Sergey: Sorry that we didn't upload before, we have been trapped in reality too much.
Delfim: You are probably wondering why we stopped our last fic, the Rise and Fall of Tamers. Well that is because… let's blame Glint.
Sergey: Robert gave up too, and the people that served as models for the characters ditched us.
Delfim: So we decided to start anew, with a smaller crew but no smaller effort to bring you the best fanfic we can.
Sergey: We don't promise anything but if it fails… we blame Glint.
Delfim: So the premise is similar to Rise and Fall, but with a smaller cast of main characters and with a more defined story life.
Sergey: The reason we are doing this similar to Rise and Fall is because we haven't given up on the idea… and we are too lazy to come up with original stuff.
Delfim: So here it is.
Chapter 1 Fuck it, we are the chosen ones.
"The New Digidestined, called together to follow the footsteps of the original Digidestined, now stand here to fight against the infamous trio that is known for bringing Chaos and Destruction." Yells the announcer over the roaring crowd. "But will they be able to tackle the SDA, known for their unprecedented record in the arena. LET'S FIND OUT!"
In one of the locker rooms, eight kids were all excited.
"Alright guys, this is what we have been waiting for, we are going in there, beat those three and claim the tittle!" yelled one of them, who had brown hair, white goggles and dressed exactly like Tai.
"This one is in the bag, we are eight guys who have all reached Mega, there is no way we can lose to them!" said the Matt-look-a-like.
"But I heard they have yet to be defeated." Said a Mimi clone. "They did all the events of the arena and even went against Chaosmon!"
"Yes, but that is the thing, they probably are used to fighting against a small number of powerful enemies." Said the Izzy fan. "They won't know how to beat 8 powerful enemies."
"Guys, I have a bad feeling about this." Said the Sora impersonator.
"Me too." Said Kari's copy.
"I think we can do it." Said T.K. "If anything else fails, we have Omnimon!"
"That's the spirit!" yelled Tai. "Let's go!"
On the other locker room, three people were utterly bored. One was sitting at a table, typing in her computer. Another was laying on one of the benches listening to music with earpieces and the last was playing around with his phone.
"Is it time yet?" asked the one fiddling with the phone.
"Not yet, give it a few more minutes." Said the girl by the computer.
"They could really hurry the presentation along, we all know who is going to win." Said the one listening to music. "And can't we have a break? 7th match in 3 days, when are they gona quit? By the way, who are we fighting again?"
"The New Digidestined." Answered the girl.
"Again?" asked the one playing with the phone, incredulous. "Didn't we beat those guys yesterday?"
"No, those were the Digidestined Reborn. Apparently people think that throwing the same tactic at us multiple times will work. Talk about insanity." She then closed the computer. "Well, it's time."
The other two got up lazily, almost like they weren't into it, and made their way to the door.
The arena was packed to the brim. It always was in these events, the dispute for the tittle in the open challenge week where any team could challenge the current holders of the tittle for the tittle itself.
That was one of many new events of the game. Yes everything here was part of an immersive virtual reality game called Digimon World Online, a huge success that drew fans all over the world to enter play it, with a story mode that allowed people to visit the famous anime story lines, a vs mode where people could battle against each other, Digi-cafés where people could relax, a farm system where everyone had a farm to have their digimons in…
And, of course, the arena. With it's many events such as facing legendary digimon, team battles and tittle matches such as this one, it drew quite a crowd of both those that were fans of the teams themselves and those that just wanted to enjoy a good match.
"So Ladies and Gentleman!" yelled the announcer. "Without further delay, here are the New Digidestined!"
The Eight Children came out, each accompanied by a mega digimon: Tai had a Wargreymon, Matt with his Metalgarurumon, T.K. with Seraphimon, Kari with Ophanimon, Mimi with Rosemon, Sora with Hououmon, Izzy with Herculeskabuterimon and Joe with Vikemon.
"Aren't they a sight to be seen. They even dressed as the digidestined everyone!" yelled the announcer. "And here are the champions and current holders of the title: The SDA!"
Three people casually walked into the arena with no digimon with them:
The first one had brown hair, wore a red tuxedo-like open shirt, a cream t-shirt and a black tie. We wore light grey pants buckled with a black belt and black sneakers. He looked relaxed, arms on his pockets and no concern whatsoever. His name was Sergey.
The second was blond, coming from the right and looked cocky, as if he knew he was going to win. He wore a black t-shirt with a white stripe going from the neck to the arms and down. He wore camouflage pants and military boots. His name was Delfim.
The last one was a girl, coming from the left looking positively bored, chewing on a pocky stick. She had black hair that fell around her head but left the face exposed, a black jacket with many pockets, a white t-shirt filled with pink horizontal stripes, dark blue pants, black shoes that laced up to her upper ankles and black socks. Her name was Aria.
"Are you serious?" asked the Tai look-alike. "These are the famous SDA? These guys?"
"They don't even know us!" said Delfim in mock hurt. "And they look like the first season chosen ones! That is just adorable."
The New Chosen Ones were clearly upset with this comment.
"Delfim, stop riling up the competition." Said Aria as she flicked her hair aside. "They don't have a single digimon worth two damns, probably silver tamers."
"And this is why I hate Open Week Title matches." Said Sergey as he stepped forward. "Aren't you guys a bit over your heads? This is a challenge for the tittle, not practice mode."
"Oh yeah? Well we are eight, and you are just three. Even if you bring in Megas, we have the advantage."
"Yeah, about that." Said Sergey as he scratched his head. "You guys really are silver tamers. Well the thing is… we, and I mean all three of us, are platinum tamers."
"Oh yeah, and what does that mean?" asked the Matt look-alike.
It was Aria that answered: "It means that, unlike you, we can each bring 3 digimons to the field of battle."
"In other words kiddos…" continued Delfim, his grin getting bigger. "You are the ones in dipshit, as it is nine of us against seven of you."
"Seven?" asked the Kari clone, confused.
"Everybody get ready…" yelled the commentator, though largely ignored by the participants.
"What do you mean seven? There are eight of us!" yelled the Izzy-looking one.
"Are you sure?" asked Delfim.
"BATTLE START!"
As soon as that yell was heard, a shadow flew from the passage behind the three tamers up into the sky and with a yell of "TERRA DESTROYER!" threw a massive dark ball at Wargreymon, who was too stunned to avoid and the attack hit him right in the face, exploding and sending him flying into the wall behind him.
As the shadow landed right next to Delfim, revealing to be a Blackwargreymon x, Delfim just said "Funny, I count seven of you now."
The Matt one pointed forward and yelled "Go MetalGarurumon!"
MetalGarurumon poised to strike until a giant flash of light hit him, sending him crashing right next to WarGreymon.
"When it comes to guns, I find that size matters." Said Aria as right from behind her a massive Rusttyranomon walked out of the hole.
"Oh yeah? Well if size is what you want, then size you will get! Vikemon!" yelled the Joe copy.
But before Vikemon could go far, a serpent went and bit his arm. As he yelled in pain, the serpent pulled the arm towards a falling blade that cut right through it, eliciting a pain filled roar.
"Now I couldn't let you guys have all the fun." Said Sergey. "Mervamon, finish the big fat joke of a Viking."
Mervamon cocked her serpent hand back before lunching it straight at Vikemon, getting him by the head.
"No, Herculeskabuterimon you have to help him!"
The big beetle went as fast as he could to reach his friend only to be stopped by a claw that just stretched from the darkness and hit him right in the face.
"No no, the beetle has other concerns right now." Said Aria as Diaboromon peeked out. "Be a dear and let your digimon die would you, I need just a bit more bug type experience to evolve it into an Armageddomon."
Izzy cringed as Diaboromon lost no time jumping on top of Herculeskabuterimon and clawing away at it.
"Enough! Rosemon make it stop!" yelled Mimi frantically.
Rosemon however decided to be cautious and that was the only reason why she survived three dark fox spirits coming at her.
"Damn, she saw you Laurelene, you got to work your stealth." Said Delfim.
From a shadow behind Rosemon, a figure emerged only enough to slice at her legs. Rosemon yelled in pain as it fell to her knees before a blade was poised at her neck.
In front of her was a Kuzuhamon, but not a normal one: it was a Kuzuhamon blade mode, and she looked positively sadistic.
"Do I? Cause I think this one is done." Said Kuzuhamon as she chopped off the Rose by the bud… literally as the head was sent rolling back only for the entire body to turn into an unharmed Palmon.
"NO!" yelled Mimi as she ran to her partner.
"Enough! Let's go, Seraphimon!" yelled T.K.
But Seraphimon didn't get far as he felt something hit him on the side, an electric current going through him and his body paralyzing.
The culprit revealed himself soon enough: This digimon was weird: The body looked like a dark dragon with a red scarf that went behind his back and made for wings. Also his tail ended in what looked like a double edged medieval bardiche. Finally, the weirdest part was that his arms and legs were not like his body, instead were made of a blue electric like thing that kept changing form, undulating in weird ways. In the right wrist, he had a ring attached to it. On the left claw, he had a black belt the same way Agumon has his red ones and a similar ring on the wrist. His legs ended in pointy ends, as if always ready to spring as he flexed his claws meanicingly.
"You couldn't wait, could you Juukyakumon?" asked Aria with a smirk.
"What is that? I have never seen that digimon." Said T.K.
"And you probably won't see another again." Said Aria. "This is my own creation which the admins allowed me to create and animate after I presented them with the project. I am the first to have him and let's just say your angel won't last long against him."
"We will see, Seraphimon, get rid of him!"
Seraphimon launched a "Seven Heavens" but the Juukyakumon just disappeared from view. Before he knew what was going on, a voice said from behind him "Ampere Rage!"
His front exploded with slash marks across his chest. But before he could scream the same pain came from the back as he reappeared in his front. Seraphimon fell down, looking at the back of the digimon that beat him so effortlessly, and turned back into Patamon.
"Oh no SERAPHIMON!" yelled T.K.
"Ophanimon heal them, quickly!" yelled Kari.
"Not so fast sis!" yelled a voice as one of Ophanimon's wings was slashed. Ophanimon yelled as she turned around to meet a Lilithmon.
"Lilith, finish that one quickly, we don't want any healers on their side." Said Sergey.
"Oh why? I want to play a bit!" whined Lilith as she took a whip from nowhere. "Especially now that I have a new move."
"Let her have her fun, Sergey." Delfim said with a smirk. "The other team is practically done. Wargreymon, Metalgarurumon, Vikemon, Rosemon and Seraphimon are done, besides we should focus on that Hououmon up there, since HerculesKabuterimon is just about…" Just as he said that, Diaboromon snapped the neck of the big bug, turning it back to Tentomon. "Ah, never mind, the chicken is the only one left."
Hououmon flew why high, trying to avoid all the battle that happened beneath. If she could stay sharp, she might be able to…
"Hey birdy, you aren't thinking of running away, are you?" asked a voice that made her freeze and turn. Standing in a green circle in mid-air, a Sakuyamon stood before her. "Remember the rules, no leaving the arena in the middle of a battle."
"You think you can take me alone?" asked Hououmon, angry. "My holy power will destroy you!"
"Holy power?" asked Sakuyamon with a smirk. "Well then, let's change into a more proper form. SAKUYAMON SIDE DIGIVOLVES INTO…"
Light surrounded the digimon as it changed. Before Hououmon now stood a Miko wearing a golden fox mask.
"Sakuyamon Miko mode! Now let's see your holy power damaging me!"
Hououmon started to sweat. Even she knew that Sakuyamon's Miko mode was untouchable by holy powers. "Ha, but you can't attack me either! Holy powers like yours won't work against me."
"True, but I have more than just holy powers in this form. I still have my previous powers like this one, Spirit Strike!"
Four spiritual foxes came from Sakuyamon. Hououmon squawked in fear as she turned to flee from this attack, but it kept following her.
Just as she looked back to see the spirits coming at her, she didn't see Sakuyamon fly to her front and yell "Fox Drive!"
Blue flames erupted from Sakuyamon and hit Hououmon dead on. This surprised Hououmon until she realized the flamed were not allowing her to go forward, meaning she had no way to escape the…
The fox spirits hit her hard, she yelled as she fell down.
"Not yet! Thunder kick!" Yelled Sakuyamon as she jumped just a bit before falling rapidly, foot striking out filled with lightning, and hit Hououmon dead in the face. Hououmon turned back to Biyomon.
"Well then I guess that's a… oh are you serious?" asked Sakuyamon as she landed where the others where.
The reason for her irritation? Well Lilithmon decided to have fun with her prey, meaning she tied her up with ropes in a clearly sexual bondage way. Poor Ophanimon even had a rope pulling in between her legs. Not to mention the wooden horse beneath her grinding into her realistic (considering she is a digimon) pussy. And all that with a gag ball in her mouth and her ass exposed was whipped red and she was crying.
"Say you love it, you dirty whore!" yelled Lilithmon as she hit again.
"Sergey… you had Aria messing with Lilith's programing right?" asked Delfim.
"What gave it away?" asked Sergey.
"I don't know, maybe the fact that Bondage Love is not an official Lilithmon's attack. She has Darkness Love but it's nothing like this."
"… you guys are the worst." Said Sakuyamon as she went back to regular Sakuyamon, drawing the attention of Sergey.
"Oh hey Rena, didn't see you there." Said Sergey, with a few drops of sweat running down his head. "We were just… you know…"
"AHAHAHAHAH YOU MAKE SUCH SWEET SQUEALS!"
"Enjoying the show?" asked Rena.
"Can it sis, let them have their fun." Said Kuzuhamon as she stepped out of the shadows. "Besides, we all know that that slut is enjoying it."
"Of course she is! Lilithmon just loves to do this kind of stuff!" huffed Rena.
"Not who I was referring to…"
At this point, Ophanimon yelled loudly, her body tensing so much it looked like she would snap in half. Then she fell down, exhausted, before devolving back into Salamon.
"… did she just?" asked Delfim.
"Yes." Answered Aria with a roll of her eyes. "She just came, and it was so powerful that she blacked out."
"Oh, I'm so getting the video of this battle once we are done, that is one scene I want to show my grandkids one day." Laughed Delfim.
"This is the end!" yelled Tai.
"Yeah, we practically annihilated your team. It is done." Said Sergey.
"Hum… Sergey look behind them." Said Delfim, a bit surprised.
Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon had just burst through the wall, both sporting some scars but still alive and kicking.
"… you think they are gona do it?" asked Aria.
"For them to be so confident, yeah they will." Said Delfim.
Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon started to shine and then fused. Soon Omnimon stood where they once were.
"Nothing can stop Omnimon!" yelled Tai. "Get them!"
Omnimon lost no time pulling out a "Garuru Canon!" on Rusttyranomon, who was too surprised to dodge, the blast exploding in his chest. He then whipped his Grey Sword and defended a strike from Juukyakumon before cutting into him, making him yell and fall back, clutching his chest.
Kuzuhamon also tried a fast strike, but Omnimon turned around and yelled "Sword of Ruin!" and made a cross with his blade, which exploded in her face and send her rolling back. He then jumped forward, avoiding Diaboromon's "Web Wrecker" Before firing his Garuru Canon to his face.
Omnimon then sidestepped a "Black Tornado" Before stabbing Blackwargreymon in the back, sending him crashing to the ground. Mervamont tried to attack him from behind gut he turned and blocked the blade. As the serpent head tried to bite Omnimon, he shoved the garurumon inside of It's mouth and shot, blasting the arm of Mervamon before slicing it's stomach.
Finally he turned to Sakuyamon, who took a defensive pose. He ignored that and made a dash to her. Sakuyamon yelled "Talisman Sphere!" but Omnimon ignored that and kept attacking with his Grey Sword. The shield started to show cracks little by little until it exploded and sent Sakuyamon back.
Then he yelled in pain as a claw pierced his back. But without losing his footing, he turned around and slashed at Lilithmon before blasting her right in the chest.
"HA, see I told you, no one can beat Omnimon." Yelled Tai.
"Well I am a bit disappointed." Said Sergey, crossing his arms. "No Omega sword, No Omega Canon or Omega Blast. Basically none of Omnimon's most powerful attacks, which means that it's a newbie. So disappointed."
"Wait what?" asked Matt. "How can you say that? We just beat you guys!"
"Really?" asked Delfim. "Cause you are not very good with math are you. I told you there were nine of us. You only beat eight."
Omnimon looked around, not finding his last opponent. Then an angelic voice sounded from above: "Moon Dance!" As he looked above a silhouette danced in front of the moon. As she did, the various Mega's that were down started to get up without a scratch.
Then the figure fell from above and landed graciously on the ground, revealing it to be a Dianamon.
"See Dianamon is not in my party just to for being a kick ass girl…" said Delfim. "But also for healing and boosting other digimon. So let me ask you a question, my friend: how are the odds now?"
Omnimon looked around in horror as 9 different megas prepared their attacks, all with him on the middle…
"Here is to us!" yelled Delfim. "And another victory."
The three were in a digi-café after the battle, celebrating yet another victory. They sat down at one of the tables in a relaxed matter as each had a drink on their hands.
"Doesn't feel like much of a victory when we keep wining against idiots." Said Aria. "It seems like the tougher teams are waiting for the end of the week, because so far only idiots keep fighting."
"Makes sense." Said Sergey taking a shot of his drink. "Even if someone wins against us, Open week will still be on, so they would have to defend the tittle for the rest of the week. But if they beat us in, say, Sunday, they basically get the tittle as there will be little to no resistance."
"That is cheap, but that is probably what they will do." Said Delfim. "And to think that we still have 4 days of this ahead of us."
"Not looking forward to that." Said Aria. "Told you this tittle was more trouble than it was worth."
The tittle she was referring was "Best Digimon Team" or BDT tittle. It marked the strongest official team of tamers in the game. The teams could be of any member of tamers up to a max of 9 members of any rank. In the last tournament, SDA had won the tournament, despite having the lowest amount of tamers in the group, so now they had to defend the tittle in the Open Week Challenge.
"So hum can I ask you guys why you changed your parties so much?" asked Sergey. "I mean where is Chaosmon, Delfim? And Valdurmon and Sleipmon Aria? What did I miss?"
"Oh that, well I wanted a new thing and decided on Omnimon Zwart, it is a virus dark form of Omnimon." Said Delfim. "So I went and got a Blackagumon and trained it to Mega level while looking for a Blackgabumon. Thing is, they recently released that Omnimon Zwart is getting an x form."
"So you turned Blackwargreymon into his x-form." Completed Sergey.
"Yeah, cause if it is anything like Omnimon, turning Omnimon Zwart into Omnimon Zwart X will cost something around 25000 x-data, while Blackwargreymon and Blackmetalgarurumon only cost 2000 x-data each and when both are in X form and fused they automatically make Omnimon Zwart X, just much cheaper."
"So, where is Blackmetalgarurumon?" asked Aria.
"Well… that is the problem…" said Delfim scratching his head. "You see… the beginner Virus zone is under maintenance."
"Say what?"
"Why?"
"Something about performance issues and improvements to the scene, apparently some kid found a bug in the level that left him stuck to a wall…"
"Ouch." Said Aria. "Been there, done that, definitely something I don't want to repeat."
"Quite." Nodded Delfim. "So they have the level under maintenance. I tried to trade for a Blackmetalgarurumon, but the guy who is willing wants my Chaosmon, and dude it is not worth it."
"Okay, but why didn't you store Blackwargreymon X in the farm and took Chaosmon to the battles?" asked Sergey.
"Two reasons: One, Blackwargreymon needs to be level 70 before I can fuse, and he is at level 68." Answered Delfim. "Second, I am holding Chaosmon for the weekend, when the tough tamers crawl out of their holes."
"Ok, guess that is a good reason." Said Sergey. "How about you Aria?"
"Well, I wanted to try a new team tactic: Rusttyranomon's canon could potentially be more deadly than Sleipmon's attacks. And I really want Armageddomon, he is a very powerful digimon. On the other hand, I am in the same page as Delfim: Leaving the best for last."
"Yeah, no use burning our Ultra Combo before time." Agreed Delfim. "What about you, I heard you were working to get Venusmon, what happened there?"
"Oh, that." Started Sergey. "Well believe it or not, but Venusmon is not worth it."
"What? Are you crazy bro?" asked Delfim.
"No hear me out, she is a great support character, but just not worth the trouble because that is all she is. She has little to no attack power and while she can stop people from fighting against her, she will not fight herself. And while it's cool to have her in the team, your Dianamon is more practical."
"So what now? Any projects in mind?" asked Delfim.
"I would if Digimon would start making more Female Megas. You know those are my kind of Megas."
"Typical." Said Aria as she drowned her drink. "You have to be in it for the girls."
"Well I am a bit guilty of that to." Said Delfim. "My first idea for a Dream team involved Laurelene, Diana and a Lilithmon. But when he got her first, I settled with another Virus mega: Chaosmon."
"Hugh, guys!" groaned Aria.
"Well I don't know about you, but I heard they finally completed the Olympus Twelve set and that there is even a dark digimon attached to it. I don't know about you, but that is my next project."
"I don't know, I might get the new Jupitermon, depends on how he performs." Said Aria.
"Say Delfim, couldn't you call your brother and have him join us?" asked Sergey.
"What?" Delfim looked at him, surprised. "Hum… I guess. I will see what I can do."
"You don't sound very confident, everything alright?" asked Sergey.
"Oh sure, fine." Said Delfim. "Not a problem. Well, when is the next challenge?"
"We will be facing it in 4 hours and they call themselves… The Armor Gods."
"Armor digimon huh?" asked Delfim. "Aren't most like, Adult or Ultimate level of power?"
"With some exceptions, yes." Said Aria. "So I am not expecting much from this group."
"Oh well, I got to go guys." Said Delfim. "Busy day today if I want to be back in 4 hours."
"Good luck." Said Sergey.
"Thanks, have a good day you two!" with that Delfim left the table, going to one of the portals.
"Well I got to go too." Said Aria. "It has been fun, but I want to relax a bit before my next match."
"You mean you have nothing planned right now? I have classes to attend." Groaned Sergey. "Damn Aria you are god damned lucky."
Aria shrugged. "Depends on how you see it. See you in 4 hours." She then walked to the portal.
Sergey sighed. "Well, time for me to leave to…"
*****Character Focus: Delfim*******
As He stepped into the green platform, he pressed a few keys and light enveloped him. "Ah shit!" He swore as he felt himself fall until his feet hit a new platform. "I will never get used to this feeling."
He heard a soft giggle. "I was wondering when you would be back."
Around him, the atmosphere was dark. It was night, the moon was out, and the ground was a dark purple color. A crocked yellow road lead to an old mansion that seemed to come from an old haunted movie.
"Why do dark farms have to be so… generic?" asked Delfim as he started at the person in front of him… or rather, at the digimon in front of him. A tall black fox with purple arm guards and a yin yang sign on each leg. Her yellow animalistic eyes focused on his with a predator gleam.
Her name… was Laurelene.
She just laughed at him. "Why not? It is relatable."
"Meh, I guess. By the way good job on the match." Said Delfim as he hugged her close, playing with her fur. "Not that I thought you would have a problem with it, of course."
Laurelene coed at the attention. "Those poor newbies didn't even know what hit them."
"True." Delfim then sighed. "Sometimes I wished it was just lie old days you know? Me, you, Sergey, Rena, Aria and Yorumon just going around each of the seasons saving the day and having fun. Now it's all about fight this team or fight that team, get this digimon to fuse with that digimon to get that… I don't know anymore."
"Well… if that is the problem…" Laurelene started to slowly walk her fingers up his chest. "Then after open week why don't we do just that? Relive the old days?"
"… yeah I just might…" said Delfim.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The yell startled both who turned to luck at the chuckling Blackwargreymon X. "Oh I am sorry, Lovebirds, am I interrupting your sweet special moment?" he asked sarcastically.
Delfim snorted. "Well yeah, I was just about to take her here on the cold hard floor."
"Oh, see what you just did!" yelled Laurelene.
"As funny as this is, I have to be the devil's advocate. Delfim you have to go!"
"Oh yeah, you are right." Said Delfim, giving one last slap to Laurelene's ass, to her yelping surprise. "See you in my return."
He walked down the road as the two started to argue. Delfim just laughed at the two. He then greeted Dianamon who was sharpening her own weapon. "Nice one, right on time Diana." He also nodded towards a Beelzemon. "Don't worry man, you might make a comeback."
"Delfim!" The voice of Chaosmon echoed as he landed in his front. "We need to talk man."
"Oh not now, Chaosmon, I have to go!" yelled Delfim as he walked past towards the mansion. "I have a play in 30 minutes."
"But I want a challenge!" Chaosmon floated behind him as he walked. "You have been taking Blackwargreymon x and not me to the coliseum and I am getting sick and tired of that!"
"Look man trust me you won't get a challenge right now, we are fighting silver tamers at best yesterday we fought off 4 bronze tamers. This is not a challenge!" Assured Delfim.
"But…"
"Tell you what…" said Delfim, fully turning to face his digimon. "If Aria is right, and you know she usually is, this weekend the big fish are going to pop out of their hiding places. So this weekend I will bust you and Beelzemon out and kick ass."
"Are you serious?" asked Chaosmon.
"Yeah I am serious. So you better get ready, this weekend will be crazy cause even if the strong ones don't come out, we will be swapped with fight requests." Said Delfim. "Now how does that sound."
"Terrific! I look forward to this weekend!" said Chaosmon, looking to the horizon.
Delfim laughed merrily, patting his shoulder. "Yeah man, you and me both. Now I got to go, so you keep things running till I get back okay?"
"Do not worry, I will not fail!"
"Good." Delfim then walked into the mansion. The inside looked just as one would expect: decrepit wooden floor cracked in many places barely covered by a tattered red carpet that seemed to come from the stairs and to never end. The walls were pale blue with part of the paint peeling off. Overall, an abandoned house.
"Wait up!" yelled Laurelene, finally catching up with him. "You meanie, leaving me behind!"
"Sorry, but Barry's got a point, I have to go." Said Delfim. "You good Steve?"
A Skullsatanmon, towering above the two, was about to scream at both but deflated at being caught. "How did you?"
"Barry did it first. You got to step up your game Steve." Said Delfim. "Anyway I need a favor from you: I need you to keep on the lookout for anyone willing to sell the data of a Blackgabumon or any of it's digivolutions. I seriously need that data man."
"Sure thing boss." Said Steve. "I will keep my eyes peeled no problem."
"Good. Then if you don't mind I need to log off." And with that Delfim climbed up the stairs, Laurelene in tow.
Reaching the bedroom, Delfim sighed. Everything was normal with the atmosphere: candle lights, red drapes, even the black wooden coffin…. Wait.
"Why do I have to log off in a coffin?" whined Delfim.
"Because you are the Dark Tamer! Come on, we have been through this every time you log off." Said Laurelene.
"Yeah but it always sucks." He then hugs her by the butt." Having to say good bye to this through a coffin? How lame is that?"
Laurelene licked his face, rubbing her leg in between his legs, then pushed him in, much to his surprise. "Hey!" She then closed the coffin. "HEY, DIRTY TRICK! YOU CAN'T WORK ME UP THAN LEAVE ME HANGING, HEY!" He eventually gave up, bringing the screen and hitting "Log Off".
*******Character Focus: Aria******
Aria walked up to the green portal short after Delfim did and pressed the keys. Just like he did before, she let herself fall, only she did much more gracefully.
"Hum, home sweet home."
What she meant by home meant a futuristic industrial zone. The entire area looked like a grid with entire factories here and there but none like of those today, they all were of a white color with orange lines going through them, none releasing a single cloud of smoke.
"Aria!" A small digimon flew to her. It was a black four legged dinosaur with a red scarf that acted as tiny wings at the same time. "Did you see me? I was all like BAM and he was all like whap and…"
"Yes yes I know Yorumon." Said Aria with a small smile. "But could you keep it down little guy, I want to get a bit of rest."
"OH, but you just got here!" whined the small digimon.
"I know, but all this battles are boring me beyond belief. I just want this week to end. This Open Week Bullshit!" Aria sighed as her hand pulled at her face. "Sorry, I promise that you and I will spend some time, just you and me, have some time for ourselves. Sounds good?"
Yorumon nodded. "You better promise, cause I will hold you to that!"
Aria giggled at his behavior and walked away, with him flying behind her. She nodded at Rusttyranomon, who roared before cracking it's own neck. She also passed by Diaboromon, who seemed to stare at it's own hands, and shook her head in dismay.
"I really have to digivolve that one, too dumb for his own good." Muttered Aria before looking at Valdurmon, flying above the farm. "And you better keep yourself in shape! I will need you this weekend to fuse with Chaosmon for the final battles."
"Do not worry, my liege." A respectful voice boomed sounded near her. When she looked to the front, she saw Sleipmon coming towards her. "We are always ready to serve, do not doubt us."
"I don't, it's just… ugh, this whole thing is pissing me off." She said while rubbing her head. "I'm logging off, I'll be back in 4 hours."
"Very well, my lady." With that he walked off.
Aria walked towards a stairs leading to a large circular building in the same motif as the factories, Yorumon never leaving her trail. As they entered the compound, she spoke in a softer tone "I will meet you on the other side, Yorumon."
"Okay Aria!"
She entered a different room where a single cushioned table with a lid stood in the middle. Without a word, she walked to it, laid in it, and closed the lid. Once inside, she opened the pad, and pressed "Log Off".
*****Character Focus: Sergey*****
Sergey sat there for a few moments as he saw his two teammates leave the area. He sighed to himself. "Maybe Aria was right, maybe we should have waited for Open Week and challenged whoever had the tittle then. I mean, the tournament was fun, but I can see that even they are starting to become weary of this endless battles."
He got up and paid for the drinks. "Need to remind Delfim that he is paying next time." He then proceeded to the platform. "Right, to the farm I go."
"Hold up!"
Sergey turned to see the Tai impersonator he had faced just a few minutes ago. "Can't we do this later kid? I kind of have to be somewhere else."
"How does one become a platinum tamer?" asked the kid.
"Oh, that's it? That's the question?" asked Sergey. "Well first you must become a gold tamer, which before meant you had to basically complete every history mode out there. You can imagine how that was not easy since they are always developing new seasons and such, so yesterday's golden tamers had it easier than today's tamers. Fortunately nowadays all you have to do is complete five seasons." Said Sergey.
"FIVE?"
"Yeah and you cannot repeat, so don't go around doing season 1 over and over, it won't work. Next to become platinum tamer you have to take five boss battles in the arena of your choice and then face the qualifying match for platinum match. Do all that, succeed and boom, you are a platinum tamer."
"Boss battles? That doesn't sound so bad."
"Yeah, except they are individual battles against megas like Victorygreymon, Chaosmon, your beloved Omnimon, you know usual stuff." Said Sergey with a dismissive wave. "So take plenty of items and prepare for grinding battles cause these guys go tough. Then the qualifying guy will use 3 digimons, one at a time, all megas. They are always different, so I can't help you there, you just have to prepare yourself and hope for the best." Sergey then typed a few keys on the pad before turning once again to the kid. "Okay hope that cleared things for you. Work hard and maybe we will see you in next year's tournament!"
And with that, Sergey was gone, leaving the kid to gape at the space where he was.
Sergey didn't have the most graceful landing, but not the most uncomfortable one either. As he came down from the portal, he fell into the awaiting furry arms of his partner.
"Well, that is quite a reception." Said Sergey, eliciting a giggle from Rena.
Rena the Renamon, his partner. Just like the regular Renamon, she was an anthropomorphic yellow version of Blackrenamon, or was Blackrenamon a black furred version of her?
They were standing on Sergey's farm, which looked like a normal rich guy's country home: big mansion in the middle of a vast property with lots of terrain rattled with god knows what, from training grounds, swimming pools and gardens.
"You kept me waiting." She complained to his hear, making him shiver.
"And I daresay I will have to do it again." Said Sergey as he untangled himself from her arms. "I got classes right now."
"Hugh now?" she growled as she crossed her arms. "Why? You used to spend more time with us before!"
"Yeah well before I wasn't fighting on Open Week." Said Sergey before grabbing her head and kissing hear lips. Once they separated, he said with a smirk "Once this is over, and my classes are over, you and me…"
"Can I join?" a voice sounded from behind them as Mervamon tried to get between them, with her snake arm pushing Rena away.
Who was having none of that. "Hey, back of, I got him first!"
Mervamon, however, didn't miss a beat: "And I am going to finish him."
"That's it you TRAMP!" yelled Rena as she punched the snake head. Mervamon laughed as she, being a mega, hardly felt that, but then yelled when Renamon jumped on her and bit her tits.
"AU YOU BITCH!" with that Mervamon brought out her sword.
"HEY WOW STOP GIRLS STOP!" Sergey yelled frantically, effectively stopping the two. "Okay now no fighting in between the two of you. Rena…" with this he turned to Renamon. "You know I love you so you don't need to feel insecure nor attack anyone. And Minerva…" with that he turned to Mervamon. "You know that pisses the other girls off, why do you keep doing it?"
"But it is fun!" whined the now dubbed Minerva, getting a glare from Rena.
"It's not fun for me, who has to watch the infighting!" said Sergey. Minerva looked down, embarrassed. "So this is what we are going to do: you are going to shake hands, just like little kids, and forget this ever happened."
"Oh come on!" yelled Minerva.
"Do we have to?" asked Rena.
Sergey nodded and both sighed. Turning to one another, Rena turned away and extended her paw, grumbling beneath her breath.
"Don't even think about it!" Rena swore under her breath, What now? "I just said you are to make peace with one another, what were you doing using your snake arm Minerva?"
Rena turned and scowled as she saw the opened mouth of the serpent head near her paw. Minerva giggled before pulling back the snake and reluctantly trusting the other hand.
They awkwardly shook their hands in a firm and tight grip. "Good, now I will be going and I expect there to be no trouble until I return okay? And I mean from both of you!"
The two refused to answer. Fortunately they didn't need to as a sound of another argument sounded far away.
"Oh what now?" asked an exasperated Sergey as he rushed towards her his Lilithmon and a Ophanimon were having an argument.
"You just had to use that attack, didn't you?" yelled Ophanimon, who was peeved beyond belief.
"Well she was just too cute not to do it, besides you are just mad I didn't do it to Seraphimon so you could see him squeal like a little bitch." Answered Lilithmon.
"Absolutely not and you dam know that is not the issue."
"Oh God I knew this was going to happen." Said Sergey as he saw the two arguing. "Look Ophelia if you want to be mad at anybody, be mad at me. I was the one that asked Aria to mess around with Lilith's code and give her that attack."
"My problem is not the attack itself." Said Ophanimon, turning to him. "As explicit as it is, the attack could become useful later on. My problem is the target of said attack. And don't say that it was a matter of targeting a woman, there was a Rosemon in the match."
"But that was Laurelene's target, and you know how she gets when you steal her kills. Besides seeing a version of you squealing so loudly was priceless!"
Sergey face-palmed as the two started to yell at one another but before he could defuse the situation, a voice sounded from above. "ENOUGH! Stop bickering like a married couple and go train yourselves. The next match is in 4 hours and who knows which of us is going on the next match."
The two turned to address who had the audacity to scold them like that but when they saw who it was they paled and left the place. Landing on the ground gracefully, the digimon seemed to be a perfect mix of heaven and hell and looked at Sergey with a kind smile.
"Sorry about that, master. I was not aware that they were fighting until you arrived." Said the new digimon. With six white feathery wings on the right side and six dark leathery wings on the left, a body that seemed divided in half, with one looking completely silky white and the other leathery black. This was Sergey's Mastemon.
"It's alright, Marcia." Said Sergey. "I should have predicted this actually. I knew that she would watch the match and yet I did not predict this."
"To err is human." Said Marcia. "But if it is any consolation, it was a fairly amusing match."
"I found it quite dull. But don't worry, coming this weekend and you will be the one busting heads."
"I can't wait. But that means I better get the rust of these wings of mine." She gave a flap to accentuate this.
"As if you don't keep yourself in shape." Said Sergey with a knowing grin.
"Well, never hurts to be prepared." With that she flew off.
Sergey sighed. "This is how life should be like: spending my days in a place like this just enjoying myself surrounded by beauty." He then shrugged. "But real life is a bitch and I got to get back to it."
"Do you?" He felt the furry arms of Rena wrap around him.
"Yes I do Rena, now let's go, I don't want to be late."
They both entered home, it was spacious and had the quaint summer home feel. "Ha, man this sucks, it's like coming back from vacation and I didn't even enjoy myself all that much."
"You will… later…" said Rena with a wink.
"Oh oh oh, don't do that, you are making it harder for me to leave!" said Sergey. "Damn classes. When will they end?"
They entered a large bedroom with a queen sized bed. The sheets were of a purple color, same as Rena's armguards, and the room was illuminated by one single window that casted a shallow light onto the bed.
"You really are obsessed with that color." Said Sergey.
"What? I like purple!" Defended Rena.
Sergey laid down on the bed, Rena laying right beside him. He then opened the pad and, with one last kiss for Rena, muttered "See you on the other side." Before he pressed "Log Out".
*******Character Focus: Delfim*******
Delfim took of the helmet and the suit that allowed him to enter the game. He was in his own bed, and it was 19:29.
"Okay, got to be there at 20:30, no big deal." He said as he got up and got his phone. "Hey Laurelene."
On the screen, Laurelene appeared, winking at him. "Hurry up, you don't want to be late!"
"I won't!" said Delfim as he walked to a bag near his bed. "Let's see, got the dolls, got the long ass needle, got my home-made fake blood, tattered clothes. Got it all."
"Good, now get going."
"Calm down, still got an hour." Said Delfim as he left the room, cellphone in hand, and went to the kitchen where his mother was, typing on a computer. "Hey mom, where is Boss?"
"Out, where do you think? She can't stay still when she visits us." She answers without even looking. "Finally out of your game I see."
Delfim sighed. "You would if you turned this way but I guess you got work to do."
His mother only hummed in response as she continued to type. Delfim sighed and decided to ask something else. "Dad's not home either?"
"He is busy today. Your brother is watching T.V. though."
Delfim decided to leave the conversation at that and went to the leaving room, where his brother was watching Pokémon.
"Hey Filipe, what's up?"
"Not now, they are getting to the best part!" said Filipe like he was watching a cinema master piece.
Delfim blinked. "The part where Ash fails to be the champion again."
"Shut up! He might do it this time!" yelled Filipe.
"I really doubt it Filipe." Delfim then decided to change the subject. "Look, me and my friends were thinking you could join us in Digimon World Online and in the group, I mean not now in Open Week, but afterwards. It's going to be fun we could get you some awesome digimon like"
"Whatever…" Filipe pays no attention as he continues to watch the show. "Come on Ash, you can do it!"
Delfim just looks at him for a second. "I'm sorry what? Whatever? What do you mean whatever? What's with that attitude?"
"Bro Digimon is so dumb, why do you even play it." Said Filipe.
"Wait Digimon is dumb?" Asked Delfim, his voice rising. "You call a franchise with deep storylines, great characters and awesome designs dumb? Compared to what this piece of crap?" As he said that he pointed to the screen.
Filipe got up, red in the face. "Don't you dare…"
"Oh I see, you can disrespect my shit but I can't disrespect yours?" Said Delfim, mocking his brother. "Tell you what Pokémon is the dumbest shit I have ever seem! Pokémon don't talk, their designs are stupid…"
"STOP IT!"
"And Ash, your so called role model you are always watching, will never make it to the league, because he is just a weak, stupid, whiny little…"
He never finished because at that point Filipe threw a punch at him, one Delfim took without a flinch. He just stood there, fist in his face, eyes locked on his brothers as Filipe realized what he had done and started to tremble.
To this Delfim said only one word.
"… bitch."
Filipe yelled in rage and left the room, leaving Delfim there alone. Delfim took a deep breath and looked down. His mother came in, looking furious.
"What the hell just happened? What did you do?"
Delfim looked at her in the eye and then said "Gave him my opinion, he didn't like it. Tell him that if he disrespects someone, he will get disrespect back."
"Is that what this is about? He insulted your little game didn't he?"
"Mom that is not what this is about!" yelled Delfim. "Filipe was just disrespectful and when I did the same he left crying. He needs to learn that out there things are much worse. Someone would have done much worse."
"That is a bullshit reason and you know it Delfim!" yelled his mom.
Delfim just scowled but didn't answer. He grabbed his bag and left for the door. As he did, His mom yelled "That's right, GO! Go do your play and leave your brother alone!"
Delfim walked the streets in silence. There was a time where both he and his brother where huge fans of digimon. Filipe loved Gallantmon and the Holy Knights, Delfim was more for the Dark and Viral digimon. At the same time, both liked to play Pokémon. Their mother would buy two versions, one for each, and then both would help each other pass through the games…
Until generation 4 of Pokémon.
Delfim had lost all interest in Pokémon. Tired of the same plotline, repetitive scenarios and such. Filipe however got hooked and continued to stay faithful.
Then he started to watch the anime. Many times Delfim tried to have him see a different anime: from Bleach to Naruto, Dragon Ball to Fairy Tail, One Piece to Digimon but no matter what he would always forgo those and go watch Pokémon.
The two brothers grew apart. At one point Delfim actually tried to play one of the newer games of Pokémon just to get back in touch with his brother, but to him it was so… boring and predictable that he gave up half way.
Now the two hardly could talk without there being a shouting match. A match that ended with Filipe in tears and Delfim being scolded for trying to connect.
Delfim finally reached the building. This year's show would be on the old Orpheus, a building left to decay filled with dust, half broken walls and ceiling. It was the ideal place for the theme of this year's theme.
As he entered, his teacher Fraga greeted him. "Ah Delfim there you are, come here come here, you are going to occupy these stairs here, right next to the entry where people come in. Now you don't start right away, play around with the dolls, let the people enter and wonder and only when sufficient people have entered the place can you begin your part okay."
"Got it sir." Said Delfim. "Where can I put the clothes and the fake blood?"
"We have a dressing room in the back, go go go!"
This was a festival called "Jardins Efémeros" or Temporary Garden, though it had nothing to do with it. The festival celebrated theater and performative arts outside of the regular theater, so all kind of shows where put on throughout the city. This year the theme was Madness and for that matter the students of "Cultural Animation" were treating the old Orpheus building as a mad house.
Delfim walked amidst the near naked man, the satanic nuns, and even that one guy that just though he was fishing in a bucket to the dressing room, hoping that at least the performance went well.
*******Character Focus: Aria******
Aria came out of the game and took out the helmet, sighing to herself. Getting out of the suit, she was in nothing but her underwear, so she put on a modest set of clothes before she grabbed her phone where Yorumon was waving, much to her amusement.
"Peeking on me you little pervert?" she asked.
"You did nothing to hide!" he defended himself.
"And you did absolutely everything you could to watch." She completed his words.
"I won't deny my nature." He answered with a smirk.
She slithered the phone back into her pocket as she walked out of her room. Outside a young man dressed in an impeccable tuxedo awaited her, with a tablet in his hands.
"Miss I really suggest you change of clothes a girl of your…"
"Yeah yeah go water the plants Berry." She answered without a care as she walked past him, taking the tablet of his hands as she went.
He deflated and simply followed after her, much to her frustration, but she ignored him as she started to work on the iPad. She lived in a large mansion, so she had lots of time to look over the statistics before she got halfway through. She looked over a few numbers in indignation just as she walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning my dear." Spoke the cook. "What would you like?"
"A quiet morning, Tiska." Said Aria as she kept readying through the data. "But apparently someone fucked up!"
This shocked the poor butler. "If I may, that is not the proper…"
"Go unscrew the pipe work my dad shoved up your ass and then we can have a talk Berry!" yelled Aria. "As I was saying, one of the companies in which I invested recently took a dive."
"Oh dear, you should leave business things to your father." Said Tiska as she put breakfast in the table.
"As if! He was the one that was all like You got to be responsible, You got to make decisions, You got to do important choices! He wanted me to handle stuff like this, he gave me an account of my own to invest with. And now thanks to one fatal mistake I am about to lose a lot of…" She then reviewed the numbers and smirked. "Maybe not… apparently not all of my investments were total flunks. Thanks to the investment I made on Gaijin I can not only cover the losses from the flunk but gain interest. AH Maybe this is a good morning after all!"
"Oh I am so happy for you dear." Said the cook. "Would you like some eggs with your breakfast?"
"No thanks." Said Aria. "Berry, do I have anything scheduled today?"
"No my lady, but your father…"
"Good, then I will be tanning near the pool. If father wishes to speak with me, he may do so there." And with that, and finishing breakfast, Aria left the kitchen, leaving the butler to shake his head at her.
*******Character focus: Sergey*******
Sergey came to himself and took the helmet off only to cover his eyes. "Damn sun, it's too early!" He then took the suit and walked up to the window, closing the shutters. "Damn too early."
"Told you you should have stayed here." The voice of Rena came from his cellphone which was in his table.
"Give me a break, I have a life here to." Said Sergey as he took his pajamas out and dressed his regular clothes. "Now do me a favor and don't start making lewd sounds in the middle of class again. Last time I almost got kicked out. You are lucky the teacher had a good sense of humor and decided to enter your moan fest."
Rena laughed as she fell back. "Your face was so red when she moaned in your face AHAHAH!"
"Yeah very funny Rena. Seriously don't do that, today's teacher is a dude so it will be a fail either way: I either get kicked out, or he has the same sense of humor and I get a nightmare."
She laughed outright at that. He pulled his bag up to his back and left the room.
He lived closed to the university, 5 minutes tops, to his luck and laziness. On the other hand, he lived alone in the place, which really sucked. Outside of the people at the university, and the friends he had in the game, he had little people to interact with.
He walked to his class. Even if he was close to university, he had an habit to be late to this one teacher's class: Cubert's class. The man was annoying, teaching the history of law and focused on technicalities when in his tests he would only ask about the big picture. In short: a joke.
Plus: he never noticed when someone entered in mid class, or just didn't care as he never took attendance, so Sergey never made the effort to be on time for this class.
"Hey!" he greeted as he sat next to Chris, one of his colleges. "Am I late?"
"The answer to A are you late to class? And B Are you late for anything important? Are, in order, Yes and No." answered Chris, with a smirk. "He is still on about the creation of I don't know what decree."
"Again? Shouldn't we focus on important figures of the history of law today?"
"Does it matter?"
Sergey sighed. "I should have stayed in bed another hour."
*******Character Focus: Delfim*******
As the people left the building, some pale, some freaked out, the actors carefully packed their stuff. Delfim helped around here and there until Fraga came and said "Would you mind come here for a second Delfim, I need to talk with you for a moment."
Delfim shrugged and followed the teacher to one of the empty rooms. The mood was somber in the small and decrepit room, with the teacher staring intently at Delfim's eyes without saying a word while Delfim tried to swallow to no avail.
Finally the teacher spoke. "I will be honest Delfim, I looked at your record and I did not expect much from you. Went a year to Lisbon to take Nuclear Medicine… didn't do a single class." As he said that, he walked around Delfim, looking around the room. "Then 3 years of Nursery… and nothing to speak of…" finally he stopped in his front, facing him again. "And now look at you! The only student of the first year of Cultural Animation in the festival. Nothing but the highest marks, brilliant and creative performances and despite some lacking in manual arts you make up with hard work."
Delfim smiled. Of all the Teachers, Fraga was one he went along with the best. He understood the man right from the start, even as the man told them they were doing it wrong or they were garbage or even not good enough Delfim understood that all he was saying was "you can do better". And now to hear him say that was awesome to say the least.
"Thank you sir. I appreciate it."
"But this makes this conversation even harder for me." Continued Fraga, as if he didn't hear him, putting his hands on Delfim's shoulders.
"Hum, pardon me?"
"Now, I heard that you are quite the star in some game."
"Huh, oh yeah, Digimon World Online, what about it?"
"Well, the thing is Delfim… have you ever heard about the expression Addicted to Power?"
Delfim frowned. "Yeah but what does that have to do with it?"
"The expression is a lot more literal than people would like to believe. You see Delfim, people get addicted, but not just substances like drugs or café, but television, the internet, that one music you can't get out of your head, a videogame… everything can have an addicting effect on a person Delfim."
Delfim nodded. "And you are afraid that I am addicted to… the game?"
"You are a brilliant kid… but I have seen kids like you lose themselves in games like these before. They start playing, they dedicate more and more to the game, they forget to do things outside of the game like hang out with their friends, they alienate their real world friends in favor of online friends they don't even know and before you know it you lost the kid."
"Wow wow hey Fraga please!" Delfim yelled as he called his teacher's attention. "First of all yeah I play a lot of DWO, I won't deny, but I made good friends that helped me a lot in some of the work I did along the year. And my colleagues can attest that I have not lost any connection with any of them, or any one from the class of the second and third year, and that I frequently hang out with them."
"You sure?" he asked.
"Positive." Delfim then added, in a sadder tone. "If anything my brother worries me."
"Your brother? Doesn't he play to?" asked the teacher, confused.
"Well… no… he… he watches Pokémon…"
"I confess that to me they are all the same…"
"Well… it's another show… but it doesn't really matter… the point is… that while I play with other people and am always meeting new folk, he is closing himself more and more in his own little world where all that matters is Pokémon. And my parents they… they don't see it."
"He should see a psychiatrist…"
"He does!" said Delfim, exasperated. "He does, but all he says is that it is a phase and that him, as an autist, develops certain interests that may or may not eventually pass away with time. I don't think they ever will with him!"
Delfim then walks to a wall and pounds it with both of his wrists. "Every time I try to talk with him about something other than Pokémon, he says it's dumb, and then ignores me unless I say something about Pokémon, whether good or bad, which normally leads to us fighting and GRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" he punched the wall again, this time making a wall in the weak structure.
A calm hand laid on his shoulder, making him turn to the face of his teacher. "One day, you will know what to do. Not now, no not now, and you don't need to know now, that should be your parents job. But if at one point you notice that nothing is working, the answer will hit you. It's how things work with you Delfim."
"You think so?" asked Delfim.
"In matters like this, there is no set answer. I could tell you to force your brother to stop watching or playing or whatever and not even work. I could tell you to ignore it and maybe that would work. When the time comes, you will know what to do."
Delfim drew a deep breath and tried to pull his hands out of the wall… key word tried, as the wall seemed to have closed around his arms. "Hum… teacher… a little help?"
Fraga just laughed. "Not before I take a picture."
"Oh come on really?" asked Delfim, both peeved and amused.
"This one is going on Facebook. My Student Hulked!"
"Just get me out of here!"
*****Character focus: Aria*******
Aria laid down on a chair, dressed in a two piece black bikini, tanning in the sun near the clear pool with the cellphone in a table near her.
"No fair, Aria, why can't you tan here?" asked Yorumon.
"The farm is not the type for tanning. The industrial feature doesn't even have a fake sun to tan to. Besides, a tan in the digital world is not equal to a tan in the real world. I need to make it in the real world." She then smirked. "Stop complaining anyway, you get to enjoy the view anyway."
Yorumon stayed quiet after that eyes glued to her, until he turned at the sound of footsteps. "Shoot your father is here! So is your butler!"
Aria didn't acknowledge her partner's warning, she just kept sunbathing without a care.
"MY-MY LADY!" yelled a scandalized Berry, completely red. "That is not a proper bikini to use for a…"
"Stop trying to hide the fact that you play for the other team and leave us, Berry. It's obvious my father has something important to say." Said Aria without missing a beat.
Berry looked at the man, who nodded, and then left. For a moment, silence reigned in between the two, the only sound being Yorumon biting his own nails.
"Aria." The strong voice of his father sounded from behind her. "Why didn't you meet me in my office?"
"Was I supposed to?" asked Aria. "I was busy taking care of my own businesses, which by the way are doing fine thanks for asking."
"Cut the theatrics and your insubordination young lady." Said her father. "I was to inform you that we are to attend a party tonight."
"Another boring fête with your loaded friends and their pigs for sons and bimbos for daughters, no thanks I have to meet my friends for a match of Open Week."
"This is more important than your stupid game!" cut her father, angry. "This is about meeting people of your age and status."
"You mean people loaded." Summarized Aria "Pretty sure most are at least double my age, the rest is still older, no thanks."
"This is not up to debate!" Yelled her father. "You are going to this party young lady!"
Aria stayed quiet for a few seconds then asked "When are we supposed to be there?"
"In three hours, why?"
"Well, too bad, cause you see in two and a half hours I will meet with the directors of the Calajima, a company that suddenly flunked, to see why and if I should sell my share of the company. The meeting will be extensive and I will not be in the mood for parties afterwards, as you might imagine."
Her father turned red with rage. "Aria, why do you avoid this things? You are always playing those silly useless games with those low class friends of yours when this is the time to make strong partnerships, alliances, and start building your empire like I did! So why don't you avoid this gatherings?"
"Why do you force them? Am I not a responsible daughter? Am I not a daughter worthy of your pride?" At this Aria got up to face her father. "I went to school, got nothing but the best grades, became the best student there was, got scholarships, completed university while also maintaining various associations with several companies to the point that I could by my own house and live independently and I only live with you because I want to, don't you understand?"
Her father stood silent as Aria spoke to him, immobile.
"But then, you force things like this on me: parties that have no purpose, meetings with your friends and their obnoxious sons, gatherings of high society. Dad I am too young to like or even want this stuff." She then turned away from him, grabbing her cellphone. "I want to be with people of my age, do stuff they do, have fun. This is why I play DWO so much, cause I get to have fun, even if it is with people you deem low class. And you know what? I would rather take any of these low class as a partner in any business in life and to any party than any guy I have met at your stupid gatherings!"
"Aria!"
Aria didn't acknowledge her father's call, she turned and left the pool, cellphone in hand and leaving her father behind.
*********Character Focus: Sergey********
"Pfew, finally, I almost fell asleep back there." Admitted Sergey as he got out.
"You mean you didn't?" asked his friend, surprised before laughing.
"Mister Sergey!" his teacher called, making him turn to his teacher. "A word please."
"Hum… okay." Said Sergey as he stayed behind, albeit cringing his teeth. No one wanted to be left alone in class with a teacher, and this one was even worse.
"Take a seat." He said pointing to a seat in his front. Sergey sighed and sat down.
The teacher than sat at the desk. "I heard that Professor Kimble gave you quite the assignment."
Sergey blinked. Professor Kimble was an awesome teacher who used to bring the students to real courts so they could see pros in action and give them details of real cases. In a recent assignment she gave each the details of a case with some people having the job of being the defense attorney and others having the job of being the prosecution. Then she put them in pairs and had them had a real life court in class with each side calling imaginary witnesses which were represented by people who knew the roles and played the parts.
In other words, it was awesome.
"Yeah, it was really cool." Sergey didn't know where Cubert was getting at.
"Fun little case you had to play with, Ribert's triple murder." Continued the teacher. "I heard you played prosecutor."
"That's right I did." Said Sergey. "Won the case to."
"And with an unusual method. You were able to prove not that he was there and had the blood of all three but that he had the intimate desire to kill all three through the psychological analysis and profile and recreation of the crime scene paying no attention to the forensic evidence but to the witnesses only."
Sergey frowned. He really was getting ticked off at his teacher's persistence on this matter. "Sir, what is this all about?"
The teacher looked at him, incredulous. "Really Sergey? Ribert's last name didn't ring a bell?" He then got up from the table. "Quite a cold way to go after my brother's case."
Sergey clenched his fists. Was that it? Was he pissed that miss Kimber choose his brother's case? Then why was he the only one held back? "Sir, I merely followed the facts…"
"Oh come now, Sergey, you painted my brother as if he was a satanic moronic monster."
"Which he was! According to the testimonies your brother was easily fooled into believing in things like if you hit your head on a wall you will get smarter and he killed chicken not to eat but to cover himself in their blood."
"My brother had a mental disorder…"
"Yes, but that does not discredit his actions for he was independent and self-sufficient, therefore responsible for his own actions in the eyes of the law. His place is in jail like it happened in trail."
"No, you ware only seeing your side of the picture cause you wanted to win the case, you don't see what happens when you win and the lives you destroy."
"Teacher this was a simulation, the real trial passed and your brother was convicted. I am not the one you should cry to." Said Sergey as he meant to get up.
But his teacher grabbed him by his shoulder. "You are right, my brother was convicted for life, and now he rots, and you know what?" He then looked deep in Sergey's eyes and said "By the same method you used."
Sergey just shook him off and left the room, his teacher watching him leave.
********Later*******
"And then the guy is like By the same method you used" imitated Sergey as they sat down at the café, after another victory in the game. "I mean his brother killed three teenage girls just cause none wanted to date him and though he was a looser… and he bathed in chicken blood, and now it's my fault he got convicted?"
"Dude he probably just remembered how it happened and opened old wounds." Said Delfim. "Imagine if it was your brother that did it, you would be pretty messed up too."
"Maybe you are right, but all this situation bugs me to no end." Said Sergey. "I mean the guy talks about lives destroyed but he forgets that his brother killed 3 girls. What about that girls' families huh?"
"Dude I am totally with you on that one. There is no easy answer." Said Delfim as he laid back with his hands behind his back. "Everyone got their lives ruined and the only ones that profited from this were the lawyers, who despite that must not feel all that great about it either, cause that case is messed up."
"I know." Said Sergey. "How about you? You seem pretty down to, Aria."
Aria sighed. "Well, my father wanted me to attend a party with his snobbish friends."
Both boys flinched. They knew how much Aria hated those.
"I mean I don't get it, don't I do enough?" She yells as she throws her hands in the air. "It's like I always have to prove something to him: I was the best in school, he didn't even blink; my business is sailing, not even a compliment. But me playing a game? Which is something that is normal? He throws a fit!"
"Really? Why is he mad about you playing a game? If anything, you are among the best players too." Said Sergey.
"Another reason to be proud." Said Delfim.
"But he isn't! He isn't proud of anything I do!" said Aria frustrated. "And then his puppet, Berry, follows me around trying to make me behave like a proper lady when he is more inclined to do the part."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Sergey.
"Caught him once, dressed like a maid, playing around with the gardener." Said Aria, much to the awed faces of her friends. "He tried multiple times to explain to me how that was not what I thought it was, but considering that the gardener was naked from the waist down there is nothing to mistake there. He is lucky I didn't tell my father or he might have been fired."
Both Delfim and Sergey broke down laughing at the image. "Poor man must have been so embarrassed." Said Delfim. "There he was, in his fancy dress, and you go spoil his fun…"
"Don't you mean, spoil her fun?" asked Sergey.
The three looked between each other and then broke down laughing again.
After they finally got their laughter under control, Aria asked Delfim "So when is your brother joining us? I got data for a Guilmon I wouldn't mind sharing."
Delfim looked downcast. "He… he is not joining guys…"
"Huh, why not?" asked Sergey.
"Well… he is… a goat worshiper now." Said Delfim with a smirk.
"A what?" asked Aria and Sergey.
"A Pokémon fan."
"OH!" replied both as they got the joke. "Wait the games or the show."
"… both… more the anime than the games though…"
"Oh man." Said Sergey. "Here I thought we were gona get a new member. We would be SDAF!"
"It would sound better SDFA." Said Aria. "But it doesn't matter, he is not coming."
"It's worse than that." Said Delfim. "He actually called Digimon stupid."
"He what?" yelled Sergey.
"Now that is too much, what's wrong with your brother?" asked Aria.
"He is just obsessed with Pokémon." Said Delfim.
"Yeah but why?" asked Sergey. "I mean what does Pokémon have? Most of their battles are one on one, their evolution lines are fixed with very little room for variations like the eevelutions and such."
"Not to mention all the problems of the game itself." Said Aria. "The speed status is practically pointless, they stole the idea of mega evolution from digimon."
"They stole the idea for the name from digimon. Digimon came first remember!" said Delfim. "It can't be coincidence that two companies that deal with monsters decided to keep the last name of the franchise mon and the first three letters represent something that symbolizes the monster, digital for digimon and pocket for pokemon."
"And some of their designs man." Said Sergey." Like I know digimon has their faults here and there, but Voltorb and Electrode were just lazy."
"Taurus wasn't any genius invention either." Complemented Aria. "Pick a bull, put three tails, call it a day."
"Ditto, pick a blob, draw a smiley face, done!" said Delfim.
"And how stupid…" started Sergey. "…is Pikachu?"
"AH, don't get me started, he is the worst." said Delfim, his face getting mad. "I hate that mouse because he has the coolest evolution ever and because of his popularity no one wants the evolution. And Pikachu's stats in the game are so awful the only thing he had was speed!"
"Which is useless in the game." Reminded Aria.
"Exactly!" said Delfim "So I only captured him for the evolution cause the moment I had Raichu it was Yippee Ki Yay Motherfucker all over the game and I loved it."
"For the record, what's the deal with the goat god?" asked Sergey. "Forgoing the fact that it's easy as fuck for any 10 year old, because that's how old you are in the game and some of the people that play the game are of that age, to catch a god… that same god is a goat, what is up with that?"
"I think it's a reference to Christianity." Said Aria.
"Say what?" asked Delfim.
"Yeah, In Cristian communities, Jesus is often depicted as a sheep, so maybe it is more of a sheep then a goat." Said Aria with a shrug of shoulders.
"Does it matter what it is? It's ridiculous!" said Sergey. "Sure we have a representation of Christianity here in digimon, but it's a more direct representation of Jesus: Jesmon!"
"Oh yeah, the new Royal Knight, that guy is awesome." Said Delfim. "Besides while you can technically get some very powerful digimon like Fanglongmon, they take months just to get the necessary digimons for the fusion, get them at the necessary level, with the necessary data and the amount of credits to fuse them to get the digimon you want, which makes getting the digimon that much more worth it."
"Even then, there are some, like Yggdrasil, which you can never get, and he is the god of the web." Said Aria. "So there is always a limit to what you can get. Which makes sense. How lame would be to fight an Yggdrasil with an Yggdrasil?"
"Yeah, and if anybody could get the god of the web, what would be the point of getting any of the other digimon?" asked Sergey. "It would lose all the interest. Digimon did well in not allowing just anyone to get a god in their team."
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind swept through them. "Weird, you felt that or did I forget to close my window again?" asked Delfim as he rubbed his arms.
"If you did, we all did, what was that?" asked Aria.
Another gust passed through them. "Okay this one was stronger, what the hell is going on?" asked Sergey.
"I don't know and I don't like it. To the farms hurry!" yelled Delfim as he jumped out of his seat in direction to the portal with the other two hot in his heels.
The three were half way there when the gust of wind hit them again, only this time it pushed them back with such strength they almost got knocked off their feet.
"Jesus Christ it's like a hurricane just went on in here!" yelled Sergey as he grabbed onto a chair.
"Think this is a virus or something?" asked Delfim as he tried to push through. "Maybe a bug?"
"I don't think so but if it is, brace yourself cause it is a bad one!" yelled Aria. "Damn, I am slipping!"
Delfim stretched his arm and grabbed her hand. "Don't worry, I got ya!" he said before he looked back. "Oh shit!"
"What?" asked Aria as she looked back and paled "Shit!"
"Guys?" asked Sergey as he too looked at what was causing his friends to panic. "That is not what I think it is is it?"
An enormous black stood in the middle of the café, sucking everything around. Everyone had already escaped, and aside from the bolted tables the only ones left were them.
"We got to get out of here!" yelled Delfim as he tried to push himself away from the portal, which was not easy considering he was also carrying Aria by the hand. "Sergey, give me a hand!"
Sergey stretched and grabbed Aria's other hand. Between the two they started to slowly crawl away from the hole, using the bolted tables as their support through each and every pain filled and difficult movement.
When they were almost near the door, the table they were holding on to broke apart.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" "SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"
Those where the last things heard inside the café as the black hole close, taking with them the three players.
Author Notes:
Delfim: Hello everyone it's good to be back to writing again. And after years I finally found my calling cause my grades are coming out and they are Awesome!
Cue awesome guitar solo… oh right this isn't YouTube, this is fanfiction…
Sergey: This fic also had the collaboration of the artist Ariieya from Deviant Art, who not only provided me and Delfim with awesome images of our characters for this fic to inspire us, but also stars in it as Aria with her fan made digimon Yorumon and her digivolutions. The link to her page on Deviant Art is " ariieya dot deviantart dot com"
Delfim: To check her fan made digimon, go to Deviant Art and search TDA Yorumon Evolution Line. You will find the image by the author along with a chart in the description with it's skills.
Sergey: Until the next chapter.
Delfim: Peace Out.