The first 3 lessons wouldn't pass fast enough. After a double lesson of maths followed by horrendous english studies lesson would you really blame Hikari and Takeru for rushing out of that classroom, patamon and gatomon on their heels?
"We are going to be late!" panted Hikaria looking down at her D3 as they ran trough the corridors.
"It's a bit weird for Taichi to want to go to the digital world during school hours." Observed Gatomon.
"Even Yamato." Said Patamon struggling slightly to keep up. "They know you guys have school!"
"Do you think something happened to our brothers?" said Hikari slightly slowing, waiting for Takeru to answer.
"Neh. They're fine." He said giving her a reassuring smile. "Matt didn't make it sound as if he was in trouble."
"They could have found something." Said Gatomon as they finally reached the computer lab.
Hikari just nodded her head, although she didn't look that reassured.
As expected during first recess the computer lab had quite a number of students in it, Yolei being one of them. The hyperactive purple-haired digidestined seemed deep in a heated discussion with another student and didn't seem to notice them. however, her slightly embareassed digimon did and gave them an absentminded wave.
The two friends, along with their digimon, walked up to the one of the free computers, a computer specialy preserved for travel to the digital world. Without a digivice such travel was impossible so you might say that it was the digidestined own privet computer.
Instantly, as they walked up to the computer a large number of students began to whisper and, behind raised hands, look at them as if such an action made the act less conspicuous.
Hikaria folded her arms. "I'm getting really annoyed with the whispers." She whispered so only Takeru and maybe the digimon with their keen ears could have heard her.
"At least you don't have paparazzi sleeping on your doormat."
"ours are sleeping in the trees."
Takeru lightly loughed. "C'mon lets get out of here."
So without another word the two digidestened pointed their D3s at the computer screen. With a near silent beep the gate opened and a blinding light erupted from the screen engulfing the two teenagers and their digimon. The computer lab erupted with chatter, everyone, including Yolei having realised that two of their fellow classmates had just teleportd themselves to a still unkown world. Maybe, if it hadn't been for all that noise, someone would have heard the near silent beep of the digital gate closing behind them.
The 'usual place' Matt had spoken about in his e-mail was a small out growth of earth surrounded by a small lake. Until a couple of years ago a neglected tram cart had stood here- not anymore.
"I never understood why you kids chose this place as your meet up spot." Said gatomon, her ears drooping as the four of them made their slow walk towords the place in question.
"Not many nice memories here." Agreed patamon sulkily landing on Takeru's head.
"Oh we hadn't we promised we'd come back? and we did! Ain't that right Takeru?... Takeru?"
Hikari looked back at her fellow digidestined who had adrubtly stopped and was looking out into the mass forest that surrouneded them.
"Did you hear something Patamon?" He asked as he scanned the the forest. He tought he had heard soemthign, a rustling.
"Nothing out of the ordinary." Commented Patamon.
"Did you hear something?" Hikari directed this question to gatomon who simply shook her head.
"Could have been the wind." Suggested Patamon.
Whatever Takeru was going to say, remained unsaid as he heard a familiar voice calling his name.
"Takeru!" it was Sora and Mimi, palmon and biyomon trotting behind their partners.
"Mimi!" called Hikari, running to her friends. "isn't it really late in America?"
Mimi gave an exaggerated yawn. "Tell me about, Joe ruined my beauty sleep. He better have a good reason for dragging me here at this hour."
"Joe called you?" said Takeru giving her a quizzical look.
"Did he call you here too?"
"No Matt."
"Same here." Said Sora. "Any idea why?"
Takeru just shook his head.
"Tai's going to be her too." Piped in Hikari.
"Well it looks like it's going to be the old ganag." Chirped Biyomon cheerfully.
"We're missing Izzy and Tentomon." Corrected Palmon.
"I'll bet you a penny they'll turn up as well." Loughed Patamon.
"If I had a penny I'd take that bet." Said Gatomon.
The three girls continued to chatter loudly as they continued to walk to the spot. Takeru trailed slightly behind.
Could it be a coincidence that all the original digidestined were meeting today?
"Speak fo the devil!" loughed Patamon flying off Takeru's head and flying towords a red headed boy who was crouched on the ground digging into the ground.
The boy looked up at them, wiping sweat of his brow. He gave them a confused look.
"Mimi? Sora? Takeru? Hikari? What are you guys doing here?" he asked, standing up and rubbing his soil covered hands on his jeans.
"We came to meet our brothers and Joe." Answered Hikari running up to Izzy.
"Really?"
"See Izzy? And you were dreading collecting soil smaples for the lab." Commented tentomon as he hovered to go greet his digimon friends.
"What are the chances?" he loughed, properly greeting his friends.
"Hikari!"
"That must be Tai." Said Hikari turning and wazing at six running figures.
"Hey Matt." Greeted Takeru.
"Hey bro." panted Matt when they finaly arrived.
After everyone greeted each other (yet again) Matt turned to Takeru and asked. "So how come you wanted me to come to the digital world?"
"What?" said Takeru confused. "You told me to meet you here."
"And me." added Sora walking up to the brothers. "I received an e-mail saying you wanted to meet in the digital world."
"And I received from from Takeru…" Matt's voice trailed off.
"Joe could you please tell me what was so important that I had to come here in the middle of the night?" They heard mimi say.
"Me? I didn't even know you were going to tbe here! I came because Izzy told me to meet him here." Corrected Joe.
"I did no such thing." Said Izzy joining the group of confused teenagers.
Tai looked at his little sister. "You didn't send me an e-mail to meet you here did you?"
Hikari shook her head.
A heavy silence fell over the group.
"But then who sent the e-mail?" Agumon voiced the question everyone was too scared to ask.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Said Gabumon, pulling his fur around him as if to block out a chill.
"You could say that again." Said Gomomon
They didn't have to wait long. Suddently a darkness began to fall over the digital world, a biting wind picked up, the water of the lake began to loudly crash against the small piece of land.
"I see that all the performers have finaly arrived."
The voice echoed around them, followed by hysterical loughter.
"Takeru I know that voice…" Patamon's voice trailed off as he looked up at Takeru.
He nodded his head. "Hikari…"
The named digidestined turned and silently nodded her head, understanding the warning in her friends voice.
"Have you missed me? I sure have missed you." the voice continued to echo around them in the deepedning darkness.
One by one, the horror of recognistion began to appear on their faces.
"My, you all sure have grown since the last time we met." Continued the hysterical voice. "I preferred you all back then I must admit. Especially you two. You were so… cute… back then. Always crying, frightened little children. Wouldn't you agree Takeru?"
Takeru's eyes widened as all at once the echoes of the voice merged togather and from behind him, the voice repeated.
" Wouldn't you agree Takeru?"
Takeru wanted to turn, to run away from the voice. He wanted to get as far away from it as he could but his legs refused to move even tough, slowly and reluctantly the digidestined turned to look at the source of the voice.
Mimi screamed. Hikari took a shaking step back, a small hand covering her mouth. A panic entered Joe's eyes and izzy gasped in surprise. Tai clenched his fist sand sora grabbed Matt to stop him from doing something he would regret later.
"Get away from my brother." Growled Matt as he struggled against Sora's restraint.
"I wouldn't do anything hasty." Said the voice. Takeru could feel something cold pressed against his troath.
Takeru wasn't sure if he should speak but he did say one word.
"Piedmon"
Hey :D LunaPendragon here , i hope you guys liked chapter 2, a tad more interesting then chapter 1, i'm sorry about that :3 please feel free to review, i'd love to know what you think of the story so far :) enjoy! i'll try to update soon :3