Digimon Tribute Chapter 7: Subway blues! Chicken! I'm gonna eat you!, a digimon fanfic

NOTE: As you know, Digimon Tribute contain some surprises; ones that I like to keep confidential. But there is one twist that I'll share with, that needs your help.

In the Digital World saga, I kinda like to keep it a little similar to the original. What I mean is, the Digimon they meet won't be in this…some of them. Heck, maybe the scenes and plots might be different. This means that this is your chance to send in your fan-made Digimon. However, the Digimon cannot be over the Mega level. These Digimon will be used as sort of living plot devices for the Tamers and DigiDestined, like those Gekomon and other Digimon they met in the original. Bring in only Digimon, not human partners, unless I say so.

So audition now…er…after you read this chapter.

Digimon Tribute

Keep the digital spirit alive

West Shinjuku Central Park: 10:34 AM…

"Well dudes, it looks like the world seems to have fallen in your hands. I know it'll be tough, I've been there, but we know you can do it. And if you guys need help, we DigiDestined gotcha backs."

Meeting over at the park, at some playground, the Tamers discussed recent issues dealing with the Digimon invasion, and after that, Mihiramon. Two of the DigiDestined, Daisuke Motamiya, and Iori Hida, also known as Cody, were there to give them some encouragement since it would seem the Tamers would be the new heroes of the new era of the DigiDestined.

"You all proven very worthy, and we DigiDestineds all have confidents in your abilities."

Henry raised a smile. "Thanks, Cody. It's a great honor to hear that from you."

Jumping off a dome shaped monkey bars, Takato cleared his throat. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot! I got a surprise for you all!"

"Is it a year supply of oil? My chainsaw badly needs some, Gogglehead."

The goggled kid sweatdropped. "Um...no...Guilmon?"

The red dragon pokes his head in one of those crawling tunnel thingies then pulls some sticks with his mouth. Takato comes up and holds up the sticks like a flag...which turned out to be a banner featuring chibi faces of the Tamer and Digimon drawn by Takato himself. It also reads DigiDestined-Tamers.

"TA-DA! Well, what do you think? I thought since we're gonna be the new heroes taking over the DigiDestined's place, we might as well have our own official banner. Copyrights are included."

This brought a mixed reaction towards the group, human and Digimon, but Davis...

"Hey, how come I'm not in it, or the others I might add?" he whined.

"Well this banner is for DigiDestined-Tamers, not Chosens, but I'm still working on the full group one."

Henry's mouth was a little dry from keeping it hanged for so long. "Uh...what are we suppose to do with it?"

"All teams have a banner or flag to let the world know who they are. It's a tradition."

"How come we never knew that?" Davis whined in a bit of shock. "If I'd known, I would've made a flag for our team back in the day."

"…And thank god you didn't." Cody muttered.

"ALLI USTED ES!" (A/N: Spanish translation: There you are!)

When that Mexican accent scream nearly scared Calumon off the post, and gave the kids and Digimon heart attacks. Cody groaned, knowing who that was without even turning towards an angry Rosa Roberto to make sure.

The twelve year old girl wore a livid face which seems to be aimed for Cody. Henry though thought their cover was blown until he saw a nervous Gotsumon behind the girl's leg. One could say that she's a Tamer too, but the old school Digivice proved him wrong; meaning she's a DigiDestined.

"Rosa, what is it now, and how did you find me?" Cody irritably asked. "I'm not in the mood for your…"

With a whipping noise, Rosa raised her index finger right in front of his face. "Nuh uh! You don't say a word till I say so, chico!" she swayed her head left and right, snobby, like some city girl.

"Uh…"

With a swift motion, Rosa pulled his turtleneck and lifted his poor body off the soil. "You didn't call me when the city was in danger, el stupido! Como podria usted?"

(Translation: How could you? Too bad there's no way to make an upside-down question mark.)

Takato was a little curious with the type of communication between these two, and it wasn't because he doesn't under stand a word of Spanish, besides the word: no.

"Uh…hey, Cody, is she your girlfriend?"

It was like both their bodies went off line when they heard that. Kicking back, Rosa glared at Takato as she dropped poor Cody to the dirt. "Este viejo hombre? No del infierno, ipoco muchacho de las gafas!"

The Tamer blinked, blankly and said slowly: "Uh…I-am-sorry. We-only-speak-Japanese-here!"

Gotsumon sighed, and said bluntly: "She said: 'This old man? Hell no, little goggle boy!'."

Cody shot a look at Rosa. "I'm not old, Rosa!"

"You act like one, Chico!" She then snapped back to Takato, pointing right at him. "And for your information, my heart already belongs to someone else,"

"Oh boy, here it comes…" Cody and mumbled, pressing his cheeks by his fist as he still sat on the floor.

Soon, the Mexican's eyes sparkled as the scene turned pink and with little flowers flying around. "…and he's one the most hermoso, magnifico, masulino, el hombre mas atractivo en la cara de este planeta!" After a dreamy sigh, in the background, a picture of a handsome teen shown…three guesses who. "…El senior Ken Ichijouji…my future husband!"

(Translation: Handsome, magnificent, masculine, sexiest man on the face of this planet….yup this girl is on cloud nine and beyond.)

Like with Takato's banner, the Tamers gave mixed looks.

Even though he didn't understand a word of Spanish, it wasn't hard for Takato to get that she digs Ken. "But…Ken already has a girlfriend…Yolei."

It was like someone shot Davis with a mini arrow. Did you have to remind me that?

Before Takato knew it, his body sank deep between the monkey bars when Rosa towered over him and lowered her raging face near his.

"ESA PERRA FEA? That monkey stole my love's heart from me when I got to him first!" Then her lips spread to an evil smile. "But don't worry…I'll rescue mi ángel."

(Translation: That ugly bitch?)

"Uh…I wasn't…worried… heh, heh...help?"

Just in time, Cody gently pulled Rosa away from the frightened boy. "Alright, calm down, Rosa; you're scaring Takato here."

Henry noticed Rosa's Digimon close by and decided to ask an important question that crawled through his mind. "Is she always like this?"

Gotsumon sighed. "You should see her when she's forced out of bed."

Lifting her chin away from Cody, she went back to the subject. "I'm not talking to you, Chico! I'm still mad that you haven't called me for my help."

"Well…we had a full roster…and I know that…" Cody gulped. But the worse has turned on him. Yes he has experienced this a few times with Rosa, and he failed to survive them all. No it is not the face of doom, or evil…nor was it a scowl…no, it was in fact the dreaded yet pleasurable face almost all females are well armed with…and if you don't know what…shameith thee.

"Are you saying you don't need me? Aren't I a DigiDestined? Aren't I part of the team?" She then shed off some tears down from her large eyes. "-sniff- …aren't we amigos?"

This would be heartbreaking for Cody if he didn't knew how much of a bad liar she is, and the fact that Gotsumon is playing a violin he got from no where wasn't helping. But Cody's face was growing hot from the closeness of her face, plus with that cute look, how could he resist?

"Uh…I….well you are a DigiDesinted…but…." But just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, Cody's face blushed past the blushing limits when Rosa seductively held him close and swayed her little finger on his chest.

"Damn! That boy has gotta give me some tips!" Terriermon said, awing at this.

Davis nodded. "Ditto..."

The Mexican giggled, continuing to play around with the early mature boy. "But…I know a way you can make it all up to me…"

Leaning closer to the statue boy's ears, she then whispers with such seduction.

"…hook me up with my Ken."

Enter high pitch female scream from nowhere.

"Ooo…Huston, we have a problem!" Terriermon laughed.

However no art of seduction would ever overlap Cody's fear of Yolei's wrath. He has seen the woman's dangerous side, and by god, it wasn't pretty. "Are you crazy? Yolei's my best friend…and she'll kill me for that…and then she'll kill me again…and again…and again…"

Davis mentally laughed, knowing what he meant…for the fact that he was usually the one who even releases the angry bull within Yolei.

Just as he figured, Rosa was giving him and look that screamed 'she wouldn't take 'no' for an answer'. A friend Rosa is, yes, but originally she first hanged around with Cody because he knows Ken, and she believed she can use him to get to Ken…and it's not like Cody didn't pick this up since the beginning, because he did. But even after all this time of being with her, the young boy still had no way to counter her threats to make him help capture Ken's heart, and he usually needs a little help to sway away the crazy Hispanic…

…Like right now for instants. "Uh…guys, a little help?"

However, neither Davis, Takato, Henry, or even the mighty Rika had the power to aid him in his struggle from Rosa's doom…for they're now leaving him for dead.

"Oh would you look at the time; I uh…gotta help my parents' bakery."

"I just remembered: I have to babysit my sister."

"You're on your own, lover-boy."

"We'll leave you two love-birds to be. Catch ya later, dudes."

Cody was speechless. He can't believe his friends are ditching him to be left behind with the bloodthirsty, lustful, Mexican maniac that is now glaring at him with an evil grin.

"Boy that Rosa sure is a can full of energy...and a lovesick psycho. Girls can be so crazy sometimes."

"Watch it, Gogglehead!"

-gulp-

Under the clear day in the park, the Tamers and Davis calmly trails on the cement path through the playground, though Takato kept looking over his shoulder, feeling a little worried for Cody.

"Do you think it was a good idea to leave Cody with her?"

Davis smirks, walking down the road with his hands in his pockets. "Don't worry; this isn't the first time this happened. Cody will be fine…"

"VUELTO AQUI, CODY!"

The gang snaps around, finding the frightened Japanese boy being chased by the angry Hispanic girl.

"You will hook me up with mi amor…FOR YOU ARE MY PERSONAL SLAVE!"

Seeing that made the gang sweatdrop, save the part when Gotsumon slowly trailed Rosa's path to calm her down.

Davis then pressed his lips. "…and do you wanna get involved in that?"

"I see your point."

"Well good, and I'll see you kids later. I got soccer practice." With that, Davis ran off as DemiVeemon poked his head out of the bag and waves to the kids.

"Bye, bye, DemiVeemon!" Guilmon said, waving back.

Now that things mellowed down, Takato thought he should spit out something he's been thinking all day. "Hey guys…um, since we're the new heroes and all, I think we should jump into any threat that may come in our way."

Henry and Rika leans forward with curiosity. "Okay…?"

"How about we patrol the city today?"

A long silence played by Henry and Rika as they reversed their heads back.

"I can't…" Henry started. "I got things to do today; helping with my parents' errands and all. I'll be pretty busy."

Takato pouted slightly. "Oh…okay…I guess… it'll just be me and Rika today."

"I guess not Gogglehead," Rika stepped forward. "As much as I would love to stomp all over any Digimon that sets foot on my backyard, I'm supposed to go to the theater with my grandmother."

The young boy pressed his lips, feeling that today will be a lonely day. "Ok…sorry you can't come."

Soon, the two walked off in separate directions, with Terriermon hopping behind Henry to leap on his head, and Renamon fading out of existents.

"Sorry we can't help. See ya around, Takato."

"Yup, sorry we can't watch your hide, Gogglehead; and don't bring that stupid banner next time."

Takato felt his body useless of movement, expect for his arm as he waved off to his friends, a little disappointed that its just him and Guilmon today as their first of as official DigiDestined-Tamers.

Man, I must be the only one who takes the duty of protecting human life seriously.

East Shinjuku College: 11:03 AM…

Tapping and tapping sounded within the bright rays of the sun. Here, we find a bummed Taichi Kamiya resting his cheeks on his palms as he jadedly reads a history book on a outdoor café table in school campus, just on a large platform before large glass doors that led to the school café.

Henry the VII, though was a Lancastrian, he gained…-yawn-…blah, blah, blah…Lambert Simnel posed as the…-yawn-…

BAM!

Tai nearly leapt out of his seat when something thundered on his table. After blinking at a tray filled with a wrapped hamburger, fries, and a bottle soda, he gulped when looking up to his girlfriend's irritated amber eyes.

"Having good dreams, Tai?" Sora said with a narrow look as she set a plastic tray filled with a salad and a bowl of noodles on her side of the table.

Taichi drooled at the sight of his food. "Oh goodie, my dearest angel, I was getting hungry too!"

"TAI…!" She sat on her chair. "You nearly passed the mid-term exam. You gotta get your act straight for the finals. I don't wanna deal with you again when you were running around in panic last semester."

Tai groaned, opening his Pepsi. "Yes, mother."

"Come on, let's start this again," Sora picked up the book and flipped the pages, but as she reached in for her food. "Shoot, I forgot the dressing."

"I may not know all this history stuff, but I know dressing is not part of it, Sor."

"Very funny," Sora stood up and walked off. "Stay here, and read the book while I'm off."

"Have fun, dear." Soon as Sora went back into the building, Tai slammed the book closed and prepared to enjoy the meal. "Now how should I start eating this glorious meal?"

"How about start with the studying, Taichi?"

This time, Tai slammed backwards on the floor. "Ow…jeez, don't scare me like that! Man!"

He struggled to get up, wandering who the heck scared him. The sentence sounded like Rika's, but it wasn't her voice, and even in a dozy state, he would've picked up Sora's angelic voice under a millisecond. So who could it be?

After standing on his feet, he came across a girl with short brown hair, with thick bangs hanging over her forehead and the back of her hair sticks out like Sora's. She has brownish-red eyes, along with a face that seems to remind Tai as his young sister, Hikari. She wears a jean jacket over a black t-shirt and a jean skirt as well. She also wore some kind of pendant around her neck, but Tai can't make out what it was. She also wore lose socks and orange sneakers. What got Tai feeling a little sorry was that this girl used steel stilts to keep herself up, indicating that she's handicap.

"Kari is that you?" Tai blurted.

The young girl smirks. "Not really, but speaking of her, how is your sister?"

Tai blinked, curious to know how this girl knows his sister. "Uh…fine…uh…"

"-giggle-so you don't recognize me, do ya Taichi?"

"Uh…"

Grinning, the girl pulled out a photo and held it up to Tai's eyes. "Do you remember this picture?"

His eyes spread wide like he seen a ghost. It was Tai eight years younger, along with Sora and Kari hopping on him with a big hug. They, except Kari, were in their red soccer uniforms. There was a boy with spiky silver hair and a blue uniform looking all dark and rebellious, like some blonde he knows. Although there was a girl, who looked a little like Kari but older, wrapping her arms on the boy like she was trying to cheer him up. But that girl…comparing her to this girl on stilts…

"No…I don't…believe it…Rei…Rei Saiba?"

"It's been a while hasn't it, Taichi?" she asked with a smile.

It looked as if the pre-adult had trouble breathing. Within his breaths were chuckles getting healthier. He couldn't believe it; A ghost from his past just waltz in his life with no expectations. So what can Taichi Kamiya do…?

Just give his old friend a big hug.

"Rei…oh man, I missed ya so much!"

The young woman on stilts smiled warmly as she held onto Tai. "I was worried you forgotten about me."

"You…? Ha, you're hard to forget!"

Although most of you reading this are probably expecting the ol misunderstanding-green eyed-girlfriend routine; you are mostly right, cause here comes Sora now.

The young girl departed the cafeteria at the wrong time, and that was when she found a girl hugging HER boyfriend. Because that Tai's gigantic hair was blocking his face, Sora couldn't tell if he was doing this by his will or not, because if it's a girl glomping him, she would hammer her deep in the earth till she reached America or something. And if Tai was doing this behind her back, which, hopefully, that's unlikely, due to the things they went through in the past, oh so help him, god, she will lay one large can of whoop-ass that will-

"Sora...? Is that you?" she heard the girl said, noticing her smiling happily at her.

"Sora...! Look who it is! It's Rei...Rei Saiba!"

After studying the girl again, all thoughts of letting out ol Betsy were flushed away. "Oh my god! Rei!" Rushing to her, Sora lounged on her and glomped her in a big hug. "I can't believe it's you! I missed you so much!"

"Likewise…! It's been ages!"

"…Ages, eight years of ages!"

Tai stepped back, letting the girls start to catch up on old times. Sora was pretty much a total tomboy back in the day, and she didn't have many female friends other than Mimi, which they didn't hang around that much. However, Rei Saiba was very close with Sora.

Sora, still with a warm smile and tears coating her eyes, leaned away from her friend. "My god, you surprised me there; you're still just as sneaky as Kari. Look at you, you…you're…standing?"

Rei looked down at her, taking a quick glimpse at her body that was supported by steel stilts. "Yeah, I'm not in the wheelchair anymore; they put some gear stuff in my legs… but they're still in the disabled department."

Sora's eyes broke with such concern and pity before giving Rei a second soft hug. "At least you're getting back on track. So where have you been? Last we heard of you, you moved to Kyoto."

"Yeah…well my parents kept getting different jobs, and we lived in Hong Kong for a while. I'm sorry I haven't written to you guys since then."

"We're just glad to see you, Rei, that's all." said Tai. "We knew you needed some distance since Neo…" snapping his eyes open, Tai slapped his mouth.

Sora glared him with a 'Stupid Tai' look. "Oh Rei…I'm sorry…"

"No, no…it's okay. He's gone…"

"Rei…" Sora softly disagreed.

"No, I already accepted it…I already did." She lowered her head, letting shade coat her face.

Before the DD was first pulled into the Digital World, a bus accident damaged Rei's legs and put her in a coma for a few months. Tai and Sora weren't there when it happened, but her brother, Neo, blamed the whole thing on a friend named Hideto Fujimoto, who took it hard to the point that he blamed himself for it and let Neo bully him. Neo then disappeared in some accident when Myotismon invaded the real world.

Although Tai and Neo weren't really buddy-buddy, they had a friendly rivalry; but after that accident, Neo started to get pretty distant and quiet around Tai. Then one day in their last soccer match…

"Tai…?"

Tai bounced up like having the hiccups. "Uh…yeah, Sora…?"

"I'm gonna walk around with Rei for a while. Maybe later on tonight, we'll meet up and introduce her to everyone."

"Why can't I come?"

Sora gave a smirk and a sly glare. "One: You're still studying, and two: Women only."

"Nice seeing you again, Taichi!"

With that, the girls left poor old Tai alone…with the thick book of history.

"groan…why does school have to be so hard…? Oh well, back to lunch!" The thought of lunch was tempting, but now looking back at Rei, walking with Sora across the campus, he felt pity for her loss. Damn you, Neo…why did you have to leave your sister like that? She needs you.

Shinjuku Subway: 11:13 AM…

The subway, a hell of a way to get around across a large city like Tokyo; Not even cars nor buses can beat that. For those of you country people who never took a first step of a metropolis city, like New York, it's an underground train system to carry people around cities.

"Ugh…I'll never drink whiskey ever again…uhhh…"

"Yeah, yeah, that's what you said before you drunk five cans last New Years."

In a random Shinjuku subway, we find a transit official helping out a drunk out the train after he passed out from too many drinks. Luckily it was the end of the line for the official to make from his shift; the guy looked so beat, all messy.

"New Years…wish it was today…or maybe St. Patrick's Day."

"Japan doesn't celebrate that day! Sheesh, you are out of it."

The drunk man rested, letting himself get dragged out…when suddenly, he heard a snake hiss, so spine tingly, it felt as if the echoing shriek can scratch off ice. With his cold face, he saw a fog bank coming from a tunnel on his right, and within that fog were a pair of blood glowing eyes.

"H-H-Holy…!" the man shuddered with a cold breath.

The official raised a brow. "Now what's wrong? A woman lost her top?" But when following the drunk's shaky finger, he wished he didn't when seeing a large head of a snake poking out of the darkness and snarling with its drooling fangs. "AW SHIT!"

The two ran as they could; tripping on each other due to fear flooding their veins. The snake creature slivered towards them, readying its hungry fangs.

"Oh god, oh god, don't kill me! Don't kill me!" they cried, helpless on the floor and unable to get up.

Extending its head, it then catapulted it, and rocketed away, aiming its large mouth for the kill.

Horrifying screams echoed through the subway, to outside, but unheard by all.

West Shinjuku Central Park: 11:23 AM…

Here we find Takato Matsuki and Guilmon just strolling down the park, at least around a large green area, with trees surrounding it and the city in the background. Although he planned on patrolling the city…but Takato didn't had the heart to fulfill his duty. It just wasn't fun doing it alone; despite he had Guilmon with him.

"This really sucks…" Takato muttered, resting his hands on his head. "…why does everyone have to be unavailable? The older DigiDestined are always busy, and even if they're not, its hard to find them. The younger ones live too far away, and one right now is still being chased by some crazy girl."

"Well…maybe we can play tag and eat bread till we feel dizzy and sick."

Takato sighed with a smile. "That would be nice, but I kind of wanna prove my duty as a DigiDestined Tamer, Guilmon."

"What, and leave us out, chumley?" Takato nearly jumped out of his shoes from that sudden voice. From the bushes at the side of the path, Kazu, Kenta, Jeri, and a couple of kids emerged. "You're a hard guy to find, you know that?"

This was a shocker. Not only he wasn't expecting to see any of his classmates, but now they found Guilmon with him…

Kazu grinned. "Surprised, goggle-brain? I brought most of the gang to see Guilmon."

…But then again, he did wanna show his friends that Digimon are real. All the kids fixated their eyes on the red dino.

"Is that a Digimon?" one kid said.

"Wow, he looks like some dragon dinosaur."

"Cool!"

Blinking, the dino gave a friendly wave and a wagging tail. "Hi!"

Even the slightest, simplest movement from the Rookie is enough to make the kids look like they were watching a horde of beautiful fireworks.

Takato shook his head, just to gather his thoughts. "Kazu, what's the big idea?"

Kazu shrugged. "Hey, I'm just trying to share the magic. I mean, you didn't," Kazu turned back to the group. "See, what did I tell ya? You didn't believe me, but here he is, a real live Digimon! Pretty cool, ain't he?"

"Hey, is Guilmon a Champion level?" one boy asked.

Takato shook his head, even if he was nervous that this may lead Guilmon under an experiment tube. "Actually, he's at the Rookie level."

Kenta jumped in surprise. "You're serious? He's pretty big for a Rookie."

"Yeah, but you should see Renamon."

The Rookie smiled, wagging his tail like a puppy. "You can call me whatever, as long as you have any bread and peanut butter."

Still, any of his steps or movements made the kids squeals in delight. Soon, Guilmon was crowded with boys petting the dino, girls giggling and hugging him like he was a cute puppy, and Takato backing away from the madness.

"Kazu, did you have to bring the whole class?"

The boy shrugged with no care. "Hey, gotta show them I wasn't talking any BS that I seen a real Digimon."

"Well I just don't want the entire world to know. There're some government people that want Guilmon behind glass, and I don't want that to happen to him."

"Alright, alright…" Kazu then plugged his fingers in his lips and blew a whistle to stop the kids like sheep. "Listen up, people, and listen good: Guilmon is our secret and anyone who blabs will answer to me; got it?"

"OKAY!" and back they were to the worshipping.

"Ah! Stop squishing me! Takatomon, help…!"

Takato oddly looked at the crowd. Okay…that does not look right, but it seems Guilmon is enjoying the attention.

"Not there! That's my funny bone! Takatomon…!"

Hmm…I wonder how the others are doing. I bet Rika's having a blast at that play.

Ug, who in the hell wrote this script, that loser director from Batman and Robin…?

Here we find the Ms. Tough girl, Rika Nonaka back stage wearing some weird shaman outfit, added with a fox mask. The girl just wanted to either die or bolt out of the building. She decided to shed the costume off of her, and the mask was the first to go. But when she looked at the fox mask, it reminded her of, you guessed it, Renamon.

Its funny…Renamon came back to me after I was so cold with her. When IceDevimon tried to take me away and make me his Tamer, I was afraid that Renamon would end up like him when she'll Digivolve. Guess I was proven wrong when fighting those Harpymons. I never felt so strongly for anything or anyone…I'm surprised to feel so strongly for computer data. But…how could I think of her to be just data, even when I almost lost her from fighting Mihiramon?

She sighed, hanging her head. But one glimpse of her costume brought back her rough side again.

Aw jeez, have I suffered enough punishment? Bet ya Gogglehead is having a blast, smashing Digimon to the ground. I can't believe Goggles is being responsible for once; volunteering to patrol the city…-sigh- Wonders never cease.

"YEE-HAW…! RIDE EM, GUILMON!"

The kids ran for their lives in a frantic across the park. No, it wasn't an 'It's-Godzilla-flee-or-die' fashion…no, it was for the sake of fun, for the ol' Masked Matsuki and his trusty steed, Guilmon has come to catch the scums of the park.

"HI-HO GUILMON…!" Takato cried, waving his white cowboy hat as he rode on Guilmon. "…AWAY!"

Oh yeah…he's responsible alright, Rika.

Takato and Guilmon chased after a couple of girls, and Kenta, shooting them with a pair of mini Super Soaker guns (Gotta love em!). Jeri grabbed Kenta by the arm, and used him as a human shield. Kenta gripped his soaked chest and span around.

"Ow…you got me…I'm a goner…UGH…you sunk my battleship!" and he dropped on his back, 'dead', bringing laughter to the children.

"Oh dear god, I feel like dropping dead myself." The group looked on at a nearby tree to see none other than the infamous Impmon lying rebelliously on a branch with a disgusted look. "You should be ashamed of yourself, pineapple-head; thinking its all cute playing with some kiddies. You're nothing but a stupid trained horse."

Jeri flinched back from that cruel insult. "Uh, Takato, who's that? Do you know him?"

The goggled…er, cowboy hat child sighed. "Sadly, yes. That's Impmon. Do yourself a favor and just ignore him."

"Ug, how can anyone ignore someone dressed like that?" Kazu remarked.

Impmon sarcastically clenches his chest like he got stabbed. "Ow, I'm so hurt! You're hurting my feelings, ya bum. Like I care what some hair-brained knuckle-head thinks about me! I could care less."

"Then just go!"

With that, the kids just walked away, ignoring the purple imp. "Hey, come back here and take your insults like smelly humans! Freakin brats…!"

12:31 PM…

Elsewhere in town, we find the young Chinese/Japanese Tamer, Jenrya Wong, or Henry, along with Terriermon riding on his head as they walked along the streets, through the light crowd of the city.

"-Achoo-…boy, if you say anything about Nurse Suzie, Henroid, I'm jetting out of here."

"I didn't say anything."

"Just letting you know."

"GYAAAAA!"

The two jumped in fright from the scream. Looking at the other side of the road, they found Cody running for dear life from the Ken-crazy Rosa.

"Hook me up with mi amor! I promise I won't bother you again…! DAMN IT, CODY! YOU STOP THIS INSTANT!"

Terriermon blankly blinked at the odd event. "Uh…shall we continue on, my dear Henry?"

"Um…yeah... Let's just look for Takato."

"Alright, there's them varmints! Let's rally up and bring them off the pasture!"

"Huh?"

"That's cowboy talk, boy."

Meanwhile the 'wild west game' still continued on with Takato riding on Guilmon, chasing the kids with water guns. Despite getting themselves wet, the children were having a blast of a life time, playing with a Digimon.

…Although one Digimon watching above wasn't. "Oh please…first a stinking blue boy steals my food, and now this? I can't believe pineapple-head let some humans treat him as if he's some freakin animal at the petting zoo."

"We'll it looks like to me that you're craving for some attention."

Impmon nearly fell off the branch, if he didn't grip on to it. After pulling himself up, he snarled at the tall yellow fox, Renamon, who just stood on another branch.

"Hey, what the…?"

"Oh don't mind asking. I was just in the neighborhood, and I just saw your talk with the children there, and I was thinking…"

"…Da hell you babbling about, fur-ball?"

"…That you're just jealous… Why else would someone so disgusted by children having fun would waste a beautiful afternoon watching them?"

"What da hell were you smoking? I ain't..." but Renamon phased away before Impmon finished. "HEY! I ain't done wit you yet, fur-face! I'm calling you out da next time we meet! Kapeesh…? Damn that little bitch! I don't know what's worse; having my food stolen by some blue baby or being told off by some fox-face. Dammit!"

Meanwhile Cody was still running through the urban jungle, under the prowl by the ferocious predator that only exists in the Mexican region: Chicos-felineous, aka: Rosa. This creature would only hunt any suitable weak specimen that is associated with the mate it targets to become its mate, and forces the poor prey to attract the target to her mighty grip.

Finally, Cody stopped by a traffic post, breathing so hard for lost breath. It felt as if he was running for hours by judging the burns in his lungs.

"Hey Cody…" Umpmon said, popping out of his bag. "There're some people over there. Maybe they're watching a dancing monkey."

"Huh?" Cody found a crowd on his left, surrounding a subway entrance. The boy dug through the crowd, finding at the center a group of paramedics pushing medic strollers of two covered bodies.

"Excuse me?" Cody asked a random person, which was a kid around his age; a big-boned boy with brown hair and he was wearing a blue jumpsuit with yellow pockets. "What just happened?"

The boy shrugged. "Some guys almost got killed in the subway. But check out the next one. The guy's shaking like a prune."

Cody looked as he was told, and found one person on the stroller paralyzed in fear; his eyes were bulged up to the sky.

"Muh…muh…fangs….huge…snake…gah…"

"Alright, relax, buddy." One of the paramedics said. "We'll get you some help."

The large boy crossed his arms and sighed in grief. "Man, the creeps you find in the city; scaring poor people like that, huh pal?"

The boy he was talking to…vanished.

"Huh…? Eh typical…they always run away from me…hmm, I know I have some Twix in here somewhere."

Far across the street from the medic area, Cody hurried through the sidewalk, cutting through some alleys.

"Cody, what's wrong?" Upamon asked.

"Those victims…-pant-…they were attacked by a Digimon! If that's the case, then our target…pant…is hiding in the subways. There's another way I think I know that'll let us enter the subway tunnels without being seen."

Cody raced to behind the buildings and slid on a concrete slope that led to a sewer river ditch. Cody pumped the breaks harder near a large drain cage that had a hole ripped in it.

"I better contact the others. Maybe anyone who isn't busy will come to help. Until then, you better Digivolve to Rookie, Upamon."

As Cody fiddled with his D-Terminal, the little In-Training Digivolved to Armadillomon. Right when he finished the transformation, Cody packed his terminal in his bag and nodded to his Digimon, ready to go.

"PARADA!" shooting his eyes wide, he and Armadillomon spotted Rosa and Gotsumon sliding down concrete hill after Cody. "Thought you could escape me, aye pollo?" (Translation: Parada-stop. Pollo- chicken.)

"Rosa, now's not the time!" Cody said with a fierce voice. "Two people gotten hurt because of a Digimon in the subways, and I gotta stop…"

The Mexican girl gasped, excitedly. "A Digimon…? Say no more!" Without warning, Rosa pulled Cody by the arm to the tunnel. "Vayamos…! Hurry, slow-poke!"

"Rosa, stop! Quit it, you're gonna pull my limbs out!"

Armadillomon sighed, narrowing his eyes at the rocky Digimon.

"Don't look at me. I have no control over her."

"It's pretty dark in here."

"Well that's why we should've taken our time and checked our supplies before we go waltzing in. That's usually Davis' cons...and sometimes Tai's."

Soon, the young pre-teens explored the tunnels of the sewers. Despite being bossed around by Rosa, Cody at least felt sure that they were going the right way because he can hears the sounds of trains roaring through the walls.

"Don't you have a…?" Rosa was stopped when Cody flicked a flashlight. "…flashlight…Honestly, Cody, you need to stop acting like such an old man. Por Favor, be a kid. My padre once said that you'll only be young once."

"I'm aware of that, but fighting Digimon isn't the time to be childish. It's not a game, Rosa."

"Don't you think I know...AAAAAAHHHH!"

Cody barely had the time to cover his ears from Rosa's high pitch scream because there she was, clinging onto Cody for dear life. Ignoring the heat he felt in his cheeks, Cody pointed the light ahead, detecting a small creature in the small, dirty stream; a furry, long tailed creature.

"It's just a rat, Rosa."

The girl ignored and continued to shake and mumble while holding onto Cody. "Odio ratas! Odio ratas! Odio ratas...!" (Translation: I hate rats.)

"Rosa, snap out of it!" Cody grabbed her shoulders and gently shook her till she would regain control.

The Mexican female took deep breaths, slowly regaining her nerves. "Yeah...yeah...I'm okay. Uh, I think...we should get going."

Cody nodded and guided her along the way. It's funny; here was a cheerful, crazy girl who wanted some excitement, and yet seeing the slightest frightening sight, she's delicate like an egg. Sometimes aggressive girls like Rosa have their limits; it was like that with Yolei when she first visited the Digital World. Maybe it was a good idea not to let her help with fighting Mihiramon...other than keeping her away from Ken so she and Yolei won't get in a cat fight.

Odaiba: 1:12 PM…

"So, Kari, what can I do for you?"

In the home of the Kamiyas, where Kari and partly Tai live, Kari was up using her father's computer in his messy office, talking with Izzy on vid-phone. The same office with a glass doors up front, Tai and Izzy used to fight Diaboramon.

"Nothing much; did you discovered anything about this Digimon mystery?"

"Very minimum on the white zone your brother and Sora went in with the Tamers, I'm working on ways to find out information about these 'Hypnos', that Tai mentioned, talking to Gennai about any information he gathered about the Digimon processing from another digital plane, hopefully finding data about this mysterious fire Digimon that appears from the shadows to aid us, plus I got a couple of homework to do."

Kari regained vision from all that information she had to endure. "Boy, Izzy, I kind of feel sorry for you that we put you up with that much work."

"It's nothing; that's like doing a fifth grade division test to me."

"Maybe I should agree with Davis for calling you a robot."

"Sometimes I like to think myself as one of those computer memory systems used for the Matrix."

Rolling her eyes, Kari switched back to her main point. "Okay, I'm kind of worried about Takato."

"Takato…? Why's that?"

"I don't know...there's...something about him...it feels different compared to any of the others...and didn't you notice that he felt every hit WarGrowlmon felt?"

"Yes, I was fully aware. According to you, it started when Growlmon slowly was depleted of his energy and near to deletion. Although, it's not much of a surprise, but I'm surprised Tai forgotten."

"What do you mean?"

"Back with Piedmon; you were there too, remember? Tai was so content on fighting Piedmon alone with WarGreymon until Sora could retrieve Matt. When WarGreymon was exhausted and beaten to near deletion, Tai was matched with the same fatigue. It was slightly different from what Takato experienced, but Tai was linked with WarGreymon and even felt his pain and lack of energy. The feeling might be still there when Tai's crest reached to the Hi-Crest level, along with two of our comrades."

"So it's not new then, huh?"

"Yes, but surprisingly, Takato gained this at such an early level at his experience. He and Tamers are, by far, more powerful than us DigiDestined. WarGrowlmon's strength perhaps runs close to the strength of a Dark Master...or maybe he surpassed it. They're probably near to level Tai's Hi-Crest power at such an early level."

Kari grew cold, but she agreed. The Tamers' Digimons' strengths were unbelievable. Gargomon was able to easily pound Devimon when Angemon had difficulty. As for the Hi-Crest thing, it's when a crest reached to its full potential. It was around a year or two after Armageddonmon, when another Digital threat occurred. Tai and two others realized the true power of their crest and were able to easily reach to the Mega Level. Not only that, the powers of their Digimon increased greatly and...well let's just Agumon could've destroyed Devimon with at least five shots. So he could take on the strongest of Champion levels in his Rookie form.

(A/N: It's part of a story that's before this one. Maybe someday, I'll write it.)

"...but I have to agree: There's something about Takato that separates from the rest of us...Kari?"

"Huh? Oh sorry, I wondered off. Uh...oh yeah, what about that fire Digimon that helped us twice?"

"Twice…? But the first time it was a human shaped Digimon...unless it Digivolved. Makes sense...I'm working on finding the information right now on this...Vritramon that Tai mentioned. It doesn't appear on the Digimon Analyzer, but, I remembered that Takato has a card of the fire human Digimon, and perhaps I can hack my way in to the dimensional Digimon files Gennai showed me. I think this Digital Information Mainstream called: Meg-Chan files."

"Meg-Chan files? Who named that?"

"Beats me…"

(A/N: I'm sure you know who I am talking about. Meg-Chan, the one who once made the best Digimon site ever, provided with a very reliable Digi-Dex with detailed information. Sides, where you thought I gotten information of the Digimon analyzer stuff from, huh? God bless you, Meg-Chan!)

"Off the subject, I heard that you volunteered to help chaperone a camping field trip in a Shinjuku school starting Monday."

"Yeah, and I also gotten someone else from the DD to join with me."

"TK…?"

"No, he's going to be pretty busy dealing with the school newspaper."

"Then who...?" Suddenly, beeping sounds from Izzy's side of the line ranged. His head faced the keyboard, typing in some commands. "Uh oh, I got word from Cody that a Digimon has been spotted in the West Shinjuku subways. But the strange part is that I'm getting a weak signal from it, and I can't analyze the energy readings on it, and it looks like the Shinjuku subways have been closed off until further notice."

"Terrific," I just hope any of the gang are aware of this.

Shinjuku Subways: 1:16 PM…

We find Cody Hida and Rosa Roberto, along with their Digimon bravely venturing through the dark tunnels by the subways tracks, keeping the flashlight before them and avoiding any incoming trains.

"This is too dangerous. Who in their right mind would fool around in these dark and narrow tunnels?" Cody said out loud.

"Who in their right mind would go hunting for a dangerous Digimon that can crush all your bones?" asked Gotsumon.

"Hmm…good point..."

Suddenly, an echoing hiss sound made Rosa's feet bounce off the dirt. "What…was that?"

Cody scanned the area, following the hiss that went down to a minimum volume. Finding an opening on the right wall, he saw a very dark figure moving.

"Over there!" he rushed over the tracks, tugging Rosa's arm with him. Climbing over some rocky pile, they made way to the other side of the wall, where a number light rays shot from cracks on the ceiling.

"Madre del dios…!" Rosa gasped when she spotted a giant white and purple cobra barely showing in the semi dark area. "Una serpiente Del Diablo…!"

Cody held still, still shocked at the size of the giant snake. Lucky he isn't claustrophobic, he thought, and then things would've been quite difficult. "Uh…do you know what Digimon that is, Armadillomon?"

The yellow Digimon climbed over the rocky pile the kids stood on, studying the departing snake. "Ah never had seen that critter before, Cody. Maybe yur should use that D-3 ta find out."

"Okay." The boy drew his D-3 as Armadillomon gripped his eyes with his lids and shot his pupils over on the snake. "Come on…" Cody kept his eyes on the hologram screens, but not even a spec of data appeared. "I don't get it…there appears to be no data on that Digimon."

CLANG! The kids were almost bewildered to a heart attack when a large spear crashed on the pile they were standing on. The cobra came back, opening its jaws and showing its venomous fangs at the kids.

"It spotted us!" Gotsumon warned, defending his human partner.

"Suit up, Armadillomon!"

The four legged creature already leaped out to battle. "Ah'm already on it, partner!"

(Play Invincibility from SA1 and 2 soundtracks)

(A-r-m-o-r D-i-g-i-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n)

"ARMADILLOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…DIGMON, THE DRILL OF POWER!"

(End music)

And so there lies a thirty foot cobra verses the armored drilling bug, Digmon. Cody knew that it was too risky fighting this thing blind without any information on their foe, but there's no choice, and it would be a little easier for Armadillomon to Digivolve to Ankylomon, but the tunnels is too narrow for his size, and even his tail might cause a cave in.

Like an ol cowboy hero, Digmon forced the fear out of his eyes and stare down at his opponent. "My call, varmint…! Draw! ROCK CRACKING!" Slamming his drills on the ground, Digmon ripped the earth apart, as the crack ripped towards the cobra.

But the white snake slivered through the force, like it was no threat, and lashed its tail at the armored Digimon who dodged the attack. When it reeled its tail back, it suddenly had its spear gripped with its tail.

Digmon rocketed over the floor, and reeled his arms back. "GOLD RUSH!" For snapping his arms forward and launching his drills from his hands and nose. The snake danced its head around, avoiding most of the shots; MOST of the shots. At least two of them plowed into its face.

"KRISHNA!" A blast suddenly shot through the smoke and harmfully blasted a beam from its mouth, blowing Digmon hard to the floor.

Cody's jaw dropped as Digmon crashed hard near his partner. "This is critical! This Digimon could be a high level Champion, or on the Ultimate level!"

When it comes to aggressive girls like Rosa, they at least have their limits in dangerous matters like this. Never the less, Rosa gathered her nerves, reminding herself that she's a DigiDestined and nodded at Gotsumon who read that signal to get in there and help out.

(Play Invincibility from SA1 and 2 soundtracks)

(D-i-g-i-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n)

"GOTSUMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…!"

The small rock man rapidly grew into large size as a four legged creature. Gaining gray scale armor around its white back, face, and knees, this Digimon transformed into a rhino-triceratops creature, armed with a large horn on its snout.

"MONOCHROMON!"

(End music)

As the rock Digimon completed his transformation, Rosa clenched her fist, ready to prove her worth. "Monochromon…Vaya! Flatten that devil snake!"

The data type Digimon charged ahead like a mad bull. "GUARDIAN TUSK!" He smashed his horn right into the snake's body, but it flung the dino away like a rubber band.

"VOLCANIC STRIKE!" the rhino dino fired triple fireballs from his mouth, but even as they crashed on the cobra's skin it didn't cause a scratch. "Uh oh."

"KRISHNA!"

BLAM! Before he knew it, Monochromon was blown off his feet by a powerful blast. Digmon then launched in and prepared to fire another shots of drills.

"GOLD RU…Grk!" But like lightening, the snake grabbed the bug with its tail and put the squeeze on him. "Gck…uh…turning…blue…not a…good sign!"

Cody felt cold and helpless, watching his friend being caught in a deadly situation. "Digmon!"

Digmon fought the pain, staying alive as much as he can. "Hey…bucko…it is kinda…rude…leaving your name from…us buckaroos!"

The snake gave a sinister smile. "I am Santiramon! You lowly pile of weak data shall bow before me!"

"What makes you think…we'll do that…for a face not even…a mother can love…?"

SMASH! And Santiramon slammed the armored Digimon to the wall, making a cracking dent on it. When the smoke cleared, Armadillomon dropped to the floor.

Santiramon stared at the fallen critter, hissing out its tongue. "Now I shall suck the data out of you all, slowly, and very, very...!"

Hark...! The powerful reptile suddenly senses something quite intriguing, coming from behind the left wall that the humans stand before. Santiramon slivered towards the kids who jumped away from the incoming beast.

Rosa stood up, watching, over her shoulder, the snake Digimon making a get away. "Hey, where's el Diablo going?"

Cody shrugged, keeping his guard up incase Santiramon surprises them. "I don't know; that Digimon had a full advantage on us with power. What's keeping his interest from us?"

Rosa ran out to the other side and saw Santiramon chasing some train into the darkness. "Looks like he's chasing some train."

Cody caught up, watching the direction Santiramon went. "He's too powerful for us to take on alone. We better wait for the..."

"YEAH, El Diablo Snake! YOU BETTER RUN, CAUSE MADRE ROSA'S NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!"

"If I remembered, Rosa, he was owning Monochromon..."

"Shut up, Cody!"

"Woo, woo...woo...eh, whatever. F- it."

A train rails through the underground tunnels of Tokyo, spreading the sounds of exhaust horns that release its smoke. Within this train holds no passengers...except two figures we see from behind the train windows.

"Wowee! Look at the pretty lights go zoomy, zoomy!"

"Will you mind with the stupid lights already? I'm trying to sleep!"

"Ooo...look at that!"

"Oh now what's so interesting this time? Crude wall art…?"

"It's a little snaky trying to say hi. Hi, snaky…!"

"Huh?" the smaller figure behind the window took a peak next to the taller one. "GAH!" And he already read 'death' on the sneaky chaser. "You idiot, its trying to kill us and...!" from what it looks like, the figure was looking through a book. "And that's one of the Devas!"

"Ooo...you mean like Lita? Sable…?" SNAP! And it also looked like the little guy snapped his taller companion's pants. "Ow!"

Santiramon slivered after the train's tail at great speed, snarling while drooling from his teeth. Soon as the eyes of the train spotted the giant snake, it cranked up the steam and trailed faster.

"Foolish Trailmon; it is futile to escape the wrath of a Deva! Surrendering your data would be wise, as I would let you die quickly!"

"What, you expect me to do that? What are you, ignorant?"

"DIIIEEEE!"

Feeling the cold sensation going through his...uh...steam thingy, Trailmon (I forgot which Trailmon he's called. It's the one Kouji rode with in the race.) raced faster. "Gaaaahhh...eh, whatever, I'm gonna die anyway. So uh...where you from, psycho…?"

"Huh…?"

Deep ahead in the subways, we find a large group of citizens waiting around in a subway terminal where our wily and headstrong Tamer, Rika Nonaka, waits for the next train with her grandmother. However, petite worries washed away when her D-Arc beeped, picking up a signal so close and so nearby that this maybe a hazardous area for these people to be in.

Never the less, Rika wasted no time to head into action. With her trusty D-Arc, she will find this concealed Digimon and put an end to its attempt rampage. Yes, she will…

…Make sure a cream puffed eating Digimon will stop looking cute for teenaged girls to giggle at.

Nuts, it's just Calumon. Shrugging, Rika prepared to walk back to her grandmother.

Beep, Beep…

Again, the D-Arc beeps, making the girl growl. I told you, its just….huh? It's another reading…two of them…and the one behind the first one reads to be very strong…coming in fast. She looks at the dark tunnel ahead with a cold breath. If those readings were correct, then these people here are in deep trouble…especially grandma! Oh great…!

Rika rushes to her grandmother's side, grabbing her wrist. "Uh, grandma, I think we have to go…now!"

The sudden act of her granddaughter brought many question upon the woman's mind. "Wha, Rika, why…? The train should be…"

"I can't answer that, come on and…!"

"OUTTA THE WAY…!" All of a sudden, a train zoomed by, blasting winds that made anything non-solid flutter. "PREGNANT WOMAN COMING THROUGH!"

"ZooooMIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!" another voice screamed with joy, that sounded like it came from the train as it motors away in the dark tunnels.

Rika, along with the people in the terminal, gazed at the tunnel that the speedy train dashed into with blank, surprised eyes. What was that about?

CRASH! And just like that, a giant snake erupt from the other end of the terminal from where the rushing train came from. It came like one of those dino robots from those Jurassic Park rides, scaring the wits out of the poor folks into panic.

"OH MY LORD, WHAT IS THAT...!"

Rika quickly shoved her grandmother before she developed a heart attack. "Come on, grandma, you gotta get out of here!"

And quickly the young girl shoved her grandmother towards the stairs. Seiko tried to grab her granddaughter, but then she was washed away by a sea of frightened people.

"RUKI!" the wave scared citizens dragged all the way to the surface in a random street. When the area was clear, Seiko rushed back to the subway without hesitation...but then a yellow police tape barricaded the entrance and some officers intercepted her. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN THERE!"

"I'm sorry ma'am, but a rescue team will be there shortly. Please, it's for your own safety."

The wellbeing of her own granddaughter was FAR valuable than her own, which is why she tried to the police's hold. "RIKA! NO RUKI!"

Soon the ruined subway terminal was clear out of innocents, with no one to worry for their safety, no fool to stand in danger's way. And this is how Rika Nonaka liked it; all out ass kicking.

"Okay, snakey; it's just you and me now." Rika said, grinning devilishly as Renamon came into view by her side. She whipped out her D-Arc, scanning the reptile…which was talking very long to work.

"Oh come on you piece of junk! Don't tell me that it's…oh about time…!"

Santiramon: Deva snake DigimonThis cruel snake god is found underground, armed with a halberd it uses to smite its trespassers. A loyal servant for a higher authority.

Type: Virus

Stage: Ultimate

Attacks: Krishna, Treasure Halberd

"An Ultimate level Digimon, Renamon. Looks like we have a challenge up in the ring."

The vulpine Digimon grinned, eying bravely at the treacherous snake that waited on the tracks. "That's all that my ears waited to hear."

Renamon started things off by leaping for the giant snake with glowing shards surrounding her. "DIAMOMD STORM!"

Fortunately, the crystal bullets were intercepted by Santiramon's whirling staff that was held in his tail. He countered by thrusting the weapon that Renamon then grabbed and launched off like an Olympic acrobat.

"POWER PAW!" Renamon went, shooting her foot straight at the snake's face, but it barely staggered or gotten hurt. The snake used his head like a diving board, catapulting Renamon hard into a wall behind Rika.

Rika cringed at the impact of her companion's impact, but she remained calm. Stupid me…Renamon can't take a Ultimate. I better Digivolve her right now! "Get ready, Renamon!"

The yellow fox peeled herself out of her shaped crater on the wall.

Sensing that she was ready, Rika quickly slashed a card through her D-Arc. "DIGI-MODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

Evolution music (SA1 or 2, Invincibility)

(D-i-g-i-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n)

"RENAMON DIGIVOLVE TOOOO…KYUUBIMON!"

(End music)

Breaking out of her Digivolve-egg field, Kyuubimon slid rearward away and flared her tails in blue flames. "FOX TAIL INFERNO!"

But at the same time, Santiramon's mouth emitted green energy. "KRISHNA!"

BLAM! Both the fireballs and the acid-like beam collided into a smoky explosion which Rika felt the force breeze through her clothes. As the smoke cleared, Rika gazed in surprise at Kyuubimon who once again crashed her body on the wall of the subway. It would appear that Santiramon's blast cut through her Digimon's attack.

This is no good. It's crazy to have a data type against an Ultimate virus. I'll just swipe in some vaccine attacks to skin off that creep. Rika snuck her hand through her belt pouch, searching for a powerful card that is perhaps around the Ultimate or Mega level. Surely something like WarGreymon will greatly...

"I have no time for this, fools!" Santiramon said before aiming his eyes towards the tunnels. "There is something interesting in that Trailmon and I shall discover it!" With the speed of a train that he once chased, Santiramon made his escape through the tunnels.

"That freakin little coward…! Come on, Kyuubimon, he's not getting away!"

Further down on the next stop, we find Henry and Terriermon waiting for the next train to come. And oh how bored they stood, but at least there was no one in the stop, meaning the little dog/rabbit is free to stretch his arms and folic about. And to keep his sanity, Terriermon sang a song he made up once.

"Momentai…momentai…momentai…"

…Which was about to drive Henry insane. I just wish we could find Takato…before Terriermon drives me up the wall with that song. "Terriermon, would you knock it off for a while?"

"Well its freakin boring here. I just wish something truly wicked would just come for me to kick its ass."

And he got his wish as a giant snake jetted through the train tracks, causing a powerful gust of wind flutter their clothes and ears.

"Ask and you shall receive, Terriermon." Henry muttered as he unshielded from the wind. "That was defiantly a Digimon, pal, so we…"

"DIGI-MODIFY…SPEED ACTIVATE!"

A mixture of surprise and fear poured down on Terriermon's spine from that very familiar voice. "Oh you gotta be kidding me!"

Treading after the snake, Rika riding on Kyuubimon ran through the tracks like a racer-dog, or a rocket racer.

"Henry…!" responding to Rika's call, Henry instantly caught a cell-phone she threw. Just when he was about to ask, Rika and Kyuubimon were already close to the other end of the terminal. "…CALL GOGGLE-HEAD! WE'RE GONNA NEED HIS HELP!"

And with that, they disappeared in the darkness, leaving their comrades alone in the subway.

Terriermon just recovered his jaw from the floor. "D-D-Did I hear right…the Digi-Queen asked for Takatomon's help…!"

"Um…yep…"

The Digimon stood there with an astonished face before letting that news sink in a bit. "Do you know what this means, Henroid…? HELL HAS JUST FROZEN OVER!"

"Terriermon…-sigh- let's head after them on the surface and call Takato!"

Far west from downtown Shinjuku, we find a woman in a humble little bakery store just counting the money from the cash register. From the back, her husband comes in with a tray of fresh bread. Yes all looked peaceful here…

…and then the phone ranged on the cashier counter.

"Hello…?" she said, answering the phone. "…sorry I'm not interested in buying anything…huh…oh Henry, sorry, I thought you were a vacuum clear salesmen…what…? Oh Takato is not here right now; he's off with his classmates. I can leave him a message when he gets back….alright whatever you say…oh and if you do see him, tell that little boy that he still needs to clean the bathroom after coming home late again, cause I for one will not tolerate his lack for disobeying curfew time and time again…!"

From placing the bread on the shelves, Mr. Matsuki stares at his wife, trying to keep cautious from her scary outbreaks.

"…and tell him that if he does come home late again, all his FLCL tapes will be put in the trash…okay, buh-bye, Henry!"

…and she hung up the phone.

After her little behavior on the phone, Mr. Matsuki smiled, weakly. "Uh…my, honey, I do admire your relaxed nature. Heh, heh…" Before he knew it, a towel flew right on his face.

It looked like Henry's body grew numb and his eyes were wide open as he slowly hung up Rika's cell phone and placed it in his pocket.

Note to self: Never call Takato's house ...again.

"FOX TAIL INFERNO!"

The blue fireballs soared across the tracks in another part of the subway, but they harmlessly damaged the snake's body.

On the side-platform where Rika stood from the battle that took place on the other side of some steel pillars, she looked through her hand to decide her next move.

"Here's a good one…" with no word wasted, she slashed the card through her D-Arc. "DIGI-MODIFY…HOLY ORB ACTIVATE!"

Once again, Santiramon's mouth shined green. "KRISHNA!"

But when Kyuubimon shot up high, the blast slammed hard into her. Watching the smoke burst wide, Santiramon grinned evilly at his success.

"DRAGON WHEEL!"

All of a sudden, a flaming blue dragon dived out of the smoke and slammed right in his face. It didn't hurt, but Santiramon couldn't wipe that bewildered face off of him as Kyuubimon touched the floor, unharmed.

"Was that suppose to hurt?" she mocked.

Grinning at her success, Rika studied her opponent who was incased in a white aura. That's more like it. He's as weak as a little puppy now that I got him in the Holy Orb. "DIGI-MODIFY…GREYMON ACTIVATE!"

Opening her mouth, a fireball appeared, growing bigger and bigger. "NOVA BLAST!"

The fireball rocketed away, but it only blasted the ceiling when Santiramon easily maneuvered his head away.

Rika growled under her teeth. Dammit…he's way too fast, and the Holy Orb won't last much longer…where the hell are you idiots?

"GARGO LASERS!"

Without warning, except from that cry, lasers nailed right on the snake's body, making him scream in pain.

With excitement engulfing her body, Rika turned around to find Henry just leaping off the stairs. "About time you showed up, Brain-boy! Where's Takato?"

"I should be asking that question myself. I don't know where he is, and he was the one bent on patrolling today!"

Meeting with Kyuubimon, Gargomon gladly aimed his guns right at the giant snake. "Come on, snake-face! Open wide and say OUCH! GARGO LASERS!"

Santiramon desperately danced around the shots, but most of them took hit on his body, and this increased his temper. "DIE, TRAITORS! TREASURE HALBERD!"

Slamming his weapon right near his foes with a force of god, Kyuubimon and Gargomon were blown away from the powerful force.

Rika growled when she noticed that the Holy Orb card lost effect. "Oh wonderful time for Gogglehead to be hunting for Bigfoot right when we need him…!"

Henry arched his brow at her. "Since when did you rely on Takato's help?"

"Oh mind your own business, Einstein and get with the program!"

Unknown to the arguing heroes, Impmon watches the scene on the stair rails with a bored face. Goody…our heroes. Bah!

West Shinjuku Park: 2:32 PM…

"Alright, whose turn is it?" Kenta asked the crowd.

Feeling the mood to party, on behalf of befriending with Guilmon, the kids decided to have a little dance. The children in the park, even Guilmon shoved their arms up, screaming 'me, me, me' like little fifth graders…oh yeah, they are fifth graders. (At least I think they are in the Japanese version.)

"Hey Takato, since it's your day, why don't you choose who should go…?" Kenta asked.

His eyes shot wide. "Me…?" He stood up from the grass of the park field, scanning at the crowd who tried to look all pleasing for Takato's choice…all except. "How about Jeri…?"

Kazu and Kenta rolled their eyes. Typical.

Jeri shyly pressed her finger with her lips. "Well…"

"Don't tell me you forgot to bring your music, Jeri." Kazu asked, annoyed she did.

"Yes I have, but…"

"If it's any of your boy band crap or Britney Spears, forget it!"

"Hey…!" Kenta shouted. "I like Britney Spears!"

"What, her songs or her? I'd agree with you if you think she's a hottie."

"Well I can't argue with that, but…"

Jeri cleared her throat for attention. "Actually I do have a song you may like…I hope." Walking up to the boombox, she inserted her music CD.

(Play Black Eye Pea's 'Where is the love?')

Takato blinked in surprise. "I thought you said you don't like rap."

"Yeah, but Nikki here…" she mentioned black-haired friend smiled, proudly. "…showed me this song, and it kind of touched me."

What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK

As the kids bob to the music, Takato's face grew from the heat within when Jeri walked close to him and grabbed his arm.

"Come on, Takato, dance along!"

The boy fought the lump in his throat to speak. "Uh…um…okay!"

The girl pulled him with the rest of the crowd who danced to the music. Takato felt his feet about to melt when he found himself about to…dance with Jeri! I'm dead…this is heaven...that's the only logical answer of how I'm dancing with Jeri here.

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
-
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
-

Fortunately, Takato never thought of his lack of dancing skills before dancing with his first crush. Just suddenly being with Jeri was enough for him to forget his addition.

-
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
-

At this part, Takato would faint from the heat because when the female voice sings, Jeri will lip sync while playfully move her face close to Takato's…like so.

Where is the love
The love, the love

Oh yeah…Takato nearly died right there. -lovesick sigh- I think I found the love right here…wow…

Her face was so close at least for a second. He knows she was just playing around…but…he's losing the control to stop himself from kissing her.

(Music abruptly ends.)

The music stopped…how? The kids stopped their dance, moaning and booing in disappointment.

"Hey, who turned off the music?" Kazu shouted.

"Whachu think, nim-rod?"All eyes turned to Impmon who was lying on top of the stereo. "Thought I dropped by after I already tired out my digital lungs from laughing at y'all acting like y'all think yo in a prom or something."

Takato growled under his lips. "What do you want?"

"Oh I'm hurt. Can't a brutha drop by his crib and bring up some info about his peeps, cuz?"

"Peeps…? Why are you talking like… You mean my friends?"

"No, the Queen of England, homeboy! Of course I mean them idiots! They're down there, risking their sorry necks while you're up here trying to get wit it with your chick there; ya dig cuz?"

Takato blushed madly, but his anger was still focused on the purple imp. Luckily, Guilmon interrupted, sniffing the air.

"Takato…I smell Digimon…-sniff-…under us!"

"Bout time you noticed, pineapple-head. Shiiiit!"

Takato could tell that the annoying purple-thing was listening to rap, but that's not important. The boy put two and two together. "Oh no, they must be in the subways or something."

"And they're snake food as we speak! Oh I can just hear their little screams right…"

"IMPMON, SHUT UP!" Jeri startled a little from Takato's angry cry.

An idea sprouted in Kazu's head. "Wow, if there's a real Digimon battle going down there, then I gotta see it!"

"Oh yeah…! A real Digimon battle…!" Kenta enthusiastically cheered.

"Come on, Takato, can we see, please?" Jeri asked, sweetly.

Soon, Takato was in a sea of kids begs and please. It would be cool to show off to his friend on what he can…no, no…he remembered the danger that was involved with these battles, especially with Mihiramon. He must be crazy to even think of brining his friends.

"Absolutely not…! This isn't a game, this is real and dangerous! Someone could get seriously hurt or killed."

The kids whined in disappointment.

Now, the nearest entrance to the subways is too far from where he's standing, and since the others are only below them… "DIGI-MODIFY…! DIGMON'S DRILL ACTIVATE!"

Gasps, wows, and awes sounded from the kids as they witnessed Guilmon equipping drills on his nose and claws from thin air, and he used them to drill on the earth below.

"Alright, stay here; I'm going in!" Takato made a leap behind Guilmon, but Kazu grabbed him before he had a chance.

"Hey chumley…" he held a card over to Takato. "You might need this."

Studying the card, Takato then smiled. "Thanks…wish me luck, guys!" With that, Takato gripped onto Guilmon's back, pushing his goggles over his eyes, and let his pal drill underground. Soon, the kids were left behind, with nothing to do but gaze down at the dark hole.

"Good luck, Takato!" Jeri called.

"Kick some butt!" cheered Kenta.

"You better not ruin my card when you give it back!"

Laying his stomach on the boombox, Impmon rolled his eyes. Stupid brats…no respect for their superiors. That's just grimey.

Shinjuku subways: 2:33 PM…

BLAM! Fast as light, Santiramon batted the two Digimon hard into the walls and pillars. It would seem that Henry and Rika's Digimon weren't faring well against this Ultimate Digimon, especially since Santiramon focused his strength on Gargomon more because he's a vaccine type.

Gargomon stood on his weak knees, looking very delirious. "Uhh…no, no, I ordered the bacon cheeseburger, not a veggie burger…"

Looking down at his weakened opponents, Santiramon smiled wickedly. "Since I'm generous, I'll give you two the time to state your surrender…going once…going twice…! Fine! Prepare to die! KRIS…!"

-Loud, echoing Hispanic cry-

All was halted when both human and Digimon heard that tongue thing echoing the tunnels. As they stood cautiously, listening to the sound, it was getting louder and louder as if it was gaining closer.

"COMA ESTO, SERPIENTE DEL DIABLO!"

It came from behind Santiramon as it rammed HARD on his back, making him cry in pain. Henry and Rika spotted the attacker to be a Monochronmon, and riding on it was none other than Cody, Armadillomon, and Rosa.

"That….GOTTA hurt!" said Gargomon, wincing away.

Battle theme (Sonic X, Battle)

The rock dino Digimon bounced away and slid back through the metal tracks. Soon as Monochronmon stopped, Cody and Rosa quickly jumped off and hurried towards the Tamers as Armadillomon leaped high for battle.

"ARMADILLOMON ARMOR-DIGIVOLE TOOO….DIGMON, THE DRILL OF POWER…!" Landing with a heavy thud, Digmon readied his drills. "…again!"

"You cretins again…! What must I do to make you realize that I can easily destroy you? TREASURE HALBERD!"

Digmon leaped back like a frog before the spear greatly plows a hole on the tracks. "Yer could try sending a card! GOLD RUSH!"

As that happened, Monochronmon lit his mouth on fire. "VOLCANIC STRIKE!"

Fireballs soared around the airborne bug as that bug shot a number of drill rockets towards the snake.

Quickly responding, Kyuubimon jumped and rolled into a flaming ball while Gargomon charged up energy in his guns.

"DRAGON WHEEL!"

"GARGO LASERS!"

BLAM! The attacks closed in like walls and crushed Santiramon within a force of explosions that engulfed all the Digimon and nearly reached the kids.

"I think we got him!" Henry cried as he withstood the wind. "Thank god you guys showed up."

Cody shielded his face as well. "Sorry we were late, but Monochronmon isn't quick on his feet."

"QUE!"

A loud roar caught their interest towards the blanket of smoke. Soon, it was blown away by Santiramon's roaring power that was filled with extreme rage.

"HOW DARE YOU…TRAITORS?"

Unleashing his fury, Santiramon swung his halberd around, slicing the pillars and half, and also rapidly fired acid beams all around. His havoc weakened the subway and it was nearly on the verge to cave-in, what with all its vibrations and rocks tumbling from the ceiling.

One blast smashed into the ceiling close by the kids, and the falling rocks forced them to hurry down the platform. But when Cody was about to run with the Tamers, he noticed Rosa froze on her spot as she watches a large rock drop on her like a dear gazing at in-coming headlights.

"ROSA, GET AWAY!" is what he cried as his body took control and speared the girl away before the rocks smashed her spot.

When Henry and Rika stopped at a safe area, he looked back to check on the status of his friends, which Cody and Rosa were okay. But gazing back at the Digimon, they were almost down top their knees thanks to Santiramon's raging power.

"Insolent fools! You are not worth it for now! I sensed something most valuable in that Trailmon, AND I SHALL FIND IT!" With that, Santiramon plowed right through the fox and gun-bunny, and charged through the tunnels.

Like a bullet train, Santiramon arrived closer at the darkness of the tunnels, when…

"GUILMON DIGIVOLVE TOOOO…!"

…when the ceiling ahead of him caved-in like a fragile bridge, as a large glowing figure slammed right on the Ultimate's trail and forced him to stop.

"GROWLMON!"

Within the smoky dirt, there stood the large dino, Growlmon, shooting his furious golden eyes at the startled Digimon.

"Not so fast, snake-eyes! You haven't got a taste of Growlmon-power!"

From their wide lips, Henry and Rika were glad to see that red Digimon here who had his Tamer mounted on his shoulders.

"Alright, it's Takato!"

"WELL LOOK WHO FINALLY SHOWED UP!" Rika angrily screamed.

Soon the Champion dino and the Ultimate snake were caught in a stare down, gazing at each other's eyes with no amount of fear within them. Smoke hovers by these marvelous giants as tiny pieces of rocks rained down from the hole.

And the shootout began as Takato spotted Santiramon emitting a green glow from his mouth that shined the dark tunnel with green light.

"DRAW!" Quickly, Takato slashed Kazu's card through his Digivice. "DIGI-MODIFY! DEVIL CHIP ACTIVATE!"

Henry's brows reached over his forehead. A WHAT?

What stopped Santiramon from charging his attack was a heavy power pf dark energy surging over Growlmon's body as the dino roared through the might power. Heck, Santiramon seemed to cower in fear when he noticed the energy form into a shape of a devil's head over Growlmon. The dark aura even engulfed the snake, reaching out of the tunnel.

"Eat this, snakey! PYRO-BLASTER!"

A powerful gold beam plowed the snake away like being shoved by a garbage truck, flying back into the subway until it was dragged painfully on the tracks and scratching a hell load of the floor. Then BLAM! The beam exploded on him as powerful-looking as when the other Digimon attacked.

(End music)

…And rained silent in the damaged subway. Rocks laid around in places unappealing for the human eye, smoke coated the air, pillars stood short and weakly, and Digimon and humans kept their eyes on the burnt snake, feeling intimidated by the wait.

…For they waited…

…and waited…

"Heh, eheh…heheh…."

…until they heard the evil snake chuckle.

The yellow vulpine shot her angry eyes at him, looking pretty annoyed. "You're still laughing…after the punishment Growlmon delivered to you? Just who are you?"

Santiramon laughed like a maniac as his body was starting to fade, digitally. His laugh allowed his treacherous fangs to show, with all its intimidating sight to behold. "Fools…I pity that you do not know who I am! I am one of the proud twelve Devas sent here by the mighty sovereign to bring your well-deserved punishment to you sniveling humans!"

Gargomon worked his digital brain to study his sentence. "Twelve…you mean there's more of you ugly wackos!"

"Indeed, traitor! Prepare yourself for be conquered by your true masters! The time of the sovereign is at hand! We Digimon refuse to be tamed by weak humans…we will rule your realm and your souls will be ours to serve us! Your time has come! HAHAHAHAhahahaha…!"

With that, Santiramon explodes into data as his laugh manically echoed the subways like something out of a horror movie.

Despite feeling such a cold chill through her spine, Rika shook it off. "That was…really creepy…! Just what the hell is a Deva?"

Henry shook his head. "I really have no idea, but I'm more curious about why he was after a Trailmon that he mentioned earlier. Whatever the purpose of that Trailmon is, it must be miles away for us to find it."

Growlmon marched out of the tunnels with smoke dragged with him. Takato wiped the dust out of his clothes. "Why don't we talk about this later and get out of here before somebody sees us?"

Henry nodded in agreement but then his mouth gasped before rushing down the platform. "Cody, are you okay?" He climbed over the rock that almost ended Rosa's life just to find Cody holding Rosa dearly to his chest.

"We're okay, and yeah I heard everything." He motioned to eye Henry, which also showed Rosa still gripping onto Cody as if he would fly away if she didn't hold on. "I agree with Takato. We better leave and inform the DigiDestined about what happened."

"Right…Rosa, you okay?"

She still looked paralyzed in fear, but slowly she opened her eyes. "Huh…am I…dead?"

"No." Cody answered.

"OH MI DIOS! OH MI DIOS! I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE!" what she did next took Cody's breath away...she kissed him everywhere on his face. "OH GRACIAS -smooch- GRACIAS -smooch- GRACIAS -smooch- GRACIAS -smooch- GRACIAS -smooch- GRACIAS...!"

The Tamers and Digimon just stood there, gazing at the girl kissing Cody furiously. It didn't took them long for them to hold laughs in their mouths, expect for Growlmon who pondered why if the girl was doing a Digimon attack, and Kyuubimon...well if you look closely, you may notice her crack a smile.

"THAT'S IT!" Gargomon shouted which stopped her kisses. "You give me some tips right now, or there'll be war!"

Neither he answered for he was dizzy from Rosa's rapid kisses and he was blushing like mad, and Rosa...her eyes were wide open like she just woke up back to reality.

Digmon chuckled, picking up his paralyzed partner. "Heh, heh...I knew ol Cody had it in him."

And so, the gang hopped on their Digimon and headed for the hole Growlmon made...unaware that a human shaped being was lurking in the darkness...a being that looked like it was wearing a lion mask.

"Just a matter of time...a matter of time..." and he faded with in the darkness.

Never before had they laid their eyes on something so spectacular in their short lives. It was like god had brought to them gifts for their innocence. They stared at these marvelous creatures like the gods of the universe.

"Gogglehead..." Rika growled at the frightened child. "...you didn't tell your whole class about the Digimon...did you?"

The boy felt weighted under fear from Rika's devastating scowl. "Um...well...it wasn't my fault."

"Man...!" Kazu, who looked like a kid in an amusement park, studied excitedly at the Digimon who stood behind the Tamers and DigiDestined. "I can't believe it! More real live Digimon!"

Escaping Rika's frown, Takato smiled. "Yup, this is Henry's Digimon: Gargomon. Rika's Digimon: Kyuubimon. And these two are DigiDestined, Cody and Rosa, and their Digimon are Digmon and Gotsumon, and..."

"...AND you all know Goggles' loopy Digimon, Growlmon."

Takato and Growlmon: "HEY!"

"Real Digimon Tamers...!" Kazu stated, still drooling. "…And more DigiDestined…! Here I thought they were fakes during the Rainbow Bridge incident..." his voice trailed off before Kazu laid eyes on Rika. "Wait...Rika...as in Rika Nonaka...as in THE Digimon Queen?"

Rika gave a cold smirk. "…In the spandex."

"COOL! I mean I must have done something really good for god to give me all this...cause I always wanted to whip your butt in Digimon!"

A spark just lit in Rika's eyes. "Oh reaaaally, huh…? You think you can beat the best, IE: me?"

Kazu smirked, arrogantly as he rested his hands on his head. "Girl, you just haven't met you match, that's all. Facing me and you'll be bowing before me."

Takato and Growlmon: Uh-oh...

"Is that SO?" Rika hissed right up on his face. "If you're so confident, I'll be glad to take you on, right here, right now, right...!"

Just in time, a cell phone rang in Henry's pocket...Rika's cell phone. She just remembered that she forgotten about her grandmother.

"Um...hello...?" Henry spoke.

"THIS IS A KIDNAPPER, ISN'T IT? Just please give me back my granddaughter; I'll give you whatever you want!"

Was it just Henry, or is it that people on Rika's phone just doesn't like him? Never the less, he handed the phone back to the owner.

"Grandma, I'm fine. I'm just with some friends..."

While Rika calms her grandmother on the phone, Jeri and her girlfriends giggled at Cody for some odd reason that the twelve year old didn't understand.

"Why are laughing at me?" he asked the ten year old girls.

Jeri's friend, Nikki, gave Cody one of those pocket mirrors. When he looked at it, he yelped and blushed at the same time, for he had a number of lip-stick marks all over his face.

A new voice laughed as well, which Gargomon gently patted his back with his guns. "Now...about them tips..."

"What tips!" Cody snapped.

"Oh come on, you had Rosa here kissing ya like no tomorrow. Surely you must have done something..."

"Espera...!" Rosa stepped up to the crew with a red face. "...I really did...kiss him!" she asked Gargomon, freaked at the possible answer.

"Survey says...yup!"

Rosa froze right there, aiming her soulless eyes right up at Cody like a rusty robot. "YOU HIBRIDO…!" With a swift motion she crushed Cody's neck with her hands. "YOU PIG! THOSE KISSES RIGHTFULLY BELONG TO MI AMOR, KEN!"

"GAK...Can't...breath...can't...!" lucky for Cody, Jeri and her friends pried Rosa off of him.

Kenta sweatdropped after that scene, but soon he surveyed the environment, which was an open grass field in the park just perfect for any folks catching their Digimon party.

"Guys, I think we should get out here. People can easily catch us and report us out here in the open."

Cody massaged his neck and glared at Rosa who snobbishly faced her back toward him and lifted her chin. "Good idea. I suppose Guilmon's place is the best concealed area to hide at."

"Then it's agreed!" Takato proclaimed, moving in front of the crowd. "So follow me my brothers and sisters, and I'll lead you to freedom!"

Kazu dashed past the goggled-one before anyone else did. "Last one has to hang out with Impmon!"

And so the children and Digimon raced ahead towards their hideway with glee and amusement, which that made them unaware of Yamaki spying on them from behind a tree.

Bunch of childish fools... Making one last click with his lighter, he swung his jacket on his shoulder and headed back to HQ.

Outer skirts, Tokyo: 6:47 PM…

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU BROUGHT US MILES AWAY FROM THE CITY!"

Miles away from the city, the same train that escaped Santiramon's wrath rested on an old abandoned train stop made out of wood and completely wasted in the country forest. Its passengers already boarded out, which were a short white creature with a purple strap thingy wrapped around his stomach, a orange winged creature which is a Patamon just like TK's, only it had the same strap around its belly, and an orange creature taller than the two, who wore red pants and looked similar to a rabbit.

"Sheesh, screaming ain't good for the throat, you know." Trailmon said, shrugging if he had and shoulders.

"And getting us lost MILES away from whom we're suppose to find isn't good for all life on all worlds, you know!" the white creature shouted.

"And drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth isn't good for you either, you know!" the white Digimon then pulled his companion's pants back, and let it snap his body. "OW!"

Steam was released from the train Digimon. "Look, I brought you to the real world, like I was told by that winged pig's angel buddies, and I did. What do you want from me?"

"I'm not a pig." Patamon muttered as he checks to see if he had a pig's nose.

Rushing up to the large Digimon, the white one glared deadly at him. "I want you to bring us back to the city...NOW!"

"And get my digital ass bitten by that Deva psycho back there? No thanks buddy; nuh uh! You're on your own and I still have a schedule to follow back home." With that, Trailmon's wheel motored with stream streaming out. "See ya!" ...and he jetted away where the tracks took him, disappearing out of thin air.

"No! Come back! You can't leave us here! NOOOOOO…!"

And after he helplessly chased after the train for as much as he could, the little Digimon dropped to his knees like all was lost. The rabbit Digimon, who steps made cute squeaks, and the other Patamon who fluttered high joined up with their depressed friend.

"Everything will be alright, you'll see." said the Patamon who perched on the white Digimon's head.

"Yup, Patamon is right." said the rabbit thingy. "Besides, just look at all the pretty green trees, blue skies, and little flying birdies, Bokomon! Its prutty here,"

Before he knew it, the Digimon known as Bokomon lunged at the tall Digimon and choked his scrawny neck. "IT WON'T BE 'PRUTTY' MUCH LONGER IF WE DON'T FIND THOSE CHILDREN SOON! WE'RE MILES AWAY FROM THEM, WHO'RE OUR ONLY CHANCE TO SAVE LIFE ON BOTH THE REAL AND DIGITAL WORLD AND ALL YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ARE THE TREES AND BIRDIES!"

To Patamon, it looked like Bokomon and Neemon were imitating Homer and Bart...if he watched the show that is. I just hope we find them soon...I don't want Uncle Neemon to be killed right now.

West Shinjuku Central Park: 7:23 PM…

Hours has been spent in the park in this weekend afternoon. The thought of hanging around with real live Digimon and listening to Cody's DD stories like listening to a grandpa's old war stories was something that would never get the kids back to their homes.

We find those like Jeri and the girls giving Growlmon a bath, wither he liked it or not, Terriermon (After doing the de-Digivolving exercise) Armadillomon, and Calumon playing tag, Kyuubimon just lying around while she waits for Rika to finish giving Kazu a hard listen in who rocks with the cards, and Cody finally convincing the kids to go play with Rosa and Gotsumon.

He sighed as he walked up the stairs of Guilmon's hut to sit with Takato and Henry on a hill. "Boy that made me feel like I'm running some Digimon petting zoo or something."

"And whose fault was it?" Henry asked, giving a teasing suspicious eye on Takato.

"Hey, don't look at me; Kazu invited almost all of my class without telling me."

Shaking his head, Henry went back to watch the kids and Digimon, like a sheep dog would to a flock of sheep (Ah, good ol Looney Tunes.). Seeing Terriermon and the other Digimon just relaxing and enjoying themselves was enough to bring joy within Henry. Despite that he knows they have to fight for a greater purpose, Henry still doesn't believe in fighting, like the pacifist he is. It would be nice to just relax from all the fighting they done for weeks...then it hit him.

"Hey guys, I've been thinking..." Takato and Cody brought their attention towards him. "...our Digimon had done nothing but fighting since we got them...so how about giving them a holiday?"

Takato nodded. "Sounds great, but you know every time a Digimon pops out, they can't help but go down and...HEY! I know...what about that camping field trip we're going starting Monday?"

Cody snapped his eyes towards the Tamers. "Did you say a camping trip?"

"Um...yeah…?" Takato uneasily said, thinking that it may be a problem for Cody.

"I just remembered that Kari volunteered to host a camping trip."

"Wow, really? That's great! So we'll be hanging around with a DigiDestined!"

Henry rubbed his chin while in thought. "Yeah, plus she could help us sneak Guilmon on board."

"What's this about sneaking dino-boy into?"

All ears and eyes motioned down the stairs, where Rika Nonaka was climbing onto. Down on path, they saw Kazu on his knees, taking his third loss on the earth by pounding it.

"We're just discussing on giving our Digimon a holiday." answered Henry.

She came to a stop, raising her confused brows at the boys. "A holiday…? What, trying to make Digimon day?"

"No, I mean we wanna give our Digimon a day-"

"I know what you mean, Brainac, and as much as it seems like a good idea, we still have to keep up toes up for any more of those Devas. You heard Santiramon's threat."

"I'm aware, Rika, but our Digimon have been fighting for weeks now, and I think they deserve a break."

Cody nodded. "Besides, we DigiDestineds can fill in your shoes while you guys go relax."

"Who said Kyuubimon and I are going?" Rika snorted, walking down the stairs. "I don't even go to their school, and I'm not resting until this crisis is over with."

"Rika..." Takato called with worry. "…Don't you think Kyuubimon deserves a break?"

The girl said nothing as she stopped. For while, her head lowered as if she surely felt shame. "I'll...see you around." And then she dashed off home, with Kyuubimon fading from sight.

He thought Rika learned better. He thought she wouldn't act so depressing. But she's still acting like she has to be alone. Why? "I'll never understand her."

"Just let her be, Takato." Henry said, calmly drinking his coke.

Shinjuku: 8:31 AM…

Well the weekends had past and Monday once again has reared its ugly head; the day where it's back to work, back to school, same old, same old. Though it was a quit weekend…expect with a few bio-emerges, but they were only a few measly Digimon; easily enough for the Chosens and Tamers to deal with, but we are talking about Monday, and a certain female Tamer dressed in her school outfit that she so despise, watching her reflection on the park's pond.

"Renamon…?"

Without turning around to see, Rika sensed Renamon's presence up on a tree branch behind her.

"Yes, Rika…?" the yellow fox watched the top of her head from above, seeing that Rika refuses to show her present expression.

"Uh…you've done a great job taking on all those Digimon and those Devas…I hope you successfully progress to your further evolutions."

"I do my best not to disappoint you." She responded with her usual calm voice.

"Uh…good…well…" strange, Rika felt a little uneasy. Why is that…? "…which is why I brought you a little something." With no further answers, Rika catapulted a plastic bottle of a red drink that Renamon caught it with a surprised look.

"Rika…what is…?"

"It's a…energy drink…Gatorade…it'll, you know, give you an energy boost…"

Reanmon couldn't believe what was happening here…her body froze on the branch as her paws gripped on the bottle.

"Well…I gotta go to school. Bye, Renamon."

It was like the drink in Renamon's paw caused her body to freeze and shiver as Rika rushed off to school. Could it be that what she just experienced was a dream?

"My...my...my first gift...oh...thank you, Ruki!"

West Shinjuku public school: 9:12 AM…

"Okay kids, I want everyone to form a line to your respective buses…hey, hey, I meant calmly, not shoving each other to the ground…-groan-"

That would be the sound of the young teacher, Ms. Asagi trying to round up a pack of young kids into the school buses. No it was not because they get to go home early. It is because today is the day for a school camping trip far out in the wild…or at least in some national park.

As the kids rally up in front of the school to enter the buses, young Henry Wong joins in from his journey from home, with Terriermon on his pack, playing it out like a backpack. It was easy enough, because most of the kids from his side were carrying stuff animal packs.

"It looks like we got here on time."

"Course we did, Henroid. You thought a little delay will keep the Terriermon away?"

"Well if you hadn't eaten your breakfast so fast, you wouldn't have that aching trip to the bathroom."

"I can't help it if I eat waffles too fast."

Moving his head around to find an opening between the kids' heads, he found Takato's class rounding up on the other bus.

"Hmm…I wonder how Takato's gonna sneak Guilmon on board."

"Knowing them, they'll probably try the ol' box trick again."

"That's what I'm afraid of…huh…?" his eyes probably deceived him, but they saw a familiar person coming from the other side of the bus, looking around as if she was looking for something. "Hey…Kari…!"

The DigiDestined caught the voice, trailing to Henry who was waving to her meters away. "Henry…" she stalked up to the boy who was a distance in the line. "…I was expecting you to come…oh and I see you have…"

The Chinese/Japanese boy pressed his finger across his lips, making a shush sound that Kari then giggled. They had to keep the Dighamaw in the ler prefiwl before these nearby kids...the ones who don't know about them (Sorry, I tried to do Pig Latin.)

"Whoops, sorry…" Kari joked, giggling along the way. "…anywise, I'm glad you're coming. I'm sure you heard that I'm an assistant chaperon so I hope…I just realize something; is Takato bringing…you know who with him?"

"That's what I'm wondering…say, I also heard you also had someone else to help out. Is it Yolei?"

"No, she's gonna be busy with her computer club, and also she's helping out Matt's band with their sound."

"Well then…?"

"Hey there, kiddos…" the rabbit said with a low voice. "Guess who came by bus number 1."

Looking towards the sight of the previous bus area, a familiar figure ran up to the female teacher, whose voice sound just likes the girl who's with our Henry.

"Excuse me, Ms…uh Salami?"

The light brown haired woman glared at the teen. "Uh…it's Asagi."

"My bad…whoa, your voice sounds just like Kari's, miss...you almost look like her too… Are you related?"

The woman rolled her eyes. Even the principle said that. "No, we are not, now what is it you need Davis?"

Grinning with his flashy smile, the second goggled boy, Daisuke Motomiya, walked around the teacher, forcing her to face her sight away from the line. "Well, you see…I'm kind of nervous about this whole babysitting thing…" away from her eyes, Davis lowered his hand and flexed his fingers as if he was directing something. " …and I wanna know if there's something I need to know before I lose any of the kids to Bigfoot or something."

Behind the teacher's back, a group of kids, led by Kazu and Kenta marched almost military-style in a wall formation, and Takato and Jeri walked far behind where Guilmon was in the center of the group.

"Aw, look Davis, it's really simple. All you have to do is make sure none of the kids go out too far from the campsite, make sure they don't do anything foolish, like sticking poisonous snakes up their noses, and…oh you just have to make them follow the stinking rules. It's fairly that simple."

The kids made up to the bus, blocking the view incase the teacher looks over her shoulder, leaving the cover for Takato and Jeri to sneak the large virus on board.

"Don't you have a younger sibling that you watch?" Asagi asked, but it seems Davis was distracted by something behind her. "Davis…?"

"Wha…oh, um…sib…? I have an older sister…a freakin annoying sister who turned from a boy-drooler into an anti-boy Goth."

Noticing the frowned look at the teen, Nami decided to keep away from that subject. "Er…right…anywise, you got that?"

"Uh…" looking past Nami, Davis spotted Kazu's signal, which is a thumbs' up, that the mission was completed. "…yup...I feel much better now. Thanks Ms. Asami."

"That's Asagi!"

"Right…" and with that, Davis took off.

Ms. Asagi shook her head at yet another clueless boy walking on the world. Can't help but feel that I was talking to a teen Maury…

"By the way; are you sure you're not related to Kari, Ms. Salgi?"

If she had a steel pen held by her teeth, she would've snapped it in two. "NO…I'm…not related to Kari and it's A-sa-gi…write it down!"

Davis felt a cold chill down his head after witnessing Asagi's cheesed off look. "Uh…my bad, my bad, Ms Ty…er…miss…BYE!" and Davis jetted away before the woman could erupt.

But Nami only groaned, irritably, as she rubbed her temples. I should've packed double cases of Aspirin.

Henry blinked with disbelief. "You brought Davis!"

"We may not know him or you guys well, but do the words: 'Desperate' ran through your mind?"

"Terriermon…!"

Kari pouted. "Well I wasn't, but he was the only person available…plus I also brought him along for a certain reason."

"And that would be…?" Terriermon asked, sensing that it could be juicy.

"Sorry; personal business..."

"Aw nuts…"

Wilderness Japan: 11:45 AM…

Well pair of buses trailed across a dirt road through a forest, heading to their destination where the students will camp within the woods, set up tents, drink water from a nearby stream, make number 2 in the bushes and use leafs as toilet paper.

MAN, nature 'rocks'!

However, the crew was still an half an hour away from their destination, and the children were getting restless. Ms. Asagi grew tired of taming the wild beast and putting up with Davis' annoying rants so she fell asleep and let Davis carry on to control the animals.

But at least with the teacher asleep, Guilmon was free from the butts of his friends.

"Okay kids…settle down, settle down! Uh…dudes…?" no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't reach through the kids sounds of their voices. Boy he wished Kari was here. She's probably handling things easily in the other bus with that dude…but within his thick skull, he surprisingly got an idea.

"Okay kids…" Davis said through a microphone he grabbed, getting their attention. "Cool it worked…-ahem-…we're almost to the camp site, so you dudes can quit with the 'Are we there yet?' cause that's my job,"

"ARE WE THERE YET?" the kids shouted.

"Gaahh…" Davis uncovered his ears and then shook the microphone to stop the screeching. "Ha, ha, very funny…okay, so…how about we play a game to pass up the time?"

And indeed they played. But within this was an ingenious event thought up by Davis that was perfected so well, even the mighty hours of time felt like milliseconds.

"And miCheal RoWed tHAt boat to Shoreeee…Oh…hey thank ya all for coming by. Don't forget to tip your waiters."

"Now let's take it away, Kenta my man…RoWed tha boat…aLl the wAy to ShorReEEe…!"

…Ingenious indeed…if you count on the kids screaming in pain from their torturous singing. Only the boys in back, Takato, Kazu, Guilmon and a few others were cheering away, hooting like men watching the Super Bowl or Wrestle Mania.

But in Davis' bag, DemiVeemon felt like he wanted to die. "NO, PLEASE! BY THE HARMONIOUS ONES, JUST LET ME DROP DEAD, I BEG OF YOU!"

12:39 PM…

The students made it to their campsite, already busy on setting up their tents. Yes the students have to set up their tents all by their selves; they're big kids. As we go to Takato and his friends, we find Kenta caught in a cave in by the tent.

"Hey I can't find any light! Somebody help me out of here!"

As much as Kazu would love to watch Kenta get beat up by a tent, his consciousness got the better of him, so he pulled his friend out. "Jeez, lug-nuts, I told you to listen to me. I'm the one with the instructions on this thing."

Kenta glared at him. "I did. I went 'C-bar to D-bar' like you said, and that's when the thing fell on me!"

It seems, once again, that things are falling apart when the Super Kazu Bros are working together and soon they'll get the 'Yoshi' of the 'Mario and Luigi' duo, Takato, to do most of the work. Yup, Takato can just hear that now.

"Alright, let me take a crack at it." Takato sighed, squatting down to get to work. (Max's note: Getcha mind's outta that gutta!)

But a hand grabbed his left shoulder. "And just what do you think you're doing, chumley?"

"Uh...setting up the tent?"

"Wrong answer..." and Kazu pulled him away. "…you're not gonna do anything, goggle-brain…you're gonna let us do the work while you go hang around with your Digimon."

Okay…did he just hear right? Did he not fall into another dimension while he was asleep? Is that Power Ranger underwear he's wearing under his pants…? …Nope…

"Okay…who are you and what have you done with that real Kazu?"

Kazu smirked. "Ha, ha, very funny…no, I'm serious. You and that Henry guy take a load off while we set up the tent."

His sidekick then stood up after he got most of the tent standing. "Yeah, after all, you guys did save the city more times than we could think of, and you deserve a break."

This must be a dream…definitely…but what the hey? He might as well play along. "Gee…uh, thanks guys."

Fearing that this once and a life time moment will quickly pass, Takato dashed off to find Henry. "Hey, Kazu, comparing to everyone's tents, I think only three will fit in."

Kazu went back to work on the tent, lifting the other end up, which will complete the set up. "Yeah…and we have Guilmon with us."

With an evil smirk and a devilish glare in their eyes, they made their decision. "Okay…Takato sleeps outside!"

Suddenly, the tent collapsed again, but with Kazu caught in the cave this time.

"Kenta!"

"Wasn't me."

After Kazu dug his head from the tent-sheets, he heard a number of female giggles. He knew one person who would have a bunch of girls laugh at him.

"Grr…AYAKA!" he shouted towards a girl who had pig tails and dirty-blonde hair.

The girl ran off, laughing still, with the other girls following her every move.

He never did liked that girl. She was the queen of female-evil, who always made his life a living hell and commanding a bunch of girls to do the same. He didn't know what he did to her in the first place, but he wished he could get even big time on her.

"Hey, Kenta, if I ever become a rad Tamer, and everyone gets surrounded by gruesome Digimon…remind me to let Ayaka get eaten first."

"You don't mean that, do you?"

"Fine…I'll just let a bunch of Numemon slobber her."

"Hand me my aspirin, somebody?"

The young teacher, Nami Asagi, had it hard trying to set up her tent with a headache pumping pain her head. Soon, she heard that familiar but appreciated sound of pills rattling like a baby's rattle.

"Thanks…" she said, grabbing the bottle without looking at the person.

"No problem, Ms. Asagi."

Now she could've sworn that she heard her voice go without her mouth moving…oh wait, that kid sounds like her…what's her name…Kari.

"Are you feeling okay?" the female teen asked.

"No…just the usual 12:30 headache; no big deal." The woman sat on the grass, pulling out the lid. "How're you doing on your first day, kid?"

Kari perched her knees on the grass. "Pretty good…the kids seem well behaved on the bus…kind of…although Mr. Maury kept saying that he could handle it himself…until some kid scared him out with a lizard."

The woman laughed a little. "Oh yeah, that's him alright; he's a real figure of authority." She then drew out a water bottle. "So what's your story here and the annoying goggle kid…no offense."

"-giggle, believe me, none taken. My father suggested that a voluntary work outside of school will be really good on my resume. As for Davis, he was the only one available, plus I wanted him alone so he won't runaway again when I asked him a certain question."

Nami just finished with her pills, wiping the water off her chin. "What's so terrifying about this question that he has to run for his life?"

"Well you see…"

"GAH…!"

Identifying that scream, Asagi sighed in irritation, knowing that she has to help Maury escape the wrath of the caved-in tent.

"Great…we'll talk later."

In the woods, Takato and Henry laid back on a stoop, Takato one side from Henry, eating their lunches, with Guilmon by his Tamer's side, chowing down his food, while Terriermon and Calumon nibbled on theirs inside a log opening by Henry.

"Careful, Terriermon…" Henry warned with a sly smile. "…don't eat too fast. If you get a stomach virus, I'll have to call Nurse Susie on you."

And Terriermon choked on those dreadful words…or at least he choked on his food.

"Hey…buddy, I was only kidding."

On the other side of the trunk, where the child sat on the foot of a tree, Takato chuckled at the bond between Terriermon and Henry. When he first became a Tamer, and when he first met those two, he saw how well they interact with each other; the kind of thing Takato wants between him and Guilmon, who now slept by his side, waiting for his little snack Takato was preparing.

"Takatomon, when's din-din gonna be ready?"

"In a few, Guilmon, and it's lunch; it's too early for dinner."

Although the relationship he has with him now is more like a mother with a child kind of thing…but he wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. Besides, he shudders at the thought of being with Terriermon. How does Henry deal with that witty, annoying rabbit; is beyond him.

"Don't worry; you can have some of my sandwiches."

On cue from that sweet, sweet voice, Takato's face lifted up straight and glowed red. Right in front of him, it looked like his crush, Jeri Katou was offering him a sandwich with a bright smile on her face, but Takato held enough focus to calculate the bee line her eyes made right at his Digimon.

Aw man…and I was hoping for that too.

Right at Jeri's right side, there was her friend…uh…Nikki, yes, who was offering him a chicken sandwich. "Here, have some of mine."

More kids then came out of nowhere, including Kazu and Kenta, surrounding Guilmon and his Tamer as they offered their lunches like Guilmon was some kind of a god to be sacrificing for.

"Try some of my Rice-Crispies cubes."

"No my Doritos…!"

"No how about my bag of McDonalds?"

"What…! No fair…!"

Guilmon was defiantly in a predicament that requires careful decisions. "Mmm…there's so many to choose from. I don't know where to start!"

Takato then waved his hands around. "Whoa, hold on, guys! Guilmon can't eat all that; he'll bloat up like a Thanksgiving Day balloon."

"You're a meanie, Takatomon."

"And you're a glutton, Guilmon."

And commence with the eye-to-eye stare down with growls motoring from their mouths. Their friends then laughed at the cute act.

"Yo, little dudes…!" Most of the kids quickly shielded the red dino from the teen chaperone, expect for Kazu, Kenta, and Jeri for they knew who Davis is. (Like back in the last chapter.) "…the teachers said they want you all back at the camp where they can see you. Y'all can play with Guilmon some other time."

Nicky and the kids dropped their jaws wondering how he knew about Guilmon. Kazu sensed this and grinned.

"Relax ya chicken-heads. He's a DigiDestined."

Reeling their jaws back, their eyes were next to grow wide at the goggled teen.

"For real…?"

Davis sheepishly grinned as he rubbed his hair. "Well I…"

At that moment, the little blue Digimon, DemiVeemon, popped out of his bag. "Is it lunch time yet, Davish?"

"Ohmigod! He's so cute!" Nikki cried, shooting her sparkling eyes at the little dragon.

Davis felt a deja-vu forming, reminding him the time when he was caught up with those TK-looking brats three years ago in the Armageddonmon chaos. Why…? Because once again he was trapped with these hyper kids, even Kazu and Kenta who still hadn't got over the Chosen teen.

"Hey come on, you're gonna make me fall! Dudes; DemiVeemon is not a toy! Knock it off!" it was like that on his way back to the camp, leaving Takato, Henry, and Jeri alone with the Digimon.

"O…kay…" Takato was just speechless at that. After giving the peanut-butter sandwich to Guilmon who was eating Jeri's snack, the boy stood up off the tree roots. "Hey…uh…" this next challenge was impossible for Takato's cheeks to stop blushing. "…Jeri…me and Henry are gonna take a little hike with the Digimon…uh…do you…wanna come too?"

A short silence came between his question and Jeri's upcoming answer…if she was going to answer. It was like she was a bit nervous around the boy as she seemed to take interest on the grass.

"Well…" it was hard for her to look at him, but she smiled never the less. "…I was gonna hang around with the girls…but if it means to be with the Digimon, sure!"

Takato's lips grew to a smile. "Great…!" He then rushed to where Davis went before he nearly tripped over some roots, but he recovered. Embarrassment, he felt, as he sheepishly grinned and giggled at Jeri who giggled back. "I'll…uh…ask Ms. Asagi if it's okay…" Walking back, he really tripped over a tree root and dropped his back in some bushes. Jeri giggled some more as Takato sheepishly stood up. "Uh…um…bye…" and off he went before he did any more stupid things in front of his crush.

Jeri watched him go, trying to suppress her laughter. But she couldn't help it; Takato was such a funny guy…and sometimes really innocent and cute when he does stuff like that.

"Suave move, Goggle-brain..." She heard Terriermon say from behind.

"Terriermon…!" three guesses who said that.

Turning around, she noticed Takato's friend…er…Henry, yeah; Henry climbing over the tree trunk with Terriermon leaping on his head and Calumon perched on the trunk as he watched the two. The white Digimon's eyes suddenly had interest on Jeri before leaping to her arms.

"Culu…! You seem nice! Wanna Eskimo kiss?"

"Huh?"

Before any negative thought played in her head, Calumon leapt up to her nose and rubbed it against his own…if he had one. Giggling, Jeri pulled him away and smiled. Jeri then noticed Henry calmly leaving with his hands in his pockets.

"Um…Henry…?"

The boy turned towards her. "Yes…?"

She blinked, surprised that those simple words escaped her mouth. She quickly came up with an excuse. "Uh…I was just wondering…what's it like being a Tamer?"

The boy rose his head up, trying to think. "Well…it's alright…although it's highly dangerous from all those battles…but it's nice to have a friendship between human and Digimon."

"Oh…"

"Why do you ask?"

Jeri bit her lips as she rubbed her arm. "Just curious…"

Background music (Sonic X, The White Flower on top of the Hill.)

"Hey your paws are tickling my feet, Terriermon!"

"Well his foot is tickling mine, bread-face!"

"I wish someone else would tickle me!"

Moments later we find the three Digimon standing on each other, totem pole style with Guilmon holding onto a bridge's arm. Yes the three creatures were performing a stunt on a bridge that rose miles high over a river, and it was considered fun to them.

"That looks kind of dangerous. What if they fall?"

"Eh, both Terriermon and Calumon can glide."

"And I have a Hyper Wing card ready for Guilmon."

A few feet away, the Tamers and Jeri watched the Digimon play their risky game while taking a look at the beautiful landscape; trees spreading miles away from the cliffs that the bridge connects between. Mountains and…eh you use your imagination. Right now as Henry keeps an eye on the monsters, Takato takes a moment with Jeri to see the sights.

"It's kind of nice, really," said Takato, leaning on the rope. "You should've seen all those battles we fought. At first it was kind of cool, but now it's really…uh…not, and dangerous. I'm just glad we finally have a chance to relax and play with our Digimon without some creepo Digimon trying to act like he's Godzilla or something."

Jeri listened on those words, lowering her body to get a full view of the waterfall far ahead. "So I guess being a Tamer isn't always fun and full of sunshines, huh?"

"Yeah…but it still was a dream come true. Did you remember that Rainbow Bridge incident three years ago?"

"How could I forget?"

Takato gazed into the sky. "I remember when Imperialdramon turned into his Paladin mode,"

"Who…?"

"You know…" Takato slightly spread his arms, mimicking wings. "…when he turned all white and angel-like..."

"Oh…I remember now. Yeah…he looked like an angel."

"I know…seeing him…that was it…Digimon touched my life. Since then, I dreamed of…" his voice cut off as Takato suddenly stared at something ahead.

"Dreamed of what, Takato?"

"Hey Jeri, look at that weird bird!"

Jeri scanned at his direction, unable to find what he saw. "What bird…?"

Takato tilted closer to Jeri, helping her find the bird. "Over there."

"Huh…oh I see it! It looks really funny, even from far away."

(Music fades)

Henry caught what they were looking at and felt very suspicious. He approached closer to his friends and checked the bird with some binoculars. "Wait…that's not just a bird, that's a Digimon."

"A what…!"

The three kids studied the creature further, and they seen what he mean. Its body was completely round shaped, plus it had a long tail and a long scrawny neck, and if they looked closer, its beak was long too. But that's all they could identify since it was too far away; at least almost away from the cliffs.

"Man, we could never catch a break, huh?"

Jeri blinked at Takato. "Does this mean you have to fight that bird Digimon?"

"Well I guess…um, it doesn't look like it's doing anything."

Henry then spoke while watching with his binoculars. "My thought exactly. It looks rather small; pretty much harmless to bother."

"Are you sure it's harmless?" asked Takato.

"Well it's just minding its own business, that's about it…" Henry's eyes motioned towards the happy Digimon who were still keeping their balance with ease. "…and you don't wanna ruin that happy totem pole, do you?"

Jeri giggled. "Well they do look so cute like that…but I still think they'll fall."

The Chinese/Japanese boy placed the tool over his neck. "We should leave it alone. I'm sure in time; it'll find a way back. Besides, we're on vacation."

Takato nodded. "I guess…but let's get these guys outta here before they sense it. Plus it's almost dinner time."

Odaiba: 7:45 PM…

Here we go to an average thirty stories apartment building as the sun nearly sets behind the mountains. Inside the upper rooms, we go into an average girl's room filled with stuffed animals and all sorts of teenaged stuff, followed by computer equipment almost rivaling Izzy's. On the bed we find that violet-haired girl, Miyako (Yolei) Inoue reading textbooks, who had her back rested on her boyfriend's back, Ken Ichijioji. On the floor, there was the former original DigiDestined of Tai's group, Takeru (TK) Takaishi and the youngest of the team, Iori (Cody) Hida also reading their textbooks.

Cody concentrated as hard as he can on his studies, but his troubles weren't letting him. "You know…as much as I done this before in similar situation like this…I still can't concentrate."

"I know what you mean…" TK responded, flipping a page. "…these Digimon attacks are getting out of hand."

Ken, who sat on the purple bed's edge, looked down at the blonde. "Didn't Izzy figure out what a Deva was?"

TK responded with a head shake. "With all the mysteries that were handed to him on his lap, he was having trouble."

"Wait…" Cody cut in. "…if I remember correctly, Santiramon said that the Devas were servants sent by the sovereign."

"As in the Enlighten Ones Izzy talked about before?" asked Ken.

"I hope not…I mean, why would a sovereign do this? Aren't they supposed to protect the Digital World and keep the peace from any harm?"

Yolei motioned over her boyfriend's shoulder. "Well it's obvious that one of the sovereigns must be corrupted by an evil Digimon. Remember when Malo-Myotismon treated the Digimon Emperor like a pupp…opps!" she covered her mouth as she remembered who was in the room. "Oh sorry, Kenny..."

"Sa-right…"

The Gilligan hated child lifted from the carpet floor, sitting on his butt to think. "Yeah you could be right. I seriously doubt that the sovereigns would cause chaos, intentionally."

"Bingo!" Yolei proclaimed with one of her trademark lines (A/N: 'Bingo' is one of her trademarks in the original version while the dub is 'Perfecto'). "So who's the likely culprit? I say it's Daemon!"

"I don't think so…" responded TK as he still was in think-mode. "…don't you remember a year ago? Tai defeated him when he reached to his Hi-Crest potential, just like Matt. His powers triumphed over that beast, and then…"

"Okay, I remember." Yolei cut off, dropping her head on her boyfriend's.

"But then again, evil does have a yen to return, and Myotismon, Etemon, and…grrr…Devimon proved it. We'll figure it out, eventually."

Ken then faced towards Cody. "Off the subject; did Rosa tried to use you to get to me again?"

Cody groaned as he dropped his head. "Oh yeah…"

Ken would've responded, until Yolei blurted: "God that girl has so many issues. I know she moved here just to get to my Kenny! Talk about pathetic."

"Uh actually, Yolei, her father's job usually involved around Japan…"

"Save it, Cody! Don't try to defend your little girlfriend, but next time, keep her away from…"

"Girlfriend!"

Next Yolei turned to him with a devilish smile. "Oh don't try to hide it, you sly dog, you. Unless the kiss marks you had last Saturday was from someone else."

His face heated from that. He cursed the day that he wasn't so careful. After Takato's friends pointed out all those lip marks on his face, he tried to wipe it off, but thanks to Yolei when he got home, he missed one on his right cheek and she was continuously teasing him about it ever since.

"Look…she was caught in the heat of the action when she nearly got killed under a rock. Surely there's a reasonable explanation."

"I'll say…" Yolei mocked him by battling her sparkling eyes. "…she's truly in love with you! Awww!"

Shame he felt as Cody hid under a book. "Quit it, Yolei!"

Suddenly, everything around turned dark.

"Huh…? Why did the lights go out?" asked Yolei as she held onto Ken for support.

"I could answer, Yolei, but I can't really move my head."

TK came up to the window and pulled the shades up. He witnessed the city landscape shrouded in darkness. "The entire city lost power too. What could cause this blackout?"

Wilderness Japan: 8:45 PM…

There are many tales involving the dark blue scene known as the night. It is the time where many frightening legends have been made and later told, like tales of terrifying murders, frightening ghosts, and late night salesmen. Today, right around the intense bonfire, Davis tells the young kids a chilling tale filled with horror and dread.

"…And then…right when the dude opened the door…there he found the hideous man with his hideous hands opening the box…and what it behold…a smelly anchovies pizza that gave skanky stench…and it wasn't even hot!"

Normally scary stories would leave a chill down your spine, but this froze the kids in confusion. But enough about Davis' so-called chilling tales. Let us go to the women with the same voices who sat further away from the madness, eating noodles, curtsey of Davis. (I really hope Davis was kidding about making a living with a noodle stand, eh Black?)

(Terra's note: Yeah but he did made a killing with it.)

(A/N: True...true...HOW!)

"Tell me...where did your friend come up with these...interesting stories?"

Kari rolled her eyes, chuckling. "Don't look at me. Davis' mind is practically one of the mysterious things in the universe. No brain surgeons or psychiatrists will ever map out that brain."

And the two ladies shared a joyful laughter.

"Anywise, about earlier…what's the story of bringing the crazy kid here?"

It would seem that this maybe a mouth full as Kari gently lays her bowl on the tree trunk she sat on. Her eyes watch Davis who continues to tell his very weird ghost tales. "I think it started when we were in the fourth grade. Davis didn't seem to be the favorite out of everyone in school, which I'm sure you seen why…so I decided to be nice to him and be his friend. It was because of me that Davis made friends with everyone I know. I guess maybe because that I was the first that anyone's been nice to…he grew a deep crush on me."

"Heh…I should've smelled it. What, does that mean you two go out?"

Davis still was having fun telling his story as we hear Kari's voice. "No…anywise, after meeting with my old friend, TK, he grew jealous of him. Course I knew Davis had a crush on me, so I just played around with it, making him jealous. I still feel bad about doing that to him."

"He seems to be the jealous type, I can tell from that goofy kid. That doesn't explain why you brought him along."

"I'm getting to that. Another one of my friends…well…she and Davis don't get along very well. They constantly fight 24-7. Then somewhere around last year when she got a boyfriend, she and Davis' arguments gotten worse, and his attempts to woo me were…well, they didn't seem the same."

"What do you mean? He tried to do the unthinkable."

"In a way…yeah he did the unthinkable…he accidentally announces to the school that he doesn't have a crush on me anymore."

Nami laughs at this as Kari suppresses hers.

"Yeah that was a real shocker, I know…but the thing that was bugging me was why he pretended that he still liked me since after my friend gotten a boyfriend."

"Oh let me guess…he now likes your friend, but the problem is that she has a boyfriend, right?"

Slowly, with thoughts, Kari nodded. "I never would've guessed, and maybe no one else did…expect maybe my soon to be sister-in-law…she must had saw it coming but she wouldn't tell me. Davis' feelings towards Yolei are different from mine. He's afraid to confront her because she goes out with his best friend and he doesn't want to humiliate himself like he did with me. Every time I try to ask Davis that if he likes my friend, he goes ballistic and runs off. That's why I brought him here, so I can settle the score alone."

"I see…" Nami then drinks a bottle of water. "Ahhh…so I was wondering…How come his schemes to sweep you off your feet were failures?"

Suddenly, Kari seemed to find interest on her feet. "Well…I just don't…maybe…I already like someone else."

"Ah… Me-thinks you don't have the heart to tell, huh?" Nami caught the teen blushing madly. "Can I call them or what? Well you're gonna have to tell him, just like the goofy kid is gonna have to tell his feelings to your friend."

"Yeah…it's just…a little hard for me, but you're right. I don't wanna end up like my brother. But for Davis, I think his problem is a little worse than mine…"

"GAAAAAHHHHHH!"

But just then, the girls found Mr. Maury lying on the ground as the kids watches his body shake.

"M-M-M-Muh…muh…monster…!"

The young teacher rubs her temples. "There's that headache again…" sighing, Ms. Asagi walks up to the pitiable man. "Okay kids, break it up and give him some breathing room. Davis, what the heck did you just tell him?"

The goggled teen rubbed his spiky hair. "I don't know. I was up to the part with the pirates and the zombie octopus pizza when the dude freaked out. I didn't know he was scared of octopuses."

However, Kari could guess what really happened. She followed Takato and Henry's gaze towards the tents far behind. Yup, according to her conclusion, the man must had saw Guilmon, Terriermon, Gatomon, Veemon, and Calumon in the tents when they were eating.

"Takatomon, can we have some more noodles."

"More cat nip for me too!"

Kari frowned, which made her Digimon cower to her knees. Wait till we get home, Gatomon…

Shinjuku: 9:47 PM…

You remember that electronic game where the buttons go on and off and you have to keep pressing them till they all go off? Well that is pretty much how the city is like. Nearly experiencing the 2003 New York Blackout, the city is suffering in a power failure. But that doesn't bother the persistent abnormal investigators, the Hypnos, to continue their job for Digimon extinction, for they have their own generator. Right now, the two lovely computer ladies, raven haired Riley, and short haired Talley had a lock on a new signal on the giant dome grid above.

"The system is picking up a rising signal. It's the same Wild One earlier ago."

Talley pouted, irritably. "And you said it was too small to bother with."

"So sue me. Just report this to Yamaki, will you?"

"Sir, we got a lock on a strong signal coming from a Wild One. You better get over here."

Yamaki hung up without a word and stormed off through the office halls. As he rushed ahead, he gazed through the windows at his left, noticing the city under a blanket of darkness.

So many years…so many years we've suffered under their wrath. Just what is it these digital parasites want? Is it an invasion?

Soon, the man climbed on the steel stairs, entering the dark computer room where the girls were hard at work on the trolley computer chairs.

"What's the situation?"

Talley's chair shifted high towards the dome, near the radar signal. "System's detected a Wild One growing rapidly. According to the scanners, its feeding off of the city's power. Its too unstable and powerful for us to stop it."

Great…again the Hypnos are left helpless while some pixel freak wreaks the city. Oh how Yamaki hates to feel weak and helpless. It's just the thing that made him lose everything dear to him years ago.

Replacing his lighter, Yamaki flicked around a golden locket in frustration. It has to be stopped…they just have to be stopped once and for all… With one final flick, he gripped on the locket so tight. …No matter what it takes.

Wilderness Japan: 11:23 AM…

Morning has arisen once again, meaning that the children arose from their tents to frolic in this beautiful day. After breakfast was served, the kids were free to play and such and even the teachers were free to relax…if they can…like Ms. Asagi trying to catch a tan without Mr. Maury performing a Davis-with-Kari bid.

"How about I rub some lotion on your back, Ms. Asagi?" he asked the woman who just lay their in her red bathing suit and shades.

"How about not…?"

But deep in the woods, we find some kids in a secluded river trying to get some fun alone time with their monstrous friends.

"KITTY-CANNONBALL!"

"VEE-GERNOIMO!"

"TERRIER-POCAHONTAS!"

And all those cried were made before the Digimon dived into the waters after Guilmon and Calumon who sunk below. Takato and Henry sat on a rock, watching the Digimon swim in the currants.

"This is what I'm talking about; having our Digimon do nothing but play and no fighting to worry about." Said Henry.

"Yeah…could you imagine what would happen if Rika was here? She'll probably force us to fight trees to stay prepared."

"Yeah, like 'Stupid trees!'"

And the boys shared laughter, happy that they didn't have a care in the world for once, until…

"What's this about trees? You're not thinking of hurting some, are you?"

Takato choked on a lump as his red face turns towards Jeri. His heartbeat became worse when he found Jeri in a cute green swimsuit that had a little skirt.

"N-N-N-nothing…Jeri…uh…" he would tell Henry to stop laughing at him, but he dared not to take his eyes off of Jeri.

But what's this…? Why id Jeri walking towards him with a creepy smile? "Takato…what's that down there?"

"Wha…?" and he fell for it…literally…right in the river thanks to Jeri. The boy quickly submerged and glared up at Jeri who giggled at him, along with Henry. "Why did you do that?"

"Cause it was funny-giggle-"

"I like to see you say that down here!"

"Gladly!" with that, Jeri jumped in the water, purposely letting the splash engulf the goggle boy.

As the two kids began their splash wars, we pan further down the river to find Davis on a large rock and already in his swimming trunks. But as much as he wants to meet his body with the water, he was now interrogated by Kari who also was in her pink swimsuit.

"Now Davis…from the top."

The teen groaned like a little kid and whined: "Do I have to? I'm missing the water wars!"

"Davis…! I'm getting sick of your secrecy and it's driving me crazy! Tell me…now!"

Davis was stuck under Kari's terrifying gaze, which he never thought the timid girl had. "Okay, okay…I like Yolei, and I'm freaked out about that as it is! I just don't know why."

"But when did it start?"

Davis groaned again. "Awww…I don't know…I guess…you remember when Tai kicked the snot out of Daemon when he kidnapped Ken? Well…I guess around that, I was helping Yolei hook up with Ken while she helped me hook up with you."

Kari smirked, making herself comfortable on the rock. "…Which it failed, right?"

"Don't remind me. And then…I don't know, I think I got so cozy with Yolei. I never thought she would be so fun to hang around with. And after when we saved Ken…when those two kissed…I felt so sick…I…MAN! Out of all the girls to be in love with, why did it have to be Yolei! Why do I have fall for ones that already have the perfect guys?"

Kari spouted up with a red face. "Uh…what do you mean by that?"

"Oh come on, Kari, I seen how cozy you are with TK. You guys kissed, after all."

"WE DID NOT!" Kari freaked…but then she just thought of something. "…wait, you pronounced TK's name right!"

"Duh, I knew his name LONG ago. I just like to mess with him, that's all."

Kari looks away, already said what was done…although one thing pops in her head. "So…are you sure you're over me?"

"Yeah…c-c-course I am!"

From the sound of his voice, she doubted it. "Completely…?"

"Yes…!"

"Totally…?"

"Yes, Kari, don't go 1980s on me!"

Now she knows she can't believe it. Davis' had a crush on her since day one, and his affiliation driven him to be completely jealous on any guy who goes near her. The day Davis falls for someone else, especially Yolei would be the day that hell froze and the devils would sell ice cones. Kari needed proof, she needed evidence that supported that Davis was completely over her, she….

…swooped in and planted her lips hard on Davis'.

(Davis and Kari: O.O! Dude! )

(A/N: Shocking…!)

But a second or two after, Davis parted away like keeping away from a virus. "WHY DID YA DO THAT FOR!"

This was something more than his utter announcement. If she would've kissed him before, boy howdy, Davis would've deep throat her…okay, maybe he would kissed back. But this…this…he didn't fall for the trap, and Kari couldn't be even happier.

"To see if you were really over me." Reeling back, Kari devilishly smiled. "…well…?"

"Well what…?"

"How did it feel?"

Davis turned away, cautiously touching his lips. It wasn't the fact that she kissed him…okay it was. But it was how he responded and felt; something he never expected himself. "Kinda nice…but…just…freaky…makes me want to tell you to never do that again."

With one swift motion, Kari happily hugged the boy. "Davis…you really do like Yolei!"

Again he felt dread…and the pain crushing his shoulders. "Yeah okay…you're hurting my shoulders!"

"Sorry…" she obeyed and let go. "You do realize that you're gonna have to tell her."

"No!"

"Davis…it's not about wither she'll say yes or no. Even that if she doesn't feel the same way…you can't be living in what-ifs."

The boy dropped his head toward the water feeling so embarrassed. "I just can't…I…I just don't wanna…have my heart broken again."

Great, now Kari felt guilty. "Look, I'm really sorry for playing with your feelings. That wasn't very…'me' of me. I know that you don't want to come between her and your best friend…but doesn't she have the right to know? To tell you the truth…she used to like you too."

Smooth move…now Davis felt worse as he hid his face behind his palms. "God dammit…"

SPLASH! The sound of water broke their moment. The DigiDestined found their Digimon along with the Tamers as they swim away from and angry Impmon that they teased along the way.

"I'LL GET YOU! I'LL GET YOU! YOU MUGS ARE DEAD MEAT!"

Davis arched his brow at that. "Dude, what's the deal with him?"

Kari gave a half smile as she shook her head. "You got me, but I guess some Digimon don't know how to control their tempers,"

"WHOOAAAA!"

Suddenly, it was like the water just threw them over to the tress. Davis and Kari dropped their jaws, unable to figure out what happened. Same with the Tamers; Their eyes gazed at the Digimon just lying on the bushes.

"What just happened?" wondered Takato.

"Takato, look over there!" cried Jeri as she pointed to a large rooster Digimon that stood on the other side of the river near where Davis and Kari are.

"Henry…isn't that the same Digimon we saw near the bridge? How did he get so huge?"

Henry fiddled with his D-Arc, trying to come up with an answer. "I'm not sure…but I'm trying to get the answers…if this Digivice works…come on!"

"Aw man! Don't tell me that it's…"

"GOT IT!"

Shinduramon: Holy Bird Digimon. An holy iron bird who boasts impenetrable armor and a lightening pestle. Part of the twelve Devas.

Type: Data

Stage: Ultimate

Attacks: Positron Pulse, Treasure Pestle

"It's an Ultimate alright, and it's a Deva."

Takato cringed as he stared at the horrifying bird, but Jeri gazed at it like it was something she never seen before in her life, which she hasn't.

"The Deva has come, phrase the heavens on his wraith!" a voice cried out that sounded like one of those church reverends.

"Who said that?" Takato asked.

His wonder ended up at Jeri whose scared eyes stared at something from behind…and Takato can now see what she was so freaked out about. Perched on a tree was an owl…and owl who was the one who spoke those words, just like the ones he'll say right now.

"Oh yes-ah. The Deva who breath's the light made from man! He has comeith for your doom!" the owl fluttered away and hovered over the river near its master.

"Dude, that is really creepy. This reminds me of a horror flick where this monster thing used these birds for…"

"Davis not now, okay?"

"Begone you foul humans! The Deva will rise and bring liberation for all Digimon kind! Make waste, he shall!"

"Dude, go back to the Winnie the Pooh story where you belong, and tell your buddy to get lost or we'll have a juicy Thanksgiving dinner!"

Well Davis was sure surprised, because after the giant roaster flapped his wings and created a strong gust, he and the owl took off to the air and flew over the trees where the Digimon were.

"Dude…did he…?"

"…Actually listened to you?" Kari finished.

Not letting this opportunity go by, Davis scratched his head and smiled wide. "Uh yeah…I meant to do that! Ha, the dude was smarter than he looked, huh?"

Henry scanned the path Shinduramon made. "From the direction it was going…I say it was heading for the city power damn."

Wasting no time, Guilmon, Terriermon, Gatomon, and Veemon dug through the forest after the Deva.

"Let's get him!"

"I have first dibs, dino-boy!"

"Hey you little kitties…!"

"…Wait for us!"

Takato cursed himself as he watched his Digimon run off without him…again. "Man…do I always have to chase after him?"

Jeri looked at the boys with a confused look as Calumon landed into her arms. "Well…aren't you going to follow them?"

Henry growled under his breath. "There's no way we'll be able to tread the thick forest as easily as they do. We're gonna have to go around. Come on!"

Moments later, the gang rode on a bus to the damn. It wasn't easy, what with trying to but some clothes on, making an excuse for Ms. Asagi, like Davis saying they seen Bigfoot at the dam, and trying to tell Jeri to stay, which she wouldn't.

"Jeri, I told you that it's too dangerous to come with us." Takato warned, worrying for her safety.

Jeri gave him one of those stern looks as rested her fist on her hips that was still covered in her swimsuit along with her body. "It's too late for that now, Takato. I want to see what you do with your life with these Digimon."

"Aw man...!"

"Guys, I think I solved something that Shinduramon said…" all eyes were towards Kari, who also still wore her swimsuit. "…'The Deva that breaths the light made from man'…Izzy e-mailed me that the city were experiencing blackouts. That must mean that this Digimon fuels on electricity."

"Dude, that's twisted! But why would that turkey fly over to the dam?"

Kari narrowed her eyes at the boy. "Think, Davis; what does the dam produce?"

"Uh…water…? Wait, wait, I know this…" his eyes lit up as his brained imagined a crude five year old drawing of Shinduramon as large as the world. "DUDE! That thing will be enough to end world hunger if he chows down on the juice!"

BANG!

Sadly it was not Davis getting smacked upside the head, for it was the sound of metal…although that would explain a lot about Davis' skull. Henry slammed his hand on the bus wall like he was suffering trauma.

"This is all my fault! I never should've ignored that Digimon!"

Davis and Kari blinked at the young boy. "Dude, you mean you saw it before? Why didn't you warn us?"

"It…it was very small at first, I thought it was harmless. Besides, I refused to resort to fighting, because the Digimon are on vacation. I didn't want to ruin their peace, they've been fighting for so long that we never gave them a chance to relax. I'm so sorry, guys."

As Henry hung his head in shame, the teens gazed at the grieved boy with silence. But young Takato felt tension between them before he stepped before his friend.

"Wait, don't be mad at him. It's as my fault as it is his. I mean…we didn't want to ruin the Digimon's day, but now we know that we made things a lot worse."

"Guys wait…" Kari halted. "We're not mad at you, and we would've done the same if the Digimon didn't seem to be any threat but…oh we'll talk about this later…"

SCEEEECH!

The bus screeched to a stop, and the gang tumbled off their feet. Well a body in motion stays in motion.

"That was fun! Can we do that again?" Calumon cheered as he was on top of the humans.

"Dude, isn't there anything you don't think as fun?"

"Um…"

Pushing up to his feet, Takato glares at the person who pulled the stop-rope. "Jeri, why did you do that?"

"Because I found that creepy turkey Digimon...over there!" she pointed over the window, where Shinduramon's figure was seen far ahead over the dam. Electricity surged from the large dam and coated the growing bird.

"OH DEAR GOD! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT TURKEY! WE'RE DOOMED!"

"Calm down, Takato and let's get out there!" shouted Kari.

"Yes ma'am..."

"Wowie, that climb made me fell like those people with the raccoon hats! Can we get one of those hats, Bokomon?"

"Neemon, would you be quiet!"

"Sorry..."

Further away from the dam, at the shallow side of the wall that stood kilometers high, we find the three Digimon, Bokomon, Neemon, and Patamon (Not TK's.) emerging from the woods on top of a cliff.

The white Digimon wiped his sweaty head with a handkerchief. "This journey back to the city would've been quite unproblematic if we had a map."

"Maybe we should check one at just where can we find a computer, under a rock, Neemon?"

"It worked in the Digital World."

"This is NOT the Digital World! Can't you understand that?"

Ignoring their argument, little Patamon lo and beholds at growing chicken that was bathed in electricity on the dam. "Hey, look at that giant turkey!"

"Huh?" the two idiot brothers gaze at the humongous rooster.

"Ooo...biiiiig turkey!" Neemon awes.

"That's no ordinary turkey..." from out of nowhere, Bokomon grabs a big book and reads it. "...that is Shinduramon, one of the dreaded twelve Devas! He uses electricity for energy, and can be really brutal! This is a LARGE problem, because he's standing on the only pathway that seems to lead back to the city!"

"We could go the other way." suggested the dopey Neemon.

"The other way...!" with a big hand, Bokomon points behind him as the deep wilderness that leads to the mountains. "...in the forest where we're delectable meals for bears, wolves, and vultures!"

"Um...yes...?"

And the Rookie drops on the rocky floor, crying. "Oh...I wish Takuya and the others were here, and not..."

"PYRO SPHERE!"

"TERRIER TORNADO!"

Bokomon's eyes lights up in time to see an explosion blast on Shinduramon's body. "What in the Digital World...?"

"Maybe someone's shooting fireworks and hit the turkey by mistake."

Ignoring the stupid Digimon, Bokomon pulled out binoculars from his pouch. "Lucky thing I got this at a discount." and then he looks through it, spotting a red dino, a green rabbit, a gloved cat, and a blue lizard fighting Shinduramon. "It appears to be a Gatomon, Terriermon, Veemon, and a red Digimon that I cannot identify are fighting Shinduramon."

"Wow, they're so brave!" commented Patamon as he fluttered over Bokomon.

Neemon nodded like crazy. "Yeah...they're gonna get eaten by the turkey."

"Neemon!" and Bokomon went back to the binoculars, just in time to find some kids further away on a cliff, heading toward the battle scene. "OH MY...!"

"What is it, Papa-Bokomon?" (A/N: I'm not sure if Patamon calls him this, but...whatever.)

"IT'S THEM! THE DIGIDESTINED!" excitedly, Bokomon throws away the binoculars. "Quickly, we must get to them!" and off he went, slipping off the narrow ledge between the thick forest and high doom...if it wasn't for Patamon's rescue. "Oh dear, how I hate heights?"

"VEE-HEADBUTT!"

"LIGHTENING CLAW!"

The DigiDestined Digimon launched for the twenty foot tall rooster, but was heavenly blown away by Shinduramon's electric aura and crashed hard on the cement bridge.

Terriermon came up to Veemon's body and held up two of his ear lobs. "Yo, blue, how many ear lobs I'm holding up?"

Veemon, suffering electric sparks, lift his dazed head. "Umm...uh...five hamburgers?"

"Oh boy..."

Gatomon fought the pain up to stand on her feet. "That wasn't very smart of us...we can't get through that static cling of his!"

Terriermon studied the bird surging with electricity like the god of thunder as its body inflates bigger. "Yeah, and ol electric turkey there if puffing up like a balloon. Any ideas, kitty cat?"

"DIGI-MODIFY...!"

As if god heard their call, the critters spotted their human friends down the bridge with their Digivice glowing brightly.

"...DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

Gatomon smiled brightly as intense as the glow of her body. "I say Kari is one step ahead of me!"

(D-i-g-i-v-o-l-u-t-i-o-n)

"GUILMON DIGIVOLVE TOOOO...GROWLMON!"

"TERRIERMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO...GARGOMON!"

"VEEMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO...EXVEEMON!"

"GATOMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO...ANGEWOMON!"

And here we go; the muscled packed dragon Exveemon, the fierce crimson dinosaur Growlmon, the dog commando Gargomon, and the heavenly beautiful Angewomon are fully charged, bravely facing up at the thirty feet tall rooster that is the king of the dam, Shinduramon who is still bathed dearly with power.

"Oh yeah, anyone up for KFC? GARGO LASERS!" the shots from his spinning barrel guns were easily eaten by Shinduramon's electric field. "Oh give me a break!"

The light grew brighter and brighter from Growlmon's mouth. "Ready Exveemon...?"

"Always ready, Rad Red!" and with that, Exveemon focused white energy within his chest. "V-LASER!"

"PYRO BLASTER!"

The two beams, with all their strength, drilled through the Deva's electric field, but in the end they exploded without even reaching to the Digimon's body.

"KAAAA! POSITRON PULSE!" From the claws that stick out sideways, almost like lightening rods, they unleashed a ray of electricity that deeply scratched the bridge and electrocuted the three Digimon hard till they dropped on their backs.

Henry gripped his digivice with frustration. "It's no good! Shinduramon uses the dam's electricity to protect himself!"

Hiding behind the Tamers and DigiDestined, Jeri watches with eyes frozen at the battle. It was something she never seen before, like watching a epic monster fight that gave off intense wind all around. She felt scared, yes, but no matter how much she argued, she could not look away.

Another blast from the rooster produced a fierce gust that dragged dust past the kids. Takato quickly uses his body to shield Jeri. "Man...He's totally owning our Digimon! If only we could Digivolve to Ultimate."

"CELESTIAL ARROW!"

With her large wrist crossbow, Angewomon shot an arrow of holy energy straight at the Deva. But the Digimon countered with another devastating Positron Pulse that blew the arrow to bits and caused a giant explosion that engulfed even the other three Digimon.

"Watch it, Blondie, I just washed this fur!"

Davis grinded his teeth after witnessing the angel's failed move. "Yeah, but Kari's Digimon is an Ultimate and she's barely beating this chicken-head!"

Henry hung his head in defeat. "He's just too powerful for us! It's hopeless!"

Hearing that dreaded word snapped Davis' eyes towards the ten year old. "Dude, don't say that! It's never hopeless! You can't quit just because some battery chicken is kicking your butt! There's always a way win, just think!"

The child's hands clenched so tight, they were on the verge to rip a hole on their palms. "But what...? Shinduramon's strength and energy relies on the dam, which makes him virtually overwhelming, our Digimon are powerless to even get through his electric field, and the battlefield is too narrow for them to fight on, which is also surrounded by water..."

It then hit him like a ton of bricks. Shinduramon's madly charged up with electricity, but that power is heavenly conducted on water, and if say a toaster falls in water...boom.

"THAT'S IT! If we could get through his force field, we can shove him in the water, shorting out his energy!"

The goggled teen smiled in triumph. "See dude, I told ya there's always a way...but how are we gonna even touch that electric turkey?"

With a bright smile, Henry hid a card in his hand. "Leave that to me!"

Not even intimidated by Shinduramon's Zeus-imitating posture, Growlmon stepped up, growling with valiant growling.

"PYRO BLASTER!"

Sadly, Shinduramon effortlessly tilted away from beam as it sails across the dam and headed for the cliffs... where Bokomon, Neemon, and Patamon tread.

"OH NOOOOOO!"

BOOM! And a large chunk of the cliff was blown to bits.

"Yo, bread-face...!"

The gun-tooting Champion leaped up on Growlmon, whispered something in his ear, and the red dino nodded in agreement. Growlmon from sight, gesturing Exveemon and Angewomon to follow him, and that left Gargomon alone with the giant, fat turkey that perched on a wall connected by towers.

"Okay, chicken-wings, it's just you and me, now..."

Shinduramon, overflowing with raw power, narrows his eyes at the little Champion.

"...and I got a few word to say to you!"

The rooster leans his head forward, eager to listen to Gargomon's last words.

Suddenly, Gargomon shocks the world as his guns mechanically shifted around and folded away, revealing that he does have hands. He turns around, facing the deep river water, bends down and pulls his pants down, as if mooning the angry chicken.

BUT WAIT...that's not all. In a chilling move, he does a shocking act that would do Jim Carry proud.

"You can call me, Yur-A-Nus!" his butt cheeks said with the help of Gargomon's hands. "Ass-HOOOOOLEOHHHH! CHICK-A-ROOOOONIIIIII! Lookie me, I'm a dumb-ass chicken-head! Ber-kawww!"

"Kaw-ka-do-la-KAAAAAAWWWWWWW!"

Battle music (Rockman EXE, Access theme)

It kawed with the fury of a thousand lions and roosters, shaking the very earth and making the rocks and water rise up. His power flared intensely, as heavenly as the power of a DBZ warrior. The light of his power expanded Acers wide. In other words...

...he is piiiiissed.

Like a rocket, Shinduramon's power blew a chunk of the wall to bits as he dives straight for the mooning ingrate. Gargomon quickly faced the in-coming and verrrrry fuming Digimon with his pants up and his guns back in place.

"Boo-yah!" his battle cry was made as he leaped for the Deva.

The Champion soared high, eyeing his foe that was coming at him like a flaming comet. Facing death and danger right at his pupils, Gargomon never let his mischievous smile be overpowered by the Deva's mighty glare.

"KAWWWWW! POSITRON PULSE!" Shindramon unleashed a monster blast of electricity that would make Pikachu eat his rodent heart out. The blast was destructive enough to incinerate an office building, and it was heading straight for the flying Champion.

And this was enough for Henry to initiate the card slashing. "DIGI-MODIFY! COUNTER STRIKE ACTIVATE!"

With a force of god, the electric wave splashed on Gargomon and burst with such intensity that made him no more. Shinduramon could only grin at his triumph.

"BUNNY…!"

"Kaw…?"

Taking the Deva's breath away, Gargomon fought through the wave of 200,000 volts and continued to reach for the fat Deva. As Gargomon's gun was flaring green flames, the Digimon was protected by a shield, thanks to Henry's card. As if it wasn't enough, the shield sunk into Gargomon's body, causing the flames in his guns to flare even more.

"…PUMMEL!"

POW! With a thundering blow, Gargomon uppercut Shinduramon's face HARD, smashing his beak to pieces and causing the green flames and the electricity to splash away like a force of Shamo's dive.

"GUYS! YOU'RE UP!" cried Kari.

From behind the dam, Exveemon, Angewomon, and a Hyper Winged Growlmon soared high, closing in on the staggered Deva. Thanks to Gargomon, not only Shinduramon lost his concentration to control his power enough for a force field, he also lured the Deva closer to the water.

Growlmon flew out of the way for Exveemon to focus energy in his chest, and for Angewomon to call upon the holy spirits that coated her body in a pink, cross shaped glow.

"V-LASER!"

"HEAVEN'S CHARM!"

A straight X-shaped beam followed a cross-shaped wing of holy energy plowed right into Shinduramon's back, shoving him hard enough over the water. But the Deva still had enough focus in him to fight his dizziness enough to stay a few inches over the water.

"Time to end this, boy! DIGI-MODIFY! DEVIL CHIP ACTIVATE!"

Once again, Growlmon was overwhelmed with dark energy so raw that…well let's just say that Growlmon's Yang was disrupting Kari's Yin.

"PYRO BLASTER!" A beam wide as a basketball field slammed Shinduramon hard into the water…

"KAAAWWWWWWW!"

…and the power-hungry rooster was suffering under his own electric energy, trapped under a web of intense sparks, until the chicken exploded, creating a geyser of water that towered over 50 feet.

(End music)

"Well…that was nuts…" Takato wiped the sweat off his forehead as he and his friends walked along a pavement road within the forest after a job well done. "Um…Jeri, you okay?"

She responded like she just woken up from her thoughts. "Um…yeah…"

Now that he remembered, Jeri was frozen stiff after the battle ended. It was probably overwhelming for her to adjust. "Uh…look, Jeri, I know that was probably really scary back there; I don't blame you. But…I…well…"

"Well what…? I wasn't really…scared…it was actually kind of…interesting."

Oh boy… "Yeah well…I still think it's not safe for you to hang around me when there's a Digimon threat, and next time I want you to stay away where it's safe."

A playful grin was made by the little girl. "We'll see…"

Ahead of the little kids, Davis and Kari had a little talk of their own.

"So Davis…I was just wondering…I know that you pretended to like me only to hide your true feelings for Yolei…but did you also did had other motives?"

After staring at the sky, Davis looked back at her with a mischievous stare. "Well I know that you sometimes use Yolei to keep me away from you, which is also why I made ya think I still liked you."

If Kari didn't know better, her jaw nearly reached to the ground. Davis…with a clever plan? Has getting over Kari also helped him think logically?

"Davis….?"

"Yeah…?"

Before he knew it, Kari slapped him on his shoulder. "You little sneak! Have you forgotten that I'm supposed to be the sneaky one on the team?"

Davis chuckled. "Guess you lost that title, Kari."

"We'll see about that!"

We go back to the dam, still suffering from the Digimon battle. On the side where the waters were shallow…SO shallow that the dam towers at least twenty stories, the three little Digimon lies on their back, gasping for air after their fall. Yes, Growlmon's blast blew them off the cliff, but thanks to Patamon, they survived the fall…barely.

"Oh…never before…have I loved scary rides like that." Bokomon mumbled, still scared by the fall.

Like the ol school Undertaker, Neemon lifted his back up. "YIPEEE! That was fun! Can we do that again?"

With his finger, Bokomon lured his partner towards him…and snapped his pants again.

"OW!"

End of part 7...