Chapter 3: The Child of a Miracle
That's where it all started. I met Kokomon, and within just a few days we already have a strong bond, but something tells me there's danger ahead of us…
Present Day…
For the third day in a row, I woke up to the pain of Kokomon jumping on my stomach.
"Melanie! Wake up! Wake up!" I heard Kokomon say happily as I held my stomach in pain.
"Kokomon, how many times do I have to tell you, you're not an alarm clock that can just jump on me at 7am in the morning!" I exclaimed.
"Oops, sorry," Kokomon said. "Melanie! I want to play!"
I rubbed my eyes once the pain in my stomach had settled down. I finally got out of bed and got dressed into my every-day outfit. I wore a sleeveless white shirt with a collar that had four buttons going down the middle. I also wore a blue skirt and finally, I put on my blue headband and walked out of my bedroom.
Once I got to the kitchen, I drooled over the delicious smell of eggs and my eyes sparkled in delight.
"Melanie, dear, I need you to go to the grocery store and fetch me some drinks and vegetables," mum said. "It's only a small errand, could you please get the things on this list?"
"Sure thing!" I said as she handed me the list and some money.
"The grocery store is just down the road but be careful, breakfast will be ready by the time you get back."
I ran back to my room to get Kokomon and bring her along with me. I ran to the front door, slipped on my pink flats with a strap over the middle and ran to the grocery store.
"Hmm.. I'm feeling thirsty," I said while looking at the drinks in the big fridges. "Let's get some apple juice! I'll buy two just for us."
"What does apple juice taste like?" Kokomon asked as she sat on my shoulder.
"You'll see," I said.
I paid for the groceries and the extra apple juice, and headed off home.
3rd Person POV
Izzy was up and busy on his computer, early in the morning as usual.
"Izzy, may I come in?" he heard his mum (Kae) say outside his door. He unlocked the door and his mum was standing there with a device in her hand.
"Yes mum?" he asked in curiosity.
"Do you suppose you know what this is?" Kae handed out to him a white device.
'A DIGIVICE?!' Izzy thought in shock.
"Mum where did you get that?!" Izzy exclaimed.
"I was cleaning Melanie's room and I saw this under the bed and surprisingly, it wasn't even dusty," Kae replied with interest.
"So that means-!" Izzy started saying, and then stopped himself. 'Melanie's one of the unknown Digidestined!' He snapped back to reality as his mum was staring at him with a confused expression.
"So you do know about this then?" she asked.
"Mum, where is Melanie right now?" Izzy asked in a hurried tone.
"She went to the grocery store down the road, why?"
"I need to get to Melanie as soon as possible! So may I borrow that device you are holding?" Izzy asked politely. Kae handed him the digivice.
"Sure, but you still haven't answered my question, what is this all about- Izzy?" Kae asked but Izzy was putting on his shoes in a blitz. Tentomon was acting like a stuffed toy and stood next to him.
"Sorry mum! There will be a lot of unanswered questions but I'll tell you everything when I have the chance!" Izzy said as he ran out the door with Tentomon in his arms. Once they got out of the building, Tentomon immediately started flying in the air with his wings buzzing.
"We need to get to Melanie!" Tentomon said. Izzy nodded in agreement.
"I love this thing called apple juice, Melanie!" said Kokomon happily.
"They don't have it in Digiworld?" Melanie asked as the brown digimon chugged down more apple juice from her glass bottle.
"Nope," replied Kokomon.
"Well you better stock up on some before you steal all of mine," Melanie said and they laughed happily in response.
They were walking back home from the grocery store when fog started to emerge out of nowhere. It was such a thick fog in such a short amount of time and they could barely see the road leading towards Melanie's apartment.
"That's strange, there was nothing on the news about the weather being foggy today," Melanie commented as she tried walking through the fog.
"You're right, it was so sunny this morning," said Kokomon. "Melanie, watch out!" She shouted and bounced off of the purple-head's shoulder to push her forward.
Melanie 'safely' fell to the floor with a small 'umph' coming from her mouth. She looked back having a feeling of fear, and she was right to be scared. Kokomon was looking at four floating ghost monsters, a monster she had never seen before.
"Are they digimon?" Melanie asked Kokomon while still in shock.
"Yes, they're called Bakemon and I need to protect you from them!" Kokomon said bravely.
Kokomon jumped into the air and released many bubbles from her mouth.
"Double Bobble!" Kokomon exclaimed.
The Bakemon were unaffected by the attack and made an evil laugh. Kokomon released more bubbles with determination as Melanie stared in awe. The Bakemon pushed Kokomon with ease and she immediately fell to the floor. Once she hit the ground, Melanie snapped out of her daze.
"No! Kokomon you can't fight them, it's useless!" Melanie shouted. She didn't listen to Melanie though and got up again.
"Double Bobble!" Kokomon shouted and released more bubbles.
The Bakemon simply dodged the bubbles and pushed her to the ground again. The small digimon could no longer get up and Melanie ran to her.
"Kokomon!" Melanie exclaimed.
"I'm sorry.. Melanie, I was just trying to protect you," Kokomon said. The Bakemon started laughing again.
'No way, this can't be happening! I'm scared!' Melanie thought to herself. She looked at the Bakemon with fear in her eyes.
"Izzy! Mum! Dad!" Melanie shouted for help.
"Melanie!" she heard the voice of her brother. She turned to where the voice came from and saw Izzy and Tentomon running towards them.
"Izzy!" Melanie shouted with a worried expression. "Kokomon is hurt!"
"She needs to digivolve!" Izzy said. Before Izzy and his partner could reach his little sister, the Bakemon started getting closer to her.
"Izzy, we need to help her!" Tentomon exclaimed. Without a moment of thinking, Izzy threw the digivice at her.
"Melanie, catch it!" Izzy shouted.
Melanie caught the digivice with success, and a golden light started glowing from the device. Melanie gasped, and the small digimon beside her started glowing as well.
"What's happening?" Melanie asked herself.
Kokomon digivolve to… Lopmon!
In front of Melanie, appeared a bigger rabbit-like digimon with long ears. She no longer looked injured and was bursting with energy.
"Woah…" Melanie said in awe. "She digivolved!"
"That's right and I'm here to protect you!" Lopmon spoke with a feminine and gentle voice. "Blazing Ice!" Lopmon shouted. She shot out a ball of supercooled air with her mouth and it knocked out one of the Bakemon. That single Bakemon disappeared into thin air.
"Super Shocker!" Tentomon shouted and a rod of electricity shocked two of the Bakemon who also disappeared into thin air.
"Blazing Ice!" Lopmon defeated the last of the Bakemon. Izzy finally reached Melanie and Tentomon and Lopmon joined him.
"Melanie, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Izzy asked with concern.
"I'm fine, Izzy," Melanie replied with a reassuring smile. Lopmon hugged Melanie's leg with affection.
"Melanie! Thank goodness you're safe!" Lopmon said. Melanie bent down to Lopmon's height and hugged her.
"Thank you so much, Lopmon," Melanie said with a smile.
"So I was right, Melanie you really are one of the unknown digidestined," Izzy said.
"So that means Lopmon is my partner! We get to stay together Lopmon! Yay!" Melanie cheered.
They couldn't celebrate much longer because there were a few Bakemon lingering just around the corner. Tentomon could feel the presence of another digimon.
"Uh, Izzy I think it's time to go. I have a feeling a digimon might pass by," Tentomon warned him.
"Melanie, hurry! Let's get back to the apartment before more digimon start attacking," Izzy said. Melanie nodded and they ran into the thick fog.
Once Izzy and Melanie got home, he ran straight into his room and got onto his laptop. An old man appeared on Izzy's screen with a letter in his hand.
"It's an email from Gennai!" Izzy exclaimed and the old man began talking.
"Gennai is an old man now?" Melanie questioned Lopmon. Lopmon nodded.
"He's got the back of an old grandpa and sometimes I massage him by jumping on him. I guess I can't do that anymore now that I'm bigger," Lopmon replied.
Melanie laughed at the imagination forming in her head of Gennai being crushed.
"My, my Lopmon, you digivolved from Kokomon now, haven't ya?" Gennai asked. Lopmon hopped onto Izzy's lap to be able to see Gennai, and she smiled instantly.
"Gennai! Yes I have! And Melanie is my partner, isn't that great?" Lopmon said happily.
"Enough of this chit-chat, what were you saying about that digital barrier, Gennai?" asked Izzy and Lopmon bounced off of his lap.
"Download the program and I'll tell you all about it. If you can get the modem up in time, it will protect you," Gennai stated.
Izzy got onto his computer and started downloading a program, while Melanie was feeling scared.
"Izzy, are the Bakemon going to attack us?" Melanie asked with a frown. Izzy looked back at his little sister and gave her a reassuring expression.
"Everything will be fine, Melanie, if this stupid computer would download faster!" Izzy said in fury at the slow downloading speed.
When the program was at halfway through the download, their parents came bursting through the door. Kae was holding a frying pan and their father (Masami) was holding a golf club.
"Izzy, it is time to go!" Kae said.
"We've got to get out of here," Masami said. Melanie ran up to Masami and gave him a hug.
"No, believe it or not we'll be safer here!" Izzy said.
"Daddy it'll be fine," Melanie said.
"What are you talking about? Those creatures will be at our door in any minute!" Kae said.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing. Just give me a couple more-" Izzy said but got interrupted by Kae tugging on Izzy.
"No! You are coming!" Kae demanded.
"Mummy!" Melanie exclaimed and tried to intervene. "It'll be fine! Please!"
"No mum! You don't understand!" Izzy said.
"No, you don't understand, this isn't the time! Now will you please get off of that computer and come with us," Kae pleaded. Melanie observed her mother's face and Kae definitely showed feelings of care and concern. Then, Masami put his hand on Kae's shoulder to stop her.
"Dear, maybe he knows what he's doing. The kids seem to know more about this than us," Masami said.
"You're right," Kae said. Still feeling worried, she let go of Izzy.
"Go for it, son," Masami said. Melanie sighed in relief.
As soon as the commotion stopped, the digital barrier finished downloading.
"Digital barrier coming on now!" Izzy exclaimed.
A bright light instantly shot out of the computer and blinded the eyes of everyone in the room. Once the light stopped shining, everyone heard the front door being smashed open. The Bakemon entered the house and passed by Izzy's room and a Bakemon stopped to look inside.
"That's weird…" the Bakemon said to himself. Little did he know, he was looking right through Kae and Masami.
"There's no one here, let's go," Daemon demanded, and they all left without a clue and left the parents falling to the ground.
"It worked!" Tentomon said. Kae and Masami looked back at Tentomon in horror. "Oops… well now that you know I can talk, my name is Tentomon!"
"And I'm Lopmon!" Lopmon said casually. As a result, Kae fainted and Melanie facepalmed herself.
Kae woke up after a short 10 minute rest and looked up to see her husband and daughter while Izzy was talking to a man on the computer. Melanie smiled for some reassurance.
"Everything will be fine mum," Melanie said.
After a few moments, Izzy had packed his laptop and backpack in a flash.
"Melanie, you need to come with me to the T.V station. Make sure you do not lose your digivice," Izzy commanded. Melanie nodded then Izzy turned to his parents. "You guys need to stay here. The digital barrier will protect you from those creatures. We'll be back as soon as we can."
As soon as he got to the door with Melanie following behind, he heard Kae call out to him, "Wait!" He stopped in his tracks. Kae continued in a caring voice, "It's obvious that you've grown up, Izzy, and can take care of yourself, but you will always be my little boy. So please, be careful."
"Do your duty as an older brother and look out for Melanie too," Masami added.
Izzy stayed silent for a few moments then he turned back saying, "I will. Don't worry about me."
"I'll make sure they're safe!" Tentomon said. Tentomon and Lopmon followed closely behind.
Please review if you would like to see Melanie's appearance in a picture that I could upload to deviantart. I have a sketch but I just haven't put colour yet ^^