Disclaimer: The characters in this story feature characters of the show Digimon: Digital Monsters. They are being written without the consent of Toei Animation. It's still a good story, though. So enjoy!
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Digimon: Invasion USA
Chapter 3: Six Riddles and a Mission
Davis finally awoke from his sleep, seeing everyone around him.
"Hey, he's waking up!"
"How you doin, Davis?"
Davis is still a little drowsy from the medications he was given. He couldn't figure out why everyone is so excited to see him wake up. Then he remembered getting hit by DemiDevimon's dart and passing out.
Just then, Kari came into the room. "Davis, I was so worried about you! Are you all right?" Davis was so happy about hearing her say that, he felt like jumping out of bed and dancing! He thought to himself, "Maybe I should get poisoned more often!"
The nurse walked into the room with Davis's lunch: Salisbury steak, carrot sticks, and some green gelatin. Davis looked sick again. "What IS this?"
The nurse saw his disgust. "Sorry, I would have given you some fishsticks or macaroni, but the antitoxins we had to give you would've become lethal if you ate anything with too much starches in it. But I did get you some of this!" She took out a canister of whipped cream and squirted a small glob on his gelatin. "Bon Apetit" the nurse said as she left the room.
"Yeah, that helps a lot." Davis said.
"Looks like they're trying to poison you again, huh Davis" Veemon said, climbing out from his hiding place under the bed. "Are you going to eat that green stuff? I'll take it."
"Yeah, sure, go ahead. Hey guys, what happened while I passed out?" Davis asked.
"They just left." TK said. "It's kinda odd, they had a chance to attack, but instead they walked away from us."
"Yeah," Ken said, "With Davis poisoned, they clearly had the upper hand. They knew that we couldn't let him die. Why would they just pass up a perfect opportunity like that?"
"Maybe they're on their way to Washington DC right now!" Izzy said. He explained to Davis about his theory of them attacking Washington.
"Oh man, that can't be good" Davis said. "Hey, where's Mimi and Lillymon?"
"We don't know, she just ran out of the door." Yolei explained. "Tai is looking for her right now. Lillymon is at Mimi's house, getting treated for those cuts she got from Goruramon's attack."
Suddenly, Izzy's laptop began to beep...
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Tai was climbing the stairs of the hospital towards the roof. The janitor told him that a girl with pink hair was crying up there. He knew that had to have been Mimi.
He finally reached the roof, where he saw Mimi, on the edge of the building. He yelled to her at the top of his lungs, "Mimi, don't do it!!!"
She turned around, confused. "Don't do what?" Tai got closer and realized that she wasn't near the edge of the building; if she would've jumped from where she was, she would've fallen only 5 feet.
"Oh, I thought you were...uh, never mind." Quickly trying to cover up his stupid mistake, he asked "What's been bothering you, Mimi?"
"Oh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." She said, sitting down on the cold concrete.
"Try me, you'd be surprised." Tai said as he sat down beside her.
"Well, it's just that all of y'all have been so helpful in the DigiWorld, and it made you all change for the better." She said as she sobbed a little. "But I haven't. I'm still the girl that has to be saved from everything, and I'm just totally helpless!"
"Mimi, that's not true at all." Tai said sympathetically. "If you weren't with us, we wouldn't have gotten far at all."
"Don't patronize me, Tai!" she yelled. "I'm a big girl, you can tell me the truth!"
"I am telling you the truth, Mimi." he said. "Remember the time when Cockatorimon captured us guys, and you and Sora had to rescue us? And then there's the time you led that army of Digimon to save us from Piedmon's Vilemon. And don't forget the time your sincerity allowed Togemon to digivolve into Lillymon for the first time, and she was able to save everyone in the convention center!"
"But look what happened to her after that!" Mimi yelled, "She was almost killed by Myotismon! She's not the only one that I let down, either. Chuumon and Leomon died because I was to weak to protect myself!"
"Mimi, you know that they were reborn in the DigiWorld."
"But what if one of y'all would've gotten hurt. One of you could've died because of me!" said Mimi, who was now crying immensely.
"Mimi, is what your parents said about Davis almost dying because of you bothering you?" Tai said. "I don't think they exactly meant that. They were just worried about you. It's not your fault, don't worry!"
"I guess you're right, Tai" Mimi says with a sigh.
Tai took her hand and lifted her up gently off the ground. He puts his coat over her shoulders to keep her warm in the January air. "Come on, let's meet up with the others." he said.
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As Tai and Mimi walk into Davis's hospital room, they see everyone crowded around Izzy's laptop. Izzy sees them walk in and says "Hey you guys, check it out! Gennai sent us an e-mail!"
"Cool, what does it say?" Tai asks.
"According to Gennai," Izzy says, "while us 7 original Digidestined went to the Digital World, 8 digieggs- each holding a total opposite Digimon to our own- were sucked into the Real World. These were Virus-type Digimon. There were also 8 crests attached to them. These are the Nega Crests. They are Cowardice, Animosity, Hate, Ignorance, Apathy, Neglect, Darkness, and Despair. Instead of being activated by the crests' owner's acts, it feeds off ours!"
"What does that mean?" Cody asked.
"Well, our crests work when we show their actions," Tai explained. Remembering what he just told Mimi, he said "For example, when Mimi showed how sincere she was in saying that she wanted to help her family and friends escape from DarkTyrannomon, her Crest of Sincerity activated, and Togemon became Lillymon." Mimi figured that this was Tai's way of saying that she was an important part of the team, and she couldn't help but smile.
Matt continued for Tai, "But with the Nega Crests, OUR actions affect them."
Then Yolei broke in, "Oh, I get it! If we show hatred or animosity or despair, they become stronger!"
"If they feed off of what we do, then we have to be extra careful on how we'd react." Ken said. "Izzy, keep reading the rest of the e-mail."
Izzy continued on, "Gennai says here that eight kids must have found these digieggs and figured out that they have enormous power. The crests must have corrupted them! Now they seek to do what they want."
"But why the United States?" Joe asks. "There are a lot of much easier countries to conquer."
"I think they want to take over the world's superpower, first," Sora said, "to prove that they are stronger than anyone else!"
"Yeah, they did seem a bit cocky back there," Davis said.
Izzy continues to read, "According to a prophecy, Gennai discovered that there are 6 armor-digieggs in America. He thinks that these belong to us original Digidestined!"
"So now our Digimon can armor digivolve!?" Tai said.
"Yeah, but we have to figure out where they are from these riddles from the prophecy." Izzy says. "I'm printing out the riddles right now."
Izzy prints out the paper with the riddles on it. Each is addressed to a certain Digidestined:
TO THE BEARER OF COURAGE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS IN THE LAND THAT IS THE VOICE TO THE HEAVENS
TO THE BEARER OF FRIENDSHIP- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS HIDDEN INSIDE THE GUIDING FLAME THAT IS AS COLD AS STEEL
TO THE BEARER OF LOVE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS BENEATH AN IVORY RAINBOW
TO THE BEARER OF KNOWLEDGE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS FROZEN IN A FAMILIAR LAND THAT YOU CANNOT REACH
TO THE BEARER OF SINCERITY- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS BELOVED BY THE RED STICK THAT RULES THE PEOPLE
TO THE BEARER OF RELIABILITY- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS DEEP IN THE LAKE LIKE THAT OF THE OCEAN
"Could they be any more vague than that!" Joe asked sarcastically.
"These are hard, it'll take us weeks to figure these out!" Sora said in despair.
Izzy interrupts their complaining. "You guys aren't going to believe what Gennai told us to do!" Izzy said after reading the last line of the e-mail.
"What is it, Izzy?" Tai asks.
"Gennai said that the Dark Digidestined will go after the emperor of America!"
"But we don't have a emperor," Mimi said.
"But you do have a President!" Matt said
"You mean they're going after President Clinton!" Davis says
"He's not the President anymore, Davis," Yolei said, "It's that Bush guy now. Don't you keep up with politics!"
"Yeah, but not another country's politics!" Davis responded.
"We'd better hurry up, they could be there already!" Tai said. "When did the doctor say Davis could leave?"
"He said Davis can get checked out in about an hour as long as he feels that he's strong enough." Joe says.
"I'm ready to kick some Dark Digidestined butt!" Davis says enthusiastically as he jumps out of his hospital bed. But Sora, Joe, Izzy, and Yolei had to hide their eyes in embarrassment.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Davis asked, wondering why they're covering their eyes.
"Davis, I think you should get something better on than that hospital gown!" TK said, trying not to laugh.
"Huh?" Davis said as he turned his head. The gown doesn't cover his back, they could all see his butt! "Aahh!" Davis yells in embarrassment, "Why the hell don't they have a back to this thing!"
"Well, I'd better, uh... be going home and getting Lillymon." Mimi says, trying to think of a reason to leave so she won't have to laugh and make Davis feel any worse. "I'll be back in about 30 minutes. Bye."
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As Mimi opened the door to her house, she saw Lillymon bandaged up, watching a movie.
"Hey Lillymon, are you OK?" Mimi asks.
"No prob. 'Tis only a flesh wound!" Lillymon quoted.
"You've found Daddy's Monty Python collection, haven't you?" Mimi said with a smile. "Hey, do you think your strong enough to come to Washington with us? We have to go save the President or something like that."
"Sure, just remind me that I left off at the scene with the Black Knight," Lillymon says. Just then, Mimi's parents slowly walk down the stairs.
"Mimi, where are you going," Mrs. Tachikawa said.
"Sorry, Mom, but I have to help my friends." Mimi says, without knowing how she will.
"Mimi," Mimi's father said, "before you go, we have to tell you something."
"What is it?" Mimi asked as she sat on the loveseat.
"Well, we've tried to keep you out of this Digimon nonsense- or what we thought was nonsense." he said. "We were afraid that you'd get hurt, or worse. That's why we moved to America. To get you away from your friends and, hopefully, all influences of the DigiWorld."
"So that's why we moved?" Mimi says in disbelief, "It wasn't because of Dad's promotion or y'alls deep hatred of Japan's socialist economy?"
"Partially, but that's not main reason we've moved. We moved because we were afraid that you would've gotten hurt," Mimi's mom says, "but you have to understand that we didn't want anything to happen to you."
"Me and your mother have been talking, though." Mr. Tachikawa continues, "We decided that we should trust you in what you do. I'm not quite sure what's going on, and I still don't think a bunch of children should be going around and fighting evil monsters. But I know that you're doing this for the best."
"Thanks, Dad." Mimi said, "Don't worry, I'll be back, but me and Lillymon have to catch a bus to DC."
As Mimi and Lillymon started to leave, Mimi's dad called out, "Wait Mimi, don't go!"
Mimi turned around in shock, "But, Dad, I thought you said I could..."
He finished his sentence. "Don't go without this!" He takes out his wallet and pulls out a Visa Platinum Card. "Use this to take a plane there; it'll be twice as fast."
"And we'll drive you and your friends there," Mimi's mom says, "and don't forget your disguise, 'Lillian'" She handed Lillymon the hat and glasses, along with some extra clothes that belonged to Mrs. Tachikawa. "You should also take our suitcases to hide all of those Digi-thingys, Mimi."
"Thanks, Mom; thanks, Dad!" Mimi said with misty eyes. "I love you"
"We love you, too" Mr. Tachikawa said, "But we'd better go, now. Your friends are waiting!"
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They finally reached the airport in their caravan- Mr. Tachikawa drove half of them in one car, Mrs. Tachikawa had the other half in another car. They reached Kennedy International Airport, which was crowded with people trying to get out of New York. All the Digidestined and Mimi's parents got down with the Digimon in the suitcases.
They reached the counter after waiting in line for who knows how long. "We need to get to Washington, DC!" Tai says.
The person behind the counter says "Your in luck, half of the passengers canceled their flights. They're all afraid that something will happen there. But why do you kids want..."
"Don't ask, just give us the tickets." Mimi said frustratingly as she gave the clerk her dad's credit card.
The clerk scanned the credit card and issued them their tickets. "You'll be in first class, and your flight leaves in 10 minutes from gate 25A."
"Thanks," Tai said, and they all picked up their luggage and dashed towards gate 25A.
When they reached the metal detectors, Davis tried to run through. However, a large guard blocked them, "Whoa there, speedy!" said the guard, "you have to put your luggage through the X-ray."
This wasn't good. They'll see the Digimon, but they had no other choice. They put the suitcases on the conveyor belt and watched the guard's surprise at what was inside. "What exactly are these things, young man?" he said to Tai.
Tai stuttered, "Well...you see, they're...um..."
"Stuffed animals!" Mrs. Tachikawa said, "Yep, they're stuffed animals all right. Aren't they cute!"
"Yeah lady, whatever" the guard said in an I-don't-give-a-damn attitude. But then out of nowhere, a crash of glass could be heard in the main lobby.
"What was that!" yells Sora.
"Look, they're Digimon, but what kind are they?" Kari says.
"Those are Nanimon!" Lillymon says "They're strong soldier Digimon, and their POWER DRIVE attack will knock anyone out!"
"But how did they get into the Real World?" Cody asks.
"I guess we can thank the Dark Digidestined for this." Tai says.
"Who cares!" Yolei screams, "Let's just get away from them before they reach us!"
"I'll stall them!" Lillymon says, but Mimi holds her back. "Wait Lillymon, you're still too weak to fight!"
Then Ken gets Wormmon out of the suitcase. "Wormmon, use your STICKY NET attack."
"OK, Ken
STICKY NET
Wormmon sprayed out a silky, yet strong, blast of string. It weaves into a net and blocked the hallway leading into the gate.
"Good job, Wormmon!" Ken says. Then he turns to Tai and says, "We'd better get to that plane; I don't know how long the net will last!"
"You're right!" Tai says. "Come on everybody, follow me!" he says as he heads to the airplane's terminal.
Everyone finally reaches the airplane, which is just about to take off. "Great, let's get on!" Gatomon says. But suddenly, the Nanimon race through the gate after them.
"Oh no!" Yolei yells. "Hawkmon, digivolve!"
DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!
Hawkmon armor-digivolve to...
...Halsemon.
"It's time I took these guys out!" Halsemon says.
TEMPEST WING
he shouts as two powerful waves of red light shoot from the metallic wings on his helmet. They delete two rows of the Nanimon, but more would come through. Seeing a luggage cart, Mimi's father gets an idea. "Mimi, me and your mother will distract them and y'all get to Washington!"
"Mom, Dad! That's too dangerous!" Mimi shouts.
"Don't worry, honey! We'll be just fine, but y'all have to get to Washington!" Mimi's mother shouts back.
"I'll take care of them, Mimi!" said Betamon, who was still hiding in a backpack. "They can take me to Michael."
"Good idea, Betamon!" Matt says, handing him a copy of the riddles they've just received. "He can help us break these riddles."
"OK!" Betamon says assuredly.
Mimi's parents and Betamon get into the luggage cart and drive it away, and the Nanimon begin to pursue it. However, they aren't fast enough to reach them. More Nanimon race towards the DigiDestined, though. "Oh no you don't!" Lillymon yells
SUPER POISON IVY
Lillymon's vine hair stretches out and grabs the gate door. Using her hair, she pulls the gate closed before they can get through
"Thanks Lillymon!" Mimi said.
"No prob" Lillymon says as her hair returns to its normal length.
The flight attendant comes up to the kids. "Excuse me, but what exactly happened out there!"
"We'll explain, but this plane needs to leave now!" Davis says. "It's kind of an emergency!" He yells as he points to the dozen or so Nanimon trying to punch through the gate.
"Fine, I'll tell the captain to leave immediately." She says in a panic.
"Oh, no!" Sora yells, "The Nanimon broke through the gate!"
"Not if I can help it!" Halsemon yells
EAGLE EYE
A hypnotic glare shoots from his eyes, making the Nanimon freeze in their tracks. "You must leave now, before the paralysis wares off!" Halsemon tells to everyone.
The plane began to move slowly. As it picked up speed, the Nanimon were able to move again. But they could not run fast enough to catch it. The Digidestined escape, on their way to the White House.
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Digimon: Invasion USA
Chapter 3: Six Riddles and a Mission
Davis finally awoke from his sleep, seeing everyone around him.
"Hey, he's waking up!"
"How you doin, Davis?"
Davis is still a little drowsy from the medications he was given. He couldn't figure out why everyone is so excited to see him wake up. Then he remembered getting hit by DemiDevimon's dart and passing out.
Just then, Kari came into the room. "Davis, I was so worried about you! Are you all right?" Davis was so happy about hearing her say that, he felt like jumping out of bed and dancing! He thought to himself, "Maybe I should get poisoned more often!"
The nurse walked into the room with Davis's lunch: Salisbury steak, carrot sticks, and some green gelatin. Davis looked sick again. "What IS this?"
The nurse saw his disgust. "Sorry, I would have given you some fishsticks or macaroni, but the antitoxins we had to give you would've become lethal if you ate anything with too much starches in it. But I did get you some of this!" She took out a canister of whipped cream and squirted a small glob on his gelatin. "Bon Apetit" the nurse said as she left the room.
"Yeah, that helps a lot." Davis said.
"Looks like they're trying to poison you again, huh Davis" Veemon said, climbing out from his hiding place under the bed. "Are you going to eat that green stuff? I'll take it."
"Yeah, sure, go ahead. Hey guys, what happened while I passed out?" Davis asked.
"They just left." TK said. "It's kinda odd, they had a chance to attack, but instead they walked away from us."
"Yeah," Ken said, "With Davis poisoned, they clearly had the upper hand. They knew that we couldn't let him die. Why would they just pass up a perfect opportunity like that?"
"Maybe they're on their way to Washington DC right now!" Izzy said. He explained to Davis about his theory of them attacking Washington.
"Oh man, that can't be good" Davis said. "Hey, where's Mimi and Lillymon?"
"We don't know, she just ran out of the door." Yolei explained. "Tai is looking for her right now. Lillymon is at Mimi's house, getting treated for those cuts she got from Goruramon's attack."
Suddenly, Izzy's laptop began to beep...
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Tai was climbing the stairs of the hospital towards the roof. The janitor told him that a girl with pink hair was crying up there. He knew that had to have been Mimi.
He finally reached the roof, where he saw Mimi, on the edge of the building. He yelled to her at the top of his lungs, "Mimi, don't do it!!!"
She turned around, confused. "Don't do what?" Tai got closer and realized that she wasn't near the edge of the building; if she would've jumped from where she was, she would've fallen only 5 feet.
"Oh, I thought you were...uh, never mind." Quickly trying to cover up his stupid mistake, he asked "What's been bothering you, Mimi?"
"Oh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." She said, sitting down on the cold concrete.
"Try me, you'd be surprised." Tai said as he sat down beside her.
"Well, it's just that all of y'all have been so helpful in the DigiWorld, and it made you all change for the better." She said as she sobbed a little. "But I haven't. I'm still the girl that has to be saved from everything, and I'm just totally helpless!"
"Mimi, that's not true at all." Tai said sympathetically. "If you weren't with us, we wouldn't have gotten far at all."
"Don't patronize me, Tai!" she yelled. "I'm a big girl, you can tell me the truth!"
"I am telling you the truth, Mimi." he said. "Remember the time when Cockatorimon captured us guys, and you and Sora had to rescue us? And then there's the time you led that army of Digimon to save us from Piedmon's Vilemon. And don't forget the time your sincerity allowed Togemon to digivolve into Lillymon for the first time, and she was able to save everyone in the convention center!"
"But look what happened to her after that!" Mimi yelled, "She was almost killed by Myotismon! She's not the only one that I let down, either. Chuumon and Leomon died because I was to weak to protect myself!"
"Mimi, you know that they were reborn in the DigiWorld."
"But what if one of y'all would've gotten hurt. One of you could've died because of me!" said Mimi, who was now crying immensely.
"Mimi, is what your parents said about Davis almost dying because of you bothering you?" Tai said. "I don't think they exactly meant that. They were just worried about you. It's not your fault, don't worry!"
"I guess you're right, Tai" Mimi says with a sigh.
Tai took her hand and lifted her up gently off the ground. He puts his coat over her shoulders to keep her warm in the January air. "Come on, let's meet up with the others." he said.
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As Tai and Mimi walk into Davis's hospital room, they see everyone crowded around Izzy's laptop. Izzy sees them walk in and says "Hey you guys, check it out! Gennai sent us an e-mail!"
"Cool, what does it say?" Tai asks.
"According to Gennai," Izzy says, "while us 7 original Digidestined went to the Digital World, 8 digieggs- each holding a total opposite Digimon to our own- were sucked into the Real World. These were Virus-type Digimon. There were also 8 crests attached to them. These are the Nega Crests. They are Cowardice, Animosity, Hate, Ignorance, Apathy, Neglect, Darkness, and Despair. Instead of being activated by the crests' owner's acts, it feeds off ours!"
"What does that mean?" Cody asked.
"Well, our crests work when we show their actions," Tai explained. Remembering what he just told Mimi, he said "For example, when Mimi showed how sincere she was in saying that she wanted to help her family and friends escape from DarkTyrannomon, her Crest of Sincerity activated, and Togemon became Lillymon." Mimi figured that this was Tai's way of saying that she was an important part of the team, and she couldn't help but smile.
Matt continued for Tai, "But with the Nega Crests, OUR actions affect them."
Then Yolei broke in, "Oh, I get it! If we show hatred or animosity or despair, they become stronger!"
"If they feed off of what we do, then we have to be extra careful on how we'd react." Ken said. "Izzy, keep reading the rest of the e-mail."
Izzy continued on, "Gennai says here that eight kids must have found these digieggs and figured out that they have enormous power. The crests must have corrupted them! Now they seek to do what they want."
"But why the United States?" Joe asks. "There are a lot of much easier countries to conquer."
"I think they want to take over the world's superpower, first," Sora said, "to prove that they are stronger than anyone else!"
"Yeah, they did seem a bit cocky back there," Davis said.
Izzy continues to read, "According to a prophecy, Gennai discovered that there are 6 armor-digieggs in America. He thinks that these belong to us original Digidestined!"
"So now our Digimon can armor digivolve!?" Tai said.
"Yeah, but we have to figure out where they are from these riddles from the prophecy." Izzy says. "I'm printing out the riddles right now."
Izzy prints out the paper with the riddles on it. Each is addressed to a certain Digidestined:
TO THE BEARER OF COURAGE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS IN THE LAND THAT IS THE VOICE TO THE HEAVENS
TO THE BEARER OF FRIENDSHIP- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS HIDDEN INSIDE THE GUIDING FLAME THAT IS AS COLD AS STEEL
TO THE BEARER OF LOVE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS BENEATH AN IVORY RAINBOW
TO THE BEARER OF KNOWLEDGE- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS FROZEN IN A FAMILIAR LAND THAT YOU CANNOT REACH
TO THE BEARER OF SINCERITY- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS BELOVED BY THE RED STICK THAT RULES THE PEOPLE
TO THE BEARER OF RELIABILITY- THE EGG YOU SEEK IS DEEP IN THE LAKE LIKE THAT OF THE OCEAN
"Could they be any more vague than that!" Joe asked sarcastically.
"These are hard, it'll take us weeks to figure these out!" Sora said in despair.
Izzy interrupts their complaining. "You guys aren't going to believe what Gennai told us to do!" Izzy said after reading the last line of the e-mail.
"What is it, Izzy?" Tai asks.
"Gennai said that the Dark Digidestined will go after the emperor of America!"
"But we don't have a emperor," Mimi said.
"But you do have a President!" Matt said
"You mean they're going after President Clinton!" Davis says
"He's not the President anymore, Davis," Yolei said, "It's that Bush guy now. Don't you keep up with politics!"
"Yeah, but not another country's politics!" Davis responded.
"We'd better hurry up, they could be there already!" Tai said. "When did the doctor say Davis could leave?"
"He said Davis can get checked out in about an hour as long as he feels that he's strong enough." Joe says.
"I'm ready to kick some Dark Digidestined butt!" Davis says enthusiastically as he jumps out of his hospital bed. But Sora, Joe, Izzy, and Yolei had to hide their eyes in embarrassment.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Davis asked, wondering why they're covering their eyes.
"Davis, I think you should get something better on than that hospital gown!" TK said, trying not to laugh.
"Huh?" Davis said as he turned his head. The gown doesn't cover his back, they could all see his butt! "Aahh!" Davis yells in embarrassment, "Why the hell don't they have a back to this thing!"
"Well, I'd better, uh... be going home and getting Lillymon." Mimi says, trying to think of a reason to leave so she won't have to laugh and make Davis feel any worse. "I'll be back in about 30 minutes. Bye."
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As Mimi opened the door to her house, she saw Lillymon bandaged up, watching a movie.
"Hey Lillymon, are you OK?" Mimi asks.
"No prob. 'Tis only a flesh wound!" Lillymon quoted.
"You've found Daddy's Monty Python collection, haven't you?" Mimi said with a smile. "Hey, do you think your strong enough to come to Washington with us? We have to go save the President or something like that."
"Sure, just remind me that I left off at the scene with the Black Knight," Lillymon says. Just then, Mimi's parents slowly walk down the stairs.
"Mimi, where are you going," Mrs. Tachikawa said.
"Sorry, Mom, but I have to help my friends." Mimi says, without knowing how she will.
"Mimi," Mimi's father said, "before you go, we have to tell you something."
"What is it?" Mimi asked as she sat on the loveseat.
"Well, we've tried to keep you out of this Digimon nonsense- or what we thought was nonsense." he said. "We were afraid that you'd get hurt, or worse. That's why we moved to America. To get you away from your friends and, hopefully, all influences of the DigiWorld."
"So that's why we moved?" Mimi says in disbelief, "It wasn't because of Dad's promotion or y'alls deep hatred of Japan's socialist economy?"
"Partially, but that's not main reason we've moved. We moved because we were afraid that you would've gotten hurt," Mimi's mom says, "but you have to understand that we didn't want anything to happen to you."
"Me and your mother have been talking, though." Mr. Tachikawa continues, "We decided that we should trust you in what you do. I'm not quite sure what's going on, and I still don't think a bunch of children should be going around and fighting evil monsters. But I know that you're doing this for the best."
"Thanks, Dad." Mimi said, "Don't worry, I'll be back, but me and Lillymon have to catch a bus to DC."
As Mimi and Lillymon started to leave, Mimi's dad called out, "Wait Mimi, don't go!"
Mimi turned around in shock, "But, Dad, I thought you said I could..."
He finished his sentence. "Don't go without this!" He takes out his wallet and pulls out a Visa Platinum Card. "Use this to take a plane there; it'll be twice as fast."
"And we'll drive you and your friends there," Mimi's mom says, "and don't forget your disguise, 'Lillian'" She handed Lillymon the hat and glasses, along with some extra clothes that belonged to Mrs. Tachikawa. "You should also take our suitcases to hide all of those Digi-thingys, Mimi."
"Thanks, Mom; thanks, Dad!" Mimi said with misty eyes. "I love you"
"We love you, too" Mr. Tachikawa said, "But we'd better go, now. Your friends are waiting!"
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They finally reached the airport in their caravan- Mr. Tachikawa drove half of them in one car, Mrs. Tachikawa had the other half in another car. They reached Kennedy International Airport, which was crowded with people trying to get out of New York. All the Digidestined and Mimi's parents got down with the Digimon in the suitcases.
They reached the counter after waiting in line for who knows how long. "We need to get to Washington, DC!" Tai says.
The person behind the counter says "Your in luck, half of the passengers canceled their flights. They're all afraid that something will happen there. But why do you kids want..."
"Don't ask, just give us the tickets." Mimi said frustratingly as she gave the clerk her dad's credit card.
The clerk scanned the credit card and issued them their tickets. "You'll be in first class, and your flight leaves in 10 minutes from gate 25A."
"Thanks," Tai said, and they all picked up their luggage and dashed towards gate 25A.
When they reached the metal detectors, Davis tried to run through. However, a large guard blocked them, "Whoa there, speedy!" said the guard, "you have to put your luggage through the X-ray."
This wasn't good. They'll see the Digimon, but they had no other choice. They put the suitcases on the conveyor belt and watched the guard's surprise at what was inside. "What exactly are these things, young man?" he said to Tai.
Tai stuttered, "Well...you see, they're...um..."
"Stuffed animals!" Mrs. Tachikawa said, "Yep, they're stuffed animals all right. Aren't they cute!"
"Yeah lady, whatever" the guard said in an I-don't-give-a-damn attitude. But then out of nowhere, a crash of glass could be heard in the main lobby.
"What was that!" yells Sora.
"Look, they're Digimon, but what kind are they?" Kari says.
"Those are Nanimon!" Lillymon says "They're strong soldier Digimon, and their POWER DRIVE attack will knock anyone out!"
"But how did they get into the Real World?" Cody asks.
"I guess we can thank the Dark Digidestined for this." Tai says.
"Who cares!" Yolei screams, "Let's just get away from them before they reach us!"
"I'll stall them!" Lillymon says, but Mimi holds her back. "Wait Lillymon, you're still too weak to fight!"
Then Ken gets Wormmon out of the suitcase. "Wormmon, use your STICKY NET attack."
"OK, Ken
STICKY NET
Wormmon sprayed out a silky, yet strong, blast of string. It weaves into a net and blocked the hallway leading into the gate.
"Good job, Wormmon!" Ken says. Then he turns to Tai and says, "We'd better get to that plane; I don't know how long the net will last!"
"You're right!" Tai says. "Come on everybody, follow me!" he says as he heads to the airplane's terminal.
Everyone finally reaches the airplane, which is just about to take off. "Great, let's get on!" Gatomon says. But suddenly, the Nanimon race through the gate after them.
"Oh no!" Yolei yells. "Hawkmon, digivolve!"
DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!
Hawkmon armor-digivolve to...
...Halsemon.
"It's time I took these guys out!" Halsemon says.
TEMPEST WING
he shouts as two powerful waves of red light shoot from the metallic wings on his helmet. They delete two rows of the Nanimon, but more would come through. Seeing a luggage cart, Mimi's father gets an idea. "Mimi, me and your mother will distract them and y'all get to Washington!"
"Mom, Dad! That's too dangerous!" Mimi shouts.
"Don't worry, honey! We'll be just fine, but y'all have to get to Washington!" Mimi's mother shouts back.
"I'll take care of them, Mimi!" said Betamon, who was still hiding in a backpack. "They can take me to Michael."
"Good idea, Betamon!" Matt says, handing him a copy of the riddles they've just received. "He can help us break these riddles."
"OK!" Betamon says assuredly.
Mimi's parents and Betamon get into the luggage cart and drive it away, and the Nanimon begin to pursue it. However, they aren't fast enough to reach them. More Nanimon race towards the DigiDestined, though. "Oh no you don't!" Lillymon yells
SUPER POISON IVY
Lillymon's vine hair stretches out and grabs the gate door. Using her hair, she pulls the gate closed before they can get through
"Thanks Lillymon!" Mimi said.
"No prob" Lillymon says as her hair returns to its normal length.
The flight attendant comes up to the kids. "Excuse me, but what exactly happened out there!"
"We'll explain, but this plane needs to leave now!" Davis says. "It's kind of an emergency!" He yells as he points to the dozen or so Nanimon trying to punch through the gate.
"Fine, I'll tell the captain to leave immediately." She says in a panic.
"Oh, no!" Sora yells, "The Nanimon broke through the gate!"
"Not if I can help it!" Halsemon yells
EAGLE EYE
A hypnotic glare shoots from his eyes, making the Nanimon freeze in their tracks. "You must leave now, before the paralysis wares off!" Halsemon tells to everyone.
The plane began to move slowly. As it picked up speed, the Nanimon were able to move again. But they could not run fast enough to catch it. The Digidestined escape, on their way to the White House.