"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" Platinum shrieked with excitement. "I can't believe he is coming to Time Square! Oh my God!"
Viximon, who was bouncing beside her, was squeaking with delight as well. "Oh, he's such a dreamy human! He is so cool!"
The two were sitting on their bed with their eyes glued to the television set before them. Platinum's room, despite her secretive and bookish nature, seemed to belong to a person other than the redhead. The walls, which used to be clean and a cool lavender color, were cluttered with posters of boy bands and pop stars. The large circular mirror that was attached to the back of her dresser had pictures of family and friends of hers, of Viximon, and a few famous singers.
"Diamond Dustin! At Time Square! We have to go, Plato!" Viximon bounced onto her lap, giving her Tamer puppy eyes.
"I know, but I'm not sure we could afford it." Platinum sighed as she petted her partner.
"That can't be! Your dad's a freaking genius paid big bucks every month! He'd cure cancer if he felt like it. How could he not have the money to give us?"
"Because I'm getting to that age now..."
"Oh here we go." Viximon grew annoyed. "You're going into that 'Do stuff for myself' phase, aren't you?"
"I'm just saying I-"
"Don't say anything. Just listen to yourself. The concert is in a few days. How can you find a job, juggle it with capturing Digimon, and make enough cash in time before it's sold out?"
"I.. didn't think of it like that... But I really don't want to ask Dad..."
A knock was heard in the living room. Platinum hushed Viximon and hurried to the front door. She was both shocked and annoyed as she opened the door to notice blonde hair, blue clothing, and a pair of floppy brown and pink ears.
"What do you want?" Platinum said coldly.
Soul placed Lopmon on the ground, allowing her to step in to greet Viximon, who was equally frigid to the rabbit as her tamer was to Soul.
"I know you don't like me very much." Soul began, "And you're not exactly on my favorite people list, either."
"Get on with it." Platinum muttered, looking slightly bored.
"I wanted to get along with you, and hopefully get to know you more. After all, we will be fighting alongside each other."
Platinum made a confused face. "Seriously? I... I mean, there are some things I don't want you to know about me. It's best that you forget about it."
"I can't do that. I really want to do this." Soul reached and grabbed Platinum's hands. "If not for fighting, then for the pleasure of knowing I have you as a friend and not an enemy."
Platinum's face turned red in frustration, the freckles on her face barely visible. She wasn't sure what to do. Soul seemed so sincere, so driven. "If you knew some things about me, you'd rather have me as an enemy."
Soul's silver eyes shone bright. "Try me."
Platinum pulled her hands away. "It's going to take more than a few heartfelt words to convince me, you know."
"Well, I did pick up few tickets to the Diamond Dustin concert that's in a few days. Wasn't sure you'd like Diamond, but it was worth a shot..."
Platinum stared at the blonde, excitement twinkling in her eyes. Viximon eyed to godsend, happiness filling her tiny body.
Platinum sighed, "You're lucky I like Diamond more then I dislike you."
...
Platinum sighed as she sat on the front porch of her house. Renamon was taking something along with her, and she was taking a long time to get it. The sky had already gotten dark, and the redhead was getting anxious. Platinum dusted off her pink Diamond Dustin t-shirt. It and her white shorts stood out brightly in the approaching dusk.
"I hope this was a good idea..." Platinum said to herself, "It's a good forty-five minutes to Time Square. More than enough time for Soul to strike a conversation with me. I'm afraid that she might ask some serious questions, and I'm more fearful about what I'll say..."
"Okay, I'm ready." Renamon stepped out onto the porch. Platinum stared at her for a moment, not sure what to think. The Beast Digimon was wearing a baggy sweater, long loose-fitting jeans, and a baseball cap with the word 'Bears' on it over her ears. Her tail was wrapped around her waist, giving the illusion of a belt.
"Who are you trying to fool?" Platinum giggled, "Even the blind would look at you and say, 'Oh my God! Real life talking fox!'"
"Just trying to blend into the crowd." Renamon stuck out her tongue. "I'm not listening to the concert through the D-Wrist. It's like listening to a badly edited recording in there!"
"Okay, okay. Just don't bring attention to yourself, got it?" Platinum smiled at her disguised Digimon as Soul's limousine rolled up to her driveway.
"Yo! Are you ready." Soul called out of the window. Platinum and Renamon entered the limo, glee on the Digimon's face, but discomfort on her Tamer's.
"Boy, oh boy." Lopmon crawled off of the leather seats as the vehicle began to move. "A real concert. Most interesting!" She climbed to the seat Renamon was at, leaving the two girls on the opposite seat. She began to lift her ears in a playful manner, inviting the tall Beast Digimon to play patty cake, which she accepted. The sounds of the limousine and the Digimons' game of patty cake were the only things heard for the first few minutes.
"So... How did you and Renamon meet?" Soul asked, trying to break the silence.
Platinum tensed. Barely seven minutes in the vehicle, and already she was being asked the one question she'd been hoping would not pop up. Renamon looked up at her, her sharp green eyes glinting with worry.
"Um, that's a bit of a touchy subject." Platinum muttered, "Renamon and I go way back."
"How back?" Lopmon asked, "You can at least answer that..."
"One year." Renamon spoke up. "Its been about one year since we met."
"Will told me that he got Blacky's DigiEgg three years ago, like me and Lopmon." Soul toyed with her blonde hair, wrapping and unwrapping a lock around her index finger. Platinum noticed that the girl was beginning to grow her hair out. It was a bit past shoulder length since the last time Platinum saw her. Now, her silvery curls reached almost halfway down her back, like her own.
"Your hair's gotten longer." Platinum said absentmindedly.
Soul smiled, "Um, yeah! I thought I should change my look, you know? Try something different."
"Mama, don't lie!" Lopmon cried out, her game with Renamon already over, "You grew it out because you heard Will likes girls with long hair!"
"Lopmon!" Soul reddened, "What the fu-" Soul stopped mid-sentence. Lopmon raised her hand to the side of her face and lifted her ear, as if to say, 'I didn't hear you, could you say that again'?
Platinum tilted her head in confusion. "Hm?"
"I promised Lopmon I wouldn't curse in front of her." Soul growled, "I don't want her to use vulgar language, so I don't use it either. It's to create a sense of equality between us so she doesn't feel cheated that she can't use them while I can."
"She used to use them all the time when I was Kokomon." Lopmon whispered to Renamon, "So now whenever she utters a curse in front of me, I get to say one in front of her whenever I please. I've already racked up three of them."
Platinum giggled, "Huh. Really?"
Soul sighed heavily, "Anyway, What do your parents do?"
Platinum shuffled in her seat, "Well, my mom works at a storage company, while my dad is a scientist. He isn't around much since he learned about the Digital World."
"Really... So you have two parents as well."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, well, you and Spade are the only ones on our team that have two parents. You know, since I've never seen Will's dad outside of pictures, and I don't think Viral even lives with his parents."
"What about you?"
"Oh. My mother died during childbirth. Dad said it was both the happiest and saddest day of his life." Soul answered, twirling hair around her fingers again.
Platinum was taken aback by Soul's nonchalant answer. "What's with that bored expression?" she said, "You act as if your mother's death wasn't that big of a deal."
"Well... I never met her. I can't be sad for someone's death if I didn't know them. Even if it was my mother. That's why I treat Lopmon like my own." The blonde Tamer smiled warmly as she began focusing on Lopmon, who was now playing rock-paper-scissors with Renamon. "To give her the mother I never had."
"I never realized that."
"Well, Platinum, I'd gladly- Wait! Quit switching the subject over to me! I'm supposed to ask you stuff!" Soul stammered.
"Lady Soul," The limo driver's voice was heard from a hidden speaker. "We've arrived."
...
"Alright! The concert's about to start!" Soul said excited. Platinum and Renamon smiled widely to each other.
The concert was loaded. Soul was astounded by the sheer amount of people at the gathering. Banners of Dustin were plastered everywhere. The crowd was overwhelming, screaming and shouting for Dustin to come out. The dim lights there were flashing slowly.
"Are there even any boys here?" Lopmon asked her tamer as she sat in her arms. Soul nodded as she looked around, noticing the few boys at the event, most of them looking like their girlfriends or sisters dragged them here to watch.
Suddenly, the lights darkened, leaving only the stage lit. Multi-colored smoke began to pour out from under the stage, and a figure appeared. The massive mob of fans screamed out as Diamond Dustin's form became visible through the haze.
Soul gazed upon the pop star as he waved to the audience, shouting greetings to his fans. He was about a few years older than the two Tamers, about seventeen, and had short, spiky blonde hair, and wore a blue vest over a white t-shirt. His jeans were blue, but sparkled brilliantly, like it was covered in glitter. He also had a hands-free microphone clipped to his ear. But what really caught Soul's attention were his eyes. His left one was a striking blue color, but his right eye was a soft green. They both sparkled with pride in the light of the stage.
"Hello, everybody!" Dustin said through his microphone. "Are you ready for a show?" The crowd roared.
"Okay! Let's start with my newest song, 'Terabyte'!" The music started up. It was a simple beat, but it was a catchy one.
"Oh, I love this song!" Renamon cooed.
In a flash, the lights went out. The music also stopped. In fact, most of Time Square was completely pitch black. Several screams of fright and surprise were heard. Soul felt a chill creep along her spine. A squeaky noise echoed through the area. It sounded like laughter.
"Interesting." The noise, although high-pitched, began to form words. "Milleniummon was right. Focusing the chaos of the Digimon attacks in this 'New York' was a very good idea. Personally, I would have chosen that 'Asia' continent, but this is nice." A small metal colored ball appeared in the sky. It had two big eyes and a curvy grin on its face, or body so to speak. It had muscly arms with red boxing gloves on its hands. It also had small feet, and red 'shoes' with its tiny toes sticking out.
"What the hell is that thing?" Platinum hissed. Soul activated her D-Wrist.
"Mamemon. A Data Type Mutant Digimon. Ultimate Level. Special Attacks are Smiley Bomber and Sparkling Glow." Soul read.
"You humans! You all gather in one place just to listen to someone sing?" Mamemon leered at Diamond. "A tone-deaf Volcamon's probably better than you!"
Renamon growled. "How dare he compare Diamond Dustin to a Volcamon? The bastards are all tone-deaf!"
"Hey, you big dummy!" Lopmon jumped from Soul's arms and onto her head. "You wanna fight, or do you want to keep terrorizing humans like a coward?"
The Mutant Digimon sneered. "Another Digimon. Let's fight then! Smiley Bomber!" The Mamemon fired his glove at the tiny rabbit. Lopmon slapped the attack back at her opponent. Mamemon dodged, looking quite annoyed.
"Call that an attack? I've fought In-Training Digimon that can fight better than you!" Lopmon taunted. People were staring at the rabbit on Soul's head with mixed emotions of fear and intrigue. "Hey, Mama. Let's fight him. Come on!"
Soul stammered, embarrassed by the many eyes observing her and her child. "Um, ah, well, if you, uh..."
Platinum grabbed the blonde's hand. "We have no time to loose, Soul. Renamon, we got to beat that thing up before it ruins the concert!" The tall Digimon nodded, jumping high into the air, shedding her disguise in the process, to the awe of the crowd.
"Diamond Storm!" Renamon fired sharp leaves at the Mamemon, who shielded his body with its strong arms. Renamon landed on the stage, growling in frustration. She then noticed Diamond staring right at her.
"Oh. Hi." She said, "I'm Renamon, and I'm a huge fan of yours." She went up to the singer and shook his hand. "I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to go and save your concert."
"Um, thank you." Diamond said, "Glad even you creatures like my music. Well, at least some of you." Renamon giggled as waved goodbye, jumping onto a spotlight to combat Mamemon.
"Blazing Ice!" Lopmon jumped up from crowd and blasted Mamemon with a gust of cold air. The enemy teetered back in surprise, giving Renamon a perfect opportunity to strike.
"Power Paw!" Renamon punched the Ultimate Digimon in the back. It groaned and fell onto a nearby car. Renamon and Lopmon landed on the car as well, albeit more graceful than the small Ultimate.
Soul and Platinum ran up to the two Beast Digimon. "Okay, that was too easy." Platinum stated, "Get back!"
Mamemon suddenly grabbed both Digimon by the feet and threw them to the sky. "Sparkling Glow!" It suddenly shot a large beam at its airborne opponents. The two barely had enough time to register that they were in the air so suddenly, and the attack hit them both head on. The Beast Digimon began to descend, landing in front of their Tamers.
"Ha! As expected, you are weaklings!" Mamemon began to float up, guffawing in its high voice. "Now, to do what I was sent here to do. Kill these useless humans. This will show the rest of your species we Digimon are to be taken seriously!" Mamemon laughed heartily as it began to charge another attack.
"Renamon, you can still fight! Get up!" Platinum knelt down and shook her Digimon, causing her to stir. Soul did the same with Lopmon.
"Not done yet, you stupid bean!" Lopmon cried out. "Mama, let's do it!" Soul and Platinum nodded and activated the evolution. The two Digimon began to glow.
"Lopmon Digivolve to... Turuiemon!"
"Renamon Digivolve to... Witchmon!"
"Champions? This'll still be easy!" Mamemon squeaked, "Smiley Bomber!"
"Baluluna Gale!" Witchmon yelled as stood up on her broomstick, controlling winds like whips, and lashing at the attack. The blast exploded, showering the area with smoke. Turuiemon jumped onto Witchmon's broom and the two Champions flew into the cloud. The two tamers were left in the crowd to think of a plan to defeat the higher-level Digimon.
Soul suddenly lit up. "Platinum, I have an idea!" She said. "We can easily attack him in the cover of the smoke!"
"But what if he knows that and is on the defensive?" Platinum interjected, "The Digimon can't see Mamemon either!"
Soul grew annoyed, "Turuiemon has impressive hearing. She'll know when an attack is coming! You have to trust me on this." The redhead Tamer eased away. "D-don't you trust me?" Soul looked hurt. "I know you don't like me, but you don't trust me?"
An explosion rang from the smoke cloud. Witchmon had fallen off her broomstick, hanging on with one hand, while Turuiemon was clinging on it for dear life. Mamemon pursued them, anger burning in his eyes. The female Tamers, along with the crowd of people behind them, cried out in anguish as the Ultimate Digimon blasted the two Champions off the broom with its Smiley Bomber, and they fell to the ground.
Soul and Platinum rushed to the aid of their partners. The Digimon were twiching, and their bodies began flickering, similar to static on a television screen. Their breathing was shallow and hoarse.
"Damn it." Platinum reached into her pocket, pulling out a cell phone. "We have to call Will and the others."
Soul shook her head. "And what will that do? How can they get here in time?" Soul petted her Turuiemon's head. "This is impossible."
Mamemon laughed, "Foolish Digimon! A couple of Champions against an Ultimate? Hopeless! No Champion Digimon can best me! Now, Sparkling Glow!"
"Blue Flare Breath!" A stream of blue fire blasted the Mutant Digimon out of the sky, landing on the ground, feet first. A large dragon Digimon appeared above the stage, flapping its massive wings to stay airborne. It was a striking blue color and had red horns and scales on its head and along its spine. Its stomach and the insides of its wings were a sandy color.
"What the he-" Mamemon began, until he was struck by the Dragon Digimon's tail on the head. The tiny Ultimate was forced into the pavement. "Wha..."
The dragon's voice was gruff. "You dare to frighten these humans. Why? What has the human race done to you? To Milleniummon?"
Mamemon struggled to free himself from the concret that incased him. "Nothing! But look at them. Their scared faces. Milleniummon wants to control them. Face it, traitor. These peons were meant to be ruled over by a more powerful force entity. It's in their nature."
"That's a lie." The dragon bellowed, "Humans are meant to live their lives free, like us Digimon!"
"Fool!" Mamemon screamed, "Milleniummon said it was time for these humans to learn their place in the food chain. We, the Digimon, are the most powerful creatures! They shall pay for their insolence! Sparkling Glow!" The small Digimon blasted the dragon off his feet. Mamemon then burst from the pavement, his face conveying his burning anger. "Human and Digimon alike will all fall under Lord Milleniummon's rule. All shall suffer!"
Platinum stood up high and yelled, "Screw you! We DigiDestined will never give up!" Soul nodded.
Mamemon snickered, "You think you are the DigiDestined? That's a laugh. Lord Milleniummon has already found the real DigiDestined. And they work for him!"
"That's a load of crap..." Witchmon rose to her feet shakily, "The DigiDestined were chosen to protect the Digital and Real Worlds. They wouldn't be swayed by Millieniummon's lies."
"Milleniummon's a total jerk." Turuiemon breathed heavily as she, too, stood up. "Only an idiot like you would fall for his scheme."
The blue dragon rose as well, "Now it's time for you to go. G Shurunen II!" The Digmon's red horns began to glow, and then shot a blast of energy from his mouth.
"Smiley Bomber!" Mamemon screamed, launching its fist at the Champion dragon. The attacks collided, causing a small shockwave that caused the two Digimon to stagger.
"Aquary Pressure!" Witchmon blasted water at the Ultimate, stunning Mamemon. The Dragon Digimon then flew at him, and held the smaller Digimon's arms behind his back.
"Hit 'em. Now!" The dragon roared. Turuiemon nodded, clenching her fist.
"Ninja Fist!" Turuiemon lanched herself at Mamemon, fist-first.
"Milleniummon will kill you all, you traitorous bast-" Mamemon was cut off by Turuiemon's fist coliding with the side of its face. Half of its body dissipated into data. "You... will be first..." Mamemon stuttered to the Beast Digimon before his entire body dispersed into bits and swirled into Soul's D-Wrist.
"50 Points Collected." The D-Wrist announced.
"Well, that takes care of that." Platinum said before laughing loudly. She was then interrupted by Soul tapping her shoulder. The redhead looked behind her to see the crowd of people staring at them and their Digimon. The strange blue dragon Digimon had disappeared.
"Um, hi!" Platinum and Soul said awkwardly.
...
"And in other news, another report of a monster attack last night. This time at a live Diamond Dustin concert." Will stood at his television, glaring at the two tamers sitting on his bed. Their Digimon sat with them, and they all hung their heads in embarrassment.
"A small powerful creature was causing electrical disturbances in Times Square last night." The newscast continued, "Witnesses say that two young girls, possibly thirteen-years of age, were commanding different monsters to fight the menace, and saved the concert. No one was hurt."
"One was like a furry or something," A video of a young witness played on the screen now, "and the other was a little rabbit. Then they started fighting the little ball guy, then they transformed. The furry, like turned into a witch, and the little rabbit turned into a ninja rabbit! Then there was this dragon, and the beat that little ball guy down. It was awesome!"
"Ya know, I thought that these creatures were all trying to mess up New York," Another interview played, "but I guess there are some that want to help protect this city."
A final interview began, "The girls were controlling the Digimon, that's what I heard them say, and it was so cool. I want one now!"
The reporter finally returned to the screen. "The 'Digimon' are still a serious threat, but at least we know that there are some of them, and some young vigilantes are out there to stop the bad ones."
"Anyone mind telling me why this is the only thing I can find on TV?" Will looked at the Tamers crossly. BlackGuilmon was playing with his tail, oblivious to the situation.
"Um, we had to save the people, Will!" Soul stated, "What's the problem with that?"
"Nothing!" Will growled, "I don't mind you saving New York. This, however..." The dark-haired Tamer flipped the channel to SuperStarTV, a television station devoted to music and pop culture. On it was a video of Diamond Dustin after the Mamemon attack, his arms around Soul and Platinum, and their Digimon close by.
"These are my buddies, Soul and Platinum! Without them, I'd probably be a goner!" Dustin had said, "And these are their Digimon partners, Lopmon and Renamon! These two are seriously awesome!"
"We're the DigiDestined!" Platinum yelled, "We're here to save New York with our Digimon! But don't worry; We always have the time to party!"
Soul chimed in. "We'll beat up the bad Digimon, and keep New York safe! No need to worry with us and our friends out on patrol!"
Will glared at the four again, pointing at the screen, now showing the four of them partying with the singer. "You've compromised us. Do you know what could happen if people find out if we have Digimon living with us? The government could bust down our doors and take them away to experiment on them! We could be put in jail or something!"
Platinum pouted, "I'm sorry, Will, but Diamond Dustin was so charming in person. I couldn't resist his offer to hang out after the concert!"
"I got caught up in the moment as well." Soul murmured, "Sorry."
"Us too." Lopmon and Renamon apologized. Will shook his head.
"Jeez, what are we going to do? This possibly couldn't get any worse." Will sighed.
...
Silver walked through the streets of New York City. The Empire State Building was visible from a distance. He was wearing a white hoodie and a pair of jeans, since his normal clothing was stained. He was still wearing his black shoes.
"You know, Hagurumon, I always wanted to visit the Big Apple. Vacation here or something. The atmosphere around here is nice." The boy sighed.
Hagurumon's voice was heard from the black D-Wrist Silver wore. "Yeah. I'd love to go to a musical. Watch the ball drop on New Year's. The stuff I've only read about."
Silver looked at a trash can as he passed it, noticing a newspaper in it. "Huh? Hey, Hagurumon, ain't these the Tamer's we've been looking for?" He held the newspaper in front of his D-Wrist.
"Yeah, that's them. That one in particular, that's the one we're looking for." Hagurumon said.
"This one?" Silver pointed with his thumb. "Looks a bit scrawny."
"Trust me. That's the one."
"Alright." Silver muttered. He put the newspaper back into the trash and walked away. "Look out, DigiDestined. Here we come."