A Different Reality Part 1
by Cybra
A/N: Okay. I have decided…I'm going with the dub names and attacks. Sorry all you Japanese version fans. Anyway, this should be interesting…
Disclaimer: I didn't own Digimon before. What makes you think I own it this time?
My name is Yamato Ishida…but everybody calls me "Matt".
I'm a member of the group called the "Digidestined" who save the Digiworld and Earth even though we're only kids. We're the only people who can save both worlds.
Scary, I know.
Well, we used to think we were the only humans here until a Kabuterimon showed up one day and saved us. Off to the side, I swear I saw a human. Or at least something that looked like one.
Maybe I'm just going nuts.
Anyway, we were walking down a trail in the forest, Tai and Agumon in the lead, when I heard a noise. I stopped for a moment and TK, my little brother, bumped into me with Patamon. Gabumon glanced back at me.
"Is something wrong, Matt?" he asked.
"I thought I heard something, Gabumon," I answered, feeling uncomfortable as everyone focused their eyes on me.
"What kind of something?" Joe asked nervously. He obviously didn't like how I'd worded what I had just said.
"I dunno. It was kinda like a 'crunch'."
Tai frowned while Mimi and Joe looked even more worried. The only permanent Champion in our group, Gatomon, pricked up her ears, listening. I think she wanted to hear the sound for herself. After a few moments, her tail twitched and her eyes narrowed.
"Something's comin' this way," she warned.
I moved closer to TK, wanting to make sure he'd be safe. I wasn't taking any chances. Strange sounds and strange things coming usually meant trouble.
Gabumon stood in front of me, ready to defend me in case of trouble. Our Digimon all waited patiently as whatever it was came closer. I could hear my heart pounding as the adrenaline coursed through my veins.
Tai used to think that soccer was the ultimate adrenaline rush, but living in the Digiworld beats that hands down.
A large, yet delicate, paw stepped out of the surrounding foliage. Gatomon narrowed her eyes even more as a black fox-like Digimon stepped out. This strange new Digimon just looked at her with narrowed golden eyes of her own.
"Gatomon," the Digimon greeted in a suave, masculine voice.
"Trikstamon," Gatomon replied coldly.
"Who is he, Gatomon?" Kari asked.
"Trikstamon is a fully evolved Digimon who used to work for Myotismon with me. He's incredibly cunning. You never know whose side he's on."
Trikstamon smiled a friendly smile at us. His bushy tail slowly swished back behind him. On his left foreleg was a gold charm that looked a lot like Gatomon's. Trikstamon's fur, while mostly black, also had several silver streaks in it. He pushed his forelegs off the ground and stood on his hind legs just like Gatomon does most of the time.
"A pleasure to finally meet up with the Digidestined," Trikstamon stated, shaking Tai's hand.
"Uh…right…" Tai muttered.
I didn't like this new Digimon one little bit. He was too…well…suave-sounding. His voice sounded a little stuck-up, but there was something under the voice. Something…well, something I can't describe in words. It's like when you sense that one of your friends is behind you or something. You can't really describe the feeling, but you know it's there.
I leaned forward to Tai.
"I don't like this guy," I whispered in his ear.
Tai gave a slight nod of the head, agreeing with me. That actually shocked me. Tai? Agreeing with me? Okay. This world just got even more bizarre.
"Why were you looking forward to meeting us?" Tai asked cautiously.
"I have information on another child in our Digital World. He obviously doesn't belong here."
Tai's brown eyes lit up. I imagine that my own blue eyes darkened. How did this Digimon know that we were looking for information on a child that even Gennai hardly knew about?
You see, Gennai knows that there's someone else out there, but for some strange reason, he can't get in touch with this person. He knows only what we know about this kid, but he's working on it.
None of us likes to go into a situation without knowing a little bit about what we're going up against.
"What is it?" Tai asked.
However, Trikstamon held his paws over his stomach. "First off, I'd like something to eat. I'm starving! I've been looking for you Digidestined all day!"
Tai glanced at the rest of us. TK, Sora, and Mimi all nodded. Joe looked uncertain and just shrugged. Kari shook her head at the same time I did. That surprised me since Kari usually looks to find the good in Digimon. Something must really be wrong with this guy if Kari didn't want him around. I made a quick decision not to let Trikstamon out of my sight.
"Okay," Tai agreed. "You win."
"Fantastic!" He fell forward onto all fours. Gatomon was still giving him a powerful death glare, her own blue eyes reflecting the distrust that must've lurked in mine. "There's a cave nearby where we can rest for the night."
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As we walked along, I saw a beetle-like Digimon flying above us. It actually looked like a lady bug…only the black spots were really some sort of spikes. They weren't super-pointy, but they were raised up a bit. Its large, unblinking green eyes looked down on us when it turned its head towards us. After a moment of watching it fly overhead, I looked down at Gabumon.
"Who's that?" I asked, pointing to the bug.
Gabumon looked up and answered, "That's Tentomon. He's an intelligent Digimon with facts about many Digimon. His 'Super Shocker' can make quite a few Digimon decide not to eat him for breakfast. He's not a bad Digimon to have on your side when trouble's brewing."
"He's got a pretty pattern on his back," Kari commented, admiring the airborne Digimon.
The Tentomon either didn't hear her or didn't pay attention to her comment as he suddenly zipped away. I raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
'Hmm…Tentomon's a bug Digimon, but so's Kabuterimon…I wonder…'
"Hey, Gabumon? Who does Kabuterimon digivolve from?"
Gabumon shook his head. "I don't know every Digimon, Matt. Sorry."
"It's okay."
"Tentomon," Gatomon stated.
The two of us turned to the feline Digimon.
She repeated herself. "Kabuterimon digivolves from Tentomon."
Kari thought about this for a second before she beat me to saying, "Do you think maybe that Tentomon might be the one that digivolves into that Kabuterimon we always see?"
"Maybe," Gabumon murmured. "But then again, that Kabuterimon might be permanently that way, like Gatomon's permanently a Gatomon."
I merely nodded as we continued. After walking in silence for 5 whole minutes, we reached the cave that Trikstamon said he'd found. I noticed that Tai paused before going in. Good idea on his part…for once. He nodded to the rest of us to follow him as he and Agumon went inside.
I followed warily. I didn't like the feel of this place. I felt like we were being led into a trap or something. I narrowed my eyes as I scanned our surroundings.
The cave could be described as one thing: cozy. It wasn't too hot or too cold and the light was bright enough for us to see, but not too bright. Oh sure, the floor was hard, the boulders were impossible to move for more space, and there was a bit of an echo whenever you talked, but it was still kinda cozy. It was like this place had been designed especially for people to sleep in. It was like we'd been handed shelter on a silver platter.
One thing I learned about life in the Digiworld and our world:
Never trust a silver platter.
I frowned as TK and Patamon began racing about, having fun as they created echoes. My head pounded from the noise that was being amplified and repeated over and over again. I rubbed my left temple to try to stop a headache from forming. Needless to say, it wasn't working too well.
I sighed as I stepped back outside, much to Gabumon's surprise. He followed me back outside, loyal as ever. I sat down on a rock nearby.
"You okay, Matt?" Gabumon asked, worried.
"Yeah…I just have a headache." I stopped rubbing my temple. After a few minutes of silence, my head stopped pounding. I pulled out my harmonica and began to play the song I normally played for TK.
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After playing with my eyes shut for a few minutes, I heard an unfamiliar voice murmur, "That's beautiful…"
I opened my eyes to see a Tentomon standing in front of me, listening to my music. Gabumon smiled at our visitor. Apparently, my harmonica playing had lured this Digimon to us. Hopefully, he wouldn't do anything to harm us. I stopped playing my harmonica, putting it back in my pocket.
The Tentomon bowed his head, "I'm sorry if I disturbed your playing, but I did enjoy your music. However, I have an important message for you."
I exchanged surprised looks with my digi-pal.
"What is it?" I asked.
I didn't think that those unblinking eyes could become any more serious, but they did become just that. He looked at me in the eye, those green eyes slightly giving me the creeps.
"Don't trust Trikstamon. Get your friends out of here immediately," he warned.
That said, the Tentomon took flight. The red beetle flew out of our line of sight, disappearing into the trees.
I raised an eyebrow as I turned my attention to Gabumon. "Well, what do you think of—"
I stopped myself. I had forgotten something. I had told myself not to take an eye off of Trikstamon, but I had! I listened intently and heard none of the sounds I'd heard before. TK's laughing, Mimi and Joe's complaining, Tai and Sora's talking…all of that was gone. Leaving silence behind.
Gabumon sensed something was wrong as well. He steeled himself for a fight. I reached for the Crest of Friendship around my neck to find that it was missing. Trouble.
"Gabumon, tell me you have my Crest."
"No, Matt. I don't have it."
"Oh, no."
"Looking for these?" Trikstamon asked, stepping into view.
Hanging from his right paw were 7 Crests and tags plus 7 Digivices. He had all of them! I practically growled in anger. Now Gabumon had no way of digivolving to either Garurumon or Metal Garurumon.
"Blue Blaster!"
Trikstamon blew the attack aside with his tail. He then held up his left foreleg/arm and pulled it back. The charm glowed brilliantly.
"Charm Collar!"
He seemed to punch the air, the charm disconnecting itself from around Trikstamon's arm and attaching itself like a collar around Gabumon's neck. Gabumon struggled trying to remove it until electricity seemed to dance all around his neck. Gabumon fell to his knees, moaning in pain.
"Gabumon!" I cried in fear for my friend. I yelled towards the cave, "Guys! Get out here quickly!"
Trikstamon laughed. "I'm afraid that they're all tied up at the moment. All of their Digimon, especially that annoying Gatomon, have been taken care of. And guess what? You're next."
Another charm had formed around his left arm. He prepared to attack again when suddenly…
"Electro Shocker!"
The ball of electricity flew right by Gabumon and I, coming close enough to snap the collar off. The attack continued to fly forward until it met up with Trikstamon. The Digivices and Crests went flying as Trikstamon screamed in pain and fell to the ground.. I couldn't see exactly where they went.
"Catch!" an unfamiliar voice shouted to me.
I almost got hit in the head with my Digivice and Crest. I held up my glowing Digivice to Gabumon.
"Gabumon warp digivolve to…Metal Garurumon!"
Okay. I admit it. Metal Garurumon was a little extreme, but he'd tricked my friends and tried to hurt them. I wasn't going to let him get away with that!
Trikstamon stood and gulped as he saw he now had two opponents to deal with. Kabuterimon, I knew it was the same one we'd seen before, swooped low with Metal Garurumon flying right beside him. Off to the side, I spotted a figure holding several objects in his hands. He was only a little taller than TK or Kari.
Trikstamon began to pull back his left paw to attack again, but he was too late.
"Electro Shocker!"
"Ice Wolf Claw!"
The ice froze up the creep and the ball of electricity blew him to pieces. He was reduced to nothing but bits of data within moments. I turned to the figure, but I noticed he'd vanished. I looked behind me to see that Kabuterimon had vanished as well. Metal Garurumon looked as confused as I was.
"He's got the others' Crests and Digivices!" he exclaimed. "I'll track him down!"
As I walked to where the mysterious boy had stood before, I saw 6 Crests and Digivices lying on the ground. I picked them up.
"He doesn't have them, Metal Garurumon. They're right here." I paused. "However, see if you can find that guy. I wanna thank him."
Metal Garurumon took off into the sky as I ran into the cave. The Digimon were getting to their feet, rubbing their necks. Obviously, they'd had the same treatment as Gabumon. Tai and the others were sitting on the ground, also rubbing their necks. That had to have hurt.
"TK!" I called to my little brother. "Are you okay?!"
"'M OK, Matt," TK replied, still rubbing his throat.
Tai stumbled to his feet. "Where's Trikstamon?"
"Gone. Metal Garurumon and Kabuterimon took care of him."
"And our Crests and Digivices?" Sora asked, worried.
I held them up for everyone to see. "Right here."
"What about that kid?" Kari asked, taking her Crest and Digivice.
"Metal Garurumon will probably find them…"
Thump! Metal Garurumon landed outside and de-digivolved into Gabumon. He shook his head at my questioning gaze.
"They're gone. I couldn't find them. They somehow covered their trail…"
I kicked a rock. I had really wanted to thank that kid. He'd managed to help save Gabumon, my friends, and I. Why did he always disappear like that before we got a good look at him?! He'd saved my butt once before when I was alone and hadn't given me a chance to thank him then…apparently he wanted to keep it that way.
"It's okay, Gabumon. Maybe next time," Tai reassured my faithful Digimon friend.
Wherever you are, our friend, thank you.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: Yeah, I know. The parts will all be relatively short. That way, I can drag it out as long as possible! ;) Well, I'm not going to bug you to review. I have some dignity. J