Only one note for this chapter, I'm using the Japanese digimon ranking system, meaning childin training, rookiechild, perfectultamite, and ultamitemega
After Kazuki and Ryota left, Makoto and Ai went back in her room. Ai looked through all her things.
"Why aren't you packing any clothes?" Makoto asked
"They'll just weigh us down." Ai responded "Shuichon said that only one set of clothes was really necessary in the digital world. You better get packing, I'll take care of all the medical stuff, you make sure we have food."
"Alright" Makoto responded walking out of Ai's room and closing the door. She had noticed a bit of a blush earlier when Kazuki had asked Makoto why he didn't help his sister around with the housework.
He swore if his sister developed a crush on him, he would kick his butt up and down this town.
Makoto, not wasting another thought, began packing everything he needed. He packed all his leftover Halloween candy as well as other perishable foods like granola bars and snack foods. He didn't know what the ride would be like; he couldn't take his chance with regular foods. Makoto also packed his necessary bathroom items. He was so exited to go but he swore that he would protect his sister and Shuichon at all costs. He was the only boy going on his trip and he wanted to protect the girls at all costs.
As he finished packing he lie in his bed, thinking about the adventures to come.
Two days later, Makoto was back in school. It was a Monday morning right before the teacher came to school, and he was tired. He had had a sleepover at Kazuki's house that night, and he hadn't gotten a wink of sleep. Ryota shook him awake lightly as he started to fall asleep; Kazuki was way ahead of him. Ai walked over to the boys.
"I told you guys to get some sleep over there, no one listens to me." She said shaking Kazuki awake. "Makoto that was particularly stupid of you."
"I understand." Makoto said
Ryota could tell something was up between Ai and Makoto, some sort of tension. He'd bug Makoto about it later. Suddenly a girl with long berry colored hair ran in.
"Come on it's time to go." Shuichon said to Ai and Makoto.
"What weird timing. " Makoto said, picking up his backpack he'd packed for the trip, Ai did the same.
"Wait, you two are skipping school?" Kazuki said "If you are me and Ryota are so coming with."
"You can't." Makoto said "Do me a favor and swing by my house and make sure my Grandmother gets home tonight."
"Can do, wait are you three going on some sort of weird threesome date?" Kazuki said, Ryota instantly looked embarrassed, blushing. Why did he have to have such a goofy best friend?
"Of course not!" Ai said, turning beet red. "We're just going somewhere for awhile."
"I could feel the tenseness of you two." Ryota said "Good luck with whatever you have to take care of."
"Thank you Ryota." Makoto said "I'll see you guys later."
And with that, they left.
But of course, Kazuki and Ryota were still in school, Kazuki raised his hand.
"Asunama Sensei, I have to go to the restroom." Kazuki chimed
"Alright, don't be too long." She replied
"Ryota has to come with me" He said, grabbing the shorter boy by the collar of the shirt and whisking him away while hearing the teacher yell.
"What was that for?" Ryota said, straightening his clothes.
"We're going to wherever they went to, let's go find them."
"But…!"
"No butts Ryota." He said "Unless…"
"Ok, I'll come with." Ryota replied, a bit annoyed at how easily Kazuki could manipulate him.
Ai, Makoto, and Shuichon were outside the place where they had opened up the portal last week. They double checked everything they had packed and got ready to go, when Ai jumped back in fear.
"You guys weren't really thinking of taking off without us right?" Kazuki said, smirking
"Kazuki-kun!" Ai yelled out
"It was his idea." Ryota said.
"You could have stopped him!" Ai said
"Don't worry, I tried." He replied, as Kazuki jokingly put an arm around him. Ryota quickly pulled it off
"You guys are unreal sometimes." Ai replied
Then Jen walked into the park, Ai and Shuichon greeted him.
"Who's these two?" Jen asked pointing at Kazuki and Ryota
"I am Nakaishi Kazuki!" He exclaimed "And this is my partner in crime, Takashi Ryota."
"It's a pleasure." Ryota said, ignoring Kazuki's comment.
"Same." Jen said politely
"They're Makoto's friends." Ai said "They followed us here."
"Most certainly did!" Kazuki chimed in. Ryota kneed him in the ribs.
"Well, do you guys want to come with?" Jen asked them
"To where?" Ryota asked
"The digital world." Jen replied. "You can go with them if you wish; I just came to make sure they got there ok."
"You mean like the one on the tv show!" Kazuki said "I'm so going!"
"It might be dangerous." Ryota said
"Exactly so that's why you're coming with." Kazuki replied
"Why me…" Ryota said
"Well now that that's settled, let's go!" Makoto said.
As the five of them approached the portal, it felt like their skin was being sucked in before their bones, a sickening feeling if you were to ask any of our heroes. Ryota instantly turned green and Kazuki held his hand and patted him on the back reassuring him. Ai took out her digivice and Makoto grabbed onto it as well as Ai's hand. Shuichon took out her own digivice. Then as Shuichon yelled out, they were all sucked in just like a vacume cleaner.
Beelzemon, as you remember was with Renamon. They were sitting in the forest together, talking about life. Suddenly the same Female Digimon from before appeared.
"There you are." She said "I was worried you'd be dead, honey."
Beezlemon turned to the tree where she was standing.
"So you're back for more?" He asked her
"What's the meaning of this?" Renamon said "You know this digimon, Beezlemon?"
"Why yes I do." He said
"What is your name?" Renamon yelled up to her "This is a sarced forest, you must leave!"
"Oh please." She said "After my master rules the digital world, this place won't be any more sarced then the rest of this barren place. I Lilithmon will destroy this forest, and then deliver Beelzemon to our master as promised."
"You!" Renamon said, turning to Beelzemon "You led her here!"
"How was I supposed to know she followed me?" He said, annoyed with both Lilithmon and Renamon. "Whatever, Lilithmon, I'll come with you if you promise to leave this place unharmed."
"Your wish is my command." Lilithmon said
As Beezlemon and Lilithmon walked out of the forest for good, Renamon used her telepathic abilities to call on a friend.
The next thing they knew, they were in a strange barren land. Makoto looked around in fascination while Kazuki was helping Ryota contain puking his guts out onto the sand. Ai seemed worried as she gave Kazuki a paper bag and Shuichon observed the sandy atmosphere.
"This isn't how I remembered it." Shuichon said "This must be a different part of the digital world."
"Yeah, must be." Makoto agreed
"Uh, I hope we don't have to do that again anytime soon." Ryota said, somewhat recovered
"You'll be fine." Kazuki responded "You're tough."
"Yeah right." He said, slowly standing up with Zakuki's help.
"The first thing we should do is find Lopmon and Impmon." Shuichon said "Without them we're defenseless."
"You guys have Digimon!" Kazuki exclaimed
"Yes." Makoto said "We've had Impmon ever since we were little."
"We've?" Ryota said
"Yeah, me and Ai." He responded
"Well if you guys are cool enough to have Digimon we are too right Ryota?" Kazuki asked
"Right!" Ryota responded
"Ok, let's go find our Digimon then." Ai said "But where to start…"
"Here's a good clue!"
Suddenly the gang looked up to the sky; a small bunny like Digimon was floating from the air using her big ears. She was grey and pink colored. She landed into Shuichon's arms, seeming very happy.
"Lopmon!" Shuichon said
"Shuichon, I've missed you!" Lopmon said "Wow, you've gotten bigger, how long has it been?"
"Five human years." Shuichon said
"Wow that's along time, I'm certainly glad to see you." Lopmon said.
"So this is your partner?" Ai asked
"Yeah" Shuichon said, smiling
"Oh right." Lopmon said "I was sent here by Renamon, Beelzemon's in trouble!"
"What!" Makoto yelled out
"Renamon said a strange digimon named Lilithmon came to get him." Lopmon said in her cute yet sincere voice. "She said that he left with her because he wanted to protect the sacred forest."
Makoto took the digivice from Ai's pocket, and then held it up, pushing some buttons. A display popped out from the digivice, containing information about Lilithmon.
"You guys, she's an ultimate level." He said
"I can't take on an ultimate alone." Lopmon said
"We'll have to go in and get Beezlemon." Kazuki said
"Kazuki… but." Ai said but she was interrupted as he shushed her
"Right now we don't have to fight; we can regroup and fight them later. All we need to do now is rescue Beezlemon." He said
"Kazuki, how are we going to do that?!" Ryota said "I mean we can't exactly walk by some evil Digimon dude without being spotted."
"And plus," Ai started to add "We should know more about our enemy. I think we should ask around, and then go with Kazuki's idea."
Kazuki put his arm around Ai, Makoto scowled and Ryota sighed.
"Now this girl knows what she's talking about. Let's go with her idea." He said, smiling with his usual dorky grin.
"Fine, as long as you get your hand off of my sister!"
"Dude, sorry, it's not my fault she's cute."