Author's Note: I was a little creative with the mythos that became part of the Digimon franchise after Tamers ended. In short, I pretty much put my spin on certain things.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Chapter 2: The Legend of Team Excalibur
A few hours after the incident at the park, T.K. and Kari were waiting on the couch in the sitting room of the mansion. Arthur had been on the phone since their return. The couple and their two Digimon could hear him arguing loudly in the next room with whoever he was on the phone with. At last Arthur hung up the phone and entered the room with Dorumon, a look of irritation was on his face. Arthur stood in the doorway for a moment and took a deep breath to regain his usual composure.
"Sorry that took so long," Arthur told the four as he came in and sat down on the chair that was across from T.K. and Kari. "I swear that woman will be the death of me," he whispered before shaking his head. "Anyway, I'm sure that you have quite a few questions for me."
"We do," T.K. confirmed. "Like how can you and Dorumon Biomerge like Kari and I can with our Digimon?"
"More importantly, who is Dorumon really?" Gatomon asked from Kari's lap. "I've felt like there was something strange about him from the beginning."
Arthur nodded. "I suppose Dorumon's 'real identity' is a good place to start. But to answer that question I must take you back to the time of the ancient Digital World after the defeat of an evil Digimon known as Millenniummon. The creator gods of the Digital World, ENIAC and Atanasoff, decided that protection was needed in case another being like Millenniummon arose. So they put almost all of their energy into creating a protector god for the Digital World, Yggdrasill. They also created the Harmonious Ones to ensure Yggdrasill would not have sole dominion over the world.
"Under the rule of Yggdrasill and the Harmonious Ones things in the Digital World were relatively peaceful. That is until the Seven Lords came. They began a war against Yggdrasill and the other gods, amassing an army of evil Digimon to aid them. To counter this threat, Yggdrasill and the Harmonious Ones assembled their own army. And to lead this army, Yggdrasill created a powerful knight, Alphamon. Aided by ten powerful generals and a legion of Angel Digimon, Alphamon fought against the Seven Lords in an epic war that changed the face of the Digital World."
"And in the end Alphamon won the war and sealed the Seven Lords in the Dark Ocean, right?" Kari interrupted.
"Well…not exactly," Arthur replied. "You are right about the Seven Lords being sealed away, but the war itself ended in a draw. It came down to the final battle when the Seven Lords fought Alphamon, the ten generals, and Yggdrasill himself. During the battle, Yggdrasill was mortally wounded, as were the ten generals. But with the last of his strength Yggdrasill opened a portal into the Dark Ocean. The ten generals and Alphamon managed to push the Seven Lords into the portal, an act that cost the generals their lives. And then, to ensure that the Seven Lords were trapped, Yggdrasill used what remained of his very life force to seal the portal. As for Alphamon, he had lost so much of his strength that he reverted into an egg, an egg which did not hatch until a few years ago."
"So does that mean that Dorumon is thousands of years old?" Patamon asked from his perch atop T.K.'s head.
Arthur smiled and nodded. "Very astute, my little friend. And I suppose that is where I come into the story. I was seventeen at the time, and like many others around the world I had heard of the wondrous creatures called Digimon, but I was never involved with them in any way. But then one day I was pulled into the Digital World, along with my sister and four others. We were in our school's computer lab at the time, when one of the monitors lit up with a blinding flash and sucked us in. The next thing I knew I was standing atop a tall mountain with four large creatures. One was a giant turtle with two heads and a tree growing out of its shell. Another was a gigantic white tiger. The third was an enormous red bird with eight wings, and the final member of this quartet was a glowing blue dragon with a long white beard."
"That sounds like Azulongmon," T.K. interrupted.
"Yes, and you can probably guess that the other creatures I spoke of were his brethren," Arthur continued. "They were gathered around me on that mountaintop, and before me was an alter with what looked like a grey egg-shaped stone. They told me to try and pick up the stone, and fearing at the time that they might try to devour me otherwise, I did as they asked. The moment I lifted that stone from the alter it hatched. And in my hands was the infant form of Dorumon, a small fury creature called Dodomon. The first thing the little creature did was bite me on the thumb, and when it did that the Harmonious Ones sent me away. I found myself in an abandoned building with Dodomon's evolved form, Dorimon, and a D-3 was in my possession.
"I was soon joined by my friends, who had gotten Digimon of their own, and our own journey through the Digital World began. We traveled through a vast wasteland to fight an evil Digimon known as Mephistomon. During that journey we learned of the story of Alphamon and his battle against the Seven Lords, and about how we too had become Digidestined. When I had heard that we were not the only ones who were Digidestined, I decided that my little group needed a name to distinguish ourselves. I decided we should be called Team Excalibur, for it seemed like everything began when I pulled that egg from the alter, much like the sword wielded by the legendary king whose name I happen to share.
"My team and I went though many battles, and in the end we defeated Mephistomon. But at the end of that battle old Gennai came before us and revealed the truth about why we had become Digidestined. You see the Harmonious Ones could've sent any group of Digidestined to deal with Mephistomon, but they decided to use it as an opportunity to create a completely new team that could fight the Seven Lords, one that could use the Biomerge system old Gennai had developed. Our journey was a test, and we had passed, but Gennai told us that one day the Seven Lords would rise again and that we would be needed to fight them. He also told us that the two of you would be a part of our team as well, and now here we are."
"So were the people you were talking to on the phone the other members of this team?" T.K. asked.
"That's right. The rest of Team Excalibur will arrive in day or so. Once they arrive I'm afraid that we will have to prepare to go into battle once again."
"Well, I knew that this was coming," Kari responded with a grim expression. "Even if you hadn't warned us about this when we met you Arthur, I knew that it would happen. I mean I had already learned in the Dark Ocean that there were other Digimon like Daemon and Leviamon. I guess it's kind of a relief in a way, but…I'm just not sure if I have the strength to fight another battle like this."
T.K. took Kari's hand. "You can do it Kari. I'll be with you all the way, and so will Patamon and Gatomon. And I'm sure that together we can beat anything."
"Ms. Kari…" Arthur began as he stood up from his chair. "You are one of the strongest people I have ever known. You survived a month in a hellish realm of despair surrounded by creatures that wanted to do unspeakable things to you. You have a tremendous will, and I'm sure you have enough strength to win this coming battle. Also do not forget that you not only have the support of T.K. and your two Digimon, but the support of my team and I as well. And I promise you that together we will win."
"…Thanks guys," Kari responded as a smile started to return to her face. "I'm still not sure if I can do it, but if you believe me, then I think that's enough."
A moment later, Mrs. Carmichael entered the room. "I thought you all might like to know that dinner is ready."
"Ah, thank you Mrs. Carmichael," Arthur replied. "I'm sure that we could all use a good meal right now."
With that, the group went out to the dinning room for a relaxing dinner.
Author's Note: So in this chapter we learned a little bit about Arthur's backstory. I had originally planned to write the story of Team Excalibur along side the Demon Crisis series. But as I was planning that story I saw that it would probably end up being pretty long and wasn't sure if I'd get it finished by the time I got to this story. So I've decided that I'll do the story of Team Excalibur as a prequel at some point.
The next chapter will focus on Tai and the others. In the meantime, please review and let me know what you think.