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*doing funny accent* "Moo, I say." *laughs hysterically* I just can't get over that...*more laughing* Haha!!! *starts choking on Pocky* Ulp...*gag* pah!! *swallows lump of Pocky* Sorry...I know, as my dear sidekick Miko always says, 'Sanity is overrated.'

Thank you to the loyal reviewer-type-people!! *munch, munch*

I don't own Digimon, or Pocky, for that matter...*munch, munch*

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The Digiduds Part IV-Digital Chef, Evil Chef!!


A large, blue bug flew over the water with a small, orange clad figure riding on its back. The child looked intently over the waters, hoping to see any sign that his friends might be nearby, safe. Every once in a while, he checked a small device to see if the blinking dot on it was coming closer or not.

"Kabuterimon! We're getting closer! Turn slightly north and keep straight! We should come on them soon!" Izzy called to his friend.

Kabuterimon gave a slight nod as he followed instructions. The boy and the insect continued steadily towards their destination. Izzy kept vigilant watch for his companions. Kabuterimon grew tired and was about to tell Izzy they needed to land for the night when they saw it. A large white thing floating in the water with an exasperated-looking kid riding on its back.

"That's Ikkakumon! And Joe!" Izzy cried happily.

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"Huh?" Joe looked up in time to see Izzy and Kabuterimon swoop towards them. "Izzy! You're ok!!" Joe called excitedly.

After a quick and happy reunion, the two voted on landing at the nearest island. Camp was set up and plenty of eating and talking ensued. Joe listened intently as Izzy informed them about what had recently occurred.

"So what's the story, you two?" Izzy asked Joe and Gommamon.{How the heck do ya spell "Gommamon"?}

"Well," Joe began. "After the wave hit, we went under. I thought I was a goner when I saw that Gomamon was sinking too. You know what the weirdest part is, Whamon swallowed us so we wouldn't drown!!"

"But isn't Whamon dead?" Izzy asked.

"Yeah, but there's more!" Gomamon said.

"We rode in Whamon for quite a while," Joe continued. "But I had a feeling something was wrong all along. Whamon didn't say anything to us and brought us to the surface. When we got there, Whamon faded away and we were in the middle of the ocean. Gomamon Digivolved, and we drifted for a while, then you two found us."

"Intriguing," Izzy pondered the situation. Soon all grew tired and Joe was left on first watch for the night. Slowly his eyelids began to fall and his mind wandered to thoughts of his other friends and how they were. He gazed out over the water from their campsite on the shore. He thought how lucky he was to have friends like Gomamon and Izzy. Joe looked over at his sleeping buddy and noticed that there was a figure emerging from the bushes behind Gomamon.......

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Gomamon opened his eyes and yawned a little. He looked up at what had to be the stupidest-looking Digimon he had ever seen, save Sukamon. Thinking he was still asleep, he passed it off as a dream and closed his eyes. Slowly he fell back to sleep.

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"Who's there?" Joe called. The figure stepped out followed by some crazy-looking short thing.

"Why, it is I Jim!!! And my friend Chefmon!!" the skinny kid miraculously didn't wake anyone, except for Gomamon, who he accidentally stepped on.......

"YOW!!!!!!" screeched Gomamon. "Hey! Watch your footing, buster!" He shook his fist{"Does he have one?" Asuka asked. Hey it sounded good, so lay off!}violently at the two intruders.

"Chefmon!! Kill them!!!" Jim ordered his small friend. Chefmon resembled a Gekomon, {minus the horn) plus a chef hat, apron, and a butcher's knife.

"What??!!!" Joe panicked. "Why do you want to kill us!!! Aren't there few enough kids in the Digiworld anyhow?!"

"C'mon Joe! I can handle him!" Gomamon pleaded.

"I just would like to stay alive...but lets move it into the forest, okay?" Joe said quietly.

Gomamon Digivolve to...................Ikkakumon!

"Slice and Dice!!" yelled Chefmon. "My specialty is cooked fish!!" He charged with his knife pointed at Ikkakumon. Since Ikkakumon had thick fur{Blubber! He had blubber too!!} the knife bounced right off of him. "Ack!!" Chefmon shrieked.

"Use the power of my crest of Irresponsibility!!" Jim told him.

"What kind of crest is that?" Ikkakumon asked Joe. {A really messed up one!! Audience: Stop that!! You're wrecking the story!! Heck, it is my story!!

Chefmon Digivolve to..................Frymon!!

"House Special!" A plate of fried fish flew straight towards Ikkakumon.{Ikkakumon: Bob, Sam?! Is that you guys?! I'll avenge you! *Umi snickers*}

"Look out!!!!" Joe ran like a shot to dodge the platter of airborne seafood, and Ikkakumon did his best to waddle out of its path.

"Horn Torpedo!" The unfortunate fish were blown to pieces as they made contact with the large missile.

"Yeah! One more, Ikkakumon!" Joe cheered to his friend. As suggested by Joe, a second missile was launched. The large explosive directed itself right at Jim and Frymon.

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Izzy rolled over and groaned. Where was that racket coming from?! He slowly, with much effort, climbed onto his knees and made his way over to where his bug Digimon was sleeping like a log.

"Tentomon, wake up! Joe and Gomamon are gone and there is a most interesting noise coming from the forest." Tentomon shifted uncomfortably, as he was being violently shaken awake by his friend.

"Let's go, Izzy. Maybe another one of those odd Digidestined is after Joe."

They proceeded into the forest. Both ran, fearing for the missing pair.

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Ikkakumon's torpedo continued towards its target, who kept running away like chickens. Suddenly, Jim dove into the bushes without noticing that his crest had flown off his neck. Frymon stood and stared wearily as the missile landed smack dab in front of him and exploded.

Jim poked his head out of the bushes. "Oh well, pop goes the weasel." Jim looked at his Digimon emotionlessly, who was currently out of service.

Joe looked horrified. "Don't you even care about what happens to your Digimon?!" Joe yelled angrily. He raised his fist.

"Why should I? It's just a mindless beast." Jim told them, although he was quite aware the odds were against him.

Ikkakumon de-voled to Gomamon and obviously had been angered by this careless comment. "Watch it, buster! We've got feelings, too!"

"No concern of mine. In fact, you're just another mindless beast too, so you shouldn't be talking!" Jim glared at Gomamon indignantly.

"Why you....that's going too far!" Joe yelled angrily. "No one makes fun of my friends!"

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I have no time for hoodlums bothering me. Frymon, get up!" He yelled to the injured Digimon. "We'll meet again, Joe. His exhausted Digimon staggered behind as he disappeared into the forest once again.

Joe and Gomamon watched disgustedly. "Joe, Gomamon!" Izzy called as he and Tentomon ran to greet their friends. "What's going on?"

"I'm not sure, myself," Joe said as he bent down to pick up the misplaced crest of Irresponsibility. He examined it carefully and noticed the symbol on the front, an "x" with triangles surrounding it. "Izzy, what do you make of it?" Joe asked handing the object to Izzy.

"How interesting...it's just like the other...." Izzy said thoughtfully.

"Other?" Gomamon asked worriedly.

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Ta Da!! Sorry, but that's all for today.... I hope you enjoyed it, and please review, ya know, to help preserve my sanity and all...there couldn't be just three people reading this could there??! Thank you for reading!! ^_~