Daichi: Yeah... my life may have fallen apart, but I still have this!
Verity: You are literally attempting to puzzle together fragments of destroyed computer data.
Vee-Vee: If she owned this stuff, she'd actually have backups.
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Takato gasped awake. Again... that same nightmare again. Reaching to where Patamon was beside him, he sighed before shaking his head.
"That was seven years ago. This is now." He kept repeating it under his breath. He didn't know how long he was awake for. He just sat there, reaching for breath. For a moment, he wondered if Shinji had similar nightmares. It didn't matter. What mattered was that it was just a dream. "It's not real, and it never will be real again." Never. He wouldn't let it.
He collapsed back onto his bed. He had plans for the next day, mainly figuring out what to do with Guilmon and Lunamon.
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The next morning, the first thing Takato and Shinji did was head to the park. Lunamon was waiting for them. "You- you came back."
Shinji nodded. "Of course, you guys are our friends."
The little rabbit shivered, before backing away. "Something's wrong. I don't know what, but... we need to go." What followed was intense acrobatics as she managed to unlock the shed. Somehow. Guilmon wandered out.
"Lunamon, Takatomon, Patamon, Shinjimon, Wormmon. What Guilmon do?"
"Nothing. Come on, let's move." And they took their next step to where destiny would lead them.
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Rika faced down the boy with the Terriermon. Apparently, they had been going to see Shinji and Angel Boy about something. It didn't matter. They'd never get there.
"Renamon, walk all over them."
The little creature underneath a car looked out. That bunny was in trouble. He had to help the bunny.
"Terriermon Digivolve to Gargomon!"
Shots were fired.
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Lunamon ran ahead of the rest, her ears twitching ever so slightly. Shinji worried for the little white rabbit, and he didn't know why. For whatever reason, after saving the Rookie, he'd felt... attached. The worst part was that he and Takato were actually looking into ways to go back. This meant they'd have to leave the people here behind. It was bad enough that Takato seemed intent on making Guilmon as much of a partner to himself as Patamon, they didn't need more potential heartbreak.
"Shinji, hurry up!" Takato called back. He looked up again, telling himself that it wouldn't matter, and kept running.
Somehow, he failed to be convinced.
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Rika ducked behind a car, just as the spray of bullets hit the ground where she'd stood. The Gargomon kept running about, shooting random things.
'Rika, what should I do?'
'Stay out of firing range.' At least, she thought, this couldn't get any worse.
And then Shinji and Angel Boy showed up.
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Takato was in hell. That was all he could really think of. This wasn't the first time he'd seen a Gargomon, but... "This is just like SkullGreymon." Except, you know, with bullets instead of missiles.
"Takato, he's heading this way! What will we do?" His decision was instantaneous. This was Henry's partner. He wouldn't hurt him.
"We can't fight. Two of us are Virus', Patamon is overpowered, and... can Lunamon even do anything?"
"I-I have my Lop-ear Ripple a-and Tear Shot."
"Do either of them have a chance of reaching the target?" Lunamon took a look at just how many bullets were filling the air, and shook her head. "I didn't think so."
"Don't be so harsh on her, Takato."
"I don't want to be harsh, Shinji, but let's be real, for a second. I can't do anything to risk Gargomon's life, but I also can't send in someone who won't even make contact with her opponent. You said it herself, she has no will for combat."
"So are we just going to let Gargomon destroy us, Rika, and Renamon?"
"I said we wouldn't fight. I said nothing against trapping him in a net." Wormmon immediately scrambled off to follow orders. The humans, Patamon, Guilmon, and Lunamon ran behind the same car as Rika and Renamon. The white creature beneath it peeked out, before ducking back in again. Lunamon was the only one who noticed, and she had just one thing to say.
"...Calumon?"
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The little white creature backed away from where the second bunny crawled under. "Calumon, what are you doing here? C-Coronamon was supposed to watch you, wasn't he?"
Calumon's ears retracted. "Coronamon disappeared, so I went looking for him, and I found you! Come on, Lunamon, let's play!"
"Calumon, I don't have time to be your babysitter. There's a Gargomon outside unable to control the power he got from... his... Digivolution. Calumon!"
"I-I didn't mean to... I only wanted to help." Lunamon sighed.
"Look, it's good that you thought of others first... but if it weren't for Wormmon, we would be in big trouble right now." She pointed out to where the insect was preparing to fire.
"I'm sorry..."
"Sticky Net!"
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As Gargomon struggled to get out of the net, Shinji kept trying to keep Takato from killing Rika. "Takato, she isn't worth it, her Renamon is too tired to fight properly, she didn't even say anything too harsh this time. We have more to worry about right now. Amongst other things, I think someone heard us and called the cops. Do you want to get arrested for assault?" Upon hearing the logic behind this, Takato took a deep breath and backed away.
"You're right. Come on, let's get out of here. We can talk to Henry later." Leaving, Lunamon came out from wherever she was hiding.
"Lunamon, where have you been?"
"Speaking with someone I found. Unfortunately, he seems to have run off." The sigh told them that this wasn't the first time something like this had happened.
"Come on. Let's head home." For varying values of home, anyway.
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Daichi: So, yes, Calumon and Lunamon know each other. In fact, she knows him quite well. Her past will play an important part once we eventually get to the Digital World.
