Chapter 1: The First Encounter

It was a muggy summer day and Takato was waiting in the airport for Jeri's plane to come in. He stared out the window thinking about what America was like when he'd visited Jeri during Christmas vacation just six months ago.

"Takato, are you just going to sit there or are you going to come greet Jeri?" Rika asked.

"Yeah, I'm coming." He said, un-sticking himself from the plastic chair. "Where'd Ryo go?"

"He went to pull his car up."

After several minutes and close to a hundred people later Jeri passed through the gate.

"Takato!" Jeri cried and ran at him. She flung her arms around his neck.

"Jeri, I think he missed you to, but let the boy breathe." Rika said casually.

"Sorry Takato. Rika, it's so nice to see you, but you didn't have to come here with Takato."

"I kinda wanted to. That and I didn't want you to be stuck in a car with Takato and Ryo for half an hour board out of your mind."

"Oh, is that why?" Ryo's voice sounded behind her. "I thought it was so I wouldn't talk about you to Takato on the way over here."

"No it isn't. Who would care what you talk about anyway, it's all in Idiot anyway." Rika said blushing slightly.

"There's no such language as 'Idiot'. Anyways, Jeri, I've got my car ready for your stuff." Ryo replied.

"Great!" Jeri responded, but was drowned out by the continuing argument.

"It is so a language, what do you think you're talking in now? You're just lucky I can understand it!" Rika retorted.

Jeri turned to Takato. "Are they still going out?"
"Yeah." Takato answered.

"Then why do they fight like this?"

"I dunno. I guess that's how their relationship works, but I don't really understand how when they argue all the time." He sighed.

Jeri just laughed and realized they were at the car already.

The car ride to West Shinjuku went pretty well after Ryo and Rika's argument finally stopped twenty minutes later.

"Do you want us to wait for you?" Ryo asked as Takato and Jeri got out of the car and went to drop Jeri's stuff off at her aunt's house where she'd be staying.

"No, we can walk back. Thanks anyways though."

"Don't forget we're all meeting at the park this afternoon, Goggle-head." Rika called as the car pulled away.

Takato and Jeri watched as the car vanished down the street.

"I guess I might as well stay here until your meeting is done, seeing as it's probably Tamers' business, and nothing to do with me." Jeri said sadly.

"They won't mind if you come. After all you are- er, were- a Tamer, too." Takato answered as they put the luggage in the room Jeri was going to be staying in and headed to the park.

When Ryo and Rika got to the park they found Kazu, Kenta, Henry, and Suzie. Henry was busy practicing a few karate moves. Suzie was standing nearby quite bored of watching the same moves over and over, and was eavesdropping on Kenta and Kazu's conversation, which Ryo and Rika happened to hear as well.

"I asked Nikki out after school today and she dumped me! Why doesn't anyone like me?" Kazu whimpered.

"How can you say that? I like you." Kenta responded.

Kazu looked Kenta straight in the eyes. "I don't fly that way, Chummly. I don't fly that way."

"Huh? Wait what are you implying?" Kenta asked; completely confused.

"Hey guys!" Ryo called, breaking up the argument

"Ryo!" They both cried.

"I see you didn't bring that--oh, wait, you did bring her." Kazu moaned when he saw Rika.

"For that you get your nuts remo-" Rika retorted, but was stopped by Ryo's elbow in her ribs.

"Be nice." Ryo whispered to her.

"I see Takato's not here yet." Henry mentioned as he stopped practicing.

"He's probably making out with Jeri right now." Kazu sighed.

"You like Jeri?" Suzie asked

"No! I'm just saying he's lucky to get someone. Heck, I'd settle for someone as feisty as Rika."

"Shut up you little pig-headed bas-" Rika snapped before getting cut off by what Jeri said as she and Takato arrived.

"Why Rika, I thought you only fought with people you liked!" Jeri giggled.

"That's not true. I fight with the stupid. See examples two and three." Rika said and pointed at Kazu and Kenta.

"So you don't like me anymore?" Ryo whimpered mockingly.

"Of course I do. You're example number one." She said and gave him a peck on the cheek.

They didn't know it but their argument had awakened the Real World's new threat, Infinitymon. He wearily peered down at the children below him, who'd started their meeting...well it was more like a party after the digimon came over from the Digital World.

He studied the digimon carefully, then the children.

"Boy with doggy-rabbit reminds me of one of the Creators. Oh! What a deliciously feisty thing she is." He whispered to himself seeing Rika.

"Takato, I smell a digimon!" Guilmon growled as he sighted, and smelled Infinitymon

Takato grabbed his digivice and looked for data on the new found digimon.

"There's no data on him." Takato stated.

They are not the Creators. I need more time. Infinitymon frowned.

Suddenly a bright flash of light consumed the area.

~Ring~Ring~Ring~

Ryo looked over at his alarm clock. Which wasn't what had woke him up. It was then he realized it was the phone.

"Hello?" He said picking up the phone.

"You forgot didn't you. We're supposed to pick up Jeri at the airport today." Rika angrily stated on the other end.

"We picked her up yesterday."

"No, that's today. Just hurry up we're waiting for you."

With that the phone clicked off.

Ryo drove to the airport, Rika sitting in front with him and Takato in the back.

He watched as Takato and Rika went inside, and he followed them in a little later to find Jeri smothering Takato.

"Sorry Takato. Rika, it's so nice to see you, but you didn't have to come here with Takato." He heard Jeri say.

"I kinda wanted to. That and I didn't want you to be stuck in a car with Takato and Ryo for half an hour bored out of your mind."

This all seems too familiar, like deja vu. Ryo thought to himself.

"Wake up Ryo. Why are you staring at us?" Rika asked lightly smacking him.

"Hm?" Ryo responded

"Stop staring into space and come on, Idiot."

"I'm not an idiot."

"Yes you are."

Ryo said nothing and took Jeri's bags out to his car.

Rika was surprised when Ryo didn't say anything back, and knew something must be wrong.

Rika stared at Ryo trying to figure out what was bothering him. She'd found that his eyes tended to betray his cool facade.

After Takato, Jeri, and, Jeri's luggage were out of the car, and a reminder about the meeting, and put the car into park for him. She turned to him.

"I know something's wrong. Just tell me what it is." Rika stated.

"I know exactly what's going to happen today." It was the first thing he'd said since the airport.

"What do you mean?"

"I've lived this day before. We're going to go to the meeting and see the digimon again. You nearly punch out Kazu twice. Takato is going to bring Jeri along. Once the digimon arrives, Guilmon is going to smell a digimon, and we have no data on him."

"That's crazy."

"If I'm right will you believe me?"

She hesitated for a minute then answered. "Yes."

They arrived at the park. Ryo remembered the conversation just like everything else that had happened.

"I asked Nikki out after school today and she dumped me! Why doesn't anyone like me?" Kazu whimpered.

"How can you say that? I like you." Kenta responded.

Kazu looked Kenta straight in the eyes. "I don't fly that way, Chummly. I don't fly that way."

"Huh? Wait what are you implying?" Kenta asked; completely confused.

Ryo and Rika came up to the group at that moment.

"Ryo!" They both cried.

"I see you didn't bring that--oh, wait, you did bring her." Kazu moaned when he saw Rika.

"For that you get-" Rika retorted, but was stopped by Ryo's elbow in her ribs.

"Remember what I said?" Ryo whispered to her.

She just gave him a look that said yeah right.

"I see Takato's not here yet." Henry mentioned joined the conversation.

"He's probably making out with Jeri right now." Kazu sighed.

"You like Jeri?" Suzie asked

"No! I'm just saying he's lucky to get someone. Heck, I'd settle for someone as feisty as Rika."

"Shut up you little pig-headed bas-" Rika snapped before getting cut off by what Jeri said as she and Takato arrived.

"Why Rika, I thought you only fought with people you liked!" Jeri giggled.

"That's not true. I fight with the stupid. See examples two and three." Rika said and pointed at Kazu and Kenta. "And Ryo's example number one.

Ryo pulled Rika aside.

"Can't you see what's happening? Everything is happening exactly like it did before, even if I don't say anything. The digimon we can't analyze is in that tree." Ryo said pointing to where Infinitymon was.

Rika's eyes grew wide when she saw a set of glowing yellow eyes staring at her.

"How did you-"

"Takato, I smell a digimon! Guilmon said

"There's no data on him." Takato stated.

They aren't coming, at least not here. Infinity thought to himself and jumped to the ground by Rika. Yes, she will be the perfect queen for my new kingdom once it is remolded how I wish it.

Rika was still surprised to see that Ryo was right. The digimon jumped in front of Infinitymon.

Oh, well, looks like my cue to exit, but they will not stop me from getting you, my tasty morsel, and finding the Creators. Infinity smiled to himself and licked his chops.

He jumped into the air and disappeared.

"How did he do that?" Renamon asked.

"Probably the same way you do." Guardromon suggested.

"I wonder where he went." Kenta said aloud.

Actually Infinitymon wasn't that far away distance wise, but in reality he was unreachable.

He'd gotten bored waiting for his Creators, and decided to try a different approach. He attempted to go find the Creators when he last saw them...thirty years ago...

To Be Continued...