This is a preview of what is to come in my digimon fic. Or I might make it
a new fic entirely. Up to the reviewers. But anyway, I don't own digimon,
and here's the fic!
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Takuya and his friends, JP, Tommy, Zoë, and Koji, were talking about the adventures they were undertaking in the digital world. They were passing a Noodle, Noodle, Come get your Noodle Stand, and JP stopped and said, "Hold on just a minute, guys, I want to get some noodles." So they stopped walking while JP went up to the stand and waited for the owner to stop talking to the blonde-haired young man who looked like he was in his very early twenties.
"Gabumon, Biyomon, and Palmon all sense it. There is an evil force in the digital world. It's coming really close to destroying it altogether. All the digimon have heard rumors about these legendary warriors that just appeared suddenly, and just as suddenly, most of them disappeared. Something's going on. We have to meet somehow, Davis."
The owner of the stand nodded his head. "You take care of Matt, Mimi, Yolei, and Cody. I'll take care of Kari, Sora, Izzy, Joe, Tai, and Ken. Meeting as soon as we can. It mostly depends on Mimi and Matt. Mimi may not be able to get a plane to come here from America for a while, and Matt has his band schedule. We'll probably meet in the old computer lab at the school when we do eventually meet, so I'll see you there."
"See you the-" He stopped short, for he had just spotted JP.
"How much did you hear kid?" asked the Stand Owner, Davis.
"How do you know about the digital world? Have you guys been there? My friends and I need to know, so please tell us." JP matched question for question.
Meanwhile
"JP sure is taking a long time to get some noodles. Maybe we better head over there." This was Koji, a young teenager in 6th grade. He was wearing his standard outfit-a yellow shirt, a blue jacket, and blue pants. His suggestion was met with approval by all except Takuya, another 6th grader. Takuya styled himself the leader of the gang. He was about to object, when Tommy said, "Look! JP looks like he's in trouble! We gotta go help him!"
This suggestion was met with approval all around, and the group of digi- destined started to head over there. They gathered around JP, and Davis (the stand owner) noticed something in their pockets.
"What do you guys have in your pockets?" he asked.
"What does it matter to you?" was the smart reply that came from Zoë.
"Just let me see, and if it is what I hope it is, then we have quite a bit to talk about" Davis said.
So every kid brought out his/her digivice, and displayed them before Davis.
"TK! You gotta see this man! We found the new digi-destined! That is, if these things are real." TK hurried over to peer over Davis' shoulder. All he could say was "Wow!" But then, Davis asked, "So what partners do you guys have? Which digimon chose you guys? With digivices like these, they gotta be powerful."
All the kids looked at each other, and shared mutual looks of what-is-he- talking-about. Tommy, unwisely, said, "What do you mean-partners? What partners? Do you mean our spi-" He was stopped by Takuya's hand over his mouth.
Takuya gave Tommy a look that said 'Don't say too much-yet'. Tommy nodded, and Takuya asked of TK and Davis, "How do we know we can trust you. We don't know anything about you, and besides, this doesn't seem to be the best place to talk. How about you bring us some proof that we can trust you, when-or if-we meet at another time and place."
TK shrugged and said, "Meet us behind the school tomorrow around two, OK?" Everyone agreed, and they went home to think about the day's developments.
The next day, all of the digi-destined, (Author's Note: This is seasons 1, 2, and 4. I'm saying season three takes place in another world.) except Mimi, gathered behind the school to meet the new digi-destined. There were 11 people there, waiting for the new arrivals. There were 5 older men and women, and 6 younger ones. The younger ones appeared to be about 6 years younger than the older ones.
An older digi-destined with brown hair and goggles stepped up and said
"Roll Call! Sound off! Joe!" An older digi-destined with blue hair and glasses raised his hand and said "Here!"
"Sora!" Another older digi-destined with blonde hair and a blue helmet stood up and said "Here!"
"Matt!" An old digi-destined with blonde spiky hair raised his hand and said "Present!"
"Izzy, our very own computer genius!" Yet another older digi-destined with brown hair and his eyes glued to his laptop computer said "Wha- Oh, Here!"
"Tai!" No one answered so the older one tried again. "Tai!" When no one answered, he looked up and noticed the stares, mad face(s), and amused grins. "Oh Yeah! I'm Tai! Here!"
He continued on "Kari!" "Tai, you know I'm here. You yourself insisted on driving us." A younger digi-destined had said. You could tell just by looking at the young woman and older man that they were probably brother and sister.
"Yeah, Kari, I know, but I'm doing this by the book." "All right Tai, Here!"
"TK!" The young man whom Takuya and the gang had met the day before stood up and said "Here, Tai!"
"Cody!" A young man with short, dark brown hair raised his hand and said "Here!"
"Yolei!" A young woman with Indigo eyes, and purplish-maroonish hair-mostly covered by a bandana-raised her hand and said "Present!"
"All righty, did I miss anyone, anyone at all?" a smirk was on his face as he said it. The other young man, the stand owner-Davis, that the gang had met the day before stood up and said, "You skipped me! You left me out! Who made that list, let me see!"
"Davis, just say 'Here!'"
Davis said, a little sullenly, "All right, Here!"
"And Finally, our very own younger genius, Ken! Is Ken here?" Just then, the genius in question came running around the corner, gasping for breath, "Sorry-I'm late-I had to-run all the way-here. Mom-wouldn't let me-leave on time."
Tai said, "All right, Davis, TK, now that we know everyone except Mimi is here, why don't you tell us why we were called to this emergency meeting of digi-destined"
Without much drama, TK said, "Well, day before yesterday, I went to the digital world, and found that the digimon have been sensing another evil force. They think it has something to do with the rumors about 'Legendary Warriors' that suddenly came to the digital world, and just as suddenly, most of them disappeared. Yesterday, I went to talk to Davis about it, and while we were talking, we found some kids with digivices. At least, they looked like digivices. So we told them to meet us here around two today, so they should be here pretty soon. Did I leave anything out, Davis?"
Davis sighed, "Yeah, you left out something important. When we asked about their partners, they looked as though they didn't have a clue. They just shared a what's-he-talking-about-look. I don't know, guys, we may not be able to trust them."
He stopped talking when he heard Veemon whisper into his ear, " Someone's coming, Davis!" Veemon quietly slipped back into Davis' pack. He almost chuckled to himself, thinking about all of the digimon that had gathered in one area to meet the new possible digi-destined.
And sure enough, Veemon was right. Takuya, in his yellow shirt, red jacket, and khaki pants, JP, in a new blue and yellow outfit that looked exactly like his last one, Zoë, in her lavender jacket, blue and white striped shirt, and lavender skirt, Tommy, in his white shirt and yellow hat, and Koji with his yellow shirt, blue jacket, and blue pants, came around the corner. Making sure that all of the digimon were hidden, everyone stood to greet the new arrivals. Noticing they had no packs in which their digimon might hide, a few of the digi-destined shared looks that plainly said 'frauds'.
Tai went to meet them, along with Davis and TK following behind.
"Hi. My name's Tai, and TK and Davis here say that you guys are the new digi-destined. So if you are digi-destined, maybe you can tell us about the digital world as it is of now. We haven't been for a long time, and we'd like it if you could share with us." Tai chose his words carefully, making sure not to give anything away, just in case.
"All right. We'll tell you everything we can, until you show us proof that we can trust you."
"Fair enough," said Tai, "We'll show you our proof, but if you don't pay up, you all have to promise not to tell anyone about what you see. Joe?"
Joe took off his bag, and Gomamon came out. Zoë was the first to rush over, squealing with joy. "GOMAMON!" she shouted.
"There's your proof." Tai said, a little shocked that Zoë recognized Gomamon.
"All right. I know I a lady's mon, but this is overdoing it a little."
"Zoë! Don't give away our cover! Come on back." This was Takuya, a little frustrated that Zoë had blown their cover.
"I guess it's time to introduce ourselves." Said Sora, always the practical one. "I'm Sora; and this is Tai. You already know TK and Davis, and here's- " The introductions went on.
"I'm Takuya, This is Koji, JP, Tommy, and there on the end is Zoë. I guess you know about us, that we're telling the truth when we say we've been to the digital world. But what about you? I guess we can trust you, because you have Gomamon, but-" He left his sentence unfinished. "I guess we should tell you about ourselves, and I'll start. Like I said, my name is Takuya, and I possess the spirit and beast spirit of the Legendary Warrior of Fire. I-"
He was cut short by Yolei's gasp. "You mean YOU'RE the legendary warriors! I can't believe it. I mean, you're not even digimon. At least-oh, that didn't come out right. What I mean to say is-oh bother."
"What she means is, how can you be the legendary warriors? You're way to young." This was Izzy, typing away on his computer.
This remark was met with disapproval by all of the legendary warriors, especially Takuya and Koji.
"We can prove it! Just watch. We are legendary warriors, or we become legendary warriors at least!" This was Takuya, not thinking before he spoke- as usual.
"We'd like to see that. If you can prove it, then we'll show you what you need to know. If you want, we can even show you how to get to the digital world. IF you can prove it." This was Ken, who had been silent up to this point. Something bothered him about these kids, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
The gangs separated into huddles to talk about it. "I've been feeling an emptiness sort of inside my soul, you know. Ever since we got back to the real world, it's like I've been losing contact with my spirits." Takuya said, now wondering if this was smart. "I didn't think much of it until we got here." Takuya paused, and Zoë said,
"I've been feeling the same thing. You're right. It could be the absence of our spirits. But it seems mine is totally gone." She paused, and looked at the others. They were all nodding, saying that it was possible, and more than just possible-it was likely.
I'll give it a go. I seem to have the strongest bond with my spirits. If it doesn't happen with me, then we know something's wrong." Takuya said, hoping against hope that the emptiness he felt in his soul wasn't the absence of his spirits.
They returned to where they had been standing, and waited for the other, older group to get back.
Meanwhile
The older group was talking about the possibilities. "If they are telling the truth, then we'll show them the way to the digital world. If they aren't, then we have a problem." This was Kari, wondering al the while how it possibly could be true. 'But then again, I was even younger than they were when I got my crest. It seems more likely that they are legendary warriors than I was a digi-destined at age 8.'
TK was silent, thinking about the look of despair on Koji's face when he saw one of the others say something. Then Koji nodded slowly and said something. 'If only our crests hadn't been destroyed. Maybe my crest could do something to ease his despair.'
Just then, Gennai appeared in their midst. He said, "TK, you're right. Your crest could do something to help Koji. But that entire group will need the help of all your crests sooner than you think. TK, I was sent to bring you and Kari your crests-new of course. The crests will help them now. To harness the power inside your crests, you must hold them in front of you and, well, I'm not really sure what will happen then. But hold it between you and the person you decide to help. All of you other digi-destined will get your crests as the need arises. But TK, Kari, your crests are needed desperately now. Your crests will guide you to the one that most needs your help now. Sorry, my time is up. I was only allowed a few short moments in which to give these to you, and I must be going now." With that, Gennai started to fade out. "Don't forget, you can contact me on the Internet with your digivices."
And finally, he was gone. "What did he mean, they would need our help? And why do only TK and Kari get their crests now?" were the main questions. While they were being asked, however, TK and Kari found a heat source around their necks. They found a fine silver chain, and on it hung their crests. Not their old ones, but very similar. For example, a single word was etched on the backs-on Kari's, Light; and on TK's, Hope.
When they pulled them out from under their shirts, TK's crest pointed at Takuya, but Kari's didn't point at anyone.
Then they noticed that the kids were waiting for them, and started walking back towards where they had previously been standing.
Ken said, "Alright, prove to us that you are the legendary warriors. If even one of you can prove it to us, then we'll help you however we can.
Takuya stepped forward and said, "I'll go first." Bringing out his digivice, he shouted the words he had come to know so well.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
But try as he might, he couldn't seem to feel the spirit's presence. He looked at the others, at JP, Tommy, Zoë, and Koji in particular, and shouted again.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
Again he failed to feel the spirit's presence. Takuya sank down to his knees in despair. He felt like his life was meaningless. The spirit's presence inside him had felt like the fulfillment of his destiny. Now he felt like a small child lost in a huge world-small and meaningless.
TK sensed the ominous despair emanating off of Takuya. He stepped forward and brought out his crest. Not knowing why he did so, TK dropped down to his knees, so he was on the same level as Takuya. He held his crest over Takuya's heart, and whispered, almost as if to himself, "Hope's Power, Energize."
A blinding white light suddenly exploded from the crest. No one afterward could accurately describe it, for all seemed to sense something different. TK put it best by saying, "It was the power of Hope that had lain dormant in the crest. When I said 'Hope's Power, Energize' the power was unleashed, and it brought hope to those despairing nearby."
The crest of hope had a small effect on Takuya. When TK rose, he still was on his knees. Then again, the crest must have brought him just enough hope to give it one more try. He shook his head, tears still streaming from his eyes to drop into the dust. Quietly, to himself, he said one simple word.
"Spirit."
He said it again, and a third time, louder. The final time he said it, he shouted it.
"SPIRIT!"
Slowly, he felt something change inside him. He looked at his digivice, and saw the image of Agunimon's spirit. He slowly stood up, and again tried the words that always left him with a sense of purpose.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
He could feel Agunimon's presence in his body now. He felt his clothes, and all other signs of outward appearance, be stripped away from him. He felt Agunimon's armor come and take the place of his clothes-first came the head piece, then the armor for his arms, and finally for his legs. He felt the armor being pressed to his body, being absorbed into his body, becoming his body. He felt that small, but noticeable, change that always came when human blood was transformed into digimon data.
His transformation was finally complete. He was now Agunimon, Legendary Warrior of Fire.
Takuya could feel all of the digi-destined staring at him. He had a feeling that JP, Tommy, Koji, and Zoë probably were trying to keep from laughing at the comical faces that the other digi-destined probably wore. He turned around, and, true to his prediction, Zoë, JP, Tommy, and Koji were trying not to laugh. He looked at the others and found it difficult not to laugh, too.
All the digi-destined were staring at him, except for Zoë, JP, Tommy, Koji. He looked down at himself and smiled. He really was Agunimon. He remembered the strange sort of vision that had come to him once, a dream, almost. In it he had been in a dark place, despairing. But then a blinding white light came, and led him out of the darkness. He seemed to feel, rather than hear, a word being spoken to him-Hope.
He smiled to himself and returned to reality. "Wow. They really are surprised!" Agunimon's thoughts were interrupted when Tai said, "I guess you guys really don't need partners. You can actually become digimon. Wow!"
Davis added to Tai's comment "Yeah. We really didn't know what to believe when you told us about actually becoming digimon, but man, can you guys ever do it!" TK's, Kari's, and Matt's nods accentuated Davis' statement.
"I would show you guys my beast spirit, but I don't know if I could make it. I almost couldn't make it to my human spirit, so it would be a little risky trying to transform into my beast spirit." As he was saying this, Agunimon swayed from side to side a little, and when he was finished speaking, he fell, de-spirit evolving back into Takuya's natural body.
When Takuya awoke, he heard voices saying, "Well, what happened? Why did he become himself again?" and the answers, mainly in Koji's voice "We de- spirit evolve when we lose all our energy, or when we get hurt really badly. And that's all that happened. He de-spirit evolved. Don't worry; he should be getting up soon. And when he does, he'll be just fine. I'm actually surprised he's been out this long."
Takuya decided that this would be the perfect moment for a groan, and as he opened his eyes, that is exactly what he did. 'Man, that wasn't even entirely fake. That spirit-evolution took a lot out of me. Why?'
He heard choruses of "He's coming 'round." and "He's waking up." He tried to sit up, but he couldn't without the dull ache in his chest bursting into a sharp pain. He gasped for a moment, and then just contented himself with lying down with his eyes opened mostly, and his head turned toward his fellow digi-destined.
"What happened back there? I remember I spirit-evolved and told you guys I would show you my beast spirit, but it might not be smart, and then everything went black." Takuya said, trying his best to remember what had happened. "Were we attacked or something? Was it only me? Tell me you guys- what happened?"
Tai started to say something, but he accidentally started the same time as Koji. Koji allowed Tai to go first, so he said "You.uh.de-spirit evolved from Agunimon back into your normal self. We guessed that your spirit evolution in this world is a lot harder than in the digital world."
Koji added, "We talked while you were out, and we found out that the digimon have been sensing an evil in the digital world. We're guessing it has something to do with Cherubimon and the other legendary warriors. Zoë, JP, Tommy, and I have also told them everything about us. They know about the spirits, beast spirits, and our quest to stop Cherubimon."
Then it hit Takuya. "What digimon? Do you guys actually have digimon here? Or can you go to the digital world?" Sora, who had just reentered the room, said "Yes to both. The older digi-destined have digimon in the real world, and the younger digi-destined have digivices that can open a digi-port."
"A digi-what?"
"A portal that allows the digi-destined to enter the digital world."
"Oh. Can I meet the digimon?"
"Sure. Everyone else has. Biyomon, come on out."
Out popped a bird-like digimon with pink feathers. Tai called out Agumon, a small orange dinosaur-looking digimon.
Agumon said, "So you're finally awake. Wait till you guys see me digivolve!"
Takuya replied, "Yeah I'm awake. What is digivolve?"
Izzy, who had entered the room after Sora, corrected him. "'What is Digivolution?' you mean. It is the process of evolution that allows the digimon to reach higher levels of being."
When blank stares greeted him, he said, "Simply put, Digivolution is evolution for a digimon that happens in seconds. A little like your spirit evolution. By the way, guys, we got a digiport open, and we're all packing to go the Digital World. I came to give a ten-minute warning. Let's go!"
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Takuya and his friends, JP, Tommy, Zoë, and Koji, were talking about the adventures they were undertaking in the digital world. They were passing a Noodle, Noodle, Come get your Noodle Stand, and JP stopped and said, "Hold on just a minute, guys, I want to get some noodles." So they stopped walking while JP went up to the stand and waited for the owner to stop talking to the blonde-haired young man who looked like he was in his very early twenties.
"Gabumon, Biyomon, and Palmon all sense it. There is an evil force in the digital world. It's coming really close to destroying it altogether. All the digimon have heard rumors about these legendary warriors that just appeared suddenly, and just as suddenly, most of them disappeared. Something's going on. We have to meet somehow, Davis."
The owner of the stand nodded his head. "You take care of Matt, Mimi, Yolei, and Cody. I'll take care of Kari, Sora, Izzy, Joe, Tai, and Ken. Meeting as soon as we can. It mostly depends on Mimi and Matt. Mimi may not be able to get a plane to come here from America for a while, and Matt has his band schedule. We'll probably meet in the old computer lab at the school when we do eventually meet, so I'll see you there."
"See you the-" He stopped short, for he had just spotted JP.
"How much did you hear kid?" asked the Stand Owner, Davis.
"How do you know about the digital world? Have you guys been there? My friends and I need to know, so please tell us." JP matched question for question.
Meanwhile
"JP sure is taking a long time to get some noodles. Maybe we better head over there." This was Koji, a young teenager in 6th grade. He was wearing his standard outfit-a yellow shirt, a blue jacket, and blue pants. His suggestion was met with approval by all except Takuya, another 6th grader. Takuya styled himself the leader of the gang. He was about to object, when Tommy said, "Look! JP looks like he's in trouble! We gotta go help him!"
This suggestion was met with approval all around, and the group of digi- destined started to head over there. They gathered around JP, and Davis (the stand owner) noticed something in their pockets.
"What do you guys have in your pockets?" he asked.
"What does it matter to you?" was the smart reply that came from Zoë.
"Just let me see, and if it is what I hope it is, then we have quite a bit to talk about" Davis said.
So every kid brought out his/her digivice, and displayed them before Davis.
"TK! You gotta see this man! We found the new digi-destined! That is, if these things are real." TK hurried over to peer over Davis' shoulder. All he could say was "Wow!" But then, Davis asked, "So what partners do you guys have? Which digimon chose you guys? With digivices like these, they gotta be powerful."
All the kids looked at each other, and shared mutual looks of what-is-he- talking-about. Tommy, unwisely, said, "What do you mean-partners? What partners? Do you mean our spi-" He was stopped by Takuya's hand over his mouth.
Takuya gave Tommy a look that said 'Don't say too much-yet'. Tommy nodded, and Takuya asked of TK and Davis, "How do we know we can trust you. We don't know anything about you, and besides, this doesn't seem to be the best place to talk. How about you bring us some proof that we can trust you, when-or if-we meet at another time and place."
TK shrugged and said, "Meet us behind the school tomorrow around two, OK?" Everyone agreed, and they went home to think about the day's developments.
The next day, all of the digi-destined, (Author's Note: This is seasons 1, 2, and 4. I'm saying season three takes place in another world.) except Mimi, gathered behind the school to meet the new digi-destined. There were 11 people there, waiting for the new arrivals. There were 5 older men and women, and 6 younger ones. The younger ones appeared to be about 6 years younger than the older ones.
An older digi-destined with brown hair and goggles stepped up and said
"Roll Call! Sound off! Joe!" An older digi-destined with blue hair and glasses raised his hand and said "Here!"
"Sora!" Another older digi-destined with blonde hair and a blue helmet stood up and said "Here!"
"Matt!" An old digi-destined with blonde spiky hair raised his hand and said "Present!"
"Izzy, our very own computer genius!" Yet another older digi-destined with brown hair and his eyes glued to his laptop computer said "Wha- Oh, Here!"
"Tai!" No one answered so the older one tried again. "Tai!" When no one answered, he looked up and noticed the stares, mad face(s), and amused grins. "Oh Yeah! I'm Tai! Here!"
He continued on "Kari!" "Tai, you know I'm here. You yourself insisted on driving us." A younger digi-destined had said. You could tell just by looking at the young woman and older man that they were probably brother and sister.
"Yeah, Kari, I know, but I'm doing this by the book." "All right Tai, Here!"
"TK!" The young man whom Takuya and the gang had met the day before stood up and said "Here, Tai!"
"Cody!" A young man with short, dark brown hair raised his hand and said "Here!"
"Yolei!" A young woman with Indigo eyes, and purplish-maroonish hair-mostly covered by a bandana-raised her hand and said "Present!"
"All righty, did I miss anyone, anyone at all?" a smirk was on his face as he said it. The other young man, the stand owner-Davis, that the gang had met the day before stood up and said, "You skipped me! You left me out! Who made that list, let me see!"
"Davis, just say 'Here!'"
Davis said, a little sullenly, "All right, Here!"
"And Finally, our very own younger genius, Ken! Is Ken here?" Just then, the genius in question came running around the corner, gasping for breath, "Sorry-I'm late-I had to-run all the way-here. Mom-wouldn't let me-leave on time."
Tai said, "All right, Davis, TK, now that we know everyone except Mimi is here, why don't you tell us why we were called to this emergency meeting of digi-destined"
Without much drama, TK said, "Well, day before yesterday, I went to the digital world, and found that the digimon have been sensing another evil force. They think it has something to do with the rumors about 'Legendary Warriors' that suddenly came to the digital world, and just as suddenly, most of them disappeared. Yesterday, I went to talk to Davis about it, and while we were talking, we found some kids with digivices. At least, they looked like digivices. So we told them to meet us here around two today, so they should be here pretty soon. Did I leave anything out, Davis?"
Davis sighed, "Yeah, you left out something important. When we asked about their partners, they looked as though they didn't have a clue. They just shared a what's-he-talking-about-look. I don't know, guys, we may not be able to trust them."
He stopped talking when he heard Veemon whisper into his ear, " Someone's coming, Davis!" Veemon quietly slipped back into Davis' pack. He almost chuckled to himself, thinking about all of the digimon that had gathered in one area to meet the new possible digi-destined.
And sure enough, Veemon was right. Takuya, in his yellow shirt, red jacket, and khaki pants, JP, in a new blue and yellow outfit that looked exactly like his last one, Zoë, in her lavender jacket, blue and white striped shirt, and lavender skirt, Tommy, in his white shirt and yellow hat, and Koji with his yellow shirt, blue jacket, and blue pants, came around the corner. Making sure that all of the digimon were hidden, everyone stood to greet the new arrivals. Noticing they had no packs in which their digimon might hide, a few of the digi-destined shared looks that plainly said 'frauds'.
Tai went to meet them, along with Davis and TK following behind.
"Hi. My name's Tai, and TK and Davis here say that you guys are the new digi-destined. So if you are digi-destined, maybe you can tell us about the digital world as it is of now. We haven't been for a long time, and we'd like it if you could share with us." Tai chose his words carefully, making sure not to give anything away, just in case.
"All right. We'll tell you everything we can, until you show us proof that we can trust you."
"Fair enough," said Tai, "We'll show you our proof, but if you don't pay up, you all have to promise not to tell anyone about what you see. Joe?"
Joe took off his bag, and Gomamon came out. Zoë was the first to rush over, squealing with joy. "GOMAMON!" she shouted.
"There's your proof." Tai said, a little shocked that Zoë recognized Gomamon.
"All right. I know I a lady's mon, but this is overdoing it a little."
"Zoë! Don't give away our cover! Come on back." This was Takuya, a little frustrated that Zoë had blown their cover.
"I guess it's time to introduce ourselves." Said Sora, always the practical one. "I'm Sora; and this is Tai. You already know TK and Davis, and here's- " The introductions went on.
"I'm Takuya, This is Koji, JP, Tommy, and there on the end is Zoë. I guess you know about us, that we're telling the truth when we say we've been to the digital world. But what about you? I guess we can trust you, because you have Gomamon, but-" He left his sentence unfinished. "I guess we should tell you about ourselves, and I'll start. Like I said, my name is Takuya, and I possess the spirit and beast spirit of the Legendary Warrior of Fire. I-"
He was cut short by Yolei's gasp. "You mean YOU'RE the legendary warriors! I can't believe it. I mean, you're not even digimon. At least-oh, that didn't come out right. What I mean to say is-oh bother."
"What she means is, how can you be the legendary warriors? You're way to young." This was Izzy, typing away on his computer.
This remark was met with disapproval by all of the legendary warriors, especially Takuya and Koji.
"We can prove it! Just watch. We are legendary warriors, or we become legendary warriors at least!" This was Takuya, not thinking before he spoke- as usual.
"We'd like to see that. If you can prove it, then we'll show you what you need to know. If you want, we can even show you how to get to the digital world. IF you can prove it." This was Ken, who had been silent up to this point. Something bothered him about these kids, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
The gangs separated into huddles to talk about it. "I've been feeling an emptiness sort of inside my soul, you know. Ever since we got back to the real world, it's like I've been losing contact with my spirits." Takuya said, now wondering if this was smart. "I didn't think much of it until we got here." Takuya paused, and Zoë said,
"I've been feeling the same thing. You're right. It could be the absence of our spirits. But it seems mine is totally gone." She paused, and looked at the others. They were all nodding, saying that it was possible, and more than just possible-it was likely.
I'll give it a go. I seem to have the strongest bond with my spirits. If it doesn't happen with me, then we know something's wrong." Takuya said, hoping against hope that the emptiness he felt in his soul wasn't the absence of his spirits.
They returned to where they had been standing, and waited for the other, older group to get back.
Meanwhile
The older group was talking about the possibilities. "If they are telling the truth, then we'll show them the way to the digital world. If they aren't, then we have a problem." This was Kari, wondering al the while how it possibly could be true. 'But then again, I was even younger than they were when I got my crest. It seems more likely that they are legendary warriors than I was a digi-destined at age 8.'
TK was silent, thinking about the look of despair on Koji's face when he saw one of the others say something. Then Koji nodded slowly and said something. 'If only our crests hadn't been destroyed. Maybe my crest could do something to ease his despair.'
Just then, Gennai appeared in their midst. He said, "TK, you're right. Your crest could do something to help Koji. But that entire group will need the help of all your crests sooner than you think. TK, I was sent to bring you and Kari your crests-new of course. The crests will help them now. To harness the power inside your crests, you must hold them in front of you and, well, I'm not really sure what will happen then. But hold it between you and the person you decide to help. All of you other digi-destined will get your crests as the need arises. But TK, Kari, your crests are needed desperately now. Your crests will guide you to the one that most needs your help now. Sorry, my time is up. I was only allowed a few short moments in which to give these to you, and I must be going now." With that, Gennai started to fade out. "Don't forget, you can contact me on the Internet with your digivices."
And finally, he was gone. "What did he mean, they would need our help? And why do only TK and Kari get their crests now?" were the main questions. While they were being asked, however, TK and Kari found a heat source around their necks. They found a fine silver chain, and on it hung their crests. Not their old ones, but very similar. For example, a single word was etched on the backs-on Kari's, Light; and on TK's, Hope.
When they pulled them out from under their shirts, TK's crest pointed at Takuya, but Kari's didn't point at anyone.
Then they noticed that the kids were waiting for them, and started walking back towards where they had previously been standing.
Ken said, "Alright, prove to us that you are the legendary warriors. If even one of you can prove it to us, then we'll help you however we can.
Takuya stepped forward and said, "I'll go first." Bringing out his digivice, he shouted the words he had come to know so well.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
But try as he might, he couldn't seem to feel the spirit's presence. He looked at the others, at JP, Tommy, Zoë, and Koji in particular, and shouted again.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
Again he failed to feel the spirit's presence. Takuya sank down to his knees in despair. He felt like his life was meaningless. The spirit's presence inside him had felt like the fulfillment of his destiny. Now he felt like a small child lost in a huge world-small and meaningless.
TK sensed the ominous despair emanating off of Takuya. He stepped forward and brought out his crest. Not knowing why he did so, TK dropped down to his knees, so he was on the same level as Takuya. He held his crest over Takuya's heart, and whispered, almost as if to himself, "Hope's Power, Energize."
A blinding white light suddenly exploded from the crest. No one afterward could accurately describe it, for all seemed to sense something different. TK put it best by saying, "It was the power of Hope that had lain dormant in the crest. When I said 'Hope's Power, Energize' the power was unleashed, and it brought hope to those despairing nearby."
The crest of hope had a small effect on Takuya. When TK rose, he still was on his knees. Then again, the crest must have brought him just enough hope to give it one more try. He shook his head, tears still streaming from his eyes to drop into the dust. Quietly, to himself, he said one simple word.
"Spirit."
He said it again, and a third time, louder. The final time he said it, he shouted it.
"SPIRIT!"
Slowly, he felt something change inside him. He looked at his digivice, and saw the image of Agunimon's spirit. He slowly stood up, and again tried the words that always left him with a sense of purpose.
"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"
He could feel Agunimon's presence in his body now. He felt his clothes, and all other signs of outward appearance, be stripped away from him. He felt Agunimon's armor come and take the place of his clothes-first came the head piece, then the armor for his arms, and finally for his legs. He felt the armor being pressed to his body, being absorbed into his body, becoming his body. He felt that small, but noticeable, change that always came when human blood was transformed into digimon data.
His transformation was finally complete. He was now Agunimon, Legendary Warrior of Fire.
Takuya could feel all of the digi-destined staring at him. He had a feeling that JP, Tommy, Koji, and Zoë probably were trying to keep from laughing at the comical faces that the other digi-destined probably wore. He turned around, and, true to his prediction, Zoë, JP, Tommy, and Koji were trying not to laugh. He looked at the others and found it difficult not to laugh, too.
All the digi-destined were staring at him, except for Zoë, JP, Tommy, Koji. He looked down at himself and smiled. He really was Agunimon. He remembered the strange sort of vision that had come to him once, a dream, almost. In it he had been in a dark place, despairing. But then a blinding white light came, and led him out of the darkness. He seemed to feel, rather than hear, a word being spoken to him-Hope.
He smiled to himself and returned to reality. "Wow. They really are surprised!" Agunimon's thoughts were interrupted when Tai said, "I guess you guys really don't need partners. You can actually become digimon. Wow!"
Davis added to Tai's comment "Yeah. We really didn't know what to believe when you told us about actually becoming digimon, but man, can you guys ever do it!" TK's, Kari's, and Matt's nods accentuated Davis' statement.
"I would show you guys my beast spirit, but I don't know if I could make it. I almost couldn't make it to my human spirit, so it would be a little risky trying to transform into my beast spirit." As he was saying this, Agunimon swayed from side to side a little, and when he was finished speaking, he fell, de-spirit evolving back into Takuya's natural body.
When Takuya awoke, he heard voices saying, "Well, what happened? Why did he become himself again?" and the answers, mainly in Koji's voice "We de- spirit evolve when we lose all our energy, or when we get hurt really badly. And that's all that happened. He de-spirit evolved. Don't worry; he should be getting up soon. And when he does, he'll be just fine. I'm actually surprised he's been out this long."
Takuya decided that this would be the perfect moment for a groan, and as he opened his eyes, that is exactly what he did. 'Man, that wasn't even entirely fake. That spirit-evolution took a lot out of me. Why?'
He heard choruses of "He's coming 'round." and "He's waking up." He tried to sit up, but he couldn't without the dull ache in his chest bursting into a sharp pain. He gasped for a moment, and then just contented himself with lying down with his eyes opened mostly, and his head turned toward his fellow digi-destined.
"What happened back there? I remember I spirit-evolved and told you guys I would show you my beast spirit, but it might not be smart, and then everything went black." Takuya said, trying his best to remember what had happened. "Were we attacked or something? Was it only me? Tell me you guys- what happened?"
Tai started to say something, but he accidentally started the same time as Koji. Koji allowed Tai to go first, so he said "You.uh.de-spirit evolved from Agunimon back into your normal self. We guessed that your spirit evolution in this world is a lot harder than in the digital world."
Koji added, "We talked while you were out, and we found out that the digimon have been sensing an evil in the digital world. We're guessing it has something to do with Cherubimon and the other legendary warriors. Zoë, JP, Tommy, and I have also told them everything about us. They know about the spirits, beast spirits, and our quest to stop Cherubimon."
Then it hit Takuya. "What digimon? Do you guys actually have digimon here? Or can you go to the digital world?" Sora, who had just reentered the room, said "Yes to both. The older digi-destined have digimon in the real world, and the younger digi-destined have digivices that can open a digi-port."
"A digi-what?"
"A portal that allows the digi-destined to enter the digital world."
"Oh. Can I meet the digimon?"
"Sure. Everyone else has. Biyomon, come on out."
Out popped a bird-like digimon with pink feathers. Tai called out Agumon, a small orange dinosaur-looking digimon.
Agumon said, "So you're finally awake. Wait till you guys see me digivolve!"
Takuya replied, "Yeah I'm awake. What is digivolve?"
Izzy, who had entered the room after Sora, corrected him. "'What is Digivolution?' you mean. It is the process of evolution that allows the digimon to reach higher levels of being."
When blank stares greeted him, he said, "Simply put, Digivolution is evolution for a digimon that happens in seconds. A little like your spirit evolution. By the way, guys, we got a digiport open, and we're all packing to go the Digital World. I came to give a ten-minute warning. Let's go!"