Chapter 9: The Memories Of Harmonymon

It was a stormy night in Nakano. Some time had passed since the Digimon Quiz at Arai Elementary. Taylor and the other Digidestined were in bed asleep as well as their Digimon. The rain outside was pouring down hard. Occasional thunder claps and thunder rolls could be heard outside. At the Soleman Residence, in Martin's bedroom, Naturemon shudders and winces in her sleep. Naturemon always slept next to her Demi-Felincius partner, Martin, cuddling up to him like a little girl snuggling her daddy. But tonight, Naturemon was making such a fuss in her sleep that she had kicked the covers off herself. She was moving her legs around and slightly moaning. The sound of the leaves growing out of her legs made rustling noises as they rubbed up against each other and the fabric of the bed. In her mind, she was having flashes of that same dream again; her in a test tube in some laboratory, a group of Digimon attacking the laboratory, and the feeling of herself being split into four pieces. It was not a nice dream, to be sure, but it was one she experienced every night.

This time, however, was different. Before she had the feeling of being split into four, a figure appeared in front of her. He had long white flowing hair, and carried two crystal spears. He was covered in what looked like crystal armor. The figure walked up to Naturemon. "I don't have much time." He said. "I am Yggdrasil; the central computer that runs the Digital World. What are you seeing are memories of your past. It's important that you regain your memory of what happened so you will know the purpose for which I created you. If you don't, all of reality will crumble under the might of the coming catastrophe." He said. "C-coming catastrophe?" Yggdrasil then started phasing in and out; his body being covered by what looked like television static. The humanoid Yggdrasil looked down at his static covered hands with a look of surprise on his face. "He's intercepting my message already!?" He exclaimed. He then turned to Naturemon, "Hurry! You m…ver…..your….mories! Rec….memories!" He said, his words breaking up like he was talking over a phone or video call with a bad connection. The humanoid Yggdrasil vanished, and as soon as he did, Naturemon woke up.

Naturemon sat up. She looked over to the cat boy she so adored sleeping soundly, then turned and looked down at her hands. A look of concern on her face. "Recovering my memories…." She said softly.

Over at Taylor's house, Sharkmon had also woken up. He looked scared. "That dream….isn't that the dream that Naturemon always talks about having? Why did I have it? And….what do my memories have to do with saving all of reality?" Sharkmon thought aloud. Taylor was sound asleep in the bed.

Over at Drusilla's house, Coalmon was also wide awake. She had a look of concern and confusion on her face.

At the Soleman Residence, Naturemon got up out of the bed, being careful not to wake her partner. She took a step outside of Martin's room and started walking downstairs. Naturemon sat down at a computer in the living room and booted it up. She pulled up an account she had made on a social media site and posted in a group that all of the Digidestined and Digimon were members of about the dream she just had. Naturemon's eyebrows shot up as she realized that at that very moment, she got a reply. "Someone else is online this late?" Naturemon thought to herself. It was Sharkmon. Sharkmon had typed a reply "Naturemon, I had the same dream you did! That same crystal clad Yggdrasil said exactly the same words to me!" Naturemon's eyes widened and she took a deep breath. "Ok, this is spooky. Oohh…I wish I could get some comforting cuddles from my Marty Hearty!" She thought to herself. Not long after, Coalmon left a comment. "We both had the exact same dream!? Ok, we need to retrieve our lost memories as soon as possible!" Naturemon began typing again. She wrote "Right. I'll tag everyone."

The next day, the four Gen Alpha Digidestined and their Digimon were sitting in the Kuremi Detective Agency. Everyone had already read all the messages from the group chat when they checked their social media notifications the following morning, so everyone was well informed on what had happened. Evander took a deep breath and hunched over on one of Kyoko's couches. He folded his hands and rested his chin on them. He looked at the 4 young children and Digimon with a dead serious expression on his face. "Yggdrasil is often called the 'god of the Digital World'. If he's personally trying to contact you, then it must be of the most severe importance." Evander observed. Coalmon nodded. "Not only that, but if his message was being intercepted by someone, it must mean that he has information to give us that someone doesn't want us to have." Coalmon said.

"Could it be Rumiko Shinigaku?" Sharkmon asked.

"Possibly. Although, while it's true she poses a threat to Digimon. Can it really be said that she poses a threat to all of reality?" Dovemon asked.

"Perhaps something she has planned will inadvertently destroy everything. An unintended side effect of whatever she plans to do in order to get rid of Digimon." Evander said, still sitting hunched over with his hands folded under his chin. Kyoko was sitting behind her desk typing and clicking on her computer. "If this were 10 years ago, I'd suggest contacting a hypnotist. But in this day and age, I recommend contacting this psychiatrist." She said before turning her monitor around to show everyone what was on the screen. On the screen was a man with a very large head, almost oval shaped. He had pink skin and finger tips that looked like suction cups. He was wearing a suit. Next to his picture was his name "Cerebrian Belluminatos, M.D." and a short bio about what he did. "This guy specializes in curing amnesia patients. His species is a Cerbrenian from the planet Cognitus." Kyoko explained.

"I know about this species. They're insanely intelligent, and possess telepathic and telekinetic abilities. They can also probe the depths of someone's mind just by putting their fingers on their temples." Drusilla said. Coalmon hopped up into Drusilla's lap and looked up at her with a worried look on her face. "Probe our minds? Is it going to hurt?" Coalmon asked. Drusilla shook her head. "No, it's completely painless." She responded.

Naturemon looked determined. "Then let's go see this Sarah Buy A Belly Mintos guy and get our memories back!" She said, utterly butchering the guy's name. Kyoko smiled. "And the good news is that you don't even need to travel far. His office is right here in Nakano Broadway. It's on the second floor where the sushi restaurant used to be." She said. Naturemon threw her arm up into the air with her fist clenched and a big smile on her face. "All riiiiiight! Lost memories, here we come!" She said in a cheerful tone.

Everyone got up and left for Cerebrian's office. When they got there, they opened the door and walked in to find the big headed man touching the temples of a black haired woman who was lying back on a pinkish red couch. She looked to be asleep and the big headed alien firmly suctioned his fingertips on her head. "Mmmhmm….yes….I see. Not as severe a case of amnesia as I thought. Bringing these memories back to the surface took hardly any effort at all." He said to himself. Just then, the black haired woman's eyes opened. She had woken up. The Cerebrenian man took his hands off of her head and smiled. "Now, you remember everything, don't you?" He asked. The black haired woman smiled and said "Yes. My name is Natsumi Kurosaki. I'm 25 years old, and I graduated from college with a degree in engineering. My father's name is Goku Kurosaki and my Mother's name is Kushina Kurosaki. I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. I remember everything!" She said, smiling brightly. "Thank you, doc!" The Cerebrenian folded his arms behind his back, smiled, and nodded. "Thanks is not needed. I'm just doing my job as a doctor." He said.

The woman then got up and left, walking by the 4 Gen Alpha Digidestined, their Digimon, and Evander who had accompanied them. Cerebrian pointed his finger at the group and said "You're here to recover lost memories aren't you? I'm Cerebrian Belluminatos." He said. Naturemon had an amazed look on her face. "Wow! You really do have telekinetic powers!" She said, her eyes sparkling. Cerebrian chucked and rubbed the back of his head. "Actually, it was merely a simple inference. For what other purpose would bring you into my office?" He said.

Evander reached into his pocket and brought out his wallet. He looked a little concerned. "How much is this going to cost?" He asked. "Nothing, if I fail. But 3,000 yen if I succeed." He looked around at the different people in the room. "So, who here needs Dr. Belluminatos' magic touch?"

Naturemon looked nervous. Martin grabbed her arm and raised it for her. "She does, Dr. Belluminatos, sir." Martin said. Taylor held Sharkmon up with both of her hands. "As does this little guy." She said. Drusilla held Coalmon up. "And so does she." Dovemon landed on the floor and re-adjusted the holy ring around her torso, which was starting to fall off again. It had a bad habit of doing that. It did not fit her very well. When she adjusted it, she looked up at the big brained doctor. "I also need it." She said. Cerebrian rubbed his chin and looked concerned for a moment. "Hmm….I've never worked on Digimon before. The brain structure of a Digimon is similar enough to real world animals that a cognitive dive might not require any special treatment. But on the other hand, the gray matter is comprised of 1s and 0s instead of atoms, so…hmm…it may require more of a hacker than a mind reader." Cerebrian said. The group looked concerned. "So can you do it?" Drusilla asked before biting her lower lip out of concern. Cerebrian flashed a smile towards them. "Never you mind, Devillian child. Although I dropped out of coding in college, I've been an auto-didact at the skill for the past 2 weeks. I had anticipated that it would be an endeavor of immense difficulty, but it's actually quite elementary. I find myself astonished that humans need to take entire classes in college to learn it." Cerebrian said.

Taylor smiled. She recognized this as an opportunity to show off her Digimon knowledge. She cleared her throat. "Well, as a future Digimon Research scientist, I can say that in this world, Digimon are not mere collections of data. Upon entering the physical world, their data is converted into a hybrid mixture of atoms, molecules, cells, and data. Were this not the case, they couldn't exist here. The opposite is true when humans or other physical creatures travel to the Digital World. Our bodies are digitized, that is, converted into pure data." Taylor said, smiling smugly, eyes closed, with a finger raised. She was like a professor giving a lecture. Cerebrian cleared his throat and coughed into his hand. He looked a little annoyed at Taylor. Perhaps he didn't like being informed on something he didn't know from a child. He turned around and started walking into the other room. "In any case, we shan't make a scintilla of progress from loitering and conversing. I shall retrieve three additional couches on which my clients shall recline." Dr. Cerebrian Belluminatos said while walking.

He got three additional couches and the 4 partner Digimon layed down on them. Naturemon still looked nervous. It was written all over her face. "I don't know about this. What if it hurts?" She said in a fearful tone. Dr. Belluminatos bent down and patted Naturemon on the head. "It won't. I promise. On my honor as a psychiatric physician. You'll feel like you're in a dream." He said. Martin bent down next to Naturemon's couch and looked her in the eye. He smiled while closing his eyes. "I can't wait to hear all about where you're from, Naturemon. When you get your memories back, you'll have to tell me more about yourself. That way, we can grow even closer." Martin said. Naturemon blushed and smiled. "My Marty Hearty…" She said before reaching out and giving him a big hug. Martin looked taken aback by the sudden show of affection. Naturemon did this all the time, but he still couldn't quite get used to it. Naturemon started showering him with kisses on the cheek. Cerebrian smiled. "Your girlfriend is adorable." He said. Martin looked back at the doctor and blushed while looking wide eyed. "She's a Digimon." He corrected. Dr. Belluminatos looked surprised, his eyebrows shot up and his head moved ever so slightly to the side. He thought his patients consisted of 3 Digimon and one human girl. "You don't say! Well, who am I to judge?" He said. Martin looked mortified. Did this doctor actually think he was in a romantic relationship with his Digimon?

Naturemon stopped showering Martin with affection and laid back down on her couch. Dr. Belluminatos looked around at the four. "So…who wants to go first?" He asked. "Actually, we all have the same memory." Sharkmon said. "Let me explain," Dovemon began, "Naturemon here has been having a recurring nightmare for weeks. She believes it could be bits and pieces of her lost memory. Last night, we all had the same dream. It's possible that we all experienced this fragmented memory dream at the same time." Dr. Belluminatos nodded. "That's odd. A shared memory?" He said, looking a bit confused, but his perplexed facial expression soon turned to one of realization. "Ah! Of course! When do Digimon ever have a shared mental experience?" He asked, like a professor quizzing a class. He raised both of palms out and was about to answer his question, "When a Di-" but he was cut off by Taylor who enthusiastically answered "When a Digimon is a Jogress. A Jogress is a Digimon who has digivolved via the fusion of two Digimon. Like Omnimon! There are many kinds of Jogress Digimon; Omnimon, Paildramon, Sylphymon, and Mastemon to name a few, not to mention Digimon those Digimon can Digivolve into like MarineOmnimon and Imperialdramon" She said. Dr. Belluminatos shot her another annoyed glare. "What a know-it-all, this child is." He thought. He put his hand up to his mouth and cleared his throat again. "Correct, child. These four might be remembering something when they were all one in the same Digimon." Cerebrian said. He walked over behind Naturemon, who was in the middle of the room. "I can probably probe all of your minds at once if you all holding hands." He said.

Naturemon, Sharkmon, Dovemon, and Coalmon all grabbed each other's hand/claw/wing. Dr. Bellaminatos placed his fingertips on Naturemon's temples. He closed his eyes, about to get into concentration. "Now, I want you all to relax, like you're trying to fall asleep. Just relax. Clear your mind of all worries and thoughts as best as you are able. If it helps, imagine you're relaxing on a nice sandy beach with the sound of the ocean waves nearby. You're so relaxed now….you're about to doze off. You're getting sleepier and sleepier." Dr. Bellaminatos said in a soothing voice. Naturemon and the other 4 Digimon had their eyes closed and were lying perfectly still as the doctor spoke.

Sharkmon and the others could feel themselves getting increasingly sleepy as the doctor spoke to them. Doctor Bellaminatos gave a pleasant "Mmhmm." and said "Yes, now to start digging."

Flashback….

A beautiful woman floated in clear liquid inside of a test tube. She had long white hair and feathery wings coming out of the front of her head, near the forehead. She had a short green skirt on with long flowing green coat tails. She had nothing on her torso except two flowers which covered her breasts. She also wore a flower wreath necklace and had a tiara made of flowers on her head. Protruding from her lower back, out from under the skirt, was a gray shark tail. She had wings coming out of her back that were retracted. This womanly figure was the same as the one who showed up in a ghostly transparent form a while back, when Taylor and the gang were fighting a horde of Copymon that had transformed into MarineOmnimons! The test tube (and the womanly figure inside of it) were situated in what looked to be a laboratory. A plethora of wires and tubes were connected to the test tube. The other end of the wires connected to a series of large computers. In front of each computer sat a Gennai clone typing away. The woman slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She looked confused and a bit worried. "W-where am I? Who am I?" She asked.

Gennai got up from his computer and walked over to her. He smiled. Gennai had short, brown hair with a ponytail at the back and indigo eyes, and he wore brown and cream-colored robes with a black turtleneck. "Harmonymon, you're awake!" He said, happily. The white haired woman tilted her head. "H-Harmony….mon?" She said, clearly not following. Nearby, the woman with long brunette hair who kept appearing in Naturemon's dreams stepped forward. "So she's awake." She said. Gennai looked over to her and nodded with a smile. "Yes! She is!" He said. "Who are you people?" The womanly figure in the test tube asked. "I'm Gennai, and this woman here is named Kari Takaishi. She's a Digidestined member from another world. Kari, myself, and all my clones have been working the computers, monitoring the progress of your creation. Your name is Harmonymon, and it's very nice to meet you." Gennai explained. Kari walked up to the test tube and gave Harmonymon a warm smile. "The Yggdrasils in every Digital World banded together to create you to save the multiverse from a coming catastrophe." Kari explained.

"Digital…World?" Harmonymon said.

"Yes. Each one has a different origin and history. Some Digital Worlds are side effects of mankind's evolving digital technology. Other Digital Worlds spawned on their own in the quantum sea, and contact with the Digital World was made possible through the invention of digital technology." Kari said before stopping herself. She could see that the beautiful white haired Digimon was looking even more confused than before. Kari giggled. "Sorry. The Digital World is simply a place where wonderful creatures called Digimon live. Digimon come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some are good, others are evil. You're a Digimon too." Kari explained. Harmonymon looked down at her hands. "I'm…a…Digimon?" She said.

Gennai nodded. "The most powerful of them all, in fact. Well…at least you will be when the Yggdrasils are finished processing you." He said.

Harmonymon looked down at her body, and then looked over at her right hand and then her left hand. "I'm….powerful?" She repeated. Kari smiled and nodded. "Yep. Or at least you will be when the Yggdrasils finish processing you. I know you don't know much about the world, having literally just been born. But we'll teach you all you need to know." Kari said, before turning around and walking away. Kari looked over to one of the Gennai clones that was typing away on his computer. "I'm going back to my world for now, Jose." She said.

The memory then transitioned to another point in time, like the switching of a scene in a movie. Kari came back into the lab and walked over to Harmonymon's test tube. "I'm back. I think it's time to start teaching you the basics." Kari said.

Kari spent the next two weeks teaching Harmonymon about Digimon, The Digital World, the multiverse, Digidestined, and about various miscellaneous subjects. At one point, Kari was sitting down with her back up against the test tube with a big book opened. It was a family photo album. She pointed to different pictures and told Harmonymon all about them. She pointed to an old pic of a boy with tall brown hair, a blue shirt, brown shorts, and a pair of goggles sitting over a blue headband. "This is my older brother, Tai. He's a Digidestined like I am. In fact, he met his Digimon way before I did. He and 6 others were sucked into our version of the Digital World when they went to summer camp. I would have gone too, but I stayed home because I was sick. He's always looking out for his friends and family." Kari explained before moving onto a picture of all of the Adventure Digidestined and their Digimon in one photo. "This was taken after we had defeated Apocalymon. That's Sora, Joe, Mimi, Izzy, Matt, T.K, and of course Tai and myself." She said as she first pointed to an orange haired tween in a blue bucketlike hat in a yellow shirt and jeans, followed by a blue haired kid in glasses, a girl in a cow girl getup, a boy with red spiky hair, a blonde blue eyed kid with spiky hair, and a young boy clad in green with blonde hair. Kari flipped the album. There, she was at her current age with a blonde haired man, and two young boys, one blonde and one brunette. "This is T.K as he is now. We are married and have two wonderful sons." Kari began. She pointed to the blonde, "This one's T.J" and then she pointed to the brunette child. "This is Akio." She finished. Harmonymon looked fascinated. "Wow! Hey-what are sons?" Harmonymon asked. Kari looked back and smiled. "They're umm…." She began before putting her index finger up to her temple and focused. "How should I put this? Sons are…sons are boys who a mommy and a daddy make. Humans make other humans when they love each other very much, and when they're born, it's up to us to teach them right from wrong so they can grow up to be good members of society."

Another term Harmonymon never heard before had left Kari's lips. "Grow…up?" She said inquisitively. "It's like digivolving." Kari said. She pointed to different pictures of herself. "As you can see, I've gotten bigger over time. I've changed. I am now grown up." She explained.

Harmonymon smiled brightly. "Wow! I want to be a mother! How do I find a…daddy…and make a son?" She asked enthusiastically. Kari's eyebrows furrowed. "Well…remember what I told you about how Digimon are born? I'm not sure you can 'mother' in the traditional sense." Kari said. Harmonymon looked saddened. Upon seeing Harmonymon's frowning face, Kari stood up and put both her hands on the glass of the test tube and looked Harmonymon in the eye. "Oh! But! Actually making a child is not all there is to mothering. You may not give birth, but you can still take care of and nurture one you adopt. "Being a mother is about having a young one who is precious to you…someone you want to protect at all costs. It's about having a little one you just want to shower with affection. It's about wanting someone younger and weaker than you to be happy, well fed, and well informed. Safe." Kari said. Kari was trying to lift Harmonymon's spirits back up. It worked. Harmonymon smiled brightly.

Another week passed. Every day, Kari came to visit Harmonymon to teach her things, talk to her, and just keep her company. One day, T.K, T.J, and Akio accompanied Kari into the lab along with Patamon, Gatomon, a Tokomon, and a Salamon, the latter two being Digimon partners of T.J and Akio respectively. T.K looked up at Harmonymon and waved. "Hey there! I'm T.K Takaishi. My wife has told me a lot about you." He said. T.K was sporting a black fedora with a white stripe going around it, a denim jacket that was unbuttoned, and dark black pants. Patamon flew forward and upwards, getting close to Harmonymon's test tube and flapping mid-air near her face. "So this is the Digimon all the King Drasils have been making? She looks beautiful!" Patamon said. Harmonymon blushed slightly and looked away. "Oh! Th-thank you. You're Patamon, correct?" She said. Patamon nodded. "Yep." He responded.

Gatomon raised her paw. "And I'm Gatomon. Patamon and I are the Digimon partners of T.K and Kari." She said. Harmonymon waved. "Nice to meet you both." She said.

"I'm Akio, and this is Salamon."

"And I'm T.J. My little buddy here is Tokomon."

Harmony smiled, "Akio, Salamon, T.J, Tokomon. Good to meet you." She said. Harmonymon then looked in Kari's direction. She had a concerned look on her face. Something was clearly on her mind. She appeared hesitant to say what it was. Kari looked up and noticed her expression. "What is it? You can tell me. We're friends." Kari said. "When can I….leave this place? I….want to see the world." Harmonymon said.

Kari looked over to the various Gennai clones working on their computers. "That's up to them. You'll be free to go as soon as you're 100% powered up." Kari responded. One of the Gennai clones, named Jose, raised his arm, but never looked away from his computer screen. "Don't you worry, Senorita. You're currently at 90%. It should only be another week and you'll be free as a Birdramon." Jose said. Jose spoke with a Mexican accent. Harmonymon frowned, looking over in Jose's direction. A week? She couldn't wait that long. She wanted to get out and see the world now! She wanted to do this mothering thing her friend Kari spoke of. She wanted to see how many Digimon "of various shapes and sizes" there really were. She wanted to make friends and play with all of them….well, maybe except the evil ones.

"You'll be out soon. But be ready to fight. An evil organization called All For One World is gathering up a group of mystical stones called Deity Stones. He's started killing Digimon in various different Digital Worlds for the purpose of infusing their data into the stones and increasing their power. If he gathers enough data and powers up the stones enough, he'll be able to create a powerful Digimon. All For One World's leader has explicitly stated that his goal is to eliminate every universe except the one he lives in. Any Digimon that is powerful enough to carry out such a goal has to be nasty. We don't know why All For One World wants to destroy the multiverse yet, but no matter what his motives are, we need you to be ready to fight. Otherwise, untold septillions upon septillions will die." Kari explained.

Harmonymon looked worried. "Fight? That sounds scary." She said.

Kari suddenly started glowing! Her head dropped and her eyes closed, as though she had fallen asleep all of a sudden. Then she lifted her head and opened her eyes, looking expressionless. T.K tipped his fedora and chuckled. "Homeostasis. You sure do have a thing for taking over Kari's body." He said.

"All For One World is approaching. He's somehow found out about Harmonymon and is coming to kill her. Take protective measures immediately." Homeostasis said before leaving Kari's body. T.K and Kari looked at each other with determined looks on their faces and giving each other knowing nods. They reached into their pockets and took out their D3s. Kari looked over to her two sons. "T.J, Akio, get to safety immediately!" She said. "But Mom! We have Digimon too! We can fight!" Akio protested. "Don't argue! Just go!" Kari responded.

Light shone out of their D3s and enveloped their Digimon.

"Patamon digivolve to….Angemon!"

"Gatomon digivolve to…Angewomon!"

In place of the the small brown winged hamster-like Digimon that was Patamon and the small white catlike Digimon that was Gatomon, stood masculine and feminine angel Digimon, striking poses preparing for battle.

Suddenly, the door bust in and a group of men clad in black suits came pouring in with an army of Gizumon XT! "Angemon!" T.K shouted. "Angewomon!" Kari shouted. Angemon and Angewomon flew in the direction of the Gizumon XT. "Heaven's Knuckle!" Angemon shouted before punching the air and sending out a golden beam of energy at the Gizumon! Direct hit! But no damage. The Gizumon XT fired a laser beam at Angemon which he deflected by spinning his golden rod around rapidly like a baton. "Heaven's Knuckle!" Angemon attacked again. Again, the Gizumon just shrugged it off.

Angewomon fired up an arrow of light, "Celestial Arrow!" She shouted as she shot the arrow. The arrow hit one of the Gizumon dead in the eyes and pierced it all the way through. The Gizumon XT exploded before reverting into a purple DigiEgg. Angewomon looked over to Angemon. "We have to protect Harmonymon at all costs!" She said. Angemon nodded. "Agreed." He said. T.K's D3 shone again.

"Angemon digivolve to…MagnaAngemon!"

MagnaAngemon's wristband had a sword protrude from it that appeared to be made of some purple energy. "Heaven's Gate!" MagnaAngemon shouted while swinging his sword in a circular direction. A gate appeared which opened and began sucking everything in it. Lots of Gizumon XT were sucked into the gate, which was MagnaAngemon's plan. Unfortunately, Kari's sons were being pulled in as well. "Ahh! Mom, help!" T.J cried out. Angewomon reacted instinctively. She grabbed the two boys, one in each arm, and carried them both behind T.K and Kari, behind the Heaven's Gate. The two boys hugged their mother. Kari looked over to Angewomon with a look of relief on her face. "Thanks, Angewomon." Kari said. Angewomon nodded before taking a stand on MagnaAngemon's left. Lots of men in black suits and other Digimon species were sucked into the Heaven's Gate as well. The Heaven's gate closed. It had sucked up a lot of enemies, but there were still many left.

"Did they send an army?" Angewomon asked. "Looks that way." Responded MangaAngemon. Several Kurisarimon were making their way forward, trying to get to the test tube with Harmonymon in it. "Celestial Arrow! Celestial Arrow! Celestial Arrow!" Angewomon shouted as she fired three consecutive arrows of light at the purple menacing Digimon. The arrows hit all of them, reverting them back to DigiEggs in an instant. "Excali-burst!" MagnaAngemon shouted as he powered up the purple sword coming out of his wrist and sent a powerful cutting gust of wind that sliced several more Kurisarimon, reverting them to DigiEggs.

Suddenly, they felt tremors. The whole laboratory began shaking. What was happening outside? The answer; a large group of Omnimon Zwarts were hacking and slicing through the massive tree that housed Yggdrasil. The laboratory holding Harmonymon was somewhere in the interior of this hulking titan of a tree. "Grey Sword!" "Grey Sword!" Grey Sword!" The black and gold Omnimons shouted as they hacked at the tree. Off in the distance could be seen several armored Digimon approaching the massive tree. Gallantmon, Omnimon, Alphamon, Magnamon, UlforceVeedramon, Jessmon, and Gankoomon flew towards the giant tree with great haste. Alphamon lifted her hand out. "Halt! By order of The Royal Knights! We order you to cease your attack on pain of capital punishment!" She said. The Omnimon Zwarts ignored her and continued hacking away at the tree. Gallantmon looked over to Omnimon. "You never told me you had emo brothers, Omnimon." Gallantmon said. "Now is not the time to jest. We must stop them or Yggdrasil's fortress will topple!" Omnimon said.

This Omnimon was not the Omnimon who was the partner of Evander or Jessica. This Omnimon was a partner of a girl named Nokia Shiramine who Evander and Jessica met many years ago. This Omnimon replaced Evander's and Jessica's Omnimon as a member of The Royal Knights because Agumon and Gabumon couldn't stay as Omnimon for very long, having been previously killed as an Omnimon prior to meeting Evander and Jessica in 2006, and only being able to reach the Ultra level via Digivice induced Digivolutions, which were not permanent. The same went for Mario's Gallantmon, who was also a former member of the Royal Knights.

"Grey Sword!" Omnimon shouted before clashing swords with one of the Omnimon Zarts. Clash! Clash! Clash! Clash! They clashed swords which protruded from the WarGreymon (or BlackWarGreymon in Zwart's case) heads on their arms. Gallantmon also clashed weapons with one of the Omnimon Zwarts. "Why are you attacking the divine tree? Who are you? Are you with THEM?" Gallantmon interrogated. The Omnimon Zwart Gallantmon was fencing pushed him back and brought a cannon out of the BlackMetalGarurumon head on his other arm. "Garuru Cannon!" He shouted, firing a beam of ice energy out of the cannon. Gallantmon quickly deflected the attack with his large shield. When the attack abaded, part of Gallantmon's shield was covered in a sheet of ice. Gallantmon glared at his foe. "No answer, huh?" He said. The shield then started glowing, the triangles on all parts of the shield lit up in clockwise order. The heat generated from this caused the sheet of ice to melt. "It doesn't really matter anyway. Shield Of The Just!" Gallantmon said before firing a large burst of whitish yellow energy out of his shield. The Omnimon Zwart countered by firing a beam of ice out of his Gauru Cannon. The two energy attacks collided, causing an explosion which sent them both flying back a bit.

Alphamon was also duking it out with one of the black Omnimons. "Digitize Of Soul!" Alphamon shouted. Alphamon moved her hand in a counterclockwise direction to create a circle of green light which then fired multiple shots of energy out at the opponent. The Omnimon Zwart was bombarded by these energy shots and grunted in pain. Before the black Omnimon had time to recover, Alphamon struck again. "Divine Sword Grade Alpha!" She drew out a convergence of light that was pierced into the center of a magic circle, and stabbed it through the opponent. The black Omnimon cried out again before being reverted into two DigiEggs. Alphamon sighed. "I could really go for some fish eye mayonnaise coffee right about now." She said.

As they were fighting, their attention turned over to the divine tree. It was shaking and swaying. The Omnimon Zwarts had clearly done a lot of damage to it before they arrived. Massive gash marks could be seen in both sides of the tree. The tree then began to fall forward, right on top of Alphamon and the other Royal Knights. They looked in shock as the tree inched closer and closer to crushing them. The tree was so wide that there was no way they could dodge it. Alphamon just stood there and watched, waiting to be crushed! Then, UlforceVeedramon appeared in front of her, grabbed her, and teleported the black armored knight to safety. He then started teleporting to all of the other Royal Knights and taking them all to safety as well. Kentaurosmon was doing the same thing. Actually, they weren't teleporting, but they traveled at such incredibly high speeds that they might as well have been. Alphamon watched in horror as the divine tree hit the ground, causing a massive rumble. The tree created large dust clouds on the side, and scared some of the bird Digimon living in the surrounding forest into flying from their nests.

Meanwhile, as the tree fell, Kari and T.K found themselves falling to the right hand side of the room, slamming against the wall. The test tube Harmonymon was in also slid in the falling tower-like tree, hitting the wall and shattering, causing Harmonymon to fall out and amniotic fluid to spill all over the floor. "What's happening!?" Harmonymon asked fearfully. "Someone must have cut down the divine tree!" Angewomon responded.

BOOM! The tree hit the ground. Kari moaned as she held her head, which was bleeding. Some glass from the test tube had flown in her direction and slashed her forehead when it shattered. Harmonymon crawled over to Kari. "Kari! Kari! Please be ok!" Harmonymon pleaded. Kari groaned. "I'm fine." Kari looked over at her two sons. "T.J! Akio! Are you ok?" She asked. The kids were unresponsive. Kari's motherly instincts kicked in. She put her ear up to their chests to check if they were still alive. Thankfully, their hearts were still beating. They had just gotten knocked out. Kari looked over to her Digimon. "Angewomon, please get my sons to safety." She pleaded. Angewomon took the two boys in her arms as well as their small Digimon partners and proceeded to leave the divine tree. The Digimon and men they were attacking were also on the side wall of the tree, which was now the floor, since the tower like tree was on its side. They were too disoriented to attack, so Angewomon was able to fly right by them with no problem to get to the exit.

T.K groaned. He tried to stand up but when he did, he felt immense pain go through his leg. "Kari! I think my leg is broken!" He said. "Don't worry, I'll carry you to safety." MagnaAngemon said extending his hands to his Digidestined partner. "No, if you do that, no one will be behind to protect Harmonymon." He said. "Don't worry about that. Kari said I was the strongest Digimon in existence! I can…" Harmonymon began before trying to stand up. Her legs were wobbly. She fell down before she could stand fully upright. What was happening? Her body felt heavy! She could barely stand! She could barely raise her arms! It felt like her whole body was weighted down by lead. She didn't feel this way when she was inside the test tube, what was going on? And how could she fight if she could barely even stand?

Things got worse from there, suddenly, a computer that was attached to the wall detached itself from the wall and slammed into the wall/floor right beside the Takashi couple, Harmonymon, and MagnaAngemon. The computer exploded and caught on fire. Soon, a few other computers did exactly the same thing! The laboratory was now catching on fire and the flames were spreading! Kari put her hand on Harmonymon's shoulder. "You're feeling weak aren't you? It's because the processing was abruptly interrupted." Kari said. "If only you COULD fight, they wouldn't stand a chance." T.K said, clutching his hurting leg and wincing. Kari looked at Harmonymon and saw that the wires that connected her to the computer were still connected. They hadn't dislodged when the test tube containing her busted.

Kari looked over to MagnaAngemon. "MagnaAngemon, please fly me up to one of the computers still attached to the wall." Kari said. MagnaAngemon picked up the woman and did as she said. Kari started typing frantically. "Harmonymon. This is going to hurt a lot. But it's for your own good. I'm going to split you into four smaller Digimon and send you to the human world. I don't know what will happen, but please locate this universe's Digidestined when you arrive." Kari said. She talked and typed at the same time.

Just then, the wires caused energy to consume Harmonymon's body. Harmonymon's form became a black silhouette of herself with green 1s and 0s flashing. Harmonymon started screaming in pain. "STOP IT! STOP IT! IT HURTS!!!" She screamed. Kari looked at the Digimon sympathetically. "I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. But you have to get out of here! You're our only hope!" She said. The 1s and 0s on Harmonymon's body started flashing across her body at a faster and faster pace, like binary code scrolling across a computer screen. Her screams only became louder and more blood curdling. Her body then divided into 4 objects covered in light, which shot upwards leaving trails of light behind them. They burst through the roof of the divine tree and fly into the sky of the Digital World. Kari looked up at the direction the four beams of light were flying. "Good luck, my friend." She said softly.

The Royal Knights and Omnimon Zwarts outside looked up at the 4 objects covered in light and leaving behind light beams as they ascended. "What in the world is that?" Magnamon asked. "Well, they're not Christmas lights, that's for sure." UlforceVeedramon quipped. Just then, a portal opened up that looked green and black like it had a circuit board pattern. The light covered objects went through the portal and it closed. "A Digital Gate…." Alphamon said softly.

The beams of light had traveled to the physical world. They were all traveling in unison but then broke up. One beam of light splashed into the ocean water below. It crashed into the ocean floor like a meteor. The light around the object started to dim. Once it completely dimmed, the object that was in the crater was Sharkmon! Another light covered object broke off and landed in the streets of Shibuya. When the light around the object dimmed completely, the object that was covered in light revealed to be Naturemon! Yet another went off and landed in a green area. The light dimmed, and it was revealed to be Coalmon! The last beam of light went completely off course and traveled across the ocean. It kept traveling, and kept traveling, and kept traveling, until it landed in a crater in New York, in the United States of America! The light around the object that crashed faded, revealing an unconscious Dovemon! All four of the Digimon lay where they crashed, unconscious.

Time passed. Soon, the four Digimon came around to consciousness. Naturemon sat up and rubbed her back. "What happened? Where am I?" She asked. She heard a voice say, "Hey, that was quite a nasty fall you had!" She looked over to see who spoke. It was Triceramon! Triceramon had taken her back to his den near Mt. Fuji. Naturemon grabbed her head and moaned intensely. "My head! It feels like it's gonna split in two!" She said. Triceramon turned around and grabbed a bottle of pills. He handed the pills to Naturemon. "Here. These pills are what the various creatures here call Ibuprofen. It's to help with headaches and other forms of pain. You'll have to open it yourself. The bottle is super tiny compared to my hands." Triceramon said. Naturemon opened the bottle, and swallowed a few pills. They got stuck in her throat! She pounded her chest a few times. Triceramon handed her a glass of water. "Drink this. It'll help the pills go down." He said. She drank the water and was able to complete the swallowing of the pills.

"Thank you. Who are you?" She asked.

"I'm Triceramon. I live in this cave. We're in a place in the human-err….well, we're in a place called Japan. Mt. Fuji to be precise. Almost called this place the human world, but given all the mermaids, cat girls, mermen, cat boys, and other intelligent life, that's a misnomer. Anyway, I found you unconscious while doing my grocery shopping. Lots of people and Digimon had walked past you. I made up my mind that I wasn't going to be one of them."

"My name is Naturemon."

"It's nice to meet you, Naturemon."

Triceramon had a fire going and was cooking some meat over it. "I'm making meat for hamburgers. You can have one if you'd like, or two. Or heck, even three! You look like a growing girl. I'll bet you're at the Child/Rookie Stage." Triceramon said as he took a spatula and flipped one of the burgers. He looked like he was having a difficult time. The pan and spatula were so tiny in Triceramon's hands, but he still managed to use the utensils nonetheless. The cavern the two of them were in was massive. Triceramon's head nearly hit the top, but Naturemon probably couldn't touch the ceiling even if she had a ladder! Naturemon smiled. "Thank you. You're such a sweetie!" She said, grinning brightly.

As Triceramon looked down at the frying pan, making sure one side of the burger didn't get too overcooked, he asked the question he had been wanting to ask. "So, why were you lying in the middle of a busy sidewalk anyway?" Triceramon asked. Naturemon's head was still pounding. The medicine she took obviously hadn't taken effect yet, nor had it had time to. She rubbed the sides of her head with both hands and groaned from the pain. "I….I don't know. I…can't remember anything. The last thing I remember is some brown haired woman telling me I was her only hope and to 'get out'. And then I wound up here. There was….lots of fire, and….I felt like I split apart. Everything else is blank." Naturemon said. Naturemon was lying on a huge bed. It was obviously for Triceramon. Naturemon's size compared to the size of Triceramon's bed was ridiculous. She looked like a little girl's doll tucked into a human bed! Naturemon looked forward. There was a big opening in the cave which led to a walkway that led down Mt. Fuji. It wasn't a natural occurrence. The walkway as well as the cave had been carved out by somebody. It had quite the view though! Naturemon could see a town in the distance, a tall tower, and lots of blossoming cherry blossom trees. The sun was setting and the sky was growing dark, meaning the city down below was starting to light up. Soon, it'd be a beautiful display like Christmas lights.

"Amnesia, huh? That's too bad." Said Triceramon.

A few hours earlier….

Sharkmon started to come around. He sat up. He looks left and right, appearing to be somewhat in a daze. He then swims around while looking around. "Where am I? How did I get here? What was I doing before I fell asleep?" Sharkmon wondered to himself. Sharkmon swam past the Plankton Playground, and then he swam into an Aqualian settlement. Mermaids and mermen of all ages were all over the place conducting their day-to-day lives. One merman was slowly floating forward arm-in-arm with a mermaid who he seemed to be on a date with. The male said "So then I told him, dude, I get that she's hot and all, but not only is Jessica Glovion old enough to be your mom, she's married and actually is a mom!'" and the mermaid he was locking arms with giggled. "How old is she anyway?" The mermaid date asked. "I think she's 40." He responded. One mermaid had short blonde hair and was on a phone near a sidewalk err…sideswim? She had a grayish white tail and wore a red tie around her neck that ended over some black clam shell breast coverings. "If he can't be here by 5:00 tomorrow evening then the deal is off, I'm sorry." She said over the phone. Sharkmon swam around in this underwater city teeming with merpeople.

Sharkmon kept making his way around the city, fascinated by all the fish people. Well, actually, despite appearances, those of the Aquallian race are actually mammals, like dolphins or whales, except unlike dolphins and whales, they can actually breathe underwater. Sharkmon soon came to a large building that said "Plankton Mall" in big white letters on the front. "A mall? Maybe what I'm searching for is here." Sharkmon said before entering. He swam around the mall for a bit, seeing different stores. One store was a clothing store; it had two glass windows displaying some of its products. On one side; products for males, and the other, for females. The female side had various different clam shell tops with different design patterns. These were not real clams, but plastic ones. Some were striped, others polka dotted, some with floral patterns, and some with different aquatic animals printed on them. They also sold vests, and satchels of different colors and patterns, not to mention different Aqualian loin cloths for those mermaids who wanted to go up on land. In the window were mannequins for both the humanoid and tailed forms of the merman and mermaid respectively.

Sharkmon stopped to look at that, but then kept swimming along. When he turned the corner, he met the girl he would soon come to know as his Digidestined partner. With a green mermaid tail, short brown hair, and a black tube top that covered the breast area, but exposed the shoulders and midriff, Taylor appeared to be your average tween mermaid. Sharkmon noticed her eyes were tightly shut. She was feeling around as if looking for something. A pair of goggles sat on the mall floor nearby. "That girl isn't going to find anything with her eyes shut. Why doesn't she open them? Well, in any case, I think I'll help her out." Sharkmon thought.

Meanwhile, at Arakawa Saiko Park….

Coalmon woke from her unconscious state. "Where am I? What was I doing before I fell asleep? Should I go look around or…..no, I'll stay put right here. Something in my gut tells me that I'll find what I'm looking for if I stay here." Said Coalmon, as she gazed up at the sky.

In New York…

Dovemon had also awoken and was on the move, searching for answers.

Flashback Over…

Dr. Cerebrian Belluminatos took his fingertips off of Naturemon's head, looking quite astonished. He had seen the memories of these Digimon as he extracted them. "Incredible! These Digimon….their origins!" He said. Naturemon and the others woke up as soon as Dr. Belluminatos removed his fingers. The look of realization was on all their faces. "I remember everything now!" Naturemon exclaimed. "Me too!" Sharkmon exclaimed. "Me three!" Coalmon exclaimed. "As do I!" Dovemon exclaimed. The Gen Alpha Digidestined looked stoked at the fact that their Digimon remembered. They were going to have quite a story to tell.

Evander reached into his wallet and brought out the money, handing it over to Dr. Cerebrian Belluminatos to pay him since his memory recovery mission was successful. The doctor took the money and put it in his own wallet. Taylor walked over to Sharkmon and picked him up. She held him up high like a baby and looked him in the eyes. "I can't wait to hear your story!" Taylor said before giving a big grin and letting out a giggle.

They all left. It was about 4:00 in the afternoon. The four children did not go to school that day despite it being a weekday because their parents had written absent notices. This was, after all, important. They went back to the Kuremi Detective Agency on the first floor of Nakano Broadway. As everyone entered the agency, the four Digimon were surprised to see T.K and Kari with their Patamon and Gatomon. T.K had a cast on his leg and had crutches, but he wasn't using them at the moment for he was sitting on one of the two couches in the Kuremi Detective Agency. Naturemon started getting teary eyed. "You're….you're ok!" She ran over to Kari and embraced her. Sharkmon, Coalmon, and Dovemon followed her and also embraced Kari. Kari was the first friend they had ever made. And after regaining their memories, they weren't sure if she and her husband, T.K, actually got to safety. Sharkmon smiled brightly. "Kari! You're ok!" He said. "I'm so glad!" Dovemon added. "Indeed!" Coalmon added. Kari smiledr. "Harmonymon. So these are what your splintered forms look like." She said out loud.

Taylor and the others looked confused. Not having the first person perspective of their Digimon, or the psyche probing powers of Dr. Belluminatos, they were as clueless as when they walked in. "Harmonymon?" Emmett asked.