John W. Longstreet was an ordinary American, or so he thought. He would amble through his native North Carolina with hardly any worries. The future looked bright. He did not know that he was to be a pawn in the most ambitious emergency scheme that the world had ever known, or not known. Yet, as he wrote a report for his international class on his computer, everything changed. All of the sudden he fizzled out.

He fizzled back in the Digiworld. He did not know that at the time. He just knew that everything was different and that the jungle he was now in was not the home he had left a short time ago. And little could explain the creature looking at him. The small brown dinosaur reminded him of Protoceratops and in fact it was a Protomon.

"Hey, John, I'm Protomon. I'm glad you're here."

John had no idea where he was or why the creature appeared so glad to see him. "Howdy, little feller, but where am I?"

Protomon answered, "You're in the digital world. This is home to all digimon of which I am one. And you know what?"

"What?' answered a confused John.

"We get to be partners!"

"Really?" asked John. He was not sure if he liked this arrangement or not. He put his hands into his pockets and found a digivice.

"That's your digivice, John, it has special powers. I do not know much about it though." John looked at this new item. He tried to figure it out. Yet, he could do little. Noise in the underbrush distracted him, and he and Protomon went to check it out. "Face of the Beastking" "Pummelwap" ringed out. It was Leomon and Ogremon, fighting it out as they always must. John and Protomon ducked into a bush, but the bush came right between the two Champion digimon. The two attacks enveloped the bush. The energy coming from the blasts was immense. John and Protomon were surrounded by the flame and weird things began to happen. Protomon was sucked into the digivice which planted itself on John's shoulder, sending Protomon's data (and hence Protomon) into John. The rush was the only chance they had to survive. Leomon and Ogremon moved on, not knowing what they had created.

A young Gennai had finally tracked the spot of the Digivice and found, not a boy and a digimon, but a boy that appeared different. "Welcome. Where's your digimon?"

John replied, "I do not know, this thing (pointing at digivice) latched onto me and the little guy disappeared. I did feel a rush though. It was like reprogramming a computer. All of the sudden I had power."

Gennai said, "Then he is in you and a part of you." He continued, "And you are not just human, but you are also an in-training digimon. In this form you will look like normal, and when you go back to your world, this form will be the one you must assume."

"What do you mean, in this form?" asked John.

"Soon you will be able to digivolve to a higher level," answered Gennai.

"By the way, who are you?" asked John.

"I am Gennai, a guardian of this realm. We were quietly preparing the path of the digidestined against Piedmon. All was okay until Piedmon found us. I managed to get away and hide the eggs on File Island, yet, somehow I do not feel safe with them there. Piedmon and his allies are getting too close. This is where you come in, John, you were brought in to hold off those who yet ruin our plans. You have merged with Protomon and your digivice and become Jonomon, you will have to go further to Rookie, Champion, and hopefully, Ultimate levels. We talk more later. Why don't spend the night at my place? You can become more acquainted with the digiworld."

The new Jonomon now had a whole new life ahead of him. No longer was he a normal kid, he was now champion for the cause of digimon everywhere. After a night at Gennai's, it was time to discover his destiny. Amazingly he had knowledge of the digiworld (courtesy of Protomon). He did not know each digimon, but he had an idea whether they were good or bad. His first acquaintance was a view of Mojamon, who was climbing his own little mountain. Miramon was burning. Yet, a yellow form came in front of him. It was Veggiemon, and he was not pleased to see Jonomon in his area. "Stupid kid! Go away from here!" Jonomon realized not all digimon were good. Veggiemon said, "Veggie punch!" Jonomon dived to avoid the shot. The digivice on his shoulder glowed. Jonomon could feel a change...Veggiemon gasped as...

Jonomon...digivolve to...BUTCHMON.

Butchmon gathered himself. He was level Rookie like Gennai said. A football helmet now covered his head, and pair of shoulder pads covered his shirt. Both were black. A dog collar was around his neck. His digivice still remained attached to his shoulder. His legs seemed strengthened with small jets attached to his feet. Bayonets were attached each wrist. "Okay, Veggiemon, you've asked for it!"

BUTCH BAYONET!

Butchmon shot the bayonets as rapidly as possible, it seemed there was an endless supply, causing Veggiemon to dodge quickly, and then using a new found speed, Butchmon's blade caught Veggiemon, and another swing of the bayonet brought it down on Veggiemon's head. Veggiemon decided not to stick around and he ran off to find help. Butchmon lowered the weapon and walked away. He was starting to get an idea about what kind of strength he possessed. Although he was not sure, he believed he could hold his power in the Rookie stage, he did not have to look normal, not in these surrounds.

He was being watched, off course he did not know, by two digimon, Centauromon and Unimon. Both nodded. They had seen the first sign of things to come. They knew that. The emergence of Butchmon was just one step in a long line of things that would have to be done to save the digital world. Things were looking up. Only Piedmon loomed large, but he was far away. He was searching constantly for the digi-eggs that Gennai had saved. The pair watching the activity below knew that maybe there was a chance.

Veggiemon soon found a host of other Veggiemon and their leader, Redveggiemon. They were on the march to get Butchmon. With all of them, it would not be a problem. Redveggiemon was a Champion anyway, and would be a level higher than Butchmon.

Butchmon had no idea where to go. Gennai, who was supposed to inform him of each mission, had not said anything or found him lately. It was disturbing, having a purpose that he did not know what to do about. Of course it was easy to figure out what to do when scores of Veggiemon swarm toward to you. Butchmon jetted toward them and unleashed the bayonet that will never allow retreat on their ranks. Veggiemon went every which way, until he ran into Redveggiemon. Redveggiemon opened a score of punching attacks which Butchmon was forced to block with his bayonets. He was not getting pushed back but he was not winning either. Then the punches rained from all directions as some of the Veggiemon who had not met his bayonets pounded on him. Again he felt the digivice glow and a new power surge within him. The light itself chased of some the Veggiemon as

Butchmon...digivolve to...COÀLLAMON.

Now Butchmon had become something that looked like it came out of Metroid. An armored suit encased his body, much like those of Samus or some closely, the body suit of the humans in most recent Transformer show on Cartoon Network (The 3D one). The body was more flexible and it was a medium shade of blue. The helmet assembly followed the same format. The legs were similarly armored. Strangely there was a euphonium latched to the right arm. It had a swivel, so that the bell was normally pointing in the air, but could be rotated to point ahead, at whatever foe was targeted. Coàllamon looked at Redveggiemon, who was a little fearful of his hypothetically equal opponent. He couldn't see Coàllamon's face through the helmet. He pointed his baritone at him, and the attack:

BARITONE BLASTER!!!!!!!

Redveggiemon was removed from the dimension. The other Veggiemon followed with a second baritone blast. The energy had just adsorbed them. They could not take it. Coàllamon went back to being Butchmon as Gennai appeared on the scene.

Gennai presented Butchmon with a small object. Butchmon could not see what it was or what it was meant to do. "What is this thing?" Butchmon held it and shook it.

Gennai said, "It is a tag, it has an associated crest that goes with it. You must find the crest."

"What will it do?" asked Butchmon.

"You were able to go to the Champion level just then as Coàllamon, the crest will enable you to go to Ultimate level. At this level, you can achieve your purpose of defending the location of the digi-eggs of the digidestined to come."

Butchmon nodded. He would go to find the crest. "Do you have any idea where it is?" he asked.

Gennai shook his head. "I only know it was disguised around here somewhere on Server. Your mission is more than finding the crest, you must relieve the oppressed digimon."

"I'm off." Butchmon turned and left toward the seacoast. Why the seacoast, well, Butchmon did not know which way to go and you can't get lost if you're on the coast. Gennai watched him go before disappearing into his house.

The Koromon village near the coast was very excited. A new digimon was headed their way from the west. Maybe he would alleviate their problems. Demidevimon (a different Demidevimon from the stupid one in Season 01), a small digimon himself, had been oppressing the Koromon for a while. They prayed for deliverance. They knew however that the power struggle between Etemon and Datamon had left them in the middle and it could easily be a henchman of one of those. Butchmon had never seen Koromon before and he had no idea he would run into non-hostile digimon. But when the village swarmed to greet him, he realized their good intentions and cooperated. One Koromon after another asked him if he would chase off Demidevimon. Butchmon was six feet tall, a good deal taller than most Rookie digimon. His towering form made the Koromon feel safe. Demidevimon however did not like his new threat and decided to get rid of him. Flying in from above, he tried to talk friendly to Butchmon and win him over. The Koromon were still gathered around him, looking expectantly. Demidevimon tried his hypnosis style attack. Butchmon recognized immediately what was happening. He raised his bayonets to divert his eyes. The shiny metal sent the attack back at the digimon who fired it. Demidevimon was transfixed. Butchmon realized these were some of the digimon that needed to know they would be saved. His digivice began to glow and

Butchmon...digivolve to...COÀLLAMON.

The Champion stood forth and aimed at Demidevimon. BARITONE BLASTER!!! Demidevimon went sailing out to sea to place called File Island, which Coàllamon's ultimate goal was to protect. It was a simple mistake that was later to prove costly. For now, the Koromon were free and inquisitive. Coàllamon turned to them and simply said, "That should take care of him. Soon you will really know freedom." Returning to Butchmon, he winked as he walked away. The Koromon discussed the things that had been spoken.