Digimon Adventure Tamers
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon
(Play The Biggest Dreamer: TV Size)
(Play Digimon Tamers Aban)
Returning home from the Digital World, Tai called a Digidestined meeting, where Davis revealed his past with Ken and Ryo. Though he named Ryo, he kept Ken's name to himself. Tai then named Davis the leader of the new team of Digidestined, which include Yolei and Cody, who have D-3s like Davis. Can these new Digidestined live up the standards of their predecessors?
(Play Digimon Tamers Subtitle 2)
Digital Gate, Open!
(Play Digimon Tamers: Yukikau Hitobito)
In his bedroom above his parents' bakery in Shinjuku, in his home dimension, Takato Matsuki was picking out clothes to wear for his trip to the Digidestined's home dimension. The young goggle-wearing boy was nervous as he packed his bags. For years, he had been a big fan of the Digimon TV show, and he was especially a fan of Tai Kamiya and Davis Motomiya, as he thought they looked cool and were great leaders, especially with the goggles. He was such a big fan, he created Guilmon through drawings that were brought to life when he received his first D-Arc, and even wore a pair of goggles. He always wished for the TV show to be real so he could always meet them.
With the revelation that his fellow Tamer Ryo was from that dimension, and it was apparently a parallel dimension where Davis was a Digidestined years before the TV show took place, along with the fact that the Tamers would be going there soon, Takato was absolutely excited to finally meet his TV heroes. He was unable to form complete sentences for several hours once Ryo's tale was done. He thought about talking with Tai and Davis about many things, like how they wore goggles and helped lead their teams…
…And that was when the excitement faded from Takato as he thought about it. During his time as a Tamer, he had rarely ever been a leader, and he was never anything like Tai and Davis were. He wore goggles like them, but that was where the similarities ended. What made Tai and Davis leaders was their courage, which was something Takato always felt he lacked, and they always took situations seriously. When Takato first became a Tamer, he was oblivious to the dangers of being a Tamer. All he wanted was to have his own Digimon, and he got one in his creation, Guilmon. But Takato was terrified at first of his own partner, until he realized Guilmon was still basically a child who had to learn. But it didn't change the fact that Takato was fearful of Guilmon's evolved forms of Growlmon and WarGrowlmon when he first saw them, convinced that Guilmon had changed in not just appearance, but personality as well. Fortunately, Takato came to accept that Guilmon would always be the same, no matter what he Digivolved into…except for Megidramon.
Another problem Takato felt he had that Tai and Davis had was being emotional. During his early days, Takato burst into tears very easily whenever Guilmon was in danger or he felt like a failure of a Tamer. He had grown out of that, but he was still concerned over Guilmon from time to time. His concern over Guilmon was different from the other Tamers' concerns for their Digimon, as the bond between them was like a parent and their own child, which really made Takato grow up and mature.
In the last two years, Takato had felt he had grown more mature and braver…but the question was, was he worthy of being regarded in the same principle as Tai and Davis? After that question went through his head several times, Takato decided to go to the only person he knew was suitable enough to answer his question. Closing his dresser drawer, Takato opened his bedroom door to go out in the hall, only to be knocked aside by Guilmon, his arms laden with loaves of bread. Looking out in the hall, the brown-haired boy saw bread loaves behind Guilmon, trailing down the stairs and possibly to the back of the bakery.
"Guilmon, what are you doing with all this bread?"
"I'm packing it, of course!" Guilmon said innocently, placing the bread in his arms into the suitcase on Takato's bed. "We won't be able to get any Guilmon Bread in the dimension we're going to, so we'll have to pack some!" Guilmon Bread was a popular food that was sold at the bakery. An idea that was pitched to Takato's father by Kazu, Guilmon Bread was basically a loaf of bread cooked in the shape of Guilmon's head. Takato's parents had even made bread and pastries shaped like the other Digimon as well. While they sold well, the Guilmon Bread was the most popular product.
"Guilmon, we can't pack all of this bread," Takato said with a sigh, going over to his bed and pulling the bread out of his suitcase, much to Guilmon's protest. "I need clothes as well. Besides, we won't be leaving for another week. If we pack all this bread now, it will grow stale."
"Then why are we packing now?" asked Guilmon, curious why Takato was packing already if they weren't leaving right now.
"It doesn't hurt to be prepared in case the Sovereigns are able to get together earlier," Takato answered, closing the suitcase and placing it next to his desk. "Anyway, let's get going."
"Huh? Are we going now?" asked Guilmon, wondering what Takato was talking about. "Should we pack the bread now?"
"We're not going to the Digital World Guilmon," Takato said, picking up his D-Arc and placing it in his pocket. "We're going to Ryo's house. I need to talk to him."
"About what?" Takato was about to answer Guilmon's question when he heard his mother's voice call to him from downstairs.
"Takato! Did you and Guilmon make this mess of bread downstairs?"
"It was mostly Guilmon, Mom! But we'll clean it up!"
"Please do!" Takato sighed at his mother's insistence, and began picking up the bread Guilmon left behind him, with the big red dinosaur helping him.
"I'm sorry Takatomon," Guilmon said sadly. "I didn't know I made a mess."
"It's all right Guilmon, we can clean it up," Takato responded with a light smile. "And I told you, I'm not a Digimon!"
"I know," Guilmon laughed. "It's just fun calling you that!" Takato groaned, knowing that Tai and Davis definitely didn't have his problems.
(Play Digimon Tamers: Kage no Yasashisa)
In his house, Ryo was going through his things in his bedroom. Opening his closet, he went deep into it before pulling out a box that he had been in possession of for years. Inside the box were the only things that he had brought with him during his second battle with Millenniummon years ago…and the only things that he had brought with him to the orphanage and later his adoptive home. Opening the box, Ryo combed through the contents, which was mostly pictures. One of them was a picture of him with Tai and the old team, taken after they beat Millenniummon for the first time ever and before they returned home, and a second one was of himself and Monodramon with Ken and Davis, as well as Wormmon and Veemon. Ryo smiled, remembering when this picture was taken.
FLASHBACK
Nine-year old Ken Ichijouji kneeled down in front of a pile of sticks, rubbing two sticks together in an attempt to light up a fire for their temporary campground, but after five minutes, there was no spark.
"Come on Ken! I know you can do it!" Wormmon encouraged his partner.
"I'm…not sure….if I can!" Ken breathed, rubbing the sticked again with even more force than before. "It looks so easy on the TV!"
"That's because not everything you see on TV is true, or done the right way," Ryo said as he walked into the campground with Monodramon, Davis and Veemon behind him. "Heck, even reality TV shows aren't completely real!"
"What about game shows?" Davis asked curiously.
"Eh…sometimes they can be rigged," Ryo said, bending down next to Ken and taking the sticks from him gently. "Here…let me show you guys how to really do it." Reaching into his pack, Ryo pulled out a long, thing string and tied it to one of the sticks, bending it slightly. Placing the string-free stick in the middle of the firewood, Ryo placed the strung up stick between its counterpart, the string pressed up next to it. Rubbing furiously, it took Ryo a few brief moments before a spark happened. A moment later, a roaring fire was blazing, warming up everybody.
"Wow! Ryo, that was awesome!"
"It was nothing," Ryo said sheepishly to Davis.
"No, seriously!" said Davis, surprised at the way Ryo made a fire easily. "How did you do that?"
"My parents used to camping, and they taught me how to make a fire," Ryo said, stoking the fire a little so it was hot enough to cook the fish they had caught. "It was easy after a few tries. Tents, on the other hand…" Ryo's gaze turned to a massive pile of clothing, rope and sticks, inciting laughter from everyone at the campground.
END FLASHBACK
"Those were definitely good times, weren't they?" Monodramon asked with a small smile, looking at the pictures over Ryo's shoulder. The Legendary Tamer smiled sadly as he replaced the photos and put the box back in his closet.
"Yeah…they were…it's sad they had to come an end early," Ryo sighed sadly, prompting Monodramon to place a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Hey…we can do this Ryo. I know we can. And I'll do my best to keep Millenniummon's data from getting to me."
"Let's hope so," Ryo stood up and began going through his dresser. "We'll already have enough to deal with when we get back home…"
"Hey, Ryo." The brown-haired boy turned around in surprise to see Takato standing outside his bedroom, Guilmon by his side as always.
"Takato! When did you get in here?"
"A minute ago. Your dad let us in." Takato looked nervous about something as he spoke, and Ryo could only begin to wonder what was plaguing Takato's mind this time. "Do you mind if we talk somewhere?"
"Sure. I know a café down the street," Ryo answered, closing his dresser drawer and walking out of his bedroom. A few minutes passed and Takato and Ryo were sitting together in a café, Guilmon and Monodramon sitting with them as well.
"So, what did you want to talk about Takato?" The crimson-eyed boy let out a breath before asking his question.
"Ryo…when you were in the Digital World with the Digidestined…was Tai…like he was in the show? And the Davis you fought with…he was different from his TV show counterpart, yes? What was he like?" Ryo blinked in surprise at the question.
"Why are you asking me this?" Takato hesitated before he answered.
"Because…I don't know if I've been worthy of wearing goggles like them." Takato's statement caught Ryo off-guard. Seeing the look of surprise on Ryo's face, Takato decided to explain.
(Play Digimon: Across the tears)
"I look at Tai and Davis…and I can see how they don't back down, even when they're afraid. They seem to know what they're doing…and they keep their emotions in check. Compared to them…I've been doing this for two years now and I still don't think I know it all to being a Tamer yet, and I usually get emotional and cry a lot. I know I've been better at it…but I act so differently from Tai and Davis, that sometimes, I wonder if I should wear goggles or not. And a part of me would want to impress them when I meet them…because I'm still a fan deep down. A fan who created his own Digimon." Takato looked off to the side where Monodramon was trying to keep Guilmon from eating the pies on the dessert case.
'Wow. I didn't know Takato felt that way,' Ryo thought. The older Tamer wondered what to say for a minute before it came to him.
"Takato." The goggled boy looked up at the Legendary Tamer. "You are right when you say that you are different from Tai and Davis. Davis…he was a little bit like he was in the show, but he grew up and matured…and he was able to prove himself to be a leader. He was able to lead when I couldn't. And Tai…well, Tai is Tai." Takato chuckled at Ryo's comment.
"The point is Takato, it's not a bad thing to be different," Ryo continued, gripping Takato's shoulder. "And it's like you said, you've grown up and you've matured ever since you became a Tamer. You are your own person, and you shouldn't change just to impress Tai or Davis. Take it from me, they would be incredibly impressed…and they would be proud of you."
"Thanks," Takato said, surprised with the praise Ryo was giving him.
"Besides, I've seen you out there when we fight," continued Ryo. "There are times when you've proven yourself to be a leader. It's just simple: Everyone seems pulled by you."
"They…they do?"
"Of course they do," said Ryo, looking at Takato's surprised expression. "Takato…you can be a leader. You just need to be who you are, and not change yourself. Tai and Davis are their own selves when they lead…and that's all you need to be." Takto couldn't help but blush at Ryo's compliments and praises.
"Thanks man…" the young boy said, feeling better about himself, as well as more confident.
"Hey Takato! Guilmon's got a belly ache."
"What?!" Takato yelled, looking over to Monodramon. "Please tell me he didn't eat the dessert case."
"No, he went into the bathroom and ate the hand soap," said Monodramon. "He said it smelled good, so that meant it had to have been food."
"Oh, Guilmon!" Takato groaned, eliciting laughter from Ryo and Monodramon.
"He's definitely not like Tai and Davis," Monodramon said as Takato pulled Guilmon out of the restroom and out of the café, no doubt taking him home to take care of his bellyache.
"And that's what makes him a good Tamer," Ryo said as he looked up at the night sky through the window, wondering how Davis and Tai were doing right now, and what they were planning.
A dimension away, Izzy sat in the empty computer lab of the school, sitting in front of a specific computer. The minute school ended, the red-haired boy went to the computer lab and checked every terminal and hard drive, discovering that the Digital Gate could only be accessed on the computer they used yesterday. He leaned back in his chair and scratched his chin in thought. The gate was locked, and no matter how many times he held up his Digivice in front of the screen, the gate remained closed. This made him think for a while of how they could enter the Digital World until it came to him.
'The D-3s…they must be capable of opening the Digital Gate. We'll have to wait and see until Yolei and Cody get in here.' Izzy then pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and began typing what was on the paper into the Digital Gate program. Written on the paper was a set of coordinates that Davis had given him a few minutes ago before heading off to soccer practice. The burgundy-haired boy had woken up early today and did a sweep of the Digital World's map with DemiVeemon on his D-3, eventually finding a safe place for Izzy to go to with his group today. He couldn't help but grin about Davis's quick thinking. His only hope was to find Tentomon today.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Tanoshii Houkago)
Izzy was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the door slide open. Looking up, he saw Yolei and Cody come in. "Oh, Yolei, Cody, hello. Sorry if I came in like this. I was just worried after yesterday."
"It's no problem Izzy," said Cody. "To be honest, Yolei and I haven't been able to stop thinking about the Digital World since last night. We didn't sleep much."
"Anyway Izzy, we were wondering if you could please take us to the Digital World?" Yolei asked as she looked very close to bouncing on her feet. "I really want to go!"
"So do I," said Cody.
"No problem," Izzy said as he looked at the screen. "To be honest, I was expecting you two to show up. We just have to wait for Sora to show up with TK and Kari, and then we'll be ready to go."
"Sorry we're late, Izzy!" Sora said as she came into the room with Kari and TK behind her, Gatomon and Patamon in the latter two's arms.
"No problem Sora," Izzy said as he turned his attention back to the computer. "Let me just double check these coordinates here, and then we'll be ready to go."
"Oh, please hurry up!" Yolei said, almost impatiently. She had been wanting to go into the Digital World for nearly an entire day now, and she couldn't stop thinking about it, even telling her siblings that she would be able to do something that they wouldn't be able to do. Of course, she didn't mention anything about the Digimon.
As Izzy typed, Kari looked over to TK, who seemed to be avoiding making eye contact with her. She didn't know why, but TK had been behaving strange all day. He hadn't been smiling much today, he didn't speak much to her or Davis, and his face seemed to have some sort of dark scowl.
TK didn't know why, but he had been feeling strange today in his stomach, and it definitely wasn't what he ate. He had been feeling this way since he walked to school and saw Davis and Kari talking with each other, as well has hugging. And they didn't seem to notice him much in class today.
'Well…so much was I worth to them,' he thought bitterly.
"So do you have the coordinates set in, Izzy?" Sora asked, looking over Izzy's shoulder.
"I do, but the gate's closed," Izzy said before looking over to Yolei and Cody. "This is where you two come in. Both of your Digivices are exactly like Davis's, and if my theory is correct…could one of you hold your D-3 up in front of the screen and say, 'Digital Gate, Open'?"
"Let me do it!" Yolei yelled excitedly, pushing past Cody and holding her D-3 up in the air. Yelling out the words Izzy told her to say, the red light on the screen turned green, indicating the Digital Gate was now open.
"Prodigious!" Izzy exclaimed. "Just as I thought, the D-3s are capable of opening the gate!"
"So does that mean we're going?" asked Cody. He was excited as well as Yolei, but he didn't show it as much as his older friend.
"Yes, we are," said Izzy. "Davis was able to give me some coordinates that we can go to, so if we can all get together." The Digidestined in the room nodded as they gathered up to enter the gate. However, before anyone could enter the Digital World, TK walked up to the computer with an uncharacteristic rebellious look in his eyes. To everybody's shock, TK began typing away on the computer keyboard.
"What the…TK, what the hell are you doing?!" Izzy yelled in protest as TK finished typing and pulled out his Digivice while holding Patamon in one arm.
"Who does Davis think he is, telling us what do to when he's not even here? Let's go somewhere of our own choice," the blond-haired boy said with a hint of venom, surprising everyone at his actions. The screen flashed and TK and Patmon disappeared.
"What was that all about?" Sora asked, just as surprised as everyone. Kari shared Sora's surprise as well. Both of them knew TK well, and he was always well mannered, as well as kind and cheerful. But the TK they just saw looked like a completely different person.
"TK's never acted like that before," Izzy muttered in anger. It had taken him ten minutes to find the coordinates Davis gave him, and TK's impulsive actions flushed it all down the toilet in a matter of seconds. "Kari, what's with him?"
"I…I don't know," Kari said nervously. "He…he hasn't been right throughout most of today." Although now that Kari thought about it, he had been quite different since yesterday when they went into the Digital World.
"Are you sure TK's not always like this?" Cody asked curiously, Yolei wondering the same thing as well. From what they saw of their initial impressions of TK, he seemed like a nice boy who wouldn't do rash and impulsive decisions like this.
"I'm definitely sure," Sora said in concern.
"Eh, it could be puberty," Yolei shrugged.
"Well, either way, we shouldn't leave TK alone," Izzy said, holding up his Digivice and entering the Digital World. Yolei followed, as well as Cody. Sora was the next to go when she saw Kari opening her D-Terminal.
"Kari, what are you doing?"
"Sending the new coordinates to Davis," answered the child of Light, looking at the screen. "He told me to message him and Tai if anything went wrong."
"This definitely qualifies as something wrong," Gatomon agreed, not used to seeing TK like this. Once Kari had sent the message to Davis, the brown-haired girl entered the Digital World with Sora and Gatomon, hoping that soccer practice wouldn't last long.
Davis ran across the field in his soccer jersey, watching the ball fly into the air. Timing the trajectory of the ball, Davis leapt up and hit the ball with his head, sending it to another player. Weaving his way past a defender, Davis got the ball back from his teammate, who was surrounded by two more defenders, and headed for the goal while dodging the other players. Letting his instincts take over, Davis kicked the ball with everything he had. However, Davis's mind was on the Digital World as well, so his aim was off and the ball flew off to the side.
"Damn it…" Davis muttered under his breath.
"Motomiya! Over here!" Sighing, Davis ran over to the bench his coach was at.
"Yes, coach?" he asked once he reached the bench.
"Are you okay? Your aim's been completely off today, and you don't seem like yourself," the coach said, worry etched in his voice. That had been true as Davis had only scored three of eight goals he made today. He couldn't exactly help it as he was thinking about Yolei and Cody. This would be their first outing in the Digital World, and based on what he saw, they obviously had something like Disneyland running through their minds when they thought about the Digital World. If that was it, they were going to be in for an absolute shock. He felt okay knowing Kari, Sora, Izzy and TK would be there, but he felt it would be better if he was there. As much as he loved soccer…his friends and the Digital World were more important today, and he honestly wanted to be there right now.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni…)
"I'm sorry coach, but I guess my head is out of the game right now. I have some…personal matters that have been worrying me for a while, and I can't seem to shake them off." While Davis wasn't telling the full truth, it still wasn't a lie. Even though he couldn't tell anyone about the Digital World, he did have school to think about, as well as his friends, especially Kari and Ken, the latter who had yet to respond to Davis's message from last night.
"Ah…I see where you're coming from," the coach said, nodding in understanding. "I've had those problems as well. If you can't seem to shake them off, then maybe it would be best if you leave practice early today."
"Wait, really?!" Davis asked in surprise. "I…I'm not sure if that's a good idea coach. I'm the captain, aren't I?"
"Yes, but I want you at your best," said the coach. "Go home, get some rest and come back to the next practice with your head in the game."
"I will! Thank you!" Davis said, running off the pitch and heading to the locker room, where DemiVeemon was with his bag, as well as Agumon.
"Davis?" The burgundy haired boy entered the locker room and was surprised to see Tai there, changing into his school uniform as Agumon sat in a locker with DemiVeemon. "What are you doing up here? I thought your practice was still going on."
"I could say the same thing to you," Tai countered. "But if you must know, two of our players had a nasty collision and ended up with massive concussions. The coach had to call of practice because of that."
"Ouch," Davis hissed, wincing at Tai's tale.
"So what happened at your practice?" asked Tai, surprised to see Davis in the locker room. It definitely wasn't like his protégé to never miss a practice, even if he had a broken limb.
"I can't stop thinking about something possibly going wrong in the Digital World," Davis confessed. "I passed it off as personal problems and the coach let me off since he understood."
"Yeah…I am worried a little bit about the others, but I trust that they know what they're doing."
"I certainly hope you're not talking about everyone, because I'm certainly not thinking about Yolei and Cody," Davis said, pulling off his cleats and soccer socks, stuffing them into his bag. "It's their first time in the Digital World, after all. I know I gave Izzy coordinates to the least dangerous place DemiVeemon and I could find on the map, but…one never knows. I learned that from Ryo."
"He always was a cautious one…" Tai said with a nod, getting agreements from Agumon and DemiVeemon.
"And what's more is the way Yolei and Cody are handling the situation," said Davis. "I explained the dangers to them, but I'm not sure if they'll take them seriously. Well…it's not so much Cody I'm worried about as it is with Yolei."
"What about her?" asked Tai.
"I don't think Yolei's taking this seriously at all," Davis said, looking up to his mentor. "The first thing she asked about the Digital World is if it was a video game, or an amusement park. She thinks it's like Disneyland! As for Cody…he seems to understand the dangers…but he's the same age I was when I first entered the Digital World…"
"Plus they don't have their Digimon yet," said DemiVeemon, bringing up a good point.
"Well, they'll realize soon that the Digital World isn't to be taken lightly," Agumon said to the group. "And they'll need to be serious about this."
"I'm sure they will," Tai reassured his partner. "I definitely trust the others with looking after them…"
"…especially Sora?" Davis asked in a teasing tone, finishing his clothes changing. Tai blushed fiercely at this remark.
"Y-yeah, even Sora," the brown-haired boy stuttered, getting laughs from everyone else. The laughter suddenly died when a beeping noise from Davis's backpack caught everybody's attention. Davis pulled out his D-Terminal, the source of the beeping, and opened it to look at the message. His eyes were narrowed as he read, before widening with shock and anger.
"Aw, no…dammit!" the burgundy-haired boy cursed, grabbing DemiVeemon and his bags before running out the locker room. Tai and Agumon looked at each other in concern, before running after the duo of Miracles.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Kyoufu no Ashiato)
"Davis, what's wrong?" Tai asked. Davis said nothing until they reached the computer lab, where Davis brought up the Digital Gate program, cursing again when he saw the coordinates punched in.
"I'll tell you what's wrong: TK went and changed the coordinates I gave Izzy!" Davis gave the D-Terminal to Tai, who looked at the message, surprised at what he saw.
"Are you sure this is correct, Davis? TK changed the coordinates?"
"Yes, I'm sure," Davis muttered as he began typing in the coordinates he originally gave Davis. "I figured it would have been Yolei, giving her exuberance…dammit, I gave those coordinates to Izzy for a reason! Not only was the area safe, but DemiVeemon and I managed to get in contact with Biyomon and Tentomon early this morning, and told them the group was coming! That would have provided a little extra protection!"
"Then that means we'll have to get Biyomon and Tentomon first before heading to the new area," Agumon guessed, getting a nod from Davis. Tai was still surprised about what he read in the message. He knew TK to be a good kid who never had problems following orders, so to hear him do something like this shocked him.
"All right, the coordinates are punched in!" Davis and Tai held up their Digivices and allowed the Digital Gate to suck them in, along with their partner Digimon.
"Wow," Cody said in astonishment as he looked around at his surroundings. "So this is the Digital World…" The area TK had brought the Digidestined to was a wide open valley of knee-high grass.
"That's weird," Yolei said, looking around as well. "I figured there would be…much more to it."
"Well, this is only part of it," said Sora. "There's a whole world out there to explore!"
"But it would be wise to be cautious," said Izzy. "This is your first time here, so stay close to us."
"We will Izzy," Cody said, taking in the strange plants and trees he saw.
"Well, what are we standing around here for? Let's find something to do!" said TK, who sounded cheerful again after taking the trip. As the Digidestined walked, Kari took some time to take in the scenery as well. It was moments like these, being in the Digital World with her friends, that she cherished forever. However…she felt like something…no, someone…was missing. And Gatomon could sense it.
"Kari, is something wrong?" Gatomon asked, looking up at her partner's faraway look.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Sunshine Smile ~Hikari no Theme~#2)
"Well…" Kari said as she looked over to make sure the others were out of earshot before she spoke. "I just wish Davis was here right now instead of at soccer practice. I don't know why, but whenever Davis is around, I feel like I'm at peace, you know? It's like the feeling I get whenever Tai's around…that everything's going to be all right…but, different."
"Probably because Tai's your brother, and from what you've told me last night, Davis has been your best friend for six years," Gatomon remarked. "Still, it sounds like you don't think Izzy and Sora can handle things in their absence."
"No, I'm not doubting them at all," Kari said quickly. "I trust both Sora and Izzy…but Davis is different. I trust him so much." This was true. Kari had known Davis for so long, she felt she could always count on him. When she was with Davis, she could be herself…which was different whenever she was with Tai or someone else.
As the group traveled through the field, they remained oblivious to a dark ring hovering over them, monitoring their actions…as well as Kari and Gatomon's conversation.
In his monitor room, the Digimon Emperor watched as the Digidestined trudged through the valley, but his attention was mostly set on Kari, who he had heard talk about her friendship with Davis.
"So Kari does care greatly about Davis," he said with an evil smirk. "Let's see if Davis cares greatly about her to surrender. Snimon, go!"
'Oh, dear…' the caterpillar Digimon thought as he watched the screens with worry.
As the Digidestined walked through the valley, they began talking amongst themselves. Cody, who wanted to know more about the Digital World and its inhabitants began a talk with Izzy, whose theories on the Digital World interested the younger boy to a great degree. Yolei was speaking loudly to herself about things such as the sky looking bizarre and the trees and plants being different from plants and trees on Earth. TK kept quiet, keeping his own thoughts to himself as Sora called out for Biyomon occasionally, hoping her Digimon partner was somewhere around this area. Kari remained quiet, not minding the scenery at all, until one of Yolei's comments caught her ear.
"Look at this place! Davis was going on and on about the Digital World being dangerous, but look! I don't see any danger here whatsoever! I bet Davis was just being false about all of that, since he wouldn't back up what he said. He's just like most soccer players: All talk, and no action!"
"Yolei, I really think we shouldn't talk about Davis like that," Sora said sternly as she took a break from calling for Biyomon.
"Oh, please Sora! It's not like that loudmouth is here, isn't he?" Though the comment was mean, TK couldn't help but chuckle for some reason. Kari, on the other hand, found nothing funny about what Yolei said. Feeling a foreign sensation inside of her, the otherwise calm and cheerful girl stormed over to Yolei, whirled her around, and slapped her in the face, causing everybody to gasp in complete shock. Ordinarily, Kari would have let it slide and do nothing, but Yolei was openly mocking and insulting Davis, her very best friend, and she didn't like it one bit.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Kuroi Inbou)
"If you know what is good for you Yolei, then you should shut up right now about things you know nothing about! You've only been in the Digital World for five minutes, you have no Digimon partner, and you honestly think you know better than Davis, who happens to be our leader with three years of experience under his belt?! GROW UP!"
Silence descended upon the group as they stared at the two girls in shock. TK and Izzy in particular were very shocked at Kari's behavior and outburst, while Yolei was absolutely surprised that someone had not only spoken back to her, but actually struck her across the face. Cody's expression was unreadable, but he could tell a confrontation was likely to happen. Sora, on the other hand, understood Kari's outburst as she was quite protective of her friends and never like it when someone spoke ill about them. But it was the slap to Yolei that really shocked Sora, as Kari was never usually one to descend to physical violence.
"Geez, what's with you today Kari?" asked TK, who felt the strange, cold feeling from before flare up again. What was it, exactly, he wondered? And why was Kari standing up for Davis when he wasn't even here? "She was just joking."
"Joking?!" Kari yelled, whirling around and glaring at TK. "The dangers of the Digital World, as well as someone's safety, is no laughing matter! And don't get me started on what you did!" Kari really hated arguing, especially with TK, one of her oldest friends, but TK had defied and insulted her very best friend twice in one day, first by changing the coordinates, and second by laughing along with Yolei's insults, and Kari was not going to let it slide.
"Kari, TK, please calm down!" Cody beseeched the older kids. "Izzy said that the Digidestined are supposed to be a team! I highly doubt arguing amongst ourselves, as well as insulting and defying our friends, is right for the team!"
"I agree with Cody," said Izzy, who knew a team split up was doomed to failure, being the smartest, and was impressed with Cody stopping the argument.
"They're right, you know," Sora said sternly. "I don't approve of what you said about Davis Yolei, and I don't know what possessed you to change Davis's coordinates like that TK, but we can argue later."
"Yeah, what's gotten into you TK?" Patamon asked, looking at his partner with slight worry. "This definitely isn't like you." TK wanted to answer, but he couldn't as even he had no idea what this feeling was inside of him whenever he thought of Davis or when somebody talked about him. It felt cold, clammy, and somewhat…mean. Before anyone could speak again, two beeping noises came from Cody and Yolei's D-3s.
"What the…what's going on?" Yolei asked, her argument with Kari going away as she looked at her D-3, seeing a blinking red dot in the middle of the screen.
"I don't know," Cody said as he looked at his own D-3, the screen flashing a yellow dot. Izzy looked down and it came to him in an instant.
"It's the radar function in your Digivice," the red-haired boy said. "They must be detecting something."
"But what could it be?" asked Kari. Gatomon spoke up, having an idea.
"Perhaps their D-3s are detecting their partner Digimon nearby," said the white cat, getting everybody to look at her.
"Hmm…possibly." Izzy pulled out his old yellow and white laptop, the same one he used in his original adventures years ago, out of his bag and opened it up.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Digital Scratch ~Koshiro no Theme~)
"Wow. You actually still have that old gizmo?" Sora asked with a teasing smile.
"Hey, I keep it for sentimental value," Izzy chuckled, motioning for Cody's D-3. Plugging it into his computer, Izzy saw the signal was coming twenty miles away. Izzy then plugged Yolei's D-3 in, and was surprised to see the signal was also coming twenty miles away.
"It appears the signals are both in the same place," the computer genius theorized as he unplugged and handed Yolei's D-3 back to its owner, and put back his computer.
"Then what are we waiting for?!" Yolei asked excitedly. "Let's go get my partner!" Before anyone could move, a dark shadow descended upon the group. Looking up, the Digidestined were greeted with the sight of a monstrous green praying mantis with a Dark Ring around its waist dropping down from the sky, his giant black blades outstretched.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Teki no Wana da, Ki o Tsukero!)
"It's Snimon!" Sora gasped, recognizing the Digimon from Myotismon's attack on Odaiba. Izzy, TK and Kari braced themselves while Cody stared at the Digimon in complete surprise. Yolei's eyes almost popped out of her head as she let out a glass-piercing shriek that could be heard across the valley.
Releasing a buzzing shriek, Snimon swooped down on Sora, but the red-haired girl managed to dive into the grass to avoid decapitation.
Still craving blood, Snimon flew back up before turning around to attack again. Patamon and Gatomon, the only Digimon available, quickly acted.
"AIR SHOT!"
"LIGHTNING PAW!"
Snimon managed to evade Patamon's attack, but Gatomon's hit true as the white cat's paw rammed into the green insect's face, knocking him out of the sky.
"Amazing!" Cody gasped upon seeing Gatomon's strength. Despite being in danger, the young boy couldn't help but be amazed at the battle before him. "How did she do that when she's so small?"
"Gatomon is a Champion level Digimon like Snimon," Izzy answered as Gatomon landed next to Kari. "Her power is greater than it looks."
"We're definitely not safe here," Gatomon said as Snimon stood back up and advanced for the Digidestined. "Everyone, get into the forest! I'll hold off Snimon!"
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Aku no Butai ga Yatte Kira)
Before anyone could start running, the ground underneath them began shaking like crazy before cracking apart at Kari and Gatomon's feet, causing the duo of Light to fall into the crevice with a scream. Yolei almost fell in as well, but Sora acted fast, grabbing the girl and pulling her away from the hole.
"Kari!" TK screamed as he ran over to the edge of the crevice to see Kari clinging on to a rock sticking out of the wall with one hand. Gatomon was by her side, sticking her claws deep into the crevice wall to prevent herself from falling further.
"Kari, hang on!" TK extended his hand out for Kari to take. "Take my hand!" Kari struggled to reach, but the earth shook again as a Drimogemon, a purple-furred mole Digimon with a giant drill for a nose, and a Dark Ring on his leg, appeared out of the crevice. Reaching out with a massive paw, Drimogemon brought it down on Kari and Gatomon, dragging them into the darkness of the crevice.
"Kari!" TK and Sora, who had run over with Patamon, screamed as they saw Kari's capture.
"Heads up!" yelled Izzy. "We've got company!" The trees near the Digidestined were pushed out of the ground as a Mojyamon, a Digimon looking like the Yeti, stomped into the valley, a Dark Ring around his left arm. Sensing the threat and the need to protect his partner and friends, Patamon took flight and fired his Air Shot again, but the attack had no effect as Mojyamon yelled out, "BONE BOOMERANG!" throwing a curved bone in the air. Patamon attempted to fly out of the way, but Mojyamon's reflexes were too fast and the little winged Digimon was knocked out of the sky.
Yolei, who was already shaken up from seeing Snimon's attack nearly take Sora's head off, as well as nearly falling into a giant hole and being captured like Kari and Gatomon, fell to her knees as Mojyamon and Snimon advanced for them.
"Darn it! There has to be some way out of here!" Cody yelled, looking around for any possible escape route. But there were none. They were trapped. And they would die.
"NO MORE!" Yolei screamed as tears fell down her face. "I WANT TO GO HOME! THIS ISN'T WHAT I WANTED!"
"TWIN SICKLES!" Snimon roared, slashing his blades in the air and releasing dark purple energy blades at the Digidestined.
"YOLEI! CODY! RUN AWAY!" Izzy yelled, realizing Snimon's attack was heading right for the two new Digidestined. Cody saw the attack coming and began pulling on Yolei's arm in an attempt to get her to move.
"Yolei, come on! We can't stay here!" But Yolei simply ignored the young boy as she stared in shock at the attack coming right for her…
"SPIRAL TWISTER!"
"SUPER SHOCKER!"
Suddenly, a tornado of green flames and a blast of electricity flew from out of the forest, colliding with Snimon's attack and destroying it. Shocked and confused, Snimon and the Digidestined turned to see a pink bird and a red insect fly out of the forest. These Digimon were ones that Izzy, Sora and TK recognized immediately.
"Sora!"
"Izzy!"
(Play Digimon Tamers: Tamer Action)
Biyomon and Tentomon flew out of the sky and into their partners' arms, engulfing them in big hugs. The bearers of Love and Knowledge could only laugh in joy upon seeing their Digimon again.
"Biyomon!"
"Tentomon! Where did you come from?"
"We came with them!" Tentomon answered, pointing into the forest where a flash of orange light appeared, moving closer at breakneck speed.
"FIRE ROCKET!" A flaming projectile flew out of the forest and collided with the Dark Ring on Snimon's waist, breaking it upon impact and freeing Snimon from the Emperor's control. Confused at his surroundings, Snimon immediately flew away. The flaming projectile landed on the ground in front of Mojyamon, the flames fading away to reveal Flamedramon. Mojyamon growled at the new intruder and produced an icicle in his hands.
"ICICLE ROD!" the Yeti Digimon roared as he threw it at Flamedramon, who simply smirked at the attack.
"Fire against ice, buddy. Guess who wins?" Flamedramon managed to grab the icicle in his hands, igniting his claws in flames that melted the icicle into water. "FLAMING FIST!" Thrusting his arm forward, Flamedramon shot his fireballs at Mojyamon. The white-furred Digimon roared as the flames engulfed him and shattered the Dark Ring on his left arm. The flames soon dispersed and Mojyamon fell to the ground lifeless. Cody and Yolei could only stare in shock as Flamedramon glowed brightly and reverted to Veemon.
"Is he…dead?" Cody asked hesitantly, looking at Mojyamon's unmoving form.
"No. If he was dead, he would have burst into data by now," answered Tentomon. "It's possible that attack knocked him out."
"Good work, Veemon!" a familiar voice rang out. The Digidestined turned to see Davis, Tai and Agumon running towards them. Despite the cheery tone Davis had in his voice while praising Veemon, the upset look on his face said differently. Tai's face had the same upset look, and Izzy quickly figured out why. Both goggled boys looked over at the group of Digidestined. Sora was busy trying to comfort Yolei, who was still crying, a terrified expression on her face. Izzy was also comforting Cody, though the young boy wasn't as shaken up as Yolei. Tai and Davis then both looked at TK, glaring at him angrily. Despite his calm nature, TK couldn't help but feel uneasy under their gazes.
"Where's Kari?" Davis was the first to ask. Everybody hesitated to answer for a minute before Cody answered.
"She fell into that hole with Gatomon, and a giant mole Digimon grabbed them and pulled them under."
"Then that must mean they've been captured by the Digimon Emperor!" Biyomon cried worriedly.
"DAMN IT ALL!" Davis yelled as Tai shook in anger, his hands balling into fists. Kari was the most important person in both the leaders' lives, and the fact that they had been unable to prevent her from being kidnapped was eating away at both of them. Gritting his teeth in anger, Davis whirled around and glared at TK, who felt his blood run cold at the glare. Davis stomped over at TK, pure rage in his eyes. The blond-haired boy attempted to back away, but Davis was too fast and a moment later, TK was slammed into the back of a tree by Davis, who had him by the collar of his shirt.
"This…all of this…THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" Davis screamed in anger. "You're the one who switched the portals! You're the reason Kari and Gatomon are prisoners now!" TK could say nothing as he suddenly felt afraid in Davis's grip. The burgundy-haired boy shook in anger.
"Well, if you had been here, this wouldn't have happened!" This was obviously the wrong thing for TK to say as Davis looked even more angry than before.
"Excuse me?! I'm not the one who…!"
"Davis, that's enough!" Tai yelled, pulling Davis off of TK, the latter slumping down on his bottom. "Don't do this right now!"
"How can you be calm when Kari's been captured?!" Davis asked. "That's your sister!"
"What makes you think I'm calm?!" retorted Tai. "I'm mad as Hell that this happened. And by the way TK, don't think we're not going to have a talk about this!" TK could only look down in guilt.
"But we need to keep it together for Kari's sake!" the older boy continued, placing his hands on Davis's shoulders in a firm grip. "You need to keep it together. I know you can do this, Davis." Davis took several deep breaths and realized Tai was right. If they were going to have any chance to rescue Kari and Gatomon, then he, the leader, needed to stay calm, and keep it in check.
"You're right Tai." Davis then turned to the rest of the Digidestined. "All right. Our priority is to rescue Kari now. If we follow the tunnel that Drimogemon made…"
"Davis, hold on!" Cody cut off the leader. "Before we go rescue Kari, Yolei and I need to find our Digimon."
"What?" asked a confused Davis. Cody pulled out his D-3 and showed the blinking yellow light to Davis.
"Yolei's D-3 has a red light on it," Cody explained, looking over to the still-hysterical girl. "Izzy did a scan and both of our Digimon are together, twenty miles from here." Davis took the D-3 and looked at the blinking yellow light and asked, "Are you sure it's your partner?"
"Possibly," said Cody. "If Yolei and I get our Digimon, then maybe we can have a better chance of rescuing Kari and Gatomon."
"He's right," said Izzy. "There may also be a chance that we'll find Digimentals for Cody and Yolei as well as their Digimon partners. That means two more Armor-level Digimon…"
"…which will be beneficial as we can't Digivolve," finished Tentomon. Realizing that Cody and Izzy had good points, Davis nodded before looking over to Tai, who nodded, albeit reluctantly.
"Then let's get going then," suggested Izzy. The sound of crying got everybody's attention, and they all looked to see Yolei was still crying, and from her breathing, she was hyperventilating now.
"It looks like Yolei's gone in absolute shock," Izzy said, looking down at the fear-stricken look on her face.
"I warned her," Davis said indifferently. "I warned her the Digital World wasn't to be taken lightly. Now she knows." Davis went over and shook Yolei's shoulder to get her attention. Yolei didn't seem to notice as she shivered and cried. She wanted to be home right now with her family. She wanted to be in her warm bed and think that this was all a dream. She wanted…
SMACK!
Yolei gasped as she felt her face be slapped again, but this one was much harder and louder than Kari's. Holding her sore cheek in one hand, Yolei looked up to see the person who had slapped her: Sora, her hand reddening from delivering said slap.
"What was that?" Cody asked, surprised that Yolei had been slapped twice now in one day.
"That was Sora's 'wake-up' slap," Tai said, wincing slightly. "It can be very hard…and effective."
"Tell me about it," Davis said. The 'wake-up' slap was something Sora often gave to her friends if they were feeling absolutely down, or if they were unresponsive.
"If you're done crying Yolei, then we need to get going," Sora said to the lavender-haired girl, who looked shocked at receiving two slaps in one day. "We need to get you to your Digimon partner so we can save Kari and Gatomon."
(Play Ie ni Kaerou ~Target Instruments~)
"There'll be time to cry later," Davis said as he went over to Yolei. "But do you understand now how dangerous the Digital World can be? Like I said yesterday: This isn't some theme park, and it sure as hell ain't no video game. I should know." Davis lifted his shirt up to reveal his scar, causing both Yolei and Cody to gasp in horror.
"Did a…a Digimon…do that?" Yolei asked, her voice barely a whisper.
"Yes," Davis pulled his shirt back down. "Do you understand now?" If Yolei didn't understand before, she certainly did now. This was very much real.
"I…I do…and I'm sorry for not taking this seriously before."
"The point is Yolei…you understand it now," Sora said, pulling Yolei to her feet. "Now come on. Let's get you your partner!"
"The Digivices pointed in that direction," Cody said to Davis, pointing north.
"Good. Lead the way Cody." The brown-haired boy nodded and began leading the way with Davis right behind him. As the Digidestined began walking away, Tai quickly pulled TK off to the side and looked at him with a glare.
"Listen to me right now, TK. I am very disappointed with you and your actions. I don't know what you have against Davis…but I don't care right now. He is as much a Digidestined as you are and as much as I am…and not to mention he's the leader. And a team is supposed to stick together. Do you understand?" Hearing Tai, who he always considered an older brother figure whenever Matt was not around, chastise him like this made TK feel even more guilty. The blond-haired boy could only nod, looking down at his feet.
"Good," Tai said with a nod before walking off with Agumon. Patamon flew over and landed on TK's shoulder, worry on his face.
"TK…what's wrong?" The child of Hope said nothing as he trudged behind the group. He barely noticed Cody and Davis leading the group to the signals, or Sora still comforting Yolei while apologizing for slapping her. He was lost in his thoughts as he thought about what he said and did regarding Davis. Perhaps he had been harsh but he couldn't help it. For some reason, ever since yesterday, some strange feeling had been bubbling up inside him whenever he saw Davis, especially when he was with Kari. He had been told about Davis and Kari being best friends for years, and how much they cared for each other greatly. He had thought it would be him Kari would be hanging out with and talking when he moved back to Odaiba.
He suddenly stopped short when he realized the feeling inside himself. The feeling was jealousy. He was jealous of the strong bond of friendship between Davis and Kari, jealous that Kari would talk all the time about Davis, and not him. He sighed as he thought back to when he was told that Davis had given them coordinates to go to, and he changed them out of jealousy, thinking Davis has no right to tell them where to go when he wasn't even with them. And his jealous actions led to Kari being captured, a prisoner of the Digimon Emperor. And it was all his fault. Davis had done nothing wrong. He was Kari's best friend, and yet that was enough to earn the goggled boy the bearer of Hope's hate. How was that fair? He also realized that he was jealous of not being able to do much since this began, since Patamon was unable to Digivolve and he didn't have a D-3 like Davis, Yolei or Cody. He just wanted to help as well…and Kari had paid the price for it. TK sighed sadly, realizing he had screwed up…and he would have to find a way to fix it.
Kari groaned as she opened her eyes slowly, trying to adjust them to the light. She felt dizzy and disoriented, like her head had just been hit by a bulldozer. The last thing she remembered was being dragged down a dark hole by Drimogemon with Gatomon before everything went dark. As she finally opened her eyes, they widened with shock. In front of her was a massive cliff, standing near a massive valley. She tried to move, but felt resistance from her arms and legs. Looking at her limbs, Kari noticed she was being held to a cliff wall, metallic restraints holding her arms and legs. Looking down at the valley in between the two cliffs, Kari could see nothing but darkness. If she fell, it would be a certain death.
'Well…it's a good thing I'm not afraid of heights,' the child of Light thought to herself as she leaned her head back against the wall.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Ankoku no Hohoemi)
"Well, well, look who's finally awake!" Kari's head snapped up from the sound of an overly conceited voice talking to her. Looking up, she was greeted with the sight of a boy her age, dressed in purple and white clothing, with a purple cape and golden sunglasses, standing on top of the canyon across from where she was restrained.
"Just who are you?!" Kari asked.
"Really? You don't know who I am?" the boy asked in a mocking tone of hurt. "I'm hurt! I thought you would know me by now, considering your partner and the other Digimon of spoken quite highly of me!" Kari's eyes widened as it came to her.
"It's you! You're the Digimon Emperor!" the child of Light spat. "You're the one responsible for everything going on in the Digital World!"
"In the flesh," the Emperor said with a dark chuckle. "I have to admit, I didn't think capturing you would be so easy. I thought you'd be a little tougher, since your partner remains in her Champion level all the time. Oh, speaking of which…" With a snap of the Emperor's fingers, a hatch from the wall of the canyon the boy was standing on opened up, and Gatomon was pushed out on a slab. Like Kari, the white cat was restrained to the wall.
"Kari!" Gatomon yelled in relief. She had been worried about what became of her partner when she came to and found herself strapped to a wall alone in a dark room.
"Gatomon," Kari said with a light smile as the Emperor chuckled before walking away. The green caterpillar Digimon crawled after him hesitantly as Kari and Gatomon were left to their worries and hopes, wondering when help would arrive.
The Digidestined continued forward through the forest, following Cody's D-3 to where the signal was coming from. Yolei had her D-3 out as well, but her mind wasn't on finding her Digimon partner right now. Her mind was on Davis. He had warned her about the Digital World many times over the last two days ever since she got her D-3. He had warned him more than once that the Digital World was a dangerous place, and not everything would be fun. But she ignored those warnings. When she was told that she had been chosen to be a Digidestined, she was excited, as it she saw that it was finally something that would make her stand out from the rest of her siblings, as a way to get attention on her. And in her excitement, she ignored everything Davis said to her, and she openly insulted him, earning the wrath of Kari, Davis's very best friend.
But now, after being attacked by two giant Digimon, and seeing Kari be grabbed by another Digimon, she suddenly felt uneasy about all of this. If being a Digidestined meant fighting Digimon like Mojyamon and Snimon…then she wasn't sure how she could do this. The lavender-haired girl looked from TK, to Izzy, to Tai and Davis, and then to Sora.
"Sora…can I ask you a question?" Yolei asked in a low voice. The red-haired girl looked up from Biyomon, who she had been catching up to, and saw the sad look on Yolei's face.
"Sure…is something wrong?"
"How do you do this?" Yolei decided to ask straight out, getting a confused look from Sora.
"Do what?" the child of Love asked.
"This!" Yolei gestured with her arms to indicate she was referring to the others. "How do you do this whole Digidestined thing? How can you battle giant monsters and face near-death experiences, and not feel like you're wetting yourself?"
"Well…we've done it before," Sora said simply, but it was not a good enough answer for Yolei.
"I know you've done it before, but how did you do it before?" Yolei looked down at the ground with a guilty look. "I thought I could do it, but I completely underestimated what Davis said to me…and I just froze up when we were attacked…and you needed to snap me out of it…or slap, is more like it."
(Play Digimon Adventure: Straight from the Heart ~Sora no Theme~)
"Believe me Yolei, it wasn't easy for us in the beginning," Sora said softly, placing her hand on Yolei's. "We were fighting every day to stay alive…but we were fighting for a purpose. At first, our purpose was to protect the Digital World and the innocent Digimon that live here, and that's your responsibility now. The Digimon we saw earlier, Snimon and Mojyamon, were innocent Digimon that were made brainwashed slaves of the Digimon Emperor. You saw the Dark Rings they wore. These Digimon are just like us. They talk…they live…they think…they have human emotions. And they need our help." The red-haired girl bent down and picked up Biyomon, who looked exhausted. From what she told Sora, Biyomon had been on the run for a week now from the Emperor's slaves.
"And it's not just the Digital World we had to protect," continued Sora. "Eventually, the Digimon managed to enter our world and invaded Odaiba. Our families, the people we loved, were all in danger when that happened. And that made us fight harder. If the Digimon Emperor manages to take over the Digital World, then the Human World could be the next for him to attack."
"That's…that's horrible!" Yolei gasped as she began realizing how serious this was.
"It is," said Sora. "That's why we need you to fight Yolei, and why you need to take this seriously. I know deep down, despite all the arguments you may get in with your family, they still love you…and you still love them. And you wouldn't want them to be hurt by this." Yolei remained quiet as she digested Sora's words. Now she was beginning to realize the seriousness of all of this. If she didn't start taking this seriously, then everything and everyone she loved would be in danger. And as much as her family got on her nerves, she still loved them and wouldn't let anything hurt them. She was still hesitant about fighting, but she would do it if it meant protecting her family.
Up at the front of the group, Cody and Davis continued leading the way, the former in a conversation with Izzy while glancing at his D-3 to see when they would reach the signal.
"Izzy, how is it that the Digital World is like this anyway?"
"It's the result of computer data coming to life," explained Izzy. "Our usage of electronic devices created this place, which is a shadow dimension of our world. Things that you see here that may seem out of place, say a working refrigerator on a mountain, numerous signs planted everywhere, or vending machines in a valley, that's the result of faulty or missing data."
"I see…" the short boy muttered. "This is all new to me…there's so many questions going through my mind…I don't know where to start."
"That's how I was when I first came here," Izzy said as Tentomon buzzed overhead. "I was always curious about the Digital World and the Digimon. I wanted to learn more, but when I thought I finally learned something, more information presented itself to me. I learned to trust my instincts over time, and it helped me learn."
"So…you're saying I should trust my instincts?" asked Cody.
"Yes," said Izzy. "And if you have trouble, just talk to me," Izzy said with a reassuring smile.
"You can talk to me as well!" Tentomon buzzed happily. "I'd be happy to lend you a helping hand…er, talon!" Cody looked slightly amused at Tentomon as another question came to him.
"Izzy…when I get my Digimon partner, what will he be like?"
"Well, that depends," said Izzy. "Some of our partners are based on our traits, characteristics, and personalities, while others are opposites. One of my friends Joe, he's the oldest of us and he's often the most cautious and serious of us. His partner Gomamon, on the other hand, is a bit of a wisecracker and likes to make jokes and take it easy." This made Cody wonder. He was often a serious boy for his age, and more mature. Would he get a partner that was just as serious and mature as he was, or would he get someone who liked to have fun? This was confusing him, but his mind was brought back to his D-3 when it began beeping again, along with Yolei's.
"We're almost near the signals," Cody said as he looked around and noticed a massive temple in front of them.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Kanshou)
"Woah!" Yolei gasped as she looked up at the massive building. "That looks like an ancient Mayan pyramid!"
"And it looks like the signals are coming from up the very top of the pyramid," Davis noted as he looked down at the D-3. "Let's hurry!" The Digidestined ran up the pyramid with Patamon, Biyomon and Tentomon flying overhead. When they reached the top of the pyramid, they entered a room that looked like an ancient shrine. The group looked around the room until TK noticed something flashing from the back of the room.
"Hey, look over there!" Everyone followed TK's gaze to see two pedestals in the back of the room, with two small objects on them. The object on the left pedestal was bright silver with wings on the side, and the Crest of Love on it. The object on the right had the Crest of Knowledge on it, and was colored bright yellow, looking like the shell of an insect.
"Those are…" Davis started.
"…Digimentals!" Veemon finished with a gasp. "No doubt for Yolei and Cody!"
"Us?" asked both children.
"But if those are for Cody and Yolei, then where are their Digimon partners?" asked Tai. The Digidestined looked around while Izzy studied the Digimentals for a moment before speaking up.
"I think I may have an idea. Yolei, go up to the Digimental on the left. And Cody, take the Digimental on the right." Said children looked confused, but nodded anyways and put their hands on the Digimentals.
"If you want to lift them, then you have to feel the traits they represent," said Izzy. "Yolei, you need to feel Love, and Cody, you need to feel Knowledge!"
"Wait…how do I feel Knowledge?! That's not an emotion, is it?"
"Remember what I said Cody! Don't think! Trust your instincts!" Cody said nothing as he thought about the Digital World, the Digimon, how much he didn't understand, and how much he still wanted to know. The Digimental in the boy's hands flashed bright purple as he pulled it off.
As Cody pulled the Digimental off, Yolei thought about the friends she had back home…as well as her family. She would love them no matter what, and would do what it took to protect them. At that moment, the Digimental in her hand flashed bright red and she pulled it off the pedestal.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Shouri zen no Theme 2)
The lights that formed when the Digitmentals were lifted did not die down just yet. The lights hovered for a minute before shooting up in the sky and two Digimon began to materialize from the light. From the red light, a hawk-like Digimon with red feathers, a white head and a feather sticking out of his head emerged and landed in front of Yolei. And the purple light produced a yellow armadillo-like Digimon in front of Cody.
"Who…who are you?" Yolei asked in surprise and wonder as Cody stared in awe at the two Digimon.
"I am Hawkmon," said the bird Digimon, "and I must offer you my thanks in freeing me. I have been waiting a long time for you to wake me up."
"So was I, but did you have to wake me up now?" the armadillo Digimon asked as he looked at Cody. "I was having a nice dream."
"Oh…I'm sorry…" Cody said sheepishly.
"Hey, don't be sorry, I'm just joking with you!" the armadillo said with a laugh before introducing himself. "The name's Armadillomon, and from now on, we're partners!"
"Partners…" Cody whispered before smiling lightly. "Well, I'm certainly honored to be your partner Armadillomon."
"And I guess…I could say the same about us, Hawkmon," Yolei said to the bird Digimon.
"As great as it is to see you guys get your partners, we have to go now," Tai said anxiously. "Kari's in trouble, and we need to rescue her and Gatomon."
"Well, this is something," Hawkmon said as he looked over to Armadillomon. "We've only been awake for a minute and already two of our own are in danger!"
"Then why are we standing here?" Armadillomon asked eagerly. "I'm well-rested and itching for a fight!"
"Then what are we waiting for?!" asked Veemon. "Let's get ready for some action!"
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Break Up!)
"Cody, Yolei, you need to say 'Digi-Armor Energize' in order to activate the Digimentals," Davis told the two children, getting nods in response.
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!" Yolei and Cody yelled at the top of their lungs. The Digimentals glowed brightly with Hawkmon and Armadillomon before merging with them, The Digimental of Love with Hawkmon, and the Digimental of Knowledge with Armadillomon.
"HAWKMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…FLAPPING LOVE, HALSEMON!"
"ARMADILLOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…STEEL KNOWLEDGE, DIGMON!"
Hawkmon transformed into a red griffin creature with a steel helmet and wings, no doubt the Digimental of Love as armor.
Armadillomon had transformed from an armadillo into a yellow insect Digimon wearing the Digimental of Knowledge as armor. His lower arms were shaped like shovels, while his upper arms had four drills, with a fifth drill on his face where his nose should be, similar to Drimogemon.
"Prodigious!" gasped Izzy. "So this is Armor Digivolution!"
"And I think one of them could really be helpful right now," said Davis, looking over at Digmon.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Aku no Theme)
Back at the canyon, Kari and Gatomon continued hanging on the canyon walls while glaring up at their captor.
"Why are you doing all of this?! You're a kid like me!"
"Please," the Emperor said with a scoff as he looked down at Kari. "I'm far from being a kid like you Kari."
"How do you know my name?" Kari asked in surprise.
"I know much about the Digidestined," said the Emperor with a smirk. "A ruler must know who's opposing him, after all."
"But why are you doing all of this?!" Kari repeated her question. "Why are you taking over the Digital World?! If you have a Digivice like me, then that means you're a Digidestined meant to protect the Digital World and its inhabitants, not take it over and enslave them!"
"I am a Digidestined," the Emperor said as he revealed his Digivice. Though she was too far away from the Emperor, Kari noticed the Digivice in question was a D-3 like Davis's, but it was all pitch black. "I used to believe my role was like yours: To protect the Digital World and the Digimon, but later on I realized someone with the iron fist and the 'know how' is needed to ensure order, peace and control among the Digital World, and who better than me to see that it's done?"
"You think you have a right to take over the Digital World?!"
"Of course I do!" snapped the Emperor. "I have seen the darkness of Digimon, as well as the darkness of humanity! I will bring order and peace, and I will destroy the Digidestined!"
"Good luck with that," Gatomon said. "Many others have tried to destroy us, but they all failed. What makes you any different?"
"Because it's simple: I'm a Digidestined like you, and as the old saying goes: fight fire with fire," answered the Emperor.
"Well, you're picking the wrong fight," said Kari. "My friends will come to save us, and they'll teach you a lesson!"
"You sound quite confident for someone who's tied up right now and at my mercy," the Emperor said with a laugh. "Let me ask you this question: How exactly will your friends be able to fight me, when they're so busy fighting your partner?" With a snap of the Emperor's fingers, a Dark Ring flew up from behind him and went down into the canyon wall, slowly floating in Gatomon's direction. Kari's eyes widened with horror when she realized what the Digimon Emperor was planning.
(Play Digimon Tamers: Panic)
"No! Leave Gatomon alone!" Kari yelled, struggling anew in her bonds, but it was useless. The restrains were too tight, and if Kari was somehow able to get free, she would fall to a quick death.
"Why not? She looks like she could use a flea collar," the Emperor laughed as Gatomon glared up at the Emperor and the approaching Dark Ring.
"I'd rather have a flea dip than a flea collar!" Gatomon yelled in protest, struggling as well to get free.
"Really now, why are you resisting so much?" asked the Emperor. "I thought you'd leap at the chance to serve the darkness like you did Myotismon years ago. That's right, I know your history Gatomon."
"And if you know what's good for you, you won't mention it again!" Gatomon yelled angrily. If there was one thing Gatomon truly hated, it was the years of abuse and terror she spent as an unwilling servant of Myotismon's. "Just you wait! When I get out of these restraints, I'll-"
"—do nothing," the Emperor interrupted, "because you'll answer only to me." The dark-haired boy chuckled evilly as the Ring was four feet away from Gatomon, when suddenly…
"EAGLE EYE!" a voice roared from the Emperor's left. Two red laser beams flew forward and struck the Dark Ring, obliterating it to dust.
"What was that?!" the Emperor yelled, turning to the direction the attack came from. Kari and Gatomon did the same, and were surprised at what they saw.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Kurihirogaru Battle)
"Kari, hang on!" Yolei yelled as she flew in on Halsemon's back, Sora and Biyomon hanging on with her. Kari was surprised at the sight of the unknown Digimon, who she guessed was Yolei's partner.
"Darn it…!" the Emperor cursed as he turned to escape, but gasped when he saw Tai, Davis and TK standing several feet from him with their partners, the looks in their eyes showing anger.
"So, you're the Digimon Emperor," TK said with a glare.
"Yes, I am," the Emperor stood up to his full height. "But I don't think you're the leader of this group. I believe it's those two you take orders from," he gestured to Tai and Davis.
"Why, you little…!" TK growled as Davis's eyes widened slightly along with Veemon's. The Emperor's voice…it sounded so familiar…and the hair color…but it couldn't have been…
"What makes you think you can do all of this?!" Tai asked angrily. "Taking over the Digital World, enslaving innocent Digimon, kidnapping my sister?!"
"It's simple, really," the Emperor said with a smirk. "You Digidestined have failed to ensure order and peace in the Digital World, but I will succeed where you fail!"
"Damn you!" TK yelled as he stormed towards the Emperor. "Don't think I'm going to let you get away with using the powers of darkness like this! You say you're a Digidestined, but you have no partner, don't you? You have to use slaves!" The Emperor glared angrily at TK before smiling nastily at him.
"What makes you think I don't have a partner?" TK gasped suddenly when a dark shadow appeared above him and began falling towards him. The blond-haired boy was so shocked, he was barely able to move out of the way, and had to be pulled to safety by Patamon and Tai when a Digimon landed between the Emperor and the Digidestined. The Digimon stood up to full height, and both Davis and Veemon gasped in shock and wide-eyed disbelief as they saw the Digimon before them.
Standing before them was a humanoid insect Digimon with a green body and red compound eyes, along with black gauntlets on his arms, and giant wings on his back.
"See?" the Emperor said, gesturing to the Digimon. "I do have a partner. Meet Stingmon, and he's with me of his own free will." Davis's face paled at the sight of the all-too-familiar Digimon, and Veemon was just as shaken up as well. The voice, the hair, Stingmon…there was no doubt about it. The duo of Miracles didn't want to deny it, but…
"DAVIS, WATCH OUT!" Tai yelled out, causing Davis to shake his head and become aware of a shadowed figure coming down on him. Turning around, the burgundy-haired boy yelled when he saw a Kuwagamon fly down on him. Davis dived out of the way, but he wasn't fast enough as Kuwagamon's pincer sliced his right arm open.
"AGH!" Davis yelled falling to his side as he felt the blood flow from his injury.
"DAVIS!" The new Digidestined leader looked up to see Kari dismounting from Halsemon and running towards him with a look of concern on her face. After Halsemon had managed to destroy the Dark Ring that nearly enslaved Gatomon, Cody and Izzy appeared with Tentomon and Cody's partner Digimon, the latter managing to free the duo of Light. Kari and Gatomon both mounted Halsemon and had flown up in time to see Kuwagamon injure Davis, much to the brown-haired girl's horror.
"Oh, my god!" Yolei yelled, seeing Davis's bleeding arm. "Davis, your arm!"
"Oh, I'm afraid you have much more to worry about," the Emperor said, pulling out his whip and snapping it in the air.
"Drimogemon! Tuskmon!" The ground near the Digidestined split open, and Drimogemon crawled out with Tuskmon, a green dinosaur Digimon that had two massive red and black horns on his shoulders.
"Damn it all…" Davis cursed as he grabbed his D-3 with his left arm. As shocking as it was to see the Stingmon with the Digimon Emperor, Davis had to put it behind his mind for now.
"Davis, don't!" Kari said, grabbing Davis by his good shoulder. "You need medical attention!"
"Worry about that later!" Davis said as he looked at Veemon. "Veemon, Armor Digivolve!"
"Right!" Veemon said, feeling a rage building up at him after seeing Davis hurt.
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Break Up!)
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"
"VEEMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…BLAZING COURAGE, FLAMEDRAMON!" Igniting his fists, Flamedramon charged forward and began fighting Stingmon.
"Yolei, hang tight!" Halsemon said to his partner, taking flight after Kuwagamon, who had the Digimon Emperor on his shoulder.
"I'll take care of Drimogemon!" Digmon said as he drilled underground after Drimogemon, who had dug underground as well. Tuskmon roared as he charged after the Digidestined, but Gatomon stood her ground and leaped up, ramming her fist in the dinosaur's snout, forcing him to take a step back before raising his fist up.
"PANZER KNUCKLE!"
"LIGHTNING PAW!" The two attacks collided and both Digimon slid back.
"Tai, get the others to safety!" Agumon said to his partner. "We'll help Gatomon with Tuskmon!"
"All right, but be careful," said Tai, helping Kari and Sora look after the injured Davis.
"FLAMING FIST!" Flamedramon shot his fireballs at Stingmon, who managed to dodge the attack by flying into the air. The green insect man raised up in the air and loosened his shoulder guards so he could use his arms better. Extending his right arm, Stingmon extended the blade on his gauntlet.
"SPIKING FINISH!" The spike glowed purple and Stingmon flew down at Flamedramon, who leaped up and dodged the attack. The spike dug into the ground as Flamedramon flipped backwards before landing and charging at Stingmon again with a powerful kick. Stingmon skidded back, but regained his footing as he yelled out, "HELL SQUEEZE!" and delivered a flurry of kicks to Flamedramon. The dragon man grunted as the kicks connected, knocking him on his back. Stingmon then attempted his Spiking Strike again, but Flamedramon expertly rolled out of the way and fired his Flaming Fist again, but Stingmon yelled out "MOON SHOOTER!" and fired needles from his gauntlets that dispersed the fireballs upon making contact with him. Flamedramon gritted his teeth. If the Stingmon before him was indeed his old friend, then he was surely in for a fight.
Deep underground, Drimogemon drilled deep underground in order to catch the Digidestined off guard and catch them like he did the girl and Gatomon earlier. Entering a chamber, Drimogemon stopped suddenly when he saw Digmon standing in his way.
"Not so fast, drill nose!" Digmon said, his five drills spinning at a fast pace. "Don't think I'll let you get the drop on my buddies that easily!"
"IRON DRILL SPIN!" Drimogemon charged at the insect Digimon, who charged as well. The two drills collided and spun about in a battle of strength. Digmon stood his ground and rammed his drill arms into Drimogemon. The mole Digimon yelled angrily as he was pushed back. Pulling a bone out from behind him, Drimogemon yelled out "CRUSHER BONE!" and threw the bone forward. Digmon spread his little wings and took flight, dodging the bone and aiming his drills at Drimogemon.
"GOLD RUSH!" Crossing his arms, Digimon swung them outwards, releasing the drills on them, as well as the drill on his face, and sending them at Drimogemon. Due to his bulky build, Drimogemon was unable to dodge all five projectiles and he was engulfed in an explosion. More importantly, the Dark Ring on his left foreleg broke apart, freeing him from the Emperor's control.
"Davis, are you okay?" Cody asked worriedly as he noticed Davis's bleeding arm.
"Yeah, don't sweat it. It's just a flesh wound," Davis hissed between his breath. Kari could only watch in worry. It was always like Davis to shrug off injuries like this, no matter how serious they were.
"Don't you dare try and brush it off, Daisuke!" Kari snapped at her best friend, who could only look on in surprise. The fact that Kari used his full name meant she was serious with this matter. "You need medical attention immediately!"
"After we take care of these Digimon!" Davis said as he looked around at the three battles happening around him. "There's nothing much we can do right now for my arm!"
"Just let us wrap your arm up in something," Sora insisted as she undid the blue ribbon around her school uniform and wrapped it around Davis's arm as a makeshift bandage. "Once we get back, we'll get that arm really fixed up." Davis simply nodded and looked on at the fights happening, particularly the fight his partner was in right now with the familiar green Digimon.
'It just can't be him…but yet…' the burgundy-haired boy thought in worry.
"Up here, green boy!" Tentomon taunted Tuskmon, who roared at the challenge and swung his arm into the air, but the red insect Digimon evaded Tuskmon's clutches.
"PEPPER BREATH!" Agumon's fireball soared in the sky, hitting Tuskmon in the side of the face. Growling angrily, Tuskmon swung his tail at Agumon, but the orange reptile Digimon ducked down in time to avoid being hit.
"AIR SHOT!" Patamon's attack hit Tuskmon in the back, causing the dinosaur's attention to turn to the winged Digimon, who evaded Tuskmon's horns as best he could.
"We may not be able to Digivolve," Agumon said bravely, "but we can still fight!"
"All we have to do is break the Dark Ring on his neck," Gatomon said as she looked at her Tail Ring. Yesterday, she had managed to sap one of its power by just touching it with her tail. If she could get close to Tuskmon's neck…
"Biyomon! Tentomon! Get Tuskmon to look up!" The pink bird and red insect nodded in acknowledgment, flying into the sky and pelting Tuskmon with multiple Spiral Twisters and Super Shockers. Annoyed at the attacks, Tuskmon looked up and roared angrily as he attempted to swat the two Rookies out of the sky. As he moved his head up, the Dark Ring on his neck was fully exposed. Realizing this was her moment, Gatomon ran forward and leapt up, ramming the Dark Ring with her tail ring. The tail ring glowed golden as the Dark Ring sparked and cracked apart. Tuskmon's eyes returned to normal as the green dinosaur Digimon immediately turned around and ran off as fast as possible, not wanting to be captured again by the Emperor. Moments later, Digmon burst out from the ground underneath, landing next to the Digidestined.
"Good news! I managed to free Drimogemon, and he's high-tailing it to safety!"
"Good work Digmon," Cody praised his partner before looking up into the sky. "Now it's all up to Yolei."
"SCISSOR CLAW!" Kuwagamon roared as he flew down at Halsemon, his pincers gleaming in the sunlight. Halsemon performed a barrel roll to avoid the attack and Yolei screamed in surprise as she gripped Halsemon's feathers tightly, not wanting to slip and fall. The two air combatants continued avoiding each other's attacks until they both stopped in midair to breath. As this happened, Yolei and the Emperor locked eyes, the latter smirking evilly.
"You…are a fool if you think you can oppose me, girl," the Emperor said with a laugh. "You're in way over your head!"
"That may be true," Yolei said as she glared at the Emperor. "But I refuse to stand by and let this threat of yours consume the Digital World, and hurt the people I care about! Halsemon, finish him off!"
"With pleasure Yolei! You might want to hold on tight for this one!"
"O…okay!" Yolei said as she gripped her tightest on Halsemon, wondering what he was planning.
"TEMPEST WING!" The griffin Digimon began spinning rapidly as he flew at Kuwagamon. Yolei could only scream as she felt herself going in circles. Within a matter of seconds, a massive tornado was created by Halsemon's spinning, and Kuwagamon and the Digimon Emperor were caught in it. Kuwagamon attempted to fly out of the tornado, but the winds were too strong and he was thrown around. The Emperor, who attempted to keep a hold on Kuwagamon, yelled as he was thrown off the red stag beetle and fell out of the tornado and began plummeting towards the ground. Halsemon stopped spinning and flew again at a disoriented Kuwagamon.
"MACH IMPULSE!" Halsemon's wings glowed bright red, unleashing two energy blades at the Dark Ring on Kuwagamon's lower right arm. As he was still disoriented from the tornado attack, the stag beetle was unable to prevent the attack from hitting and shattering the Dark Ring. Losing consciousness, Kuwagamon fell down and crashed into the ground below, out cold but alive.
"And thus another enemy is vanquished," Halsemon stated before turning his gaze up to his partner. "Yolei, are you okay?"
"Yeah…I think so…but do me a favor. Next time you use your Tempest Wing, can you make sure I'm not on you?" Yolei responded, her hair a complete mess from spinning around so much.
"Of course. I apologize," Halsemon said with an embarrassed chuckle.
(Play Digimon Adventure: Shuugeki! Soshite…)
Down below on the ground, Flamedramon continued his battle with Stingmon, and the two Digimon were fiercely locked in combat. Flamedramon spun around and delivered a roundhouse kick to Stingmon's chest and the green insect countered with a punch to Flamedramon's chest. The dragon man leapt up and headbutted Stingmon, knocking him back several feet. Flamedramon then leapt backwards and ignited his entire body in fire.
"FIRE ROCKET!" The flame-wreathed Digimon charged at Stingmon, who raised up his arms and crossed them into an X-shape, blocking Flamedramon's attack. Both Digimon were then locked in a battle of strength. As they pushed each other back, Stingmon let out a small chuckle and whispered, "Nice to see you haven't lost your touch, Flamedramon." The armored Digimon's eyes widened greatly in shock upon hearing him talk. The voice of Stingmon's was all too familiar for him. There was definitely no doubt about it now. It was him.
"STINGMON!" The green insect man's head turned sharply upon hearing his name called out, and gasped when he saw the Digimon Emperor falling fast towards the valley below. Knowing what to do, Stingmon let out a loud yell, pushing Flamedramon back. Stingmon then him further back with his Spiking Strike before taking flight.
"We'll finish this another day," the insectoid Digimon said to Flamedramon before flying up and grabbing the Digimon Emperor before the human connected with the ground below.
"Ken…are you all right?" Stingmon whispered, nobody hearing him but his partner.
"I'm fine!" the boy said as he climbed up on Stingmon's back. "But we have to go now. We're outnumbered."
"I understand," Stingmon said, flying downwards so the two were looking at the Digidestined.
"You may have won this battle Digidestined, but the war is far from over!" the Emperor boldly stated. "I am far more powerful than you think. I have more Digimon under my command than what you have encountered so far!"
"Then why are you running?" Tai yelled defiantly, getting the Emperor to laugh at the question.
"A good ruler knows when the right time to retreat is," said the boy. "Rest assured Digidestined…this is just the beginning. Stingmon, let us away." Stingmon nodded and took flight. The Digidestined could only watch in worry, while Davis and Veemon looked on with sadness, realizing things had just been made worse, given what they found out today.
"Davis…what's wrong?" Tai asked, noticing his protégé's sad look. Davis blinked and looked up at Tai.
(Play Digimon Tamers: Akogare)
"It's…it's just sad. Our new enemy is another Digidestined turned evil." What the burgundy-haired boy said wasn't a lie, but it also wasn't true. Deep down, he had a bad feeling that he knew who the Digimon Emperor was…and judging from the saddened look on Veemon's face, he knew as well.
"So my theory was correct," Izzy said with a grim expression.
"I…I don't understand," said a confused Cody. "Why would a Digidestined turn evil and try to conquer the Digital World?"
"It's possible he may not be doing it of his own free will," answered Gatomon. "If anything, it's possible some dark force from outside is controlling his actions. What it is though, we have no current idea."
"Darkness…" TK growled, clenching his fists angrily. "It's unforgivable!" Patamon looked up at the blond-haired boy with concern in his eyes.
"Guys, we should really get back home," Kari said, her arms wrapped around Davis's injured limb. "This cut on Davis's arm looks really bad and I think we should get him some professional medical attention."
"But the question is, where exactly can we take him?" asked Cody. "I highly doubt we can tell the doctors about the Digimon."
"Actually," Tai said, catching everyone's attention, "there is one doctor that can help us."
"Tai, what are you…" Sora began to ask before realizing what her friend was talking about. "Oh! Of course!" she said with an embarrassed laugh.
"What? Who are you talking about?" Armadillomon asked, confused about what Tai and Sora were talking about.
"We'll explain later," said Tai. "Right now, we should get home."
"Guys, it's fine," Davis insisted as he moved his arm out of Kari's grip, wincing as he moved it. "I've suffered worse than this…"
"Oh no, you don't!" Kari said, grabbing Davis's arm and pulling him back towards her. "You are getting help from a real doctor Daisuke! Do you understand?" Once again, Kari used his real name, and Davis simply nodded, knowing better than to argue with Kari.
"Is Kari…always like this?" Cody asked curiously.
"Usually when it involves Davis," Tai said with a chuckle. Yolei looked hesitant about something as she walked up to Davis, clearing her throat to get attention.
(Play Digimon: Tomodachi Tatakai no Theme)
"Davis, I…I want to apologize." Davis looked up to Yolei, who had a look of guilt and sadness on her face. "I want to apologize for not listening to your warnings about the Digital World…and I may have said some stuff behind your back that was hurtful. I'm sorry for that as well." Davis blinked in surprise at Yolei's apology and confession. Watching Yolei apologize, TK decided it was best to fix up some of the damage he caused today.
"Davis…I…I want to apologize as well," the blond-haired boy said, getting looks from everyone. "It was wrong of me to change the coordinates. I…I can't really explain it, but I was pissed at you since yesterday…and it just built up until it exploded. Kari got kidnapped because of me, and you were injured because of me as well. And…I'm really sorry for that." Davis was still angry at TK, but he couldn't stay mad forever…especially when the look on his face convinced him that the child of Hope was truly sorry, as well as Yolei.
"Don't worry about it guys," he said after a minute of silence. "I would have done the same if the roles were reversed."
"Besides, if there's a good thing that happened out of all of this chaos, it's the fact that Yolei and Cody now have their own partners and Digimentals," Veemon pointed out, causing everyone to nod and chuckle slightly. In a dark sort of funny, if TK hadn't changed in the coordinates, then things could have gone differently had the Digidestined not found the temple.
"At least you admitted to your mistakes," Cody spoke up. "And the important thing here is to learn from them and not do them again." Izzy smiled at the boy's words, which reminded him of Joe. If Joe was here, he no doubt would have said something similar to what Cody said.
"Well, if we're done here," said Davis, "can we please go home now so I can have my arm looked at?"
"Really?!" Kari asked with a playful glare. "Five minutes ago, you said you were fine!"
"Well…that was before you told me to see a doctor…" Davis said sheepishly, blushing heavily as he looked away, causing everyone to laugh at his embarrassment. As the Digidestined headed back for the Digital Gate, Sora and Izzy were catching up with their partner Digimon after four years of being apart from each other, and Yolei and Cody talked with their own Digimon.
"So, Yolei, I trust today was the first of many to have us working together?" the bird Digimon asked politely.
"You bet!" Yolei said with an excited grin. "This is definitely my time to shine!"
"What about us, Cody?" Armadillomon asked his partner. "Will we be a team as well?"
"Of course," Cody said with a small bow. "It's definitely a pleasure to have you as my partner, Armadillomon."
Far away from the valley where the battle took place, Stingmon flew swiftly over the Digital World's skies, eventually landing on a platform which descended, bringing the insectoid Digimon and his partner to their base. Once they entered the base, Stingmon shrunk down before returning to Wormmon, who looked slightly worried as he looked up at his partner, who had begun scrolling through the Digimon he had captured so far.
"Ken…are you sure what we did today was a good idea? There's a chance that Davis might tell the others about us!"
"Ha!" Ken laughed loudly as he turned off the computer and began heading for a certain screen. "You saw the look on Davis and Veemon's face when you dropped down, Wormmon. There's no way they'll expose us!"
"Why not?"
(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Yogiru Fuan)
"Isn't it obvious?" Ken remarked with a smirk. "What happened here today will shake his faith and trust in the other Digidestined. Our secret will become his secret, and he'll keep it to himself. The other Digidestined will grow suspicious of Davis, and when that happens…we will tear them apart." Ken laughed evilly as Wormmon looked on with concern. Ken's laughs eventually died down and he turned on his heel towards the monitor that would take him back to the Human World. "You know the drill, Wormmon."
"Yes…I do," Wormmon muttered, watching his partner vanish into the monitor screen and return to the Human World. Once the light of the Digital Gate died down, Wormmmon turned off the monitor and began turning on the defense mechanisms of the base to detect any nearby intruders. As he went about his business, the green caterpillar couldn't help but feel concerned about what was to come.
"Whatever's wrong with Ken…I hope it can be fixed."
(Plays Days: Aijou to Nichijou TV Size)
END CHAPTER 5
I've been reading several reviews, and one of them talked about the D-1 tournament. In this story I'm writing, the D-1 Tournament did not happen, and Ryo and Monodramon ended up in the Tamers dimension when they fought Millenniummon hit Ken with the Dark Spore. I think the D-1 Tournament was wrong for the Digidestined to do to Ryo. As for Impmon, it will be revealed in a later chapter. No, Impmon will not be the evil Demon Lord Beelzemon…he will still be Beelzemon, but he will also be another Digimon, though…and he is not evil. That's all I have to say for now. By the way, how do I make those little lines appear to signal a change in scenery that I see in most fanfictions? If you're able to tell me in the reviews, I'd really appreciate it.