Digimon Tamers Code Error

Prologue

Who would have believed at the turn of the 21st Century mankind would face a situation it has never before had to face? A threat to its very existence in a way we never imagined. Before the events of 2003-2004, Digimon was a children-centered franchise. Cards, cartoons, games, accessories and other miscellaneous side items. The world was more focused on the daily problems of terrorism, war, corruption, disease, celebrities, scandals, and other trivialities. But those that knew Digimon weren't fictional most took their existence more a secret to keep the public from panicking and protect themselves. The few children selected to control these creatures by an unknown party were the frontline of defense. But none of them (from a spy boss agency or his bosses to the Tamers) realized what would happen if the common flu and a computer virus intermingled in a space where the two would meet. The effects of those months still affect us to this day.

In 2003 several Japanese children received Digimon. They partnered with Digimon that were similar to them. Takato Matsuki created his own Digimon, Guilmon. Rika Nonaka a champion of the card game became partners with Renamon. Henry Lee Wong partnered with Terriermon.

Takato Matsuki has met up with Henry Lee Wong, his Digimon Terriermon, and Rika Nonaka, and her Digimon Renamon. These Tamers have fought several digital monsters. They had problems with each other as children always do. They disagreed and got angry with the

As events unfolded for our heroes, a certain sunglasses wearing government agent has come under criticism by his superiors.

It was October, the trees had lost their leaves. The holiday of Halloween was approaching fast. Of course, as a youth the blonde haired Mitsuo Yamaki never celebrated Halloween. It was a mix of family reasons and the fact that only recently had Halloween caught on in Japan.

Yamaki was in his office in the Tokyo City Hall towers, it was sparse by Japanese standards. A desk, a small bonsai tree, a Japanese flag, a camera, projector and screen assembly, and an ashtray. The projector was there for video conferences. Usually the Chief Cabinet Secretary and a handful of deputy ministers.

Today was one of those annoying meetings he hated where the brass looked over his reports and he outsmarted them time and time again.

But today was different.

Once the projector turned on and warmed up Yamaki saw one thing, at the center of the screen, was the Prime Minister. His horn-rimmed glasses were well known, the PM had a frustrated look on his face. Yamaki then scanned the assembled group; Foreign Minister Uneo, he looked tired, Defense Minister Yamada was rubbing his bald scalp, General Mikumo of the Japanese Self Defense Force And half the cabinet deputy ministers as well.

This was not going to go well...

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Takato and Guilmon played and trained at the park as it rained. Guilmon's home was nice but the oncoming winter months were making it cold.

"Takatomon can I get a blankie? Asked the infant like Digimon. "Why boy?" Takato was writing his ideas down.

"It gets cold at night. I don't like being chilly."

"Alright, I'll have to go home and get some old ones. Does that work?" Guilmon lept at Takato and hugged him.

"Thank you Takatomon!" cheered the happy dino-Digimon. "By the way do you have some peanut butter?"

Takato just sighed. There went his allowance again.

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Yamaki remembered his childhood in private school all the times he got into trouble for going off and doing what he wanted. Well, this tribunal as he was thinking of it seemed to be like that. The Prime Minister was charging him with perjury, ignoring orders, wasting government funds, and running his own foreign policy. The Prime Minister was working to something.

"But that is not the worst of it." said the statesman. "What's the worst thing about this is the Americans know about this after you hacked them." The image of the elected leader of Japan stared at him from his office. "You think you are the only one with super hacking technology? The American's invented hacking. Yamaki I-I don't believe the cheek you have as an executive!"

The Chief Cabinet Secretary had risen his hand quietly a minute ago and the Prime Minister pointed at him."Sir you are forgetting the fact that the original purpose of the agency." the cabinet man said in soothing calm voice.

"Yes, I am." the Prime Minister sat down he took a drink of water. "Your group was meant to gather signals intelligence on our neighbors, enemies, criminals, and so forth."

The military man spoke up, "You have created a massive Japanese defense monetary hole. Almost a hundred billion yen in size. Helicopters, personnel, vehicles, equipment, and harpoons." The Prime Minister scoffed. "Are you hunting whales? We get enough flak over that as is!"

"Sir all these expenses are needed to fight the digital monsters. If I do not have them these creatures will break through and attack Ginza. Do you want to be that Prime Minister?" Yamaki had to scare them, it worked with the last prime minister. The Prime Minister narrowed his eyes.

"No I don't, BUT!" the PM interrupted Yamaki as he piped up, "but I want to be able to afford a missile defense system in case Kim Jong Il decides to fire a bio-weapon or chemical rocket at Tokyo."

Yamaki stared at the screen, the Prime Minister had largely ignored him in his two and a half years in office. Yamaki knew from the beginning when the current PM was the Chief Cabinet Secretary he opposed the creation of Hypnos, but Prime Minister Tsuburaya had convinced him to go with it. He served briefly as Yamaki's boss before Tsuburaya was forced out of office.

Yamaki waited as the government officials talked it over. He wondered what was going to happen. After a few minutes, the Prime Minister leaned back from talking with his ministers. "Yamaki, I will give you two months and one chance to fix this problem. Either you find a solution to prevent these wild ones from attacking Tokyo or I will fire you. I will put into a position like chief rice counter in Kyushu. Got it?!" the Prime Minister commanded.

"Yes, Sir!" Yamaki said nervously.

"Good." The screen turned off and Yamaki had to catch his breath. "Goddam him!"

In the Prime Minister's office, the PM was beaming. "I showed him who's boss. Was I too forceful Ogata?" the Prime Minister asked the Yamaki's direct boss.

"No but I think you made him panic." the other glasses-wearing cabinet official responded as he drank some water.

"Well, we need oversight on him. His attitude towards us has been less than healthy. I reminded him that he is a government agent and that he has no time for obsessions on the government's money. These Digi-mon will not be his white whale. But I had to make it look like he can dig himself out." The rest of the cabinet had left. Yamada was needed for official duties as were the other officials that had come. The Prime Minister, his Chief Cabinet Secretary and a few aides remained. The Chief Cabinet Secretary was finishing up some notes, Ogata at least did a good job of keeping Yamaki on a tight leash. Chief Cabinet Secretary Ogata looked up and smiled at his boss and friend, he had an idea afoot.

"How about a wager?" Ogata looked at the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister seemed to wave it off.

"Oh come on Mitamura. When have you been shy of a bet?" The Prime Minister turned a little red at that comment.

"For what? His success? I want him to fail." Mitamura stated bluntly with a laugh.

"Then I'll bet Yamaki is successful."

"Alright."

Let's make it 5000 yen."

Prime Minister Mitamura laughed. "Deal. I will get a new 5000 yen note!"

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Rika Nonaka, was in Odaiba for the Digimon Card Tournament she managed to defeat to the fourteen other players in her bracket. The only player against her now was a boy from Nagoya.

The Nagoya boy had a Weregururmon with several modify cards. He managed to use his card and nearly trap her. She countered with a Harpymon and her speed and armor cards.

"Ladies and gentleman Rika Nonaka is once again the undefeated champion!" exclaimed the emcee.

She was the best around. Rika knew it. She saw Renamon watching for a second outside the store this event took place.

Of course what she was less enthused about was her grandmother applauding saying "Go Ruki!" Of course, it was in very polite manner. Rika groaned and rolled her eyes.

She got a trophy and the first senior deputy executive assistant managing vice-president for public relations (Japan), congratulated Rika for her win. She rolled her eyes at the creepy young businessman.

Her mother was away at a photo-shoot in Sweden, Rumiko emailed grandma and the message she sent was;

"Had a blast in Stockholm, be back to celebrate Ruki's victory!"

Rumiko was currently in first class and probably asleep.

But even if Rika groaned she did not mind her grandmother cheering her on. In many ways, she thought of Grandma Seiko as her mother. Sure she was a tomboy but she did love her grandmother. She just never showed it. She was scared if she showed her feelings to her grandma then she could be open to things she did not want to be open to.

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The Wong household in Tokyo was a rather nice home for a family of half Japanese half Chinese Children and their parents. Karin was spouting her political ideas, Ritchie was staying quiet as he read up on the manual for a potential job in Hakone, Suzy was still playing with her Terriermon plush. Henry Lee Wong was too busy looking at his game boy, Mayumi was into a gossip rag, and Janyu was watching the news on the TV.

"..and that is how Jiro the Kitten nearly caused an international incident." smiled the female reporter.

"Only a cat could nearly cause a major incident between North and South Korea." Henry groaned at the male reporter. He hated it when they made bad jokes.

"The Prime Minister refused to comment on the recent allegation of political mishandling of the North Korean five-party talks. The Opposition blames the PM's deliberate mishandling of the event and Foreign Affairs Minister Uneo's gaff about Kim Il Sung. The Prime Minister's Office stated that the gaff was North Korean paranoia." The reporter shuffled his paperwork. His female co-anchor looked at the camera.

"Several civil liberties groups have claimed that the government is illegally monitoring the private emails, phone calls, and messages over the internet without a warrant. This activity the group's claim has been done without oversight. The leading groups, led by the Librarian Association of Japan claim that like their American counterparts the government has asked for data on patron book check out information." The male reporter huffed as his female counterpart finished.

"We go now to China. The Chinese Government has reported that a major server farm suffered damage from a massive fire in Chongqing." The news showed a skyscraper ablaze. "It is believed to be an electrical fire. The Chinese Government made a statement that the cause fire has yet to be discovered but the People's Armed Police have said it is possible to be subversive activity." The footage showed firefighters and people running for the damaged blazing building. The images changed to a building with many broken windows and several blackened floors. "Some analysts say that the Chinese need to desperately modernize safety protocols in office buildings. The local government officials are saying the server farm is a complete loss. Estimates put the destroyed facilities at 200 to 500 million American dollars " The female anchor smiled the male anchor took his cue.

"In the US; The American President, James Lawrence, has been campaigning for his re-election though most experts put his re-elections chances high as his numbers are still high following his major education reforms and strong security status following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Though the competition to oppose the President will be a tight one. Many.."

"Janyu turn off that dribble. I don't care for politics." complained his wife as Janyu turned the channel to a repeat of a popular game show.

"Today on Trapdoors!" A salaryman walks into an elevator and is suddenly dropped through the floor, his screams are heard. "Best of Trapdoors!". The show began as the Trapdoors theme began to drone from the TV program, it showed people falling down mountains,

off of docks, a car driving into a covered hole, and much more zaniness.

Janyu wanted a real conversation with his children. "I saw a sale on dolls..." Suzy's little face lit up as she dropped Terriermon and was giving her father the puppy dog eyes. "Pwease daddy can I have a new doll. Twerriermon needs a fwiend." Janyu's defenses were powerless to her. Few could say no to his daughter. Only Lee and his wife could resist. Even then the fight to resist Suzy was difficult. His daughter was a master manipulator.

Maybe Janyu was over thinking this...

As Janyu was being pleaded by Suzy, Henry left the table. He took Terriermon with. He handed the small Digimon a plate of food when they entered his room. His thoughts were on the news from China he saw for a second in the news of the fire, a fiery bird Digimon. Looked like a Birdramon. He only saw for a few seconds but it was in the footage the news repeated over and over. 'At least Digimon aren't just in Japan.' he shook that thought from his head and smiled.

"I hope you don't mind this but when have you ever minded hot dogs?" Lee smirked.

"I love hot dogs," Terriermon said right before stuffing his face full of processed meat product. "Ifh that all?" said the small dog-like creature.

"Yes." Henry laughed.

"Awww..." Terriermon sighed with a stuffed face, "I wanted mhore."

"Moumentai." Henry replied.

[-]

The little devil Digimon Impmon was bored. He tormented adults and taunted children. He was now watching a local homeless man being forced out of the park by the police.

"I warn you! The people of this city will be burned by the hand of God! I have seen it! The people will turn into demons! Demons! You know I am right! OW, you're hurting me!" The homeless man was being hurt by the police officers as they took him to the paddy wagon. A couple of bully club strikes didn't help the man's pain. In Japan, Homelessness was treated as an issue they'd rather ignore. Only recently did the local governments acknowledge it as real.

In Tokyo, though the police were rather rough with the crazy man. But the old man was putting up one hell of a fight.

"All of you will become demons. At first, you won't notice it! Maybe some of you will but by then it will be too late! You will all die in a nuclear fire! You will all die in a nuclear fire! You will all die in a nuclear fire!" the homeless man was finally forced into the paddy wagon. Impon huffed from his treetop perch.

"What a nut!" he said as he ran off towards Shibuya, maybe he could annoy people near that doggy statue.

[-]

Across the Pacific, in the northwest facing office, a man looked at the ugly building across the way from the building his office was in. Why did the government have to build that thing one hundred and fifteen years ago? It was like it wanted to be French. It was called "French Second Empire" style architecture. He thanked God he was not the only man that thought the building was ugly.

Mark Twain said it was "the ugliest building in America." Harry Truman called the building "The greatest monstrosity in America."

Yet the former State, Navy, and War building now called the Old Executive Office Building had a lot of history. From Cordell Hull meeting with the Japanese emissaries after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the first televised Presidential Press conference to Nixon's secret office. The OEOB as it was often called did have plenty of history.

But the man with his greying hair smirked he had an office in the best building the world. He was at the crown of American power, he worked for the President of the United States, and was shaping American policy.

He walked back to his desk, taking off the blue suit jacket in the process. While to most they'd think that was boring, the official thought it was great. He would have a mark on history. He aimed for Kissinger levels but would be happy if he was not levels of Iran-Contra stupidity.

The man knew as a former director of the NSA he'd have some problems if the President wanted him to be Secretary of Defense. But his past with Congress made them leery to consider confirming him currently. Instead, he just ended up in a nice office that was less than one hundred feet from the Oval Office. Despite being a retired general, the National Security Advisor still had many things to convince his boss off.

One of these insurmountable problems was convincing the President that Digimon were and are not an issue. He gave the President the brief years ago when he became president but the President wanted to "Focus more internally." The new president wanted to stay out of international affairs at the time.

Sadly international affairs came to American shores on the Eleventh of September.

Quickly the director and his people at the National Security Agency began to work. They located those who funded the terrorists, people who may have been aided by the hijackers and everyone using email and internet communications. ECHELON gave the President and the always grumpy Congress results.

The problem his former Agency came to was always Digimon. Sure these things did not emerge much in America but some fool in Japan was helping it happen. Mitsuo Yamaki, the youngest son of the best career diplomat Japan had in the last thirty year was that fool. Yamaki was a control freak and he wanted to be the one who ran the net. NSA Director Dennings told the National Security Advisor that, "Yamaki is the greatest threat to ECHELON and Palisades. He is gonna screw up big, he'll keep screwing up, and the screw-ups will just get bigger."

He rubbed his chin. The setting sun was blocked by the hideous building to his west. He eyed the staffers leaving the office for home. He wondered if the new anti-Digimon weapons he got onto the DoD budget would get snipped. He had seen firsthand how powerful those creatures were in 1991.

But now the military had anti-Digimon weapons. The tests in California were a resounding success. Yes, it tanked and not Digimon but the EMP weapons still worked the same. Of course, EMPs would be a neutron bomb to a Digimon. Congress approved them with flying colors. It met all goals in the War on Terror. Of course, it did not matter that those enemies did not have the prowess in technology.

The American National Security Advisor ran his right hand through his crew cut hair. Well at least he'd have a quiet weekend, fishing with the President at Camp David was relaxing.

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Calumon watched a bizarre humon, he was dressed like a cop yet it sounded like he was a human form Impmon. He was talking to a woman dressed like a cop talking in a manner similar to Renamon.

"We stop the security van, we use the bomb threat ruse, and if they get out easily we take the van, if not plan b." replied the woman.

"Yup and we please the Yakuza. With their cut."

Calumon ran off towards the playground. Humans were weird.

[-]

For the next week, the headline was the billion yen robbery. A woman was dressed as a police officer had flagged them down. She had informed the security people a bomb was on their van. They did not leave the van. That was when they were forced out by her partner.

A man dressed as a cop forced out the security men and took a billion yen.

The police had no idea where it was.

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Yamaki was working on his masterpiece. It was so simple a virus that infected and destroyed the Digimon! The kicker was the infected Digimon would remain unaware until it was too late.

Oh, he would show Mitamura, the bastard!

When his father introduced Mitamura in 1987 to the young Yamaki they instantly took to disliking the other. It happened in a cafeteria near the National Diet building. Mitamura was a young MP on his way to the top of the political ladder, Yamaki was about to go into the school for government employees. Yamaki's father was a career diplomat. The scandals of the late Eighties and early Nineties had made Mitamura's career rise higher. Mitamura was his boss for a year right after Yamaki convinced Tsubaraya's predecessor and Tsubaraya. Mitamura hated Yamaki and convinced the PM to not listen to these crazy monster claims. But Yamaki still had some connections. So Hypnos got money and was allowed to exist. But the worst thing happened in Yamaki's mind, Mitamura became Prime Minister.

Tsuburaya was a moron, he gaffed, he damaged foreign relations, he upset Ambassadors Foley and Baker. His term as Prime Minister had nearly ruined relations between the US, China, Russia, the EU, and so many other nations it made Yamaki's head spin. How had a one man caused so much damage? Yamaki knew Mitamura forced him out and Tsuburaya was now enjoying retirement in Hokkaido. Though he still ran a sizeable faction of the party.

Yamaki was going to show Mitamura, he'd show him. Yamaki would prove the PM wrong and survive. Mitsuo Yamaki was going to achieve his success. Killing Digimon and running a powerful intelligence agency.

The code would take time to write but he'd show Riley and Talley his code and then fire them. Well Talley, Riley he was interested in.

"Maybe I prove Mitamura wrong I can get a vacation." he scoffed.

Yamaki did not notice the people watching him. Several intelligence agencies were watching Yamaki as he had the carelessness to intrude into their security networks. The Chinese, the Russians, the Americans, the South Koreans, and a couple of other nations had agents looking at Yamaki on and off. It was not a constant observation but they figured that the secret signals intelligence agency was the one they tracked breaching their systems. Of course, Yamaki knew he was being watched he just did care so he failed to notice them watching him.

He felt such methods were going to go away with the rise of information technology but he knew to be cautious in saying such a thing. Men in caves and primitive dwellings planned 9/11 and other terrorist acts. Sure a machine could place things together but a human intelligence was going to be needed. That fact perpetually annoyed him. Yamaki did have to fight tooth and claw for every yen he spent at Hypnos.

But he did not know something else was watching him.

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Riley Ohtori was swimming in the Park Hyatt Hotel swimming pool. She loved swimming she was in control. Her relationship with Mitsuo Yamaki had faltered. Though she still worked for him, which was awkward as she had feelings for him. Oh sure she had thought about getting Yamaki to marry her but there was no way the job focused Yamaki would fare well in a relationship. Yamaki's honor drove him as did his relationship with his father. Yamaki talked little of his father but she knew who Choei Yamaki's long distinguished career. She did not need to ask about the relationship between the two to know it was none existent. It was hard to get the director to open up his feelings. Als,o their relationship probably violated many civil service rules about employee-supervisor relations.

Oh well Yamaki and her were at least involved romantically and physically. Maybe she fulfilled a need of his. Riley did not really care. She just liked being around him. Hel,l she even smoked with him at times. She was not partial to smoking but with Yamaki, she felt special. So she smoked with him from time to time. It did affect her swimming abilities. But love made no sense.

Riley just continued swimming. She was watched by most men in the pool and a few women for her grace. At least one man was watching her for his country. But he looked like a tourist so he was not noticed.

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Talley Onodera was entering Hypnos HQ, she saw a familiar face. The young security guard was named Yamada. Talley knew him as Junishiro.

"Junishiro how are you?" asked the Hypnos operator.

"I am good Talley." Junishiro nervously fiddled with his uniform.

"How are you?" Talley asked her friend.

"I am good Miss Onodera." The guard replied politely. Talley blinked in a manner Yamada thought was seductive.

"Well, I was wondering if you would not mind a date?" The guard beamed at the suggestion.

"Hai! I'd love to." The cracking of Yamada's voice made Talley giggle. She thought the little security guard was an odd man.

"Where would you like to go?" Yamada asked Talley.

"I will let you pick that." Talley winked.

"Sh-sh-sh-sh-sure!" Yamada nodded, he readjusted his peak cap. "Oh go through!" The line behind Talley was about eight long now. Yamada was beet red by the time Tally went through. He embarrassingly began checking the others in the queue. But all he could think of was Talley.

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As October turned into November the world's problems intensified. The wars in the Middle East had not soured but things were starting to go poorly. The American President was trying to get public support for military action in Pakistan, he was on TV a lot calling for the end of the Swiss cheese border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The government of Pakistan was attempting to seem competent, it failed terrifically. Of course, US-Russia relations dominated the headlines as the inclusion of Georgia, Ukraine, the Baltic States, and several members of the former Warsaw Pact in the EU and talks to put the Ukraine and Georgia into NATO. Russia got agitated and made a lot of noise over this. The Russian President pounded his message repeatedly, "No NATO in the Near abroad!" China had announced it had two aircraft carriers. There were troubles developing in South America between Brazil and Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, Argentina and Chile. These were all border disputes. India and Pakistan traded rhetoric as the Kashmir issue came up again. The world turned as it had before.

The normal problems or crime, terrorism, natural disasters, famine, corruption, and many others continued as they had for years and years before.

In Tokyo, as the world had its usual share of events of November was uninteresting for the most part. Three weeks after the first Billion Yen Robbery the second Billion Yen robbery occurred. This time it was near the national park on the edge of Tokyo. 1.2 Billion was stolen this time. The theft was more aggressive. The Tokyo Police and the National Police agency investigated.

In Takato's house, his parents made him bake bread, work on homework and questioned him on where he was going all the time. His mother debated following him but her husband dissuaded her. Guilmon grew to love all forms of bread, pies, and other baked goods. Takato had given some blankets to his Digimon friend. It helped a lot with the cold. Takato and Guilmon had been having fun with the other as the months went on. Fighting Digimon and playing with each other. The two seemed to grow closer.

In the Nonaka household Rika was mad at her mother for forcing her to go to another photo session. Seiko and Rumiko had a disagreement about this and Rumiko left the house in a huff. Renamon watched Rika, she hid the pain but Renamon knew the signs. Renamon saw the emotionally hurt tamer. But Renamon only comforted her tamer as best she could. It was Seiko, Rika's Grandmother that was the best at comforting the young girl in her older ways.

Henry's family was being duller than Takato's and Rika's. Karin was exclaiming how wonderful "Bowling for Columbine" was as a documentary. Ritchie was on some UFO and Conspiracy phases, Suzy had called Terriermon Princess Pretty Bunny! Terriermon was sobbing at night. He wished that Suzy would grow tired of him yet she did not. It was cruel and unusual punishment. In the digital world a bigger Digimon would kill him and absorb his data here this was worse than anything he could have imagined. Henry had been spending more time with his Sensei and was trying to become better at martial arts. Henry felt bad for the bunny-dog hybrid but internally knew he would be forced to play with Suzy being the second youngest. To that he was relieved.

Jeri was missing her late mother as of late. Her foster brother Masahiko or Max was being sweet but she didn't want to play. Her father was too busy with the customers to spend time with her.

Kenta and Kazu had their card battles their families were happy that the two were such good friends. At least they got out of the house. Kazu had to show off a new card set he got, especially it's crown jewel a Blackwargreymon. Kenta was jealous of his friend. He never figured how he got so many cool cards other than luck and begging his parents.

In his apartment in Shinjuku, Yamaki finished his virus.