A/N: Here's a new chapter for you guys! Thanks for the reviews, I appreciate them. I was on a writing spree so I finished this chapter as well.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon or its characters, but I do own the plot of this story and anything else I made up. Xavier is my OC, not the mutant professor.


CHAPTER 2: Digivolution, Exveemon!

"I am Demiveemon. I'm a Digimon. Nice to meet you." Demiveemon waved at Daisuke once more before biting into his cookie again. "So this is called a cookie. It's so tasty, I love it!"

Daisuke stared open-mouthed at the in-training Digimon. It was ridiculous seeing the blue creature munching away on the chocolate chip cookie, oblivious to the mess he had made and not even bothered that Daisuke was holding a broom which was a potential weapon. He shook his head and blinked, hoping that he was just hallucinating. To his chagrin, Demiveemon had just finished a cookie and taken enough, leaving only 2 on the floor with the glass shards all over the place.

After devouring the cookie, Demiveemon burped and licked the crumbs around his mouth before jumping onto the sofa. "I'm going to take a nap right now…" with that said, he crashed immediately, snoring lightly.

Daisuke decided to ignore the absurdity of the situation and clean up the mess. He picked up the remaining two cookies and dusted them off. He was about to pop one into his mouth but he glanced in the direction of the sleeping Digimon and placed them on a plate. He then swept the glass shard away.

After that, he sat down on the couch and stared at the little Digimon, trying to picture life onwards. The little guy could eat a lot, as he proved with the cookies and so could Davis. This meant that more food had to be stored at home to satisfy the needs of both.

Daisuke's stomach rumbled at the thought of food, and he realized that he hadn't had his dinner yet. Heating up some leftovers from the fridge using the microwave oven, he made himself a simple meal. I really have to find where that money is hidden, he thought.

"Food…" came Demiveemon's sleepy voice from the couch. The in-training Digimon had begun sleepwalking and was headed in the direction of Daisuke's dinner. Daisuke quickly ate what he could before the sleepwalker reached him. He was half done before Demiveemon climbed onto the table and reached for the plate. The boy grabbed the Digimon and placed him back on the sofa, but Demiveemon just got back up again and followed him, eyes closed.

Daisuke grabbed his plate and went to his room. Locking the door, the spiky haired boy sat down on his bed and relaxed. Demiveemon shouldn't be able to get in now. After a few bites, somebody began pounding on the door. Daisuke stared at the doorknob as it wriggled and turned slightly, was unable to rotate completely due to the lock. A few terse moments later, it stopped and peace returned. Daisuke turned away and finished his food silently.

Done with his meal, Daisuke opened his room door slightly, peeking to see if Demiveemon was around. He walked into the kitchen and found Chibimon lying on an empty plate, cookie crumbs smeared all over his mouth. The Digimon was snoring, with a fluctuating bubble coming from his nose.

Shaking his head in amusement and mild annoyance, Daisuke cleaned up and carried the sleeping Demiveemon to his room. He placed him on the bed and changed into nightwear that he found in the cupboard, before climbing into bed as well. Thankfully, the snoring had subsided and was replaced by slow breathing. Daisuke had to admit that the sleeping Digimon looked absolutely adorable.

Daisuke stared at the ceiling, mulling over the fact that reality had changed and only he knew it. Now, he had a baby rabbit-dragon to take care of. He wondered where Taichi was, when his supposed parents would be back and how was he going to explain to Kari and TK that he had a new blue friend.

Closing his eyes, sleep overtook him soon enough.


The next morning…

Daisuke barely made it to class on time. He had realized when he arrived at the gates that he didn't know where is classroom was. He was on the verge of panicking when he heard a beep from his phone and checked it. The screen displayed a text from Kari, 'V R IN CLASS. WHR R U?' He typed back quickly, 'WHICH CLASSROOM ARE U IN?' The reply came back almost instantly. '… 3RD FLR, HALL 5. BE QUICK.'

Dashing through the hallways, Daisuke reached his lecture hall just in time. Unlike normal schools, the academia resembled more of a university. Upon arrival, he saw that most of his classmates had arrived. His friends were sitting at the frontal section of the class. TK waved at him while Kari pointed at the empty seat that she had saved for him.

Still out of breath, Daisuke sat down heavily next to Kari. His tongue lolled out comically as he wiped his sweaty forehead. The girl shook her head reprimanding him, "Does your memory loss include the location of your classroom?"

Daisuke nodded, because it was partially true. He hadn't known where he was supposed to be, for he had never even heard of the academia's existence until yesterday, much less stepped foot inside. Well, it was that and he had spent a lot of time trying to find a suitable hiding place for Demiveemon. The little fellow had insisted on accompanying him wherever he went. In the end, the boy had chucked the In-Training Digimon up a tree at the gates and told him to stay put before rushing off.

"Well, I'm not late and that's what matters most, right?" Kari rolled her eyes, causing Daisuke to raise an eyebrow. Hikari had never rolled her eyes at him he remembered that she was Kari, not his old friend.

TK chuckled lightly and said, "Another few minutes and you're toast. You know how particular Mr. Jin is about punctuality."

"You're absolutely right, Mr. Takaishi." Physics teacher Mr. Daigo Jin had walked into the room while they were busy talking. TK blushed while some students snickered. The teacher continued, "Now I would like everyone to settle down. Today's lecture is about…"

The day flew by quickly and at the end of the day, Daisuke and his two pals trudged down the hallway towards the main gate. Most of the students filed out of the Academia hurriedly, anxious to get home. Daisuke heard some muttering around him, and he turned towards the source. Two girls were huddling together and talking in low voices. He caught bits of the conversation like "canteen raided", "small blue monster", "last seen in the backyard" and "high pitched cries of 'food!'".

Eyes widening in shock, Daisuke immediately understood the situation. He stopped in his tracks, causing TK and Kari to bump into him from behind. "What's wrong, Davis?" the girl questioned. Daisuke instinctively wanted to correct her about his name but he stopped. "I just realized that I forgot something." He turned and ran in the opposite direction. "You guys can go home first. I'll catch up later," he called over his shoulder.

TK and Kari stared at Davis' retreating figure for a moment before the latter shrugged. "Well, I suppose we should go," he said, to which Kari nodded slowly. The two of them walked off, thinking about Davis and his recently erratic behaviour.


Daisuke sped down the hallway. Pain from cramps tugged at his side but he ignored it and continued to charge along the nearly empty corridor. Suddenly, a girl walked out of a classroom and directly into his path. Unable to change his course, Daisuke crashed headlong into her. The books and papers she had been holding went flying and scattered all across the floor.

Sprawled on the floor, Daisuke groaned and picked himself up. He was about to snap at the girl about watching where she was going but he paused when she asked, "I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" Daisuke found himself looking at a lavender haired girl who was peering at him concernedly through her glasses.

The boy swallowed his remark and stuttered that he was fine. I had rammed into her yet she is apologizing? He quickly helped to collect the fallen books and sheets of papers, but not without stealing a few glances at the female. She had a slender form and was pretty tall, and she wore a Yankees cap. His heart skipped a beat when their eyes met and he turned away quickly.

After he handed the girl's belongings back to her, he apologized for making a mess before running in the direction of the school yard. He made his way to the rear of the Academia and paused to catch his breath. There was nobody else there and the grassy field was deserted. 10 metres in front of him from him was a fence that separated the Academia from the small forest beyond and a sign that said "DANGER. DO NOT ENTER THE FOREST ALONE."

Daisuke yelled, "Demiveemon! Where are you?" There wasn't any response, so he tried again. "Demiveemon, I brought you food!"

The result was instantaneous. The blue Digimon leapt out from wherever he was hiding in and into Daisuke's open arms. "FEED ME!" He bellowed. Instead, all he got was a crashing down on his little head. "What were you thinking!?" The boy exclaimed, "You almost got caught. Didn't I tell you to stay put and hide?"

The Digimon tried to rub his throbbing head with his two stubs for hands but failed. "But Davis—" Daisuke cringed slightly at the name. He had told Demiveemon to call him that to not raise suspicion. "—I was hungry! And you were away for so long."

Daisuke's mouth twitched. Apparently bringing Demiveemon to school wasn't a good idea, but he couldn't leave him at home either. "I promise I'll get you food, so don't you ever steal okay? Stealing is bad."

"But the food was just left the—"

"No. Stealing."

Demiveemon pouted. "Fine, I won't steal."

Satisfied, Daisuke asked Demiveemon to hide in his bag. He returned to the campus but a voice stopped him in his tracks. "You with the bag, stop!" Daisuke turned towards the source and saw a silver haired boy approaching him cautiously. "What do you have in your bag?"

Daisuke's heart nearly stopped. Someone saw me! "Um, nothing much. Just books and stuff."

Narrowing his eyes, the other boy said, "That stuff includes a talking blue creature that is not an animal. I heard you talking to it." He held out an umbrella that Daisuke hadn't seen him carrying and held it defensively across his chest. "Show yourself!" He ordered Demiveemon.

Feeling his bag wriggle slightly, Daisuke sighed in defeat. So much for trying to keep him a secret. Slowly, he brought Demiveemon out. He introduced, "This is Demiveemon. Demiveemon, this is… who are you again?"

The platinum blonde took a step back and spoke, "I am Xavier." He pointed the umbrella at the Digimon pale green eyes staring intently and asked, "You're one of them right? The… monsters that attacked a few years ago."

Daisuke slowly realized that Xavier was referring to the invasion of Vamdemon three years ago. So the event had occurred, he thought. History hadn't been changed after all, but that still didn't explain the sudden existence of the Odaiba Academia. Also, he hadn't even related the event to Demiveemon. It hadn't crossed his mind that Demiveemon was one of those creatures that had abducted him last time.

Demiveemon seemed to notice Daisuke's unease for he twisted around to face the boy. "That's not true! I'm a Digimon but I'm not bad! Digimon are nice creatures!" He cried out. Xavier took this as an entry point, saying, "How can we trust you? Who can prove that you're not with the monsters?"

The world around Daisuke froze. He gazed down into the Demiveemon's huge red eyes, looking uncertain. The Digimon was positively tearing up now and his lips were quivering.

Can I trust him?

He didn't get much time to think about it because the weak point in the barrier between two worlds shattered and an Ogremon came out of the restroom, roared and held its club up high.


Not long before...

"Master, I have located a weak point in the barrier between the our world and the Human World." Ogremon knelt on one knee with his head bowed as he addressed his master. They were in a gloomy cave. There was barely any light and the torches on the walls provided little illumination. On a stone throne deep in the cave sat a hulking humanoid figure. He had four arms and miniature flames danced around his body. He was Lord Asuramon, an Ultimate level Digimon and one of the Generals chosen by Yggdrasil.

"Good, now scout ahead in the Human World and report back to me. When Lord Yggdrasil gives the signal, we shall commence our assault on the humans," Asuramon rumbled. He wore the Face of Anger, although his voice hinted that he was pleased that Ogremon had succeeded in his task.

"Yes, my master." Ogremon stood up and retreated. he exited the cave and walked into the woods where the weak point was. It was actually a small distortion that hung suspended in the air, not big enough to be noticed yet clear to those who sought it out. He had observed the rift expand at sporadic times, seeing some small Digimon get sucked through and never seen again. It usually happened once in a few days, but the frequency seemed to be increasing lately. He sat under a tree nearby, keeping his eyes on the rift. He waited and waited. Seconds turned to minutes, minutes turned into hours, but there was no sign of the hole in space and time enlarging at all. Finally, his patience could take it no more. Ogremon stood up and got ready to leave. He could always try again some other time.

Unexpectedly, the distortion flared up, turning into a irregularly shaped portal. Ogremon paused in his tracks and whirled around, not believing his luck. He lunged towards the hole and leapt through, seconds before the portal shrank and closed, turning back into a small crack.

Ogremon floated down the tunnel between worlds weightlessly, his momentum and intertia carrying him towards the other side. This sure is a weird experience, he thought.

The green ogre was ejected out of the wormhole and appeared in a white space of confinement. After looking closely, he realized he was in a toilet. The seats however, were much smaller than those in his world, he noted. The stench of waste filled his nose and he barged out of the doors. He was met with the sight of two young humans, one of which held a small blue Digimon. He decided that it woud be fun to scare the wits out of them.

He roared and raised his club to attack.


Principal's Office

Principal Genji looked up from his paperwork. The briefcase on his table was vibrating violently. Blue light shone from the gap between the casing and an electronic rhythm came from the contents inside. Tentatively opening the briefcase, Genji shielded his eyes from the glare of blue light. Sitting in the foam were five Digivices, codenamed D-3's. In order from left to right were red, blue and yellow while the second row had green and pink. The blue one was glowing and on the screen was a red arrow pointing to the rear section of the school.

Could it be that the first has awakened?

Grabbing his cloak and the Digivice from the case, Genji headed out. It was time for the Grand Principal Genji Naigo to take a long vacation and for Gennai to take his place. Internally, he hoped that no one would piece the puzzle together andfigure him out.

Activating his hologram collar, Genji's middle aged face was replaced by a young man's—Gennai's. It was a precaution just in case his hood fell back and revealed his face.

Genji is gone for now. I am Gennai.


In the school compound

The green Champion level Digimon swung its club at the kids. Xavier ran off screaming but Daisuke was petrified with shock. "Davis, look out!" Demiveemon shrieked but the boy remained fixed at his spot. Just as the weapon descended, something – somebody collided with Daisuke and he was thrown to the side. The club crashed onto the floor, creating a cloud of dust upon impact.

He landed on his back hard, grunting in pain. The person who had rammed him looked up and adjusted her askew glasses. It's the girl I ran into not along ago, he realized. The girl in question scrambled to her feet and motioned forhim to follow. The dust was beginning to clear and the Ogremon had just realized his targets had not been squashed into pancakes. Daisuke, with Demiveemon in his arms, and the girl ran for their lives and hid in a vacant room after a left turn. Inside, there were work benches and laboratory euipment.

We are in the Chemistry Lab, Daisuke thought.

Once inside, the female closed the door and collapsed on her knees, gasping for breath. Daisuke fell onto his bottom and wiped the sweat off his face. "What the heck was that thing?" he asked. Demiveemon jumped onto his shoulder and answered shakily, "That was Ogremon, champion level Digimon. He's easily agitated and has a kill-on-sight attitude." The girl moved over to face him. "Is that what you are too? A Digimon?" He nodded, but smiled, "I'm a good Digimon, not like Orgremon."

Not buying it, the girl narrowed her eyes, "A good Digimon, I doubt that. You're the one who stole my lunch earlier today." Demiveemon gulped visibly and hid behind Daisuke. "W-was that m-me? I-I think you g-got the wrong D-Digimon," he stammered, eyes darting to the sides.

Daisuke rolled his eyes. "Ahem," he spoke and their attention was directed to him. He glared down at Demiveemon first and the blue Digimon shrank. He then addressed the female, "I ran into you earlier. Are you alright? Why are you still here?"

Holding her hands up defensively, she responded, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down. I'm fine, thank you for asking. As for why I'm here, I wanted to return this to you." She reached into her pocket and brought out a brown wallet.

Daisuke patted his thigh and realised that he had indeed lost his wallet. "You dropped this and ran like you were being chased by an ogre," she stated. They both smiled at the irony of the statement. Daisuke accepted his wallet politely and a thought hit him. "I didn't catch your name. May I know who you are? I am—"

"Davis Kamiya from class 5A right?" she interrupted. He stared at her blankly and she realized that she wasn't supposed to know him. "I saw your ID, it was in your wallet," she pointed out. "I'm Yolei, by the way. Yolei Inoue, class 6A." Demiveemon popped out and introduced himself, but he was quickly snagged by Yolei. She began shaking him vigorously. That's what you get for stealing my lunch, you little maggot, she thought furiously. When she stopped, the Digimon's eyes were rolling in circles. "I'm sorry… I won't… Do it again…" he slurred dizzily.

For the umpteenth time, Daisuke rolled his eyes and peeked out of the door. He saw Ogremon slump past the corridor, not bothering to turn left. He closed the door as gently as possible, trying not to make a sound. A barely audible click came from the locks and Daisuke winced. Usually it was this type of situation that got movie and story characters in trouble.

He motioned for Demiveemon and Yolei to hide and turned off the lights. He did the same just in time as the door was smashed open. Ogremon walked in slowly and sniffed the air. "I can smell you. I know you're in here," the champion said in a gruff voice. Yolei, Daisuke and Demiveemon inched closer to the opening as Ogremon slowly trudged toward them. They crept around the workbenches, trying to stay out of sight.

Cursing silently, Daisuke figured they needed a distraction in order to get to the exit. Spying a rubber band and some paper in the trash bin near them, he had an idea. He'd have to wash his hands later, but he soon had a mini slingshot ready. He whispered to Yolei, "I'll shoot something to make some noise, then we're going to lunge for the exit." The Inoue girl was eying a conical flask of chemicals but she nodded to show she heard him.

Daisuke hurriedly aimed at an empty beaker across the laboratory, as well as he could without getting spotted. Here goes nothing, he thought as he fired the paper bullet. His aim was perfect, for he knocked the beaker off the table. As expected, the resounding crash of glass shattering attracted the Digimon's attention and he stomped over, club ready to attack.

"Run!" Daisuke hissed when Ogremon had put enough distance between them. The pair crawled quickly towards the exit. On their way, Yolei grabbed two conical flasks off the shelves. Unfortunately, she clinked the adjacent glass containers and Ogremon turned towards them.

"You ruined it!" Daisuke groaned, but was surprised when Yolei responded, "Not exactly." She poured the contents of one flask into the other, swirled it a bit and hurled it at Ogremon. The flask landed short but putrid fumes smelling like rotten eggs filled the laboratory rapidly. Ogremon stumbled and choked as the nasty odour penetrated his nostrils while the fumes blinded him temporarily.

"Genius!" exclaimed Daisuke as he grabbed Demiveemon in one hand and Yolei's in the other and leapt through the Ogremon-shaped hole where the door once was. The duo ran for the school entrance this time, only pausing to hit the emergency alarm button. Sirens blared and red lights shone from warning lamps on the ceiling. Water drizzled from the sprinklers overhead as the remaining occupants in the Academia evacuated to safety.

Daisuke and Yolei made it outside. They sat down next to each other heavily from the constant running that they had been doing. "That was awesome! How did you know what to do?" the boy asked Yolei. She smiled and replied, "Luckily for us, we just had a lab session this morning. I learned a bit about smelly fumes and reactions that cause them. They don't call me the Chemistry Wiz for nothing!" She laughed and hugged Daisuke.

Suddenly aware that they were in public, they broke apart and blushed furiously. Fortunately for them, not many people were around to witness it. A hooded man who was standing nearby however, chuckled lightly at the scene. He turned back to the glowing blue device in his hand. An arrow was pointing towards the kids near him. He eyed them warily, as one of them could be the person he was seeking.

He watched out of the corner of his eye as the maroon haired boy scratched his head and the lavender haired girl twirled a few strands of her long hair nervously. Then, he spotted it. A blue little creature poked its head into sight from between the two kids. That's a Digimon with them, he thought in triumph. I've found the one. But who is it – the boy or the girl?

At that moment, Ogremon leapt through a window from the second floor and landed on the concrete floor hard, leaving a crater on the ground. He had welts all over his face and arms due to the chemicals, and his features displayed even more fury than before.

Gennai groaned inwardly. Damage control and repairs were going to cost a lot. The Board isn't going to be happy, he frowned.

The Ogremon spotted the duo sitting on the grass and charged, roaring angrily. Daisuke and Yolei got up immediately and ran, but Demiveemon stood his ground. Yolei and Daisuke halted and turned back at him. "Demiveemon, what are you doing?" Daisuke asked. The baby Digimon, not taking his eyes off the charging Ogremon replied, "I'm done running. I want to fight!" He began to glow and transform into a larger blue dragon.

"Demiveemon digivolve to… Veemon!" His limb stubs grew into larger five-fingered hands, a white V-shape appeared on his forehead and a small horn protruded from his snout. He balled his fists and ran at the opposing Digimon. Ogremon brought his club down but Veemon was much faster. He leapt to the side and launched a Vee Punch at the ogre's face. Spit flew from his mouth as the Champion stumbled backwards, clearly surprised by the ferocity of the Rookie's attack.

"Nice shot, Veemon!" Daisuke cheered from the sidelines. Veemon grinned and gave his pal a thumbs-up.

A now really pissed-off Ogremon roared again and lunged at Veemon. "Vee Head-butt!" The bipedal dragon responded by dodging the clumsy swings and head-butted his opponent's abdomen. Ogremon fell to his knees and clutched his stomach, cursing under his breath. Veemon resumed his fighting stance and got ready to launch another attack. He didn't expect Ogremon to throw the club like a boomerang at him. When he halted his attack to avoid the projectile, massive green hands suddenly grabbed him and squeezed. He cried out in pain while Daisuke and Yolei yelled horrified.

Ogremon brought Veemon closer to his face and sneered, "You've been a pain in my side for too long, child. I was surprised to see a surviving descendant of the Veemon clan, but their legacy ends NOW!" He pitched the rookie at a tree and Veemon hit the trunk hard.

"No!" Daisuke ran towards the fallen Digimon and cradled the injured Veemon. The dragon's eyes opened slightly to look at him and grinned, "Guess I was no match for Ogremon, huh?" Daisuke shook his head, comforting his friend. "You did well, for a first fight. This is your first battle, right?" Veemon nodded weakly, glancing at Yolei who had just knelt to look at him. "Hey Yolei, sorry for taking your lunch. The tempura was nice." The girl teared up a bit, scolding him, "Don't talk like that. It's not over yet."

"How sad. Let me finish what I started." Ogremon had retrieved his bone club and walked slowly towards the trio. Daisuke handed Veemon to Yolei and stood up. He held his hands up defensively, trying to protect his friends. "I'll not let you hurt anybody," he said determinedly.

Ogremon eyed the boy. He had courage, all right. Too bad he had to die. "Bone Mace!" The club was sent spinning like a boomerang towards Daisuke, who closed his eyes and waited for the impact.

It never came.

He opened his eyes slowly. A bruised Veemon held the weapon in one hand raised over his blue head. "Nobody hurts my friends. And don't you even dare hurt my PARTNER!"

For the first time in that history, a bond between human and Digimon was formed through sheer willpower. The desire to protect brought forth a stronger power, the power of Miracles! Veemon's decision to be Daisuke's partner had triggered a reaction that overrode whatever destiny and fate had in mind. Instead of bonding with his true partner Davis Kamiya, he had bonded with Motomiya Daisuke.


The blue Digivice in Gennai's hand shot out of his grip in a streak of blue light, right into Daisuke's hand. Daisuke gazed at his new possession in shock and awe. Its screen displaying the word DIGIVOLUTION, the device began to vibrate.


For the second time, Veemon glowed white and blue as he Digivolved. "Veemon digivolve to… Exveemon!" His body became more humanoid and he grew large leathery wings. The horn on his snout grew larger, gleaming in the sunlight. "Damn, I look so cool," he exclaimed checking himself out. The digivolution had revitalised Exveemon, he felt like he could take on a dozen Ogremon at once.

Daisuke wolf-whistled and Yolei stared in awe. Even the enemy Digimon looked dumbstruck at the newly Digivolved Exveemon. "It's impossible! The Emperor said you couldn't Digivolve!"

Exveemon gave him a fanged grin. "I'm full of surprises." After throwing away the club he was holding, he sent a volley of punches at Ogremon and followed up with a powerful strike using his tail. Ogremon tumbled to his side, groaning and struggling to get to his feet. "I will destroy you!" he shrieked and lunged, intent to kill. Exveemon dodged easily, flying around Ogremon and kicking him in the rump.

Humiliated, the green Champion swiped blindly at his enemy, but Exveemon caught his arms and smashed his knee into Ogremon's chin, knocking out a tooth.

The hideous Digimon stumbled back, roaring in anger. "This has gone far enough! Ogremon SMASH!" He leapt high into the air and prepared to crush Exveemon into a pulp.

Daisuke yelled, "Exveemon, finish him off!"

"I know," his partner agreed, "VEE LASER!" The symbol on Exveemon's chest that resembled a V-shape extended into a cross, turned bright yellow. Crossing his arms, Exveemon charged his finishing move before unleashing a blast of energy at Ogremon. The enemy Digimon was airborne, thus unable to evade the laser stream. He screamed in pain and disintegrated into particles.

Instinctively, Exveemon absorbed the data. He didn't know why he did it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. Immediately after that, he devolved back into a tired and hungry Demiveemon.

Daisuke and Yolei hurried over to where the baby Digimon sat on the grass. The boy picked his partner up and smiled, "You were great out there. That was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen." Demiveemon smiled back at him, too exhausted to reply. His eyes drooped and sleep overcame him.

Yolei stroked the dragon's head affectionately. "Nice job, Vee," she said softly. "Vee?" Daisuke questioned her, getting a shrug in response. "Hey, it's better than calling him Demiveemon all the time, right?" Daisuke nodded slowly in agreement, "Yeah I could live with that."

Gennai who had witnessed the entire scene wordlessly came up to them and said softly, "Well done, kid. You're the first to awaken." Daisuke became wary of him and asked, "Who are you?"

Realizing that he still had his hood on, Gennai cleared his throat threw it back and revealed his false countenance. "My name is Gennai. I believe you have many questions regarding the incident, but I can answer them for you. Meet me outside Principal Genji's office tomorrow after school. We have a lot to discuss, so please be there.

"The same goes to you, girl since you're this deep in the whole incident already." He scrutinised Yolei's face, thinking about how she'd fit in. Usually a person who has contact with Digimon has a fair chance to become a Chosen. I'll have to keep an eye on this one, in case she awakens as a Digidestined. "That'll be it, please refrain from causing more trouble. Now get out of here before people start swarming the place."

The boy and girl nodded and slipped off to avoid unwanted attention. Gennai then surveyed the place, thinking about damage control.

As if his mind had been read, a DATS, the Digimon Accident Tactics Squad van pulled up near the entrance. The place had been sealed off by the police, but three uniformed teenagers bypassed security and made their way towards him. "How is the situation being handled, Gennai?" The girl in a pink uniform asked.

Gennai smiled faintly, in his thoughts appraising DATS' quick response when it comes to Digimon attacks. I'm glad that they're still as efficient, but it's not as if good old Sampson would slack off. That guy's a workaholic. "The subject has been dealt with, Yoshino. No need to worry." The blond teen asked, "Where's the egg?" Gennai's smile faded as he heard some rustling from the bushes. "Not here, Thomas. Let's discuss this privately." He trailed off, beckoning for the three of them to follow. They walked off together, but the last member of the trio paused and stared at the clearing. "What is it, Marcus?" Yoshino asked

Marcus eyed the tree and bushes a moment longer before punching his palm. "It's nothing, I guess." He turned to catch up with the others.

Meanwhile in the bushes, Xavier mentally cursed himself for making noise. He could have gotten more information about the case. It would be foolish to attempt to spy on Gennai (as the hooded man called himself) and the others for now.

No matter, I will find out more sooner or later. All these cases of freak accidents and inexplicable ignorance of the public, something is wrong.

When he was younger, he had hid himself during the assault of monsters. After that, people seemed to take the whole incident as though it was another day in Japan. He soon found out that nobody remembered the monsters. Some people said it was a car accident, some said that animals escaped from a zoo. Others just didn't want to talk about it. Xavier then kept a low profile and bottled up his secret, reminding himself every day that there were monsters out there.

I will get to the bottom of this, he vowed. Now at least I know who I can drill for information.

He walked home, thinking about a certain brown haired boy and his blue pet.


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Next update will be on Davis' side.

Estimated Davis update: 1 week later.

Estimated Daisuke update: three weeks from now.