Digimon Tamers: The Story Around Ryo Akiyama

by Seastar2022

How did Ryo get to the Tamer world? How did he meet Cyberdramon? What was Bio-merging like for him? What was his life like after the events of the D-reaper? These were the questions that needed to be asked. These are the questions that wanted to be answered. This is a story about Ryo Akiyama's life, and how he helped and affected the other Tamers' lives, especially Ruki/Rika.

2. Chapter 1: First Meetings

Ryo

1 Year Later...

Ueno, Japan

The traditional city of Ueno is known for ornate Shinto and Zen Landmarks like the 17th-century Benzaiten temple along with a variety of Museums around the area that displays Japanese Antiquities to western artwork like Van Gogh. It is a very popular area for tourists. Somewhere inside one of the big room buildings, there were a bunch of kids sitting down at a bunch of tables with Digimon cards either trading, battling, or looking at the store stands displays of rare Digimon cards. Some were sad, while others were excited. On one side of the area stood a cluster of kids and some adults, looking at the screen of a tanned boy with brown hair wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt, green khakis, and a black jacket. It was Ryo Akiyama.

As of now, this building in Ueno was hosting the major Digimon World Card Exhibition Championship tournament. The best of the best Digimon players were all gathered due to the grueling card battles from around the area in Japan. With their efforts, they made it here to the championships to battle it out to see who would get the title of the best Digimon card battler in Japan. It could have been all around the world, but apparently, they didn't sell Wonderswan consoles in the US and other countries. It kind of hurt the card game spread around the world. Anyway, after rounds and rounds of card battling, it was now time for the finals to see who was going to be crowned champion.

Ryo, unsurprisingly, was one of the finalists. He started the Digimon Hyper Colosseum card game around a year ago and picked up on it quickly. He had monstrous skills and ever-changing tactics that even left seasonal players helpless. It wasn't just that he won due to being lucky. His wins were due to his overpowering attacks and flawless victories. In most of the matches, the opponents couldn't even take down his points. Ryo's card skills were insane. Kids and some adults alike were starting to talk about calling him some sort of Legendary Tamer. If he won this year's world card tournament, the title would forever be on him for years to come.

Right now, he was sitting at the finalist table waiting for his final opponent to arrive and start the match. Sitting at the table, Ryo wasn't very excited at the moment. Don't get me wrong, he liked the card game and the thrill of battling others. It was just that the opponents he battled were somewhat underwhelming. He thought the people here would be more of a challenge, but even the challenger he battled in the quarterfinals didn't give him much of a sweat. Thinking of all of his previous opponents, Ryo didn't have any high hopes that his final opponent was much stronger.

Attention Finalists, this is the last call. Please report to the main stage to start the match. Please be on the main stage in the next five minutes.

Since Ryo was already on the stage, the announcement was probably for the guy he was supposed to play against. "Not that it really mattered," he thought, shuffling his deck. It was probably going to be another easy victory, but a battle was a battle. Ryo was determined to win. After double-checking his cards again, he heard a chair pull up across. It must be the other finalist. He finally arrived.

"Hey, it's great to meet you. Let's have a good match, d-'' Ryo about to finish his sentence looked up and became tongue-tied. The person in front of him was a girl. She looked about 9-10 years old and had red hair that was tied up in a spiky ponytail. She wore a plain white shirt and jeans and a belt that carried her deck box. The redhead sat down, set down her Digimon playmat, and started to shuffle her deck to get ready for the game. From the way, she was shuffling her Digimon cards so fluently definitely described this girl as a seasonal card player.

Ryo was shocked. He never expected a girl to be in front of him. Sure, he saw girls play in Digimon cards tournaments before and even battled some, but they never made it past the first few rounds. Most of them just come to support their friends or brothers to pass the time, and never really took the game seriously. Ryo may not have known every player in this tournament, but not everyone could play here. If she made it here, she must have some skill. To be honest, seeing this girl shuffle her deck with a such focus in her amethyst eyes, Ryo thought she looked adorable.

Ryo must have been staring at her too long because the girl looked up and raised her eyebrow. "What is it? Is there something on my face?" She asked.

"Uh no, well. I just didn't expect to be in the finals battling a-," Ryo didn't even finish his sentence because the girl gave him a deathly glare. If this tournament was a stare-down flinching contest, she would have won hands down.

"Because I am what? A girl! Last time I checked, this game isn't just a boys' game." The girl said, seeming offended by his comment.

"Sorry, sorry," Ryo said lightly, laughing and scratching the back of his head. "It's just I have been playing this game for a long time, and it's really rare to see girls playing here, especially ones that have made it this far."

"Well, I am glad to be the first to broaden your horizons," the redhead replied sarcastically. "Is there anything else you would like to comment about girls? Maybe I should pop out a frilly dress with a tea set, and we can have a tea party instead of a card game. Would you like to do that instead?"

"Um," Ryo was too shocked to think of a reply at the moment. This girl had fire, but then the words just came to him. "Listen, I know we just met, but I should be older than you by a couple of years. Shouldn't you be more courteous and respectful to your senpai?"

It was like adding fuel to the fire. The girl just stared at Ryo and then gave him a glare that would scare dogs to run all the way to Shibuya. She was about to bite back, but luckily the announcer/judge finally arrived.

"Alright! It looks like both our finalists have arrived. Let's finish off the greetings and let the finals begin!" He said through the microphone. The whole crowd clapped and waited in anticipation of how this card battle would turn out.

"Let's have a good game," Ryo said, giving the girl a thumbs up and winking. She just scoffed and gave her deck for him to cut or tap it.

'Well that could've gone better,' Ryo thought as he gave the girl his deck to cut or tap. 'Hopefully, she will give me a good game. She did make all the way to the finals after all.'

Ryo could not have been more wrong. The girl didn't just give him a good game. She gave him an insane freakin' amazing game. The evolution payments were on point every time, and she knew which grade A, B C Digimon to attack Ryo with. Her usage of option and program cards was flawless. It was taking Ryo using almost all his card skills and brain power just to keep up with her. Points gauges were slowly decreasing for both players, but there was still no clear advantage for either side. It was still anyone's game.

Ryo had to admit that he was impressed. This girl has some serious skills. Her card skills weren't even the best attribute he was impressed by. It was her strength to take a risk. During some of the plays, she was taking risks like discarding her whole hand to get the cards needed to push the game to her favor, and they worked. The only reason why she wasn't ahead was due to Ryo taking his own Digimon risk as well. Now, this was his kind of game. Ryo was getting fired up. The match was a best of three with Ryo winning round 1 while the girl won round 2.

Right now, they were in the last preparatory and evolving stage of round 3. Ryo only had 10 points left on his point gauge, while the girl had 20. The girl was also in the middle of paying the cost to evolve her champion to ultimate while Ryo was only going from rookie to champion. Things were not looking good for him. If she defeated his Digimon in this battle, it would be game over for him. Ryo needed to take a big risk. If he could take down his opponent's ultimate-level Digimon with his champion, he could still win the game.

Looking at the game state, he needed three card components to win. Since Ryo battled her previous two times and with her deck being only 3 cards left, he was highly confident that the Digimon she would be evolving would be C specialty grade attacking Digimon. This means that the first component Ryo needed was a champion Digimon whose grade was A-type Digimon. One that had the C attack that would render A attacks to 0. If her C-type attack forces her A-type attack, his Digimon C would render her Digimon attack to zero, defeating the Digimon.

The second component was getting the option card "No items allowed". This will stop any items card effects the girl would play to get around Ryo's Digimon. She could play 'Offense plug-in to change her Digimon attack to B or C regardless of the Digimon incoming attack, or "Let's stop fighting" which stops the battle giving her another breather to turn things around. This was needed for any counterattack the girl might have.

The final component and the most important one would be getting his wild card: King's Device or Goliath in English terms. The girl already had 3 option cards face down probably with a strategy to counter his first two moves. If that happens, Ryo would need to play this. It would turn the tables but the conditions had to be met. The first would the Digimon battling would have to be more powerful than it and the second would both sides using a total 3 more options cards in this battle then could the card be used. It was a powerful card that could triple the Digimon attack power turning the whole game around, but there was a catch. Using the king's device, he would have to draw the first three cards. If any of them were Digimon, their attack power would be added to the Digimon but it can't exceed triple its base grades attacks. If it did, the Digimon would be defeated making the redhead win the game. It was a risky card.

Even if Ryo could pull this off, none of those cards are in his hand at the moment. He decked out the last turn so he had to retire his Digimon back to rookie and reshuffle his discard into his deck making him have a full deck. Even if he discarded his whole hand, the probability of getting what he needed was slim. Ryo had "Let's stop fighting" in hand and could stall for the next turn. This was a big dilemma. What could Ryo do? He closed his eyes for a minute, opened them, and knew what had to be done. He discarded his whole hand!

Ryo had a feeling the girl had a way to get around his stall card and if he was going to win, a huge risk was necessary. It all came down to this. Drawing his new hand, Ryo hoped for the best. His gamble paid off.

He got the three cards needed to win the game and also was right. When he played his first two option cards during battle, the girl was able to counter him. His King device was his last hope and final dangerous gamble. He managed to get all three Digimon on the top deck, but luckily it didn't go over his Digimon triple base level. If one of the Digimon he drew was just a little higher in attack, he would've lost the game. It was an incredibly risky and lucky game, but it worked. Ryo defeated his opponent and won the game. The crowd roared at this last play.

Ryo sighed in relief and looked at his opponent. The girl was surprised, to say the least. She wasn't expecting that kind of move from Ryo, but a loss was a loss. She shut her eyes and clenched her fist taking in the defeat.

"Hey, that was a really good game. You battled really well," Ryo said, sticking his hand out to shake.

The redhead opens her eyes staring at Ryo's hand then looks at his face. She gave him a long hard look. After what seemed like a while to him, she gently closed her eyes, gathered her cards, got up, and said one word to him.

"Congratulations," After that, she walked off the stage heading toward the exit. The girl never looked back.

"Hey wha-" Ryo tried to say but was interrupted when the announcer grabbed his hand lifting it into the air.

"And there we have it, folks. After multiple battles and matches, I give you the winner of the Digimon world championships! Let's give this man a round of applause everyone!" He said over the mic.

The crowd roared and clapped. Ryo had no choice but to smile and wave his other hand to the crowd. It was deafening. Kids everywhere were screaming his name. There were two of them, especially screaming it loud. Both of them were boys. One of them had brown hair wearing a visor while the other one was black-haired with glasses. Those two were probably his biggest fans with all the screaming and jumping they were doing. His title as a legendary tamer was definitely cemented. Out of the corner of his eye though, he saw the girl leave through the doors exiting the building.

The award ceremony was finally over, and Ryo was walking back to his hotel in Ueno. It was already nighttime, and he needed to get back soon to contact his dad before he started getting worried. While walking, Ryo grabbed the medal around his neck and gave it a deep look. He thought about all of the Digimon card matches he had to get to this point. The exhilaration he got when he played the card game.

Unconsciously, he started thinking about the red-headed girl in the finals. He never did get a name out of her during the competition. She was really good and played with a strength that Ryo never saw before. But it wasn't her plays that had the most impact on him. It was the way that she looked at him after she lost. It left the deepest impression.

It wasn't a look of defeat or sadness. It was a look of absolute determination to win and to get stronger. Ryo had a feeling the next time they met, the girl would be even tougher to beat. Thinking about this, Ryo's blood started to boil. This was the reason why he played. Finding strong opponents to battle and the thrill of trumping them with different play strategies. Ryo couldn't wait to battle her again and subconsciously get to know more about her.

Soon, his surroundings started to get foggy until he couldn't even see the buildings around him anymore.

'That's weird,' Ryo thought. The weather forecast never mentioned fog coming around Ueno.

This fog was really strange too. Ryo could usually see some parts of his surroundings walking in fog, but in this one, he couldn't see past 3 feet of it. There were also these small electrical sparks that occasionally appeared. The deeper he walked, the weirder it got. Ryo couldn't explain it, but there was something artificial about it. After a while, he saw 2 dark silhouettes moving quickly about.

"Finally, people again," Ryo walked faster toward them hoping to get out of this weird fog but when he finally saw the two silhouettes clearly, shock appeared on his face.

They weren't people at all but two dinosaur-like creatures fighting each other. One was a small purple pterodactyl-like dinosaur standing on two legs. It had drill-like claws, yellow eyes, and a small yellow horn on its head. The other one was a dinosaur that looked like a cyborg tyrannosaurus rex. It was white with parts of its body implanted with metallic coating and large iron cables.

Ryo recognized them instantly. These were Digimon. Creatures that are illustrated from the Digimon card game. They weren't supposed to be real, but here they are living and fighting right in front of him. It was unbelievable.

The purple Digimon was Monodramon. A rookie-level Digimon whose special attacks were Cracking Bite and Beat Knuckle. Ryo even had his rookie card on him right now.

The big, metal-looking Digimon was MetalTyrannomon. An ultimate level Digimon whose special attacks were Fire Blast II and Nuclear Laser. Even though both Digimon noticed Ryo coming into their sights, they were too focused on fighting each other claw for the claw to worry about it.

[Cracking Bite] Monodramon said attacking one of MetalTyrannomon's claws.

The battle was pretty fierce looking from the cracks and fissures around them. Monadramon was putting up a decent fight using his claws and teeth to attack different parts of MetalTyrannomon. Although Ryo wasn't sure if this was real or not, he was really impressed with Monodramon's fighting style. It may have looked like he was just attacking random parts of MetalTyrannomon's body, he was actually aiming at the parts where his explosives come out, preventing him from using his signature attacks. It was a smart strategy, but what really stood out to him was the Digimon's tenacity and courage for fighting a Digimon two levels higher.

MetalTyrannomon, finally tired of the little purple fly, rammed his claws into the ground and flung it towards Monodramon causing rocks of all sizes to come at him. Monodramon was able to expertly dodge all of them. Unfortunately, one big boulder was flying toward Ryo. It was coming at him too fast. Ryo wouldn't be able to dodge it. If it hit him, half of his bones would be broken and that was the best-case scenario. Even if this wasn't real, Ryo didn't want to chance it and used his arms to cover his face waiting for the big rock to come at him.

[Breaking Claw] Monodramon attacked the boulder before it could even reach Ryo, breaking it into much smaller pieces of rocks. Although now some rocks still rain down on him, it wouldn't be anything life-threatening. One particular rock grazed his left arm, ripping his sleeve. Ryo grabbed his arm.

"This is real," He thought looking at his arm. It hurt but it wouldn't leave a scar. Ryo looked at the small purple dinosaur right in front of him. The creature also looked at him as well, eyes softening a little. Digimon were real! And this one just saved his life.

"Thank-," Ryo didn't even get to finish his sentence before a giant metal claw came crashing down pinning Monodramon to the ground.

MetalTyrannomon had used the opportunity at the distraction to trap Monodramon with his left arm. Without his interference, the Digimon was finally able to use its destructive attacks. Slowly, his arm started charging up ready to blast the small Digimon under his claws.

Sensing the danger, Ryo had to do something. Although this was probably his first time meeting a real-life Digimon and probably should have been running away from their destruction, Monodramon just saved his life. He wasn't going to abandon him now. Ryo looked around trying to find anything to draw MetalTyrannomon's attention and found some baseball size rocks from the earlier attack. A plan started to form. Picking two of them up, he aimed and threw one of them near the Digimon's metal nose.

MetalTyrannomon was not amused. First, he was being belittled by battling a rookie-level Digimon for so long and now a puny little insect weaker than his opponent was challenging it. His patience had all but run out. Using his right arm, he aimed at Ryo ready to fire a missile at him.

Ryo hoped his plan worked and threw the other rock as hard as he could. This one shot directly into MetalTyrannomon's left eye. The metal Digimon blinked and recoiled a bit. His right arm was still aimed at Ryo about to attack, but his left arm lifted up a bit just enough for a small purple Digimon to escape from its hold.

[Cracking Bite] Monodramon then attacked the Android Digimon's right arm hard putting a large dent inside. The missile that was about to attack got stuck in MetalTyrannomon's arm causing it to detonate there. Soon, an explosion rang that slightly shook the ground. Debris flew everywhere.

Ryo flew back a little due to the blast but was otherwise unharmed. What power! If that was just the misfire, he was afraid of what would happen with a full-force attack. His ears were still ringing a little. He needed to find Monodramon fast and regroup.

"Monodramon! Monodramon! Where are you?!" Ryo yelled through the debris and also thought how strange this was. He was calling out to someone he barely knew anything about, especially a Digimon. They weren't supposed to be real! But for some reason, Ryo felt a connection to it. Like when he threw the rock to free Monodramon, he knew the little guy would strike MetalTyrannomon halting its attack.

"Hmmm mmm mmm," someone groaned in the distance. Ryo ran to the sound and found Monodramon in front of a broken wall. He was not looking good. His body kept on fritzing in and out like pixels. Monodramon was in point-blank range during that explosion. It was already a miracle he was still in one piece.

"Hey, it's going to be okay. I don't know how but we are going to get through this. I'm Ryo by the way," Ryo said gently, patting him. The Digimon was remarkably warm. Monodramon looked at him and nodded in response.

Ryo, not knowing how to treat an injured Digimon, started pulling out his cards and Digi-calculator hoping to see if the card description on Monodramon could help the poor little guy heal faster.

Thump Thump. While reading, Ryo started hearing footsteps. Looking toward the sound, his face turned white. MetalTyrannomon was still alive and slowly approaching them.

His right arm was badly mangled from the explosion, but he looked like he could still fight. Rage could clearly be seen in his eyes. Angrily, MetalTyrannomon lifted his other arm and aimed it at the duo powering up for another attack. He was not going to misfire this time.

"Is this really all I could do?" Ryo thought frustratingly. He and Monodramon both made it far into the battle together, and it was going to end like this. Ryo could have probably given up and run away with some hope of surviving, but that would mean abandoning Monodramon. He turned to look at him.

Monodramon growled at the Metal Digimon and tried to get up with difficulty. He still wanted to fight.

'No.' Ryo wasn't going to abandon him! He definitely wasn't going to give up either. Like playing the card game, Ryo's eye sharpened and his fighting spirits released matching Monodramon. This Digimon battle is not over yet!

Just then, his Digi-calculator's screen started to glow, and one of the cards in his hand slowly turned holographic blue. He looked at them in surprise.

"What did this mean?" Ryo thought. Was this thing telling him to swipe the card to his Digi-calculator? What would even happen?

A grayish-white ball of light was forming on MetalTyrannomon's arm. He was about to launch his attack.

Well, it was now or never. Out of options, Ryo put the blue card next to his calculator and swiped down hoping for a miracle to happen.

[Card Slash: Blue Card] A bright light broke out of the device. Slowly the Digi-calculator started to change shape turning into something else. It was a D-Ark. A device that helped assist their Digimon partner and help them digivolve. Did Ryo just become a tamer to Monodramon? Quickly, he started to look at Monodramon beside him.

[Matrix Digivolution: Monodramon Matrix Digivolve... ] Monodramon started glowing as well. His injuries all but disappear. He got up and stood in front of Ryo ready for battle once again.

[Nuclear Laser] A thick laser beam of gray, white light fired out of MetalTyrannomon's arm heading towards Ryo and Monodramon. Ryo covered his head to protect himself from the attack even though it would do no good.

Another explosion rang out. Debris flew everywhere around him, but Ryo didn't feel the blowback from it and took a look. In front of him was a large dragon-like Digimon covered in black-like armor with red wings sticking out.

[to Cyberdramon] This Digimon was Cyberdramon. An ultimate level Vaccine-type Digimon whose special attacks were desolation claws and cyber nails. With his defensive/offensive armor coupled with his unrelenting attacks, he was not a Digimon to mess with.

MetalTyrannomon looked surprised facing this enemy's new form but undeterred. He readied another attack at the duo again. Unfortunately for the Digimon, Cyberdramon wasn't going to give it the chance.

[Desolation Claw] Cyberdramon claws formed and attacked MetalTyrannomon with blue bursts of energy effectively stunning the creature. The black-armored Digimon let out a ferocious roar and flew at the Metal Digimon tackling him to the ground. MetalTyrannomon was pinned. He tried to attack Cyberdramon with his left arm, but the Digimon just swatted it away. The arm swung down to the ground hard causing a big dent. Now, both arms couldn't be used. Cyberdramon spread out his arms. Claws glistened in the dark night.

[Cyber Nail] Cyberdramon rammed its claws down on MetalTyrannomon repeating the motion again and again. The metal cyborg Digimon roared in pain from the continuous attacks. Soon after, data was starting to disperse from MetalTyrannomon's abdomen. It soon started to spread more outwardly to his legs, arms, and finally head until there was nothing left but dispersing data.

"It's over. We did it!" Ryo thought triumphantly. The battle was over. He came to Cyberdramon to congratulate him but stopped in his tracks. The Digimon was still fighting. His claws were still attacking the ground. Fissures and cracks started to spread around him. Lamp poles started falling. "Cyberdramon, What are you doing? The battle is over!"

The Digimon didn't even stop to listen and kept going. He was getting out of control. If Ryo didn't do something, Cyberdramon would even cause even more destruction to the streets. He clenched his hands thinking about what he could do to stop the rampant Digimon. But how though? If he got within three feet of Cyberdramon, he would probably be sliced by those claws.

Just then, Ryo's D-ark started glowing, and gave it a look. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling this device was telling him it could stop Cyberdramon. Well, the boy had nothing to lose and whipped his D-ark at the Digimon.

A blue energy whip suddenly came out of the device and extended toward Cyberdramon wrapping around his wrist. The Digimon, feeling some resistance, tried to break free. Ryo, although surprised, made use of the opportunity by pulling his D-ark to temporarily stop Cyberdramon's destruction.

"Cyberdramon, you have to stop and calm down!" Ryo pulled his D-ark even harder, getting the Digimon's attention. "You've already defeated your enemy. There's nothing for you to fight anymore."

Cyberdramon, hearing his words, paused. He turned his head to look at the ground and his surroundings. Seeing as there really was no enemy left in the area, he stopped his attacks. The blue whip dissipated going back into the D-ark probably noticing the Digimon had no intention of fighting anymore. He then slowly walked toward Ryo.

Now seeing this Digimon up close, Ryo could see how menacing he was. Although he was only a few feet taller than Ryo, his bulging muscles and rubber-like armor made him intimidating. Even pro wrestlers would shake in fear by the sight of him. The Digimon card illustration failed to capture this part of him.

"You're wrong," Cyberdramon said. "I did not defeat my enemy."

"Huh," Ryo replied, confused.

"My Enemy. My true enemy is still out there," The Digimon looks deeper into the fog. The boy follows Cyberdramon's line of sight. In the distance, Ryo could multiple pixels and 1s and 0s conversing at a single point in the center. It kind of looked like a portal of some sort.

Cyberdramon then explained that he was looking to fight his true ultimate enemy and wouldn't stop until his true enemy is destroyed. He believed that he was somewhere in the digital world and was fighting Metaltyrannomon to get stronger and for information. That was when the digital portal appeared out of nowhere dragging both Digimon into the human world. Now, Cyberdramon wanted to go back, but not alone, he wanted Ryo to come with him. The Digimon gave the boy a deep look.

Ryo was shocked. Him, go to the digital world with Cyberdramon. He would be lying to say he wasn't tempted. It was a whole new world to explore, and to be honest, he kind of felt connected to Cyberdramon even though the guy was extremely intimidating.

Soon Ryo could hear sirens in the distance and see the portal slowly closing. He had to make a decision fast. The boy gave Cyberdramon a look and remembered the battle they had moments ago. Entering that portal could mean even tougher battles. He let out a sigh and knew what he had to do.

"Okay I'm going," He said. Cyberdramon may be an ultimate Digimon and strong, but that didn't mean he was invincible. Ryo could still sense the Digimon's lust for battle. If pushed too far, Cyberdramon might perish after multiple battles. He needed Ryo as a tamer. The boy could help control his battle lust and provide support through extremely difficult battles.

Unfortunately, he couldn't just leave without letting anyone know where he went. His phone, ironically, didn't work, so Ryo needed a more creative approach. He had to be quick. The portal was getting smaller.

Quickly, the boy took out a business card and pen from his pocket. He scribbled out the front of the card and then wrote on the back. 'In the digital world -Ryo' He then pulled the tear on his left sleeve until the whole sleeve came off. Working quickly, Ryo tied one end of the sleeve into a knot while putting his written note and an ID of him in the hole of his other sleeve. Once they were secured, he tied the other end of the sleeve in a knot and tossed it to the ground hoping for the police to find and notify his dad.

"Alright, ready to go Cyberdramon," The Digimon lowered his body telling Ryo to get on. The boy complied and jumped on his back finding hand holds to secure during flight. Cyberdramon, feeling Ryo properly fastened, took off and flew toward the shrinking portal. They were going to make it.

Ryo, although nervous, was excited as flew on Cyberdramon. He was going to the digital world! What kind of adventures and battles would be waiting for him? the digital world with Cyberdramon. He would be lying to say he wasn't tempted. It was a whole new world to explore, and to be honest, he kind of felt connected to Cyberdramon even though the guy was extremely intimidating.

Soon Ryo could hear sirens in the distance and see the portal slowly closing. He had to make a decision fast. The boy gave Cyberdramon a look and remembered the battle they had moments ago. Entering that portal could mean even tougher battles. He let out a sigh and knew what he had to do.

"Okay I'm going," He said. Cyberdramon may be an ultimate Digimon and strong, but that didn't mean he was invincible. Ryo could still sense the Digimon's lust for battle. If pushed too far, Cyberdramon might perish after multiple battles. He needed Ryo as a tamer. The boy could help control his battle lust and provide support through extremely difficult battles.

Unfortunately, he couldn't just leave without letting anyone know where he went. His phone, ironically, didn't work, so Ryo needed a more creative approach. He had to be quick. The portal was getting smaller.

Quickly, the boy took out a business card and pen from his pocket. He scribbled out the front of the card and then wrote on the back. 'In the digital world -Ryo' He then pulled the tear on his left sleeve until the whole sleeve came off. Working quickly, Ryo tied one end of the sleeve into a knot while putting his written note and an ID of him in the hole of his other sleeve. Once they were secured, he tied the other end of the sleeve in a knot and tossed it to the ground hoping for the police to find and notify his dad.

"Alright, ready to go Cyberdramon," The Digimon lowered his body telling Ryo to get on. The boy complied and jumped on his back finding hand holds to secure during flight. Cyberdramon, feeling Ryo properly fastened, took off and flew toward the shrinking portal. They were going to make it.

Ryo, although nervous, was excited as flew on Cyberdramon. He was going to the digital world! What kind of adventures and battles would be waiting for him?

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Hey guys, how did you like chapter 1? Let me know what you think and comment if you would like me to keep going with the story. I tried to keep the card as close to the real game back then as I possibly could Until the next chapter. Please Review!