Hey everyone! Okay, so this Prologue is sort of a rehash of the epilogue of 02. I will eventually write an epilogue-compliant story but this isn't it. This is written for the Novel with Prompts Challenge. It uses the prompt 'mundane'. I would like to dedicate this story to Tomoe Mami, Broken Angel01 and Miss Anonymous hp because they are my precious friends and the latter two are my inspiration. Of course it is in T.K.'s point of view. Thanks to Zero Slash One for betareading this chapter.

Twenty-five years had gone by since the day we defeated MaloMyotismon and that peace had been restored. Twelve years had gone by since we split from our partners and returned to our normal lives. It was almost as if the digital world had never even been a part of us. None of us knew what to think or why the gates had suddenly been locked on us after all we had been through. Our D-3s had stopped responding completely, their screens turning into digital static. It was as if the digital world had suddenly thrown us out, not needing us anymore now that our task of protecting both worlds had been complete. It seems so unfair. Who are they to decide to suddenly snatch us away from our beloved partners?

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad our responsibility as DigiDestined has finally come to an end. But at the same time, I miss Patamon. Things just aren't the same without him, no matter how busy we've become as adults. Having our own families and raising our own children has definitely kept us busy from dwelling on it too much but there is an empty hole there. None of us mention the feeling to one another, but I know we all feel the same way.

Things have changed a lot in all this time though. I've become a novelist and write about our adventures in the digital world. Of course, to make it a bit more anonymous I have changed the names in the book series I'm writing as for the characters to not have a link to us, other than the personalities. Our children have never even suspected that we may have some link to the digital world. They see it as a fantasy and for their sakes, it's better that they do.

Kari has become a kindergarten teacher and is absolutely amazing with little kids. In fact, it was as if she were born for the job. The kids love her and whenever any child has a problem, Kari is the person to turn to. Tai has become a firefighter, which was surprising at first, but not so surprising considering how his personality is. I think it reminds him of the lives we've saved in the digital world. He always has been the bravest of us after all and saving lives seems to come naturally to him. Speaking of saving lives, Tai isn't the only one whose taken on a profession where he saves people's lives.

Joe has finally managed to become a doctor and is always helping to save people's lives. His dream has finally come true and he is one of the most successful doctors in all of Japan. It certainly is handy for us to have a doctor as a friend. Joe may have not been as courageous as Tai but to be honest, I can't imagine anyone else coming to our aid when we were injured. After all, it was him and Mimi the ones who had aided an injured Ogremon in the first adventure, wasn't it?

Mimi on the other hand has become a fashion designer and makes the most amazing clothes. She hasn't changed all that much. Izzy has become a computer engineer, which was pretty obvious to all of us. Thanks to his computer (no matter how much Tai complained about it), they had gotten out of a lot of jams.

My brother Matt has become a solo artist. It wasn't that he didn't love the band and all, but he decided it simply wasn't his thing because he never has been as social as say, Tai. He didn't like all the attention he received and became uncomfortable with the crowds he was forced to hang around in due to the expectations that was given by the society. No matter how much support he has from us, it makes him uncomfortable and so he decided to remain in music in a way where he could do the work on his own.

Sora has become a professional chef and caters food for parties and functions everywhere. Between her and Davis, we get plenty of free food and so do our families. Speaking of Davis, he owns a noodle-cart business, which is popular internationally and is very successful. He makes amazing noodles and sure surprised us with what his dream turned out to be.

Ken has become a police officer. I have to admit, I didn't expect that at first but I think the job really suits him. Everyday Ken continues to work to make amends for the mistakes he made in the past. We've all forgiven him for the things he did as the Digimon Emperor but it is clear that he hasn't forgiven himself for the things he did and this is just one of the ways he feels he can recover from his mistakes.

Cody has become a lawyer so he and Ken do end up working together on a fair few occasions, due to the nature of their work. I think Cody being a lawyer was something all of us expected considering how firm he is in beliefs of justice. He is an excellent one too and even though cases can end up tricky, he does his best to ensure there is no injustice done from his part.

Yolei has become a counselor. It seems odd doesn't it? But she is actually quite amazing at her job. Well, they do say to understand other people's problems you need sincerity to give them an honest opinion and you need to care about them, which is a type of love in itself. And being the holder of the DigiEgg of Love and Sincerity, Yolei has proven to be one of the most successful psychologists in all of Japan. In fact, she's become so successful that if one of us is having problems, she'll go out of her way to be there for us every step of the way.

So all of us have moved forward in our lives. We've come a long way and our bonds have only grown stronger in time. One thing is for sure though, no matter how many years pass or how long it takes, we will never forget the Digital World. Even if we aren't needed anymore, I won't forget all it's done for us.

It brought Matt and I closer together once more and gave me the most amazing sister-in-law of both worlds. It gave me the Light of my life who I can never live without. It gave me friends that will last forever. It gave me you Patamon. And I'll never forget the bond we shared no matter how old I get and I hope one day we can meet again. Something tells me will. There's no way we could lose one another forever, even if right now it seems like that.

Because that hope is the one thing I learnt from you, from the Digital World and all my friends. Hope. They taught me to believe even when it seemed like everything was over. Our adventures seemed to have finally reached an end, because things are so peaceful but who knows what the future may bring?