Chapter 2: Tamers Reunited
Arriving outside the Matsuki Bakery was a twenty year old Takato Matsuki, who expressed the same enthusiasm he had as a child, looking forward to taking a few hours from studying and to spend it with his friends.
But unlike his younger self, this version of Takato was seen more mature, his body not only more developed and muscular, but with his age, he had became quite the centre of attention toward the ladies.
"Takato!" Yoshie suddenly called, catching the attention of her son. "Make sure you come back to finish your studies."
"I will, mum!" Takato replied with a sincere smile, one Yoshie knew she could trust, causing her to nod in reply and allowed Takato to continue off with his plans.
However, while Takato headed for the park, after stopping at a street light, waiting for it to turn green, the brunette stared up at the sky, giving a small smile as he let his mind wander.
'How've you been doing back at the Digital World, Guilmon? Keeping yourself safe and all that.' He thought, still missing his Digimon partner and their friends, but he had high hopes that they would reunite, one day.
After a small walk and enjoying the bright day, Takato finally reached the park, the sight bringing a smile to his face, not only at the memories of all he, Guilmon and the others shared during their adolescence, but ahead, he saw his friends all waiting for him.
Waiting for him was the twenty year old Rika Nonaka, who continued to inherit her mother's natural beauty, leaving her with a beautiful looking face and a an hourglass shaped body, while her hair now flowed down her back, having given up her old ponytail style long ago.
Though Takato's outfit remained roughly the same as it had back when he was a Tamer, Rika had changed her attire, to which the redhead now wore a light red tank top and a pair of tight blue jeans, continuing to show off and display her body.
And though she didn't mind the attention now, there was a small part of her that hoped that same attention would come from Takato, having fallen for the brunette some years ago and wanting him as more than a friend.
The twenty year old from of Henry Wong also changed, with the blue haired boy almost the spitting image his father.
While he shared a similar hairstyle, Henry remained his own person, now wearing a gray track jacket, an orange shirt and a pair of green pants.
By Henry's side was his youngest sister, Suzie, who had matured as she had entered her teenage years, with the purple haired girl's hair now set in the back in a ponytail, and clad in a beautiful red summer dress, hoping to look as beautiful as Rika when she grew up.
Standing close to Henry and Suzie was Jeri Katou, who was still considered part of the Tamers team, despite the lack of a Digimon partner, with the brunette sharing in the same maturity and elegant beauty as Rika, not only having an adorable smile and a matching body, but Jeri was wearing a pink dress, while a sunhat rested atop her head.
Though Ryo now had a lot more time to spend in the Real World, his taste in clothing hadn't evolved from his time as a Tamer, with the titled Digimon King wearing a black jacket over his gray shirt, alongside a matching pair of trousers.
Being a creature of habit, Kazu still wore his visor, finding the item of clothing similar to Takato and his refusal to give up his goggles.
But showing some growth, Kazu changed his clothing, now wearing a yellow t-shirt and a pair of white shorts.
Kenta was wearing a blue vest and black pants, wanting to look more professional in his appearance, but still remain comfortable.
Lastly, Ai and Mako were amongst the group, having been recognized by their bravery during the events of the D-Reaper and were officially declared as Tamers by Takato, where the twins remained in their lives, hanging out with Suzie and becoming good friends with her, leading to them also spending more time with Henry and the other Tamers soon after.
"Hey Chummly!" Kazu called upon seeing Takato, though he had to ask. "What took you so long?"
"Sorry, but work at the bakery can take its toll on you." Takato said, rubbing the back of his head, a little embarrassed by his continued lateness.
"It's fine." Henry assured in reply, before looking amongst the other Tamers and saying. "At least we're all here now so we can begin."
"Yeah. This is our seventh anniversary for our victory over the D-Reaper." Suzie added as she put down a basket, expressing a similar positivity as her brother. "We should get our picnic started."
"Yeah. I'm getting hungry." Kenta spoke up, wanting nothing more than to sit back and chow down on the snacks his friends had provided.
"It's a shame our Digimon could not be here." Rika had to say as she looked to the sky, her expression matching her sudden solemn mood as she couldn't help but to think of Renamon. "In my heart, I know she and the others must be doing alright in the Digital World. But still, I miss her."
Continuing to stare at the sky, Rika felt a hand on her shoulder, causing her to turn her attention over, seeing Takato holding her, where the brunette said with care and sincerity. "I know what you mean. I still miss Guilmon."
"Life just doesn't seem the same without them." Ryo added in reply, missing the combination of childish antics and desiring power from the mix match group of Digimon.
As the others agreed with Takato, Rika and Ryo, they found the conversation cut when Henry's cell phone began to ring, which the young genius withdrew from his pants pocket and answered.
"Huh? It's from Riley." Henry let out with some confusion, which Takato expressed as he asked. "What does Hypnos want with us?"
"I'm unsure but it's a video call." Henry said in reply, turning the phone to face him, bringing up Riley's image upon the screen, while she was able to see Henry and the other Tamers looking back at her.
"Oh good, you're all there. Listen, something has come up." Riley let out, expressing a clear concern upon her face.
"But it'll be easier if I show you." The brunette then said, turning her camera over, displaying a familiar muscular red dinosaur lying stationery upon a long seat, while a familiar yellow furred fox knelt by his side, damping his head with a wet cloth.
"They came back?!" Rika let out in shock, surprised to see their Digimon, let alone the appearance of Renamon.
"Oh, Guilmon. It can't be..." Takato followed, he too having mixed feeling on what he was seeing, finding it hard to accept the sight on the screen.
"But our Digivices told us our Digimon are still in the Digital World." Ryo pointed out, before he had to ask what the others were thinking. "How can they be in two places at once?"
"Yeah, but Guilmon and Renamon look... different." Kenta commented, causing Kazu to nod and add his own views on the subject.
"You're telling me. Guilmon looks like he's had a serious growth spurt and Renamon has the body of a super model." Kazu let out, before feeling a familiar chill run down his spine , knowing that though he wasn't looking at her, Rika was glaring at him.
"That's the thing. Yamaki's checking out the Digital World, contacting your Digimon right now, and it appears Guilmon and Renamon are there as well." Riley said, bringing a continued confusion to the Tamers.
"But how they can be in two places at once?" Ai asked.
"It doesn't matter right now. Guilmon's clearly in a bad shape." Takato cut in, expressing his concerns. "Just hang on, we're on our way!"
Ending the call, Henry set his phone away and looked upon the the leader of the Digimon Tamers, already knowing their next move, with the Tamers wasting no time as they left the park and headed back into the downtown area, making their way to the Hypnos building.
-Meanwhile-
As the Tamers made their ways to Hypnos, concerned to the status of the more evolved Guilmon, back in the Digital World, the Digimon were down at the beach and enjoying their own anniversary, knowing that though they couldn't be with their Tamers didn't mean they couldn't celebrate their victory in their honour.
While Terriermon and Lopmon splashed in the sea, laughing and having fun, they found the mood continue to grow as Calumon joined in, with the catalyst Digimon playfully splashing both Digimon.
Despite his size, MarineAngemon was surfing, using an old and abandoned ironing board as a surfboard, showing that despite his tiny frame, he indeed had skills, even performing a few handstands with the waves against him.
Back on land, and not too big on getting wet, Impmon was having his own fun as he had managed to bury the sleeping form of Cyberdramon in sand, covering all but Cyberdramon's head, which left Impmon snickering at his mischievousness.
Lastly, while Guardromon was standing stationary, keeping his distance from the water to avoid rusting or short circuiting, the Champion Level Digimon had unlocked the front compartment upon his chest, using it to store various foods and drinks inside, allowing the others to help themselves whenever they wanted.
But seeing Guilmon and Renamon sleeping under the sun together, the others did what they could to stay silent, finding the sight of the two Digimon in such a position quite sweet and endearing.
Though Guardomon kept himself silent, his curiosity got the better of him when the wiring inside of his mechanical frame picked up on a television frequency, causing him to approach an old television set, a device that looked as though it hadn't been opperable for years.
But after coming closer, the screen flickered a little, displaying static, before a familiar face appeared on the screen.
"Yamaki?" Guardromon asked, surprised to see the blond, but being nice, he then asked. "What can we do for you?"
"I'm conducting some research and need to know if Guilmon and Renamon are with you right now." Yamaki just said in reply, his words confusing Guardromon, but wanting to be of assistance, the machine type Digimon nodded in reply and said. "Yes, but they are sleeping right now. Shall I leave a message?"
"No. Wake them." Yamaki said back, his tone growing serious. "They need to see this."
Though Guardromon nodded to the request, there was part of him that felt he couldn't bring himself to bother his friends, a feeling Impmon had no problem with as he picked up a bucket, scooped up some of the seawater and reeled the bucket back.
"Hey, lazybones. Wake up!" Impmon called, throwing his arms out and causing the cold water to splash all over Guilmon and Renamon, starling both Digimon as they awoke.
"I hope you have a good reason for that." Renamon said with some impatience, hoping there was more to Impmon just splashing them for the sake of it.
"Actually I do. Seems Yamaki just contacted us and has something he needs to share with the two of you." Impmon said in reply.
"Yamaki? Is Takatomon in danger again?" Guilmon asked, expressing a clear concern, which Renamon shared.
But remaining strong, both Digimon rushed over to the old television set, seeing Yamaki waiting patiently for them all to join in the conversation.
"So you two really are still residing within the Digital World." Yamaki let out upon seeing Guilmon and Renamon.
"Just take a look at this." The blond then said, backing away from the monitor as to display the older form of Guilmon, alongside the older Renamon, the sight stunning the Digimon.
"Not too long, another Guilmon and Renamon appeared on the roof of Hypnos via a strange machine, and they seem to be in distress." Yamaki informed, which continued to shock and stun the Digimon, namely Guilmon and Renamon.
"But… we're here. So how can we be in the Real World?" Renamon questioned, looking upon the secondary Renamon, then turning to the second Guilmon, which left her commenting. "But wait… this Guilmon looks more older and stronger."
"And that other me has… human proportions." The foxy Digimon had to add, noticing the second Renamon's more developed areas.
"I'll say. Just look at your chest." Terriermon said teasingly, while pointing at future Renamon's body and asking. "Who'd know you'd get so huge?"
Embarrassed by the remark, but before Renamon could hit Terriermon, Cyberdramon cut in.
"That other Guilmon is in bad shape. We need to return to the Real World and find out what is going on." The Ultimate Level Digimon stated, feeling whatever caused a secondary Guilmon and Renamon to turn up could put Ryo and the other Tamers in danger.
"I packed a healing fruit from the forest not too long ago, so that should fix the other Guilmon up." Lopmon said.
"Guilmon get it." Guilmon called, before rushing over to the basket and withdrew what looked like a blue coloured apple.
"Hey, if we're going back to the Real World, we'll get to see Takato and the others again. That's something to look forward to" Calumon said, trying to focus on the positive of the situation, which made Terriermon, Lopmon and MarineAngemon smile in response.
"Alright. Activating the portal now." Yamaki cut in, getting the attention of all the Digimon, seeing the blond typing what they guessed was the last coding needed to disable the barrier between their worlds and allow them to return back to Takato and the others.
But though they would be reunited with their Tamers, there was still an uneasiness filling the group with the second Guilmon, sensing this could lead to a new form of trouble.
-Back at Hypnos-
"Thank you all for coming." Riley said, expressing a sincere gratitude as she and Tally led the Tamers through the halls of Hypnos, finding that though the years had passed, the presence of the Tamers was still well known and welcomed within the facility.
"That weird machine Guilmon and Renamon came through looks almost like something Hypnos and your father came up with sometime before the Arc project was completed, but we haven't come up with a sound conclusion." Tally added.
"Dad came up with that machine?" Suzie asked in surprise, her question causing Riley to nod, but also keep her pace as she and Tally continued to escort the Tamers through the halls.
And after making their way to a set of doors, to the basement floors, where many of Hypnos' experiments were carried out, the Tamers found Yamaki waiting for them, seeing he was still in the habit of flicking his lighter when stress got to him.
"Good. You're all here." Yamaki said, glad to see the Tamers.
But before going further, he knew the group needed a moment, to which Yamaki gave some distance, allowing Takato and the others to see their Digimon partners, the sight bringing joy to all.
"Henry!" Terriermon called as he and Lopmon rushed in, the pair leaping into Henry and Suzie's arms respectively, causing the Tamers to immediately hug their Digimon in response.
"Calumon!" Jeri let out, hugging Calumon. "It's good to see you again!"
"And it's great seeing you." Calumon said in reply, having missed Jeri and her kind hearted nature, seeing her as close to the Tamer he never had.
As the others reunited with their partners, with Impmon allowing himself to let out his emotions and hugging Ai and Mako tightly, Guardromon processing Kazu's new appearance and accepting him as his Tamer, while MarineAngemon couldn't help himself but to hug and nuzzle Kenta's arm, Takato and Rika enjoyed their moment, both hugging Guilmon and Renamon.
However, it was then Takato had to ask. "Wait... if you're here, then who are the Digimon we saw on screen?"
"You mean the other versions of us?" Renamon asked, before informing. "We also wanted to know that."
"They're in the emergency treatment wing." Yamaki spoke up, gesturing to a door, which the Tamers approached and opened, finding that within the small room set up for any accidents caused during testing Hypnos equipment, the more mature Renamon was still tending to the alternate Guilmon, stunning all, namely the original Guilmon and Renamon.
"Renamon!" Rika let out, her voice catching the immediate attention of the second Renamon, who turned and gasped at seeing Rika.
"R-Rika... Is that you?" She had to ask, expressing an almost disbelief in her voice.
"Huh? Of course it's me. Who else…?" Rika began to say in confusion, before the confusion of the Nonaka increased as the alternate Renamon shot up, held her hands, before slumping to her knees, looking as though she was close to crying.
"I never thought I would see you again. I am sorry I couldn't save you before. I won't lose you again. I swear it." The downcast Renamon let out, her words and the continued solemness in her voice made Rika and her Renamon look at one another with a growing confusion.
"Lose her again? What do you mean? Who are you?" Renamon had to ask, wanting to know who exactly this second Renamon was, let alone why she was so distraught for a human that already had a partner.
"I'll explain everything later, but I need to help Guilmon before I do anything else." The second Renamon said in reply, returning her attention to the wounded Guilmon, where she returned to her feet and back to Guilmon's side, redressing the bandages around his left arm.
While the sight of seeing another Guilmon was confusing him, seeing the Guilmon was injured triggered his intent to help others.
"Will this help?" Guilmon asked as he held up the blue coloured apple, the sight of the item caused a hopeful spark to fill the attentive Renamon, who smiled and accepted the item.
"Yes. That's perfect. Thank you, Guilmon." She said gratefully, leaning down and giving Takato's partner a small kiss on the cheek, the action causing Guilmon to blush a little at the affection, while Rika's Renamon didn't know why but she felt jealous at seeing another kiss Guilmon, even if was just to show appreciation.
'Since when did I get attracted to Guilmon?' Renamon questioned herself, admitting that past his child-like behaviour, Guilmon was a kind and sweet hearted Digimon, a Digimon of selfless morales and someone she had come to respect.
"Guilmon, here eat this." The second Renamon said, cutting into Renamon's thoughts, leaving those around watching as the second Guilmon managed to pull himself up into a sitting position with the second Renamon's help, before trying to eat what he could of the fruit, despite his injured face and lack of appetite.
Glad to see her Guilmon eating, sensing that the fruit was already helping, the second Renamon smiled, before she felt a light tug at her loincloth, causing her to look down and saw the curious form that was Calumon staring at her.
"So Renamon two, who are you and who is that other Guilmon?" The Catalyst Digimon asked, but found before his question could be answered, the second Guilmon groaned, refocusing himself as he slowly opened his eyes and took in his surroundings.
While the pain endured had left him a little dazed, thanks to whatever it was Renamon helped feed him allowed the second Guilmon to focus a little more, finding a confusion fill him as he took in the familiar sights of the Hypnos building, before dread filled him when he saw that amongst those within the room was another Guilmon, his eyes widened in fear and horror as flashbacks of countless deaths came to his mind, seeing this Guilmon not as his innocent past self but as something else.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Guilmon asked, expressing a sincere concern, while the second Guilmon just saw Guilmon as his darker version, BlackGuilmon.
"You bastard!" The second Guilmon snapped, surprising most to hear a Guilmon use such language, but the shock grew when the other Guilmon rose up and threw a punch at the past Guilmon. "I'll make you pay!"
"What Guilmon do? Why other Guilmon angry about?" Guilmon questioned, wanting to know what he had seemingly done, wanting to know why the new Guilmon seemed so enraged by his presence, as well as hold the fist back with his claws.
"What are you doing? Why are you attacking Guilmon?" Takato then asked as he stood beside his partner, tying to calm things down between the two Guilmons.
"I'll kill you!" The second Guilmon just let out with a continued fury, which stopped after the second Renamon smacked the second Guilmon on the back of the head, breaking him from his enraged state.
"Stop it, Guilmon. It's your past self you're attacking, not him." The more mature Renamon said, leaving the alternate Guilmon silent as he rubbed the back of his head, rubbing at where Renamon had struck him, while allowing the words to sink in and for his mind to clear.
"Wait… so… you're me aren't you… when I was still a kid..." The second Guilmon questioned as he looked upon Guilmon, making the child-like Guilmon laugh and say. "That was close. You almost had Guilmon."
"Hey, Guilmon 2?" Takato cut in, having questions he was hoping could be answered. "What exactly is going on? Just who are you?"
Hearing the familiar voice, the second Guilmon turned to see the brunette, the sight of Takato leaving the alternate Guilmon with clear awe and barely able to speak, only able to stumble out Takato's name.
"Guilmon, we made it. We're back." The mature Renamon informed with a smile, the words bringing a relief of sorts to the taller Guilmon, who then set his hands around Takato, showing just how much he missed his Tamer and not wanting to show weakness with any tears.
"We did it. We actually made it back. All the sacrifices everyone did made it count." The second Guilmon let out, keeping Takato close as he added. "I won't lose you again, Takato. I promise."
"Lose me again?" Takato asked with a growing confusion, which was shared by his Guilmon.
"You two aren't making any sense." Cyberdramon commented, crossing his arms and asking. "So who are you guys anyways?"
"We'll explain all we can." The second Renamon said, apologizing for the lack of information, before she and the other Guilmon did what they could to inform the Tamers and the Digimon.
"It might be hard for you to believe but I am Rika's Renamon, seven years into the future. Same with Guilmon who is Takato's Digimon too." The future Renamon said, her words stunning the others, namely her Renamon counterpart and the past Guilmon.
"Wait a second? You're Pineapple Head and fox face from sometime in the future?" Impmon asked.
"Then that machine you came in is a time machine, am I right?" Yamaki questioned.
"Yes. We came here to save you all from a terrible threat which is coming." The future Guilmon said in reply, his words concerning Takato and the others, with the brunette asking. "Guilmon, what happened?"
"There will be a terrorist attack which will occur five days from now." The future Renamon added, looking amongst the Tamers with a continued concern as she then informed. "These terrorists despise Digimon and those who associate themselves with Digimon. In the chaos of their attack, they took Jeri as a hostage."
"I was…. Kidnapped?" Jeri asked in shock and fear.
"What do these terrorists want?" Ryo asked.
"They want Hypnos and the Monster Makers to shut the Digital World down, but they refused and instead brought us to help rescue her. We tried to come up with a peaceful resolution to this, But they don't want peace and as a result…" Future Renamon began to say, finding it harder to reveal the events of the future, finding it hard to relive the memories.
"They shot you, Jeri... right through the heart..." Future Guilmon said, sadly finding himself hating the memory too, but he had to say it.
Jeri was horrified at this and so is everyone who heard of this.
"That's cruel! How can some people be so heartless?" Lopmon questioned.
"It get worse. Angered by Jeri's death, Takato made me… become Meigdramon again." Future Guilmon then said, the mentioned name sending a chill down the spines of the others.
"Megidramon?!" Takato let out with a clear shock in his voice, finding it near impossible he would allow himself to recall such a terrible power once again.
"Guilmon become Megidramon again. Guilmon don't like this future." Past Guilmon said sadly.
"Then what happened? I guessed Meigdramon killed all the terrorists, right?" Henry questioned.
"Yes. However, while we all fought to calm both Takato and Guilmon, Megidramon refused to allow himself to be sealed away again, resulting in the darkness within Guilmon to manifest as a black mist and form into something terrible." Future Renamon said.
-Flashback-
"Guilmon, are you ok?" Takato called after Guilmon cast the darkness from out of his body, panting after using up so much energy, alongside the strain he felt from being pushed to use his darker power once again.
"Rika, we have another problem." Renamon cut in, expressing a growing concern.
"Look at the sky. Something is wrong." The foxy Digimon went on, her tone remaining with worry as she looked upon the darkness above, which was growing in size and in power.
"Whatever that thing is, I don't like it." Impmon said, feelings the others shared, with Suzie hugging Calumon out of fear.
Watching the darkness, Guilmon was then shocked when he saw a dark figure emerge from the evil energies, revealing a black skinned version of himself, which glared at the group.
"The negative energy within Guilmon has taken form and brought forth a being of evil. He calls himself BlackGuilmon." Future Renamon told the Tamers, continuing to add any and all details to the creation of their dark foe.
"BlackGuilmon…?" Takato let out. "So he was born from Megidramon?"
"Yes, and he has one goal, to kill and destroy everyone and everything which stood in his way. He is a heartless beast who hated everything pure and good. And the first people he killed…" Future Guilmon said, hating to bring it up, but knew he had to say it. "... were our Takato and Rika."
The flashback resumed with a shocked Guilmon and Renamon watching in horror as BlackGuilmon withdrew his blooded claw from Rika's chest, where she slumped down to Takato's body, showing a similar impaling within his chest as the brunette bled out.
"With our Tamers dead, we could no longer Biomerge, which allowed BlackGuilmon to wipe out the other Tamers." Future Guilmon then informed, remembering how BlackGuilmon just wiped out Tamer after Tamer with no mercy or regret.
"And I am afraid it gets worse." Future Renamon had to cut in. "The Digimon tried to avenge their Tamers, they tried all they could to stop BlackGuilmon, but even as a team, they were no match for his power..."
Future Guilmon and Renamon shuddered as the memories of their timeline Digimon vanished before them, still seeing images of Terriermon being impaled by BlackGuilmon's claw, Lopmon blasted by his Pyro Grenade attack and reduced to Data, Guardromon torn to bits despite his armoured body, Impmon cut in half by his claw, BlackGuilmon snaps MarieAngemon's neck, ripping out Cyberdramon's Digi-Core from his body and burning Calumon alive.
"BlackGuilmon murdered them all and absorbed their Data. Renamon and I were the only Digimon left... the only ones who managed to survive." Future Guilmon said in despair, while the past Guilmon and Renamon were in tears of their loved ones and friends all gone.
"That future sounds like a nightmare." Lopmon said, feeling dread and empathy for the future Digimon, before she had to ask. "Then what happened?"
"I took it upon myself to make BlackGuilmon pay. I trained my body and I have been fighting him ever since. But during my training, he murdered your parents, most of Hypnos and most of the humans and all the Digimon." Future Guilmon said in reply.
"Janyu and Yamaki has just finished working on a time machine before BlackGuilmon killed them. There are only a few of us left fighting for the resistance, but we are only few in numbers and we are the last two Digimon left in our timeline." Future Renamon said.
A little confused, Kazu questioned. "But why come back here?"
"We came to make sure that event will not happen here. We want to help give you a better future than ours. We want to do a future for others rather than ourselves and make this world a better place for you" Future Renamon replied.
While the Tamers and Digimon remained concerned for themselves and empathetic for the future Digimon, noticing their belongings, Calumon perked up with interest.
"Wow. Hey are these yours?" He asked, looking amongst the sword and spear they had brought with them.
"Yeah. Those are the weapons we chose to use in our fight against BlackGuilmon. I made that spear in memory of Sakuyamon, and Guilmon made that sword to fight BlackGuilmon." Future Renamon said in reply.
"Oh, Renamon..." Rika let out, wrapping her arms around the future Renamon, hugging her tightly. "You must've lived a terrible life after we are killed. Rest assured, thank you for warning us."
Nodding to Rika's words, Takato spoke up, adding with a determined voice."We are here now and we won't let that future happen. Help us prepare for this."
"I will." Future Guilmon said with hope.
"So now we know there will be a terrorist attack and Jeri must be protected at all costs." Yamaki then said.
"Thank you." Jeri said happily, knowing she could trust those she had come to love and care about.
"And you can teach our Guilmon and Renamon how you two became what you are now." Rika suggested, blushing at how big her future partner's breasts were, feeling a little jealous at Renamon's eventual development.
"That was an accident, but I've gotten used to them by now." Future Renamon said when she noticed Rika staring at her, while the past Renamon was still wondering what could've occurred to alter her body in such a way.
"And Guilmon, err… future Guilmon. How about helping Guilmon get stronger?" Takato asked, the question bringing smiles to both Guilmons' faces, both of past and future.
"Of course. I need to help you two control your emotions so Megidramon does not come back." Future Guilmon said, glad to help the past Guilmon.
"Then let's get to work. The are Tamers reunited and we must do what we can to save our future." Takato then said, his words inspiring his friends and teammates, while all focused, knowing that their fight to change the future had begun.