The Universe is against me writing these chapters, but I'm not giving up! My computer's battery might've gone bad, but I can run it from the charger! If I can, I will hit 50k words this month and push out another four chapters before the end of the month! So who's ready for lots of fanfiction? All of you, right? Enjoy!
Two of the three have Digivolved, so that just leaves Guilmon. And I suppose Dragonomon too, but he's not in the original three. Let's just see what happens, shall we?
You never know where you are,
Whether it be near or far.
Traveling the digital plane,
Is never an easy game!
But with our partners might,
I have no doubt we'll beat out blight!
With every battle, we get stronger.
With every loss, we learn more.
The time for us to work together
Is now upon us!
Thunder crackled, and a small energy surge lingered around the city. "Did you catch that energy fluctuation?" The workers at the Hypnos building were tracking the energy surge.
"I'm already searching for the source."
"This area's sure had a lot of activity lately. What do you think's going on?"
"I think something big's going down."
"How big?"
"If these readings are correct, and I think they are, we're going to get a level of bioemergence unlike anything we've ever seen before."
Rika was staring at Kyubimon as she slept, thinking. "Why would she save me? Can data really have feelings? I never thought this would be so complicated."
"No need to make breakfast!" Called Takato.
"We own a bakery, that's all we make!" Replied his mom. Takato rushed out and headed for the hideout.
"Morning Guilmon!" He called.
"Morning!" Guilmon walked up to see Takato. "Guess what! Last night while I was sleeping, it felt like I disappeared and went someplace else!"
"You didn't break out again, did you?" Asked Takato.
"I can attest that he didn't." Said Dragonomon. "And I felt the same thing! It was weird." Takato stepped into the hideout.
"Hey Dragonomon, where's Azion? Doesn't he watch you guys every night?"
"He went out last night and didn't return." Said Dragonomon. "I have no idea what happened."
"I wonder where he went." Said Takato. He got Guilmon out of the hideout and they went walking. Takato thought aloud. "Oh, I get it! It was a dream."
"A dream?" Asked Guilmon. "Like when I think of snacks?!"
Takato laughed. "No. It's like going into your own world inside your head!"
"Do you dream?"
"Everyone does, but"
"Is your dream world as boring as mine? All white and bright and empty?"
"Mine's full of stuff! That's where I first thought of you, Guilmon!"
"I must have the most boring one ever! Can I paint my dream world blue?"
"Ha!" Said Takato. "It's weird though. I've never heard of anyone talk about a Digimon dreaming."
"Hm?" Takato heard a large pop sound and saw half of Guilmon become transparent. "Why's your face all funny?"
"Your legs!" Said Takato. He grabbed Guilmon's arm and pulled him away. As Guilmon moved, less of him was transparent. Takato looked at the area as Guilmon turned to him.
"What's the matter? Did I do something wrong?"
"No, but something really weird is going on here." Said Takato. "We need to go see Henry." The two went off to Henry's apartment and Takato tried to explain what happened.
"Wait, start at the beginning." Said Henry.
"Okay, we were just walking and then, I don't know, it's like half of him was there and the other half was starting to be rubbed off by an eraser!"
"Well, Digimon aren't of this world." Thought Henry aloud. "Maybe some of them can't last long here and they get pulled back into their world or something. Something like that. Or maybe our world eliminates them like our body gets rid of a virus." Takato gasped.
"But Guilmon just got here! I don't want him to disappear! He just can't go back to the other side!" Terriermon climbed onto Henry.
"Momentai! The world I'm from, the world you're from, they're really both the same if you think about it!" Takato thought for a moment.
"Yeah, well, thanks professor, but I want him here."
"That may not be possible Takato." Said Henry.
"What? What are you trying to say Henry? Do you know something? Tell me!"
"I just know that nothing can last forever, Takato. Nothing. I'm sorry."
"Well this can, and it will!" Proclaimed Takato. He ran down the hall.
The guy with a lighter was walking down the street when his phone rang. He pulled it out an answered it. "This had better be important."
"Sir, we're getting some strange readings and one of the researchers needs you to explain something to him." The lighter guy sighed.
"I don't know why I bother explaining. None of these imbeciles understand what I say anyway."
"So, what should I tell him?"
"Isn't he a vicious little toady." He sighed again. "I'll be there shortly." He hung up his phone and put it away. He began walking again, only for someone to bump into him.
"Sorry Mr. Yamaki!" Called the person as he ran past. Yamaki looked at the person as he continued running. "I've gotta finish this job if I want to get some cards." Said the person to himself. It was none other than Azion.
"How did that kid know my name?" Yamaki continued walking, then turned around. "What was that?" He thought he sensed something. "I could've sworn I felt something."
"What do I do if Henry's right and Guilmon completely disappears?" Wondered Takato, in class. "He can't leave me." He looked out the window. "Maybe is he Digivolved, he'd have enough strength to fight whatever's trying to erase him!" Jeri turned to him.
"Digivolve?" She asked. Takato looked at her.
"Huh?" Jeri rose her puppet.
"Bad!"
"Great." Thought Takato. "Now Jeri thinks I'm crazy, and she's crazier than Calumon!"
"Well kids, the city wants me to talk to you about the tunnel beneath the park that's for use when the rain causes flooding, but it seems like a useless lesson to me." Said Mrs. Sachi. Takato sat up straight when he heard that. "I mean, everybody already knows about the tunnel, right?"
"I don't." Said Takato.
"So this tunnel" Takato paid close attention for the rest of class, then ran out of the class as quickly as he could after the lesson was done. He ran to the park, then to the hideout.
"Poor Guilmon must be bored out of his mind!" He ran up to see Calumon in there with Guilmon and Dragonomon.
"Just one game of tag! Please!" Yelled Calumon.
"Calumon?" Wondered Takato. "Great." All three Digimon looked at Takato.
"Hey! Takato's home!" Exclaimed Guilmon.
"So, you guys staying out of trouble?" Asked Takato as he walked in.
"They have been, but I think Guilmon was getting close to cracking under Calumon's pleas." Said Dragonomon.
"Hey! I wasn't going to break under his words!"
"Nope!" Said Calumon. Takato kneeled down.
"Just where do you hang out when you're not here? You must have a home, right?" He reached out to Calumon only for him to jump away again. He laughed.
"I can go anywhere I want in the whole wide world! So I don't need to have a home, silly!"
"Aren't you lonely?" Asked Takato.
"What do you mean lonely?" Asked Calumon.
"Like when you're by yourself, making pictures of all kinds of cool monsters and stuff, but there's no one around to look at your drawings with you."
"Uh," Calumon lowered his head, "nope. Never felt like that." He headed for the exit. "Seems kinda silly!" He hopped out.
"Hey, you know, it is silly!" Agreed Guilmon. Takato sighed.
"At least Guilmon didn't run off again, right?" Asked Dragonomon. Takato hung his head.
"I'm only going to go through this one more time." Said Yamaki. "So do try to pay attention. The network of interlinked electronic devices around the world, the internet, the stock markets and even wireless communications, has essentially created a whole new plane of existence. A Digital plane. This system, Hypnos, monitors that world and records every exchange of information across it, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Simple enough for you?"
"Do you keep track of personal data?"
"How else could we monitor criminal activity?"
"If any of the general public found out about this, we'd be treated like criminals. Make sure to keep this very quiet." Yamaki sighed.
"Really? Gee, that never occured to me. Listen, there's no need for any of you to worry. We've got everything well under control."
"No, you've got nothing under control, Yamaki. You've shown yourself to be powerless to stop those anomalies. Find a way to prevent them from Bioemerging, and find the ones that have already come through, then eliminate them!"
Takato and Guilmon walked down a busy street, and Guilmon was thinking. "Maybe Calumon's right about not needing a partner."
"Um, uh" said Takato. "Guilmon, do you want to leave me?"
"No! Do you want me to leave?"
"Sometimes Guilmon, you can be very confusing." Takato bumped into someone. "Sorry!" He and Azion looked at each other. "Azion?"
"Hey Takato!"
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you all day!"
"I've been working some odd jobs." Explained Azion. He pulled out some money. "I've been saving up so that I can help out some more. You wouldn't happen to know where any shops are that have Modify cards, would you?"
"Uh" started Takato. "I think there's one near Main Street."
"Thanks! I'll meet up with you later!" Azion began heading down the street, leaving Takato confused.
"So, that happened." Takato and Guilmon kept walking, eventually ending up near a school. Guilmon got surrounded by some younger students.
"Ow! Hey! Don't be so grabby!" He looked towards Takato. "Takatomon!"
"Let's see, um, he's got these huge ears"
"Uh huh." Said the student Takato was talking to. "There!" She pointed in a direction.
"Thanks!" Takato and Guilmon began heading in the direction they were given, disappointing the students that had surrounded Guilmon. "This must be where Calumon's been hanging out, so keep your eyes peeled!" A dog barked and Guilmon looked to the left. Takato stopped moving, and began to chase Guilmon as he ran down an alley. "Guilmon! What's wrong?" Guilmon kept running, making a sharp turn down another alley. "Why do I always end up chasing him?!" Guilmon took another turn, followed by another soon after. He stopped, then Takato stopped next to him, breathing heavily. They looked down the alley. "Huh?" At the end, they saw Renamon. "Renamon."
"Who were you expecting, boys? Your mommies?"
"Very funny!" Takato took a step forward.
"I don't think I have a mommy, do I?" Asked Guilmon. "Hey! Takato's my mommy!"
"Aw, geez! Guilmon, don't call me that!"
"Why not? You'd make a better mother than a Tamer the way you baby your Digimon." Said Renamon.
"Hey!"
"Now, are we going to fight or are we going to flap our gums all day?"
"Why do you want to pound on Guilmon all the time?! Huh? It doesn't make any sense!"
"It would if you weren't such a coward." Takato and Guilmon looked back to see Rika.
"Rika?" Asked Takato.
"Why do you keep following me around?" She asked. "You in love with me, lover boy?"
"I'm not following you around, okay!" Denied Takato. The two stared each other down, and Guilmon looked from one to the other.
"A-are you guys gonna fight?" Asked Guilmon. Takato pointed to Rika, then himself and Guilmon nodded.
"She's a girl!" Defended Takato. "And she'd kick my butt." Rika smiled smugly. "You know, fighting isn't always the answer."
"The coward's credo." Said Rika. Takato looked at her.
"Look, maybe the two of us got off on the wrong foot. I'm Takato, and you're Rika, right?"
"Yeah, so what? What, are you writing a book about me? Or are you in love?" Takato sighed and slouched.
Azion ran up to the store Takato said would probably have some cards, and walked in. "Hello!" Said the seller. "Anything I can help you with?"
"Do you have any Digimon Cards?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just sold the last pack I had out." Azion sighed.
"Darn."
"But, I did just get another shipment this morning! How many are you planning on buying?"
"How much are they?"
"Okay, I admit, I saw you in a dream a while back." Explained Takato. They had moved to Rika's house and Rika sat down. "And that's what's been really bugging me because I don't know what it means. But, don't get the wrong idea! I'm not following you around because of that, I just had some questions about Digimon, okay?"
"Alright kid, don't get your underwear all bunched up."
"What do you mean kid? We're the same age!"
"I'm calling you kid because you don't know anything about anything. You show up, talking about seeing me in a dream! Do you know how weird that is?"
"I,I'm sorry." Said Takato. "I just thought, well, that maybe we could work together."
"We can't."
"Rika!" Renamon dashed towards Guilmon and grabbed him before running behind the house. Both Takato and Rika looked towards where the voice came from. "You home?" A door opened, revealing Rika's grandmother. Guilmon struggled against Renamon, who held him tightly. "Oh, hi! Uh, sorry, I'm not used to Rika bringing boys home. What's your name?"
"Takato."
"He's not going to be here long." Said Rika.
"Why don't I make some snacks for the two of you? It'll only take a second to pop some cookies into the oven. How would you like them, Takato?"
"Thanks."
"That's okay grandma, he's not staying. You're not!" Rika muttered the last part.
"Well, bye. Hope you come and see us again."
"Sure!" Rika's grandmother closed the door.
"You're not." Said Rika.
"Let go!" Yelled Guilmon. He got out of Renamon's grip and fell forward. Both Tamers looked at him. Takato turned back to Rika.
"Um, so, listen. What I wanted to ask you was whether or not Digimon turn back into data. I mean, so they ever just disappear and go back to their own world?"
"Of course."
"Not like when you defeated Vilemon, but just like, for no good reason."
"Digimon are just data anyway. So, probably."
"Doesn't that make you sad, at all?" Asked Takato. Rika didn't respond, but took a quick look towards Renamon. She looked down.
"Thank you! Come again!" Said the seller. Azion walked out of the shop, holding a few packs of cards.
"Hopefully I find something useful in here I can help with."
Takato and Guilmon headed towards the exit, being moved faster by Renamon and Rika. "Stop pushing!" Said Guilmon.
"Move faster then." Said Renamon. The two exited, and turned back to Rika.
"Well, thanks Rika. It's not every day you get to meet your dream girl." Takato gave a small laugh. "Sorry, I just couldn't resist."
"Ugh!"
"Bye!" Takato started walking.
"Renamon! Bye bye!" Guilmon waved goodbye.
"Hmph." The two continued walking, and Rika stepped outside.
"Hey!" The two turned to her.
"Yeah?" Asked Takato.
"You mention that dream again and I'll send you to dreamland for good!" To emphasize, Rika did a quarter roundhouse kick. The put her foot down and walked back in, closing the door behind her.
"Man, she can't take a joke!" Said Takato.
"Got another weird reading."
"For once, it's not a wild one." Said Yamaki.
"This is what I was talking about. I've never seen data like this!"
"Send a tracer."
"Already on it." The tracer drew close, then a fog seemed to come over it. "What?"
"The tracer was absorbed." Said Yamaki. "What is going on?"
"That Rika's a barrel of laughs, huh?" Asked Takato.
"What about Renamon? Her idea of a joke is to punch me in the funny bone!"
"Heh. Man, I was hoping that Rika would have more answers for me, something that would make this problem go away." Guilmon grunted in agreement. "I always loved Digimon and I always thought it would be cool to have one of my very own, and then like magic you appeared and everything was great, but now I'm not even sure if you're going to be able to stay with me or not, Guilmon." Takato stopped talking for a moment. "I guess I thought if I could learn more about Digimon, I'd be able to stop whatever's trying to erase you. I'm scared, Guilmon."
"Know what? Calumon told me that being scared is pointless. It's kinda like trying to ice skate on sausages." The two stopped walking and looked at each other. Takato chuckled a bit.
"I guess you're right Guilmon. But I just want to spend as much time with you as possible, you know?"
"Yeah!" Guilmon thought of something. "Hey! Let's do something really fun tomorrow! We could play tag until we drop, or eat until we can't move!" Guilmon kept walking, and Takato noticed something.
"It's happening again!" Guilmon's body was partially transparent. "Guilmon!" He turned to Takato.
"I feel weird! I must be dreaming again, right?"
"Guilmon?"
"Everything's fading."
"No!" A car passed and more of Guilmon began to disappear.
"I think I'm, going away."
"No, Guilmon!" Takato hugged him. "Please hold on! I just got used to having you around! I can't imagine life without you anymore! You can't go!" Guilmon's head began to fade too.
"I, I'll do my best to stay here." Takato's hands went through Guilmon's body as he vanished, and Takato fell forward.
"Guilmon!" Takato could see Guilmon's data going away before he completely vanished. "Wait! Don't leave me! Guilmon!" Takato could see nothing of Guilmon's data any more. "No. He's gone. Guilmon's gone." Takato got up. "I can't believe it." Tears streamed down his face. "It's like he was never here. And there's nothing I can do." His Digivice began beeping and he grabbed it. The compass was on there again. "What's this? That's Guilmon's signal!" Takato looked at where it was pointing. "The tunnel!"
"Hello? Hello? Hello?" Answered Suzie. She had answered the phone.
"Stop saying hello and get Henry!" Said Takato. "Uh, please." Suzie turned away from the phone.
"It's some angry kid!" She called. "For Hendry!"
"I'm not angry!" Denied Takato.
"I hope Takato's all right." Said Takato's dad. They had already closed up the bakery. "He's never been out this late before, has he?"
"Oh, we were the same way when we were kids!" Argued his mom. "Always running around, playing, losing track of time."
"I vaguely remember. It was about the time the dinosaurs died off, right?"
"Oh, stop! We're not that old!"
"I hope he's okay, though."
"I'm sure he's fine. I might be harsh on him from time to time, but I do trust his judgement."
"Yeah."
"But, since he's not here, let's eat the ice cream we saved for dessert and tell him it melted!"
"Um, I already ate it."
Rika entered her grandmother's room, and she was on the computer. "So I said, girlfriend? As if!" Rika walked up to her. "Don't go there!"
"Grannie chat?" Asked Rika. She looked from the computer to her grandma and back to the computer.
"You know, I bet your mom would get you a computer if you wanted one."
"Computers are boring." Someone knocked.
"Maybe that's your mother now. Would you get that, honey?" Rika got up and walked to the door. She opened it, seeing Takato, Henry and Terriermon.
"Ugh! Great."
"My little Yuggoth program should disinfect the area." Yamaki was plugging in a few devices to get everything ready.
"Shouldn't we study the phenomenon, sir?"
"Don't get soft on me now, Riley. This little anomaly, whatever it is, has caused me more grief than its worth. And it's about to become nothing more than an unpleasant memory." He typed in a few things and began to load the program.
"But sir, unapproved programs are strictly forbidden!"
"Forbidden? Those fools upstairs can't even begin to understand this technology, let alone the idea there's a whole Digital World out there! Who do they think they are to forbid me anything?"
"Yes sir." The program finished uploading.
"This is it you guys, this is where he disappeared." Said Takato. He, Henry and Rika walked up, the latter two with their Digimon. Renamon stopped walking.
"Rika!" The group stopped and turned to her to see that her hands were starting to fade.
"She's disappearing too!"
"Don't move!" said Rika.
"Terriermon?" Asked Henry. He jumped up.
"Check it out!" His ear was starting to vanish.
"It's happening to Terriermon!" Exclaimed Takato.
"Whatever it is that's causing this, it seems to only affect the Digimon." Said Henry. "Renamon, you'd better leave before you start to disappear too."
"Rika?" Asked Renamon.
"It's okay, you can go." Renamon seemed to vanish.
"I suppose you want me to go too, huh?" Asked Terriermon. "Fine." He walked away. Rika turned to Henry.
"Don't order my Digimon around, got it? She's mine."
"I'm just trying to keep them out of danger!" Rebutted Henry.
"Why bother? Digimon are just data, who cares if they disappear?"
"Be quiet!" Yelled Takato. "I don't care what you say! Guilmon was my friend! And I'll do everything I can to find him. With or without you." Henry's Digivice began to beep and he pulled it out. Someone walked up.
"So, I heard Guilmon vanished." The three Tamers turned to see Azion. "Anything I can do to help?"
"I was beginning to worry you didn't get my message!" Said Takato.
"Hold on guys, I'm getting a signal." Said Henry. "Come on. Let's go and find Guilmon." Henry and Takato began moving. Azion looked at Rika.
"You can hide it from them, but not me."
"Yeah, whatever. Let's go." Rika grabbed her Digivice as it began to beep, followed by Azion grabbing his. "Waste of time." They followed as Henry and Takato jumped the fence. Azion jumped right after them, but Rika paused.
"He'll be home any minute, I'm sure of it." Said Takato's mom.
"He's probably turning the corner for home right now." Agreed his dad.
"Yeah." Takato's mom stopped doing the dishes. "But it is getting kinda late, isn't it?"
"Done." Said Yamaki as he closed a panel.
"I've got to state my objection one more time, sir." Said Riley. "This program could cause widespread network damage!"
"And I've got to warn you one more time that you're walking on thin ice, Riley. Start the program before that ice breaks and you drown."
"Yes sir." Riley began the program.
Takato and Henry looked down the tunnel. "Why don't they ever make tunnels that aren't long and scary?" Asked Takato.
"We need to hurry." Said Azion. A door opened, and all three looked towards it to see Rika enter.
"Hey!" Called Takato. "Rika! You decided to come!" Rika stopped approaching. "That's awesome!" Rika's eyebrows lowered.
"Hmph." Takato realized what was happening and looked away for a moment.
"Uh, you know, whatever."
"A Tamer doesn't walk away from danger." She said.
"Yeah, right." Said Henry. He walked towards the tunnel.
"Enough talking, let's go find Guilmon." Said Takato. He followed Henry with Rika not far behind.
"We need to move quickly." Said Azion. "Let's go." He lead the group down the tunnel.
"Um, it is kinda scary down here though, right guys?" Asked Takato.
"Oh brother!" Said Rika. They walked for a bit in silence. "How long is this stupid tunnel anyway?"
"My teacher said it goes all the way to the next town." Said Takato.
"That's so stupid." Said Rika.
"Yeah, so you say." Said Henry.
"It's too bad they don't have one of those people movers." Said Takato. "You know, like at the airport? That'd come in handy right about now, don't you think?"
"It'd make us go faster, that's for sure." Agreed Azion.
"It's not funny, you know!" Snapped Rika. "I don't want to walk all the way to the next town just to find your little friend!"
"Well, if it makes you feel any better Rika, the tunnel might flood and we could all swim there." Joked Henry. Takato's Digivice beeped.
"It's just my luck to be stuck down here with a couple of comedians." Takato's compass pointed straight ahead.
"Will you guys can it?" He asked. His turned to show his Digivice. "Look!"
"Forget the Digivice." Said Henry. "Take a look at that!" Takato and Rika both turned to see a white semicircle.
"Whoa!" Said Takato. "What is it?"
"I'll bet you anything Guilmon's in there." Said Azion.
"I've pinpointed the energy field." Said Riley.
"Well done." Said Yamaki. "Prepare to delete the area."
"Guilmon's in there?" Asked Takato. "We've got to get him! Guilmon!"
"Don't be stupid!" Said Rika. "How could you possibly know that?"
"I don't know how, and even though Azion bet he was in there, I can just feel that he's in there!" Takato's Digivice began to glow, and shot a beam of light forward. Henry brought his out, and it did the same. Rika did the same, followed by Azion. "What's going on?"
"Our Digivices connect us to our Digimon." Said Henry. "Maybe we can use them!" He aimed his Digivice towards the white semicircle. Takato followed his example, followed by Azion. Rika pointed hers last. All four beams pointed into the center of the semicircle, and something seemed to happen.
"Look! Something's happening!" Said Takato.
"It opened!" Gasped Henry. Takato lowered his goggles.
"Guilmon!" He ran into the semicircle. "Hold on! I'm coming!"
"Hey! Wait!" Called Henry. He put on his glasses.
"Don't go without me!" Called Azion. He ran in.
"Stupid!" Said Rika, running in and putting on her glasses. As they ran in, they started floating.
"Careful guys!" Called Azion. "Physics are getting strange in here!"
"Maybe the Digital World from the TV show is real!" Called Henry. "And we're in it!" Takato lifted his goggled.
"Guilmon? I think I see him!" Takato floated in a direction. "Cool! This is how I fly in my dreams!" Henry floated after him.
"Wait up!"
"We need to remain cautious! This entire field could collapse at any point!" Called Azion as he floated after them.
"You and your dreams." Said Rika in response to what Takato said. She followed. Takato kept going.
"There he is!" Takato floated towards Guilmon. "Guilmon! Wake up!" Guilmon's eyes opened.
"Right now? 5 minutes." Takato smiled.
"Don't worry boy, I'll get ya out of there! Somehow!" A small rippling noise resounded above.
"What's that?" Asked Henry.
"We need to move!" Called Azion.
"Sir, some strange data has entered the zone created by the energy field!" Said Riley.
"I don't care!" Said Yamaki. "Just run the program! Delete everything now!" Something was sent to the field and appeared inside of it.
"What's that?" The field began to vanish and Rika turned towards Guilmon.
"Look! It's being erased!" The effect was approaching Guilmon.
"I can't reach him in time!" Yelled Takato. He turned to Henry. "Help!" Henry turned to Rika.
"Hey!" Rika turned to him, then to Takato. The two grabbed his arms and drew back.
"I'll help too!" Said Azion. He pushed Takato as hard as he could and Henry and Rika threw him towards Guilmon. Guilmon broke free of the ropes that held him and Takato hugged him.
"I thought I was gonna lose you for sure!" Guilmon glowed a bright red, and a path extended from him towards the edge of the field.
"He's created a road for us!" Said Henry. He and Rika moved towards it. Azion looked back at the deletion field.
"Yeah, well, Renamon could've done the same thing!" Azion moved towards the road as well. Everybody touched down on the road, and everybody but Takato and Guilmon started running.
"You okay?" Asked Takato.
"Skating on sausages." Replied Guilmon. Henry and Azion turned back.
"I hate to ruin this moment, but we need to move!" Called Azion.
"We have to get out of here before we're erased!" Takato and Guilmon nodded at each other, and began running. They all kept just ahead of the deletion field.
The anomaly vanished on the screen. "The zone has been deleted, sir." Said Riley. Yamaki was silent for a moment.
"Problem solved."
"I never would've gotten Guilmon back without your help." Said Takato. Everybody had reunited in the park, except for Dragonomon. "I don't know how to thank you guys."
"That's easy!" Said Guilmon. "Just say thank you!"
"Momentai!" Said Terriermon.
"The little one didn't even do anything." Said Renamon.
"Well neither did you!"
"Lookit you, blubbering over data." Said Rika. She turned and walked away. Renamon vanished. Takato laughed.
"Takato!"
"We bought more ice cream!"
"That could only be my parents." Said Takato. Henry looked at him.
"You were really brave, you know that?"
"Yeah? First time for everything."
"Well, something tells me you better get used to it!" Henry ran off with Terriermon not far behind. Takato turned to Guilmon.
"You were brave too, you know."
"That's because of you!" Said Guilmon. Takato nearly cried again, then turned away.
"Good night Guilmon, tomorrow I'll bring you some ice cream!" Azion ran with Guilmon to keep him out of trouble.
"Yay! Ice cream!" Azion smiled as he ran.
"We barely got out of there in time." He thought. "Apparently some things are not as I remember them." Guilmon pulled ahead. "Oh no you don't! You're staying with me so I can keep you out of trouble!"
That was a close shave! Any slower, and we'd all be goners! Good thing I have more endurance that Atom, right? Means I didn't have to stop running. Hopefully everything else goes on schedule next time, otherwise we may have a few problems. But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it!
There are still five stories out there for people to claim for their own characters! Who'll claim them?
