Digital Crisis:
Thus, the digital Marines fought there.
In the year 2017, humanity discovered the existence of Digimon and the Digital World after the bloody battle of Tokyo, that lasted an entire day and thousands of civilians and American and Japanese soldiers killed, with unknown numbers of Digimon deleted. What the humans didn't know was that a few number of digimon lived amongst them in the shadows, protecting them from other rogue digimon. However, these invaders weren't the usual bunch of corrupted or rogue digimon but an organized, disciplined and massive army from the 'Digimon Imperium', a totalitarian empire ruled by an unknown digimon emperor, seeking to conquer and rule over both worlds. The aformentioned empire has already plunged the Digital World in a global scale war and the digimon are now seeking help to the humans. After several months of negociations and preparation, the United Nations decided to help them fight off the 'Imperials'. Thus, the International Digimon Defense Force (IDDF) was born. During the same time, the 1st U.S 'Digimon Expeditionary Marines' or 'Digital Marines' was created. It is consisted of the remaining Marines who survived the battle and all available digimon who fought alongside them or lived in Tokyo. On June 20th 2017, the IDDF entered the Digital World with a force of 64,700 men, starting in the southern regions and will fight in a long and bloody conflict which will last three years, and so marking the first 'Digital Crisis'.
Second Lieutenant Stephen Raymond, a distinguished and battle-hardened Marine and now awarded as a hero in Japan, will be leading the Digital Marines in the new world. A new frontier has been open, battles will be fought; they will embark in a deadly and dangerous military campaign to free the Digital World and protect the Real World; earning them the title of "Earth's first line of defense". This is their story.
The sound of heavy combat boots hitting the concrete road echoed loudly as soldiers were embarking in the armoured personnel carriers obediently. Ahead of the large convoy of armoured vehicles and tanks was the infamous marble gate, the very gate that opened up in the middle of Ginza District, where an army of hostile creatures murdered and slaughtered thousands of innocent civilians, plunging Tokyo into a warzone. Many soldiers and Marines fougth and died to push back the invading force and retake control of the city. And now they are about to do the same thing, go through the gate and kill anything that isn't human. Everyone demanded payback, revenge. Much of Tokyo still in recovery from that battle. Ruins and destroyed buildings and streets scattered across the Japanese capital city.
However "Operation Restoring Freedom" isn't just about payback. The United Nations is willing to negociate and establish a relation with the Digital World, whether the people agreed or not. With a new world comes new ressources and every government wants a piece of this. Untapped minerals and riches of unimaginable proportions is what many nations estimated. As for the men and women in uniform who are about to embark in this crusade, the Digital World is a major security threat, and so most of them are willing to give their lives in order to defend their homeland and families. This isn't just a fight for the nation, it is a fight for this world.
He took a quick glance at his Marines before climbing in the MRAP and closed the rear doors shut. As the troops got in the vehicles and awaited for further orders, the Japanese Prime Minister begins his speech to the Japanese crowd gathered at the border of Ginza District, now blocked off by the Japanese Self-Defense Force. The speech was more to get further approuval ratings for the Prime Minister than necessary. He was a coward and lazy, unable to make a single decision without worrying about the population's reaction. The reason why the JSDF is taking part in this campaign was because of him; but he didn't have a plan on what to do after that, no politics or policies about the Digital World, not even an increase in military budget to better equip the troops.
But alas, they were soldiers and they didn't care much about that.
Finally after his speech ended, the horns of war were blown, the engines of war roared to life. At the head of the convoy were the US Marines, they will be the first humans to set foot in the Digital World since reconnaissance missions were only conducted by unmanned drones. The gate to the Digital World towered over the column of vehicles, its intimidating shadow casted over them. The empty dark void that filled the gate was a disturbing and uneasy sight. However it is said that it was safe for them to cross. And so on cue, the column drove forward and into the gate, the vehicles disappeared into the darkness, as if swallowed up by the gate. The civilians cheered and gave their farewell to the disappearing soldiers.
The First Human Intervention begins. This conflict is the starting point to a cataclysm that will transpire in the near future.