No DigiDestined?

[Guilmon]

The words of Guilmon's new companion echoed through his empty mind. "This is the Omniverse." Pondering what this strange robot meant left Guilmon even more confused than before.

"Then, where is the Digital World?"

"If anywhere, it is possible that it is... hm." Gradian paused to think for a moment. "I believe it would be in the Dataverse."

"Da...ta...verse? Is there a Datamon there, too?"

"I have not visited the Dataverse, but I have no reason to doubt that this 'Datamon' could be found there. If it is anything like the Earth's Internet that Optimus Prime told me about, you can find pretty much anything there. Or instructions on how to make one, of course."

"Can you take Guilmon there? To the Dataverse?"

Gradian chuckled. "That is the thing, my juvenile friend... You can take yourself to the Dataverse. All you need is enough Omnilium to make a Dataverse device. Granted, a Dataverse Device may just be a way to view the information it holds rather than a way to travel there."

"How does Guilmon get one? Maybe Guilmon find a Tamer there?"

"You really didn't pay attention to Omni, did you?" Gradian sighed. "Fine. I suppose it is a good thing you ran into me rather than one of the corrupted Primes." Gradian spends the next few minutes explaining how Omnilium works, how to get more, and why it was so important.

He finished his explanation with a question for Guilmon. "What are your plans now, my friend?"

"Guilmon wants to find a Tamer! Maybe the Dataverse can help Guilmon?"

Exasperated, Gradian sighs again. "Very well. Just think of how you want your Dataverse Device to look and concentrate on it. It will take a few minutes to Summon."

Guilmon plops back onto the grass, crosses his arms, shuts his eyes, and begins to think. It took longer than Gradian thought it would, but he attributed that to the red reptile's child-like mentality.

Gradian watched as a machine with long arms, four short legs, and a dome-encased CPU began to appear. Almost horrified, Gradian took a step backwards, Whatever mechanical abomination this new prime was thinking of was beyond the Cybertron's comprehension. When it finally fully materialized, the four-foot-tall machine blinked repeatedly, as if it were looking at something for the first time.

"Where... where am I?" Before either prime or Prime could answer, the strange machine spoke again. "Ah. I see. The Nexus is quite lackluster..." Gradian was shocked that the thing could tell where he was so quickly. Guilmon hopped up and raised his arms in joy.

"Yay~ Guilmon did it!"

The new machine looked at Guilmon. "A Guilmon? Of course. You are a rare species in the Digital World. It only makes sense that Omni would Summon you here..."

"What are you? You are clearly a sentient machine like myself, but you lack a Spark."

"A 'Spark,' you say? That is easily rectified. All I would have to do is connect two of my loose wires. Their close proximity would procure the spark."

"I see. So you are a sentient machine, but not from the Cybertron race... How interesting."

"Datamon give Guilmon Tamer now?"

The shorter robot stared at Guilmon with a look of shock. "Even after coming to this place, you still want a Tamer?" Datamon looked to Gradian for help, but the taller robot only shrugged.

Sighing, Datamon starts to browse the Dataverse, making various accounts on Social Media, Media Sharing, and the like. He makes a tweet on OmniTwitter. "Fine. I sent out a message on the Dataverse. If someone wants to be your tamer, that is on them. And by extension, you."

"So Guilmon will have a Tamer? Yay!"

"I thought I had asked this already, but 'What is a Tamer?'"

Before Guilmon could come up with some dumb-ass answer, Datamon shushed him. As Guilmon pouted, Datamon explained. "A few digital centuries ago, humans were somehow brought into the Digital World. Although it still remains a mystery, humans have entered our world countless times since then. Many believe our god, Yggdrasil, brought them over from their own world. Others believe it to be scientists - the theories range from one side or the other to both sides working together. There were other theories, but many of them make no sense.

"What matters is that humans seemed to have an innate ability to show up when the Digital World needed them most. Even among the humans that ended up in the Digital World, few could really be called 'Tamers.' Another word often used was 'Digi-Destined.' Originally, Digi-Destined were mere children who embodied certain ideals. Among them, Courage and Friendship were the strongest. Increasing their strength with Light and Hope, and accompanied by Love, Knowledge, Reliability, and Kindness, the Digi-Destined repeatedly defeated evil."

"So a Tamer is a human child capable of defeating evil?"

"Originally, yes. But at one point, a company in the human world transported hundreds of humans, many of whom were considered adults, via a video game. They were all considered Tamers, with a few exceptions. Yggdrasil gave a few of them the ability to become Digimon themselves. With thei help, the Tamers stopped Vandrakemon from reviving ShadowGodmon."

"Guilmon doesn't remember that part!"

"Pah! I believe that! Your juvenile mind probably doesn't even remember your breakfast!"

"In any other circumstance, I would understand your annoyance, Datamon. However, it may be possible that Guilmon here Summoned you from a different Timeline than his. One that diverged some point in either his past or his future. After all, that's how the Multiverse works."