What has happened before: Sora Kecthum wonders what is happening to her
son, and longs for her love Tai.  Jessie and Mewtwo are sent on a
mission to retrieve a Disc that was lost in the South Pole.  Happosai
attacks the gang, but that brings a change in Pikachu, digivolving to
Pikamon.  It is then revealed that MissingNo is really Devimon, and the
other villianous digimon from the past have returned.  They intend to
revive, Muu, the lord of Monsters, from the Black Disc.  Sora Ketchum
relates the events involving the Digital World twenty years ago,
leaving out the fact that she was a Digidestined.

Opening Theme: Pokemon 152 - ? 2000 Opening Theme

So you wanna be a master of Pokemon?
You got the skills to be number one?
(A downward shot of a brown Pokemon Stadium floor and then it moved up
into a three dimensional Pokeball. It then splits apart and the logo
"Pokemon 2000" shoots out. Shots of several different Pokemon light up
the screen)

I gotta take, the ultimate step, got the courage to be bold,
to face it out, and not forget the lessons that I hold
(A shot of Misty, Brock, Ranma, James and Tracy watching Ash as he
stands in a pillar of light. A shot of Ash and Pikachu facing off
against Ritchie and Sparky.)

I wanna go, where no one's been, far beyond the crowd
(A shot of Ranma and Ash, leaping high into the air, doing a full three 
sixty rotation in the air, followed by Brock, Misty, Tracy and James. A 
shot of Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy zooming by in a motorbike.)

Learn the way to take command
Release the power within my hand
(A downward shot of Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracy, James and Ranma releasing
Pokeballs that seem to hover at chest height)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon
(A sequence of shots of Staryu squirting a long stream of water, then
Snorlax swiping downwards, and then Charizard swoops down and opens its
mouth in a bellow.)

I wanna be the greatest Master of them all
Greatest Master
(A shot of Ash and Pikachu on his shoulder looking up, and then a long
downward pan of several people, Duplica, AJ, Hiker and several others
with Ritchie at the bottom is shown.)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon
(A shot of Ranma and Misty shaking their heads, and then the screen is
filled with Marril, Venonat and Scyther.)

So you want to beat all the rest and be better than all the rest?
(Ash throwing a Pokeball, followed by James. A shot of Jessie in a dark
sky, laughing while the lightning crashes around her.)

So you wanna be a Master of Pokemon, do you got the skills to
be number one?
(A sequences of shots of Water type Pokemon using watergun, fire types
using firespin and then a shot of Giovanni pointing into the screen,
then a shot of Cassidy and Butch, arms crossed, and then a Sandshrew
jumps into view.)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon! I wanna be the greatest Master of them ALL!
(A spinning shot of Jigglypuff about to sing, then Bulbasaur jumps into
the screen, followed by a Slowbro who starts to glow before Squirtle
headbutts him away, and then is chased away by a Magneton, and then
Pikachu leaps into the screen, and then unleashes a powerful 
Thunderbolt attack. The Thunderbolt rockets out from a shot of the 
earth, and then the logo Pokemon 152 - ? 2000 appears with two 
Pokeballs encircling it.)

POKEMON!

              A Pokemon, Ranma 1/2 and Digimon Fan Fiction
                    Developed for the new Millennium

                          Pokemon 152 - ? 2000

                         written by Shaun Garin
                          revised by WarChild

                   based on an idea by Kahlil Noriega
                   written with the authors permission

Episode 10: The Crest of Courage


A blue and white van pulled up to the Ketchum residence and a tall
figure stepped out. Well muscled, wearing a white t and a pair of
shorts, brown eyes peered out from his face as he knocked on the door.
Soon, a Mr. Mime answered it and asked, "Mime?"

"Hi, I'm looking for Sora, is she here?"

"Mime! Mime mime mime Mr. Mime!" Mimie pulled out a map and pointed to
Indigo Plateau. "Mr. Mime!"

"Indigo Plateau? Cool, I'm there. Thanks Mr. Mime!"

"MIME!"

Getting into his car, he started the engine. As he pulled away, he
looked at a picture that was on the front dash. It was of a group of
kids who, back then, were ready to take on the world. The original
Digidestined. Each one of the originals was holding newly restored
Crests and Tags, all restored to them. Joe was holding his fingers up
over Matt's head.  TK and Kari had these big grins as Sora had both
arms around their shoulders.  Mimi and Izzy were making faces at the
camera and Tai was putting bunny ears over their heads. The picture was
taken at the end of summer vacation before they all had to go back to
school.

Tai smiled, as he pulled onto the road that lead up to Indigo Plateau.

<><><>

Koshiro Izumi sighed as he rubbed his eyes. As president of Koshiro
Enterprises, he had a lot of things to do. But it sure was boring.

Just then, the phone rang and he picked it up. "Hello?"

"Izzy, it's Matt."

Izzy sat up boltright. "Matt! Hi! Why'd you call?"

"We're visiting Pokemon Island and since you're in Celadon City, TK and
I are dropping by. Can you get us passes?"

"No problem for a fellow Digidestined," Izzy commented and the pair
shared a laugh. "So, any problems with TK or your parents?"

"Naw, but TK's going through a phase. He wants to ask Kari to marry
him."

"No kidding? That's great! How's Tai doing?"

"Tai's on his way to Pallet Town. You know him, always busy with his
Soccer team for kids. Becoming a teacher was the best thing that
happened to him."

"I see. How're you doing?"

A pause. "Mimi and I broke up. At least we parted as friends. She and
Joe are coming next week for the reunion."

"What about the other group?"

Matt chuckled. "They're off busy with their lives to come to the Digi
reunion. It's just us originals."

"Okay, that's good. So, when are you dropping by?"

The door swung open, revealing a grinning Matt and TK. "Right now."
Matt was holding a cellular phone in his hands, grinning like a madman.
TK was laughing as Izzy put down the phone.

"I thought it sounded staticy," Izzy said, grinning. "How're you doing
Matt?"

"Same old, same old," he replied, shaking his hand. Then Izzy turned to
TK and gaped. And looked up. And up.

"Wow, you've grown TK. It's been what, three years when you were
shorter than I was?"

TK grinned and clapped a hand on Izzy's shoulder. "Some of us grow, and
some stay weeds forever." The three shared a laugh.

Izzy, in comparison to the others, was still the shortest, a man of
five seven with hair wrestled into a style most common to the
businessmen of Celedon City. Matt was taller than him by a couple of
inches with defined muscles from working out. A Martial Arts
instructor, he was a far cry from the overemotional teen that was left
behind nearly fifteen years ago. TK was the shocker. Dressed in a
leather jacket with his brown hair back in a style that was reminiscent
of his brother in his teens, he wore jeans, sneakers and could do
something to make the muscles in his arms bulge. Around his shoulder he
wore a camera bag and hanging on his shirt was a pair of sunglasses.

Izzy finally brought them over to the couches and fetched a trio of
Pepsi's. As they drank, Izzy turned to TK and asked, "So, what's with
the camera bag?"

"I'm a Pokemon Watcher. After all our experience back in the Digital
World, I decided to travel the world seeking out the newest Pokemon. I
discoverd Eleckid, Pichu and Marril. A friend of mine, Tracy,
discovered Snubble."

"I'm a Martial Arts instructor," Matt said, indicating the sign of his
dojo on the back of his jacket. "Yamato Kempo."

"Mmm....what about Mimi and Joe?"

TK took a big swig and said, "Mimi's a professional diver and Joe is a
Writer for the Pokemon Times. He gave up Doctoring since he still
faints at the sight of blood."

Izzy grinned and finished his Pepsi. "Well, I've gotta close up my
office. So, meet you two downstairs at the lobby when I'm done."

No sooner than he had gotten the words out, then the glass window
shattered inwards by an incredible wind. The three ducked as the glass
passed over them. Izzy then peeked over the chair he was hiding behind
and frowned. "What was that?"

There was nothing to indicate the sudden explosion. TK looked up and
said, "Maybe a freak coincidence?"

"Too freaky," Matt agreed.

Izzy then moved towards his desk and picked up the phone. "Hello,
Janitorial? Yes, please come to my office, the windows broke. No, I
don't know how it happened. Thank you." He hung up and said, "We'd
better get out of here."

"Right." the others chorused.

<><><>

"Upper block, downward strike, left punch, right kick, leap, kick,
punch. Good." Ranma lowered his hand as Misty finished her kata before
him. "You've really improved since I started teaching you Misty."

"Thanks Ranma," she said. "You're a good teacher."

"Pika pika!"

"Togepriiii!" The two Pokemon cheered her on as Misty moved through the
advanced kata's of the Anything Goes Martial Arts. As they watched,
Ranma then summoned Hitmonchan from his Pokeball and sicced him on
Misty.

"Now keep your punches to a level she can stay with, okay Hitmonchan?"

"Chan."

"Right. Misty, I want you to spar with Hitmonchan. It will keep you on
your toes."

Just then, Brock stuck his head out the door. "Ranma! Phone!"

Ranma excused himself and wrapped a towel around his neck. Then, taking
the phone from the squinting teen, he inquired, "Ranma Saotome, how'd
you get this number?"

"Hello Ranma," his mother said from the other side. "How are things?"

"Mom! When did you get word we were in Indigo Plateau?"

"Your father called me," she replied. "I guess you heard that you're
not Genma's son?"

"Yeah I did Mom. So, what's going on there?"

A smile could be seen through her vocal expressions. "Akane wants to
know when you're coming back, same as Ukyou. Shampoo and Cologne are
off on a training trip, Ryoga is lost..."

"Ryoga's always lost Mom," he replied, "He joined up with us for a
while but got lost again."

"Okay then, that Kuno boy is ranting as usual, Nabiki is complaining
that she's lost three weeks income, that sister of Kuno's is constantly
harrasing Akane for the loss of her 'Ranma-sama'," the sarcasm could be
heard through the phone and Ranma had to chuckle at this. "And Genma is
hiding and Soun is wailing that you're never coming home. In short,
everything's normal son. How are things there?"

"Great! We met Ash's mom, Dad, Agatha, a Pokemon Watcher named Tracy 
and just last week Ash and Pikachu transformed into something!"

"Oh my, they were not hurt, were they?"

"Nope. I've been pawing through some old newspapers and came across
something cool. Mom, you wern't adopted into Mrs. Kecthum's family  yet
so you don't know this as nothing but a story but apparently, Pikachu
and Ash have become Digital. Digital Monsters!"

"Oh my! I hope Sora's taking this well. And Ranma, I was adopted, not a
real Takeonouchi. I saw the whole Digimon Incident with my own eyes."

"Really?"  Ranma knew that his mother was adopted, as Ash's mother told
him.  He didn't know she was a witness as well.  'So Takeonouchi was
Mrs. Ketchum's madien name,' he thought to himself.

"Yes son, I was captured as a child by Myotismon. But enough of that,
how are things there? Did you capture any Pokemon?"

"Naw, I've been Training Hitmonchan though. He can jump at least
fifteen feet now!"

"My how good for you? Oh, look at the time, I must be going son, Kasumi
want's to learn how to cook my special shrimp soup."

"Okay, bye mom."

"Bye son."

Dialtone.

Ranma looked down on the phone in his hand and then hung it up on the
hook.

<><><>

"Oganmon, you have been repowered and reeducated to become the powerful
fighter you are today. What is your mission?"

The green goblin Digimon with his perpetually open mouth said, "To serve
you and destroy Ash Ketchum and the Digidestined."

"Excellent. Now go. There is a meddlesome group of Digidestined in the
vicinity of Celedon City."

"As you command."

<><><>

Jennai snapped to attention at the alert. "Oh my, there's a disturbance
in the worlds continuum. Power scales are out of control!"

Within seconds, the room was filled with Digimon. Elecmon stepped
forwards, flanked by several Poyomon. "What's the matter Jennai?"

"There's a disturbance in the Real World. Oh my goodness, it Oganmon!"

"Oganmon?" This came from a Pikamon who was dressed similar to a 
certain Digivolving Pikachu. "What's he doing there?"

Palmon checked the meters. "I'm reading him and...oh my! MATT! TK!
IZZY!"

"Matt's in trouble!" Gabumon said. "I've got to help him!"

"Me too!" Patamon agreed. "If TK is in trouble then I have to go to
him."

"We'll stay here," Agumon said, nudging Tentomon forwards. "Go too, 
Izzy needs you."

The three Digimon entered a shimmering portal and disappeared. Then, 
the Pikamon stood up. "I'm going too. They need me."

"They already have a Pikamon there. Pikachu digivolved."

"My brother finally digivolved?" Pikamon was surprised. "Then they are
in good hands. I will stay for now." He returned to his sitting
position, legs crossed.

<><><>

"MATT! BEHIND YOU!"

Matt dodged to the side, rolling over and over as the bone club slammed
into the cement. Getting to his feet, he inquired, "Oganmon?"

Oganmon turned to the three with a blank stare. Izzy backed up and
shoved his hand into his pocket. "This isn't good. What's he doing back
in the Real World?"

As a droning puppet, Oganmon responded, "I am here to destroy the
Digidestined. As determined by lord Devimon and his Brotherhood of Evil
Digimon."

"Brotherhood of Evil Digimon? You can't possibly mean?"

"Brother Myotismon sends a message; Prepare Kari to die. She will be
the first to go." Then, he attacked.

<><><>

A knock at the door brought Sora up from her seat on the couch. She
peered through the door peephole and gasped. Then threw the door open.
"Tai? Is that you?"

He nodded. "Sora."

A beat.

"Come in, come in! Want something to drink?"

Tai smiled, the tension cooling off visibly. "Sora, it's been a long
time."

"Too long," she replied, "you left on that Soccer World Tournament and
never came back. So I just want to know, why'd you come back?"

He sighed and said, "Kari told me. She had one of those psychic flashes
that she had ever since that spirit took over her body in the Digital
World."

She nodded. "Go on."

Just then, Pikamon came into the room, munching on a bowl of
strawberries. "Oh, hey Tai."

He looked at Pikamon and asked, "New Pokemon?"

"Ash's Pikachu Digivolved Tai," she said. "And Ash doesn't have a
Digivice!"

Tai smirked. "Remember that that spirit told us? That the 'Vices are
tools to help us become aware of our powers? He inherited both Love and
Courage. That's probably what made Pikachu Digivolve."

"Actually, I have something to tell you guys," he said. "I'm half
Digimon." At this, the pair turned towards Pikamon who grinned and
rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm what you call, a hybrid. To test and
follow Ash."

"Test? Why test?" Sora asked. "What's he being tested for?"

Pikamon sighed and sat down. "This world will be plagued by terrible
events. Ash is one of the Chosen Ones, and will be with his friends."

Sora recalled a legend based in the Book of Legends and started to
recite it. "'And lo, when the seven conquers arise to bring forth the
king of monsters, one shall stand with a band of seven matching forth
the powers foretold within each time.'" Sora gasped. "Ash, Brock,
Misty, Ranma, James, Ryoga, Tracy."

Pikamon shook his head. "Ryoga is a wild card. It is said that he will
prevent the disk from being unsealed at the time of destruction and
that the Chosen Ones will defeat the king of monsters."

"So there's two more. Ash, Misty, Brock, Ranma, Tracy and James. Who 
are the final pieces of the puzzle?" Tai asked.

Pikamon shrugged. "It is unknown at this time. But he is deeply
interwoven with Ash's fate, as with each one. In time, each one will
discover their true powers." He stood and turned to leave. "That is all
I can tell you now."

"Wait!" Sora said. "What happened to Leomon? Is he still alright?"

Pikamon smiled as he stopped at the doorway. "My brother is alright."
Then, he was gone.

<><><>

CRASH!

Another building fell as Izzy ducked the falling debrie. "This is
insane!" he shouted. "What'll we do?"

"If he's working for Devimon and Myotismon, then its trouble for all of
us!" Matt shouted back.

TK snarled as he dodged a Pummel Whack. "I think he's been brainwashed.
He left as a friend, remember?"

"True, but...huh?"

In a heartbeat, everything turned white, and then rainbows descended
from the sky. In a flash, three familiar forms unleashed their attacks.

"BOOM BUBBLE!"

"BLUE BLASTER!"

"SUPER SHOCKER!"

Oganmon stumbled back and roared in pain. "AAAAHHH!" In a split second,
a multitude of Black Gears tried to push its way out of his Digiskin.

"Tentomon!" Izzy shouted, "hit him again! Everyone! He's filled with
Black Gears!"

"You heard the man," TK shouted, "Lets get him!"

The attacks continued until in a flash of light, the Black Gears escaped
from Oganmon's body and shattered into nothing. The Virus Digimon
collapsed to the ground bonelessly for a second, letting out a great
sigh.

Matt approached him and poked him. "He's alive."

Meanwhile, Izzy and TK were having joyous reunions with their Digimon.
TK laughed as Patamon landed atop his head. "Boy TK, you've really
grown!" he said.

"Did you miss me Izzy? Cause I missed you!"

"Sure I did Tentomon," Izzy said, hugging the insect Digimon.

"Matt?" Gabumon asked, tugging at Matt's sleeve. "Are you happy to see
me too?"

Matt turned, a wide grin on his face. "Of course Gabumon! I haven't seen
you in years!"

"It's been fifteen years Matt," he replied. "Of course it's been a long
time."

Then, Oganmon stirred and groaned as he sat upright. "What's going on
here? Where am I? Am I in the Real World?"

"Oh, you're awake!" Patamon said, flying towards him.

"Yeah, I took a bad hit. But I'll be alright." His eyes then focused on
Patamon staring him into the face and asked, "What're you doing here? I
thought you're with Jennai!"

"I was, until you showed up causing havok downtown."

Oganmon stood up and scratched his neck. "Thanks for the help. Hey TK,
you've really grown!"

"Everyone keeps reminding me of that!" TK groaned. "It is such a
surprise that I did?!"

Oganmon sighed. "Oh well."

Suddenly, a thought hit TK like a thunderbolt. "Wait a second....when
you were under control...you said Myotismon vowed Vengeance against
Kari....oh my god."

"We've got to get there now!" Matt pulled out a cell phone and dialed a
number.

<><><>

Tai's cellular phone rang. Picking it up, he flipped it open. "Hello?
What? Are you sure? Oh man! I'm coming with Sora! Phone her and tell her
to hang on!"

Snapping the cellular phone shut, Tai stood up. "Kari's in trouble,
Myotismon's back and is swearing revenge against Kari. We've got to get
to Cerulean City Studios immediately!"

"Oh no! Let's go Tai!"

The pair raced out the door, jumping into the Van. It pulled away and
then blazed down the road. Pikamon watched them go, a frown on his
face. Then he turned into the house and shouted, "Everyone! Get down
here! Ash! Your Aunt Kari's in trouble!"

<><><>

"And that's the news for today. Tune in tommorow, same time, same
channel. This is Kari Ketchum, Channel Seven news."

Suddenly, the roof exploded inwards. Screams of people were heard as a
familiar vampire like Digimon lowered into the room, sneering as he
blasted the cameras.

Around the world, TV screens flickered to life, and many TV's changed
channels to reveal Myotismon as he swept his cape backwards. "People of
earth," he said grandiosely. "I am Myotismon of the Brotherhood of Evil
Digimon. I came from the Digital World twenty-five years ago to conquer
this world. Now, I come here for another reason."

<><><>

Nabiki spat out her lollypop in shock as she saw Myotismon cornering a
woman who seemed to be at peace amidst the screaming in the room. The
vampire sneered at the camera. "Now, witness the death, of the Eighth
Digidestined!"

The woman who he was cornering, sort of tilted her head and said, "I'd
look up if I were you."

"And why should I do that?"

"Howling Blaster!"

The vampire was knocked into the counter, breaking it in two. Then,
some people were lowered into the room, holding onto several large
monsters. "Time's up Myotismon!"

Myotismon sneered and turned. At this time, the whole Tendo Household
was watching TV. He then laughed low as he suddenly seized her around
the neck. "Your leader isn't here. Tai, I know you're watching. This is
your sister here. Do you want her to die so soon?"

Within a second, a man burst into the room followed by a woman. "Let
her go."

"Why, Tai. And Sora. The circle is almost complete. Now... prepare
yourself!" And with that, he threw Kari into the wall and lunged for
Tai.

End Chapter 10: To Be Continued

(Don't Go away, the PokeRAP is next!)

Poke Rap

Attention all Pokemon trainers! Do you have what it takes to be the
best? Today we'll do thirty Pokemon! It's the ultimate test!

Gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all, gotta catch
em all!

ARTICUNO

JYNX

NIDORINA

BEEDRILL

HAUNTER

SQUIRTLE

CHANCEY

PARASCECT

EXEGGCUTE

MUK

DEWGONG

PIDGEOTTO

LAPRAS

VULPIX

RHYDON

At least 150 or more to see, to be a Pokemon Master is my Destiny!

CHARIZARD

MACHAMP

PINSIR

KOFFING

DUGTRIO

GOLDBAT

STARYU

MAGIKARP

NINETAILS

EKANS

OMASTAR

SCYTHER

TENTCOOL

DRAGONAIRE

MAGMAR

Not bad, not bad. hey, don't get cocky, tommorow's the hardest part.
We're going up to 150 Pokemon. There's no stopping us!

Catch em catch em gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all,
Pokemon, Catch em catch em gotta catch em all, gotta
catch em catch em gotta catch em all, gotta catch em all,
POKEMON!!

Closing Credits and Theme: The Time Has Come

I close my eyes
And I can see
The day we met
(A scene of Ash picking up a Pokeball and Pikachu escaping from its
inside. He picks up Pikachu and he zaps him.)

Just one moment and I knew
You're my best friend
'Do anything
For you
(A scene of Ash meeting Misty, Brock throwing a pokeball, and Ash
looking upwards, the camera panning backwards, into the sky.)

We've gone so far
And done so much
And I feel
Like we've always been together
(Scenes of Ash running along a beach, Misty, Brock and Pikachu trailing
along in the setting sunlight. A still photo of Ranma sitting atop a
cliff, that fades from brown and white tones to a full color picture,
his pigtail swinging in the wind. A constellation draws itself out on
the sky, Sagittarius the Archer. A shooting star arcs across the sky.)

Right by my side
Through thick and thin
You're the part of my life
I'll always remember
(A shot of Pikachu waving to the sky, his eyes glistening with tears,
Pidgeotto carrying Ryoga away. A shot of Ash's shadowed face, a stream
of tears dripping from his eyes. Ranma gathering Akane in his arms,
Ukyou wrapping a consolidating arm about Brock's shoulder. Ash sitting
down in the grass, Misty leaning on his shoulder, his jacket wrapped
about her shoulders.)

The time has come,
It's for the best I know it
Who could have guessed that you and I...
(Ash's face, haloed in a corona of light, Misty holding onto his
fingertips. He smiles at her, as the light brightens to a blinding view
and she collapses on the ground, sobbing.)

Somehow, someday,
We'd have to say goodbye
Somehow today...
...we have to say goodbye.
(Fade out.)


(A Magic Tech Production, A Shaun Garin Story.)


Next Time: Return of Mimi and Joe, and the uncovering of another latent
power! Next Time, on Pokemon 152 - ? 2000!

Revision Notes November 5, 2000(WarChild): Changed Nodoka's madien name
from Ketchum to Takeonouchi.  Of course, that isn't her original last
name.  Her real family name will pop up in the later series following
Pokemon 2000. Also changed twenty years to twenty-five years, to fit
the timeline we're using much better.  Minor errors, as usual, were
corrected.