Chapter Ten
Frontier Meets Everyone Else. ……Ah, what fun.
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Wow. I wanted to hit 60 reviews, and look what I got: 63! ThankyouThankyouThankyou! I am so HAPPY! I wonder if I can hit 70 before chapter 11 comes out? We'll see.
So as of this chapter, it's story version. No more of the old way. I have revised it all. I wonder if it will be harder to write? I dunno. Let's find out. But first…..in reply to your reviews….
Evide: Oh, thank you! You are always so sweet! I love Kouichi too. He's a cutie. Do I do him alright? I hope so. You be the judge. Anyway….I hope you like this interview. I am really excited about this one. Were you the one who suggested it?
Puppeh: Are you kidding? Hotter than hawt! He's make an incredibly hot wolf! Hehe. Didn't the rest of your reply get deleted or something as you were typing it? You said something like that….hehe. Thanks for reviewing! You are always so nice about that.
Nightshadegirl: yeah, that was fun. And I was actually laughing too. Ah, what fun. Hehe. I am still happy with how that one turned out. What can I do better?
black peeches: Hey there Tay-nith! Man, this review was like….WAY back when. Hehe. I remember this review! I was happy that someone understood what I meant. And yeah, now I know why. Hehe. How's Mena? Good I hope. Well, I hope you like this next chapter just as well. Should I do an two-parter again sometime?
Fanficfreak: Hunt me down eh? That sounds a little like a threat. Hehe. Jk. I still have to find the time. I'm still trying to cycle through other requests. I love them all. I have enough ideas to make a million great interviews, just not enough information on the characters to do it right. But we'll see. Someday, Invader Zim'll get on here.
Oops. Don't reply to myself. That would be stupid. Hehe. But yeah, on that note….please guys….I love your reviews…..but please…..don't swear in your reviews? It just feels…..unnecessary. Thanks!
So yeah, daisuke-fan, I'm glad you thought it was funny. But I don't want to have to delete your review again. Thanks for enjoying my story!
Goggle Head65: Hey there Cheryl. How are you? Yeah, but Takuya's got a hard head. He can handle it. Hehe. I love him. Don't you?
Shadow of Miracles: I'm glad you liked it, and could connect with the story a little bit. I love those wolves too. Hehe. Just not as much as I love digimon though. Anyway, keep writing! And thanks for the reviews! Hehe. You're so sweet. Sorry the characters get OOC sometimes…..(hehe, Evide told me what that meant….) but that's just for fun. Is it too much? Do I over do it?
Serenity Takaishi: I have to say, your idea was great. I love the idea of naming if after what they're interviewing. That's great. I love it. Thank you! And yes, Kouji is hot. I love him too. Hehe. I'm glad we agree. I hope you like this one!
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Dis-claim-er: I…..don't……own……..DIGIMON. Or………Kingdom…….HEARTS. I just……..love them.
That was a dumb disclaimer.
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Today was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining so bright, the puffy white cumulus clouds were shading just the right spots, the wind was just the right strength…Today….the interview HAD to be outside.
Takuya placed his hands on his hips, surveying the situation with an optimistic attitude. "Come on guys," he said cheerfully. "We've built a raft when we didn't have the tools to do it. We've beat un-beatable digimon when we didn't have the strength to fight. So why are you all so bummed out about moving a stupid table?"
JP fanned himself with a chocolate bar wrapper, and eyed Takuya with a hateful glare. "Takuya, it is way too hot in this building. There is no way I am making myself smell by working too hard to get that stupid table out of the door."
"I could help lift it," Tommy offered, "but I can't do it alone…" he fanned himself with his hat. "It is really hot in here."
"You guys are all wimps!" Takuya exclaimed. He glanced at Tommy, and then grinned at the little guy. "Well, all except for Tommy."
"Well I don't see you lifting the table," Kouji muttered. He was leaning against the building, on the outside. Everyone else was inside, but he decided to be the smart one and not overheat himself.
"That's because I can't do it by myself. But, if no one will help me, I will." Takuya walked over to the table and started pulling chairs away from it. "You guys can at least take chairs out."
"Too hot," JP sighed. He went outside to sit in the shade and enjoy some wind.
"I can do that, I think…" Tommy started dragging a chair out. He got about three feet, and stopped to take a rest. "Kinda hard…"
"Here, I'll help with that." Kouichi walked into the interview room, and then gasped in shock. "Sheesh, it's BOILING in here!"
"That's why we need to move the table outside," Takuya stated, shoving a chair out the door into Kouji.
Kouichi shrugged. "Well, I'm game. Come on you three, let's get to work."
Zoe glanced hesitantly at the chairs and table, and then gave in. She grabbed a chair and headed outside. JP picked up the chair that Takuya had shoved into Kouji, and followed her as quickly as he could. Kouji groaned, annoyed that he'd have to work on such a nice day, and walked into the building.
"Yeah, it is way too hot in here," he commented. He was already beginning to sweat after only having just walked in.
"Well, let's hurry up before the guests get here," Takuya replied cheerfully.
Kouji glared at him, his optimistic behavior getting annoying. "How can you be so cheerful about working on a boiling hot day?" he asked.
Takuya shrugged. "It reminds me of the digital world." He lifted a chair over his head and smiled nostalgically. "We didn't ever think of ourselves over there. When it grew hot, we worked together to cool down and keep everyone from getting sick. When someone got hurt, we all pitched in to help them and protect them. When the world was in danger, we just kept going. I don't want to lose that." He frowned firmly. "I don't ever want to lose that."
With that, he walked out, taking the chair over to where JP and Zoe had dropped theirs. The two were sitting in the chairs, fanning themselves. Not even Takuya's enthusiastic pep-talk could get them to get up.
Kouji sighed, and turned to his brother with a half smile. "You know, I guess there is a reason Takuya got chosen to be the leader. Someone has to keep us going."
Kouichi smiled a knowing smile. "Don't worry, I wont tell him you said that."
"Guys, can you help me with this chair?" Tommy gasped, nearly fainting from working so hard.
The two brothers dove at the chairs, and within minutes, they, Takuya, and Tommy had the building cleared of chairs. It was just the table now.
"Okay everyone. Kouji, you go here, Kouichi, you go here, and Tommy, you help me out over here. Now let's LIFT!" Takuya directed them, as they attempted to lift the table. It lifted about half a foot off the ground, and they dragged it towards the doorway.
Two steps later they had to drop it.
"Where are JP and Zoe?" Kouji demanded, wiping his sweat with his bandana. He ripped off his shirt dramatically, showing off his six-pack. Wait…six-pack? I dunno.
"They're guarding the chairs, they said." Takuya rolled his eyes.
"Oh look," Tommy said weakly, collapsing on the ground. "The guests are here."
And so they were. Takuya, Kouji and Kouichi stopped trying to move the table, and turned to look out the door. There were five of them, standing in the shade. They were watching the frontier kids curiously. There was only one girl, two guys, and two people that looking frighteningly like Donald and Goofy. But that couldn't be right…could it?
"Need some help?" A boy asked. He had spiky brown hair, and a friendly face. His icy blue eyes were sharp, like pools of a deep icy sky that didn't have an ending.
Kouji breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah," he admitted. "That would be great. The rest of our team mates have deserted us."
Takuya reached down and picked up Tommy, and set him on his feet. "You'd better go sit in the shade Tommy," he chuckled. "Thanks for your help."
"I'll take him to the shade," Donald—it was definitely Donald—said quickly, and he tugged Tommy out toward the chairs. It was clear he didn't want to be doing any physical labor. Ah, but who needed him anyway? Hehe.
The other guests positioned themselves around the table, and on Takuya's count, lifted it in the air. It was much easier this time, and soon they had it where they wanted it. By the lake, under the shade of a tree, in the path of the cool wind.
It wasn't long until they were seated around the table, all grateful to be out of the boiling room. Zoe pushed record, and smiled at the guests, slightly distracted by Kouji's shirtlessness.
"Welcome you guys…and thanks for helping us out," she said cheerfully.
The guy with blue hair crossed his arms and smirked at her. "Help you out? What were you doing while the rest of your group tried to move the table on their own?"
Zoe blushed, and tried to change the subject. "My name is Zoe…." She cleared her throat. "Nice to meet you."
"I'm JP," JP added, looking like he felt just as guilty as she did. Probably not though.
"I'm Tommy." The smallest in the group grinned up at the guests. He was sweaty and tired.
"I'm Kouji, and this is my twin…"
"…Kouichi." The twins nodded a hello.
"And I'm Takuya," Takuya grinned one of his famous grins. "I'm the leader of the group."
"Yeah, but that's just because you have the goggles," JP teased. He chuckled slightly, and then realized that no one was joining in with him in his joke. He glanced around.
Kouji glared at him defensively. Kouichi gave him a look that said "grow up." Tommy sighed with disapproval, as he always considered Takuya the leader. Zoe simply looked guilty.
Takuya stared at his companions in disbelief, and then grinned even wider. That was a better compliment that anyone had ever given him for a long, long time. "So," he said confidently, turning to the guests. "Are we the one asking the questions, or are you?"
"Well, let's introduce ourselves first," the brown-haired one laughed. "I'm Sora. And these are my friends."
"The name's Riku," the blue-haired guy replied, arms still crossed.
"I'm Kairi," the only girl smiled sweely. "It's a pleasure!"
"Goofy's the name," the Disney-standing-dog-thing said with a bow.
"And I'm Donald," the white duck said firmly. No one doubted it.
"So I think we were supposed to be the ones asking questions this time but…" Sora glanced around. "We can't think of any. Heh. Sorry. Do you guys have any questions?"
Tommy's eyes widened greedily. "DO WE?" he asked. "YEAH WE DO!"
Sora raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You do?" he blinked. "That's….great!"
Tommy grinned happily. "Yeah, I play the game so…I have several questions. About the ending and stuff."
Takuya frowned. "The ending?" he demanded, "but I've only just begun the game! I only just beat Wonderland! And I didn't even do it that well!"
"Wait, this is a video game?" Kouji asked, retying his bandana on his head.
Riku grinned. "Yeah, it is. You go a problem with that?"
"No…" Kouji shrugged. "I just don't care much for them."
"Well, lets just ask some questions. We don't really have anything planned," Zoe ventured. "I have a question for Kairi, and Tommy had his own questions… and I'm sure that you guys have a couple questions too. You just wont know it until they come to you."
"Probably," Kairi agreed. "But let's hear your question."
Zoe pushed a strand of hair out of her face and smiled at Kairi. "Well, I was wondering…did it ever annoy you that both Riku and Sora liked you? Did you ever have trouble deciding who you liked better?"
Kairi giggled, and hid her smile behind her hand. Sora looked like he was trying not to blush, and Riku simply gave Sora an amused grin.
"Well, that's an interesting question," Kairi said eventually. "I guess I never really minded that either of them liked me. It was kind of fun to have people fighting over me." She grinned guiltily. "But I think I always wanted Sora to win."
"Why Sora?" Zoe insisted.
Sora was looking incredibly embarrassed.
"Well, Riku was fun to flirt with, but Sora was always sweet and honest, and there for you when you need him. He stayed by me, and Riku was more interested in opening the Door." She rolled her eyes.
Riku looked like he was about to protest in his defense, but sighed and gave up. He'd talk to her later. Better to just keep his cool now.
"So I don't quite understand what happened at the end, when…" Tommy started asking. Takuya slapped his hand over the younger boy's mouth and grinned apologetically.
"Sorry buddy, I'm gonna have to order you to not spoil the ending. I want to find out for myself."
Tommy pouted, but didn't contradict.
"So, do you ever find Riku and Kairi, Sora?" JP asked. "It seems to me like you'll never find them at this rate!"
"Where are you in the game?" Riku asked.
"I'm on Tarzan's place." JP rolled his eyes. "And I'm sick of the guy."
Sora laughed nervously. "Yeah, I was too. Man this is kind of weird."
"What?" Tommy asked.
"Well….when you're playing this game….you guys are playing…well….me." he shrugged. "It just kind of feels weird."
"Do you ever find them again?" JP insisted, not really caring.
Sora glanced at Takuya, and then sighed. "I'd better not answer that question."
"Just say yes, we know you do!" JP pleaded.
"Then why are you asking me if you think you know the answer?"
JP said nothing, but tapped the table in annoyance.
"I have a question," Riku spoke up. "If that's alright."
"Sure it is!" Zoe encouraged. "You guys can ask as many questions as you want."
"Can you put your shirt back on, please?" Riku turned to Kouji.
Both Zoe and Kairi glanced at Kouji, and then at each other, giggling slightly. Kouji glanced at them with an impassive expression, and then turned back to Riku.
"Why?" he asked. "It's hot out."
"Because it's getting annoying."
Kouji smirked at him, obviously proud of showing off his six-pack, and then stood up. "Sure, whatever." He walked back to the interview room, picked up his shirt, and pulled it on. Both girls looked slightly disappointed.
"How'd you get that?" Goofy asked jokingly. "You're only 11."
"I worked for it," Kouji said proudly, sitting down at the table. "You never get anything without working for it."
"Don't we know it," Sora sighed.
"Well I have a question!" Donald spoke up. "I've heard of Digimon before, and there's a couple things I didn't understand about you kid's story."
"Okay. We can help clarify," Kouichi offered. "What kinds of things didn't you understand about our story?"
"I don't understand what happened on that one episode," Donald complained. "When you," he pointed to Takuya, "turned into that Flamon thing. What was that? And how did that happen?"
Takuya stared at Donald, shocked. His face suddenly lost its color. "F….Flamon thing?" he asked, stuttering.
"Yes! And when you went back to try to stop yourself, is that how everything really happened? Is that why you didn't get hit by the truck?"
Takuya fidgeted nervously, aware of his companion's eyes boring into him questioningly. "How did…." He gulped. "Where'd you hear about THAT? Hehe…."
"Wait a second," Kouji said suspiciously, "this is the second time something like this has come up. Takuya, is there something you haven't told us?"
"It's nothing! Seriously!"
"If it was nothing, you wouldn't be so pale," Kouichi challenged. "What's up Takuya? I know I probably wasn't there when it happened, but I still want to know!"
Takuya grinned guiltily. "Actually, you were there. You were the reason I left."
Kouichi blinked, and looked guilty for a second. But then he covered the look with an expression of interest. "You left?" he asked incredulously.
Takuya breathed a deep breath, and let it out in annoyance. "Yes, alright? In the Continent Of Darkness, after Kouji jumped in the way to save me, I got all depressed and figured it would be better if I never went at all." He glared around the table. "Satisfied?"
"No," Kouji stated. "That only raises more questions."
"Yeah!" Donald agreed. "And you haven't answered my questions yet either!"
Takuya glared at them all, and crossed his arms. "Whatever," he said, giving in. "I'll explain briefly for my companions sake, and then answer Donald's questions." He cleared his throat. "Okay so I decided I was useless, and wanted to either die or never have gone to the digital world at all. So this trailmon came and took me back home. I was on my way home when I discovered that instead of looking myself, I was a digimon. A weird one…..that was probably Agunimon in his rookie stage or something. And I discovered that I had the chance to make it so I never went at all, but I would have to stop myself from going. It was like I went back in time, and could see myself rushing to the train station. I followed myself all the way to the elevator, and then finally decided I was being stupid. I let myself go to the digital world, got back on the train, and went to rescue everyone." He breathed deeply, having said everything with one breath, and turned to Donald. "What were your questions again?"
"What was Flamon, and how did you turn into it?" Donald persisted. Goofy scratched his head, confused, and the other guests tried to understand what was going on.
"Flamon was Agunimon's rookie stage, I think," Takuya answered, sweating nervously at having everyone's focus on him. It was a little unnerving. "I think it happened because I had the spirit of Agunimon in my D-tector….in me….and I couldn't look normal until I got rid of it. You understand?"
"Yeah," Riku nodded. "It makes sense. You weren't exactly human while in the digital world. You were half digital. All of you were. So if you had gone back with the spirits still with you, you would have all looked a little different."
"Exactly," Takuya grinned. "So that's what Flamon was."
"So Donald's other question," Kairi prompted. "…When you went back to stop yourself, was that what happened? I mean, when you first went to the digital world, was the reason you didn't get hit by the truck because you knocked yourself over? And you didn't know it until you came to that point in time? Or did that only happen afterwards….or…." she frowned, confused. "It's really hard to explain this."
"I guess you're asking about time travel, and if going back in time was what made all those things really happen, or did I change things when I went back?" Takuya grinned. "Yeah, I don't know. I don't think I'll ever be able to answer that question."
Kouji crossed his arms, thinking deeply. "So that's where you disappeared to," he stated softly. He glared at Takuya. "You went AWOL!"
"No I just…."
"Went AWOL."
"Gosh, so that's where you went!" Zoe said accusingly. "We could have used your help!"
"Actually," Sora said, cutting in, "If that had never happened, Takuya would have been captured along with the rest of you, and you guys would have lost!"
The whole table went incredibly quiet. The only sound was that of Takuya making a satisfied smirk at the rest of his group.
"Well, that answers my questions," Donald said, breaking the silence. "Anyone else have any?"
"Yeah, I do," Kairi exclaimed. She grinned sneakily. "Zoe, who did you have a crush on during the whole adventure?"
Zoe blushed deeply. "I don't think I want to answer that question," she said in embarrassment.
"Oh come on Zoe!" JP encouraged. "I know you probably liked me the best because I paid so much attention to you, but I wont be offended if you lie and say someone else!"
Zoe simply gave him an annoyed glance.
"We can rule me out," Tommy grinned. "I'm too young."
"And me," Kouichi agreed. "I came in a little late. So it's probably Takuya or Kouji."
"Probably not me, cuz I was always a lone-wolf," Kouji stated, snearing at Takuya. "That means she probably had a crush on you."
"No that's not…" Takuya opened his mouth defensively.
"YOU GUYS!" Zoe exclaimed, shutting everyone up. She was beginning to hate Riku's amused smirk. Sora looked like he felt bad for her, but Kairi looked like she was definitely enjoying this. "Why are you answering MY QUESTION?" she brushed her hair back in place, and cleared her throat. "I did have a crush on someone, but the only person I'm going to tell is Kairi, because she is a girl."
Zoe leaned across the table to whisper in Kairi's ear, and everyone else leaned in to snoop. "Losers!" Zoe whispered. Everyone heard it, and backed off. Satisfied that they were far enough back, she whispered a name quickly into Kairi's ear, and threw herself back in her chair.
"Really?" Kairi giggled, and everyone was dying to know.
"Did you hear?" Kouji whispered to Kouichi, worried that she had said his name. He hoped she didn't….but he'd rather she liked him than Takuya….
Kouichi shook his head.
"I did," Tommy giggled, grinning triumphantly at the boys. They whirled on him.
"You have to tell us later," JP ordered.
Tommy shook his head. "Nope! Sorry! And we're out of time."
Zoe glared at him, and then glanced at her phone. "Yikes!" she exclaimed. "We are out of time!" she turned to the guests. "I hope we covered all your questions…"
"Sure," Sora grinned. "It's fine. Thanks for having us."
"No problem," Takuya grinned. "You had some good questions….I guess."
"Yeah, you did too."
The guests stood up, and said farewell, leaving the Frontier kids to sweat in the shade. The day was so hot….
"Okay Tommy," JP pounced on him, "better spill!"
"Nope! I can't betray Zoe's secret…." Tommy grinned at Zoe. "Besides, I was only joking. I didn't really hear."
Zoe breathed a sigh of relief, and turned off the recorder. "Its way too hot. I'm getting out of here." She walked off, leaving the boys to themselves.
"Now can you tell me?" JP begged.
"Maybe I'll tell Takuya. He's nicer to me…."
Takuya stared thoughtfully at the table. "We need to move it back in you know…" he stated.
Kouji, Kouichi, JP and Tommy unanimously yelled "NO!" and picked up their leader, proceeding to then toss him in the lake.
And for the privacy of the Frontier kids, I will leave them at peace to do what they want. It is such a nice day for them.
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Okay, was it bad? Was it awful? Was it worth the wait? Please tell me what you think! I enjoy writing this, and I still have your suggestions. I have a couple in mind that might come next. Maybe not another anime, but something else just as cool. Or maybe something really dorky that will make the Frontier kids look awesome. Haha. They already are though.
Okay yeah, I was being nice to Takuya on this one, cuz he's my favorite and he got a beating last time. Don't worry, these kiddos will get back to normal next time. And aren't you dying to know who Zoe had a crush on? Hahaha! I'm not telling. At least...not this time. Maybe next time.
So until then….. REVIEW! Please?