Chapter 10: Definite Enemies and Possible Friends

Author's Note:Ummm really sorry for the long break... I'm so very sorry! I've been a slave to my school! Blame my APUSH treacher if you need someone to blame! (Better apology?) So yeah... I would like to give a thank you to both Leo Vongola and Kasai Yuri. They both reviewed a few days (more than ten... O.o) ago and asked me to review so yeah...finally did it! And as a furthur apology and present (and because I'm going to need some minor conflicts as fillers) I will ask the 53 reviewer for something they would like to see happen in the story. So here is the long awaited chapter.

Disclaimer: I Do NOT own Digimon. If I did at this very moment the company would be close to bankruptcy due to my never existant free time.

"Hello?" Mimi called out while walking through the trees. "Anyone here? Hello?" She stopped and sighed.

"Mimi?" a voice called out a little ways away.

"Who's there?" Mimi questioned. The voice sounded familiar to her but she couldn't quite pinpoint who it belonged to.

"It's me Biyomon!" the small bird digimon said popping up from her hiding place.

"Biyomon!" Mimi exclaimed, reaching down and giving the digimon a hug. "I'm so glad to see you! Is Sora around?" she asked while looking around for the tomboy.

"No I don't know where she is," Biyomon said dejectedly, hanging her head.

"I take it that means you haven't seen Kazu or Kenta either," a low voice said from behind them. Sora turned to see two digimon from the train – Guardromon and MarineAngemon if she remembered correctly – standing behind them.

"No I haven't," Mimi responded. "But I'm sure we'll find them eventually. They can't have fallen too far away."

"Let's go then!" Biyomon said.

Mimi followed Biyomon and the four of them continued to walk through the forest shouting names. The forest eventually ended and they found themselves at the edge of a clearing with a small stream running through it.

"Sora!" Biyomon yelped as she spotted her trainer crumpled in a heap. Mimi noticed Palmon laying a little ways off and immediately went to see if she was alright.

"Palmon are you alright?" Mimi asked, placing a hand on the digimon.

The plant digimon stirred and blinked. "Mimi? Where are we?" Palmon asked sitting up with the help of Mimi.

"In a clearing of some sort," Mimi responded. She stood up and surveyed the rest of the people in the clearing. Sora was stirring with the help of Biyomon; Joe, Izzy, Gomamon and Tentomon were walking towards her; MarineAngemon and Guardromon helping their respective partners; and two others that she recognized from the train – a brown haired boy and his digimon that Izzy didn't have in his data base.

"Mimi are you alright?" she heard Izzy call out as he got within shouting distance.

"A little shaken," Mimi admitted. "Is Sora ok?" she noticed Joe was leaning over the redish-brunette with a concerned look on his face.

"She said her ankle hurt," Izzy responded as they walked over towards them. "Joe's wrapping it right now."

"Hi Mimi! Hi Izzy!" Sora chirped as they got near.

"Are you alright?" Mimi asked concerned.

"I'm fine," Sora responded dismissively. "I just twisted my ankle that's all."

"That sounds like it would hurt," a voice said simply. The small group turned to see the six others in the clearing behind them.

Sora shrugged. "I've had gotten worse from playing soccer," she said as she used Joe to help her stand. Mimi saw a flash of pain cross her face before it disappeared.

"You shouldn't be pushing yourself," Gomamon said concerned. "We need your help to fight whoever we come up against."

"Gomamon's right," Tentomon buzzed. "Don't hesitate to tell us if you need a rest."

"Thanks guys," Sora said smiling.

"So…any idea where we are?" the brunette with the strange digimon – Takato, Mimi finally remembered – asked clasping his hands behind his head in an oddly Tai-like manner.

"The Digital World," Kazu responded quickly, smirking.

"Gee I would have never guessed," Takato sarcastically responded. "How'd you manage to find that out?"

"Simple really," Kazu said, receiving a raised eyebrow from Takato. "I used my eyes."

Before Takato could respond a voice called out from a distance. "Hey guys!"

Mimi turned to see the older pink haired girl walking towards them, her pink and green digimon floating beside her. A little nit behind her flew a pink fuzz ball with limbs and a short spear. Mimi recognized him right away.

"Piximon!" she called out waving excitedly.

"Piximon?" she heard Izzy question. "But I thought he died."

"Everything has been given a new life in this Digital World," Piximon responded, getting within earshot to hear Izzy's question.

"That explains why Leomon was back alive," Kenta mused.

"So what are we doing here?" Joe asked.

"To save the Digital World!" Piximon exclaimed surprised. "Why else would you think you're here?"

"But we already saved it once," Takato protested slightly.

"And it needs saving again," Piximon responded sharply. "You Chosen Children should be honored that you get a second chance to do so."

"Wait," Yoshi, Mimi remembered. "Chosen Children? What's that?"

"I'm sorry," Piximon said, not really sounding apologetic at all. "Chosen Children are what we call the younger kids not from your world. In their world, children are chosen to save the digital world from a crisis that threatens to destroy their Digital World."

"Isn't that a little dangerous?" Yoshi questioned.

"Why yes it is," a voice responded from behind them, "Especially when you have us two to worry about."

The small group turned to see two humanoid digimon, one Mimi recognized and one she did not. The one she did not recognize had a grey-brown and white body with a yellow ball at the end of its tail, small white wings, a long red sash around its waist, a spear-like sword in its hand and long blond hair. The one that she did recognize was dressed like a clown, complete with a card-like mask. A digimon she thought was dead. Everything has been given a new life in this Digital World. Piximon's words rang through her head.

"I thought you were dead," Mimi heard Sora and Yoshi say at the same time.

"Well we aren't," the clown digimon said cackling as he and his comrade covered the ground between them. Biyomon, Palmon, Tentomon and all the other partner digimon lined up in front of their partners and braced themselves to the quickly approaching attack.

Koichi groaned and sat up. Falling out of a train was now first on his list of "Ways to Never Be Woken Up." It had topped waking up and seeing headlights shining full force into the car he was riding in right it got crashed into. Glancing around he saw the rest of his friends stirring. He noticed that Koji and Takuya were already standing and arguing. He pushed himself into a standing position and managed to stagger over to the arguing pair.

"So what do you think we should do?" Koichi heard Takuya hiss as he got within earshot.

"Well obviously not cross paths with them," Koji replied, crossing his arms over his chest.

"So your dream means absolutely nothing to you?" Takuya shot back.

"What dream?" Koichi asked, startling them. He was confused by the little of their conversation he heard. Normally Takuya and Koji only argued this way if it was extremely important to the both of them.

"Don't worry," Koji said quickly. Koichi didn't miss the look that his twin threw in Takuya's direction. The one that said we'll finish this later. "It's nothing," Koji continued, looking back to his brother.

Koichi didn't miss the angry look that crossed Takuya's face as he threw up his hands in exasperation and went over to check on the others.

"Are you sure it's nothing?" Koichi asked Koji as he watched Takuya help Tommy up.

"No," Koji responded, causing Koichi to look at him in surprise. "I'm pretty sure it's something but we don't quite understand it completely. So don't worry. We'll have this figured out soon."

Koichi was slightly angered by Koji not telling him what was going on. He hated it when his twin left him in the dark. But if Koji wasn't telling him that meant it was a dangerous subject and that worried him. "When you feel that you can tell me I'll be ready to listen," he stated, earning himself a grateful look from Koji.

"Thanks," Koji said softly. "I hope we can tell everyone soon."

"So are you guys feeling ok?" Koichi heard Zoe ask as she walked up towards them.

"A little sore but I've had worse," Koichi admitted while Koji just grunted in response.

"That's good so let's go!" Zoe cried making a show of marching off.

"Go where Z?" JP asked.

"Why explore!" Zoe exclaimed, turning to face them. "This is the Digital World! So why not explore? We have our spirits so we'll be fine if we have to fight. So let's go see what's changed!"

"Yeah!" Tommy yelled. "C'mon Takuya let's go!"

Koichi chuckled as he watched Tommy pull on Takuya's hand, dragging the teen with him, as he followed Zoe. He heard Koji sigh as he shook his head and followed the enthusiastic members of their group.

After walking for a while they stumbled across a small digimon town. It was quite as the group of Legendary Warriors walked through the village. Koichi noticed a digimon watching them from a window.

"Koji," he murmured, tilting his head in the direction of the peeping digimon. "We're being watched."

"Yeah," Koji said softly. "I wonder why they're hiding."

"It's because this group of digimon grew up fearing humans," a low voice said from behind them.

Koichi reached into his pocket and pulled out his D-Tector as he turned around to face the new comer. He noticed the rest of his friends had their D-Tectors out as well as he studied the new digimon. It was a lion that was more humanoid than beast. A coat was hanging from the digimon's shoulders, its pants were torn in places and a huge pink X-shaped scar was visible on its chest. Clenched in its mouth was a piece of a plant stalk; which it chewed thoughtfully as its white hair swept around its face.

"There is no reason to fight," the humanoid lion said. "Put away your digivices."

"Why should we trust you?" Takuya snapped, not lowering his D-Tector.

"Why indeed," the digimon mused. "Maybe it's because I did not attack you, Warrior of Fire, when you weren't aware of my presence."

"How did you…" Koichi's voice trailed off.

"How did I know you are the Legendary Warriors?" the digimon asked. "Simple," he continued without waiting for an answer. "Bokomon told me."

"You know Bokomon?" Zoe asked, relaxing her stance a bit.

"Not well," the digimon admitted.

He's being honest Koichi realized. He had been able to tell whether or not someone was lying after their trip to the Digital World. He guessed it had to do with guilt making their hearts darker or something, he wasn't quite sure.

"But I suppose all guardian digimon know and trust each other to some extent," the lion continued.

"So you know Bokomon," Koji said straightening up and slipping his D-Tector back into his pocket. "Mind telling us who you are?"

"There's no reason to be rude," the lion shot back.

"Says the unfamiliar digimon who says we can trust him yet we don't even know who he is," Koji snapped back.

The digimon's eyes narrowed. Koichi tensed, readying himself for the digimon's attack. "BanchoLeomon."

Koji merely nodded in response to that word filled with tension, before walking away and out of the village. Koichi watched as he stopped by a tree, sat down and leaned against it.

"I'm sorry for my brother's actions," Koichi apologized to BanchoLeomon.

"It means nothing if he does not mean it," BanchoLeomon replied firmly. "Anyways you must be tired. I live just down the hill. You can rest there until the morning."

"All of us can?" Koichi questioned.

"Yes," BanchoLeomon sighed. "All of you. The rude one included."

"Since it's just down the hill I'll meet up with you later," Takuya said, walking towards where Koji sat.

"Come," BanchoLeomon said.

He led them down the hill and Koichi saw a small dojo-like house nestled among the shadows. BanchoLeomon opened the door for them when they reached it. Koichi noted that there was a table with food on it. JP and Tommy rushed to it and immediately began eating.

"Koji and Takuya better get here soon or there won't be anything left," Zoe said as she walked towards the food with Koichi trailed after her.

During the meal Koichi had managed to make a plate for Koji and Takuya. He yawned as he saw Tommy, JP and Zoe lay down to go to sleep. Deciding that they would show up soon, Koichi followed suit, shut his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

And that's a wrap!

So Merry Christmas everyone! (I don't care if you don't celebrate it) So again sorry for the late upload. You'll definatly get 1 or 2 more chapters while I'm on break. So yeah. I hope BanchoLeomon isn't too OOC. I couldn't quite remember how he acted but I thought I remembered him being big on respect and tight-lipped. If not oh well cuz that's how he's gonna be in this story. Hope you enjoyed it!

Over and out!