Hello everyone! This is an idea I had and I'm just LOVING it :). It's a Season 2x3 crossover. About disclaimers, if I owned Digimon, then I wouldn't be writing here, would I? Disclaimers are so stupid...

Description: Takato's life changed for the best on the past few years. But sometimes, things go completely wrong (no death). That doesn't mean you should give in to sadness. You can always think possitive and overcome the obstacles. Season 2x3 crossover.

One more thing. There will be no digidestined on this chapter. Sorry!

EDIT 15/5/2018: I just read the story for the first time in 5 years... and boy was I surprised by the quality of my writing. I will come back to it on a later date, but please don't give up the story on the first few chapters; I promise the quality improves a lot later on.

A TAMER IN ODAIBA

CHAPTER 1: SO FAR SO GOOD?

Hello! My name is Takato Matsuki and I am 15 years old. Most people would say that I am not far from called "A normal teenager" . I am not the best at school, just like almost everyone my age, I like basketball and I am pretty good at sketching. I live in Shinjuku with my parents on an apartment above the bakery that they own. I love hanging around with my best buddies, Kazu, Kenta and Jeri, as well as with my friends Henry and Rika. Just like any other kid out there, right? Sorry, but I'll have to disagree. You see, I have a little secret. I am a Digimon Tamer!

Most of you might wonder what exactly does that mean. Well, basically, it's someone that has a digimon partner. Digimon are creatures made of data, that my friends and I help digivolve, which means reach the next level, and get stronger. About three years ago, I created a digimon called Guilmon that became my partner. At first, I just sketched him, but I got a strange device that brought him to life! That's when my adventure begun.

You see, I wasn't the only tamer. Henry and Rika also had digimon partners and while Henry was nice and we became friends immediately, Rika was different. She cold and wouldn't open up. She also thought we were hotheaded because we befriending our digimon and didn't make them battle each other to become strong. She believed that digimon were just data and nothing more. After a while thought, she understood she was wrong, and she started becoming attached to us. That's when the Deva attacked.

They were a powerful bunch of digimon that were under orders to kidnap one of our friends, Calumon. Most of them failed, but eventually, one of them captured Calumon and fled to the Digital World, the place where digimon come from. We decided to go after them and rescue Calumon, but it wasn't just the three of us. Kazu, Kenta and Jeri, the later acquired a partner as well, followed us. The Digital World proved to be more dangerous than we thought. In the end, we managed to get Calumon and form an alliance with the Deva's boss, Zhuqiaomon and the rest of the Sovereigns, the four Holy Beasts. And so, we returned to our world, thinking all of this was over. But it wasn't...

D-Reaper, a program that was created in order to purge the Digital World when it's population surpassed a certain number. The Sovereigns fought it in the Digital World, but it somehow managed to find its way into our world. It created massive destruction in central Shinjuku, but we managed to keep it from spreading long enough for the Monster Makers to find a way to defeat it. Oh, forgive me, I forgot to explain about the Monster Makers. They are a bunch of geniuses who created the digimon. They managed to return the D-Reaper back into a simple program and delete it afterwards. And after that was over, we were forced to say goodbye to our parents, because they had to return to their world.

Life wasn't the same without them. We carried on with our lives, but we couldn't forget about them. Six months later, I discovered a small portal on Guildmon's hiding place, but the Monster Makers found out about it and buried it. And so, it felt like I lost my partner all over again. In desperation, Henry found a way for us to send voice messages to the digital world, where our partners could find the packages. Who could ever imagine that they would help them return here!

Well... That happened long ago, so... Let's talk about something more recent. My parents used to have only one bakery, but business went so good, that they decided to create a chain of "The Matsuki Bakeries" in nearby cities. They founded three more bakeries all around Tokyo, and now they have almost finished the fifth in Odaiba. My dad has also bought a truck and he is making deliveries on other bakeries. Talk about success!

000

The day had already started, and Takato Matsuki was already on his way to meet his friends. He wore his usual white sneakers, brown trousers, black shirt, the white and red t-shirt with the zip and his black wristband. He had grown taller, like everyone. The brunette short hair he used to have, changed dramatically during the last three years. They were now blonder and longer than they used to be, making him well known among the girls on his school. But he didn't really care about girls at the moment. He had broke up from a year's relationship and he decided to give it a rest for the time being.

"Hey Takato!" He heard a voice and turned around. Kazu was walking towards him smiling. He hadn't changed much though. His hair were the same, with the only difference that he had removed the hat he had been wearing, so some of them fall a bit above his eyes. Also, he had grown taller and more muscular, since he had been working out. He wore brown boots, black shorts and a blue sleeveless t-shirt. He also had a brown belt around his waist, which hold his card deck, his D-Ark and his cell phone. He had also dropped the "Silly boy full of joy" act and was now a really cool guy.

"Hey Kazu. Why isn't Kenta with you?" Takato asked him. The other boy frowned.

"Haven't you heard? He left yesterday for America. There is a festival there about video games and he decided to go." Kazu said as he reached him and they both walked towards the playgrounds of the park.

"Sounds like Kenta." Takato said. They kept walking in silence. It felt really awkward. Takato knew that Kazu wanted to know the reason he and Jeri broke up, but Kazu didn't want to remind him of it. Takato on the other hand, didn't have the mood to talk about anything, so it was pretty much a silent walk till They reached the playgrounds. Henry was already there, leaning on the pink dino clock.

He had also changed. His hair had gained a lighter blue color and they weren't as messy as before. Of course he grew taller, but so much, that he was even taller than Kazu. His Tai Chi training made a good work on him, as his body stance was always straight. He was wearing white sneakers, blue jeans, a red sleeveless shirt with a black collar and a black zip, with a black blouse below it.

"Henry, what's up?" Kazu asked as they approached him. He looked at them and smiled. "Guess Rika isn't here." He said as he failed to spot the girl anywhere.

"Hey guys. No Kazu, Rika is going to be late. I met her on the way here. She said something came up and she had to go. So we're waiting for Kenta and we're off." He said.

"Nop, Kenta has gone to America for a video game's festival, so when Rika gets here, we are off." Takato said.

"Oh, if Kenta isn't coming let's go. Rika said she'd catch up with us." He said and he started walking. The three boys left the park and made their way towards the railway, to get on a train for Odaiba. That was the day "The Matsuki Bakery" there was opening. They bought their tickets and boarded the first train. It was a great day. It was warm and the sky was cloudy, so it was the perfect day for a stroll.

"This is the fifth bakery Takato, and in a big city like Odaiba. Today is going to be a great day." Henry said and Takato nodded.

000

"Come on, we are going to be late!" An angry wife told her husband who had left some things to take care of at the last moment. "You are so slow sometimes!"

"I'm coming, I just want to make sure everything is taken care of before we leave." He yelled from another room.

"Yeah, but Takato is already there and soon people are going to start appearing. Hurry!" She yelled and her husband appeared on the door beside her.

"Ok, I think we are ready." He said. "Let's see...checked...checked...checked..." He said as he mentally checked everything he had to do.

"Oh come on! You haven't forgotten anything, let's just go!" She yelled and literally pushed him outside.

000

"Ok, now turn right." Takato said on the phone. "Do you see the high school?" He asked. "No? Oh damn, what went wrong?" He murmured to himself. "Ok, go back... Yeah, I know, I'm sorry. Listen what, go back to the station and I'll come and get you... Ok? On my way." He disconnected the call and placed his phone back into his pocket.

"Either you suck on giving directions, or Rika sucks on following them." Kazu said. "So, you're going to pick her up?" He asked.

"Yeah. If my parents come, tell them I'll be right back." Takato said and run towards Odaiba's station. When he got there, he spotted Rika in her usual outfit. Blue sneakers, light blue trousers and a white blouse beneath a light blue sleeveless jacket. She also wore her red wristband that always puzzled him. Why would she wear a red one, when a blue one suits her clothes perfect.

He called her and she turned around to look at him. Rika was one that had changed the most. Not so much in appearance, but in character. The cold, tough girl she used to be was suppressed by her good heart and she barely snapped or fought with anyone. This was a huge improvement. Her hair had changed to a light brown color, but she still tied them in a ponytail. She had grown tall as much as Takato did and they had the same height. She smiled at him, something she would never had done three years ago if she was lost three times under his guidance.

"Hey Rika, I am really sorry, I should have come here from the beginning." He apologized.

"Nah, don't worry about it. Let's just go to the others." She said and they started walking. The same silence that engulfed Takato and Kazu that morning, was now forced into the two of them. Rika hesitated for a moment, before she finally spoke. "Takato, there's something I've been meaning to ask you..."

"Hm? What is it?" He asked, his curiosity getting the best out of him.

"Would you mind...Do you think you can..." She signed. "Why did you break up with Jeri?" She asked. Takato blinked but the lowered his gaze.

"I am sorry Rika. It's just really hard to talk about it. The only thing I can tell you is that we both agreed on breaking up." He said.

"Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't want to upset you or anything." She said and she removed her gaze from him.

They didn't speak again till they reached the bakery. It was the biggest bakery they had opened so far in Takato's opinion. It didn't have two floors like his house/bakery in Shinjuku, but the ground floor was twice as big as both floors of the other. His parents had already found employees and they were waiting for the last of them to show up before they opened it. They made their way inside and found Kazu and Henry talking to his parents.

"There he is." Said Henry as he spotted us. "Hi Rika, done with whatever you had to do?" He asked her and she nodded.

"Ok Takato, we've been waiting for you. Everyone's already here. Ready to open our new bakery?" His father asked him.

"Let's do this!" He cheered.

The firefighters were fighting with the burning beast that had engulfed the building. Hopefully, everything showed that there was no one inside. About an hour ago, the building started burning up, and a firefighting squad had taken action. Right now, they knew that the building was destroyed, so their main priority was to keep it from spreading. It took them about two hours to finally put it out and another 30 minutes to detect the cause of it. The bakery's oven was forgotten on and since there was nothing inside, it exploded. The building was completely destroyed, but the burnt sign could easily be read:" Matsuki Bakery"

End of chapter

So what do you think? When I started writing this story, I was sure it was going to be just Season 2x3 (Although it would mostly be Takato from Season 3.