And here is chapter 1. Actually the second draft as I don't know where the first draft got to, but I think I improved on it anyway. Oh and I know there's a fair bit of narrative but a lot needs to be explained.

Again, I do not own anything to do with Digimon. Enjoy.


It's been so long since it happened, I don't even remember his name. And yet I still have dreams, flashbacks. Recently, I've been having them every night, but it's as though certain details are missing. If I could only remember his name.

'Ken!'

Ken? No, that's not it... wait that's my name.

'Huh?'

Ken suddenly realised Davis had been trying to get his attention for quite some time now.

'Wow, you were really out of it just then,' said Davis, 'You okay?'

'Erm, yeah just tired,' Ken replied.

'What's the matter, Yolei keeping you awake all night?' Davis said with a smirk which prompted a playful shove from the aforementioned girls boyfriend.

It was now over four years since MaloMyotismon's defeat and life was pretty good for the DigiDestined. The older generation had mostly moved on to higher education. Tai and Sora were living together whilst attending college, which would have been slightly awkward for the two of them had Sora not mutually split up with Matt first. And Matt been the DigiDestined of Friendship couldn't really hold a grudge against his two best friends getting together.

Matt was still dedicated to his music career. His fame as a DigiDestined helped the band a little and they were now at least known in Japan. Trying to break into the international scene was still difficult although they did have a random number one in Albania that no one could quite understand [AN1]. Believe it or not, he eventually got together with Davis' sister Jun. Well, I say got together, they occasionally meet for casual sex, but the whole situation's considered a dark joke with the other DigiDestined.

As for the other's, Joe dissapeared to medical school in Kagoshima of all places. He comes back to Odaiba every now and again, but he's still swamped with work. According to Izzy he's got a girlfriend in Kagoshima although no one's ever met her. Speaking of Izzy, he surprisingly didn't go to college, instead setting up a computer repair business out of his new apartment. An apartment he was sharing with Mimi, who moved back to Odaiba to finish her education and then got an apprenticeship at a fashion company. As much as Izzy and Mimi are sharing an apartment though, they both avoid answering if anyone questions whether they are in a relationship or not.

The younger generation were still slugging away in the educaton system. Ken moved to Odaiba so that he could attend the same high school as his friends and soon started a relationship with Yolei. Cody was still in junior high school but was in contact with the others most days.

As for the Davis, TK, Kari situation. Neither of the boys got the girl, mainly due to the fact that they got each other. Not long after MaloMyotismon was defeated, TK came out as gay. A few months later he, as he says "turned" Davis gay, and they've never looked back [AN2]

However, the fact that Davis and Kari didn't become a couple didn't stop their Digimon. Apart from Veemon and Gatomon, only Agumon and Gabumon were a couple, which of course led to many gay jokes about their respective partners. This annoyed Tai considerably, especially since Sora was the one usually making them.

After all the changes in the past few years though, they all remained strong friends. Currently, Ken and Davis were on their way to TK's place to spend the day with the other young DigiDestined. Veemon and Wormmon were running around ahead of them playing tag, a game that Wormmon, with his short stubby legs, did not find easy. No one paid the two Digimon much attention. Digimon were now known to the wider world and after the initial astonishment was over, everyone just got on with their lives. And in places like Odaiba, people merely took Digimon as a part of everyday life.

They arrived at TK's on time, which when Davis is involved means ten minutes late. After Kari let them in, the two boys split up and went to their respective boy/girlfriend. Yolei immediately grabbed Ken and started making out with him, resigning everyone else to the fact that they'd be unavailable for at least the next hour. Davis meanwhile, went over and crept up behind his boyfriend, who was sitting on the sofa.

'Guess who?' he asked, putting his hands over TK's eyes.

'Hmm, let me think,' he said sarcastically, 'Could it be Kari by any chance?'

'No, it's me. Don't you recognise your own boyfriend's voice?' Davis whined pretending to be hurt.

TK decided to surprise Davis and suddenly grabbed his hands, pulling him over the top of the sofa and onto his lap.

'Since when have you been that strong?' asked Davis.

'Basketball Davis,' answered TK, 'It's called upper body strength. Something you soccer players don't understand.'

TK leant forward and whispered into Davis ear, 'Plus, I need all the upper body strength I can get in order to hold onto the bed when you're fucking me hard.'

TK's comments sent Davis into a nice shade of red. It was then that Kari walked into the room and seeing the state of the two couples said, 'Are me and Cody the only ones with a sense of decorum?'

'Aw come on Kari,' smirked Davis, 'It's only a bit of fun.'

'Did I hear my name?' asked Cody, as he came out of the bathroom.

'Don't worry Cody, Kari's just upset she doesn't have anyone to make out with,' said TK.

'Hey now's your chance Cody, make your move on her,' said Davis.

Cody went red with embarressment whilst Kari stared daggers at Davis for his inappropriateness.

'Anyway,' said Kari changing the subject, 'What are we planning on doing today?'

'I dunno,' replied TK as Davis climbed off him, 'I only invited you over because my mom's out of town for a few days.'

'Let's face it, this summer has been a complete waste,' complained Davis, 'Why does nothing interesting never happen these days?'

'So you'd rather Myotismon come back a third time than sit around relaxing?' asked TK.

'Well, maybe not that much. But something. We haven't even been to the DigiWorld in weeks.'

As if responding to Davis' complaints, everyones D-terminals suddenly went off, which even jarred Yolei and Ken into reality.

'The hell?' muttered Yolei.

Cody was first to get his out and read the message out loud, 'Hey it's from Gennai. "Could you all come to the DigiWorld, we need to have a talk."'

'There's coordinates tagged on the end as well,' said Ken reading from his.

'What are we waiting for then!' shouted Davis with renewed energy.

They went into the kitchen to get the Digimon and found Hawkmon pinned to the floor by Armadillomon.

'Say uncle!'

'Not this time Armadillomon!'

'Alright then.'

'OW! Fine fine, uncle!'

'Are you two fighting again?' said Yolei with her arms crossed.

'It's only play fighting Yolei,' informed Hawkmon, 'And I'd have had him if he wasn't so heavy.'

'Hey, you're no lightweight, feather butt!' retorted Armadillomon.

Suddenly realising there were only four Digimon, Kari asked, 'Where are Veemon and Gatomon?'

'I dunno, they disappeared as soon as we arrived,' said Wormmon.

'If they're using my bed for sex again, I'm gonna kill them!'

'It's alright TK,' said Patamon, 'I think they're using your mom's bedroom.'

'What!'

'TK, just go and get a Digiport open on your computer,' said Davis, 'I'll sort Veemon out.'

The two of them left to do their seperate jobs. Seconds later, everyone in the apartment heard a loud banging and then Davis' voice.

'Veemon! Finish and pull out of Gatomon, we've got to go to the DigiWorld!'

Davis returned to the Kitchen to find everyone staring at him.

'What?'

As they continued to stare at Davis, he didn't notice Gatomon coming up behind him then jumping up and stabbing one of her claws into his backside.

'YEOW!'

'That's for embarrassing me and Vee,' she said with a huff. Veemon appeared to not share her anger though and was struggling to hold back laughter, further proving how similar Digimon are to their human partners.

Eventually, after an awkward silence, TK called them all through into his bedroom.

'Here we go again,' he said as he raised his Digivice, 'Digiport open!'

After the usual feeling of been transported between worlds, the group found themselves in a room with a few familiar faces.

'It's about time you guys got here,' said Tai.

Along with Tai were the other five older DigiDestined and their Digimon. The room they were in had rows of large computers whirring away, the only other feature of the room been the stairs leading up to somewhere at one end.

'You guys get called by Gennai as well?' Kari asked the older DigiDestined.

'Yeah,' replied Matt, 'He's around here somewhere. Keeps going to check on the computers.'

As if on cue, Gennai came wandering out from behind one of the machines.

'Damn, damn, damn,' he muttered to himself.

'Gennai! Back to your old guy look again I see,' asked TK.

'Huh?', said Gennai looking up at the younger DigiDestined, 'Oh you lot are here thank god. Well no point in wasting time, head upstairs, go straight on at the top, through the entrance hall and into the dining room.'

Without explaining anything else, Gennai disappeared behind another computer, leaving them with the only option of following his instructions. They walked up the two flights of stairs and though a door at the top, into a grand entrance hall.

'Woah,' said Tai, 'It's like Versailles or somewhere.'

'Remember it well, don't you Tai?' joked TK.

'Hey, you kissed her as well!'

'Wait, what!' shouted Sora.

'Nothing sweetie,' replied Tai.

Tai was right though. The entrance hall had a grand sweeping staircase leading up one wall to a large landing and an enormous chandalier hanging from the ceiling. The decor was very European and the entire mansion seemed out of place in the DigiWorld. They walked across the hall from where they entered and went through the doors they presumed Gennai wanted them to.

The dining room was as big as the entrance hall, but with a lower ceiling. It had a massive table in the middle with a dozen or so chairs down each side. At the opposite end to the door was a small stage, and on that stage...

'Gennai?' said Izzy incredulously, 'But... how did you...'

'Oh nothing special,' he replied, 'There are just a lot of hidden staircases in this old building. Come on, sit down all of you.'

They all sat down in the chairs nearest the stage and waited for Gennai to continue.

'Now then, I have a lot to explain, so interruptions won't be helpful. First of all, this mansion you're in is an old summer home of mine. I had it done up recently since its remote location will be useful. Apart from the grounds, all there is here are miles of forested hills surrounding us. Second of all is the reason why I needed a remote location. Several months ago, me and my associates detected large concentrations of energy of the kind produced when people enter and exit the DigiWorld. Unfortunately, these readings were not made by anyone with a Digivice.'

'That's impossible,' said Ken, 'No government in the world is anywhere near to completing such a programme.'

'I was fairly close to some kind of programme to enable others through Digiports, but I kept running into dead ends,' said Izzy.

'Besides which, the Treaty of Zurich bars human interference in the DigiWorld anyway,' Joe pointed out [AN3].

'What did I say about interrupting?' said an irate Gennai, 'I didn't say anything about these people coming from your world did I?'

'What other worlds are there?' asked Mimi.

Gennai sighed, 'You don't need to know that right now. All you need to know is there are a lot of people coming into the DigiWorld. What's more is that they are armed and are willing to kill Digimon that are in their way. Beyond that though, I am still unaware of their purpose here.'

'What are we waiting for then?' shouted Davis angrily, 'Let's go kick some butt!'

'It's not as simple as that Davis,' said Gennai solomnly, 'At this moment we're talking about approximately ten thousand men and more are coming each day.'

The figure atonished the DigiDestined into silence. Tai eventually spoke up, 'We need the other DigiDestined then. Everyone. We'll still be outnumbered but an ultimate level Digimon is more powerful than dozens of armed men.'

'This is why I said not to interrupt. Damn kids assuming they have the answers,' Gennai muttered to himself before continuing 'We can't do that Tai. Just as the last of you lot came through the gate, Azulongmon himself sent me a message telling me to shut off the gates entirely. Aparently, the enemy was attempting to break through into your world, and we couldn't allow that to happen.'

'So we're stranded here?' asked Matt.

'I'm afraid so,' replied Gennai, 'When I renovated, I intended the mansion to act of a base of sorts, but it appears the upstairs bedrooms will have to be repaired as well. There should be enough for all of you, especially once we're all together.'

'Err, what do you mean, we're all already here,' said Joe.

Everyone would say afterwards that they were sure there was a twinkle in Gennai's eye as he replied, 'That is your task for the rest of the day. We have managed to at least gather some allies for you.'

Gennai pulled out a map from his robes as he jumped of the stage, and placed it on the table. 'You need to go to these coordinates, here. And hurry they'll be there in a couple of hours.'

'How are you so sure of this?' questioned Tai.

'It's all been sorted my dear boy,' replied Gennai, 'It's all been sorted.'


And so the DigiDestined are introduced and we are informed of what's happened in the past few years and more importantly, what is happening now. Hope you're interested enough to keep reading. To those that are, see you next time.


AN1 - Why Albania? I'm as stumped as the Teenage Wolves were.

AN2 - If you have any problems with gay couples, stop reading this story now, please.

AN3 - Presumably, once the DigiWorld became known to the human world, governments would have rushed to formulate policies regarding this revelation. In this universe, the Treaty of Zurich was signed a year after the discovery of the DigiWorld, barring any attempt at accessing the DigiWorld without a Digivice and banning government and private companies from interfering in the affairs of the DigiWorld. Yeah, you don't get that kind of depth in some stories do you.