The 2nd Digi-Phase

Chapter 10: The Mystery Children

"So, when's the new kid gettin' here?" asked Charlie who was leaning up against the pole that supported the soccer field bleachers.
"He should be here at anytime." said Kira looking at her watch.
"I hope so. Mom's making macaroni and cheese tonight!" said Jinji.
"Mmmmm! I love your mom's mac and cheese!" chirped Tokomon as his mouth began to water.
"Stop! You're making me hungry!" yelled Veemon.
"I'm tired of waiting!" yelled Charlie.
"Have you no patience?!" asked Megumi sounding annoyed.
"I don't think Charlie even knows the meaning of the word." giggled Kira.
"Actually, I usually have lots of patience but I guess I lost it when the little runt made me hungry by talking about dinner! Which reminds me, I'm late for mine!" growled Charlie.
"Please calm down, Charlie!" asked Tanemon looking up at her partner.
"Who are you calling a runt?" demanded Tokomon glaring at Charlie.
"Little Ginger Ichy-Nosey over there!" replied Charlie getting even angrier.
"My name's Jinji Ichijouji!"
"Okay! That's enough!" shouted Davis.
"Charlie, you stop calling Jinji names and Tokomon, stop trying to provoke him! We're here to get a new member, not insult eachother!" said Yolei jumping between the fighting boys and Digimon.
"Davis! Davis!" yelled a voice from the side of the road.
"That's Eriko!" pointed out Davis waving to him.

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An Hour Earlier...

"Man, Heroki, I don't know how you do it..." sighed Kosa flipping through the sketch pad, "I wouldn't have even thought of things like these." On the paper was sketched a tiny Tyranasaurus Rex with over sized paws and it was shooting out big fireballs out of it's mouth. Kosa turned the page to see a small brownish orange creature with large, wing-like ears and a cream colored underbelly.
"It's just a hobby of mine." said Heroki as he gave his Beta fish small pinches of food.
"Dude, I wish I could draw as well as you." said Kosa looking at a sketch of a giant metal-looking ladybug that was charging electicity between it's antenni and wings.
"You're just saying that because you're my cousin." chuckled Heroki.
"No way, man! Even if you were my brother and still lived in Odaiba with me I'd say your drawings were awesome. I tell you, you have the most interesting imagination...." said Kosa giving his little cousin a playful push. Heroki didn't reply.

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Back to the Digidestined....

So, this is the Digital World... thought Eriko looking over the bright, sandy beach. He had always been fascinated with the sea and at the Digital World it was more amazing than ever.
"When is Sora gonna get here?" asked Kira looking at her watch again.
"She'll be here. See? There she is!" shouted Yolei motioning towards the east. They all looked over and saw Sora running towards them quickly, Biyomon flying beside her.
"Sorry I'm late." panted Sora, "My mother asked me to deliver a flower order."
"She still has that old flower shop?" asked Tai.
"Yep." Sora smiled, "I'm guessing this is Eriko."
"Yes, that's me." said Eriko. She looked him over. He had on a plain black shirt and a regular pair of jeans but his blue hair was spiked up and held in a black sweatband, giving him an almost tough look but his eyes were too soft...
"Do you know who your Digimon partner is yet?" asked Sora. Eriko shook his head. "Then we'll see right now, who you get."
"Okay guys," shouted Izzy, "go check him out!" All the Digimon slowly walked up to him and gave him a good look over, making Eriko uncomfortable.
"You're supposed to be looking to see if he's your partner, not circle him like a bunch of vultures!" said Ken.
"I think... he's mine!" yelled Veemon jumping up and down. He walked closer to Eriko who looked as if he really wanted to be left alone but Veemon didn't seem to notice that. He jumped and threw his arms around Eriko just as he, reluctantly, pulled out his Digivice. A beam of light shot from Davis' and into his and soon his was a blue D-3 with Veemon's small little horn sticking out of the top.
"Too bad his dad scares me, I would be able to see Veemon a lot more if he didn't." sighed Davis.
"Well, now it looks like Eriko's gonna be fighting with me now instead...huh?" said Veemon sadly. Eriko's eyes widened and he was finally able to squirm out of Veemon's grip.
"Whoa whoa! Back up a sec!" shouted Eriko taking a few steps back, "I didn't know there was going to be any fighting!"
"Well, what else do you think we're supposed to do?" asked Matt.
"I...I don't know!" said Eriko and continued to back up as Veemon took a step closer to him, his shoes were now submerged in the salty sea water.
"Watch out, kid!" yelled a voice from behind the other Digidestined. Eriko looked up and saw another kid around his age rush forwards towards him. This child had black hair and brown eyes.
"Get out of that water! There's a-" started the other child but his voice was drowned out but thee sound of a big splash when a giant sea serpent emerged from the water and loomed above Eriko. All the Digidestined screamed with surprise and fright as the Seadramon slapped Eriko hard with his tail and back onto the beach but many yards down from where the other Digidestined stood.
Eriko had gotten the air knocked out of him and was breathing and coughing hard. His glasses had been knocked from him and away for many feet so his blurred vision wasn't making it any easier for him.
"What's it doing?" asked Izzy, "I thought Seadramon squeezed their prey."
"They do." said the mysterious kid, "But this Seadramon is different, he likes to make his prey suffer first!"
"We need to get Eriko out of there!" yelled Yolei but before they could get to him, the Seadramon blew a breath of Ice and made a wall inbetween them.
I've got to get to Eriko! thought Davis wildly as he looked around, If only Veemon was still my Digimon I'd- "DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!" yelled Yolei and Cody, interupting Davis's thoughts.
"Hawkmon armor Digivolve to... HALSEMON! The Wings of Love!"
"Armadillomon armor Digivolve to... DIGIMON! The Drill of Knowledge!"
"Help them out, guys!" urged the older Digidestined to the younger children.
"Alright!" said Charlie rolling up his sleeves, "Give it all you got, Palmon!"
"Palmon Digivolve to... TOGEMON!"
"It's our turn, Gabumon!" said Kira smiling with great excitement.
"Gabumon Digivolve to... GARURUMON!" As Togemon and Garurumon took on the Seadramon, the armor Digivolved Digimon began to chop through the ice wall.
"Try this! NEEDLE SPRAY!" growled Togemon shooting off her needles as she spun around quickly.
"ICE BLAST!" bellowed the Seadramon freezing all the needles and letting them splash harmlessly into the water.
"HOWLING BLASTER!" shouted Garurumon hurling the icy flames at the Seadramon, knocking him into the water with a great splash!
"Yeah! We got him!" cheered Kira as her Digimon and Togemon de-digivolved.
"One more hit should get me through... GOLD RUSH!" yelled Digmon shooting off his drills. He did bust a hole through the ice but it wasn't big enough for someone of his size to fit through.
"I'm coming, Eriko!" yelled Veemon jumping through the hole and ran as fast as he could to get to his confused partner.
"Veemon... what's h-happening?" asked Eriko still trying to feel around for his glasses.
"We got rid of the Seadramon." explained Veemon picking up Eriko's glasses and handing them to him.
"That's good." sighed Eriko wiping off his glasses and placing them back on. He smiled at the little Veemon, I guess it won't be so bad if I get to stay with Veemon... But as he was thinking this, something unexpected happened! A large splash from the ocean and a scream from the other Digidestined startled both the Digimon and child. Instead of Seadramon, as they had expected, an even bigger sea serpent appeared. A MegaSeadramon!
"It must have Digivolved!" yelled Davis in disbelief.
"But that's impossible!" gasped Izzy. The MegaSeadramon chuckled at their confusion and opened it mouth.
"MEGA ICE BLAST!" All the Digidestined and Digimon scattered to get away. There was no way they could deal with this Ultimate without one of their own!
"Agumon, try to Digivolve!" ordered Tai.
"Agumon Digivolve to... GREYMON!"
"Do it again!" shouted Tai.
"Greymon Digivolve to... uh, MetalGreymon?" said Greymon confused when he didn't get to Ultimate level.
"What? What's wrong?" demanded Tai.
"I don't know!" roared Greymon in irritation, "Why isn't it working!?"
They need help! thought Eriko as he watched the MegaSeadramon clobber Greymon and built ice walls around the Digidestined and Digimon until they were boxed in.
"Oh, no! DAVIS!" cried Veemon.
"I... I..." stuttered Eriko thinking as hard as he could, "I need to... help!" Eriko jumped up and did the stupidest thing he had ever done in his life. He ran up to the MegaSeadramon and screamed, "Hey! Can opener-head! Try and catch me!" He than began to run as fast as he could away from the giant Digimon as it began to follow him down the beach.
"No! Eriko, it's too dangerous!" yelled Davis.
"Get out of there!" yelled Matt as he watched MegaSeadramon charge his electic attack on his sharp head blade.
"ERIKO!!!" yelled Veemon running after him, "Veemon Digivolve to... EXVEEMON!" ExVeemon ran as fast as he could to catch up with the child and rampaging Digimon.
That kid sure is fast... thought Kira as she watched Eriko running down the beach but MegaSeadramon was gaining quickly. ExVeemon was also gaining and as soon as he was in pace with Eriko, he reached over and grabbed him up and began to fly into the air.
"THUNDER JAVELIN!" roared MegaSeadramon throwing his electric attack.
"EXVEEMON! ERIKO!" yelled Davis as he watched the electricity surge in their direction but just before it was to hit, a bright light shot out from nowhere and blocked the attack!
"What was that?" asked Eriko, holding tightly to the giant blue arms holding him.
"I think... it was that guy." pointed out ExVeemon looking down at yet, another mystery child but this one was wearing strange white robes and had a dark purple hair and blue eyes.
"Away, evil beast of destruction!" yelled the child holding out a strange blue orb that looked as if it had an electrical current running through it. He threw it with all his might at MegaSeadramon and it hit straight on it's head. The orb exploded and sent the MegaSeadramon flying back miles away into the depths of the Digital Sea.
"Now... I've seen everything..." whispered Eriko with a sigh.

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"Are you alright, Eriko?" asked Davis walking up to Veemon's 2nd Digi-Phase partner as they reached eachother on the beach.
"I'm just fine, thanks to ExVeemon and... that guy." said Eriko pointing towards the robed child.
"Excuse me!" shouted Sora waving to the child, "Who are you?"
"And who are you?" asked Charlie turning towards the brown eyed child who had tried to warn them about the Seadramon.
"I... I should be asking you that question." said the child with black hair. The robed child chuckled.
"I'm a messenger, sent from a friend." explained the purple haired boy, "A friend by the name of Gennai."
"Gennai?" asked Yolei looking over the robed child.
"Yes."
"But who are you?" asked Megumi walking up to the brown haired child.
"I'll tell you when you tell me who you are first!" insisted the child.
"These," announced Gennai's messenger, "are the Digidestined and I'm guessing, you must he Heroki." The other child looking at him in shock.
"How did you know my name?" asked the unknown child.
"It's my job to oversee what Digimon goes to who and who goes to what Digimon." chuckled the child but then his face turned serious as he continued saying, "But now, I must tell you why the Digimon have been Digi-Phasing." All the Digidestined listened intently, leaning closer if they could to help them hear what the messenger had to say.
"10 years ago, just before MaloMyotismon's defeat, you all watched a Digimon give his last remaining energy to close the gate to the Digital World."
"That was BlackWarGreymon!" piped up Hawkmon.
"Yes, but now that shield he created is breaking down and dissolving, along with the rest of the barriers that surround the Digital World and maintain the peace in both worlds. Without the barriers, the Digital World will be thrown into chaos and even worse... both worlds will be thrown into darkness."

To be continued....