Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. All names, likenesses, and like thereof is the property of Toei, LLC. The character Will, and this fic's storyline, is my property, however.
Author's Note: Italics are used for the main character's thoughts.
Bold Italics are used for his instincts.
-DS-
Chapter 3: Fateful Encounter
-General P.O.V.-
The Snimon gave a roar of victory, and closed in on its quarry, the unconscious Will, with an aura of triumph surrounding it. The boy was helpless, and the Digimon knew it. When the Snimon raised its wicked scythe to deliver the killing blow, a booming voice stopped him.
"Fire Rocket!" the voice called, and three fireballs struck the back of the mutant mantis. Howling in pain and shock, Snimon turned to face his attacker. Standing twenty feet away was a blue Digimon wearing orange-and-red armor with a fire pattern on its head and chest, as well as from its mid-forearm down, and its thighs, finally covering its feet. It had three claws on its hands and feet, and a wicked blade protruding from its forehead. Smoke was wafting from his right hand.
"Way to go Flamedramon!" A boy called, running up next to the Digimon. The boy has wild maroon hair that stuck up in every direction known to man, and a couple that weren't…in fact, the only thing that tamed the hair somewhat, was a pair of round goggles that he wore above his forehead. He was wearing a leather jacket with a furry collar, and was a dark blue around his shoulders, but changed into the red-and-orange fire pattern similar to the Digimon's armor. He had yellow gloves, a pale yellow shirt, a long pair of khaki shorts, and orange-and-white sneakers.
"Thanks" Flamedramon replied tersely, never taking his crimson eyes off of Snimon. "Get to safety, Davis! I'll handle this."
"Huh? Oh right!" the boy said, slapping his forehead lightly. "I'll be going now, you can handle this."
"You mean WE can handle it!" A voice called. A startled Davis whipped around to see his teammates; two boys and two girls. The youngest boy was doubled over, trying to catch his breath. All of them were giving Davis a cross look. Davis looked at the one who spoke, and stuck out his tongue.
"Whatever, T.Q." he muttered.
"The name's T.K." the other boy replied sternly, his ice-blue eyes staring intently at the Snimon. He has blond hair, which is covered up by a white fisherman's hat. The front and back of the long-sleeved T-shirt he was wearing was teal, while the sides and sleeves were yellow. He was wearing olive green shorts and green sneakers. His Digimon resembles a football-sized hamster with bat wings for ears. The top half of his body was orange, and his underside was white.
Both of the girls simply closed their eyes and sighed. The taller one had violet hair that reached past her shoulders, and she wore a helmet. Her eyes matched her hair, and were behind a large, round pair of glasses. She wears a light blue turtleneck, a tan vest, a green backpack, a pair of white gloves, bright red pants, and olive green-and-silver boots. The Digimon accompanying her is a red bird with a white head. He wore a belt around his head with a single feather protruding from the back of it. The tips of his wings end in black fingers.
The other girl has chin-length brown hair and her eyes are a shade of light brown, so much so, in fact, they appear to be red. She's wearing a sleeveless shirt in which the top half is pink, and the bottom is white. She is wearing a matching pair of long pink gloves that have no fingers. She has on a pair of yellow shorts and pink-and-white sneakers. Her Digimon looks like a white cat with an extremely long tail that is striped with purple. She is standing up on her hind legs, and she had a pair of yellow gloves that were striped with orange.
The younger boy took this time to stand up straight and say, "How hard is it to remember how to spell T.K.?"
This kid's entire demeanor screamed 'SERIOUS!' He had brown hair that neatly framed his entire head. His green eyes flashed from time to time. He's wearing a brown shirt that had darker stripes around the neck and sleeves, brown pants that matched the stripes of the shirt, and brown sneakers. His Digimon is a gold armadillo-like creature. He has three claws on all four legs. His underbelly is bright purple, and he has red markings on his head.
Davis huffed, blushing from embarrassment. He turned back to the battle. He noticed something that shouldn't be there. There was a black band around the Snimon's abdomen.
"A Dark Ring!" he shouted. "Flamedramon!"
"I'm on it, Davis!" the Digimon replied. He smirked as the Snimon charged at him, before jump-flipping over the mutant mantis and blasting off another fire rocket attack, aiming at the band designed to make a slave of whatever Digimon it wrapped itself around. A direct hit, and five seconds later, the ring shattered into data, releasing the Snimon from its evil influence.
"You did it, Flamedramon! You da Mon!" Davis praised.
The armor-clad Digimon blushed, and then glowed with a golden light before shrinking and returning to his rookie form, Veemon.
"Aw, shucks, Davis. It was nothing…" Veemon replied humbly, rubbing the back of his neck and grinning.
The Snimon apologized for his behavior before his release from the dark programming, and took off. It was then everyone noticed the unconscious boy under the tree. The group quickly surrounded him.
"Who is he?" Davis asked.
"If he's here, then he must be digidestined," T.K. said.
"Who is he?" Davis repeated.
"I wonder what his partner Digimon is…" the younger boy said quietly
"WHO IS HE!" Davis shouted at the top of his lungs.
"MAYBE we should WAIT until he WAKES UP to ASK!" the girl with the long hair shouted back.
"HEY!" the other girl shrieked. "Now isn't the time to argue! We just have to guard him until he wakes up." She quieted down considerably after her sudden outburst.
As if on cue, Will began to stir, groaning loudly.
"Looks like it's the moment of truth, Davis" T.K. said, looking at the goggle-headed boy. All eyes were on Will as he came to.
-DS-
Author's Notes: We met the other players of this story in this chapter. How will Will react to the others? How will the others react to Will? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the next chapter of Digimon: Digital Saviors.