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Chapter 3 - Meet and Greet
Daisuke paced back and forth. His mind was wondering about the mysterious boy they had met. Multiple questions were flowing through his mind. Agumon, Gabumon and V-mon were recovering in a corner from their encounter with Lupusmon. The other Chosen Children were listening as Taichi and Yamato told them about the recent encounter.
"So you think he was behind the attacks?" Sora asked the two boys.
"At first, but the Baby Digimon told us that others were behind the attack," Yamoto replied, "Apparently he had rescued them from PicoDevimon."
"But the Digimon did not see who the real attackers were," Taichi continued.
"I say we should go see Gennai. Maybe he has information about the attack." Koushiro suggested. His D-terminal beeped, indicating a new email. Reading the message, Koushiro could not help but raise his eyes in surprise.
"Speak of the devil," he muttered. He turned to the others. "Gennai asked to meet up with us on File Island. Apparently it has something to do with the attack on the Village of Beginnings."
"What are we waiting for? Let's go see the old man!" Daisuke shouted.
The Chosen Children and their Digimon made their way to the meeting point that Gennai had given them. They made small talk along the way, but no one was very interested in having a proper conversation. After all, their plans had been cut short and they were running around trying to protect the Digital World yet again. They sometimes wish that the evil Digimon chose better timings with their attacks.
The place Gennai had chosen was a wooden hut in the middle of a forest. It was not as grand as Gennai's living quarters back at Server, but it was not too shabby either. Taichi led the others as he marched up to the front door. He raised his hand to knock the door, but he ended up hitting Gennai face instead.
"OW!" Gennai shouted, "Is this how you greet old friends?" He rubbed his nose as he opened the door further. "Come in. We've been expecting you."
"We?" Takeru asked curiously as Gennai led them into the guest room. Inside, a boy sat at a table in the center of the room. A wolf-like creature sat beside him.
"You!" Daisuke growled when he laid eyes on the sitting figure.
Phoenix looked at the device lying on the ground. Following the directions Gennai had given him, he and Lupusmon had spent the last half an hour digging. They finally unearthed the metallic looking object that he was staring at now. He wondered how he was going to activate the device. He was never ever good at operating machinery.
The device hummed to life at his feet. A hologram of Gennai appeared before him. The hologram figure eyed Phoenix, as if find the reason for his presence.
"I've been expecting you to contact me. Meet me at the hut located due south from here." Gennai said. The hologram shut itself down after his words. Phoenix and Lupusmon glanced at each other before heading south.
The pair found the hut easily enough. They entered the wooden building. Inside, Phoenix found Gennai sitting at the table, sipping a cup of tea. The old man looked up at him.
"Come have a cup of tea," he greeted. Phoenix sat across him at the table but didn't touch the cup Gennai offered. The boy was not a big fan of tea.
"Now care to explain what a person another time is doing here?" Gennai asked.
Phoenix stared at him with wide eyes. "How did you know?" he stammered with a weak voice.
"I detected your entrance into this time. A time portal has certain energy signatures. Now care to tell me what you are doing here?"
Phoenix signed, this was going to take a while.
The teenagers looked at the boy sitting at the table. Taichi noticed that the boy was also staring at the group that had just entered the hut. The boy was studying every one of them but his eyes rested mainly on Takeru and Hikari, something that did not rest well with Taichi.
"This is Phoenix and that is his partner Lupusmon," Gennai introduced, "they are here to help you deal with the culprit of the attack on the Village of Beginnings."
"Are you sure we can trust him Gennai?" Hikari questioned. "He did attack the others you know."
"Yes. Besides, you will definitely need his help. The enemy you are up against is not to be taken lightly."
Gennai started to explain what Phoenix had told him earlier. He left out the fact that Phoenix did not come from this time. It was not the right time to reveal that piece of information yet.
"Phoenix managed to get some information out from PicoDevimon," Gennai explained, "Devimon is kidnapping Digimon as part of some big scheme." Several faces became dark at the mentioning of the evil Digimon.
"How can you be sure it is him?" Takeru asked. His voice was dark. Everyone knew he hated Devimon, ever since their first encounter with him. Angemon had sacrificed himself to defeat Devimon, leaving a huge emotional scar on Takeru.
"I've detected huge energy readings of Infinity Mountain for some time. I had no proof it was the work of evil forces," Gennai said, "but Phoenix's information confirmed my doubts."
"Whatever it is Devimon is planning to do, we must stop him quickly," Gennai continued, "the energy levels have been steadily rising since the attack on the village."
"So we should just head up the mountain and kick his ass!" Daisuke proclaimed with his usual enthusiasm.
"WAIT!"
Everyone looked at the person who shouted. Jou became a little embarrassed when he realized that everyone's attention was on him, but he quickly regained his composure.
"We can't just rush up the mountain like that! We need to plan, prepare and get supplies."
Koushiro looked up from his D-terminal. He had spent the past few minutes on the device.
"I don't think we have that much time. The energy levels around Infinity Mountain are steadily growing. At this rate, it will reach a dangerous level around sundown," Koushiro explained.
"So we need to get up there and stop Devimon now," Ken summarized. Taichi looked at their Digimon partners, who had gathered at the corner of the hut.
"You lot ready?" The Digimon nodded and gave a cheer. Daisuke stood up and dashed out of the hut.
"Alright! To Infinity Mountain!" he shouted, as everyone except for Phoenix raced to catch him.
Phoenix turned to Gennai.
"Thanks." The old man shrugged.
"When are you going to tell them everything?" he asked.
Phoenix sighed and looked at his feet. "When the time is right," he muttered. The boy run out of the hut, trying to catch up with the others.
Birdramon and Kabuterimon flew towards Infinity Mountain carrying the older teens. The others flew on their partner's armor or adult forms. Phoenix was riding with Takeru on Peagasmon, while Iori was riding with Miyako and Holsmon. It was the first time Phoenix was experiencing the wonders of flying and he was enjoying every moment of it. The wind chilled him to the bone, causing him to hug Lupusmon tighter. Lupusmon grumbled at the fact that he was getting squashed like a plush toy.
It did not take long for the Digimon to reach the base of the mountain. The group looked up to the peak. Memories flooded through the minds of the original seven as they thought back to their first major battle. The memories came to Takeru the strongest.
"We should fly to the top of the mountain," Ken suggested, "that's where Devimon would most likely be hiding."
Taichi nodded. He was about to approve the plan and give out instructions when multiple Digimon came flying down from the mountain peak. The Digimon shouted a battle cry, before diving down towards the Digimon.
"Devidramons! Incoming!"
I apologize for the short update as well as any spelling errors that I may have missed in the previous few chapters.
