Chapter 2: Reunion
Koushiro was in a high-end restaurant with his parents, and they were finishing their food. They were enjoying their dinner, and nothing had interrupted them throughout. However, Koushiro's phone began to beep.
Mr Izumi: "Koushiro? I thought you always kept your phone on silent?"
Koushiro's face seemed to have a small trace of panic.
Koushiro: "Yeah, I do. Seems like it's a 'Digital' problem."
Mrs Izumi: "Oh. Well, you should go and get your phone checked out."
Koushiro's mom leaned in close to him.
Mrs Izumi: "Do your best. We'll go home first, ok?"
Koushiro nodded and gave a smile.
Koushiro: "Thanks, mom, dad."
Koushiro stood up and left the restaurant. His parents watched on with slight worry, but they knew that Koushiro had his duties to the Digital World. They knew that Tentomon would be able to protect him, so they let him continue on.
Hikari was chasing after the Kuwagamon, which was flying through the sky. The Kuwagamon started to fly down and cut through cars. Luckily, the Kuwagamon didn't hurt any humans, as they had run upon seeing the monster.
Hikari looked around and saw that there weren't many citizens around her.
"Alright, thanks for this, Gennai."
Hikari pointed her arm, which had the Holy Ring on, towards the Kuwagamon. In an instant, a bow similar to Angewomon's formed on Hikari's hand. An arrow of light formed in her other hand. Hikari aimed the bow and shot the arrow. It went past Kuwagamon, not hitting it.
The Kuwagamon turned around and let out a screech.
"Even if I have this bow… my aim isn't even close to Angewomon's."
Hikari looked up and saw that the Kuwagamon was charging towards her. With a gasp, she quickly threw herself to the side, rolling on the ground as Kuwagamon just barely missed her.
"I just need to buy time."
Hikari began to run and formed another arrow. She had it ready in the bow as she ran away from Kuwagamon. Kuwagamon screeched and chased after Hikari. Hikari turned a corner and dived, just as Kuwagamon dived after her. Kuwagamon hit the ground but quickly recovered and turned to Hikari.
Hikari shot the arrow, and it hit Kuwagamon. Kuwagamon recoiled and staggered for a moment. Kuwagamon screeched and charged at Hikari.
Kuwagamon quickly closed the distance and closed its pincers. Hikari quickly brought up her shield, blocking Kuwagamon's attack. However, the shield cracked. Hikari's eyes widened in fear as she quickly brought her bow forward and began to rapidly form and fire arrows in a panicked state. Kuwagamon fell back in pain as Hikari quickly picked herself up and ran away again.
"It… it cracked the shield… Is this because of the infection? It's much stronger than it should be…"
Hikari looked up as she heard the sound of Kuwagamon's wings. Kuwagamon slammed down in front of Hikari, and she just barely managed to stop herself in time. Hikari fell back as she couldn't maintain her balance after stopping so suddenly.
The Kuwagamon slowly inched towards Hikari, and she backed away in fear.
"I… I don't have a way to stop it… I can't… defend myself…"
Kuwagamon roared, causing Hikari to close her eyes. She braced herself for the impact as her shield formed.
However, after a short moment, Hikari realised that Kuwagamon had not attacked. Hikari looked up and saw Greymon holding Kuwagamon back.
Greymon: "You will not… hurt Hikari!"
Greymon pushed Kuwagamon back as Hikari breathed a sigh of relief.
Taichi ran over to Hikari and placed a hand on her back reassuringly.
Taichi: "You ok, Hikari?"
Hikari: "Yeah."
They turned to the fight and saw Kuwagamon push Greymon back. Greymon managed to stop his momentum just in front of Taichi and Hikari.
Greymon: "It's much stronger than it should be, Taichi."
Taichi: "We need to bring it somewhere else. It'll be easier to fight if we have more space."
Kuwagamon's spread open its wings and rushed towards Greymon. Greymon prepared himself and just managed to avoid the Kuwagamon with just a scrape.
Kuwagamon flew up and began to charge energy in its pincers. It was about to dive down when suddenly, it was shocked by a ball of electricity and fell down to the ground.
Taichi and Hikari turned to the source of the attack and saw Koushiro with Kabuterimon. Kabuterimon landed in front of them and Koushiro got off before Kabuterimon and Greymon rushed towards the Kuwagamon.
As the three Digimon clashed, they flickered for a split second. Hikari's eyes widened while Koushiro looked confused as his tablet had picked up on an unidentifiable reading. However, before either of them could do anything, a gate appeared behind the Kuwagamon. All three Digimon ended up falling into it, leaving the Digidestined alone.
Taichi: "Huh? What just…"
Koushiro: "What the…"
Hikari looked worried.
"Takeru… can you hear me?"
After a short while, Hikari got a response.
"Yeah, are you ok? Did something happen?"
"Don't worry, Keru. I'm fine. I just… I wish Qinglongmon would let us talk about the infection with the rest."
"Agreed… where is this coming from?"
"Greymon and Kabuterimon… I think they've been infected already… I saw them flicker even though they didn't take any major damage…"
There was silence for a moment.
"Shit."
"They were fighting Kuwagamon and entered some gate. We don't know where they are right now."
Taichi looked at Hikari worriedly, as she had her eyes closed and seemed very focused.
"Alright. Koushiro is with you and Taichi, right? Leave it to him. I'll see whether the news has anyth- nevermind. Haneda airport, Greymon, Kabuterimon and a Kuwagamon are there."
"Alright, thanks. Be careful, the infection seemed to make Kuwagamon much stronger."
"Alright, got it."
Hikari opened her eyes and turned to Taichi and Koushiro.
Hikari: "Takeru saw them on the news. They're at Haneda airport."
Koushiro: "So that really was a gate… well, we have our own."
Hikari: "Wait we… I…"
Taichi and Koushiro looked at Hikari confused for a moment before they were interrupted by a horn. They turned and saw a small van on the road. A human came out of the van, causing Taichi to gasp.
Taichi: "Mr Nishijima?"
Daigo: "Get in quickly! I'll bring you Haneda."
The trio looked at one another before quickly running towards the van. Taichi placed a hand on Hikari's shoulder just before they went in. Taichi gave her a look as if saying he wanted an explanation.
Hikari looked away for a moment before turning back with a frown.
Hikari: "I'll tell you… when I'm allowed to."
Taichi gave a frown but dropped the topic and they all got into the van. Daigo turned on a screen at the front, showing Greymon and Kabuterimon fighting the Kuwagamon.
Taichi: "Mr Nishijima…"
Daigo placed a card in Taichi's hands.
Daigo: "Daigo Nishijima. My full title is there, but I think you'll know me better if I just say I'm from the National Data Processing Bureau."
Taichi: "The National Data Processing Bureau? The same one as Ms Himekawa?"
Daigo: "Yes, the same one as Maki. Ah… this is work so maybe I should say Himekawa instead?"
Koushiro: "Oh… you were the one who opened the door for us at that time."
Daigo had a small smile.
Daigo: "Good deduction, guess we shouldn't expect anything less of the Digidestined of Knowledge."
The rest of the journey was silent as the trio watched the monitor. Eventually, they arrived at the airport. Taichi and Koushiro got out quickly while Hikari stayed behind and thanked Daigo.
Daigo: "It's no problem. It's my job. The rest of the Digidestined should be here soon."
Taichi and Koushiro rushed to their partners' sides. They were doing well against the Kuwagamon, but it was clear that Kuwagamon was much stronger than them individually.
Taichi and Koushiro grit their teeth.
Taichi: "Do they need to evolve again?"
Koushiro: "We shouldn't. There will be too much damage if we do."
Taichi: "But if we don't…"
As the were debating on what to do, they were interrupted by a voice.
Voice: "What are you doing, Taichi!?"
Taichi and Koushiro turned away from the battle and saw three humans standing by the side.
Taichi: "Yamato?"
Yamato: "Yeah, we just got here. You playing around or what? Shouldn't you have taken down a Kuwagamon by now?"
Koushiro: "It's much stronger than before."
They heard a roar and suddenly, Kuwagamon was rushing towards them. It seemed that it had managed to push its way through Greymon and Kabuterimon.
Takeru quickly stepped forward with his shield and blocked the Kuwagamon. The Kuwagamon's pincers clamped down, cracking the shield. Takeru's eyes widened but he quickly brought his right hand forward, which had a Holy Ring on it. It formed into a staff like Angemon's.
He swung it and hit Kuwagamon, the weapons seemingly able to phase through Takeru's shield. An arrow was quickly fired at Kuwagamon, causing it to back away. Greymon and Kabuterimon had already run over and confronted the Kuwagamon.
Hikari quickly ran up to them, with Tailmon jumping onto Hikari's shoulder. Hikari walked up to Takeru and pouted.
Hikari: "That was close. Why are you being reckless? I told you it was much stronger than normal."
Takeru scratched the back of his head.
Takeru: "Sorry."
Yamato: "I don't mean to interrupt, but we have a Kuwagamon to handle."
Koushiro: "Where's Joe?"
Sora: "Not sure. He is studying right now so maybe it's best if we don't disturb him."
Yamato: "We'll be fine, let's do this."
Yamato, Sora, Takeru and Hikari brought their Digivices in front of them as their Digimon got ready to battle.
"Gabumon Evolution! Garurumon!"
"Piyomon Evolution! Birdramon!"
"Patamon Evolution! Pegasmon!"
"Tailmon Evolution! Nefertimon!"
(Note that in the fanfic, Pegasmon and Nefertimon are about as strong as an Adult/Champion but obviously Angemon and Angewomon are stronger. Based on 2020 it seems that Tailmon isn't exactly as strong as an Adult/Champion but is able to do well against them if they are from the forces of darkness.)
The six Digimon got in front of their partners, with the exception of Pegasmon and Nefertimon. Both of their partners had climbed onto them. The Digimon were about to charge forward when two more gates appeared behind the Kuwagamon. Two more Kuwagamon came out of the gates.
Taichi: "Even more of them? Tch, Split up, two of us to each Kuwagamon."
The two Kuwagamon that came out of the gates began to flap their wings and started to fly off.
Yamato: "Shoot, don't let them get away! Koushiro, swap with me, I'll handle this one with Taichi."
Koushiro: "Got it!"
Koushiro and Sora ran off to one of the Kuwagamon, while Pegasmon and Nefertimon flew to the other one.
Yamato: "Been a while since we had a battle, huh?"
Taichi gave a smirk.
Taichi: "Yeah, but not long enough."
A girl had arrived at an airport and was looking at her phone while pouting.
Girl: "I come all the way here and he doesn't even pick me up… actually… I guess my flight was delayed… wait that means I missed the game, didn't I?"
It seemed that the girl was talking to herself but there was a bit of movement in her rather large backpack.
Muffled voice: "There's nothing we could've done, Mimi."
Mimi had a smile and lowered her voice to be even softer.
Mimi: "Yeah…"
Mimi turned to one of the screens and saw Greymon and Kabuterimon facing off against a Kuwagamon.
Her eyes widened as her words came out in a whisper.
Mimi: "A Kuwagamon…"
Just then, someone walked in front of her.
Mimi: "Hmm? You're blocking me…"
Woman: "Don't worry about watching this broadcast. I'm bringing you there myself, Ms Tachikawa."
Mimi: "Eh? Do I know you?"
The woman sighed.
Himekawa: "Maki Himekawa. We haven't had the chance to meet face to face."
Mimi: "Eh? Ms Himekawa? From the err… what was it again? Data processing?
Himekawa: "Yes, I'm here to bring you to the airport to help your friends, now let's get going quickly."
Mimi quickly typed into her phone to inform her parents about the situation as she followed Himekawa. (Idk why but for some reason it just feels weird referring to her as Maki instead of Himekawa. And for some reason it feels weird for me to put Nishijima instead of Daigo.)
As Mimi entered the van, she was ecstatic. Himekawa pressed a few buttons, and a live video feed of the Digimon was shown.
Mimi: "So everyone will be there, right? I have some souvenirs that I want to give everyone! Oh wow, is this live?"
Himekawa smiled a little.
Himekawa: "Yes, it's live. Everyone is there except Joe Kido."
Mimi pouted.
Mimi: "I bet he's busy studying again! You know, on our first adventure he was so busy studying that…"
Himekawa smiled as she focused on the road, tuning out Mimi's words a little.
"It's good that they are so lively. Reminds me of how our old group used to be… well… its not that it's different but I wish we were all still here. Daigo and I are the only ones left here since the rest opted to move to completely offline locations to continue their work without danger. I wish we could contact them but… at least they'll be safe from any troubles in the Digital World while they try to find out what's wrong."
Himekawa was quickly brought out of her thoughts as Mimi exclaimed.
Mimi: "Hey! There's two more coming out!"
Himekawa looked at the monitor and her eyes sharpened.
"Better go quicker."
The van picked up in speed as Mimi continued to watch on the monitor.
Birdramon flew above the Kuwagamon and slammed into it. The Kuwagamon was sent down to the ground as Kabuterimon landed on it. Kabuterimon charged energy.
Kabuterimon: "Mega Blaster!"
Kabuterimon let out his attack and quickly backed off. Birdramon flew in and spread her wings.
Birdramon: "Meteor Wing!"
The attack collided with Kabuterimon's attack, causing a large explosion. Kabuterimon and Birdramon flew back and observed the cloud of smoke, waiting to see if the Kuwagamon had survived their attack.
Suddenly, Kuwagamon flew out of the smoke and started to dart towards the docked airplanes. Koushiro and Sora let out a gasp.
Sora: "Stop him, Birdramon!"
Koushiro: "Kabuterimon! Don't let him get to the planes!"
Kabuterimon and Birdramon rushed towards the Kuwagamon. In a split second, they were about to collide with the planes. They had to stop Kuwagamon. However, they didn't.
A blast from the side burst through the Kuwagamon, just before it reached the plane. The Kuwagamon couldn't even roar in pain as it burst into data.
Koushiro and Sora looked to each other.
Sora: "That came from…"
Koushiro: "That was from where Taichi and Yamato were at…"
Their Digimon quickly came back to them as Koushiro and Sora turned to where Taichi and Yamato were. The sight they saw shocked them.
Pegasmon and Nefertimon rushed after one of the Kuwagamon. Takeru and Hikari looked to each other and nodded.
Pegasmon stretched his wings out, while the armor on Nefertimon's forelegs began to glow.
Pegasmon: "Shooting Star!"
Nefertimon: "Nile Jewelry!"
The attacks peppered the Kuwagamon, causing it to turn around and charge towards Pegasmon and Nefertimon. Pegasmon and Nefertimon quickly flew down, dodging the Kuwagamon. They turned as Kuwagamon rushed past where they were at.
Pegasmon: "Silver Blaze!"
Nefertimon: "Rosetta Stone!"
Kuwagamon got hit by the attacks but quickly turned around and rushed towards them. Pegasmon and Nefertimon flew past each other.
Pegasmon/Nefertimon: "Sanctuary Bind!"
They quickly flew past Kuwagamon and managed to capture it. Hikari quickly turned around and aimed at Kuwagamon. She let an arrow fly towards it, causing it to flinch but clearly wasn't close to being defeated.
Just then, several slashes flew towards the Kuwagamon and cut it instantly. It burst into data, causing Pegasmon and Nefertimon to jerk forward a little due to the sudden lack of pull from Kuwagamon.
Takeru and Hikari quickly balanced themselves on their partners and turned to each other.
"Was that…"
"Yeah, it was…"
The group turned to where the slashes had come from, allowing them to see a much larger Digimon standing near where Taichi and Yamato were supposed to be fighting.
Greymon and Garurumon stood in front of their partners as Kuwagamon roared. Kuwagamon rushed forward as Greymon and Garurumon charged their attacks.
Greymon: "Mega Flame!"
Garurumon: "Fox Fire!"
The two attacks collided with the charging Kuwagamon, resulting in a large cloud of smoke to form. The two observed the smoke closely, waiting for Kuwagamon to come out.
However, before they could react, a blast came out of the smoke hitting the both of them. They had just barely been able to block it. Kuwagamon rushed out and slammed into the both of them, causing them to be sent flying back. They managed to stop just in front of their partners.
Taichi: "Greymon! You ok?"
Yamato: "Garurumon, what happened?"
Greymon and Garurumon gave a reassuring look to their partners as they turned back and faced the Kuwagamon which was charging energy. The duo quickly got in front of their partners to block the attack.
However, it didn't seem like they needed to. An incredibly large gate appeared behind the Kuwagamon. The gate was large enough for even a Mega Digimon to come out of it, and that was what came out. A large Digimon came out of the gate, crushing the Kuwagamon instantly.
It turned to its left, seeing a Kuwagamon flying out of smoke. It aimed its left arm towards it, firing one single blast at the Kuwagamon, instantly deleting it. The Digimon turned to its right, seeing a restrained Kuwagamon. It unsheathed its sword from its right arm and slashed at the air three times, causing three waves of energy to fly towards the restrained Kuwagamon.
It turned to Taichi and Yamato, giving them a nod before going back through the gate.
Taichi, Yamato and their partners were all shocked.
Greymon: "Noir?"
The large gate dissipated as the rest of the Digidestined came back. Koushiro opened his tablet and looked around.
Koushiro: "At least we stopped some damage…"
Yamato: "I hope Ms Himekawa wasn't lying when she said their department could handle the damage costs…"
Taichi: "Yeah…"
Koushiro: "Let's schedule a meeting for tomorrow. There's quite a lot we need to discuss."
The Digidestined gave their agreement as a can pulled over nearby. Mimi quickly got out of the van, thanking Himekawa. She quickly ran over to the Digidestined, clearly happy.
Mimi: "Hey everyone!"
Everyone looked shocked as they saw Mimi.
Koushiro: "Mimi? Did you come through a gate?"
Mimi: "Nah. Papa's job needed him to be back in Japan so now we're back. Himekawa picked me up at the airport and brought me here. Speaking of…"
Mimi turned to Taichi with a pout.
Mimi: "Why didn't you come and pick me up? I wanted to come to your game."
Taichi looked slightly shocked.
Taichi: "I thought you were joking when you said you were coming back. Anyways, the game was cancelled because of the Kuwagamon."
Sora: "Well, regardless, we're glad to have you back with us, Mimi."
Mimi gave a smile as she began to search through her luggage.
The Digidestined looked confused as Mimi brought out a large packet of sweets, containing multiple smaller packets.
Mimi: "I bought some souvenirs for all of you! I was addicted to these in America. Don't worry, I bought enough for everyone."
Mimi began to pass out the sweets to the Digidestined and their partners, who all accepted the sweets with smiles.
Koushiro: "Thanks for the souvenirs, Mimi. Now, I guess I'll open some gates and bring us home?"
Takeru and Hikari had slight panic on their faces and were about to stop Koushiro, when Himekawa walked up to the group, taking note of Takeru and Hikari's slightly panicked faces.
Himekawa: "No need for that, I'll drive all of you home."
Koushiro: "Really? We wouldn't want to be a bother…"
Himekawa: "Don't worry about it."
The Digidestined began to make their way to the van, but Takeru and Hikari were stopped briefly.
Himekawa: "I know what's going on. I'll talk to you two later after we send everyone back."
The two had concerned looks but didn't show any opposition.
That's it for this one.
