[Tamers Universe]
It was three in the morning. All of the tamers were asleep, but their digimon partners were all at the mysterious portal. They were strangely all drawn to it and decided to vote on whether or not they'd let their partners go through the portal into the new digital world.
"Lopmon your late. We were supposed to all be here a half an hour ago. We live in the same house so you shouldn't have gotten here much later than I did." Terriermon told her noticing she had arrived.
Lopmon looked sad and put her head down. "Sorry I'm late but Suzie has a really strong grip. It was hard to get out without waking her up." Lopmon says explaining why it took so long for her to get there.
"Whatevs now dat we're all here we can discuss what to do bout dis portal. Are we really going to let our partners go through it?" Impmon asked them as they got closer to it.
"I do sense a danger coming from there. But if Yamaki says its fine I don't know why we should object." Guardromon says knowing that even it is dangerous the tamers probably will go in to save their friends.
Calamon looked into the portal and shrunk his ears. "The digital world was a scary place but you guys all went in to save me. I think it's only fair we do the same to Ryo." Calumon said expressing his feelings towards the situation.
"But when you went into the digital world you digimon already knew what to expect. This is going to be something strange and unknown to all of us human or digimon." Lopmon said expressing her concern for their safety.
"I don't know about youse but I don't want Ai or Mako going into there. And if Jeri comes with she won't have a partner to protect her. I vote no on going through the portal." Impmon said getting tired of their constant back and forth debates.
Lopmon move over and stood next to Impmon. "I'm with Impmon. The digital world it too already to dangerous for Suzie, and this strange one is to big of a risk to take.
"Come on you guys how bad could it be. I mean we beat the D-Reaper so what could there possibly be that we cant stand up to. I say let the kids go." Terriermon says displaying his usual carefree attitude.
Guilmon then joined Terriermon. "Terriermon is right. If Takato and the others think that they can handle it then we shouldn't worry about anything." Guilmon said laughing. Calumon then joined their side with Guardromon joining Lopmon and Impmon. Leaving MarineAngemon to be the tiebreaker.
"Save Friends. Worry Later." MarineAngemon said after thinking it over for a while.
Terriermon then went to rub it in Lopmon's face. "Ha we win. We get to go explore the new digital world and there's nothing you can do about it." Terriermon gloated. Him and the other digimon then left back to their partners homes except for Lopmon and Impmon.
"I hope that Yamaki finds the portal to unsafe to enter. Otherwise our partners might be in the biggest danger ever. This portal feels so unnatural. Why can't they have more common sense?" Lopmon asked Impmon wondering if there was still a way out of going.
"I dunno. But what I do know is dat I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure Ai, Mako, and Jerri are safe. They're my responsibility." Impmon then left back to Ai and Mako's house and Lopmon headed back to Suzie and Henry's house.
[Adventure Universe]
It had been almost a month since Ken was banned from the digital world. At first the attacks stopped, but soon enough they started back up again. The digidestined were going to have a meeting in the digital world about whether or not to lift Ken's ban. Before then Davis and Yolei stopped by to visit Ken. They had been secretly letting Ken borrow their D3 so he could go to the digital world and see Wormmon. When they knocked Ken's mom opened the door.
"Hi Mrs. Ichijouji is Ken home? We wanted to see him again." Davis asked as she opened the door.
"He's home but he really needs to rest. For some reason Ken has started sleepwalking. It's been going on for nearly a month and it really seems to be really tiring him out. The doctor says its caysed by somr kind of stress or anxiety. I can tell him that you came by if you want, but he really needs to be resting right now." She told them. Davis and Yolei told her thanks and they decided to head off the digital world to meet up with the others.
"Ok now that Davis and Yolei are here we can decide on what we are going to do about Ken." Tai said starting their official meeting on Ken.
"I don't even know why we're having this meeting. The attacks haven't stopped and Ken has no access to the Digital World. It's obvious he's innocent and should be let back into the group." TK said expressing his confusion about what they were even going to discuss.
"We aren't 100 percent sure that he is completely cut off from the digital world. If Ken found a portal then he could still be responsible." Izzy said explaining why they still had to vote on this.
"The chances of that happening are really small. We should just let him come back. I'm sure Wormmon misses him." Kari said worried about how Wormmon must feel.
"It's funny you mention Wormmon. I set up a camera to monitor his actions in the digital world just in case, and I noticed that Ken has come and seen him on rare occasions. That is why I believe Ken has found a portal back. I didn't say anything earlier because I didn't think it was the right time." Izzy said to the group revealing that he knew Ken had been back to the Digital World.
"Wait Ken didn't find a portal. Davis and I have been going over to his house and letting him borrow our D3's so he can see Wormmon, but we were with him at all times. Just at a distance which is probably why your camera didn't see us. We were never here at night though, and thats when all the attacks happened." Yolei said to them revealing her and Davis' secret.
Tai was furious that they had gone behind his back and done this. "I can't believe you two undermined my authority. You went behind my back and disobeyed me. I have half a mind to ban both of you from the Digital World until these attacks stop." Tai yelled at them. Matt then grabbed him in an attempt to calm him down.
"You know what Tai I don't know why you get to decide what happened to Ken. He's part of my team not yours." Davis said standing up for his friend.
"My authority overrides yours. You and Yolei will be dealt with after we decide what to do about Ken." Tai said to them. He then stepped back and Matt let go of him.
"Even if Ken did come back it wasn't at night. That's when the attacks all were. Doesn't that mean he is innocent?" Mimi asked trying to find a way to defend Ken.
"When we went to go visit Ken his mom mentioned that he been sleepwalking a lot lately. You don't think he could be sleepwalking into the Digital World?" Yolei asked remembering that Ken was having problems sleeping.
"Heres what we're going to do. Tonight we stay here in the Digital World. We confront whoever is causing this, and if it is Ken, even if he is sleepwalking, then we will know what to do." Tai said making his final descision. The group then agreed to do that. Yolei was especially worried that Ken might be the Digimon Emperor in his sleep.
[Tamers Universe]
It was finally morning and the Tamers woke up early to meet up with Yamaki and the Monster Makers at the strange portal. When they arrived they found that there was already a team there with a lot of computers to read the portal.
"I'm glad you kids are finally here. We just about finished the readings on this portal. You were right it leads to a Digital World different from the one your digimon came from, but there's more. It leads to a completely different universe. Something on the other side oppened this portal and it's growing quickly. If we don't close it soon then both universes could end up collapsing on each other. We traced your friends Ryo and Rika life signature in here. So get in, get them out, and do it fast." Yamaki told them explaining the situation that they were in as well as what they needed to do. They were all about to step into the portal when Shibumi stopped them.
"Wait wait wait. This portal isn't big enough for all of you at once. You could get lost between universes or dematerialize completely. Right now it seems that only two of you can go in at a time. You'll be split up so I say one person and their digimon partner at a time." Shibumi said to them.
"What about Ai and Mako. They're both my partners. And Jeri doesn't even have a partner. If we're going to be split up how are they going to be safe?" Impmon asked worried about Ai, Mako, and Jeri.
Shibumi thought about it and looked over to the computers. "Ok MarineAngemon is small enough that he can go in with two other people. So why doesn't he go with Ai and Mako, then you go with Kenta, and Jeri goes with Calumon. He might not be able to fight but I'm sure Jeri will be fine." Shibumi told them. They then were about to go in when Ai raised her hand to ask a question.
"Mr. Yamaki what are you going to tell our parents while we're helping Rika and Ryo?" She asked wondering about her parents reaction to them being gone.
"Don't worry about it. We have everything taken care of. Hurry up though. We have approximately one week until the portal grows to an unstable size. Find Rika and Ryo then come back. This device will let you know how much time is left. The timer is set for 168 hours. Come back before it reaches 1 hour or you might not be able to come back at all." Yamaki told them. He gave them all the equipment that they needed and they headed off. Takato and Guilmon, Henry and Terriermon, Kazu and Guardromon, Suzie and Lopmon, Jeri and Calumon, Kenta and Impmon, and Ai, Mako, and MarineAngemon. After they had all finished entering the portal. Yamaki noticed that the energy levels in the portal were increasing.
"Riley, come back with me to Hypnos tower so we can monitor the situation from there. Meanwhile you contact the kid's parents and make up some excuse. We don't want their patents worried about them. Also we need to stop by our apartment and pick up my lighter. I really need to release some stress right now." Yamaki told her. They then both headed off to Hypnos towers while in the distance a young blond girl in a gothic dress stared deeply into the portal.
A/N: So it's a bit latter than I would have expected but here's the next chapter. With this the Tamers are all in the Adventure Universe so we will spend most of our time in that universe with only brief glimpses of Yamaki and the Tamers Universe. The kids are all split up and it will be a while before they all meet up again. The digidestined are finally going to confront the person who claims to be the Digimon Emoeror. Do you think its Ken or not? Anyway thanks to everyone who followed and favorited. Really makes me happy to know people read and enjoy my work. Anyway ket me know what you think so far, any suggestions you might have, and until next time hope you enjoyed.