Digimon Hackers: Episode 2- Shadow Tamers
Kimiko walked along with Daisuke Ryu. The two had been friends ever since they met their first day in Digital Underground.
"So was that another Noob that you were quote unquote training?" Daisuke asked her gesturing quotation marks with his fingers.
"Yeah, why?" Kimiko answered with a laugh.
"Oh nothing, you just seem to have fun picking on the newbies." Daisuke commented.
Kimiko shook her head at her goggle wearing friend. Each person had their own style of clothing that defined who they were. All Equipped Tamers wore a similar style like wise with the Arm Tamers, Shadow Tamers, and Modifiers. Kimiko usually wears a dark colored tank top with bell bottom blue jeans and the Modifiers signature clothing item wristbands, which are red in color. Now this was the style of Modifiers: sleeveless shirt, pants, and wristbands. Shadow Tamers can be noticed by their punkish style. The style of the Arm Tamers were more of a skater style: tight tee shirts with a logo on them and cargo pants. Equipped Tamers are really the only ones who don't really have a clothing style. Daisuke, like Kimiko, is a Modifier, so he wears a white muscle shirt with a red sleeveless vest over it, blue jeans, black wristband, and his red goggles sat on his head. Some players in Digital Underground think the two make a good couple, but there is nothing more than a just friends relationship there.
Akio Nori sat at a table in the lounge in Digital Underground. Unlike most of the Tamers there, Akio had no Digimon cards in front of him. He was different with his laptop computer. The blonde haired boy wore a blue sleeveless tee shirt, torn blue jeans, and green wristbands. Akio moved his mouse onto the minimize button on the internet, and stretch a yawn out. He opened up one of his aqua eyes to see a 5.5 girl and a 5.8 goggle wearing boy walking towards him. The girl was of course Kimiko Shizuka. She has short light brown hair, which was always up in a ponytail or bun, and green eyes. The boy was his best friend, Daisuke Ryu. Daisuke has reddish brown spiky hair and blue eyes. Akio waved over the two. Kimiko and Daisuke made their way over to his table and sat down.
"Hey Akio, what's up?" Kimiko greeted him.
"Nothing much." He told her.
Kimiko smiled as she stretched her arms out over the table, and gave out a sigh before she pulled them back. She plopped her head onto her right hand causing her cheek to scrunch up. Akio just smiled trying hard not to laugh at Kimiko, who was acting bored. Daisuke had pulled his goggled down around his neck as he fixed his black headband.
"So anything new with the Shadow Tamers?" Daisuke asked Akio as he put his goggles back on.
"I can't believe that I'm the official info getter of this little team." Akio complained.
"And that's a surprise how?" Kimiko asked him rolling her eyes. "So do you have a full list or not?"
"Yeah I think I've got a full list on the Shadow Tamers." Akio answered her as he motioned for the two to come closer to him.
Kimiko pulled her chair close to Akio's while Daisuke stood behind Akio. Akio opened up a file by the name of Shadow losers.
"Nice name." Kimiko commented as they waited for the file to open.
"Thanks. Okay here we go." Akio said as he rubbed his hands together. "Our first Shadow Tamer is my personal rival, Sango and her Digimon, BlackVeemon. She's third in command. Next is Kimiko's favorite Shadow loser, Kira and BlackRenamon."
"Sure I just love what kind of brat she is." Kimiko commented with of her eyes.
"Kira's second in command to Akane. Akane and his Digimon, BlackGuilmon, are the leaders of the Shadow Tamers. Rin and BlackGatomon act as a backup or filler for Kira making them forth in the Shadow losers' ranks. Jen and BlackGaomon are fifth. And Yori and BlackHawkmon finish off the Shadow Tamers Six." Akio continued.
"Ok so who else in the Shadow Tamers poses a threat to us?" Daisuke asked.
"The only others who pose any threat to us are Airi, Kyoko, Todd, Sona, and Ayame. Their Digimon partners are PosionPalmon, BlackGabumon, BlackAgumon, BlackImpmon, and BlackTerriermon." Akio answered.
Daisuke nodded his head as he just stared at Akio's laptop. Kimiko shook her head. 'Why is it that the Shadow Tamers are allowed to have illegal recolor Digimon and regular players aren't? It's not right.' She thought. She started to say something right when the PA speakers buzzed.
"Attention! All players report to the Digi Arena stage. All players report to the Digi Arena stage, for an important message from the Shadow Tamers." A voice blared from the speakers.
"An important message from the Shadow Tamers? What are we like all in trouble or some sort of special event to find new members?" Kimiko sarcastically asked Akio and Daisuke.
Akio let out a snort, "I wouldn't bet on it just being one of those two."
Daisuke stopped at the rails of the second level, and just gripped the rail with his fist as he look at the stage. At the Digi Arena stage, the Shadow Tamer Six stood with about a dozen players, who were facing the screen.
"Hey, Earth to Daisuke?" Akio tapped his spacing friend on the shoulder.
"Dai, what's wrong?" Kimiko asked him seeing his face.
"It's a public termination." Daisuke told them.
Kimiko and Akio both gasped in shock. "No way that's low even for the Shadow Tamers." Kimiko commented as she lean on the rail.
"I don't believe it. That girl, third from the right, that's Todd's twin sister." Akio told Kimiko and Daisuke.
"You're right that is Sakura, but normally if a Shadow Tamer has a family member whose Digimon is found to be an illegal they only give a warning." Daisuke started only to be interrupted by Kimiko.
"Hey they're starting."
A teenaged boy who was about the same height as Daisuke walked up onto the stage. There was no mistaking his outfit, black pants with a belt that made him look like he was wearing his spenders down, a black zip up sleeveless vest shirt which he wore with the collar up, and black fingerless gloves. His face seemed to pour fear into everyone in Digital Underground, and why wouldn't it for he is Akane the leader of the Shadow Tamers. His jet black hair was spiked up in the back with long bangs that hanged down each side of his face. Akane's smile is cold and cruel same with is dark brown eyes. Kira stood at his right side. She wore black jeans rolled up to her knees, a red with black sleeves and flame logo tee shirt, black wristbands, and a red scarf collar. Kira's black and red hair was pulled up into a ponytail and her smileless face radiated the same coldness as Akane. In the DT chairs sat Sango, Rin, Jen, and Yori. Akane pulled out a crimson red Digimon Card and handed to Kira, who walked over to the last DT chair.
Akane cleared his throat as he started, "By the order of the Shadow Tamers, you are all convicted of possessing illegal Digimon. And are here by sentence to watch you illegal Digimon be permently deleted." He turned to the screen to watch the Digimon being destroyed. "Further your accounts are suspended for forty days. You may enter Digital Underground, but all of your Digimon data will not be accessible."
Several players around the stage gasped. The normal banding days were 10 for first time, 20 for second, 30 for third, and 40 for more than third warning. The only thing worst than 40 day suspension was a full termination.
Akane cleared his throat again, "Let this be a warning to all players to play fairly and abide by the set rules of Digital Underground. We, the Shadow Tamers, will not tolerate the increase of illegal activity here. Further more we will not hesitate to use full termination of player's accounts if this activity continues."
Akane continued his little warning speech as Kimiko, Daisuke, and Akio walked towards the doors. Ino was guarding them.
Akio rolled his eyes, "Of course they would have one of the lesser Shadow Tamers guarding the doors."
"Let me handle her." Kimiko told the boys as she walked on ahead. "Hey Ino-Pig! So you got stuck with door duty again?"
"Aren't you missing part of Akane's warning? Go back, you can't leave till Akane is finished." Ino told the three.
"Right. Hey Ino look there's a kid that's equipping his Digimon with illegal goods!" Kimiko shouted pointing into the crowd.
"Where?! Shoot!" Ino ran off into the direction Kimiko was pointing.
"Too easy." Kimiko muttered as the three left and walked home.
