Disclaimer- I do not own the rights to the Digimon used in this fic.
It was a cold and windy night in Tokyo while a middle-aged man with short brown hair and a stocky build was walking home from a late night of shopping. The man let out a sigh, holding two bags and grumbling, "Why didn't she tell me we were out of potatoes?"
But just as he was about to enter his car, the man's eyes widened when he heard a low growling sound coming from behind him. However, when he turned, he was confuse when he saw a big yellow teddy bear standing there with a bandage over its bellybutton section.
However, after the man turned his gaze to notice a toy store located right next to the grocery store, he nodded in understanding and said, "Oh, you must be the mascot for that toy store over there."
The bear simply stared at him with a pair of red ominous-looking eyes while the man continued, "You kinda scared me. Maybe you should take off the head and carry it with you, you know, so people don't mistake you for a living toy."
However, the bear did not seem to be listening as it proceeded to spread its arms out, releasing blue transparent hearts from its chest, the man's assuming they were merely bubbles coming from a mechanism on the costume. He was soon proven wrong when one of the hearts touched up against him, trapping the man inside. His eyes widened as he was about to cry for help only for a smile to form on his face, the man laughing hysterically while the bear marched toward him, spreading its arms out again.
However, before it could do anything else, something strange happened as a white and green blur streaked through the area, popping the transparent heart open while the man fell gently on his rear end. His eyes were now wide as he gasped, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!?"
However, his focus turned away from the bear when he noticed who had saved him. It was a young girl who seemed to be wearing a costume of some kind. Her hair was snow white and her head had a horn coming up from it. Overlapping her human ears was a pair of long, floppy white rabbit ears with green ends shaped like fingers and two green stripes along the middle of each. This girl sported a green scarf around her neck and wore a cute white shoulderless dress that went just below her thighs, a pair of green shoes with claws coming from the front of each one and a pair of green gloves. As if that was not strange enough, she also had a small white nub of a tail coming out her rear end.
The man stared at the girl in silence, about to question the look when she turned to him and exclaimed, "Sir, it's best you run! This bear is a dangerous monster!"
The man stared at her as if she was crazy when the bear opened up its arms, unleashing hearts toward her. However, the girl saw this coming as she stood on her tip-toes, spinning around like a twister and shouting, "TERRIER TORNADO!"
Her body actually generated a small twister in response to this action as the hearts popped open upon impact. The man was simply spellbound as he uttered, "What are you?"
Once the girl stopped spinning, she turned to the man and said, "That's of no importance. Just know that I'm here to help and I can actually stop this thing."
The man did not need more information than that as he quickly bolted into his car and took off, the girl turning toward the bear who was ready to unleash more hearts. However, the girl did not feel the least bit alarmed as she smirked before opening her mouth wide, a green ball of energy forming in it.
The following morning, the man who had been saved was seated in the kitchen of his house for breakfast, sipping coffee and letting out a yawn. A young woman with red hair entered the room and sighed, "Kenta, honey, maybe you shouldn't go to work today."
The man set down his cup and sighed, "Yumi, you know I can't do that unless I have a good reason, right? Who's gonna believe I lost sleep because a giant teddy bear attacked me?"
"I thought you said it was a grizzly," the woman, Yumi, replied as the man, Kenta, sighed, "That's almost as unbelievable."
At that moment, a young slender girl with red hair that was almost identical to Yumi's and eyes like those of her father, hazel to be exact, entered the kitchen. She had a big smile on her face as she hugged both adults, squealing, "Good morning, Mom! Good morning, Dad!"
"Morning, Akari," Yumi said with a light smile, "You look cheerful today."
The girl, Akari, nodded her head and replied, "Well, it is a beautiful day," Kenta slowly turning his gaze toward the window to see a clear blue sky, the man shrugging and replying, "Well, so it is."
Akari looked at her father with concern and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, honey," Kenta replied with a warm smile before ruffling her hair. With that, the man rose from his seat and stretched his arms, adding, "I best be off to work."
Of course, Kenta had not told Akari of what had happened the night before. It was already strange enough that he had told his wife about being attacked, but he did not wish to worry Akari. This was due to her being very sensitive and if she felt like her family was in danger, she would have trouble focusing on anything else and this would likely result in her doing poorly in school, which Kenta would not allow.
Soon after the man headed off, Akari had her own breakfast and was ready for school. She happily waved goodbye to Yumi and rushed off with her backpack on and a big smile on her face. One thing Akari had been taught was to always have a positive outlook on life and this was something she would always live with, or at least that was what she thought.
While Akari ran off to school, she noticed a girl with short black hair approaching her with a big grin on her face. This was her best friend, Cho.
"Hey there, Akari," the girl said with a grin, "What's up?"
Akari shrugged and replied, "Nothing new. Anything going on in your life?"
"Actually," Cho replied, pulling out two tickets and adding, "Mom got me free tickets to 'Fists of Fire' tonight. I'll warn you that there is supposed to be a lot of fighting in it. Is that okay with you?"
Akari nodded and replied, "As long as I'm watching it with you, I'll be fine."
"Well, alright," Cho replied with a shrug, "but you really don't have to come if you don't want to," Akari shaking her head and replying, "I know there's no one else you'd rather go with," a big smile on her face.
Cho smirked and said, "You're the best," giving her friend a noogie as Akari squeaked. Once that was over, the two were headed off to school.
Once in class, Cho took a deep breath and sighed, "Biggest downside to school; we have to start with Math," Akari patting her friend on the shoulder saying, "There, there, you'll be fine."
"Attention, students," a young woman with blond hair said, the students looking at her while she continued, "We have a new student joining us today. I'd like you all to welcome Fukuko."
With that, a young girl with short green hair entered the classroom and bowed to the students. After that, she sported a big grin and said, "Hey, it's nice to meet you all."
And with all said and done, Fukuko was assigned to an empty seat next to Akari. Akari simply smiled as the new students walked over and sat down next to her. Despite having never met the girl, Fukuko simply flashed her a grin. Whoever this Fukuko was, she certainly seemed friendly.
Once class ended, Akari tapped the new girl on the shoulder, Fukuko turning to her and saying, "Oh, hello. You're Akari, right?" the red-head nodding and replying, "That's right."
"So, how are you liking Tokyo so far?" Cho asked as Fukuko simply replied, "It's nice, but I haven't seen a whole lot. After all, I've only been here for two days."
Akari nodded in response before suggesting, "Hey, how about we show you around after school?" Cho nodding with a grin and adding, "It'll be fun. We can show you all the cool places to hang out."
A big smile crossed Fukuko's lips, but it did not last long. The other two girls stared with concern as she took a deep breath and replied, "I'd love that, I really would, but I'm super busy tonight. We still haven't completely set up, and..."
"Don't say anymore," Cho replied, holding up her hand, "That makes perfect sense."
Akari nodded her head and added, "Yeah, it's best you be there to help your family."
Fukuko gave a weak smile and replied, "Thanks for understanding," before walking with the two to their next class.
Fukuko had not told them the complete truth. She was busy that night, but she would not be helping her parents unpack and organize their belongings. But what else could she possibly have on her plate that was so important?
Whatever the case, Cho and Akari at least bought Fukuko's story, so whatever her secret was would be safe for the time being. Besides, both girls would be going to a movie that night, so if they had shown the new student around, they would have had little time to do much else.
The next two classes went by rather quickly as it was soon time for lunch. Luckily, Fukuko had been in all of Akari and Cho's classes so far, so they had been given a good amount of time to get to know her. And to make things even better, Fukuko had agreed to have lunch with them.
Akari took a seat with a bento box she had brought from home as Cho sighed, "I wish I was as on top of things as you," her stomach growling as Akari asked, "Did you forget your lunch again?"
"Again?" Fukuko asked while having a sandwich, Akari simply giving Cho a sweet smile and offering her half of her lunch.
"Yeah, this is more-or-less a daily thing with us now," Cho replied with a nervous laugh, "I can never remember to put together a lunch for myself, so Akari shares some of hers with me."
"That must be awkward on days where she brings small lunches," Fukuko replied as Akari shook her head and stated, "Oh no, I always bring bento boxes. Dad says they'll help me grow big and strong," the girl then giggling to herself before adding, "Honestly, I'm just glad I have someone else to share these with. I don't think I could handle a whole one."
Cho smirked and gave Akari a noogie while the girl squeaked, Fukuko smiling and saying, "You two seem really close."
Cho nodded and replied, "Oh yeah, we've been best friends since we were ten. Akari was being picked on by a group of bullies so I saved her life. In return, she helped me get through elementary school."
Akari blushed brightly and squeaked, "That's what friends do!" Cho laughing before remarking, "There you go being all modest again!"
Fukuko smiled bright at the sight of this, a slight twinge of envy filling her. Fukuko had never had a best friend before, and anyone she believed to be a friend never went beyond the point of an acquaintance.
It was not that she unpopular in her hometown. On the contrary, a lot of people had wanted to be friends with her and would often ask her to hang out with them. And Fukuko could never do it as she was always busy with something family-related, or so she said.
More often than not, the girl had actually lied about this, but why? What did she have to gain from blowing off people who simply wanted to be friends with her? She certainly did not seem to be the shy type. She certainly came off as a friendly and that was definitely in her nature.
And yet even right now, Fukuko merely saw Cho and Akari as nice acquaintances. She had no intention of getting close enough to them to call them friends, but why? Was she afraid to go that far with anyone or was it something more serious than that?
"Hey, Fukuko, I know you're busy tonight, but how would you like us to show you around tomorrow?" Cho asked as Fukuko simply gave her a light smile and replied, "We'll see," though deep down, she was simply covering up the fact that she would never agree to hang out with them.
Luckily for her, though, Akari and Cho were blissfully unaware as the rest of the school day flew by. And with that out of the way, everyone was headed home with Akari and Cho agreeing to meet up at the theatre at seven seeing as the movie would not be starting until seven-fifteen.
Fukuko, meanwhile, was on her way home as she pulled out a cellphone and called up her phone home. At that moment, a middle-aged man, her father, answered while the girl listened to his words and said, "Yeah, it was alright."
After listening to more words, the girl took a deep breath and stated, "There were a couple of students. Akari and Cho. They seem nice."
The man proceeded to ask her a question as she sighed, "I don't think so. As nice as they are, I'm not sure if they really want to make friends with me."
Of course, her father had asked if she had made friends with the two girls. However, much like with them, Fukuko had told a lie. Whatever her secret was must have been big for her to even hide it from her own family.
Whatever the case, she would certainly not be revealing anything as her father believed her and told her he would be home when she arrived home. And as it just so happened, he had just finished organizing the rest of the family's belongings, so he did not even need Fukuko's help with anything.
However, this hardly mattered to her as she simply shrugged and thought, 'Oh well, I guess I can start my rounds early tonight.'
Akari was a lot more positive during dinner while she ate, Yumi asking, "So, dear, how was school today?"
"It was great," Akari replied, "We have a new girl in class," Kenta letting out a loud yawn and uttering, "That's great, dear. What's her name?"
Akari stared at her father and asked, "Are you okay?" the man fibbing, "I'm fine. I just had a tough day at work. Yep, sure was exhausting sitting in front of a computer all day."
Yumi simply shook her head and said, "Someone desperately needs a nap," before turning back to Akari and asking, "So what's her name?"
"Her name is Fukuko," Akari replied, "She's really nice. She says she might be able to hang out with us after school. Cho and I are thinking of showing her around Tokyo."
"Well isn't that sweet?" Yumi asked as Kenta gave his daughter a weak thumbs up, saying, "That's my girl," his head collapsing and falling into his plate of food as he started to snore.
Yumi let out a sigh and lifted the man's head up, wiping his face with a cloth and lifting him up. The woman then proceeded to hump the man over her shoulders so she could drag him to the couch, Akari hoping her father was okay.
"Oh, almost forgot," the girl added, "I'm going out to a movie with Cho for seven."
Yumi turning to her daughter briefly before shrugging her shoulders and saying, "Have a good time."
Since Akari had always been responsible, Yumi knew better than to ask whether or not the girl had done her homework. If she had homework to do, she would have done it by now.
And soon enough, Yumi was driving Akari to the theatre. Akari had intended to walk there, but with Kenta out like a light, Yumi did not have a lot that she could have been doing at home. And soon enough, the two arrived as the mother gave her daughter a kiss on the cheek, wishing her the best and taking off.
Cho had arrived at that exact moment, saying, "Hey, Akari, did you get a ride too?" the girl nodding with a bright smile on her face.
But just as the two were about to enter, they noticed many people running in panic when suddenly, a fire had formed nearby. The two turned to see the source of all of this, their eyes widening at the sight of a large orange T-Rex with blue stripes around its body, a black skull for a helmet, two horns coming from its head and one horn attached to its snout.
Akari's eyes widened with fear as she girl squeaked, "What is that?" Cho blinking and replying, "It must be a prop for a movie or something."
However, this did not seem the case as the dinosaur opened its mouth, a ball of fire forming inside before flying out of the creature. It soared over the people's heads and hit the theatre, those inside fleeing for their lives. However, with so many inside, it was only natural that a lot of people were still stuck in there.
"Okay, if this was for a movie, they wouldn't go that far," Cho uttered before slowly turning to Akari and exclaiming, "We'd better run!"
Akari nodded and for the first time in years felt terrified out of her mind. Sure, she had always been taught to be positive, but how could she possibly look at this, something that should not have been real, and keep smiling?
However, just as the two were about to bolt like everyone else, Akari noticed that Fukuko just happened to be in the area while this was going on. But why would she be here? After all, she was supposed to be helping her family get organized.
Whatever the case, Fukuko had not noticed them as she had run behind the theatre. Needless to say, Akari was beyond worried as anywhere near the burning structure was dangerous. With that in mind, she ran ahead toward the area with the intention of helping the girl find a better spot while Cho's eyes widened with fear, the blue-haired girl following close behind.
"Are you crazy!?" Cho snapped as Akari exclaimed, "Fukuko's hiding behind the theatre!"
Cho stared in disbelief until the two managed to spot her. However, Fukuko was not looking their way and as such did not see them as she took a deep breath and pulled a small green diamond out of her pocket.
"Fukuko!" Akari called out, the green-haired girl's eyes widening as she spat, "OH NO!" the diamond glowing a brilliant green glow.
Suddenly, Fukuko started to change as her became snow white, big rabbit ears forming on the sides. Her regular clothes vanished and were quickly replaced by a white shoulderless dress. A pair of green gloves formed on her hands as her shoes were replaced by green ones with three claws attached to the front of each one. Finally, a horn stuck up from the top of her head.
Akari and Cho stared at this with confusion as Fukuko bit her lip, uttering, "Oh no, no one was supposed to know about this."
Cho blinked and asked, "What the hell is going on?" Akari nodding and adding, "Yes, I would also like to know what's going on."
"Hold on," Fukuko said before turning toward the building and taking a deep breath, standing on her tip-toes and spinning rapidly while wind formed around her. She then proceeded to launch the twister toward the theatre while shouting, "TERRIER TORNADO!"
Since the twister was small, it was not too effective but it still managed to put out some of the flames, Fukuko summoning more. Since she was still behind the theatre, the fire-breathing dinosaur had not noticed her as soon, the flames blocking the emergency exit were finally out.
With that in mind, the girl immediately sprinted into the building and saw many survivors crowded by the area and trembling in fear while Fukuko exclaimed, "People, I've put out the flames here! You can exit safely now!"
With that in mind, the people all nodded and fled for their lives, all of them beyond grateful. Sure, it was weird seeing a girl wearing what looked like a rabbit costume telling them to leave, but they were in no position to question this and Fukuko was just glad she had managed to help the remaining survivors evacuate.
With that in mind, she proceeded to exit the building, knowing she would not have enough time to put out the rest of the flames before sprinting around the theatre with the intention of taking on the dinosaur before it could escape. Akari and Cho, all the while, decided to follow her.
However, due to her ears giving her enhanced hearing, Fukuko detected them easily as she turned and snapped, "You two! Stay back!" Cho remarking, "Oh no, we're not leaving until you've explained everything!"
"But Cho, she's right," Akari stated, "It's not safe here," Fukuko sighing, "Look, I promise I'll tell you everything. If you have to watch, do so from a distance."
The two nodded while moving so a safer location. All the while, Fukuko stood before the dinosaur who was wildly shooting flames all over the place with a psychotic look in its eyes.
Fukuko took a deep breath and said, "I'm so sorry. I know you don't mean to do this, but there's no other way."
With that, the girl proceeded to open her mouth wide before shouting, "BUNNY BLAST!" unleashing a green ball of energy toward the dinosaur.
Unfortunately, the reptile would not simply allow itself to be hit as it unleashed a fireball toward the incoming energy. The flame easily overpowered it much to Fukuko's dismay as she narrowly dodged to the right in time to avoid being burned to death.
"FUKUKO!" Akari squeaked, holding her arm out only for Cho to hold her back, sighing, "I don't know what's going on, but we've just seen what she can do. She has the power to stop this thing."
However, Fukuko was not completely confident that she could win this battle as she trembled in terror. But she could not let this one blast get her down as she unleashed barrage of energy blasts from her mouth.
The dinosaur simply retaliated with a big wall of flames, the energy balls dissipating after making contact with the fire. However, one managed to get through as it hit the dinosaur hard in the chest, an explosion forming as Fukuko breathed a sigh of relief.
Cho and Akari all the while clapped and cheered, Cho exclaiming, "Direct hit! That was awesome!"
Unfortunately, her relief soon left her, her eyes wide open when she noticed the dinosaur had taken in little to no pain. With that in mind, she took a deep breath and thought, 'Please, give me the power to protect this city.'
With that, a green glow surrounded her as Cho blinked, saying, "Again with the glowing," Akari interested to see what would happen next.
Seeing as the two girls already knew her secret, Fukuko no longer felt like she needed to hide anything from them at the moment as she turned toward them and smirked, saying in a tone just loud enough for them to hear, "Hey, guys, wanna see something cool?"
With that, Fukuko's ears expanded in width and turned green with the tips turning white. A pair of blue jeans formed while her shoes became big white combat boots with three claws still attached to the front. Her hair returned to its original green colour with the horn following suit. Red war markings appeared on her cheeks and a gemstone appeared on her forehead. Her dress vanished and was replaced by a white tube-top to cover her chest while she now wore a bullet belt like a sash. To top it all off, her forearms had been replaced by huge machine guns.
Fukuko had a confident grin on her face while Akari and Cho both stared in shock, Cho uttering, "That is the most awesome thing I have ever seen," Fukuko gazing into the dinosaur's eyes and exclaiming, "YOU READY FOR SECONDS!?"
But even with this new form, would this really be enough to stop the fire-breathing dinosaur? Whatever the case, this certainly looked like a huge upgrade.