�Whoa,� was Eric�s first words out of his mouth as 
he entered the Digital World. Raine and Lee quickly 
caught up to him, Lee toting his equipment behind 
him all half hazardly tossed into his pack.

�It�s... beautiful,� Raine gasped as she walked 
alongside the pair.

�Yeah,� Lee said, stealing a glance around. �There�s 
no pollution. The air is so clean.�

Eric looked around the plains before him. �I wonder
where we are?�

�The people we saw said this was a portal leading to
some place called the Digital World,� Lee said. �I 
guess this is it.�

�If this place is the Digital World, then do you think
there would be anything like that other monster that
came through this portal?�

Eric opened his mouth to say something but a loud 
and hungry interrupted him. Spinning around, he 
gasped at the sight of the very large and still rather
pissed off Tyrannomon. �Oh boy,� he gasped.

�Looks hungry,� Lee commented as he backed up,
looking towards the portal. His eyes widened. �The
portal is closing!�

Raine grabbed the pair by their arms and turned,
pushing them to the rapidly closing portal. �Go go
go!�

The three streaked across the field, the hungry
Tyrannomon hot on their tails. Eric was the first to
reach the hole as he dived through the gates. As
Raine reached the hole, it suddenly flared and
snapped shut. �ERIC!� she screamed as the
Tyrannomon opened its mouth.

�Blaze Blast!� The gout of flames passed over
the pair as he stomped forwards, snarling
angrily.

�He�s gone, Raine!� Lee cried, pulling her to the
ground as the Tyrannomon made another strafe.
�We have to get out of here! Eric�ll be fine!�

Raine nodded dumbly as her feet moved 
automatically below her as Lee dragged her away
from the hungry dinosaur.

Tyrannomon scarred the earth with one heavy claw
swipe as he chased after the pair, mouth wide open
for a finishing bite. Suddenly, Lee tripped as he fell 
to the ground heavily.

Raine skidded to a halt as she grabbed his arm.
�C�mon, get up!� Then, she could only scream as
the Tyrannomon was upon them.

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Digital Diaries : Adventures 2003

written by Shaun Garin

Authorized by Lord Archive, set in his Digimon Series,
Red Digivice Diaries/War Diaries.

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File 02 : Salvation

�Retriever Bark!�

A sonic blast slammed into the Tyrannomon as it 
roared angrily. Raine looked up, Lee propping 
himself up on his elbow. �What happened?� he 
asked.

�We�re not dead,� she answered in dull shock as a 
second attack lanced out.

�Shaman Hammer!� The thrown wooden club spun 
like a boomerang, slamming into the side of the red 
monster.

Tyrannomon cried out angrily as a white and purple
puppy dog landed before Raine and said in a female
voice, �Stay back. We�ll handle this.�

The bone club was caught by a troll like figure who
stepped in front of Lee as well. �We�ll deal with
Tyrannomon.�

�What are you?� Raine asked.

�No time for explanations,� the dog replied. 
�Retriever Bark!�

�Shaman Hammer!�

The pair of attacks drove the digimon back, it�s
feet creating deep trenches in the ground. �No
good, we need more power!� the troll said, dodging
a snap from the Tyrannomon.

�I agree with you Sharmamon,� the dog said. �But
we�re out of options! Retriever Bark!�

�We�ve got to help them!� Raine cried as Lee held
her back.

�We can�t, they�re just too small,� Lee replied, his
worried tone belaying his rational state of mind.

�But we can�t just let them get eaten!� Raine
said as Lee let go of her arms. �You can do it!� she
cheered on the dog digimon who nodded and
fired off it�s Retriever Bark again.

�She�s right. These monsters are helping us.� Lee
felt his determination resolve as he called out,
�You can do it! Both of you!�

At their belts, two D3�s, one colored purple, the
other colored green started to flare with brilliant
white light as the pair underwent their transformations.

�Labramon evolve!� Her flesh tore off revealing a
grid. Light entombed her as new white and gold
flesh replaced itself. The light exploded off revealing
a white lion like creature with spirits hovering beside
it. �Shiisamon!�

�Sharmamon evolve!� His own flesh ripped off into
the grid as it was replaced with red and tan colors,
leaving a small squat ninja with a sword and a
large shurinken. �Ninjamon!�

�They... changed,� Lee offered as the pair went to
work.

�Iga style shurinken throw!� Ninjamon threw several 
stars that bit into the Tyrannomon who roared in pain.

�Tiidaiya!� A flurry of flaming blue spirits launched
from the howling Shiisamon. The flames bit into the
wounds and consumed the digimon. The Tyrannomon
decided that it was a good idea to retreat and look
for easier prey. So it did, yelping all the way back
to where it came from.

The pair of champions devolved as they walked 
over to the pair who had gotten to their feet and 
were looking at them in absolute shock. �Hi!� The 
dog like digimon said. �I�m Labramon, nice to meet 
you!�

�Um.. hi, I�m Raine,� Raine replied. She was sure it
was a girl with the light lilting voice.

�And I�m Sharmamon, glad ta meet�cha!� Sharmamon
pumped Lee�s hand enthusiastically as he blinked and
wiped his glasses on his hoodie.

�I�m Lee...� Lee peered at the short troll like figure. 
�Man, I must be hallucinating.�

�Nope, this is all real.�

�What are you two?� Raine asked.

�We�re digimon, short for digital monster, �Labramon 
said. �As such, we�re your digimon partners.�

Meanwhile, Lee was already taking photographs
while Sharmamon looked at him curiously. �So why
do you look like a miniature ogre?�

�I dunno,� Sharmamon replied. �I just do. What�s
with the funny clicky thing anyway?�

�This? It�s a digital camera.� Lee sighed happily.
�Wow, I wish I had my video camera but I left it
with... oh no, Eric!�

Raine gasped. �That�s right! We need to get back
before Eric thinks we�re dinosaur food!�

�That�s no problem,� Labramon said, drawing
attention to herself. �You just need to use the D3�s
at your side and find a portal. It looks like a TV.�

Raine patted down herself before finding the
aforementioned device on her belt. �This thing?�

�Yep, that�s the one! Just point it at a TV and say
�Digiport open!� All the other Chosen and
Digi-destined I�ve seen have done that and they
got back to their world easily!� Labramon looked
pleased at the fact as she scratched her ear.

�Then I guess we should try it,� Lee said.

Raine nodded, blushing. �Lets get home before Eric
has a conniption.�

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Eric sobbed, curled up on the street. �They�re gone,�
he was sobbing. �They�re gone, and I wasn�t able
to help them.�

�Eric!�

�I can still hear them calling, their fearful screams.
It was all my fault!�

�Sheesh, what�s with him?� asked Sharmamon as
Eric sobbed, still curled up, hands on his face.

Raine knelt down as she shook Eric gently. �Eric?
Eric! Get up, we�re alive!�

Eric looked up with a teary expression. �You�re..
alive? Oh my god, Raine, Lee, you guys are alive!�
He gave Raine a ferocious hug which she returned
with fevor. �I thought you were dead,� he whispered
as the pair embraced.

�It�s okay,� she whispered. �We�re alive, that�s all 
what matters now.�

Lee turned away politely, letting out a sigh. �It�s
getting late,� he said pointedly. �We should head
back home. Although I don�t know how I�m
gonna hide you,� he said to the ogre digimon who
was scratching his back with his club.

�I can just pass Labramon off as a new pet. Besides,
mom and dad aren�t home,� Raine said, pulling
away from Eric who wiped his eyes.

�What in the world? More monsters?� Eric asked
as he got to his feet, still wiping tears away.

�We�re digimon,� Labramon chirped. �Short for
Digital Monster. Don�t worry, we won�t hurt you
at all.�

Eric nodded as he picked up his discarded goggles
and sighed. �I�ll see you tomorrow, okay Raine?
G�night.�

�Good night Eric,� Raine called out. She sighed,
smiling as Lee turned around, picking up his
fallen video camera.

�I�ll be taking my leave as well,� Lee remarked,
gathering up the remaining equipment. �I will see
you tomorrow.� As usual, his demeanor had
taken on a more professional no-nonsense edge.

Raine nodded. �All right. I�ll see you tomorrow
then. Good night Lee.�

Lee nodded. �Good night Raine.�

She blushed as she turned and ran down the street 
towards her house where they had came previously 
from the Digital World.

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�I�m home!�

�You�re late son.� Eric made a erking sound as he
turned towards his father, watching an old worn
copy of Transformers the Movie.

�Yeah, I was out with Raine.�

�It�s almost one in the morning. Don�t you have
school?� he asked. Then, his father sighed. �We�ll 
talk about this tomorrow afternoon.�

Eric sighed, nodding. �All right dad. Good night.�

His mother who had overheard the exchange 
walked into the room as Eric bolted up the stairs.
She settled down beside her husband and said, 
�I�m glad Eric is spending more time with his 
friends, especially Raine. She�s such a nice girl. 
And so responsible. She�s just the type of girl 
that Eric needs to keep him in line.�

�I still say he needs a few more years before 
dating,� Mr. Stewart replied.

Mrs. Stewart smiled as she rolled her eyes. �Of
course, that didn�t stop you from hitting on me
when we were seven now did it?�

The Stewart Patriarch smiled as he turned his 
attention to the screen.

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Raine yawned as she walked into her house. �This 
is my house Labramon,� she said, putting her 
backpack to the side. �I�ll fix you a late night snack.�

Labramon followed her into the kitchen where she 
switched on the lights. Opening the fridge, she 
called out, �There�s apples, oranges, some milk, 
chocolate cake...�

�What�s cake?� Labramon asked curiously.

�It�s really good stuff. But I don�t know if you�re
allowed any,� Raine said, pulling out the dessert
that was still covered with plastic. �I hear dogs
get constipation when they eat chocolate.�

�I�m a digital dog, I doubt that�ll happen,�
Labramon replied.

Raine smiled as she cut two slices and placed one
on a small saucer. �No forks huh?� she then added
as Labramon leapt up to the chair and started to
munch daintily on the confection. �Is it good?�

�It�s the best thing I�ve ever eaten!� Labramon
said happily.

Raine giggled as she took a bite out of her own
dessert. �Labramon, you said there were other
Digi-destined out there. Can you tell me who they
are?�

Labramon paused for a moment. �Well, I don�t
know them by names, but there are a few I�ve
seen on Folder from time to time when I was
journeying around the continent.�

�Like who?�

�There�s a little girl and an Aluramon, and this
yellow haired guy with a Gabumon who turns
into Frigimon! Then there�s another blonde guy
who has a Betamon which is really cute!�

Raine giggled as she took a last bite of her food.
�That�s nice to know. At least there�s other people
in that world we visited.�

Labramon pushed the platter towards Raine with
big puppy dog eyes. �More cake please?�

Raine smiled. �Sure.�

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�Lee!�

Lee froze as the lights snapped on. He turned to
his mother who was scowling. �Where have you
been! It�s so late!�

�Sorry mother, I was...�

�And what is that?� she asked as Sharmamon 
waved.

�Hi.�

�Now now Ling, don�t get upset,� came an elderly
voice. Lee�s grandfather walked into the room as
he smiled and crouched down to eye level with the
digimon. �This being is obviously spiritual. You
must be more careful when speaking to it.�

�Well... as long as it doesn�t make a big mess.�

�Don�t worry ma�am,� Sharmamon said, bowing.
�I won�t do anything to make a mess.� He took a
step forwards to extend his hand, and instantly 
tripped falling with an audible crash. �Ouch.�

�I�m sure he�s not as bad as this looks,� Lee
said, rubbing his head embarrassed.

�Hmm.. looks like he could use some balance
practice. All right then.� His grandfather 
straightened and his glasses caught the light. 
�Tomorrow morning Lee, you and your friend 
will practice the art, starting with basic balance
practices..�

�Aw grandpa,� Lee sighed as his grandfather
chuckled and turned around, returning to his 
study.

Sharmamon looked up at his partner. �How bad
could it be? He�s just an old man.�

�Trust me, it can get worse,� Lee muttered. �Lets
get some rest Sharmamon, we�re gonna need it.�

�Okay, if you say so Lee.�

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Raine�s Diary Entry -

What can I say.... I guess I�m not a normal kid
anymore, not with Labramon around.

Strange really, I was wishing for my family to be
around more often, and now, I have my wish.

The digital world is both beautiful and scary.
Scary in the fact that you can get eaten or killed
in there. Labramon and Sharmamon was able
to drive that red dinosaur digimon away... but
what worries me is that some day, we may not
be able to simply drive things away.

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Authors Notes : Well that was certainly unexpected..

As with most of my fanfics, I create and write stuff
in without any rhyme or reason. This time, I have to
go with set boundaries that Lord Archive had laid
down.

Fun.

I don�t have a very good outline where this is going,
but it does come down to a big good versus evil
sort of deal. The enemy though, is still in the shadows.