My Pov

We arrived in New York and waited in the hotel lobby while Mr. Max check us in to our room.

"This hotel has everything! Indoor pool, full day spa..." Gwen said, reading the pamphlet in her hands. We were actually going to be checking into a hotel for once. It was exciting. I had never been to a hotel before. Neither had Mei. Speaking of Mei, she, Tsunomon and Yokomon were all hiding in our backpacks.

"Don't get use to it. It's only for one night." Mr. Max said. I noticed that Ben was looking in a certain direction. I looked and saw a room that was hosting the new Sumo Slammers video game.

"Ben, don't even think about." I warned. I knew what was going through his head. Hey, I've known him since he was a year old. I was only six months younger than him and Gwen. Mr. Max looked at us.

"Ben, I know what you're thinking. Don't try and sneak in there." Mr. Max warned.

"Yeah. You'll get us thrown out." Gwen said.

"Okay. I won't." Ben said. We walked toward the elevator when Mei whispered to me.

"Kris, Ben's messing with the Omnitrix!" Mei said. I looked and saw Ben fiddling with it. I ran and grabbed his wrist just as he was about to slam his hand down on the it.

"What did I just say Ben?" I asked. I pulled him toward the elevator.

"Nice catch Kris." Gwen said.

"It's a good thing you're here Kris. You manage to keep Ben in line." Mr. Max said.

"Or ruin my fun." Ben pouted. We took the elevator up to our room. Ben and Mr. Max shared a room, while Gwen and I were in the adjoining room. We set everything but our backpacks down.

"Kids, there's a video arcade just a little ways away from here. Why don't you kill some time there?" Mr. Max suggested. We agreed and headed down to the arcade. Ben purchased some tokens and started with a baseball simulator game. Right as the game started, 'Game Over' flashed across the screen.

"Game over? It just started." Ben said.

"Maybe there's something wrong with it." I said. I saw one of the workers. "Sir, I think something's wrong with the game."

"Yeah. It ate my tokens." Ben said.

"Read the sign, kids. It says 'Play at your own risk'." the worker rudely replied before walking away.

"This place is a ripoff, you know that?" Ben snapped back. That's when a voice sounded behind us.

"You're right. The games here stink." a boy said. We looked and saw a boy who looked around Ben's age, with black hair and brown eyes.

"Yeah, but not as bad as his breath. Major case of sewer mouth." Ben joked. The boy laughed.

"You're funny. Here, you own me one." the boy said. He placed his hand on one of the games. Electricity flowed from his hand into the game, causing a shower of game tokens to spill from the game. Ben scooped up many of the tokens.

"How'd you do that?" Ben asked.

"I got some skills." the boy said.

"We can't take those . They're not ours." Gwen said.

"They are now." Ben said. "I'm Ben. This is my dweeb cousin Gwen and my best friend Kris."

"I'm Kevin." the boy said. I looked at the boy in shock. He had the same powers that I did. That's when I noticed something clipped to his pant's pocket. It was a Digivice!

"You're a Chosen Child too!" I exclaimed. Gwen, Ben and Kevin all looked at me weird.

"What are you talking about?" Kevin asked. I pointed to Kevin's Digivice.

"You're Digivice. You have a Digimon right?" I asked. Gwen and Ben took notice to it while Kevin looked at me in surprise.

"Whoa! That's so cool! We're Chosen Children too." Ben said, taking his Digivice out of his pocket. Gwen also took hers out.

"Nice. So, where are your pets?" Kevin asked. This made me angry.

"They're not pets! They're our friends and partners!" I snapped. Kevin held up his hands in defense.

"Okay okay. My bad." Kevin said. I slid my bag and showed Mei.

"Hello there Kevin." Mei said. Ben and Gwen showed Tsunomon and Yokomon.

"So... who's your partner?" Gwen asked. Just as Kevin was about to answer, his expression turned to worry.

"I gotta bail." Kevin said. He started toward the exit.

"Wonder what that was about?" I asked. That's when two older boys pushed passed us and two others stepped in front of Kevin. Two of the boys grabbed Kevin's arms. Ben tried to help, but one of them punched him and he fell backwards. I got angry and decided to do something. "Let go of him." The boys all laughed at me.

"Whatcha gonna do little girl? Kick us in the shins?" one boys asked in a mocking manner. I placed my hand on the nearest game and absorbed the electricity from it. I then shot it at two of the boys. They and the others then ran.

"Hey Kevin! Looks like you found another freak like you!" another boy yelled back. Freak. That word hit me deep. I had never been called anything like that before. Mei jumped out of my backpack.

"Kris, don't listen to them!" Mei said. I smiled at Mei.

"Whoa! You have the same powers I've got." Kevin said.

"Yeah." I said. "Say, Kevin? Who is your Digimon partner?" Kevin took is Digivice and held it out. A blue light shot from it and formed into a Digimon.

"Kevin, are you all right?" the Digimon asked. The Digimon then looked at me, Ben and Gwen. It then saw Mei, Tsunomon and Yokomon. "Digimon! Other Chosen Children!"

"Hello, I'm Mei." Mei said, introducing herself. "Who are you?"

"I'm Kevin's partner, Gazimon." the Digimon answered. I thought about Kevin and about us sharing the same powers.

"I think we need to take you to Mr. Max. He seems to know about my powers and he might be able to help you." I said.

"Help? Why would I need help?" Kevin asked.

"He's warned me that constantly absorbing energy is dangerous. You might need help Kevin." I said. He seemed to ponder this for a minute.

"Kevin... I think you should take up Kris's offer." Gazimon said. Kevin ultimately agreed. Now, we just had to figure out how to sneak Kevin into the hotel. Ben and Tsunomon created a distraction while I got Kevin into the elevator. We went up first and then waited for Gwen and Ben. Soon, they showed up. We went back to our room and we saw Mr. Max on a laptop.

"Grandpa?" Ben asked. Mr. Max jumped and lowered the screen.

"What is it Ben?" Mr. Max asked. When his eyes fell on Kevin, they widened. "Who your new friend?"

"This is Kevin." Gwen said.

"And not is he a Chosen Child too, but he has the same powers as Kris!" Ben exclaimed. Mr. Max looked at Kevin and then at me.

"Your last name wouldn't happen to be Levin, would it?" Mr. Max asked. Kevin looked surprised at the question.

"How did you know?" Kevin asked. Mr. Max didn't answer, but instead told all of us not to leave the room while he made a phone call. Gwen took a shower while the rest of us sat and watched TV. Ben also showed and told Kevin about the Omnitrix. That's when Mr. Max came back just as Gwen stepped out of the bathroom.

"Everyone getting along?" Mr. Max asked. We all nodded. "Kevin, where are your parents?"

"My dad disappeared when I was two. My mom married a jerk and they both drove me away when my powers surfaced. They didn't care about me." Kevin said. Mr. Max took out a folder and pulled out a slip of paper. On it, was a missing person report. Kevin's picture was on it.

"Then why would your mother file a missing person's report if she didn't care about you?" Mr. Max asked. Kevin seemed to get a panicked look on his face.

"Thanks for letting me crash here, but I've gotta bail." Kevin said. He quickly ran out of the room with Gazimon following close behind.

"Kevin, wait!" I yelled. I hurried after him with Mei following me. We jumped into the elevator just as the doors closed. Once we reached the lobby, Kevin started to run. "You can't run away!"

"Look. Your parents probably don't care about your powers or don't know, so you have no idea what I'm going through." Kevin said.

"Well, my adopted parents are very open-minded. I don't know who my real parents are. I was found in the woods, seemingly abandoned. So you know what? Don't run away because you think no one cares about you. You may just be jumping to conclusions." I said. Kevin turned and faced me. He seemed angry.

"Kevin?" a woman asked. We looked to see a woman with black hair and brown eyes.

"Mom?" Kevin asked in shock.