Title: Digimon: Digi-Defenders, Episode 1 Original Author: Phantom 1 MiSTing Author: Jesse Shearer Era: nonstandard Category: anime [Scene is done in the anime style of Digimon and is very similar to that of "A Day in the Life of a Pizza Cat." JESSE is outside in main hallway of mall, changing movie posters.] JESSE:[thinking] I gotta unplug that claw game so things will go back to normal around here. But what am I going to do with it? [A little red dinosaur walks up beside JESSE, who looks over, greets it, and then goes back to the poster for a moment before realizing what's going on] JESSE:[supprized] Dah! I know what you are and where you came from, but I'm not too sure of the "who" part. Are you Agumon or Guilmon? DINO: I'm Guilmon. Who are you? JESSE: I'm Jesse. This is my theater. Aren't you supposed to be with... uh, what's his name? Takato? GUILMON: I got lost. He said to meet me someplace around here. Have you seen him? JESSE: No, but I've been paying more attention to my posters than I have much else today. He might have gone to the arcade around the corner. Let's check there. [looks to camera] Quick break! Check out the "now showing" poster, eh? [A movie poster for Digimon: Digi-Defenders, Episode 1: The Gathering and Appearance of Betamon appears on the screen. The art includes a picture of a giant polar bear rearing on its hind legs below the words "Digimon: Digi-Defenders" near the top; a picture of the Earth in the middle; and eight children holding digivices near the bottom. The children are dressed in steriotypical styles from New York, Brazil, Paris, Moscow, Ethiopia, China, Japan, and Australia. At the bottom is "Episode I"] [Scene is theater lobby. Wall has three other posters on the wall with space for more] JESSE: Huh. The Starlight Rainbow is my second favorite place in this mall. I thought Takato would have gone there for sure. GUILMON: I hope nothing bad happens. Takato will be mad enough when he finds out I'm missing. JESSE: Oh yeah, that's right. People aren't supposed to know about your existence. I got an idea. You know that poster you saw me putting up outside? GUILMON: Yeah... JESSE: The guy that made it and the movie that goes with it wanted me to watch it and send him comments. Wanna watch it with me? Noone will know you're there. GUILMON: OK. Got any food? JESSE: Yeah. Want some Reces Peanut Butter Cups? GUILMON: Peanut butter? Oh boy! JESSE: OK, then. [goes over to the concession counter and pulls out two double-king-sized packs of peanut butter cups] Come on in. Let's get started. [Double doors open. Somehow, Guilmon has managed to fit into the second seat in the row while Jesse takes the one in the aisle.] >Digimon: Digi-Defenders > JESSE: Cool title. Star Wars-esque. I like it. GUILMON: Yeah. Me, too. >There was no natural source of light. JESSE: There *was,* however, a *supernatural* source of light. GUILMON: Huh? JESSE: A *ghostly* source of light. GUILMON:[sounding scared] Ghosts? Where? JESSE: There aren't any. Didn't mean to scare you like that. Sorry > Other >sources of light came from control panels >that displayed various readouts. > A woman in a military uniform, known only as "The >Commander" sat at her >command station. JESSE: Better hers than mine. > >Control panels were around her and >operators sat at those panels. > JESSE: Were the operators operating their control panels and controling things with them? GUILMON: You're funny, Jesse. I wish Impmon were like you. >"Commander," a voice called out. "Anomaly detected." > GUILMON: What's an "anomalaly," Jesse? JESSE: Something that's wrong. I think. >"Where?" She asked with a voice that held no emotion. > JESSE:[voice] Your mind, Commander. You seem to have no feelings about anything. >"Tokyo, Japan." > >"On screen." The people in the control room turned to face the main view >screen >positioned right in front of the Commander's control station. JESSE: Star Trek: The Motion Picture was starting on TNN. > > It showed a blue shaft of >light rising into the sky. > >"It begins." > >"Crossover detected," a technician announced. "Ontario, Canada. Coming on >screen." JESSE:[Babylon 5's Kosh] You have... forgotten something..... >The screen split. On the left was the anomaly in Japan. On the right, >flashes of numbers appeared. JESSE: OK, mabey not. GUILMON: That's a funny television. > They were mostly 0s and 1s. Suddenly the >numbers became a >form. It looked like a large white polar bear. > JESSE: As opposed to what? A small black one? GUILMON: Or one carrying sodas. >The Commander gripped something around her neck. GUILMON: What's she doing, Jesse? JESSE: I don't know. I didn't get a good look at what was on her neck before she covered it. > > "So, they have started." > >"Yes, Commander, GPS is tracking it. It's heading South-East... towards >New York >City." > JESSE:[singing] Be-bop Kitty lives in New York City... >"Commander," one of the younger operators spoke up. "Are you going to >handle it." > >The Commander gripped the object around her neck even harder. JESSE:[Commander] I already am? > > Some of the other >operators scowled at him >for making such a rude question. > >"No," she replied. "I think it's time we initiate the DD project." > JESSE: They're gonna sick Ed, Edd and Eddie on it! >"Yes, ma'am," the control room echoed. They began reprogramming their >terminals just >like they did during practice drills. > JESSE: Woah, woah, woah! This isn't the movie I signed up for! GUILMON: I don't get it. JESSE:[wispers ing GUILMON's ear] GUILMON: Now I get it. JESSE: And don't tell Takato that I said that. >"Prepare the digiports. JESSE:[tries to cover GUILMON's eyes] GUILMON:[flinches away] Hey! What are you doing? > Target them towards different >sections of the globe. I want >the retrievals datalinked here as soon as >they receive them." > JESSE: You know, I think the author's a Trekkie that just won't admit it. >"Ma'am, what about cards?" A technician asked. > JESSE:[Commander] Just bring `em up when you want me to sign them. >"That," the Commander replied. "Will be up to them." > GUILMON: It always is. >"Datastream established," one officer called out. > >"Read out exit points," the Commander instructed. > >"Yes, ma'am. New York, Brazil, Paris, Moscow, Ethiopia, China, Japan, and > >Australia." > JESSE:[Commander] Oh yes, and do be sure to target only large population centers. >"Eight," the Commander murmured almost to herself. "Seems appropriate. >Okay, >begin datalink." > >"Datalink started." > JESSE: Linking to Mr. Data. >The Commander sighed. "Let's hope these are more receptive to the >situation." > JESSE: Wait. Guilmon, do you remember when they said they'd tried this before? GUILMON: No... JESSE: Neither do I. GUILMON: I'm confused. JESSE: I'll try to explain what I can later. > > >"Victory! JESSE:[Worms 2 voice; waves arms above head] Victowee! GUILMON:[mimics JESSE's arm movements] > Veedramon digivolves to Aero Veedramon and using his V-Wing >Blade, >blows Unimon away!" > >Albert cursed. JESSE:[Fat Albert] Hey, hey hey! > "Why didn't I see that coming? I should've digivolved >when I had the >chance." > >"I guess you're not as good a player as you boasted," Stephen smirked. > GUILMON:[reaches for Albert's shoulder] Don't worry, you'll get better >"Oh yeah, we'll just see about that. I want a rematch." > JESSE:[other kids] Rematch! Rematch! Rematch! >"Another one? Al, that's the third rematch you've asked for in a row. >Just admit defeat >so we can all move on." > >"No, I know I can win this time. All I needed was a chip card and..." > >"Give it a rest, Al. It's not the cards, it's the player." Stephen and >Albert turned to see >the boy lying against an air duct, eyes closed. > JESSE: So there's *one* boy named Albert and *another* boy named Al? GUILMON: Un huh. >"But Rick, I was just ready to DNA-digivolve." > JESSE: Wasn't he playing Stephen? >"You're just a sore loser," Stephen argued. > >"Hey, why don't you and Rick play. Rick's an excellent Digimon player." JESSE: So *Al* wants *Stephen* to play *Rick* at Digimon? GUILMON: I think so. JESSE: Is it just me, or is this scene getting *way* too confusing? > >Rick scowled and got up. "I didn't bring my deck." > JESSE:[Rick] How dare you suggest that I may want to play a round of my favorite card game? >"You can use my deck," Albert argued. > >"You mean the loser deck," Stephen joked. JESSE: OK, that's it. I'm done trying to figure this scene out. GUILMON: Jesse, can you open some of the candy for me? JESSE: Oh, sure. [opens end of a wraper and slides a couple peices into GUILMON's paws. GUILMON gobbles both down, paper and all] >Rick just got up and left the rooftop where he and his friends usually >played Digimon >after school. He didn't want to tell the others, but he >wasn't as confident about playing >the game as they might've thought. JESSE: He's still probably better than I would be. GUILMON: You've never played...? JESSE: I don't even know where they sell the cards around here. > He didn't have the >instinct that most Digimon >players had. He reached into his pocket and >took out a card, his best card. A Betamon >card. > >Rick walked down eighth avenue passing an electronics store. As he stopped >to look at >a display computer, he noticed the screen glowing abnormally. JESSE: Boy, they should really switch that out before it quits completely. GUILMON: Yeah. > > Suddenly his name >popped up on the screen. Rick >looked around to make sure nobody was around. >Nobody was, in fact, not >even the store's clerk noticed it. > GUILMON: Mabey he's in the back room getting a new monitor. >Quietly, Rick snuck inside, thankful to the fates that there wasn't a bell. > He turned the >monitor around. Energy shot out and formed a strange >device in his hand. JESSE: I hate to think how badly his hands must be burned right now. > > It was >shaped like a >watch but it had buttons and a small video screen on it. There was also > >two slots. A large one on the side and a small one on the back. > >"Cool," Rick commented as he put it on. "I wonder if I can get cable on >this thing." He >started pushing buttons. > >"Hey, kid, what are you doing?" Rick swished around to see the clerk >scowling at him. > JESSE:[Rick] Can I get cable on this thing? I'm missing my favorite program. >"If you wanted to see the display model, you should've asked. I swear, you >kids, you think everything you can touch is yours..." As the clerk >complained about "today's delinquents," JESSE: Seeing as how the clerk himself was one. GUILMON: How can you be sure? JESSE: You mean aside from the green hair and the ratty goatee? > Rich's hand with the strange device on it touched the >monitor. JESSE: Is that an editing error or did his name just change to Rich? > > Numbers >began flashing on the >screen of the device. > >"You have two seconds to get out of here before I decide to call the >poli..." Out of >nowhere, energy emitted from the monitor and swallowed >Rick. > JESSE: I'm a little more convinced that this guy's a Trekkie like I am. GUILMON: Why? JESSE: The computer just beamed Rick up. >"Huh? Where'd he go?" > > > >The sun was just about setting over the Arc d'Triumph. 13 year old Marisa >LeChon >leaned against the side of the large structure, within eye distance >from the Eiffel Tower >and Versailles Palace. JESSE: Now all we need is a little mood music to fully establish that this little girl is French and lives in Paris. > She was delibrately waiting for the sun >to go down. Not to see >the sunset, but todrive her mom crazy. Normally, >she would be home by 3:30 (Paris >time), JESSE: Are you sure that's not Minneapolis time? > but after her mother gave her a scolding due to staying out too >late, especially on >weeknights, she started staying out just long enough >to make her parents worry. But she >was about to be thrown a curve ball. > >"Marisa!" Marisa gasped and turned to see her mother coming out in >trenchcoat and high-heels. JESSE: Well, at least it's not Captain Picard in a Starfleet uniform and jackboots. > "There you are. So this is where >you've been sneaking off to." > >"Mom..." > >"Don't give me any excuses, young lady, you're already in deep trouble as >it is." > >"I wasn't going to give you an excuse," Mari snapped. > JESSE: You know, it's nice to know that all the characters have nicknames, but it's also disturbing. GUILMON: I'm confused by it. JESSE: Me, too. That's why it's disturbing. >"Don't snap at me, you little... This is the fifteenth time you've been out >late. You think >I'm running a hotel here?" > JESSE:[Marisa] No, but I think the government *is* running a national monument here. >"With the number of boyfriends you bring home per week? Yeah, I think >you're running >a hotel, or at least a brothel." JESSE: Dhoo-hoo! Someone's got spunk! GUILMON: I wonder if Rika has a French cousin? > >"How dare you! Get to your room now!" Mari thumbed her nose at her mother >but >went to her room. JESSE: Well, I think we've established that this character goes by Mari now. > She could hear her mother complaining on the >phone, complaining >about "how could I have produced such a little brat. I >don't know where I went wrong." > JESSE: Mabey it's because the kid's got about a dozen dads. >With contempt in her, Mari booted up her computer and logged onto the >Internet. JESSE: Well, I can think of *worse* things her contempt could drive her to do. GUILMON: Like what? JESSE: You'll understand later... > > She >was just about >to explore her favorite web sites when the screen began to glow. > >"Now what?" She asked exasperated. "This better not be one of those lousy >pop-up >ads." JESSE:[makes a noise like bubbles going through a tank of water] > >The screen deposited a strange watch-type device into Mari's lap. > >"Yuck." JESSE: That's just what I was going to say. GUILMON: I don't get it. JESSE: Never mind... > Mari picked up the device and stared at it. "It isn't even >my color. What is >this..." > >Her computer monitor began to flash digital numbers. Her device also >flashed numbers. >Mari was sucked into the screen. JESSE: That was short and sweet. > > > >"This is Nicole Chavez reporting live from Rio de Janero, Brazil. Behind >me, you can >see what remains of Flight 239 to Cancoon, Mexico. JESSE: Oh, Cancun! I had several opportunities to go there in college. GUILMON: What for? JESSE: Spring Break, of course! > > The plane crashed in an area of >the rain forest just outside of >Rio de Janero. Over 100 of the 250 passengers and crew >on board Flight >239 died on impact, an additional thirty are already being air lifted to > >Bermuda for treatment. Although the engine didn't explode because the >plane turned >upside down when it crashed..." > >Behind the tightly-dressed reporter, children frolicked not caring that >they were getting >more attention from the media-watching public than the >reporter was. > JESSE: Oh, yeah. A hundred students die in Brazil over spring break and everyone's watching the kids play. Must be CNN. >One child however wasn't as giddy as the others were. He sat against the >side of a >building JESSE: Wishing that he had been agressive enough to get more of the Kool-Aid before it was gone... GUILMON: Kool-Aid! Yum! > with his knees pulled up against his small chest. > >A woman came up to him. "Jorge, are you all right?" > >"Yes, Senora Hernandez, I am all right. I am just sorry for the plane >crash." > >"So am I, Jorgito, it is always sad when people die." > >"Do you think this will cause an international incident?" > JESSE:[Senora Hernandez] Probably, knowing Americans and their Presidente George Bush. >"What do you know of international incident?" > >"It does not take a genious to realize that one country will blame another >and we will be >caught in the middle." > JESSE: Sad, really. GUILMON:[lowers ears] Yeah. >Senora Hernandez smiled and rubbed his head. "Jorge, you are too young to >worry >about such a thing. You must learn to relax." JESSE:[singing] For Mystery Science Theater Three Thousand...! GUILMON: You sing good, Jesse. JESSE: Eh, alright, I guess. > And >Senora Hernandez returned to her >house. > >Jorge got up and took a walk around his neighborhood. He noticed that the >reporter set >up a laptop with satellite uplink so she could communicate >with her news agency. The >curiosity of a ten year old overpowered Jorge's >elder-like mind and he went up to it. > JESSE: Hey, Jorge! Call up the AP newsfeed, huh? GUILMON: Why you wanna see that? JESSE: Oh, I like getting my news direct. Besides, I went to school to be a reporter like her. GUILMON: It didn't make you pretty like her. JESSE: Hey! >Suddenly the screen started to glow. A watch-like device fell into Jorge's >hands. > >"What the... what is this thing? How did..." The computer screen glowed >again and sucked Jorge into it. JESSE: Funny, I would think large, black, slablike monoliths would outrank plane crashes as news items. > > > >Moscow was immersed in darkness, but to certain people, it was day 24-7. JESSE: Boy, this is turning into *One Night On Earth* fast. GUILMON: What's *One Night On Earth*, Jesse? JESSE: It's a movie about people discussing life with taxi drivers at night. Good, actually. > > One of >those people was >Nikolai Pavelnik, of the Northern region of Moscow. He was the type >of >kid who took nothingfrom anybody. And when people did something that >ticked him >off, he replied whether it as his business or not. As a pair >of would-be-rapers were >about to find out. > >"No, stop, let me go!" JESSE: Stop! Please! Kids are in the theater! > >"Shut up, you little tramp, or we'll cut your throat!" Nikolai turned to >see a woman >between two men. One of them was holding her arms back while >the other was trying >to rip off her blouse. JESSE: Hey, now! This is a little much for the audience! [tries to cover GUILMON's eyes; gets little resistance] > >"Stop it! For God's sake, stop it!" > JESSE:[still covering GUILMON's eyes] Now, is this the really *best* way to reveal Nikolai's warior spirit? GUILMON:[sounding scared] Jesse, I'm scared. JESSE: Me, too, little fella. Me, too. >"God will save you only after we're done with you." > >"The lady asked you to stop it." Nikolai appeared behind the trio. > >"Hey, Ron, look at this, kid's trying to be a hero." > >"Shouldn't you be in school, kid?" JESSE:[still covers GUILMON's eyes; as Nikolai] At midnight? No! > >"Shouldn't you have white makeup, rubber nose, and be in the circus." > JESSE:[same as previous; groans and closes own eyes] >"Kid's a real comedian," Ron commented. "Tell you what, kid, I like you, >so I'll let you >off. We'll even let you watch as we screw this little >piece of flesh." > JESSE: Now, if ever evil was hit right on the nose... GUILMON: Can I look now? JESSE:[removes hands] Yeah. I think the fight scene's about to start. >Nikolai looked around and spotted a trash can lid. He picked it up. "I'd >be surprised if >this actually worked." JESSE: Before now, I would have been suprised to see a scene like *that* in a movie like *this*. GUILMON: Was it as bad as it sounded? JESSE: You don't want to know. > He threw the lid like a frisbee. It hit >dead target on Ron's friend >and he went down. > JESSE: Yeah! Now *RUN*, kid! I'd hate to see someone with guts like you get taken out! >"Son of a..." Ron rushed at Nikolai. Right before the older man was about >to pound the >kid into submission, Nikolai ramed his foot in Ron's stomach. > Not stopping, Nikolai >pivoted on the ball of his foot and introduced >Ron's head with the heel of his other foot. >The guy landed in a heep by >his already knocked out friend. > JESSE: Now, there's a *man's man*, even if he *is* only fifteen. I just wish *I* could have that kinda courage. GUILMON: Who knows, you just might. >Nikolai wiped his forehead and took a breath, he then turned to the woman, >who was >already buttoning the three buttons that the two would-be rapers >managed to get undone >before Nikolai intervened. > >"Are you all right?" He asked. > >The woman smiled. "Yeah. JESSE:[woman] All things considered, anyway. > Hey, thanks, kid, you're >all right." > >"Thank you. I guess I forgot to warn them I'm two-time city-wide >Kickboxing >champion." JESSE: Kickboxing champion? He just Bruce Leed those guys' heads off! GUILMON: Yeah! > >"Well I better get going." Before she left, she turned to him and gave him >a wink. "The name's Pamela. Maybe I'll pay you back sometimes." And then >she left. > JESSE: I get a wierd feeling about her. She's a little old to be his girlfriend. GUILMON: I wonder what she'll do to pay him back, then? >Nikolai turned to look at the two thrashed rapers but noticed something >else. A suitcase >laying on the ground. Nikolai figured it belonged to >Pamela. JESSE: A logical conclusion. > > The case itself had no tag, >but maybe something >inside it did. > >Nikolai unzipped the case and opened it up. A laptop laid in there, >strapped in by velcrow. JESSE: Was there just one velcrow in the bag, or a whole flock of `em? > >"Sweet," Nikolai commented. "Hope it's got a full battery." Nikolai hit >the power >button. JESSE: Oh, this is good. He beats a couple rapists to a pulp and then horks the lady's laptop when she goes to tell the cops. GUILMON: That's no good. > "Hope there's no password." But sure enough, the first screen he >came to had >the command: ENTER PASSWORD... Nikolai was about to type in >anything when the >password screen disappeared and an Internet screen >appeared. But instead of a web >site, Nikolai's name appeared. > >"Huh? Why would my name be on the Internet?" JESSE: In this day and age, why *wouldn't* it be on the Internet? > > The screen started to glow and >something fell onto the keyboard of the >laptop, a watch-type device with three buttons >and two slots. > >"For me?" The screen glowed digital numbers and sucked Nikolai up. In >four seconds, >the only things in the alleyway were some trash cans, two >K-Oed rapers, and an open >laptop. > > JESSE: And... Jumpcut! > >The village was nicknamed The Pit Fall (a rough translation of the native >tongue). But >officially, it was referred to as "Adeis Adeba." There >weren't many people who lived >there, and those who did were part of an >extreme minority, the parishoners of a >long-forgotten religion. > GUILMON: Looks like a good place to dig things up. JESSE: Or to escape from Grail-seeking enemies. >The boy had no roots, no true identity. The citizens called him Eli. The >others insisted >that he was part of the village despite the mystery of his >origin, but he certainly didn't >feel like a part. His only comfort was in >a strange sun-like symbol that was carved into >a huge rock. > JESSE: Sounds like the kid's gonna be the mystic on the team. GUILMON: What makes you think there's gonna be a team here? JESSE: They've been introducing us to a bunch of interesting characters who have all been pulled into computers. I'm pretty sure there's gonna be a team. >"Praying again, Eli?" Sanjara walked up to him. JESSE:[Eli] Only that my intro won't be as violent as that last kid's. > >"Yes," he replied. "Hopefully, the gods can help me in my quest. > >"Eli, the past is in the past, you must concentrate on the present." GUILMON: Presents? Where? JESSE: I think the lady with the Patrick Stewart training is refering to the when here. > > Sanjara shook her >head. "I don't know what >we're going to do with you." > >"I'm sorry, San. I am being obsessive again, aren't I." > >"You are only human, Eli. Come to bed." > GUILMON: Jesse? JESSE: Either Eli's alot older than he looks or there's *two* beds. >"I'll be there in a minute, I just want to take a walk." > >"Well don't be too long." Sanjara threw her long coiled hair back behind >her shoulder >and went away. JESSE:[trumpet sound] Wha wah whawha wha! > >Eli got up and went to the outskirts of the village. It was very quiet, >just the way he >liked it. > JESSE: It tends to get that way after nine at night in most small towns. >Suddenly, he stepped on something that didn't feel natural. Eli looked >down and came >face-to-face with a skull. Eli screamed and staggered back. > It was a full skeleton. > JESSE: Well, at least it wasn't as scary as what Nikolai had to deal with, eh, Guilmon? GUILMON: Yeah. >"A... a skeleton. Wh... what happened?" JESSE:[grimly] Somebody met an unfortunate end here. GUILMON:[grimly] Really unfortunate. > He asked >the empty air. He looked around >and discovered something. A small gray >screen laid near the skeleton's hip bone. Ever >so gingerly, Eli picked it >up. The writing was in English. Eli had picked up some of the >language >when the United Nations Humanitarian Relief people came by last month. > JESSE: Kid's a quick learner. >"Log... on...l...ine. Log online. Is that what it says? Why does it >say..." JESSE: The embedded Windows programming wants to update itself. > > The palm pilot >that he held began to >glow as it connected to the Internet vie a satellite uplink. The >glowing >screen deposited a strange watch-type device onto his feet. > >Eli staggered back with fear. What was this strange device that literally >popped out of >nowhere? > >"Sanjara," Eli called silently, but nervously. But none heard his call. >Eli picked up a >stick and poked the watch-device with it. JESSE:[makes some poking sound effects with mouth] GUILMON: How did you do that? JESSE: Just make some bubbles between your cheek and gum... > Nothing >happened. Eli poked it a few more >times before deciding it was safe to >pick up. It felt cool to the touch. Eli touched the >device to the palm >pilot, he was sucked into it. > JESSE:[Emeril Lagasse] Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't worry, this is just a one time thing. > > >"Commander," an officer called. "Over half of the retrievals have been >acquired. We're >still waiting for China, Japan, and Australia." > JESSE: They got five. I got five. You got five, Guilmon? GUILMON: I do. >"Good, keep it up." > > JESSE: Break time. Let's head out. [Both exit theater through double doors] [Break image: Poster for "J. Michael Shearer's Theater Presents `A Day in the Life of a Pizza Cat'." The scene has a restaraunt scene with the Samurai Pizza Cats at a table looking excited and a plate in the air framed by the title on top and five silhouetts pretending to be the orchestra on the bottom.] [JESSE and GUILMON are at the consession stand, JESSE is behind the counter near a soda fountan. Below the nozzles are two huge paper cups being filled with pop.] JESSE: So, enjoying the movie, Guilmon? GUILMON: Yeah, but it's confusing sometimes. JESSE: I hear you. Have you been able to figure out who all the kids were from the roof in New York? GUILMON: Nuh uh. JESSE: There was an Albert and an Al and a Rick, I think. GUILMON: I think there was a Stephen, too. JESSE: Now that you mention it, I think so... [TAKATO enters the loby and runs towards JESSE and GUILMON] TAKATO: Guilmon! There you are! You really had me worried. GUILMON: I'm sorry, Takato. TAKATO: That's alright, Guilmon. As long as you're safe. [to JESSE] How many people saw him? JESSE: As far as I know, I'm the only one. We've been watching a movie in the theater for about twenty or thirty minutes now. TAKATO: He hasn't been too much trouble, I hope. JESSE: No trouble at all. Actually, it's been pretty cool having him around. TAKATO: Well, it's good to know that there's been no trouble. What's the movie you've been watching? JESSE: Something you might like. Lots of science fiction stuff. Computers that cough out digital watches and pull people into cyberspace... GUILMON: Kids that play Digimon just like you do! JESSE: And there's this really mysterious place where nameless people do high-powered cyberspace tracking and the like. TAKATO: Cool! Mind if I join you? JESSE: Be my guest. [All enter theater. TAKATO takes the third seat in; GUILMON and JESSE take the same seats they had before.] > >"There you go, Ling," the girl said as she tied the bandage. "Just be sure >to keep the >bandage on until you get to the hospital." > JESSE: I think we're about to meet the team's medic. >"Kay, Chi," the child said. JESSE:[child] Mind if I practice martial arts along the way? TAKATO: What? JESSE: Kay Chi sounds alot like Tai Chi, doesn't it? TAKATO: Yeah, I guess it does. > The child's mother turned to her. >"Thank you so much, Chi. >It's a good thing you were here when Dara broke >her leg." > >"It was my pleasure, Mrs. Pom," Chi said with a little bow. Ling and her >mother left but >not before Mrs. Pom stopped to speek with her mother. > >"You are so lucky to have Chi. JESSE:[Chi's mom] Well, spirit *does* tend to run high in my family... > She's a big help with >the neighborhood children." > >"Yes, her father and I are proud of her." Chi blushed but because her back >was turned, >the two women didn't see it. She always blushed when people >complimented her. > >"Mom, I'm going to go onto the Internet," she called. > JESSE: Literally. TAKATO: Huh? JESSE: You wanna tell him, Guilmon? GUILMON: Nah. I think he should see for himself. >"All right, dear. Dinner's in an hour." > >"Kay." Chi went into their family's computer room. The computer was >primarily used >by her father for his work as a video programmer, JESSE: Hey, mabey Chi's old man could hire my kid brother. He's a computer programmer. MSCE certified, even. > > but the other members of the family >were allowed to use it as well. > >Chi logged on and accessed her favorite web site, a streaming-band radio >station from >Japan. Although she didn't know the language, she could make >out JESSE: I don't know if that's the best way to put it... TAKATO: Yeah. some of the >language including "strange," (okashii) "company," (ittai) and "monster" (kaijuu). JESSE: Looks like Hoshi's translation matrix is off just a touch. TAKATO: You're a Trekkie, aren't you? JESSE: Does it show? TAKATO: Just a little bit. > > Just >as Chi was >settling down, the music turned off. Chi panicked, afraid that she screwed > >up her Dad's computer. > JESSE: Personally, I would have gone with *messed* up on that... TAKATO: You're mind's really in the gutter with this one. >The screen began to glow. What Chi could only guess as an electronic watch >came out >of the screen. Chi screamed. > >"Chi, is everything all right?" Her mother called from the kitchen. > TAKATO: Well, her dad's computer just gave her a Digivice. It's kinda hard to be alright after that. >"No... I mean yes... I mean nothing to worry about," Chi stuttered. > >"Okay." > >Chi took a deep breath and picked up the watch. As she did that, the >screen glowed. >Chi dropped the device but she was still sucked into the >computer along with it. > JESSE:[slight whooshing to words] Sliders! TAKATO: So this is what you guys meant when you said she was literally going on the Internet. GUILMON: Sure was. > > >"I'm telling you, Guriko, there's something funny about that tower." > >"You're dreaming, Shinji. My Dad tells me there nothing but an Internet >Service >Company." > >"Then tell me what an Internet Service Company is doing with a SWAT team." > >"Huh?" > >"I saw it last night. They were hauling something big with that >helicopter." This >argument had been going on for a while. Shinji >believed that there was something >strange about the Sakiyuchi company that >ran the towers with all the satellite dishes. >But Guriko, who was >spending the night at Shinji's house, was skeptic. > JESSE: Must be a branch of Shinra, Inc. TAKATO: You like Final Fantasy Seven, huh? JESSE: Just haven't beaten it yet. >"Whatever. Hey, did you hear about Takato?" > >"Why, what happened to him?" > TAKATO: Yeah, what? >"Apparently he and his friends got into some huge fight." > >"What a dork." > JESSE:[Eddie] Ah, whadda you know? >"Who are you talking about?" > >"All three of them." TAKATO: Well, if Rika and Renamon would just warm up a bit... > Shinji looked up from his bed. "Um... Guriko, >did you leave the >computer on?" > >"No, it's not my house." Shinji got up and tip-toed into the next room. >Sure enough, the >computer screen was glowing. Shinji was going to turn it >off when the watch-type >device flew through the screen and hit him on the >head. > JESSE:[Shinji] AAAAAHHHHH! My eye! >"Ow." Shinji picked the device up off the floor. "What the..." Suddenly >the screen >began to glow and pull him in. Shinji grabbed the chair but >the pull was too strong. > >"Shinji, what's..." Guriko's eyes bulged out when he saw the sight. > >"Guriko, get me out of here!" Shinji cried. TAKATO:[Shinji] This stupid computer thinks it's picking a duck! JESSE: D'ho! His name is Shinji. Why didn't I think of that one? > >Guriko grabbed onto Shinji's arm (the one >that wasn't carrying the digital >device) but it was too little, too late as Shinji was pulled >into the >computer. > > > >The night was warm and crisp. Ashley ran across the Outback, Dinga >trailing behind >her horse. > JESSE: Dinga's a... dog, right? TAKATO: Looks that way. >"You're enjoying this night run, aren't you, Dinga?" Ashley asked with a >laugh. Dinga >let out a playful bark. TAKATO: Yep, Dinga's a dog. GUILMON:[happy] Puppy! > Ashley burst into laughter. It was the life. > Her school life was >right, she was going to inherit her father's sheep >herding profession. She didn't have a >boyfriend, but so what, she was 15. > It wasn't like she didn't care about people, but it >was more of a >guardian role. > >"Hey Dinga," Ashley called. "Let's stop a minute, I need to check my >e-mail." Ashley >hopped off her horse while Dinga ran around smelling >everything smellable. JESSE:[Spock] Dinga must evolve, Captain. She has smelled everything she can through logic... > >Ashley reached into her backpack and took out palm pilot. JESSE: *How much* palm pilot? > > Flipping the top up, she took >out a digital pen and >activated the power button. Because there were no ISPs in her part >of >Australia, she had to use satellite uplink to link to the Internet. JESSE: That must be one sophisticated Palm Pilot. TAKATO: Not by today's standards. > > She expected the >Sydney Home Page to pop up, >but instead something else popped up, or actually, >popped out. > >"Whoa!" Ashley backpedled as the watch-shaped device laid in front of her. > Making >sure it wasn't hot, she picked it up. Just like all the others, >she was sucked into the >Internet. > JESSE: Forget about this guy being a Trekkie, he's a Sliders fan. >Dinga sniffed the palm pilot, then the ground around it. Then she looked >up at the night >sky and howled. GUILMON:[howls] JESSE: Ow ow owwwww... ow ow... TAKATO: AAAAAAHHHHHOOOOOHHHHAh! > > > >"We got them," a technician cried. > JESSE: Why is she crying if that's what they wanted? >"Good. Digiport open, datalink here. Everybody clear out." The >technicians quickly >cleared the room. JESSE: Data must be venting the bridge of oxygen again. > Eight of the screens around the room began to glow. > Energy shot out >and formed into human shape. Ryan, Jorge, Marisa, Chi, >Nikolai, Eli, Shinji, and >Ashley all fell onto the floor. > JESSE:[Commander, Malcom McDowel style] Welcome, Sliders. >"Anyone get the license number of that computer," Shinji groaned. > >"That hurt." > >"What happened to me?" The others were just as disoriented. > >"I'm sorry if the trip over has been rather uncomfortable," the Commander >apologized. >"But JESSE:[Commander; Malcom McDowel style] ...now that you're here, your greatest wishes will come true. TAKATO: Oh, I get it! The more recent version of Fantasy Island! > it was imperative that we get you over here." Everybody got up and >looked >around. > >"Hey, where are we?" > >"This doesn't look like Moscow." > JESSE:[Dorothy] I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. TAKATO and GUILMON:[laugh] >"You, tell us where we are!" > JESSE: Any clue to who said that, guys? TAKATO: Eli, I think. >"I'm sorry, but I can not disclose this location. Let's just say you're in >a safe place." > >"Who do you think you are, Sergeant Slaughter?" Rick joked. > >"For now, you may call me the Commander." > JESSE:[ B5's Ivonava] Welcome to Babylon Five. TAKATO: You're really pouring on the science fiction references, aren't you? >"Okay, 'Commander'," Mari said making quotes with her fingers. "Why have >you >kidnapped us?" > JESSE:[Ivonava] Now that you mention it, why *did* I kidnap you? >"Technically, I haven't kidnapped you. I only sent out the devices, they >chose you." > TAKATO: Oh, sure. Blame the technology for your crimes. >"Why us? What are these things?" > JESSE:[Commander] Will "Why *not* you" and "I don't know" do? >"You know," Ryan said. "Thsese kind of look like Digivices from the >Digimon card >game." > >"That's because they are." > TAKATO: Yeah, well we Tamers get fancy ones! >"What, you've got to be kidding me. Digimon is fictional," Shinji >protested. > GUILMON: No we're not! >"Several years ago, a group of scientists created a new form of artificial >intelligence. JESSE:[Commander] Hence, me. >These intelligences were so independent that they chose bodies for >themselves based on >data taken from the Internet. The result was Digital >Monsters, or as you call them, >Digimon. > >"So, what does that have to do with anything?" Eli asked. > >"There's a certain... someone who has taken a prejudicial attitude towards >Digimon. TAKATO: Supprise supprise. > > He >has been trying >to destroy all of them. But as a result, he is weakening the very fabric > >that separates the Internet with our world. It allows the Digimon to >crossover into our >plane." > >Seeing she had everybody's attention, the Commander continued. JESSE:[Commander, absent mindedly] There was something else I was supposed to tell you... > > "To return the >Digimon back to the Digital >plane and stop this heartless antagonist, a vanguard must be >formed. TAKATO: I thought that was *our* job. > The Digivices seeked out owners that they feel worthy to use >their power. The >results were you being brought here." > >"But why us?" That was Eli. > >"I'm not sure. The program was already created. All we did was implement >it." > JESSE:[Commander] So, to sum up, like I said before, why *not* you? >"You have got to be out of your mind," Mari said. "You kidnapped us and >now expect us to protect the planet against something that doesn't exist?" > JESSE: Well, now, I wouldn't be so sure about Digimon not existing. I can recall a time when only real technogeeks knew about the Internet, and now it's a household word. GUILMON: And you're sitting next to a Digimon, too. >"Maybe we should hear her out," Chi suggested. > >"Shut up." > >"Hey, easy there, ice princess," Nikolai said. > >"Why don't you make me!" > JESSE: Gotta give that Mari credit. She sure has spunk. TAKATO: Alot like Rika... >"Enough," the Commander snapped. She went over to a monitor. "This image >was >taken a few hours ago in Ontario." The white polar bear appeared. JESSE:[polar bear; menacing] Greetings, Earthlings! Mwu-ha-ha-ha! > >"I know that Digimon," Ryan said excitedly. > >------------------Digimon--------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Frigimon JESSE:[singing] Frigimon, frigital monsters... TAKATO and GUILMON:[groan] >Level: Champion >Type: Icy Snow Digimon JESSE: Certainly more prestigous than calling him a Sleet Digimon. >Attribute: Vaccine JESSE: And they're supposed to fight this guy? TAKATO: Not all vaccines are good. >Attack: Sub-Zero Ice Punch, Snow Ball > >Ryan: It's Frigimon, a champion level Digimon. His fur is thick to protect >his body >from his own Sub-Zero Ice Punch attacks. JESSE: That must be sloppier than a nuclear bomb. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"So how do we send it back to the Digital world or wherever it came from?" >Jorge >asked. > >"You must battle him and destroy him," the Commander instructed. "Once you >defeat >him, his data will return to the Digital plane, safe from his >grasping claws." TAKATO: So, are they supposed to save the bear from himself or from this unnamed menace? JESSE: Bingety bingety bingety. TAKATO: OK, Jesse, that made no sense whatsoever. JESSE: I know. I had a history professor in college that always said that, and I had trouble making heads or tails of what he was trying to tell us. > > Chi noticed >that the way the >Commander said 'his' was with disgust. > >"You expect us to battle that?" Ashley asked. "How?" > JESSE:[Commander] Oh, you'll think of something. Now, get out there and show us what you're made of. >"With Digimon of your own?" > TAKATO: Why are you asking them? You should be *telling* them that! >"But Digi..." Mari then remembered the previous discussion. "How are we >suppose to >get our own Digimon?" > >"The cards." > JESSE: So, who wants treats? TAKATO and GUILMON: I do, I do! [All exit theater] [JESSE is behind the consession counter again. TAKATO and GUILMON are on the other side, examining the various items in the case.] TAKATO: Oh, Jesse, I'd like you to meet my friends Hnery and Rika. JESSE: They sound interesting. I'd really enjoy that. GUILMON: Are Renamon and Terriermon here, too Takato. TAKATO: Of course. Where else would they be? JESSE: Renamon and Terriermon? Oh, yes. Your friends' Digimon. What are they like? GUILMON: You'll like Terriermon. TAKATO: Henry and Rika are OK, once you get to know them. Renamon's a bit dificult, though. JESSE: When can I get to meet them? TAKATO: I asked them to meet us at the arcade in about forurty five minutes. JESSE: Sounds good. Ah, hey, how does one go about getting a Digimon partner, anyway? TAKATO: Well, Guilmon came to life after I drew his picture and ran it through a Digivice, along with some other data I came up with. I think Terriermon and Renamon just came to Henry and Rika of their own free will. JESSE: What's the deal with the cards, anyway? GUILMON: They're the keys to our special abilities and Digivolutions. TAKATO: Yeah. It's interesting, but you have to learn alot about them. [sets some cards down on the counter] This one's a speed card. And this one's for increased power... JESSE:[tilts head while looking at cars] Huh. I always wanted to learn how to play one of these things. Don't even know where to get the cards, though. TAKATO: They're available at most card shops. There should be plenty of card shops in a city this size. JESSE: Well, I know there's a card and comic shop in the big mall just off the highway. That sounds like a good place to start, and there's a food court with plenty of choices, even for Guilmon. GUILMON: Food? Oh boy! Let's go now! TAKATO: Let's finish the movie first, huh? [All enter theater] [Break image: Poster for "J. Micheal Shearer's Theater Presents `Horkfest'." The image is on a white field with the word "Horkfest" in red letters at the top and a guy in a crappy suit with three giant cans of SPAM behind him, the center one parallel to the top of the poster and the other two at angles.] >"You mean the card game?" Ryan asked reaching for the Betamon card in his >pocket. > >"Yes. When the cards are scanned into the D-4s, the data configuration >within the card >makes the Digimon on the card bio-emerge." > JESSE: Oh, is *that* how it works? TAkato: It *is* kinda how I got Guilmon. >"You mean like this." > JESSE: People are sure having trouble asking questions in this movie. GUILMON: Yeah. >"You have a card with you, this makes things much easier. Slice it through >the >digivice." TAKATO: I don't think shredding the card will help things any. > >Ryan gave the Commander a weird look, but ran the card down the side of the >Digivice. > >"Ha, I knew nothing..." Mari's boast was interrupted as 0s and 1s flashed >across the >screen. The card also began flashing 0s and 1s. The card grew >and morphed its shape. >The result was a strange amphibius-type creature >with a horn on its head. JESSE: Oh, a gnarwhale. > >---------------Digimon------------------------------------------Database----------------------- > >Name: Betamon JESSE: Son of Alphamon. >Level: Rookie >Type: Amphibius Digimon >Attribute: Virus JESSE: OK, so we'll be having a *good* virus fighting off an *evil* vaccine? TAKATO: Yes. >Attacks: Beta Slugger, Electric Shock > >Commander: For those of you who don't know, Betamon is a rookie Digimon >with an >energy attack called the Beta Slugger. It performs admirably >under water. JESSE: Ah. Betamon's more like a Midgar Solom, then. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Betamon yawned. "Hiya," he greeted. > >"Y... you talked," Ryan gasped. > JESSE: Now, which one's Ryan again? Is he the kid from New York? GUILMON: I thought the kid from New York was Rick. TAKATO: Well, I know Shinji's from Japan. JESSE: Eli's from Ethiopia, Jorge is from Brazil and Nikolai's from Russia. TAKATO: And the rest are girls. JESSE: Rick and Ryan must be the same person. >"Of course I talked, can't you?" Betamon's voice sounded like a small >boy's. Ryan carefully picked up Betamon. > >"You're real. You're really real!" JESSE: That would make him falsely false. > >The others were too awestruck to comment. Surprisingly, the first one to >get their voice >back was Chi. > JESSE: Why's that surprising? TAKATO: She's the shy one, I think. >"That was incredible." > >"I knew she was telling the truth all the time," Shinji said. > >"Ryan, it's up to you and Betamon to defeat Frigimon." JESSE:[Commander] See what you get for coming prepared? > >"O... okay," Ryan said. "How do I get there?" > >"The same way you got here, through the Digiport." > >"You mean a Digiport really exists?" > JESSE: Well, now, at this point, I would think that particular concept wouldn't be all that difficult for him, all things considered. TAKATO: Yeah. >"Of course, it transforms your body into digital information and sends it >to another >computer. JESSE:[reporter] OK, Commander. Now is that a *positive* thing or a *negative* thing? > The process is called datalink. To access it, command the >Digiport to open >then datalink followed by your destination." > >"Kind of like the television show," Ashley commented. > >Ryan aimed his Digivice at the computer screen while picking up Betamon and >carrying >him under his shoulder. TAKATO: He must have one big shoulder. GUILMON: Yeah. > "Digiport open, datalink to Ontario, >Canada." Just like before, >the screen swallowed up him. > > > >Ryan and Betamon materialized from a computer in an apartment building. It >was still >on but the user wasn't in the room. > JESSE: Don't tell us he's jumped into Reboot now. TAKATO: I don't think so. >"Whoa, what a rush," Ryan commented. > >"Can we go on that ride again?" Betamon asked. > >"Maybe later," Ryan replied. Seeing nobody in the apartment, Ryan picked >up Betamon >and left. > >Chaos reigned outside. The police had set up a baracade in front of >Frigimon. > >"Fire," the Captain commanded. JESSE: Hey, the captain is William Shatner! > Bullets poured >into Frigimon. > >"That won't work," Betamon commented. > >"How do you know?" Ryan commented. > >"Frigimon is made of data. You can't destroy data, just delete it." > >"But isn't it the same thing?" > >"No, data can't be destroyed, just reconfigured. And sometimes the >reconfigurement >results in nothing." > >"Wow, you're pretty smart for just a little guy." JESSE: Yeah. He seems to know alot of technobable. TAKATO: He sure does. > >"Thanks. Uh... what'd I say again?" Ryan sighed. > >Frigimon laughed. "What are you trying to do, tickle me? JESSE:[Frigimon] It'll *never* work! Mwu-hah-hah-hah! TAKATO:[laughs] That's great! > > Take this, Sub-Zero Ice >Punch!" > >A blast of white energy struck the cops and turned them into solid ice >statues. > JESSE: That can't be good. >"Stop!" Ryan called as he and Betamon stood between the frozen cops and >Frigimon. > JESSE: And suddenly, Rick's got some serious guts, too. TAKATO: Yeah. >"Ooh, what have we here, someone trying to be a hero. Well, hero, take >this. Sub-Zero >Ice Punch!" > >"Beta Slugger!" An energy burst struck the punch and counteracted it. >Frigimon >brought his fist down to squish Betamon TAKATO: That's one tough bear. JESSE: I'd hate to get into a game of bloody knuckles with him. > but Betamon >rolled out of the way. > >"Betamon, why don't you digivolve?" Ryan asked not believing he was saying >that. > >"Only you can... Beta Slugger!... do that for me." > >"How?" > >"How should I know? Beta Slugger!" Ryan looked at his D-4. How to make >Betamon >digivolve? > >As if it could sense his question, a button on the side of the Digivice >lite up. JESSE: *Lit* up is closer, I think. > > Ryan >carefully pressed it. > >DIGIVOLUTION > >Betamon's body began being coated in numerical data. The data reconfigured > >Betamon's body into a long serpentine shape. > >"Betamon, digivolve to... JESSE: Leviamon, perhaps? TAKATO: Good guess! JESSE: Better than you might think. > Seadramon." > >--------------Digimon--------------------------------------------------Database----------------- > >Name: Seadramon >Level: Champion >Type: Aquatic Digimon >Attribute: Data JESSE: Has Brent Spiner as an attribute. >Attacks: Ice Blast, Ice Winder > >Frigimon: "It's Seadramon, Betamon's champion level. Although he can fly, >he does his best under water." > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >"I don't believe it," Ryan said for the umpteenth time. "He did it, he >digivolved." > >Seadramon slithered forward and wrapped his body around Frigimon. Frigimon >gagged. > >"Ice Blast!" Seadramon blasted Frigimon's head. The giant Digimon fell >back. > >"Hit him one more time, Seadramon!" Ryan shouted. JESSE:[Britney Spears-ish] Come on, baby, hit him one more time! TAKATO:[snicker] > >"Ice Blast!" A spear of ice pierced Frigimon's head. His body dissolved >into data which >then was absorbed into the D-4. Seadramon then turned >back into Betamon. > >"I thought you said that data couldn't be destroyed." > >"It wasn't. It returned to the Digital plane, but not before copying >itself into your >Digivice. Here, download it." JESSE: To where? > >"Download it? How?" > >"Say Digi-download Frigimon data." > >"All right. Digi-download Frigimon!" Numbers sped along the screen of >Ryan's D-4. Betamon's body breifly flashed numbers then he glowed white. > JESSE: OK, I guess that's where. >"Plaw!" Betamon spat at the statues and they melted, turning back into >officers. > >"Huh, what happened?" The Captain asked. JESSE:[elderly Captain Picard] For a moment, it felt like I was back on the Enterprise, Geordi! > Betamon >quickly hopped into Ryan's arms >and acted very silent. > >"Hey, kid, where did it go?" > >"Where did what go?" > >"The giant polar bear." > >"I didn't see any giant polar bear." JESSE:[Ryan] But I did see some Martians down the block... > >"Great, how am I going to explain this to my Sergeant?" > > > >Ryan datalinked back to the control room. The others had watched the >battle through a >GPS. > >"Now you see what we're up against," the Commander said. "Until the >barrier is strong, >the Digimon will keep pouring into our world. And like >animals, Digimon out of their >own territory act hostile." > >"I'm positive that Betamon and I won... hey, where is Betamon?" > >"That's the problem with rookie-level Digimon. They don't have enough >energy to remain in physical form. They returned to their card state." > JESSE: What level are you, Guilmon? GUILMON: Rookie. TAKATO: Having any trouble staying in physical form? GUILMON: Nope. >Ryan reached into his pocket and took out the Betamon card. The Commander >handed >him a small plastic case with a string attached. "You can keep it >in here until it's >needed again." > >"Wait a minute." Mari stepped between Ryan and the Commander. "You're >doing this >under the assumption that we actually care about what's >happening." > >"So you don't care about what happens to your planet if Digimon run wild >here?" > >"That's not what I mean and you know it. JESSE: Sorry, Mari. Alot of us may have taken it that way. > I mean >you take us from our homes, and >expect us to put our lives on the line for >what? If you ask me, you're some psychopath >with no regard for human >life. You have no right to force us to put our lives on the line >for >nothing." > TAKATO: A valid point. >"Why that little..." Chi put a hand on Nikolai's back stopping him from >finishing the >sentence. > >"You're right, Marisa. I have no right to force you to put your lives on >the line. So I'm >going to give you each a choice. Accept this task, or >refuse it. If you accept it, don >your D-4. If not, then hand me it and >I'll find someone else to do it, someone willing." > JESSE: I got five bucks for each of you that says they all do it. TAKATO: Even though I also think they're all in, I'll go for the sake of the five bucks. GUILMON: I don't have any money. >"I'm in whether I like it or not," Ryan said as he put his D-4 on his >wrist. > JESSE: One! >"I want to help out, so I'm in too," Chi said putting her's on. > TAKATO: Two! >"Me too." That came from Ashley. > GUILMON: Three! >"Hey, who knows, it might be fun," Nikolai said putting on his. > JESSE: Four! >"You have a strange definition of fun," Shinji said. "I'm in also." GUILMON: Five! > >"You're going to need all the help you can get," Jorge said. He donned his >as well. > >Eli put his on without any comment. > TAKATO: Six and seven! >Everybody looked at Marisa. She was the only one who hadn't put hers on. >Their looks >were ones of confusion, wonder, and even a little snippity. > JESSE: C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon! >"Oh, sure, give me the guilty conscience. All right." Marisa put hers on. > TAKATO: I guess that's all of `em... [begins searching for wallet] JESSE: Ah, keep it. That was an easy bet for me. Let's just say you paid up and go to the arcade. My treat. TAKATO and GUILMON: Yay! >"Then it looks like the Digidefenders are assembled." JESSE: It sure does. [All exit theater] [Lobby. TAKATO, GUILMON and JESSE are waiting for HENRY and TERRIERMON and having a chat] TAKATO: Well, some of those jokes were OK, I guess. JESSE: I think so. I also took the time to work on a few impressions in there. TAKATO: Like what? JESSE: Well, I did the Martian from Bally's "Attack from Mars" pinball game a couple times in there. GUILMON: You did? TAKATO: What were they? JESSE: Here's the first. [growling voice] Greetings, Earthlings! Mwua-hah-hah-hah! TAKATO:[laughs] Just like the polar bear! What was the other one? JESSE:[growling voice] It'll *never* work! TAKATO:[laughing a bit harder] Got any more? JESSE: Sure. [cheesy news anchor] This just in! The Earth is being invaded... by flying saucers from Mars! [GUILMON is rolling on the floor with laughter; TAKATO can barely contain himself. HENRY, TERRIERMON and RIKA enter.] HENRY: Hey, what's got those two cracked up so much? JESSE: Oh, I was just doing a few silly impressions for them. Where's Renamon? RIKA: She went to the arcade. HENRY: Why not do one of those impressions for us? JESSE: OK, I guess. I've still got one or two I haven't done yet. [cheesy news anchor] This just in! Reports are coming in from *all over the world*! The Earth is under attack! *An attack from...* uff! [JESSE goes off camera and we see RENAMON's head and shoulders instead. For a second or two, the only sounds are of JESSE getting beat up] RIKA: Renamon! What are you doing?!? HENRY: I thought you said she was at the arcade already! [Scene fades to black, but fight sounds can still be heard and remain for first part of credits] {{Credits. Music: "Kick in the Ass" by Moxy Fruvis}} Mystery Science Theater 3000 copyright Best Brains, Inc. Concept created by Best Brains, Inc. Digimon copyright Bandai and Saban. Ed, Edd and Eddie copyright Cartoon Network. Digimon: Digidefenders by Phantom 1. J. Michael Shearer's Theater 3000 by Jesse Shearer. email: ambasosor_lardo@hotmail.com "Attack from Mars" pinball game copyright Bally's Entertainment. "Wizard of Oz" copyright L. Frank Baum. Star Trek copyright Paramount. Sliders copyright Sci Fi Channel. Reboot copyright Mainfraim Productions. 2001: A Space Odyssey copyright MGM Studios. Final Fantasy Seven copyright Squaresoft. Digimon theme music copyright Saban. "Kick in the Ass" copyright Moxy Fruvis. Reces candy produced by Mars Candy Co. One Night on Earth copyright its producers. Stringer: >"Frigimon is made of data. You can't destroy data, just delete it." > >"But isn't it the same thing?" > >"No, data can't be destroyed, just reconfigured. And sometimes the >reconfigurement >results in nothing." > >"Wow, you're pretty smart for just a little guy." > >"Thanks. Uh... what'd I say again?" Ryan sighed