Digimon Tribute Chapter 8: Vegetarians' nightmare, a digimon fanfic

Digimon Tribute

Keep the digital spirit alive

Shinjuku: 2:12 PM…

Background music (Random soft Japanese music, no vocals.)

...The wind...one of the four main elements on earth. It is the breath we feel that is from the planet. It is that breeze that is the cooling unit of our world. Today, that force is now breezing through the Asian city of Tokyo in the beginning of the spring season. Anything that wasn't completely stiff, they waves along the current of the gentle breeze, like clothes, leaves, and grass.

Speaking of grass, those strands of greens, that are the earth's hair, waves smoothly like silk. These little pieces stand on an open field, surrounded by trees, and city skyscrapers stands tall far in the background. No sound was heard expect for the soft breath of the wind, but disturbing the peaceful sight of green was a color of tan in the form of dust flies by.

The dust grew thicker, carrying the soil of the earth, which perhaps came from the open scars of the grassy field. But within this blanket of dust that was carried by the wind, a tall, slim figure stood as a shadow under the field of trees. The mysterious feminine body stalks out of the dark woods, waving its fluffy tail along the soft wind.

Another part of the field, another figure approached from a dark area that looks like a cement pathway. This figure's shape is an opposite gender from the other, and also wields sharp edges around his head, hands, and other places. However, despite the lack of light the figure still walks under, parts of his body emits a slight glow of fire yellow.

The female subject halts on a dirt area, letting the wind push back her yellow fur and tail. Her purple gloved arms hang loosely, and her dark, crystal eyes fixates ahead in a dim, calm gesture. All of her body waited with tranquil patients, except for her long white tipped ears that twitch.

The blue lizard ends his hike, planting his fire armored feet on the dirt. His steel claws reflect the sunlight, brightly, and his knee pads seemed to course with magma energy. This fire illusion seems to flow within his chest armor as well as his mask that held a large blade from between the blue dragon's nose that reflected a blinding light. The eye holes of his mask failed to expose the eyes that are gazing ahead, due to the shade from within the face-wear.

Standing many feet away from another, neither warrior fears away from the other's mighty gaze as the winds carries the sand across the scene. Their bodies stood at their present spot, relaxed, with no muscle used. Their eyes acted that their sight couldn't gaze at another but each other, for this is no stare down of romantic innuendo, this is a stare down that shall prepare the battle that will be fought not on the physical plane, but on the spiritual mental fronts as well.

For they wait for a move…

And wait…

And wait...

A little squirrel awakens from its little hole from with in a tree, holding a little acorn. But with a strong gust of wind, the critter drops the food down from the branch as it hurtles towards a root of a tree.

Kcank!

"IKE!"

And blast away, the fighters did with the power and throttle of drag racers. The tall fox and the armored dragon charges hard for each other, reeling back a fist focused with chi and pyro energy.

"POWER PAW!"

"FLAME FIST!"

BOOM! Their charged fists touched each other, at least the fox aimed between the claws, creating an explosion that blew away the dirt.

The roar of the explosion slowly died away, as well as the smoke that hid the fighters. The cloud of smoke was still visible, and very thick, almost as if it was very solid. However, not a molecule of it could block out the sounds of the fight, which you can hear the sounds of fists, grunts, kicks, and such.

The smoke started to fade from sight, starting to reveal the animated fighters still engaged in their eternal dance of pain. A straight powerful kick plowed across the dragon's face. A horizontal swing smashed hard on the fox's head. A sudden elbow kick to the gut was made by the vulpine. A razor slash cut on the surface of the fox's shoulder. Different of these attacks were took into action with such speed for the naked eye to never follow.

The yellow fox withdrew away, backflipping like a circus acrobat. While in her final flip, she launched a numerous amount of tiny crystal shards right at her opponent like mosquitoes shooting like darts.

"FIRE ROCKET!"

But the armored dragon blasted away like flaming cannonball, fighting through the piercing shards, despite that most of them didn't break away in the flames and harmed his skin. The raining shard tried to shove him back, but the dragon fought through as he screamed a battle cry. He finally reached to the other, slamming right into her with a pyro smash that threw her right into a tree.

As if she had skin of steel, the fox easily peeled off the bark and charged right for her opponent, dodging the fireballs that blew holes on the earth, and shot a shooting fist right on the dragon's face. The punch send him flying, but by flipping his body, the blue dragon was able to catch himself on the ground.

Empty spaces were between them, and it was enough for the fighters to catch a breather, study the other's next action, and regain power. Each of these fighters took different types of fighting stance, keeping their fighting parts ready to counter the next move. They so silent…too silent…that you can hear the gentle breeze blowing by. Eyes narrowed upon the other pair with dark intensity, refusing to give away.

And the fighters are off!

Their feet pounded the ground for acceleration like the pumps inside an engine. Their teeth grinded with fury as they charged heavily towards each other, pumping their muscles full of adrenaline, hungry for total victory…

"DUDES! Whutz da haps?"

And the brown jacket with the furry collar wearing fool, Daisuke Motomiya, stood on the field, waving to the Tamer kids…

…which he was standing between the flaming Flamedramon and the energy-charged Renamon who were about to crash into him.

"LOOK OUT!" they screamed, inches away to Davis' doom.

Seeing the two Digimon uncontrollably heading right to his body while behind intense flames, red and blue, Davis screamed like a girl and quickly tried to-

SMASH!

Davis managed to duck from harm, but Renamon and Flamedramon…they still were airborne, their bodies still met with a crash.

"Oww…"

"My…scaly…nose…"

Until they dropped on Davis like a rock.

"What the hell was that?"

Jumping off a rock outside a concrete path, Rika hurried over to the battlefield, annoyed of what interfered.

"Dammit, Davis, don't you ever watch where you're going! You could've got Renamon hurt!"

Davis growled, both from Rika and trying to break free from the pile. "Yeah, I'm okay! THANKS for asking, but I just came to get Flamedramon!"

Flamedramon was the first to get up, then he held out a clawed hand for his fighting partner. "Hand…?"

Renamon snorted, pointing her face away from the dragon. "Don't need it." Quickly, her paws lifted her body up, throwing it, feet first.

"So uh…" Flamedramon felt his shoulder with such weight as he bashfully looked at the floor. "…same time, spar tomorrow?"

"Depends if we're busy, or if your human partner learns to use his eyes."

"Oh, I'll make sure of it."

"Yo…Flamedramon," Davis called. "Come on, my parents are gonna treats us to McDonalds!"

His face lit up with joy, obviously could never turn down to food. "Well, I guess I better go."

"Very well…but next time, try putting that boy on a leash." with that, Renamon walked past Flamedramon, on purpose or not, brushing her tail under his nostrils, which gave him a pleasurable chill.

"Whooooaa….you c-c-can count on it!" after de-Digivolving back to Veemon, the little guy happily skipped to catch up with Davis.

"Yo…Takato…hey chumely!"

Takato discovered his ol' friends, Kazu and Kenta coming up on the pathway. "Hey guys. How's it going?"

With no emotion, Kazu shrugged. "Nothing much," But it didn't take long for him to bug out when he witnessed the condition of the field ahead. "What happened here? Man, don't tell me I missed an awesome Digi-fight!"

Takato massaged his chin. "Uh, you could say that. Actually, Renamon and Flamedramon were just sparring."

"JUST? Don't try to kid me, dofus! That does not look like the work of sparring!"

Kenta adjusted his glasses, trying to research that sentence. "Since when did you know the difference between sparring and real fighting, Kazu?"

"Since the years of watching all those kung-fu animes. Duh!"

"It figures,"

The goggle boy shook his head with a sigh. "Anywise, what's up?"

"Just need to show you something, but I just remembered one little event," With a swift action, Kazu trapped the boy in a headlock. "You were supposed to give me back that Devil Chip card, and I want it back now, lame-o!"

Takato broke away from the grip, glaring narrowly at the so-called Digimon-master. "Man, you didn't have to rip out my neck! Jeez!" Still fuming, Takato gave him back his card.

"Hey, you deserved it, chumley, and not just for stealing my card."

"I didn't steal your card, you lend it to me and I forgot to give it back! Now what did you bring to show me, besides that headlock?"

Answering that question, Kazu drew out a card with a picture of a pile of Digimon. The instructions it read didn't seem to make any sense. "I got this card from one of the guys. He said it just appeared when he dropped his cards."

"Uh, what does it do, cause from what I'm reading, it doesn't make any sense. 'When in the offline area, place a program card at the end of the turn, then when the game ends, draw one card from your deck, then discard'…o-kay,"

"Yeah, I still don't get it. I think this card's fake, cause I never seen it. Any of you clowns want it?"

All of a sudden, Rika leaped off the large rock she sat on and stalked up to Kazu. "Who's a clown? You looked like one after I used your face as a mop."

The arrogant boy glared back at the girl. "Please, you just got lucky in the card game; that didn't even count! If I'd pulled out my main killer deck, you be licking my feet."

Although that cold deadly stare she shot at Kazu nearly made his blood so cold. "Funny and I thought you already used your best cards after I kicked your sorry butt less than five minutes."

No snappy comebacks were made immediately as his face paled under her stare, "Uh, whatever," he gazed back to the others. "So who wants this card?"

"Pfft! I'm not in the mood to carry any firewood."

"Did I ask you, Queenie?" and he turned away from her deadly gaze. "Uh…Anyone else?"

Takato shook his head. "Nope, I'm still dizzy by its rules."

Without hearing any objections, Kazu just shoved the card to Henry. "Guess it's yours, then."

"Huh?" and he mindlessly took it.

"Come on, Kenta. I wanna get some more kick-ass cards that'll grind Queenie here to the floor."

Rika nearly laughed at that. "Good luck, moron,"

With that, the two kids, know to Rika as Dumb and Dumber, ran off, arguing to each other about how much they're gonna beat the other in Digimon.

"Stupid pair of retards," Rika muttered, almost pitying the poor boy that he believes to beat the best. Nobody was lucky enough to defeat her; nobody! The only person that was able to defeat her happened two years ago, and he chickened out a year later.

Henry examined the card, still wondering what to do with it. Takato and Terriermon looked at it over his shoulder, still trying to figure out the wacky rules.

"What do you think guys? Should I keep it?"

Terriermon shrugged. "Why not? Just give it a swipe and see what it does."

"I don't know; it looks too risky. The rules don't seem to be organized. Although, it doesn't look like a counterfeit. It has the Bandai logo, the number codes, and everything."

Takato scratched his head. "Yeah, somebody must have drunk a lot of coffee when writing that. I should know; you have no idea what that stuff will do to you when you drink five glasses of it."

The rabbit cocked a brow, grinning. "I'm not even gonna ask why you did that."

"That's a first."

Taking a deep breath, Henry cautiously slashed the card through his D-Arc. As quickly as he did, the card shined like a light-bulb, blinding the three's eyes, and catching Rika's interest. After the light, there, bringing shock and astonishment to the glimpse of their eyes, a blue card too its place, the same card that started their Tamer adventure.

"Wha- No way!" Henry whispered, rising the card to his eye level. However, his attention was ruined when he felt Terriermon hopping on his shoulder like mad.

"You see, you see, you see, you see? I told you! You should listen to me more often!"

Henry was too stunned at the card to even scowl the Digimon. "Something doesn't seem right about this."

"Henry, that looks like the blue card that turned my card reader into my digivice." Said Takato with his eyes trapped on the shiny sight of the blue card that had the Digimon symbol on it.

"But what can this mean?"

With his long ears, Terriermon slapped his Tamer on his head. "Jeez, lighten up a bit. The thing has gotta be useful if it pulled off that light show."

"Doubt it," all eyes was brought on Rika. "I only saw that blue card once, right before I got Renamon. I say it's only good for firewood."

"Jeez, always on the negative, huh Queenie? Maybe you and Henroid here should join the 'The-Negative-Thinking-Zone' club."

"CLAIM IT, LOP-EARS!"

Henry still scanned the card, rotating it around. "If I remember; this card also helped Digivolve Growlmon to Ultimate."

"Are you sure?" asked Takato.

Rika's eyes shot at the boy in bewilderment. "Just what do you mean by that? You were the one who used it!"

"I did…?"

Her pupils shrunk, freaking the boy out. "'I did'? YES! Right when you gave that corny speech about 'I ain't giving up' or all that crap!"

Dropping his head, Takato tried to remember. "I really don't remember that. All I remember was when after when he Digivolved…! I really made that speech?"

Okay, Rika's temper just reached its limit and now she was on the verge to slap the boy to the ground. Luckily, the sight of Henry making his leave halted that action. "Where do you think you're going, Brainiac?"

Henry turned around, calmly. "I think an investigation is in order. I want to know just how these blue cards appear, instantly. I'm going to ask my dad about this card. I think he has the equipment to examine this card, thoroughly."

"I'll go with you Henry!" Takato dashed towards the child, with Guilmon on his trail. However, he was why Takato had to stop for. "Uh, Guilmon, I'm sorry but I can't bring you with me."

The poor dino was about to pout. "Huh? Why not?"

"Because I don't think the costume act will fool his dad, so that means you'll have to stay in your shed."

Hanging his head, Guilmon did as he whined and made his way back to his home with disappointment.

"Don't worry, boy. I'll bring you back extra loads of bread and peanut butter."

He knew that'll make Guilmon go home in a happy mood.

"Hey, Rika, are you coming?"

Rika just looked back at Takato like he lost his mind. "You mean waste my time doing meaningless investigating? No thanks, I'm not in the mood to play Sherlock."

"Aw come on, Rika, it'll be fun. It'll be like those detective movies where the good guys comb the city, asking questions to suspicious people, chasing bad guys down while we have our Digimon grab them up by their collars and-"

"Goggles, for god's sake, shut up! Crimeny, your imagination should be kept under glass, or better yet, the asylum. I'm outta of here." The girl, with no concern about her rude sentence, walked on off, with Renamon marching towards her direction, disappearing from the naked eye.

Takato was so stunned by that. He thought for sure Rika lightened up by now. He thought they were better friends. Or maybe he acted too goofy again. But she didn't have to be so mean to him like that.

"Gee, I only liked for you to come." He just wish that she would let him understand her better.

Shinjuku College: 2:22 PM…

"All the things you have to suffer just to prepare for a stinking exam. Sheesh!"

A lush yard around an area filled with seminary buildings, a population of fresh adults are found walking in singular direction like armies of ants. Some were just sitting around the grass, reading or talking, and some just goofing around with skateboards, rollerblades, and such. Unless you count on the Gothic, wild dressed people, or those I will not discuss those, none can stand out more, even unintentionally, than Taichi Kamiya who now walked away from a large building, rubbing the upper part of his nose.

Even though all these Digimon attacks were getting to him a little, but he still feels contented knowing that those like the Tamers are there to keep the peace. But still, it's not just the Digimon he's worried about; it's that blonde psycho that nearly choked him to death when that hole in the sky appeared the other day. Even though that government guy's plan to wipe out all Digimon failed, he can't help but feel that he's not finished yet.

Oh yeah, another thing...why does studying have to be so painful? Stupid final exams...

"Taichi!"

Arousing from the darkness of his thoughts, the big haired pre-adult, without his goggles, noticed a familiar female figure supported by steel stilts approaching him on the black path. Again, like a few days ago, Tai felt pity whenever he looked at her condition. He cursed life for ever taking such things like walking away from the poor girl. She never deserved this.

"Hey Rei, what's up?" From what he remembered, Rei is about perhaps two years younger than Tai and some of his friends, meaning Rei Saiba is still in her senior year of high school in Bunkyo, and that she's 18. She said she found out where Tai and Sora go to college at by calling their parents, since she still had their telephone numbers.

"I was with Sora, but she had to go to class. I was about to go home until I found you. So how's life, Taichi?"

"Not bad, cept for the stupid final exams…" It has been a while since he last seen Rei, at least maybe eight years ago. She was ten when she got her accident, and that was when Tai and Sora had a soccer game. Everything crumbled and they didn't see Rei after that, except that horrible sight of seeing her in a coma on a hospital bed. Lucky thing it only lasted for a month. And then...

"Taichi...?"

Whoa, he sort of drift off there. "Oh sorry, I had some thoughts." gesturing that he was about to walk, he signaled Rei to walk with him. "So, what're you planning when you graduate?"

"What else? College. I'll defiantly be coming here. How is this place, anyway?"

"Eh it's alright. Although you just have to watch out for the prices they try to make you pay for those supplies. Heck, we barely use a 50 dollar poetry book I had to get."

Rei giggled, noticing Tai annoyed look facing those memories. "I'll try to be more careful from that. I haven't seen your sister, Hikari, around. Is she still living in Odaiba?"

"Yeah, she's still in her junior year of high school. I wouldn't be surprised if she comes here, cause I'll be, what, a junior by that time?"

"Yes, I suppose so."

Tai felt so speechless in words, it was killing him. Strange, he's not exactly like this; he had a better conversation with Rei back in the day, based on what he remembered. But why is it that he feels so...uncomfortable around her, like he'll be in trouble just by being around her presence?

"Taichi?"

"Huh? Oh, I drifted off again, huh?"

"Yep. Wow, you're thinking a lot these days, huh? I never thought it would be possible."

"Hey!" oh yeah, he remembered Rei teasing him back then, especially when she has Sora to back her up.

"Uh-oh, I was afraid that you two would be together."

He didn't have pondered on who that voice was from. He can pick it up by a millisecond, and it annoys him every time. "Mimi, just what did you mean by that?"

The strawberry haired girl giggled, closing hey boyfriend close to her shoulder. "Oh nothing,"

Speaking of whom, Izzy diverged from Mimi to greet the new girl. "So you must be Rei Saiba. I'm Koushiro Izumi, but you can call me Izzy." He shook the girl's hand.

Tai smirked, held a hand in defense. "Don't bother, Izzster. She likes to call people by their real names, along with some others we used to know."

Ignoring Tai, Rei smiled at the computer genius and bowed. "Pleasure to meet you, Koushiro-san, and nice to see you again, Mimi-chan."

When Rei had her reunion with Tai and Sora, Sora introduced her to Mimi, who she already knew back in the day.

The leader glared at the fashion girl. "Hey, Mimi, what did you mean by 'you were afraid we were going to be together.'?"

A mischievous grin aimed at the man. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Yes!"

"Too bad, I don't want to put any pressure on my old friend."

"You didn't hang around with her that much, especially when her brother's around, you go all ga-ga over him (Izzy: Huh?) and then when Mari comes around-"

"WHAT!" now this was a frightening sight. Tai remembered this look on Yolei's, mostly. He think he saw this mask on Rika's, and as much as he feared to remember, most defiantly on Sora. As a matter of fact, it's the look a tiger makes when you mess with it, and that's the look Mimi has that was giving both Tai and Izzy chills. "That-that-NAME! ARRRRRRRAAAGHHHHh!"

At that instant, Tai and Izzy were already hiding behind Rei as Mimi's wrath. Her anger could be capable of emitting an energy aura, or perhaps crush the earth.

While the boys coward, Rei laughed, uneasily, backing away from the fury that is Mimi. "Yeah, I too noticed the other day that Mimi still hadn't gotten over her feud with Mari."

Tai's teeth chattered. "N-n-no kidding!"

Wong residence: 2:56 PM…

"Henwy, whewe you bwing Tewwiermon?"

Being scolded by his little sister...that has got to be embarrassing, even in front of his friend. Right when the two boys roamed the dark halls of Henry's apartment and made it to the door of his house, who opened the door was none other than Shuichon Lee Wong (Maybe I should've left their last names Lee.) or as Terriermon calls her: Susie the Terrorizer.

"Uh, I just had to bring him to get fixed...the other kind of fix." He said, as if questioning Terriermon's perverted mind, who was in doll-mode.

Yeah, I was gonna say: HELL NO!

"Where's dad?"

"Inside,"

"Good," gently, he moved his sister out of the way, like she was a vase. "Now let me in."

After the boy and his dog went inside, that just left Takato standing in the hall, waiting for the little girl to move out of the way. But she was just staring at him with a happy smile.

Takato: "Uh-hi,"

"Hello,"

"Um, can I come in?"

"Whhhhy?"

"Because I'm Henry's friend."

"Whhhhhy?"

"Because I just am."

"Whhhhy?"

Takato barely held his patients together-barely. "JUST-let me come in-please?"

"Daddy, thewe an angwy-kid, outside!"

"I'm not angry!"

"Hey dad,"

The young boy found his father in his office, under the table while installing some devices into his computers. "Oh hey, son…"

"What are doing under there?"

"Oh just installing some advanced scanners I got from work."

"Oh," the boy emerged away from the door frame. "Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot."

"I found this card, but I really have no idea what this is or what it does. You think you can figure out what this is?"

The man slid away from the desk and took a look at the blue card. "Hmm, not really sure I seen this card at the list. Well at least this will give me a chance to try out the scanners."

After sliding the card in the black, square shaped scanner, the computer picked up a load of program numbers, you know, zeroes and ones-why Henry thought he saw a two. Everyone knows that there's no such thing as a two, but that's not important.

"What's that?"

Mr. Wong leaned closer to the monitor, adjusting his glasses. "I'm not sure. Hang on, I'm going to try a different tool."

The program numbers started to jiggle in a rainbow of colors. Although Henry didn't see it, Mr. Wong broad his eyes at what he saw like he just saw a ghost.

"Uh..."

His son noticed his stunned expression. "Dad-what is it?"

The man shook his head, quickly gathering himself. "Oh it's-nothing. I just thought I saw something, but its just meaningless data." The machine next to the monitor slid the card free for the man to pull it out. "Where did you get this, exactly?"

"Oh, from a friend of mine,"

His father gazed at the shiny card he held with interest. "Hmm-interesting."

"WAAAAA! Angwy-kid meaaaaan!"

"I'm sorry…! I'm sorry I accidentally made you fall! I only wanted to come in… and for the last time: I'm not angry!"

Those voices echoed their way into the room, interrupting the Wongs' study.

"Susie?" Mr. Wong called.

Quickly, and with nervous vigor, Henry clawed the card from his father. "Sorry, dad!

That would be my friend!" he then bolted out the door. "Thanks for your help, dad!"

"Um…yeah…any time."

The man just stood in the room, listening to Henry calming his sister in his brother-authority, and then the door closed, and Susie just mumbled 'Mean old bwother'.

Why did my past have to come back to haunt me…from my own son?

Moments later, the two boys, and Digimon on the head, stride down the side of the road from Henry's tall apartment.

"Sorry about Susie, Takato. She just likes to be the center of attention, sometimes."

The goggled child shook his head. "Just why did she think that I'm an angry kid? I'm never angry."

"Just ignore her. She likes to tease."

The bunny Digimon snorted. "Don't forget torture."

"Terriermon!"

"What? It's the truth."

After watching Henry glaring at his Digimon, Takato remembered their mission. "Hey, Henry, what did your father picked up?"

"He said there was nothing. But something tells me that he maybe hiding something."

"Hiding something? How could he know anything about the Digimon?"

"I'm not sure if he knows anything related to this Digimon caper, but we'll worry about it later. Let's ask some kids who plays Digimon if they know anything about the blue card."

"What about the DigiDestined?"

"You know it's not easy to get a hold of them. I'm sure Izzy would love to find out about this mystery too, but I remember him mentioning that he tried to solve the Digimon card mystery, but had no luck. He said the cards had a safeguard protecting the main source of its creator that is highly difficult to hack through. Who ever thought of this was really clever."

"So I guess we should-"

"Yo, kiddos," Terriermon spoke. "Check it out!"

Coming out of a McDonald's restaurant up ahead was Rika Nonaka who was licking a vanilla ice cream, and a spare held in her left hand.

"Rika eating ice cream…so?" asked Henry.

"Oh come on, Henroid. Don't you know eating ice cream on a cone makes ya look so innocent? I never thought ol Icy there can look cute eatting ice cream…especially on a cone."

"Hey, I can hear you, you know, rabbit!" Rika shouted. Bringing a cold chill to the boys from her steps, the girl stalked up to them. "Now why are you two clowns following me again?"

The Wong sighed. "We're not following you. It was just a coincidence that we ran into each other."

"Whatever,"

"Anywise, we're gonna continue on our investigation, so we'll be off."

And the boys walked by her, knowing that she didn't want to come. Takato gave a quick, yet concerned glace at her before paying his attention towards the road, and-

"Alright, Brain-boy, let's be off."

And believing that his hearing was playing tricks on him. "Wha-wha-whaaaat?"

"You deaf or something, Gogglehead? I meant that I'm coming with you."

Even Henry had a look of confusion. "Why you changed your mind now?"

"-scoff- What's with the interrogation all of a sudden? I'm just bored, that's all, and hopefully you idiots will keep me entertained like before."

A soft giggle played from the rabbit. "Don't lie, Queenie! Big-bad tough Digi-Queen feels all lonely." Soon, he clasped his paws and batted his sparkling eyes. "Awwwww…"

For a while, Rika stood silent with no emotion as she took a few licks on her ice cream. No sudden response, besides eating, was performed from the red head...

...Until she slammed the ice cream right on Terriermon's face.

"Look, you two go on ahead, I have to do something quick."

Stunned by what just happened, Takato glanced at the vanilla covered Digimon, and her. "Uh...get more ice cream?"

"No...just go, I'll catch up."

The boys looked at each other and shrugged. "Okay." and then walked off, while Terriermon licked the ice cream off his face with delight.

Rika watched the boys depart down the sidewalk while taking a few steps back. Taking the moment while the boys still had their backs turned, Rika hurried towards an alley.

Hmm…wonder why she's going there? Takato took a peek over his shoulder, wondering what reason she headed there. Oh well…

Going a few blocks back, then raise high over the apartment building, we find a lone person on the apartment roof. This being was male, blue hair that nearly reaches to his neck, and he was exercising with the arts of fighting. Martial Arts, a form created to teach one to handle his or hers body with fluid motion. A tool used for defense, but highly mishandled for offense, thus it is an art that will corrupt you. That is why training the mind is a must while training the body. Martial Arts are truly used to control emotional impulses and learn to channel negative energy into positive energy.

Thus is known by this man, Janyuu Lee Wong, as well as his children. But at this time, his martial arts training were in need to suppress his new worries.

I knew that my past may come back to haunt me...but...why through my own son? I remember my old college days...it was all just simple and fun...those were good times back then...and it all comes down to this...plus that strange man who asked me to find my colleagues...I can't understand why the project was shut down so early...I thought that would never see them again...but I remember eight years ago when some world appeared in the sky...I felt that I may be responsible for it...but I was at a camping trip with the family back then, and we didn't have much source of media. I didn't think that I had anything to do with that...or rumors of some monster fight near the Rainbow Bridge three years ago...I wasn't around that time also. But now...my own son brings me that blue card that carried Shibumi's data...I recognize it from anywhere. There's no way I can tell him what they mean...I feel that something terrible might happen that'll drag me with it...I don't want my son to be involved. But how could I even lie to my own son...?

For the past couple of hours, the Tamers combed around West Shinjuku, asking anyone who plays the card game if they seen any blue cards, of heard about them. Everywhere, from stoops of small apartments, to playgrounds, to arcades to anywhere that some kids hangs at…nobody has heard of them. All they ever gotten from the kids was 'I don't know', 'Never heard of them' or, 'You're crazy'. Why one smart-mouthed kid called them idiots for even believing in that card and made some dumb comments to a certain red head that accompanied the boys.

He, as we speak, is lying in a hospital bed...or at least wearing a bunch of bandages on his face.

"Man, Rika, you didn't have to batter the guy like he was made out of dough."

"Well, Gogglehead, he should know better next time when he decides to call me a boy again."

The green rabbit snickered at the girl behind him as he rode on Henry's head. "Well, well...You're not as different from all the girly girls as I thought you are."

Like the darkest being from hell, Rika slowly raised her dark eyes at the Digimon. "I'm sorry...did you say something?"

"Nothing,"

Soon, as the gang walked in Central Shinjuku Park, Takato's face showed signs of fatigue. "Henry...can we take a break? We've been asking every kid in every corner and every gum-filled stoop of the city for two hours straight, and I think my feet are gonna fall out from their joints."

Without even answering that request, Henry just rested his butt on a conveniently placed bench.

"Aw thanks!" and Takato gladly hopped on the bench, followed by Rika who calmly took the offer.

"This is getting us nowhere, Einstein. Like I said, these blue cards are only good for firewood...scratch that. They wouldn't even make a tiny flame. This card thing is just a waste of my time, and so is your stupid detective crap."

To Takato, a heavy moment of silence layered around the Chinese/Japanese boy as he kept his stare towards the green park. Slowly, and intimately, at least to Takato's nerves, Henry locked his stern gaze at the girl next to the goggled boy. Terriermon probably sensed tension from his Tamer's head that he stood on, and he escaped on Takato's.

Oh boy...this may get ugly.

"Let me ask you something, Rika Nonaka. When you got the blue card, did you ever think about scanning it through your card reader, and you did?"

Although this didn't affect the cold girl as she glared back at the boy. "Yeah...so what?"

"And when you did, did it turned into your D-Arc?"

"I don't know. After that, Renamon appeared. Is this going somewhere, Brain-"

"AND, when you found your D-Arc, did you ever discover where your card reader was? Did you?"

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

Loud breathing was heard, as if they were meant to restrain Henry's irritation. "I'm asking is that: don't you think it's obvious that the blue card plays a vital role to our exploit? That card, not only gave us our digivices, but also granted Guilmon the power to Digivolve to Ultimate."

Though they were three away from each other, Takato felt so pressured between them, like being trapped within closing walls.

"Well the facts about the stupid card are still diminutive, and Gogglehead here wasn't aware that it was right in front of his face, so it could've been something else. Therefore, I think that card is nothing but trash!"

"God, Rika-I hate to say this, but, taking your previous beliefs that Digimon are just data, for example, sometimes I think that just don't believe in anything out of the ordinary, even when the facts and evidence are revealed to you right in front of your face!"

"Are you saying I'm STUPID?"

"I'm saying is that you may have the most insecure feelings that-"

"WILL YOU GUYS STOP FIGHTING!"

"…"

Silence…that is what played in mist for the ears…silence. Not even the birds chirped, nor the bugs buzzed. Everything was silent. And on the bench, surrounding the staggered and stunned boy, Henry, Rika, and even Terriermon stared at the child like he grew a horn on his head. It was like their ability to speak was blown away by Takato's shout, because none of them had willpower to even say one word.

So spooked beyond the limits, Henry and Rika barely had the power to drop their jaw down to an inch. Their eyes froze on Takato's body as he felt such weight down his shoulders; embarrassed and so ashamed that he just-erupted like that.

"Hey there, ya smelly bums," further from the parallelized Tamers, the purple Brooklyn accented Digimon, Impmon has arrived. "You block-heads sure know how ta wake a Digimon up, ya know."

Their temporally handicapped phase was at least not strong enough to prevent them from noticing the annoying Digimon.

"Yo, Helicopter-head-you up for a rematch from the last time ya cheap shot me? Well dis time; it ain't gonna happen, kapeesh?"

The bunny Digimon's face narrowed so, but whilst that, Rika's cold and battle-hungry smile returned. "Why settle for lop-ears here, when you can go for a real appetizing challenge?"

Right on cue, Renamon appeared who seemed to be holding an ice cream cone. "And trust me; I do have a spicy kick."

The fox Digimon tossed the ice cream cone to her right side, but then Terriermon leaped up for it and caught it with his mouth, like the dog he is. "Yo…chomp…he asked…chew, chew…me ta rumble…-gulp, shallow-…and I'm gonna give him the ass-whupping that he asked for."

Where did Renamon get that ice cream cone? Takato thought.

However, Renamon has a true sense of a warrior, and she's one to respect the wishes of a fighter, even if it is the loopy rabbit, so Renamon stepped back and gave Terriermon some room.

"Oh, sa that's how ya wanna play it, aye? Although I rather settle for foxy over there for throwing such BS to me the other day, but since you want ta play, fine!" After spitting a large spit-wad, Impmon took a battle stance. "Let's dance, Helicopter-head!"

"Alright! Come on, Henry! Can I kick his butt? Can I, can I, can I, can I?"

He didn't get the response he wanted to hear…actually, he hadn't got any response from his Tamer at all. Henry was like acting all freaky, standing completely still and keeping his eyes wide open without a blink. He couldn't be too scared to start a fight again, right?

"YO, I'm still waiting, Helicopter-head!" Impmon shouted, losing his patients. "Oh, so ya can't even fight without being told to by yer human partner, huh? Yer a disgrace ta Digimon everywhere, ya wuzzy bum!"

"Did he say-Digimon?"

There was voice he never heard before. The purple imp turned to the other side, finding another stupid human in some freakin suit or something, looking like he pissed his pants. Jeez, what's his deal here, huh?

Terriermon couldn't believe it...outta of the rotten timing, why did Henry's dad have to be HERE, right NOW? At least he knew why Henry was freaking out, and it seems that Takato and Rika also were acting the same way.

Mr. Wong, shaking like in the cold, slowly pointed to Impmon while he was stunned and frightened by the sight of the three Digimon…if they really are Digimon. "Are you really-a Digimon?"

This was getting annoying, Impmon felt, as he instantly got into a defensive state. "Back off, Jack, or I'll fry ya!"

Making it not a threat, Impmon tossed a fireball directly at Mr.Wong, but he quickly shielded himself with his briefcase, making it take the hit and burn to almost nothing.

"DAD!" Henry cried.

Everything seemed to be happening so fast. It just wasn't possible for this to be happening. "But-you're only a game."

"I got yer game right here, bub!" He made another move, hurling more fireballs that Mr. Wong barely ran from. Why one grazes his left shoulder a bit, staggering to his knees as he nursed it.

"DAD!"

Like baseball, Impmon juggled a fireball up and down on his palm. "You know...normally I don't do tis...but since you human mugs are making me sick ta my stomach by just looking at ya, maybe I'll just scorch ya a bit. BADA BOOM!"

Henry felt a cold breeze across his chest as he watched the inferno fireball rocket for his father.

"TERRIER TORNADO!"

A green twister bats the fireball back to its owner, who barely drove his foot out of the way.

"HEY...What...huh...?"

It's bad enough Digimon are making idiots of themselves by hanging with humans, but now its like life was turning up the blender. Right before the human, that green rabbit boy was practically protecting him.

"You leave him alone, horn-head!"

The purple Digimon gave a look that just screamed: WTF (You figure out what that means.). "What-yer protecting him?"

That sinister smile from the vaccine perhaps gave a big yes. "Come on, tough guy; throw another one! I dare ya!"

Now the imp was fuming mad at the rabbit who dared to taunt him like that...and defend another HUMAN. Wasn't one human enough for the so-called Digimon? Grinding his teeth, Impmon flicked a fireball, feeding it energy with his anger. However, a dark shadow loomed over his small body, which he then discovered the owner; Renamon.

It was hard to tell if she was really angry, but then again; who could? The shade gave an intimidating appearance, and her crystal eyes glowed from the reflection of the sunlight. "Unless you want me to help you get a high view of the park, I suggest you leave, now!"

Oh how he hates to be insulted and humiliated, but even Impmon couldn't take on two of these punks. "Argh-if one human master isn't enough for you Digi-poodles, you have to have two of them! You stinking humans are starting to make my skin crawl! Forget-a bout this, I'm outta here!"

And he was true to his word as the Rookie virus dashed through the woods.

At least one problem was dealt with, but that was nothing compared to this HUGE problem, according to Henry. His father...now knows about the Digimon...or hopefully, even he doubts it, maybe his father will think this is a dream and forget about this...provided that the Digimon won't make anymore sudden movements that'll-

"WOO HOO! BOO-YAH!" Terriermon was now acting like he won the Super Bowl as he was bouncing like a basketball towards Henry. "We sure showed him, didn't we, Henry? Ol horn-boy wasn't so tough! HI-YA!"

Oh yeah...like Terriermon knew the meaning of the word: silence. Henry now studied his father who was still stunned by all this as he still nursed his burnt shoulder.

"Uh...dad...?"

Mr. Wong felt like he was gazing at the Digimon for all eternity. If it were true, it would be unbelievable because he still can't consider that he's seeing creatures from a game…right before his eyes. And what's more amazing and frightening...is that his son seems to be involved in this.

"Henry...I think we need to talk."

At those words, Henry's heart stopped. He could feel his nightmares coming to him just from this cold chill. There were no consideration for this next action...it just forced him to act on instincts based on his fears. The boy quickly scooped up his Digimon and ran off.

"Henry!" his father cried, but the boy just ran off away from his father's sight, along with his friends. My own son...why him...?

Shinjuku- 5:53 PM…

"Nearly half of my allowance and all it could get me are some crappy cards I already have!"

Somewhere else in the large lively city, the dynamic duo: Kazu and Kenta parked on a bench placed in a crowded sidewalk filled with people walking left or right from their view, but like they care. Kazu had a hand full of Digimon cards held out like a fan as he studied them.

"Well at least you got some good cards...the only card I have that seems sweet enough is a Time Shock card."

"Heh...like you have any decent cards for that junk." And back he was with his research, keeping a very stern look on his eyes that Kenta noticed.

"What's eating you, Kazu? Don't tell me your mom kicked you around to wash the kitchen floors again."

"No...nothing's wrong." His cocky smiled returned as Kazu gave a thumbs-up. "As a matter of fact, I'm stoked for getting some new killer cards to wipe Queenie's creepy smile off her face. She'll be sorry she ever messed with the Digimon master."

"But from what I remembered; you were the one who pissed her off to kick your butt in a duel."

"Can it, chumley!" And he steered his angry eyes back at his cards. After he did, he then muttered: "Stinkin goggle-boy...what did he do to be a Tamer? Man, I should be-"

"Huh...? What did you say?"

Crap, did he say that out loud? "Uh...nothing,"

"Yeah right! Come on, admit it! You're jealous that Takato is a real Digimon Tamer."

Matching an angry childish pout that only Davis could master, Kazu turned away. "Whatever,"

"Hey, you don't have to hide it. I'm jealous that he's a Digimon Tamer, too. I mean, we both could beat him in the cards while doing homework, and we're the best in the school, and-"

"Yeah, yeah, lug-nuts! I don't wanna hear it, alright?"

While Kenta obeyed and just lay back at the bench, a young woman strolled by from behind the boys. She wore a large pink cowboy hat with her long, silky, strawberry hair decorated with stars, a white-strapped blouse, and a pink short, jean skirt. The girl walked on the concrete floor on her high healed, strapped sandals, whilst carrying a large light pink bag that was decorated in plastic floor clippings.

"Okay...um...where are we supposed to go to get this-turbo-whatizit, again?"

From the bag, a flower-plant creature with an oval shaped head and a grainy mouth popped its head up, holding a map-like brochure. "Hmm...the Pentium 10-EX Processor, grantee to give high speed downloading, enhanced video, audio, and sound recognition for better Internet experience. It also includes an on-die 1245 KB Level 5 Advanced Transfer Cache with High System Buffering to!"

"Okay, okay, Palmon, I didn't need for you to go Izzy on me!"

"Sorry, but isn't this computer shopping is only for Izzy to do?"

"Yes, but tomorrow is his birthday and these kinds of things are best for the birthday-boy to not know. Now where are we supposed to go again?"

"Um...I guess is this store that Izzy always goes to in Akihabara-um-Epsilon Zeta Shack."

"Then that's where we'll go."

And fly they went down the subways, fly! But the poor fashion drone was oblivious to a mysterious person spying from a dark alley...a person with evil, feminine eyes.

Akihabara- 6:01 PM

On a railroad bridge, high above a live city, a subway train roams with a calm speed, carrying passengers who're unable to walk around the giant city of Tokyo (A/N: Have you ever tried walking from, say, Brooklyn to the Bronx? HELL NO!). Within one of the carts, three children sat together, without a word to the other as they wait for the train to reach their destination.

There was no other reason for the Tamers to go to Akihabara, but Takato knew that Henry only needed to get as far away as possible to let this sudden event sink through...the event of his father discovering the existents of Digimon...and even Terriermon.

Just looking at Henry's stern and scared look drove the goggled boy crazy. "Man, he's been like this for a while now. I just wish I can do something, Rika."

The dark girl next to him seemed to give him no sense of attention as she just rebelliously sat there.

"What should I say to him at a time like this? I can't just let him be."

Rika's scowl narrowed so. "Here's a food-for-thought, Gogglehead: Just for once keep your nosy self out of everyone's business."

"But I feel that I should do something about it."

"Then feel that you should to back off."

Who was he kidding; asking Rika for advice? Takato sat back and watch Henry feel so troubled whom gripped onto Terriermon tighter.

"Culu, Culu! This place looks so much fun!"

Somewhere in a shopping street of Akihabara, the white ear-winged Digimon, Calumon, soars over the sea of people and cars, just taking a joyful sight-seeing of the new land.

"I hope all of these people are friendly enough to play!"

Here was a different kind of turbulence for the white creature...a web of loud and disturbing noises. All those honking and angry screaming, and the banging, the loud screeching music; It was madness, Calumon suffered: madness!

With what's left of his sanity (?), Calumon ducked through a dark alley, perching on a wooden box to shake off the ringing in his ears.

Owwww...make the ringing stop! Culu! These people aren't so nice!

The tunnels were so dark, so murky, so...creepy...but not for long as twin lights traveled through, making roaming metal sound. The subway train jetted through the tunnels, pulling a number of carts that carried citizens. In one of those carts, we find the second Goggle-boy, Daisuke Motomiya just waiting for his stop to come. Kept on his knees was a brown bag with a little blue creature hiding in it.

"How much longer, Davish?"

"Just a few. I just hope the video games are cheaper in this Epsilon Zeta Store like Izzy says, otherwise we're gonna have a long talk."

Although they were silent for a minute or two, DemiVeemon knew it was safe to talk because they were the only ones in this cart...except for that big boned kid down the cart who wore a blue jumpsuit with yellow pockets...but he's asleep anywise. This thought the Digimon held in him was bothering him so, and he needed to talk to someone about it. Problem is, he wanted to speak this question to Davis, but he knew his friend had a problem similar to this, and it was driving him to depression...even though Davis tried to hide it under a happy mask.

"Hey um...Davish...can I ask you shomething?"

"Shoot."

"Uh...what do you do...when you feel all funny from your shomach?"

"Simple, just take some Pepto-Bismo."

"Uh, I think I tried that, and I ended up in the bathroom for an hour, but no, it'sh not that." Sheepishly, the In-Training Digimon looked below. "Uh-when you feel all funny-around thish uh-person-like its really hot outside-what do you do around that person?"

Now what was the little Digimon talking about? What did he mean that he felt so funny around a person, unless... "Okay...so who's the girly Digimon?"

Intense heat hit DemiVeemon like an anvil as he shy away from his friend's gaze. "Um-uh-uh-"

"Don't tell me it's Gatomon again."

"Well no...she didn't like me-like me."

"Uh...Biyomon?"

"No,"

"Palmon?"

"Yeah right...unlessh she was in her Lilymon form, but still no."

That's just all the girl Digimon Davis knew. Who else could it be? Maybe it was a wild Digimon Veemon met, or...wait... "You don't mean-Renamon, do ya?"

His blue skin just became red now.

"Ohhh, I knew it...but isn't she a little tall for ya, even as Veemon?"

"Well yeah...but not for Flamedramon! Exveemon is TOO big, and Raidramon is on four legs...unlessh if she was Kyuubimon,"

"Hmm..."

With his little paws, DemiVeemon tapped them together. "Sho uh...what do you do...when ya...?"

Suddenly, the train came to an abrupt stop. "Hold that thought, buddy. We're here."

The boy stepped out of the train, entering an underground terminal, along with a bunch of people as well. The boy aimed his sights at a nearby stairway...

"Hey Davis!"

...When he heard that familiar, high pitched voice. The teen spotted a lovely older woman with a pink cowboy hat hurrying towards him...to bad she's already taken.

"Mimi...? What're you doing here?"

The girl stopped a few feet away from the boy, catching her breath. "Doing a little daily shopping,"

"Typical," he muttered, rolling his eyes.

"...And also getting something for Izzy's birthday, tomorrow."

That's when Davis' eyes grew wide as his goggles. "Tomorrow! Aw man, I thought it was next month! Man and I was getting a cool video game too at the Zeta thing store!"

"Zeta...? That's the same store me and Palmon are going." On cue, the plant Digimon emerged her head out of the bag and said 'hi'. "You know where it is?"

"I never been there, but I kind of pass by it just to get to EB. Yeah, it's on the same street."

Mimi sighed, like getting some heavy lump out of her chest. "Oh thank god! And I thought I'd have to ruin my new ¥14000 yen shoes just to get lost to find that stupid store."

It was at that when the two made their way to the stairs. "Then why wear them, then?"

"That's a silly question; you can't do your daily shopping without looking good. Otherwise, I'll look like I'm doing the laundry."

"And people say my logic is weird."

As they climbed to the surface, there, within the darkest part of the terminal, just outside of it, something sinister lurks. A being spies from there, who was human shaped. As a train passes by, the light of the windows can catch the glimpse of this evil looking figure. It was a feminine being, perhaps around her twenties, with thick pigtails, and the light could barely catch a sight of her skimpy outfit. But after the last light passed her by, showing her frightening face...

...she vanished at the next light.

(Hint: It's not Alice.)

6:32 PM…

(A/N: I really appreciate for you people to picture those time thing typed up in a typewriter, like in Sonic Adventure 2...just asking.)

The shopping area was as usual, still crowded of shoppers. For those who don't know, Akihabara is world-famous for its many electrical appliances and electronic shops, at least around in the Chuo-dori Avenue. It's practically a computer geek's haven for like say Izzy, Yolei, and Henry.

It's also a perfect place for a Digital Field to happen.

"So...should we continue with this blue card thing?"

"No Takato. I said that I need to think."

Somewhere at a corner of a road, the Tamers just sat around on a steel rail, just...sitting, Takato's not sure. But all he knows that their mission has been postponed thanks to Henry's dad. The goggled child felt as worried for his friend as he just sat there looking so distressed. He wanted to help him, but all he can do, as much as he opposes it, was to back off as Rika said. But why listen to her advice? She's just sitting there just listening to her walkman, like she doesn't give a care. Why does she always act like this? Great, now he's worried for both of his friends; just what he needs in his 'things-to-do' list.

"Henry, I know that with your dad knowing about Terriermon, it looks-well-bad-but um-maybe it won't so bad as you think...I guess."

One of these days Takato has gotta learn how to think what to say first. His 'prepared' discourse didn't help Henry's depressed state.

"Great prep-speech, Goggles."

He could only narrow his eyes after that sarcastic comment. "Well I'm just trying to cheer Henry up."

"And I'm trying to listen to my music."

"It didn't seem like it."

"Well like I said before, you need to back off of others' businesses."

"I'm Henry's friend. I'm just trying to help him out."

"If you want to help him out, then just back off."

"But...!"

"This is the type of thing that Henry needs to sort out of his own and there's nothing we can do about it; got it, Goggles?"

"Uh..." Takato couldn't help but feel that…maybe Rika was right. Though she wished she didn't have to prove that in a rude way, but he guess that's Rika for him. "Wow...and I thought you're still angry at him after that fight in the park."

"I am."

"Oh, so there's no chance for me to ask you not to be...?"

"Nope,"

"-sigh- well...that still doesn't mean I should stop cheering him up...I guess."

Just for once in his life, why couldn't Gogglehead just get it through his thick skull? He's not gonna make everyone happy by just helping them in his sad way, and not even her. Why does he even bother? Wait-what's that growling sound?

"Terriermon?" Henry finally was brought to life as he noticed the Digimon on his head going all rage-like.

"Look alive, boys and girls. Me sense Digimon on the rise!"

For once, the ol bunny-rabbit was good for something. "Finally, and all this sitting around was driving me crazy!" Pulling out her blue D-Arc, Rika leaped off the rail.

"You're still in your fighting-craze, Rika?" asked Takato. "I thought you learned that Digimon aren't just data."

"That still doesn't mean I'm not gonna stop beating the ones meant for destruction. So are you coming or what?"

"Ah a present for Mr. Izumi, eh? So you must be this Mimi Tachikawa he always talks about. I must say, he's a very lucky guy."

Mimi blushed, feeling so special for Koushiro that is her love. She took the shopping bag from the clerk which held a small box containing the processor board. "Thanks...! Um...just how much does he talk about me?"

"Well..." hearing a windy hum, the man look over the girl, scowling. "Hey you, turn off all those air-conditioners!"

Mimi may not be that bright, but she didn't have to have a calculated brain to figure out who could that be. "Davis, you better do what he says!"

The dopey goggled teen was one the floor, so close to a stack of large air-conditioners that were now activated and breezing the boy with such cool pleasure. "Ahhhh...!"

Even DemiVeemon got in the action, letting the air cool his mouth.

"DAVIS!" Mimi screamed. "I'm not your mother, you know! You're gonna get me in trouble!"

Davis got out of his relaxed state and looked behind him. "Why, what's the worse that can happen?"

BOOM!

Then machines blew right in his face from their filter cages, and now the boy's spiky hair looked like a puffy afro.

"AH MAN THAT BUUUUURNS!" the silly boy zipped everywhere around the store.

Mimi could just see it now as she looked at all those sparking, broken air conditioners. Paying for all that could hurt her parents account...BIG time. "Oh boy, there goes my credit card privileges."

Suddenly, more electronic from Mimi's left started to go static-like, just like beginning trapped in an electric web. From what Mimi could tell, after her shock plastered all over her face and after noticing the clerk's REALLY pissed off look, Davis had something to do with it.

"DAVIS! WHAT DID YOU DO THIS TIME?"

The boy skid from the aisle, trying to get his hair back to normal. "I didn't touch them! I swear!"

Background music (Digimon Tamer original soundtrack, Digital Field)

The TVs one next to the broken somehow turned on by themselves, despite suffering whatever was going on with the other electronics. Though they were in a juggle of static, the screen rapidly shown a close up picture of what it looked like a weird ox and sheep. The laughter that kept getting cut off from the faces' disappearance even got the DigiDestineds' attention.

"Dude, what is this, the farm-animal channel?"

Mimi gazed at the weird pictures on TV, feeling very tensed by this. "I don't know...I just hope this isn't a butcher channel; I hate to see those poor farm animals get slaughtered, and I'm a vegetarian."

Next, smoke suddenly became visible to their eyes, hovering around the duo. Scanning the store, the electronic equipment's condition grew worse by the appearance of the smoke.

"Wow, even electric thingies get break outs from fogs...just like me."

Fog...? Hearing that, and after noticing a thick blanket of fog, Palmon leapt out of the bag, landing on the counter. She was too distracted to notice the man freezing in fear by her sight. "Mimi, I think I know what this is! It's a Digital Field! Look outside!"

The girl did as she was told and looked. The thick gray fog suddenly cleared her memories. "Wait-Izzy said stuff about this! That means a Digimon is coming!"

Without hesitation, Davis bolted out the store. "It's Digi-butt kicking time! Let's go, DemiVeemon!"

"Right!" Following pursuit, the little Digimon bathed in white light. "DemiVeemon Digivolve tooo...VEEMON!"

After landing from out of the digi-egg, Veemon dashed after his friend. "Wait for me!"

As the gang left the building, there was only one thing the clerk guy can do after what he saw...faint.

"Why don't the bad guys ever choose aquite area where there're no people, like the desert, or the beach, or not anywhere else?"

"Because they don't give rat's ass, Gogglehead! Now shut up and keep running!"

The children hurried through the crowd of people, following Henry who was detecting the digital activity with his D-Arc. After turning another corner of a block, yards away was the thick blanket of fog looming the street.

"There it is!" Henry proclaimed.

Catching up to the boy, and catching his breath, Takato focus his eyes at something particular about the fog. "Um...is it just me, or is that Digital Field's like a vacuum cleaner?"

"Huh?"

The people that was near the fog area screamed in alarm when a flock of electronic stuff flew out of the glass windows. Things like CDs, computers, radios, etc were sucked into the fog as it continues to flow through the street.

"Why is that field sucking up all the electronic stuff?" asked Takato.

He tried to study the sight, but his brain couldn't come up with an answer. "I-don't know. It just doesn't make sense."

"Wow, for once even you don't get it, Brain-boy."

"Rika, not now, please?"

Background music (SA1, Event-Strain)

Suddenly, the sound of a car getting crushed was heard. The kids noticed all the people screaming and running for their lives. As the fog engulfed the Tamers, they equipped their shades and goggles, spotting a large Minotaur ox standing on a crushed car as it were sucking all the electronic in its mouth. This creature wore red warrior armor around its chest, shoulders, and waist that had gold rims orbiting around. It was the same piece of armor that protected its forearms. It was armed with twin swords that were placed on its purple belt, and the upper legs of its black body were orange markings.

"Oh-Bully-Bull-bull," Takato gulped.

The red head raised a brow at the boy. "Huh?"

"Don't ask," After another car crushing sound was heard, Takato's eyes shrunk really small. "Please say that was the sound of that Digimon crushing another car."

He was afraid of this. On the other side from the ox Digimon was a sheep Digimon, also a Minotaur. But unlike any sheep, besides not being a Minotaur, this one had long purple horns above the ears of its head. It wore purple armor around its chest, and forearms. A red belt with gold coins on the front, and addition to that, it wore a red scarf around its neck.

"Two Digimon? Oh man, at least don't let them be Ultimates." Takato pleaded to the heavens.

Solving that question, Rika scanned the Digimon with her digivice...even though, despite her patients that it took a while to get an image and data.

Pajiramon: Holy Beast Digimon. A Deva Digimon. This cruel sheep Digimon is the eternal ruler of nightmares, luring the enemy into a nightmare and destroy their minds.

Type: Virus

Stage: Ultimate

Attacks: Treasure Bow, Thunder Stomp, Vafunijuvara

Vajiramon: Holy Beast Digimon. An ox Digimon that can split a mountain the power of its swords, and is a robust and powerful ox. Another of the Deva Digimon.

Type: Vaccine

Stage: Ultimate

Attacks: Deva Blade, Terra Sword

After reading those facts, Takato looked like he just wet his pants. "Two Ultimates? TWO...and they're DEVAS? Oh come on, what did we do to deserve this?"

"Maybe for knocking Susie down?"

"It was an accident, Terriermon!"

Suddenly, Henry's eyes popped wide. "I think I see the reason for absorbing the electronics. If I remember, it takes a Digimon a while for them to adjust to their new surroundings before emerging out of the Digital Field. These Digimon were probably absorbing data from the appliances to speed up their need to become stable, and!"

"Okay, OKAY Brainiac! We don't need a science lesson, here. Let's just attack them now!"

This only made the boy glare, coarsely, which of course didn't weaken Rika's mighty frown.

Shaking off his edginess, as Renamon came into view, Takato stepped into action. "Alright, let's show them the door. Go get them, Guilmon!"

"Whoa, Bread-boy sure is kicking their butts. Ooo, that's gotta hurt. Man his moves were killer." The rabbit Digimon sarcastically said.

Takato covered his face before he can see Rika and Henry smirking at him. "Okay, okay, I forgot that I left him home. Give me a break here!"

Renamon stood, battle-ready, on a car, eying at the incoming Devas who were smashing anything in their way. "We might have a difficult time defeating these Devas without Guilmon. Their power is much higher than the last Deva, nearly matching Mihiramon's power."

Terriermon hopped on the car right besides Renamon. "That don't mean we can't layith the smack down on their candy asses," But the bunny felt pale when he saw the sheep Digimon just kicking a car high and far like a football, way over the Tamers and slam back to the street in a mighty explosion. "gulp...but uh-ladies first."

"Is it just me, or is it my video game is acting like it's going for mating season or something?"

As the DigiDestined ran for the fog that they just lost, Davis tried to keep his game under control, like it was being pulled by a magnet.

"Same here with Izzy's present. I knew computer thingies don't like me as they do with Tai, but this is ridicules!"

Once again, they kept their store items safe against their chest when another swarm of frightened people as they rushed by the kids without a word of excuse me.

"Well at least we're going the right way." Muttered Palmon.

Soon, the teens made it to a corner, finding themselves yards away from the butts of two large Digimon that are a sheep and ox.

"Man killer scene here. I feel sorry for the dude who owns that crushed Mazda Sedan."

"Davish, look! Two Digimon!"

And looked he did, noticing the butts of the Deva Digimon. "Yeah uh... nice view of their asses." Davis grumbled. "Butt dude snicker, that bull could probably feed my whole family for at least a decade with all that meat."

"Davis, please, Ew! I'm a vegetarian, remember?"

"Um-my bad...?"

"BUNNY BLAST!"

"DIAMOND STORM!"

Smoky blast erupted on the large Digimon, as the DigiDestineds' eyes detected. They also saw Terriermon soaring high, going after the sheep Digimon, whilst Renamon for the bull Digimon.

"It's the Tamers' Digimon, dudes!"

"I, for one, am not a dude, Davis! I don't even look good in men's tacky clothes."

Ignoring the girl with rolling his eyes, Davis drew out his D-3. "Alright, Veemon, time for Exveemon to!"

"WAIT!"

The boy blinked at the blue dragon. "Why?"

"Let me go as Flamedramon! He's a better fighter!"

"Yeah, but Exveemon is packed with lot of power. He can bust up these guys, no problem."

"I can take em, no sweat! Armor Digivolve me, please?"

One look of Renamon, who launched herself from the ox's arm like an acrobat, Davis smirked with a sweat drop. "Right, buddy...perfect time for you to be scoring with the girls. (A/N: Wow, isn't that an understatement?) Alright then...DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIES!"

As Veemon charged for battle, bathed in energy, Mimi took out her old digivice. "You too, Palmon, and be careful!"

Running with her rooted feet, Palmon followed her blue comrade, also bathed in energy. "Always will Mimi! Let's do it!"

Evolution music (SA1 or 2, Invincibility.)

(Armor-Digivolution)

"VEEMON ARMOR-DIGIVOLVE TOOO...FLAMEDRAMON, THE FIRE OF COURAGE!"

(Digivolution)

"PALMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO...TOGEMON!"

Battle music (Rockman Zero, Enemy Hall )

Like an Olympic runner, the human shaped dragon charged for the aid of the yellow vulpine, launching high like a man with spring shoes. "Take this, hamburger-boy! FIRE ROCKET!"

Coated in intense fire, the fighter plowed right into the ox's side, but did it suffered an amount of damage or even get shoved an inch away...? Nope.

"What is this? Begone, insect!" and like a fly, the bull Digimon, Vajiramon, swatted Flamedramon hard right to where Renamon is.

On the other side of the road, Togemon running steps shook the earth as she advanced towards Pajiramon. "That cotton coat has just got to go, lady! NEEDLE SPRAY!"

The cactus Digimon shot her needles from her body, but without even looking, Pajiramon swiftly caught all the needles.

"D'oh!"

The sheep stared her black face right at the frightened Champion. "D'oh is right. THUNDER STOMP!"

With her hind legs, the Deva hammered the street, using the shockwaves to make the road at like a rippling wave. It flipped Togemon high from the floor when it passed by, and not only that, the wave continued on towards Davis and Mimi.

"AW NUTS!" they screamed. (Terra's note: Is it just me, or is it, like that line is the favorite among these Digimon kids?)

(Digi-gang: It's just you.)

The teens ran for their dear lives from the rolling road, but luck was on their side as the wave died down.

"Man, we're gonna need better seats for this match."

"Well I always get front row seats for concerts."

"I don't think front rows are the best seats for this rumble, Mimi."

"DEVA BLADE!" Vajiramon slashed his swords, cris-cross, creating a mighty sonicboom beam that cut a scar on the road, forcing both Renamon and Flamedramon away from it.

"I ask you again: what are you doing here?" Renamon demanded to her ally.

The fire dragon grinned. "Helping, that's what. What're sparring partners for?"

"...To get their act straight."

"Eh...?"

Barely did they dive away from a sword that split the road around them apart.

"I can't believe it! We're so lucky that the DigiDestined are around!" Takato said with relief.

However, Henry's stern look did not leave his face. "Yes, but they're fighting the wrong Digimon. The reason we had Terriermon against Pajiramon, and Renamon with Vajiramon is because their types will be an advantage over theirs. Togemon is at a great disadvantage because her data type class will be crushed under an Ultimate level virus."

"LIGHT SPEED JABBING!"

With her boxing gloved fists, Togemon threw a number of punches too fast for the naked eye to follow, and impossible for the average pupils to trace...

...except for Pajiramon.

Every punch, every attack, every thrust...Pajiramon caught every single one...with one hand...while yawning! With the last double fists, the sheep Digimon grabbed them and gripped through the padded gloves and making her scream.

"Come now, dearly; even a Tortomon can hit faster than you. HE-YA!" Her front hooves nailed Togemon's gut, lifting her feet away from the floor. Then, grabbing her left gloved hand, Pajiramon lifted Togemon, who stood three feet taller than her, and the cactus was given a thundering slam back to the street.

"NO, TOGEMON!" Mimi cried.

"DIGI-MODIFY! BOOST CHIP ACTIVATE!"

Renamon was overflowed within blue chi energy as she stretched her body up and let the energy rise with a windy force. "HaaaaAAAAAA!"

Flamedramon followed the same act, and charged raw pyro energy in a similar fashion, which it too was shedding the floor. "HaaaaaAAAAA!"

"Dude, it's like a freakin DBZ episode! Go get him, Flamedramon!"

Vajiramon stood tall with his blades at the ready, slowly approaching his opponents who are bathed in chi and fire energy that dug a flat crater beneath them.

"IKE!" Renamon cried as Flamedramon dashed with her. "POWER PAW!"

"FIRE ROCKET!"

Flamedramon launched away with his trademark man-comet, however, instead of her fist coated in white energy, the light-blue energy flowed all around her body, and now her Power Paw was like Renamon's own Fire Rocket.

BAM! Both rocketing attacks collided upon the large Vajiramon's chest, but the two fighters succeeded in only pushing the calm ox an inch or two back.

"Humph...pathetic..." Vajiramon sneered.

POW! And without their detection, Flamedramon crashed his back through a car while Renamon slammed hard on the pavement.

"Are these the traitorous Digimon, tamed by sniveling humans that defeated our three comrades, Pajiramon?"

On the sheep's side, Pajiramon just tossed the little rabbit like a football. "WHoA NEEEEllLLLiiiieeeee...!" scored right in a garbage can. "Whoa, nice shot...ow..."

"I hope not. I'm barely succeeding a warm up with these weaklings." she didn't have to look behind her as she blasted Togemon with a hind leg kick.

Far down the road, from the Tamers, Mimi must have heard this, maybe from her digivice, thanks to a special trick that Tai taught her. "If you want a challenge, I'll give you a full blown makeover!" with that, she raised her Digivice to the sky. "Digivolve, Togemon!"

(Digivolution)

"TOGEMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO...LILYMON!"

Shooting out of the body that faded into shining data, the little fairy Digimon, Lilymon emerged to the air. "Here's a challenge for you, Lamb-chops; a challenge that'll put your dirty wool coat in the dollar store!"

Pajiramon, who stared up at the flying Digimon, barely grinned. "Well then...show me, little pixie."

Grinning with delight, Lilymon clasped her hands together, letting the flower petals coming out of her sleeves cover them. The flower bloomed, revealing a nozzle cannon.

"Here it is! FLOWER!"

"TREASURE BOW!"

Before Lilymon knew it, an explosion blasted her hard off the sky, making her land into a tree. The sheep Deva, who had a purple crossbow pointing at the sky, whirled it around and slid it on her back.

"Shame on you... You had me all worked up for nothing."

"DIGI-MODIFY! THOR'S HAMMER ACTIVATE!"

The long eared dog blasted out of the smelly garbage can like it was a cannon, pulling out steel, Roman designed hammer that was bigger than he is. It was like he drew the weapon like an anime woman with her BAM. Terriermon dropped towards the sheep Digimon who seemed distracted by just waiting for Lilymon to come out.

"IT'S HAMMA-TIME, LAMB-CHOPS! BOO!"

Sadly his hammer was intercepted by Pajiramon's palm...whom didn't seem to notice Terriermon.

"...Yah...?"

"No..." and like nothing, the sheep Digimon just tossed the little rabbit away.

Henry clenched his hands tightly. "Okay, that's it...FLAMEDRAMON, LILYMON!"

The two Digimon, who peeled off of a car and dug out of the leaves, looked at the Tamer with a 'huh?'.

"YOUR TYPES WON'T DO THEM ANY GOOD! SWITCH OPPONENTS, NOW!"

The fairy blinked her eyes with puzzlement. "Uh...What good will that do?"

"TREASURE BOW!"

With an eep, Lilymon flew out of there before the tree blew to pieces (Sorry, nature lovers.).

"Screw it! I'll try anything once! FLAMEDRAMON...!" Flying towards her old comrade, the dragon pushed away from the crushed car as Renamon dived for Vajiramon. "...you heard the man. Time ta change dance partners!" -

"Aw...but I wanna fight with Renamon."

Irritability, Lilymon dropped her cherry mood as Renamon was blown away by a ground wave. Like DigiDestined, like Digimon. With her mighty arms, Lilymon carried Flamedramon over her head. "JUST GO OVER THERE!" and tossed him hard towards the sheep Digimon.

Wow, Lilymon must bench press or something...opps, there's the sheep lady. "FIRE ROCKET!"

BAM! And the flaming Digimon crashed right into the Deva, with a might that even surprised her. The sheep swatted him away, but Flamedramon bounced off before she touched him.

"FLAME FIST!" Airborne, the Armor Digimon tossed a number of fireballs that splashed with burning sensation on the sheep Digimon. But of course, it barely scorched her as she shoved the flames away.

"I see that my comrade was too much for you. I will show you that I will make no difference! TREASURE BOW!"

With multiple shooting, Pajiramon fired her crossbows, but the Armored Digimon flipped, leaped, dodged from the explosions that stabbed through the street.

"Wow, I feel stronger fighting lamb-chops here!"

The sheep narrowed her magenta glowing eyes. "But I highly doubt that right now. VAFUNIJUVARA!"

A wide beam from her eyes shot ahead, pushing some dust away. Terriermon leapt out of the way, alright, but Flamedramon wasn't as lucky as he eyes was possessed by the beam.

"Uh?NO! What's for dinner...WHAT? BROCCOLI STEW?FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! NOOOOOOO!" Flamdramon dropped to his knees before what he saw within his magenta eyes. "ANYTHING BUT THE SOY SAUCE! NOOOOOO!"

Henry saw this turn of events. "Pajiramon is creating a nightmare for Flamdramon! We have to save him before he gets deleted out of madness!" Pulling the answer from his vest pocket, Henry slashed the card through his D-Arc. "DIGI-MODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

(Digivolution)

"TERRIERMON DIGIVOLVE TOOOO...GARGOMON!"

Wasting no time, the large dog-gun Digimon charged for the sheep that was pulling strings on the poor dragon. "Ms. Sheep, meet Mr. BUNNY PUMMEL!"

POW! A flying barrel gun crashed hard on Pajiramon's face like being hit by car engine or something. Not only that, Gargomon knocked off her concentration to trap Flamedramon in a horrible nightmare about the broccoli.

"See ya! GARGO LASERS!" With the help of his guns, not only were they doing a deal of multiple damage on the sheep, it helped the Champion fly back towards his fallen friend. "Yo, hot-head, how're you feeling?"

Flamedramon's head rolled in circles as his eyes were all swirly. "Broccoli...so many broccolis, Davis. Me want my bottle now... shakes head...Man, THAT was a nightmare... any calls while I was out?"

"Oh just Lamb-chops over here left ya a message about how much you yearn to suck broccoli like sucking!"

"Oh really? Perhaps I'll settle for some barbecue sheep!"

"FLOWER CANNON!"

"DIAMOND STORM!"

A large green blast followed by a storm of shards slammed hard onto the ox, engulfing his body under a thick cloud of smoke.

"Oh yeah, baby! Teamwork!" the pixie cheered like a happy-go-lucky girl. "Oh I remember you now. You're that crazy fox Digimon whom I kicked butt!" (A/N: Chapter 1)

The crazy fox shot a crazy angry look that can cut steel. "If you don't mind, I would like to finish this fight without YOU trying to make me lose my temper!"

"Uh-oopsie!"

"DEVA BLADE!"

Just when they put up their focus, the two Digimon were washed away by a powerful that then send them crashing into a store window.

"Pitiful creatures..." the ox Minotaur slowly approached the smoky compartment store with his blades at the ready. "...it's an embarrassment to fight such weak opponents."

Spark flew away as a card was scanned through a digivice.

"However it is our mission to bring a message to you cowering humans that the time of the Digimon is at..."

"DRAGON WHEEL!"

All of a sudden, a flaming blue dragon launched out of the smoke, and blasted right on Vajiramon's face. The smoke blew away, as well as bits and pieces of the window's glass and frame as Lilymon and Kyuubimon charged out of the building.

"You can't keep good looking Digimon down, horn-face! Now you'll get a sweet taste of flower power!"

With an agreeable snort, Kyuubimon jumped and rolled like a flaming wheel. "DRAGON WHEEL!"

As the dragon launched away, energy was focused in Lilymon's cannon. "FLOWER CANNON!"

The speed of the blast caught up with the dragon, but it cut through the flame from behind and now it was like the dragon had a orb of light caught in its mouth. Now the flames swirled around the beam as flower petals shed behind its path.

BLAM! The beam blasted on the ox, bursting in a good explosion that gave off a powerful gust past the Tamers.

"Alright! Nice one! I call that one the Flower Dragon! Nifty, huh, fox-girl?" Kyuubimon snorted then turned her face away. "Gee, Gatomon was right; you really are a breath of fresh air."

With an angry roar, the smoke blew away thanks to Vajiramon's fierce energy aura. The ox Minotaur stomped his feet in anger, creating earthquakes that nearly broke Kyuubimon and the Tamers' balance.

Incredible...that Kyuubimon...she was able to combine the attack of that annoying pixie. There is indeed something special within this beautiful creature. Perhaps if I laid my cards right, I can-

"FLOWER WEALTH!"

Before he knew it, Lilymon quickly flew around him and created a flower necklace for his neck.

"What are you doing?" Kyuubimon shouted.

"Oh Izzy thinks that these guys are under dark influences, and I just washed that away with my Flower Wealth." she then patted the ox's head, talking in baby talk: "Isn't that right? Aw, you so precious."

"Argh...! You fool! Get this disgusting filth off of me!" The ox madly ripped the flowers off of him and then tried to swat the little fairy, which she quickly flew away.

"Whoops...maybe not." Okay, once again, Izzy was wrong. Tell me these wackos aren't doing this on their own!

With fury, Flamedramon attacked with his claws with all his might, but Pajiramon easily parried his attacks with less her effort.

"You're not making much of a challenge. But that's to be expected for vaccines." With a mighty blow, the Deva swatted the dragon away, and then lifted her front legs. "THUNDER STOMP!"

Another powerful stomp created a street shoving shockwave that blew away Flamedramon. The dragon-man felt like he plowed by an army of football players before getting dragged through the street.

"Okay...road-arrangement is closed! GARGO LASERS!" the shots nailed the sheep, each one of them, but they barely were harming Pajiramon.

"TREASURE BOW!" It was her turn as she shot lightening quick arrows that blew holes on the street and nearly nailed Gargomon as he barely jumped out of their way.

"Come on WHOA...! Can't even hit the broad side of...GAH...! Whoa that was close."

She halted her attack and just smirked. "I say, these odds are really irritating me. Perhaps I shall even them...wouldn't you say, my children?"

On cue, these little pink lambs with large magenta horns and cannons on their back appear before the Deva.

Sheepmon: Mammal Digimon. Digimon with very soft wool. They defend themselves with the cannons on their backs, obviously.

Type: Vaccine

Stage: Armor

Attacks: Wool Grenade, Silence of Lambs.

That data was read from Davis' digivice. Although Mimi was looking at the wrong kind of appearance.

"Ohhhh...they're so CUTE!"

But with their evil grins on their faces, they don't have anything but cute on their minds. "WOOL GRENADE!"

And rockets flew away from their cannons, each with smiley faces that just...well...smiled. One by one, the rockets blew up on the street, heading for the gun-bunny.

"Uh oh," with no nerves to leap out of the way, Gargomon just stood their and defended himself as the blasts' smokescreen engulfed him.

Henry clenched his teeth in fear...fear that Gargomon could be hurt from that...but miraculously after the smoke cleared, Gargomon was only left with a few scratches. Thank goodness...those Sheepmon don't seem to have good aim.

"Henry!" looking over his shoulder, the Tamer notice Takato giving him a card. "Try this one."

"Uh..." he studied it, trying to determine to possibilities. "This one is a close range attack. Gargomon needs to-"

"FIRE ROCKET!"

Henry's thoughts aimed back at the field where Flamedramon burned away through the twin sheep and smashed into the main sheep.

"Gargomon, get in there!" obeying, the Champion hurried while Pajiramon was still staggered from Flamedramon's attack. Whist that, Henry slashed Takato's card. "DIGI-MODIFY...AGUNIMON ACTIVATE!"

Taking a leap away from the ruined street, Gargomon burst into flames like his ally. "Check out my fire-move, dragon-dude! PYRO TORNADO!"

Pajiramon just swat Flamedramon off of her before she felt intense heat. "What is this...? GAAHH!" Before she knew it, a great tornado of fire trapped her.

"Face da wrath of de-FEET!" BAM! As the flames were blown away, Gargomon smashed his feet right on the face of Pajiramon. But the sheep Deva still remained strong on her feet.

Nursing her jaw, she adjusted it back to its original position. "Impressive, little beast. YOU SUCCEEDED IN TICKING ME OFF! TREASURE BOW!"

Her crossbow rapidly fire arrows at maximum rage, like a machine gun. It was like Gargomon was caught in a mine field as explosions erupted on the street.

"GARGOMON NO!"

As you expected for a hero in a smoke cloud, when it cleared, Gargomon's back was on the floor as his body was covered in a number of scratches.

"Kay...1 to 10 on the pain scale; that was a BIG 10 on the hurt level." The bunny proceeds to lift himself up, but a hoove stamps him brutally on his gut. "Urgh...and a 15 on that one,"

With a sharp aim, Pajiramon pointed her crossbow at the center of Gargomon's face. "When I do this, it'll be a 50 on the pain scale."

"Oh boy...this'll hurt reaaaaalll...!"

And what's this...is he saved? At that moment, Flamedramon dived on the sheep Digimon and griped onto her neck, refusing to let go as she desperately tried to shake him off.

"Let go!"

"You let go!"

As Davis cheers him on, telling his Digimon to ride like the wind, Henry focused his head to come up with a plan.

Now what...I gotta help Gargomon somehow but what? Think Henry, think! There must be something in my hand that'll-

"Henry...! Try that blue card! Digivolving him to Ultimate will really even things up."

Henry grimly stared at Takato. "I can't...we're not sure if this card does what we think it does. I still haven't examined this..."

"Oh for god's sake, Brainiac, just DO IT!"

Well he was outvoted on this one, and the sight of Gargomon in a death situation equals thousand of votes. Henry will just have to do what he doesn't do much in his life...take a risk.

"Okay...DIGI-MODIFY! MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

As soon as the card slash happened, Henry's hand, which held his digivice, was pulled towards the sky. A blue beam of light shot towards the heavens.

"Ooo...that's a pretty light," Mimi said. "I wonder what it's supposed to do."

Davis watched the beam that came from the Tamers' side, as it disappeared through the clouds. "I don't know...that light didn't look like it did something."

The entire fight froze from that glamorous light...but now that the fun was over, Vajiramon went back to fighting with the girls, while Pajiramon swatted Flamedramon off of her and went back to blasting Gargomon's head open.

"Good bye."

This was it. Henry felt the cold chill of his nightmare. "PLEASE DON'T DO IT!"

But then, Takato points at a red beam that shot from behind some buildings. Though he didn't know where this source came from, but Calumon, who still hid in an alley, unintentionally shot that red beam from the symbol on his forehead. Then like from the power of god, a beam of purple energy blasted from the heavens and shined on Gargomon.

The sheep deva growled, blinded from the light. "What...?"

Evolution theme (Sonic Heroes, Invincibility)

(Matrix-Digivolution)

"GARGOMON MATRIX-DIGIVOLVE TOOO...RAPIDM!"

(Music stops)

BOOM! Right where the Digivolving Digimon lay, an explosion erupted. Pajiramon cackled at her deed of her assassination. The Tamers stood there with nerves held straight up to the roof as they waited for the results, as well as the DigiDestined. But Davis knows from the animes that when the hero looks like they got totally blasted, they just come out of nowhere and starts kicking-

AND THE NEWLY DIGIVOLVED DIGIMON LIED DEAD ON THE FLOOR!

Henry's body felt numb...his mouth was dry...everything around him felt so cold?the horrible sight before him. Gargomon was know a few feet taller, nearly bigger than Growlmon, but he was protected by green armor. A circular armor piece that protected his chest and waist, along with some circular shoulder pads. His shoes looked all elf like, plus he has some hand gloved blasters. In addition, his ears were big, protect by armor. They looked like finned wings. But what good was this form now? Smoke was coming from his head...and this new form wasn't moving...

"No-no-" he felt so weak, Henry dropped to his knees as his faced felt flooded by tears.

Takato too was in shock...he couldn't believe it...but Rika...

Hold the phone...With her violet eyes, she watched the body fade into nothing...but not like in a death way Digimon does when they die...it just...faded like a ghost. "Wait a minute, that's not his body."

Henry's body froze from his moment of sadness, "Wha...what are you...?"

Back on the DigiDestined side, they too were in grief of the dead Digimon.

"He's dead...no...he's dead..." Mimi felt so cold...she began to see memories of the time when other Digimon sacrificed themselves to protect them. Wizardmon, Whalemon, Piximon, Leomon...

"Hold up, Mimi...if he's dead, why he didn't blast into bits like all Digimon when they?"

Suddenly, a loud roar of jet was heard, like it was flying VERY low. Not only that, a strong gust of wind passed them by, making the kids fight to keep themselves balanced.

"Was that a really low flying plane, or something? Cause someone needs to learn to fly." Said Mimi, keeping her hat on her head.

Pajiramon cautiously scanned the area. She knew the blasted traitor was still alive...but where is he?

"RAPID FIRE!"

Background theme (FLCL battle song)

Whistling sounds was caught by all ears, like it was coming down on them hard, and-

Before they knew it, a number of large dust geysers blasted from the streets, and the Tamers and DigiDestined had to shield themselves from the dust-storm. The gust quickly died away, allowing Henry to see what happened. But as he was about to make guesses, his heart skipped a beat. There standing in the middle of the field was the same 'dead' Digimon in green, ready for battle.

"Ha, psyche!"

Henry just froze on his feet, trying to decide whether to weep before the green Digimon or kill him later. "RAPIDMON! YOU HAD ME SCARED THERE!"

"Jeez, can't take a joke, huh, Henroid? But be honest, like the new look?"

Take deep breaths, Henry...Deep breaths. "We'll...talk... later!"

"Well see if I care. If ya excuse me...?" Zoom he went, phasing for the Devas.

Pajiramon nursed her body after that attack, which really hurt. "What has happened? I demand that-"

POW! Something rammed her gut hard. Sucking up the pain, the Deva tried to take revenge on the attacker, but he was gone. BAM! Now her back was attacked, hard. She swung her fist around, but again, the attacker was gone. Oh how dearly was she in pain,

POW BAM, SMACK! Now she felt she was gang beaten. It was like an army of Digimon was attacking her. She couldn't react quickly enough.

"Whose slow now, Lamb-chops...?" Rapidmon zoomed away from her as he pointed his blasters. "RAPID FIRE!"

The staggered sheep felt like she was rammed by a train and burned in a hell fire as the missiles exploded on her and shoved her hard on the street.

From this whole event, Davis and Mimi's jaws laid on the street.

"Dude...that looks like Wills' Golden Armor form of his Terriermon...only this one is green!" Getting some answers, Davis turned to his D-3.

Rapidmon: Cyborg Digimon. This Digimon is by far the fastest Ultimate level Digimon, who can reach over the speed of sound. Its also complete with radar capabilities and sniper shooting specialties.

Type: Vaccine

Stage: Ultimate

Attacks: Rapid Fire, Tri Beam, Atomic Blast

"I gotta say, though...who's his tailor? Elf shoes? And that waist part does not look right."

"Lay off him, Mimi. He's still a killer looking Digimon! Go get those Deva-clowns, Rapidmon!"

Her ox partner saw the whole thing, ignoring Kyuubimon and Lilymon who were distracted by the fight. And man, was Vajiramon pissed. "HOW DARE YOU! DEVA BLADE!"

Slicing his swords passed each other; a powerful arc beam rocketed towards the large cyborg. But Rapidmon just stood there; looking like he was checking his watch, which he doesn't have one.

"As a brutha once said: I'm waiting!" (Sonic: I do not say that! A/N: Whatever.) With that, he disappeared, DBZ style, and reappeared behind the beam as it blew a chunk of a clothing store.

"NO!" the rich girl then blubbered: "That store-had the cutest yellow dress I ever seen. -sob-"

Commence with the sweat dropping, Davis.

"Of course ya know, hamburger butt, that this mean war!" Phasing out again, Rapidmon reappeared behind Vajiramon and rammed him so fiercely that he crashed right into an exploding car across the street.

"Remarkable," Kyuubimon said, smiling at the outcome. "Rapidmon's speed is like any I never seen before."

"Oh yeah! Go Rapidmon! Go Rapidmon! It's your birthday! It's your!"

"Be quiet!" the fox growled at the dancing Lilymon.

"Party pooper." And she pointed her tongue at the fox.

"Now wait in line, bull-face. You'll get your turn." Next, Rapidmon zipped above the dizzy Pajiramon's head. "As for you...!" BAM! And he harshly kicked her in the air. While the sheep was flying, Rapidmon stood his body straight and spread his arms. Golden lights the emitted from his hands and feet, connecting together with yellow beams. "...you'll be the first to try out the latest ass-kicking move! TRI-BEAM!"

His whole fired a triangular shaped beam, ripping through Pajiramon's body as it passed by. "AAAGAAAAAHHhhhh.h!" and there, she broke into data.

"Oh yeah...one down," with a mischievous look, Rapidmon turn his gaze towards Vajiramon. "Heh heh...Neeeeext...?"

The Deva struggled a strong and angry grim, but he stepped away. Fortunately his ticket to get a sneak attack relied on Pajiramon's Sheepmon who aimed their cannons on Rapidmon's back...

"FIRE ROCKET!"

...but they were plowed away by the scorching dragon, dissolving into data by the intense flames.

Curses...his power is much too great for me. I can't be destroyed now...not when I have interesting plans for the fox there. "Make no mistake, traitor. I shall return."

And he faded away behind a fog that just came out of nowhere.

"Hey! I don't give refunds, hamburger-boy!"

(Music fades)

While the demolished street was finally safer...sort of...Davis and Mimi rushed over to the Tamers' side.

"Nice work there, dudes. I'm starting to think you guys don't need us anymore."

"Oh parish the thought," Takato begged.

But Rika shook her head. "No...don't,"

A narrow smile point at the little girl by Mimi. "It's been a while Rika?well expect for when you said that you hate Digimon. You still do?"

Rika looked at her with one of those 'Are-you-stupid?' looks. "No,"

"Well good...but pardon me by asking; how can you stand that broken heart shirt?"

Rika's eyes dangerously narrowed. Ugh...that's the same line my mom says.

Mimi sheepishly smiled after picking up Rika's vivid look. "Never mind...we still made a good team, didn't we?"

Rika answered with a shrug. "Whatever,"

Mimi was starting to get second thoughts about warming up with the girl when her eyes spotted something far in some dark ally, spying at them. She leaned closer and narrowed her eyes?but the figure was gone.

That was freaky...did I just see someone out there in- Her ears then heard the fainted sound of police sirens.

"Oh now they come," Rika complained. "That's so typical of the so-called authorities."

"Well that's our cue to make like a banana and split." Davis stated as Flamedramon and Lilymon de-Digivolved back to Rookie. "I'll just Armor Digi!"

"No need, goggle-dude." Said Rapidmon. "Just grab a hold of me and I'll get us out of this dump."

Henry began to think of the problem with that plan. "Rapidmon, I don't think you can carry eight people at a time."

"Hey I'm big enough to." (A/N: Kabuterimon carried five people with no problem.) "Just grab ahold and I'll get us home faster than you can say: Momentai."

Rika snorted: "Who saw that coming?"

With no options, and the fact that the police sirens were getting louder, every quickly grabbed hold of the large Digimon.

"Everyone holding tight...? Then we are up...over...and GONE!"

And like a streak of lightening, the green blur jetted across the Akihabara city, with Takato and Mimi screaming their life out.

"MOMENTAIIIII!" Rapidmon cheered.

Outskirts Tokyo- 8:45 PM...

The skies grew dark, dark enough to show the stars from outer space. The dark bluish skies blanketed over a road that was painted across a forest land. As a truck passed by, three little figures journeyed through the highway that was on the edge of a mountain. These figures were Bokomon, who was tired from all the traveling, Patamon, who just fluttered over the floor, and Neemon who was dancing around the two in a circle.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"Are we there yet?"

"For the last time, Neemon: NOOO!"

"Uh…uh…Okay," and he kept on dancing, humming the Digimon theme song.

It's been days since that rooster Deva terrorized the dam, and the three Digimon got themselves lost in the forest, almost got eaten by bears, nearly fell off a cliff, nearly survived a dangerous traffic stampede...all in the name of world salvation.

"Cheer up, Papa-Bokomon. At least now we got a map to go back to the city."

"Yes, Patamon, but Neemon was the one who stole the map from that wooden store, and we nearly got eaten by those dogs!" Bokomon rubbed his butt, still remembering that horrible bite. "I don't know what I'd settle; this place or the Digital World. So far, both worlds seemed to have a similar level in madness."

Neemon stopped his dance in front of Bokomon. "So why save these worlds?"

"BECAUSE WE'LL ALL BE KILLED IF WE DON'T!"

"Ooooooh...I understaaaaand." And back to the dancing he did.

Bokomon dropped to his knees, nursing his headache. "Why do I bother to hang around with Neemon in the first place? That is a mystery I'll never solve."

"La lalal la laaaa. Digimon! Digital Monsters! Digimon are the champions...! Hmmm hm...hmm..."

As another car passed by, Patamon hovered over the aching Digimon and landed at the grassy side of the road. "Well the sky is all dark…why don't we take a nap."

Bokomon felt his headache diminishing and he patted the little Digimon's head. Leave it to Patamon to look on the bright side. He maybe one of the Angel Guardians of their Digital World, but as Patamon, he has such an innocent mind.

"Very well then... Let us find shelter and rest up to prepare for tomorrow morning."

Neemon stopped his dance after he heard that. "Why? What are we gonna do tomorrow morning?"

He felt such burning pressure in his head, but he controlled it for now. "The same thing we do every morning, Neemon," with that, he made a dramatic pose, pointing the heavens. "TRY TO SAVE THE WORLD!"

Chorus: They're Neemon! They're Neemon and the Bo-ko-Bo-ko-mon!

Patamon: And Patamon!

Wong residence: 8:34 PM…

It only took five minutes for Rapdimon to drop Davis all the way in Odaiba, back to Shinjuku for Mimi's college, and made a stop for the park. After the Tamers said their goodbye, Henry slowly walked back home. Luckily that ride Rapidmon did for the gang waste him enough to go back into Terriermon, so that problem was solved. But a big one was still a matter in worrying about:

What is Henry gonna do with his dad now that he knows about Terriermon?

After when his father found out about Terriermon, Henry did a lot of thinking. What is he gonna do, how is his father gonna react, what was it he wanted to talk about, all that stuff. But the big thought Henry made was a 'what if' thought. What if he never been a Tamer. Maybe he wouldn't have to put his family through this...he never though about it before. This Digimon thing has gotten quite out of hand, that it might put his entire family in jeopardy. Maybe it would've been better off if...maybe Terriermon should go back.

But he thought wrong...when he though Terriermon got deleted back there...he didn't know what to do...he felt so empty...but he can't just get rid of Terriermon; he's his best friend. You can't just toss away a best friend when they cause trouble for your family. No way! All he can do now is...face the music.

"Dad?"

From his bed, in the master bedroom, Janyu gazed at his son. "Henry?" He had done a lot of thinking, and seeing that his son doesn't seem to have that rabbit Digimon with him. Maybe he really was...

Nervously, Henry picked up something from behind the door. Yes indeed, it was the Terriermon...the one that protected him from that hostile Digimon. So they really are real.

Henry slowly approached his father, fearing for the worst. His hands shook while holding the small creature, standing by to hold tight if the worse happen.

"Dad...uh...this is Terriermon."

The man studied the Digimon, amazed at this abnormal sight. The little critter looked as nervous as his son, even though it forced a smile.

"Uh hey there, Jen's dad,"

It seemed like a dream…or maybe a virtual simulation, but it wasn't. The creature of fiction was real…solid, almost flesh in appearance.

"Dad, I want to say that I'm really sorry that I didn't tell you. But you had to understand that we-."

"Henry," the man stood tall in front of his own son. "I should be the one to be sorry…but first I would like to thank Terriermon for helping me back there."

The little guy let out a heavy breath, revealing relief. "Heh, heh…well you're Jen's dad; I had to."

Henry also felt better, knowing that his father seemed okay about this. But something was bugging him. "Wait…what did you mean that you should be sorry?"

Janyu took a seat on his bed. "I think you should know something that I never told you…and it might have something to do with what's going on."

Feeling the need for complete attention of this, Henry and Terriermon dropped for a seat on the floor like little Rugrats waiting for their grandpa to tell a story that had 15 miles involved.

"You see, back in my college days, there were a team of students working on a project that involved AI programming in internet programs, which I was part of. It was all just for fun, but we were all hooked in the project. We were able to create artificial beings that were to think and act like animals, and we almost succeeded in giving them personalities, fighting abilities and survival skills. But our sponsors were busy with other things and they cut off our funding before we got to see the final run."

"Man that must suck." Terriermon muttered before Henry shushed him.

"Sorry to be rude, dad, but what does this have to do with Digimon?"

His father rubbed his chin in thought. "You see…most of the Digimon seemed based on our first subjects in our programming, namely Agumon and a few others. I'm sure you know about the Digimon causing havoc years ago. Although even though I heard about this, sometimes I couldn't help feel if this whole mess is my fault; that the Digimon were created and based off our project that somehow were brought to life. But even if they were, I wondered how could they when the project was deleted."

"It sounds like a big coincidence…but I don't think you're to blame."

"I thought so too…but then there was this man in the front door who wanted me to find my college friends. He said something that our project was out of control."

This whole thing boggled Henry's mind. Could his own father be involved with the Digimon? It just doesn't make sense.

"And another thing that came from the past was that blue card you brought. It contained Shibumi's code from the project."

"What…! You said it was just meaningless data."

"Well…I just didn't want to get you involved if anything happened that'll but me in grave trouble."

Henry just doesn't want to believe that his father could be responsible, but what if he was? How can he prove it? "Hmm…dad, I'm not sure what to think. But maybe you can have a talk to some friends of mine. They can probably make some sense of things."

"You mean that boy with the goggles?"

"No, some people who goes to the Shinjuku College. They're the DigiDestined."

Janyu's eyes grew wide. "The DigiDestined? I thought they were just an urban myth!"

Henry sighed, know that it was his turn to tell a very long story. And Terriermon can sense it too.

"If you're gonna tell some fairy tales, can I dig out the fridge?"

"Terriermon!"

East Shinjuku, Yamanote- 8:23 PM

It was all quiet in the wealthy neighborhood on the east side of Shinjuku, filled with houses for the rich or well-off citizens. The night stars lit on the skies like Christmas lights, barely having to worry about the lack of night clouds blocking their beauty.

But Rika had no time or care to appreciate the beauty.

The girl with the ridicules hairdo hurried home in her fabulous Japanese style mansion, hoping that her mother won't be home. But sadly she was, helping her mother with the dishes. But lucky for Rika that she didn't bother her to give out one of her 'motherly-bondings-to-drop-her-standards.' routines.

"Oh mother, I don't know what to do with her." she said, watching her daughter dash past the kitchen door. "She hasn't developed a feminine bone in her body, and she's not letting herself be sociable to the female-society."

"She has friends, Rumiko." Seiko replied, always being the calm soul in the house.

"Yes, but boys…not that it's a bad thing when she starts dating…if she do…oh god…they're just encouraging her tomboy faze so that I just don't know if she'll ever grow out of it."

"Dear, you worry too much. Whatever she's going through is only normal. You can't force someone out of their beliefs. Doing so is as difficult as altering a photo."

Photo…? Suddenly that one little word was giving the famous model a Brain Blast. Such a expression that Seiko was all too familiar with.

"Dear, please forget what I said-"

"Thank you, mom. I love you, buh-bye!" she quickly said as she pecked her mother on the cheek an dashed into her room to make arrangements for her clever plan.

Oh kami, what have I done?

A little before that time, right as Rika's feet reached inside the house, Renamon stood gracefully on a high tree branch, without worrying the condition of her balance. Like a motherly hawk to her young, the fox Digimon always kept an eye on every action Rika made, preventing the threats that would ever dare to grip its dirty hands on the child.

And speak of the devil, there, in sight, is one now.

About a couple of roofs away from where Renamon was stood a familiar Minotaur lurking down at her eyes. Sure he was incredibly far away to see his facials, but Renamon's incredible vision can make that possible. Her muscles tensed, waiting for her distanced foe's move, but he just stood there.

Flash! A streak of light cut through past her body, and before Renamon could counter, he vanished.

Renamon would chase after him, but she felt that she needed to check the blade that still stabbed the base of the tree. As she hopped over towards it, she found a message carved on the handle.

We shall meet.

End of part 8.……

"I know everything." Kokujou

"How's that…?" Shoubu

"Because I'm an evil genius." Kokujou - Duel Masters

Crappy show, but I can picture Neo's voice with Kokujou's for obvious reasons if you watched the show.