"I believe the forest kingdom begins beyond that track." Bokomon stated.
"Sure looks big." Takuya pondered.
"Hey Bokomon! How much longer do we have to walk to the forest terminal?" Junpei asked in a whiney voice.
"Don't worry you should only have to walk a little bit more." Bokomon answered.
"A little bit more?" Junpei sighed and hung his head, "These little bits are killing me!"
The sun had begun to set and Izumi, Kouji, Keiko and Takuya ran down a hill. Keiko tripped over her own feet and slid down the hill on her stomach. "Man, isn't it time for a dinner break? I'm wasting away here!" Junpei whined.
"We didn't even get any breakfast yet!" Tomoki added.
"I think we better stop here and make camp." Takuya said.
"It's been a long day." Izumi said as she helped Keiko to her feet.
"Yeah, it's getting late." Keiko said as she casually brushed the dirt off of her shorts.
"Yeah. Whatever." Kouji muttered.
"Are we stopping?" Tomoki asked excitedly.
"Does that mean I get to eat? And lay down? And EAT?" Junpei asked dreamily.
Izumi suddenly walked off, "Look what I found!" she said holding up an apple, "I hope it's edible."
"It's called a meat apple, each one has the flavor of a different meat." Bokomon explained.
"Where'd you find that thing?" Takuya asked.
"It was just lying on the ground, I'm sure there's more laying around somewhere." Izumi said pointing in a certain direction. Bokomon, Neemon and Tomoki went with Izumi to find some more meat apples.
"Well, I guess we'd better gather some firewood." Takuya said to the others, as they headed in another direction.
"I'm not gonna have to lift anything heavy am I?" Junpei asked.
After finally making a roaring fire and putting their meat apples on the sticks the children all sat around the fire, exchanging thoughts. "Hey Bokomon, anything in your book about a beast spirit?" Takuya asked.
Bokomon opened his book and flipped through the pages, "I'm afraid not." he said with a sigh. Neemon rubbed the page of the book. "Paws off baggy!" Bokomon snapped.
"But I think I found something! This page seemed to be folded over. Maybe there's something on the other side." Neemon said in his high, nasally voice.
Bokomon heeded his words and flipped the page, revealing more about beast spirits, "It's a miracle. You're actually right." Bokomon said sarcastically before reading the page, he explained that there are two spirits, a beast spirit and a human spirit.
"Well, if Bokomon's right, each of us should be able to get a beast spirit." Kouji pondered aloud, staring into the fire.
"But if that's true, then we're only half way there." Izumi said.
"Oh man! It's like starting over!" Junpei groaned.
"Do you think it would all go in the same order?" Keiko asked.
"There's no telling." Kouji said still staring into the fire.
"Bokomon, Bokomon." Neemon said poking Bokomon, and saying ow when his paw got swatted away.
"But if we get our beast spirits, maybe we can get Grumblemon." Tomoki said, his green eyes lighting up.
"Well, I'm willing to give it a try. Beast Spirits, here we come!" Takuya said excitedly.
"Is this a good idea?" Neemon asked, after poking Bokomon again and getting his paw swatted again.
"Are you mad? Of course it's a good idea! We have to help you find your beast spirits as soon as possible, that may be the only way to save the digital world!" Bokomon exclaimed.
"Nope, not good." Neemon said.
"WHAT is not good?" Bokomon growled.
"The meat apples, while you're talking they're getting all burnt up!" Neemon exclaimed. Everybody hurled themselves towards the meat apples, taking them off of the fire.
"Mine's like a meat bun!" Junpei exclaimed.
"Mine's like a chicken drumstick!" Tomoki chimed in.
"I think I'm eating prime rib!" Takuya exclaimed.
"Mmm. Yeah. Gingered pork!" Kouji said, letting out a rare happy expression.
"I got Onigiri!" Keiko said, grinning.
"Mine's Osobuko!" Izumi exclaimed falling to the ground excitedly.
Suddenly thunder rolled and clouds covered the light radiating from the moon. "Something's happening." Tomoki said wearily. They walked over to the trees as television screens appeared.
"Whoa!" Izumi exclaimed.
"A bunch of them." Takuya said.
"That is pretty sweet." Kouji added.
"What are these Bokomon?" Keiko asked softly.
"This is the T.V. forest, they are video gateways into the human world." Bokomon answered.
"It's my school." Izumi said softly, "It never looked so pretty to me. Oh, look! The cherry trees are blooming." Izumi said.
"I love cherries. You know I actually love anything edible. Hey is this pre-recorded?" Junpei asked in a jumble of phrases.
"Look that's my house!" Keiko said with a gasp, running over to a tree. Takuya and Kouji looked over Keiko's shoulder with a gasp, the house was huge!
"That's your house?!?" Takuya stammered.
Keiko's eyes fell, "Yeah." she whispered.
"That's the park where my mom used to always take me to play." Tomoki said, standing in front of another tree. "My mother!" Tomoki cried. Everybody gasped and ran over to Tomoki's tree.
"You weren't kidding. Your mother's very pretty, Tomoki." Izumi said.
"Yes, she is. You have her eyes." Keiko said in admiration.
"Oh, mom." Tomoki whispered. The sky began to clear, causing the televisions to disappear. "Wait! Where are you going? Don't leave me! Please! Momma!" Tomoki cried out, before breaking down into sobs.
Kouji sat against a tree while the others sat around the fire. "I bet my mom is really worried about me." Izumi said quietly. Keiko hmmed and pushed her face closer to her knees.
"Cheer up little buddy, try my meat apple, it's hot dog." Takuya said, handing his meat apple to Tomoki. Tomoki took his meat apple and took a bite out of it.
"Tomoki could be your little brother." Izumi said, smiling.
"Hey Kouji, are you falling asleep?" Takuya called over to him.
"Sleep? I'm lucky I'm not bored to death." Kouji said, turning away from the group.
"Hey bud! What's your problem?" Junpei shouted. "He needs a nap." he growled.
"He's just grumpy. Hey Junpei, maybe Tomoki would like to see a magic trick." Izumi said, walking closer to the others.
"Magic? Since when?" Takuya asked.
"Since I was a kid myself!" Junpei said, "Ladies and germs, I give you the magic of Howie Doodat!" he exclaimed. A magic show went on in which Junpei connected small scarves by pushing his hands together. After the show, the children were giggling about something or another. Tomoki walked to the fire to take his meat apple. A blue-purple essence went into his ear, unnoticed by the others.
After Izumi, Keiko, Bokomon, Neemon, Kouji and Tomoki fell asleep, Takuya and Junpei stayed up talking about siblings, when suddenly something rushed above the two. Takuya let out a gasp and looked above himself. "What? Did you just see a ghost?" Junpei asked.
"I saw something, but I don't know what. I just have the feeling we're being watched." Takuya said, standing alert.
"Maybe it was just a squirrel or something." Junpei said.
"No. I can't believe you didn't feel something just then." Takuya said, looking around the forest.
"I did. But I think it was just gas from eating all those meat apples, if you know what I mean, and I think you do." Junpei said grinning widely.
Suddenly Tomoki began moaning in his sleep, causing Kouji, Keiko and Izumi to wake up and look over to him. Tomoki dreamt that his mother drifted away from him and that the other five children were trying to hurt him. Tomoki stood up, holding a smoking stick from the meat apples. "Tomoki what is it?" Izumi asked.
Tomoki started chanting: I won't forgive you.
"There's something wrong with him." Takuya said.
"Tomoki? Is everything alright?" Keiko asked.
Tomoki yelled that he would never forgive them and spirit evolved to Kumamon. Kumamon started stepping closer to the five frightened children. "That's one angry bear." Takuya said.
"Kumamon what the hell's wrong with you?" Junpei growled.
"Tomoki, what's the matter? Please you have to stop." Keiko said.
Kumamon froze a tree, causing it to snap in half feet away from the children. The five all began to flee the area, they went down a hill and hid behind trees. "He's gone completely crazy!" Takuya exclaimed.
"Tomoki, I'm really sorry." Junpei pleaded.
"Crystal freeze!" Kumamon shouted, freezing another tree. It snapped in half and was heading straight for Izumi.
"Zumi!" Keiko shouted. Takuya grabbed Izumi and tumbled out of the way, landing on top of her.
"You okay?" Takuya asked.
"Yeah, thanks." Izumi sighed.
Keiko, Kouji and Junpei all ran the other way. "Hey! How come Takuya gets to fall with Izumi?" Junpei demanded. Keiko and Kouji ran away from the area they were standing in.
"Run you jerk!" Kouji shouted as he and Keiko ran. Junpei ran out of the way, ice replacing where he was standing.
"Looks like the only choice we have is to spirit evolve and take him out!" Junpei exclaimed once everybody was united.
"Spirit evolve? I won't do it, there has to be another way to stop him!" Takuya said.
"Right!" Izumi exclaimed. "Sorry Junpei, I'm with them." Kouji said.
Keiko nodded, "I could never hurt Tomoki."
"Fine! Well what do you propose?" Junpei inquired angrily.
"Crystal freeze!" Tomoki shouted, sending a blast of ice towards Takuya, Keiko and Kouji, who dodged.
"Run!" Kouji shouted.
"Come on Izumi, take my hand! I'll protect you!" Junpei said breathlessly as they ran, only to trip over himself and for Izumi to run him over.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Izumi exclaimed, blushing.
Kouji, Keiko and Takuya meanwhile were hiding behind trees again. Something flew through the forest. "Did you see that?" Keiko gasped.
"What was it?" Kouji asked.
"I don't know, but I definitely heard something that time." Takuya said.
"Right." Kouji said, taking out his D-tector.
Keiko nodded, "I'll keep the others sane." she ran off to Junpei and Izumi.
Kouji spirit evolved to Lobomon and kept Kumamon away from Izumi, Junpei and Keiko. He raised his sword in the air and illuminated the forest so that Takuya could see the digimon behind it all. Takuya spirit evolved and prepared to battle the warthog digimon.
From this point to then end, nothing at all changes, so I'm going to skip to ze end!
After finally being put into a restful sleep, the children were all snoozing on the forest floor, all but Kouji. Kouji got a message on his D-tector that he must find his beast spirit, sending him off on his own.
I'm not going to be writing the next few episodes, so be forewarned that there is a huge gap. I am going to skip one episode past the Whamon one, to the point where a certain brunette gets her spirit. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, read and review! (I'm at a loss, I've been favorited by people who have never even reviewed once. Puzzling, ne?)