Okay, Digimon Tamers fans, lately I've been watching the show and thinking to myself, 'I wonder what it would be like to write a different version of the show in a multi-chapter story?' Keep in mind that the characters and their Digimon partners will stay the same, but what about a different take on the characters themselves? Rip me a new one if you want, but there is a story on the site called 'Bleach: An Alternate Tale', featuring lead character Ichigo Kurosaki in a timeline as a Soul Reaper all this time. This is called 'Digimon Tamers: A Different Story'.

Disclaimer: Toei Animation owns Digimon.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Radio"

Prologue

It was in the afternoon at Shinjuku Middle School, where a young boy named Takato Matsuki was waiting patiently for school to end. While he was waiting, he felt a spitball hit him in the head. He looked around and saw the class clown Kazu Shioda and his best friend/crony Kenta Kitagawa laughing their heads off. Takato knew that Kazu was the one who fired the spitball because he saw the straw in his hand.

The bell went off and Takato thanked his lucky stars that school was over because 1) he didn't want to deal with Kazu today (or any day of the week for that matter); and 2) he was going to meet his best friend Henry Wong at the Shinjuku park today. 'Okay, I've got to show Henry these cards I've got. He might even give me a few pointers on how to improve my game,' the young lad thought. He made his way to their usual meeting grounds.

Now, Takato and Henry went to the same school, but since Henry knew his friend well enough to know that he didn't want to deal with Kazu or Kenta, they chose the park to meet up at after school. They still talked in the cafeteria during lunch and that's when Takato would be at his clumsiest. This is due to the fact that his crush, Jeri Katou, would often catch his eye. Much to his embarrassment, he often trips up (mostly due to either of the aforementioned punks) and Henry has to help him up. The duo often play the Digimon card game over there, in a small concrete hut (A/N: Yes, Ladies and gents, the same place that would be Guilmon's home at the beginning of the show), where Takato would come up with some good combos, but at the wrong time, which is why Henry wins most of the time.

Takato was on his way to the hideout when he saw a shadowy blur go across his face from his left and into the forest—in the trees to be precise. He looked to see what it was, having caught a good glimpse of its shape. "Huh, must've been a squirrel. I've never seen one that big before though," he said to himself. The 'squirrel' was actually watching him at the park, not offended, but amused at his thought process.

Takato got up to the hideout to see that Henry wasn't there yet. "Aw man, he isn't here yet. Momantai, Takato. You can still continue working on your 'out-of-school' art project." He took his notebook out and opened it to a drawing of what looked like a red dinosaur with a white belly and black on its nose, chest, and arms. Takato was still finishing the details on it, but he thought it looked pretty cool. "Okay, I just got to put some detail on your claws here and then give you a name. Hmm, let me see. Oh I know! Guilmon! That sounds like a good name for him! And…done!" he exclaimed.

"What's done?" a voice asked from behind him.

"Oh hey, Henry. I just got finished with a drawing of mine. It's a Digimon I thought of."

"I know. I saw the drawing. It looks pretty cool. Guilmon, was it?" Takato nodded. "Nice name for him."

"Uh, thanks."

"Listen, Takato, I've been hearing rumors that a certain area of the town has housed citizens that had their wish granted. I want to go check it out. Care to come?" Henry asked.

"Sure thing, Henry. Oh yeah I almost forgot. Check these out. I just got them yesterday on my way home," Takato said as he showed Henry some cards.

"'Hyper Speed', 'Strength', 'Power', and 'Hyper Wing'. Not bad, Takato. Not bad. Now let's get going."

"Right."

The two kids arrived in the southernmost part of Shinjuku by train and were on their way to the spot Henry mentioned. They made their way to an alleyway that was abandoned except for a few cats. "Well, Takato, this is the spot. I just hope they were true," said Henry.

"Who did you hear the rumor from?" Takato asked.

"I heard it from a conversation between Kazu and Kenta."

"Then it was probably a hoax. Even if Kenta was the one who brought it up, it's probably just a baseless rumor he made up."

"I don't know, Takato. I'm getting some strange vibes off of this place."

"Now that you mention it, Henry, so am I," Takato said, taking his notebook out in the process. "Do you think I should try it?" He turned to the page that had his finished drawing.

"Go ahead and see what happens. If it's true, then Kenta's going to get a little credit for this." 'As much as I'd hate to give him or Kazu any credit at all,' Henry thought.

Takato wished for Guilmon to be a real Digimon. Once he got finished, his deck glowed for a few seconds before stopping. Takato looked through his cards until he came across a blue card with a digital creature on it. Takato was confused, but Henry was shocked. The main reason: Henry had an actual Digimon partner that he didn't tell his friend about because either 1) Takato wouldn't believe him due to being tricked by Kazu before; or 2) He wouldn't leave Henry alone until he agreed to show him. Henry decided to take his chances. "Hey, Takato, do you have your card scanner with you?" he asked.

"Yeah I do, why?"

"See if you can run that blue card through the scanner." Takato looked at him suspiciously. "I'll let you know if my suspicions are correct." Takato did as he was told. Once the scan was complete, the scanner glowed and turned into a small device with a red lining around the screen. There was a small, red lanyard at the top of it. Takato and Henry looked around to see if Takato's entire wish came true.

"Aw man. Where's Guilmon?" Takato asked after he couldn't see his creation.

"Uh, Takato, look over there," said Henry, pointing at a wall. Takato looked and saw what Henry was talking about. He looked at his drawings, then the Digimon and compared the two.

"Huh, well at least it got the stats right, but how are we going to take him back to our part of town?" That got Guilmon's attention, so he went over to his creator. Sniffing him out, he concluded that the human was friendly and smiled. Takato petted Guilmon on the head, which he liked so much that he lied down on his back for a belly rub, which Takato happily gave him.

All this time, Henry was smiling at the two. He suddenly got an idea. This was where he was going to reveal his secret to Takato. "Hey, Takato, do you remember those cards you showed me?"

"Yeah. What about them, Henry?"

"Do you think that if you used the 'Hyper Wing' card, that Guilmon could carry us both home?"

"I know he can carry us, but I don't know about the card. Why?"

"Run your 'Hyper Wing' card through the scanner to Digi-modify Guilmon. He should have the wings on him," Henry explained.

"Okay, here goes something," Takato said after he put his notebook back in the bag. He took out his 'Hyper Wing' card and begun the process. "Digi-modify, Hyper Wing Activate!" exclaimed the new Tamer.

"Uh oh, I feel funny," said Guilmon. The light wings appeared on his back, three on each side of him. He began to float upwards as Takato and Henry grabbed on. Takato got on the Dinosaur's back while he carried Henry. "Wow! What a great view! Takatomon, do you think we'll see more views like this?" Guilmon asked.

"I'm sure we will, Guilmon. And my name is 'Takato', not 'Takatomon'!" answered Takato.

"I can tell you two are going to have a lot of fun together," Henry commented.

CHAPTER 1 END

I just thought that I would give you guys a sneak peek of my newest project. Now keep in mind that I still have to work on 'Symbios-Issues' and 'Chaos Control to PacWorld', but I'll continue to update as time goes on and inspiration comes. I'm officially starting this in January, so keep your eyes peeled.