Summary: TK and Patamon, separated from the rest of the group, now find themselves in Primary Village. Patamon realizes that this is a good time to get to know his human partner a little better. But what kinds of questions come up while tending to baby Digimon?


Getting To Know You: Patamon and TK


Patamon had never seen so many Digieggs before. They were all over the place. He knew this was Primary Village, where Digimon were born, but the sheer number of eggs was astounding. And looking at little TK's face, he knew that the human was also in awe.

That's when Patamon began to ponder his situation. He was all alone with his human partner…and dozens and dozens of Digieggs. The timing wasn't any better. This was the best time for him to get to know his partner a little better.

"TK?"

"Yeah, Patamon?"

"I know we've known each other for a while now, but…I don't really KNOW you. Is it ok if I ask you some…you know…stuff?"

TK smiled. "No one's ever wanted to ask me stuff before. Sure! What do you want to know?"

Patamon started rubbing a Digiegg. "I wasn't kidding that first day when I said you humans look weird. I barely know anything about you."

"What do you want to know?" TK asked again.

"One of the things I noticed was how Matt seemed so protective of you when we first met," Patamon began. "I don't understand why he's concerned for your safety more than anyone else's."

"Oh, that's just because Matt's my brother," TK answered.

"And what does a brother do?" Patamon asked.

"Um…the older brother will look out for the little brother. So…Matt looks out for me. He protects me."

"Oh! I protect you too, TK! Does that make ME your big brother?"

TK shook his head. "Uh…no. I think you're confused. Big brothers are blood relatives."

"What's a blood relative?" Patamon asked.

"People you're related to. A brother is another boy who has the same mom and dad you do."

"Oh…I think I get it. Does Matt always take care of you?"

"He's always looked out for me. He's not like most big brothers that are mean and make their little brothers cry."

"You cry pretty often, TK. You cry more than I do."

TK frowned. "I'm working on that. And you cry a lot, too!"

"I do not!" Patamon huffed. "I wouldn't be crying if I could Digivolve."

"And I wouldn't be crying if I was a little bigger."

"Hey TK? That's another thing I noticed. Everyone else is bigger than you. Why are you so small?"

"That's just because they're older than me. I think I get bigger when I get a little older."

"You mean like Digivolving?"

TK sweatdropped. "No…I think you're confused again."

Patamon sighed. "I think I am."

"Well…when humans are born, they start really small…they're just babies, like some of the babies we're seeing right now. But when they get older, they get a little bigger too."

"So where do human babies come from?"

TK thought about that. "I think Matt told me the other day. He seemed really nervous about it, too. He just told me that there was a stork that brought babies to a hospital and that's where a mom and dad will get one. I don't know why he was so nervous about telling me that."

"A stork?" Patamon repeated.

"Yeah! Don't you have a stork?"

"I don't think we have a Storkmon here."

"Oh, ok. I just know that human babies get brought to a hospital by a stork. I don't where the STORK gets a baby, though."

"How about from a place like Primary Village?" Patamon suggested.

TK's face brightened up. "Hey, I never thought about that! Humans probably have a Primary Village too! It all makes sense now!"

"So the stork just brings the eggs to this 'hospital' place?" Patamon asked.

"I think the stork waits," TK answered. "Because I've never seen a human egg before."

"That takes a lot of the work out of it," Patamon thought. "That's got to be nice. I know this is a lot of work, trying to get this Digiegg to hatch and everything."

"How long does it take for a Digiegg to hatch?" TK asked.

As if on cue, the Digiegg that Patamon was starting to crack. It was hatching. The Digiegg cracked and in its place was a white little splotch with black eyes.

"What is it?" TK asked curiously.

"This is a Poyomon," Patamon replied. "When I was born, I started off as a Poyomon. This egg actually hatched pretty fast. It didn't even take a few minutes since we got here."

TK leaned over and smiled. "It's cute!"

**SPLAT**

Patamon sweatdropped…as soon as he realized what happened. Despite not having even eaten his first meal, the Poyomon already did his 'business'…right in Patamon's arms. Patamon gently placed the Poyomon on the ground…and started shaking his arms frantically.

"EWW! YUCK! YUCK! YUCK! SQUISHY! EWWWW!! WATER!! NEED WATER!! He splattered all over me!! YUUUUUUUCK!!"

TK pointed behind Patamon. "There's a fountain over there."

Patamon, in the blink of an eye, flew over to the fountain and started washing his arms. The stench nearly overpowered him, but he cleaned himself up. Patamon flew over to the Poyomon and gave him a cold stare.

"I know you were just born and everything, but you don't DO that!"

TK chuckled. "I never did that to my parents."

"How do you know? Do you remember anything from when you were a baby, TK?"

"No, but I just know it wasn't possible. For one thing, human parents put their babies in diapers."

"What's a diaper?" Patamon asked curiously.

"A diaper's something a baby wears on his bottom until he knows where and when it's the right time to go potty. Maybe we could make Poyomon a diaper."

"What's a diaper made of?"

TK walked over towards a nearby blanket that just happened to be sitting on the ground. He tore a little piece off and walked over to the little Poyomon. He wrapped the piece of blanket around the Poyomon's bottom.

"And THAT'S a diaper."

Patamon looked at this little contraption curiously. "And that really works?"

"Well…we have to change diapers every time he goes."

**SPLAT**

TK sweatdropped. "Like right now."

Patamon leaned over towards the Poyomon and sniffed. "EWWWWWW!!"

TK tore another piece off of the blanket, but shot Patamon a glance. "So…who's changing his diaper?"

Patamon shook his head. "Don't look at me! I didn't even what a diaper WAS a few minutes ago."

TK sighed. "Ok, I guess I'll have to do it. You can help me."

TK leaned the Poyomon on his back as he took off the diaper. The stench was overpowering and it got Patamon wondering if HE stunk that much when he had his little accident on Biyomon's favorite flower patch. As soon as TK took the diaper off, he handed the feces over to Patamon.

"You've GOT to be kidding!"

"Just get rid of it! It really stinks!"

Patamon made a face before grabbing the loaded diaper. He held his breath and rushed over towards a nearby trashcan and dumped it in there. When Patamon came back, TK had finished putting the diaper on. It looked just like new.

Patamon retched. "I hope he can control himself. Do human babies ever go that often?"

"They usually eat first," TK answered. "But it does happen a lot. At least it seems like it until potty training."

"What's potty training?" Patamon asked.

"It's where a human learns to go in a potty instead of a diaper. It takes control and once you learn, you don't have accidents anymore."

"I could use that," Patamon said timidly. "I sometimes have accidents. I even had an accident in Biyomon's favorite flower patch. I think she was pretty mad, but she didn't show it. Still…it'd be nice if I could control myself."

"Why don't I potty train you?" TK suggested.

"It sounds complicated," Patamon said.

"It's really easy. All we need is a potty…or at least something that looks like one."

TK looked around and that's when he found a cylindrical wooden crate. He grabbed the crate and brought it over to Patamon. After he put the crate down, TK grabbed an empty bucket that was sitting nearby and rushed over to the fountain. He collected a bucket of water and poured it inside the crate.

"It's not really a potty, but it'll have to do. Now sit up on the edge of the crate and…just wait for something to come out."

Patamon flew over and sat on the edge of the crate. "Is it really that easy?"

TK raised an eyebrow. "It's potty training, not rocket science. Of course it's that easy. Now just…do your thing."

"But TK, I don't have to go."

"Come on, Patamon. I went to all the trouble to set this potty up for you, the least you could do is…go number two."

"I can't. I don't wanna go! And even if I did…I wouldn't do it in front of you. Digimon need their privacy!"

"But Patamon…"

"No, TK! I don't have to go and you can't make me!"

Patamon stubbornly crossed his arms. The last thing he expected when reaching Primary Village was to be forced to do this human 'potty training'.

TK sighed. "Ok fine. But can you at least stay there and wait for a few minutes? I'll be right back."

Patamon kept his arms crossed. "Well…I guess so."

TK walked away while Patamon contemplated his situation. He was sitting on a wooden crate waiting to do his business. He felt silly. He felt like just getting up and following TK.

"GRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"

Patamon gasped when, literally out of nowhere, something roared behind him. He looked in front of him and saw a huge shadow lurking over him…in the shape of a very familiar Digimon.

It was the shadow of Kuwagamon. Kuwagamon was right behind him. Patamon gulped and turned completely white. The humongous Kuwagamon was behind him and there was no one who could help him. Patamon, now audibly whimpering, was on his own and he never felt so afraid.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

**SPLAT**

**PLOP**

Patamon realized that something DID come out. But he noticed that as soon as it did, the shadow seemed to come apart. Patamon turned around and saw that it wasn't Kuwagamon at all. It was a whole bunch of little Poyomon…and TK was standing right beside them.

"Good job, guys!" TK said proudly. "I told you it would work! You can go now. Thanks a lot."

The Poyomon all wandered off in a single file, leaving TK alone with the bewildered Patamon, who was still feeling spooked by what just happened.

"W-W-What'd you do?!" Patamon demanded.

"I scared the you-know-what out of you," TK grinned. "You didn't want to go, so the only thing I could do was do something that would REALLY scare you."

"You mean…you TRICKED me?!" Patamon asked indignantly.

TK giggled. "You should have heard how loud you screamed. You sounded like a girl. Uh…Patamon? What are you doing?"

Patamon was more than agitated. He was very angry. And unfortunately for TK, he didn't realize how close he was to the potty. Patamon flew over and kicked the crate hard, knocking it over and sending its filthy contents flying…

…all over TK.

TK frowned. "What was that for?"

"For tricking me! That wasn't funny, TK!"

Patamon just turned around, crossed his arms, and huffed. Unfortunately, TK got some of the waste that landed on his shirt and…threw it on Patamon. With both Patamon and TK covered in waste, there was a brief staredown and standoff.

"Truce?" TK proposed.

"Truce," Patamon agreed. "This war stinks…literally."

TK grinned. "First one to the fountain is a rotten Digiegg?"

"You're on!"

Patamon and TK both raced to the fountain to clean themselves up. Patamon realized that he didn't quite get to every question he hoped. But when he thought about everything that humans went through (like diaper changing and potty training), he quickly came to the conclusion that there were some things he didn't WANT to know.

Humans were sure weird creatures.


Next Time: We wrap up this story by taking a look at the Digimon AFTER the humans go home following the battle with Apocalymon. Come see how their little interrogations have affected their lives.


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