Chapter 8: E-mails and Hope.
"It's a really long story," Wizarmon assured the newly freed and quite dazed Blue Meramon.
"Let's head back to base and regroup," Andromon agreed.
Hikari and the de-evolved Tailmon agreed. She and the rest of the free digimon began to free those still in the cages. A few minutes later, the group, which now included three Monochromon, fourteen Flymon, twenty-one Gotsumon, three Blossomon, two Mushmon, and one Floramon, headed back to the cave where Hikari and Tailmon had first met their allies. Hikari carried the still unconscious Gomamon in her arms.
***
"Well, if we know where she is, then we should go find her!" Daisuke cheered upon learning the latest revelation from Miyako and Koushiro.
"Not too smart, Daisuke," Koushiro warned. "We're not sure if that's even where she is. And we're not sure if it's safe to go there."
"We're going to try to send an e-mail ahead to Hikari-chan and ask her if she's alright," Miyako replied.
"Is that possible?" Takeru wondered.
"It is," Ken replied softly from his seat at the computer. "We just need to alter the e-mail a little." He was already typing furiously, altering the e-mail program on the computer.
"How long do you think this will take?" Taichi asked.
Koushiro glanced at Ken for a moment. "Probably about an hour?" he estimated.
Ken shook his head. "I'll be done in five minutes," he replied.
Koushiro could only stare, once again impressed by the skills of his former enemy. He and Ken would have to have a talk soon, he decided.
***
"Koushiro-sempai, I got an e-mail back from Hikari-san!" Miyako announced. She waved her D-Terminal in the redhead's face.
"Oh?" Koushiro asked, not even pulling his eyes awake from his computer screen.
"Yes," Miyako replied. "But it seems that there's a bit of confusion."
Koushiro peeled his eyes away from the monitor. "Confusion?" he asked. Solving problems was one of his favorite things to do.
Miyako nodded. "I'll read it to you," she offered.
Miyako,
I'm sorry if my e-mail went to you by mistake. I'm not the Yagami Hikari that you knew. In fact, I'm not sure if your Yagami Hikari is still alive. I'm from another world.
It's rather complicated and I don't know how I got here, but there are a few things I guess I should tell you. In my world, the DigiKaiser was defeated. His real name is Ichijouji Ken. He's a nice boy, but he was corrupted by the powers of darkness.
Tailmon and I have made progress here. We joined up with Wizarmon (who in our world was killed trying to save us) and several other digimon and managed to make some progress in freeing some others. However, we're looking for the one digimon who can help us save Ken. His name is Wormmon, and he's Ken's partner. If any of you have heard of him, I'd appreciate the information.
I'm sorry this isn't the e-mail you were hoping for. But I'm going to do what I can to try to save your digital world.
Yagami Hikari
***
"There," Ken announced somewhat triumphantly. "It's done." He was pleased to see that, despite his falling grades and self-esteem, he could still decently alter a simple e-mail program.
He stepped aside from the computer and Miyako took his seat. "This will let us send Hikari-chan an email?" she asked. Ken nodded, fading into the background again.
"Great, then let's get sending," Taichi decided.
***
Hikari finished bandaging the Mushroomon with a large white piece of adhesive tape that Wizarmon had pulled from his storage chest. "There now," she declared. "All better." She flashed a smile, and the Mushroomon seemed pleased.
"Who's next?" she asked. Floramon stepped forward, and she was about to begin the next bandaging when her D-Terminal beeped twice. "Excuse me," she said to the Floramon, letting Tailmon take over for the moment.
To her surprise, when she opened her D-Terminal, there were two emails. One was from Miyako, and the other was from Taichi.
She opened the one from Miyako first.
Hikari-san,
Wow. What a bummer to hear that you weren't our Yagami Hikari. It's good to know that you're on our side, though. Koushiro is busy trying to put some more power into the digital gates, in hope that it will help them to open.
Wormmon? I'll have to check with everyone else, but I haven't heard anything about him. Poromon, Koushiro, and Tentomon haven't either. Ichijouji Ken? THE Ichijouji Ken? The genius kid that disappeared a while back? No way he's the Digi-Kaiser!
Inoue Miyako
Hikari laughed. "No matter what world I'm in, Miyako is always the same," she thought aloud, remembering Miyako's original response to the Digi-Kaiser's true identity. She typed and sent a quick reply to Miyako, assuring her that, yes, it was THE Ichijouji Ken who was now wreaking havoc on the Digital World, and to appreciate their support and help, even if they hadn't been much.
Then she opened the second message. She fully expected it to be from this world's Taichi, and braced herself for a rather emotional e-mail from her elder brother.
The email began with a number of indecipherable symbols, and Hikari was confused. She stared at them a little and was able to make out words and sentences. But the e-mail was garbled. It read something like this:
!#$#*#&#&$*Hikari$*#&
#$%& Where a$*#e you? Co-#(#*ordinates changed on #*#&digital gate. Thank $#&%*$Ken for #*#( figuring it out. !#$^# able to send #*#( when he #*#*!*$(~ the program. Thought we'd #*$*#($* email before we ^*%&$* went searching. Are $*#&$*(#) alright? Please $*%(#) reply $*#($. REALLY worried $&#*@.
$*#($ brother, Ta#*#&chi
"Tailmon!" Hikari shouted. "Taichi! The others! They know where we are! Our Taichi. From our world!"
(to be continued)
"It's a really long story," Wizarmon assured the newly freed and quite dazed Blue Meramon.
"Let's head back to base and regroup," Andromon agreed.
Hikari and the de-evolved Tailmon agreed. She and the rest of the free digimon began to free those still in the cages. A few minutes later, the group, which now included three Monochromon, fourteen Flymon, twenty-one Gotsumon, three Blossomon, two Mushmon, and one Floramon, headed back to the cave where Hikari and Tailmon had first met their allies. Hikari carried the still unconscious Gomamon in her arms.
***
"Well, if we know where she is, then we should go find her!" Daisuke cheered upon learning the latest revelation from Miyako and Koushiro.
"Not too smart, Daisuke," Koushiro warned. "We're not sure if that's even where she is. And we're not sure if it's safe to go there."
"We're going to try to send an e-mail ahead to Hikari-chan and ask her if she's alright," Miyako replied.
"Is that possible?" Takeru wondered.
"It is," Ken replied softly from his seat at the computer. "We just need to alter the e-mail a little." He was already typing furiously, altering the e-mail program on the computer.
"How long do you think this will take?" Taichi asked.
Koushiro glanced at Ken for a moment. "Probably about an hour?" he estimated.
Ken shook his head. "I'll be done in five minutes," he replied.
Koushiro could only stare, once again impressed by the skills of his former enemy. He and Ken would have to have a talk soon, he decided.
***
"Koushiro-sempai, I got an e-mail back from Hikari-san!" Miyako announced. She waved her D-Terminal in the redhead's face.
"Oh?" Koushiro asked, not even pulling his eyes awake from his computer screen.
"Yes," Miyako replied. "But it seems that there's a bit of confusion."
Koushiro peeled his eyes away from the monitor. "Confusion?" he asked. Solving problems was one of his favorite things to do.
Miyako nodded. "I'll read it to you," she offered.
Miyako,
I'm sorry if my e-mail went to you by mistake. I'm not the Yagami Hikari that you knew. In fact, I'm not sure if your Yagami Hikari is still alive. I'm from another world.
It's rather complicated and I don't know how I got here, but there are a few things I guess I should tell you. In my world, the DigiKaiser was defeated. His real name is Ichijouji Ken. He's a nice boy, but he was corrupted by the powers of darkness.
Tailmon and I have made progress here. We joined up with Wizarmon (who in our world was killed trying to save us) and several other digimon and managed to make some progress in freeing some others. However, we're looking for the one digimon who can help us save Ken. His name is Wormmon, and he's Ken's partner. If any of you have heard of him, I'd appreciate the information.
I'm sorry this isn't the e-mail you were hoping for. But I'm going to do what I can to try to save your digital world.
Yagami Hikari
***
"There," Ken announced somewhat triumphantly. "It's done." He was pleased to see that, despite his falling grades and self-esteem, he could still decently alter a simple e-mail program.
He stepped aside from the computer and Miyako took his seat. "This will let us send Hikari-chan an email?" she asked. Ken nodded, fading into the background again.
"Great, then let's get sending," Taichi decided.
***
Hikari finished bandaging the Mushroomon with a large white piece of adhesive tape that Wizarmon had pulled from his storage chest. "There now," she declared. "All better." She flashed a smile, and the Mushroomon seemed pleased.
"Who's next?" she asked. Floramon stepped forward, and she was about to begin the next bandaging when her D-Terminal beeped twice. "Excuse me," she said to the Floramon, letting Tailmon take over for the moment.
To her surprise, when she opened her D-Terminal, there were two emails. One was from Miyako, and the other was from Taichi.
She opened the one from Miyako first.
Hikari-san,
Wow. What a bummer to hear that you weren't our Yagami Hikari. It's good to know that you're on our side, though. Koushiro is busy trying to put some more power into the digital gates, in hope that it will help them to open.
Wormmon? I'll have to check with everyone else, but I haven't heard anything about him. Poromon, Koushiro, and Tentomon haven't either. Ichijouji Ken? THE Ichijouji Ken? The genius kid that disappeared a while back? No way he's the Digi-Kaiser!
Inoue Miyako
Hikari laughed. "No matter what world I'm in, Miyako is always the same," she thought aloud, remembering Miyako's original response to the Digi-Kaiser's true identity. She typed and sent a quick reply to Miyako, assuring her that, yes, it was THE Ichijouji Ken who was now wreaking havoc on the Digital World, and to appreciate their support and help, even if they hadn't been much.
Then she opened the second message. She fully expected it to be from this world's Taichi, and braced herself for a rather emotional e-mail from her elder brother.
The email began with a number of indecipherable symbols, and Hikari was confused. She stared at them a little and was able to make out words and sentences. But the e-mail was garbled. It read something like this:
!#$#*#&#&$*Hikari$*#&
#$%& Where a$*#e you? Co-#(#*ordinates changed on #*#&digital gate. Thank $#&%*$Ken for #*#( figuring it out. !#$^# able to send #*#( when he #*#*!*$(~ the program. Thought we'd #*$*#($* email before we ^*%&$* went searching. Are $*#&$*(#) alright? Please $*%(#) reply $*#($. REALLY worried $&#*@.
$*#($ brother, Ta#*#&chi
"Tailmon!" Hikari shouted. "Taichi! The others! They know where we are! Our Taichi. From our world!"
(to be continued)