Episode 1: Run Beginning.exe

This is a Digimon Fan fiction that takes place during a separate "season". All events in other seasons HAVE NOT HAPPENED AND NEVER WILL HAPPEN! I would like to thank Red Rover, for writing his End Game series and inspiring me to write fan fiction.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A man walks down a path through a garden in the digital world. The path is lined with white cherry blossom trees in full bloom. The air smells sweet to this man but the only thing showing on his face is a sinister smile. At the end of the path is LordHolyAngemon, meditating by a pond. The man walks down this serene little road and stops in front of the paragon of pure good.

"Lovely day, isn't it?" says the man in a calm, almost friendly voice
"It is always nice here," states LordHolyAngemon in a flat, matter-of-fact tone.
"Really? Must be boring then."
"What one calls boredom, another may call peace."
"But don't you ever wish that something exciting would happen? Something different?"
LordHolyAngemon thinks for a moment and responds "No I have n..."

That was as far as the paladin of virtue got before his right arm, right leg, and right wing were severed from his body. The man is left holding these pieces. "Time for that to change."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Later, mom!" Shouts Keitaro as he runs out the door. A piece of toast is hanging from his mouth. He jumps over the railing on the second floor and lands in the courtyard. He eats his breakfast as he runs towards school.

He makes it to the schoolyard just in time for the first bell to ring, however he can't make it to class before the second bell if he takes the stairs. Thinking fast he spies a tree that leads up to the window of his classroom. He runs with all his speed to the tree as he climbs it with amazing skill. He jumps from a branch to the window and raps on the glass for the students to let him in. The window opens and he slides in just as the second bell rings.

He takes a seat next to his two best friends Miyoko and Kumi. Miyoko turns to her left and says to him, "Just in time again I see." She smiles at him. It was obvious to everyone that Miyoko liked Keitaro (except for Keitaro himself), and not one student could blame her. He had green eyes, short, slightly messy brown hair, and a flawless complexion. He was lean, yet athletic. Quite a handsome guy for being only 14. The only weird thing about him was his fashion sense. He wore Vespa goggles like a headband. Today he is wearing a near white blue t-shirt, a navy blue jacket with a white angel wing pattern stitched onto the back, and navy blue shorts.

He laughs, "I guess I'm just lucky!"
Kumi stretches his arms and cracks his knuckles, "Then I hope you get lucky on this test"
"Uhh...what test?"
Miyoko and Kumi laugh at the blank expression on Keitaro's face. Keitaro on the other hand gives a nervous laugh.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the computer lab, two students worked tirelessly on the network in the computer lab.

"GAH!" shouted one student, "Why is the computer running so slow?"
"Did you run antivirus?"
"Of course, Jay."
"Defragment the hard drive?" Jay responds.
"Just ran through it this morning."
"Run cleanup?"
"Right after defragging."
"Okay let me have a look," Jay takes out a seat in front of the computer and goes to work. He doesn't look like the type to spend his day in a computer lab. While not athletic, he manages to not have any excess weight anywhere, nor be excessively gaunt. His long blond hair is tied back into a ponytail, mostly to keep it out of his eyes while he's working. His eyes are a steel-blue and his skin a light tone without being pale. He wears a grey chinese shirt with short sleeves and long grey pants. "Hmm...I can't say that I know what the problem is here," he says after a few minutes "I think that I'm going to be late to home room."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Behind the school, near the dumpsters is a disaffected youth. She takes a cigarette out of a pack and lights up. She inhales deeply, holds it for a second, and lets it out.

"God I needed that!" says Kerrigan. She leans against the wall of the school. She has dyed black hair in a flock of seagulls style. Her skin is fair, heavily contrasting from her hair and black clothes. She wears a black sleeveless shirt with a fanged skull on the chest. She has a spiked belt and form fitting black jeans. On her feet are black slick leather boots.

Soon after she takes her first drag, the bell rings and she sees everyone go in. She sighs and says to herself, "Guess I'm late again" and she takes another puff.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Back at a lab in the digital world, several datamon were working feverishly at computers. One datamon approaches a man overseeing it all. He wears an armor that seems almost living. The left half seems to be made from a black amorphous substance, taking the form of a long claw and a bat wing, the rest covering his body. The right half looks like something pure and holy, a pure white bird wing, gold bracers, and otherwise human looking form. The middle seems robotic, like some sort of cybernetic armor, covering his face, and his chest down to the codpiece. The only thing not covered by this armor is his mouth and his long silvery hair. The datamon informs him "Project: R.I.F.T.S. is 98 complete, sir" and gives a salute. The man in the armor simply waves him along. The FallenAngewoman hanging onto his right shoulder says in his ear in a soft voice but above a whisper "If the prophecy says that heros will come your homeland to free the digital world from your control," The LadyDevimon to the left of him finishes the sentence "Then why are you creating a way for them to get to here?" The man smiles and laughs to himself a bit. He swirls the glass of red wine as he speaks "Because, my dear ladies, If the prophecy says that it will happen, it will happen. However, by controlling the circumstances, I gain the upper hand."
"Brilliant, my lord" says FallenAngewoman
"Flawless plan, my lord" replies LadyDevimon
Just after this the Datamon returns and says "Project R.I.F.T.S. is 100 complete, sir. Waiting on your command"
The datamon turns, aligning itself with the activation console. "And so it begins" Says the man "Let my hand of darkness rend the flesh of those who oppose me, let my hand of light lead with devout following, and let my armor be as my will, adamant and secure. Throw the switch"

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the computer lab, it's late into the day and Jay is still working, long after school ended and everyone left. He stairs deeply into the screen, hoping an answer will show up as to why this, and every other computer, wasn't working properly. He even went so far as to take apart the school's network and put it back together again, but to no avail. He refused to be defeated by such a foe, but he had exhausted all his options. He just stared at the screen, somewhat expecting to have the answer right in front of his face.

Just then, the monitor cracked. A small crack at first, but it spread. it widened until it caved inward. Behind the monitor was some kind of tear in the space in front of him, and it was sucking the computer inside itself. Jay couldn't believe his eyes. It was as if all that time in front of the computer was making him go crazy. He had to be dreaming as the tear got bigger and started to pull him in. He tried to stand his ground as long as he could but eventually the wind swept him inside and the wound in the air healed itself just after he entered

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The day was done and the sun was setting. Kerrigan bums a box of cigarettes off of her mom and she heads into her room. She puts on her headphones while she closes her eyes and listens to some death metal. She lights one of her cigarettes and closes her eyes as she smokes it. Completely unwinding herself as she slumps in her chair. A few seconds later she feels a soft tug on her arm. She opens her eyes to find what looks like a shadow wrapped around her arm. She looks behind her and almost has a heart attack. A pure black void on her wall, with writhing tendrils of shadows creeping along the walls, one of which leading directly from the portal to her right arm. Paralyzed with fear, she tugs back at the tendril around her arm, it responds by pulling harder. She can't even scream as a second one shoots out and attaches to her left leg. It pulls back hard, knocking her to the floor. She claws at the ground, about to scream in terror but another wraps around her mouth and she is unable to speak. Another shoots out and wraps around her chest. She is being pulled in even faster. Had anyone seen this they would see the pure terror in her eyes she flails around with her free arm to grab anything that could save her. As she's pulled by the door she spies her salvation and grabs for the doorknob. However, just as she's about to reach, her hand is pulled back behind her head by another tendril. As her feet enter the portal she feels a chill run through her. The chill strengthens as she's pulled further though. Her head vanishes behind the darkness and all is silent in her room. The portal closes leaving no evidence of its arrival other than an overturned leather chair.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Keitaro is walking home with his friends. They laugh at each other's jokes and generally have a grand 'ol time beneath the setting sun. Soon they must part ways and Keitaro decides to take a shortcut home. He starts heading down a back alley. While walking down the road he spies a mirror with something odd about it that he can't quite put his finger on. He stops and looks at himself in it long and hard. After a few minutes he realizes what it is. He turns around to see the giant glowing blue portal behind him. He reaches out to touch it with his right hand in awe of its beauty. His hand goes in up to his wrist, it goes in smoothly. However, he can't get it out. He tugs with all his might but it feels like his wrist is coming off. He goes to put his foot up against the wall to pull harder, but his entire left leg gets stuck in the portal and he is left hanging there. He tries to push back with his other arm, but that one gets sucked in, too. He is left standing on one foot in the middle of this alley. Shortly he loses his balance and falls forward through the portal.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the datamon lab, one of the datamon approaches the man in armor and bows as best he can (his body is quite inflexible) and says "My lord, we have detected that three human children have entered the digital world, however we require some time to triangulate their position."
"Excellent" says the man "Deactivate the reactors and once you find out where they ended up, procede with phase two." He stands up "Now I shall retire to my quarters, ladies?"
LadyDevimon and FallenAngewoman grab onto their leader's arms they say in unison cheerfully, "Yes, my Lord!"
Once the trio leaves, the machines power down partially, but the datamon still work furiously to find the children.