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Digimon Continuity

Brave Tamer

Chapter 6

Suspicions and Answers

:. ENIAC World - Deramon's Care Centre
16:23 AR, AKA 1 Day AR

Ryo awoke from his slumber, allowing the thoughts of the past day to fill his mind. He thought about all he had learnt so far, about himself, the creatures called Digimon and of course, ENIAC.

So much has happened. I lost my memory, then I had to save this place from that insect Kuwagamon, then Monodramon. I can't believe all of this happened in one day. I should be in some medical care by now.

His mind flowed through the memories that he somehow or rather remembered. His mind captured the images of Agumon and Veemon, burning them into memory for easy recognition. Maybe, if I see them again, I might get to remember more. His mind continued to work on questions that he would ask ENIAC given the chance. Clearly, ENIAC knew something he wasn't telling.

Finally, he finished his thoughts and got out of the bed. After going into Monodramon's room, Ryo found the bed to be empty, another Digimon was there instead, doing up the sheets.

"Hello." Ryo said.

The Digimon jumped, startled by the new arrival. "Oh, hello. I didn't know there were other Digimon here." The Digimon looked at him, before rectifying its mistake. "Oh, I'm sorry, I did not expect you to be here." it said again, this time with a distinct fear in its voice.

"Don't worry. I am just here to see Monodramon, where did he go?"

"...Um... um... I... I..."

"Don't need to be afraid." The words tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop them, but he knew them to be true. Why would they be afraid of me?

"O...okay..." the Digimon said.

"All I want to know is where Monodramon is."

"I... I think he is at the chamber..."

The Digimon needn't go on. Ryo knew what he was referring to. ENIAC's chamber.

"Thank you." he said politely, not wanting to frighten the creature any farther.

He went out the way he remembered coming in. After stepping into the teleporter, Ryo re-experienced the unique sensation of having your molecules broken down and transmitted at the speed of light to their destination and reassembled again.

Shaking off the after-effects, Ryo then made his way to ENIAC's chamber.

Along the way, he managed witness the events of a Digimon's daily life. There was a sense of sadness about it. Ryo didn't dare ask for fear of frightening them. Some approached to thank him, others avoided him like a plague. Some just stood staring. Ryo didn't want to know why.

Upon entering, Ryo managed to hear voices.

It appeared Monodramon was well. He didn't have any of the bandages from the day before. Both Monodramon and ENIAC didn't notice his arrival.

"...why can't we just tell him?" Ryo resisted the urge to ask what. They seemed to be talking about him.

ENIAC answered, as usual, with a voice that dominated the room. "We cannot Monodramon. It is best that we let him discover on his own." If Ryo wasn't already interested, his curiosity would be intrigued by now.

"But I don't understand, why?"

"Many things have occurred, Monodramon. Many... unpleasant things. Perhaps this is his way to avoid them."

Still, they did not notice Ryo listening to their every word.

"Ryo won't just forget..." Monodramon hit the floor, hard. "...just like that!"

The said boy had enough. "What are the both of you talking about?" he asked in an innocent voice that betrayed what was inside.

Monodramon looked at him, surprised. "What are... what are you doing here, Ryo?"

Ryo looked back at him with angry eyes. I trusted you. How could you do this!

ENIAC's voice came as weak and tired. "How much have you heard, Ryo?"

"Enough!" was his answer.

Monodramon opened his mouth. "Ryo... I didn't mean to. But... but..."

"What were you two hiding from me?" Something that felt familiar raged in his chest, something he didn't like at all.

"Ryo..."

"SHUT UP! TELL ME WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM ME!" Ryo didn't care that he had yelled to the most powerful being/god in this world. At that moment, he didn't fear anything.

Monodramon cowered away. ENIAC countered, his voice by all means overwhelming Ryo's. "RYO! Listen to what I have to say first."

"NO! You two listen to what I have to say!"

"RYO!!" ENIAC's voice now hurt his eardrums to the point where heard the vibrations of the sound as an aftermath.

Ryo fell silent, resorting to glaring at the orb of light best he could without hurting his eyes.

"Ryo... we weren't hiding anything from you..."

Monodramon cowered away after Ryo turned his glare to the poor dragon.

"Ryo..." ENIAC said, his calm making Ryo's insides burn even more. "We were not hiding anything..."

ENIAC paused to allow Ryo to react. When none came, ENIAC continued. "We were discussing about your recent memory recoveries..."

Ryo turned the glare on Monodramon again. He could only look down in shame.

"... and how to best tell you what I have theorized about the recent events, and how you would take it, Ryo"

Ryo was taken aback by this. This was not something one would expect of an excuse. I can't believe I jumped into conclusions like that... ... Wait a second...

"Then what were you arguing about?" Ryo asked, suspicion creeping into his voice once again.

"We were not arguing, Ryo. Merely discussing. But... now I assume there is no choice..."

"About what?" Ryo asked again, suspicion still in his voice.

"My theory of how you arrived here. It was impossible for you to be here. Though your memory of your last encounter with Millenniummon helped, it doesn't fully explain it..."

I met Millenniummon before?

"Of course you have, Ryo." Ryo realized he had voiced his thoughts. But too bad I could only hear, not see anything... except that light near the end. "However, my theory is that Millenniummon initiated the time blast that sent you both though time. Perhaps he planed to have you reach a time or dimension where it would only be the two of you and no one else. But of course, his plan must have backfired, whether you had a hand of it or not will still remain a mystery..."

Ryo and Monodramon listened attentively, with the latter having gained enough courage to emerge again. Ryo's head dropped, now extremely guilty of having thought Monodramon and ENIAC in such light.

Monodramon sensed Ryo's guilt, and attempted to comfort him. "Don't worry, Ryo, you have the right to be suspicious of us. After all..."

Monodramon wasn't able to continue, because ENIAC interrupted. "Ryo, I have also managed to scan Kuwagamon's data as thoroughly as possible, and I have discovered a few interesting things."

Ryo's head perked up, while Monodramon for some reason kept his head down.

"When Kuwagamon's meteor struck, my sensors were able to collect a lot of the energy that Millenniummon's portal used..."

"Portal?"

"Yes, Ryo. Most likely the meteor was sent through a time portal. That is my theory."

"There is a lot based on your theories." Ryo said.

"Yes. It is necessary. We cannot afford to wait for the next one to strike. If we don't take action now, there is a chance that you and Monodramon will not be able to defeat it this time."

"So what are you suggesting?"

"You have provided me with the answer, Ryo. According to the Digimon here, who have come here through Millennummon's rogue portals by accident, the rumor is that you have had allies in the past. Allies that aided you in the fight against Millenniummon. Ingenious, but it is the best we have for now... I have never really planned on taking Millenniummon. Mine was only to protect this world from his threat. With you around, I have learnt that this world is nothing. Now, Millenniummon's defeat doesn't seem so impossible anymore."

Once ENIAC mentioned the Digimon, Ryo remembered another question. "ENIAC," addressing ENIAC by his name for the first time, "what about those Digimon... in the pit?"

"Monodramon told me about this as well." Ryo looked to the dragon, who now seemed more eager than ever in ENIAC's answer."There is a way to return the Digimon to normal... but it would involve making sure that enough of the crystal's light reaches them. With their reaction to the light, it would be extremely hard. We would need to extract them from the crevasse and forcefully subject them to the light treatment..."

"But...?" Monodramon asked, fearful of the answer.

"But we would risk weakening our current force and even perhaps risk them getting corrupted as well. So we have to delay..."

"NO!" Monodramon interrupted forcefully. "We can't just leave them there!"

"We have no choice, Monodramon. Don't worry, we will settle this later."

"What if this... darkness has a permanent effect on them?"

"That will be something we have to risk. There is a lot more at stake now... Sorry."

Monodramon looked away.

"Are you alright?" Ryo asked. ENIAC kept silent.

Monodramon nodded his head. "ENIAC is right, Ryo. As much as I hate to admit this... he has always been right."

"That doesn't mean..."

"Ryo," Ryo stopped. "let's just find this Millenniumon, defeat him, and come back to save all the other Digimon!"

His determination has returned. I just hope it lasts... I may not have known these Digimon guys long, but I will soon... I know I will feel the same way... someday... "Alright, Monodramon! ENIAC, let's continue."

"As I was saying, Ryo, I have stored some of the energy and managed to convert it for my usage. I have finally managed to refine it. In theory, this energy shall allow me to open a time portal and with my power, run scans through time..."

Ryo took it all in, understanding yet not at the same time. Ryo suspected it had something to do with his limited memories.

"Furthermore, I have another theory that Kuwagamon's data is made up of the same kind as all his minions are made of. So... I will in theory be able to track where Millenniummon has interfered and use those coordinates to program a time portal."

Ryo nodded, despite being completely lost.

"I apologize. I assume you don't understand what I am saying?"

Both on the ground shook their heads.

"What I meant was that I would be able to open a time portal that would allow you to gather allies."

"Ohhh." Monodramon said. "Then... when do we start?..."

Well, that's that. Sorry for the long update. I had exams.

Here I provide some of the explanations I promised. Not exactly covering the plot holes, but it will help to explain how ENIAC is able time travel. Note that means he initially didn't have any access to time, thus unable to know what's going on. He gets his info from the Digimon that arrived here the same way Ryo did. I also reveal that there is a way to revert the Digimon back to normal. Then, Monodramon asks whether any permanent effects will occur... I'll leave that to hang.

Also, after reading your review translation by Crazyeight, yo.y.ella, I'm confused. I really don't know whether this was for me or not. Perhaps you might want to do something about that strange review.

Thanks to Crazyeight for the translation. Thanks to Blazing Chaos for being such a good supporter of Brave Tamer. Just to let you guys know, I would say there will be a poll for people to vote with about... two battles later. Not sure on the chapters yet. I may put up an author's notes to alert everyone about this.

Please review and tell me what you think everyone. Next time.