Trials of Life

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"Talking"

'Thoughts'

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(----) Different point of view

(-/-/-) Flash back

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Chapter 23

He just stares at the Digivice that Davis, Yolei, and Cody were holding. They received an E-mail from Gennai about three odd Digimon and wanted certain members of the Digidestine to help out, namely Kari, Ken, and him. But now it seems that this three were also chosen to come along.

He also doesn't know what kind of partners the three have. Nobody decided to ask Jager or Revmon that question and now he wished he had. It would help to know who they needed to find for the three.

"So are we going or not?" Davis demands from him. He glances over at Kari. He had to admit that he was kind of surprised that Davis has a crush on Kari, but he should have known. He then answers, "We're waiting for a message from Ken, who's another friend of ours." Just then, they receive a message from Ken.

He nods and pockets the D-Terminal. He turns to the computer and brings up the Digi Port. He then holds out his Digivice and then says, "Digi Port Open!" They land in a dog pile and it takes them a minute right themselves.

Then both Kari and him just stare at the three new Digidestine. "What are you staring at?" Yolei asks. "You're dressed differently then before." He informs them. They look at what they're wearing and then Cody asks, "Then why aren't you and Kari still wearing the same cloths?" He looks at Kari and then they both shrug. They never had this happen before and this was the first time it ever happened.

"Hey guys!" They turn as find Ken walking towards them. He notes that Wormon, Gatomon, and Patamon are following him. "You're Ken Ichijouji! The Rocket of Tamachi soccer team!" Davis says in awe. Ken blinks as at this and looks embarrassed at this. "It's a team sport." Ken says. This doesn't seem to faze Davis though, for soon Davis is stating stats about all of Ken's games.

He sighs and says, "Hey Patamon." His partner flies to him and Patamon says, "Hey TK." Then Patamon studies his cloths and his partner then says, "Mimi picked this out, huh?" He smiles and nods his head. It was then that he noticed Yolei and Cody staring at Kari and Gatomon and then at him and Patamon. He feels Patamon rest on his head and Yolei asks, "Just what are they?" "They are Digimon, it's short for Digital Monsters." Kari says. "Digimon?" Davis asks as he realises that Kari now has this white cat by her and that he has an orange creature on his hat.

So Kari and him just let Ken explain things, leaving Kari and him some time to chat about all of this. They soon establish that either of them has ever bothered to ask Jager or Revmon about Davis, Cody, and Yolei's partner Digimon. All they know is that this does have something to do with Digi Eggs and Armour evolution.

Yolei then says, "Then lets get started!" They soon head towards this cave that the three Digimon have found. They didn't think it could hurt to check there for any clues.

It doesn't take them too long to make it to the cave and they soon enter it. As they walk, lights turn on to let them see the rest of the cave around them. They come to a camber that has six odd looking Digi Eggs with crests on them. He suddenly remembers the few time when Revmon armoured Digivolved into Shalindramon.

Before anyone else moves, he is already walking towards the one with the crest of Hope on it. He places his left hand on it and picks it up. He smiles and turns to the others. "If you can pick it up, it's yours." He tells them. The others then move towards the other Digi Eggs. He stands back and watches.

Kari picks up the one with the crest of Light on it, but the other change eggs when they can't lift the one they had picked. Ken then moves towards the pink one, Yolei then to the one with Courage on it, Davis to the one with Love on it, and Cody to the one with Knowledge on it. Then they tried to pick them up, but only Ken and Cody were able to pick theirs up.

What happened with Cody just stunned the others. A light appears and so does a Digimon. The Digimon wakes up and says, "Hi, I'm Armadillomon. Nice to meet you Cody." Cody then says, "It's nice to meet you too, Armadillomon." They then move away from the others, leaving Davis to pick up the Digi Egg of Courage and Yolei to pick up the one with Love on it.

Then at the same time, both pick up the Digi Eggs and he just stares at the Veemon that appears in front of Davis. He glances at Ken and they share a look before watching Yolei and Davis greet their partners.

"So, now what?" Davis asks. He looks at his Digi Egg and with his free hand picks up Patamon. Patamon gets what he wants and Patamon then stands in front of him. "Digi Armour Energize!" He yells, his Digi Egg glows, as does Patamon. "Patamon Armour Digivolve to… Pegasusmon, flying Hope!"

Where once stood Patamon now stands an orange horse with wings and golden armour covering his partner's legs and head. He smiles and reaches out to stroke his partner's mane. "You look so cool." He tells his partner. "Thanks TK." Pegasusmon says, sounding a bit embarrassed at that.

He then turns his head to look at the others and Gatomon says, "Might as well give it a shot." "If you say so. Digi Armour Energize!" Kari says. Both the egg and Gatomon glow. "Gatomon Armour Digivolve to… Neferatimon!" There now stands a large cat with wings. On the front paws were gloves that remind him of Gatomon's gloves, but only with metal at the top of the forearm. The face is covered with a mask that's like a human's face.

Kari smiles as she moves towards her partner. Then Kari places a hand on Neferatimon's back. "Maybe we can go for a quick flight around the forest later." Kari says to her partner. "I wouldn't mind, trying out this wings with you." Is Neferatimon response.

"I'll accompany you, Kari!" Davis says and then holds out the Digi Egg. "Digi Armour Energize!" Davis says. "Veemon Armour Digivolve to… Flamedramon!" There now stands a humanoid looking Digimon covered in red and yellow armour. Where the armour isn't covering him, Flamedramon looks like a mature Veemon. Davis just sighs in disappointment that his partner isn't a flying type.

"I'm next then. Digi Armour Energize!" Yolei says and Hawkmon says, "Hawkmon Armour Digivolve to … Halsemon!" Halsemon looks to be a four-legged bird Digimon with armour covering the head. On the sides of the helmet are wings and on the front of the helmet is the crest of Love. Yolei smiles and says, "I guess I can join Kari and Neferatimon on that quick run around the forest." Davis shots Yolei a murderous glare.

Ken sighs and then says, "Digi Armour Energize!" "Wormon Armour Digivolve to… Pucchiemon!" Everyone just looks stunned at Ken's partner. "He's so cute!" Yolei says and he could see that Kari agrees with that comment.

It was then that he feels something odd happen in his pocket. He takes out his Digivice and notices that Kari and Ken also have theirs out too. The Digivice glow and then transform into the kind of Digivices that Davis, Cody, and Yolei have. His had green trim, Kari's pink, and Ken purple. They all then pocket them again and turn towards Cody.

"Digi Armour Energize!" Cody says. "Armadillomon Armour Digivolve to… Digmon!" The stands a Digimon covered in yellow armour with drills on his hands and on his nose. There are purple markings on the armour too.

They all then begin to wonder just what to do next when his D-Terminal beeps. The Digimon transform back into their rookie forms and they all gather around him as he reads the E-mail. Then he reads it out loud, "Congratulants on finding your Digi Eggs and partners. To the northwest of you are where the three odd Digimon are. Please go and investigate them and learn what you can from them. I know you can handle this and wish you well. Gennai."

"Who's Gennai?" Davis asks out loud. "He's someone who keeps an eye on the happenings of this world." Veemon says. "Ok, so lets get going!" Davis says and leads the way out of the cave.

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She just stares at the three Digimon in front of her. One was a tall orange Digimon covered in black armour. Then the next was a flying Digimon that was an insect type with wings, this one was a rookie. Then the last one is a red Digimon that almost looks like the orange Digimon but has black markings on its body.

The red Digimon was looking them over and then says, "I'm Guilmon X. The orange one is Raptordramon and the little one is FanBeemon." "What's up with the X?" Ken asks. "It means that I have an X-antibody. Raptordramon and FanBeemon also have one, but they're have it naturally." Guilmon X explains. The other two also nod in agreement. "Don't you have Digimon with X-Antibodies?" FanBeemon asks. "The only one I know of would be Revmon." TK says thoughtfully.

She blinks and nods in agreement. "I never heard of a Revmon before. What's that one like?" Raptordramon asks, speaking for the first time. "Well, he looks like a Gazimon, but with black fur with green stripes on his back and arms. He doesn't have the leather straps, also has Gatomon like ears and a much longer tail." TK answers. The Digimon look thoughtful at this and then the Guilmon X says, "We really have no clue where we are. This almost looks to be the forest world, but it's just plain odd." "You know where we might find a port to either the rock world or city world?" Raptordramon asks.

They don't know what they were talking about and TK answers, "I don't think there are any, other then the ones leading to the real world." "You mean this is the only Digital World?" Raptordramon asks. Ken, Wormon, TK, Patamon, Gatomon, and then her just nod with that statement. The three Digimon the glance at each other at this and both Raptordramon and Guilmon X just sigh in defeat. FanBeemon lands on a log and looks sad.

They all feel sorry for the three and TK then says, "We can lead to the closest village and you can stay there until we can come up with a better plan." Guilmon X just nods and Raptordramon says, "Lead the way."

They do, she notices that FanBeemon drops back and starts up a conversation with Davis and the other new Digidestine. "What level are you two?" Ken asks them. "I'm a rookie and he's a champion." Guilmon X says. "You look kind of big for a rookie." She says. Guilmon X grins at this and says, "There are others that are about my size that are rookies. You might meet them in time." She looks thoughtful as she listens as TK and Ken talk more with Raptordramon and Guilmon X.

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He sighs as he lies on the couch as Izzy's show begins to end. Jager promised to bring home take out if he doesn't complain about Izzy's show to him. He smiles at thinking of that black mail that his partner is trying. It's not the first time that he been bribed with food to keep his comments to himself, so he doesn't have a problem with it.

Soon the door opens and Jager walks into the apartment with the take out. He perks up and gets off the couch. He soon helps himself to the food and hears Jager talk with Izzy about Gennai and these odd Digimon that were beginning to appear. He wonders just what these Digimon are like and why they were in that tunnel. He knows that as long as he's patient, he'll receive answers to his many questions.

To be continued …