Digimon: Outcasts
Part 2
by Christian "Sid" Lang
"That has been your weakest act in weeks, court jester." the King mutters.
The court jester makes a sad face and leaves the hall. The king sighs.
Everything seemed so dull these days. The attack has changed the mood in my realm.
"You look sad, too." he whispers to his wife.
The new Queen just sighs and frowns.
Both look up when an announcer enters the hall through the large main door.
"Your Highness, Miss Kamiya has arrived." he says loud enough for everybody to hear.
The Queen is instantly on her feet and starts to run.
Tsk. A Queen who runs to see a guest. Not the traditional way, but I married her because of this.
He smiles. His choice had been very wise.
"Kari!"
The young woman who has entered the room starts to smile, too.
A white cat jumps out of her arms as the woman starts to run, too.
"Yolei!" she shouts, then stops and blushes.
"I-I-I mean... My Queen." she corrects herself and bows.
"Pah! I'm still Yolei for you!" Queen Yolei shouts as she gives Kari Kamiya a hug.
Then she literally drags the woman to him.
"Here, I want you to meet my husband!" she cheers.
Miss Kamiya's mouth opens and closes as the woman stares at him.
Then she bows even deeper.
"Your Highness." she politely whispers.
"I can see you are a very close friend of my wife." he observes.
"Yes, Highness." Miss Kamiya whispers, still bowing.
"You can just call me Ken. You are a royal adviser now. That gives you certain privileges."
He can see the young womans surprise as she stares up at him.
"Isn't he the cutest?" Yolei whispers to her friend.
Ken and Kari blush slightly. Finally Kari giggles and nods.
Old friends indeed.
Kari is sitting next to Yolei's throne.
They have been chatting about the events of the last years so far.
The arrival of the royal announcer makes them stop.
"Your Highness, Commander Makino of the Royal Guards."
Kari studies the woman that has entered the hall.
Commander Makino is a woman of about her age. Her red hair is bound into a ponytail.
Kari can see that the woman is wearing a chainmail under her clothes.
The woman is unarmed, but Kari guesses that she knows how to defend herself.
"Your Highness, my Queen." she addresses Ken and Yolei.
Then Commander Makino's eyes meet Kari's.
"Commander Makino, meet Kari Kamiya. She is a new adviser." Ken says.
The Commander nods in Kari's direction.
"The troops have reported back. No traces of the outcasts." she informs them.
"Outcasts?" Kari asks, although she can guess the answer.
Commander Makino gives Ken a puzzled look.
"She has just arrived. Could you please inform her of the recent events?" Ken asks.
"Of course. Miss Kamiya, please follow me."
Kari quickly stands up and follows the Commander.
Gatomon is at her side, still pretending to be a domestic cat.
"Miss Kamiya, are you aware about the nature of Digimon?" the Commander asks.
They are walking through the quiet corridors of the castle now.
"Please, call me Kari if you like." Kari offers.
The Commander gives her a friendly smile and offers her hand.
"I'm Ruki." the Commander tells her.
The women shake hands.
"So, you know these Digimon?" Ruki asks.
"I have heard of them. But most of what I know is based on legends and myths." Kari lies.
Ruki sighs.
"They are wild creatures. Fierce fighters. Strong and tough." Ruki begins to tell.
"Most of them are friendly. Some have been in the Guards." Ruki says.
The women are walking down some stairs now.
"You mean that they served under your command?" Kari asks.
Ruki laughs shortly.
"One of them has been the Commander of the Guards."
"Then you-"
"I have become the Commander after the attack."
"What happened during this attack?" Kari asks.
"Some of the Digimon charged into the King's bedroom. The threatened to kill him."
Kari gasps.
"Fortunately, the human Guards could stop them." Ruki says.
The women have arrived in a dungeon now.
"Most of them escaped. But we were able to capture one of them."
With these words, Ruki unlocks a massive wooden door.
"Is it..." Kari asks, pointing at the door.
"This is his cell, yes." Ruki tells her.
Then she enters the cell. Kari follows her.
Inside the cell, Kari can see a small blue creature. The Digimon looks up at them.
"May I introduce you to the former Commander of the Royal Gurads?"
Kari stares at Ruki.
"The Royal Guards were commanded by a small lizard?" she finally asks.
"Dragon." Ruki and the Digimon automatically correct her.
"In this form he is called Veemon." Ruki tells her.
"What do you mean with 'In this form'?"
"Oh. He has an amulet that makes him stronger." Ruki explains.
"Magic?"
"Strong Magic. When he wears it, he is called Flamedramon."
"SIR Flamedramon, Makino!" Veemon shouts at his former subordinate.
"Traitors of the Realm are stripped of their titles."
Kari can hear the Digimon snarl and quickly looks at Gatomon. The cat frowns.
Ruki just shrugs and leaves the cell again.
When she has locked the door, she opens a small hatch in the door and looks into the cell again.
After a short while, she closes the hatch again and laughs.
"We are currently looking for his friends." the Commander tells her.
"Do they have... amulets, too?" Kari asks.
"Some of them. That's why we are extra careful."
Inside his cell, Veemon curses loudly.
Makino had come just to mock him. He hated that.
This is just so wrong! His men didn't attack the King! Never!
But he couldn't prove his innocence in here.
Still, he hopes that his friends won't try a stupid rescue operation.
Makino would be waiting for them. And then it'd be over.
"I'm just alive to be a better bait." he realizes and sighs.
Kari sighs as she finally enters her room.
Dinner has just ended. The day is over. Sort of.
She is lying on her huge bed in her huge room and sighs again.
"What do you think of this?" she asks.
"I don't know." Gatomon whispers.
Kari knows that Veemon is simply a bait. Ruki had told her so.
It is just a matter of time until the outcasts came.
"I don't think that talking is of any use here." Kari whispers.
"Then we have to act. But how?"
"We could buy some time by freeing the former Commander." Kari suggests.
"Brilliant idea." Gatomon tells her.
Renamon instantly appears next to bed, kneeling while she does so.
"Tonight, Renamon." Gatomon simply says.
"As you wish, Mistress." the hooded fox replies.
Then she vanishes again.
"And what will happen when he is free again?" Gatomon asks lazily.
Kari thinks about that.
"Maybe they'll run for it." she hopes.
Gatomon shakes her head.
"He won't. I saw it in his eyes." she tells the woman.
"Then you just ordered Renamon to start a war." Kari sighs.
"Is it really this beatiful, Eric?"
"Its beauty is only surpassed by your own, Melissa."
The young member of the Guards leads his girlfriend through the quiet halls.
They finally arrive at a small showcase.
"May I present you... the amulet of Flamedramon." he sas and waves at the glass case.
Melissa blinks.
"Eric? I do think we have a problem." she mutters.
Eric frowns and looks at the case, too.
The first thing he notices is the emptiness of the showcase.
Then he sees the small hole that has been cut into the glass.
"Holy..." Eric mutters.
Then he runs, shouting an alarm.
At the same time, Renamon has completed phase two of her small plan.
The guards near the cell are unconscious.
Renamon had to resist the urge to slay them all. But she remembers her lesson.
The lesson she had learned during the night when she had dealed with the burglar.
Gatomon had then strictly ordered her not to kill a human if it could be avoided.
She silently opens the small hatch and looks into the cell.
Veemon backs away when he hears that the door is being unlocked.
He had failed to do so once. He still has bruises from that event.
The door is open now. But nobody steps inside. He waits.
Then a small object is tossed into the cell.
Veemon gasps. He has identified the object in mid-air.
My amulet!
He almost starts to dash for it. Almost.
Yeah. And then they'll beat me up again.
After long seconds he decides to risk it.
He jumps towards the amulet on the floor and looks at the door.
Nothing. Everything is quiet.
Veemon doesn't wait any longer. He snatches the small chain holding the amulet.
He can feel the power as he places the chain around his neck.
His body changes, grows. Within seconds, he is as tall as a human.
Yes! I live again! Flamedramon thinks.
"Armor - Digivolve!" he shouts.
"It is done, Mistress." Renamon whispers as she appears next to the bed again.
"Already?" Kari asks with wide eyes.
"Have I been too early, Lady?"
Kari smiles at her and Renamon knows that her timing has been good.
"Where is he now?"
"Just out of his cell." Renamon answers.
"He is still in here?" Gatomon asks.
Renamon nods.
"Help him get out. We want him to trust us. Or rather: Trust you." Gatomon orders.
"Trust me?" Renamon asks.
"Try to become his friend. A close friend." Gatomon purrs.
Renamon frowns, then smiles.
"As you wish, Mistress." she answers and disappears.
Part 2
by Christian "Sid" Lang
"That has been your weakest act in weeks, court jester." the King mutters.
The court jester makes a sad face and leaves the hall. The king sighs.
Everything seemed so dull these days. The attack has changed the mood in my realm.
"You look sad, too." he whispers to his wife.
The new Queen just sighs and frowns.
Both look up when an announcer enters the hall through the large main door.
"Your Highness, Miss Kamiya has arrived." he says loud enough for everybody to hear.
The Queen is instantly on her feet and starts to run.
Tsk. A Queen who runs to see a guest. Not the traditional way, but I married her because of this.
He smiles. His choice had been very wise.
"Kari!"
The young woman who has entered the room starts to smile, too.
A white cat jumps out of her arms as the woman starts to run, too.
"Yolei!" she shouts, then stops and blushes.
"I-I-I mean... My Queen." she corrects herself and bows.
"Pah! I'm still Yolei for you!" Queen Yolei shouts as she gives Kari Kamiya a hug.
Then she literally drags the woman to him.
"Here, I want you to meet my husband!" she cheers.
Miss Kamiya's mouth opens and closes as the woman stares at him.
Then she bows even deeper.
"Your Highness." she politely whispers.
"I can see you are a very close friend of my wife." he observes.
"Yes, Highness." Miss Kamiya whispers, still bowing.
"You can just call me Ken. You are a royal adviser now. That gives you certain privileges."
He can see the young womans surprise as she stares up at him.
"Isn't he the cutest?" Yolei whispers to her friend.
Ken and Kari blush slightly. Finally Kari giggles and nods.
Old friends indeed.
Kari is sitting next to Yolei's throne.
They have been chatting about the events of the last years so far.
The arrival of the royal announcer makes them stop.
"Your Highness, Commander Makino of the Royal Guards."
Kari studies the woman that has entered the hall.
Commander Makino is a woman of about her age. Her red hair is bound into a ponytail.
Kari can see that the woman is wearing a chainmail under her clothes.
The woman is unarmed, but Kari guesses that she knows how to defend herself.
"Your Highness, my Queen." she addresses Ken and Yolei.
Then Commander Makino's eyes meet Kari's.
"Commander Makino, meet Kari Kamiya. She is a new adviser." Ken says.
The Commander nods in Kari's direction.
"The troops have reported back. No traces of the outcasts." she informs them.
"Outcasts?" Kari asks, although she can guess the answer.
Commander Makino gives Ken a puzzled look.
"She has just arrived. Could you please inform her of the recent events?" Ken asks.
"Of course. Miss Kamiya, please follow me."
Kari quickly stands up and follows the Commander.
Gatomon is at her side, still pretending to be a domestic cat.
"Miss Kamiya, are you aware about the nature of Digimon?" the Commander asks.
They are walking through the quiet corridors of the castle now.
"Please, call me Kari if you like." Kari offers.
The Commander gives her a friendly smile and offers her hand.
"I'm Ruki." the Commander tells her.
The women shake hands.
"So, you know these Digimon?" Ruki asks.
"I have heard of them. But most of what I know is based on legends and myths." Kari lies.
Ruki sighs.
"They are wild creatures. Fierce fighters. Strong and tough." Ruki begins to tell.
"Most of them are friendly. Some have been in the Guards." Ruki says.
The women are walking down some stairs now.
"You mean that they served under your command?" Kari asks.
Ruki laughs shortly.
"One of them has been the Commander of the Guards."
"Then you-"
"I have become the Commander after the attack."
"What happened during this attack?" Kari asks.
"Some of the Digimon charged into the King's bedroom. The threatened to kill him."
Kari gasps.
"Fortunately, the human Guards could stop them." Ruki says.
The women have arrived in a dungeon now.
"Most of them escaped. But we were able to capture one of them."
With these words, Ruki unlocks a massive wooden door.
"Is it..." Kari asks, pointing at the door.
"This is his cell, yes." Ruki tells her.
Then she enters the cell. Kari follows her.
Inside the cell, Kari can see a small blue creature. The Digimon looks up at them.
"May I introduce you to the former Commander of the Royal Gurads?"
Kari stares at Ruki.
"The Royal Guards were commanded by a small lizard?" she finally asks.
"Dragon." Ruki and the Digimon automatically correct her.
"In this form he is called Veemon." Ruki tells her.
"What do you mean with 'In this form'?"
"Oh. He has an amulet that makes him stronger." Ruki explains.
"Magic?"
"Strong Magic. When he wears it, he is called Flamedramon."
"SIR Flamedramon, Makino!" Veemon shouts at his former subordinate.
"Traitors of the Realm are stripped of their titles."
Kari can hear the Digimon snarl and quickly looks at Gatomon. The cat frowns.
Ruki just shrugs and leaves the cell again.
When she has locked the door, she opens a small hatch in the door and looks into the cell again.
After a short while, she closes the hatch again and laughs.
"We are currently looking for his friends." the Commander tells her.
"Do they have... amulets, too?" Kari asks.
"Some of them. That's why we are extra careful."
Inside his cell, Veemon curses loudly.
Makino had come just to mock him. He hated that.
This is just so wrong! His men didn't attack the King! Never!
But he couldn't prove his innocence in here.
Still, he hopes that his friends won't try a stupid rescue operation.
Makino would be waiting for them. And then it'd be over.
"I'm just alive to be a better bait." he realizes and sighs.
Kari sighs as she finally enters her room.
Dinner has just ended. The day is over. Sort of.
She is lying on her huge bed in her huge room and sighs again.
"What do you think of this?" she asks.
"I don't know." Gatomon whispers.
Kari knows that Veemon is simply a bait. Ruki had told her so.
It is just a matter of time until the outcasts came.
"I don't think that talking is of any use here." Kari whispers.
"Then we have to act. But how?"
"We could buy some time by freeing the former Commander." Kari suggests.
"Brilliant idea." Gatomon tells her.
Renamon instantly appears next to bed, kneeling while she does so.
"Tonight, Renamon." Gatomon simply says.
"As you wish, Mistress." the hooded fox replies.
Then she vanishes again.
"And what will happen when he is free again?" Gatomon asks lazily.
Kari thinks about that.
"Maybe they'll run for it." she hopes.
Gatomon shakes her head.
"He won't. I saw it in his eyes." she tells the woman.
"Then you just ordered Renamon to start a war." Kari sighs.
"Is it really this beatiful, Eric?"
"Its beauty is only surpassed by your own, Melissa."
The young member of the Guards leads his girlfriend through the quiet halls.
They finally arrive at a small showcase.
"May I present you... the amulet of Flamedramon." he sas and waves at the glass case.
Melissa blinks.
"Eric? I do think we have a problem." she mutters.
Eric frowns and looks at the case, too.
The first thing he notices is the emptiness of the showcase.
Then he sees the small hole that has been cut into the glass.
"Holy..." Eric mutters.
Then he runs, shouting an alarm.
At the same time, Renamon has completed phase two of her small plan.
The guards near the cell are unconscious.
Renamon had to resist the urge to slay them all. But she remembers her lesson.
The lesson she had learned during the night when she had dealed with the burglar.
Gatomon had then strictly ordered her not to kill a human if it could be avoided.
She silently opens the small hatch and looks into the cell.
Veemon backs away when he hears that the door is being unlocked.
He had failed to do so once. He still has bruises from that event.
The door is open now. But nobody steps inside. He waits.
Then a small object is tossed into the cell.
Veemon gasps. He has identified the object in mid-air.
My amulet!
He almost starts to dash for it. Almost.
Yeah. And then they'll beat me up again.
After long seconds he decides to risk it.
He jumps towards the amulet on the floor and looks at the door.
Nothing. Everything is quiet.
Veemon doesn't wait any longer. He snatches the small chain holding the amulet.
He can feel the power as he places the chain around his neck.
His body changes, grows. Within seconds, he is as tall as a human.
Yes! I live again! Flamedramon thinks.
"Armor - Digivolve!" he shouts.
"It is done, Mistress." Renamon whispers as she appears next to the bed again.
"Already?" Kari asks with wide eyes.
"Have I been too early, Lady?"
Kari smiles at her and Renamon knows that her timing has been good.
"Where is he now?"
"Just out of his cell." Renamon answers.
"He is still in here?" Gatomon asks.
Renamon nods.
"Help him get out. We want him to trust us. Or rather: Trust you." Gatomon orders.
"Trust me?" Renamon asks.
"Try to become his friend. A close friend." Gatomon purrs.
Renamon frowns, then smiles.
"As you wish, Mistress." she answers and disappears.