The digi-gate that connected the human world and the digital world was open again. It shown like a bright light in the sky and it blinding to the eye. It could be seen everywhere in the land.

"Look Gomamon, the gates open!" exclaimed Joe as he looked out of the kitchen window.

"I know, I can't believe answered the furry white digimon.

"Oh my, look at how bright it is," said Gabumon. He and Matt were standing around the back of the restaurant peeling potatoes.

"What is it that Gabumon?" asked Matt as he put his hand over his eyes.

"It's the digi-gate Matt," he explained. "The link between your world and digital world. And it looks like it's opening again!"

"No way…." Matt mouthed.

Elsewhere

"MIMI, MIMI," yelled Palmon running into the castle bed chamber. "Look out of the window! You've got to see this!"

"I don't have time for this Palmon," said Mimi dimissively as she was getting her nails done by a stressed Gekomon. "A princess likes me needs her beauty treatments."

"JUST LOOK MIMI!" Palmon begged.

Mimi gave an irritated tut and got up from her make-up chair. She made her way over to the window and looked out.

"OH MY…." she gasped. "What is that?"

"It's the digi-gate Mimi."

And elsewhere

"Look Sora, the digi-gate is opening up."

"What's that Biyomon," asked Sora setting down her fishing rod to look up at the light in the sky.

"It's what connects our worlds. You guys came through to get here in the first place."

"And now it's re-opening?"

"That's what it looks like."

In other location

"Just look at the Izzy, the digi-gate is opening itself up again!" Tentomon was running around in his usual state of over-dramatics.

"I know Tentomon, it's amazing but mind-blowing at the same time," said Izzy patiently. "Why on earth would the gate be opening itself now?"

"You're guess is as good as mine," answered Tentomon.

Izzy got out his laptop computer and quickly began to type away.

"What are you doing Izzy?" the bug digimon asked now.

"I'm trying to gather any data I can," the genius teen answered. "You know what this means don't you? The digi-opening?"

"Erm…." Tentoman stuttered.

"It means we may able to pass through it and get home!"

Up at Pixiemon's house

"I don't like this Gennai, I don't like it all."

"I understand your concerns Pixiemon," answered Gennai. "In fact, I share them."

"Myotismon grows in power every day," said the small but infinitely wise digimon. "Now isn't the right time for the digi-destined to human world."

"I know that Pixiemon but there's nothing I can do. I don't control the digi-gate."

Gennai gave a long sigh after this. He truly hadn't forseen this happening.

"The digi-destined are scattered right now. All in different parts of the digi-world where they're unable to combat the darkness effectively. We needed for them to come back together where they're strongest.

Pixiemon had an unnerving thought whilst Gennai was talking. When he'd finished speaking he voiced his fear aloud.

"Myotismon will surely try to go the human world through the portal."

"Yes, unfortunately. Him and the rest of the darkness from the digital world will seize any opportunity to extend their power. The only ones who can stop them are the digi-destined and their digimon. But until they all come back together as one it won't happen."

"How long do you think before they'll go through the portal?"

"I'm not sure, but it won't be long."

The was an uncomfortable silence between them as they continued to stare at the bright light.

Back at the restaurant

Gabumon gasped.

"Matt!"

The blonde boy was beginning to levitate upwards. He felt as if he was being drawn upwards towards the portal.

"GABUMON! WHAT'S HAPPENING!" Matt was in shock at what was happening.

"IT'S THE DIGI-GATE MATT, IT'S DRAWING YOU IN. IT'S TAKING YOU BACK TO YOUR WORLD."

NO," shouted Matt. "I CAN'T GO BACK, NOT WITHOUT TK AND ALL THE OTHERS."

Gabumon grabbed ahold of Matt's leg and tried to pull him back down onto the floor. Even though he used all his body mass to act try and act as an anchor, it was no good. The force was too strong and soon Gabumon was lifted off the floor as well.

"MATT!"

"GABUMON!"

They could hear the yells of Joe and Gomamon not very far away. Eventually Matt managed to spot them both as he continued to drift upwards towards the portal. Joe was hanging onto the hinges of the kitchen door whislt Gomamon was holding onto to him. Before long though Gomamon suffered the same fate as Gabumon. The force was lifted off of the floor too.

Matt looked around and saw Digimon all over the area standing and watching as he levitated upwards. It seemed that the portal was only pulling humans upwards, not digimon.

He eventually reached the light it was so bright he was blinded.

"TK!" he roared before being pulled through.

At the same time

"HELP ME! DEMI-DEVIMON! TOKOMON! MATT!"

TK was holding onto a tree for dear life to try and stop himself from being pulled into the air. Demi-Devimon was nowhere to be seen.

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!" TK began to wail in fear.

"SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

But his pleas went unanswered.

Eventually his nimble little fingers were unable to hang on anymore and he lost his grip. TK was quickly pulled into the air but after only a few seconds he was still again. TK had closed his eyes but when he stopped moving he opened them again. He was hanging. His backpack had got caught onto a thick branch. He breathed a sigh of relief.

After about 15 minutes the force stopped. TK had by then though had gone to sleep through exhaustion.

The Real World

Matt opened his eyes and looked around. And he couldn't believe what met them. He was lying on a plaid of grass and lying around were his friends. Sora and Biyomon, Mimi and Palmon, Joe and Gomamon, Izzy and Tentoman. But where was….

"TK!" he roared quickly getting up. He knew exactly where he was but didn't care. All he cared about was finding TK.

"TK, ARE YOU HERE!? TK PLEASE COME TO ME!"

"Urgh…. Matt? Matt is that you?" Everyone else was waking up.

"Hey, we're all here! What happened? Where are we? How are we all suddenly together like this?"

"TK!" Matt roared again.

"Hey Matt, calm down would yer," said Joe.

"I can't believe it," said Sora looking around. "We're back in the real world!"

"We must have all been pulled through the digi-gate portal," remarked Izzy standing.

"Where's TK!? Have any of you guys seen him?" Matt was growing increasingly distraught.

"Wasn't he with you?" asked Sora.

"No," said Matt dropping his head. "I left him for a while and before I could get back to him this happened."

"Maybe he…." began Izzy before stopping himself.

"Maybe he what!?" demanded Matt.

"Well," began Izzy nervously. Matt was an intimidating individual when his emotions boiled over. "Maybe he was left behind in the digital world."

What little colour was left in Matt's face was drained from it after hearing Izzy's words.

"No…." he mouthed. "No, he's been left there all alone!"

Back in the digital world

"So the rest have all gone back? He's the only one left?"

Pixiemon and Gennai were stood underneath the tree where a still unconscious TK was hanging by his backpack.

"Yes," answered Gennai nodding. "They all went back through the portal. He's the only one still here?"

"Poor little guy, left all alone like this."

"He has a tough future in front of him. I could be a very long time before the digi-gate opens again, if it ever opens at all. He will have to face many challenges without his friends help in the meantime."

They observed TK in silence for a little while longer. This little boy now had a huge burden on his young shoulders. He was the only digi-destined left in the digital world. Eventually Pixiemon spoke again.

"Rest whilst you can TK. You have a long , hard road ahead of you. But I have feeling about this kid Gennai old friend. A good feeling that's he strong enough to make it."

Chapter 2 done. Chapter 3 likely tomorrow. I'll be honest, I'm skimming through these first few chapters as quickly as possible to get them out the way so we can get to the good stuff. The jist of this story is that TK has now been left all alone in the digital world whilst everyone else has gone back to the real world (remember, Tai and Agumon went back in episode 20).

TK will now have adventures on his own for a while, all whilst growing up and trying to survive alone. We'll get to them soon. The other characters will be back later.

Okay, we've got the boring stuff out of the way. The stage has been set so starting next time this story REALLY starts.

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