Chapter 1: Restart!
-4 YEARS LATER-
A summers hot sun shone through the tree and onto the eyes of a young boy, sleeping peacefully in one of it's branches. Said boy was perfectly balanced, and if anything or anyone interrupted him, he would surely fall to the ground. That was, if he didn't wake up and catch himself when he started moving.
Dark brown hair spiked off in places and blended in with the tree, making it slightly harder for anyone searching to find the boy. His dark red shirt turned a brownish color without the sunlight, although it gave the boy some camouflage, he did not go unnoticed by a certain little girl who was looking for him. Giggling slightly, the girl quietly walked over to the trunk of the tree, climbing up until she was parallel with her friend.
Literally right above the boy, she sucked in a breath and yelled his name before ducking back. "TAKUYA!"
Almost instantly, the little boys eyes shot wide open and he stood up and looked around in a panicked frenzy,turning from left to right in search of the person who shouted his name. His balance broke, causing him to fall out of the old oak tree with a plop, into the grassy earth below.
"Ow!" Takuya groaned, rubbing his face,he had landed on it, and it was now covered in dirt along with the rest of his body. Lucky for him, the branch wasn't too high so he didn't get hurt. The girl in the tree started to laugh, making Takuya look up and see who caused him to fall. "Kari! That wasn't funny!" He pouted, making the girl laugh even more.
Takuya, after a while of pouting with a dirty face started to laugh as well. Her laugh was very contagious, and Takuya could never help but laugh with her when this happened. Sliding out of the tree, Kari jumped to the ground and landed safely, holding up her hands high in the air for extra effect.
Takuya started to clap, making Kari giggle."Well, now that your done taking your nap, we can play!" She announced. Takuya stood up and brushed the dirt off of his clothes. "So what do you want to play today? It's your turn to pick." He said. Kari looked at the sky, trying to think of something.
"Hmm..." She thought out loud, taking a few steps closer to her friend.
"Let's play.." She took another step, now directly in front of Takuya.
The boy could feel his own face literally turning into a was uncomfortably close to his little body. "Tag!" She announced, tapping Takuya and running off, leaving a dazed little boy."Hey!" He yelled, snapping out of his daze and chasing after his friend.
"Takuya!"
Takuya opened his eyes slowly, still half-asleep from being suddenly awoken. "Five more minutes Kari.." He mumbled, turning in his sleep.
"Who's Kari? Get up! You'll miss breakfast!" The voice wined. The brunette turned around in his bed to look at his little brother Shinya, the culprit who woke him up from his peaceful sleep.
"Fine.."He yawned, sliding out of bed and standing up, taking a few moments to stand straight up. It was summer vacation after all. He should be able to sleep for as long as he wants. Unfortunately, the rest of his family did not see the same way.
"You never answered me." Shinya said. "Who's Kari?" He repeated.
Takuya gave the boy a look of confusion. "I don't know, Why?" He replied. Shinya gave him a similar look "You said her name when I woke you up." He said.
"I did?" He said, scrunching his face in pain as a large headache crammed its way into Takuya's head. That name, Kari...Why did he know that name? It bugged him, that he couldn't remember. Although as much as he tried to hide it, his headache got slightly worse as he tried to ignore it.
"I probably just made it up." The brunette finally explained, and walked out of the room, feeling hunger claim his thoughts. Although the headache was still there, it wasn't as bad as before."Let go eat some breakfast!" He said cheerfully.
Takuya walked down the stairs to the kitchen and Shinya followed suit, letting the aroma of fresh eggs fill their noses. Their Mother quietly cooking some more, giving a soft smile at her son's entrance. "Good morning Takuya." She said, setting some eggs on two plates, adding a small amount of sausage before sliding them onto the table for Takuya and Shinya before going back to make one for herself.
Takuya took a bite of his eggs, his mind drifting back towards the now fading dream in his mind. Everything about it, down to the park itself, was familiar to him. That's what confused him. He's lived in Shibuya all his life, and it only has one park which he still goes to today. What other place could their be? Shaking his head from those thoughts, Takuya looked around the table to notice one empty chair. "Where's Dad?" Takuya asked. Yuriko let out a loud sigh, and sat down as well.
"Your fathers down at work getting some papers fixed. Apparently, Takuya doesn't exist and neither do him and I." She stated. Shinya gave a confused look. "So Takuya's all in my head, and I'm a orphan?" He said, reaching out to touch Takuya, who swatted his hand away."Nope, I'm real. I think.." Takuya stated, staring at his hand.
Mrs. Kanbara just laughed lightly. "No sweetie, someone just messed up in the government and lost some of our important papers during the move, and just decided to tell us." She sighed. Takuya nearly choked on his eggs. What did his mom just say?
"The move? We moved here?" Takuya choked out, coughing. Yuriko looked at him, confused.
"Of course we did. Don't you remember? We used to live in Odaiba!" Odaiba? This was new to Takuya. "We did? When?" His mother look at him again like he was crazy. "We lived there until Shinya was born, which was about 8 years ago." She said, getting a thoughtful look on her face. "It was really nice there...I wonder if my old friends still remember me? What was their names? The ka, ka..hmm. I seem to have forgotten." She said, getting a thoughtful look on her face as she tried to remember.
Takuya was having a thousand things run through his mind at once, along with his returning headache, now stronger than ever. He lived in Odaiba? That dream then...was it a memory? Who was Kari? Why was all of this hitting him now?
Most importantly, why can't he remember any of it?
A couple hours later Takuya exited his surban house, turning a corner and walking towards the town park. Adjusting his hat slightly, he slowly made his way down towards the park. He let a small smile creep onto his face, think back how long he's been doing this. I can't believe it's been four years already.. He thought to himself. His smile getting visibly larger.
Four years had passed since Takuya and his friends were called by that strange number, sending them on the digital adventure of a lifetime. Over time a lot has changed since they exited the digital world, but the gang still are the best of friends, with a bond that even the world couldn't break. Right now, Takuya was heading down towards the park to meet them, wearing his usual gear he had aquired over the years.
Takuya still wore his old hat,which he had to get a bigger version of, only turned forward that covered his spiky, brown hair. His rectangle goggles now hung around his neck, still holding out strongly. He wore a crimson red jacket that's end went slightly lower than others, but he loved it none the least. He shirt was a dark grey, being mistaken for black most of the time. With those he wore simple, baggy jeans that fit and were easy to move in and a pair of red and white tennis shoes. His skin was tanner, due to being outside a lot, and he was taller, about 5'10.
Takuya kept walking, daydreaming whist he walked towards the park. He came out of his trance when he reached the entrance of the park, heading towards the soccer field.
Little did he know, that all the way there was a pair of black, beady eyes , hiding behind corners and following Takuya.
"Hey guys!" The gogglehead greeted, waving over towards a familiar group of people hiding from the sun, under the shade of a old tree. Most of them waved back, waiting patiently for their gogglehead's arrival. Even thought the legendary warriors didn't change in friend wise, their outfits and personalities did.
"Your late." A familiar raven-haired boy sighed. Koji was wearing a dark blue hoodie, his bandanna wrapped tightly around the wrist like a bracelet. His raven colored hair was still in a ponytail, but he grew it out along with his bangs, now covering his forehead minus one large bang, that went almost down to his nose. He was wearing a silver t-shirt, black pants and black combat boots.
"C'mon Koji, He's not that late." The shorter boy next to him countered. Tommy had gotten taller, but still was the shortest of the group. His hair had was longer, now standing out from under his head. Atop his head was his giant, old, orange newspaper boy hat that covered most of his head. He was wearing a dark green vest with a white shirt, gold cargo pants and brown combat boots. In his arms was a red and black soccer ball, something Takuya gave him for his birthday two months back.
"That's true, but it would be nice if he was early for once." Koji's twin brother added. Kouichi had gotten taller, but kept his old hairstyle. He was wearing a black jacket with a gold color at the seams. His shirt was a pale yellow color. Like Takuya, he was wearing old jeans, only with white and black sneakers.
"Takuya? Early? That's a good one." JP snickered, making Takuya frown. "I could be early one day!" He retorted, earning snickers from the rest of the group. JP was..still JP. Although he had gotten thinner and much taller, now towering over the group in height, his taste in clothes was very similar from when he was 12. He was wearing a blue jacket with yellow pockets at the chest area, a white shirt, jeans and yellow and blue shoes.
"Yeah. That'll be the day." Zoe giggled. Zoe had become brighter, standing out more than before in more ways than one. Her body was now lean and curvy, filling out in certain places that turned teen boys heads faster than they could think. Her bright blond hair was grown out longer,now reaching her chest in length, her bangs were swept to the other side of her face and kept them their with a purple flower hair clip. She was wearing a brown t-shirt with a baby blue jacket, a red skirt, and purple and blue shoes. Around her neck was a purple medallion she had found a year or so back.
Tommy, being the one holding the soccer ball, spun it a bit in his hands before setting it on the ground. "Well, now that Takuya's here, we can start the game!" He said, turning around and kicking the ball towards the goal. Almost instantly, the group moved into action, chasing after the blurring red ball on the field.
"No doubt about it now. It's them." Its beady eyes shined, showing glints of happiness in their dark color. "Now all I have to do is wait for the right moment."
Takuya slid next to Koji, stealing the ball from under the boy. Pulling a quick recover, Takuya dodged Tommy as he chased towards the goal, the rest of the group following close behind. "Score for team Kanbara!" He yelled, reeling back and sending a large amount of force into the soccer ball. The ball became deformed for a second before responding to the force, shooting high into the air near the goal, missing its target and crashing violently into the nearby bushes. "..or not." Koji joked.
Takuya frowned, and ran after the ball. "I'll redo that shot!" he yelled, jumping into the rough.
"Soccer ball...soccer ball.." He murmured, looking through the thick bushes for it. "It's just a big red ball, how hard could it be to find?" he said, frowning when he pulled apart another empty bush. He continued this act until a calm, childish voice rang out.
"Is this the ball your looking for?" Takuya turned to see the owner of the voice paying attention to the ball in their hands first before getting a look at who it was. "Yeah! That's...it.." he trailed off, shocked.
For the person holding the ball wasn't a person at all. Their body was small, probably about the size of a four year old child. Dark, brown fur covered their body, showing off some purple in certain spots. Their ears were long and floppy, hitting the ground around them. Their eyes were a beady black, with three horns just above them.
"L-lopmon!?"He finally choked out. Surprised was an understatement to Takuya. What was a digimon doing here? A celestial digimon no less! "W-what are you doing here?" He said, now sure whither or not to be worried or happy. The first took over when he got a better look at Lopmon. Under his eyes were small, but visible bags. His left ear was bandaged, like he had been in a fight, and he just looked tired. The goggle head let shock overwhelm his body when Lopmon said one sentence, before proceeding to pass out where he stood. Takuya rushed over the the fallen rabbit, scooping him up in his arms and rushing out of the rough and back to his friends, forgetting completely about the soccer ball. His mind was still clinging to the last sentence Lopmon had said.
"The digital world is in trouble. We need your help."
Chapter 1 end.
Thinking up new looks for them was a bit tricky, but I got it.