Session 43

Consequences of action

Alice took a deep breath.

To both her and Suiko, every bit of their current sense made absolutely no sense. For as monotone and boring as this place felt, finding Jestery here seemed like some joke the author would make. Add in the previously mentioned bloodthirsty children from the last chapter and you got one truly serious situation on their hands.

*Are we sure this is a good idea?* Suiko whispered as she floated over to her 'sister'.

"How should I know?" Alice whispered back and grabbed hold of Suiko's hand. The two then sat down on the pillows beside their digimon, feeling quite awkward about all this. Even with their recent patching up of their relationship, it still felt kind of odd. But that could just be due to the two not really seeing each other in the same place at the same time. "Heck, is that even Jestery?"

The two's gazes focused in on their unauthorized ruler. Unlike usual, Jestery had even made an attempt to look civil, switching out her usual with an orange and blue suit. She had tied her hair in a single ponytail and actually was trying to be on her best behavior. How long that would last, was anyone's guess. Interestingly, it was the original Cora that was with her. Which seemed odd, considering that there was no real reason for the chrono maid to be there unless...

*That just seems like a long shot.* Suiko added as they received a glare from Cora. *Unless either of those letters were lying.*

"Oh please, I'm just a small minnow within this ocean of answers." Cora explained and rolled her eyes. "After all, the main course hasn't even arrived yet."

The four looked towards the maid, ideas swirling within their minds.
For Alice, it was a chance to hear what had become of her parents after the accident.

For Suiko, the chance of seeing her parents would do just nicely.

In Yokozamon's case, he could just care less. As long as Alice was happy, he would be happy as well.

Consligmon on the other hand, wasn't so sure. Ever since he joined the gambler, he hadn't really wanted anything. Or did he? Whatever this 'main course' may be, he could care less. But in a way, that could be quite far from the truth. No, he actually wanted something simple. An answer to stolen chance. Just a couple words to explain why it happened.

*Are you alright?* Suiko inquired and Consligmon took a step back. *You just seem to be staring off into space…*

Consligmon took a deep breath, shifting himself to be visible to his friends.

"Since we have a lot of time before this 'main course' shows up, I guess I probably should properly introduce myself." the spy turkey explained and cleared his throat.

Yokozamon did a double take, confused by what the advisor had said.

"What do you mean, Mr Consligmon?" the yak inquired as he returned his gaze to his partner. "I just thought you were some random mercenary who wanted to appease Alice."

Consligmon chuckled under his breath and smiled.

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Things were different then.

Back then, he had thought he was truly invincible. That nothing would ever be able to place a hand upon him. No one would be able to stand in his way and strike him down from his high perch.

And yet, as the turkey gunner stood upon the cracked marble floor within the once regal building, the truth was at its clearest.

He was a nobody. A nobody who fucked up. A nobody who just fucked up the one chance at a better life. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. This mess begins a few hour ago.

It had started with a job interview. Not just any simple job interview, mind you. But one with the royal family of Bonessa.

"Would canidate #18 please step forward?" a voice called out and Gobblemon looked up from his lap. He quickly sat up from his chair and headed over to the interviewer, some large bumblebee creature that probably didn't want to be here. Nonetheless, he led Gobblemon down the hall and into a small office. It wasn't anything that special, just four cramped gray walls with a dreadful dark grey carpet to boot. The two sat themselves down in a pair of swivel chairs separating themselves with a small desk.

"So, why do you want this job?" the bee started and Gobblemon took a deep breath. It was now or never.

"I want to have a purpose." Gobblemon explained and took a deep breath. "Being a hitman wasn't doing it for me."

"Not a people-person." the bee whispered, noting it down on his imaginary piece of paper. "Good to know. Anything else?"

"I'm a hard worker and I'm willing to help in any way possible."

"Also good to hear."

The bee then 'wrote' that down, ushering him out of the office. There, he would just have to wait for his fate for now. That was always the hardest part about this sort of thing. Once you've done your part, it was in the hands of others.

"No use wallowing on it now." Gobblemon thought as he took a deep breath, cleaning his backup weapon. Which, was just a simple revolver for those times when he found himself in tight situations. "I probably got it anyway."

Strangely, what he was doing was considered perfectly normal. Heck, a couple of the other participants were doing the same, just with much bigger and possibly loaded guns. He had been in the last group of the occupants, leaving just a few stragglers to be processed. Eventually, the final occupant did come back with the bee.

"Thank you all for coming." the bee explained and cracked a smile. "The good news is that you're all qualified. The bad news, only one of you can get it."

"Then how are we going to decide it?" one of the applicants accused and the bee laughed.

"Last person standing, of course."

Silence filled the room, with bullets taking the place of words at this point. The only thing he could remotely do at this point was survive. There was no use spreading any more blood on his feathers than he already had. No more was he invincible. He was just a useless nobody once more, striving for a purpose to his life. The turkey would have to take a chance, unaware it would change his fate.

Gobblemon charged towards the door, emergency pistol in hand. All he wanted was to leave this all behind and yet, it drags him right back in.

"I can't let you do that." the bee explained, now standing in front of the exit. "After all, this is what the royal family wants."

Gobblemon took a deep breath, the words ringing through his head.

What they wanted.

He wanted to smash the bug's skull into the wall. Heck, a large grin had formed on the bee's face and now looked quite punchable. Not that he would actually go through with it. Just the thought of it seemed worthy of the action. After all, sometimes you'll have to do evil in life in order to do good. But let's be honest here. There is no such action that can be defined as pure good or pure evil. Sometimes we need to do a bad thing in order to make sure good things occur.

"You'll let me out or else." Gobblemon whispered, pointing his gun towards the bug. "And I believe we both know what I meant."

The bee only laughed and did his best attempt at flipping him off. So, Gobblemon did the natural thing to come to him. The turkey gangster fired his pistol off, watching as the bullet passed through both the bee and the door, finally landing in the skull of a certain hive queen.

After all, just because you can justify your actions, doesn't leave you free from the consequences of said action...

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"And that's what happened." Consligmon whispered as he stared towards his three companions. "I probably should told you earlier, moll."

Alice only giggled and placed a hand on the turkey's back. As long as they were all together, they could take on any threat that was thrown their way. Almost on cue, the door then swung open and silence filled the air once more. The foursome turned to face the new arrival, doing a double-take.

"That's impossible." Alice whispered and Jestery laughed. "What is the meaning of this?!"
"Oh what luck Alice have!" Jestery answered. "No wonder you became a gambler!"

The 'lucky gambler' sighed and took a deep breath, pulling both of her guns out.

"You lied!"

Jestery's head then inched closer to Alice, a twisted smile beginning to form.

"Alice nor Suiko ever asked for Jestery to clarify her answer."

A man and a woman then take their seats by Cora, whispering something to the chrono maid.

"Now then." the woman explained. "I believe we much to talk about."

Notes:

I like how this chapter turned out, even if I've been stalling a little bit on it. Maybe it's the part of me that just enjoys actually giving digimon partners actual backstories.

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Next Time: Sometimes, you must find yourself to truly reunite with what you took away...