Digimon: Digital Monsters -- The Adventures Live On
a fanfictional season based on Seasons 01-2 of the TV show
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Episode 1: Just When You Think It's Safe
It has been twenty-five years since the defeat of the original DigiDestined against MaloMyotismon. The digital world remained relatively peaceful for the time being, and that languid sense of peacefulness was felt by the revelers gathered at one of the beaches on a sunny spring afternoon.
"DemiVeemon, I'm open!" David called, cheerfully, running down the shore with arms wide open. David was Davis's son, the spitting image of his father, and even wore the same goggles that he did. He was really Daisuke Junior, but he preferred to be called David, or just Dave. It saved a lot of confusion in the end.
DemiVeemon giggled and hopped toward his friend. "Okay, here it comes, buddy!" he returned, jumping up to hit the ball with his head, sending it hurtling in his partner's direction.
"Darn!" Keith chuckled, running farther down the shore with his Leafmon. "And we were almost about to score a touchdown, too!" Keith was Ken and Yolei's son, and resembled his father very much physically, although he was more his mother's child with his impetuous, heedless manner of rushing into things.
Leigh just shook her head from where she, Kayla, Mary, and Sarah were sitting on a maroon blanket, munching on rice balls with their digimon, Poromon, Salamon, Tanemon, and Yokomon, respectively. Leigh was Keith's younger sister, and Ken and Yolei's daughter. Though she looked more like her mother than her father, she had her father's calmer, more contemplative attitude and personality, and was one to usually stop and evaluate a situation before responding to it. Kayla was Kari's daughter, and resembled her mother exactly in looks and quiet personality. Mary simply looked like a much younger version of Mimi, save for the fact that she was minus a certain hat, and Sarah was the tomboy of the group of girls, much like her mother Sora once was in those ages bygone.
The other boys, Chaz, Thadeus, Theodore, Janney, and Marcus were all playing soccer on the opposite end of the shore with their digimon Upamon, Tokomon, Koromon, Bukamon, and Tsunomon, except for Ivan, who was feverishly typing away at a labtop with his faithful Motimon by his side. He was Izzy's son, and spent a lot of time gathering data about the digital world to add to his expotentially growing archive. Though he was only about thirteen, he had already achieved worldwide fame as the first kid to build his own computer operating system. Many predicted that in the future, he'd probably oust Bill Gates out of business. Chaz was Cody's son, and much like his father, was a quiet, introverted but knowledgeable boy. Thadeus, or Thad, as he liked to be called, was T.K.'s son, and like David, he was the spitting image of his father, even dressing in much the same manner as T.K. did when he was thirteen. Theodore, who hated his name and was called Theo by his friends, was Tai's son. Like Tai, he loved soccer and spent hours practicing to get the perfect kick in the backyard. It was obvious that Janney was Joe's son, with the same hair, eyes, and worry-wart personality. He was generally called Jay by friends. And Marcus, who was naturally named by Matt, was nicknamed Mark by everyone, including his parents save for those rare moments when he got into trouble. He was Leigh's younger brother, and looked almost exactly like Matt.
"Hey kids, " Tai called loudly with a smile. "I hate to disturb your fun, but it's about time that we return home. It's getting late."
"Aw, man, " Dave groaned. "But I was just beating Keith in football!"
"I can't get football out of his head, " Davis muttered with a rueful grin. "He won't play soccer!"
"Soccer isn't the only thing in the world, " Kari responded with a chuckle. "You boys still have soccer on your brains all of the time, don't you?"
"Hey, I was a champion when I was his age!" Davis retorted proudly.
T.K. suppressed a snort with difficulty.
"Shut it, T.A.!" Davis blurted, raising his voice a bit.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Twenty-five years later, he still can't say T.K.'s name properly, " Matt laughed, putting his arm around Sora. "We'd better get the kids home. They have school tomorrow."
Sora nodded. "Indeed, they do. Sarah, Mark! Time to go!"
With reluctant good-byes, the two siblings and their digimon partners meandered toward their parents, and the smiling family of four vanished from the digital world though a DigiPort.
Over the next half-hour, the other families slowly said their good-byes as well, and headed home one by one, until at last, only Kari and her daughter Kayla remained.
"Kayla? It's getting late, dear, " Kari said softly. "We need to be getting back home, now. You do have school tomorrow, and Salamon's probably tired."
Gatomon was stretched out next to Kari on the sand, and was already sound asleep on the beach.
"I know, Mom, " Kayla responded, and with a sigh, started trudging toward the DigiPort. "The digital world is such a beautiful place. I'm glad that we can come here often."
Kari smiled and gently shook Gatomon awake, then the four made their way back to the real world, reflecting thoughtfully on what a wonderful afternoon it had been. It was rare that all of the DigiDestined got to gather together and enjoy themselves for a whole day, or even half of a day. Their lives were so different now, so taken up with other concerns that they had almost forgotten what it was like to have those carefree days of doing nothing more than having adventures with their digimon partners.
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A whirling pool of darkness surrounded her, with hulking shapes approaching from the monochrome mists. Glowing red eyes peeked at her from the darkness, and an imminent presence of evil made itself known in a burst of fear and apprehension. And as it drew nearer, and nearer still, forcing her back against the edge of the precipice, she opened her mouth to scream ----
"Kim! Kim, wake up!" a hoarse whisper sounded in her ears.
Kimberly abruptly was roused back to consciousness, and stopped screaming, breathing hard. Moist droplets of sweat quickly formed on her forehead, and she reached up to wipe them off, still panting slightly.
"You're still having those dreams, aren't you?" the white digimon sitting next to her said earnestly. "This is the third night in a row you've woken up with them."
Kim sighed slowly, and eased herself up into a sitting position. "They won't go away, Peacemon, " she mumbled. "I think it's a warning. I have a really bad feeling about all of these events. I know they're connected. Why else would Azulungmon re-establish connections with Gennai, and Gennai with me? Why else would there suddenly be mysterious 'gaps' in the digital world where things just seem to disappear and then reappear? Why else would the DigiPorts suddenly begin to act oddly again?"
Peacemon sighed and leaned her head back against her small pillow. "I don't know, Kim, really I don't. I wish I did. Then you would feel better." The little cat-like digimon looked sad, and her cornflower-blue gaze dropped to the bubblegum pink heart delineated on her tummy. "Maybe you'll find an answer soon."
"I hope so, Peacemon, " Kimberly murmured as she gazed up at the ceiling, dark eyes full of doubt and apprehension. "I really do hope so ... "
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Who is this new DigiDestined Kimberly? Just why and how does she know so much about the Digital World? Will her premonitions come to pass? Stay tuned!
a fanfictional season based on Seasons 01-2 of the TV show
----------------------------------------------------------
Episode 1: Just When You Think It's Safe
It has been twenty-five years since the defeat of the original DigiDestined against MaloMyotismon. The digital world remained relatively peaceful for the time being, and that languid sense of peacefulness was felt by the revelers gathered at one of the beaches on a sunny spring afternoon.
"DemiVeemon, I'm open!" David called, cheerfully, running down the shore with arms wide open. David was Davis's son, the spitting image of his father, and even wore the same goggles that he did. He was really Daisuke Junior, but he preferred to be called David, or just Dave. It saved a lot of confusion in the end.
DemiVeemon giggled and hopped toward his friend. "Okay, here it comes, buddy!" he returned, jumping up to hit the ball with his head, sending it hurtling in his partner's direction.
"Darn!" Keith chuckled, running farther down the shore with his Leafmon. "And we were almost about to score a touchdown, too!" Keith was Ken and Yolei's son, and resembled his father very much physically, although he was more his mother's child with his impetuous, heedless manner of rushing into things.
Leigh just shook her head from where she, Kayla, Mary, and Sarah were sitting on a maroon blanket, munching on rice balls with their digimon, Poromon, Salamon, Tanemon, and Yokomon, respectively. Leigh was Keith's younger sister, and Ken and Yolei's daughter. Though she looked more like her mother than her father, she had her father's calmer, more contemplative attitude and personality, and was one to usually stop and evaluate a situation before responding to it. Kayla was Kari's daughter, and resembled her mother exactly in looks and quiet personality. Mary simply looked like a much younger version of Mimi, save for the fact that she was minus a certain hat, and Sarah was the tomboy of the group of girls, much like her mother Sora once was in those ages bygone.
The other boys, Chaz, Thadeus, Theodore, Janney, and Marcus were all playing soccer on the opposite end of the shore with their digimon Upamon, Tokomon, Koromon, Bukamon, and Tsunomon, except for Ivan, who was feverishly typing away at a labtop with his faithful Motimon by his side. He was Izzy's son, and spent a lot of time gathering data about the digital world to add to his expotentially growing archive. Though he was only about thirteen, he had already achieved worldwide fame as the first kid to build his own computer operating system. Many predicted that in the future, he'd probably oust Bill Gates out of business. Chaz was Cody's son, and much like his father, was a quiet, introverted but knowledgeable boy. Thadeus, or Thad, as he liked to be called, was T.K.'s son, and like David, he was the spitting image of his father, even dressing in much the same manner as T.K. did when he was thirteen. Theodore, who hated his name and was called Theo by his friends, was Tai's son. Like Tai, he loved soccer and spent hours practicing to get the perfect kick in the backyard. It was obvious that Janney was Joe's son, with the same hair, eyes, and worry-wart personality. He was generally called Jay by friends. And Marcus, who was naturally named by Matt, was nicknamed Mark by everyone, including his parents save for those rare moments when he got into trouble. He was Leigh's younger brother, and looked almost exactly like Matt.
"Hey kids, " Tai called loudly with a smile. "I hate to disturb your fun, but it's about time that we return home. It's getting late."
"Aw, man, " Dave groaned. "But I was just beating Keith in football!"
"I can't get football out of his head, " Davis muttered with a rueful grin. "He won't play soccer!"
"Soccer isn't the only thing in the world, " Kari responded with a chuckle. "You boys still have soccer on your brains all of the time, don't you?"
"Hey, I was a champion when I was his age!" Davis retorted proudly.
T.K. suppressed a snort with difficulty.
"Shut it, T.A.!" Davis blurted, raising his voice a bit.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Twenty-five years later, he still can't say T.K.'s name properly, " Matt laughed, putting his arm around Sora. "We'd better get the kids home. They have school tomorrow."
Sora nodded. "Indeed, they do. Sarah, Mark! Time to go!"
With reluctant good-byes, the two siblings and their digimon partners meandered toward their parents, and the smiling family of four vanished from the digital world though a DigiPort.
Over the next half-hour, the other families slowly said their good-byes as well, and headed home one by one, until at last, only Kari and her daughter Kayla remained.
"Kayla? It's getting late, dear, " Kari said softly. "We need to be getting back home, now. You do have school tomorrow, and Salamon's probably tired."
Gatomon was stretched out next to Kari on the sand, and was already sound asleep on the beach.
"I know, Mom, " Kayla responded, and with a sigh, started trudging toward the DigiPort. "The digital world is such a beautiful place. I'm glad that we can come here often."
Kari smiled and gently shook Gatomon awake, then the four made their way back to the real world, reflecting thoughtfully on what a wonderful afternoon it had been. It was rare that all of the DigiDestined got to gather together and enjoy themselves for a whole day, or even half of a day. Their lives were so different now, so taken up with other concerns that they had almost forgotten what it was like to have those carefree days of doing nothing more than having adventures with their digimon partners.
-/-/-/-/-
A whirling pool of darkness surrounded her, with hulking shapes approaching from the monochrome mists. Glowing red eyes peeked at her from the darkness, and an imminent presence of evil made itself known in a burst of fear and apprehension. And as it drew nearer, and nearer still, forcing her back against the edge of the precipice, she opened her mouth to scream ----
"Kim! Kim, wake up!" a hoarse whisper sounded in her ears.
Kimberly abruptly was roused back to consciousness, and stopped screaming, breathing hard. Moist droplets of sweat quickly formed on her forehead, and she reached up to wipe them off, still panting slightly.
"You're still having those dreams, aren't you?" the white digimon sitting next to her said earnestly. "This is the third night in a row you've woken up with them."
Kim sighed slowly, and eased herself up into a sitting position. "They won't go away, Peacemon, " she mumbled. "I think it's a warning. I have a really bad feeling about all of these events. I know they're connected. Why else would Azulungmon re-establish connections with Gennai, and Gennai with me? Why else would there suddenly be mysterious 'gaps' in the digital world where things just seem to disappear and then reappear? Why else would the DigiPorts suddenly begin to act oddly again?"
Peacemon sighed and leaned her head back against her small pillow. "I don't know, Kim, really I don't. I wish I did. Then you would feel better." The little cat-like digimon looked sad, and her cornflower-blue gaze dropped to the bubblegum pink heart delineated on her tummy. "Maybe you'll find an answer soon."
"I hope so, Peacemon, " Kimberly murmured as she gazed up at the ceiling, dark eyes full of doubt and apprehension. "I really do hope so ... "
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Who is this new DigiDestined Kimberly? Just why and how does she know so much about the Digital World? Will her premonitions come to pass? Stay tuned!