(A person walks out on the stage, wrapped in leather robes - ME! The Fifth Dark Master!)

Me: Hey all, and welcome to my first Tamer's fanfic - Digimon Tamers: A Night on the Town!

(Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon quickly appear behind me)

Pumpkinmon: And me and Gotsumon would like to apologise for the lack of talent that goes into this drivel of a fic-

Gotsumon: And if you feel you are not entirely satisfied, please write out a cheque to Pumpkinmon and me to the amount of-

Me: Oh cut it out you two! I'm not that bad of a writer!

Gotsumon: Will let the person who is about to read this garbage be the judge of that!

Me: Okay! That's it! You two! Out of this fic! (I click my fingers and Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon vanish!)

Me: (sighs) Much better…now, please review and no flames - please! There are hints of Rikato in this fic, so if you don't like that…read it anyway! There's loads more cool stuff in it like Impmon…and the Hypnos appear in later chapters! Enjoy!

Digimon Tamers: A Night on the Town

Chapter One

"Meetings Arranged"

"Digi-Modify! Clone Activate!"

Energy crackled from Rika's Digivice as she slashed the card through it.

"Walk all over him Renamon!" Rika ordered, as Renamon vanished from the Mammothmon's grip as appeared in the air behind it seconds later.

"Hey!" the Mammothmon protested. "That ain't fair!"

"Nobody said it was fair you walking rug! Go get 'em Renamon!" Rika shouted.

"You sound pretty keen big boy…" Renamon goaded, as the Mammothmon snarled at her. "Diamond Storm!" Renamon yelled, as energy diamonds hit the Mammothmon, as it roared in agony.

Rika then heard the sounds of footsteps behind her to see Henry and Takato, the other two Digimon Tamers, and their Digimon Terriermon and Guilmon.

"Oh great…" Henry muttered.

"What are you doing here?" Takato and Rika asked at the same time.

"Same thing you are!" Henry and Rika said at the same time.

"Look goggleheads…" Rika sneered. "I don't need your help! Renamon's just about to finish it anyway!"

Takato sweatdropped. "Well, it wouldn't hurt for our Digimon to help you guys out a little…"

Henry turned to his friend and shrugged. "Forget it Takato…she isn't going to listen…"

Rika turned her back to the two and watched as Renamon disposed of the Mammothmon.

Stupid goggleheads, Rika thought. And typical of Takato always wanting to help me, what does he know?

Renamon then absorbed the data as Rika grinned in satisfaction.

Good, she thought. One day Renamon and me will be the greatest Digimon Tamer and Digimon, and I won't need those other two idiots!

"We're finished here Renamon…" Rika said, as her Digimon walked over.

Renamon nodded as she faded into the shadows.

Rika then turned to leave without even a glance at Takato and Henry.

"Thank you for not interfering…" she said, as she walked down the sidewalk. "It would be advisable to so in future!"

"Not a chance!" Rika heard Henry mutter, but she ignored him.

*

"I just don't get her!" Takato said as he watched Rika go. "I mean, it must get pretty lonely being an only child, and with an attitude like that, I guess Rika doesn't have any friends at her school!"

"How sad..." Guilmon sighed, his ears dropping.

Henry shrugged as he turned to go. "Aw, I wouldn't worry about her Takato, if she doesn't want friends that her decision!"

"She's so cold-hearted, she'd be a good bride for the Digimon Emperor!" Terriermon piped in.

Henry raised an eyebrow at his Digimon, who was perched on his head. "How do YOU know about the Digimon Emperor, Terriermon?"

"On that silly TV show you always watched for research!"

Henry looked at his watch. "Which reminds me, it's on in five minutes," He turned to Takato. "You coming Takato?"

To Henry's surprise, Takato was still watching Rika walk off.

"Hey Takatomon! You awake?" Guilmon asked.

Takato then turned to the others. "Look Henry, you bring Guilmon back to the park, I'll see you tomorrow…"

And with that, Takato took off after Rika.

"Hey! But Takato!" Henry called after him. "Where are you going?!"

"Hmm…I wonder what's wrong with Takatomon…and why is he following girl Tamer?" Guilmon wondered aloud.

Henry scratched the back of his head. "Well…er…I guess I'll be taking you home Guilmon, but you're right…why would Takato want to follow Rika?"

Terriermon chuckled. "It must be love!"

Now it was Henry's turn to chuckle. "Huh? Takato in love? With Rika?"

The Tamer and Digimon both laughed, as Guilmon looked at them in puzzlement.

*

"Hey Rika! Wait up!"

Rika paused and turned around to see Takato standing there, panting.

"Huh? What do you want gogglehead?" Rika snapped. Gee, and I thought this was a good idea? Takato thought, grinning nervously.

"N-No reason…I uh, thought I'd walk you home, that's all!" Takato answered. I'm not letting Rika brush me off this time! I'll show her I want her to be my friend - even if I have to endure some insults to do it! I wonder if Davis was ever like this with Kari…

Rika narrowed her eyes. "I thought you'd realise by now, I'm perfectly capable of walking home in the dark on my own gogglehead, so turn around and go back home to your mommy and daddy!"

And with that, Rika turned her back to him and went on walking.

Takato quickly caught up with her. "Well, okay then, I'll just take a different route home, by going this way!"

Rika laughed, not a normal laugh, but a sarcastic one. "You're stupider then I thought! You practically live on the other side of town!" Uh-oh! Think fast Takato!

Takato shrugged. "Well, that's okay then, I could use the…em…exercise!"

Rika groaned. "You just don't give up do you gogglehead?"

*

From a nearby bush, Renamon was watching these proceedings. Oh Rika… Renamon thought. Can't you see the boy just wants to be your friend? Why do you keep pushing him away? One day, he'll stop trying to be your friend, and then you'll realise what a big mistake you made…

Renamon then jumped when she heard a low, evil chuckle nearby.

"Look at those two…" the same voice who had chuckled said in low whisper. "If he wants to get his point across, all he's gotta do is wrap his tongue around her tonsils and then she'll get the message!"

Renamon's sharp eyes spied a small figure in the bush beside her. Renamon, with a silent grace, moved toward the bush and looked in to see who it was. Way ahead of time, she knew it was Impmon.

Of course, with Renamon being as silent as she was, Impmon didn't notice her standing beside him!

"Well," Impmon continued, (having no idea his every move was being watched by Renamon). "If that googlehead wants a more romantic atmosphere…"

A familiar ball of flame appeared over Impmon's index finger. "…perhaps Impmon can ignite the passionate flames between those two!" he said, as he uttered another nasty chuckle.

When Takato and Rika were out of earshot, Renamon spoke.

"What are you doing Impmon?"she asked sternly.

Impmon jumped in shock and turned to see Renamon staring down on her.

"Oh! Uh…h-how you doing toots? I was j-j-just em…er…" Impmon stuttered, then he looked at his hand where the ball of flame was hovering over his index finger. Impmon grinned at Renamon, as he closed his hand around the flame.

"So.." Impmon began, having recovered from his shock, and turning back to his mean old self. "…I see your still hanging 'round with that girl Tamer…I mean, you're practically her shadow! Y'know baby, you should hang around with Impmon sometime, he'll certainly show you a wild time! How about it toots?" he grinned, his eyebrows raised.

Renamon rolled her eyes. "No Impmon, and if I may ask, why were you spying on Rika and Takato?"

Impmon grinned nervously. "I was just going to y'know…j-j-just a little prank…"

Renamon tuted. "I see…well, perhaps I can persuade you to refrain from any such activities in the future…"

Impmon gulped and took a few steps back. "W-What are you going to do toots? What's that you got there? What are you - oh no! No! No! Noooooooooo!"

*

As Takato and Rika walked side-by-side on the pavement, Takato paused and stood still for a moment.

Rika sighed. "What now gogglehead?"

"I thought…I heard eh…Impmon screaming!" Takato gasped.

Rika turned to him. "Huh? Impmon? No, those goggles must have somehow cut off the oxygen to your brain! Why do you wear those dumb things anyway?"

Takato grinned as he fixed the yellow goggles on his head. "Well I like to think myself like Tai and Davis from the Digimon TV show…so I got these goggles! Though I get some pretty strange looks from some people who think I'm going for a swim!"

Rika rolled her eyes as the two walked down the street towards her house. "What? Tai and Davis? You kidding me? Tai is a complete emotional reject and Davis is a complete thickhead! Now that I think of it, I think I see the resemblance between them and you!"

Takato opened his mouth to protest but then realised something. "Hey! Wait a minute! How do YOU know who Tai and Davis are? You…don't watch the Digimon TV show do you?"

Rika's cheeks then went a light red and she looked away as Takato laughed.

"I would never have imagined someone like you watching the Digimon TV show!" he said, calming himself down. "Who's your favourite character?"

Rika then grabbed the front of Takato's shirt, much to his ultimate surprise, (though, considering this was Rika, Takato later realised who shouldn't have been too surprised!).

"LISTEN HERE GOGGLEHEAD!" she shouted into his face. "IF YOU TELL ANYONE THAT RIKA NONAKA, THE DIGIMON QUEEN WATCHES THE DIGIMON TV SHOW, I'LL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN FOR A WEEK!" Rika then let go of Takato. "And in answer to your question, Black Wargreymon…"

Takato then composed himself. Man, I gotta be more careful! If I make Rika mad again - she'll hate me for sure! "Um…why Black Wargreymon?"

Rika smirked as they strolled to the doorway of her house. "Isn't it obvious? Black Wargreymon wanted to be the best and find his ultimate opponent, though in my opinion, him turning good was complete character assassination."

Takato looked puzzled. "Wasn't that the point of his story, though? For him to become good in the end? He did save the Digital World remember?"

Rika sighed. "Yeah, but Malomyotismon still broke through the barrier in the end, right?"

Takato shrugged. "Yeah, maybe your right, those Season Two writers never got it right did they?"

Rika nodded. "No kidding. I mean, I'm still trying to figure out what the hell the Dark Ocean was!"

Takato scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, that was really bad! What was Daemon's deal anyway?"

Rika shrugged. "Beats me! Anyway, I gotta go…"

"Well…...um…how about we do this again sometime Rika? Maybe…tomorrow even?" Takato asked, mentally crossing his fingers. Please Takato don't screw up! Please Takato don't screw up! Please Takato don't screw up!

Rika's eyes narrowed. "You mean like on a date?"

Takato felt his cheeks go read and scratched the back of his head stupidly. "Er…d-date is such a strong word! I would rather call it-"

"…a social meeting?" Rika suggested.

"Um…yeah!" Takato nodded. "Social meeting! That's it! Exactly the word I was going to say!" Huh? Is she going red too? Or is it just the trick of the light? Hard to know really…uh oh, there's a pause! Neither one of us is saying anything! C'mon Takato, say something you gogglehead! "So…what do you say?"

There was a pause. A very long pause. Aw great! Takato thought. Rika's going to say no! And I've just made an idiot out of myself!

Rika then nodded. "Sure gogglehead, I'll come. We can give each other Tamer's advice…and stuff. What about here tomorrow, around 7pm?" She said yes? She said yes?! SHE SAID YES!!! "Yeah, count on it!" Takato nodded enthusiastically, and got a puzzled look from Rika. He composed himself then spoke again. "I mean, yeah, sure, whatever!"

"Okay. See you then…Takato…" Rika said, as she opened the door to her house and walked in and closed the door.

Oh…man! She called me Takato! And she wanted me to giver HER Tamer's advice?! This is so great! Wait till I tell Guilmon, Henry, better yet the whole school! Takato thought, as he set off on the way home, grinning all the way.

*

"That you Rika?" Rika's grandmother called from the kitchen.

"Just me Grandma!" Rika called, as she walked up the hallway.

Oh…what was I thinking? Me, Rika Nonaka, the Digimon Queen, going out on a da - I mean, social meeting with that gogglehead? And…oh no! I said I wanted Tamer's advice off him? Where the hell did I get that? He probably thinks I need him…which I don't! Me and Renamon don't need anybody!

As Rika headed to her room, her grandmother called her from the kitchen. "Rika! Your dinner's in the microwave!"

"Thanks Grandma…I'll eat it later. Is Mom back yet?" Rika asked, as she opened the door of her room.

"No! She's still stuck at the airport in Italy! She told me all about the fashion show over there!"

Rika walked into her room and shut the door behind her, slumping onto the ground.

Hm. Sometimes I wish my Mom was a bit more…aw forget it! Who cares anyway?

"Ah…" said a drawling female voice in front of her. "What was all that about outside?"

Rika looked up to see Renamon appear from the shadows. "It was nothing Renamon, I'm meeting that goggl - I mean, Takato tomorrow night, just for some advice on Tamer's stuff, that's all!"

"Oh…" Renamon nodded, and Rika could sense a ghost of a smile, playing over her Digimon's fox like features. "If I remember distinctly, you said you never needed those other Tamers"

Rika felt her cheeks go red. "Well, I obviously changed my mid! Now just drop the subject, okay?"

Renamon shrugged. "Fine, but one more thing anyway, why Takato? Why not Henry?"

"You know why! That gogglehead asked me!"

Renamon nodded. "Sorry, I didn't hear the whole conversation…I was…busy with something…."

Rika raised her eyebrows. "Busy? With what?"

This time, Renamon did smile. "Just a simple matter of…cleaning out the trash…"

*

"Mmmph! Mmmmmmmmph!" Impmon snarled from under his ribbons, that Renamon had wrapped him in. He was lying in the bush where Renamon had confronted him, with many coloured gift ribbons covering his body, and a sticker with the words 'Do not open 'till Christmas' slapped on his stomach.

That lousy Renamon! Impmon thought, as he struggled out of the gift ribbons. That chick's a wild one, that's for sure! But Impmon's suffered the last humiliation, and when I defeat you, I'll revel in jubilation!

Impmon let his right hand free, and lit a fireball over his index finger, and threw it at himself, as it burnt the ribbons in off. Impmon grinned in victory, as he ripped the 'Do not open 'till Christmas' off his stomach.

"I'll show Renamon! And those lousy Tamers too! Cause Impmon's got an ace up his sleeve! Well, if I had a sleeve…but anyway! I'll show those Tamers the price for messing with Impmon, and when I do, that's when the blood will start to fly!" Impmon shouted, as his cackle echoed into the night.

*

"You're joking me right?"

Takato chuckled at the expression on Henry's face over the video phone. "No joke Henry! I'm meeting Rika tomorrow night, so I want you to feed Guilmon at the park instead! That okay?"

Henry shrugged. "That's okay…and I'll prepare your funeral arrangements while I'm at it!"

"Hey!" Takato protested. "Rika's not that bad! I'll be fine! It'll be okay!"

"Well that's why Hitler said when the Germans invaded Russia, and they lost!" Henry said.

Takato sighed. "Okay Henry…I'll see you tomorrow morning anyway!"

Henry nodded as Takato hung up the phone.

"Wa-hoo!" he shouted, punching the air in joy. I'm going out on a d - eh….social meeting with Rika! This is so cool! He thought, as he jumped around the room.

"Takato! Keep it down in there!" his mother shouted from the living room.

*

"Look, I need a favour…"

"What kinda favour, baby? Can't you see I'm busy?"

"Oh yeah…I forgot! Your practising for your new Number One hit! Oh, wait a minute, you've never had one!"

"Ah quit your laughing you slimy imp! Just tell me what you came here for!"

"Look, there's these geeks on Earth, well on A planet Earth, you know about parallel universes, right?"

"Go on.."

"Well these geeks, are called Tamers, they have their own Digimon, and they go about the place killing any Digimon who gets in their way! Well, y'see, they said they'd get me! And I'm a bit nervous! Then I heard a rumor flying about the Digital World that you had returned! And I thought: Hey! Now there's one 'mon who can show those geeks whose boss! What do you say?"

"These Tamers, they like those lousy Digidestined from a couple of years back?"

"The very same! Worse even!"

"I'm in baby! Just show me the direction, I'll get some henchman, and we'll crash that Tamer's party for good!"

"I was hoping you'd say that!" Impmon chuckled.

"But in the meantime," the other Digimon said, as he held a microphone to his lips. "Can I take a request?"

"Aw…shut up Etemon! And get going!" Impmon snarled.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Oh, this can't be good! It looks like Etemon will shut the Tamers down for good - with either his attacks or bad singing! And how will Takato's dat-em…'social meeting' go with Rika? Don't miss the next instalment! But in the meantime, please review!