Chapter 1: A Prelude to a Nightmare

School was offically over, which meant that summer vacation offically begun. All of the students from young to old, from elementary to college was waiting for this day this come. This was without a doubt no exception when it came to the Digidestined. As soon as the last bell rang they jumped out of their seats and ran towards the front door like the other kids. And then opened the door and taking in the refreshing fact that summer was finally in their grasp.

"Yes! Finally!" Davis screamed in happiness. "School is out!"

Yolei then came up from behind him. "Finally is right." Yolei said. "This school year was a total mess."

The Digidestined agreed in unison. You see in order to so called meet their academic standards they had to take a large array of assessment tests, which made them carry a heavy burden.

"Yeah, I so agree with Yolei." T.K replied. "Espically those tests, those tests were a real pain."

"I kinda have it easy then." Cody said to the rest of them.

"What makes think that?" Kari asked.

"Well I don't have to worry about all these tests for now."

"Just you wait." Kari began. "Until you do, you will know the true meaning of pain."

The Digidestined laughed and began to walk towards the benches that were in front of the school, where they continued about the ongoing discussion.

"Yeah well at least for now we can rest our brains." Kari said as she sat next to T.K giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Well we can I don't know about Davis though." Yolei began but then she was interrupted by Davis's glare which signified something. Something that all of them knew of what was going to happen. I mean to them this was something so obvious that they don't even try to stop the bickering, they just sit back an enjoy the show.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked in a menacingly type of way.

"Well Davis, you are a hardhead."

"Look who is talking four-eyes! You are more of a hardhead than I am!"

And so began the bickering. The rest of the Digidestined just sat back and enjoyed every minute of it. Yet they have always wondered does all this bickering signify something?

"You know I realized something." Cody whispered to both T.K and Kari.

"What is it?" The both of them whispered in unison.

"Don't you realize that they have been arguing a little bit more than usual."

"You know..." Kari began. "... now that I think about it yeah they actually have."

"You think it means something?" Cody asked in curiosity.

"Umm yeah!" T.K whispered. "It means that they are in love, after all opposites attract."

"Yeah pretty much all of us notice that." Kari whispered with a giggle. "They are so in love!"

While they were bickering, Yolei and Davis weren't actually thinking about the argument. They were actually thinking about something else. They were thinking about each other...

Davis's POV:

You know it's times like these in which I wonder if they actually think I can't hear them. They should learn how to whisper much better, because even I can hear them from here with Yolei's shouting! Yet they may have a point. "Davis what are saying! You liking Yolei! I mean you are joking right? It's a joke right!" my thoughts were playing with me teasing me. "Well what if it is no joke? What then huh?" I shouted back to myself. It feels weird fighting with yourself. "Well if indeed you actually like Yolei which is like impossible, you can't tell her that you do!" It shouted back." Why not!" "Because if you do she might laugh at you! You know how she is! Besides that you don't know if you do actually like her." From that point I realized "it" was right. "it" being my inner self conscious. "Yeah but..." I said to myself. "But what?" It said back. "What if she does like me back?" I thought. "Saying that she likes you is a pretty big assumption, you know that. Yet that doesn't mean that she doesn't like you as well." I was a little bit confused by the answer. "So you what you are trying to tell me is that she has a possiblity of liking me." "What I am trying to say is that it is too early to call it now. You have to wait until the time is right." "Yeah, I guess you're right, so for now I lie in wait."

Yolei's POV:

Well, well well. So they think I actually have a crush on Davis. You know that is a real big assumption guys. Me having a crush on Davis well that is just plain silly. "Or is it?" the conscious in my head said. "I have nothing for Davis!" I screamed to myself. "Are you sure, or are you just telling yourself that?" my conscious is pretty clever. "I- I don't know!" "Well there's your answer." "So you are telling me that I actually have a thing for Davis? "Yes this is exactly what I am telling you." "How do you know that?" "Well noboby knows you better than yourself" She does have a point. " Yet knowing Davis... he maybe doesn't feel the same way for me." "You don't know that." "But I do." "I mean would he ever go out with a girl like me?" "Of course he would you may never know if he does actually likes you. That possibilty always remains." "So he may like me?" "There is always that chance. Besides you know that deep in you that he does like you." "I really like him." I can't believe I am actually saying that. "Yet now is not the good time to tell him. You are going to have to wait until the moment comes. Then and only then will you know the true answer." So I decided to wait unti the time comes.

The both of them are still bickering. The digidestined were still on the benches watching the argument like they were watching a movie. The other kids were passing by also watching the ensuing argument. They were snickering but they paid no attention to them, they were in their own little world. Until a car that was nearby played a song at maximum volume. The song was "Do You Want To" by Franz Ferdinand. This caused them to jolt back to reality.

"You know this song actually goes with the flow of what is happening between those two." T.K joked.

"Well you are a..." Davis then got interrupted by the song. "That sounds like Franz Ferdinand."

"Hey goggle-head are you listening!" Then Yolei too got interrupted. "I love this song!"

The Digidetined were a little bit surprised that the argument ended pretty quickly. And it is all thanks to a song. A song that they both happen to know which really caught their attention.

"Hmm the argument is over." Cody said.

"Well that was pretty quick." Kari added. "And we have to thank that song."

"A song that they both happen to like." T.K replied. "You don't see that everyday now do you?"

Yolei and Davis sang the lyrics while the rest of The Digidestined and the kids just stood there dumbfounded. When the song was over they turned back to see T.K, Kari, and Cody staring at them grinning.

"What?" Davis shouted.

"Oh it's nothing." T.K said while grinning.

"Well, since we got out of school early, what do you think we should do now with all this free time?" Kari asked.

All of them sat down to think of what to do.

"I know..." Davis began. "We could always..." But then he got interrupted by Yolei.

"I know what you are going to say Davis, and the answer is no." Yolei replied.

"Okay what I was about to say then." Davis said.

"You said that we could always play soccer, you are a pretty predictable person you know."

"Okay hotshot." Davis began. "What do you suggest we do for the entire day?"

"Well we could always go to the movies." Yolei replied.

"Well I got to admit that ain't a bad idea." Davis said.

"Yeah, we haven't been to the movies for quite a while." Cody agreed.

Both T.K and Kari nodded in agreement.

"So it's decided we go to the movies." Davis said.

So with that all of them headed to the nearest bus stop. Luckily for them the bus came by as immediately as they came by. So they went to the nearest movie theater. Yet they had another problem. Which was what movie could they watch so many choices so little time.

"So what movie could we watch?" Cody asked.

"Hey how about that movie 'Sunshine'?" Davis replied as he pointed at the poster.

"Hey it looks like a pretty cool movie." T.K said. "When is the next show time?"

Kari looked at the schedule. "The next show time is at 12:45."

"Well that is like in 15 minutes." Cody said. "So we pick that one."

They went to buy the movie tickets and then headed towards the theater so that can watch the movie. But before they did they headed towards the concessions stands so they could buy some soda and popcorn. After that they headed back towards the theater to find themselves some seats.

"Hey where should we sit?' Yolei asked while she was sipping from her cup.

"Well we could sit in the middle." Davis replied. "Besides that by the looks of things I think we are the only ones in the theater."

So they sat in the middle of the theater. T.K sat next to Kari while Davis was sandwiched between Kari and Yolei, while Cody sat next Yolei. The trailers just about wrapped up and the movie was about to begin. They sat there anticipated. The movie was not that long. After it finished they got out in satisfaction.(There will be some spoilers so read on your own risk.)

"Man that movie was awesome!" T.K exclaimed.

"Yeah I have to agree, Davis that was a nice pick." Yolei agreed.

"Thanks, Yolei." Davis said he felt kinda special it was like that rare complement that he gets from Yolei.

"Yeah, it was so stunning." Cody said. "Remember when they were looking at Mercury at a distance, that was breathtaking."

"Yeah it was but it was a shame that everyone had to die." Kari said. "Especially Mace and Kaneda they died the worst."

"Yet they died like heroes." Cody began. "Unlike that guy Harvey, he died in a very awful and shameful kind of way."

"Well Harvey had it coming. He was real jerk." Yolei replied.

So they got out of the movie theater and headed towards the bus stop to head back to Odaiba Central. While on the bus...

"So what now?" Davis asked. "We still have plenty of time left."

"Well it's 3:00 so why don't we head back to my place." Kari said.

"You sure we can on short notice?" Yolei asked.

"Yeah of course my mom wouldn't mind neither would Tai."

So after that the bus stopped in Odaiba Central headed towards Kari's place. They shortly arrived and Kari opened the door.

"Mom, Tai I'm home!" Kari called out. There was nobody home.

So the digidestined just sat on the sofa while Kari was at the kitchen. There she found a note from her mom that was attached to the refrigerator.

Dear Kari

Went out with friends to the salon, will be back in a couple of hours.

Love, Mom

"Well that explains where mom went but what about Tai?" she asked.

"Maybe he went to Sora's place." T.K called out. "I mean where else would he go?"

"Yeah you're right." she said then she sat next to T.K while the rest sat at the other couch.

"Let us watch T.V." Kari said as she turned on the T.V with the remote. She was flipping through the channels until something happens to catch Davis's eye.

"Wait leave it there!" Davis exclaimed. Kari left it.

It was an old movie, well not that old starring Timothy Dalton in a movie called "The Living Daylights"(For those of you that don't know, it is a 007 movie.). Davis was always a big fan of 007 series he saw all the movies both the old and recent. He was a real action junkie.

"Oh come on Davis." Yolei moaned. "We just saw a movie."

"Well what's wrong with watching another one?" he added. He was about to focus his full attention on the movie but then it got interrupted by a breaking news alert.

"Oh come on!" Davis groaned. "Seriously what bad timing."

"This is Channel 9 news alert!" The News Reporter said. "We have received word from the Japanese government and the military that as of 3:15 of this afternoon, Japan is offically under a Code Yellow. Meaning that we are under a cautionary threat. The threat of an attack from another county. So while under this advisory there will be drills. If a drill is to begin go to your local bomb shelter, there will be a military offical in your area to guide you. So for the meantime this is just a drill. This does not mean that we are in a actual threat. If there is any more news regarding this matter we will be sure to let you know. Until next time, this is Mr. Tanaka with Channel 9 news."

With that Kari just turned off the T.V. She was stunned, everybody was stunned. All of them were thinking the same what the...

"...Hell is going on!" Yolei exclaimed.

They were all speechless to try to answer let alone to even actually talk. Before they could even speak they got interrupted by a sound. A sound that sends shivers down their spines. A sound that struck fear into them. It was the Air Raid Siren, it signified that a drill was action. So they headed outside. Where everyone else was getting out of the apartments as well and were heading towards the streets. When they reached the streets the streets were so crowded that it was almost like the crowd couldn't move. It was at a stand still. Panic started to befall on everyone.

Kari's POV:

I have not felt this scared since my encounters with Dark Ocean. All these people crowding me. I heard some kids and babies were crying. It was an awful sight. It was sight that I didn't want to see. A sight that I surely wanted to avoid. I saw the parents of those fear stricken parents that they were trying to comfort them, but it came to no avail. They just kept on crying. Everyone else was scared you could see it in their eyes. They were stricken with panic. Not knowing what to do, even with the help of the military we became confused which fueled our fear to an even bigger extent. I didn't know what to do. I am lucky though, I did not become lost because T.K was guiding me because he was holding my hand. Even though it wasn't much, yet I have finally found a sense of security knowing that T.K was there with me, holding my hand and guiding me.

Yolei's POV:

I feel lost, confused, and scared. Sure I have been through some dangerous and scary situations. But there was something about this in particular that made me all the more scared. Maybe it was the endless number of people that were surrounding me. Or was it that the soldier from the military was like barking orders at us, telling us what to do. I felt so lonely. I feel the tears that were beginning to well up in my eyes. My vision began to blur because of my overwhelming tears, then I felt something or someone touching me. I rubbed my eyes and wiped away the most of my tears to see Davis was holding my hand. He gently wiped my tears from my cheek and he comforted me. I never felt so secure, it was up to this day I realized that I saw a side of Davis that I have never seen. I knew him as the obnoxious, hardheaded, stubborn leader of the Digidestined known as Davis. But this Davis was different, he was gentle, comforting, and kind. A side that I never seen before, which made me all the more secure.

Davis's POV:

I knew from the get-go that this was going to be unlike any other problem that we have ever faced. I felt so clausterphobic, all these people surrounding it felt like it was so hard to breathe. This caused my heart to beat so fast it felt like my chest was hurting. I tried to calm myself down. I was a leader so therefore I should still display my leadership even in the most scariest of circumstances. So I did, I remembered myself what I had to do, what I needed to do, what had to be done. I regained myself, yet I saw something that took me a back. I saw Yolei beside me, she was crying. I have never seen Yolei cry, I always have seen her as the girl who has laughed at danger at so many times, which makes her quite fearless. But something about this thing that is going on has totally changed that. I knew that she needed somebody to be there for her. So I walked towards her. Her tears was falling to her cheeks, with my hand I gently wiped them off, and told her despite the drowning noise of the crowd that everything would be fine. She looked so sincere, I couldn't take my eyes off her.

Cody's POV:

"Where the fuck are we going?" "How the hell should I know!" Thats is what I heard some people say around me. And those are only one of the few comments that I can actually hear. I wonder the same thing to myself "Where the fuck are we going?" I know this isn't like me but all this is making me so I don't know. It is like a mixture of emotions raging on inside my head like that of a couple of angry sharks. I knew that all this frustration is going to get me nowhere. So I just calmed myself down. When I did my head began to hurt like I was having a massive headache. It hurt my temples, what even added more to the pain was that ongoing blaring of that siren and the fact that so many people are crowding. I didn't feel so well, plus there was a horrendous odor in the air. I felt dizzy then without warning I threw up on the road. Yet they didn't pay attention. Then right after that I saw T.K he was right in front me. So despite my condition I pursued him and then I got a hold of his shoulder. He turned around to see who it was. When he realized it was me he nodded his head and turned back around. I saw that he was holding close to Kari, knowing her she is dead scared of this situation like everyone else.

T.K's POV:

Everyone is on the verge of a panic attack. I was scared I will admit it, yet when I saw Kari, her eyes plaguing with fear I had to do something. I held close to her, I held her hand as we walked through this crowd. She looked at me, her eyes were pleading with help, I wrapped my arm around her neck, she felt a sense of security. There was nothing more that hurt me than seeing Kari in any kind of trouble, especially being scared. What I was looking in front of me really caught my attention. I saw Davis comforting Yolei, she must be having trouble as well. Well it was good anyway to see Davis trying to help out the best way he can for her. Despite how stubborn Davis can be, he can sure have a heart of gold. I was especially surprised that Yolei was actually crying, I have never seen her cry before, so this is something that truely bothered her. Yet my attention came back to Kari as she clutched my shirt. I saw something in front of us. It looked like some sort of shelter or something, so it definitely must be the bomb shelter. I felt another grip from my shoulder, I didn't know who it was so I turned around to see Cody clutching at my shoulder he doesn't look well at all, I saw a puddle of vomit that was on the road, it must have obviously have been Cody's doing. I could tell from the some of the vomit residue that was on his lips. Yet he coul he rest assured that we are going to be at the bomb shelter very shortly.

Eventually they did reach the bomb shelter. However their problems was not yet over. They still had to overcome another obstacle.