A Digital Destiny
A/N: Thank you for the reviews and for the insight from those who helped me in the forum room. I haven't been able to work on this fic for a while because I've been busy with work and relatives and just a whole bunch of crazy stuff.
Chapter 3: Digivolve to...
"Oh great," Tai muttered as they were backed against the cliff. Kuwagamon had landed and was slowly walking towards them. The ground trembled with each step.
"What a bully!" Jun said as she clutched Chimon to her. "What did we do to him?"
"I don't think he's in the mood to discuss it with us!" Joe said, his voice on the peak of hysteria. Kuwagamon snapped his scissor-hand jaws together. He growled and took another rumbling step.
"Okay, get ready to run," Tai said as he stepped back cautiously.
In his arms, Koromon began squirming. "No! Don't run. Fight!"
Tai glanced down at the small Digimon impatiently. "Give it up, will you?"
"Koromon's right. It's time that we show what we're made of," Motimon piped up.
"If we work together, we can beat him," Chimon perked up and began wiggling out of Jun's arms. "Let me go Jun! We have to fight!"
"But you're no match for him!" Sora cried as Yokomon gave her a hard time. Every one of the little Digimon were trying to break free of their partners.
"Lemme go. Lemme go, lemme go!" Tsunomon chanted as Matt tried to hold him still. Eventually, they got free and bounded over towards Kuwagamon. They looked absolutely determined to beat him.
"No! You'll be killed!" Tai protested.
"Please! Stop it before you get hurt!" Jun pleaded, feeling totally useless. If they were partners, how come none of them could do anything to help their Digimon fight? No! Jun wouldn't give up. Chimon needed her!
As if triggered by her thoughts, the digital device in Jun's pocket started to grow warm. Perplexed, Jun pulled it out and saw the screen start flashing. She looked up at the surprised gasps of the others and found that theirs were doing the same thing. As the eight devices came to life, multi-colored beams of light shot down from the sky and surrounded each Digimon. The Digimon suddenly began radiating a mysterious light.
"Koromon digivolve to...Agumon!" In the place of Koromon stood an orange lizard-like creature that looked like a little T-rex.
"Yokomon digivolve to...Biyomon!" The pink and blue radish turned into a pink bird with a big head.
"Motimon digivolve to...Tentomon!" A tough bug creature with buzzing wings appeared out of the light.
"Tsunomon digivolve to...Gabumon!" A creature with a horn on its head and white and blue-striped fur appeared.
"Tokomon digivolve to...Patamon!" The small creature had become an orange and white Digimon with wings on its head.
"Bukamon digivolve to...Gomamon!" Instead of the miniature dragon was a white Digimon with sharp claws and flippers.
"Tanemon digivolve to...Palmon!" the little green thing turned into a tall, walking flower.
"Chimon digivolve to...Penguinmon!" Jun's little Digimon had transformed into a navy colored penguin-like creature with a white, blue-striped belly. It had a large beak that was yellow but black on the tip. It had round ruby eyes and sharp talons on its flippers. Jun gawked at the Digimon in amazement. Was this thing Chimon?
The lights faded. The eight new, larger Digimon faced off with the Kuwagamon. Their new look obviously took it by surprise.
"What happened to the little guys?" Mimi asked.
The Digimon advanced forward and rushed Kuwagamon head on. Kuwagamon seemed startled and desperately swiped his claw out. He knocked them all down in just that one sweep. Jun felt her hopes in winning deflate for a second but it flared back up when Penguinmon and the other Digimon got back onto their feet.
Kuwagamon flapped his wings and began urgently taking off. It panicked as the Digimon called Palmon stepped forward and lifted her arms.
"POISON IVY!" She shouted. Several tendrils shot out of the tips of her arms and entwined themselves around Kuwagamon's legs. Kuwagamon struggled violently, almost pulling Palmon up, but Penguinmon rushed at him and jumped up so that she was in his face.
"ENDLESS SLAP!" Penguinmon used her flippers and slapped Kuwagamon's face rapidly. The large bug's head jerked to and fro, making him dizzy. Then Penguinmon jumped on his head and used it to spring away just as Patamon moved in.
"BOOM BUBBLE!" A zippy bubble exploded onto the disoriented Kuwagamon's face, making him lose his balance completely.
"SUPER SHOCKER!" Tentomon came in next with a burst of electricity aimed at the massive Digimon's head.
Gomamon took advantage of Kuwagamon's distracted state and rammed his body into one of the giant beetle's legs. This caused Kuwagamon to stumble, his defense completely down.
"Stand back everyone!" Agumon shouted, clamping his mouth shut and then unleashing a burst of flames. "PEPPER BREATH!"
"BLUE BLASTER!" Gabumon added his shimmering blue beam of ice.
"SPIRAL TWISTER!" Biyomon shot a spiral of green energy at Kuwagamon. The large red beetle stumbled back even further, roaring in pain.
"Now! All together!" Agumon yelled. All the Digimon gathered themselves and unleashed their attacks at once. The combined energy exploded against Kuwagamon's chest. He screamed in agony, rearing back and crashing into the trees.
"All right!" Jun cheered.
Amazing! Koromon! Or Agumon, or whoever you are. You did it!" Tai added as the kids ran to their Digimon. Everyone was laughing and cheering.
Unfortunately, Kuwagamon wasn't done with them yet. With an ear-splitting cry of rage, he slammed his way out of the trees. Splinters of wood and leaves flew everywhere. Kuwagamon lashed out at the trees nearby and sent them flying wildly out of the way. Using his massive scissor claws, he attacked the cliff. The rock split, cracking and crumbling under their feet.
"Oh no! Look out!" Sora screamed. The cliff side broke away and sent the eight kids and their Digimon plummeting towards a rushing river.
"AHHH!" Jun yelped as she felt herself plunge into the water. Flailing her arms and legs, she kicked her way to the surface, gasping for air.
She struggled against the water rapids. She randomly caught sight of the others doing the same.
"Jun!" Penguinmon suddenly appeared under her and kept her head above water.
"Penguinmon!" Jun cried in relief.
Gomamon's call made them glance up. "MARCHING FISHES!"
What happened next astounded Jun. Literally, thousands of fish appeared out of no where. They were...everywhere! Around them, under them, so many that Jun could no longer see the river anymore. It felt strange. To have so many wriggling and squirming fish lifting them up out of the water.
"What in the world?" Jun asked, startled. A familiar battle cry wrenched Jun's attention back towards the sky. "Huh? AHHH!"
"Doesn't he ever give up?" Matt said as the large form of Kuwagamon appeared on the weakened cliff. Jun saw pieces of it begin to crumble and knew that it couldn't possibly be strong enough to support Kuwagamon's weight. A second later, her fears were confirmed. The rocks gave way and Kuwagamon came falling down through it.
"Look out!" Tai yelled frantically.
Gomamon lifted a paw and pointed down the river. "GO!"
Jun clutched instinctively at Penguinmon as she felt the fish underneath her begin to move forward in the direction in which Gomamon was pointing. It was quite an effective trip. The fish ushered the kids and their passengers away from the thrashing Kuwagamon as he fell.
"Yes! We're getting away!" TK cheered. Jun heard a splash coming from behind and turned her head just in time to see Kuwagamon hitting the water...and sending a ripple of huge waves in their direction!
"Uh...I'd hold that thought, TK," Matt said nervously.
"Can't we go any faster?" Joe demanded in a panicked voice.
"They're fish, not cars Joe!" Gomamon snapped.
"Watch out!" Jun, Mimi, and Sora screamed at the same time as one of the waves reached them.
If someone had been watching, they would have thought it was a strange storm because children, Digimon and fish were falling from the sky. The wave had lifted them up and sent them sprawling onto the banks of the river. Everyone just lay there for a second. The beached fish were flopping helplessly towards the water.
"Oww," Jun muttered as she slowly sat up. She found Penguinmon next to her.
"What was that? A floating fish market?" Joe asked grumpily as he stirred.
"Those are just friends of mine. I just asked them for a lift, that's all."
Joe stood up and muttered, "And in all these years I thought I was allergic to seafood. Thank you, um, I guess it's not Bukamon now?"
Gomamon grinned widely and replied. "Nope! It's Gomamon!"
"So you're not Tokomon, are you?" TK asked Patamon.
"Now I'm Patamon!" the Digimon chirped.
Jun glanced down at her Digimon. "And you're Penguinmon?"
Penguinmon nodded. "Yup, that's right."
"It's all because we digivolved," Agumon explained.
Tai looked confused. "I don't think that word's in my dictionary."
Izzy frowned and looked thoughtful. "So digivolving is what they do when they advance to the next level and become more powerful."
"No kidding," Tai said and then looked at Agumon. "When you digivolved you got way bigger. Does this mean you're still a Digimon, or something else?"
Agumon chuckled. "Digimon! Just stronger than before. But I need your help, Tai."
"Help with what?" Tai asked.
Agumon launched into an explanation about how complicated digivolving was and how the Digimon had to share the energy of his or her partner. Then each Digidestined turned to talk to their own Digimon.
"So...you need me to digivolve?" Jun asked Penguinmon in a daze.
Penguinmon nodded enthusiastically. "Sure do! You make it work, Jun!"
"Okay," Matt smoothly said. "So what are we going to do now?"
"We should go exploring and find our way around," Tai suggested. This led to a pointless debate about whether they should go or not.
Agumon revealed that there had never been any other humans besides them in the DigiWorld. Jun watched her friends argue. This was clearly getting them no where anyway.
"Well, we're not going to find out anything standing here," Tai said suddenly. "I'm going."
"Where?" Matt asked.
"Back up that cliff. That's where I saw the ocean," Tai turned and began walking up the street. "Maybe we can find a boat or something."
"A boat? Maybe we can water-ski home," Matt said a little sarcastically.
Jun rolled her eyes and groaned as Joe perked up, "At a time like this I think we'd all be better off just finding a cave and hiding. We can keep our eyes open and...um..."
No one was listening anymore. They were to busy following Tai away. Behind her, Jun heard Joe mumble about his pants.
"What's it like from your world, Jun?" Penguinmon asked, drawing Jun's attention to her.
"My world? Oh, there are a lot of things. There's more people, towns, cars-"
"And malls! Don't forget malls, Jun," Mimi put in quickly.
Jun grinned. "Um...yeah. Right, malls too. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff, Penguinmon."
Penguinmon's red eyes stared at her in fascination. "Wow...you must come from a big world."
Izzy had been watching the exchange curiously and then turned to Tentomon. "You say that you're digital monsters, but you look like machines to me."
"Oh yeah, well watch this!" Tentomon's wings rose above his head. Sparks of electricity began crackling wildly, some lashing out dangerously.
"Izzy! Would you stop with the questions before you get us killed?" Matt snapped as he pushed TK behind him.
"Ok! Ok! You can stop, Tentomon!" Izzy said hurriedly, his arms up covering his face.
The rest of the walk was conducted in silence. The kids and their Digimon managed to make it to the end of the river and discovered that it led right to the ocean Tai had mentioned. A distant ringing of a telephone could be heard. A line of telephone booths could be seen along the water's edge and seemed to go on and on forever.
"We're saved!" Tai cheered and made a mad dash for the booths. The ringing abruptly stopped. "Does anyone have any loose change?"
"Call collect. And hey, if you find a place that delivers, order us a pizza," Matt suggested in his cool monotone.
Everyone went to a telephone booth to call home. Jun excitedly dialed her home phone number in and listened as it rang. Then she heard someone pick up.
"Mom? Davis? It's Jun-" Jun stopped when a voice interrupted her.
"Your call has been connected to the green toucan wearing an apron."
"Uh...what? Davis? Is this you?" Jun asked, thinking that it was her little brother playing a joke.
"Try another one, Jun," Penguinmon said.
Jun ran over to another booth. She got yet another strange response.
"Fish are blinking insanely as bananas collide."
With a startled blink, Jun hung up and stepped back from the booth. "Weird operator."
"I think staying around here is a waste of time," Tai groaned. The kids regrouped from their unsuccessful attempts to make a call home.
"I think even if we can't call out, someone might be able to call us. Besides, I think we could all use a rest," Matt announced with a frown.
"And I'm hungry too," Izzy sighed.
"Does anyone have anything to eat?" Tai asked. Everyone went through their things but didn't come up with anything edible.
"Look what I've got!" TK piped up and revealed a stash or cookies and chips.
"I think those will just make us sick if we eat them now. Why don't you save it, okay TK?" Jun said to him.
Sora eyed Mimi's bag. "What have you got in there, Mimi? Cosmetics and hairbrushes?"
Mimi began dumping things out of her bag. "Well, let's see. I've got a compass, cooking fuel, a flashlight, a Swiss Army knife, and some other stuff."
The others just stared at Mimi for a moment. "What?" She asked.
"Throw in a tent and you'll be ready for a camping trip," Jun commented.
"Why didn't you tell us you had a compass?" Tai demanded.
Mimi shrugged and smiled a little. "I thought it would be fun to see how far we could get without one. Besides, it's broken."
Matt bent down and picked up the cooking fuel. "But we could use the cooking fuel to light a signal fire."
"That's true or I guess we could barbecue some telephone poles," Sora grumbled.
Jun noticed that Tai was glancing at Joe, who was still over by the phone booths trying to make a call. Tai eyes suddenly widened in excitement. "Hey, Joe's got the emergency kit. Hey Joe!"
Joe turned and frowned at Tai. "Don't you know it's rude to-"
"Listen! You've got food!" Tai barked.
The other kids bombarded Joe. They rationed out the food to last them another three days before digging in. the Digimon had refused, claiming that they could find their own food.
Tai handed Agumon a piece of his portion. "Here, Agumon, have a bite. I know you can find your own food but you might as well have some of mine right now."
"Thanks Tai!" Agumon said and gobbled the offering down.
Biyomon turned her head sharply towards the beach as the ground began to tremble. A sense of foreboding lodged in Jun's chest.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"Trouble," Biyomon said softly. This became an event Jun got used to.
A/N: That was the longest chapter I've ever written for any of my fics! The next chapter is going to skip ahead a bit to when Penguinmon goes to her Champion form. Sorry, but that'll be happening a lot because I'm trying to focus on Jun. I think you'll like what I have planned for the next chapter though. Read and Review!
A/N: Thank you for the reviews and for the insight from those who helped me in the forum room. I haven't been able to work on this fic for a while because I've been busy with work and relatives and just a whole bunch of crazy stuff.
Chapter 3: Digivolve to...
"Oh great," Tai muttered as they were backed against the cliff. Kuwagamon had landed and was slowly walking towards them. The ground trembled with each step.
"What a bully!" Jun said as she clutched Chimon to her. "What did we do to him?"
"I don't think he's in the mood to discuss it with us!" Joe said, his voice on the peak of hysteria. Kuwagamon snapped his scissor-hand jaws together. He growled and took another rumbling step.
"Okay, get ready to run," Tai said as he stepped back cautiously.
In his arms, Koromon began squirming. "No! Don't run. Fight!"
Tai glanced down at the small Digimon impatiently. "Give it up, will you?"
"Koromon's right. It's time that we show what we're made of," Motimon piped up.
"If we work together, we can beat him," Chimon perked up and began wiggling out of Jun's arms. "Let me go Jun! We have to fight!"
"But you're no match for him!" Sora cried as Yokomon gave her a hard time. Every one of the little Digimon were trying to break free of their partners.
"Lemme go. Lemme go, lemme go!" Tsunomon chanted as Matt tried to hold him still. Eventually, they got free and bounded over towards Kuwagamon. They looked absolutely determined to beat him.
"No! You'll be killed!" Tai protested.
"Please! Stop it before you get hurt!" Jun pleaded, feeling totally useless. If they were partners, how come none of them could do anything to help their Digimon fight? No! Jun wouldn't give up. Chimon needed her!
As if triggered by her thoughts, the digital device in Jun's pocket started to grow warm. Perplexed, Jun pulled it out and saw the screen start flashing. She looked up at the surprised gasps of the others and found that theirs were doing the same thing. As the eight devices came to life, multi-colored beams of light shot down from the sky and surrounded each Digimon. The Digimon suddenly began radiating a mysterious light.
"Koromon digivolve to...Agumon!" In the place of Koromon stood an orange lizard-like creature that looked like a little T-rex.
"Yokomon digivolve to...Biyomon!" The pink and blue radish turned into a pink bird with a big head.
"Motimon digivolve to...Tentomon!" A tough bug creature with buzzing wings appeared out of the light.
"Tsunomon digivolve to...Gabumon!" A creature with a horn on its head and white and blue-striped fur appeared.
"Tokomon digivolve to...Patamon!" The small creature had become an orange and white Digimon with wings on its head.
"Bukamon digivolve to...Gomamon!" Instead of the miniature dragon was a white Digimon with sharp claws and flippers.
"Tanemon digivolve to...Palmon!" the little green thing turned into a tall, walking flower.
"Chimon digivolve to...Penguinmon!" Jun's little Digimon had transformed into a navy colored penguin-like creature with a white, blue-striped belly. It had a large beak that was yellow but black on the tip. It had round ruby eyes and sharp talons on its flippers. Jun gawked at the Digimon in amazement. Was this thing Chimon?
The lights faded. The eight new, larger Digimon faced off with the Kuwagamon. Their new look obviously took it by surprise.
"What happened to the little guys?" Mimi asked.
The Digimon advanced forward and rushed Kuwagamon head on. Kuwagamon seemed startled and desperately swiped his claw out. He knocked them all down in just that one sweep. Jun felt her hopes in winning deflate for a second but it flared back up when Penguinmon and the other Digimon got back onto their feet.
Kuwagamon flapped his wings and began urgently taking off. It panicked as the Digimon called Palmon stepped forward and lifted her arms.
"POISON IVY!" She shouted. Several tendrils shot out of the tips of her arms and entwined themselves around Kuwagamon's legs. Kuwagamon struggled violently, almost pulling Palmon up, but Penguinmon rushed at him and jumped up so that she was in his face.
"ENDLESS SLAP!" Penguinmon used her flippers and slapped Kuwagamon's face rapidly. The large bug's head jerked to and fro, making him dizzy. Then Penguinmon jumped on his head and used it to spring away just as Patamon moved in.
"BOOM BUBBLE!" A zippy bubble exploded onto the disoriented Kuwagamon's face, making him lose his balance completely.
"SUPER SHOCKER!" Tentomon came in next with a burst of electricity aimed at the massive Digimon's head.
Gomamon took advantage of Kuwagamon's distracted state and rammed his body into one of the giant beetle's legs. This caused Kuwagamon to stumble, his defense completely down.
"Stand back everyone!" Agumon shouted, clamping his mouth shut and then unleashing a burst of flames. "PEPPER BREATH!"
"BLUE BLASTER!" Gabumon added his shimmering blue beam of ice.
"SPIRAL TWISTER!" Biyomon shot a spiral of green energy at Kuwagamon. The large red beetle stumbled back even further, roaring in pain.
"Now! All together!" Agumon yelled. All the Digimon gathered themselves and unleashed their attacks at once. The combined energy exploded against Kuwagamon's chest. He screamed in agony, rearing back and crashing into the trees.
"All right!" Jun cheered.
Amazing! Koromon! Or Agumon, or whoever you are. You did it!" Tai added as the kids ran to their Digimon. Everyone was laughing and cheering.
Unfortunately, Kuwagamon wasn't done with them yet. With an ear-splitting cry of rage, he slammed his way out of the trees. Splinters of wood and leaves flew everywhere. Kuwagamon lashed out at the trees nearby and sent them flying wildly out of the way. Using his massive scissor claws, he attacked the cliff. The rock split, cracking and crumbling under their feet.
"Oh no! Look out!" Sora screamed. The cliff side broke away and sent the eight kids and their Digimon plummeting towards a rushing river.
"AHHH!" Jun yelped as she felt herself plunge into the water. Flailing her arms and legs, she kicked her way to the surface, gasping for air.
She struggled against the water rapids. She randomly caught sight of the others doing the same.
"Jun!" Penguinmon suddenly appeared under her and kept her head above water.
"Penguinmon!" Jun cried in relief.
Gomamon's call made them glance up. "MARCHING FISHES!"
What happened next astounded Jun. Literally, thousands of fish appeared out of no where. They were...everywhere! Around them, under them, so many that Jun could no longer see the river anymore. It felt strange. To have so many wriggling and squirming fish lifting them up out of the water.
"What in the world?" Jun asked, startled. A familiar battle cry wrenched Jun's attention back towards the sky. "Huh? AHHH!"
"Doesn't he ever give up?" Matt said as the large form of Kuwagamon appeared on the weakened cliff. Jun saw pieces of it begin to crumble and knew that it couldn't possibly be strong enough to support Kuwagamon's weight. A second later, her fears were confirmed. The rocks gave way and Kuwagamon came falling down through it.
"Look out!" Tai yelled frantically.
Gomamon lifted a paw and pointed down the river. "GO!"
Jun clutched instinctively at Penguinmon as she felt the fish underneath her begin to move forward in the direction in which Gomamon was pointing. It was quite an effective trip. The fish ushered the kids and their passengers away from the thrashing Kuwagamon as he fell.
"Yes! We're getting away!" TK cheered. Jun heard a splash coming from behind and turned her head just in time to see Kuwagamon hitting the water...and sending a ripple of huge waves in their direction!
"Uh...I'd hold that thought, TK," Matt said nervously.
"Can't we go any faster?" Joe demanded in a panicked voice.
"They're fish, not cars Joe!" Gomamon snapped.
"Watch out!" Jun, Mimi, and Sora screamed at the same time as one of the waves reached them.
If someone had been watching, they would have thought it was a strange storm because children, Digimon and fish were falling from the sky. The wave had lifted them up and sent them sprawling onto the banks of the river. Everyone just lay there for a second. The beached fish were flopping helplessly towards the water.
"Oww," Jun muttered as she slowly sat up. She found Penguinmon next to her.
"What was that? A floating fish market?" Joe asked grumpily as he stirred.
"Those are just friends of mine. I just asked them for a lift, that's all."
Joe stood up and muttered, "And in all these years I thought I was allergic to seafood. Thank you, um, I guess it's not Bukamon now?"
Gomamon grinned widely and replied. "Nope! It's Gomamon!"
"So you're not Tokomon, are you?" TK asked Patamon.
"Now I'm Patamon!" the Digimon chirped.
Jun glanced down at her Digimon. "And you're Penguinmon?"
Penguinmon nodded. "Yup, that's right."
"It's all because we digivolved," Agumon explained.
Tai looked confused. "I don't think that word's in my dictionary."
Izzy frowned and looked thoughtful. "So digivolving is what they do when they advance to the next level and become more powerful."
"No kidding," Tai said and then looked at Agumon. "When you digivolved you got way bigger. Does this mean you're still a Digimon, or something else?"
Agumon chuckled. "Digimon! Just stronger than before. But I need your help, Tai."
"Help with what?" Tai asked.
Agumon launched into an explanation about how complicated digivolving was and how the Digimon had to share the energy of his or her partner. Then each Digidestined turned to talk to their own Digimon.
"So...you need me to digivolve?" Jun asked Penguinmon in a daze.
Penguinmon nodded enthusiastically. "Sure do! You make it work, Jun!"
"Okay," Matt smoothly said. "So what are we going to do now?"
"We should go exploring and find our way around," Tai suggested. This led to a pointless debate about whether they should go or not.
Agumon revealed that there had never been any other humans besides them in the DigiWorld. Jun watched her friends argue. This was clearly getting them no where anyway.
"Well, we're not going to find out anything standing here," Tai said suddenly. "I'm going."
"Where?" Matt asked.
"Back up that cliff. That's where I saw the ocean," Tai turned and began walking up the street. "Maybe we can find a boat or something."
"A boat? Maybe we can water-ski home," Matt said a little sarcastically.
Jun rolled her eyes and groaned as Joe perked up, "At a time like this I think we'd all be better off just finding a cave and hiding. We can keep our eyes open and...um..."
No one was listening anymore. They were to busy following Tai away. Behind her, Jun heard Joe mumble about his pants.
"What's it like from your world, Jun?" Penguinmon asked, drawing Jun's attention to her.
"My world? Oh, there are a lot of things. There's more people, towns, cars-"
"And malls! Don't forget malls, Jun," Mimi put in quickly.
Jun grinned. "Um...yeah. Right, malls too. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff, Penguinmon."
Penguinmon's red eyes stared at her in fascination. "Wow...you must come from a big world."
Izzy had been watching the exchange curiously and then turned to Tentomon. "You say that you're digital monsters, but you look like machines to me."
"Oh yeah, well watch this!" Tentomon's wings rose above his head. Sparks of electricity began crackling wildly, some lashing out dangerously.
"Izzy! Would you stop with the questions before you get us killed?" Matt snapped as he pushed TK behind him.
"Ok! Ok! You can stop, Tentomon!" Izzy said hurriedly, his arms up covering his face.
The rest of the walk was conducted in silence. The kids and their Digimon managed to make it to the end of the river and discovered that it led right to the ocean Tai had mentioned. A distant ringing of a telephone could be heard. A line of telephone booths could be seen along the water's edge and seemed to go on and on forever.
"We're saved!" Tai cheered and made a mad dash for the booths. The ringing abruptly stopped. "Does anyone have any loose change?"
"Call collect. And hey, if you find a place that delivers, order us a pizza," Matt suggested in his cool monotone.
Everyone went to a telephone booth to call home. Jun excitedly dialed her home phone number in and listened as it rang. Then she heard someone pick up.
"Mom? Davis? It's Jun-" Jun stopped when a voice interrupted her.
"Your call has been connected to the green toucan wearing an apron."
"Uh...what? Davis? Is this you?" Jun asked, thinking that it was her little brother playing a joke.
"Try another one, Jun," Penguinmon said.
Jun ran over to another booth. She got yet another strange response.
"Fish are blinking insanely as bananas collide."
With a startled blink, Jun hung up and stepped back from the booth. "Weird operator."
"I think staying around here is a waste of time," Tai groaned. The kids regrouped from their unsuccessful attempts to make a call home.
"I think even if we can't call out, someone might be able to call us. Besides, I think we could all use a rest," Matt announced with a frown.
"And I'm hungry too," Izzy sighed.
"Does anyone have anything to eat?" Tai asked. Everyone went through their things but didn't come up with anything edible.
"Look what I've got!" TK piped up and revealed a stash or cookies and chips.
"I think those will just make us sick if we eat them now. Why don't you save it, okay TK?" Jun said to him.
Sora eyed Mimi's bag. "What have you got in there, Mimi? Cosmetics and hairbrushes?"
Mimi began dumping things out of her bag. "Well, let's see. I've got a compass, cooking fuel, a flashlight, a Swiss Army knife, and some other stuff."
The others just stared at Mimi for a moment. "What?" She asked.
"Throw in a tent and you'll be ready for a camping trip," Jun commented.
"Why didn't you tell us you had a compass?" Tai demanded.
Mimi shrugged and smiled a little. "I thought it would be fun to see how far we could get without one. Besides, it's broken."
Matt bent down and picked up the cooking fuel. "But we could use the cooking fuel to light a signal fire."
"That's true or I guess we could barbecue some telephone poles," Sora grumbled.
Jun noticed that Tai was glancing at Joe, who was still over by the phone booths trying to make a call. Tai eyes suddenly widened in excitement. "Hey, Joe's got the emergency kit. Hey Joe!"
Joe turned and frowned at Tai. "Don't you know it's rude to-"
"Listen! You've got food!" Tai barked.
The other kids bombarded Joe. They rationed out the food to last them another three days before digging in. the Digimon had refused, claiming that they could find their own food.
Tai handed Agumon a piece of his portion. "Here, Agumon, have a bite. I know you can find your own food but you might as well have some of mine right now."
"Thanks Tai!" Agumon said and gobbled the offering down.
Biyomon turned her head sharply towards the beach as the ground began to tremble. A sense of foreboding lodged in Jun's chest.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"Trouble," Biyomon said softly. This became an event Jun got used to.
A/N: That was the longest chapter I've ever written for any of my fics! The next chapter is going to skip ahead a bit to when Penguinmon goes to her Champion form. Sorry, but that'll be happening a lot because I'm trying to focus on Jun. I think you'll like what I have planned for the next chapter though. Read and Review!