Updates are so very fun. And I'm so very tired...
DISCLAIMER: KairiTakishita doesn't own Digimon. But she does own Keiko.
Keiko POV:
We all screamed for the Royal Knights to let Tomoki go, but to no avail. He was gone.
"We'll find you!" Takuya yelled as they disappeared into the distance.
"Wow! They're gone!" Neemon chirped.
"We can all see that Neemon." Bokomon snapped.
"Let's move." Takuya roared.
"I wouldn't do that," a voice said from behind us. We all turned around to see a large group of Trailmon. "Tracking them down could be dangerous."
"Trailmon!" Takuya exclaimed excitedly.
"You might as well just forget 'em." one of them said.
"But they're our friends." Takuya replied.
"They'll probably send you a postcard... Someday…" another said.
"What?" Izumi muttered.
"We can't leave them. We need to help them." I said softly.
"You can't do that, they're at Beanstalk Village." the blue one said.
"Beanstalk Village?" Takuya inquired.
"Bingo. What would you call a village with a huge beanstalk growing out of the middle of it?" one asked.
That's an easy one. Vine Town. Plant Plaza. Bean City. Stalk County. Green Village… I was a little lost in my thoughts, thinking about other ways to say Beanstalk Village, so when all the Trailmon left, I didn't really notice.
"Where are you going?" I called, as they all sped away.
"Cowards." Kouji muttered angrily.
We heard loud snoring coming from the station and we all turned to see a Trailmon snoozing. Junpei ran up to him, "Rise and shine! All aboard for Beanstalk Village!" No reply.
Takuya zoomed up to the Trailmon and began to tickle him, eliciting little giggling sounds from it. Soon Junpei joined in, causing the Trailmon to sneeze, which ended in Takuya and Junpei flying away and into the tracks.
"Hey! What was that about? Come on, I'm trying to get some shut eye here!" he steamed out.
Izumi smiled at me, then sauntered over to the Trailmon. "I just love that you're so outspoken, you think a big tick charged Trailmon could help me out?" she asked, hugging the Trailmon. I would've joined Izumi's little 'Persuasion by sexiness' idea. If I knew how.
"Well sure, you could just call me Wormy." he said, grinning.
"Actually, we could all use your help. We need a ride to Beanstalk Village." Kouji said.
"No! You practically scare my wheels off yelling at me, and now you expect me to give you a lift?" he demanded.
"Yeah!" Takuya exclaimed. He somehow managed to wriggle his way on top of the Trailmon, holding on for dear life. The Trailmon didn't really like that plan. He began to chug forward, angry as ever.
"Come on you guys! Get on!" Takuya shouted from the top. Kouji and Kouichi got in on one side, while I jumped into the other side, pulling Izumi in after me. Junpei wasn't on though.
"Run Junpei!" Izumi yelled. Junpei ran faster, trying to get to the door. He was getting ready to jump in, Izumi sitting in the doorway. "Now jump!" she yelled. Junpei jumped into the train, landing on Izumi.
"Sorry Izumi!" he exclaimed, rolling off of her clumsily. Izumi, who's face was all red, stood up and walked to a seat, plopping herself down.
"Well, that sure worked out, didn't it?" Junpei asked, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Sure did, we got lucky." Izumi said, smiling.
Takuya walked into our car, "Everyone make it?" he asked.
"Yep. Amazing, considering how fast Worm took off." Kouji said, looking out the window.
"Yeah, at least now he's calmed down." Takuya said. As soon as he spoke, Worm stopped, causing us all to flail all over the place. As Worm skidded to a halt we all looked out the window. Nothing was really there. There was a huge cliff, but no tracks. We couldn't go any further. We all got off the train to inspect the tracks.
"Oh man!" Izumi exclaimed.
I sighed, staring down at the huge drop, we could've fallen down that if Worm wasn't careful. Ugh… Vertigo…
"If there were tracks, I'd be more than willing to take yous all across!" Worm said.
But we had a plan.
"Oh don't worry Worm, you'll get your tracks." I said, grinning and walking with the others behind him. We managed to take apart the tracks and build a new set. It didn't quite reach across the huge cliff, but it was close enough.
"I wouldn't even bother. The land I run on gets thinner everyday. These Royal Knights are only getting stronger, and you're only getting weaker. It's no use." Worm said.
What if he's right? What if we do lose? And hurt other innocent Digimon along the way? What would it be like if we didn't listen and one of us was hurt? We would feel so guilty for not listening to Worm. But worst of all, what if one of us was killed?
"No." Takuya said firmly, walking over to the tracks to take them apart further. "I'm not ever gonna give up. Tomoki, Katsuharu and the others are waiting for us to rescue them. I'm not gonna let them down. If we just keep believing in ourselves and moving forward, we'll win! We'll do whatever it takes to save this world, right?"
Izumi had tears in her eyes from Takuya's rant, "That's right!"
"Let's face it, the Digital World is kind of like our second home." Takuya added, smiling.
"You call this place home? And you really think you guys can save it? You humans got a lot of bravery, but how are you gonna save this place?" Worm asked softly.
"I don't have a set plan, but if we humans join up with all you Digimon, I know we can do it! And before you know it, you'll be racing around a Digital World that's in one piece again!" Takuya said, smiling.
"When you put it that way, well, that sounds kind of great!" Worm replied. "Well, let's make some tracks!"
"Whoa!" Worm yelled as we soared throughout the air, jumping over the chasm that had originally held us back.
"Now Worm's on our side, that'll make this ride smooth!" Takuya said, grinning.
The ground lurched out from under us and we all flew in different directions. Has Takuya ever heard of jinxing things? We went through loops, over hills, into tunnels, in the air and every other possible thing that's unsafe to go through on a train. Once it was finally over, the six of us were scattered all over the place. I was sitting on something sturdy, yet soft.
"Keiko." a voice muttered.
"Yeah?" I asked, looking around the train for whoever called my name.
"Can you get off of me?!?" the voice exclaimed stressfully.
I looked down and realized I was sitting on Kouji. Kouji of all people, he would probably bite my head off.
"Shoot! I'm so sorry Kouji!" I said, slightly tumbling off of his back.
"It's fine." he said, standing up and brushing himself off.
Kouji's come a long way. I mean, he went from this 'jerk who would never talk, and when he did he tore you apart' kind of guy, to this 'I don't mind if you land on top of me, in fact I'm going to even crack a smile because I'm so happy' kind of guy. Long way.
We all went to the doors, "Katsuharu, Tomoki!" Takuya yelled on he opened a door.
"We're all fine!" Tomoki's voice chirped from next to the giant beanstalk. Tomoki's voice never sounded better. He was taken out of his confines and he ran over to us, holding his D-tector.
"Takuya, Kouji, you've gotta digivolve!" Junpei said.
They nodded and unity spirit evolved into EmporerGreymon and MagnaGarurumon, then launched into battle with the Royal Knights. Meanwhile, the rest of us helped load the Digimon onto Worm. Suddenly, Kouichi was grabbed by Crusadermon's ribbon. Because she's a serious bitch.
"Kouichi! Stop! Don't you hurt him." Kouji spat.
"What? Oh, I see, you won't attack because you wish to protect this human." she gathered, squeezing Kouichi tighter in his confines, causing him to yelp in pain.
We all began to yell for Kouji to kill her, because she's a piece of pink trash.
"Your slings and arrows fall short, because I am beauty personified compared to you homely humans." she said.
"Wow. Take a bow." Izumi said.
"Yeah, she's all that." Junpei added.
"What's it like up there on your pedestal?" I asked.
The little metal Digimon attacked Crusadermon, causing her to swing Kouichi around, and eventually drop him. MagnaGarurumon leapt forward and caught him in the knick of time.
"Thanks a lot Kouji." Kouichi said, smiling.
"Why sure, anytime brother." Kouji replied, beaming down at Kouichi.
I will not cry. I will not cry. I let out a sniffle and Izumi looked at me. She sniffled too. So I'm not alone.
"I just love brotherly love." I said softly.
"Me too." Izumi said, smiling. This we would have to talk about later. Right now, though, Takuya and Kouji were getting thrashed. They didn't look too well either. Bad sign.
"Royal Knights stop! The key you seek is at the top of the beanstalk! It is a golden pod, and when you take it from there, the lock will be undone." the elder of the metal Digimon said.
The Royal Knights immediately took the code, causing the land to disappear. All we could do was leave.
"It's completely gone." Takuya said as we sat on the only refuge we could see, a piece of a station.
"The beanstalk, and your village, too." Tomoki whispered.
"It's sad. Katsuharu, now you and your friends must leave this world." the elder said softly.
"Not without taking you Mamemon. We'll find you a place to live!" Katsuharu said.
"We will not leave the Digital World, this place is our home. We can always find another place to build. But if we were to lose dear friends like you, that would truly be a tragedy. We can always plant another bean and nurture it's possibilities," the elder pulled a seed out. "Who knows, this one might even grow bigger than the last."
"Why are you all staying here?" Chiaki asked as we stood in the station where we all met, saying our goodbyes.
"We've still got a lot of stuff we need to take care of here." Takuya answered.
"Tomoki, why don't you come back with us?" Teppei inquired.
"Nah, I've gotta stay right here to help save this place. We have lots of Digimon friends, just like you do. We can't let them down." Tomoki said.
"We're counting on you." Katsuharu said.
"Thanks." Tomoki replied, smiling.
"Well, good luck." Teppei said softly. Katsuharu pushed them all back into Worm playfully.
"Careful you guys." Katsuharu said. He lingered at the entrance. "Tomoki. Your turn." he said, pointing at his back.
"What?" Tomoki asked.
"Give me a shove this time." he said.
Tomoki grinned and pushed Katsuharu into the Trailmon. The door shut behind them, bringing them home. Home. We all wanted to be home right now, but we had a duty. And that duty was to-
"Keiko, about that brotherly love thing..." Izumi said, grinning.
Everybody looked over at us, shocked. Kouji looked disgusted. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"…"
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