Universe: Digimon Adventure AU

Genre: Friendship & Adventure

Disclaimer: Digimon does not belong to me.

Warnings: Violence, blood, OOC, fighting and Mild Swearing.

Summary: Adventure AU! What if Daisuke had been adopted by the Yagami family when he was four years old? What if he was with Taichi on that fateful day at Summer Camp? How different would the adventure have been with a bit of Miracles added to the mix?

Author Notes: It's officially decided then! Daisuke will be receiving the other Virtue this season and in 02 will be when he claims the Miracle Virtue. Thank you so much for giving your opinion guys, to have so many people willing to help me with this is so heart-warming. To those who did want Daisuke to have Miracles as Daisuke's crest don't panic, I promise you Daisuke will still be connected to the power of Miracles, he just won't be getting the crest until 02.

Before I let you get to the story I just want to explain something about V-Mon and Daisuke. Yes V-Mon is the same age as the other Chosen Children's Digimon, and yes he knows just as much about the world as they do. But his partner is 6 years old. I believe that Digimon adapt to how their partners act, take Patamon for example; in Adventure he's more mature than Takeru but also still willing to enjoy himself along with his partner. In 02 on the other hand Takeru is the mature one of the two and Patamon is the childish one.

This situation is the same, V-Mon will be the more mature one until Daisuke gets more experience and then he will turn into the V-Mon we all know and love.

Also if you're wondering what I'm doing with V-Mon's evolution line then please remember that Daisuke has two crests. I've never read the V-Tamer Manga but I know enough to know that V-Dramon is perfect for the crest Daisuke is receiving in this part of the story.

XV-Mon will be making an appearance but not until 02 when Daisuke finally gets his Crest of Miracles.

With that I would like you all to enjoy and please review ^_^

27/06/15 – Why did no one tell me I had got Daisuke's introduction wrong?! Didn't anyone notice that I called him Motomiya instead of Yagami?

12/07/15 – Thanks to Sulphur99 for giving me tips on my translations. This chapter has been read through and I've corrected the mistakes I caught. Their still might be some though.


A Touch of Miracles: Season 1

Episode 2: Explosive Evolution! Greymon and V-Dramon are born!


"V-Mon?" Daisuke whimpered as his vision finally cleared. The blue reptile though was unconscious completely soaked to the bone. Shellmon decided to take full advantage of V-Mon's injured state and grabbed the two in a tight tentacle grip.

"Let me go! V-Mon!" Daisuke shouted as he struggled to try to get to his injured friend but Shellmon simply growled. He slowly spun his head around before tossing his hair off to the right and releasing his grip on both Daisuke and V-Mon.

Daisuke screamed as he and V-Mon flew through the air but he was cut off when he crashed into the ocean with a loud splash.

Water surrounded him, blocking his ears and making his eyes burn horribly. Daisuke barely managed to push himself to the surface with a desperate gasp of air.

"V-Mon! V-Mon!" Daisuke called out as he tried to stay above the water. The waves of the sea were vicious and were determined to claim him though. Daisuke coughed as he came back up once more but this time he heard someone else gasp beside him.

"Daisuke!" V-Mon shouted as he coughed up a mouthful of water before quickly swimming to his six-year-old partner. Daisuke chocked as he went under another wave before V-Mon got hold of his arm and pulled him close.

"I've got you Daisuke." V-Mon reassured as Daisuke shook and coughed in his arms.

"I-I can't s-swim so good V-Mon." Daisuke admitted shamefully as his body shivered from the cold and he knew V-Mon wouldn't be able to keep hold of him forever. Another wave crashed into them hard enough to send them spinning under the water.

V-Mon eyes widened in shock as he realised he lost his partner in the chaos and quickly searched the water finding him sinking not far from him completely unconscious. Cursing himself quietly V-Mon swam down and wrapped his arms around Daisuke's waist and tried to swim to the surface.

But it was getting hard to move, Daisuke was weighing him down and his lungs were burning with his need to breathe. V-Mon found his vision blurring and just as he was about to let go of his breath something huge and yellow burst through the water and grabbed him and Daisuke.

It was all too much for V-Mon and just as he was forced to the surface he finally lost his fight with consciousness. Daisuke's warmth as V-Mon held him in his arms was the last sensation he felt before he fell into the blackness.


"Grab hold of somebody!" Yamato shouted as he threw himself over Takeru just as the crack split in half, sending the small edge that the children were sitting on into the air.

Gravity took hold in a matter of seconds and the children found themselves screaming as they fell down towards the rushing river far below them.

"Onii-chan!" Takeru screamed as he felt himself coming loose from Yamato's hold but the older blonde quickly grabbed hold of his wrist just as a set of claws grabbed hold of his shoulders.

"I got you, Takeru!" Yamato called as he held Gabumon tightly under his free arm. Behind Takeru Patamon desperately flapped his wings trying to keep the two boys and Gabumon afloat in the air but he didn't have the strength.

Further down Sora's scream was cut short as she was jolted in the air. Though her descent hadn't completely stopped she had slowed down quite a bit.

"Don't worry Sora! I won't let you fall." Biyomon reassured even as she strained to keep them both in the air. Despite herself, Sora couldn't help but feel her heart give an unexpected thrum.

Taichi and Agumon landed in the river with a loud splash, quickly Taichi grabbed hold of the dinosaur's claw and pulled them to the surface. Both coughed as they heard someone else splash into the water with them.

"Are you alright?" Taichi coughed and Agumon nodded as he kept a tight grip on Taichi's gloved hand.

"AQUA NET!" They heard just before the water started to bubble around them. To their shock, the water suddenly formed a strong, but wet, raft that somehow seemed to hold them up.

"What?!" Joe cried out in completely shocked as he looked around himself in a panicked frenzy. Taichi and Agumon scooted back as the others quickly landed on their makeshift raft with splashing thumps.

"How is this possible? It's like the water has become a solid matter but when I touch it, it still feels like a liquid." Koushirou mused as he ran his hand around him before lifting it in the air and watching in fascination as water dripped from his fingers.

"Water is my element. There's nothing I can't do with it!" Gomamon boasted as he easily swam in the raging river along side of the group with a grin.

"Don't get too close to the edge, Takeru." Yamato warned as he pulled Takeru into the middle of the raft causing the 8-year-old to pout. Not far from them Mimi sat with her legs pulled to her chest as she nibbled on her lip.

"My hair will lose its shine if I stay near the water too long," Mimi whined as she reached up to pull her hat down further on her head. Beside her, Palmon patted her knee in sympathy.

"I suffer from travel sickness, are we near land yet? I think I'm going to throw up." Joe groaned as he held his stomach and the kids scooted away from him slightly just in case. Gomamon rolled his eyes before something caught his attention not far ahead.

"Don't worry Joe! The river is slowing down so we can jump off at that bank up ahead." Gomamon pointed out as Tentomon buzzed above him to get a closer look. Sure enough, the fast passed river did slow down and with Gomamon's careful guidance the water raft pulled up towards the bank allowing them all to jump off.

"Well, I guess I should say thank you uh...?" Joe hinted and Gomamon grinned as he patted his chest with one of his flippers.

"I'm Gomamon now."

"So you've completely changed to a different being now?" Koushirou asked but Tentomon was quick to shake his head slightly

"It's a bit more complicated than that Koushiro-Han. We're still the same just different. I was Motimon but now I'm Tentomon."

"We Digivolved!" Agumon grinned showing off his sharper fangs as he looked up at Taichi with pure adoration.

"Digivolve?" Taichi questioned as he looked at the orange dinosaur in confusion. It was Tentomon who answered him though as he buzzed above the children's heads.

"When we gain enough experience and power then we can Digivolve. Digivolution helps us reach the next level in terms of power. As Motimon I was a Baby Level Digimon but now I'm Tentomon, a Child Level Digimon." Tentomon summarised. Koushirou hummed as he rubbed his chin in thought.

"So that means that you're more powerful now as Tentomon when compared to before when you were Motimon."

"That's right. It's the same for the rest of us as well. At Baby Level I was Yokomon but now I'm Biyomon." The pink bird Digimon said as she gestured to herself and the other Digimon quickly followed her example.

"First, I was Tsunomon but now I'm Gabumon." The lizard Digimon greeted as Patamon rested easily on top of his head.

"I went from Tokomon to Patamon."

"I was a Tanemon but now I'm Palmon." The Ivy Digimon explained to her partner as she blushed ever so slightly.

"I went from Koromon to Agumon and it was all because of you Taichi," Agumon admitted causing the brunet to blink in shock.

"Me? What did I do?" The boy questioned as he pointed to himself and Agumon grinned as he pointed to the scar that was on his side.

"I explained this earlier, remember? It thanks to you that I was able to become so strong. Your belief in me allowed me to borrow some of your power. That's what's made us Digivolve so easily."

"My power? But I didn't feel anything." Taichi murmured as he looked down at his glove which was partly stained with Koromon's blood, the river hadn't managed to wash it all away and Taichi knew it wouldn't come out now it had dried.

"We didn't take much and you have so much power inside of you, you wouldn't notice if we had taken more." Gomamon chuckled causing Biyomon to whack him round the head with her wing.

"Not that we would. You're our partners and we wouldn't want anything to happen to you." She reassured with a smile.

"Biyomon…" Sora muttered still not used to the adoration the Digimon had for her.

"Right what are we going to do now?" Yamato asked the question that everyone was thinking. The children fell silent before Joe suddenly sighed.

"If only there was a payphone nearby, then we would be able to call someone to come get us," Joe said.

"But we don't even know where we are!" Taichi pointed out sharply and Sora quickly held up her hands in a placid manner.

"Calm down. At least we know where we started off." Sora reassured and Takeru grinned as he pointed behind him.

"Up on the cliff!"

"So should we backtrack or go forward?" Yamato questioned and Sora shrugged.

"Well I was always taught to stay in the same place if I got lost but I don't think going back up there is a good idea. What if that big bug comes back?" She pointed out before Taichi grinned with his hands resting behind his head.

"Plus staying in the same place is stupid. It's easier to go look for them." Taichi said simply. Sora scoffed before she gave her friend a dry look.

"That's also the reason why your Okaa-san kept you in a harness till you were 8."

"So we go forward then?" Koushirou confirmed and the children all nodded in agreement

"Let's follow the river! Eventually, we'll reach the seaside there." Gomamon suggested and the other Digimon all grinned.

"That's a good idea, Gomamon." Gabumon praised causing the white seal Digimon to puff his chest out slightly in pride.

"Is no one going to question why there is the seaside so close to a mountain range?" Joe demanded but sighed when he realised he was being ignored.

Together the group of children and Digimon headed off, unknowing going in the opposite direction to their astray companion.


It was the feeling of a weight resting on his chest that awoke Daisuke from his sleep. He groaned as he felt his ears pop, allowing him to hear the soft whispers that echoed around him.

"What do you think he is?"

"I don't know. He's strange looking."

"Wonder why Leomon saved him?"

Daisuke groaned again before he forced himself to open his eyes. It was a struggle, it felt like they were stuck together by glue, but eventually, he managed to reveal his mocha coffee eyes.

There were three yellow blogs around him, two on either side him and another on his chest. It took a while before his vision focused properly but when it did he gasped and scooted backwards fearfully.

"Hey! What was that for?" The yellow blob that had been on his chest whined as it pushed itself up, having fallen backwards when Daisuke moved away.

As Daisuke looked at them he quickly realised they were literally balls of yellow goo, they didn't have any hands or legs and their bodies moved like jelly. The only features they did have were their bright red eyes and huge smiles.

"Who are you?" Daisuke demanded shakily as he pulled his legs to his chest. He saw that he was resting in a strange hut that seemed to be made of mud and leaves. Daisuke himself was resting on a rock completely covered in soft green moss.

The three coloured blobs looked at each other before looking back at Daisuke with huge smiles.

"We're Zurumon!"

"Zurumon?" Daisuke questioned before flinching slightly as one of the Zurumon decided to rub up against his side. Despite having a slimy appearance the small Digimon felt strangely solid. It took a couple of seconds for Daisuke to relax enough to stroke Zurumon's head slightly causing it to purr.

Daisuke quickly realised the one attached to his side was actually the smallest of the three, its form wasn't as big as the others and it was the way it approached Daisuke without fear that made the 6-year-old think it must be very young.

"That's right! This is our home, Lion Heart Village." Another Zurumon explained as it bounced slightly. This one sounded slightly feminine and while being the biggest of the three its form was slimmer than the other two.

"We've never seen anything like you before. What kind of Digimon are you?" The third Zurumon demanded loudly in a scratchy deep voice. Unlike the other two, this Zurumon seemed to be full of energy, unable to stay in place and constantly moving from Daisuke's resting place to floor.

"I'm not a Digimon, I'm a kid. I'm Yagami Daisuke and I'm 6." Daisuke introduced himself with a grin just as he was taught to do. He knew it was polite to introduce yourself when meeting strangers to make a good impression.

The Zurumon gasped in awe as they stared at Daisuke as if he was the greatest discovery they had ever made. Daisuke worried his lip as he looked around the hut unable to spot his new found partner with him.

"Um, have you seen my friend? He's a blue dragon Digimon with a yellow V mark between his eyes." Daisuke questioned nervously hoping that V-Mon had been saved from the sea like he has.

"Oh! You mean V-Mon." The eldest Zurumon grinned,

"Yeah, we know him!" The middle Zurumon shouted seemingly unable to actually turn his voice down to a respectable level.

"He's out-"

"What are you 3 doing in here?! You were told to leave the boy alone!" A stern voice suddenly called out from the doorway causing the three Zurumon to flinch fearfully.

Daisuke looked up curiously to see yet another Digimon standing in a small gap that worked as a door. This one looked like a cross between a dinosaur and a rabbit, it was walking on four legs and its face was kind of flat. It had bushy fur though that seemed to be a mix between red and orange, stripes of blue also covered it's frame. Finally coming out of its tail bone was eight long tails that looked similar to feathers.

"Master Elecmon!" The three Zurumon yelped as the Mammal Digimon seemed to tap his foot repeatedly on the ground, his expression clearly stating what it thought about the actions of the Slime Digimon.

"How about we make a deal? You go and do your choirs and I won't tell Chief Leomon of all the pranks you've pulled while he's been gone. Hmm?" Elecmon suggested in a wise but masculine voice and Daisuke watched as the Zurumon seemed to pale slightly.

"Yes, Master Elecmon!" They cried out before they quickly slid out through the doorway so fast it made Elecmon's tail ruffle slightly. Elecmon chuckled before he walked over to wear Daisuke was sitting and smiled up at the boy.

"Hello, Daisuke. I'm glad to see you've finally awakened, your partner has been waiting anxiously for you since your arrival here." Elecmon said with a soft smile. Daisuke was quick to jump to his feet in excitement.

"You mean V-Mon's okay?" Daisuke cried out to the small Digimon that only came up to Daisuke's waist in height. Elecmon nodded before he turned to walk towards the door once more.

"Follow me and I'll take you to him," Elecmon called and Daisuke was quick to follow the surprisingly fast Digimon. As he slipped through the doorway of the hut Daisuke's eyes widened in awe as he finally got a good look at the village.

The village sat in a clear patch right in the middle of a forest, Daisuke could see trees surrounding the place in a circle. Huts made of leaves and mud sat all around the edges and in the middle sat a small pond with clear blue water.

"Oh wow," Daisuke whispered as he saw Zurumons and Elecmons running around doing different choirs or just playing together.

"Welcome to Lion Heart Village, young human." Master Elecmon said as he looked over the village with proud eyes. Daisuke smiled as he bent down to pet a small Zurumon that had bumped into his ankle with a squeak.

"Why is it called that?" Daisuke questioned in curiosity as he watched the Zurumon return with its playmates.

"It is to honour the protector of this world." Elecmon explained but just as Daisuke goes to ask another question he hears a gasp.

"Daisuke! You're awake!" The six-year-old spun around with a huge grin and quickly spotted the familiar blue dragon Digimon.

"V-Mon!" Daisuke shouted as he ran forward before throwing himself straight into V-Mon's waiting arms, hugging his partner tightly.

"I'm so glad you're alright, Daisuke! I was so worried when you didn't wake up." V-Mon whispered as he lifted Daisuke off his feet. Daisuke didn't protest, in fact when V-Mon put him down Daisuke jumped on the Digimon's back instead.

"Thank you for taking care of him, Master Elecmon." V-Mon said in gratitude to the smaller Digimon as he slipped his arms underneath Daisuke's legs. Daisuke grinned as he wrapped his arms loosely around V-Mon's neck before bowing his head slightly.

"Thank you, Master Elecmon."

"Stay for a bit longer, young V-Mon. The forest isn't safe and with the protector away it's best to stay within the village boundaries." Master Elecmon suggested but V-Mon knew it wasn't a request.

"Thanks," V-Mon replied simply with a smile and with that master Elecmon turned away from the two and returned to his duties.

"What do you want to do now Daisuke? Are you feeling alright or do you want to lay down?" V-Mon asked his partner but Daisuke stayed silent as he spotted something. The three Zurumon who had awoken him were struggling to get a small clay pot to the pond, obviously trying to get some water.

"I think we should repay them," Daisuke replied before wiggling back down to the floor. V-Mon blinked before looking at his partner in confusion.

"Repay them?"

"Yeah! They did take care of us, so let's repay them for it!" Daisuke grinned before he ran over to the three Zurumon and lifted the small pot easily from them.

"Hey! Don't take that!" The eldest one scolded but it fell silent when it realised that Daisuke was walking closer to the pond.

"You're trying to get water, right? Well then let me help you. You did make me better after all." Daisuke said simply. The three Zurumon traded a look before they cheered and bounced around Daisuke's ankles.

Not far V-Mon watched from afar with a smile before he went to help another Zurumon who was also trying to get water.

Master Elecmon watched as the two helped out the others with their choirs and shook his head with a smile. The Village is usually quiet and sad with the protector gone but those two had somehow managed to bring back the smiles that had disappeared.

"What a lovely sound." Master Elecmon whispered to himself as he closed his eyes and allowed the sounds of his village laughing to surround him.


They hadn't been walking for long but already the differences to their home were obvious, the trees were thick with life and the leaves were coloured blue and green. The bushes and flowers were all strange looking, some even seemed to be breathing as they walked past.

"What strange trees, I've never seen anything like them before," Sora whispered as she pressed her hand against one with glowing blue leaves, watching as her hand sunk through it like water.

"It's weird, my allergies aren't acting up so their obviously not given off any pollen." Joe pointed out as he carefully walked while cleaning his glasses.

"I wonder if it actually gets dark here." Mimi wondered absently as she gracefully stepped over a mud puddle, squeaking as he jumped onto a stray root to avoid another one.

"Don't be ridiculous, that phenomenon would be unnatural," Koushirou grunted as he kept close to Taichi and Agumon, with Tentomon buzzing near his head.

"What part of this is natural to you?" Yamato demanded as he shifted his grip on Takeru, who he had pulled onto his back when he saw a number of rocks and branches that the 8-year-old could trip on.

"We're almost there!" Gomamon called out suddenly from where he had been happily swimming in the river beside them.

"How can you tell?" Patamon wondered from where he sat on Gabumon's head and Gomamon puffed his chest out.

"I'm Gomamon! Anything to do with water, and I can control." The seal said cockily causing Biyomon to snort from where she was walking beside Sora.

"And yet when it's bath time you're never to be seen." She chided before bringing her wing up to avoid being splashed by a small wave of water.

"Look! There it is!" Palmon shouted as she pointed ahead of them. The children blinked in shock as they saw the forest very suddenly cut off and turned into a beautiful beach with a bright blue sea.

Gomamon quickly swam down the final few laps of the river before jumping straight onto the sand with a loud cheer.

"This is amazing." Sora breathed in shock as she bent down and touched the sand softly with her fingers feeling the warmth just from a simple touch.

"The weather condition is different here than the forest. It was damp and cold in there but suddenly it's hot, it's strange." Koushirou grumbled in slight frustration as the Digital World seemed to be turning all his theories upside down.

"Hey, do you hear that?" Taichi suddenly asked as he heard a faint sound from behind the waves. Everyone fell silent before they heard it together.

"It's a phone!" Yamato said in astonishment as the noise became louder and clearer, what they were hearing was defiantly the ringing of a public payphone.

"But where's it coming from?" Joe questioned before Mimi gasped and pointed to something further down the beach near the sea edge.

"There!" The children all turned to where Mimi was pointing and their eyes widened in shock. Sitting near the edge of the beach, just avoiding the water, was seven public payphones.

"See it's just like I said, all we need is a payphone to call for help!" Joe shouted in almost hysterical relief as the group started running across the sand towards the phones. Taichi and Agumon were the first ones to reach it but as soon as Taichi touched the phone the ringing stopped.

"Why did it stop, Taichi?" Agumon questioned as Taichi put the phone to his ear to hear the dial tone before hanging up.

"Guess we missed it." Taichi shrugged simply before digging into his pocket and pulling out some coins before once again picking up the receiver.

"I want to try too. Maybe I can get through to Okaa-san." Sora mumbled before she went to the next payphone and slipped open the door, digging out her purse from her trouser pocket. As the others started following her example Taichi dialled the familiar number of his home and waited.

"Hello? Kaa-san? It's me, Taichi."Taichi called out eagerly as soon as he heard someone pick up but his face fell as soon as someone answered on the other side.

"¿Hola? ¿Quién es este? Juan es que usted? ¿Te das cuenta de lo tarde que es ?!"

"I guess there's a connection problem." Taichi assumed as he looked at Agumon who shrugged as his partner hung up the phone.

"Okaa-san? Okaa-san? It's me Sora. Are you alright?" Sora called down the phone as someone picked up her phone but she ended up having the same problems as Taichi.

"Sora? Wer ist dieser Sora von dem Sie sprechen? Ich heiße Frank und Sie nur ein sehr wichtiges Treffen unterbrochen!"

Frightened Sora quickly hung up the phone to get away from the shouting foreign man before releasing a deep sigh.

"Are you alright, Sora?" Biyomon questioned as she placed a wing on her leg and Sora smiled down at the Digimon in reassurance.

"I'm alright. Is anyone else having any luck?" Sora called out as she walked out of the booth to join Taichi in the sand.

"Nope." Yamato called from where he and Takeru were sharing and a booth, looking bored as he held the phone away from his ear. Even from the distance both Taichi and Sora could hear someone screaming from down the phone.

"-Просто ждать, пока я доберусь до тебя, Хэмиш! Вы будете сожалеть говорить ко мне нравится! Я сделаю вас нет очистите киосков, пока ваши руки кровоточили!-"

"I just keep getting a load of music. I think they put me on hold." Mimi pouted as she fiddled with the wire connecting her phone to the hook.

"I think I called the wrong number. I'm sorry for bothering you." Koushirou spoke in English as he hung the phone with a frustrated sigh. He shook his head as he joined the others in the sand.

By now everyone had given up except Joe who was running back and forth between the Payphones hoping to get one that works.

"Maybe this time?" Joe mumbled as he prepared to dial up another number.

"So is anyone else starting to think we should get Joe-sempai away from the phones?" Sora asked as she watched the Junior High Student-run back and forth in a hysterical fashion.

"No matter how many times he tries, those phones are not going to work," Yamato grumbled as he watched Takeru play with the Digimon in the sand not too far away.

"I'm hungry," Mimi whined as she rubbed her rumbling stomach. Koushirou flushed as his own stomach gave off a loud rumble.

"I don't have anything on me. The only thing I have is my purse and…this thing that fell out the sky?" Sora questioned as she pulled off the device from her belt and looked at it in confusion.

"What are these anyway?" Taichi questioned as he lifted his shirt to look at his own, which was attached to the belt around his shorts.

"We wouldn't have them if they weren't important, right?" Yamato pointed out as he held his in gloved hand and the others nodded in agreement.

"I haven't got any food either. All I've got is my laptop, my camera and a small cell phone but none of its worked since we got here." Koushirou said as he hugged his bag close to his chest. Taichi couldn't help but throw a questioning look at the younger boy beside him.

"Why would you bring all that to Summer Camp?"

"Well, what do you have on you, Taichi-san?" Koushirou retorted and the brunet shrugged as he pulled out his mini spyglass and wallet.

"The rest of the stuff Kaa-san packed for us is in Daisuke's backpack. It was just easier that way seeing as he never goes anywhere without it." Taichi admitted as he shoved his stuff back into his pocket wishing he had grabbed at least a couple of snacks to carry instead of making Daisuke hold it.

"I've only got my wallet," Yamato admitted just before he caught Takeru as the little boy threw himself into his chest with a giggle.

"Look what I've got!" Takeru cried out as he pulled off his backpack and opened it up to reveal it was stack full of sweets, sodas and chips. Generally, all things parents want kids to stop eating.

"Takeru! Where did all that come from?" Yamato demanded as he tried to work out how Takeru snuck all that by his Okaa-san.

"I've been saving up for a long time. Every time I brought something, I would always save a bit so I could take lots away with me to camp!" Takeru answered brightly as he passed a bag of chips and a can of soda to everyone.

"What have you got Mimi? Anything useful?" Sora asked as she carefully opened her bag of chips and ate with a happy sound. Mimi hummed as she removed her pink bag from her shoulder and placed it in front of her.

"Honestly I haven't looked in here yet, my Tou-chan packed it for me. Let's see I've got a compass, cooking fuel, a flashlight, one of those knives with all the gadgets on and also a first aid kid." Mimi said as she placed all the stuff in the sand in front of her.

"Of course I've also got my hairbrush, my purse and my personal cell phone."

"Why didn't you say you had a compass earlier?!" Yamato demanded in irritation as he clenched his fist tightly around his soda can.

"It's broken. I dropped my bag when I was getting off the bus and it smashed." Mimi answered simply as she clapped her hands to rid them off crumbs.

"Well, at least if we find some real food we'll have a way to cook it." Sora pointed out causing Taichi and Yamato to nod in agreement. Despite loving junk food they knew it wasn't something they would be able to survive off of, especially if help wasn't coming anytime soon. Taichi sighed as he crunched down another chip before he looked over at Joe, who was still at the phones.

"Joe-san! Come and eat something before you pass out!" Taichi called out to his senior who glared at him over his shoulders.

"It's rude to interrupt someone on the phone! Besides that's all sugar, I can't eat that stuff!" Joe grumbled before going back to the phone and trying another number.

"Joe-san's not diabetic right?" Koushirou questioned in worry but blinked when Taichi snorted while Sora shook her head with a dry smile.

"No. He just thinks that the stuff in the junk food will kill him he eats just one bite." Sora explained simply and Koushirou nodded as he sipped the last drops of his soda.

"He's trying to call the telephone repairman now." Taichi pointed out as he rolled his eyes in frustration. Sora sighed as she shrugged her shoulders.

"You know how Joe-sempai is when he panics Tai. It's easier to let it run it's-?!"

"Look!" Taichi suddenly cried out as he spotted something hanging over Joe's shoulders and resting on his waist. Sora eyes widened in shock as she realised the bag looked very familiar, she gasped though when Joe turned just enough to reveal a small red cross printed on the flap of the bag.

"Joe-senpai has got the emergency food!" Sora pointed out get the attention of all the other kids who looked over in curiosity.

"Joe-senpai! Joe-senpai!" Koushirou called out causing Joe to give a restrained yell of frustration as he glared at his younger friends.

"What did I just say? I'm busy so leave me alone!"

"But Joe-san that bag you've got. Isn't that the emergency supplies from Camp?" Taichi demanded and Joe sighed as he hung up the phone before walking over to the group.

"Of course it is. I was assigned as Cabin Manager as such it's my job to watch the emergency supplies for our Cabin." He explained as he sat down on the ground before pulling out a bag full of medical supplies and another bag full of crackers, water and dried fruit.

"Well, at least we're not going to starve now." Yamato pointed out as he helped Takeru add his collection of sweets in the middle of the group with the rest of the food. Koushirou did a quick count of the food and water before nodding his head.

"If we're careful there should be enough to feed all of us, Digimon included, for about 5 days." Koushirou calculated as the Digimon made their way back over to the group.

"Don't add us to calculations Koushirou-han." Tentomon buzzed as he flew over to the group and landed next to the small red-headed boy with a small thump.

"What do you mean Tentomon?"

"We're capable of feeding ourselves you know. We may have been small but we did live before you lot come here." Gomamon snorted and despite him being rude Biyomon nodded in agreement.

"We can find our own food. You keep that for yourselves." She stated firmly and Sora blinked thrown completely by the Digimon's strange sacrifice.

"Biyomon…"

"Here Agumon. You can the rest of my chips if you want." Taichi offered as he held out his half empty bag waiting for the orange Dinosaur to cup his hands together in front of him.

"A-Are you sure Taichi? I can find my own food you know. I don't want you wasting it on me." Agumon objected as he looked at the small pile of chips that was now gathered in his hands. Taichi scoffed before taking a big gulp from his soda before answering.

"Don't be stupid. You saved me from that bug earlier on, it would be pretty jerkish of me if I don't pay you back somehow." Taichi pointed out before he sighed as Agumon still looked worried.

"Well think of it this way then, it's just going to go to waste if you don't eat it. I don't like BBQ flavour." Agumon liked that idea much better, after all, he was helping Taichi by stopping him from wasting food. With that thought Agumon happily gobbled down the remaining chips, wondering to himself why Taichi didn't like the flavour. They were delicious.

Taichi looked away from the Digimon just in time to catch Sora smiling at him having watched him giving up his portion of the food for his Digimon. Taichi blinked before looking away in embarrassment, he never liked it when Sora caught him doing something nice for someone else. She always gave him this strange look that made him feel weird.

Sitting next to Yamato Gabumon awoke from his short nap as a scent brushed passed his nose. Sniffing Gabumon got to his feet and followed the trail to a small pile of sand just behind Taichi.

"What are you doing Gabumon?" Yamato called as he followed his Digimon who was still sniffing the air. Taichi blinked as he got to his feet before looking in the direction Gabumon was sniffing just in time to see something catch the light.

"What's that?" Taichi questioned as he jogged over to the small pile of sand with Gabumon not far behind him. Easily brushing off the sand Taichi's eyes widened in shock as he pulled out a very familiar looking backpack and sketchbook.

"Tai?" Sora questioned as she ran up to Taichi with Yamato following not far behind her. Her eyes widened though as she spotted the sketchbook on the ground and quickly bent down to pick it up.

"What is it?" Yamato asked as Taichi hands tightened on the fabric slightly frustration clear on his face.

"It's my Otōto's backpack. He must have been here just before we arrived." Taichi admitted as he realised how close he had come to reuniting with his missing Otōto.

"Daisuke-chan's not one to run off if he's lost though. That's more something you would do." Sora pointed out and Taichi tilted his head slightly as he realised what she said was true.

"So if that's true. What would have made him leave the beach?" Yamato questioned just before the sea exploded upwards with a huge bang. The group of children all turned just in time to see a huge Digimon pull itself out of the water with a furious roar.

"Does that answer your question, Yamato?" Gabumon questioned sweetly without a trace of sarcasm in his tone just before the Digimon roared once more.


With Daisuke's and V-Mon's help, the Lion Heart Village was soon clear of choirs and Master Elecmon watched as everyone relaxed around the small pond.

The relaxing atmosphere though was shattered by a small ripple in the pond. Master Elecmon's eyes narrowed as the ripples become bigger before he finally heard a loud thump.

"What was that?" Daisuke questioned as another loud thump sounded. V-Mon blinked in shock as the all the Zurumon and Elecmon froze in fear.

"Leomon! Figh' me Leomon!" Someone suddenly roared from the forest and Master Elecmon suddenly jumped into actions.

"Get all the Zurumon to safety, prepare to defend the village!" Master Elecmon roared and V-Mon was quick to pull Daisuke out of the way as everyone rushed into action.

"What's happening, Master Elecmon?" V-Mon demanded as he made sure to keep his partner close as the thumping, which were defiantly footsteps, were now sounding much closer than before.

"It's Ogremon! He's an Adult Ogre Digimon who's had a very fierce rivalry with our protector ever since the two were Fresh Digimon!" Master Elecmon hurriedly explained just before the final line of trees was viciously knocked down.

"SPARKLING THUNDER!" Elecmon shouted and Daisuke watched as Thunder was charged up at the tip of his tails before blasting towards the shadows of the forest. A loud yelp was heard as the attack hit its mark.

"Ya irritain' rodent Elecmon!" The Digimon roared as he finally left the shadows and stomped into the light of the village. Daisuke gasped as V-Mon stepped in front of him protectively already sensing his partner's.

In front of the group of three stood a huge Digimon who reminded Daisuke of the goblins he saw in fairytale books. He towered over the three of them with two huge fists and a permanent sick grin on his face. His skin was bright green and he had black belts around his leg and right arm. He also had a black belt loincloth. In his hand was a vicious piece of bone with metal spikes sticking out all over it.

"You are not welcome here, Ogremon! Chief Leomon is not here so leave!" Master Elecmon ordered but Ogremon simply laughed.

"I know 'ee's not 'ere, rat! But 'ee hasn' been meetin' me for out fights. I'm goin' to show him wha' happens when he tries to get out of ourdeal! BONE CLUB!" Ogremon roared as he slammed his club down on the ground creating a wave of rocks that flew towards the group of three.

"Daisuke look out!" V-Mon shouted as he quickly shoved the six-year-old to the side before dodging with Elecmon to the other side.

"SPARKLING THUNDER!" Elecmon screamed as he fired another blast of thunder from his tail feathers that Ogremon jumped back to dodge.

"V HEADBUTT!" V-Mon shouted as V on his forehead glowed bright orange before he jumped forward and slammed into Ogremon with a loud bang. Ogremon flinched backwards before he growled loudly as V-Mon flipped backwards and landed on his feet.

"Ya dare ge' in my way?! Take this! TYRANT FIST!" Ogremon shouted as he punched forward with his free hand and released a burst of dark energy from his fist. V-Mon cried out as he flew backwards before crashing to the floor with a loud thump.

"V-Mon!" Daisuke shouted as he quickly ran to his partner's side despite the danger and carefully placed his hands on V-Mon's cool skin.

"Daisuke…get out of here." V-Mon groaned as he pushed himself up to his feet with a loud groan.

"Wha' this? Wha' 'r' ya?" Ogremon grunted as he stared at Daisuke in confusion before he shook his head and hefted his club in the air once more.

"Doesn' ma'ter. BONE CLUB!" Ogremon grunted as he swung his club down and V-Mon quickly shoved Daisuke to the side before crying out as he was thrown back once more.

"NINE TAILS!" Master Elecmon shouted as he suddenly appeared over Ogremon's shoulder and spun in the air before slapping his tails straight into the Ogre's face. Electricity suddenly appeared around Ogremon and he shouted as he fell to the floor.

"ARG! Ya lil' pest!" Ogremon roared as he reached forward and grabbed Elecmon by his tails before throwing him into a tree. Elecmon screamed before he fell to the floor unconscious.

V-Mon growled angrily as he charged up another V Headbutt but this time Ogremon was prepared and easily batted him aside with his club. As Ogremon prepared to use Bone Club a stone suddenly struck his forehead.

"Wha' was tha'?" Ogremon grunted just before another rock slammed into his forehead, just as he turned his head to look though another rock smashed right into his eye causing him to cry out.

"Take that you bully! Leave V-Mon alone!" Daisuke shouted as he picked up another rock about the size of his fist and prepared to throw it.

"Why ya li'l pest! How dare ya throw rocks at me?!" Ogremon roared as he raised his club and slammed it into the ground in front of the small boy. Daisuke cried out as he was thrown backwards and he landed on the ground with a small thud.

"Daisuke!" V-Mon shouted as he forced himself up to his feet before started charging up his attack once more. With a loud yell, he used V Headbutt on Ogremon's side forcing the Digimon backwards.

"Stay away from my partner!" V-Mon as he landed on his feet in front of Daisuke, fully prepared to protect him against this beast. Ogremon looked at the two of them blankly before he burst out into cruel laughter.

"Ya think you stand a chance against me? Ya punny Digimon, I'll deal with ya easily." Ogremon snorted as he hefted his club in the air. V-Mon's eyes widened before he turned around and covered Daisuke's small body with his own.

"BONE CLUB!" Ogremon roared as he swung his club down and V-Mon cried out as he felt the force smash into his back before he was thrown forwards, Daisuke still held tightly in his arms.

The two crashed to the ground with a loud thump with dirt and mud settling around them. V-Mon clenched his teeth tightly as he tried to rise to his feet. He whimpered though when his back exploded with pain and collapsed to the floor, his tight grip on Daisuke finally failing.

"V-Mon!" Daisuke cried out as he watched the blue Digimon finally fall unconscious to the ground. Daisuke whimpered as he pulled the Digimon in his arms and shook him slightly in desperation.

"V-Mon! V-Mon you've got to wake! Please wake up!" Daisuke begged as tears filled his eyes. The 6-year-old sniffed and bit his lip as he forced himself to not to stop sobbing.

"V-Mon please!" Daisuke begged but his eyes widened in horror as a shadow fell across the two of them. Fearfully Daisuke looked up straight into the insane eyes of Ogremon.

"How borin'. Can' believe ya finished already. Wha' a waste of my time." Ogremon grunted as Daisuke shook in fear holding V-Mon close to his chest.

"A-Aniki…" Daisuke whimpered through trembling lips as he stared at Ogremon with unseeing eyes. Strange flashes were going through his mind.

Long orange hair dripping with red liquid, familiar mocha coffee coloured eyes wide but completely dead, sharp teeth in an insane sick grin.

"Che. Ya'r not even goin' to figh' ba'k? Fine then." Ogremon grunted as he clenched his fist and allowed it to be covered by dark energy.

"…Aniki…help me…" Daisuke whispered faintly as his fingernails dug into V-Mon's shoulder without cutting the thick skin.

"TYRANT FIST!" Ogremon roared and Daisuke gasped as he was brought back to reality. It was too late to move, the only thing Daisuke could do was curl up around V-Mon and hope to protect him.

As Ogremon released his dark attack a loud screeching noise echoed around the clearing. Daisuke screamed as he tightened his grip on V-Mon just as a familiar bright light surrounded Daisuke's device on his shorts.

V-Mon's eyes snapped open just as the two of them were surrounded by the bright light from Daisuke's device.


"That's a Shellmon!" Tentomon cried out as the huge shell Digimon released a huge wave of water that destroyed the row of phone booths with a loud smash.

"A what?" Koushirou questioned as the Digimon formed a defensive shield in front of them as Shellmon growled at them furiously.

"Shellmon is an Adult Mollusc Digimon. It stays in the seas unless someone invades its territory." Tentomon buzzed and Joe gulped as he quickly packed away all the emergency supplies in his bag.

"I guess that's what we're doing then, huh?" Joe pointed out needlessly as Taichi proceeded to pulled Daisuke's backpack, with the sketchbook inside, onto his own back for safe keeping.

"Why is everyone bothering me today?! First, it was that V-Mon with that pink thing and now there's a whole group of pink things bothering me! Why can't you leave my beach alone?!" Shellmon roared in frustration before stomping the ground hard enough to shake the ground.

"We didn't mean to invade your territory! Just lets us leave and we'll go back into the forest." Gabumon reassured calmly but Shellmon simply growled.

"No! You will pay! You will drown in the water just like the other two before you!" Shellmon boomed and Taichi felt his heart turn to ice.

He had to be lying right? Daisuke got away. He ran away. That's why he's not here, he got away and is safe!

But then…why is his backpack still here? If he had run into the forest he wouldn't have left his backpack!

"I won't let you touch Taichi!" Agumon declared while pointing his claws at the shell Digimon with a dangerous growl.

"Insolent brat! You think you can stand up against my power?! I'll put back in your place!" Shellmon shouted furiously before he bowed his head.

"Move!" Gomamon shouted as he suddenly felt the water start to gather around Shellmon's head. The kids didn't hesitate as they ran to the side out of the way.

"HYDRO PRESSURE!" Shellmon roared before firing a huge wave of water from his skull at the running group. Quickly they all dropped to the ground but Joe cried out as he struck in the back and thrown ahead of the group with a thump.

"Joe-sempai!" Sora cried out as Gomamon forced himself through the sand on his flippers as quickly as he could. Taichi narrowed his eyes before turning to face Shellmon as his fist clenched as his side.

"Agumon…" Taichi started to growl and the orange Dinosaur nodded at his partner, his eyes hard as steel.

"Leave it us Taichi. We'll make him pay!" Agumon swore before he took off towards Shellmon with Gabumon and Biyomon following close behind.

"Joe! Joe, are you alright?!" Gomamon demanded hysterically as he placed a flipper on his partner's back. Joe groaned before he pushed himself up and brushed the sand off his front.

"I'm alright, just a bit wet," Joe reassured as he squeezed some water out of his vest and tried to brush off some wet sand off his trousers. Gomamon smiled as he picked up Joe's glasses out of the sand and held them out carefully.

"Oh…Thank you Gomamon." Joe replied carefully as he accepted his eyewear and Gomamon beamed back happily.

"BABY FLAME!" Agumon roared as the gas built up in the back of his throat before spitting out a fireball that struck Shellmon hard in the leg causing him to roar in pain.

"PETIT FIRE-Huh?" Gabumon gasped as his blue fire barely made it an inch from his mouth before dispersing in the air. Shaking his head Gabumon tried again but with the same results.

"MAGICAL FIR-Uh oh." Biyomon groaned as she suddenly found she couldn't keep herself in the air anymore and fell to the ground with a small thump.

"Biyomon!" Sora cried out as she quickly ran forward with Yamato not far behind her. She was quick to wrap her arms around the pink bird Digimon as she tried to push herself up.

"What's wrong Gabumon? Why won't your attack work?" Yamato demanded as he stopped Gabumon from falling backwards. He frowned as he felt Gabumon shake slightly beneath his pelt.

"I don't know. I feel so tired all of a sudden." Gabumon groaned as he placed a paw on his forehead and tried to stop the world from spinning.

"It's like all my energy has been sucked out of me," Biyomon whispered weakly as she allowed herself to sag into Sora's arms.

"Leave it to us! We'll get him!" Patamon announced as he flew to where Agumon was dodging another Hydro Pump with an easy jump. Palmon and Tentomon were quick to join the flying pig as Gomamon stayed back with Joe.

"POISON IVY!"

"PETIT THUNDER!"

"AIR SHOT!"

But just like with Gabumon and Biyomon though none of the attacks worked right. Palmon couldn't get her vines to even reach Shellmon let alone have the strength to hold him in place.

Tentomon's thunder was more like a sparkler than an attack, and Palmon's seemed like he breathed out not released an attack. As soon as the attacks faded all three of them fell to the floor in exhaustion.

"Palmon! Oh no!" Mimi cried out as she quickly ran to her partner and pulled her up from the sand and into her arms.

"Tentomon! What's the matter? Where did all your energy go?" Koushirou questioned as he fell on his knees beside the beetle Digimon. Tentomon buzzed weakly as he forced himself to look at Koushirou as well as he could.

"I'm hungry Koushioru-han..."

"Patamon! Are you okay?" Takeru cried out as he lifted the flying pig in his arms and allowed Yamato to pull him behind him for safety.

"I'm so tired Takeru." Patamon moaned as he struggled to keep his eyes open.

"There all exhausted but they were fine just a second ago! What happened?" Yamato wondered as Shellmon continued to roar in front of them.

"Agumon, are you alright?" Taichi called out in worry but to his amazement, Agumon grinned at him over his shoulder looking completely fine.

"Why isn't Agumon affected as well though?" Koushirou asked out as he tried to work out the mystery in front of him. Sora gasped though as she realised what was different about Agumon when compared to the others.

"Of course! Taichi gave Agumon his bag of chips! That's why he's not tired; Agumon is the only Digimon who's eaten anything!" Sora pointed out as Agumon fired another Baby Flame but this time managing to hit Shellmon in his eye.

"So Agumon is the only one who can fight now?" Yamato demanded doubtfully as he silently pointed out the odds of the fight to the group. Taichi clenched his fists tightly before he stepped in front of the group protectively.

"Get to safety; me and Agumon will distract it," Taichi ordered as he leant down and picked up a piece of metal that had probably come from the pay phones.

"What?! Taichi are you crazy?! We're not leaving here!" Sora protested as she jumped to her feet after making sure Biyomon was steady against her.

"I'm not giving you a choice Sora," Taichi said simply before he slipped off his Daisuke's backpack and held it out to the girl he considered his best friend.

"Find Daisuke for me and protect him until I catch up." Taichi insisted, his brown eyes narrowed in determination. Sora heisted only for a second before taking the bag.

"Tai…"

"Stay safe," Taichi ordered before he turned and with all his strength threw the piece of metal and Shellmon. The shell Digimon roared in pain as the metal struck him hard on the head.

"Hey, you giant Shellfish! Why don't you try me for size?!" Taichi taunted as he quickly moved away from the group while picking up another piece of metal.

"You insolent brat! I'll make you pay! I'll make you all pay!" Shellmon roared as he tried to grab Taichi with hair but the soccer player easily dodged to the side just as Agumon ran to his side.

"BABY FLAME!" Agumon roared as he blasted off the piece of hair and Shellmon reared onto his back legs with a loud scream.

"Get to Joe-sempai!" Sora ordered as she slipped the back over shoulders before picking Biyomon up in her arms. Takeru followed in example and so did Mimi while Yamato picked up Tentomon for Koushirou, Gabumon was the only Digimon who had enough energy to actually walk on his feet. Quickly the group took off running to Joe just in time avoid being hit by Shellmon's Hydro Pressure.

"Aren't we going to look for this Daisuke kid?" Yamato questioned quietly but then he barely held back the urge to flinch as Sora glared at him furiously.

"I will not leave Taichi behind, no matter how much of a sacrificial idiot he's being," Sora stated firmly before she looked over at Joe, who was looking just plain confused.

"Can you feed the Digimon? We can't leave Taichi out there alone." Sora requested and Joe nodded as he reached inside the emergency supplies as started pulling out food.

"HYDRO PRESSURE!" Shellmon shouted as he fired another wave of water. Taichi and Agumon separated as they threw themselves to the side to avoid being struck. Taichi grunted as he hits the floor on his side but he didn't hesitate to once again chuck his metal piece at Shellmon.

The metal bar though missed and Shellmon chuckled as he once again tried to grab Taichi with his tentacle hair. Seeing this Taichi quickly got to his feet but he yelped when his sneakers slipped on the sand sending him straight back down to the ground.

That was all Shellmon needed and as quick as the wind he wrapped his hair around Taichi, forcing the boy's arms down to his side and lifting him up in the air.

"Let him go!" Agumon shouted as he fired another Baby Flame at Shellmon's feet but the Shell Digimon simply lifted his foot and forced Agumon to the ground with it.

"Agumon! Let me go! Let me go!" Taichi growled as he tried to wiggle free but Shellmon simply tightened his hold causing Taichi to gasp for air.

"You are like that other pink thing. Nearly impossible to hold still but I won't make the same mistake I did with him. With your Agumon stuck, I'm free to make you pay for trespassing."

"N-no! L-let go!" Taichi gasped before crying out as Shellmon once again tightened his hold. It felt like his ribs were about to snap and it was getting harder to breathe; at this rate, he's going to pass out.

"T-Taichi..." Agumon groaned as he tried to free himself but while Shellmon wasn't crushing the dinosaur with his foot; he wasn't willing to let him go either.

"Taichi!" Sora cried out as she prepared to run forward towards Shellmon but Yamato was quick to grab her arm.

"Let me go Yamato-kun!"

"Are you stupid?! That thing will crush you if you go near it!" Yamato shouted causing Sora to glare at him angrily.

"I can't just leave him!" Sora objected as she tried to free her wrist but Yamato refused, his blue eyes almost as cold as ice.

"And what can you do? Without our Digimon, we're just kids! We can't do anything!" Yamato shouted and Sora looked at the ground in silence.

Taichi was trying with all his strength to break free but Shellmon was having none of it, every time Taichi felt his bonds becoming loose Shellmon would make them twice as strong.

"A-Agumon…" Taichi whispered as he struggled to breathe through his binds. Shellmon chuckled before he tightened his tentacles once more. Taichi's eyes widened as his airway was completely blocked.

"Taichi!" Agumon shouted as he realised he could no longer hear his partner and quickly put more effort into escaping.

'No! No I can't die here! I've got to keep everyone safe, I've got to keep Agumon safe... Daisuke...I can't die here...I need to find Daisuke, I need to protect him!' Taichi thought to himself faintly as black spots started covering his eyesight.

"Do you have the Courage to accomplish all that, child?" An old but strong voice suddenly demanded in his ear causing Taichi's eyes to shoot open in shock.

"What?" He croaked just before the device on his belt gave off a blinding bright light. Shellmon roared as he was forced to release his prey as he seemed to become surrounded by the light.

"What's going on? What's happening to Taichi?" Sora demanded but no one could answer her, they could only watch.


Taichi slowly allowed his eyes to open as he released he wasn't feeling the crushing pressure of Shellmon anymore. His eyes went wide though as he released he wasn't on the beach anymore, instead he seemed to be floating in a room that was completely orange.

"Where am I?"

"You are in your soul. Here your strongest Virtue is tested to see if you are worthy of it." The same voice from before answered but Taichi couldn't see where it was coming from.

"Who are you? What are you going on about? I don't understand!" Taichi growled furiously but the voice didn't answer his question.

"You say you want to protect your friends and your partner but do you have the Courage for that?"

"What do you-?" Taichi began but the voice continued to ignore him.

"Do you have the Courage to keep them safe in this dangerous world? Do you have the Courage to keep your partner safe when he fights for you?"

"Who the hell-?!" Taichi growled starting to get angry as the voice continued to ignore him.

"Do you have the Courage to protect your precious Otōto?" The voice demanded and Taichi froze.

"Daisuke?"

"Are you sure you can keep him safe? You've already lost him, how do you know he's even alive? Do you have the Courage to accept that you may have failed?"

"I..." Taichi trailed off. He had no idea how to answer that one.

"Do you have the Courage to accept that maybe both your younger siblings are better without you? Maybe you should have the Courage to make yourself disappear." The voice pointed out smoothly but to Taichi it sounded like poison. Finally, he had enough of this stupid voice thinking he knows what he's life like.

"SHUT UP!" Taichi roared loudly and the room flashed brightly for a couple of seconds before returning to its normal orange colour.

The voice was finally silent.

"Look I don't know who you think you are but you've got no right to say those things about me! You don't know what goes on in my life and you don't know what I think, so shut your mouth!" Taichi growled as his fists clenched at his side.

"Daisuke is fine, I know he's fine because he's strong. He'll be fine when I find him and I will protect him just like I always do! I'll protect my friends and I'll protect Agumon and no stupid voice is going to call me a coward for doing so! I will protect them all and I will make sure we all get home safely!" Taichi yelled passionately before his chest started to feel warm. He looked down in shock to see a strange orange glow coming from his heart.

"What?"

"You have been proven worthy. This is your chance, Chosen Child of Courage, prove to everyone you are worthy of that Virtue. Prove them you have the Courage to keep all those close to you safe!" The voice shouted encouragingly.

"But what do I do?" Taichi demanded. The voice was silent for a couple of seconds before he whispered his answer.

"You know what to do."

And Taichi did.

(Activate OST Digimon Adventure – Brave Heart)

With courage clear in his eyes Taichi grabbed his Digivice from his belt before he swiped it in the air in front of him. Then Taichi thrust the device into the air as it started to hum.

"Lock on!" Taichi called out and his Digivice suddenly flashed to a bright orange for a couple of seconds before it shot out a bright orange beam straight at Agumon.

"Digivolution activate!" Taichi shouted and Agumon roared as he jumped into the air straight into the air while glowing bright orange.

Slowly Agumon felt himself stretching and growing, his skin became a dark orange with blue marks and his arms became shorter. A brown skull with a horn appeared on the top of his head as he grew till he was 9ft in height.

"Agumon... Digivolve too...GREYMON!" With that one loud roar, the dinosaur shattered the bubble-like glass before landing on the sound with a loud bang.

(End OST Digimon Adventure – Brave Heart)

"What happened?" Mimi questioned as the light slowly faded revealing that Shellmon was now on his side a few away from Taichi and his partner who seemed to have doubled in size.

"He must have Digivolved again!" Koushirou realised as the group all stared in awe at the huge monster Agumon had changed into.

"That's Greymon and Adult Dinosaur Digimon! He has a body like a lethal weapon covered in sharp claws and gigantic horns which tear through everything!" Tentomon happily informed them as Greymon growled slightly through his teeth.

"You think you can hurt my partner like that and get away with it?! I'm going to send you back to the sea where you belong!" Greymon roared before he charged forward and grabbed hold of Shellmon's shell with his claws.

"Let me go you overgrown beast!" Shellmon shouted but Greymon ignored him as he bent his knees and proceeded to lift Shellmon above his head with a loud growl.

"Wow! You're awesome Greymon!" Taichi shouted out proudly as he watched his partner flex his arms before swinging them with a huge roar, forcing Shellmon to go flying into the air with a scream of rage.

"MEGA FLAME!" Greymon roared as he allowed gas to build up before he fired a huge wave of fire that was so hot it was almost white in colour. Shellmon screamed as the fire struck him head on and sent him straight into the ocean with a huge splash.

It was silent for a couple of seconds before Shellmon broke through the surface of the water with a roar, with a snarl he looked at Greymon with a furious glare before he turned around and allowed himself to sink back under the water out of sight.

Greymon waited a couple more seconds before relaxing with a sigh that was very close to a growl. As soon as he relaxed his body glowed bright orange and began to shrink; when the light cleared Agumon was revealed falling on his behind with an exhausted sigh.

"Agumon!" Taichi called out as he quickly ran towards his tired partner and gathered him up into a well-deserved hug.

"You saved me, Agumon. Thank you so much." Taichi whispered gratefully and Agumon laughed bashfully as he scratched the back of his head.

"Well you're my partner Taichi, I wouldn't have been able to Digivolve at all if it wasn't for you." Agumon pointed out causing Taichi to roll his eyes.

"Come on let's get some food in you. I bet you're hungry again right?" Taichi guessed and Agumon's stomach gave a fierce rumble of agreement.

The other children all relaxed as they realised the danger had finally passed with both Taichi and Agumon coming out unharmed. Koushirou though narrowed his eyes as he caught something in the corner of his eye.

"What was that?" He whispered to himself as he spotted a familiar bright white light coming from the forest. As he watched the lights change from white to a mix between blue and gold.


"Wake my precious little Kiseki." Daisuke groaned as he heard a soft but loving voice whisper in his ear. His eyes slowly opened before they widened as he took in the area around him.

The vast forest had been replaced by a sky of navy blue that seemed to surround him as he floated. In the distance, Daisuke could see a castle made of pure gold that seemed to shine.

"My little Kiseki you have gone through so much and yet you are still so strong. You make me so proud and I know you'll continue to do so." The voice whispered and Daisuke looked around desperately but couldn't locate the speaker.

"Who are you?"

"Soon you will find out. For now, though I will grant you a power that will help your partner become strong, this power is your Virtues and it's what makes you, you."

"Makes me, me? What do you mean?" Daisuke whispered in confusion before he felt warmth coming from his chest. His eyes widened when he saw a sky blue glow coming from his heart.

"Such a strong power in someone so young. You must be strong Daisuke, your Virtues are very valuable and there will be times when enemies will want you for that power. You must be strong."

"Virtues? What are you talking about?"

"Now is not the time. You will soon know what I speak of. Now go my Chosen Child, it is time for you to make something impossible happen. It is time for you to bring forth Harmony to the world."

"But how?"

"You know how. You've always known how."

And Daisuke did.

(Activate OST Digimon Adventure – Brave Heart)

Daisuke's square goggles seemed to shine gold just for a second before Daisuke snapped them onto his head. With a grin, Daisuke spun his Digivice in his fingers before grabbing it and thrusting it straight into the air.

"Lock on!" Daisuke cried out and the Digivice flashed a beautiful golden colour for a couple of seconds before a beam of the same colour shot and struck V-Mon straight in the chest.

"Digivolution activate!" Daisuke shouted. V-Mon growled as he started to glow a mix between gold and blue.

V-Mon roared as he felt himself becoming bigger and bulkier. Claws as thick as tree trunks grew out of his fingers and toes, two very sharp horns shot out from the end of his ears and his teeth turned into very lethal fangs. His tail became much thicker and a horn grew out the top of his nose.

"V-Mon... Digivolve too...V-DRAMON!" The dragon roared as he flexed his claws in a threatening manner, a huge grin stretched across his mouth.

(End OST Digimon Adventure – Brave Heart)

"Wha' the 'ell?! Wha' did ya do?!" Ogremon roared as the light faded away to reveal V-Dramon standing in front of Daisuke defensively, the grin still stretched across his face.

"What's the matter Ogremon? I thought you wanted a fight?" V-Dramon taunted and Ogremon growled in rage as he pulled his fist back.

"Ya cheeky brat! I'll show ya a figh'!"

"Go to Master Elecmon Daisuke," V-Dramon ordered as he gave Daisuke a small nudge to the side. Daisuke bit his lip before he wrapped his arms around V-Dramon's leg in a hug.

"Be careful," Daisuke whispered before he took off running to where Elecmon was slowly coming around and pushing himself back to his feet.

"My goodness that's a V-Dramon!" Master Elecmon gasped as Daisuke quickly ran to his side and carefully placed his hands on the Digimon's injured side.

"Are you alright Master Elecmon?" Daisuke questioned but Master Elecmon continued to stare at V-Dramon in awe.

"V-Dramon is an Adult Level Digimon with offensive power that is uncommon even among Adults! It's such a rare sight to see one that they are considered Precious all across the Digital World!" Master Elecmon explained before he finally turned to look at Daisuke with a smile.

"To have someone like that as your partner, you must have an amazing power hidden inside you Daisuke."

"HAMMER PUNCH!" V-Dramon shouted as a bright blue energy surrounded his fist before he let it fly straight into Ogremon's face sending the Digimon stumbling backwards.

"Ya li'l pest!" Ogremon roared as he tried to shake off the attack but the world spun around him causing him to shake his head with a growl. As soon as he could see straight Ogremon powered up and released a Tyrant Fist that V-Dramon easily blocked with his arms.

"You think you can come here and terrorise this peaceful village with your selfish wishes? I'm going to make sure you never return here again!" V-Dramon proclaimed but Ogremon barked out a harsh laugh.

"Ya? Make me leave? Ya'r jokin'! I ain't leavin' until I ge' my figh't with Leomon!" Ogremon swore as he lifted his club in the air. V-Dramon suddenly narrowed his eyes, the bright red colour looking more vicious as his smile become more feral.

Daisuke couldn't help but whimper at the frightening image his partner was displaying and pushing himself closer to Master Elecmon slightly. The elder Elecmon looked at him before petting his hand, which was clenched tightly in the dirt.

"Don't be scared Daisuke. You know V-Dramon would never hurt you." Daisuke stayed silent though. True V-Mon would never hurt, but V-Dramon? Daisuke wasn't so sure.

V-Dramon chuckled slightly as he managed to strike another hit on Ogremon with his Hammer Punch, he then ducked down to avoid being hit with a Bone Club and retailed with a hard kick to the stomach that send Ogremon flying into a tree with a grunt.

Seeing his chance V-Dramon took a deep breath and started gathering gas at the back of his throat.

"V-BREATH ARROW!" V-Dramon called out before he fired a fire wave that was so hot it was almost white in colour. As it got close to Ogremon though the wave slowly changed shape to form an arrow that struck the Ogremon hard in the chest sending him flying into the distance with a scream of rage.

"I'll get ya next time ya brat!" Ogremon's last words echoed around the village before he was gone out of sight.

Silence fell over the village before V-Dramon released a sigh as his body glowed a mix between blue and gold before it started to shrink. When the lights cleared away V-Mon was revealed yawning behind his hand.

"Man, that's tiring. I don't think I'll be able to do that again anytime soon." V-Mon admitted tiredly before he was suddenly forced to catch his 6-year-old partner as Daisuke threw himself at him in a hug.

"V-Mon! I can't believe it, you beat that meanie Ogremon! You were so cool!" Daisuke gushed as he hung slightly off V-Mon's neck. V-Mon returned Daisuke's hug with just as much force as the two tried to calm themselves down.

"I'm glad you're alright Daisuke," V-Mon admitted causing Daisuke to pull back so he was looking into V-Mon's gentle red eyes and grinned.

"It's because I got you to protect me, V-Mon! With you looking out for me, I know I'll be safe and sound." Daisuke announced and V-Mon felt his eyes sting as he felt like his heart had melted from Daisuke's kind words.

Sadly the moment was ruined by a loud rumbling coming from both V-Mon's and Daisuke's stomachs. The two looked at each other before bursting out laughing so hard tears filled their eyes.

A few feet away though Master Elecmon wasn't joining in with the happy laughter. Instead, he was frowning slightly as he stared at the device attached to Daisuke's shorts.

'So it's gotten that bad huh? The Chosen Children have finally arrived to fix our Digital World. How terrible we have to rely on human children to fix our messes.' Master Elecmon thought to himself sadly before he turned out and walked to his hut.

Maybe he could prepare some food for his guests, seeing as his Village won't be back until nightfall.


The beach was silent once more, the children settled down in a circle as the sea washed up on the sand in gentle waves.

Taichi was sitting next to Agumon staring at his brother's backpack with a frown. Now that things had calmed down Taichi couldn't get Shellmon's words out of his head.

"You will drown in the water just like the other two before you!"

'It's a lie right Daisuke? You didn't drown did you?' Taichi wondered as he unknowingly clenched the backpack tighter in his fists.

"Tai?" Sora suddenly whispered as she placed her hand on the boy's shoulder causing him to jump slightly. Taichi looked at her blankly before Sora smiled in reassurance.

"I'm sure Daisuke-chan is fine. You know how tough he is, he's not going to let something like Shellmon keep him down." Sora said but Taichi could only bring up a faint smile, his mind still winding around the dark possibilities.

"What are we going to do now?" Yamato asked as he allowed Takeru to rest his head on his lap.

"Well we can't stay here, Shellmon might come back." Koushirou pointed out logically and the group all hummed in agreement.

"Well I would normally say we should go back where we started but we might run into Kuwagamon again." Joe pointed out levelly, much calmer now that the payphones had been destroyed.

"You know I saw a bright light coming from the forest earlier on. It was similar to the light Agumon gave off but it seemed to be a mix between blue and gold." Koushirou admitted and Tentomon buzzed in curiosity.

"That's unusual. Normally Digivolving is a sign of age with us Digimon, as soon as we Digivolve we don't de-Digivolve back. That orange light is strange as well." Tentomon admitted and the rest of the Digimon nodded in agreement.

"Really? Why'd you say that?" Koushirou questioned in fascination and Gabumon was the one who answered him.

"When we first Digivolved after hatching it was with a white light. It's our power, all Digimon glow a bright white when they're about to Digivolve."

"But Agumon glowed orange and not only that he turned back when Shellmon was gone." Taichi pointed out and Agumon grinned as he leant against the boy's side.

"That's your power Taichi! That orange glow is you, it's why I can turn back into Agumon when the fight is over. It's not a permanent Digivolve, it's just so I can protect you." Agumon said happily and Koushirou's eyes widened in realisation.

"Wait so the colour is from us, humans? But then that means the light I saw earlier was a human as well!" Koushirou gasped and Sora snapped her fingers as she quickly caught onto the smaller boy's thoughts.

"It must have been Daisuke-chan! He must have made it into the forest after being confronted by Shellmon!"

Taichi blinked his eyes before he narrowed them in determination and stood to his feet. He took a deep breath before smiling as he slipped the bag over his shoulders with an easy swing.

"Then I guess that's where we're heading next then, right?" Taichi hinted and the children all smiled as they joined him on their feet.

"Right!"

With that, the group of children and Digimon started making their way up the beach and into the thick curtains of trees.

'Hold on Daisuke. I'm coming.' Taichi thought to himself firmly as he started to lead the way.


"What are you planning on doing now, Daisuke?" Master Elecmon questioned as the 6-year-old finished up the last bite of his Meat Apple, which strangely tasted like beef.

"You're welcome to stay if that's what you wish." The Digimon reassured as Daisuke looked down thoughtfully as fiddled his fingers. V-Mon blinked as he looked at his partner in silence.

After a couple of seconds, Daisuke finally nibbled on his lip before answering Master Elecmon's question.

"I want to find Taichi-onii-chan. I want to find my Aniki." Daisuke admitted and Master Elecmon closed his eyes with a smile.

It wasn't long before both Daisuke and V-Mon were standing at the village entrance with Master Elecmon seeing them off.

"I don't like goodbyes…" Daisuke whispered sadly before he sniffed and roughly rubbed his watery eyes with his arm. Master Elecmon smiled gently as he placed his paw on the boy's leg.

"There's no need for tears. We'll see each other again little Daisuke."

"You promise?" Daisuke whimpered and when Master Elecmon nodded the boy fell to his knees and hugged the Digimon tightly.

"Thank you," Daisuke whispered before he stood up and rubbed away the last of his tears.

"Let's go V-Mon! We've got an Aniki to find!" Daisuke grinned as he pumped his fist in the air and V-Mon grinned as he copied the action.

"I'm right behind you Daisuke!"

Master Elecmon smiled as he watched the two of them disappear into the forest before looking over his shoulder to look at the figure that had just arrived.

"You're going with them, Chief Leomon?" Master Elecmon questioned as he stared at the Digimon who was considered the Protector of the Digital World.

Leomon lived up to his name looking exactly like a lion main like fire and golden fur. He stood on 2 legs with black trousers and strong clear muscles and resting against his lower back was a huge sword.

"You know the village won't mind right? Protecting that boy is more important." Master Elecmon pointed out and Leomon sighed before he walked towards the entrance where Daisuke and V-Mon just left.

"Oh, Chief Leomon?" Master Elecmon called out and the lion Digimon paused in his stride.

"Be careful with that one. He has a habit of…growing on you." Master Elecmon said simply. Leomon simply nodded to show he had heard before continuing his stride into the forest leaving Master Elecmon alone.


Translations:

Otōto (弟, Little Brother) – The term used for little or younger brother.

-Aniki (お兄さん, Older Brother) - The term used for Older or Big brother.

-Okaa/Kaa (母, {Respected} Mother) - The term used for one's mother.

-Otou/Tou (父, {Respected} Father) – The term used for one's father.

-Onee/Nee (姉, {Respected} Elder Sister) – Term used for a respected older sister.

-Onii/Nii (兄弟, {Respected} Elder Brother) – Term used for a respected older brother.

-Sempai (先輩, Upperclassman) – Used for one's senior (colleague, fellow student) or more generally somebody in the same social class but superior to you (ex, 'Kunou-sempai')

-Kiseki (奇跡, Miracle)

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Sentences Translated:

"¿Hola? ¿Quién es este? Juan es que usted? ¿Te das cuenta de lo tarde que es?!" (Spanish) "Hello? Who is this? John is that you? Do you realise how late it is?!"

"Sora? Wer ist dieser Sora von dem Sie sprechen? Ich heiße Frank und Sie nur ein sehr wichtiges Treffen unterbrochen!" (German) "Sora? Who is this Sora you are speaking of? My name is Frank and you just interrupted a very important meeting!"

"-Просто ждать, пока я доберусь до тебя, Хэмиш! Вы будете сожалеть говорить ко мне нравится! Я сделаю вас нет очистите киосков, пока ваши руки кровоточили!-"(Russian) "-just wait till I get my hands on you, Hamish! You will regret talking back to me like that! I will make you clean the stalls until your hands bleed-!"

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Ages

Grade 1 (Elementary School) - Daisuke Yagami (6)

Grade 3 (Elementary School) - Takeru Takaishi & Hikari Yagami (8)

Grade 5 (Elementary School) - Mimi Tachikawa (10)

Grade 6 (Elementary School) – Koushirou Izumi (10), Taichi Yagami, Yamato Ishida & Sora Takenouchi (11)

Grade 1 (Junior High School) - Jou Kido (12)