Enter Flamedramon. The New Generation of DigiDestined.


Three Years Later… The Original DigiDestined have all moved up since that fateful Summer three years ago.

Tai Kamiya, the brunette goggle-head leader is starting his Junior year of High School. Mina Aino, the cheerful blue-eyed blonde, is also a Junior in High School, she's captain of the Volleyball team, and is still dating Tai. Matt Ishida, the lone-wolf of the Original 14 as well is a Junior in High School. He's co-found a rock band with his girlfriend, Piper Shields. Piper is not only juggling school work and her music, she is also the co-captain of the school Gymnastics team. Lita Kino, the tough-girl of the original DigiDestined joined the school Tennis team and is very good at it. Izzy Izumi is also a Junior and his relationship with Lita is stronger than ever. Reye Hino also attends school with the others, along with Chad, her boyfriend of three years. Amy and Joe are still the same, studying to become doctors, and their relationship is still as strong. Serena moved to New York City with her family, and Piper's brother, Darien, attends NYU on a Pre-Med scholarship.

But for T.K, Rini, Kari, and Catherine, a new chapter has only just begun.


Darkness falls over the digital world as flying black rings search for more defenseless digimon.

"Run for your lives!" screamed a Gazimon. "It's the Digimon Emperor!"

Three black rings ensnared a Gazimon, Gotsumon, and a Unimon.

Deep within the forest, three of the Chosen Digimon were running for their lives.

"Faster, faster." panted Labramon.

"I don't think I can run any faster." Agumon said back.

A dark ring edged closer to the digimon. But once it got within snaring range, Gatomon's tail ring glowed and the ring bounced back.

"That was close." sighed the white feline digimon.

Suddenly Unimon appeared behind them and attacked.


The sun was shining over Odaiba and began a new day. T.K Takaishi sat at his dining room table and began to eat his breakfast.

"New school, new apartment, but the same old lumpy oatmeal." he sighed, standing up. He walked down the hallway to the bathroom door and knocked. "Rini we're going to be late. Let's go."

"I'm coming." came a female voice from the other side of the door. The bathroom door opened and Rini Tsukino stood on the other side. Her long pink hair had grown down to her center back.

"Glad to see you ditched the pigtails." T.K chuckled.

"We're Freshmen now T.K" Rini giggled. "Pigtails are so three years ago." she grabbed her backpack from the door handle.

The two teens walked out of the apartment and waited for the elevator. When the doors opened, a smaller boy with brown hair was standing there.

"Good morning." he greeted.

"Hey." T.K replied. "I'm T.K. My mom and I just moved in."

"And I'm Rini." Rini introduced. "My folks moved to New York and said I could stay here, T.K and his mom let me move in with them."

"Well it's nice to meet you both. My name is Cody." said the smaller boy. "Well we don't want to be late on our first day."

"Let's get going." Rini voted.


The small trio made their way to the High School when suddenly a slick, red car pulled up to the front. A teenage girl, older than them, was in the driver's seat wearing a pair of black sunglasses. Her hair was raven black with a purple tint. In the passenger seat was a younger teen with the same hair as the driver. And in the back was another teen with black hair and blonde highlights.

"Get going you two before you're late." said the driver.

"Jeeze sis, you could've killed us." sighed the teen in the passenger seat.

"Well Payson, if you didn't spend 30 minutes in the bathroom, Piper wouldn't have had to drive that fast." said the teen from the back.

Piper sighed from the front seat. "Will you both just get out of the car?"

"Hey Piper." Rini called.

The three girls turned and saw their friends run towards them.

"Hey Rini!" Catherine called from the car. She grabbed her dark blue satchel and climbed out.

Payson grabbed her denim satchel and stepped out of the car, shutting the door behind her.

"You guys have a great first day!" Piper smiled and winked as she drove her car away so she wouldn't be late for her classes.

Payson and Catherine waved goodbye and walked inside the school with Rini and Cody. T.K saw someone who reminded him of Tai, but he shook it off and walked inside the school.


Inside the classroom, Kari Kamiya found her desk in the front. A boy with light brown, spiky hair walked up to her.

"Hey Kari. What luck we're in the same class again this year." he said.

"I wouldn't call that luck Davis." Kari replied smiling.

"Hey, the weirdest thing just happened. This new kid said I reminded him of someone." Davis said, chuckling. "He probably thinks I'm a movie star or something."

"Or something." Kari repeated under her breath.

Payson and Catherine walked in the classroom and took seats behind Kari, who smiled at both of them. A few seconds later, T.K and Rini walked in. They both found seats near Kari.

"Together again." TK smiled.

"Just like the old days." Kari replied, smiling.

"This is going to be great." Rini giggled.

"You bet." Catherine agreed.


Back in the Digital World, more black rings were flying over the forest. Agumon and Labramon were running for their lives, as fast as they could. Labramon still had the orange stoned tiara and that seemed to ward off the Dark Rings.

"Tai help." Agumon grunted as he tripped.

"Mina." Labramon gasped as she stumbled over Agumon.


Mina just tied her red ribbon in her hair when she heard her digivice beep. She turned and grabbed it. "Labramon." she whispered to herself.

Mina threw her gym duffle in her locker and headed towards the computer lab. Tai found her and they both ran as fast as they could.


Patamon, Biyomon, Zapdomon, and Tentomon flew as fast as they could. The four Rookies were being chased by a bigger, insect like digimon.

"Hurry! Don't let Snimon catch us!" Tentomon screamed. "This praying mantis Digimon can cut through anything with his Twin Sickles attack."

Then Snimon fired his attack and sent the two electrical rookie digimon spinning towards the ground.

"Tentomon!" screamed Patamon.

"Zapdomon!" called Biyomon.

The two rookies hid in the brush for safety.


Tai ran to his fallen digimon. Mina was right behind him.

"Agumon are you okay?" Tai asked, kneeling down.

"Labramon?" Mina asked.

"You guys made it." sighed the Labrador digimon.

"You both need to digivolve." Tai ordered.

Both his and Mina's digivices didn't seem to work.

"That's why we need your help Tai." Agumon said. "We can't digivolve."

"It's just like riding a bicycle, now start pedaling and digivolve!" Tai yelled.


In his lair, the Digimon Emperor chuckled darkly. "It's no use." he said. "So long as I have the Dark Digivice, they won't be able to digivolve."

He chuckled again.


Snimon screeched as he flew overhead. Biyomon and Patamon found the others and flew beside them. The group was then met up with by Gatomon and Nalamon.

"Move your tails everyone!" Gatomon called.

"Follow us!" Nalamon added, running off with the group in tow.

They found a small cave to hide in.

"I better contact the others, we'll need the help." Tai said, sending a massed email.


Payson was on one of the computers when the distress email came through. "Come to the Digital world right away. The Digimon need our help." she read. "From, Tai Kamiya. Oh this email must be for Kari."

Payson printed off the email and ran to find Kari and the any of the other DigiDestined she could find.


"So TK how does your mom like the new apartment?" Kari asked.

"She hasn't seen it yet." TK answered. "She's been on the computer the whole time."

Catherine and Rini chuckled, then Davis came storming in.

"Hey, buddy!" Davis called."His name's not buddy, it's T.K.!" Kari and Catherine corrected."Alright, T.J., or J.B., or whatever it is!" Davis went on. "How do you know Kari and Catherine?"

"How do I know them?" TK asked. Then he chuckled. "I get it, you're jealous."

"I'm not jealous of anybody!" Davis contradicted.

Kari, Rini, and Catherine sighed.

Before Davis could say anything else, Payson came up to them. "Kari. Tai sent an email for you." she handed Kari the note.

"My brother needs us." Kari told the others.


The group ran down the halls and towards the computer lab. On their way, they ran into Izzy and Lita.

"What's up Izzy?" TK asked.

"Tai sent us an urgent email." Kari informed, holding up the printed paper.

"Yeah we know." Lita said. "We got one too."


The gang entered the computer lab and Izzy logged on to one of the computers. "I was just about to send Tai an answer when the battery ran out on my computer." Izzy told them. "I knew I should've recharged it after I played Trigonometry Trivia on the internet last night, but boy, talk about fun."

Lita chuckled. "And it's a wonder how I can ever get him away from that thing."

Catherine and Rini smiled.


Tai received Izzy's email. "Great. Izzy has Kari, TK, Rini, and Catherine with him."

"Hey Tai!" Mina called. "You have to get in here and see this."


"So what is the Digital World anyway?" Davis asked. "I mean I heard a little about it from Tai once."

"You know Tai?" TK questioned.

"They play on the same soccer team." Kari answered.

"Hey Payson!" Cody called from the hallway. "Weren't you coming over to help fix my computer?"

"Right, I completely forgot." Payson sighed as she walked out with Cody.


Tai, Mina, and the digimon stood around a rock with an egg sitting on it. The egg was red with a fire design, it had a spike coming out of the upper center, also it had the Crest of Courage inscribed on it.

"It has the Crest of Courage on it." Tai noted.

"But what is it?" Mina asked. "Some kind of egg?"

"I've never seen an egg with a spike in it." Labramon noted.

"It must have been rough on the chicken that laid that thing." Biyomon added.

"Let's get a closer look." Tai said, reaching for the egg. But one he touched it, three small orbs of light appeared and seemed to fly right out of the cave.


Cody and Payson were walking down the hallway. "You did promise." Cody reminded."I know." Payson sighed.


"We're going back to the Digital World!" Izzy exclaimed.

"I'm going too." Davis interjected.

"That's kinda impossible." Rini said.

"Not anyone can go to the Digital World." TK added. "You need a Digivice."

Davis grew annoyed. "Listen TC, if you can go. Then so can I."

Suddenly the computer screen glowed and three bright lights emerged. A blue light landed in Davis' hands, while the other two; a red and yellow light, landed in Payson's and Cody's.

"What is this?" Davis asked, holding up a newer looking Digivice.

"That's a different model than the ones we have." Catherine noted. Looking at her digivice than at Davis'.

"We better get going guys." Lita voted.

"But how long will the gate stay open?' Rini asked.

"I don't care. I'm going to help my brother." Kari interjected.

"Hey can I get Donkey Madness on this thing?" Davis asked.

"It isn't a game." Lita told the teenage boy.

"If the Digital World sent you a digivice, then there's a reason and you should take it seriously." Izzy added.

"I'm not waiting any longer." Kari held her digivice to the screen and in a bright flash of light, was sucked into the computer screen.

"I'm with you." TK followed, doing the same thing Kari did.

Rini and Catherine followed suite.

"It's your turn Davis." Lita edged.

"I'm there!" Davis held his Digivice to the computer screen and was sucked in as well.

Before Izzy and Lita could follow, Payson ran back into the room.

"What was that light?" she asked.

"The computer must need a new screen saver." Izzy chuckled.


The teens found themselves back in the Digital World. "Whoa. My first time being downloaded. Pretty cool." Davis chuckled. He looked around and noticed his change in cloths. His jacket was denim with a fire pattern on the bottom and the collar was white fur, covering a white t-shirt. He had yellow gloves, cargo pants, and orange and red sneakers.

The trio kept moving, following the signal on Kari's digivice. Davis noticed a vending machine, but when he approached it, a hoard of Numemon came out and paraded past him. Leaving Davis, dazed.

TK and the girls chuckled and kept on walking.

"So were those things Digimon?" Davis asked.

"Yes siree." Kari answered.

"But there are a lot." Rini added.

"Much cuter than those." Catherine followed.

"And a lot scarier ones too." TK added.

Coming up the path were Tai, Mina, and the digimon.

"They're real close by." Tai informed, following his digivice signal.

"TK!" Patamon screamed as he saw his partner.

"Patamon!" TK called back, holding his digimon as he landed in TK's arms.

"Rini!" Biyomon flew right into Rini's open arms.

"I've missed you Biyo." Rini sighed.

Davis jumped back at the sight of the two new digimon. He then saw Tai.

"I told these guys you'd be alright." Davis said, smiling.

"Davis?" Tai questioned. "What are you doing here?"

"Catherine!" Nalamon jumped right into Catherine's arms, wrapping her silver gloved paws around Catherine's neck.

"Nalamon." Catherine chuckled, returning her digimon's hug.

"Kari!" Gatomon cried, as she, too, jumped into her human partner's arms.

Kari smiled retuning Gatomon's hug. She then noticed that Gatomon's gold tail ring, was missing. "Tell me what happened."

Gatomon then told everyone that Unimon had attacked her, Agumon, and Labramon in the forest one night.


The group of DigiDestined found their way back to the cave.

"One day this bossy human appeared and started making digimon into his slaves." Nalamon informed.

"He calls himself the 'Digimon Emperor'." Biyomon added.

"I hear we're going to have to punch a time clock too." Gatomon followed.

"Another human? You mean that someone else comes here besides us?" TK questioned.

"There goes the neighborhood." Rini sighed.

"Yeah." Labramon agreed.

"And he also has this strange new Dark Digivice that makes us unable to Digivolve." Biyomon added.

"Show her yours." TK said to Davis.

Davis pulled his out and showed it to the Digimon.

"That's it!" Labramon barked. "You work for the Digimon Emperor."

"I don't work for anybody." Davis defended. "I just got this thing when it came out of the computer."

"So that's what came out of the egg when I touched it. Three new Digivices." Tai thought. "But why did Davis get one? What's his purpose in the Digital World? And more importantly, who has the other two?"


"Where did everyone go Izzy?" Payson asked again.

"I honestly don't know what you're talking about." Izzy answered.

Payson pulled out the red digivice she received. "Then what is this?"

"How did you get that?" Lita asked.

"Cody got one too." Payson added.


Cody was calling his mom, saying he and Payson had to stay after school. He held his yellow digivice in his hand.


"The Dark Digivice is draining our power and making us all weak as newborn kittens." Gatomon said, shivering but slanting her blue eyes.

"That's why neither of you could digivolve." Mina deducted, putting her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, if I could digivolve, he wouldn't stand a chance." Labramon growled.

"The Digimon Emperor uses these powerful Dark Rings to control the digimon." Biyomon said.

"Yeah and once the Dark Ring captures you, you're a slave for life." Patamon added.

"Those collars do everything but get rid of fleas." Nalamon hissed under her breath.

"Digimon Emperor!" Kari huffed.

"I'm gonna slap a Dark Ring on him!" Catherine added.


In his lair, the Digimon Emperor chuckled. "Oh you think so, do you?" he asked aloud.

A rectangular shape with red buttons appeared, by pressing one, he let out a dark-ring controlled Monochromon.


"What is that?" Rini asked, in response to the DigiEgg on the stone.

"It looks like a deflated beach ball." TK noted. "Well no wonder, it has a spike through it."

"Plus It's heavier than my mom's meat loaf." Tai added.

TK stepped up to try and lift the egg, but no luck. After him went Kari, then Rini, and finally Catherine, but neither of them could move it either.

"Guys I pump iron all the time!" Davis said as he walked up.

He squatted down and pulled up the DigiEgg without a problem. Then a stream of red/orange light erupted from a small hole in the center of the stone.

A small blue digimon jumped from the stream and started jumping around screaming "Free at last! Free at last!" he turned to Davis. "My name's Veemon, but you can call me Veemon."

"I'm Davis." Davis introduced.

"I've heard of Veemon." Labramon said. "Supposedly, he's a fun-loving, adventure-seeking little Digimon that brings you good luck."

"But I thought he was just a legend." Agumon added.

"Nope I'm real alright." Veemon said. "And I've been waiting a very long time to meet you Davis."

"Uh…I think you've got the wrong guy." Davis contradicted.

"Nope you're the one." Veemon said. "Because you were the only one who was able to move the DigiEgg of Courage."

"That's right." Mina thought. "Even though Tai has the Crest of Courage, he couldn't move the egg. But Davis could "


Suddenly the cave began to shake. Then a dinosaur-like digimon appeared, dropping to the floor.

"It's a monster!" Davies cried out.

"No that's a digimon!" Rini informed.

"Monochromon!" TK clarified. "Monochromon! His shell is harder than diamonds." Catherine added. "His attack, Volcanic Strike, sends out millions of fireballs"

Patamon, Biyomon, Agumon, and Labramon fired their attacks, but they didn't do much damage. In return, Monochromon fired his attack. The DigiDestined bolted for the exit.

"Okay I wanted to remember the old days, but not like this!" Rini shrieked as she ran, Biyomon flying by her side.

"Just like old times." TK sighed, running on the other side of Rini.

A couple inches behind them, Veemon and Davis were running.

"Davis, hurry. You've got to open the DigiEgg." Veemon encouraged.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Davis replied.

Mina stopped suddenly.

"Why'd you stop?" Labramon asked.

Davis and Veemon ran past them.

"I'm gonna try and slow down Monochromon." Mina replied. She held out a newer, upgraded transformation staff. It was circular with a thin ring surrounding it. Etched in the orb was the symbol for Venus.

"Venus Planet Power!" Mina screamed. In a bright flash, she became Sailor Venus once again. But her outfit was upgraded than her Super Sailor uniform. Instead Venus' ribbon was white instead of red. She had dark orange shoulder pads with gold sleeves reaching down to meet her white gloves. Her skirt was white with gold and orange trim, and a gold ribbon was tied in the back with elongated ends. Under the skirt were gold leggings reaching just above her knees. Lastly, she had dark orange boots with a gold trim at the top.


The rest of the DigiDestined managed to escape, with Sailor Venus being the last. She managed to push Davis and Veemon out of the way of Monochromon's attack. Nalamon pushed Catherine out of the way as well, dodging the fire ball.

"You okay?" Venus asked.

"I'm fine." Davis replied.

Veemon appeared beside Davis. "I can digivolve if you open the egg. But you have to have courage to do it."

"Are you guys alright?" Rini asked.

"We're sitting ducks right here." TK noted. "We have to get somewhere safe."

"Catherine?" Nalamon questioned. "You aright Cat?' Kari asked.

Catherine tried to move, but a rush of pain radiated from her foot. "I can't move my ankle." Catherine sighed. She looked at her digimon than her friend.

Monochromon jumped the ledge and ran towards Kari and Catherine. Both girls were frozen.

"Davis!" Veemon exclaimed."Have courage." Tai followed."The girls are in trouble!" Davis was completely oblivious to the others. "You want to see courage. I'll show you courage." Davis held up the DigiEgg. "Digi-Armor, Energize!"

"Veemon Armor Digivolve to…Flamedramon: The Fire of Courage!"

Flamedramon was a tall digimon with blue skin and fire-designed armor. The armor covered his head, chest, hands, knees, and feet. The new armor digimon head butted Monochromon off to the side, saving Catherine and Kari.

"Armor Digivolution?" Venus questioned.

"Who is that?" Labramon asked, cocking her head to the side.

"I am Flamedramon." he introduced. "As Veemon, I used the Digi-Egg of Courage to armor digivolve. My Fire Rocket attack will charbroil the enemy like a well-done steak"


The Digimon Emperor seemed a little impressed by the resourcefulness of the DigiDestined, somehow being able to bypass the power of his Dark Digivice.


Flamedramon and Monochromon engaged in battle. Matching attacks blow for blow. The Armor digimon jumped in the air and was soon surrounded by flames. He dove for the ground.

"Barbeque that Dark Ring Flamedramon!" Nalamon cheered.

Flamedramon hit the Dark Ring, cracking it, and destroying it. He landed and reverted back to Veemon. An orange light came from Davis' digivice and created a D-Terminal, storing the DigiEgg of Courage.

Catherine limped to the now unconscious Monochromon and rubbed its head. "That's a good Monochromon." she cooed.


"You summoned me, oh evil Emperor." said a small, worm like digimon, named Wormmon.

The Digimon Emperor chuckled. "I believe that we found ourselves a worthy foe at last."

"Great." said Wormmon. "Just one question... what's a foe?"


Catherine was using Kari to help steady herself. Both girls had their feline digimon on either side of them.

"Goodbye Monochromon!" Rini called, waving. "Such a nice digimon."

"I still can't believe this Digimon Emperor can turn such a nice digimon into a nasty creature." TK said.

Davis and Veemon shook hands. "Nice workin with ya Davis, let's do it again sometime."

"Guys!" Venus called. "That Armor digivolving was pretty cool back there."

"Even though the rest of us can't digivolve." Labramon added. "I know that you new guys will be able to defeate the Digimon Emperor."

"Yep, leave it to me." Veemon said.

Tai turned to Davis. "Davis, I think you were really brave back there in that battle, but I notice that you broke your goggles." he said. "And, as we all know, the leader of the DigiDestined just wouldn't look right without them, so here. I want you to have mine." Tai took off his goggles and handed them to Davis.

The teen put them on, blinking.

"They look real cute." Catherine complemented.

Davis chuckled.


The group gathered at the end of the forest, watching the sun set.

"Yay now we can relax." Patamon sighed.

"Why's that?" TK asked.

"The Digimon Emperor doesn't come out at night." Biyomon answered.

"But shouldn't you guys be getting home?" Agumon asked.

"I'm not sure if we can even get home." Mina sighed.

The group walked to the middle of the forest and found a TV just sitting there. On the screen they saw Izzy and Lita, with Cody and Payson.


"Hey what does it mean when the light comes on?" Payson asked. She pointed to the computer and saw the others.

"Let us in, it's Davis." Davis held his digivice to the TV and the whole group was sucked in.


"You don't see that everyday." Agumon said.

"Uh-huh." agreed the other digimon.


The group crashed onto the others, someone crushing someone else.

"Now that is something we'll need to get used to." Rini groaned.

"Sad truth, you're right." agreed Catherine.


Looks like a new DigiDestined team is unfolding. Can the new generation stop the evil Digimon Emperor? Find out in future chapters of WDC 02: A New Destiny Arises.

To Be Continued...