Okay now I've actually had this ready for a while now, but at the time band camp was about to start and a new semester right after that so I haven't had time to actually post it on the site. I did get a couple of reviews from some people which were both helpful and a bit discouraging. To the person that said I took the card explaination straight from the game's dialouge I'm here to say that I didn't. You said yourself that you skipped that part of my last chapter so how would you know what I said in it. They don't even explain how to play the game in the game; two characters just play a game and you learn from that. I was just giving my summarized version of it since I actually do play it. And to people saying that I shouldn't make this seem like a game, did you forget that this is a game about kids going into a game world? That's a crucial part of the story and it's important that I make this feel like the character is actually playing a game because that's exactly what he's doing. Now that I'm done bitching we can go on with the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Happy now?

Kenja and his party slowly walked from the gates and he made note of the two guards on either side of it before heading down the bridge to the central park area, an open field riddled with other tamers who were fighting wild digimon to level up their own and make them stronger. Kenja flicked the bottom of his nose with his thumb and ran out further into the field.

"Wait for us sensei!" yelled Kotemon as the three digimon followed after the overexuberant Kenja.

"I like his spunk Kotemon. You should be excited too."

"I know I should be, but I don't want him to be alone if a wild digimon shows up."

Kumamon scoffed at him. "Oh come on. What are the chances of that happening?"

"Look!" Shouted Monmon, pointing at something above Kenja's head.

Kenja had heard the shout and stopped to see what was wrong. He saw Monmon's outstretched finger and looked over his head. He then stiffled a squeal of joy at the sight above him. Tiny particles, or pixels, had begun forming out of nowhere until they began to form a body. It was short and buglike, and made a kind of screeching sound as it arched downward from the sky at Kenja. Before he could react, Kotemon ran forward and jumped into the sky before drawing his kendo blade and knocking the insect digimon, Kunemon, out of the sky.

"So that's how random Digimon appear. I'm loving everything about this game. But where's the digital field?"

"That only happens when there are player on player battles in the city and during leader battles since those areas are more confined and to avoid them being damaged in a fight. But when it's just these digimon in wide open fields like this one, we fight as is." said Kumamon as he stood at Kenja's side with Monmon.

Kotemon and the Kunemon were circling each other slowly. "I guess I'll be taking you on then my friend."

"Just shut up and fight." The Kunemon rolled forward like a wheel but Kotemon jumped over it before he could be struck. Kunemon came around for another strike at Kotemon's turned back, but without even turning his head to look behind him he suddenly knelt down and twirled his blade behind his back with the tip pointed towards the sky. Kunemon latched onto the sword with his pincers and tried to snap the wooden sword in half, but to no avail.

Kotemon took this opportunity to stand up and swing his sword, throwing the Kunemon away from him and into one of the strange trees surrounding the area. It got up and hissed lightly, out of breath. Noting this, Kenja felt it was time to finish the fight. Accessing his satellite he looked up Kotemon's stats and smirked to himself. "Well that sure looks interesting. Hey Kotemon!" Kenja yelled out.

"Hai Sensei." Kotemon called back without looking away from Kunemon.

"Use your hissatsu!"

"Roger that." He slowly took a stance with his sword held out in front of him pointed straight up and his left arm free, clenched tightly into a fist except for his pointer and ring fingers which were pointed straight up. He closed his glowing eyes and whispered to himself. "Hissatsu!" His eyes suddenly snapped open as the familiar ringing sound that signaled a final technique rang across the field. He dashed forward with his sword over his head as the blade began to glow red hot.

"Kote' style!" He jumped into the air and swung his flaming blade onto Kunemon's head. "HOT HEAD!"

The Kunemon suddenly burst into flames before dispelling into particles and flowing into Kotemon. He flicked his blade, dispelling the last bit of flames before slipping it inside the sash around his waist. Kumamon's jaw was slightly agape at Kotemon's display of skill.

"Sensei, you need to be more careful. Wild digimon appear randomly, so we don't need to take the chance of you being alone when that happens."

Kenja just put his hands behind his head and grinned. "Well I got nothing to worry about with you guys around."

"Well nevermind all that." Started Kumamon. "Let's find some more wild ones so we can level up some."

"I do not think we are gonna find some so soon after beating one already Sensei, but let's look around some anyway. I mean this is an RPG. We could turn around right now and one would pop up."

Kenja nodded in agreement and turned around to keep walking but halted as another data stream appeared before him.

Kumamon's smile threatened to split his face as a Tapirmon appeared before him. "You should have more faith in our luck Kotemon. It's finally my turn to fight!"

"SWING SWING!"

Before Kumamon could process what was going on, a golden ball of energy slammed into Tapirmon and deleted it. Kumamon swung around and turned to Monmon as experience points flowed into the monkey digimon before he exhued a golden light from his body for a second, signifying that he had gone up a level.

"What's the big idea Monmon!"

"You talk to much. Me hurry and beat Tapirmon. Get stronger."

Kumamon frowned at his friend's selfishness. "But I'm the only one that hasn't fought yet."

"Tough luck." The monkey digimon grinned. Kumamon turn pouted but yelped in pain when he felt the familiar sting of Kotemon's sword.

"Cheer up Kumamon. Remember that Monmon is a very rambunctious digimon. You'll get your turn soon enough. Now Sensei, where do we go next?"

Kenja took notice of what looked like a beach beyond the tree. He'd only seen the first city and this one little area, so getting to know more about the digital world would be good for him.

Kotemon followed his gaze. "Shell Beach it is then. Let's go."

Shell Beach lied on the southern most part of the Asuka sector and was home to some of the more aquatic, vegetative digimon in the central sector. The tamer and his three digimon walked down the pier and stopped to gaze across the vast digital ocean, the reflection of the artificial sun gleaming off of its surface. If Kenja did not know he was in game then he would not have been able to tell the difference between this world and the real world. If he ever met the people who designed the game, he'd have to shake their hand.

"I've only been here for a really short time, but I'm really loving this place. Besides the wild digimon popping up randomly, this is a really peaceful and tranquil place. Not like my world at all."

"What human world like Kenja?" asked Monmon.

"Well while I would never say my world is a horrible place to live, it does have a lot of faults. Like there is pollution in a lot of places and people fight each other over pretty petty things."

"Sounds pretty heavy," Kumamon said, temporally rising from his slump to listen to Kenja's story.

"It is Kumamon. But worse than that, worse than anything else in the world is the organization called the A.o.A." Kenja shook his fist as he mentioned the evil organization. "They use digimon to commit crimes. It's something that really sickens me."

"How exactly do they use digimon to admit atrocities sensei?"

Kenja proceeded to tell them about some incidents in which the A.o.A. Were found responsible for. There was the time they used a pair of Ebemon to take control of the defense system in the British Prime Minister's home and made an assassination attempt. The attempt for thwarted, but not without some injuries to the officials on the site. Then was another time where Andromon were found accessing records of the world bank and stealing money from right under their noses.

All three digimon had narrowed their eyes and even Kotemon was growling behind his face mask. "Such dishonor. How dare they use of brethren to commit such heinous acts?"

"Man, I really want to meet one of those A.o.A guys so I can give them a piece of my mind." said Kumamon as he punched into his open palm.

"How you beat A.o.A if you no beat digimon yet?" Monmon gave a wild smirk and stuck his tongue out at Kumamon. Kumamon shook his fist at the simian.

"Just you wait green bean. I'll find me a strong digimon and kick its butt!" Little did Kumamon know that he'd get his chance sooner than expected.

A green vine suddenly wrapped around Kotemon torso and pulled him closer to the three surrounding the area. "Sensei! It's an ambush!"

Kenja quickly went into action. "Monmon, shoot it with ranged attacks so whatever it is can't hit you!"

"Mmhmm." The monkey digimon began to reach behind his back for his slingshot, but another vine came out of the trees and wrapped itself around Monmon, pinning his arms to his body and preventing him from reaching his slingshot.

"Oh man. Hey Kumamon! Looks like you'll get your chance to fight!"

"I kinda wish it was under better conditions though." He watched as a large figure jumped down from the trees. The vines were actually the arms of a Vegiemon and he was now hoisting Kotemon and Monmon up over his head.

Kumamon watched as the Vegiemon squeezed down hard on Kotemon and Monmon, attempting to crush them. He started to get angry. Monmon may have been a pain recently, but he was still one of his comrades. And Kotemon would only hit him over the head to discipline him. He was the only mon would get them out of Vegiemon's clutches.

"Let go of my pals you jerk! Nobody beats them up but me!" He ran up to one of Vegiemon's vines and wrapped it around his arm before pulling as hard as he could. The vegiemon flew towards him with a scream and grunted in pain as Kumamon spun around and kicked him in the face.

"Yeah! Kick his butt Kumamon!"

"You got it! Now you. Let them go now or your death will be painful!"

The vegiemon was still winded from Kumamon's kick, but stuck his tongue out at the bear digimon. Kumamon responded by raising his paws and letting his hidden claws spring out. "Uh-oh." said the Vegiemon.

"You got that right. Hiyah!" He jumped up into the air and slashed his claws over the vines covering Kotemon and Monmon, cutting them to ribbons and releasing the two digimon. As they landed Kotemon began to unsheathe his sword, thirsty for honorable vengeance, but Monmon stopped him.

"No. Kumamon earn. He fight by himself." Kotemon nodded in understanding and took his hand away from his blade.

"You must finish this off quickly Kumamon. We do have some leveling up to do."

Kumamon just waved him off and stood in a standard fighting stance. "Come on you-what the?" Kumamon sweatdropped as he just noticed that Vegiemon was trying to run away. "Oh no you don't! Get back here you coward!" He cried as he ran after the fleeing digimon.

"It's time to finish this." said Kenja. He accessed his satellite and looked up Kumamon's info. "Got it! Kumamon, time for your finishing blow!"

"Gotcha Kenja!" He crouched low and jumped far above the ground before twisting in the air and landing in front of the retreating Vegiemon.

"What the crap!"

"Boo." Kumamon got back into the stance and closed his eyes. "Finishing Blow." He slowly opened his eyes as he reared his fist back and gathered energy into it. "Kuma Ken." The ringing of a final technique echoed through the sky as Kumamon punched Vegiemon in the face with a glowing fist. "BEAR FIST!" Vegiemon exploded into particles of data and entered Kumamon as the experience points filled his body. His body shined gold once and then again a second later, signifying that he had leveled up twice. Monmon and Kotemon both leveled up twice as well.

"Hey Kumamon, you reached level three from your first digimon! Awesome! " Said Kenja with a smile on his face. Kumamon rubbed the back of his head as he grinned sheepishly.

Kotemon and Monmon ran over to the bear and grabbed him in a bear hug. "Kumamon saved Monmon's butt. Monmon thank Kumamon. We all get stronger."

"A fine job you did there Kumamon. Feel better?"

Kumamon wasn't saying anything and his eyes were shadowed. Kenja walked up and began to get worried. "Hey, Kumamon. You okay?"

"Let's fight s'more digimon!" He suddenly shot up with the biggest smile on his face, his eyes gleaming in pure joy.

The three remaining people just sweatdropped and gave nervous chuckles. Looks like things were only going to get wilder.

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