(Before I start, I oughta tell you that Ian Jenkins is the copyright of Me,
Myself and Moi, Inc. and that you are not to take them without permission.
Seth Keeler is the copyright of his own nutty self and Digimon is the
copyright of.um.of.well, whoever created it. Also, my apologies to the
Budweiser 'Whazzup' guys. Enjoy!)
Only In Tokyo: Prologue - Vacation
By Ian Jenkins
MY HOUSE
NEW YORK
2:34 P.M.
Ah, summer. It's that glorious time of the year when school is out.at least for the United States. It's that time of year when you're lazing about the house, not giving a care as to what needs to be done or which subject you're continually failing in school such as the class where you've not had one steady teacher since the beginning of the school year and.erm.sorry. Anyhow, that's how it all began. As you could tell, dear reader, it was summer and I was going to spend a nice vacation in.
"TOKYO???" I exclaimed, "We're going to TOKYO for our vacation?"
"It's not that bad, Ian." my mother explained, "Since your sister decided to split for Miami for the summer, we've decided to fly to Tokyo to spend four weeks of vacation."
"Where are we gonna stay? " I exclaimed.
My dad was sitting on the couch, reading the latest issue of PC Gamer. When I asked, he looked up from the magazine and spoke, "We've arranged to have an apartment in the Odaiba District."
Blinking a few times, I tried to figure out where I've heard that somewhere before.but I shrugged it off, rubbing my face. Oh, how I loved my parents making decisions without asking my own opinion. Personally, Tokyo held no appeal for me. Secretly, I was wishing to go down to Miami.then I thought of my sister and perished the thought quickly. Before I could object to their spontaneous action, the phone rang.
"Hello?" my dad asked the caller, "Yup. Hold on, he's right here." He looked up from the phone, "Hey, Ian? Seth's on the phone."
I nodded, "Right. I'll take it in my own room." With that I headed into my room and closed the door behind me. Picking up my phone and yelling at my dad to hang up, I grinned as I yelled into the phone, "Whazzup!!!"
There came the quick response, "Whazzup!!! Hey, Ian! I'm goin' on vacation!"
I was surprised to say the least but shrugged and asked the question, "Where to?"
"Tokyo, Japan!"
I blinked. Now, as I type this, I'm sure you, dear reader, could have seen that coming, right? We were both going to Tokyo. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad.
"Are you going to be staying in the Odaiba District?" I asked, rather hesitantly.
"Oh, yeah!" came the response from my bud.
Ok. It would be that bad. Seth's a cool guy and he writes pretty great stuff and all, (Hint: See A-WALL Series. See the author? Hmmm? Hint- hint!) but he can be a tad eccentric at times. All in all, he's not that bad, once ya get to know the guy. Well, it looked like I was stuck with him. I had no idea what to expect.
ODAIBA APARTMENT
TOKYO, JAPAN
8:26 A.M.
Perhaps it was fate. Perhaps it was destiny. Actually, I think it was a coincidence. I just didn't know how to take it. I was sipping my coffee outside of our apartment. It was about 8:30 in the morning and I hadn't adjusted to these new times. It was warm outside, so I was in my orange Hawaiian button-down shirt with my orange tanktop and tan shorts. Glancing to my side, I saw the door open to the next apartment and out came Seth, obviously tired.
"Whazzup." I said, quietly.
"Whazzup." He replied, "Couldn't sleep either, eh?"
I shook my head, "No. I've not slept since I got here. Thank the creators of Java." I added as I took a sip of my coffee.
Seth chuckled. I glanced around and then turned back to Seth, "Seth.have you noticed something?"
"Yeah." My friend replied, "Heavy fog's coming in."
"Not that." I sighed, although I had noticed the fog, "Tokyo.Odaiba District.and even this fog. It's looking and sounding too much like Digimon."
Seth shook his head, "Ian, you're totally paranoid. The only time this happened in Digimon was-"
"I know, I know. The whole Myotismon thing." I sighed, "Seth, that's what got me into Digimon in the first place! I KNOW this stuff."
"Ian, calm down! We aren't in Digimon, all right?"
I clenched my fist but slowly let my balled fist return to an open palm. This was silly, I knew. What was I thinking? I wasn't sure whether it was the lack of sleep or bad coffee but somehow, I was convinced something bad was going to happen.
Sometimes, I hate being right.
Without warning, there was a flash of light but only for an instant. When I opened my eyes from my blink, it was later in the day, more than likely, late morning. I looked about in confusion. What was going on here? I glanced over at Seth, who looked just as confused as I did.
"Either Tokyo has faster hours than I thought." he said, ".or something extremely weird happened."
"I think it's the second choice." I commented, "What was that?"
"You're asking me as if I knew the answer!" Seth commented.
"Ok.let's CALM DOWN here." I said, trying to keep things cool, "There has to be a reasonable explan-"
I stopped cold as I saw something I wished I hadn't. Seth blinked at me and slowly waved his hand in front of my face, "Hello? Earth to Ian! Are ya there?"
".S-Seth." I whispered, "Turn.around."
Seth turned around and was as shocked as I was. Emerging from one of the apartments was a brown, spiky-haired kid, wearing goggles and a blue bandana, followed by another guy, smaller and.well.oranger, wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt. The two never looked down towards us but headed down the balcony. I could hardly believe my eyes.
"Ian.?" Seth asked, breathless, "Is that.Tai?"
My jaw was hanging open and I could barely make out the word, "Yes."
Only In Tokyo: Prologue - Vacation
By Ian Jenkins
MY HOUSE
NEW YORK
2:34 P.M.
Ah, summer. It's that glorious time of the year when school is out.at least for the United States. It's that time of year when you're lazing about the house, not giving a care as to what needs to be done or which subject you're continually failing in school such as the class where you've not had one steady teacher since the beginning of the school year and.erm.sorry. Anyhow, that's how it all began. As you could tell, dear reader, it was summer and I was going to spend a nice vacation in.
"TOKYO???" I exclaimed, "We're going to TOKYO for our vacation?"
"It's not that bad, Ian." my mother explained, "Since your sister decided to split for Miami for the summer, we've decided to fly to Tokyo to spend four weeks of vacation."
"Where are we gonna stay? " I exclaimed.
My dad was sitting on the couch, reading the latest issue of PC Gamer. When I asked, he looked up from the magazine and spoke, "We've arranged to have an apartment in the Odaiba District."
Blinking a few times, I tried to figure out where I've heard that somewhere before.but I shrugged it off, rubbing my face. Oh, how I loved my parents making decisions without asking my own opinion. Personally, Tokyo held no appeal for me. Secretly, I was wishing to go down to Miami.then I thought of my sister and perished the thought quickly. Before I could object to their spontaneous action, the phone rang.
"Hello?" my dad asked the caller, "Yup. Hold on, he's right here." He looked up from the phone, "Hey, Ian? Seth's on the phone."
I nodded, "Right. I'll take it in my own room." With that I headed into my room and closed the door behind me. Picking up my phone and yelling at my dad to hang up, I grinned as I yelled into the phone, "Whazzup!!!"
There came the quick response, "Whazzup!!! Hey, Ian! I'm goin' on vacation!"
I was surprised to say the least but shrugged and asked the question, "Where to?"
"Tokyo, Japan!"
I blinked. Now, as I type this, I'm sure you, dear reader, could have seen that coming, right? We were both going to Tokyo. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad.
"Are you going to be staying in the Odaiba District?" I asked, rather hesitantly.
"Oh, yeah!" came the response from my bud.
Ok. It would be that bad. Seth's a cool guy and he writes pretty great stuff and all, (Hint: See A-WALL Series. See the author? Hmmm? Hint- hint!) but he can be a tad eccentric at times. All in all, he's not that bad, once ya get to know the guy. Well, it looked like I was stuck with him. I had no idea what to expect.
ODAIBA APARTMENT
TOKYO, JAPAN
8:26 A.M.
Perhaps it was fate. Perhaps it was destiny. Actually, I think it was a coincidence. I just didn't know how to take it. I was sipping my coffee outside of our apartment. It was about 8:30 in the morning and I hadn't adjusted to these new times. It was warm outside, so I was in my orange Hawaiian button-down shirt with my orange tanktop and tan shorts. Glancing to my side, I saw the door open to the next apartment and out came Seth, obviously tired.
"Whazzup." I said, quietly.
"Whazzup." He replied, "Couldn't sleep either, eh?"
I shook my head, "No. I've not slept since I got here. Thank the creators of Java." I added as I took a sip of my coffee.
Seth chuckled. I glanced around and then turned back to Seth, "Seth.have you noticed something?"
"Yeah." My friend replied, "Heavy fog's coming in."
"Not that." I sighed, although I had noticed the fog, "Tokyo.Odaiba District.and even this fog. It's looking and sounding too much like Digimon."
Seth shook his head, "Ian, you're totally paranoid. The only time this happened in Digimon was-"
"I know, I know. The whole Myotismon thing." I sighed, "Seth, that's what got me into Digimon in the first place! I KNOW this stuff."
"Ian, calm down! We aren't in Digimon, all right?"
I clenched my fist but slowly let my balled fist return to an open palm. This was silly, I knew. What was I thinking? I wasn't sure whether it was the lack of sleep or bad coffee but somehow, I was convinced something bad was going to happen.
Sometimes, I hate being right.
Without warning, there was a flash of light but only for an instant. When I opened my eyes from my blink, it was later in the day, more than likely, late morning. I looked about in confusion. What was going on here? I glanced over at Seth, who looked just as confused as I did.
"Either Tokyo has faster hours than I thought." he said, ".or something extremely weird happened."
"I think it's the second choice." I commented, "What was that?"
"You're asking me as if I knew the answer!" Seth commented.
"Ok.let's CALM DOWN here." I said, trying to keep things cool, "There has to be a reasonable explan-"
I stopped cold as I saw something I wished I hadn't. Seth blinked at me and slowly waved his hand in front of my face, "Hello? Earth to Ian! Are ya there?"
".S-Seth." I whispered, "Turn.around."
Seth turned around and was as shocked as I was. Emerging from one of the apartments was a brown, spiky-haired kid, wearing goggles and a blue bandana, followed by another guy, smaller and.well.oranger, wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt. The two never looked down towards us but headed down the balcony. I could hardly believe my eyes.
"Ian.?" Seth asked, breathless, "Is that.Tai?"
My jaw was hanging open and I could barely make out the word, "Yes."