Heightenview Terrace, Odiba Japan, 2000
As usual, Taichi "Tai" Kamiya was lounging in a tree. Today's choice was an old and leafless tree that was not long from the axe. Snuggled up in the third branch, the dark brown haired boy fiddled with a pair of round goggles. Although a large amount of the "cool kids" (or so he thought) wore them, his looked like they had seen a large amount of action. Then again, they had. It was a breezy winter day near the Heightenview Terrace park in Odiba Japan, a place he had once lived.
The boy turned his thoughts to the previous year. Back then, Tai and his sister Kari had harbored a memory so deep down that both had forgotten it.
It had started when four year old Kari had stumbled upon a strange egg that came out of her computer. The egg quickly hatched into a black blob called a "Botomon" which later turned pink and grew two very long ears that it used hug people in the face. This creature, now called a "Koromon" turned into an orange/yellow happy T-rex that had wandered the city with Kari on it, Tai hot in pursuit. When a massive egg had opened up in the sky releasing a very huge and cranky parrot known as "Parrotmon," Agumon came to the rescue as a T-rex with a black armored head with Triceratops horns known as "Greymon." The two duked it out and then were whisked into the sky never to be seen again.
That incident had led to something big last year. Tai had gone to winter camp when it had started snowing. After it had started snowing, Tai and six others had these things fall down to them and then had been whisked away from Earth. It had turned out that the incident involving the two creatures had been real and that it had marked Tai, his sister, and six others for a great destiny. Together with the other six kids: computer nerd Koushiro "Izzi" Izumi, lone wolf Yamato "Matt" Ishida, his younger brother Takeru "TK" Takaishi, nervous but reliable Joe Kido, fashion loving Mimi Tachikawa, and a girl who Tai "liked" Sora Takenouchi and various digital friends including Tai's own partner, another Agumon; they had taken down many digital enemies, teamed up with Kari (who had a cold and had to stay home instead of going to camp) and had saved the new "digital world" from total disaster. Unfortunately, they had to leave their partners behind, never to be seen again, or so they each thought. Now and again, they saw each other and reminisced about old times, but it was not the same without Agumon there beside him. He was startled out of his thoughts by a pair of voices yelling at him and his sister.
"Tai! How have you been?" called out the spikey haired blond Matt. Matt and Tai had eventually become best friends and had stayed in contact the most. Tai swung down from the tree and reported about a soccer game while the younger kids, TK hidden by his huge ball cap and Kari fingering her short brown hair. "So have the others shown up yet Tai?"
Before either boy could respond, a voice called out, "They have now!"
Tai turned to see Izzi, a redhead toting around a backpack that had his computer, strawberry blond Mimi waving, brown haired Sora, and black haired Joe. As usual, Sora was in her bucket-like hat while Mimi sported a pink cowboy hat with matching dress. Joe pushed his round glasses back up his nose and gave some story about how he had a test and was barely able to make it. Everyone began talking about the adventures they had over the past year while the sky got darker. Oddly enough, no one noticed since it was only 2 in the afternoon. That changed when each person heard a beep from the little round devices they had and then vanished.
Computer room, Odiba Elementary School, Obiba Japan 2002
Yolei Inoue fingered her bandana impatiently. The strawberry blonde had been waiting for half an hour while of course everyone else was laaaaaaaaaaate. She sighed, wondering how hard it was for five people to stick to a schedule when a boy with black hair just past the ear ran in. "Sorry I'm late Yolei, soccer tryouts." Before Yolei could retort, a pair of kids ran in. The shortest, Cody Hida was grumbling something about carrots and Kendo, fingering his wooden blade. The other, wild haired Davis said nothing; looking around for a girl he had a crush on, Kari. Before he could determine her where-abouts, everyone's walkie-talkie like gadgets went nuts and leapt to their hands. The next second, Kari and her best friend TK ran into the room to find… no one.
Okiro Park, Okiro Japan
Henry Wong rubbed his shoulder, once again missing the weight of his friend. A few months ago, Henry had been a normal black haired boy. He did what other boys did, studying his martial arts, doing school, and playing Digimon. Digimon was an excellent game and since his father had great connections, Henry had the latest disks. One day while fighting against a Gorrilamon using a hard choice, a floppy eared bunny with a horn called Terriermon, Terriermon received injuries. Shockingly, as Henry swiped a card to power the digimon up, his card reader had changed into a large keychain like that for a Tamigachi, and Terriermon had appeared in his arms. Henry had soon found out that his father had been one of the creators of Digimon and that they were real. He made new friends and with them and some adults, including his own father, he had saved two worlds from an over eager computer program. The price had been losing Terriermon but when the leader Takato had said he found a portal back, everyone agreed to meet up… today.
Hearing a noise, Henry let go of his younger sister Suzi, the third youngest Digimon Tamer and waited for whoever was nearby. He was then shocked to hear a click of a metal lighter, a lighter that only one person was known to carry, a man known only as Yamaki. "I won't be long but if you go, here." Yamaki handed Henry a black device with a pen attached to it. Henry knew that this device could be used to send texts back and forth to Yamaki's computer. As he looked at it, Yamaki set something down on the ground and muttered, "Just in case." He then walked away, dodging two kindergarteners. "Ai, Mako, what are you two doing here?" Henry gasped at the two kids. "We want to see Impmon again!" The black haired boy and girl said in unison. Henry rolled his eyes. The kids were actually the youngest even though Suzie may be younger. Since Henry didn't know how old they were they got the spot since they had no one to look after them.
"Just let them go Chumley. I mean, what if it was you?" A boy with a blue visor over his brown hair said. "Because they are too young Kazu!" Said Henry tiredly. "I'll look after them." Called a voice that pained Henry. Jeri Kato was the only Tamer to lose her partner when Impmon, as the black hearted Beelzemon had killed her lion-like partner Leomon in front of her eyes. "Well I don't know." He hemmed at the brown haired smiling girl. "I don't think we have much choice Henry," a brown haired boy with goggles said. Takato Matsuki, the leader had finally arrived, but he was not alone. Behind him were a slightly taller black haired boy, Kenta, a brown haired boy Ryo, and another brown haired girl, this one with a frown at the "goggle head." Rika was known for her attitude but before she could say anything, the ground shook and everyone fell forward into a swirling vortex.
Shibuya Train Station, Shibuya, Japan.
So much had changed since the last time he had come here, mused a boy in a brown hat and goggles who was departing the train, back then, life was boring and I wanted some action. Boy did I get my wish. He froze, being bumped by people but he wasn't there anymore.
Takuya ran after a strange boy whom he had noticed was following instructions from his cell phone. He bolted to the elevator the kid entered and leapt in. "I've got to stop landing on my head." He muttered in exasperation. As the elevator went down farther, the other boy ignored him but he held back his anger. Eventually it stopped and both boys ran off towards different trains, Takuya reaching his while it was moving.
He snapped out of the memory and then went down the same elevator he had taken months before, eager to join his friends. When he made it down, he was greeted by five people. Ten year old Tommy squeezed Takuya, his brown hair hidden by a large crème colored cap. "Mi sei mancato Takuya!" howled a blond girl, joining in on the hug. Zoe Orimoto was Italian so as usual, he had no clue what she said but he had a good guess it wasn't insulting. When both had disengaged, a heavyset boy in blue fingered his brown hair and said, "'Bout time you got here Taki." Junpei "J.P." Shibayama smiled and pulled out a piece of chocolate. A black haired boy then called out a happy hello to Takuya, his twin following suit. The first boy, Koichi Kimura had a sad past as a warrior of darkness before meeting his brother. He adjusted his blue ball cap and looked around in wonder. Koichi had never been to this station as he had gotten to the Digital World in spirit after getting a concussion during a sprint down the stairs that had turned into a fall. Koji Minamoto, the first of the group that Takuya had met, the same boy on the elevator, patted his brother and looked up with his blue bandana'd head. Suddenly, the station shook and all six were gone.
The Server Tree, The Digital World
Marcus Damon sat with his orange dinosaur friend, Agumon. Since he had decided he couldn't leave his "employee" he had joined up with Agumon, remaining in the Digital world when it had been closed off from the Human world. The tall teen was lost in thought, thinking about his father and his friends, wondering how each was doing and wishing he could see them again. Little did he know he was getting that wish as he and Agumon vanished.
The ruins of Digital Accident and Tactics Squad (DATS), Tokyo, Japan
Commander Richard Sampson had gotten off shift early so instead of waiting he had come here. The tall adult adjusted his sunglasses as he spoke to another man, Homer Yushima. "I still stop every now and then, wondering why my shoulder is cold." Before the white haired Homer could respond, a voice spoke up, "Kudamon is probably wondering why he isn't with you. At least Marcus is able to keep an eye on things." The dark haired Miki Kurosaki's eyes brimmed with tears. "If only Pawnchessmon and I could have…" "Me still miss Falcomon too!" came a voice. Although he no longer wore tattered clothing and rarely spoke like a foreigner, Keenan Krier had still not gotten out of his wild hair stage. Sampson, Homer, and Miki were shocked however when they noticed that the boy had his old blue face paint back on. When he was around a year old he had been whisked to the Digital World and had lived there as a savage, believing himself to be a Digimon. He had later met his real parents, only recently able to get over learning he was human. After half an hour, the rest of the group had come. Spencer and Kristy Damon stood next to Sampson, Kristy patting Keenan along the way. Blond Megumi Shirakawa stood next to her friend Miki while the tall blond haired Thomas H. Norstein and strawberry blond Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda stood together. Before another word was spoken, all had vanished from the once proud and busy building.