Real Life: Digimon!
Part Two: United At Last
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic, except me, Mark. There.
Mark ripped the packaging from his D-Power seconds after he left the store- he just couldn't believe that he had finally got one! He gave the instructions a quick glance, but he didn't really need to, seeing as he already had the first two Digivices. He then leapt back into the car, eager to get home so he could fully focus on his new possession.
After several minutes of quiet driving, Mark saw a traffic jam ahead. "Oh great." He thought. "That's it! I'm not waiting a second longer!" He yanked the tab from the battery cover, and the screen sprung to life. There was the familiar opening animation, accompanied by a small beepy tune. Mark pressed the button on the left, and the animation stopped. A Guilmon was on the screen. "Yeah, Guilmon! I'm choosing him! He's the best!" Mark quickly pressed the bottom button to confirm his choice of partner. "So, now I guess I just shake it." He thought.
About ten minutes later, they arrived home. "Gee, I guess I'd better dig out my old Digimon cards for this thing.". A couple of years ago, Mark bought a Digimon starter set- just to see what it was like. It turned out that he didn't like the Digimon card game so much after all, so he just stashed all the cards away somewhere. "Gaah! Where did I put them?!" Mark was frantically searching the house. "Mark, did you get a receipt?" His dad called. "Yeah. Why?" "Can you pass it here?" "Okay." Mark went to the Argos carrier bag and emptied it out- "Let's see, instructions, box, plastic stuff- Huh?!" As he looked through the pieces of plastic and cardboard, he noticed something poking out. "A Digimon card!!...- - Blue? It doesn't say anything about a BLUE card here. Let's see what this puppy does in the D-Power." Mark took the card and gave it a quick swipe through the right hand side of the digivice. "What the-?!" The screen lit up with a blue light, and a few sparks of blue electricity shot around it. "Ow!" Mark dropped it to the floor, where it landed face down.
"Umm, that wasn't in the instructions." Mark edged over to the digivice and picked it up again. "Aww, what the?! It's broken?" The normal screen display was gone. In it's place was a mixture of technical jargon- all blocky things moving around. "Stupid piece of junk!" Mark gave it a bash against the wall. "Huh?" The jargon had gone, and the screen now displayed a red arrow moving around a white ring. "Umm, is this a compass? Hang on.." Something jumped into Mark's memory. "On the TV show..." Mark grinned stupidly. This had to be a dream. Digimon weren't real.. Were they?
"Bye mom, I'm going out for a while!" "Okay, but be back by dinner!" Mark stopped to think. Where would a Digimon be? "Knowing Guilmon, he'll probably be chasing squirrels somewhere. Oh well, I'd better just follow the D-power." The arrow pointed in the direction of the local swimming baths. "Oh great! I can't go in there, I didn't bring any money!" Mark moaned as he ran towards it. "Huh?" As soon as he got there, the arrow changed direction a little. "Now, what's near here that- The park!!!!" Mark dashed for the park as quickly as he possibly could. If Guilmon really WAS waiting for him there, he didn't want some other kid to get to him first.
As soon as Mark was a little way into the park, the compass stopped, and locked onto the spot where he was standing. "According to this.. Guilmon should be right here.." His heart sank. "It looks like it was just broken after all." He had never been more disappointed in his life. "It's not FAIR!" Mark began to cry, and he didn't care who saw. "I've never been so sure of anything in my life. I could FEEL Guilmon's presence." He fell to his knees. "I guess it's my fault. I'm fifteen. and I still believe in DIGIMON!! AAAARGH!" Mark threw his D-Power as far as he could, which wasn't too far. It landed a few metres away, in the playpark. It was in the sandbox.
All of a sudden, the D-Power begun to glow with a bright, white light, and a digital field appeared around the small building in the middle of the playpark. "Huh? Is it really.." He didn't know if he dared to say it- "Guilmon?" He dashed towards the playpark, and jumped over the small fence to get in. He ran to the sandbox and pulled out his digivice. "I hope I didn't break it." Suddenly, the light from the D-Power grew stronger, and he felt it pulling his hand in the direction of the building, until he was pointing the digivice right at it.
A beam of light burst from the screen, and shone through the left hand door of the building. "Oh no.. not in there. PLEASE no!!.. Not the girl's toilets!!!" Mark quickly glanced around, to make sure nobody would see him. Luckily, it was the late afternoon by now, so nobody was around. "Okay.. I go in, get guilmon and run. Ready, set. AAAAAAAGH!!!!" He ran as quickly as he could. As soon as he got in, he stopped. It was foggy from the digital field. After a second or two, the fog faded, and a bright beam of light shone from one of the sinks. "This is it.." Mark thought. "My own, real, Digimon!" The light grew so intense that Mark had to close his eyes, but as soon as it began to fade, he opened them again. "Guilmon?"
There he was. A real live Guilmon. Mark almost couldn't believe it. "Guilmon, can you hear me?" ... "It smells funny in here." Guilmon sniffed around. "Well, you had to go and bio-emerge in a public toilet- Agh! That reminds me, we gotta get outta here!!" "But why?" Guilmon tilted his head as he asked. "Just trust me, okay?" The quickly walked out of the toilets. Good, nobody had seen. "So, what's your name?" Guilmon asked. "I'm Mark- your new tamer!" "One question, Mark?" "Yeah?" "What's a tamer?" "Well, it's.. uh oh.." Mark had been so excited about Guilmon that he hadn't noticed- some people had just entered the playpark. Both boys. They looked about his age. They stood in the gateway, blocking the exit.
"So, where'dya think you're goin'?" One asked. "Uhh, home?" Mark nervously replied. "An what' sat ya got wid ya? Some kid in a suit? The other joked. "Umm.. No. he's." Mark struggled to think of something that wouldn't get him into deeper trouble. "You people are in our way. Pyro Sphere!" It looked like Guilmon was bored. Lucky for Mark! The fireball narrowly missed the pair. "Wha----what the hell is THAT thing?!" "Who cares? RUN FOR IT!!!" Wow. He had just got Guilmon, and he'd already saved him. "Thanks Guilmon!" "What'd I do? -I'm hungry. Do you have any peanut butter?" Mark smiled and gave a small laugh. "You can have anything you want, Guilmon." "Ooh, goody yay! Can I have cake, with chocolate frosting? And Pizza flavoured sprinkles?"
Guilmon's list of foods carried on, as the pair walked home. Digimon and Tamer, together at last.
To be continued.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic, except me, Mark. There.
Mark ripped the packaging from his D-Power seconds after he left the store- he just couldn't believe that he had finally got one! He gave the instructions a quick glance, but he didn't really need to, seeing as he already had the first two Digivices. He then leapt back into the car, eager to get home so he could fully focus on his new possession.
After several minutes of quiet driving, Mark saw a traffic jam ahead. "Oh great." He thought. "That's it! I'm not waiting a second longer!" He yanked the tab from the battery cover, and the screen sprung to life. There was the familiar opening animation, accompanied by a small beepy tune. Mark pressed the button on the left, and the animation stopped. A Guilmon was on the screen. "Yeah, Guilmon! I'm choosing him! He's the best!" Mark quickly pressed the bottom button to confirm his choice of partner. "So, now I guess I just shake it." He thought.
About ten minutes later, they arrived home. "Gee, I guess I'd better dig out my old Digimon cards for this thing.". A couple of years ago, Mark bought a Digimon starter set- just to see what it was like. It turned out that he didn't like the Digimon card game so much after all, so he just stashed all the cards away somewhere. "Gaah! Where did I put them?!" Mark was frantically searching the house. "Mark, did you get a receipt?" His dad called. "Yeah. Why?" "Can you pass it here?" "Okay." Mark went to the Argos carrier bag and emptied it out- "Let's see, instructions, box, plastic stuff- Huh?!" As he looked through the pieces of plastic and cardboard, he noticed something poking out. "A Digimon card!!...- - Blue? It doesn't say anything about a BLUE card here. Let's see what this puppy does in the D-Power." Mark took the card and gave it a quick swipe through the right hand side of the digivice. "What the-?!" The screen lit up with a blue light, and a few sparks of blue electricity shot around it. "Ow!" Mark dropped it to the floor, where it landed face down.
"Umm, that wasn't in the instructions." Mark edged over to the digivice and picked it up again. "Aww, what the?! It's broken?" The normal screen display was gone. In it's place was a mixture of technical jargon- all blocky things moving around. "Stupid piece of junk!" Mark gave it a bash against the wall. "Huh?" The jargon had gone, and the screen now displayed a red arrow moving around a white ring. "Umm, is this a compass? Hang on.." Something jumped into Mark's memory. "On the TV show..." Mark grinned stupidly. This had to be a dream. Digimon weren't real.. Were they?
"Bye mom, I'm going out for a while!" "Okay, but be back by dinner!" Mark stopped to think. Where would a Digimon be? "Knowing Guilmon, he'll probably be chasing squirrels somewhere. Oh well, I'd better just follow the D-power." The arrow pointed in the direction of the local swimming baths. "Oh great! I can't go in there, I didn't bring any money!" Mark moaned as he ran towards it. "Huh?" As soon as he got there, the arrow changed direction a little. "Now, what's near here that- The park!!!!" Mark dashed for the park as quickly as he possibly could. If Guilmon really WAS waiting for him there, he didn't want some other kid to get to him first.
As soon as Mark was a little way into the park, the compass stopped, and locked onto the spot where he was standing. "According to this.. Guilmon should be right here.." His heart sank. "It looks like it was just broken after all." He had never been more disappointed in his life. "It's not FAIR!" Mark began to cry, and he didn't care who saw. "I've never been so sure of anything in my life. I could FEEL Guilmon's presence." He fell to his knees. "I guess it's my fault. I'm fifteen. and I still believe in DIGIMON!! AAAARGH!" Mark threw his D-Power as far as he could, which wasn't too far. It landed a few metres away, in the playpark. It was in the sandbox.
All of a sudden, the D-Power begun to glow with a bright, white light, and a digital field appeared around the small building in the middle of the playpark. "Huh? Is it really.." He didn't know if he dared to say it- "Guilmon?" He dashed towards the playpark, and jumped over the small fence to get in. He ran to the sandbox and pulled out his digivice. "I hope I didn't break it." Suddenly, the light from the D-Power grew stronger, and he felt it pulling his hand in the direction of the building, until he was pointing the digivice right at it.
A beam of light burst from the screen, and shone through the left hand door of the building. "Oh no.. not in there. PLEASE no!!.. Not the girl's toilets!!!" Mark quickly glanced around, to make sure nobody would see him. Luckily, it was the late afternoon by now, so nobody was around. "Okay.. I go in, get guilmon and run. Ready, set. AAAAAAAGH!!!!" He ran as quickly as he could. As soon as he got in, he stopped. It was foggy from the digital field. After a second or two, the fog faded, and a bright beam of light shone from one of the sinks. "This is it.." Mark thought. "My own, real, Digimon!" The light grew so intense that Mark had to close his eyes, but as soon as it began to fade, he opened them again. "Guilmon?"
There he was. A real live Guilmon. Mark almost couldn't believe it. "Guilmon, can you hear me?" ... "It smells funny in here." Guilmon sniffed around. "Well, you had to go and bio-emerge in a public toilet- Agh! That reminds me, we gotta get outta here!!" "But why?" Guilmon tilted his head as he asked. "Just trust me, okay?" The quickly walked out of the toilets. Good, nobody had seen. "So, what's your name?" Guilmon asked. "I'm Mark- your new tamer!" "One question, Mark?" "Yeah?" "What's a tamer?" "Well, it's.. uh oh.." Mark had been so excited about Guilmon that he hadn't noticed- some people had just entered the playpark. Both boys. They looked about his age. They stood in the gateway, blocking the exit.
"So, where'dya think you're goin'?" One asked. "Uhh, home?" Mark nervously replied. "An what' sat ya got wid ya? Some kid in a suit? The other joked. "Umm.. No. he's." Mark struggled to think of something that wouldn't get him into deeper trouble. "You people are in our way. Pyro Sphere!" It looked like Guilmon was bored. Lucky for Mark! The fireball narrowly missed the pair. "Wha----what the hell is THAT thing?!" "Who cares? RUN FOR IT!!!" Wow. He had just got Guilmon, and he'd already saved him. "Thanks Guilmon!" "What'd I do? -I'm hungry. Do you have any peanut butter?" Mark smiled and gave a small laugh. "You can have anything you want, Guilmon." "Ooh, goody yay! Can I have cake, with chocolate frosting? And Pizza flavoured sprinkles?"
Guilmon's list of foods carried on, as the pair walked home. Digimon and Tamer, together at last.
To be continued.