Author's Note:
Okay, the next chapter is finally up! And it features... THE DIGIDESTINED! XD I'll put which OCs I've so far accepted at the end of the chapter, but other than that, I really don't have much else to say. So... R n' R guys!
Wait, sorry, just one more thing, lol. :P Hehe, it's just... I've just realized the timing for this. Let's just say... my birthday was four days ago! :D So, I guess this is a gift from me to you all~ Anyways, please enjoy! ^-^
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Reviews:
( Okay, so I'm gonna start doing this thing where if anyone posts a comment and I can't reply, you'll get it on the next chapter! ^^ Oh, and feel free to ask me, or any of the chars, questions! I'll post 'em here and do my best to answer them! :P )
firefly gal: Thank you! And I actually already am accepting OCs. ;) It's still open if you wanna give it a shot~ :3
superstar22: Thanks so much for submitting! Surprised you got in already? XD And again, thank you, lol :D
kghgkhm: *Coughs* Interesting Username you got there... xP Anyways, thanks again, and you'll just have to wait and see. ;) But don't worry, it's a definite possibility.
Aaron R. King: I thought this was a noteworthy question and decided to post it. :3 Anyways, you asked what an AU is, right? Well, it basically means an 'Alternate Universe' where not everything follows the manga/cartoon/anime/etc. Hope this answers your question! Oh, and yes, season 4's characters WILL eventually make an appearance of some kind. xD
"It means brave little warrior. And don't forget it, Tai."
– Koromon
DigiDestined Universe, Start of 02; Tai's High School
Tai Kamiya, a Junior, yawned, bored as he doodled on the piece of paper in front of him. He was in math and three words were on his mind: Worst. Class. EVER!
His head slumped onto the desk and the young man let out a silent groan, 'This feels like the longest day yet!' It was natural he would think that way, as today was one year after the defeat of VenomMyotismon. He and his old friends Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, and Joe were scheduled to meet up with T.K. and Kari, along with the rest of the new DigiDestined today at the park, and Tai couldn't wait! He only knew the leader of the new group, Davis, and was keen on meeting the rest… not to mention see his old friends. They hardly ever met up anymore, especially since Mimi moved to America to pursue her modeling career.
"Mr. Kamiya."
Tai looked up at the clock with a bored, yet desperate expression. 'Just five more minutes...'
"Mr. Kamiya."
Tai looked back down and sighed, bored out of his mind as the teacher scribbled away on the chalkboard.
"Taichi!"
"Huh?" The boy blinked, looking up from his doodle of a familiar dinosaur to see the whole class staring at him. The teacher had stopped writing and was pointing his piece of chalk directly at the wild-haired boy.
"Well?"
"Uh... well, what?" Some of the kids snickered, but Tai ignored them.
The teacher's frown deepened. "What's the answer to this problem?" He pointed back towards the blackboard where a long, LONG problem was scrawled across.
Tai gulped; eyes bugging out like Tentomon's. He quickly composed himself to say, "Err... 42?"
"Wrong!" The lecturer slammed his chalk down onto the desk, picking up a pencil and pink paper, "Detention for lack of participation, tact, and respect!"
"Wha?! Aw man!" Tai groaned, pushing back his chair and standing, "What am I supposed to tell my friends now!?"
The teacher scowled, writing on the paper, which was obviously a detention slip. "You should have thought of that before interrupting me. Now sit down!"
Tai groaned, slumping back down into his seat. About a minute later, the bell rang.
A third of the kids gave Tai sympathetic looks while another third shot him sneers without bothering to disguise them from the teacher. The rest just ran out, impatient to enjoy the weekend.
Tai's teacher took his time, neatly setting down his papers and organizing his materials. Finally, after what seemed like hours to the teen still in his seat, the professor stood, pushing back his chair with an agonizing screech, causing Tai to wince.
The professor stepped around his desk, arms crossed and eyes narrowed as he came to stand directly in front of the cringing boy. "Now, Mr. Kamiya, what do you have to say for yourself?"
"Uh…" Tai hesitated, "Oops?"
DigiDestined Universe, Tennis Court
"Hai!" A tall, fit, short-haired, brunette girl swung her tennis racket with impressive force, sweat beads forming on her brow from her excessive practice. She panted and lowered her arm, smiling. "50 more rallies than needed…" she stretched her arms, swiping her white sleeve past her forehead, than raised her racket again to add, "...Time for 50 more!"
Beep, be-deep, beeep!
"Huh?" The girl turned—her phone happening to be making the noise. She walked over to the bench and checked the time, than sighed, relaxing. "3:24. I guess training's over."
Setting her racket down and beginning to pack up her stuff, she grabbed her work-out towel and draped it around her neck just as her phone twittered again. She glanced down at it and smiled. Matt, one of her closest friends, was texting her again, so of course she had to respond.
Daintily picking it up, she deftly tapped out a message with one hand while the other zipped up her bag.
"Matt, what's up?" She pressed the send button, not having to wait long for a reply.
"Hey Sora! Tai txted me... detention"
The girl, Sora, sighed. "Why am I not surprised? Will he still make it?"
About 3 minutes passed before she got another reply. "Tai says it's till 3:45. Knowing him, he'll get to leave at 4"
Sora just sighed again. "So he'll be late?"
"Yup"
The teenage girl shook her head, "Tai..." She laughed a little, knowing it was to be expected when it came to their ever eager, one-time leader. "Well, I'll tell the others. Except Mimi"
"Why not?"
Sora snickered, "I told her the meeting was at 3… she should arrive around 4:30" She could almost hear Matt laughing from the other end.
"Heh, alright, see you later Sora"
"You too Matt" She sent her last message, tucking her phone away with a smile. The gang was finally getting back together again; at least, for a little while.
DigiDestined Universe, Teenage Wolves Practice Area
Matt stared at his phone for a moment, than nodded, pocketing it.
He turned to go, but was stopped. "Yo, Matt, you need a ride home? I've gotta get goin' myself." One of Matt's band members spoke up, walking over with his own guitar slung over his shoulder while the others packed up their own instruments. His light brown, almost blonde hair covered the tops of his eyes as he flashed a grin, saluting mockingly as Matt turned. "That's if our, oh so awe-inspiring lead guitarist and singer, Yamato Ishida, will deign to ride with me," he snickered.
Matt shook his head, rolling his eyes, "Oh, ha-ha Sam. I'm not going home. I've actually got an appointment with some of my friends today." The blonde teen sighed, "Sorry for canceling the practice early on you guys."
Sam waved his hand, "Ah, its fine! We needed a break anyways. So… friends, huh?" he grinned, "I know who you mean. That girl you always talk about! Well, enjoy your time with her rock-star!"
Matt flushed, "What?! No! She's just an old friend of mine! Besides, she's not the only one I'm seeing!"
Sam casually laughed. "Whatever you say... See ya!" He jogged off before Matt could think up a retort.
"H-hey! Get back here!" The singer yelled, shaking his arm in annoyance, but it was no use. Sam soon swung open the door, snickering as he fled.
When he was gone, Matt scowled exasperatedly, sticking his hands in his pockets, "Gah, Sam…! It's not like that…"
Despite the boy's claim, he was still blushing as he exited the building.
DigiDestined Universe, Izzy's Home; His Room
Tick tack, tip! Tick tack, tip! Tick, tack tck, tck, tck…
A calm and collected red head, still wearing his school's uniform with the classic blue tie tucked over his white shirt and slipped under a green suit, was in an unusually hot tempered mood today.
"Ugh, why must I have such difficulty on such a simple equation? If the Stratonovich integral of a semimartingale "X" against another of "Y" must be detonated by the quadric covariation of the continuous parts of X and Y, than what exactly did I do wrong in getting the alternative notation?!"
Izzy looked over his work for perhaps the dozenth time, frown creasing his temple as he thought. After a minute, he gasped, groping for his pencil, "Of course! How could I have missed it? The X, it—" He was cut off as a sharp trill sounded to his right where his now vibrating phone sat. A slight groan escaped the boy's lips, but he picked up the phone regardless, eyeing it with displeasure. "Who would possibly call at this ti… Mimi?" He frowned, intrigued, having forgotten about the group meeting planned for today as he flipped open the phone to answer. "…Yes?"
"Oh, Izzy-Kun!" Mimi, a teen who had been part of the original DigiDestined group along with Izzy himself, chirped from the other end excitedly.
"Mimi! What a surprise!" He smiled, temporarily forgetting his work. "What do I owe the pleasure?"
She made an irritated sounding noise, surprising the boy she was talking to. "Don't tell me you forgot!"
Izzy, in turn, blinked, eyes sliding over to his calendar as he replied. "Forget? Whatever would I have forgotten, Mimi?"
"Today!"
"Today?"
She let out an exasperated sigh. "July 30th."
Izzy blinked repeatedly, staring at the calendar. Slowly, his eyes widened in shock. "It's July?"
"Ack!"
He quickly shuffled his work into a pile as an exaggerated crash was heard from the other end along with the cry, trying to get organized. "I had no idea… how I could have possibly forgotten is beyond me!" He quickly stood, brushing back his hair and straightening his tie, making for the door. It was a good thing his parents were out, 'else he would have to explain why he was leaving so abruptly.
"Where are you located, Mimi? I shall meet you at the exact site as soon as possible!"
Mimi, on the other end, raised her phone to her ear again. "Huh? Did you say something?"
Izzy sighed, speaking slowly, realizing he had been spending way too much time with his computer lately. "Where... are... you? I'm going to meet you there."
She blinked cheerfully. "Oh! Well, um, just meet me at the park."
"Right," he nodded. Opening the door and starting out, tucking his laptop under his arm as he passed it, prepared as always. Although, he never would have expected what was destined to occur later this day.
DigiDestined Universe, Joe's High School
Joe, a young man with slicked back, dark blue hair and pair of large, admittedly dorky glasses sat at his desk, still in school himself as he avidly jot down notes with his favorable green pen. He was wearing slacks and a black, button-down T-shirt, dark eyes narrowed in concentration while his teacher drawled on with the lesson. He barely noticed as the clock ticked '12:00' and the bell donged, still trying to absorb as much information as he possibly could. Unlike him, his fellow classmates quite literally charged for the door as though a pack of wild dogs.
"Stay in your seats! Stay in your—ugh… kids." The teacher practically growled, sitting back down with a sigh, about to bury his head into his hands exhaustedly when he noticed faithful Joe, still copying down what he had learned. This brought a faint smile to the man's lips.
"Joe, class is over."
"Hm, it is?" His student blinked, looking up from his labor, almost regretfully. "Oh, I'm sorry Dr. Ammon, I suppose I got carried away again." With a sigh, the teen began to pack his work into the satchel that he had adjusted to become a school bag, which he carried everywhere. It had been with him ever since he first went to that summer camp 4 years ago.
The professor before him chuckled. "It's no trouble, Joe. Actually, it's a pleasure to see at least one of my students taking something from my class."
Joe blinked, confused. "Do you mean to say that they aren't intrigued by what you have to teach? I found today's lesson on ancient societies fascinating!" He honestly looked puzzled, but before the teacher could respond, the frequently jittery boy noticed the time and gasped, jumping up. "Oh, I'm so sorry Dr. Ammon, but I've got to go! I'm going to be late!"
"Very well, Joe."
Joe groaned, slinging his satchel over his shoulder as he dashed out the door and down the hall, leaving the teacher shaking his head with a chuckle as he reclined backwards.
"Why does this always happen to me?!"
DigiDestined Universe; 30 Minutes Later, the Park
Matt was the first to arrive, followed by Sora, Joe, and finally Izzy and Mimi who had come together. Tai still hadn't arrived yet, and the second group of DigiDestined were schedualed to show up at any minute. Needless to say, Joe was getting worried.
"When is he going to be here?" Joe frowned, finally speaking up after a few minutes of comfortable silence, now wearing plain white jeans and a dark blue top.
Sora, sitting cross-legged on the grass, was the first to reply. "In a few minutes... hopefully." She herself had changed out of her practice uniform into a more comfortable light pink top with a redish brown short skirt.
"Hopefully!?"
Matt smirked at his old, geeky friend, walking over. He had his guitar with him, but it was currently leaned against a nearby tree. "Geez man, calm down! You know Tai, he's always late." Just as he had been earlier, he was wearing a black shirt with purple pants. Nothing to special, pretty modest actually, but that was him.
Mimi blinked at him, "Really? I always thought I was the late one!" she giggled, tilting her dark purple sunhat and tugging on her stain-free, white and sky blue dress while shuffling her feet, both clathed in tall white boots.
Izzy nodded, adjusting the bag slung over his shoulder. "Indeed. Knowing him, he should be here in aproximately... 30 minutes." He was now wearing a casual, striped forest green shirt with an emerald jacket over it, unzipped. Aside from that, he wore plain shorts that matched his shirt in color... needless to say, he likes the color green.
Joe fidgeted, but regretfully nodded, forcing himself to relax. "I suppose you're right..."
"'Course we are!" Matt laughed, imitating Tai himself and giving the older boy a playful slap on the back, sending Joe gasping and stumbling forward, nearly losing his glasses. The others just laughed, glad to be back together.
After a few minutes of casual chatting, they heard a familiar call. "Hey, Matt! Are we late?"
Matt turned and grinned, immediatly seeing his younger brother. "T.K! It's about time you showed up!" The boy laughed, waving him over as he came into sight, accompanied by a girl around the same age as him.
The boy wore a green shirt, mostly covered by his tan vest. Dark gray jeans and a cream and pale green hat complimented his outfit perfectly. On his head was a small, orange pig-like creature with wings. It's stomach was cream colored and it had little black paws that clung tightly to the boy's hat as glimmering, sea blue eyes gazed at the company joyfully. The girl, on the other hand, wore a bright pink shirt and magenta shorts, her shirt sporting a curious pattern of 3 diamonds in the same color as her shorts. Lastly, she wore a shining yellow bandanna which was loosely and comfortably tied around her neck. She herself was also accompanied by an unusual creature, but this one was cat-like. It was white, with a long, purple striped tail along with large ears tipped in the same fashion. The only clothing it wore consisted of tiger patterned, dull yellow gloves. It's eyes were the same color as the flying pig's.
"Don't forget about us!" The female added, smiling as the two jogged over, followed closely by the rest of their group of five, plus partners.
"Kari!" The group chorused happily, Mimi running forward and sweeping her up in a huge hug while the others just laughed again. "It's been to long!"
"Mimi, it's been two weeks since you last saw us..." The girl gasped, managing a smile.
"Exactly!"
The others continued to chuckle and snicker or grin at each other while Matt pulled Mimi off of Kari with an exasperated expression.
The newcomers-a short boy wearing only white and brown who carried a pale blob with branching out ear extensions; a tall girl with long purple hair, a red burette, blue jeans, and a light green shirt cradling a pink bird; and a boy about the same height as the girl with brown pants, red shoes, a blue and white shirt, and a dark blue jacket-smiled silently, not wanting to ruin the moment. The latter had a petite, blue dinosaur standing beside him. It had a white face and bright, dark red eyes, which gazed up at his partner's smiling face, the sun glinting off the goggles tugging at his dark auburn hair, signiffying his importance. Yes, the boy with the Goggles was the DigiDestined's latest leader.
Speaking of their new leader, he stepped forward, looking around. "Hey, where's Tai?"
The girl jabbed her elbow into his side, mumbling, "Don't be so rude Davis...!"
He, Davis, winced in reply, rubbing his side. "Geez Yolie, cool it!"
The purple haired teen turned on him, eyes now ablaze with anger. "What did you say?!"
"N-nothing!"
This earned yet another round of laughter, especially from Mimi who watched them with a surprisingly knowing smile. She brought her hands to her chest, fluttering her eyes as she cooed, "Ah, young love!"
"W-WHAT!?"
"We are NOT in love!"
Mimi giggled teasingly, waving her hand. "I know love when I see it! Next thing you know, you two will be going on dates!" The others had to hold back both of them from attacking the now histarical Mimi.
Sora sighed once they had calmed down. "That is a good question though. Tai should be here by now..."
Matt draped an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, he'll be here."
She smiled faintly, nodding. "Right..."
A few seconds later, they got their answer.
"Heh, did someone, heh, say my, huff, name?" None other than Tai Kamiya himself panted, running over.
"Tai!" The group greeted, thankful. The small boy bowed while the others just nodded when he had arrived, though a couple of the other kids playfully rolled their eyes.
He paused, hands on his knees upon arriving. Once he had recovered, he looked up past his wild hair, flashing his classic goggle-headed grin. "What up, guys?"
Elsewhere, Unknown
Darkness surrounded it. Not as thick as it knew its Master's to be, of course, but it did not matter.
Its slitted eyes peered past the darkness, trying to discern whether or not it was alone. It was.
Discovering this, a thin arm emerged from its cloak, clutching a small device. It flicked a switch, turning towards the nearest wall and speaking.
"It seems the game has only just begun."
Author's Note (2):
Du-du-DUHHHN! Whatchya think of that ending, huh? XD Okay, enough of that, I'll just get to the point, lol.
Okay, so possible pairings have been mentioned, sneak peak into what has been going on in the Destined's lives, a little somethin' special involving my favorite wizard, and Tai being... Tai. Did I miss anything? lol :3 And, uh, just for the reference, I have virtually no clue what I had Izzy say. XD BUT! They are real words and DO make sense. :3
Btw, did anyone catch the play on words in Izzy's section? Hehe, destined... :P *Fails epically*
Okay, so I hope you guys liked this filler chapter~ I suppose I promised to add which OCs have been accepted, right? Well, here's the list! ^^ Don't worry, they aren't all of them, just the ones I've chosen so far. :) But... I don't think I can have to many more main ones. I was actually hoping to keep the number of the main group around 5... *Sweatdrops*
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Original 5 Destined:
- Drake Robertson & Dracomon by... superstar22 ***
- Koyomi Nobuo & Tsukaimon by... An Anon Fellow ***
- Joshua Carol & Tytomon by... cavaner ***
- Tao Gilton & Kokabuterimon by... Rales Mckoy ***
- Ren Yukimura & Psychemon by... Bookworm Gal ***
Rivals, allies, enemies, and other Destined/Tamers to have lead or secondary roles throughout the story:
- Michiko "Chi" Kita & Gazimon by... wisdom-jewel
- Cristy Robison & Lunamon by... Crystal A. Kanbara
- Andrea Hojo & Melodomon by... Melloyellowphase
- Ainsley Jack & Hyokomon by... The Princess Anastasia ***
- Suta Akiyama & Elecmon by... The Princess Anastasia
- X & Hagurumon by... Undying Soul98
- Dante Taylor & Dorumon by... OmegaInferno
- Annette "An" Groven & Labramon by... CharmyXcream14
- Trevor R. King & Ryudamon by... Aaron R. King ***
- Axel Mortensen & Impmon by... Golden-Black Dragon
- Kietsu Fukaku & Liollmon by... TheGreatElisaMousy
- Samantha Kane & Aruraumon by... Aela Truheart
- Kaitlyn H. S. Klein & Candlemon by... MitzvahRose ***
- ? ? ? MVA (Agent-10) & Beelko"mon" by MitzvahRose ***
- Adrian "Dane" Damien Doyle & DemiDevimon by MitzvahRose
- Jeanette "Jay" Jerichu & Lopmon by... Monsterkittyluv
Future DigiDestined/Tamers:
- Loryn Sanchez & Bearmon by... Drawknight
- Ayane Kudo & Lasermon by... Innocent and Sweet
- Kirito Hicks & Commandramon by... gallantmon7196
- Darius Stone & BlackAgumon by... DeviSatos
- Mark Styles & WarriorVeemon by... shadowmwape
- Maya Kurosagi & Coronamon by... decode9
- Akiran Drake & Nightdrakemon by... Nightshade1712
Other Characters: (Unknown if partners will be included)
N/A
Other Digimon to be mentioned:
- Phasmamon by... Rales Mckoy
- Ordomon by... TeutonicGuardian
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CONGRATULATIONS to any and everyone who has made it in so far! =DDD Thank you, yet again, for your contributions to the story. :) And that goes for everyone, not just the people chosen! *Grins appreciatively*
Okay, I need to put that I still require a big Agumon. If I don't get 'im, I'll probably just make an OC myself. So... send in those OCs guys! The thing ain't ova' yet! XD Oh, and don't worry, I don't mind if you post multiple OCs. :)
And before I forget, I've got one more note. My main group might need another Vaccine. I'm a fan of Viruses myself, but you know there are to many when they outnumber the others. And preferably not Reptile, Dragon, Mammal, Beast, or Insect digimon types either. Sorry, trying to get as much variety as possible.
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Next time...
...why did her goodbye sound so final?
'Takato... what is a digiport?'
'NO! I REFUSE TO GO BACK EMPTY HANDED!'
'Digi...mon? What's that?'
'The Great Evil is upon us... it is up to you to save us!'
'...We're doomed.'