�Second time in the digital world,� Eric remarked as 
he cracked his back, �and we wind up in a heap on
the ground.�

�How many times do we have to do that to get used
to it?� Raine asked as she untangled herself from
Lopmon and Labramon.

�Probably a few hundred trips or so,� Labramon said.

�With that settled, which way is that Benjamin guy�s
place?� Lopmon asked, climbing onto Eric�s head.

Eric took out the map that he printed off and said,
�Looks like we go about half a kilometer north. We
should come to a bridge that leads into a desert.�

�So we have to hike into the desert?� Labramon
sighed. �We�re not cut out to be Digi-destined
digimon.�

�None of us are cut out to be what we are,� Eric said,
�But at least we stocked up on stuff.�

Raine nodded. �Too bad Lee couldn�t come along.�

�I�m sure someone needs to hold down the fort back
home, AND his D3 is broken. I think that accounts
for something.� Eric checked the map. �This way.�

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Digital Diaries : Adventures 2003

written by Shaun Garin

set in Lord Archives Red Digivice Diaries/War Diaries

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File 11 : One Small Step

�C�mon, c�mon, yes, yes... aaaaaaaaawwww.... 
crap.�

Renamon giggled. �You are two hundred years too 
early to beat me,� she said, wagging her finger at
Piximon who relinquished his hold on the PS2
controller.

�This sucks,� Piximon grumbled.

�What, being stuck in perfection or being stuck
outside the digital world?� the female digimon asked.

�Well it definitely ain�t being stuck as a perfection
digimon,� Piximon said with a grin. �I�m two levels
over you.�

�Don�t care, don�t matter,� Renamon said offhandedly
as she plugged in a new fighting game. �I can go to
ultimate with Hikaru�s help. So neeer!�

Piximon pouted as he crossed his arms. Lee hid a
smirk as he prepared to go against the toughest player
he had ever known. �So, when�s Hikaru coming back
home?� Lee asked.

�She�s got band practice. And then she�s working at
McWonder for a couple of hours. We�ve got a lot
of time left.� Renamon grinned. �Besides, it�s my turn 
to cook dinner.�

�Fun. What�s your specialty?� Piximon asked.

�Pasta of all sizes and types,� the fox digimon said. �I
can cook it well enough.�

Lee hoped there wasn�t any fur in the food.

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�It�s so hoooooottt,� Labramon panted as the quartet 
walked in the middle of a desert. �And there�s no
stupid oasis in sight.�

�I guess that�s why they called it the Desert of Eternity,�
Eric said, wiping his forehead free of sweat. �It goes
on with no end in sight.�

�Great.... now all we need is....� Raine gaped. �whoa....�

Eric blinked. �What?�

�Take a few steps forwards,� Labramon said.

Eric shrugged as he took a few steps. Suddenly, a large 
oasis with a medium sized Ben Kenobi type of house
appeared, sitting at the edge of an oasis. The only jarring 
note was the large modern looking furnace on the side. 
�Must get cold at night.�

Raine nodded as she stepped up to the door and
knocked on it. The door soon opened to reveal a man, 
about twenty five-ish with short cut hair and a ponytail. 
He had a jarring resemblance to the young Obi Wan 
Kenobi. �Um, hi, are you Benjamin?�

�Yes I am,� he replied. �Oh, you must be the new
digi-destined I called here.� He looked around. �Where 
are your elder counterparts?�

�Holding down the fort back home,� Eric said. �May 
we come in? It�s roasting out here.�

Benjamin nodded as he allowed them inside.

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�Wow... it looks smaller from the outside,� Lopmon 
said, looking around the area.

�Most of our buildings have a tendency to have that 
effect,� Benjamin said with a slight grin.

�So, got a reason why you called us?� Labramon 
inquired.

�The reason is that there has been some unusual
disturbances here in the digital world. Parts of the 
digital world have been disappearing and reappearing 
in the real world, the digimon within that area vanishing 
along with it,� Benjamin said.

�The digital fields,� Raine surmised. �It must actually 
be a concentrated amount of digital world data that 
was compressed when it came over.�

�That does seem to be an idea....� Benjamin brought 
up a picture of the western hemisphere of the digital 
world with some areas highlighted in red. �The red 
areas are places where the digital fields have been 
taken from, and from that, one or two digimon at a 
time.�

�Carter once said that the digital world overlaps the 
real world closely,� Raine said slowly. �Could the 
digital world and the real world barriers be slowly 
weakened?�

�That I am not certain. Gennai would know, and
unfortunately, I do not have the full extent of his 
knowledge.� Benjamin sighed as he adjusted a control 
to reveal a few places highlighted in dark. �This Dark 
Matter has appeared in the digital world. I suspect 
that it will soon appear in the real world as well.�

�This is all fine and dandy but why call us?� Lopmon 
asked. �I mean, there�s almost half a hundred 
digi-destined in North America alone according to 
Koushiro�s website. Surely a more experienced team 
would help a lot more.�

�Because digital fields are only being opened in 
Canada. Edmonton to be precise.� The psudo Gennai 
clone sighed. �If this Dark Matter continues to spread, 
we may have a problem on our hands. As such, Jijimon 
is already working with the US teams while I split my 
time between the US and Canada.�

�So we just have to check out the Dark Matter, is that 
it?� Labramon asked. �Seems simple enough.�

�I would keep a close watch on things,� Benjamin 
warned. �Just be very careful when you approach the 
area. There is no telling what there is underneath the 
area where the Dark Matter is being formed.�

Suddenly the ground shook from a staccato impact, 
the four toppled to the ground. Lopmon popped out 
of the pile and checked the window. �Oh man!�

�What is it?� Eric joined him at the window and
whistled. �That�s one big dragon.�

�That�s a Mega Dramon,� Benjamin said. His brow
furrowed in anger. �I didn�t even detect it coming
this way.�

�Silent running,� Eric said, eyes narrowing. �This is
too close to our plans.�

�Obviously someone sent it here,� Lopmon said.

�Come out and play Digi-destined,� the Mega Dramon 
called out in a low and husky female voice. �I want to 
fight.�

�She�s calling us out,� Labramon said. �I wanna go 
out there.�

�Two champions won�t do much damage,� Raine said, 
shaking her head. �What level is it?�

�Perfection,� Benjamin answered. �You�d best prepare 
before going out there....� He sweatdropped as Eric 
and Lopmon were already out the door. �Or you can 
just rush in blindly.�

Raine sighed. �That�s Eric for you.� She turned to
Benjamin. �Thank you for your help.�

�It�s big, it�s ugly and it�s asking for a whupping,� Eric 
said with a grin. �Lopmon, go for it!�

�Lopmon evolve!� Energy entombed it as it�s skin was 
ripped off, revealing a grid. It�s form shifted to a large 
ape like creature as brown and maroon fur covered it�s 
body. The energy exploded off him as he cried, 
�Wendigomon!� before revealing his weapons pods. 
�Destroyed Voice!�

The attack simply bounced off the Mega Dramon�s
tough hide as she smirked. �Genocide Attack!�

The missiles lanced down as Raine and Labramon 
caught up to them. �Labramon, hurry!�

�Labramon evolve!� The dog digimon was entombed
with light as her skin ripped off into the grid, reshaping
into a large quadruped creature. Ivory and gold skin
formed as the energy exploded off. �Shiisamon!�

Shiisamon aimed and called out her attack. �Tiidiya!�

The spirits intercepted the missiles as they exploded
in mid air.

�I doubt we can reach her up there,� Shiisamon
commented to her partner.

�That�s true. Wendigomon, can you reach her?�

Wendigomon smirked. �Lets see... Club Arm!� The
arm lashed out as it clocked the Mega Dramon with a 
solid punch that knocked it to the ground.

Shiisamon grinned as she reared back, energy pooling 
at her mouth. �Sekkantou!� A mighty golden blast 
lanced out and struck the Mega Dramon, forcing it 
back and driving the digimon into the ground.

�All right!� Eric cheered.

�You brought it down by surprise,� Benjamin said from 
the doorway of his hut. �She�s fine.�

True to form, Mega Dramon got back into the air as 
Eric groaned. �Okay Wendigomon, try another Club 
Arm!�

Wendigomon lashed out but the Mega Dramon just flew 
out of range. �Heh, won�t get me a second time bunny 
boy.�

�I AM NOT A BUNNY!� Wendigomon roared angrily. 
�Destroyed Voice!�

Mega Dramon laughed off the attacks as she blocked 
a Sekkantou from Shiisamon. �Pathetic. Is this all you 
can do?�

�If Lee was here, Piximon could take this thing down,� 
Raine said.

�But Lee isn�t here,� Eric said in a matter of fact tone. 
�We need to stop her, or at least, hurt it enough so 
that she�ll leave!�

�Fat chance of that,� Shiisamon grumbled as she let 
loose with another long ranged Sekkantou.

Mega Dramon bid her time as she aimed with both 
claws. �Genocide Attack!�

The missiles exploded around the group as the hiss of 
devolution was heard, leaving two very tired rookie 
digimon.

�We tried,� Lopmon said tiredly.

�Well you need to try harder!� Eric all but yelled.

�Eric!� Raine snapped. �They did their best!�

�They did their best, and now you die. Genocide
Attack!�

The missiles exploded in a cloud of dust, destroying
a good portion of the oasis. As the dust settled, there
was no one in sight. The Mega Dramon, satisfied with
the end result, flew away, smirking to herself.

After a few moments, five heads popped out of the
large piles of sand, spluttering and spitting the grains
out. �Man, that was a bad experience,� Labramon
said, grimacing at the sand in her mouth.

�Not one of our most graceful fights,� Lopmon added
as he got out of the pile.

�Told you it would work,� Raine said, earning a
nod from Eric.

Benjamin brushed off his robes as he extracted
himself from the piles of sand. �We should leave the
digital world for the time being. I will come with you
to update your group.�

�All right.� Eric looked around and sighed. �Man,
it�s gonna be a long trip back.�

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Light flared from the computer as two kids and two
digimon fell in a heap, Benjamin standing over them. 
Carter smirked from his high backed computer chair. 
�Have fun?�

�Oh yeah, felt like going through a washing machine,�
Eric grumbled, stumbling to his feet.

�Find out anything?� Hikaru asked as she walked
into the room, followed by Lee, Piximon and 
Renamon.

�Yeah....� Raine brushed back a strand of brown
hair.

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Authors Notes : Whee....

If you�re wondering, Eric bounces from emotion
to emotion like a supercharged rubber ball. He
doesn�t stay consistent for very long.


Carters Files

Name : Raine Hart
Age : 11
Grade : 5
Eyes : Green
Hair : Very light brown
Voice Actor : Veronica Taylor (Amelia version)

Name : Labramon
Age : ??
Coloring : White and Purple
Voice Actor : Labramon (Hikaru, Rayearth Japanese
Sub)
Voice Actor : Shiisamon (Hikaru, Rayearth Japanese
Sub)

Raine is a quiet girl, a fact that is rapidly changing
due to her exposure to Lee, Eric and Labramon.
Raine is very talented in music, especially the piano
and has composed and performed some of her
pieces for family. Her biggest wish is to have her
family around more often.

Being the youngest with an elder sister named
Gina, the Harts are never around, always going to
dinosaur dig sites or other sites around the world.