A Seraphic Tale Chapter 15

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 Kudzu: *Walks into the Sporking Chamber* Hello again everyone and welcome back to Digimon: A Seraphic Tale. In this chapter, Yun goes to the Digital World. Joining Ayaka and I today is just Leopardmon, since he volunteered after we sporked the previous chapter. 

Leopardmon: Oh, Kudzu! I also invited Zeromaru to this!

Kudzu: Wait, what? *Gets knocked over by an UlforceVeedramon who barrels into the chamber* Owwww....

Ayaka: *sighs as she gets off the couch to help Kudzu up.* Leopardmon, why did you do that?

Leopardmon: Because I figured he'd want to help too! Plus, he can be really funny!

Kudzu: But he's not really part of Digivengers, he's a canon character from the V-Tamer Manga I decided to use in the fic as a minor character!

Zero: *Finally speaking as he plops onto the couch next to Leopardmon* Yeah, we know, still want to help out with this thing. I mean,  we gotta do something between chapters of Digivengers, right?

Kudzu: *Sighs* Working on the next chapter, Zero... anywho, let's get started. Cutting the Author's Notes blah blah blah. Roll Episode.

EPISODE 15: First Trip to the Digital World

Ayaka: There's going to be more?

Kudzu: Eyup.

As happy as Yun was when she and Minako removed Drimogemon's Dark Emblem and got him back to normal, she didn't even realize that the ground beneath her turned into a digital hole until it was too late. She tried to call out to Minako and Gatomon, but she had already been sucked into the hole.

Leopardmon: And this is how we sum up the end of the previous chapter!

Kudzu: Yeah, I'll admit that last chapter ended on a decent cliffhanger, but I am a bit worried that things will be messed up later.

When Yun finally opened her eyes, she found herself in a totally different place. She's floating. Suspended in mid-air in a glowing electric blue ocean of ones and zeroes, with rainbow streaks flying by her like the neon lights one would see in 1950's themed diners and restaurants.

Zeromaru: That's... a comparision.

Kudzu: Yeah, the author tends to make strange comparisions to American media.

Yun didn't realize what was going on. Her little mind couldn't comprehend the fact that she just left her home planet, Earth, and is traveling to a totally different dimension!

Ayaka: I would think that watching and being a fan of Digimon, falling through a Digital Hole, and seeing the strange scene around her would clue her in.

Kudzu: It's a sad case of selective intelligence, it happens when an author wants their characters to not think of an obvious thing. I think another term for it is Idiot Ball.

Terriermon and Lopmon clung to her, and she clung to them desperately. As overwhelmed and freaked out as she was, she was made even more so by the fact that she realized she couldn't speak. It was like her vocal chords shut down.

Kudzu: You know, I've had dreams like this where I try to scream but no sound comes out of my mouth.

Leopardmon: *looks a bit uncomfortable as he holds a hand up to his throat.*

Ayaka: You alright, Leopardmon?

Leopardmon: T-Totally fine!

Zeromaru: *looks at Leopardmon with suspicion, but doesn't say anything.*

The same for Terriermon and Lopmon. With no means of communication, except for the expressions on their faces, Yun could feel herself about to have a nervous wreck. Her face was already wracked with fear. Lopmon was just a little surprised. Terriermon has the expression of a little boy on a super fast and speedy roller coaster going "Wheeeeeeee!" though Yun and Lopmon could both tell that his happy exterior was just a facade. Of course he'd be rationally terrified on the inside. Who wouldn't?

Leopardmon: I've seen scarier things in Lotusmon's lab in Magna Town. Also, not everyone is rational, so I can think of a few people that would find this pretty fun, me included!

Ayaka: What's Magna Town?

Leopardmon: Oh, it's a Medical Resort for digimon that's run by Magnadramon! It's actually a pretty good place, but Lotusmon... um... well... she's not very nice. I don't want to say anymore than that though.

Zeromaru: Yeah, Leopardmon had to spend time there in our world because of what Tinkermon and Petermon did to his head. He's doing better now, I think, but he's mentally a human teenager, instead of an adult... though, I heard before the incident? He was incredibly anal about his plans.

Leopardmon: I've gotten better though! Now I just try and find the fun in most things!~

In a flash, Yun saw a white light at the end of the seemingly endless tunnel of ones, zeroes, and neon-esque rainbow lights. In one final act of desperation, she squeezed her eyes tight and clutched onto her floppy eared friends even tighter. Yun braced herself for the worst, and so did Terriermon and Lopmon. But oddly enough...the worst didn't come. Although Yun expected to fall on something hard and rocky, possibly something that could've either easily killed her or broken all the bones in her body (Yun didn't break one single bone in her entire life, and she intended to keep it that way for all time), she felt something...soft and fuzzy. She finally got the mettle to open her eyes and see what just happened.

Zeromaru: Okay yeah, heard from Splash about how annoying the Parentheses are, and honestly? I'm starting to see why they're a pain.

Kudzu: I mean, I never broke a bone in my life either, but we didn't really need to know that factoid in parentheses, Author.

Without moving, she saw a blue sky with a couple of light blue and rainbowy-hued spots, and a desert-like landscape, also with some light blue and rainbow-hued spots, some ranging from tiny, medium sized, and immensely huge. Yun very slowly sat up and saw that the thing she landed on is fluffy and purple. Drimogemon! She landed on Drimogemon! She looked and saw his wide-open eyes and silver drill nose. Very slowly, Yun slid off of Drimogemon's back and gently landed on some solid ground. Terriermon and Lopmon woke up and saw everything around them. Terriermon was the first to speak.

"What just happened? And where are we?" Terriermon asked innocently as Yun gently set him on the ground. Yun looked around, seeing the same scenery. When she looked up, she gasped. In the sky is a huge, blue green and malachite sphere, with white circles on various parts of it with pink lines coming out from them like popsicle sticks. Right as Yun laid eyes on the gigantic sphere, she realized it right away.

Leopardmon and Zeromaru: *Look at each other in confusion*

Kudzu: *sighs* And here, we see the author start to rip off Tamers, starting with how the Digital World was portrayed in that series. Well, besides the whole "Digimon is a real franchise in the human world!" thing.

Ayaka: There are other moments?

Kudzu: Oh yeah, two that I can think of off the top of my head- a Rika rip off, and a Man who wants to destroy all digimon with the power of Science! Oh, and in this fic, Humanity created the Digital World via a team of nerds.

Ayaka: Oh. Is that what you gathered from reading ahead for random chapters?

Kudzu: Eyup.

"We're in...the Digital World!" Yun cried out.

Leopardmon: Of course you are, where else would you be, Yun?

Zeromaru: Well, in the manga I came from, there was an enemy known as Parallelmon, which revealed to me and Taichi the existence of alternate timelines and parallel worlds so... yeah, she could have ended up in one of those parallel Digital Worlds instead. 

Kudzu: I mean, it happened to Ryo in Tamers- he was originally part of the Adventure universe as a videogame protganist until something happened in the Wonderswan games.

The Digital World! Yun couldn't believe her eyes! She knew of it's existence, but it was only on TV! Supposing it had been nothing but just a fictional setting in a TV show! But now Yun is IN the Digital World! IN it! Yun had trouble wrapping her little mind around this huge and awesome revelation.

Leopardmon: Permission to swear?

Zeromaru and Kudzu: Granted.

Leopardmon: *deep breath* Bullshit! Yun is a fan of Digimon, so it's expected that she'd be able to wrap her mind around being in the Digital World after falling through a Digital Hole thanks to Drimogemon last chapter! Therefore, this is bullshit!

But it seemed Terriermon, Lopmon, and Drimogemon had no problem dealing with this new revelation at all. Especially not Drimogemon, who is now happy and full of glee.

"Yay! I'm back! Phew! What an adventure that was! It feels so good to be back in my home world!" Drimogemon exclaimed happily and was about to dance a happy dance until he saw a very confused and possibly overwhelmed Yun in front of him. This made the giant mole feel a little guilty. He sat down and faced her.

"Hey girlie. You alright?" Drimogemon asked. The sound of his voice abruptly pulled Yun out of her reverie and she gasped.

"Wha! Oh! Sorry, I...I just...still can't believe I'm in the Digital World. This is all so sudden and a little overwhelming," Yun replied.

Ayaka: Kudzu, in Digivengers, how did the human characters react to being in the Digital World?

Kudzu: Confusion, panic for Tandy, while the superheroes and some of the kids that were more used to weirndess reacted like it was just another Thursday.

Ayaka: I see. So... Yun's reaction?

Kudzu: Probably an attempt realism, so, I dunno.

"It's alright! It happens! Oh! This probably won't help much, but if you're lookin' for a place to crash, there's a lively little town around here called Fionn Village," Drimogemon explained kindly.

"Fionn Village? That's a funny name," Yun said with a small chuckle, which Drimogemon took as a sign that Yun is finally coming around.

Kudzu: You disrespecting one of Celtic Mythology's greatest hero, Yun?

Ayaka: What do you mean?

Kudzu: Fionn MacCumhail, or as it's pronounced in english, Finn McCool is basically a bad ass and people finding his name funny is just downright disrespectful. I'd go into a rant, but if I did we'd be here all day.

"It ain't all that funny. In Ancient Digicode, the word 'Fionn' means 'Hearts moving toward dreams.'" Drimogemon explained.

Leopardmon: Ancient...

Zeromaru: ...Digicode?

Kudzu: A very stupid thing so that the author can do fake meanings for foreign names.

Digimon: Oh.

Kudzu: Also, because I'm feeling petty- Fionn translates to White or Fair-haired.

"Hearts moving toward dreams...how lovely!" Lopmon said with a smile.

"It sure is!" Drimogemon said.

"Oh. But more importantly, how do we get there?" Lopmon asked.

"It ain't too hard to get there from here. All you gotta do is go STRAIGHT, down there. All ya gotta do is follow those pretty pointy crystals stickin' up from the ground," Drimogemon explained with blatant and strong emphasis on the word straight.

Plutomon: *Sticks his head into the chamber* So, it seems the author is railroading a bit through Drimogemon, that's always going to get the player characters annoyed in any campaign.

Zeromaru and Leopardmon: Hi Pluto.

Pluto: Hi you two, are you boys going to be available for tomorrow's game?

Zeromaru: Going to try my best!

Leopardmon: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm good for tomorrow's game, Pluto.

Pluto: Good, see ya then. *leaves*

Yun saw what Drimogemon went once she turned around and caught sight of them. The crystals looked to be six feet tall, and are very pretty. They seemed to turn a rainbow hue when the sunbeams were reflected off of it, though it mostly looked pearly purple and opalescent white. Yun couldn't help but be rendered silent by how beautiful the tall, dignified crystals were.

All: *Stare*

Kudzu: Okay, as much as I like crystals, this feels off to me for some reason.

Leopardmon: This description sounds tacky to me.

Zeromaru: *googles* So... does this mean that Quartzmon is--

Kudzu: We don't talk about Hunters here.

Zeromaru: Noted.

"So young as you don't go off the path, you can reach Fionn Village in no time flat!

Ayaka: So...young as you... OH! I think this is just a typo.

Kudzu: Maybe Authocorrect happened here.

Plus the Digimon there are pretty nice so I don't think you'll have a problem gettin' friendly with them! Plus their houses are pretty funny-lookin' so you won't have a problem seein' it!" The big Drimogemon explained.

Kudzu: GAH! The accent is all over the place and I hate it!

"What are those spots all over this place? Y'know, the ones that look all rainbowy and staticy," Terriermon explained, looking down at one of them. This one was almost as big as his little body, though he's only a foot away from it.

"I wouldn't touch that if I were you," Drimogemon said.

"Why not?"

"I don't know what those are, but I saw a Digimon hop into one once, and all his data disappeared. He never came back!"

Zeromaru: Uh...

Kudzu: Yeah, the digital world in this fic got destroyed and haphazardly slapped back together.

Zeromaru: This fic needs a Yggdrasil.

Kudzu: *Pales* Dammit Zero, you just had to say that, didn't you!?

Ayaka: Uh... who's Yggdrasil? *Hears laughter echo throughout the chamber as suddenly a man appears beside the couch with a domino mask hiding glowing white eyes, as well as crystalline fists and boots on his blue-body. His head is topped with neatly combed and short brown hair and he has an impish grin on his lips.*

Man: You rang, Zero?

Zeromaru: Hi boss.

Ayaka: *blinks* That's Yggdrasil?

Kudzu: *sighs* The Digivengers version, yeah. However, Yggdrasil in Digivengers is also fused with the digitized memories of Captain America's best friend, Bucky.

YggdraBuck: Yup!

Kudzu: Bucky, meet Ayaka, Ayaka, Yggdrabucky. Now, let's move on, since I assume that Bucky here wants to help with the spork now as well.

Yggdrabuck: Yeah, pretty much. *Sits down on the couch with a grin*

Terriermon stepped away from the spot and shivered. Yun scooped little Terriermon in her arms and held him close.

"Scary!" Terriermon muttered. However, Yun turned to Drimogemon and smiled.

"Well, I'm glad you're feeling better. Thanks for helping us, Drimogemon. We really appreciate your kindness," Yun bowed before Drimogemon in a kind and polite fashion.

Ayaka: Yes, act polite towards something that almost killed you.

Yggdrabuck: Hey Kudzu, did I miss something?

Kudzu: Ayaka was liberated from the fic and her sister... well... *hands over the notes so far* Here, read the recap.*

Yggdrabuck: Ah. *does so and goes silent as he focuses on the notes*

"Oh, no! I should be thankin' you for stoppin' me from goin' crazy! I oughta be more careful from now on. Well, I'd best be goin'! My buddies might be worryin' about me! Take care of yourselves! Peace out!" Drimogemon said as he prepared his drill, dredged a hole in the ground, and leaped into it.

Kudzu: *Grinds teeth*

Everyone else: *backs away*

Kudzu: I. Hate. Bad. Attempts. At Southern. Accents.

Yun looked at the tall, opalescent crystals with a courageous look.

"Fionn Village..." Yun muttered to herself.

"Let us depart, shall we?" Lopmon said. Yun nodded and they all walked through the path of crystals.

As they walked, Yun looked around, with her green eyes wide with curiosity. She made sure to stay on the path, which she did, but something seemed to be odd. The spots. The light blueish, rainbowy, and staticy spots that Drimogemon told them about earlier. Yun noticed that they were practically everywhere. Some were tiny, some where sort of Lopmon's size, some where her own size, and some were as big as her house! She didn't know what they were all doing here in the Digital World. To Yun, they looked like holes that had been made by a very big and very angry bird that pecked at everything and made it look like Swiss cheese, and Yun was sure it wasn't one of those angry birds from that cell phone game that Melody plays every day either.

Yggdrabuck: *Growls* This Digital World is a mess. What happened to it?

Kudzu: It got blown up, I guess. Also, the bad guy is... *whispers in Yggdrabuck's ear.*

Yggdrabuck: Oh. That guy. *groans* This Digital World is in a severe need of a reboot.

Kudzu: Eyup. But it never happens, I think.

Yggdrabuck: I see.

Not only that, there were lots of them on the ground too. Yun looked on the path and made sure to avoid them so she wouldn't fall in and disappear, as Drimogemon warned them not to touch them. Yun made sure to follow this rule. At one point, Yun saw one very tiny spot get smaller and finally disappear into thin air, making one part of the ground hole again. Cautiously, Yun touched it and was relieved to see that she didn't disappear. Thank goodness. Yun's overwhelmed heart began to lighten ever so little. The walk sure helped, and looking at the pretty crystals sure helped too. Now these are what Yun considered beautiful.

Kudzu: *dryly* Because as we all know, Beauty is always a sign of goodness, I mean, just look at Lucemon after all.

Yggdrabuck: Wait, Lucemon is in this?

Ayaka: Yeah, as my sister's love interest.

Yggdrabuck: *Checks notes again* That poor bastard.

These crystals looked as if they could glow a luminous white or rainbowy shade if the sun were ever to completely cover it. This certainly mollified Yun and erased all of her feelings of fear and anxiety.

Suddenly, Lopmon saw something that caught her eye.

"I think that's it!" Lopmon pointed to it and the three of them ran toward it.

What they saw left them frozen in their tracks with shock. They were flabbergasted.

Zeromaru: It was an Aero V-Sukamon!

Ayaka: I don't get it... what kind of digimon is that?

Kudzu: A one-time gag digimon that's no longer listed on the wiki.

Ayaka: Oh.

It was a town alright, but it sure wasn't like any town they expected to see! For one thing, this town is completely bright and colorful, emphasis on colorful. All the houses and buildings looked like they had paint splattered all over them. None of the houses and buildings are one set color. Greens, yellows, purples, pinks, every color from the rainbow you can think of can be seen in this town!

Leopardmon: That sounds gaudy, and Magna Town was primarily various shades of pink done in a tasteful manner compared to this mess!

Ayaka: That sounds pretty nice actually.

Kudzu: Yeah, I agree with Leopardmon. Fionn Village sounds like the author's attempt at whimsy.

Not only that, the trees are white and even the sidewalks are bright and colorful. Red, blue, yellow, orange, pink, everything! A statue that looks like an angelic digimon is white but the bottom part of it has hard spots on it in all colors. Like orange, blue, yellow, purple, light green. This town looked like a little child's idea of a sweet and halcyon town straight out of a storybook...but went totally overboard with the bright and colorful idea.

Zeromaru: Well, besides the dead trees, it looks like Fionn Village was painted by the person who designed Lydia MacGregor's Sailor Scout uniform having a fit.

Yggdrabuck: Lydia whonow?

Kudzu: Sailor Rainbow is a weird series. Harmless though.

Sometimes it looked as though the colors had been mixed in a blender. Not that this was a bad thing. Yun was just so surprised by how it looked she couldn't comprehend a town like this existing. Drimogemon sure was right when he said this town is funny looking. Not in a bad way, of course.

Ayaka: That felt... very backhanded in all hoensty.

Kudzu: Indeed. Town aethetics are important after all.

Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon decided to look around. They became even more surprised by what the residents did with their houses. One house had paintings of animals and birds all over the roof. One house had a lion Digimon on it's walls. Another house had flowers painted all on the front like a little flower garden...but they're all ON the house, not in front of the house. Another house had ocean waves painted on it similar to how the great painter Hokusai painted his famous Ukiyo-e woodblock print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Another house had a galaxy, the stars, and the moon painted on it. Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon were all entranced by how this town looked. How colorful, bright, and most of all, artsy, it looked. Artsy and artistic. No wonder this town is named Fionn, or 'hearts moving toward dreams' as Drimogemon pointed out. They looked at the houses, sidewalk, and paintings with wonder and awe, somewhat entranced by how strange yet halcyon and wonderful this town looked.

All: *Groan*

Leopardmon: This town still sounds gaudy.

Zeromaru: Eyup.

Yggdrabuck: I would never let a monstrosity like this into my Digital World.

Ayaka: Totally lame.

Kudzu: *shakes her head and sighs* This is just padding in all honesty.

Yun knew one thing for sure: she absolutely LOVED this place!

Ayaka: Of course she does.

But one thing they also noticed that it looked somewhat like a ghost town now. Nobody was walking around. No Digimon in sight. Drimogemon said this town is supposed to be lively, but there's nobody here. Lopmon noticed it.

"I wonder where everyone is?" Lopmon asked.

"Maybe they moved away or something," Terriermon replied.

"I don't think so. I still see pieces of artwork on that big purple column, and I see merchandise in that little stand," Lopmon pointed out. The little stand has lots of trinkets and mini stuffed animals...and a sign that said 'Closed Until Circumstances are Ameliorated!' Little Terriermon cocked his head to one side in confusion.

Yggdrabuck and Leopardmon: *baffled by the sign*

Kudzu: Yeah, the author likes to abuse the thesaurus in this fic.

"What do they mean 'until circumstances are ameliorated?'" Terriermon asked.

"Perhaps maybe a Digimon is running rampant?" Lopmon said.

"Hey! You're right! Look! One of those crystals looks like it got broke real good!" Terriermon exclaimed, pointing to another pretty and tall crystal...which isn't so tall anymore. The top part looks like it got knocked over by a wrecking ball, and the shattered remains are all over the place.

"Wow! If there really is-" Lopmon wanted to make a statement, but she was cut off by a high-pitched shriek.

"YEEEEEEK!"

One that came straight from Yun's mouth.

"THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!"

All: *stare in annoyance*

Yun screamed like an overly happy fangirl and hopped all over the place.

Ayaka: She IS an overly happy fangirl.

"This place is awesome! Full of works of art and colors and all that stuff! I'd like to live here!" Yun cried out as she hopped all over the place in a paroxysm of joy and glee. Lopmon, although feeling a little irked that Yun didn't quite take the situation seriously (Lopmon hoped she secretly was), smiled and watched her run around.

Yggdrabuck: *shoots the Parentheses with a Colt .45* Man those things are annoying.

Everyone else: *Stare in shock*

Kudzu: The hell did you get a gun from?

Yggdrabuck: I'm basically a digital god, so I pretty much pulled it out of my ass.

"I agree! It looks like the perfect place for us, Yun!" Terriermon exclaimed. Lopmon couldn't help but loosen up a bit and smiled.

"Well, I also agree that it looks very wonderful and artsy and harmonious," Lopmon said.

Kudzu: Ugh, I forgot about this fic's equivalent of the Crests.

Ayaka: Wait, what?

Kudzu: Basically, there are these things called Digi-Hearts, and they're a knock off of the Crests. Yun's Digi-Heart is "Harmony" so... yeah. This is just crappy foreshadowing.

So all three of them succumbed to the beautified town's artsy mien and somewhat grandiose exterior.

Leopardmon: *Growls* It. Is. Gaudy.

So what if it was a little grandiose? Yun didn't care. The placed looked EXACTLY like her own self-created fantasy world. No, not the one in her dream with the boy with white wings singing "A thousand lights" (That's the name Yun gave the song. She didn't know the actual name of it).

All: *groan again*

Ayaka: Of course the Digital World looked like something Yun created. She's the Sue after all. Also, stop with the Parentheses! We don't need to know your author's notes in-story!

She could live in this peaceful place in total concord and never have a care in the world. And she'd NEVER let her enemies, Nenji and Seiko, or someone who would immediately hate this place and dismiss it (Ayaka).

Ayaka: I don't hate everything, Yun. I may not like the town, but considering recent events in my life, it would be hard for me to dismiss shit like this.

Yun hopped around, looking at everything with her big emerald eyes wide with joy and wonder.

"I wish I had a camera!...or knew how to use one! I'd take lots of pictures of this place!" Yun exclaimed happily.

Zeromaru: Taking pictures are simple. You point the camera at something, and click the button to take a picture.

Out of nowhere, Lopmon's ears suddenly perked up in alarm. "There is a Digimon nearby," she gasped.

"Where?" Yun asked, quickly removing her digivice from her pocket.

The very moment she had asked that, a small object rolled into view. At first glance, one might think it was some sort of green egg-shaped object or a green apple. However, upon much closer inspection, the trio discovered that it was a very small Digimon, no bigger than an apple. Its light green skin matched the grass almost perfectly. Its eyes were large and black with white pupils, just as the eyes of Terriermon and Lopmon were when they were Zerimon and Conomon. Underneath each eye was a layer of skin that was small, pink, and in a perfect circle, looking ery much like blush. Two stubby legs were barely sticking out from underneath its body. The top of its head looked like a cap made of tiny leaves with a stem at the very top.

Yggdrabuck: Oh no... Snowball isn't going to like this...

Kudzu: *Seals the Chamber to prevent more people getting in and crowding the spork* No, he wouldn't.

The little green Digimon caught sight of Yun, and it's face lit up like a little kid getting his cookie.

"Pipi!"

A faint but cute whistle came out from it's mouth and it ran toward Yun with a sweet and innocent smile, just like the smiles Terriermon and Lopmon had when they were Zerimon and Conomon. Yun got her digivice out.

Ayaka: Of course my sister is automatically loved by baby digimon. *Gags* And she supposedly hates babies because they cry.

Kudzu: Hey, you're right! And the baby digimon she's interacted with so far hasn't cried once! How the hell did I not notice that contradiction until now...

"Datirimon, a baby level Digimon. It's special attack is bubble blow," Yun read the information and put her digivice back in her pocket. The little Digimon, Datirimon, rubbed itself against Yun happily.

"Pipi! Pipi!"

Yun's heart became lighter than ever, and she herself lit up with joy.

"Awww! You're so CUTE!" Yun exclaimed loudly, which Datirimon did not seem to mind. Terriermon and Lopmon approached the tiny Digimon.

"He really is cute!" Lopmon said as she put her paw on it's head, which Datirimon relished immensely.

"Hey! Wanna play, little guy?" Terriermon asked.

"Pipi! He...hewwo!" Datirimon blurted out sweetly, in a very cute voice similar to Lopmon's when she was Kokomon. Yun, out of pure joy and compulsion, scooped the little digimon in her arms and rubbed herself against it.

"Hello! You're so cuuuute!" Yun cooed sweetly. Once she was done, Datirimon looked into her green eyes with it's big black ones.

Yggdrabuck: I think I'm going to be sick...

Ayaka: You and me both, Bucky...

"You-man! You-man!" Datirimon squeaked cutely.

"Wha?" Yun said, confused.

"Hewwo you-man!" Datirimon squeaked again.

"I think it's trying to say the word human," Lopmon said with her finger to her chin.

Zeromaru: It's trying to say Young Man! Because it wants to sing YMCA!

Kudzu: How the hell do you know that song?

Zeromaru: *shrugs* Internet access. Gotta do something between chapters, ya know?

Kudzu: I said I was working on it...

"How do you know?" Terriermon asked.

"It's language skills appear to be underdeveloped, but from the way it looked at Yun and said you-man, I think human is the closest thing I can decipher. There aren't any other words that sound like it," Lopmon explained.

Kudzu: I'd google words to prove Lopmon wrong, but I don't want to be here all day so... yeah.

"Wow. You sure are smart, Lopmon! I'm glad you're my sister!"

"Thank you," Lopmon blushed a bit.

Yun continued to play with Datirimon when suddenly a voice appeared out of nowhere.

"Datirimon!"

Yun stopped and looked around, looking for the source of the voice. Suddenly, Datirimon leaped out of her hands.

"Pipi!"

"Datirimon! There you are!"

Then, someone appeared. And it wasn't human! A Digimon, it was!

Yggdrabuck: *Flatly* Wow. What a surprise that was. I'd never of guessed it would be a digimon.

An almost human-esque cartoon character-like Digimon with pure white skin, rosy red gloves, rosy red boots, a rosy red scarf wrapped in a ribbon that almost made it look as though it had heart-shaped wings, a blue gem stone on the front, and a rosy red hat with two long and sproingy antennae with hearts at the end. This Digimon has an innocent-looking face and childish exterior. As Datirimon and the other Digimon reunited, Yun took this chance to look up it's information.

"Bucchiemon, an armor level, vaccine attribute, fairy Digimon. It's special attacks are Talon Arrow and Love Laser," Yun then put the digivice back in her pocket. Datirimon leaped into Bucchiemon's arms, but Bucchiemon looked worried.

Kudzu: Actually, "Love Laser" is called Heavy Beam. This is the author making up move names again.

Zeromaru: The author does that often, don't they?

Kudzu: Eyup.

"Datirimon! How many times do I have to tell you? You shouldn't wander off by yourself! Especially if there's a wild Digimon running loose and about to destroy everything!" Bucchiemon reproved the little Datirimon who seemed unphased.

"Hewwo! We haff guests!" Datirimon piped in.

"Guests? What guests?" Bucchiemon asked...until he caught sight of Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon. He looked surprised at first, then he leapt toward them with a sunflowery face full of joy.

"Wow! A human? A real, living, breathing, human? Wow-wee! I can't believe I'd live to see the day! A human standing before me! In my presence! Awesome!" Bucchiemon exclaimed at first.

Ayaka: *Groans and puts her head in her hands.* This is just more padding, isn't it?

Kudzu: Most likely, yeah.

"Cute!" Yun exclaimed, refering to just Bucchiemon this time, not Datirimon, and not caring that Bucchiemon seems to think of her as some heavenly entity from some kind of myth. Once Bucchiemon got a hold of his excitement, he backed away for a bit and bowed before Yun.

"Hello, human. Thanks for taking care of Datirimon," Bucchiemon said in a nice, somewhat feminine voice. It wasn't as harsh as Lucero's, that's for sure.

Yggdrabuck: Still can't believe that Lucemon is the Love Interest in this... *Sets the notes so far on the coffee table* Seriously, why him?

Kudzu: My best guess? It's because he's a fluffy cute angel boy.

Yggdrabuck: *frowns* I see.

"Oh, no. It's alright. She's cute! Uh...he or she?" Yun replied, but she didn't know Datirimon's gender.

"She's a she. She's one of the Digimon I'm taking care of," Bucchiemon explained.

"Pipi!"

"Umm...do you live in this village?" Yun asked.

"Yes! I sure do! This is Fionn Village!" Bucchiemon replied.

"Why's it so colorful and full of art?" Terriermon asked.

"That's because all residents here are very interested in all forms of art and distinguish themselves from the other towns. Fionn Village is also known as both the city of art and the city of admiration, which is why it's all bright and colorful," Bucchiemon explained with a smile, but then cocked his head to one side. "Does it bother you?"

Leopardmon: Still Guady. *glaring*

Kudzu: Also, Art is subjective, and yet things feel like it's done in the same style of art. I assume it's because the author has only a certain art style in mind and probably didn't think of other types of art.

Yun lit up. "Not at all! I think it's awesome! I'd like to live here if I wanted to!"

"Wonderful! Oh! More importantly...what's a human like you doing here?" Bucchiemon asked.

"Well, a Drimogemon controlled by something called a Dark Emblem came to my world and started wreaking havoc. Terriermon, Lopmon, my friend Minako, and I fought it and got it off, but somehow...I guess I got caught in the digital hole and wound up here. He showed us here, by the way," Yun explained.

"Ah, I know who you mean! That Drimogemon's become quite the regular here! But..." Bucchiemon said, at first happily but then looked rather solemn. "A Dark Emblem, you say?"

"Yeah. Those black hexagon symbols that have skulls on them that make Digimon go crazy. You heard of them?"

Leopardmon: Are we about to get lore?

Kudzu: No.

Leopardmon: aww.... more padding...

"Yes, unfortunately. Lots of Digimon have been branded with them lately and very few know why. I'm not one of them, sadly, though I really want to know," Bucchiemon said.

"I agree. They've been running rampant. Oh! I should introduce myself! I'm Wakamiya Julia, but call me Yun. These are Terriermon and Lopmon," Yun explained.

"It's nice to meet you," Lopmon said.

"Hiya! I'm Terriermon!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"My name is Bucchiemon. I'm very honored to be in your presence. Oh! Would you like to come to my studio?" Bucchiemon said.

"Sure! We'd love to!" Yun exclaimed.

"Pipi!" Datirimon squeaked.

Kudzu: Ugh, can this get any more dull?

Back in the real world...

A worn out and impatient Witchmon is sitting on top of the roof of an electronics store, not happy with having to wait for her sidekick, Roachmon, who is inside and scaring people into screaming like maniacs. After about a few more minutes, Roachmon finally appeared with a small, silver, palm-sized video camera in his hands.

Yggdrabuck: Welp, there goes the masquerade, I'm sure Giant Roach Monster would be on the news, right?

Kudzu: As far as I know, the scaring humans bit is never brought up again.

Ayaka: Of course it isn't.

"You got something?" Witchmon asked.

"I suuuure did! Dis is what them folks call a video camera. It takes videos of stuff. It's awesome! This will be perfect to show our master! I already got awesome footage of dem humans already!" Roachmon boasted happily, reveling in his new stolen video camera.

Yggdrabuck: Kudzu? What am I seeing?

Kudzu: Basically, the digimon are treated as idiots who don't know what technology is.

Yggdrabuck: That is bullshit. We have cyborg and robot digimon. We know what tech is dammit!

"I sure wish Devimon was here to see this."

"Eh? What happened to Devimon?"

"You don't know? Those brats and their Digimon took him down and killed him! An Angemon! A no-good Angemon defeated him! Can you believe it?"

Ayaka: Wait, how did Witchmon know this? I don't think she was seen in that chapter?

Kudzu: She was probably watching from a distance and didn't go noticed? I dunno.

Roachmon gasped with horror. "Whoa! I din' know 'dat! Man! Those brats really must be tougher than 'dey look if they managed to take down someone like Devimon!"

Zeromaru: Uh... what the hell was that?

Kudzu: Something racist. Let's move on, we still got half the chapter to go through.

Everyone else: *Groan*

"I know, right? It's really getting annoying!"

"Well, least we can show 'dis to master and have him deal with 'dem! 'Dat'll show 'em! Chaw-haw-haw, 'dis is gonna be good!"

"But he'll be mad if we don't put Dark Emblems on more Digimon and take them to his inner sanctum!" Witchmon sighed distastefully. "I hate not being able to do what I want!"

"Well, yer just gunna have to deal wit' it, Witchmon! Yeah! Now I just hafta-WHOA!" Roachmon was about to fly away and take Witchmon with him to the Digital World...but suddenly his foot got caught in a satellite wire and it made him trip, even though he can fly, causing the video camera to slip out of his hands and fall to the ground.

CRASH!

It fell onto a solid trash can lid, which made the trash can fall over, making the already destroyed camera fall. Then, an old titanium box fell out from the trash can and fell onto the camera, shattering it even more. Witchmon and Roachmon both witnessed this horrible turn of events, shocked and appalled. Witchmon, however, became choleric and got her broom out.

Leopardmon: *Silent*

Zeromaru: Leopardmon? You ok?

Leopardmon: This is dumb. Is there a real point to this shit?

Kudzu: Poorly done comedy, more padding, and bad luck for the Team Rocket of the fic.

"YOU'RE SUCH AN IDIOT!" Witchmon yelled as she grabbed Roachmon, threw him onto the street, and started beating him with her broom, acting like a little girl having an epic temper tantrum.

"Git off 'a me, you spoiled brat!" Roachmon yelled as he tried to defend himself against Witchmon's blows, but she wasn't having it.

"Master's gonna kick me out of the inner sanctum because of you, you stupid no-good disgusting ugly smelly breathed roach! Take this and that and this and that!" Witchmon yelled as she continued to beat Roachmon with her broom.

"Your breath's way smellier than mine!"

"IT IS NOT!"

"Look who's talking!"

"You'll pay for that!"

"Act like a brat, why don'cha?"

What they didn't know was that they were so immersed in their little spat that they didn't realize that people stopped to watch...with scared and frightened faces. Witchmon and Roachmon finally stopped to see, and they weren't happy.

Ayaka: And if this were a normal world, people would be filming that with their phones.

Zeromaru: Eyup. Of course, they don't think of that, right?

Kudzu: Don't think so.

"Pheh! We'll settle this in the Digital World! I've got better things to do than hang around a smelly and putrid thing like you!"

"Brand some Digimon with Dark Emblems, why don'cha?"

"Fine!"

"But wanna scare these beasts first?"

"Sure! Fine by me! A girl needs an outlet for her anger anyhow!"

"Yard Sale Bomb!"

"Baluluna Gale!"

Trash and gusts of wind blew the samaritans away, and the two quarreling Digimon finally opened a digital portal and made a run for the Digital World. In the process, Witchmon remembered branding a big red stag beetle Digimon with a brand and decided to find it as she arrived into the Digital World. Then she caught sight of Yun.

Leopardmon: I've got a bad feeling about this...

Kudzu: Yeah, read ahead and Yun gets a power up this chapter.

Ayaka: And that would be?

Kudzu: *sighs* You'll see...

'What? What's she doing in the Digital World? This can't be true! But then again...I think I've found a new outlet for my anger! Teeheehee!' Witchmon snickered in her thoughts and found something fun (in her book) to do later on.

Yggdrabuck: *shoots the parentheses again*

In the Digital World...

So Bucchiemon propitiatingly allowed Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon to come into his studio, which isn't anything except for a very colorful and well-painted garage with stars and angels painted all over it. They were surprised by how quaint and halcyon it was. All around the garage are paint buckets, canvases, paper, colored pencils, crayons, plastic wrap, everything.

Leopardmon: What's the plastic wrap for?

Kudzu: I would assume easy clean up, but for all we know, Bucchiemon might also be a serial killer hiding out in Fionn Village.

Yggdrabuck: I mean, stranger danger is in effect here...

One picture on an easel in the middle of the studio showed an almost finished painting of an angel digimon clad entirely in white, like snow. Possibly satin.

Kudzu: Satin is a fabric. It can come in multiple colors, not just white. *Grumbles in Costume History nerd*

Ayaka: Not to mention the painting sounds... kind of dull to be honest.

Zeromaru: Does the author know about MagnaAngemon's Priest Mode?

Kudzu: Doubt it. It's probably foreshadowing for an OC Digimon of hers.

Lopmon and Terriermon noticed that not only Datirimon lived here, but some other baby Digimon too. One is a very tiny, cloud blue fish with big cherry red eyes, two little fins, two antennae, and some fins on it's back. Another is a round red thing with two little bat wings for ears. Another is a little white creature with a curled horn and two little yellow wings. Two of them are Conomon and Zerimon! The final one is a little pink baby bird with a yellow beak and two wiggly fins.

"Awww! Look at all the cute baby Digimon! Are they all yours?" Yun exclaimed happily as Datirimon joined the group.

"Not really. I'm in charge of babysitting them when their parents are busy. You've met Datirimon already. The little fish is Pichimon. The little red one is Jyarimon. The little white angel here is Puttimon. The pink bird is Pururumon, and-" Bucchiemon explained all the babies' names, except for two of them.

"The twins are Conomon and Zerimon!"

"Wow! How'd you-Oh!" Bucchiemon was about to ask how she knew, but saw Terriermon and Lopmon. "I see. Alright then."

Ayaka: This was just an excuse for Cute Times, isn't it?

Kudzu: Eyup. The author does seem to like cutes- not that it's a bad thing, but this is also just more padding in my opinion.

All the little baby Digimon crowded around Terriermon and Lopmon, happily playing with them. Yun saw Bucchiemon get his art supplies together and begin painting.

"Umm...I hope you don't mind me asking, but Drimogemon said this town is normally very lively, but now it doesn't look as such. Why is that?" Yun asked innocently.

Bucchiemon sighed.

Yggdrabuck: *As Bucchiemon* Oh sweet Yggdrasil, I hate idiots...

Ayaka: *giggles*

"Oh! If you don't want to say, that's fine! Sorry I asked! I didn't mean to-"

"No. It's fine. I want to tell you...or someone. See, those Dark Emblems you mentioned...there's been a Digimon running loose in town lately with one on him. His name is Kuwagamon. He's a fearsome beast. Normally you don't see them around here, but he just up and appeared one day and started attacking. The residents around here are terrified. Most of them fled. Some of them are still living here, but they spend their days confined to their houses, not wanting to come out," Bucchiemon explained as he added some strokes of paint to his new piece of work.

Zeromaru: *whistles* Well, I'll admit that Kuwagamon is a tough opponent, but with the Dark Emblem amplifying a digimon's power, this may be a very tough fight! Wish I could join in myself!

Kudzu: Down Zero, you enter the fic now, and Yun could realize what's going on, which is a bad thing. *Eyes Fourth Wall Reader carefully*

"Why don't you battle him?" Yun asked.

"We'd like too, but he's a bit too strong for us. Plus some of the residents here are a tad cowardly. I tried defeating Kuwagamon once, but he outsmarted me. But I don't plan on giving up just yet! I'm not going to let him destroy this wonderful place and all the effort I put into making it such!" Bucchiemon explained, with a spec of courage in the last sentence. Yun smiled.

Ayaka: Wait, a digimon with a dark emblem is capable of thought? I thought they were just mindless machines!

Kudzu: Well, Dogmon in Chapter Nine was able to understand what Mina and Otoya were talking about before speeding away to deeper in the woods, so it's possible that some digimon are capable of thought and control over their actions while under the influence? Or this is just a sign the author is being inconsistent.

"You're not one who likes to give up, do you?" Yun asked.

"Nope! Although I am a pacifist and don't like fighting, I know there are times that I have to in order to protect the things that I cherish, and I certainly don't want some giant stag beetle ruining this wonderful oasis of mine! Or hurting me, the babies, and all my friends and neighbors here!"

Right then, Yun had an idea that popped in her head like a jack-in-a-box.

Leopardmon: Another weird phrase!

Kudzu: Better than a chick hatching, I guess.

"Bucchiemon? I was wondering...would you mind if we helped you defeat Kuwagamon?"

Bucchiemon suddenly dropped his paint brush, and Terriermon, Lopmon, and all the Digimon babies heard this statement.

"You? Want to help us?" Bucchiemon asked.

Ayaka: Unfortunately, this means that Yun gets more fans for the Suefluence, right?

Kudzu: Eyup. As the heroine, it's her job to help others anyway, to spread the Suefluence in the first place.

"Yeah! I have a lot of experience with hunting down Digimon and removing the Dark Emblems. It's hard, yes, but like you said, we don't give up until it's done! If you don't want our assistance, that's fine. I'll respect whatever decision you make. But if Kuwagamon isn't taken care of, I'd feel bad because he might destroy your precious town and pieces of work, and I don't want that happening! I know exactly what it's like to have things you love and cherish be destroyed, so I feel for you!" Yun exclaimed courageously.

Leopardmon: That... that reminds me of how Lotusmon would speak to me sometimes... I'm not liking this at all...

Ayaka: *Realization and looks horrified* Leopardmon... my sister really is manipulative, isn't she?

Kudzu: Looks like it.

Lopmon and Terriermon, hearing this, decided to walk to her side.

"I wanna help you out too!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"I would also very much like to help you. If you don't want our assistance, then so be it. But it would be terrible if Kuwagamon came back again and destroyed everything," Lopmon said.

Zeromaru: *while patting a trembling Leopardmon's shoulder as gently as possible* And now Lopmon is getting in on this bulllshit.

The baby Digimon suddenly cheered happily and enthusiastically, leaving Bucchiemon flabbergasted and blushing, even though he's red enough already! Help from a human and her Digimon partners? How in the world could something like this happen?

Leopardmon: Because the plot said so?

Bucchiemon was shocked, but at the same time, he slowly grew to like this human girl and her floppy eared Digimon partners. Look at how well the baby Digimon are getting along with them. Not only that, Bucchiemon had always loved hearing tales about humans and how they created the Digital World (as far as he knew). But to have one of those humans present herself in front of him and offer her assistance? What a miracle! What an answer to a prayer it was to Bucchiemon. Not wanting to decline, he smiled sweetly.

"Sure! I'd love for you to assist me!" Bucchiemon replied.

Ayaka: Well, the Suefluence is acting pretty quickly here...

"Cool! Don't worry. No matter what happens, we'll make sure Kuwagamon and it's Dark Emblem are taken care of, and that this town doesn't get destroyed!" Yun exclaimed enthusiastically.

Leopardmon: Kudzu, does the town get destroyed out of recklessness?

Kudzu: Nope, because Yun rarely gets any consequences to her actions, unlike Riku who accidentally set a tree on fire during his own fight against Mothmon and had to be saved by his sister, Rena.

"Yeah!" Terriermon backed her up. Lopmon held a Pichimon in her arms and smiled at it, and it smiled back at her too.

"I'm truly grateful! I don't want to...lose this town again..." Bucchiemon muttered.

Yggdrabuck: Hooboy, looks like we're getting some backstory!

Yun got confused. "Again? How is it again?"

"This town was destroyed once before, along with the rest of the Digital World."

Yun's jaw dropped. Lopmon and Terriermon's jaws dropped to the plastic wrap on the floor.

Zeromaru: That's a terrifying image.

Kudzu: Yeah, some anime gags don't really work in written form.

"WHAAAAT?"

The Digital World was destroyed? How can the Digital World be destroyed when Yun and her friends are stepping amongst it right now? Yun just HAD to point this out.

"The Digital World? Destroyed? How is that possible? It looks fine to me!" Yun exclaimed.

Kudzu: *In a deep voice* Time! For! Backstory!

"You probably don't know. About three years ago in Digital World time, the Digital World was suddenly wiped out. Rumors say an evil and all powerful Digimon used his terrible powers to annihilate the Digital World and attempt to wipe out time and space. Other rumors say that the guardians of the very core of the Digital World, including the kind ruler who keeps it in balance, were killed. That's why there are these rainbowy and staticy spots all around the Digital World. They're the damage that the Digital World has sustained. It's been regenerating and getting the old data back steadily, which is how the spots disappear, but it's not totally complete just yet."

Yggdrabuck: Holy shit! This is terrifying to even think about! They killed the Core AI of the Digital World, and now it's barely functional? This is practically the Apocalypse!

Kudzu: Actually... I think the "Ruler" might not be a Core AI like other Digital Worlds, but... Lucemon.

Yggdrabuck: Saywhatnow?

Kudzu: Lucemon has been seen since the beginning of this mess, and Devimon said that Lucemon was supposed to be dead. My working theory is that somehow, Lucemon after losing his wings and memory, made it to the Human World and met Yun.

Yggdrabuck: I don't like this story. 

"How terrible!" Lopmon exclaimed.

"I know, right? This town was destroyed because of it too...once. Me and all the other residents worked very hard to restore everything back to it's original state, and we did a fine job of doing so. Others aren't so lucky, but in time the data will be reconfigured and regenerate, so I wouldn't call it a total tragedy."

Zeromaru: So, the Digital World is somehow still running, despite trying to restore itself from a back up.

Kudzu: Seems like it, yeah.

"You say they're rumors? Why are they rumors?" Terriermon asked.

"To be perfectly honest, nobody really knows who's responsible for destroying the Digital World or why it happened or why the Dark Emblems appeared or if the guardians are still alive. All we know for sure is that Digimon are being branded with Dark Emblems lately and are wreaking havoc. Even I don't know how everything happened, even though I'm one of the few survivors. I think the destruction was so powerful that it made everyone lose their memories. It's happened to a lot of Digimon."

Leopardmon: *Curling up into a ball* This is scary... I don't like this at all, Kudzu...

Ayaka: Leopardmon, are you ok?

Leopardmon: *Trembling* I don't want to forget... don't forget, don't forget...

Yggdrabuck: I guess Petermon and Lotusmon really fucked him up...

Zeromaru: Yeah...

Ayaka: *hugs Leopardmon gently and does her best to calm him down* It's ok, it's ok... you won't forget anything...

Leopardmon: *Sniffs as he starts crying and holds onto Ayaka*

Yun ruminated deeply about Bucchiemon's story. The Digital World? Destroyed completely? With few survivors and survivors who potentially lost their memories in the catastrophe? How in the world can something like this happen? But then something else hit Yun. The Dark Emblems. They started appearing after it happened. Could Witchmon and the now defeated Devimon have something to do with the destruction?

Zeromaru: Obviously.

And what about the so-called master they keep talking about? Is he the one responsible for destroying the Digital World?

Yggdrabuck: Also an obvious "No Shit Sherlock."

Yun's mind was wracked with many thoughts, theories, and wild speculations about what could happen.

"That must have been horrible!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"It was. But...I'm happy that I at least got my town back. I love this place and I would never change it or trade it for anything else," Bucchiemon said. The baby Digimon squeaked as if they're backing him up.

Leopardmon: *sniffling* C-Could be less gaudy though... 

Kudzu: *Conjures up a large handkerchief and hands it to Ayaka, who uses it to dab Leopardmon's eyes dry.*

Ayaka: Yeah, it really could, Leopardmon.

As Yun was about to lose her mind to new theories about why the Digital World was destroyed, she caught sight of Bucchiemon's painting. It depicted a humanoid Digimon clad entirely in white, with two thick and possibly fluffy white wings, a cross emblazoned forehead guard with pale yellow wings on both sides covering his eyes, long sun-kissed blonde hair, and a bronze belt with the peace sign on it.

Zeromaru: Apparently the author DOES know about Priest Mode.

Kudzu: Okay, so I was wrong.

Yun stared at the painting, entranced by it's beauty. It wasn't because of how detailed and striking the picture looked. It was because...Yun felt very warm and serene upon looking at it. The only times she felt this way were if she was alone with just Terriermon, Lopmon, and Lucero, and the times when she had the dream.

All: *Just stare*

Yggdrabuck: So... I think the author might have a thing for angels...

Kudzu: Ya know, you may be right. She does equate anything angelic and holy as extra good and beautiful... too bad she doesn't seem know how much of an eldritch horror actual angels are described as being. I'd get descriptions, but then we'd be here all day.

Leopadmon: Yggdrasil, what do you mean by a thing for angels?

Zeromaru: Yeah, Boss, what do you mean by a thing for angels? *Chuckling*

Yggdrabuck: *glares at Zeromaru* Well, I guess you need to re-learn about kinks, huh Leopardmon.

Leopardmon: Oh! Now I get it, so the author might have an angel fetish?

Ayaka: *sighs and shakes her head* Can we talk about how eeriely calm Yun gets about angels?

Kudzu: Probably has something to do with her baby blanket that gets shown next chapter- it also has an angel motif to it.

Ayaka: *remembers* Oh. That... yeah, Yun never even sleeps without it, even though she's eleven.

The pure and divine angel stood among a blue sky, laced with fluffy purple and pink clouds, with a couple of faint sun breams permeating the clouds and striking the angel's cloak, giving it a warm feeling. Terriermon and Lopmon noticed and hopped on both of Yun's shoulders to look. They became equally as entranced. Bucchiemon noticed and approached them.

"Do you like it? I'm afraid it's not finished yet," Bucchiemon said as the eager and happy baby Digimon crowded around him.

"It's...beautiful," Yun muttered.

"Sublime," Lopmon muttered.

"Awesome," Terriermon muttered.

"Who is this?" Yun asked.

"That's MagnaAngemon. He's the mayor of our town," Bucchiemon said.

"MagnaAngemon? But the MagnaAngemons I know have eight silver wings and have a purple helmet and have a gold sword!" Yun explained.

"Yes, that's true. But this is him in his priest mode. He is a kind, gentle, and chivalrous Digimon who governs all of Fionn Village, and a few other places as well. He also survived the Digital World's destruction, and we, the citizens, helped him restore Fionn Village back to normal. I really like him. He's my favorite role model! I thought I'd paint a picture of him to give to him as thanks for being such a good mayor," Bucchiemon explained. Yun knows what he meant. She could feel the feelings of gratitude, benevolence, and sanctity protruding from the painting as if she could actually touch them. Perhaps Bucchiemon's diversion is more than it seems, but Yun loved it.

Ayaka: Wait, if MagnaAngemon is the mayor... where exactly is he?

Kudzu: That's... actually a good question now that I think about it...

"You did a great job!" Yun said.

"Thank you," Bucchiemon said.

"Yun's an artist too. She likes drawing," Lopmon said, which irked Yun a bit.

"L-L-Lopmon! I-"

"Really? You draw too?"

"Yep! She sure does!" Terriermon backed Lopmon up in that respect.

"Well...I...I do draw. I love drawing. But I'm not very good at it," Yun explained, feeling a little embarrassed.

Ayaka: Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be a lie?

"Can you draw something for me?" Bucchiemon said.

At first, Yun wanted to decline, but then she caught sight of Datirimon, one of the baby Digimon. This gave Yun an idea.

"Sure. Do you have paper and colored pencils?"

"Yep!"

Bucchiemon handed Yun a paper, colored pencils, and a perfectly flat wooden slate so Yun could draw her picture perfectly and without the creases and bumps that drawings have when on a bumpy and not-so-flat surface.

Kudzu: Hey, I know that creases and bumps probably aren't that well liked aesthetically, but I feel those creases and bumps add character to a drawing! Also, how many pieces of wood is the slate made out of? Cause if it's more than one, then there will be creases in the drawing anyway!

Yun set these down on the plastic wrap covered floor and began to draw.

"She doesn't like being watched when she draws, so would you be so kind as to please refrain from watching her?" Lopmon explained.

Kudzu: Man, if she takes art classes, that's going to get her into trouble.

Ayaka: Why's that?

Kudzu: Art teachers will be watching students work, also, art students are watched during class to probably prevent plagiarism between students.

Ayaka: Huh.

Leopardmon: I'm an ok artist myself, but I don't mind being watched at all! This is kind of weird to me...

Kudzu: Feeling better, Leopardmon?

Leopardmon: A little bit.

Respecting this rule, Lopmon and Bucchiemon played while Terriermon played with the baby Digimon. All of them minded their own business as Yun got absorbed into drawing her picture. After about a few minutes, she finished adding the finishing touches.

"Done!"

"What is it? Lemme see!" Terriermon said.

Yun showed them the picture and...lo and behold, it's a colored drawing of Datirimon! Everyone was awestruck.

"Pipi!" Datirimon squeaked happily and hopped around, signalling her happiness.

"Wow! It's wonderful!" Lopmon said.

"Yeah! Awesome, Yun!" Terriermon said.

"You really captured Datirimon's innocence and gave it a sense of purity! How utterly captivating!" Bucchiemon said.

Ayaka: Of course they automatically love my sister's artwork.

Kudzu: Yeah, some authors and artists just want praise and can't handle criticism... and trust me there's one author in the Starfox fandom I want to go after, but may have to wait for a while.

Leopardmon: Who's that author?

Kudzu: I don't want to say his username outright, but I will say that this author is not only known for very boring fanfiction, but... hoo boy does he have some trouble with plagiarizing art... and that's all I'll say on the matter.

Suddenly, the ground started to shake.

Leopardmon: Fight time! Or as Plu tends to say, "Roll for Initiative!"

Zeromaru: Finally, no more padding. Hopefully.

Pichimon hopped away from the group and pointed to a part of the floor, behind Bucchiemon's painting. Then, some dirt came up from the ground, falling onto the plastic wrap (which was good), and, much to everyone's surprise, another Digimon appeared from the hole! At first, Yun thought it was Drimogemon again, but upon closer inspection, this Digimon is much smaller, though still the same size as Yun. This Digimon looks like a prairie dog with rabbit ears, only the rabbit ears are silver and look like they're made of metal. It has whiskers, a black mark on it's head, silver gauntlets with shiny red claws on them, a big fluff of fur on it's chest, big feet, and a slightly wavy tail. As the Digimon inspected it's surroundings, Yun looked up it's data on her digivice.

Zeromaru: Looks like we called the battle a bit early, Leopardmon.

Leopardmon: Aww...

Yggdrabuck: Eh, shooting early happens. *Shrugs*

"Prairiemon, an armor level, vaccine attribute, animal Digimon. It's special attacks are Hare's Ear and Prairie Claw," Yun then put the digivice back in her pocket. Bucchiemon and the baby Digimon seemed very happy to see her.

Kudzu: Actually, the moves are Sonic Ear and Dimension Hole.

"Prairiemon!" Bucchiemon exclaimed as he approached the big, furry Digimon, who got up and pushed the plastic wrap away from it's feet.

"Merciful goodness, this plastic wrap is very annoying!" Prairiemon exclaimed in a sweet and lady-like voice, much deeper than Lopmon's.

Yggdrabuck: I mean, if it keeps the blood-- I mean paint off the floor...

Kudzu: I was joking about the serial killer thing, Bucky.

Yggdrabuck: I know, but if Splash can joke about Teruki being a secret drag queen, then I should be able to joke a bit as well.

"Sorry! I haven't seen you in a while! How've you been?" Bucchiemon asked.

"I've been well, my friend...Oh! What's this?" Prairiemon replied but gasped when she saw Yun.

"This is Yun! She's a human! Yun, this is Prairiemon, my best friend. She's my co-worker and a sculptor!" Bucchiemon explained, which made Prairiemon gasp.

Leopardmon: Co-worker? What, does Bucchiemon work in an office or something?

Kudzu: He could be working in a store doing customer service for all we know.

Zeromaru: Uh... doesn't customer service tend to suck?

Kudzu: Yeah, but we never know what jobs, outside of Minako's dad so far the parents have.

Leopardmon: Where does Minako's dad work?

Kudzu: Diner it looks like.

"WHAT? A human! A real, living, breathing human! Mercy me, a human is gracing us with her very presence!" Prairiemon exclaimed loudly.

Yggdrabuck: *Groans* Of course the human child is being treated like a goddess...

Kudzu: That's because in this fic, The Digital World was made by humans like it was in Tamers.

Yggdrabuck: *Sighs* Me Dammit.

"I know, right? It's awesome!" Bucchiemon and Prairiemon joined hands and bounced around happily like excited little kids. The baby Digimon decided to join in. Lopmon and Yun looked at each other with confused faces. Soon, Bucchiemon, Prairiemon, and the baby Digimon calmed down.

Leopardmon: *looking uncomfortable* Do...do the adult digimon need to go to Magna Town too?

Zeromaru: I... don't know? I'm not sure if there is a place like Magna Town in this fic.

Kudzu: From what I can tell by reading ahead, there is a Rehab Facility shown much later in the fic but I don't know much about it.

Ayaka: So... why aren't there therapists shown so far in the story we've covered at this point?

Kudzu: I dunno.

"Oh! I'm sorry. How rude of me! Hello, Yun-san. I'm Prairiemon. It's an honor to be in your presence," Prairiemon introduced herself politely which made Yun blush a bit.

"No no. It's fine. So...you're a sculptor?" Yun said.

"Yes! Bucchiemon's an artist who draws and paints, while I sculpt things out of clay...or, in this case, Digi-Putty," Prairiemon explained.

Yggdrabuck: *frowns and pulls out his Col .45* Am I going to have to shoot things again?

Kudzu: Probably, but not yet. Also put that gun away dammit!

Yggdrabuck: Fine... *Complies for now*

Kudzu: *grumbles* I am so glad that this chamber's practically indestructible...

"Digi-Putty? What's that?" Terriermon asked as Jyarimon decided to hop on his head and play around. The little angel Digimon, Puttimon, hopped onto Prairiemon's head and began playing.

"Digi-Putty is a very special type of clay or dough that is made up of all the purest chemicals and compounds in the world. Depending on what you use it for, it can stay soft and mendable forever, or it can harden and be used for something useful, like fixing a broken pipe or filling a hole in the wall," Prairiemon explained.

"Like wood filler," Bucchiemon backed her up.

"Yes. The Digital World uses it for a great many things, but I use it to make pots and plates and tea bowls out of it. Sometimes Bucchiemon paints them and makes them look nice," Prairiemon explained.

Ayaka: While it sounds useful... I guess, this explanation go anywhere?

Kudzu: I... don't know? It's probably a road to nowhere.

Leopardmon: Sounds like it could be fun, but isn't dough usually used in making food?

Kudzu: Yeah, but the author is probably thinking of Playdoh with her use of the word. Unless there really are inedible doughs I don't know about yet.

"That sounds wonderful!" Yun exclaimed.

"It is! Oh! Speaking of which, Bucchiemon! Do you happen to have any sunburst orange paint on you? It seems I ran out and I need to finish up this little teacup and sell it to Pidmon before tomorrow night," Prairiemon explained. Bucchiemon snapped his fingers.

Ayaka: Pidmon?

Kudzu: A champion level digimon with a moon-tipped staff, two wings and basically looks like Angemon but with a pink cloth on him instead of a blue one.

Ayaka: Oh.

"You came at a great time. I just happened to buy a new packet of it yesterday!" Bucchiemon said and ran to a box to grab some paint.

"But aren't all the stores around here closed because of a rabid Kuwagamon?" Yun asked.

"Oh? Bucchiemon told you? Sadly, yes. The stores here are closed, but I need to get some money for food so I'm secretly working on a tea cup to sell," Prairiemon replied.

"Food to store in case the town gets destroyed again?" Lopmon asked.

"He told you THAT too?" Prairiemon sighed. "Yes, that too. It really is troublesome. The citizens here are not taking kindly to Kuwagamon's sudden attacks."

"We can help you if you want!" Yun exclaimed.

"What? Oh no! You must be joking!"'

Leopardmon: Is... is Yun and her partners about to be manipulative again?

Ayaka: I think so. *Pats Leopardmon* Don't worry, Lotusmon isn't here, ok?

Leopardmon: *nods* R-right.

"I'm not joking! If you don't want my help, that's fine, but it'd be terrible if Kuwagamon destroyed the town and all the pretty pictures and paintings and pottery you all made!"

"Yes. It would be a tragedy if it were to happen, and I'm not one who likes to turn a blind eye to events like this, so yes. I accept your assistance."

Zeromaru: And Prairiemon just... goes for it!?

Ayaka: Whatever Yun wants, Yun gets.

"Here's the paint!" Bucchiemon said.

But before Prairiemon could even go back home, a high-pitched, buzzing noise permeated the halcyon and peaceful silence of the town.

All: FINALLY!

Bzzzzzzzz! Bzzzzz!

Yun, Lopmon, Terriermon, Bucchiemon, and Prairiemon ran out of the studio to see what's up, and so did all the other Digimon. Much to everyone's horror, a big red stag beetle Digimon with black markings all over it is flying around and running rampant!

BZZZZZZZZZZ!

And the buzzing sound it's making hurt Yun's ears so much she had to cover them with her hands. Lopmon took her digivice out and found the giant beetle's information.

Zeromaru: The... the digimon can use the digivice!?

Kudzu: Wait, what? *replays the footage* Holy shit, you're right! This... this feels like it's breaking a law here.

"THAT's the Kuwagamon Bucchiemon was talking about! He's a champion level, virus attribute, insect Digimon. His special attacks are Scissor Claw, Trap Scissor, and Power Guillotine!" Lopmon said.

Kudzu: On the wiki, it has two more moves- Crunch Arm and Tai Atari- which is basically a fullbody tackle.

"That's the beast that's wrecking our town!" Prairiemon exclaimed.

"But wait! There's two other Digimon there!" Bucchiemon yelled as he pointed to a black figure and a red figure hovering above Kuwagamon.

Surprisingly, Yun and Terriermon both recognized the red one.

"Witchmon!"

"Oh ho ho! I never expected to see one of you brats hanging around here! But nevertheless, you've become annoying so I'll let Kuwagamon here destroy you!" Witchmon exclaimed.

Leopardmon: Wait, Witchmon is trying to prove humans exist to her boss, right? Why not just capture Yun and bring her to him?

Kudzu: That's a good point, but I think Witchmon didn't think about that due to the Idiot Ball or the author not wanting to introduce the Big Bad early.

"Man! You're weirder lookin' than I imagined! Chaw-haw! I never knew humans were so disgusting!" Roachmon exclaimed.

Kudzu: *Glares* I'll just write this down as another offense towards badly written accents and dialects.

"You're WAY more disgusting than me, you ugly puke-head!" Yun retorted angrily, which made Roachmon choleric!

Ayaka: And of course the villains are called ugly. Again.

Yggdrabuck: Yeah... this beauty=goodness thing is getting on my nerves. Let us have good and ugly digimon dammit!

"Why you-!" Roachmon was about to attack, but Witchmon held him back.

"Let's be on our way! Ciao!" Witchmon tied Roachmon to her broom with a rope, sat on him, and flew away in a flash, leaving Kuwagamon alone with Yun and all the residents of Fionn Village. All the Digimon decided to prepare themselves for battle.

Zeromaru: *facepalms* I can't believe I, a heroic digimon is giving tips to the bad guys, but as Leopardmon pointed out... why the hell didn't these two malwareheads think to capture Yun as a prisoner!?

Kudzu: I guess revenge before reason is at work here.

"Let's squash this bug!" Yun exclaimed as she got her digivice out.

Lopmon digivolved to Turuiemon and Terriermon digivolved to Gargomon. Bucchiemon and Prairiemon were awestruck when they saw them digivolve with the light of Yun's digivice.

"Wow...so that's how a human and Digimon work in sync," Bucchiemon said.

"Yes. How beautiful..." Prairiemon muttered.

All: NOT! THE! TIME!

Suddenly, a flower-faced Digimon by the name of Kabukimon approached the two.

Yggdrabuck: Hey, it's Sargent Kabukimon DWPD!

Ayaka: Huh?

Kudzu: Ayaka, I'm going to introduce you to Troma Entertainment later, Bucky's making a reference to one of my favorite movies.

"We cannot just sit by and let them fight that thing alone! We must assist them!" Kabukimon exclaimed.

"You're right! Let's help them out! Everyone, charge!" Bucchiemon yelled as he, Kabukimon, and Prairiemon decided to help them out. The rest of the residents decided to help too, while one whale Digimon by the name of Orcamon decided to stay back and watch over the babies.

"Gargo Laser!"

"Ninja Fist!"

"Talon Arrow!" A pink, heart shaped arrow shot from Bucchiemon's finger and hit Kuwagamon in the face, making it screech in pain.

"Prairie Claw!" Prairiemon scratched Kuwagamon's face with one of her red claws.

"Cherry Blossom Storm!" A fierce blizzard of cherry blossom petals shot from Kabukimon's hands and hit Kuwagamon's wings.

"Double Strike!" A Digimon named Yasyamon hits Kuwagamon with it's kendo swords.

"Fire Cloud!" A Digimon named FlaWizardmon shoots a cloud of fire at Kuwagamon, setting it's wings ablaze.

Leopardmon: Wow! The locals are just coming out of the woodwork!

Ayaka: Yeah, this is pretty weird, it feels like part of the chapter was cut for time...

Kuwagamon was finally brought to the ground.

"Do you see a Dark Emblem?" Yun asked.

"Yep! It's on it's chest!" Turuiemon reported back.

"Oh no! Watch out!" Yasyamon yelled as Kuwagamon rose back up from the ground and charged toward Yun.

"Trap Scissor!" Kuwagamon's horns pinned Yun against Bucchiemon's studio, where Orcamon and the babies are.

"Yun! No!" Gargomon and Turuiemon yelled as they witnessed Yun get pinned against the wall.

Ayaka: *looking horrified as she hugs Leopardmon*

Leopardmon: *hugs back* You're a good big sister, Ayaka, if you're worried about Yun.

Ayaka: *Shakes her head* No, I'm not, Leopardmon... I... I'm a big sister bully in the fic itself.

Leopardmon: That's probably because of the Suefluence! You're very nice to me, right? And I like you, Ayaka!

Ayaka: *Surprised* Um... how about we move on with the spork

Leopardmon: Ok!

Yun, not wanting to become Kuwagamon's dinner, got her digivice out, turned it into a digisword, and attempted to stab Kuwagamon in the face with it. Unfortunately, it didn't work. The digisword is still too short to really hit Kuwagamon's face, and it was too heavy to throw at him and get a good hit either.

Leopardmon: Aren't the swords made out of light though? How can they be heavy?

Zeromaru: That's... a good question?

Kudzu: *shrugs*

Yun even tried to lash it with a digilasso, but even that didn't work. Kuwagamon roared loudly, which made Yun cover her ears, causing her to drop her digivice. Yun braced herself for the worst...until it happened.

Kudzu: *singing* Deus Ex Machina!~

"Prairie Claw!"

"Love Laser!"

Bucchiemon and Prairiemon attacked Kuwagamon right in the face, causing it to finally release Yun and set her free. Turuiemon came to her aid.

"Are you alright?" Turuiemon asked worriedly.

"Yeah. I'm fine," Yun replied.

"I'll take down that bug! Watch me!" Gargomon exclaimed as he charged at Kuwagamon like all the other residents of Fionn Village did.

The fight seemed to go on for hours. Despite the efforts of all the citizens of Fionn Village, Gargomon, and Turuiemon combined, Kuwagamon seemed too strong for all of them. They all fought and fought with all their might, but Kuwagamon seemed to be impervious to all of their attacks. But nobody gave up. They all kept on fighting with their relentless spirits. Soon, they fought enough for even Kuwagamon to be weakened a little. Yun decided to take this opportunity and stab Kuwagamon in the chest with her digisword.

Once Kuwagamon was too weak to move, all the Digimon held him up in just the right position so Yun could land a hit. With all her might she dredged the sword through Kuwagamon's thorax, making Kuwagamon roar in pain. Finally, the Dark Emblem disappeared into thin air, and Kuwagamon was freed from it's control...literally. Something was odd. Something happened afterward that confused Yun. Not only did Kuwagamon disappear, but so did Kuwagamon himself! He exploded into a puff of data, which gathered in a place on the ground, glew for a bit, and formed a red digiegg with black stripes on it. Yun approached it with a somewhat dejected and guilty look on her face.

Ayaka: Of course my sister deals the final blow. Can't make her look bad in front of the digimon.

Kudzu: *Sighs* I'm so glad that the digimon that shows up in Digivengers don't worship the ground the human kids walk on, and just treat the kids like normal folks.

"I guess we were too hard on it," Yun muttered. She stroke the digiegg gently.

Leopardmon: *twitches a bit* Why does the egg stroking make me uncomfortable?

Zeromaru: Makes me feel the same too, Leopardmon...

Kudzu: Probably because of the motherhood thing from the first chapter.

Digimon: Oh.

Yggdrabuck: Isn't she eleven?

Ayaka: Yes, and the first chapter apparently compared the digimon hatching from the egg she got, to her giving birth to them.

Yggdrabuck: That's just wrong.

"Sorry, Kuwagamon..." Yun muttered again.

"I don't think it's anything to be sorry about. Perhaps this is for the best. Besides, he's not gone forever. His life will begin anew," Lopmon said reassuringly, with a smile to go with it.

"Yeah. You're right. I have an idea," Yun replied with a smile of her own. She gently pulled the digiegg off of the ground and handed it to Bucchiemon.

"Here. He's yours," Yun said as she showed him the digiegg. Although reluctant at first, Bucchiemon took the egg from Yun and caressed it in his overgrown arms.

"Why?" He asked.

"We defeated him and got the Dark Emblem off of him. You take care of baby Digimon, don't you? Perhaps maybe you'll be able to raise this little one as well. Maybe teach him how to be good and kind," Yun explained. Bucchiemon looked at the egg for a bit, then at Yun and smiled brightly.

All: *Stare in discomfort*

Kudzu: She... she just handed a random egg off to a stranger she barely knows, just because Bucchiemon occasionally babysits. If this was the Real World, this could be a very, very fucked up situation.

"I will," Bucchiemon said.

"I think it's a great idea! We have defeated Kuwagamon!" Prairiemon exclaimed happily and leaped into the air.

"HURRAH!"

All the citizens of Fionn Village cheered and rejoiced joyously. Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon couldn't help but rejoice with them...until Lopmon became alarmed.

"Oh my!"

"What's wrong, Lopmon?" Yun asked.

"Look! Bucchiemon and Prairiemon!" Lopmon pointed to the two of them, who stopped upon hearing Lopmon's alarmed voice.

Leopardmon: Now what's happening!?

Kudzu: Yun getting a new powerup.

Everyone else: *Groan*

"What's the matter?" Prairiemon asked.

"You're...glowing!"

She was right. Bucchiemon looked down and noticed the blue gem on his chest is glowing. He also noticed that the black mark on Prairiemon's head is glowing too! Bucchiemon's gem glew bright pink while Prairiemon's mark glew a bright orange. Everybody watched with awe and wonder, wondering why such a thing is happening. Then, out of nowhere, two small orbs of light came from both Bucchiemon's gem and Prairiemon's head. They spun around each other at first, then floating toward Yun and landing in her hands. The pink light faded and formed a gem stone shaped like a pink heart. The light orange light faded and formed a gem stone in the form of a light orange diamond. Everyone looked at them and were stunned.

Leopardmon: Why does this feel like it was ripped off from somewhere?

Kudzu: Probably Precure or some other Magical Girl show. The author is an anime fan, after all.

"Wow! What just happened?"

"I have no idea!"

"These are beautiful!"

"Are they the symbols of a connection between humans and Digimon?"

"Who knows?"

Nobody knew the answer until a certain Digimon blurted it out.

"Those are D-Chips!"

Kudzu: More clumsy foreshadowing ahoy!

The voice came from Orcamon, the black whale Digimon with an orange life jacket and a red and white inner tube who has all the Digimon babies by her side.

"What are D-Chips?" Yun asked.

"Yeah! Tell us, Orcamon!" Bucchiemon asked.

"Gladly. See, I saw a human and a WarGreymon wandering around one day, and he called upon a Digimon named Sorcermon by putting one of those gem stones into his digivice and chanting some kind of chant he made up. He called them D-Chips, and I overheard him say that D-Chips are the symbols of connection between humans and Digimon who aren't really sole partners. The Digimon he calls upon with them are called secondary Digimon. How do you like that?" Orcamon explained lucidly so everyone could hear. Yun couldn't help but stare at the gem stones some more.

Ayaka: There's another human with a digimon partner?

Kudzu: Yup, and we'll be meeting him Chapter... 20. And Boy, do I have jokes in store for him.

Ayaka: What's his name?

Kudzu: In the story? He mainly goes by Link.

Leopardmon: He come to town! Come t---

Kudzu: Not yet Leopardmon, if you want you can join in when we get to his chapter.

Leopardmon: Hooray!

"So...Bucchiemon and Prairiemon are my secondary Digimon? Which means...I have more partners?" Yun muttered at first, then shouted the last sentence upon discovering the new revelation.

Ayaka: *sighs* You already have Terriermon and Lopmon, Yun, don't you have enough partners?

Kudzu: Yeah... she gets a Cutemon and a Spadamon living at the Wakamiya House as well.

Ayaka: What.

Kudzu: Eyup. And there's a scene where Spadamon walks in on you while you're just wearing a bathrobe.

Ayaka: *Shrieks* ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

"I don't think it's a matter of total partnership," Prairiemon joined in. "I think you can only call upon us if you're in a bind or something like that."

"Yeah. I agree," Lopmon said.

"That or whenever," Terriermon said.

Yun looked down at her D-Chips and smiled.

"So it looks like I made some new friends!" Yun said. Bucchiemon suddenly took Yun by her hands.

Leopardmon: *Checks the notes for previous chapters* Yun's certainly friendly for someone who's supposed to be shy.

Ayaka: We know, this is another example of what we've been told not matching up with what we're shown, isn't it?

Kudzu: Eyup.

"So we're partners now! What wonderful news! Come with me! To celebrate our new friendship, come to my house and join us for a banquet! We have the best selection! Everyone! Let us celebrate!" Bucchiemon said to Yun at first, then to everyone else.

"HURRAH!"

Zeromaru: I know I'm probably not one to talk, but doesn't this feel over the top? I mean, me and Taichi did victory dances in my old universe, but only when we were sure the battle was won.

Kudzu: It's the sue, she must get treated like a princess, I guess.

So, everyone prepared a special banquet for Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon as gratitude for defeating Kuwagamon and saving Fionn Village from being destroyed a second time. It took about two hours for everyone to get their choices of food ready, but when they presented it, they made sure to make it look as good and presentable as possible. Yun wasn't used to having banquets in her honor since she didn't consider herself the honorable and noble type, but she couldn't help but love the food they cooked.

All: *stares*

Leopardmon: Sure it was the food, Yun-Yun. 

Ayaka: Did you just give my sister a nickname?

Leopardmon: Yup! Do you want want too, Ayaka?

Ayaka: Maybe later.

Leopardmon: Ok!~

It was delicious. Lopmon and Terriermon too.

Zeromaru: This makes it look like that the digimon were delicious.

Kudzu: Huh, it does, doesn't it?

Yun knew she liked Fionn Village from the beginning, but she never knew it would suddenly turn up like this. She felt appreciated and loved, and this was what she wanted for a long time.

Ayaka: Yun? You are appreciated and loved back home. You have friends that support you, parents that are willing to go out of their way to keep you happy, and digimon partners that love you unconditionally. This is you getting your ego fed, you spoiled, ungrateful brat.

But at one point, Yun was letting Prairiemon look at her digivice.

"Hmmm...this is quite the interesting little trinket here," Prairiemon murmured as she inspected all aspects of the egg-shaped digivice.

"Yeah. It is," Yun said.

"Prairiemon! Can you help me with this! The Digi-Putty's being difficult!" Kabukimon yelled from the other side of the house.

Leopardmon: Why is Sgt. Kabukimon messing with the Digi-Putty?

Kudzu: Maybe Prairiemon has sculpting classes? I dunno.

"Be right there, dearie!" Prairiemon cooed as she was about to attend to Kabukimon's sudden Digi-Putty trouble...when the digivice suddenly slipped out of her claws.

Yggdrabuck: And thus Yun loses her status as a Chosen Child, right?

Kudzu: Nope, this story went on for a total of 112 chapters. We're on Chapter 15.

Yggdrabuck: Me Dammit...

It fell...and it flipped open. Yun tried to catch it, but she was too late. All of a sudden, the front of the digivice flipped open like a cell phone. Shocked, Yun kneeled to it and picked it up. She was surprised with what she saw. Now it resembled a really big and bulky cell phone. The top part of the digivice, the one with the small screen and buttons on the front, now has a big egg-shaped screen. The bottom part, with nothing on the back at all except a small black rectangle with a silver lens on it, is now a screen full of little buttons, a little keyboards with all the letters, numbers, the space button, and the grammar buttons and all, and two small circles on both sides of it and another circle on the very bottom. On the buttons are pictures of an egg, a camera, a comic strip bubble, a phone, a letter, two circles with an arrow in between them, a door, the letters DD, a video camera, a crossroad sign, a big S button, a black hexagon almost resembling a Dark Emblem, and a magnifying glass. There are also two quarter circle shaped buttons on both sides of the egg. The one on the left has the letter L on it while the one on the right has the # sign on it. Yun stared at everything with awe and wonder, and so did Terriermon, Lopmon, Prairiemon, and Bucchiemon.

Ayaka: And.... Yun never discovered this on her own?

Kudzu: Apparently not. And I'm surprised none of the other kids found out while messing on their own time offscreen like Riku and the Digisword discovery- which I'm not going to let go, dammit!

"Whoa! Where did all this come from?" Yun asked herself.

Leopardmon: It was probably there the whole time, though I wonder how she didn't notice that the Digivice had a clamshell design, going by the description given?

Zeromaru: I dunno, but the digivice in my old world was wrist-mounted, which makes it easy to keep track of.

Kudzu: And the Digivice 01 was the basis of the D-Watch in Digivengers as well.

"Beats me! Let's see it!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"Wow! I guess my little accident turned out to be a good thing after all!" Prairiemon said in her pretty voice.

On compulsion, Yun pressed the button with DD on it, and she was surprised to find it was a list of all the Digimon she encountered! Lopmon, Terriermon, Goblimon, BlackAgumon, Drimogemon, Dokugumon, etc.

Kudzu: *Stares at the Fourth Wall Reader, which spikes a bit as Dorumon appears on screen among the unlisted digimon* Shit...

Yggdrabuck: *Watches as Yun looks on in confusion before moving on* Phew, that was a close one, I think. Let's hope that it never comes up in-story.

Kudzu: Yeah... 

Even her friends' Digimon and all their other forms (well, not ALL of them) are listed! She scrolled down and pressed the entry featuring MarineAngemon, and it displayed ALL of her info, attacks, forms, etc. Yun went back to the original stats and pressed the crossroad button and out popped a map of the entire Digital World. Yun could tell it was the Digital World because the landscapes and continents and structures all looked different. She played around with it and found Fionn Village on the map. After that, she pressed the button with the hexagon on it and it displayed a list of all the Digimon who had Dark Emblems on them. Kuwagamon, Moosemon, Drimogemon, Goblimon, Dokugumon, Mothmon, etc. Yun was so surprised.

Ayaka: I'm still annoyed that no one figured this out before Yun did. Even if it was off screen.

Kudzu: For all I know,  the author didn't think of that until this chapter.

"Woooow! This is awesome! My digivice can do everything! I can't believe I never noticed this until now!" Yun exclaimed happily.

Zeromaru: We can't either.

"Perhaps the digivice is more than it appears!" Lopmon exclaimed.

"Do you think maybe humans made it?" Prairiemon asked.

Yggdrabuck: Did they, Kudzu?

Kudzu: *shrugs*

"Who knows. But it sure is interesting!" Bucchiemon replied.

Terriermon noticed one button that caught his interest.

"What's this thing do?" Terriermon asked as he slapped his paw on the button with the door picture on it.

Suddenly, the ground beneath Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon disappeared. Bucchiemon saw it right away.

"Whoa! Is that a digital hole?"

The two rabbits and Yun looked down, and saw the white digital hole below them. Then...WHOOSH!

"Gyaaaah!" All three of them shouted as they fell in.

"Yun!" Bucchiemon tried to go after them, but Prairiemon held him back.

Ayaka: So... 

Kudzu: Eyup. That just happened.

Leopardmon: Was that whole sequence... just to lead into a way for Yun to get back to the Human World?

Kudzu: Yep.

Back in the real world...

"Yun!" Minako yelled as she watched Yun fall into the Digital Hole.

"She's gone! Nyan!" Gatomon meowed.

Ayaka: Wait, didn't this just happen at the end of the last chapter?

Kudzu: Yeah, spoilers but time in the Digital World is different than the Human World, so while probably a few hours passed in the Digital World, only a second passed in the human world.

Ayaka: I see...

Kudzu: Trust me, it could be a lot worse...

Leopardmon: How's that, Kudzu?

Kudzu: Fucking Partially Kissed Hero's time bullshit.

Leopardmon: What's Partially Kissed Hero?

Yggdrabuck: *Googles and pales a bit* Hell. It's... It's Hell.

But a few seconds after the digital hole disappeared, it re-appeared, and it spat Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon out like they were vomit and disappeared in that same amount of time! Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon fell right in front of Minako and Gatomon, who were shocked by their second long disappearance and re-appearance.

"Yun! Oh my God!" Minako yelped.

"Nyan! You came back!" Gatomon meowed happily. Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon got themselves off of the ground and helped themselves up.

"Whoa! Are we...back in the human world?" Lopmon asked.

All: Yes, you moron!

"It seems we are!" Yun exclaimed, then scooped Terriermon into her arms and squeezed him. "You're a genius, Terriermon! You did it! You got us back!"

"B-B-But all I did...was press the door button!" Terriermon replied as he was being suffocated by Yun's loving embrace.

"What door button?" Minako asked.

"Oh! Mina-chan! I've GOT to show you!" Yun showed Minako her digivice and all the buttons and capabilities it has.

"Whoa! Our digivices can do that?" Minako yelped.

"Yeah! A Digimon I met dropped it and it just suddenly opened! I don't know how it works, but it's sooo awesome!" Yun explained. Yun was so excited that she failed to notice Lopmon and Terriermon glowing behind her back.

"You're right! I'll have to do some research on this tomorrow morning!" Minako replied.

"Oh! Oh! I just decided! Emergency Digimon Brigade meeting tomorrow evening at around three-ish!" Yun edicted.

Kudzu: Three is in the afternoon, not evening!

Minako was a little swayed by Yun's excitement, but knowing the discovery she made, she had to go along with it. "Sure! I'll let everyone know about it once we get home!"

Gatomon saw something else.

"Yun-chan?"

"What?"

Gatomon pointed behind her. Yun turned around and saw that, much to her surprise, Lopmon and Terriermon had de-digivolved back into Kokomon and Gummymon! Even they noticed this.

"We de-digivolved!" Kokomon exclaimed.

"Guess this is what happens when we leave the Digital World after a battle. Awesome!" Gummymon exclaimed.

Kudzu: So... why haven't the other digimon that came through the portal after a possible fight de-digivolved?

Leopardmon: Plot Fail?

Ayaka: *reads ahead in Kudzu's notes* This has to do with an event next chapter, doesn't it?

Kudzu: *Thinks for a moment* Yeah... most likely.

Despite this sudden change, Yun smiled and scooped the cute little blobs into her arms and hugged them.

Soon, Minako, Yun, Salamon (who de-digivolved), Kokomon, and Gummymon finally went back to Minako's house. Yun got her stuff together and called for her mother so she can be picked up. A few minutes later, Hisako came and took the three of them back home. Yun was just so excited about her digivice and it's new capabilities that she played with it throughout the night and was going to do it the next morning.

But she was unaware of what was going to happen tomorrow morning. A very special encounter was waiting for her.

Kudzu: *unseals the chamber and pushes Zeromaru and Yggdrabuck out* Okay, that wraps up this chapter! You want to stick around for another one, Leopardmon? I know this one caused to get triggered a bit, and I apologize that it happened.

Leopardmon: Of course I want to stick around for another chapter! This is pretty fun!

Kudzu: Alright, anyway, before we get to the next chapter, I'm going to take a break, so Ayaka? Leopardmon? You two go have fun elsewhere in the complex, ok?

Ayaka: Uh... how long is this break going to last?

Kudzu: Probably until Friday, Saturday at the latest. Anyway, next time, Yun's going to meet another kid with a Digimon... and this kid uh... hoo boy does this kid have problems.

Ayaka: Doesn't everyone?

Kudzu: Yeah,  but this next kid probably has a whopper of issues. I'd say more but, I'll save it for when they come up specifically. So... seeya then folks!

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Kudzu: *Sighs* Working on the next chapter, Zero... anywho, let's get started. Cutting the Author's Notes blah blah blah. Roll Episode.

*Taps foot* I am waiting.

Let's get a co-sporker to comment on this one.

Finn: Hello there!

When Yun finally opened her eyes, she found herself in a totally different place. She's floating. Suspended in mid-air in a glowing electric blue ocean of ones and zeroes, with rainbow streaks flying by her like the neon lights one would see in 1950's themed diners and restaurants.

Pan: Blue? I expected green tbh.

Kudzu: You know, I've had dreams like this where I try to scream but no sound comes out of my mouth.

Pan: Poor girl.

Terriermon has the expression of a little boy on a super fast and speedy roller coaster going "Wheeeeeeee!" though Yun and Lopmon could both tell that his happy exterior was just a facade. Of course he'd be rationally terrified on the inside. Who wouldn't?

Pan: The guy who danced when hail struck the windows of his house when he was little.

Finn: Or the guy who goes "Whoo!" every time enemies go down.

"Yeah. Those black hexagon symbols that have skulls on them that make Digimon go crazy. You heard of them?"

Pan: Yes, they resemble the Black Gears... a lot.

Finn: Maybe they are those gears you say?


Yun set these down on the plastic wrap covered floor and began to draw.

"She doesn't like being watched when she draws, so would you be so kind as to please refrain from watching her?" Lopmon explained.

Kudzu: Man, if she takes art classes, that's going to get her into trouble.

Ayaka: Why's that?

Kudzu: Art teachers will be watching students work, also, art students are watched during class to probably prevent plagiarism between students.

Ayaka: Huh.

Pan: As it happens with all lessons tbh.

"Digi-Putty? What's that?" Terriermon asked as Jyarimon decided to hop on his head and play around. The little angel Digimon, Puttimon, hopped onto Prairiemon's head and began playing.

When I hear Putty I understand a program related to Linux.

"Woooow! This is awesome! My digivice can do everything! I can't believe I never noticed this until now!" Yun exclaimed happily.

Finn: I want one to show me locations of all Stormtroopers and their families.

Ayaka: There's another human with a digimon partner?

Kudzu: Yup, and we'll be meeting him Chapter... 20. And Boy, do I have jokes in store for him.

Ayaka: What's his name?

Kudzu: In the story? He mainly goes by Link.

Pan: I am sure I will get all the jokes.

Finn: Who is Link?

Pan: Hero of Hyrule, and from his games are the leadership of your enemies in my series, who are also his enemies.

Finn: I already like him.

Kudzu: Trust me, it could be a lot worse...

Leopardmon: How's that, Kudzu?

Kudzu: Fucking Partially Kissed Hero's time bullshit.

Leopardmon: What's Partially Kissed Hero?

Yggdrabuck: *Googles and pales a bit* Hell. It's... It's Hell.

Finn: It's a fic versions of me and Leah teamed up with Kylo and the demons to put down its Stus.

"B-B-But all I did...was press the door button!" Terriermon replied as he was being suffocated by Yun's loving embrace.

Pan: Not the first time she does it either. I wonder if she will start calling her Digimon "George".

Despite this sudden change, Yun smiled and scooped the cute little blobs into her arms and hugged them.

Finn: Apparently Yun loves hugging even more than I do.

Pan: That's all. Btw, that power-up was a bit too Sueish.