Digimon Cager's notes: Well, I've noticed that if I keep up with the small chapters, the story will drag on forever so I'll just try to make the chapters a little longer.  Okie-dokie?  ^_^

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Chapter 24: Another Nightmare

          I've gotta keep swiming!... I've got to keep going!  thought Ken rapidly as he swam through the deep green water.  He looked back at hiself to see if the rope was still wraped around him tightly.  Thank goodness he could swim with his eyes open!  He turned back and began to swim, faster and faster!

          Suddenly, a pair of dark red eyes stopped him and the site of a pair of pearly white teeth flash by.  They were sharp and strong, the kind you'd see on a crocodile.  The crocodile swam around him and bit through the rope... and then it went aften Ken!  Ken swam downwards as fast as he could, deeper into the water but for some reason, he wasn't running out of breath.  Ken turned his head to the right and saw the crocodile right next to him and the next thing he knew, the crocodile had biten into his shoulder, hard!

          Ken opened his mouth but nothing came out.  His blood seemed to fill the water... swirling red and then darkness... blackness... It's over....

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          Ken screamed and reached up to his shoulder but instead of touching a scaly crocodile snout, he felt the flesh of a hand.  He opened his eyes and saw Joe, Izzy, Cody, the Digimon and the Pokemon looking down at him with consern on their faces.  They were still at the beach and their little fire was still burning.

          "Are you alright?" asked Izzy.

          "I... I think so." said Ken, "Where's the crocodile?"

          "Crocodile?  What are you talking about?" inquired Joe rasing an eyebrow.

          "I think he just had a bad dream." said Wormmon, "He hasn't been sleeping well for the last couple weeks."

          "Owwie-wee!(Poor Master!)" cried Eevee rubbing her head against him affectionately.

          "What exactly was your dream about, Ken?" asked Joe.

          "Um... well, I was swiming in water with some rope around my waist and this crocodile came and bit the rope and then he got my arm.  There was blood everywhere." Ken shivered as he recalled his dream.

          "Maybe he had it because of the Tentacrule attack." suggested Gomamon.

          "Possibley...." whispered Tentomon.

          "You never did tell me what really happened there." said Ken pulling Eevee into his lap, "Maybe you should tell me now."

          "It's kinda late but I guess if you must know." sighed Izzy.

          "You go ahead and tell it.  I'm gonna take my nap." yawned Armadillomon rolling up next to Cody.

          "Alright, here's what happened," started Cody thinking back to the last chapter, "Well, the Tentacrule had you all wraped up and the Tentacool kept pushing me and Submarimon away.  We thought you were a gonner but that's when the Dratini showed up again.  We had thought he had taken the advantage and run away but it appears, he wanted to settle the score.

          "He Tackled the Tentacrule and knocked you out of it's tentacles so Ikkakumon could bring you to the surface-"

          "I would just like to say," cut in Joe, "that I'm glad you just needed to have me pump your chest a bit because I was not going to preform mouth-to-mouth on you!"

          "Yes, thank goodness for that." said Ken with a sigh of relief, "Please, continue, Cody."

          "Yes, well," continued Cody, "Stingmon grabbed you up and brought you to shore.  Dratini continued to Tackle the Tentacrule while Submarimon and I shot down the Tentacool with the Oxygen Torpedos.  Dratini gave the Tentacrule a Headbutt right in between his jewels and, surprisingly, knocked it out."

          "You see," said Izzy, "I had a theory that Dratini has already confirmed with me.  Apparently, the Tentacrule and Dratini had been fighting and the Dratini was already going to win but the Tentacrule used it's Supersonic waves to call it's Tentacool friends to help him."

          "So, the Tentacrule cheated?" asked Ken.

          "Not quite.  It's different rules for wild Pokemon." replied Joe.

          "Hmmm.... so, what happened to all the Tentacool?" asked Ken.

          "Oh, them!  Well, after their leader was knocked senseless, they all retreated." answered Izzy chuckling.

          "Dra-Tiiiii!  Tini!(That's Tentacool.  Always running!)" squealed the Dratini.

          "Well, you're just cutest little thing!" said Ken smiling at the new little Pokemon.

          "Weee, owie!(She's tough, too!)" added Eevee.

          "I can see that." agreed Ken.  He and Dratini locked eyes for a moment and they both smiled.  Ken p;ulled out one of his empty Pokeballs and the Dratini went inside without any hassel leaving the other 3 Digidestined with their mouths opened in shock.

          "Wha-tha-What was that about?!" demanded Joe.

          "Hmmm?  What was what about?" asked Ken.

          "Don't play dumb with us, Ichijouji!" growled Cody, "Why did the Dratini let you catch her without a fight?"

          "Oh, that!" said Ken, "Well, you see, the Dratini just wanted me to take it with me."

          "But... why?" asked Cody with a slightly more docile tone.

          "Because... she likes me." shurgged Ken, "It's simple enough to me."

          "I believe Dratini is trying to pay Ken back for helping to distract the Tentacrule in the fight." said Izzy.

          "Possibly... but I think there's more." yawned Ken and stroking back Eevee's fur thoughtfully.

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          "So, how much farther till CherryGrove?" asked Davis looking about himself at the endless number of trees.

          "Uh, I think, maybe a few more miles." replied Tai looking at the map with a confused look on his face.

          "But that's what you said 3 hours ago!" cried Patamon falling onto T.K's head, "I'm tired."

          "You're tired?  I'm the one who carries to most of the time!" yelled T.K. slightly annnoyed.

          "Tai, I think I know why you don't know where we are." said Matt taking away the map and turning it clockways, then looking at it closely, he burst out in a fit of laughter saying, "We're going around CherryGrove!"

          "What!?" exclaimed Veemon and Davis.

          "Yep, he's right." said Gabumon looking up at the map.

          "Oh, great.  No hot bath tonight." sighed T.K.

          "Maybe we can ask that guy and see if we're near any civilization?" suggested Agumon pointing towards a yellow looking cat that seemed to be asleep.

          "What is that?" asked Tai pulling out his Pokedex; "Abra, the Psychic Pokemon.  It sleeps 18 hours a day.  If it senses danger, it will teleport itself to safety even as it sleeps."

          "That's different." said Gabumon looking at it in surprise, "I didn't think there'd be psychic Pokemon."

          "Well, I want it!" shouted Davis, "I choose you, Weedle!"  Davis threw the Pokeball and out popped his little and orange bug Pokemon, "Go on, give it a Poison Sting!"  Weedle threw itself at Abra with it's stinger dripping with venom but just before contact was made, Abra disappeared!

          "Wh-where'd it go?" asked Veemon looking around.

          "Aww!  It got away!" said Davis snapping his fingers together.

          "No it didn't!  Look over there!" shouted Matt pointing to a tree and just as he said, there sat Abra on a branch, snoozing.

          "Alright, try it again, Weedle!" ordered Davis but once again, the Abra disappeared and reappeared in the middle of the path.

          "What can I do to catch this thing?" asked Davis pulling out his own Pokedex which replied, "Weedle has 2 attacks.  Poison Sting and a String Shot."

          "Alright, try the String Shot, Weedle!" cried Davis pointing at Abra.

          "Weeee!(I'll get it!)" chirped Weedle and it shot a thick, white and sticky string out it's mouth that quickly wrapped itself around the Abra!

          "Abbbbbbraaaaaa...(Sleeeeeeeepy....)" snored Abra trying to teleport itself but without success.

          "Pokeball, go!" shouted Davis throwing his vacant Pokeball.  It hit the top of the Abra mummy and sucking him inside....

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          "What's all the rucus?" asked Yolei running back into the camp ground where she and the rest of her team was staying the night.

          "It's a Pokemon!" replied Hawkmon flying next to her.

          "It's so cute!" said Mimi reaching down to pet it but she gave out a small yelp and pulled her hand back.

          "What's wrong, Mimi?" asked Palmon.

          "It shocked me!" said Mimi, "It's got static in it's fur!"

          "What do you say about it?" asked Sora pulling out her Pokedex:

          "Mareep, the Wool Pokemon.  Its fleece grows continually.  In the summer, the fleece is fully shed, but it grows back in a week."

          "Aww, it sounds cute!" said Sora smiling.

          "Far, farfetch'd.(It sure is, Sora)." agreed Farfetch'd, "Farfetch'd, farfar.  Farfetch'd.(But we'll have to fight it if you want it.)"

          "Right." said Sora nodding towards her Pokemon, "Alright, give it a Fury Attack!"  Farfetch'd ran over to the Mareep and began to smack it continually with it's leek.

          "Ma-REEEP!" shouted the Mareep sending a little shock to Farfetch'd but he shook it off.

          "Great work, Farfetch'd.  Now, use the Sand Attack!" ordered Sora.  To her words, Farfetch'd began to flap his wings quickly until a small swirling cloud of dust and dirt was formed.  He blew it all at Mareep, making it cough, sneeze and blink madly.

          "Terrific!  Now for the Pokeball!" cried Sora throwing a Pokeball with all her might.  It smacked into Mareep and sucked it in with a blast of red light.

          "Wow!  That was some match, Sora.  Farfetch'd did great." said Kari.

          "Far-fetch'd.(Naturally.)" said Farfetch'd with a bow.

          "But there's something about Mareep that confuses me." said Sora more to herself than to anyone else as she picked up her Pokeball, "It shot Farfetch'd with some electricity.  Does that mean it's an electric Pokemon?"

          "Meowwww.  Meowth.(Yes, Mareep is an electric Pokemon.)" answered Mimi's Meowth who now had two pink bows tied behind it's ears neatly.

          "Let's just hope Mareep doesn't eat as much as the others." sighed Yolei, "It doesn't look like we're going to have food if we keep eating it all."

          "We should get to Cerulean City by tomorrow." said Mimi smiling.

          "Hopefully." sighed Gatomon taking a bite of her fish.

          "I can't wait till I can take a proper bath." sighed Kari.

          "You said it!" agreed the rest of the girl in unison and they all burst out into laughter that would slowly fade into the darkness of the evening.