Chapter 1 : Let the Nightmare Commence

Location: The Castle, Server Continent

A lone figure stands on a balcony of a large medieval castle reveling in the cool night air. "Soon, very soon. This world will be mine once again," gloated the figure to the moon, his only silent companion. His solitude was disrupted when a small BlackAgumon walked onto the balcony.

"What is it, BlackAgumon," asked the mysterious figure without facing the lowly digimon. BlackAgumon bowed down making sure to avoid eye contact. "You know I specifically said I wanted to be alone…or maybe I should delete you where you stand."

"I'm sorry to bother Master," apologized the black reptile, "But I am sure what I have will make you extremely happy."

His Master scoffed and turned to face the rookie digimon. "Well…show me what you have. Then I will decide whether to kill you or not."

BlackAgumon nodded his head and clapped his hands. Out of the shadows of the room, a Guardromon appeared, holding a heavy metal chain in each hand. It walked to the BlackAgumon bowed stiffly. The Virus rookie digimon looked at the still drone before walking up to it and kicking its leg.

"Show him you stupid machine," he said in an annoyed tone. Guardromon yanked on the chains bringing the two prisoners into the moonlight.

The Master looked down at the Guardromon's feet and saw a small cat with shackles around her neck and arms and a small guinea pig looking digimon with a chain around its waist. Both looked bruised and beaten and on the verge of unconsciousness. The Master laughed and grabbed the chains from the Guardromon dragging the two further out onto the balcony.

"Well if it isn't my old friend Gatomon and Patamon. It has been such a long time," the Master exclaimed as he harshly yanked on the chains causing one of them to cry out in pain. "And you two haven't changed one bit! Though it looks like Patamon has seen better days." The Master kicked the small orange creature while Gatomon thrashed against her bonds.

"You're supposed to be dead," gasped Gatomon in pain.

"That is true," the figure said, kneeling down to the cat. "But you knew eventually I would return. That stupid dimension couldn't hold me for long. Though I guess I must thank you and those meddlesome DigiDestined. I'm much stronger because of what you did. And with Fanglongmon being reborn...heh… I will have done what is needed to be done."

"Fanglongmon? What are you talking about," asked the confused cat digimon.

"In a couple of minutes it won't matter any more." The figure walked back to the Guardromon and handed the chains back. From an unknown pocket, he pulled out two large white sheets. Gatomon's eyes widened in fear and began to squirm.

"You won't get away with this!" The cat digimon pulled on the chain that held her praying that somehow the metal would break.

"But I can! The gate between here and the real world has been closed for the past two years. None of those Digibrats can come in and none of you can go out for help. Face it. I win and you lose." With a flick of his wrist one of the sheets flew into the air and landed onto Patamon. The figure laughed and ripped the sheet off to reveal a small key chain with a small Patamon attached where the orange digimon previously stood. He picked it up and wiggled it in front of Gatomon's face.

"Do you know how long I wanted one of these? And I'm about to get a matching pair!"

Another flick and Gatomon's screams were silenced. The figure picked up the second key chain with Gatomon on it and handed both to BlackAgumon. "You will be bring these to my chamber and put it in the vault or you will join them." The rookie digimon bowed and left the balcony with the Guardromon in tow. Alone again, the Master reveled in this new development.

"It looks like good things happen to those who wait..."

One Day at a Time

A Digimon fanfic

by Psybee

Disclaimer: Characters from the Digimon Universe belong to Bandai, Toei and whoever owns the rights. All other characters belong to the author.

Location: Dragon Eye Lake, File Island

On the surface Dragon Eye Lake looked like a peaceful area. It was a popular fishing spot during a day and a nice, quiet place to watch the stars at night but tonight that silence was broken by a tall cloaked body stumbling in from the trees that surrounded the area. He limped slowly towards the lake's edge and from under his cloak pulled out a small black device that looked like a remote car starter. Once at the edge of the lake the mysterious person pressed a button on the device and the water in front of him began to recede. As the water ebbed back it revealed a set of stairs leading down to a large oak door. The man shuffled painfully down the stairs and opened the door. He walked into a house that looked like it was taken out of a home catalog and quickly shut the door.

"Gennai! Is that you?"

A rather large Falcomon with a gold claw around its neck came running from another part of the house into the foyer and gasped. "Gennai!" It ran to the young protector and lead him into the living room. The two maneuvered around a small table and sat down on the couch near it. With the help of the Bird Digimon, Gennai removed the cloak to reveal that his once beige uniform was littered with tears and smudges of dirt.

"Man. I thought his security would be a little laxer," Gennai said tossing the ruined robe to a corner of the room, "Devidramon's everywhere! I'm surprised they followed me halfway across the Sea!"

Falcomon ran out the room for a few minutes before coming back with bandages and water. Gennai murmured his thanks and began the strenuous task of dressing his wounds. "So," asked the digimon as it sat down next to Gennai, "How did the mission go?"

Gennai finished wrapping the last of the bandages around his hands before turning to his friend. "It was a success," he sighed, "And a failure."

"Oh no..." Before Falcomon could ask Gennai dug his hands into his pockets pulled out two key chains and placed them on the table. It was Gatomon and Patamon.

"Are they still alive," asked the digimon.

"Yes," Gennai said putting his head in his hands, "But this is very very bad. With you in the state you're in..." The two sat in silence for sometime staring at the key chains wishing they could do more.

"You know who we need," Falcomon said breaking the silence, "We need the DigiDestined."

"But the ports to the real world have been closed for years. How in the world are we supposed to bring them here?"

Falcomon stood up and grinned down at the guardian of the Digital World. "Just because I'm not strong doesn't mean I don't have powerful allies." Once again the Bird Digimon left the room and returned with a large television with two dials on the side. Gennai watched as Falcomon placed the TV onto the small coffee table and turned it on. The two were greeted by a static screen and the annoying sound that came with it. Groaning, Falcomon went to the side of the TV and started twisting the dials. The static screen blinked out as different colors started to form on the screen. "Okay, here we go," Falcomon turned the dials once more before a clear picture appears on the TV. All the screen shows is a large metal desk and a small stool. Falcomon sighed before sitting back down next to Gennai.

"Hey," the digimon yelled at the television, "I know you're there! C'mon!"

Suddenly a HiAndromon came into view and stared into the TV screen looking truly irritated. "Falcomon? Why did you wake me up from sleep? And how did you get this frequency?"

"Hello HiAndromon," was Falcomon's cordial reply, "This isn't a social call. I need your help."

HiAndromon looked at the screen with uncertainty on his face before spotting something on the screen. "Forgive my tone," the mechanical digimon apologized, "More and more of his minions keep trying to invade my workshop. I'm just a little drained. What do you need of me?"

"If that is the case then what we have in mind can not be done over there," stated Falcomon. HiAndromon started at the two, confused. "We need the DigiDestined but all the gates are closed on both ends," explained Gennai.

"And you need me to create one," the machine finished the guardian's request, "If that is the case then I hope that little house is big enough. I will be at the lake as soon as possible with my things."

Falcomon sighed in relief. "Thank you HiAndromon." HiAndromon gave a short nod before the screen went dark. This time Gennai let out a sigh and relaxed into the couch.

"And now we hope and wait..."

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Hello all. Since you bother to read this chapter there are a few things you shoukd know about this story if you plan to continue reading:

1. To a very small percentage this story might seem very familiar. That's because this was orginally "The Return of Piedmon". I didn't like the way it started going I decided to take it down after two chapters....

Not the brightest idea but I felt it was necessary to do so. The plot will be similar but way more detailed.

Please give this story a chance. It will start out slow but catch on very quickly.

2. At sometime the characters we know and love will be out of character. There is a good reason why but I will not tell. It'll spoil the surprise.

3. I also take some liberty in some of the Digimon's attacks. Again some just didn't meld into the story than others.

4. Since I'm a math major trying to write English the chapters will for the most part have glaring spelling or grammatical errors that my spell check will not pick up. So I need a beta reviewer. The pay is my undying thanks. Send me a message if you are interested.

That's all for now.

Thank you for reading and please leave a review. They make me feel special constructive or not. Just don't leave any flames.

Later,

Psybee - 1.11.10