Rosalba, known more as Rose by her sisters, was getting ready to go out with them.
Judith, known as Judie, followed her red-tinted older sister, her dark skin covered by a light tan trench coat.
"Come on, Rose. Sensei wanted us to go shopping already!"
"I'm almost done." Rose assured.
Anne pulled on her darker trench coat as she grabbed gloves and the grocery list.
Teresa, called Terrie most of the time, was jumping around excitedly.
"Can I come?"
"No, imouto." Rose stated, looking stern.
"But-."
"You're too young, and your stealth isn't exactly the best."
Tying on her orange/red mask, Rose headed for the door as she pulled up the collar of her black trench coat.
They might be turtles, but if they covered up enough, they could walk around rather undetected.
An elderly man came in, dressed in traditional Japanese robes.
"Be careful, my daughters. And remember to stay in the shadows."
"Yes, sensei." The three eldest turtles chorused, pulling on fedora's to cover their faces.
Their adopted father, Master Tan Sheng, owned a dojo in New York, and he'd found them after they'd been mutated.
He trained them in Ninjitsu, and they'd become a tight-nit family.
"We'll be back in an hour, sensei." Rose promised, ushering Judie and Anne out the door as she pulled on her gloves.
It wasn't that long of a walk, but summers always made her younger sisters want to take the long way through Central Park.
Looking around, she stopped when she heard soft voices.
Judie saw, and followed suit.
"Rose? What's up?"
"Voices…" She muttered, heading for the source.
A light caught her attention, but it came from the sky, and seven lights appeared in its center.
Anne looked back at her sisters as they went through the bushes.
"G-Guys, we r-really shouldn't…" She stuttered, but she followed them anyway.
Seeing what looked like the Aurora in the sky, she stopped as a chill ran through her coat.
"G-Guys…"
The bushes were actually rather thick, and they were working their way through when the seven lights in the sky started moving closer…
Rose skidded to a stop when three of the red-hot lights started racing for them.
"Guys-!!"
She was cut off when the three objects hit the ground in front of each of them, the force throwing them back a bit as it masked four more collisions.
"Ow…" Judie muttered, and looked to the small hole at her feet as a rainbow-colored bubble floated out.
"…Whoa…"
Grabbing hold of it, she stared at the strange device in her three-fingered hand.
Rose grabbed her own, and Anne timidly held the one before her.
"What are they?" Rose asked, brow furrowed in thought.
"I don't know…" Anne admitted, turning it around in her hand.
Suddenly, it was like a rift opened in the sky, and they were being pulled toward it.
Before the sisters could grab onto each other, they felt something shift, and everything went dark…
--
Rose woke up with something nudging her shoulder, and opened her eyes blearily.
"I'm up…I'm up…" She muttered sleepily, sitting up.
"I'm glad you're awake!"
The unfamiliar voice made her head turn to the side sharply.
A little pink creature with a blue flower coming out of its head, and huge green eyes was standing there, smiling up at her.
"…Whoa…who are you?"
"My name's Yokomon. I'm your partner, Rose."
"Partner?"
Her brain started sparking as it revved to full power, and she stood up, looking around.
"Where am I?"
"You're in the Digital World."
"Digital World…" She muttered, looking at the strange rainforest scenery around her.
"…Where are my sisters?"
"I don't know…but I saw someone with Koromon not too far from here."
"Koromon?"
Rose gave a confused, curious look, but followed the little creature.
Walking out of the bushes, she looked around curiously.
"Koromon!" Yokomon called, looking around as well.
"Yokomon! Over here!" Another voice called, and Yokomon led the way towards it.
Pushing tree branches out of her face, Rose looked down to see a little pink head with a sharp-toothed smile, large red eyes, and long ears.
"Koromon, I assume?" She greeted, quirking an eye-ridge.
"Yep!"
He turned around.
"Leo! Over here!"
'Leo?'
Another turtle, probably older than she was, walked up, wearing a blue mask over his eyes.
"Hey…" She greeted, giving a small wave.
"Hey…Um…I guess I just didn't expect to see…"
"Another talking turtle?"
"Kinda…"
Koromon jumped into his arms.
"Have you seen anybody else around here? I think my brothers got dragged here, too…"
"No…I was actually looking for my sisters…"
She smiled shyly.
"By the way, the name's Rose…"
There were two cries that made both turtles jump, and two names came to their minds.
"MIKEY!!"
"ANNIE!!"
Both took off at a run in the same direction, their 'partners' struggling to keep up.
The two younger turtles looked up as their oldest siblings came into view.
Anne tilted her head slightly in confusion, a little grey creature floating over her shoulder.
"ANNIE!!"
Rose gave her sister a bear hug, knocking Annie onto her shell as Leo checked the orange-banded turtle over.
"R-Rosie?"
"You're okay, aren't you? You didn't get hurt?"
"N-No…Actually, M-Mikey woke me u-up."
The little creature on her shoulder seemed to pout.
"What am I? Chopped liver?"
"S-Sorry…Rosie, th-this is Bukamon. H-He says he's m-my partner."
Leo turned to his youngest brother.
"Are you sure you're okay, Mikey?"
"I'm fine, bro! Tokomon took care of me."
"Tokomon?"
A cute little four-legged creature with ears like Koromon and warm black eyes ran up, smiling from Mikey's lap.
"…Tokomon?"
"That's me!"
Mikey grinned.
"Who's that, bro?"
"His name's Koromon."
"AND…"
"Rose. I don't know about her partner…"
Rose grinned.
"Her name's Yokomon."
"Yo! Fearless!"
Everyone looked up at the two newest arrivals.
"Raph! Donnie!" Mikey greeted excitedly, running up and tackling both to the ground in a hug.
"Mikey, get off! I can't breathe!" Raph exclaimed, pushing the youngest turtle off.
Don sat up, breathing hard for a moment before a little pink creature with brown eyes grabbed his arm gently.
"Here are the others!"
He looked around, and tilted his head in a questioning manner when he saw the two girls.
"Um…"
"Who are ya?" Raph finished, the little orange, horned head jumping into his arms.
"I'm Rose, and this is my sister Anne."
Yokomon rubbed against her partner's leg.
"And this is Yokomon."
"M-Mine is B-Bukamon…"
Raph rubbed the back of his head, where it had met the floor thanks to Mikey's over-enthusiastic hug, and sighed.
"This little guy says 'is name is Tsunomon."
"His is Motimon." Don added, holding up his own little creature like one would a little puppy.
"Hello."
More introductions were made, and the group couldn't help their curious stares.
"…What are you guys, anyway?" Don questioned.
All the creatures grouped together, and grinned.
"We're Digimon! Digital Monsters!"
As everyone tried to take it in, Rose looked around.
"Where's Judie?"
"Maybe she's out on a hike…or picking flowers or something." Don suggested.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Rose flinched as her ears rang.
"…I don't think so, Don…"
Anne turned and bolted, Bukamon trying to keep up with her.
"JUDIE!!"
"ANNIE!! GET BACK HERE!!" Rose called, running after her sister as the four brothers followed suit.
Anne came out of the foliage in a clearing, and saw her older sister stumble out from behind a tree.
"Annie!"
"J-Judie!"
The others came out as the little green, plant-like Digimon tried to help Judie stand.
"Tanemon!" Motimon called, and Don followed his partner closer.
"Are you okay?" He asked worriedly, kneeling beside the darker-skinned, female turtle.
"I'm okay…" She answered, trying to right herself.
"We've gotta get outta here." She stated, looking behind her with a panicked look.
"What is it?" Rose asked as the others got closer.
"A giant beetle with fangs! It's been chasing me and Tanemon! We've got to go!"
She stood up, Tanemon in her arms, when something crashed behind them.
"RUN!!"
A huge Digimon came into view, and everyone froze before breaking into a run.
"WHAT IS THAT THING?" Rose yelled, Yokomon in her arms.
"That's Kuwagamon!" Motimon answered as they maneuvered through the trees and underbrush.
Kuwagamon went right over them, the wind making their mask tails flap as he flew back up.
He did a sharp turn however, coming lower and knocking down trees.
"Faster, guys!" Leo encouraged, but everyone's legs were already burning with the effort.
They tried to go faster, and Mikey nearly stumbled as his legs tried to buckle.
Anne caught hold of him, and managed to right him without slowing down too much.
"C-Come on!" She stated, a somewhat stern tone in her voice as she pushed him ahead of her.
"GUYS, HE'S COMING BACK!" Judie yelled, and everyone jumped to the floor as he flew down.
"I say we fight!" Raph growled, standing.
"What are you gonna do? Throw rocks?" Judie retorted, Tanemon cuddling against her plastron.
"We don't stand a chance against that thing!" Mikey added.
"We can't fight it and win, at least." Don agreed.
The roar brought the seven turtles to a run, branches and leaves whipping at them.
They burst into the open, but skidded to a halt at what they saw before them.
"A cliff!" Leo griped, grinding his teeth.
They moved to see how steep it was, and Rose smacked her forehead.
"This is the worst day of my life…"
"W-We're just g-going to h-have to f-find another w-way…" Anne reasoned.
"WHAT other way?" Raph asked testily.
The trees shook before Kuwagamon shot out, nearly cutting them in half if they hadn't jumped down.
He turned as Leo started to stand.
"Leo, get down!" Rose warned as Koromon jumped forward.
"Bubble Blow!"
The larger Digimon roared as the small attack knocked him off course, and he smacked Koromon out of the air.
"KOROMON!!"
Kuwagamon managed to right his course enough to head for the other six turtles.
"Digimon, attack!" Yokomon ordered, and all of them jumped up.
"Bubble Blow!" They chorused, shooting the seemingly harmless pink bubbles.
The attacks made Kuwagamon rear back, and he knocked the Digimon away landing in the trees.
"YOKOMON!!" Rose called, standing and running to her new little friend.
After a shocked silence, the others followed suit, and Mikey nearly cried as he cuddled Tokomon close.
"Koromon! What were you thinking?" Leo chided, looking worried.
"…Well…my name DOES mean 'Brave little warrior'…"
"Why'd you do that?"
"…Sorry…I'm just…trying to make a good impression…"
Leo shook his head slightly.
"Crazy little guy…"
Judie rocked Tanemon gently.
"Come on, Tanemon…talk to me…"
Don held Motimon up carefully.
"They must be programmed for courage…"
"Tokomon, are you okay? What's wrong?" Mikey asked worriedly of the unresponsive Digimon.
"Wake up, Tsunomon!" Raph nearly ordered.
Anne held Bukamon gingerly.
"B-Bukamon? W-Wake up, o-okay?"
A roar made everyone's eyes snap to the trees, and Kuwagamon burst out of the broken wood.
Everyone ran to the edge of the cliff as Kuwagamon stepped towards them menacingly.
Mikey hid behind the closest turtle, Anne, and nearly trembled.
"Get ready to run…" Leo whispered, tense.
"No! We fight!" Koromon stated.
"WHAT?"
Leo looked at him like he was crazy.
"That's right! It's the only way! Stand and fight!"
"Koromon's right! It's time we show what we're made of!" Motimon stated.
"Take a break! You'll get yourself killed!" Don retorted, holding on tighter.
"They're right!" Yokomon added.
"I'm not letting you!" Rose stated stubbornly.
"Let me go-Let me go-Let me go!"
"I ain't lettin' ya go, Tsunomon!"
"We can do it-We can do it!" Tokomon agreed, baring shark-like teeth.
"Tokomon, don't!"
Anne watched the others struggle to hold their partners, and looked down at her own.
"…Y-You, too?"
"Yep!"
She looked up at Kuwagamon before meeting Bukamon's eyes.
"…B-Be careful…"
The Digimon freed themselves at once, charging.
"Don't do it! YOKOMON!"
"Don't go! MOTIMON!"
"Wait! TSUNOMON!"
"TOKOMON!"
"B-Bukamon…"
Worried eyes nearly filled with tears.
"BE CAREFUL, BUKAMON!"
"TANEMON!"
"Don't! KOROMON!"
The devices on their belts glowed, and a familiar rift opened in the sky.
Seven beams of rainbow-colored light hit each Digimon, and…
"Koromon, Digivolve to…AGUMON!!"
"Yokomon, Digivolve to…BIYOMON!!"
"Motimon, Digivolve to…TENTOMON!!"
"Tsunomon, Digivolve to…GABUMON!!"
"Tokomon, Digivolve to…PATAMON!!"
"Bukamon, Digivolve to…GOMAMON!!"
"Tanemon, Digivolve to…PALMON!!"
"…WHOA…"
Rose whistled in amazement.
"What HAPPENED to them?" Judie asked in amazement.
"They're…bigger…" Mikey stated.
The seven Digimon jumped up, but were hit back by one of Kuwagamon's arms.
He tried to take off, wings buzzing.
"Poison Ivy!"
The attack wrapped around a leg, holding him down.
"Boom Bubble!"
The attack smacked Kuwagamon's head downward.
"Super Shocker!"
He started trying to land, and Gomamon skidded, knocking him to one knee.
"Pepper Breath!"
"Blue Blaster!"
"Spiral Twister!"
The attacks seemed to set Kuwagamon on fire, and the Digimon jumped back in order to regroup.
The larger one roared in pain, and the other seven attacked at once.
"Pepper Breath!"
"Blue Blaster!"
"Spiral Twister!"
"Super Shocker!"
"Boom Bubble!"
With what seemed to be a final cry of anguish, Kuwagamon fell back into the forest, seemingly defeated.
The group of turtles stared in amazement at the once-small Digimon, eyes wide, when their partners turned to celebrate their victory.
"Told you we could do it!" Agumon cheered, smiling up at his partner.
"You sure did!"
Leo kneeled down to hug him, and was knocked back on his shell.
"Whoa, Gabumon…ya sure got big…"
Raph smirked, putting a hand on his partner's head.
Mikey grinned as Patamon flew into his arms for a hug.
"That was better than the comic books!"
"That Super Shocker was awesome!" Don stated, smiling up at his flying Digimon.
"You were great, Palmon!"
"Awesome! You're the coolest, Biyomon!"
Anne smiled shyly at Gomamon before he jumped into her arms.
"I-I'm just gl-glad you're o-okay…"
A roar of anger showed they celebrated too soon, and Kuwagamon stabbed his pinschers into the cliff.
The crack spread, and the ground shifted under their feet.
"L-Leo…" Mikey stuttered, holding Patamon tighter.
The rock pulled free, and they were thrown into free fall.
'Worst day EVER!!'