(A/N: Well, it has begun. This is my attempt at writing my very own season of Digimon. It's completely unrelated to the other Digimon fics I wrote. This isn't going to be like my other fics. It's not just a story, but an entire season I thought up. And it is going to be a looooong one, easily the longest fic I've ever written, and probably the longest one I'll ever write. So, I hope you're all ready for this, because I'm in it for the long haul. I will be using some plot elements, themes, and villains that have appeared in the different Seasons, especially towards the beginning, but overall, it will be an original series. This first chapter may be a little short and slow, but I promise it will improve the more the plot advances. So, without further ado, I present to you the first chapter of my very own Digimon Season.)

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

"DIGIMON AU: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE"

Chapter 1: A Digital Adventure Begins

He didn't recognize the number that had come up on his cellphone. It didn't belong to his parents or any of his friends, not unless one of them had gotten a new cell number.

Normally, he would assume it was a wrong number and leave it at that, but the context of the message sounded like a distress call that read: The Digital World is in trouble. We need your help. Please go to the computer room.

Most likely, a message like this was either a prank or a teacher's attempt to get him to help with some computer work, but he decided to play it safe and just stop by the computer room to make sure everything was ok, even if it did mean he would be roped into having to work. He could already hear his friend Rika calling him a gullible goggle-head.

"Hey, goggles are trendy these days," he muttered out loud. And as he entered the computer room, he saw not one, but two other students wearing goggles on their heads as well. "Case and point."

There were four people total in the room, not including him, and they all looked up as he walked in. Right away, he recognized Taichi Kamiya, known simply as Tai for short. He was the captain of the soccer team for the school. The only girl in the room was his sister, whose name he couldn't remember. She was standing beside a blonde boy wearing a hat. The last person, who looked more like a relative of Tai's than the girl, he recognized as Davis Motomiya, another member of the soccer team.

"Hey there," Tai greeted him. "Did you get the text too?"

The newcomer nearly dropped his cellphone as he held it up to show them the message. "Oh, um, yeah. I don't know what it's about though."

"Neither do we," said the blonde boy. "It just told us to come here. By the way, I'm Takeru Takashi, but everyone calls me TK."

The newcomer nodded to him in greeting. "Oh, um, I'm Takato Matsuki. Nice to meet you."

The girl gave him a smile. "Nice to meet you as well. My name's Hikari, but you can just call me Kari, everyone does. And this is my brother."

Tai nodded in greeting. "Hey, my name is-"

"Oh, believe me, I know who you are," Takato unintentionally interrupted. "You're as famous as around here as Yamato Yamada's band."

TK chuckled. "Funny you should say that since he's my older brother."

"Who my sister has a crush on," Davis added, rolling his eyes. "But if you know who Tai is, then you must know who I am. After all, I am the rising star on the team."

"Oh, brother," Tai and Kari silently muttered together.

Takato nodded. "Um, yes, I know who you are. Everyone knows everyone on the soccer team. It's said that it's the school's best team ever."

Grinning broadly, Davis made a muscle. "Well, I am on it after all."

Kari chuckled. "Doesn't Ken have, like, five times as many goals than you this semester?"

"Ouch," TK muttered. "That was cold."

Davis glared at him. "Yea, well, nobody asked you, TO."

TK blinked. "TO?"

"He forgot how to spell TK," Tai joked, earning a laugh from everyone except for his lookalike, who began fuming.

A knock on the door diverted their attention, and they turned to find another boy about the same age as Tai, who was also wearing goggles, standing in the doorway.

"Um, excuse me," he said, "my name is Takuya Kanbara. Uh," he held up his cellphone, "I got a text asking me to come here. Something about the Digital World being in trouble."

Davis took out his phone and looked at it. "Yeah, I got that too."

"So did I," said Kari.

"Looks like we all did," Tai observed.

With all six cellphones out, almost as if they were reacting to each either, the teens each simultaneously received another text. Upon reading them, they saw that they had once again gotten the same message with two options.

Will you help us? Yes/No.

Tai read the message out loud. "What's that supposed to mean? Help with what?"

"It sounds like a video game," Davis replied. "Help save the Digital World. I'm saying yes."

"They're probably just trying to sell you something," TK told him.

"But there's no charge listings," Davis told him, and selected Yes.

The moment he touched it, the computer closest to them turned on all by itself. Startled by the sound of it powering on, the teens jumped away from it in surprise.

"Whoa!" Tai exclaimed. "That's weird. It was off a minute ago."

But the computer hadn't just turned on, it was now running a program without anyone controlling it. The teens gave at it curious look as what appeared to be a type of gate or window appeared on the screen, beyond which laid a forest.

"What's up with that?" TK asked.

"Not sure," said Tai. "Izzy might have an idea, but he went home already."

The sound of another text message being received was heard, this one reading: Hold your cellphones up to the computer.

Takuya read the message for them before giving a confused look. "Just what is this supposed to be?"

"Not sure," said TK, "but it looks related to whatever program this computer is running. Could it be an app of some sort?"

"Or the game," Davis suggested. "Maybe we're supposed to download it from the Internet like this."

He held up his phone to the computer and waited for the program to transfer over to his phone.

"Wait," Kari said suddenly. "What if it's a scam? It might be trying to get all your contacts."

Before anyone could answer, they received another text. Read the following out loud: "Digi-Port Open."

Takato looked at his phone, speaking the phrase as a question. "Um, Digi-Port open?"

Instantly, a bright light flashed from the computer, filling the room. The teens cried out as they were blinded. A suction feeling engulfed them, drawing them forward towards the computer. The next thing they knew, they were falling through space and time. Incredible and fantastical distorted images flowed around them as they fell through what appeared to be a pixelated kaleidoscope.

The ride lasted for only a few seconds before they were surrounded by white light once again. When it faded, the six of them laid in a big heap on the floor. No, floor wasn't the right word for it. They were lying on grass. Somehow, they had ended up outside, though it took them a few moments to realize it.

"Ow," Takato grumbled. "I hit my head on something."

"Yeah," Davis complained, "my head. Get off of me!"

One by one, they got to their feet. Looking around, the very first thing they noticed was the obvious.

"Well," said Tai, "we're not in school anymore."

Kari suddenly cried out and grabbed him.

"Kari, what's wrong?" TK cried worriedly.

Slowly, she pointed up into the sky. "Forget the school, I don't think we're on Earth anymore!"

Following where her finger was pointing, they saw what indeed appeared to be the planet Earth floating high in the sky. It didn't look like any image of Earth they'd ever seen before though. It looked more like a 3-D digital model of it, completely pixelated and covered in a wireframe. Silver craters covered the surface, from which beams of pink light flowed out in different directions.

The teens stared at the floating planet, if that was indeed what it was, with gapping mouths. For one of them, the only possible explanation was that this was a dream, but a sharp pinch to the cheek shot down that theory.

"Ouch!" Davis yelped, releasing his cheek and rubbing it. "Well, this isn't a dream. So now I'm thinking either another planet or an alternate reality."

"Who cares?" Tai replied, looking around. "Lets just get out of here. Come on, Kari."

"Tai, wait!" she called to him as he stomped through the bushes.

He hadn't made it more than a few feet before coming to a halt. "Whoa, what the?"

Before him stood what seemed to be the remains of an abandoned highly-technological and futuristic city covered in vegetation, as if the forest were growing right on top of the metal surface. Or perhaps covered wasn't the right word for it. It was more like the technology and the plant life were a hybrid form.

The others came to join him. "Whoa is right," Takuya agreed. "Where the heck are we?"

"No signal," TK told them as he checked his phone. "I don't know where we are, but there's no phone service. Not even a single bar."

Davis dropped to the ground. "You mean we're stranded here in the middle of this desolate wasteland?"

Kari looked around at all the greenery. "Well, I wouldn't call it a wasteland, but we definitely seem to be stranded."

Takato fell back beside Davis. "Great. Now what are we supposed to do?"

Behind him, the bush he was sitting next to shook as if there were something inside it. He glanced at it curiously, seeing something inside, and he pushed some of the branches aside to be greeted by a slimy green creature with large eyes and an even larger mouth with huge teeth.

Crying out, Takato scrambled away from the creature as he shouted to the sky. "What the heck is going on?!"

(A/N: The adventure has begun. Our heroes are in the Digital World, and a long and perilous journey is getting ready to unfold. I know this chapter was a little short and not much happened, but I promise things will get better. I decided to use the leaders from the first four Seasons, and TK and Kari. And let me clarify something on their ages. Davis, TK, and Kari are the same ages they were in Season 2, and Takato and Takuya are the ages they were in their respective Seasons. The only one whose age is off is Tai. I made him younger, so he'll be a little closer to the others' ages, but he's still the oldest of the bunch. I'll attempt to update every week, so look forward to that. It'd be like I really am releasing my own episodes for a new Season. Feel free to review, your comments are really encouraging.)