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Chapter Ten
Arrival of a Mega
While the others worked their way towards Native Forest through Mount Panorama, Kari and Davis walked through Mount Panorama, having been told by Whamon that the others would eventually meet them there.
Since their talk, Kari and Davis had basically reverted back to being friends, though there was a slight shyness in their movements. Gatomon watched this curiously, and sighed.
"What's up Gatomon?" Veemon asked.
"We shouldn't have let it happen." she said sadly.
"Maybe. But they're back to normal now." Veemon said soothingly.
Gatomon arched her eyebrow and indicated Davis helping Kari over a small burn.
"He's just being friendly. There's nothing more to it." Veemon argued.
Then, Kari tripped and Davis caught her, holding for a little longer than needed. Kari blushed and wriggled, Davis letting go of her.
"Oh yes, and 'just friends' do that." Gatomon said pointedly.
Veemon sighed.
"We have a love triangle?"
"Think so. Which could mean a lot of trouble in about two minutes." Gatomon said sadly.
"How in two minutes?" Veemon asked.
"Because TK's coming." she said, pointing.
Veemon looked as he and Cody approached.
"Damn it." Veemon said.
Then his eyes lit up, and he took Gatomon's arm.
"Why don't we copy Davis and Kari?"
Gatomon turned and gave him a look, and then a claw mark across the face.
"We're trying to keep them apart, doofus. Think! Keep up with the program!"
"Yes boss."
"Davis! Kari!" Cody yelled.
They rushed to meet them, and then looked up as they heard a cry.
Yolei and Ken were riding on Halsemon, who landed elegantly.
"We need to move on. There's a massive army marshalling back there." Ken said, helping Yolei down.
"Well, now that we're all back together, we can go to Beetle Land. That's where the Resistance is." Davis said.
Gatomon sighed.
"Three, two, one…"
"And why should we take orders from you Davis?" TK demanded.
"Told you so. You owe me a pack of bourbon biscuits Wormmon." Hawkmon said, while Wormmon moaned.
"Well…"
Davis never got any further as TK's fist slammed into his nose.
"Oh good punch." Cody complimented.
Yolei arched her eyebrow at him, and he fell silent.
"TK, stop!" Patamon pleaded.
"Davis, stop it!"
Davis and TK weren't listening as they fought each other in the dust.
"Oh yes, lets just start punching each other! That'll solve everyone's problems! I mean really! There's no need to fight over me!" Kari cried.
"Davis, TK cut it out!" Ken yelled, trying to break them apart, with Cody's help.
They were both knocked down.
"Ken? Are you alright?" Yolei asked anxiously.
"Fine." he grumbled, as Gatomon helped Cody up.
"You slept with her! You never liked the fact that I dated her did you?" TK demanded as he pummelled Davis' face.
"Why should you get her? You don't deserve her! You hardly even know her!"
"I've known her for more years than you can count!"
The two continued to fight each other in the dust, sweating and insulting each other, as Cody and Ken stayed back, while Yolei and Kari bellowed themselves hoarse.
"For god's sake! Both of you grow up!" Kari bellowed.
Davis and TK continued punching each other, and then she had enough.
Her foot lanced out and kicked them both in the skull, knocking them apart.
"Both of you grow up! I am quite capable of making my own choices. I made a mistake, and I admit that! But the way you two are banging around is not helping the situation! So, guess what? I can do without the two of you until you learn to grow up!" Kari screamed in rage.
TK and Davis got to their feet, glared at one another and looked in opposite directions, Davis nursing a bleeding nose and TK a fat lip. Kari sighed in frustration, and turned to Ken.
"How many troops?"
"Thousands. The Resistance probably wont survive."
"We still need to get there though. We can find the others then go after Ghoulmon and company." Cody said.
"How? With what?" Davis asked.
"Armadillomon digivolved to Ultimate."
"So did we." Hawkmon added.
"And so did I. But we need Megas." Veemon said.
Yolei smiled grimly.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now, we need to get to the coast, hopefully without Ghoulmon arriving to wipe us out."
The humans set off, but Patamon called to them.
"We aren't going to be able to digivolve if you don't cooperate. Is that too much to ask?"
TK sent him a glare, and Patamon lowered his ears.
"We'll take that as a no." Wormmon said gloomily, crawling along behind them as they headed for the shore.
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Ghoulmon frowned at Ebemon.
"How did this happen?" he demanded.
"The Palmon warp digivolved. With the others, it means all but the Gomamon haven't warp digivolved from the old crowd." Ebemon answered.
Ghoulmon stroked his chin.
"Why hasn't he though? What's so special about him?" he mused.
Boltmon then came up beside them.
"I have good news."
"Makes a change. You normally have bad news. What is it?" HiAndromon asked as he joined them.
"Some of our troops heard a disturbance in Gear Savannah. Seems the newer Digidestined have had an altercation. Davis and TK fighting over Kari."
Ghoulmon smiled evilly.
"I told you my plan would work. Are they still there?"
"I think so."
"Excellent. All of you are to continue with the preparations. I will deal with them myself!"
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They decided to stop for a while at an abandoned shop. Cody and Ken sat together and talked, while Kari sat in the shade of one of the old awnings and Yolei tried to talk to her. Davis and TK sat at opposite ends of the camp.
The Digimon sat on a rock looking at them all.
"This is awkward." Armadillomon said.
"You think?" Veemon asked.
"You realise we're going to be dead meat if they find out we could have stopped all this." Hawkmon said sadly.
Gatomon frumped.
"It's not good. The problem is Kari is now in a love triangle."
"What?" Patamon asked angrily.
"She's still in love with TK, and she now is falling for Davis too." Veemon explained.
"She'd rather have that slimy headed, dim witted, arrogant little jerk rather than TK!? No offence Veemon." Patamon said.
"None taken. But Davis isn't bad. He just isn't fully matured yet."
"Like cheese." Wormmon added unhelpfully.
Armadillomon sent him a glance, and he shrugged.
"Ken's mum always says she wants mature cheddar."
Patamon shook his head hopelessly.
"It's really quite sad isn't it?"
Gatomon looked at the former friends across from them.
"We have to fix this." she said sadly.
"But how? Kari's furious with the two of them, Davis and TK aren't talking to each other, though their friendship was never much to write home about anyway, and as far as we know, Kari cant decide between the two. Where did her feelings for Davis come from anyway?" Patamon asked.
Hawkmon raised a feather.
"It is my belief that she has always had feelings for the two of them, and her fling with Davis also brought out the feelings for him she thought she had repressed, which unfortunately means its more than physical attraction. She fell in love with TK first, yes, but the fling with Davis revealed her feelings to her, and now she is naturally confused."
Armadillomon shook his head.
"Well I hope they figure it out soon. Or we wont be the only ones for the chop."
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Yolei looked sadly at her friend.
"Kari, they both really care about you, and seeing you like this is killing them."
Kari frowned.
"Well, it's partly their fault. I'm angry at the two of them. Fighting over me, I mean really. I'm not worth it."
Yolei smiled sadly.
"That's part of your problem though Kari. You don't think you are, but you fail to realise they do think you're worth it. TK has loved you since day one, and so has Davis. And now you've managed to get yourself into the situation where you've wound up falling for the two of them."
Kari shot her a dirty look.
"Yes, I figured that out myself. And I don't know if I love Davis, or if its just a crush."
Yolei raised an eyebrow.
"Do you imagine what happened every time you see him?"
"Well, I get embarrassed about it, and then move on."
Yolei shot her a sympathetic glance.
"If you just imagined him naked and didn't think about other things, it would be a crush. You're in love with the two of them."
Kari sighed in frustration.
"I know. I don't know what to do Yolei. On one hand I've got TK, who I've hurt terribly, and who will likely never speak to me again after what I've done, and on the other I have Davis, who I did it with, and has now gone back to trying to get me."
Yolei patted her friends arm.
"Well, what do you want to do?"
"What do you think? I want to turn back the clock and forget it ever happened. But I cant."
"Well talk to them! Figure out which one you like most!"
"It's not that simple. I like both of them for different reasons."
Yolei looked at her stonily.
"Kari, I cant help you. You got yourself into this mess and I'm sorry but you have to get yourself out."
"I know. This is all my fault."
"Not all your fault. Davis is at least partly guilty."
"You're not helping."
Yolei hugged Kari.
"I know. But I ant help you with this. You have to decide who you love the most. And I will help you as much as I can, even if I do think what you did was idiotic."
Kari smiled despite herself.
"Thanks Yolei. And I agree with you. I am an idiot, but never mind."
"So, what are Davis' pro's?"
Kari sighed.
"Well, he's good looking, popular, he cares about me, sporty, funny, cute, has a good relationship with Tai and good in all areas of the curriculum."
Yolei grimaced.
"Too much information."
"Sorry."
Yolei shook her head.
"And what about TK?"
Kari sighed sadly.
"He's good looking, kind, sweet, he cares about me, sporty, he'd go to the ends of the earth for me, he gets on well with Tai as well, we've been together since the beginning, we fought everyone from Myotismon onwards together, our Digimon are best friends, he's been one of my best friends for years, he saved me from the Dark Ocean and a load of other stuff."
Yolei smiled.
"You have more pros for TK."
Kari looked at her mournfully.
"Yes I know, and a part of me is always going to love him more than Davis. But Davis has been…"
"The only person you've had to talk to aside from the Digimon for the last few days."
"But Yolei, oh I cant explain it."
Yolei looked at her sympathetically.
"If you figure it out, I'll listen. And if not, talk to Sora when we get to Beetle Land. Shes got the same problem."
Kari smiled as she started rummaging in her bag.
"Thanks Yolei. You're a good friend."
Yolei winked.
"Course I am."
Kari smiled as he friend retreated.
"And what about you and Ken?"
Yolei blushed.
"Never you mind."
Kari shook her head in amusement as Yolei went to talk to Cody and Ken.
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Davis looked out at the water, feeling his nose tenderly. TK had a hard punch when he got going.
Davis couldn't understand it. Even as he had did it with Kari, he was thinking of what it would do to TK, the fact that the girl he had loved for years had slept with his friendly rival. So why had Kari done it?
Kari was a sweet, kind girl, who wouldn't want to hurt anyone, no matter how angry she was at them, and the fact that she slept with Davis after a stupid row like the one they had had was astonishing.
He felt a tap on his shoulder, and bolted up when he saw it was TK.
"TK! Please don't hit me again."
TK smiled despite himself.
"I'm not going to hit you. I don't have the strength, my lip is sore, and I'm not in the mood. I came to apologise."
Davis was shocked.
"I shouldn't have hit you. I was just so angry, and I want to apologise. Though hitting you did feel good."
Davis grinned in spite of himself.
"It felt good hitting you too. And I know its too late, but I'm really sorry for what I did. But she was just there, in a state and…"
TK shook his head.
"Davis, don't. I'm angry with you, and angry with her. But I understand why you did it."
Davis nodded sorrowfully.
"She just wanted someone. But I couldn't control myself. What would you do if she had been with me and had come to you?"
TK frowned.
"I'd like to think I'd tell her to go home, but probably not."
"Exactly."
TK sat down.
"I've lost her Davis. I think I was losing her before she slept with you. She was just getting more and more distant, I don't know what was behind it. I've lost her."
Davis bent down and clasped TK's shoulder.
"You'll get her back. And if not, I'll take good care of her."
TK shot him a venomous glare, but didn't rise any further than that.
"And besides, Cody thinks Ghoulmon may have had something to do with it. So, if he did, things can go back to normal." Davis encouraged.
"I don't think so Davis."
Davis opened his mouth to reply as he was blown off his feet.
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"It's Ghoulmon!" Ken cried as he scrambled to his feet, as the leader of the Covenant crashed down, cutting off their escape.
"Digidestined. At last, your road ends here!"
"Patamon warp digivolve to…Seraphimon!"
"Gatomon warp digivolve to…Magnadramon!"
"Veemon digivolve to…ExVeemon!"
"Wormmon digivolve to…Stingmon!"
"Hawkmon digivolve to…Aquillamon!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to…Ankylomon!"
"ExVeemon digivolve to…SkullVeemon!"
"Stingmon digivolve to…Dinobeemon!"
"Aquillamon digivolve to…Osirismon!"
"Ankylomon digivolve to…MetalAnkylomon!"
They all arrayed themselves against Ghoulmon, who boomed with laughter.
"Fools! Tri-Eye Attack!"
The attack fired at the Digimon, who scattered. However, that let it head straight for the kids.
"Kari!" TK yelled, leaping and tackling her to the ground, as the attack passed over their heads.
Kari glared at him as she forced him off and got up.
"I didn't need any of your help." she snapped.
TK shot a hurt, angry glance at her and stalked off.
Ghoulmon cackled insanely.
"Oh dear, lover's tiff! What fun!"
Seraphimon and Magnadramon rose up, but then suddenly shrank.
They turned to look at each other in horror, and saw that they had reverted back to Ultimate.
"For god's sake you two! Now look what you've done!" Angewomon bellowed.
They looked up at what they had caused in fear, as Ghoulmon reared himself up.
"Gate of Destiny!"
"Celestial Arrow!"
"Skull Laser!"
"Speed Slashes!"
"Metal Earthquake!"
"Egypt Wind!"
Ghoulmon shrugged off the attacks, and then fired lightning out of one of his hand's yes, knocking Angewomon and MagnaAngemon from the air.
"NO!" Kari yelled as she and TK ran forward for their friends.
They reached Patamon and Gatomon.
"This is your fault." Gatomon moaned before fainting.
"We're in trouble." SkullVeemon whispered.
"Never!" Osirismon snapped sarcastically.
"Eye Blow!"
The blast crashed into SkullVeemon, resorting him back to Veemon, while the other Ultimates attacked as one.
"We're done for!" Cody moaned as Ghoulmon crashed Osirismon into MetalAnkylomon.
"Don't give up! Then he's already won!" Yolei shrieked as Osirismon crashed to the floor and went back to Hawkmon.
"We've only got two guys left. Run for it!" Davis roared, picking Veemon up and handing him to Ken.
"Davis, what are you doing?" TK demanded.
"I'll follow with that two. Get out of here!"
Then, his crest blazed to life.
"What?" Davis asked.
Ghoulmon paled as he saw it.
"No! Not fair! He only just reached Ultimate!"
Veemon's eyes opened and he leapt from Ken's arms.
"Cheers Davis."
The shining light surrounded Veemon, and Ghoulmon blinked a tear from his eye.
"Bugger."
"Veemon warp digivolve to…DinoVeemon!"
DinoVeemon was skeletal as well, but he had four legs and was rather like a centaur. Massive wings were on his back and he looked tough and powerful.
DinoVeemon: A Mega level that is meant to lead the fight against evil from outside and within. His V Bone Boomerang can reach up to a kilometre away from him, but his real power lies in his Extinction Attack and his Dinosaur Fire.
Ghoulmon roared in fury as he rushed at DinoVeemon, but DinoVeemon was ready for him.
"Dinosaur Fire!"
He raised his arms above his head and formed a massive fireball, like WarGreymon did, and threw it at Ghoulmon, who swore loudly.
"Oh no!"
The blast knocked him cart-wheeling backwards, and DinoVeemon pulled a bone from his back.
"V Bone Boomerang!"
The bone threw Ghoulmon up into the air, but DinoVeemon wasn't finished.
"Extinction Attack!"
DinoVeemon's entire body glowed with crimson light, and then fired out from his body, blowing Ghoulmon across the Savannah. DinoVeemon then swept down and flicked them onto his back with his bony tail.
"Let's go!"
And the massive skeletal beast flew away, bound for the battle to come.
Another Mega. I know he only just went to Ultimate, but we'll be seeing a bit of both forms as we get closer to the final battle.
The relationships are getting a bit frazzled arent they? Kari now thinks she loves Davis too. So, who will she decide upon?
The big battle next. And it will be time to say goodbye to some of our allies sadly. (When I decide who I'm going to kill off)
I think we're roughly halfway through the story, and I will try my hardest to write another chapter before I go on holiday tomorrow. If not, I will do it as soon as I get back.
Until next time please read and review. I hope you're enjoying the story so far, because I'm enjoying writing it.
Byee