Team Rocket were about to pass them to get away, but Charmander and Pikachu uses Flamethrower and Thunderbolt to hit the truck, making it smoke a little as Team Rocket slowly gets away. After a long story, Marina explains to Ash and the others that it was all a misunderstanding. The May and Combusken were actually clones.

T.K.: So those are fakes?

Marina: Yes.

Jimmy walks up to Marina.

Marina: Jimmy, I'm glad you're here.

Jimmy: It's my fault. I shouldn't have left May and her Pokemon back there. They got kidnapped by Mewtwo.

Chikorita: It's OK. You were focused on getting Tai and Agumon's lovers back.

Cyndaquil: We also saw Calem, Chespin, Froakie, and another goggle boy with a blue lizard Digimon.

Patamon: I think you mean Davis and Veemon. Looks like we gotta save them too.

Ash, Charmander, and Pikachu turns to Tai and Agumon.

Ash: Hey Tai. I am really sorry that I attacked you. I just don't wanna see May get killed. So I'm sorry that I accused you of killing her.

Charmander: The same goes for me and Pikachu. I am sorry too, Agumon.

Pikachu: I just don't wanna lose Skitty and I took it out on you. Sorry.

Tai: That's OK, Ash. I would feel the same way if you killed Sora, even if she was a clone.

Agumon: The same with me and Biyomon. Speaking of which, Team Rocket still has them!

Charmander: Luckily, me and Pikachu used Flamethrower and Thunderbolt on them.

He points to where the smoke was.

Pikachu: Look, there's smoke! That's where we have to go!

Ash: Let's go, team!

Ash, Tai, Jimmy, T.K., Marina, and their Pokemon and Digimon ran down the path to catch up to Team Rocket and hopefully save Sora, Biyomon, Calem, Chespin, Froakie, Davis, and Veemon. As they were chasing Team Rocket, they got attacked by the Argomon In-Training, Kokatorimon, and gray round humanoid Digimon wearing sunglasses called BomberNanimon.

Tai: Look out! More Evil Digimon!

Agumon: The gray ones are called BomberNanimon! Watch out for there Free Throw Bombs!

Ash, Jimmy, and Marina pulls out two Pokeballs each.

Ash: Butterfree, Heracross, I choose you!

Ash calls out Butterfree and a blue rhino beetle Pokemon.

Jimmy: Poliwag, Sunkern, come on out!

Jimmy calls out Poliwag and Sunkern again.

Marina: Smoochum, Natu, come on out!

Marina calls out a small magenta humanoid Pokemon with blonde hair, cream-colored body, and magenta diapers, and a light green round bird Pokemon with yellow and red wings. The BomberNanimon uses Free Throw Bombs to throw their bombs at the gang, but they easily dodged their attacks. The Kokatorimon uses Petra Fire on the Pokemon and Digimon, but after a few seconds of petrification, they broke out. Butterfree uses Sleep Powder to make all the Evil Digimon fall asleep with his blue powder. Heracross uses Megahorn to make his horn glow with green energy and stab the BomberNanimon. Poliwag uses Mud Shot on the Kokatorimon, while Natu uses Ominous Wind to summon purple ghostly wind on the BomberNanimon. Sunkern uses Razor Leaf on the Argomon, while Smoochum uses Blizzard on the Argomon. They took out the Evil Digimon and went up to a big platform.

Patamon: What is that?

T.K.: It looks like a big platform. Maybe we can get on it.

The gang went up to the platform and it starts floating up. Suddenly, they got ambushed by more BomberNanimon. Agumon and Patamon uses Pepper Breath and Boom Bubble, while Pikachu and Aipom uses Thunderbolt and Swift to take out the BomberNanimon. After they were taken out, a Snimon and some Flymon appears. The Flymon fires their Brown Stingers, while Snimon uses Twin Sickles, but the gang easily dodges their attacks. Charmander and Cyndaquil uses Flamethrower on Snimon, while Chikorita and Marill uses Razor Leaf and Water Gun on the Flymon. After taking out the Evil Digimon, the platform starts to shrink.

Marina: Is it just me, or is the platform shrinking?

The gang looks around the platform.

Jimmy: I think it is shrinking! We better jump out!

Before the gang could jump off the platform, they got attacked by Beheeyem using Zen Headbutt.

Ash: Now we're getting attacked by Pokemon? I thought we were only fighting Digimon all this time.

Pikachu: Well, even some Pokemon has to be bad guys.

Butterfree uses Silver Wind, while Heracross uses Pin Missile on the Beheeyem. The gang took out the Evil Pokemon, jumps down the platform, and proceeds forward. They go through a tunnel with floors and ceilings that go up and down and some more Digimon like the Honeybeemon, Chikurimon, and Argomon. The Honeybeemon uses Paralyze Sting, but the gang easily dodges their attacks. Poliwag uses Bubblebeam on the Honeybeemon, while Natu uses Psychic on the Argomon. They took out the Evil Digimon, dodged the Chikurimon, and proceed to a cave. There, they found Team Rocket's truck.

T.K.: There's the truck. But Team Rocket and the trophies aren't here.

Ash: Maybe they went inside that cave.

The gang looks inside the cave. Marina held onto Jimmy's hand.

Tai: What is that cave?

Jimmy: I think that's the Dark Cave. It's very dark inside. We must be careful.

The gang went inside the Dark Cave, where they got ambushed by black Tengu Digimon wearing purple armor and wielding two swords called Karatenmon.

Charmander: What are those Digimon?

Patamon: They're called Karatenmon. Beware of their Harmony Swords and Feather Flare attacks.

The Karatenmon uses Harmony Swords to slash at the gang with their Irataka Swords, but the gang dodges their attacks. Pikachu and Aipom uses Iron Tail, while Charmander and Cyndaquil uses Dragon Claw and Flame Wheel on the Karatenmon. They took out the Karatenmon and jump down a pit, which takes them to a minecart. They ride the minecart until it lands on the pond, making them all get out. They jumped on some platforms and encountered some Kuwagamon. Sunkern uses Mega Drain, while Smoochum uses Psychic on the Kuwagamon, taking them all out. They keep jumping up the platforms until they reached the ledge and got in, where they saw molten rocks going up and down. They dodged the molten rocks and proceed to the next room, where there is a key and three doors.

T.K.: Well, there are three doors and a key. We need to open one of them.

Tai: But which door are we gonna open?

Pikachu uses his ears to listen to the doors. He heard a sound in the top door.

Ash: Well, Pikachu. Did you know which door is the right one?

Pikachu: Yes. It's the top door.

He grabs the key and opens the top door. the gang went through the top door, where they got attacked by a Karatenmon. The Karatenmon uses Feather Flare to throw feathers from his wings, but the gang easily dodges his attack. Agumon and Patamon uses Claw Uppercut and Thousand Wings on the Karatenmon, taking him out. They proceed to a wall with a Bomb Block. Charmander uses Fire Fang on the block and it explodes, making a path for the gang. They proceed through the tunnel until they got ambushed by more Evil Digimon like the Kuwagamon, Kokatorimon, and Karatenmon.

Chikorita: Oh come on! How many more Digimon are there?

Cyndaquil: We better work together to defeat them!

The Kokatorimon uses Petra Fire to petrify the gang, allowing the Kuwagamon and Karatenmon to damage them with their Scissor Arms and Harmony Swords. The gang broke out and made their attacks. Pikachu and Charmander uses Electro Ball and Dragon Rage on the Kokatorimon, Cyndaquil and Chikorita uses Rollout and Ancient Power on the Kuwagamon, and Aipom and Heracross both uses Brick Break to karate chop the Karatenmon. After taking out the Evil Digimon, the gang made it out of the cave.

Marina: Phew! That was pretty rough. But I'm glad we made it through.

The gang looks out the cave and saw a castle with a big R on it. It's standing on a cliffside by the side of a mountain.

Jimmy: That must be Team Rocket's Castle. We better hurry up and get there.

Tai: Just hang in there, Sora and Biyomon. Me and Agumon will come rescue you.

Unknown to the gang, the Rocket Frigate is approaching. Meanwhile, in a dark room, a dark figure arose from his seat. He looks at the screen and Mewtwo was on it.

Mewtwo: Myotismon, I got May. Now where do I find the Digidestined of Love?

The figure named Myotismon points to the map on the screen.

Myotismon: She's there at Team Rocket's Castle. Grab her Digimon too. And make sure Ash or Tai don't get to them first. Then you can play with May's little brother and the Legendary Warrior of Fire.

Mewtwo: Yes sir! Come, my minions!

He walks off with his Psychic Pokemon behind him. Myotismon is a pale vampire Digimon with blonde hair, wearing an eye mask over his face, blue suit with a red and black robe, and black gloves and boots. He smirks evilly.

Myotismon: It won't be long now.


That's it for chapter 8. Now May has been kidnapped and Ash, Tai, and the others must rescue Sora, Calem, and Davis from Team Rocket. Next time, Nate and Gary will get their revenge on Gengar in the desert.