Last Week: We got to meet just some of the characters from the series. Through some strategic…begging, Veemon and Patamon will also get to live in the dorm along with their partners. Takato, Henry, and Terriermon all left for the university while leaving poor Guilmon behind. Renamon had an emotional parting of her own with Impmon, leaving him behind to go with Rika. But Guilmon wasn't left behind for long, because Jeri's planning to sneak him in herself. Meanwhile, the old Hypnos gang is getting ready to reunite to take on an unknown threat, but Yamaki hasn't said what. And Kari was moving her stuff in with some help from Yolei and had a less-than-pleasant meeting with Rika.


Digimon: The College Years

Episode 2- Meet The Neighbors


Sora Takenouchi looked around her new dorm room, which looked very clean…for the moment. She knew that things wouldn't stay this clean forever. Probably since there would be plenty of work to do here. It wasn't just schoolwork, but also there would be a lot of work to do if the fashion label would finally go national.

Of course, dorm life wouldn't be all work. For Sora, rooming with her best friend, Mimi Tachikawa, was the best thing she could have asked for. And having jobs as RA's was great. For one thing, it gave them free housing for the year. And the other thing was…they'd be right on Kari's floor. And Sora couldn't wait to see Kari's reaction.

Mimi took out a small dress. "Hmm…you know something, Sora? If we're taking STMT national, then we really should think about making a children's line. What do you think of this dress?"

Sora examined the small red dress. "It could use a little something more. Maybe we can add something to it. So who are our models?"

Mimi scratched the back of her head and giggled sheepishly. "We…don't HAVE models."

"Mimi! Then how are we supposed to know if the designs look any good? We need a guinea pig."

"But who do we know that's small enough to model these clothes?" Mimi asked curiously.

Sora and Mimi thought about that for a few minutes…and then a light bulb appeared over their heads. They grinned and looked straight at their PCs. They knew just who to call.

It was time to make a call to the Digital World.

Davis looked around the room. There were dozens of unopened boxes lying inside the dorm room, so the conditions didn't look quite livable yet. But Davis did like what he saw so far.

On one side of the room, there was a set of bunk beds where Davis and Ken would sleep. Right by the beds was the mini-fridge, where they would put any food…and lay the TV on top. On the opposite side of the beds was a small three-drawer dresser, where the three boys would keep their smaller articles of clothing. Davis shifted his gaze towards the windows where he saw the third bed, where TK would sleep.

Right by TK's bed, there was a small desk. It was a fine wooden desk where TK would be able to do all his work. On the other side of the room was the other desk where Davis or Ken could get their work done. And if worse came to worse, it would be a great place for Patamon or Wormmon to sit on and pretend to be stuffed animals in case anyone came in unexpectedly.

Veemon would have another hiding place and Davis was eyeing it on the other two corners. There was a large, tall clothing closet on each. Veemon would be able to sit under the clothes and hide himself easily. As soon as the boxes were all cleared, everything would be just perfect. And undoubtedly…Kari would love what they did with the place.

Ken interrupted Davis's daydreaming. "Uh…Davis? Did you remember to bring up the stereo?"

Davis slapped himself on the forehead. "I knew I forgot something. I'll go get it!"

Without waiting, Davis rushed out of the room and headed for the main door that led outside. Unfortunately, Davis wasn't even looking because as soon as he reached the door…he pushed it open and it ended up nailing some guy in the face.

"Hey!"

Davis didn't notice the guy drop all his boxes…and just kept running without looking back.

"Takato…are you ok?"

Takato tried to shake off the cobwebs. He looked around and saw that all the boxes he was carrying were now down on the ground. He was hit hard in the face by that door and now Takato was trying to gather himself and get to his feet.

"What was THAT?" Takato asked groggily.

"That guy sure came running out in a hurry," Henry answered. "Didn't even stop to apologize, either."

"Now THERE'S a jerk!" Terriermon added. "You'd think he could watch where he's going!"

"I'm sure he didn't mean anything, Terriermon," Henry sighed. "It was probably just an accident."

"But he's got a point," Takato pointed out. "You'd think he could have at least apologized."

"Let's give him that chance," Henry said. "Maybe we'll run into him again later."

"Let's just hope he doesn't run into Takato again," Terriermon joked.

"Ha…ha…ha," Takato muttered dryly. "I see you didn't forget your sense of humor back home. Henry, give me a hand with this stuff."

Takato bent down and started to pick everything up while Henry gave him a hand. Terriermon managed to somehow keep his balance on Henry's shoulder as the boy moved around.

Takato thought it would be best if he shrugged off the whole incident. Maybe it WAS just an accident.

Davis was starting to think it was better if he had Ken help him out, because with this big stereo he was carrying, he could barely see anything in front of his face. The weight of the stereo didn't help matters, either. Davis was very careful not to hit anything, but opening the door would now be a very difficult task.

Sensing the door was near, Davis reached over with his right hand while trying NOT to drop the stereo. Finally, he sensed the door's handle and THREW it open. What Davis didn't see was that the door collided with someone. He didn't even notice.

"Hey!"

Davis was instead 100% focused on NOT dropping the stereo, so he walked back into the building without looking back.

Takato groaned. "Not again!"

Henry, who was still trying to pick some of the stuff up, looked over at his fallen friend. "What happened?"

"It's that SAME idiot!" Terriermon answered. "He just threw the door open without even watching where he was going."

"Are you sure?" Henry asked calmly.

"Would I lie about this sort of thing?" Terriermon replied almost angrily. "That HAD to have been on purpose! No one is THAT dumb to ACCIDENTALLY knock someone over TWICE!"

"I've got to agree with Terriermon on this one," Takato said indignantly. "There can't be anyone THAT dumb!"

"But he doesn't even know you," Henry pointed out. "How could he knock you down on purpose?"

"Well…I guess you make a good point," Takato conceded. "But he'd better apologize next time I see him. Help me pick this stuff up, Henry."

Takato and Henry slowly picked up all the spilt boxes. While Henry did manage to calm Takato a little bit, the goggle boy still had some anger brewing inside of him. But what could possibly come of this. Henry knew Takato wasn't the kind of guy to go for revenge. KAZU AND KENTA might…but not Takato.

Still…this wasn't a very good way to meet the neighbors.

Riley knocked on the door and got no answer. It was a short two hour drive back to West Shinjuku and it didn't take her and Talley long to find the old apartment of their superior, Mitsuo Yamaki. Riley knocked again and once again didn't get an answer.

"You think he's here?" Talley asked.

"You know him as well as I do," Riley answered. "He's here. He's just keeping us waiting…or in suspense."

Riley knocked one more time and this time, the door slowly opened. And there stood Mitsuo Yamaki, not wearing his dark shades but still in dressed in a semi-formal blue shirt and slacks. He nodded and opened the door all the way, allowing Riley and Talley to come in. It felt like old times for Riley. They hadn't been together like this since the days of Hypnos five years ago.

"I'm glad you made it here so quickly," Yamaki said. "Of all the people I've worked with over my tenure, you two are the ones I trust the most. We always did make a good team."

"I'm not going to disagree with you," Riley smirked. "So why are we here? What's the situation?"

Yamaki remained silent as he headed over to his couch while fiddling with his lighter, something that had become a trademark behavior. He retrieved a brown manila folder. He walked over to his coffee table and dropped the folder there. It was a mission briefing.

"I haven't faced anything like this since the days of Hypnos," Yamaki began. "It's a threat I didn't think I'd have to deal with again. It's…Digimon."

Riley felt a chill go down her spine. The mere mention of Digital Monsters was enough to bring back awful memories of five years ago and the attacks of the Devas and the D-Reaper. And now Yamaki was telling them that the new threat had to do…with Digimon. If this was anything like the last threat of Digimon, then they would all have their hands full.

"There is a report that Evil Digimon are looking to infiltrate our world once again," Yamaki continued. "But there's much more to this than meets the eye. The reports indicate that there may already be a human on the inside working to get them in. There's a mole in there. It's unknown whether the mole is helping them willingly or if the mole is under the influence of one of those Evil Digimon. But either way, there's a mess brewing and it looks like it's up to us to clean it up."

Riley and Talley exchanged glances and looked back at Yamaki. "How?"

"It won't be easy, but it's up to us to find the mole and put a stop to him or her before Evil Digimon run rampant in this world again. We don't know who exactly the mole is, but we have narrowed down where the mole is. It's in Odaiba University."

"The mole's in a college institution?" Riley asked in surprise.

Yamaki nodded. "It could very well be anybody. It could be a student, a professor, or even the janitor. For all we know, it doesn't even have to be any of those people. It could just be someone close to them or the institution. All we know is, the mole is somehow tied to Odaiba University. If we don't do something soon, this mole could bring an Evil Digimon to this world."

"But what can we do?" Talley asked.

"I'm glad you asked," Yamaki grinned. "You'll know when you get there…Professor Ootori and Professor Onodera."

Riley's mouth was agape. "You MUST be joking."

"We're all going undercover as Odaiba University professors," Yamaki clarified. "We have a long mission ahead of us. And we will remain undercover for as long as it takes to flush out the mole."

Talley cleared her throat. "Uh…sir?"

"I'd prefer you address me as Professor Yamaki."

Riley shook her head. "Oh jeez…"

Talley cleared her throat again. "Uh…Professor Yamaki? Just when is this undercover mission starting?"

"We leave immediately," Yamaki answered. "We should make it to the university tonight."

Riley couldn't believe what she was hearing. It all sounded so insane. She couldn't believe that in a matter of moments, she went from being on vacation to going undercover.

She and Talley exchanged troubled glances. This could be a VERY long mission.

Kazu Shiota was in a deep state of thought. He looked around his room, once again observing his surroundings. But he wasn't paying attention to his best friend, Kenta Kitagawa. Nor was he paying to his partner Digimon, MarineAngemon, who was being his usual silent self. He wasn't paying attention to anything else…except his own partner Digimon.

Kazu couldn't take his eyes off Guardromon. For years, he managed to keep the champion-level android Digimon hidden. Even though he was pretty big, Kazu never had a problem hiding him. All he had to do was pass him off as a life-sized robot toy. But now there was a new obstacle for Kazu to face. He was going off to a new life at Odaiba University. He was packed and ready to go live his freshman year along with his best friend and roommate, Kenta. But he couldn't think of a single way to get Guardromon into his room.

Kenta shook his head. "Kazu, face it. There's no way we can take Guardromon with us."

Kazu remained persistent. "Hmm…no…I'll think of something."

"Can I fit in the trunk?" Guardromon offered.

"For the last time, NO!" Kenta groaned.

Kazu's head was starting to hurt at this point. One of the things he liked most about Guardromon was that he was both an irresistible force AND an immovable object on the battlefield. His firepower was almost unmatched by any champion-level Digimon. Of course, the big android's size was going to be a huge issue this time around.

"I can't believe we're going to have to make two trips," Kazu sighed.

"It's better than trying to squeeze him in with all our stuff," Kenta pointed out.

Kazu walked over and put his arm on Guardromon's shoulder. "Well, big guy, I guess you're going to have to stay here for right now. But I'll come back for you. Will you be ok?"

"You're going off by yourself, Kazu?" Guardromon asked.

"I'll be ok," Kazu said casually. "I'm a tough guy. But don't think I'm leaving you behind. Trust me. We'll come back for you in about a week. In the meantime, you guard my room against any intruders. Except my parents, of course."

"Will do. Good luck, Kazu."

Kazu sighed as he walked out of his room with his suitcase. Kenta, with MarineAngemon in his pocket, followed behind him. Kazu didn't want to leave his partner, but it was just impossible to bring him along now.

"Kazu, and how are we going to sneak him in next week?"

Kazu wasn't deterred. He still had a big grin on his face. "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

Kari looked around her room. Boxes were scattered all over the place and it looked like it would be a tough task to empty them all out. Luckily, Yolei was here to help her out since this was likely to take a while. But admittedly, the room looked…pretty big.

"Yolei…do you notice something…weird?"

Yolei blinked. "What do you mean?"

Kari pointed into her room…and pointed out that there were THREE beds. And that made Kari feel a little wary.

"What…do you think THIS is about?" Kari asked.

"It's not what I think it is, is it?" Yolei replied.

Before they could ask anymore questions, Kari heard someone approaching. She turned around to see…that girl, Rika, coming up to her room. She looked over into Kari's room and shrugged. There still wasn't even a hint of a smile on her face as she reached for the key to her room. But when Rika turned her doorknob…the door was stuck.

"Hey! What gives with this thing?"

"What's the matter?" Yolei asked.

Rika grunted as she tried to push the door. "The door…won't…OPEN!"

"The door won't open because the room's being fixed," an unfamiliar voice said.

Kari, Yolei, and Rika looked over down the hall to see a middle-aged woman walking towards them. She had long red hair to go with a black blouse and long skirt. And she wore a pair of dark sunglasses, which she removed ever-so-slowly, revealing a pair of hazel eyes. She slowly looked around the hall.

"So this is it. I must say, it looks much nicer than I imagined." The woman turned to the three girls. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a new student here at Odaiba University, resuming my education in hopes of coming out of this year with my Master's degree. I wasn't expecting to get housing this year, but a friend of mine not only pulled some strings for me, but I'm also your new Resident Director. My name's Layla Mackenzie. And it's very nice to meet all of you."

Kari smiled back. "It's nice to meet you, too."

Rika still didn't smile. "Charmed. But what was that you were saying about my room?"

"I'm afraid we discovered a problem with the room and we're going to need to fix it. Repairs will go on at least until next semester."

Rika's eyes widened. "So what are you saying? I have no place to stay?!"

"It seemed that way at first," Ms. Mackenzie said calmly. "But luckily, we had a break." She walked up to Kari. "Are you Kari Kamiya?"

Kari nodded. "Uh huh. That's me."

"We're sorry to tell you that your roommate ending up transferring from the university at the last second. However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise."

"Why is that?" Yolei asked.

"Because that gives us a chance to move the two girls in Room 205 to Room 206. Congratulations, Kari. You now have TWO roommates. And Rika over there is one of them."

Rika had a look of disbelief on her face. "You've GOT to be kidding! I'm staying with HER?"

"There's plenty of space in Kari's room and I'm sure that once you all get to know each other, you'll all get along just fine."

Rika turned and shot Kari a death glare. Kari only smiled sheepishly.

"I can feel I'm going to like it here," Ms. Mackenzie said happily. "But there are TWO more people you should meet."

"Who's that?" Kari asked curiously.

"Your floor's Resident Advisors. A senior and a junior. They should arrive very shortly."

As if on cue, everyone started hearing footsteps. Ms. Mackenzie looked back and saw the RA's making their arrival. And Kari gasped when she saw who they were. They were two familiar faces.

Sora Takenouchi and Mimi Tachikawa.

"These are your RA's, Sora and Mimi."

Sora and Mimi smiled and waved cheerfully…before winking at Kari. Kari's jaw just about dropped open. The last thing she expected to see was her two friends as RA's. No one ever clued her in about it or even hinted towards such a thing happening. Sora and Mimi must have kept this a secret for months.

But when she thought about everything, Kari smiled. This was actually the best thing that could have happened. Kari felt a little relieved to have some friends as RA's. Maybe she wouldn't feel so alone now.

"Now, we'll leave you girls alone to get better acquainted. Come along, RA's. It's time for a meeting."

Ms. Mackenzie walked off with Sora and Mimi both in tow. Kari smiled at the thought of being around some familiar friends. But when she turned her head to see the sour Rika, she was quickly brought back down to reality. Feeling some tension, Kari hoped to reliever it by trying to be friendly again.

Kari reached over for Rika's hand. "I can tell we're going to get along just fine, Rika. I hope we'll be close friends."

Somehow, though, Kari sensed this wasn't getting her anywhere, because Rika just pulled her hand away…and shot Kari another cold stare. If looks could kill…

"I'd better go get my things," she said bitterly. "And maybe I'll make a quick stop in the bathroom first. I'll be lucky if I don't retch."

Kari frowned as she saw Rika walking away. She sadly turned to her only friend present, Yolei. And much to Kari's dismay, Yolei didn't give her any kind of reassuring look.

"I get the feeling she doesn't like me," Kari finally said.

"What was your first clue?" Yolei muttered. She quickly backtracked when she saw Kari's frown grow. "I mean…I don't see why she wouldn't like you, Kari. You're totally one of a kind. You'll win her over eventually."

That relieved Kari somewhat. "Thanks, Yolei."

"But for right now, you'll have to do that without me. I have a club meeting to get to in a few minutes. I'll be sure to come back in a little bit, though."

"Ok, thanks Yolei!"

Now Yolei was on her way out and Kari felt was left by herself. At least she THOUGHT she was by herself.

"Kari?"

Kari gasped. She had completely forgotten about her OTHER friend. "Gatomon!"

Gatomon was hiding behind some of the boxes, trying to keep herself inconspicuous. And it was a good thing, too. Kari had forgotten about her companion and now it appeared that yet another complication had arisen.

"Should we clean this up?" Gatomon asked.

"I'LL clean this up!" Kari replied. "YOU have to hide! I've got enough problems with my new roommate. I don't need her finding out about you."

"Good point," Gatomon concurred. "I'd hate to give her any more reason to hate you."

Kari frowned again. "She doesn't hate me………………………………………does she?"

Gatomon stammered, trying to find something comforting to say. "Um…uh…er…of course not! Did I say 'hate'? I meant to say……um……uh…"

Kari's face fell. "She DOES hate me, doesn't she?"

"Now…it's too early to say that," Gatomon said comfortingly. "But I wouldn't rule it out. There are times in life when you meet someone who just…doesn't like you for no reason. Believe me, it's happened to me before."

That made Kari curious. "Really?"

Gatomon nodded. "Have a seat."

Kari and Gatomon both took a seat on Kari's new bed, which did feel pretty comfortable.

"Let me tell you a story, Kari," Gatomon explained. "I'll keep it short in case little Miss Sunshine comes back. Before I met Myotismon, I used to travel all over the Digital World looking for my partner. And along the way I met all kinds of different Digimon. Being all alone, I tried to be friendly to everyone. I wanted to make some new friends, since I really didn't have ANYBODY to fall back on. But…there was ONE Digimon who just didn't like me for whatever reason. And she made it known that I wasn't welcome around her territory or around her friends. To this day, I still don't know why she didn't like me, but it's like she just…hated me. So I know what you're going through."

"It's hard to imagine that, Gatomon," Kari said softly. "I'm sorry you went through that."

"Ah don't worry about it," Gatomon said casually. "I haven't seen her since then, so it's no big deal. As long as I don't ever have to hear the name 'Renamon' again, I'll be just fine."

Kari smiled. She was always able to confide in Gatomon for anything. And much to her amazement…Gatomon was actually able to relate to Kari on this one. That made her feel better.

It was a good thing Gatomon kept her story short, because Kari started to hear footsteps again. Gatomon also heard the footsteps and decided to make herself scarce. The feline Digimon immediately ran into the closet.

Kari thought it would be Rika coming back. But to her surprise, it was a different girl. She had brown hair that just went down below her neck, with some of it arranged in a nice ponytail. She was wearing a green blouse and green skirt and was lugging around what looked like a large red lizard stuffed animal. And she stopped at Room 205. Just like Rika, she couldn't get the door open.

Kari walked up to the girl. "Um…the door's closed. They're fixing the room."

Kari realized that this must have been Rika's roommate. And frankly, she was expecting the worst, especially after having met Rika.

The girl turned around. "They're fixing the room? But…I was supposed to stay here."

"The Resident Director was just here," Kari clarified. "It looks like you and your roommate will be staying with me for the year. I'm your new roommate." She extended the hand of friendship. "My name's Kari."

Unlike Rika, this girl smiled back. And she shook Kari's hand cheerfully. "It's really nice to meet you! My name's Jeri!"

Kari's face brightened. "It's nice to meet you, too! Why don't you come see your new room?"

Kari moved some of the boxes out of the way to allow her new roomie to see the big room. The beds and the closets were neatly organized and there were two desks placed at each corner for each girl to study. Jeri liked what she was seeing.

"You think we can brighten this room up a little?" Jeri suggested.

"I think we could!" Kari said energetically.

"I have some blankets that could match those curtains."

"That's great! Just don't take that wall. I have a lot of pictures I'm planning to put up."

"This is gonna be so much fun!"

Kari giggled. "You sound like the happy type." She took a look outside. "What's that you have outside?"

Jeri looked out…and sweatdropped. "T-That? That's…a…stuffed animal!"

"Is it yours?" Kari asked.

Jeri shook her head nervously. "Actually…it isn't. I'm holding it for someone. A…friend of mine."

Kari blinked. "You sound awfully nervous about it."

"Oh…it's just that…well…I didn't think any other girls would have stuffed animals here."

It sounded like Jeri was very apprehensive about having that big red lizard stuffed animal here, so Kari tried to put her at ease. She walked over to her closet…and pulled out Gatomon, who immediately froze like a stuffed animal.

"This is a stuffed animal I've had for a while," Kari said comfortingly. "You don't have to be embarrassed."

Jeri smiled. "That's great to hear. I didn't mean to sound nervous. It's just that…well…that stuffed animal is a little different. Um…and b-b-by different…I mean…it's special. Sentimental value, you know."

"I know all about sentimental value," Kari nodded. "It's ok."

Jeri didn't look so nervous anymore. "That's nice to hear. You sound like a nice girl, Kari."

Kari smiled. "Thanks, Jeri. You sound nice, too." She looked around the room. "It WILL be fun here…won't it?"

Of course, as Kari said that…Rika came back with some of her boxes. As soon as she saw Kari and Jeri…she sweatdropped.

"Oh great. I'm gonna be rooming with a PAIR of golden girls."

"And it's nice to see you, too, Rika," Jeri said dryly. "Have you said hi to…?"

"We met!" Rika snapped as she furiously dropped a box on the floor.

Noticing Rika's less than jovial demeanor, Jeri suddenly looked like she had an idea. A smirk widened on her face and she dug into one of her boxes. She pulled something out and walked up to Rika…with a sock puppet on her hand.

"Come on, Rika. We're all gonna live together, why don't you just smile?"

A vein nearly popped out of Rika's forehead. "WHAT have I told you about that creepy sock puppet?! Get it away from me!"

Kari took a step back herself. She always thought of herself as an open-minded young lady. But as nice as Jeri appeared, even Kari had to admit that the sock puppet looked…a little on the creepy side.

Jeri turned to Kari and giggled as she held up her sock puppet. Kari could only return the smile, albeit an uneasy smile.

"Uh…nice sock…"

"Thanks."

Kari just nodded uneasily. This was going to be a VERY interesting year.

Davis, TK, and Ken all walked down the hall of the first floor after they had finished the grueling task of unpacking and organizing their room. With their room looking cleaner than it ever has (and with the Digimon all staying behind), the three boys decided to go meet their neighbors.

And that brought them down the hall, where they saw one of the doors was slightly ajar.

"You think anyone's in there?" TK asked.

"There's only one way to find out," Davis said impulsively.

"Uh…Davis…" Ken warned. "Shouldn't we KNOCK first?"

"Ken…that door's just begging for us to come right in. What could possibly happen?"

With that, Davis put a hand on the doorknob…

Henry was just finishing up cleaning his room while Takato walked to the plastic trash can with some of the trash they had gathered. It looked like Takato's anger was just starting to simmer down and that relieved Henry. He knew what happened earlier was just an accident. It was a good thing that Kazu and Kenta weren't around to stir the pot. The only possible instigator present was Terriermon, who was calmly sitting on Henry's new bed.

**THUD**

"OW!"

Henry turned around at the sound of that hard collision while Terriermon immediately went into stuffed animal mode. Henry turned to see…that SAME GUY who knocked Takato over earlier.

"Hey neighbors!" the guy said cheerfully…and ignorantly. "Uh…and by neighbors…shouldn't there be more than one of you?"

Henry sweatdropped. "Um…maybe you should look behind the door."

The guy blinked and looked over behind the door…and saw Takato lying on the ground, holding his nose. Takato got up on his own and shot the guy a cold stare. Meanwhile, another two guys walked through the door and stood next to the clumsy guy who clobbered Takato with the door.

"Hi!" the guy in the white hat greeted. "You guys just get here?"

"We've been here for about an hour," Henry answered. "Are you our neighbors?"

The guy in the hat nodded. "We live in the triple down the hall. My name's TK. This is Ken. And…that's Davis."

Takato rubbed his nose painfully. "Davis, huh?"

Henry could sense Takato's anger rising, so he quickly cut in. "Uh…nice to meet you guys! I'm Henry and this is Takato."

Davis held out the hand of friendship. "Nice meeting you, Takato. I don't know why, but I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. Um…is there something wrong with your nose?"

"You HIT me with the door!" Takato snapped as he continued rubbing his nose.

Davis sweatdropped. "Oh…sorry about that."

"You'll have to forgive him," TK added. "Davis can be pretty clumsy sometimes."

Davis nodded…then stopped when he thought of what TK said. Meanwhile, Takato obviously a little more than irritated. Henry shot Takato a glance to try and calm him down. It looked to be working, but a part of that had to be because of Takato's inherent good nature.

The Ken guy walked over towards a familiar box. "Hey…what's this?"

"That's the Digimon Card Game," Henry answered proudly. "Takato and I have played since we were kids."

TK blinked…and looked like he was in shock. "Card…game?"

"There's a CARD GAME?" Davis added.

Takato tilted his head. "You've…never heard of it?"

Henry was also amazed by this. "You've really never heard of Digimon?"

Davis was about to say something before Ken covered his mouth. TK stepped forward and started pushing the two guys out.

"Digimon?" TK repeated. "We've…never heard of it."

Takato shook his head. "That's hard to believe. It's been really popular around where we're from. We've GOT to teach you guys!"

"Just don't teach them how to beat US, Takato," Henry grinned.

Davis looked like he really wanted to say something, but Ken kept covering his mouth. And TK kept pushing them out.

"Well…it was really nice meeting you guys," TK stammered. "We'll be sure to come back. And feel free to visit us anytime. See you guys later!"

The three boys rushed out and shut the door. Henry and Takato both sweatdropped. Takato was about to say something as he went back to unpacking, but then the door flew open again…

"OW!!"

…and nailed Takato in the nose again. Once again, it was Davis, and he had Henry's cards.

"We forgot to give these back to you. See ya."

Davis closed the door and Takato just rubbed his nose painfully. Henry made sure no one else was coming back in and once the coast was clear, Terriermon leaped off the bed and onto his feet.

"What a klutz!" Terriermon growled. "Oh well…at least it isn't ME getting my nose smashed in."

Henry shook his head…and wondered why those three boys were so quick to leave. It couldn't be because…they weren't FANS, were they? Henry had never met anyone who didn't get into the card game right away. Even Jeri got into it when she first played. It just wasn't possible. It was sure weird.

For Takato, however, this whole day was just getting painful. It didn't look like he would be very willing to get along with this clumsy Davis guy.

"This is gonna be a LONG year…"


Next Week: How will the girls get along? How do Davis, TK, Ken, and their Digimon react to finding out that Digimon is a CARD GAME? What happens when Kazu and Kenta arrive? What happens as soon as the girls leave their room? What happens when Takato discovers Guilmon? And who are the boys' RA's? (I think you ALL know the answer to that) Oh, and one more thing. Who's this mole that Yamaki is referring to? The answer won't come quick (this IS a season, after all), so I hope that storyline will keep you curious.


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