READ THE FF. AUTHOR'S NOTE PEOPLE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE CONFUSED AND LOST AT A CERTAIN SCENE IN THE STORY!

Before we start the story, a quick author's note about the rules and how to play the Digimon card game with a little tweaks on my part (basically a mesh of both the actual card game and its video game version):

-Cards are divided to two types: Digimon cards and option cards.

-Digimon cards are separated into four levels: Rookie, champion, ultimate, and Mega. They also have the following characteristics such as Type, attacks, HP or hit points, and lastly DP or digivolution points.

-Option cards are divided to two types as well: Support cards and Digivolution cards.

-The first player who manages to earn five hundred points wins the game. In order to win points, players must defeat the opposing Digimon.

-Points are distributed depending on what level of Digimon you beat:

a.)Rookie-100

b.)Champion-200

c.)Ultimate-300

d.)Mega-500

BASIC GAMEPLAY:

-Both players draw four cards.

DIGIMON ENTRANCE: Place a Digimon into the battle area. (Any level can be placed but starting with a Rookie is preferred. Starting with a champion or a level higher will result in weaker stats.)

Example:

Greymon: (normal digivolution achieved)

HP-900

A attack-600

B attack-300

C attack-000 (counter)

Greymon: (No pre-digivolution achieved)

HP-450

A attack-300

B attack-150

C attack-000 (counter)

MAIN PHASE: Players may activate effects of certain cards.

RACK-UP PHASE: Once per turn players place one Digimon card into the DP slot thus racking up DP points. Digimon cards depending on their types and level have a certain amount of DP.

DIGIVOLVE PHASE: After collecting enough DP, a player may then digivolve their chosen Digimon to the next level after discarding the accumulated DP. Players can also only evolve once per turn unless a card effect states so.

A Digimon is also fully healed once it digivolves.

A Digimon can't digivolve to the same level without the effect of a card. (ChampionChampion)

A Digimon can't digivolve a level lower without the effect of a card. (ChampionRookie)

A Digimon can't digivolve to another form if both cards don't share the same type attribute unless a card effect is involved.

(Agumon, red Birdramon, red) [okay]

(Agumon, red Seadramon, blue) [not okay]

Certain levels have a set required of DP to achieve evolution:

Champion: 20-40 DP

Ultimate: 40-50 DP

Mega: 50-60 DP

BATTLE PHASE:

-Simpy choose the best attack for the situation. Digimon then duke it out.

-Players may choose to activate one Digi-modify card. Can be either a Digimon card or an Option card. The modify card can come from the player's hand or the top card of his/her deck.

-Results are calculated.

-If the Digimon loses all its HP then the Digimon is discarded into the graveyard pile.

END PHASE: The turn ends as the name implies if the battle was not resolved. The opposing player then starts his/her turn with him/her leading the battle phase.

CHAPTER IV: START

"TERRA FORCE!"

In the dark recesses of space, two opposing enemies clashed with tremendous force.

The first figure took the form of a tall draconian man wearing yellow armor all over its body. What stood out the most was the three horned masked that covered his face and the massive gauntlets with three sharp claws he wielded as weapons. [Digimon: Wargreymon]

His opponent was about ten times his size and made most 'mons flinch. The second mystery Digimon appeared to have two separate bodies with multiple claw like appendages jutting out from its lower mechanical body. [Digimon: Apocalymon]

The now revealed Apocalymon then let out a smirk as he swatted away another one of his opponent's attacks. "Heh. Struggling is futile worm! You stand before the most powerful Digimon in existence! Nothing can stand up against me!"

Wargreymon then growled in frustration as he parried and dodged Apocalymon's multiple claws. The dragon man Digimon then resumed his assault on the dark mega's real body. "Raaaargh! I won't give up! GREAT TORNADO!"

Apocalymon could only shake his head in response at the head-on attack. "Tch. How foolish."

Before Wargreymon had the chance to react, he was suddenly ensnared by more of his opponent's claws. The dragon man Digimon then grunted out in pain as he felt his strength being drained from him. "Gaaaaah!"

The dark mega then grinned sadistically as he tightened his hold. "Yeeeesss. Scream for me worm, your anguish sustains me."

Before Wargreymon could finally pass out from the pain, a bright light then engulfed his form.

Apocalymon then shielded his eyes as the column of light kept on growing and growing thus forcing him to release his opponent. "W-What's happening?!"

The light soon faded and where Wargreymon once stood was a white knight sporting a red cape. His right arm resembled the Greymon evolution line and his left arm bore semblance to the Garurumon evolution line. [Digimon: Omnimon]

"N-No! This is impossible!"

Apocalymon then sent claws after claws in a desperate attempt to thwart the white knight but it was futile as Omnimon swung his mighty sword and cleaved through everything in one blow.

The royal knight then aimed squarely at the dark mega with his cannon glowing a bright light. "This battle is over! GARURU CANNON!"

"NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPENNING! I'M THE STRONGEST THERE IS! NO! NOOOOOOOOOO-"

-(scene change)-

"And thanks to my mutant digivolution card, Omnimon wipes out your Apocalymon Takato!"

"Aw nuts! I thought I really had you for once!"

Naruto then grinned at the brunette as he tucked away his cards back in his deckbox. "Hehe, sorry man. Better luck next time!"

Takato also grinned along with his friend as he put away his deck as well. "Yup, that was still a great duel though. But man Naruto, it's like you've got the devil's luck! I knew you had the Omnimon card as the only thing left in your hand but to draw that option card at the last moment? I wish lady luck would smile at me like that!"

"Hehe, what can I say? It's a gift Takato."

The two friends were currently hanging out at the park while their respective partners were playing back at Guilmon's shed which sort of became the tamer's unofficial secret base.

"Hey guys! Over here!"

Both teens then turned their attention to the familiar voice and saw that it was an excited looking Taiga running towards them while holding a piece of paper.

Naruto then grinned in his usual fox like manner as he raised his hand in greeting. "What's up man?"

Taiga then held up the piece of paper which turned out to be a poster of some sort. "This is what's up guys! The new virtual Digimon card battle system is being unveiled tomorrow!"

While Naruto thought it was pretty cool but apparently Takato thought differently…"OhmyGod! OhmyGod! This is freakin' awesome!"

The ebony haired teen also shared the same sentiments. "I know right! Tomorrow at Card Capital is gonna be epic! Can you imagine all the sweet duels that we can take part in?! I'm so stoked!"

Naruto's blue eyes were reduced to mere tiny dots as both Takato and Taiga had their little moment. The blonde then felt a huge bead of sweat roll down his head when the two goggleheads turned their gazes on him. "Uuuh…what?"

Taiga then wrapped his one arm over the blonde teen in a jolly manner. "Well duh Naruto! Are you in or are you IN?"

Said blonde could only shake his head in amusement at both Takato and Taiga's love for the Digimon franchise. "Sure, why not? It would be nice to test my deck on new opponents."

Takato then pumped both his fists in the air as his grin widened. "Aw yeah! Then it's decided! Card Capital or bust!"

An action which Taiga gladly copied. "Praise it brother!"

Meanwhile Naruto could only chuckle nervously as he felt every other person in the park stare at them.

-(scene change)-

"Take out that Waruseadramon, Paildramon! Desperado blaster!"

"Not so fast! I activate my option card! Mega recovery floppy! My Digimon still survives with some hit points left!"

The current trio then marveled at the incredible graphics of the duel stage which showcased realistic titanic Digimon battles all over Card capital. Taiga then ran up towards an empty duel stage and was quick to insert his deck into the empty slot. "Hey guys! This one's free! Let's rumble!"

Takato then pulled out his deck and rose to the challenge for once. "You're on Taiga!"

As the brunette ran to position, Naruto smiled at the brown haired boy in approval. 'Well look at that. He's finally getting a little bit more confident, I guess being a tamer and having Guilmon to take care off helped Takato a lot.'

The blonde teen then followed in his usual laid back manner. "Hey how about loser switches? I'm itching to duel too."

Taiga nodded from his position and gave his whiskered friend a thumbs up in response. "It's a deal!"

Meanwhile with Takato, before he had the chance to finally reach the opposite end of the stage, the brunette happened to ran into a young kid wearing a black bonnet and a yellow hoodie. [Character: Hiro Natsume, 10]

"Gak!"

"Oof!"

Takato then felt a huge wave of guilt as he saw the poor kid's deck was scattered on the floor and was quick to help. "Aw nuts! I'm so sorry about that! Here, let me help you!"

The now revealed Hiro then waved off the brunette's apology with a down look on his young face. "It's alright, you didn't mean it. I was about to leave anyway, nobody wanted to play with a kid like me…"

Takato then winced as he knew he made the poor kid's day even more worse in his mind. Naruto then came up and began ruffling the kid's hair in a comforting gesture. "Well that sucks, then how about you play a couple of rounds with us? It'd be a waste to come here and not duel."

The brown haired gogglehead then smiled brightly at the suggestion. "That's not a bad idea Naruto! It's the least I can do for knocking you over." Takato then turned his attention towards his black haired friend. "What do you say Taiga? Is that cool?"

Taiga could only grin widely in response as he began to shuffle his deck. "Hehe, it's no problem at all! You're never too young to duel so let's rumble kid!"

Said kid then returned the grin with his own excited smile. "Really?! Thanks mister! I'm Hiro! Hiro Natsume!"

Taiga then sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he felt his cheeks glow in slight embarrassment. "Aw shucks! Just call me Taiga, Hiro! By the way my friends over there are Naruto and Takato!"

"Yo!"

"Nice to meet ya Hiro!"

Taiga then cracked his knuckles as he saw Hiro got into position with his deck at the ready. "Alright since introduction is over, let's duel!"

[DUEL: START]

[TURN:1] (Taiga:0) (Hiro:0)

Both players then drew their four cards with an excited looking Taiga making the first move. "Okay, I'll go first! I'll light things up with Candlemon!"

In front of Taiga's field, a small candle like Digimon shimmered into existence. The little rookie also had two faces, one on its wax like body and one on its flames. [Digimon: Candlemon, 450 HP]

Taiga then sent the younger boy across him a wide grin. "You're move Hiro!"

[TURN:2] (Taiga:0) (Hiro:0)

Nodding in response, Hiro was quick to make his move as well. "Right! My turn and draw! I'll play Hagurumon to the field!"

Likewise on Hiro's side, another Digimon flickered onto the field. This time it took the form of a black gear with a creepy mechanical face. [Digimon: Hagurumon, 550 HP]

Hiro then place a card into his DP slot and switched to his next phase with a determined look on his young face. "Okay Hagurumon, it's time for the battle phase! Let's go!"

Beeping in agreement, Hagurumon then began its assault on its fellow rookie.

[Hagurumon C: 000 (crash) , Candlemon C: 000 (counter)]

The gear like Digimon then began to glow red as its small body began to grow large in an abnormal fashion. The opposing Candlemon then shrieked in defeat as Hagurumon spontaneously combusted thus drawing first blood for its master.

[Hagurumon HP: 10, Candlemon HP: 000]

Hiro then let out a small cheer for taking the lead. "Alright Hagurumon, you rock!"

[TURN:3] (Taiga:0) (Hiro:100)

The ebony haired gogglehead then drew and played his next move with his usual grin. "Not bad kiddo! You've got guts for using a crash ability now let's see you handle my next Digimon, Hiro! Let's go Goburimon!"

A small green goblin then appeared in front of Taiga and began bashing the field with its holographic club. [Digimon: Goburimon, HP:500]

Taiga then racked up his DP and played another card from his hand. "But he won't be staying for long Hiro since I use my speed digivolution card! This allows me to ignore the DP cost and prevent me from discarding them to my graveyard pile! Now say hello to Tyrannomon!"

Taiga's Goburimon was then surrounded by a column of light and once it was over, a giant red T-rex stood in its place with a blood thirsty grin on the saurian creature's face. [Digimon: Tyrannomon, HP: 850]

The black haired teen then switched to his battle phase and was quick to command his champion level Digimon. "Okay Tyrannomon, end this with Blaze Blast!"

In response, the red giant unleashed torrent upon torrent of red hot flames at its opponent.

[Tyrannomon A: 500, Hagurumon A: 300]

Fortunately for its master, Hiro wasn't just done yet. "I activate my option card: Shining mane! I may lose this batte and some points but this still allows me to keep Hagurumon on my field!"

Said Rookie then endured the fire and once the champion's assault was done, the small gear like creature let out a creepy laugh that annoyed Tyrannomon.

Taiga then let out a low whistle at the last minute save. "Wow those are some good moves Hiro. I'm guessing the reason you used a crash ability and had a shining mane card ready was because you couldn't lose your only Rookie at the moment, am I right?"

Meanwhile Naruto also grinned at the young boy's ability to plan that far ahead. "Yeah the little guy's not that bad. He's really got a knack for the game."

Takato nodded in agreement as he enjoyed how the duel was turning out. "Yup you said it Naruto, it's even more impressive since he's using yellow attribute cards and they're pretty tricky to master. Their difficulty is pretty up high alongside black attribute cards."

[TURN:4] (Taiga: 100) (Hiro: 100)

Hiro then slightly blushed in embarrassment as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head at the older teen's praise. "Hehe. It was nothing really, I just watch a lot of games and try to learn from them."

The black haired gogglehead then gave the younger boy a thumbs up. "Still, don't underestimate yourself Hiro! Now go on and make your move buddy! This duel is getting pretty good!"

Said boy then nodded with a more determined grin and began to make his move. "Alright! First, I'll play cost down to reduce a Digimon card's DP cost and then play Warp Digivolve! Now I can skip the champion level and digivolve straight to the ultimate or mega level!"

Taiga then widened his eyes at the pillar of light and soon it revealed in the place of Hagurumon stood a Digimon that the black haired teen knew very well, A Metalmamemon of all things. [Digimon: Metalmamemon, HP: 1600]

Hiro then grinned at his favorite Digimon making its debut on the battlefield. "Okay, time for battle phase! Let's go Metalmamemon, use Energy bomb!"

The little cyborg then began charging the cannon that was acting as one of the ultimate's arm and fired a massive ball of green energy towards Tyrannomon.

[Metalmamemon A: 850, Tyrannomon A: 500]

Not giving up without a fight, Taiga was quick to slap down his card. "Then if Tyrannmon's going down then I'll make sure to land the first hit! I'll play shogun's beetle! This allows my Digimon to attack first regardless of the turn and gives a plus one hundred boost to all my Digimon's attack!"

[Tyrannomon A: 500 + 100 = 600, Metalmamemon A: 850]

In an incredible burst of speed, the red dinosaur was able to outmaneuver the cyborg's attack at the last moment and unleashed another one of its signature fire attacks before succumbing to another one of the ultimate's 'energy bomb'.

[Tyrannomon HP: 000, Metalmamemon HP: 1000]

[TURN:5] (Taiga: 100) (Hiro: 300)

Back with Naruto and Takato, the blonde was even more impressed at the sudden turn of events. "Whoa and I was just expecting the kid to evolve his Hagurumon to the champion level but to bust out an ultimate? Man Taiga's got his work cut out for him."

Said brunette was quick to point out his fellow gogglehead's grin as the black haired teen drew his card. "You're right about that but it looks like Taiga still has something up his sleeve from the looks of it."

Taiga's grin grew even wider as he gazed at the card before promptly slamming it onto the field. "Alright time for me to catch up! I'm playing my partner card! Let's go Agumon!"

The iconic mascot of the Digimon franchise then appeared right in front of the ebony haired teen's field. The little rookie took the form of a tiny yellow t-rex with three sharp claws that was wrapped around with red bandages. [Digimon: Agumon, HP: 550]

Takato then felt his jaw drop at seeing the card took center stage. "N-No way! I didn't know that Taiga has a partner card?! Those things are pretty rare!"

Naruto just raised his one eyebrow in response and crossed his arms in confusion. "Huh? What's so special about a partner card? I've never heard of it."

"What?! Please tell me you're joking Naruto! Partner cards are all the rage in the current meta!"

The blonde teen then raised both his hands behind his head in a laidback manner. "Hehe sorry Takato but I'm sure you already noticed my deck is pretty old fashioned and not that up to date compared to the others."

Nodding at the blonde's words, the brunette began his explanation. "Well if that's the case then I'll give you the basic rundown Naruto. Partner cards are special because of their ability to grow stronger after every duel. Depending on how high their experience is, they can digivolve to any level without paying the necessary DP."

Naruto's eyes then sparkled at the ability. "Whoa, talk about cool! Makes me wonder how experienced Taiga's Agumon really is."

From his position, Taiga then smirked as he gave his two friends a peace sign. "Well you're about to find out guys! Agumon, it's time to Digivolve!"

The familiar column of light then appeared once more onto the field and from it appeared an even more iconic figure than the previous small reptile. Naruto easily recognizes the Digimon as he considers it as one of his ace cards in his deck, the one and only Wargreymon. [Digimon: Wargreymon, HP: 2100]

Hiro subconsciously gulped at the sight of facing a legendary creature among Digimon fans. The much younger boy then steeled himself as Taiga made his command. "Okay let's make a comeback Wargreymon! Go in with Great tornado!"

The draconian man then began to spin like a drill through the air with deadly force towards the smaller cyborg in front of him. Hiro then gritted his teeth as he gazed at the defense disk-A card in his hand and knew it was no use in the current situation.

The younger boy then bit his lip as he tried to plan out his next move. 'Okay Metalmamemon might lose more HP but at least he'll survive this round giving me enough time to at least draw a recovery card."

Hiro then widened his eyes as Taiga then drew from his top deck as a sign for an all or nothing gamble. Said gogglehead then grinned as he revealed the card to the younger boy. "Alright, looks like my instinct was right on the money! I activate my Mastertyrannomon's ability and this doubles all of the attacks of a red attribute Digimon!"

[Wargreymon B: 700 x2 = 1400 , Metalmamemon A: 850]

Wargreymon's attack then connected easily as Metalmamemon could do nothing in the face of the mega's wrath.

[Wargreymon HP: 2100, Metalmamemon HP: 000]

[TURN:6] (Taiga:500) (Hiro: 300)

[RESULT: Taiga, winner!]

[DUEL: END]

As the holograms faded, Taiga gave Hiro an outstretched fist as a sign of his respect. "Awesome cardfight Hiro! It was a close match, you nearly had me little buddy!"

Said boy then returned the gesture with a timid smile of his own. "Thanks, that means a lot Taiga."

Naruto and Takato then made their presence known and the blonde teen then patted the younger boy on the head as a sign of congratulations. "Nice cardfighting you two, me and Takato were at the edge of our seats the whole time."

The brown haired teen nodded in agreement and also sent the young male a congratulating smile. "Yeah those moves were pretty good, it was something like the finals in an official tournament!"

Hiro then couldn't help but smile brightly at his three new friends. "Y'know, I'm really happy that I met you guys today! I really appreciate that you wanna hang out with a kid like me."

Naruto then thumped his chest in response and gave the younger boy his trademark grin. "Hehe. It's no problem at all Hiro! Now how about another duel? You up for it kiddo?"

"Alright, I'm game!" cheered a more excited Hiro as he began reshuffling his deck with more vigor.

-(scene change)-

Meanwhile one mr. Matsunaga, the head of the Shinjuku branch of Card capital raised his one eyebrow in confusion as he gazed at the bunch of monitors in his office. "Odd. Security cameras six to eleven suddenly went out."

Another beep on a different screen then alerted Matsunaga and he suddenly found himself getting a bit more nervous. "What the? That's not good, the virtual equipment in the basement is acting up."

The older male then pressed a button on his intercom as he continued to monitor the situation. "Ms. Sakura, I need you to send a couple of technicians and some security guards down to the basement. There seems to be something wrong with the equipment."

"[bzzt] Right away sir. In the mean time, I suggest you make an announcement since this might affect all the players in the shop using the system. [bzzt]"

Matsunaga then agreed with a tense expression on his face. "Agreed. Now please get to it ms. Sakura, those technicians still need their notifications."

"[bzzt] Of course sir, I'm already notifying them as we speak. [bzzt]"

Mr. Matsunaga then bit his lip in worry and couldn't stop the feeling of dread at the pit of his stomach. 'I've got a bad feeling about this…'

-(scene change)-

"What on earth? This is unnatural…"

"Yeah no kidding. I better notify the boss about the damages here."

The technician aptly named Maki then went to the nearby intercom on the wall as his fellow co-worker got to work. The reason for their confusion was that some of the generators for the virtual equipment was completely destroyed.

Said colleague, also known as Komuro then grumbled as he removed some of the wreckage with a security guard's help. "Just what could have caused this? The entire thing is practically cut in half for Christ's sake!"

[bzzz] [bzzz]

"Hey, do you guys hear t-tha-!"

Whatever Maki had to say was abruptly cut off as he gazed horrifyingly at the two massive orange beetles that clung to the ceiling. The thing that made it oh so scary was the fact that the two creatures looked about to be the same size as a fully grown elephant and both their mandibles were clearly razor sharp and very menacing to an average human. [Digimon: Kuwagamon]

"Holy-! Guys take a look!"

Everybody then swiveled their heads in the same direction and all of them soon felt the same fear coursing through their veins.

"What in the?! What is that thing?!"

"T-This can't be real!" The security guard then proceeded to unload a couple of rounds but it did little to no effect much to both of the Digimon's amusement. "Son of a-! I'm out of here!"

The man then threw his empty gun towards the ground and made a break for the nearest exit.

Maki then gave his colleague a deadpan look as he dropped his tools on the ground. "This is so not worth the paycheck…"

Komuro also followed his friend's lead while slowly backing away at the same time. "Agreed…NOW LET'S RUN FOR IT!"

And so the two grown men then ran for their lives as they dodged an attack, courtesy of the two champion level Digimon.

-(scene change)-

As the four friends played to their hearts content, an announcement was soon made throughout the entire building. "Attention all card tamers! I'm afraid we are experiencing some technical difficulties with our dueling equipment at the moment. We are sending our technician's to work on the problem but I'm afraid we have to close early for safety reasons. We of Card capital apologize and hope you come back again tomorrow."

The entire establishment of cardfighters then let out a collected whine but slowly began to file out anyway. As the trio of teens reluctantly made their exit after waving goodbye to Hiro, a familiar beeping sound caught both Takato and Naruto's ears.

Taiga then paused as he gazed at his two friend's grim expressions. "Uh hey guys, what's wrong? We can just come back early tomorrow if you want."

Naruto was the first one to break out of his tense look and gave a reassuring grin to the ebony haired teen. "Nah, it's nothing Taiga. Me and Takato just forgot that we had an errand to do for his mom right buddy?"

Said brunette then felt himself sweating in nervousness for lying suddenly on the spot. "U-Uuh yeah! You know how my mom is Taiga, she can be even scarier than an Ogremon if she gets into one of her moods. Ahahaha…"

Believing his two friends, Taiga was back to his old chipper self. "Oh okay then! You guys need any help? I can lend a hand if you want?"

Naruto then roughly elbowed Takato in the ribs and began coughing loudly while diverting his eyes away. The brown haired gogglehead then let out a strained laugh as the beeping on both their D-Arc's got louder. "T-Thanks but no thanks thanks Taiga. It's a long way from your house so I don't want to impose you or anything."

Taiga then raised his one eyebrow in response at the brunette's attitude. "You sure Takato? You look uuh jumpy? Well more than usual-" The black haired teen then suddenly picked his right ear with an annoyed look on his face. "And uh hey, what's up with that beeping noise? It's kinda getting on my nerves, am I right guys?"

Naruto was about to give an excuse when another signal came from his D-Arc. "Naruto! It's me! Me and Guilmon sensed a bio-emergence! We're both heading your way right now! Over!"

"Wait, who was that? And did he say Guilmon? What's a Guilmon?"

Screwing the consequences, Takato immediately grabbed Naruto's wrist and hightailed out of the vicinity in panic. "SorryTaigaWeHaveToGo! SeeYaTomorrowBuddy!"

Said black haired teen then scratched the back of his head in confusion while blinking in bewilderment at the retreating forms of his friends. "That was…weird."

-(scene change)-

"Geez, Where were you two? Me and Guilmon were waiting you know." Said an irritated Dorumon as he glared at the two teen's slight tardiness.

Naruto could only sheepishly rub the back of his head in response. "Sorry about that partner but we sort of hit a snag when we had trouble ditching a friend of ours."

The group of friends were currently at a back alley behind Card capital and were just about to make their next move.

The whiskered blonde then got into his leader mode and gestured the remaining three to listen. "Alright guys, here's the plan. Obviously from the signal alone we could be dealing with more than one enemy. For now, we go in and track down the Digimons and see if we can handle the situation but just in case-" Naruto then turned his attention to the brunette beside him. "How's our back-up Takato? Did you call Rina and Henry like I asked?"

Said gogglehead could only laugh nervously in response as he shifted his gaze away. "Y-Yeah about that…"

-(scene change)-

"Oi! Rina, dear! Hurry up with those orders! Table five is still waiting for their tea and pastries!"

"R-Right away sir!"

Currently, the green haired girl was working in her part time job and was apparently serving food in a maid outfit. Her normal change of clothes along with her D-Arc and cellphone was left unnoticed back in her locker at the employee lounge.

Meanwhile V.V. was also hiding under a table inside the kitchen. The little blue dragon had a distended belly and was passed out in bliss, all around the little rookie was a bunch of leftover plates.

-(scene change)-

"Oh I just missed you princess pwetty pants! We never play anymore!"

Henry then felt a mix of pity and amusement towards his partner at the moment who was being subjected to his little sister's 'torture'.

"I'm gonna hug you! Then dress you! And put lots and lots of make-up so you'll be pwettiest princess ever!"

Terriermon then gave a pleading look towards his tamer as he felt his short digital life flash before his eyes. 'H-Help me…'

The blue haired boy could only shrug his shoulders weakly in response. 'Sorry pal, you're on your own…'

As if knowing what his tamer was thinking, the little rookie felt all his hopes go down the drain as he gave Henry an affronted look on his face without alerting one Suzie wong. 'T-Traitor…!'

Once Suzie left for her room with Terriermon in tow, Henry then looked at the ceiling with a tired look on his face. "God, why am I stuck with babysitting duty? I can't believe sis doesn't get back home till later. This bites…"

-(scene change)-

Naruto then pinched the bridge of his nose in disbelief. "You're kidding me. You couldn't reach them at all?!"

In response, Takato sheepishly rubbed the back of his head while Guilmon let out a small whine at the fact not all of his friends made it. "Y-Yeah, so it's just gonna be us four apparently."

"Oh great! Talk about perfect! What else could go wrong?" groaned a disgruntled Dorumon.

"Psst…Takatomon! I don't get why Dorumon is so happy?"

Said gogglehead then felt a huge bead of sweat roll down the side of his head. "Sarcasm is a strange and foreign concept to you, huh boy?"

The red raptor like creature could only blink in an innocent manner towards his tamer. "What's…sar-ka-zaaam Takatomon? Ooh, ooh! Is it something delicious like cheeseburgers?! I love cheeseburgers!"

Securing his gear, Naruto was then quick to steer the conversation back on track. "Okay guys, focus! We may be down a few men right now but it shouldn't stop us from doing our jobs! We're Digimon tamers for crying out loud!"

Everyone present then got their acts together and nodded resolutely in response. The blonde teen then pulled out his D-Arc and began to lead the way. "Alright, let's rock this thing!"

-(scene change)-

"Bzzz. Well, well. Look who dropped by for a snack. Bzzz."

"Bzzz. And just in time too, kekeke. I'm starving. This time, we won't let anyone escape…Bzzz."

Both Naruto and Dorumon remained stoned-face at the obvious threat while Takato felt himself go into one his nervous moods again.

Only Guilmon was the odd 'mon out as the red raptor remained oblivious to the tense atmosphere with a big goofy grin on his face. "Wow! A snack? I love snacks! Is it cheeseburgers?"

Despite everything, Takato palmed his face in embarrassment as he saw Naruto stifling a chuckle and the blonde's partner was giving his fellow rookie a look of bewilderment. 'Guilmon, you're truly one of a kind, huh boy?'

"Bzzz. Cute, real cute rookie. But unfortunately that's not gonna stop us from wiping the floor with all of you!"

And just like that, the fight was on.

In a flash, Dorumon pulled out his purple katana and Guilmon got into a feral stance as both rookies engaged the two orange beetles in midair.

"PYRO SPHERE!"

The one struck with fire then began to panic as it felt its exoskeleton burning while the remaining Kuwagamon engaged Dorumon in a melee fight with its mighty pincirs against the rookie's blade.

Naruto then pulled out a kunai and was quick to follow the rear. "Heh. That should be our line! Don't ever underestimate us! DIGI-MODIFY: ZANBAMON'S RYUZAN-MARU ACTIVATE!"

In Dorumon's free claw, another weapon materialized for the rookie to use. It took the form of a giant yellow broadsword which was made from chrome digizoid, a legendary metal in the digital world famous for its slaying capabilities.

Dorumon then let out a wide grin as he gazed at the powerful weapon before breaking away and resuming a dual wielding stance. "Now this is what I'm talking about! You ready Naruto?"

Said blonde then gave a thumbs up in response as the whiskered teen delivered a chakra empowered haymaker to one of the Kuwagamon thus momentarily disorienting the creature. "I'm right behind ya partner!"

Both Naruto and Dorumon then began circling the confused Kuwagamon in a great show of speed before delivering the final blow with their weapons. Dorumon from above and Naruto coming in from below.

Naruto was quick to give the signal as he and his partner then cleared the area. "He's all yours guys! Light 'em up!"

Takato then got the message and was quick to act with Guilmon. "Right! DIGI-MODIFY: DARKLIZAMON ACTIVATE!"

"Raaargh! BLACK INFERNO!"

One of the Kuwagamon then let out a final cry of pain before exploding into bits of data. The combined might of both tamer and Digimon was more than the pair of champion's could handle.

Naruto then gave the lone surviving Kuwagamon a cocky smirk as he twirled one kunai in his free hand. "Well, not so tough now are ya?"

The huge orange beetle then growled before making its haphazard retreat and smashed right through the walls behind him before any of the tamers and their respective partners had the chance to react. "Bzzz! You'll pay for that tamers! I'll be back to finish the job one day!"

Naruto then let out a curse under his breath and immediately gave chase with Dorumon. "Quick, Don't lose track of him! DIGI-MODIFY: DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

"DORUMON DIGIVOLVE TOOO…DORUGAMON!"

As soon as Dorugamon made his appearance, the blonde teen quickly hopped onto his partner's back. "Takato, I need you and Guilmon to go top-side to help me and Dorugamon cut that thing off! We can't let that thing go berserk too much in the subways!"

Said brunette then nodded in determination before pulling out a couple of cards from his deck. "On it! Let's go Guilmon! DIGI-MODIFY: SPEED PLUG-IN C ACTIVATE! HYPER WINGS ACTIVATE!"

-(scene change)-

Meanwhile with Taiga, the black haired teen was busy tapping his foot on the ground as he waited for his ride on the subway.

[RUMBLE] [RUMBLE]

Taiga then felt himself stumbling at the sudden tremors as did everybody else waiting in line. "W-What in the?! An earthquake?!"

"Attention! The next train will be delayed due to an obstruction on the railroad, we have currently dispatched some train personnel to deal with the problem. We apologize for the delay and hope you have a nice day."

The black haired teen and a couple of other people couldn't help but groan at the news. "Aw man! What's up with today? First it was card capital now the subway? Talk about bad luck."

[RUMBLE] [RUMBLE]

The entire train station then felt the tremors once more but this time in greater magnitude, it went to the extent of even knocking out a couple of lights and bringing some people to their knees.

Taiga then felt himself getting a little bit scared as he struggled to maintain upright. "W-What the?! What's-" the black haired gogglehead then picked up a faint sound as the tremors got louder. "Is that buzzing?! W-What's going on?! What kind of earthquake is this?!"

To the teen's shock and everybody else present, Kuwagamon then made his entrance as the huge champion level struggled to fly in the tight space it was currently in. As the huge beetle struggled, everyone felt the familiar shaking of the earth. 'N-No way?! Is that a real live Digimon?!'

"Oh my God! A monster!"

"Screw the train! Let's get out of here!"

And just like that, all hell broke loose as everybody ran for their lives and caused a stampede with everyone pushing and shoving right in front of each other.

Unfortunately during the chaos, Taiga was one of the unlucky ones to get pushed onto the ground amidst all the panicking.

"Bzzz. Curse those tamers! They may have gotten in my way but I'll get my revenge on a couple of you little humans first! I want revenge for my fallen comrade! Bzzz."

Taiga then felt his young life flash before his eyes as he gazed horrifyingly at Kuwagamon's mandibles. The black haired teen then couldn't take it and closed his eyes as he waited for the inevitable. 'Oh God! Oh God! Somebody! Anybody! Help!'

"Get away from Taiga you creep!"

Both 'mon and man then blinked at the unknown voice coming from nowhere.

"Don't worry boss, I'm here to the rescue!"

A bright light then made itself known from Taiga's deckbox strap and also forced Kuwagamon to look away from the sight. To the teen's surprise, a single card flew from his deck and began to materialize into an orb right in midair.

The ebony haired teen then felt his jaw drop at the sight of a familiar looking yellow t-rex that stood in a determined and protective stance over the gogglehead.

The now revealed Agumon then gave Taiga a huge grin over his shoulder. "What's up partner? I've been wanting to meet you for awhile!"

Despite the situation, the black haired teen couldn't help but geek out at the little piece of info. "No way! Are you for real?! I'm an actual Digimon tamer!"

Kuwagamon then made his presence known once again as the huge beetle has had about enough and tackled the ground where the two new partners stood. "Raaargh! I'm sick of you tamers popping up! You're even worse than a pack of Roachmon's!"

Luckily, Agumon was fast enough to dodge the assault and managed to save his tamer as well. The little rookie then pointed out the digivice in the gogglehead's clutches with a light chuckle. "Hehe.I'm pretty sure that D-Arc in your hands is proof enough boss."

Taiga then blinked as he finally noticed the small device in his right hand. With all the adrenalin and the near death experience, the ebony haired teen didn't even noticed it. "Awesome! My own digivice! This is so cool!"

"SCISSOR CLAW!"

Both Taiga and Agumon then dodged the sudden attack from a pissed off Kuwagamon. The tiny t-rex then gave his tamer a wiry grin as he fired a small fireball to momentarily fend off the champion level's attack. "How about we have our little moment later, huh boss?"

Said black haired teen then let out a sheepish laugh in response before adopting a more determined look on his face. "Ehehehe…Right! You ready partner?"

Agumon felt its grin grew wider as he gave his tamer a small thumbs up gesture with his claws. "Ready boss!"

"Then let's win this thing! DIGI-MODIFY: DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

"…"

Kuwagamon then flinched and waited for the small rookie's evolution with baited breath. Fortunately, after a few seconds of waiting with nothing happening, the champion level Digimon let out a savage grin as it gazed at the sudden nervous expression on both Taiga and Agumon's faces.

"SCISSOR CLAW!"

The little rookie then gave the black haired gogglehead a bewildered look as he dodged the beetle's razor sharp mandible. "What the heck boss?! It doesn't work that way!"

Taiga then let out a small curse under his breath as he took cover behind a pillar. "Okay, that was my bad! It's not like this thing came with an instruction manual or something!"

"Raaargh! SCISSOR CLAW!"

"Waaah!" cried out the black haired teen as he dodged from his position once again and was followed by Agumon firing his signature attack in order to divert the champion's attention away from Taiga himself.

Despite the flames hurting a bit, it wasn't the same degree of damage like his previous opponent's. Something which Kuwagamon just figured out. "Bzzz. What luck! You may be a tamer like those annoying pests from before but it's finally clear that you two are nothing but a bunch of greenhorns! This'll be over in a flash! Bzzz."

Agumon then gritted his teeth in response and to his side, was a suddenly nervous looking Taiga.

"Then why don't you pick on somebody your own size!"

"Preferably me! POWER METAL!"

A giant ball of flaming steel then blind-sided the orange beetle much to everyone's shock. Taiga then felt his jaw drop once more as his friend Naruto came to the rescue and was apparently riding on a huge dragon like Digimon. "Whoa! Naruto?! You're a tamer?!"

The whiskered teen then gave Taiga a peace sign as he jumped down from his partner's back. "Yup! Welcome to the club buddy! You're gonna love it!"

Not caring for the current mood, Taiga's eyes sparkled at the blonde's words. "Wait a minute! A club? As in there's more of us tamers? So cool!"

Naruto then couldn't help the huge bead of sweat roll down the side of his head as he gave the ebony haired teen a dead-pan look. 'I can see why Taiga and Takato are friends…'

Dorugamon then let out a small grunt to get everybody's attention. "Look, can we talk about this later? I'm all for making friends but this is clearly not the time guys."

Agumon resumed his fighting stance in response and the little rookie also adopted a more fierce look. "He's right boss! It's fighting time! We gotta focus!"

Both teens then looked at each other first and back to their partners before giving a resolute nod in return. "Right. Let's end this!"

"Raaargh! Enough! You tamers sicken me! I'll slice you all in half for this!" cried out a disgruntled Kuwagamon who finally got his bearings back after the last attack. It would seemed that the orange beetle wasn't pleased to find out its wings completely burned off.

"SCISSOR CLA-"

"GOLD RUSH!"

Multiple drills then nailed Kuwagamon from up above. From the drill's many holes, both Guilmon and Takato came tumbling down and managed to cut off Kuwagamon from behind.

The brunette then gave a strained grin as he gingerly stood up despite the sore landing. "Okay that wasn't exactly how I pictured our entrance but close enough I guess…" Takato then pulled out his D-Arc and cards as he gazed determinedly at the champion level Digimon. "Alright, I'm ready to end this Naruto!"

Said blonde then gave a thumbs up in response as he got his cards ready as well. "Nice timing buddy! Alright Taiga just follow our lead! Me and Takato will show you how it's done!"

"Right! Let's do this Agumon!"

"I'm ready when you are boss!"

Takato then blinked dumbly as he finally noticed that they have some extra company at the moment. "Wait…Taiga? And is that an Agumon?"

Dorugamon could only groan out loud as he stomped his one leg in frustration. "C'mon people, we can do intros later! Right now let's take this sucker out before he finally snaps out of it!"

Naruto then let out a grin as he slashed his card with practiced ease. "Yup, just like partner says! Let's end this people! DIGI-MODIFY: POWER CHIP ACTIVATE!"

Takato had the decency to blush in embarrassment first before gesturing Guilmon to enter the fray as well. "R-Right! C'mon boy! DIGI-MODIFY: DARKTYRANNOMON ACTIVATE!"

And last but not least, Taiga and Agumon followed the rear with excited grins on their faces. The ebony haired teen was quick to pick up the pace. "Aw yeah, it's over! DIGI-MODIFY: BIRDRAMON ACTIVATE!"

"POWER METAL!"

"DARK BLAZE!"

"METEOR STORM!"

By the time the Kuwagamon finally recovered, it was too late and the orange beetle found itself engulfed in flames at the powerful joint attack between the three Digimon.

"NOOOO! IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS! NOOOOOOOO!"

After the mini explosion, the group of tamers and their respective partners then let out small cheers in response.

The battle was won and most importantly, a new comrade joins their ranks.

CHAPTER IV: END

Some notes before I end the story:

a.)Taiga and Agumon now make their true debut into the main cast as official Digimon tamers. I'm guessing some of you saw it coming?

b.)Like I mentioned in the previous chapter, the first scene was dedicated to the Digimon card battle game in the PS1.

c.)Hiro (hero) Natsume or you may know him better as the main protagonist from Digimon world 1 and Digimon card battle made his debut this chapter.

d.)Some of you may or may not have noticed that I pitted the two main heroes and their iconic Digimon against each other ;) Metalmamemon with Hiro and Wargreymon with Taiga.

e.)The duel scene was fun to write actually and I just wanted to write it true to the game without ripping off Yu-gi-oh like some writers tend to do in other Digimon tamer story's I've seen.

That said, this is the only chapter that will have this one duel scene so don't expect a repeat if you love it or hate it. This is still a Digimon ADVENTURE story and not a Digimon card game story.

f.)Anybody else went 'hnnng' at the image of Rina in a maid outfit? What? I'm still a guy and Rina does have a really cute character design…_

g.)Yep just like how Terriermon used Wargreymon's shield, Dorumon also used Zanbamon's sword. Another actual mega if some people have their doubts. Just go to Digimon wikia.

h.)'Gold rush' was Digmon's attack btw. Hence the drills if people didn't know. Takato just used a modify card off-screen.

i.)Yes Agumon appeared through a card. Now before anybody else has to say how unrealistic that is, I call Bullshit first. Think about the other canon tamers and how their Digimon appeared. Terriermon came through a videogame, Renamon came with a bunch of others through Rika's room and bunch of other cards as well, and lastly Guilmon came into existence through a notepad via doodles, DOODLES people. Besides this is Digimon we're talking about , sometimes normal logic goes out the window.

Now what to expect in the next chapter:

Ogremon and friends cause mayhem (!) Jeri in trouble (?!) Leomon and the tamers to the rescue (!)

And lastly, keep reviewing people. Trust me, all of you are doing me a huge favor.

p.s. this was sort of delayed on account of my flash drive going screwy on me, damn you technology..._