Hey guys and girls, it's been a while but I've finally decided to re-upload this fanfic (a continuation of the Digimon Adventure story) and continue it! I've got the basic plan for a fair few chapters written up, so expect some chapters sooner rather than later. So, without further ado, I present…Digimon Adventure: Inheritance.
Chapter 1: A Digital Warning
About nine years had passed since the Odaiba Digidestined had defeated MaloMyotismon and saved the digital world.
Yet, none of the twelve Digidestined had visited the Digital World since that day.
That's not to say they hadn't tried however. Izzy's guess was the Digiport was closed for a reason.
Probably, the Digiworld didn't need them at that moment, so they all continued with their normal lives.
They all kept in touch and together, they made their way through school.
Afterwards however, the group slowly drifted apart.
Some of their studies took them to other countries. Others began to work. Their lives were becoming busier, and without the Digital World, they had no real reason to hang on to their pasts.
Until that day, nine years after their victory against the forces of evil, when Takaru 'T.K.' Takaishi was woken from his sleep by the sound of a ringing phone.
The blond haired, twenty-one year old boy dragged himself out of bed, walked to the kitchen and answered the phone.
He said groggily, "Hello, this is Takaru Takaishi, how may I help you?"
The man on the other end of the phone laughed before saying, "Honestly Teeks, it just sounds wrong when you use your full name."
The young man, now more awake, grinned, "Well it's nice to hear from you too Matt! How long's it been?"
Matt Ishida, a man of twenty-three years of age and T.K.'s brother replied whilst continuing to laugh, "I think we only saw each yesterday, didn't we?"
T.K. replied, "Yes, we did see each other yesterday. But how long before then Matt?"
Matt said guiltily, "A couple of months?"
T.K. smiled, "That's right bro. So, speaking to you twice in two days must be some kind of record! Now, what's important enough for you to wake me up my dear brother at the simply ghastly hour of 2:00 am?"
Matt said in response, "I'm sorry for ringing you so early man, but I'm just following orders."
T.K. frowned, "What do you mean?"
Matt then said, "Great news! Elizabeth's gone into labour and Joe wants us all to be at the hospital."
T.K. raised his eyebrows, "Really? The whole gang will be there?"
Matt hesitated, "Well, I think so. That's what Joe hopes anyway. Tai and I are on the case of letting everyone know."
The younger brother laughed, "Well, you're doing a good job so far Matt. Anyway, I'm really happy for Joe and Liz!"
Matt said in agreement, "I know, me too. They're such a great couple...almost as good as me and Catherine!"
T.K. chuckled at his brother's humour, "Yes Matt, I'm glad you're so happy too. Remind me when Catherine's due date is again?"
Matt thought for a moment before answering, "Catherine's seven months pregnant, so about two months' time."
T.K. then asked, "Any luck with names?"
Matt replied, "We've narrowed it down, finally! It's Callum if it's a boy, and Naomi for a girl."
T.K. nodded his head, "I like them both Matt, I think the two of you have done a good job. Now, I'll see you at the hospital?"
Matt answered, "See you there Teeks." before hanging the phone up.
T.K. put the phone back and trudged into his bedroom. Now awake was his long-term girlfriend, Kari Kamiya, who was sitting up in bed and the bedside lamp was switched on.
"Who was that?" Kari said to her boyfriend whilst inviting him to take his seat next to her.
T.K. obliged and got into the bed, next to Kari and kissed her before saying, "I'm sorry I woke you, but that was Matt on the phone. Liz is in labour and Joe wants the whole gang to go to the hospital."
Kari clapped her hands together, "Wow, that's so exciting!"
With that, the pair got out of bed and got changed into something simple, but decent enough to wear to a hospital at 2:00 am.
Just as Kari was ready to leave the apartment that the couple shared, T.K. swore silently, "Sorry, I've left my wallet in my drawer. I'll just be a second."
The young man sprinted from the front door, to his bedroom. He opened up the top drawer and searched quickly for his leather wallet.
Just as T.K. pried it from a crowd of socks and underwear, he saw a faint light coming from the other side of the drawer.
He raised his eyebrows at the site and put his hand once more into the drawer before finally pulling out the source of the illumination, his Digivice.
He thought to himself, "Hm, interesting. It hasn't done anything since the day we defeated MaloMyotismon, so why now? What does this mean?"
T.K. knew that he didn't have any if the answers to his own questions and either did his girlfriend.
So, after informing Kari, the pair decided to take it with them, to the hospital, and hope that Izzy Izumi, one of the original Digidestined and the bearer of the Crest of Knowledge, may be able to understand it.
(45 minutes later, at Odaiba General Hospital)
T.K. and Kari burst through the large revolving doors panting.
T.K. exclaimed whilst trying to catch his breathe, "Who knew there was traffic at this time in the morning?"
His girlfriend shrugged and approached the receptionist, "Excuse me, we're looking for Elizabeth Kido's room?"
The receptionist glanced down a clipboard and nodded, "Sure thing. Mrs Kido's in Room 121, just down the hall."
She pointed in the direction of the room before adding, "Dr Kido has a private waiting room next door to 121 though."
T.K. smiled kindly at the elderly woman and said, "Thanks for the help." before the pair took off at a leisurely pace down the corridor, hand in hand.
The couple noticed the number '121' inscribed in a door half way down the corridor.
They decided against going in and instead, entered the waiting room next door.
In the room were ten adults, some sitting down, some standing up, but all were conversing between themselves.
The adults that T.K. and Kari saw were firstly, Tai and Sora. The pair had been best friends since their school days and had recently been married. They still lived locally and Sora was currently three months pregnant.
There were also Matt and Catherine, sitting down on one of the many sofas. Matt was embracing his French wife who was rubbing her own belly, as she was seven months pregnant.
Then, there was Izzy Izumi and his wife, Jane. The pair had worked at the same tech company after college and had fallen in love at first sight. The pair was also trying to conceive but was unsuccessful as of yet.
Ken and Yolei were also present. The two Digidestined were always close and had sealed it through the 'sacred bond' of marriage, as Yolei put it. They lived together above a convenience shop, which they ran as a family business.
Finally, there was Cody Hido and his girlfriend, Caitlin. Originally from Ireland, Caitlin came to Odaiba to work at a fashion company. In fact, it turned out to be the same one that Sora was currently working at. The two girls became good friends and after Sora introduced
Caitlin to Cody, they seemed to hit it off.
As soon as T.K. and Kari entered the private waiting room, the other adults instantly greeted them.
After exchanging pleasantries, T.K. asked the group, "So, is this everyone?"
Matt replied, "Well, Joe's checking up on Liz next door."
Tai interjected, "I talked to Mimi. Michael and her were unable to get back from New York at the moment, but they send their love."
T.K. mentally counted everyone in the room before saying, "So, that just leaves..."
Before he could finish his sentence, another man came bursting into the room, who exclaimed, "I'm not last again am I?"
The man surveyed the room before hanging his head, "Yep, no need to answer that question guys."
The whole gang laughed at the man and Ken sighed, "Same old Davis."
Davis Motomiya shuffled into the room and greeted everyone. Davis' wife, Anna, followed him into the waiting room and apologised, "Sorry about that guys, you know how Davis is!"
Kari laughed, "Unfortunately!"
Anna and Davis had met when Davis' best friend Ken introduced them. Anna had been a friend of Ken's brother, and Ken had got them together to help Davis get over the fact that Kari had married T.K.
It had definitely worked as the two adults clicked right from the off and were now happily married.
Tai patted Davis on the back, "Never mind man, there's always next time." before hugging Anna in a friendly manner.
The group then talked amongst themselves for a long time, about all sorts of different things.
After a while, they hadn't heard from Joe about how Liz was getting on, so T.K. finally took Izzy to one side and showed him his Digivice.
He explained the mysterious flashing that took place at the same time as Liz going into labour and asked the man what it meant.
Izzy listened carefully before replying, "Hm, very interesting T.K. It's been so long since we've heard from Tentomon and the others, so it could be anything. The likelihood...the Digital World is in danger...again."
T.K. gasped, "You reckon? But what about the timing, that can't possibly be a coincidence, can it?"
Izzy sighed, "Probably not T.K. Just in case, I'd better check the Digiport."
Out of a bag that was lying by his feet, Izzy produced a state-of-the- art laptop.
T.K. grinned at his friend, "I knew I could trust you to be prepared Izzy."
Izzy returned the grin before focusing on his laptop's screen. He scanned the laptop until the Digiport appeared.
Izzy's mouth slowly fell wide open.
T.K. shook the man, "Izzy? What is it?"
Izzy slowly turned towards the blond man and whispered, "The Digiport's open T.K. For the first time in nine years."
T.K. took a step back and shouted, "The Digiport's open?"
T.K. instantly realised how loud he had just spoken and sighed.
The rest of the group gasped and Tai stepped forward, "What's going on T.K. Is it true?"
T.K. nodded and explained to everyone what had happened. The whole group listened intently, including Anna, Jane, Caitlin and Catherine who all had found out about the Digital World over the years.
When T.K. had finished, Ken was the first to break the silence, "Very interesting. Do we go to the Digital World ourselves and find out what's happening?"
Yolei then coughed, "But guys, if you haven't already noticed, firstly, we're kind of busy and secondly, T.K.'s the only one of us who has his Digivice."
The whole room of Digidestined considered this, but their thinking was interrupted by a high-pitched beep that sounded from Izzy's laptop.
Izzy held his hand up after glancing at the screen and said, "Um...guys? You might want to see this."
"What is it Izzy?" Cody asked the man.
Izzy turned the screen round so the others could see and Anna read out loud, "'One new e-mail from unknown'."
Davis raised his eyebrows, "What's so special about that Izzy?"
Izzy clicked 'open', and the group all read the e-mail to themselves.
'Today is the day that the first of the new generation of Digidestined is born. A darkness is brewing that will consume the Digital World and its inhabitants. In sixteen years' time, your children will begin a battle for two worlds. They must fight for each other and the good of both your world, and the Digital World.'
Matt sighed, "Well, that sounds...menacing."
Davis shrugged, "I don't know Matt. This...prophecy. Even if we won't be fulfilling it and our kids will be someday, this means we can definitely see Veemon, Gabumon and the others. Doesn't it?"
Kari placed a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder, "I hope so Davis. But, if this is e-mail can be trusted, we've got sixteen whole years before we can worry about the Digital World again. So, let's just support Joe and Liz for the time being, okay?"
Davis nodded, "Okay Kari, you're right."
T.K. interjected, "As always."
The whole group burst into laughter, which was swiftly interrupted by Joe entering the waiting room.
Joe got everyone's attention and spoke with a huge grin on his face, "Hey guys, thanks for all coming and supporting us. I wanted to let you know that Liz has just given birth to a healthy baby girl and we'd love for you all to meet her."
Everyone smiled at the new father and Jane asked, "So Joe, what's her name?"
Joe said confidently, "Maria. Maria Kido."
After this, most of the group exited the waiting room after congratulating Joe, leaving just Izzy and T.K. alone.
T.K. was making his way to the door, but stopped himself. He turned to the other man who was still sitting down with his laptop on his lap.
"You coming Izzy?" T.K. asked.
Izzy nodded at the blond man, "I'll be there in a minute." T.K. then left the waiting room.
Izzy sighed and looked at the laptop. He read the anonymous e-mail again. It was simple to understand and even though Izzy knew it would be a very long time before it came true, he was already worrying.
He pulled himself together and closed the e-mail. This caused Izzy's screen to return to the Digiport.
However now, Izzy noticed that the Digital World was once again closed, as it had been for nine years before that night.
Izzy logged the computer off, took a deep breath and smiled.
He then strode towards the door of the waiting room and exited. As he went to go and meet the newest member of their 'digi-family', Maria Kido, Izzy decided that if they were going to have sixteen more peaceful years at their disposal, he for one was definitely going to enjoy them to the fullest while they lasted.
So guys and girls, I hope you enjoyed that first chapter of Digimon Adventure: Inheritance. Next chapter I am going to get straight into the story, which as you can imagine, will take place sixteen years after this chapter.
Now, can you guys and girls please review the story and tell me what you think? I always appreciate your opinions, as they will help me to shape the story into a (hopefully) successful fanfic!
But for now…this is cavaner, signing out!