Disclaimer: As one of the known monster crossers, you'd expect me to do another Hikarishipper. Since it involves Pokémon and Digimon, none of which I own, it would be a conformation. Well, it's not yet factual, but Ash, Kari and Yolei will be together.

Summary: Ash and Pikachu find a cave during an errand run, which leads them to a digital world. But when the duo make it to Pallet Town, two female Digidestined follow him to an empty place. Using each other for teamwork, Ash, Kari, Yolei and the creatures try to find the missing townspeople.

Pallet Town: Population, Zero

Chapter 1:Digitized & Surprised

"Boy, that was a nice ride," stretched a boy in a blue sweat-tee. "Don't you think so, Pikachu?" The boy in blue and his yellow mouse, who had a lightning-shaped tail, strolled up the beach while a boat stowed away from the shoreline.

("I do, Ash, my friend,") Pikachu agreed. Ash and Pikachu walked up the embankment, heading to Pallet Town, according to a sign that they passed. The duo strolled down the path, fully bound to reach their destination.

"Can't really wait to get home and prep for the Battle Frontier. Earning seven seals should be a snap." Sounded like Ash didn't feel like staying put for a short time. The walk would be uneventful. Just a normal, everyday walk. There's also a cavern amongst a sharp disfigured hill, but nothing too uncommon. The hill looked like a scoop of mint ice cream that someone spooned a side of the sweet treat, exposing a chocolate center. Ash and Pikachu saw that cave, curious about what it was. "That's weird. What's a cave doing here?"

("Good question.") Ash shot an eye on the path to Pallet Town, then back at the cave. Pikachu had to think that Ash was deciding between going home and journeying into the cavern.

"We don't really need to return immediately. I mean, competing against the Frontier Brains isn't a timing issue." His own words guiding him, Ash made a choice. "Well, I bet you're just as curious about this cave as I am about this cave, right?" Not waiting for a response, Ash entered the cavern with Pikachu close by. Well, the cave, it turned out, was a tunnel. The two walked throughout the narrow underground path, hoping to bury doubts that it was just a path to tunnel to Pallet Town and back. That's when they exited the tunnel. The setting was different. It appeared to be a forest...with palm trees covering the lands. Not only that, but it was more to evening that early afternoon. "Okay, we've managed to get through the tunnel in two minutes. So, why is it, all of sudden, evening?" Not even Pikachu was sure.

"You may be asking the wrong-" Pikachu stopped his talk. This was totally unexpected, even for Ash. Pikachu was able to talk...like a human.

"Pikachu, you can..?" Yep...he could.

"Whoa. I thought I would rely on Meowth for translations. This...unbelievable." Something about that cave changed Pikachu. Ash glared into the cavern, thinking that there was some sort of device that configured his little friend.

"Something had to have happened in there. No way that this is a coincidence." It was too unbelievable. "Maybe we should ask around, see if they know where we are." It seemed like the only way to go, and thing to do.

"Alright, Ash, but there is that way back, just in case." Ash and Pikachu proceeded away from the cavern. That's when Ash decided to toy around Pikachu's new tongue.

"So, now that you have the ability to speak, I bet you've got a lot to say." What would he be talking about?

"Oh, like the fact that you had the worst navigation before, during the first adventure with Misty?" Oh, Ash did not like to hear that.

"Hey, I got better!"

"Or the way you looked when you saw that one picture of Giselle." Giselle?

"Hey, you and Brock, too! How about when we were ghosts in the haunted tower near Lavender Town?" Wait...they died once, but revived?

"Now that was fun, especially how you carried Misty." Nice way to scare someone.

"Well, speaking of, you would you venture with more, Misty or May?" Pikachu took a second to come up with his opinion.

"Hands down, it's Misty. Knowing you, you'd go with May." Sheesh, those two were jawing off like opponents in a political race.

"On what evidence do you have that I would be with May?"

"She was far nicer to you, and didn't overreact to destroying her bike."

"I didn't destroy that bike. That you can blame Team Rocket for." Now, this Team Rocket's in the mix? "They were also the one's who got you sick with allowing you to store that excessive electricity." Pikachu seemed to agree with Ash about that.

"Okay, okay, I bet Norman and Caroline will give the organization the bill for May's bike." Both enjoyed a good laugh as they continued through the wooded plain. Suddenly, splashes doused the conversation short. Then, hums. "Tell me that I'm not the only one who heard water splashing." Ash heard it as well.

"That was too clear. Let's check it out." Both strolled over to the watery sound, finding a lake. They hid in some large shrubbery, and for good reason. Both Ash and Pikachu spotted a girl, bathing in the body of water. The female brunette was soaking in the clear blue water, naked no doubt. She had such a slim figure, in addition to a lack of development amongst her chest, though she did cover that with her arms. Ash and Pikachu were in awe. "Oh, wow," he quietly whispered, trying not to draw attention. He was mystified by the shear inessential beauty of her.

"It's so wrong to see someone like her, but at the same time, we can't ignore the sight." They would like to know who this girl was, right? Well, they wouldn't need to ask the question, but they were about to get an answer.

"How long are you gonna be in there, Kari?" someone beaked. Not only did Ash and Pikachu turn their heads to the voice, but so did the brunette. They saw a red bird with a white head and a feather to its forehead, attached by a midget black belt. That's new.

"Another minute, Hawkmon," she replied. "Has Gatomon wandered off somewhere?" That's Hawkmon but who was this Gatomon? Something like a cat, probably? Hawkmon shook its head, hopefully to be in reasoning with the girl.

"She's catnapping nearby. Just be lucky that Ken hasn't come around to attack us." Kari believed her feathered friend, but felt something was amiss. Was it about Ken? Was it Ash and Pikachu close by?

"It's kinda weird. Usually, he'd be throwing up another control spire to force all of us to work. Wonder if he's swamped with so much homework?" Hawkmon wasn't so sure of that being a significant reason.

"This is Ken, we're talking about. Give him an hour, and he's finished. Besides, you should be thankful that this was our day to patrol the DigiWorld, so we don't have to worry about boys coming around here." If only they knew about the two in the bushes.

"If it was someone like Davis, then there'd be no mercy. Someone like Cody or TK, I could forgive them." Where would Ash rank, we'd like to know.

"Sounds like this Davis guy's a real jerk," he, on mention, whispered to his good friend. Pikachu thought that their spot would be discovered soon, without doing something to prevent it.

"We stay here, any longer, we'll know what that wrath's all about," it warned. Cautiously, the two males backed away from the lake. Luckily, they got far without alerting Kari or Hawkmon. Although they traveled off the beaten path, because there wasn't a bloodstain to be seen, the two were happy for seeing a naked chick, despite not viewing any of the good tidbits. They decided to return back to where they came from, which was the cavernous tunnel. Still, absorbing the data, unanswered questions loomed over the two, like that bird, Hawkmon, and the unseen Gatomon, not to mention the place that they were in: DigiWorld.

"It may be just me, but something rang into my ear about the fact that the two names ended in 'mon' like Hawkmon and Gatomon. You think there's some sort of thing with that?" Pikachu heard his partner, but even he couldn't come up with a reasonable answer.

"Well, keep in mind that we're in a different place: the DigiWorld. I think it's short, like I thought she'd be saying Digit World." Hearing Pikachu, Ash's mind clicked. Did something come onto his head?

"Digit World? Don't you mean Digital World?" As if to say Ash hit a pop quiz question perfectly, it snapped his fingers, with a point to his bigger boy.

"There ya go! Though, I'm not sure about Digital Mon. That ain't it." Ash's brain began to work better and better when he thought of another answer to comprehend Pikachu.

"Digital monsters, would that work? Or...Digi...Mon..." Digimon? Was that what they saw from Hawkmon? Pikachu showed a face of disgustful, not liking this turnout.

"Digimon? Great! The Pokémon have competition." Don't sell yourself short, little buddy. Ash snapped with a smirk, as if this was just a simple obstacle to overcome.

"You never know, Pikachu. They may be friendly. I mean, remember Latios and Latias after Lorenzo helped clear things up?" Pikachu made the look that would tell their friends that "Did you forget?".

"How can I not? Believe me when I say this, but Bianca was the one who kissed you." Ash froze in his tracks. He was the one who brought up the memory, but Pikachu pointed out a special smooch that occurred.

"Y-y-you knew?" He wouldn't have know back then, since Pikachu didn't have this ability. Even now, the news that someone named Bianca kissed Ash came at Ash in dismay. "Wow..." That's when they both realized...they were back at the entrance tunnel. That was quick. Going through here again would send them back toward Pallet Town. "So, what are the chances that you'll keep this and scare Mom and Prof. Oak?" Pikachu had that moment again. It had doubts.

"Bad. When we go through this again, I'll sound like myself, before coming here. I'd rather leave all the talking to Meowth, anyway." That's a shame. We were starting to like you now.

"Or Mewtwo, Lugia, Ghastly, or even Larvitar that one time." Pikachu had to shoot a laugh for the names Ash remembered. They entered the tunnel...but they didn't go unseen. A lavender-haired girl in a leather helmet and glasses saw them enter the cavernous tunnel, wondering who they were, or how they got there.

"Okay, I didn't just see Davis with another Digimon here," she suspected. "That hair was too dark to be him." Without waiting for Kari or Hawkmon, she followed Ash into the tunnel. What awaited Ash when he got to home, since he mentioned that his Mom was in Pallet Town? What about Kari, the lavender-haired, and the mentioned creatures?

TO BE CONTINUED...