INTRO EVENT: Dawn Of A New Age

[tamerunion]

The story which has begun to revolve at full speed
Dyes the earth red
The globe is an empty paradise
Let's save it with our hands...

A new day dawns in the Digital World. Technically, it's been a scant few since Tamers first appeared in the Digital World, but today... today is especially momentous. The reason for that is that today is the day that Tamer Union's mission fully begins in earnest. However, the path ahead will not be easy, and will be fraught with danger for human and Digimon alike.

But maybe, just maybe, these disparate people can work together to save their worlds.

Mission Start
The message is sent through on Tamers' digivices early in the morning. It comes from the leaders of Tamer Union, Sunflowmon and Nanomon, who give the directions to gather in the main assembly area of the HQ. When Tamers arrive, they'll find a group of allied Digimon there; essentially, TU's support staff, as well as Panjyamon, Mummymon, and Bitmon. The reason they give... is that it's time for Tamer Union's mission to begin in earnest.

Once everyone is assembled, it's Sunflowmon who speaks first. "Thank you for gathering here today, everyone," she said. "I apologize for the fact that it's taken this long to bring you all together, but we're ready to discuss Tamer Union's mission. Nanomon?"

Nanomon nods, and walks out in front of her. "Hello," he began. "You are all here because you chose to answer our call. All of your worlds are being plagued by some sort of phenomena, and we know that something in this world is the cause of it. We'd like to talk to you about what where we'd like to start focusing our attention."

He took a deep breath, and began explaining the matter of the strange phenomenon known as "Alias". A horrifying, frightful condition that drives Digimon to savagery, where they loose all sense of themselves and become ravenous monsters. He explains that the phenomenon first appeared on the mainland, and that Sunflowmon's master, Rosemon, sent her to restore Tamer Union in an attempt to solve what was truly behind Alias's sudden appearance.

Once Nanomon was finished, Sunflowmon stepped forward, and began to speak solemnly.

"Unfortunately, by the time we managed to bring you all here, Access Island lost contact with the mainland," she explained. "So our ability to pursue this mission is at present quite limited. What we can do right now is do our best to try and make sure that Alias doesn't spread and take over this island... which is why we need you Tamers to be vigilant and patrol the areas of the island that are open to us to determine if Alias has reached Access Island yet or not."

She frowned, and continued. "Furthermore... Tamers are not yet allowed into all areas of the island. The Digimon of each region aren't all sure they can trust you yet. For that reason, you may only be able to use the Trailmon to visit Panorama Plains, Material Jungle, and Pixel Coast.

"I'm sorry. I know after all this, you must all want to get down to business as quickly as we can. But right now, informing you and asking you to stay vigilant is all we can do. I would advise you all to also try and see what you can do to be helpful in the city... and if you want to try building a life here, you'll have our full support."

There looked to be so much more Sunflowmon wished to say. Unfortunately, she had run out of words, so she simply concluded with: "That's all we have for you. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them."

With that, the meeting was over. That left Tamers with a couple options: one, to approach Sunflowmon, or discuss the matter among themselves.

A Wonderful Day In Our Neighborhood
The inaugural meeting may have been somber, but the Tamers would find Access City bustling and ready to welcome them when they ventured out into the city proper. It turned out that there was something of an event going on, which seemed to be perfect for those still trying to acclimate themselves to their new surroundings: A massive sale in the business district.

All the shops were coordinating with one another. Stores had their wares at reduced prices, which would be a good way for one to spend the stipend they received from Tamer Union. Everything from food to furniture to entertainment was available, and best of all affordable. Others had free samples ready to give out, which were thankfully more palatable than the food served by Ebidramon at the welcome party.

That wasn't all. For those not concerned with buying up anything, there were shows being put on out in the streets by street performers: "human" pyramids, musicians, magicians, jugglers, just about anything you could imagine. And the Digimon putting it on? They would be quick to drag any observers into their performances, whether they technically agreed to it or not.

Even if the rest of the island wasn't ready to trust offworlders yet, it seemed Access City was more than willing to.

Rail Riders
Some time after the big meeting, Tamers would get yet another message on their Digivices, this time from Panjyamon:

Have you all taken a ride on the Trailmon yet? It's an ice way to get around!
Puns aside, he was right. The Trailmon of Console Station were more than willing to carry passengers to any of the available locations. Perhaps you want to get started on patrolling the island for signs of ALIAS. Or maybe you want to get the lay of the land. Or maybe you just want to go to the beach. In any case, your tickets are free, and the Digivice's version of the Handbook has more than enough information for you to read up on the areas before you go.

That being said, there's some goings on that might catch one's eye. A bunch of shifty looking Digimon are riding the Trailmon more than usual. Not only do they make a ruckus on the train, they're going in and out of cargo cars both prior to and upon exiting the train. Do they have permission to do that? And why are they off in such a hurry, and in such large groups?

In any case, this looks like an ample time to find out.

This prompt can be used one of two ways: players visiting the various areas to search for signs of Alias or just because they fancy doing so, or to pursue the Goblimon mystery. If you'd like to pursue the former, you can either NPC them yourself (the Goblimon would turn out to just be everyday troublemakers), or you can request an NPC below and possibly get involved with larger matters!

Comments

Ken(-chan) & Wormmon

[ourtomorrow]

Ken and Wormmon had exchanged somber looks at the mention, and subsequent description of, Alias. Now they're boarding the train, intending to examine each location available to them....but not, it seems, solely for business.

"...top of the mountain, we can see the sunset! Ken-chan, you really like sunsets, huh."

"I do." Ken shifts their camping equipment so it's out of the aisle. Wormmon takes this opportunity to jump down.

"I'm going to look for snacks! Wait here, Ken-chan. I'll find you something nice."

"Thank you."

Once he's alone, Ken glances out the window, his expression somewhat more thoughtful. Digimon running amok........He's heard of this phenomenon. He hadn't had to combat it, but - hopefully the root cause doesn't require as extreme a measure, this time.

So here's a young man, ready to space out, with a ton of highly practical boring looking camp supplies stowed around him. And here, one car over -

Oh no. It's a ring of Goblimon, and they're nudging something with their foot.

"Ow!"

Wormmon curls into a ball around his juice boxes. He found these, and they're for Ken-chan. He will DEFINITELY protect them!

[blue_ice]

Kaiba and Petitmon are looking forward to a day at the ridge. There will be all kinds of gems for a certain dragon to chew! She can't wait, and her excited chatter fills the car.

"There will be hard ones, right? And big ones? I get to crunch them?"

"Yeah, now calm down, okay?" Kaiba sighs, patting her gently between the horns. She's a good girl, but he has to remind himself that she's just a baby. He's trying to tune out all the other noise, but Petitmon's ears soon catch a distressing cry. The baby dragon eyes the horde of Goblimon and flutters closer, spotting a familiar shade of green.

"Hey! Leave him alone!" Petitmon gathers up all the anger in her small body and...manages to spit a little hot breath. It doesn't do much more than irritate the Goblimon and send her rocketing back into Kaiba's chest.

"Why are you picking fights?"

"They're hurting Wormmon!"

That phrase sends Kaiba into action. He jumps to his feet and rushes at the Goblimon, trying to break through them tackle-style. Petitmon flies below, trying to find a spot between their legs where she can see Wormmon.

"Hang on! Seto-kun's coming!"

He gathers up his strength to try to bowl through the group and grab Wormmon. "Bug off, all of you!"

[ourtomorrow]

The Goblimon, surprised, scatter when the human flings himself at them. Wormmon curls even tighter around his juice boxes, shaking a little - everything is happening so much. It is scary.

Thus Kaiba emerges with a Worm Ball and a bunch of goblins who, having looked uncool in front of their friends, now have something to prove.

"Bug off?!" asks one of them, thumping his club against one green hand. "Yeah, we'll bug off. When you hand OVER the bug!"

Everymon laughs. This is an easy crowd.

[blue_ice]

"No chance." Kaiba glances down at Wormmon to check on him. Is he okay? Where's Ichijouji-kun, did he get trapped by the Goblimon? At any rate, Wormmon's little legs are occupied and he can't activate Kaiba's Duel-Diskivice to call for Ken-chan, so he'll have to handle this himself.

"Petitmon, fly up and look for Ichijouji-kun!" he calls. Petitmon chirps her agreement and tries to fly away as fast as she can.

"Wormmon, can you hold onto me? I'll get us out of here."

Hopefully. He just has to...look for an opening and dash.

[ourtomorrow]

Wormmon shivers, huddling up. Ken-chan.....they're....they're going to get Ken-chan? He can't help but want Ken-chan, but he doesn't want Ken-chan to be put in danger, either....!!

He'll have to be brave.

Ken, meanwhile, has lost track of time, deep in thought. The sound of frantically-flapping wings makes him blink, however. That's.....

[blue_ice]

"Hang on." The Goblimon are advancing, and Seto's thinking---a tactical retreat. He'll struggle to fend them all off with Wormmon in his arms, so he sprints back and hopes Petitmon has a decent sense of direction. Other passengers are staring, and this isn't good.

Over with Petitmon...

"Ken-kun!" Petitmon plops into his lap, exhausted from her sudden burst of flight. "Some mean Digimon attacked Wormmon---and Seto-kun's trying to save him, but they're scary!"

This way, this way! Petitmon forces herself up and starts hovering in the direction she came from.

[travelpants]

Lena and Lunamon are in the middle of getting their camping stuff ready for the trip at the ridge inside the passenger car when they overhear noises and a cry for help coming from the other direction. Lunamon’s ears can hear them very well that she had to get Lena out of their compartment to where the cry is coming from.

“Lunamon, what is going on right now?” Lena asks the rabbit Digimon as the cry grows louder.

“Someone is in trouble, Lena-san. We can’t just stand there and do nothing about it whenever someone needs help,” Lunamon reminds her as she shows her the way.

As the two of them come in running down the hall, they are surprised to see Goblinmon trying to attack a poor helpless worm (or caterpillar) like Digimon looking after juice boxes. Lena is left speechless at the sight of it while Lunamon gets really angry at the shifty Digimon trying to pick on Wormmon.

“Lunamon, please be careful in handling those Digimon: you’re still a Child level Digimon at the moment,” Lena tries to remind her.

“Don’t worry too much about me, Lena-san. I can distract the Goblinmon while you can scoop up Worrmmon and get him to safety,” Lunamon bravely reassures her Tamer partner before whistling at the Goblinmon to get their attention away from Wormmon.

As soon as the Goblinmon turn their attention to the small rabbit Digimon, she begins to run circles on them as she proceeds to throw plenty of Tear Shoot attacks at them while running super fast to confuse them so Lena can grab Wormmon and his juice box cargo and get him out of the Goblinmon’s sight.

The young Greek American has to dodge the attacks as she runs towards Wormmon and calls out to him, “Hey, little guy. There is nothing to be afraid of, we’re coming to help you.”

[ourtomorrow]

"Me?"

Wormmon pokes his head up, surprised and hopeful, at the thought that someone would come look after him. The Tamers here are really nice!

But he can't just let them get hurt on his behalf. He has to help too. So, gathering both his juice boxes and his pride, he tries to waddle forward. "Thank you! I'll fight too!"

Which is when a Goblimon backhands him with its club and he goes rolling like a bowling ball. This is definitely a Digimon who is up to defeating the forces of the Alias phenomenon and restoring peace to the Digital World.

[travelpants]

“Hmmm, they must be trying to go after us for a reason. Although I can’t seem to put my finger as to why,” Lunamon observes as she continue to take on the Goblinmon.

While her Digimon partner is still busy working up most of the Goblinmon, Lena proceeds to kick the one with the club by the stomach, knocking them back on the floor temporarily. She didn’t waste time to get back to Wormmon and picks him and the juice boxes up while ducking away from another Goblinmon attack.

“Lop-Ear Ripple!” Lunamon summons a bubble vortex with her lower ears and blasts it at the other Goblin, disorienting them as it traps them inside.

“Um, Lunamon. Maybe we should get out of here before those guys can try to get up and attack us again,” her Tamer partner asks her while still shielding Wormmon from Goblinmon’s attacks.

[ourtomorrow]

Oh, no, now they're both in trouble because Wormmon got in trouble! "I'm sorrryyy,," he whimpers, but then rallies. He can be a helpful Digimon. He CAN.

So, with a single nub, he points. "Escape that way."

That way will take them to Ken-chan!

[travelpants]

“Okay, we should go to that path to get out of their sight,” Lena takes note of Wormmon’s direction before she turns to Lunamon and tells her, “Lunamon, we have to get out of here quickly right now. Wormmon suggests that we should take the other side of the train car to escape them.”

“ As you wish, Lena-san. After all, I have a bad feeling that the bubbles may not hold up for long with the Goblinmon trying to break out of them,” Lunamon agrees after she manages to trap the rest of the Goblinmon with more bubbles.

Soon, all three of them begin to run away from the Goblinmon as fast as they can to reach the other car as Wormmon had instructed them and hopefully find someone who could help them out. Lunamon hangs onto Lena’s shoulders as tightly as she can as her partner takes the both of them, Wormmon, and his juice boxes away from the sight of the Goblinmon and into the other train car that is hopefully Goblinmon-free.

[steelfanged]

A somewhat tall human looms over the Goblimon before picking one up and throwing it like a rag doll. He doesn't say anything further, just stares down at the rest of the crew.

That doesn't stop a Dodomon from hopping up and down in excitement. "Yeah, go Kouga! Fight for justice and against the bullies!"

Kouga's eye twitches slightly at his partner's words, but he still keeps looming over the misbehaving Digimon.

[ourtomorrow]

"Bullies?" The Goblimon look at each other and laugh. "This is our train, buddy. You gotta pay for your tickets - with your stuff!"

Wormmon, however, uncurls enough to look up at Kouga and Dodomon. Fight for....justice.....? A human is taking on Digimon, to fight for justice.

That's so cool......

[steelfanged]

Kouga just sighs and picks up two more of the Goblimon.

"I think you need to stop." His voice is monotone and quiet, and his stare is still icy. "You're going to stop right now, or you're going to have bigger problems than being thrown."

[ourtomorrow]

"Boss!" hisses one of the lifted Goblimon, his eyes wide: this guy means it!

The apparent boss, though, isn't super impressed. Or is too committed to his bit to let it stop him. He just changes targets and addresses Dodomon instead.

"This how you do stuff?" he asks. "The human does the fighting? All the stories say that's backwards! He doesn't have special abilities or nothin!"

[steelfanged]

Dodomon 'eep's and shrinks backwards. "He's really strong!" And also kind of scary...

Kouga puts down the two Goblimon he'd had in his hands and heads over to the boss. "Leave him alone. I'm a Knight. I protect those who can't protect themselves." He shifts his coat slightly to reveal a red-sheathed blade.

[feathersandsmoke]

Are... Are there goblins bullying what seems to be a poor defenceless green worm? That seems to be the case. These were some very odd chains. Very. Very odd.

But as Gilbert was about to go and deal with the situation himself Puwamon leapt down from his shoulder or more flopped over and landed face first to the floor leaving Gil to just sighed and put his only hand to his face for a brief moment.

He gets the poor thing is trying, but still.

"He-Hey leave them alone!" Puwamon spoke out finally removing his face from the floor as he spoke. Gilbert himself staying close because as much as this guy was trying his best... he just seemed like he was going to get them both into trouble now and he figured if anything goes wrong he will just grab and run and find whoever owns the worm chain thing.

[ourtomorrow]

Wormmon looks up when help so.....fortuitously....arrives, but the Goblimon aren't impressed.

"What's your problem?" asks one of the group. "He's the one who's bein' rude! We just want him to share his juice with us. Isn't sharing a great thing? What a mean guy!"

"It's for Ken-chan!" Wormmon pipes up, trying to be brave. Especially since he's worried about the other Digimon. It means the world to him that someone tried to help him! He has to help them, too!

[feathersandsmoke]

"Considering he just said it's for someone else, that's for that person to decide if he wants to share or not." It wasn't the worms choice for it at the end of the day, logical. Though why he was trying to talk to them when they seemed to be the type to bully?

He figured to give it a shot to avoid fighting because well.. Puwamon was tiny and as much as he seemed ready to get into a fight, he didn't want to try that again.

"Look if you leave him alone I may consider getting one for you, okay?"

[ourtomorrow]

The Goblimon pause, lowering their clubs and looking to their appointed leader (a Goblimon who tends to be a bit quicker to act than the others, this being, to them, an admirable trait.) The boss Goblimon strokes his chin, then smirks. Toothily.

"Deal. But come to think of it, we're really thirsty. You have to buy one for EACH of us!"

"Boss!" cry the others, impressed. What a smart idea!

Wormmon shrinks back from the extra noise.

[feathersandsmoke]

Well at least that solved the problem, even though now it meant he had to get juice for a good number, but that was okay. Solved the issue at least.

"Fine, that is the deal after all. Now let... I'm sorry I don't think I actually got your name..." And it seemed rude to just call him a worm. "This digimon go, okay?"

[aetherweaver]

"There's a Wormmon!" A Botamon on the shoulder of a... cat-man?... exclaims. "We should help him!"

The tamer nods, taking a crystal in his hand, his previous outfit suddenly changing to one with a different look - and weapon. He unsheathes the axe and rests it on his free shoulder as he walks over towards the Goblimon.

"I think it's time for you all to go." His weapon is bigger. Therefore, he's the winner in this situation.

Right?

[ourtomorrow]

"He EVOLVED!" yelps a Goblimon. The gang backs up, for a second, before their leader sizes up the feline fighter.

"KnightTailmon?" he guesses. He's never seen a cat Digimon with a weapon before! And if he gets this right, he'll look REAL smart, giving him the upper hand in this situation!

Wormmon stares up too, but in awe. He's never seen this Digimon either....!!

[aetherweaver]

"No, just a concerned Tamer looking out for someone." His tail flicks in amusement despite his stony stare. "Now if you'd just move along and leave people alone, we won't have an issue."

He looks down at Wormmon - hasn't he seen this Digimon before? He's pretty sure. "Are you okay?" Botamon bounces a little, smiling down at his fellow small Digimon. "We'll help you get back to Ken."

[ourtomorrow]

"Thank you." Wormmon crawls to be close to his savior, as the Goblimon fan out into a semicircle. Looks like they've decided superior numbers means they can take out a Tamer, even an evolving Tamer. After all, they're insulted now.

"You cheated!" yells the lead Goblimon. "Tamers aren't supposed to evolve! Show him, boys!"

...This is not. The world's most coordinated charge.