What has happened before: Kari is rescued by the digigang.  But
Myotismon blasts an attack that leaves the Digimon unable to digivolve.
Tai is revealed to be Ash's father, and Sora and the others reveal
themselves to be the Digidestined.  Ash finally enters the league.  Upon
meeting Richie, a set of Digivices falls upon Ranma, Tracy, Ash, James,
Misty, Brock, and Richie.  They reveal themselves to be a set of
morpher-esque devices, as they use it to gain new powers and fight off
the evil Digimon who attacked after Ash's first match.  Wizardmon
arrives to warn the team about the Black Disc.

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 12 : The Crest of Friendship


"It's cold."

*No kidding, it's Antarctica.*

Jessie glared at her companion before heading over to the large ice
mountain before them. Holding her hand out to the flat gleaming surface,
it glowed red before sliding open to reveal a large cavern behind the
ice wall. "Its open. Come on."

The pair walked into the room, and the door closed behind them.

<><><>

"Wizardmon, are you okay? Please wake up."

The Wizard Digimon stirred and opened his eyes to focus on Kari and
Gatomon looking down on him, concerned. "Kari. Gatomon." He sat up and
looked around. "Tai, Sora. It is good to see you all again. And my have
you grown."

"It's been Twenty years Wizardmon," Kari said, supporting him.

"Wizardmon, how did you find us?" Gatomon asked. "And why are all the
bad Digimon back?"

Wizardmon looked contemplative for a long second. "It is a long
story...."

<><><>

Remember the battle between the Digimon Emperor and the new
Digidestined? Well, always ambitious, he decided to bring out new, more
powerful Digimon to make his slaves. Well, due to a miscast Digispell,
he activated a spell that would recreate the most powerful Evil Digimon.
The tendrils of powers went back and back in time, recreating the Evil
Digmon into this world. Devimon. Etemon. Myotismon. Puppetmon.
Metalseadramon. Mechadramon. And Piedmon. The spell then affixed itself
to a certain point in time, which, coincidentally was this year.
Digimon, good and bad alike, were sucked into the Real World like a
vacuum.

Here, the Evil Digimon hid away, waiting and building energy so that one
day, they could conquer the earth. But, they had learned from their
mistakes, as they sought out the most powerful sources of energy in the
area of Japan. Then, one day, Demidevimon, Devimon's brother, discovered
a lost text about a powerful monster, sealed away in a Black Disc. The
texts spoke of the near destruction of the world, as the Disc would be
unleashed. But, thanks to another disc, the monster would be defeated
once again, and sealed within the Disc, and buried in the cold nether
regions of the ice caps.

<><><>

Wizardmon gratefully accepted the painkillers offered to him by Kari and
gulped them down. "I have to stop them from gaining control of the
disc."

"No, you're going to rest Wizardmon, and that's an order," Gatomon said
fiercely.

Wizardmon raised an eyebrow in curiousity. "Since when did you become my
Digimommy?"

Gatomon narrowed her eyes as she pushed the male Digimon down on the
couch. "Since I was your friend Wizardmon," she said. "Now get some
rest."

Wizardmon chuckled. "Yes mother." He soon fell into a light doze which
gradually turned into a deep slumber.

<><><>

"Hey Ranma?"

"Mmph..."

"Are you asleep?"

"I was..." came the sleepy reply, "Until you started blabbing."

"Sorry, I can't sleep. Kept thinking about what would have happened if
we were a second too late."

"Don't worry about it," came the reply, "what's done is done. There's no
thinking about the past. Get some rest man."

"Right. Night Ranma."

"Night Ash."

<><><>

Two days and two battles later...

"It's a beautiful day here in Indigo Plateau, and the match is about to
begin!" The Announcer warily cast his glance around the area for
dangerous Digimon as he took a sip of water. "In the Green Trainer box
on the Grass Field is Newcomer Ash Ketchum!"

"Yay Ash!" Cheered his friends.

"And The Red Trainer!" The large doors at the back of the arena swung
open to reveal a stunning girl in a red and purple Kimono. "Jenette
Fisher!"

"I am Honored," she said, bowing humbly.

"She doesn't look so tough," Brock observed.

"You never know," Tracy put in.

"This is the fourth round! Let the Battle begin!"

Just then, Jenette's Cheering Squad went into full gear as Ash tightened
his gloves and pulled out his first Pokemon.

<><><>

"You did good Ash," Professor Oak said. "Using Muk was a stroke of
genius!"

"I don't know what's more surprising, Ash winning or Ash actually
thinking ahead," Misty commented.

"Hey Ash!" Richie then jogged up, his customary backpack on his back. "I
watched the whole thing! Great battle!"

"Aw, it was nothing."

"There goes the Ketchum Ego," Misty said, casting glances at both Ranma
and Ash who found an immediate interest in their fingernails.

"Why don't we go out and celebrate?" Tracy said, tucking his sketchbook
under his arm. "I know this great resturant in the middle of the
Plateau."

"Great!" Ash crowed, "And its on me because everyone in the League eats
for FREE!"

<><><>

"Zer is not enough food!" The head cook said, sweatdropping. Ash and Co
were sitting around the biggest table they had, three of them turning
this into a Slayers-type eating contest, with Ranma and Ash sparring
over the food, James eating like there was no tomorrow, and Brock and
Misty eating at Amelia pace, having picked it up during their stay at
the Tendo's. The adults, Tai, Sora and Kari were watching in
trepidation, hesitant to reach for food in case their hands were swept
up in the frenzied eating battle. Tracy and Richie who had joined them,
just watched, having eaten ahead wisely. "Are...are they always like
this?" Richie asked, a huge sweatdrop hanging down his forehead.

"It's like a scene from out of an anime...which one was it?" Tracy
snapped his fingers in realization. "Slayers!"

"Hah! But it doesn't match, no redhead save for Misty and she's not
eating fast enough," Richie countered.

"That's easily arranged," Brock said, not stopping his stride as he
picked up his water glass and splashed Ranma, who, likewise, didn't stop
as she ate in a manner so similar to Lina Inverse, was freaky.

The five not eating like maniacs jaws dropped as Tai managed, "Wha...?"

"Jusenkyo Curse," Ranma said, inhaling his mug of root beer.

"Ah, Jusenkyo!" Tracy opened his sketchbook and flipped to a drawing of
a place with ponds and poles. "The Cursed Springs of Jusenkyo. I
listened to the Guide and stayed a LONG way away from it as I drew."

"That's Jusenkyo?" Sora asked, looking at it. "What does it do?"

"The local villagers said it inflicts a water based curse upon one who
takes a swim in the pool."

"Hot water changes me back," Ranma said, having finished her dinner.
"It's one of those things I don't mind anymore but don't really enjoy."

"At least you're a cute girl," Kari said and Ranma stiffened.

"She's really sensitive about that," James said before getting flattened
by both Misty and Ranma.

<><><>

"What are you doing Izzy?" TK asked as he came up behind the genius.

"Trying to find a way to contact the Digital World. Since we're nowhere
near the computer at your former school, I'm trying to contact Jennai."

"Hey, you have E-mail," TK pointed out.

"Who is it?" Patamon asked, landing on TK's head.

The screen widened to show a picture of Jennai waving an envelope.
"Greetings from the Digital World!"

"It's Jennai!"

"I hope you get this message Izzy, because something big is brewing in
the Digital World, and it's not Root Beer. Evil Digimon have been
appearing in and out of the Gates of Reality like clockwork, threatening
the stability of the barrier between the Digiworld and the Real world. I
have a suspicion that the Dark Masters and several other Evil Digimon
are back and causing trouble. I'm sending you all new Digivices but you
need to find some way to repower them to full. New Tags as well to
compliment your Crests. Upload the program."

Izzy plugged his computer into the one on his desk and the system
interfaced, uploading the program with ease. "There, done."

"Now, press enter, and the new Digivices will be sent through."

"Here goes."

As Izzy pressed the enter button, eight streams of light shot from the
computer screen. Two of them spun about and landed in TK and Izzy's
hands, revealing smooth oval shaped Digivices with their respective
Crests on them. As the other six disappeared into the air, another wave
of energy shot from the computer, sending a beam that struck TK and
Izzy's chests. They resolved into triangular arrowheads which glowed for
a second, allowing the Crests of Knowledge and Hope resolve on their
Arrowheads. The other six beams shot into the skies.

"There is also a problem here in the Digiworld," Jennai said, taking up
the slack from his explanation. "A long time ago, Eight Digidaggers were
forged from Chrome Digizoid and were placed in Shrines. The Digidaggers
will boost the new Digidestined's power to a higher level. The
Digidaggers must not fall to evil hands. I have sent the Digidaggers to
earth, so that one of the new Digidestined will find it. Good luck."
With that, the recorded E-mail stopped.

TK inspected his Digivice. It greatly resembled the ones the new kids
had, with a flip up top and several buttons. It was wrist mountable as
well as he found out, when he placed it on his wrist and two bands
snapped into place, locking it on his wrist. "Cool. Now we don't have to
worry about loosing it. And look, it's got a watch face as well!" Sure
enough, in the flip up place, sat a chronometer and a numeric pad.

"Prodigious," Izzy said, slipping back into his computer talk.

<><><>

"Mimi? Are you okay?"

Mimi Tachikawa looked up from her perch on the rooftop of her penthouse.
Sitting down next to her was her best friend, Gina. After living in New
York for a while with her parents, she moved all the way across the
States to Seattle with them for College. After several years, she had
grown into a stunning beauty. Dressed in a pair of old jeans and a tight
top, she had dyed her hair pink and had several ornamentations in them.
"Yeah, just thinking Gina."

Gina was a brain, blonde and an adventurer. They had met up when her
dad, Dr. Diggers made a speech at her college. Gina gave one of her
owlish blinks and asked, "You still mad about the prank? I swear, it was
Britt's idea."

Mimi giggled sadly. "I just miss Japan. Wish something would happen. I
haven't heard from my friends in a long time."

"Well they're what, twenty, twenty five, thirty while you're about two
years older than them, AND an Olympic Diver! Girl, you need to relax a
bit. Hey look, a pair of shooting stars! You don't see that every day."

Mimi looked up in the sky and frowned. "They're moving rather
slowly...they almost look like they're...oh my!"

The shooting stars suddenly altered course as they dived towards the
penthouse. Blazing around the pair of girls at supersonic speeds, one of
them landed in Mimi's hands and the other slammed into her chest, making
a certian Crest of Sencerity glow.

As the glow faded, Mimi opened her eyes and looked at the Device in her
hands and gasped. "A Digivice!"

Gina looked over at it and blinked. "It's a WAY different model than
yours," she said. "Look, it's wrist mountable."

"How'd you know?" Mimi asked.

"Put it on your wrist."

She placed it on her wrist and it snapped together with a mechanical
buzz. "Whoa, extreme!" Then, she checked her shirt and found the
arrowhead with the Crest of Sincerity on it. "And a new Tag and Crest!"

"This is what you've been waiting for Mimi," Gina said, placing a hand
on her friend's shoulder. "Go on, I'll explain it to your folks. Your
friends need you."

"Right. Watch out Japan, Mimi's coming home!"

<><><>

Dr. Joe Kido, part time Doctor, part time Pokemon Watcher, snapped at
his camera with astounding speed when a bright light spooked the Rhyhorn
he was photographing, which, was, incidentally, pink. "What in the
world?" he asked as the light spiraled towards him.

Ducking instinctively, the light passed over his head and made a neat
three sixty and spun back towards him. One of them snaked under his body
and struck his chest, the other wormed its way into his interlaced
fingers.

Joe blinked and sat up, and reached under his shirt. There, he pulled
out an arrowhead with the Crest of Reliability on it. "What in the
world?" Lowering his hands, he found he held a strange Digivice that
blinked for a second before the light died. "A Digivice? And a new Crest
and Tag? What's going on here?"

A strange impulse told him to head to Indigo Plateau as he stood up and
called out his Fearrow. Looking upwards into the sky, he frowned as he
mounted his Fearrow and took off.

<><><>

Jenette Fisher sat in her room as she contemplated her situation. Her
mom would be proud since she had gotten to the fourth round but then
again, she had watched Ash Ketchum defeat those freaky ghost Pokemon or
whatever they were, and she saw the power that he exibited in that
attack of his.

"Bell? Sprout?"

Jenette reached down and stroked her Bellsprout's head. Around her room,
her Pokemon were all resting as she waited for the end festivities. "I'm
alright Bellsprout," she said, "Just wished that I won the last battle."

Jenette's Pokemon consisted of her now infamous Bellsprout, a Scyther,
Ponyta, Beedrill and Machop. All were well trained and were catching
some well deserved rest as she went to the window and opened it. "It's a
beautiful night," she murmured to herself as the winds swept her hair
back. "Oh, a falling star!"

The star glowed brightly in the skies as it started to get even
brighter. Suddenly, emitting a warm red glow, it fell to earth with a
hearty thud, kicking up dust in the forest just behind the Trainer
Apartments. "What was that?! A meteor?" Recalling her Pokemon, she
quickly dressed into jeans and a t-shirt.

Exiting the village quietly, as not to attract attention, she made her
way through the forest towards the small clearing which mysteriously
opened up for her. In the middle of it was a glowing red ball. "My
goodness, what do you think it is Bellsprout?"

"Bellsprout bell," he replied as he nudged her forwards.

Walking to the edge of the small crater, she knelt down and reached....

<><><>

"So we have to go back to the Digiworld? But the gates won't open
easily." Tai leaned back and took a sip of his soda.

"Tai's right," Agumon said, "it was hard enough for Jennai to send us to
the Real World in the first place, but it's almost impossible to
return!"

"My calculations suggest a 1 to 100,000,000 chance that we can get into
the Digiworld if we can recharge our new Digivices. We've all seen it,
none of the Digimon can Digivolve anymore. However, Jennai said that
he's sending something called the Digidaggers here." Izzy frowned as he
tapped at his computer once again. "If only..."

Suddenly, the computer flared with a light as Izzy jerked, dropping it
on the floor. Then from the computer screen, two Digimon were ejected
into the real world with an uncerimonious bump.

"Palmon!" Sora said.

"Gomamon!" Matt helped the Digimon up as he asked, "why are you two
here?"

"Jennai said that it was important," Palmon replied, brushing herself
off.

"That's right! Joe and Mimi'll need us soon!"

A knock at the door suddenly brought them into reality as TK stood and
opened the door. "Well speak of the devil," he said with a smirk.

"Ask and ye shall recieve," Matt finished. "Joe! How have you been?"

The man stepped into the room. He was wearing a light blue sweater and
jeans with a backpack. The same glasses adorned his face, as his hair
was long enough to tie into a ponytail. "Not bad," he replied. "I had a
feeling to come here."

"JOE!" Gomamon launched himself into Joe's arms. "It's so good to see
you again!"

"I missed you too buddy," he said.

"Wow, you've grown Joe," Kari said. "Want something to drink?"

Joe gratefully sank into a chair. "Pepsi." After Kari had fetched him
the drink, he took a long drink and asked, "why are all you guys here?
Something wrong in the Digiworld?"

"You could say that," Sora said glumly. "Every Bad Digimon we've ever
fought is back. From Devimon to Piedmon."

"It could be worse," TK said helpfully and earned a sharp glare from
everyone.

"HOW could it be worse?" Tai grumped.

"We could be dead!"

Everyone facefaulted.

"Besides the whole fiasco," Izzy said, "There's a chance that we may be
able to charge the new Digivices." He raised his hand and there sat the
Digivice that was strapped around his wrist.

"So what? We just can't stick em into light sockets, can we?" Matt
asked.

"It's not that simple," Izzy replied.

"It never is," Tai muttered.

"What I'm trying to get at is that we need a huge source of raw Digi
Energy to power the new Devices. That way, we can once again share
energy to let the Digimon Digivolve."

"Oh, I get it, like tapping an electrical grid!" Tentomon chimed in.

"Exactly! But where can we find a source of raw Digi Energy?"

"That's easy." Everyone turned to Kari as she grinned. "You're
forgetting that Tai and Sora's son Ash had the ability to Digivolve
Pikachu into a Pikamon! If we can tap the raw energy in him to charge
our Digivices, then we're set!"

"Not a bad idea Kari," Izzy said, already tapping into his computer.
"Now I just have to find out how exactly."

"If I may," came a new voice, "I think I know how." Everyone turned to
the new speaker who's voice belonged to Wizardmon who was up and about.
"I can act as a conduit to conduct the Digi Energy into the Digivices.
It will take some time and at that point, Ash and I will be helpless for
a while."

"Which means no transforming." Tai's brow furrowed as he thought hard.
"I say we go and ask Ash about this."

"We'll all go."

<><><>

"Sir!"

Lord Devimon slowly turned in his stone throne as he regarded the
Bakamon who cowered before him. "What is it?" he asked in a tone of
voice like he was pulled away from something important.

"Sir, Demidevimon has returned."

"Send him in." As the Bakamon bowed and scraped his way out, a charred
and battered Demidevimon flew unsteadily into the room, coughing large
clouds of smoke. Devimon regarded his brother like one would do a
nusance and asked, "Well?"

Demidevimon coughed and said, "I was attacked the minute I set foot on
Mount Pheonix! I almost got to the Red Disc but a brat of a prince
called Saffron attacked me!"

"Saffron? The Phoenix Demi-god? This bears watching. Did you find the
Red Disc?"

Demidevimon nodded. "I did! It's hidden in the very depths of the cave!
Along with the two magical staffs."

"The staffs are of no concern to us Demidevimon. I will not punish you
for not getting the Red Disc, no. This was a mere reconnaissance
mission, gathering information. Leave me now."

Demidevimon nodded and then added, "May I go and recharge?"

Devimon sighed and nodded, dismissing him with a wave of his hand. The
evil mini digimon cackled with glee as he transformed back into his
Happosai guise and dashed out the door.

Devimon folded his hands in a classic Gendo pose as he contemplated the
situation. If the Phoenix people were holding possession of the Red
Disc, then there was no way the blasted Digidestined could unleash the
Phoenix. Even then, there were no more shrines that could unlock the
Disc. "Etemon!" he called out.

"What's up?" came the voice belonging to the monkey Digimon.

Devimon cracked his knuckles gently. "I have decided on a course of
action. Take Machinedramon with you and attack Japan."

"But the Digikids are...." with a flash of insight, he grinned evilly.
"I see! The Digidestined twerps are in Pokemon Island! They'll never be
able to get here in time! Have any place in mind? Uh huh?"

"Indeed." Devimon turned and a map of Tokyo appeared on a view screen. A
blinking light surrounded one of the districts. "Nerima. The wierdness
ratio is so high that we can destroy the neighborhood without any
trouble."

"Genius! Wish I thought of it before." Etemon rubbed his hands
gleefully. "Any backup?"

"I will send Tuskmon, Snimon and Mojamon. Two Monochromon will be sent
as well. Now go, wreak havok."

"The King has left the building! Uh huh, uh huh! Hey Machinedramon! Get
your metal butt in gear!"

<><><>

"Are you ready?" Wizardmon asked Ash who was sitting on a chair in the
middle of the room. The other Digidestined adults had already strapped
on their new Digivices and held their wrists out, standing in a circle
around the pair.

Ash nodded. "Ready."

"Careful Wizardmon," Misty said, concerned.

Wizardmon placed his hands together and started to make a few symbols of
power with his hands. Then, in a voice that rang with power, he called
out, "Force hear my plight! RELEASE THE LIGHT!"

With a blaze of silver energy, Ash glowed with shining energy as his raw
energy was siphoned into Wizardmon, then, it was routed into the seven
Digivices. As the energy was siphoned into the Digivices, a eighth
energy beam lanced from Wizardmon into the night skies that rapidly
disappeared.

Just then, the other seven kids glowed for a second as subtle...changes
took place as well.

The adult's Digivices glowed with newfound power as the Digimon felt the
power share seep into their beings, recharging them with newfound power.
"Good work Wizardmon!"

Ash slumped in his chair, exhausted from most of his power drained off
as Misty and Brock helped him to a natural sitting position. "Are you
okay Ash?" Misty asked.

"Yeah, just a little tired," he replied.

"Get some rest Ash," Brock recommended. "You'll need it."

"Thanks." Ash slumped forwards, bringing Misty with him. Misty struggled
under his weight.

"Hey! Ash! Wake up!" She went as red as her hair as it took both Ranma
and Brock to lift him off her. Tracy offered a hand and she took it,
helping her up. "Wow, he sure weighs a lot," Misty commented.

"He's been more healthy lately. Haven't you noticed that he has seemed
to gain a growth spurt lately?" At Tracy's comment, Misty nodded. Ash,
had started a rather quick growth spurt, bringing him almost two inches
taller than Misty was.

Then, casting glances around at the others, she found to her surprise,
that everyone ELSE was growing. Brock was TALL! At least a head taller
than everyone and the muscles on his body were getting defined, as with
Ash, Tracy, James and Richie. Tracy was just a few inches shorter than
Brock, his face starting to loose a bit of the youth that he still
retained.

Richie, on the other hand, was about as tall as Ash, but showing signs
of stopping in a few more inches. James was taller, and seemed to be
more muscular than normal. Ranma was getting taller and more defined in
his build as he almost matched Brock. In fact, it seemed to her that
they were all growing visibly.

Turning to Izzy, she voiced her question; "Why are we all growing?"

Izzy turned, looked at the teens and goggled. "Perhaps the powers are
growing all of you to your fullest potential. Because your powers are
routed through your bodies, then perhaps the powers are interacting with
your bodies to the subatomic level. It's just a theory."

Tai turned and checked his son with a small smile. "He'll be at least
six feet plus!"

"My little boy! All grown up at ten!" Sora smiled and cocked her head to
the side. Then, she turned to Misty and blinked in surprise. "Misty! You
look fabulous!"

"Huh?" Turning to look in the full length mirror, she noticed herself
for the first time. She gasped as she took in her reflection. From the
slender young twelve year old, she was a stunning beauty, her clothes,
stretched to the limit. It was a miracle the other boys hadn't gotten
nosebleeds as her thin yellow t-shirt was barely holding her chest in
place. The now tight jean shorts restrained her legs. She blushed deeply
and crossed her arms over her chest. "I think... I need new clothes..."

Tracy slapped a hand each over Brock and Richie's eyes and shut his own
as well. "Come on, there's nothing to see here, move along people."

"Been spending time in New York Tracy?" Ranma grinned as he dragged
James from the room.

Misty blushed even redder. Suddenly....

GLOMP

"SWEETO!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! GETOFFAME!"

Happosai dodged the punch which was delivered with surprising speed. The
girl was full of energy, familiar but oh well. "Thanks for the recharge
sweetie!" he chortled.

Ranma skidded into the room and cracked his knuckles. "It's the old
freak!"

Happosai turned and sneered. "You wouldn't hit your master Ranma. I'm
too much for you!"

"We'll see about that! Mouko Takabisha..."

"Ha! That trick won't work on me!"

"REVISED! CHI STORM!" Ranma grew a huge ball of chi in a span of a
second when it normally took him five, and used the Amaguriken to send a
storm of Chi balls at Happosai. Caught unawares of the new technique and
the speed of the delivery, Happosai was sent through the wall and into
the courtyard.

"That...that..." Happosai sat up, glowing angrily.

"Aw, did the poor hentai get a boo boo?" Ranma mocked.

"That HURT! HAPPO FIRE BURST!"

A dozen of the bombs flew forwards, but were intercepted by several
attacks.

"Boom Bubble Pop!"

"Blue Blaster!"

"Pepper Breath!"

"Super Shocker!"

"Lightning Paw!"

"Come Marching Fishes!"

"Spiral Twister!"

"Poison Ivy!"

The attacks blew out, destroyed and knocked the bombs away as the
Digimon stepped in front of Ranma who was ready to deal pain to the
wrinkled old man. Happosai growled. "This is the last straw! TUSKMON!"

From the ground, a green lizard Digimon rose, razor sharp tusks on his
head.

"SNIMON!"

The preying mantis Digimon flew over a house, waving his arms
menacingly.

Matt snickered. "This looks familiar."

Happosai laughed maniacally as his body Poofed and became a small
bowling ball Digimon. "Time to die Digibrats!"

"Happosai's really Demidevimon!" Patamon exclaimed.

"Are you guys ready?" Tai asked, his Digivice glowing with power.

"We're all ready!"

"Agumon digivolve to....Greymon!"

"Gabumon digivolve to....Garurumon!"

"Tentomon digivolve to....Kabuterrimon!"

"Biyomon digivolve to....Birdramon!"

"Gomamon digivolve to....Ikkakumon!"

Demidevimon backed up and sweated. "Um...Tuskmon! Snimon! Attack!"

Snimon and Tuskmon leapt forwards as Greymon, Garurumon and Ikkakumon
leapt forwards and Kabuterrimon and Birdramon took to the air. Patamon,
Palmon and Gatomon held back as Mimi wasn't there so Palmon couldn't do
much except Poison Ivy, and the other two were just sheer overkill for
two Ultimates.

"Meteor Wing!" The attack impacted on Snimon who responded in kind with
his own attack.

"Twin sickle!"

"How about a NOVA BLAST!" Greymon reared back and spat his flaming ball
at Tuskmon who dodged the blast. The attack impacted on the road,
twisting the pavement into a melted puddle.

"That's sure going to upset the Pokemon League," Ranma commented as he
dodged a few attacks from Demidevimon in the form of Chi beams.

"Harpoon Torpedo!"

"Electro Shocker!"

Tuskmon caught the many torpedos full in the face as he was flung back
into the road, creating a crater the size of a fountain. "That hurt," he
muttered. Snimon joined him quickly afterwards in his own hole.

Meanwhile, Demidevimon was being pounded mercilessly by Ranma as he held
onto one of his wings, beating on his head. "Owowowow! How dare you
treat your master so!"

"You're not my master!" Ranma finished him off with a dropkick that sent
the freak into orbit.

As Demidevimon regained flight, he shouted, "Retreat! We'll be back!"

Snimon and Tuskmon dragged themselves out of the holes and looked at the
Digimon with newfound respect as they slunk into the shadows once again.

"That was wierd," Tai said.

The battle ended, the Champion Digimon then glowed and shrunk back into
their Rookie forms.

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"Demidevimon, why did you call in Snimon and Tuskmon when they were
supposed to go to Tokyo?"

Demidevimon shuffled his talons. "Well...Ranma was beating me and..."

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Devimon roared. "If you continue to use our forces in
personal fights, then I will be forced to strip you of the power that I
have granted you!"

Demidevimon paled and bowed before the fallen angel. "I'm sorry brother!
I won't do it again!"

The removal of the powers Happosai had gained would have meant that he
would loose the ability to overpower enemies with Chi, no more special
attacks, and worse! No more power from women's underwear!

"Then go, leave me." Demidevimon bowed out and exited the room. Devimon
then called to the darkness and asked, "Is all in readiness?"

"All rearing to go, uh huh uh huh." Etemon walked out, grinning evily.

"They won't even know what hit them," rumbled the other.

"And what if the Digidestined come for you Etemon? You are not at full
power as of yet while I have gained more power since I was the first to
be destroyed."

"I can go to Mega if I want to!" Etemon pulled out a small object that
made all the evil Digimon grin.

"Good. Now go!"

<><><>

"It's good to be back," Mimi said to herself, breathing in the air of
Tokyo. The sun was just starting to rise in the east skies, pulled by
Apollo's chariot. Mimi always had a fondness for Greek Mythology.
Picking up her bags, she checked her Digivice that sat on her wrist.
Flipping open the top, the device showed a detailed scan of the area,
showing the most powerful energy signatures in the area. "Hmm...
Nerima."

"Taxi!" A taxi pulled up and she got in.

"Where to?" he asked.

"Nerima."

The driver sniffed a bit. "Your business. I wouldn't go there normally.
But then again, I can't refuse a pretty girl. What's your name?"

"Mimi Tachikawa."

The man started. "The Olympic Diver?! Wow. Why are you going to the
Freak Zone?"

"Business." Her tone meant finality to the discussion as the cab entered
the small district.

Nerima, by all standards, should be as congested as the rest of Tokyo.
But then again, it had a lot of quarries, forests and open lots for the
local pack of loony Martial Artists to train in insanely destructive
techniques. That and the amount of time most buildings stood upright...
(about two weeks), and Nerima had all rights to NOT be congested.

The taxi weaved around the various trenches and potholes (which happened
to be there without consulting the construction groups) until it pulled
up to a school. "Here you go, Furinkian High. This is where you can find
anything in Nerima if you go in any direction."

"Thank you." She pulled out some money and offered it to him but he
waved it off.

"It's on me." Letting the pink haired woman out, he pulled away as she
shouldered her bags. School was just getting in when she had pulled up
as she consulted her Digivice. A fast moving blip was coming towards her
and she blinked. Another was already in the building behind her.

The dust cloud resolved into a girl with short hair, an angry expression
on her face. Mimi turned and found the reason for the girl's anger: a
horde of boys had appeared out of nowhere and was charging.

"Akane! Date with me!"

"We'll make beautiful music together!"

"Feel the strikes of our love!"

Mimi stepped aside as the girl tore into the teens like they were tissue
paper and blinked. "Does she do this every day?" she asked a teen with
brown hair. The girl she addressed was wearing a boys uniform and a
spatula on her back.

The girl shrugged. "Kuno brought the challenge back when Ranma Saotome
left Nerima for Pokemon Island."

"What challenge is that?"

"Kuno said that 'anyone who wishes to date Akane', the girl, 'will have
to beat her in battle.' I think its crazy...HEY! You're Mimi Tachikawa,
the Olympic Diver, aren't you!"

Mimi blushed and nodded. "And you are..."

"Oh, I'm Ukyou Kounji! I'm your biggest fan! Can I have your autograph?"

Mimi giggled and whipped out her pen. "Where do you want me to sign?"

Ukyou turned around and presented the Spatula. "On the blade of my
Spatula."

Mimi bent over and wrote "To Ukyou, my biggest fan. Love Mimi
Tachikawa." The woman smiled and recapped her pen. Ukyou looked at her
spatula and hugged it tightly. "Thank you!"

Suddenly, Mimi's Digivice went off as a low rumble was heard from down
the street. Snapping her head up, her eyes narrowed as a dust cloud was
seen. Then, two bolts of energy shot forwards and exploded in the midst
of the still standing horde of hentai. "Oh no!" she exclaimed.

Akane and Kuno looked up at the pair who was stomping towards the High
School. One of them laughed, sunlight glinting off his sunglasses. "Time
to rumble! Uh huh huh huh!"

The other merely waited, the sun glinting off his metallic hide. Mimi
gasped. "Machinedramon! Etemon!"

"Well if it isn't the little Princess," Etemon sneered. "Having fun
girl?"

"We'll see who's having fun!"

"STOP!" Bellowed a voice. Everyone turned to see Kuno standing, bokken
held aloft. "You demons will not enter this sacred ground of learning,
not while I, Tatewaki Kuno, the Blue Thunder of Furinkian High, the
Leader of the prestigious Kendo Club, age 17 still stands!"

A clap of thunder accompanied his proclamation as students milled in the
windows.

"What's that?"

"A monkey?"

"And the others a metal T-rex?"

"Is Kuno actually going to fight it?"

"He's crazy!"

"Or stupid."

Mimi turned and shouted, "Get out of here! Everyone, run! They're too
much for you!"

"I'm a Martial Artist!" Proclaimed Akane. "I can handle myself!"

Machinedramon was not impressed at both of the arrogant teens as he
aimed. "Giga Cannon."

Kuno was blasted into the building, creating a large hole that went
clear through to the other side while Akane barely dodged the other
attack. Etemon turned and grinned. "Time to die Digitwerp!" He held up
the device and proclaimed, "Etemon Dark Digivolve to..."

A flash of light and a howling of laughter proclaimed the arrival of..
"METALETEMON!"

"This is so bad!" Mimi said, backing up. "Palmon....where are you?!"

<><><>

Will the Dark Masters Destroy Nerima? Will The Digidestined both young
and old discover the plans of the Brotherhood of Dark Masters and save
Nerima before its too late? Find out on the next Pokemon 152 - ? 2000

<><><>


End Episode 12: To Be Continued


Don't Go Away, The Poke Rap is next!


Gotta catch em all
Gotta catch em all

Gotta catch em all
Gotta catch em all

POKEMON!

ARTICUNO

JYNX

NIDORINA

BEEDRILL

HAUNTER

SQUIRTLE

CHANSEY

PARASECT

EXEGGCUTE

MUK

DEWGONG

PIDGEOTTO

LAPRAS

VULPIX

RHYDON


At least 100 and 50, and more to see, to be a Pokemon Master is My
Destiny!


CHARIZARD

MACHAMP

PINSER

KOFFING

DUGTRIO

GOLDBAT

STARYU

MAGIKARP

NINETALES

EKANS

OMASTAR

SCYTHER

TENTACOOL

DRAGONAIR

MAGMAR!


Hey not bad, don't get cocky! Tommorow we'll rap at you some more!  Tune
in tomorrow!

Gotta gotta gotta catch em all
gotta catch em all, Pokemon

Gotta gotta 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 glisening 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.)


Revision Notes November 5, 2000(WarChild):Fixed minor errors for RAAC
posting.