[b][centre]Daichi & Dozer[/centre][/b]

Daichi was sitting in the small park located across the street from his school, taking in the scenery. While he claimed he came here to study, the truth was that he spent most of his time here admiring the beauty of nature. He had placed his Digivice next to himself on the bench so that Dozer could see it through the screen. It was in serene moments such as this that Daichi became inspired to poetry.

But as he took out a notebook to put poetry to paper, the Digivice next to him began to beep. He had received a message from ATLAS alerting him to a Digimon manifestation.

Daichi sighed as he picked up his Digivice, “Looks like another nice day ruined.”

“Hey don’t look so down,” Dozer sounded off from within the Digivice, “Maybe we’ll be able to rescue some people from a bad Digimon.”

“Always playing the hero, huh?” Daichi laughed.

“Playing the hero? I am a hero,” Dozer stated.

Daichi smiled as he exited the park. The Digimon had manifested in Nerima, which was not too far from where Daichi was. In fact he could get there by taking one express bus, which luckily for Daichi would arrive within the next five minutes.

Once Daichi got on the bus, he pulled out his Digivice. While he hated keeping Dozer in the Digivice, it was necessary as he couldn’t have him pretend to be a plush like some other tamers did as he was a child sized Lego monster. But that didn’t mean he couldn’t talk to him in the Digivice, as people just tended to assume that he was a weirdo who talked to his video games.

“You ready for this fight?” Daichi asked softly.

“Always ready,” Dozer replied, “Are you ready?”

Daichi didn’t answer immediately. While he himself wouldn’t technically be fighting, he did feel responsible for Dozer. He hated to see his partner hurt, and knew that was a risk every time they responded to a Digimon appearing. But he didn’t have a choice; if he wanted to continue being with Dozer it meant he had to do what ATLAS ordered.

“Yeah I’m ready,” Daichi eventually replied, “I wonder what kind of Digimon it’ll be?”

“Probably an evil one. We always get the evil ones,” Dozer answered.

Daichi pondered what made a Digimon evil for the rest of the bus ride. He still didn’t have an answer as he got off the bus. Near the bus stop was a group of people pointing across the street at a thick mist. Daichi recognized it immediately as a side effect of a Digimon entering the human world. He then charged into the mist as people told him to wait as it wasn’t safe.

Once inside the deep mist, Daichi made sure there wasn’t anybody near by, before Dozer exited the Digivice. The Toy Agumon stood at around half of Daichi’s size. A serious look was on Dozer’s face as he scanned the area. With the mist it was hard to see anything. But then a mighty roar pierced the sky. Both Daichi and Dozer looked up to see an Airdramon flying right above them.

Before Daichi could do anything, Dozer shouted, “Toy Flame!”

A small toy projectile launched out of Dozer’s mouth upward toward Airdramon. The toy flame did make contact, exploding across the Digimon’s body. Airdramon roared again, more out of annoyance then pain. The winged dragon looked down at the tamer and partner, screeching.

“Fatal Tornado!” Airdramon shouted, a tornado shaped fire reigning down on Dozer.

With adrenaline fuelled reflexes, Daichi was able to push Dozer and himself out of the way as the fire ripped across the street, setting a tree on fire.

“You could of waited to see if he was hostile before attacking,” Daichi chided Dozer as they both got to their feet.

“I was just testing the waters,” Dozer said sheepishly.

“Well, it can’t be helped now. But anyway they authorized Champion form, and if that fire was any indication, we’re going to need it,” Daichi stated.

Dozer nodded in agreement as Daichi took out his Digivice. Both Dozer and the Digivice began to glow.

“Toy Agumon, digivolve to…Tankmon!”

Where once stood the Lego monster now was replaced by an anthropomorphic tank. Dozer pointed his guns at the Airdramon.

“This is going to be fun,” Dozer said, his voice deeper, “Sub Vulcan!”

A multitude of bullets were released from Dozer’s gun hands, striking Airdramon in many areas. Several shots to its wings caused it to crash to the ground. Dozer pumped a hand into the air.

“Now to finish you!,” Dozer said as he rushed toward Airdramon, “Hell Drive!”

As Dozer charged at the injured Digimon, it surprised him by getting up. It flapped its wings, creating a massive gust of wind that tossed Dozer backward, crashing into a car. The gust also sent Daichi flying back, bouncing against the pavement.

“Dozer,” Daichi said as he struggled to his feet, “Are you alright?”

Daichi’s Digimon partner did not respond. As Dozer lay motionless on the crumpled car, Airdramon rose into the air once again. With a mighty roar, Airdramon dove down toward Dozer, his fangs nearing his exposed belly section. Time seemed to slow down for Daichi as Airdramon grew closer and closer to the downed Dozer.