Chasing Pikachu and Meowth for the Key/Meeting Davis' Group

*(Upon reaching the light at the end of the mysterious dark tunnel still following Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift string, Dorothy's group slowly emerged into the light, revealing itself to be a beautiful wintery forest on a beautiful winter day, and it is snowing gently)*

John: Intriguing.... A forest.

Michael: Yet it's not even cold for a wintery place.

*(Hearing him, Dorothy's group realized he's right; The area, for a wintery scene, is not even cold, and no mist came out from their breathing in their noses and mouths. Then sure enough, while still looking around in calm amazement, they passed the end of the tunnel, revealing to be the entrance of a hollow tree trunk. Then suddenly, they heard a familiar owl screech and ducked, revealing to be Noctowl, who flew into the forest)*

Sunset Shimmer: It's obviously Noctowl, all right.

Rarity: Yet what is this beautiful and wonderful place?

Rainbow Dash: And why is it here?

*(Dorothy's group turned back at the hollow tree trunk tunnel and nods)*

Dorothy: Well, we could always return once we find me and my sisters' gift here.

Wendy: Wherever it is on the end of this gift string in this forest.

Alice: Yes.

John: Well, shall we continue?

*(Dorothy's group nods and they resumed following Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift string while continuing to look around this beautiful, yet magical-looking, winter-filled forest in calm amazement. Unknown to any of them, two small shadowy figures watched them hidden beneath the bush branches, and then quietly scurried off somewhere. Dorothy's group continued following Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift string through the forest, marveling calmly at the beauty still, until they came upon a tall snow-covered pine tree glowing with a golden light, and the end of Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift string ending right in a nearby lower branch)*

Wendy: Our guess; That's where mine, Dorothy, and Alice's gift is.

Dorothy's group except Wendy: Yep.

*(Then they slowly approached the tree in calm amazement and wonder. Reaching the gift string's end, they spot Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift within the pine tree's lower area underneath a branch, in the form of, to Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's happiness, a key, but not just any key, it's actually a....)*

Dorothy's group: (Calmly amazed) A pin tumbler key!

Dorothy: (Calmly happy) Clever Godfather Wizard.

Alice and Wendy: (Calmly happy) Very clever.

*(Then Toto, Dinah, Nana, and Cookie calmly sensed something, snapping them out of their amazement stare, and making them look in the tree in suspicion. Just when Dorothy reached into the tree to grab the key, something zipped by and grabbed it first, ending the gold glow on the tree)*

Rainbow Dash: What the...?

Alice: Where's the key?

*(Suddenly, Toto, Dinah, Nana, and Cookie barked, meowed, and/or squeaked a bit at something nearby, getting Dorothy's group's attention. They turned, and saw what they saw; Two small male creatures. The first small male creature is a male Electric-type mouse-like Pokémon with yellow fur, black tips on his ears, black eyes, tiny brown pupils, a tiny black nose, two red spots on each of his cheeks, two brown stripes on his back, and a brown spot on his rear. He is Pikachu. And the last small male creature is a male Normal-type scratching cat-like Pokemon with light beige fur, white eyes, blue thin cat-like pupils, two whiskers on his forehead, two whiskers on each side of his cheeks, black ears with pink interiors, an oval-shaped gold coin on his forehead, and brown tips on his toes and curly tail. He is Meowth)*

Meowth: Looking for this?

*(Then he and Pikachu showed off what they have; Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's key)*

Pikachu: (Smugly) Pikachu.

*(Seeing the key, Dorothy's group ran after them)*

Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: That's ours!

*(Then Pikachu and Meowth ran off with the key in tow, causing Dorothy's group to chase them through the forest)*

Cody: Wait!

Dorothy: That's mine and my sisters' key!

*(Upon reaching a snowy hilltop, Pikachu and Meowth dove into the snow pile and disappeared in there. Dorothy, Toto, and Pinkie Pie dove after them, but missed)*

Pinkie Pie: (Groans a bit in annoyance) Darn it!

*(Then Nana barks a bit, pointing out Pikachu and Meowth below the hill. Seeing the two, Dorothy's group, and Nana, chased after them again. Upon reaching a frozen river, Pikachu and Meowth landed on the frozen ice, causing Dorothy's group to stop running right at the edge near the river. Pikachu and Meowth smugly showed off the key)*

Pikachu: (Happily) Pika!

Meowth: Can't cross here now, huh?

Dorothy: Bring back our key!

Michael: Please?

*(Pikachu and Meowth pondered a bit playfully, then....)*

Meowth: Okey-dokey. Come and get it.

*(Then both Michael and Pinkie Pie stepped on the ice, but then drew back as soon as the ice cracked up a bit, and making Pikachu and Meowth retreat to the other side of the river, where there's no winter there, and it's actually a dark-looking forest. Dorothy's group glared)*

Twilight Sparkle: Really?

Wendy: (To Pikachu and Meowth) Filthy mouse and cat. *(To Cookie and Dinah)* No offense.

*(Cookie and Dinah nods in an understanding way, as if saying "None taken.", since they are a mouse and a cat respectively. Then Pikachu and Meowth smugly points to their left)*

Meowth: There is a bridge, you know.

Pikachu: (Nods) Pika pika.

*(Looking at what the two are pointing at, Dorothy's group spot a bridge with a guard house next to the start of it on their side. They shrugged and then rushed over to it. Then upon reaching the start of the bridge, Dorothy's group stopped upon noticing five figures sleeping inside the guard house. The first figure is a 14 year old boy with short spiky auburn hair, brown eyes, and wearing white goggles with clear blue lenses and a black strap, an eggshell white tanktop underneath a dark blue long-sleeved bomber jacket with a fluffy white neck trimming and a red and yellow flame design, yellow gloves, brown shorts, dark blue socks, and orange and white converse boots. The second figure is a male Rookie-leveled bipedal dragon-type Digimon with blue skin, white snout and underbelly, red eyes, two blue ear-like appendages on his head, a yellow V-shaped marking on his forehead, a small white horn as his nose, two yellow upside-down triangle markings under his eyes, five fingers on his hands, three toes on each foot, and a claw on each finger and toe. The third figure is a 13 year old boy with short red hair, brown eyes, elf-like ears, and wearing a green hat with a red feather in it, a light green short-sleeved tunic, a brown belt, olive green legging-like pants, and light brown elf-like shoes, and sometimes carries a small silver-bladed sword with a gold handle in a brown sheath hanging on his belt. The fourth figure is a female fairy with short blonde hair tied in a bun, blue eyes, and wearing a light blue ribbon in her hair, a light green sleeveless, strapless, short leaf-styled dress, light green ballet slippers with white cotton balls on each of them, and clear dragonfly-like wings. And the last figure is a tall slender 12 year old boy with short blonde hair, brown eyes, and wearing a burnt orange short-sleeved tunic, a brown belt, bronze colored legging-like pants, and brown shoes. They looked at them in curiosity)*

Dorothy: They remind us of those nutcracker soldier dolls we see occasionally.

Alice and Wendy: Good-looking even.

John: Yet they seem.... Human like us.

Comet Tail: (Eyeing the sleeping Digimon and fairy) With two little creatures with them.

*(The three sleeping boys and two sleeping creatures groaned a bit, as if they were gonna wake up, making Dorothy's group back off)*

Rarity: (Clears her throat) Shall we?

*(Remembering, Dorothy's group proceeded towards the bridge entrance, only to see that a gate is blocking the entrance, much to their annoyance. Suddenly, at the same time they did that, the five figures woke up and noticing the newcomers, armed themselves in suspicion)*

Boy 1's group: Halt!

Boy 2: Who goes there!

*(They approach Dorothy's group, aiming their swords at them, but then stopped upon noticing them finally. Even Dorothy's group got shocked and surprised at that kind of sneak-attack)*

Applejack: Whoa, whoa, take it easy there, partners!

Caramel: Chill!

*(Feeling embarrassed, the first boy's group lowered their swords down a bit)*

Boy 3: Our apologies for frightening you, but we have a job, you know.

Boy 1's group: Yeah, sorry.

Digimon: Just a little protocol.

*(Hearing their genuine apologetic tones, especially upon seeing the first boy's group feeling embarrassed by their recent action, Dorothy's group accepted their apology with a nod, now seeing that they now mean no harm)*

Dorothy's group: (Nods) Understood.

Digimon: Anywho, back to business....

Fairy: What are your names?

Boy 2: And could you please state your purpose and business?

Dorothy: Dorothy.

Alice: Alice.

Wendy: Wendy.

John: John.

Michael: Michael.

Cody: Cody.

Twilight Sparkle: Twilight Sparkle.

Rainbow Dash: Rainbow Dash.

Applejack: Applejack.

Fluttershy: Fluttershy.

Rarity: Rarity.

Pinkie Pie: Pinkie Pie!

Sunset Shimmer: Sunset Shimmer.

Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist: Tempest Shadow, but my friends call me Fizzlepop Berrytwist.

Spike: Spike.

Comet Tail: Comet Tail.

Soarin: Soarin.

Caramel: Caramel.

Braeburn: Braeburn.

Thunderlane: Thunderlane.

Pokey Pierce: Pokey Pierce.

Flash Sentry: Flash Sentry.

Party Favor: Party Favor.

Ember: Ember.

*(Then Dorothy, Alice, Wendy, and Michael introduced Toto, Dinah, Alice, and Cookie)*

Dorothy: And this is Toto.

Alice: Dinah.

Wendy: Nana.

Michael: And Cookie.

*(The first boy's group observed Cookie in curiosity)*

Boy 2: Your little mouse sure is different from the ones we see here.

Boy 1: (Agreeing) Yet he seems friendly enough.

Boy 3, Digimon, and fairy: (Agreeing) I'll say.

Michael: What do you mean "Different?"

*(Hearing all of this from the other side, Pikachu and Meowth rolled their eyes in annoyance. Back with the others, the conversation continued)*

Digimon: We'll explain about it later, if it's okay with you.

*(After pondering a bit upon hearing the Digimon say that, Dorothy's group gave in)*

Michael: (Shrugs) Okay.

Boy 3: Anyway, what is your business?

Dorothy's group: We wish to cross this bridge.

*(The first boy's group got surprised)*

Boy 1: Cross this bridge to there?

*(He points at the opposite side with the dark-looking forest)*

Fairy: Impossible.

Boy 2: Nobody can cross this bridge to the Fourth Realm without a direct order from the Regents.

Dorothy's group: (Puzzled) "The Fourth Realm?"

Cody: Just what is this place anyway?

Boy 1: Well, right now, you're in the Christmas Tree Forest.

*(The first boy's group then puts their swords away as the explanation continued)*

Digimon: But that.... *(Gestures to the dark-looking forest on the other side)* *That* is the Fourth Realm.

Boy 3: Which is currently in war with the other three realms.

Dorothy's group: (Surprised and confused) "War?"

Boy 1's group: That's correct.

Boy 1: And it could be dangerous, Ms. Dorothy, uh....

*(The first boy's group got confused)*

Boy 1: What are your last names?

Twilight Sparkle: Oh, Spike, Ember, the Mane Eight, and Stallion Eight here, including myself, don't have last names.

Dorothy's group except Twilight Sparkle: (Nods in agreement) Yeah.

Rarity: (While Dorothy's group nods in agreement with her) But *I'm* the only one who has a last name.

Boy 1's group: (Getting it) Oh, okay.

*(On the other side, Pikachu and Meowth looked bored and uninterested)*

Boy 1: And the rest of you. What are your last names?

Dorothy: It's Darling.

*(Hearing her say it on the other side, Pikachu and Meowth got surprised in interest, snapping out of their bored and uninterested reaction, that Meowth even dropped the key on the ground in surprise)*

Dorothy: Dorothy Darling.

Alice: And me, Wendy, John, Michael, Cody, and Rarity are her siblings.

John, Michael, Cody, and Rarity: That's right.

Wendy: As for me, my full name is Wendy Moira Angela Darling.

*(Even the first boy's group was surprised)*

Boy 2: Wait, you said "Darling?"

Boy 1: Are you guys in relation to Mary Darling?

Dorothy's group: (Interested by now) Yes.

Dorothy: She's me and my siblings' mother.

Alice: Why do you ask?

John: Did you know her?

*(Instead of answering, the first boy's group immediately bowed down in respect to Dorothy's group, to their confusion, or curtsied for the fairy's case)*

Boy 1's group: (Bowing, or curtsying for the fairy's case) Forgive us, you're majesties!

*(At the other side, Pikachu and Meowth snapped out of their surprised reaction in realization that Meowth immediately grabbed the key he dropped and he and Pikachu ran off into the Fourth Realm. With the group, the fairy spoke up)*

Fairy: We didn't recognize the similar traits from Mary in you, our Princesses and Princes.

Male members of Dorothy's group: (Dumbfounded) "Princes?"

Female members of Dorothy's group: (Dumbfounded) "Princesses?"

*(Then the first boy's group finished bowing, and curtsying for the fairy's case, and introduced themselves)*

Boy 1: My name is Captain Davis Motomiya.

Boy 2: Admiral Peter Pan.

Boy 3: Assistant Captain Arthur Pendragon, but my friends call me "Wart."

Digimon: Veemon, Davis' Digimon partner.

Fairy: Tinker Bell, but my friends call me "Tink."

*(The three boys, Digimon, and fairy, now revealed to be Davis, Peter, Arthur/Wart, Veemon, and Tink, then saluted)*

Davis' group: (Saluting) At your service, you're majesties.

*(Dorothy's group got confused)*

Dorothy: (To Rarity, under her breath) Maybe we *have* been spending too much time in the attic back home.

Rarity: (Under her breath in agreement) Indeed.

*(Then after contemplating a it, Dorothy's group decided to ask Davis' group again)*

Dorothy: Captain Motomiya.

Alice: Assistant Captain Pendragon.

Wendy: Admiral Pan.

Dorothy's group except Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: Veemon and Tink.

Darling siblings: Our friends and us wish to cross the river, please.

Peter: But the Fourth Realm is a very....

Wendy: It doesn't matter if it's dangerous or not.

Alice: We *need* to go there, Captain's group.

Dorothy: More than "Need," we *have* to go there.

Arthur/Wart: Is that an order, Princesses Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy?

Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: Yes, I suppose it is.

Alice: And you can just call us by our names only.

Dorothy's group except Alice: (Agreeing) We don't mind.

Tink: Does that also count as an order?

Dorothy's group: (Nods) Yes again.

Davis' group: (Saluting) Very well.

*(Then their salute ended)*

Davis: And you can call us by either our names *or* "Captain" or whatever, if you like.

Dorothy's group: (Nods) Of course.

*(Then Davis' group worked on the gate's mechanism. Then immediately, the the gate opened)*

Peter: Mind if we accompany you?

Veemon: You could also consider us your bodyguards.

(After thinking it over, Dorothy's group gave in)

Dorothy's group: Sure.

Alice: We don't mind some protection.

*(Davis' group, glad to hear that, then went over to a male horse who is sleeping in a nearby stable. The male horse is a male white horse with a white mane and tail, black hooves, and light blue eyes. He is Maximus)*

Peter: Hey, Maximus, wake up.

*(Stirred awake, Maximus softly neighed a bit and exited the stable in confusion)*

Davis: We got a job to do now.

*(Maximus noticed Dorothy's group and got confused)*

Veemon: Let me explain.

*(Then he whispered in Maximus' ear, gesturing to Dorothy's group, apparently explaining who they are. Then surprised like Davis' group was before, Maximus then bowed in respect to Dorothy's group. After he finished, Maximus then lets Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy climb onto his back politely)*

Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: Wow, thank you, Maximus.

*(Then the entire group proceeded to cross the bridge towards the Fourth Realm)*

***Coming up: After failing to try and get the key back in the Fourth Realm, as well as a brief encounter with a certain banished former Regent's fortress, Dorothy and Davis' group retreat to the Four Realms Castle and there, Dorothy's group learn more about Mary being the queen of this world once, as well as meeting and befriending the kingdom's citizens and Regents, and how the Four Realms was founded and created thanks to Mary via a ballet pageant.***