Disclaimer: I don't own digimon.
"So Tai after we buy the stuff where are we going," Agumon asked.
"We're going to go put the digi-egg in a safe spot in our room," Tai said, "Then we will go back to the training area to see if my theoryabout the slot are for the cards is right."
"Why do you think the cards will work with the slots," Agumon asked.
"You remember when we were watching the fight with Henry and his sister Suzy," Tai said, "He used his cards to heal Terriermon and Takato's Digivice looks just like and has a slot on them that looks just like this one."
"Oh yeah," Agumon said, "It seems that the host left Henry as a Gryphon too."
"Huh, why do you say that Agumon," Tai asked while looking at his partner.
"Because he's right in front of us," Agumon said, "And if you don't pay attention to where you're going you will run right into him."
Tai looks in front of him and sees Henry, knowing that he won't be able to stop in time he goes into a sliding position and slides right beneath Henry's legs and stops about five to eight feet behind.
"What was that," Henry asked since he was looking at Suzy while talking to her and didn't see Tai coming towards him at full speed.
"Sorry, that was me," Tai said, "I wasn't paying very close attention to where I was going while running and would have run into you if I hadn't slid underneath you like that and caused us all to get hurt."
"All that matters is none of us did," Henry said, "And where are you going in such a hurry?" He then thinks, 'Just like Tai to not pay very close attention to things when he's in a rush.'
"Well I just completed a job that had recently became available," Tai said, "All I had to do was figure out which digimon out of ten had stolen some gems while they were all in the same room. Also my digivice recently got an upgrade to a model that I have never seen before, also I'm planning on buying a digi-egg with the digi-chips I earned from the job," he then took out his digivice and showed it to Henry and the others.
Henry just stared at it for a while, 'What the hell that looks similar to my d-arcs,' he thought, 'But more advanced with new features and looks a lot like Wargreymon's shield, now that I think about it where is Agumon.' "How did you figure out which digimon took the gems," Henry asked, "You said that there were ten of them in the room at the same time."
"Tai do you think that it was wise to show him your new digivice," Agumon asked.
"Don't be so paranoid Agumon," Tai said, "We can trust Henry, and to answer your question Henry, I seem to have gained the ability to read other peoples and digimon's minds."
"If that is true then what am I thinking," Henry asked, 'Where did you truly go when the host zapped you with that beam and where is your original partner,' he thought.
"Ok I'll tell you where I went Henry," Tai said, "I was actually pulled into a pocket dimension by the Sovereigns and learned a lot of stuff in a five day period." He then took a deep breath, "Agumon is right here," he said pointing at AgumonX, "While I was with the Sovereigns and Gennai, Azulongmon did a kind of test to see if I held certain powers, and when Agumon walked into what was left of the energy that Azulongmon used he was changed into this form."
Henry and the digimon except Agumon just stared at him and Henry finally said, "Five days passed while you were gone, they must have slowed down time for you so it seemed that five days passed."
"I only wish that was true," Tai said, "But for every day that we are here, seven to eight days passes in the real world I'm from and the one you are from too."
"Tai, we need to get going," Agumon said.
"See you later," Tai said, "Tell Takato I would like to talk to him when he gets back."
"Do you think what he saying is true?" Suzie asked.
"I think so," Henry said, "It looks like he is trying to gain our trust."
Tai and Agumon walk into the store. The Agumon behind the counter, on his muzzle was a strange mark. "Welcome," He said, "What can I do for you?"
"I would like a digi-egg and a pack of cards," Tai said, "Is this enough?" He placed the digi-chips onto the counter.
"Yes sir," the Agumon said. He grabbed a pack of the cards and walk into the back. When he came back he held a white egg.
"What type of egg is that?" Agumon asked, "Digi-Eggs have colorful marks on them."
"To keep them from hatching our Master removed some information," the shopkeeper said, "It also allows you to choose parts of the digimon's information."
"What can we choose?" Tai ask, "And was this someone elses partner?"
"Well," The Agumon said as he pulled out a catalog, "No partner digimon were lost but the master was able to get some digi-eggs. You're the first to buy one. Anyway," he said opening the catalog, "You choose if you want a virus, data or vaccine." As he said each type he pointed at a picture of that type of digimon. "Or the types like beast, human shape, dragon or any type like that. Next you can choose the type of digimon." He pulled a tab to a picture list of many digimon. "And lastly just as the master can add these marks on us," he pointed to the one on his muzzle, "We can change some of your new digimon's looks. If you can't choose we can also have a random roll."
"That's a lot," Tai said, "It's going to take awhile."
"Just come to me when you're ready," the shopkeeper said.
"Look they have aGatomon," Agumon said showing the picture to Tai.
"Hmm," Tai said, "Maybe I'll get the Gatomon, but I want to look at the other ones first."
"But I want a Gatomon to hang out with," Agumon whined.
"I said I might get Gatomon," Tai said, "Just let me take a look at the other digimon listed in here first Agumon."
"Oh alright," Agumon said disappointed.
"Is there any way I can take the list with me," Tai asked, "So I can look at all the choices and figure out which digimon I want?"
"Sure," the Agumon behind the counter said, "Here's a cd with a list of all the available digimon on it," he then handed Tai the cd disk.
"So where did the host get these digimon from?" Tai asked, "You said that none of them were partners to anyone right?"
"Well some of these digimon used to be the host's workers," the Agumon behind the counter said and then they all heard a ping sound, "Sounds like another digimon just became available, they either ended up in some sort of accident or werecaught stealing from the host. The ones that are caught stealing from the host is taken to him and he uses one of his abilities to force them to de-digivolve back into an egg and then uses the machine to extract key parts of the data till it is bought and the person chooses what kind of digimon they want," he said.
"So what kind of digimon became available," Agumon asked.
"Give me a moment to check," the agumon then went into the back room, after a few minutes he came back out, "It turns out the digimon that just became available is a Floramon." 'Won't the other digimon working for the host learn that betrayal will only make them suffer,' he thought.
Tai then grimaced at the thought that he caused this Floramon to end up here. "Oh one more question," he said, "Once I choose what I want as the digimon how long does it take for the data to be put back into the egg?"
"It was tested a while ago before any of you were brought here," the agumon said, "If you want it done right it will take four to eight hours."
"Go for a gatomon," Agumon said, "I'll be a good big brother...Please." His eyes started to tear.
"Fine," Tai said, "I'll take a gatomon."
"Any changes?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Make her smaller than a normal gatomon andinstead of the purple make that the same color as an agumon's skin," Tai said.
"I'll send a message to your place when it's ready to pick up," The agumon storekeeper said, "Here are your cards."
"Thanks," Tai said, "I say we test the cards out."
"Hey Tai why didn't you ask Takato about not telling any of us that he and his friendscould use cards withtheir digivices after he got attacked by that digimon by our rooms?" Agumon asked.
"I figure that he'll tell us when he and his friends are readytoo," Tai said, "Besides it's not nice to get into other peoples business."
"So where are we going," Agumon asked, "I don't think we'll be aloud to try this theory out in the area we live in."
"Already taken care of," Tai said, "Matt took over while we where gone and reserved a training area for all of us for the next few days at the same time everyday."
"But I thought we had to watch every fight," Agumon asked.
"We do unless were doing a job or can't get out of the area that we stay in," Tai said, "But what is really messed up is that rule only applies to Takato, Rika, and I."
"Why do you say that Tai," Agumon asked, "I thought that rule was for everyone."
"A few hours before Sora's and Mimi's fight I was talking with Izzy about the rules," Tai said, "He told me about all the rules him and the others had got including the ones we heard in our room, but when I asked about this particular rule he said that it hadn't been mentioned and a lot of people have been missing fights and nothing has happened to them."
"That is just fucked up," Agumon said, "I just wish we knew what kind of digimon the host is."
"You and I both pal," Tai said, "But for some reason I don't think were going to have to worry about that to much longer."
"How do you know?" Agumon asked.
"I can read his mind," Tai said, "Let's get some training in."
They walked into the training area. It was a padded room with training equipment to one side. "Let's try one of these cards then we'll go onto digivolve." He opens the pack of cards. "Let's try this one called copy," Tai said. Agumon body was cover by a tingling. Then he turned to his right to see himself. "Look like it makes two of you."
"I'll say," both Agumon said, "I'm going to spar for a while."
"Alright," Tai said as the two Agumonx walk away from him.
'This is going to be interesting,' one or both of the Agumonx's think.
"Hey Agumon I think you should be cautious," Tai said, "We don't know what will happen if you destroy your clone or how long the affects of the card last for."
"Alright Tai," both Agumonx's answered, "Hey I'm the real Agumon."
"No I'm the real Agumon," one of them said.
"No I am," the other said.
"Stop arguing you two," Tai said, "At the moment both of you are real."
"Alright," both Agumonx's said, "Let's just spar brother."
'This is going to be a long day,' Tai thought, 'I just hope that the affects don't last too long.'
About fifteen minutes later," Tai walk up to the lone AgumonX.
"That was weird," Agumon said, "I remember both and I feel like I've been fighting for a haft of an hour."
"Come on," Tai said picking up Agumon, "I say we watch some of the fights while we wait for the digi-egg."
"So which fight are we going to watch first," Agumon asked, "Because we already know what happened with Sora's and Mimi's fight and from what the others told us Kazu's and Kenta's fight isn't worth watching."
"I think we should watch the fight between Jeri and Julie that Sora started to tell me about," Tai said, "Before the other digimon started doing those things."
"Sounds good to me," Agumon said, "But I feel wiped out from the training, so I might end up falling asleep during it."
"Alright," Tai said as he walked into his room and stopped dead in his tracks as Kari ran up to him and hugged him, "Kari what are you doing here?" he asked surprised.
"Tai it's so good to see you," Kari said, "It's been almost a month since I've seen you. Where have you and the others been? I'm just glad that you're finally home."
"We're not home," Tai said, "We're in the digital world with some crazed digimon that is forcing us to fight and then turning the losers into digimon and we are in the room that I have while we are here."
"Tai are you sure," Kari asked, "Because we are in the hallway in front of where we live."
'Great the host must have caught Kari and the others,' Tai thinks, 'Why else would Kari be standing right in front of me.' He then said, "Kari you have got to listen to me, we are in a castle in the digital world with a digimon that we still have no clue of it's identity."
"Tai if that's so then why do I see the house we live in," Kari asked, "And the hallway in front of it and can hear all the traffic."
"I don't know," Tai said, "Maybe the host put you in some kind of a trance to make it seem that you are still in the real world."
"Hey Tai," Agumon said, "Digital world calling Tai," as he was trying to get Tai's attention.
"What is it Agumon?" Tai asked.
"Are you going to come in and watch the fights we missed," Agumon asked.
"Yeah I'm coming," Tai said, "I'm just talking to Kari at the moment," he turned back only to find her missing, "Where did Kari go?"
"Tai what are you talking about," Agumon asked, "Kari was never there, you have been standing there in a trance for almost ten minutes."
"But I was just talking to her," Tai said, "Kari kept insisting that we were back at home."
Meanwhile in the Real World in the Kamiya residence, "Hey Kari are you feeling ok?" Gatomon asked trying to get her attention, "We were supposed to meet the rest of the team about ten minutes ago."
Kari then turned to Gatomon, "I think they'll understand why I'm late," she said, "I'm talking to Tai at the moment." She then turned back to Tai only to find him missing.
"Kari Tai was never there," Gatomon said, "You have been standing there in a trance for about an hour and fifteen minutes now."
"I know that Tai was just here," Kari said, "And we were only talking for about ten minutes, so how did an hour and fifteen minutes pass?"
"So if you did speak to Tai what did you learn?" Gatomon asked.
"A lot and it's a little confusing," Kari said, "We can call the others and see what they think."
"Ok then call them," Gatomon said, "Or at least send them an email to their d-terminals."
"I will," Kari said, "It's just the place that Tai and the others are in is making me a little worried, he said a digimon is forcing them to fight against each other."
"That doesn't sound good," Gatomon said, "You should wait to explain it till we meet with the others."
"Yeah that is a good idea," Kari said as she started typing on her d-terminal saying that she's sorry that she didn't show up but has a good reason for it and telling them to come over to her house as soon as possible. "There sent them the message."
"So what do we do know," Gatomon asked, "Are we going to meet them at the park?"
"Actually I told them to come here for the meeting," Kari said, "I think this is better discussed where someone won't over hear us."
"Sorry, I'm late," Yolie said as she enters the apartment, "My dad forced me to stay longer at the shop."
"Now that you're here, Kari how about to tell us what is going on," Davis said.
"I contacted Tai," Kari said, "He and the rest of them are in a digital world and are being forced to fight. Tai said that there is a big group of partner humans, some digi-destineds and others some one else."
"Another type of digi-destined?" Cody said.
"Tai said that they use cards to power up their digimon," Kari said, "He's not sure what they are called."
"Tell us about the digimon forcing them to fight," Ken said.
"Tai doesn't know what type he is so they call him The Host," Kari said, "He just a puppet of another power."
"Did he say anything else?" TK asked, "Did he say anything about Matt?"
"No nothing about Matt," Kari said, "The rest is for me. He is my big brother."
"What do you mean there was nothing about Matt?" TK asked. "I figured Tai would have told you about the others too."
"Tai have been about to tell me," Kari said, "But I turned away from him for a moment and when I turned back he was gone."
"From my point of view Kari was just standing in a daze for about an hour and fifteen minutes," Gatomon said.
"To me it only seemed like ten minutes passed though," Kari said, "Which doesn't make any since."
Meanwhile with Gennai and Azulongmon, "Do you think it is wise to do this Azulongmon?" Gennai asked, "I know we need to keep them from being captured by that digimon, but I don't think we need to do this."
"This is the only thing we can do at the moment Gennai," Azulongmon said, "One it will keep them out of the digital world for now and two this will help them improve their digimon fighting skills."
"But what makes me worried," Gennai said, "Is how this digimon got a hold of most of the Digi-destined in the world when none of them were even in the digital world."
"The digi-destineds use the digivice to locate the ends of the portals," Azulongmon said, "The danger come is that the digivice are only track about by other digivice. Even the tamers digivices can't track them."
"We must find out how," Gennai said.
"Gennai could you handle it and keep the new digi-destineds from getting capture?" Azulongmon asked.
"I can," Gennai said, "Kari maybe hard. If here power is coming out then I don't know what I can do to stop her for long. Why is it happening now?"
"There must be a force that making the pieces awake," Azulongmon said.
Meanwhile Tai smiled as he carries his new digi-egg. "Can I hold it?" Agumon asked looking at the egg with orange triangles.
"You can hold it when we get back to the room," Tai said, "Besides I was thinking that you should be the one to take care of the egg."
"Why is that?" Agumon asked.
"You did say you would be a good big brother when you talked me into getting a Gatomon," Tai said, "So I think the sooner you start taking care of our new friend the better."
"How do I do that?" Agumon asked, "I've never been a brother before."
"Simple make sure she doesn't get into any trouble," Tai said, "And if she gets hungry let me know and I will help you get her something to eat."
"Why did you get a female Gatomon anyways," Agumon asked, "I would have figured you would get a male."
"They only had one Gatomon in the shop," Tai said, "So I had no other choice because they aren't able to change the sex of the digimon."
"Oh," Agumon said.
They then walked up to the door of the room their staying in, when Tai opened the door, "What the hell are you doing to my room," he yelled at his friends digimon, "I come back here to get some rest and I find all of you tearing my room appart and where are your partners."
Gabumon is about to answer when Matt comes running up and says, "So you found our partners," he said, "The rest of us were talking to some other digi-destined and tamers when our partners decided to run off with out telling us." Matt then looked into Tai's room and frowned, "I'm sorry about what our partners did to your room," he said.
"Oh don't worry they will be wishing that they had slept most of the day away when I'm finished with them," Tai said, "I think for the next three or four days all them should be at my mercy to do whatever jobs I want them too."
"I agree with you Tai," Matt said, "All of the digimon that are in your room should be punished," he then spotted Mimi trying to hide behind some furnature, "Mimi you too, I'm surprised."
Mimi then paled, "They forced me to come," she said pointing at Palmon and Gabumon, 'I hope they believe that Gabumon and Palmon forced me to come looking for Agumon and Tai's new digi-egg when they didn't,' she thought forgetting that Tai could read minds now.
"Why did you force Mimi to come along with you," Matt asked, "I never thought you two would do something like that."
"Matt what a minute," Tai said, "Mimi is trying to use it to get herself out of trouble; she came of her own free will."
Mimi confused for a moment realizes, 'Awe crap I forgot that Tai could read minds,' she thought.
"All of you out," Tai said, "And Gomamon you can't hide under the table."
"It's no fun when someone can mind read," Gomamon said as he pulled himself out.
The moment all the digimon left the place, Agumon snuck into the room. "They're too pushy," Agumon said. They walked into the bedroom. There Biyomon was asleep in the bed. "Hey," Agumon said poking the bird, "Wake up."
"Good morning," Biyomon said, "Sora told me to stay here until I said my sorry about asking too many questions." She hop to Agumon ask. "I'm sorry. What's with the egg? Sorry, I did it again. She flew into the living place. What happen here? Sorry."
"Do you think she's telling the truth Tai," Agumon asked after Biyomon left the room.
"I think Biyomon's telling the truth," Tai said, "Because she seemed truly sorry and that was all she was really thinking about until she saw the front room, which she was really surprised about seeing it that way."
"So what are we going to do about the mess," Agumon asked, "Also what kind of punishment are you thinking about putting the other digimon through?"
"I think we should find a job that requires five digimon in at least their rookie forms that lasts at least a few days," Tai said, "And then they should be stuck training non stop for another few days after that, the only reason they would be aloud to stop is so they can eat."
"That sounds a little harsh," Agumon said, "But they brought it upon themselves with how they have been acting since we got back."
"I can understand them asking questions," Tai said, "But tearing our room apart while we are or aren't here is going a little too far."
"At least you were able to stop Gomamon from using his attack that would have soaked the entire room and everyone else in it," Agumon said, "Someone's coming."
"Huh," Tai said, "Why do you say that."
"Because they're right there," Agumon said pointing at the digimon walking towards them, "He looks kind of familiar."
"Yeah he does," Tai said, "I wonder where we've seen him before?"
"I have a bad feeling about this Tai," Agumon said, "Something doesn't seem right about that digimon." As the digimon got closer Agumon noticed it had a glazed over look in its eyes, "His eyes seem to be glazed over," Agumon whispered, "I think something or someone is controlling this digimon."
"Yeah something isn't right," Tai said, "On the outside he seems perfectly fine, while his thoughts are terrified and trying to fight something."
Tai walk up to Tyrannomon. "Hey are you alright?" He asked.
"Master..." The dino drop to the ground, "Did something to me. After he called me a failed test subject and removed his mark from me. He yelled at me to get lost so I wonder to I came here. I don't have a place to stay."
"You can stay here," Tai said.
"Thanks," the Tyrannomon said.
"Hey," Biyomon yelled. Then Tyrannomon screamed and jumped behind Tai. "What's with the screaming dino?"
"Just another oddball added to the house hold," Agumon said.
"Is it safe," Tyrannomon asked.
"Yeah it's safe," Tai said, "And what is that supposed to mean Agumon," he asked as he glared at Agumon.
"I don't know," Agumon said, "Just felt like saying it."
"Ok," Tai said, "So what brings you back here Biyomon?"
"Umm, Sora told me to come back here and see if you need any help with cleaning up your room," Biyomon said nervously.
"No I think we can handle it," Tai said, "Is there any other reason that you came and where are the other digimon who did this?" he asked.
"Uh I think Matt's having them train at the moment," Biyomon said, "And I think I heard him say that he was going to have them keep at till they drop from exhaustion, they are kicked out of there, or till they de-digivolve all the way back to their baby forms, which ever comes first he said."
"That sounds harsh," Agumon said, "I'm just glad I don't have to do it too."
"But we'll still need to do some training ourselves," Tai said, "If we want to get you to digivolve."
"Yeah I know," Agumon said, "At least we won't be going that far."
"What do you mean you have to train Agumon to get him to digivolve," Biyomon asked Tai, "I thought he was already able to digivolve."
"Well with how he changed," Tai said, "And the new digivice I have it's going to take a lot of work for him to get use to being the way he is now."
"Oh," Biyomon said.
"Huh what was that noise," Agumon whispered to himself, "It sounds like someone is in the room again," he then walked into the room to find where the sound is coming from. "I know it isn't Tai or Tyrannomon because they are talking to Biyomon at the moment," he said, "So who could it be," he then saw the remains of the digi-egg on the floor. "Looks like the digi-egg already hatched," he said, "I should go let Tai know." Agumon then started heading back towards the door to the room not noticing the snowbotamon following him.
"So you're saying that since you got the new upgrade to the digivice and Agumon became AgumonX you haven't been able to digivolve him," Biyomon asked.
"That's about it," Tai said, "And Tyrannomon here said that the host was doing some sort of experiments on him and then called him a failure and told him to get lost."
"Tai the digi-egg hatched," Agumon said, "But I can't find the digimon that hatched from it."
"So what kind of training are you going to do," Biyomon asked, "It's going to be a little hard for Agumon to train if the other digimon are stuck in the training Matt is making them do," she then shuttered at the thought.
"Well actually we started training earlier today," Tai said, "The new features this digivice comes with I won't have to worry about that."
"Tai I said the digi-egg hatched," Agumon said trying to get Tai's attention.
"What kind of features are those," Biyomon asked, "I don't understand why that the other digimon are stuck training till they drop won't matter much."
"Tai," Agumon said pulling on his pants leg, "The digi-egg hatched."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner then," Tai asked, "Where is she anyways?"
"This was the third time I said it," Agumon said annoyed, "And I don't know where she is at the moment."
"Well then you need to look for..." Tai said but stopped as snowbotamon came hopping out the door, "Never mind looks like she came to us."
"Pabu pabu," Snowbotamon said as she started hopping around Agumon.
"Looks like Snowbotamon already likes you Agumon," Biyomon said, "What kind of digimon did you two get anyways," she asked.
"Agumon kept begging me to get a Gatomon so I finally agreed," Tai said, "If I had waited any longer he would probably got on his knees and started begging that way too."
"Hey I wasn't begging," Agumon said.
"Pabu pabu," Snowbotamon said drawing Agumon's attention away from Tai, "PABUU," she yelled as she shot her Diamond dust attack into his face.
Tai laughed as did Snowbotamon. After rubbing his eyes, Agumon turn to the small digimon and yelled, "Why did you that?" Snowbotamon eyes started to water. "I'm sorry," Agumon said petting Snowbotamon.
"Pabu Pabu," Snowbotamon cheered as she hops around Agumon. Then she made her way to Tai and stop between his feet. Then she closed her eyes. Tai pick up the small digimon as his digivice glowed.
"Let's start the clean up," Tai said.
Meanwhile, Rika turned to Takato. "Are you sure that you're okay Gogglehead?"
"I said I'm fine," Takato snapped, "The sooner we get back to that place the sooner I can de-digivolve Gallantmon."
"If you say so Gogglehead," Rika said in a nasty voice, "I'm just trying to look out for you because you're the first person to try to befriend me when we met."
"Sorry I didn't mean to snap at you Rika," Takato said, "I'm feeling fine physically but mentally I feel different like something isn't right."
'Why is it I keep feeling a different aura around Takato every now and then,' Gallantmon said, 'the aura feels familiar but I can't figure out where I sensed it before?'
"Can we hurry back to the places?" Takato said, "Other than my looks I feel great."
"I Think I can float us back," Taomon said, "It would be faster."
"Sounds good to me," Rika said.
A little later Sora walks back into Tai's place. "I'm here Biyomon," She said. She walked over to Tai, "Thank you for keeping an eye on her. It's hard to get Mimi to use her powers." She stopped to look at the Tyrannomon sleeping in middle of the floor, "What's with the mini Tyrannomon?"
"The host kicked him out so I'm letting him stay here," Tai said.
"Are you sure that's safe?" Sora asked.
"Remember I can read minds," Tai said, "You want to see my new partner? Agumon and Biyomon are playing with her."
"Sure I would," Sora said, "What's with the cards lying on the table," she asked as she walked by the table.
"I had enough to buy a digi-egg and some cards," Tai said, "So I bought them to test out a theory with my digivice."
"So did the test work out like you thought it would," Sora asked, "If so can you tell me what happened."
"It worked like I thought it would," Tai said, "I think it would be easier to show you though."
They then walked into the room that Agumon and Biyomon were playing with Tai's new partner in, "Awe she's cute," Sora said as she walked up to the snowbotamon, "So when did she hatch?"
"A few minutes after Biyomon showed up," Tai said, "So where are the others?"
"With Matt making sure that their digimon actually train," Sora said, "So why did the host kick Tyrannomon out of his presence," she asked.
"From what he told me," Tai said, "Is that the host was doing experiments on him to make him tougher and meaner, but after awhile the host gave up called him a failure and kicked him out."
"That's just harsh," Sora said, "Do you mind if I hold Snowbotamon?"
"Go ahead if she'll let you," Tai said, "She's in a playful mood so there is a possibility she won't."
"That's ok if she doesn't want to be held," Sora said, "Snowbotamon do you want to be held," she asked as she approached her. "It's ok I won't harm you."
"Pabu?" Snowbotamon said as she hopped over towards Sora, "Pabu pabu." She then stopped in front of Sora and allowed herself to be picked up.
"She's so soft and warm," Sora said, "So what will she digivolve into?"
"I got a Gatomon since Agumon was whining and begging for me to get one," Tai said.
"That must have been annoying," Sora said, "Huh what's happening," she said as Snowbotamon started to glow.
"Pabu pabu pabu...Nyaromon," Snowbotamon said as she digivolved to Nyaromon, "Hi hi hi," she said.
"I've only had her for a few hours and already she's reached her in-training form," Tai said, "I wonder how long it will be till she's reached her champion form."
"Hi Hi," Nyaromon yelled looking at Tai. After a while Tai was still in deep thoughs so Nyaromon started to scream, "Hi Hi Hi." Tai turned to his newest digimon. "My name is Nyaromon." She moved her tail to Tai.
"Nice to meet you," Tai said as he grab the tail and move his hand up and down. "I'm you're new Partner."
"No you're Daddy," Nyaromon said.
"We'll leave you three to get to know each other," Sora said.
Biyomon look up at Sora and said, "But I want to spend more time with Agumon...I mean..."
"You can see him tomarrow," Tai said.
"Bye Bye, Birdy" Nyaromon said, "And nice lady."
Meanwhile nearby Rika smile as she enter to palace. "I hate this place but at least we don't need to travel anymore."
"Let's just end this job and get the money," Takato said.
In the morning, Tai awoke to someone hitting his gut. He looks down to see a gatomon about one-forth smaller than a normal gatomon and had agumon's skin color at the tips of her ears and tail. "Morning time to get up and play," Gatomon said, "Where's Agumon?" She then spotted him and jumped on his back.
"Yaargh," Agumon screamed as he was awoken by Gatomon jumping on his back, "Who did that," he yelled.
"Time to play," was all Gatomon said as she jumped to the floor, "I bet you can't catch me slow pokes," she said running out of the room.
"When did she digivolve," Agumon asked, "She was a Nyaromon last night when we went to sleep."
"How should I know," Tai said, "I was woken up when she jumped on my stomach a moment before she decided to jump on your back."
"So what are we going to do now," Agumon asked as a sound came from the living room, "Huh what was that."
"First we're going to see if Gatomon is ok," Tai said, "And secondly we are going to show her that we aren't slow pokes and see what that sound was."
Gatomon then came running back into the room as Tai and Agumon got out of the bed and yelled, "Are you two coming, I think I heard someone knocking at the door."
'Why would someone be knocking at the door this time in morning,' Tai thought, "Yeah we're coming," he said.
"I wonder who it could be," Agumon said, "I doubt any of our friends are up at the moment."
As they walked out of the bedroom Tai looked at the clock to see that it is only five thirty in the morning, "Uh Gatomon why did you wake us up at five-thirty in the morning," he asked.
"I don't know," Gatomon said, "Because I want to play and what's five thirty in the morning?"
"Don't tell me we're going to have to teach her to know how to tell time," Agumon stated frustrated, "This going to be a long day."
When Tai opened the door he was surprised to find a couple of rookie digimon with packages in there arms, "What's all this," he asked, "I didn't buy anything else from the store yesterday."
"We know that," the digimon said, "But the shopkeeper decided to give you a few toys for your new digimon since the host is charging you almost three times more what he charges everyone else."
"That's just one of these boxes," the other digimon said, "The rest of this stuff belonged to the Gatomon before what happened to her."
"What happened to her," Tai asked, "And why didn't the host just throw her stuff away?"
"We were talking to her," the first one said, "And then with out any warning demidevimon came up from behind and shot one of his darts into her causing her to get sick and a few minutes later she burst into digital data. The host did tell us to get rid of this stuff but we refused to throw it out."
"Well put the stuff over in the corner there," Tai said, "I'll go through it a little later."
'Maybe I should tell him that Gatomon purposely had half her stuff covered in catnip,' the second one thought, "Ok I think we should be going now," he said, "And oh I don't know why but she liked to be called Mary instead of Gatomon."
Tai walk into the back in to see his new gatomon have Agumon's tail in her mouth. "Daddy," she yelled running up to him, "What do you got?"
"A Box of stuff," Tai said, "Do you mind being called Mary?"
"Strange name," The gatomon said, "But I like it." She turn to Agumon. "Hear that Big Brother I'm Mary. Can we see what's in the box?"
"In a few minutes," Tai said, "Gatomon, I mean Mary do you remember anything before coming here?"
"I hatched yesterday," Mary said, "So how could I remember anything before that daddy?"
"Well if you start having strange dreams just let me know," Tai said, "Also you can just call me Tai."
"But your my daddy and that's what I'm going to call you," Mary said, "So are you going to open the box you brought in here or do I have to," she said in a serious voice that sound just like Kari's Gatomon.
'I must be hearing things,' Tai thought, 'For a moment there she sounded just like Gatomon back home,' he then said, "Of course I'm going to open it, I just wanted to ask you a couple questions is all."
'Why does she sound like Gatomon from back home all of a sudden,' Agumon thought, 'I hope Kari and Gatomon are ok.'
Mary then switched back into her playful mode, "Yeah I want to see what's in the box," she said, "Is it toys or other stuff like that?"
Meanwhile with Gennai, "I hate doing this," he said, "But if it is the only way I can keep Davis and his group from being caught also then I have no other choice." He then looked at a medium group of Champion and Ultimate digimon, "I want all of you too keep the Odaiba Digi-destined distracted for the time being, but you are not to even attack them unless they engage you first. Under no circumstances are you to go after the digi-destined understood."
"Yes sir," the group of digimon said in unison.
"Good," Gennai said, "Now go and don't appear all at once," he then thinks, 'I hope you know what your doing Azulongmon, I just hope none of this backfires and leads the digimon doing this to the others.'
Meanwhile with Davis and the others, "Where are all of these digimon been coming from," Davis asked, "They have been coming nonstop the last three or four days."
"The hardest fight we had since they started appearing is the one we had about a week and a half ago," Kari said, "That was just weird having to fight other digimon that are exactly like ours."
"Well at least we were able to stop them before they did any harm," Ken said, "I say we go back into the digital world and start looking for the others again."
"I agree," Cody said as he opened Izzy's extra laptop that they got from his apartment and powering it on, "Get ready I'm opening the digi-port program."
"Alright digi-port open," Davis yelled behind Cody as the others stood around him, "Huh why haven't we been pulled into the digital world yet?"
"How should I know," Cody snapped, "Something is probably interfering with it at the moment," he said as the laptop started acting strange.
"What's going on," Yolie and Hawkmon both yelled, "I don't think it is supposed to do that or make that high pitched noise."
"It's not," TK yelled, "We have to shut it down now," after he yelled this one champion, one armor and one ultimate digimon came flying out of the digi-port.
"Spread out," Davis yelled, "TK and Cody go that way," he said pointing left, "Yolie and Kari keep heading straight and Ken and I will head right," he said as they got ready to split up into those groups.
"I don't think so," Pteramon said and went past them faster then the speed of sound, resulting in a sonic boom that sent Yolie and Cody flying in direction, TK and Ken flying in another direction and finally Davis and Kari flying in a third.
A little later, Kari and Davis were sitting under a tree resting. "Good thing we choose the park to open the portal," Kari said, "Gatomon digivolve and fight."
A little away Yolie pushed herself off of Cody. "Sorry," She said.
"I hope the one chasing us is not that strong," Cody said.
TK and Ken ducked behind a small building. "We need to get back to the others," TK said.
"I agree," Ken said, "With out the others most of our digimon can't go past the champion level."
"You're not going anywhere digi-brats," Pteramon yelled, "Side winder," as he flew passed Ken and TK.
"Hand of Fate," Angemon yelled firing at Pteramon.
"Spiking Strike," Stringmon yelled as Pteramon passed by him.
"Ha you're going to have to better then that," Pteramon yelled, "That kind of tickled."
"How are we going to defeat him," Ken said, "If our attacks are doing little damage to him."
"I think it's safe to try to get back to the others," Yolie said, "I don't see BlackGarurumon anywhere," as she and Cody started to try to head back towards their friends.
"You are not going anywhere," BlackGarurumon said, "Ice wall," he yelled creating a wall of ice in front of them and blocking the way back to their friends.
"Get away from them," Aquilamon said, "Mach impulse."
BlackGarurumon grimaced as the attack hit him in the back, "You want to play like that fine," he said, "Fox fire," he yelled hitting Aquilamon in the chest and sending him flying into a tree behind Yolie and Cody.
"AQUILAMON," Yolie screamed as she ran over to him.
"You're going to pay for that," Ankylomon said, "Tail hammer," he yelled attacking only to have BlackGarurumon to leap out of the way.
"You're going to have to do better then..." BlackGarurumon started to say only to get hit in the face by Ankylomon's Knockout beat attack causing him to fly head first into the wall of ice he created a moment before and leaving him barely conscious.
Knightmon seeing this thinks, 'Now is my chance to capture those two and load that BlackGarurumon's data before they even knows what is going on,' as he ran towards Yolie's, Cody's, their digimon and BlackGarurumon's location.
"Why are you doing this," Cody asked, "And who put you up to this?"
"I was ordered not to say anything," BlackGarurumon said in a dazed voice, "And I won't te..."
"Berserk sword," Knightmon yelled using his attack on the defenseless BlackGaruru and causing him to burst into data particles, "Now for the rest of you," he said turning around, "Dimensional Gate," he yelled opening a gateway that sucked Yolie, Cody and their digimon in. "Time to reap my rewards," he said as he started absorbing what was left of BlackGarurumon's data. "Where are the others," he said as he started looking around, "Hmm, I see that Pteramon is still fighting against the two known as TK and Ken. I'll let him play around with them for a little bit longer."
"I can see TK and Ken from here," Davis said looking around the tree he and Kari are behind at the moment, "We can get to them if we hurry."
"You two aren't going anywhere except where I send you," Knightmon said from behind them which caused them to jump, "But first I think I'll have a little fun with the two of you and your digimon."
"You even harm them and you will die," both Ex-Veemon and Angewomon said at the same time, "Critical punch, Heaven's charm," they called out lunching their attacks. Ex-Veemon's attack hit first slightly cracking the spot his fist hit in the chest area, but roared in pain as his fist was also broken from the use of his own attack. Angewomon's attack hit only to have very little to no affect on Knightmon.
"I'm surprised your attack actually cracked my chest armor," Knightmon said to Ex-Veemon, "But I can see that you paid a price for it," he said as he grabbed Ex-Veemon's broken fist and started crushing it with his hand, causing Ex-Veemon to roar in even more pain.
Quickly he spun his body around to slam Ex-Veemon into Angewomon. "If my lord didn't order me to take your master, I would break you and take your data. I never head my lord say anything about the humans." Ex-Veemon growled as the two rushes at Knightmon who steps to the side. "Step right in," he said as the two digimon fell into a portal. Then Knightmon walk up to Davis and Kari. He grabbed them both and threw them into the portal, "The last pair and then I get some more data."
"Come on Pegasusmon show this digimon whose boss," TK yells rooting his digimon on, "Then we can get back to the others and help them out."
"Star shower," Pegasusmon yelled launching his attack at Pteramon.
"Like that is going to do any harm to me," Pteramon said dodging the attack.
"You should pay more attention to your surroundings," Stingmon said, "Spiking strike," he yelled attacking from behind and hitting one of Pteramon's wings.
"You're going to pay for that," Pteramon said, "Sharp wing."
"Hmm I think I'll just watch this fight for the moment," Knightmon said as he was leaning against the tree, "It might turn out interesting."
"Equus beam," he shouted as a beam came out of the marking on his helmet.
Pteramon was about to strike again when a beam hit him the back. He turn to see no one there. Pegasusmon was this moment to strike but before he could Pteramon jump from the attack.
The Pteramon heard, "Spiking Strike." He looks up just in time to see the attack coming at him. He screamed as the attack dug into his body.
"Star shower," Pegasusmon shouted firing his attack at Pteramon.
Stingmon started to move out of the way so the attack wouldn't hit him, but Pteramon latched onto his right arm with his mouth and threw him into Pegasusmon's attack causing him to scream in pain from getting hit.
"Stingmon," Ken said worried for his digimon partner and friend, "This doesn't look good for us if we don't rejoin our friends," he said turning to TK.
"We have to figure out a way to defeat this digimon," TK said, "Pegasusmon use your Rodeo gallop attack."
"Got it," Pegasusmon said, "Rodeo gallop," he shouted as he started galloping towards Pteramon.
Pteramon started flying towards Pegasusmon and shouts, "Wing blade," leaving a nasty gash on Pegasusmon's left side where his armor doesn't cover him.
"This isn't good," Ken said, "Even with Pegasusmon our digimon are getting beaten as if they were still at the rookie level."
"I don't know what else we can do," TK said, 'If I only had my crest I could digivolve Patamon to MagnaAngemon, but I don't so we have to do the best we can and hope the others rejoin us soon,' he thinks not knowing the others have been captured by Knightmon.
"This getting to be an interesting fight," Knightmon said, "I wonder how strong they would have been if they had separated into the groups they were trying too," he started wondering as he watched the fight standing under a nearby tree.
"Even with an armor digimon you still can't defeat me," Pteramon said, "And I thought the digi-destined were a force to be reckoned with. All I see is a bunch of weaklings."
"Weaklings!" TK yelled enraged, "If we had our friends with us right now you wouldn't know what hit you."
"TK calm down," Ken said, "He's trying to get us angry so we don't think clearly."
"TK, Ken's right," Pegasusmon said and grimaced from the pain in his side.
'Why haven't you captured the last two yet,' Knightmon heard a voice say in his head, 'Stop fucking around and get them now,' he then replied to the voice out loud, "Alright, all I wanted to do was watch a fight before I captured them. At least their digimon have been weakened to the point they couldn't even stand up to me."
'Stop complaining and get them now,' the voice said in Knightmon's head, 'Or should I just absorb your data and use it to power up my other followers.'
"Oh well I can just watch them fight each other," Knightmon said as he started walking towards the fighting digimon and two humans, 'Time to absorb Pteramon's data and be rid of him for good,' he thinks.
Pteramon out of the corner of his eye see Knightmon walking towards them and said, "So Knightmon you already finished with the two you were fighting and you have come to help me."
"Oh great it's bad enough we're having to deal with Pteramon," TK mumbled, "And now Knightmon decides to come and join the fight."
"I finished with the ones I was fighting," Knightmon said, "And I'll takeover from here with this fight."
"Actually I was thinking we could double tea..." Pteramon started to say but was cut off when Knightmon sliced off his head with out any warning.
"Why did you do that," Ken asked, "He was on your side I thought and both of you are working for the same digimon," he said angrily.
Knightmon started laughing at what Ken said, "You actually believe that," he said, "The digimon I'm working for and the one they were working for are two completely different beings. The digimon you have been facing up till now have all been sent by the one you call Gennai to try to keep you from being caught by keeping you distracted."
"What?" TK yelled, "I don't believe you, Gennai would never do that!"
"If that is so," Ken said, "Gennai should have realized something is wrong now and sent other digimon to stop you."
"Oh more then likely he has," Knightmon said, "But using some of the powers the digimon I work for gave me I have sealed the digi-ports as call them till the time is right for what he's planning to do."
"No digimon has that kind of power," TK said, "And as long as we're alive we won't let that happen."
"Oh by the contrary I don't think you'll have a say in the matter, in fact if things go as planned you'll be helping," Knightmon said, "And here's an attack I've learned thanks to my abilities, Highland fang," he shouted as he attack Pegasusmon.
"We would never help anyone like you or the one you work for," TK said, "I would rather die then turn against my friends and family and that isn't happening anytime soon."
"Impossible that's one of DinoTigemon's attacks," Pegasusmon yelled before he was hit, "We have to get out of here and regroup," he then screamed in pain as he was hit with the mega type attack.
"Oh I don't think any of you are going anywhere," Knightmon said, "Ice wall," he yelled using BlackGarurumon's attack to form a circular wall of ice around all of them.
"PEGASUSMON," TK yelled, "No you have to be ok," he mumbled to himself waiting for the smoke to clear around the area Pegasusmon is in and didn't notice the glow around his neck as his crest reappeared.
"TK I'm sorry," Pegasusmon said as he's falling towards the ground, "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."
TK noticed a badly bruised and bloody Pegasusmon falling towards the ground and started running to him, "Come Pegasusmon we can't give up," he said, "I won't and I can't loose you again," he yelled which caused a bright light to shoot from digivice into his crest and then towards Pegasusmon.
Pegasusmon felt his energy returning to him when the light hit him, but couldn't stop himself from falling with how badly damaged his wings are and still felt the energy building until he shouted, "Pegasusmon digivolve to...HippoGryphomon."
The new digimon spread his large wings and his smaller ones lower on his back. His claws dug into the grass. His long main rose wildly as he roared. Before Knightmon could recover, HippoGryphomon rushed him.
"You hit me," Knightmon said as he got to his feet, "Too bad you can't save your partner," HippoGryphomon turned to see TK alone and standing ina shrinking area. TK stepped away from theglowing blue portal thatisslowly taking the land. "That portal will send him far away." HippoGryphomon rushed to TK only to have the portal fling up the moment he grabs him. "That was easy," Kightmon said.
Meanwhile Tai sat watching the fights while petting Mary when the voice of the host comes over the intercom, "Due to some of my servant's mistakes.The arena is closed and the fights are held off until it is open once more."
Hisses started to come from Mary. "He stole something important from me," she said, "I'll never forget his face."