CHAPTER 3: New Friends
"Who are you?" the boy with the big hair asked. None of them answered. "I said, who are you?" He seemed to be getting irritated.
"Uh.." Akira stammered. Yuuki let go of her sister's hand and ran up to the little girl. "Yuuki, get back here!" The little girl seemed interested in Yuuki. "Hi, I'm Yuuki. What's your name?"
"I'm Kari. This is my brother Tai. He can get a little frustrated at you."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Tai asked. Yuuki, ignoring the comment, said, "That's my sister. Her name is Akira. She can be mean."
"You little twerp! We just met these people and you're already spreading rumors!"
"It's no rumor." "Why you...! Come here!" Akira began to chase her little sister. The girl with the bird stepped up to Tai. "Seems like you're not the only one with problems." Everyone had to laugh. Shouri walked up to the blonde boy. "Hi. I'm Shouri. I'm Akira's friend." He held out his hand. "I'm Matt." Matt walked over to the younger boy, ignoring Shouri's outstretched hand. "Matt! That wasn't nice!" said the young boy. "That's my older brother. He does that sometimes. My name's T.K." Shouri kneeled down to T.K.'s height. "Nice to meet you," he said. That other boy doesn't seem too happy. I'll go talk to him, thought Sora. "Hi. I'm Sora. What's your name?"
"The name's Rick."
"Why don't you come over here and meet the rest of them? C'mon, I'll introduce you." She smiled, took his hand, and half-dragged him over to the blue-haired boy. "This is Joe."
"Hi." Sora dragged Rick to the other girl. "This is Mimi. She's a little prissy."
"I am not!" She stared at Sora. "Oh, sorry. Nice to meet you, Rick." She shook his hand. "Yeah. Same here." He walked off and sat down near a tree. "He doesn't seem too enthusiastic," Mimi said. "I know. I thought maybe introducing you guys would cheer him up," Sora replied. Mimi walked over to Yuuki. "Hi. My name's Mimi."
"Hi. I'm Yuuki."
Akira and Shouri both walked over to Tai. "So, any clue where we are?" asked Shouri. Tai shrugged. "The digital world, but that's about all we know."
"Actually, Tai. I know exactly where we are." The kid with the laptop and bug creature walked over to them. "I've got a map right here." He held up his computer. "Oh, sorry. This is Izzy. He's the group genius," said Tai. "Hi." Izzy held out his gloved hand. "Hi. I'm Akira, and this is Shouri." Both of them shook his hand. Izzy turned back to his computer. "This grid is part of the map of the digital world. The one right here, the flashing one, is where we are."
"Digital world? What's that?" Akira asked. Izzy looked at her a moment, then started to explain. "Oh, sorry, I forgot. You're new. The digital world is where the digimon live. It's a very large database, and only kids can get here. Only special kids. Like Tai and me."
"Digimon?!" Shouri, Rick, and Akira all said. "Yeah. These guys." Tai pointed to the creatures that each kid had. "I'm Agumon."
"Palmon!"
"Gabumon!"
"Tentomon!"
"Gatomon!"
"Gomamon!"
"Patomon!"
"Biyomon!"
"Hey, if you're Digidestined, then where are your digimon?" Tai asked. "We don't know. And what do you mean, Digidestined?" Rick asked. "Special kids, like us. We've got these crests, and they help our digimon digivolve to their ultimate level. I've got the crest of hope, see?" T.K. held up a necklace with a strange symbol on the charm. "Neat," Yuuki said. "We don't have those, either. Just these things." She held up the small device. "Oh, a digivice! Let me see!" Izzy snatched it away. He turned to his computer and started mumbling. "Uh huh… Just as I thought… Same function, same shape… It's the same thing. Oh well..." He gave Yuuki her digivice back. She took it from him. "That's mine. Don't touch it!"
"And you said I was mean." Akira shook her head.
"But he's got his own! So why's he messing with mine?!"
"He just needed to look at it. Good grief! You're so touchy!"
"But why's he need to look at it?"
"I don't know! Why don't you ask him?!"
"Oh..."
Tai started laughing. Soon Matt did too. "WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!" Akira began to get irritated at the two boys. They just kept on laughing. Matt dropped to his knees, clutching his stomach. Tai followed suit. "What's wrong with those two?" Shouri asked. Sora just shrugged. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!" The boys just kept laughing. "OK, fine. Be that way, you crazy jerks!" They suddenly stopped laughing. Matt stood up. "What'd you call me?"
"I called you a jerk. Got a problem with it?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well deal with it!"
"At least I'm not a back-stabbing psycho!"
"Excuse me?! I don't think so, Mr. I'm-too-cool-to-let-a-girl-beat-me!"
"Oh, ok! I get it! You think you're winning, don't you? Well let me tell you something, Miss Ignorant-pig, you're wrong."
"I am not a pig! You want a pig, go look in the mirror!"
"Do you have to go around slinging insults at everyone?"
"Nope. And I don't. I only insult those that need to be!!!"
Yuuki inched over to T.K. "Have you ever seen 'The Parent Trap?'"
"Uh huh."
"Well maybe we should do something like that for Matt and Akira."
"Sounds good to me!"
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Matt yelled.
"Yeah, quit fraternizing with the enemy, Yuuki!"
"What?" Yuuki was obviously confused.
"Never mind! Just get over here!"
"But I-"
"No! Just get over here!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Fine, I'll just have to drag you over here!"
"NO!"
Shouri grabbed Akira's arm. "Don't you think you're being a little hot-headed?"
"No, now let go!" She jerked away and walked toward her sister. Shouri just watched. There was nothing he could do. "Ok, that's it! Stop it NOW!!!!!" Mimi walked between Yuuki and Akira. "Akira, give it up! You can't force her to do something against her will! And Matt, you should know better, too! You two are fighting like there's no tomorrow, and it's going to stop NOW!" She grabbed both of them by the ear and dragged them to the middle of the clearing. "Ow! Mimi! Leggo!" Matt was squirming, but he couldn't break free. "Stop complaining! Now you two make up!" She forced them to face each other. Akira and Matt just looked at the ground. "I'm WAITING."
"Ok ,ok, sheesh! I'm sorry." Akira turned away. "Yeah, I'm sorry." He stood there a minute, then shrugged and walked off into the woods, with Gabumon trailing behind. "Where are you going Matt?" T.K. called after his brother. Matt didn't answer. "Ok, that didn't go as planned." Mimi sighed. "Hey, you gave it a try. That's all you could do," Joe said. "Hey, she seems familiar. Like I've met her before," Tai cocked his head. "I know who she reminds me of!" Sora yelled. "Who?"
"You."
"Very funny."
Shouri and Rick walked over to the others. "Is he always like that?" Rick asked. "Yeah, I'm sorry to say," Izzy replied. "They don't seem too warm toward each other." T.K. walked over to Kari and whispered their plan. "Good idea! Let's go after Matt!" The three young kids snuck away after Matt.
"Who are you?" the boy with the big hair asked. None of them answered. "I said, who are you?" He seemed to be getting irritated.
"Uh.." Akira stammered. Yuuki let go of her sister's hand and ran up to the little girl. "Yuuki, get back here!" The little girl seemed interested in Yuuki. "Hi, I'm Yuuki. What's your name?"
"I'm Kari. This is my brother Tai. He can get a little frustrated at you."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Tai asked. Yuuki, ignoring the comment, said, "That's my sister. Her name is Akira. She can be mean."
"You little twerp! We just met these people and you're already spreading rumors!"
"It's no rumor." "Why you...! Come here!" Akira began to chase her little sister. The girl with the bird stepped up to Tai. "Seems like you're not the only one with problems." Everyone had to laugh. Shouri walked up to the blonde boy. "Hi. I'm Shouri. I'm Akira's friend." He held out his hand. "I'm Matt." Matt walked over to the younger boy, ignoring Shouri's outstretched hand. "Matt! That wasn't nice!" said the young boy. "That's my older brother. He does that sometimes. My name's T.K." Shouri kneeled down to T.K.'s height. "Nice to meet you," he said. That other boy doesn't seem too happy. I'll go talk to him, thought Sora. "Hi. I'm Sora. What's your name?"
"The name's Rick."
"Why don't you come over here and meet the rest of them? C'mon, I'll introduce you." She smiled, took his hand, and half-dragged him over to the blue-haired boy. "This is Joe."
"Hi." Sora dragged Rick to the other girl. "This is Mimi. She's a little prissy."
"I am not!" She stared at Sora. "Oh, sorry. Nice to meet you, Rick." She shook his hand. "Yeah. Same here." He walked off and sat down near a tree. "He doesn't seem too enthusiastic," Mimi said. "I know. I thought maybe introducing you guys would cheer him up," Sora replied. Mimi walked over to Yuuki. "Hi. My name's Mimi."
"Hi. I'm Yuuki."
Akira and Shouri both walked over to Tai. "So, any clue where we are?" asked Shouri. Tai shrugged. "The digital world, but that's about all we know."
"Actually, Tai. I know exactly where we are." The kid with the laptop and bug creature walked over to them. "I've got a map right here." He held up his computer. "Oh, sorry. This is Izzy. He's the group genius," said Tai. "Hi." Izzy held out his gloved hand. "Hi. I'm Akira, and this is Shouri." Both of them shook his hand. Izzy turned back to his computer. "This grid is part of the map of the digital world. The one right here, the flashing one, is where we are."
"Digital world? What's that?" Akira asked. Izzy looked at her a moment, then started to explain. "Oh, sorry, I forgot. You're new. The digital world is where the digimon live. It's a very large database, and only kids can get here. Only special kids. Like Tai and me."
"Digimon?!" Shouri, Rick, and Akira all said. "Yeah. These guys." Tai pointed to the creatures that each kid had. "I'm Agumon."
"Palmon!"
"Gabumon!"
"Tentomon!"
"Gatomon!"
"Gomamon!"
"Patomon!"
"Biyomon!"
"Hey, if you're Digidestined, then where are your digimon?" Tai asked. "We don't know. And what do you mean, Digidestined?" Rick asked. "Special kids, like us. We've got these crests, and they help our digimon digivolve to their ultimate level. I've got the crest of hope, see?" T.K. held up a necklace with a strange symbol on the charm. "Neat," Yuuki said. "We don't have those, either. Just these things." She held up the small device. "Oh, a digivice! Let me see!" Izzy snatched it away. He turned to his computer and started mumbling. "Uh huh… Just as I thought… Same function, same shape… It's the same thing. Oh well..." He gave Yuuki her digivice back. She took it from him. "That's mine. Don't touch it!"
"And you said I was mean." Akira shook her head.
"But he's got his own! So why's he messing with mine?!"
"He just needed to look at it. Good grief! You're so touchy!"
"But why's he need to look at it?"
"I don't know! Why don't you ask him?!"
"Oh..."
Tai started laughing. Soon Matt did too. "WHAT'S SO FUNNY?!" Akira began to get irritated at the two boys. They just kept on laughing. Matt dropped to his knees, clutching his stomach. Tai followed suit. "What's wrong with those two?" Shouri asked. Sora just shrugged. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!" The boys just kept laughing. "OK, fine. Be that way, you crazy jerks!" They suddenly stopped laughing. Matt stood up. "What'd you call me?"
"I called you a jerk. Got a problem with it?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well deal with it!"
"At least I'm not a back-stabbing psycho!"
"Excuse me?! I don't think so, Mr. I'm-too-cool-to-let-a-girl-beat-me!"
"Oh, ok! I get it! You think you're winning, don't you? Well let me tell you something, Miss Ignorant-pig, you're wrong."
"I am not a pig! You want a pig, go look in the mirror!"
"Do you have to go around slinging insults at everyone?"
"Nope. And I don't. I only insult those that need to be!!!"
Yuuki inched over to T.K. "Have you ever seen 'The Parent Trap?'"
"Uh huh."
"Well maybe we should do something like that for Matt and Akira."
"Sounds good to me!"
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Matt yelled.
"Yeah, quit fraternizing with the enemy, Yuuki!"
"What?" Yuuki was obviously confused.
"Never mind! Just get over here!"
"But I-"
"No! Just get over here!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Fine, I'll just have to drag you over here!"
"NO!"
Shouri grabbed Akira's arm. "Don't you think you're being a little hot-headed?"
"No, now let go!" She jerked away and walked toward her sister. Shouri just watched. There was nothing he could do. "Ok, that's it! Stop it NOW!!!!!" Mimi walked between Yuuki and Akira. "Akira, give it up! You can't force her to do something against her will! And Matt, you should know better, too! You two are fighting like there's no tomorrow, and it's going to stop NOW!" She grabbed both of them by the ear and dragged them to the middle of the clearing. "Ow! Mimi! Leggo!" Matt was squirming, but he couldn't break free. "Stop complaining! Now you two make up!" She forced them to face each other. Akira and Matt just looked at the ground. "I'm WAITING."
"Ok ,ok, sheesh! I'm sorry." Akira turned away. "Yeah, I'm sorry." He stood there a minute, then shrugged and walked off into the woods, with Gabumon trailing behind. "Where are you going Matt?" T.K. called after his brother. Matt didn't answer. "Ok, that didn't go as planned." Mimi sighed. "Hey, you gave it a try. That's all you could do," Joe said. "Hey, she seems familiar. Like I've met her before," Tai cocked his head. "I know who she reminds me of!" Sora yelled. "Who?"
"You."
"Very funny."
Shouri and Rick walked over to the others. "Is he always like that?" Rick asked. "Yeah, I'm sorry to say," Izzy replied. "They don't seem too warm toward each other." T.K. walked over to Kari and whispered their plan. "Good idea! Let's go after Matt!" The three young kids snuck away after Matt.
