Disclaimer: As cool it would be if I'd own them, I do NOT, I repeat, I do NOT own TRANSFORMERS, Digimon or Pokemon!

Hello again! You're just in time for another update on my story. And Ash Ketchum and the gang are up next! So, do R&R and tell me what you guys think about the chapter!

P/S: I must apologize but I can't seem to add Cilan's taste for things around him in this story, so I'm going to go slow on that until I get the hang of it.

Chapter 3: Unexpected Guests

While the Autobots continued to lay dormant under the seas of Japan and the DigiDestined getting ready for the impending danger that was approaching, trouble was looming in another corner of the universe. Another green and lush world existed out there. It was the world of Pokemon. (A/N~ I'm going to call it the Pokemon World, like the Digital World, instead of Earth) And how similar was it to Earth and the Digital World? It was teeming with life, with hundreds, thousands, perhaps millions of species of extraordinary creatures with extraordinary powers called Pokemon. While very few ever have the ability to speak, there are others who have been written down in legends. Pokemon offered humans many different opportunities in their lives. Some made good house pets, while others made great security. There were even some who even helped treat patients in hospitals.

But what made Pokemon so fascinating was that they were trained by people to compete in friendly competitions, fighting tournaments, contests and most important of all, the Pokemon Leagues. Every Trainer who chose the path of becoming a Pokemon Master would try himself out for these grand spectacles of the Pokemon World.

And there was one kid who had been pursuing the dream for quite a long time, Ash Ketchum. He has been travelling across the world, catching Pokemon, making new friends and fighting to become the greatest Trainer there is. Right by his side, was a cute, yellow furball who never left him until the very end, Pikachu. Together, the dynamic duo has dominated the Pokemon World, one region after the other. Although he never won any of the Leagues, he never even had the thought of giving up his dream. Also there to support him all the way, were two sporting companions, Iris, with her partner, Axew, and Cilan, a former Gym Leader who chose to follow Ash after he lost a Gym Battle with the young Trainer. Now, on their quest to pursue the next challenge, his heart was burning a fire inextinguishable by even the strongest of force. The adventure begins!

-At Viridian City-

Ash and his friends finally arrived at Viridian City, the city where Ash strengthened his bond with Pikachu after since a terrible incident nearby. The city was peaceful and not too crowded. The group were on their way to Vermillion City to catch a ship to an unknown archipelago of islands just near the Kanto region. Ash, as excited as ever, couldn't help but jump for joy with Pikachu.

"Sheesh, what a kid!" teased Iris. It became a habit that she always insulted Ash for his childish behaviour.

"Oh, cheer up, Iris! Aren't you excited to see new Pokemon out there?!" exclaimed Ash

"Pika PIKA!" The yellow Pokemon couldn't agree more as he joined in with his partner.

"A new journey in a new world! It's like a new recipe for a sweet new delight!" (A/N~ Um, that's all I could think off, heh heh.) said Cilan, with his taste for new things and evaluating them. Well, that's a Pokemon Connoisseur, who would always judge performances and try out new things for his taste.

"Well, Cilan!" yelled Iris, in complete joy. "I take back what I said! Let's get going!" She raised her fist in the air as her partner, Axew, jumped out of her huge hairstyle.

"AXEW!" exclaimed the Dragon-Type.

"Uh, wait…" the Pokemon Connoisseur stopped the excitement for a little bit. "Don't you think we outta get to the Pokemon Centre for our Pokemon?"

"Oh, yeah. *chuckle embarrassingly*" The two Trainers had their hands behind their heads with sweat drops (A/N~ once again, the humour of anime!)

All Pikachu and Axew could do was drop their heads down and sigh from the embarrassment.

-At the Pokemon Centre-

As they enter a wide hall of what you would expect of a hospital, they went over to the counter.

"Hello. Nurse Joy." Ash called out to the nurse as he rang the little bell on the counter. The nurse arrived at the counter.

"Hello, Ash. So nice to see you again." complimented Nurse Joy, who happened to have met the young boy. "After what had happened three years ago, I can't thank you enough."

"Eheh. It was nothing." Ash put his hand behind his head after the compliment. "Although I did blow the Centre up…"

Iris and Cilan fell to the floor dumbfounded from his words.

"*giggles* It's alright. I was still glad you were able to defeat Team Rocket that day. Now, I'll take care of your Pokemon for you. And while you're at it, you can sit down and read some magazines over there."

"Sure." Everyone agreed, as the nurse took the tray with their Pokeballs, where they store the rest of their Pokemon, and Pikachu and Axew.

"Speaking of Team Rocket…." said Iris, remembering the trio of mischievous crooks out to always steal their Pokemon, mostly Pikachu, "I hope they don't barge in our adventure this time."

"I doubt it." answered Ash, who was pretty much experienced in dealing with those clownish villains. "They would try and come out when you least expect it."

As they approached the waiting area, Ash collided with a passer-by. The two crashed onto the ground. Ash's friends rushed to his aid.

"Hey, be a little more caref…" he stopped after catching a glimpse at a familiar face. As their eyes met,

"It's DAWN!" shouted everyone.

A fellow Trainer who travelled with Ash on one of his journeys, the young Pokemon Trainer rose to her feet, rubbing her head from the impact, and was surprised by the sudden appearances of her friends right in front of her.

"Oh, Ash, Cilan and Iris!" exclaimed Dawn

"Oh, I didn't know you were here in Kanto!" said Iris.

"Yeah, how 'bout that!" exclaimed Ash, still on the floor. Dawn lent him a hand back up on his feet. "So what're you doing here in Kanto?"

"Well, I decided something." answered Dawn, with a wink and a smile. "I decided to join you guys for this trip to the Iacon Archipelago!" (A/N~ Yeah, TRANSFORMERS fans, I'll let 'ya know why later in another chapter)

"Really? That's great!" complimented Ash.

"Well, that's great to hear, Dawn! I'm glad you're coming with us!" Iris with all her excitement for spending more time with Dawn.

~*giggles* Now I have someone to tease Ash with me~ Her thoughts suggested.

~Five minutes later~

Nurse Joy was at the counter, with the tray of the kids' Poke-Balls, as well as Pikachu and Axew.

"Here you go." called out Nurse Joy. "All checked and everyone's healthy."

Pikachu and Axew looked up to find Dawn amongst the crowd.

"Pikaka!"

"Axew!"

"Hi, guys!" The young Trainer picked up one of her well-decorated Poke-Balls.

"Alright, Piplup! Spotlight!" She tossed the Poke-Ball high in the air and and it opened, releasing a shining, white beam of light. From that beam, appeared a little blue penguin Pokemon called Piplup, Dawn's Pokemon partner. The little Pokemon twirled and twirled as it landed gracefully on the floor, like a ballerina. Sparkles bursted out as the Pokemon finished its presentation.

"Piplup!" called Piplup.

Everyone clapped as the Penguin Pokemon greeted everyone. It also hugged Pikachu as the two have been best friends.

"Pi-Kachu!"

"Pip-Lup!"

After gathering their Poke-Balls and thanking the nurse, the group exited the Pokemon Centre.

"Now, let's GO! A new journey awaits!" exclaimed Ash, again, filled with excitement.

"Pika-CHU!"

"*sigh* What a kid." teased Iris and Dawn. They shared a laugh while Ash complained on and on as they made their way to the Vermillion Harbour.

Meanwhile, from atop a roof, two dark figures were watching over the group. They were eyeing on Pikachu and Piplup.

"Mmhmm. Look at those twerps walking right into our trap." said one of them, Jessie.

"Yes, and when they do, Pikachu will be ours. *chuckles*" added James, her partner-in-crime.

"But we should be careful. Let's try not to do anything stupid or we could spoil it again."

"Yeah, like that's ever going to happen." a cat-like Pokemon, who walked upright, Meowth, was behind them munching on some sandwiches. Unlike many Pokemon, he has developed the ability to speak like a real person would.

"MEOWTH! That was our only supplements left!" James yelled at the hungry cat. He was also craving for some of those sandwiches. His rude yelling was interrupted by a whack on the back by Jessie, with a frying pan. (A/N~ hehehe)

"Keep it down, you morons!" scolded Jessie.

-Vermillion Harbour-

The gang arrived at Vermillion Harbour.

Ash was still chatting with Dawn, while Iris was pulling Cilan into the boat, much to his dismay. The Pokemon ran in as well.

As they settled in for the cruise to the archipelago, they took the time off to relax and enjoy the view from the deck of the boat. Iris pointed out as a Wailord jumped out of the water. Up above them, flocks of Wingulls and Pelippers flew above them like seagulls (A/N~ Well they are based off them).

Ash was wondering of what things to see when they arrive at their destination. Iris and Cilan were still sight-seeing and Dawn was playing with Piplup and Pikachu. Everything was quiet, peaceful and soothing, as the seas were calm.

However, suddenly, storm clouds approached out of nowhere.

"What the-?" Iris looked up at the clouds with Axew scurrying in the safety of her hair.

Everyone was wondering what was going on. The next thing you know it, as the clouds were above them, the waves start getting rougher and rougher, rocking the boat. The group struggled to maintain balance as they slid here and there on the deck of the rocking boat. Rain soon fell so heavily that it felt more like a hailstorm. Lightning bolts make the scene a whole lot terrifying and thunder accompanied them with loud bangs of noise.

"What's happening?!" shouted Dawn.

"What's up with the weather?!" screamed Iris.

Everyone was screaming and shouting. Ash looked over the railing of the deck and saw another terrible sight. A whirlpool! The gang quickly took cover under a parasol. Ash took out his PokeDex, which could read info of Pokemon, to find out who's causing the storm. Maybe a Legendary Pokemon? Or a school of Gyarados?

However, his PokeDex couldn't do anything. But words formed on the screen of the device.

*The Harvest Shall Begin*

Ash was too busy worrying about the storm than the words on his screen.

Soon, the whirlpool began to develop a tornado. The team found themselves at the mercy of being sucked in. Dawn was sent flying into the tornado and screamed at the top of her voice.

"DAWN!" yelled Ash, as he quickly got hold of her hand. He was soon being pulled in as well, taking Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, Piplup and Axew, with him.

As their screams began to fade away, Team Rocket was watching the events take fold in their hot-air balloon.

"This wasn't our trap, was it?!" yelled Jessie.

"I don't know, but if we don't scramble, we might just be goners!" Meowth shouted as he directed the balloon away from the storm. But the tornado soon caught them, sending them hurling them into the eye of the storm. The trio screamed as they descended into the tornado.

Soon, the storm began to calm down all of a sudden, but not before a pair of glowing red eyes appeared at the sea and disappeared seconds later.

The captain of the boat quickly rushed out to the deck to find his passengers missing.

"Oh no!" They're gone!"

Where did our heroes go to? Will they manage to make it out? And who is responsible for the weird happenings? Find out on the next chapter!

Ta-Da! Done with chapter 3 and introductions are concluded! And I decided to top it up with an ending narration too ^^. Remember to R&R! For the next chapter we'll bring our Poke- Heroes with the DigiDestined.