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It was eight years ago, on the first of August 1999...

An event that changed a certain group of 20 children's lives forever.

Where these children were destined to overcome danger from another world, to save their world.

Where these children were also befriended & partnered with fantastical creatures from another world.

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A young boy, who's only seven years old woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom in a hurry. After finishing, he turned off the bathroom light and slowly walked back to his room in a sleepy state.

But before he entered his room, he realized that his father's door was open and there was a light that seemed to come from the computer screen.

Well, that's weird...

First of all, he was supposed to be alone in the house that night. His parents had told him that they wouldn't return till the morning, so it couldn't be them.

Secondly, even if his father was at home and asleep right now, there was no way he would just leave his computer on, especially since they would be going out for more than a day.

Does that mean, someone's break-in?

The thought itself causes the young boy to fully wake up and light his eyes in fear. But he gathered the courage to protect his house at all costs.

He walked close to the door and took a peek, trying to find out who was inside.

???: "Um, hello?"

However, there was nothing, no one was in the room. Except for the fact that the computer did turn on for some reason.

But the most confusing part of all of them, a strange object in the form of an egg was lying at the foot of the computer's table.

The boy now is even more baffled at what's going on, the egg was as big as his head, maybe a bit bigger. It was hard to see the color of the egg with the minimal light provided by the computer, but what the boy could see was that the egg was a blood-red color.

The boy was curious as to what that egg was and how it got to his house. Did the egg get out of the computer? But how's that even possible?

The boy might be too young to even learn about reproduction. But he was aware that eggs came from birds, or fish, and a few mammals, like a platypus.

But he was fairly sure that machines like computers didn't lay eggs...

The boy, out of sheer childish curiosity walks towards the egg and is about to grab the egg with both hands, before the egg suddenly cracks.

???: "Huh?!"

The boy gasped when a bright light shined out of the cracks that were spreading along the egg's shell.

When the eggshell broke completely, the result was a blinding flash of red light that forced the boy to cover his little eyes.

???: "W-What?!"

Once the light started to fade away, the boy opened it's eyes and blinking several times tried to get the spots out of his vision.

And when he finally could see he was greeted with two things in front of him.

First was a strange white device that was similar to a phone, except that it had no keyboard, and had a longer antenna. It has two colored grips along its lower sides. It is controlled by a set of four buttons.

The second object, however...

???: Suba!?

The boy stared with wide eyes at the small red blob staring at him with a smile. The blob has a curved mouth, small black eyes, and what appeared to be red bat wings.

???: Wow, are you the creature from the coming out from the egg? That's so cool!

The boy excitedly said as he found himself saying as he sat down on his knees in front of the little red blob, gently touching it as if he were petting an animal.

The blob cooed and leaned into the boy's touch.

???(Blob): Suba, Suba, Suba~!

???: Ehehe, you're so cute you know.

The boy smiled while petting the blob. The blob cheerfully nuzzled into the boy's hand before it stopped and suddenly hopped back, surprising the boy.

???: W-what's wrong?! Are you hurt?!

The boy asks worriedly, only for the blob to shake his head as if saying 'no'.

The blob then turned to the white device, cooing to draw the boy's attention to it.

???: Is that supposed to be mine?

???(Blob): Suba!

???: You want me to pick it up?

The blob bounces while saying the same word. The boy then picked up the device, and as soon as he touched it, the device glowed and changed color. The white color changed into a blood red, much to the boy's surprise.

???: Cool...

The boy muttered as the screen from the device lit up and displayed the picture of the same blob in front of him, noticing something was written above the blob.

???: Jya... Ri... Jyarimon? Is that your name?

[ JYARIMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Dragon's Roar

Jyarimon: Suba! Su- Ba- Ru~~.

The boy was kind of surprised that the blob knew his name, but that was something that didn't bother him anyway, he was just happy that he found a new friend who made him feel happy and safe.

At least that's what the young boy feels right now.

The boy with vibrant orange hair and blue eyes smiles at Jyarimon.

Subaru: It's Akehoshi Subaru, nice to meet you, Jyarimon...

Jyarimon: Subaru!

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

A certain child of the same age as the boy is standing in the family room staring at the TV that seems to show some horrible black static with an egg in the middle of it.

Her name is Yazawa Nico, she's a petite little girl with long black hair tied in side-ponytail, and crimson eyes.

Nico: An Egg...?

If you wondering what's she doing in the family room at midnight, she actually couldn't sleep. Because of that, she tried to do other activities, such as taking food from the refrigerator.

She does that until she comes to the family room where she witnesses what is occurring right now.

She's been curiously staring at the TV for a while until a massive egg with a white color materialized from it and lay on the ground.

The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief, as her eyes widened. Did the egg just come out from the TV?

Just like any other child, she was aware that eggs came from amphibians and birds. The platypus is an exception.
 
But she was fairly sure that TV's didn't lay eggs.

In a confused manner her mouth open shaped like an 'O', she walks close to the egg and picks it up.

Nico: Hmm... Nico wonder if there's an animal inside this egg.

Nico: *giggles* Nico just can't believe that Nico will keep an animal!

Nico excitedly exclaimed as she returned to her bedroom alongside her egg and the snack she brought.

Nico began to rub the egg while eating her snack, she also began to think of what kind of animal that's in the egg now.

Nico: Hmm... Nico have never seen an egg as big as this...

Nico: What baby animal is this big?

Nico: began to think as she put her tiny finger on her chin.

Nico: Could've been the dinosaur? But Papa said the dinosaur had been vanishing a long time ago.

Nico: Or maybe an elephant? But elephants give birth, not lay eggs!

Nico: But this egg came out of the TV. How does TV lay eggs nyaa?

However, her thought was interrupted when she heard a cracking sound coming from the egg.

She looked at the egg as it was about to hatch.

Nico: Ah?! It's about to hatch!

The girl drew her hands back to cover her eyes at the bright light that flashed from the egg once its shell broke.

The bright flash ended soon enough, letting the girl remove her hands from her eyes and blink in excitement.

She expected to see a cute creature like birds, ducks, swans, or maybe even dinosaurs despite how impossible would be.

However, none of what was mentioned appeared in front of her face.

What emerged was a strange white device that was similar to a phone, next to that device was a blob with its whole body is covered in fluffy white fur, and a black eyes.

Nico: Huh?

The little girl was on both knees as her face got closer to the blob. The blob bounces happily at her sights.

Nico: Uh, what kind of creature are you?

???: Ni~.

Nico: Are you coming from the egg?

???: Co~!

Nico: Are you lost? Did you just happen to be out from the TV?

The blob only blinks several times. Its face is a mixture of excitement and confusion.

Nico: *giggles* Nico think that Nazuna would love you.

Then she has an idea, she grabs one of the snacks that she had taken earlier and then tries to feed the blob.

The blob's eyes become sparkling as if saying 'thank you', and the blob suddenly opens its mouth and eats the snack from the girl's hand happily.

Nico realized how adorable the blob was eating, and decided to hug it while spinning around.

Rin: KYAAA!! YOU'RE SO CUTE!!

The blob only made the same noise earlier seemingly so happy to be hugged by the little girl, until the blob decides to get off from the girl and bounces to the white device beside the cracked egg.

The white device finally got the attention of the girl as she was now crawling to pick up the device.

As soon as she picked it up, the device glowed. But unlike Subaru's Digivice it doesn't changed it color, but nevertheless the girl were still amazed by it.

Nico: Wow...

Then, the screen from the device lit up and displayed a picture of the same blob in front of her, she noticed something was written above the blob.

Nico: Yuki-Mi-Bota-mon??

[ YUKIMIBOTAMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : Free, None

Field : Virus Busters

Nico: Is that your name, Yukimi-Botamon??

YukimiBotamon: Nico, Nico, Nii~!!

The blob bounces happily while saying the girl's name. The girl smiles brightly even more at this.

Nico: Nice to meet you too, YukimiBotamon! 

YukimiBotamon: Nico~!!

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

A young boy with yellow eyes and choppy purple hair was sitting in front of his computer in the middle of the night. His gaze was fixated on the image of a strange egg in his computer.

You may wonder why a small child is playing on the computer in the middle of the night. 

The thing is, his name is Kamishiro Rui. The son of the inventors and owner of the most famous technology company in Japan known as KTC (Kamishiro Tech Company).

As the only son of the family, he is expected to follow in his father's footsteps to become the company's new leader. That's why he was forced to learn technology at a young age, sometimes he even studied until midnight.

However, that wasn't the case here...

Right now, for some reason, the computer he was using was currently displaying an image of a strange egg with a strange black static background.

He didn't remember ever programming such a thing, and the worst part was that he couldn't do anything with the computer. He couldn't even turn off his computer.

???: R-Rui...? Umm, what should we do now?

Sitting next to him was a girl around his age.

Her name is Nishikino Maki, She has semi-long red hair that reaches her shoulders and purple eyes. And just like Rui, she's also a child prodigy, but for a different reason...

Maki comes from a highly reputable and wealthy family marked by doctors and hospital ownership. She is an only child, and thus, the sole heiress to her family's properties and legacy.

Because of this, Maki is spoiled and doted on yet not given any long-term freedom to be anything other than a doctor. This also caused her to be left isolated from her peers.

Except for Rui...

Since Rui's family has high expectations of him just like Maki's family, Rui understands Maki's position a lot. And thus, both of them become very close friends.

Right now they were having a sleepover at Rui's house. Just like any kids, They play games on the computer. Everything was going smoothly until the earlier explanation happened.

Rui: I-I... Don't know... This thing never happened before...

Rui: What's going on...?

Before they knew it, a large egg materialized from each computer. Rui has a light violet egg, while Maki has a red ruby color.

Now they wondered if he was dreaming right now... 

Computers don't just lay eggs, especially ones bigger than their heads.

Maki: Umm... Rui? Is this, normal?

Rui: No. As far as I know, there's no way an egg will come out from the computer.

Maki: So what's going on here?

Rui: I don't know... But how about we check the egg first?

Maki: Sure...

They took the egg and walked over to the bed. They're still wondering how the egg got out of the computer.

Then out of nowhere, the egg suddenly cracked surprising them. Did they hold the egg in the wrong way?

Rui & Maki: Huh?!

They drew their hands back to cover their eyes at the light that flashed from the egg once its shell broke.

The bright flash ended soon enough, letting them remove their hands from their eyes and blink in confusion.

They looked at the now broken eggs and saw strange, white devices.

Next to those devices was a very small metallic machine-looking mouse with no feet, it had red eyes, and the tail was like an antenna. The other is literally a newborn baby bird with pink fur and a bird's mouth.

Rui: Huh?!

Maki: Ah...! They're so cute!

Rui: Wait, Maki! We don't just touch a creature that we haven't known yet. They might be more dangerous than we thought.

Maki: But Rui, these were just a baby. Baby creatures wouldn't be that harmful.

Rui: But still...

Not listening to Rui's suggestions, Maki immediately went off and got close to her blob to caress it. At first, the blob was shocked for a little before it cooed and leaned to the girl's touch.

Maki: How cute you are...

The boy then looks at the mice slightly caressing it.

???: .-. ..- -.-.--

The little mouse shook, surprising the boy.

Rui: Oh, sorry. Did I hurt you?

The blob just kept staring at him with its red eyes.

Rui: Did you come out of the egg?

???: .-. ..- ..

The little mouse speak in morse code. Despite of not making a sound at all, the little boy could tell by the flickering light right at the tip of its tail.

Rui: You speak in morse code...

The boy deduced, looking at the white device wondering if the thing had something to do with the mouse.

Maki: Rui?

Rui: This device...

Maki: Huh?

Rui: The device on the egg. It must have something to do with them.

The girl then got up and stepped toward the broken egg to see a device that the boy was talking about. Soon both of them pick up the device at the same time.

But as soon as they picked it up, the device glowed and changed color. Rui's device changes to light violet, while Maki's device changes to ruby red.

Rui & Maki: Wow...

The device screen lit up and displayed the picture of the same creature in front of them, they also noticed something written above the picture.

Maki: Pururumon?

[ PURURUMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Wind Guardians

Rui: Choromon? Is that your name?

[ CHOROMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Machine

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Metal Empire, Nightmare Soldiers

Choromon: .-. ..- .. --..-- .-. ..- .. --..-- .-. ..- .. -.-.--

Pururumon: Maki, Maki~!

The boy raised his half eyebrow, seemingly quite surprised that the mice knew his name. The same goes for Maki as she opens her mouth in surprise at the blob.

Nevertheless, they still smile at their perspective creature, as its demeanor is just too cute for them to even think about it.

The girl once again caresses the blob. As the blob smiled and leaned to the girl's touch.

Maki: Hello there, Pururumon. Nice to meet you...

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

A group of young kids was walking through the dark lobby of a certain building.

???: Can't believe I've agreed to do this thing...

???: What's the matter, Kouga? Aww... Puppy about to wet his pants?

Kouga: Oh shut up, I'm not scared! I've just realized how stupid this is!

???: Yeah, right...

???: Guys, be silenced. The more noisy you are, the more ghosts will come out because they are disturbed.

Kouga: Well he started first!

???: C'mon, easy Touya. Ghosts are just made-up things by adults to scare us! Because adults expected us to just stay at home and do homework, read books, or do whatever they wanted us to!

Kouga: Can't believe that you two did this just to prove them wrong...

???: Why not? Also, If you don't want to do this in the first place, why do you even agree to come with us?

Kouga: Dunno... And I've been trying to figure out on that...

You might wonder why the three of them are currently inside the empty schools in the middle of the night.

In Japan, there's an urban legend known as "The Seven School Mysteries". There are seven mysterious legends or ghost stories associated with a particular school. They typically appear in a Japanese school setting and vary from school to school.

Urban legends are believed by some levels of society, due to some evidence of the existence of invisible creatures through videos and photos spread on the internet and television media.

But some deny their existence, due to the lack of a perfect description of the creature or because some of the photos or videos provided were edited.

And this young boy right here is one of those people...

His name is Shinonome Akito, a boy with olive-green eyes and messy orange hair. He was accompanied by his two friends.

One of them is Oogami Kouga. He has golden eyes and spiky gray hair. His appearance was notable for looking like a wolf, and many children his age were scared of it.

And last but not least, Aoyagi Touya. He has sharp grey eyes and his hair is short and bicolored, the right side a dark blue, the left a light blue.

The three of them are now inside the school to show that the seven mysteries are just a myth that people made up so that children don't wander around the school in the middle of the night to have fun.

Akito stopped walking and faced the two of them, realizing something was off...

Akito: Where's my sister?

The question caught them off as they looked around them, and found out that one of their friends who happened to be Akito's sister wasn't with them.

Touya: Wait... I thought she was behind me all this time.

Kouga: *sigh* You're sister is really are pain in the ass

Akito: *chuckles* I know right? I always tell you about this.

???: I can hear that, you idiots!

A young girl's voice startled the young boys, the boys looked behind to see a little girl showing only her head from the corner of a wall.

The little girl was Shinonome Ena. She's Akito eldest sibling with dark brown eyes that become a gradient into beige and short brown hair. She appeared to be taller than the rest of them.

Akito: Oh there you are sis? Where have you been?

Ena: Well, there's something I must show you boys!

Kouga: What is it?

But the girl isn't answering, instead, she backs away and disappears from their sight.

Akito: Sis! Where are you-

Kouga: *groans* I guess you're right, we shouldn't have brought her here...

Touya: C'mon guys, let's follow her.

The three decided to go after the girl. As they turn, they see the same girl staring at something behind a window. The three of them walk closely to the girl.

Akito: What's going on?

Ena: Look...

Ena pointed into the room behind the window with curiosity. The other looks curiously, to find out that the room behind the window is in fact, a Computer Lab.

But that's not what made them blink several times in surprise.

The fact is, they saw four computers turn on by themselves without anyone using them. Not only that, the screen on each computer showed some horrible-looking black static that they had never seen before.

They stared at the computer without caring about their surroundings, until the sound of an opening door was heard and they saw Touya opening the Computer Lab door.

Kouga: Touya? What the-

Touya: Well, it's not locked at all...

Touya casually claims while the others look at each other before deciding to go inside.

When they got inside, they became increasingly confused by the situation occurring in the room.

They see four massive eggs lying on the ground. Each egg has a different color, some are orange, black-grey, brown, and light blue.

Kouga: Okay, now I think it's the right time to be more confused than before.

Touya: Do you think that this is one of the seven school mysteries?

Akito: What? An eggs coming out from a computer? This is in the category of strange rather than scary...

Ena: But mysteries are also strange things, right...?

Touya: Umm, Kouga?

The children's attention turns to the grey-haired boy who picks up the black-grey egg.

Kouga: What?! It's not like an egg will harm us, right?

Kouga said calmly with an annoyance from his sound.

The others looked at each other once again, before nodding together in agreement and began to pick up their eggs. Akito holds the orange one, Touya hold the light blue one, and Ena hold the brown one.

Not long after they held their respective eggs, the massive eggs cracked and it's about to hatch.

Kouga: ?!

Touya: Huh?!

Akito: Eh?!

A few seconds later, the eggshell broke completely, the result was a blinding flash of light that forced the children to close their little eyes.

Once the light dimmed, the children opened their eyes, blinking a couple of times to get the spots out of their vision.

They looked at the now broken egg and saw a strange, white device. Next to them was a blob with each cracked egg having a different shape blob.

Kouga blob has white fur with long magenta ears that were similiar to dog, and a tiny rounded tail with the same color. Akito has a black blob with soft jelly-like body and small yellow eyes.

Touya has a more in-shape blob with white skin, long ears, red eyes, and two fish hands. Ena blob has an appearence of a bubble with blue tiny wings above its head, and wide black eyes.

Akito: Wow, wow, wow, WHAT?!

Akito backpedaled in fear as he let go of the blob and fell to the ground, but the black blob jumped arouns and then landed on Akito's stomach.

Kouga: What the fuck?!

Touya & Ena: Language!

The three of them still held on to the blob. Sena has an unsettled face worn on, Touya just stares at it, and lastly, Ena caresses it with a smile.

Ena: Yosh, Yosh...

The bubble blob cooed and leaned into the girl's touch.

Ena: Hey... They're not as bad as I think it is...

Touya: Did all of you come out from the computers?

Kouga: Well how ya expected them to know? They just come out of their eggs.

???: Kouga!

Kouga: W-what?!

The boy with grey hair looks baffled at the blob as it just says his name.

Akito: Wouldn't expect that huh? Imagine being me right now!

Akito said with obvious fear in his voice, the others looked at him on the ground as they saw Akito's blob bouncing on his chest while mouthing the word 'Kito' the whole time.

???: Touya~.

Touya: Eh?

Touya was also baffled at how the blob knew his name.

Then suddenly all four blobs hopped away from the children, and the blobs got into the cracked eggs showing the white device to the children.

The four children looked at each other once again before they decided to pick up their perspective devices.

As soon as they took the device, their device glowed and changed Touya's device now has a light blue color, Akito has an orange color, Ena has a brown color, and Kouga has a black-grey color.

Ena: Wow...

Akito: Cool...

Then their device lit up displaying the picture of their perspective blob, and they noticed something written above each of the blobs.

Kouga: Paomon?

[ PAOMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None

Akito: Botamon?

[ BOTAMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Virus Busters, Nature Spirits

Touya: Pitchmon?

[ PITCHMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Deep Savers

Ena: Pupumon?

[ PUPUMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None

The blobs smile at the children after they mention their names. they jump around in joy.

Akito: Okay, what is this? Are you all supposed to be our new pets?

Touya: Maybe...?

Kouga: Y'know what? I've been prepared for things that don't make sense...

Kouga: But this is just too much...!

Meanwhile, Ena gets down on both knees and caresses her blob once again. She smiles at the blob.

Ena: Hello~...

The blob only made a happy face at her.

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???: W-W-What! N-No! Please!!

???: No, I don't want any of this!! Somebody help!

???: Eichi, wake up!

And in a frenzy, the child woke up and started to breathe uncontrollably. Having woken up from his nightmare, the child looks at their surroundings and sighs in relief to find himself still in his bedroom.

As mentioned the person who happens to be a child, his name is Tenshouin Eichi. He's a young boy with light blue eyes and smooth, pale blonde hair that is cut below his jawline.

He's the son of the family belongs to the Tenshouin Zaibatsu; one of the largest family-controlled conglomerates in Japan. Born as the heir, he is expected to inherit the conglomerate.

Due to the nature of his family history, he describes his family as loveless and cruel. And even now when he is still a child, they still demand a lot from him. They even ignore his illness, deeming it as his excuse to get away from their lesson.

???: Eichi, are you okay?

The boy looks at the other child beside him who happens to be a little girl with blue eyes and blonde hair, she looks at him in worry as she knows that he is terminally ill.

But Eichi smiles nevertheless.

Eichi: I'm alright Eli. I'm just having a nightmare.

As the boy mentioned, her name is Eli, and her complete name is Ayase Eli. The young girl has an appearance very similar to the boy, except her blonde hair looks very saturated compared to the boy and she looks half foreigner than 100% Japanese.

She comes from parents who were champion competitive dancers, her father was a Japanese ice dancer while her mother was a Russian ballet dancer. And that alone made her a half-Japanese-Russian, which explains why her appearance seems non-Japanese.

And how do they meet each other? Well, Their two fathers were friends and often chatted with each other even though each was married. They always bring their children to play together, sometimes even staying overnight and their kids are forced to sleep together.

And this night is one of them.

Eli: *sigh* Thank god...

The girl sighs in relief before her eyes widen once again at the sight of the boy getting down from his bed and standing beside Eli. Eli holds his hand preventing him from going anywhere without telling her first.

Eli: Wait! Where do you think you're going?

Eichi: Bathroom. Now don't worry Eli, I can walk on my own.

Eli: No, wait!

The girl held the boy who tried to get away, she then put her hand on his forehead making sure he still had a fever or if it was getting better. But judging by her reaction, it seems that he's still hot as hell.

Eli: Eichi, you're still hot! You definitely cannot walk on your own, you could fall in anywhere!

Eichi: But Eli I'm fine-

Eli: No you're not! Let me help you to get to the bathroom!

Eichi tried to convince the girl, but the girl's sense of kindness and stubbornness got her best to the point that Eichi couldn't help but admire and be grateful to her.

So Eichi finally went to the bathroom and after he finished he came out of the bathroom and was escorted back by Eli who was waiting outside.

Eichi: Eli, I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you are doing now.

Eli: Eichi, please... If your parent won't even help you, then let me be the one to do it for you.

Eichi: ...

Eichi: Thank you, Eli...

Eli: You're welcome...

They both kept walking in peace through the empty hall that looked straight out like a royal house. It was all normal until both of them realized one of the doors was slightly open, and a light was shown from behind.

The two got confused about how do they not realized it earlier. However, they figure that they're probably in a hurry until they walk past the door and Eichi notices someone else inside the room.

This caused him to stop in his tracks, Eli who had been escorting him also stopped and turned to look at him.

Eli: You okay?

Eichi: Someone is in there...

Eli: Come on, it's probably just our father's and their talk-

Eichi: Eli, is your sister...

As the word 'Sister' comes out of his mouth, Eli froze and widened her eyes in shock. In a frenzy, she opened the door and got inside the room.

And what she saw was a small child who looked younger than both of them and had pale blonde hair, staring at two TVs that were on in front of her.

Eli: Alisa?!

Eli calls out to her sister named Alisa, she is a small girl with an appearance almost identical to her older sister with her long hair reaching her shoulders. However, her eyes were completely fixated on two TVs in front of her.

Eli: Alisa, what are you doing here?

Alisa: An egg...

Eli: Huh...?

In confusion, both Eichi and Eli walk closer to the little girl wondering what the girl sees to the point that she keeps staring at it.

As they get closer to the girl, the two TVs that are on display have a strange black static that they have never seen before. In the middle of it was an egg which was odd even for their ages.

They keep staring at the TVs with the girl in the middle of them, curiously hoping that something might happen.

And it did happen, as suddenly the egg inside materialized and lay below the TVs. The two eggs have different colors, one is dark green while the other is cyan.

Alisa: Look, sis! The TVs lay eggs! The TVs lay eggs!

Eichi: Uh...

Eli: Harasho...?

The little girl excitedly exclaimed while Eichi and Eli stared at the eggs in confusion, just like the other kids they knew well that TVs don't lay eggs.

Alisa ran to the eggs only for her sister to stop her, but Alisa quickly got away from the grip of her sister's hand and touched the eggs.

Eli: Alisa wait! That could be dangerous since we don't know how it got out from there!

Alisa: But sis, this is fine look...

Alisa said as she brought one of the eggs to them, she brought them the cyan ones and forced her sister to take it, much to her surprise. Alisa then picked up the dark green egg and was about to give it to Eichi.

Until something surprising happened.

They heard a cracking sound as they saw their eggshells appear on their eggs and were about to hatch.

Alisa: Ah! They're about to hatch!!

Alisa excitedly said as she looked at the blue egg she hugged in delight before suddenly the egg flashed once its shell broke forcing all of them to let go of their eggs and close their eyes.

As soon as the flash was over, all of them opened their eyes to see what was coming out of the eggs.

They looked at the now-broken egg and saw two strange, white color devices similar to a cellphone. Next to each egg was a blob, but each of them had a different shape.

The one from the dark green egg is a small, green blob with a long, leaf-like tail, small ears, black eyes, round pink cheeks, and a pink pacifier in its mouth.  The others were red blob with a soft slimy feel, and white eyes with black pupils. It resembles a jelly sweet.

Alisa: KYAAA!! THEY'RE SO CUTE!!

While the little girl immediately hugs the blobs together, Eichi and Eli are speechless. They were so confused about what was occurring right now.

Not only did they just get out from the TVs, but they also hatched into something that they'd never seen before. This moment feels like something that only happens in any fantasy story, yet it happened right in front of them right now.

Eichi: Eli, this is only a dream right? I'm just having a fever, am I?

Eli: Eichi, I'm also seeing it. So it's not your fever.

Eichi: I see...

???: Mas... Ter...

???: Eli...

Alisa: Huh??

They suddenly went silent as the blob in Alisa's arms just now said the names Eichi and Eli. How did they know their name?! They just got out their eggs!

Before they knew it, the blob suddenly got out of Alisa's arms and bounced back to the hatched eggs where the weird devices stayed.

Alisa: Ah, seems like they wanted the devices!

Eli: Alisa wait!

Alisa: Eh...? But why sis?

Eichi: We don't know what kind of device are those, it could be potentially dangerous for us.

Eli: So let us just take it, okay?

Alisa frowned, but she knew that what they said was right. So she stepped aside and let them take the device, which they did.

As soon as they touched it, both devices glow and change colors. The boy had the dark green one while the girl had the cyan one.

Alisa: Waah...!! They change color! They change color!

Alisa said in delight while jumping around, followed by the blob who seemed to bounce around in delight too. Eichi and Eli were in awe too, until the device screen then lit up and displayed a picture of the same blobs in front of them, they noticed something was written above their blobs.

Eichi: Leafmon?

[ LEAFMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Eli: Puni-Mon?

[ PUNIMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Alisa: Ah, are those their name?

Leafmon: Master, Master!!

Punimon: Eli, Eli!!

The blob bounced in delight at the sight of their human partner calling their name, much to the confusion of Eichi and Eli. However, not for Alisa as she with her puppy eyes stared at them as if she was begging for something.

Alisa: Can we keep them...?

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

???: Big bro, wake up! Big bro...!

A young girl's voice could be heard echoing in the room in a desperate attempt to wake up her brother, while her brother lazily tried to stay asleep while covering his ears with a pillow.

???: Leave me alone, Saki, please...

???: But brother...

If you're wondering who they are, they're Tenma siblings. The one who tried to wake the others was the youngest sister named Tenma Saki, she had pink eyes and long blonde hair with pink-colored tips worn in braided twin tails

The one still asleep was the oldest brother named Tenma Tsukasa, and unlike the Shinonome siblings, their appearance was almost the same despite not being a twin. Yet, the only difference is that his eyes are orange-yellow and his hair is short and scruffy with peach tips.

The youngest sibling still desperately tried to wake up her brother, as she was a bit scared and wanted to tell him something very important.

Saki: But brother, I heard a noise downstairs, maybe there was a thief there...

At first, there was no response from Tsukasa as he still looking asleep. Before he suddenly woke up in a frenzy and looked at his sister with a shocked face.

Tsukasa: You heard what??!!

Saki: It is bro! Just hear it!

Saki told her brother to be quiet and listen to the sound in question. And sure enough, a sound like objects colliding and objects rolling was heard from below.

Tsukasa, being the eldest sibling got out of bed and invited Saki to find out what was happening downstairs.

Tsukasa: Saki, I know that you must be scared cause I'm also scared too. But this is our house, and no matter what we have to be brave to face whatever happens, understand?

Saki: Y-Yes...

Tsukasa: Good. Now follow me.

They decided to leave their room and slowly went downstairs together, Tsukasa was in front while Saki was behind Tsukasa's, hiding her face under Tsukasa's shoulder because she was afraid.

The cluttering sound became louder as they walked downstairs, but at the same time, it was not as chaotic as before. Tsukasa felt increasingly tense about this situation, did the burglar or whoever was in this house already notice their presence?

As they were already downstairs, they noticed that the TV was on. They looked at each other confused because everyone was asleep at this point.

Suddenly there was a sound of something rolling and a large egg rolled off one of the sofas. The sibling's confusion became even more intense, and it didn't stop there, another large egg rolled and hit the egg in front.

Both eggs have different colors, one has a green color while the other has peach-pink color.

Despite the confusion, the sibling was glad that all the cluttering sound they heard earlier was not a burglary.

But still, where does the egg come from? And how did it get here?

Saki: Eggs...?

Sure enough, Tsukasa slowly walks to the egg and lightly touches the egg to confirm whether this egg is really an egg.

Tsukasa: Yeah, they're... But, aren't they too big for eggs?

Tsukasa: Also where did it come from?

Tsukasa doesn't remember ever raising animals, especially animals that are big enough to lay these massive eggs.

However, Tsukasa does notice that the TV is on, and the weird thing is it doesn't show anything but a black static that they've never seen on any TV ever.

Tsukasa: S-Saki...? I know this might sound stupid but do you think that the eggs came from the TV?

Saki: Hmm...? What it is, brother?

Tsukasa: Ne-Nevermind! Forgot about it!

Tsukasa realized how stupid her question was choosing to forget it, and then she realized her sister was holding the peach-pink-colored egg.

Tsukasa: Saki, why did you pick up the egg? What if the egg was actually a danger for us?

Saki: But brother, what is dangerous about an egg? Surely will not cause us any harm, right?

Tsukasa: Y-Yeah... But still...

However their conversation was cut short as they heard the crack from between them, they looked at the eggs cracking.

Tsukasa: Ah! It's about to be hatched!

The siblings are shocked, especially Tsukasa. He then saw another egg which was also cracked and about to hatch as well.

Before they know it, both eggs finally hatch and beam the bright light that forces them to cover their little eyes.

The bright light ended soon enough, letting the twin remove their hands from their eyes and blink in confusion.
 
They looked at the now-broken egg and saw strange white devices. Next to those devices were two small blobs with the same appearance but different colors. The blob is rounded with long tails forming some sort of thunder, yet one has light green skin with one horn, while the other has brown skin with three horns.

Tsukasa: H-Huh...?!

Saki: Waaaah!! They're so cute!!

Tsukasa: Saki! Wait!

Tsukasa tried to stop his sister, but she had already grabbed the brown-colored brown before she spun around excitedly. The blob seemed so happy to be picked up by the girl.

Tsukasa stared at them, secretly relieved that the blob was actually harmless. Until he looked his left down to see the same blob with light green colored skin bounce at his sight.

Then suddenly the blob jumped into his hand and looked very happy at him, much to the boy's shock.

Tsukasa: Woaah...!! Who, Who are you guys?!

Tsukasa asked in utter shock. But instead of answering, the blob said Tsukasa's name while jumping up and down happily.

???: Tsuka, Tsuka~!!

Tsukasa's mind is like being squeezed right now, two large eggs appeared and then they hatched giving birth to two strange blobs that knew his name.

Tsukasa: W-What's going on...

Saki: Brother, look! They know my name!

???: Saki~~

The blob in Saki's hand also happened to know her name. Tsukasa then looked at the lump with curiosity on his face.

Tsukasa: Okay just... Who are you guys? H-How did you know our names?

But the blob didn't answer. Instead, they got out of their hands and bounced back to the hatched eggs.

Saki: Eh, blob?

The blob turned to the white device on the hatched eggs, cooing to draw the siblings's attention to it.

Tsukasa: Those devices...

Saki: You want us to pick it up?

The blobs bounce as if begging the twin to pick them up. Saki immediately rushes forward before her brother stops her mid-way.

Saki: What?

Tsukasa: Sorry but, I don't feel comfortable if you take it alone. So let's take the devices at the same time, okay?

Saki: Hmm, okay! If that's what you want!

Thus, the Tenma's are picking up the devices together. And as soon as they both pick up the devices, they glow and change color. Tsukasa had the green color, while Saki had the peach-pink color.

The siblings were in amazement at the occurrence, suddenly the devices lit up and displayed an image of the same blob in front of them, they also noticed something was written above the blobs.

Tsukasa: Zerimon?

[ ZERIMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Saki: Cocomon?

[ COCOMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Tsukasa: Are those your two names?

The blobs bounced happily at the siblings. At this state, Tsukasa was completely dumbfounded. He has absolutely no idea what's going on, as for a kid like her she knew well that something like this only happened in anime or other cartoons.

And yet, it happened. Right in front of him, in his own house... He wish that what is occurring right now was only a dream. Yet he hasn't woken up on her bed already.

As for Saki, she looked happy as usual. She didn't seem to care whether this made sense or not, after all the blobs in front of her were cute and harmless.

Saki: Nice to meet you Zerimon, Cocomon! Welcome to the Tenma's family!!

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Somewhere else, at around the same time... 

???: Mika...?

???: Mika, where are you?

???: Don't just crawl around the house in the dark, you do know that you'll easily get lost.

A girl is walking around his house where the electricity is currently out looking for her friend who seemingly missing. 

Her name is Toujou Nozomi, she's a girl with hip-length dark purple hair that she ties into two low tiny pigtails with bangs swept to the right side, and turquoise eyes.

She's been searching for her friend throughout the entirety of her house, but no luck. She became very worried, as her friends not only easily got lost but her house was quite big enough for the two of them making them easily missing if they were not found just once.

Nozomi: Mika...!!! 

Nozomi: *sigh* Mika, how can I protect and keep you company when you're missing...

While feeling completely defeated and tired, a strange light suddenly shone from the outside window. Nozomi widened her eyes in surprise as there shouldn't be a person outside because everyone else was asleep. 

But she tried to think positively, maybe it was Mika.

Nozomi: Mika?

She walked slowly to the door, but the light from the window slowly faded. She quickly moved forward to the door and then unlocked it to open the door.

Nozomi: Mika!

As she opened the door, he looked in front of her and was greeted by three things.

One is that both of their handheld consoles are outside the house, and lit up showing a strange black static image.

Second, there are two large eggs the size of their heads in front of the two consoles. One is dark orange, while the other is dark purple.

But the last one caught her attention the most when she saw a boy around her age sitting right in front of the consoles and the eggs, he appeared to not moving and just sitting there. This worries Nozomi a bit, as she now slowly walks towards him.

Nozomi: Mika?

The boy then turns his head around looking his back, and now the two of them are facing each other.

The boy's name is Kagehira Mika, as Nozomi had mentioned earlier. He has mid-length tousled black hair which resembles the feathers of a crow and his eyes have heterochromia iridium; his right eye is a light golden color, while his left is aqua.

When the boy sees her, his face lit up with a smile. Nozomi is relieved to see her friend is fine and didn't really disappear, but she is a little annoyed that Mika just disappeared and then smiles at her.

Mika: Ah, Nozomi!

Nozomi: Mika! I've been searching for you around the house, I thought you were lost. What exactly are you doing here?

Mika: Ah I'm sorry, okay? I just remembered that we left our console in the backyard. Then when I wanted to take the console, it looked like this.

Nozomi: Like what?

Then the girl widened her eyes as she just realized what she saw in front of her, two eggs as big as their heads with beautiful dark orange and dark purple colors. Two consoles showing black static? That's not an ordinary thing to happen.

The girl then began to squat beside the boy, watching the occurrence altogether while still confusedly wondering what just happened here.

Nozomi: What just happened here?

Mika: Oh it's like watching a magic show! When I saw these consoles on the ground they showed black statics with these eggs inside of it.

Nozomi: These eggs?

Mika: Yeah, after a moment these consoles eject the eggs as if spitting them out from it. I don't know how an egg this big can fit in this console or how the console can lay an egg, but what I saw earlier was truly something magical.

Nozomi could argue that Mika is falsifying his claims and only telling stories from his imagination. Despite her age, she knew for a fact that there was no way consoles could just lay eggs, especially the ones as massive as their heads.

But judging from what she saw, from the consoles showing the horrible black statics, to the light that she saw from inside the house window, she could argue again that what he saw was far from his own imagination. Cause not even a five-year-old child would think about making this up unless this is an anime.

Then out of nowhere, a loud cracking sound was heard as the two looked at the egg which showed cracks spreading along the eggshell.

When the eggshell broke completely, the result was a blinding flash of light that forced them to cover their little eyes.
 
Once the light dimmed, they uncovered their eyes, blinking a couple of times to get the spots out of his vision.

However, they were only greeted with two different weird things.

One is the weird white device shaped like a phone. Except it didn't look like any phones that they had seen before.

The second is two living blobs, one of them a chick-looking blob with wide yellow eyes and brown bird fur. The other is a rounded yellow blob with a fox tail and slanted eyes.

Mika: Wow, you guys sure look different than any animals we have met!

Mika walks toward the blobs, the chick blob flies toward him, while the rounded yellow blob bounces to the girl. Mika stretched out his hand towards his blob asking it to float to his hand.

The blob responded by flying into his hand, Mika then lifted the blob and brought it closer to his face. The blob bounces happily at the sight of the boy.

Mika: *giggle* You seem happy to me little pal, have you been waiting for me all this time?

???: Mika!!

Mika's jaws are wide open at the blob knowing his name. While in Nozomi's case, the blob bounces non-stop in front of the girl while the girl tries to figure out what the creature in front of him is.

Nozomi: Just what kind of creature are you...?

???: Nozo!!

Just like Mika, Nozomi was shocked when the blob said her name, she widened her eyes as the blob rubbed itself to the girl's stomach.

Mika: Nozomi, they know our name! What's going on here?!

Nozomi: I... I don't know...

Mika: Are these our children? Are we married?

Nozomi: What...?

As their confusion went on, the blobs suddenly hopped back to the hatched egg, especially towards the white devices. They cooed to draw their attention to it.

Nozomi: Those devices...

Mika: Do you think that device has something to do with them?

Nozomi: Hmm... I'm not sure...

They were curious about the device, and couldn't help but pick it up even though they felt nervous about the device. As they touched it, it glowed and changed color. Mika has a dark orange color, while Nozomi has a dark purple color.

Nozomi: Wow...

Mika: Haha...!! You see that Nozomi?! I told you that this is something magical!

Nozomi: Yeah, I guess...?

After it changed its color, the screen of the device lit up and displayed a picture of the same blobs in front of them, they also noticed something was written above their blobs.

Mika: Puwamon?

[ PUWAMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Chick

Attribute : None

Field : Deep Savers

Nozomi: Relwmon...?

[ RELEMON ]

Level : Baby I 

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

Mika: So... That's your name, right?

The two blobs bounce, while keep saying the children's names several times. Mika for some reason smiles at them.

Mika: Well, I guess I don't need to play a guessing game or name a new species for both of you. Cause seriously, my brain would literally explode just thinking that...

Nozomi: But our question is still the same, right? how did this eggs come out of our consoles, and give birth to these two strange animals?

Mika: Eh? Oh yeah, right...

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

Another kid was also having the same experience as the others.

It was a little boy with short bright blonde hair and light-red eyes. He was standing in the basement of her house, fixated on a strange egg lying on the floor in front of him.

You might wonder what on earth a little boy doing in the basement all alone by himself.

It was actually simple and cliche, the boy woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to go to the bathroom when suddenly a loud 'thumb' was heard from the basement.

Curious, the boy walked to the basement door and slowly opened it. Slowly boy went down and peeked inside.

He was expecting something like a ghost, as the basement had rarely been visited by everyone else even his parents, or maybe someone was hiding in there causing him to be more tense than ever.

But this is his house, he has to be a brave little boy and overcome his fear...

So he dared to go into the pitch-black basement room, only to find out that the room wasn't pitch-black at all.

But that's not the case here, what happens is that an old unused computer seems to turn on by itself as the light from the screen reflects its surroundings.

???: Umm... Hello? Is somebody there?

The boy asked whether a person was using the old computer, but the only thing she heard was just silence. And now he's feeling creeps and disturbed as he keeps daring herself to approach the old computer.

He walked closer... Closer... And closer...

And he's now side by side with the old computer. And to his surprise, no one was there...

But he was met with two different things, one was the image that was displayed on the computer was a weird black static that kinda hurt her eyes. Two was the large yellow egg laying at the foot of the computer.

The boy blinked her eyes several times in confusion.

???: Ummm..Where does the egg come from?

The boy asked himself as he got close to the egg and picked it up.

But before he could think or do anything further cracks appeared on the shell. He was shocked by it, and he carefully put the egg down again and took a step back.

The boy drew his hands back to cover his eyes at the bright yellow light that flashed from the egg once its shell broke.

The bright yellow light flash ended soon enough, letting the boy remove his hands from his eyes and blink in confusion.

He looked at the now broken egg and saw a strange, white device. Next to that device was an od jellyfish-looking blob with translucent body and a cute face.

???: W-What...?

While he looks confusedly at the blob, the blob seems delighted by the boy. The little boy decides to bend on his two knees and try to reach out and tentatively poke the blob with his finger.

As his finger slightly touch the blob, the blob shocked and slightly bounced away.

???: Eh?! I'm sorry, did I hurt you?

The blob only shook as if saying 'no', then the boy's attention was swift to the device in the hatched egg.

He looks at the device wondering if the blob owns it, he looks at the blob again.

???: Is this yours?

Blob: ...

???: So... Can I pick it up?

The blob suddenly flew around as if begging him to pick it up, which he did.

As soon as he touched it the device glowed and changed color into a yellow.

???: Wow...

The boy was in awe, as some things that only exist in anime were occurring right in front of him. And it didn't stop there, the device screen then lit up and displayed a picture of the same blob in front of him, he noticed something was written above the blob.

???: Poyo-Mon...? Is that your name?

[ POYOMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Virus Busters

The blob called Poyomon only nodded, but this time with an expression that can be guessed as happiness. The boy didn't understand everything, but at least he had a new friend that he'd treasure a lot. He smiles at the blob.

Nazuna: I'm Nito Nazuna, nice to meet you.

Nazuna: *chuckle* I bet Nico would like you...

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

A group of small children was having a sleepover together when something strange happened in the family room.

???: Eeeeeh...?!

Screamed a little girl with medium-length pinkish orange hair that she tied into a bun on the right side and yellowish hazel eyes.

???: Um, what's going on...?

Asked another young girl who was confused and scared at the same time, she's the tallest among all of them with short navy blue hair that reaches her shoulders and bright blue eyes

???: I don't know!! I haven't touched anything, I swear!!

Replied the other little girl with wavy medium-length light blonde hair and orange eyes.

???: Does it turn on by themselves, nya?

Asked the last girl in the group, she had short boyish-style orange hair and light green eyes.

Two of the groups were in panic, while the other two were too confused to even know what was happening.

For those wondering, what occurs that causes them to react like this? Well, the reason for that was almost similar to all the children mentioned before.

But the difference was unlike other children mentioned cases where the only electronic items that malfunction are items such as computers, laptops, consoles, and other items that have screens. In this case, every electronic part malfunctions

From radio, digital clocks, ovens, and even refrigerators malfunction as their lights turn on and off by themselves.

All the children were quite scared at what occurred in front of them until it all suddenly stopped.

???: Umm, is it over?

???: Phew... I just thought that I did something wrong...

However, as if peace was not an option, the TV was turned on by itself. Showing a black static image with four eggs in the middle of it. Once again the four children were caught off guard by this.

???: Eh- Eeeeeeeeh...?!

???: W-What now?!

The children proceeded to silently stare at the TV for almost five minutes until the four eggs from the TV started to materialize one by one and fell below the floor. 

Each egg has a different color, the first one has a magenta color, the second one has a neon pink color, the third has lime green, and the last one has an gold color.

All the children see the egg with curiosity, wondering how the egg came from the TV.

Just like other kids, they know well that egg comes from certain animals. Yet, the occurrence right in front of them says otherwise.

???: An egg...?

???: Eh? How do eggs come out of a TV, nya? Ai, how could this happen?

Ai: Eh?! I-I don't know anything! A-Ayumu?!

Ayumu: Eh?! I-I don't know anything either!

???: So what's going on here, nya?

Ai: Umm, Karin?

The children's attention turns to the navy blue-haired girl who picks up the lime green egg.

Karin: Wow... They're actually a real egg. I thought this was just a toy that came out of the TV.

???: Is it alive?

Karin: I'm not sure, Rin...

All of them look at each other, before looking at the three eggs on the floor with curiosity in unison. They all began to slowly move towards the eggs.

All of them look at each other, before looking at the three eggs on the floor with curiosity in unison. They all began to slowly move towards the eggs, except Karin.

But before the three even get close to the eggs, all the eggs begin to crack. They all backpedal in unison.

Ai: A-Ah...!!

Ayumu: W-W-W-W-What now?!

Rin: You guys remind me of a fraidy cat from that cartoon, nya.

Ai: Rin! This is not the time!

Karin: Ah, mine's too!

Karin said as all of them averted their attention to the little girl and the egg on the girl's hand was indeed cracking.

When the eggshells broke completely, the result was a blinding flash of light that forced them to cover their little eyes.

Once the light dimmed, they uncovered their eyes, blinking a couple of times to get the spots out of their vision. When they could finally see again, they were greeted by two strange things.

One is a strange, white device that they have never seen before. There are four blobs just right beside the cracked eggs, except the blob from Karin's hands that is still in the cracked egg.

Each blob is different. One of them is a seed-looking blob whose body surface is covered in transparent tissue, its eyes are yellow and it has a small plant above its head.

The other is a ghost-type blob that possesses a translucent body, it has wide black eyes and long brown ears.

The third one is a blob that resembles a plant. Aside from the shape of its leaf tail, it almost looks like a slice of pineapple with eyes. The front of its body is yellow and sports two large red eyes while its back is brown and fuzzy.

And lastly, the one on Karin's hands is a seed-looking blob with hair all over, with two antenna-looking things poking out from its head, and it has beady black eyes, it also the smallest of all of them.

The four children are looking confused at the blob. Then out of nowhere, the three blobs jump from where they stand to each of the children.

The seed blob jumps to Ai, while the spirit blob jumps to Ayumu, and lastly, the fuzzy brown blob jumps to Rin.

Rin: Nya? What are you guys?

Ai: Eek...!! What is this!!

Ayumu: Eh?!

All the blob seems to be smiling at them.

Rin: Hey Karin, did you know what kind of animal is this?

Karin: Hmm? I don't know, ummm- Live balls, perhaps?

Ai: But they're kinda cute, y'know? They seem harmless too, anyway...

???: Ai...

Ai: Eh?

Out of nowhere, the blob said the girl's name, much to Ai surprise. Then the other blob also started to scream their perspective children's names.

???: Rin!

???: Ayu~, Ayu!!

???: Karin, Karin~.

Karin: Eh...?

Rin: How did they know our names, nya?

Ayumu: I-I-I don't know!

While the four of them are confused about how these blobs know their name, the blobs suddenly jump off their hands and bounce back to the hatched eggs.

They all turned to the white device beside each hatched egg, and they cooed to draw the group's attention to it.

The group started looking at each other, trying to convince each other to take the devices simultaneously. When they finally received the message, they all nodded to each other before slowly walking over to the four devices.

As they all pick up their perspective devices, they glow and change color. Ai has a neon pink color, Ayumh has a magenta color, Rin has a gold color, and lastly, Karin has a lime green color.

Rin: Woah... They glow...

As they were in awe, the device screen then lit up and displayed a picture of the same blob in front of them, they also noticed something was written above the images of the blobs.

Ayumu: Pafumon?

[ PAFUMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Spirit

Attribute : None

Ai: Nyokimon?

[ NYOKIMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Seed

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Wind Guardians

Rin: Popomon?

[ POPOMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : Free, None

Karin: Yuramon?

[ YURAMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Seed

Attribute : Free, None, Data

As the group of childmentionedtion the blblob'same, all of them began to bounce around happily while saying the children's name.

The children's reaction? Some of them are still confused, but some of them are already fonding with them despite of just met them for the first.

Without them knowing, their meeting was a fate for the storm that would befall them.

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Somewhere else, at around the same time...

It was dark, around midnight or later. Normally it was a time for people to go to bed, especially young children.

But not for one kid particularly...

???: STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU PILE OF SHIT!!

Shouted a young boy who was desperately running from something. Behind him, there was a barking sound that revealed three wild dogs chasing him.

???: Dammit! I shouldn't have entered from that house from the beginning! Stupid, you're fucking stupid, Kuro!

Kurou: Now I'm getting chase by this horrible-fucking-ugly creatures that for some reason has to exist in this fucking messed-up world!

Kurou: WOULD YOU STOP CHASING ME?! I'M ALREADY GIVING UP, CAN'T YOU SEE?!

The boy who revealed himself as Kurou shouted at the three dogs who were chasing him, but the three dogs showed no signs of stopping chasing the child.

Kurou turns to the near wall and then climbs the wall in a hurry. As he succeeded, the three dogs made the turn ignoring the fact that the child was above the wall.

After the three dogs disappeared, the child hurriedly stepped down and ran in the opposite way as fast as possible.

He ran to the nearby abandoned massive pipes and hid inside there. He took as long breath as possible and was very grateful that he was safe and still alive.

Kuro: Phew... Good thing that I still have food from that house...

Kuro said as he pulled out a snack from his pocket and began to eat it.

You might ask, did he just steal a snack from somebody's house?

Yep, he did...

And if you wondered why, it's quite a long story, but let's make it short.

So the boy's full name was Kiryuu Kurou, and he is the son of former Bosozoku gang bike leader. And that was until his family was murdered due to the criminal actions of Yakuaz family, leaving him with nothing, not even a house.

After that, Kuro would do anything just to get a food for him, even taking risks by stealing food from restaurants, traders, even people's homes will have their food stolen so he can eat.

And this night was one of those moments where he stole just to eat, with the twist where he got chased by three dogs. Yet he still managed to escape though...

As he enjoyed his meal, he didn't realize that a certain handheld console was just right beside him. He didn't notice it until the console screen lit up, getting his attention while eating.

Kurou: Huh?

Kurou: Wait, I never had any consoles with me. So how come it's here?

His confusion grew even more when the screen displayed images of a black static and an egg in the middle of it.

He stared at it for several minutes until the egg materialized and right in front of him was an egg as big as his head with a bluish-purple color.

Kurou: What... Bu-But, how?!

He was confused even more by this occurrence, just like other kids mentioned, he knew that an egg lay from any animal or insect. But never from a console, especially the ones that are just very massive.

Despite his confusion, he tried to reach out to the egg and touch it. But before he even touches the egg, it cracks.

Kurou: Huh?

He drew his hands back to cover his eyes at the bluish-purple light from the egg once its shell broke.

The bright flash ended soon enough, letting him remove his hands from his eyes and blink in confusion.

He looked at the now broken eggs and saw strange, white devices. Next to that device was a blob with a whole body covered with massive purple except its mouth, it has ears that looks like a cat, and its mouth is wider than any blob mentioned.

Kurou: Huh??

Just like any other child, he was as confused as ever. After all the egg came out from the console and gave birth to a creature that he had never seen before.

He's quite scared at first, but seeing the blob bounce at him with a wide smile on its face seizes the worry in him. He reached his hand to the blob and then began to pat his head, much to the blob's delight it leaned into the boy's touch.

???(Blob): Kuuu...

Kurou: Yo... I don't know how you got out of that thing, but you look fine honestly.

Their moment didn't last long as the sound of bark was heard right behind him, causing him to flinch in fear. Judging from the sound, he knew that it was the three dogs earlier, and they were back finding his hideout!

He didn't dare to look back and began to run away to the other side of the pipe. Until he stopped and realized that he left the blob.

He finally looked back, and to his horror, the blob was facing the three dogs by itself.

Kurou: BLOB, NO!!!

The blob ignored Kurou and keep looking at the three dogs with fierce and angry face. The three dogs also stared at the blob with gritted teeth and growled at it.

Out of nowhere, they began to charge at each other, despite the difference in size the blob managed to push the three dogs back with a single headbutt.

The dogs were knocked flying by the headbutt, and when they were about to get back up, the blob gritted its teeth and spat out a bunch of small iron beads towards the three dogs causing them to whine in pain.

Unable to endure the pain, the three dogs finally gave up and started running away from the blob while wimpering. Kurou couldn't believe what he was witnessing, a blob that probably couldn't even move a single square won a one-on-three battle against three dogs.

But he realized that the dogs won't be his problem again, and couldn't help but laugh happily at the blob. The blob also turned around and happily smile at the boy. The blob bounce to Kurou hands as Kurou happily hugged it.

Kurou: AHAHA!! I COULDN'T BELIEVE YOU MANAGED TO DEFEATED THOSE SCUM OF THE CREATURE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, BLOB!!

Kurou screamed while the blob just happily laugh with the boy.

Kurou: Also what are you, anyways? I never seen creature like you...

Kurou stop hugging the blob as he ask the question while staring at the blob eyes. The blob stared for a while before jump off his hands and bounce back to the hatched egg where the white devices from earlier sitting there.

The blob then turned to the white device, cooing to draw the boy's attention to it.

Kurou: You want me to pick it up?

The blob bounced as Kurou picked up the white device, causing it to glow and change color to purplish blue.

Kurou: Cool...! What else can it do?

Kurou asked the blob, before the screen from the device lit up and displayed the picture of the same blob in front of him, noticing something was written above the blob.

Kurou: Dodomon? Is that your name?

[ DODOMON ]

Level : Baby I

Type : Slime

Attribute : None, Free

The blob named Dodomon just simply smiled while bouncing around out of control. Kurou might not understand anything, but he smiled anyway. After all, the blob saved his life and it seems to be very fond of him.

Kurou picked up the blob and brought it closer to his face.

Kurou: From now on, we're the best buddy in the world. Okay?

The blob hopped happily.

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That night, children from around Japan experienced this strange phenomenon. Children encountered these strange little creatures and received a device that would be the most important asset in their life.

The children and these strange creatures would go on to form bonds of friendship and trust.

And it would be by those bonds that these children and creatures would rise or fall against the great calamity that was put in motion on the special night.

Chapter Text

Five years after the fateful meeting between the human children and the little creatures.

It was morning, around 8 to 9 A.M., and a young boy was sleeping in his bedroom (obviously). The curtain in his room was open a bit, as a flash of sunrise was flashing through his face, yet no sign of him waking up.

???: Subaru-mon, wake up! Subaru-mon~.

A very childish yet a bit rough voice was heard, and the sleeping boy felt his pajamas are pulled by the said voice. He started to wake up, yet the flash of sunrise was too bright for his sleepy eyes that he had to cover his eyes with his hand.

He finally opened his eyes, it started really blurry as the only thing he saw was a red thing with two yellow dot. But when it gets clear he finally sees what's above him.

It was the same blob that had emerged from the computer five years ago, but it had grown bigger and now had four legs, a tail with black tips, a white stomach, and golden eyes with a black upside-down triangle below them.

The only part that hadn't changed were its bat-like wings.

???: Subaru-mon, Subaru-mon~!

Subaru: Ah, Gigimon!

[ GIGIMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Dragon's Roar

Gigimon: Yeah! Subaru-mon is waking up, Subaru-mon is waking up!

Subaru: Ahaha! Good morning Gigimon!

The boy got up from his bed and happily smiled at the creature, Exact five years ago he met this little creature and he raised it like how everyone raised a pet. At first, its name was Jyarimon, until 2 years ago he became Gigimon and now managed to speak like a normal human.

It referred itself as Digimon, AKA "Digital Monster". The vibrant orange-haired boy doesn't exactly know what that means or even cares to know about it. What matters is thag he was happy that this cute little creature had came into his life.

Akehoshi Subaru, now a twelve-year-old young teenage, had just graduated from elementary school and was eager to spend his three-month summer break with Gigimon.

Gigimon: Gigimon wanna play today! Gigimon finally can play with Subaru-mon now!

Subaru: Nope, no we're not going to play today Gigimon.

Replied Subaru casually, as Gigimon's face went from delight turn into surprise. 

Gigimon: Eh...?! But why?!

Subaru: Because starting today, we will play together non-stop, as I'll be staying home for three months!!

Gigimon: Really?! But what about Subaru-mon school?

Subaru: That's the thing Gigimon, I'm just graduating from elementary school. So me and the other children were allowed to take three months off without any work or something like that.

Subaru: Therefore, let's spend this summer vacation as much as possible!!

Gigimon: Subaru-mon will play with Gigimon for three months?! Yeah, Yeah! This is amazing!!

The delightful Digimon began to bounce all over the place. So much that Subaru had to stop it before it broke something again.

Subaru: Alright, alright just calm down before you break something again okay?

Subaru: Now wait here, I've brought you something that you can use for fun...

The boy said before he step forward to his locker and opened it. He began searching for the thing, and much to his dismay the thing he was looking for was nowhere to be found.

Subaru: Hmm... Why isn't it here? Even though I remember I put it here...

Subaru: Did mom move it? But Mom doesn't have a problem with me playing this.

Subaru is searching for something for Gigimon while the latter waits patiently on his desk in front of the window.

It isn't until Gigimon noticed a shadow passing by the window behind. Gigimon quickly turned around to look at the window and Gigimon expression became serious. Upon looking at the sky outside, Gigimon clenched his teeth, indicating that it had seen something alarming.

Subaru hadn't noticed it, as he was still busy trying to find the thing he looking for in his locker.

Until...

Subaru: Ah, Finally...!

Subaru said with relief as he finally got the thing he'd been looking for, it turned out to be a skateboard.

Subaru: Here it is, a skateboard! With this, we can play slides on the street! You no longer need to worry about your feet hurting from running too much.

Subaru expected another delightful reaction from the Digimon, knowing how happy the Digimon would get when he came to play with them. 

However, to his surprise, Gigimon remained silent and unresponsive. 

This was unusual, as Gigimon was usually very responsive. Subaru wondered if there was something outside that was distracting Gigimon.

Subaru: Hmm, Gigimon? The thing I want you to see is right here, right behind you. So maybe if you could turn around, you'd see the thing~.

Despite Subaru's efforts to get Gigimon's attention, the Digimon remained fixated on the window and didn't turn around.

Now, the boy is feeling uncomfortable by the Digimon's behavior. Because silent Gigimon was something that he never thought it would happen any time soon, unless if he was feeling unwell or he rather felt exhausted.

He approached the Digimon and stood beside the table to see what Gigimon had seen that left the Digimon at a loss for words. And to his confusion, he saw nothing.

The weather looks fine, as the blue sky was clear, and the sun's rays illuminated the whole places. Nothing to be seen at all.

Yet Gigimon still looking outside with a wary and serious face.

Subaru: What is it, Gigimon?

Gigimon: It's coming!

Subaru: What?!

Subaru wonders what Gigimon means when it says "It's coming" so he looks outside again, only to still see nothing. He grew confused at this point and wondered if Gigimon was just pulling a prank on him.

Subaru: I don't see anythin-

BOOOM

Suddenly, a loud explosion sound was heard, startling Subaru. The noise was so deafening that he had to cover his ears and take a step back in shock. While Gigimon remained in serious posture.

After regaining his composure, Subaru turned his attention towards the source of the explosion from his window and saw a cloud of smoke billowing up not far from his house. He couldn't help but wonder what could have caused such a disturbance.

Then he saw a giant green praying mantis with two deadly sickles appear from the sky and fly around the neighbor's houses. It seemed to be chasing something, but the boy had only one question about the occurrence. 

Subaru: W-W-What is that?!

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On the street, in the same housing complex where Subaru lives, a boy was running like hell from something. The boy was so scared out of his mind that he's now running like his life was defended on it.

The boy is revealed to be Kiryuu Kurou, the same delinquent little boy who stole a lot of food to survive five years ago. After the incident, he was found by the local government and taken to the nearest orphanage.

Life in the orphanage was not easy for Kurou, due to his delinquent looks and scary face, which left him with no one but his Digimon. Despite trying to be a good boy, some still distanced themselves from him, and no one wanted to sleep beside him.

That changed when Kurou was adopted by a wealthy family known for being strict yet caring. Surprisingly, Kurou grew quite fond of the family. After all, children his age require love and affection.

But here right now, he was running from something, something terrifying, something that was scary than any of those three dogs he met back in the day.

It was the said giant green praying mantis with two deadly sickles who chased him all over the town. Fortunately, Kurou wasn't alone in this chase as he was accompanied by his Digimon friend whom he had met five years ago. The Digimon friend had grown to have four legs and a tiny tail on the back.

However, the little Digimon was badly injured in his arms, indicating that the blob previously tried to fight the being but was hardly defeated.

Kurou: Shit! He's gaining on us again!

He said as the said creature was flying towards him before attacking the boy with its sickles that released a blade-shaped shockwave. The shockwave flew towards the boy, much to the boy's horror.

He managed to avoid it by hurriedly jumping to the side, as the shockwave crashed into the road and damaging it in process. The boy continued to run away.

Kurou: Dammit! Seems like it's not going to stop until I'm one hundred percent dead!

Kurou: Oh god, what do I do in my past life to deserve this kind of treatment...

He then saw the little Digimon again in his hands, which seemed to be injured so badly. Kurou can't help but feel sorry for the poor Digimon.

Kurou: Dorimon...

[ DORIMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

He gritted his teeth in anger as he looked back at the creature again, his anger turned into shock anyway as the creature launched another shockwave attack on him. He still managed to dodge it and continue to run faster.

Kurou: SOMEBODY HELP ME, HOLY SHIT HUMAAAAAANS!!

He screamed at the top of his lungs as he ran past a certain house.

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In one of the houses, four young teenagers were casually talking to each other.

The young teenagers were the same children who went to elementary school at midnight just to prove that the seven mysteries of schools were just a myth.

It's been five years, and now most of them have just graduated from elementary school together and begun to spend time together on this summer vacation.

And it's not only four of them, they also brought their blobs that they found back in elementary school five years ago which now being referred Digimons as they mentioned it. Just like Subaru and Kurou's Digimon, they've evolved as well.

Akito's Digimon partner has undergone a transformation and has evolved into a pink, ball-shaped being with floppy ears, bright-red eyes and sharp teeth. Ena's Digimon partner also has transformed into a larva looking Digimon with three pairs of wings, its eyes are wide dark green and its head has an antenna.

Touya's Digimon partner now appears like a small aquatic dinosaur with brownish-grey skin, orange hair, and blue-ocean eyes. Kouga's Digimon partner, similar to Nozomi's Digimon, has developed four magenta legs and a tail.

The four Digimons are currently playing together, while the four young teenagers are discussing their plans for this summer vacation.

Until they heard a scream from a certain boy right in front of the house. They turned their heads towards the front yard, wondering what would that be.

Akito: What was that?

Kouga: I don't know, maybe just some random bored kids who got nothing to do but heal themselves by screaming at the top of their lungs...

Ena: Oooh, now I get it why you like Metal music. I never thought that you were that type of guy, Kouga.

Kouga: Hey! At least some metal music has good and meaningful lyrics, unlike those pop idol music that exists for perverts!

Ena: Hmph! Whatever...

Touya: Uh, guys? Forget about the boy, what happened to our Digimon?

Akito: Huh? What do you mean?

The four of them glanced at their Digimon who were supposed to be playing together, now all four of them were silent and staring at the sky.

Feeling concerned, the four young teenagers decided to approach their Digimon companions. As they approached, they noticed that all of the Digimon were gazing up at the sky with deep, serious expressions. The tweens were perplexed, as this was the first time they had seen their Digimon with such somber looks on their faces.

Akito: Koromon what's wrong? Don't tell me you shit yourself again.

[ KOROMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : Data, None, Free

Field : Virus Busters

Koromon: It's coming!

Akito: What?!

???: From the sky!

Ena: Puroromon?

[ PUROROMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Larva

Attribute : None

Field : Royal Base

Kouga: Are you guys serious right now?

???: It's close!

Kouga: You too, Xiaomon?

[ XIAOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None

???: Over there!!

Touya: Pukamon?

[ PUKAMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Deep Savers

The little aquatic dinosaur was pointing to the sky as the other Digimon also glared at the sky to which Pukamon pointed. All the young teenagers look at the sky with curiosity, wondering what's the thing that causes them to behave this way.

Their curious face of them slowly turned into a horror one, as the same giant praying mantis that had chased the other boy earlier was approaching them, and the shrine. 

All of the young teenagers screamed in unison, while their Digimons glared and appeared ready to attack.

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Kurou: *sigh* *sigh* Thank god its not following us anymore...

Kurou: *sigh* Dorimon, don't be an idiot and just charge out of nowhere! Now look what happened to you!

Dorimon: Kurou...

Kurou: But you saved my asses though, I thank you for that...

Dorimon only smiles at his gratefulness.

At this point, they're far away from the creature that just followed them earlier. Not that they complaining, but at least they're safe now.

???: Umm...

The sound of a young girl's voice, who seemed to be around his age, suddenly interrupted him. He becomes tense, concerned that she may have overheard his conversation with Dorimon. He turns his body slowly to where the voice comes from and sees a group of girls standing in front of him.

The group of girls were the same children whose slumber party was interrupted by the emergence of the blobs that came out of all the electronic devices.

Kurou: Uhh... Yes...?

Kurou answered nervously while trying to keep his Digimon hidden from the girls, but the girl with light blue hair couldn't help but wonder what the boy was holding off.

???: That thing, that you holding off... Is that-

Kurou: No, No, No!! You don't see anything! I-It just a habit of talking to this doll, okay? It's not like-

???: It's okay, we knew about Digimon too, nyaa.

Said the girl with tomboyish orange hair, and the mention of 'Digimon' caused the boy to stop talking and his worry about someone finding out about his Digimon ceased.

But now, he stared at the group of girls in confusion.

Kurou: Wait, you guys know about Digimon?

???: Yeah! In fact...

Said the blonde-haired girl with wavy short hair, as all of the girls began to take their Devices up and show them to the boy in unison.

???: We all have the Digivices. Did you have it?

Asked the girl with pinkish-orange hair. All of the girls showed their devices now referred to as 'Digivices'. In return, Kurou shows his Digivices as well.

???: Wow, I've never met anyone else having a Digivice! I thought that we were the only ones!

Kurou: Yeah, same here. Glad that I wasn't alone here...

He sigh in relief before the girl with pinkish-orange hair tied in bun introduced herself in shy manner.

Ayumu: I'm Uehara Ayumu, nice to meet you...

Kurou: Ah, nice to meet you too. I'm Kiryuu Kurou.

She unzipped her bag, and a ball-shaped white creature with long ears, tails, blue eyes, and four feet appeared and introduced itself.

Ayumu: And this is my Digimon, Chocomon.

Kyaromon: Hey there, I'm Kyaromon!

[ KYAROMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None

Then the girl with wavy blonde hair took a step forward before grabbing her bag and opening its zip to show the boy something.

Ai: My name's Miyashita Ai, and this is my Digimon's!

From her bag, appeared her Digimon in the form of a pink bulb with a blue flower blooming from its head. The bulb then smiles at the boy.

Pyocomon: Hai, I'm Pyocomon!

[ PYOCOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Bulb, Lesser

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Wind Guardians

Kurou: Ah. He-Hello Miyashita, Pyocomon.

Then the tomboyish girl with short orange hair spoke up with cheerful manners and introduced herself.

Rin: I'm Hoshizora Rin, nyaa!

Rinne: Uh, yeah. Also, nya?

Ignoring the boy's confusion, the girl immediately shows her Digimon in her hands to the boy.

Rin: And this is my Digimon, Frimon! Ain't she a cute, nyaa??

[ FRIMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Frimon: Hello, nice to meet you, nya!!

The Digimon greets Kurou with a smile on its face. Frimon is a feline-type Digimon with its head surrounded by reptilian frill, and its only limb being a lion-like tail.

Kurou: Um, yeah nice to meet you. Anyway, you're a girl, right? I mean no offense, but you look like a boy at least for me...

Kurou questioned, he asked this because Rin was the only girl among the four of them who wore sports shorts, and her very boyish-looking hair made it harder for him to even guess whether she was a girl or a boy.

Rin was quite nervous to even answer his question. At that moment, Kurou realized the reason why she wore a boyish outfit in the first place. Something related to how others treated her, maybe.

The pale blonde decides to answer his questions for her friends.

Ai: Yes, Yes! She's the girl, okay? Now, please don't ask that again!

Kurou: Well, okay? I mean, it's just a curiosity okay? She indeed looks like a boy, for a girl...

Kurou said before Ai and Ayumu took the tomboyish girl away from him and talked about something. But even so, he still overheard their conversation, like "See? There are still other guys who see you as a girl!" and others.

Seems like that conversation cleared his curiosity about the tomboy girl. However, the last girl with a quite curvaceous figure for her age, and short navy blue hair introduce herself.

Karin: Hey there, I'm Asaka Karin, Nice to meet you.

Rinne: Hey there, nice to meet you too...

She then open her back which also revealed another Digimon that resemble a green oval with pink thorns protruding from their backs. Their tails have adopted the form of a leaf.

Karin: And this is Budmon, my Digimon.

[ BUDMON ]

Level : Baby II 

Type : Plant

Attribute : None, Free 

Budmon: Hello~~, I'm Budmon!

The little Digimon said rather excitedly. Since they had already shown their Digimon, Kurou felt it was time to show Dorimon to her. Since the three of them were still arguing, he just showed it to Karin.

He shows Dorimon who looks injured, making Karin gasp a little, and look horrified at it, she's worried about what happened to it.

Sh: Huh? What happened to it?

Kurou: Don't worry, it's not much of a deal for Dorimon. I mean look at him, he's tougher than your thing, right?

Said Kurou while proudly showing his Digimon to the girl. Dorimon smiled toughly, the injury was quite bad but it seemed that the Digimon didn't look like it was in pain.

Dorimon: Kurou!!

Karin: Ah... Well, gladly then...

Budmon: Well Judging from the injury, it looks like Dorimon was hit once or twice by something big. For us Digimon at this level, it's only like being slapped five times.

Budmon: So basically, Dorimon is more than okay...

They was pleased with the deduction made by Budmon, and even Dorimon supported Budmon's statement with a nod. Kurou also agreed with Budmon's statement, as it was true. When a massive monster appeared, it attacked Dorimon twice before he managed to carry it away from the monster.

Kurou: I see...

KABOOM

Suddenly, an explosion was heard again. All of them jump in surprised. All the girls began to look around in worry, what if there was a terrorist attack? Or worse, what if there's a country that wants to start a war or something like that?

But Kurou knew what the explosion sound was, and he gritted his teeth in annoyance. Dorimon did the same too.

Ai: W-W-W-WHAT WAS THAT??!!

Kurou: Noo... It's that monster again!

Rin: Nya?! What monster?!

Kurou: A Digimon, but it's massive and dangerous! I've encountered it just earlier!

Karin: What?

Ayumu: W-We should hide!

Screamed Ayumu, and all the young teenagers seems to agree with Ayumu statement, but what the Digimon in their hands were thinking was entirely different. Unknown to them, their Digimon has been on the edge and growling in unison.

Rin: Frimon? What's up with you?

Nyagomon: Danger!

Ayumu: What?

Kyaromon: Must protect Ayumu at once!

Ayumu: Wha- What do you mean by that? Don't scare us!

Pyocomon: We must move!

Ai: What?

Out of nowhere, the three Digimon got free from the girl's hands, the bounced forward to where the said creature went. The girls look at them with horror on their faces, before deciding to chase them.

Ai: HEY, PYOCOMON COME BACK!

Ayumu: Kyaromon!!

Rin: Felrimon, where are you going??!!

Budmon: Seems like their Digimon instinct got trigger again.

Karin: Instinct?

Budmon: It looks like the one that we're dealing with was a very wild Digimon since most Digimon can sense other dangers by instinct.

Karin: So that means, their Digimon will lead Ai, Ayumu, and Rin into danger?

Karin: That can't be good...

Kurou: Well then rather than just keep talking here, let's go help them shall we? I mean look what that massive Digimon has done to Dorimon!

Budmon: Well I hopefully those three didn't attack recklessly...

Kurou: I doubt that. Considering what caused Dorimon to be in this state in the first place...

Karin: Well then let's go, we need to help and stop them!

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Somewhere else, in the same housing area...

A group of another four young teenagers were walking together on an empty road. They were around the same ages as the other teens, while the two of them are relatively normal, the other two however are short compared to the other.

They are also the same children who received Digimon five years ago. And just like the others, they have grown up into young teenagers.

???: Well, who would have thought that our boy here would now be in junior high school in the next semester? Especially with the highest score among his classmates? Congratulations buddy!

Said the blonde boy with bright red eyes to the familiar boy with black hair and heterochromia eyes named Mika.

Mika: Haha, thanks, dude. This is all thanks to the help and support of our best friend Nozomi, right Nozomi?

Said the boy as he faced in the other direction where a girl was walking beside him. As the boy had mentioned, her name is Nozomi, a young girl with turquoise eyes and dark purple hair that is now unbraided and are little longer than before.

Nozomi: Hmm? Ah, it's nothing honestly. It's all thanks to your hard work and dedication that you want to graduate, I'm just helping and watching you from a distance...

Said Nozomi, while another girl with black hair tied into twin tails and crimson eyes walked beside the blond boy. Her name is Yazawa Nico and she looks at the boy with a smirk on her face.

Nico: Well, I suppose Nozomi's nurturing aura is so powerful that it ignites enthusiasm for learning in people like Mika! And you know what Nozomi? Keep it that way.

Mika: I guess. But didn't you also need Nazuna to help you in studying? I heard that you're quite bad at almost any class.

The boy bluntly claimed, which surprised her in some way.

Nico: W-What?! No! I-I-I'm a smart girl okay?! Even if there were lessons that needed to be taught by Nazuna, I mostly taught myself.

Nazuna: Really? I thought that Nozomi taught half of the lesson you didn't know.

The blonde boy denied the girl's objection again, her face became gloomy because she was disappointed that the boy she liked didn't support her at this time.

Nico: I thought we were friends, Nazuna...

Nazuna: C'mon it doesn't have anything to do with that!

Nozomi: Hoho... So all this time you've been ungrateful for my help huh~? Seems like our little child here needs a punishment~~.

Threaten Nozomi as she raises her hands in a manner of wanting to capture the small girl, causing the black-haired girl to flinch in fear and begin to use Nazuna as a shield to protect herself from the other girl.

Nico: KYAA!!! NAZUNA, HELP ME!!!

Nazuna: Help me what?

Nico: JUST MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T GET NEAR ME!

While they were playing around (unappropriately), Mika just stood there watching his senior doing the most childish thing ever. His expression speaks between wanting to laugh with them or just wondering what are they even doing now.

???: Oh no, it's the Washi-Washi attack again!

???: Washi-Washi?

A voice sounded below the young teenagers, revealing a bunch of little Digimon that they met on the computer five years ago, and just like the others.

???: It's a trick by M'lady Nozomi to paralyze anyone who either made her mad or was naughty in front of her.

A small yellow round Digimon who evolved from Relemon. Now it has four legs, a pair of sharp pointy fox ears, and a fluffy white-tipped tail. It was revealed to be Nozomi's Digimon named Pokomon.

[ POKOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

???: Really? I never thought that Nozomi could do that, how awesome is that!

Said another Digimon that evolved from Poyomon into a tiny Digimon with limb-like protrusions growing beneath its body, its color is pale pink, and it has four legs just like Pokomon. Its name is Tokomon, Nazuna's Digimon.

[ TOKOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : Data, None, Free

Field : Virus Busters

???: No, it's not that awesome! Nico has suffered several times because of that, and it took time to regain her consciousness. And now she was about to again if I didn't do anything!!

Said another small Digimon who currently bouncing around to try to help Nico. It evolves from YukimiBotamon into a cat-like rounded Digimon with a greenish-yellow color, amber eyes, and a long purple and yellow-greenish tail. Its name is Nyaromon, Nico's Digimon.

[ NYAROMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Virus Busters

???: If this trick is so dangerous, does it also work on other Digimon?

Said another Digimon with the appearance of a chick that evolved from Puwamon. It now has two bird feet, wings that are too small to make it fly, and two tails. Its name is Pinamon, Mika's Digimon.

[ PINAMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Chick

Attribute : None

Pokomon: I'm afraid they don't, Pinamon.

Mika: I'm really curious about what on earth is going on here...

After a moment of chaos between all of them except Mika, they proceed to continue to walk on the empty road. Some of the Digimon began to wonder where are they headed actually, until Tokomon finally asked its Human partner.

Tokomon: Anyway, where are we gonna play today Nazuna?

Nazuna: Like usual, we are gonna play at the park!

Nyaromon: A park?! But that was boring, I wanna play somewhere else that is not a park.

Nico: Maybe next time, Nyaromon. We haven't thought about when and where we will travel this summer vacation. Later, when we think about it, we'll take you to a place you've never been to, isn't that going to be awesome?!

Nyaromon: Really?! Where are we going for the travel?

Pinamon: Are we going up to the beach?

Relemon: Are we going to the mountain together?

Mika: Didn't she say that we're thinking about it? Be patient, dammit!

Pinamon: C'mon, Mika. It's just a question out of curiosity. Besides, how could we not get excited about it? We're going to spend more time outside of the house! I can't run around freely without hitting a wall or something.

Mika: Maybe for once you should learn how to walk in narrow places. Also, it's funny how you're a bird Digimon, but simply can't fly and just run here and there.

Pinamon: Like I've said, Mika, when I evolve further, I will fly to the sky that you can't reach.

Mika: Yeah, whatever...

All of them are laughing together for the last time before they fade into silence as they keep walking.

They could see the park they were going to, so they walked quickly to get there, hoping that no one was playing there.

But unfortunately, when they approached, the sound of piety and shouting was heard. When they saw the park, it turned out that there was already a group of young teenagers around their age playing, much to their dismay.

They saw four young teenagers in the park, two of them were just sitting on a park bench. two others are playing volleyball with their pets. but when they looked closely, their pets were quite strange and looked like their Digimon.

Could it be that they're Digimon as well?

Mika: Guys! Those are...

Pinamon: Ah! Another Digimon!

Nazuna: Wait, so all this time there were other kids with Digimon too!?

Nico: I thought that we were the only ones with it...

Tokomon Nyaromon & Pinamon: Yup!!

Nozomi: Hmmm, guess my deduction was right all this time...

Meanwhile in the park...

???: I don't know Eli, but this is so wrong in any way... I-I shouldn't be here anyway, what if they know and kicked you out...?

A boy with pale blonde hair sits on the bench and looks down in worry, He's the same son of the family that belongs to the Tenshouin Zaibatsu; Tenshouin Eichi.

Next to him was his childhood friend, Ayase Eli. Her saturated blonde hair is now tied in a ponytail, and she's trying to calm the boy down.

Eli: It's alright Eichi, I'm pretty sure that they would understand you.

As previously mentioned, Eichi comes from a wealthy family, which means he will likely spend his life being pressured to become the heir of his family's fortune.

And what he's doing right now is against the rules of the family. Playing with other kids and having fun, instead of reading books and learning about business, is something that his family would not take kindly to and is punishable.

However, Eli, the one who's responsible for getting him out of his house tries to calm him down and tells him that everything is fine.

Eli: I have told my father, so my father could reason with your father. You know well how close they are, right?

Eichi: I'm not worried about that... I'm worried that soon after this, they will take me to places where we can't meet each other anymore.

Eichi: I don't want to be separated, and you know it too...

Eli: You're thinking too much, Eichi. You also know well about our father's relationship right? I bet that our fathers love each other more than our mothers. *giggles*

Eichi: I guess... Maybe you're right, I'm thinking too much.

Then out of nowhere, a ball hit Eli's face causing her to fall backwards.

Eichi: Eli!!

Eichi let out a scream as he reached out to grab Eli's arm, hoping to prevent her from falling. Despite catching her arm, Eichi's frail body made it difficult for him to pull Eli up. As a result, both of them fell to the ground.

The others who saw the commotion just stood there and did nothing. The rest of them have a shocked face, while one particular blob has an 'oops' face written all over it.

The blob was a Baby Digimon wearing a helmet that had two horns attached to it. It had a tail and a mix of white and violet colors on its body. The Baby Digimon was evolved from Choromon.

Its partner, a boy with choppy purple hair with two cyan streaks, and yellow eyes facepalm in disappointment.

???: *sigh* Didn't I tell you to take it easy, Caprimon?

[ CAPRIMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Metal Empire, Nightmare Soldiers

Caprimon: Sorry, Rui...

???: Master!!

???: Eli!!

Two other small Digimon screamed as they bounced toward their partner who happened to be Eichi and Eli.

One of them is Leafmon which evolved into a larva-looking being with two antena above its head, and its body was covered by an tough outer shell.

The other is Punimon which evolved into a furry rounded Digimon with a large horn above its head, the top half is brown fur and the bottom half white, and it have red eyes.

???: Master, are you alright?!

Eichi: Yeah, I'm fine, Minomon...

[ MINOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Larva

Attribute : None, Free

???: Eli...?

Eli: Don't worry, Tsunomon. It's nothing serious, honestly...

[ TSUNOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free, Data

???: To be honest, it wasn't very painful either, so both of them are fine...

Said another girl with semi-long red hair and purple eyes. Beside her head was her Digimon companion. It had a round body with pink fur and blue eyes. The creature had two small wings, a stubby tail, a beak, and a red feather with a yellow tip on the back of its head.

It evolved from Pururumon and now was able to fly with its wings, which it's doing now beside her companion named Nishikino Maki.

???: But what about Tenshouin though? Ain't he have a disease or something?

Maki: I'm pretty sure the fall did not affect the disease, Poromon.

[ POROMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Small Bird

Attribute : None, Free

Field : Wind Guardians

Rui: Wow, Maki~. That's very undoctoral for you, how cruel~...

Maki: Wha- Whatever! It's not like my statement was wrong, am I?

The two young teens, along with the rest of the Digimon, see both Eichi and Eli stand up again, much to their pleasure. Until their attention swift to the other four young teens, standing not far away from them.

They didn't know each other, but what caught the attention of the two groups was the fact that each of them had Digimon. Because neither of them knew that there were children with Digimon other than them.

The two groups stared at each other in silence, abandoning what they were doing before as if the world had stopped around them.

However, two particular girls seem to stare at each other as if they know each other very well, in a bad way. The girl with black twin tails is staring at the red-haired girl with annoyance, and the red-haired girl is also looking at her with disgust.

It was a tense stare between them until the red-haired girl finally sparked the fire.

Maki: Ew.

Nico: Did you just say "ew"?! YOU'RE "EW"!

Maki: Oh, you're here as well? My bad, I didn't see you because of your chest!

Nico: DID YOU JUST MOCK MY CHEST? AT LEAST I DON'T LOOK LIKE A BRATTY LITTLE GIRL WHO EXPECTED PRINCESS TREATMENT FROM ADULTS PEE-PEE!!

Maki: EXCUSE ME?! THAT'S RICH COMING FROM AN IDIOT WHOSE APPEARANCE ONLY ATTRACTED UGLY PERVERT CREEPS WHO DO NOTHING BUT WATCH PORN AND SEXUALIZE LITTLE GIRLS LIKE YOU!!

Nico: SHUT UP, BITCH!! BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!

Maki: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A SAD SEEKING ATTENTION LITTLE GIRL! MY LORD, THAT PINK-HAIRED GIRL IN "NARUTO" DESERVES MORE LOVE THAN YOU!!

Nico: WHAT?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU, DID YOUR MOTHER STUFF THAT MOUTH OF YOURS WITH POOP?!

Maki: YEAH, TRY TO TUNE ME OUT BECAUSE YOU KNOW I WAS RIGHT!!

The two young girls were busy throwing all the insults they could think of, the others just looked at them with various faces. Facepalm, deadpan, and fear now colored their faces.

Mika: Eh... Shouldn't we stop them?

Nozomi: If you also wanted to put yourself on fire between them, it's up to you~.

Even their respective Digimon partner seems to be afraid to stop them, knowing that their anger could swift to them within a second they try.

Judging from some of the reactions each of the children and Digimon have, it is clear that this occurrence often happened more a than dozen times.

However, their Digimon suddenly felt something. Something very big, and dangerous was approaching them. All of the Digimon began to look at the sky with a wary gaze.

This went unnoticed by their human partner as they were too busy trying to stop the fight between Nico and Maki. Yet, only Eichi noticed as his Digimon Leafmon looked up in wary, indicating that it was cautious about something.

Eichi: Wanyamon, what is it?

Leafmon: Something is coming!

Eichi: What?

Leafmon: A Digimon! A big and dangerous one!

Eichi: W-What?! You mean there's a big Digimon around here?

Leafmon did not answer as it continuously stared at the sky with a wary gaze, Eichi then realized that other Digimon also did the same.

With a worried face, he got close to his close friend and held her shoulders as she turned her head towards the boy.

Eli: What's the matter Eichi?

Eichi: Our Digimon felt something, it said that a big dangerous Digimon was approaching here...

Eli made a worried face at Eichi. Judging from their reactions, it seems like Eichi and Eli have faced Digimon before. However, this time it was different because Eichi said that the Digimon were bigger.

They knew they gotta do something, especially since they were in a town full of people, they wouldn't allow people to know about Digimon's existence.

Suddenly, a loud explosion sound was heard, startling all of them except their Digimon. They all close their ears and bend on the ground.

As soon as the deafening sound was over they all stood up again, yet some of them were too scared to even stand up because the explosion was too close to them.

Nazuna: WOW, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT??

Maki: Dammit!! My ears were almost deaf!!

Nico: Serve your right!!

Maki: Shut up!! 

Eli: Quit it, both of you!! There's a Digimon attack here, so is not the time to fight each other!!

Eli said, trying to stop the fight between Maki and Nico. But what Eli just mentioned got the attention of everyone in the park, a Digimon attack? What?!

Rui: Did you just say...?

Nico: I'm not hearing wrong right? Are you purposely trying to stop our fight by telling bullshit?

Eichi: She's not bullshiting here, an explosion that you just heard was an attack from a bigger Digimon. I don't care if you already know it or not, but apparently, our Digimon is not the only Digimon that exists in this world...

Mika: How exactly are you gonna prove that?

Eichi: Why don't you take a look at your own Digimon and ask what's up with them?

They all looked at their Digimon and noticed the wary expression on their faces. They all bend down on their Digimon. Especially Tokomon who showing its massive teeth in wary.

Nazuna: Tokomon, is something wrong?

Tokomon: Something big is coming!

Pokomon: It's dangerous!

Nozomi: Dangerous?

Poromon: It's from over there!!

Poromon says as the Digimon points to a large house not far from the park where they are standing. They don't see anything, but they hear the sound of flapping wings, but it's fast and low-pitched.

They also hear some sort of screaming from the children, could it be that a Digimon was chasing random children?

Then next to the wall of the house, appear four children who are carrying some sort of doll in their arms running away from something.

???: GO!! GET OUT OF HERE!!

Maki: What the hell?!

Eli: What's going on??

???: A MONSTER!! GET OUT OF THERE WHILE YOU CAN!!

The orange-haired boy screamed, as suddenly the green giant insect appeared from the other side of the house and flew towards the kids.

Caprimon: It's Snimon!! An evil Digimon!!

Rui: Snimon?!

[ SNIMON ]

Level : Adult

Type : Insect

Attribute : Vaccine

Field : Unknown, Virus Busters

An experimental Digimon that was created at a research facility as a Virus Hunter. The sickles on both of its arms are honed to their sharpest, allowing it to cleanly slice through anything. Its Special Move is "Shadow Sickle" a supersonic slash that can't be seen with the naked eye.

The giant Digimon named Snimon looks up to see the other eight young teenagers with their Digimon in the park. Its attention is swift and quickly flies past the four tweens that it's supposed to chase.

All the young teens that were in the park screamed in unison at the sight of Snimon flying after them.

Chapter Text

On the house, just beside the park where the other teens are playing.

???: Oi, Saki! Are you okay? You've been inside the bathroom for like an hour!

A boy with orange-yellow eyes and short scruffy blonde hair with peach tips called out his young sister named Saki in front of the bathroom door in a worried state while only wearing a towel. His name is Tenma Tsukasa, one of the children who also received a Digimon five years ago.

Like the rest of the kids, they have grown into young teenagers. Their Digimon has grown and evolved as well, despite having the same Digimon, each of their own evolved into a different Digimon.

The Digimon that Tsukasa has is a small green blob whose primary feature is its head, which rests above its slug-like foot, has one horn, and floppy ears.

???: Maybe she's just getting dressed, so it's taking a long time.

Tsukasa: How did getting dressed take more than 15 minutes, Gummymon?!

[ GUMMYMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Gummymon: Don't girls spend a lot of time in the bathroom doing their makeup or dressing up?

Tsukasa: Yes, I know. But you do remember about her disease, right?

When the word "Disease" was uttered, Gummymon immediately fell silent and widened its eyes as if it had just remembered this.

It's no joke when Tsukasa said this, it confirmed that his sister Saki, like Eichi, has a chronic illness, it is unknown what illness it is. She mentions at one point that she has a heart condition, as well as a weak body. Her illness makes her grow tired faster than her peers. If she overworks herself, she gets sick or collapses.

This is why Tsukasa is a bit worried if he lets Saki do something without his supervision, including taking a shower (You could say he's overprotective). And that's what happened right now.

Gummymon tried to convince him that his sister was gonna be fine.

Gummymon: Come on, I'm sure that your little sister is more than okay. It's just a shower, right? Not any other physical activity? And even if there was something wrong Chocomon would be there for her. So why worry?

Upon hearing Gummymon's words, Tsukasa let out a sigh. He couldn't help but think that what Gummymon had said made perfect sense. After all, all his sister did was take a shower. She would simply step into the tub and enjoy the feeling of the warm water soaking her body.

This made Tsukasa reconsider what had been stressing him out earlier. He looked at his Digimon and smiled once more.

Tsukasa: Yeah, I guess you're right... Seems like I'm exaggerating the problem too much heh? Haha...

Tsukasa: Anyway, sorry for making you worried about me...

Gummymon: Momantai~.

Then there was a brief silence between the two until the little Digimon continued.

Gummymon: besides, we're more worried about your self-absorbed behavior, Tsukasa...

Uttered Gummymon casually, causing Tsukasa to sigh in annoyance.

Tsukasa: *sigh* Not this conversation again, I already told you, am I? I have my things and ways that I like, and I wish I could introduce them to my beloved Saki!

Gummymon: But don't you feel like you forcing Saki enough to like your things?

Tsukasa: What are you talking about, Gummymon?

Gummymon: For instance, when you forcefully separate her from a group of butterflies although she enjoys their company in the garden.

Tsukasa: Well I'm scared of bugs, you know?

Gummymon: But she enjoyed it, not you, so why bother pulling her away from it?

Tsukasa: Well I-

Gummymon: Then secondly, you once took her to watch the film 'The Ring' together at midnight thinking that it more cooler and had a better experience.

Tsukasa: Well, I didn't know that she would be that scared, considering that she likes new experiences.

Gummymon: You don't expect a young girl like Saki, who has never watched horror movies, to not be scared by her first-ever horror movie... Thirdly-

Gummymon explains numerous instances when Tsukasa is self-absorbed, either to himself, Saki, Chocomon, or Gummymon, and becomes fed up after the tenth time.

Tsukasa: Alright, alright! You won okay?! You're right I often thought that my ways were better! Sometimes I was wrong, but sometimes I was right, am I?

Gummymon: I'm just reminding you that the world does not revolve around you.

The bathroom door suddenly opened, revealing a young girl who looked like a female version of Tsukasa. However, she was shorter than the boy, and her eyes were pink instead of orange-yellow. She was standing in front of her brother with only a towel.

Just below her was her Digimon, a blob that looked exactly like Gummymon except that it had a brown color and three horns above its head.

Tsukasa: Ah, Saki! What took you so long?

Saki: Huaaaaah~. The water is just really fresher than before, which makes me excited to start the day!

Tsukasa: It is?

Saki: Yes! It was so comfortable I almost fell asleep in the tub, right Chocomon?

[ CHOCOMON ]

Level : Baby II

Type : Lesser

Attribute : None, Free

Chocomon: Well Saki, you actually sleep on it, you know?

Chocomon recalled causing the other two to widen their eyes in surprise.

Tsukasa: Eeeh?! You sleep in the tub?!

Gummymon: Ah no wonder, It seems strange that there hasn't been a sound despite Tsukasa banging the door, now I know why...

Saki: Chocomon, you caught me sleeping? Why don't you just wake me up?

Chocomon: W‐Well, I thought you looked pretty tired after partying all night over your graduation.  That's why I think letting you sleep in a comfortable position is a good idea. But it seems like it made the other wait for you... I'm sorry for that.

Gummymon: Momantai~.

Saki: You should have just awakened me Chocomon, there's nothing wrong with waking people anywhere and places other than the bed.

Chocomon: Yeah...

Tsukasa: Okay Saki, I'm glad you're okay, but now please step aside because I also want to take a shower.

Tsukasa uttered as he went inside the bathroom in a frenzy while carefully not to push Saki away. Gummymon also followed behind, and as the door was about to close Gummymon turned around and remarked;

Gummymon: He actually wants to defecate.

Tsukasa: Shut up, Gummymon!!

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While the older brother was taking a shower, the little sister prepared breakfast, which consisted of steamed rice, miso soup, grilled fish, an egg dish, and natto. Their Digimon only ate beans and other snacks.

And after Tsukasa was done with his shower he immediately put his clothes on and went straight to the dining room for breakfast. And like every brother who was protective of their sister, he kept telling her how delicious her food was much to her embarrassment.

While they were eating, the TV was on, showing the sudden news about the mysterious earthquake near the area of the town they lived in.

News: Breaking News! A mysterious crack was formed in a wide field located near the town of Mizuho. No one knows how this happened, as there were no signs of an earthquake at all in the area. The local government is still investigating this strange incident, as they try to figure out how and when the crack was formed.

The siblings avert their attention to the TV. Just like the others, they are fully aware of the existence of other Digimon, as they also once counter it. They see the news and know that those are not ordinary earthquakes, but in fact, Digimon that for some reason no one can see but them.

Tsukasa: *sigh* Maaan.. Looks like we can't play outside anymore without being wary of other Digimon's attacks...

Saki: Mouuu, bummer... I wanna spend more time with our Digimons outside.

Tsukasa: C'mon, there's a lot of things to do inside houses, you know?

Saki: Yes, but don't you feel bad that both Gummymon and Chocomon haven't gone out that much since they were in their baby forms? Even if they're weird creatures, they behave pretty much like us when we were six years old. Isn't it quite dull for them to spend their entire lives cooped up inside the house?

Tsukasa then let his thoughts run again, absorbing what his sister just said.

Saki was correct at one point. Their Digimon was spending an excessive amount of time indoors, and when they did venture out, it was only to play in their backyard or at one time when they watched a movie together at the cinema. Tsukasa was indeed concerned about their well-being, as they seemed to get less and less comfortable with staying indoors.

But at the same time, There was a Digimon attack that kept appearing out of nowhere without anyone but them even knowing it as they were the only ones that could see it. He doesn't want to see his sister and their Digimon getting hurt by them, especially the last time they encountered Digimon who had a blue blue-winged bat-like appearance with hooks on his hands and tail when they were still Zerimon and Chocomon, their Digimon ended up getting injured.

Ever since that day, he was hesitant to take their Digimon outside, because they can't just ignore the danger and just attack out of nowhere. He doesn't want that to happen again. He looks at Saki, with an unsure look.

Tsukasa: Look, I know how it feels for them to be kept inside the house for too long, but remember when another Digimon attacked them?

Saki: Brother, at that time they were still babies. They're too small to even fight that bat Digimon thing.

Tsukasa: You do remember what happened to them after that fight, right? Remember how much you lost your tears over the thought that Cocomon is dead?

Saki: But bro-

Tsukasa: I'm sorry, Saki. As much as I want them to play outside, I don't want to risk our Digimon being in danger once again.

Tsukasa strictly said as Saki couldn't help but nod with clear sadness on her face. She knew that her brother was right, and there was nothing she could do to argue against it.

Suddenly, they heard the voice of young people outside their house, judging from the way they spoke it seemed that they were arguing.

Saki: What's that?

Tsukasa: It's probably other kids. It's normal to hear them on this vacation, ain't it?

Gummymon: Tsukasa! Saki! Come here!!

Gummymon suddenly calls them out from the living room. They just realized that their Digimon is not eating with them anymore, which explains why there's no response from them since they talk about them.

Saki: Chocomon? Why are you not eating? And what are you doing there?

Chocomon: Come here both of you! There are more young teenagers with Digimon like us!

The mention of children with Digimon like them was enough to make their eyes widen in surprise, they're not hearing wrong, right? All this time they always thought about other children having Digimon like them, but they decided to swallow that thought as they never encountered one in their life.

They look at each other before getting off their seat and heading to a certain window that leads to a park. They see their Digimon stand close to the window seeing something from the outside.

Curiously, they did the same and looked out the window. They saw other teenagers playing at the park who appeared to be their age.

There total of eight of them. Weirdly, they seem to not playing, they just stand there doing nothing, except two certain young girls who appear to be arguing with each other.

???: SHUT UP, BITCH!! BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!

???: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A SAD SEEKING ATTENTION LITTLE GIRL! MY LORD, THAT PINK-HAIRED GIRL IN "NARUTO" DESERVES MORE LOVE THAN YOU!!

???: WHAT?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU, DID YOUR MOTHER STUFF THAT MOUTH OF YOURS WITH POOP?!

???: YEAH, TRY TO TUNE ME OUT BECAUSE YOU KNOW I WAS RIGHT!!

Tsukasa: What the heck?

Gummymon: Did you know what are they fighting for?

Saki: Aren't we supposed to ask that?

Chocomon: But look at those Digimon! Seems like we got ourselves new friends!

And that is indeed the case, all eight young teenagers have their Digimon. All of them were at the same level as the twins' Digimon. They couldn't believe it! The thought they formerly swallowed away has become a truth in front of their eyes!

Until their Digimon grew tense as if something dangerous was close by, causing all ten Digimon to look up at the sky. At first, all the tweens hadn't noticed it, then one by one they noticed their Digimon were acting weird and began to wonder why.

The Tenma siblings were no exception to that...

They realized that their Digimon had a worried face while looking up to the sky. They wonder why...

Tsukasa: Gummymon, what happens?

Saki: Yeah Chocomon, why is your face like that?

BOOOM!!!

Suddenly, an explosion sound was heard by all of them. They closed their ears as the sound was deafening, indicating that the explosion was nearby them.

They then opened their ears and began to wonder if those explosions were caused by a Digimon. Cause if did, they needed to hide away from doors, windows, and anything related to things that connected inside and outside the house.

But things took a turn for the worse when they saw four other tweens seemingly running with their lives from something else. They appeared to holding onto what looked like a doll, perhaps a Digimon.

Their jaw dropped as they saw what the other four tweens ran away from, the same giant green mantis appeared right behind them and charged towards them. One of the Digimon with metallic helmet said that its name is "Snimon", and it's really dangerous and uncontrollable

Tsukasa: HIDE!!!

Screamed the eldest twin as both of them tried to close the window. But much to their horror, their Digimon got out of their house and went to the park to fight the Digimon.

Saki: CHOCOMON!!!

Tsukasa: GUMMYMON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!

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All the youngsters that were in the park screamed in unison at the sight of Snimon flying after them.

Until Caprimon jumps towards Snimon and releases its attack "Howling Hertz" which generates a resonance between its two horns to paralyze the Snimon. It did paralyze it as Snimon canceled its charge and flew up again.

While Snimon flew up away, the other Digimon started attacking as well mostly with bubbles. However, Eli stops them as she stands in front of them.

Eli: Wait, stop!! Don't attack them!!!

Tsunomon: But, Eli...

Eli: No! We cannot afford to fight in the middle of the town full of people! We'll become the headline of every newspaper in the whole of Japan. Or worse, the whole world!

Akito: Make sense. But how do we fight this thing to begin with?

Nazuna: We'll talk about that later. We run from this being first! Tokomon, let's go!

And with that, they all made a run for it along with their Digimon. The Tenma sibligs just got into the park at the perfect time, as they pick their Digimon up.

Tsukasa: Idiot! What are you doing just now?!

Gummymon: Tsukasa-

Saki: Brother, look out!!

Tsukasa was distracted and failed to notice that Snimon was charging toward him from behind. As he turned around, he found Snimon right in front of him, ready to attack him and his Digimon.

???: Hot Bite!!

Another voice was heard, as another Digimon with a red color appeared beside Snimon and bitting one of its wings with a flaming mouth. Snimon reacted with a painful scream as it flew up again, the little Digimon saved Tsukasa's life.

Tsukasa, who'd been closing his eyes in fear opened them and realized that he was saved and couldn't help but breathe as long as possible. Saki then stood beside Tsukasa and comforted her brother.

Saki: Brother! Are you alright?!

Tsukasa: Y-Yeah, I'm good...

Gummymon: Ah! Seems like there are more teenagers with Digimon, I guess!

Chocomon: Yeah! We got more reinforcement!

They watch the battle between the little red Digimon hanging on one of its wings for dear life, trying to burn its wing. And Snimon trying to break free from the red Digimon's bite. It was intense before Snimon finally broke free from the red Digimon bite, and the red Digimon fall.

Chocomon: Oh no!!

???: Gigimon!!

Another voice was heard as a young boy with vibrant orange hair was standing by the spot where the little red Digimon named Gigimon was about to fall. The boy raised his hands to catch the little Digimon, who seemed to be his Digimon partner. As Gigimon fell, the boy caught him safely.

Subaru: Gigimon, that's dangerous! Don't ever do that again without my consent!

Gigimon: Subaru-mon...

Subaru: But I gotta admit that what you're doing is saving those girls, good job Gigimon.

Gigimon couldn't help but smile at his compliment. But before they knew it, the twins warned them about Snimon coming back at them.

Tsukasa: It's coming back again!!

And Snimon did tried to charge toward them once again until something stopped the giant mantis again in the process. A bunch of bubbles out of nowhere hits the giant mantis at full speed. Not only that, a streak of electricity attack and a bunch of iron grains also attack the giant mantis.

Snimon flew away again after the attack, causing the three teenagers and their Digimon to duck to avoid the flying Digimon that almost went to them. They wonder who's attacking the Digimon.

???: Hey...!! Are ya all alright?!

Another voice was heard again. They all turn around to see more young teenagers with Digimon partners coming their way. They're all shocked as there are more of young teenagers has a Digimin, could it be that all of the young teens have them?

They see the giant mantis fly away from them, causing them to sigh in relief. The boy with messy red hair stops right in front of the vibrant-haired boy.

Subaru: Woah... you guys have a Digimon too? I thought that I was the only one...

???: No shit, man... I also thought that those weird occurrences only happen to me since how unlucky and shitty I am...

Saki: Umm... What?

Kurou: Forget it... I'm Kiryuu Kurou, and this is Dorimon, say hello Dorimon!

Dorimon: Kurou!

Tsukasa: Kurou?

Kurou: Apparently, Dorimon can't speak like other Digimon of yours.

Saki: I see...

Then the other girls behind Kurou start to introduce themselves one by one.

Ai: My name's Miyashita Ai and this is my Digimon Pyocomon!

Pyocomon: Hello, nice to meet you!

Said the blonde-haired girl with wavy short hair, along with her Digimon.

Ayumu: I'm Uehara Ayumu, and this is my Digimon, Kyaromon.

Kyaromon: Hey.

Said the girl with long brown hair, along with her Digimon Kyaromon.

Rin: Nyaa, I'm Hoshizora Rin! With my little cutie Digimon, Frimon!

Frimon: Nyaaa!!

Said the tomboyish girl with short orange hair, along with her Digimon Frimon.

Subaru: Nya?

Karin: And I'm Asaka Karin, and this is my Digimon Budmon

Budmon: Hello~.

Said the navy blue-haired girl, along with her plant-looking Digimon.

Subaru: Yeah, nice to meet you guys. I'm Akehoshi Subaru, and this is Gigimon, my best friend!

Gigimon: Yes!! I'm Subaru-mon's best friend~. Best friend! Best friend!

Rin: Subaru-mon?

Subaru: Apparently, it refers to anyone with "mon" behind the name, thinking that everyone's Digimon, hehe...

Rin: I see...

Tsukasa: I'm Tenma Tsukasa, and this is my very-very cute little Saki! Nice to meet you guys!

Saki: B-Brother!!

Gummymon: Um, guys?

Gummymon calls everyone in the park trying to get their attention, which is successful as everyone turns their attention to the duo plant Digimon.

Chocomon: We need to stop Snimon before the other children get hurt! We gotta followed it!

Saki: NO!! You're not fighting that thing!! It's too dangerous!

Tsukasa: Right! we cannot afford to make you guys get injured again.

Frimon: But we are Digimon! We must show that we know how to fight!

Rin: What?

Dorimon: Kurou!!

Kurou: Dorimon, not again!!

Gigimon: Subaru-mon, your town was in danger, and we cannot allow it to happen.

Subaru: Gigimon...

Pyocomon: We are not as weak as what you think! So LET'S GO!!!

And with that, all the Digimon except Budmon made a run for it and went towards where the giant headed. Much to other tweens' panic as they tried to reach out for them, but failed to do so.

Ai: HEEEY!! WHERE ARE YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!! CAME BACK!!

Rin: FRIMON!!

Ayumu: Kyaromon No!!

Tenma's: GUMMYMON!! CHOCOMON!!

Budmon: *sigh* Guess this time I'm going to followed them in cased they went out of control, sorry Karin...

Karin: Budmon...

All of them one by one proceed to go where their Digimon went, meaning that they also went toward the battlefield, where fate had set to awaken a new power in their Digivice for their Digimon.

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Meanwhile, the other youngsters ran to the nearest forest just beside the town where they lived. They repeatedly let out their breath after running non-stop until they realized that the giant mantis wasn't following them anymore.

Mika: Phew, I think we're going to be saved around here...

Akito: Doubt that.

Ena: Yeah, to be honest, I don't think that monster would give up on us any sooner.

Puroromon: Come on, you guys wouldn't even let us fight that thing in the first place...

Xiaomon: Yeah, we've been waiting for this moment to protect Koga and the rest of you guys.

Kouga: And what the hell does that even mean?

Poromon: If Snimon is left alone, it will ruin this town even more.

Maki: So what should we do?! Letting you fight that thing recklessly?!

Nyaromon: But haven't we been reckless?

Koromon: Yeah...? Especially when I just charged and headbutted the dog that chased you back then, remember? Ain't that reckless just like you said, dagya?

Akito: Ey, don't bring up that story again! Especially in front of everyone here!

Touya: Why do you guys want to fight that thing so bad?

Pukamon: Well, if we don't fight that thing, how do we stop it from causing a ruckus?

Nozomi: Is there any other way to stop that creature? Other than fighting of course, we don't want you guys to get hurt...

Pokomon: Apparently no, M'lady. The only way to stop that kind of Digimon is to fight it to the death.

Nico: Till death?! Well, that's quite horrifying!

Maki: What? Can't handle a bit of gruesome? How babies...

Nico: Shut up, I don't talk to little bitch!

Rui: Girls, stop fighting, please...

Eichi: More importantly...

Eichi said calmly, as he eyed one of the groups that he first saw running from Snimon, he began to ask them something.

Eichi: You guys are the ones who got chased by the Digimon right?

Akito: Yess?

Kouga: Yeah we did.

Touya & Ena: Hmm...?

Eichi: What I'm about to ask you was probably going to confuse you, but I ask it anyway... So, did you guys happen to see where the Digimon spawn?

The answer did confused the group as they looked at each other with confusion on their faces. Not only them but the other group got confused as well.

Ena: Umm, no...? But as far as we concerned, before we saw the Digimon we heard a screaming guy probably the same age as us running past our places.

Eli: And what does that have to do with our question?

Touya: We have a feeling that the guy was previously chased by the Digimon, but then the Digimon avert its attention to us, resulting in the Digimon chasing us. So maybe the guy we mentioned knows the answer to your question.

Eichi: I see...

Nazuna: Hold on, what do you mean about "spawn"?

Eli: You don't know??

If Eli is baffled that they don't know about how do other Digimon spawn, the rest of the group is even more baffled at what both Eichi and Eli tried to imply to them. Having no choice, Eichi began to explain to them.

Eichi: As I said before, this might be confusing, but I hope you get it...

Kurou: Sure, continue...

Eichi: Before I tell you how I would like to introduce us to all of you. I'm Tenshouin Eichi, and this is Ayase Eli, along with our Digimon, Minomon, and Tsunomon.

Minomon: I'm Wanyamon, please to meet you...

Tsunomon: I'm Tsunomon.

Eichi: I don't know if you guys have encountered and fought other Digimon before, but judging from how you all react, it seems like this is something new to you guys.

Eichi: So allow me to explain. Believe it or not, the Digimon that you saw earlier is probably spawned from the sky.

Eichi's revelation was met with more confusion. Of course it is, is not normal for a giant creature like Snimon to suddenly spawn in the sky, and even both Eichi and Eli knew how dumb it was for people like them to make those claims.

Mika: *weird chuckle* Look, I know for a fact that a freakin' massive egg coming out from a Gameboy was weird, but a monster like that just spawned on the sky?

Nozomi: How did you know this?

Eli: We have encountered and fought other Digimon before, This has been happening for four years, and every year three to four Digimon spawned on the sky.

Kouga: Really? Then how come we never see it?

Nazuna: More important is, how did this Digimon spawn on the sky in the first place?

Eichi: We have witnessed several Digimons spawning from the sky. It may sound strange, but before a Digimon emerges, a small black hole appears in the sky.

Almost all the young teens were left bewildered by the statement made by Eichi and Eli, except for Rui and Maki. They wondered if the Earth was falling apart or if the reality they know is just fiction created by someone else, and they were being controlled like puppets.

But as soon as Eli was about to continue...

Caprimon: LOOK OUT!!!

BOOOM!!!

An explosion suddenly happens right in front of a group of individuals, the force of the explosion throws some of them off the ground mainly Mika, Nozomi, Nico, Nazuna, and their Digimon partner. Fortunately, the Digimon can regain their balance and keep themselves and their human companions safe.

Tokomon: Nazuna!! You're alright?!

Nazuna: Yeah, I'm good.

Pinamon: Mika! You can keep walking right?! Please say yes!

Mika: Dammit, Pinamon! I'm not as weak as you think!

Kouga: Shit, it's back!!

From the sky just above the trees, Snimon appeared again and now charging at them with the intent of killing. All the young teenagers grow more panic at this sighting.

Maki: NO!!

Akito: Dammit, I'm tired of keep running!!

Upamon: Then let us fight, dagya!!

Akito: What?!

Wanyamon: To protect master, I just can't stand around and keep hiding!

Eichi: Wanyamon, no!!

Poromon: LET'S FIGHT EVERYONE!!

And with that, all of their Digimon partners charged towards the giant mantis while attacking it with everything they could, from shooting bubbles, pinecone-shaped object, electric attack, and even their headbutt to stop Snimon from charging at their Human partner.

But all of their attacks did not affect it. It did cause it to go away, but since all of the Digimon jumped toward it it knocked all of them out unconsciously. Everyone screamed at the sight of their Digimon falling, as Snimon went up to the sky again to make an attack again. Some of them took notice of this and looked up in despair.

Nico: No...

Touya: At this point...

Nozomi: Is this the end...

???: ATTACK!!!

Suddenly, a small red Digimon with a size of theirs run past them. It was Gigimon, running towards Snimon who was charging at them without any fear worn in its face. Gigimon was not alone, the rest of the Gigimon followed right behind Gigimon and charged toward the giant mantis with determination.

All of them jump and begin to attack Snimon with everything they can, from shooting bubbles, electric shockwaves, and iron grains at Snimon. But just like before, Snimon kept on hitting all the second baby-level Digimon head-on and knocked them out unconsciously.

But the last attack on them seems to have an effect as Snimon lost control of itself and was on course to collide with a herd of trees where another group of other young teens was standing underneath. Upon realizing this, the tweens swiftly moved out of the way, some even helping each other to move out of harm's way.

Kurou: RUN!!

Rin: WATCH OUT!!

Both of them screamed as they helped others to get away from the collision and ran away, while Snimon finally collided with the herd of trees disappearing from their view.

They look back at where the giant mantis collided making sure it doesn't appear again, before looking back to see their Digimon lying unconsciously on the ground.  They rushed to their respective Digimon worriedly.

Ayumu: No...

Saki: CHOCOMON!!

Tsukasa: No please, Gummymon!!

Ai: Pyocomon!!

Kurou: Not again...

Karin: Budmon!!

Rin: No, Frimon!!

Subaru: Gigimon! Are you alright? Please wake up!

Meanwhile, the other group of tweens was already on their Digimon side, they were also worried about them and they hugged it.

Akito: You little moronic bastard! How many times do I have to tell you about charging like that?

Koromon: B-But... Akito was in danger... I-I can't let Akito in danger...

Akito: Koromon...

Xiaomon: I-I'm glad that you're safe...

Kouga: It doesn't make me feel better that you're badly injured!!

Ena: Pururomon...

Puroromon: You're safe Ena, you're safe...

Touya: Pukamon...

Some of the Digimon started to wake up, but unluckily some of them were still unconscious.

Eichi: Minomon, attacking the Digimon was not on my order.

Minomon: Master...

Eli: Tsunomon, please wake up!

Maki: Poromon, you stupid! Why did you have to do that?!

Rui: Caprimon, get a hold of yourself.

Nico: Nyaromon, Nyaromon!!

Nazuna: Tokomon, please wake up!

Nozomi: Pokomon...

Pokomon: M'lady Nozomi, I have did my part...

Mika: Pinamon, you...

Suddenly, a sound from where the giant mantis crashed was heard before Snimon appeared and was on its feet again, all the tweens who were near the Digimon rushed toward each other and gathered at the same point.

At this point, they don't know what to do. They want to run away again, but they're too tired to do so. They want to fight back, but it's literally a suicide. They're cornered, and they know what's gonna happen next.

Ayumu: Eeeeh...! It's still alive??!!

Mika: Uh, guys? Got any plans?

Eli: Sadly, no...?

Akito: Shit, at this point...

They all got scared as Snimon slowly walked closer and closer to them. At this point, they knew that it was over for them, and they couldn't do anything but accept what's gonna happen next.

Until...

Gigimon: We have to fight!

Suddenly said Gigimon, as it looked at the giant mantis with determination. The other Digimon nodded as well, much to the tween's horrified reaction.

Tsunomon: Right! Our only chance of defeating Snimon is to fight it until it's dead!

Eli: Tsunomon, no!

Pinamon: W-We got to show what we were capable of.

The bird-looking Digimon said as it tried to break free from Mika's grip, While Mika tried to keep Pinamon in his grip.

Chocomon: I have to go, Saki.

Saki: No! It's useless, you have no chance of fighting Digimon as massive as that!

Nyaromon: But we have to keep going!

Nico: Hey!!

Tokomon: Let me go!!

All of the Digimon start to do everything they can to get free, while their human partners are trying to keep them from fighting Snimon, even Budmon.

But in the end, all of the twenty Digimons finally break free at the same time and rush forward Snimon. Horrified, all the young teenagers tried to reach out to their Digimon in desperation. They scream at their Digimon, even some of them burst into tears at the sight of their injured Digimon trying to fight a Digimon ten times their size.

Unknown to them, the Digivice they carried in their pocket/small bag lit a little, before a light appeared from the sky and hit all of the twenty Digimon in place. All of the young teenagers were in awe at the occurrence, but little did they know that their Digimon would evolve into a stronger and bigger Digimon.

"Gigimon shinka, GUILMON"

"Nyaromon shinka, PLOTMON"

"Caprimon shinka, KOKUWAMON"

"Poromon shinka, HAWKMON"

"Koromon shinka, AGUMON"

"Xiaomon shinka, LABRAMON"

"Puroromon shinka, FUNBEEMON"

"Pukamon shinka, GOMAMON"

"Minomon shinka, WORMMON"

"Tsunomon shinka, GABUMON"

"Gummymon shinka, TERRIERMON"

"Chocomon shinka, LOPMON"

"Pinamon shinka, FALCOMON"

"Pokomon shinka, RENAMON"

"Tokomon shinka, PATAMON"

"Pyocomon shinka, PIYOMON"

"Frimon shinka, LIOLLMON"

"Budmon shinka, LALAMON"

"Kyaromon shinka, KUDAMON"

"Dorimon shinka, DORUMON"

Their Digimon had evolved from their second baby level into child level and their much bigger than before, especially Renamon who seemed to be taller than the rest of the teens. The teens were in disbelief at what had occurred in front of them.

Subaru: No way...

Rui: They evolve again...

Mika: Th-This is happening right?

In their new forms, all of the Digimon charged toward Snimon simultaneously. They managed to push the giant mantis, but it wasn't enough to bring it down as Snimon pushed them away once again. Although they fell down, they got up again, and this time, they managed to stay on their feet, some also still flying.

Falcomon: Hah! Those are nothing.

Armadimon: Get up, guys! Show us what we can do, dagya!!

Snimon was in a fighting stance, preparing to fight again as it tried to fly again, but their Digimon wouldn't let that happen.

Labramon: Oh no you don't! Retriever-bark!!

Labramon Creates a hyper-oscillation with a powerful bark, the hyper-oscillation causing Snimon to stop on its track and start to feel paralyzed, Plotmon joins Labramon and produces a super-high-pitched bark causing Snimon to feel even more paralyzed.

While being paralyzed, Wormmon get below it and then trapped the Digimon with its "Nebaneba Net', restricting it to even move anywhere. Th e other Digimon took this chance to strike, making Snimon became a punching bag as Lalamon fires "Nuts shoot", Hawkmon uses its "Feather flash", Patamon fires "Air Shot", Renamon fires "Koyosetsu", Falcomon uses its "Shuririnken", Funbeemon fores "Gear Stinger", Piyomon fires "Magical Fire", and to put down Snimon for once Gaomon charge toward it and attack with its "Rolling upper".

Snimon didn't move at all, even when it was slowly falling, Gomamon rolled toward one of the Snimon's feet, causing Snimon to fall forward and show its head in front of the other Digimon, the Digimon took this chance to attack Snimon head-on.

Guilmon: Now's our chance! Fireball!!

Agumon: Baby Flame!!

Kudamon: Zekou Shou!!

Dorumon: Metal Cannon!!

Gabumon: Petit Fire!!

Terriermon & Lopmon: Double Petit Twister!!

Kokuwamon: Elect-Elect!!

Liollmon: Lio Claw!!

The attacks inflicted damage on Snimon, causing it to roar in pain. Surrounding the defeated Snimon, the ensemble of Digimon formed a circle. The young teens noticed they were preparing to launch a finishing attack.

Ena: They're going to end the giant!

Maki: This is it.

Akito: DO IT...!!

Agumon: Let's go guys!

All of the Digimon unleash their fires and attacks on Snimon, causing it to burst into flames and roar in pain. Suddenly, Snimon begins to slowly dissolve and its particles ascend into the sky. The young teens don't know what's happening, but all they know is that their Digimon has finally defeated the giant mantis, and they couldn't believe it for a moment.

Subaru: Wooah...

Nazuna: They did it...

Then their Digimon took a glance at their respective partner, their serious face turning to delight when they saw their human partner. All of them began to rush to their partner in delight.

Guilmon: Subaru-mon~~!!

Their teens also greet them in a mood of happiness, especially Subaru who immediately rushes to his Digimon partner, who now has the appearance of a little red dinosaur and hugs it like an old pals.

Subaru: Woah, that's awesome Gigimon! I can't believe it! Hahaha...!!

Guilmon: Yeah, Yeah Subaru-mon is proud of me!!

Others are doing the same as them, they all hug and laugh with their Digimon. But some of them are also shocked by the change in their Digimon appearance.

Pukamon: C'mon, Touya! I just defeated the Digimon and all you could do was just stare at me?

Touya: No, It's just- How do you-

Lalamon: Karin, I did! I beat the evil meanie Digimon, you see?!

Karin: My god, Budmon is that you?

Terriermon: You see, Tsukasa? You don't need to worry about me fighting anymore.

Tsukasa: That's because you now evolve further! Back then you were just a weak Zerimon!

Wormmon: Master, I did my part...

Eichi: Uh, yeah... Good job.

Renamon: M'lady Nozomi...

Nozomi: I-I told you, you don't need to call me that.

Kokuwamon: What's wrong Rui? Are you surprised? Why only show a "good job" finger on me?

Rui: Well first, you're right! I'm shocked about your entire new form. Second, you help them kill that Digimon, and that's a really good job for you...

Rin: Nyaaa!! Frimon now you have a body of a cat!

Liollmon: Nyaa~~ I'm glad that you're happy Rin!

Nazuna: Tokomon, you did it, you really did it!

Patamon: Nazuna, I'm so happy about it!

Mika: Ey, Hey!! Where you think you're going Pinamon?

Falcomon: Like I've said before Mika, I will fly high where you can't reach me!

Nico: Kyaaaa...!! Nyaromon did you just fend off that monster?! That is so badass!!

Plotmon: Hahaha, thank you Nico!!

Kouga: Now that's my boy!! God, you should've tell me you could evolve!!

Labramon: Haha, thanks Kouga.

Dorumon: Kurou!

Kurou: Damn bro, you never tell me that you're dinosour.

Agumon: Akito I did it! I did it!!

Akito: Yeah, that's cool Koromon!

Hawkmon: I have fulfill my duty ln protecting my princess!

Maki: Do-Don't need to say that, okay?

At this moment, they're in a moment of joy and contentment. They are not concerned about what happened before, or what they are currently doing in the forest. All that matters to them is that they are safe and their Digimon was victorious in the battle against the monstrous mantis.

However, there are still many unanswered questions that remain. For instance, how did the Digimon come into existence? How many types of Digimon are there? How did their Digimon evolve in the first place? And many, many more.

But that is the story for other times...

Chapter Text

It's been four years since that fateful event when our Digimon evolved to battle Snimon. Everything has returned to normal, except for the increasing appearances of other Digimon that are forcing the children and their Digimon to fight. Fortunately, the children are no longer afraid to let their Digimon fight now that they are in a form that allows them to do so. 

It was a fine day in July, 2007, and the sun was seen despite of bunch of clouds surrounding the blue sky. A familiar boy with vibran orange hair and blue eyes was seen eating his breakfast inside a certain house all alone, with a red Digivices placed next to his dinner plate.

His name is Akehoshi Subaru. He is one of the children who received a Digivice and a Digimon eight years ago. He has grown into a fine young boy and is now just starting high school based on what he is wearing. He has on a dark blue school blazer, worn over a peach-colored hoodie with grey lining that is zipped halfway down and halfway up, leaving the bottom slightly open. His tie is green, his trousers are black, and he wears yellow sneakers with white laces.

He was not all alone anyway, just beside him on the floor was his Digimon Guilmon, a reptile-type Digimon with red skin around the body except for the stomach part where it was white, its eyes were yellow and they appeared to be some sort of symbol in its stomach and between its eyes. Guilmon is currently eating a bunch of bread. 

However, it took the Digimon dinosaur only 2 minutes to entirely swallow all the bread leaving the Digimon satiated as it fell backward, with its stomach looking fat from eating too much. 

Guilmon: Ahh... I'm so hungry, Subaru-mon... 

Subaru: I think you mean full, Guilmon...

Guilman: Wuaah... So tasty, bread tasty.

The Digimon continued to lay on the floor while repeatedly saying the word 'bread'. The boy let out a sigh and smiled at his Digimon, thinking about how fierce it looked but having the traits of a child.

Subaru: Guess I spoiled Guilmon too much, eh?

Later on, they were in front of the house door, the boy putting his yellow sneakers on before getting his school bag and standing up to be ready to start his first day at school. Guilmon stood behind him while waiting for its human partner to get ready to go to school.

Once he was ready, he sighed and then smiled to start a new day in High School.

But before he even reached the door, he suddenly remembered something.

Subaru: Oh right. Guilmon, the devices.

Guilmon: Ah? Oh yeah.

Guilmon reached for its other arm, which had a watch with a button on it. When Guilmon pressed the button, Guilmon started to disappear, at least from other people's perspective, and not from Subaru.

Apparently, Guilmon's watch is a device that can turn him into a transparent hologram that is visible only to Subaru and the other children with Digimon, but not to others.

It was built by Kamishiro Rui with his company KTC and the purpose of making it made sense. Ever since they evolved from small rounded size to the size of five-years-old children (Except for Renamon and Guilmon here), they had a hard time on how to hide their Digimon when they wanted to go out in public with them, and they couldn't hide them in the bag anymore due to their size.

Since they don't want to risk their Digimon being caught by the public and they also don't want to keep their Digimon inside the house all the time, Rui has an idea and made the devices that could makes them unseen by the other except for them. He then made them and used it for the twenty Digimon. The results were so satisfying that they no longer needed to be afraid of taking their Digimon out.

But at the same time, the Digimon have to be extra careful because the device does not make them unable to be held, so whatever they hold and touch will also be felt by them.

Now back to the story.

After Guilmon became transparent, Subaru opened the door and left the house, followed by the transparent Guilmon.

As he stepped outside, his smile grew even wider. And who could blame him? He was now in high school and was going to reunite with his friends who had Digimon just like him. This year was special because all of them were now in the same school together, and he couldn't wait to begin his first day at school.

He also wished that there were no Digimon attacks on his first day at school.

As he walked towards the house gate, he heard the sound of a motorbike engine from across the street, he looked where the sound came from and saw a familiar figure riding a motorbike.

He is a young boy with a tough-looking face, tall figure, light yellow-green narrow eyes, and short, spiky bright red hair. He wears the same school uniform as Subaru with his white shirt unbuttoned completely, a black shirt underneath, a gold necklace with a ring, and a silvery metal chain on his hip. He also has black stud earrings, golden rings on his ears, and brown shoes.

Subaru was delightful once again as the boy who rode the motorbike is a part of the gang with Digimons too.

The motorbike boy also noticed Subaru on the way, and he stopped in front of him and smiled.

???: Sup lil' bro! So you're finally in this city, huh?

Subaru: Kurou! It's been a year!! How have you been?

Kurou: Well apart from these random Digimon attacks? Life has been pretty much good, indeed...

Subaru: That's great then! Anyway, where's Dorumon? Did you keep it at your house?

Kurou: Eh? What do you mean? Dorumon is right on my back here, Are you blind or somethin'?

Said the boy as he eyed his back, and behind him was a transparent beast Digimon with purple fur on most of its body standing on the motorcycle backseat. It has large legs and arms with black claws grabbing the boy's shoulders. A vulpine tail, and white fur on its chest, paws, snout, and tail. It also has pointed ears with black stripes, small black wings, and a triangular red gem on its brow. And as the boy mentioned, its name is Dorumon.

Dorumon: Kurou!!

Subaru: Ah, Dorumon! It's been a while!

Guilmon: Dorumon! It's good to see you again!

Dorumon: Kurou, Kurou!!

Subaru: I didn't pay attention to your Digimon man, my bad.

Kurou: Just chill lil' bro, I mean Rui's device works really well that even some of us didn't notice each other Digimon's presence. Cause, to be honest, you're not the first person to be like this.

Subaru: I see... Also, you're bringing the bike to the school? Aren't you afraid you might get caught?

Kurou: Nah, I have a secret place that no one has ever gone through before, not even the teachers. I mean, I'm not the only one who brings a bike to school, so we all have our hiding places...

Subaru: Owh, cool! Can you ride me then to school?

Kurou: Sorry lil' bro, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Subaru: Huh...? Why?

???: Because he already had a promise with me.

A seductive girl's voice was heard by both of them, and they turned to see a familiar tall, matured-looking young girl with curvaceous figure, short navy blue hair and bright blue eyes. She wore the female version of their school uniform with a navy sweater vest under her blazer, a red bow tie, and a black pleated miniskirt. She also wears black tights and black mid-heel loafers.

She's also part of the Digimon gang, as behind her appeared another transparent Digimon hovering just behind her shoulders. It had the appearance of a flowering bud with a green body, stretchy arms and legs, a pink head with a yellow leaf on top, and a pair of eyes and a mouth resembling three black dots.

Kurou: Ah, Karin!

Subaru: No way, Karin is that you?!

Karin: Yes, why indeed? Is it very different from before? I didn't know that you were paying attention to me~.

Once again, Karin seductively said, leaving the vibrant orange-haired boy taken aback and his face flushed slightly red. 

Subaru: Um, y-yeah... I mean! You look, different than before. But please don't take me as a creep or something like that, okay?

Kurou: Damn Karin, you don't need to do him like that...

???: You guys are forgetting about me...

Said the hovering transparent Digimon in a sad tone. All of them averted their attention to the Digimon, especially Guilmon and Dorumon.

Guilmon: Guilmon remember Lalamon, Guilmon remember Lalamon!!

Dorumon: Kurou, Kurou!!

Karin: *giggles* Come on Lalamon, don't be sad like that. You are the most charming Digimon among the others, that's why no one will forget you.

Lalamon: I'm just making sure that no one forgets me...

Kurou: So anyways, It's kinda odd that you could find your way here without getting lost...

Lalamon: Of course she does! With Lalamon, she will guide Karin so she doesn't vanish into thin air.

Karin: Eh?! La-Lalamon!!

???: And don't forget about us, of course!

Another girl's voice was heard from behind Karin, they all turned around once again to see a group consisting of three girls wearing the same school uniform as Karin, and their transparent Digimon.

One of them is a gyaru-looking slim figure girl with light blonde hair that she tied in a ponytail and white flower accessories right behind her left ear. Her eyes are orange, and she wears an orange long-sleeve cardigan instead of her school blazer, with crew-length white loosesocks, and maroon shoes. Her Digimon is a pink bird-like creature with cyan-blue eyes.

The other girl is also slim, with pinkish-orange hair tied into a bun on the right side and yellowish-hazel eyes. She wears her school uniform unbuttoned revealing her cream-colored sweater, crew-length black socks, and brown loafers. Her Digimon resembles a white ferret, with small forelimbs, golden markings, and a tail with a small Holy Cartridge at the end of it. Its collar was a Power Ring.

The last girl is the shortest of all of them and has the shortest hair, which makes her almost look like a boy. Her hair is orange, and her eyes are light green. Like the other girl, She wears her navy uniform with ankle-length black socks, and white sneakers with yellow shoelaces. Her Digimon is a tiny lion-like creature with a small tuft of red hair. It wears a collar with a green crystal on it, and its eyes are cyan.

Subaru was delighted to see his schoolmates again, especially the short-haired girls with orange color.

Subaru: Ah, Rin! Everyone! It's good to see you girls!

Rin: Subaru! It's good to see you too, nyaa!

Ayumu: I'm glad that all of us are finally here in this city.

???: Look Rin! It's that boy again that you have cru-

Rin suddenly closed her Digimon mouth in a frenzy, preventing it from saying something that might embarrass her in front of her friends.

Rin: Don't, Say It, Liollmon, Nyaa...!!

Demanded the girl, with a scary tone, right in the face of the cat Digimon named Liollmon. The Digimon couldn't do anything but nod with a scared expression.

Kurou: Yo Ai, Ayumu! It's been a while.

Ai: Likewise, Kurou. And wow, even in another city, you can't just give up your motorbike hobby, can you?

Kurou: At least I do what I like without causing a ruckus to others. And for once, I actually used my hobby to help others.

Ayumu: Others...? What do you mean?

Kurou: *grin* Karin, shall we go now?

Karin: Oh right! Sure. Heya girls, see ya at the school!

Karin waved at the girls while walking to the boy's motorbike. Kurou then moved Dorumon to his lap, before Karin gracefully sat on the motorbike back seat followed by Lalamon also sat on the girl's lap.

Kurou: Alright guys, see ya at the school!

Lalamon: See ya!

Dorumon: Kurou!

Kurou: Oh, and you better hurry up, okay? You don't want to be late on your very first day at High Schools. Their staff wouldn't take you guys easily.

Thus, Kurou starts his engine on and drives away, leaving them where they are.

Rin: Well, who could've guessed that they would be that close, nya...

???: Even with a such clash, personality...

Ai: Ey, don't be like that, Piyomon. Karin loves fashion despite not being Gyaru and Kurou knows Sewing. And if you think about it, ain't they a pair?

Subaru: Really? Kurou know how to sew?

Ayumu: Apparently yeah, he mentioned that he's been doing that ever since he was in an orphanage.

???: Now I wonder if Karin only dating Kurou for clothing and dress.

Ayumu: Oh, don't think like that Kudamon...

Guilmon: Dating...? Subaru-mon, what is Dating?

Subaru: Oh dating is when a boy and a girl like-

Subaru suddenly halted in the middle of his explanation, a look of realization dawning on his face. He paused for a moment before scream;

Subaru: EEEEEEEEHHHHH...?! KUROU AND KARIN ARE DATING?!

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It was the first day of school, and many students could be seen gathered in front of certain schools dressed in their high school uniforms. Some students have advanced while others are new to the school.

At the front gate, stand two male students seemingly waiting for their friends. One of them has spiky grey hair with bangs that cross in the middle and golden eyes, He wears a grey spiked earring on his left ear, two helix piercings on his right ear, and a metal ring on his left middle finger. The other has sharp grey eyes and short, bicolored hair, the right side a dark blue, the left a light blue. 

They also wear their school uniform consisting of a dark blue blazer over a white shirt, green tie, and black trousers. The only difference between them is the bicolored-haired boy, despite unbuttoning his blazer, it's still neat and his white shirt was tucked in his trousers the gray-haired boy on the other hand, had his white shirt untucked and unbuttoned at the collar.

Below them, are their Digimon which are also transparent. The one beside the grey-haired boy has an appearance like a real dog with white fur, and some parts like its eyes, ears, and tails are colored magenta. The one beside the blue-haired boy is a white, furry seal with no nose and long ears, purple markings, an orange-red mane, large claws, a short tail, and a W-shaped smile with two pointed teeth popping out.

???: *groan* It's been more than fuckin' fifteen minutes and they still haven't shown up yet. Are they taking a piss now? What are they even waiting for?

???: Why don't you calm yourself Kouga? Your anger will not make them arrive quickly.

???: Yeah Kouga, be patient a bit, maybe they have their own things to do.

Kouga: But this is our first day of school Labramon! What if we are late? We can't be late on our first day!

???: If they're late, just leave them. After all, we're already here, so why join them in being late?

They all look at the seal-looking Digimon while processing its remark, before nodding together in approvement.

???: Made sense...

Kouga: Yeah, can't believe I haven't thought about that...

Labramon: So anyway in high school, apart from the usual learning materials, what else is taught by the teachers?

Touya: Umm, practical teachings perhaps? Intended for the external environment after graduation? Honestly, I don't know either...

Kouga: Judging from how many clubs they had in these schools, it could be like that. But still, those shits are useless as ever...

Labramon: So you don't want to join any club in school?

Kouga: No, I'm still gonna join the music club. It's already in my blood for liking music, y'know? Hehe...

???: But you said that those club things are useless.

Kouga: I'm joining the club to get more friends who might be into my style of music.

???: And what if they don't?

Kouga: Wha- You- Touya can you tell Gomamon to shut up?!

Gomamon: Oh, before I shut my mouth can I tell you something?

Kouga: What?

Gomamon: Someone is right behind you.

Uttered the Digimon named Gomamon as the boy immediately turned his head around. He then found himself face to face with a cute girl with pink eyes and long blonde hair with pink-colored tips. She wore her hair in large, fluffy twin tails and was smiling at him.

???: Hey there~.

The boy was shocked and he immediately backed away from the girl in a frenzy.

Kouga: Woaah...!! Jesus Christ! Don't surprise me by that!

???: *chuckles* Sorry, I just couldn't help doing that to you...

Touya: Morning Saki...

Saki: Morning Touya~! C'mon Lopmon! Don't be shy and say hi to him!

The girl's name is Tenma Saki, the youngest of the Tenma family. Like Ai, She wears her tan-colored cardigan with dark brown stripes layered on top instead of her school blazer. Her socks are white and loose just like Ai's, and her shoes are light brown.

Above her head was her transparent Digimon Lopmon, a bipedal lagomorph that has brown fur with pink stripes on its collarbone, paws, and the tips of its ears. It also has long frayed ears and three horns on its forehead.

???: Oi Saki! Slow down will ya?!

Another male voice was heard, and they all turned around once again to where the voice came from. They saw another male student who somewhat resembled Saki in looks and hair color, except that his eyes were orange-yellow instead of pink. He wears his school uniform with a tan sweater beneath the blazer and red-brown sneakers.

Above him was his transparent Digimon. It looked almost the same as Saki's Digimon, and the only thing that differed between them was the color which was white and green, and the horns on its forehead which were only one instead of three.

He and his Digimon were followed by the others, who were also siblings with Digimon. The eldest sibling is a girl with dark brown eyes and short brown hair, styled with a braid on the left side. She wears her uniform light brown cardigan under her blazer, sheer tights, and brown loafers. Her transparent Digimon resembles a small bee, with a couple of spikes.

While the youngest sibling is a boy with yellow-green eyes and short orange hair, with a single yellow streak in his bangs. He wears his school uniform with grey-hooded jacket under his blazer and white high-cut sneakers with blue accents. His transparent Digimon is a short and stout Tyrannosaurus rex-like Digimon with yellow skin and light green eyes.

Saki: Sorry, brother. I just can't wait to enter High School, you know? Hahaha...

Terriermon: Moumantai~...

Labramon: Moumantai?

Akito: Sup Touya, Kouga! It's been a while since we see you in the main city.

Touya: Yo...

Kouga: It took you guys for a FUCKING while to finally get here. Got a broom stuck on yo ass while walking?

Ena: Jeez, just calm down will you? You just met us in this city and already act like you been raised by a hungry dogs to your senior, have a respect even a bit!

Tsukasa: Yeah man. Sorry that we're late, it's not like we have a lot of things to do before going, unlike you.

Gomamon: Touya also tried to tell him several times, but he was still as stubborn as ever...

Kouga: Ey shut up, will ya?! Nobody's talking to you!

Labramon: I truly apologize for my boss's stubborn behavior...

Kouga: LABRAMON, NOT YOU TOO!!

They laugh at each other antics towards Kouga, who himself is not amused by it and groans in annoyance.

Tsukasa: I see that none of y'all leaving your Digimon behind. I almost thought that we were the only ones to bring our Digimon here...

Saki: Brother, I feel like everyone treats them like a man's best friend now, just like us...

Akito: I know right? That means it's implied that Tsukasa didn't see Terriermon as his best-

The orange-haired boy suddenly got elbowed by her sister.

Akito: What?!

Ena: I know for a fact that something that you're going to say is very messed up and made up lies. So maybe you should shut up for once, Akito. 

Akito: Yeah, exactly. Apparently, everything I said is nothing but bullshit, isn't it? Typical...

Funbeemon: Yep, they're being siblings once again...

Agumon: Kind odd that they aren't as peaceful as the Tenma's...

Kouga: Now that made me wonder, why are you guys walking with this weirdo here?

Tsukasa: HEY!! What did Ena tell you about some respect, doggy??!!

Kouga: Yeah, whatever...

Touya: Didn't Akito tell us that Shinonome and Tenma's siblings are living together here? It seems like Akito mentioned it a long time ago.

Kouga: Wait! Really? I thought it was just a joke, how come?

Ena: You see, we are-

Tsukasa: Did you know the term 'Cohabiting?!'

The blonde asks the boy with a smirk on his face interrupting the brown-haired girl much to her annoyance. Meanwhile, the boy becomes confused about the term that Tsukasa just mentioned.

Kouga: C'mon man, I ain't a lexicographer. Can someone explain?

Lopmon: Is when two people live together and have a relationship together without being married...

Kouga: Yeah? So...?

Gomamon: Wow, you still don't understand? How clueless you could be?

Terriermon: Now think about it, okay? Cohabiting is when dating people live in the same house, and you learn that Shinonome and Tenma's siblings live in the same house. If you put it together, what did you get?

Terriermon explains while Tsukasa stands proudly by his Digimon as if he's the one teaching it (It's not, LMAO). It only took Kouga a second to realize what it meant by it.

For those who don't know, the concept of dating in Japan is somewhat different from other countries. Dating is considered the most mature preparation for living together rather than just liking/loving each other and having sex. Therefore, young people and adults who are still dating and living in a house together are considered normal by the people here.

Kouga, as a young Japanese person, was well aware of this situation. After learning that Shinonome and Tenma's siblings live under the same roof, to Tsukasa mentioned 'Cohabiting.' And lastly, he noticed the embarrassed demeanor of Tsukasa and Ena, as their faces turned slightly pink, and looked away from each other.

He finally gets the conclusion.

Kouga: No way...! Did you...? Since when?!

Ena: Duh, I thought Akito told you since January?

Akito: I only told Touya, and I thought Touya delivered the message to him...

Touya: Umm... Let's not talk about who's dating who and who and just hurry up getting inside the school shall we?

Touya exclaims, as all of them begin to nod in agreement realizing that they should've been inside the school right now.

Saki: Y-Yeah... We're not exactly late, are we?

Ena: Hopefully not...

???: Oh, IT'S YOU GUYS!!

The voice of a young person their age came from afar, coming towards them. They comically fell as they felt like their hearts almost fell out of shock because they were too afraid that their Digimon would be discovered. Even their Digimon were so shocked that they comically fell together with them.

Behind them was another group of students who happened to have Digimon and had been with them in the fight against Snimon four years ago, and they were running toward them.

The group consists of four people. One of them is a familiar skinny guy with tousled black hair and heterochromia eyes; his right eye is a light golden color, while his left is aqua. He wears his school uniform with his blazer unbuttoned over his navy blue sweater, his white shirt is untucked and unbuttoned at the collar, and he wears purple sneakers. His Digimon resembles a great horned owl with a small, toothless beak, red eye markings, dark brown body feathers, and purple chest feathers with shuriken markings resembling a ninja's vest.

He ran toward them while holding someone's hand right behind him. The person was a girl with hip-length dark purple hair that she tied into two low pigtails with bangs swept to the right side, turquoise eyes and she has a slim figure. She wears her school uniform with thigh-high socks and black shoes. Of the four, she is the only one who didn't bring her Digimon.

Behind them was another couple who was also part of the group, the boy was noticeably smaller and shorter than most of his peers (Even for some girls). He has bright blonde hair, and light red-pink eyes, and wears an ivory-colored sweater with red and blue stripes, dark purple buttons, and blue sneakers with white laces. His Digimon which hovering beside him is a small flying creature resembling a guinea pig, with light blue eyes, bat-like wings, and a cream-colored underside with an orange back and head.

While the girl also has a petite figure and light skin with long black hair that she ties into twin tails and crimson eyes. She wears her school uniform with a pink cardigan under her blazer, black ankle-length socks, and pink sneakers with white shoelaces. Her Digimon resembles a Plott Hound dog with white fur and green eyes. It carries a Holy Ring on its neck as if it were a dog collar.

Ena: Oh Nozomi, Nazuna, Nico! Thank god, I thought that you were someone else who noticed our Digimon...

Mika: C'mon, weren't we the only ones who can see our Digimons?

Nozomi: Indeed, only us...

Nico: Goddammit Mika! Don't just run off like that!! I already told you that the cream I use will melt if my face gets sweaty.

Nazuna: Didn't I tell you to not use that cream? How many times do I have to tell you...?

Nico: But I wanted to use it! Don't you want your girl to always look pretty all the time?

Nazuna: That's the thing, Nico! You always look lovely in any way.

Nico: Awh~~. That's so romantic for you Nazuna~.

She snuggles to her lover while the others watch them with variations of emotion and reaction, such as cute, amused, weird, annoyed, or disgusted by their display of affection.

Patamon: Umm, guys? I know that you love each other, but you can do this at the house all the time...

Plotmon: Yeah, it feels weird and out of place for you to do this in public...

Mika: Haha, y'all behavior is just too odd and very out of place that you even have to be told by your own Digimon, hahaha...

Their attention quickly back to the other groups. And they started to greeted each other with a smile.

Mika: So... Wass'up guys?

Tsukasa: Just about entering the school, that's wass'up.

Ena: Morning Nazuna, Nico, Nozomi.

Funbeemon: Morning, you all!

Akito: Yo, Nazuna! It's been a while!

Nazuna: Morning, Ena, Tsukasa. And Akito, Touya! It's good to see you again!

Kouga: You forgetting me!

Nazuna: Hahaha, of course you too, Kouga and Labramon!

Labramon: *happily bark*

Saki: Nico!!

The blonde twin-tail immediately rushed to the petite girl and hugged her like she never did. Much to the petite girl's annoyance as she tried to break free.

Nico: Agh! Saki, you're crushing me!!

Saki: You look no different than the last time I saw you!! Still short and cute as ever!!

Nico: Huh?! Don't insult me with that!!

Nazuna: C'mon Nico! It's a good thing to be seen as short and cute~.

Nico: Nazuna, you act like others won't see you as a child!

While their human partner were doing their teen greeting ritual, their Digimon were just simply say hi to each other.

Lopmon: Hey there, Plotmon, Patamon...

Plotmon: It's good to see you again, Lopmon...

Patamon: Finally, after a long time, we see each other again.

Nozomi: I guess you all miss us aren't you guys?

Kouga: More like we're just glad that we're united again, so we can fight these Digimon asses together again...

Tsukasa: Quite lonely to fight an evil Digimons without your senior, eh?

Kouga: Shut up...

Touya: Umm, Nozomi? Where's your Digimon?

Touya asked, realizing that Nozomi wasn't with her Digimon, unlike the rest of them. And instead of answering his question, she just closed her eyes, and then called out her Digimon's name;

Nozomi: Renamon...

A tranparent Digimon resembling a bipedal fox with yellow fur suddenly appeared beside her. It's larger than the rest of the Digimon even taller than some of the humans. It has wing-like tufts of yellow fur on its shoulders, a large mane-like tuft of white fur on its chest, and wears purple sleeves with yin-yang symbols. It has three clawed fingers on its hands and three clawed toes on its feet, with black eyes and indigo pupils. It bowed before her human partner.

Renamon: M'lady...

Kouga: Woah! That was so sudden!

Akito: Well damn, what an entrance.

Mika: I know right? Renamon is always been the most badass Digimon ever! It can literally move from here, to there, and everywhere!!

Falcomon: Mika, you never praised me like that even though I have the same skills as Renamon and I'm your Digimon, you know...

Mika: Eh...? I-I mean, yeah! You also did! You're great too, okay...? Falcomon...?

Falcomon: You know what? It's okay, keep liking that Digimon since it has a nice nice-looking figure, isn't it?

Mika: What?!

Akito: Yo really? Mika is into a sexy beast? I never thought that you're the furry man...

Ena: Eww... That's disgusting...

Mika: HEY, COME ON!!

The group is laughing together as they continue their antics toward the poor heterochromia-eyed eyes boy while walking toward the school to begin their school day and first ceremony for the new ones.

As they walked towards the school building, they were unaware that a certain bird was watching them from afar, perched on the school rooftops.

This bird was not your typical feathered friend, but rather a small Digimon that resembled a Bald Eagle with red feathers and large yellow feet. Its wings each had three digits, which it could use like fingers. With clear blue eyes and a black belt worn around its forehead, the bird also had a feather secured to the back of its head by the belt.

The bird Digimon observes the group of the new high schoolers, the bird knows them as they are the same kids with a Digimon who fought together to defeat the giant Mantis four years ago.

That was until the door connecting the interior of the building and the rooftop suddenly opened. The bird flew away to avoid being caught by someone.

As it was flying, it looked down and saw that the person who had opened the door was its human partner, a girl with a slim figure that had semi-long red hair that reached her shoulders and purple eyes. It also wore her uniform with black crew-length socks and maroon low-heel loafers.

???: Hawkmon, how long are you gonna stay out here without being transparent like that? You could've been spotted by someone else you know. Or even worse, by a Digimon!

Hawkmon: Relax, Maki. I know when a person or Digimon is approaching, that's why I'm standing here just in case any Digimon approaches here.

Hawkmon said as it flew down toward the girl and stood in front of the girl named Maki. Maki squatted and looked at her Digimon with a worried face.

Maki: Okay, then why did it take so long? Is there a Digimon did approaching us, right now?

Hawkmon: No, but there's more important news than just a Digimon attack.

Maki: What is it?

Hawkmon: Here, lemme show you.

Hawkmon quickly took off from the girl's side and landed at the edge of the roof. The girl followed the Digimon and stood behind it. From there, she noticed a group of students entering the school, whom she recognized.

Hawkmon: You remember them, right?

Maki: Of course I remember, I'm not amnesiac, alright?!

Hawkmon: Good. So does this scream good news to you?

Maki: I guess, now let's go back inside before whoever spying or stalking on us finds out.

Maki urged before hurrying back to the door, followed by Hawkmon who quickly flew inside before Maki shut it.

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In a dimly lit council room with only a window providing light, three students were seen engaged in their own activities. Although they were new students, they did not attend the opening ceremony with the others.

One of the students is a tall male with light blue eyes and smooth, pale blonde hair that is cut below his jawline. He wears a school uniform like other male students, but unlike others, his uniform is done neatly and wears brown loafers. His name is Tenshouin Eichi and he's currently looking outside the window.

The other is the only female in the room in the room, she has long blonde hair that she ties into a ponytail with a white scrunchie. She has light blue eyes and is tall with a slim figure. She looks more attractive than other female students as she wears her uniform neatly just like Eichi with crew-length black socks and white shoes with blue shoelaces. Her name is Ayase Eli, and she is seen feeding her yellow-skinned lizard-like Digimon.

The last one is another boy with yellow eyes and short, uneven purple hair with blue streaks. His right ear is pierced, and he wears his grey sweater over his school shirt and ties, his shoes is black with white shoelaces. He was seen researching something on his laptop. His name is Kamishiro Rui and with a robot-looking Digimon beside him.

Suddenly, the door abruptly swung open. The trio felt a wave of tension wash over them, fearing that someone had discovered their Digimon presence. The purple-haired boy and the blonde-haired girl stood up trying to hide their Digimon, as the lizard Digimon quickly concealed itself beneath the table, while the robot Digimon remained motionless, appearing like a statue.

The door was wide open, revealing a red-haired girl with her Digimon, Hawkmon. The fact that she was the one whoopened the door eased their worries about their Digimon being discovered by someone else. They let out a sigh of relief.

Maki: What? You guys thought that I was another person?

Eli: *sigh* At least knock and say that it's you before barging in like that...

Rui: Not gonna lie, you really had is worry for a moment.

???: So it's not other people, right? Sheesh, if they really found us I don't know what on earth they gonna do to us...

???: Hmph! I can confirm that it was our friend who barged into this room.

Said the lizard Digimon while emerging from under the table. followed by a robot Digimon standing next to Rui, who had a robotic voice. Eli bends to her Digimon petted it.

Eli: *sigh* How many times do I have to tell you, Gabumon? You don't need to worry about someone holding you without my permission anymore.

Gabumon: But still Eli, I'm afraid someone might accidentally touch my fur pelt, exposing me. I won't be able to recover my mental health if someone sees me without my fur...!

Rui: Kokuwamon, stop with that way of talking. You're not in front of people that you don't know...

Kokuwamon: Yes, Rui...

Eichi: Anyway, may I inquire as to your presence here? Is there anything you want to tell us? Is it a Digimon attack, or what is it?

Maki: Oh, no that, Tenshouin. Is about our friends with Digimon, they're here now.

Rui: Excuse me?

Gabumon: Really?!

Eli: The rest of our classmate and the new ones, right?

Hawkmon: Yes, just earlier we've seen them from the roofs walking toward the schools together. It seems like our plan to gather everyone in this school was a big success.

Kokuwamon: Agree, it is very easy to convince their parents to let their kids attend here all alone since we're rich people.

Eichi, Maki, Rui, and Eli looked at the robot Digimon with a mixture of surprise and "What?" on their faces. They were taken aback at what Kokuwamon had just said. Kokuwamon realized that his words might have offended them and began to panic a little. Despite being a robot Digimon, Kokuwamon still has a feeling.

Kokuwamon: I-I mean! Thanks to our privileged position, it's much easier for everyone in the group to attend here. Please don't take offense!

Rui: *sigh* Jeez, Kokuwamon. When I said 'talk normally' I didn't mean you to just spout some random word that might offend some people...

Kokuwamon: Sorry, Rui...

Rui: No, you're not exactly wrong here. Just don't ever say that again when everyone's around...

Kokuwamon: Okay...

Maki: Now I wonder what kind of other things has Kokuwamon talked about while it's not with us...

Rui: Oh it talks a lot. But don't worry, Kokuwamon doesn't talk about anything strange about you guys. The strangest thing that was talked about was Maki's thigh size and knee height.

Maki: Wh-WHAT??! Are you serious!!??

Rui: Nope... *giggles*

Maki: Rui!! Stop talking nonsense! Especially in front of our friends!

Kokuwamon feels embarrassed at Rui's stories despite not being true at all, while Maki embarrassedly closes her thighs with both hands. Meanwhile, Hawkmon being a Digimon based on a bird with the best eyes notices that someone is not inside the room.

Hawkmon: Umm, Tenshouin? Where's Wormmon?

Eichi: What? Oh, right. WormmonWormmon is out looking at the situation outside. Hmm, I wonder what took it so long...

Eli: Don't tell me that Wormmon got lost again...

Eichi: Hey, don't think negatively, I'm sure it will come back here through the window as usual.

As if it was predicted to happen, a knock came from the window. they look at the window and saw a small green caterpillar with a pair of long antenna and ten legs with pink claws. Eichi immediately opened the window for the creature to come in. It was revealed to be Eichi's Digimon, Wormmon.

Eichi: Took you long enough, Wormmon...

Wormmon: My apology, master.

Eichi: You don't need to, at least you're done with it. And for now, let's refrain from rejoicing over the successful gathering of everyone in this school, as we are currently unaware of the reasons behind the persistent appearance of wild Digimon.

Maki: And as you mentioned earlier, are we going to gather everyone here for a meeting after school?

However, Eichi didn't answer those questions. Instead, he turned to Rui and asked him something.

Eichi: Kamishiro, have you made any progress in your search for information on the secret project that connects our world with parallel universes?

Rui: So far, there's still no further progress due to the project being so secret that almost no files can be opened about it. And even if we did, it would end with our networks being hacked.

Rui: Until now we are still on the surface and have not yet entered into it at all.

Others only responded to Rui's statement with disappointed sighs.

Eli: It seems like we're going to have a harder time figuring out whatever this project was about.

Eichi: I see. I purposely made all of you choose this school location in Oome, the western part of Tokyo to avoid government surveillance. Because for me, it was a sensible approach to maintain our privacy and operate without fear of being monitored by government officials.

Eichi: But it seems like the further we are from the main city, the more difficult it is for us to do further research.

Maki: So, what are we gonna do now? I mean me and the rest of them just attend here right? And all of yiu were already on your second year. Like, do we go far here just to come back to the bay again?

Rui: Calm down, Maki. I have instructed my company to develop a network that creates a secure connection between a specific device and any network.

Eli: And how is that helping? I mean, weren't you said that the network is pretty much unaccesable that it will never be reach no matter what?

Rui: And that's the thing beautiful friend Ayase. It works just like PPTP but it is more advanced in a way that extends access to illegal files that no one can access, and it is so safe that you can use cellular data to search for private browsers without people finding out it was us to begin with.

Rui: With this network, we can find what we need without being detected by governments.

Maki: Well... As for how scary it was for you and your company to develop that kind of thing, at least we don't need to change our plan again and return to the bay city...

Rui: Oh, I almost forgot. As I said before, we're only still on the surface of the search, but I already know what's the project called.

This earned a stare from everyone in the room, even the Digimon seemed to be curious about what the project was called since the reason for their existence was the so-called project. Rui closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again to say;

"It's called the Eden Network project"

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The first day of school went by like how it is, you went to the school hall for the opening ceremony as the headmaster gave a speech to all the new students about the school rules, curriculums, and everything else surrounding schools.

After that, all the new students went to their classes and studied as usual. They took two breaks at ten in the morning and noon, each lasting fifteen minutes before going back to classes and finally going home at two in the afternoon.

But some of them don't go home straight away, they play with their friends, are in their respective clubs, or maybe have a blast somewhere in a place that others especially teachers never go through.

Our group of Digimon here is also part of those students who don't go home straight away.

But unlike others, they go into a room right in the hall that connects the school corridor and the stairs to the school roof. They were a bit surprised that students like him could have such a place, but then again it's Tenshouin we're talking about, with his wealth he probably could buy a country if he wanted.

It's two o'clock past, and a group of students walk down the empty school corridor. They all were the students who had a Digimon, and they were headed to the room that their rich friends had told them earlier.

Akito: Man I never knew that all of you second years have such secret places for headquarters, this looks like some FBI/CIA shit, y'know? It's cool.

Kurou: Umm, about that... We were also just told about this place.

Mika: Ehh...? If this place is new to you, where have you been meeting?

Nazuna: If not in one of our houses, then in other places such as forests, parks, and others.

Tsukasa: Guess that our rich friends have finally found a perfect place for us to have a meeting without worrying about being watched by the others~.

Subaru: Made sense! I mean, weren't they also mentioned that Kamishiro has some information relating to how these Digimon keep appearing randomly?

They all turn their attention to the vibrant orange-haired boy before one of the boys with bicolor blue-haired boys continues.

Touya: Well that's what he said, but he did mention that he hasn't dug far enough to determine what kind of project that related to the existence of these Digimon.

Mika: Things couldn't just get more complicated could it? My killer teacher already gave me a bunch of homework on the VERY first day of school! I got bullied by the whole class thanks to my eyes, and now we have to become detectives and solve a mystery that is still gradually surfacing.

Mika: What a great first day of school, isn't it? *nervous laugh*

Nozomi: Just calm down Mika, It's just the way teachers welcome new students in these schools. We, second years have been there before.

Kouga: Well luckily my teacher seems to be very fuckin' chill, she even took us to her garden for biology class...

Ena: Ooh! You must be talking about Miss Ichigaya aren't you?

Saki: Yes, she is the teacher! You know her?

Tsukasa: She was my former classroom in our first year with Ena, Eli, and Kurou! Hell, she's a nice teacher even some of us like her.

Kurou: Are you sure you like her because of her personality or her huge size...?

Tsukasa: What the hell are you even implying right now?!

Karin: Okay, how about we back to business? So this meeting is not only about dealing with Digimon attacks but also trying to uncover some kind of secret government project related to our Digimon?

Rin: Based on what has been mentioned, I believe that is the case nya.

Ayumu: But is it okay, though? I mean, are we interfering in government affairs? Or maybe a secret organization? We could make them angry with us.

Akito: Oh please, the government couldn't give any shit about how damaged our society is, so why care about them being angry at us?

Mika: But damn, guys. If the government was also involved in this secret project wouldn't that mean our search would be a lot harder since... Y'know? Government things?

Nico: A lot harder, yes! But I'm sure that Eichi and the other would do something to make our search a lot easier. Since he has a connection from what I see.

Touya: But I don't think it could be that easy Nico. Judging from the fact that we're all here, the project we're discussing must be beyond Tenshouin's family reach. It is not just a matter of the government, it must be more than that if they kept it secret that they don't want the whole world to know about it.

Nazuna: He's right! If Eichi could've just asked those people in power why even hid us here, away from the bay?

Ai: Jeez, searching for a secret project that we didn't know was already hard, but a project involving the government or a secret organization? We could've become the most wanted people in the whole of Japan!

As they discuss the project further, they begin to realize that they may be dealing with a secret organization or even their government.

While they are not necessarily afraid, they understand that they are not important figures in the country nor do they possess the strong personalities that are mostly portrayed in anime. They are simply high school students who are still learning about the world.

They kept on walking through the empty corridor, as they couldn't shake the feeling of unease. The silence was deafening as they thought about what might happen once they learned about the secret project that was going to be discussed in the upcoming meeting.

That was until their transparent Digimon decided to make a noise, trying to cheer their human partner up that they were not alone in these matters.

Agumon: Y'all really forgetting about us haven't you?

Akito: Oh please, how could I forget my very own partner in crime, Agumon!?

Agumon: Well, you were not a few seconds ago.

Labramon: Yeah, believe in us!

Kouga: C'mon Labramon, aren't I always doing that?

Labramon: Not a few seconds ago...

Renamon: Don't worry M'lady. I would put my life in a place where you wouldn't dare to put your feet on.

Nozomi: Aww~, don't say that Renamon...

Gomamon: You believe in me, right Touya?

Touya: Yes Gomamon, I believe in you.

Funbeemon: Ena, like I've always said. I want to fight alongside you!

Ena: Funbeemon...

Lopmon: Saki, I always fight for you!

Saki: I'm I hear you right? That's the bravest thing you ever said to me!!

Lopmon: Haven't I been brave all this time? Who's been fighting the evil Digimon all this time?

Saki: I mean when it comes to wording, you're probably the shyest Digimon among all.

Terriermon: Momentai~~!!

Tsukasa: I am at ease, Terriermon. Don't worry!

Patamon: Don't worry Nazuna! I will protect you no matter what!

Nazuna: Awh~. You're too cute to even say that, you know~?

Patamon: Mou!! Stop treating me like that!

Nico: And lemme guess, you too Plotmon?

Plotmon: And what if I say no...?

Nico: Then no more fish for you...

Plotmon: Ah?! Please don't Nico!!

Dorumon: Kurou!!

Kurou: Yes, I know, I know, Dorumon.

Liollmon: I may have the appearance of a cat, but remember that I'm a king of the jungle!!

Liollmon: *Trying to growl but only ended up meowing*

Rin: *giggles* You got a long way to go to be a king, Liollmon nyaa.

The rest of them also received full support from their respective Digimon on their Digivice screen, causing them to raise their spirits once again.

Guilmon: Guilmon will protect Subaru-mon no matter what!

Subaru: Y-Yeah, just don't go out of control like before, okay?

Subaru nervously muttered as they hurried through the empty corridor with high spirits toward their destination.

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Meanwhile, inside the lit council room, the four students and their Digimon are doing their own thing, while waiting for the rest of the group to come to their places.

Gabumon: So Eli, Alisa said after school she wanted to go out with her male friend, what are your thoughts?

Eli: Wait, what?! Where did you know that? How come I wasn't told this?

Gabumon then realized what it just said, it closed its mouth and widened its eyes as if Gabumon weren't supposed to say that. Eli then noticed her Digimon behavior as her demeanor changed from confused to serious.

Eli: Gabumon, what is the meaning of this...?

Ask Eli as her voice drastically changed; low and demanding, causing Gabumon to shake in fear before Eichi and his Digimon Wormmon stepped in, wondering what they were talking about.

Eichi: I'm sorry, but may I have missed something?

Eichi catches the blonde girl's attention as she looks at him. Gabumon always notices how enthusiastic Eli is whenever Eichi tries to talk with her, it's no secret that Eli likes Eichi (She only admitted to her Digimon) but Gabumon always finds it cute that its human partner who's known for being very bold and strict will become a soft little girl in front of the boy she likes.

Eli: Huh? Oh, nothing, is just Gabumon just mentioned that my sister is going out with her male friend.

Eichi: Really? And Gabumon didn't tell you about this?

Eli: Hmph, that's what I'm asking now.

Both of them are now looking at their Digimon who's in a state of a nervous wreck, they know for a fact that both of their human partners care so much about Alisa. Especially Eichi, Even though he and Alisa are not siblings, he considers her part of his family.

Therefore, when they found out that Alisa was walking with a boy they didn't know personally, they were a little worried knowing that they were in an area far from the authorities, and something could happen to their beloved little sister.

Wormmon: Uh, I'm sorry master!! A-Alisa herself wanted us to keep the secret from Master and Eli! So we didn't say anything about it, and we apologized!

Eichi: Wait, Wormmon you too?

Gabumon: Y-Yeah, I mean she's the one who wants us to not tell you guys because she knew you guys would react like this...

Eli: It's precisely because she and you guys lied that we are angrier.

Wormmon: That's why we apologize for our mistakes!

Gabumon and Wormmon prostrated before them, begging them for forgiveness. Eichi and Eli just sighed and then asked them to stand up and tell them that it was okay.

???: Hmm, Looks like your beloved little sister is starting to be naughty, huh?

Said another student in the room, revealed to be Rui, who was setting up the projector and the standing screen. Then, he rested for a moment. It seemed like he and Maki had been eavesdropping on them along with their Digimon, but they also seemed to don't mind if they were listening.

Eichi: It appears like that...

Maki: Well, typical middle school disease. Indeed, middle school is a time when children start to be naughty and unruly. It's not surprising...

Hawkmon: Like how you secretly sneak away from biology classes to play the piano in the music room?

Maki: It's worth it though, the lessons are boring anyway, it's about reproduction and all I hear is those weird boys screaming excitedly about women's bodies, how gross is that?

Rui: I guess they learned it while looking at you. After all, you're probably the sexiest tomato to ever walk on earth, and I'm probably the luckiest guy to have you as my woman~.

Rui seduced Maki as she pouted and her face turned red, matching her hair, while looking away from the purple-haired boy. The boy, who had been sitting beside her, took this opportunity to wrap his arm around her and gently kiss her cheek. Maki became more and more embarrassed by it, and the worst part was that he didn't let go of the kiss, forcing her to push his face away with her hands.

Maki: Urgh! Stop it you, weirdo...!

Their Digimon who had been paying attention to them couldn't help but feel flattered by their behavior.

Kokuwamon: There they go again...

Hawkmon: As long as Maki is enjoying it, I'm fine with it...

Maki: I am not!

Suddenly the door opened causing their Digimon to do everything to hide themselves once again. But when it was revealed that it was their peers who had Digimon, the Digimon were relieved and came out of hiding again.

Rui: Ah, you guys finally came.

Kurou: Sup, man...

Kouga: Wow, what a very beautiful room we got here.

Tsukasa: Still better than crowding in someone's houses...

Nazuna: Good point right there...

Ai: Ah! Finally, some good air in here...

Touya: Hmm...

Mika: Yeah, walking in those corridors made you feel like walking in a hot spring...

Now that they were safe and away from the public, each of them except for Eichi's group told their Digimon to push the button on their device put in their hands. The result is that their transparent Digimon are now materialized once again, and return to normal again.

Lalamon: Karin, I'm finally back to normal!

Karin: Well, this is for the thousands of times you have been saying that...

Kudamon: Ayumu?

Ayumu: Um, yes? What is it?

Kudamon: Oh nothing, I'm just glad that I'm returning to normal again...

Piyomon: Ai~! I'm here right now~~.

Ai: I know Piyomon, I know...

Falcomon: *exhale* Finally!!

Mika: What do you mean exactly by 'Finally?'

Falcomon: To feel the fresh air, of course! It's kinda odd that you don't feel anything while being transparent...

After finishing, they took seats on the available chairs in the room. Thus, the meeting was started.

Eichi: I understand that this meeting was scheduled suddenly, and I apologize for any inconvenience it may cause. I know you might have many activities after school, so I will ensure that this meeting is as brief as possible.

Kouga: Yeah, yeah we're good with it just hurry and make it quick will ya?

Ena: Kouga! Manner!

Eli: Alright, as already told our meeting is about the continuous appearance of Digimon that seems like it was never going to end.

Tsukasa: Yeah... It seems like these Digimons will keep appearing forever. I don't think we can do anything about it.

Rui: Might be, but let me ask you a question: How do the Digimon keep appearing, and where do they come from?

Ai: Well, haven't you guys said it before? They appeared from a black hole that formed by itself in the sky.

Rui: Bingo, plus A for you, Ai~.

Rui: Now for all of you, have you been wondering how on earth the black hole formed, to begin with?

The group went silent for three seconds before Subaru nervously spoke.

Subaru: Umm, I guess that has something to do with the secret project you guys have been saying, right?

Rui: You're right! Another plus A for you.

After hearing Rui's answer, they all fell silent once again. Each of them had a different reaction to the claim; most were shocked, while some were a little annoyed and got goosebumps, knowing where this meeting was headed.

Mika: *nervous laugh* You hear that guys? We're going to solve the Twilight Zone case...

Falcomon: Twilight Zone?

Akito: Aight, so let me guess this straight. You tellin' us that our government or whoever organization works on this secret project was trying to break reality?

Eichi: As perplexing as it may seem, it seems that way. But for the government part, we don't know.

Rui: Therefore, even though we cannot find files related to the project, at least we can conclude what the project was all about...

Even though they were already aware of the project being discussed, they couldn't shake the feeling of unsettledness, knowing that uncovering the biggest unsolved secret might get them into trouble. Ena raised her hand trying to make it clear if this project has no government involvement.

Eli: Yes?

Ena: Are you sure that the government has no involvement in this project, because who knows what's gonna happen next if they catch us spying on their things.

Saki: Hmph! It's scary to think about it...

Eichi: From our perspective, it seems like the government only played a role in dismantling the project. It's unclear whether they are truly involved or actively participating in the project.

Ena: I see...

Rin: Wait, if they've been dismantling how on earth did the Digimon keep finding its way to our world, nya?

Lopmon: Maybe the same way as how we came to this world?

Dorumon: Kurou?!

Liollmon: Are you sure? I mean how do we come to this world again?

Ayumu: Umm, your Digitama came off from the TV before you guys hatched.

Kouga: Not only from TV but from other electronic things such as computers and laptops too.

Nozomi: And game consoles too...

Gomamon: And that's exactly the thing, this rich boy did say that they come from the sky, so your argument is invalid, Lopmon.

They all nodded at Gomamon's statement, but at the same time, it confused them once again. As far as they were concerned, the word "Digimon" itself comes from two words: "Digital" and "Monster," which in short means they are creatures in various forms that originate from internet data.

It makes sense to consider that creatures like them originate from electronic devices such as laptops, computers, TVs, gaming consoles, and others that can be accessed digitally. This raises the question of why they come from the sky instead of electronic devices.

Maki: Alright, how about we revisit the discussion about the confidential project? It seems like the solution we're looking for might be connected to that project.

Eli: You're right! So Kamishiro, what was the project called again?

Rui: Oh, the project is called "Eden Network".

Karin: "Eden Network"...?

Tsukasa: Woah hahaha... What the hell is with that name anyway, is the guy who made this project named Eden?

Rui ignores Tsukasa and continues explaining.

Rui: So based on my research that I haven't dug deep into, "Eden Network" is a virtual reality project where scientists attempt to simulate a parallel world to our own.

Nico: Virtual Reality? What is that?

Rui: It is a technology that enables the creation and interaction with artificial three-dimensional environments, providing individuals with immersive sensory experiences. In my conclusion, they were making a groundbreaking technology that involves the development of alternate worlds accessed through data links in Earth's network.

Rui: The concept is similar to that of a hologram, but with a key distinction: it turns what many may perceive as mere imagination into tangible reality within our world. This alternate reality setting does not rely on advanced technology and can be likened to being transported to another world while remaining on Earth.

After Rui finished explaining the project, everyone reacted with a silent stare, expressing confusion and ridicule. All of the information he provided was overwhelming, especially since they did not know technology like Rui, who understood their reaction.

Meanwhile, their Digimon appears to be lost in thought, subconsciously envisioning something inside their head, but the image is very blurry. In their vision, they saw a black figure talking to them in a yellowish-white light.

Not even they knew who on earth he was, but what they wondered was every time their human partner kept mentioning Eden Network their vision always wandered to the man in question.

And they don't know how, what, and why.

Nozomi: Renamon?

Renamon was the one who woke up first from its vision, Renamon looked at its human partner who looked at Renamon with curiosity.

Nozomi: It's everything alright?

Renamon: Um, yes! I'm fine M'lady...

Subaru: Guilmon is everything alright? You seem to spacing out for a while.

Guilmon: Subaru-mon, Guilmon just saw something, but Guilmon can't explain it or even understand it.

Subaru: Saw...? Saw what?

Wormmon: A man...

Eichi: Wormmon?

They all pay attention to each of their Digimon now, and it seems like all of them share the same vision of seeing a shadowy figure in their dream every time the project in question is mentioned.

Nazuna: A black figure?

Patamon: Yes, but for some reason it is hard to remember when and where we met this guy.

Kouga: Really...? How's that possible?

Labramon: I wish we could answer that, I'm sorry Kouga...

Kouga: Hey don't apologize, it's fine!

Dorumon: Kurou...

Kurou: Oh, you too, Dorumon...

Nico: I kind of wonder how did you understand what your Digimon said by just saying your name...

Kurou: Well...? If you spend your life petting an animal and learning its behavior, you will instantly understand what it says and what it wants. Just like with Dorumon.

Dorumon: Kurou...

Nico: Ah, like that. What does it say?

Kurou: Hmm...? Oh, it said, "Your chest is as flat as the road in the corridor."

Nico: What?!

Maki: *smirks* Even a Digimon actually agrees with me.

Nico: Why you, BITCH!!!

In a frenzy, the petite girl attempts to strike the red-haired girl while being restrained by her Digimon and her partner. Much to the surprise of the other students and Digimons in the room.

Nazuna: Wow! Calm down, Nico!

Plotmon: Is just a joke, Nico! Take it easy!

Nico: LEMME GO! THESE RICH FUCK DESERVE A FUCKIN' SLAP ON HER FACE!!

Eli: Hey-hey! Calm down will you!

Rui: *facepalm*

Kurou: Oops...

The room started to be more chaotic as all of the students were either trying to calm the petite girl down or questioning their Digimon about the vision they had just seen. Meanwhile, Eichi bent down to Wormmon and questioned something that also involved its vision of the black figure.

Eichi: Wormmon, explain it, what did the black figure look like?

Wormmon: The black figure was an adult male, approximately 1.85 meters tall. His facial features and overall physique were not distinct, but he had spiked hair. That's... the extent of my recollection...

Eichi: You mention that you and the rest of them envision him every time we mention the project, right?

Wormmon: Yes master...

Eichi nodded as he processed his Digimon's words. He stood up, put his hand on his chin, and started thinking again. He had concluded that the figure they saw in their vision was related to the Eden Network project. However, due to the unclear description of this figure and the limited information about the project, solving the mystery of the Eden Network project would be even more complicated than he had expected.

Eichi suddenly felt his head become heavy and dizzy. He held his head with one hand and tried to balance his body to avoid falling. Despite his efforts, he almost fell, but Gaomon was beside him and immediately helped his master.

Wormmon: Master!!

Wormmon held his master for almost falling from its table, while Eichi still held his head as the pain was still there. This caught the attention of everyone in the room, including Eli herself who after seeing Eichi in this state immediately rush to his side.

Eli: Eichi! What happened?! Is your headache coming back?

Eichi: Y-Yeah, I guess so...

Eli: Proklyat'ye! Pryamo seychas?!

Eli muttered in the Russian language, while the other just stared at them rather in a mix of confusion and worry. Some of them stood up from their seat and attempted to help the pale-blonde boy, but the blonde boy raised his hand toward them as if saying that he's fine.

Eichi then stood up straight and with his pale face he immediately ended the meeting.

Eichi: The outcome of this meeting suggests that the "Eden Project" constitutes a significant initiative led by a clandestine technological entity to establish an alternate reality wherein all our creative visions materialize.

Eichi: I understand that there are still numerous unresolved questions stemming from the aforementioned conclusion. These include inquiries regarding the relevance of Digimon to the project, the continued appearance of Digimon despite the project's discontinuation, and the identities of the enigmatic black figures observed in the Digimon's visions. It is possible that many of you may have additional queries about this matter.

Eichi: Therefore, we will conduct more comprehensive research on this issue. I seek assistance from all of you who are knowledgeable about Digimon, as this concerns not only our interests but also those of our families, friends, and the global community. If you come across any relevant information or instructions about the secret project, please do not hesitate to inform us.

Eichi: And that's our meeting today, please go home and continue your respective activities. Beware of Digimon attacks that can come suddenly, and good afternoon to all of us, thank you...

And with that, the pale blonde-haired boy took his thing and slowly walked out of the room without needing the other to respond to him. Followed by Gaomon, Eli, and Lunamon right behind him, trying to make sure that he didn't fall while walking. As he opens the door, Eli looks at Maki and Rui and tells them something before leaving.

Eli: I'm sorry but could you guys tidy up this room after we left?

Rui: Umm, yeah sure...

Maki: Of course, while they are still here, we invite them to help.

Eli: Thank you.

Thus, they left the room leaving all of them to either wonder what's up with Eichi or understand what was discussed earlier.

Ai: You heard that guys?! I knew it, we were going to search for something we didn't know existed or not!! Oh no, Piyomon, please protect me...!!

Piyomon: Ai, I will always protect you, you know? You can always rely on me!

Ai: Aww~~ thank you so much, Piyomon!

Both of them started to snuggle at each other happily, the others only stared at them with a mix of reaction.

Subaru: Ai did change after three years, eh?

Nazuna: Yeah, I really remember her being so tomboyish though...

Nozomi: Times change everything, including people you know...

Renamon: What a quote M'lady.

Nozomi: E-Eh...? It's a normal quote nothing special about it.

Falcomon: Okay, let's talk about Eichi. What exactly happened to him earlier?

Patamon: Yeah, he like suddenly lost his balance for some reason...

Rui: He's sick...

Rui's answer caught their attention and all of them now stared at him, the reaction of them was also mixed; between surprise and not.

Lopmon: Hmm, considering he looks paler than I remember, it made sense that he's quite unwell the moment I see him here.

Saki: Lopmon being observant? How unusual!

Lopmon: Eh...? Is that so~?

Touya: What is he sick with?

Maki: We don't know, and indeed he is a person who gets sick too easily, so get used to that from him.

Nico: Hmph! Why does it have to be people like him who are ill... Why don't you get sick like him?

Nazuna: Nico.

Maki: Well, unlike you, I don’t spend my life cooking and feeding some ugly cook that you—OW, OW, OW, OW...!!!

Suddenly, the redhead's ears were plugged by none other than Rui himself, making her cry out in pain. The others were just stunned at the behavior of the two of them, especially Nico who smirked a little, very satisfied to see the redhead getting her ears plugged.

Maki: OW! What the hell, Rui?

Rui: Say one more insulting word again, and I'll tie you up all over and put you up a tree, then swing it left and forward while you scream for help. Then after that, I will report your attitude and behavior at school to your father so that you will be scolded until you burst into tears~. Do you understand~?

Rui warned with the sweetest voice everyone could ever hear, yet venomous at the same time considering his wording. The new students wonder if he meant everything he said, while the second year is just there watching as if this was the boy's normal talk.

Maki essentially knew that the boy did not meant it for the first sentence, but she was quite horrified at the last ones as she knew that Rui could call her mother at any time, considering how much her mother likes Rui, so it quite annoyed her.

Hawkmon: Well, no way Maki didn't understand that...

Kokuwamon: Rui's words it's always felt like being stabbed. No wonder people are quite afraid of him.

Then they realized that they had been talking out of context and not doing what should be done earlier...

Ena: Well... Let's clean this up quickly so we can go home, shall we...?

Ayumu: Yeah...

Chapter Text

The day after the meeting, everything went as usual. Everything is normal, go to school, study, and carry out activities as usual. They are grateful that there were no Digimon attacks yesterday until now, so they can carry out their activities normally.

Just like other school students, they joined several school clubs according to their interests. Subaru, Nazuna, and Akito joined the Football Club, Rin joined the Sprinting Club, Kouga and Saki joined the Music Band Club, Touya joined the Pianist Club, Tsukasa joined the Theater Club, Ena joined the Art Club, and Nico and Ai joined the cheerleader club

However, some of them are part of the "Going Home Club". For those who don't know, the "Going Home Club" refers to students who are not part of any other clubs in the school.

There are numerous reasons why some of our characters didn't join any school clubs. For example, both Eichi and Eli. As mentioned previously, Eichi has some sort of health condition that limits his mobility. And Eli had to take care of him.

Kurou thinks that club activities are boring and prefers his motorcycling hobby. While his girlfriend Karin has a modeling job.

Rui is focused on developing his company's technology, while at the same time working on uncovering the Eden Network project. Similarly, Maki has to study at home to meet her family's expectations of becoming a doctor.

Nozomi claims that she has no talent other than tarot cards (There's no such club in the school). So she prefers watching her friends doing their activities, but often she goes to the Shinto shrine for her shrine maiden works.

Mika is afraid that he will become the subject of bullying if he joins a club, and the same thing to Ayumu as she is worried that some students will use her nice attitude to do something for her.

Right now at half past four, a bunch of students are playing football (Soccer for the USA) as a club activity. A familiar vibrant-orange-haired boy could be seen kicking the football ball through the field, passing by his opponents. After he passed all of them, he was right in front of the goalpost now, the goalpost was only guarded by the goalkeeper and it felt like his golden chance to score a goal to impress the football school team.

But that was quickly taken away when suddenly, one of the opposing teams managed to kick the ball away by making a sliding tackle on the boy from the right. The boy rolled once before seeing the ball had rolled out of the line and not to the goalpost.

Coach: *blowing whistle* all right that's enough for today, take a bath, go home, and rest!

Said the coach as everyone understood the messages and started to walk off the field. The vibrant orange-haired boy was a little frustrated that he couldn't reach the goal in the last minute, he saw the scoreboard and it still read 1-1 for both teams, and he couldn't help but feel down that he couldn't score a last-minute goal.

He feels someone touching his back. He looks up to see a familiar orange-haired boy wearing the opposing jersey, looking at him with an impressed smile. On his side is a familiar blonde-haired boy, with his height shorter than any of them.

???: Next time, make sure to look at your surroundings before making your decision, Subaru.

The boy extended his hand to the other boy, who was revealed to be Subaru. Subaru took his hand as he stood up and chuckled a bit. The short blonde then spoke.

???: But still, that was a good run, to be honest...

Subaru: Hehe yeah, But Akito's still right, I should've been aware more. Anyway, nice tackle you made there...

Akito: Thanks, At first I thought I might injure you, y'know? Since I was a bit hard on you there. But thank god that you're okay...

Nazuna: Haha... Bro trying to be Maldini but ends up becoming Roy Keane.

Subaru: Hey, I'm not as weak as you think, you know?

Akito: Good! Then everyone will not think of you as an easy target.

The three of them made a fist bump before following the other off the field, they went to their bag that was placed on the bench, guarded by their friends. The bag of Akito and Subaru was guarded by Ayumu, and their transparent Digimon Agumon, Guilmon, and Kudamon. While Nazuna's bag was guarded by Nozomi, Mika, their transparent Digimon Patamon, Gomamon, and Renamon.

The three of them wear their school uniform. But what set it apart from their first school day was that they wore it without a blazer, and their white shirts had long sleeves to differentiate their fall/winter and spring/summer shirts.

The three of them wear their uniform with their styles. Ayumu had on her cream-colored sweater over her shirt, Nozomi had on her light yellow vest, and Mika wore his black sweater under the white shirt.

Ayumu: You two went all out, even though it was just practice.

She said as she lent them two bottles of cold water, which they immediately took and drank like they never drank before.

Akito: Of course. After all, we are seen by our seniors who play in the main school football team, our goal is to get into the main teams, so we tried to impress them.

Subaru: Yeah!

Agumon: Then the seniors must have been very impressed by both of you, especially at Akito's epic header.

Guilmon: Yeah! Subaru-mon playing is very awesome!

Akito: Hehe yeah...!

Subaru: I hope so...

Meanwhile, on Nazuna's side, he was also greeted by his friends Mika and Nozomi.

Mika: Yo... What a match, man!

Nozomi: That was intense...

Patamon: Nazuna is very cool as always!

Nazuna: It's just a practice, okay? Nothing special about it-

???: NAZUNA!!

He then felt someone hugging him from behind so quickly that he almost fell forward, but luckily he managed to hold himself and not fall. He released himself from the hug and turned around to see his lover, Yazawa Nico, smiling at him, to which he smiled in return.

Nazuna: Ah, Nico! So your cheerleading activities are done huh?

Nico: It finished half an hour ago, so I've been watching you play since then. And I swear you're really cool!!

Nazuna: Awh...? I'm not doing anything though, I'm just giving a bunch of assists-

Mika: Man, your assists are very unique know? It's almost like my grandma always throws a bunch of plates and lands perfectly!

Nazuna only stared confusedly at Mika's weird remark, And then Akito, Subaru, Ayumu, and their respective Digimons came their way, followed by a female figure wearing the same dress as Nico. It was none other than Nico's fellow cheerleading activity member, Miyashita Ai However, they surprisingly came with her non-transparent Piyomon whose now flying beside Ai.

Ai: Hey guys, what up?

Mika: Yo!

Nozomi: Hey there, Ai.

Akito: Sup Ai, how you doi- What the hell?! Why did we tell you about showing your Digimon in public?!

Ai: Aw come on, take it easy, will ya~? Besides, doesn't Piyomon look like one of the birds?

Subaru: Y-Yeah, but Piyomon was too big for a normal bird...

Piyomon: What did you say?!

Piyomon glares at Subaru, appearing offended by the word "Big" as if it was being called fat, even though that wasn't the case. Ai then turns to Piyomon and attempts to calm the Digimon down.

Ai: Hey take it easy Piyomon~. Akehoshi just talking about your size, not your belly. Besides why angry? Cause no matter what you are, you always be my favorite bird ~.

Piyomon: Aww... Ai~...

Piyomon snuggles at Ai's face, much to Ai delight as she now hugging her bird Digimon partner.

Subaru: So, do you guys have any plans after this? Or just straight up go home?

Mika: Well, for once I want to, but you know...? Homework, and then umm...

Nozomi: A Digimon attack...

Mika: Yeah, a Digimon attack too...

Falcomon: Oh, c'mon! We're already strong enough to fight them, are we?

Renamon: Yes, M'lady. We are capable of defending ourselves and others from any other Digimon, so don't worry about us.

Kudamon: Renamon is right! Ayumu?

Ayumu: Yes, but still...

Nazuna: Also, aren't we too tired to even have a walk right now?

Ai: I mean you gotta admit, sometimes after-school activities are more tiring than any sports I ever play...

Nico: Yeah, something that will never be felt by that rich bitch who was probably enjoying her time fawning over Rui's ABS and his dick pic.

Nozomi: You never going to stop talking about Maki, will you?

Nazuna: Nico, please... Stop talking like that in front of me, okay? I don't know how much hatred you had on her, but I don't want my girlfriend to be seen as a complete bitch who talks bad at another girl...

Ask Nazuna as Nico, who was stunned looked at him and wanted to object, but the stern look on Nazuna's face stopped her as it seemed like he was holding back his anger and reprimanding her in front of their friends. Nico couldn't say anything and was quite afraid of even saying anything.

Not wanting to anger her lover even further, she sighs and apologizes with a remorseful face.

Nico: *sigh* Fine, I'm sorry for what I've said...

Nazuna: Now that's my little cute girlfriend! Hope you keep it this way!

Nazuna brightly smiled as he hugged her from behind, while Nico just stood there with her completely in a blushing mess and closed it with her hands.

Plotmon: *giggles* Nico's blushing is something that I've been waiting for all the time!

Patamon: That's the power of Nazuna's kindness and charisma for you...

Nico: Moouuu...!!!

Subaru: Anyway... So you all have no plan after this huh?

Akito: What? You gonna have a night date with the girls?

Subaru: W-What?! No! I'm-

Ai: *grin* Ooh, he's definitely really excited to walk with some girls.

Subaru: Oh come on! I'm just asking, nothing else!!

While Subaru is the subject of being made fun of, another person was running on the track encircling the football field. 

She's Rin Hoshizora, the familiar orange-haired girl with short, tomboyish hair, wearing a sports shirt and very tight sports pants, and she is currently participating in track and field activities.

She was running in front of five other girls who were behind her until she looked at her group of friends. She sees them all laugh together for some reason, but then she catches a glimpse of Subaru's face, who seems to be blushing and laughing in front of her best friends Ai and Ayumu.

Rin: Nya...? I wonder what they're talking about?

Rin's attention was diverted to the point that her running slowed down, and several of her clubmates who were running behind started to pass her. to the point that one of her clubmates approached her and asked;

Clubmates: Rin you okay? You're slowing down right now...

Rin turned to her clubmates and her attention returned to her club activities, she realized that she was being passed by several of her clubmates and she accelerated her run again.

Rin: Nyaa...?!

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The sun had started to set, and the sky was now covered in orange color. All of the students were now going home, including our characters here.

Subaru and Rin walked side by side on their way to one of the markets near their houses. They walked together because they realized yesterday that their homes were only a few blocks away from each other. And from today, they began to walk home together, much to their friend teasing them for being a future couple.

And just like the others, they wear their school uniform without their blazer. Subaru wore his peach-colored hoodie with grey lining over the white shirts, and for Rin, the sleeves of her white shirt were folded mid-sleeve. They also appeared to walk with their transparent Digimon.

Subaru: And so I have to act like I'm hurt just to cover Gigimon's scream, haha...

Rin: *giggle* Is that so, nyaa? Gigimon once crashed into a tree while riding a skateboard. That must be hurt you know?

Subaru: Well, Guilmon is strong no matter what level it was.

Guilmon: Subaru-mon!!!

Scream Guilmon happily as it hugged the vibrant-orange-haired boy. Liollmon also didn't want to lose, so it immediately turned and jumped around in front of Rin.

Liollmon: I'm also strong too, am I? Am I, Rin??

Rin: Yes but please lower your voices, nyaa! We're in the public!

Liollmon: Oops! Sorry...

And then, they proceed to continue to walk in silence. While Subaru appeared to be enjoying the sunset, Rin's mind was elsewhere at the moment.

During her club activities earlier when she spotted the group together, she got a glimpse of Subaru getting embarrassed in front of her best friends Ai and Nico. Though she did not complain at all, something was unsettling about seeing her best male friend blush in front of her friends, especially the most attractive and alluring ones.

She did notice the difference in the way Subaru speaks between her and the other girls. When he speaks to her it almost feels like he's speaking to his friends, it is much more natural and normal. While speaking to other girls, he's like a student who got punished by their female teacher.

This made Rin feel increasingly insecure due to the stark differences in his behavior towards her and other girls. She knew that they were just friends and nothing more than that, but still, she's a girl and he's a boy.

But why? Is it because he didn't see her as a girl? Well that made sense, cause throughout all the time they spent together, even when they played, she always wore a very tomboyish style of dress and had never worn a very feminine dress, not even around him.

If you ask why? Rin's boyish style stems from being teased by classmates for wearing skirts and dresses during childhood. This caused her to stop wearing them as often and opt for shorts or pants instead. Over time, this insecurity grew into a complex, leading her to only wear skirts or dresses for her school uniform.

So it made sense that Subaru didn't see her as a girl? But she did remember one moment during their time spent together when he said that he didn't care about her appearance and would always see her as a girl.

However, every time she remembers those lines there's always a feeling of warmth in her heart. As if those lines hugged her with comfort and peace, and she couldn't help but smile remembering it as her heart felt like a bunch of butterflies flying through it.

But wait! Why is she now dwelling on his words? Not to mention, she feels herself blushing! Oh no! If Subaru noticed her right now, she wouldn't know what to.

Subaru: Rin?

Rin: NYA...!!!

Scream Rin surprises everyone, but luckily since not everyone was in the home during this time, they didn't attract the attention to them.

Subaru: Wh-What's going on?! Is there something wrong?!

Liollmon: Rin-Rin! What happened?

Rin realized what she was doing, she slowly breath up and down before looking at both of them.

Rin: I-I'm sorry... I was just surprised nyaa...

Subaru: Hmm? Well if you were surprised over that. Is there something on your mind?

Rin: Wha... No-no! Nothing nya...

Subaru: Rin... Just tell me okay? If there's a secret I promised won't tell everyone. If you have a problem with me, I promise will listen to anything you say.

Subaru: Just tell me Rin...

Subaru was asking Rin with a pleading tone to tell him. Rin appreciated how Subaru could gently coax her into sharing her problems. She didn't care about anyone else's opinion, but to her, Subaru was the sweetest boy she had ever met.

But then she returned to reality and now she had to answer Subaru's question regarding her mind. She couldn't lie to her friend, so she would say it no matter what the outcome would be.

Rin: No-Nothing nya... I was just thinking about what you once said to me...

Subaru: What I once said to you? Said what?

Rin: Y-You know...? About you, see me as a girl...

Subaru: Wha...? Oh yeah! I did remember saying that. Why?

Rin: Umm, I don't want to offend you by not believing what you say, nya. But I just wonder what you mean by 'always see me as a girl?'

Rin asks with a mix of shyness and curiousness in her voice. However this time, it was Subaru who seemed to have difficulty answering the question. For some reason, he was gazing off and blushing a little, and Rin noticed it and couldn't believe what she saw.

Rin: *gasp* Did he just, blush?!

Subaru: We-Well, that's because I think that no matter how tomboyish you are in style and dress, your personality and demeanor never lie and fool me. So for me, you could dress as much as you want but you're still a girl for me...

Subaru: Yeah, I know that it was an odd answer but-

Rin: No, it's fine!!

Rin interrupted Subaru as now she had her face close to the boy looking determinedly, this caught Subaru on guard as he backed a little even though their face were still close to each other. They haven't realized their position now, until...

Liollmon: Umm, Rin-Rin? What are you doing with Subaru?

Liollmon calls out their awkward behavior, and it is that moment when they realize what they are doing and then back away from each other.

Rin: S-Sorry nyaa...! I didn't mean to do that.

Subaru: It's okay...! Let's just continue our way to the market okay?

Rin: S-Sure...

Guilmon: Subaru-mon? Are you alright?

Subaru: Umm, yeah! I'm fine, okay? Let's just continue walking!

And the four of them proceed to walk again, in silence this time. Rin took a moment to consider Subaru's claim, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt like her brain might error at any second. Subaru also reconsidered what he meant by still seeing her as a girl, focusing on the lower part of her body, mainly the back.

Subaru: Those ass... What a shapely ass she has...

Yup, that's the reason, ladies and gentlemen! When Subaru said that he still sees her as a girl despite her tomboyish looks, he wasn't kidding!

After a while, they arrived at the market. But instead of going inside, they walked into the small deserted alley next to the market. They placed their Digimon there to avoid disturbing them while shopping. They were afraid that if they crowded the space inside the market, others might notice something strange.

They also told them to push the button on their watch device, making the untransparent so they can breathe some fresh air again. This is also the reason why they put them in the deserted alley, to begin with.

Subaru: Alright, stay here until we come back, okay?

Rin: Just don't go anywhere, got it?

Guilmon: Okay! We will have some food, food!

Liollmon: Got it!

Thus, they both leave their Digimon and walk back to the market.

Rin: So anyway, what are you going to buy for dinner, nyaa?

Subaru: Hmm, to be honest, I kind of miss my mother's cook. But since I don't cook, I'm probably just buying some regular snacks like instant noodles, snack bars, canned drinks, or waffles.

Rin: Eh...? You don't cook, nyaa? You should have told me earlier, so I could cook for you and we could eat together at your house nyaa~. 

Subaru widened his eyes as he looked at the girl, who seemed serious about her remark. He then tried to ensure that she didn't need to do that, however, she stopped him from even saying something by putting her index finger to his mouth.

Rin: Nuh-uh, I know exactly what you want to say, but I can't let you just have a snacks for a dinner nyaa. So, for tonight, I'm going to cook for you while teaching you so you can cook for yourself, okay nyaa?

Insisted the girl, as Subaru was a bit surprised by it. But then, he sighed in defeat and accepted the girl's proposal.

Subaru: Okay. Just for this night, right?

Rin: If you're interested in more cooking lessons, you can count on me nyaa~. Now let's head inside, it's better to be early than late.

She says as she immediately goes inside, followed by the boy right behind her.

Subaru: Is it me, or Rin seems so excited about this?

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Elsewhere at the same time...

On the lake between Ome City and Okutama village, two fishermen were fishing in the late afternoon, trying to catch a lot of fish as usual.

Fishermen 1: Bro, ain't you like, tired...? I mean, it's getting late here. You're acting like you're going to die if you don't catch more fish...

Fishermen 2: Oop, shh-shh-shh!! Not now buddy. As long as the bucket isn't full enough, we're staying here.

The first fisherman took a peek at the second fisherman's bucket, and as expected the bucket full of fish was indeed full.

Fishermen 1: Bro, it's already full enough! Aren't you even satisfied?!

Fishermen 2: Just one more, okay? And we'll be done...!

Thus, they wait for another minute until the hook used by the second fisherman suddenly moves roughly, startling the fisherman.

Fishermen 2: Yo! I got it- WOOAAH...!!

The fishermen were almost pulled forward by a very strong force from the water, luckily the first fishermen managed to hold him back from falling.

Fishermen 1: Yo! You alright?

Fishermen 2: We got a massive one right here! Help me with this!

Thus, they were trying to pull their last catch which seemed to be so big and strong that even with their strength combined, they couldn't get their last catch out of the water.

Fishermen 1: Bro, just what the hell is this?!

Fishermen 2: Like I said man, we got a massive one- AAAAAAACK!!!

Suddenly, both of them were pulled into the water and never resurfaced again. Half a minute after they drown, the water surrounding their boat slowly turns red which is revealed to be blood, revealing the fate of the two fishermen.

Suddenly, a massive red claw emerged and ripped the boat apart, followed by another claw that destroyed the boat. Afterward, a giant monster resembling a lobster-like dragon with a red shell and cream underside was revealed. Its claws looked similar to those of a crab or lobster, but its right claw had toothed dactyls with a mouth between them. It seemed like a reference to the color of a cooked lobster.

The giant lobster dragon let out a deafening scream as it slowly swam toward the land.

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Back with our Digimon on the deserted alleys, they were simply resting right beside the large trashcan while talking about their human partner. The little red dinosaur sitting right beside it, while the small lion was sitting on top of the can.

Liollmon: Hey Guilmon, you think that Rin and Subaru are actually like each other?

Guilmon: Eh...? You mean that Subaru-mon and Rin-mon are dating?

Liollmon: Wha- no! Not yet. How can you come to that conclusion?

Guilmon: Subaru-mon told me yesterday that dating is when a boy and girl like each other so much that they want to be together forever~. So if Subaru-mon and Rin-mon actually like each other, they might be dating.

Liollmon: Well, that's too quick to consider since they haven't been together too much. But seriously what do you think?

But instead of answering the small lion Digimon, the red dinosaur Digimon looked confused as it blinked its eyes several times, and its mind went blank for a few seconds.

Guilmon: Guilmon, can't think...

Liollmon: *sigh* You know what? Forget about it, act like we never had this conversation, okay?

Then suddenly, Guilmon's nose twitched as if sniffing something, before he looked in the other direction with an emotionless expression. Liollmon also smells something, but unlike Guilmon it seems to be unaware of where it came from, but its wary face shows that it knows what is it.

Liollmon: Guilmon, did you smell it?

Guilmon: Hmph!!

Liollmon looked at Guilmon again, as Guilmon seemed to not move its head ever since it smelled something.

Liollmon: Is it coming from that way?

Guilmon: A Digimon!

Liollmon: I knew it!

Then, they heard a roar coming from the direction where Guilmon was looking. The sound was not very loud because it was far away from where they were now, but they knew for sure that the roar was not a human voice.

They realized that another Digimon attack had occurred, and this caused Liollmon to panic not because of the attack itself, but because the Digimon right beside it tended to lose control of itself or active its predator instinct every time evil Digimon came which resulted in Guilmon to rush and attack without thinking of any plans or whatsoever.

Liollmon took a peek at Guilmon's eyes and saw that it was not a circular innocent eye that everyone know about Guilmon, it was replaced with vertical slits eye that made Guilmon terrifying to look at, it's clear that Guilmon has entered predator mode.

Liollmon: Umm... Guilmon? I would advise you to calm down for a moment and make a plan first before-

Not listening to the little lion's advice, the red Digimon immediately rushes toward the roar leaving the cat to scream at Guilmon preventing it from running any further, it's not used as Guilmon begins to disappear from its view.

Liollmon: This is bad! I need to tell Rin-Rin and Subaru quickly!

Liollmon: *sniff* *sniff* Luckily the smells are still there, so I can tell the exact places...

Liollmon then ran back to the market's front door, remembering that Liollmon could not enter the market, it began to roar louder to get its human partner's attention.

Meanwhile, inside the market, the young students were seen shopping for groceries for their dinner. However, they became the center of attention at the market because of how harmonious they looked as a couple shopping together as if they were a young married couple.

???1: *giggles* Just looking at them really reminds me how it felt to be young again~.

???2: Hmm~, I bet they have been doing this for a very long time. How cute~.

???3: Nah, they're probably just siblings...

???4: Shh!! Shut up, honey! You're ruining the moment!

All the talk about them made them quite uncomfortable, as none of the things being claimed were true at all. Their face turned red a little due to the situation, and they now made sure that they would be fast with the shopping so they could get out of there quickly.

However, they did get out quickly, in a way they weren't expected.

A beeping voice was heard from their bag, in a frenzy, they took out their Digivices and it was indeed the one who made the beeping noise. They eye each other, knowing what this means.

Subaru & Rin: A Digimon attack...

Not thinking any longer, they rushed out of the market leaving all their groceries on the ground.

Cashier: He-Hey!! What are you guys doing!!

Subaru: We'll be back soon!!

As they got out, they saw Liollmon roaring cutely at them. But before Liollmon even speaks, they order it to walk back to the alley so one can't witness a cat speaking like a human. They ran back to the alley and began to talk about the situation.

Rin: A Digimon attack, right nyaa?

Subaru: Where's Guilmon?!

Liollmon: Yes, there's a Digimon attack from there, and Guilmon already rushed toward it.

Subaru: Oh, not again!!

Rin: Where...?!

Liollmon: There!

The small lion points at the forest quite far away from where they are now. Rin immediately knew where the exact location.

Rin: Nyaa, a lake!!

Subaru: You knew it?

Rin: There's a lake that separates Ome city and Okutama town where I used to jog every morning, the Digimon must been the underwater type nyaa...

Subaru: Well, let's go then! We can't let Guilmon fight alone!

So, they made a run from the city into the forest near the lake. It was a fairly long fifteen-minute run, and it was getting very dark. The only things visible from their view were Liollmon and the blue sky. Luckily, they managed to arrive at their destination without any problems.

After a while, they finally see Guilmon who's facing away from them, and look at the lake.

Liollmon: There's Guilmon!

Subaru: Guilmon! Thank god you're alright- WOAAH!!

They were all shocked to see a giant lobster-like dragon with a red shell emerge from the lake, the same creature that had killed the fishermen earlier. It was now staring at Guilmon with murderous intent.

Liollmon: It was Ebidramon! Be careful of its pincers!!

[ EBIDRAMON ]

Level : Adult

Type : Aquatic

Attribute : Data

Field : Deep Savers

A nonconformist of the Dramon type which has a tough, shrimp-like shell and gigantic pincers that prey on the offensive ability characteristic of the Dramon type. Its Special Move is "Twin Neptune" which swoops down on its enemy with its two pincers.

The giant Lobster immediately eyed the two students at the back, its attention was swift and now charging towards the students. Guilmon tries to stop it by firing the 'Fireball' from its mouth, but it does nothing as Ebidramon keeps charging forward and manages to push Guilmon away.

Subaru: GUILMON!!

Guilmon crashes into one of the trees and falls in pain, Liollmon takes turns attacking the evil Digimon.

Rin: Liollmon!

Liollmon: Lio Claw!!

The small lion tries to attack it with its law, only to end up with the same fate as the red dinosaur being pushed away, but unlike Guilmon, Liollmon didn't crash into any trees.

Rin: LIOLLMON!!

Subaru: Oh no! We gotta run!!

Rin: NO! We can't leave our Digimon, nyaa!!

Subaru: Okay, then let's circle through this forest while waiting for our Digimons to attack again!

Rin: Good idea!!

They began to run through the forest without trying to get out of it, followed by the Digimon who chased them intensely. At first, they initially were able to run faster than the Digimon because they were both athletes, especially Rin who was a track and field runner, they could keep their distance from the evil Digimon. 

But as they kept running and running, things started to get worse for both of them. While initially trying to outrun it throughout the forest, they also realized that it was late afternoon now, so their surroundings became darker and darker, soon enough they would not see everything surrounding them.

They began to think that it was a bad idea. While the thought of going back enters their minds, they remember the reason why they were running, to begin with. So basically, they both were in the lose/lose situation.

Things got turned from worse to an absolute nightmare when Rin tripped over something that made her fall.

Subaru: Rin!!

Subaru rushed over to her and helped her to stand up, but instead of getting up, Rin whimpered in pain.

Subaru: Wha- What happened?!

Rin: I-I think I sprained my leg Subaru...

Subaru: Oh no...

They looked back to see that Ebidramon was getting close by and was about to attack them. They couldn't do anything but hug each other and scream hoping some miracles happen.

And it did, as suddenly a certain red dinosaur was standing between them and began to fire a red flame from its mouth, it hit the evil Digimon's eyes and it successfully stopped it for a moment.

Subaru: Guilmon!!

Guilmon: Subaru-mon!

The evil Digimon tried to charge again, yet it was stopped once again as Liollmon bit its vital from behind causing it to roar in pain.

Rin: Liollmon!!

Ebidramon began to move chaotically trying to make Liollmon release its bite, which caused Liollmon to be thrown away but managed to land safely (It's a cat remember?). And now, Guilmon and Liollmon stand side by side ready to charge toward Ebidramon at any second.

Liollmon: Let's go Guilmon.

Guilmon: Yeah!

Subaru: Be careful, this Digimon is a tough one!

Then, the two of them began to charge with a plan. Liollmon tries to attack its vital part so it can distract the Digimon from doing something as Digimon will bombard it with its 'Fireball' attack.

Despite the plan being executed, Ebidramon was simply too strong for them and it managed to overpower both of them. And now Ebidramon was placing one of its pincers on Guilmon and squeezing it dry, and using its massive tail to squeeze Liollmon. Subaru and Rin were panicking at the sight of their Digimon being squeezed to dry.

Rin: NOOOO...!! LIOLLMON!!

Subaru looked around with a pensive expression, searching for something to help. He spotted a collection of big rocks nearby and hatched an idea, selecting one of the rocks.

Rin: Subaru...?

Subaru: This rock might help, I gotta use it before's too late.

Rin: Wha- But no!! You might get caught by it too!!

Not listening to the girl's cry, Subaru approached the evil Digimon who was still busy squeezing their Digimon.

Subaru: Hey, Ugly! Catch!!

Ebidramon's attention was drawn as a massive rock suddenly struck its face. It became even more furious and hit the boy with its other pincers, causing Subaru to drop in pain. Despite being hit so hard that he couldn't get up, Subaru didn't fall far from the Digimon. These get the Digimon a chance to attack the boy as Ebidramon ready its pincer to attack and tear Subaru apart.

Rin: SUBARU, NO...!! SOMEONE, EVERYONE, PLEASE HELP...!!

Subaru: Rin... GUILMOOOOON...!!

At this point, there's nothing for them to do except watch Ebidramon prepare them as it's dinner for the night. They had always thought of themselves as heroes ready to save the world just because they had this Digimon who would fight for them against these types of monsters that tried to destroy the peace of their world. How foolish they were to think that way! Now, they found themselves in a position of losing so badly to the Digimon they thought would be an easy target. All they felt was nothing but despair.

Guilmon: Subaru-mon...

Liollmon: Rin-Rin...

Until...

Without their noticing, their Digivices lit up once again, and their Digimon Guilmon and Liollmon were surrounded by the same light they remembered seeing on them the exact four years ago when they evolved from their toddler form into their current form.

Ebidramon attention was drawn again, causing it to cancel its attack on Subaru while both Subaru and Rin simply watched their Digimon surround by the lights.

Subaru: Wha- What...?!

Rin: Is this...?

"Guilmon shinka, GROWMON"

"Liollmon shinka, LIAMON"

As their Digimon was surrounded by the lights, their shape was slowly shaped into something big as Ebidramon. Thanks to this, both Digimon managed to break free from the evil Digimon and saw themselves evolve into a bigger version of themselves.

Guilmon evolved to twice its original size, with grey hair on the back of its head. Liollmon also evolved into a larger version of itself with darker hair and two tails. Subaru and Rin were in awe at the transformation of their Digimon.

Subaru: They evolve again!

Rin: Liamon? Growmon?

Liamon: Alright! Now it's our turn to make you suffer Ebidramon!!

Growmon let out a deafening roar as it charged toward Ebidramon along with Liamon, Ebidramon trying to deflect them by causing a geyser of mud to erupt and engulf them. But it's no use as Growmon and Liamon run faster than ever, and manage to get close to it in a matter of seconds before they grab each of its pincers.

Subaru: TEAR THEM APART, GROWMON!!

Rin: YOU CAN DO IT, LIAMON!!

They both tried to tear the pincers apart to stop the evil Digimon from causing more trouble. They succeeded in breaking off the pincers, causing Ebidramon to roar in pain and freeze in shock at the sight of its broken pincers.

These allow their Digimon to strike their final attack as Growmon attacks with its "Exhaust Flame" which spews out a powerful blaze, while Liamon attacks with its "Thunder of King" which releases electricity generated in its mane.

As their attack combined, Ebidramon only felt one thing, and it was "HELL." The attack of electricity mixed with a hot crimson blast was too much for Ebidramon to take, it let out a scream of agony before slowly dissolving and its particles ascending into the sky. The shocked faces of Subaru and Rin turn to happiness as they realize that their Digimon finally defeated the evil Digimon in their new form.

Subaru: HAHA YESS!! YOU GUYS DID IT!!

Rin: NYAAAAA~~~!!

After that, their Digimon was surrounded by the lights again and devolved back into their previous form, Growmon became Guilmon again, and Liamon became Liollmon again, they all almost fell down in tiredness after their intense fight with their new forms. Subaru approached the little red dinosaur with a very happy face.

Subaru: You did it, Guilmon.

Guilmon: Subaru-mon...

Liollmon: Rin-Rin...!!

Rin: Liolmon- NYACK!

Rin was trying to stand up but forgot that her feet were sprained causing her to feel pain and fall again.

Liollmon: Rin-Rin! Are you alright?

Rin: Nya, don't worry. It's just a little sprained...

These got the attention of Subaru and Guilmon as they approached them.

Subaru: You can't stand, can you...?

Rin: Ah, no it's fine, haha... I can stand up- Nyaack!!

The girl struggled to stand again, only to experience more pain and fall once more. It was clear that Rin couldn't walk at this moment.

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Soon they found themselves walking through the dark forest with the only light source was their Digivices which happened to have a flashlight for some reason. They might lost in the middle of the forest but gladly Guilmon knows which way to get out since its sense of smell is so strong that he can even smell cooking in the distance like that.

Subaru: It's okay, Rin. I can handle this.

Rin: I'm not heavy right, nyaa?

Subaru: Don't even try to joke with me Rin. You're literally the second-shortest girl in the group after Nico! No way you're heavier than a bike.

Rin pouted at Subaru for calling her short. Subaru was carrying her in piggyback style since she couldn't walk thanks to one of her feet getting sprained.

Subaru: Besides, You remember I lift those massive rock stones with my bare hands, right? So your weight should be no problem.

Rin: I see, nyaa...

Rin did remember how he lifted that massive stones that were bigger than their two heads combined. And every time she thinks about that, she always thinks of how brave, cool, and badass Subaru was during that moment. These alone made her blush and hid her face on Subaru's back.

Subaru: Rin...?

Rin: It's nothing, don't worry... Just keep walking, nyaa...

Subaru: Oookay...

Subaru proceeded to keep walking confusedly, wondering what's gotten Rin now. On Rin's side, she blushed as hell, trying to forget the image of the brave, cool, and badass Subaru on her head.

This also made her remember what Subaru had said earlier.

Subaru: So for me, you could dress as much as you want but you're still a girl for me...

Rin guessed that was indeed true. In a situation where her life was in danger, she would do nothing but scream in agony as she saw her Digimon being squeezed to dry like most girls would do, even if she didn't sprain her leg.

While the boy who's currently carrying her tries to do something to fight back and protect her and his Digimon despite being powerless and even failing to do so, and in Rin's opinion, that is the bravest thing that Subaru does for her life.

Rin: Now I understand Subaru, now I am...

Suddenly, they heard another sound, and they froze, looking around cautiously.

Subaru: What was that?!

Rin: Please not another Digimon again, nyaa...

Liollmon: Guilmon...?

However, Guilmon, who's been guiding them out of the forest slowly turns its head toward them with an embarrassed face.

Guilmon: I-I'm hungry, Subaru-mon...

They all look at Guilmon with a blank face, processing what just happened. It appears that the sound they heard was from Guilmon's stomach. They can't help but laugh at it...

It is going to be a long night for them...

Chapter Text

It was night, around eight o'clock, and a certain pale blonde boy was talking through a home phone with a slightly worried voice. He was inside a living room along with two other girls who were sitting on the sofa watching TV together with two creatures beside them.

???: Huh...? Oh... You guys are fine, right...? Thank god...

Another silence was followed, before...

???: What...?

A simple word from the boy caught the attention of one of the girls who turned her head around to the boy, followed by a worm-like creature who at first took a peek at the boy from the sofa before getting off the sofa and slowly crawling toward the boy.

???: They did...? How did it happen...?

They become more curious about what on earth the boy is talking about.

???: That was unexpected... Did they get back to normal though...?

???: Alright, tomorrow we'll have a meeting at the same place as last time, okay? Take care and goodnight.

And with that, the boy closed the home phone and was about to return to the sofa, before he noticed the worm-like creature looking up at him with a slightly worry face.

???: Is everything alright, master...?

???: Oh, I'm fine Wormmon. Now I gotta a little question for you, but let's sit on the sofa with the other, shall we?

The pale-blonde boy said as he picked up the creature that happened to be his Digimon Wormmon, and was about to sit on the sofa with the two girls who were looking at him curiously.

The boy's name is Eichi Tenshouin, and he is wearing a light blue pajama. The two girls are the Ayase siblings. The eldest, Eli, has her hair untied and worn down, and she is also wearing white pajamas. The youngest, Alisa, is a middle school student who is also wearing white pajamas. Sitting right in the middle of them was a lizard-like Digimon with yellow skin and blue-white pelt.

They appeared to be watching a show about a lonely boy joining a school club consisting of hybrid people.

As the boy sits on the right side of the sofa, they all shift their attention to the boy.

Eli: Eichi, is there something wrong?

Eichi: Oh, Subaru just called me to say that he and Rin had handled a Digimon attack this afternoon at the lake that connects Oome City and Okutama villages.

Now, all the people in the room just blinked their eyes at what the boy had just said.

Gabumon: Ah, so there's another Digimon attack.

Alisa: Are they okay though...?

Eichi: Oh, they're fine. Don't worry about them.

Eli: No, it's just... You just said that if there's a Digimon attack, make sure to call us!

Eichi: Well, they did call me, didn't they?

Eli: Yes, but that's not what I meant. I thought when you said that they have to call us when there's a Digimon attack, we would get involved too. So why with the reaction?

Eichi: Well, that's what I meant. But you haven't heard the full story, Eli.

This immediately shut Eli as she's irritated thinking that Eichi's messing around with her. It also made the other curious about what the story had been told by Subaru, regarding his and Rin's encounter and fight with an evil Digimon.

Gabumon: Now this is interesting...

Wormmon: What is it, master?

Eichi: As previously mentioned, Subaru and Rin faced another evil Digimon encounter. Despite being almost cornered, they managed to win the fight. Pretty impressive, don't you think?

Gabumon: Wait a minute, how did they manage to fight back when they're already cornered? I'm not trying to say that I don't believe you, but as a Digimon, usually, they don't waste any chance to kill anyone they consider an enemy, especially the weakest one.

Wormmon: What did Subaru say again after that?

Eichi: That's the thing, they said that their Digimon managed to evolve again...

Silence filled the whole room as the only noise they heard was from the TV. They all looked at Eichi with surprised faces.

Alisa: They evolve, again...?

Eli: Harasho...

Eichi: Yes, apparently their Digimon Guilmon and Liollmon had evolved into a bigger version of themselves.

Eli: How big are we talking?

Eichi: If you remember Snimon and Boarmon, that's exactly how big we're talking. But for Rin's Digimon it was as big as Monochromon...

Eli: But how...?

Eichi only shrugged his shoulder, indirectly saying don't know. Meanwhile, their Digimon had their conversation.

Gabumon: You know, I always had a feeling that one day all of us would evolve further, but I never expected our friends to reach that point and evolve as well. They must be doing a great job.

Wormmon: Now I wonder how they managed to evolve...

Alisa: Eh...? You guys don't really know how to evolve?

Ask the young girl, earning their attention. They both looked at each other, quite confused about how to tell the girl.

Gabumon: Umm... You see, it's not that we don't know how to evolve, but evolving for us it's quite complicated, you know?

Wormmon: There are a lot of circumstances of how a Digimon would evolve. Like emotions, pressure, or anything that you felt that caused you to evolve.

Alisa: Hmm... I still don't understand...

Wormmon: Well, one day, you will see it.

Alisa: Anyway, if you guys could evolve, what would you look like? And would your name change too?

This made the Digimon look at each other once again, a bit confused about how to answer that again. This also got into their respective human partner ears, as they looked at them curiously.

Gabumon: Umm... About that, we also don't know what we will evolve into until we actually evolve... 

Wormmon: As I've mentioned previously, it defends the emotions or other feelings that we experience.

Eichi: Hmmm, Interesting...

Eli: So you guys don't really know what would you evolve into?

Gabumon: Well, what do you think we will evolve into?

Eli: Wait, what...? Why even ask us? You're the one who will evolve anyway.

Wormmon: Just wondering if you and Master can give us a picture.

Eichi: Okay...?

Eichi, Eli, and Alisa started to imagine what their Digimon's next evolution would be like. For Gabumon, which resembles a lizard with the face of a dog or wolf, it seemed likely that it would either transform into a four-legged dragon or a massive wolf. Similarly, since Wormmon is based on a worm, it would make sense for it to evolve into a massive, gigantic worm.

Eli began to imagine her Digimon in such a way, that she didn't mind the four-legged dragon version, but in her opinion, the Eichi also imagined his Digimon in such a way, which led him to feel dread as he couldn't imagine his cute little Wormmon turn into such gross monster. (IT WAS BIG! SCARY!! AND PIN‐ Oh wait, it's different...)

Meanwhile, Wormmon and Gabumon, who could see their bubble of imagination, just stood there with different reactions. For Gabumon, it's confusion, while for Wormmon, it's dread as its master sees what its master imagined such a thing.

Gabumon: Maybe it's not a good idea to let them imagine what our next evolution would look like...

Wormmon: Human imagination is often scary... 

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On the next day, the group was gathered once again in the same place as before. They are discussing their Digimon, which can, in fact, evolve into bigger and stronger ones.

Kouga: Wait, so you're telling me that the reason we're having this meeting again was to discuss the fact that our Digimon can evolve further?

Eli: Apparently...

Mika: Woaah, so you guys could actually evolve further? I thought that all this time you all were already in the true stage!

Tsukasa: Well? Considering that most of the Digimon we fought were two sizes bigger than us, it's not too surprising that our Digimon could evolve into as big as them.

Terriermon: True!!

Kurou: Honestly, it was more of good news to me. I'm tired of seeing Dorumon keep getting fucked over and over again from a single battle.

Dorumon: Kurou.

Ayumu: Yeah, I agree. For the longest time, I believed that our Digimon was too small to take on those larger, evil Digimon. It made me wonder if there was a way to fight them without putting our Digimon in harm's way.

Ai: I know right? I've been thinking about that too! So this is pretty much good news!

Nazuna: I wholely agree with you, except for the part where you said, "without putting our Digimon in harm's way." It's impossible to let our Digimon fight without getting hurt.

Eichi: I'm appreciative of the positive outlook you all have on this situation. As Ayumu pointed out, our Digimon is unable to keep fighting in these circumstances anymore. That's why I intentionally gathered all of you for this meeting - to discuss the potential for an easy way of combating this evil Digimons.

Akito: Okay, enough with the celebration. And before that, how can our Digimon evolve anyway?

Ask Akito as everyone in the room started to eye the two students, who were witnesses to the evolution of their respective Digimon, who saw how their Digimon turned into twice the size of their current version.

It was none other than Subaru Akehoshi and Rin Hoshizora, they're the ones who witnessed how their Digimon evolved and easily fought back without harm. And despite them being the center of attention, their Digimon were busy on their own, Liollmon were busy licking some part of its body and Guilmon were eating together with Agumon.

Subaru: Umm... How do I explain it again? I mean, it's quite complicated, like it just happened like that...

Rui: Explained it chronologically.

Rin: If we tell it from the beginning, it will be too long nya, so we're going to shorten it, okay?

Maki: Go on...

Thus, both of them explained how they fought Ebidramon to the point where they were cornered, their Digimon was crushed, and Subaru found himself in a life-and-death situation. It was not until their Digimon emitted a light that caused them to evolve further and enabled them to fight back and succeed.

Nico: Huh... So they just suddenly evolve at the last minute, then successfully fight back and kill the evil Digimon before returning to normal? Sounds like every Marvel and DC superhero every time they did their job.

Karin: But it happened just like how our Digimon evolved to fight Snimon back in the day, right?

Subaru: Yeah, like that...

Touya: I wonder why they haven't evolved further since that day. And why have they only managed to evolve again now?

They all shift their attention to each of their Digimon, as their Digimon begin to feel nervous as they know what they're going to ask them, but they don't know what the answer is, except for Agumon and Guilmon as they are still enjoying their snacks.

Wormmon: W-Well, as I said before, evolution for it's quite complicated for us as it involves strong emotion, pressure, etc.

Rin: Kinda made sense as Liollmon and Guilmon evolved when they were crushed, and Subaru and I were in Danger, nyaa.

Akito: Right? But why just now, you know? I mean, all this time, our Digimon has been fighting like hell against this non-stop occurring Digimon, yet there's no sign of them going to evolve further. And just yesterday, they decided to boom! Imma a big strong motherfucker now!

Saki: Could it be that when it's us in danger, it triggers them?

Tsukasa: Hmmm...? What are you implying Saki?

Saki: I mean, think about it; Subaru and Rin mentioned that they were almost cut in half if their Digimon hadn't evolved at the perfect moment. For the longest time, we fought together without truly experiencing that situation until it happened to both of them.

All of them began to understand what Saki was trying to imply, which some of them found unacceptable.

Kurou: So, lemme get this straight: to make our Digimon evolve, we have to put ourselves in danger first?! What kind of stupid shit is that?!

Gomamon: Well, even if you guys want to put yourself into that, it's not like we're going to let you to begin with.

Patamon: We also don't think that we're just going to evolve if we see you guys in danger.

Ena: Things just got a little confusing...

Tsukasa: I say, don't mind all of that, the important thing in this meeting is that we already know that our Digimon can evolve further. It doesn't matter where or when it will evolve; just do what we're supposed to do, and maybe one day, miracles happen! Right, Terriermon?

Terriermon: Momantai...!!

Tsukasa: It doesn't make sense...!

Kouga: You could say that, but hearing that made me curious about what kind of Digimon our Digimon will evolve into.

Labramon: Well, we wouldn't know until we evolve.

Funbeemon: But what if we couldn't evolve?

Nico: Even if my Plotmon can't evolve, I don't care, my Digimon is already cute enough for me to hug!

Said Nico as she began to pick up her Digimon and hug it to her chest, much to her Digimon annoyance as it tried to break free.

Plotmon: Nico, you're crushing me!

The entire room was now noisy, with every student and their Digimon discussing their further evolution. However, Eichi remained quiet, sitting at his seat with both hands on the table. He was looking down, seemingly lost in thought about what Saki had said regarding putting themselves in danger to trigger their Digimon's evolution.

Wormmon had a worried expression every time its master was lost in thought, unsure if it meant trouble or another headache.

Wormmon: Hopefully, this isn't too much for master to handle...

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It was three afternoons, and most of them were doing their club activities. Yet, most of them who were not part of the club were either going straight home or doing an activity outside of school.

Some of them were Eichi and Eli, both still in their school uniforms, and Eichi, driving a car, on their way to pick up Alisa, who is Eli's sister from middle school. They were wearing their school shirts without blazers, along with a green tie for Eichi and a red bow tie for Eli. Their Digimon were sitting in the backseat, remaining transparent to avoid being noticed from outside.

While typically filled with conversations about previous meetings, family, or other topics, there was an unusual quietness now. Eichi, who usually initiated conversations, was uncharacteristically quiet. And those who have known Eichi for the longest time, like Eli and their Digimon Wormmon and Gabumon, know that Eichi's quietness often means no good.

As they know it, Eichi suffered from an illness that made him susceptible to sudden headaches and pain. Because of this, they were concerned that his symptoms might resurface while he was driving, so they always had to be ready for it.

However, that didn't appear to be the situation this time.

Since Subaru and Rin announced that their Digimon had evolved further, Eichi has been lost in thought, contemplating how to help his own and Eli's Digimon evolve as well. He's been focused on finding a way to make their battles against the frequent Digimon encounters easier.

But this scared Eli and Wormmon, as they knew that Eichi was the type of person who would do anything to reach his goals, no matter how immoral or unethical the methods were. Not surprising since he came from a conglomerate family.

Because of that, they were afraid that he was probably planning something to make their Digimon evolve in the most immoral and unethical way.

Eli: Umm... Eichi?

Eichi: Yes...?

Eli: You alright? You seem too quiet today.

Eichi knew that lying to Eli was useless, so he decided to tell her the truth.

Eichi: Oh well... I'm quite disappointed that the meeting did not provide an answer regarding how Digimon managed to evolve further. I was hoping to get the answer so that the battle against other Digimon would be easier after this.

Eli: And you're not planning to take matters on you're own, are you...?

Ask Eli, but this time with a low and demanding voice. Gabumon, who's listening, cannot help but feel PTSD every time Eli speaks in that way as its face is tense.

Eichi: *giggle* Eli, you're a mind reader, aren't you~?

Eli: *groans* YA znal eto! Eichi, no matter what you're thinking right now, please don't think of something that could risk yourself or all of us.

Eichi: Hmmm? What makes you think I would do such a thing?

Eli: We have known each other for a very long time, Eichi. The moment Subaru and Rin found out that their Digimon could evolve in the way they had explained it, I knew that you would think of doing the same.

Eli: So, please Eichi! No matter what you're planning or trying to do to make our Digimon evolve, throw it away! Because I'm sure that there's a way to make our Digimon evolve without risking or harming us or our Digimon.

Eichi: Yes, Eli. Anything for my Russian beauty~, hehe you know what I mean? Hihi...

Eli was confused and a bit cringed at the blonde boy's flirting, instead of being embarrassed. She stared at him as if he had grown two heads. It's not like he never flirted with her before, but she felt like his demeanor was entirely different. She expected him to take this matter seriously as it involved countering a non-stop Digimon attack. But why did it feel like he was not taking her seriously?

But then she realized that he might not take her seriously. The thought of that made her feel sad as she now rested her head on the car window, she wanted to ask whether he took her seriously or not, but it was pointless as he would keep saying 'yes'.

Meanwhile, their Digimon are whispering to each other, having their own conversation.

Gabumon: Hey, isn't weird that they seem addicted to talking about our evolution? When we evolved from Tsunomon and Minomon, they didn't seem too bothered.

Wormmon: Perhaps when we were still Minomon and Tsunomon, these constant Digimon attacks weren't as common as they are now. I understood why Master and the others were desperate to stop the ongoing Digimon encounters without getting themselves and all of us hurt.

Gabumon: Oh, I guess that made sense.

Wormmon: But I'm still worried about Master though...

Gabumon: Hmmm... Why?

Wormmon: You don't know?

Gabumon: If I know I wouldn't even ask why.

Wormmon: W-Well, you see...

But before the insect Digimon began to even explain, the car the blonde boy was driving suddenly stopped, surprising all of them as they hadn't prepared for it. Especially Eli, who'd been closing her eyes for a moment and almost went to sleep. Now her eyes are wide open, and she immediately looks at the blonde boy with a mix of shock and a scared face.

Eli: W-What?! What's going on?!

Eichi: Well, look what we got here...

Eichi said with a straight face, leaving the blonde girl even more confused. She turned around to see what had caught the attention of the blonde boy. To her surprise, she saw her little sister Alisa walking together with another boy. Since they were walking in the opposite direction, they couldn't get a good look at the boy, but they could tell that he was also a middle schooler like Alisa, based on what he was wearing.

Eli then noticed they were not right next to Alisa's junior high school, but they were at the intersection near the school, indicating that they were not far from it. However, they were also heading in a direction away from their home.

So although they were somewhat reassured that Alisa wasn't walking with a freak, they were still worried about where they were going and what they were going to do.

Eichi: Hmmm... I guess we should make our introduction clear to the boy-

Eli: No!

Eichi was now the one staring at the blonde girl in confusion this time.

Eichi: I'm sorry?

Eli: We follow them secretly so that we know where they are and what they are going to do.

Gabumon: But wouldn't it be better if we knew what her guy friends were like?

Eli: Looks can be deceiving Gabumon. Some people can put their nice and good behavior upfront while their intentions are entirely different behind their masks.

Wormmon: Okay...? So why not just confront him?

Eli: We gotta make sure of what they're doing before we decide if he's the bad guy or not, and we're gonna do this quietly, right, Eichi?

Eichi: Well, your idea makes sense...

Thus, they began to follow the young couple quietly, with Eichi slowly stepping the gas, making sure not to be seen by them.

On Alisa's side, she just got out of school wearing her middle school uniform, which happened to be a sailor uniform, with a red scarf, a blue collar over a long-sleeve white shirt, and a blue skirt. The rims of the collar, sleeves, and shirt are patterned with a white line running across them. She also had on crew-length black socks and brown loafers. 

As mentioned before, she's walking with a boy side by side. The boy has an average build and is slightly shorter than an average boy (but still taller than Nazuna :v) with light brown eyes and short, spiky dark brown hair. He also wears his middle school uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white shirt which he folded mid-sleeve, blue trousers rolled up slightly, and white sneakers with blue and red accents and blue laces.

Boy: Really? So you're telling me that their Digimon can actually evolve further?

Alisa: That's what they told to me. But wait, weren't your cousins Tsukasa, and Saki have a Digimon too? I thought they told you, Mitsuru?

Mitsuru: No, they didn't tell me everything. I guess Subaru and Rin only tell your sister and Eichi since they're the leaders of the group.

Alisa: Yeah, I guess...

Mitsuru: Anyway, we're going to the Batting  Center, right?

Alisa: Oh yes! I'm currently interested in baseball and want to try my hand at it.

Mitsuru: Hehe, no worry Alisa! Baseball is free for everyone! And if you have trouble I can train you and teach you all the time~.

Thus, they continue to walk toward their destination without even knowing that they are being followed by a certain car from behind.

As Alisa mentioned, the boy's name is Mitsuru, or in full Mitsuru Tenma. He is the cousin of the Tenma siblings and happens to live in the Oome area. And thanks to him, Tsukasa, and Saki living under the same roof, he is familiar with Digimon.

After a quite lonely five to ten minutes of walking, they finally arrive at their destination. Which was a Batting Center that was a bit far from the residential area and quite close to the sea. As they enter the center, the car that has been following them parks on the side of the road right in front of the center.

Meanwhile, on the ocean, a certain creature was swimming under the sea. It was swimming faster than any sea creature ever, and many fishes who were swimming near it immediately backed away.

It swam towards the land close to the Batting Center, which was currently being used by Mitsuru and Alisa. As it finally reaches the land, it surfaces and is revealed as a very massive creature that resembles a sludge-like undead monster with metal and wires on its body, it has two sets of claws attached to its arms and two red eyes.

As it entered the land, it appeared to sniff something before focusing its gaze on the Batting Center ahead. It then growled as it quickly crawled into the center.

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Meanwhile, Eichi, Eli, and their Digimon still sitting boredly inside the car. While waiting for something to happen, a car radio brought quite interesting news.

News: Breaking News! Residents have reported that two fishermen are currently missing. According to witness accounts, the individuals were last seen heading out to fishing until late afternoon at the lake located on the border of Oome and Okutama villages. Despite search efforts, only debris from the fishermen's boat has been recovered, and the individuals themselves remain unaccounted for.

All of them began recalling Subaru's story about his Digimon encounter the previous night, as they realized the location where Subaru had fought the Digimon was exactly where the reporter had mentioned.

Eichi: Damn, It seems like these Digimon are starting to attack ordinary humans too...

Eli: This is becoming more worrisome than I expected.

Eichi: Now you know why I'm desperate to make our Digimon evolve.

Eli: Eichi, don't start again.

Eichi: Aww, come on, Eli~. Am I not allowed to do something for our good for once?

Eli: No! It's not that what you wanted to do was a bad thing! I'm just afraid of your method, you know? The last time we did with your way it ended up badly and almost put the others in danger!

Eichi: *sigh* Fine Eli~. I'll think of something without endangering us and the-

However, their conversation was cut short, as a beeping voice was heard from their pocket, in a frenzy, they took out their Digivices and it was indeed the one who made the beeping noise.

Then, they felt the whole car shake as if there was an earthquake, and at the same time, they heard a rumbling noise as if a certain building had been torn down.

Eichi: Wha-What happened?!

Eli: Is it an earthquake?

Gabumon: GUYS, LOOK AHEAD!!

The blue lizard Digimon screams as both blondes look ahead and they are horrified at what occurred right ahead of them. The batting center, where Eli's sister and her male friend were inside, was smashed by a force from behind the building; as the building continued to shatter, they finally got a better look at who caused the building to get destroyed.

It was an undead monster that was seen on the sea a few moments ago, as soon as it reached the land, it caused a ruckus by destroying the batting center. They saw some of the people manage to get out of the center and run away from the scene. But to their fear, they didn't see the boy and Alisa among them.

Eichi: Oh my god!

Wormmon: It's Raremon!!

[ RAREMON ]

Level : Adult

Type : Undead, Cyborg

Attribute : Virus

Field : Nightmare Soldiers, Metal Empire

An Undead Digimon whose muscles have all rotted away. It tried to extend its life by mechanizing its body, but it destabilized its body, and its configuration data began to break down. However, because it was given life by those machines, it will not die and survive with this grotesque appearance. Because its body has broken down, its offensive power and mental capacity are nonexistent, and it acts on instinct.

They saw some of the people manage to get out of the center and run away from the scene. But to their fear, they didn't see the boy and Alisa among them.

Eli: Oh no, Alisa!!

Eli then gets out of the car and rushes toward the center, which is currently at the edge of being demolished into nothing by Raremon, much to others' panic, especially Eichi and Gabumon.

Eichi: Eli, wait!!

Gabumon: Eli!!

Not listening to their scream, Eli kept running forward with the only thing on her mind was saving her sister Eli, and fighting the Digimon. But as soon as she got close to some of the center ruins, she was stopped by the large Digimon stepping in front of her.

As she realized that she was facing a Digimon, a feeling of realization washed over her. Not only did the Digimon have a very creepy face, but it was also three times larger than her. Her legs felt weak as she suddenly dropped down, her body shook in fear, and she could do nothing but scream as she backpedaled in fear, while the creepy Digimon opened its mouth, possibly to eat her or attack her.

???: Petit Fire!!

A certain creature jumps behind the girl and shoots blue flame from its mouth. It hits the undead Digimon's eyes as it roars in pain. As the creature landed in front of the girl, it was revealed to be Gabumon.

Eli: Gabumon! Tha- Thank you...!

Gabumon: Get to your sister, Eli...

Eli: Huh...?

Gabumon: Hurry, the building center will not last long! Go there before your sister and her friend are buried alive! We can handle this.

Said the Digimon as it eyed the undead Digimon intensely, Eli noted it as she immediately got up and ran to the ruined building. The undead Digimon tried to stop her, but then the Digimon felt like something was pulling its head to the right side.

A long, sticky net stuck to the right side of the Digimon. The Digimon turned to where the net came from and saw the Worm Digimon holding the net with its purple mouth.

Eichi: Can you hold it for long?

Wormmon: Don't worry about me, master! Just ran after her!

Eichi: Alright!

Thus, Eichi also entered the damaged building in an attempt to find Eli and Alisa.

Eli: ALISA...!! ALISA, WHERE YOU AT...?!

The blonde girl screams at her sister's name, hoping that a familiar voice will answer her back.

But the thing is, the center's interior had completely transformed from what it looked like five minutes ago. Everywhere she went, she encountered some part of the building that had been ruined. There were even some halls that had been divided due to the higher elevation of the ruined section. The worst part was that Eli couldn't even climb it, making her situation even more difficult.

Eli: *sigh desperately* Chert voz'mi, chto zhe mne teper' delat'?

???: Eli!!

A familiar voice was heard from behind her; she looked back to see the blonde boy running towards her.

Eli: What are you doing here?! What about our Digimon?

Eichi: I'm sure they can handle it, maybe for a while. And it seems like Alisa was still nowhere to be found.

Eli: Well, Don't just talk about it and help me find them!

Eichi: Good point.

Thus, they began to search for Eli's sister. They kept screaming her name everywhere around the ruined building, but sadly though, despite their efforts it wasn't enough to find them. Eli was about to burst into tears, knowing that she failed to protect her sister.

Until...

???: Hello...?!

They heard a sound coming from a certain door ahead of them.

???: Is somebody there?! Please let us out!!

The voice was similar to Eli's sister's, which meant that it might have been Alisa's voice. Eli, who was initially saddened, got excited again knowing that her sister was still alive. She and Eichi rushed towards the door where they heard Alisa's voice.

Eli: Alisa, are you there?!

Alisa: Sis! Is that you? Please, let us out!!

Eichi: Stand by!

Alisa: Eichi?

The door happened to be a girl's toilet, they tried to open it only to realize that it was jammed.

Eichi: Dammit! Is jammed!

Eli: Hold on!

The blonde girl backed away before kicking the door as hard as possible, causing it to open and fall forward. As they went inside, they were greeted by Alisa, whose face was now a mess due to her crying. Now she's even more crying in delight, as she immediately rushes to her sister and then embraces each other, just glad that they've found each other in this situation.

Alisa: Sis!! *hiks* *hiks*

Eli: It's okay, Alisa... Big sister is here for you...

As they embrace each other, Eichi smiles, relieved that Alisa is fine. He then notices the boy who was with Alisa earlier, and the boy looks back at him.

As they lock eyes, the boy with brown hair feels nervous, knowing well who the boy in front of him is and how much power and money he has. The blonde boy then slowly walked towards him with a serious face, making his nervousness more inevitable.

As he stops a few centimeters in front of him, he then smiles at the brown hair boy and extends his hand as if to shake hands.

Eichi: I would like to thank you for protecting her sister with all your life.

The brown hair boy got confused for a moment but still shook his hand nevertheless.

Mitsuru: Ah, yes sure, thanks. I mean, you're welcome, sir.

Eichi: *chuckles* Just be formal with me okay? after all, you're her friend, right? What's your name?

Mitsuru: Um, Mitsuru! Mitsuru Tenma!

Eichi: Tenma?

Mitsuru: Uh, yes. I-I'm the cousin of Tsukasa and Saki Tenma! N-Nice to meet you!

Eichi: Ooh, you're the one Tsukasa once told me about...

Mitsuru: He did?

Eichi: Yeah, he did. Sorry that I didn't recognize you earlier, as he never describes what you look like. Thank you for understanding.

Mitsuru: Oh, no it's okay. I-I just never expected to meet you now, I'm-

However, they were interrupted by the sound of roaring outside the ruined building, Eichi and Eli then remembered that their Digimon had been fighting all by themselves.

Mitsuru: Woah, is that?

Eli: It must be that undead Digimon again.

Alisa: Wait, where's Gabumon and Wormmon?

Eli: They have been fighting the Digimon outside. Now, let's not waste our time in these places and quickly get out of here, shall we?

Eichi: Yeah, let's go.

Therefore, they began to run out of the ruined building in a hurry. Even though the building didn't show any sign of breaking down, staying inside the ruined building wasn't any better. As they managed to find their way out, they were greeted with a sight that they expected, but at the same time, they weren't.

Their Digimon was entirely defeated, as Gabumon was crushed on the ground by the undead Digimon, while Wormmon's situation was even worse as it was being grabbed by the undead Digimon and then brought close to its face as if it wanted to eat it.

Wormmon: SOMEONE PLEASE, HELP...!! I DON'T WANT TO BE EATEN!

Alisa: Wormmon, no!!

Eli: Der'mo! What do we do?!

The blonde boy thinks quickly about how to help their Digimon, he then remembers that he has a lighter in his pocket. An idea struck in his head as he searched for objects or materials that could be burned to incinerate one part of the undead Digimon.

As luck would have it, he found a fairly large tree branch to burn. Not caring how it got to this place, he immediately picked it up and burned the end, turning it into a torch.

The blonde boy wasted no time in saving his little Digimon. He rushed to the Digimon and ran to one of its hands that held Gabumon. Despite the girl's screams for him to stop, he put the torch to the undead Digimon hand, which magically succeeded in releasing both Digimon. Gabumon finally got up again, and Wormmon landed on the ground safely, despite being grabbed for so long.

Gabumon: Phew, I almost thought that I was going to be a sandwich...

Wormmon: Thank you, master! You save both of us!

Eichi: You can thank me later, go after the girls and that boy!

Wormmon: But what about you master?

Eichi: Don't worry, it seems like this Digimon is weak against fire. So just with a fire was enough, I guess.

Yet, when they look up again, the Digimon seems to not react to Eichi's torch like before. In fact, it immediately slaps the torch away from him. They don't know how, but they know that a fire didn't work against the undead Digimon.

Their Digimon has the nervous expression put on their faces, regarding the situation.

Wormmon: Seems like it didn't work, huh?

Gabumon: Yes, it didn't...

The undead Digimon then roared in their faces. The roar caused Eichi's hair, Gabumon's pelt, and Wormmon's antenna to be swept back by the wind of the roar as they closed their eyes.

Wormmon: Run, master! Get out of here!

Eichi: No!

Wormmon: What?!

Eichi: This is the perfect moment, Wormmon! You should evolve in this moment!

Gabumon: Oh no, not this again!

Eli: EICHI, STOP! I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK!!

Alisa: EICHI, PLEASE DON'T!!

The others try to convince him that whatever happened to Subaru last night isn't going to work right now. However, Eichi still ignores them and is determined to stand in front of the undead Digimon while it tries to crush the boy. He hopes that putting himself in this situation will trigger his Digimon's evolution.

However, he also wonders what on earth he's doing. Despite his reasoning to do this, he also wonders what if this doesn't work. Will he die for nothing? Will his parent keep berating him for dying? Will his friends miss him? Those words traveled around his mind as one of Raremon's hands was about to smash him.

He closes his eyes, either expecting him to die stupidly or a miracle that his Digimon managed to evolve. Then he feels something sticky on his back pulling him away from where he stands, barely escaping Raremon's hand that was about to smash him into pieces.

As he fell to the ground he opened his eyes, hoping that whoever pulled him back was one of their Digimon who was evolving. Much to his dismay, the Wormmon is still the Wormmon that he knew, the same as Gabumon. Meanwhile, Raremon swift its attention toward something else as it starts to crawl the other way.

Wormmon: Master! Are you alright? You're not hurt, right?

Gabumon: That's impulsive for you...

Instead of answering, he grabs Wormmon in frustration, thinking that Wormmon failed to evolve.

Eichi: I've risked my life just to make you evolve! Why aren't you evolving?!

Wormmon: Ma-Master I'm-

Eichi: Why?! Why are you not evolving when it is needed the most?!

Wormmon: Master, I'm sorry but-

Eichi: I don't need your sorry, I need you to evolve!

Eli: EICHI!! STOP TALKING!!

Eichi: Shut up, Eli! I need to-

Not finishing his rant, the blonde boy got slapped from behind by none other than the blonde girl. The slap was so hard that Eichi's cheeks started to reddened in pain. He wanted to protest until he saw Eli's crying face, his angry face softened by her crying.

Eli: WHY YOU ALWAYS DO THINGS WITHOUT MY CONSENT??!!

Alisa: Sis...

Eli: HOW MANY TIMES DO I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS?! WHY DON'T YOU JUST LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING FOR ONCE?!

Eichi: Eli, I'm-

Eli: SHUT UP, I'M TALKING!! DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU WERE DOING EARLIER WOULD MADE US HAPPY OR PROUD? BY DYING STUPIDLY?! THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ALL OF US IF YOU'RE DYING! YOU'RE AN IMPORTANT PERSON EICHI! NOT ONLY TO ME AND ALISA BUT TO EVERYONE ELSE!!

She yelled at him, completely making them shocked for a moment. Eli had never screamed or cried before, especially in front of someone like Eichi, and it was really their first time seeing Eli like this.

However, Eli must hold on to her sad feeling as a bunch of police cars drive by with their siren on, driving toward where the undead Digimon went. They looked toward where they went, and to their horror, they saw smoke that went up to the sky in the small town close to where they at.

They just realized that when they were busy arguing with each other, the Digimon had been tearing the town apart. These worsen their feeling as they fail their own tasks which is to ensure that Digimon attacks do not enter the public community.

As their Digimon sees their human partner feeling disappointed in themselves, it sparks some determination in them as they utter to their human partner.

Wormmon: Master, we got this!

Eichi: Wormmon?

Gabumon: Don't worry, Eli, it's our job to begin with, right?

Eli: Gabumon?

Wormmon: Your town was in danger, and we can't let it keep happening.

Gabumon: So please trust us!

As they turn around, both Eichi and Eli feel something lit up in their pocket. They pick it up, and it is their Digivices that seem to react to their Digimon determination. When it happened, their Digimon was surrounded by lights.

Eichi: Is this...

Eli: An evolution?

Alisa & Mitsuru: Woah...

"Wormmon shinka, STINGMON"

"Gabumon shinka, GARURUMON"

As their Digimon was surrounded by the lights, their shape was slowly shaped into something bigger than their previous form. Wormmon had evolved into Stingmon, an insectoid Digimon with a humanoid body structure. Its body is covered in a green and grey exoskeleton. It has pincers on its feet, "Spikes" on its forearms, and claw-like fingers on its hands.

Gabumon had evolved into Garurumon, a beast resembling a wolf (Canis lupus) with light blue fur, a white underside, dark blue tiger stripes, magenta claws, dark blue-tipped blades, and a very curly tail.

Eichi: Woah, so that's how you guys evolve...

Eli: Garurumon? Stingmon?

Alisa: Woah... You guys are looking so cool!!

Mitsuru: I've never thought I see it myself...

The insectoid Digimon and the massive wolf eyed their respective human partner and nodded.

Stingmon: We wouldn't done it without you master.

Garurumon: Yeah! Now let's go fight Raremon before it destroys the entire town!

Eli: I don't know what you mean by "our help," but we got a Digimon to take care of. Let's go!

Thus, they head to where Raremon causing the chaos. Both Eichi and Mitsuru sit on Stingmon's back and fly high, while the Ayase sisters sit on Garurumon's back.

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Back in one of the small towns in Oome city, it was chaos, with some of the buildings destroyed, several cars destroyed and some even caught on fire, people screaming and running for their lives, and the sounds of police sirens all over the place. There's nothing to describe what happened in this town other than being a 'warzone'

Amidst the chaos, Raremon, who was at the center of the problem, let out a deafening roar. Some of the people who were still present, as well as some police officers standing by, closed their ears to protect themselves from the noise and prevent damage to their eardrums.

Simultaneously, some friends with Digimon happened to be in the town, attempting to fight back against the chaos. The group consisted of Ai, Ayumu, Karin, and Kurou, along with their Digimon partners Piyomon, Kudamon, Lalamon, and Dorumon.

However, despite their effort, it seems like nothing is working in their favor as the undead Digimon feels no harm, and it continuously crawls toward them, ready to tear them apart.

Kurou: Goddamit!! It seems like there's nothing to stop this cucumber motherfucker!!

Ai: Jeez, what a way to put it...!!

Karin: So what are we doing now?!

Ayumu: I don't know!

Out of nowhere, an insectoid creature appears from the right side of the undead Digimon and dropkicks it on the head. The attack works in its favor as the undead Digimon roars in pain. However, the students are surprised by the sudden appearance of the insectoid creature.

Ai: Woah, what is that?!

Karin: Is it another Digimon?

Kurou: Well, whoever that is, they were on our side!

Raremon attempted to attack with its claw but was suddenly interrupted when a massive light blue wolf leaped from behind the students and rushed toward Raremon. The wolf Digimon bit down on Raremon's claw, preventing it from attacking Stingmon, who roared in pain once again. The students were in awe and surprised at the wolf's intervention.

Ayumu: Woah, we got more unknown enforcement.

Karin: But isn't that wolf fur look similar to Gabumon pelt?

Kurou: Could it be...

???: Guys!!

A familiar voice was heard, and they all looked behind to see some of their friends running toward them. Their friends were accompanied by two familiar junior school students.

Ai: Eichi, Eli! And Alisa is that you?!

Alisa: Ai!

Eli: I never thought you guys knew each other.

Kurou: Yo, Mitsuru! The hell are you doing here?

Mitsuru: Just caught in the middle of the situation, that's all.

Karin: Wait, if you guys are here, then those creatures are...

Eichi: Yup, our Digimon has finally evolved...

Kurou: Bro, what?!

Ayumu: Wahh, finally...!

Meanwhile with the Digimon;

Kudamon: Y-You guys...!

Stingmon: Yes, it's us...

Garurumon: We don't know why. But I guess we gotta thank our human partner for sure.

Piyomon: That's so cool!

Dorumon: Doru!!

Lalamon: We finally had a chance to fight!

Garurumon: No more chit-chat for now, we'll take care of this first, Stingmon...?!

Stingmon: Let's go!

Thus, both of the adult Digimon charge toward the undead Digimon at once. Especially Stingmon, who was trying to aim the metal part of Raremon, which was its eyes. Stingmon began to attack with 'Spiking Finish' where on one of its arms appeared a spike and skewered the left side of its eyes, which blinded the undead Digimon.

Raremon began to scream in pain, and its movement became more chaotic as it used its claw to attack anything in front of it (Despite there being nothing :v). Stingmon then attacks its right eye, which entirely blinds the Digimon.

Garurumon also uses this momentum to attack with its 'Foxfire', which spews blue, high-temperature flames from its mouth. The very low temperature was too much for Raremon as Garurumon continuously spewed the flame until it started to dissolve and its particles ascended into the sky.  

Others are only watching in awe, before they celebrate in joy, realizing they finally defeated the undead Digimon.

All of them: WE DID IT!!

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After the chaos was over, most of the city was damaged and burned, fire trucks were seen in many places, and police were stationed in most places. 

So, where all the students with Digimon? you may ask.

Well, after this Digimon attack had reached the urban public, they were forced to quickly hide away from the crowds. They found a place that happened to be an abandoned building, and they took a rest there while doing teen things such as gossiping, talking about earlier, and worshipping both evolving Digimon who's now evolved back into their child level.

Eichi: Eli, I want to apologize for not listening to you before. I realize now that I have been arrogant toward you. I want to ensure that whatever happened with Subaru can benefit us without involving you. However, ever since, I become more and more of a jerk toward you...

Eichi muttered with a very guilty voice, and his face was pretty remorseful. He looked down and didn't dare to see Eli's face.

Eli: Eichi, you don't need to say that...

Eichi began to look up to see Eli, who was now sweetly smiling at him.

Eli: It's okay... I know your intention, I know why you wanted to do that in the first place. But please Eichi...

Eli approached him slowly, then suddenly embraced the blonde boy, catching him off guard.

Eli: Please, promise me you won't do that again. You mean the world to me and Alisa. I'll always be there for you, no matter what. So please, Eichi, stay with us, because you're everything to us.

Eichi was caught on guard once again by how sweet and compassionate Eli was at that moment like he had seen another version of Eli. 

In Eichi's eyes, Eli resembled a female warrior: hardworking, selfless, caring, protective, and always willing to put herself in any situation for him, her sister, and the entire group. This sometimes made Eichi feel guilty because he thought that what Eli was doing was too much. As a man, he felt it was wrong to make a woman do things that men are supposed to do.

This is why when he discovered about the further evolution, he wanted to determine if what happened to Subaru was beneficial to him and others without involving Eli. However, when his actions made Eli cry, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He thought that Eli wouldn't forgive him, considering his actions were foolish. But when she forgave him regardless, he felt nothing but comfort, happiness, and joy all at once.

This was the moment when Eichi made a promise to himself to always protect Eli's smile, to be the kind of person Eli wanted him to be, and to make Eli always smile whenever he was with her. He then embraces her back.

Eichi: Thanks Eli, it really means a lot to me...

As they were enjoying the moment of embracing each other, they didn't realize that they were being watched by the others, who stopped doing their things just to see the most heartwarming between the two blondes.

Ai: *whisper* Oh my god! They are so cute with each other~!

Piyomon: *whisper* Tottally!!

Ayumu: *whisper* Are they always like this in home?

Alisa: *whisper* No... This is the first time I have seen them like this. This is really new to me... Wormmon? Gabumon?

Gabumon: *whisper* Umm, no? This is also new to us?

Wormmon: *whisper* Yeah, me too...

Mitsuru: *whisper* I guess their relationship development has reach to another level!

Kurou: *whisper* Yeah, well, why don't we just leave them alone and have their moment for once.

Karin: *whisper* Kinda remember on how we first time do that to, huh~.

Kurou: *whisper* I guess...?

Chapter Text

Earlier on that day...

A girl with hip-length dark purple hair tied into two low pigtails and turquoise eyes was sitting alone inside the class. Since she was still in school, she wore her school uniform without a blazer, thigh-high socks, and black shoes. With other students doing stuff after school like talking, playing, or other things to do, she was the only one who was alone.

Until a tall boy with short, spiky, bright red hair that was brushed back from the front and light yellow-green eyes came toward her and stood beside her. He also wore his school uniform without a blazer and his white shirt unbuttoned, revealing his black shirt. He looks at her table to see a bunch of tarot cards.

Boy: Huh... Playing another tarot card again...?

Girl: Yup!

The girl then pulled one card, and it was revealed to be "The Fool" but in reverse.

Girl: Reverse The Fool...

Boy: What's that mean, Nozomi?

Nozomi: For now, it means holding back and recklessness. It seemed like he was withholding something from us that could cause trouble for himself or even others.

Boy: Hmmm? Who are we talking about here?

Nozomi: Eichi...

Boy: Huh... I never thought that our mysterious, calm leader could be a reckless guy.

Nozomi: We're all human after all, Kurou.

Kurou: Well, what kind of recklessness we're talking about?

Nozomi: I don't know, but hopefully it didn't put him and others 'that' dangerous...

Kurou: Coming for someone like him? Like, we don't even know his true self, after all this time...

The girl named Nozomi then pulled another card again. But this time, it was an upright "The Chariot."

Kurou: The Chariot...?

Nozomi: But in upright.

Kurou: And that means?

Nozomi: He will finally gain control of what he wants and will successfully overcome what is holding him.

Kurou: Really? In a matter of seconds? Damn, it feels like magic if he managed to pull that off in a matter of time...

???: Kurou, are you just gonna stand there secretly cheating on me, or quickly asking her if she wanna go?

Another girl's voice said. As both of them looked to where the voice came from, they saw a tall girl with short navy blue hair that reached her shoulders and bright blue eyes. She was also wearing her school uniform without a blazer, only her navy sweater vest.

Kurou: Oh yeah, sorry Karin. I'm just curious about her whole tarot cards thing y'know?

Kurou: Anyway, Karin, Ai, Ayumu, and I want to take a trip to the Mitake area. Wanna you come? 

Nozomi: Oh, I had a lot of things to do in my house with Mika, sorry...

Kurou: Oh okay, it's fine. Let's go, Karin.

The red-haired boy started to leave Nozomi's desk and walk out with his girlfriend, Karin. But as he went to put his arm around Karin's shoulder, she shoved it off, possibly still upset about Kurou talking to another girl all alone. This confused Kurou as they were about to go on a trip with two other girls and would be spending a lot of time talking with them, yet here she was, upset at him for talking to another girl. Nozomi only grins at their behavior.

Nozomi: *giggle* I guess is kinda hard to be a man in a relationship, isn't it...?

Then her mind returned to the conversation earlier about further evolution and other resolves on this non-stop occurring Digimon that hasn't been solved until now. She wonders how it will affect Mika to the fullest.

You might think that Nozomi is being too focused on Mika in a situation that could impact anyone. But Nozomi is someone who has known Mika for a very long time. By this means, she knows Mika better than anyone else.

For her, Mika is one of the most innocent and geeky people among her friends. He struggles with controlling his emotions, so she often steps in to help. He also refers to himself as a "doll" because he used to follow orders and wasn't able to accomplish anything on his own. Despite this, there have been numerous occasions where he has proven himself capable of completing tasks without guidance.

But at the same time, he is a very hard worker and often finds it difficult to take breaks. He even went so far as to open a vacancy where he worked alone (sometimes with Nico) as a child room decorator just to finance himself and Nozomi. Despite admiring his work, Nozomi often reminds him to take a break as she notices he's getting thinner each day because of it.

However, the situation changes when it comes to fighting Digimon. Despite constantly facing Digimon and being in the midst of nonstop battles, Mika appears to panic easily and consistently makes poor decisions. While Nozomi empathizes with him, the others find him annoying. They never vocalize their annoyance, but she can sense that they feel annoyed with him and may not want to bring him along if they have to fight Digimon again.

Nozomi: *sigh* I just hope that one day, Mika will change for the better in the battle...

Nozomi started daydreaming about a cool, strong, and charismatic version of Mika. In her daydream, he was more handsome, strong, capable of making plans and decisions, reliable in his actions, and highly praised by everyone. However, her daydream turned into a nightmare when Mika started ignoring her and surrounded himself with a group of girls who were screaming at him as if he were their idol.

As she woke up from her daydream, she pouted.

Nozomi: Well, at least the version of Mika I know now was innocent and adorable...

Nozomi: But at the same time, I wish Mika could be more capable of fighting without getting involved in anything worse. At the moment, it will be very difficult for me to convince all my friends that Mika is not a burden.

Nozomi: But I wonder...

Nozomi drew the tarot cards once more, selecting three cards and revealing one of them. She was surprised to see "The Magician" upright.

Nozomi: Hmm? Does that mean Mika will finally have his moment to shine? I know that I've been hoping for Mika to overcome his weakness in battle, but I never thought it would be this quick...

She then reveals another, which is "'Strength" upright, and it surprised Nozomi once again.

Nozomi: So then he will show what he was capable of in the battle? This is happening too fast...

Then, she finally unveiled the last one, "Death" in the upright position. This time, Nozomi appeared either surprised or confused.

In Major Arcana Tarot Cards, the Death card doesn't necessarily signify a literal death, especially when it's in the upright position. Instead, it represents leaving the past behind and making positive changes. Furthermore, Death can also symbolize transformations and transitions. All Nozomi could think of was that their Digimon had finally evolved...

But Nozomi was a little confused about which would happen, the first or the second...

???: Hey there, Nozomi~!

An annoying voice of a boy was heard, and the figure of a boy walking towards Nozomi. Nozomi scowled unenthusiastically at the sound, there was a reason for her reaction.

So the boy who tried to talk to her is a flirtatious wimp from another class who's been trying to get into her pants recently. Despite her rejecting the boy several times, the boy seems to have no intention of giving up, which irritates the girl even more.

And there's only one thing to do in this situation to get away.

Boy: I was thinking... You know, eat together in the cafeteria after this? Also, I'm kinda interested in your tarot cards and wanted to know how it works, like imagine knowing what happened to you just by a card-

???: Ey, the girl is already gone, yo? Who are you talking to?

Boy: Eh?

The boy then looks back at the desk, and as the other guy mentions, Nozomi is nowhere to be seen. The boy then looked at the door, before rushing toward it, and as he was outside in the corridor, he saw Nozomi walking toward the familiar boy with heterochromia eyes. The other boy also wears his uniform without a blazer, and his white shirt is unbuttoned, revealing his navy blue sweater.

The other boy then waved at Nozomi.

???: Ah, Nozomi! I've been expecting you to-

Nozomi: Sorry for late, Mika. Let's go home, shall we?

Mika: Eh- Ehhh...?!

Nozomi then grabbed Mika's hand and quickly walked through the corridor to get away from the wimpy boy, leaving Mika confused as he didn't know the whole story. The wimpy boy stood there completely shocked to realize that the girl he was pursuing already had a boyfriend. To make matters worse, the boyfriend happened to be the most bullied underclassman.

It's not only him who often made fun of him, but others too, mainly the girls.

???1: Did you see that? Our pretty tarot girl is dating that weirdo upperclassman...

???2: I know right? I can't believe that someone as beautiful as her prefers someone like him.

???3: Eww, what's so special about him anyway? 

???4: Jeez, just ignore them will ya? It's not like she's ruining her life by dating a guy with a different eye color.

???3: But sis, she's the reason why us girls are being seen easily! Like imagine liking a weirdo like him? Seriously, what is so special about him anyway?

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Right now, both Mika and Nozomi are walking home together. Her left hand was holding the boy's right arm, giving them young parent vibes for everyone who saw them in the street.

Mika: Lemme gets this straight: some guy from another class has been trying to get in your pants recently? You could just ask Kurou for help, couldn't you?

Nozomi: I already did, but it seems like the more I reject the more It makes me more uncomfortable. It looks like he's not going to give up anytime soon despite me making it obvious that I've never liked him.

Mika: Man, that's kinda creepy... I can't imagine trying to live a normal life while someone who is obsessed with me constantly tries to get close to me by force, despite me telling them to get away. Now I know how some girls felt when some creepy stalker kept tailing them home. Life as a Japanese girl is really tough!

Nozomi: Well, he isn't exactly stalking me, though... he just kept on confessing to me, hoping that I would accept him one day.

Mika: I know, but what do your circumstances with that boy have in common with stalking? They both make you uncomfortable, right? That's why it's almost the same, Nozomi.

Nozomi: I see, that makes sense. But thank you, Mika, you came at the right time. I couldn't imagine if you hadn't walked to my class then...

Mika: Ah- really? I-I-I mean, I came to your class cause you haven't come out yet. Oh, wait, Dammit! I made that sound inappropriate, am I? I-I mean, I've been waiting for you in the lobby for about fifteen minutes and you didn't come out from your class, so I came to you because I thought there was something wrong...

Nozomi let him ramble for a bit as she snickered to herself. This is one of the reasons why Nozomi loves Mika so much. Not only is he the sweetest, most adorable person she has ever known, but he is also very understanding. Most boys would blame Nozomi for wearing such revealing clothes or wearing too much makeup that might attract another boy when it's not even the case. However, Mika is different, as he said earlier that he couldn't imagine being in that situation and even claimed that Japanese girls have it tough.

Suddenly, two transparent figures appeared next to them. They were their Digimon. Next to Mika was Falcomon, a great horned owl with a small, toothless beak, red eye markings, dark brown body feathers, and purple chest feathers with shuriken markings resembling a ninja's vest. Next to Nozomi was Renamon, a beast humanoid Digimon with the appearance of a golden fox. It was as tall as its human partner.

Falcomon: Dammit, Mika! You knew Nozomi for a very long time and even dated her! Yet you still act like you don't know how to talk with women! I'm so embarrassed that I'm you Digimon, Mika!

Mika: Wha- What?!

Renamon: M'lady, I heard that a boy in your school has been harassing you lately. Should I make him di-

Nozomi: No! No, no! Don't do that! Remember, Renamon, no harming humans no matter what!

Renamon: Su-Sure, my apology M'lady...

As they continued walking home, Mika and Falcomon's loud conversation occupied the air, but Nozomi's mind was preoccupied with the tarot cards she had pulled into the school. She couldn't help but wonder if Mika would undergo a transformation, or what might happen to him. Each of the three cards she had pulled about Mika seemed to indicate some sort of change.

After walking for a while, they finally reach their home, which happens to be a Minka or traditional Japanese house. Characterized by tatami mat flooring, sliding doors, wooden engawa verandas, and genkan, an entrance hall where people remove their footwear.

They began to remove their footwear as their Digimon deactivated their transparent device, before entering the house.

Unbeknownst to them, a certain creature was watching them from far away. It was standing on top of a power pole, observing the students and their Digimon for quite some time.

The creature was dressed in an archetypal ninja garb, complete with a mask that concealed its face, revealing only its yellow, glowing eyes and stiff, bushy hair. It wore brown leaves as a mantle and had red spring-like vines for limbs. On its back, there was a big, four-pointed shuriken, and it had a three-pointed shuriken on the tip of each limb.

As the students and their Digimon entered the house, it suddenly vanished in the blink of an eye.

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Inside the house, Mika, Nozomi, and their Digimon are doing their usual routine. Mika and their Digimon clean the whole house while Nozomi cooks for them. Mika swept and mopped the house, Renamon cleaned the windows, and Falcomon cleaned the roof and outside. They do this while turning on the TV.

Mika: Aww, man... I knew I shouldn't accept the order if I didn't have time to make the decoration...

Falcomon: Well, what did I tell you about setting the hours? You think time can just be slowed down?

Mika: *groans* The order was originally for fifty Origami, but suddenly, it turned into two hundred! It will take a long night to finish it, and not only that, there's more homework to do too! Man, why does it have to be at the same time?!

Suddenly, Nozomi enters the room where Mika is just done with his mopping. She brought the cooked food to the table in the room.

Nozomi: It seems like you need some help with your vacancy order. Can I help you?

Mika: Eh...? Oh, you don't need to, Nozomi. You had a lot of Homework, didn't you?

Nozomi: It's okay, the homework can be arranged.

Mika: How so...?

Nozomi: If I'm convicted, all I have to do is ask Eichi for help so that the sentence can be commuted.

Mika: Really? Wow! It's so good that the punishment can be alleviated if you don't do your-

Nozomi: But that doesn't mean you can just not do your homework every day. Eichi only accepts help if it's an emergency such as a Digimon attack, or something related to a part-time job, got it~?

Nozomi said as her face darkened, causing Mika to gulp and nod in understanding.

Mika: Y-Yeah, sure-sure. I was just thinking that I might skip homework for a day, you know? Haha...

Falcomon: Nah, Mika's actually thinking he can skip homework every day, admitted it Mika...

Mika: What, no...! Not at all! Enough with that Falcomon!

Suddenly Renamon appeared in front of Nozomi and bowed beside her.

Renamon: M'lady, I've made sure all the windows are very clean.

Nozomi: Good job, Renamon. Now let's sit down and eat together, don't make the food cold~.

She said as everyone began to gather at the table and then eat together. Both Mika and Nozomi's food consists of Yakiniku, which means "grilled meat" in Japanese. Renamon's food consists of only deep-fried tofu, and Falcomon's food consists of only salmon fish. 

Throughout their dinner, nothing weird happened, everything went smoothly until they finally finished dinner. Soon enough, the TV that had been on for a quite while was reporting a news that caught their attention.

News: Breaking News! In the small city of Mitake, a terrifying monster has been causing chaos. Its appearance is unlike anything seen before, leading some to speculate that it may be of extraterrestrial origin. The creature wreaked havoc on the town until it was confronted by a towering insect and a massive wolf, who ultimately succeeded in defeating it. The officials are still investigating the scene and the local government ordered all schools in Tokyo to send their students home immediately.

The news about another Digimon attack caught the attention of both Mika and Nozomi. It has become a headline on TV and has grabbed the public's attention. The most important question on their minds is why their Digivices aren't responding. They at their own Digivices and stared at them confusedly.

Mika: Huh...? I wonder if it started to break.

Nozomi: Mika, I don't think that was the case.

Mika: Then how could you explain this?

Nozomi: Maybe because our fellow friends have done their job, you know? Didn't the reporter also mention that a towering insect and a massive wolf confronted the Digimon? I'm pretty sure it's them...

Mika: Really...? *sigh* Thank god, then... But I wonder whose Digimon finally evolved then.

Nozomi: Hmmm, considering that she said Insect and Wolf...

Mika: Well, if you think about it Eichi has Insect Digimon, and you and Eli were the only two to have wolf-type Digimon.

Nozomi: Renamon is more of a Kitsune than a fox, but yeah, I guess that answers your question~.

Mika: Wait really? I didn't realize it! I-I'm not trying to be smartass, ya know. I'm just trying to deduct here...

Nozomi: *giggle* Relax Mika. I didn't say that you're a smartass.

Suddenly, their Digivices began to make a beeping noise. They picked up the Digivices and realized that there might be Digimon attacks on their neighbors. They looked at each other warily, and then at their own Digimon, only to realize that their Digimon were nowhere near them.

Wait, where did they go? Did they just run off without them realizing it, or did they sense that there was a Digimon already?

Nozomi: Renamon?

Mika: Falcomon? Where are you guys?

Suddenly, the sound of iron weapons clashing multiple times was heard from the backyard, not once but several times. The two of them looked at each other once again and realized what was going on. They got up from their seats and rushed toward the door.

As they went out the door, they expected to see their Digimon fighting whoever was attacking them in the backyard, only to see nothing but a massive fog that obscured the entire scene that was unfolding right in front of them.

Mika: What the! What's going on?! Where on earth does this fog come from?!

Nozomi: Renamon? Renamon, are you there?!

Renamon: M'lady!!

As they heard the voice of one of their Digimon, a shadowy figure from the fog appeared and then jumped toward them, revealing Renamon.

Nozomi: Renamon? What's going on?

Renamon: A Digimon attack has occurred right now in this place.

Mika: Now?! Right here, in our backyard?!

Renamon: Yes, I would advise M'lady and Mika to stay away from this fog as far as possible, it's too dangerous here.

Nozomi: But what about you-

Renamon: Renamon will be fine, M'lady.

Mika: Hey, what about Falcomon-

Suddenly, a familiar scream was heard from inside the fog. It was in fact, coming from Falcomon itself. Mika was worried as hell when he heard that.

Mika: FALCOMON!!

He was about to rush to the fog, only for Renamon to stop him in place. He kept struggling to break free, which left Renamon no choice but sending him to the wall with brute force.

Nozomi: Mika!

Renamon: My apology, M'lady. I had to make sure that no one was hurt other than us...

Nozomi: Wait, wha- Renamon!

Renamon returned to the battle without listening to anything Nozomi wanted to say. Despite being worried about what's gonna happen to Renamon, Nozomi understood that going inside would not help the situation at all. She looked back to see the boy try to get up, and she rushed to his side.

Nozomi: Are you alright?

Mika: Yeah, I'm good. But man, that still hurt...

Nozomi: I'm sorry, but Renamon wants the best for us all. No way we're just gonna let us join the fight while we can't see anything in sight.

Mika: But what about Falcomon?! Didn't you just hear how it screamed?! It needs my help! I-I mean ours! Our helps!

Just as Nozomi was about to speak, the fog in front of them suddenly began to clear, though it didn't disappear at all, it only circled their backyard, and they could now see what occurred in front of them.

They saw their two Digimon standing side by side, ready to attack whoever attacking them. Ahead of them was the creature that was seen standing on top of a power pole, observing them earlier. It looks at the human intensely with its yellow eyes.

Mika: Is that the Digimon that causing this?!

Falcomon: Well, who could've been other than those? It's Shurimon.

[ SHURIMON ]

Level : Perfect

Type : Mutant

Attribute : None, Free, Data

Field : Wind Guardians, Jungle Troopers

A mutant Digimon that can blend in with nature, conceal themselves within the wind like leaves dancing, and drive accurate attacks by appearing from the enemy's blind spots. It can be said that its figure is that of a ninja. The big shuriken on its back is named "Kusanagi," and the shuriken on the tip of its limbs is named "Momiji Oroshi."

Mika: Really?! I thought that you were the only one who could use Shuriken, Falcomon!

Falcomon: No time for joking around, Mika!

Both Falcomon and Renamon began to charge once again at the mutant ninja Digimon, the Digimon reacted by transforming its body into a hurricane of sharp leaves, disappearing and then immediately appearing right in front of the two. Luckily, the two of them had fast responses, so they managed to dodge its attack.

At this moment they tried to counterattack. Falcomon used his digital ninjutsu, which was able to confuse Shurimon. This opportunity was utilized by Renamon, where it attacked using its "Koyosetsu."

Nozomi: Good job, Renamon!

Mika: Did it get it?

However, Renamon's attack wasn't enough to paralyze the mutant shuriken Digimon, as it began to spin the shuriken tips of its extendable limbs to attack, without warning it shuriken was aiming at Renamon, which Renamon easily dodged by jumping high. But to Renamon's surprise, Shurimon suddenly was face to face with Renamon, it began to hold Renamon's shoulder and then plunge itself into the ground with Renamon's head on the bottom.

Nozomi: Renamon!!

Falcomon: Oh shit!!

Falcomon tries to stop its attack with its "Fuujin no Jutsu" where Falcomon uses its wind of blade at Shurimon's head. But instead of hitting it, Shurimon immediately travels above Falcomon, the result is that Falcomon is brought down along with Renamon. As they hit the ground at full speed, they both were knocked out unconscious.

Nozomi: Oh no! Renamon! Falcomon!

As they went unconscious, Shurimon began to stare at Nozomi, she felt a chill run down her stomach as she began to slowly step back, and her position began to grow worse as Shurimon also began to walk slowly toward her.

Nozomi: Uh, Mika...? Mika? Mika where you at?!

Nozomi realized that Mika was nowhere near her, it was at that moment, it was only her and the Digimon in front of her, staring at her with killing intent, walking slowly toward them as if trying to satisfy herself by making her scared her life.

As Nozomi slowly walks backward, she suddenly drops down. Too scared at the sight of Shurimon walking toward her, her leg feels so weak that she almost forgot how to walk. It's only a matter of time until Shurimon decides her fate.

Nozomi: MIKAAAAAAAA...!!!

Nozomi screamed at the top of her lungs at Mika's name, as Shurimon was about to attack the girl, it felt something jump on its back and began to repeatedly stab it with a knife.

???: URGH!! TAKE THIS YOU UGLY NINJA FREAK!!

The boy endlessly stabs the mutant Digimon, as Shurimon screams in pain and tries to break free. Nozomi opened her eyes and realized the boy's voice, she looked forward to seeing that Shurimon was endlessly stabbed and struggling to break free from a familiar boy who grabbed it from behind. As she looked again, she was shocked.

Nozomi: Mika?!

Mika: I Hold it off!! You woke Renamon and Falcomon up!!

Nozomi was about to protest, but then she remembered the tarot card she had pulled earlier about Mika. "The Magician," upright, indicates that Mika will have a chance to shine in the battle, and "Strength" upright means that he will do what he is capable of in the battle. She couldn't believe it, the cards were actually proving her right in front of her eyes.

Nozomi: No way...

Mika: NOZOMI!!

Nozomi woke up from her thoughts. She looked at Mika, who was still holding on to the Digimon and endlessly stabbing it. She nodded before sprinting to their Digimon side and trying to wake them up.

Nozomi: Renamon, Falcomon, wake up, please!! Shurimon was still attacking us and we need you guys NOW!!

While Nozomi was trying to wake their Digimon up, Mika was still trying to hold the Digimon down, hoping that Falcomon and Renamon would wake up any time soon.

Yet since he was just a normal student, while the one he tried to hold down was a literal Digimon, he couldn't hold on anymore as his grip weakened and Shurimon managed to throw him off.

Mika: Argh!!

Mika was thrown not far away, but it hurt enough that he rubbed his head in pain. Then his attention returned to the Digimon and he was horrified that Digimon was standing right in front of him. Their distance was only inches away, and Mika's face went pale at the sight of the Digimon yellow eyes staring down at him. His face was close to his mask, but he could tell that Shurimon was creepily grinning.

Mika: Ah... HELP?!

Nozomi: MIKA, NOOOOO...!!

Shurimon began to raise its blade, trying to kill Mika with it. Mika was bracing himself for whatever happened to him while Nozomi sprinted trying to save Mika. Despite knowing that it was too late no matter how fast she was, she just wanna be with Mika for the last time if he was about to die now.

Without their noticing, their Digivices lit up and their Digimon Falcomon and Renamon were surrounded by the familiar, causing the attention shift to their Digimon. Shurimon canceled its attack to see what was occurring, and both Mika and Nozomi watched as the light surrounding Digimon lit even more.

Mika: Wha- What happened?!

Nozomi: Renamon? Falcomon?

"Falcomon shinka, Peckmon!!"

"Renamon shinka, Kyubimon!!"

As their Digimon was surrounded by the lights, their shape was slowly shaped into something bigger than their previous form. Falcomon evolves into an ostrich-looking bird with ninja attire, and Renamon evolves into a giant yellow fox with tails.

However, Shurimon didn't care, and its attention returned to Mika, who had been admiring its Digimon's appearance. It was ready to attack when suddenly, it was pushed by a powerful force. Looking down, it saw Falcomon, who had evolved into Peckmon, pushing Shurimon with its head, running faster than ever.

Mika: Wow...

Peckmon keeps pushing the mutant Digimon toward Renamon, who has evolved into Kyubimon. Kyubimon is ready to attack as electricity crackles around its head. As Peckmon collides with Renamon, Shurimon is caught in the middle and gets electrocuted by Renamon's electric headbutt (Kodengeki).

Mika and Nozomi were in awe. Their Digimon finally managed to corner the mutant Digimon.

Mika: Ha hah...! Did you see that, Nozomi?! Our Digimon has evolved and managed to corner Shurimon!!

Nozomi: Yeah... I can see that.

Nozomi remembered the last tarot card she pulled. "Death" upright, signifying change and transformation. Their Digimon's evolution proved that tarot cards didn't lie.

Nozomi: Thank you, Kamisama. The the tarot card didn't lie...

As Shurimon was electrocuted, its body began to weaken, allowing both Peckmon and Kyubimon to finish it. Peckmon attacks first by jumping high into the air and using its "Spiral Claw" by rapidly spinning its entire body and pulverizing Shurimon with its gigantic claws. This was followed by Kyubimon, who attacked Shurimon with its "Koenryu," creating a burning dragon out of blue flames from its tails and incinerating Shurimon.

Shurimon roared in pain as all of those attacks were too much for it to take until it began to dissolve, and its particles went up to the sky. Both Mika and Nozomi were in awe, seeing the particle slowly go up. They all smiled and raised their hands.

Mika: YEAH!! WE DID IT!!

Nozomi: Woohoo...!!

Suddenly, both Peckmon and Kyubimon were covered in light and reverted to their child level. After the light disappeared, they both fell onto their feet, weakened from evolving. Mika and Nozomi ran toward their Digimon partners, worried.

Mika: Falcomon! You alright?

Falcomon: *groans* M-Mika...? Th-That's my question...

Mika: Now what the hell does that supposed to mean?!

Nozomi: Renamon?

Renamon: M-M'lady Nozomi...!

Nozomi: Shush shush! Don't move too much, you must be tired from the beat-up... Just take a rest okay? And that's my order.

Renamon: Y-Yes, M'lady Nozomi...

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They re-entered the house without realizing that the fog had disappeared. On the inside, they laid their weakened Digimon on the floor, letting them rest on the place. And continued with Nozomi scolding Mika for trying to attack the Digimon directly without her plan and knowledge.

Mika: *sigh* Alright, I'm sorry... I just thought that since our Digimon was defeated, there was no way we were going to wait for them to wake. So, I took things on my own.

The boy said shamelessly, and Nozomi was quite surprised by his answer. It's quite unlike him to try to fight the Digimon, but then again, she remembered her tarot cards from earlier, and she couldn't help but smile at the character development her boyfriend has now. Not only did he save her, he really attack the Digimon and managed to survive without harmed. And every times she think about it, he looks like a hero in any action series.

Nozomi: It's alright, Mika. After all, that's very brave of you~. You saved my life with your plan anyway.

Nozomi: And as a price~...

She reached his face with her hands, held both his cheeks, and began to passionately kiss him on the lips. Mika was taken aback by this as he widened his eyes, but then he responded to her kiss. They stay in the same position for about five minutes before they break the kiss and begin to gasp for air.

Mika then held Nozomi's chin, much to Nozomi's flustered face, and then he said sheepishly;

Mika: Look, I know you want to do it with me as a thank you for earlier, but remember about my origami work you promise to help me with? Why don't we finish those first?

Nozomi look at him for a moment, she expect some romantic word considering they been kissing for five minutes. Dissappointment was not enough word to describe her feelings now, she pouted and scoff angrily before walk past him.

Mika: Umm... Nozomi? What's with that look?

Nozomi didn't answer, she still walk away as if she never knew him.

Mika: Uh- Nozomi? Are you mad? P-Please say somethin'! Don't leave me hanging here, c'mon...!

Mika began to chase after her.

Mika: Nozomi? NOZOMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!