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Chapter One
Swarm
Within the darkest areas of the Digital world, things were being plotted. In the throne room, a shadowy figure snarled as he saw the report. A member of the Eighteen aside form the usual brats they had to deal with had been found. And, the crowning turd in the water pipe, was the fact that TK and Kari were back together, and had released the two Guardians, destroying the Triad in the process. He frowned. The Digidestined now knew of the prophesised war, and were trying to find members of the Eighteen before their own agents did. So far, they'd had little luck, but that would undoubtedly change. As such, they had to be made to look elsewhere from their search. And as to that, he had the perfect idea.
A shadow moved behind him.
"You took your time." he commented.
"You try getting destroyed and see how well you fare. It hurts." the voice complained.
He rolled his eyes.
"The Triad failed." he stated.
"Perhaps due to those two mewling brats getting back together?" the other asked irritably.
The leader growled.
"Ghoulmon had it right. Split those two up and things are so much easier."
"Split any of them up and it'll be easier."
"There are only three couples. Don't excite yourself."
"Oh yes? And how long will that last? Ken and Yolei have been trying to get into each other's knickers for ages. And apparently the new girl is fancied by Davis."
He snorted.
"Him fancying people causes more trouble for them than it solves. That may suit our ends." he said.
The other nodded in agreement.
Is it time to make your move?"
He sighed.
"Sadly no. My army is not yet prepared. We're having some issues with personnel, and I require your expertise to bring them into shape."
The other frowned.
"That's not good. While we delay, then Digidestined get closer to finding the other members." they said.
"I'm aware of that. They've had three months. We are running out of time in which to stop them. The more they find, the less chance we have. I still strongly believe that I am the one who will stop them in their tracks."
"Yes, as while we attack, you will travel the world trying to find those that remain, and note others for future use. But we cant let them get too much of a head start."
He pondered what to do, before the other threw a spanner in the works.
"Apparently the Sovereigns have found a crest."
He whipped around to face the other.
"What crest?"
"Trust."
"Bollocks. Right! I've had enough of this! Between the two sides, the enemy is making more progress than we would like, and we must delay them until my army is ready. As such, two things must be achieved. We must distract and delay the Digidestined long enough for my army to be prepared, and we must also make them sufficiently distracted for us to find out how much they know so we can stop them, and use their knowledge."
"What about our agent in their world?"
"He isn't in place yet. A few more days, then we can use him to his full advantage. However, he shall need a catalyst…I have it!"
He went to the seeing stone in the centre of the room and contacted one of the other leaders.
"My friend." he greeted.
"Ah, I wondered when you'd phone. Are you ready?" he asked.
"No. Unfortunately, the Digidestined's actions in destroying the Dark Ocean and the Triad have set me back a tad. As such, we must distract them until we are ready! And for that, I am suggesting you." he said.
The Digimon at the other end grinned.
"Best idea I've heard since Ghoulmon suggested dividing them. I'll do it. How long do you need?"
"A week at most is all now I have my deputy back."
"Survived did they?"
"No. Fished out of the whirlpool."
"Oh. You realise if they beat me, I wont go into there?"
"You're a virus. You will come back stronger than ever after a few weeks. By that time, I hope to be successful. And if not, you'll have most likely have helped them realise another form, so when we truly reveal ourselves, they will be in despair as they have no one left to evolve to."
"The same goes for you remember."
"I am aware of this. I am the only one of my esteemed company that can be destroyed by the bratty Digidestined. And I know you know how painful it is when they put their point across."
The other two rolled their eyes, considering their fates before hand.
"Forgive me for asking master, but what should happen if they defeat you and the one who follows us?"
He grinned evilly.
"Then we shall come to the unveiling, and their spirit will be broken."
The other two grinned.
"Very well. I shall attack. Move quickly though. I don't know if they will be in a mood to talk, considering how close the last few have come to destroying them."
"Quite. Good luck."
The portal shimmered shut, and his henchman stepped forward.
"Wont the master be displeased that you've sent him in? You know how difficult he is to control."
He grinned.
"You forget the intentions of this plan my pupil. While we are trying to stop the creation of the Eighteen, as their unity can prevent our success, it also serves us to see how powerful they are and how well they work together. With the master viewing all this from afar, we can see how best to work things. So far, both Ghoulmon and the Triad's versions have worked. More plans must be tried. I think my successor has a devilishly tricky and nasty plan he wishes to try out also. And when we finally reveal ourselves, in all our glory, they will be broken and know fear, as they will think they have exhausted their digivolutions and our various schemes will finally take effect. The war has begun. Nothing can now stop it." he promised.
His pupil grinned.
"Our time has come." he promised to the darkness.
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Izzy locked the door as he set out. Three months had passed since the Digidestined's narrow escape from the Triad. Since then, aside from complaining bitterly about the Sovereigns keeping things from them, they'd been working hard to try to find other members of the Eighteen. Rana had moved into Odaiba, and was in the flat above Tai's new flat, a she had moved out from his own house. Matt and Sora basically lived together, as Matt's dad worked such irregular hours they could have the house to themselves with relative peace. Mimi and Joe, despite going through a very passionate romance, at least according to Mimi (the other girls didn't have a clue how someone like Joe could rival both Matt and TK), were still mostly respectable in their relationship and were not as frivolous as the others, and the most compromising position they'd been caught in was when they'd been at it in the doctor's surgery Joe worked in, much to the amusement of his boss. TK and Kari were firmly back together and spent nearly all their time with one another, and were even more passionate than Matt and Sora, who made several faces turn (and the Digimon's stomachs) when they got busy, and the fact that Tai now had a place of his own meant that TK could use Pegasusmon to slip into Kari's home after both their respective parents had gone to bed. Davis had been getting friendly with Rana, and along with Tai had been integrating Rana into the team, even if Rana remained oblivious to his advances, much to Tai and Kari's great relief. Ken and Yolei were still not together, and despite many attempts, neither would come out and admit their feelings, or even kiss each other on the cheek. Cody was also still single, and was a black belt at karate.
Izzy sighed as he headed to the city record's chamber to try to find out more children who could have possibly have been members of the Eighteen. Since they had found out, the Digidestined had been slaving continuously to try to find possibilities, and while they had some leads, were not getting very far.
He strolled down the stairs, resigned to another day in the city chambers, when a girl came out of the apartment that had just been sold. She was just a bit smaller than Izzy, had small glasses, and blonde hair to her shoulders.
"Um, hi. I've just moved in. I'm Samantha." she said, extending her hand when she saw him.
"Uh, hi. I'm Izzy."
She sighed.
"Never move house. It's a nightmare." she said tiredly.
"Where are you from?" Izzy asked.
"Tokyo. We've moved down here because of my mum and dad's work. He's the new priest at the church down the road, and mum's the new regional head of her company. So, here I am."
Izzy grinned.
"Are you sure you want to move here? It's a dangerous place." he said.
"Yeah, so I've heard. Digimon appearing left right and centre apparently."
Izzy raised a questioning eyebrow, but she shook her head.
"Sorry. You shouldn't believe everything you see in the news."
There was then a yelp from the flat, accompanied by swearing.
"Sounds like hes dropped the toaster on his foot. Ah well, my stuff's done. I suppose I should go back and unpack the living room…" she said.
She sounded so depressed by the matter that Izzy immediately took pity on her.
"Say, why don't I show you around? I mean you're new…and it'll get you out of packing…but if you don't want to that's fine…"
Samantha smiled at him.
"I'd love to."
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After showing her around for an hour, they sat in the local café and had a milkshake.
"Well thanks. My dad will be annoyed, but mum told me to find out who I can talk to when school starts, so he can blame her." she said with a grin.
Izzy laughed. He felt nervous around her. She was pretty, and seemed very intelligent. He was about to ask her something when the phone rang.
"Oh nuts, it's Mimi." he moaned.
"Mimi? You have a girlfriend?" Sam asked in a hard voice.
"No. She's a friend. We're sort of working on a project with our other friends. Excuse me." he said, and went to answer it.
"Izzy! Where are you?"
"In the café."
"What are you doing there? You're meant to be here helping us!" she complained.
"I'm talking to Samantha."
Whatever Mimi had been expecting, that was not it. She stopped so suddenly Izzy swore he could hear the screech of brakes.
"Samantha? A girl?" she asked excitedly.
"Leave it Mimi. She just moved in downstairs, and I decided to show her around, and save her from unpacking boxes."
Mimi's silence spoke volumes.
"If you…"
"Oh don't worry, Sora and Yolei both heard this, it's on speaker phone." she gloated smugly.
"What does Joe like about you?" he asked conversationally.
"My wit, vivacious charm and stunning looks?" she asked.
"I doubt that." he retorted cheekily.
"Hmph. You'll have to give us all the gossip later. By the way we aren't getting anywhere anyway."
Izzy rolled his eyes.
"Are you genuinely not getting anywhere, or are you just sitting there talking?" he asked.
"Bit of both." she admitted.
Izzy sighed.
"Get on with it. It's only the fate of both worlds in the balance!"
"Says you who's knocking off with some girl he's found." Mimi grumbled.
"Would you care to rephrase that please?" he asked indignantly.
Mimi giggled. Izzy waited for her to stop.
"By the way, have you got Tentomon with you?" Sora's voice cut in.
"No, why?"
A grim silence met these words.
"None of the Digimon are where they are meant to be." Sora snarled.
Flashes to the mess that was caused by Ghoulmon, aided and abetted, however unintentionally by their partners, flashed to mind.
"Find them." Izzy said.
"We're trying. I've sent Tai and Matt out armed with baseball bats to stop them if they're trying to interfere again." she said darkly.
"We maybe were a little harsh. They were trying to help." Yolei said.
"How did it help!? I slept with Tai, Kari slept with Davis, we broke Matt and TK's hearts and the entire team barely survived destruction!"
"But look on the bright side. Tai and Davis have since given up on you both." Yolei pointed out.
"If that's how they have success I'd hate to see their failures. We're finding them."
"So are you actually working?" Izzy demanded.
"Well, TK, Davis, Ken, Cody and Joe all are. Kari and Rana are out for supplies, and we're discussing some very important matters." Sora said.
"Such as?"
"The fact that they've got a new hunk on Home and Away. Have fun!" she said and hung up.
Izzy shook his head and went back to the table.
"Am I keeping you?" Sam asked.
"No. In fact, the girls have decided to take a break and are letting the boys do all the work, so I'm much happier to be here."
"Really?" she asked happily.
"Yep. So, tell me about yourself."
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The Digimon were all in Rana's apartment, as, considering she hadn't been part of the team during their miscalculation, did not know that under any circumstances were the Digimon to be allowed to convene to talk about their partner's love lives.
"All's well on the Matt and Sora front." Gabumon reported.
"Yep. Not a blip." Biyomon said proudly.
"Except from the fact that they bust a spring in the bed when they were at it, but what can you do?" Gabumon said.
"Too much information Gabumon." Tsukimon said, shaking his head.
Palmon then leaned forward, after drinking some of her dandelion juice.
"Mimi and Joe are also quite good, and are in the process of figuring out how they can actually spend a whole night together without being caught."
"And even better Joe has a limitless supply of…" Gomamon said brightly.
"No!" Palmon cut him off with a stern glance.
"An endless supply of what?" Agumon asked in confusion.
"They come in many flavours and are rather necessary for what they're up to nowadays to avoid complications." Biyomon said.
"Tic-tacs? They come in different flavours, and I don't think the girls would kiss them if their breath smelled." Agumon said.
Palmon, Biyomon and Gatomon looked at each other, and nodded in unison.
"Yes Agumon, tic-tacs. He has a limitless supply due to the fact that he has a Costco card." Gatomon said sweetly.
"Oh. I'll get him to get me some Danish pastries." he said, going off on a tangent.
Palmon sniggered, and they turned to Patamon and Gatomon.
"Any problems your end?"
"Not a dicky bird."
"Plenty signs of…" Patamon began before Gatomon put her paw over his mouth.
"No." she said firmly.
"What was he going to say?" Veemon asked.
"Take off the bird and the y." Wormmon said.
Veemon figured it out and his eyes went wide in shock.
"Too much information!"
"I think it's sweet how in love they are." Biyomon said, her eyes glazing over.
"Glad you do. It's nice them being so happy, but it's a bit full on when you're not expecting it." Patamon complained.
"You can hardly blame them. They're meant to be together. Ghoulmon and related events messed them both up, so they're making it up to each other." Hawkmon said.
They nodded in agreement and turned to Wormmon and Hawkmon.
"Any joy?" Gomamon asked.
"Nope. They've come closer to kissing now, but haven't actually done it yet. It's obvious they're in love with one another, they just don't have the courage to do it." Hawkmon lamented.
Silence echoed, until Wormmon broke the taboo.
"Perhaps we should give them a nudge in the right direction." he said quietly.
Deafening silence met this claim.
"Are you mad? After Ghoulmon's antics?" Armadillomon demanded.
"If they find out, our lives will be over. We shall be wiped out. And that's a fact." Tentomon said, terrified.
"Kari pulling your ears doesn't do you any favours." Patamon agreed.
"And being stuck into the wall by your horn isn't fun." Gabumon said sadly.
"And let's just say what Sora did to me with that pencil should not be repeated on anyone living." Veemon said, wincing at the memory.
"Why not let it occur naturally?" Tsukimon asked.
The rest of the Digimon turned to face him with grins on their faces.
"What?" he asked warily.
"He wasn't one of us then!" Agumon said triumphantly.
"Meaning he isn't constrained by our rules." Armadillomon said gleefully.
"What!? Oh no, I am not interfering in their love lives! I would maybe do it for Rana, but no one else!" he protested.
"Ah, but you're one of us now. All for the team." Gomamon said, putting his paw on Tsukimon's shoulder.
Tsukimon sighed reluctantly.
"Oh alright. But if I get my ears pulled, I wont be happy."
Patamon nodded.
"It's worse when they tie the up. That's really sore." he said, to Tsukimon's nods.
"Who tied them up?" Gatomon asked.
"TK. He was very cross." Patamon remembered in a depressed voice.
"Right. We cant say a word of this to anyone." Agumon said, to nods of agreement.
"Operation Get-Together: commence!" Hawkmon said excitedly.
Veemon, who was watching the window, then cried out in terror.
"Tai and Matt! Scarper!"
"Poison Ivy!"
Palmon used her attack to quickly hide all their glasses and plates, while Tsukimon turned on the TV and nestled in front of it. Gatomon and Patamon both sprang from the apartment, onto the phone line and shimmied across to Kari's flat. Agumon slid down a drain pipe to the floor below and entered his and Tai's apartment. Biyomon, Hawkmon and Tentomon flew off, with Wormmon in Hawkmon's claws. Armadillomon and Veemon both sprang into the garbage chute and used that to get to the back door, where they made their escape. Palmon used her attack to ape swing between phone lines and escaped. Gomamon and Gabumon dashed down the stair, and Gomamon then wriggled into the washing basket, which would take him on to freedom in approximately two minutes. Gabumon ran out of the back door, edged around the building, and waited for Tai and Matt to enter the flats before also making his escape.
They'd escaped detection, and a very severe beating. All was going to plan.
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Prime Minister Tumin Sin took one last look around his office. His last day as Prime Minister had come to a close.
He frowned at the thought of Henry Hawong coming into power the next day. The man, while he seemed reasonable enough, was incredibly ambitious and was very imperialist in his views. The many policies he had up his sleeve would cause a lot of trouble, of that Sin was sure. Also, the problem of the Digidestined worried him. While Sin had allowed them free reign and hadn't bothered them as long as they defended the world from invading monsters, they could do as they damn well pleased. Hawong however did not seem so lenient, and that could mean only one thing: trouble.
Sin sighed. The Digidestined would deal with Hawong if and when he came. If not…well, there was hopefully something someone else could do if Hawong brought the power of the state against their last line of defence. He hoped.
Well hello!
I know, I know I said I would do other stories, but I couldnt concentrate on them, so I thought I would begin the next Digimon story!
I'll see how it goes, and you'll hopefully be updated soon!
Anyway...who was the shadowy figure plotting the fall of the Digidestined? Who has he asked to distract them while he builds his army?
Is Samantha more than she appears? Has Izzy finally found a girl?
Will the Digimon escape retribution for deciding to interfere with the Ken and Yolei situation?
And who is this new Prime Minister, and how does he fit into things? More will be revealed soon!
Next chapter: the trouble begins, and an old enemy returns!
Until then, please read and review!