A Love Like Romeo & Juliet
Matt climbed to his feet holding his aching head. The past events were a blur to him and he wasn't sure where he was. Looking behind him he saw his three friends lying on the ground unconscientious. He rushed over to shake the life back into them still unsure of exactly why they were on the ground to begin with. "Sora, wake up" he shook her gently not wanting to make any possible injuries any worse. Sora sat up slowly looking very confused. "Matt? Where are we" she asked her friend who had now moved over to wake Joe. "I'm not exactly sure Sora." he replied. "But I do know that we'd best be ready for a lot more surprises." He motioned over to the youngest girl who was still laying in the sand. "Sora, go wake Kari up. I don't think that we want to be here when who ever brought us here to comes back. " Sora nodded then went to wake the sleeping girl.
They walked down the deserted streets and looking carefully before turning the next corner. As they rounded the bend they noticed a barbed wire gate blocking any form of escape. "Well, we know one thing for sure" said Joe. "Who ever brought us here sure doesn't want us to leave." Joe slumped to the ground discouraged. "You sure got that right!" said Kari who sat down beside him. "By the way, what are these ribbons that we have around our necks? She asked staring at the red strand of material . "I don't know Kari but they may be a clue to what we're doing here" Sora said. "Well, I know one thing for sure. Red is definitely not my colour. Matt said trying to yank the ribbon off. "Wow!" Sora laughed. "Thanks to Mimi you're even colour coordinated." The others joined in the laughing. Even Matt couldn't keep himself from cracking a smile. They laughed until a strange voice echoed through a nearby speaker. "All competitors meet in the training area. I, Olympiamon command it! Upon hearing her voice Sora and the others quickly rose to their feet. Their eyes glazed over in a hypnotic trance as they proceeded towards the field to meet their leader.
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"We've got to get out of here soon Palmon. I don't know how much more of these I can take" Mimi whispered to her friend between pushups. The other Digidestined were still under Olympiomon's spell and seemed quite content doing hard labour for the evil Digimon. "We'll sneak out after dark Mimi. Just hang in there girl! You can make it!" Palmon encouraged her human friend as she continued her workout. "But what about the others?" Mimi asked looking around at her completely dazed friends. "We have no choice but to leave them here. They're no help to us as zombies" Palmon replied. Mimi nodded in agreement and continued with her pushups until a Warumonzimon interrupted over a megaphone.
"Proceed to the next station!" The voice rang loud and clear through the stadium and hundreds of Digimon, including the Digidestined, stopped what they were doing and rotated to the next training obstacle. "One thing's for sure. That Olympiomon is pretty powerful. He's got everyone doing these bogus chores" Mimi turned around to find that Palmon was no where in sight. "Palmon! Palmon where are you?" she shouted through the crowd. "Mimi? Mimi?" Palmon shouted at the other end of the mob. "Oh no! I've got to find her!"
Palmon looked around for anything that she could possibly use to escape from the middle of the crowd. "Hmm, that looks like it might just work' she said staring at the metal chin-up bar. "Poison Ivy!" she shouted as the vines shot from her hands and latched on to the metal bar. Palmon was lifted off the ground then swung to the other end of the group and right into Mimi's arms. "Palmon! I thought I'd lost you" Mimi hugged her Digimon and heaved a sigh of relief. "Lets stick together from now on ok?" she said with a smile. "You bet! Whatever happens we'll get through it together" Palmon agreed. They slapped each other high fives then turned to see what their new challenge would be. "Oh yuck!" Mimi was disgusted at the sight. "As if pushups weren't bad enough. Now they want me to crawl through the mud and get my dress dirty?" "Oh Mimi. Think of it this way. A mud mask is great for the complexion." A smile crossed the girl's face as she dove into the dirt. "It's only a few more hours" she sighed.
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"One, two, three four...One, two, three, four...One, two, three..." Olympiamon's team marched around the field, counting in unison. "A team must look professional" Olympiamon shouted. "How do you expect to win if you're not perfectly uniformed?" she yelled looking around at her troops. "One, two, three four...One, two, three, four" Joe moaned in a zombie like voice. His arms were swinging on his side and he marched perfectly to the beat just like everyone else. In front of him, Matt an Gabumon were doing the same. Sora and Kari were in front of him along with Biyomon and Gatomon.
"Pick up the pace you lazy goons" Olympiamon shouted. Almost at an instant the troops did what they were told and the steady beat of four turned to a quicker count of eight. As Joe walked faster his arms swung farther and farther out in front of him and he accidentally caught the back of Matt's ribbon and ripped it off. "Ow!" Matt cried out in pain but the choking feeling that he had just felt had quickly faded away.
"Where are we?" Matt asked himself as he looked around the crowded field. "The last thing I remember is laughing about my colour coordination and trying to rip that ribbon off my neck." He watched his friends still moving like robots to the same beat. "Whoa! Talk about weird. These Digimon have all gone nuts. Even my friends are acting crazy." He watched as Gabumon wandered past him then ran to catch up with him. "Gabumon, snap out of it buddy!" Matt grabbed his Digimon by the string of material hanging from its neck. The ribbon snapped in his hands and Gabumon was forced back into reality.
"Seems to me like those ribbons that everyone is wearing is causing them to drift into a trance of some sort" Matt commented to his Digimon. "I see what you mean. It's definitely a plot to have us compete in those silly games of theirs" Gabumon deducted. "That's right, but there's one thing bothering me" Matt said worriedly. "What's that?" asked Gabumon. Matt looked around at his friends all wearing the red ribbons. "How did my ribbon come off of my neck?" Gabumon looked just as clueless as his friend. "I don't know Matt, but I do know that we should try to get out of here and find Tai and the others" Matt nodded in agreement. "You're right about that Gabumon. We'll leave at nightfall, but for now let's keep marching to keep up appearances.
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"Palmon wake up. It's time to go." Mimi shook her friend gently then helped her to her feet. They climbed over the thousands of sleeping Digimon who were scattered across the stadium floor and made it to the exit. "Well, we got this far. Now what?" Palmon asked considering their possible plan of action. "Now we say goodbye to this icky stadium and training course and go find Matt and the others" Mimi said grabbing Palmon by the hand and rushing out the stadium door.
"That was way to easy" Palmon said looking back at the building from which they had just left. "Shhh! Palmon! Don't jinx us! Besides, even evil Digimon have to sleep" said Mimi who refused to look back. "I don't mean to put a damper on things Mimi but Demidevimon put us all to sleep before we were separated. How do we know which way to go?" asked Palmon. "Don't worry! When your in a relationship that's as solid and loving as Matt and mine's is, your heart knows exactly where to find the one you love" said Mimi who wasn't slowing her pace for anything in the world.
"Hey, look over there" Palmon said pointing towards to figures who were shrouded in the darkness of the night. "We'd better hide. It could be trouble" said Mimi who ducked behind a nearby bush. "Good idea" said Palmon who then followed Mimi to the hiding place. "But don't forget if worse comes to worse you still have your Digivice and crest." Mimi nodded reassuringly but desperately hoped that she wouldn't have to use them.
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"Did you see that Gabumon? It looked like someone was coming towards us but they just disappeared." Matt looked again to see if he could spot the shadows that he had seen just a second ago. "I didn't see anything Matt, but do you want to check it out?" Gabumon asked ready for anything that he might be faced with. "Yeah, just to be on the safe side. I think we should." Gabumon nodded and then they proceeded onward.
"Are you sure it was here that you saw them?" Gabumon asked again. "I know so, but be quiet. If they here us they might try to run." "They're coming closer Palmon be ready" Mimi whispered as she grabbed her Digivice from off of her bag. "Did you here that? I think they're behind this bush. Get ready" said Matt as he too grabbed his Digivice. "Ready" whispered Mimi. "Set" said Matt. "Go!" the two Digidestined yelled as their Digimon sprung into action.
"Palmon digivolve to...Togemon!" "Gabumon digivolve to...Garurumon!" Togemon and Garurumon lunged towards each other until a cry from Mimi brought their attack to a halt. "Matt! You're okay!" she rushed towards her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around him tight. "Oh Mimi! I thought I'd lost you forever" Matt said holding his girlfriend close. Both champion Digimon returned to their rookie form and were relieved that no one had been hurt in the battle attempt.
"So, if I'm understanding this right, all of our other friends have been turned to mindless dummies and are being forced to compete against each other for the fate of Game Island and their lives?" Mimi summed it all up in a nutshell. The couple had found a place to hide from passing Digimon so that they could discuss the days past events and experiences. "Right, and somehow we were lucky enough to have escaped the clutches of those power hungry Digimon and now it's up to us to rescue our friends and stop Olympia and Olympiomon" Matt added. "So how exactly do we do this?" Palmon asked making the others realize just how difficult this rescue mission really was. "Well, I have a plan but it involves some sacrifices on our part" Matt said grasping Mimi's hand. "Oh, I hate personal sacrifices" Mimi whined.
"What is this brilliant plan of yours Matt?" asked Gabumon who was unwilling to wait any longer. "We have to compete in the Digi-Games" Matt said simply. "What?" Mimi asked extremely confused. "The only way that this is going to work is if we both return to our teams" Matt explained. "We'll have to get the eight of us all together and try to remove the ribbons from their necks without being noticed. The more ribbons we get rid of the more help we'll have." "There's just one problem Matt. My team was engulfed by giant bubbles. I haven't seen any ribbons or anything noticeably different about them besides the fact that their zombies I mean." Matt thought about it for a minute. "There has to be something keeping them under Olympiomon's control. You're just going to have to go back there and find a way to burst his bubble."
"So that's it then. We have to separate again" Mimi said holding Matt's hands. "It's only for a little while" Matt said pulling her closer. "I feel like Romeo and Juliet" Mimi commented. "We're on two separate teams and we can't see each other yet our love keeps us together" she smiled. Matt leaned in close and kissed his girlfriend passionately. "Shakespeare eat your heart out!" Mimi said as Matt slowly released his grip. "Parting is such sweet sorrow" Matt said continuing with the Shakespearian theme. The Digimon looked on and were very amused. "I've never seen this play before" laughed Palmon. "They deserve an Oscar" Gabumon added before joining Matt and heading back to Olympiamon's field. "Take care Yamato. I love you" Mimi shouted to her boyfriend before turning towards the stadium. "I hope this works" she sighed.
Matt climbed to his feet holding his aching head. The past events were a blur to him and he wasn't sure where he was. Looking behind him he saw his three friends lying on the ground unconscientious. He rushed over to shake the life back into them still unsure of exactly why they were on the ground to begin with. "Sora, wake up" he shook her gently not wanting to make any possible injuries any worse. Sora sat up slowly looking very confused. "Matt? Where are we" she asked her friend who had now moved over to wake Joe. "I'm not exactly sure Sora." he replied. "But I do know that we'd best be ready for a lot more surprises." He motioned over to the youngest girl who was still laying in the sand. "Sora, go wake Kari up. I don't think that we want to be here when who ever brought us here to comes back. " Sora nodded then went to wake the sleeping girl.
They walked down the deserted streets and looking carefully before turning the next corner. As they rounded the bend they noticed a barbed wire gate blocking any form of escape. "Well, we know one thing for sure" said Joe. "Who ever brought us here sure doesn't want us to leave." Joe slumped to the ground discouraged. "You sure got that right!" said Kari who sat down beside him. "By the way, what are these ribbons that we have around our necks? She asked staring at the red strand of material . "I don't know Kari but they may be a clue to what we're doing here" Sora said. "Well, I know one thing for sure. Red is definitely not my colour. Matt said trying to yank the ribbon off. "Wow!" Sora laughed. "Thanks to Mimi you're even colour coordinated." The others joined in the laughing. Even Matt couldn't keep himself from cracking a smile. They laughed until a strange voice echoed through a nearby speaker. "All competitors meet in the training area. I, Olympiamon command it! Upon hearing her voice Sora and the others quickly rose to their feet. Their eyes glazed over in a hypnotic trance as they proceeded towards the field to meet their leader.
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"We've got to get out of here soon Palmon. I don't know how much more of these I can take" Mimi whispered to her friend between pushups. The other Digidestined were still under Olympiomon's spell and seemed quite content doing hard labour for the evil Digimon. "We'll sneak out after dark Mimi. Just hang in there girl! You can make it!" Palmon encouraged her human friend as she continued her workout. "But what about the others?" Mimi asked looking around at her completely dazed friends. "We have no choice but to leave them here. They're no help to us as zombies" Palmon replied. Mimi nodded in agreement and continued with her pushups until a Warumonzimon interrupted over a megaphone.
"Proceed to the next station!" The voice rang loud and clear through the stadium and hundreds of Digimon, including the Digidestined, stopped what they were doing and rotated to the next training obstacle. "One thing's for sure. That Olympiomon is pretty powerful. He's got everyone doing these bogus chores" Mimi turned around to find that Palmon was no where in sight. "Palmon! Palmon where are you?" she shouted through the crowd. "Mimi? Mimi?" Palmon shouted at the other end of the mob. "Oh no! I've got to find her!"
Palmon looked around for anything that she could possibly use to escape from the middle of the crowd. "Hmm, that looks like it might just work' she said staring at the metal chin-up bar. "Poison Ivy!" she shouted as the vines shot from her hands and latched on to the metal bar. Palmon was lifted off the ground then swung to the other end of the group and right into Mimi's arms. "Palmon! I thought I'd lost you" Mimi hugged her Digimon and heaved a sigh of relief. "Lets stick together from now on ok?" she said with a smile. "You bet! Whatever happens we'll get through it together" Palmon agreed. They slapped each other high fives then turned to see what their new challenge would be. "Oh yuck!" Mimi was disgusted at the sight. "As if pushups weren't bad enough. Now they want me to crawl through the mud and get my dress dirty?" "Oh Mimi. Think of it this way. A mud mask is great for the complexion." A smile crossed the girl's face as she dove into the dirt. "It's only a few more hours" she sighed.
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"One, two, three four...One, two, three, four...One, two, three..." Olympiamon's team marched around the field, counting in unison. "A team must look professional" Olympiamon shouted. "How do you expect to win if you're not perfectly uniformed?" she yelled looking around at her troops. "One, two, three four...One, two, three, four" Joe moaned in a zombie like voice. His arms were swinging on his side and he marched perfectly to the beat just like everyone else. In front of him, Matt an Gabumon were doing the same. Sora and Kari were in front of him along with Biyomon and Gatomon.
"Pick up the pace you lazy goons" Olympiamon shouted. Almost at an instant the troops did what they were told and the steady beat of four turned to a quicker count of eight. As Joe walked faster his arms swung farther and farther out in front of him and he accidentally caught the back of Matt's ribbon and ripped it off. "Ow!" Matt cried out in pain but the choking feeling that he had just felt had quickly faded away.
"Where are we?" Matt asked himself as he looked around the crowded field. "The last thing I remember is laughing about my colour coordination and trying to rip that ribbon off my neck." He watched his friends still moving like robots to the same beat. "Whoa! Talk about weird. These Digimon have all gone nuts. Even my friends are acting crazy." He watched as Gabumon wandered past him then ran to catch up with him. "Gabumon, snap out of it buddy!" Matt grabbed his Digimon by the string of material hanging from its neck. The ribbon snapped in his hands and Gabumon was forced back into reality.
"Seems to me like those ribbons that everyone is wearing is causing them to drift into a trance of some sort" Matt commented to his Digimon. "I see what you mean. It's definitely a plot to have us compete in those silly games of theirs" Gabumon deducted. "That's right, but there's one thing bothering me" Matt said worriedly. "What's that?" asked Gabumon. Matt looked around at his friends all wearing the red ribbons. "How did my ribbon come off of my neck?" Gabumon looked just as clueless as his friend. "I don't know Matt, but I do know that we should try to get out of here and find Tai and the others" Matt nodded in agreement. "You're right about that Gabumon. We'll leave at nightfall, but for now let's keep marching to keep up appearances.
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"Palmon wake up. It's time to go." Mimi shook her friend gently then helped her to her feet. They climbed over the thousands of sleeping Digimon who were scattered across the stadium floor and made it to the exit. "Well, we got this far. Now what?" Palmon asked considering their possible plan of action. "Now we say goodbye to this icky stadium and training course and go find Matt and the others" Mimi said grabbing Palmon by the hand and rushing out the stadium door.
"That was way to easy" Palmon said looking back at the building from which they had just left. "Shhh! Palmon! Don't jinx us! Besides, even evil Digimon have to sleep" said Mimi who refused to look back. "I don't mean to put a damper on things Mimi but Demidevimon put us all to sleep before we were separated. How do we know which way to go?" asked Palmon. "Don't worry! When your in a relationship that's as solid and loving as Matt and mine's is, your heart knows exactly where to find the one you love" said Mimi who wasn't slowing her pace for anything in the world.
"Hey, look over there" Palmon said pointing towards to figures who were shrouded in the darkness of the night. "We'd better hide. It could be trouble" said Mimi who ducked behind a nearby bush. "Good idea" said Palmon who then followed Mimi to the hiding place. "But don't forget if worse comes to worse you still have your Digivice and crest." Mimi nodded reassuringly but desperately hoped that she wouldn't have to use them.
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"Did you see that Gabumon? It looked like someone was coming towards us but they just disappeared." Matt looked again to see if he could spot the shadows that he had seen just a second ago. "I didn't see anything Matt, but do you want to check it out?" Gabumon asked ready for anything that he might be faced with. "Yeah, just to be on the safe side. I think we should." Gabumon nodded and then they proceeded onward.
"Are you sure it was here that you saw them?" Gabumon asked again. "I know so, but be quiet. If they here us they might try to run." "They're coming closer Palmon be ready" Mimi whispered as she grabbed her Digivice from off of her bag. "Did you here that? I think they're behind this bush. Get ready" said Matt as he too grabbed his Digivice. "Ready" whispered Mimi. "Set" said Matt. "Go!" the two Digidestined yelled as their Digimon sprung into action.
"Palmon digivolve to...Togemon!" "Gabumon digivolve to...Garurumon!" Togemon and Garurumon lunged towards each other until a cry from Mimi brought their attack to a halt. "Matt! You're okay!" she rushed towards her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around him tight. "Oh Mimi! I thought I'd lost you forever" Matt said holding his girlfriend close. Both champion Digimon returned to their rookie form and were relieved that no one had been hurt in the battle attempt.
"So, if I'm understanding this right, all of our other friends have been turned to mindless dummies and are being forced to compete against each other for the fate of Game Island and their lives?" Mimi summed it all up in a nutshell. The couple had found a place to hide from passing Digimon so that they could discuss the days past events and experiences. "Right, and somehow we were lucky enough to have escaped the clutches of those power hungry Digimon and now it's up to us to rescue our friends and stop Olympia and Olympiomon" Matt added. "So how exactly do we do this?" Palmon asked making the others realize just how difficult this rescue mission really was. "Well, I have a plan but it involves some sacrifices on our part" Matt said grasping Mimi's hand. "Oh, I hate personal sacrifices" Mimi whined.
"What is this brilliant plan of yours Matt?" asked Gabumon who was unwilling to wait any longer. "We have to compete in the Digi-Games" Matt said simply. "What?" Mimi asked extremely confused. "The only way that this is going to work is if we both return to our teams" Matt explained. "We'll have to get the eight of us all together and try to remove the ribbons from their necks without being noticed. The more ribbons we get rid of the more help we'll have." "There's just one problem Matt. My team was engulfed by giant bubbles. I haven't seen any ribbons or anything noticeably different about them besides the fact that their zombies I mean." Matt thought about it for a minute. "There has to be something keeping them under Olympiomon's control. You're just going to have to go back there and find a way to burst his bubble."
"So that's it then. We have to separate again" Mimi said holding Matt's hands. "It's only for a little while" Matt said pulling her closer. "I feel like Romeo and Juliet" Mimi commented. "We're on two separate teams and we can't see each other yet our love keeps us together" she smiled. Matt leaned in close and kissed his girlfriend passionately. "Shakespeare eat your heart out!" Mimi said as Matt slowly released his grip. "Parting is such sweet sorrow" Matt said continuing with the Shakespearian theme. The Digimon looked on and were very amused. "I've never seen this play before" laughed Palmon. "They deserve an Oscar" Gabumon added before joining Matt and heading back to Olympiamon's field. "Take care Yamato. I love you" Mimi shouted to her boyfriend before turning towards the stadium. "I hope this works" she sighed.