Harmony on the Lake Pt 1 by Greg Williams
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City. Marines in BDU's rush to an awaiting cargo plane.
"Daddy wait!"
A marine sargeant stops and turns around, his name tag reads "Wrobleski". A young girl about 12 or 13 wearing sneakers, blue jeans and a black shirt with the Marine Corps emblem on it, with her hair in a ponytail runs up to him.
"I've said this before Gina, I have my orders."
"But why you daddy? I hardly get to see you. Can't me and mom come along just once."
"Sorry darling, but another crisis threatens the world and when you get called to duty, you go. I'm a soldier, I go where I'm sent."
"But why can't we stay on the base like last time?"
"Because your mother found a job to support the two of you."
"Swell. A convience store in the middle of podunkville."
"Sargeant! Hurry up, we're leaving!"
"I'll be right there! The town's called Harmony and it's a lake front town. You'll love Grand Lake, plenty to do there."
"I'm gonna miss you dad."
"I will too darling. Now be brave and gimme a salute."
Gina stands at attention and salute's her father. He salute's back and heads for the plane. Gine watches as the plane flies off and sighs.
****
3 months later. At the edge of the road leading into Harmony a lone woman walks into town wearing a trench coat and boots, along with a pair of sunglasses, but the most unusual part about her is her knee lenght hair; the color of green. She passes by the local convience store, a Quik-Trip gas station. Gina walks out carrying some boxes to the dumpster and notices the woman watching her. She walks off. Later she passes by a diner as a young boy the same age as Gina walks out. He wears boots, brown pants, a forest camoflage t-shirt and an orange hunting cap. This is Joshua Mosby. As she goes further into town she reaches the lake front and comes across a rental boat dock. Another boy the same age is pouring fuel into the engine of a motor boat. He wears sneakers brown shorts, a white life vest over a blue shirt with goggles on his head. This is Charlie Larkin. Charlie looks up from his chore and sees the woman watching him. She continues on and smiles to herself.
"Perfect."
****
The next day Gina is walking along the lake edge when a blinking light from the forest catches her eye. She goes into the forest and comes to a clearing where the blinking light is. She walks up to it and is momentarily blinded by a flash. When it goes away a digivice (season 3) hovers in the air in front of her.
"How is that possible?"
Gingerly she grabs it and holds it in her hand. A circle of light suddenly appears in the ground before her and she backs away. A being emerges from the circle and then the light disappears. It resembles an upright black panther with a streak of white on the chest.
"Hello Gina."
"W-who are you?"
"I am Panthamon, your digimon. You need not fear me."
"Digimon? But that's just a card game and tv show."
"Digimon are real. And you have been chosen you to be my partner. There's is a darkness nearby that even I don't know everything about. It must be defeated. Can I count on you?"
Gina sigh's in amazement.
"Semper Fi."
"I'll take that as a yes."
****
Nearby the woman in the trench coat watches and sneers.
"Defeated huh? Not while I'm around. Get ready army brat, this monster's out to get you."
She turns around and raises her arms. Her skin suddenly turns into the texture of wood and the sky churns above her.
"Digi-Summons!"
****
Gina and Panthamon look up as a dark whirlpool forms above them. A figure falls from it and heads right for Gina. Panthamon grabs her and jumps out of the way. The figure lands with a loud thud.
"Are you all right Gina?"
"I'm fine."
Gina gasps and points behind Panthamon
"Look!"
Standing there is Ogremon in all his evil green glory. If he could Ogremon would be sneering.
"Ha ha! Finally some action! Come and get me kitty cat."
"Don't worry Gina, I'll take care of him."
"Pummel Whack!"
Panthamon leaps out of the way and lands in the clearing by the lake's edge.
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" sneers Ogremon.
"This is bad." Gina says to herself "What if someone see's them?"
Panthamon comes strait for Ogremon feet first. But Ogremon swings his club and Panthamon lands hard in the sand.
"Aww poor kitty faw down! Ha ha ha! I thought cats landed on their feet?"
"Shut up and fight ugly!" snarls Panthamon
Out on the water Charlie Larkin is in a motor boat enjoying the water when he notices the fight along shore. He stops the boat and takes out some binoculars. His jaw drops.
"Digimon! I thought those guys were make believe! And what's Gina Wrobleski doing there?"
"Pummel Whack!"
Panthamon crashes into the trunk of a tree and a loud crack is heard.
"Panthamon!" shouts Gina
"Your next little girl." says Ogremon
"NO!"
Panthamon leaps in the air hugs herself for a second then let's loose her attack.
"Dark Stars!"
Her attack hits him dead on and wriths in agony.
"No! Not by some anoying cat! Augh!"
Ogremon vanishes into digital mist. Panthamon lands with ease and groans, holding her shoulder. Gina runs up to her.
"Panthamon, are you all right?"
"I'll be fine. He was easy. The real challange will be helping me to digivolve."
"Anything for you."
"What's that noise?"
Gina looks out among the water.
"On no. Someone saw us. Come on!"
The both run into the forest. On shore Charlie steps out of his boat and looks around.
"Hello? Anyone here?"
Gina and Panthamon watch from behind tree's.
"That's Charlie Larkin. His family runs a boating rental."
"I feel something special about him."
"Huh?"
"He's also been chosen."
"Hello?! Gina, you in there? I just want to talk! Aw nuts. Real digimon. That's awesome! Wait till I tell Josh!"
Charlie gets into the boat and goes off. Gina and Panthamon step out and watch Charlie go. He nears an island in the middle of the lake and veers around it, but a blinking light catches his attention.
"Now what could that be?"
The island is surrounded by a small beach with several clearings for picnic tables. Charlie ties the boat to the dock and walks into the small grove of trees in the middle of the island. There at the foot of one tree a digivice glows. He bends down to pick it up and immediatly a section of the tree glows and figure steps out. It looks like an upright polar bear cub with black stripes down his back and is only a little shorter than Charlie. This is Suramon.
"Greetings Charlie. I'm Suramon."
"Incredible! Your a digimon aren't you?"
"That's right. So, can I count on ya to help me digivolve?"
"Digivolve? Is something going to happen here?"
"More than likely."
"I feel like Tai already."
****
In another part of the forest Joshua is walking through the woods, binoculars in hand. Movement catches his eye and he crouches down and puts the binoculars to his eyes.
"Sweet. A red fox. I wish I had my camera."
A sudden whoosh sends the fox running. Something up ahead glows and Joshua looks with his binoculars.
"Hmm, must be too small. What would be glowing out here?"
He heads in that direction and finds himself at a clearing. On the ground is a digivice. He picks it up and looks it over. The ground opens as if something is digging it's way up. What comes out is a prairie dog but much larger, a little smaller than Joshua. This is Prairiemon. Joshua backs away.
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I'm Prairiemon. Your digimon."
"Digimon? Oh wow!"
Unknown to them a cougar is lying at the clearing's edge and has his eyes on Prairiemon.
"So can I count on you?"
"Sure I --- watch out!"
The cougar comes charging out of the forest. Joshua dives out of the way but Prairiemon jumps into the air and lands as soon as the cougar passes.
"Prairie Fire!"
The cougar gets hit in the rump, yowls in pain, and runs off.
"Amazing!" says Joshua
"That was no digimon was it?"
"That was a real live cougar."
"Are all real world animals this agressive?"
"No. Wait till you meet my dog Hunter. He likes everybody."
Prairiemon rolls his eyes.
"I can't wait."
****
Next day at a restaurant called The Harmony Cafe Charlie and Joshua are sharing a booth when Gina enters. She passes by them when Charlie stops her.
"That was you I saw yesterday right?"
"I don't know what your talking about."
"Come on Gina, I saw those two digimon fighting. That black cat's your's isn't it?"
"Her name's Panthamon, and what of it?"
Charlie lowers his voice.
"I have a digimom too."
"Excuse me?"
"His name's Suramon, he's a bear type digimon."
"I've got one too." says Joshua.
Gina sits down at their booth.
"Tell me more."
After a while they notice the woman with the green hair sitting at a corner of the bar. A waitress walks up. Her name tag reads "Linda."
"Another Coke Joshua?"
"No thanks mom."
"Hey Mrs. Mosby" says Charlie "Who is that woman?"
"Strange looking I know. Calls herself Monroe. Been coming here for the past couple days now. All she ever orders is salad and water. Must be on a diet or something."
Mrs Mosby walks off. Monroe looks in their direction, smiles and salutes them with her fork.
"You think she's...." says Charlie
"Naaahh." all three say in unison.
At the bar Monroe chuckles to herself sinisterly.
to be continued....
gregwilliams@hotmail.com
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City. Marines in BDU's rush to an awaiting cargo plane.
"Daddy wait!"
A marine sargeant stops and turns around, his name tag reads "Wrobleski". A young girl about 12 or 13 wearing sneakers, blue jeans and a black shirt with the Marine Corps emblem on it, with her hair in a ponytail runs up to him.
"I've said this before Gina, I have my orders."
"But why you daddy? I hardly get to see you. Can't me and mom come along just once."
"Sorry darling, but another crisis threatens the world and when you get called to duty, you go. I'm a soldier, I go where I'm sent."
"But why can't we stay on the base like last time?"
"Because your mother found a job to support the two of you."
"Swell. A convience store in the middle of podunkville."
"Sargeant! Hurry up, we're leaving!"
"I'll be right there! The town's called Harmony and it's a lake front town. You'll love Grand Lake, plenty to do there."
"I'm gonna miss you dad."
"I will too darling. Now be brave and gimme a salute."
Gina stands at attention and salute's her father. He salute's back and heads for the plane. Gine watches as the plane flies off and sighs.
****
3 months later. At the edge of the road leading into Harmony a lone woman walks into town wearing a trench coat and boots, along with a pair of sunglasses, but the most unusual part about her is her knee lenght hair; the color of green. She passes by the local convience store, a Quik-Trip gas station. Gina walks out carrying some boxes to the dumpster and notices the woman watching her. She walks off. Later she passes by a diner as a young boy the same age as Gina walks out. He wears boots, brown pants, a forest camoflage t-shirt and an orange hunting cap. This is Joshua Mosby. As she goes further into town she reaches the lake front and comes across a rental boat dock. Another boy the same age is pouring fuel into the engine of a motor boat. He wears sneakers brown shorts, a white life vest over a blue shirt with goggles on his head. This is Charlie Larkin. Charlie looks up from his chore and sees the woman watching him. She continues on and smiles to herself.
"Perfect."
****
The next day Gina is walking along the lake edge when a blinking light from the forest catches her eye. She goes into the forest and comes to a clearing where the blinking light is. She walks up to it and is momentarily blinded by a flash. When it goes away a digivice (season 3) hovers in the air in front of her.
"How is that possible?"
Gingerly she grabs it and holds it in her hand. A circle of light suddenly appears in the ground before her and she backs away. A being emerges from the circle and then the light disappears. It resembles an upright black panther with a streak of white on the chest.
"Hello Gina."
"W-who are you?"
"I am Panthamon, your digimon. You need not fear me."
"Digimon? But that's just a card game and tv show."
"Digimon are real. And you have been chosen you to be my partner. There's is a darkness nearby that even I don't know everything about. It must be defeated. Can I count on you?"
Gina sigh's in amazement.
"Semper Fi."
"I'll take that as a yes."
****
Nearby the woman in the trench coat watches and sneers.
"Defeated huh? Not while I'm around. Get ready army brat, this monster's out to get you."
She turns around and raises her arms. Her skin suddenly turns into the texture of wood and the sky churns above her.
"Digi-Summons!"
****
Gina and Panthamon look up as a dark whirlpool forms above them. A figure falls from it and heads right for Gina. Panthamon grabs her and jumps out of the way. The figure lands with a loud thud.
"Are you all right Gina?"
"I'm fine."
Gina gasps and points behind Panthamon
"Look!"
Standing there is Ogremon in all his evil green glory. If he could Ogremon would be sneering.
"Ha ha! Finally some action! Come and get me kitty cat."
"Don't worry Gina, I'll take care of him."
"Pummel Whack!"
Panthamon leaps out of the way and lands in the clearing by the lake's edge.
"Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" sneers Ogremon.
"This is bad." Gina says to herself "What if someone see's them?"
Panthamon comes strait for Ogremon feet first. But Ogremon swings his club and Panthamon lands hard in the sand.
"Aww poor kitty faw down! Ha ha ha! I thought cats landed on their feet?"
"Shut up and fight ugly!" snarls Panthamon
Out on the water Charlie Larkin is in a motor boat enjoying the water when he notices the fight along shore. He stops the boat and takes out some binoculars. His jaw drops.
"Digimon! I thought those guys were make believe! And what's Gina Wrobleski doing there?"
"Pummel Whack!"
Panthamon crashes into the trunk of a tree and a loud crack is heard.
"Panthamon!" shouts Gina
"Your next little girl." says Ogremon
"NO!"
Panthamon leaps in the air hugs herself for a second then let's loose her attack.
"Dark Stars!"
Her attack hits him dead on and wriths in agony.
"No! Not by some anoying cat! Augh!"
Ogremon vanishes into digital mist. Panthamon lands with ease and groans, holding her shoulder. Gina runs up to her.
"Panthamon, are you all right?"
"I'll be fine. He was easy. The real challange will be helping me to digivolve."
"Anything for you."
"What's that noise?"
Gina looks out among the water.
"On no. Someone saw us. Come on!"
The both run into the forest. On shore Charlie steps out of his boat and looks around.
"Hello? Anyone here?"
Gina and Panthamon watch from behind tree's.
"That's Charlie Larkin. His family runs a boating rental."
"I feel something special about him."
"Huh?"
"He's also been chosen."
"Hello?! Gina, you in there? I just want to talk! Aw nuts. Real digimon. That's awesome! Wait till I tell Josh!"
Charlie gets into the boat and goes off. Gina and Panthamon step out and watch Charlie go. He nears an island in the middle of the lake and veers around it, but a blinking light catches his attention.
"Now what could that be?"
The island is surrounded by a small beach with several clearings for picnic tables. Charlie ties the boat to the dock and walks into the small grove of trees in the middle of the island. There at the foot of one tree a digivice glows. He bends down to pick it up and immediatly a section of the tree glows and figure steps out. It looks like an upright polar bear cub with black stripes down his back and is only a little shorter than Charlie. This is Suramon.
"Greetings Charlie. I'm Suramon."
"Incredible! Your a digimon aren't you?"
"That's right. So, can I count on ya to help me digivolve?"
"Digivolve? Is something going to happen here?"
"More than likely."
"I feel like Tai already."
****
In another part of the forest Joshua is walking through the woods, binoculars in hand. Movement catches his eye and he crouches down and puts the binoculars to his eyes.
"Sweet. A red fox. I wish I had my camera."
A sudden whoosh sends the fox running. Something up ahead glows and Joshua looks with his binoculars.
"Hmm, must be too small. What would be glowing out here?"
He heads in that direction and finds himself at a clearing. On the ground is a digivice. He picks it up and looks it over. The ground opens as if something is digging it's way up. What comes out is a prairie dog but much larger, a little smaller than Joshua. This is Prairiemon. Joshua backs away.
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I'm Prairiemon. Your digimon."
"Digimon? Oh wow!"
Unknown to them a cougar is lying at the clearing's edge and has his eyes on Prairiemon.
"So can I count on you?"
"Sure I --- watch out!"
The cougar comes charging out of the forest. Joshua dives out of the way but Prairiemon jumps into the air and lands as soon as the cougar passes.
"Prairie Fire!"
The cougar gets hit in the rump, yowls in pain, and runs off.
"Amazing!" says Joshua
"That was no digimon was it?"
"That was a real live cougar."
"Are all real world animals this agressive?"
"No. Wait till you meet my dog Hunter. He likes everybody."
Prairiemon rolls his eyes.
"I can't wait."
****
Next day at a restaurant called The Harmony Cafe Charlie and Joshua are sharing a booth when Gina enters. She passes by them when Charlie stops her.
"That was you I saw yesterday right?"
"I don't know what your talking about."
"Come on Gina, I saw those two digimon fighting. That black cat's your's isn't it?"
"Her name's Panthamon, and what of it?"
Charlie lowers his voice.
"I have a digimom too."
"Excuse me?"
"His name's Suramon, he's a bear type digimon."
"I've got one too." says Joshua.
Gina sits down at their booth.
"Tell me more."
After a while they notice the woman with the green hair sitting at a corner of the bar. A waitress walks up. Her name tag reads "Linda."
"Another Coke Joshua?"
"No thanks mom."
"Hey Mrs. Mosby" says Charlie "Who is that woman?"
"Strange looking I know. Calls herself Monroe. Been coming here for the past couple days now. All she ever orders is salad and water. Must be on a diet or something."
Mrs Mosby walks off. Monroe looks in their direction, smiles and salutes them with her fork.
"You think she's...." says Charlie
"Naaahh." all three say in unison.
At the bar Monroe chuckles to herself sinisterly.
to be continued....
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