It's TIME! The sequel to the ultimate Carton X-Over is here! Be specific in reviews.
Chapter 1: Awakening
Takuya: As one journey ends, another begins. And when THAT journey ends, still another begins. When does it start, or where does it end? THAT'S what I'm trying to figure out.
(Jars of Clay 'Flood' Music Video.) Takuya, Koji, and Zoë are at the coast of Digital Frontier with JP and Tommy. Koji turns into Lobomon, JP into Beetlemon, Tommy into Kumamon, and Zoë into Kazemon. Takuya runs at the water, turns into Agunimon, and joins Joey, Tyranno, Sonic, Cheetor, and Arthur, who are battling Dark Souls. Agunimon punches through one with a flaming fist, Tyranno smashes two together, Joey floods away a group of them with his element lance, Cheetor smashes one with his tail whip, and Arthur blasts them with energy balls. Takuya had his soul removed by Kali. Koji returned it to his body. Takuya was facing Tohokari in battle. While Takuya was fighting his Darkness, Lobomon was fighting Shendu. Lucemon then appears and defeats everyone. Zoë takes the blow for Takuya, who is later spiked on an energy lance. Takuya and his friends were sealed in pods. Takuya and his team landed in a land with red sand and a gold sky, Koji and Yugi land in Station Square, and Zoë landed in a field. Tohokari is then flung into water and lands on the bottom. He looks around and suddenly the ground below him breaks to reveal a picture of the characters from the first Digimon Adventure. Suddenly, the scene changes to a place at sundown with purple skies. A figure with his face shrouded in darkness is sitting there, like he's waiting for someone. A large, blue tiger walks by.
Tiger: We have seen him. (Turns to person) He looks almost exactly like you.
Person: Who are you talking about?
Tiger: Of course you wouldn't know. You left your memories behind.
Person: I did?
Tiger: Could you tell me your name?
Person: My name is To…
Meanwhile, in another part of the world, a large dragon that seemed to be made of vapor was at a computer with the same tiger in the dream, a large, two-headed turtle that looked like a tree, and a four-winged phoenix.
Dragon: Baihumon, I told you we are not to interfere with his dreams.
Baihumon: I did what I had to do, Azulongmon. I have no excuse.
Phoenix: I'd think so, kitty.
Tree turtle: I'm sure that Baihumon did what he had to do, Mr. Angry McHothead.
Azulongmon: Zhuqiaomon! Ebonwumon! Stop your petty squabbles!
Ebonwumon: Eh, so, what's Takuya at now?
Computer: Restoration at 12.
Zhuqiaomon: You had to ask?!
Baihumon: Well, what's the scrub looking for?
Azulongmon: A familiar mind to visit, of course.
Takuya's Memory Rewind 1:
Digital Frontier:
Takuya woke up to find Tommy right in his face.
Tommy: Well, it's about time you got up! I was wondering if you'd ever wake up.
Takuya: Good to see ya, too, Tommy.
(Static)
Takuya threw himself at a Dark Soul, sending both of them into the sea.
New Domino Town:
Zoë: Zoë? Who's Zoë? I'm the mistress of stealth, Blaire.
Zoë turned into Blaire.
(Static)
Zane: Chazz, lay off him. The fire card and Soul Blade choose their masters.
(Static)
Takuya and Alexis were blocking Tyranno and Joey from Rafael.
(Static)
Dark Soul: Come one step closer and the Soul Mistress DIES!
(Static)
Alexis was awakened as the Soul Mistress of New Domino Town.
(Static)
Takuya: So, guys, whadda you say? Friends?
Takuya put his hand out, which was quickly covered by Joey and Tyranno's.
Together: We're a trio!
Tohokari suddenly woke up.
Tohokari: Yeah…friends.
Tohokari got out of his pajamas and got on a blue shirt with a spiraling, black dragon on it, a steel-gray jacket, his hat, and a pair of red goggles before he bolted out of his apartment.
Semi-Void:
Tohokari ran over to his friends' hangout area. There he found a tall kid, who was obviously the oldest, with black hair, a pair of glasses, a foam-covered baseball bat, a black T-shirt that said in white letters 'Blitz Pit' on it, and a pair of jeans. There was also a girl with shoulder-length brown hair, hazel eyes, a metal rod with foam taped to each end, a lavender tank-top, and a pair of green shorts. The other two people were boys. The first one was the stockiest of them, had coarse brown hair, purple eyes, a blue shirt with the Duel Master symbol on it, a plastic axe, and military camouflage jeans. The last one had spiky blonde hair, brown eyes, a red T-shirt with a dragon on it, jeans turned into shorts, and a bow slung over his shoulders, which had a quiver full of arrows, each with tennis balls on the ends. He was obviously the youngest. They, like Tohokari, seemed to be in their mid or early teens.
Tohokari: Sorry, Taylor, Lauren, Bruce, and Ryan!
Taylor was the eldest at seventeen, followed by Lauren at sixteen, then Bruce at age fifteen, and finally Ryan was the youngest at fourteen.
Taylor: Whatever.
Bruce: He's in a bad mood now, To.
Tohokari: Why's that?
Ryan: Remember those guys who were sabotaging those matches Ryu's cronies were in?
Tohokari: Yeah.
Lauren: Well, Ryu's gallivanting over the Semi-Void telling everyone that we're the saboteurs.
Bruce: "Saboteurs"? That's an odd word.
Taylor: MAN! I've never been so ticked in my life!
Lauren: Calm down, Tay. I know that you've hated Ryu for years, but that's no reason to lose your cool.
Bruce: But, you've gotta agree with the guy. Ryu and his gang's always hated us, and vise-versa, but he's gone too far this time.
Taylor: Probably because Ryan fed all of his best cards to his pet iguana.
Ryan: Hey, HE had it coming to him.
Bruce: Well, what do we do about it?
Taylor: As usual, Bruce, no brains!
Bruce: Uh…drink root beer until it comes out of our noses?
Tohokari: Not quite. We'll try it during parties, though.
Taylor: AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH A BRAIN HERE?!
Lauren: I think you're overdoing it, Mr. Fredericks.
Taylor: No need for the surname. I get that TOO much at school, so DON'T bring it up when we only have a week left of summer vacation.
Ryan: Well, what do you suggest we do?
Taylor: We clear our names! (Looks at Tohokari) Hello? (Snaps fingers) Hey, is anybody in there?
Tohokari: What?
Bruce: Looks like his mind warped; that's the fifth time this month.
Ryan: To, we'll have to clear our names.
Bruce: Well, my dad says that any problem you have can be fixed with a little hard work.
Ryan: Is this the same dad who talks to garden gnomes?
Bruce: NO. THAT'S my uncle Jerry. Let's just work off the blame. At least it'll stop everyone from treating us like the Rare Hunters.
Taylor: I knew that IQ was hidden in your head SOMEWHERE. Not very quick, but still not as dumb as that idiot Hayden.
Bruce: Thanks, I think…
They went into the town square.
Taylor: Alright, I say we split up here. I'll go to Yosemite Sam's horse pen.
Bruce: Well, while you're at the horse race, I'll go down to Duke Devlin's Blitz Pit. Maybe there are some clues there…
Ryan: I'll be at Shobu's.
Lauren: I'll be at the day care center.
Tohokari: Then that leaves me with cleaning Kermit's studio.
After doing the jobs, they returned to the Town Square. Taylor seemed depressed and Ryan's face immediately pinched up. Bruce pinched his nose and fanned the air.
Lauren: Aw, you're slipping, Taylor.
Taylor: MAN! This'll take a MONTH of constant showering to get rid of!
???: Well, if it isn't our buddies, the rucksacks.
A person that looked like a male Yuffie walked over. He had a green headband, a black, sleeveless shirt, a pair of black jeans, a large ninja star, and even a fake katana.
Ryan: Well, if it isn't Spire. Isn't Ryu supposed to be holding your leash?
Spire: (Growls) You'll pay for that one, shrimp!
???: Yeah. You'll pay for that one, yo!
A heavily muscled, and thickheaded, guy walked over. He had a gray sweatshirt, orange pants with matching gloves, and bristly black hair. Bruce grinned at the sight.
Bruce: Well, if it isn't the dim bulb Hayden. Did you get here all by yourself?
Hayden: Yo, that was a REAL low blow!
???: I can't believe you would call that a low blow, Hayden.
A girl, a bit older than Lauren, walked in. She had a white shirt, a purple jacket, silver hair, and, like Ryan, had jeans turned into shorts.
Lauren: Hey, Lana. Finally decided to get out of your daddy's house, did ya?
Lana: Boy, you sure are scrappy. Tell me, did your dad rip his hair out again? Because if he did, then that's the fifth time this week.
Then, the main guy came in. He had torn jeans, hair dyed silver, sunglasses, boots with spikes in the toes, and a leather jacket over a white shirt. He eyed the group, his face as cold as stone.
Taylor: Well, if it isn't Ryu. I hope you don't mind if I DON'T kiss you.
Tohokari (sarcastically): We COULD curtsey.
Ryu's stone-cold face turned into a smile that could chill anyone's spine. He removed his sunglasses to reveal steely-gray eyes.
Ryu: Oh, excellent comeback, squirts.
Taylor: FYI, I'm almost as tall as YOU.
Ryu: Whatever. Anyway, you'll pay for those matches that you ruined for my boys.
Taylor: Look, Ryu, I know that we hate each other more than Ryan hates romance…
Ryan: (Shudders) Romance…
Taylor: But we only go to the Blitz Pit to fight and/or watch gorillas beat the living tar out of each other for our entertainment.
Ryu: (Cracking his knuckles) Well, if you're gonna be a smart aleck about it, let's rumble! Blitz Pit rules!
Ryan: (Whipping out his bow) Don't blink, Spire, or you'll miss the part where I tennis ball you to death!
Spire: (Getting out his shuriken) That has GOT to be the lamest threat I've ever heard.
Bruce: (Whipping out his axe) Alright, Hayden, now time to show you WHY you never got past fifth grade!
Hayden: (Getting out a plastic hammer) I DID get past it! THAT was sixth grade, yo!
Lauren: (Getting out her staff) Lana, NOW we'll see who's the best female fighter in the Semi-Void!
Lana: (Getting out a dart gun) Whatever.
Taylor: (Getting out his baseball bat/sword) In case you can't count, Ryu, we outnumber you five-to-four!
Tohokari: How about we split an order of Ryu?
Taylor: Fine by me! Bruce, play the music!
Bruce got out a boom box and hit play. The Digimon song 'Run Around' played.
Taylor: Last guy to kick the enemy's butt has to pay for lunch at Woody Woodpecker's!
Lauren, Bruce, and Ryan: Deal.
After they beat Ryu, he wiped a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth.
Ryu: Retreat. And TURN OFF THAT BLASTED MUSIC!
Bruce: (Sarcastically) Sure, boss.
Bruce turned it off anyway and Ryu's gang went to the west part of town. But suddenly, Ryu came back and put his boot through the boom box.
Bruce: HEY! THAT COST ME MONEY!
Taylor stood proud for a second until Lauren tapped his shoulder.
Lauren: You're slipping again, Tay-man.
Taylor: What're you talkin' about, Lauren?
Lauren: You and Tohokari beat Ryu LAST, remember? We took Lana, Spire, and Hayden earliest. So, YOU'VE gotta pay for lunch at Woody Woodpecker's.
Tohokari: HEY! We can't help it if Ryu's so tough!
Lauren: Guess you shoulda thought about that BEFORE you fought him then. (winks)
Taylor smacked himself in the forehead.
Taylor: GREAT. Three weeks of Soul Dews down the drain…
They went to Woody Woodpecker's. Bruce ordered an extra large cheeseburger, Ryan ordered a personal pizza, Lauren ordered a fruit salad, and they all had milkshakes. All the while, Taylor had his face in his hands.
Taylor: My mom's gonna KILL ME! And those Soul Dews were for our brawler tickets in the Blitz Pit.
Bruce: No worries, buddy. Hagar gives me allowance for every week.
Taylor: Thanks, Bruce. Sorry for insulting your IQ level.
Bruce: No problem, buddy. But, what else should we do?
Lauren: Let's just get the homework Ryan put off done.
Ryan: Hey, I did NOT put it off!
Lauren: You were supposed to finish it in July. Now, it's almost September.
Taylor: Let's get on it then.
Bruce: How 'bout we do it at MY place? My dad's out.
Tohokari: As long as we don't get caught. Let's go for it!
They went to Bruce's apartment.
Ryan: This place is…small.
Bruce: What did you expect? Lana's mansion?
A small, white creature with a drill for a nose walked in. Bruce picked it up.
Tohokari: What's that?
Bruce: His name's Plue.
Tohokari: No, I meant species-wise.
Bruce stared at Plue for a few minutes before answering.
Bruce: …I don't really know.
Taylor: You DON'T know and you're keepin' it as a pet?
Bruce: Well, once you get used to naked mole rats, alligators, and monkeys, all KINDS of pet possibilities open up.
Ryan: Anyway, I've got a five-page report to work on.
Tohokari: (Sarcastically) School during the last few days of summer…perfect.
Bruce: Well, if we work together quickly enough and study hard, we could get done before dad comes back.
Taylor: Well, what's your report on, Ry-guy?
Ryan: World History. I'm supposed to pick ONE area of history for the worlds and write five pages of it.
Bruce: Well, where do you wanna do it on?
Ryan: THAT'S the problem. I can't decide.
Bruce: Looks like we're on a scavenger hunt. This'll be fun. Just look for a clue on the history of a world. But don't let Charlie or Izod catch you. Who are they? Charlie's a monkey and Izod's an alligator in the backyard.
They all finished their writing.
Taylor: It's a bit clunky, but I don't think you'll fail, Ry.
Ryan: Really? Thanks, guys.
Plue ran over, jumping up and down.
Bruce: What is it, Plue?
Plue said a bunch of gibberish words.
Lauren: Do you understand that guy?
Bruce: Yeah, he says that Hagar's almost home! You guys, out the window! Ryan, take your report!
They all got out and Bruce flopped down on his bed, pretending to read a book and whistling casually.
Ryan: Well, guys, I've gotta be at Shobu's. I told my grandpa that I'd be there.
Taylor: I've gotta get home, too. My mom's probably worried sick.
Lauren: My dad's probably torn his hair off again. Better get that hair ointment and get back.
They all walked in different directions.
Tohokari: Better get home.
Tohokari walked into the inn that he was in, got into his pajamas, and flopped onto his bed.
Tohokari
He was originally Takuya's Darkness, a person from the Void. He kidnapped Zoë, fought Takuya, and was disintegrated. Strangely, he's still alive, but something's…different about him.
Taylor
The leader of the Semi-Void gang, a small group of teenagers. He's a bit hot-tempered and can be cocky, but he's a good leader and has a good heart. He also has a silent crush on Lauren.
Lauren
The only girl in the Semi-Void gang. She enjoys cracking jokes at the most unlikely times and likes seeing people smile. Taylor's had a silent crush on her since fifth grade. She claims to have a 'big red dog', but that remains to be seen.
Bruce
The main muscle of the Semi-Void gang. Though he can occasionally talk tough, he's really a big softie. He's a nice guy and is a major optimist. He's been through many pets and is currently keeping Plue from the Rave series as one.
Ryan
The youngest member of the Semi-Void gang at age fourteen. He's also got the shortest temper and the strongest will to keep fighting. He has a deep disgust of romance and centipedes, but is a hardcore fan of Weird Al Yankovic. He lives with his mom and grandfather.
Soul Dew
The Lord of Souls form of currency.
Ryu
The leader of the toughest gang in the Semi-Void. He and Taylor have a deep loathing for each other for some reason. And because of that hatred, he'd do anything to put Taylor under his boot.
Spire
Ryu's right-hand-man, he's also a ninja. He's often referred to, by the Semi-Void gang, as a lap dog, because of his unfailing ability to keep sucking up to Ryu. He's also sarcastic and loves making nasty remarks, especially to Ryan.
Hayden
A real dimbulb who's the main muscle of Ryu's gang. Bruce enjoys poking fun at his IQ level and provoking the giant. He ends, or begins, all of his sentences with 'yo'. But don't let his low intelligence fool you. He's very strong.
Lana
The brains of Ryu's gang, being the daughter of the richest guy in the Semi-Void wasn't quite enough for her. So she got into being a major mechanic and enrolled in the first gang that'd take her: Ryu's. She and Lauren share a DEEP rivalry because they're always arguing about which one of them is the best femme fatale.
