Chapter 2: The First Team
Legend
Italics shows character thoughts
Word shows Date, time, and location
-Word- Shows Noises, or actions such as sighing
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POV: Tommy Draggers
"I'm gonna win!"
"Yeah right, Draggers!"
Tommy was speeding down the sidewalk, racing Riku Sakamoto, to Ayumi's house. Why? Because they could and because they wanted to. It really served no other purpose but that, to simply race the other and see who could win. It never occurred to them that they would need Ayumi to get into the house to play the new game.
I won't let you beat me, Sakamoto! I have to beat you! Tommy told himself as he pumped his legs harder, urging them to carry him faster as the two competitors tore through the neighborhood, leaving behind Taiki and Ayumi who were following at a much slower pace.
The finish line was in sight! The house down the sidewalk and directly across the street was Ayumi's house, or apartment really. The two sprinted on their last wind, to make the homestretch the place where they took the lead.
"I'm going to beat you!" Riku called out as he began to heavily pump his legs up and down.
"Over my dead body!" Tommy returned.
They looked up at the street sign, that said it was okay to walk. They raced to beat it, to get across the street before it turned to a stop sign.
Come on! Just a little more! Tommy urged the light.
-Bing- The light changed and the two were ordered to stop at the sidewalk as the traffic assumed its normal trek, it also happened to be rush hour. Tommy skid to a stop and nearly face vaulted into the ground from trying to stop so suddenly. Riku grabbed the light pole and swung around it to stop himself.
The two boys looked at each other for a moment, exchanged glares, and then looked away as they waited for the light to change back again. After a few moments Taiki and Ayumi joined them.
"You idiots! You have to press the button you know?" Ayumi grumbled irately as she pressed the button and the street sign changed moments later, stopping the cars and allowing the children to pass.
Tommy and Riku looked at one another but both decided to walk with dignity to the house and postpone their race until next time. The four walked up to Ayumi's apartment, which was a large house shared by two families, though the families were separated by a wall. The left side of the house belonged to Ayumi's family.
"My father and brothers aren't home yet, so don't make a mess or you'll regret it when they get home!" Ayumi warned with a glare before she unlocked the house and walked in, the trio of boys following her shortly after.
Tommy didn't have time to look around, like he had wanted, because Ayumi quickly hurried them all into the computer room, where a computer sat on a desk with a bunch of books all around it. Ayumi's father was a computer designer for hire, he did logos, advertisements, and commercial things that would be over the internet and required a spiffy graphic or animation to draw attention to it. This was his work space.
"Let's see…" Ayumi said as she removed the Digimon World game from its case and inserted it into the CD drive. The boys stood over her shoulder to get a better look. The screen was black and silent until a voice came to them.
"Welcome to the Digital World, the World of Digimon! I have a few questions to ask you first, great destined heroes. "
"Hey, cool! I guess it determines your monster or something!" Ayumi said, slightly more interesting then she had been at first.
"First, how many players are there?"
Ayumi hit the number four key and waited a moment, nothing happened.
"Hey, there isn't a textbox for numbers. How do we tell it we have four people?" Tommy asked.
"Four? Good, good. Next, what do you call yourselves? A group name so we can refer to all of you at once."
"What? How did it..?" Riku said, as he walked over to the computer and seemed to hear them speaking.
"Oh, come on! It must have been slow taking my answer in when I hit the four key. That's all!" Ayumi said, with a laugh as Riku slowly back away from the computer, still unconvinced.
The four kids now looked at one another to come up with a name to call themselves. They instantly went into brainstorming. Each trying to come up with a super cool name for their team. The minutes ticked by and still nothing came until…
"Well…" Taiki started, speaking for the first time since they got the game, "How about Digidestined? I mean, Digital World, has Digi, and the monsters are Digimon, that has Digi too. And we are supposed to be like heroes…so.."
"Hey, that's a great idea, Taiki!" Tommy boomed to his friend before punching him in the arm, causing Taiki to wince slightly.
"I think it sounds corny.." Riku said.
"Me too…" Ayumi concurred.
"Digidestined? A fine name!"
Tommy watched as all four of them froze on the spot. Did that game just…hear us? Speak to us? Tommy quickly went back over to the computer and watched as a small caveman like person walked up to the kids from the black screen. He wore a tan cloth over his entire body, which stood maybe three and a half feet off the ground. He had white hair that covered his entire head and face, he had a long and bushy beard., his feet were hairy and barefooted as well. In his hand he held a staff with a claw on the end of the cane.
"I am Jijimon, welcome to our world."
"What!" Tommy yelled as the computer screen began to glow and a blinding light began to consume the room around them. The four yelled at the top of their lungs, fear welling up inside them as the light consumed them whole.
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POV: Jijimon
Digimon World, Unknown Location.
Jijimon was…unsure of the four humans before him. They had been transported just like he planned and now lay before him, unconscious, yes, but here just the same. Jijimon walked among them and gave them a solid looking over, surprised at their small size and youth. He had expecting bigger fiercer humans to come to his aid. But then again, the prophecy did mention the Heroes to be very unlikely.
He walked around them again before deciding to wake them up. He prodded them, each with three soft pokes in the gut. They all groaned sickly and turned away from him.
"Ugh…" The boy muttered to Jijimon in response to his prodding. The boy looked up at Jijimon and stared at him stupidly for a moment, then blinked, looked once more, blinked and rubbed his eyes, and then….
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The boy yelled at the top of his little lungs, bringing the others to a startling wake. The boy clamored away from Jijimon who stood laughing softly.
"What? Never seen a Digimon before?" Jijimon said with as little bite as possible.
"Where…where are we!" The matty haired boy stammered as he got to his feet and threw his head in every direction to find his bearings.
"Why, this is the Digital World. You were summoned here to help our World from Everlasting War and Chaos." Jijimon proclaimed as he pointed his staff at the four children, "Come, sit, I know this is a shock to you. Let me explain the game to you…"
The new Digidestined looked at one another for strength before sitting on the floor, all but Riku, who stood defiantly and walked up to Jijimon with caution guiding his feet.
"So, this is part of the game? We are…still in the game?" Riku asked as he began walking around Jijimon.
No, child, I wish this were a game. Jijimon thought with a frown that was hidden beneath his heavy hair. He nodded and stomped the ground with his staff, "Indeed! This game is a very unique game, it totally takes you into our world." Jijimon lied.
Riku looked around him and then suddenly proclaimed that this was the coolest game ever invented. Perhaps if Riku had been a bit older he would have realized the insanity of Jijimon's words, but at ten years of age one can often forget real reason.
Jijimon on the other hand, knew he was lying and hated every moment of it. But how else do you get young children to cooperate in a world where their lives are on the line? The only way was to make them feel safe and to do that he had to make them believe this world, full of danger, was just another game.
"Sit still then children, I'll explain to you the history of our world!" Jijimon started as he began to tell the history of the Digital World and the War of the Digimon Gods.
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POV: Leomon
Digimon World, Western Hemisphere, The Great Plains
"Hold the line! They must not take the Plains from us!" Leomon, leader of Baihumon's Second Beast Battalion commanded of his men. They were a mixed group of Beast Digimon, ranging from Rookies to Champions. His main force comprised of four legged Champion levels, namely Garurumon and Grizzlymon.
The forces of Baihumon were currently struggling against a surprise attack from the Aerial forces of Zhuqiaomon, led by Akatorimon who was in charge of the Third Aerial Division. His men were a crack squad of completely Kokatorimon who charge was to swoop in and turn the enemy to stone before retreating and attacking again.
"Your main priority is to avoid fire! Attack only when clear!" Leomon barked as he launched his Fist of the Beast King attack at an advancing Kokatorimon, nailing him squarely in the head, deleting him before he could fire his own attack.
The battle raged across the Great Plains, a vast and completely flat area with a thinned forest where the Beast Digimon frequently used as hunting grounds and foraging area, it was the Pride lands of the Beasts to be exact. No one had expected an attack from the South so far into the West and the results was a disarranged defense and a advantageous attacker.
The Plains were in massive disarray thanks to this battle. Black patches of land, stone grass and trees, Digimon fighting for their lives all over the plains. It was a battle to behold with the Beasts of the West in trouble.
The Beast Digimon made use of their legs and sped across the plain, dodging the attack of the Bird Digimon. But, it was the Akatorimon who had the advantage of surprise and of flight. Zhuqiaomon's force had the upper hand and continued to push the Beasts back towards the forest, where they would lose the Plains to the control of the Bird God.
Darn you, Zhuqiaomon! This is not over yet! Leomon protested as he avoided an attack launched from above. He had only to await reinforcements and then victory could be gained! For once the Metal Beasts of the West were here then the battle could be taken back to them! He had already sent the call for help when the battle resumed. He had only to wait for a response from his ally and greatest General under lord Baihumon, Lord Rapidmon who commanded the first Metal and Beast Battalions of the Western Army.
It was only a matter of time.
Leomon turned his gaze to the sky and saw the leader of his enemy, Akatorimon, descend to attack himself. Leomon let out a massive roar before charging the flying maniac Digimon. The Bird General unleashed a barrage of kicks at the Beast Commander which was parried blow for blow by Leomon's blade.
"Look around you, Leomon! Your comrades turn to stone under our gaze! You will lose this battle!" Akatorimon boasted as it flew into the air and began circling Leomon, waiting for a moment to attack.
"Never! As long as our data holds together we will never let you take these Plains! You will have to delete every last one of us first, Akatorimon!" Leomon proclaimed as he reared his right fist back, "Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon thrust his first forward as a roaring lion shot from his hand and at Akatorimon.
The battle continued to intensify.
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POV: Jijimon
Digimon World, Unknown Location
"Wow, that's so cool! We are in a war!" Tommy shouted at the top of his lungs, after being told the story of the world and the trifles of the Four Gods.
Jijimon laughed softly as the other three kids looked more in awe at the awesome 'game' before them. They all seemed to be highly interested in this game and eager to begin. It was at this time that Jijimon decided that now was the time to bring forth their partners.
"Yes, now that you know about our situation, it is time for me to meet your Digimon Partners" Jijimon said.
"Huh? What do you mean, its time for YOU to meet them? We want to meet them too!" The one called Taiki exclaimed.
"Yeah, we haven't met our partners yet." Ayumi concurred.
"Yes, you have met them, in a manner of speaking. You see, you will create your Digimon from your thoughts?"
"Our thoughts?" Riku asked.
"Yes, now stand around me." Jijimon asked and the children complied. "Now, focus on something you love, an ideal, a habit, an idea, etc. Focus on what you want your digimon to embody and it will come to you. You will create it yourself. Focus hard on what you want." The four looked at each other oddly, but thinking it was a game, did as they were told. They all closed their eyes and thought to themselves.
Jijimon stood and smiled as they focused. Seconds later a thin ring of light began to show below each of the children, the more they focused on their partner the more the partner came to be. Soon the rings of light were fully awakened. Jijimon then called them all to open their eyes.
"Now, listen children…" Jijimon said, before they could speak. The stood silently until a small voice came from around from the children. In a mass of words their thoughts began to sound throughout the area, though meshed together it was hard to understand. These words began to focus and began to appear as Data circling each respective child, the data then began to form four separate balls of light. Taiki's was the first to burst open.
"Eh? What's this?" An unbelievably fast voice spat out.
All eyes turned to Taiki who had a small white ferret on his head. The Digimon had white fur gold collar and a strange gold pattern on his body. His eyes were gold and he had a red earring in his left ear. He also had a bell on the end of his tail. The small Digimon looked up, sniffed, looked down, sniffed, looked left and right and sniffed once more. All in rapid succession.
"Whoa!" Taiki said as the Digimon scrambled down over Taiki's face and around his neck, the Digimon was barely long enough to wrap himself all the way around! He then stuck his head down the back of Taiki's hoodie and proceeded to crawl down his back.
"HEY!" Taiki yelled as he jumped up.
"Was this? Hmm? Smells in here…Eh.." The monster appeared again, this time poking his head out from the bottom of Taiki's hoodie in the front. Before Taiki could grab him he was crawling down his leg and looking around once more. Then without any reason at all he clamored on up to Taiki's head once more and hung down in front of Taiki's face, putting his small hand up, or down to Taiki's view.
"Hi! I'm Kudamon. Nice to meet you!" He said rapidly, like a person on a lot of sugar. "Special attacks are, Light Dash and Holy Ring." He said rapidly before going back unto Taiki's head and looked out at things and sniffing the air constantly.
"…HAHAHAHHA! That's your Digimon? What a joke!" Riku bellowed as he finally got control of himself. Ayumi too couldn't help but laugh softly, though she wasn't as crazed as Riku was. "That is so the right partner for you! Its wimpy and puny! Just like you, Yamada!" Riku laughed hysterically as he grabbed his ribs with laughter.
-WHAM!-
Riku hit the ground with a big thud and everyone looked in surprise at who it was that inflicted the blow. It was another Digimon. It was a small dinosaur with metal feet and hands and some on his tail. He had strange pixilated skin and what appeared to be a combat vest and helmet. It also, strangely enough, carried a small rifle of sorts.
"Don't pick on Kudamon! You slacker!" The Digimon barked before marching over to Tommy, rifle over his shoulder, "Commandramon, reporting for Duty sir!" The Digimon clicked his heels and saluted as best he could. "My special attacks are, M16 Assassin and DCD Bomb."
"Whoa! You are so awesome!" Tommy exclaimed. He saluted in return and the two looked back at Riku before laughing themselves. "You so got him, Commandramon!"
"Of course, I'd never let someone get pushed around by a bully lik-- OUCH!" Commandramon was suddenly jumped into the air and began to run around, flashing a small black object biting his tail.
The black object released Commandramon and then floated over to Riku, laughing just as Riku was before. The Digimon had one red eye and one green eye and it looked like a mask which covered his entire head except for his huge grin. He had blue skin barely visible under the black leather wrapped around most of both arms and a strange bat like belt around his waist. The Digimon had spiked shoes and sharp claws with an eye in the palm of his hands and a small demon like tail.
"HAHAHA! I got him good didn't I Riku? I'm Dracmon! My special attacks are Eye of Nightmares and Undead Fang!" Dracmon said to Riku who looked at his Digimon.
"Hah, awesome! You are definitely the best of the group! I got the best Digimon around!" Riku exclaimed with excitement.
"Yeah, right. You haven't seen mine yet! You idiot!" Ayumi said with venom.
"Of course! I'm definitely the best Digimon!" The Fourth appearing member of the Digimon group said.
It was a bird digimon with black feathers and a purple vest with a ninja shuriken on the front of it. His eyes were golden with red around each eye. His claws were purple and his talons were yellow. It was the most common looking of the Digimon.
"I'm Falcomon, my special attacks are Shurririken and Uchitake Drop!" Falcomon beamed as it landed on Ayumi's shoulder. She admired her Digimon for a moment before realizing the look of her boy counterparts.
"What!" She demanded of them.
"Your Digimon…." Taiki began as Kudamon ran down the back of his head and wrapped itself around his neck.
"Is a…" Tommy continued.
"BOY!" Riku blurted out, not having the same tact as the other two.
"So what if I'm a boy! I could whip any one of your other Digimon!" Falcomon spat, mimicking his partners temper. Ayumi too seemed ticked.
"Yeah, so what! I wanted a boy partner, got a problem with that!"" Ayumi barked at the boys, stepping towards them with her partner on her shoulder.
All of the boys quickly took their opinion back and looked away to talk to their own partners, whom they would be with for some time. All four of them seemed be highly pleased with their choices and the final outcomes.
As Jijimon nodded approvingly he wondered what his next action should be. These children had to see the world and learn what was wrong with it before they could act. They must see the Digital World and the dire state it was in. It was time for them to go.
"Children, your attention please." Jijimon said, waving for all of them to gather round. "This is a map of the Digital World, use this and travel to the four sections of the world by these four routes marked here. Do not use any other routes, because the Four Gods may want to capture you. So avoid them at all costs and if you are caught, then fight with everything you have." Jijimon said, before rolling the map up and handing it to Tommy, who he believed as the most reliable of the four.
"Okay, got it. This should be fun!" Tommy said as he looked the map over.
"Hey, Jijimon! What about your partners, do they level up or something?" Riku asked.
"Oh, yes. The first level is the Baby level which is right after a Digimon hatches from an eye, which most Digimon do. The next is In-training which is like a toddler stage. After that is the Rookie stage which is the norm for many Digimon and is your Digimon's current level. Then there is the Champion stages, a full adult stage. Finally there is the Ultimate Stage, where your Digimon will reach their perfect forms. The Ultimate Stage will take much more time then the Champion so don't expect it too soon. When your bond with them has grown in strength and they have battled along side you, they will Digivolve as we call it and reach the next stage of power."
Jijimon took a deep breath and looked each of the kids over, "But, remember that teamwork is your greatest strength. For alone you are strong but together you are a powerful force. Four Digimon can over power those stronger then them if they work together. Remember that."
All of them nodded, feeling a bit drawn in by the speech. They looked at one another and dispute their differences they somehow had a feeling of unity among them. Fragile, yes, but a bond none the less.
"One more piece of advise. Never confront the Gods, they are above the Ultimate Level on a plain that you must be born into and can't reach by Digivolution. Remember this above all else. Never confront them." Jijimon warned.
After that, Jijimon led them off, gave them supplies and food to last for a week, in game time as he said, and sent them off to the West, to Lord Baihumon reigns. He told them to make allies and don't draw attention to themselves if they could.
When all was said Jijimon waved to them, sad to see them leave so soon. The four children waved over their heads as they walked backwards away from Jijimon, all except Riku and Dracmon who didn't feel the need to wave to the old man.
Be safe children, you are the last flames of hope in this world. Somehow you must stop this war! Somehow you must bring peace back to our world!
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A/N: Okay, first thing first! Remember this is prior to Tai's group so the Digimon Level of Mega was thought to not exist, which is why I call Baihumon and the others Gods since that must be what they seem to be to the other Digimon. So we have Rookie - Champion - Ultimate and Godly. XD Awesome, eh?
And, so what do you think of their Digimon? They are all pre-made so I didn't have to tussle with conflicting issues and such. Think they fit? What did you think of their introduction? Any favorites so far? Hmm! Tell me I want to know! XD
Also, for those action fans, get excited! The Next chapter shall have it for you, as in the Digidestined fighting anyway.
But, as always, read and enjoy. Then REVIEW!
-Arc.
