Digimon Academy

"WHADDYA MEAN YOU CAN'T FIND THEM!?" Night hollered at the scientist who was fiddling with the portal.

"I-I can't find a presence, much less two, in the digital world... That's what I'm saying." He replied.

Night glared at him for a second before running out, frustrated. Rainy caught him barreling past and held him back, much to the amazement of the others.

"Night! Acting like a moron will not help!" Rainy yelled.

Night relaxed and turned to face rainy.

"... I know..." He sighed.

He sat down on the ground, wings lying limply at his side. Ditzy walked over and sat down beside him, Biscuit in tow.

"We'll find her... Don't worry." She said, rubbing his back.

"Yeah... I hope so..." He said.

"Oh and Crescent too." Ditzy then added.

"... Of course we will..." Night muttered.

Suddenly Two full grown alicorns burst down the halls at stunning speeds with a smaller alicorn running to catch up, followed by a troop of guards.

"... The princesses?!" Lightning shouted, shocked.

"They must be here because of that one Alicorn." Rainy said, watching as the princesses ran into the lab.

"S-stop it..." Essence cried softly as she hid under a shabby sofa.

"Grraaaah! I told you!" The one Essence assumed to be Babamon said.

"I said I'm not doing It!" Jijimon yelled back.

"Then stop bickering and fight back!"

"Fine!"

"This has been going on for an hour..." Essence said, quietly.

Eventually a groaning sound rang out as they both stopped fighting.

"Well, time for Dinner!" Jijimon said, walking off like nothing happened.

"I can't wait!" Babamon simply said.

"...What just happened..." Essence said, stunned.

Crescent looked at the expanse of water. He noticed a paddleboat in the shape of a swan on the side of the beach.

"This'll have to do.." He muttered.

He climbed in the boat, but that's when he noticed something.

"Why would somepony build a boat that somepony can't reach the pedals?" He asked himself.

He sat up in a slightly awkward position, much like a seafoam green mare would sit, and placed his back hooves on the pedals.  He turned one of the pedals as an experiment and, much to his surprise, they worked perfectly like this. He sighed and got out of the boat. He used his magic and put he boat in the water, facing north. He climbed back in and sat in the same position.

"What have I gotten ourselves into, Essence...." He muttered and started to paddle.

"Night wing?" A scientist called out into the long hallway, where a lone black Pegasus was still positioned against the wall.

"Yes?" He said, snapping his head up.

"Her majesties would like a word." The goggled Pegasus said, moving out of the way so night could walk in.

He entered the room and gulped. The princesses were much bigger in real life...

He bowed and said "What did you need me for, your majesties?"

Princess Celestia raised a hoof and Night snapped back in his former position.

"We need to know more about your sister." Princess Celestia spoke with a regal yet gentle voice.

"Uh... W-well... She's a Pegasus, like me... and she's-" He was interupped by Princess Twilight raising a hoof.

"Uh, what the princess means is her attitude, likes, dislikes, stuff like that. It can help fuel the search spell. Even though I had no idea a spell like this existed until today...." She glanced up at Princess Celestia, slightly angry yet respectful.

"She's.. Naïve, for lack of a better term, Optimistic and she's got a caring heart like no other.... Well, besides Ditzy." Night said.

Sudddenly a ping went off from the equipment that was processing the information.

"We've found two life forms inside!" A royal guard shouted.

"Uh... With a due respect... How did you get Crescent's information." Night asked.

"He used to be on the junior night guard before this all happened." Luna said.

"We had most of his info on the sheet he submitted." Celestia said, holding back a giggle.

"Uh, princess Celestia? If I must know, where does this portal go?" Princess twilight asked.

"To a different world, Unlike anypony has seen..." Princess Celestia muttered.

There was a heavy silent until Princess Celestia broke it.

"We'll need to make a search and rescue team of some strong ponies here. Comander Stormsweeper?" Princess Celestia turned around as she was approached by a Pegasus that looked just like the rest.

He saluted and awaited orders.

"Find me some strong, reliable ponies here at this school. I'll need them by a week." She commanded.

The Pegasus ran out, followed by two unicorn guards.

"Night Wing." Princess Celestia addressed.

"Yes?" He said, looking up.

"You know Essence better and anypony here. I was wondering if you would be the head of this search and rescue team?" She said, seriously.

Night was shocked, but he nodded nonetheless.

"Good. Now if you excuse us... We need to figure out exactly where your sister and her friend is." Princess Celestia said, turning around.

"Uh... Your majesty? I think I may have the ponies for the job..." Night said, turning around and seeing a familiar derp eyed stare.

Crescent panted.

"HOW... BIG... IS THIS LAKE?!" He shouted.

He was paddling for a while now, barely even seeing land.

"I wish I had some hay fries right now though..." He muttered and wiped his brow of sweat.

Suddenly through the fog he saw a object shaped like a circle.

"A... Ferris wheel?" He said as he paddled towards a beach.

He parked the swan boat right where it was at and looked around. No sign of his marefriend.

"Just my luck..." He muttered.

"You're a funny digimon." Something said.

"Huh?" Crescent muttered and turned around.

Essence was now sitting at a small table on cushions drinking something that tasted similar to tomato soup.

"I'd like to thank you again for letting me into your home while the sandstorm lets down." Essence said.

"It's no problem. We were hoping you'd would have fought with us. Show us some Pegasusmon abilities." Babamon said, drinking the liquid.

"Uh... I'm.. Not a pegasusmon... Just a pegasus..." She said.

Both digimon stared.

"I've never heard of a pegasus... I suppose your from the real world..." Jijimon muttered.

"What's wrong with the real world?" Essence asked.

Both digimon looked at each other.

"It's something we wouldn't like to talk about..." They both said.

"Uh.. Well... It sounds like the sandstorm's let down..." Essence said, hearing no wind.

"Huh... Quickest one yet..." Jijimon said, opening the stone door a bit.

Sure enough, It was stopped.

"Well... I'll be going now... I wish I could repay you somehow but I got to find my partner." Essence said, bowing.

"A tamer huh... Well just go!" Babamon said, throwing Essence out on the sand.

"Rude..."

Essence pulled herself up and stretched her wings, hearing a audible pop noise. She then got into a flight position and took off.

She flew for a while until she noticed a bright pink beam flying at her.

"OH PONY-" She said before it quickly over took her, pulling her in.

"Wait, The princess wants us to go to the digital world?!" Rainy cried in surprise.

"The... Digital world?" Ditzy asked.

"It's a place where all digimon are from. We have a portal going directly to the first plane of it. It takes even more magic to get to any other." Rainy explained.

"Oh..." Ditzy said.

"So, is it true that Essence and Crescent are there?" Lighting asked.

Night nodded.

"Well, then I'm in!" Rainy said, jumping.

"I dunno... It's a dangerous world..." Draco said, worried.

He thought for a moment.

"I guess I have no choice... If rainy goes I have to go." He sighed.

"I need to go!" Wasp buzzed angerly.

"They're both defenseless if we don't get there." Nightfury said.

"I need to go for Night... If he gets hurt..." Ace said, nearly breaking into tears.

"I guess we're in too." Lightning said, nodding alongside Tapirmon.

"We're in too!" Ditzy said, hugging Biscuit.

Night nodded and walked back into the lab.

"You five do realize this is dangerous, right?" Luna informed them.

They all nodded.

"Alright. if things get iffy, Lightning Blast, here's the portal spell to get home." Princess Twilight said, handing Lightning a piece of parchment.

"Thank you, your majesty." He said, taking the parchment and nodding.

There was a clear twitch in Princess Twilight's eye as she walked back.

Princess Celestia levitated over a dozen small boxes with straps on them.

"These will allow you to comunicate through the barrier. We will monitor you inside. We made much more in case those broke." Princess Celestia said.

"Your friends are on the First and Third Plane. That means you'll need to cast a new spell we've been making. It will allow you to go through the barrier to the next area." Princess Luna said, handing Lightning a new piece of parchment.

The three princesses stepped aside.

"You may go... Remember, First and third plane." Princess Twilight said, helping keep the portal stable.

"Thank you.. Your majesties..." Night said, hopping through the portal after the others.

"Well... We better cancel that order that we gave stormsweeper..." Princess Luna said, unable to hold back a giggle.

"So... What is that world?" Princess Twilight asked.

"I'll tell you sometime later..." Princess Celestia said.