A/N: Hi, I'm back with another chapter, but first...
Pokemon fan 1991: Thnk you... And thank you.
Koumi-Locc: Well, there is some Koumi here. I'm not a fan of Taiora either. Thanks for the review.
Naito writer: Don't worry, by the time I'm done, Tai will have concussion... I feel so evil. :) Thanks for the review.
PrideViola: Yes, those naughty DigiDestined were going to corrupt the younger ones with their lewd jokes! Thank goodness for Sora and Jun. And thank you for the review.
Now, onwards!
The DigiDestined appeared once more in the Digital world. A cautious and oh-so-freaked-out Yolei with them.
"Wha- How? We were-!" Yolei stammered and stuttered, unable to comprehend what was happening.
"Hi guysh!" Veemon exclaimed with a wave, as he ran towards them.
Yolei let out a shriek at the sight of a blue, talking dragon.
"WHAT IS THAT THING!?" The lilac haired girl squealed in fear.
"Wow, thing. Ish that the besht you got?" Veemon asked offended.
"Argh! It talks!" She screeched.
"I shaid hi! Of courshe I can talk!" Veemon yelled back.
Meanwhile the other Digimon were laughing at Veemon's impotent rage.
"Oh God! This is hysterical!" Patamon gasped out past his laughter.
This, of course, caused Yolei to look at him. Her eyes widened at the sight of the small bat-like Digimon.
"It's sooo CUTE!" Yolei squealed, this time in delight. She darted toward the tiny brown bat and wrapped her arms around him, rubbing her cheek against him.
Patamon began to squirm, a curse escaping his lips.
"Stop it! H-hey! That hurts!" Patamon writhed around, trying to get out of the enforced hug.
"Oooh! You're too cute!" Yolei squeed.
"Hey! Come on! Leggo!" Gatomon sprang in, to protect Patamon from the purple haired girl. She grabbed her pant leg and pulled.
"Yeah! You bully!" Biyomon added, flying up to peck at Yolei's head.
"OW!" Yolei yelped in shock, while the other DigiDestined grew impatient.
"Guys! We should get going!" Kari said, voice raised.
The four involved looked at Kari before flushing red, except for Patamon, who was already pink from straining to escape.
The group walked onwards to the cave, having to reach the area again after using the Digi-port without setting the co-ordinates to the cave.
Time skip: 2 minutes later
"Let me get this straight, you guys run around fighting super-powerful, near-omnipotent monsters in a world that exists within the global communications network and your parents let you?!" Yolei tried to grasp what kind of parent would allow that.
"Not mine, my parents think Digimon are all evil, so they don't know I'm here." Mimi interjected.
"Jun lets me, but only if Veemon's with me at all times." Added Davis.
"Well, we don't really tell them about the fighting part. Besides, it's only since this 'Emperor' guy came along that we had any trouble." Tai finished for the group.
"Emperor? You mean evil Star Wars type?" Yolei asked.
"Yeah, he uses these strange rings to control Digimon. We've encountered something similar to this once before, but it wasn't as strong as this." Joe answered, speaking up.
"That's right, but this time there are more of us." Izzy pointed out with a slight hint of optimism.
"I guess, but this could still be dangerous." Joe answered
"It doesn't matter how dangerous it is, we need to help." Tai cut in, injecting his opinion.
"Right, but how am I meant to help without a Digimon?" Yolei asked.
"You could carry stuff." Davis deadpanned.
"Hey!" Yolei shouted, glaring at Davis.
"Davis, you should stop helping." Veemon stated before talking to Yolei. "Sorry Yolei, he doesn't really get where to draw the line with jokes."
"Well that doesn't excuse him, but I can make an exception this once, okay?" Yolei answered, letting it drop.
"Okay, I didn't mean to upset you Yolei, I'm sorry..." Davis answered.
The group carried on, easily glossing over the small spat that took place. The journey was filled with less conversation than the previous walk to the location, but Kari talked to Davis after hearing what Agumon said about Veemon.
"Davis?" Kari began, attracting Davis' attention.
"Yes Kari?" Davis turned to her direction, but his eyes seemed to stay away from her face, and not in the usual way with guys either. Kari decided to ignore it for now.
"How did you get Veemon? Agumon says that his kind went extinct." Kari asked curiously
"When I was in Hikkoda, we were attacked by these ghosty things, they looked like the 'boos' from Mario, M-rated, bad-ass versions though. At the time, the Japanese defence force were prepping to board the planes that would take them to Iraq(1). My Dad was there too, he was in the army back then. Anyway, the Digimon, Bakemon, poured out from this big purpley-blue rift in the sky, loads of 'em just rushing out. I was there, but Jun was at home with Mum because she was sick. The army kept shooting, but the bullets passed through most of 'em, but they were slowed down a bit. I remember my Dad, he told me to run away, but I made a wrong turn and ended up bumping into this old guy. He told me that his name was Genai and that he could help me stop the Bakemon, he gave me my Digivice and introduced me to Veemon. That was our first battle, and it was like a Jackie Chan fruit fight more than a real battle, we kept arguing about what we should do and how it should be done." Davis told her a synopsis of how he became a DigiDestined.
"Really? That must've been wierd, meeting Veemon like that." Kari responded, intrigued as to how Veemon could beat a large number of Champion-level Digimon.
"It was wierd, but Jun helped later." Davis answered Kari.
"When did you tell Jun, Davis?" Kari asked.
"Almost immediately, when I got home I told Jun and showed her Veemon, but by then he had de-digivolved into Demiveemon. Jun was really freaked out at first, but after a couple of days she calmed down. It was really funny, she came into my room while I was painting and hugged Demiveemon, then she told him he smells and took him into the bathroom to clean him. He came out shivering, claiming that Jun is, and I quote: 'A mental person in need of professional help or a merciful execution.'" Davis said with a smile of remembrance.
"Pfft! Really!? Veemon doesn't strike me as the bitchy type..." Kari giggled.
"He isn't usually, but we both have this habit of going the extra mile with our insults." Davis said with a grin on his face.
The pair continued talking about various matters, how Kari met Gatomon and how they first went to the Digital world, how Mr and Mrs Kamiya found out that they weren't plush toys.
"You lied to your parents?" Davis asked, Kari thought he bore that same shocked look of a six year old who'd been told that rainbows aren't magic.
"It was to prevent an A-grade freak out, it wasn't really lying." Kari protested. "Besides, I bet you lie to Jun."
"Not really, I don't like it. I can't lie to well either." Davis answered.
"Really, not one lie?" Kari asked disbelievingly.
"Well, once I told Jun I needed her help in my French homework so DemiVeemon could pull a prank on her, but she found out and got us back." Davis replied.
"I bet there were lots of times." Kari answered teasingly.
"No, just once. I can't lie very well, and I never need to anyway." Davis answered seriously.
Kari noticed that Davis didn't catch on to the fact that she was joking, but instead of telling him that she was just kidding she carried on with the conversation.
"So you never lied about Veemon to Jun or your parents?" Kari asked.
"No, my parents didn't mind after they got to know him, and Jun treats him like another brother." Davis responded with a small smile.
"Aw, that's so cute. So, how are your parents Davis? Why don't you live with them?" Kari asked, curious as to why Davis only seemed to live with Jun. Not to mention her own parent's concerns.
"Dad died in a car accident on the way to my Grandma's house a year after I met Veemon, and Mum died a nine months ago," Davis answered. "An 'incidence of ADS' they called it."
"Oh my God! Davis I'm so sorry, if there's anything I can do..." Kari offered, before internally wincing at how cliche the words sounded.
"Don't worry about me, it's Veemon and Jun I worry about. They can't deal with it like I can." Davis answered, unknowingly seeming unemotional.
"Weren't you close to your Mum, Davis?" Kari asked, struggling to imagine herself being so calm after her Mother's death.
"Oh no, me and Mum were close, it's just that I can remember her better and that upsets Veemon and Jun." Davis answered. "I still miss her, but I don't worry about forgetting her."
"How do you remember her better? Jun would have more memories of her." Kari replied before she could stop herself.
"I have an eidetic memory, I can remember every waking moment since the ninth of October nineteen-ninety (09/10/90)." Davis answered, not even batting an eye at the intrusive question Kari posed.
Kari opted on silence for a little while, so as to try and forget her slip up in the earlier conversation, instead she turned her gaze to her surroundings and took in the calm atmosphere of the area. The trees that surrounded the path they walked on were nearly completely bare, but they stopped the overly cool breeze that chilled the Digidestined to the point of shivering. It wasn't grey-skied or wet, but the sun offered no warmth. Kari suppressed a tremor that ran along her spine, she noticed Izzy and TK were also affected, along with Veemon, Agumon and Patamon, who were now moving in tight formation, trying to keep warm.
Kari wasn't very good with silence, she didn't like silence. It always seemed to cruel of a place to exist in, that was why she had lots of friends to talk to. She was about to try talking to Davis again, but Tai spoke first.
"Here we are guys!" Was his excited proclaimation.
"Finally, it's freezing out here!" Yolei complained, walking quicker towards the cave opening.
"She's right, it ishn't what I'd call 'toashty' out here!" Veemon agreed with a nod before leading his new found cuddle-buddies in to the cave, Gatomon followd them with Biyomon, both watching after Patamon to the exception of all else.
Kari waited until Izzy and Mimi walked into the cave, followed by Tentomon and Palmon who were still snuggling in an adorable fashion.
"Go on Kari, after you." Joe said from her side with a gentle smile.
"Thanks Joe." Kari said to the young man who was like another older brother.
Davis was following the group, unaware, just as the rest of the group were, of a watchful and dire presence.
Meanwhile, undisclosed location
A young man wearing dark clothing, a strange mask and a midnight blue cape watched a screen that displayed the DigiDestined. The room he was in was cloaked in a choking darkness, the only light came from the screens.
"Master, your meal is ready." A small, timid voice said from the back of the darkened room.
"Excellent Wormmon." The masked man said as he stood.
The masked man followed his Digimon out of the room, a cold smirk on his face.
A/N: Hi, sorry for the wait. I know I should update sooner, but I've been swamped by work, I've just got a new job and I'm trying to make a good impression. Anywizzle, I'm beat, and my girlfriend is shouting at me for still typing when dinner's ready.
Bye, and please review!