Digimon 1

Digimon: The Great Challenge

By: David Carter

CH.1: Normal day

Davis kicked the ball to his teammate as they edged their way across the soccer field. His legs were so energized he felt like he could jump over logs. He stopped the ball with his foot and bent it back and faked a pass. The goal was so near he felt like nothing could stop him. Racing forward he unleashed the ball and scored. The goalie looked ticked, who cared.

"Hey Davis!" He turned to his name and saw his teammate nod towards the middle. Davis jogged half the way then stopped when he neared the middle. "This is no time to have your head in the clouds."

"Sorry Coach Smith," Davis said. Maybe his mind was in the clouds; after all he just came from the digital world. The digital world was a place full of Digimon creatures; some good, some evil, the point was it was once a peaceful place-until the Digimon Emperor took over. With the help of Yolei, Cody, TK, and Kari they would not stop until the dark spires were gone.

"Now we're ahead 10 to 9, but to pick it up we'll need more defense then offense. Bill you'll be defense in the front, Max and Cecil you hold positions near the goal. Davis, keep up the good work; just stop hogging the ball. Let's show them we're the boss!"

"Ok!" The team put their hands in and shouted their team name. Bill patted Davis on the shoulder and he turned to see a new comer enter. Was it just him or did he look familiar?

"Go!" Focusing on the ball he rushed forward and kept the ball in sight. He saw the foot of the soccer player bend back then and Davis took his chance and stole the ball. Seeing Tommy open he kicked it to him. While Tommy neared the goal, Davis scanned the crowd; his parents didn't seem to have come.

"Hey kid look out!" Davis saw the ball too late and fell to the ground seeing stars. People surrounded him and he could've sworn he saw the Digimon Emperor…but it couldn't be…

"Darn it Davis where is your focus? It could've been far worse if you broke your leg. Still you better see the nurse," the coach said almost slipping on the word. Tommy helped Davis up and grinned; Tommy was a little taller then him with blonde hair and natural build. Why does he grin?

"I'm going to have to agree with the Coach, where is your mind now a days? This is our second game and you lay next to the spot you were on just last game. The team is going to celebrate, you coming?" Tommy stared at Davis and Davis sighed.

"Wish I could but tonight it's family night. Catch you warm and sunny tomorrow," Davis said. As he headed home he could almost hear his father say he had another unexpected meeting. Kari! Davis was about to retrace his steps when he realized TK would be there. It was no fair that Smiling jerk be the right guy for her. After all, things were perfect with Kari, until the nosey guy came. Walking off into the night he re-collected on his best moments in life. There was the time his team won the gold in the soccer cup. His friend Tai was there to pass the ball to, now it was Tommy. I must be tired, he thought.

"Always walk home alone?" Davis spun around and to his disbelief it was Tai. Tai was taller then him with dark brown hair and wore a green jacket over his blue shirt. Tai was the original Digi destined leader who had the crest of courage. "Isn't home the other way?" Davis fell to the ground and remembered the gate he always passed…he passed it already. Why was Tai out here?

"My mind is so preoccupied with Kari and the Digi world; I never realized I'm two quarters from home!" Tai's smile vanished as he heard his little sister's name. "Oh…sorry Tai."

"It's okay Davis; I just never realized you had interest in her. Come to think of it I always notice your face burns red when TK is around Kari. Are you jealous of TK?" Tai's question made Davis stop cold in his tracks and for the first time he realized he spoke too soon. Tai was his friend and he never wanted to hurt him, but had he overstepped that line?

"No…not much. It's just that me and Kari had it going on, then TO moves in and I'm ignored. Just because they've known each other since they were kids doesn't mean I'll give up." Davis spoke confidently, but in fact his mind was reeling on Tai's feelings. Kids who knew Davis best said he had a quick anger problem, like me, Tai thought. Davis kicked a rock.

"Davis, TK and Kari are just good friends. If you ever want to have dinner at our place just ask. Well I've got to go now, take care Davis." Tai started up the path and Davis went down his. As he neared his house he heard a crash in his room. Rushing to the door he fumbled with door knob and fell in face first. His mother sat on the couch reading one of her women papers. Pushing up Davis quickly apologized:

"Ah…sorry mom!" Quickly jogging to his bedroom he rushed in to see Demiveemon climbing into his clothes drawer. "Hey get out of there," Davis said. He picked up his blue companion and set him on the bed. "What do you think you need with clothes?"

"Sorry Davis I was just cold," he said in his Digi voice. Demiveemon was not tall with a round head and blue body. He was small now but when he became his rookie stage he became Veemon. The Digimon were creatures from the Digital world who worked side by side with the Digi destined. Davis remembered the day so well when he entered the cave and pulled the Digi egg of courage out. Veemon hovered in the air and leaped at Davis causing him to panic. Later on Davis found out about the egg and Digi armor energized Veemon to Flamedramon. Ever since then the two had grown pretty fond of one another. "And hungry!"

"You had…" Davis's mouth fell open as he saw the tray of food he gave him was empty. He ate that large sub!

"Yeah it was tasty too, except for the yellow stuff. How was your game? Did you win? Did you get lost again? You know your sister is very nosey-." Davis laid on his bed and stared at his ceiling wondering if life had any more surprises for him. Demiveemon noticed Davis's far away glance and hopped up onto the bed.

"Why doesn't Kari like me? I mean I'm on the soccer team, got pretty good grades, and still here I am. TM always is there to save her, talk to her, comfort her when she's scared, and to top it off they've known each other since the first travel to that world." Demiveemon could see his friend struggle to get an answer, but being a Digimon he didn't know anything about these emotions.

"Take it easy Davis, maybe your jumping to conclusions. They could be good friends and have this bond. Did you bring anything to eat?" Davis threw his arms up in despair and headed to the kitchen. His mom sat at the table eating sushi. Yuk.

"What's the matter Davis, won another game?" His mom always had that bright side to lighten his day. Figuring he needed a female to talk to he sat down. "Boy you look like a train hit you."

"Thanks mom," Davis said rolling his eyes. Davis caught his mom's concern and decided to tell her. "Mom why do girls always throw guys the wrong signs?" His mom dropped her fork and now he felt like he was facing a whole herd of Red Veggimon. His eyes seemed to get redder.

"Girls don't throw the wrong signs; it's the guys who misinterpret what they mean. If a girl smiles at you it could mean she's being friendly, not "Want to see a movie," friendly. Understand this, if a girl does show interest in you she'll walk up to you."

"That makes my situation suck," Davis said sorrowfully. Did Kari ever show that kind of interest? Taking off his goggles he ran his hands through his reddish brown hair and stretched.

"I'm not trying to tell you there is no hope; I'm trying to tell you to expect the unexpected. Who knows maybe your luck hasn't run out," his mom said encouragingly. Davis looked at the clock and saw it was almost time for bed. It was weird how time sped past you when you talked to a parent, but it was worth it. Now that he thought about it his mom still looked as beautiful as ever. She wore her hair in a bun of brown and her eyes were as bright as a sunshine. Davis had to ask one more…

"How did you and dad meet again?" His mom smiled and she launched into the story of how school was in her time. Slowly his head inched toward the table until sleep caught him. He never knew how he got to bed, but it wrapped him up in its safety. Demiveemon lay next to him, making sure nothing harmed his friend. His D-3 started beeping halfway through the night, but he was already too far away to hear.

The Supermarket was busy today and Yolei Inoue knew that. Her parents had recently gave her a job and now here she was on her free Saturday helping shoppers go to aisle 12 for cereal or aisle 13 for toothpaste. It seemed fair, considering all those times she borrowed food left and right without paying. She was medium height with a little purple in her hair, she wore her glasses to see far away objects, and she always wore some kind of hat. Her uniform had the number 4 and the back had her last name. Mr. Sandleman needed help finding bird food and Yolei showed him aisle 2. She almost knew it by heart due to her Digimon Porurumon. Yolei was a Digi destined and like Izzy she knew her computers. The other Digi destined were TK, Kari, Davis, and Cody. Cody was the youngest among them, but seemed wise among his years. "Anything else I can help you with Mr. Sandleman?"

"No not today." Finding she was needed in the aisle she hurried over to aisle 3-detergent. Miss Sawmore was another senior member who needed help reaching high to reach objects. I'm not that tall, Yolei thought. Knowing what Miss Sawmore wanted was easy enough-detergent 51. Everyday she came and the only item she got was detergent. She didn't want to be rude and helped her.

"Thank you dear. Young dear can you help me get that spray that kills annoying insects?" Yolei smiled and reached for the spray and handed it to her. Politeness was the key to the Inoue Mart and when one extends politeness the more the person comes back. Then she heard a voice and the voice seemed to be very confused:

"Boy would you look at this low fat meal, who eats this rubbish anyway?" Yolei peered through the crack to see Matt. Matt was also another part of the original Digi destined and brother to TK. Yolei had heard about Matt's band and their song "Turn Around" from TK. He had dark blonde hair and wore a green suit, probably just got there.

"Can I help you sir?" Matt was shocked because of her quickness and realized who it was. Matt smiled at Yolei and she returned it. "How's your band doing Matt?" Yolei asked politely.

"We're doing great, thanks. Say I was wondering where TK was, have you seen him lately?" Yolei thought back to yesterday and how TK was eager to go to the new arcade. Could be he was there now…

"Try that new arcade down 5th. And about who eats low fat meals, I do," she said enjoying the look she received from Matt after he heard that, not to mention the fact that she overheard him. She remembered tales of Matt and how he was the loner of the pack. His crest was of friendship and his Digimon was Gabumon. The clock said 12, so that meant her quitting time was near. As she left the store a slight breeze swept past her. Her home was nearby and usually her parents let her stay alone. She walked down 5th and stopped by the arcade to see if TK was there. He stood by the ship attack one scoring in the thousands. Figuring it'd be funny to see him lose she reached over and pushed a blue button. The ship went spinning losing energy and eventually blowing up.

"Hey…Yolei what are you doing here?" TK was almost an exact copy of Matt, except for the light blonde hair and the outfit of yellow and blue. Yolei explained to him about his own brother insulting low fat meals and how he was looking for him, "oh, that's just because we have a brotherly chat coming. You see his band has a break every Saturday and…we usually have this chat."

"No need to explain it. By the way I sneaked this out for your Patamon, just don't tell my mom." Saying their goodbyes Yolei headed to her home and went to the couch. Porurumon bounced onto the couch having a hungry look. "Here you go little fellow."

"Oh goodie," it said happily. As it munched on the delicacy of the apple Yolei looked at it. Porurumon was pink all over and had little wings to carry it up to high places. Its rookie form was the form of Hawkmon. The remote lay beside and she decided to flip through the channels:

"Good evening and welcome to the 12 o clock

news I am your host Mrs. Belle. As you can

see some kind of dark storm is heading toward

your area. The speed I've heard is 100 mph

and can tear through a house like paper. All

citizens must stay inside if they value their

safety. This is Mrs. Belle signing off…"

"A storm…here?" I wonder if this has to do with the Digital world," Yolei pondered. It was only then did it become clear to Yolei that the Digimon Emperor was behind this. Porurumon bit into the core and started to chirp angrily at it. "What happened?"

"It tastes like raw orange." Porurumon said. Yolei laughed at Porurumon's misconception, but decided there was no harm. It was time to round up the gang and go investigate this. Reaching for the phone she dialed in Izzy's number. No answer.

"TK…why did you decide today was the day to play arcade games?" She shook her head at him; she could still picture him glued to the joystick with his mind focused on tiny pinpoints of light and repeating music. It looked like it was up to her to save him, without the aide of her Digimon. Rushing to her coat she zipped up and rushed off into the storm.