The Unity Saga (Part 1)

Chapter 2:

Greetings



The Digital World's Arctic Region....

The two young Penmon were enjoying a comfortable swim in the arctic ocean, the only thing that connects them to the rest of the Digital World. Their arctic region was somewhat isolated; for the Penmon, along with some other digimon species, were the only one's who could survive in these extreme northern climates. Other digimon would surely die of cold in a matter of days in this part of the Digital World, meaning that they haven't had visitors in a long time. But they were all very happy. There were plenty of fishmon (digital fish) that were caught and eaten every day, and at the very end of their northern region was Winter Mountain, where the only green plants and fruits within a sixty mile radius could be seen. Plants grew in abundance over on that island, meaning that the Penmon would never go hungry.

There used to be a problem though. Parents tell their children about the dreaded Seadramon that used to rule the waters of this land. Before the Digital Wars, he would come twice a year to feast on Winter Mountain's harvest. If he was not satisfied, then he would ravage all the homes of the arctic region and satisfy the rest of his appetite by eating the children of the household. These were dreaded times, as families sometimes decided to either not have children, or take their chances across the ocean, which was a mistake because their penguin-like bodies were most suited for the cold. It should also be mentioned that these families were never seen again, most likely eaten alive by the Seadramon.

But since the defeat of Hadesmon and all evil digimon by Qinglongmon and the Chosen Children, Winter Mountain, not to mention the entire arctic region as a whole, was more than safe to do as they wish. No more hiding. Now their children can grow up happily and in peace.



"What'cha lookin' at Billy?" said Charlie Penmon as he watched his friend stare out into the open ocean.

Billy Penmon climbed out of the ocean and stared at his friend. "Y'know Charlie? One day I'm gonna swim across this ocean, and I'm gonna meet new digimon. Maybe I'll be able to convince some of them to come live out here with us. I'm sick of seeing the same digimon all the time. I wanna see some Angemon, some Tyrannomon, and some Cyber Dramon! Whadaya think?"

"I think I musta hit you too hard with that snowball yesterday. Ever since then you've been acting all weird, talking about going to see the world. Don't you remember the stories? Penmon who go out into the ocean never come back alive."

"Yeah yeah yeah...." Billy agreed with his companion. But even though he'd never seen other digimon besides Penmon, he'd heard enough stories to know that they exist. God forbid, but it'd probably be really cool to see a Seadramon; while he wasn't destroying everything in his path.

The door of Billy's house opened then and his mother stepped out of their little ice house on the berg: right next to the ocean. "Billy, could you go and pick up some fruit from the mountain for dinner?"

Billy turned around. "Will you pay me?"

"Do you want to go hungry tonight?"

"Okay mom," agreed Billy as he challenged Charlie to a race up the half a mile high mountain. "Last one up the mountain has to take a hot bath!"

"Don't even joke dude. Even a luke warm bath is murder...."



They gathered at least three of every fruit they could find in harvest on top of the mountain. The food was gathered in a large bag which was then put onto a sleigh so they wouldn't have to carry it all the way down the mountain. After that the two boy Penmon prepared to go back down the mountain.

That's when Charlie came up with a great idea. "Hey Billy, let's sleigh ride down the mountain!"

Billy, who thought that was an excellent idea, was the first in the sleigh. Charlie was at the end to give the sleigh a push and down they went. The two of them screamed the entire time. As the rushing cold air blew at their furry bodies, the boys realized that it was hard to keep their eyes open, for small snowflakes constantly smacked into their eyes. And the wind, it felt so good. And they were going so fast; almost as if they were flying. This was so much fun! Billy could've kicked himself in the rear for not thinking of this sooner!

When the ride was over and they had reached the base of the mountain, the two Penmon couldn't stop themselves from laughing.

Charlie, with tears in his eyes and out of breath from screaming and laughing, was the first one to speak, "Hey man......let's.....do that a....gain."

Billy, also winded, gladly agreed with his friend. "But first...let me give these fruits to my mom alright?"

"Alright. I'll be right here," said Charlie with a smile.



Billy, excited about his next mountain sleigh ride, hurried as fast as his little legs could carry him. After he made the final turn around a hill, he called out, "Hey mom! Here are your fruits! Billy and I are going back up the -." But there was no answer. In fact there was nothing there. Billy's house was gone. Vanished. In fact, all the houses that resided on this particular iceberg were gone. He walked up to the space where his house used to be. He noticed the large chunk's of broken ice and snow that used to be his home. Everything his family owned had been buried beneath the ice. His family. Where was his mom? His dad? He then saw the most gruesome thing he'll ever see in his life. A trail of red blood, perfectly clear in the white snow, came from his shattered house and went into the ocean. A high-pitched scream emerged from Billy's belly and into his throat, but couldn't come out his mouth. He then realized what happened. His family had been attacked.



Billy ran as fast as he could back to Charlie. To warn him. But he couldn't speak. He was too frightened. And when he finally reached the base of the mountain, he saw Charlie, scared stiffless. He was staring at something. Something that turned his blood into ice. Billy looked to the left of Charlie and about thirty feet away was the head of a monster. The monster he'd been taught to have nightmares of for the rest of his life.

Charlie stared directly into the monster's eyes. They were talking to him. They said, "If you move, you die."

Billy called out Charlie's name at least twenty times, but no sound came out. He knew what was about to happen, and there was nothing that could be done. Finally, he fought back his tears and screamed at the top of his lungs, "CHARLIEEEEEEEEE!"

Even though the sound was loud enough to wake the dead, Charlie only faintly heard him. He slowly turned to face Billy. That's when Billy read Charlie's eyes. They said, "he's going to kill me isn't he?" That's when he realized that the only chance he had was to run. He slowly lifted his leg, and shifted his body towards Billy.

"CHARLIE! DON'T! MOVE!"

But it was too late. Once Charlie's foot touched the ice once more, the monster lifted his gigantic head in an earth-shattering roar. He then charged the young Penmon, eyes bulging. Mouth open.

"Charlie.....no......"

The last thing he remembered seeing was Charlie being swept up by the monster's gigantic mouth, like fish being caught in a net. Charlie's killer then turned in his direction, and with a hiss charged toward Billy. At that moment, his entire world shrunk to the size of Seadramon's mouth.



File Island…

They'd been walking through the jungle now for about an hour and a half. Still no signs of intelligent life besides themselves, plus Hayato estimated that they had maybe two to three hours of sunlight left. Then would begin the arduous task of finding someplace to sleep where they actually felt safe; but how could you feel safe if you may not even be on planet Earth anymore? Not only that, but they'd been walking in silence the entire time. This was mainly because none of them wanted Katherine to shoot off her mouth again, but they knew she would if she were given the opportunity.

The good news was that every twenty minutes or so, they would pass a fruit tree. They would then take the time to stock up on bananas, grapes, mangos, oranges, and any other delectable they came across, so at least now, if they died, it would be by an alien devouring them, not by hunger.

Everyone, minus Katherine had a backpack to carry. And they had to stock up heavily, for they didn't know when they'd pass another fruit tree. This was fine for Samuel and Hayato, but after walking for so long, Reiko began to tire a little bit. In fact, she started to fall slightly behind the group. Hayato had been wandering in thought for the past twenty minutes, and hardly noticed that his little sister was no longer in front of him. He turned around to see Reiko, dragging one foot in front of the other as if a balled-chained was attached to her ankle.

"Reiko, are you alright?" asked her brother.

"Gee. Thanks for finally noticing, bro. And no. I'm not alright." Reiko shifted her backpack. "This bag gets heavier with every step that I take."

"Well, you could've told someone. You want one of us to carry your bag for you?"

Reiko's eyes went wide as she came up with a clever idea. "Yes. That would be fine." Then she quickly picked up her pace and passed Hayato and Sam, stopping at Katherine. The silent blonde then looked down below her right shoulder to see a ten year old girl in a baby blue Sailor Moon t-shirt and dark blue jeans flashing all her teeth in a huge grin.

"You want me to clean your teeth or something?" asked Katherine to Reiko.

"My brother says that since I'm so tired, YOU should carry my backpack for me, since you seem to have such a lesser load than the rest of us."

"Well you can tell your brother, that he can shove that bag up his "no sunshine" area."

Reiko paused in mid-walk puzzled. "No sunshine?" she asked herself with a confused look on her face. She then turned around and began walking towards Hayato. When she was at his side she said, "Hayato, the crazy girl said that you can shove it up your--"

"I heard her! Thank you Reiko!" Hayato said as he snatched the bag from his sister's back and threw it over his own. "There. Are you happy now?"

"Thank youuu!" sung Reiko, flashing her brother that smile that says, "I'm happy but you're not."

Hayato just shook his head and caught up with Samuel, who was busy scarfing down a banana and grapes like a monkey at the zoo. "Hey Sam, someone needs to tell Oscar the Grouch's blonde mother that we might want to stop for a break soon. My shirt's starting to get damp from all this humidity," Hayato said as he adjusted the collar on his gray t-shirt with the japanese symbol of Courage printed in large font on the front of it.

"Yeah. I know what'cha mean," mumbled Sam, who was trying to chew half a mouth full of banana. "Wait a sec. You want ME to tell her?"

"C'mon dude. You can't expect me to tell her after that "no sunshine" crack."

"But hey dude. She called me stupid and ugly. I'm not telling her anything."

"Well someone has to tell her."

The two boys then turned to the front of the group to find Katherine directly in front of their faces, staring at them with glaring green eyes. The boys couldn't say a word. How long had she been right there?

"Oscar the Grouch's mother eh? That's cute. I owe you one Hayamo…" and with an evil grin, she turned around and began walking again.

The only thing that managed to come out of Hayato's mouth was a weak chuckle. Samuel, who finally managed to swallow the banana he'd been chewing on for the past five minutes, patted his best friend on the back and said, "Hey, better you than me buddy."

"Thanks. I feel so much bett—"

There was a loud SNAP that came from somewhere in the jungle. The entire group stopped in their tracks, anticipating another sound. There was a second SNAP followed by a scream. A girl's scream. A teenage girl's scream.

"A damsel in distress…." said Samuel as he rushed through the jungle in the direction of the scream.

"C'mon!" yelled Hayato to Reiko as he grabbed her arm and followed Sam through the foliage.

"Hey! Wait for me!!" yelled Katherine trying to catch up to the rest of them.

Hearing her, Reiko yelled out while she and her brother were running, "Hurry up and go faster bro, before Katherine catches us!"



The thick, tall grass constantly slapped Samuel in the face as he ran as fast as his legs would allow. What am I doing? He thought to himself. He hadn't heard another scream after the first one and even now he was guessing where the scream came from. What if the aliens got her and she's being devoured this very second? What if he can't hear her scream because she ran in the opposite direction? And if she was being attacked, what was he going to do? Use his bazooka? What if this alien was as big as a house? He couldn't fight it. How would he save this damsel in—

A panicked girl about Samuel's age crashed through the four foot high grass and slammed into him, sending them both to the ground. Sam hit his head hard on the wet ground. The teen girl was fighting off dizziness as well. When they opened their eyes, they realized that their lips had accidentally met in an awkward looking kiss. When their lips parted they looked into each other eyes for a second. Just a second. Then the girl quickly picked herself off the boy, who had a slight grin on his face, just as Reiko and Hayato finally caught up with them. The girl jumped back, not knowing what to make of the situation. One minute it was just her and her brother. Now these other kids come out of nowhere. Where'd they come from? And that's when it hit her.

"Where's my brother??" asked Megan Kasuno (thirteen years old, long brown hair, wearing a lime green t-shirt, brown jeans, and glasses). She turned around, but her brother was nowhere to be found. "BOBBYYYYY!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. She was such an idiot. She ran off frightened, by the contraption that came out of nowhere, and she didn't even make sure her brother was following her. A moron. That's what she was. She called his name again.

"BOBBYYYYY!"

And again.

"BOBBYYYYYYY!"

Katherine had finally had enough. She grabbed Megan tightly by the arms. "Calm down alright?!! Now, slowly, what's going on?" She tried to sound soothing, but it wasn't helping. Megan was jumping and looking all around as if she were claustrophobic.

"Bobby! Bobby! He was right behind me! I-I-I didn't look to see if he was following me! Oh no…."

"Who is Bobby?!? What's going on!!?"

"He's my little brother. This…this thing popped out of nowhere! Scared me half to death! I ran! I thought he was behind me." Then Megan's eyes went wide. "He's probably still there! He probably didn't even run! I have to go back!"

Hayato jumped in. "Wait…Wait a second. Back to what? What did you see?"

But Megan had already ran back into the jungle. She didn't even hear what Hayato said.



"What is this? Some sort of game?" asked Bobby Kasuno (nine years old, blonde, wearing a bright orange t-shirt and light blue jeans with a red backpack) to himself. He loved games; especially board games. Like Monopoly, Hungry Hungry Hippo; and even games where you have to use your body to play like Twister.

But what was in front of him was unlike anything he's seen. He was kneeling in front of a golden platform. Outlining the platform were large objects that looked like eggs. Behind the eggs were multi-colored gizmos that looked like Game-Boys, only smaller and more expensive looking. He was very anxious to try this game out, but he thought he'd better wait for his sister to take a good look at it, without running away as if she were being chased by The Incredible Hulk.

But then again, those small contraptions were starting to look very appealing. He wondered what they were for. Especially the yellow device. Licking his lips, he reached across the platform to touch the object when…

"Bobby Kasuno! Don't you dare touch that thing!"

"Awww sis. You're such a sore," moaned Bobby without even looking at Megan. "I was just looking at it. I wasn't gonna touch it."

"Liar…." Said Megan as she pulled her brother onto his feet away from the platform. As she did, Hayato, Samuel, Katherine and Reiko burst through the foliage and stopped as they gazed at the mysterious object in front of them.

"What the heck is this thing?" asked Reiko loudly.

A huge smile appeared on Samuel's face. "It looks like…an alien transporter! Guys this is our ticket back to Earth! Let's go!!" he exclaimed. When he tried to jump on the platform he felt his jersey being yanked as he flew backwards onto the ground.

Katherine then came to his side. As if she were talking to a baby she said, "No little monkey. You cannot go on the alien contraption. Go find someplace else to poop."

Samuel, with a huge upside-down grin, slowly picked himself up from the ground for the second time in a span of four minutes. "So if it's not a transporter, then what is it?"

"Whose to say it isn't?" said Hayato. "But how do you know it'll send you to Earth? It may send you to Mars, Planet X, or up my nose for all we know."

The entire group looked at the contraption in silence for a little bit. That's when the light went on in Bobby's head.

"Hey! There are six of us now! Now we can play this game!"

"Don't be silly Bobby," said Megan. "It's not a game. Is it?"

"Well just look at it sis. We have six different colored eggs, six different colored gizmos, and six different people. Now we can at least see what this thing does!"

"The kid's got a point. Besides, if it is a transporter, it looks like it needs six people in order to make it work. Let's do it," agreed Samuel.

The others, except Katherine, silently agreed as they all gathered around the machine, with one particular egg and hand-held machine in front of each of them. At that moment, Katherine began bursting into laughter. It came as quite a shock to Reiko, Hayato and Samuel, for they believed that she was incapable of such a thing.

"You guys can't be serious! This is the saddest thing I've ever seen. Do you really expect something to happen just by picking up these eggs? You're more pathetic than I thought!" stated Katherine still laughing as if she were at the circus.

"Hey Katherine," said Hayato. "If you think you're so smart that you can build a spaceship and fly back to Earth, then that's cool. But I think the rest of us want to get back home in time to watch Dragonball Z."

"Darn right!!" exclaimed Bobby.

Katherine's laughter ceased. She slowly walked up to the contraption and stepped behind the last vacant egg. She then gave Hayato the coldest stare she could muster. The black-haired boy made a hard swallow, believing that Katherine was devising a way to run him over with a car as soon as they got back to Earth.

"Okay. Are we all ready?" asked Reiko.

The six children kneeled and wrapped their hands around the egg. "This is the stupidest thing I've ever done," complained Katherine.

"Alright. On the count of three, pick up your egg…" instructed Hayato.

"1…"

"2…"

"3!!"



Next Chapter: A short briefing. And then….the War Begins!!!!