Chapter One: "Reset"

(Unknown Location)

Davis grunted and stirred. He felt soreness momentarily run through his body as his body was trying to readjust to his new predicament.

"My head," Davis said groggily, "What the hell happened?"

"Davis you squirt! Wake up!" came a most familiar female voice.

"What the…?" Davis said as he now identified the voice to be Jun's. When his eyes finally adjusted and got the blurriness out of them, they widened in absolute disbelief when he realized where he was.

"What the hell is going on?" Davis asked in an undertone as he sat up on what he now realized was his old bed, "What am I doing back in my old room?"

There was a loud bagging sound that started coming from the door outside.

"Squirt! Wake up or you'll be late for school again!" Jun yelled from the other side of the door.

"School!?" Davis shouted before standing up out of bed, finding that he was in his old pajamas used he used to wear many years ago. He quickly ran to the mirror and found a shocking sight.

'I'm eight years old again!' Davis mentally screamed in a panic. He tried pinching himself hard several times to confirm whether or not he was dreaming or in some kind of illusion created by some Digimon. For a certainty he felt every pinch he gave himself and the pain that came from them.

"Davis!" came a new voice Davis now identified as DemiVeemon who was sitting on his bed. The now eight-year-old boy turned to his blue in-training form partner who was holding his D3 and D-Terminal.

"Davis what happened?" DemiVeemon asked in confusion.

"I'm trying to figure that out myself," Davis replied as he went over to his partner and took his D3 from him, "The last thing I remember was us being trapped in that collapsing cave before we jumped into that mysterious vortex that somehow took us back 19 years into the past; except I'm now eight years old again!"

"So far I still remember everything," DemiVeemon said and then asked, "What about you?"

"The only things that changed is my age and sadly my height," Davis replied.

"Well this is no illusion, otherwise we would have detected it and gotten ourselves out of it," DemiVeemon commented.

"I know," Davis agreed, "This isn't like what happened when we battled MaloMyotismon years ago. Speaking of which, what day is it today?"

Davis hurried to the calendar to see what day it was. Upon checked the calendar, he was shock to see what day it was.

"This is exactly one month after the Digimon invasion with Myotismon and his minions attacking Odaiba when they came searching for Kari," Davis realized. A knock came from the door again.

"Davis!" Mrs. Motomiya called out, "It's time to wake up young man! Hurry up!"

Davis turned to DemiVeemon and remarked, "And not too long ago you asked me if I ever wanted a second chance in life to do things differently."

DemiVeemon shrugged sheepishly before Davis made his way towards the door. He stepped out of the room and looked to see his mother and older sister in the kitchen. Feelings of nostalgia started flowing through Davis' being.

'It almost feels like a dream,' Davis thought. Mrs. Motomiya looked at her son and said, "Hurry up and clean yourself up. You have to get ready to leave for school soon."

'This is so bizarre,' Davis thought, 'I'm a 27-year-old multi-billionaire and business titan going back to grade school. I don't know whether to call this second chance a blessing or a curse.'

Davis made his way to the bathroom and brushed his teeth after spending four minutes trying to figure out which toothbrush between his and his father was his. After figuring that out, he quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face. He then went back to his room and locked the door behind him. DemiVeemon came out of hiding while Davis searched his room as a means to remind himself what was where.

"This is unreal," Davis said lowly while looking for clothes to wear, "I can't believe this is happening. And if I say anything people will think I'm crazy."

Instinctively, Davis was about to look for a suit and tie to wear when...

"Davis!" Mrs. Motomiya said from behind the door to the room, "I already prepared your school clothes for you. They're on the chair by your desk."

Davis looked to see a pair of beige pants and a blue and white striped shirt with white socks.

'So much for my wardrobe of custom made suits and tuxedos,' Davis sighed before he made quick works in putting his clothes on. After dressing himself, he went to the full length mirror and looked at himself entirely. Though he saw the reflection of his eight-year-old appearance, in his heart, he saw the grown man he still was deep down inside. He was imagining that he was seeing that matured suit dressed businessman looking back at him through his reflection. He then turned and saw his backpack at the side of his bed. Going over to DemiVeemon, he picked him up and took his D3 and D-Terminal into his hands.

"Well buddy," Davis said, "Looks like we're going back to school to be reeducated and that means going back into my backpack and gym bag."

"I'm so not looking forward to this again," DemiVeemon remarked sourly, "At least get some air fresheners to put in your gym bag so I don't have to choke smelling your clothes while in hiding."

"Funny," Davis remarked, "I wonder why I never thought of that before, but it's a good idea nonetheless."

DemiVeemon sighed to himself and then recalled, "Kari went to the same grade school with you. She was in every class with you up until high school."

Davis had completely forgotten all about that until DemiVeemon reminded him of that.

"That also means that Tai and Sora will be going to the same school with us also," Davis realized from his memories, "I don't think they'll remember the future was like we do. So far no one else but us does."

"That also means that Hawkmon, Armadillomon, Gatomon and Patamon won't be there either," DemiVeemon noted, "I'll be the only Digimon in school. That sucks."

"You're already an educated, business trained dragon Digimon," Davis joked but then realized, "But that also means that I don't have a violin and I won't be able to play to the sunset like how I used to everyday. That sucks."

"You can still play chess," DemiVeemon suggested, "You started playing against Ken and others many times after Ken talked you into giving the game a chance."

"Davis," Jun called out from behind the door, "Quit talking to yourself and get your breakfast before I eat it for you!"

'I miss being rich and Jun being more mature when she got older,' Davis thought before placing DemiVeemon in his gym bag and stepping out of the room and into the kitchen where he found his father reading a newspaper and drinking some coffee while his mother was standing in front of the stove. Jun was sitting at the table already digging in and scoffing down all the food contents on her plate.

'Did we really used to eat like that,' Davis thought with mild disgust as he entered the kitchen and took a plate and got some cooked food for himself. He went over to the table and started eating his breakfast.

Moments later, Davis looked at Jun, and recalled an event that happened sometime after he turned twenty: Jun, who then was 24 years old, had a nasty break up with her boyfriend who humiliated and dumped her for another girl at a college party. Davis, after finding out what happened, went and searched for Jun and eventually found her at a bar completely wasted and drunk. Her behavior in her drunken state was anything but ladylike and Davis recalled how she reeked of alcohol. Not wanting to see his heartbroken sister drink herself away any further, Davis went and dragged her out of the bar despite her protest and the scene she was making while crying and cursing a storm.

By the time he got her home, she was partially passed out and had to be carried inside. But that was a lesser evil than putting up with her crude mouth as he carried her bridal style into her apartment and into her bedroom. He remembered placing her down on her bed and removing her shoes, believing her to have fallen asleep. A mistake he regretted when Jun, under the influence of alcohol, suddenly grabbed and kissed him as a result of mistaking Davis for her boyfriend she broke up with. Jun passed out after releasing Davis and saying her ex-boyfriend's name, which ironically sounded close to Davis' name.

Davis remembered leaving the room quietly and quickly before Jun had another unpredictable outburst he knew she wasn't going to remember. The next morning Jun, having a headache and a hangover, came out of her bedroom, having no recollection of what happened, what she did or how she got home from the bar. That was when she found Davis awake in her kitchen preparing breakfast and some coffee for her. When asked what happened, Davis explained to his older sister what happened and how he brought her home but left out the part of her kissing him by mistake because of the alcohol in her system. He told Jun that he stayed the night and made sure nothing happened to her. Before Davis could do anything further, Jun broke down in tears and wept on her Davis' shoulders, thanking him for being there for her during her weakest and most hurtful moment in her life. Since then, Davis and Jun became close and tight with each other, more so than when they were as youths.

A year later though, the said ex-boyfriend went missing after it turned out that the girl he dumped Jun for was a runaway daughter of a high profiled Yakuza boss that didn't like him at all. The police suspected foul play as they found the ex-boyfriend's jacket with his blood on it at the crime scene, but his body never turned up.

"Hey squirt!" Jun shouted with an annoyed expression, "Quit staring at me like that! You're creeping me out!"

Davis snapped back from memory lane and back to the present, more or less.

"Sorry," Davis apologized, "I just drifted off to a memory of long ago."

"You're 8, not 50," Jun remarked, "Don't talk like you're old."

Davis just shrugged and went back to eating. After another ten minutes, he turned to his father and asked, "Father?"

Mr. Motomiya turned to Davis and inquired, "Yes son?"

"Can you buy me a violin?" Davis asked straightforwardly. Jun almost choked on her food on hearing such an unusual request as she coughed a couple of times. Mrs. Motomiya turned to her son with a surprised expression. Mr. Motomiya gave his son a skeptic look and asked, "Say what? You want me to buy you a what?"

"A violin, father," Davis repeated, "I want to have a violin. I want play a musical instrument and I choose the violin."

"Why the sudden interest in playing the violin?" Mr. Motomiya asked curiously, "Playing that instrument is very hard to do, let alone hard to learn."

"Not to mention it's very expensive to teach someone how to play the violin, especially to buy one," Mrs. Motomiya added.

"Forget that I asked," Davis retorted calmly, "I guess the idea of me wanting to learn how to be musically artistic is rather ridiculous. Excuse me."

Davis got up and dismissed himself from the table as he made his way back into his room.

"Davis wait!" Mr. Motomiya replied and then apologized, "We're sorry. I didn't think you were serious. It's just that..."

"Just what father?" Davis said while trying to give a most believable performance, as hard as it was.

"Your mother and I have been locked in a bit of a budget for the past month and we're just getting our money issues under control," Mr. Motomiya explained, "If you really want a violin, you're going to have to prove it to us."

"I'll do much better in school if that will convince you how much I want a violin," Davis promised, "I promise you!"

"Alright then," Mr. Motomiya agreed, "If we see acceptable improvements in your school grades, I'll buy you a violin."

"Great!" Davis cheered, "Just you wait! I'll do better in school for sure!" 'I can't believe I have to act like this. It's so demeaning.'

"That's what I like to hear," Mr. Motomiya said, "Now come back here and finish your breakfast before you and Jun leave for school."

(Twenty Minutes Later)

Davis left the apartment and started on his way to school with Jun walking beside him. He walked quietly next to her while he was deep in thought thinking about his current situation and how best to handle it. Jun turned to Davis and saw the calm and calculative look on his face.

"What's on your mind squirt?" Jun asked, snapping Davis out of his train of thoughts. Davis looked up at Jun and said, "Just thinking about how I'm going handle myself better this year this time around. I don't want a repeat of what happened before."

As honest as Davis' words were, Jun didn't grasp the true deeper underlining meaning and truth behind his words.

"I sure hope so," Jun remarked, "Your grades from your second year just barely allowed you to pass and get promoted. I'd be ashamed to show my face with grades like the ones you had."

"I don't need reminders of past mistakes and childish follies," Davis retorted with a tone of conviction, "I just need a chance to prove my merit and skills while demonstrating what I can do when I'm focused on my objectives."

Jun looked at her brother oddly after hearing the way he was talking. She honestly was expecting him to get riled up and started arguing with her about how school is so boring and uninteresting to him.

"When did you learn to talk so mature?" Jun asked with a skeptic tone.

"Through life's experiences, which I have plenty of," Davis remarked honestly though once again she didn't understand the depths of his words.

"Whatever you say, squirt," Jun replied.

"And I'd appreciate it very much if you do not refer to me as "squirt"," Davis said as his true character started manifesting, "I find that term insulting and offensive. I have a name and I'd like it very much if you'd refer to me by my actual name."

"I'll call you whatever I want," Jun said in a nonchalant manner before she was stopped by Davis who stopped walking and grabbed her by her left arm. Jun looked down at Davis as he looked directly at her.

"I'm serious," Davis replied with a tone devoid of humor as he gave her a hardened glare he'd give in his adult form, "I do not like being called "squirt." I want to be respected and called by my name, Jun. Understand?"

Oddly enough, Jun felt intimidated by the aura coming off Davis. She couldn't explain why she felt like she was the child and he was the adult.

"OK, I'm sorry," Jun complied, "I'll make the effort not to call you names."

"That's what I want to hear," Davis replied before he released her arm and continued making his way to school with Jun standing there looking at him after the strange vibe she felt vanished.

"What was that all about?" Jun asked herself while having a look of confusion in her expression. Snapping out of it, she resumed her walk to school while catching up with Davis.

(Later At School)

Davis made his way to class quietly. He felt rather annoyed that he was going to be around a bunch of children whose thinking weren't on par with his adult mind. The irony to his situation was that technically all of the children would in time grow up to become the same age as him considering that most of his classmates were born in the same year as he was. He entered the classroom without saying so much as a greeting to anyone as he quietly made his way to his desk and sat down.

'I can't believe this,' Davis thought dejectedly, 'Instead of heading to my office desk, I'm sitting at my old elementary school desk, again.'

Davis looked around to see all of the other eight-year-olds talking and chattering together around things kids would talk about. He shook his head thinking about how he used to talk just like them when his mind was at their level. As he sat there quietly, his mind drifted off to the last thing he remembered happening before both he and Veemon found themselves in the situation they were currently in…

(Flashback; What Happened In The Digital World)

Davis' (age 27) clothes had changed from his expensive three-piece business attire to a pair of black jeans and a red sweater with black and yellow gloves, and black flame designed leather vest. He also had on black and red sneakers with a golden necklace around his neck with a pendant that had the Crest of Miracles embedded into it. Currently the young multi-billionaire business titan and his rookie dragon partner were walking through the woods in the DigiWorld alone.

"It feels good to get away from the Real World once in a while," Davis said, "Like a nice needed vacation from life's headaches. But I will admit that there are times I miss some of my past adventures against the Digimon we had to fight against."

"Sometimes I miss those crazy times too," Veemon said, "Want to relive the past?"

"No thank you," Davis replied, "But in any case, let's go see what new stuff is happening," Davis suggested out his D3 and yelled, "Digi-armor energize!"

"Veemon armor-Digivolve to...Raidramon, the Storm of Friendship!"

The black armored dragon Digimon turned to Davis and said, "Ready when you are!"

Davis nodded and straddled himself on his partner's back and yelled enthusiastically, "Let's Ride!"

Raidramon roared loudly and then galloped away. Davis held onto to his partner and they rode through the forest. Being in the Digital gave Davis freedom from his stresses back in the Real World. While riding on his partner's back, he thought about what Ken and Veemon said earlier. As he thought about it, he wondered what would happened if he and Veemon were given a second chance to do everything all over again while knowing and having experienced everything they know and experienced. He knew that he'd have done a whole lot of things much differently and not be the foolish and brash Davis he was back then.

Shaking those thoughts away, Davis returned his mind back reality when Raidramon slowed down after his eyes caught something that captured his interest.

"What is it Raidramon?" Davis asked.

"I'm picking up on some strange energy from that cave up ahead of us," Raidramon replied, "It's unlike anything I've ever felt."

"Well," Davis suggested, "Let's go check it out and seeing if this strange aura you're sensing it a new threat to the Digital World."

The duo made their way to the cave cautious, expecting to see a Digimon of some sort. When they entered the cave, they found that there was no one there.

"I was expecting an ambushing to happen anytime now," Davis remarked.

"When statements like those are made we're actually attacked and ambushed," Raidramon commented, now expecting an enemy to attack them as they entered deeper into the cave. As they traveled further in, they saw a white light of some sort coming from one of the tunnels in the cave.

"You see what I'm seeing?" Davis asked.

"Light coming from the end of that tunnel?" Raidramon asked, "I'm assuming you want us to journey into that lit up tunnel and hope that the end of our lives isn't at the other end of it."

"Funny," Davis remarked, "Since you have time for dark humor, you can proceed into that tunnel and see where it takes us."

"Alright then," Raidramon complied before cautiously proceeding into the tunneling where the light was coming from. Both Davis and his black armored dragon partner went journeyed deeper into the tunnel with each step they took as the light continued growing brighter the further in they went. Before long they came to the end of the tunnel to fight an unexpected phenomenon happening before them.

"What do you suppose is that?" Raidramon asked.

"It looks like a portal of some sort," Davis answered, "I've never seen one like it before."

"Do you suppose something from the other end came from out of it?" Raidramon inquired.

"You're asking me questions I'm sorry to say I don't have answers to myself," Davis replied, "I think we should get in contact with Gennai first about this phenomenon before we-"

Davis was interrupted when a violent earthquake occurred.

"What the hell!?" Davis exclaimed as both the tunnel and the exit to the tunnel collapsed and was suddenly sealed off with large piles rubble from the collapsing ceiling. It became clear that the chamber they were in was about to cave in on itself and bury them alive in it. They also saw that the portal was starting to close and disappear in front of them.

"If we don't do something fast we'll both be dead inside this collapsing cave which will become our tomb!" Raidramon yelled with urgency.

"We have no choice then!" Davis said, "Jump into that portal now!"

"Are you sure!?" Raidramon asked.

"It's either we take our chances with what's on the other side of that portal or die here!" Davis replied urgently. Saying nothing further, Raidramon quickly galloped and leaped into the portal with Davis holding on tightly just before it closed and vanished with the cave completely collapsing into itself.

Davis and Raidramon were falling fast through the dimensional vortex that was arrayed with various glowing colors. It was clear that the portal was wasn't a regular dimensional door leading back to the Real World as Davis started feeling a weird and unusual force travel through him. Before long the force overwhelmed him and he lost consciousness and fell off Raidramon's back.

"Davis!" Raidramon yelled back the same force overwhelmed him and forced him to revert back to Veemon before he too lost consciousness and fell straight through the portal. While unconscious, they fell straight through the end of the portal with a brilliant white light that flashed behind them.

(Present Time)

Davis' mind returned back to from memory lane when he saw the young chestnut colored haired girl he once fell for, Kari Kamiya. She was currently engaged talking to two other girls in their class. He gave the girl a cold glare though he kept his demeanor under control.

'I won't repeat history,' Davis thought. Kari turned to Davis and the two suddenly made eye contact. She flashed him a bright friendly smile which he returned with a nod of acknowledgment before turning his head away from her. Kari went over to Davis and greeted cheerfully, "Hey Davis!"

Davis didn't know how to respond as he remembered his last conversation with Ken before finding himself in the time-space dimensional predicament he found himself:

"Whenever I think back and remember that foolish and stupid boy I used to be back then in elementary and junior high school that was always crazy about Kari, all I feel is anger and self-disgust."

"Perhaps at this reunion, you and Kari could patch things up and reconcile with each other," Ken suggested.

"Whatever happens, happens," Davis said nonchalantly.

'It's ironic how my words are now coming back to bite me,' Davis mentally reasoned, 'But it wouldn't make any sense to hold a grudge or resent Kari as an eight-year-old girl who has no recollection of the things that happened between us up until high school. If anything, it would make me look like a total ass.'

"Davis? You're all quiet and serious today," Kari remarked with a level of concern, "Is everything alright?"

The male "youth" snapped out of his thoughts and looked back at Kari.

"Oh uh, sorry," Davis apologized, "I just had a lot on my mind and just needed some time alone to think and reevaluate things. But it's nothing for you to be concerned about."

"I'm happy to hear that," Kari said with a smile, "Normally I'm the first person you always look for to greet and talk to."

'An old habit I don't plan to regress back into,' Davis thought and then said, "Well, I saw that you were talking to your other friends over there so I chose not to be a bother."

"Saying 'Hi' to me would never be a bother to me Davis," Kari commented with her smile never leaving her face.

"Perhaps," Davis replied, "But like you said earlier, I'm always looking to be the one to say "Hi" and talk to you first. Maybe for a change you can look to say "Hi" and talk to me first like you did moments ago. I would never find that to be a bother at all either."

"I see no harm in that," Kari agreed. A moment later the teacher entered the class and instructed everyone to take their seats before he began her lessons with was introductory to third year kanji. Davis mentally wailed, seeing that he was being forced to sit through lessons that were far beneath his vocabulary, knowledge and experience in kanji.

'Why?' Davis mentally bewailed as he wanted to bang his head on his desk.

(Later That Day)

After all of the students got ready for Phys. Ed., they went outside on the school playground. Davis in the meantime stood to the side by himself with a soccer ball in his hands.

'I wonder how much I can still do despite my reduced height and size,' Davis thought to himself, 'Only one way to find out.'

Davis tossed the soccer ball into the air and started bouncing it into the air repeatedly with his knees for a couples seconds before he kicked it over his head with his right foot and moved to hit it with his head into the air again. As the ball came down behind him, he then used the back on his left foot to kick it back over his head and then he used his left foot again to kick the ball high enough to bounce it up and down on top of his knees while moving around with the ball, and a couple of times he bounced it on his head and chest without dropping the ball. He continued his soccer dance pattern while seeing how long he could go without dropping the ball once. Davis was so enthralled with his self-imposed challenge that he failed to notice Kari and the others, mostly the girls and some guys, looking and admiring him.

It was their cheers that snapped him out of his world and back to reality just in time to catch the ball with his hands.

'It's weird,' Davis thought, 'I feel like I was showing off to a bunch of little eight-year-old girls.'

Kari went over to Davis and praised, "That was incredible Davis! Did my brother teach you that?"

"No," Davis said, "I was just trying to have a little fun really while seeing how long I can go without dropping the ball."

"That was a good show you gave for everyone to watch Davis," a twelve-year-old boy said as he made his way over to Davis and Kari. The duo looked to see Tai and Sora heading over to them.

"Hey Davis," Tai greeted, "Sora and I are about to play some soccer with the others. Wanna join us?"

"I guess no harm can come from it," Davis said, "Am I to be on the opposing team against you and Sora?"

"Huh?" Tai muttered with a confused look before grinning, "That's new. Are you suggesting a challenge?"

"Why not? I've been meaning to challenge both you and Sora at the same time," Davis honestly answered.

"Davis," Tai accepted with confidence, "You got yourself a game! Are you up to this Sora?"

Sora nodded her head and said, "Let's try not to go too hard on him. He's just a kid after all."

'Just a kid!? I'm a grown man!…At least mentally I still am,' Davis thought with a frown and then replied, "Sora, don't go soft on me please just because I'm younger than you. I want both you and Tai to give me a good game like any other soccer event! Give me all you got, no holding back! I want to measure myself and see where I stand against both you and Tai. OK?"

"If that's what you want, alright then," Sora consented, "But don't go crying about Tai and I playing unfair against you. We are on the same soccer team you know."

"All the more why I want to see where I stand when compared to you both," Davis replied, "I'm sure it'll be an interesting game for me to learn from."

Davis turned walked off leaving Sora and Tai looking at him oddly.

"It's strange," Sora said thoughtfully, "Normally Davis would be eager to be on the same team with you."

"Hey," Tai replied, "Let the kid have his moment. It's just a shame that we'll have to end it quickly."

"Tai!" Sora giggled as she lightly chastised him before they went and assembled some of their schoolmates to be on their team. Davis did likewise and before long both teams were ready. Kari had the ball in hand and stood in the middle of Davis and Tai, both boys possessing confident smiles.

"Ready!? Set!?" Kari yelled before she threw the ball straight up as high into the air as she could. Naturally Tai being older and taller was able to take possession of the ball, which was followed up with a few good leg moments. He ran and guided the ball to the intended goal while avoiding the opposing players on Davis' team. Tai kicked the ball over to Sora who successfully got the ball and used her own foot works to run and guide the soccer ball towards the goal. Seeing members of the opposing team coming at her, she dodged and maneuvered herself away from them before kicking the ball back to Tai.

Once in his grasp, he moved quickly to see the goal in sight. He was certain he was going to score the first goal. Once in position he readied himself for the kick that would score his team the first goal. However that objective was cancelled when Davis from seemingly out of nowhere suddenly appeared from his blind spot at his left and stole the ball from him.

"What the!?" Tai remarked in surprise as Davis gave Tai no time to process what happened as he quickly guided the ball in the opposite direction it was originally going. With fluid movements, Davis evaded and danced around his opponents until he reached the goal and kicked the ball effectively into the goal, scoring the first score for his team. Many one the sidelines were cheering while at the same time surprised after how Davis so quickly and easily stole the ball and the first chance to score from Tai. Davis looked back at Tai and grinned.

"Beginner's luck!" Tai snorted, "We'll get you this time!"

'Sorry Tai,' Davis thought, 'But right now, I need to see where my speed, strength and stamina stands after being reduced back to my childhood form. I want to see how much of my abilities as an adult remained intact.'

The game between both teams continued and much to Tai and Sora's surprise, Davis gave them a challenge and a hard time. Out of everyone on Davis' team, Davis was the fastest and most skilled. They were trying to figure out where Davis' speed and talent came from seeing that he was effectively matching if not outdoing both of them. Kari wanted to cheer for Davis but she didn't want to betray her brother either. Right now the game was tied 3-3. The last goal made by either team would win them the game. Davis' team had the ball now after Sora scored for her team moments ago. The play for the last goal started and Davis' teammates made their way to the opposing team's goalie.

Tai, Sora and the rest of their teammates worked together in order to try to prevent Davis' team from scoring the winning goal. So far they were doing a good job giving his teammates a hard time as they were wearing them out, but before Sora could steal the ball from the player of the opposing team, he kicked the ball over to Davis who took the lead now in aiming to win the game for his team.

'Funny,' Davis remembered, 'I was on the same team with Sora and Tai on this day originally. Now I'm changing history by being against them instead, and I got to admit it's rather fun being Tai's challenger and not his clone as Kari and everyone always thought of me as back then.'

Davis looked to his left to see Tai coming for him and fast.

"I got you this time Davis!" Tai yelled as he was closing in on him.

'I was hoping to save this new maneuver I devoted a long time working on and perfecting for a future game,' Davis thought, 'But I think I'll use it against you instead Tai.'

Davis moved himself to a position that was in targeting range of the goalie. As Tai moved in to steal the ball, Davis swiftly turned with the ball and quickly kicked the ball into the air. Before Tai could intercept it, Davis jumped and somersaulted and with perfect timing he kicked the ball hard with his right foot and rocket it across the field and straight into the goal, winning the game for his team.

Davis' teammates and onlookers at the side cheered loudly at Davis' strategy and somersault maneuver that won him and his team the game. Tai, Sora and even Kari had widened eyes and jaws dropped open after seeing the amazing stunt Davis executed. Even the teachers who were watching were shocked and amazed at Davis' performance.

'Looks like a good amount of my speed, strengths and abilities I developed as an adult remained intact,' Davis thought, 'That's truly a breathtaking relief.'

"Did that just happened!?" a shocked Tai asked Sora, "We lost against Davis! He actually beat us, with style!"

"I'm just as surprised as you are Tai," Sora admitted with a disbelieving expression, "I honestly made the mistake of not taking him serious at first when he said he intended to test his abilities against ours. I'm still wondering how he was able to somersault and kick the ball so perfectly into the goal."

"We definitely got to get him to join our soccer team!" Tai suggested, "Can you imagine how many victories we'll have with him working with us?!"

"That is if we can convince him to join our team," Sora replied and the thought, "I'm surprised you're not sulking from a wounded pride Tai."

"I can say the same for you too since you lost to the same kid," Tai remarked, causing Sora to blush from embarrassment after realizing what Tai said was true, "I'm more than certain that our coach will most definitely want to recruit Davis after today's game."

Tai looked to see the number of young girls, including Kari, around Davis.

"Looks like Davis has his own fan club," Tai teased, "I just hope he doesn't let this go to his head."

"Like you're one to talk Tai," Sora replied with a smirk.

"Hey," Tai playfully retorted, "I wouldn't let something like that go to my head. I know how to exercise control. Still, I can't help but wonder how Davis was able to beat us like that and we're older than him."

"I'm sure we'll beat him next time Tai," Sora assured, "For now, we should just let him have his fun."

Tai nodded his head before both he and Sora went over to Davis and the group with him. Seeing the older two coming over to him, Davis excused himself from his fan group and turned to Tai and Sora.

"That was a good game you played against us Davis," Tai complimented, "But don't think that your first victory will mean you'll win next time."

"I'm not as impetuous or immodest as some might believe me to be," Davis stated, "Those days are over."

"Those days?" Sora asked with a confused tone.

"Uh, nothing," Davis said quickly after realizing his mistake, "Just talking gibberish."

"Impetuous? Immodest?" Kari asked with a confused expression, "What do those words mean?"

"An impetuous person is a careless person who acts suddenly without first thinking about the consequences of his or her actions," Davis explained, "An immodest person is someone who arrogantly refuses to acknowledge his or her limitations while thinking he or she can do more than what he or she can actually do."

"Both words fit my brother's character," Kari remarked with a sly grin.

"What was that?" Tai asked with narrowed eyes as he looked at Kari, who looked back at him with her tongue sticking out at him.

"Excuse me young man," a grown adult male voice spoke. Everyone turned to see Tai's and Sora's soccer coach approaching them.

"Mr. Tamikawa," Tai greeted, "What are you doing here?"

"To meet boy who gave my two star players a good match and won the game in the end," Mr. Tamikawa said as he turned to Davis, "You have some incredible soccer skills and your speed for your age is unlike anything I've ever seen! I especially love that somersault move you used to win the game! How would you like to join my team?"

"I'm flattered sir," Davis said, "But my school grades need work and I've been meaning to improve in my academic studies in all honesty. Plus I still have much to work on in terms of my soccer prowess."

Taichi, Sora and Kari blinked as they looked at Davis as if he grew two extra heads on his shoulders.

'Since when does Davis care about his grades more than soccer!?' Tai thought with a baffled expression, 'If anything, joining the team was something he always talked about wanting to do!'

'I guess I'm stirring things up with these changes I'm making in my past,' Davis thought as he looked at the coach, "I would love to join your team, but I would like to work on improving my grades first if that's alright with you sir."

"I understand and I find your desires very admirable," Mr. Tamikawa replied, "The offer is always open whenever you're ready. And you won't have to go through any tryouts seeing how you pushed my star players, Tai and Sora to take you serious though they still lost."

"You don't have to rub it in," Tai snorted with a deep frown while Sora simply sighed quietly. The school bell went off, signaling that Phys. Ed. was over. Everyone returned back inside and continued with the rest of their day inside the school.

(Later That Day)

School was over and Davis was helping with the cleanup with the other students. Kari noticed how quiet Davis was and how he kept to himself for most of the day. She went over to Davis and greeted, "Hey Davis!"

Davis looked to Kari and said, "Hello Kari? Do you need my help with something?"

"No, no," Kari assured, "I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed watching you play against my brother and Sora. I never knew you were that skilled in soccer."

"Thanks but like I said before," Davis said, "I still have much to improve on in terms of my skills; not to mention that I want to get better grades this time around this year."

Kari looked at him oddly at first as she looked him straight in the eyes.

"Is something the matter?" Davis asked.

"You're different Davis," Kari stated.

"What do you mean?" Davis asked while acting calmly.

"You've changed," Kari stated, "I can't put my finger on it but that look in your eyes…it's different. It's like you're Davis but at the same time-"

"Everyone changes Kari," Davis interjected quickly, "Either for the good or the bad. That's what life is all about. Do these changes I'm trying to make to myself bother you?"

"No, they don't bother me," Kari said quickly as she waved her hands in front of her, "It's just that it seemed so sudden and to be honest, your changes surprised me."

"Let's just say that before returning to school I went through some maturing and growing up and I only intend to move forward with my improvements," Davis remarked and thought, 'By now I'm sure Tai and Sora are thinking the same thing about me. Well, it's to be expected. Besides it's not like I can tell them that I'm actually a 27-year-old multi-billionaire entrepreneur who's being forced to relive his childhood.'

"Well," Kari said with a bright smile, "If it's improvements you're working on making with yourself than I won't stand in your way. I want to make improvements like you too."

"That's good to hear Kari," Davis replied, "I'm confident you'll make those improvements too."

"Hey you too," one of the students said, "You can talk and work too you know. We want to finish up here and go home."

"They'll get done so relax already," Davis said before both he and Kari resumed this assigned cleaning chores.

(Later)

Davis was at his locker finishing up getting all of his belongings together. He opening his gym bag and out appeared DemiVeemon.

"You improved the smell of your gym bag from how it used to be back then," DemiVeemon remarked.

"Whatever," Davis remarked, "It's not like most of my day today was any better being in school doing third grade work all over again. The only difference this time is that everything in school is 100% easy since I'm doing little children's work. Not to mention that it's hard trying to act like an actual child considering that my mind and memories as an adult remained intact."

"Well it's not like I have it any better than you seeing that I'm the only Digimon in this world who can't make himself known yet," DemiVeemon replied.

"I'll have to find a way to change that," Davis said, "Next week a contest will be held and the winner will get a brand new laptop. I lost the first time I tried to win that laptop but that won't happen this time since I remember how things happened. When I win that laptop, I'll be able to install a Digi-gate program into the laptop and we'll be able to travel back and forth to the DigiWorld again."

"By the way," DemiVeemon stated, "Your D-Terminal doesn't have the digi-eggs. You'll have to acquire them again."

"We should let Tai and Agumon find the digi-egg of Courage again," Davis wondered aloud, "That's was how Yolei and Cody originally got their D3s."

"Assuming that they're now living in the same building that TK will live in four to five years from now," DemiVeemon suggested, "Why not befriend Yolei and Cody early on should you cause them to get their D3s instead of Tai unwittingly doing so?"

"That's very tempting," Davis admitted, "But I'd rather not expose them too early in their lives to Digimon, considering that Cody currently is only five years old. Being taken to the DigiWorld and being exposed to real dangers in that world at such a young age like that would scar and severely traumatize the boy. And while he has undoubtedly seen Digimon, he never at this time ever had to face them in combat. If you remember how Yolei was during the first weeks we became DigiDestined…I'd rather not deal with the headaches now."

"…You win Davis," DemiVeemon reluctantly consented.

"But I never said we couldn't go after the digi-egg of Friendship," Davis suggested, "Us finding and utilizing that egg won't affect anyone but us."

"It's ironic that you're suggesting we find the digi-egg of Friendship first seeing how Raidramon was the last form I was in before we were sent back here into the past," DemiVeemon remarked.

"It is what it is," Davis replied, "C'mon let's go home and we can discuss our plans further there."

DemiVeemon complied and sank back into the gym bag before Davis closed it over him. With his backpack on and gym bag in hand, Davis started on his way out of the school. On the way out, Tai and Kari caught sight of Davis making a quick exit ahead of them.

"Yo Davis wait up!" Tai called out to the "youth." Davis paused and turned to see the Kamiya siblings making their way over to him.

"You're in quite a hurry to head home," Tai remarked, "But how about we talk and walk home together like we usually do?"

"Alright," Davis agreed before they walked out the school together. While on their way home, Davis was deep in thought wondering how his new actions and change of choices from what they once were in his previous life in the past would impact on his new future now. He thought about Ken Ichijouji and the time he would rise as the tyrannical Digimon Emperor, Arukenimmon, Mummymon, Oikawa, and MaloMyotismon. Davis remembered when and how things would play out, but the question was, would he allow everything to happen in the exact way they did before.

Thinking back to how things were between him and his team, it was anything but what Davis wanted a repeat of: Yolei repeatedly insulting and arguing with him while questioning his intelligence and competence; Kari constantly flirting with TK in front of him to make him jealous and act out in foolishness only to be laughed at; the group being more willing to listen and follow TK over him as leader; Davis already knew that Kari had no romantic interest in him, and despite his physical age situation, the idea of liking Kari now with his mental maturity of his adult-self felt awkward and weird.

'No!' Davis decided, 'I won't repeat history! I won't do things the same way twice! That's a promise I won't go back on!'

"Davis?" Kari called out, "Davis!?"

Davis snapped out of his deep thinking and turned to Kari and replied, "Oh, I'm sorry did you say something?"

"We were talking about the soccer match from during Phys. Ed and how you turned down the chance to join the team when it was finally offered to you," Kari explained. By this time, Sora had joined the trio and was walking alongside Tai.

'When did Sora show up?' Davis wondered with a perplexed look, 'How long was I distracted with my thoughts not to notice her?'

"I didn't exactly turn it down," Davis remarked, "It was more like I postponed joining the team for a future time."

"Davis," Sora stated, "Tai and I had to wait till we were ten years old to join the team. Mr. Tamikawa was going to recruit you on the spot and you're only eight years old!"

"And when did you suddenly get that good in soccer to the point that you can not only keep up but beat both me and Sora?" Tai asked.

"I practice, how else?" Davis remarked with complete honesty. Tai snorted and added, "And that flip you did that won you the game!? When and how did you learn to do that!?"

"Sorry but that's only for me to know and improve on," Davis replied while playing innocent.

"Oh c'mon! You can tell me!" Tai insisted. Davis answered, "Tai, it would be dangerous for me to give away my secrets to someone who lost to me and wants to find ways to beat me next time."

"Now you're being stingy!" Tai remarked with Kari giggling at Tai's futile antics in trying to get Davis to talk.

"Tai give it up," Sora said, "Davis is one for stubbornness like you and he won't talk no matter how much you try to get him into doing so."

"Whose side are you on Sora?" Tai asked, "I thought you'd support me in getting Davis here to tell us how he learned those new moves he used to beat us!"

"Tai, if Davis doesn't want to share his secrets with us then we shouldn't try to pressure him into doing something he doesn't want to do," Sora said, "Let's respect his choice."

"Fine," Tai replied before looking back at Davis, "But don't expect me or Sora to go easy on you next time."

"Is that a rematch you're asking for?" Davis asked, "Because I would be more than happy to oblige."

"You got a game!" Tai declared as he shook Davis' hand who gave Tai a confident smile. This was only the beginning of changes Davis would make in his life…

Davis and Veemon fell through a time dimensional vortex and are unable to go back to their original timeline, and currently they're unable to investigate what caused what happened to happen. While reliving the past though, Davis and Veemon, armed with the knowledge, wisdom and life experiences they have, will carry changes in their lives from the choices they once made in their past. But how will those changes affect everyone else and events that took place through the time stream? Find out next time.