A/N: We're getting close to the end of this mini-arc and I wanted to try something my friends from the NISA forums suggested, at the final part of this mini-arc, I will have the Hyperdimension Neptunia girls appear at the final part of this mini-arc. So without further ado, here is Chapter 6.
Chapter 6: IS Girls and Digimon Partners: Part 4 of 7: Char and Biyomon
Not long after stopping a hacker from robbing the First National Bank and turning him in to Matayoshi, our heroes rode back to Nakano to tell everyone their mission to stop the hacker was successful. Upon arriving back at Nakano, our heroes made their way to the office and entered where everyone was waiting for their return.
"Welcome back, everyone." Char greeted with a smile. "We're glad you're all still in one piece. When we saw that hacker and Drimogemon were about to attack Gatomon, we thought you weren't going to make it in time. But thanks to Ling being the fastest out of us, she was able to save her and everyone worked together to stop that hacker." Her friends all nodded in agreement.
"Well, we couldn't have made it in time if Ling haven't rushed ahead of us." Ichika agrees, smiling back. "The moment we arrived in Kowloon through the ATM, she ran ahead of us and was able to reach Gatomon in time and helped us take out Drimogemon." Everyone turned to Ling who showed them Gatomon in her Digivice and waved at them and they waved back. *Still, it was surprising to see that Gatomon was a Champion instead of a Rookie." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Well, it's as she said, looks can be deceiving." Satoru chuckled. "I'm not sure even the hacker knew she was a Champion either and tried to delete her because she had no partner. Luckily, we arrived in time to save her and stop the hacker before he could rob the bank. I'd say our work here is done for now." He then turns to Ichika. "By the way, you still owe me some ice cream for losing to me 3 times yesterday."
"Right, I almost forgot about that." Ichika said, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "I did promise you I'd be buying you ice cream for the week if I lost to you 3 times. Well, let's head for the third floor and get some ice cream." Satoru nodded as they exited to office to by ice cream while the IS girls and Kyoko watched them leave.
"Ya know, this is the first time we've seen Ichika having this much fun." Ling said with a small smile. "It's almost like he's a completely different person. I wonder why is that?"
"Maybe it's because he's now hanging out with another guy." Houki answered her, smiling softly as well. "The only other guy he hangs out with is Dan and he's not always around. And now that we've met with Satoru in the last few days, they've became almost like brothers."
"That's right, Ichika was always around us both in and out of school." Cecilia said in agreement. "We never once seen him with any other boy expect for Dan, but like Houki said, he's not always around. It must be nice for Ichika to have another guy around to hang out with."
"Not only that, but Satoru seems to be having fun as well." Char agrees, smiling softly. "When we first arrived, he did seem a little sad and depressed. But after being with him for a few days, he's really starting to open up more. He's even smiling and laughing more as well."
"Well, I have all of you to thank for that." Kyoko said with a smile as she crossed her arms. "After meeting all of you, Satoru's been starting to come out of his shell and smiling more because of you guys. I can't thank you all enough for helping him come out of his shell and being more open to everyone."
"We're glad to have helped, Kyoko." Kanzashi smiled back as she bowed in gratitude. "After hearing what happened to his uncle and mother, we couldn't help but feel sorry for him. We wanted to help him be more open and show him that there are people who cares about him." Her friends and sister all nodded in agreement.
"And I'm glad you all did." Kyoko said with a smile. "Well then, with the hacker behind bars and all those people free from charges, I'd say our work here is done for the day. Why don't all take a break and we'll see what happens next." Everyone nodded as they left the office for their break.
With the boys
Not long after splitting up with the girls, Ichika and Satoru were hanging out at an ice cream parlor as part of their bet where if one of them would lose four out of eight times, the loser has to buy ice cream for a week. Satoru was having a sundae while Ichik was having a chocolate milkshake.
"Ahh, that's some good ice cream." Satoru smiled as he ate his sundae. "Nothing like everyone's favorite frozen treat to cool yourself after a hard day at work. It really hits the spot and cools you down on a hot day."
"Yeah, it sure does hit the spot." Ichika agrees with a smile as he drank his milkshake. "It's been a long time since I've had ice cream with anyone. The last time I had some, it was with my sister and that was before she left on a business trip for two months. Until she comes back by the end of May, it's just me and my friends together."
"Speaking of your friends, there's something I've been meaning to ask you, Ichika." Satoru said as he looked at him. "How did you mean Houki and the others? From what I've seen, you guys have been together for a long time. So how did you meet all of them, Ichika?"
"Well, it's kind of a long and complicated story, but I can still tell you." Ichika answered with a sheepish grin. "I'll start with Houki since she's the first person I met during my first day at the IS Academy." Satoru nodded as he clears his throat. "Well, I knew Houki back when we were kids and we both took up kendo for a while. But during the tournament six years ago, that's when the IS were created and I moved away. Tabane was the one who created the IS and is also Houki's older sister."
"Wait, you mean THE Tabane Shinonono?" Satoru asked in shock. "The one who created the IS was Houki's older sister?" Ichika nodded "That's amazing, it must be great having an older sister who's a famous scientist know around the world. How come she never mentioned her sister at all?"
"That's just it, Houki doesn't like talking about her sister at all." Ichika answered with a sad frown. "Six years ago when the IS were first created and introduced to the public, not only did Houki believes that their creation costed her victory at the kendo tournament but I also moved away during that time. Because of that, Houki has started to hate Tabane for creating them in the first place and often hopes that they'll be forgotten and make Tabane feel the pain she felt."
"But doesn't that seem a bit harsh?" Satoru asked in concern. "I know she feels angry at her sister for creating the IS, but isn't she hating her own sister for all the wrong reasons? Hating Tabane for creating the IS and making her lose the tournament is one thing, but saying that she wants the IS to be forgotten is going a little too far."
"Maybe, but Houki doesn't always forgive and forget." Ichika agrees. "It'll take her a while to trust someone again and forgive them of their actions. Just give some time to cool off and I'm sure she'll talk about it later."
"Yeah, you're right. We should let her calm down." Satoru agrees "I'm sure she'll be ready to make up with her sister soon enough, we'll just need to give her more time." Ichika nodded in agreement. "So what about the others? How did you meet them?"
"Well, I can tell you that how I met each of them was an experience in of itself." Ichika answered him. "I'll start with Cecilia since she's the second person I met on first day along with Houki. I'm sure you've noticed that she doesn't look Japanese, right?" Satoru nodded. "That's because she came from England and is our Class Representative. She came to the academy to represent her country and be the best IS pilot in the academy. Unfortunately, that was also when she was really arrogant and let all that responsibility get to her head. Which made her think she can do no wrong."
"Wow…" Satoru muttered with the bored white dotted eyes.
"Yeah, tell me about it." Ichika agrees "Anyway, that was also when she challenged me to a duel to see which of us can be Class Representative and I lost. But even despite that, there were no hard feelings between us and she fell in love with me soon after. Just a heads up, that's going to be the running theme of this conversation. Just wanted to let you know before you get confused."
"Right, thanks for the heads up." Satoru nods in agreement. "So who came after Cecilia?"
"Next up is Ling and like Houki, she's someone I knew back when we were kids." Ichika answered him. "You remember what she said to Gatomon about being bullied, right?" Satoru nodded. "She's not lying, she was constantly bullied back then until I stood up to them and protected her. After that, we made a promise that if she can learn how to cook for me, she'll be my girlfriend when we grow up."
"So let me guess, you forgot about that promise you made with her years ago and is ticked about it?" Satoru asked with a bored smile.
"Yeah, I completely forgot about our promise and now she just beats me up." Ichika answered "But still, she someone you can rely on and is always there to lend a hand when you need her." Satoru smiled and nodded. "Next up is Char and I can tell you, this is where things get weird."
"What do you mean by that?" Satoru asked in confusion.
"Well, it all started when she first came to the academy, but I'll get to the main reason in a little bit." Ichika answered him. "You've heard of a corporation run by Mr. Dunios, right?" Satoru nodded. "Well, that's where Char comes into play as she was sent to the academy disguised as a boy." Satoru gasped in shock. "Yeah, I was just as shock are you when I found out Char was a girl by complete accident."
"But why was she sent to the academy dressed as a boy?" Satoru asked in confusion. "Was there some kind of reason to why she tricked everyone into thinking she was a boy?"
"Unfortunately, there was a reason and that's where her father comes in." Ichika answered "Because that his company was bankrupted and he needed to buff up sales, he had Char sent to the academy disguised as a boy and get close to me because I was the only boy who can pilot an IS and steal all the plans for himself. Once she was found out, she told me everything about her real reason for coming to the academy and I promised her to protect her from her father and she fell in love with me."
"I just can't believe that guy…" Satoru frowned seriously as he clenched his fists in anger. "He has his own daughter to get to you and save his company from bankruptcy! If I find that guy, I'll make him regret ever working in this country ever again!"
"Then let's both make him regret using Char for his selfish reasons." Ichika agrees, frowning as well. "We'll let him see than Char doesn't want to be his puppet anymore and make sure he never bothers her ever again." Satoru nodded in agreement as both boys shook hands. *Now I'm sure you're wondering how I met Laura, right?" Satoru nodded again. "Well, I can tell that our meeting was a doozy."
"How so?" Satoru asked, raising an eyebrow..
"You know how my sister's a famous IS pilot, right?" Ichika asked back as Satoru nodded. "Well, Laura was one of her fans and when she asked my sister how she became so strong, she said that I was her strength to keep her going and her biggest supporter. But Laura didn't see it that way and thought I was making her weak, so she decided to enroll at the academy where she plans to kill me."
"Wait, what?! Kill you?" Satoru gasped in shock "Why would she want to kill you?"
"Because she was trained into thinking that protecting someone makes you weak and wants to remove me from the picture." Ichika answered "She was able to win against Cecilia and Ling with no problem until me and Char were next to fight her. About halfway through our fight, Laura decided to stop playing around and got serious as she activates her special powers. You know how she's wearing an eyepatch on her left eye." Satoru nodded, "Once she removes it, that's when she activates her VT-System in her IS and she went berserk as she starts attacking everyone and everything around her."
"So how was she stopped?" Satoru asked "Did you have to destroy her IS?"
"No, I've entered an Inter-IS subspace where I was able to consul her to calm down." Ichika answered "It wasn't easy, but I was able to get through to her and show her my strength is my freedom to choose and helping those I care about. After that, she returns to the academy like a completely different person than before and kissed me in front of everyone and even said that I'm now her wife."
"Wait, you're her wife?" Satoru asked with white dotted eyes. "Shouldn't that be the other way around since you're a guy and she's a girl?"
"Believe me, I've been telling her that for about a year and she still comes me her wife." Ichika answered with a sigh. "But still, she was able to be like a normal girl and even because best friends with Char later on. Now the last two are Tatenashi and Kanzashi, the Sarashiki sisters. When they first arrived at the academy, they weren't really seeing each other eye to eye and have been getting distant from each other. There were even times where they wouldn't speak with each other and I had to step in and try to get them back together." He noticed that Satoru was silent the whole time. "Satoru, are you still there?" He snaps his fingers and breaks him out of his thoughts.
"Huh? What? What happened?" Satoru asked with a stutter. "Oh, sorry Ichika. I wasn't paying attention. So what were you saying about Tatenashi and Kanzashi?" Ichika could tell he was hiding something, but decided to leave it be for now.
"Anyway, when they first arrived to the academy, Kanzashi's IS was put on hold for the development of my IS unit." Ichika explained. "Because of that and my rise to fame, she started to resent me despite the fact I had nothing to do with that decision. It got even worse when she always competed against Tatenashi and even feels incompetent to her. But thanks to Tatenashi, our Student Council President, her IS unit was completed and she was able to realize that she was competing against and idealized conception of her sister and is now more accepting of her own accomplishments. After that, they made up and are being like a family again. In fact, Tatenashi was the one who asked for my help in getting Kanzashi's IS operational in time for the school competition and they both fell in love with me."
"Wow, you guys had some adventures for over a year now." Satoru said with a smile. "Not only you're the only guy in the academy to pilot an IS, but you also have seven girls all falling for you. That must be hard on you, seeing as all of them have feelings for you but you can only choose one of them."
"Yeah, it is hard for me to choose between them." Ichika agrees "I care about all of them, but I also have to choose between them I love the most." He then slumps forward on the table with a heavy sigh. "I just wish I didn't have to choose only one of them and make the others sad." He felt Satoru's hand on his shoulder.
"Maybe, but we've all gotta make choices." Satoru said with a soft smile. "But just know that I'll be there when you do choose one of them. Who knows, they might be finding people who'll treat them with the same love you've given them. We'll just have to see what happens later on." Ichika nodded in agreement as they continued on talking and having ice cream.
Meanwhile with the girls
Not long after splitting up with Ichika and Satoru, the IS girls and Twoearle were hanging out in the arcade on the fourth floor and playing Tekken 7. Ling was playing as Asuka Kazama and was winning against Laura's character King. As Ling pulls of an insane combo, she was able to beat Laura and win the game.
"Yes! Gotcha, Laura! Sorry, but looks like I'm the champion here." Ling laughed as she did the V for Victory sign.
"How did I lose? I had my strategy planned out and had you in my sights." Laura stuttered in shock. "How did you managed to break through my strategy and beat me?"
"It's because you need to be more aggressive when playing a fighting game, Laura." Ling answered her while smirking. "And because you left yourself open after your combos, I was able to move in and kick your butt across the arena." She then started doing a victory dance as Laura lowered her head in disappointment and their friends watching them.
"Ya know, Ichika sure is happy to hanging with another guy." Houki smiled "After being around us for so long, it's about time we let him hang out with someone else other than us all the time." Her friends all nodded in agreement.
"Not only that, he's also finally ready to admit which of us he likes the most." Cecilia agrees "We've all seen how both him and Char have been getting closer and are slowly blushing whenever they're near each other." Everyone all turned towards Char who blushed as she knew they were talking about.
"Speaking of which, there's something else I've been wondering." Tatenashi added as she scratch her chin in thought. "I've been wondering who Twoearle is since she's never told us anything about her." She then turned towards to Twoearle. "Hey Twoearle, who are you really? What city or country you're from?" Everyone turned to Twoearle as she started sweating bullets.
"Well… That's… I mean…" Twoearle stuttered and looks down a bit. "Sorry, but I can't tell you right now. I need some time to tell you who I really am and where I came from." She sits back down on her chair as Houki noticed that she's a bit down.
"Guys, let's give her some time." Houki advised. "I'm sure she'll tell us who she is and where she's really from whenever she's ready. Let's not try to pressure her about it and let her tell us once she's ready." Her friends all nodded in agreement as they started playing more arcade games.
Sometime later, it was closing time as most of the shops, restaurants and food vendors were all closing up for the night and most of the people were all heading home. Our heroes later met up with each other and headed back to the office where Kyoko was reading a letter from Matayoshi and with some Yen as payment for catching the hacker.
"Hey, Kyoko. We're back." Ling greeted "Our break had just ended and we saw everyone closing up, so we've decided to come back here." Everyone nodded in agreement as they noticed the letter in her hand. "Hey, what are you reading?"
"Oh, this? It's a letter sent to us by Matayoshi." Kyoko answered with a smile. "He wanted to thank us for catching that hacker for him and releasing all the people wrongfully accused for his crimes. Not only that, but the all the businesses are slowly opening up again and will be back on its feet by next year or so." She then takes out the Yen from the envelope. *And he even sent us payment for our assistance in the case. Read the letter and see what he has to say." Everyone nodded as Ichika takes the letter and starts reading.
"Everyone, I can't thank you all enough for helping us catch that hacker. He's been on the run for half a year and we couldn't even get close because he always finds a way to escape into cyberspace in Kowloon. Not only that, but he also has a record of framing others to take the blame for him while he gets off scot-free and we only end up arresting an innocent person every time. When you kids showed up and put him in his place, we were relieved to not only finally arresting this guy, but also apologize to everyone for falsely arresting them. So on behalf of myself and the TPD, we'd like to thank you for your help and hoping we'll be needing it again in the near future." Everyone all looked at the Yen in the envelope. *Also, here's your payment and reward for helping us catch the hacker. It's about 500,000 Yen in total, so use it as you kids see fit. The reward for his capture was 450,000 Yen, I just added in the extra 50,000 as payment for your assistance. I'll be looking forward to working alongside you again. Signed, Detective Matayoshi."
"Wow, that sure was nice of him." Kanzashi smiled "He and the TPD must've been trying to catch that hacker for half a year and we were able to stop him before he can rob the bank. I'm glad we were able to stop him before he could do anymore damage."
"And framing other people so he can get away scot-free!" Ling agrees with an angry frown as she pounded her fists "I can't believe that jerk thinks he can just get away with his crimes by placing the blame on other people! I'm glad we got to kick his and Drimogimon's butts and sent his sorry ass behind bars for all the damage he's done." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, we were fortunate enough to have stopped him before he could rob the bank blind." Kyoko also agrees "If we haven't, who knows what he could've done after that. He could escape the country and live a normal life like an everyday person or hides himself somewhere for years and never be found again." Everyone nodded as she looks at her watch. *Well, we can talk over theories later, it's about time we close up for the night. You'll be needing your strength for tomorrow." Everyone nodded and were about to exit the office until their Digivices started ringing.
"That must be Agumon and the others." Ichika said as he checked his Digivice. "That must mean another Digimon must be in trouble. Let's hear what they have to say." Satoru, Houki, Cecilia and Ling all nodded in agreement as they answered their Digivices while Char heard a voice calling out to her.
"Please…help me…" The voice called out.
"Huh? Who's there?" Char asked.
"Agumon, what's the situation?" Ichika asked "Is there another Digimon in trouble?"
"Yeah, we were all able to sense another Digimon needing our help." Agumon answered "We believe they're in Kowloon and we need to head over there to save them." Elecmon, Renamon and Dorumon all nodded in agreement.
"Right, we'll be heading for Kowloon right now." Ichika said with a serious frown. "We'll find the Digimon and save it from whoever or whatever's chasing them." Satoru, Houki, Cecilia and Ling all nodded in agreement as Char stepped forward to them.
"Ichika, let me come with you to Kowloon." Char pleaded. "I just heard a voice calling to me for help. I don't know why, but I believe it's the same Digimon you're going to save." She takes Ichika's hands into hers and holds them firmly. "Please, let me go to Kowloon with you." Ichika was blushing at her holding his hands, but he can also see she was serious about going with them.
"Okay, you win. You can come with us to Kowloon." Ichika said with a soft smile. "Just make sure you stay behind us so you won't get hurt. We don't want you being turned into a sitting duck while we're fighting." Char nodded as they all turned to Kyoko.
"Well, looks like we'll be working overtime." Kyoko said "All of you, head for Kowloon and rescue that Digimon. Just be careful in there, we don't know who or what you'll be dealing with." The five friends all nodded as they entered the TV while everyone else huddled around Twoearle as she turns on Satoru's laptop.
After our heroes enter cyberspace for ten minutes, they finally arrived at Kowloon. Char looked around in awe and couldn't help but shivered from the place. "So this is Kowloon… I heard bad things about this place and I was right. Is this where you met Agumon and got into your half-digital state, Ichika?"
"Yeah. But let's not waste any time going over the details. We have to save that Digimon. Twoearle, where is it and the one attacking it by the way?"
"Hold on, I'm getting a signal from north of your position." Twoearle typed away and got the signal. "Got it. It is in the second area from your position."
"Thanks, Twoearle. Alright, let's move." Satoru smiled, everyone and their Digimon partners agreed as they entered the second area of Kowloon.
As soon as they entered the area, they heard a frantic squawk as something pink flew into Char and knocked her into the ground. It was a pink bird with arm-like wings, a feather mane, a red beak, blue eyes, blue stripes on its crest, blue borders on two of its head feathers and its tail feathers, yellow legs, and red claws on its wings and feet. It wears a metallic ring on its left leg.
"Owww…" Char mumbled as she lifted herself up and looked at the pink bird Digimon. "You're… the one who is calling for my help." She gasped.
"You got to help me! Airdramon is attacking me!" The bird panicked. Suddenly, a blue and red snake like dragon with a white face and red wings with holes in it flew in and glared at the gang.
"There you are, Biyomon…" Aidramon sneered evilly. "You got a lot of nerve trying to stop me from causing trouble here, but now I got you where I want you. Time to be deleted!"
"Not on our watch! Agumon!" Ichika yelled.
"Agumon, digivolve to… GeoGreymon!"
"Elecmon, digivolve to… Leomon!"
"Renamon, digivolve to… Kyubimon!"
All four Champion Digimon got ready. Airdramon scoffed and "This will be over in a minute! Spinning Needle!" Airdramon flaps his wings and generated a vacuum blade that hit GeoGreymon for medium damage.
"Mega Flare!" GeoGreymon launched his flame attack at Airdramon, but it did little damage.
"Fox Tail Inferno!" Kyubiimon launched her attack at Airdramon who was hit by it for medium damage. Airdramon growled in fury as he dive bombed towards Leomon and rammed into him, knocking him back a little.
"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon launched his energy fist attack at Airdramon who evaded it, but he was rammed by GeoGreymon.
"Dash Metal!" Dorumon launched his attack at Airdramon, it hit him for little damage,
"Spinning Needle!" Airdramon roared as he launched his attack at the five Digimon heroes again, hitting them for medium damage.
"Lightning Paw!" Gatomon launched her attack at Airdramon, giving him medium damage, but it still wasn't enough.
Char and Biyomon were watching the fight and Char realized her friends need her help. Her eyes showed determination. She looked at Biyomon. "You're Biyomon, right?"
"Y-Yes. Who are you?" Biyomon asked confusedly.
"My name is Charlotte Dunois, but you can call me Char. Listen, Biyomon. My friends need our help and you're the only one who can help them." Char pleaded.
"W-What?!" Biyomon gasped in shock. "But Airdramon is of the Champion level! There's no way I will win against him!"
"Then you need to be at his level, right?" Char smiled softly. "I'm not going to stand by and watch that thing terrorize others for his own amusement. So I'm asking you to be my partner. If we work together, we can stand a chance against Airdramon."
"My… partner?" Biyomon repeated in awe. "Then why are you helping me? We only known each other for a minute."
"It's because we want to protect those dear to us. The man who is fighting Airdramon right now vowed to protect me from my father, so I want to return the favor by protecting him!" Suddenly, Char's Digivice which was a yellow smartphone ringed as she checked her Digivice and saw the Digimon Capture installed into her smartphone. "Okay. Ready to help out, Biyomon?" Char grinned as she pointed her Digivice at Biyomon.
"Ready when you are, Char! I don't know how big a help I can be, but I won't let people do bad things to others!" Biyomon agreed heroically as Char registered Biyomon as her partner. Suddenly, Biyomon started to glow orange and changing shape. "Biyomon, digivolve to….!" Biyomon turned into a giant bird of fire similar to the mythological phoenix. Its body is wreathed almost entirely in orange flames. The only parts that are not are its mouth with protruding teeth and its two feet, each of which has five talons. It has blue eyes and large wings capable of supporting flight. "Birdramon!"
Airdramon noticed Birdramon and gawked. "No way! You digivolved?!"
(Run Around from Digimon Adventure 02 plays)
"Yes. And it's time we settle the score, Airdramon!" Birdramon yelled as she flew towards Airdramon and rammed into him.
"Why you!" Airdramon growled in fury as he yelled out "Spinning Needle!" He launched his attack at Birdramon, but she evaded it with ease.
"Mega Shot!" GeoGreymon launched his attack at Airdramon, giving him medium damage now.
"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon was next as he launched his attack at Airdramon as well, giving him medium damage.
"Lightning Paw!"
"Fox Tailed Inferno!" Both Digimon launched their attacks at Airdramon, giving him large damage.
"Now it is time we finished this! Meteor Wing!" Birdramon flaps her wings and hurled her feathers like meteors which hit Airdramon for big damage, ending the fight. Airdramon screamed in agony as he was deleted.
After Airdramon was deleted, all five Champion Digimon reverted back to their Rookie forms while Gatomon stayed in her Champion form and returned to their partners as Char and Biyomon were celebrating their victory together and everyone else all smiled at their newfound friendship.
"Biyomon, you were amazing out there!" Char cheered. "You were able to help the others defeat Airdramon! I knew you could do it!" Both her and Biyomon hugged.
"I couldn't have done it without your help, Char." Biyomon smiled "Your words and determination to help your friend was more than enough for me to be your partner and helped me Digivolve." Ichika and Agumon both walked over to them.
"She's right, Char. It's thanks to you helping Biyomon Digivolve that helped us win against Airdramon." Ichika agrees with a smile. "Now that we were able to save Biyomon, our team's becoming stronger." He holds his hand out to her. "Now what do you say we head back to the real world? We could definitely get some sleep after this." Char and Biyomon nodded in agreement as she took his hand and everyone all headed back to the real world.
"By the way, there's something else I've wondering about." Ling figured. "When we all met our Digimon partners, they've all Digivolved into their Champion forms, right? Well, except for Gatomon as she's still in her Champion form." Everyone all nodded in agreement. "And from what Satoru said, he and Dorumon met a month before meeting us. Making him the first member to have a Digimon partner." Everyone nodded again. "So how come we haven't seen Dorumon Digivolve yet?" Everyone all turned to Satoru and Dorumon and realized she was right.
"Now that you mentioned it, you're right. We've never once seen Dorumon Digivolve yet." Houki agrees as she pondered this. "Granted, it's only been two battles they've helped us in but he still hasn't Digivolved. I wonder why is that." Everyone all looked at the duo who sweat dropped and laughed sheepishly.
"I guess we haven't reached that point yet." Satoru answered with a nervous smile. "We haven't been fighting that much like the rest of you, so it never occurred to me to Digivolve Dorumon yet. It just haven't clicked with us just yet." Dorumon nodded in agreement as Ichika walked over to him.
"I'm sure that moment will come sooner than you think." Ichika said with a smile. "Just give it time until you're ready to have Dorumon Digivolve. When it comes, I'm sure you'll both be ready for it." Satoru and Dorumon nodded as he turned to his friends. "But for now, let's head back to the real world. The others are waiting for us and we can't keep them hanging." Everyone all nodded in agreement and continued on towards the terminal to exit Kowloon.
To be continued…
Next chapter: IS Girls and Digimon Partners: Part 5 of 7: Laura and Candlemon
A/n: Only three more IS girls are left and the first anime will cross over in the final part of this mini-arc which is Hyperdimension Neptunia. So I apologized if this took longer than expected. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving and we'll see you next time.