With the five Digital Worlds, each had gained a guardian, a group of humans destined to protect their Digital World from the darkness and the forces of evil, Digidestined, Tamers, Legendary Warriors, DATS and Fusion Fighters.

With these five separate teams, each held a great power that allowed them to overcome any obstacle and defeat any dark foes that came their way.

And with these powers, all five teams were merged into one in order to confront the evil of the Fusion Fighters, Quartzmon, a Digimon whose body was just as warped and twisted as his mind, where he desired to fuse his reality, the Digi-Quartz and his very being with the Real World and the Digital World to reshape all in his image.

However, such a fate was not to occur, for the five Digimon teams not only defeated his Myotismon army, but placing all their faith, all their strength within Tagiru and his Digimon, Arresterdramon, they were able to shatter Quartzmon's Digi-Core and revert him to a mere Digi-Egg, the Data of which remained dormant within Tagiru's Fusion Loader.

And with Quartzmon's madness ceased, the five Digimon teams were separated, sent back to their respective realities and timelines, with all but the Fusion Fighters having their memories erased of the events as to prevent any time paradoxes or unforeseen calamities, that was until a few years after, where the guides of each Digital World came together, discussing whether or not the five teams should be reunited or remain separated.

Discussing the subject, bringing up the positives and negatives of merging the five Digital Worlds did cause some tension to break between the various leaders and guides, but Gennai, Azulongmon, Ophanimon and the Old Clock Shop Man all believed that their protectors were ready to remember and learn the truth, believing there would be hardship, but they had faith in those that had risked their lives to keep the Digital World and their Real Worlds safe, to which the five Digital Worlds were soon merged into one Digital World, and the five heroic teams were reunited, becoming one.

And though things started off a little shaky, the five teams soon became good friends, both on and outside of their duties, something that made the leaders of the new Digital World very proud.

Not everything was perfect with the merger, however, as various troublemakers sprang up to try and cause havoc, namely a new grouping of the Seven Great Demon Lords, though the Legendary Warriors were all happy that it wasn't there Lucemon leading the group, but another, less powerful version.

In response to this, as well as working with the Royal Knights, the Celestial Digimon and the Bancho Digimon, with the support of DATS and Hypnos, the Digi-heroes and their allies formed a Digital Police Force, or DPF, to help maintain peace over the new Digital World, basing their operations out of a new city, built by the Digimon from each of the merged worlds to signify their new found unity and friendships, Axis City.

Likewise, the Digidestined invited all their friends and fellow Digidestined from around their world to come and join the DPF, while Mikey invited all the former Digimon Hunters to join in as well, swelling the numbers of those who defended the Digital World, as well as helping to keep the peace.

Currently, however, Davis Motomiya, the nineteen year old Digidestined of Courage and friendship, lay on top of his bed, looking at the ceiling as he was deep in thought.

The past few years had been kind to the maroon haired boy, not only as the captain of his soccer team, but also having brought his grades up tremendously, one of the many signs of how he had changed over the years.

Through both his soccer training and all he continued to endure while in the Digital World, it had not only made Davis mature not only mentally, being more kinder to Yolei and addressing TK by his proper name, but his body had also matured, gaining a well-developed build, which caught the eyes of many of the female students, building up a small fanbase for him.

However, none of that mattered to Davis, for the one girl he cared for the most was the one he could not have, the Digidestined of Light, Kari Kamiya.

Davis smiled as he remembered when he first met the brunette, his family had just moved to Odaiba when he was six, and due to their busy schedules, and Jun having her own plans, Davis found himself often alone with no friends.

He then remembered sitting under a tree when a soccer ball came rolling towards him, before looking up to see a young Kari smiling at him, a smile that made him feel like all his worries faded away.

It was then that Davis also met Tai and Sora, and the maroon haired boy saw how Kari acted around her brother, causing him to believe that if he was more like Tai, Kari would want to be around him more.

So for the few years after that, Davis remained close friends with Tai and Kari, always feeling at peace when he saw Kari smile, at least until their adventures in the Digital World began, and TK entered their lives.

While he could never hate the blond, Davis realized too late that he was fighting a losing battle for Kari, and on her sixteenth birthday, the two declared themselves a couple, much to Davis' inner dismay.

He still saw Kari give that smile he loved so much, but he knew it would never be for him again.

Letting out a sigh, Davis then looked at his right hand, which held a plane ticket within.

With school almost over, Davis had received several invitations to a group of world renowned Cooking School in the U.S., a chance for the maroon haired boy to at least complete one of his dreams, and he was to leave in a few days.

Veemon had wanted to go on the tours with him, but he and Davis agreed that it would be awkward for him to be on the plane with every other human probably staring at him, so Davis would use a Digi-Gate to bring his partner over once he had arrived.

Plus, Davis was looking forward to the next day for the Digi-Games in Axis City, a series of Games the Digi-heroes and their allies put together for fun and entertainment, as opposed to open fighting and crime.

As Davis lay on his bed and thought about the next day, placing his ticket back on his nightstand, the maroon haired boy felt something different in the air, hearing what sounded like an electric crackle, before looking up to see some electric sparks in the air.

"What the...?!" Davis started to question before, quicker than he could blink, some kind of portal opened overhead, causing him to let out a quick cry as he was pulled into it.

The next thing the maroon haired boy knew, he was on the ground in a barely lit room, and he heard three individuals cheering, looking up to see two Datamon and an Ebemon cheering from some kind of computer terminal.

"It worked, it worked! I can't believe it actually worked!" The Ebemon cheered as Davis looked around, seeing that they were in some run down building, while behind him, he saw a round device, almost like a portal, turned off behind him.

"What the hell did you three...?!" Someone yelled as they entered the room, only to stop and stare wide eyed as they looked at Davis, asking in disbelief. "Davis?"

Davis took a moment to see the man, probably in his early thirties, wearing a DATS outfit almost similar to commander Sampson, only this man's outfit was disheveled and worn out, while holstered to his side was a makeshift pistol.

But it was the man's face that quickly caught Davis' attention, for even though it looked older, and his hair was trimmed more, Davis recognized him immediately, especially with the Agumon standing next to him.

"Tai?" Davis let out, confusion filling him as he had to ask. "What the heck is this?!"

"I told you we could do it, commander!" The Ebemon said to this older version of Tai with great respect through his electronic voice, causing the older form of the Digidestined of Courage suddenly snap, shocking Davis at his attitude.

"Do you three idiots think this is supposed to help us?!" Tai yelled at the three Digimon, who shrank back in fear a little, before Davis noticed Agumon walking towards him, still in disbelief, where the Digidestined of Miracles notice the scar across the dino Digimon's left eye.

Concerned, Davis asked. "Agumon, what happened to you? You didn't look this bad yesterday."

"Davis, what date is it?" Agumon then asked, confusing the maroon boy as he replied. "We have the Digi-games tomorrow, right?"

But with his answer, Agumon looked back at Tai, whose eyes widened as he then said. "A few days before it happened."

"Before what happened?!" Davis then yelled out, not liking this runaround questioning and wanted to know exactly what was going on, wanting to know why Agumon was worse for wear and why Tai seemed to be acting with such spite and venom.

"A few days before you died, Davis. These idiots brought you nine years into the future." Tai answered as his expression softened, while Davis' eyes widened, the mention of his death leaving him silent, his face paling at what he had just heard.

"What... what...?!" Davis questioned in shock, before the ground beneath them started to rumble, sending everyone else on alert.

"You three, hide this contraction and hide yourselves. Davis, come with us." Tai then called out with a sudden seriousness and authority in his voice as he took out his pistol, using his free hand to help Davis up as the three mechanical Digimon did their best to hide their apparent time machine, while Tai and Agumon lead Davis out through an opening.

When they were outside, Davis could only look in shock at a city in complete ruin, realizing it was Odaiba, while the sky above them was pitch black.

Floating above the city, however, was a large object, a massive construct of dark stone that looked like a hovering ship in Davis' eyes, leaving him further shocked and confused, wondering what exactly it was or who had made such a contraption.

"What the hell is that?" Davis asked as Tai pushed him along, moving him with Agumon to various spots out of sight.

"A Dark Legion Cruiser, they must have picked up on the energy surge from the portal." Tai answered as he the three hid in another building, looking out the window.

"They're servants of the Dark Queen, who, after you died, took over not just the Digital World, but all five Earths as well, and her forces have been launching assaults on other worlds as well, leaving nothing but ruin in their path." Agumon further explained, before Tai signaled him and Davis to keep quiet as they heard voices.

"The signal is from nearby, the Resistance might be in the area, keep an eye out." A Warped voice declared, causing Davis to look out the opening, where he saw a fleet of Troopmon, all cocking their rifles, before they scanned the area.

And upon the Troopmon forces were a collection of strange humanoid beings, each cast in spiked black armour, their faces lacking any specific features, save a set of hollow and empty white eyes, while dark purple mist seeped from their beings, each carrying a strange black metal rifle with the same mist flowing from them.

"What are those?" Davis asked as he looked at Tai, who was hiding on the side of the window, his pistol out in the event they were spotted.

"Acolytes, humans who have given themselves, willingly or otherwise to the Dark Queen." Tai replied calmly, surprising Davis as he quietly yelled out. "Those things are human?"

"Barely, but keep your voice down!" Tai snapped, before glaring at Davis and whispering. "Are you trying to get us all killed?"

The trio then heard a loud groaning sound, causing Davis to look back out, where he almost paled at the sight of something moving up behind the Troopmon and Acolytes, looking to see another dark figure scout the area, though this figure was three times the size of the Acolytes, its skin was pitch black, save the red scars along its arms and clawed hands, while dozens of long spikes were growing from out of the creature's shoulders and back, fusing it all into one horrid abomination with a face that appeared to be several shrieking faces merging into one, all of which seemed to express rage, agony and despair.

"And that we call a Horror, for obvious reasons. And no, it's not a Digimon." Agumon explained, before pulling on Davis' leg as the three quickly moved on, sneaking past the patrol.

Eventually, the trio arrived at a door in the subway system underneath the city, where Tai knocked on the door in a particular way, an obvious passcode to separate allies from intruders, before it opened, where Tai and Agumon led Davis inside, who was at first surprised to see a rather hot woman, probably in her late twenties, there to greet them.

"Tai, glad you are back, what...?" The woman began asking, before he eyes widened to see Davis next to the older version of Tai.

Taking a quick look, Davis saw the woman wore her own DATS uniform, which showed off a fit figure, with long purple hair and equal coloured eyes.

Davis was about to say something, before his eyes widened to see the Lopmon resting on the woman's shoulder, his mind quickly bringing up a seven year old girl he met a long time ago and watch grow over the years, causing him to ask in a surprised tone. "Suzie!?"

"Oh my God, they did do it." Lopmon replied, jumping off of Suzie's shoulder and approaching Davis' stunned form, where she examined the boy with a curious expression, while Suzie remained in shock, before Tai led Davis inside, closing the door behind them, before Davis saw the others in the room.

One individual, dressed like everyone else in DATS uniforms stood up from a chair, shock written all over his face as he approached Davis, and though it took him a moment, Davis quickly recognized him, as well as the Armadillomon next to him, causing Davis to look up at the obviously older version of Cody and say. "Great, now you're taller than me, Cody."

"It had to happen eventually Davis." The older version of Cody replied with a chuckle, one the rest in the room shared, before, much to Davis' surprise, the older version of his younger friend hugged him, taking Davis a moment to remember that he has been apparently dead for the past nine years.

Looking around the room, Davis quickly recognized Joe and Gomamon, Thomas, Gaomon, Yoshi, Lalamon, Kazu, Guardromon, Tagiru and apparently Arresterdramon, who seemed to be on edge as he continued to look around, as though expecting trouble.

"I can't believe Ebemon and his team actually made his time machine and brought Davis here, what was he thinking!?" The older version of Yoshi asked in anger and frustration.

"I had thought that either he could see the events that had unfolded and send him back so that he could correct the errors of the past, or at the very least, be used as an appeasement to the Dark Queen, possibly to help end her reign of terror." An Ebemon said as he moved out of the corner of the room.

"That was fast, how did you beat us here?" Davis asked in confusion, remembering them leaving Ebemon and his team back in the ruins.

"I have multiple constructs all over the place, it is easy for me to store them and transfer my consciousness between them as necessary." The Ebemon explained, which Davis took a moment to process.

"Alright, what the heck is going on here!? I was lying in my bed and getting ready for the next day and then I ended up here, learning I apparently die soon, and all this shit happens, someone answer me!" Davis then yelled, getting frustrated by all that was happening, before deadpanning as he saw the older version of Tai take what looked like a bottle of whiskey out from a drawer and start drinking a little.

"Davis..." Suzie then said, getting his attention as she then added. "Your flight... there was an accident and it crashed. Everyone was lost, including you."

"Not long after that, this nightmare began, the Dark Queen rose to power and began her conquest, taking over the Digital World and each of the Earths, bringing ruin and destruction with her." Thomas then added, though Davis felt like something was not being said.

"Everyone you see here, aside from possibly one other, is all that is left of our group. The Dark Queen has either killed or corrupted and forced the rest of them to serve her." Joe then finished, shocking Davis as he thought of the others, of Veemon, but most of all...

"What about Kari? Is she alright? What has this Dark Queen done to her?!" Davis asked in concern as he saw everyone in the room look at one another, where his concern for the girl he loved and cared for grew even more.

"Davis..." Tai then said in a somber tone, looking at the Digidestined of Miracles as he then said. "Kari is the Dark Queen..."