Pre-chapter Conversation
A bright light formed above a grassy plain. When the light disappeared, we were seen floating. We looked down.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
°CRASH!°
"Ugh…" Iz—erm, I mean Carlos groaned, sitting up with swirls for eyes. "Where are we?" I picked myself up off the ground and looked around.
"Ah hah! We made it! We're in the Digital World!"
"Hooray…" My partner said unemotionally. I ignored him though as I grinned.
"Let's get started!"
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The Substitute
Chapter One
The Exchange
Smart, athletic, evil, and a little crazy. These words and more describe Ken Ichijouji. A boy genius who can outwit the wisest of men and one hell of a Soccer player. Even though he is a child prodigy, he has some skeletons in his closet. Big ones, in fact. For in reality, he is known as the Digimon Emperor. An evil, ruthless, conniving little sneak of a human ever to set foot in the Digital World.
But I digress (for I don't wanna get killed by all the Ken fans in the audience), our story begins in a lovely little apartment. Of course, said apartment belongs to the family of the embodiment of Satan. We are now in a dark room. Its only light was a computer screen, which was completely blank. Any computer expert would tell you a virus has entered your computer & ate all your data. Actually, it's not that scary. The light brightened & when it darkened again, a person stood. Not just any person, mind you. It was the prince of darkness himself. Young Ken had a murderous scowl on his face as he stood.
"Ugh! Those little kids!" The child hissed. "They beat me again! I'm smarter than every single one of them & yet they still beat me!" He took out a black thing that looked like a cross between a cell phone and one of those virtual pet toys.
"This thing is absolutely worthless!" He threw it on the bed. Instantly, its tiny screen started to glow red. Ken turned & looked at it. A mischievous grin that could make even the Grinch shudder appeared on his face.
"Yes, my friend. I understand. Those kids won't stand a chance." He turned to his computer & opened a program. He was about to start typing when bright light engulfed the room. Ken hissed at its glow.
"Oh Ken dear, it's time to go. You don't want to miss your flight, do you?" A kind, gentle voice said. Ken turned to see the intruder. It was a woman who appeared to be in her late forties. Ken's tone of voice then sounded a tad sweeter (if that's even possible).
"The flight's today?" The genius asked. The woman nodded.
"Now please shut down your computer & hurry. We're leaving for the airport in twenty minutes." The woman said.
"Yes mother." Ken replied. She then left the room & returned Ken to the darkness.
Ken was enrolled in a foreign exchange program. He was to live in America for a few months & an American student would live in his house for the same amount of time. They would go to school and learn about each country's customs.
Ken shut down his computer and went to the front door of the apartment. He was in a bad mood. The reason? Well aside from the defeat he just suffered, he couldn't do anything in the Digital World while in America. The main reason for this is because even if he did create a port to the Digital World in the American student's home, it wouldn't take him to his headquarters. It would take him to some other part of the huge world & he didn't need the extra work tracking down his base of operations.
'Then again,' He thought while riding in the car. 'I could use a vacation and my exchange partner probably wouldn't even know how to use the Digi Port. He would need a digivice to operate it anyway. Nothing can go wrong.' He sighed contently. Everything regarding his life as the Digimon Emperor would be safe.
Elsewhere…
"Mom! Please don't do this to me! I don't wanna go!" A male voice yelled. He was about five feet tall, had short cut black hair, tanned skin & brown eyes. A faint mustache was growing on his thirteen year-old face. He was wearing a black sweater that looked too big for his skinny body and a pair of blue jeans.
"Now listen Carlos, you're going to Japan and that's FINAL!" A older female voice yelled at him. It belonged to a woman who was not much taller, but bigger than Carlos. She had huge black hair & hazel eyes. She was wearing a fancy dress. They were walking through an airport. She was carrying two suitcases. Carlos was carrying one & was wearing a purple backpack.
"Please Mom." Carlos pleaded. They stopped at the check-in station and checked in the bags. Carlos' mother turned to him.
"Carlos, this'll be a good experience for you. You're the smartest student in your class. You were able to learn Japanese faster than the other students. That's why you were chosen for this program. They feel that you aren't challenged enough to be in the class. They think you'll be more challenged in Japan. Don't you want to prove them right?" Carlos sniffed.
"But Mom, I'll miss you terribly & I'll be with total strangers. What if they hurt me?" His mother laughed.
"Now, now, don't give it another thought. Nothing bad will happen to you. Now come on. Your flight will leave soon."
They continued on to the gate. When they got there, Carlos was told to sit in a chair while his mother talked with the ticket lady. He then noticed something in the chair next to his. Actually, there were two things. A grey rectangular box & something else. This thing was, was—
"It looks like a cross between a cell phone & one of those virtual pet toys." Carlos said as he picked up the two items. The box actually turned out to be a miniature computer, but Carlos couldn't figure out how to make it work. He then looked at the cell phone/virtual pet hybrid. It had a screen with two buttons next to it. There was also a third button near the bottom. The part that held the buttons and screen was black & the rest of it was purple.
"Hmmm… Whoever built this toy made a nice choice of color." Carlos thought out loud while staring at it. He pressed one of the buttons, but the screen wouldn't come on. "Must be out of batteries."
"Carlos, come on. I got the ticket person to let me seat you on the plane." Carlos' mom said. Carlos put the two items in his pockets & walked to his mother. She walked him through a tunnel-like passageway and into the plane itself. They found a seat of the left side of the plane by a window. Carlos was strapped in tight.
"Here's your ticket. Please don't lose it." Carlos was told.
"Don't worry. I won't." He replied. He packed it in his book bag & his mother put it in the overhead compartment.
"I love you. Please be good." Carlos' mother said.
"Ok. I love you too." Carlos replied. His mother left crying, talking about how her little boy is all grown up. Carlos sweatdropped. Shortly afterwards, the plane took off into the night sky.
In Japan, Ken's plane also took off.
Midway through both journeys, their planes passed each other. Ken felt as if something left him & Carlos felt a sharp pain in his neck. The feeling passed quickly, though, so Carlos didn't pay it any mind. Soon he would arrive at Japan & be able to learn more. He felt smarter already.
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Whew! That's it! See what happens in the next chapter! Don't forget to leave a review. I would really appreciate it.
