Jayr POV - Digital World, Desert Wind Area - 2001

  As soon as our bodies are enveloped by the pilr of light, the Data Stream, we are absorbed by it and the instant, we find ourselves in another location, furthermore, we are actually falling from a great height causing Ruki, Hirokazu, aa to scream in fright.

  The only oill calm in that group is Renamon who starts to maneuver her body so that she look down and see if there is any danger below.

  At the same time, I hear Patamon's voice as he ents, "Why are they screaming so much? It isn't like we are in danger or anything like that..."

  V-mon also agrees as he says, "Ihis is practically the same thing that happened just yesterday when we arrived in the Digital World. We aren't actually falling, we are just being transferred to a new area."

  But Wormmon quickly es to their defense as he expins, "e on. Don't be so harsh ohey are just kids, it is natural for them to be afraid. Even more so whehod used by the Digital World feels so simir to the sensation of falling from great heights that is basically indistinguishable from the real thing."

  While my Digimon Partners are calmly talking among themselves, Ruki, Hirokazu, aa's scream stops as the kids pass out and a few moments ter, we finally "nd" at our destination.

  I calmly look around to check if our immediate surroundings are safe ahat ced in a windy, desert climate fissure, there are many tall worn rocks full of holes and scratches, strangely shaped bare trees as their branches are all bent in the same dire, very likely the result of strong almost stant winds of this area that blow always from the same dire, and a vilge of tree-like cottages with roofs adorned in yellos.

  I also take a moment to che Hirokazu, Ruki, Kenta, and Renamon ahat they are all lying on the ground.

  But just as I'm about to move and wake them up, Renamon opens her eyes and moves toward Ruki gently toug her head and calling her out, "Ruki..."

  In response, Ruki slowly opens her eyes, gets up, and still a little dizzy says, "Renamon... Where are we? Where's Takato and the others?" but then she remembers what happened and looking up she mutters, "Right, we were hit by a pilr of light... Ah!"

  Ruki immediately notices that something is different as she ents, "The Real World sphere... It looks so small from here..."

  At this point, I calmly step o her and expin, "The reason for that is that we actually are in another yer of the Digital World, one much further away from the one we were before..." making the girl look at me and my Digimon Partners and say, "Pucci-sensei... V-mon, Wormmon, and Patamon... have you guys already been here before?"

  We all shake our heads as Wormmon replies, "No, this is also our first time in such a pce... and I don't expect that we will see many familiar pces. After all, the Digital World is much, much rger than the Real World..."

  At the same time, Renamon is also looking at our surroundings and ents, "This world is strahe rocks are strahey have holes and scratches. I wonder why."

  This catches Ruki's attention and she also starts to look around and notices the nearby vilge, "Are those houses? But they don't have any windows or doors... And that big cloth on the roof... What is it for?"

  Renamoakes note of another detail as she adds, "Also... the trees have no leaves, and all the branches are fag the same dire."

  In the end, Ruki ents, "This gives me the creeps. We have to go back with the others quickly." before she again looks up and asks, "But how do we get up there?"

  But before they e up with a suggestion, both Ruki and Renamon are distracted by the loud sn sound of Hirokazu aa.

  A seeing Hirokazu aa sleeping fortably, Ruki walks toward them while yelling, "Sleeping fortably at a time like this... How about you take this a bit more seriously? This is why I was against these guys ing to the Digital World!"

  Renamon tries to calm down Ruki by calling her out, but the ginger-haired girl quickly shoots back, "Let me pin a bit more." before she asks while kig Hirokazu, "How much longer will you sleep!?"

  Ruki's kick causes Hirokazu to sm into Kenta and give him an actal kiss making Patamon ent, "Luckily it was on the cheek instead of what happeo a much more famous pair of rival\friend\lovers... Believe it!"

  Due to their immaturity, Hirokazu aa's rea to su i act is as expected, they start to roll away from each other in disgust.

  At the same time, witnessing this se with her arms crossed, an annoyed Ruki says, "Good m." making the pair pin in synch, ""What are you doing!?""

  Ruki igheir question and shouts back, "Go back! Go back to Shinjuku right now!" but Hirokazu aa aren't intimidated and yell.

  "There's no way we're going back!"

  "Yeah!"

  "Don't act like you're some teacher!"

  "Exactly!"

  At this point, Hirokazu stands up and tinues, "I mean, Ruki, you are cute..." but Kenta quickly gets up and says, "Hirokazu, that has nothing to do with this! You should be tougher!" making Hirokazu ent, "Kenta, are you sure you say that?"

  fused, Kenta looks back at his friend and asks, "What?"

  In response, Hirokazu tinues with this silly subject, "I could reveal that you got the highest cholesterol level among the Shinjuku grade schoolers, i check-up."

  Hearing that, Kenta lowers his head and yells, "Please don't tell anyone!"

  Seeing this se makes an annoyed Ruki ent, "A Tamer like me dealing with these guys..." but while Hirokazu aa "pin" about the use of the word "these guys", Renamon quickly tries to calm Ruki by saying, "Ruki, these guys... They're still our friends." making Ruki relent, "I know that, but..."

  At this point, it is clear that Hirokazu aa are mostly fooling around, so, I step forward and say, "Ruki may not be your teacher... but I am. And while there is nothing wrong with a light-hearted attitude, in fact, it is something that I even personally support. There is a right time and pce for everything. At the moment, we are in an unknown location separated from our friends. Ruki is clearly ahat you are so careless. Especially sidering that we be attacked by a Deva or another wild Digimon at any moment. Her harsh attitude is out of worry that you guys could end up hurt if you tinue like this not out of malice."

  Hearing that, both Hirokazu aa calm down and lower their head as they look at both Renamon and Ruki and say.

  "Sorry, about that."

  "Pucci-sensei is right. We were a little too careless."

  But before Ruki could say anything back, the wind picks up, and I lead the group to take shelter behind a rock as Renamon realizes something and ents, "This wind must have torn the leaves off." followed by Ruki who adds, "With this kind of wind, it's no surprise that all the branches are fag the same way!"

  Soon we see some pieces of furniture being carried by the strong winds and crashing into trees and rocks damaging them as the objects disperse into motes of Data.

  Seeing that se, Renamon, who together with Ruki peeked out of the rock to check the situation, realizes, "That's the cause of those scratches!" before she and Ruki again hide behind the rock to avoid getting hit as Ruki es to another clusion, "So that's why those houses don't have any doors or windows? And that cloth is used to block the wind?"

  But Wormmon quickly corrects her and says, "No, it is more likely that those are used to measure the strength of the wind..."

  At this point, Hirokazu 't help but pin, "I don't think this is the time to chat about that!"

  Quickly after he yelled that I tell the kids to run as a piano is now flying toward the rock we are using to protect ourselves and it is very likely that the rock will be destroyed by it.

  Following my and, they all start running, but soon, the wind bees s that Hirokazu aa are blown away, even Ruki and Renamo spared by it, but Renamos in time as she holds Ruki closer to her and is somewhat able to dire herself in the same dire as Kenta and Hirokazu.

  At the same time, to hide my inhuman capabilities, I simply grab my Digimon and also start to simply fly after them as they are all heading toward the entrance of one of the houses with pinpoint accurabsp;Soon we all end up "flying" right into the house inhabited and soon after that, an old woman's voice asks, "Who are you?" followed by the voice of an old man who says, "How dare you break into our home?"

  I quickly take a look at the two that inhabit this house, who I easily reize as the Digimon Babamon and Jijimon.

  Babamon looks like a short, old woman with grey hair styled in a Japanese bun and blue skin, she has seams on her mouth, pointed ears, and long purple nails and wears an old robe with a Tifaret around its ned carries around a broom.

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  [colpse]Meanwhile, Jijimon looks like a short, old man with a long, white beard and hair which makes so that his face isn't visible, he is dressed in a brownish tunic with brown gloves, has hairy bare feet like a hobbit and carries around a staff with a lion's paw at the end.

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  [colpse]At the same time, Ruki immediately brings up her D-Ark and uses the Digimon Analyzer to identify our hosts starting with Jijimon, "Jijimon. Ultimate Level...? An elder Digimon that is said to have existed sihe era in which the Digital World was created and knows everything about it. It apparently guides chosen humans whehe world faces a crisis. Although it hides inparable power, it rarely ever exhibits its true strength. Its Special Move is sending those with evil hearts to the nd of the dead with its cherished staff (Hang oh)."

  After that, Ruki quickly moves on to Babamon, "Babamon. Ultimate Level. An A Digimon that has the appearance of an old woman. It is rumored that a Rosemon was cursed and turned into this form. It has the Special Move "Empress Haze", whipletely erases evil viruses with a single swing of the magi it holds in its right hand. Also, Jijimon and Babamon are married."

  Looking at the two Digimon in front of me, I 't help but be surprised while thinking, 'Knowing is ohing, but feeling it in person is a whole other matter. As expected from a couple of Ultimate Level Digimoe their unassuming appearance, both Babamon and Jijimon are incredibly powerful, in fact, they are, surprisingly, only slightly weaker than Hades...'

  While I'm thinking that, Jijimon sms his staff on the floor and says, "That doesn't matter now! The first thing is log the door." followed by Babamon who points at the log on the ground behind us with her broom and says, "Look, use that thick log behind you. Get to it! Lock the door firmly!"

  Hearing that, I don't hesitate and quickly move to pick up the thick log on the floor and use it to lock the door, and then, quickly after that they promptly start a "duel" with each n our presence, but more than a fight, the two of them are actually pying around.

  This is something very clear to me as they are just swinging their staff and broom around barely using any force behind ead every blow, and even the speed is basically at the level of a kid, and I clearly tell that both are able to do much more than that if serious.

  We follow after them and Ruki asks them if they're having a couple's quarrel, but they respond that they're just doing it out of boredom to pass the time while the wind outside is strong.

  Sihe group provide eai for them as guests, Babamon and Jijimon decide to cook a feast for us and I offer them my help, but they refuse it saying that it has been a long time sihey eained some guests and want to fully enjoy the experienbsp;

  In respoo that Hirokazu aa are thrilled, and Renamon deems Babamon and Jijimon to be trustworthy while Patamon ents that they are "cool gramps" to which V-mon and Wormmon agree.

  As the group helps themselves to the food, Babamon and Jijimon tell us that we're also free to use the baths, and offer that Hirokazu aa instantly accept.

  Oher hand, I and my Digimon Partners simply sit in a er pying some card games, while Ruki decides to enjoy herself a little drinking some tea in front of the firepce, and Babamon informs us that we rest in their beds to wait off the wind if they like.

  At the same time, I hear that Hirokazu aa have a happy singing session ih, much to Jijimon's amusement and agony for my ears as I painfully learhat Hirokazu is just as bad as Kenta in singing.

  Later in the day, we all lie in the beds offered by the old Digimon couple, of course, Renamon and Ruki have their own room while I and my Digimon Partners are staying with the singers from hell.

  In the bed, Hirokazu asks Kenta what he thinks about if Babamon and Jijimoheir partners but Kenta is too tired and goes to sleep not answering his friend, who also falls asleep a few moments ter.

  But some time ter they're woken up by a ctter upstairs and start to fear that Babamon and Jijimoually evil Digimon with malicious iions and sneak up to the living room to see what's going on only to find that Jijimon is feeding the firepoisily and that he's having a discussion with Babamon about how eaining their guests are.

  Hirokazu aa realize that they were wrong and feel bad for having doubted them before they thank the old couple in their hearts aurn back to sleep.

  The wind stopped the m, and I and Ruki thanked Babamon and Jijimon for their hospitality.

  Babamon and Jijimon are sad to see their guests leave, but I reassure them that we will meet again to have fun together while at the same time sending them a telepathic message telling them about the Vilge of Beginnings in my Soulbouory and to send them there as soon as we leave the house.

  The reason for my offer is that both Jijimon and Babamoruly genuinely good Digimon and that they could easily bee the grandparents of all the baby Digimon in the Vilge of Beginnings, furthermore, they are basically the only ones living in this area and must feel very lonely.

  The Digimon couple immediately agreed to my offer and started to send us off with a smile on their faces.

  Hirokazu aa wao stay behind to ask them to bee their Digimon Partners, but I stopped them from doing so ving them that Babamon and Jijimon shouldn't be involved in our troubles with the Devas as they could get hurt.

  In the end, we take our leave to search for Culumon and a way out of this pce, but as soon as we've left the house, I also open a portal to my Soulbouory in front of the two Digimon who jump ihout aation.

  Of course, I also warned Meliae and Lilimon, the Perfect Level form of Palmon who chose to stay in that form permaly as she feels closer to her Tamer, much to the joy of Patamon who 't wait for her to further evolve into Rosemon to using his words, charm her with his Holy Rod.

  Our search for Culumon is fruitless but Ruki and Renamon find a cliff from where we might be able to see where Takato, Jianliang, and Juri are, but they realize that they 't climb that cliff making Ruki mutter, "How we reach it?"

  At this point, I walk beside them and answer, "It is quite simple, we fly."

  Then before they ask any questions, I bring out my D-Ark and two cards from my card case and call out, "Patamon! Wormmon!"

  In response, Patamon jumps down from the top of my head while Wormmon jumps down from my shoulder at the exact same time while saying.

  "It's my time to shine!"

  "I'm ready, Jayr!"

  I smirk and start to swipe the two cards in the slot on the right-hand side of the D-Ark shouting, "Card Ssh!"

  Once I pleted this a, I called out the names of the cards I just swiped, "Digimental of Hope! Digimental of Light! Digimental Up!"

  Instantly, Patamon's whole body is enveloped in a bright yellow light as he yells, "Patamon, Armor Evolve...!" followed by Wormmon whose body is enveloped in a bright pinkish light as he also yells, "Wormmon, Armor Evolve...!"

  Then their bodies start to grow and ge shape, and soon after, the lights fade away showing their new forms as they call out their names.

  "...Pegasmon!"

  "...on!"

  I take a moment to look at on as this is the first time, Wormmon Armor Evolves in this form.

  The reason for that is that I just got the card of the Digimental of Light very retly and never had the opportunity to use it until now.

  on is a big white flying sh red striae and golden decorations, a mane of greehers, and two silver wings oher side of the head.

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  Seeing on and Pegasmon, Hirokazu aa starts fanboying over them even more so as they both have evolved thanks to the Digimental Cards, meanwhile, Ruki uses her D-Ark's Digimon Analyzer to learn more about them, I ignore what she says about Pegasmon as I have already learhat information the first time Patamon evolved, but I carefully listen as she moves on to on, "on. Armor Level. An Armor-level Mythical Beast Digimon that evolved through the power of the "Digimental of Light". It is an ination of the sun and wind that has the appearance of a white winged snake. Although it is a very sacred being, it is said that if you attack it carelessly and incur its wrath, it will cast a deadly curse on you. However, it will never personally challenge ao a battle due to its calm disposition. Its Special Move is strig the oppo with beams of light, geed by coiling its body into a spiral, until they stop breathing (Freeze Wave)."

  After that, I urge Ruki and Renamon to ride on Pegasmon, while I, V-mon, Hirokazu, aa get on on before they take flight, bringing us away from this pce.

  Jayr(Aegiomon) POV - Digital World, Lowest Layer - 2001 Soon after my Main Body was transferred together with the kids to the Desert Wind Area, I watched from the distance as Takato, Jianliang, and Juri started to search for us, but soon Leomon ented, "I fear that pilr of light may have sent them to a different world."

  Hearing that, Takato stops and asks, "A different world? Then, if we touch that light too, we'll get to where they are?" but Leomon quickly de, "No. You 't t on being taken to the same pce each time. It's not worth trying."

  What Leomon just said is true, the Data Stream sent the group with my Main Body to "another world" from the one we are currently, another yer of the Digital World, a small universe of the multiverse called the Digital World, furthermore, the destination of the Data Streams do ge almost stantly.

  After Leomon told them that, he noticed that Juri croug down and worried he asked what was wrong, but said that she was simply tired, and Terriermon caught sight of a strange-looking vilge with bizarre domed huts, and together they decided to head there to find a pce to rest.

  Upoering the vilge, Jianliang finds tire marks on the ground, and a rge motorcycle without an apparent driver suddenly starts wheeling towards them.

  This motorcycle is Behemoth, a bck cursed motorcycle with a red windshield that has its own will and takes over the sciousness of its rider.

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  [colpse]Watg the rge bck motorcycle, I start to pte my move, 'inally this motorcycle should have ended up in Impmon's possession only to end up destroyed by Dukemon... but this isn't going to happen now since Impmon is still in the Real World with his Tamers, and more importantly, he isn't going to "sell his soul" to Zhuqiaomon. So why not take it for myself? My main body already has the fic Powered Bike I built ba the Arifureta Universe. Which means that I take Behemoth and use it with this body.'

  While I came to that clusion, the group splits up trying to get away, but the motorcycle starts chasing Takato and Guilmon to the point where it's about to run over a baby humanoid bear made of mud with round buttons on its chest, bck eyes and hat resemble coal, a Tuchidarumon.

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  [colpse]Luckily, Leomon tackles the baby Tuchidarumon out of the way, but Behemoth is now about to smash through a house and likely kill what is likely the father of that baby Tuchidarumon.

  Seeing that, I don't hesitate to grab the pan flute attached to my belt, Syrinx, and py it as I call out the name of the Special Move I'm about to use, "Attract Echo!"

  I manipute the Data of the soundwaves geed by my Syrinx to make the listeners lose their sense of self and see only me, in this case, I fully focus only on Behemoth as my target.

  The effect is immediate as Behemoth, who was about to smash into that house, instantly turns and starts speeding toward me.

  Once Behemoth is close enough, I put away Syrinx, and prepare to take trol of that nasty motorcycle, the first thing I do, I take a side step to dodge the speeding Behemoth, and then I quickly move to grab the small on on its seat as the cursed motorcycle passes by, to free it from Behemoth's trol. Shortly after I grab the small Digimon with my hand, I take a quick look at it and firm that it is safe and at the same time, I reassure it while gently setting it on my shoulder, "Stay calm. You are safe now."

  on resembles a mouse, its tail looks like aric wire spewiricity, and it has two small lightning-shaped ears and red eyes.

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  [colpse]Even without its trolled driver, Behemoth tio run without any problem, furthermore, it doesn't give up but turns bad again starts to charge toward me at full speed.

  Seeing that, I simply smirk, and once Behemoth is close enough I jump to board the cursed motorcycle, and as soon as I sit on its seat and my hands touch the handle, I feel the motorcycle trying to invade my Digicore and take trol of my mind.

  Sensing that, I simply smirk a Behemoth's will inside, but as soon as Behemoth's will touches my Digicore it instantly reels ba horror as the motorcycle under me starts to literally shake in fright.

  At this point, my smile grows bigger as I say, "I'm pretty strong, isn't it? And trust me what you just felt is still nothing. With me, as your driver, I'm sure that you will reach heights that you hought possible, to the point that you bee feared and revered throughout the whole Digital World and even beyond. But for that to happen you have to follow my orders and stop rampaging. What do you say?"

  In respoo my offer, Behemoth stops shaking and its engine revs up a couple of times, at the same time, I sense Behemoth fully submiting to my will as a e forms between its Digicore and mine allowio anding it and summon it to my side whenever I want.

  Odyin