" Hello there, digidestined of virtues, I'm Lobomon, Legendary Warrior of Light, I will be your torturer… I mean trainer for the next month along with Piximon. "

" Yup, yup, what he says is true. " a pink powder puff with wings says.

" First thing you will all do is run up these stairs, and I mean run, until you can do it without getting winded. " Lobomon says, " Human and digimon alike, do you understand me. "

Lobomon had never seen humans go that pale, Ha, Takuya didn't even go that pale when Serena went into labor with Jaden. " What are you all waiting on, maggots, move it. " Lobomon snaps.

The children start the long run up the stairs and Piximon used his Pixibombs to keep them running. Koji was laughing his ass off as he watches this, this month was going to be hell for them. In another part of Piximon's place Kazemon is working with the younger kids although she was gentler and letting them work up gradually. Patamon had small rocks tied to his ears and moved them up and down slowly to build up their strength while the kids were all doing sit ups, crunches, push-ups, and wind sprints under Kazemon's direction. Veemon was doing the same as the kids for now, Kazemon was going to add agility into his training soon as Davis wanted Veemon to have access to both evolutionary lines.

While the younger kids get breaks the older kids are forced right into push-ups, sit-ups, squats, jumping jacks, and crunches. It wasn't as bad for Tai and Sora due to soccer and Tai was a training maniac but this was taking it to a whole new level. Piximon had taken the digimon in hand and was working them hard too, making them run around his home two hundred times. Tai swore then and there to never, ever piss Selena Tayuya Kanbara off ever again, she was nasty with her revenge. Izzy was about ready to pass out as he spent more time on the computer than exercising.

Mimi was finding it hard to believe that such a sweet little girl had such a vindictive streak in her. However, anyone whom had ever known her mother would know where she got this from. It was why her fellow warriors feared her temper and her penchant for pranks, something else Selena had inherited from her mother. By the time Lobomon let them stop only Tai was able to get up and move and that's because he knew he needed to stretch or he wouldn't be able to move the next day, not to mention there was no way in hell that he was going to give Lobomon the satisfaction.

Koji groans, why were goggle heads so damn stubborn. Lobomon smirks at his partner's reaction, naturally Tai would be the one to make sure he stretched out thoroughly after the workout he'd just put them all through. With a groan Sora forces herself to stretch out as well and Lobomon quirks an eyebrow at this, looked like the Child of Love was just as stubborn as the Child of Courage. Surprisingly Joe was the next one to start to stretch out and Mimi follows his lead. Tai starts to passively stretch out Izzy's limbs and muscles while Sora does the same for Matt. They had to make sure they made it through this training, this was there penance for pushing aside a part of their team because they were younger.

" I never even knew I had some of these muscles. " Matt groans.

" I knew they existed I've just never felt said existence until now. " Izzy moans, Tai and Sora were still stretching their muscles out.

Mimi and Joe were slowly stretching out but they were getting there, " I'm just glad I'm a training nut for soccer, otherwise this would have hurt a helluva lot more. " Tai admits.

" How long and hard do you train for soccer, Tai? " Joe asks him.

" I get up at five every morning and run for ten miles round trip, after which I do one hundred crunches, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, jumping jacks, and I have twenty pound weights as well, I do one hundred repetitions of each arm exercise before I take my shower and get ready for the day, then depending on if my mother has made anything edible I either eat breakfast at home or buy a raspberry muffin from the local bakery. " Tai answers.

Koji curses, why did all goggle heads play soccer? Why were they all such damn training nuts for the sport they loved as well? Lobomon curses this as well, he had apparently taken Tai's training up to the next level then, the others it would be more torturous for, Tai not so much. " We add chin ups tomorrow. " Lobomon says.

Tai sends him a scathing look that reaches through to Koji, " Try all you like, light boy. Agunimon's told me about you and your partner, you will not break me. "

The spiritually linked light duo freezes, no wonder this boy was a chosen child of fire, he refused to back down. Koji smirks, these children were in good hands with him as their leader. It had taken him a while to realize that about Takuya, hopefully the older male blonde came to his senses sooner than he did. If only he had, had more faith in Takuya's belief that together they could accomplish anything and it was Takuya whom had ultimately saved Koichi too, he had been too chicken to actually fight his brother and save him until Takuya had metaphorically kicked some sense into him.

Selena, Davis, TK, and their digimon just lounge around, their training had ended a lot earlier, well, their physical training anyhow. Meteormon was teaching them how to identify the different Digiworld flora and how to make medicines from them. This training human and digimon alike paid attention to, as they knew one of them could get seriously hurt. Come dawn the next day Lobomon wakes all the older children up, lets them have their meal and waits half an hour before he cracks the whip, Tai and Sora immediately started stretching at twenty-five minutes, not willing to screw muscles up because of this training. Today Lobomon walks them down to the bottom of the stairs, human and digimon before starting the run with Piximon once again giving them incentive.

Tai just concentrates on his footing and runs, no way would he give in and show pain. The original lone wolf would not break him. Hell no would that happen anytime soon. Tai made it up in half the time the others did and takes that time to stretch out some more, that way his leg muscles wouldn't seize up. Lobomon growls at this, Tai was not going to give in easily but he would break the goggle head, this he swore. Tai had already moved on to one of the trees and started doing the promised chin-ups before Sora even made it up the stairs and started stretching out as well.

Tai was already on his twentieth chin-up when Sora joins him and Joe makes it up, following their lead and stretching out. Lobomon groans internally, athletes always made for harder breaking. Tai has done one hundred chin-ups by the time the others are up and drops down, stretches his arms out before dropping into the other exercises. Lobomon groans, he'd have to make things even harder on all of them. Once everyone has completed the exercises Lobomon smirks at Tai. The goggle head meets his look head on, " Bring it on, Lobomon. "

" You will all spar with me one on one. " Lobomon says.

The others stare at him horrified while Tai straightens his back, his eyes steely. Lobomon grins, he was so going to enjoy this, " I'll go last so I can observe my opponent. " Tai says.

Lobomon curses, he'd forgotten that Tai hung out with Jaden and Selena. Tai would not fall to him easily. Matt walks forward and soon he is eating concrete. Sora lasted the longest against him. Tai's keen eyes had been taking in everything during each one of these confrontations and he zips forward and goes into a slide tackle, sliding through Lobomon's legs, before switching into a sweep kick, throwing Lobomon off balance and then he backflips away. That was just a greeting the real spar was about to begin. Lobomon blinks at this, leave it to a damn soccer player to pick up on that flaw in his defense. The others were all stretching out so they wouldn't be as sore the next day or next session.

Matt was amazed at what Tai had managed to pull off so easily. What none of them knew was that Tai actually sparred with Jaden almost every day. Jaden was wicked fast on his feet and had trained Tai to be the same, plus Jaden had taught him how to think on his feet. Tai squares himself and Lobomon curses at this, " Damn interfering Kanbaras! "

He could hear Takuya laughing at him along with Agunimon and Selena. Tai smirks at this, " Jay is one of my best friends, Lobomon. Maybe you should have checked with your brother before you decided on this course of action. " Tai calls out.

Real World:

Jaden Takoto Kanbara grabs his crutches as he makes good his hobbling escape. He loved his grandmother, don't get him wrong, but the woman was driving him crazy. He had to get out of the house, so he decided to go visit his cousin, Takato. Jaden, I have some interesting news for you.

What's up, Lowëmon?

Well, it seems Taichi, Davis, and your sister have all been called to the digital world. What you'll really find interesting is right now Lobomon is training the older kids and he's currently facing down Tai. Also, the Earth Spirits chose young Davis.

Jaden's eyes widen even as he quickly makes his escape by crutches. Once he reached the train station he uses his pass to get on the one heading to Shinjuku. Lobomon was in for one helluva surprise, though he was pissed and disappointed that he didn't get to go with his little sister to Digiworld. Tai had better hope to hell he kept his little sister safe.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Digimon.