With another year over and a new one beginning, the heroes and heroines of the five timelines continued with their lives.
In Odaiba, the older Digidestined were all taking a break from their college courses to spend more time with their friends and the ones they loved, which was a great joy to the younger Digidestined.
Within Shinjuku, the Digimon Tamers, under the command of Hypnos, continued to keep wild and troublesome Digimon from entering the Real World and causing chaos, while assigning Suzie, Ai and Mako as Junior Tamers, giving them missions to not only take care of Digimon, but to also learn how to improve as a Tamer and as a team.
The Legendary Warriors had once again retired from their heroic duties, staying close as friends, hanging out with one another and occasionally visiting their Digital World, checking up on Ophanimon, Bokomon, Neemon and the Warriors of Steel, Wood, Earth and Water, which was always fun for all.
DATS remained as both a police headquarters and organization to keep the Real World and Digital World free from conflict, with Marcus and Agumon using their fighting and unyielding determination to get the job done, getting a few bruises and wounds every now and again, but still managed to get every last assignment finished.
Lastly, back in Koto, with Quartzmon defeated, his twisted world no longer a reality, Mikey and his friends returned to their lives in the Real World, while returning to their Digital World almost every day to check up on the Digimon King, Shoutmon, his bride and the Digimon Queen, Lunamon, as well as Gumdramon, Damemon and the other Digimon that were part of the Fusion Fighters and Digimon Hunters.
But despite all five worlds having once been seperated, with Quartzmon making himself known, the Digidestined, Tamers, Legendary Warriors, DATS team and Fusion Fighters worked as one in order to combat the insane Digimon's Myotismon army and give Tagiru and Arresterdramon the power they needed to stop the twisted minded Digimon, restoring peace and balance to the worlds.
And giving all but the Fusion Fighters time, never forgetting the allies they had when combatting Quartzmon, Gennai, Azulongmon, Ophanimon and the Royal Knights of the DATS Digital World watched on as their heroes and heroines matured, waiting until they believed it was time they allowed each faction of Digimon and human teams to remember the events of Quartzmon, having erased their memories after each were returned to their respective world as to avoid any problems, conflicts or time paradoxes, before merging the five Digital Worlds into one and allowing the heroes and heroines to not only enter the new Digital World, but also enter the other eras in time, renewing the strong bonds of friendship all had forged.
But despite their best interest, the merger had its problems, as many dark and wicked Digimon tried to take advantage of the situation, causing problems all over the newly formed Digital World.
However, the five separate teams agreed to join as one, to combat the darkness and keep the Digital World free from evil, pushing themselves to their limit to show their strength and motivate the others in order for them to also gain the power they had deep within.
As the years went on, the teams all got closer to one another, as friends and, for some, much more, which included Yolei and Yoshi encouraging Zoe to ask Takuya on a date, while Ken and Marcus did the same for Takuya, leading the Warriors of Flame and Wind to find love in each other and become boyfriend and girlfriend.
And with the success in Takuya and Zoe falling in love, it encouraged the other couples to come out and admit their feelings, causing Mikey and Angie to stop seeing each other as longtime friends and more as romantic partners, Matt to see Jun as a mature and beautiful woman when she finally gave up on her fangirl routine, while Airu finally gave up on her obsession with trying to capture Yuu and make him her subordinate, deciding she would stop hiding her feelings and admit she wanted him as a boyfriend, surprising everyone when she eventually asked Yuu on an official date.
But with all the new loves and couples, there was one specific young man and his Digimon that caught the attention of not one, but two heroines and their Digimon partners.
Currently, the now eighteen year old Davis Motomiya, along with his partner, the Digimon of Miracles, Veemon, were on a makeshift field, playing a game of soccer with a large amount of Koromon in the center of their now reconstructed village.
The poor Digimon had been under constant attack by a group of Devidramon, leaving the Koromon village in ruins, until Davis and his team came and drove them out once and for all, making sure that the Devidramon would never resort to evil again, for DATS had assisted in modifying all the brands of Digivices, allowing each team to scan the data of Digimon, Warp Digivolve, use Digimon Cards, Biomerge, purify Data, DNA Charge and even Digifuse.
Now, after helping repair and fix the village, Davis and Veemon decided to teach the Koromon how to play soccer, not only help them have fun, but to also put the troubles that had plagued them behind them, giving them a little more joy and comfort.
Taking a moment to catch his breath, while leaving Veemon running from a mob of Koromon, the In-Training Digimon still not grasping the rules of soccer and just wanting to play with their hero, Davis looked over at the rest of his team, who were off to the side with their partners.
Sitting on a bench, smiling at him as she watched the match, was one of Davis' oldest friends, as well as the girl he once crushed on, the Digidestined of Light, Kari Kamiya, who was now eighteen years of age, as her partner, Gatomon, sat in her lap, while off to the side, leaning against a tree, was Rika Nonaka, the red haired Tamer who was often nicknamed the Digimon Queen, watching the match with an amused smirk, along with her partner, Renamon.
Looking at Kari, Davis couldn't help but smile, not only at seeing the warming smile upon her face, but looking upon her, seeing how much she had changed physically over the years.
While Kari continued to keep her hair short, keeping it out of her face with a pink hair pin that sat on the left side of her head, her body had gotten taller and filled out quite nicely, making her look more attractive than she had when she was thirteen.
Kari had also changed her attire over the years, now wearing a pink tank top that showed off her tone stomach, as well as some of her cleavage, which had developed nicely over the years, while she had taken to wear a pair of tight, blue jeans, which only complimented her figure, showing off her hips and her ass, making her the eye for many males in their school, as well as the occasional female student who was either curious of their sexuality or knew they prefered women.
Continuing to gaze upon Kari, Davis mentally sighed, for he used to have a huge crush on the brunette, causing him to act without thinking in ways to try and impress the brunette, but as the years went on, Davis felt himself falling more and more in love with her, however he knew from past experiences that she only saw him as a friend and nothing more, feelings of which Veemon felt toward Gatomon.
While Davis was surprised that she and TK never got together, learning that Kari saw TK as another brother to to her, Davis though it was for the best that he did not press his luck and kept his feelings hidden, afraid that he would lose the close friendship he had developed with her over the years if he tried to ask Kari out.
Breaking from staring at the Digidestined of Light, Davis then looked over at Rika, keeping his smile as he saw her smirk also morph into a warm smile as well, surprising him a little.
While Davis hadn't known Rika as long as Kari, he knew she could be distant with her emotions and never expected to see her smile.
But continuing to look at the red haired Tamer, Davis saw that Rika too was a woman of absolute beauty, with Rika keeping the past alive, wearing her red hair in its spiky ponytail and the same ensemble she wore during her days fighting alongside Takato and the Digimon Tamers, only now her outfit showed off more of her body, her jeans tight enough for one to see her tight ass and smooth legs, while her shirt was pressed against her body as she crossed her arms, allowing one to see her ample breasts through then if they dared to look.
Davis could not help but think of how beautiful Rika was, and was in no way surprised when he learned that her mother was a model.
Davis had admitted to himself that he did find himself attracted to the redhead, even if her short temper did scare him at time, though he found it strange that he never found himself on the receiving end of her wrath. Instead, Rika had been quite friendly with him, and Davis was happy to have her as a friend and as a teammate, seeing her and Renamon working alongside each other inspired him to continue to be as good a partner to Veemon he could.
But despite how he knew he felt for the redhead, Davis also did not approach Rika or show signs of affection for her, feeling that someone like her, who could be with anyone she wanted, would ever see him as anything more than a friend, and he did not want to finally find out what could incur her wrath.
"Davis! Help!" Veemon suddenly yelled, snapping Davis out of his stupor as he turned and looked at his partner, sweat dropping at seeing the "V" marked Digimon's hand sticking out from a pile of Koromon that was on top of him.
"Coming!" Davis called as he rushed over to his partner, sparing one last look at the girls, before rushing to help Veemon and get the game back on track, completely unaware of how his teammates really felt about him.
Letting out a sigh, Kari sat back and watched with a smile as Davis helped Veemon away from the Koromon, before kneeling down and calmly tried to calm them down with a small talk, her eyes never leaving the form of the boy who occupied her thoughts and dreams.
She wasn't certain when it started, perhaps after they defeated MaloMyotismon, or perhaps before, but the Digidestined of Light had fallen head over heels in love with Davis, finding herself imagining herself as Davis' girlfriend, which started off innocently, having small fantasies of him and her going out, Davis acting so romantically toward her, which included him taking off his jacket to keep her warm, taking her dancing, even them making out a little, but as the years went on, the fantasies turned more erotic, where Kari found herself thinking of her and Davis in more intimate ways, drawing up images of them in her bed, both naked and in the midst of pleasures she never wanted to end.
But breaking from her thoughts and watching him go back to playing soccer with Veemon and the Koromon, Kari let her eyes take in Davis' form, seeing the muscles he had gained over the years as his black shirt clung against his body, causing Kari to unconsciously lick her lips as she remembered the last time she saw him without his shirt on, having removed it during a party the heroes and heroines all had at the beach a few months back, a sight that still filled Kari's mind, and would often return whenever she was alone, in her bedroom and in a certain mood.
But as much as she liked what she saw, Kari could not help but sigh in depression, for ever since they defeated MaloMyotismon, Davis had stopped asking her out on dates, and it filled the brunette with frustration, believing that Davis had lost interest in her, that all her rejection had finally pushed him away for good, and that he would only see her as a friend now.
Kari had tried to drop hints every now and then to get his attention, but Davis either did not notice them, or politely ignored them, filling the brunette with anguish at the thought of losing the man of her dreams, especially now that other girls had started to notice him, filling Kari with jealousy as she thought of the massive fan club that had formed for Davis, which sadly to Kari, included her entire cheerleading squad.
'I won't lose him, I'll make Davis see, somehow, that I do want to be with him, that we can be together.' Kari thought to herself, determined to be with Davis no matter what.
But Kari knew she would have competition, where she looked out the left corner of her eyes to see her main and surprising competition leaning against the tree.
Not paying any attention to Kari, Rika kept her own smile as she eyed Davis with a smile.
Despite Takato and the other Tamers and friends she had made in her life, opening her up and allowing her to see there was no weakness in needing help, friendship or showing emotion, Rika had ever told anyone that she had use to watch the Digimon Adventure series when she was alone, and through watching it, she had developed her own crush on Davis, loving his personality and his antics, which helped her she guessed get use to being friends with the other Tamers, seeing a bit of Davis in each of them, while she buried her crush for the imaginary character, thinking it was foolish and that others would make fun of her for such feelings.
But following the events with Quartzmon, the imaginary character she had feeling for was no longer imaginary, and Rika found herself talking with and spending time with the real thing, falling in love with Davis all over again, finding that he was everything she had imagined he would be, and more.
And as the years went on, Rika got to watch him grow, finding herself liking what she saw, but found herself frustrated as she tried to figure out how to express herself to Davis, or even find out if he felt anything for her.
Rika wanted to have a relationship with Davis, to be his girlfriend, but knew she would have competition as she looked slightly to her right, seeing Kari looking at Davis with a look she knew all too well, which annoyed her to no end.
'Now, after all the times he chased after you and you turned him down, you want him? I like you Kari, but you had your chance to be with Davis, let someone else have a chance.' Rika thought to herself, looking back at Davis as she felt determined to win him over eventually.
After several more hours, much to Davis and Veemon's relief, the Koromon got tired, allowing them to end the game, before the duo walked over to their team, causing Kari to stand up with Gatomon in her arms and Rika and Renamon to walk over to them as Davis and Veemon came over.
"Man, for little guys with no arms or legs, those Koromon sure have a lot of energy." Davis said with a smirk, earning a nod from Veemon, while causing both girls to giggle.
"Still, it was a good thing you did for them, Davis. It really took their minds off of what the Devidramon did to them." Kari said with a bright smile.
"Yeah, it did feel good taking down those fiendish jerks." Gatomon then added, getting an agreeing nod from Renamon, who then looked at Davis and Veemon and said with a tone of respect. "And you two continue to impress me with your skills in combat and reasoning. I hope Rika and I can continue to live up to your expectations."
"I am certain I can live up to Davis' expectations." Rika commented with a smile and a small slyness in her tone that Davis failed to hear, smirking internally as she saw Kari lightly glare at her from the corner of her eyes, the brunette knowing full well what she meant by her reply.
"You all live up to my expectations, we make a great team after all." Davis commented with a smile, not sensing the tension between his two teammates, while both Gatomon and Renamon looked at their partners with some worry in their eyes, knowing each held feelings for Davis and wanted to support their partner, but at the same time, neither knew how to help in building a relationship, especially if any friendships could be damaged.
Both girls, however, broke out of their thoughts when Davis spoke up, blushing lightly at the compliment he gave them about being a great team, though Davis did not notice their blushes.
"Thank you, Davis." Kari replied with a smile, feeling wonderful at hearing Davis praise her.
"Yeah, thanks." Rika then added, feeling the same way Kari did at the moment.
However, looking up at the setting sun, Renamon spoke up as the foxy Digimon said. "We should head back and report to the others."
"Good, because I'm starving!" Veemon exclaimed, just as his stomach made a rumbling sound, causing Davis to sigh and the girls to giggle, before the maroon haired boy then commented. "Come on, Vee. You're always hungry."
The trio and their partners then made their way to the nearest terminal, looking forward to getting their briefing done and heading home to get a good night's sleep.
-Later, at the DATS HQ-
After returning from the Digital World and informing Chief Sampson of the Devidramon, taking down the wicked Digimon and repairing the Koromon village, continuing to show his kindness, Davis offered to walk the girls out of the command room and to the terminals, where Tai was standing over Izzy, who was working on one of the computers, helping Miki, Megumi and their PawnChessmon, who were doing a sweep of the Digital World, along with Yoshi, who smiled when the trio and their partners entered.
"Hey guys, heard you did some good work out there." Tai said with a smirk as he looked up from Izzy's computer.
"That's right we did." Rika said, moving closer to Davis and told the older of the Kamiyas. "We took down a bunch of Devidramon that were making the Koromon village look like a war zone."
"Those Koromon keep getting targeted because they are not strong enough to defend themselves, but as long as we are around, we will protect them." Kari added, copying Rika's movements as she moved closer to Davis, smiling as she said. "We will protect them together, right Davis?"
"You bet, we'll always be there to protect the Digital World." Davis replied with a smile, not seeing the look Yoshi, Miki, and Megumi were sharing with each other as they watched the trio, along with Gatomon and Renamon, while Veemon, Tai and Izzy seemed clueless as to anything being wrong.
"We'll it is getting late, why don't you three head home, you guys need some rest, and you have class tomorrow anyway." Tai then pointed out, not hearing the sigh of disappointment from Kari as she and Rika moved away from Davis.
"Well I'll see you guys tomorrow, have a good night." Davis then said as he made his way to one of the terminals with Veemon and held up his D-3, where the two were then transported back to the maroon haired boy's apartment.
With Davis now gone, both Kari and Rika shared a look with each other, not uttering a word, before they said goodnight to everyone else and did the same, each returning home for the evening alongside their Digimon.
"Davis is in for a world of trouble with those two." Yoshi then commented with a sigh, getting nods of agreement from Miki and Megumi, but also getting confused looks from Tai and Izzy, which caused the Digidestined of Courage to ask. "What do you mean?"
The three DATS girls gave Tai a deadpanned look before asking. "Seriously? You don't see it? Kari and Rika each have a huge crush on him!"
"Huh?" Tai asked surprised, since when did his sister have a crush on Davis? He thought she liked TK.
"Look." Miki said as she typed on her computer terminal, before a list came up, showing all the team listings, which included who had worked with who and what they did together, since all the Digi-heroes and heroines started working together, before the raven haired woman then typed in a few more commands, highlighting the last few months, showing that Davis, Kari, and Rika had been in the same group during those times.
Still unsure, Izzy commented. "Are you sure you guys aren't reading into this to much? The three of them do make a good team, everyone sees that."
"Normally that would be the case, except for the fact that each and everyone of these mission, both Kari and Rika personally requested to work with Davis." Megumi then added, causing her PawnChessmon to nod in agreement with the blonde, while confusing Tai and Izzy even more.
"Plus, there is this to take into consideration." Yoshi then added as she moved next to Miki and began typing on the computer, bringing up an image appeared upon the screen, which showed a photo of the entire group which had been taken during their beach party a few months back.
Tai and Izzy looked at the image, seeing nothing wrong with it, though both gained light blushes as Tai admired the red bikini Sora wore that day, while Izzy was taken in by Mimi's beauty, finding the green one piece swimsuit she was wearing only highlighted her amazing figure.
But what Yoshi, Miki, and Megumi saw, and zoomed in on, was Davis himself, who was smiling at the camera with a big grin, with Veemon doing the same, but holding up his left hand, posing his fingers in a V victory pose, while on the sides of Davis were Kari and Rika, with the Digidestined of Light on his right, a white bikini highlighting her wonderful figure, being as close to the maroon haired boy as possible, while on his left, Rika, wearing a light blue bikini, seemingly mirroring Kari's actions, both having content and happy smiles on their faces as they seemed to be as close to Davis as possible, without getting in his face or looking as though they were intentionally leaning in.
Tai blinked a few times before look at Yoshi and asking. "Ok, so what am I supposed to be seeing here?"
Yoshi closed her eyes and growled, a tick mark on her forehead at seeing how dense these two continued to remain, before yelling out. "How dense can you two be?! I swear I have no idea what Sora or Mimi see in either of you!"
"Huh!?" Tai and Izzy then let out in confusion, before Yoshi quickly covered her mouth, her face red now with embarrassment instead of anger at having let out the secret the two Digidestined girls told her.
'How do I get out of this?!' The auburn haired woman thought as she tried to think of a response to the two boys now staring her down, wanting answers and not backing down until they got them.
-Meanwhile-
At the Kamiya's apartment, Kari was in her room, no longer in the clothing she wore during her recent trip to the Digital World, but was instead dressed in a pink negligee, showing off her tone legs, stomach, and D-cup breasts as she lay on her bed, resting on her stomach as she held a framed photo she had taken of Davis, smiling a little as she remembered telling him it was for the photography club, but just wanted a picture of the maroon haired Digidestined to keep by her bed whenever she felt down and needed a reminder to never give up.
Sighing his name, Kari ran her hand along the picture, feeling solemn that though Davis had helped her achieve so much, she just couldn't bring herself up and tell him how much he meant to her.
"C'mon, Kari, cheer up." Gatomon said, from the end of the bed, looking at her partner with some worry.
"If Davis is smart, he will come to his senses and see that you are perfect for him." The Digimon of Light then said with confidence, hoping her words would lighten the brunette's mood.
Shaking her head, Kari sighed and replied. "He'll probably just hate me, especially after all I did to him in the past."
The brunette then laughed half heartedly as she added. "It's funny, he used to chase after me all the time and I was too stupid to see what was in front of me, and now I'm the one chasing after him and he doesn't notice me."
"I know how you feel." Gatomon replied, her mind drifting to Veemon, feeling similar emotions toward the Digimon of Miracles, making the feline also regret not giving Veemon a chance for even a single date, despite all the effort Veemon would put in to get her attention.
Kari's finger once again traced the image of Davis' face in the photo, her mind drifting to the idea of finally being with him, of marrying him, becoming Kari Motomiya, and so much more, before her eyes hardened as she thought of Rika and the fear of losing Davis to her, finding the romantic images of her and Davis fading and replaced with her having to look at Rika and Davis as a couple, with the red haired Tamer smiling away as she and Davis held hands, looking as though they were truly in love, while the Digidestined of Light was cast in the shadows.
"I won't lose him. I don't care what it takes, I'll show Davis that we were meant for each other. Davis doesn't give up on anything, so I won't give up on him." Kari said with determination and resolve in her voice, causing Gatomon to smile at her partner, though Kari still worried about the possible confrontation she might have with the red haired Tamer.
-Meanwhile-
Around the time Kari continued to fantasize about Davis, Rika was in a similar position, only she was standing before a full body mirror in her room, her hair out of its ponytail and cascading down her upper back, as she posed for herself in the mirror.
The red haired Tamer was also in her sleep wear, only her outfit consisted of a light blue silk bra, which showed off her D-cup breasts, while a matching pair of panties covered her lower region, showing off her tight ass, as well as highlighting her smooth legs and tone stomach.
'I wonder, does Davis find me desirable, sexy?' Rika asked herself as she examined herself in the mirror.
All the while, Renamon leaned against the wall, watching her partner with curiosity and confusion, not use to seeing her partner act in such a way.
Speaking up, Renamon then asked. "Rika, do you desire Davis as your mate?"
"I apologize if my words are rash, but I have noticed changes in your body whenever you are around him, or his name is brought up in conversation." The foxy Digimon then said when she saw Rika tense up a bit, hoping her words didn't embarrass her Tamer or make her feel uncomfortable.
Letting out a sigh, Rika turned to her partner and smiled, before saying sincerely. "It's alright, Renamon, I should have guessed you would pick up on it sooner or later. Yeah, I do desire Davis. I have for a while. He used to be just a dream crush for me, a fantasy, but now he's real and I feel wonderful everytime I'm near him."
Rika sighed as she took a brief moment to think about the maroon haired boy, his spiky hair, his hazel coloured eyes, his smile that always brightened up her day, while the back of her mind thought of his muscular body, and all she could do with it if he allowed her.
However, the redhead's mind then turned to her main competition, the beautiful, kind hearted girl her crush use to chase after for so long, now finally showing signs that she wanted to return those feelings, making Rika silently happy that Davis seemed dense to Kari's advances.
'Kari had her chance to be with Davis, and all she did was waste it. Now it's my turn.' Rika thought with a little bitterness. 'I will win Davis' heart before Kari, and Davis will be mine.'
Looking at Rika, Renamon sensed a moment of bitterness, before seeing her partner gain a look of determination, one she knew quite well when it came to her partner.
While Renamon liked seeing her partner's spirits lifted, she did not like the thought that Rika and Kari may eventually come into conflict with one another, but had no idea how she could help the matter, and found herself asking, what made love so special?
It was a question she would need to seek out if she was to help Rika, deciding to let her partner be as she headed out, while Rika just smiled and went to bed, her mind filled with dreams and fantasies of her and Davis together, which started off small and innocent, but soon lead to deeper and more intimate moments she hoped would one day come true.
-Meanwhile-
Deep beneath the crust of the Digital World, something began to stur.
Though still somewhat asleep, it began to sense the world above it, feeling a change it was unfamiliar with.
It did know one thing, however, was that soon, very soon, it would all burn beneath its feet.
Author's Note:
This is a different kind of story from my previous ones, one I've been thinking on writing for a while now. I hope you all enjoy this story and all I ask is patience as I develop it while working on my other stories. I hope you will all like it, tune in for the next chapter when it's completed.