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'Faster man. It's nearly five!' Jason urged Cyrus.

'I know! But this idiot in front of me is like twenty below the speed limit!' He answered, honking angrily at the said idiot. Fortunately, the driver in front of them took a right, allowing them to speed through the empty road.

'By the way, can I see your Digivice?' Jason asked.

'Sure, here.' Cyrus answered, extracting the device from his hoodie's pocket. It had the same shape as Jason's, although it was white with blue buttons.

Ten minutes later, Cyrus parked near the store. They were right on time because they were just five minutes before closing.

'He's still inside.' Jason said, handing Cyrus his Digivice back. They could see Pete just sitting at the counter, tinkering with his laptop. 'There's still enough light for someone to see you though.' He said, turning around to face the Digimon. 'Can you phase both of you inside?' He asked Renamon.

She nodded. 'Sure.' She answered, grabbing hold of Gatomon's paw and disappearing.

'Whoa.' Cyrus said in awe as they vanished.

Jason opened the door of the car and stepped out. 'Come on. We got some questioning to do.'

The three of them entered the store. Renamon and Gatomon were waiting for them just inside. They approached Pete, who didn't pay them attention, and Jason placed the money he owed him on the counter.

Pete grinned. 'Just let me close. Then we'll talk.' He said, finally looking at them. Jason nodded.

Five minutes later, Pete let them into the store's back room, where people could play their card games. They all sat around a table, Pete and the Digimon on one side and Jason and Cyrus on the other. Amy went to the front room, examining the shelves.

'Okay, first off, I'm glad to see you're taking this well. We were afraid that you'd freak out and everything would go to hell.' He paused.

'You underestimate me.' Jason replied, smiling. 'I'm used to seeing stuff like this on the anime all the time. And, although I was really surprised when Renamon appeared, once things got clearer it was obvious what happened and what our roles are. However,' He put a hand on Cyrus' shoulder. 'Cyrus here was probably freaking out so hard I could have heard him if it wasn't raining.' He finished, chuckling.

'Hey! I resent that! I didn't scream nearly that loud!' He protested.

'Oh, I don't know Cy. It was pretty loud when I appeared.' Gatomon said with a sly smile on her face.

'Well, anyways,' Pete continued as Jason, Renamon and Gatomon laughed. 'you're probably wondering why are we here and why the hell are you guys DigiDestined.' Jason sobered up and nodded.

'Shit's about to go down isn't it?' Cyrus asked bitterly. Pete nodded, looking slightly grim. 'What is then, some maniac evil Digimon who wants to destroy both our worlds or something?'

'Not quite. You are right on saying that there will be some world destruction but that wasn't caused by neither a Digimon nor a human. Also, it will happen and there is nothing you can do to stop it.' Pete said.

'Wait, if you know there's nothing we can do, then why are we here?' Jason asked, confused.

Pete smiled sadly. 'What do you know of the Multiverse Theory Jason?' He asked.

'Oh.' Jason simply said, comprehension dawning into him.

'Oh what? What does that mean?' Cyrus asked.

'Put it simply, there's this scientific theory that says that we are not the only universe around.' Jason said. 'We are but one of the infinite numbers of universes floating around. Put it this way: imagine a room, a room with infinite proportions, filled with an infinite number of soap bubbles drifting around.' He paused. 'According to this theory, this room would be a second grade universe that contains all these infinite first grade universes, such as ours. Now, normally, these universes wouldn't touch. However, when they do touch, there are three outcomes for these encounters. One, there is an explosion and another universe is created.'

'The Big Bang.' Cyrus said, understanding.

'Two, they just graze by eachother, barely touching. However, the parts they touch are stretched. Kinda like when you join two blobs of silly putty and then try to separate them. You stretch and expand them until they snap off and go their merry way.' Jason paused.

'And what's the third outcome?' Cyrus asked.

'The bubble, or both bubbles, pop. Utter and complete devastation of the universe. Nothing would survive. All matter and energy would dissipate onto the second grade universe and be gone forever.' Jason said grimly.

'Well fuck. And that is what's going to happen?' Cyrus asked Pete.

'Right on the bull's eye.' He answered. 'The Digital World and your Universe are in a collision route. Don't worry, your Universe will survive. You're far younger than we are. You're barely 15 billion years. Ours has been around for the equivalent of 492 quadrillion years. It is fragile and weak and also incredibly small. The so-called immutable laws of Physics don't even apply in some places. A direct impact with yours will tear us to oblivion.' He paused.

'So, again, what do you want us to do?' Cyrus asked, slightly annoyed.

Pete looked at him straight in the eye. 'If you shut up and let me finish I'll explain everything.'

'Fine, sorry.'

'So, we found out that indeed we are on the brink of destruction. We panicked. What could we do? Many thought that it was the end, and with good reason. How do you survive such a thing? You just don't. Yet, many of us searched for a solution. At this point, an Agumon, alongside with his colleagues, a Gabumon, a Biyomon, a Tentomon, a Palmon, a Gomamon, a Patamon and Gatomon here managed to invent a new way to send data across using electromagnetic waves of such intensity and with such a little wavelength that it broke through the spatial bubble. And thus reach your own universe.'

'The original DigiDestined!' Jason exclaimed, surprised.

'Yes. Although, we didn't become Partner Digimon. Our mission was just to see whether or not we could do it.' Said Gatomon. 'We went back to our universe and came back two more times to gather info. Renamon was in the third mission.' She said and Renamon nodded. 'We thought that, if our universe was going to be destroyed, we could try to migrate to yours. And Earth was the perfect spot for us. However, for our massive exodus to succeed, we needed to prepare you guys to receive us. Eventually, we started to send a steady flow of Digimon like Beelzemon who could disguise themselves as humans.'

'Our mission was to make you know us so that the shock of us coming here wasn't as big.' He explained. 'We started a few companies in the cartoon industry in Japan and made the Digimon franchise. Including the cartoons that depict our first three missions and the cards that power us up. What's more is that every single card we produce is an actual legitimate card. The cards you buy here can be used in your Digivices. We also took places in shops like the one we are in now to see who would deserve to be a Tamer. Observing you guys play, people who saw the anime and actually know stuff about us gave us clues of who could be a valuable asset to us.'

Jason didn't speak for a while, digesting what he heard. 'So basically you want us to be a middle point between us humans and you Digimon.'

Pete gave him a toothy grin. 'Exactly. You are here mainly to prove to the general public that humans and Digimon can live together. However you also serve another purpose. Not all Digimon are in favor of living peacefully with you. They want to come in, guns blazing, and destroy you to take your place. You shall be what stands between them and your species.'

Jason nodded. 'I expected something like that. Who is it? The Devas?' He asked. 'Again, you exceed my expectations.' Pete answered. 'Indeed, the Devas will try to conquer your world and exterminate you in the process. We managed to stifle previous movements of Digimon with such intentions but the Devas are much too powerful for us alone.'

Nobody spoke for a while.

'Well, you can count me in.' Jason finally said. 'I mean, I can't force Renamon to go all the way back to the Digital World just because I'm too much of a wuss to do this.' He said, smiling at her.

She smiled back, nodding her thanks.

'Ah, what the heck. I'm in too.' Cyrus said then. 'I'm not going to let anyone hurt my family!'

'That's the spirit!' Gatomon said.

Pete smiled. 'Good. Speaking of your family, could you call your sister Cyrus?'

'Why?'

'Just do it please?'

Cyrus shrugged and got up, calling Amy. She came and sat next to her brother.

Pete looked kindly at Amy. 'And what's your name?' He asked her kindly.

'I'm Amy mister! I'm Cyrus' little sister.' She answered smiling, combing a hand through her long blond hair.

'Ah, I thought so. I have something for you.' He said, reaching for something on his pocket. He took a booster pack and a white square Digivice, the kind that was used to play the card game, and handed them to her.

'Oh no you aren't!' Cyrus protested, grabbing the booster pack and the Digivice out his sister's reach.

'Hey! He gave that to me!' Amy protested.

Cyrus ignored her. 'Who do you think you are, giving a Digimon to my sister!? You guys are dangerous!' He protested, glaring at Pete.

'Precisely because we are dangerous is the reason why she is a DigiDestined!' Pete replied, standing up. Then, he suddenly changed. The short bald man was replaced by a tall Digimon clad in black with skulls on his shoulders. A red cloth was tied on his right arm and a mask covered the upper part of his face, only showing his mouth and the back of his head. Beelzemon revealed himself. Amy gasped in surprise. 'With you being a Tamer, don't you think that you'll get in trouble and, consequentially, she will be in danger as well?' He asked, looking extremely serious.

Cyrus stood up also, a staring match between him and Beelzemon unfolding.

'Cyrus, he has a point.' Jason quietly said. 'What would happen if a rogue Digimon attacked your sister while you aren't around?'

Finally, Cyrus conceded, looking down. He handed the Digivice and the booster to his sister.

'I'm glad we got through this without me having to sneak that to her.' Beelzemon said. 'Mind you, I don't have any desire to see her hurt but not all Digimon have the same feelings. That reminds me.' He turned to Jason and handed him another booster and a white Digivice. 'Your sister was also chosen. I know both she and Amy don't play the card games but you can teach them a few combos.'

Jason accepted the items without a word and pocketed them.

Beelzemon continued. 'Should you need any assistance, you can call me with your Digivices. I'll be here to aid you in any way I can.'

Nobody spoke for a while. Then, 'I have a question.' Said Jason.

Beelzemon nodded. 'Shoot.'

'Whom are you working with? This has to be organized to succeed. No one just says "Let's all pack up and move." and create a massive inter-universe migration of Digimon without some sort of leadership. Who's your leader?'

Beelzemon gave him a toothy grin, his long canines glinting. 'Nice to see you're as sharp as ever. On the Digital World we've founded the DDF or Digimon Defense Force. We started out as a group intent on stopping evil Digimon from terrorizing innocents. Our leaders are Angemon and Angewomon. They oversee our operations and inform us of where we need to go. They were the ones who stationed me here.'

Jason crossed his arms, thinking. 'And how many of you are there?'

'There are over ten thousand of us spread out through the world. We are trying to create as many DigiDestined as possible in the least amount of time we can. With a big number of Tamers popping up we can make more of an impact in your world.' 'Speaking of which.' He got up and walked to his laptop. 'We've created software that allows Tamers to contact eachother through a pseudo-Digital World.' He said, tapping a few keys. His CD drive opened and he extracted a pure white CD from it, labeling it TDG with a Sharpie. 'We call it Tamer Digital World. If you run this through your computer you can access it by pointing your Digivices at it. In there you can talk to Tamers from all over the world, exchanging strategies and updating eachother on how people are reacting to the fact that there are Digimon among them.' He said, storing it in a CD case. 'You can also have training simulations with almost every kind of Digimon there is. We have an extensive database on locations in your planet so if, for example, you want to simulate what would happen and how you would react to a Deva attacking New York, you can ask the simulator to do it.' He said, handing the CD to Jason.

'Hey, why does he get all the goodies?' Cyrus protested.

'Because he's more responsible than you!' Amy told him.

'Not!' He retorted as Gatomon chuckled. 'You're my Partner! How dare you?' He asked her in mock anger.

'I can't do anything if she's right!' She said.

'Also, time works differently.' Beelzemon continued. 'A day in the TDW is the same as a second here. So you have all the time you want to train and hang out.' He paused. 'I have to tell you something else. From the seven billion human beings living on this planet, you four are the first Tamers to exist. The others will turn to you in search of guidance and assistance and the Devas will target you first because of that. They will do anything they can to stop you. You should prepare yourselves for the battles that await you.' There was a long pause. 'You guys should go. It is getting late and you have a lot to think about.'

Jason stood up, nodding.

Cyrus also stood up. 'Yeah, my parents should be home already. Don't want to worry them much.'

The Digimon and Amy stood up too.

'It was nice meeting you!' She said, smiling at Beelzemon.

He smiled back. 'Nice meeting you too. When you get home, look for a blue card in that packet and use it on your Digivice okay?'

She nodded. 'Yup!'

Cyrus scowled, still kind of annoyed at the fact Beelzemon also gave a Digivice to his sister. She was too young for this crap.

They all exited the store. Jason turned back to Beelzemon. 'Thanks for everything.' He said, offering his hand.

The Digimon gave him another of his toothy grins and they shook. 'Anytime.'

Jason nodded and went to the car. The headlights flared in the night and they headed towards home.