Chapter 11: Digimon Battle Tournament

Welcome back fellow Digitalites. You probably didn't know, but this is the next chapter of Digimon: Evolution. Something a little interesting is going to come up in this chapter, but first my boss has got me doing a new competition. Everybody can still create Tamers and they will be appearing in future chapters if they haven't shown up yet. However, remember that there are eight Gold Battle Cards, one for each of the DigiDestined. One has already been revealed as Goliath. Guess what, you guys can make the other seven.

So here's how it goes. You guys can either make up your own card or recommend a real card that you have or you've seen in the show. Just make sure you include the name, of course, and what the hell it does. You can even add which Tamer you think should get it and, if you want, how they get it. Now that last one might have to be changed for storyline issues but the author can try his best to incorporate what you guys want. You are his readers after all.

With that out of the way, enjoy this chapter of Digimon: Evolution! Oh, and can I borrow 500 Yen? I'm a bit short this month.

*Rin's POV*

Daiki had given me the sign that he wanted to talk so we left Sakura's house to go for a little walk. "What's on your mind?" I asked after about five minutes. He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I think that the side effects for the Gold Evolution Card may be affecting Kotemon already. During the battle when he Degenerated back from Dinohyumon, he was literally flickering, turning into data one second and then turning back to normal. He hasn't woken up yet either. I'm getting really worried."

I didn't know he cared so much about Kotemon. "Renamon hasn't woken up either. Now that I think about it the only Digimon that are conscious right now are Falcomon, Lalamon, Biyomon, and Wizardmon. He'll wake up soon, don't worry." He calmed down a little from what I said. "However, I agree with Kenta, which is somewhat scary for me. You shouldn't use the Gold Evolution Card anymore. You need to have Kotemon Digivolve naturally. It may take longer but at least he won't be deleted in the process."

He nodded his head at me, and then handed me back my Gold Evolution Card. I slid it into my pocket and sighed. "I don't want you a part of this Daiki. You're just going to get in the way. I can't be protecting you whenever you get into some dangerous situation." He looked at me with the same look that Ryo always would. "Rin, I know you're worried about me. I'm not going to get hurt, I promise. I may not be a DigiDestined but you guys can get all the help you can get. Considering that you are wanted in the Digital World as hackers and evil Digimon and Tamers are being sent here to kill you, I think I can be a really big help to you guys."

"You are not dying because of me!" I yelled. He sighed and stopped walking. "I know you blame yourself for what happened to Ryo, but it's not your fault. Your brother…his death had nothing to do with you. We were all hurt by his death. We may have just been cousins, but he was like a brother to me too. He taught me how to ride my bike, helped me get my first date with a girl, and too many other things to go into. You need to let his death go and stop worrying about me. It's been three months Rin. You can't take his death back, and you can't blame yourself for it."

He had told me this before, everyone had, but I can't just let it go. Ryo's death was my fault, no matter what everyone else believes. I know the truth, even if they tell me it's not true. Daiki is right about one thing though…I have to stop worrying about him. He's my age for god's sake, I should stop babying him. "Fine, you can help us. Just don't get yourself hurt or…just don't let it get anywhere near that point, alright?" He smiled and nodded at me. I smiled back at him and then started to head back towards Sakura's house. I quickly hit him the arm and said, "Don't breathe a word about this to the others." He nodded and muttered "ow".

*Daichi's POV*

Ugh, there's nothing good on TV. At least Sakura brought in some popcorn to munch on. "So how did you find out about the whole DigiDestined thing if you're not one?" she asked suddenly. Well she's a pretty bold girl; I like that. "Kenta and I have been best friends forever. He had some spiritual adventure to the Digital World and met Alphamon who told him what was going down. Once he finally woke up he told me all about it."

She fell silent after that and turned back to the boring channel I had just put on. "How did you learn you're a DigiDestined?" I asked. "I didn't know I was a DigiDestined until about three hours ago when you guys told me about it. I have the Gold Evolution Card and I can use the Bio Digivolution so it just fits together that I'm a DigiDestined. I've brought Lalamon into the Real World multiple times before; we've just never actually fought an evil dude before." I nodded and stuffed some more popcorn in my mouth.

"Are you worried about Kenta?" she asked. I was a little shocked by this question but I nodded my head yes. She motioned for me to continue. "He's really serious about this whole thing. He's always been the scared type to turn away from dangerous situations, but now it seems like he's going in head first." She gave me an odd look. "That's not the reason why you're worried." I shook my head. "That's a small part of it, but my major issue is this Bio Digivolution. He's going to get himself killed using it. Kenta's not a Digimon. If he dies, he's not going to revert to a Digi-Egg and come out good as new."

She sighed and looked at her D-Phone. "The Bio Digivolution is an amazing thing. Feeling all those emotions and thoughts run through you, all that power that you feel. If the wrong person were to use it, they could become addicted." I gave her a worried look. "I don't think that's Kenta's problem." What was she talking about? "What do you mean?" I asked.

"Kenta is relying on the Bio Digivolution too much from what I've seen. Rin told me about how the fight was going before Yumi and I showed up. While you guys were using Battle Cards to try and see your enemy's capabilities, he jumped in head first with the Bio Digivolution. Kenta needs to stop using the Bio Digivolution as his only weapon and start using his Battle Cards in effective strategies." She was right. Kenta only used the Hyper Wings and Alias cards normally. He and Agumon have just been Bio Digivolving right from the start.

"I think you're right. I'm gonna talk to him about that." I got up to leave but she pulled me back down onto the couch. "Not now you moron, I think he's with Yumi right now. Either that or he's with Kai. You're going to be ruining some sort of sappy moment for him." Ok, Yumi I got but…Kai? "Uh…is Kai…?" She smacked me on the head. "No you dumbass! Don't you see the way Kai admires Kenta! The kid looks up to him like he's a god and from what I've heard they've only met very recently."

Oh…phew, that's way less awkward then what I was thinking. I rubbed the back of my head. "Ok, I got it, but was it really necessary to smack me?" She just went and smacked me again! "Yes," she said nonchalantly. I could fall for this girl; I just hope she stops hitting me. Maybe I can hit ON her. "Hey, would you maybe like to do something later?" I said while giving her my amazing smile.

"Sorry wizard boy, I don't wanna be doing any dating right now." I kind of slumped down, disappointed. "Why not?" I asked real fast. She tensed up all the sudden. "Um, well, uh, I just don't want to, that's why!" Yikes, I might be hit again. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you or anything?" I said while putting my hands up in defense. She rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly. "No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have snapped like that. The dating thing is…sketchy."

I wanted to ask for more but I didn't push. "That's fine, if you want to talk to someone about it I'm all ears, but only if you want to." She nodded and sighed. "I moved hear about a three months ago. Before that I lived in America with my aunt and uncle. I was going to some private school there and I was aloud to live with them. Everything was going really great, and I was finally away from my parents. They pressure me all the time into being some perfect daughter, but like rock music, can beat almost anyone up in a fight, and I love playing sports like soccer and basketball. They hate that; they want me to be the perfect little house maid that can be married off to some rich guy later on in life."

"They moved me back here to Japan after they saw pictures of me and my boyfriend on Facebook. I don't have one but he had posted them up on there. My boyfriend dresses a lot like me and even had his ears pierced, but he was one of the sweetest guys you could've ever met. We had so much in common and I always had so much fun. My parents got all angry though and they moved me hear. I can only dress like I want to whenever I go out or when there not home or else I have to listen to them nagging for ten hours straight. They get on me for the littlest things and it's just so annoying!"

"The biggest thing is that they won't let me date anybody at all. They want to pick out the perfect boy for me and make sure that I don't make another "mistake". It's a major pain in the ass." I felt really sad from her story. My parents would never force me to be something I'm not, or take away something healthy that makes me really happy. "I'm really sorry to hear that. How did your boyfriend take the whole thing?"

"He was pretty ok with it. Him and I kept in touch for a while in secrecy. We still talk occasionally, but he's found another girl that he really likes. He actually asked me first if it was alright to date her, that's how nice he is. I'm not going to hold him back from dating someone else that he likes, that wouldn't be right. As long as one of us is happy, I'm ok with it." Ok, now I felt extremely sad from her story. "I'm so sorry; I wish I could help in some way."

"Are you kidding me, you've already helped! All of you have helped! You've told me about an entire other world that I was chosen to go save! Not only do I get to leave this drab world, but I get to go save one full of amazing monsters! That is absolutely amazing! It's the best present anyone could've ever given me, no matter how ridiculous that sounds." I smiled at her, amazed that she could be so happy by hearing she has to save a world full of monsters. We both stopped talking after that and watched the TV, but the silence was peaceful and it just felt…right.

*Kenta's POV*

I finally managed to sit up. Kai fell asleep with his head lying on my leg. The quiet was really peaceful…and then Agumon woke up. "Hey Kenta, what did I miss?" That loud mouth lizard! "Shh…you're going to wake up Kai." I whispered. Kai moved a little but only ended up rolling over onto his left side. "Oh, sorry…so where are we?"

"We're at another DigiDestined's house. Her name is Sakura. Her and her Digimon Lalamon saved us along with Yumi and Birdramon. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't be here right now. I see that you Digivolved in your sleep." He did a couple of morning stretches and nodded. "Yup, In-Training Digimon tend to do that. So how did the fight with Cerberumon end?"

"He went back to the Digital World with his Tamer. I'm really worried though. If we end up fighting him again, we're going to be in big trouble. We need to get stronger somehow." Just then a pop-up showed up on my D-Phone. "Hey Agumon, could you open it for me?" He nodded and touched the pop-up with his claw. It was an ad for something…a Digimon Battle Tournament?

Oh yea, they have a national Digimon Battle Tournament twice a year. The winners from that usually head out to other countries and battle for the worldwide tournaments. It looks like they're going to have the tournament in Tokyo this year. Huh, that's weird…the ad says something of new virtual technology that will…bring the Digimon to life?! "According to this, Digital Enterprises has funded the Digimon Battle Tournament and has given it new technology that can make virtual projections of the Tamer's Digimon so that they can battle in the Real World."

"Wait, so I can come to the Real World two ways now?" Agumon asked. I shook my head. "Virtual projections aren't real, they're just holograms. You'll probably be loaded into the system computer and then you'll be projected onto the battle ground as holograms. It sounds like a lot of fun; they're just a few problems." He gave me an odd look. "What kind of problems? Don't tell me you're just being a pussy."

I rolled my eyes. "No you annoying gecko; how exactly are we supposed to enter some national tournament when we're already suspected as hackers in Digimon: RPG?" Now he rolled his eyes. "What does that have to do with the tournament? You said that the battles are held in the Real World with those holo-virtual thingies."

"Yes, but the tryouts are held in Digimon: RPG at File City. Getting to the city won't be an issue, but imagine signing up. No doubt they'll be admins all around there. If they recognize us or if there are some signs up for us, we're going to be screwed. Besides, even if we somehow get into the tournament without being caught, using the Bio Digivolution will probably make it pretty obvious since EVERYONE knows about it." The blogs have certainly spread the Bio Digivolution around.

"I think we should enter." Rin and Daiki had just walked back into the room. I looked down at Kai but saw that he was rubbing his eyes. "It could be fun; we just have to be careful." Now Daichi and Sakura now walked in. "Can we please do it Kenta?" Kai asked. Thank god Yumi isn't here or I would've probably succumbed already. "Fine, but I think we should first check with the Digimon first. All in favor of entering the tournament say…" I was cut off by the chorus of digital "I's". Those damn Digimon didn't even let me finish talking…

"Fine, we'll enter the tournament." Rin looked at me sternly. "Wait a second, why exactly are you the final decision maker? You're like the second youngest here." Gulp; if looks could kill I'd be dead by now. "She's got a point Kenta. I mean, Daiki and Rin are 15 years old. Rin, Daichi, and Yumi are all 14. Even Tatsuya is 15…" Man, Agumon! "Hey who's side are you on anyway?!" I yelled at him. He just sweat drop and put his hands up in defense. "Well it is true. If it wasn't for Kai you'd be the youngest out of everyone." My eye twitched a little now.

"Alright, can someone just call Yumi and tell her please." Rin smirked at me. "Why don't you just call her, oh great leader?" I tensed up and started to sweat. Damn Rin for getting so much enjoyment out of seeing me squirm. "Uh, well, um…you see uh…the thing is…" Great I can't even talk straight. I think I liked it better when I couldn't make up a complete sentence when I liked Emiko since only Daichi knew about her. "Do you like Yumi?" Kai asked. Damn it… "Um, uh, just someone call her already!" I yelled

Sakura giggled and took out her D-Phone. "Be right back," she told us while walking out. I breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey Kenta, you never answered Kai's question." Rin slipped in. I tensed up again. Kai was about to say something when I picked him up and put him on my back. "Why don't we go get something to eat or something?" He nodded happily and put his arms around my neck. As I walked out I could hear the others snickering. We're all friends for less then a day and they're already teasing me…great…

*Daichi's POV*

Hehe, Kenta's got it bad. "That was fun," Daiki said. I couldn't help but agree. Kenta was my best friend but it was just hilarious to tease him. Of course our happy moment got cut off by our D-Phones going off. "Ugh, do these things ever take a break." I muttered. The signal was way smaller then Cerberumon's. The Digimon must only be a Rookie. "This thing should be pretty easy to handle, but we don't if it has a Tamer. Things might get tricky if there is one." Rin told us.

"Why don't the three of us go and take it down without the others knowing. I think the signal is so small that it may not have shown up on the others' phones." I said. "Wouldn't it be better if all of us took this thing on just incase this thing does have a Tamer?" Daiki asked. Rin and I both shook our heads at the same time. "Everyone's still tired from the last fight, especially Kenta and Agumon. Renamon's pretty healed up but she's not up to full strength yet. I bet Kotemon's pretty good at this point too. The three of us together should be enough to take it down, and if needed we'll call for back up. You two just better not do anything stupid, understand?" Rin told us sternly. We both nodded our heads quickly and sighed when she turned around. "Some cousin you got there," I whispered to Daichi. He smiled awkwardly and nodded.

*10 Minutes Later*

It took about ten minutes to head to the Digimon's location. We finally got there after a lot of running…I'm out of breath. "Come on Daichi, you can run faster then that!" Daiki yelled out to me. Damn fit judo master. "There it is." Rin said while pointing into a small fog. I took out my D-Phone to Scan it.

Gazimon

Form: Rookie

Attribute: Virus

Type: Mammal

"A Mammal type Digimon from which big, sharp claws have grown on his hands and feet. Although he probably uses both his hind- and forefeet like legs, as soon as the claws on his forefeet begins to evolve, he'll start walking on his hind feet-an unusual trait amongst Mammal types. He's a small Digimon, but he's quite violent-tempered and never allows himself to be domesticated. When he attacks, the claws on his forefeet prove to be very valuable assets, but outside of battle, he digs holes with his forefeet and enjoys seeing other Digimon fall into the pits he digs mean fully. His special attack is "Paralyze Breath", where he spits out a gaseous poison breath."

"Just a Gazimon and no Tamer in sight. This is almost too easy. Renamon, Energize!" A spiral of data came out Rin's D-Phone and formed into Renamon. "Diamond Storm!" The diamonds flew down at Gazimon but he ran out of the way. "Let's help them out. Kotemon, Energize!" The spiral of data flew out of Daiki's D-Phone and formed into Kotemon. "Fire Mask!" Kotemon's Bamboo Sword lit up in flames and he charged at Gazimon. He striked down but Gazimon jumped up out of the way. "Now's our chance! Wizardmon, Energize!"

Wizardmon appeared out of my D-Phone and went straight to work. "Thunder Cloud!" The storm cloud appeared behind Gazimon and shocked him from behind, knocking him down. "Finish it Renamon! Digi-Modify, Hyper Cannon activate!" A mini-cannon appeared on Renamon's arm and she aimed it at Gazimon. He glared at her while trying to stand up. "Fire!" she yelled. The blast hit Gazimon square on and his data started to dissolve. "My master will avenge me! He shall destroy all of you worthless humans and traitorous Digimon!" he yelled out before he fully disappeared. "Nice job Wizardmon!" I said while giving him a high five. It may have started out bad, but I think things are starting to look up.