Memories Out of Reach

Chapter 9: Funny Running Into You Here

Hello! Greetings to you from me! Hope is back and ready for some ACTION! Sorry for the wait, but here is Chapter 9 of MOor.

fanakatsuki: Surprise update indeed. As for who has kidnapped Takuya, well, let's just say that you'll find out soon enough, but through small hints before the big reveal.

Long time no see! I finally decided to pick up my laptop once more! I'm extremely grateful to all who follow/favorite/read/review/whatever and I feel that I am in you guys' debt. If it weren't for your loyalty, I might not have had the drive to pick this story up again.

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"..talking.."

'..thinking..'

- Flashbacks and dreams will be labeled as such

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Digimon Franchise. Only this plot is mine.

Chapter 9: Funny Running Into You Here

Kamiya Household

Dream

Darkness. That's all she could see. Some clicks and other noises could be heard, but nothing could be seen. She could feel coldness all around, though some cold metallic surface beneath her was the most noticeable. She couldn't move, that was when she noticed that something was restraining her wrists. Her ears perked up when voices started to come into hearing range. Only two voices, but they provided plenty of information for her.

"Is he ready for the Treatment?"

"Yes, the boy is prepared for the operation to take place promptly."

"Wonderful, the master will be pleased. This will be fun."

"Yes, it will be quite the show to see the look on the Northerner's faces when their precious leader comes to 'end' them."

"Of course, but don't forget that this is only in the interest of the master and his associates, not for our personal pleasure."

"I know that, Datamon! But if the master's allies think that we will follow them, they're dead wrong. We're solely loyal to the great and powerful master."

"I'm just reminding you of our duties, Batterymon. You needn't preach our loyalties to me."

"By the way, who are the master's friends?"

"We aren't able to speak their names out loud, but I've heard that they are the spawn of demons. They represent different Deadly Sins, and I believe that Pride, Wrath, and Gluttony are all being directly involved with the affairs of the Chosen. The others are waiting in their respective towers, getting ready for the resurrection of the Super Demon Lord, though who that is I don't know. Whoever he is, I do know that it's game over for all the good in the light in the world once he comes back. Enough with this talk! We need to start the Treatment! The master expects this Chosen to be finished by the next morrow (he means tomorrow) so that his training can begin! Get moving you lazy sloth!"

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. The brace is ready as well as the wires and probing tools."

"Good, let's begin."

A millisecond of unbearable pain ensued, followed by everything turned to white fuzz. Almost like static on a TV, as though everything went blank.

Dream End

Kari woke with a start. She was drenched in a cold sweat from the dream she just had. It was still early, so she tried to go back asleep, reasoning that it must be a nightmare caused by her worry for her brother. The next morning, she recalled naught of the night before. Nothing of the dream remained but a nagging feeling at the back of her mind. An ignored nagging feeling, that is.

With the Tamers

People in Hypnos were running around like chickens on fire. Yamaki was so nervous, his poor lighter had its lid nearly off its hinges. Four sleepy teens were still wiping their exhaustion out of their eyes. They stood in the lobby waiting for whatever "extremely important news" to be informed to them. Sadly, one digimon in particular didn't seem to be too tired.

"Takatomon? I'm hungry."

Takato sighed as he looked at his reptileon best friend. Luckily, his mom had packed him an emergency bag to take for any missions they needed to embark on, so the goggle-boy dug through it until he came across some food bars. They weren't very edible to humans anyway, so Guilmon should be able to have whatever without much complaint. The velociraptor-like creature happily munched away on whatever vile concoction it was made of. (Just pretend that Mrs. Kamiya's food experiments went commercial.)

"Everybody to their stations! I want the preparations done in five minutes!" Yamaki came jogging quickly down the stairs. After issuing a few extra orders, he turned to the gathered group of Takato, Henry, Rika, Ryo, and their respective partners.

"I'm glad you all could make it. It seems as though the other two groups have gotten the jump on us. Three of you will be heading out to the west, while the last one will remain here to help lead the other tamers. I'll update you in full about what is happening," the man said hurriedly. After explaining some of the advantages and disadvantages, one of his scientists came to inform them that the preparations were complete.

"Now, you shall be transported to a random area in the West. You must find the corrupted ones and make sure that they aren't able to cause havoc upon the peaceful quadrant. Good luck," Yamaki finished and led the way to an odd room.

There was a large platform in the center of the room, with a peculiar machine positioned directly above. It had been decided that Ryo would be the one to stay behind to lead the other Tamers while Takato, Henry, and Rika would go to the Digiworld.

"At least I don't have to spend more time with 'Mister Perfect' but I still have to endure goggles and the brain," Rika said disdainfully. Though she seemed completely cut off from the others, she was still deeply connected to the group after all they had gone through. How could bonds not be forged when saving the world from impending doom. (This is completely logical stuff people, especially the parts about digital monsters. -_-)

The three chosen ones and their digimon stood in the designated spots, awaiting the inevitable confusion that will be waiting for them at the end of this roller coaster of adventure. In a flash of light, the group was gone. Ryo looked at the spot where his friends had disappeared from.

"Well… this will be fun," he joked sarcastically.

Just outside the Village of Remembrance

Kouji was furious with himself. Maybe if he hadn't knocked Takuya out with those herbs, then the boy might have been able to fight whatever took him. If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, then we'd all have a merry Christmas. Or whatever holiday you celebrate, if any holiday… moving on.

Kouichi was crouch-sitting next to a pile of rubble that was left over from his twin's fight. The older of the two was feeling horribly guilty for what had happened. In his hands were the only things he had left of the brunette. Takuya's hat and goggles that had fallen off during the attack.

'If only I had watched Takuya more carefully. If only I had been more prepared. But then what would have happened? Would Takuya still be safe with us, or would he have been stolen away while I was busy fighting?' These thoughts were swirling around Kouichi's head like ingredients in a blender. Ifs and buts seem to be very popular in times of desperate blame games.

Both twins agreed on each taking one of the items that belonged to Takuya, with Kouji taking the goggles around his neck, and Kouichi wearing their leader's hat.

While the two were lost in their self-loathing thoughts, the ground began to shake. A large roar echoed throughout the area they were settled in. Curious, they both evolved into their beast spirits to check out the disturbance. KendoGarurumon and JagerLowemon began making their way swiftly through the trees.

Tamers

Running, running, running. Running, running, running. Running, running, running… RUN!

How did they get in this situation again? Oh, that's right. Terriermon and his BIG mouth spurting the usual "at least"s and "don't worry"s. Destiny and her sister Fate have a funny sense of humor. Real funny.

So there were the Tamers, running for their lives in the thick woods from an amazingly fast Mammothmon. Who knew that a giant mountain of fur, flesh/data, and whatever else a Mammothmon is made out of could be so speedy? Not the Tamers obviously. The evidence for that lies in the fact of…

"How fast are Mammothmon?!" gasped Takato in between pants. They had been sprinting for about fifteen minutes straight, and would have continued, had they not run smack dab into another moving group. It seemed to be consisting of four people in total, two older kids and two kids his age… WAIT!

"Davis?! Ken?! What the heck are you two doing here?!" Takato exclaimed. This was not your typical, 'Oh, hey, how ya doing? Funny running into you here.' This new development was shocking, to say the least.

"Takato, Henry, and Rika? I could ask you the same!" Davis astonishedly retorted. While the two groups were still trying to figure things out, the situation got even worse when Monochromon and Mammothmon charged into the clearing. The humans and partner digimon quickly rolled to the side to avoid tramplement of the severe kind. Tai, of all people, finally figured it out.

"Wait a second, Davis. I think these might be one of the other groups we are supposed to fight! Attack, Agumon!"

"Right, Tai! PEPPER BREATH" Agumon shot at the opposing team. Guilmon returned fire, until both groups were attacking each other blindly. Action first, talking later.

"LUPINE LASER!"

"EBONY BLAST!"

Two unidentified digimon charged into the fray, instantly deleting the Monochromon and Mammothmon from existence as their digieggs flew off. Shocked at the new predicament, the Digidestined and Tamers were shocked into silence, none daring to move. The white metal wolf snarled.

Kouji's POV

What. The. Heck. Kouichi and him were in the action of tracking the weird noises, when they stumble across one heck of a chaotic scene. Wow, is all he could think of. After swiftly dispatching two large digimon that seemed to be the main threats, a group of humans and digimon were left gaping at them. Ridiculous. He snarled at them, before speaking.

"You're welcome. Now the least you can do is tell us who the heck you are!" he barked. Today just wasn't going his day, and this group in front of him seemed to make his mood even sourer and more hostile than normal. This wasn't going to be pretty.

Unknown Location

Nothingness. That's all that was stored in his memory bank. Someone must have severely overdrawn, for only a few things floated through his mostly empty mind.

Name: Takuya Kanbara

Purpose: serving the master and obeying orders.

Then that is what he, Takuya Kanbara, will do. At all costs.

YIKES! This most definitely wouldn't be pretty. Good luck to them, is all I can say. Good luck, and may the odds be never in your favor. *evil snicker*

Finally finished this chapter. Thank you all for patiently waiting, for it has payed off. If you have anything to ask/suggest/etc. please let me know.

This chapter was very… how to say it… sarcastic. If you couldn't tell, you should get your sarcasm meter recalibrated, because this was nearly off the charts of sarcasm. I did, however, manage to hold myself back somewhat, so not all of my sarcastic nature went into this. Also, I'm a little iffy about this chapter. Was it good? I hope so. Meh.

Again, I'm looking for a beta reader, so if you're interested, let me know. I'm not very good at writing fighting scenes, as well as some other stuff, so… if that helps any.

Sayonara! Hope is out!