Chapter 10

First Impressions

The digidestine stood there staring at the place Wisemon had once floated then down to the mysterious boy. Many questions were beginning to grow between them but for now they were just trying to figure out if what had just happened had indeed actually happened. Takuya on the other hand was thinking about Wisemons last words.

"Not the last one, huh?" He repeated over to himself.

As Takuya thought about how things where most likely going to be more difficult from here on out, he suddenly felt a tug on his jacket. He turned to see who was pulling on his coat and was greeted by Kari's confused face. Takuya knew that she wanted answers and he knew he wanted to tell her.

Before Kari could ask what she had on her mind Davis blurted out what was on his. "Dude where did that big digimon go?"

This had been a response Takuya was expecting, just not worded that particular way. Takuya decided to answer this question first before anymore confusion spread.

"It didn't go anywhere. I just separated from my spirit."

"What?" Davis voiced what everyone else was thinking.

"In the dimension where I come from fusing with a digital spirit is the form of combat for digidestine." Takuya answered.

"…" Complete silence.

Taking a moment to think about what he had just said Takuya realized he probably just created more questions than he had actually answered. He looked out over the confused faces of those gathered and realized that he was in for a long Q&A session.

"Okay I think I need to start with the basics and move on from there." Takuya stated as he walked toward a table in the garden so he could sit down. As he walked he cursed the injuries that had sapped his power and caused his spirit fusion to breakdown after only a few seconds.

Once he was seated he motioned for the others to come to him so that he could tell them everything they needed to know. He was going to need their help, especially if he was going to keep the Sealed Digivice safe and out of the hands of evil.

In a clearing not too far from the where Wisemon had met his end and Takuya was about to begin his introductory class on the Multi-verse, a different meeting was taking place.

"Wisemon has failed." A voice spoke from under the shade of a tree.

"Now the Digidestine will know we're coming. They will try to protect the target next time." Said another voice from its hiding place nestled within the rocks of a cliff side.

"We'll just have to plan better next time." Spoke the shadowy outline of a winged figure sitting on the cliffs edge above the group. Whoever this digimon was the bright rays of the Sun coming from behind them made it impossible to see clearly.

"We must not fail again. We will bring the Sealed Digivice to the mistress." Came a final voice from the branches of the same tree the first voice had come from.

With that final statement the four presences were gone and the clearing was empty once more.

"Okay first off my name is Takuya Kanbara and it's good to meet you all." He opened up with an introduction since he was feeling somewhat nervous. He had been explained this stuff many times before, but he had never been the one to do the explaining.

"That's right you don't know anyone here; so I'll introduce everyone to you." Kari offered.

"This is my big brother Tai and his partner Agumon."

"Yo Takuya, good to see you awake. You made things pretty hard on us last night but saving us from Wisemons sneak attack kind of makes up for it." Tai laughed with a big crooked smile.

Takuya's first impression of Tai was that the two of them could really get along. He also felt a little intimidated for some reason he couldn't explain. All he knew was that subconsciously it had something to do with Kari.

"This is Sora and her partner Biyomon."

"Hello." Sora said with a friendly smile. "Are you okay now?"

Takuya thought this girl seemed to really care about others, even those she had just met. She gave off a strong big sister aura and seemed friendly. But he could feel a sense of burning passion boiling underneath her surface; most of which seemed to be directed towards Tai.

"Over there is Matt and his partner Gabumon."

"Hey." Matt nodded.

That response seemed so familiar to Takuya. It was cool and lacking any personal emotion but it was still friendly at the same time. Takuya thought that he really didn't need another Koji but at least he knew where he could find a replacement.

"Next to him is his little brother TK and Patamon."

"How's it going?" TK said with a small wave.

His response was much friendlier then his brothers. This guy seemed to be bright and well aware of what was going on around him. If they could find some common ground Takuya was sure that they could become friends.

"Right, this is Joe and his partner Gomamon. He's the one who treated all of you injuries."

"Are you feeling alright? Does anything hurt? Did you find the pain pills I left for you?" Joe asked, his doctor side taking over.

"Good as one can expect, considering. No more then I should. And yes they were one of the best things I found when I woke up." Takuya replied.

"One of the best things?" Mimi commented with a small laugh.

Realizing what he had just said Takuya quickly brushed it off and motioned for Kari to continue her introductions.

"That's Mimi and her partner Palmon." She commented pointing to the teenage girl who now seemed more interested in getting and answer to Takuya's last statement rather then what had just transpired with Wisemon.

"Hello Takuya." Mimi waved with a big smile.

"So what did you mean earlier?" She asked using that same big smile to disguise the sly one that an observer would usually find on the face of a person pursuing the line of questioning Mimi was aiming towards.

"You mean about where I come from?"

Takuya knew full well that wasn't what Mimi was asking about but he really needed to derail her line of questioning before he said something stupid. He didn't know what he might say or what could make it so bad; he just knew he would need to give it some serious thought at some point down the road.

Mimi in all respects appeared to be a cute and bubbly girl who would know more about fashion than anything else. However the recent incident showed that underneath that image she had a sharp mind and could pick-up on the smallest things other people missed. If it was about something she was interested in Takuya was sure she would find all the details and put them all together. In that respect she was a dangerous person.

"Over there in the back is Izzy and his partner Tentomon" Kari interjected before Mimi could pressure Takuya anymore.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Takuya. Now I was wondering about what you said earli…"

Izzy's line of questioning was suddenly cut short when Tai's hand slipped over his mouth.

"Izzy at least wait until Kari's done with the introductions." Tai stated before he removed his hand from Izzy's mouth.

It would seem that Izzy was the curious type, who could completely forget about what's happening around him when something catches his interest. Takuya could also tell by the way Izzy talked and carried himself he was most likely very intelligent and would unfortunately probably be asking him some very difficult questions once the Q&A session started. Takuya could already feel his brain beginning to smoke a little.

"This is Davis and his partner Veemon." Kari said with a sigh.

That sigh caught Takuya off guard. Kari didn't seem to be the type to add that kind of emphasis to someone's name. After looking Davis over the reason for her attitude became obvious. Davis seemed to be puffing out his chest like he was trying to look much bigger and intimidating them he really was. Being a fighter Takuya knew this was a reaction one person had towards another they viewed as a threat. Why Davis was acting this way towards him was a mystery to Takuya.

"Yo." Davis breathed trying to keep the air in his lungs that he was using to expand his chest.

"Hey their Davis." Takuya spoke with an uncomfortable laugh. He was just hoping Kari would move on to the next person and end this strange situation.

Davis did appear to be a person Takuya would normally get along with, even if at times it would be difficult. Takuya just had this feeling that something was going to get in the way of that. The guy did seem dependable and could probably be very friendly under different circumstances.

"Here's Yolei and Hawkmon." Kari beamed at Takuya.

From the way Kari said the girls name and how she smiled Takuya could tell that the two were most likely best friends.

"You're cute." Yolei stated as she stood directly in front of Takuya staring into his face.

"…Thank… You…" Takuya slowly replied trying to come up with a proper response to her statement. In the end he couldn't think of anything and concluded that there was actually no right response to what she had just told him.

Yolei was definitely out spoken, that fact was for sure. She was most likely the type that would jump into things with lots of energy but still manage to keep control at times, well she would if she took the time to think about it. That 'your cute' comments was most likely one of those lapses in judgment or it was just her personality, only time would tell.

"Yolei… Ken." Kari whispered to her friend. Instantly the girl stopped staring into Takuya's eyes and made her way towards a dark hair boy who was sitting next to Izzy and looked down at him apologetically.

"That's Ken, Yolei's BOYFRIEND, and his partner Wormmon." Kari stated making sure to put extra emphasis on the word boyfriend. This put a smile on Mimi's face, again.

"Hello Takuya it's good to meet you." Ken greeted him as he patted Yolei on the head, forgiving her for her little outburst.

Ken might have looked like he would be one of the lone wolf types but after talking to him and seeing him laugh after his girlfriend's actions Takuya could tell he was actually very friendly. There did appear to be some distance between him and the others but it seemed more like he was just shy then something he had done. The most noticeable trait Takuya picked up on was the feeling the guy gave off. It was a lot like the one Koji gave off, the smart cool type that was always keeping an eye on things.

"This is Cody and Armadillomon, his partner." Kari said pointing off to Takuya's left.

"Hello Takuya." Cody greeted as he bowed.

Cody reminded Takuya of Tommy from back home. Like Tommy it was obvious that Cody had been forced to mature faster than other kids his age due to his being a digidestine. Unlike Tommy, Cody seem much more serious and focused; it was more reminiscent of Koji's attitude them Tommy's fun loving side. Takuya knew he could trust this kid and that treating him like a child would be a mistake.

"And last but not least this is Gennai." Kari said looking up at the man.

"Nice to meet you Takuya." Gennai spoke with a cheerful voice.

It was a strange sight to see an adult in the digital world since most of the digidestine he had seen or met were still children. Just by looking at the brown cloaked man Takuya could tell that he wasn't human, even if he did look the part. But the feeling he got from the man told him he wasn't a digimon either. Takuya had felt this before, when he had met those cloaked strangers who gave him the Sealed Digivice.

"Now about what just happened?" Gennai asked shaking Takuya from his thoughts.

"Well I should probably start from the beginning, which will require me to explain a few things to all of you."

"A few things about what?" Izzy breathed as he began to start up his laptop.

"Information about existence and about our place in it."

The digidestine felt again that they were about to learn something that couldn't be unlearned. That things would be different after today and Takuya was going to be the one to change it for them. The future would prove them to be right, because this is the starting point of many things to come and many changes for them all.

With a serious tone Takuya started what was going to be a very long talk.

"Okay let me start off with a question. What do you know about the relationship between dimensions?"

To be continued…