Welcome back. So about last time, yes Zoey is gonna be joining the group along with others. Who else is gonna join? Well, why don't you guys leave your suggestions down below? Now, Kazu and Kenta know about Guilmon and Patamon… at least from what they've seen, and they're joining along with Gary. Where is Gary? Well, I'll work on something for him.
As for my A Different Version of Ash's Journey story, I'm thinking of remastering it. Like starting over from scratch again. The original will remain up, but I might not continue it. If you can think of a better name, I'm up for suggestions.
Title: Divided they Stand
(Hypnos)
"Sir, I've detected a disruption in the network data stream." One of the ladies stated.
"Origin?" Yamaki asks.
"Uh… I'm sorry sure, I'm not sure." She states as he lets his head down in thought.
(Flashback)
"Let's get her back before anyone notices." Takato says as him, Henry, Guilmon, and Gargomon were bringing a girl back to her mother while the fog was still up.
(Flashback over)
"Those kids are a nuisance." He then growled.
(With Takato and Ash)
The two were heading over to their usual spot at the playground to meet up with their friends, but when they got there, they spotted Gary over with them seemingly confused.
"What's going on over here?" Takato asks confused as Kazu and Kenta looked at him sweating.
"All I did was ask if I could take Kazu on in a Digimon card battle and he won't do it. And he's acting weird." Gary states as the two looked away.
"Really? What's wrong?" Ash asked just as confused.
"Well, uh… nothing wrong exactly." Kazu said looking scared. "H-how'd you make him s-so real?" He asks stuttering.
"Because, he is real." Takato states.
Ash then remembered that he showed them Guilmon and Patamon yesterday only for them to run away and sweated. "Yeah, right…" The boy says as he grabs his cards and packed up.
"Wait, what're you guys doing?" The goggle-wearer asked confused. "Don't put it up." He then says upset.
"You're beginning to freak us out dude. You made Digimon out of rubber and a flashlight and are trying to mess us up with it." Kazu says before him and Kenta leave.
"Crazy? Why would I do something like that?" Takato asks still confused as Ash face palmed.
"I'm sorry Gary, can I speak with T alone? It's personal." He then asks.
"Man, I have no idea what they're talking about but if you guys are trying to mess with us, I'm outta here." Gary says as he leaves as well.
Ash was about to say something but didn't, they didn't know that May and Jeri were watching though. "C'mon guys, you begged to see and then ran off before he even said hi!" Takato yells out while they leave as May and Jeri seemed confused.
(With Rika)
Rika still had that thing on her mind about Ash being with that other red head, she wanted to forget about it and just made her way back home. But what was really on her mind most was the fact that she still had a feeling of guilt after what she did to Renamon. She still didn't know why she felt that way, but she just did and still tried to forget about it as well.
She stopped at the front of her house and turned around, Renamon was still nowhere in sight. 'Knew all that partner stuff was nonsense, she didn't care about me. No matter what she says.' She thought to herself as she looked around her home. 'If she cared, she'd be here. Figures she was just using me.' She was thinking. But on the inside, she still felt guilty after what she did.
(With Ash and Takato)
"Dude, what on Earth is wrong with you?!" Ash shouts bonking his friend on the head. "Don't you understand what could've happened?! Why did you bring them to Guilmon and Patamon?" He still yells while asking angerly.
"I-I don't know, I just… I kinda got mad over losing a card game so I wanted to show off?" Takato states earning another bonk to the head.
"Over losing a card game? Tell me you're not serious." The cap wearer asks more annoyed.
"Well… Yeah, I yelled out that it's cooler to have a Digimon in real life than playing the card game and then I decided to show them." The goggle-head states covering his head in pain.
Ash just sighed annoyed before taking off his hat and furiously ruffling with his hair. "AAAGH! What were you thinking?"
"I said I don't know, I just acted without thinking!" Takato says putting his arms up in defense. His friend just sighed. "Uh… you wanna go home?" He asks with his hands still up.
"You can go home, I need to take a walk." Ash says before putting his hat back on and walking away. 'I can't believe he did that. This is just perfect. How did I become friends with him again?' He thinks annoyed.
(Softball field)
In the middle of a softball field, a Digital Field began emerging and a couple of Digimon formed inside it and flew around the field. That was until a certain vixen made her appearance. They attempted to fight her, but she blurred behind them.
Outside the field, Rika had just arrived as did Calumon. "Rika, what's wrong?" The little Digimon asked.
Inside the field Renamon was holding her own fighting off the Digimon until she got stung by one of their stingers and began to fall weak. She looked around expecting her tamer, but she was nowhere in sight.
'She's not coming… I have to do this alone.'
Meanwhile, Ash just arrived at the scene with Patamon on his head. "Rika?" He says confused as she looked over at him.
Henry was the next to arrive with Terriermon on his head. "Rika, why're you here and not in there?" He asked confused. "You're missing the fight." He then states.
'Missing the fight? That's not her.' Ash thought. "Where's Renamon?" He asks seeing that she didn't have her Digimon with him.
"She needs you!" Calumon then says while the fight inside's still going on.
Renamon's cries in pain could be heard from the field as Rika's grip on her Digivice tightened, then she ran away. "Hey, where're you going?" Calumon said following.
"Rika!" Ash and Henry both yelled out.
Renamon was laying on the ground weak, but then suddenly she got back up and appeared behind them in an instant. "Diamond Storm!" She calls before a barrage of sharp leaves got shot at the Digimon completely destroying them while she absorbed the data.
'Impmon was right… I don't need a human to be strong.' She thought the herself as the field died down.
(With Rika)
"Hey!" Rika stopped in her tracks and snarled when since she knew who it was. "What was that?" Ash asked as she didn't answer and continued walking. "Rika, answer me! Why did you just ditch Renamon like that?" He asked again following her.
"I said, I don't want anything to do with Digimon." She says annoyed.
"That's not true and you know it. If it was true you wouldn't be there, I know you still care for her." He says as they came to a halt.
"Renamon only used me so she could Digivolve. I'm not making that same mistake anymore." She says still annoyed as she continued walking.
"Rika, you need to listen to-" Ash tried to say as he grabbed her arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" She says before kicking him and making him fall over.
He held his stomach in pain as he looked at her and saw her with an enraged face along with a bit of red before she left.
"Humans can be so strange, sometimes they're up and sometimes they're down." Calumon states.
"I guess so." Patamon says as well.
As for Ash, he still couldn't understand why Rika was acting the way she was. Sure, she wasn't the best person, but why can't she just admit that she cares about Renamon. And speaking of the vixen herself, her and Rika are so much in common that it be hard to see why they wouldn't get along. With Rika not understanding much about Digimon and Renamon not understanding much about humans, it'd make sense that they both would get along.
He went back to see how Henry was doing and saw him talking to Renamon about partners while Terriermon seemed to be doing some kind of thing with Calumon that looked completely weird and it seemed Patamon joined in.
(Later on)
He was now walking beside him, Zoey and Takato through town. "And that's how the conversation ended." Henry states. "What would you have said?" He asks.
"About Guilmon? Dunno. Hard to put in words exactly. Him and Patamon aren't your average Digimon, huh?" Takato states.
"Yeah, it's not easy to say. They're our friends who we rely on." Ash says as well.
"Yeah, but it doesn't sound like this Renamon and Rika understand." Zoey says not getting a good feeling when Rika gets brought up.
"It's so weird, I bet it's just eating her up, huh?" Takato states.
"I'd image that it is, but with her you just never know. Speaking of her, what happened when you went to talk to her, Ash?" Henry then asks.
"I don't think you need to ask to know." Ash tells them.
They all turned the corner and just as they did, they saw a blonde-haired man with a lighter and sunglasses staring straight at them. He walked up to them and they felt a menacing presence from him.
"Are you Takato Matsuki and Ash Ketch'em?" He asked as got confused.
"Uh, yeah." Takato replies.
"That must make you Henry Wong." He then says looking at said boy. "And Zoey Hayamizu?" He then looks at Zoey.
"What about it?" Henry asks suspicious.
"You were hanging around the Shinjuku guardrail yesterday, weren't you?" They were taken aback by the man's words. "You've been under observation, this game you're playing is dangerous. I suggest you find a new hobby." He says which they didn't approve of.
"Gh, and just who are you?" Ash asks getting more suspicious.
"What do you care what we do?" Henry then asked as well.
"Takato/Ash!" They then heard two familiar voices.
"Consider this a warning." The man says before running off.
"Wait, what do you mean warning?! Come back here!" Zoey yells giving chase.
"This isn't exactly normal adult behavior!" Henry yells as well as he gave chase to.
"Hey, wait!" Takato was about to follow but…
"Takato!" They heard as Jeri arrived with May and Max.
"Oh, hey guys?" Ash said nervous.
"How're-" Takato was about to say.
"Hey, I know it's not nice to listen to other people's conversations but…" Jeri was saying.
"We in that place during that time and we overheard you talking about a real life Digimon, or something." May explains.
"A real Digimon?" The goggle-head says confused.
"Yeah, sis said that you guys were arguing with your friends about a Digimon being real which doesn't make any sense." Max then pipes in.
"Uh, right, but if you wouldn't believe us if we told you it was true, right?" Ash asked.
"I'd believe you, I wanna see him! Please?" Jeri kept asking.
"I knew that'd the ans-what?!" Takato says confused.
"Wait, hang on just one second." Ash was saying.
"Oh, my gosh. Max, Jeri, puppy eyes." May says as Max walks closer then him and Jeri give the two puppy eyes and they couldn't fight it and fell weak to their attack.
(At the park)
The group were at park now walking up to Guilmon and Patamon's house three of them ready to be introduced to said Digimon. Of course, this is another dumb thing Takato was about to do, and Ash was doing so as well. But they couldn't win when it came to their friends' 'genius' tactics.
"Does he live here." Jeri asks as they stood in front of the hut.
"Y-yeah, that's right." Takato said hesitant.
"A real Digimon?" Max says curious.
"Well, technically two Digimon, one created by T here." Ash says as he opened the gate.
"Really, what's he like?" Jeri says getting excited.
"Oh, he's tough and baby can he fight!" Takato says getting ahead of himself.
"That sounds amazing." Mays says as Ash sweat-dropped.
Then a growl was heard in the cave and four sets of eyes became visible, then Takato realized that it was a bad idea. "I was just kidding, there's no Digimon here, it's rubber and a flashlight, really had you going there didn't I… just some fake rubber eyes and-" He said getting in front of them waving his arms until Guilmon and Patamon became fully visible with the light shining on them.
"Hey, Takato, Ash, I'm hungry, did you bring some bread?" Guilmon asks as Jeri screams pointing at them while May and Max looked shocked, as the goggle-head and cap-wearer face-palmed.
"You brought friends instead?" Patamon asks before Jeri runs over and hugs the both of them.
"You're so CUTE!" She squeals as Ash and Takato looked surprised.
"Oh, my gosh, they're ADORABLE!" May gushes.
"Whoa, they're cool looking!" Even Max had a different reaction.
"Takato, who are they?" Guilmon asked confused as the humans they didn't know surrounded them.
"Woops, I'm sorry." Jeri then backs up before taking the dinosaur's hands. "I'm Jeri."
"I'm May!"
"And I'm Max!" They all say their names.
"I'm Guilmon."
"And I'm Patamon!" Digimon say out.
"Wow, they look so cool, you guys are so lucky!" Max says as he goes to hug Patamon.
"Oh, Guilmon I have a present for you." Jeri says reaching into her pocket. She then put a flower sticker on his nose. "There!"
"Not bad, what do you think?" Guilmon asks as Takato just sweated as did Ash.
"You're so much cuter." May went on again.
'That was… not the reaction I was expecting.' Ash and Takato thought while sweat-dropping.
(Timeskip: brought to you by Digimon the Miracle Hunters)
Renamon stood atop a building in the city looking down while thinking about her last victory. 'I won that fight… but, then again I feel as though I lost. Why does it feel like something is missing?' She was thinking to herself until she spotted Impmon jumping building to building.
(With Impmon)
He was hopping building to building until he came across a certain building and looked in to see two toddlers fighting over a stuffed animal. 'Humans, look at them. Even dogs make more sense than them.' He thought as he continued to watch them fight with a frown on his face.
"Impmon!"
His head then snapped back as he was having a flashback.
(Flashback)
"Mako was a bad boy and broke my toys! Go and teach him a lesson! Ya hear me!" The girl says in anger.
"Bad boy?" Impmon says confused.
"It was broken in the first place! What about the video game you took from me!" The boy yells as Impmon turned to him.
"I took it because you always take mine without permission!" The girl yells back.
"Mama said I could use it and she's the boss!"
"You're a liar! I'm gonna send Impmon after you and you will yell out the truth!"
He still remembered it, the days they'd fight over him, pull him in a match of tug a war out in anger as he was getting hurt in the process, until one day, he couldn't take it anymore. "KNOCK IT OFF!"
(Flashback over)
The stuffed bear they were fighting over broke and they both crashed to the floor. Then they began crying over the fight that their toy broke and Impmon shivered as he still remembered that day. His little horns then perked up before turned around to face Renamon who was staring down at him.
"What is wrong with you?" She asks.
"Hmph, not a thing toots, now toddles!" He says before going back to jumping building to building trying to forget it. 'How do these Digimon stand being around these creatures? How could they?' He thought to himself while jumping. 'Well, two of'em are dumb as rocks but these other Digimon like her, just how?'
(Later that day)
Impmon was walking on a railing on a building while Renamon was following from behind, which he got annoyed by. "WILL YOU QUIT FOLLOWING ME?!" He yells out in anger.
"I have a question." She says.
"You think I care? *Scoff* Never mind, what is it? Something stupid?" He then asks as she jumps down to him. "You know, I don't really expect much from you human loving Digi-duds, but who knows? Maybe there's hope for ya. What do ya want?" He asks again.
"Why don't you have a partner?" She asks him as he looked as though he was gonna throw up. "Why should a Digimon have a partner?" She asks again.
"No self-respect Digimon needs no human! You hear that? Humans are selfish, trouble with a capital T. So, if I were you, stay away from them at all costs." He then says before he was gonna hop away.
"How can we Digivolve without them?" She then asks again.
"Aw, come on! Are you really buying that one?! The power's inside of you! Just forget the rest of it!" Impmon starts to get more annoyed by the minute.
"And how do I find it?"
Renamon's next question took Impmon aback. "Guess you're not very bright at all. I an't tellin' ya what to do, figure it out yourself!" He yells back.
"I see. I think I get what you're trying to say." She says thinking that she understands.
"You get what I'm trying to sa- You're just like all the rest of them, I get it, I get it! YOU DON'T! Frankly, you make me sick to my stomach!"
"Very well, I shall leave you be." She says as he got confused and hopped over.
"HEY! I wasn't finished! Don't you wanna hear?!" He asks flailing his arms about.
(Meanwhile)
Yamaki stood in front of the Matsuki Bakery staring straight at it as he knew who the residents of such were. "So, the Ketch'em boy's living with them while his mother's away. Interesting." He says as he clicks his lighter.
(Back with Renamon)
She stood atop of a building while staring out into space still thinking about her tamer. 'Do I need Rika to fulfill my destiny?' She thinks to herself.
(With Rika)
"You're back late today Rika." Rika's grandma said as the girl walked through the door. "Would you mind going back out to grab some potatoes?" She then asks.
"Why?" Rika asks annoyed.
"Because, it wouldn't be potato soup without them."
"… I'm not hungry, and I hate potatoes." The red-head then walks away as her grandma looked worried.
After entering her room, she threw her Digivice back into the trash laid down on her table. Her grandmother opened the door and saw her there. "Would you like to talk about it?" She asks as she didn't get a response.
"You barely ever speak to me, how am supposed to know what you want? I'm trying to understand you, but you always treat me like I'm the enemy. I was your age once you know, if you just give me a chance I might be able to help."
"Just… forget it. You wouldn't understand." Was the response she got.
"Maybe you're not old enough to understand but no one is able to make it in this world alone. People are meant to be together and you're expecting way too much of yourself Rika." Her grandma's states as Rika's head was still against the table.
(With Renamon)
'As much as I hate to admit it, Impmon could be right.' She thought to herself again.
(Later that night)
A Digital Field began to form around a forest as a certain blur was jumping tree to tree, and from a distance, Renamon could see the field forming. "I must rely on the power within me… I'm alone in this world." She says to herself clutching her fist.
(Back with Rika again)
In the basket, her Digivice began to glow while making noises as she stood up and covered her ears to try and block it out.
"Digimon are just data."
"Doesn't that make you feel sad… at all?"
She got reminded of the time when Ash came over and asked her what would happen if Digimon disappeared and she still couldn't get that thought out of her head.
(Back with Renamon)
She was in the field looking around for her enemy, so far, she couldn't see or where it was and relied on her instincts to help her track the Digimon down. It wasn't long before she found where it was but then jumped back as she almost got attacked by a Digimon that had some kind of mask and white feathers.
(Meanwhile)
"Aww, I wanted to spend more time with the Digimon." Max wined.
"Max, it's late and we're gonna be past our curfew if we don't get home. We don't want to worry mom, alright?" May says as he looked up at her for a second before looking down nodding.
"Okay."
"Can we trust you guys to keep Guilmon and Patamon a secret for us? If people found out about a digital dinosaur and a bat existing, then… well…" Ash says stopping himself from thinking too far.
"Don't worry, your secret's safe with us." Jeri says showing them a smile.
"Phew, thanks guys. Really appreciate it." Takato said in relief.
"Bye Guilmon and Patamon!" Max says as there leaving.
"We'll come visit again!" Jeri says waving to them.
"Bye-bye!" Guilmon and Patamon say.
"Oh, uh… anytime!" Takato says as they leave. The four stood there as the three walked away and Guilmon was twitching. "Hey, do you think she likes me?" He then asks.
"Jeri? We'll, she does kind of-" Ash was saying until the dinosaur sneezed, and the sticker flew away.
"Hey guys!" They heard as they saw their friends head over with their Digimon.
"Hey, Henry! Zoey!" Takato calls out.
"How'd it go?" Ash asks as the four walked up to them.
"He got away. Whoever that guy was, he's fast." Henry states while panting exhausted.
"That's not just it, something's off about that guy. He seemed to know about us and everything." Zoey states also exhausted.
Then Guilmon started growling while Patamon's ears perked up. "Digimon." The little bat states getting everyone's attention.
"Really?" Takato asks as Guilmon just took off. "Hey, wait!"
(We interrupt Digimon Tamer Ash to bring you too many gosh dang TIMESKIPS)
Rika was still trying to block out the beeping noise coming from her Digivice as Calumon was inspecting the basket. "I better see what it wants." He says as he hops up and the basket falls over while he comes out holding the Digivice in his arms.
"Give it here!" Rika yanked it out of his hands and stared at the screen for a second then goes back to covering her ears.
"But Rika…" Calumon says as he picks it back up. "Whatever it said didn't go over very well."
(With the others)
TaiKetch'em: These timeskips, can we at least try and keep them down to a minimal?
The group ran into the Digital Field to find the Digimon, only to see Renamon already taking it on. "Harpymon; This Digimon is nasty and its voice is like nails on a chalk board." Ash reads his Digivice before turning to the audience. "Should I even be reading this if you saw it all before?"
TaiKetch'em: DON'T BREAK THE FOURTH WALL!
"…Right, well, with her Wind Seeker attack, this fight isn't in Renamon's favor." He says before moving it down.
"Rika!" Henry yells looking for her.
"I don't see her anywhere." Takato states.
"And I don't think she's gonna be here." Ash says confusing the group.
"What're you talking about?"
"I'll try to explain after we finish this." He then states again.
The four Digimon ran over to help her but… "WIND SEEKER!" Harpymon yelled firing her attack as they dodged instantly as the attack was about to hit while also damaging their eardrums with her voice.
"Diamond Storm!" Renamon yells firing her attack and missing.
Harpymon came to attack but got back handed by Renamon while air-born. Then they heard something in the distance. "Who's that?" Zoey says before Rika makes it out of the fog.
"Rika?" Ash says confused.
"Just in time!" Takato says almost relieved.
"Wait, that's the girl you were talking about?" Zoey says as she's finally be meeting the third tamer of the group.
"Hey, Renamon! Look who showed up!" Terriermon says as the fox looked and made eye-contact with her tamer.
But the vixen shrugged the reunion off and kept going at Harpymon, kicking her to the ground. 'Impmon really was right… I wield my self-power and it finally came.' She thought to herself clutching her fists.
'Renamon… she really is powerful without me.' Rika thought as she continued to watch.
"Why is she just standing there? Isn't she gonna finish off Harpymon and load her data?" Takato questioned as she watched Renamon watch her foe who was on the ground.
'I can load any data from any Digimon I want and take them apart at will… but then again… what's the point once it's all over?' The vixen thought to herself as she released her grip on her fists.
"WIIIIIINNND SEEKER!" Harpymon then screeched out as she fired her attack knocking Renamon to the ground while the group watched in shock.
Then the Digimon attempted to attack with her with her claws, missing and breaking off concert. Worried, Rika reached for Digivice but when she did, she realized that she didn't bring it with her. She left it where it was when she left and was forced to watch Renamon nearly get hit every time she dodged. She needed to think quick, and though it was a stupid choice, she grabbed a stick and ran out into the field.
"Wait, hold on!" Ash called out to her.
She didn't listen, she ran at the Digimon and stabbed the stick into her back as Harpymon made an ear bleeding screech while being stalled long enough for Renamon to get up. Harpymon turned to her looking angry as time seemed to slow itself. The others looked in shock as Rika was about to be attacked, then Calumon's head began to glow. Wait, when did he show up?
DIGIVOLUTION
"Renamon Digivolve to… (Transformation Sequence) Kyubimon!"
Kyubimon then jumped at the Digimon making it fly back a few feet. "WIND SEEKER!"
Mackid: OKAY! Can we please not include her in anymore chapters or Fanfictions?! My ears are bleeding!
Taiketch'em: How do you think I feel? Least you an't deaf.
MarioKid: WHAT?!
Taiketch'em: Except for him.
MarioKid: WHAT?!
Taiketch'em: *Sigh*
"Fox Tail Inferno!" The vixen shouted as she fired her attack and within a second the Digimon disappeared and its data scattered everywhere.
"You're not gonna load the data?" Rika asks as Kyubimon shook her head.
"I don't need it anymore." She says as her tamer got confused. "I don't need an opponent's data. I have you." She says looking back at her. "You saved my life. Why?" She asks again as the girl looked away. "It wasn't because of you repaying a dept, was it?"
"N-no, of course not… it's because…" The girl was saying before taking a step closer. "You're my partner." She then said.
"And that's what partners do, protect each other." The vixen takes a step closer.
"Y-yeah… I'm sorry." The redhead said before she wrapped her arms around her partner.
"Uh… what?" Takato said confused.
"Well, it was obvious they were worried about each other." Henry stated. "Problem is they're too hard headed to admit it." He then states again.
"And they just go on until they can't take it anymore." Ash then says finishing off what he was saying.
"Wow, took the words right out of my mouth."
"Yeah, being honest with each other would be too hard." Takato says understanding.
"So, this is what your friend's like, huh?" Zoey said after seeing her before the group had a laugh.
(Last timeskip)
"I'm always honest with you guys, right Guilmon? Patamon?" Takato asks as they were walking back home.
"Yeah, you called me cute!" The dinosaur points out.
"Psh, you mean: cool. Right Takato?" Henry asks as a certain, lighter clicker was watching them.
"Can't they see the danger? Data walking around like living creatures… I can't let this continue, there's too much at stake… Sorry, children, but your time is up." Yamaki says before he grins.
To be continued…
(Epilouge)
Ash was finishing up brushing his teeth and was about to change into his sleepwear when he spotted a note in his pocket. He was confused at first as to how it got there but opened it to read anyway.
Hey, cap-head or whatever your name is, I'm sorry about what I did. Or at least what I've been doing anyway. You were right, and I'm stupid enough to not listen.
When this is all over, I'll try and make it up to you. I don't know what just yet, but I'll think of something. But if you have a date in mind, don't even think about it. Also, next time we meet, you're gonna tell me everything about that girl. At least what you know anyway.
That was it, it wasn't signed or anything. But judging by the fact that it says cap-head at the top and the tone it was written in, he knew it'd have to be one of the only two redheads he knows. How'd she have time to write this and stuff it in his pocket without him noticing? He didn't question it because he was way too tired and just decided to go to bed.
And that's all. I'd like to write something an Author's note here, but I think it's time I finally posted this. Just a quick heads up, there have been people going around the community who are basically like Peta, so if you find one of these guys, block them.