"'I would not wish any companion in the world but you.'" Yuu read aloud from his book as he walked with his boyfriend.
"Thanks Yuu!" Taiki said with a smile, not knowing what Yuu said was being read from his book.
"Oh!" Yuu said surprised "I didn't mean you Taiki! I was just reading this quote aloud. But that doesn't mean I don't feel that way!"
"You really are enjoying that book aren't you?" Taiki Asked. "Of course! I've always loved Shakespeare's work!" Yuu said gleefully.
It had been three years sense the defeat of Quartzmon and much had happened in that time. The first being that Taiki and Yuu had started a relationship together, and were about to celebrate their 3rd anniversary. The Time difference from the Human and Digital worlds had synced up after the Demise of Quartzmon, and Ryouma had been reunited with Psychemon, now purified.
"I hope you can find some time to give me some attention when we get back to your place," Taiki grinned. "It is our anniversary after all and I don't want my gift to you to distract you too much."
Yuu blushed. He knew what Taiki was implying, and this made his heart race. Tonight it would be just the two of them, alone.
The two boys arrived at the door to Yuu's apartment when Taiki pulled the blonde in for a kiss. "Come on," Taiki whispered "lets go where it's private."
Yuu opened the door and the two of them stepped inside only to encounter something a bit unsettling.
"SURPRISE!"
Taiki and Yuu were taken aback by what had just happened. Every one of their friends was right their inside of Yuu's apartment.
"What the…" Yuu said shocked at the sudden surprise.
"Happy anniversary you two!" Said Yuu's sister, Nene.
"Nee~san!" You said confused "Did you put all this together?"
"Of course!" Nene responded "I couldn't let my little brother and his adorable boyfriend go without a proper celebration!"
"Gee! Thanks Nee~san!" Yuu said, trying to disguise his disappointment at not being able to be 'alone' with Taiki. The two boys exchanged glances and proceeded to go along with the party. Streamers were hung from the walls, coupled with balloons of each and every color.
"Wow Nene!" Taiki said, gazing at the decorations. "You really went all out for us!"
"Actually it wasn't me who decorated." Nene corrected. "This was all Tagiru's doing. I just made the cake."
The boys looked across the room to find Tagiru in the corner, leaning against the wall. Yuu rushed over to the boy with a smile. "Thanks for all of this Tagiru!" Yuu said cheerfully. Tagiru gave a shy smile to the blonde.
"You're welcome." he said softly. Something seemed off about Tagiru today. He wasn't quite his old cheerful self, but Yuu didn't think too much of it. For another hour, Taiki and Yuu socialized with their friends. Kiriha had managed to make the party, as well as Akari and Zenjiro. As for the hunters, Ren, Airu, Hideaki, and Ryouma had showed up. Yuu still hadn't forgiven Ryouma for stabbing Taiki, even after multiple apologies. As Taiki conversed with Kiriha, The brunette's Xros Loader began to glow.
"Taiki! Taiki can you hear me?!" called a voice from inside the Xros Loader.
Taiki pulled out his Xros Loader and requested everyone be silent. "Wisemon! Is that you? What's wrong?"
"Digital World- In danger! Please- help us!" Wisemon's voice faded in and out during the transmission, and the the screen went blank.
"Wisemon!" Taiki shouted.
Everyone stayed silent. This was quite the shock, to get a distress call from the Digital World after such a long period of peace.
"Everyone!" Taiki said, taking charge. "We have to find a way to get to the Digital World. Something bad has happened and we can't ignore this call to action!" Everyone in the room nodded in agreement, but their was one problem: the Xros Loaders lacked the ability to travel to open gates to the Digital World.
"Maybe that old man can open a gate to the Digital World for us?" Ryouma suggested. Taiki and Yuu exchanged glances. Both of them had their suspicions about the old man's true identity, but not wanting to make the others concerned, they had kept it between the two of them.
"It's worth a shot." said Taiki. "Everyone, split into teams and search the city! whoever find the old man first contacts everyone else!"
Everyone ran out of the apartment complex and took off in separate directions. after an hour of searching, Taiki and Yuu, alongside their Digimon, Shoutmon and Damemon, spotted the old man at the docks.
"You! Old man!" Shoutmon cried as the four raced towards him.
"So, I take it you heard what's going on in the Digital World eh?" said the old man.
"All that we know is that it's in danger." Taiki answered. "We came to see if you could open a gate for us."
The old man turned his back and lifted his head to the sky. "The Digital World as we know it has already been destroyed."
The four gasped at this revelation, but before anyone could speak another word, the old man continued.
"Our Digital World has merged with the Digital Worlds of four other alternate universes, creating one singular world. Time in that world is now passing much quicker than this world." The old man turned around to face the four again and continued. "But that's not all. If the five Digital Worlds are not separated soon, then the human worlds' link to them shall collide. Unlike the Digital Worlds, the human worlds won't survive the collision." The old man took out a small item from his pocket. it was a card resembling a Code Crown. "Kudou Taiki, insert this card into your Xros Loader and it will allow you to open a gate."
Taiki took the card and did as he had been instructed. Sure enough, a large portal opened up in the sky. "Yuu, send out a mass text to everyone. tell them the portal is open, and to hold their Xros loaders up to the sky." Yuu nodded and began composing the message on his phone. "Good luck to you all." The old man said. Taiki and Yuu held their Xros Loaders to the sky and were suddenly lifted up and sucked into the portal.
Taiki awoke and found himself in a field alongside Shoutmon, Yuu and Damemon. "I think we made it." Taiki said as he helped his boyfriend to his feet. the two looked around the Digital World. their were data particles floating around in the air. clearly this world was quite unstable.
Suddenly a large roar was heard. a Groundramon charged towards the boys, and their partners leaped into action. Shoutmon and Damemon digivolved into OmegaShoutmon and Tsuwamon respectively and fired their attacks but to no avail. The Groundramon threw OmegaShoutmon to the ground and pinned him down under his foot. Tsuwamon used his Mantis Dance to try and free his friend, but it was useless. The beast used his tail and swatted Tsuwamon away.
"Tsuwamon!" Yuu cried as he ran towards his injured partner. The Groundramon prepared himself and lunged his mouth at OmegaShoutmon, but suddenly, a yellow, nine-tailed fox Digimon appeared and clawed it's face. this threw off Groundramon enough for OmegaShoutmon to escape its clutches. Then suddenly, another Digimon appeared, this one an orange dinosaur with horns.
"That orange one! It looks like Greymon!" Taiki pointed out. And he was right; it was Greymon, but a different one.
"Alright Greymon! Give him all you got!' said a new voice. Another boy had appeared from atop a hill. He wore a blue headband, coupled with a blue T-shirt and jeans. Next to the boy was a girl who had orange hair tied up atop her head. she had a black leather jacked and torn up jeans. Finally one other boy was present who had a red insect Digimon at his side. this boy sported an orange shirt with a green overshirt over it. his hair was spiky and red, and under his arm was a yellow laptop.
"Tai!" Taiki called out the other brunette and smiled. It was indeed Tai, but he was older than the last time he and Taiki had met.
Greymon fired his Nova Blast at the Groundramon. OmegaShoutmon then kicked the dragon in its face, convincing it to retreat.
After the Digimon had fled, the three other humans raced down to greet Taiki and Yuu.
"Nice to see you again Taiki!" Tai said with a smile.
"So it really is you!" Taiki said.
The girl stepped forward. "You probably don't know me but I met with your friends Kiriha and Nene back in Hong Kong. My name's Rika, and this is my partner, Kyubimon."
"I remember my sister mentioning you and another girl! it's great to finally meet you!" Yuu smiled as he reached his hand out for a handshake.
"And my name is Izzy." the other boy spoke. "This guy right here is my partner, Tentomon. I was part of Tai's original team."
"Hey!" Shoutmon interjected. "I hate to break up the pleasantries, but we kind of have some work to do!"
"Shoutmon's right." said Taiki "we need to find our friends as soon as possible, so we can figure out how we can save out homes."
"No problem!" Tentomon said confidently "Just let me digivolve and we can search from the sky! Tentomon digivolve to...Kabuterimon!"
Everyone loaded onto Kabuterimon and the blue insect took flight in search of any companions.