Hey there. This story is an idea I came up with not to long ago. Let me warn you right now, there may be a little Daiyako later on. We'll see. Have fun!
Summary: Set during the Digimon Emperor Saga. Yolei goes home after her first trip to the Digital World. She wakes up the next morning to find that it's as though she never was a Digidestend.
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
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Yolei walked though the halls of her apartment building carrying Poromon in her arms. She had just split up from T.K. and Cody. She still felt the rush from her first trip to the Digital World. "You really are cool, Hawkmon."
"That's Poromon," Her little pink partner said.
Yolei furrowed her brow. "I... don't understand."
"When I came to this world, I Digivolved backwards. Right now, I'm in my In-Training form, Poromon."
"Oh. I see. Can you go back to Hawkmon?"
"If the need arises. You have to be in danger for me to be able to Digivolve."
Yolie shook her head. "T.K. and Kari are going to have to help me out with all this. I have a lot to learn."
"You can ask them tomorrow. Right now, all I want to do is eat." Poromon got a gleam in his eye when he thought of eating.
"Great. Now I'm gonna owe dad an arm and a leg for all the food you're going to eat."
"Ouch. That sounds painful. You humans pay each other by taking limbs off your bodies? Do they grow back later?"
"No! That's not what I meant. It's a figure of speech."
"You have a lot to learn about digimon, I have a lot to learn about humans."
"It's alright. We have all the time in the world." Yolei was about to get to her door, when one of the other people who lived in the building walked by. Poromon wanted to say something, but Yolei put her hand over Poromon's mouth until they were out of earshot of the passerby. "You're supposed to be a secret. Don't talk while we're in public."
"But you were talking to me!"
"Right. My mistake. Sorry." Yolei got to her apartment. "I'm going to put you in my back pack so I don't have to explain what you are to my family. Okay?"
"Okay. Just make it fast. There's not much air in there." Yolei nodded and walked inside.
"There she is," said one of Yolei's sisters. "Where have you been? It's real late."
"I uh... made some new friends. I was hanging out with them."
"Thanks a lot. We got bitched at by mom nonstop because you took your precious time."
"Keep it up, and you might catch up to all the work I've done," Yolei said, sticking out her tongue. She walked into her room and shut the door tight. She put her back pack down and took Poromon out. "You okay?"
Poromon took a few deep breaths. "Yeah, now that I'm out of there." Poromon flew out of Yolei's arms and landed on her bed. "Who was that you were talking to?"
"My annoying-as-hell sister, Chizuru," Yolei answered, disdain evident in her voice.
"You mean there's more of you?"
"In a matter of speaking. We're nothing alike, though. She's just here to bother me. It's like God doesn't like me or something."
"That's sad..."
"Yeah. Worst part is, I'm stuck like this until I can move out and be on my own."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't feel sorry for me. It's not all that bad. Besides, I have you now."
"Aww, shucks..."
Yolei giggled at her partner. She then dug her books out of her back pack and started on her home work. It was best to get ahead of it right at the start of the school year. After hour and a half of working and getting interrupted by Poromon, Yolei completed her home work. "Glad that's over. The work wasn't really that bad, it was you stopping me to ask questions every five minutes that was the problem."
Poromon put on a sympathetic look. "I didn't mean to hold you up. I just wanted to learn."
Yolei sighed. Poromon's attempt had worked. "It's okay."
Yolie started up her laptop that she kept in her room. "What's that?" Poromon asked.
"It's a laptop. Remeber the computer we came through after we exited the Digital World?" Poromon nodded. "This is a smaller, portable version of that." Yolei checked her e-mail. She had received e-mails from the other four new Digidestend.
Yolei then heard her mother call the family to the dining room for diner. "I gotta go get tortured by my damn sisters. I'll be back later. I'll see about bringing some back for you." Poromon nodded.
Yolei got up and walked out to the dining room. Her sisters and mother were already there waiting for her. Her father was still working at the store they owned, and so wasn't there. And her brother, Mantarou, was in college. Yolei sat down at the chair that was farthest from her sisters, which happened to be next to her mother.
"So, how was your day?" Mrs. Innoue asked Yolei.
"Great! I made some new friends. They showed me this really cool website called 'The Digital World.'"
"That's nice."
Yolei looked at her sisters with an evil look on her face. She had pleased their mother, much to her sisters' chagrin. Yolei grew tired of this constant war with her stupid sisters. She longed for they day that she wouldn't have to live with them any more. Then, she would finally be free. She could live her own live free of them, and show them that they were wrong for treating her the way they did. Soon, she would gleefully look down upon them. That day could not come soon enough.
In the mean time, though, she was stuck here, being forced to live in a house with those two animals. Dinner finally finished, not a moment too soon for Yolei. She took some table scraps without the others noticing and quickly made her way back to her room where she closed the door tighter than before. Yolei looked around for Poromon, but he was nowhere to be found. "Poromon?"
Poromon suddenly appeared from under the cover on Yolei's bed. "You're back!"
"Yeah. And, I brought you something to eat." Poromon chomped down the scraps Yolie had brought with delight. Yolei looked over at her alarm clock. 9:30 already? Man, today flew by. "I'm going to go to bed, Poromon. We are probably going back to the Digital World, and I need to rest."
"Okay. Sleep tight," Poromon replied.
Yolie changed into her night gown and crawled into bed. She shut the lamp off, and tried to go to sleep. It took a long time for her to fall asleep, however, as she was still excited over her adventure in the Digital World. She tossed and turned for what seemed like hours. She looked over at the clock. It was 11:15 now. She tossed and turned some more. Her mind raced a mile a minute. Why did mom have to give me those two animals for sisters? Why couldn't she just have me, and only me? Finally, Yolei drifted off to sleep.
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While the new Digidestend peacefully slept back in the Real World, the Digimon Emperor sat in his command chair. His anger was evident. Those children had made a mess of his plans. They would pay for that. This was his world. Nobody else had claim to it, only him. Ken the emperor sat and thought about how to solve this problem. What would be the best way to fix this? Of course! Destroying the ant mound above ground only angers the ant community. If you want to wipe them all out, you kill the queen. That's what I'll do; take those kids out, and then them and their digimon won't be able to get in my way. Ken, you are a genius!
Wormmon watched the emperor closely. He could tell he was deep in thought. "Something wrong master?"
Ken laughed. "No! Nothing is wrong."
"But master, you have an enemy trying to stop your conquest."
"I won't for long. I have all I need to wipe those damn kids out!" Ken pressed a button on the armrest of his command chair. A holographic keyboard appeared in front of him. He started pushing buttons on it. One of the screens in front of where he was sitting lit up. Ken started looking up the profiles of the the new Digidestend. "I plan to send my servants into the Real World and have them attack those kids where they are most vulnerable. All I need is some information."
"You're going to--"
"Yes, I am!" Ken yelled at Wormmon. "They threaten my conquest. And for that, they must die!" Wormmon backed gulpped and backed off. Ken laughed at Wormmon's lack of bravery. "You really are worthless, aren't you?" Wormmon sighed and left the room.
"Now that he isn't here to bother me any more, which of the hominids shall I take out first?" Ken typed on the holo-keyboard as he looked up the files on the Digidestend. "Ah, this is it!" Ken pulled up a picture of Yolei, an evil grin on his face. "Yolei Innoue. Odaiba Middle school. She will make the perfect first target." Ken pressed a button on the armrest of his command chair. Suddenly, a Bakemon appeared in the room. Ken pointed at the screen in front of him and said, "This is your target. Now go to the Real World and neutralize her!"
"I will do as the emperor orders..." Bakemon said silently. Bakemon exited the room and went to a different part of Ken's base. He entered a room with a strange machine. Bakemon pulled the lever on the machine. It roared to life, and opened a portal to the Real World. "Must do as the emperor orders..." Bakemon muttered as he entered the portal and went to the Real World.
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Bakemon emerged on the roof of the apartment building Yolei, T.K. and and Cody lived in. He phased through the roof and entered the building. He searched the building, looking for his target. "Must do as the emperor orders..." He muttered repeatedly as he silently hovered through the building. Finally, he found Yolei. She was sound asleep in her bed. "Master will be pleased..." he said as he raised his right hand. He cast a spell over Yolei. Bakemon then made his way back to the roof of the building and went back through the portal to the Digital World. He was sure his master would reward him for accomplishing his mission with such ease.
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Yolei awoke the next morning. She sat up in her bed and stretched her arms. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling that she was going to have a good day. Not just the ordinary good day. That legendary good day that only come once in a decade that everyone longs for. The legendary day that one of your life long dreams magically comes true.
Yolei rose up out of bed and got ready. She noticed that she hadn't noticed or even heard Poromon. "Hey, Poromon? Where are you?" Yolei waited a moment for a reply, but none came. "Poromon, this really isn't funny." Again, there was no answer. Yolei started looking for her partner. Try as she might, Yolei could not find little Poromon. She started to panic, when he mother called her to breakfast. Yolei huffed and slapped her hands against her hips in defeat. She decided she would play it cool and go to breakfast. She would find Poromon later.
Yolei walked out to the dining room and sat down at the table. She noticed her sisters were not there. She couldn't help but wonder why. Suddenly, her mother set down a huge plate of food in front of her. "All this for me?"
"Yes. All for my favorite daughter," Mrs. Innoue replied.
Yolei wondered what had come over her mother, but couldn't turn down the food in front of her. Mrs. Innoue came back in the room with food for herself. After chomping down, most of her breakfast, Yolei couldn't hold any more. "Thanks, mom. I don't think I can eat another bite."
Mrs. Innoue giggled. "I'm glad you liked it."
Suddenly, Mr. Innoue came into the room. "Well look! If it isn't the bright and morning star!"
Okay, he's never said that to me before. Yolei thought. "Good morning, dad." Yolei got up to go get her school supplies together, then it hit her. Wait, why is dad here? Isn't he supposed to be at the store?
"Something wrong, honey?" Mrs. Innoue asked.
"No. It's just... where are Momoe and Chizuru? And why is dad here and not at the store?"
Mr. and Mrs. Innoue looked at each other, concerned expressions on their faces. "We should have known she would figure it out," Mrs. Innoue said. "Couldn't hide it forever anyway."
"You see, my little princess, Momoe and Chizuru got caught cheating at school. They got suspended for it. To punish them for it, I put them to work at the store."
Yolei was dumb founded. Wow! That's crazy! Although, it is a dream come true. It's about freaking time those two got what was coming to them. I was right. This IS going to be a good day. "Oh, that's too bad. I feel real sorry for them."
"Don't feel sorry for them," said Mr. Innoue. "They made a mistake, and now they have to pay for it."
Yolei dawned a large evil grin. She went back in her room to get her school supplies together. Then she remembered, Poromon was still missing. I'm running out of time. I can't look right now. I will when I get home. Boy, the others are going to be mad at me since I won't be able to go the Digital World over this. Yolie quickly made her way out the door after she got her stuff together.
It was a picture perfect day outside. Mild temperatures, bright sunshine, a refreshing breeze. Everything was going Yolei's way today. Just wait until I tell the others about this. Yolei quietly walked on to school, a large happy smile on her face.
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Yolei had sat through all of her classes. She was now in the cafeteria. She looked around for the other Digidestend, but they were being very tardy right now. Finally, Yolei saw Kari walk into the cafeteria. She was walking alongside T.K. They sure took their time. Yolei made her way over to the crowded cafeteria over to T.K. and Kari. "Hey, guys." T.K. and Kari looked at Yolei with a puzzled expression on their faces.
"Do I know you?" Kari asked.
"Yeah. I don't think I have seen you before," T.K. added.
"Real funny, you two. But seriously, are we going back to the Digital World?"
Kari gasped while T.K.'s jaw hit the floor. "Who told you about that!?" T.K. said.
"Uh, you guys," Yolei answered, furrowing her brow.
"Did you?" Kari asked T.K.
"No. Did you tell her?" T.K. said.
"I haven't mentioned that to anyone outside the Digidestend."
"Guys, this joke got old after the first line. Now, will you please knock it off?" Yolei said, irritated.
"It's not a joke, miss. We don't know who you are," T.K. said.
"'Miss?' Really? Are you two going to do this all day?"
"I don't know what you are talking about," Kari said. "If you will excuse us, miss, we are in the middle of an important conversation."
Yolei huffed and stomped off. She sat back down at the table she had been waiting for the other Digidestend at. What are they trying to pull? she thought. This isn't funny. First, I can't find Poromon, and now T.K. and Kari act like I'm a total stranger to them. If this is a practical joke, it's the worst one in history. Yolei finished her lunch, her thoughts never leaving what could be going on. The bell then rung, and Yolei had to go to her next class.
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Yolei's day improved after the meeting with T.K. and Kari in the cafeteria. None of her teachers gave her any home work at all. All of her work had been the easiest she had ever done before. She had even been asked on two dates. She turned the two down, of course. She had to figure out what was going on with T.K. and Kari. Then, she had to find out where Poromon had gone.
School finally let out. Yolei quickly made her way to the computer lab. She was going to get to the bottom of all this. She found T.K., Cody, Kari, and Davis all in the computer lab. "I knew I would find you here."
The others all looked over at Yolei. "Hey, there's that girl that talked to me and Kari in the cafeteria," T.K. said.
"The one that knows about the Digital World?" Davis said.
"Yeah," Kari answered.
"Seriously, guys, I'm real tired of this joke. Please, stop it. And where's Poromon?"
"What joke?" Cody asked.
"And who's Poromon?" T.K. asked.
Yolei slapped her forehead. "Poromon is my digimon partner. I'm a Digidestend, just like you guys, remember? We went to the Digital World yesterday. Cody and I got our digimon. Any of this ringing a bell?"
"I don't know how you found all this out, girl, but you shouldn't know about it," Davis said. "I was there yesterday, and I know you weren't there."
"Yeah. None of us have ever met you before today," Kari added.
"Do you know Tai Kamiya? Or Matt Ishda? Did they tell our story or something?" T.K. asked.
Yolei stomped her foot. "NO! I don't know who those people are. I know about this because I was there with you guys!"
"Hey, listen, we got work to do. We don't have time to sit here and argue with you," Davis said. "C'mon, gang. Lets go to the Digital World."
The four of the flew into the computer screen, one by one. Yolei was left standing there, confused, on the verge of tears. What is this? Did they forget about me? How could they? We were just in the Digital World Yesterday.
Yolei ran out of the computer lab, small tears running down her face. She got to her apartment and ran into her room. I just don't understand. I know! I'll look at my e-mails. I saw all those e-mails from the others last night. That will prove I'm a Digidestend.
Yolei powered her laptop up and brought her e-mail up. To her dismay, none of the messages the Digidestend sent her from last night were there. She slammed her laptop shut and threw herself on her bed. I don't get it. It's like I jumped dimensions while I was sleeping. That must be it. I was dreaming about all that with the Digidestend and the Digital World. But if I was dreaming, then why did the others know about it? And how were they able to go to the Digital World? Oh, I'm losing my mind!
Yolei pinched herself. No, I'm not dreaming right now. What is going on here?
Yolei curled up into a ball on her bed. She was so upset, she instantly fell asleep.
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