The morning was clear and the sun shone brightly as if it had never rained the night before. Anchuu and Shinai were walking toward school with Seidaku following closely. They passed Hanya Cafe and met up with Kanki. He and Seidaku descretely exchanged digimon, letting the four baby-level digimon hop into Seidaku's bag. When they got to school, Shinai gave Anchuu and Kanki little notes for three people each on the list. Shinai took the last two and set off on her little mission. Kanki and Anchuu did so as well, though Anchuu did it rather grudgingly. Seidaku and the four digimon returned to the park, in hopes that all nine kids would come.
It was the end of the day before Kanki, Anchuu, or Shinai were questioned about the little notes. All nine kids came up to them, wanting to know what was going on. "Just what is the meaning of these little notes?" Ten-no Roten asked in a demanding voice. She was waving the note first in Anchuu's face and then in Shinai's.
"It's a surprise," Shinai tried to explain. "Just come and see."
"Why are you asking for these items?" Souno Seimei asked politely.
"Just wait and see," Kanki said with a smile.
"We weren't asked for any items," Saika Denkou said. "What items?"
"Just come to the park and see for yourself!" Anchuu shouted. "If you really want to know, then just show up!" With that he grabbed Shinai's wrist and pulled her away. Kanki followed hurriedly, his hand glue to his hat.
The setting sun made the sky a beautiful orange that reflected off of the metal park items. Seidaku couldn't help but admire it as she relaxed on the jungle gym. Sunsets like these were one of the things she missed most about the real world. Seidaku was so caught up by the sunset that she hadn't noticed Shinai and Anchuu. They stood beside the slide that Seidaku sat on until she had noticed them. "Well, are they going to come?" she asked.
"We don't know," Shinai said. "But if worse comes to worse, you have us!" She held up the red and white digivice that once belonged to Yolei. It was worn and slightly dusty, but it still looked as it had all of those years ago. "Anchuu, show her yours!"
Anchuu sighed and held up Ken's all black digivice. "I never agreed to anything, you know," he said irritatedly. Anchuu was about to go on a rant when Seidaku stopped him. The siblings turned to see Souno Seimei and Banpan'no Shinzen coming up on them. Conomon bit at Seidaku's shirt to divert her attention. The three kids turned to see Kanki coming toward them with Hishou Tanomoshii, Hukuno Shoki, Kusakino Tanshin, and Ashi Tomoshibi.
Jinbun'no-san, Saika-san, and Ten'no-san didn't come," Kanki said as he got closer.
"I figured two of them wouldn't show up," Anchuu said.
"Who would that be?" said a voice. Everyone turned to see Jinbun'no Kokoroe, a tall red-haired girl with glasses, sitting in the house of the jungle gym.
"Saika-san and Ten'no-san," Shinai said. Kokoroe climbed down and stood among her nine fellow students.
"So, why are we here?" asked the oldest looking girl. She had long dark-blue hair in a braid.
"Seidaku, this is Shinzen," Shinai said.
"Well, Shinzen," Seidaku said. "First, I'd like all of you to hold up the items that you were asked to hold up." No one did so. Seidaku sighed and pulled out her digivices. "Some of you have digivices like these," she said, holding up her small white first-generation digivice. "Others have one like these," she said, holding up her second generation digivice and Shinai and Yamyio showed their's. "Some of you have these ones," she continued, holding up her D-Arc with Kanki.
"And those of us without?" asked a voice. Behind Kanki was a boy and a girl.
"You must be Roten and Denkou," Seidaku said. "Your ancestors didn't have a digivice to hand down because Ophanimon took them after they returned to this world, the real world."
"Digivices? Ophanimon? What are you talking about?" asked the blond-haired Roten.
"One or two of our ancestors were digidestined," Kanki explained. "They were able to go into a world called the digital world where creatures called digimon, or digital monsters, lived. The digidestined were those who had digimon partners and were destined to save the digital world."
"And the real world at times," Seidaku added. "However, the fourth generation didn't have digimon partners, but rather were able to merge with the spirits of ancient digimon. Roten, your ancestor was Zoe, who was able to merge with the digimon spirits of air to become either Kazemon or Zephyrmon. Denkou, your ancestor was J.P., who merged with the spirit of lightning to become either Beetlemon or MetalKabuterimon."
Roten and Denkou looked at each other, clearly not buying Seidaku's story. "You expect up to believe that fairytale?" Denkou asked.
"Well you should!" Poyomon shouted, jumping onto Seidaku's lap. The kids gasped. The girls jumped back, the boys stayed rooted. "My name is Poyomon," Poyomon said. "I'm not normally like this. Usually, I am Seraphimon, one of the three guardians of the digital world. However, we have a new threat in the digiworld that was able to weaken me to a lower level, until I finally reached this stage."
Red-haired Kokoroe leaned in and adjusted her glasses. "Incredible," she said. "Not only does it look like an upside-down cup of stiff pudding, but it talks as well!"
"Upside-down what?" Poyomon asked.
"Digimon all look different," Conomon said, lifted himself up with his tail. "I am Conomon. I, too, was one of the guardians of the digiworld. I am normally Cherubimon."
"This is SnowBotamon," Seidaku said, lifting the white digimon.
"I am normally the third guardian," SnowBotamon said, "The already-mentioned Ophanimon."
"And the fourth one?" Kokoroe asked, looking past Seidaku's bag where Sinimon hid.
"I'm Sinimon," she said, nudging herself into the open. "I'm Seidaku's partner, and have been for many years."
"I won't explain, yet, my connection to the previous generations of digidestined," Seidaku said, "But right now, I would like to see your digivices." The kids looked at each other before pulling out their respected digivices. As they did, Shinai also pulled out what appeared to be a palm pilot. "You brought the d-terminals, too," Seidaku said. "That's good."
"D-terminals?" Shinzen asked.
"I'll explain later," Seidaku said. She looked down at the three little guardians and asked, "Do you think the digivices would work for them or for you three?"
"Maybe, maybe not," SnowBotamon said. "They may require their own digivices, and the three of us may not be paired with them. They may find their own partners in the digiworld."
"Woah, wait a minute!" Roten shouted. "Time out! Who says we're going to this digiworld of yours?"
"We have to return to protect it," Seidkau said. "The five of us can't do it alone. We need volunteers, and you are our best bets, considering your connections to the those of the past."
"Sign me up!" Kokoroe said enthusiastically as she raised her hand.
"It sounds interesting," Shinzen said, "But I still don't believe any of this yet."
"We have to hurry," Conomon said. "Time in the digiworld moves faster than time in the real world. The longer we wait, the worse off the digital world might be! It could already be destroyed by now!"
"So if we went, we wouldn't be missed then, right?" asked a blond-haired girl with T.K.'s green digivice.
"Shoki, correct?" Seidkau said. Shoki nodded. "Right, that is how it should be. It was that way for the previous generations."
"Well then, I'll go," Shoki said.
"If Shoki's in, I, Tomoshibi, am also in!" said the boy with Kari's pink digivice.
"Sounds like an adventure to me," said the blue-haired Joe look-a-like. "I'll go, too! Oh, I'm Tanomoshii, by the way."
"I'm Seimei, and this sounds like the real-deal, so I'll give it a try." said the short girl with Suzi's pink D-Arc.
"I'm with you," Kanki said.
"So am I!" Shinai said.
"I might as well go, too," Anchuu said. "After all, I'm supposed to take care of you." Shinai stuck her tongue out at her brother. Shinzen and the last boy, Tanshin, who was obviously Mimi's desendent, looked at each other and shrugged. Then they nodded at Seidaku, who smiled gratefully in return. The only ones remaining were Denkou and Roten, who were talking quietly between themselves.
"What do you say?" Seidaku said. The two looked at her. Roten opened her mouth to respond when the automated lights suddenly went out. Then, a swirling pool of light appeared on the ground not far from the group. From it flew two winged bears, one black and the other brown and white. They landed on the ground with a heavy thud and focused on the group of kids.
"I'll handle the extras, you get the girl and digimon!" the brown and white one said.
"No problem, Polamon," Kodimon said. With wings spread, they kicked off hard and flew at the group.
"Scatter!" Conomon said, jumping onto Kokoroe's shoulder. Sinimon scurried into Seidaku's bag as SnowBotamon hopped onto Anchuu's shoulder. Seidaku grabbed her bag and held onto Poyomon tightly. She went to jump off of the jungle gym but Kodimon's claw caught the bar she was on and sent her flying to the ground. She lost her grip on Poyomon, who flew further and was about to hit the ground when Shoki scooped him out of the air. She then skidded behind the swings, looking for an option.
Seidaku pushed herself up and ran. In her bag, Sinimon was hitting the many digivices, willing any of them to work. Then, she got her wish as Seidaku's D-Arc began functioning. "Seidaku! D-Arc!"
"On it!" Seidaku responded, grabbing the D-Arc out of the bag. Sinimon jumped out just as she began glowing.
"Sinimon, digivolve to Shuchumon!" Sinimon's voice shouted. Sinimon stopped glowing and appeared to be a ball with cat ears. Seidaku scooped her up and dodged Kodimon's claw as he flew by. Both digivice and digimon began glowing again. "Shuchumon, digivolve to Syniomon!" While still in Seidaku's arms, Shuchumon digivolved into Syniomon. Now with four legs and large ears, Syniomon leapt from Seidaku's arms. Seidaku skidded to a halt and turned herself around at the same time as Syniomon reared up for an attack. Her ears went up and fanned out. The grey star on her chest glinted as a light glow covered her ears. "Grey Dust!" Syniomon shouted. The glow became dust that flew at Kodimon as he turned around for another attack. The dust got in his eyes and made him stop. As he tried to wipe the dust from his eyes, the rest of the dust surrounded him and became ropes that bound him where he was.
"Awesome!" Kokoroe and Anchuu shouted in unison.
"Says you!" Polamon shouted in glee as he flew up behind the two. They shouted and dived in opposite directions. Conomon and SnowBotamon flew off in their own separate directions, right into the open. Polamon turned and flew right at them. Together, the two little digimon shouted, "Bubble Blow!" Twin bubbles hit Polamon's face but he didn't stop. They two cried out in paralyzing fear.
"Oh no!" Seimei shouted from the tire tower.
"Get out of there!" Tomoshibi shouted from the jungle gym. Their shouts activated the digivices they held, and before their eyes Conomon and SnowBotamon became Turuiemon and Gatomon.
"They digivolved!" Poyomon shouted in surprise. "Those two made them digivolve!" Shoki looked at him in confusion, but connected 'digivolved' with the two little digimon becoming bigger and 'they' with Seimei and Tomoshibi.
"How?" she asked, but Poyomon didn't answer as Turuiemon and Gatomon got busy. With a strength the two hadn't known in their champion forms in a very long time, they knocked Polamon for a loop with two well-placed punches. Polamon hit the ground hard and was kicked over next to Kodimon by Turuiemon.
"That'll show them!" Turuiemon said with a satisfied laugh. The kids all came out of hiding, staring at the two bear digimon with caution as Syniomon preformed another Grey Dust on Polamon, binding him like Kodimon.
"Amazing," Kokoroe said. "How did you get bigger?"
"It's called digivolving," Gatomon said. "Digimon digivolve to get stronger, and de-evolve to conserve energy."
"Or to simply be smaller and therefore have an easier time getting around," Poyomon added. "As to how, Seimei and Tomoshibi somehow activated the digivices and allowed them to digivolve."
"Us?" Tomoshibi said. "Woah, weird."
"It just means that these two are your guys' digimon partners," Seidaku said. "Meaning Poyomon could very well be Shoki's partner."
"I am leaving!" Roten shouted, making most of the others jump. "This is too much! There is no way that I'll stick my neck out for a bunch of digital creatures in a world that isn't my own! Forget it! It's not my problem! Come on Denkou." Roten turned around to walk away, but stopped when Denkou spoke.
"I'm going with you to the digital world," he said. Roten looked at him in shock.
"Okay then," Seidaku said, suddenly not liking Roten at all. She walked over to the tied-up bears and leaned in. "So, how did you get here? Mind letting me in on your secret?"
"Lord Soritamon sent us here!" Kodimon shouted. "He brought us here. he'll send for us to go back!"
"When?" Seidaku asked.
"Right now," Syniomon said as the portal that was in the ground earlier opened up.
"That's too soon!" Seidaku said. She didn't get to say another word as she suddenly felt herself being pulled in. The rest of the kids as well as the digimon were also being pulled in. Being the closest, Syniomon disappeared into it first. Turuiemon, Gatomon, Seimei, and Tomoshibi soon followed. Then the rest followed suit, struggling as they went. Only Seidaku, Denkou, Roten, and the two bear digimon were left. Roten was fighting with all of her might to stay. She grabbed onto everything but only ended up being pulled along.
"Denkou, don't let it get me!" she cried. She screamed when Denkou disappeared into it. Then she, too, was gone. Only moments later, Seidaku and the two bears were gone, and the portal disappeared.