It was a bright and sunny morning. Which unfortunately meant Tristan could not sleep in. The sunlight always snuck in through his windows at just the right angle that it made sleeping practically impossible for him. So he got up grumbling and took his morning shower. Afterwards he went downstairs, while getting dressed, to fix himself some breakfast. When he opened the fridge, he noticed he was out of milk. He forgot to get more milk from town yesterday. He smacked himself in the face not remembering.
Tristan then called Meggie and asked if she wanted to hang out with him in town today. She said yes of course. It was their summer break after finally having graduated high school. Both of their parents were out of town for the month, so they've hung out a lot at each other's places. After he was ready, he got in his car and headed for her house.
Twenty minutes later they are on their way to town. They stop at the bank first, so Tristan could withdraw a bit of cash. They then went to the local supermarket. While going thru the entertainment section, they noticed that the electronics were acting strangely. The employees were frantically trying to fix them. It was then that Tristan noticed the strange little bits of code flickering across the different screens. He recognized it as the same symbols that were lighting up the sky at the time the portal appeared. He then grabbed Meggie's hand and began rushing with her to get away from electronics. As they rushed away, the lights in the building began to flicker and then went out. They stopped in anticipation of what would happen next. A blinding light then surrounded them as they became dizzy.
When the light fizzled out, they were shocked to see that they were no longer standing in the supermarket. They were now standing in what appeared to be a campsite. All around them were creatures of various sizes and shapes. Among them was the woman in red from last night. They then noticed there were other people here with them. They appeared to have been brought here like they were. Trying to break the ice and figure out what's going on, Tristan decided to speak directly towards the woman in red.
"Hey, you're the lady from last night. You helped us get through those woods and got rid of those crazy bug things. Is this where you're from?", said Tristan in a friendly tone. Arukenimon then stepped forward and replied back.
"Yes, it is me. My name is Arukenimon. I am what you would call a digital monster, or digimon for short. This world is a parallel world to yours and exists in the cyber network of your world's computers. This is the Digital World. Normally, our worlds are kept separate, but lately forces of dark intent have been making pathways between the two worlds so that they may invade yours."
"So then we're data right now? Just a bunch of numbers and code huh? I can dig it. But why bring us here?", asked Tristan. He's the type of person that will accept any situation as normal and just roll with it. In response, another digimon stepped forward to answer. It was Ophanimon.
"Human children, we have brought you here because we are in dire need of your help. Our world has been corrupted and taken over by a criminal group known as the Dark Digimon League. They have gotten their hands on an, as of yet, unknown energy source. With this dark energy, they have been enslaving and controlling the digimon of this world. We, the Rebellion, have been battling against them every step of the way. But we are losing. More and more of our members are being captured every day. Above all else; however, is the fact that the D.D.L. has been manufacturing weapons that can open doorways into your world. We have taken down all of the machines we could find so far, and have captured one for our own purposes.", said Ophanimon. She paused to take a breath and let this information sink in for a bit before continuing.
"It has always been, throughout history, that whenever both worlds are threatened; certain children from your world become travellers between the worlds. They become partnered with digimon who become their best friends and partners. They work with their digimon partners to save the worlds and stop whatever evil is threatening them. You all have been chosen as the Digi-Destined of legend to save our worlds. We will; however, give each of you a choice. You may remain here in the digital world, and become a Digi-Destined to save both worlds. You may also choose to return to your world, safe and sound. You will have no memory of this event taking place. You may live the rest of your life normally and without danger. This choice is for each of you. No matter what you choose, we shall not hold your choice against you. We will give you half an hour to make your decisions. We will answer any questions you may have during this time.", finished Ophanimon as she ended her speech. She gave each of the humans a hopeful and proud look. It only took Tristan a few minutes to make his choice.
"So I can either spend the rest of summer just chilling out in a boring old country town with nothing super exciting to do, or I can spend my summer in a cool new place filled with amazing sights; while fighting bad guys and becoming a hero? That's easy! Of course I'll help! You can count me in.", exclaimed Tristan excitedly as he looked all around at the different digimon. Meggie knew instantly, that no matter what, she'd be going along with him for the crazy ride. The other people just stood there pondering this news. She wondered why none of them were even questioning if this place was real.
For the next twenty minutes, the humans and digimon began introducing themselves to each other and began talking about both worlds. It seemed as if everyone was excited about the idea of adventuring in a new world. One girl, Jamie, had long light-brown hair tied back in a ponytail. She seemed to be getting along well with a guy that was clearly european, just from the sound of his accent. There was also two other people that definitely seemed to know each other from before this event. One was a girl that was short compared to everyone else. She had curly hair. The guy had short, scruffy blonde hair. Their names were Carolyn and Chase respectively. There was one other guy along with them. His hair was almost buzzed short and was light blonde. He seemed to be out of place and looked almost as if he were bored. There were several other people as well, but they seemed as if they just wanted to go home.
It came time for them to make their decisions. One by one, each one of the teens made their choice. Seven of them chose to return home and stay safe. The remaining seven who chose to stay were Tristan, Meggie, Chase, Carolyn, Jamie, Joffrey, and Skyler. Ophanimon quickly had a cyborg-lie digimon open a portal with the rift machine. She bid the leaving teens farewell and used her power to return them to their homes safely and erase their memories of these place. The ones who stayed were each given a special device that Ophanimon called a Digivice. Ophanimon then gave them each a set of instructions.
"These digivices are the key to allowing your future partners get stronger and will allow them to digivolve whenever you're in danger. Your digimon partners await you at the south side of this camp. There will you come across a collection of digi-eggs. Inside each of these eggs is a digimon waiting to hatch. There is a digi-egg for each of you. When you come across the one that you are destined to be with, your digivice will light up. Once you have your egg, please return back here. We must keep you and the eggs safe for now, as the D.D.L. will attack as soon as they know you're here. Arukenimon, if you may, please show them to the eggs.", spoke Ophanimon softly as she then beckoned the children forth. Arukenimon then motioned for them to follow her.
As they walked towards the eggs, the group of teens were excited and were making guesses about what kind of digimon they'd be partnered up with. Jamie was hoping for some kind of cat, while Meggie was just hoping her's wouldn't end up to be some kind of a bug. As they reached the eggs, they were amazed by how many of them there were. They then walked among the eggs, looking each one over and admiring the different colors and patterns each one had.
Tristan was looking at a yellow egg with a pattern of red feathers on it when his digivice went off. He felt the egg get softly warm for moment. He then went to look for Meggie to see if she had found hers yet. He passed by Jamie and Joffrey, who had a blue egg with a golden anchor insignia and a grey egg with a red paw print respectively. Skyler's egg was silver with a pink shield and sword insignia. He found Meggie with Chase and Carlyn. Chase's egg was reflective like a mirror and had a gold pattern adorned around it. Carolyn's egg was green with pink, purple, and white flower petals patterned around it. Meggie still had no egg. They decided to walk together to find hers.
Eventually, Meggie came upon an egg that was black with light grayish stripes running across the sides. She became very happy when her digivice responded to it.
"Can you believe it guys? Inside each of these eggs is a digimon. And we get to be friends with them and journey this world with them", said Meggie cheerfully as she looked at her egg lovingly. They all regrouped with Arukenimon and headed back for the center of camp. Before they could reach the center of the camp; however, trouble started. Blasts of energy and fire began raining from the sky as the D.D.L.'s aerial forces appeared. Large dragons and other flying beasts soared through the open air above the camp, bombarding it with all kinds of destructive attacks. On the ground, the D.D.L.'s foot soldiers began marching into the camp. Arukenimon and the digi-destined team ran quickly towards the center of the camp to find Ophanimon. They found her in battle with a WarGreymon. She quickly defeated it, but at a loss of some of her power. She then proceeded to create a barrier of energy to surround herself and the digi-destined.
"It is no longer safe here in this camp. Arukenimon, you must get these children to a safe location. I'm afraid; however, that for the time being they must split up into small groups. If they all leave together, the D.D.L's forces will only follow them. If we split them and send them in different directions, the D.D.L.'s forces will have to split up as well. Then we can take care of them.", said Ophanimon, who was slightly short of breath.
"But Ophanimon, how will be get back together after we're safe? And what is going to happen to you and the camp?", asked Tristan, who was concerned for everyone in the camp.
"The camp will be fine, we have been battling the D.D.L. long enough to be able to hold off whatever attacks they may use. And you will all be able to locate each other by using your digivices. They have a special radar that lets you home in on other digivices. Now listen to me. This is very important. Out there in the digital world, there are several sacred objects of power. They are known as Crests and were created specifically for each of you to use to fight the D.D.L. These objects had to be hidden; however, so that the D.D.L. couldn't get their hands on them. Your digivices will also pick up on these as well. You must find these Crests and guard them. These objects will allow you to obtain your true strength. There isn't a lot of time left. I will use my power to get you all out of here safely. Once you are safe, you must look for each other and the Crests.", replied Ophanimon. She then began to focus her power. Light began to envelope Jamie and Joffrey. The light then burned brightly before shooting into the sky and then headed east. They were both gone, teleported away with the light. Carolyn and Chase were then enveloped by the same light and sent west. The light then surrounded Tristan and Meggie and shot forward to the north. Skyler was sent to the south.
Having gotten all of the digi-destined to safety, Ophanimon then joined Arukenimon in battle and they went to defend the camp from the Dark Digimon League. Meggie and Tristan had both landed on what appeared to the side of a mountain. They decided to find a place to rest and watch their eggs. They were lucky enough to find a small cavern. Tristan gathered a bit of firewood so that later on they could start a fire. They then sat in the cavern and waited for their eggs to hatch. They talked for a bit about how they would find the others and what they would do if they ran into any bad digimon along the way. Tristan boastfully exclaimed that they'd just simply knock some sense into those digimon and that they'd be no match for him. Once it became dark, they fell asleep in front of the sizzling fire.
They slept peacefully with good dreams; not knowing what the next day would have in store for them.