The group of eight were all lying on the ground, some face down, some face up. Jaren was the first to awaken.

"Uggh…" he groaned, slowly getting to his feet. He tapped Stefan to wake him up. Stefan now felt the same way he had earlier that morning. Eventually, everyone woke up, and they looked around.

"Where the heck are we?" Andrew asked no one in particular. No one was able to answer. Instead of smoke scented hallways, he was surrounded by large trees on a dirt path. Then he looked at each other and noticed that his clothes had changed. He had lost his cap, and was now wearing a white beater with a blue and yellow jacket over it. His pants were dark blue cargo pants. He looked at his arms and noticed that all of his tattoos were gone, save the lightning bolt. Jaren, Andrew noticed, was wearing a red and black ensemble; a red t-shirt, and black cargo pants, almost identical to Andrew's outfit, except he was still wearing that dragon wristband. Stefan's outfit was slightly different than them. He was wearing a dark blue button down shirt over a white T-shirt and blue jeans. "My glasses!" Craig yelled. "Where are they?" Craig had totally changed looks. He used to have wire rim glasses, greasy hair and a pocket protector. Now, he was wearing a grey long sleeve shirt, his hair was simply a buzz cut, and he was wearing grey shorts. And without his glasses, he was able to see. "This is so weird." And then he heard a gasp from Rebecca's general direction. She was wearing a white shirt and a mini skirt in different colors. She looked distraught. Julia went over to comfort her friend. She was wearing a green top with blue jeans.

"It's OK, honey." She was whispering reassuringly. Rebecca shook her head and was still crying.

"My dad's going to kill me!" she squeaked, before dissolving into another cacophony of tears. Now Sam walked over. He was wearing khaki shorts and a sky blue button down, almost like a dressy outfit. The little white strings were still visible, just hanging out of his pants. Now he was whispering something incomprehensible to Rebecca. It seemed to reassure her though, and she got up, a little less sad.

"So, where are we?" Julia asked no one in particular. "I think I know." A new voice said. Julia looked around and sure enough, there was Brian popping up. Brian was wearing long brown cargo pants and a white T shirt. "I think we were transported to the woods behind my house." Andrew immediately rebuked him.

"Yeah, we were all in a computer room and then the screen glowed and we were somehow transported magically to the woods behind your house." He said with a mocking expression. "Say something constructive next time." The two began to argue and Craig sighed.

"Well, I guess I'll play a little Wario now…hey!" he shouted in surprise and anger. The team looked over at him. "My Gameboy is gone! Instead I have this!" He pulled out some small device, colored in gray, with a small screen and buttons. It looked kind of like a large apostrophe. Now, Stefan immediately recognized this.

"Quick. Does everyone have one? Reach into your pockets." Everyone did and realized that they had the same device, except in different colors. Jaren's was red, Stefan's blue, Julia's green, Andrew's yellow, Brian's brown, Rebecca's white and Sam's sky blue. Stefan knew what this meant, and could hardly keep the excitement out of his voice.

"Guys, this is the Digital World!" The group, collectively, did a double take. "And we are Digidestined, supposed to save it." After this revelation, there was silence until Jaren spoke up.

"So if we're gonna save this world, let's get started NOW! Come on! Let's go this way!" And he began walking along the dirt road, Stefan next to him, the rest of the group behind him.

"You excited?" Jaren asked Stefan. "This is going to be a lot different than Algebra 2." Stefan nodded, smiling. This was also going to be a lot different than having to help his mom at home. Maybe this was the way he could help the world instead of having to sit back at home. Anyway, as the troupe was walking, Stefan spotted some familiar sights. Blocks, vast as a skyscraper. Fields, filled with small ovular eggs. The sound of crying.

"Let's go that way, guys." Stefan said. "It's Primary Village, where Digimon are born. It should be a safe place to rest." The group, without question, heeded Stefan, and after a little bit more walking, they arrived at the village. Surprisingly enough, the crying stopped the second they got there.

"That's strange." Julia said. "What happened to all of the crying I was hearing?" Jaren shrugged. Stefan kept on walking ahead. The group followed him. As they were walking, Stefan heard a cry.

"Let's go this way! I think I hear a baby." Unfortunately, he said that very loudly, leading to a cacophony of cries.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The group was confused, especially Stefan. Then, a small creature burst out of a house and rushed towards the kids.

"What the heck is your problem!" he said angrily. "You woke up all the babies!"

Stefan merely stared at him.

"Elecmon?" he asked.

"Yeah." The small rabbit digimon grumbled. "What do you want?"

"Well, were sorry." Jaren quickly said. "And we're willing to help you calm all the babies."

"Great, great." Elecmon smiled. "Now let's go!" After about 30 minutes, a countless amount of lullabies and shushing, and a lot of crying, all of the babies were sleeping. The group then quietly followed Elecmon back to a little hut on the edge of the village. There was a table and chairs surrounding it. Everyone took a chair and sat down. Elecmon put his feet up on the table and sighed. Then, he spoke.

"You're all humans, right?" he asked, though he thought he knew what the answer would be. Julia nodded her head.

"Yeah. We are." Elecmon grinned.

"Well then, we have much to discuss. I'm Elecmon, caretaker of Primary Village and a Rookie Digimon."

"Nice to meet you." Jaren answered. "I'm Jaren, tall and blond is Stefan, the girls are Julia and Rebecca, the short, black kid is Andrew, next to him is Craig, and then these two are Sam and Brian," pointing out each member of the team in turn. Elecmon smiled again.

"Pleasure to meet you all. You are more important than you think." Elecmon expected the children to question this. However, Stefan simply smiled and answered.

"We're Digidestined, aren't we?" Elecmon looked at him blankly.

"Yes, you are. Well that saves some explanation…"

"Wait a minute." Brian interjected. "We're what?" Elecmon turned to him.

"Digidestined. Warriors who have to team up with partner Digimon to save both this world and their own as well." A dawning comprehension could be seen over the group.

"So, we have to save the world?" Julia asked.

"Not just this one. Yours as well." Elecmon answered.

"From what?" Stefan asked. Elecmon cleared his throat.

"The Devil Digimon. They rule this world, and spread nothing but chaos and dischord." Elecmon looked downwards and shook his head from side to side.

"Well, can't some Digimon digivolve to stop them?" Stefan asked.

"That's the thing. The Art of Digivolution has been lost." Elecmon groaned sadly. Stefan gasped.

"What's Digivolution?" Jaren asked. Elecmon began to explain.

"Digivolution is when Digimon evolve into higher levels, making them more apt in battle and more able to survive in their environments. The Devil Digimon have the power of Digivolution locked up in their castle. Only they use it, and they've been using it to terrorize us." Stefan sighed sadly.

"What, Stefan?" Julia asked, her brown eyes brimming with uncertainty.

"Without Digivolution, were screwed." Stefan answered simply. "If we're supposed to save this world, first of all, we need Digimon. And secondly, we need them to Digivolve. If both these things don't happen, we're screwed." Stefan punched the table in anger. "Ow. That hurt." Julia began to giggle. Just then, Elecmon stood up.

"Wait a minute… Of course! I completely forgot!" He hurried out of the room.

"Elecmon?" Andrew called after him. The group quickly got up from their chairs and followed the small rabbit Digimon outside. They eventually found him by the river, smiling.

"I just remembered. There's another part to the story. You guys are supposed to Digivolve as well. The power of Digivolution is only important if the Digimon are without Digidestined, of course. Your power of Digivolution comes from your hearts. The only way for you to Digivolve is to fuse with your Digimon." This speech received a number of blank stares.

"Homo say what?" Jaren asked, his mouth agape. Rebecca smirked at him.

"When you receive your rookie level Digimon, the only way to be able to make them Digivolve to other levels will be by fusing with them!" Elecmon said, his tail wagging since he now knew that hope was not lost. "It can work. As a matter of fact, I think I have your Digimon right over here." He ran again, and the group sprinted after him. They caught up to Elecmon, panting from a loss of breath, and found him standing next to a group of small devices. Each of them were a different color, but looked the same. They were a wide oval, with a screen in the middle and a multitude of buttons on either side. Stefan took one look at them and knew what they were.

"Digivices." He whispered. Elecmon nodded.

"Point to you. Your Digimon are in your Digivices. You see, the gods made this humble Elecmon the keeper of them. And over time, your Digimon, weary of searching for you, came to me. They have stayed in these Digivices, waiting for you. And now the time has come. Go get your Digivices!" No one moved. Everyone still looked a little skeptical. Jaren was the first one to approach the table.

"Let's see what surprises this little thingy has in store for me." He said, as he took the red device. When he touched it, a red light seemed to spread out of the Digivice, and when the light cleared, a small creature was visible. He looked like a small dragon, with wings and a snout filled with sharp teeth. His skin was reddish, and his tail was long.

"Hello." He said. "I am Embermon. And Jaren, I am your partner." Jaren just looked at Embermon with a goofy grin on his face and shook his, well, tail.

"Ow! Don't touch that." Embermon snapped. And then both of them started to laugh.

"I'll go next." Stefan volunteered. And he went directly for the blue Digivice. Like Jaren's a light emanated from it, and when the light cleared, a strange looking Digimon stood in its place. It looked kind of like a dolphin, with its dorsal fin and beaked snout. However, it had legs like an ostrich and a downy feather body.

"Hello. I am Wetkiwimon, cousin to Kiwimon. Don't worry, I'm perfectly able on land and sea, and I hope I don't look this awkward in the future." Stefan laughed despite himself. "You must be Stefan, my partner." Stefan nodded, and the two walked off together. Julia stepped up next. From her Digivice a green light shone, and after the light subsided, there was a small four legged creature. On its head it had a sprout, and vines were covering its body. It looked like a cross between a small turtle and a different creature. It honestly can't be explained in any other way.

"Hello." She said. "I am Ivymon. Pleasure to meet you Julia."

"The pleasure's all mine." Julia curtsied and let Andrew through to get his Digimon. Andrew's Digimon looked like a small dog, except with a small lightning bolt symbol on it's forehead.

"I'm Surgemon." The dog said in a male voice. Andrew introduced himself, and the two walked off. Next up was Rebecca. A white light came from her Digivice, and when the light was shunted into darkness, Rebecca saw a small Penguinmon like creature, except without all of the bright colors. It was a simple penguin, just blue and yellow.

"I'm Penguinomon." She said. "And you are Rebecca? This is going to be so much fun, saving the world and stuff!" Rebecca managed a grin and she and her new partner walked away. Brian walked up next and met his Digimon, a small garter snake like creature except made completely of rock, similar to an Onix, but much smaller, maybe only five feet tall.

"I'm Schlangemon." The creature hissed. "Brian, is it?" Brian nodded still looking skeptical. The snake creature seemed to pounce on him, and started licking him with his snake tongue. Brian couldn't help but laugh. Craig then walked up. After another light shone and subsided, a small robot monkey could be seen. Craig started laughing hysterically, until he realized this was his Digimon.

"Yep. I am Metamonomon." The creature said in a robotic voice. "And I know that my appearance may be strange, but trust me, I can hold my own in battle." Then, it was only Sam. He walked up, silently of course, and got his Digimon. The Air Digimon was a small bird creature, completely ordinary looking. That is, except for when he unfurled his massive wingspan.

"I am Pidgeonmon." The creature said. "And me and you, Sam, are going to become fast friends." Sam smiled and nodded, still stoically silent. Now, everyone had their Digimon.

"Well, now we see what happens." Elecmon whispered to himself. "Either they save this world, or they die trying. I'd put it at 60 save, but those odds could drop soon."

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That's all for now. A new chapter hopefully up soon. If you want me to update faster though, please read and write reviews. Constructive criticism appreciated.

- CW27