The Child of the Hazard Crest: Dreams, Deaths, Hazard

Ss3dj, Hi everyone and welcome to-!

Rika, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE BUSTER!

Ss3dj (me), Um hi Rika what's up?

Rika, what's up!? How dare you!

Ss3dj, um how dare I what?

Rika, when was the last time you sat down to work on this trilogy!?

Ss3dj, well lets see I finished the first part in…09-18-04…wow that's a long time ago. And I have the ruff draft for this and it's in my…sophomore folder.

Rika, and what grade are you in now?

Ss3dj, I just graduated high school…oh boy.

Rika, give me one reason it took you so long to finally start typing this up?

Ss3dj, (can't think of a reason)

Takato, is it because you're not a rukato fan anymore?

Ss3dj, no rukato was my first ship and I will never stop liking it!

Rika, so why did you stop writing…and why do you still have so many fan fics still in the works and your own original story you said you were going to get published one day!?

Ss3dj, um well…Rika can you just hit me already so I can start working.

Rika, done (pulls out a medieval mace)

Ss3dj, oh $h!t

Takato, well while Ss3dj is busy getting maced I'll do the disclaimer. Ss3dj does not own digimon, it's owned by a big corporation. The only thing he owns is his truck and a bunch of manga's and DVD's.

Prolog

Chapter 1: It Starts with a Dream

My name is Takato Matsuki. I am 17 years old. I live in a bakery with my father, and mother; who is now nine months pregnant with my new baby sisters and brother. She's having triplets. Yippee. I have a lot of friends like Kazu, Kenta, and Jeri. My best friend is Henry who has lately has taken up teasing me about the living hell I'm about to go through. I guess he speaks from experience, he has a little sister. My girlfriend is Rika. She can be kicking me across Japan one second then another she's jumping on me and…well I don't think I need to go into too many details. She is a strong person with a lot of inner demons so she put up lots of walls around herself but we've been taking them down together, one brick at a time. I suppose you are wondering why I recorded this and why you should be listening. Well just sit still and I'll tell you some more interesting things. I am a digimon tamer. So are my friends and girlfriend. But more importantly this is my last will and testament. So if you are watching this then I am already dead.

Darkness surrounded Takato as he looked around. He had already had this dream but even knowing what was about to happen didn't help any. He walked forward as a red light cut across him and he came out of it into a burning city. It was always the same city there was just more of it every time he had this dream. He was in a park and in front of him was a large dead tree with people hanging from their necks on it. Before it was filled with people he did not know but a few weeks ago his friends started to appear on it and now he looked away when he saw Rika. Her body was bloody and mutilated but her face was left untouched. Now like all the nights before Takato waited for the dream to end but tonight it didn't.

"T-Takato."

Tonight someone on the tree spoke; Rika and Takato felt like his heart was being ripped from his chest.

"T-Takato…please h-help-p me. I'm so cold."

"RIKA!"

Takato ran towards her but felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning to see who it was Takato found he face to face with a mirror. What terrified him was the reflection. In the mirror he was cut up and butcher with a long serrated knife sticking out of his chest. Looking down Takato saw the point of the knife coming out of his own chest. Then everything went white.

"AAAAAAHHHHH," Takato screamed as he rolled out of his bed in a cold sweat. He stumbled across his room and down the hall into the bathroom. After he finished spitting out most the bile taste in his mouth he looked at himself in the mirror. His face was pale and his hair was drenched in sweat. Grabbing a bottle of mouth wash, he washed out the rest of the bile taste. Spitting he looked in the mirror again but this time another person was with him in the reflective glass; Rika.

If it was any other time Takato would have collapsed from a massive nose bleed from what Rika was wearing (or lack there of) but, tonight the memory of the dream prevented that.

"Takato, what's wrong?"

Takato collapsed into her arms and Rika gave a startled yep as the two lovers fell to the cold tile floor. Rika looked down at Takato not sure what to do but Takato said all he needed, "just let me hold you please Rika-chan. Please."

Rika nodded and held Takato back as she tried her best to sooth him. She didn't know what was wrong but right now all she knew was she wasn't letting him go, ever.

Morning

An aroma of fresh orange juice, eggs, and if Rika smelled it right, slightly burnt pancakes. Rolling over so she could get out of the bed Rika looked down the hall into the bathroom where Rika had comforted Takato earlier that night. Frowning at the memory Rika went towards the kitchen grabbing her clothes along the way. She was finishing putting on her shirt; it was covering her eyes but not her mouth, so she was caught off guard when she felt arms wrap around her and bring her into a deep kiss.

"Good morning beautiful."

"Hmmm who needs coffee to wake up, that kiss does the job just fine."

Takato smiled and went back to cooking while Rika took a seat, and put her shirt back on. She breathed in the wonderful smell of breakfast and smiled at Takato, "I have to be the luckiest girl in the world. Not only is my boyfriend so good looking but, he can cook."

Takato blushed, "well I've lived in a bakery all my life so what do you expect."

Takato placed Rika's plate and glass in front of her and took his seat by her. "So Takato have you called you parents yet?"

"Yeah they're going to stay at the hospital till the kids are born, so it looks like we get to have another-!"

Rika cut him off when she reached over and brought him into another deep kiss, "another what, Takato?"

Poor Takato who was still trying to regain his senses couldn't answer right away but when he did he said the first thing that came to his mind, and he regretted it, "I really need to marry you."

Several things happened at that moment, Rika fell out of her seat, her face burring red. A sudden rustle from the hall revealed Guilmon jumping for joy yelling, "Renamon, Renamon! I won the bet! I won the bet!" Renamon fazed into the kitchen with a slight look of disappointment, "what a shame I was hopping it would be you Rika who would ask Takato, now I have to feed Guilmon breed for a month."

Takato finally snapping out of his daze turned beet red and waving his hands franticly tried to correct himself, "wait I didn't mean it! That just slipped!"

Guilmon looked at his tamer disappointedly, "so you don't want to marry Rika?"

"I…um…well…hey look I need to get some more orange juice!"

"But Takato your glass is full?"

Takato glugged down the juice, "see empty! Be right back!" and he ran, unfortunately he tripped over his chair. Renamon bent down to help Rika up, and whispered to her, "If you hurry and purpose I'll get a month of back rubs from Guilmon."

"RENAMON!"

Takato dusted himself off then glared at his partner, "hold on a sec since when are our personal lives being used for bets?"

"Well Terriermon made a bet with Impmon that you guys couldn't wait till your wedding night, what ever that means."

Both tamers couldn't believe this, Rika looked ready to kill some one, "the rabbit must die!"

Guilmon continued, much to the embarrassment of the tamers, "Kenta, Kazu and Ryo all bet against Henry and Jeri that…how did they say it oh yeah, 'Rika will purpose after she's positive.' Henry and Jeri said that you'd be married then have kids...oh Takato where do babies come from?"

Rika was fuming, "Takato where are your knives!?"

"Rika wait! You can't kill them!"

"WHY THE HELL NOT!?" She was not happy, if you couldn't tell.

"Um well…on second thought, you can kill them."

Rika growled as she walked back to her seat. Takato after see Rika wouldn't lash out at him sat down too. Rika looked over at Renamon suddenly quite serious, "Renamon would you go take Guilmon and give Takato and me a sec alone."

Takato blinked and looked at Rika, "Rika, what's up?"

Rika looked at him and in a quiet and soft voice spoke, "Takato I won't push you if you don't want me to but last night you woke up screaming. If you don't want to tell me what the dream was about, like I said I won't push you but, you know I'm here for you if you need me."

Takato couldn't look Rika in the eye as he spoke, the memory of the dream still fresh in his mind, "thanks Rika but I'm ok now, besides it was just a nightmare, everyone has them."

Rika wasn't buying it; ever since they had started dating any time she saw him sleeping he was always tossing and turning. These weren't just normal nightmares, "ok Takato just know I'm here for you."

Takato smiled, "thanks Rika-chan. Hey look at the time we have to meet up with everyone in about an hour at the mall, why don't you take the first shower while I clean up."

Rika nodded and walked off, 'Takato you've spent so long helping me with my own problems and demons. I think it's time I helped you with yours.'

The Mall (or a living hell for men with girlfriends)

Terriermon laughed as he watched his poor tamer Henry carrying Jeri's bags, "remember Henry momentai!"

Henry glared a death glare Terriermon, "I swear I'll momentai you the first chance I get."

Jeri giggled, "Now Henry, no need to be so angry."

"I swear I will get you for this!"

"Yeah just try there's nothing you can do to me so ha ha ha!"

Henry groaned but didn't do anything; good things come to those who wait. After a few more shopping sprees the three finally stopped at the café and waited for everyone to show. As they sat and waited for the rest Henry noticed Jeri was fidgeting around in her seat.

"Jeri what's wrong?"

"Oh nothings wrong it just I've noticed that we don't get together with everyone that often anymore. I only get a few e-mails from Kenta and Kazu and the last time I even spoke with Ryo was when we all made that stupid bet."

Henry placed a comforting arm around her, "Jeri we're growing up, it can't be avoided."

"I know but after we all graduate high school what will we have to bring us together?"

"Hey I thought that's what reunions were for?"

Both Jeri and Henry turned to see Ryo leaning against a table across from them. Unlike the two of them who still looked about the same as they always did Ryo had let his hair grow much longer and had it tied in a pony tail that reached down to his shoulder blades. He also looked a little more built. Henry got up and the two shook hands while Jeri walked up and gave him a hug.

"It's good seeing you again Ryo."

"Same here Henry. Jeri you look fabulous."

Monodramon emerged from behind Ryo and looked up at Terriermon, "how you been?"

"Can't complain."

Kenta soon joined them his hair now much shorter and he wore contacts instead of glasses. MarineAngemon flew out of his shirt pocket and greeted them all too. Kazu and Guardromon also showed up, and showed that although they were older that they weren't much wiser. Guardromon tried sitting I a chair that broke immediately asked, "So does anyone know who has won the bet?"

It was unfortunate that he had said that because right then four other people showed up, well actually one person two digimon and a really pissed Rika.

"What bet are you talking about guys?"

Rika turned her glair at Terriermon, "oh little rabbit can I have a word with you."

Terriermon gulped and started to move back but was blocked by Henry; see good things do come to those who wait.

End of chapter 1

Ss3dj, well there you go. I know its short but I promise the chapters will get longer. Also from this point on expect this story to get a lot darker.

Takato, so you're going to write the rest in the dark?

Ss3dj, ……

Rika, ……

Takato, it was a joke.

Ss3dj, yeah sure it was. Anyway yeah lots of dark chapters ahead and while I will keep this in the teen rating I will put warnings where they need to go and I will not make this a lemon at anytime! Lime maybe but no lemons!

Takato, but I want to make lemonade.

Rika, (whispers to Takato what lemon means)

Takato, (faints from nose bleed)