Chapter 12 –Enter, Sarah Loder
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Takato's POV
Takato, Rika, and the mystery woman landed with roughly on the floor of Guilmon's hut.
"Maybe we should put some pillows here," Takato said, standing up. "Anyway, let's go Guilmon."
"Takatomon," Guilmon cried. "What's happening to me?"
Turning around, Takato saw that Guilmon and Renamon were half invisible and fuzzing.
"It looks like the Juggernaut still isn't letting Digimon live in the real world," Rika said, standing up with the woman.
"Well, then, just go back to the Digital World and wait for us to get back," Takato said regretfully.
Running out the door and towards the hospital, Takato had an idea.
"Why don't we call Henry's dad and ask him to make a program that lets Digimon come to the real world?" he said, pulling out his phone.
"Wait a minute, why did you bring your cell phone to the Digiworld?" Rika asked, confused.
"Um, I forgot to take it out of my pocket," he said.
Dialing Henry's house, he waited for Jonyu to pick up.
"Hello?" Jonyu said into the speaker.
"Hey! Mr. Wong, it's Takato," Takato said hurriedly. "I want you to do something for me."
"Um, ok, what is it?" Jonyu said, confused at the sudden request.
"I want you to make a program that let's our Digimon back in the real world," Takato said.
"Well, um, ok. I guess I can try," Jonyu said, then hung up.
"Well, Gogglehead? What's the verdict?" Rika asked, slowing down because of the weight of the stranger.
"He said he'll try," Takato said happily.
"Here, take the girl, I'm getting tired," Rika said, handing her over.
Takato put her on his back and continued to run.
"I'll meet you at the hospital," he called back.
A few minutes later, Takato burst through the front doors of the hospital, yelling for emergency staff.
Rushing over, they asked questions like "What happened?" and "Where did you find her?"
"I don't know what happened or who she is, but I found her in the Digital World," Takato said, gasping for breath.
"Digital World?" was the most common response. "Are you one of the kids that saved the world from that big pink blob?"
"Yea, but I don't want to talk about it right now," Takato said. "Help her out first."
The doctors took her away on a stretcher, leaving Takato alone in the waiting room. Rika showed up a few minutes later, slightly out of breath.
The two of them waited for a few hours before a doctor showed up.
"We analyzed her prints and got the name Sarah Loder," he said, sitting down across from them. "Her arm had started to set, so we had to re-break it and put into a cast. As for the scratches, we don't see any infections that would hurt her in any way."
"That's good," Takato said, sighing in relief.
"However," the doctor said. "We couldn't find any family she was attached to, except for her younger brother. I don't think that he could pay for her medical bill."
"How old are they?" Rika asked.
"Sarah is 16 and her brother, Seth, is 13."
"Well, I guess I could call my parents and ask if they could pay for some of it," Takato said. "Rika, you should-"
He was cut off by the doctor's pager going off.
"Code Blue?" the doctor said confused, standing up. "But nothing was wrong with her!"
He immediately ran off to Sarah's room.
"What's Code Blue?" Takato asked Rika.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's a cardiac arrest," she replied, standing and starting to walk at a brisk pace towards where the doctor went.