"Aaanndd there," Fluttershy said as she finished placing the last of the eggs within the makeshift bed she had made from pillows and straw. The eight remaining eggs all sat in silence as Fluttershy nudged and adjusted their position in the bed. After a few moments, she stepped away from the bed and looked over her shoulder at her passenger, "Would you mind passing me the, um, the cover, little guy?"
The strange creature nodded while hopping off Fluttershy's back. It hopped over to the side of Fluttershy's bed, then grabbed one of the covers with its mouth. Fluttershy while walking over to help it with the covers. The two worked together to put the cover over the seven eggs. Fluttershy made sure to tuck them in while her new friend watched her work with wide and curious eyes. Once she was done, the mare turned to her new friend and knelt down to be at his level, "There. Now they're all nice and cozy. You ready to, um, go get something to eat?"
"Puu~!" the creature smiled as its stomach started to growl. Fluttershy giggled before picking it up and placing it on her back. She walked out of her room and headed downstairs.
"Oh, I just realized. I haven't asked your name yet," she looked over at the strange creature as she spoke, "Do you know what it is?"
"Puttimon!" the creature said, its name being the first full word its said to Fluttershy.
"Oh, well, that's, um, a wonderful name," Fluttershy's lips curled into a small smile, "M-My name's Fluttershy. It's good to meet you, uh, Puttimon."
"Puu~!" it flapped its wings with happiness as the two made it to Fluttershy's kitchen. She placed Puttimon down on the table while she looked for something to give it. She wasn't sure what a "Puttimon" would eat. So...
"Um, what do you like to eat?" she asked, while looking through her supplies, "I've got carrots, hay, lettuce, soup, honey..."
Puttimon nodded its head-body, drool leaking from the side of its mouth, "Puu~!"
"Oh my. Does it all sound good to you?"
"Puu~!" another nod of the head-body.
"Hmm, alright. Lets try...carrots and lettuce then," she pulled out the aforementioned vegetables and put three carrots and some lettuce leaves on a plate for Puttimon. She grabbed the plate in her hooves then put it on the table, "There you are. Eat as much as you want, al-"
Before Fluttershy could finish, Puttimon had already dived into the offered plate of food. It quickly grabbed all the carrots in its mouth before rapidly chewing them up. Surprisingly, not a single crumb of food was scattered as it devoured the food. The lettuce was similarly eaten, with it either swallowing the food whole or chewing it up with its teeth. At least, Fluttershy assumed it had teeth. She couldn't really see from where she was standing. But soon enough the plate was empty and, literally, licked clean by the strange creature. It hopped up and down while making sounds that Fluttershy took for thankfulness.
"Wow, you, um, really were hungry. And you're welcome," she grabbed the plate and put it near her sink while watching Puttimon's reaction. The creature was smiling but soon started to teeter back and forth. Its mouth opened wide as it yawned, its eyelids becoming heavy. Fluttershy moved to rub where she figured the creature's forehead was, "Aww. Are you feeling sleepy?"
"Puu...," its voice was sluggish and it leaned itself against Fluttershy's hoof. It seemed to be having trouble staying awake. With another giggle, Fluttershy picked it up and placed it onto her back again.
She spoke to it as she made her way back to her room, "It is pretty late. I'll need to make you your own bed in the morning. For now, you can sleep with me in my bed. Would you, um, like that?"
"Puu," it said, rubbing its face against Fluttershy's soft neck fur.
"Hehe, I'll take that as a yes."
It didn't take her long to get back to her room and into her bed. It was made for a single pony, but Puttimon was small enough to sleep next to her. She tucked the little white creature in under the covers before climbing inside herself. Puttimon scooted as close to her as possible, while she hugged it with her front hooves. She whispered to the small creature, "Sweet dreams."
But Puttimon was already fast asleep. And, after listening to its peaceful snores, Fluttershy soon found herself doing the same.
...Unaware of the sound of an egg cracking open in her room.
Celestia's sun shot into the sky above Equestria, her daily raising of the sun finished once again. As the sunlight fell onto Fluttershy's cottage, the mare in question stirred in her sleep. She yawned while her eyes blinked open from the mourning sunlight shining on her face. She instantly became aware of another's presence in her bed, as well as the feeling of something pressing into her chest. Remembering what happened last night, she smiled and looked down to say good morning to Puttimon...
"Huh?"
...but that wasn't who she saw sleeping next to her. Instead, she saw something else. It looked like Puttimon. It has the same body coloration, the same golden wings on its back, the same strange protrusion coming from its head. However, the rest of its body was completely different. It had an actual "body" for one thing. A full torso with two flat arms, each three short pink claws on the end of them. Its short legs and flat fee reminded Fluttershy of a cute bunny's paws, while the wings on its back had grown a bit larger. They actually looked like they could carry the creature's weight now.
The creature yawned and tilted its head up, giving Fluttershy a clear few of its...well...actual head and face. Its mouth had grown larger and now reminded her of a kitty's mouth when it was closed. A single fang poked out from the right side of the creature's mouth. Its eyes blinked open, showing Fluttershy that they had turned from pure black to a bright yellow and white. Three rounded black marks were placed along the sides of both of its eyes, the right side for its right eye and the left side for its left eye.
The creature's eyes opened fully and locked gazes with Fluttershy. The mare, feelings of fear already making her body shake, said in a not so calm voice, "P-P-Puttimon? Is-Is that...you?"
The creature blinked for a moment. Then its lips curled into a big and happy smile. Then it did something that Fluttershy wasn't expecting.
It spoke.
"Hi, Fluttershy! And, yep, I'm Puttimon! Well, I was."
"Y-Y-You...were?" Fluttershy felt multiple emotions warring within her at that moment. Fear from seeing someone new just appear in her bed. Confusion as to how the creature she was holding used to be Puttimon. And the fact that, the creature was still extremely adorable even now.
"Puttimon" nodded its head. Well, his head. He sounded like a boy to Fluttershy at least. He gently put his hands onto Fluttershy's hooves, smile bright and happy as he continued, "Yeah! But thanks to you, I was able to evolve into my next form. Now, I'm Cupimon!"
"Evolve? Cupimon?" Fluttershy was at a complete loss. She couldn't understand a single thing that Puti-, er, Cupimon was saying. What did he mean by he evolved because of her? And how did she notice it in her sleep.
However, most of her worries disappeared when Cupimon pressed himself into her chest fur. His head moved back and forth, tickling her as he showed his affection. His voice was slightly muffled, but Fluttershy still heard it loud and clear, "This wouldn't have been possible if not for you, Fluttershy. Thank you, so much for taking care of me. I love you."
Those words broke through any caution she had and hit her right in her heart. Fluttershy smiled and patted Cupimon on his back, "Aww, you're welcome Cupimon. Come on, now. Lets get up and get ready for the day."
"Okay!" Cupimon let go of Fluttershy and stood up in the bed. He stretched his little arms out and let out one more yawn while his wings flapped behind him. Fluttershy giggled while hopping out of bed and doing her own morning stretches. However, as the two of them woke up, they became aware of something worrying.
That being?
The numerous broken egg-shells leading out the door to Fluttershy's room.
Fluttershy gasped in shock, "Oh no! What happened to the eggs?!"
Cupidmon ran to the edge of the bed, shock in his voice as well, "They must've hatched while we were alseep!"
"Oh, that's bad. If they've just hatched then they could be in trouble," Fluttershy galloped toward the door to her room. Cupimon, moving surprisingly fast for such a small creature, jumped in the air and flapped his wings. He landed on Fluttershy's back as she passed by and grabbed onto her back as she moved.
"Don't worry. They're Baby Digimon. They couldn't have gotten far. They're probably just downstairs looking for something to eat," he explained while Fluttershy ran down her stairs.
"Baby Digimon? What's a-" before Fluttershy could finish the two made it to the bottom floor...and found themselves staring at a multitude of strange creatures. Who all looked similar to Puttimon. Though their similarities started and ended with their body shapes and color schemes.
The one that stood out the most was a creature running around on all fours. Its body and leg shape, along with its bright pink body, reminded Fluttershy of a little baby piglet. However, it didn't have the twirled tail nor a snout. Instead, it had a cat like mouth with a single fang peaking out the right side. But the most stand out feature were the large, pink, things that protruded from its forehead. They formed an "X" pattern on the center of its head, and flopped around above its head as it ran. It laughed with glee until it bumped into Fluttershy's leg. It landed on its back, shook its head, then got back on its feet. It smiled sheepishly up at Fluttershy. When it spoke, Fluttershy noticed that it had a higher pitched voice than Cupimon, "Oops! Sorry, Ms. Pink Hair Pony!"
It turned and ran away from Fluttershy as she tried to make sense of what it called her. Following its path, she saw it run into another creature. The two collided with a "squeak" and ended up falling on top of each other. Worried, she dashed over to the two fallen creatures and checked to make sure they were alright. This gave her a clear view of the creature the pink one had run into. Its body was covered in dark blue fur that, based on what she felt when her hoof touched it, was extremely soft. It had two bright red eyes above a white muzzle like mouth with a flat black nose. Behind it a small, bushy tail wagged back and forth. Truth be told, Fluttershy was reminded of Applejack's pet dog, Winona.
She lifted the creatures into her hooves, resisting the urge to press their soft bodies against her cheeks, while looking between them with worry, "Oh, oh no, are you two alright? Do you need some medicine?"
"They're fine," Cupimon climbed his way up to Fluttershy's head. He leaned down to look the mare in the eye as he spoke, "They might be Babies, but they're still Digimon. And we're a tough bunch."
"So, you all are...Digimon?" Fluttershy asked while looking between the two "Digimon" in her hooves.
The pink one shook its "head" and looked up at her with its tongue hanging out of its mouth, "Yup! All of us!"
The other Digimon looked up at Fluttershy and barked, then licked her cheek with its small tongue. She started to giggle while putting both Digimon down on the floor. At the sound of snoring, she looked over to see her couch. Her eyes widened in awe as she beheld four of the "Baby Digimon" huddled together and sleeping on her sofa.
One was a strange looking, brown Digimon with three horns sticking out the top of its head. It had no arms or legs, with the bottom of its body looking like a fluttering skirt. Two small, floppy, bunny ears hung from the sides of its head. It was laying against a blue and white Digimon that reminded her of Cupimon. The front of its body was pure white, while the rest was a deep blue color. It had two pointed ears sticking out the top of its head, with small stubby arms and flat feet. Its long flat tail was hanging off the edge of the sofa while its little chest rose and fell with every breath it took. Laying atop its chest was a Digimon that looked like Puttimon before he became Cupimon. Except its body was covered in yellow fur, with two triangular ears atop its head. A cat-like tail extended from the back of its body, purple stripes running along its body before ending in a purple tip. Its mouth was a long, squiggly line that opened and shut as it snored atop the blue Digimon. Lastly, there was a...
"Aaah!~ Another baby dragon!" Fluttershy whisper-shouted while tiptoeing her way over to the sofa. And it was true, the last Digimon on the sofa looked exactly like a baby dragon. However, unlike Spike, this one didn't have any legs. Instead its body ended in a strange, white looping tail that stood out amongst its green and yellow body. It didn't have arms either, instead two wings grew from the left and right side of its body. Two black horns protruded out from the back of its head. Small puffs of black smoke exited its nose with each breath it took.
Fluttershy cooed while saying, "They look so peaceful. And they're Digimon too, right?"
"Uh huh. We all are," Cupimon whispered back to Fluttershy. Then his eyes narrowed while he counted off his claws, "But this isn't right. There were nine eggs but, counting me, there are only seven of us. Where are the other two?"
"Oh! They're over there by the window!" the pink Digimon said, pointing one its protrusions toward the window near the door. Sure enough, sitting on the window sill were two more Baby Digimon. One was a strange orange Digimon, with a flame perpetually sticking out the top of its head. Its body was covered in small cones with pointed ends. The other was a dark blue Digimon that looked like a floating raindrop. The antenna like protrusion on its head slowly swung back and forth as the two of them looked out the window.
"Oh my goodness! Fire!" Fluttershy dashed over to the window, Cupimon nearly losing his balance as she ran over the window sill. The two Baby Digimon jumped as she appeared near them, lightly blowing at the flame on the orange Digimon's head.
"Ah! Hey, cut that out!" the orange Digimon yelled while hopping away from Fluttershy, "That feels weird."
"O-Oh. I-I'm sorry. But I, um, I though that, you," Fluttershy, completely caught off guard by the Baby Digimon's reaction, took a slow step back from it.
"That flame is part of his body, Fluttershy," Cupimon said, shaking his head to get his bearings, "And it won't catch make anything catch on fire."
"O-Oh. Um, how do you, um, know that, Cupimon?"
"I...don't know," Cupimon frowned while rubbing his head, "I...just kind of...do."
"You're the one who found us last night, right Miss?" the blue Digimon said. The orange one had sounded like a boy, but this one sounded like a girl. When Fluttershy nodded in response, the Digimon's mouth curled into a small smile. It tilted its head-body down and said, "Then allow me, Moonmon, to thank you so much for doing that. This here is Sunmon. They're my friend."
"And I accept your apology. As long as you don't try to do that again," the newly named Sunmon said, which earned it a light shove from Moonmon.
"Oh, I promise I won't. And, um, I'm Fluttershy by the way. It's nice to meet all of you, but I've never heard of a 'Digimon' before. What kind of animals are you?"
"We're not animals!" the pink Digimon said getting everyone's attention. It hopped up onto the sofa, careful not to wake the sleeping Digimon. It stood up on its back legs and said, "I'm Tokomon X, and I'm here to say that we're all Digimon. Digi-"
"Aaaaaahhhhh!"
"Weeeeee!~"
Tokomon's speech was interrupted as the screams of three ponies suddenly echoed through the house. It was soon followed by Fluttershy's door being busted open as a blue, pink, and orange ball slammed through it. It hit the wall behind it while the ponies all landed in a heap in the middle of the floor. Tokomon was sent falling off the sofa from the sudden crash, landing on the ground hard enough to make the sofa shake. This woke up the cat-like Digimon, who's bright orange eyes shot open. With a hiss it hopped off the blue Digimon's stomach hard enough to wake the latter up. As the blue Digimon's bright orange eyes opened, it shot up with a loud cry of pain. This woke up both the brown horned Digimon and the baby dragon-like Digimon. The former retreated to the left most side of the sofa and cowered away from the nose, while the dragon took to the air and flew around in circles, making small roars of shock and surprise.
"Oh no," Fluttershy said while moving to the heap of ponies in the middle of her room. Ponies that she soon recognized as her friends. She blinked as she called their names, "Rainbow Dash? Applejack? Pinkie Pie? What are you three, um, doing here?"
"I'd like to know that myself," Applejack winced, rubbing the spot where her head had hit the floor. The orange coated mare used her other hoof to make sure her stetson hat remained where it was on her head. Her blonde mane shook as she glared at the other pony, "What in tarnation was all that for, Rainbow!?"
The blue pegasus pony shook her head, her namesake mane swinging with her motions. She frowned while putting a hoof on her chest, "Woah, woah, woah! Don't go blaming me for this! Blame Pinkie! She's the one that...uh, Pinkie? What're you looking at?"
All three mares turned to observe the pink party pony. Said pony was having a staring contest with Tokomon X. The pink Earth Pony locked eyes with the pink Digimon, neither one moving as they did so. A minute passed as the other mares and Digimon all watched with abject confusion. Then, just as Rainbow was about to call Pinkie's name again, the pony and Digimon let out a unified, "Squee!"
Both leaped at each other, crashing against each other in the air, only to fall to the ground in a big hug. The pink pony held the Digimon up with her front hooves while her mouth became a wide tooth smile, "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?!"
"I'm Tokomon X! And you look amazing! Is your mane made of candy?" the Digimon said while wiggling its little legs in the air.
Pinkie Pie gasped, "No, but can you imagine how cool it would be if it was?! I'd never have to worry about having something sweet on me again!"
"And you could feed your friends by just pulling a chunk of your hair out! Huh, and you could carry chocolate icing around with you, too. That way you could give out chocolate coated candy manes!"
Pinkie's grin somehow grew wider and her eyes sparkled with pure delight. She rolled onto her stomach while rubbing Tokomon's cheek against her own, "That. Is. The. Best. Idea. Ever! You've gotta be my friend! We'll be the bestest, most amazing, friends ever! Please be my friend! Please please please please!"
Tokomon met the mare's gaze with a wide smile of his own. He giggled as he replied, "Pinkie, you don't have to ask to be my friend."
"I don't?" Pinkie tilted her head to the side...far enough that she should've broken her neck. Yet, somehow, she didn't.
"Of course not. Because we're already friends!" Tokomon X tackled Pinkie to the floor, the two rolling around while giggling like lunatics.
"Oh no now there's two of them," Applejack and Rainbow said in unison.
Then the blue pegasus finally took note of the strange creatures in the room. She flew in the air and hovered near Fluttershy and asked, "Wait a second, Fluttershy, what's going on here? What are all these weird, pudgy, things doing in your house?"
"Oh, um, they're, uh, they're Digimon," Fluttershy said while staring up at Rainbow, "I found some eggs outside my home last night and, um, brought them inside. When I woke up, um, they had hatched and, well..."
"...And now we're here," Cupimon got Rainbow's attention by standing on top of Fluttershy's head. He waved up at the flying pegasus, "Hey there! I'm Cupimon. The Digimon with your friend over there is Tokomon X."
"Digimon? What's that supposed to be?" Rainbow rubbed her head in thought but was interrupted when she felt something latch onto her back, "Hey! What the-"
She turned to see what had grabbed onto her back and was surprised to find a light blue Digimon holding onto. Its bright orange eyes were shining as it stared at Rainbow Dash while sitting on her back. It spoke with an excitable male voice, "Hiya! I'm Chibimon! Who are you supposed to be?"
Frowning, Rainbow Dash moved over to another spot in the air as she spoke, "Uh, I'm Rainbow Dash. The fastest flier in Equestria. And I didn't say you could-"
The Digimon's eyes shined all the brighter, "Fastest flier!? Oh, that sounds so cool!"
Rainbow's words died in her throat at the Digimon's words. Instead of her original angry admonishment, her lips curled into a smile and she crossed her front hooves in front of her, "Well, duh! Only the coolest pony around could hold that title! And I. Am. The coolest!"
Chibimon's tail wagged behind it as it spoke, "Amazing! We should totally be friends! I'm gonna be the fastest Digimon one day, and I want to be friends with the fastest flier! Is that okay?"
"Hmph, course it is! But, how are you gonna be the fastest if you don't have wings?" Rainbow pointed to the Digimon's back, "Kind of need those if you want to keep up with me."
Chibimon frowned but didn't sound discouraged as he declared, "I-I'll grow them! Just you watch! I'll grow wings and then I'll be able to fly right alongside you, Rainbow Dash!"
"I'll be waiting, squirt!" Rainbow Dash chuckled while pounding her hoof against Chibimon's tiny fist.
"Oh, brother," Applejack rolled her eyes as she looked up at Rainbow, "A lil' flattery and that girl's done forgot our questions."
A bark near her hoof gave her pause. She nearly called Winona's name but stopped when she saw the source of the bark. It was the small, dark blue Digimon that had collided with Tokomon. It stood next to Applejack with a light shining in its eyes and tail wagging behind it. Applejack smiled and reached down to pet the Digimon's head, "Well howdy lil' critter. What's your name supposed to be?"
The Digimon barked and started to run around Applejack, its tail wagging while its tongue hung out its mouth. It stopped in front of Applejack and leaped up to lick her face. She grabbed it with her front hooves as its smalls tongue licked her cheek repeatedly. She laughed while patting the Digimon on the head, "Woah, boy, woah! Friendly guy, ain'tcha? Hey, Fluttershy, what'd ya lil' buddy say these things were called?"
"Um, Digimon."
"And that one's called Bowmon," Cupimon answered for Fluttershy.
"Bowmon? Like, bow-wow? The sound a dog makes?"
"Yep."
"Who in their right minds would call a critter that?"
Cupimon shrugged, "I don't know. They're just...the names we have and remember."
Bowmon barked as if to agree with Cupimon. Applejack set it on the floor then looked over at the remaining Digimon. The yellow cat-like Digimon had gone back to sleep, the brown horned one was looking around with curiosity in its eyes, the dragon was sitting on the top of the sofa, and Sunmon and Moonmon were still in the window sill. The farm pony whistled at the sight, "Sure are a lot of these Digimon critters. And ya said that they all hatched from eggs that ya grabbed last night?"
"Shouldn't you take them back to their parents?" Rainbow said, stopping above Fluttershy.
Fluttershy shook her head, "Oh no. Cupimon told me they don't have parents."
"Uh, of course they do. Everyone's got parents," Rainbow Dash retorted.
"Not us," Cupimon and Chibimon said in unison.
"Digimon all come from eggs. And those come from...from...I...I don't know. My head starts hurting whenever I try to think of it," Chibimon said while rubbing at his head.
Applejack tapped the ground with her hoof, "Speakin' of heads hurtin', Pinkie! Why in tarnation did you and RD come crashin' into me when I was busy bucking apples?!"
"Oh, I know, I know!" Pinkie suddenly appeared in front of Applejack's face, before hopping around the orange mare so that everypony could see her. Tokomon X was laying on its stomach atop her head, yet her mane kept its same bouncy appearance. Pinkie Pie spoke rapidly while explaining the circumstances:
"It all started today after I woke up and left Sugarcube Corner. By the way, Mr and Mrs. Cake are working on some new types of cake. You girls should come by later to try some. Anyway, I was hopping down the road when I spotted Rainbow flying through the air. So I was like 'Rainbow Dash' and she was like 'Pinkie Pie' and came down to talk with me. I asked her what was up, which was weird because, obviously, Rainbow Dash was up because she was flying. But I asked anyway and she said she was practicing her tricks and flips and stuff and wanted my help to make sure she's doing it right. Which is obviously a weird thing to ask, cause, she's Rainbow Dash. She always gets it right. Except for the times when she's crashed like when she crashes into Twilight's treehouse, but that's not-"
Applejack shoved her hoof into Pinkie's mouth, "Alright, alright, I gotcha, I gotcha."
"But she wasn't done!" Tokomon X said as Applejack pulled her hoof away.
"I know, but I was hardly able to keep up with her when she started speakin' all fast-like."
"What do you mean? She was speaking at a normal pace," Tokomon X said with confidence.
Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Cupimon, Chibimon, Bowmon, and the rest of the Digimon all stared at Tokomon X as if he had just grown a second head. Tokomon X looked around the room and said, "What?"
"Aaaannyywwaay," Applejack looked up at Rainbow Dash, "I assume that Pinkie did somethin' while ya'll were flyin'?"
"Yeah! She jumped on my back while I was in the middle of a double loop around a cloud! Why'd you do that, Pinkie?"
"I wanted to help out! I figured that if you have some extra weight, you would get more out of your training! Ya know, like lifting dumbbells while you run a marathon!"
Rainbow Dash facehoofed and shook her head, "That's...That's not how that works Pinkie. Sorry about that, AJ."
"Don't worry 'bout it none, RD. So, Fluttershy, do you or your friend know exactly what these 'Digimon' are?"
Fluttershy and Cupimon shared a look. Then they both shook their heads as Fluttershy said, "Uh, I'm sorry, but, no. Not really."
"But you're supposed to be good with animals, right? How do you not know what these guys are?" Rainbow pointed to Bowmon and Chibimon.
"That's cause we're not animals. We're Digimon," Chibimon said.
"Yeah, but what does that mean? Like where do you guys come from? What do you eat or drink and stuff?"
"We don't know where we come from, but we can eat just about anything. As long as it tastes good!" Chibimon answered with a smile. Bowmon and Tokomon X both barked in agreement.
"Hmm, okay, but I still would like to have some idea of what ya'll are. Just in case somethin' happens and we need to help ya," Applejack said while rubbing Bowmon behind its ears.
"Oh! Oh! Let's take them to Twilight's place! She knows a lot of stuff about lots of stuff!" Pinkie said, now standing in front of the door with Tokomon X on her head, and the brown horned Digimon, the yellow cat-like, and dragon Digimon held against her chest. The latter three Digimon were completely shocked by how the pink mare had grabbed them without their knowledge. Without waiting she started hopping out the door on her hindlegs while calling for the other ponies to follow her.
"Pinkie, um, wait!" Fluttershy called as she followed the party pony, not noticing as Sunmon and Moonmon jumped onto her back with Cupimon.
"Dag nab it! That pony sure can be a handful sometimes. Come on, lil' guy!" Applejack galloped toward the door as Bowmon barked in acknowledgment. The little wolf like Digimon leapt up and landed on AJ's back, burying itself in her mane as she ran out the door.
"Hold on tight, squirt! I don't do slow!" Rainbow Dash said as she shot out the door, a Rainbow streak trailing behind her. Chibimon did as asked, shouting with glee as the two left Fluttershy's house.
Within in the Everfree forest, a piece of the sky was rent asunder...
Five bodies fell from above...
Their aim?
To plunder.
"I am in your debt for this, Twilight Sparkle," the white unicorn mare named Rarity said as her horn glowed a sky blue color. An aura the same color as the one around her horn appeared over a book. Said book's cover depicted a wheel that was cut into six pieces, each one filled with a different color. The book floated into the air and deposited itself into the white saddle bag Rarity was carrying. She looked back at her friend, "I promise I will return Color Correction and Coordination before you ever start missing it."
"No problem, Rarity," the studious voice of another unicorn mare said as she used her magic to write down that Rarity had checked out the book. At her right side a pink and green baby dragon stood staring at Rarity with hearts in his eyes. Twilight lightly kicked Spike to get him out of his daydream before pointing toward the ladder leaning against one of her bookshelves. While Spike went to take care of it, she trotted over to Rarity, "I can't wait to see what kind of designs you come up with. Though, I would've thought someone like you would have all colors memorized."
"Why, I do," Rarity said while flipping her mane, "But even a great designer such as myself needs a little reminder every now and then. And, please, allow me to thank our dear little Spike for his help as well."
The dragon in question paused while putting up the ladder. He felt a happy shiver go up his spine when he heard Rarity send him her thanks. He looked over his shoulder, hearts in his eyes while he moved to put the ladder away...
...only to smack into a wall and fall on his butt.
Twilight and Rarity giggled as Spike got back to his feet. Then Rarity turned toward the door, "Well, I shall bid you farewell, Twilight. Hope to see you-"
Rarity was interrupted as a certain pink pony kicked in Twilight's door. She ran in while shouting Twilight's name...and ended up tripping over the threshold. She hit the ground literally rolling to a stop, and sending the Digimon in her hooves all through the air. Though, somehow, Tokomon X remained latch onto Pinkie's mane.
The dragon one landed on the fallen Spike's stomach, knocking the wind out of the purple and green dragon. The yellow cat-like one landed on Rarity's back, making the posh mare gasp in shock.
And the last one, the brown horned one, landed softly in front of Twilight as she caught it in her magic. She brought the Digimon close to her face, the little creature's black eyes shining as it met her purple ones. They were so close that she could feel its breath on her face. She said out loud, "Pinkie...what are these things? Where did you get-"
Before she could finish, the little Digimon pushed itself just a bit closer to Twilight. Close enough that its front horn touched hers.
When it did there was a sudden jolt.
And in an instant, the Digimon's body started to glow white. Gasping, Twilight let her magic drop as the white ball that was once a Digimon floated to the floor in front of her. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and the rest of the Digimon arrived just as the light became blindingly bright. Then, as soon as it started, it suddenly ended. And where once there was a small brown Digimon, there was now a large Digimon the size of Twilight's front leg.
Its skin had the same brown coloration, but the rest of its body had completely changed. It now had a large, bushy, cotton ball like tail with two similar cotton balls under its ears. Which were now extremely long and large, with both ending in bright pink patches of fur. The left ear had an earring with a red garnet jewel embedded in the center. Its ankles, wrists, and neck were all covered in white cotton, while its paws and hands had the same pink fur as its ears. It had gained a small button nose and its black eyes were more vibrant than before. Its three horns had grown larger, with the center being the longest and all having pink fur covering their ends.
As everypony and Digimon in attendance stared in awe at the strange newcomer, it stared at Twilight Sparkle with its big black eyes. Then, slowly, it got down onto its hands and knees while keeping its ears flat against the wooden floor. Twilight couldn't say a word as a storm of emotions warred within her heart. She had so many questions but not a single one would leave her lips.
Then, the Digimon bowed its head...and spoke in a calm, cut, boyish voice, "Greetings, Twilight Sparkle. My name is Lopmon X. And I have but one question for you."
"Wh-Wh-What is it?" she asked, not sure what else to say at this point.
Lopmon X raised its head and looked Twilight dead in the eye...
...and then its cheeks turned red as it bashfully pressed its index claws together.
"I-I-I know this is sudden...but...but...would you like to be my...my friend?"
...Any and all questions Twilight had were temporarily shoved to the back of her mind as she reacted in the only natural way possible for a mare of her caliber.
"Soooooo cuuuuttttteeeee!~"
And used her magic to pull Lopmon X into the tightest hug she could manage.
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I literally cranked this out within a day. Like, I worked on it ALL DAY and got it done.
Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry if things are moving kind of fast, but it is the first few chapters.
Digimon appearing in this Chapter:
[u]Baby/Baby II Digimon/u]
Cupimon
Bowmon
Babydmon
Nyaromon
Tokomon_(X-Antibody)
Chocomon
Chibimon
Sunmon
Moonmon
[u]Rookie Digimon/u]
Lopmon_(X-Antibody)