Hey everyone! I bet you're thinking why I'm starting another fanfic when I still have the Shadows series ongoing right now. Reading BrokenAngel01's 'Following the Footsteps of Destiny' has encouraged me to try out my own hand at a Next Generation fanfic. I dedicate this fanfic to NeoMiniTails, Kimiko Heroux and crestoflight3 who have been my three biggest supporters in the Shadows series. To all those who supported me in that, I'll need even more support in this as Next-Gen fanfics tend to be a hit-or-miss so constructive criticism is welcome and needed! Oh though of course, compliments are necessary too xD. Main warning would be there are *REFERENCES* to *M-PREG* in the story but they are only references and nothing majorly described.

Prologue

Twenty-five years had passed since the defeat of the Seven Demon Lords and things had settled down mostly for us, Digidestined. Five years ago, someone precious was taken from us as well as the digital gates being closed forever. No matter what we tried, we couldn't open the gates. We tried to move on with our lives and our managing but a whole is etched deep inside our hearts.

I, T.K. Takaishi have become a novelist and write about the adventures we all once shared. Certain details need to be left out of course but the basic plot remained the same. Tai became a firefighter which is perfect for him with how reckless he used to be in our first adventure. My brother gave up the band to become a solo singer and produce albums. It's better for him anyway as he didn't like the idea of singing in a group too. It's not that surprising though considering he was always the 'loner' in our first adventure.

Sora began her own cooking show and it's successful all around the world. We get special privileges to taste her recipes for free. Mimi's become a social worker and helps those in need, she's a natural at the job and she can easily snap people out of their depression. Joe's become a doctor and is naturally the first person we go to when someone's sick or injured. Izzy's become a computer programmer and runs the largest word-processing company in all of Japan.

Davis began a noodle-cart business which is so successful that it's become an international franchise. Between him and Sora, we're sure to never go hungry. Ken's sure turned things around for himself by becoming a police officer and with his intelligence, manages to catch criminals quite easily.

Kari's become a kindergarten teacher. The kids love her and she always tends to be a favorite amongst most of the children. Yolei's begun a disabilities centre to help the disadvantaged children get the best of education and have the same rights as all other children. With her enthusiasm, things are indeed improving somewhat for the disadvantaged. Cody's become a lawyer and with how honest he is, he always tries to ensure justice is achieved. Him and Ken often end up working together at times.

Things have settled for the twelve of us but losing our digimon and a precious child has left a deep feeling of emptiness over all our hearts. We hope one day, the gates will reopen and a miracle will occur once more.