Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Time Wars ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Nothing too spectacular in this chapter, just basically the Digidestined reacting to the new students that have appeared, their children.

Chapter 2:

Odiba District, Japan

2025

Melissa pressed her back firmly against a metal wall that acted as the second half of a small hallway, as a large white ghost floated past the entrance. The creature of the night paused momentarily at the entrance, and then continued on his way. The blond girl turned to the other teenagers and digimon that were pressed against the wall with her. “The Bakemon patrol seems to be doubled or something. We’ve got to be careful.”

The other teenagers nodded in agreement. Melissa sighed as she nodded. “Okay, let’s go!”

She ran to the hall’s entrance. Once she was certain that there was not anymore Bakemon guards, she sprinted down the main hall. The other digidestined and digimon were close behind her as she dove into a small cul-de-sac and hid in the shadows cast by the lack of light. The others joined her seconds later. They all held their breaths as two Bakemon floated down the main hall.

“That was close,” Modaki Betamon sighed.

“I know,” Melissa said, lightly rubbing her partner’s head.

Hiroshi frowned as he crossed his arms. “We can’t keep diving into the shadows like this. We need to get back to Erika and hope she can contact Kasumi somehow. They’ve got to know who they’re fighting. They have to know what was sent back in time.”

2004

“Tai, I need to talk to you.”

The brown-haired teenager slowly turned his head away from gazing out the window to look at the face of his best friend. “Oh, hey, Izzy. What’s up?”

The red-head sat in the desk adjacent from Tai’s. “Tai, I know that I usually don’t bother you unless it’s important, but…”

“What?” Tai asked, sitting up in his seat, “Come on.”

“Well, last night I sent Davis, Yolei and Cody to investigate the possible opening of a Digital Gate in a parking garage. Something occurred inside there, but they don’t remember what. They say that they fell asleep and woke up a few hours later.”

Tai narrowed his eyes at him. “What are you say?”

“I think something came through the gate and attack them with some sort of sleeping potion.”

“Really?” Tai asked, “But what do you think came through?”

He sighed as shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Tai leaned back in his seat again. “Well, can you do any tests or something?”

Izzy lightly scratched his head. “I don’t know. I could at least investigate for clues.”

Tai shrugged. “Then that’s what we’ll have to do. We’ll go right after school.”

“I thought you had clean-up duty today.”

He sighed. “Yeah, I almost forget.”

Izzy could tell by his tone that Tai had been trying to forget. “Who are you doing it with?”

Tai sighed as he mentioned to the door of the classroom. Izzy turned around and saw Sora and Matt kissing in the doorway. The other students were whistling and cheering, but the couple ignored them. Izzy looked back to Tai. “Oh. Are you with Matt?”

Tai sighed again. “Sora.”

Izzy winced slightly. “Oh, I see.” He turned back to look at Sora and Matt. Their teacher appeared in the doorway and pushed his grade book between the couple. The red head and the blond broke apart.

The teacher stared at them. “We have strict rules against this sort of thing, but I was young and in love once. Do not let this happen again.”

The two teenagers nodded and walked to their seats. Their teacher walked to the front of the classroom. “We have a few new students joining us today. Please come inside.”

Three teenagers entered and stood at the front of the classroom: two boys and one girl, all dressed in the required uniforms. It appeared that these students knew each other, and the girl was the leader, as the two boys instantly stood behind her. Tai did not know why, but he could not stop staring at that girl.

Izzy turned to look at him and saw the expression on his face. “Tai?” he whispered.

“There’s something about her,” he whispered, “I can’t explain it.”

The teacher shot them a glance, and the two boys were instantly quiet. He turned back to the three newcomers. “Please introduce yourselves.”

The girl bowed first. “I am Kasumi Yagami. I’m 15 years old and just moved here from Okinawa.”

The brown haired boy with glasses spoke next. “My name is Keero Diko, and I am 16.”

The blond boy spoke next. “The name’s Shiro Adishi and I’m 15.”

The teacher nodded. “Okay. Keero and and Shiro, there are two seats in the back, Kasumi, why don’t you sit in front of Mr. Izumi and Mr. Kamiya.”

Tai felt his heart pound slightly as he stared at the empty seat in front of his desk. He tried not to stare at the girl as she nervously made her way through the isles of desks and sat in front of him.

“That weird feeling is stronger now,” he thought, “What’s going on here?”

For some reason, Tai felt a need to look over his shoulder at the back corner of the classroom where Sora was sitting. She appeared to be staring intently at the teacher, but Tai could tell that she was staring at Matt, who was attempting to sneak glances at her.

“Why did I do that?” he thought, “What’s with that girl?”

In the back of the room, one of the male students watched Kasumi, Keero and Shiro with interest as well. However, it was an interest of a far more sinister nature then Tai’s.

In the lower grades, the younger members of the Digidestined were receiving some new students as well. The teacher placed them in the front of the classroom just as his high school counterpart did. “Please tell us your names.”

The girl wearing the handkerchief around her neck bowed and waved to the students. “What’s up? My name’s Sabrina Moto.”

The black haired boy bowed. “My name is Osamu Tsuno. It is a pleasure to meet you.”

The last boy stepped forward. “I am Seiji Ishakat.”

“Seiji,” Kari mumbled, staring up at the young blond haired boy.

Tk looked at the desk next to his. “Kari?”

“That boy,” she said, “There’s something him. I can’t put my finger on it, but something’s…almost familiar?”

The strange feeling became stronger during the lunch period. Kari, Tk, and Davis sat together as they usually did, but instead of joining in on the conversation between the two boys, Kari kept glancing at the small group of new students in the back.

Tk ate a small bit of his sandwich, and then looked back at Davis. “So, let me get this straight, you fell asleep?”

Davis glared at him. “No, I’m not that stupid! Jeeze! Something attacked us with some kind of sleeping needles or something. All I remember is walking into that garage, and then waking up a few hours later.”

“Did anything happen after you got into the garage?”

“Nothing. Well, me and Yolei did get into an argument, and…”

“Big surprise there.”

Davis took a small sip of his drink, then looked at Tk. “Why do you think Yolei hates me so much?”

“I don’t think she hates you, I just think that the two have to learn to et along better.”

“I get along fine, that purple-haired ditz doesn’t want to.”

“I think she does want to get along,” Tk said. He turned to the brown-haired girl. “Kari, what do you…” He saw that she was looking away from the table,”Kari?”

She flung back around. “What?”

“What were you looking at?” Davis asked, “Those new kids?”

She nodded. “Yeah. I don’t know why, they’re giving me a strange feeling. “ She looked to the blond haired boy who was sitting with the other two new children. “Especially that one.”

“Seiji?” Tk asked, “Was that his name?”

“I think so,” Davis said, “What’s so wrong with him?”

“I don’t know,” Kari shook her head, “Just…something…”

“They’re probably just really nervous,” Tk said, “And we’re not helping by staring at them. Come on, let’s go talk to them.”

“Why not?” Davis grinned, “I’m sure they can’t wait to meet the all-star sports player at this school.”

“Oh brother,” Kari sighed.

The three young teenagers made their way to the rear of the class room. Kari could feel the new students instantly tense up at their arrival, but she just shrugged it off as nervousness. “Hi,” Tk smiled, “My name is Takeru, but you can call me Tk.”

“And I’m Davis, sports star and hero extraordinaire!”

Kari sighed slightly and shook her head. She meant to address the three as a whole, but her eyes focused on Seiji. “And I’m Kari.”

The one called Sabrina spoke. “Hi.” She glanced at the other two, “Um, do you want to join us?”

“Well, we’re actually done eating. Do you mind if we just talk?”

“Sure,” Osamu said, “Why not?”

Tk, Davis, and Kari pulled a few unoccupied chairs over and sat next to them. “Did you guys all know each other from before?” Davis asked.

“Yes,” Osamu said, “Our parents were all part of a…business group that got transferred here at the same time.”

“Well at least you didn’t have to face this new situation alone,” Kari smiled slightly, “It’s always good to have friends.”

Seiji smiled. “Yeah, it is.”

“Do you guys play any sports?” Davis asked.

Sabrina nodded. “Yeah, I’m great at soccer.”

“Really?” he asked, “Well, not to brag, but I’m not that bad either. Maybe we can play each other some time.”

She nodded. “Sure, why not?” She reached over and grabbed Osamu’s shoulders, “The two of us together can kick your butt any day, Dad..vis.”

“It’s Davis,” he said, “Not Dadvis.”

“Right, sorry.”

“What about you, Seiji, right?” Tk asked.

“Me, oh no. I don’t play anything,” he said, “My father encouraged it, but…”

“What about your mother?”

“She died when I was ten.”

Kari lightly touched his shoulder. “Oh, I’m so sorry. It must be so hard not to grow up without your mother.”

He smiled slightly as he looked at her face. “Sometimes I see her in my dreams.”

Tai had to shield his eyes as the sun was revealed from behind the overcast sky. He did not need to keep his pressed against his forehead for long as another cloud soon found its way over the bright sun. With his vision once again clear, he was able to watch from the sidelines as the gym teacher chose two more students from her list. “Hideto and Yagami.”

Tai’s head shot up at the mention of the new girl’s family name. He watched as Kasumi slowly walked out of her place in line and stood on the center line of the reduced-size soccer field. Her opponent was a bully girl named Hideto, a large, muscular teenage girl.

Izzy whispered to Tai. “I hope she doesn’t get hurt.”

“Don’t worry,” Tai said, “I’ve got a feeling Kasumi’ll do just fine.”

The teacher dropped a soccer ball between the two girls and stepped to the side. “Go!”

Hideto ran up to grab the ball with her feet, but Kasumi pulled the ball away with her left foot and stopped it’s momentum with her right foot. With the ball easily inside of her grasp, she charged past the larger girl and made her way towards the goal. Hideto was not about to be out done, especially by a new student. She growled under her breath and dove after Kasumi, intending to slide tackle her, but the brown haired girl was too quick and pulled herself back. Hideto went sailing past, and Kasumi continued on her way.

“I’m not losing!” Hideto swore to herself. She ran back after Kasumi and caught up to her. She pretended that she was going to attempt a slide tackle again, but that was not her intent. When Kasumi stopped her momentum as she did before, Hideto used her foot to stop her momentum and change directions. Her foot swiped under Kasumi’s left sneaker and almost knocked her over, but the brown haired girl figured that even someone like Hideto would not try to same trick twice, so she moved the soccer ball to rest on the inside of her other foot. Once she had regained her balance, she charged back after the soccer net.

“Wow,” Tai said, “She’s good.”

When the brown-haired girl was within enough range of the net, she caught the soccer ball on the top of her left foot, and then punted it into the air, where it bounced off of her left knee. She quickly pivoted on her right foot and, connecting her left foot with the ball, and sending it flying into the net.

Tai, Izzy, and further down the line, Sora watched Kasumi’s finishing move in amazement. Izzy quickly turned to his best friend, “Tai?”

The older boy nodded. “Yeah, that was my move! It took me like two years to perfect that, how could she have done it?” He watched Kasumi walk back over to her two friends and slapped their hands, “I’ve got to find out more about her.”

Tai was given his chance at the end of the school day when his classroom teacher approached him. “Mr. Kamiya, I understand you and Miss Takenouchi have clean-up duty today, right?”

He nodded. “Yes.”

“Good. Kasumi Yagami will be helping you. Her last high school did not require the students to clean, so I want you to show her how to do it.”

Tai nodded. “Okay.”

The teacher raised his eyebrow. “Is there a reason you’re smiling?”

“Um, no. I’ll go and meet her.” He quickly walked away, happy that he was going to be able to question Kasumi, and revealed that he did not have to spend time alone with Sora.

He found the new girl already waiting in the classroom. Sora was not anywhere in sight. “Probably off somewhere with Matt,” he frowned. He noticed the girl looking at him. “Hi.”

She bowed. “Hello.”

“Kasumi, right?” he said.

She nodded.

“I’m Tai Kamiya.”

She was about to respond that she knew, but thought better of it. She just bowed. “It’s nice to meet you.”

He smiled slightly. “Likewise. So, I heard that you didn’t have to do this in your old high school.”

“Yeah.”

“Lucky you. Where was your old school?”

“Um, you wouldn’t know where it is, trust me.”

He nodded. “Okay. Your two friends, did you know them from before?”

“Yeah, we all moved here at the same time. Our parents were transferred.”

He nodded. “I was really impressed with your moves during p.e. Especially that last one.”

“Oh, uh, thanks.”

“Where did you learn it from?”

She fidgeted. “Oh, I..um, learned it from my father.”

“Really? You’ll have to introduce me sometime.”

“Yeah, maybe.”

He looked at his watch. “Well, I don’t know where Sora is, so we’ll just get started.” He quickly informed her of the necessary steps involved in the after school cleaning. She just nodded to his every word. It seemed to him that she was not even listening to his words, she seemed to be happy to just be near him.

“…and that’s that,” he said, “Any questions?”

She shook her head. “No, I’m..I’m good.”

He stared at her for a few minutes. “You know, have we ever met before?”

Kasumi started to pale slightly. “Uh, n..no, I don’t think so.”

“You look really familiar,” he said, staring at her for a few more seconds before noticing how uncomfortable he was making her. “Well, maybe we met each other in the past.” He shrugged and walked towards the door in the rear of the classroom.

“Or the future,” she mumbled slightly.

Tai returned a second later with a mop bucket. “Why don’t you go and fill this with water. Down the hall and to the right.”

She nodded and wheeled the bucket out of the door. Tai began to move the desks when Sora entered.

“Sorry I’m late,” she said, “I was with Matt.”

Tai winced slightly, but since he had his back to her, so she did not see.

Sora walked over to him. “Was that that new girl that walked by with the mop bucket?”

Tai nodded. “Yeah. We have to teach her about cleaning the classroom since she didn’t have to do it in her last school.”

The red head nodded. “I see. “

Tai sat down in one of the chairs. Sora sat against one of the desks on the other side of the room. The two teenagers remained in an uncomfortable silence. “So,” Tai said, “How are you and Matt?”

“Oh, good, good. We’re actually thinking of maybe spending some more time together during winter break.”

He nodded. “Oh, that’s good.”

“Tai, I was thinking that maybe I could set you up with one of my friends.”

“Really?” he asked.

She walked over to him. “Sure. I know she’d be really interested in dating someone like you. She really likes the hero types.”

He sighed. “I’m not a hero.”

She was shocked. “Yes you are. What do you mean by that? Of course you’re a hero! Why on Earth would you say something like that?”

He sighed. “If I’m such a hero, how come I can’t get a girl?”

She hugged him. “Oh, Tai.”

“No, it’s true. I’m just a loser, who can’t get a date.” He sighed, “There was only one girl that I ever….” He turned to her, “What do you think about me? I mean, really?”

She thought for a minute. “Well, I think that you are a good person. If anyone was in trouble, I think you would jump at the chance to help them, no matter the consequences. There aren’t many people like you.”

“Really?” he smiled slightly.

She nodded and hugged him again. “Yes. Tai, I always liked you a lot, you’re one of the greatest friends anyone could ever have. In fact, maybe the two of us could have….” She shook her head, “I mean, you’re a great friend, and I know you’ll get a girlfriend.”

The two teenagers pulled apart when they heard Kasumi return with the mop bucket. “Oh, you’re back,” Tai smiled slightly, “Great. Why don’t you start by..” He was cut off when he heard a familiar tone coming from his pocket. He reached inside and removed his D-terminal.

Sora looked over Tai’s shoulder. “What is it?”

“It’s from Gennai,” he whispered, “Azulongmon wants to talk to me.”

Sora nodded. “Go, I’ll cover for you.”

“Thank you,” he said, he quickly charged out of the room.

“Kasumi, he really messed up,” Sabrina said, pointing to Seiji across the table, “He almost totally blew it!”

The brown-haired girl sighed as she stared up at the ceiling of the warehouse they were currently residing in. The rest of the Digidestined children were there, seated around the table. As soon as she returned from the school, Sabrina was ready to reveal to her Seiji’s mistake. “What happened?”

“He looked straight at his mother’s face and told her that he sees his mother face sometimes.”

“Yeah, sometimes!” Seiji snapped, “What about you, calling Mr. Motomiya Dad right to his face! Luckily he didn’t notice. I use to think that you got your ‘air-headedness’ from your mother, but now I think you got some from your father!”

Kasumi sighed again. “Okay, just be more careful.”

Shiro stared at her with his arms crossed. “What about using your father’s soccer move at p.e. today?”

She blushed. “I can’t help it, I’ve been using that move ever since I was five-years-old! It was the first thing he taught me!”

Osamu was over by himself, working on a small laptop that Erika had given him before they traveled through time. His face suddenly gasped. “Guys! I’m reading a spatial anomaly! It could be a time gate!”

“What?” Kasumi gasped, “Where?”

“On Mt. Fuji!” he said, “It might be the assassin!”

“We could have beaten him here?” Shiro asked, “But how?”

“That doesn’t matter right now,” Kasumi said, “Osamu, give us those coordinates.”

About an hour later, Kasumi, Sabrina and Osamu were wandering the snow covered mountains. The black haired boy held his digivice in front of him as he led the others through the woods. His Wormmon was resting on his shoulder. “Any luck?”

He shook his head. “No. It’s like the energy signal suddenly vanished.”

“Hey!” Sabrina’s Red Veemon shouted, “Maybe it’s that house over there!”

“Where?” the younger girl asked. She ran over to a small ledge and glanced down at a large house resting in the center of the snowy forest. “Who would want to live all the way out here by themselves?”

Kasumi and Snow Agumon knelt down beside them. “Osamu, are you reading anything from inside that house?”

He shook his head. “No. That gate must have closed up and..”

Snow Agumon suddenly shouted, “Get down!”

The three humans and digimon fell to the ground as a loud explosion rocked the area. Debris flew over their heads, but landed harmlessly behind them.

“What was that?” Sabrina asked, looking back at the house. The residential building now had a giant hole in the side, which was allowing a large cloud of smoke to emerge. The younger girl squinted her eyes as three figures ran out of the gapping hole. “Hey, isn’t that…?”

“It’s Oikawa!” Osamu gasped, “But, who would attack him now?”

Wormmon swallowed hard. “I think maybe he did.”

The group shot their heads to the right as a black figure emerged from the woods. “Is that Black Wargreymon?” Kasumi asked.

“What are they saying?” Red Veemon asked.

“I don’t know,” Osamu replied, “But maybe it’s not such a good idea to be here. If we interfere with this, history might get changed.”

“Yeah,” Kasumi said, “Let’s get back to the..”

“Kasumi!” Snow Agumon gasped, “Isn’t that your father?”

“Dad?” she asked, turning her head back to the scene occurring below. Her father was indeed running towards Black Wargreymon and Oikawa, with Agumon, Kari and Gatomon trailing behind him. The brown-haired girl was not able to understand what was being said, but her eyes lit up when she watched the digivice hanging around her father’s belt glow. Agumon was suddenly covered by a bright light and exploded into a large form.

“Wargreymon!” she gasped.

The two dinosaur megas smashed into each other as Oikawa, Mummymon and Arukennimon ran out of harm’s way with Kari and Nefertimon close behind. The two Wargreymons’ battle took them in the opposite direction. “Let’s go after them,” Kasumi said.

“What?” Osamu gasped, “I don’t think that’s…”

“What? We’ll just watch. Come on.”

“Yeah!” Sabrina said, “Osamu, remember the history of this day? We might be able to see our fathers fight! Don’t you want to see that?”

Osamu stared at them, then smiled. “Alright.”

“Wormmon digivolve to Aidramon!”

The three humans and the other digimon leapt onto the flying serpent as it flew after the two Wargreymons.

As the history of this climatic battle goes, the two Wargreymons would eventually arrive at the military base resting in the mountains. At this particular base, the same cloaked figure that escaped from the parking garage, was now examining a large satellite dish that was attached to the roof of the bases’s communication building.

“This will do nicely,” he mumbled to himself, “Very nicely.”

He suddenly became away of a loud rumbling above him. He quickly dove underneath the metal tower and looked at the sky. Two dinosaurs shot across the sky.

“Wargreymons?” he asked himself. He continued watching as another creature shot across, a large dragon.

“Imperial Dramon? What is he doing here?”

Following a safe distance behind Imperial Dramon was an Aidramon with a group of teenagers that this figure instantly recognized. “Kasumi Kamiya, Sabrina Motomiya, and Osamu Ichijoji?” he gasped, “So, they’re here. Very interesting.”

He was almost knocked off of his feet as a large explosion blasted high above the clouds. “These older Digidestined are more dangerous than I suspected,” he said, watching as BlackWargreymon, Agumon, Wormmon and Veemon fell from the sky, “I should get out of here before they realize I’m here.” He smiled slightly, “But once I complete my plans, they’ll all die!”

The digidestined found Agumon, Veemon, and Wormmon lying on a bed of rocks near the sea. “Agumon!” Tai shouted, running over to his friend, “Are you okay?”

The small dinosaur ran into his partner’s arms. “Tai, I’m fine!”

Tai laughed as he hugged him. “I’m glad you’re okay.”

“No worries!” the orange dinosaur said, “I’m back to being Wargreymon, and no one can stop me!”

“I know,” Tai said, “With the power Azulongmon gave me, I bet you’re even stronger then you were before.”

The newer digidestined watched Tai and Agumon with smiles on their faces, especially Kari. “He looks so happy,” she said.

“I bet it’s because he’s got a mega digimon again,” Gatomon said.

Davis nodded. “Yeah, I think so. I remember when he was captain of our soccer team. He really liked being one of the better players.”

“I guess he may have been feeling pretty useless,” Tk said, “I mean, he stopped playing soccer, he gave up being the digidestined leader, and became one of the weaker digidestined.”

“And then the thing with Sora,” Davis muttered.

“The poor guy,” Yolei said, “I wonder how much he was hurting inside?”

“More than any of you will ever know,” Kari thought.

“We lost Oikawa though,” Ken sighed, “Which means we’ll have to go back to guarding those kids with the Dark Seeds inside of them.”

“We’ll get him,” Wormmon said, “Don’t worry.”

Kari just kept smiling. Nothing mattered to her right now, she was just happy to have her big brother back.

To be continue…….

I know that wasn’t all that great, but next chapter will deal with some of the other children and their feelings towards seeing their parents again.