Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, Sonic, or anything used in this story except Gear and Frost.
Chapter 10: Friend Amongst Enemies Part 1: Drunken Song
As the group walked into the tavern, they were almost cringing at the sight. It was a normal bar, filled with animals drinking what seem to be alcoholic drinks and some in the back part of the tavern was some of them fighting, apparently drunk. The room smelt of alcohol and blood. In the front were a swarm of animals crowding two others on top of a counter. One was a Tasmanian devil, the other a hedgehog.
The Tasmanian devil had brownish-red fur with some dreadlocks running down the side of his face and sported a glove on his hand with some really small jewels and his shoes were colored back with glowing blue stripes on the sides. His muzzle was a pinkish-white color, sported a pair of fire red eyes and a small handle was shown on his back. The hedgehog on the other hand was yellow with red stripes coming from his body. He had quills that were pulled down by a knot of string and sported icy blue eyes. His muzzle was a cream color, like Sonic's and his shoes were the same design, except it was blue and black, much like the canine. He also had a handle on his waist and a necklace with a red jewel shard on the end of it.
The crowd started to be loud as the group sat at a table. Takuya looked towards J.P and then at the crowd.
"Wonder what the hell they are talking about." The brunette asked his older friend.
"They probably want more drinks." The pudgy teen replied, "I can't blame them. At this crisis, you can expect some people to drink their sorrows away and wait for it to blow over." Everyone nodded at the comment, almost surprised that J.P made a smart reason. The crowd got louder and then died down, allowing the group to hear it.
"Come on, Candle." A wolf said as he raised his drink mug towards the hedgehog. By the sound of his voice, it wasn't his first drink, let alone his last. "Sing us another song. We'll pay you triple our usual pay for you and Flame to sing."
The hedgehog named Candle looked at his Tasmanian devil friend, named Flame. They both nodded and they jumped to the front of the bar. They both looked at the small assortment of music players. There was a female cat playing a violin, along with a duck on the piano, and a weasel taking the string bass. They started to play a lively tune as Flame jumped in front of the band, issuing the beginning of the song.
Gather round ye lads and lasses
Set ye for awhile
And hearken to me mournful tale about the Emerald Isle
Let's all raise our glasses high to friends and family gone
And lift our voices in another Irish drinking song
As the song started to be played, everyone stopped what they were doing and noticed the singing hedgehog. His voice was like one you would hear in a traditional folk song. He even got the Irish brogue pretty well, by what teens could hear.
Consumption took me mother and
Me father got the pox
Me brother drank the whiskey till he wound up in a box
Me other brother in the troubles met with his demise
Me sister has forever closed her smiling Irish eyes
When Candle finished that verse, all of the drunken Mobians raised all their glasses into the air, spilling most of the contents onto either each other or the floor as they started to sing what seems was the chorus.
Now everybody's died
So, until our tears have dried
We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more
We'll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again
Candle took the stage again as he jumped over a table towards the counter. He gains a smirk as everyone was looking at him, especially Takuya and the others.
Kenny was killed in Killkenny
And Clare she died in Claire
Tip in Tiperrary died out in the dairy air
Shannon jumped into the river Shannon back in June
Ernie fell into the urn and Tom is in the tomb
Cleanliness is godliness me uncle Pat would sing
He broke his neck a slipping on a bar o' Irish Spring
O'Grady he was eighty though his bride was just a pup
He died upon the honeymoon when she got his Irish up
All of the drunks raised their mugs again, yet again sending their respective beverages to the floor as they all started to sing the chorus yet again.
Now everybody's died
So until our tears have dried
We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more
We'll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go drinking once again
The group started feeling a bit irritated knowing that the drunks were singing their drunken song, causing them to wait for their chance to order. They noticed Candle move back and Flame came in, jumping onto the table a couple of rows away from them.
Joe Murphy fought with Riley near the cliffs of Odinie When Timmy Johnson broke his neck it was a crying shame
He took out his shalaily and he stabbed him in the spleen
Me crazy uncle mike though he was a leprechaun
But in fact he's just a leper and his arms and legs are gone
He wasn't really Irish but he went to Notre Dame
MacNamara crossed the street and by a bus was hit
But he was just a Scotsman so nobody give a sh..
Before Flame finished the sentence, he was hit in the back of the head with a beer mug, thrown by one of the many drunks. They yet again raised their glasses and sang again, like they were in a drunken trance.
Now everybody's died
So until our tears have dried
We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more
We'll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go drinking once again
Candle jumped forward, now on the table a row in front of the group. A drunken monkey came up from behind Izumi and threw her from her seat, apparently demanding a dance. As she disapproved, she couldn't release his grip on her. Suddenly, the simian's grip on her loosened up. She realized that Takuya has gotten up from his seat to punch the primate dead in the face. Everyone in the group, with the exception of Koji, Roki, and Emerl was surprised. Izumi sported a blush that almost surrounded her face, but she looked at the fallen monkey.
Me drunken Uncle Brendan tried to drive home from the bar
The road rose up to meet him when he fell out of his car
Irony was what befell me great granduncle Sam
He choked upon the very last potato in the land
Conner lived in Ulster town
He used to smuggle arms
Until the British killed him
And cut off his lucky charms
And dear old father Flannigan who left the Lord's employ
Drunk on sacramental wine beneath the alter boy
Takuya looked at the singing duo and felt something weird about them. They looked like they were controlling the drunks in their way of voice. As Candle finished, they raised their mugs again. Some of them started fighting in their way of expressing the song.
Now everybody's died
So until our tears have dried
We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more
We'll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go drinking once again
The tavern grew quiet as Candle walked up to Takuya. The brunette began to sweat, but still kept his face as the hedgehog started to look at him as if he was something in the window display in a clothing store.
Someday soon I'll leave this world of pain and toil and sin
The Lord will take me by the hand to join all of me kin
Me only wish is when the savior comes for me and you
He kills the cast of river dace and Michael Flately too
Now everybody's died
So until our tears have dried
We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more
We'll dance and sing and fight until the early morning light
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go drinking once again
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go drinking once again
Then we'll throw up pass out wakeup and then go driiinkiiing ooonce aaaagaaaiiin
Hoyee
Everyone started to burst out in rejoice as the song brought up their spirits after they were n their drunken depression. Flame and Candle looked directly at the group. They noticed that they weren't from Mobius.
"I'm guessing you're not from around here." Flame observed as Takuya veered his attention to the canine.
"Yeah so what if we are?" Takuya stated, as he was ready to try and slug the duo like he did with the monkey.
"Don't worry. We saw what you did with Kip back there." The hedgehog said as he pointed towards the knocked out simian. "We just ask if you could join us to a friendly fight. Nothing bad about it, just a normal two-on-two fight."
Takuya looked at everyone else and they started to converse. They all gave thumbs up and Takuya instantly got his answer.
"Well then I guess that we accept that challenge." Takuya answered with a smirk on his face. The duo eyes brightened.
"Okay then meet us at the back of the tavern in ten minutes. Then we can have our little spar session." Flame said as the choir duo sped out of the tavern.
Takuya now had to decide on who to choose. He could choose Koji. His spirit, Knuckles, had immense strength as well as control over fire, but he thought that Flame and Candle were fire elemental Mobians based on their names. He could choose Tommy. Tails has good accuracy as well as flight and having any weapons at his disposal. But, it would need a lot of focus and time to make a good shot and Tommy knew it. The only person with a spirit was Izumi. Amy's magic was really good in these kinds of situations and her sword skills were adequate at most, but it was enough to keep their defenses up.
"Okay. I've made my decision." Takuya boldly remarked as the group looked at him with anticipation. "My partner will be Izumi. However, Tommy and Koji will be a team of their own, if they are able to fight as well."
Everyone agreed to this and got up from their seats. Out of everyone in the group, J.P started to envy Takuya, Izumi, Koji, and Tommy. Not only did they have spirits, but also they are able to fight with ease against tough opponents that would squash him like a bug. This also made him wonder what spirit he would get. He imagined a giant dragon-like being with a giant cannon attached to his left arm and machine guns strapped to his shoulders like a bird resting on them. The creature would be strong enough to destroy Lord Metallic and possibly win Roki and Izumi from their male counterparts. He kept daydreaming about this until they made it to the back of the tavern.
The place was a giant forest, large enough to make the biggest forests back on Earth seem like a small patch of trees. Flowers of various kinds bloomed around the area, filing the air with a sweet aroma. By Takuya and Izumi's nose, they can only smell it faintly. They are still wondering why they chose this place of all the fields in the forest, not that there was much of them. They stood in the middle of the field while Koji, Tommy, Gear, Roki, Emerl, and J.P took a seat in the benches. When they sat there, it was too quiet that they could hear some water drops coming from the flower on the ceiling onto the cement floor.
"Any one know why Flame and Candle chose this place?" Tommy asked aloud to break the ice.
"By what I'm seeing. There is many a scent in this area. It's to throw off certain people if they haven't trained their senses right." Emerl explained as Koji eyed the hedgehog and canine duo. He knew something was seriously wrong with them, he could almost taste it.
Takuya and Izumi looked at both Flame and Candle with pure determination rushing through their body. Both of them took out their D-Tectors and it started to beep. Without warning, the white light wrapped around them and issued the Spirit Evolution. When it faded Sonic and Amy took their place, much to the surprise of the singing duo.
"Well Flame," Candle started, "It looks like we have a couple of historic figures with us."
"Precisely." Said Flame. "We have to make our attacks count during our fight."
All of them stood in place as a rose on the very top of the forest started to wilt. The petals began to fall and the wind blew them away with the exception of one. It slowly but surely moved its way to the ground. As its delicate form touched the ground, both forces clashed with each other, issuing the start of the fight.
There's the end of the chapter. I would like to personally thank a friend for using her characters of Flame and Candle for this story. Also, the song is 'Another Irish Drinking Song' by Da Vici's Notebook. Credit goes to both of them for their respective works.