“Wonderful,” Ryan murmured, looking at the bizarre creatures. So then this wasn’t some kind of crazy pipe dream.

“Hello. It’s nice to meet you,” said Moonmon in a friendly, formal tone. “My name is Moonmon, and this is…” She trailed off, looking to Ryan to introduce himself. He simply stared back at her defiantly. After a momentary battle of wills, Ryan eventually gave in. “Ryan,” he stated flatly.

Ryan raised an eyebrow upon seeing the device in James’ hand. So he had one too? Ryan held his own up for James to see. The devices were almost identical except for the coloring. The grips on the sides of James’ device were red, while Ryan’s were white.

“What are these things anyway?” Ryan asked James. However, it was Moonmon who answered.

“They’re called Digivices. That’s how I knew you were my partner.”

“What does it do?” he asked.

Moonmon paused with a confused look on her face. “Well, I don’t exactly … know. I don’t quite remember, it’s just … look, it’s very important, and we absolutely need them!”

“Why?”

“My, you’re just all questions, aren’t you?”

Ryan rolled his eyes. “Have you seen any other people?” he asked James. “The sooner we can figure out what the hell happened and get back to civilization, the better.”