Digimon Adventure Tamers

by DigimonAT0318

A retelling of 02 and a sequel to Tamers, set in the year 2003. The Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers, heroes of two worlds, join forces to face their greatest challenges yet. What's more, Davis has been to the Digital World before with Ryo and Ken to fight Millenniummon. Under the leadership of Tai, Davis and Takato, along with Ryo, can they prevail? Elements of tri. later on.

9. Chapter 9: Golden Week Picnic

Digimon Adventure Tamers

Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon

Thanks to OPIv2, piccolaamica, piccolaLilly17, and MiraclesxFaith for reviewing.

Enjoy the newest chapter. In this chapter, the Tamers enter Ryo's old home dimension, but it doesn't go well for them. And we get a small look into Yolei's character and some screen-time for Mimi, so enjoy if you're a Yolei fan, a Mimi fan, or both.

(Play The Biggest Dreamer TV Size)

(Play Digimon Tamers: Aban)

In a snowy area of the Digital World, the Digimon Emperor had built a prison and had Gomamon beaten to near death. Fortunately, Davis and his team arrived with Joe and Izzy, and they managed to destroy the Control Spire and the prison. Meanwhile, the Digimon Tamers have left their dimension with help from the Digimon Sovereigns and the DigiGnomes, ready for whatever the Digidestined's dimension has in store for them…

(Play Digimon Tamers: Subtitle 2)

Golden Week Picnic

(Play Digimon Tamers no Theme)

"Wow!" Ai breathed in astonishment. "Is this what the inside of a portal looks like?" The Tamers and their Digimon partners were walking through the portal that they had created with the Sovereigns and the DigiGnomes, the portal that would take them to the dimension of the Digidestined, and Ryo's old home.

Takato and Ryo were in the lead of the group with Rika, Kazu and Kenta behind them. Jeri and Henry took up the rear to look over Suzie, Ai and Mako. The Digimon were by the sides of their partners as always, and Calumon rested on Jeri's head. The portal they were walking through glowed black and green, with flashing white letters and numbers floating by.

"Yeah, this was very much like the same portal that took us to the Digital World in our dimension," Henry said, a pair of green sunglasses resting over his eyes. Up in front, Rika had pulled out a pair of violet sunglasses and Takato had pulled his goggles down over his eyes, with Ryo wearing his own dark glasses. Being in a Digital Field could greatly damage a human's eyes if they weren't careful enough. Takato, Henry, Rika and Ryo, the most experienced when it came to the Digital Fields, knew this well and always wore eye protection. Kazu, Kenta, Jeri and Suzie also wore dark glasses, but Ai and Mako had to squint their eyes shut so they could see, as this was the first time they ever entered a Digital Field.

"Man, it's so bright…I can't see anything…" Mako said, walking forward before falling back down, having accidentally bumped into Rika's legs.

"Come on, up you get," Rika said with a soft smile, lifting the young boy in her arms while Jeri picked up Ai and carried her.

"All right, this data field should take us to the Digidestined's dimension," said Ryo in a hopeful tone. The Tamers continued onwards until they suddenly felt funny, like their body parts were being arranged, and the next thing anyone knew, the entire group was floating in midair.

(Play Digimon Tamers: Net no Umi)

"Woah, what's going on now?" asked Betamon.

"This happened the first time we entered the Digital World," Henry said, floating past Kenta while holding on to Terriermon and Suzie. "As we're entering a different Digital World, we're being processed as new information. What we're in must be a data surge." The Tamers and their Digimon continued floating for several moments until Kazu, floating upside down with Kokuwamon, craned his neck downwards, or upwards considering his situation, and gasped when he saw something.

"Hey! Look down there!" The Tamers followed Kazu's gaze and saw what Kazu was looking at.

A massive hole lay down in the distance of the data field. And lying in the hole was an island in the middle of a vast ocean. At this view, the Tamers could see the green on the island that was the trees and forests, the light brown that was the desert, and the bluish-white that was cold, icy places. And in the middle of the island was a mountain reaching high into the sky, bigger than any of the mountains on Earth, even Mount Everest.

"No way…" Kenta gasped. "That…that mountain…it's…!"

"It's Infinity Mountain," Ryo breathed, a nostalgic look appearing on his face.

"So that means…that's File Island down there!" gasped Takato, recognizing the mass of land now.

"And if that's File Island, then that means we've finally done it!" Henry said in realization. "We've entered another dimension!"

"YA-HOO!" Kazu cheered. "Digidestined, here we come!"

"Wait a minute!" said Takato. "How are going to get to File Island from here?" The Tamers paused and thought for a moment as they suddenly remembered they were still floating in a data space.

"Well…" Kazu said slowly. "We could do what Jeri did to get us in the Digital World in our dimension."

"Huh? What's Kazu talking about?" Ai asked, looking up at Jeri, who struggled to remember before it came to her.

"Oh! I remember now. When we first went to the Digital World, we were floating in a data space that looked just like this one, and we were wondering what way was up and what way was down. I was upside down with Rika, and I pointed down, or up, considering what position I was in, and I said, 'maybe that way is down…'"

"…and we fell to the Digital World," finished Kenta.

"And we lost all the bread when we did that," Guilmon moaned, floating by Takato's side.

"Don't worry Guilmon, I came extra prepared," said Takato. "We won't lose the bread this time!"

"Yay!" cheered Guilmon.

"So, that way is down, then?" Mako asked, pointing down at the hole showing File Island. The area suddenly shook and the Tamers stopped floating and began falling towards the island.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Shuugeki! Soshite…)

"Everyone, hold on to someone!" Ryo yelled, grabbing Monodramon and pulling him close.

"This is not how I was hoping to enter a new dimension!" Kazu screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Did you expect anything else?!" yelled Rika. "This is how we ended up in the Digital World back home! We can't get what we always want!"

"Moumanatai, all of you!" Terriermon called out to everybody. A sudden shake hit the Tamers, and they no longer found themselves falling in a data field, but now they were plummeting towards File Island at breakneck speed.

"Now what do we do?!" yelled Kenta. "I don't think we can use any Digimon cards while we're falling!"

"Hopefully the laws of nature in this Digital World are the same as the laws of nature in our world!" yelled Henry. "Everyone! Think about something else except falling to your deaths! If you think that something won't happen, then it won't happen!"

"Well, it's worth a shot!" Takato said, watching the ground approach fast. Takato began thinking less about falling and dying and more about his friends, his family waiting for him back home, his partner Digimon Guilmon, finally meeting the Digidestined, and having new adventures in a new dimension.

Those thoughts made a smile break across Takato's face as he finally slammed into the ground and everything went black.

---

Yolei walked home at a snail's pace, slowly putting one foot in front of the other and being careful not to move the sleeping Poromon in her arms too much. It had been two hours since she had returned from the Digital World, and the memories were still vivid in her mind. If she closed her eyes and blocked out all the other noises around her, she could see the Frigimon attempt to bury her and her friends alive in an avalanche, she could see Cody nearly freeze to death in freezing water, and she could also hear the scream that left the young boy as well. She could still see Gesomon's massive form advance on her and attempt to kill her with his black ink.

And worse, she could still see Halsemon get hurt badly taking the attack for her and be swatted about, eventually De-Digivolving to Hawkmon, who still bore the injuries he received as Halsemon. And the loud scream he let out as he was burned by Gesomon's ink still filled her ears, and it rattled her to her very core. After leaving the school, Yolei had time to ponder on what had happened to her, not just today, but ever since she became a Digidestined earlier this month.

She was expecting it to be an exciting adventure, seeing new places and meeting new faces. She remembered the day she became a Digidestined. She had asked if the Digital World was a video game or a theme park. Despite Davis and Izzy's many warnings that Digital World was no video game and it was not to be taken lightly, she ignored them completely, excited that she could finally do something her siblings could never do.

Then her first day in the Digital World came and it was not what she expected at all. She did receive her Digimon partner and the Digimental of Love, yes, but that same day, Kari had been kidnapped by a giant mole and the lavender-haired girl was nearly killed by a giant praying mantis and a yeti before she even got her partner and Digimental. She was absolutely terrified, and she realized that Davis and Izzy were right. The Digital World was not a game. It was much more dangerous than the Human World.

Yolei did not want to fight at all, but she did because of Sora's words of encouragement to protect those she loved and cared about. But as much as Yolei showed excitement to go to the Digital World every time, she always didn't feel right, as she always wondered if something would go wrong for them. More than once, things did go wrong for her and her friends. Her second time in the Digital World, she and Cody were the only ones that could fight a herd of Tyrannomon, and if it wasn't for Davis, TK and Kari, they would have been cooked alive.

Then her mind flashed back to the village of Santa Geria. The plan seemed simple enough: Yolei would pretend to be captured with Cody, Kari and TK, allowing Davis and Matt to destroy the Control Spire while they freed the prisoners. And while the Spire was destroyed, it was after they were captured for real and RedVegiemon nearly killed Veemon.

And then today happened. She couldn't think about it now without feeling her eyes watering up. Yolei looked down at Poromon, and her bad feeling became worse when she noticed the little Digimon hadn't woken up yet. She couldn't understand it. Why had Poromon tried to protect her even if it nearly killed him? Would this happen again? If it would, then perhaps Yolei was not so sure now about fighting.

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Ie ni Kaerou ~Target Instruments~)

"Yolei!" The lavender-haired girl's head shot up and she turned around to see Cody running up to her, Upamon in his arms. "Yolei, is everything all right? You left in a hurry from the computer room."

"I…" Yolei wanted to say she was fine, but that would be a lie. "I'm not okay Cody. I was nearly killed by a giant squid today, Poromon was hurt badly and he still won't wake up! Why won't he wake up?!" Cody looked down at Poromon's barely stirring form and could only watch in sadness.

"Well, it's obvious his wounds were very serious," said the young boy, "but that doesn't mean he's dead. He'll wake up soon. Anyway, Yolei, I wanted to talk to you about something. We talked about it shortly after you left. We'll be going back to the Digital World tomorrow…"

"No!" Yolei said, backing away from her friend. "No, I can't go back there! I don't want to fight again! I…I can't risk Poromon being hurt again! He could die…" Yolei slumped against the wall and slid down, burying her face in Poromon's feathers as she sobbed quietly. Cody sat down next to Yolei and placed a hand on her shoulder, frowning sadly.

"Yolei, I don't really enjoy this violence myself, but we're the only ones that can do something about this." Yolei said nothing as she continued looking down at Poromon's pink feathers. Cody sighed, realizing at this point, Yolei wouldn't listen to him.

"But…if you don't want to fight, then I understand. In fact, the reason we're going to the Digital World tomorrow is because Golden Week starts tomorrow, and we figured all of us Digidestined could go to an area we already freed in the Digital World and have a picnic." Golden Week was a cluster of national holidays in Japan that were celebrated from the end of April to the beginning of May. As part of the holiday celebration, many workers in Japan were given time off from work, and all of the schools would be closed.

"A…a picnic?" asked Yolei, looking up at Cody.

"Yes, and it will be in an area we already freed," Cody said again. "There won't be any fighting to worry about, I promise. And I'm sure Poromon will be okay enough for you to take him along."

"Well…it would be nice to take things easier in the Digital World for once…" Yolei said, sniffling as she wiped her tears away. "Okay, just as long as I don't have to fight, I'll come along tomorrow, and I'll bring some stuff from my parents' convenience store."

"And I'll bring some of my mother's ohagi!" Cody said, happy to see Yolei smiling again. As the two Digidestined walked off, a teenage girl stepped out from the alley where she stood, overhearing everything Cody and Yolei said. As she watched them depart, a look of sympathy could be seen on her face for Yolei.

---

The next morning, DemiVeemon stirred in his sleep as he felt the urge to wake up. As he stirred, the baby dragon couldn't help but smell something funny near him as he woke. Wondering if he had sleepwalked again and fell asleep in the kitchen pantry eating food, DemiVeemon opened his eyes a crack and saw a human foot in his face.

"Yipe!" DemiVeemon yelled in surprise as he moved away from the foot. Looking at his surroundings, the little blue Digimon noticed that he was still in Davis's room and he was sleeping in his partner's bed. Moving over to get a look at Davis, DemiVeemon saw his human friend had fallen asleep on the floor, his right leg the only part of his body on the bed. DemiVeemon couldn't help but chuckle as he remembered waking up several times in the Digital World to see Davis sleeping with all his limbs outstretched and on Ken, Ryo, Monodramon and Wormmon.

"Davis! Wake up! Wake up!" DemiVeemon squealed excitedly, bouncing up and down on Davis's stomach to wake up his partner. "We don't want to miss our picnic today, don't we?" Davis grunted, feeling something land on his stomach over and over again. Waking up slowly, Davis looked up and saw DemiVeemon on his stomach, smiling sweetly at him.

"Good morning, Davis!" the Digimon said in a singsong voice.

"Yeah…good morning, DemiVeemon…" Davis groaned, sitting up as he felt his stomach hurt a little. "Geez…I thought you got out of bouncing on my stomach to wake me up…"

"I didn't have any other option," said DemiVeemon. "You wanted I got Jun to blare an airhorn in your ears?"

"No!" Davis said indignantly, getting up to change and get food for the picnic today, grumbling a little as he did so. He was really not a morning person.

---

(Play Ode to Joy)

"Upamon, where did you go off to now?" Cody asked, annoyed at not seeing his partner in his room when he woke up. After returning home last night, Cody had given Upamon a stern lecture about going around the apartment without the boy, as well as having proper bathroom manners. Apparently, the little Digimon did not listen well. Changing into his clothes, Cody slowly walked out the room and looked for any sign of his partner while being aware of his mother in the kitchen. It didn't take Cody long as he found Upamon on the table with a basket over him as a disguise.

"Upamon, get over here!" Cody whispered sharply. Upamon turned around and jumped off the table and went over to Cody. The inheritor of Knowledge looked up to see his mother's back was still turned, so she did not see the little Digimon. Cody sighed and walked back into the room, looking down at Upamon sternly.

"Upamon, what did we talk about last night?"

"But I smelled something funny and I wanted to look at it!" said Upamon. "And I didn't want to disturb you in your sleep!"

"I wouldn't have minded being woken up," Cody said with a sigh. "What did you smell anyway?"

"Some weird stuff your mom's making," said Upamon. "Is it food?"

"Yes, it's kanpyomaki."

"Kan…what?"

"Kanpyomaki," repeated Cody. "It's a type of sushi."

"And sushi is…?" Upamon asked with a curious look.

"Sushi is raw fish and rice wrapped up in seaweed," explained Cody, who received a look of disgust from Upamon.

"Yuck! That tastes disgusting!"

"Actually, it's very good, especially if you season it with a little salt and soy sauce," said Cody. "Yolei asked for it, remember?"

"Oh, yeah!" said Upamon, remembering the talk Cody and Yolei had last night about what food they were bringing. Upamon's face then went down as he remembered Poromon, who hadn't stirred at all since last night. "Hey…Cody…do you think Yolei will come? And do you think Poromon will be okay?"

"I…" Cody hesitated, wondering if Yolei would come. While she looked happy about a picnic, her posture and tone meant the memories of yesterday were still fresh in her mind, as well as her resolve to never fight again.

"I'm sure she will, Upamon," the young boy said with a small smile, "and I'm sure Poromon will be awake by now."

---

Over in her apartment, Kari hummed to herself as she packed her backpack with food and drink for the picnic, Gatomon watching on curiously.

"Come on Gatomon, in you go!" Kari said happily, picking up her partner and stuffing her in the backpack as well, much to the white cat's protests.

"No fair! How come Agumon gets to walk with Tai and I don't?"

"He's not," said Tai, walking into Kari's room with a bag slung over each shoulder. "I put him in a bag as well, and I had to put the food in a separate bag so he wouldn't eat it all!"

"I was just going to have something light!" Agumon protested in the bag.

"Agumon, when it comes to you, something light to eat is everything in the refrigerator and the pantry," Gatomon replied in a deadpan tone.

---

"I'm leaving!" TK called to his mom as he left the apartment, a bag of food in his hands.

"TK!" Nancy called out to her son, who almost closed the apartment door. "Aren't you forgetting someone?"

"No, I have all the food…"

"Not something, someone!" Nancy said, holding up a green backpack with Patamon sticking out of it, the winged Digimon glaring at TK.

"Oops…oh, right…sorry Patamon…" TK said with a sheepish chuckle.

"Honestly, TK…" Patamon huffed, the backpack now slung over TK's shoulders.

---

(Play Digimon: Be All Right)

"Okay…three with tuna-mayo, two with bonito, a few orange drinks…a couple of jam buns as well…" Yolei muttered as she went through her family's convenience store, picking out what onigiri, desserts, and beverages she would bring to the picnic. The inheritor of Love's spirits were slightly higher than they were yesterday. Poromon had woken up this morning and Yolei was absolutely ecstatic of her partner awake again. The second reason for her better mood was being able to go to the Digital World today without worrying about any fights or conflicts.

"So…where are you going again?" Yolei's mother asked from behind the register, where she was writing down what Yolei was taking. "And what exactly is the picnic about anyway?"

"Oh…some friends of mine and I are going out to celebrate Golden Week," said Yolei, telling what she could consider the truth, since it was Golden Week and people everywhere were celebrating.

"Well, I can see that reason…" said Mrs. Inoue, "but where are you going again?"

"Well…um…" Yolei hesitated, knowing she just couldn't tell her mother about the Digital World. "…we're still deciding. Some of us want to go to one place, and some of us want to go to another place, and a few us want to…"

"Okay, I think I get it," Mrs. Inoue said, scratching her head with her pen before muttering, "but this does sound suspicious, though…"

"No, it isn't!" said Yolei. "Look, I have to go now!"

"Yolei!" Mrs. Inoue called out to her daughter, who ran out the store.

"Yolei, take it easy!" came a muffled voice from the bag, where Yolei's food was in.

"Oh, Poromon!" Yolei gasped, realizing her partner Digimon was in her bag. The inheritor of Love panicked slightly as she opened her bag and fished out her partner, looking him over. "Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?"

"Could you please be a bit more gentle?" whined Poromon. "I'm still a little sore…"

"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Yolei said repeatedly, hugging her partner softly. "I didn't know…"

"Hey, Yolei!" The inheritor of Love looked up at the sound of her name being called and saw Cody and TK come over to her.

"So you're actually coming with us?" asked Upamon.

"Yeah…I figured…since we'll be going somewhere safe…" said Yolei, getting nods from the two Digidestined.

"Well, we better get going," said Cody. "The others are probably waiting for us."

"Yeah, let's go!" said Yolei, taking the lead towards the school.

---

(Play Digimon Adventure: Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni…)

At the school gates, Tai, Sora, Joe, Izzy and Matt were talking amongst themselves while Kari and Davis stood off to the side. Davis sighed as he looked up at the blue sky and took in the sounds of the birds chirping, enjoying the quiet that was rare at the school.

"Thinking about something, Davis?" asked Kari.

"Yeah…I was just enjoying the quiet and the peace," said Davis. "It's going to be weird…this is the first time in a long time that I've had some quiet time in the Digital World."

"You never had quiet time in the Digital World?" asked Kari.

"Oh, I did with Ryo and our friend…" Davis said with a sigh. "The first few nights, we'd sit around a campfire and cook fish and gaze at the strange constellations in the night sky. But then all the crazy stuff with Millenniummon happened and we barely had a peaceful moment in the Digital World after that…so…this will be different after a lot of fighting."

"I know how that feels," Kari said as she leaned on Davis's shoulder, the burgundy-haired boy blushing faintly. "I remember my first time in the Digital World. I was thrust right into helping fight Apocalymon and the Dark Masters…and then I fell sick. The only real peaceful moment I had in the Digital World was before I left it and Gatomon."

"You fell sick in the Digital World?" Davis asked, surprised. "So did I!"

"You?!" Kari asked, staring at Davis bewildered before bursting into laughter. "You actually fell sick?! I thought you said you never got sick!"

"Well…first time for everything…" Davis muttered, looking off to the side and seeing Yolei, TK and Cody run to them.

"Hey, there you guys are!"

"Sorry if we're late," said TK. "Are we late?"

"No, we're still waiting for one more," said Matt, looking at the crowd of children and Digimon, some of them in disguise.

"And knowing Mimi," said Joe, "she should be arriving right…about…"

"HEY! DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT ME YET!"

(Play Digimon Adventure: Sweet Innocent ~Mimi no Theme~)

"…Now," Izzy finished after hearing a girl's voice yell out down the street. The Digidestined looked up to see a teenage girl with a pink shirt and matching short skirt, dark green socks with matching shoes, and a bag slung over her shoulder.

"All right, I'm here!" Mimi said, slowing down and finishing her approach to the Digidestined in a walk.

"Good to see you were able to come…Mimi…" Izzy started before trailing off. The other Digidestined looked over to see what Izzy was staring in surprise at, and it didn't take long to see what it was. What they saw was Mimi's hair.

The girl's hair, which was originally light brown, was now light pink with green streaks in it. Mimi smiled as she took a lock of her colored hair and twirled it around her finger.

"What do you think? I just had it dyed last night. I figured since I can't where the clothes I want to wear at school, I could at least change my hair up a bit. There's nothing against that in the school rules, is there?"

"Well…no, there isn't…" Izzy stammered, his face slightly red. Tai, Joe and Matt noticed the look Izzy had and couldn't resist the urge to snicker a bit at their friend.

"It looks good on you Mimi," said Sora. "I do like you with brown hair though, but the pink and green seem to go well on you."

"Well, these are Palmon's colors," Mimi said before looking over to Yolei and Cody.

"Oh, you must be the new kids! I'm Mimi…Mimi Tachikawa," the girl walked over and shook both children's hands, a big smile on her face the entire time.

"Um…he…hello…" Cody said slowly, unsure of what to make of Mimi's personality. Yolei, meanwhile, had a look of wonder on her face.

"Wait…Mimi Tachikawa…as in the captain of the high school cheerleading team?"

"The very same!" Mimi flashed a toothy smile. "So let see if I got your names right. Cody, Upamon, Yolei and Poromon, right?" All four who were just named nodded.

"So…you're a Digidestined as well?" asked Yolei.

"I am," said Mimi. "I haven't been able to come with you because of my cheerleading practice and other business, so...I haven't been able to see my partner Palmon again yet…" Mimi looked down a bit, her face slightly sad before she became happy again. "…so when I heard about this picnic from Izzy, I figured it would be a great opportunity to go back and find Palmon again! That's why I dyed my hair and wore pink and green. Do you think we'll find her?"

"I'm sure we may run into her today," said Izzy.

"Well, if that's everybody, then let's go picnic!" said Davis, walking over to the school gates and slowly opening them. One by one, the Digidestined snuck into the courtyard, and into the school, where the computer lab was.

---

(Play Digimon Adventure: Iya na Yokan)

"Geez, this is ridiculous!" Yolei said in a whisper. "I don't see why I have to sneak into the computer room when I'm already in the computer club!"

"We don't have much of a choice," whispered Cody. "The use of school facilities is prohibited during Golden Week, but as much as I don't want to say it, we have to sneak in if we want to go to the Digital World."

"How come?" whispered Mimi, who still didn't know much about the D-3s or the Digital Gate.

"Because the computer lab is the only place where we can open a Digital Gate," said TK.

"That may not be entirely true," Izzy said. "I've been doing more research on the gate and the D-3s, but I don't want to say anything yet until my scans and analyzing are complete."

"All right, here we are!" Tai said, looking up at the sign for the computer room. Minutes later, Izzy had pulled up a Digital Gate set for where the Digidestined would have their picnic.

"So…um, Izzy…" Yolei said, looking over Izzy's shoulder, "are you sure the area we're going to is safe? I mean, no Control Spires, no evil Digimon…no fighting?"

"Yes, I am sure," said Izzy, pulling up the grid map to show a mass of white squares on one part of the map. "All these areas are free from the Digimon Emperor's influence, so we'll be able to picnic in peace."

"And maybe see if Palmon is there as well," Mimi said in a hopeful tone.

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Saa, Digital World e Ikou!)

"Well then…" TK said, holding up his D-3. "Digital Gate, Open!" A flash of light later, and the Digidestined were back in the Digital World.

---

"See?" Davis said, gesturing to the open space. "Not a single Control Spire in sight!"

"Oh…thank God…" Yolei sighed in relief, Hawkmon by her side as always, barely showing any signs of injury from his battle yesterday with Gesomon.

"Wow…" Mimi breathed in astonishment. "The Digital World…it's still the same as I remember it!" The pink-haired girl looked at the trees before looking down at the flowers. Her eyes then lay on a patch of pink flowers with yellow stems that made Mimi remind her of her Digimon partner. She could imagine one of the flowers coming out of the ground to reveal a hiding Palmon, and Palmon then running into her arms, happy to see her again after four years.

'I hope she's around here…' Mimi thought as she walked with the Digidestined.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Saikai)

"So Mimi…do you know what's been happening here?" asked Cody.

"I do," Mimi said with a slight pout. "That Digimon Emperor…thinking he can own the Digital World…if I ever see him in person, I'd slap him right in the face. And that's just being nice."

"What's the worst you could do?" asked Veemon.

"Maybe insult whatever he's wearing," Mimi said with a thoughtful expression. "If he's some kind of Emperor, then he must have some ridiculous Digimon Emperor outfit for him to walk around in!"

"Oh, you have no idea," said Tai, chuckling as he remembered seeing the Emperor's clothes. "That guy seems to have no fashion sense whatsoever."

"Most boys usually don't," Mimi said, getting all of the human boys to yell an indignant "Hey!" Yolei couldn't help but laugh and feel better now. She had only heard of Mimi Tachikawa from the girls on the cheerleading team. They described her as a bubbly and fun girl to be around with bright smiles for everybody. Being near her and talking with her, Yolei couldn't help but enjoy Mimi's company. She could tell that she may have found a new friend in Mimi Tachikawa.

---

"All right, this looks like a good spot for lunch," said Davis, stopping underneath a giant tree that provided more than enough shade.

"About time," said Agumon. "I'm starving!"

"So am I!" said Veemon.

"That figures," Tai and Davis said, both knowing their partners' massive appetites. Cody and Joe unrolled the blankets they brought with them and the group of eleven children and ten Digimon sat down, digging into their food.

(Play Digimon Tamers: Yukikau Hitobito)

"I got some onigiri from my family's convenience store," said Yolei, pulling the food out of her bag and showing them to the other Digidestined. "Who wants one?"

"Is that a tuna-mayo onigiri?" Mimi asked suddenly, looking at the package in Yolei's hand.

"Yeah, do you want one?" Yolei offered the food, which suddenly disappeared from her hand in a flash. A second later and Mimi was already halfway through the food.

"Oh, thank you Yolei! I haven't had one in a long time!" Mimi said between mouthfuls. "It's just as good as I imagined it!"

"Yeah, that's right," said Sora. "You just moved back from America, right?"

"Last month, and just in time for school," said Mimi, wiping the onigiri crumbs from her mouth. "I've been busy with unpacking and getting to know everybody again, I guess I haven't had much time to get back into eating Japanese food."

"You lived in America, Mimi?" Yolei asked with interest.

"For a while after the Diaboromon incident," answered Mimi, who began drinking a can of soda. "But I didn't like it there much, since I couldn't see much of my friends. Recently my dad's work got him transferred back here, and I was extremely happy to come back so I could see you all again…but I was upset since I would have to wear a green uniform for school."

"You don't like it?" asked Kari.

"No, I like green, because it reminds me of Palmon, but not all green all over," said Mimi. "There has to be a better option for outfits."

"Well, my sister Jun was able to get an optional outfit for school, but it makes her look like she's going to military school," said Davis. "I'm not sure if it's your thing…"

"Sorry, I don't do military," said Mimi. "That's why I'm thinking of fashion designing in my future. I want to bring some more color and fashion to Japan. Being in America has definitely opened my eyes more to clothing."

"That sounds…very interesting," said Izzy.

"I'm sure the school wouldn't mind a little pink," Tentomon muttered, getting chuckles from everybody. As the Digidestined continued eating, Hawkmon looked over to Cody and Armadillomon and he saw the two eating some strange black stuff from a wooden box.

"Pardon me Cody, but what are those that you and Armadillomon are eating?" asked the bird Digimon.

"It's kanpyomaki," said Cody, who looked up at Yolei. "You said you wanted kanpyomaki?"

"Oh, I did!" Yolei gasped in remembrance. "Can I have one?"

"I would like a kanpyomaki as well, please," Hawkmon added.

"Sure, here you go!" Armadillomon grabbed two pieces of kanpyomaki and tossed them to the girl and Digimon.

"No! Don't throw food!" Cody yelled, but the food was already flying through the air. Yolei caught hers, but Hawkmon's flew past his head and began rolling down the hill.

"My kanpyomaki!" Hawkmon yelled, chasing after the rolling sushi.

"Hawkmon, get back here!" Yolei called, slipping into her shoes and chasing after her partner. "You shouldn't exert yourself like that, you're still hurt! Besides, that kanpyomaki will be dirty by the time you catch it! And there's more than one as well, you know!"

"It looks like Hawkmon still needs to learn a few things about food," Gabumon commented, chewing on a sugar wafer.

"He's not the only one," Cody said with a stern gaze to his partner Digimon. "Armadillomon, you should never throw food, especially food that my mother made!"

"Sorry Cody…" Armadillmon said with a downcast look. Mimi looked up from her food and watched Yolei and Hawkmon's forms vanish into the woods. She didn't know why, but she felt a bad feeling building up in her stomach.

"Guys, I'm going to go after Yolei and Hawkmon," the child of Sincerity said, standing up and putting on her shoes. "I know this place is safe, but…we never know."

"All right then, be careful Mimi," said Izzy. Mimi nodded and winked at the computer genius, who blushed slightly at the gesture.

---

"YOLEI! HAWKMON! WHERE ARE YOU TWO?" Mimi yelled through her hands as she walked through the forest. Five minutes had passed since she began her search and there was no sign of either Yolei or Hawkmon yet. Mimi's worried feelings began growing more as she continued walking.

"YOL…" Mimi began to call out again, when she suddenly felt the ground underneath her cave in. Mimi screamed as she fell, seeing a dark forest approaching fast. Mimi closed her eyes as she thought about seeing Palmon's face one last time…and everything became dark with a crash.

---

"…kato…Takato…Takato, wake up!"

(Play Digimon Tamers: Shutsugen)

"Huh? M…Mom?" Takato asked weakly, stirring as he felt consciousness return to his body. Moaning slightly, the brown-haired boy sat up slowly as he began to feel his body again. To his relief, he did not break any bones upon hitting the ground. This meant that Henry was right: If you thought of something in this Digital World, then that meant it would happen.

"Aw man…my head…" Takato moaned, standing up and taking two steps before nearly falling face-first to the ground. Fortunately, the goggled boy was caught by someone.

"Take it easy Takato…you may need to sit down for a few moments…and please do not mistake me for your mother again," said the female voice. Looking up, Takato noticed the individual who helped him was the yellow kitsune Digimon, Renamon.

"What…Renamon?" Takato looked around the place they were in, seeing many trees and plants of different sizes and colors. "What happened? Where is everyone?"

"I do not know," said Renamon. "I did see everyone land when we fell, before I blacked out…but I believe we were all separated."

"What?" Takato asked, suddenly feeling wide awake. Shooting up to his feet, Takato looked around again, this time for any sign of his Digimon partner, Jeri, Rika, or any of the other Tamers and Digimon. "Aw man…our first day in a new dimension and we're already separated…"

"Takato, don't worry," Renamon assured the boy. "I'm sure Guilmon is all right…just how I'm sure Rika is okay."

"Yeah…yeah, you're right," Takato replied, breathing deeply to regain himself and his posture. "All right…all right, what would the leader do? Okay…the leader would suggest searching for everyone first…so, we need to find the others. Renamon, don't you and Rika have some sort of…telepathic bond?"

"We do," said Renamon, looking off into the distance. "But I cannot sense Rika's mind…she must still be unconscious…before we search for anyone, I believe the first thing we should to is get an idea of our surroundings. You've seen the TV show before Takato…do you recall seeing any part of this forest in the show?"

"This forest…" Takato looked again around the forest, this time looking at it very good. It took him several minutes, but it finally came to him.

"No way…this forest is where it all began for the Digidestined in Season 1!" the brown-haired boy declared excitedly. "This is the Tropical Jungle! The Digidestined met their partners for the first time here and fought Kuwagamon!"

"In that case, I believe it seems appropriate for us to be here," said Renamon. "Our first order of business should be to…wait…" Renamon's eyes narrowed for a split second before widening again.

"What is it?" asked Takato.

"It's Rika," said Renamon, a hand to her head. "She's woken up…and Guilmon's with her."

"Oh…good," Takato sighed in relief.

"And they're not alone," Renamon said. "I can hear Rika's thoughts…and she's extremely annoyed."

"Ah, geez," Takato sighed. "There's only one guy I know that can rile up Rika like crazy…"

---

(Play Digimon Tamers: Guilmon no Theme)

"Seriously Kazu, why is it whenever we're separated, I always have to end up with you?!"

"Well, pardon me!" Kazu said indignantly to Rika. "It's not like I can control who I end up with!"

"And you obviously can't control how you land either," sighed Rika. While Rika had landed on the ground, Kazu and Kokuwamon had went through a tall tree with vines, and were both dangling above the ground, tangled up in vines.

"I hate to interrupt your conversation," said Kokuwamon, "but perhaps you could free us, Miss Rika?"

"All right, hold still," Rika moved around and began pulling at the vines. In a matter of moments, Kazu and Kokuwamon were both free and were brushing off leaves from their bodies.

"So, is it just us on this part of the island?"

"No, Guilmon's over there," Rika gestured to behind her. There, kneeling between two bushes was Guilmon, rummaging through several bags with a happy look on his face.

"Yay, we didn't lose any of the bread!" Guilmon cheered before his happy expression became one of sadness. "But…we lost Takato."

"Don't worry Guilmon, Takato's okay," Rika assured the red dinosaur. "He's with Renamon in the Tropical Jungle. I have a telepathic bond with Renamon."

"So where are we?" Guilmon asked, looking around at the trees. "This doesn't look like a jungle…and I think I smell saltwater."

"Saltwater?" asked Kazu. A loud blaring noise that sounded like a horn suddenly sounded in the forest.

"What was that?!" yelped Kazu. Rika strained her ears, eventually hearing the horn noise again.

"This way!" Rika ran down a path with Kazu and Kokuwamon on her heels, and Guilmon taking up the rear.

"Wait! I still haven't gathered up all the bread!" The group of four ran down the forest, and stopped when they saw a lake in front of them. In the middle of the lake was a small mass of land, a stone bridge connecting the land mass to the forest, and on the base of the mass was a trolley car.

"Dude!" Kazu said, unable to contain his excitement. "This is Dragon's Eye Lake! This is where Garurumon fought Seadramon in Season 1!"

"So that's what this lake is called?" asked Rika. The horn blared again, and everyone looked up to see two small figures in the trolley car, pressing the horn on the steering wheel.

"That's Suzie and Terriermon!" Guilmon gasped, running towards the trolley with Rika, Kazu and Kokuwamon. Suzie and Terriermon continued blaring the horn until the other Tamers and Digimon came up to them.

"Hey, we did it!" cheered Terriermon. "The others finally found us!"

"I knew we could do it!" said Suzie.

"Yeah, you did find us, but not all of us," said Kazu.

"Aw," Suzie and Terriermon said sadly, thinking about Lopmon and Henry.

"Hey, don't worry," Rika said, a reassuring hand on the young girl's shoulder. "I'm sure Henry and Lopmon are okay."

"But how are we going to find them?" asked Kazu.

"I got this." Rika stood up and closed her eyes, focusing on talking to her partner.

"Renamon…can you hear me?" the red-haired girl asked in her mind.

"I can hear you, Rika. Where are you?"

"We're at Dragon's Eye Lake…it was the lake with the trolley car in Season 1. Are you and Takato nearby?"

"No. According to Takato, we're far from you."

"Okay…so how is this going to work?"

"One minute," Renamon said. All was quiet until Renamon spoke again.

"Takato suggested we head to Primary Village."

"Primary Village, huh?" Rika asked with a small grin. "Okay then." Rika then ended her communication and turned back to the others.

"We're meeting up with Gogglehead and Renamon at Primary Village. Any chance you know where that is, Kazu?"

"Hmm…Primary Village…" Kazu muttered, thinking for a minute as he looked around the forest before looking down at the lake. His eyes followed the water trail that led off to the right. "I think Primary Village is that way. I believe that stream of water leading from the lake is where Elecmon gets the fish for his babies."

"Well…I can't believe I'm saying this…but Kazu, lead the way."

"Me?!" Kazu asked in surprise. "Well…all right then…everybody, follow me!"

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Guilmon whispered to Rika.

"No, but is there any other option?" asked Rika. "Kazu's fandom with the show may be useful."

"Let's hope so," said Terriermon. "Henry will skin me alive if I let something happen to Suzie…that is, if Lopmon doesn't do it first…"

"Moumantai, Terriermon!" Suzie laughed, placing the long-eared dog on her head.

"That is a very irritating thing to say to someone," Terriermon replied flatly. He really didn't like it when someone used his own phrase on him.

---

(Play Digimon Tamers: Li no Theme)

"Ah, I love the water!" Betamon said happily, swimming in the water of the beach he ended up on with Kenta, Henry and Lopmon.

"Yes, I have to admit…this beach is really nice and quiet," Lopmon observed from her place on Henry's shoulder. "It's nothing like our Digital World."

"You don't even know the half of it," said Henry, looking up to the sky. "I don't see a Real World Sphere at all, like in our world…and I see no data packets…no DigiGnomes…this is really bizarre."

"Well, of course it's bizarre," said Kenta, coming back from exploring the beach. "And this is no beach we're on…this is Coela Point!"

"Coela Point?" Betamon asked as he came out of the water. "What is that?"

"It's the beach seen in Season 1, Episode 2," explained Kenta. "Look over there!" The bespectacled boy pointed to something in the distance, and Henry and Lopmon looked over with Betamon to see a line of telephone booths on the sandy shore of the beach.

"Telephone booths…" Henry said, recognizing the place as well. "This is where Greymon fought Shellmon!"

"Yeah, and I think Primary Village is that way!" Kenta said, looking up a hill that led north.

"Primary Village?" Henry asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah!" Kenta looked over to the blue-haired Tamer. "Do you remember Season 1 when Devimon separated everybody, and TK, the youngest of the Digidestined, ended up at Primary Village?"

"Yes…" Henry said slowly, wondering what Kenta was going on about.

"Well…it's obvious from what we've seen, Suzie and the others are nowhere to be found…but it's possible, that since Suzie is the youngest, as are Ai and Mako, they may be in Primary Village which the others, since Primary Village is the safest place on File Island!"

"Kenta, I highly doubt everybody is at Primary Village," voiced Lopmon. "You're just guessing things based on what you saw on a TV show."

"That happened in real life," insisted Kenta. "It may be just a hunch, but wouldn't it make sense to look there?" Henry remained quiet, thinking over what Kenta said. It did seem possible that everybody was at Primary Village…and a part of him wanted to believe that Suzie was there, safe and sound, and not on another part of the island alone and in danger.

"I think…we should go with Kenta on this one," he finally said, getting surprised looks from Lopmon, Betamon, and even Kenta.

"Wait…really?"

"Yeah," said Henry, pulling out his D-Arc. "And even if they're not at Primary Village, I can use my D-Arc to look for Terriermon, and I'm sure Suzie can use hers to find you, Lopmon."

"Well…okay, then…" Lopmon jumped back up on Henry's shoulder and pointed forward with her ear. "To Primary Village it is, then."

---

(Play Digimon: Culu Culu Culumon)

"Yay! New friends to play with, so many new friends!" Calumon cheered. The little Catalyst was having the time of his life. When he woke up, Calumon was afraid at first when he noticed he was alone with none of his friends around, but his spirits went up greatly when he came upon a fantastic colorful place on the island, filled with giant building blocks, trees with toys hanging off the branches, and a ground that could have been the world's largest trampoline in the world. And all around the place were many eggs of different colors and designs, and countless baby Digimon – Botamon, Punimon, Nyokimon, Pabumon, Yuramon, Pichimon, Poyomon and YukimiBotamon – laughing and playing games. The moment Calumon stepped foot in the place, the baby Digimon were instantly all over him, laughing with him and playing with him, and bouncing on the green bouncy ground.

"Oh, I wish my friends were here to see this!" Calumon said with a laugh. "Terriermon would love it here!"

"Well, what goes on over here?" called out a voice. Calumon leaped up and landed on a building block, looking down to see a red Digimon with long ears, bigger than any of the Digimon here, approach the babies.

"You babies look like you're having a fun time here," the Digimon said to the laughing babies. The Digimon before them was Elecmon, the caretaker of Primary Village and the baby Digimon that lived here.

"Oh, we're having a fun time!" squealed a little Botamon.

"Especially with our new friend!" cheered a Punimon.

"New friend, you say?" Elecmon asked with an eyebrow raised, interest in his voice. "And just where is this new friend?"

"INCOMING!" Calumon yelled, jumping off the block and flying right towards Elecmon, colliding with the red Digimon and rolling along on the ground with him several times. Calumon then jumped off Elecmon and began dancing around.

"Oh, this is so much fun! Can we play a new game? Huh, huh, huh? Can we?"

"Well, aren't you a cute little Digimon?" Elecmon laughed, looking over the small white and purple Digimon. "I don't think I've ever seen your type around here. Who are you?"

"I'm Calumon, a one of a kind Digimon!" Calumon cheered happily.

"Calu…mon?" Elecmon asked, confused and interested.

'I've never heard of a Calumon before. He must be a new type of Digimon.'

"So…when did you hatch from your egg?"

"Oh, I didn't hatch from an egg!" said Calumon. "I fell out of the sky with my friends!"

"Your friends?" Elecmon looked up in the sky where Calumon was pointing. "What did your friends look like?"

"They were all humans with Digimon partners," said Calumon, causing Elecmon's eyes to widen.

"Humans?" Elecmon said before thinking to himself, 'It couldn't have been…TK and the other Digidestined? Have they finally returned to File Island? I heard they were on Server fighting the Digimon Emperor…but I never heard of them having a Calumon…nor did I know of a Calumon…'

"Hey, can you help me find my friends?" asked Calumon. "I so want to see them again!" Elecmon couldn't help but chuckle again at Calumon's innocence and big-eyed look.

"All right, I'll see what I can do. Can you play with the babies for me while I'm gone?"

"Of course! I love to play games!" Calumon said excitedly. Elecmon laughed before turning to the baby Digimon.

"Listen up, babies! I'm going out again. While I'm gone, I want you to be nice and play well with Calumon. He's our guest. And if any humans come to the village with Digimon while I'm gone, then they should be treated as well as Calumon. Am I understood?"

"YEAH!" the Baby Digimon all cheered before flocking over to Calumon and began playing with him again, while Elecmon ran out of the forest to look for the humans that Calumon was talking about.

---

"IMPMON!"

"IMPMON, WHERE ARE YOU? WE'RE FINALLY HERE!"

The minute they had woken up, Jeri, Ai and Mako began searching for their friends; or rather, Jeri was looking for the other Tamers, while the twins called loudly for their partner Digimon.

"IMPMON…" Ai called again before looking down. "Why isn't he answering?"

"He may not be here on the island at all," said Jeri. "One of you, check your D-Arc. I heard you can use it to find your partner."

"I think Ai has it," Mako looked over to his sister. Ai pulled the D-Arc out of her backpack and turned on a compass that would allow them to find Impmon. To their disappointment, there was no red arrow moving around on the screen to indicate Impmon's current location.

"It's not reacting…" Mako said sadly.

"What does that mean?" asked Ai. Jeri bit her lip, wondering what to say. It may be possible Impmon may not be on the island at all…or alive at all.

'No! Don't think like that!' Jeri scolded herself mentally, slapping herself across the face. Shaking her head, Jeri looked down at the D-Arc. The screen glowed a clear white, unlike her D-Arc, which still showed a screen of static, as it had for the last two years. Jeri sighed, knowing that it meant Impmon was still alive…but where?

"Hey…don't worry," Jeri said, bringing the twins into a hug. "We'll find him. He may be on another part of the Digital World."

"Can we look there?" Ai and Mako asked together innocently, getting a giggle from Jeri.

"Later. First, we need to find Takato and the others. And we should stick together and be careful…we don't know what's out here." Ai and Mako nodded, each taking a hand from Jeri and followed her down the path. However, they were unaware of a shadowed figure following them…

---

"Mimi, wake up…Mimi, wake up…Mimi! WAKE UP!"

"Huh…what…?" Mimi moaned as she opened her eyes slowly, regaining consciousness. The worried faces of Yolei and Hawkmon filled her vision as she awoke and sat up slowly.

"Ooh…Yolei? What happened? The last thing I remember, I was falling, and then…"

"You were out for a while," said Yolei, her face still etched with worry. "That hole you fell through is the same one I fell through with Hawkmon. My guess is where we landed may have been underneath us."

"Maybe…" Mimi muttered, looking around at where she fell. Many trees surrounded her, and it was dark out…which struck Mimi as odd, since time in the Digital World was synchronized with time in the Human World, which meant it still would have been daytime…unless Mimi was out cold longer than she thought.

"Um…how long was I out?"

"You were out for five minutes," said Yolei, her worried expression never leaving her face. "And we have a major problem." The lavender-haired girl pointed to something in the distance, and when Mimi looked over, what she was a tall black obelisk standing below a moon, and many lights shining on it.

(Play Digimon Tamers: Digital Field)

"What…is that?"

"That's a Control Spire," said Hawkmon. "That's what the Digimon Emperor uses to mark an area he has claimed as his own, as well as power the Dark Rings he uses on enslaved Digimon, and prevent normal Digivolution."

"Can we knock it down?" asked Mimi.

"Yes," said Yolei, looking down to her D-Terminal. "I've been trying to send a message to the others, but I haven't had much luck. Something about this place is jamming my signal. It's weird, because it never happened before."

"Do not worry," Hawkmon assured the girls. "I can take care of this Control Spire. Yolei, the Digimental!"

"What?!" Yolei yelled in shock. "Are you crazy?! You're not fully recovered!"

"I'm feeling much better than I was yesterday," said Hawkmon. "Armor-Digivolve me!"

"But…but I can't," Yolei said, looking down at her D-3 in her pocket. "What if some Digimon are hiding in the forest waiting to attack us? I…I can't risk you being hurt again."

"Yolei…" Mimi started, but whatever she said was interrupted when low growling noises were heard from behind the trio. Turning around slowly, Yolei, Mimi and Hawkmon were greeted with the sight of multiple pairs of red eyes in the shadows.

"What…what is that?" Mimi asked, shivering slightly at the sight of the eyes.

"I don't know…but maybe we should start running," Yolei answered, just as scared as Mimi. Hawkmon stood in front of her partner, ready to defend her. The shadowed figures then stepped into what little light was being shone down by the moon above, and the figures were revealed to be small purple tadpoles, and green frogs walking on their hindlegs with golden horns wrapped around their necks. Upon seeing them, Mimi's fear evaporated and she smiled, laughing at the sight.

"Oh, don't be so scared! Those are Otamamon and Gekomon!"

"You know them?" asked Yolei.

"Yeah, they're my friends!" Mimi answered happily.

"Not anymore, I'm afraid," Hawkmon said gravelly, looking down to see black bands around all of the Gekomon and Otamamon's legs. "They have Dark Rings on them, which means they're all slaves to the Digimon Emperor!"

(Play Digimon Adventure: Akumu)

"What?!" Mimi asked, her happiness turning into shock. The pink-haired girl looked down and saw the Rings on them. The Digimon continued growling as they began walking slowly towards the two Digidestined and bird Digimon.

"Gekomon! Otamamon! Please stop!" Mimi cried, pushing herself forward and placing herself between Yolei and Hawkmon, and the frog Digimon. "Don't you remember me? It's me, Princess Mimi!"

"Princess?" voiced Yolei and Hawkmon.

"It's a long story," Mimi whispered to the two before turning back to the frog Digimon. "You remember me, right?" The frog Digimon paused for a moment, looking at the pink-haired girl with curiosity before turning angry again, and continued advancing towards the girls.

"Okay, maybe that routine didn't go so well," Mimi said, quickly running behind Yolei. "Yolei…maybe you could use that Armor Digivolve thing now?" Yolei could only stand in shock and fear, watching as the Gekomon and Otamamon prepared to attack.

'I…I can't,' Yolei thought, shaking in terror. 'What if Hawkmon gets hurt again?'

"LULLABY BUBBLE!"

"SYMPHONY CRUSHER!"

The Otamamon spewed bubbles from their mouths, and the Gekomon released sound waves from their horns. Mimi and Yolei yelled in shock as the attacks nearly hit them. Hawkmon immediately used his Feather Slash to knock down a few Digimon, but they continued forward, their numbers large. And Yolei noticed it.

"RUN FOR IT!" Yolei scooped Hawkmon up in her arms and immediately broke into a run, Mimi right behind her. The Gekomon and Otamamon snarled and began running after the two Digidestined.

"Yolei, what are you doing?!" asked Hawkmon, surprised at his partner's behavior.

"I'm sorry Hawkmon, but there's too many of them for you to fight!" said Yolei. "And I can't risk you getting hurt again!"

"Yolei…" Mimi breathed. Her attention was all on the younger girl, she failed to notice a rock in her path until her shoe hit it and she tripped, falling flat on her face.

"Mimi!" Yolei yelled, turning around to see the older girl on the ground. "Mimi, get up! They're gaining on us!"

"Don't worry about me…" Mimi groaned, pulling up slightly. "Save yourself…"

"But…Mimi…" Yolei looked on in worry, looking up to see the Gekomon and Otamamon were getting closer to them. She then looked down to the fallen Mimi, and then to Hawkmon. She couldn't risk Mimi being captured just because she ran. She knew if she Armor Digivolved Hawkmon, he could buy her some time while she helped Mimi…but could she risk Halsemon getting hurt again?

"Yolei, what do we do?" asked Hawkmon. Yolei looked up, a hesitant look on her face. She was about to move, when…

"PUMMEL WHACK!" a loud voice rang out and a purple blast of energy flew over Yolei and Mimi, colliding with the ground in front of the Gekomon and Otamamon, kicking up an explosion of dust, rocks and little Digimon. Yolei and Hawkmon stared, perplexed at the scene before a dark shadow was cast over them. Yolei looked up to see a giant green figure jump over her head and land in front of Mimi. The figure's back was turned, but Yolei could see that the green figure was maybe eight feet tall with white hair and black horns on his head, black bands were wrapped around his arms and legs, and a black loincloth was wrapped around his waist. In his right hand was a bone with spikes on the end.

"Wha…what is that?!" Yolei yelled in shock. Mimi was in shock as well, but mostly because she recognized the form immediately.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Teki wo Yattsukero!)

"Ogremon?"

"Take this, you tone-deaf amphibians! PUMMEL WHACK!" yelled the green Digimon, thrusting his left arm forward and releasing another blast of purple energy. The energy sent more Gekomon and Otamamon back. A few of the attacking Digimon leapt up to attack, but the green Digimon swung his club around and swatted them out of the sky. The Gekomon and Otamamon eventually turned around and ran off. Once the Digimon were gone, the green Digimon turned around and Yolei yelled when she saw the Digimon's face. His eyes were blue, and his giant mouth was set in what looked like an evil smile.

"Sorry about dropping in like that, but those damn things are everywhere," said the Digimon. "It's best not to wander the Night Forest like that."

"Ogremon…is that you?" Mimi asked, looking up at the Digimon, now identified as Ogremon.

"Hmm?" Ogremon looked down at the teenage girl and raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry…do I know you? I mean, you do look familiar…"

"That's because I dyed my hair!" Mimi said with a little laugh. "It's me, Mimi!"

"Mimi?!" Ogremon yelled in surprise. The green Digimon looked over the girl from up to down before laughing loudly and scooping the girl up in a hug.

"Well, I'll be damned! I haven't seen you in four years, cowgirl! How you doing!? And where's Joe at?"

"Joe's here," Mimi said with a big smile, sliding out of Ogremon's arms. "In fact, we were going to look for them before the Gekomon and Otamamon attacked. Do you think you can help us?"

"Hmm…I may be able to, but we'll have to get back to the camp first." Ogremon looked over and noticed Yolei and Hawkmon staring at him in complete shock.

"Hey, who's this chick that stole Joe's glasses?"

"Hey, these aren't Joe's glasses, these are mine! Joe's are smaller," Yolei said, offended at what Ogremon said. "Mimi, who is this guy again?"

"Oh! Right, introductions!" Mimi said with a laugh. "Ogremon, this is Yolei. She's one of several new Digidestined. Yolei, this is Ogremon, a Digimon we made friends with back in our first adventures in the Digital World. He was a bad guy at first, but he became good later."

"Eh, I…usually fall off the wagon once in a while, but I get back on it usually straight afterwards," Ogremon said with a sheepish expression, rubbing the back of his head.

"Ogremon, have you seen Palmon anywhere?" Mimi then asked. "I was wondering where she is, and if you've seen her."

"Oh, I've seen her," said Ogremon. "Follow me! It won't be long before those frogs come back." Ogremon walked down the path with Mimi right by his side. Yolei followed with Hawkmon in her arms again, wondering where they were going.

---

"Here we are," Ogremon said a few minutes later, stopping to reveal a small campground with a fireplace, a massive tent big enough to house someone Ogremon's size, and an Elecmon sitting by the fireplace.

"Ah, Ogremon. Good, you've returned," the Elecmon said, standing up and walking over to the green Digimon, noticing the new entrants. "And you've brought the Digidestined with you!"

"Well, some of them," Ogremon corrected the red Digimon. Mimi looked down to see the Elecmon was different from the Elecmon she knew from Primary Village. Three scars ran down his chest, and a sword was strapped to his side.

"Digidestined," Elecmon said with a small bow. "It is an honor to meet you."

"Likewise, I guess," Hawkmon returned the bow as Yolei looked at the campground.

"So…you camp here?"

"I camp a lot of places," said Ogremon. "I've been hopping from place to place ever since that Digimon Emperor guy showed up in the Digital World. This guy's bad news…not bad news like the Dark Masters, but still bad news."

"Don't remind me about them," Mimi said with a shudder, remembering the days of the Dark Masters.

"Right…sorry…" Ogremon said before continuing. "Anyway, I stumbled upon Elecmon when I came into the Night Forest. He seems like not a bad guy. He reminds me of Leomon a little…though I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not…"

"Leomon!" Mimi gasped in remembrance. "Ogremon, have you seen…"

"No, but I did hear he was reborn after you guys left," Ogremon answered, knowing what Mimi was going to ask. "He's probably somewhere out there, fighting the Emperor."

"It would be good to see Leomon again," Mimi said, remembering the kind-hearted lion warrior from her first adventure. "So, you said you've seen Palmon?"

"Oh, I have," Ogremon said with a chuckle. "In fact…"

"Ogremon, I managed to get some fruit!" a voice cut through the area and another Digimon walked into the campground. The Digimon was as big as Elecmon, and was green all over like Ogremon, but her features were plant like. Her feet were shaped like roots, her arms ended in purple-tipped claws, and her head, which was usually topped with a tropical flower, was covered by a pink cowboy hat. Mimi gasped, standing completely still as she saw the Digimon come closer.

"It's not much, but I was able…to…" the plant Digimon trailed off when she noticed the girl staring at her. Palmon's eyes narrowed for a minute, studying the human until they widened in surprise. She looked taller, and her hair was different…but there would be no forgetting the face…ever.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Ansoku)

"Mi…Mimi?" Palmon asked in a whisper, her eyes beginning to water.

"Pa…Palmon…" Mimi said, her own eyes watering as well. Everyone stood completely still until Mimi dropped to her knees and scooped Palmon into a hug, both her and the plant Digimon sobbing tears of joy.

"Palmon…I've missed you so much!" Mimi said through her tears, her arms wrapped tightly around her partner. "And you still have my old hat!"

"Like…like I would ever get rid of it," Palmon said with a chuckle. "I've always kept it…as a reminder that someday…we would be together again!"

"Ah…the bond of a Digimon and their human partner is truly a wonderful thing," Elecmon sighed, a happy look on his face. "It reminds me of my old partner."

"Old partner?" Yolei asked in surprise. "Are you saying you're a Digidestined Digimon? I don't think the other Digidestined mentioned you."

"That's because my partner and I were…before the time of your predecessors," said Elecmon. "It has been a long time since I last saw my partner…but I believe she will return someday."

"So I take it you ladies are here to free the Night Forest, and the Gekomon and the Otamamon?" Ogremon asked once Mimi and Palmon had finished crying and hugging. Yolei looked uneasy, as if she was unsure how to answer, but Mimi answered with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Well…actually…we came here to picnic since the last month was spent going around breaking Control Spires…but I mostly came here to find Palmon, since everybody except me was able to find their partner Digimon…and it was, well…an accident that Yolei and I ended up here…but now that we're here, we'll destroy that Control Spire and free the enslaved Digimon!"

"And I believe Yolei here could be of assistance," said Elecmon, causing Yolei to look down in shock. "I have heard rumors that you are one of several Digidestined that can access the ancient Digivolution known as Armor Digivolution?"

"Armor Digivolution? That's actually real?!" Ogremon asked in surprise. "I had heard of it, but I thought it was just a legend."

"It is real," said Hawkmon.

"Then will you help us?" Elecmon looked up to Yolei. The lavender-haired girl stood in complete silence, looking over from Elecmon to Ogremon to Mimi and Palmon like they were going to eat her.

"No…I can't…I just can't!" Yolei yelled, running off from the campground, leaving everyone in surprise.

"Okay, what was that about?" asked a confused Ogremon.

"It appears Yolei seems reluctant to help us in destroying the Control Spire," noted Elecmon.

"It doesn't just seem to be the Control Spire," said Hawkmon. "She wouldn't seem to let me fight the Gekomon and Otamamon. On one hand, it could be because she was afraid of hurting Digimon that Mimi considered her friends, but she said something about me getting hurt again…"

"I think I know what's going on with her," Mimi said, walking after Yolei.

"Mimi, wait for me!" called Palmon. "It's not safe to wander the Night Forest alone!"

"I guess we better follow them," sighed Ogremon, extinguishing the campfire. Elecmon and Hawkmon followed as well after the two girls.

---

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Ankoku no Hohoemi ~Digimon Kaiser no Theme~)

In the monitor room of his base, Ken watched the scene with slight amusement. As school was out during Golden Week, this gave him more time to stay in the Digital World and take over more areas, while thinking of a new plan to execute on the Digidestined.

"Well, well…this may seem like a fun Golden Week," the boy chuckled, looking at the screen showing Mimi and Yolei, before looking at a screen showing the other Digidestined in a valley, calling for Mimi and Yolei.

"Wormmon!" Upon hearing his name, the green caterpillar crawled forward.

"What is it, Ken?"

"What is today's attack again?"

"Um…if it's the Night Forest, then I think it's the Roachmon Brothers."

"Good!" Ken said with a chuckle. "I think those two young ladies could enjoy them. Oh, and Wormmon…have the Gekomon wake him up."

"Hi…Him?" Wormmon asked in surprise. "Ken, are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Of course I do!" insisted Ken. "He'll provide a good fight for the Digidestined. And best of all, we need no Dark Ring to control him. We'll let his temper do the work for us!"

---

"I'm not waking him up, you wake him up!"

"I'm not waking him up, you wake him up!"

Two Gekomon wearing Dark Rings stood in a darkened room where a giant figure slept soundly. The Gekomon had been arguing for five minutes now who would wake him up.

"Listen, how about we both wake him up?" asked Gekomon 1.

"Hey, that's a good idea!" said Gekomon 2, who immediately ran towards the giant figure while Gekomon 1 stood where he was, a smirk on his face.

"Sucker," the green frog chuckled as his companion ran out screaming, the massive figure waking up and stomping forward, an angry look in his eyes.

"WHO…WOKE…ME…UP?!"

---

"Yolei!" Davis called.

"Hawkmon!" Biyomon called from the sky.

"Mimi?! Where are you?!" shouted Izzy.

"Where in the world did they run off to?" asked Matt. The Digidestined had packed up their picnic a while ago when they realized that Mimi, Yolei and Hawkmon never returned, and were searching for them in a valley.

"I don't know, but why exactly are we calling for them?" asked Joe. "Can't we just detect their Digivices?"

"Oh! Right!" Davis pulled out his D-3 and held it out in front of him. The only dots he counted so far were nine: One belonging to himself and the other eight belonging to everyone here with him. Suddenly, two more dots appeared off to the side, but the lights were fainter than the other nine.

"Those may be Mimi and Yolei's Digivices," Tk noted, looking at the screen, "but they seem…weak…"

"You don't think the Digimon Emperor got them, do you?" asked Cody.

"I don't know…" Tai started before the ground began shaking, nearly causing the Digidestined to nearly fall of their feet.

"What is that?! An earthquake!?" yelled Armadillomon. The sound of trees being broken caught Joe's attention, and the older boy noticed a giant figure appearing before them.

"No! It's a Digimon!" More trees were pushed aside, and the Digimon was finally revealed. The Digimon before them was a giant red frog-like Digimon with golden horns on his shoulders, two whiskers on his face shaped like a mustache, crazy yellow eyes, a red and purple tendril sticking up from his head, and a yellow belly.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Arata no Teki)

"What is that?!" yelled Cody. Tai, Joe, Agumon and Gomamon gasped, recognizing the Digimon in an instant.

"It's ShogunGekomon, the lord of the Gekomon and Otamamon!" yelled Agumon. "He's an Ultimate level Digimon!"

"Ultimate level?" asked Cody. "What's that?"

"It's the stage in Digivolution after Champion and before Mega!" Izzy explained.

"Damn…the Digimon Emperor is now controlling Ultimate level Digimon?!" Davis asked, realizing that Ken was stepping up his game now.

"WHO WOKE ME UP!?" ShogunGekomon roared, bringing up his foot and lowering it towards Sora, who yelled as the foot descended towards her.

"Sora, watch out!" Tai ran forward and grabbed Sora, pushing her out of the way of the foot, which hit only dirt.

"Everybody, Digivolve!" Davis yelled, pulling out his D-3 again with everyone else pulling out their Digivices as well.

(Play Digimon Adventure tri: Brave Heart)

"VEEMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…EXVEEMON!"

"AGUMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…GREYMON!"

"BIYOMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…BIRDRAMON!"

"GOMAMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…IKKAKUMON!"

"TENTOMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…KABUTERIMON!"

"GABUMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…GARURUMON!"

"PATAMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…SOARING HOPE, PEGASUSMON!"

"GATOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…LIGHT OF SMILES, NEFERTIMON!"

"ARMADILLOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…STEEL KNOWLEDGE, DIGMON!"

"Go get him, guys!" Tai yelled, pulling Sora to safety with the other Digidestined. As the Digimon began fighting ShogunGekomon, who continued asking who woke him up, Cody began looking over ShogunGekomon's massive form, realizing something was off.

"Guys, I don't think I see a Dark Ring on him anywhere!"

"What?" Davis looked up and realized that Cody was right and ShogunGekomon showed no sign of a black band on his body.

"Cody's right!" Izzy realized this as well. "He's not being controlled by the Emperor at all!"

"Then why is he attacking us?!" asked TK.

"I'LL ASK AGAIN! WHO WOKE ME UP?!"

"Oh, now I remember!" said Tai. "He's really cranky when someone wakes him up!"

"Yeah, he's not much of a morning person," Joe said, remembering that time as well.

"So how do we get him back to sleep?" asked Matt.

"The same way we got him back to sleep last time!" Tai said with a grin. "But first, we'll have to get him somewhere clear!"

"MUSICAL FIST!" ShogunGekomon roared, releasing a powerful wave from his horns that struck the Digimon, knocking them off their feet and sending them flying through the air. The waves were so powerful, they pulled a number of trees up from their roots, leaving a clear path to another valley.

"Well…there's your path!" Davis said with a grin. Tai just looked at him with a blank expression on his face.

"That's not what I meant."

---

"Yolei, slow down!" Mimi called after the lavender-haired girl. "Can't we talk about this?" Yolei continued running before she stopped, breathing heavily before falling down on a stone. Mimi stopped next to Yolei and sat down next to her.

"I can't do it Mimi…I just can't do it anymore," Yolei muttered sadly, her eyes watering. "I always felt I couldn't do it…and after what happened to Hawkmon yesterday…I just can't fight anymore!"

"I know," Mimi said softly, pulling Yolei over to her and letting the lavender-haired girl cry softly in her shoulder. "I…overheard your talk with Cody yesterday when I was walking home from a friend's apartment. I know how you feel."

"How can you feel what I feel?" Yolei looked up with narrowed, red-brimmed eyes. "You've been taking this easily since you came here!"

(Play Digimon Adventure: Namida no Yukue)

"But I never used to," Mimi said, looking down at the ground sadly. "I remember when I first came here to the Digital World four years ago. I was nothing but a spoiled, whiny little girl who wanted to go home and never fight. I never liked fighting because we lost a lot of friends when we fought the Dark Masters…two of them, Leomon and Chuumon, even died protecting me." Faint tears appeared in Mimi's eyes. She could still see Piedmon's knife meant for her go through Chuumon instead, and MetalEtemon's lightning blast hit SaberLeomon instead of her.

"That's what happened yesterday…Halsemon took an attack meant for you, didn't he?" Yolei said nothing and merely nodded.

"I don't know why he did it Mimi…Why did he just protect me like that, knowing he could have died?"

"Because he's more than just your Digimon partner," said Mimi. "He's your friend…and he would do anything to make sure you were safe…even if it cost him his own life."

"But I don't want him to do that!" Yolei said, the tears returning. "I don't want to keep fighting…I don't want to lose Hawkmon! I don't understand why the others can't do this without me, they seem capable to me!" Mimi stayed quiet, thinking about what to say before it came to her.

"I thought the same way you did," the pink-haired girl said, taking hold of Yolei's hand. "There was a time, when I didn't want to fight, because I believed that fighting only made things worse…but later on, I realized that not fighting was just as bad as well. If you don't fight, then your friends…your family…you'll lose them if you don't do anything."

"I know, but…it just hurts…seeing Hawkmon hurt…I still don't understand why he did it…"

"Because it's like Mimi said," Hawkmon came up to Yolei, "you're my friend…and I would do anything to protect you…the question is, would you?" Yolei stayed quiet, contemplating the question thoughtfully. In the few weeks she had been a Digidestined, she had found a great friend in Hawkmon, enjoying his companionship with him more than she did anyone else. She remembered the day she received her Digimental and partner. She remembered Sora telling her about protecting not only the Digital World, but also the Human World as well.

Then she remembered seeing the other Digimon fighting to protect their partners, their friends as well, and now that it came to Yolei, her friends had been protecting them as well.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Tomodachi ~Tatakai no Theme~)

"I…I would do anything to protect you Hawkmon, but…"

"Yolei," Elecmon said, looking at the girl in the eyes. "We fight not because we want to, but because sometimes it is necessary. And the constant battles with the Digimon Emperor are necessary. If he conquers the entire Digital World, he could try and take over your world as well."

"That's what I learned as well," said Mimi. "We fight because we have to, because we don't want to see anymore innocent lives lost. I know you were protecting Hawkmon, and that doesn't make you selfish…but you have to think about your other friends…your family."

"Well…my siblings and I…we don't get along well…"

"But you still care for them, don't you?" Yolei nodded to Mimi's question. "Then you have to fight Yolei…otherwise it'll be all lost."

Yolei remained quiet as it finally came to her. Hawkmon did what he did yesterday…and if the positions were switched, then she would have done the same as well. It came to her as well that it wasn't just Hawkmon…Cody, Davis, TK, Sora, Mimi, her sisters, her brother, her parents, Yolei would protect them as well to prevent them from being hurt.

"Mimi…Hawkmon…I'm sorry…I guess…I was just being a fool," Yolei said, pulling her partner and the older girl into a hug.

"Hey ladies, what's gotten you down?" asked two voices from behind. "Would you like to go out on a date with us?" The small group turned around to see two massive brown Digimon that looked very much like…

(Play Digimon Tamers: Theme Gag)

"COCKROACHES!" Mimi and Yolei screamed in fear and disgust, holding each other tightly.

"Oh, great! Not these guys again!" Ogremon said in an exasperated tone.

"I take it you know these two?" asked Elecmon.

"Yeah, these are the Roachmon brothers," said Ogremon. "Their table manners are so atrocious, they make mine look well-behaved! Beat it, you pests!"

"Hey, we're not talking to you, Ogremon!" yelled the Roachmon Brothers, still looking at Yolei and Mimi. "So, how about it girls?"

"Ew! Absolutely not!" yelled Yolei.

"Go wither up in a roach hotel and die!" added Mimi.

"What?!" the Roachmon brothers yelled in shock from being turned down and insulted.

"Man, that's really hurtful," said the Roachmon on the left.

"Hey, big brother!" yelled the Roachmon on the right, who was several inches shorter than his brother. "Since they hurt us, let's hurt them back!"

"Hey, that's a good idea, little brother!" said the big Roachmon.

"So, these guys are really brothers?" questioned Yolei.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that?!" yelled both Roachmon.

"No, I don't!" Yolei said quickly. Hawkmon and Palmon placed themselves in front of their partners while Ogremon tightened his grip on his club and Elecmon pulled out his sword.

"After you, big brother," said the little Roachmon, "I'll let you take them out first with your special attack!"

"Oh no, after you little brother," the older Roachmon.

"You guys seem to get along well, huh?" asked Mimi, noticing the politeness between the two brothers.

"Yeah, we do! You got a problem with that?!" the brothers yelled again while Ogremon stifled a laugh.

"No, I don't," Mimi repeated Yolei's earlier answer.

"Hey, I have new idea!" said the little Roachmon brother. "Let's both attack at the same time!"

"Now that I like!" laughed the older Roachmon. "Twice the Roachmon, double the trash!"

"Wait, did he just say…" Yolei started to ask, but was cut off when the Roachmon raised up their arms.

"DREAM DUST!" Both Roachmon brothers bent down and spread their wings, letting loose a barrage of rotting fruit, egg shells and noodles, along with ripped stuffed animals, fish skeletons, tin cans, milk cartons, sushi cartons, and other variety of trash. Mimi and Yolei could only yell in disgust as the they were buried up to their armpits in the trash.

"EEEWWW!" yelled Mimi. "Their special attack is garbage?!"

"What else did you expect from giant cockroaches?" Ogremon asked rhetorically.

"It's not just garbage," said Elecmon. Before Mimi or Yolei could question what Elecmon meant, a large black object fell from the sky and landed in front of Ogremon with a musical crash, revealed to be a piano.

"I don't play piano…" Mimi said weakly as other pieces of furniture, such as couches, chairs, and beds fell from the sky, along with trash cans, refrigerators, bookshelves and dressers.

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Zukkoke, Okkake, Oosawagi!)

"You guys are the absolute worst Digimon I've ever met!" Ogremon yelled, smashing the falling garbage with his bone club. "I mean, for Pete's sake, the Numemon are cleaner than you jerks!"

"SUPER THUNDER STRIKE!" Elecmon released electricity from his tail that destroyed more pieces of furniture while slicing apart any closer pieces with his sword, Hawkmon assisting with his Feather Slash.

"POISON IVY!" Palmon wrapped her ivy fingers around a nearby refrigerator and threw it at the Roachmon brothers, but the brown insects spread their wings again and took off in the sky, flying around while pelting their adversaries with garbage.

"Hey, no fair!" yelled Yolei. "Cockroaches can't fly in the Human World!...or do they?"

"The Roachmon may be disgusting, but they're certainly fast flyers!" Elecmon said, a Super Thunder Strike missing the little Roachmon brother.

"Well, let's see how they stand up to Lillymon!" Mimi said in a confident tone, her Digivice in her hands. "Palmon, get in there!"

"Mimi, I can't Digivolve until we destroy the Control Spire!" Palmon reminded her partner.

"Man, this is easy, isn't it big brother?" asked the little Roachmon.

"You said it, little bro!" laughed the older Roachmon.

"Wow, I guess the Dark Rings don't get in the way of sibling bonds," Yolei noted, thinking about how she rarely got along well with her own siblings, and how well she had been getting along with Mimi. The older girl had talked to her softly, and treated her like a sister, understanding her problems. She felt that her siblings would probably not understand how she felt, even if she told them about Hawkmon, and they would probably make fun of her as well.

'Man, I wish Mimi and I were sisters…that would be so cool!' the lavender-haired girl thought with a toothy smile and red color around her cheeks.

"Um…Yolei, what are you fantasizing about?" Hawkmon's voice snapped Yolei back to reality, and she looked up to see the Roachmon were still pelting her and her friends with garbage.

"Oh! Um…nothing," Yolei said with an embarrassed chuckle.

"Well, if you're done daydreaming, perhaps you could Armor Digivolve me so we can help our friends?"

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Break Up!)

"Right!" Yolei said, her resolve strengthening to help Mimi. "DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"

"HAWKMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TOOO…FLAPPING LOVE, HALSEMON!"

"Woah!" Ogremon yelled in surprise, watching Halsemon taking off with Yolei on his back. "That Armor Digivolving looks sleek!"

"And fashionable!" Mimi said in awe.

"EAGLE EYE!" Halsemon's red eye beams soared through the sky and collided with the Roachmon brothers, creating a red explosion.

"Hey, are you okay, big bro?" the little Roachmon called to his brother.

"Yeah, I'm fine," said the elder Roachmon. "Let's hit that bird with some tag team moves!"

"Yeah!" Both Roachmon brothers came up side by side and flew at Halsemon with their legs outstretched.

"ROACHMON BROTHERS KICK!" Halsemon saw the attack coming and swerved out of the kick, but the Roachmon brothers bounded back with another combination attack.

"ROACHMON BROTHERS CHOP!" The Roachmon brothers flew at Halsemon again, their arms raised in a karate chop form. Again, Halsemon dodged the attack and the Roachmon hit the ground in an explosion of dust.

"Mimi, Ogremon! Attack the Control Spire!" yelled Halsemon.

"Right!" Ogremon turned towards the Control Spire and pulled back to strike the Control Spire with his Pummel Whack, but a bubble flew from the air and struck Ogremon in the back of the head. While it didn't hurt the green Digimon, it still distracted him.

"Hey, who did that?!" Ogremon turned and yelled in surprise when he saw the Gekomon and Otamamon running towards them like crazy.

"Oh, no! Not now!" yelled Palmon.

"I'll hold them off!" said Elecmon. "Attack the Spire now! SUPER THUNDER STRIKE!" Elecmon's attack tore through the herd of Gekomon and Otamamon, knocking them off their feet as the red mammal Digimon ran forward to fight them in close combat.

"We better do what he says! PUMMEL WHACK!" Ogremon's attack, shaped like his head, flew through the air and collided with the Control Spire in an explosion of black and purple. The black obelisk did not crumble easily, but a big crater was left, and electricity crackled, indicating it was damaged.

"All right!" Mimi cheered, seeing her Digivice's screen light up brightly. "Palmon, it's time to bloom again!"

"Finally!" Palmon said, throwing the cowboy hat to Mimi and feeling energy flow through her as she Digivolved.

"PALMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…TOGEMON!" Palmon transformed into a giant green cactus with red boxing gloves, and three black holes for her eyes and mouth. Togemon stood tall before she began changing again, and Mimi's Digivice turned bright green with orange buttons.

"TOGEMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…LILLYMON!" Togemon changed from a cactus to a small fairy Digimon several inches shorter than Mimi, with pink skin and black eyes, a flower on her head. She wore a pink and yellow dress with green sleeves on her arms and green boots, and four leafy wings sprouted from her back.

"Lillymon, help Halsemon!" Ogremon said, swinging his club at the Gekomon and Otamamon. "I'll help out Elecmon! PUMMEL WHACK!"

"Hang on, Yolei!" Spreading her wings, Lillymon took flight and headed right for the Roachmon brothers, kicking the big brother in the face before punching the little brother in the gut. Both Roachmon brothers gasped as they attempted to regain themselves in the sky.

"Geez, that chick is stronger than she looks!" said both brothers.

"Well, of course I'm strong!" Lillymon laughed with a wink. "I am an Ultimate level Digimon, after all!"

"Ultimate?!" yelled both Roachmon, realizing they were at a disadvantage, as they were only Champion level Digimon.

"TEMPEST WING!" Halsemon took advantage of the Roachmon's distraction to catch them in his tornado. Both Roachmon brothers yelled as they flew around in the tornado and were thrown about in the sky.

"FLOWER WREATH!" Lillymon flew around the Roachmon brothers, becoming a blur as she flew incredibly fast. In a matter of seconds, both Roachmon were wrapped up in a long rope of yellow flowers and green leaves. Grabbing the end of the rope, Lillymon swung the Roachmon brothers around with all her might before releasing the rope and letting the bound insects fly through the air and into the Control Spire, creating another small crater.

"Now's our chance!" yelled Halsemon. "MACH IMPULSE!"

"FLOWER CANNON!" Putting her hands together, Lillymon created a yellow flower that opened its petals and revealed a massive silver gun in it. The gun glowed bright green before releasing a blast of green energy that hit the Control Spire with Halsemon's red wing blades, destroying the Control Spire and causing the Roachmon brothers to fall the ground, their Dark Rings breaking in the explosion. Down below, the Gekomon and Otamamon ceased fighting as their eyes returned to their normal color and their Dark Rings fell off their legs.

"Huh? What happened?" asked one Gekomon.

"You guys just weren't yourselves, that's all," Mimi said happily, causing the amphibian Digimon to look at her in surprise. "We've all had our off days, right Yolei?"

"That's right, Mimi!" Yolei said, landing on the ground with Halsemon and Lillymon.

"No way!" gasped another Gekomon. "The princess has returned!"

"PRINCESS MIMI!" the amphibian Digimon cried in happiness, running over and swarming Mimi and Lillymon, the duo of Sincerity laughing as they returned as many hugs as they could.

"Good work," Elecmon praised the lavender-haired girl. "You saved this area, and you freed the Gekomon and Otamamon!"

"What about the Roachmon?" Yolei asked, looking over to see the two insect Digimon regaining consciousness. "They'll be all right, won't they?"

"Oh, they'll be fine," Ogremon said with a wave of his hand. "Roachmon have quite the survival abilities."

---

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Nakanaka Umaku Ikanai naa)

"Hey, what are you doing here, big brother?" the little Roachmon brother asked his elder sibling.

"Me? What are you doing here, little brother?!" the older Roachmon asked in surprise.

"You ate my chocolate!" yelled the younger brother.

"Well, that's what you get for eating my daifuku!"

"Well, you took my chewing gum!"

"And you took my crackers!"

"Oh, you want some?!"

"Bring it on!" Yolei and Mimi could only watch in surprise as the two brothers began fighting each other.

"So…the Emperor made them get along well with the Dark Rings…" Yolei said, realizing what was going on.

"Yeah, I think we should get going now," said Ogremon. "We definitely don't want to be in the way of this sibling rivalry." Everybody nodded and followed Mimi, who was tracking the other Digidestined with her Digivice. Yolei gave one last glance to the fighting Roachmon before looking forward again.

'Geez, and I thought my relationship with my siblings was crazy,' thought the lavender-haired girl.

---

(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Kurihirogaru Battle)

"X-LASER!" ExVeemon's laser beam hit ShogunGekomon in the back, forcing the red frog Digimon to stomp after him.

"That's right, come after me!" ExVeemon laughed, flying off to lead ShogunGekomon into the clearing Tai and Davis chose.

"METEOR WING!"

"ELECTRO SHOCKER!"

Birdramon and Kabuterimon threw their attacks at ShogunGekomon as well, forcing the frog Digimon after them as well.

"I WANT TO SLEEP!" roared the red frog. "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WAKING ME UP!"

"Oh, you'll get back to sleep very soon!" said Ikkakumon. "HARPOON TORPEDO!"

"FOX FIRE!" Garurumon's blue flames tickled ShogunGekomon, as well as Ikkakumon's missile. The red frog Digimon looked down and attempted to stomp on the two Digimon, but they moved out of the way, allowing Greymon to hit him in the face with a Mega Flame.

"All right, Greymon! Now's your chance!" Tai yelled, his Digivice turning orange with blue buttons.

(Play Digimon Adventure tri: Brave Heart)

"GREYMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…METALGREYMON!" Greymon grew to the size of ShogunGekomon, and metal plating appeared on his helmet and chest, his left arm becoming a three-clawed metal limb, and six purple wings sprung from his back, allowing him to fly. Taking flight, MetalGreymon flew over ShogunGekomon's head and landed behind him.

"MUSICAL FIST!" ShogunGekomon turned around and hit MetalGreymon with his soundwaves, but the cyborg dinosaur resisted the attack and rammed him with his head. ShogunGekomon stumbled back, right where Digmon was.

"I got you now! ROCK CRACKING!" Slamming his drills into the ground, Digmon created a fissure in the ground, ShogunGekomon's leg getting stuck in it.

"Tie him up!" ExVeemon yelled to Pegasusmon and Nefertimon.

"GOLDEN NOOSE!" Both winged Digimon took flight and created their rope, pinning ShogunGekomon's arms to his sides.

"LEAVE ME ALONE! LET ME SLEEP!" roared the giant Digimon.

"With pleasure!" MetalGreymon boomed, his chest plates opening to reveal two missiles. "GIGA DESTROYER!" The missiles soared through the air and flew into ShogunGekomon's horns and created a massive explosion. When the dust settled, ShogunGekomon was on his back, snoring loudly.

"Wow! I can't believe that worked a second time!" said, Joe looking at the slumbering Digimon.

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"Hmph," Ken grunted, looking at ShogunGekomon's defeat and the Control Spire's destruction. "That is the last time I use frogs or cockroaches."

"So what now?" asked Wormmon.

"I'm going home," Ken said, standing up from his chair and walking out of the room. "I can't think of a new strategy when I'm frustrated." Wormmon simply watched as his partner left.

"Oh Ken…" he moaned softly, wondering what could have caused Ken to be like this and fight Davis and Veemon. Whatever it was, he hoped Ken would return to his old, kind self.

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"HEEY, GUYS!" The Digidestined looked to where someone was calling to them, and their faces brightened up when they saw Mimi and Yolei run over to them with Halsemon and Lillymon flying overhead.

(Play Digimon Adventure: Happy End)

"Mimi, Yolei!" Davis said, happy to see the two girls again.

"Lillymon!" gasped Tentomon upon seeing the familiar fairy Digimon. "So Mimi actually found you!"

"And I'm not the only one!" Lillymon giggled, gesturing to the swarm of Digimon running over them.

"Hey, good to see you little punks again!" Ogremon laughed, swinging his bone club over his head. "How have you been doing?!"

"Ogremon!" Joe and Gomamon said in surprise. Ogremon turned over to see the teenage boy, and scooped him up in a big hug.

"Hey, how's it hanging, four-eyes?!"

"Good…but maybe…you can let go…so I can…breath!" Joe gasped in Ogremon's tight embrace.

"The shogun is all right!" one Gekomon said happily, seeing the giant slumbering Digimon. "And he's still sleeping! You were able to get him back to sleep, yes?"

"Yeah, and it was easy like last time!" Tai said with a big grin.

"So how are we going to get this big lug here out of the forest?" asked Yolei, looking over the red frog Digimon.

"We've done this before," said an Otamamon. The purple tadpoles and green frogs gathered around ShogunGekomon and after several moments of strained grunting, the many Digimon managed to lift their lord off the ground and began carrying him out of the forest.

"Goodbye, my friends!" Mimi called to the Gekomon and Otamamon, who managed to return the farewell while carrying the heavy ShogunGekomon. While the amphibian Digimon left, several other Digidestined were talking with Elecmon, who had told them what he told Yolei earlier.

"So let me get this straight, you're partnered to a Digidestined?" asked Izzy.

"Yes," said Elecmon. "I met my partner long before any of you here stepped foot in the Digital World. It has been a long time since I last saw her…but I can tell we will be reunited someday."

"Then why not come with us back to the Human World?" asked Davis. "We can help you find your partner if she's in Odaiba, or any of the surrounding areas."

"Thank you, but I'll stay here for now," said Elecmon. "I hope to see her again someday, though. And I hope our paths can cross again, Digidestined." With that, the red-furred Digimon turned around and bounded out of the forest, leaving the Digidestined to wonder about Elecmon, and who his partner was.

"So Elecmon is a Digidestined Digimon…" said Cody.

"And he said he met his partner before any of us entered the Digital World," said Davis. "What does that mean?"

"I think it may mean that Elecmon's partner was one of the original five Digidestined," said Izzy, "the ones that Gennai told us when we fought Apocalymon!"

"Oh, yeah! I remember that now!" said Matt. "I've always wondered who the original Digidestined were."

"That's a question worth investigating for another time," said Izzy. "Who they are, when they came here, and how old they may now be…"

"I'm intrigued by that as well Izzy," said Cody. "Maybe these original Digidestined could help us if we found out about them."

'I wish Ryo was here to help us,' Davis thought, looking up in the sky. 'I don't know about these original Digidestined, but Ryo would be better suited to help us out against Ken.'

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(Play Digimon Adventure 02: Yuukan ni Tachimukau zo!)

Over the ocean of the Digital World, Cyberdramon flew across the water like a sleek rocket, Ryo sitting on his back. The Legendary Tamer stared out in the distance, his eyes set in determination.

"Ryo…are you sure it was a good idea to leave the others on File Island?" asked Cyberdramon.

"Don't worry," Ryo assured his partner. "File Island is very safe, and there were no Control Spires from what I saw. I'm sure the others can handle themselves and whatever they run into before we return."

"So, we leave and find the other Digidestined, and then we're coming back to introduce them to the Tamers?" asked Cyberdramon.

"Yes," said Ryo, looking off in the distance, his face set in a small glare. The Legendary Tamer had returned home, and nothing would be the same again.

(Play Days: Aijou to Nichijou TV Size)

END CHAPTER 9

Thanks to some encouraging words from Mimi, Yolei's resolve to fight has returned. And now all the older Digidestined have their partners back. What do you think of the Tamers exploring File Island? Who is Elecmon's partner? Where could Impmon possibly be?

The story continues in the next chapter, where there will be Daikari.