The alarm went off. It was 8am. The sunlight blinded me between the curtains that I forgot to shut the night before. I stumbled out of bed and washed up, listening to the blaring of the morning news on the TV downstairs. The big topic was the same as it had been these last few weeks, and I only had to hear the one name to confirm it.
But today was different. The reporter had a different tone as he spoke. I couldn't hear what he said, but sounded more urgent, more concerned. As I shut off the water and dabbed my face with a towel, I realized why when I heard him say what we all had been dreading to hear.
"The mayor of this city has ordered a full city lockdown."
That was when I heard a loud noise downstairs. I ran down the steps as quickly as I could.
I discovered Wormmon scrambling to clean up a spilled glass of orange juice. Ken stood in front of the TV that was now turned off. He stared in front of him in a daze.
"Are you okay, Ken?" I asked, concerned.
"Not if this is how it's going to be. I turned the TV off. I can't watch any more of the news…"
Quietly, he walked out of the living room and into the kitchen. As much as I wanted to try to help him, I knew that leaving him alone was the best thing to do at that moment.
But Wormmon had a different idea. He squandered over to me, speaking excitedly but in a hushed voice.
I grinned at him and knew exactly what to do.
By the time Ken had returned to the living room with a cup of coffee, I had connected his laptop to the TV, which was turned on.
"Keeennnn!"
Ken was taken aback by Davis' huge grin on the big screen.
"Ken! Aren't you happy to see me?"
Ken took a moment of silence.
"Turn off the TV," he said.
I laughed, and then I heard Miyako's laughter. One by one, Miyako, Takeru, Hikari, and Iori appeared from their own cameras. I picked up Wormmon, hugging him for thinking of a sweet idea.
"It's great to see you, Ken," said Hikari with a smile.
"Likewise," Ken replied. Then he turned to me and Wormmon and smiled. "Thanks, guys."