Chapter Two: An Unexpected Surprise...

Card Battle Dome:

"Now it is time for our grand show", yelled the announcer.

"I guess that means us", said Lily with confidence as she walk over to Grant in the locker room and patted him on the back.

That startled him a bit but he smiled back at Lily in agreement.

"A sweet nine year old girl who has been string up the tournament since she arrived and you all know her as Lilly Wong", introduced the announcer to the audience.

"Give her a hand clap as you comes to the stage", yelled the announcers.

"Well I guess that is for me and lets have fun Grant okay?, said Lilly.

And with that she lefted the locker room and walk on stage to a roaring audience of kids and fans of the Digimon card battling world.

Rika and Ryo looked at the monitors in their private press box room. They watched blonde haired, green eyed girl with a pink dress walking on to the stage carrying her cards in a small pink clutch.

"Well at least she is likable", said Rika who was thinking about her former self as the once known Digimon Queen.

"Yeah that is something you did not have babe", replied Ryo with a smirked on his face.

"Shutup", responded Rika but couldn't help but to start grinning because she knew that she once had mean streak not so long ago.

"This is going to be one interesting battle", said Ryo in a serious tone.

Rika shook her head in agreement and silence felled on the room as they knew that their son would really have to bring it if he wanted to win and keep the title as the Digimon Prince.

Back in the locker room, Grant stood in silence waiting for his named to be called by the announcer. He was also have an internal battle in his mind of did he really want to win these tournament or was he just trying to hold on to a title that really wasn't his from the beginning.

Ever since he was a kid. All he could remember was that his parent held these titles as the Digimon King and Queen. They also there were CEO of Digimon Battle Card Enterprise. So, the media and everyone else thought that he was only right that he hold the title as prince and no one else.

Grant had been card battling since he was five and used to really enjoy doing it. He actually remember it was a time when Lilly, Miles, and him would play all day long and have fun with it.

But, today was not the day for fun. That is what he was thinking. All Grant really wanted to do was hang out with his friends and not worry about the responsibility of being this Digimon Card Battle Prince. The title that he had fought to earn since he enter is first card battle contest at six. He only did it because that is what he thought he had to do to make his parents, the media, and everyone else happy but he was started to see that he wasn't happy at all with himself.

And he knew that his parents would be happy and proud of him no matter if he was the Digimon Card Battle Prince or not. His thoughts were cut short with hearing the announcer say, "Now to the stage is our Digimon CARD BATTLE PRINCE...Grant Akiyama"

With that Grant walked on to the stage to hear the crowd yelling and cheering his name on.

As Grant walk across the battlefield table to stand across from Lilly, he started to smirk. As he finally knew this was going to be a great battle.

"What's so funny? "asked Lilly nervously.

"This is going to be a great battle "responded Grant.

"Now the best one win "said Grant

And Lilly shooked her head agreeing.

"Hey I finally made it "yelled Miles to Lilly and Grant from the audience.

They looked up at him and both waved. They also saw Kyle who looked at little worried. They knew what the worried look was for but they smiled at him and he quickly changed his expression as he realized that everything was going to be alright.

"Let the battle begin"says the announcer with ethuisiam.

"Ready?",asked Grant.

"Of course"repleied Lilly.

"Okay, I frist put my forest field card down and I put Palmon in defense "says Grant with a bit of command in his voice.

The crowds cheers in the background.

"Okay, well I play my cupimon and I attack with Angel wings"

"Nice try but with me using the forest field any attack you try to use will be reflected back and now I pull out my digivolution and digivolve palmon to Togemon and attack with Neddle spray" says Grant with ease in his voice.

"It looks like Grant already has the upper hand and the battle with be over with soon" comments the announcer.

Lilly starts to laugh.

" I hope you didn't think I was going to out that easy" says Lilly.

And with that she draws a card from her clutch with ease.

"I play my Hope of Light Card that deactivates any field cards being used and It also digivolves cupimon to Anbusimon and I attack with..."Lilly was just about to say the name of the attack when an explosion happen in the Dome.

The crowd starts to scream and turmoil insues in the arena as no one knows want is really going on.

Up in the box press, Rika and Ryo looked puzzle in the room to what is going on.

Down on the arena floor, Grant run over to Lilly side to see if she is okay.

Kyle and Miles run down to the stadium floor to be by their friends.

As the smoke clears , a women appears with a black jacket, about average height with blonde hair wearing black shades and had a small device in her hand with an huge gigantic monster looking thing next to her.

"What's is this you may ask youself...It is my digimon called Cyclonemon"says the woman.

"And I came here to destroy the DIGIMON CARD BATTLE PRINCE" yells the woman at the kids and with that she take out a card and says"DigiCARD slide in...Cyclonemon attack with Arm Bomber"

"I think that is our que to run guys and Now" yells Kyle.

The kids quickly start to run as the big digimon commence to attach them all.

Rika calls a number for her cellphone and says,"Listen Kenta and Kazu...I think it is time for project next gen and also bring Ryo and I old digivice because we will be needing some old friends help to get these kids out of this messed, and also let Takato and Henry know what is going on"