Reunion Part One: Living a New Life

By: Ishami Varimakato Hope

                           

CHAPTER 1                            "And so it begins...(again)..."

            It was an ordinary Saturday in summer with the same boring schedule that I follow.  I don't usually follow it especially when I always keep in mind that something, bad or good, usually happens whenever you try to avoid it.

            It is now exactly 9:00am in the morning and I'm watching the second season of Digimon.  It was the episode when Ken was in his room trying to remember the good old times and trying to find his heart back from wherever he had lost it.

            Then, something strange happened when I tried to tune to another channel that isn't showing Digimon.  The channels were showing Digimon, not only that, they were all showing the same Digimon episode.

            "This is pretty freaky, but it's still boring," I said and frowned.  I finally convinced myself that it was just a stupid prank that all the television stations are pulling.  I called my friend Francine.  She said that only one channel was showing Digimon.  "The prank may be stupid, but it's pretty good," I said to myself, "I wonder how they did it?"

            I turned off the television since there wasn't anything that was of my interest.  Then, I went into my sister's room to use her computer to log on the internet.  I checked if there was any e-mail for me, and guess what?  There was a message addressed to me, but the peculiar thing is that I haven't given that e-mail address to anyone yet.  Even my best friends don't know about it!

            Quickly I opened the message that was titled "URGENT!"  It was from an anonymous sender whose name was encrypted.  I wasn't familiar with that type of encryption.  Actually, I wasn't familiar with any encryption at all. 

            The message was like this:

            Turn your tv back on and touch the tv screen and soon you shall reach a world that you will help safe.  Come quickly and save our worlds, both the Digital World and the Digidestined kids' Real World.  You are the key to both of our worlds' survival.  Please come!  But, please come equipped and prepared.  Come quickly, the survivals of both worlds are in your making.  Don't bother to e-mail me back.  My e-mail address isn't stated.  Oh yeah, for me to be sure that you are the chosen one, you must say your name as you are touching the tv screen to open the portal to the Digidestines' Real World.  From there you can just get to the Digital World just by saying or whispering: Digital World, here I come.  You don't need to have a computer.  Oh yeah, I forget to mention that you have special magical powers.  To be on the safe side, you can only tell one Digidestine and his or her Digimon that you have special powers and that you're from a different world.  If you're going to use your magic, first you must disguise yourself.  To disguise yourself, you must use the pen that you have brought from your world and say Disguise... (and so on). while you are holding it and only then it will work; besides that, it would just be a normal pen.  REMEMBER THAT THE DIGIDESTINE AND HIS OR HER DIGIMON WHOM YOU WILL TELL YOUR SECRET MUST FIRST PROMISE NOT TO TELL ANYONE ELSE, AND YOU MUST KEEP IT A SECRET UNTIL THERE'S AN ECLIPSE IN THE REAL WORLD WHEN BOTH WORLDS ARE SAFE AGAIN FROM EVIL AND DANGER.  THE ECLIPSE WOULD ONLY LAST FOR FOUR HOURS, AND WITHIN THAT TIME, YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR WORLD OR ELSE YOU WOULD BE TRAPPED THERE FOREVER!  WHEN YOU RETURN TO YOUR REAL WORLD, IT WOULD BE THE SAME SATURDAY BUT ONLY NORMAL.  TIME WON'T PASS SINCE YOUR DEPARTURE SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.  HOWEVER, AFTER THE ECLIPSE, THE TIME FOR YOUR WORLD AS WELL AS THE OTHERS WILL BE THE SAME AGAIN.  The day that you will arrive to help our worlds will also be on a Saturday.  You must seek a Digidestined friend.  YOU WILL ENCOUNTER MANY DANGERS WITH MANY DIFFERENT EVIL RIVALS.  THEY WERE ALSO TOLD OF YOU HAVING SPECIAL POWERS SO THEY WILL TRY TO LURE YOU INTO JOINING THEM TO CONQUER BOTH OUR WORLDS.  YOU MUST RESIST THEM BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, BOTH WORLDS WILL BE LOST.  YOUR WORLD, HOWEVER, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY ANYTHING BECAUSE TIME WOULD BE FROZEN IN YOUR WORLD UNTIL YOUR RETURN.  IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, YOU WILL BE TRANSFORMED BACK TO YOUR NORMAL REAL SELF.  You'll be given a Digivice, and a D-terminal, just like the other kids', to help keep you in contact with the others.  Your code name is Annye Chang.  You'll be greeted and accompanied by your own Digimon.  PRINT THESE PAGES AND CARRY THEM WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.  THE REST IS UP TO YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

DON'T CONTACT ME, I'LL CONTACT YOU.  YOU CAN CALL ME: DESTINY104.

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            "Who's Destiny104?  It must be someone who loves to play Destiny or Willis.  I think I should go, after all, I'll have magical powers and besides no harm will come of it, but then again, who knows?" I asked myself.  "No, I must go, it's not like there's anything to lose.  There'll be things to gain like meeting the others, and getting my very own Digimon, plus I'll be having more fun there than I'm having here, if lying on the sofa and doing nothing is what I call fun.  And besides, I'll get back before my parents are back from work, and I'll even be earlier than my older sister and brother who both went to their friend's birthday party.  At least, I'll be having fun, even if it might not be as fun as the party!  Oh how I hate being left out!" I asked myself out loud in an angry tone.

            After I printed the pages, I quickly logged off of the internet and hurried downstairs to where the tv is.  It was 9:45am already.  I turned the tv back on as soon as I packed the things I had needed.  I grabbed my grey leather jacket that I love so much, and I placed my belongings in a grey backpack and a grey handbag.  My backpack was wrapped around my shoulders while my handbag was lying on my right shoulder and wrapping across my chest and my back.  I was able to carry them both when I placed my handbag first and then my backpack.  I was finally ready to go.  I touched the tv screen and said my first name.

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            In a matter of seconds, I arrived in the Digidestines' Real World.  "Where am I?"  There I was standing in the middle of some place that I had never been before.  Or have I?!

            I began wishing that I was in front of where Ken lives, and then, all I need to do is to find out which room and where I'm going to stay until I return.  Suddenly, I was transported into what seems to be an apartment building.  I was in front of a room.  Then, I quickly disguised myself since I was alone there.  I was transformed into a thirteen-year-old girl with long hair with a deep and dark green colour.  There was little waviness at the tips.  I was dressed in comfortable creamish-white pants along with a red turtle-neck shirt with long sleeves and a pink vest over top.

            A weird, uneasy feeling came over me and I was too afraid to ring the bell and ask to speak with Ken.  When I finally rang the bell, the door calmly opened to reveal a young and handsome boy.  It was Ken.

            "Hi.  You're Ken, right?"

            "Yes, can I help you?  Ah?"

            "Hi, my name is....  Ah....  Just call me Annye.  I know that you don't know me except for my name, but I'm here to help.  Can I come in?"

            "Oh yes, please.  My parents aren't home yet, but you can wait for them inside.  They'll be back at 6:00pm from work."

            "What time is it?"

            "Didn't I see you with a watch?"

            "Yes, you did, but the time it is telling is not correct.  You see, I'm from Canada and I think that time here must be very different.  Isn't it?"

            "It's about 1:57pm."

            "And what date is it today?"

            "It's Saturday 12th August.  And may I ask what help are you here for?"

            "I'm here to help with the Digital World."

            "Huh?  How do you know that?  This way, please, to my room."

            "Oh, thanks."

            Then I sat on the bed with Ken facing towards me with a curious and anxious look, waiting for me to explain everything.  It wasn't Ken's bed though because I had remember that his bed was higher, it was the top one.

            "Hey, Ken, where's your cute little Digimon?"

            "First tell me exactly who you are and why you're really here."

            "I can't.  At least, not until your Wormmon is here with you and you both promise not to tell anyone including your parents and the other kids about it or else something horrible is going to happen."

            "Wormmon?  Wormmon, you don't have to hide anymore, she already knows about you."

            "Okay, Ken."

            I quickly closed the door, and sat back down again on the bed.

            "My real name isn't Annye, but you can call me Annye.  A-n- n-y-e.  There's no 'i'.  I'll explain some things if both you, Wormmon and Ken, promise not to tell.  You see, I can only choose to tell one Digidestine and his or her Digimon, and I choose to tell you, Ken, if you agree that is."

            "Why me?"

            "Yes, why Ken?"

            "I'll tell you, but here is a strange message that I got.  This will explain.  But, before I hand it to you, Ken, Wormmon, do you both promise to keep my secret a secret and not tell?"

            Ken and Wormmon both answered together, "Yes, we promise."

            I handed Ken the pages that I printed on the strange message that I received.

            Wormmon moved toward Ken and they both read it to themselves very quietly.  After Ken and Wormmon read the pages, Ken handed them back to me and asked again, "Why me?"

            "I knew that you were once the Digimon Emperor and what had caused you to become the Emperor and why you did.  You see, you're not the one that can often feel lonely.  Everyone does at one time in their lives.  Then again, I could be wrong.  Until now, I don't know when's your birthday and how old you are.  Are you twelve or thirteen?"

            "Nice way of changing the subject."

            "Actually, he's going to be twelve this year on 11th November."

            "Interesting.  My birthday's also in November.  I'm going to be fourteen on the 12th."

            "Well, you do look older," Ken stated.

            "Oh, I see now, you're saying that I'm old, now aren't you?"

            "Oh no, not that, it just that you look older than I."

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            "Oh yeah, I need a place to stay and I might even need to go to school.  Do you know what's the name of the school that T.K., Davis, Cody, Yolei and Kari are attending?  And where it is?  Actually, can you take me there, just in case I get lost?"

            "Sure.  You can stay here if you want to but you'll have to ask my parents first.  I forgot the name of the school the others are attending but I know where it is, I can take you there if you want to.  I think that they attend Odaiba Elementary; I'm not sure though.  My memory is still so blurred.  I could always e-mail them to meet some place and introduce you, Annye."

            "Thanks, and keep my name Annyein use, okay, Ken?"

            "Sure, it's not as if I know another name to call you."

            "And what about your Digimon, Annye?"

            "Don't worry, Wormmon.  What time is it, Ken?"

            "It's about 2:50pm."

            "Great!  As soon as I eat a small snack, I'll go tour the Digital World.  But before that, I must figure out where I'm going to stay.  Because if I'm going to stay with you, I would have to convince your parents to let me stay.  But for what reason would your parents let me stay?  Any ideas, Ken?  Oh, I got it.  But I'll need help from you, Ken.  Will you help me?"

            "Sure!  But what is it?"

            "I won't take your answer yet, because you might not want to after you hear how I want you to help."

            "Huh?" Ken asked confused.

            "For me to stay with you, first, I must be considered as your girlfriend because that is the only relation to you that your parents won't suspect, won't they?  Then, I'll tell them that I'm from Canada and have come to Japan to stay for some time and that I don't have a place to stay and that the rest is too personal to say.  And here's your part, Ken, you must ask your parents if I could stay here with you.  Oh yeah, you must tell them that we have met today if they ask you.  So will you help me?"

            "Annye, here's some food for you."

            "Ken, thanks!  But were you even listening?"

            "Yes, I was listening."

            "Okay, so what's your answer?"

            "I have told you before.  I will help."

            "Thanks."

            "Okay then, Annye, come and sit at the dinner table and have something to eat."

            "Ken, can I have something to eat too?"

            "Don't worry, Wormmon, you can have some of mine."

            Quickly, Wormmon and I went to the dinner table to eat something before I go to the Digital World.  After we ate with haste, I grabbed onto my belongings and was ready to leave.

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            As I was going to say Digital World, here I come, Ken stopped me and said that he'll come with me to the Digital World in case I needed help.

            "If Ken's going, I'm going too."

            Ken quickly carried the dishes near the sink in the kitchen and I said, "Do you want me to help since I asked you for help?"

            "No, it's okay."

            "Of course not.  Ken, show me where the things are and I'll do the dishes while you have a seat in the living room."

            "That's okay, we have a dishwasher so you don't have to wash them.  But thanks anyway."

            "Oh great, now, I have to repay my debt to you some way else," I whispered quietly.

            Ken came out to living room where Wormmon and I were.  And all of us went into Ken's room once more.

            "Digi-port open!" Ken yelled as he held his digivice facing the screen.

            It opened.  Ken and I placed our digivices near the screen as we were all transported there.

            We arrived.  Over to my left were Ken and Wormmon, and over to my right was a Digimon, maybe my Digimon.

            The strange Digimon said nicely, "Hello, I'm Wishmon; I'm your Digimon, Annye."

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Author's notes: Guess what happens next….To be continued!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, but a girl can still dream.