Chapter 2: Opposites Attract
It was a warm June day. The sun was shining, and there was a slight breeze. A great day to be in the park. That's where the five kids decided to go with there new found companions following their adventure in the government science lab.
They first stopped by a small convenient store because they, and the digimon, were hungry. They bought some snacks and headed for the park. People stared at the strange creatures following them around, but the kids didn't stop long enough for anyone to ask questions.
Once in the park, they plopped down to eat and relax.
"I wonder how intelligent they are?" Kaz ponders.
"Smarter than you think wise guy!" the one called Impmon shot back. Kaz almost jumped when Impmon said this. He honestly didn't figure them to be that intelligent.
"Where do you guys come from?" Hiro asks. The question had been on everyone's mind.
"We live in DSE hall." Monodramon informs them.
"DSE hall?" Rowen says aloud. "But that's where we found you in the building."
"Gee, you catch on quick." Impmon states.
"Where did you live before you were taken there?" Miki asks them.
"I guess I have to spell it out for you geniuses. We were born in that lab. We're Digimon, short for Digital Monsters. Our bodies are made from synthetic proteins, and our minds are created from computer programs." Impmon lets out a sign after saying all of this.
Everyone is left with their jaws hanging open. This came as a total shock to them. Of all the possibilities of these creatures origins, this certainly wasn't one they had considered.
"So, you're not really alive?" Rowen asks.
Impmon walks over and bops Rowen on the head with his fist. Not hard, but to get the point across.
"Of course I'm alive! I'm talkin' to ya ain't I? Just because I wasn't created like you were doesn't make me not alive!"
"Are you alive?" Shinjo aks Haguramon.
"Yes indeed!" the digimon answers. "Alive and well!"
"Not only are we alive," Elecmon says, "But we are highly intelligent. We can learn the traditional way, or by scanning information through our D-Factor."
Kaz pulls out the device they had taken from the government lab.
"You mean this?"
"That's the one." Elecmon replies.
"Guys, I think we are in over our heads with these things. I say we take them back to that lab." Miki states.
Gotsumon runs up to her and graps around one of her legs.
"No! You can't make us go back! They make us do horrible things. It's terrible there!" Gotsumon wails.
"So I guess they treat you pretty bad there huh?" Hiro says.
"No, not really." Elecmon says. "He just hates the food..."
"And we like you guys!" Haguramon cries. "We've never met any human children before. You're much more fun than the adults."
"Don't worry, we're not gonna take you guys back." Hiro assures them.
"Yay!!!" Monodramon cries. He jumps on and tackles Hiro to the ground in his joy.
Their happiness is not shared by the heads of the Digimon Project. The entire second edition has disappeared, and without the D-Factors they cannot be traced. After thinking up several solutions, only one remains.
"We have no choice," Yagami says, "but to release the 3rd Edition."
"Are you insane!?" Mr. Chen cries. "Release Digimon into the outside world? That is sheer madness!!!"
"We're developing weapons of war here, Mr. Chen. They would have to be field tested eventually. Consider this our coming out party."
"Yagami, we're not ready to take that step. If we were to lose control, there is no telling how much damage the Digimon could cause."
"You're forgetting, Chen, that five Digimon are already out there. The Digimon we are releasing are even more advanced and under our control. We have to retrieve the lost units. The government won't except losing millions of dollars due to a power outtage."
"Very well. I just hope you know what you're doing."
The kids knew they needed a place to hide the Digimon. Keeping them at home was not an option. Their parents would ask way to many questions the kids simply couldn't answer. They needed an adult who they could trust. Kaz knew just the right guy.
Kaz helped out with the school's computer class. The school's computer teacher, Mr. Ohka, was a bit of an eccentric. He was quite strange, and most of the kids liked him for this reason. Kaz knew him better than most, and was quite confident he would understand the situation and help them. Being a former scientist, he would likely be intrigued by the creatures as well, which would help their case.
When they entered his house and showed him the Digimon, he sat stunned for a few moments. He then began uttering things to himself. This was actually normal behavior for him, he usually did this when he was thinking.
"Let me guess. You robbed a petting zoo?" He says.
"I might as well tell you what they are, Mr. Ohka, because you would never guess." Kaz informs him. He proceeds to tell Mr. Ohka the entire story, including the origins of the Digimon. Their teacher is of course bewildered by what he hears.
"So basically, we need your help. There's no way our parents would let us keep them, and they need a place to stay. Can you help us?" Kaz asks.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Mr. Ohka interrups. "You want me to harbor stolen government property? Out of the question. Do you know how long I'd go to prison for that?"
"We won't tell anyone, we promise!" Hiro cries.
"Besides, if they stay here, you'd be the first person to study them." Kaz chips in.
This catches Mr. Ohka's attention. Kaz knew that Mr. Ohka had been looking for a big break to get him back into the scientific community. He had just pushed the right button.
"Well, something of this nature does demand to be studied." He says. "It would almost be a crime not to."
"So you'll help us?" Miki asks.
"Yes, I think I will."
Hiro and Shinjo slap each other a high five. Rowen cracks a smile at the news as well.
"Great. We'll leave them here now and let you guys get to know each other. We've got to get home before our parents start to worry."
The kids head home, and the Digimon stay behind at Mr. Ohka's house.
"Which Digimon will you be sending out?" Mr. Chen asks.
"Musyamon. His speed and agility should be able to minimize any incidents of civilians spotting him."
"I thought you wanted them to have the spotlight?" Mr. Chen quips.
"I'm not looking to stir up any trouble. If we can retrieve the missing Digimon without anyone knowing, I'll gladly take that option."
"At least we'll get to see exactly how sensitive the magnet system is." Mr. Chen says.
"Indeed. I simply hope its enough."
The next day, the kids went to school as usual. They had to stay after for detention since they missed the bus. A minor setback, but it was the longest hour they had ever had to wait. They were all so eager to get back to Mr. Ohka's house and see the Digimon.
After they had served their sentence, they all headed home to check in with their parents. After having a snack, doing chores, and changing out of school clothes they each headed to Mr. Ohka's house. It was about 4:00 PM when they all got their.
When they arrived they found Mr. Ohka examining Haguramon. He of course was at school all day just as they were since he was a teacher. He was measuring Haguramon.
"Hey, Mr. Ohka, we're here to take them off your hands." Hiro says as he walks through the doorway.
"Ok, just let me finish up with these measurements. Haguramon's the last in line. Boy, you wouldn't imagine the trouble I had to go through last night to get Impmon's stats..."
"He does seem to be unusually fiesty." Rowen notes.
"Hey, who you callin' fiesty!" a familiar voice says. Impmon walks into the room eating a banana.
"While you are off having fun, make sure you feed these guys. They are eating me out of house and home!" Mr. Ohka cries.
"Sorry about that..." Hiro says. Suddenly they hear the sound of cluddering footsteps. Monodramon appears running down the hallway. He bounds into the room and pounces on Hiro, knocking him to the floor.
"Did you bring any food?" He asks Hiro.
"No, sorry fella. But we'll get some, I promise."
Miki walks down the hallway to find her Digimon. Kaz walks over to Mr. Ohka to see what findings he has made.
"Any new data on them yet?" He asks.
"Not as of now. I just took basic statistics last night and this afternoon. Height, weight, etc. I'll probably bring home some equipment from the lab this weekend and see what research I can get done."
Miki walks back into the room with the remaining two Digimon.
"There, all done with the measurements." Mr. Ohka informs them.
"Finally! I've never sat still for so long!" Haguramon cries.
"Well, we better get going. Only a few more hours of sunlight left. Thanks for everything Mr. Ohka! We'll be back later." Hiro walks towards the door, and everyone follows.
The Digimon headquarters was very active today. This was the day when the first Digimon would be willingly sent out into the outside world. This was a third edition Digimon which had not been tested thoroughly. The scientists had to be prepared for anything.
"How are Musyamon's numbers looking?" Mr. Chen asks one of the other scientists.
"He's pulling an overall 1.33, sir. We are in the green!"
"Everything looks good here. Yagami, we're waiting for your deployment command. Everything is in place." Mr. Chen says over his microphone.
"Excellent." Yagami replies back over the earpiece. "Let's roll!"
With those two words, a new age in warfare has been born. Digimon are now in use and in play.
Hiro glides past Kaz with relative ease. His dribbling skills are far to great for Kaz to take the ball away from him. Kaz was a natural in the classroom, but on the soccer field Hiro was king.
"Pass it here, I'm wide open!" Rowen cries.
Hiro laughs to himself. He's a much better soccer player than Rowen. There is no need to pass the ball. He turns his head back forward to prepare to shoot when suddenly he hits something very big and very hard: Shinjo.
Shinjo dribbles the ball up field and prepares to shoot. When Rowen goes out to defend the shot, he passes the ball to Kaz who shots and scores.
As they celebrate, Rowen walks over to Hiro to question his tactics.
"Why didn't you pass me the ball! I was wide open!"
"I didn't see Shinjo coming. If I would have saw him I would have dribbled around him and scored." He replies.
"If you would have passed to me we WOULD have scored!"
"Chill out, its just a game..." Hiro says.
"What's the point of me playing if you're going to be a ball hog?"
Miki looked over and could see tension was mounting between Hiro and Rowen. Shinjo was watching and laughing, while Kaz was being chased around by Elecmon and Monodramon. It looked like she would have to straighten things out. 'Boys are so immature' she thought to herself.
"Hey guys, maybe we should get something to eat. The Digimon are starting to look a little hungry."
Kaz stops running for a second and says, "You mean you've seen them when they're not hungry?" He is then pounced by both Monodramon and Elecmon.
"Miki turns to the Haguramon and Impmon and asks, "Are you guys hungry?"
"I could eat." Hagarumon replies.
"You think I need you to get me my food! Ha!" Impmon retorts.
Miki frowns at the smart mouth little imp. "You know, someone needs to teach you some...."
Her scolding is interrupted by a feral scream. It was a terrifying yell. None of the kids were certain what made the sound, but they were certain of one thing: It wasn't human...
They all ran to the center of the soccer field. For some reason, being in open space seemed safer. That, and they wanted to look around and see what made the noise. The kids were absolutely terrified.
Hiro looked down and noticed that Monodramon and the other Digimon were snarlying and glaring off to their left.
"What's wrong?" Hiro asks his partner.
"It's a Digimon! Over there." He points to the bushes.
"I don't see anything," Shinjo says.
"He's watching us." Haguramon alerts him.
Suddenly the bushes begin to rustle. A samuri looking monster emerges from the trees. He draws out twin kitana swords.
"That's Musyamon! He's a wizard type digimon. His Shogun Sword will chop us to bits!" Impmon cries.
"Don't worry, Hiro, we'll stop him!" Monodramon cries. He takes off and charges at Musyamon. He lunges at the samurai Digimon and lands a punch to the face. He lands and fires a barrage and punches that all connect and send Musyamon stumbling backwards.
Yagami does not like the developing situation.
"Have we established a connection with that missing unit?" He asks Chen.
"Yes. I've got my first reading. His overall numbers are reading in at 0.77!"
"0.77!? How can it be that low? The Digimon maintain an overall 1.50 naturally." Yagami is taken aback by this latest development.
"I don't know, but I double checked, and the number is decreasing."
"Increase power to Musyamon. Max him out now!"
Monodramon stands over Musyamon, crouched and ready for a second strike if needed. Suddenly, Musyamon lets out another howl similar to the one that set everyone on alert earlier. He bounds to his feet faster than Monodramon can react and swipes him away with the flat edge of his sword.
"He's gonna get killed out there! Impmon, can you help him?" Rowen pleads.
Impmon runs out to fight Musyamon, and the other three Digimon follow behind. Impmon fires three small fireballs at Musyamon, but they have no effect.
"Super Thunder Strike!" Elecmon fires his attack, which is a blast of electricity. Musyamon explodes, but when the smoke clears he is clearly unharmed. He is now on the offensive though. He leaps into the air and comes down in the middle of the Digimon blade first. They are forced to scatter to avoid being sliced.
"Rock Fist Attack!" Gotsumon fires a rock at Musyamon, but he deflects with his sword. He is about to put Gotsumon out of commission with a sword slice when he falls over flat on his face. Monodramon had tackled him from behind just in time.
That victory is short lived. Musyamon sends Monodramon flying with a vicious elbow. He charges and sends the dragon digimon air born again with a kick. Monodramon tries to get up, but is now fairly injured. Musyamon puts one sword away, and begins to walk slowly towards Monodramon.
"No! Monodramon, run away! Quick, he's coming for you!" Hiro cries out in desperation.
"Impmon, do something!" Rowen begs. Impmon fires a barrage of fire balls to Musyamon's back, but to no avail. He continues marching towards the fallen Monodramon.
Suddenly, Hiro's D-Factor begins to shake in his pocket. His attention is pulled away as he pulls it out. There are three digital numbers on the face of it. The numbers are fluctuating between 0.02 and 0.03. Hiro is forced to look up as Musyamon lets out a maniacal laugh. He raises his blade to strike down upon Monodramon. Hiro lets out a cry of desperation, and the counter on his D-Factor reaches 0.00 .........
Monodramon begins to glow. Suddenly filled with energy, he rises to his feet. Musyamon doesn't understand what is going on. He takes a step back from the blinding light.
"Monodramon digivolve to..........Strikedramon!"
Monodramon's glowing shape transforms into a taller and more powerful looking form. He is now Strikedramon, Champion form of Monodramon. He lets out a ferocious growl to introduce himself to the world.
"Whoa, I don't know what just happened, but that has to be the coolest thing I've ever seen...." Hiro seems lost for words.
Musyamon takes another step back. Strikedramon springs forward faster than one could blink. His claws tear through Musyamon's abdomen. The samurai digimon explodes from the blow. When the dust settles, they see a glowing electrical type energy.
"Quick, download his coding!" Strikedramon says in his menacing voice.
"Huh?" Hiro blurts out. He had his D-Factor pointing in that direction, and it begins to glow. Musyamon's glowing energy beams itself into his D-Factor. Strikedramon then devolves back into Monodramon.
"Ok, what the heck just happened?" Shinjo asks.
"Basically, Monodramon digivolved to his Champion form, kicked Musyamon's butt and then Hiro loaded his programming. Pretty simple, no?" Impmon states.
"I think Digimon just got a lot more interesting." Kaz says.
"Musyamon has been completely destroyed...." Chen says in utter shock. He pulls the headset off his head, as Yagami is in the same room.
"That Digimon reached triple zero! How!?" Yagami demands.
"I have absolutely no clue. I had Musyamon at maximum power, and all he could reach was 0.50. Somehow those kids made Monodramon reach triple zero."
"Find out who those kids are. And prepare another Digimon. This game is only just beginning...."
