Chapter Ten of "Millenniumon's Revenge" by Melinda-chan

"Time for what?" Takato questioned.

"You all seven will participate in the tournament unless you choose not to take part," SkullSatamon said. He then looked at Ken and Ryo. "You two will be the officiants. Do you understand, Ken, Ryo?"

'So that guy really is Ken!' Takato thought. 'I can't believe it! So does that mean the other characters from the show are real too? Even Tai?'

"Are we going to start the tournament now?" Ryo asked the Digimon.

"This tournament will begin in a few minutes," SkullSatamon said.

"Wait a minute!" Takato said. "How are we going to fight without a Digimon?"

"You'll get the answer when it starts," SkullSatamon answered. "Though I think you know the answer already."

"Yeah," Takato said, though he sounded nervous.

"Does anyone else have a question?" SkullSatamon asked, looking at all the others. No one else responded.

"Very well," SkullSatamon said. He then turned to Ken and Ryo. "Is the data in your heads complete? There's nothing missing?"

"I have no idea," Ryo answered. How was he supposed to know that? It's not like a manual in which he could see if there were any missing pages in it.

"I don't think there is," Ken replied.

"If you don't feel anything is missing, then the data must have been transferred successfully," SkullSatamon said.

'What is he talking about?' Takato thought.

"Now that is done, I shall start the tournament," SkullSatamon said. He then tapped his yellow orb onto the ground. All of a sudden the yellow squares glowed. It then enlarged into a 14 x 14 square.

"Now that it's the appropriate size, we can begin," Skull Satamon said. "Everyone that wants to fight, except for the officiants, of course, go to the square." At that, everyone started walking to the square. Jenrya then noticed that Shuichon was also going.

"What are you doing, Shuichon?" Jenrya said. "You're not seriously going to fight, are you?"

"But I could get Antylamon!" Shuichon pleaded. "I want to do this! Please let me do this!" Jenrya sighed.

"You know that I can't stop you," Jenrya said.

"Then I can fight!" Shuichon said. She then ran to the square. Ken looked at Jenrya.

"You do know that it would be the Digimon that would be fighting, right?" Ken said.

"I know that" Jenrya said. "Still, I know that these things can be brutal." Ken didn't reply, not knowing how to respond to that.

"Let's begin" SkullSatamon said. "Ken, Ryo, go to your panels."

"Yes sir!" both Ken and Ryo said. They then went to their panel and sat down.

"All those that wish to take part, step onto an individual square on the outer side," SkullSatamon ordered. Everyone then did as they were told.

"Now, Ken, will you tell our participants why they're here?" SkullSatamon requested.

"As you wish," Ken said. He then pressed a button. All of a sudden a big screen came out of his panel.

"Oh wow!" Takato said. "I didn't know those things had that!"

"As you know already, this Digimon fighting tournament is held in a battle royale format. Basically, the last Digimon standing wins for its partner" Ken said. "There'll be four rounds of the tournament. The first will have the Digimon at Rookie level, then at Champion level, which will then be at Ultimate level. Finally at the last round, the two Ultimates that is left standing will then battle it out for the prize- a special Digimon, though I don't know what it would be."

"As for the other rules, here they are," Ryo said. "All Digimon fighting will occur in the square area. The Digimon can fly above the square to fight, but any Digimon that is out of the square area is automatically disqualified. As well, no Digimon can attack anything or anyone outside the square area. However, if a person is hurt by an attack gone astray, that Digimon will not be disqualified, so do be careful."

'Why don't you just tell us what our Digimon is and get this started with?' Ruki thought.

"Hey!" Kazu shouted. "Ryo, do you know why we're doing this in the first place?"

"I assume to see who is the best Tamer," Ryo replied. "But I don't really know why exactly this tournament was made for."

"It's to test your skills" SkullSatamon explained. "This tournament was needed to prepare the team for the battle of the Digital World."

'The battle of the Digital World?' Takato thought.

"We're going to battle against a powerful Digimon, huh?" Ruki said. "Then why don't you give us our own Digimon now?"

"We were getting to that," Ken said. "Everyone, look at the computer screen." Everyone then did just that.

"The computer will now select a Digimon at random for each person," Ryo said. "This will be done in alphabetic order." He then looked at Juri. "According to that, you're first."

"Oh!" Juri said. She then looked up at him. "What do I do?"

"Just stand there. Your Digimon has already been selected," Ken said. "Do you want to see your Digimon now?"

"Oh yes!" Juri replied.

"Alright," Ken said. He then looked at his panel screen. "Juri Katou, your Digimon will be…Salamon!" At once, the white Mammal Digimon appeared right in front of Juri.

'Isn't that Gatomon's Rookie form?' Kazu thought.

'It's not Leomon, but it's close enough,' Takato thought with a smile.

"Salamon is the Rookie form of Gatomon," Ken said. "Her powers lies in her claw attacks, though quite intelligent as well." He then looked at Juri. "Juri, do you know about this Digimon?"

"I don't know" Juri answered. "I'm not a real Digimon expert."

"You'll know it once the tournament begins," Ken said. "It's a Cat Digimon, so you should know its attributes."

"Yes," Juri said with a sad face.

'I wonder if she's thinking about Leomon,' Takato thought. He still remembered that day when Beelzemon killed Leomon and how it had broken her inside. Of course, Ken wouldn't know about that.

"Alright, next will be Kenta Kitagawa," Ryo said. "Your Digimon will be…Armadillomon!" At once, a small hard-shelled Digimon appeared in front of Kenta. He embraced it.

"I was hoping for a MarineAngemon, but I do like Armadillomon too," Kenta said.

"Armadillomon is a Mammal Digimon that is best in defense, though it can use its tail for offense," Ryo said. "This Digimon is very friendly and will be willing to help you in any venture." Takato had to smile as he watched Kenta bond with Armadillomon.

"I'll be next," Jenrya said.

"For you, the computer has selected…Cocomon!" Ken said. All of a sudden a white round Digimon appeared in front of Jenrya. It looked up at him with its beady black eyes.

"This is Cocomon?" Jenrya said.

'It looks like a coconut ball!' Takato thought.

"Cocomon may seem small, but it got a big mouth," Ken replied. "Even if you don't know it, just don't get your fingers close to its mouth." Jenrya then looked at the Digimon more closely. It smiled with its big white teeth. Jenrya then cringed.

"Next is Shuichon Lee!" Ryo said. "Your Digimon will be…Gazimon!" At that, a grey rabbit Digimon appeared in front of her.

"No Lopmon?" Shuichon said, sounding disappointed.

"Gazimon is a Virus-type Digimon, but is not inherently evil," Ryo said. "Gazimon can use a special electric shock attack for offense. Gazimon is extremely loyal, but it must be earned first." Shuichon still looked sad.

"Ruki Makino, you're next," Ken said. The redhead looked up at him.

"You better get me a good Digimon or else!" Ruki said, looking straight into his eyes.

"Er, your Digimon will be…Palmon!" Ken said. All of a sudden the Vegetation Digimon appeared in front of Ruki.

"Hi, I'm Palmon!" the Digimon said to her.

"I'm Ruki," the redhead said, looking a bit startled.

'I guess she didn't expect to get Palmon,' Takato thought.

"Alright. It's Takato Matsuda's turn," Ryo said. At that, the red-eyed Tamer looked at him. "Let's see. I believe it's …Veemon!" All of a sudden the blue Dragon Digimon appeared in front of Takato and jumped into his arms.

"Hello there Veemon," Takato said. Veemon just smiled.

"Finally, we have Hirokazu Shioda," Ken said. At that, Kazu looked up at him. "Your Digimon will be…Betamon!" The Amphibian Digimon then appeared in front of him.

"Alright!" Kazu said. He then took Betamon into his arms. Ken looked down at the computer screen.

"Betamon, as you may know, is a Virus-type Digimon that uses an electric shock, much like an eel does," Ken said. "Always use extreme caution when dealing with Betamon, especially if you have to go close to it."

"I'm going to win for sure," Kazu said.

"That's all the Digimon that was selected by the computer for this tournament," Ryo said. "It is as follows: Juri Katou has Salamon, Kenta Kitagawa has Armadillomon, Jenrya Lee has Cocomon, Shuichon Lee has Gazimon, Ruki Makino has Palmon, Takato Matsuda has Veemon, and Hirokazu Shioda has Betamon!" Ryo then paused. "We'll allow five minutes for you to make a plan for the first round. If you have any questions, go to SkullSatamon! Remember that you only have five minutes!" His voice then softened. "I wish all of you the best of luck!"

'What do I do now?' Takato thought. He then looked at Veemon. The blue Dragon Digimon sat down with him on the square. Takato then saw Kazu and Kenta whispering to their respective Digimon. 'No doubt they're planning to attack each other. Who should I attack first?' He then thought about it for a few seconds.

'If I remember correctly, Veemon's attacks are head-butting and punching,' Takato thought. 'So Kenta is out of the question. Shuichon's Gazimon and Kazu's Betamon both have electrical attacks. Ruki will kill me if I went after her. That leaves Juri and Jenrya. But whom should I strike? They're both my best friends!' He then saw Ruki whispering to Palmon. The red-head kept looking at him. Takato had to look away.

'She's going to attack me!' Takato thought. 'I knew it! Okay, Palmon has the ability to stretch her limbs and do whatever she wants with them. So what can I do? Think!' His eyes then lit up. 'I got it! It's a bit risky, but it's the only chance I have!' He then whispered it to Veemon.

In the meantime, Ken and Ryo were watching everyone.

"I think there'll be a problem," Ryo said.

"You think there's an unfair advantage?" Ken asked.

"It's not that" Ryo said. "It's just there's seven of them."

"Two will have to go out at the first, second or third round," Ken said. "It could happen. If not, we can always have an extra round or a tie-breaker."

"I know" Ryo said. "I am also wondering what's the real purpose for this."

"I wondered about that too," Ken said. "Do you know anything about Millenniumon?"

"Only it's a big, tough Digimon," Ryo said. "I wish I can say more, but I only know that I defeated a clone of one before."

"It can clone itself?" Ken asked. SkullSatamon then raised his orb at them. Ryo nodded.

"It's time to start the tournament," Ryo said. He then yelled. "Alright! Every fighting Digimon stand on the yellow square in front of their partner! Everybody else get off! When I give a signal, then every Digimon has to fight! Tamers, go onto the square at your own risk! Once one or two Digimon has been defeated, the round will end." Ryo paused to allow everyone to get off the square. Takato watched as Veemon stepped onto his square. He could feel Ruki glaring at him. He almost gulped. Ryo put up his arm.

"Is everybody ready?" Ryo said. Everybody nodded. He then put down his arm. "Then, Digimon fight!"

End of Chapter Ten

I'm so happy that I have gone this far! I like to thank all that reviewed the last year! I promise that things will get more exciting! The Tamers tournament is now on! Who'll be the winner and who'll be the losers? What's the mysterious prize Digimon? What is the true purpose of the tournament? And what is the new Millenniumon planning now and how will ENIAC respond? Digimon is the property of Toei Animation. The Wonderswan games are the property of Sony Japan. Review replies are below. Don't forget to review!

I would like to thank the following people who've read at least the three last chapters- kouji-wolf, warriorseadra, Spiritual Wolf, takari freek, Rock Bane and chocolatelover1.

I know some of you have questions and/or comments that need a reply. So here it goes:

Kouji-wolf: It was never my intention to have all of the DigiDestined and the Tamers come to the Digital World at the same time. The purpose of the tournament was to get a Digimon for the winner. Ken and Ryo have their own Digimon, so I assigned them as officiants. As for who'll be the winner, you just have to wait and see. The same goes for the fate of Ryo and Cyberdramon, though I bet you know the answer already.

Takari freek: I'll explain Cocomon later on, but I hope you like my Digimon choices!

Warriorseadra: Speaking of Digimon Savers, I already know about a few episodes thanks to a website that has a section on it. I generally dislike fansubs, so any information will helpful. See above for the answers to the rest of your questions.

Spiritual Wolf: Your welcome! I read and reviewed a part of another story as well. I like reading and reviewing works from my reviewers. After all, they took the time to read my story, so I can do the same. Of course, I can't read every story, but at least I like to see what they do have.

Rock Bane: Thank you for reading my story so far! See above for the answers to your other comments.

Chocolatelover1: Thank you for reading my story! Hope you like it so far!

I also like to thank anybody else who've been reading, but have not reviewed. Please do so! I also like to express my appreciation for the following people who indirectly helped me with my work:

Chris McFeely, creator of "The Digimon Encyclopedia", who also has a account. His section on Adventure (Seasons One and Two) and Tamers (Season Three) is the most complete I've ever seen. You can search for it by typing "Digimon Encyclopedia" on any search engine or go to his account for the URL link.

Ajora, the creator of "To Bring Back Yesterday," a Ryo and Osamu (Sam) website and a fanfiction writer herself. I learned a lot about Ryo and Millenniumon and the Wonderswan games from her website and fanfiction, and thus I owe her a lot of gratitude. However, some questions I had were still unanswered, so I had to make up a few things as I went along. Her website can be found in her account. Since she has more than one website, however, you may have to search for it first.

The creator of "Ryo Akiyama" (the website). I couldn't find the name of the person that created this website, so he/she should forgive me. While I noticed a few mistakes, the website has been valuable where I couldn't get any answers from other sources. It's great website for anything Ryo. I got the website from Anipike, though feel free to inquire me if you can't find it.

Vivi-Chan, a author whose story "Diverging Convergences" inspired this story. It hasn't been updated in a long time (okay, a very long time), so I made my own Season Two/Three crossover. I just hope that I'll be able to finish my own!

I think that is all for now, well the ones I can do for now. I probably should do chapter notes now, but do you want me to do them during or after the tournament is over? You can decide on that. In any case, hope to see you in the next chapter!