Episode 1: Children of the Spirits, Reunite! Tsukasa and Shigeru Triumph
Takuya laid his head down on the table, staring balefully at the simple sheet of printed paper. Plain, ol' boring figures. His mind wandered to the digital world, remembering the Burgermon village and laughed. Koji's burger tasted much worst than his, no matter how you looked at it. Squid? Blech. The five of them had saved a village from the terrorizing Petaldramon. Back then, they hadn't met Koichi yet. but now, it was just a memory from two years ago. An adventure to look back to and cherish. He wondered what the other five could possibly be doing now.
Coincedentally, his phone rang. The annoying ringtone repeated after he ignore it the first time. He sat up straight again and picked it up. Takuya glanced at the screen, his mind reeling.
Kanbara Takuya-kun.
Digital World now.
-Ophanimon
He paused, still taking it all in, then grinned. He put the phone back down onto the table and rummaged through his closet, coming out with a worn hat and goggles. Nodding at it once, he plopped it loosely on his head, then grabbed his phone and ran out the door, a determined look set on his face. His mother called out after him, "Oi, Takuya! Where are you going now?" She sighed. Last time he did that, it was apparently something about his friend being hospitalized. It had better be something good this time around too.
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Takuya dashed into the elevator, hardly able to contain his excitement. He puched the air shouting, "Yatta! We're going back to the DigiWorld!" A small boy fell down from the random outburst, his glasses now askew. "Oh, er, sorry..." Takuya laughed sheepishly. The elevator 'beeped' and opened its doors. He stepped out, then immediatly stepped back. He'd just narrowly missed being smacked in the face by a girl with pink hair. "He-hey! Watch it!"
Startled, the girl withdrew her hand and apologized, "S-sorry, didn't see you there."
"Eh, nevermind. What was Ophanimon thinking?" he sighed. The place was packed with kids. "Geez, there are so many people here! I'll never find the others."
"Takuya-oniichan!" A familiar voice called out.
Takuya raised his hand and waved, "Hoii! Tomoki!" The orange hat was now easy to spot. It started moving through the crowd of people, nearing Takuya. "Long time no see Tomoki! How have yo- Whoa," The young boy now towered over him. He grinned and looked down, waving back at Takuya.
"Takuya-oniichan, where are you looking?" A hand tugged gently at his shirt from behind.
"T-tomoki? Why are there two...?" Takuya turned around again and squinted at the giant Tomoki. He studied the face fore a few seconds, then grinned and swept the cap off his head. "Junpei! I can't believe it! I actually though you were Tomoki!"
The older boy laughed, "Yeah, I can't believe you're such an idiot!"
A sigh came from Takuya's left, "That's enough from you," A blonde haired girl stood next to Takuya with her arms crossed.
Junpei blushed and looked down, moving his feet around nervously, "Izumi-chan! Er, so, do y-"
Izumi whipped a photo out of no where and held it up, "Not interested. I already have a boyfriend."
Junpei stared mournfully at the picture at the picture. It was a handsome, tall blonde boy. He seemed a few years older than they were.
Takuya turned red, then gently turned Izumi around and whispered, "Is that really your-"
Izumi giggled, "Of course not! That's my cousin's picture. But I figured if Ophanimon called, we'd all be here so I brought it along. That'll keep him at bay for a while."
Takuya let out a sigh. So Izumi was still free after all.
"Hey! Looks like we're the last here Koji."
Takuya turned toward the voice, "Koichi! Koji!" The pair had come together. Figures. After the adventure, the two had been as close as, well, brothers.
A soft, but firm and loud voice rang through the lobby. "Trailmon will be leaving soon now." The bustling lobby suddenly sped up. Children pushed and shoved their way into the Trailmon.
"Hey! What're you doinmphhhff!" The shouts of the six were muffled as another wave engulfed them. They stood obediently in the fourth cart of Trailmon Worm as the chaos continued around them.
One by one, the Trailmon left, heading for one of the many stations in the Digiworld. The last one, a Trailmon Kettle gave off a blow of steam before leaving. A few minutes afterwards, the pink haired girl looked around in confusion. She'd just missed the last Trailmon. A trailmon Buffalo suddenly pulled in, huffing, "I was late again." The girl turned and ran into the Trailmon's doors. Soon after, a boy with short mint green hair appeared through its doors. Another girl with blue hair that reached just past her shoulders and was tied up in two short, scruffy ponytails came after him and boarded the train as well.
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Blue-white blobs floated outside their windows, but hte kids were not able to see it past the everchanging mass of warm bodies
"Are we there yet?" Tomoki sighed for the umpteenth time. Five minutes had not gone by since their departure before the restless digidestined candidates had made the interior of the train unbearably hot. The Trailmon whistled loudly and began slowing to a stop. The ocean of children flowed out of Trailmon all too willingly. Just as it was before, Pagumon began swarming around the station, eager to find someone to bully. Unlike the event two years ago, instead of the meager four having to greet them, hundreds of human children began picking them up with cries of "How cute!" or "What's this thing?".
"Stop that!" A squeaky white digimon wearing a pink belt struggled in the death grip of a seven year old. Next to her foot, what looked like a yellow rabbit wearing red pants snored away, unaware of what was happening around him.
"Bokomon? Neemon?" Izumi brought her hand up to her mouth to stifle a giggle.
"Ah! Minna-han! Help me!" Bokomon held a paw out desperately. As if on cue, hundreds of cell phones started ringing. The six clapped their hands over their ears, but the deafening sound still rung. The little girl dropped Bokomon in order to retrieve her phone, then like the many others, climbed back onto Trailmon. Bokomon sighed, "Thank goodness. That kid was suffocating me..."
"By the way Bokomon, why are you here?" asked Takuya.
"Ophanimon-sama sent notice to me before you arrived. She's told me that someone has been able to copy Cherubimon's technique and is repeating what Cherubimon did. It hasn't reached as far as here yet though, but we're to stop it before it can spread this far. It seems to be relatively mild for now, limited to harmless pranks and jokes, but the corruptions might spread and strengthen quickly."
Takuya nodded, "Did she say what to do exactly?"
Bokomon frowned and bowed his head, as if deep in thought, "It was very vague. She told us to 'Find the three.'"
"Find the three...?"
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The Trailmon Buffalo stopped and opened its doors. A boy with short green hair wearing a pair of purple headphones around his neck stepped out. Two doors away, the girl with blue hair left and three doors after that, the pink hair kid exited Trailmon too. The Trailmon quickly left as soon as it was relieved of passengers, blowing loudly on its whistle as it went.