Will's POV
He and Gabumon were running through the portal. For the first time since the frontier group had left a portal to the human world opened. There had been several unstable portals recently but this was the first time one was stable enough for him to go through.
The tunnel was dark except for a light at the end of it. They could hear the roar of Leomon at where they had entered. The old digimon must have realized they had left the digital world. It was too late for them to turn back even if they wanted to. The portal was beginning to close. They were so close to being able to return home.
As they reached the light Will picked Gabumon up and jumped through it. His eyes widened as they fell through into the human world right into a lake. The water was freezing as they had to swim to shore. When they finally reached the shore he laughed. He was home. Soaked and freezing but he was home.
Gabumon said helping him to his feet," We made it Will. We made it to your home."
He smiled and said," Our home Gabumon. We have fought long and hard to make it back. We deserve to stay."
Gabumon said smiling," That we do Will."
Gabumon was unlike any other of his kind. While the other Gabumon or so called Black Gabumom had multiple colors. He was all black. Like Will as a child he had been ridiculed and hated. That was until they found each other.
Flashback
He kicked at the stones on the street. His father was working late again. It was like he never had time for Will anymore. Ever since he started his job at Hypnos. He wished his dad had more time for him.
He had to stop when a white light appeared in front of him. He took a careful step back watching it wearily. He remembered what his dad said about strange occurances within the city.
When the light dissipated a black creature stood before him. He took a step back in fear. He didn't know what it was but it didn't look friendly.
The creature said in a soft voice," Hi I'm Gabumon. What's your name?"
He stuttered out fearfully," I'm... Will. What... are you? I have never seen anything like you."
Gabumon said," I'm a digimon and you are my partner."
End of flashback
He smiled fondly at the memory. That was back in simpler times. Before he had been forced to stay in the digital world. He shook himself from the thoughts. He was home now and he was never going back.
Sampson's POV
He rubbed his temples tiredly. It had been a long week. There had been many more digimon coming through than normal. It was putting a strain on him and all of his subordinates.
Yuki said sounding tired," Sir, we have another signal. It's off on the west side of the city. There's something strange about it sir."
Just what they needed something strange. He asked," Strange how?"
She said bringing it up on the screen," I've never seen the portals give off these readings before Commander."
He looked at them thinking they were from a champion level or higher digimon. That was not what he found. What he found was a digimon no higher than rookie level crossing over. There was a second reading that was off the charts. He had never seen anything like it before.
He said having a bad feeling about it," Have Marcus and the others investigate it, immediately."
Yuki said," Yes sir!"
What were those readings? Why did he have the feeling that they had stumbled upon some big secret? He knew of Hypnos and the Digimon tamers from five years previous. That's what made DATS start up. They wanted to pick up where Hypnos left off.
He had heard of what happened to Yamaki's son. The boy had been apart of the tamers and had left without telling his father. The boy then had to make a choice. Save his friends or save himself. The boy was selfless and stayed in the digital world to close the portals between the world's. No one had heard from the boy since and portals had stayed closed. That was until three years ago when DATS had discovered new portals opening.
At the moment they were containing the problem but so far had been unable to stop it.
Will's POV
He found the park that he and others had gone through to make their way into the digital world. Around it was a shrine dedicated to the Digimon tamers. There was even a picture of him when he was young. Below it said,' Gone but never forgotten.'
Tears filled his eyes at the sight. He never really thought anyone cared enough. It seemed someone had been taking care of it as well. There were fresh flowers and everything was clean. A gasp in surprise drew his attention behind him. Slowly he turned to see an older version of Riley Ohtori standing there. He remembered that when he left his father had been dating her.
She said in disbelief," Will your alive."
He smiled slightly. She was direct as ever. He smiled but was feeling light headed as he said," I am..."
The world began to spin and he heard Gabumon and Riley shout but it sounded like he was underwater. The world then went black.
When he awoke again he found himself in an unfamiliar room. He was laying on a bed with a dark blue bedspread. He sat up wincing as he did so his wounds pulling. Looking down at his chest there was bandages on it.
Thinking back he remembered Riley. She must have treated his wounds. He pushed open the door and found Riley reading on her couch. She looked up at him and smiled.
She said putting down the book," Good your awake. I was going to try and wake you in a few minutes anyways."
He asked carefully," What happened? Why would you wake me?"
She said her smile fading a little," You passed out at the shrine. I treated your wounds the best i could. The reason for waking you. Well I set up a meeting with the others. No one knows why I called it but I thought you would like to see your old friends."
It was true he did want to see them. But there was someone he wanted to see even more. As if sensing his thoughts she said smiling brightly," Your father will be there. I'll make sure of it."
He nodded stiffly. Though he wanted to see the man he was wary. What if his father hated him? He has been gone for God knows how long.
Riley held out a bundle of clothes as she said," These are your father's old clothes. They should fit you. He never stopped searching for a way to bring you home, Will."
Those words made his heart clench painfully. His father did care. He went back into the room to change. The clothes he was given s a black dress shirt and blue jeans. They were a little big on him but with the aid of a belt they fit.
When he looked in the mirror for the first time he was shocked. He could have been his father's twin. The dirty blond hair and sky blue eyes it was like he was looking at his father. The only difference was the x shaped scar on his right cheek. He was honestly surprised at how much he looked like his father. He almost didn't even recognize himself.
When he returned to the living room Gabumon had come in with a tray of sandwiches. He took one with a grateful smile. After he ate two of them Riley told him they were leaving. They took her car to downtown to a bakery that he remembered. It was Takato's parents bakery. They had even added a coffee shop part to it.
Takato's parents openly stared at them when they walked in Riley went to talk to them while he found a seat in a corner. He couldn't believe he was back. It almost seemed like a dream. If it was though he didn't want it to end. He didn't want to go back to the digital world and it's constant wars. He didn't notice as Riley left the coffee shop as he lay his head on his arms. He was still very tired.
Annoyed voices outside the door made him look up. He recognized his father's voice as it said," Riley let go. I haven't come to one of these get togethers and i don't plan on attending one now."
The door opened and his father was pushed none to gently inside. The man was wearing a navy blue dress shirt with black slacks. His dirty blond hair styled perfectly but Will could see a little bit of a mustache growing on the man's face. His heart clenched painfully at seeing him after so long.
The man glanced around the shop passing over him before shooting back to him. For a long moment they both just stared. Will could feel the fear of his father's rejection resurface as he stood.
The man walked over to him a stunned look still in his eyes. He said suddenly grabbing Will and hugging him close to his chest," Your alive."
A/N The digimon timeline does not go in the exact order of the anime. Tamer' s was the First dimension to have digidestined.