Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the story concept

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the story concept.

Chapter 9: Dogs, Dragons, and Cats

"Hey Loaño. Hey Kidd." Kaya greeted when her two friends got home.

"Hey Kaya." Loaño greeted with a smile. Kidd merely grunted in return.

"I need some help." Kaya said.

"With what?" Loaño asked.

"It has to do with digimon." Kaya replied before leading the two of them to her room. She opened the door and quietly walked in. She moved out of the way and let her friends in before closing and locking the door.

"Oh no. This is the part where she wraps us up with spider web and then sucks our blood." Kidd said. This was a common joke for him because Kaya usually wore dark clothes. Everyone always joked about her being a vampire, but really she was a nice girl that wouldn't hurt a fly.

"Vampires don't use spider web." Kaya said.

"They do in my world!" Loaño said.

"Yeah well, nothing makes sense in your little world. But seriously guys, I need your help." Kaya said. She walked over to her closet and opened it to reveal more dark clothes.

"What, you mean picking out a new wardrobe?" Kidd asked with a smirk.

"Shut it, Fuzzball." Loaño said for her friends. Kaya ducked into the closet and pulled out a large cardboard box with a large mass of sheets in them. The sheets moved around a bit and suddenly a small white ball of fur popped out of it. It smiled at everyone and let out a small bark.

"Oh snap, you have a digimon?" Kidd asked.

"No, her science experiment went horribly wrong and it brought her stuffed animal to life. Of course it's a digimon!" Loaño snapped. "Why were you keeping her in your closet?"

"Because I didn't want anyone else to know. It's not like I was keeping her locked up or anything. I just kept her in there when I stepped out of the room. When I went to school today I just locked my door and let her hang out in my room." Kaya explained.

"Well why don't you tell the worker people?" Loaño asked. "They let me keep Kidd here." She then looked between Kidd and the fluffball. "Oh, you think they'll kick her out because she doesn't make most people piss themselves."

"Exactly." Kaya said as she looked down at the fluffball.

"What's her name?" Loaño asked.

"Kegawamon!" the fluffball yipped like a dog.

"Alright, what do you want us to do?" Kidd asked.

"Help me talk them into letting Kegawamon stay. Please?" Kaya asked.

"Sure, we'll help." Loaño said. The four of them left the room and walked back to the main room. The looked at the reception counter but nobody was there. They heard someone walk through the front door and turned to see if it was someone who worked there. They stopped dead when they saw who it was.

"Oh no. Please no." Kidd whispered in fear.

"Loaño! Kaya!" Yosuya screamed. She rushed over at hugged the two girls. "It's been so long since I've seen you guys! How are you?"

"Yosuya?" the two girls asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I came back and I'm here for my job." Yosuya said.

"Wait, have you seen Hanekuro yet?" Kaya asked.

"Yes, don't worry we already stopped by." Yosuya replied.

"We?" Kaya asked. She then noticed the white cat sitting on Yosuya's shoulder. "Who is that?"

"I am CrystalGatomon." The cat replied.

"So, do you know where anyone is? I was told to talk to someone when I got back about getting my old job." Ysouya said. "And who's this?" she asked when she looked at Kegawamon.

"Kegawamon!" she yipped.

"She's my new partner." Kaya said with a smile.

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Celena smiled as she watched her brother sit with the egg in his lap. He hadn't let the egg out of his sight and even slept with it in his bed. He was currently using a wash cloth to clean the egg and to make sure it maintained it's shine.

Haseo and Dorumon both walked through the door and sat next to Celena and Lunamon. "Hey." Celena greeted.

"Where have you guys been?" Lunamon asked.

"We went out for a walk and ran into Loaño at the cemetery." Dorumon answered.

"Were you aware that she lived at an orphanage?" Haseo asked.

"Of course, she's my cousin. My grandfather is her grandfather's younger brother." Celena answered. "She's lived at the orphanage since she was nine. Her parents died in a fire."

"That's what she told us." Dorumon said.

"Well at least she's happy. She has Kidd, and her best friends Kaya." Celena said.

"Kaya? I believe I met someone with that name the other day." Haseo said.

"Really?" Celena asked.

"Yes. She mistook me for her old friend Ryou." Haseo replied.

"I see. Well from what she and Loaño have told me, Kaya used to be great friends with two kids. Kaya has lived at the orphanage since she was three. She met her two friends Ryou and Hanekuro because their mother used to work at the orphanage." Celena explained.

"What happened to Ryou?" Haseo asked.

"Well back when the three of them were five, Ryou suddenly disappeared. He was just gone without a trace. It led to a few problems at their home and Hanekuro's parents had a divorce. Hanekuro stayed with his father, but Yosuya moved away." Celena said. "Also, Yosuya is actually good friends with my parents and Loaño's parents, but I've never actually met her. I don't even know what she looks like."

"Interesting." Haseo replied. "I can not help but wonder what happened to Ryou."

"Nobody knows. He just disappeared without a trace. The police investigated, but nobody ever found anything." Celena replied.

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"So why did you come back? And where did you go?" Kaya asked. She, Yosuya, Loaño, Kidd, and CrystalGatomon had just finished getting Yosuya her job back and authorizing Kegawamon to stay at the orphanage. Yosuya decided to go pick up Hanekuro and take everyone out for a little while.

"I decided to come back because it's what my job required." Yosuya replied.

"Come on Mom, why did you come back? And why did you even go in the first place?" Hanekuro asked from beside her.

"Oh look, we're here." Yosuya said and dodged the question. Everyone pilled out of the car. "If I remember correctly, there was a delightful ice cream shop near here."

"Yeah, it's still here." Loaño said. The group moved down the sidewalk. Yosuya continued to dodge every one of their questions about where she had been for the past years.

"Well can you at least tell us how you met CrystalGatomon?" Hanekuro asked.

"We met a little while after I left. I went to meet a business associate of mine, and on my way back I met here." Yosuya replied. "How did all of you meet?"

"You already know our story. Kidd and I have been together for a long time." Loaño said.

"Well Kegawamon and I just met yesterday. I was coming home from Hanekuro's house and I stopped at a buss stop. I had the extra money so I decided to wait for the bus. I heard a barking noise and I just thought it was a dog. But then the next thing I know, Kegawamon was biting the back of my shoe." Kaya answered. Kegawamon barked in return.

"I'll tell you how Ryudamon and I met as soon as you tell me more about you." Hanekuro said. "Come on mom, we're family. Doesn't that mean anything?"

Yosuya stopped and looked at Hanekuro with sad eyes. She hugged him closer to her and said "That means more to me than anything else Hanekuro. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything yet. But I promise I'll fill all of you in as soon as I can."

Hanekuro hugged her back for a few seconds before realizing what he was doing. He pulled away with an embarrassed look on his face. "Mom! Stop embarrassing me in front of my friends." Everyone, including the normally silent Ryudamon, laughed at his reaction.

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"I have an idea." Yosuya said as they walked back to the car. "Why don't we take a walk through the park? It seems like a nice day."

"That's not a good idea." Loaño said.

"Why not?" Kaya asked. Loaño and Kidd explained the recent events to the others.

"Don't worry. If anything, we'll find a clue to what's going on." Yosuya said. She turned towards the park and started walking into it. The others looked at one another but decided to follow her. "You see? There's nothing to worry about." she said as they reached about half way through the park.

Kegawamon suddenly started shaking. "What's wrong Kegawamon?" Kaya asked. The little fluffball suddenly jumped from her arms and flew through the park. The group chased after her and they were soon in the flower field in the middle of the park. Kegawamon was sitting in the middle of the flowers with a content smile on her face.

"Kegawamon you can't run off like that!" Kaya scolded as she picked her partner up. She gasped when the earth started trembling and everyone fell down to the ground. A large roaring sound was heard. Everyone looked around but nothing seemed out of the ordinary and the quake soon stopped.

"What was that?" Kidd asked.

"I don't know." Yosuya answered.

"It was me." A voice said. Everyone looked up and saw larger rocks fall from the sky and land in front of Kaya. The rocks shook on the ground and suddenly flew back up and attached themselves together to form a monstrous figure. "I am Golemon!" it roared.

"Go get him Kidd!" Loaño ordered.

"You too Ryudamon!" Hanekuro ordered as well.

Golemon roared as he brought his fist down but it was stopped by Ryudamon's katana and Kidd's fist. He opened his mouth and called out "Rock Barrage!" before large rocks rained down on the digimon.Kidd and Ru\yudamon both jumped back, and Kidd pulled Kaya away.

"Dragon's Katana!" Ryudamon yelled as he charged at Golemon with his sword. The sword hit Golemon but bounced off without even leaving a scratch. Golemon smirked as he punched Ryudamon down. He brought up his foot and kicked Ryudamon away. Ryudamon went flying back and rolled on the ground.

"Ryudamon!" Hanekuro yelled in despair as he ran over to his friend.

"Wolf Fist!" Kidd roared as he punched Golemon. Golemon brought hios own fist down and the two clashed in a fight of strength. The two continued to push against each other, but Golemon had a height advantage. He pushed Kidd down on his knee and then kicked him in the side when he wasn't looking. Kidd flinched and Golemon pounded him into the ground.

"Kidd!" Loaño yelled.

Kaya looked between Kidd and Ryudamon. She looked down at Kegawamon who was trembling in her arms. "Don't worry." she whispered. "I won't let that happen to you. I'm going to protect you at all costs." Kegawamon looked up at Kaya and smiled.

"I want to help too." She whispered.

"Then let's take him down!" Kaya yelled. Her whole body shone a bright orange. Kegawamon jumped up and began glowing When she landed on the ground she was no longer the cure little puffball, but instead she was a large wolf about the size of Garurumon or Gaogamon in a kimono. Her red eyes glared at Golemon.

"What are you?" Golemon asked in shock.

"InuDramon. And this is Reaving Sphere!" she roared as she launched a large energy ball at Golemon. The large rock monster was hit back.

"I'm not down yet." Kidd said. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Of course." InuDramon said with a smirk. Kidd jumped to the opposite side of Golemon. He bent down onto all fours and suddenly the two of them were gone. Golemon gasped as wind rushed around him and large slashes covered his body.

"Wolf Blade Cyclone!" the two dogs roared. The two landed next to each other and Golemon fell backwards with a loud thud. InuDramon glowed brightly and shrank down to a smaller dog on it's hind legs wearing a kimono. She stood at Kaya's waist and had a happy smile.

"That was amazing Inu-chan!" Kaya said as she hugged her partner.

"Inu-chan? In this form I am Koinumon, but Inu-chan works." She replied. "Is Ryudamon alright?"

"Yes." The samurai dragon replied. "He merely knocked the wind out of me."

"Nice job everyone!" Yosuya said with a smile.

"Why didn't you help?" Kidd asked.

"Because we knew you could handle yourselves." Yosuya replied. "To be honest, we could've taken him out in a single shot, but I wanted to see how well you fought. I have to say, I'm impressed."

"I won't loose!" A loud voice roared. The rocks of Golemon floated up and began glowing black. They reformed together and created a larger and far more menacing rock monster with large wings "BoulderDramon!"

"It dark digivolved?" Hanekuro asked.

"Death Meteor!" the dragon roared. It fired a large flaming rock from it's mouth at the group. It flew towards them with incredible speed. None of them had time to do anything. Nobody except for Yosuya and CrystalGatomon.

"Digisoul, Full-Charge." Yosuya said as he formed a crimson red digisoul around her hand. She took out a small device and placed her hand on top of it.

"CrystalGatomon shinka, RoseGatomon!" she cried. The meteor suddenly exploded. And BoulderDramon gasped when he saw RoseGatomon standing where the rock had been. She stood as tall as Yosuya did, not counting her large purple ears. She wore green armor around her upper body and arms. On her lower body and legs was white armor.

"Is it me, or does she look like Mia?" Kaya asked.

"I am CrystalGatomon Perfect (Ultimate) form RoseGatomon." The cat said.

"She digivolved twice in a row." Hanekuro said in awe.

"I'll kill you!" BoulderDramon roared. He gasped when RoseGatomon suddenly appeared in front of the dragon.

"Lateral Moon." She said as she unsheathed her sword and slashed through the dragon. He roared before exploding and reforming as a digitama. RoseGatomon turned to the group and smiled. "We told you we could take him in one shot."

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