Ruki44: Well here it is...again...and it's rather short...agian.
Ruki: YOU UPDATED! HOLY SHIT!
Ruki44: I told you that I would.
Tetra: What would be really impressive if these chapters were longer. This one is what, four pages not counting our long winded opening and endings?
Ruki44: About that. I'll merge them if there isn't enough coverage of Rika. Which I don't think we'll have to worry about because its almost the Final Showdown.
Hinata: Everything seems to be on the final showdown.
Rukia: Pretty much. Bleach, Naruto...hopefully this Final Showdown doesn't suck ass.
Ruki: Speaking of which...grins evilly
Ruki and Tetra: LOVE TRIANGLE, LOVE TRIANGLE, THERE IS A LOVE TRIANGLE!
Hinata: T.T
Ruki44: Guys pretend to be nice! And don't worry Hinata. If you don't get Naruto, you'll get somebody else, I mean you've been paired up with pretty much every guy in the series...
Hinata: THAT'S NOT MAKING ME FEEL MUCH BETTER!
Ruki: Oh no! She's getting upset! To the Anti-Hinata Carange Bunker!
Everyone but Hinata runs away
Hinata: ...One of these days I'm going to have to figure out what they're talking about...anyways Ruki44 doesn't own nothing.
Chapter 26
"West Shinjuku has been officially closed to all traffic, area residents were evacuated yesterday and..." I frowned as I watched the news on TV and there was the phone that was ringing in the background.
"This wouldn't be happening if the D-Reaper hadn't followed us..." I said softly, frowning a bit. Why did things have to happen this way? We, among everyone else in the area, we're staying in a hotel. Luckily it was a nice hotel...mom being a famous supermodel did have its advantages.
"At least we'll be together as a family again." I blinked and looked over from the TV to see my mom looking at me with a smile on her face.
'Wow, mom's changed more than me.' I mused.
"I don't think you really changed...you just a more positive attitude and found an outlet for your violent tendencies in fighting Digimon. You're still sarcastic, a bit violent orientated, prideful among other things...but you aren't afraid to show your softer side anymore, which is good." Ruki told me idly. I sighed and ignored her. Just then the phone rang again.
"Rika, it's for you." Mom told me handing me the phone. "It's Henry." I took the phone from her.
"Thanks Mom." I smiled and placed the phone to my ear. "Hey Henry, what's up?" I asked curiously.
"I need your advice." I looked at the phone curiously. Since when did Henry come to me for advice?
"Yea?" I asked nonchalantly. "What do you need?"
"...I told Jeri I liked her more than a friend." If I was drinking or eating something, I would have probably spewed it all over the floor. I am not going to lie, that totally came out of left field. I did not knew Henry liked her that way. In fact I didn't know Henry was interested in anybody at all.
"What did she say?" I asked finally, trying to keep a calm face about it.
"She read the ingredients of the boxed lunch I gave her." He told me. "I don't think she understood me or heard me at all. I think you were right...she is a zombie. Something is not right about that girl, and I'm not saying that because she shot me down in flames." Henry told me.
"Have you told anybody else about this?" I asked him curiously.
"Are you kidding me? No way in hell! I'm not about to tell my family for obvious reason...same with Kazu and Kenta. It would be weird if I told Ryo since really I just met him and I'm pretty sure at one point Takato also had a crush on Jeri so it would be awkward to talk to him about it. You're the only one I can talk to about this and not feel really awkward." Henry told me, a slight level of panic in his voice. My heart clenched a bit uncomfortably at his last sentence. I however ignored it.
"Ok...I get it. First off, I am curious to know when you started to like Jeri, second off, what do you need my advice on?" I asked sighing.
"Well, when you were the only one separated from us...Kenta and Kazu found us alone, they were talking about how you were so jealous of Ryo because he beat you in some card game tournament and Jeri pretty much bitch slapped them across the face. She then proceed to tell them off...and I dunno...I felt like a sense of admiration from that and it sort of grew over time. Sort of like your feelings for Takato." Henry told me.
"Don't make me hang up the phone." I threatened as I blushed bright red. Henry however just laughed.
"Relax Rika, I'm just teasing you." He told me. "But back on topic, the advice I need to figure out what to do. I mean I'm not going to lie, I really don't think she's a zombie...but I think we need to do some tests...without anybody getting suspicious. I mean what if by some off chance she is a zombie or even worse, the D-Reaper possessed her and using her as puppet to evaluate us like Kazu said. We need a plan." He told me urgently. I sighed.
"I think hanging out with us made you lose a couple of your brain cells." I told him flatly. "But alright, I'll help...mostly because I don't have anything better to do with my time. Hey...the military is fighting the D-Reaper." I told him as I looked at the TV.
"They are so gonna die." Henry told me as I agreed, walking into the living room where Mom were sitting and sat down on the floor in front of her. Renamon was in the room still and was leaning against the back of the coach, also watching TV.
"This isn't something that can be fought with guns, they'll be crushed." Renamon commented and I nodded.
"We're going to have to do something." I agreed.
"Against the D-Reaper?" Henry asked me over the phone with a sigh. "I don't know who influenced who in dangerous stupid ideas, you or Takato because both are pretty retarded. But then again you are generally more intelligent. Alright, just tell me when you make up a plan. See you later Rika." Henry told me as he hung up the phone.
"You two are going out there...aren't you?" I looked up at my mom who was looking down at me sadly. I jolted, totally forgot she was in the room.
"Mom...I..." I stuttered, not quite sure what to say...I mean here we were a family again and I'm going to go run off...again.
"You know when I got married...everyone kept telling me I was too young." She interrupted me and I groaned mentally in my head. But much to my surprise mom smiled. "Didn't listen...turns out my daughter is as stubborn as I was. You should be allowed to make your own decisions...like I did." I look at my mother completely shocked. She pulled a red bag out from the side of the coach...when did she have that there?
"If you're going out there...maybe you could wear this for me." I looked at the bag like it was a bomb. It better not be a skirt...or a dress...or anything of the sort. I took the bag though and took it out to see a shirt like I already had...but with the heart full.
"Oh mom..." I said slowly as I stood up and faced her, holding it up to me. Mom however grinned at me and started to unbutton her jacket.
"Besides...we match." She finished to show a shirt just like mine, except the heart wasn't blue and her sleeves were pink we're mine were sort of a blue with a green tinge. I grinned and laughed as she did too.
"Thank you." Renamon told my mother as she bowed her head a bit. Mom however scratched her head.
"It's no big deal. I get bragging rights. I mean who can say their daughter saved an entire city and possibly the world from a purple blob?" Mom said as she began to cackle evilly.
"...I see where you get it." Ruki told me as we watched my mother laugh and I changed my shirt and put my jacket on all while she was laughing evilly. I walked out the door and took out my cell phone and punched in some numbers.
"Hello?"
"Henry, I got a haphazard plan!" I told him as I heard him groan.
"Aren't they always? Anyways let's hear it..."
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I rode on Kyuubimon's back as she sprinted down the empty street. In front of us was a road block. I snorted. Like hell that was going to stop me. Kyuubimon simply jumped over it. You know what this calls for? Inappropriate music in my head.
Off the Florida Keys,
There's a place called Kokomo,
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all.
Bodies in the sand,
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love,
To the rhythm of a steel drum band,
Down in Kokomo...
XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx
I walked over to the tunnel that connected the two towns and looked down from the bridge to see Takato about to walk in. I grinned, can't have him leave without me can I?
"Hey Gogglehead!" I grinned wider as Takato stopped and looked up toward me. "You weren't thinking about going without me, were you?" I demanded, crossing my arms across my chest.
"Rika! No...of course not..." He laughed nervously.
"So what are you doing down in that tunnel then?" I demanded, making him suddenly very nervous. I love doing this.
"Oh see Guilmon and I were going to find a phone and call you and...Hey wait a minute, you were about to go off against the D-Reaper without calling me weren't you?" Takato demanded. I smiled.
"I didn't have to, I knew you would do something retarded like this." Takato sighed.
"Hey! You can't call Takato retarded if this was your haphazard thrown together plan!" I heard Henry yell and I turned to see him riding toward us on a bike with Terriermon on his head.
"Oh sure you called Henry but not me. What's up with that?" Takato yelled up at me. I shrugged.
"Henry isn't retarded like us." Takato nodded his head.
"That is true. He doesn't have the gift." Henry stopped his bike next to me.
"So that's what you're calling it now?" He asked as he leaned his bike against the railing. I shrugged and placed my jacket on the railing as well.
"It's always been a gift, it's your fault for not recognizing it." I told him seriously. "Onwards! To our imminent death!" I yelled as I ran down to where Takato was.
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"Well nothing bad has happened so far...but it's still scary." Guilmon told us optimistically as we walked down the tunnel once again. Except this time we were going to kill something instead of save something.
"Wait until we face the D-Reaper." Renamon told him seriously. Terriermon groaned.
"Oh, why did you have to go and ruin the mood and remind us of that." Terriermon grumbled. There was a mood?
"Because we got to come up with a plan to handle it." Renamon replied seriously.
"You mean beating up isn't plan enough?" Terriermon asked aghast. I had to agree with him...that's always worked before. We just need to up the level of violence I think.
"If it frightens a sovereign, it is not to be taken lightly. And Rika, don't go and say anything about them being cowards." Renamon shot back and I began to whistle innocently because I was about to say that. Damn Renamon.
"It can't be taken lightly, it's the size of house." Terriermon wisecracked.
"I think Renamon's right Terriermon." Guilmon said. What now? "I mean she's always been right before, so why not now."
"Why thank you." Renamon thanked Guilmon, obviously surprised as I was of Guilmon's support. Terriermon however had a different opinion on the matter.
"Guilmon and Renamon sitting in a tree..." He began to sing and I all of a sudden had that feeling that somebody was staring at me. I turned to look to see the culprit was Takato and when he noticed he was caught, his cheeks turned red and began to stare at the end of the tunnel instead.
"Well what?" I demanded, confused to why he was staring at me.
"Well I can think of a couple of good reasons..." Ruki muttered. I ignored her.
"Oh...nothing." Takato said in that kind of high pitched voice when he was lying.
"Uh huh." I grumbled, wondering what would be the easiest way to get the information out of him. Beat him up, keep asking or just wait until he blurts it out accidently. He then turned back and looked at me.
"I just wanted to say that shirt looks good." I blushed as Ruki went into a fit of hysterics. For what, I don't know.
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"That sure was a long tunnel." Takato commented as he opened the door. We walked out to hear explosions.
"Hey, that sounds like fireworks." Guilmon said happily. Oh boy, I love fireworks! I looked up into the sky. It was explosions, damn it!
"Oh no..." Henry groaned as he too watched the bombs go off in the sky.
"Does this mean we're too late?" Takato asked.
"I don't know, but I'll tell you what it does mean, now we have to deal with the D-Reaper and the army." Henry told us.
"Great, twice as much fun." Takato replied sarcastically. I however was focused on different matters.
"What are those birds?" I asked as this funky looking bird flew over us in the sky.
"The D-Reaper?" Henry replied confused.
"We know so little about it." I said glumly. Information was as important as any gun.
"Yea, except it can destroy us all." Takato muttered.
"It's like the final countdown." Henry said and Takato began to hum a couple of notes. All right, more inappropriate music time!
"We're leaving together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?" I began to sing. Takato joined in with me for the next verse.
"It the final countdown,
The final countdown."Then Takato took over the next verse.
"Ohh
We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all, yea
With so many light years to go and things to be found
(To be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so."
"Guys! Stop! This is serious!" Henry yelled at us. Killjoy.
Lethe: ....
Riza: ....
Inner Moka: ....
Kallen: ....
Itachi: ...
Lethe: You, woman, with the red eyes and long black hair, I have never seen you here before, who are you?
Itachi: ...I'm Itachi Uchia, and I'm a guy.
Kallen: Bull shit!
Inner Moka: I highly doubt that.
Riza: I don't know guys he could be a guy...
Itachi: Thank you!
Riza: Once upon a time.
Itachi: I hate you all. Anyways why are we here.
Kallen: Because everyone is hiding from Hinata apparently.
Itachi: What? She's a meek girl.
Lethe: Apparently she's as scary as vampire girl over there when she's pissed off.
Inner Moka: It's true, I didn't believe it, but my god it's true. It's always the quiet ones...
Itachi: So what, are we in the line of fire or something?
Riza: Pretty much, all we got to do is wrap things up.
Itachi: All right then let's do it.
Inner Moka: The first song is is Kokomo by the Beach Boys.
Kallen: The second song is The Final Countdown by Europe.
Lethe: Please review.
Itachi: ...That it?
Riza: Yea.
Itachi: ...Then when was I called?
Kallen: For a human shield in case Carange Hinata comes.
Itachi: What!
Lethe: Speaking of which...
Carange!!!
Inner Moka: Quick! Throw the decoy!
Itachi: Hey wait a minute...HOLY CRAP THIS IS MORE HORRYFYING THEN THE NINE TAILS! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SAVE ME!
Riza: I can't hear you over the sound of you being killed! Bye!
Everyone runs off leaving Itachi to die