Digital Danger

Part 1

A teenage boy watched the Digidestined children's picnic from a distance. They were gathered in the park to celebrate the one year anniversary of the battle with the Digimon called MaloMyotismon. He had been working towards this day for years. It was finally time to set his master's plan in motion, and all he had to do was capture the girl who held the Crest of Light. Then he could put everything from the past behind him. And everyone.

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Kari Kamiya looked around anxiously. She couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched, even though she knew that it was highly unlikely. She had felt that someone was watching her before, but had never seen anyone. None of the others seemed to ever notice that anything was amiss, though. 'I guess I'm just imagining things,' she thought to herself with a wry grin. Slowly she turned her attention back to the conversations going on around her.

Ken Ichijouji watched Kari curiously. She seemed preoccupied about something, but he couldn't tell what. He smiled slightly. He wasn't paying much attention either. Even after all this time, some of his memories about the first time he went to the Digital World were still hazy. Especially about the brown haired boy he remembered being with.

T.K. Takaishi glanced over at Kari. He could tell that something was bothering her, and he wondered what it was. It seemed almost like she was looking for someone, or maybe something. Was she picking up on something that no one else was?

Yolei Inoue had noticed that Kari was acting strangely. She really couldn't blame her. Something just didn't feel right. It was almost like they were being watched. 'Who's bright idea was it again to leave our Digimon at home? Oh yeah, it was mine. What was I thinking?' she thought nervously.

After a while, the picnic was slowly drawing to an end. It was getting late and most of the Digidestined needed to get home. Mimi Tachikawa had moved back to Japan several months earlier, but she now lived on the far side of Tokyo and had to be one of the first to leave. Cody Hida left right after her. Yolei left soon after them, still feeling kind of wary. She was followed very closely (all the way back to her family's store, actually) by Ken, her boyfriend.

Izzy Izumi and Joe Kido left after a little while, followed soon after by Sora Takenouchi and Matt Ishida, T.K.'s older brother. The two of them were headed towards a nearby theater.

Tai, Kari's older brother, looked a little upset about that, but he didn't say anything. That left Davis Motomiya, Tai, T.K., and Kari still at the park. Kari gave Tai a look, and he quickly took the hint. He knew what she was planning on doing. "Come on, Davis. We better be leaving now. Try to be home within an hour, O.K.?" He pretty much dragged the protesting Davis out of the park.

T.K. looked at Kari with an expression that plainly said that he wanted to know what was up. She smiled at him and answered his unspoken question, "Don't worry, I'm just a little on edge. I thought that someone was watching us, but I guess I was just imagining things." She gave him a smile, and then, to both of their surprise, she kissed him right on the lips. As soon as they stopped he looked at her with surprise on his face. Then he kind of shrugged and kissed her right back.

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'This is the perfect time to capture her,' the boy thought to himself. She was, at the moment, "occupied" with the one who holds the Crest of Hope. She was definitely preoccupied and there would be no better time to strike. He turned to the small creature beside him and said firmly, "Spiritmon, you know what to do. Do not seriously injure either one of them, though."

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T.K. and Kari's kiss was interrupted by a small blast of energy that knocked both of them to the ground. A very small Digimon that looked sort of like a large rainbow-colored butterfly flew down in front of them. Someone stood in the shadows behind it. T.K. was still sitting on the ground, dazed, but Kari slowly stood up to face the person in the shadows. "Do you always interrupt like that," she asked in a sarcastic tone.

He smiled to himself. She definitely had a strong spirit, that proved to him without a doubt that she was the one he needed. She would be the perfect bait. He stepped out of the shadows to reveal to them a boy about the same age as Tai, Matt, and Sora. He had short brown hair and an angelic face. His face was twisted into an evil grin, and his eyes seemed hard and empty, though.

His face twisted into an evil smile and he gave a hollow laugh. It was time for him to set the plan in motion. He had been waiting for this day for years, so why didn't he feel happy about doing this. He shook his head forcefully. He couldn't let pity get in the way. Not this time. "Spiritmon," he called out. "Get the girl now. Do not let the boy interfere with my plans."

T.K. had shakily gotten to his feet and was standing beside Kari. The Digimon sent off another blast of energy that sent both of them sprawling. The boy gave another hollow laugh.

T.K. saw the strange boy reach into the backpack on his back and pull out a laptop computer. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a Digivice. A dark Digivice.

As the boy started to open a Digi-port, T.K. tried to focus on the backpack. There was something written on it, a word. As the darkness started to close over him, he carefully read the word written on the backpack. The last thing he saw before he blacked out was a bright light shooting from the computer, pulling the boy, his Digimon, and Kari, into the Digital World. And the name, Ryo, written on the bag.