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Digimon Adventure 02x02 - Digital Gate, Open! / The DigiTeam Complete

Previously on Digimon Adventure: Daisuke got so upset about Hikari and Takeru's Digimon history that he marched right out and got his own Digimon out of spite. And succeeded! Hikari was only mildly impressed but Taichi was so psyched that he adopted Daisuke on the spot.

We pick today's episode up right where the last left off: In a tangled pile of limbs and regrets.

Taichi: This is.... Takeru: ...the computer room? Iori: D-Did you just return from the Digital World? Daisuke: Yes, that's right! (jumps to his feet) We're back! The Digital World was so cool! We were attacked out of nowhere by this dinosaur-looking Digimon and-- Miyako: I'M GOING TOO!!! Daisuke: Geh!?

Miyako jumps right up in Daisuke's face, cutting him off.

Iori: Miyako-san, let's put it aside for today. Miyako: Why!? Don't you want to go!? Iori: No, I am interested too. But if I don't get home soon, my mother will worry. Taichi: Yeah, we should all head home for the day. Koushiro: I also think that would be best. Takeru: Let's do that, Miyako-san.

Finding not even one person sympathetic to her eagerness, Miyako pouts, then exclaims:

Miyako: NO FAIR!!! EVERYONE ELSE GOT TO!!!

Which is entirely hyperbolic, given that neither Koushiro nor Iori got to go. But, in her defense, the only reason she missed this trip is because Iori's computer broke down and she had made a prior agreement to help with that.

Inoue "I WANNA GO TO THE DIGITAL WORLD!!!" Miyako is such an interesting contrast to Tachikawa "I WANNA GO HOME!!!" Mimi. They both have similar stripes, but of different colors.

Against Miyako's wishes, everyone leaves the computer room and we hear the Gate shutting down. Which. Was not expected behavior, as Koushiro returns a moment later.

Koushiro: Oh, I should turn that off-- Huh? Koushiro: ... Koushiro: The Gate is closed....

Mysterious!

In the dub:

Tai: Where are we!? T.K.: This is the computer room! Cody: Hey, when you guys came through the computer, where did you come from? Davis: Where? The Digital World! (jumps to his feet) That place is the coolest ever! There we were when suddenly a dinosaur-like Digimon attacked and that's when I jumped into action! Yolei: Enough! Let's go back! Davis: Huh!? Cody: I think we've had enough excitement for one day. Yolei: Don't you want to go to the Digital World, Cody!? Cody: Of course seeing all those monsters and stuff would be fun but tonight's macaroni and cheese night at my house and I don't want to miss out. Tai: (despondent) That's right, it's pork surprise at my place. Izzy: Stuffed green peppers and a salad. T.K.: TV Dinners in the microwave. Yolei: NO FAIR!!! I WANNA GO!!!

As usual, details in sound effects don't carry over to the dub. We don't hear the Gate shut down as they leave, and instead get a little bit of extra dialogue.

T.K.: Don't worry, Yolei. You'll get a chance. Yolei: WHEN!?!? Izzy: (returns) Oops, I almost forgot to turn off the computer. Izzy: ... Izzy: The Gate's closed....

Izzy doesn't make a surprised noise so it's not super clear how we're supposed to feel about that. Also, very minor, but the lack of a surprised noise makes it a little awkward when he silently stares dumbfounded into the camera with a blank expression for a couple seconds.

Fantastic job with Yolei's outburst.

Making the "We should all go home" conversation about what family dinners everyone has waiting for them still captures the spirit of the discussion while adding a lot of individual character to it. Nice touch.

Though Cody's line misses a key point of characterization. Iori is a prim and proper boy like Jou. He needs no further reason to go home than the simple fact that it's getting late and his mom will fret about him if he isn't home punctually. Also keep in mind that Iori is about 9. As a third-grader, he's only a year older than Hikari and Takeru were last series.

Cody implies that he'd be fine staying out late if they were having something less tasty for dinner, implying that this decision is selfishly-motivated.

I'm also not sure what he means by "We've had enough excitement for one day." He and Yolei haven't done anything. That's why she's so upset.

Everyone leaves school, but Taichi, Hikari, and Takeru do not go home. Recent events warrant the making of other plans.

Yamato walks out on his band in the middle of rehearsal.

Bandmate: What the hell, Yamato? You're going home already? Yamato: I have something important to take care of.

A brief moment that establishes this meetup is spur-of-the-moment. Taichi's asked everyone to drop what they're doing for an all-hands-on-deck emergency meeting. Well, all hands but Mimi who is... let's say, difficult to reach.

Yamato is the last to arrive at the playground for the team's meetup.

Takeru: Ah, Onii-chan! Taichi: Yamato! Yamato: Sorry I'm late. Sora: (hops down) We haven't all been together like this in a long time.

You still aren't, and that's very rude. You don't have to go off the cliff yet but I'm watching you. (•̀⤙•́)

We cut from the team to Iori's place, where he's practicing kendo on the balcony.

Iori: The Digital World... What sort of place is it?

Inside, Miyako's working on his computer as promised.

Miyako: I'm definitely going to the Digital World tomorrow. Fumiko: (Iori's mom, through the door) Miyako-chan, will you be eating dinner with us? Miyako: Ah, I'll go home!

...I guess that's a no.

In the dub:

Bandmate: You're leaving already, Matt? We're not done with rehearsal! Matt: Sorry, guys. There's something I gotta take care of. (Playground) T.K.: Here he comes! Tai: Hi, Matt! Matt: Hey, everybody! Sorry I'm late. Sora: (hops down) It's been a long time! It's nice to be back.

Dub Sora does not clearly assert what it's been a long time since, and kinda makes it sound like she recently returned from vacation or something.

Cody: (kendo) I wonder what it's really like to actually travel into the Digital World? (Inside) Yolei: I don't care if they don't want me along! Tomorrow, I'm going to the Digital World! Fumiko: (through the door) Yolei, are you staying for dinner? Mac and cheese! Yolei: No, but thanks anyway! I have to get going.

Cody's more concerned with the experience of travel than the nature of the Digital World itself. Yolei is taking this "We should go home for the night" thing incredibly personally, but it makes sense given how upset she is.

Meanwhile, in his room, Daisuke tosses a soccer ball and thinks about Veemon.

Daisuke: I wonder what he's up to right now.... Yamato: (sudden cut) ARMOR EVOLUTION!?!? Taichi: Yeah. I've never seen evolution like that before. Agumon and the others weren't able to evolve, but Daisuke's Digimon did. Sora: Daisuke from Soccer Club was in the Digital World?

Daisuke may have been Taichi's kouhai specifically, but if he was in Soccer Club then he would have played with Sora and Koushiro too.

Takeru: Miyako-san and Iori-kun from my apartment building have Digivices too. Jou: So those three are new Chosen Children? Koushiro: I believe so. Sora: But if this Digimon Kaiser is indiscriminately hunting Digimon, will Piyomon and the others be okay? Hikari: Mimi-san sent me an email from America. She was worried about Palmon.

The text in Mimi's email is too small for me to make out the more complicated kanji, but we do get our first glimpse at her final 02 design. Love the hair. Sad she doesn't keep it in Tri.

In the dub:

Davis: Boy, I just can't stop thinking about Veemon. Matt: (sudden cut) Digi-Armor Energize, huh?

You know, the sharp cut bit really doesn't work without the frantic yelling.

Tai: It was a form of Digivolving I've never seen before. Somehow Davis's Digimon was able to Digivolve but Agumon and the others weren't. Sora: You mean Davis from the Soccer Club went to the Digital World? T.K.: That's right. And the two kids from my apartment building, Yolei and Cody, also got new Digivices. Joe: Well, if they have Digivices, that means that they're the new DigiDestined. Izzy: That's just what I thought. Joe: Mm... Sora: One question: If this Digimon Emperor's really hunting Digimon and making them his slaves, will Biyomon and the others be okay? Kari: I got an email earlier from Mimi in America. She was asking the same question.

Everybody stays on script. No notes.

Suddenly, Yamato has an idea.

Yamato: Why don't we go too? To the Digital World. Koushiro: But... When we left the room, the Gate had already closed. Yamato: Right... That makes sense. Group: ... Koushiro: In any case, tomorrow I'll inspect all of the computers in the Computer Club again. Taichi: Yeah! I'll go too. Sora: I'll go too. Hikari: Mhm! Takeru: Mhm! Jou: Sorry, I have a National Practice Exam tomorrow.... Yamato: I skipped band practice today, so.... Taichi: Got it! We can handle it. Yamato: Let me know as soon as anything happens. Taichi: Uh-huh!

I'm not 100% sure what test Jou has tomorrow but it's bound to be a big deal. As of today, he's started 9th grade, his final year of mandatory education before he moves on to high school. A big national test like that is probably non-optional. As a "practice exam", I'd wager it's an initial assessment of student abilities before the year's education takes place.

In the dub:

Matt: I think we should just go there and do things our way! Izzy: We can't! I went back to check the computer and the Gate was already closed. Matt: That means... We can't help them? Group: ... Izzy: I'm going back first thing tomorrow morning to check the computer and see if the Gate has opened up again. Tai: Mm! I'm going with you! Sora: And so am I! Kari: Mhm! T.K.: Mhm. Joe: I can't. I've got an oral test tomorrow on laryngitis. Matt: Yeah, and my band's got a big concert coming up so we have to practice. Tai: Don't worry about it, guys! Just leave everything to us. Matt: Okay. But let us know if you need us.

Not everybody stays on script. A few notes.

Izzy says he'll be going "first thing tomorrow morning", suggesting he plans to do this... before school? This makes negative sense, especially since he doesn't even go to that school anymore. Though, given all the futzing with everyone's grades last episode, that might not be true? IDK.

Yes, this does imply that Jou's national exam is after the end of the school day. I cannot say if that's normal or not.

Flipping the timing to "first thing in the morning" means we are now discussing skipping school. So, Joe's reason for backing out still works. But now Matt's is weird. Were you... Were you already planning to ditch so you could practice?

Separate from that, Matt is weirdly aggressive about the new kids. "We should go do things our way!" I guess he really doesn't like the concept of Armor Digivolution. This doesn't have to be a competition, my guy.

The altered timing also creates consistency issues with the following scene. As we move to next day, clearly after school because that is the time of day when children are walking away from the building and not towards it.

Koushiro has returned to the elementary school's Computer Club as promised. He has the Gate pulled up on the computer. He types at it, but gets a rejection beep. Types some more and gets another rejection beep.

Koushiro: Like I thought, the Gate is still closed. (sound of door opening) Miyako: Huh? Izumi-senpai? Koushiro: Ojama shimasu.

Miyako and Iori enter Computer Club to find Koushiro in there. Not being privy to the Team Meeting, this is an unexpected sight for them.

Koushiro's response is easy to translate in words but not in intent. It literally means, "I am going to bother you." It's a customary phrase for entering someone's home. It pairs with ojama shimashita when you leave someone's home, which literally means "I have bothered you." It's playful nuisance energy filtered through Japanese politeness.

The point is, this is Miyako's club now, not Koushiro's. He is a guest and, polite as ever, engages with her accordingly.

(Not sure if she's club president or still just a member but the point is that Koushiro is no longer either.)

Koushiro: I've been thinking about what happened yesterday. Iori: I couldn't sleep last night either. Please take us to the Digital World today. Gate: (unlock chime) Koushiro: But the Gate is-- Eh!? The Gate's open!?

Convenient! I'm sure that's a coincidence. No need to look too deeply into it.

In the dub:

Izzy: Just as I thought, it's still closed. I've gotta find a way to the Digital World! Yolei: Izzy! Izzy: Huh? Yolei: What are you doing in here? Izzy: Oh, hi. I was just trying to get more information on what happened here yesterday. Cody: I couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking about it. Izzy, will you take me with you to the Digital World? Izzy: I can't 'cause the Gate's not-- Gate: (unlock chime) Izzy: Huh!? Look! It's open!

The Gate waits slightly longer so that it can open at the most ironic time possible. XD

We still lose some sound effect details, though. First, Koushiro's keyboard clacking and the two rejection noises. Koushiro is actively trying to open the Gate and failing. Izzy seems to have just pulled it up, noticed it was closed, and proceeded to pout at it.

The other is the sound of the door opening when Miyako and Iori enter. I guess Izzy likes to hack reality with the door wide open.

No sooner has Koushiro noticed the open Gate than do the others arrive. Daisuke, Hikari, and Takeru enter the room, followed by Taichi and Sora.

Daisuke: Hey! Sora: Hello.

Daisuke, Miyako, and Iori present their new Digivices to the class.

Sora: Those are the new Digivices? Taichi: They're the three Digivices I pulled from the Digimental. Miyako: Hey, let's hurry up and get to the Digital World! Daisuke: (teasing) Heh, the Digital World is a scary place.... Miyako: Oh, don't try to brag when you've only been there once! Iori: We are prepared for a little danger.

多少の危険 Tasho no kiken. A little danger. Some mild peril. A reasonable level of risk.

Nobody tell Iori about... (scans through series 1) ...really all of that, honestly. Yeah, we'll go with all of that.

Koushiro explains the situation with the computer.

Koushiro: All of the other computers appear to be fine. However, it seems that this computer is the only one with a local Gate open on it. But a Gate's never been open two days in a row before! Daisuke: Whatever, let's go! To the Digital World!

Taichi, your kouhai is... acting like your kouhai. Fix that. XD Daisuke is aggressively disinterested in the particulars of the Gates.

An interesting note is that the first series only sometimes used the phrase "Digital World". It tended to refer to it as the Digimon World, or the Digimon's world. But 02 has thus far been very consistent about saying Digital World.

In the dub:

Davis: How's it goin', guys? Sora: Hi, everybody. (The new trio shows their Digivices) Sora: Those are the new Digivices? How cool? Tai: That's right. Those are the ones that were released from the Digi-Egg when I touched it. Yolei: Well, what are we standing around here for? I say let's get going! Davis: Hold it! I think I should give you a couple pointers about some of the things you're about to see. Yolei: Gimme a break! You've only been there once! What do you know!? Cody: I think we should be prepared for a little danger. Izzy: My suspicions were confirmed. I just checked the other computers. None of them seem to be affected by this. The Gate is only open on this one here. That's not all; The Gate has never been open two days in a row before. Davis: Then i say we get going! All ashore that's going ashore!

Solid. No notes.

Time to get going. To the Digital--

Voice: Well, if it isn't Yagami! Taichi: (flinch) Voice: It's been a while! Taichi: Fujiyama-sensei!

Hey, remember Fujiyama-sensei? He was the teacher in charge during the Chosen Children's fateful summer camp. They emotionally blackmailed him into letting them off in the wrong part of Tokyo, resulting in them predictably getting lost and having to hitchhike home through an ocean of child predators. And then vanishing into the bay on the back of a kaiju.

Fortunately, nobody found out about that so he remains employed. Despite the bad idea that he knew was a bad idea ending even worse than he could have anticipated. The moral of the story is: do not dump the children in your care at random parts of a metropolitan city. Trust your instincts and tell the crying children no.

Fujiyama: Takenouchi and Izumi too! What are graduates like you doing here? Taichi: W-Why are you here, Sensei!? Fujiyama: (poses dramatically) I'm the Advisor for Computer Club! Taichi & Sora: EHHH!?!? YOU CAN USE A COMPUTER, SENSEI!?!? Fujiyama: (still dramatically posed) Of course not! Taichi & Sora: (faces fall)

Taichi takes a moment to get over the whiplash, then starts physically pushing Fujiyama backwards out of the room.

Taichi: That's right! I had something I wanted to ask you about, Sensei. Fujiyama: What's that? Taichi: I'm having a lot of trouble keeping up with middle school classes. But let's not talk here!

Taichi successfully pushes Fujiyama all the way out of the room and down the hall. He signals the others with his fingers as he departs, giving them the go-ahead to leave without him.

Sora: (english) Thank you, Taichi.

Taichi is taking a bullet for us. While conveniently getting out of the way because he had his turn, and now it's Sora and Koushiro's turn to spend quality time with the new kids.

In the dub:

Voice: Tai Kamiya, is that you!? Tai: (flinch) Voice: We haven't seen you in a while! Tai: Mr. Fujiyama! Fujiyama: And Sora and Izzy are both here as well. Didn't you all graduate? Tai: Yeah... We did... And what are you doing here? Fujiyama: (poses dramatically) I'm the new head of the Computer Club! Tai & Sora: Huh!? But what do you know about using computers!? Fujiyama: (still dramatically posed) Hehe, not a single thing. Tai & Sora: (faces fall) (Tai starts pushing Fujiyama out) Tai: I just remembered, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about, Mr. Fujiyama. You got a minute? Fujiyama: Sure, what is it? Tai: Well, I've been having problems adjusting to high school! It's the girls, ehehe... They're so much older! (Tai and Fujiyama leave) Sora: Thanks, Tai. We owe ya.

Almost a straight 1:1 translation, though Tai's pivoted from academic advice to romance advice and remains "in high school". He will regret this pivot.

Okay, now we can go to the Digital World.

Koushiro: Well, now's our chance.

The seven kids hold their Digivices up to the screen, which absorbs them through the Gate and passes them on into the Digital World. Miyako and Iori get new outfits like Daisuke's, while everyone else transfers over in their same clothes.

Iori: So this is the Digital World. Huh? My clothes changed! Miyako: (checking out her outfit) Oh wow! This is amazing! Daisuke: Check out how cool I look! Miyako: Not bad, but mine are cooler! Daisuke: Oh no, mine are definitely cooler! Iori: I think mine are pretty cool.

While the children playfully bicker about their magical Digital World outfits, the older veterans look on with no small amount of bewilderment. Sora is the only one whose jaw isn't hanging open, and that's because she's using it to talk.

Sora: These new Chosen Children are completely different from us. Have the times changed? Hikari: (teasing) Please don't start talking like an old maid!

Fortunately, we cut away before Hikari can receive the inevitable flick to the nose for that remark. :P

In the dub:

Izzy: Alright, let's get going. (Transfer to Digital World) Izzy: Is everyone okay? Davis: Yeah, but I feel like I just went through the rinse cycle of a dishwasher! Cody: Wow... So this is the Digital World. Hey, wait... I'm wearing different clothes. And they're pretty comfortable too. Yolei: Hey! I'm dressed like I'm part of the cool crowd! Davis: I forgot the part about the new wardrobe. Yolei: I love this helmet! It makes my glasses look smaller! Davis: I wonder if they have anything in a surfer style? Yolei: Wait 'til I tell my sisters I got free clothes! (Pan over to the veterans) Sora: Kids today have no sense of values. When I was a kid, I showed a lot more respect whenever I received a gift. Kari: (teasing) Sora, I hate to say this but you're sounding just like my mom!

Yolei and Davis's playful bickering is turned into them nerding out as friends over the cool outfits. Plus side, it's much more rich in interesting character details than "Mine are cooler" "Nuh-uh mine are".

Sora and Kari's exchange captures the spirit of the original; Sora starts talking like an old lady and Kari calls her out on it. It's a little more awkward in the dub, though.

In the original, Sora comments on the generation gap between the two groups of Chosen Children. In the dub, she delivers an impromptu Kids These Days ramble because the new kids don't appreciate their new clothes enough. Even though... I'm honestly not sure what they said that's disrespectful.

Also, Sora, you're 14. I think the dub thinks you're like 15 or 16 but even so, you are a kid. That is a very realistic thing for a teenager to say so I'm not dinging it for being a bad line but I actually am old so I get to be snippy about teenagers saying "When I was a kid." XD

Once the new kids are settled in their outfits, the team sets out to look for their Partners.

Sora: PIYOMOOOOOON!!! Koushiro: TENTOMOOOOOON!!!

Unfortunately, they're not alone. Watching from his control room, the Digimon Kaiser giggles to himself.

Kaiser: Huhuhuhuhu... I've been waiting. Come, let's start the game. Go, Snimon!

As Snimon leaves the base to attack, we get a closeup on the dark ring around their thorax.

In the dub:

Sora: Biyomon! Izzy: Tentomon! (Meanwhile, the Emperor) Emperor: Huhuhuhuhu... I've been waiting for you to get here. Now, let the games begin. Snimon, attack!

Pretty much 1:1. The Kaiser/Emperor has been sitting in-lobby waiting for the other players to queue up. Despite his trash talk, it really goes to show how interested he's become in PVP since the new game mode was rolled out yesterday.

Meanwhile, the kids continue their search.

Daisuke: V-MOOOOOON!!! WHERE ARE YOU!? V-MOOOOOON!!! V-mon: DAISUKEEEEEE!!! Daisuke: Ah! V-mon: DAISUKEEEEEE!!!

V-mon sprints across the field and gives Daisuke a firm handshake.

Daisuke: V-mon! V-mon: Hey! We found Patamon and the others' nakama!

Patamon, Tailmon, Piyomon, and Tentomon come over the hill to join them as well. Agumon seems to have somehow got the memo that Taichi wasn't coming on this one. No clue what's become of Gomamon, Palmon, or Gabumon, who were also missing from the group last episode too.

Koushiro: Tentomon! Sora: Piyomon!

As the veteran Digimon approach, Sora and Koushiro embrace their partners.

Koushiro: Tentomon! Tentomon: Koushiro-han! It's good to see you looking well! Sora: Piyomon! Piyomon: I missed you so much, Sora! Sora: I missed you too.

In the dub:

Davis: VEEMOON!!! WHERE ARE YOU!? VEEMON!!! Veemon: Davis! Davis: Haha! Veemon: Davis, I'm over here! (Firm handshake) Davis: Veemon! Veemon: Davis! I've brought Patamon and his friends with me! (Patamon and the others come over the hill) Izzy: Tentomon! Sora: Biyomon! (Hugs) Izzy: Tentomon. Tentomon: Izzy, you're a sight for big green sore eyes! Sora: Biyomon. Biyomon: I've missed you, Sora! Sora: I've missed you too.

A minor note. When V-mon says they found Patamon and co.'s nakama, it's a reference to last episode. The difference here isn't the word nakama itself. The dub translates it into "friends" as dubs often do, which works fine in this context. No, the point of contention is 見つけた mitsuketa, or "found".

This reunion connects directly with last episode. Agumon and Patamon were with Piyomon and Tentomon when they were attacked by Snimon. Piyomon and Tentomon were struck by Snimon's attacks and fell behind, while Tailmon and Taichi were able to get Agumon and Patamon to safety.

This word choice is explaining that, after we left last night, V-mon, Patamon, Agumon, and Tailmon were able to go back and regroup with Piyomon and Tentomon.

We aren't gonna have much time for this reunion, though. In a cool bit of imagery, the shadow of a cloud passes over the children and leaves behind the shadow of Snimon. But now that we're together, this won't turn out like last time.

Takeru: Sora-san, get down!

Takeru tackles Sora to the ground, letting Snimon whiff past overhead. The other children hit the ground as well, with Miyako quite reasonably screaming at the top of her lungs.

The veterans take to the air, letting off Magical Fire, Petit Thunder, and Air Shot. Snimon's aerial mobility is too great, however, as they weave through the attacks unharmed.

Tailmon uses this distraction to close distance, throwing her Neko Punch into Snimon's unguarded face. Snimon takes the hit without flinching, then slaps her to the ground with their scythe arm.

As she hits the ground, Tailmon laments.

Tailmon: Of course... I'm powerless without my Holy Ring....

Aw, shit. This is turning out like last time.

In the dub:

T.K.: Sora, move it! (tackle) (Everyone tries and fails) Gatomon: I'm sorry but, without my Tail Ring, I don't have enough power.

Alright, warm-up's over. Time for V-mon to get into the mix.

V-mon: Damn it! I'll Armor Evolve and wreck this guy! Daisuke, Digimental! Daisuke: Yeah! Kaiser: (control room) I can't let you do that. Go, Drimogemon!

Suddenly, a sinkhole opens up underneath Daisuke and he plunges in, barely managing to stop his fall by hanging onto the side. Down below, Drimogemon emerges from the depths of the earth.

Narrator: Drimogemon. An Adult-stage Digimon that lives deep underground. Their special attack is Drill Spin. V-mon: DAISUKE!!! Kaiser: (control room) Go, Mojyamon!

Lying in wait, Mojyamon quietly emerges from the treeline.

Narrator: Mojyamon. An Adult-stage Digimon that typically lives out in isolated snowy regions. Their special attack is-- Mojyamon: Hone Hone Boomerang!

Hone means "bone". This is one of the rare attack names to not fully be called in English.

The Hone Hone Boomerang catches V-mon offguard, knocking him into the pit with Daisuke. Daisuke catches V-mon's hand to keep him from falling, but loses his own grip. They plunge together into the abyss, disappearing with Drimogemon into the depths of the earth.

In the dub:

Veemon: Don't worry about it! I'll just have to Armor Digivolve. Davis, get the egg ready! Davis: Right! Emperor: (control room) Not so fast there. This is not a drill, Drimogemon. (Davis falls into the sinkhole) Tentomon: (rundown) Drimogemon lives deep inside the cavities of the Digital World. His Drill Spin attack will make you wish you were at the dentist!

Tentomon's taking some time away from being attacked by Snimon to fill in our diegetic rundowns. His original rundown for Drimogemon was practically word-for-word from the original, but he's feeling a little spicy this time around.

Veemon: Are you okay? Emperor: (control room) You're up, Mojyamon. (Mojyamon emerges from tree line) Tentomon: (rundown) Mojyamon's a frosty Digimon from the snowy mountains. His Bone Boomerang attack will make your head spin! Mojyamon: Bone Boomerang!

Both the Emperor and Tentomon were feeling very playful about Drimogemon, but then were like, "And also Mojyamon, I guess." Guess we know who the favorite on this team is.

Seeing Daisuke swallowed up by a subterranean predator rattles Miyako and Iori. Miyako drops to her knees and they both tremble in place.

Miyako: No way... He got sucked into the ground.... Iori: We... We have to help him.... Koushiro: We should escape for now. Iori: But Daisuke-san....

"Sucks to be him, but oh well." ~Koushiro, apparently.

Up in the sky, the three airborne Digimon try to keep Snimon busy. Sora grabs Miyako by the arm and tries to explain things better for Miyako and Iori.

Sora: If they capture us here, then we won't be able to rescue Daisuke and V-mon!

Despite the Child Digimon's best efforts, Snimon and Mojyamon move in and surround the children. Miyako is simply too frozen to move.

Sora: Come on, hurry up! Miyako: This is... this is... (crying) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Somebody regrets being so gungho about coming here. Now she and Mimi are on the same page. We have been here for five minutes and now Daisuke's dead probably and a yeti is going to eat our bones. What a great place to go to commercial.

In the dub:

Yolei: Oh my. They're gone. The ground just opened up and swallowed them. Cody: Well, I want to go home now. Izzy: First, we have to protect ourselves! Cody: But what about Davis? (Digimon fight Snimon in the air while Sora tries to get Yolei to move) Sora: Davis will be fine, he's got Veemon, but our Digimon are only at half strength! We've got to get away! (Mojyamon and Snimon surround them) Yolei: I can't take this! I wanna go home! (bawls loudly)

"Sucks to be him, but oh well." ~Cody, Izzy, and Sora. Absolutely nobody cares about saving Davis. Because he's Davis.

Speaking of, Daisuke wakes up to find himself suspended from a cliff above a ravine, with iron manacles around his legs and wrists.

Daisuke: This... It's.... Kaiser: (in person) You finally woke up? Daisuke: Who's there!?

The Digimon Kaiser is perched on the cliffside above Daisuke. He cranes his head up, but it's unlikely he can get a good glimpse of the guy from that angle.

Kaiser: Huhuhu.... I didn't think you'd be so easy to capture. I thought you'd be tougher than that. It's disappointing. Daisuke: Are you the Digimon Kaiser? Kaiser: That's right. Daisuke: Aren't you just a kid like me!? Kaiser: Ahahahaha! Just like you!? Don't even joke. There's a huge difference between us. Here's your proof.

The Kaiser snaps his fingers. Across the cliff, a square compartment opens up and withdraws into the cliffside, replaced by a panel with V-mon shackled to it.

I'm not entirely sure what that proves but okay, man. You do you.

Daisuke: V-mon! V-mon: Daisuke! Ehehe... (embarrassed) They caught me.... Daisuke: Damn it! If you could just Armor Evolve.... Kaiser: That won't be possible.

The Kaiser holds out Daisuke's Digivice and his little pocket computer with the Digimental.

Kaiser: You can't do anything without these. (smugly) Can. You?

What a dick! Though I should note that, historically, holding a Chosen Child's seized Digivice in your hand has rarely worked out well for their captor. But I don't expect him to understand the particulars of their gear.

The dub skips the commercial break from before and goes straight from Yolei screaming into Davis hanging from a cliff.

Davis: Huwaugh!?!? (thinking) Oh, great. I must have been walking in my sleep again.

Yep, that's it. That is definitely how you got here.

Davis: Where... Where am I? Emperor: You're just hanging out. Davis: Who are you!?

Someone who's thrilled to finally have an audience for his dad jokes.

Emperor: Ehehehe... I'm your worst nightmare come to life. Frankly, I'm rather disappointed that I was able to catch you so easily. Davis: Are you the Digimon Emperor? Emperor: Speaking! Davis: But you're a kid just like me! Emperor: Ahahahaha! I'm nothing like you, because if I were then I'd be the one hanging from a cliff. Ooh, that reminds me. (Emperor snaps, revealing Veemon) Davis: Veemon! Veemon: Davis! Hey... Great view, isn't it? Davis: I haven't had time to look! Quick, Armor Digivolve! Emperor: Uh, just one problem. (Kaiser holds out Digivice and computer) Emperor: Aren't you going to need these to pull off that little trick? Ahahahahahahahaha!!! Davis: Augh!

The dub then puts its commercial break here, on the literal cliffhanger of Davis not being able to Digivolve Veemon.

This is mostly pretty good. They're having a lot of fun writing the Digimon Emperor; He is chewing every ounce of scenery and it's great.

There's just a couple weird nonsequitur moments that fall flat. Specifically, the sleepwalking bit and Veemon's inexplicable "Hey, nice view!" They clearly wanted gags there to break up the tension of Davis literally being suspended over a cliff while the villain gloats, but the ones they came up with were more "Huh?" than funny.

The Emperor taking Davis's "just like me" a little too literally, on the other hand, is gold.

Elsewhere, in the woods, the other children have gotten away.

As they're walking, Miyako and Iori's Digivices start letting out a repeating chime. Everyone stops and checks their Digivices.

Iori: Huh? What's going on? The Digivice is reacting to something? Takeru: (speaking for him and Hikari) But our Digivices aren't reacting to it. Sora: (speaking for her and Koushiro) Same with ours. Piyomon: Could it be because of the...? Tentomon: No question about it. Sora: The...? Piyomon: Everyone, follow us.

Explaining absolutely nothing, Tentomon and Piyomon lead the confused children off into the woods.

The dub misses the repeated chime that instigated this entire scene. We just have to take Cody's word for it that it's making sounds because there are no sounds to hear.

Cody: Wait up. This Digivice you were nice enough to give me is starting to make noise. T.K.: My Digivice is going off too! I think something's nearby. Sora: A building of some sort! Biyomon: Hmm... There are no buildings around here. Tentomon: No, just the temple. Sora: Temple? Biyomon: Yeah, but it's closed down now Tentomon: They couldn't book enough weddings or bar mitzvahs. Sora: Well, something in there's making our Digivices go off and I don't think it's the caterers! Let's take a look!

...no. No, dub team. Only Cody and Yolei's Digivices are supposed to be going off. You know, because there's... There's kind of a reason why those specific Digivices would be reacting to something nearby, and no other.

There is, perhaps, something nearby that is specifically calling out to those specific children. And not to Sora, Izzy, Kari, or T.K.

Also, Sora's Digivice tells her that the reaction she's not supposed to be getting is coming from a nearby building? Did Izzy upgrade the Digivices with a three-dimensional geomap of their surroundings or something?

Piyomon and Tentomon lead the way to a great pyramid in the middle of the woods.

Koushiro: That's.... Iori: Doesn't it look like the ruins of a Mayan pyramid?

The children follow the beeping from Miyako and Iori's Digivices into the pyramid, until they come upon a central chamber with a pair of pedestals on a raised platform. Sitting on the platform are a pair of familiar looking egg-shaped artifacts.

Piyomon: Look up there, Sora! Sora: (gasp) Are those Digimentals!?

The team climbs the steps to approach the pedestals, seeing a pair of familiar Crests emblazoned on them, just as the Crest of Courage was on Daisuke's Digimental.

Iori: It's reacting to this egg-looking thing. Sora: This is the Crest of Love. Koushiro: And this is the Crest of Knowledge.

Sora and Koushiro step forward to lift their respective Digimentals, but the artifacts refuse to budge.

Sora: I can't. Koushiro: It's too heavy. (Flashback to Taichi in the playground meeting) Taichi: Daisuke easily lifted the Digimental with the Crest of Courage that I couldn't even budge. (End of flashback)

This is not a line we saw Taichi deliver, but the scene did cut away to Iori and Miyako while he delivered the recap. Contextually, this is clearly part of said recap.

Sora and Koushiro exchange silent glances, then turn to their junior partners.

Sora: You try it, Miyako-chan. Koushiro: Iori-kun too. Miyako: Me? Iori: O-Okay!

Okay, we need to talk about this for a moment because it's kind of nuts that Miyako is not designated to the Crest of Knowledge, despite literally being established as Koushiro's junior. That is one of the first things we learned about her: She's a technology whiz with a lot of admiration for her former club president Koushiro.

No, 02 has a very particular and kinda lazy way of divvying out Crests. It keeps its Crests gender-segregated. Girl Crests are for girls and boy Crests are for boys. With the main character boy Crest going to the new main character boy. Absolutely zero effort, which will be reinforced once the Digimentals of Friendship, Purity, and Sincerity enter the picture.

That's not to say Iori doesn't exhibit the values of the Crest of Knowledge. He is both curious and insightful. He's not a zero-effort character. But it's still very much an "I see what you did there, and it's lazy," thing.

And it's further wild that the characters assume this will be the case too. Regardless of who the Crests actually go to, what part of their relationships up to this point leads Koushiro to go, "Iori is definitely my understudy. It couldn't be Miyako. She and I have nothing in common." Even if Iori is the inheritor of Knowledge, not Miyako, why would Koushiro just assume that out of hand?

Now, if this were the Digimental of Purity, I could see having Miyako try that. She's demonstrated some clear Mimi-like qualities. But so far as Love and Knowledge go, all we really know about them thus far is that Miyako was in computer club under Koushiro and Iori cares a lot about his mom.

I feel like Sora and Koushiro just... made sexist assumptions, which were then validated by lazy metaphysics.

The dub gives Yolei a gag line while the kids are ascending the pyramid.

Yolei: I'm exhausted! Hasn't anybody heard of escalators!? (Entering the pyramid and approaching the shrine) Biyomon: Look at it this way, Yolei. Only a few more steps to go! Yolei: (groan)

Yolei raises a valid point. The Digital World is weird and arbitrary, and often likes to insert scattershot appliances everywhere. So there's no reason they couldn't have installed an escalator into these ancient ruins. I'm with her on this. Whoever's responsible for restocking the Egg Fridges and installing new Numemon Dispensors should get right on that.

Sora: They look like Digi-Eggs. Cody: That must be what our Digivices have been reacting to. Sora: Look! That one has the Crest of Love on it. Izzy: And that one has the Crest of Knowledge. (Izzy and Sora try, and fail) Sora: It's just no use. Izzy: We'll never be able to move them. (Flashback) Tai: I don't understand. I couldn't budge the Digi-Egg with the Crest of Courage on it but somehow Davis moved it with no problem. (End Flashback; Sora and Izzy exchange glances) Sora & Izzy: Hmm.... Sora: Yolei, I think you should try to move it. Izzy: You too, Cody. Yolei: What!? You want us to try it!? Cody: Uh, okay....

With the exception of Yolei's comical aggravation at the pyramid design, this is played pretty straight.

Miyako and Iori step up to the pedestals. As with Daisuke, they easily lift the Digimentals.

Hikari: (awed) They lifted them.... Takeru: (awed) It's just like that time with Daisuke.

The new Partner Digimon emerge from the orange and purple beams in front of Miyako and Iori respectively. They're both Child-stage Digimon in the Free attribute, like V-mon.

Like V-mon, they also seem designed to be pre-evolutions for existing Digimon. Hawkmon and his Adult form Aquilamon seem to be more natural pre-evolutions to Garudamon than Piyomon and Birdramon, while Armadimon seems to resemble a Child form for Tortomon.

Narrator: Hawkmon. A polite and cool-headed Child-stage Bird-type Digimon. Narrator: Armadimon. A charming and carefree Child-stage Mammal-type Digimon.

Their rundowns tell us a little about their personalities and nothing more. Like V-mon, these Digimon were created for the show and thus are meant to be a little mysterious. What are they? Where did they come from? These aren't answers we're going to get from the Narrator reading off their wiki entries.

In the dub, Hawkmon and the only slightly renamed Armadillomon handle their own rundowns.

Kari: They were able to lift them! T.K.: Just like Davis did yesterday! (New Digimon emerge) Hawkmon: (rundown) Ahh! It feels so good to be out from under that stuffy rock and spread my wings! Armadillomon: Howdy! Why'd ya have to wake me up? I was having such a nice dream....

Hawkmon and Armadillomon both have noticeable accents as they wake up, which seems to be how the dub intends to translate their respective "coolheaded" and "charming carefree" voices. Hawkmon speaks with a posh British accent while Armadillomon is a Texan cowboy.

Notably, Armadimon does speak with the Nagoya dialect. This doesn't really translate to a Southern drawl, which is more associated with rural folks. Nagoya is, itself, a major urban area, so something like a Bostonian accent may have been more fitting. But... Y'know... Armadillo. I can see where they were coming from.

Meanwhile, Hawkmon is a bald eagle with face paint and a feather headdress. Giving such a Native American-coded character a British voice is a remarkably tone-deaf translation choice.

It's also interesting to note that Hawkmon is the first Partner Digimon who presents the opposite gender as his Chosen Child. Inasmuch as Digimon present gender, which is to say that he has a male voice and uses masculine verbage instead of feminine verbage when speaking, unlike Palmon, Tailmon, and Piyomon.

The new Digimon proceed to introduce themselves to Miyako and Iori.

Hawkmon: My name is Hawkmon. I've been waiting for your arrival. Miyako: H-Hang on a sec.... Armadimon: (yawn) I slept well! Were you the one who woke me up? My name is Armadimon. Thanks dagyaa! Iori: Ah! Uh.... Hawkmon: Come then, Miyako-san! Let's fight together! Miyako: W-Wait a second! I can't fight! Hawkmon: Oh!? (considering) That's going to be a problem....

Weirdly, Hawkmon already knows Miyako by name even though V-mon needed Daisuke to introduce himself. Not sure if deliberate inconsistency or plot hole. Could go either way.

Right off the bat, Armadimon introduces us to some of the distinct characteristic of the Nagoya dialect: The kitty-cat speak. Nagoya speakers are stereotyped as cat-like because they pronounce ae and ai sounds as a singular "a" that other Japanese speakers hear as "ya".

This results in words like the お前 omae Armadimon uses in this sentence coming out as "omyaa". To a Tokyo ear, Armadimon basically said, "Were nyow the one who woke me up?"

We also see Armadimon's favorite sentence ender dagyaa, which serves a similar purpose to the Canadian "Eh?" or the Minnesota "Doncha know"; A habitual phrase that simply conveys that the sentence is complete, played up as a regional stereotype.

So far as I know, this is not an actual thing Nagoya dialect speakers say but instead a TV thing. In fact, all of my attempts to research dagyaa ended up circling back to "The thing that Armadimon in Digimon Adventure says."

In the dub:

Hawkmon: Greetings! My name is Hawkmon and I've been waiting to make your acquaintance. Yolei: Uh... You talking to me? Armadillomon: (yawn) Wowee, I think my shell fell asleep. Hi, I'm Armadillomon, and you and I are partners! Cody: Uh... Well.... Hawkmon: So then, Yolei, you and I shall be working together as a team. Yolei: What!? I don't fight! Except with my sister over who gets the last cookie! Hawkmon: Are you saying you refuse to fight!? Harrumph! Why do I get stuck with a defective human!?

Dub Hawkmon says nothing about fighting but Yolei assumes that's what he's talking about. Which, given what she's seen thus far, is probably a fair assumption.

Dub Hawkmon throws a fit at Yolei's refusal. The original seems to accept her opinion, and is simply troubled by its ramifications for their Partnership.

Seeing Miyako's hesitancy, Sora steps forward and places her hands around Miyako's and the Digimental. Then she shares a bit of history from her team's journey three years ago.

Miyako: Sora-san.... Sora: A girl named Mimi-chan used to say the same thing. (Flashback to Mimi) Sora: "I don't want to fight! I don't want to see anyone else get hurt!" (End flashback) Sora: I didn't want to either. But someday you'll be grateful to have met the Digimon and gone on an adventure with them. I'm certain of it. So ganbatte. Miyako: (thinking) Sora-san's hands are so warm....

As usual, ganbatte is a word that doesn't really translate well, as it refers to the Japanese cultural value of perseverance over adversity via hard work and dedication. A lot of context is encapsulated in that one word. She's telling Miyako to face the hardship Miyako fears head-on and push through.

Miyako's takeaway from that speech was "OMG She's touching me."

Now is probably a good time to mention that the fandom is approximately 135% sure that Miyako is bi as fuck. Can't imagine why.

In the dub:

Sora: Yolei.... Yolei: What is it, Sora? Sora: I have this friend. Her name is Mimi and she's a lot like you. (Flashback) Sora: She used to tell me that she didn't want to fight anymore either, even though she knew she had to. (End Flashback) Sora: She did it for the Digital World and for us. Yolei, the more you do to help your Digimon, the closer the two of you will become. And that's a friendship you'll carry with you for the rest of your life. And you've got another friend for life too: Me. Yolei: Aww!

Dub Sora loses the plot after the flashback. She suddenly shifts topics to friendship-building. The dub also skips Miyako lingering on Sora's touch; Yolei seems to be paying more attention in this one.

Alright, now it's Iori's turn for a senpai-kouhai pep talk.

Koushiro: Iori-kun, what do you think about the Digital World? Iori: What do I think? I don't know yet. I just got here. Koushiro: But you are thinking about it, aren't you? Iori: Yes... I've made a few suppositions... But new questions keep popping up one after another, and there's so many things I want to understand. Koushiro: Iori, you have a heart full of curiosity. Just as I thought. Iori: A heart full of curiosity? Koushiro: If there is anything you can't understand, please go ahead and ask. We're nakama, and we share our power. We can think together. Iori: I will!

Again, I'm not sure where Koushiro got the idea that Iori is filled with boundless curiosity. He indicates that he already suspected this. He's right, but I don't know why he knows that. The only thing Iori's said to that affect was, "What sort of place is the Digital World?" and he was alone on his balcony for that.

Miyako is the one who's been raising a fuss about how badly she wants to see the Digital World, after furiously interrogating Koushiro about it and the Digivices. Miyako's demonstrated far more curiosity up to this point than Iori has.

In the dub:

Izzy: So tell me, what do you think of the Digital World so far, Cody? Cody: I don't know. After all, I've only been here for a short time. Izzy: Well, you must have some sort of opinion. Cody: Well... I try not to make up my mind until I have all the information but this place is so new to me, I have so many unanswered questions. I'm afraid I don't know where to start first. Izzy: You seem like a curious kid who just wants to know all the facts. Sounds like someone I know. Cody: What should I do? Izzy: Do just what I did: Learn to trust your instincts. And if there's a problem you can't solve, just come to me, and you and I will solve it together. Cody: Okay!

..."Trust your instincts"? Who are you and what did you do with Izzy? That's. Not. A thing. He does. Koushiro/Izzy trusts his ever-expanding knowledge base.

Encouraged by their mentors, Miyako and Iori turn towards their new Partner Digimon, clutching the Digimentals.

Hawkmon: So, Miyako-san, Iori-kun, please yell "DIGIMENTAL UP!!!" Iori & Miyako: DIGIMENTAL UP!!!

I know we just met these two less than three minutes ago but nonetheless, Hawkmon and Armadimon ARMOR SHINKAAAAAA!!!

With the Digimental of Love, Hawkmon evolves into Horusmon. Who has teeny-tiny Hawkmon wings that certainly could not lift a creature of that size, and it's kind of hilarious.

Nobody knows how to translate Horusmon and it gives me cancer. The official romanization is Holsmon, which is only slightly better than the dub's Halsemon. But this isn't like Centarumon where they misspelled it in Japanese. ホルスモン is literally ホルス Horusu モン mon, named for the falcon-headed Egyptian deity Horus. Who apparently neither the dub team nor the official romanization team have ever heard of.

So it's Holsmon in the Digimon Reference Guide, it's Holsmon in Wikimon, it's Holsmon in the subtitles. And I want to throw things. Because it's Horusmon.

In any case, Horusmon is an Armor-stage Free-attribute Beast-type Digimon.

Horusmon: Flapping Love, Horusmon! Narrator: Horusmon! A Beast-type Digimon that excels at aerial combat. He releases shockwaves from his wings with his special attack, Mach Impulse!

Excels at aerial combat despite those teeny-ass wings that aren't even attached at the right place. I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing at them. They look vestigial as fuck, and they don't even flap when he flies. In fact, nothing about him flaps which really calls into question the title of Flapping Love.

The Digimental of Knowledge makes Armadimon into Digmon, whose hands are scissors made of drills. Frankly, that is the scariest design in the show thus far. His face is a drill and he has drill scissors. Also he's an insect for some reason? Antennae and gossamer wings. For when you need to drill the sky.

Armor-stage Free-attribute Insect-type Digimon. There's not really a lot to say here with Armor evos. They're all Armor stage and Free attribute.

Digmon: Steel Knowledge, Digmon! Narrator: Digmon! An Insect-type Digimon that is unbeatable underground. He attacks with all of his drills at once using his special attack Gold Rush.

I'd rather he didn't. That sounds unbelievably gruesome.

As the children stare in awe at their new Armor Digimon, Horusmon interjects.

Horusmon: Now, let's go save our teammates (nakama).

In the dub:

Hawkmon: I beg your pardon, but in order for us to Armor Digivolve you must say "Digi-Armor Energize". Yolei & Cody: Digi-Armor Energize!

Huge inconsistency with the fact that Hawkmon needs to tell them that but Davis instantly knew it without being informed. But no more inconsistent than Hawkmon and Armadimon knowing Miyako and Iori's names when V-mon didn't know Daisuke's.

Halsemon: Halsemon, the Wings of Love. Halsemon: (rundown) I am an Armor Digimon. As Hawkmon, I used the Digi-Egg of Love to Armor Digivolve. I use my Tempest Wing attack to defeat my enemies.

"Wings of Love" is not what he's called, but I'll allow it because it's actually better than Flapping Love. They got a little poetic with 羽ばたく愛情 Habataku Aijou, and the dub is better off for it.

His rundown, on the other hand, completely sucks. He says absolutely nothing.

Digmon: Digmon, the Drill of Power. Digmon: (rundown) I, too, am an Armor Digimon. As Armadillomon, I used the Digi-Egg of Knowledge to Armor-Digivolve. Digmon: Now whaddya say we go find the others?

Digmon's rundown is even worse, and he also missed the memo that his title is supposed to have the Crest Virtue in it. There is no Crest of Power, Digmon. Are you embarrassed to be associated with Izzy? Because that's fair, he's an awful adaptation, but still.

Back at the cliffside, Daisuke and V-mon are still hanging out.

Daisuke: Damn it! Give me back my Digivice! Let V-mon go! Kaiser: That's not going to happen. This is what happens when you trespass in someone else's garden. I'm going to let you see the moment when your Digimon becomes my pawn.

The Kaiser snaps his fingers, conjuring one of those black rings.

(Rude. You're not allowed to throw Poke Balls at another Trainer's monster. At least play the game correctly.)

Daisuke: STOP IT!!! Kaiser: Huhuhuhuhu.... V-mon: Heh, go ahead and try, but I'll never be a minion of yours! Kaiser: What did you say?

As the black ring slowly approaches V-mon, he continues to reject the Kaiser's claim.

V-mon: I waited for so long... I waited for such a long time to meet Daisuke... I'm not about to become your minion now that I've finally met him! Daisuke: V-mon.... Kaiser: Then we'll just try it now. Daisuke: STOP IT!!!

A small translation note. The subs here use the word "slave". The Kaiser is going to make V-mon his "slave". But the word for that is 奴隷 dorei.

The actual word that the Kaiser and V-mon are tossing back and forth is 手下 teshita, which means his subordinate, his underling, his henchmon. Much softer terminology than "slave".

While the effects of the black ring are clearly to enslave Digimon, this choice of language may indicate that the Kaiser doesn't think of what he's doing as slavery. In his mind, he's just... going to make V-mon work for him. He's catching a new Pokemon.

Or it could just be the word choice of the moment. We'll keep an eye on that moving forward.

In the dub:

Davis: Gimme back my Digivice! And let Veemon go! He has nothing to do with this! Emperor: Yeah, right! You've both been trespassing in my garden without my permission. And as your punishment, you'll be forced to watch Veemon as he becomes my slave. (Emperor summons the Dark Ring) Davis: VEEMON, NO!!! Emperor: Ahahahahahaha! Veemon: Ha! You'll never get me to be your slave! You might as well destroy me right now and get it over with! Emperor: As you wish. (Dark Ring begins its approach) Veemon: Hey, take it easy, I was just kidding! Come on, old buddy, don't you know a good joke when you hear one? You know, a little comedy to lighten the mood. Haha, funny guy Veemon, c'mon! Davis: Veemon, no.... Emperor: I don't hear anyone laughing now, Veemon! Davis: LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!

Oh hey, they kept the flowery "trespassing in someone's garden" line. Good job.

The dub goes for the slave terminology, so no hypothetical nuance there. We'll reserve judgment for that based on whether that's actually a point of the Kaiser's characterization or not.

What was V-mon making a verbal last stand, defiantly shouting down the Kaiser and refusing to accept his fate even as inevitability comes for him, is now Veemon pathetically pleading for his life. Thanks, I hate it. Partner Digimon of Courage, everybody.

Suddenly, at the last moment, the cavalry arrives.

Horusmon: RED SUN!!!

Horusmon's Red Sun attack is a pair of red beams fired from his eyes. On impact with the black ring, they explode in the shape of an identifiable red sphere.

(Of note: Among his many domains, Horus is a sun god.)

Kaiser: What the--!? Miyako: DAISUKE!!! Daisuke: Miyako!

Miyako rides into battle mounted on Horusmon's back. While all eyes are on her, Digmon suddenly erupts through the wall behind V-mon, catching him with his adorable little scoopy legs.

Digmon: We're here to rescue you! V-mon: You saved me!

You're just lucky those aren't even more drills, V-mon.

In the dub:

Halsemon: TEMPEST WING!!! (Halsemon destroys the Dark Ring) Emperor: Who's that!? Yolei: DAVIS, HOLD ON!!! Davis: Save Veemon! (Digmon saves Veemon) Digmon: Sorry to burst in on ya like this! Veemon: You coulda knocked!

I guess Red Sun is Tempest Wing. I thought Mach Impulse was going to be Tempest Wing.

They're probably doing that dub thing where all of a Digimon's attacks have the one name for some reason.

Seeing which way the wind is blowing, the Kaiser decides to withdraw.

Kaiser: Hmph.

He turns to go, but finds Tailmon standing in his path.

Tailmon: I won't let you pass. Wormmon: I won't let you lay a finger on Ken-chan!

Out of nowhere, his little caterpillar minion steps in. Wormmon never gets a rundown so now's a good time to go over him. Wormmon is a Child-stage Larva-type Digimon. He's also a Free-attribute Digimon created for the show like V-mon, Hawkmon, and Armadimon.

You may notice that he does not have a black ring anywhere on him. He's also distinct for being the only Digimon among the Kaiser's forces to address him by his real name. It's easy to guess why; It's pretty obvious what his relationship to Ken-chan is.

Wormmon goes full-offense, lunging at--

Tailmon: NEKO PUNCH!!!

Tailmon punches Wormmon in his useless-ass face and sends him hurtling back into the Kaiser. The impact knocks Daisuke's Digivice and pocket computer out of the Kaiser's hands.

Kaiser: CRAP!!!

Daisuke's gear plunge into the chasm. Horusmon passes by and Miyako catches them out of the air.

Miyako: (pleasantly, in English) Thank you!

XD Miyako is the best. Also, poor Wormmon. He tries.

In the dub:

Emperor: Hmph! (Emperor tries to leave, finds Gatomon waiting for him) Gatomon: This litterbox ain't big enough for the both of us. Wormmon: Keep your claws to yourself, you big bully! (Wormmon lunges) Gatomon: (silently punches Wormmon) (Wormmon slams into the Emperor and sends Davis's gear flying) Emperor: You're useless! (Yolei catches the gear) Yolei: (pleasantly) Thank you!

The dub seems to be avoiding having Wormmon address Ken-chan by name. I think they're trying to keep him as an ominous and mysterious force of evil. The original, on the other hand, wants you to be thinking about the fact that, at the end of the day, this guy really is just some kid like Daisuke. Underneath the wicked shades and sick cloak and vile personality, there's a human boy named Ken-chan.

Furious, the Kaiser turns on Tailmon.

Kaiser: OUT OF MY WAY!!!

The Kaiser grapples Tailmon with his whip, then flings her off the cliff behind him.

Okay, yeah, the fact that this was a fight he could win means that was a pretty major whoopsy-doodle on Wormmon's part. Wormmon is actually less formidable than Ken-chan.

Kaiser: COME OUT, SNIMON!!! MOJYAMON!!! DRIMOGEMON!!!

The Kaiser's forces emerge from region around him. Snimon rises into the air, Mojyamon comes out from his hiding place in the rocks, and Drimogemon bursts forth from the earth.

As he's regrouping, the Chosen Children do the same. Daisuke descends the cliffside to join the group; Who freed him from his shackles and why they didn't bring him down themselves is unclear. Tentomon carries Tailmon safely to the ground to join the group as well.

Daisuke: That Digimon Kaiser...! Miyako: Here. (hands of Daisuke's gear) Daisuke: (English) Oh! Thank you! (Japanese) Alright, let's start our counterattack! Let's go, V-mon! V-mon: Yeah! Daisuke: DIGIMENTAL UP!!!

V-mon Armor Evolves into Fladramon and joins the fray.

In the dub:

Emperor: Here, kitty! (Emperor throws Gatomon off the cliff) Emperor: SNIMON!!! MOJYAMON!!! DRIMOGEMON!!! (The Emperor's forces emerge while the DigiDestined regroup) Yolei: Here ya go. Davis: Thanks a lot, Yolei. Now it's time for a little payback. Whaddya say, Veemon? Veemon: Yeah! Davis: DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!!!

Solid.

The two sides mobilize their forces. The Kaiser sends Snimon in to attack.

Horusmon: Hang on tight, Miyako-san. Miyako: Okay!

Horusmon takes flight. No flapping is involved.

Fladramon: Destroy those black rings! Do that and they'll all return to their senses. Horusmon: Got it!

While Horusmon flies up to engage Snimon, Drimogemon attempts to conceal themself underground. Digmon puts his own drills to work and pursues.

(Ludicrous as Digmon's drills are, it's worth noting that Drimogemon has far more. Both Drimogemon's front and hind legs have three drill fingers apiece, plus the narwhal horn drill in the center of their face. So, so many drills.)

Digmon: You won't get away!

That leaves one opponent remaining for Fladramon.

Mojyamon: ICICLE ROD!!!

Mojyamon hurls an icicle spear at Fladramon.

Fladramon: Ice against fire.

Fladramon blazes up his claw and catches the spear, melting it into water.

Mojyamon: O_O Fladramon: KNUCKLE FIRE!!!

Fladramon's counterattack ignites Mojyamon, setting every last surface of the hairy beast on fire. Which happens to also destroy the black ring. I guess that's one way to do it. I sure hope someone's got water handy to put out the flames now.

Daisuke: YOU DID IT, FLADRAMON!!!

In the dub:

Halsemon: Better hold on tight to me. Yolei: Okay! (Halsemon flies off to fight Snimon) Flamedramon: Let's show them what Armor Digimon can do against the slaves of the Emperor! Halsemon: ATTACK!!! (Drimogemon goes underground) Digmon: (wordlessly pursues) Mojyamon: ICE CLOUD!!! (Mojyamon throws the decidedly un-cloudlike spear) Flamedramon: When it's fire against ice, fire always wins. (Flamedramon catches and melts the spear) Mojyamon: O_O Flamedramon: FIRE ROCKET!!! (Flamedramon sets Mojyamon on fucking fire and also destroys the Dark Ring) Davis: Yeah! You destroyed the Dark Ring, Flamedramon!

They cut out the part where Flamedramon tells the two newbies how to fight these guys. Do they just... all somehow know what Dark Rings are?

Rather than explain what they need to do in order to end this fight with minimal harm, Flamedramon boasts, "Yeah, let's fuck these slaves up!" Like, he is stoked to beat the shit out of some mind-controlled puppets. Tonally, this is exactly wrong.

Though it does better match what they, uh... proceed to do in the fight.

The icicle spear is not a cloud. It in no way resembles a cloud. To be fair, it's not a rod either. It's more of a spike than anything else. Everybody is wrong here.

That's one adversary down. Two to go.

As Horusmon closes distance, Snimon fires off a pair of Shadow Sickle blades. With one blade forming a \ shape and the other in a /, it will be difficult to dodge them both. But Horusmon is up to the task, doing a barrel roll in midair to skate past both shots.

Closeup of Miyako screaming at the top of her lungs when gravity momentarily stops being friendly to her riding experience.

Horusmon: MACH IMPULSE!!!

Once past Snimon's attack, Horusmon lets off his Mach Impulse, which takes the shape of two crescent blades parallel to one another fired from his Digimental helmet's wings.

Once his shots are away, Horusmon breaks off his approach and descends into the canyon. The attacks continue forward, with one blade precisely skirting past Snimon's midsection and carving away the black ring without harm to Snimon.

Miyako: You did it, Horusmon!

In the dub, Snimon calls their attack.

Snimon: TWIN SICKLES!!! (Halsemon evades with a barrel roll, freaking out Yolei) Halsemon: Time for TEMPEST WING!!! (Halsemon shoots and breaks off, hitting his mark) Yolei: You did it, Halsemon!

Yeah, they had to do the Togemon "add words to attack name" thing for Mach Impulse. You'd think they wouldn't. It has the same number of syllables as Tempest Wing. In theory.

But in Japanese, Mach Impulse has six. Ma-hha-In-pa-ru-su. So we're at Chiku-Chiku Bang-Bang/Check out my Needle Spray all over again.

Deep underground, Digmon is waiting to ambush Drimogemon.

Drimogemon bursts into a subterannean chamber to find Digmon already there, in position and ready to fire.

Digmon: GOLD RUSH!!!

Digmon lets off all five of his drills as missiles, which strike his target dead-on and explode on impact. Uh, if his target was Drimogemon's face, as not one of the drill missiles even comes close to the black ring.

Fortunately, while blowing Drimogemon the fuck up, he inflicts enough splash damage to break the ring too.

(Horusmon was the only one paying attention when Fladramon said to shoot for the black rings, including Fladramon.)

Digmon does not get a verbal pat on the back from Iori as nobody can see this happening. The Kaiser does seem to have made it back to his control room, however, as we briefly cut to him reflecting on his defeat.

Kaiser: Huhuhuhu... Not bad. It wouldn't be any fun otherwise....

In the dub, Digmon takes advantage of his lack of lip flaps to quip at Drimogemon before firing:

Digmon: I guess we're the drill team! GOLD RUSH!!! (Digmon blows up Drimogemon and also succeeds incidentally) Emperor: (control room) Hehehehehehe! They're better than I thought! This makes things a lot more interesting!

Goddammit, Digmon. XD

With the three Digimon released from bondage, the Chosen Children see them on their way.

V-mon: Are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't have any other choice. Mojyamon: No, this doesn't hurt nearly as much as the agony of being the Digimon Kaiser's minion.

Okay, since Mojyamon also uses the term 手下 teshita, I think we can safely assume it's just the show's particular word-choice for the Digimon's enslavement and not a specific point of characterization for the Kaiser.

I'd guess they're probably dialing down the language because Children's Cartoon. Similar to how 殺す korosu, "kill", is used sparingly.

As the three liberated Digimon depart, the children unpack.

Daisuke: That Digimon Kaiser is a jerk! Wow, I am so pissed off right now! Hawkmon: Miyako-san. Daisuke: Eh?

No one cares how mad you are, Daisuke. XD

Hawkmon: Moving forward, will you continue to lend me your power? Miyako: Sure, I'll be with you to the end. Armadimon: Iori, I look forward to getting to know you dagyaa. Iori: (politely) I look forward to that as well. Sora: From now on, they'll have to ganbatte in our place. Koushiro: No, we have to ganbaru as well. Piyomon: That's right, Sora. We have to do it too. Tentomon: We can't let the younger generation pass us by! Sora: I guess you're right.

Sorry, Sora, but you ain't getting out that easy.

Remember that speech Sora gave that Miyako wasn't listening to because she was too busy Gay Panic Blue-Screening over Sora touching her? It makes that scene even funnier when you realize that, despite her beautiful words, all Sora actually meant by it was "Yesssssss I'm FREEEEEEEEEEE."

Neither of them was correctly invested in this sweet mentor/pupil torch-passing moment.

In the dub:

Veemon: Sorry we had to fight you but we had to get rid of the Dark Rings. I hope we're still buds. Mojyamon: It's okay. Thanks for saving us! Being the Emperor's slave was the worst! All day long, it's "Destroy this", "Destroy that", "Get me a Cappuccino". Oy!

Toning down the part about "the agony of being his servant" and making it a laugh line instead.

Davis: He makes me so mad! Digimon Emperor... I'll show him who's in charge around here! Hawkmon: Settle down. Davis: Huh!? Hawkmon: So, Yolei, will I be able to count on your assistance from now on? Yolei: Absolutely! 100% Armadillomon: And will we be a team, Cody, when I'm not nappin'? Cody: Of course. I'd be honored to be your partner. Sora: Well, it looks like the new DigiDestined team doesn't need us around anymore. Izzy: I don't know. I still think we have a lot of work ahead of us. Biyomon: We can still help them fight the Emperor. Tentomon: And we can also provide them with advice and guidance! Sora: What a team!

"I'll show him who's in charge"? Davis, are you trying to dethrone the Digimon Emperor or supplant him?

Hawkmon directly addresses Davis and tells him to shut up. In the original, they ignore him, prompting his reaction when nobody cares about his outrage.

The funny moment where Sora tries to quit and gets dogpiled by the crew is dialed down to a casual discussion of whether the older kids can still be of use.

Well, it looks like we're done here. Time to get going.

Daisuke: Alright, let's head home! Kaiser: (control room) So, which Digimon do I want to play with next...?

As the kids return through the Gate, Taichi finally gets away from his former teacher.

Taichi: Ugh, I'm beat... Fujiyama-sensei never stops talking....

Taichi sees the bright light from the Gate opening and hears various screams and crashes. He rushes into the clubroom, finding the others once again in a tangled pile of limbs, now with their Partner Digimon in the mix.

V-mon, Hawkmon, and Armadimon have all regressed to Baby stages, though Patamon and Tailmon remain in their base forms.

Taichi: Is everyone okay!? Team: (groaning) We're fine.... Taichi: You brought the Digimon with you!? Daisuke: Eh? (notices Chibimon on his head) HUH!?!? Miyako: (hugs Poromon) AHHHHHH SO CUTE!!! Iori: (observing Upamon) We didn't bring them with us. They just followed us. But why did they take this form? Hikari: They must have regressed to their Baby stages. Patamon: But we didn't change. Takeru: That could be because our Digivices are different. Sora: Huh? What about Piyomon and Tentomon? Piyomon: Soraaaaa! Sora: Hm?

The kids turn their attention to the screen, seeing that Tentomon and Piyomon remain in the Digital World. They did not follow the children through the Gate.

They continue casually having this conversation while tangled up in the limb pile. Except poor Koushiro who's stuck in Family Guy Death Pose.

Piyomon: Sora, we're going to investigate what we can about the Digimon Kaiser. Tentomon: We'll let you know if we find anything. Sora: Sounds good. Be careful and don't do anything reckless. Koushiro: Guys... I'm sorry but... PLEASE GET OFF OF ME!!!

Koushiro's comical despair sees us out for the episode.

In the dub:

Davis: Well, it's time to go home!

The dub skips over the Kaiser's brief moment and goes straight to the return to the human world.

Tai: The birds and the bees, huh? Thanks Mr. Fujiyama! (exits) Boy, when it comes to girls, this guy has a lot to learn. Huh!? (Bright light flash in the computer room, with screaming and crashing) Tai: What happened to you guys!? Team: Please don't ask. Tai: The new Digimon returned to their In-Training forms! Davis: Huh!? Augh! Yolei: Wow! He's so cute! Cody: I don't understand how this little fella can turn himself into such a great big creature like Digmon. Kari: Are we gonna have to do this every time we come back? Patamon: And I thought Digivolving was a tough job! T.K.: Well, at least we made it back to the real world safe and sound. Sora: Hmm, except Biyomon and Tentomon. Biyomon: Sora! Sora: (silently turns to look) Biyomon: Don't worry. We'll both be safe here because the Digimon Emperor never comes out at night. Tentomon: Imagine! All that power and he's afraid of the dark. Sora: Well, get some rest. You'll need it for tomorrow. Davis: Yeah! That's when we'll go back to the Digital World and beat that Digimon Emperor once and for all!

As we zoom out from the school, they then superimpose the cut shot of the Kaiser over the scene as if to imply that he's somehow monitoring this conversation.

Emperor: Oh, really? Well excuse me if I don't start shaking in my boots! Narrator: What does the Digimon Emperor have in store for the new DigiDestined? Find out on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!

What the fuck? Okay, dub team. Sure.

Setting that aside. The dub seems to imply that they brought the Digimon home on purpose. Nobody's surprised by their presence, only their regression. For reasons unclear, Biyomon and Tentomon weren't able to make it through the Gate. They will not be doing anything useful, and are just... not in danger, even though we couldn't take them with us for some reason.

On the plus side, Tai spent this whole episode having what was apparently an F-tier sex talk. XD Dipshit Tai can call him out on how bad his understanding of women is! And he threw up in Sora's hat and didn't tell her once! I guess Fujiyama must be a manosphere bro.

Assessment: Okay, I'm just gonna come out and say this: Sora feels wrong in this episode. I touched on it earlier with the Digimentals, but I feel like her role here was written for Mimi.

It's weird that Sora instantly pegs Miyako as having exhibited Love qualities when Knowledge and Purity are the qualities we've actually seen from her thus far.

Miyako's freakout about becoming a Chosen Child requires Sora to tell an anecdote about Mimi's growth and development as if it were her own.

The funny closing moment where Sora tries to seize the opportunity to bail on all this Digital World nonsense and everyone has to shout her down feels like a Mimi moment. Sora's never been like that before.

This feels like a Mimi episode with Sora accidentally reskinned over her.

Nonetheless, 02's setup continues. The children have met the Digimon Kaiser in person for the first time, as well as unlocked two more Digimentals. There's still a lot of details to come, but we're well on our way to a full team of next-gen Chosen Children.

#digimon #digimon adventure 02 #revisiting digimon #revisiting digimon adventure 02

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DigiTimeLines: Document format [pt1]

[AO3 VERSION] [@digimonadventuretimelines blog (outdated)]

Back in November 12 2012 a person asked about Daisuke’s son on the original askblog (ask-daisuke) and I decided to go on a full route of an Alternative Endgame for it. I didn’t do that to spite the epilogue though, I do not enjoy Fix-It culture (I’d rather write my own AU and leave the canon stuff untouched than simply try to “fix” them. Same thing happened with the Hunters arc from Xros Wars, and my own canon-divergent AU based on an old ▽ theory in 2016) so this project was already viewed as some sort of multiverse.

The name Daichi came from an old friend’s answer to my musings on twitter -- they suggested Daichi and Taisuke, but I adopted Daichi for the Daisuke kid, and Taisuke for the other character I designed -- a Taichi’s son OC. The idea of Daichi and his entire plot/story came while doodling him again, for the third time after the name reveal. He would be a space-time traveler based on other medias’ space-time travelers i’ve loved since i was a kid (Future Trunks, Chibi Usa/Sailor Chibi Moon, and Silver the Hedgehog) with a tragic story based on Luke Skywalker (uh, sorta). Daichi would seek for answers in his own journey in order to save his father from a terrible fate -- One where Daisuke becomes a puppet of a greater evil and turns into a menace to the worlds.

Besides this part, Daichi’s (alternate) world has two issues -- an endless conflict between wild digimon who do not want humans to be allowed in the Digital World, so they are trying to close the gates (and this bad guy uses a brainwashed Daisuke-turned-into-a-digimon-hybrid as some general for those troops) … And a force of humans who does not see the digimon as equals, wanting them to be treated as a menace for the human world, having to always be monitored by the police and Digital World’s ambassador Taichi in order to prevent digimon and even human victims.

The goal of the “Neo Chosen Children” is to combat both issues alongside their partners and families. And, for Daichi, to rescue Daisuke from the hands of this new enemy.

As for this setting, space-time travel would be the main theme of it. Daichi and his friends would travel through a special dimension connecting all the worlds and timelines through “doors” and then, they would learn more about the Tokyo Twelve and the Worldwide Chosen, also about other possible worlds. Most of those ideas of “crossovers” came from the crossover chapters in V-Tamer, which were the only thing I read from the manga back in time. And oh, Xros Wars manga’s multiverse theory.

※ This document might have changes from the original chapters 1 to 19 published on the blog & AO3 though.

The main setting: Daichi’s story

While many think the Chosen Children job was over, this was a hoax. With the number of partnerships growing on a large and worldwide scale, the most known Twelve Chosen alongside their Worldwide allies from 2002 started to work harder to make sure the worlds would live in peace and together. But it’s easier said than done -- many issues have been spotted and reported throughout the world. Could Koushiro and Miyako handle a whole community like this? Of course they had the help of the Holy Beasts and the Gennai clones, but they should be sure none of those people would do bad things.

This is where they created a system and an organization in order to catalog and prevent outcomes like a new Kaiser-like enemy. The head and brains of the org was Koushiro, but he also nominated Taichi and Daisuke for co-leaders (Why Taichi and Daisuke? Well, they’re representing their generations after all) and having all the others as part of a council and operations like, teaching the both sides to respect each other, to not treat your digimon as some inferior being and vice-versa, to not be taunted by evil beings… And go on. This org was more likely a school, while a Special Unit force specialized in Digimon cases would work alongside the police.

To keep everything under control, and to know the number of partnerships, Koushiro’s old community list became a registered list -- in which every digivice, human and digimon were registered on a database sooner or later. Non-registered entries would become called “Mercenaries” and if any cataloged Chosen had gone vile for any reason, they would’ve been called “Dark Chosen”. Normal Chosen would just keep their name as it is, or rather “Registered Chosen”. It was like an ID and it could help to keep everything in order.

This went well for a while, but just as you can see… Humans and Digimon are complex creatures, and you can’t get rid of all of the mean spirited ones -- There would exist digimon and humans using each others’ partnerships and power to commit crimes, and others stuff. The Special Digimon Cases unit had always been needed in those cases, in which both digimon and officers had to take care of those bad apples. The Tokyo Twelve’s organization is just a mere big registered database and a “school” to teach and assist the digimon and their partners, not a law enforcer group.

Around Spring 2024, a group of rogue digimon wanting the digimon to be free from the partnership cycle started to move, wanting to separate all of the digimon from the humans. Said enemies managed to lure Daisuke and Ken into a trap… And Daisuke sacrifices himself to save Ken from getting caught -- He opened the gate and shoved Ken and Stingmon with the force of Wingdramon into the gate, and then closed it before those digimon could catch his friend. Ken tries to open the gate again, but it has been locked on the other end. After reporting to the others, the group decided to hide this information from the world… and from their own children.

Daichi’s Destiny

Daichi is a kid born in August 2015, and his personality used to be closer to his parents -- very optimistic and brave, and the only difference is he was the smart aleck of the house. He liked to play games with his dad before school, having to be reminded about his duties by his mother. His little sister -- two years apart -- was also a very lively child. But everything changed when Daisuke disappeared in 2024. While there was a huge effort to keep the world and the group’s children out of it… Daichi’s personality had a drastic change: he became more of a shut-in and spent most of his time studying, making his sister Kiyoko super duper worried and mad at him.

Daichi was so sure that his dad had died that he used to talk in a more depressive tone. Kiyoko used to get extremely furious about it, because she didn’t want to think their dad was dead and the adults were lying to them. It was when, on a normal day in 2029, Daichi and Kiyoko heard a voice calling for help. Daichi tells Kiyoko to go stay at her friend’s house while he investigates it. The voice comes from Daisuke’s office room. He opens the door and sees an old computer on, with a small pink digimon bunny fainted on the floor.

The lights are turned on, and the digimon opens her eyes… And then morphs into her human form. It’s an old acquaintance of his parents -- Natsu (Yes, the digimon girl from Natsu e no Tobira drama CD, you read it right)

Daichi was used to Natsu appearing as an adult human, but this was a big reveal for him -- She’s a digimon!? Is she Daisuke’s second partner? Well, no. Natsu is… An “Honorary partner” for Daisuke. Didn’t she get a human partner before? We will discuss it another day.

Natsu is cheerful and calls Daichi by ‘Daichan’ (Daichi’s nickname) and tells him she needs to talk with his mother or Taichi. The boy says his mother is not around, and Ambasador Yagami is always busy… Then, he wishes his father was still alive to help them. It’s when Natsu drops the bomb: No, Daisuke is alive and she needs help to rescue him. The kid’s behavior changes immediately, and Daichi starts begging Natsu to let him help. If you know Natsu well enough, if you push the right buttons you can make her do or say what you want. So, Daichi’s trickiest smuggest plan was just saying “My father would totally trust you to protect me if I were in danger” which led the digimon girl to agree to taking Daichi to the Digital World.

They went there, and she started getting bombarded with questions from the little kid, things related to what happened to his dad and why everyone was hiding those things from him. While Natsu was still hiding things from him, she managed to slip a few words leading to a battle 5 years ago. A little note: Natsu kept calling Daichi by ‘Daichan’ all the time, not even using his real name at any moment. Suddenly, the big bad enemy showed himself -- Lupinmon, a digimon which was a black wolf warrior, in the same style of the Legendary Hero of Light -- Wolfmon/Lobomon. Lupinmon attacked Natsu and Daichi, and then chased them until a brave and unknown V-mon with the Ulforce V-dramon’s bracelets appeared and repelled a powerful blow from the lupine warrior.

It was when… Something odd happens: Lupinmon steps back, like if he was holding himself to not hurt that human kid… And then in a weaker voice he calls Daichi by his name. By connecting the dots, Daichi realizes Lupinmon was actually his father but this didn’t last for a long time, and then Dai-Lupinmon attacks them again, but this time Natsu’s pendant starts glowing and opens a gate into another place, sucking the kid, her and the mysterious V-mon into a blank space… Quite similar to the dimension Apocalymon sent Taichi and his group once. The difference is, this place does not present the binary code, but has an angel-type digimon guarding it -- ClavisAngemon.

The trio meet a hooded figure with a feminine voice, who gives them some input about that place, its name and why they were there. Daichi was chosen as a new bearer of the power of space-time, but the boy was still in denial about what had happened right now with him: His father tried to murder him. His father, who used to be friendly and kind… Is an enemy of his world now. He couldn’t digest that information very well, and Daichi himself couldn’t bear a high responsibility like that. At first, he refused it… It wasn’t something he could handle at the moment. So, the hooded figure sent them back to the human world.

A few events later, Daichi was involved in an attack on a theater promoting a new movie to encourage the bonds between humans and digimon, in which he had to face Lupinmon’s followers and save them all. Ulforce, the name of that V-mon who was sticking with Daichi and Natsu since their first encounter, ended up being “linked” to Daichi via a special digivice which popped out from nowhere -- the Digivice TimeRune (or D-TimeRune) -- which sent instructions to the boy as “scan the digimon to form a link” and “scan the back of your hand to activate the DigiRune fragment” so he could assist Ulforce in battle. Once Daichi executed all of those instructions, Ulforce evolved into XV-mon (but with the bracelets and the mysterious Holy Ring in his ear) and fought the enemies, which once beaten were locked inside Natsu’s plasma bubbles and left there for the police.

It was when… Daichi realized he could use this power to… travel back in time and prevent his dad from being captured. This means once he and the others return to the Dimensional Space, Daichi informs ClavisAngemon and the hooded figure he’s ready for it. It’s the moment the place reveals an infinite number of doors within the blank space. But one problem was… All of them are identical. This makes Ulforce lose his composure and start whining about this being ridiculous -- HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHICH DOOR TAKES TO WHICH PLACE AND TIME!?

The hooded figure also warns Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu that they should not alter the past, or else their world would’ve been destroyed. This does not make Daichi afraid at all, and he says he would prefer to not exist as long as his father is safe and happy.

Thus… Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu started traveling through space-time.

While some other cases were running amok, Kiyoko and the Tokyo Twelve’s children were starting to get involved with them -- by receiving this same special digivice and forming a link with some digimon involved in incidents and attacks. But one of those kids had decided to form a link with a special digimon… And kept it a secret.

Yagami Taisuke, the Self-Proclaimed Rival

Taisuke is Taichi and Sora’s only child in Daichi’s world. The reason for this strange family to work well is… Taichi and Sora managed to solve their personal issues and became a couple. To make this couple get hitched and be more functional they had to become mature people first. And they did that. Taisuke is the youngest of the Tokyo Twelve’s kids, having 10 years in 2029. Since both parents are important figures -- Taichi because he’s the Ambassador, and Sora because of being the daughter of Takenouchi Toshiko, who’s still the Head Master of the Takenouchi school of traditional Japanese flower arrangement at this moment. But Sora also started to get her own recognition in her own area -- as a fashion designer specialized in Japanese style -- Taisuke is… overshadowed by his parents fame and treated as “The Digital World ambassador’s son” or “Takenouchi Toshiko’s grandson” or “Takenouchi Sora’s son”. This makes him mad every time because he’s not seen as himself but rather as someone’s son/grandson. This explains why he’s mostly mad at everyone not seeing Daichi as “Worldwide famous Ramen Chef Motomiya Daisuke’s son” and why he self-proclaimed himself to be Daichi’s rival.

It can be said that, during the same moment Daichi was facing Lupinmon… Taisuke was witnessing another event: A black Agumon coming from a gate area nearby his house. This Agumon wasn’t normal though, it had been looking for an old acquaintance from the past. Taisuke didn’t know what this meant, but he couldn’t ignore that critter. Once they were facing some evil guys, a D-TimeRune appeared in front of the boy and he decided to accept it, forming a link with that BlackAgumon. The Rune of Courage appeared for both of them -- and thus they faced the enemy digimon together.

But… Taisuke couldn’t tell his parents about that. So, he hid BlackAgumon inside the digivice and kept facing tough enemies in the shadows… As the Brave Tamer.

The more Taichi was involved in this whole mess against this Lupinmon menace, the more Taichi spent times busier and out of his home. This kept making Taisuke feel anguished and revolted, because he wanted his family to be together again. And it seemed like Sora was… acting like her mother when it comes to Taisuke -- wanting him to stay safe. So, she asked Piyomon to watch him for her, as the boy’s bodyguard.

Kiyoko and Captain the Hawkmon (and Others)

When Daichi returned for his first adventure in an alternate year 2002, Kiyoko interrupted his sleep by showing a hurt two head-feathered Poromon who was escaping from the bad guys. During the night, she, Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu were fighting an unknown digimon chasing the girl and the Poromon, until discovering it was a BlackGuilmon via the digimon scan mode of the D-TimeRune. While Kiyoko fled with the bird baby digimon in her arms, she vowed to protect him… And this led her to a digivice which she used to form a link with Poromon.

Poromon evolved into Hawkmon, one with a bandana and two head feathers under it and visible on the side of his head, and then introduced himself as Captain, a pirate of the seven seas. He beats the foe and Natsu traps it inside one of her plasma bubbles, but then they’re surprised by a strange pair of shadows. Daichi and Ulforce go after them, while Natsu takes Kiyoko and Captain back home, where they would just report to Miyako what had happened that night.

During the chase, the human-like shadow shows to have a digivice too, with a symbol of a sun in it. The digimon partnered with the shadow evolved into a Greymon -- But none of them were able to recognize if it was a normal Greymon or some other digimon. The shadow then jumps on the Greymon-like back and disappears in the landscape. Daichi and Ulforce return home, wondering if that human would be a foe or not.

After that encounter with the mysterious kid with a digivice like his and Kiyoko’s… Ulforce mentions about the kid having the Fragment of Courage, and then they got this small talk about what those symbols are and points out Daichi’s flame-like symbol is called Fragment of Tenacity, meanwhile Kiyoko’s paw-like symbol is the Fragment of Determination. Those felt the same words and some connection to the crest of Courage, but they were viewed as their own variants of it according to Natsu.

What are those “Fragments” though? Are they something similar to the crests? They are the core of the crests actually. The origins of those symbols came from the ancient Digital World era, as some clan symbols -- and those digimon created ways to spread those traits through their own clan and the entire Digital World. Powers that enriched the land and planet.

Meanwhile Eiji and Hoshi, the Ichijouji siblings (children of Ken and Hikari in this world) had met their future partners -- a BlackTailmon and a Wormmon, respectively. In the pinch of danger, both siblings got digivices and linked themselves to those two digimon in order to save them from the enemy. Eiji got the Fragment of Kindness, while Hoshi got the Fragment of Happiness, which had a cherry blossom flower as a symbol. Later they would nickname their mons as Kitty and Sting, respectively.

Other children in their circle of friends would’ve gotten digivices and partners too, when involved in a fewer attacks of Lupinmon’s troops. Reika (Iori’s daughter) partnered with an Armadimon and getting the Fragment of Fairness (a burgundy Scale symbol), Jin (Jou’s son) got partnered with a Kamemon and got the Fragment of Reliability, Mike (Mimi’s trans son) got partnered with a Floramon and got the Fragment of Sincerity. Another case happened to Mitsuki (Takeru’s son) and Mirai (Koushiro’s daughter), who were found by their partners Tsukaimon and KoKabuterimon in the meantime. Mitsuki got the Fragment of Hope, while Mirai the Fragment of Knowledge.

Elise, Yamato’s daughter, had a different case and encounter.

Elise and the Mysterious BlackGabumon

Elise is a very refined child -- she’s courteous, calm and has a sweet singing voice. She ends up finding a hurt Gabumon in the playground and then asking her cousin Mitsuki to help her to treat the mon’s wounds. While they spend time together, the BlackGabumon starts forming a link with Elise and later, when she’s in danger… He comes to her rescue. However, that BlackGabumon wasn’t unusual -- he was one of the soldiers of Lupinmon’s troops, but he refuses to take part in those activities anymore and then turns into Elise’s partner. Elise receives a blue D-TimeRune, and the Fragment of Friendship.

Meanwhile, Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu were off town and traveling through space-time again, searching for the event which led to Daisuke turning into Lupinmon and stopping it from happening. But Daichi ended up in another alternative world. Since Daichi was so interested in Daisuke’s backstory… He tried to investigate Daisuke’s past, but Natsu prevented him from learning more about it. She immediately “ejected” them from that world, but instead of going back to the Dimensional Space dungeon, she threw them into a battle between… Lupinmon and Ichijouji Ken!?

Somehow, Daichi’s presence there only proved to Ken that Lupinmon was Daisuke -- as the opponent avoided attacking the kid and the others. But this didn’t last for much time, and then Ken had to retreat and take the trio with him. Daichi had to explain to his mother and to Ken what was happening, but they couldn’t let Daichi risk his life like that. But Daichi didn’t talk about his space-time travel mission, or the plan to go back in time and prevent Daisuke from getting captured.

The captured enemies from the previous times Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu had been involved were sent to a special facility to prevent them from getting hurt. There, Ken worked as the lead of the Special Digimon Cases Unit from the police -- an investigation team. Using his best tricks to make the criminals talk, Ken got more information about what was going on and what were Lupinmon’s goal -- to close the gates connecting to the Digital World permanently, separating both worlds from each other again and forever.

Besides Ken, the mysterious kid fighting against the troops -- who later would’ve been revealed to be Taisuke under the “Brave Tamer” alias -- had an excellent intel team on his side: Mirai and Mitsuki. Mirai is a prodigy young girl, with a tinker-like mind and skills. She might be young, but her interest in technology and building/programming stuff only made her become skilled enough to obtain information and stuff from her own father’s network and database. Meanwhile Mitsuki has the power of gathering information by the power of a strong fanbase watching his videos and forum posts. He also has inherited Takaishi Natsuko’s investigative reporter skills, being able to research and get whatever he needs.

Besides that, Ken and the Tokyo Twelve group were also investigating Daisuke’s disappearance. And Ken had to update them with what he had discovered recently. Their Children weren’t aware of those news, so they kept working to protect innocents instead.

The Unknown Trio

Despite everything, a mysterious duo with a Coronamon and a Lunamon popped into the story. Children with no actual background or database -- Chosen Children unknown to Koushiro and Taichi… Or even to the entire Network. Soleil (FR: Sun) and Lune (FR: Moon) were mischievous kids fighting the enemies without any affiliation to a side. There was one more detail: Soleil claimed to be the “new vessel” of Homeostasis, and that he was chosen to eliminate those who were disturbing the peace of the Digital World.

Something fishy, yes. Hikari and the others knew Homeostasis wouldn’t be this harsh, or act as some punisher. Homeostasis is a gentle teacher-like security system. Not a god nor a warrior.

Lune, on the other side, was the peacemaker of the duo -- She’s a psychic like Hikari, so she used her powers in order to find the best peaceful method to put an end to any fight. She seemed to be the one able to reason with Soleil and make him step back or retreat. With those children involved, the Twelve, and the Neo Chosen had this new issue.

But they weren’t alone -- There was a brain in their team, Étoile (FR: Star), but this one didn’t like to appear in public… So they only would learn about his existence a little later. Étoile has a fellow partner, a purple Pokomon/Viximon named Renard. Étoile works as the technician of Solei-Lune’s operations, always saving them when things go south.

Soleil’s hidden background is that he’s the son of a very rich family, but neglected by parents. His real name is Youta, and he’s a year older than Daichi. His nonchalant behavior combined with a charismatic aura makes him irresistible to form an alliance, but deep down he hides a fierce and vigilante demeanor… Resulting in him being quite terrible if you turn him into your enemy. He likes to think he’s a hero of justice, and his senses are quite twisted at this point…

Lune’s secret story is that she's a very smart and talented girl called Mizuki, who used to be doing favors for others all the time, borrowing her notes, letting them work in group projects… But they also liked to ask her for fortune readings, so she was seen as the most popular fortune teller in town. She had this sixth sense and legit psychic powers, lending her to learn in advance what to do and to solve people’s problems. But she’s unable to stand for herself, and is sacrificial in order to bring order and peace. She crosses her path with Youta’s and then they realize they’re made to be partners in this whole war against the darkness and evil.

Later, they find Étoile (whose real name is Noel) and they form an alliance -- whose objective is to beat Lupinmon and any other enemy in their way, to bring peace back to the worlds.

Soleil is Daichi’s “true” rival, and their personalities since they met. Meanwhile, Lune seems to have some interest in Daichi’s pacifism methods.

Soleil has gotten the Fragment of Light, while Lune the Fragment of Energy (which symbol is a stylized Yin-Yang)

A Brief Side-story: Daichi Meets Akira

One of the worlds depicted in the project… Is an alternative timeline where Daisuke managed to get courage enough to confess his feelings for Hikari, who also had strong feelings for him. In this world, Akira and his sister Amy are a duo fighting evil alongside their older cousin Takara (Taichi’s and Saiba Rei’s daughter), who is the leader of their group.

Daichi accidentally goes to this world while trying to go home, but he realizes the couple of people who also exist in this world did not recognize him, or think he, Ulforce and Natsu are allies of the real villain -- Gokumon/Reapermon.

Akira is the clumsiest sweetpie child in town, also a little fired up, who tends to solve stuff in the most peaceful way. His partner is a Plotmon with an unique Tailmon variant form: a Snowshoe-like cat. But, besides that form, Akira is clueless about which form his beloved Hana (the Plotmon’s name) would take in the future.

Natsu’s pendant is stolen by Shadramon, and they have to search for it. With Akira and Takara’s help, they manage to get the pendant back but they are forced to face Shadramon. It’s when Hana evolves into a Snowshoe variant of Nefertimon and alongside Ulforce and Takara’s V-dramon (Zero) they beat it.

This wouldn’t be the last time Daichi & co. would see those kids…

Lupinmon’s Foggy Memories & Meeting Daisuke from the Past

The encounters with Daichi only triggered Daisuke’s memories, and he started to slowly regain control of himself. Still, this wasn’t enough to make him realize he’s the human those people and digimon are talking about. And when he’s this close to connect the dots, Lupinmon’s boss, a higher rank digimon (Perfect level) -- Papillonmon -- used his powers to keep Daisuke under the enemy’s control. So neither Daisuke or Magnamon could do anything… This vile digimon also has a higher rank master, but this will be left to another time.

With Lupinmon’s troops gaining forces, and some other allies of the vile digimon coming through, the Twelve and the Chosen Network have to take action and prevent more chaos and misfortune. At this point Taisuke, Mirai and Mitsuki are too deep into the battle that they cannot go back anymore -- Taisuke then is caught by Kiyoko and Eiji, who complain of him doing all the ‘cool’ stuff all alone. They don’t know what they could do to help now, though… Taisuke gives all the details of what’s happening and then Kiyoko finally learns that his dad is one of the enemies. The shock does not change her desire to come to rescue him. But the only thing that makes her EXTREMELY mad is that Daichi was hiding that secret from her.

Not that Daichi wanted to hide those from her, but more like he was too focused on his goal he couldn’t tell her anything yet. And he wasn’t in town again… Where did Daichi go?

He was finally in the past. But possibly not from his timeline.

Daichi arrived in the past, meeting a 17 year old Daisuke who was still in High School and working harder on his life goal -- But still clueless about how to make this dream come true. At first, this moody Daisuke treats Daichi with suspicion, as if he could read Daichi’s intentions just by looking into the boy’s eyes. Daichi trying to warn him about some enemy didn’t work either.

Daisuke hated the idea of him turning evil and hurting his own friends, he refused to hear that kid’s story -- he won’t believe it at all. Daichi was losing his patience with this, until they’re attacked by an enemy digimon from Duskmon’s army. It’s then when Daichi sees Lighdra-Glaive and the Lightnimon armor in person. He believes it’s too late and that Daisuke had become a digimon already.

Daisuke/Lightni growls as this kid is definitely going to ruin everything and tries to hide from him. V-mon asks why Daisuke is so nervous about the kid’s warnings and he says it’s because this means he would lose his mind and do something worse. V-mon realizes Daisuke means this whole façade is starting to damage his poor mind, and this brings V-mon the flashback of what Ranamon had said about Duskmon. If Daisuke is going to run amok, then…

But no, Daichi is so sure he can prevent this from happening!! He got there! He will… He will save Daisuke at all costs!! Ulforce wonders if Lightnimon is a real digimon though, it felt more like an armor than a ‘digimon form’ … V-mon explains Daisuke is pretending to be a digimon, but this only makes things worse for Daichi & co. -- This means he’s doing it on purpose right? EXCEPT V-mon denies, and says he’s actually doing those because Daisuke got brainwashed by the enemy, Duskmon. Natsu is concerned about Daisuke right now, but V-mon assures her they’re not doing anything evil or bad, and yes beating the enemies all alone.

All Alone… But why? Wasn’t Daisuke’s group of friends able to beat those enemies? V-mon frowns, saying Daisuke is too paranoid and afraid of getting others hurt to indirectly hit him that he’s pulling this whole façade all alone. Ulforce sighs, because this felt like a bad idea, Daichi and Natsu agree. Daisuke stares at them from a distance, that kid really came to ruin his disguise… Daichi comes to talk with Daisuke again, but the other refuses to believe he would turn into the enemy in the future. Daichi shakes his head, saying he’s not talking about that, but rather wanting Daisuke to go back to his friends. Daisuke snaps, that kid really doesn’t understand what’s happening there. Natsu reminds Daisuke the real Daisuke wouldn’t do that and would fight the enemy alongside the group instead. V-mon tries to stop them before Daisuke could do something harsh, but he just sits here pouting like a kid.

It’s not like he doesn’t want to go back to the group… He then says he had done awful things already, he threatened his own friends… He was lying to them, he was toying with everyone… He believes he’s no longer the same anymore. The trio frown, this feels bad… Until Daichi says his friends wouldn’t judge him and if he explains what’s going on they might understand. This is when Daisuke notices the kid is not a legit nuisance like he was thinking of. But they were attacked by Vulturemon, a bounty hunter affiliated to Duskmon.

During the battle, BurningFladramon and Ulforce XV-mon form face it together, with Natsu and Daisuke (as Lightnimon) as support. Once they beat the enemy and Daisuke is safe to be himself, he looks at Daichi: I don’t want your world to disappear because of me. We can handle this by ourselves. If I turn evil… My friends will stop me quickly!!

With those words, and “Please go back to your time and help future-me there” as requested, Daichi realizes what he must do. Then, Natsu opens the gate to the Dimensional Space dungeon and they vanish. Daisuke then says he will come to talk with the others, but then… He sees Ken seeking for Lightni in the middle of the forest. Daisuke looks at V-mon and says that he can’t go back to the group yet, so he asks the digimon to bear with him a little more.

Another Side-story: Daichi Meets Toshi

While trying to return back to his world… Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu are thrown into another alternative future, one where things are even worse than in their home timeline. In this world they meet Toshi, Daisuke and Ken’s adoptive son, who had orphaned when he was very little -- his biological parents were killed by a menace digimon -- Megidramon -- and he had to grow up in a foster house. He escaped from there countless times until he met Daisuke, told his story and then Daisuke decided he couldn’t turn his back on him. In this world, Daisuke and Ken became a couple, and they tried to have a child by a surrogate mother, but they had no success. Toshi’s adoption came in handy, and their family was all happy until the day ChaosDukemon, the other side of Megidramon, came to eliminate that child and the Twelve Chosen.

Daichi arries in the middle of a battle against WaruMonzaemon, one of ChaosDukemon’s lackeys. Toshi’s partner, Shadow the Impmon -- In his Sorcerimon form -- casts a spell to distract the enemy and teleport everyone -- Daichi & co. included -- to a safer place.

There, they learn more about Toshi’s world and what’s happening with him. Apparently him being the ‘bearer of darkness’ is driving dark-evil digimon into their doorstep, and he cannot leave his new family and friends get hurt. Daichi offers him some help, and then they start making a plan to defeat WaruMonzaemon.

In the meantime, Socerimon evolves with the power of forbidden knowledge into Baalmon, and then they get more advantage against the evil lackey. Not only that, but Ulforce evolves into AeroV-dramon but with the V-bracelets in it. Daichi and Toshi are perplexed, since XV-mon is a purebreed V-mon line while V-dramon line is another kind of line. How could Ulforce be able to evolve into a V-dramon family member!? Who knows…

Once they beat WaruMonzaemon, Toshi says he will protect everyone and everything from ChaosDukemon at any cost. Daichi appreciates that vibe and with this he, Ulforce and Natsu return to their home.

Still this wouldn’t be the last time they would see Toshi and Shadow…

The Enemy’s Plan and the Neo Chosen’s Strategy

While Daichi was out, Ken and the others involved in this fight against Lupinmon discovered the plans of those evil digimon: Their original intent was to bring the Digimon Kaiser back and then force the digimon to distrust humans, forcing them to close the gates and separate the Digital World from the Human World again. But those plans were screwed up by Daisuke and his sacrificial tendencies.

But those plans changed -- They were still going after Ken, of course… But for another reason now.

Mirai kept feeding Taisuke and Kiyoko about the details she could get from her father’s database. Eiji and Hoshi were nervous to learn that their father is a target. They couldn’t let that happen, but their parents wouldn’t allow them to get involved.

It was when Daichi returned. He was so sure he had to rescue his father that he didn’t realize that… Yes, all the worlds and timelines he visited before didn’t disappear -- they only generated a divergent timeline from those events. A new door appeared every time he left a timeline.

But now he had to build a plan to save Daisuke. And this is where the other Tokyo Twelve’s children got in. They were so passionate about their families and friends that they would break the orders of their parents and relatives to protect those bonds. Daichi wanted to go alone, but this would only make him commit Daisuke-from-the-past’s mistakes as well. Taisuke, Kiyoko, Eiji and Hoshi offered to come with him and be his backup.

As they go into the Digital World, the group starts unlocking forms based on their Rune Fragment. Aquilamon (Captain) evolves into Hookmon (one which had the perfect-level power); Stingmon (Sting) into Cannonbeemon, BlackTailmon (Kitty) into BlackRapidmon, and Greymon virus (Draki) into MetalGreymon virus. The more they strengthened their bonds with their digimon, the more they started unlocking more and more power in order to beat the enemy’s army.

Daichi then is stopped by a Gennai clone, who sends a countermeasure against Magnamon’s powers to the boy’s digivice. This Gennai clone says it was an important item borrowed from the Holy Beasts. Daichi checks his digivice and notices it’s a golden Digimental. But why would he need a Digimental?? It wasn’t just a regular digimental -- It was the Digimental of Destiny.

The group started to get divided between enemies: Kiyoko and Captain were left behind to fight Mermaimon. Hoshi and Sting against Ookuwagamon, Eiji and Kitty against Doumon. Taisuke and Daichi, alongside their partners and Natsu, went straight to the main goal -- Lupinmon.

But, in their way there’s a MetalTyrannomon. It’s when Taisuke says he will take down that enemy while he leaves the rest to Daichi. Daichi, Ulforce and Natsu agree, and then they move to the next area, going after Lupinmon.

The next obstacle was Magnamon himself. But Magnamon had a black armor instead of the usual golden one. Natsu then realized the Digimental wasn’t for Ulforce and yes for her. But… Can Daichi make a link with Natsu? A digimon already partnered with someone else? Also, what happened with her partner though!?

Natsu’s Armor-Evolution: Magnabbitmon

Natsu is not a usual digimon. She was linked to that space-time dungeon and not partnered with any human before. Or rather, she was partnered with a person from another parallel world: Daisuke’s counterpart of Warlock’s world -- Lance Duskstella. This kid came from a world where the digimon and the humans were in an endless fight in a world made of magic instead. And this kid studied harder to defend the digimon from the humans, imagining a world where both could co-exist in peace. He believed in the existence of this place, and wanted so hard to open a gate to it. Natsu, or rather, ChibiBunnymon was a small digimon which came with a special power: the ability to open gates into the multiverse.

She was hunted by vile people and digimon, and always afraid of everyone… Until she met Lance. It was the first time she went in contact with someone with a person who lacked malice… She became his friend and partner, and then he learned about the existence of other worlds and timelines, events which happened differently… And events he wished to be part of his life. But unlike the others who were chasing Natsu, he never wanted to use her powers for himself. And when he was assassinated… He left with her a spell to find him again.

Or at least, one of his counterparts in the multiverse.

Was Daisuke destined to find Natsu by sheer accident? Or was it part of that spell? Nevertheless, Natsu went looking for this person… For a long long time ago. But Daisuke, Mimi and Wallace never had found a partner for Natsu. And one day… The egg vanished from Mimi’s house. Mimi, Wallace and Daisuke couldn’t explain what happened, or why the egg disappeared, and they had a little hard time dealing with it.

Until… They met again later.

Was Daichi… connected to Lance? Well, maybe? (I’m not going to spoil my other project ok)

Daichi isn’t sure if he can form a link with Natsu, but he had to try. So he did all the steps like if he had no partner digimon already, and it worked. Natsu now was connected to Daichi, and he used the Digimental on her -- She armor evolved into a Magnamon counterpart: Magnabbitmon.

Magnabbitmon was able to face Magnamon’s power equally, and then left Daichi and Ulforce to face Lupinmon all alone.

But could Daichi fight his dad? I mean, he’s a human, right? What if Ulforce killed him by accident!? The kid wasn’t thinking straight… Lupinmon tried attacking them, But Ulforce protected Daichi. XV-mon reminds Daichi this isn’t the right hour to be hesitant, and keeps Lupinmon busy. Daichi starts to think: How can they bring his dad back to his senses? There must be something!!

Then he looks at the goggles hidden under his aviator scarf. Yes… Maybe that could help!! Now what to do with them? He approaches the battle with them on his head, and then jumps on Ulforce’s back the moment his partner backs off. He tells Ulforce to bring him closer to Lupinmon, and that has a plan. Ulforce nods and flies in Lupinmon’s direction, shoving the lupine-like digimon to the wall, and then pinned him on it.

Daichi, on XV-mon’s shoulder, shows the goggles to Lupinmon and starts telling him to remember who he is. Lupinmon starts wavering… But it worked. Daisuke was able to break the mental control pulled by Papillonmon. A strange butterfly shadow leaves his body (in the Magna vs Magnabbit battle, another one leaves Magna’s body) -- Daisuke and Magnamon immediately destroy those with their powers. Daichi asks what was that thing and Daisuke says it was the bug controlling him and Magnamon.

It was when Papillonmon himself appeared and attacked them, Daisuke shielded Daichi and got hit… But instead of dying he turned into a small baby II-like digimon and fell unconscious. Ulforce and Natsu try to attack Papillonmon, but he leaves an army of brainwashed Manticoremon behind. Magnamon had devolved back to Chibimon form due to exhaustion and now there were two baby digimon in Daichi’s arms. The others come right there and they join the fight, opening a path to the exit.

Now that they have rescued Daisuke and V-mon… All they have left is fighting Papillonmon, right?

… Right?

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