Alright. Let's bring this arc to an end. I only own my OC's and the plot. Enjoy!
The AutoKnights VI.V: The Months In Between
Chapter 25: Definitions
While GK was busy pondering his new thoughts over his relationship with Mina, the mongoose herself was out on a date. She was with a guy who worked at Uncle Chuck's diner so the two actually knew each other a bit. The guy's name was Mitch. And he was a bulldog. Very well built too. So pretty much most of the reason mina said yes was so she could ogle at his huge arms some more. Right after they ordered their food, they began to talk. And immediately Mitch had a question on his mind. And he asked it as Mina took a drink of her water.
"So what's going on with you and the bird?"
Mina nearly spat out her water when she heard the question. She was hoping to not get into that at all tonight. Or any night for that matter.
"I'm sorry. Who?" she asked to be sure he was talking about the right bird.
"You know. The green and orange bird in the suit you're always around."
Yep. It was the right bird.
"Oh. GK. Nothing's going on. Why do you ask?"
"Well you and him have been going to Chuck's nearly every night for the past few weeks. So you can understand why I was surprised when you said yes to this date." Mitch explained.
"Wait." Mina held up a hand. "You think GK's my boyfriend?"
"Almost everyone thinks that." Mitch answered. "The two of you are always together. What do you do when yo are?"
Mina was on a date with someone who wasn't GK. So she didn't want to say she and GK were getting in bed with each other every night. That would send the guy running to the hills.
"We're just each other's wingman." She answered. "He helps me meet guys and I help him meet girls."
"Are you sure it's just that?"
Apparently Mitch saw something Mina was obviously blind to.
"What are you talking about?" she acted as if she really didn't know.
"I've seen the way you look at him when he turns around. And he looks at you exactly the same way when your own back is turned." Mitch explained. I think you two might have some feelings harbored for each other that I think you should let out."
And of course Mina went on the defensive again.
"Feelings? For GK? No way. There is absolutely nothing going on with me and him. I mean….ha ha….come on." She was actually starting to laugh a bit. But it was a nervous typeof laugh.
Mitch decided to put her to the test.
"Alright then. How about this?" he got to the punch line. "You kiss me once right here, right now. I'll know if it's fake or real."
Kiss him? After only one hour into the first date? That seemed a little bit odd. But Mina didn't want to look like she had feelings for that bird. So in a moment of weakness, she said okay.
The two of them puckered their lips and were an inch from touching each other. But then Mitch felt a hand on his shoulder. Not a hand. Rather a wing.
"Hi, Mitch."
It was GK. And he himself was a bit shocked by his next move. He punched Mitch right in the face. After grabbing his cheek and glaring at GK, the bird cowered behind Mina.
"I'm so sorry, Mitch! Please don't kill me! I bleed!"
But Mitch just shook his head and stood back up out of his seat.
"It's alright dude." He said. "I shouldn't be here anyway with someone else's girlfriend."
And of course, Mina and GK only went into defensive mode again. But needless to say, the date was pretty much over and GK and Mina decided to just head to Earth and join everyone else to finish dinner. They agreed to not tell anyone about it. But they had watched every bit of it thanks to Nicole.
"Okay! That's it!" Blaze had reached her limit with them. "We are at the point of physical violence here! Will you two morons please just have the mother flipping talk?"
"What? That?" GK asked her. "Blaze, that was just me. I punch everyone. I'll punch a baby. I don't care. Guys, you're with me, right?"
The faces who once supported his decision were now looking at him almost exactly the same way they looked at him a few months ago went he first told them he had sex with Mina. And that was not a good sign.
"Sorry, GK." Mighty said. "You went too far tonight. I think Blaze is right. You two need the talk."
GK was hoping to get support from a fellow Digimon on this one.
"Patamon, Gatomon. Come on. You two have hardly been a part of this. Please tell me your still on my side." He pleaded.
"No can do, GK." Patamon said. "But in my opinion, you were doing fine right up to the point where you lost all control and punched some random guy in the face for a reason you deny."
GK and Mina didn't want to hear it anymore. They just got up and left. They just went upstairs without a single word. And that left everyone else down there in the dining room.
"Is Mr. GK going to be alright with Miss Mina?" Cream wondered.
"I'm not entirely sure, Cream." Amy answered. "Those two are so stubborn it's ridiculous."
"That's just something else they have in common." Knuckles said.
"Then maybe you should join them in a threeway relationship." Amy taunted.
Knuckles growled at that last remark and Julie-Su calmed him down before he threw his plate at the pink hedgehog's face. But that joke did get a few chuckles from some of the others.
"Well then it's official. We HAVE to make those two confused kids have the talk whether they want to or not." Chuck said.
"But how do we do that, grandpa?" Chris asked. "Every time we bring up the talk, they practically put their fingers in their ears and start singing to drown us out."
But as they were all figuring out a way to make those two have the talk, Takamon looked over at his wife about to ask her if this meant he was off grounding and they could have sex again. It had only been two days and he was going insane already. But when he looked at her, the question left his head and he made everyone shut up by telling them to do so. Then he redirected to his pregnant wife.
"Um….baby? You've got that diabolical look in your eye." Takamon said a bit scared of that face.
Everyone took a closer look at Blaze's face to see what the golden monster was talking about. And he was right. Blaze looked like she had just joined the dark side or something.
"That looks similar to the face Amy had on planet Marmolin when she tried to trap Sonic in that love spell." Cosmo observed.
"Yeah. And she epically failed." Knuckles laughed.
Amy growled back at him and then their attention was on Blaze again.
"Um….Blaze? Are you alight?" Espio said.
Then she spoke.
"Gather round, guys. Because if this plan doesn't work, then I'll just have to put their private parks in a locking device."
That last thing she said sounded a little extreme. But her sanity was still intact. She had to be sane to come up with such a detailed plan as that. And it was going to commence the very next morning.
And speaking of the next morning, GK and Mina decided to spend the night on Earth. And in the bed of the two Thorndykes who actually owned the house. Nelson and Lindsey. Had those two humans actually been there, they would have gone to Mobius. But they liked the comfort they got from that giant bed. Even when they were on top of each other, they were still very cozy. Even though they were sweating like crazy.
"Hey, sorry I might have gone too far last night." GK said to a completely nude Mina as she put on a pink robe she had brought with her from home.
"Hey, we've been through this. Unless I say "Billie Jean", you haven't gone too far." The young mongoose responded as her toes touched the carpet.
GK shot her a strange look but then talked again.
"No. I meant punching Mitch."
"Oh." Mina said. "Well that's alright. I'm sure it was just nothing."
She then walked over to the bedroom door to open it. But when she tried to turn the knob, the knob itself came off of the door. And the door couldn't be opened. Now there were only two possible explanations. One: she was stronger than she thought, which was highly unlikely. Or two: someone did it on purpose to lock them in. She immediately looked back at the bird in the bed holding up the knob.
"Did you do this, GK?" she demanded.
GK looked at the knob and then at her.
"No."
She didn't buy it.
"Billie Jean. Did you do this?"
"Once again. No."
He sounded like he was telling the truth. So she turned around and knocked.
"Chris! Ella, Tanaka! Sonic! Tak! Anyone out there?" she called.
"Nobody's here but me, Mina."
That was Blaze's voice and she was right on the other side of the door.
"Blaze, me and GK are locked in here. Let us out." Mina called.
"I'd be glad to. Just as soon as you and GK have the talk."
That was when the mongoose looked through the hole in the door where the knob was and saw Blaze sitting right in front of the door in a chair with a screwdriver and the other half of the knob in her hand. This was all her doing. And Mina was not too happy about this.
"Blaze let us out of here!" she demanded.
"No. This has gone on far enough." Blaze said. "Sit down with GK, define the relationship, write that definition down on a piece of paper, slide it under the door, and if I like what I read, you can go. It's as easy as that."
But of course the two friends with benefits were unwilling to cooperate.
"We are NOT having the talk!" GK yelled as he put the shirt of his suit on.
"Then I guess I'm gonna give birth right outside this door." Blaze replied.
"Fine! You wanna play this game, we'll play. Maybe GK will spend the entire day having sex!" mina shouted.
GK immediately began to undress himself again after Mina said that. But Blaze had a trump card.
"Well guess what?" she said. "Since Tak is back on my side again, he's off grounding. So maybe he and I will just do the same."
Mina took another look through the doorknob hole and saw this time that Takamon was right outside the door with Blaze. And he seemed to have a whip in his hands.
"Hey guys." He called. "GK, this whip is kinda cool."
"Thanks. Eduardo says it's the most high-end whip on the market." GK replied.
"Who's Eduardo?" Blaze asked.
"Oh, he's my whip guy. And yes. I have a whip guy." GK said.
Not wanting to find out how one even gets a whip guy, they decided to just let that one go. But they soon got back on topic.
Over the next couple of hours, GK and Mina were still not having the talk. But that didn't stop Blaze. And Takamon still really didn't care. He was off grounding. But he still had done it with Blaze in a few days. She was tired last night and the closest he got to having sex was giving her back a massage. Something he really hated doing even when she wasn't pregnant. So his friends emotions were the least of his concerns as his urges just grew and grew. But he was able to restrain them for the time being. Espio taught him that a true ninja is able to control himself in even the toughest of circumstances.
A couple of papers were slid underneath the door. Takamon would pick them up, read them, and then Blaze would say, "Not good enough." Then Takamon would repeat the three words and then crack GK's whip.
But as for the whereabouts for everyone else, they just decided to have a nice relaxing time away from the house. And they knew the perfect spot. Sonic led them all to that oasis spot in the desert where they first found Patamon and Gatomon. The one's who hadn't been there before outweighed those who already had. So it was pretty fun for all of them. The water was even warm enough to swim in. Much to Cream's enjoyment. The rest of them just brought some food to eat. Except for Mr. Tanaka. He said he had some business to take care of first.
"So how long do you think it's gonna take for GK and Mina to have the talk?" Amy wondered.
"Knowing how stubborn those two can be, I'm saying hours." Sonic told his girlfriend.
Speaking of talks, Sally needed to have one with Sonic. And of course, it was about Amy. She asked him if they could walk alone for a few minutes and Sonic agreed to it. When they reached the trees, they began to talk.
"Explain, Sonic." Sally demanded. "How is it even possible for you to be single for just one hour after I break up with you and then get a new girlfriend just like that? And with AMY of all people."
"What the hell do you got against Amy?" Sonic asked back.
"Nothing. She's my friend and all. But still, it was like you just threw me aside so you could be with her!"
Now Sonic got really confused here.
"Okay. If memory serves me correctly, YOU broke up with ME! YOU threw ME aside! And Amy was there to comfort me. And during that battle with Starscream and Bludgeon, I realized that I truly do have feelings for her. I was just too stupid before to realize it. Sally, I'm sorry if it offends you, but I like Amy, and I want to give this a chance to see where it goes. You owe me at least that."
Sally was out of ammo. And it was so short into it too. She was set to chew his ass out because she thought she was only going out with Amy to make her jealous. But after that little speech he gave, she realized that he truly didn't want her back anymore. He really wanted to be with Amy. And she did owe him at least a chance.
"Alright." She said. "I'll stay out of the way."
Sonic hugged her. "Thank you."
After they hugged, they returned to the group and they just chit chatted amongst each other. When it was nearly one o clock, everyone decided it was time to head back to the house. When they got there, they expected GK and Mina to be free. But no they weren't. They were still locked in the master bedroom and Blaze had no intention of letting them go unless they had the friggin talk.
But just as the Mobian group walked in, Mr. Tanaka came in the door and went upstairs.
"Everyone, I have big news." He said.
"Hold on Mr. Tanaka." Chris stopped him before looking at Blaze. "What do you mean they won't talk?"
"I mean they refuse to just sit down and have a simple conversation that would mean their freedom." Blaze replied.
"Um…guys?" The news Tanaka had was kind of big.
But no one heard him. Vector just went up and pounded on the door.
"Will two just have the talk already? This is getting ridiculous!" the croc shouted.
"This does not concern you, Vector!" Mina shouted.
"I'M GETTING MARRIED!"
Those words did not come from anyone Mobian. No. It came from a human. And that human's name was Edward Tanaka.
As soon as those words left his mouth, all movement on both sides of the door just came to an abrupt halt. Everyone was now looking at him with very wide eyes.
"You're…..you're what now?" Chuck asked.
"None of you may have noticed, but during the events of the past couple of months, I have been seeing someone. We connected immediately and we have spent nearly every night together ever since. Just a few minutes ago, I popped the question. And she said yes." The butler explained.
"Well…who is it?" Chris asked.
Just then, a pair of feet were heard coming upstairs and when the body attached to those feet became visible, everyone was a bit surprised, but not entirely.
It was agent Topaz. And she was now sporting a diamond engagement ring on her left ring finger.
"Miss Topaz?" Tails asked. "You and Tanaka are getting married?"
Topaz nodded and hugged Tanaka.
"Yes we are." She said happily. "He and I have a lot in common with each other. I want to be with him forever."
As everyone gave their congratulations to the new engaged couple, there was one who stayed silent. That one was Gatomon. She was about to start crying but held it in. She wasn't gonna cry because she was very happy, but more sad. And the reason was very clear. She was supposed to be married right now to Patamon. But because of this war between Earth and the Decepticons, they weren't.
Patamon heard a sniffle next to him and looked at the catlike monster he was in love with.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah." Gatomon lied. "Just…happy is all."
Luckily for her the lie worked. Because no one noticed her smile was absolutely fake.
"Congratulations, Mr. Tanaka." Mina said from the other side of the master bedroom door.
"Yeah dude. Hey, high five me from the door right now." GK said.
A small thud came from the door and then there was a short pause.
"Were you there?"GK asked.
"Yeah buddy. He got ya." Takamon called.
"They still haven't had the talk?" Tanaka assumed.
Everyone just shook their heads, but then a light bulb went off in Amy's head.
"I think I might know a way to speed things up."
After she said that, she headed downstairs with everyone following her wanting to know what she was up to.
A matter of minutes later, Mina and GK were now putting on their normal clothes again because they were tired of getting it on. But then Mina took in a whiff of air through her nose. And the scent brought delight to her nostrils, but also torture to her mind. The same thing applied with GK.
"Oh that is SO not cool!" she cried.
On the other side of the door where freedom was, Amy had a plate of food right near the bottom crack of the door and was using a small electric fan to blow the delightful smell of the food into the room.
"Pancakes, fresh bacon, it's all SOOOOO yummy." The pink hedgehog taunted them. "Isn't it, everyone?"
Everyone else had a piece of bacon in their mouths and it was purely delightful to all of them.
"Oh yes, Amy. It's so delicious I might die happy." Gatomon said loud enough for GK and Mina to hear her.
"Eet is delicieux, Amy." Antoine complimented.
And that was it. Mina couldn't take it and stood up to look at her feathered companion.
"Dude, that's it for me. I'm frickin STARVING!" she complained. "Let's….let's just have the stupid talk so we can get the hell out of here."
GK took a deep sigh and caved as well.
"Alright fine." He sat down on the bed. "But what do we even say?"
Just like that, Blaze slipped a piece of paper underneath the door with questions pre-written for them. Mina picked it up and read it.
"Where do you see this relationship going?" she laughed. "How stupid of a question is that?"
"Totally." GK agreed.
But then Mina lost her smile.
"But uh…where DO you see this relationship going?" she asked. "I mean sure being friends with benefits is fun, but it can't go on forever."
GK's smile too when he realized she was right.
"I don't know." He said. "Mina, I have no idea how to be a boyfriend or anything like that. And after the last boyfriend you had, I'm not sure I'll be much better."
"You think you can be as much of an asshole as Ash was? That's literally impossible." Mina told him. "GK, you might be a bit of a pervert, but I know that you're also a sweet and sensitive guy who cares about the people close to him. If anyone sucks at relationships, it's me. I was in love with Sonic for a time completely oblivious to the fact he loved someone else, and then I fell for Ash which was an act of stupidity, and then I built a shrine to you in my room."
GK laughed a bit at that last part.
"I guess we both suck at relationships." GK said. "I take one women, boink them, and then throw them out like trash. Man, we suck at being just friends and we're not good at relationships."
That was indeed true. But then Mina's head grew her own lightbulb as she thought of a way out of there.
"I know something we're good at."
"Well if we're gonna do it again, I'm gonna need some Gatorade or something." GK said.
"No no no. Not that." Mina leaned her head in closer so only she and GK would her her soft voice. "Lying. Think about it. We spent two months keeping this whole thing a secret from all of them. Can't we just…keep lying?"
GK hadn't thought of that. But he was glad Mina did.
On the other side of the door, everyone was enjoying a very tasty feast of pancakes and bacon. It was super delicious. But then another piece of paper slid under the door and Blaze grabbed it. When she read it, she smiled and showed it to the others. It read, "Boyfriend and Girlfriend".
"Really?" Blaze asked.
"Yep." Mina began to tell Blaze exactly what she wanted to hear. "GK and I sat down and had the talk. We both realized that we can do this whole relationship business no problem."
"Yeah." GK agreed. "Mina's my girlfriend now. I know it sounds crazy but she is. I'm willing to take this risk for her because…she's awesome."
Mina smiled back at him. Those last two words he really meant.
"Yeah. He's pretty awesome too."
Then the sound they had been waiting for finally came. It was the sound of a doorknob turning. Blaze opened the door and then she hugged her two friends oblivious to their deception. But then everyone jumped when the whip Takamon had cracked when he lashed it.
"GOOD ENOUGH!" he shouted.
After that was over with, GK and Mina finally broke free of the house and went out into the driveway where no one could hear them.
"Ah ha ha ha! They bought it!" Mina cried triumphantly.
"Hook line and sinker!" GK was also very happy for freedom.
"So uh…you wanna get some lunch or something?" the mongoose asked.
GK smiled at her.
"You know what? That actually does sound good."
The two of them then walked out of the residence together. As the two of them walked away, everyone else just gathered outside the front door to watch them leave. And they were all smirking at them. But then Knuckles leaned closer to Blaze and asked her this.
"You do realize they were just lying so they could go, right?"
Blaze just smirked at him and then looked back.
"No, Knuckles. They don't realize they WEREN'T lying."
That was actually a very good way to put it. Because they saw that the avian Digimon and the mongoose pop-star grab each other's hands like a real couple. They didn't even know they did it.
That was enough confirmation for everyone else. So they all just went back inside and talked more to Tanaka and Topaz about the wedding that needed to be planned out now. But they had months to do that.
And the next month had even more mayhem. And it all started off with a little bit of speed.
Well that's it. Another month done. And the next month is December. You know what that means? Christmas time in Station Square. Will Takamon be able to grasp the concept of it? Will the Freedom Fighters understand the true meaning of the holiday? Or will GK screw it all up? Nah. Just kidding. GK won't do that. But we'll get to Christmas later.
First, things are gonna speed up. Literally. But until then, peace bitches.