Julie was still reluctant about letting Ninmon fight. Her fears of Ninmon getting hurt and it being her fault kept getting the better of her. Sean also talked to Rachel, learning she changed her way. Yukon set up a firewall to keep digimon from entering the real world. It worked at first, but Strikedramon was able to smash through and emerged in the real world. Rachel encouraged Julie to fight when the others were having trouble against him. When Julie saw people in danger, she had Ninmon digivolved and learned that sometimes you need to fight, especially if it's for a right reason. These guys are becoming quite the team.
Digimon
Look to the past, as we head for the future
To reclaim the digital world
With faith in ourselves
And trusting each other
We live by the lessons we learned
As we work towards one solution
Through digivolution
I am the one, I am the one
Digimon
Forever united as one
Digimon
Together the battles are won
Digimon
Through us let your spirit evolve
If we're all for one world, there's one for us all
If we're all for one world, there's one for us all
Digimon
Another day was coming and going. Rachel and Bumblemon were on their way out, but were surprised to see Julie and Ninmon there and were bowing to her.
"Hello, ma'am." Both of them said. Rachel and Bumblemon were a little surprised to see this.
"Is there anything we can do for you?" Julie asked.
"If you're about to run some errands, we can do them for you." Ninmon said. Rachel and Bumblemon found this a little strange.
"Wow! Nice place, Rachel!" Louie said as he and the guys had a look around the place.
"What's going on?" Rachel said.
"Don't ask us." Mistiomon said.
"We just showed Julie where you lived. She wanted to talk to you about something." Sean said.
"She said it was important." Tyrone said.
"Don't be silly. I didn't say that." Julie said as she was trying to act innocent. "I'm just trying to be a friend is all and friends are nice to each other."
"Yeah….even if Rachel was a real ice queen." Ninmon said.
"I don't think you're helping yourselves." Bumblemon said.
"Just cut to the chase." Rachel said. "If you're trying to butter me up for something, don't bother. Just ask me what you want."
"Okay. It's about tomorrow." Julie said. "My school is holding make up exams tomorrow. I have to be there because I actually missed one."
"Is that true? They're giving you a second chance for an exam?" Dragmon asked.
"Yeah. Julie missed out on this one because she had to leave school early." Tyrone said.
"I see. Well, I can't help you, Julie." Rachel said.
"I haven't asked anything." Julie said.
"I'm not a tutor. You're on your own for studying." Rachel said.
"But Julie gets good grades. Why would she need a tutor?" Louie said.
"It's not about studying." Julie said. "Rachel, I know we haven't been friends for very long, but I need a favor to ask. Tomorrow is my little sister's birthday. It will just be her and my mother tomorrow and she deserves more than that. So I was wondering if you could step in my place until I'm done with the exam."
"You want me to babysit? Why not one of the guys?" Rachel said.
"I wouldn't mind doing it." Tyrone said.
"Me either." Sean said.
"I watch my little sister almost all the time." Louie said.
"No. It has to be you, Rachel." Julie said. "I need someone who can act like a big sister and you're the only one I can turn to." When Julie said she needed a big sister, it actually touched her heart. Bumblemon looked at her as he wondered what Rachel could have been thinking.
"If you need someone like a sister, why not Louie?" Dragmon said. "He hangs with his sisters. He must know how to be a girl."
"Hey!" Louie said with all of them sharing a laugh about that.
….
Julie's House
It was quite the offer Julie asked Rachel and was certainly one to think about. To aid in the decision, Julie asked Rachel to pay a visit to her house.
"Why are we here if the birthday is tomorrow?" Rachel said.
"We still need to make sure Sarah is okay with it." Ninmon said.
"It is her birthday, but Sarah can be easygoing." Julie said.
"If you say so." Rachel said and all of them went on inside with June having dinner almost ready.
"There you are, Julie. Who's this?" June asked.
"My name is Rachel Laurence."
"It's nice to meet you. Are you a friend of Julie's?" June asked.
"Sort of." Rachel said since they haven't known each other for very long.
"I asked Rachel to take my place tomorrow since I have that exam tomorrow." Julie said. "We need to see if Sarah's okay with it."
"Hi!" Sarah said as she went over to Rachel. "So you're going to be my big sister just for tomorrow? Yay! Rachel, do you have a funny friend like Julie?" Rachel didn't really understand.
"She's talking about Bumblemon. They know about us digimon." Ninmon said.
"Oh!" Rachel said as she pulled out her digivice. "Bumblemon, realize!" Bumblemon emerged out of the digivice.
"At your service." Bumblemon said.
"Aw! A cute bee!" Sarah said as she already loved him. She hugged him tight and her grip was like iron to Bumblemon.
"I think we got her permission." Julie said.
"Julie, I think it's really sweet of you to do this. Rachel, since you're going to be part of our family tomorrow, would you like to join us for dinner?" June asked.
"That's very nice of you." Rachel said. Rachel and Bumblemon joined them for dinner and it was a nice dinner. Sarah even tried feeding Bumblemon. Rachel was a little uncomfortable with all this, but she saw how happy Julie and her family was.
"Your family seems really nice." Rachel said. She looked around and some photos, but notice someone was missing. "Julie, where is your father?"
"Oh… My parents actually got divorced years ago. I don't really see my dad that much anymore." Julie said. When she said that, Rachel felt sympathetic for her. It awoke something in her. "So what do you say?"
"Are you going to do it tomorrow?" Ninmon asked. Rachel had some time to think about it and come to a conclusion.
"I promise that I'll give Sarah the best birthday she'll ever have!" Rachel said with much enthusiasm.
"Wow! A one-eighty change." Ninmon said. Julie was just glad she was doing it. She also noticed Rachel hasn't eaten all that much.
"Something wrong with the food, Rachel?" Julie asked.
"If you want, I could make something else." June said.
"No. It's not that. It's just that….I'm use to eating alone." Rachel said. Bumblemon knew what she was talking about, but the others didn't understand. "We should get going. Come on, Bumblemon."
Yes, ma'am." Bumblemon said as he was finally able to get out of Sarah's grasp and went with her.
"Rachel, is everything okay?" Julie asked.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of everything tomorrow." Rachel said and left. Julie didn't know what got into her, but since she agreed to do this, she won't be complaining.
…
Rachel
"Let's see." Rachel said as she worked on a computer and was working a schedule for tomorrow. "I think lunch at a fancy restaurant will be nice. Follow by some horseback riding, a performance, as well as finishing it with a dinner at the best restaurant possible. Julie should be done before that, but I've added in a few extra hours." Rachel added in a lot of fun activities for tomorrow and she seemed excited herself.
"I don't think I've ever seen you like this." Bumblemon said.
"I just want this birthday to be perfect for Sarah." Rachel said.
"She's only turning seven." Bumblemon said, but he knew the truth of what's going on. 'You can't fool me, Rachel. You're doing this because Julie's family makes you think of your own.' He thought.
…..
The Next Day
Julie and her family waited outside. They just needed Rachel to show up.
"Where is she? I've got to get going and reach my exam." Julie said.
"Here she comes!" Ninmon said from the roof. All of them looked and saw a limo being pulled up to their house. Rachel stepped out with Bumblemon and was wearing a yellow power suit and Bumblemon holding a bouquet.
"Happy birthday, Sarah." Rachel said as Bumblemon handed over the flowers.
"So pretty!" Sarah said as she took the flowers and hugged Bumblemon and wasn't letting him go.
"How thoughtful." June said.
"A little over the top, don't you think?" Julie said.
"Julie, don't be rude. You should get going or else you're going to miss that exam." June said.
"You're right. Thanks for this, Rachel!" Julie said as she ran off and was on her way to school with Ninmon going with her.
"Shall we get going ourselves?" Rachel offered. "I found the perfect place to have a nice breakfast."
"No. I have a better idea as to where we can go." Sarah said.
"Oh! Okay. It is your birthday after all." Rachel said, but she wasn't expecting this. 'I didn't calculate this into my schedule. This will throw my plans off.' She thought. However, it was Sarah's birthday and she can have her way. All of them went into the limo and Sarah was giving directions with her holding Bumblemon.
"Do I have to be held like a stuffed animal the whole time?" Bumblemon said.
"It's her birthday. Let her have it." Rachel said as she was trying to work on her schedule.
"As you wish." Bumblemon said and put up with it.
'Okay. This throws my plans off, but I think we should be able to make up for it as long as we don't lose too much time.' Rachel thought.
"Here we are!" Sarah said as the limo came to a stop. They stepped out and it ended up being an arcade.
"An arcade?" June said.
"This is where you want to go for your birthday?" Rachel said.
"They have the best games around." Sarah said.
"You all go on ahead. I have to make a quick call." Rachel said. All of them stepped inside and Rachel pulled out a phone. "Hello. This is Rachel Laurence. I'm very sorry, but I have to cancel our reservations for the boat ride. I'm truly sorry." Rachel had to cancel a few of her plans and went on the arcade. "Okay. How hard can this be?" Rachel went on some of the games and played with Sarah.
"I win!" Sarah said.
"I didn't know you were so good." June said.
"I'm terrible. I haven't won once." Rachel said.
"It could be worse." Bumblemon said.
"Don't say something like that." Rachel said.
"I'm getting kind of hungry." Sarah said.
"Same here." June said.
"That's great. I made reservations." Rachel said.
"I already know what I like." Sarah said.
…
A Restaurant
They went to a more casual restaurant instead of the fancy one Rachel planned. That's where they grilled food called monjayaki at their own table.
"How do you even eat this?" Rachel said.
"Like this." Sarah said as she pressed a little against the grill and ate it.
"Sarah just loves this stuff." June said.
"Here goes." Rachel said as she never really had it before. She did what Sarah did and took a bite out of it. "Not bad."
"Open up, Bumblemon." Sarah said as she tried to feed him again.
"I'm not a baby." Bumblemon said as he didn't like being treated like this. Regardless, they ate all of it and Rachel actually enjoyed it.
"Ready for the check?" The waiter asked.
"Here you go." Rachel said as she handed him a card.
"Cash only." The waiter said.
"But I'm all out of cash." Rachel said.
"It's okay. I got it." June said. She was happy to pay for it, but Rachel didn't like she had to. With lunch out of the way, they all were heading out again.
"I'm sorry you had to pay, Mrs. Semachi." Rachel said. "Well, Sarah, is there anywhere else you would like to go?"
"I would like to see some fireworks." Sarah said.
"Fireworks? I know just where to go." Rachel said.
…
An Amusement Park
"An amusement park?" June asked as all of them stood outside the entrance of one.
"It can be a lot of fun and they always give a fireworks show every Friday night, tonight." Rachel said. "We can ride rides and play some games until it gets dark and see the fireworks."
"Great!" Sarah said. All of them went on inside and were having a great time. There was the rollercoaster, the haunted house, the spinning rides. It was a lot of fun and Sarah was having a great birthday. It soon got dark outside and they all went on a Ferris Wheel so they have a great view of the fireworks.
"They should start any minute." June said.
"I can't wait." Sarah said.
"This was a great idea, Rachel said." Bumblemon said. This may not have been what Rachel had in mind. She's never really had a day like this.
"Rachel? Is something wrong? Aren't you having any fun" Sarah asked.
"To be honest, I can't remember the last time I had so much fun." Rachel said.
"The truth is that Rachel comes from a prestige family." Bumblemon said. "She doesn't get to do this kind of thing often. In fact, she doesn't get to see her own parents that much." June and Sarah felt sorry for her. That was when the fireworks started, but something else. Suddenly, a geyser of energy was released in the park.
"What's that?!" Sarah said.
"A digimon!" Rachel said as she thought this was the worst possible time. The one that came through was a big grey one with his chest covered in crystals and around his head as well with giant ones for hands.
Digimon Analyzer (Bumblemon's voice): It's Crystalmon. He's a champion digimon. You heard of diamond in the rough. He's a rough in diamonds. His Crystal Bash can smash through rock, even his own
Crystalmon made his way through the amusement park and started smashing everything around them. With the others not around, Rachel was the only one to fight.
"I'll take care of this. You two get somewhere safe." Rachel said as she got off the wheel. "Let's go, Bumblemon."
"Roger." Bumblemon said as they both went for Crystalmon.
"Be careful!" Sarah said.
"Why did it have to be today of all days?!" Rachel said. "I'll make that monster pay for ruining Sarah's birthday. Are you ready, Bumblemon?"
"All set." Bumblemon said.
"DNA….Charge!" She infused her energy and released it at Bumblemon.
"Bumblemon digivolve to….Beemon!"
Beemon flew right at Crystalmon and tackled him with Crystalmon being pushed back. Crystalmon used his crystal arms and knocked him back.
"Crystal Bash!" He bashed his two crystal arms together and fired an energy blast, but Beemon was able to avoid each blast. As Rachel was watching this, she got an idea.
"I know a way to turn this day around." Rachel said. "Beemon, send him to the sky!"
"As you wish!" Beemon said. Beemon flew as hard and fast as he could. He grabbed Crystalmon's arms and spun around as he threw Crystalmon with all of his might.
"Now finish it!" Rachel said. Bumblemon flew to Crystalmon and there was nowhere for Crystalmon to avoid this attack.
"Stinger Fury!" Beemon unleashed a barrage of stings at Crystalmon. Beemon was able to break through Crystalmon's crystal structure and caused his data to shatter in a dazzling display with the fireworks. Crystalmon may have been defeated, but it was a lovely display. When the threat has passed, Rachel was able to find Sarah and June.
"Rachel, you're okay!" Sarah said as she was glad to see it.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think any of this would happen." Rachel said.
"What are you talking about?" June said. "Rachel, you saved everyone and we had a wonderful time. Julie was right to have you join us today." Rachel was worried for nothing. Now she understands what being part of a family is like.
"I'm getting hungry." Sarah said.
"I could eat. Rachel, as my way of saying thank you, why don't you join us for a family dinner?" June said.
"I would love to." Rachel said.
…
Julie's House
"Happy Birthday, Sarah!" Julie was able to make it back from her exam and asked the boys to join them in celebration.
"Here. This is from me and Mistiomon." Sean said.
"Think nothing of it." Mistiomon said as he tried to be modest.
"Now this is what I call a party." Louie said.
"So how did the exam go?" Rachel asked.
"Pretty good. Rachel, thanks for doing this." Julie said. Rachel really enjoyed today herself and she's hoping to have this feeling again one day.
"Ooh! Cake!" Dragmon said as he was about to eat it one bite.
"No, Dragmon! That's not for you alone!" Tyrone said as he tried to keep it away from him. In the end, it was a good birthday.
…
Yukon
"So the firewall project ended up being not enough." Yukon said as his scientists were working on another solution.
"It would appear so. What now?" Lesly asked.
"No other choice." Yukon said as he had something up his sleeve. "We'll have to use the Black Hole program." When he said that, Lesly was pretty shocked by the whole thing.
"We can't. It's not ready. We don't have enough data about these things to know if it will even work." Lesly said.
"I guess we'll just have to get us one then." Yukon said. Whatever Yukon's planning, he's not going to wait around for it.
To Be Continued….
That doesn't sound too good. What is this Black Hole program and what exactly does Yukon have planned with it? To find out what he's planning, stay tune for the next Digimon Digital Monsters.
