(A/N: It's the chapter you've been waiting for. Well, one of them anyway. There will be more Pokemon/Digimon battles, but this is the first. Lets see what happens when two worlds collide.)

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Chapter 5: Pokemon vs. Digimon

They still weren't sure how he had done it, but in a matter of hours, Izzy had managed to somehow get in contact with BlackWarGreymon's essence, or whatever was left of him. With the former Control Spire Digimon's help, they managed to find the world Devimon had ended up in, and discover the correct order the cards needed to be placed in to open a door to that world.

"The cards need to be arranged in the opposite order they would go in to get to the Digital World," he had told them. "This has to be more than a coincidence. Hmm, I wonder if that means this world runs parallel to it."

As was the norm, the six newer DigiDestined would be taking up the burden of hunting down Devimon. That was how they found themselves standing outside the gateway Myotismon had used to get to the Real World. The nine card slots were empty, waiting for the appropriate cards to be placed in them.

"So you're sure we'll be able to use our Digivices to get back?" Davis asked uncertainly.

Yolei placed her hands on her hips. "Yeah, we don't want to end up stranded in another world."

Gennai was standing beside them, having accompanied them to the ancient castle where the Legendary Doors rested. "If they have computers, and Izzy surmised that there's a good chance that they do, you should be able to return with the standard 'Digi-Port open' command, just as you do to get to and from the Digital World."

"And if they don't?" Kari asked.

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," TK replied.

Gatomon was still in her Champion form, but the others had become Rookies once more, and Veemon seemed particularly excited. "This is awesome! A whole new world to explore. I can't wait to see it."

"Don't be too excited," Hawkmon warned. "We have no idea what type of world we're about to enter. The life forms there could be hostile."

Davis pointed to the door. "Well, there's only one way to find out. Gennai, make it happen."

The Digital human nodded and placed the cards on the panel in the order Izzy had indicated. A few seconds of silence passed, and then the large stone doors opened to reveal a hallway of light.

"There's your path," Gennai told them. "It should lead to relatively the same location Devimon was transported to in that world since that spot should be weak from the anomalies that were produced before."

"Sounds good," TK replied. By his side, his finger reached out and touched the back of Kari's hand. "Ready for a new adventure?"

She smiled at him and nodded. "Yeah."

Ken knelt down beside his partner Digimon. "I promise, Wormmon, I won't lose myself this time."

The bug Digimon raised his arms. "Are you still worrying about when you became the Digimon Emperor? Come on, you know it wasn't your fault. It was the Dark Spores Millenniummon released influencing you."

"Either way, this time we're sticking together."

Patamon fluttered forward. "Actually, about that, you should probably let us go in first."

Gatomon nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea. This way we can take care of any potential threats that might be on the other side."

Cody frowned. "Are you sure that's a good idea? If you run into trouble, you won't be able to Digivolve without us."

Gatomon raised her claws. "If Devimon can hold his own there, then I can too; I'm also a Champion."

"Just give us a minute or two," Armadillomon suggested. "Then you can come in after us."

The DigiDestined exchanged uncertain looks, but reluctantly admitted that they had a point. Their Digimon were more durable and capable of fighting back than they were.

A sigh escaped Davis. "Ok, fine. But no more than two minutes. Three tops."

Veemon gave him a thumbs up. "You got it. We'll have everything wrapped up by then." He turned back to the door. "Ok, everybody, lets go!"

Without further delay, they charged through the doorway and into the light.

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The flash of light startled Professor Stevens and the three Trainers, and they turned to the source. The professor's eyes widened as his machine, his broken machine, seemed to be producing a new portal. He didn't see how that was possible since it was not only broken, but turned off as well, and without the power source of his Porygon and Porygon 2, yet it was clear that another portal was manifesting.

"This can't be!" he exclaimed. "How is this possible?"

"What's going on?" Brock cried over the sound of the air crackling.

The professor couldn't tear his eyes away. "A new doorway is forming. Something else must be coming through."

Misty felt a rush of panic. "You mean from Devimon's dimension?"

The professor nodded. "This is bad. Devimon might be bringing in reinforcements."

"Pika, Pika, Pika."

Somehow understanding, Ash nodded. "Yeah, we should fight."

Brock placed a hand on his shoulder. "Ash, wait, we don't know what we're up against. We should take cover and see what comes through first."

"Brock's right, Ash. We don't want to put our Pokemon in danger."

The portal had fully formed, and whatever was coming through was slowly becoming visible in the light. Ash just growled. "Alright, fine, everyone hide."

They ducked behind anything big enough for them to hide behind. Moments later, six strange creatures stepped out of the portal. They had never seen anything like them before. They looked like they could be Pokemon, but certainly nothing like the drawing of Devimon.

"Are they Digimon?" Ash whispered to Pikachu.

"Pika."

The creatures looked around, observing their environment. Based on their postures and expressions, they looked like they had been ready for a fight. But upon seeing that there was no one around, they relaxed a bit.

"So this is the place," said the bird-like creature as the portal behind them closed. "Looks a lot like the human world."

The armadillo-like creature looked around some more. "Well, there's different technology, but I guess that's to be expected."

"I do hope this is the right place," said the insect-like creature, and Misty shivered at the sight of it.

One of the creatures seemed to be flying in the air with wings that looked like ears. "According to BlackWarGreymon, Izzy, and Gennai, it is, and I trust them."

"Me too," the blue creature replied. "Now enough talking, we've got a job to do before the others come. Be ready to attack. If anyone stands in our way, we'll fight our way through. Now come on, lets get 'em!"

Ash had had enough. He wasn't about to let these invaders go around attacking people. They didn't look that tough; he was sure they could take them.

Jumping out of his hiding place, he pointed at the blue one that had commanded its comrades to attack. "Pikachu, Thundershock!"

The electric mouse Pokemon leapt off his shoulder and fired a bolt of electricity. "Pikachuuu!"

The blue creature's eyes widened in surprise moments before the attack hit him. His body lit up and his skeleton was visible as the electricity flowed through him. He dropped to the ground smoking, and breathed out a small black cloud. "That was shocking."

The others were instantly on guard again as the other Trainers and Professor Stevens crawled out of their hiding places. The cat-like creature hissed at them, her fur standing on end. "Heads up, you guys. Looks like we're going to have some trouble after all."

"We can take 'em," the blue creature replied, getting to his feet. "We'll show them not to mess with us."

"You're the ones that doesn't know who you're messing with," Ash replied.

Out of habit, or perhaps hoping he could get some information on them, he pointed his PokeDex at the group of creatures. "No Pokemon data available," the electric voice stated.

Ash stared at the device. "So they're really not Pokemon." Or they were simply an undiscovered species. Either way, he wasn't about to let them run amuck. "Well, I don't know who you are, but I'm not about to let you do whatever you want."

The blue creature glared at him. "The name's Veemon, and these are my friends, Wormmon, Hawkmon, Armadillomon, Gatomon, and Patamon. And if it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get."

"I'd advice you to stand down," Wormmon replied. "We've got you outnumbered."

Ash grabbed at the PokeBalls on his belt. "Then let me even the odds. Cyndaquil, Bayleef, Totodile, Noctowl, Phanpy, I choose you!"

He tossed the PokeBalls out, and five more Pokemon appeared, making it six on six. Glares were exchanged between the two groups as they stared each other down.

Ash glanced back at his friends. "I don't know how strong these guys are, but it'll be up to you to beat them if I can't."

Brock nodded. "You can count on us."

"Take them down, Ash," Misty told him.

It seemed that even without being told, each Pokemon and Digimon decided who their opponent would be. Veemon was looking for some payback with Pikachu, while Gatomon was staring down Bayleef. Patamon's gaze was locked with Noctowl, Wormmon's with Totodile, Hawkmon with Cyndaquil, and Armadillomon with Phanpy.

"We don't have much time before the others come," Gatomon reminded her companions. "Lets wrap this up fast."

In the corner, tears of depression ran down Professor Stevens' face as he foresaw the coming damage. "My lab…"

The two groups charged at each other. Bayleef made the first move with her Razor Leaf. Gatomon countered with her Cat Punch, knocking away the leaves. Bayleef attempted to use her Vine Whip next, but Gatomon jumped over the whipping vines and delivered a Neko Kick to Bayleef's head. She cried out and then began spinning her leaf, knocking the cat Digimon away.

"Bay!" she cried, following up with a Body Slam, flattening the cat Digimon beneath her.

Gatomon grunted in pain and glared up at her. Displaying strength her size belittled, she threw the much larger leaf Pokemon off her and jumped to her feet. "Cat Laser!" she cried, firing a beam.

Doing a backflip in the air, Bayleef had prevented herself from crashing into the wall. Seeing the attack coming for her, she ducked beneath the beam. Rising to her feet, she unleashed her Sweet Scent. A pink cloud of powder flowed over to the cat Digimon. A dreamy look appeared on her face as Gatomon felt her head go fuzzy. Bayleef used the opportunity to Tackleher.

Gatomon was knocked back by the attack, but it was enough to clear her sense of the Sweet Scent. She saw Bayleef coming at her with her Headbutt attack, and she rushed forward with her Lightning Paw. Her fist struck Bayleef's head, the impact creating a shockwave that sent them both flying backwards.

Hawkmon had been the first to make a move against his opponent, using his Feather Strike to throw the feather on his head like a boomerang. The fire mouse Pokemon vanished, moving almost too fast to see as it used its Agility. It reached Hawkmon in record time, and used Tackle.

The hawk Digimon stumbled back, but began flying to prevent from falling down. He soared towards Cyndaquil, latching onto his back, and began using his Beck Pecker, hammering Cyndaquil's forehead like a woodpecker.

"Quil!" the fire mouse Pokemon wailed, and ignited its back. Hawkmon screeched and let it go, his feet burning. Cyndaquil looked up as Hawkmon circled overhead and used its Flamethrower.

"Feather Strike!" Hawkmon repeated. His feather sliced through the stream of fire, but Cyndaquil jumped back to avoid it. Hawkmon used the opportunity to swoop down and use his Loop the Hawk, slicing Cyndaquil with his talons. "Cynda, Cynda, Quil!"

Hawkmon glared, accepting the fire mouse Pokemon's attempt to try his attack again. "As you wish. Loop the Hawk!"

Flipping in the air, he swooped down towards his opponent once again. This time, however, Cyndaquil was ready. It used its Smokescreen, breathing out a cloud of smoke that hid it from view. Hawkmon flew into the smoke, missing his target, and flew back out, coughing.

"A clever trick," he commented. "Lets take care of that."

He began flapping his wings, blowing away the smoke until Cyndaquil was revealed. The fire mouse Pokemon immediately used Swift, sending a series of stars flying at the hawk Digimon. Hawkmon flew out of their path, but much to his surprise, they followed him. He flew about the lab, trying to shake off the attack, but it was no use.

Finally, Cyndaquil breathed another stream of fire at him. He stopped, narrowly missing the flames, but allowing the stars to hit him. He dropped from the sky, but Cyndaquil was immediately on the attack again, using Flame Wheel. It plowed into Hawkmon before he even hit the ground, sending him flying.

Similarly, Phanpy had used its Rollout attack. Armadillomon mimicked it with his Diamond Shell, curling up and rushing towards the long nose Pokemon. Both spinning, they crashed together, knocking the other back. They came together again and again, sending sparks flying with each impact as they collided like two spinning tops trying to knock the other back.

With his hard armored body, Armadillomon had the advantage. Phanpy seemed to detect this, feeling itself weakening with each blow, and ceased its Rollout. Armadillomon, however, proceeded to spin towards it. But Phanpy had a surprise for him. Summoning up its energy, it unleashed a Hyper Beam. The attack completely blasted Armadillomon back, and he crashed into the wall, his body smoking. He remained stuck there for a few moments before uncurling and dropping to the ground upside-down with dizzy swirls in his eyes. "Boy, that's quite an attack."

Phanpy charged at him with its Take Down. Armadillomon blinked to clear his head and righted himself. He jumped out of the way, and Phanpy crashed into the wall.

"Diamond Shell!" he cried, rolling towards the long nose Pokemon again. Phanpy turned just in time to be slammed against the wall. Armadillomon came at him again, but Phanpy defended with Defense Curl. The impact still sent it flying into the wall again, where it bounced off it, landing behind Armadillomon.

Both uncurled at the same time, but Phanpy struck first with its Earthquake, striking the ground so the floor cracked apart, traveling over towards the armadillo Digimon. Armadillomon jumped out of the attack's path, but Phanpy followed up with Hidden Power. Balls of energy circled around it before being launched in different directions. One of the balls struck Armadillomon before he could stick the landing, knocking him back.

Phanpy attempted to use Take Down again. Armadillomon realized there was no time to avoid the attack and chose to defend against it instead with his Hard Brick, curling into a defensive ball. Phanpy knocked him into the wall, but he bounced off it, coming right back at the long nose Pokemon. He uncurled and used Claw Chopping, slashing Phanpy with his sharp claws, and his opponent cried out before collapsing.

The aerial battle was taking place between Patamon and Noctowl, but it soon became apparent that the mammal Digimon was at a disadvantage. Noctowl was using Sky Attack, glowing with energy as if it were on fire as it swooped through the air, attempting to strike its opponent. Little yelps escaped Patamon as he dodged the owl Pokemon's attacks, nearly getting hit several times.

"Boom Bubble!" he cried as Noctowl sped past him, inflating and unleashing a burst of air. The attack struck Noctowl in the back, and its Sky Attack dispersed. It turned to its opponent, but Patamon didn't give it a chance to attack as he slammed into it with his Air Slam.

Noctowl fluttered, screeching in frustration. Its eyes began glowing as it used Hypnosis. Patamon's eyelids immediately began to grow heavy as the hypnotic waves flowed over him, and the desire to take a nap grew. He started to descend, but the sudden drop jolted him awake, and he retaliated with his Thousand Wing, spinning around to send blades of wind at Noctowl.

The owl Pokemon grunted with each wind blade that struck it, but it countered with Whirlwind, and a heavy wind sent Patamon crashing into the wall. Noctowl began glowing again with Sky Attack, and shot towards Patamon. This time, however, the mammal Digimon was ready. He inflated himself and used Body Blow Tackle, and the two collided with each other.

Noctowl's attack was stronger, and Patamon went spinning through the air. Noctowl came at him again, and Patamon unleashed the air he held in the form of several blades of wind with his Areo Slash attack. Noctwol weaved around the blades of wind. It was about to plow into Patamon again, but the mammal Digimon surprised it by using his Wing Slap, timing it perfectly to slap Noctowl in the face with his ear-like wing.

"Sparkling Air Shot!" Patamon cried. He inflated again, his body glowing with energy, and unleashed a stronger glittering version of his Boom Bubble at point blank range.

Dazed, Noctowl was knocked back. It recovered quickly and screeched angrily. Its eyes began glowing with psychic power as Patamon dive-bombed at him while spinning with his Aerial Body Bomb Blow. Using Confusion, it blasted Patamon with psychic energy.

Crying out, Patamon went spinning through the air until he hit the wall. He looked back at Noctowl and prepared to attack, but something felt funny, as if he couldn't remember how to attack properly.

Unable to focus, when he attempted to use Boom Bubble, he forgot to open his mouth before unleashing his attack, hurting himself in his confusion and causing his ears to pop. Dazed, he drifted to the floor with dizzy swirls in his eyes. Noctowl didn't give him a chance to recover as its beak began glowing, and it used Peck, knocking the mammal Digimon off his feet.

Wormmon had his hands full with Totodile. The big jaw Pokemon was evading his attacks as he happily danced around, avoiding the thread-like needles the bug Digimon was spitting at him.

"Silk Thread!" Wormmon tried again, only to have Totodile avoid this one as well. The big jaw Pokemon seemed more like he was having fun rather than battling.

"Sticky Net!" Wormmon tried, spitting a net of sticky silk. Totodile simply leapt over it and used Water Gun, spraying a stream of eater that took Wormmon off his feet and slammed him against the wall.

Totodile began dancing around happily. "To, To, To, To, Totodile!"

Wormmon got up, wiping the water from his face. "That's some intense water pressure."

Shaking himself dry, he pulled a thread from his mouth with his Silk Thread attack and lashed it out at the big jaw Pokemon like a whip. Totodile jumped in the air, dodging it, and Wormmon whipped outward again. This time it snagged Totodile's foot, and he slammed him into the wall.

"Todi?" the big jaw Pokemon blinked in surprise. Wormmon pounced at him with his Rotating Tail Attack, spinning around and slashing with the pincers on his backside.

Totodile jumped to his feet and used Slash, his claws stopping Wormmon's pincers as they came together. Totodile then used Scary Face, and Wormmon flinched. This enabled Totodile to use Headbutt. The bug Digimon stumbled back with a big bump on his head.

Glaring at Totodile, he curled up and rolled at the big jaw Pokemon with his Rotating Head Slam. Totodile jumped up and landed on Wormmon's rolling body, running to remain on top. They crashed into the wall, and Totodile fell off as Wormmon uncurled.

"Worm Hang!" Wormmon cried, sending out a sticky thread, pulling Totodile towards him. He latched onto the big jaw Pokemon, using his thread to stick to him and began repeatedly head-butting him. Totodile grunted with each blow, and finally used Bite, chomping down on Wormmon's head. The bug Digimon cried out and tried to get away, but Totodile kept his jaws tightly clamped shut.

"Let go! Worm Scratch!" He slashed at Totodile with his mandible. The big jaw Pokemon's mouth opened in surprise, and Wormmon pulled free. He repeated the attack, but Totodile countered with Scratch. Sparks flew as the two continued swiping at each other, neither giving ground.

Totodile attempted to surprise Wormmon with Tackle, but Wormmon jumped back. Using his Random Roll, he curled up, bounced high in the air, and then plummeted towards Totodile, whipping his antennae. Totodile leapt away, and Wormmon's antennae struck the ground with a loud crack. He reacted quickly though, using his Silk Thread Gather, shooting silk in the shape of a hand. The silk threading grabbed Totodile's tail, and his eyes widened in surprise as he was yanked back down.

Wormmon spun the thread around, spinning Totodile with it and tossed him into the wall. He then used his Sticky Net, covering the big jaw Pokemon in the sticky substance, trapping him.

Veemon found himself at a grave disadvantage against Pikachu. The electric mouse Pokemon had speed and long-range attacks on his side, while nearly all of his attacks were meant for close combat. Most, but not all.

"Vee Shot!" he cried, firing a burst of energy from his mouth. Pikachu leapt over the attack and sped towards the dragon Digimon as Veemon's eyes studied his speedy opponent.

"Now!" he declared. "Vee Punch!"

His fist shot out, making contact. Pikachu went flying backwards, but did a flip in the air, landing on his feet. "Chu!"

He sent out a Thundershock. Veemon jumped up, avoiding the electric attack, and launched himself head first at Pikachu with his Veemon Head Spear. Pikachu countered with his Double-Edge, and the two crashed together.

But Pikachu underestimated Veemon's strength, and was knocked to the ground. The dragon Digimon came at him with his Gyral Punch, swinging his arms like windmills as he charged at his opponent. Pikachu simply unleashed a Thunderbolt. The electricity was everywhere, leaving Veemon nowhere to avoid it, and he was lit up once again.

Pikachu charged at him with Quick Attack, plowing into Veemon's gut. The dragon Digimon toppled over with Pikachu on top. The electric mouse Pokemon used Thunder, and a small thundercloud manifested above him long enough for a bolt of lightning to drop down and strike him, allowing him to unleash a powerful burst of electricity.

Veemon cried out as the electricity flowed through him. Pikachu charged at him before he could recover, tackling him to the ground. Gritting his teeth, Veemon glared up at Pikachu and delivered a Vee Punch, knocking his opponent off him. He jumped up and charged Pikachu with his Vee Headbutt, and Pikachu went tumbling back.

But the electric mouse Pokemon wasn't finished yet. He charged at Veemon as the dragon Digimon came at him with his Vee Knockout. Pikachu jumped up, avoiding the punch, while spinning around to smack Veemon in the face with his Shocking Tail. The dragon Digimon feel on his rear, his cheek stinging. Pikachu lunged at him again with his Double-Edge, but Veemon leaned back, allowing Pikachu to fly over him, and then reached out and grabbed him by the tail.

"Now I got you!" he declared, and began spinning him around. Pikachu was eventually lifted off the ground as Veemon gained speed with his spinning, the lab becoming a dizzy blur.

"Pikachu!" he cried, unleashing a Thunderbolt. Veemon realized his mistake of grabbing the electric mouse Pokemon a little too late as he was lit up. Pikachu's tail slipped from his grip, and the electric mouse Pokemon went flying head first into the wall.

Groaning in pain, Pikachu forced himself to his feet and turned back to Veemon, glaring. The dragon Digimon was standing on trembling legs, smoking, but still willing to fight.

The battle was only just beginning.

(A/N: Funny how a simple misunderstanding can lead to such disaster. But it gave us a nice little Pokemon versus Digimon battle. At the Rookie level, Ash's Pokemon can fight the Digimon on pretty even ground, but once they Digivolve, the tables are really going to turn. The DigiDestined are going to be coming through soon, and when they do… well, lets hope the misunderstanding can be resolved before anyone really gets hurt.)