Book Two: Unity.

Chapter One: My Brother's Keeper.

It had been two days since Greymon digivolved, we were celebrating the one week anniversary of me joining the data squad at the place we all first met, the library. Nate and Amanda pulled together to get me a present for making, breaking, and returning to our team. "It's a communicator app. for your digivice, me and Nate already have one so now you can communicate with us whenever you want."

"Thanks, out of curiosity, what would happen if someone were to find out about our Digimon?"

"We would have to kill them."

"Nate!"

"Just kidding Amanda, my digivice and Amanda's come with a nurilizer which allows us to erase memories of Digimon, it helps for clean up."

"So it's kind of like the men in black?"

"Yes if you want to put it that bluntly." My Dad had decided to drop Robby off with me, I thought that he was watching the computer for more YouTube videos, I was wrong. We all turned around to see Robby staring right at Renamon and Gaomon. Before he could scream, Gaomon leapt into action.

PUNCH

Robby awoke several hours later, it was Noon, we were at DATS HQ again. "Where am I?"

"Gaomon hit you once and then you fainted silly!" Robby awoke to a little four footed Digimon with two leaves on her head. "Hi! I'm Tanemon, and you're my partner! Isn't that great!"

"" Rob handled his new lot in life well. "Ok, now that that's out of the way, Ian, turn off this toy and tell me what's going on."

"First, it isn't a toy, she is a living, breathing Digimon. Second, it was either keep lying to you and erase your memory or make you a member. And third, if you haven't already gathered, DATS isn't scholarship. Any questions?"

"Yeah, She said partners, what's that all about?"

Nate stepped in to answer this one. "Each member of the data squad gets their very own Digimon partner to call their own, then they get up to three additional Digimon as they progress skill wise, Digimon need human strength to digivolve. Before I go on, have you seen the Digimon TV series?"

"Yes."

"Good then you know all this?"

"Somewhat."

"Good, then it's time for introductions. My name is Nate, this is my partner Gaomon."

"Greetings."

"This is Patamon."

"Hello to you."

"And Impmon."

"Sup."

"My name is Amanda, and this is my partner Renamon, my other Digimon are Biyomon and Tentomon."

"Pleased to meet you."

"You already know me, I'm your brother Ian, my partner Digimon is Agumon, I also have Gabumon and Veemon."

"And I'm Tanemon, and you're Mr. Screamy pants."

"Ok, now that I have calmed down, my name is Robby." Robby turned and pointed at Tanemon, "NOT Mr. Screamy pants." Tanemon's eyes began to tear up. Fortunately Robby noticed this. "I'm sorry Tanemon, I'm just new to this and a little stressed out. Is that ok?"

"Ok! I forgive you!"

"Wow that was quick." At a little after two, the yellow alert started going off. "Yellow alert?" From playing Star Trek this doesn't surprise him but the talking plant does. Pity.

"We have a yellow alert, over by a local market, it's veggiemon, plant type, champion level. The new guy should be able to handle it, but just in case. Ian, since he's your brother, you go along with him just in case." The commander doesn't let up on anyone, Even new guys.

"Why me, who says I'm his keeper?"

"God, the Bible, and DATS regulations."

"Right." So it was settled, I would go with Robby and Tanemon to make sure he didn't die on his first mission.

"Ian, aren't in-training Digimon suppose to be really weak?"

"Yes, why do you ask?"

"Then won't Tanemon get crushed against Champion level Digimon?"

Nate Ran up to us right before we left. "Robby, I almost forgot, we upgraded your flash drive while you were knocked out, don't worry all your files are still safe, it's just that now you'll be able to hold Tanemon in it and help her digivolve."

"How do I do that?"

"Don't worry Screamy, I can handle that. Tanemon digivolve into Palmon!"

"Oh, that's how. Wait Ian, don't Palmon become Lillymon?"

"Eventually, but you've got a long way to go." I spent the car ride there explaining all the things that I had learned about and did in the past week. He took it well.

"But I thought suicide bomber did that."

"Nope, it was Skull Greymon. That was just the cover up story."

"And it was all your fault?"

"Yes." We arrived at the local market to see people running out of it with carrots, potatoes and other various veggies flying at them.

"You call this food, Veggies aren't meant to be eaten, their meant to be served by you!" Veggiemon was the flinger of veggies.

"Great, my first day on the job and I fight Green Peace mon. Palmon, wipe the floor with him."

"Poison ivy"

"Veggie pummel!" Veggiemon was obviously stronger then Palmon, but I needed to let Robby learn on his own the way I did. I turned around to see Robby not supporting his Digimon, but hiding behind a pole giving support commands.

"You can do it Palmon!" I knew that I had to knock some sense into him. So I walked up to him and put it bluntly.

"If you don't get your cowardly butt in there and help her, Palmon will be defeated, converted into data, and be absorbed by that giant cabbage. I hope you know that."

"What?" Robby ran into the fry, I think because he was afraid of the punishment he knew he would get if he let an innocent life go out after just meeting her. "Hey cabbage patch kid, over here." Veggiemon turned around to attack Robby. "Palmon, now!"

"Poison ivy!" Palmon's ivy vines wrapped around Veggiemon, who broke free quickly, and continued his advance toward Robby. "No stop, leave Screamy alone!" Palmon's determination to help Robby allowed her to glow instantly, and "Palmon digivolve into Togemon." The giant cactus Digimon took her boxing glove and slammed it right on Veggiemon's head, then threw him to the side and unleashed "Needle spray!" Thousands of needles flew and shredded Veggiemon back into a digiegg. After returning to base, I explained everything to the commander.

"So, after just one battle, Palmon already digivolved?"

"That's it sir."

"Looks like we have another natural on the team, well rules are rules. Tell him to come see us now."

"You wanted to see me sir?"

"Yes, this is Budmon." Next to the commander sat another small plant smiling at Robby. "According to DATS regulations, you get your second Digimon upon your first champion level digvolution."

"Um… thanks?" Rob took it all better then I had expected until I told him. "What do you mean I can't tell my girlfriend?"