Tamer4Life: Okay me and Terriermon are in a new hiding place, after escaping Rika and Jeri once again. This time I'm not saying where we are though, only that it's warm, sunny and there's a lot of sand and water...
Terriermon: You're an idiot...
Tamer4Life: What why... Oh crap! Not again!
Terriermon: RUN!
Tamer4Life: Well hope you enjoy this chapter. This chapter is mainly about Takato's search and his hope about finding the portal to the digital world. Also contains some drama between Takato and a girl, who could it be? You'll just have to wait and find out.
Rika: There you are!
Tamer4Life: Why the heck are you still mad? I can't even remember what I did! *Runs off screaming*
Rika: You can't even remember! I'm going to kill you twice now! *Runs off after Tamer4Life*
Disclaimer: I don't own digimon or the characters so don't sue!
Digimon Tamers 2
Every Ending Has A New Beginning
Chapter 7: The secret in the Park
It was morning in west Shunjuku. The birds were out chirping and looking for food. The early workers were just getting up and, it looked to be an ordinary day. That is to everybody but one.
Takato Masuki having been on alert since he had woken from his comma like state, had noticed several signs that today was going to be anything but ordinary. The first warning was that his digivice had picked something up somewhere near Shinjuku park. The second sign was when he could swear he saw what looked like a Gekomon in the bushes as he walked to the park for his morning check of the park.
It had been three weeks since he was realesed from the hospital. They had only kept him for four days just to be sure he'd be okay. Ever sence he was released he had been going and checking the park for a portal to the digital world once during the morning and once during the afternoon.
Takato had not told anyone of the dream he had had or why he kept going too the park. Kazu and Kenta had accused Takato to be secretly dating a girl. This accusation was dismissed for few days but as Takato kept going to the park the rest of the tamers had been forced to suspect it as well.
Takato didn't really care what they thought he was doing in the park, as long as they didn't know the truth of why. So whenever one of them asked he'd pretend to be nervous and then leave in a hurry. This worked for most of them except for two of them. Jeri and Henry.
Jeri would just follow Takato and keep asking questions about why he was really going to the park.
Henry on the other hand, being the smart boy he is picked up on Takato's antics. He had seen him walking towards Guilmon's old shed during the second week of Takato's visits to the park. So he new it was digimon related. He unlike the rest tried to help Takato out whenever the others were bothing him about what he doing in the park all the time.
Takato having arived at Guilmon's old shed did as he always did anymore and jumped, grabbed the top of the building and hoisted himself up onto it.
"Well still nothing... I'm starting to wonder if the dream meant it was in the shed..." Takato sat down and pondered about this posibility.
A call from Ryo brought Takato back to reality. Takato was shocked it was late afternon now. Had he sat their all day?
"Hey Ryo! What are you doing here?" Takato called over to Ryo who was now heading towards him.
"Just thought I'd drop by and have a talk." Ryo said hopping up and grabbing the top of the building and pulling himself up like Takato had done earlier.
"Sure. What's up?" Takato said brightly, it wasn't every day you could get to talk to Ryo, so this was a pleasant surprise.
"Well Takato how do I put this...?" Ryo said more too himself than too Takato. "I know that you are going to end up going back to the digital world..."
"What! ...Yo-you know I can't! The portal is closed!" Takato said freaking out. 'How could he have found out? I haven't told anybody about the dream that I've had...'
"I'm not dumb Takato. It's obvious to me that you know as well as I do that a portal to the digital world will open eventually." Ryo said as he sat down next to Takato on the shed.
"So how long have you actually known...?" Takato asked his head lowered in defeat.
"For a while actually... Now for when you do go I'd like to know I was able to help you survive... So I'm going to tell you all I know about the place."
"Really? Thanks Ryo." Takato said gratefully.
"Don't mention it. So here it goes. There's this place in the digital world known as File Island..."
*Some time later*
It was now very late Takato was walking home from the park after having learned many new things from Ryo about the digital world and having also been taught some new methods of using modify cards.
'Well it was great of Ryo to help me out like that, but he's seriously worn me out...' Takato thought to himself as he opened the front door to his house. "Mom, dad I'm home!"
"Alright grab something to eat and then strait to bed. It's almost midnight." Takato's dad said as he went back to watching T.V.
'Thank god mom's asleep or I would be in deep trouble... again...' Takato grateful, did as his father had told him to do.
*The next morning*
It was now once again morning in west Shinjuku. But today the boy who usually walked to the park in the morning was not amongst the early workers.
Takato having decided to check Guilmon's old shed had woken up early and had snuck out of the house with a shovel. Takato knowing that if he were to be seen caring a shovel into the park would get him into a lot of trouble had planned to start as early as possible.
Takato had found a nice soft patch of dirt behind Guilmon's old shed and had been digging for a good half hour.
"Man how did Guilmon dig such a big hole by himself when I can't even dig a hole big enough for me to fit through in a half hour?" Takato said as he tossed another shovel load of dirt behind him.
"Decided to go under ground have you."
"Ryo! Don't sneak up on me like that." Takato said as he turned around to see Ryo holding another shovel.
"Sorry about that..." Ryo said scratching the back of his head. "Anyways I'm here to help."
"Thanks Ryo. Maybe now there might be some progress." Takato said grateful. "But how'd you know I was digging?" Takato asked looking at the shovel.
"I saw you walking to the park with a shovel while I was walking to a card store." Ryo explained.
"Oh." Takato laughed nervously.
Ryo catching on to Takato's nervousness answered his unspoken question. "Don't worry nobody else saw you."
"Phew... That would've been bad." Takato said releived.
"Alright make some room."
"Right." Takato said moving a little to the side.
*Six hours later*
Takato and Ryo were walking together to Takato's house. The two having decided to hang out and try to figure out more places Takato could use as refuges when in the digital world.
"So Takato you still remember everything I told you yesterday right?" Ryo asked as they turned a corner.
"Yeah I remember." Takato said still tired from digging.
"Remember what?" A female voice spoke infront of the two, making them stop.
"Rika. What are you doing here?" Takato asked as he saw that they were all infront of his house.
"Well I had just come to hear your excuse for not coming over like you said you would." Rika said sounding a little ticked off.
"Well... you see... I..." Takato seeing the look on Rika's face stopped trying to think of an excuse and decided to just be honest. "Sorry Rika... I fogot..."
"You forgot! Or did you just decide that you'd rather be in Ryo's company!" Rika yelled in rage. It was clear to Takato that Rika didn't like in the slightest to be forgotten.
"Look Rika... I really am sorry... But I had to do something important. Ryo's only here with me because we bumpted into eachother and he decided to help me out."
"Might I ask what this important thing you had to do was?" Rika asked still angry.
"Sorry but no... I can't tell you or anybody else yet... Not until I'm sure..."
Rika looked as though she might explode. "Sure of what! What are you hiding from us Gogglehead!" This was bad, Takato Knew it. Rika hadn't used that nickname she had given him in a long time.
"Ryo... Run..." Ryo didn't have to be told twice. He bolted across the street and out of sight in less than thirty seconds.
Rika taking a deep breath trying to calm herself, looked back at Takato. Takato was startled he had expected her to try and kill him, but instead she looked sad. "Takato... what's happened to you? Ever since you woke up, you haven't been telling us anything about what's going on in your life like you used to... You never used to keep secrets like this..."
"I'm sorry Rika... but this is to important... Not just to me, but too you and the others as well... And thats all you're going to get out of me." Takato gave her a sad but friendly reasuring look and went inside his house.
He watched how Rika just stood there outside his house for what seemed like hours. Finally he decided to try and get her to go home.
He opened the door and walked over to where she was. "Rika... It's getting late... You should go home..." Takato said in a comforting voice.
This sudden appearance of sound seemed to startle Rika out of the trance like state she was in. "Right... I guess I'll see you...?"
"Tomorow." Takato said answering her question. "Around four." Rika looked at him to see if he had been serious.
"You're really going to come over tomorow?" Rika asked shyly but also in an irritated tone.
"Yeah. I promise." Takato said as he turned to head back inside.
"Alright then. See you tomorrow." Rika said as she walked off in a slightly better mood.
"Well that could've been a lot worse." Takato said to himself as he got back inside his house.
*The next morning once again...*
It was morning once more in west Shinjuku. The early workers were once again getting ready for another day of work. Among them were two boys, who were currently in mid-conversation while walking to the park.
"-And Takato. If you ever are in need of food while you're there, I left a pretty good fishing rod in a place called Trash mountain."
"Alright. Thanks Ryo." Takato said as they continued to walk towards the park.
Once they had gotten to the spot behind Guilmon's shed they went over to a bush and took out their shovels.
"Well back to digging..." Takato said as he started digging.
"Hey at least you've got some help." Ryo said as he too started to dig.
"I wish I had Guilmon. Then I wouldn't even have to worry about digging at all..." Takato said as he threw a load of dirt behind him.
"Well you gotta take what fate gives ya'." Ryo said throwing a shovel load of dirt behind his back.
"Yeah... Right." Takato said as he scooped up another shovel load of dirt.
*A few hours later*
Takato was back at his house taking a shower before going to Rika's house.
Stepping out of his bathroom Takato walked over to his phone, picked it up, and dialed Rika's cell number.
"Hello, this is Rika." Rika's voice said through the phone.
"I know that, it's your cell phone, who else would it be." Takato said laughing.
"Oh don't be such a Gogglehead Takato." Rika said trying to sound irritated but failed because she let out a slight laugh.
"I just figured I'd call to let you know that I wasn't stupid today and forgot that I said I'd come over." Takato said uneasily.
"Alright so I'll see you soon?" Rika asked while chuckling to herself.
"Yeah. I'm leaving my house now." Takato replied.
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye." Takato hung up the phone and put it back down on his desk.
*Fourteen minutes later*
Takato had just made it to Rika's house and knocked on the front door.
"So you actually did come today." Rika said as she opened the door.
Takato smiled sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head nervously. "Well I said I would, didn't I." Takato said as he stepped inside her house.
"Yeah you did. But you also said it two days ago too." Rika reminded him.
"I said I was sorry." Takato said. "Some day soon you'll be happy becuase of it..." Takato mummered under his breath as he followed Rika to her living room.
"I figured today we could have one digimon card battle, and then we could watch a movie... Sound good?" Rika said as they entered her living room.
"Yeah sure, I could go for a movie." Takato said as he sat down on the living room couch.
"Alright then. Do you have your cards?" Rika asked.
"Never leave home without em'." Takato said as he pulled the cards out of his hoodie's pocket. Rika smirked seeing this.
"Just like me." She said as she too pulled out her cards from her card holder, which was strapped to her belt.
"Alright then show me what you've got." Takato said as he got ready for the match.
"Hey thats my line!" Rika said as she too got ready to battle.
*A half hour later*
"Ha I win!" Takato cheered as he placed his Wargreymon card down on top of Metalgreymon.
"Dang it Goggles! How'd you get so good anyways?" Rika asked putting her cards away.
Takato hadn't really given that much thought.
'How did I get so good at this?' Takato finally thought for the first time, but ended up coming up with nothing. "You know Rika. I just don't know."
"You don't know how you got so good at digimon? You just can't become a pro over night!" Rika said in indignation.
Takato sat and thought a little more then finally said. "Maybe it was from all the times I saw you and Henry use modify cards while we were fighting wild digimon..." Takato said finally.
Rika smiled at hearing this. "That explains it. My genious must've rubbed off on you." Rika said as she put a DVD in the T.V.
"Yeah, I guess so." Takato said. He soon found out that agreeing with Rika on this idea was probably the best thing he had done in a long time. The rest of his stay there was peaceful and pleasent.
"Well I should get going." Takato said looking at the clock, which said 10:00 P.M.
"Alright. You wanna come over tomorrow?" Rika asked.
Takato stopped where he was. There was only one thing going through his mind now. 'Oh god this is going to be bad...'
"S-s-sorry Rika but... I'm probably not going to be able to come over hear for a while... You see I have to do-"
"Something important! I've got that part down!" Rika said in a tone that was so angry it could kill you.
"I-..."
"Save it! What have you been doing in the park!" Rika yelled.
The next thing that happened shocked the both of them.
"That's non of your buisness! What I do when I'm not around you isn't any of your concern!" Takato yelled as he turned away from Rika. "I'm outta here..." Takato said as he walked towards the front door and out the door.
Rika stood there for a good three minutes not beleiving what had just happened. A few minutes ago they were both laughing and having fun. But now...
"Did me and Takato just... stop being friends...?" Rika asked herself.
*Back with Takato*
'What did I just do?' Takato asked himself as he was walking home. He was still trying to come to terms with what had happened right before he left Rika's.
'Did I seriously yell at her? So much for that friendship... She won't want to be even near me let alone talk to me.' Takato thought as he kept walking.
That night Takato once again found himself surrounded by darkness.
"Why am I back here again?" Takato asked himself.
"Tamer..." Came Guilmon's voice from the darkness.
"Guilmon..."
"Tamer the portal has opened. You must get to it and go through it before it dissapears..."
*I'm getting sick of saying this... The next morning*
Takato woke up the next morning early. He quickly ate his breakfast, took a shower, got changed and went to the park.
As soon as Takato got to where he and Ryo had been digging for the last two days, he grabbed a shovel and began to dig once more.
An hour later Takato had made great progress. But there was no sign of Ryo.
"Thats funny. Where is he?" Takato said to himself as he looked around. "I guess he's not coming..." Takato said as he went back to digging.
Little did Takato know that on the other side of the park Ryo was doing his best to keep an angry but yet sad Rika from getting any closer to where Takato was.
"I said let me through Ryo!" Rika yelled as yet again Ryo blocked her way.
"But I'm telling you he's not here today." Ryo said in mock indignation.
"Than where else would he be!" Rika yelled.
"He's at his house crying about something... I don't really know much about it though." Ryo lied.
Hearing Ryo say this seemed to calm Rika down some. "At his house? Crying? About something?"
"Yeah..." Ryo said trying to sound concerned. "Did you two have a fight or something?"
"That's non of your buisness!" Rika yelled as she walked away towards Takato's house.
'You owe me big time for this Takato... When she come back here I'm gonna be murdered...'
*Two hours later*
Takato had finally done it. He had finally finished digging, and was now pulling himself out of the hole.
"I'm in! Finally!" Takato cheered as he came out of the hole in the concrete.
"Now I just gotta find-... THE PORTAL!" Takato yelled as he saw a light down in the hole that Guilmon had dug. "Yes I knew it!" Takato cheered.
*Five minutes later*
"HEY KID WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" Yelled a man out of a car as Takato ran right past it.
"Sorry!" Takato yelled back to the man.
Takato after finding the portal had decided on telling Henry about it. And that's where he's off to in such a hurry.
Not even five minutes later Takato was knocking on the Wongs' appartment door.
When the door opened it revealed Henry. "Takato? What are you doing here?" Henry asked bewilderd.
"We've gotta talk." Takato said letting himself in.
"Now!" Henry asked even more bewilderd.
"Yes now." Takato answered as he dragged Henry towards Henry's room, and closed the door.
"Okay Takato what's this all about?" Henry asked as he sat down on his bed.
Takato not knowing how much time he had left decided to be as blunt as possible. "I've found a portal to the digital world."
Henry staired at him like he had grown fourty tiny eyeballs on his face and had tenticles for ears.
"... You what...?"
"I've found a portal to the digital world, and I'm gonna go through it... Alone..." Takato said.
"Wait! Whoa! Slow down. Are you saying there's a portal to the digital world?" Henry asked trying desperately to comprehend what Takato was saying.
"Henry how much clearer can I make this for you!" Takato yelled in indignation.
This seemed to have done the trick. Henry sat up strait on his bed., his eyes wide open. "What do you mean you're going alone! Thats suicide!" Henry yelled.
"Look this is just something I need to do alone Henry... Besides I'll bring that comlink thing that Yamaki gave us with me."
"When are you even planning on going?" Henry asked.
"Tonight. Once it gets dark."
"Tonight! Aren't you gonna wait until everybody else knows!"
"No! No one can know about this! Not even the other tamers!" Takato yelled.
"Takato I won't be able to keep this from them!" Henry said in indignation.
"I'm not telling you to keep it from them forever! Just for as long as you can." Takato explained.
"Well... I just hope you know what you're doing Takato..." Henry said in resignation.
"I do." Takato said confidently.
"Than what's the plan?"
End of chapter 7
Tamer4Life: Alright! Things are starting to heat up now!
Takato: What's with making me yell at my friends so much?
Tamer4Life: Ah Takato... it's from all the stress you have in the story.
Takato: Oohh...
?: Fiesta Time! *Terriermon jumps into the room from the ceiling with tons of food*
Tamer4Life: TERRIERMON!
Terriermon: Don't worry I'll have Henry pay for the ceiling.
Tamer4Life: No I'm not worried about that.
Terriermon: ...Oh then forget what I said about Henry paying for the ceiling.
Tamer4Life: You forgot the salsa..
Takato: NNNNNOOOOO!
Tamer4Life: Well hope you liked the chapter, and don't forget to rate and review, and please no flames.
*Henry walks into the room with salsa*
Henry: Did I hear Terriermon forgot the salsa? *A chorus of Alla lu ya starts up as everybody notices Henry has salsa*
Takato: Yyyeeesss...
