AN: Hello and welcome back to Hazards Sorrow sorry I've been away for so long I was busy with work and dealing with writers block. Anyway let's get onto the chapter where it seems everyone is fighting each other during the summer festival. trust is strained, friendships will be tested and the strongest Digimon they've faced will appear. Let's get going then shall we.
Digimon Tamers: Hazards Sorrow
Episode 9: Summer Fighting
Shinjuku, Japan
It was a calm summer morning, the sun was only just rising so it was not that hot. There was a calm breeze and the park in Shinjuku was quiet and the only noise that could be heard was coming from a shed hidden by trees.
Inside stood two teens, both tall with one about an inch or two taller. The one who was taller was clad in a white and red leather jacket and stood calmly eating a breakfast sandwich looking at his companion with an indifferent look on his face.
The other was clad in a high school uniform and was in the process of getting annoyed with his counterpart. The high schooler continued to yell "Takato why are you being so secretive about this just answer the question."
Takato signed finished his breakfast and yawned clearly bored "Because it's really none of your business Henry." Henry gripped his collar now fed up with the young man "I think you and I both know it's my business so stop dodging the question."
Takato removed his friends hand off of him with ease "Look I'd rather not talk about it right now I'll tell you when I'm ready, I'll tell everyone when I'm ready."
Henry calmed down and stepped back taking Takato's promise to heart since he mentioned the others as well.
Takato breathing a sigh of relief for that being over clapped his hand on Henry's shoulder "So is that all you needed or is there something else because I'm usually asleep right now."
Henry smiled a bit and laughed "Actually yes there was something, the summer festival is in two days and I figured I'd invite you."
Takato nodded "Henry you do know school and I don't mix correct?" Henry nodded "Yes I know but I figured we could hang out like old times."
Takato frowned "Henry you and I both know old times are long gone." Henry nodded "I knew that wouldn't convince you so I have a backup plan."
Takato raised an eyebrow "Oh really?" Henry nodded, "Yeah I was told not to tell you this but Rika got forced by Jeri to do the classes store which is a maid cafe."
Takato tried to hold in a laugh at first but couldn't contain himself and started to hysterical laugh. After about a minute of solid laughing he stood up again calming down wiping a tear from his eyes "Ok you've convinced me."
Henry smiled "I figured you'd want to see Rika miserable." Takato laughed and looked at his friend "So how'd Jeri convince her to do that?" Henry looked at his watch and picked up his backpack from the floor "I'll tell you later I gotta get to school."
Takato nodded saying goodbye as Henry ran out to school leaving him to break into laughter once again.
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Meanwhile on the other side of Shinjuku Rika and Alice were walking to school. Things were quiet as the two walked side by side. Alice had been distant and Rika had begun to notice it.
The two never hung out anymore and didn't even text online as often. Alice was usually moody but she was never distant the two talked to each other about their problems but now, now they were silent.
Rika finally decided to break the ice "So everything ok with you." Alice at the question simply responded with "Everything's fine."
Rika scowled she didn't believe her best friend for a second "You sure?" Alice nodded causing Rika to frown. She once again tried to start up conversation "So what are you doing during the festival?"
Alice at this actually responded to this question "Well Ryo and I go together every year." Rika nodded and then grimaced "He's been pissing me off lately he's going a lot harder with the flirting."
Alice sighed at the remark, "Yeah, that's Ryo for you doesn't matter though as long as he remembers our tradition of going to the festival." Rika nodded "Well you know what I'm doing."
Alice laughed "I still can't believe that Jeri convinced you to do that." Rika scowled once again "Yea well hopefully Henry doesn't do what I think he's gonna do and invite Takato."
Rika noticed the look in Alice's eyes when she brought up Takato deciding to not beat around the bush Rika went for it "Do you not like Takato, Alice?" Alice stopped walking and looked at her friend "Does it matter what I think of him?"
Rika looked at her accusingly "Well kind of you're my best friend and he's kind of my friend so I'd rather you not hate him." Alice sighed and began to walk again "Rika just drop it."
Rika at this point began to grow annoyed "No I want to know what your problem is you've been avoiding me." Alice kept walking "It's none of your business Rika." At this comment Rika grew angry running up to Alice and turned her around "You're my friend so It's damn well my business."
Alice simply looked at her coldly "Well then if you won't get out of my business I guess we aren't friends." With that she simply began to walk again leaving an upset Rika standing there.
Alice hated hurting her best friend but she didn't want Rika caught up in her suspicions of Takato not when the two were bonding, and she definitely didn't want her getting caught up with HYPNOS if anyone was going to be in their crosshairs it would be her she wouldn't risk her friends.
So silently she walked on knowing she just hurt her best friend pushing the tears in her eyes away as she walked to school.
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Alice approached the school annoyed at pretty much everything in life at the moment. Rika had texted her several obscenities and she ignored it willing to let Rika hate her in order to protect her.
She knew she needed to do two things, talk to Ryo about the summer festival and she needed to talk to Henry about his connect to Takato, even if he never admitted it she knew the two knew each other.
She didn't trust Takato he was shady and refused to talk about anything that didn't connect to being a tamer. Sure Ryo has claimed to seeing his apartment and he's hung out with Takato but Ryo didn't really give her anything to make her trust Takato.
As she approached where she knew where Ryo would be she saw him talking to one of his fangirls. Ryo's fangirls annoyed her to know end, they were always around him and were all idiots.
As she approached she listened into the conversation as the girl had Ryo wrapped around her finger "So Ryo like you'll go with me to the summer festival right?" Ryo not willing to say no to a pretty face nodded "Of course we'll have a good time just you and me."
The girl smiled and began to walk away calling him "It's a date." Ryo smiled as he noticed Alice approaching him he waved to her "Morning Alice how are you." Alice simply looked at him and scoffed "Fuck off Ryo."
She walked past him into the school leaving him confused at what he'd done. He couldn't help but smile though as he saw Rika arriving as well. He flashed his signature grin at her "Hey wild cat I was waiting for you."
Rika stopped looking at him before grimacing at him "Don't call me wildcat." With that she kicked him in his special place and walked into the school.
Ryo collapsed onto the ground holding his groin in pain confused at what just happened, "What is wrong with my friends today?" With that he struggled to his feet as he walked back into the school.
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Henry sighed as he walked through the hallways everyone was acting weird today, Jeri was busy with preparing the cafe, Rika wasn't talking to anyone and was simply sitting at her desk eating lunch, Ryo was afraid to even approach Alice and Rika and Alice was calling him to the roof.
She seemed pissed off and he wasn't sure what had set her off, Alice was hard to piss off but when she was it was scary. As he walked to the roof annoyed at not being able to eat lunch he found the blonde looking out to the city, her hand on the fence.
He cleared his throat "Hey Alice what did you want to talk about." Alice turned around a blank expression on her face "Henry you know I don't trust Takato right?" Henry nodded still confused, "Yeah, I mean I don't blame you."
Alice walked closer "And you know that he doesn't seem to like you." Henry nodded again "Where is this going Alice?" Alice got up close to him "I want you to be honest Henry, did you know him previously."
Henry got a nervous look on his face "No of course not, he just doesn't seem to like me." Alice looked at him annoyed "Henry I'm not in the mood for lies today tell me the truth."
Henry looked at her "I am telling you the truth." Alice sighed "Fine be that way, I guess I can't trust you either." She walked to the exit leaving the roof leaving Henry standing there confused.
He let out a breath "Man what is it with everyone getting pissed today." Deciding it wasn't worth the trouble to investigate he went back to his classroom hoping he could still eat lunch.
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That evening Henry and Jeri met up with Takato to explain to him what was going on, apparently no one was happy with each other and they were hoping Takato could provide some insight.
So now they sat in a restaurant with Takato eating a burger as he had his eyebrow raised as Henry finished explaining what was going on. He set down the burger as Henry finished "Alright let me get this straight everyone is pissed at each other and fighting for some stupid reason or another."
Jeri interjected "I don't know if I'd call the reasons stupid." Takato looked at her and turned back to Henry "Right so everyone is fighting for some maybe not stupid reason or another am I correct?"
Henry nodded, "Yeah, I have no idea what happened but Rika and Alice are angry at each other, both are pissed at Ryo, Alice is pissed at me and well Ryo is Ryo." Takato nodded "So basically Rika and Alice had an actual fight and Ryo did something stupid and both snapped at him."
Jeri answered before Henry could "That's over simplifying it don't you think." Takato shrugged "And you came to me because?" Henry blinked and looked at him, "Because we thought you might have experience in this matter."
Takato chuckled at this remark "Henry I don't exactly have friends how would I have experience?" Henry face palmed at Takato not taking this seriously "I meant about in fighting between Tamers."
Takato nodded "Oh right yeah just ignore it they'll work it out." Jeri looked at Takato annoyed "This is serious, our friends are fighting and you want us to ignore it." Takato laughed "Did I stutter? Yeah ignore it, it isn't your fight to get involved with you'll just make it worse."
Jeri wanted to slap him for being a jerk but Henry held her hand back as he continued "Look Rika and Alice are stubborn and chances are you'll just get them mad you as well. Besides do you really want a pissed off Rika to deal with?"
Jeri wanted to yell at him but Henry spoke up "As much as I hate to say it, you make sense." Jeri looked at Henry like he had three heads "What?" Henry looked at her "Look Jeri I know you care about your friends and want to help and so do I but we have to think with level heads if we interfere it might just make things worse."
Takato sighed at seeing the girl still angry "Look if it makes you feel better let's give it till the summer festival and if they don't kiss and make up, I'll help you guys fix this." Jeri calmed down upon hearing this "I suppose that works."
Takato nodded and smiled "Look it'll be fine I won't let them kill each other." Henry and Jeri nodded at Takato's assurance and after a confirmation that he will be at the summer festival they took their leave, leaving Takato alone in the booth.
Takato sighed as he took out his phone and dialed a number sending a text. He sent out the text "Hey MM are you busy I need a favor." He saw a few dots before he got a response back "AM doesn't have me doing much right now what's up."
Takato quickly responded "Any chance you could help me test the others? They need to learn once and for all to work as a team."
He got a response back after waiting a minute "Uh yeah sure just let me know when you want it to happen" Takato smiled as he responded confirming the details for the tamers test.
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It was the day of the summer festival and every student was at the festival enjoying themselves. There were so many stalls and shops that people were running around looking for things to do, two of these people happened to be a blond haired man in sunglasses and a red haired woman who was eating some food from a shop.
The man frowned at the woman "Riley we aren't here to screw around so stop going to every place that has food." Riley turned to him and smiled "Oh c'mon let's at least enjoy ourselves while we're here."
Yamaki groaned "We're here to watch those kids and make sure they don't do something dangerous in public." Riley frowned finishing her food "You really think my cousin and her friends are dangerous."
Yamaki took off his sunglasses "It's their partners that are dangerous not them, besides you said she's been arguing with one of them I'd rather make sure they don't fight each other." Riley shrugged "Whatever you say boss."
Yamaki frowned once as the two walked by Ryo and his date Yuki who was holding onto his arm "Oh Ryo this is so much fun I'm so glad we could do this alone." Ryo who was looking out into space nodded "Yeah it's great."
The girl looked at him "Everything ok Ryo." Ryo snapped back into attention putting on his suave personality "Yeah of course everything is fine babe I'm having a great time with you today."
Yuki smiled and hugged his arm once again "I'm so glad." Truthfully Ryo wasn't fine he had a pit in his stomach and he couldn't get rid of it. The only girl he was truly focused on right now was Alice.
She still wasn't talking to him and he couldn't figure out why. He may have been a player but even he couldn't focus his attention on the ladies if his oldest friend was upset with him.
He sighed as they continued to roam around the festival, he was following Yuki around thinking about his friend. He was looking around searching for Takato, he knew that he had come to the festival Henry had told him that Takato would be there but he just couldn't find him.
He was really hoping Takato could help him out or at least take his mind off things but here the tamer was nowhere to be found. He continued to scan the crowd not knowing he was being watched by several people.
Alice stood near a booth in the shade frowning at Ryo and Yuki she wasn't sure why she was so upset at Ryo being with the girl but she was. Maybe she was upset that Ryo had blown her off to go hangout with some floozy or maybe she was upset that Ryo didn't even remember their tradition either way she was hurt.
As she continued to watch someone came up besides her "I know that face, it's one of jealousy." Alice turned to find Rika's cousin Riley standing next to her "Oh Riley I hi I didn't know you were here."
Riley smiled at her "I came by to see Rika but she yelled at me to get out before I could see her." Alice laughed awkwardly "Yeah that's Rika for you." Riley studied the girls face nodding to herself "So what's wrong with you why are you looking at Ryo Akiyama with such jealousy."
Alice's face brightened and she shook her head holding her hands up "No no no that's not it at all." Riley nodded "So what's wrong then." Alice sighed "Ryo and I go to the festival everywhere but this year he forgot and he blew me off."
Riley put her hand on her chin "I see and did you tell him you're upset about it." Alice shook her head annoyed "No he doesn't even remember the tradition." Riley looked at her "And did you try to remind him or did you just blow up at him."
Alice went to answer her hesitating "I-I-I blew up at him and left him confused at why I was upset." Riley shook her head and laughed "You teens are all the same." Alice looked at her annoyed "What's that supposed to mean."
Riley laughed "You're all too busy getting angry that none of you know why you're angry." Alice remained silent at the comment as Riley continued, "How about you talk to him and tell him how you feel it might help."
Alice nodded "I suppose you're right about that." Riley nodded and began to walk away "Of course I'm right there's a reason Rika always comes to me for help." With that she walked away making Alice realize that she needed to talk to both Ryo and Rika.
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Meanwhile in another part of the city almost abandoned due to it being run down a portal of mist came into existence.
Light could be seen shining through as an armored digimon stepped through. The digimon was wearing golden armor and had blue skin and the only thing showing from his head were his eyes.
The digimon looked up into the sky observing the sun as he chuckled "Let's have some fun." With that the digital field expanded in the area.
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Meanwhile Henry and Takato were inside the maid cafe in the school waiting to see Jeri and Rika, as the two sat Takato looked at how nervous Henry was "So why do you look like you're about to get yelled at by your parents."
Henry jumped at Takato's comment "Uh I guess I'm just nervous at seeing Jeri." Takato nodded "Mhmmm so what's up with you two anyway?" Henry looked at the tamer confused "I don't know what you're talking about."
Takato laughed "I'm not blind Henry you two have been acting differently since she helped you a couple of weeks ago." Henry sighed "Am I that obvious." Takato shook his head "No I just know how you act by now."
Henry smiled nervously "Fine you got me, truth is we've been on a couple of dates but haven't put a label on anything yet." Takato smiled and nodded "And I assume you want to put a label on it."
Henry nodded "Well maybe not right now since she's got this going on but maybe after the festival." At this comment Jeri clad in her uniform came to the table making Henry blush deeply "Hey boys what are you talking about?"
Takato laughed "Oh nothing looking good Jeri." Jeri smiled at the compliment "Hey thanks now what can I get you boys?" Henry trying not to stutter answered "Uh I'll have tea along with a piece of vanilla cake."
Jeri nodded before turning to Takato "And what can I get you?" Takato smirked deviously "Oh no Jeri I want Rika to take my order." Jeri almost smiled as well having been completely behind thinking Takato and Rika would be cute together "You know she's gonna kill you right."
Takato laughed "Jeri the only reason I'm here to mess is to mess with her." Jeri nodded and went back to the kitchen as Takato waited. The whole cafe went silent as a scream could be heard and a yell of "He wants what?"
echoed from the kitchen area. After a minute out came Rika also clad in the main uniform stomping over to Henry and Takato. Takato who had to avoid staring laughed "Well don't you look lovely."
Rika ignored him and looked at Henry "Did you invite him?" Henry looked away from the girls death stare "I may have mentioned it to him that this was happening." Before Rika could throw any curses at Henry, Takato spoke up "Hey we're your customers you have to be nice to us."
Rika paused silently thinking about what he just said and grudgingly turned to him "Fine what would you like sir." Takato smiled "That's better, I'd like a coffee black and I swear if there's any sweetness to it I'll send it back and a piece of chocolate cake please."
Rika stomped away still wishing to kill Takato leaving Henry and Takato left as Henry looked at Takato like he had a death wish "Ok she's definitely going to kill you." Takato was about to respond when he paused for a moment and then frowned "Henry call the others now."
Henry looked at him funnily "Uh you know not everyone is getting along right now." Takato looked at him the most serious he had been in awhile "I don't care, CALL THEM."
Henry took out his phone "Uh ok but why?" Takato got up still frowning "Because a digimon just bio emerged and it might be higher than a champion."
Henry looked at him as he got up and yelled for Jeri and Rika not caring who he alarmed. As Henry got up he could only utter one word "Shit" With that all four left the cafe.
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Arriving at the meeting spot the four of them with Jeri and Rika in normal clothing met up with Alice and Ryo who were both ignoring each other.
Takato ignoring it clapped getting their attention "Ok we got a powerful digimon in Japan so let's go people." Unfortunately however no one moved as Takato looked on annoyed "Uh excuse me didn't you hear me powerful digimon needs all 6 of us let's go."
No one budged until Rika spoke up "No way I refuse to work with Alice or Ryo." Ryo who just looked confused stood silent before Alice responded "And I have no intention to work with any of you."
Henry looked at Alice annoyed "Alice didn't you hear Takato we need to go now." Alice looked back at Henry anger in her eyes as soon the 4 of them all began to argue as Jeri and Takato looked on.
Jeri didn't know what to do while Takato got more and more angry before he finally screamed "Alright that's enough." The 4 stopped to look at him as he continued "I've had enough of this highschool drama bullshit."
Alice was about to interrupt him but he continued on "I don't care if you all hate each other but for right now there is a very dangerous digimon out there and we need to all get over ourselves and go deal with it got it?"
It was silent for a minute before Rika spoke up "Fine whatever let's just go." Everyone else nodded as the tension died for the moment as the 6 made their way to their partners and then the digimon.
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As the 6 arrived with their partners they began looking for the digimon before Ryo looked up becoming a bit nervous "Uh guys." Alice annoyed looked at him "What Ryo?" Ryo looked up "I found the digimon"
Everyone looked up to find the golden digimon floating before them striking fear in all of them besides Takato who took out his digivice "Magnamon, armored type digimon and royal knight, his special attack is Magna Blast."
The Digimon looked at the tamers half amused "Greetings you are the tamers I've heard about." Henry began to sweat a bit "Uh guys he knows us." The digimon laughed "Of course I know you and I'm here to defeat you."
Takato sighed "Lovely well I guess let's go to work guys." Everyone paused for a minute before Takato handed Rika, Henry, Jeri, and Ryo a digivolution card "Now is not the time to freeze, we can beat them if we work together."
The others looked at each other before looking at Magnamon and found a resolve nodding to each other. Quickly the five of them took out their digivices "Digimodify Digivolution activate." The voice as usual announced "DIGIVOLUTION"
Their partners were encased in eggs "Guilmon, Monodram, Renemon, Terriermon, Elecmon Digivolve to." The eggs exploded bringing out the five champions to join Dobermon "Growlmon, Strikedramon, Kyubimon, Gargomon, Leomon."
The six champions stood ready as the others besides Henry marveled at Growlmon having never seen him before as Rika analyzed him "Growlmon, a champion virus type, special attacks are Pyro Blaster and Dragon Slash."
Ryo whistled at the large champion "Damn glad he's on our side." Takato looked at Magnamon "No time to be impressed let's do this." The six champions charged out all attack Magnamon who deflected each attack with ease.
As the battle waged on the champions began to get tired as they were running out of cards to help their Digimon. Growlmon attempted one last attack on him "Dragon Slash" He attack with ferocity but failing to make little more than a dent on the armored digimon.
The six champions were running out of ideas as Alice frowned "Anyone got any ideas." Before anyone could respond Magnamon laughed "I've got one Magna Blast."
He sent the plasma at the digimon but Takato managed to slash his last modify card "Digimodify WarGreymon brave shield activate."
Quickly Growlmon got in front of the attack saving them in the knick of time. Takato sighed feeling the attack due to his connection with Guilmon "Ok we need to try attacking together."
The others nodded as the digimon prepared their attacks launching them "Pyro Blaster, Strike Fang, Dragon Wheel, Gargo Laser, Fist of the beast King, Black Beam." The attacks combined into a massive fireball that exploded on impact with Magnamon causing the tamers to feel the kick back from the explosion.
As they got their bearings the smoke cleared to reveal Magnamon still standing though a bit injured ready to continue battling. Their partners however were out of energy and the five of them reverted back to rookie form while Dobermon collapsed causing Jeri to become worried "What do we do now."
Takato frowned "No idea." Magnamon came forward with the tamers fearing his intent before he began to laugh causing them to become confused with Rika looking at him "Uh is he laughing."
Magnamon finished laughing before opening at portal back to the digital world and commented "Not bad I'll let you make it through this one." With that he left through the portal leaving the tamers to collapse from exhaustion as well, all of them just happy to be alive.
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The next day things were slightly back to normal Alice and Rika walked to school together again, though things weren't patched up for now they chose to ignore their problems until Alice was ready to talk about it.
Arriving at school Alice found Ryo waiting for her as she told Rika to walk ahead without her. Alice smiled at Ryo "Hey Akiyama." Ryo looked at her sad "Look I just want to say I'm sorry I don't know what I did but I don't like you being mad at me."
Alice nodded "I'm sorry too If I had just told you what I was mad about we could've worked it out."
Ryo smiled a bit "I see we're both sorry, so what were you mad about." Alice blushed a bit and looked down "Oh well we always go to the summer festival together and you blew me off, and I've been dealing with other stuff so I was upset."
Ryo looked upset now "Wait really, oh man I'm so sorry let me make it up to you." Alice smiled as she began to walk towards the school "I'll think about it." With that she ran off leaving Ryo to chase after her.
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During lunch Henry arrived at the roof meeting Alice once again who simply looked at him indifferently. He sat down next to her "I'm sorry." She looked at him "For what?"
Henry sighed "You were right I was lying, but I'll tell you the truth." Alice raised an eyebrow as Henry began to tell her all about his connection to Takato.
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The Digital World
The dark castle was silent as Goblimon raced into his masters chambers as he sat on his throne silently thinking. Goblimon nealt down at his master's side "Master we have a problem."
Beelzemon looked at his subordinate "And what would that be?" Goblimon looked nervously "It appears a Royal Knight briefly entered the human world."
Beelzemon frowned " Those tamers are drawing everyone's attention." Goblimon looked to his master "What would you like to do master Beelzemon."
Beelzemon began to laugh "Send the icicle head to the human so he can cool them tamers off."
With that Goblimon left a scared look on his face knowing who they were sending to the human world next.
AN: Man what a fun chapter. I think everyone can guess who the digimon coming is, you can't not do a tamers story without him. Anyway we're actually two episodes away from the end of the first arc. Fun fact though actually I've been watching the redub of Evangelion on Netflix and Misato kind of inspired how Riley acted in this one. Anyway join us next time where the tamers try to beat the summer heat, the others start disappearing one by one and when they end up encountering a new frozen foe they'll see how unhinged Takato truly is.