A Meeting of Tamers

by Lady Geuna

Re-uploaded, rewritten. There is the Dark World, Dream World, Digital World, Real World, and the Tamer World. But what if Takato of the Tamer World discovers a key that could force all the worlds into one? The very worlds will shift. (AU)

3. Transferring... /Data Downloading/

Disclaimer: Digimon does not belong to me. All characters and items within are all based around both the television show and the card game. None of these belong to me. (though I wish they did, like probably everyone else...)

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Geuna: (G-u-na) ^_^'' In case you're wondering how to say it.

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A Meeting Of Tamers

By Lady Geuna

Rated: PG

Summary: There is the Dark World, Dream World, Digital World, Real World, and the Tamer World. But what if Takato of the Tamer World discovers a key that could force all the worlds into one? The balance of the very worlds will shift like no one would've ever expected.

Another Universe, but mostly canon. Takes place some time before they meet Ryou and the Devas, and before their digimon are able to digivolve to Ultimate.

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"..." speech

'....' thoughts

/.../ around a SENTENCE will mean a flashback or memory.

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Translations:

Daijoubu-it's all right... don't worry about it..

Daijoubu?(in question form)-are you okay?

"ne" at the beginning of a sentence, means basically "Hey...." "ne" at the end of a sentence means pretty much "..., right?"

nani- what?

Hai- yes

Iya- NO, in an extreme way, as you would say when going NOOOOO!!! AHHHHH!

lie- is no as in a calm, simple, "no"

Jogress- I'm not sure what it means in really, but it's a term that means combination, like DNA digivolving.

Honto?- really?

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Chapter Two: Transferring... /Data Downloading/

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It was a warm summer afternoon in Tamachi. The sun was shining, it wasn't humid at all, and a certain blue haired boy sat cross-legged on his desk chair, typing furiously.

"Ken, honey, there's someone on the phone for you."

Ichijouji Ken glanced at his phone, then called out to his mother. "I didn't here it ring."

"I was on the other line. Gomen."

He smiled at his mother's meek, quiet tone. "Daijoubu!" Ken saved and shut down all the extra windows on his computer. He'd just downloaded a few songs from the internet. Clicking the sound box on, he double checked the commands to see if it was working properly. The machine had been acting up on him lately. Maybe he would need to replace a few of the part?

Ken leaned over and grabbed up his phone, only to find his mother in a "deep" conversation on the other line. "It's okay, Mama, I got it..."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Ken," Mrs. Ichijouji said cheerfully. "I'll let you two boys talk now. It was nice talking to you, dear."

"Yeah," came the callers voice. "Nice talking to you, too, Ichijouji-san." The line clicked, indicating that his mom had hung up. On the other line the boy said, "Hey."

"Hi, Daisuke-kun." He heard the sound of what was probably Jun banging on a door, screaming. Ken figured he shouldn't ask directly, but he'd find out eventually, he always did. Daisuke always prided himself on the number of ways he could anger his older sister to a point of fiery rage. "What's up?"

Daisuke paused for a second. "Well... I sort of ticked off my sister again. I don't really know how this time... Anyway, are you coming to the Digidestined picnic today?"

"Yeah! It's not something any of us should miss, right?" The twelve of them had very little time to see each other during the school years. In the summer, they would have constant get-togethers to catch up. Ken especially loved these get-togethers because unlike everyone else, he lived across the lake, while everyone else lived together in Odaiba. Hm, what luck...

"Maybe, but I heard that Willis might come."

"Willis...? Willis....." He thought for a second, then it hit him. "Isn't that the kid you meet in Colorado a while back?"

"That's the guy!" His voice became distant, like he was holding the phone away from his mouth. "Jun, will you go away!? I'm trying to have a conversation here!" Then he returned. "Um, sorry. I woke-up the beast, and now it won't go back to sleep."

He rolled his eyes, smirking. "I told you..."

Sigh. "Whatever. Hey! Have you heard from Hikari? I've been trying to call her, you know, to tell her about the picnic..."

"Suuure..."

Daisuke let out a grunt of annoyance. Whether or not Daisuke still had a crush on Hikari was a mystery, even to Ken. He didn't give any signals either way, but Ken didn't really want to ask. "Yeah, and you don't have a crush on Miyako..."

"I do not!!" He could feel his face heat up. Miyako was a very delicate subject for him. No, he didn't like her that way! Though everyone assumes that the two of them will get married someday. Miyako, too, shares this attitude. "Daisuke, don't start on that subject again..."

After a moment Daisuke brushed Ken's comment off and continued. "But I haven't been able to get a hold of her. Her line's always busy."

"She might be on the net. Why don't you get online?"

"My computer's busted right now, it... had a little accident with my soccer ball when I was juggling in my room..."

Ken smirked. "That's why it's an outdoor sport, Daisuke."

"Says who?" Daisuke snorted jokingly. "Since when do rules matter, Ichijouji?"

Minomon hopped into Ken's lap, blinking up at him. "Is that Daisuke?"

Ken nodded. "Hai."

Daisuke sounded confused. "What?"

"Sorry Daisuke, I was talking to Minomon."

"Hiii, Daisukeee," Minomon chirped loudly.

"Hi, Minomon," Daisuke yelled back, just as loudly, but not before Ken had moved the ear piece at a safe distance.

"Ken-chan," Minomon whined, turning his attention instantly to his human partner, "I'm huuuungry!"

"You just had six rice balls!"

Daisuke chuckled. "Bottomless pits! I swear!"

"You're telling me..." Ken clicked play on the computer and was pleased to hear music drifting smoothly from the speakers. "Is there another computer in your house? I thought there was one in your parents room?"

"Yeah, but I have a feeling Junzilla's going to be guarding my door for a while." Ken could hear Jun scream something at a much higher volume when he said "Junzilla," but it was too muffled to make out. Daisuke gulped audibly, whispering, "I really don't think I should risk it. And that Chibimon of hers is really mean! It tried to pick a fight with Veemon! Can you believe it!?"

Ken narrowed his eyes. "Did Veemon, per chance, insult her Chibimon?"

It was almost as if he could envision Daisuke flinching, then scratching his head. "I don't pay attention to details... Besides! I'm afraid that if I let Veemon try anything, that her Chibimon will start digivolving. You know! They digivolve when pushed into a fight, sometimes. I took a look at Koushiro's computer program thingy, and I've seen what Veemon can digivolve into." He made a shuddering noise. "I'm afraid that it'll either turn into an Ogremon or a Red Veggiemon... But at least I know XV-mon can take 'em both down!" Ken could tell Daisuke was grinning.

That was the thing about having a Jogress partner. Even when talking over the phone, it's as if he's there, standing right next to him.

Ken glanced at his watch. "We're supposed to meet in Odaiba Park at six. It's almost five now. Will you be able to make it?"

"Let's put it this way. I have a digimon and a fire escape, and I'm not afraid to use them. I'll be there."

Ken stopped the music and closed the file. "I should head out now. It takes a while for me to get across the river, and I don't want to make Minomon digivolve all the way to Stingmon." He smiled down at the In-Training digimon in his lap. "People don't like to see larger digimon flying around like that, they'll think he's trying to start trouble. Like that Kuwagamon last week. It nearly gave an old lady a heart attack." Minomon sighed happily as Ken patted him on the head. Sometimes the digimon seemed so much like a cat, especially when he's Wormmon. You'd think he'd learn how to purr.

"Okay. I need to find my soccer ball..."

"I'm sure Taichi-san will bring one. Or I can bring mine, just in case." Of all the things Daisuke could misplace, the last thing would've been his soccer ball. Ken glanced down at his backpack, which stood ready for him. "I got all my stuff together..."

There was the sound of crashing on the other line. "Aw, dang it! Veemon!!" There was the sound of giggling and Daisuke running with the phone. "Get back heeere," he screamed.

Ken flinch, quickly moving the ear piece away. "Too loud!"

Daisuke finally returned to the line, giggling nervously. "Heehee, gomen! I'll go now, k!?"

He shook his head, sighing. Daisuke could be such a pain. "I'll get online and see if Hikari's there. I'm sure she's probably gone already with Taichi, though. But I'll check. Ja ne, Daisuke."

Minomon jumped up and clamped into the mouth piece. "Bye Daisuke! Bye Veemon!"

There was some noise on the other line, and what Ken thought was Daisuke screaming, "Noooo, not the door! Don't open the door!," before the line clicked. Ken pried Minomon off the phone and put it back in its cradle. Logging onto the net, he said, "Let's go say hi to Hikari, too, ne?" In response Minomon began jumping around happily, landing on his desk top as Ken logged on. Desperately the boy tried to contain the little green ball of energy but he kept on slipping through his fingers. "Will you hold still, Minomon!? You might break something!"

Giggling, Minomon jumped onto his desk lamp. He started turning it on and off rapidly, finding it fascinating. Ken found it very annoying.

"Ken," his mom called from outside his door. "Are you alright? I hear things bumping around in there."

"No, Mama. It's just Minomon. I'm fine." He eyed his digimon like a hawk, ready to strike.

While he was still in one location, Ken took the opportunity to snatch the little creature up, leaving the lamp on. "Got you!" He grinned widely, laughing teasingly. "No more sugar for you!" Minomon whined, but Ken just held him tightly to his chest, making sure Minomon couldn't escape. He was about to rub it in when he paused, his eyes glazing over in a far off look....

Ken....

Minomon soon stopped his wild flailing and looked up at his friend. Ken was starring out the window now, face blank. "Ne, Ken-chan?"

Ken blinked, snapping out of it. He looked down questioningly at his digimon. "Hm?"

"Daijoubu?"

"Um, yeah," he said, puzzled. "I just... had the weirdest feeling. I don't know..."

"Maybe you're tired!" He bounced up onto Ken's shoulder. "Chibimon told me that Daisuke once told him that not getting enough sleep will make you go all funny. He says that that's what happened to Daisuke's sister, and you when you were bad. Oh.... jotto matta! He said Daisuke said that the reason YOU sometimes acted funny was because of all the hairspray you used...

Ken's left eye was twitching slightly. "He did, did he?"

He nodded. "What's "hairspray"?"

"I'll explain another time..."

Minomon started babbling excitedly, "And he also says-"

"Minomon! Really. That's okay. Please, no details..." He hunched over slightly, donning a rather sinister look on his face. 'I'm going to talk to Daisuke about that later this afternoon,' he thought. But right not, he had something else to do.

He was logged on, and now he brought up the AIM screen.

Screen Name: KindKaiser

Password: *******

Sign On

He paused as system connected, verified his name and password, and started the service. Ken looked down as Minomon and raised an eyebrow. "Um... you think I should change me screen name...?"

Minomon didn't say anything, too absorbed with the flashing pictures on the screen. "Look! Hikari!"

Ken saw Hikari's screen name listed as "online". He double clicked and opened a chatting window.

KindKaiser signed on at 5:02:47 PM

KindKaiser: Hi

Hikari02: Hi, Ken!

KindKaiser: I'm talking to you for Daisuke. He's been tr

He stopped when he realized the computer wasn't typing for him anymore. He frowned and tried again, tapping at a few keys randomly, but it wouldn't work. But Hikari was able to respond.

Hikari02: What's up?

Hikari02: .....

Hikari02: Ken? Are you there?

He grimaced, frustrated. Stupid machine.

Ken checked on his internet connection to find that he was still on. He then picked up the phone to see if his mother had accidentally picked up the phone and messed up his connection, but he found the line totally silent. Usually when you get on the internet and pick up the phone while logged on, you hear a loud screeching noise. Confused, he was about to hang up when he thought he heard a faint beeping noise on the other end. Curious, be pressed the phone back his ear and listened. Where's that beeping coming from?

"Hello?"

The beeping continued, and there was no answer.

"That's weird...."

Ken hung up the phone, thoroughly baffled. He was about to close the AIM window and try again, when something appeared on the screen. An icon popped up in the lower left-hand corner. It flickered in and out of focus, which was not something an icon should be doing unless it's a "animated GIF" or something. But he didn't remember having an icon like that there... He tried clicking on it, but that didn't do anything.

"Nani?"

Minomon blinked at him. "What is it, Ken-chan?"

"I don't know, Minomon. It may be a virus or something." He really hoped it wasn't a virus. But Ken knew computer viruses, and had made a few very vicious ones himself at one time. But this wasn't like any virus he'd ever seen. And Ken had a "computer virus protection program" hooked up. A virus shouldn't be able to get through.

Ken let out a cry of shock as a line of 0's and 1's began to rapidly form on his screen.

He stood, knocking his chair to the floor, ignoring the loud crashing sound it made on impact. "Oh no, I think it is a virus!" In his panic he hardly noticed as his lamp flickered on and off.

He took a closer look at the shape of the icon on the screen. It was colorful, and the shape.... It looked almost like...

"A digiport!?"

Suddenly all the electrical appliances in his room shutdown at once, but his computer remained on. He saw the digital numbers on his clock go black. His lamp shut down. Ken gasped and spun around, trying to understand exactly was what causing all this.

Both he and Minomon let out cries of surprise as the computer screen exploded with a blinding light.

A moment later, Mrs. Ichijouji knocked on her son's door. "Ken? Are you alright, honey?"

"What is it, Ichijouji-san," her husbands Bakumon (In America: Tapirmon) asked.

"I don't know, I thought I heard Ken."

Her Leafmon blinked up at her, worried. "Why did all the lights go out...? A black out?"

She knocked again, louder. "I don't know... Ken?" Silence. "Ken? Minomon? Daijoubu?" She opened the door slowly to peer inside. "Ken?" She gasped when she saw Ken's computer. The screen was smoking, but there were no fire or sparks as far as she could see, and the computer was on. She carefully inched forward, viewing the words "System Error" on the screen. In a second, those words flashed out to say "Transfer Complete."

But the important thing was that both Ken and Minomon were gone.... Ken's bag still resting against his desk.

Panicked, Mrs. Ichijouji rushed to the phone to call her husband, only to find that the line of dead.

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Daisuke had hung up on Ken a minute ago, and he was now looking down the fire escape, sighing loudly. "Ah man, this gets older every time, you know?"

"Sorry I almost opened the door, Daisuke," Veemon whispered, looking pouty.

Daisuke smiled, winking. "Daijoubu, daijoubu! Just turn back into Chibimon and you'll make this a lot easier."

Veemon complied, and in moments he became Chibimon. His then hopped over to Daisuke excitedly as he began to open the window. "Fun! Fun!"

"Keep it down," he insisted. "Jun might hear you and try to cut us off."

"Right!"

Sigh. "Just hang on, okay? We'll be late if we don't hurry." Daisuke was just about to stick his leg out the window when a noise caught his attention... "Hey, what's that?"

"What's what?"

Beeeep!...

There was that noise again! Chibimon must've heard it too this time, because he was looking around, confused. "Where's it coming from, Daisuke?"

Daisuke didn't really know, but he was going to find out before he left. He walked back to the middle of the room, looking around. Looking for something out of place, and then...

"Look, Daisuke! You're computer works again!"

Daisuke blinked... He hadn't been expecting that. But when he looked at his computer, he found it to be true. It was on, but the screen was totally blank. He walked over to it, trying to figure out what was going on. "What do you suppose...?" Then he was something. A small, colorful icon in the middle of the screen. "Huh?" He tried moving the mouse a few times, but didn't do anything. There was no arrow controller. "Maybe I should ask Ken, or Koushiro..."

He jumped when the screen flickered, then lines of numbers began to fill the screen. 0's and 1's all filed their way unevenly across the screen until it was totally covered. Chaos was breaking all over the room, his cloak blinking madly, his stereo letting out horrible static noise.

Chibimon climbed up onto his shoulder, looking worried. "What's happening, Daisuke?"

Daisuke didn't know for sure, but he almost didn't want to know. As a sudden thought, he decided to shutdown the computer. But when he reached for the power switch, a nasty shock ripped through his arm, and he cried out, stumbling back.

Chibimon was calling out desperately to him, Daisuke could tell, but he couldn't make out what his digimon was saying due to the ringing in his ears.

Then suddenly, there was a huge burst of light from the computer screen. Daisuke fell back into the carpet, lifting his arms to shield his eye against the brightness, but then all at once to light was gone. The room would've been pitch dark if it hadn't been for the light shinning in through the open window. When his ears finally stopped ringing he carefully got to his feet, clutching his right arm to his chest. He had been shocked badly, but he'd live.

Then he remembered. Chibimon had been on his shoulder when he fell. "Chibimon! Are you hurt?"

Silence...

"Chibimon...?" Even in the darkness, Chibimon was nowhere in sight... "Where are you...? Chibimon!?" He took his blue D-3 from his pocket and checked for a signal, but he found none. At a glance, Daisuke saw that there was something new on the screen. The computer itself was smoking, but it was obviously still working... There were words...

"System Error," it read. And moments later, these words flashed out to reveal "Transfer Completed"....

Then the computer went dead, just as it was supposed to be all along...

He glanced back down at his D-3, and Daisuke could feel his own dread building up. "Oh no... Chibimon..."

At his door, he could hear someone pounding. It was Jun. "Daisuke!? Daisuke, are you in there!? What happened!? Are you alright!?"

Daisuke dashed for the door, wrenching it open. Sure enough, Jun and her Chibimon stood there. Jun look particularly perturbed as she said, "What did you do!? What happened to all the light-"

"I don't care," Daisuke screamed, causing Jen to stop, shocked. "Chibimon! Chibimon's disappeared!"

Before Jun could ever respond to this, he had made a dash for the front door...

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In the same town restaurant near the Hokkaido workers fields, a young man stares blankly at a small television set, transfixed. There were very few people in the restaurant with him. It was getting really cold outside this time of year near the mountains, and must people liked to stay indoors. Rei, an older acquaintance of his, was working there now.

Ryou had grown up in Hokkaido. He did part time work in the fields, during the summer. Luckily though, it was fall, and that meant high school. And he liked school, after all. His computer skills were really improving, and hopefully he could go to a really good college if he kept up his good work... Most people would die for his ability to work with computers.

Another part of him only wished to return to the Digital World....

Rei peeked into her oven to check on the cake she was making. She smiled warmly at him when she noticed his down expression. "Cheer up, Ryou. It's not the end of the world. What's wrong with you today?"

Ryou blinked, looking up from the television for the first time. "Oh... um, just bored, I guess..."

She shot him a look that made him cringe and laugh at the same time. "You'd better head up. Being bored is no reason to be down like that!"

He snorted, tracing his finger along the rim of his drinking glass. Leaning on elbow on the counter, he bent forward on the stool and rested his head on his hand. "Sure..."

Rei shrugged and snapped the oven door shut, throwing her oven mitts aside. "Well, you are in a bad mood, huh?" She waited for his usually good natured laugh, but he didn't offer one. "Come on, Ryou-kun," she insisted gently, "don't be like that. You need to be more cheerful. You're getting to be so serious."

They both watched as another bunch of customers stood and left, leaving Ryou and Rei alone.

She cursed under her breath. "Not many customers, these days... Hey, I'll be right back. I'm not sure if I have anymore soy drinks in stock and I'm going to check, okay?"

Ryou nodded and she walked into the back of the room. Soon he heard the sound of a door closing.

He frowned when he glanced down at his duffel bag, something moving around inside of it. Soon, the head of Monodramon poked his head out. "Is she gone?"

Ryou smiled. "Yeah, but you shouldn't come out, Monodramon. She might come back."

"But I want to watch TV," he begged, pouting.

He sighed, looking toward the back of the restaurant for any signs of Rei. When he didn't see her, he quickly bent down and picked up Monodramon, setting him down on the counter before the television. "Happy?" Monodramon laughed happily in response.

But even though he'd been with Monodramon for so long, Ryou often wondered how Veemon was doing... During their second meeting Ken and Wormmon, his digivice had turned into a D-3, and they had... "Jogressed"? Yeah, that's what it's called. It's seemed so long ago that the memory's were beginning to fade. And from time to time is was almost as if Ryou could still feel Ken's heart beating with his... But after their second meeting, Ken was hurt badly, and they never saw each other again. Ryou suffered the some very effects from getting separated from Ken, but the feelings of discomfort and emptiness eventually went away... And as for Veemon... Ryou wondered if he ever found his real partner... And Ken....

He wondered how Ken was doing now.

Had Veemon forgotten him...? Had they both forgotten...?

"Hey, Monodramon?"

Monodramon looked up at him, smiling. "Hai?"

"..... Um.... Never mind..." Maybe it wasn't a good idea to ask about his old partner.... But Ryou had this weird feeling.

He didn't know where it came from, it was just there... It was familiar yet alien at the same time... What...?

"Daijoubu, Ryou?"

"I'm find," he insisted gently, placing his hand over his chest, rubbing unconsciously. It wasn't that his chest was hurting, but he felt weird... "Just dejà vu or something."

"What's a "dejà vu"?"

He handed the gray creature a rice roll that Rei had given him earlier. He wasn't hunger, and from his experience, digimon were always hungry. "It's sort of like a flash back or something. You feel like you've lived that one moment already. Like that moment had repeating itself. Do you understand?"

Monodramon nodded his head reluctantly while eating, devouring the roll in one bite.

"It's really hard to explain," he said, watching the digimon's cheeks expand from all the food stuffed in it's mouth. "I'll try to tell you again later."

There was a sound in the back. Rei was coming back.

Ryou quickly switched off the television and grabbed up his duffel bag (in which he always kept his laptop, and his blue D-Ark was clipped to the strap), holding it open so Monodramon could jump down into it. "Come on, Monodramon, get in." He gave the digimon a sideways glance, nodding toward the bag.

Monodramon didn't seem to be listening. "But Ryou, the TV's being weird."

Ryou stopped and gave Monodramon a look. Monodramon wasn't one to outright ignore him. "What are you talking about?"

"Look!"

Ryou's forehead creased, watching the television as numbers began to fill up the screen... But he'd turned it off just a moment ago... "Did you turn it on?" Monodramon didn't answer. What looked like a computer icon appeared on the lower left side of the glass. "Maybe it's a new show...?"

Monodramon blinked, grinning excited at his friend. "Honto?"

Actually, he wouldn't know. He didn't watch too much TV. Ryou took a closer look, leaning forward. "Actually, it sort of looks like a computer. You see the font style and that icon?"

"What 'font'?" Rei had just walked in carrying a box. "What are you talking about?" Her eye immediately went to Ryou's duffel bag first, and she asked, "Are you leaving so soon?"

"Er, no!" Ryou quickly moved the television, sliding it so it blocked Monodramon from view (Monodramon just kept starring at the screen). Rei, who was opening the box with a razorblade, was giving him an odd look, so he hurriedly asked, "You haven't put in a computer system, have you?" Something was beeping... His D-Ark...?

Rei shook her head, still giving him a strange look. "No..."

"It sort of looks like on...."

From where he was hidden behind the television box, Monodramon reached forward and tapped the glass. He yelped in pain as a spark flew out and shocked him. Ryou freaked, snatching his partner up as it whimpered miserably.

"Daijoubu!?"

Rei looked like she was about to scream. "N-Nani? What's happening!? Ryou!? What is that thing!?"

Before Ryou could respond, the hanging lights began to flicker madly. And all at once, the lights went out, followed by a strong burst of light from the television screen. Then everything was black again...

Rei found herself standing in the dark, trembling. They were now alone in the dim green light of the television screen.

Monodramon had fallen to the floor, looking around in confusion.

"Ryou," she whispered, horrified. "Ryou!?" Nothing. "Where are you!?" She looked desperately around the store, but he was nowhere in sight... Seeing the smoking television as the only thing that seemed to be on, she inched forward, seeing something written on the screen.

All it read was "Error Detected".

"Transfer Complete"...

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The next thing he knew, Ken awoke, laying on dew saturated grass. He blinked a few times, making sure he could see all right. Everything was really blurry... Slowly, he put his right hand up to his face, and was relieved when it came into focus easily. But everything else was still blurred. He then realized it was because of fog. A lot of fog...

"Where am I...? Minomon?"

He stood carefully, brushing himself off. It was really misty for some reason. He couldn't see more than ten feet in front on him. Ken could almost make out the contours of buildings and dotted trees. Was this the Digital World? He couldn't remember any places in the Digital World that got this foggy. And he knew almost every area and location of the place. The only time he remembered seeing fog like this was....

The Dark World.

His mind screamed in sudden panic, but that feeling of terror quickly dissipated when he looked down at his clothes. Relief now washed over him and he placed a hand over his pounding heart.

In the Dark World, all color is muted or faded, but the coloring of his clothes remained the same. His vibrantly colored violet shirt remind violet, and his pants the same color of blue. It was normal. "Thank the Gods," he whispered, closing his eyes for a second. When he opened them again he was only confused once more, then worried. And it was terribly cold... He cupped his hands over his mouth to call out, but another sound beat him to it.

A low growling.

He stopped, his hands slowly lowering to his sides. "Who's there?"

There was no response, but the growling continued. He had no idea of where it was coming from, but he was beginning to feel panic again. Ken noted that the growling was also becoming fainter, as if the source of the sound was moving away from him. That was a good thing. Then...

"Ken-chan!"

Ken smiled, suppressing the urge to cheer loudly. "Minomon? Minomon!? I'm over here!" He ran in the direction that he though Minomon's voice came from, and the grass suddenly became cement. Startled, he backed up so that he was standing on the grass again.

What was concrete doing in the middle of a forest? Was this even a forest? Now that he thought of it, he didn't hear any of the noises he would usually hear, like birds, crickets, and branches rustling. And now he could smell what he thought was... sea water?

"Where... Minomon, where are you!?"

"I can't find you, Ken-chan! I don't know where I am..."

"No, please," he pleaded to his friend as comfortingly as he could. "Please don't be scared." He searched around again, or at least as much as his visual range could allow. "I'll find you, don't worry!" He heard that growling again, and the sound slowly grew into a roar.

"Ken-chan!!"

His heart raced. "Minomon!?" He saw the fog shifting on his left. He moved toward it without thinking. "Minomon? Are you-"

Ken was cut off when... whatever it was let out a low growl, and he stopped in his tracks.

That was not Minomon...

His blood froze in his veins as the fog cleared slightly. It was just enough to reveal the huge creature. It looked somewhat like a Monochromon, but it's horn was much larger. Not only that, but this creature was red, and very demonic looking in a way. It's overall size was larger than a Monochromon's. Ken knew what it was, it was on the tip of his mind, but that wasn't the most important thing to worry about at the moment. And it was now glaring right at him, eyes glowing crimson. It threw up it's head, letting out a monstrous roar.

He didn't know what to do. He tried to call to his partner, but his voice came out as a weak, "M-Minomon..."

Ken choked on a scream as the digimon charged at him, it's horn lowered as it to spear him.

No way of dodging in time. No digimon to help or protect him. No way of getting a clear thought through his terror filled mind. He couldn't even get his legs to move. Maybe the only thing that made sense to him was that he was going to die, and it wasn't even in battle. He hadn't lived his life yet. Why...?

There was nothing Ken could do but stand there...

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To be continued in Chapter Three: Complete... /Access Confirmed/

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FUN!! ^_^ It's been a while since I've written something this allot of drama! Tee hee! I can't wait to get out the next chapter. Hopefully it will be a surprise! It's really fun to write! I'll have the proofing finished soon, I hope!

When rewriting this, I was very happy about writing Daisuke POV in there. I mean,. it will make a lot more since later in the story now. Just trust me!

Well, bye for now!!

REVIEW PWEEEEASE!!? -^___^- ARIGATOU!!!

Geuna~