The Digital World.
A world that came into being along with the creation of the internet. Within moments of its creation, the world expanded into multiple different variants of itself. Within moments a form of life was created within this world that soon populated every inch of it.
Digimon. Digital Monsters.
These strange creatures are born within the Digital World and die within the Digital World. It is their birthplace and where they call home. However, the Digital World is not one singular place. Because its creation is tied to the advent of the internet, the Digital World has expanded far beyond its home universe. It has split into multiple servers that are entire worlds in of themselves. Some of which are so different from the main server, that they could theoretically exist long after the main server goes down.
This has led to many Digital Worlds that are completely different from each other. Their histories, the Digimon who live there, the fundamental laws of their worlds. All these and more can be totally distinctive when compared to even the main server. And it is one of these worlds that happens to find itself drifting through the multiverse. While many of this world's fundamental laws are the same as the main universe, it has deviated enough that it can survive without its connection to the main server. And, unbeknownst to the main server, that is a very fortunate thing.
For this Digital World is facing a time of strife.
A battle between good and evil rages within this Digital World. Forces of the Dark Area, a place filled with the worst Digimon the world has to offer, seek to destroy this server before moving on to another to do the same there. The forces arrayed against these evil Digimon have managed to keep them in check, both sides having their own powerful warriors that can cause immense damage to the other. If nothing changed, then perhaps this would remain the status quo for years to come.
However, something did change.
As it drifted away from the main server, this Digital World soon stopped just above a different world. One far, far away from their origin point. A land that filled with magic and wonder. One that had technological advancements, but hadn't even grasped the concept of the internet.
A world...filled with magical, small equines.
It didn't take long for the Digital World to establish a secret connection with this one. The world's low technology level allowed for multiple invisible pathways to attach themselves to various places in the world. And, within a few days, the Dark Area Digimon immediately made plans to invade this new world. Believe that their primitive technology and weak magical prowess would make them easy pickings for their dread armies. However, the Digimon who opposed them discovered this plan before it was enacted.
In order to thwart their dastardly schemes, the leader of the good aligned Digimon, Yggdrasil, gathered together numerous unhatched Digi-Eggs. With the blessing of the guardian of the Digital World, they were sent through various Digital Gates and into the world below. With them went the hope that they would find locals who would take them in and care for them. Those who did would become their Partners.
And, through their Bonds of Friendship and Love, would become this world's greatest protectors.
Thus this new story begins...as nine Digi-Eggs arrived at the edge of the Everfree Forest. Just outside a certain yellow mare's house in Ponyville.
"Oh my," Fluttershy's soft voice could barely be heard above the sound of the wind rustling the trees around her home. The mare's yellow fur and pink mane and tail stood out in the dark of the night. She idly flapped her wings as she leaned her head down to get a better look at the strange sight she found in the middle of the night. Luna's moon shined down from above, covering the land in its soft light.
And illuminating the clutch of brightly colored eggs that were laying a few steps away from her home.
There were nine of them in total, and they all had different colors and patterns on them. Some were red and black, some were blue and yellow, and one was even a plain white color. Their smooth surfaces reflected the light of the moon into the air making each one shine all the brighter. Fluttershy looked at all the eggs with a curious smile on her face, "And what are you doing out here all alone little eggies? Shouldn't you be with your mommies?"
As she observed each egg, her smile began to fade somewhat. Confusion came over her face as she paid a bit more attention to the structure of the eggs, "I don't think I've seen eggs like you before."
It was true. Most of the eggs laid by the animals she knew of were usually small enough to fit in the palm of her hoof. These were as big as her front legs looked more like...dragon...eggs.
"Eeep!" Fluttershy started to shiver as she looked around, expecting a huge, scary dragon to show up at any moment. She fell to the ground and covered her head with her hooves...and just so happened to tap her nose against the nearest egg. This egg had a plain white color with a yellow ring around it. And as Flutterhsy lightly tapped it, the egg began to move. Gasping in shock, Fluttershy backed away from the moving egg. It wiggled back and forth as whatever was inside fought against its confines.
A crack appeared along the center of the egg. Starting from the left, it ran all the way around the egg until it abruptly stopped moving. Fluttershy opened one eye while taking one hoof off her head. She stared with fear at the egg as whatever was inside lifted itself out of its confines...and then she gasped in both relief and shock.
For, what came out of the egg was indeed a baby, but not a baby dragon.
In fact, she wasn't sure what it was. Its body was pure white and ovular in shape. A single, strange, pointed antenna extended from the top of its head, pointing toward the sky. Two tiny yellow wings extended out the left and right sides of its...head? Actually, upon closer inspection, Fluttershy saw that its head and body were the same thing. Its two black eyes blinked open along with its small mouth as a yawn left its body. It looked around at its surroundings, the remains of its egg on top of its head. Then, as if only just noticing her, it froze upon making eye contact with Fluttershy.
"Puu~?" the cute, strange sound it made was the last straw for Fluttershy. Fear forgotten, she dashed forward and grabbed the strange creature by the sides of its body-head-thingie.
"Oh. My. Gosh! You are so cute~!" she whisper-yelled while holding the tiny creature in her hooves. She brought close and rubbed its cheek against her own. Her eyes widened when she realized why she was doing and she abruptly stopped, "I'm so sorry, um, I didn't mean to, um, do that without asking. Is...is it okay if I...if I-"
"Puu~!" as if in answer to her query, the strange creature pressed its face against the mare's cheek. Fluttershy let out a little "yay" while reciprocating the affection. The creature's wings flapped as it and Fluttershy shared a moment.
After a few seconds, Fluttershy pulled the creature away and asked, "So adorable. Where did you come from little guy?"
The creature seemed to consider Fluttershy's question for a moment. Then it shook its head-body left and right.
"You don't know?"
The creature "nodded" its head-body.
"Well, do you know where your mommy and daddy are?"
Another shake of its head.
"Oh my," pity laced Fluttershy's voice at the creature's answer, "That's so sad. We'd better go find them."
"Puu~!" the creature shook itself free from Fluttershy's grip. Its little wings were barely able to let it float to the ground without hurting itself. Fluttershy whispered for it to be careful when she saw sweat falling from its head. After landing and taking a moment to catch its breath, the creature bent low to draw in the dirt with the protrusion on its head. Fluttershy watched as it made a crudely drawn image of a single circle with dots for eyes. Then it made two more that were bigger than the first.
Fluttershy pointed a hoof at the image, "You and your parents?"
The creature nodded, then draw an "X" over the larger image.
"You...don't have parents?"
"Puu~!" the creature jumped up and down, showing that she had guessed correctly.
"That's strange. Is...is it the same for them?" she pointed a hoof at the remaining eight eggs. The little creature turned around then nodded toward Fluttershy in the affirmative. Before she could reply, the two heard a loud gurgling sound coming from nearby. Fluttershy glanced around, body shaking as she tried to find the source of the sound. But then she heard a said little "Puu..." and immediately focused on the little creature.
She knelt down while staring it in its big black eyes, "Are you hungry, little fella?" The creature nodded, stomach gurgling again. Fluttershy considered the situation for a moment...but her soft spot for animals won over any caution she might have had. She grabbed the creature again and put him on her back, "Okay, then. I'll bring you inside and get you something to eat."
"Puu~!" the creature hopped up and down in happiness. But then it pointed a wing toward the rest of the eggs. Its expression made it clear what it was asking Fluttershy.
She nodded her head, "Yes, I'll come back to get them too. I can't just leave defenseless eggies out in the cold. I'll need to grab my saddle bags first though. You all stay here and be good, okay?"
After saying that to the eggs, she trotted back to her home with the little white creature on her back.
Completely unaware of how this event would change the lives of her, her friends, and possibly all of Equestria.
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Welcome to my new fic! Now, I'm going to be revealing a LOT of things here. So please bare with me as I explain things.
I have just finished Season 2 and have just started Season 3. So, no spoilers please.
Anyone who knows Digimon knows that they can be pretty strong, or weak depending on the medium. While I don't have any hard and fast rules for Digimon Power Levels, I want to give everyone here a general idea of how to measure it. Note that the following are GUIDELINES and GENERALITIES. NOT 100% Ironclad Rules:
Baby/Baby II: It's a baby. A Pony could kick it and it would go down.
Rookie/Child: An actual threat. A Filly couldn't fight it, but most adult Ponies could match the weaker ones. Stronger ones might need some teamwork.
Champion/Adults: Some of these are kaijus. You'd need to either be a Main Character or have more strength that normal ponies to stand a chance. And that's for normal/weak ones. Stronger ones might need even more.
Ulitmate/Perfect: Metal Greymon is a Perfect/Ultimate. Metal Greymon has nuke missiles. You'd need the Elements to face it, though Celestia and Luna could fight it on equal ground.
Mega/Ultimate: An Alicorn would be given a run for their money against things like this. Most of these are strong enough to make literal Miracles happen.
I also plan to include the X-Antibody variants of certain Digimon. For those who don't know what that means, X-Antibody variants are essentially more powerful versions of normal Digimon. Some being even more bullshit then their original forms. This power boosts can sometimes allow Rookies to take on Champions. In addition, the X-Antibody provides heavy resistance to "Instant Win" effects in a a lot of cases.
I already have the ideas for what Pony will get what Digimon and what those Digimon will evolve into. Note that I am using Wikimon for this, so it's going to follow the "Evolution Tree" version of Digimon. I.E. Not all the Evolutions will make total sense. We're also using mostly Adventure Season 1 Rules for evolution. Which means that the Digimon won't get their evolutions until the Main Characters have some serious character development.
Lastly, here's the Digimon that Fluttershy got is a Baby II called Puttimon.