Episode 2: "Royal Knights, Form up!"
"Wait, so we're destined to save your world?" Asked a surprised Tawny.
The orange digimon nodded, "That's correct."
"This is insane! My sister and I don't have these so-called digivices!"
"Oh, I guess they didn't send through the digital gate." The little white fox said.
Agumon approached Tawny and held out his clawed hands. In them rested an orange watch like the others. "Welcome Tawny Chrystal." Gabumon walked over to Ellena, who was slightly freaked out from the recent events. A cyan-blue watch was outstretched in his hand. "Welcome Ellena Crystal." The five teens all looked at each other and nodded.
"We accept our mission," said Darryl. Everyone else nodded in agreement.
Dorumon smiled, "Perfect. Let us pair up. I believe Tawny and Ellena have already met their partners."
Agumon stood next to Tawny, smiling. Gabumon sat next to Ellena as she hesitantly petted his head.
Guilmon walked over to Trevor, who was trying to be brave about this whole thing. "It's you and me, Trevor." Said the raptor. He nudged his head under Trevor's hand.
The boy smiled. "This guy's cool. I'll keep him." Jacob let out a small giggle. When he was done, Veemon stood next to him.
"Hi Jacob! I'm Veemon, and I'm your partner!" He said enthusiastically. Jacob smiled widely.
"Hi Veemon! I believe we're gonna be great partners!" The boy said. He came across as excited, unlike Trevor who tried to play it cool.
Kudamon climbed up a tree and landed on Lucas' lap. He turned his head so he met the boy's eyes. "Lucas, I'm your digimon. Anything you say, I'll do. You are now my master."
A small smile crept across Lucas' face. He didn't have to say anything. Instead, he picked up the small digimon and put him on his shoulders. Kudamon wrapped himself around Lucas' neck and lied there comfortably.
"I guess that leaves us two," Darryl stated. He looked directly into Dorumon's eyes. The purple digimon walked closer, almost like he was afraid of the humans.
"Yes, we are partners, Darryl Jonson" he said, "I'm looking forward to being your partner through and through." The two shook hands, like two leaders making peace.
A crash and a bang were heard from the north.
"What was that?" Ellena screamed.
A giant green praying mantis flew overhead, shooting pink lasers from his sickles.
"It's Snimon! He came through the Digi-human gate!" Agumon cried.
"That's a digimon?" Ellena asked, pointing his finger at Snimon.
"Yep, that's Snimon. He's a nasty insect digimon. Watch out for his twin sickle attack!" Agumon informed.
"Lets get out of here!" Darryl cried over the crashes.
The team rushed away from the falling buildings and flying debris. But that didn't stop Snimon; he followed the teens and their digimon to HVT High. They were on the soccer field when they heard Snimon attack.
Twin Sickle
The attack barely missed Trevor and Guilmon, who were bringing up the rear. Guilmon turned around and returned the favor.
Pyro Sphere
A red orb fired from the raptor digimon's mouth and landed smack dab on Snimon's chest.
"Nice shot Guilmon!" Congratulated Trevor.
"Thank you" the digimon replied. But the mantis enemy arose again and chased them even more.
The rest of the group was hiding in the bleachers, trying to hide from the attacks. Tawny gritted her teeth in anger. She wanted to fight this new enemy of theirs.
"Why are we letting those two have all the fun?" Veemon complained.
"Yea, lets go out there and fight!" Jacob responded.
The rest of the group looked at their digimon and wondered the same thing. Why aren't we fighting?
They left they're hiding spot and called out for Trevor to come back to them. He rushed over quickly. Guilmon ran over to Dorumon.
"Orders sir!"
Dorumon looked up at Darryl, "It's my partner's call."
Darryl looked at Dorumon, then his friends, then he looked down at his watch: his digivice. Almost like instinct, he cried a call that only Dorumon knew.
"Royal Knights! Form up!"
Dorumon smiled quickly and stood in a ready position. Agumon and Gabumon lined up right next to him. Veemon stood at ready next to Agumon, and Guilmon stood next to Gabumon. Kudamon snuck in between Dorumon and Gabumon. The little fox smiled and whispered, "Lets go!"
The digimon charged straight toward Snimon, letting attacks go as they went.
Pyro Sphere
Pepper Breath
Blue Blaster
Metal Cannon
Holy Shot
Vee Headbutt
Every attack hit Snimon right on, but he didn't seemed phased.
Twin Sickle
"Look out!" Tawny cried. The digimon dodged the attack. Dorumon and Kudamon jumped high into the air.
Metal Cannon
Holy Shot
The attacks hit Snimon from above.
Guilmon and Gabumon rolled to the right as Dorumon and Kudamon jumped.
Pyro Sphere
Blue Blaster
Agumon and Veemon rolled to the left as the other two groups of digimon dodged with them.
Pepper Breath
Agumon's fire attack flew and hit Snimon square on the side as the other attacks hit.
"I'll finish him off guys, Vee Headbutt!" Veemon cried. He jumped and landed a powerful bash right into Snimon's chest. The enemy digimon crumbled and fell to the ground. His body slowly deteriorated into pure data. The data flew to the sky and disappeared in the clouds.
The teens stood in awe as their digimon approached them.
"So how'd you enjoy the show? "giggled Veemon.
Darryl was the first to speak: "That was amazing."
"Simply amazing," agreed Trevor.
"You were great!" Jacob cried and grabbed Veemon.
"Thanks Jacob, it was all thanks to you." Veemon said, muffled under Jacob's hug.
The kids went to their respective partners, congratulating them on a job well done.
Night fell and the kids went home, bringing their digimon partners home with them. They all lived in the same building, so it was convenient to get home on time.
"Where should we hide these guys?" Lucas asked. "People will freak out if they see them in the building."
"Good point," Ellena chipped in. "The basement might be a good idea."
The older kids agreed, but the digimon had an opinion of their own.
"We need to get to the digital world right away, to help out the digimon who are in need." Dorumon spoke up. He spoke for the other digital partners, as they nodded in agreement.
"Our world is in peril, and we need your help." Kudamon said.
"Yea, the Demon Lords are trying to take over the Digital World for their own, and turned us Royal Knights into our rookie forms. We can't return to our Royal Mega forms and cleanse the Digital World without your help." Veemon lectured.
Darryl frowned, "Even if did want to help, how are we supposed to get to this digital world? It's not like we can fly there."
Kudamon had a quick answer to that, "Gabumon is our digital expert. He can reroute the modern computer system to our universe. Right Gabumon?"
The horned digimon nodded. "It's easy."
The kids looked at one another, but Tawny was the first to speak, "What are we waiting for? Let's go guys!"
Her sister smiled and spoke to her digimon, "Show us your stuff Gabumon."
"Gladly," he smiled, "but I'm going to need a computer."
"Let's go to my room, we can use that one." Lucas said.
The team headed upstairs to the fifteenth floor to Lucas' room. It was cluttered with random books and papers. Propped up against the wall was the computer that they needed.
"Let's do this thing," Gabumon's fingers typed furiously to find a gap in the digital system.
After ten minutes of searching, he found what he needed, "There it is!" A map of the digital world popped on screen. It looked like the Earth, but slightly different. There were two major continents and several islands.
"Gabumon, make sure we drop far away from HQ." Agumon said.
The wolf-like digimon nodded. He dragged the mouse to a plain region in the upper left hand corner.
"Folder it is" he said.
Ellena looked at the screen puzzled. "Umm, how do we get from here to there?"
Dorumon quickly answered. "Stand in a circle around the screen please." He instructed. The children formed a semi-circle around the computer screen as they waited for Dorumon's next instruction.
"Now, raise your digivice towards the screen and say 'Digital Access'."
Each teen raised their watch and pointed their fist towards the screen and cried, "Digital Access!"
They were sucked into the gate along with their digimon partner, where the adventure just begins.