CH. 11 Night Out
"Please Albert, please….." begged Diandra. Diandra and Albert were in one of the viewing platforms, Albert trying to read from the book in his palms.
"I don't want to work at night again. I practically live here already with all the studying I do plus the hours I put in at the Medical Ward and on missions," groaned Albert.
"It'll only be for one night. I promise I'll make it up to you," said Diandra, practically on her knees.
Michelle walked in and observed the two of them. "What's going on?"
"Diandra wants me to take over her graveyard shift tomorrow so she and Ramiro can go out on a date," explained Albert.
"Oh, why is he taking you out tomorrow night? What's the occasion?" asked Michelle.
"Ramiro said he had something important to tell me but wanted to do something special before he told me. I really don't know and won't know unless Albert trades me spots," said Diandra. She started to give Albert a look with a set of puppy dog eyes.
"Darn it. I can never say no when you do that. Ok fine, I'll take your shift tomorrow night. You owe me big through," sighed Albert.
"Thank you, thank you! I have to plan what I going to wear. Bye guys!" exclaimed Diandra, leaving the room quickly.
"That was so nice of you," said Michelle, taking a seat next to Albert.
"Hey Michelle…" started Albert.
"No way… I'm not taking that shift," laughed Michelle. Albert just sighed and returned to his book.
Albert sat alone in the control room the next night reading a book to himself. Michelle entered and took a seat next to Albert; she began look up something one of the computers. The screen displayed a map of the quiet city.
"I already checked earlier, nothing going on tonight," said Albert from behind his book.
"I know. Diandra and Ramiro just left a few minutes ago. Diandra and Ramiro looked so cute," smiled Michelle.
"Where are they going?" asked Albert, putting his book down.
"Ummm… The Moonlight Lounge I believe," said Michelle.
"Is he proposing to her or what? That place is one of the fanciest places to go in this city."
"I don't know. I wonder what Ramiro wanted to tell her…."
"Probably about that top secret mission Ramiro and his squad are going on… oops, wasn't suppose to tell you that…"
"What top secret mission? Albert, what are you not telling me?" asked Michelle. Before Albert could say anything, the screen went red.
"Oh great, a Digimon," groaned Michelle.
Albert checked the info on the computer, and froze. "This is not good."
Diandra and Ramiro had spent one wonderful night together or so thought Diandra. The Moonlight Lounge sat next to a grand river that flowed on the edge of the city. The various windows along the walls allowed people to observe the clear flowing water. The interior of the place was elegantly decorated and was lit mostly by candles on each table. After a while, Ramiro escorted Diandra to a patio located right outside the lounge. They both stood on the edge of the patio looking up into the night sky.
"This had to have been the greatest night of my life," sighed Diandra.
"Glad you liked it," said Ramiro. "Hey Diandra, there is something I wanted to give you…"
Diandra's heart began to race "What?"
"Well you see I'm leaving this Monday on a mission and I just wanted to give you this," he said, reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a set of old looking, grey dog tags and handed them to Diandra.
"These are your first pair of dog tags from when you started at DECA. Why are you giving them to me?"
"I know that we don't get to do much together since I'm always on missions for Commander Titan. I just wanted to give you something to remember me until I come back," said Ramiro coolly.
"I'll always remember you Ramiro, I won't forget you. You will come back right? This isn't a life or death mission is it?" asked Diandra, placing the tags around her neck.
"I'm not sure. Commander Titan told us to take all measures we deemed necessary before we leave so I wanted to spend some time with you before I left. Just remember one thing for me please, I'll come back. No matter what, I will come back."
"Oh Ramiro…" started Diandra.
"I don't know what will happen but no matter what, I will come back to you cause I…" started Ramiro, but he was cut off by a loud crashing noise. A large Digimon came stomping through the building, people running away in terror below it. The Digimon resembled a dinosaur of sorts with a deep black shell and white skin. The creature's eyes glowed in a deep red as it growled at the two of them.
"Stay behind be Diandra," said Ramiro, pushing her behind him. Ramiro pulled out his Digivice and a set of Data Visors. He scanned the Digimon. "Monochromon, dinosaur type champion level Digimon. His Volcanic Strike attack burns his enemies to a crisp."
"Of all nights, why tonight?" groaned Diandra.
Ramiro held out his Digivice "Armadillomon, report for duty." A rather fair sized Digimon appeared before the two of them. The Digimon had a shiny yellow shell and looked very similar to an armadillo.
The Digimon let out a yawn "Aww… Ramiro, I was taking a very nice nap. Why'd you have to wake me?"
"Sorry buddy but we got a wild one here."
"Ok then. Let's take his out so I can go back to sleep. Ready when you are."
"Right, Digi-Charge!" said Ramiro as his aura began to enter his Digivice.
Armadillomon Digivolved to… Ankylomon
Ankylomon appeared and stood before Monochromon. Ankylomon resembled an ankylosaurus-type dinosaur with tough yellow armor and spikes. His tail had a large spiked ball swinging from the end of it. Ankylomon let out a loud roar, shaking the surrounding area.
"You're going down, Tail Hammer!" said Ankylomon, swinging his tail. The tail rammed right into Monochromon, sending him crashing to the ground. Monochromon let out a giant fireball from his mouth while he tried to recover. The stray attack flew straight past Ankylomon and toward Ramiro and Diandra. Ramiro pushed Diandra out of harm's way; his shoulder was scorched by the attack. Diandra began to slip over the edge of the patio but was caught by Ramiro before she could fall into the water below. He struggled to keep her up.
"Ramiro, you're hurt…" said Diandra as she tried to reach for her Digivice but couldn't grab it from her pocket.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about me. I need to get you up here," said Ramiro, wincing.
Monochromon gave one swift swing with his tail, knocking Ankylomon out of the way. Only Ramiro and Diandra were left in his path.
Suddenly, Monochromon was hit on the side of his face by an incoming attack of blue spiraling energy.
"You guys ok?" yelled Michelle from Garurumon's back. Albert and Gaogamon were standing next to them, Albert on Gaogamon's back.
"Yeah," said Ramiro.
"Help Ramiro!" yelled Diandra, still hanging on to Ramiro's arm over the edge of the patio.
"I'm on it," said Albert, jumping down from Gaogamon's back. He ran over to Ramiro and helped him lift Diandra back onto the patio.
"Thanks, what are you two doing here?" Diandra asked.
"No problem. We saw a Digimon appear close by here so we thought you might need backup," Albert replied.
Diandra reached for her Digivice and pulled it out to summon her partner. "You so picked the wrong night to mess with me. Renamon, let's get rid of this Digimon!" Renamon appeared before them in a bright flash of light. "Now then, Digi-Charge!"
Renamon Digivolved to… Kyubimon
Monochromon was now surrounded by the team's Digimon. The Digimon tried to find a way to escape, looking around for a break in the formation.
Ankylomon took the chance to attack. "Tail Hammer!" The attack threw Monochromon into the air.
"Wolf Squad, let's give him our team attack!" said Albert. Their three partners stood by each other.
"Spiraling Flames!" said Albert, Michelle, and Diandra altogether. The three Digimon launched their attacks at once. The cyclone from Gaogamon caught the attacks from Renamon and Garurumon, creating a blue tornado encased in flames. The attack struck the Digimon, causing his Digital Code to appear.
"Do the honors Diandra," said Albert.
"Right, Digital Capture!" said Diandra, scanning the Digimon's code. The code created a card that came to Diandra's hand.
"That's another wild one neutralized," said Ramiro, grasping his shoulder. The Digimon returned to their rookie forms.
"You ok Ram?" asked Armadillomon.
"Yeah, I'll live," laughed Ramiro.
"Let me take a look at your shoulder and get you patched up," smiled Albert. The two of them called back their partners and started to leave the area. Diandra and Michelle did the same and followed them.
Michelle leaned over to Diandra "What did he want to tell you?"
Diandra just giggled a bit then continued walking.
"Why won't anybody tell me anything?!" exclaimed Michelle.