Help! My Brother is a Tamer (Timothy, Marshal)

Timothy woke up and went about his usual routine of getting ready for the day: Teeth, Shower, clothes, Digimon... It went on every morning, though now he had to remember that his sister knew about them as well, though she was terrified of what she saw. Luckily that didn't translate into too much fear of Bibi and Faluo. He checked his digivice, noticing an invitation to a party. This sounded like fun and a good way to get Alice to enjoy Digimon, especially in the Village of Beginnings.

He went over to Alice's room, where the girl was currently messing with her Gameboy (because she's old school like that) and likely a bunch of games from Timothy's room. He gave a smile and said, "You wanna see a nicer place of the Digital World? There's a party today." Alice looked up at him and shook her head, "No. Never again!" Timothy sighed, "It's not the Dark Area... You saw the worst of the Digital World already. This is the Village of Beginnings, where all the cute baby Digimon are." She looked up again and said, "Promise it won't be bad?" Bibi leaped out from the side of the door and said, "It'll be great fun!" Faluo jumped out as well and pulled Bibi and aside, "Don't scare her like that!" The two got into another bickering fest which caused Alice to chuckle a little and say, "Fine, let's go."

Timothy nodded, then went over and grabbed the rest of his stuff, reading the rest of the invitation, spotting Karatenmon's name. On their way out, he said, "Okay, so the host is a mean Digimon that I've dealt with before... Don't worry about him though, he's not any real threat. All you have to do is play his game and find the hole in it." Alice nodded, taking a gulp as she followed, "What's this party gonna be like." Timothy shrugs, "I dunno, but hopefully it has spectator areas, I don't want you getting in the middle of his game."

The four got on a Trainmon and got to the Digital World. Once they were outside, Tyler smiled, "Watch this!" He raised his Digivice into the air and shouted, "Armor Digivolve guys!" Bibi and Faluo both nodded as they glowed with energy and their respective digitamas were absorbed. "Falcomon, armor digivolve to... Shurimon!" "Biyomon, armor digivolve to... Halsemon!" Much to Alice's surprised, Bibi and Faluo were now replaced by a four legged thing with tiny wings and a weird ninja thing. Timothy leaped onto Halsemon's back and said, "Come on, it's still Bibi and Faluo, just a bit stronger." Alice nodded and climbed onto Bibi's back. Bibi then smiled and said, "The Armor Express is a go!" She then took off with Faluo launching his shuriken hands and wrapping then around her hind legs like a grappling hook.

Once they arrived to the Village of Beginnings, they all landed next to a massive letter block. Timothy and Alice climbed off and then timothy reverted Bibi and Faluo back to their rookie forms. The four went over to the main party areas with Alice in awe about how happy this place seemed. Timothy noticed Dante and they all ran over with Timothy saying, "Hey Dante!"

Business was starting to pick up, as Tamers and Digimon alike are hustling and bustling around, waiting to get inside. Giant sized toys and colored blocks are scattered everywhere, with Christmas-y decorations and other Digimon festival ornaments were everywhere you look. An Angemon and Leomon security guards are standing outside the gates, slowly allowing more and more party goers to enter Karatenmon's hap-hap-happiest party of the season.

Some of Dante's friends from previous adventures recognize him, and come rushing right over. Timothy, a short teenaged boy, his sister Alice, and his twin Digimon partners Bibi and Faluo. Dante is delighted to run into his old friends. "Hey guys! How have you been?" Wormmon jumps up and down on his hind legs. "Ooh-ooh! Timothy and the twins! This party is gonna be sweeeeet!" "I don't think you guys have met before. This is my sister Judith." Judith takes one look at Bibi and Faluo, and hopes to Goddess that they don't bicker and complain half as much as Wormmon does. "It's nice to meet you. Hope my brother hasn't gotten you into too much trouble."

Dante, Judith and Wormmon haven't waited there for very long, but the line to go inside isn't moving very fast. Some of the Digimon standing outside the gates are getting restless. A Gazimon steps forward to complain to Angemon. "What's the deal here?! I've been standing here forever, and you guys still haven't let me in!" A Renamon chimes in. "Why don't you let us in already?" Angemon clears his throat, and responds with a slightly irritated tone. "Some areas are still being set up. Once everything is ready, we will let everyone in." Leomon snarls. "Ya, so until then, hush up and be patient!" Gazimon groans and tilts his head back. "Oh, I'm so tired of waiting."

With all the excitement of the party and running into Timothy, Dante fails to notice Marshal hanging out under a nearby tree. Dante catches a glimpse of him, but can't recognize the face from that distance. Strangely enough, Dante thinks they have met before. Wormmon starts growing impatient. "Come on! Let's get this party started!" "I'm sure we won't have to wait much longer. Then you can party as wild and crazy as your little bug heart desires."

"Right, Dante. Hey Bibi, do you think there will be games? Oh, do that cool ninja digivolve thing!" "You mean DNA digivolve?" "Whatever its called. Hey Dante, why can't I ninja digivolve?" "You mean DNA digivolve with another Digimon, or digivolve into a ninja?" "Well, either. I would make the coolest ninja!" "Your abilities would suit the ninja style, but still probably not as cool as NinjaBiyomon. Plus, you couldn't keep your mouth shut, and you would be spotted. Ahaha haa!" Judith punches Dante in the arm. "Shut up, Dante! I have better things to do than stand around in the Digital World, listening to you two morons."

Judith is getting really irritated. The twins were a little annoying, but nowhere near as frustrating as the self proclaimed Worm King. She wonders to herself how she let herself get dragged into going back to the Digital World. At least Faluo and Bibi seem nice. Wormmon starts to jitter, anxious to get inside. "Oh, I'm so excited, you guys! There's gonna be games, food, dancing, food... Just let us in already!"

Judith reaches down and picks up Wormmon. "You better chill out before I turn your stupid stinger red with spankings!" "Gasp! You're not supposed to spank your Digimon!" "Leave him alone, Judith. If you're just going to be an angry wet blanket the entire time..." "Fine. But I want you two to hush up and be patient." "Haha, too-too!" Judith hugs Wormmon tight to her chest, squishing his face into her breasts. *Muffled voice* "Trms rm mmr aramrar, ru rirms." "That's one way to shut him up. Don't mind Judith, Timothy. She's just angry all the time because she's getting fat." "I swear to Goddess, Dante..."

Finally, Angemon and Leomon start letting more and more guests inside. The line starts to move along. Humans and Digimon alike are crowding the entrances, pushing and shoving to get inside. All the noise might startle or wake up any party goers hanging out outside. Gazimon jumps up on top of Leomon's head and leaps off through the gates. Gazimon rushes over to some carnival games and starts playing the ring toss. At last the gang enters the winter festival, ready to have a blast. "Oh oh! Let's play wack a mon! No, duck hunting. How about that game with the balls and the holes?" "We have plenty of time to play. Later, Karatenmon is going to give a special presentation."

Dante and Judith did pretty well at the shooting range, but it was Alice who stole the show, putting the other players to shame. With their prizes in hand, the gang heads over to the dunk tanks to chuckle at Terriermon's misfortune. Yes, so far the festival was off to a great start, but there was still a small dark cloud looming over. Dante didn't know exactly who Karatenmon is, but something just didn't feel right about the invitation. Maybe Timothy and the twins knew something about Karatenmon that Dante didn't. Was this another evil Digimon, hell bent on power and control?

The gang continued to enjoy several of the games at the festival. Soon it will be time for Karatenmon's big presentation. Stingmon couldn't care less, and just wants to keep playing. Eventually, Judith starts to get even more anxious. Dante notices his sister looking frumpy. "What's wrong, sis? Aren't you having fun?" "I guess. It feels like we are wasting too much time here." "What would you rather be doing? Watching stupid reality TV shows? Learning how to cook? Going out with that nancy boy Kano?"

Judith rolls her eyes at Dante. "Like you are any better. You spend all your time playing video games, and getting into Digimon battles. Do you even go to class any more?" "Hey, I've been busy. The responsibilities of being a Tamer trumps education." "Not if you ever want a decent job. Have you even thought about your career? If you don't stop missing class, they are going to cancel your scholarship, and then you'll be flipping burgers for pocket change." Stingmon nonchalantly strolls over, carrying almost a dozen stuffed animals and other prizes. "Will you try to have some fun? You're killing the mood! We're at a totally awesome festival with our friends." Judith lets out a sigh. "Fine. Let's get something to eat before the presentation starts."

Meanwhile, Wizardmon is arriving late to the winter festival. He raises his arms in the air and stretches his shoulders back. (Thinking) "Oh man, my back hurts. I've got to get this stupid staff working so I can teleport again." Wizardmon notices Marshal sleeping peacefully underneath a tree. Wizardmon walks over and pokes him in the arm with his staff. "Wake up, don't you want to go to the festival?" Marshal stays asleep. Wizardmon pokes him in the head a couple times. "This seems like a terrible spot to sleep. You don't even have a blanket, or a pillow. Can I get you some hot cocoa or something?"