EPISODE 3: The Second Addition
Keika sat up in bed with a cold sweat and breathing heavily.
"What is it, Keika?" asked DemiJubimon.
"Huh? Oh! Uh, nothing, really. I just had a really bad dream." She said.
"What was it about?" asked her Digimon.
"Davis," she said. "He was hurt. I was the only one who could help him, and I didn't know what to do! No one would tell me what to do either! They told me to figure it out!"
"That's weird!" she said.
"Ya got that right!"
"Well, I'm no dream interpreter, but I think you're worried about Davis! He's your boyfriend, after all! I don't know why you're worried, but I think you should go back to sleep!" said DemiJubimon.
"Yeah, you're probably right. 'Night DemiJubimon!" said Keika.
"Goodnight, Keika!" said Demijubimon.
*****IN THE MORNING*****
"Come on, Keika! We're gonna be late!" said TK.
"Yeah, just a sec!" she yelled back. She was taking her hair down out of curlers and trying to apply lip-gloss simultaneously. She ran out of the door, grabbing her hat on the way.
"What do you think? Hat or no hat?" she asked, trying on her white bucket hat, identical to TK's and then taking it off.
"I think you're taking this whole Davis thing way too seriously!" said Matt, driving up to take them all to the park for a picnic.
"No, I just wuv my hat!" she said, hugging her hat close to her.
"Then wear it!" said Matt.
"Well, does it look stupid?" she asked.
"About as stupid as TK's." said Matt.
"Okay, no hat!" she said.
"What was that supposed to mean!?!" he asked, slightly offended.
"It's so much fun ganging up on you, TK!" said Keika.
Keika and Matt sang in the car along with CDs the rest of the way up to the park, and laughed at TK's frail attempts to vocalize. They all got out of Matt's old 'Stang about 4 songs later. The rest of the group was waiting for them when they got there.
"Sorry we're late!" said Keika with a sheepish grin.
"How about another dance?" asked Mimi.
"Maybe later. I'm still waking up now!" answered Keika.
"I just wanted to apologize for all that stuff we suspected you of yesterday," said Joe.
"Oh, no! That's fine! It's not like you chose that you were going to suspect me of anything! I understand," she said.
"Are you sure it's ok?" asked Joe, always the worrier.
"Sure I'm sure!" she said.
"Hey, Matt!" said Mimi.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Did you bring your guitar?" she asked.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I wanted to sing some!" she said cheerfully.
"Here we go again," he muttered under his breath. He walked over to his car and got out his acoustic Fender guitar. He sat down and started strumming the strings. Before long, Mimi was asking if he was ready to start.
"Just a minute!" he said. "I want to make sure I got the tuning right."
"Okay. Could I have everyone's attention, please? AHEM!" she said, loudly, but trying to be polite. "Thank you! I have a few songs I want to sing! Could everyone please lend me their ears?" she giggled.
"What are we doing now?" asked Keika.
"Oh, Mimi's singing again," said Kari.
"Is that good or bad?" she asked.
"Good! She can really carry a tune!" said Davis.
"I didn't think anyone used the expression 'carry a tune' anymore!" she said, laughing.
"Well, excuse me for not being up-to-date," he said softly, hugging her up close.
"You're excused," she said, just as quietly as he. They stared into each other's eyes for a few brief seconds, then Mimi commanded their attention once again.
"Now, the only thing I need is one brave volunteer!" she said.
"I'll be glad to help, Mimi!" said Sora.
"Oh, how sweet!" she said. "Anyone else?"
"Yeah, I guess I will." said Keika.
"Oh, goodie!" Mimi exclaimed. "Do you know this song?"
"What song would that be?" asked Keika.
"The song 'Miracles'. You know, the 'Prince of Egypt' song?" Mimi probed.
"Oh, yeah!" she said. "That one!"
"I'll sing Mariah's part, k?" she said.
"Okay," said Keika. The two were warming up when Izzy said
"Hey, guys! The Digi-port is open! Gomamon's there!"
Joe rushed over to the Laptop, along with everyone else.
"Gomamon! Is that you? Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, Joe, I'm fine! You guys need to get here! We've found a new Digiegg!" he said.
"Which Digiegg is it?" asked TK.
"We aren't sure. We think it might be Jubimon's second Digiegg!" said Gomamon.
"No! It's way too early for her to get her second Digiegg already!" said Izzy.
"Maybe this is destined to be an easy fight!" said Matt.
"No way! We still have all those Uprising creeps to deal with!" said Sora.
Just then, Yolei ran up and said
"Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late. I had a little business to attend to!" She pointed to a tall, thin blonde girl standing off in the distance.
"Who's that?" asked Cody.
"She's my pen-pal from America. We just picked her up from the airport a half an hour ago!" replied Yolei.
"Hi, everyone! My name's Kami," she said.
"Hi, Kami! My name's Keika!" said Keika, the first to meet her. Kami was a little taller than Keika, and her hair was lighter blonde. Her eyes were a deeper blue than anyone else's there. She was also thin, wearing a pink baby-doll tee and a denim skort with cargo pockets. Her hair was layered, and just barely shoulder length, the tips dyed bright pink. She was wearing magenta knee socks and white clogs. Her hair was pinned back with little pink barrettes.
"Hi, my name's TK!" said TK with a smile.
"And this is Tai, Matt, Joe, Izzy, Davis, Cody, Kari, Mimi, Sora, and Ken!" introduced Yolei.
"Nice to meet you," she said quietly.
Keika pulled Yolei aside and said "We were just about to yell Digi-port open! Please don't scare us like that again! You need to find a way to get rid of her for a few hours while we do combat with the forces of evil, comprende?"
"Si!" said Yolei. "Ya know, Kami. You really need someone to show you around while I go, uh, take care of some business! TK, why don't you take her?"
"Me?" asked TK.
"Yeah, you. Show Kami around the town. I don't want to leave her by herself!" said Yolei.
"Okay." he said. "So, you're Yolei's friend?"
"Yeah. We've been penpals for a few years now. I always promised her I'd come here and visit, but I just now got around to it!" she said with a smile.
She sure seems to be liking TK! thought Kari. He doesn't seem to have too much trouble getting along with her, either! Maybe I should tag along just for the fun of it!
"TK, wait! I'm coming, too!" she said.
"Do you mind if my friend Kari comes?" asked TK.
"Uh, no, not really," she said.
"Okay, Kari. Come on!" he said.
Great! I finally meet a cute guy who seems kinda interested in me, and he brings along on of his 'female friends'! My luck! thought Kami.
There was a calling of various things such as "See ya later!" and "Have fun!" but as soon as TK, Kami and Kari got around the corner, Yolei pulled out her Digivice and yelled
"Digi-port OPEN!"
And yet again, they all flew through the gate to the DigiWorld. They were spit out at a different location this time. It was much more arid and dry.
"My butt!" yelled Keika.
"You complain too much, Keika!" said Tai with a smile. She started to get up when Izzy said
"I got back into their network. It's not near as hard to get into as Etemon's was! Anyway, not much is going on. They should be picking us up on sensors any second now. There it goes! They now know that we are the Digidestined and have dug up all the information they can about us. They aren't computer literate enough to get into our real world files, but they do have a hefty stack on our DigiWorld selves. Even Keika has a file!"
"That's weird! I haven't been here that much!" she said.
"Well, according to this, you were here once before," said Izzy.
"Oh, yeah! I remember now!" she said.
"Care to fill us in?" asked Ken.
"Well, I came here, I'm really not sure how long ago it was, but it was before I met Gennai's counterpart. That I know. It was really strange! I think it was about 5 or 6 years ago," she said.
"That's when we were here!" said Tai.
"I was pretty little. Only in the third grade or something. That's when I first met Jubimon!" she said, smiling.
"Wait a sec!" said Matt. "So that means you have a crest!?!"
"I do now. The crest of Faith!" she replied.
"You don't know about tags and crests?" asked Sora.
"Oh, yeah! I know all about them. I was just wondering how you guys could Digivolve to Ultimates yesterday. Beats me!" she said.
"My theory is that the power to our crests were somewhat restored. I'm still not sure as to how, but I think I can figure it out," said Izzy.
"We're sure you can!" said Davis. "But right now, let's go find that Digiegg!"
"Right!" said Keika.
"I wonder where Gomamon is," said Joe.
"Right here, silly!" said Gomamon, running up to the group grinning, as usual.
"Hey Gomamon! Come to introduce us to the new Digiegg in town?" asked Mimi.
"Yeah! It's a ways away, though! Why didn't you guys come in through a different portal?" asked Gomamon.
"I thought this was where you were. I hope nothing's wrong with my computer!" said Izzy.
"Well, let's get goin,!" said Keika.
"Veemon Digivolve tooo.Raidramon! Storm of Friendship!"
"Gabumon Digivolve tooo.Garurumon!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve tooo.Halsemon! The Wings of Love!"
"Jubimon Digivolve too.Arterumon! Leap of Faith!"
"Biyomon Digivolve tooo.Birdramon!"
"You aren't riding with me, Keika?" asked Davis, bewildered.
"Well, distance does make the heart grow fonder," she said.
*****TK, KARI, AND KAMI*****
"So, TK! How about coming over to my house tonight! We could study for our Algebra test!" said Kari.
"School hasn't started yet, Kari," said TK.
"Oh, right!" she said with a smile.
"Is she always this.dingy?" asked Kami.
"Sometimes, yes. Others, well, not really," he said.
"Are you into like Gameboy and stuff?" asked Kami.
"Yeah, kinda," he said.
"Well," she said pulling out a D3 that was silver" I got this thing, I'm not sure where it came from, but if you like them, it's yours!"
TK gasped, unable to believe that they had just found another Digidestined.
"Kari! Look at this!" he stammered.
".so anyway, I though that maybe we could get some lunch sometime!
What do you think, TK? TK?" asked Kari.
"Kari, look at this!" he said.
"What is it?" asked Kami and Kari at the same time.
"Wow! That's like 2 in 2 days!" she said.
"When did you get this?" asked TK.
"Oh, about an hour or so ago. Right after I got off the plane. I didn't show it to Yolei, cuz I thought she might think I was insane or something, but it's just like it fell out of the sky. I thought our plane exploded after I got off and it was shrapnel!" she said.
"Well, it sure isn't shrapnel!" said TK. "Let's get you to the DigiWorld!"
"The what?" asked Kami.
"We'll fill ya in on the way over!" said Kari.
*****BACK TO THE OTHERS*****
"Don't worry, Davis! I'm sure after Keika dumps you Kari will come crawling back!" joked Tai.
"That's not very funny," he said.
"Well, at least Mimi's riding with her, and not Tai," said Matt.
"I thought you were against this whole me and Keika thing," said Davis.
"Not exactly. You're a good kid, Davis. One of the few people I'd even come close to deeming worthy of dating my cousin," he said.
"Man?! For someone as young as you, you sure do act like her Dad!" he said jokingly.
"Well," Matt said "Keika's Mom and Dad divorced a few years ago. Her Dad's teaching Naval Officer's kids on carriers all around the world while she lives on Japan. They see each other from time to time, but someone has to keep her under control while her parents aren't here,"
"Oh," said Davis, feeling kinda bad for bringing it up.
Tai boarded with Sora, by her request. Ken and Davis seemed once again to be joined at the hip. Matt and Izzy rode Garurumon, and Halsemon was crowded by Yolei, Joe, and Cody.
"So," said Mimi "What's Davis really like?"
"Incredibly sweet! And I know every girl says that about her boyfriend, but I really mean it. People meet him and write him off as a stupid jerk, but he's really sweet. He's smart when he puts his mind to stuff, too. It's amazing all the misconce-"
"You misunderstood. I wanted to know if he's a good kisser!" said Mimi.
"Oh! OK. No question about it! An INFINATELY good kisser, especially for a 1st timer," she answered.
"And you?" asked Mimi.
"Am I a good kisser?" asked Keika, weirded out.
"NO! Heavens, no! I meant have you ever kissed a guy," she said.
"Besides Davis, no. All the guys I dated in the past turned out to be super-jerks. A waste of my saliva. Not to sound conceited or anything," She answered.
Mimi laughed.
*****SORA AND TAI*****
".and so anyways, I was like, 'I cant' but this pink dress, mom! That's Mimi's color! She totally agreed." trailed off Sora.
You'd think after travelling with her so much, I'd learn not to! thought Tai.
"Tai?" asked Sora. "Is something bothering you?"
"Not, not really," said Tai.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Honestly," he replied, "no."
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Well," he said, "I'm not really sure what's bothering me."
*****KEIKA AND MIMI*****
"I have a question," said Keika.
"Shoot!" replied Mimi.
"When a Digimon Digivolves, is their more powerful form another form of them, or like another completely different Digimon from the other levels?" asked Keika.
"Come again," said Mimi.
"Is Arterumon a part of Jubimon, or like a totally different Digimon altogether?" asked Keika.
"Well," said Mimi, "I think that's a question for Izzy, but I think that Arterumon would be a part of Jubimon, not apart from her."
"Hey, guys! We're coming up on the Digiegg pretty quick here! Be ready!" said Joe.
"Mm-hmm!" said Palmon.
*****THE LAIR OF THE DARK MUTINY*****
"Those donkeys are showing up on radar again!" said a Bakemon.
"I think we've established that they are not donkeys from MegaGuardromon's hidden cameras!" said Indyampamon.
"so, who do you want to send out this time to take care of them?" asked another Bakemon.
"Who would you recommend?" asked Indyampamon.
"Well, as of now, they're in sector 12-C, and the C sectors are, or shall we say are going to, be covered by Devimon,"
"Well, he's not completed the Re-Planting process!" he roared.
"But, the D sectors belong to the modified Meramon," finished the Bakemon.
"Excellent," he snickered. "Send out the Meramon."
*****TK, KARI, AND KAMI*****
"What should we do about it?" asked Kari.
"I think we should take her to the DigiWorld!" said TK.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Kari.
"Well, if Kami's Digidestined, then it's bad not to!" he said.
"I see your point," she said.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Kami, bewildered at their strange vocabulary.
"You wouldn't believe us even if we told you!" said TK.
"Well, I really think you ought to!" said Kami in a defiant tone.
"Okay, calm down!" said TK, and they gave her the basic de-brief on the DigiWorld and the recent and no-so-recent happenings.
"That's pretty amazing!" said Kami.
"That's what we thought, too!" said Kari.
"So, what do we do now?" asked Kami.
"We go to find your Digimon!" said TK.
*****THE OTHER DIGIDESTINED*****
"So, what do we do now?" asked Keika.
"The same thing we did last time. Look for the Digiegg," answered Mimi.
"Oh," said Keika, "I didn't know it was that obvious."
Everyone landed or came to a halt safely. Davis and Ken were laughing about something. Tai looked unusually sad as Sora tried to coax something out of him. As for Yolei, Cody, and Joe, the three were discussing alternate undiscovered forms of Digivolution.
"Imagine," said Yolei, "what if there was a Ultra-Super-Mega Digimon! That would kick butt!"
"Interesting," said Joe, "Unlikely, but interesting."
Izzy and Matt did actually find something to talk about, as different as they are. Donkey Madness 3. Figures!
"If you get past the boss on the second level and look just behind the 7th tree on the left, there's a secret level! That's how I racked up so many points that one day in the arcade!" said Izzy.
"And to think," said Matt, "such inventive minds would put it in such an obvious place!"
"Weird how the Digiegg didn't show up on anyone's D3, isn't it?" said Davis.
"Maybe it's not an armor Digiegg," said Ken.
"No, it's armor alright. The strange thing about it though is the crest. I've never seen anything like this before!" said Gomamon.
"It is rather particular, isn't it?" said Veemon.
"Maybe you should stop teaching him big words, Hawkmon, before he chokes on one!" laughed Gabumon.
"Better I choke YOU, Ga-bu-mon!" mocked Veemon.
"Enough, guys! We have to work like a team here! Now let's get to work and figure out whose Digiegg it is!" said Jubimon.
"Right!" said the rest of the Digimon in unison.
"What is it with the speaking in unison thing?" asked Keika.
"They're just all thinking the same thing, I guess," said Davis.
"Wow! Great deduction!" said Keika sarcastically. Davis chose to be the mature on and stuck out his tongue!
"Let's do this!" said Tentomon.
"Not so fast!" said a hushed but demonic voice.
"Wh-wha-whoo-what was that?" asked Joe.
"Hahahahahah!" cackled the voice. "I'm Meramon, but don't think I'm on your side this time! My new Modified Lava Flow attack will bring you to your knees!"
"Okay! We need all the Ice and Water Digimon to Digivolve now! No Wind or Fire! That'll make him stronger!" said Keika.
"Gabumon Digivolve tooo.Garurumon!"
"Gomamon Digivolve tooooo.Ikakkumon!"
"Veemon Digivolve toooo.Raidramon! Storm of Friendship!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve toooo.Shurimon! Samurai of Sincerity!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve tooo.Digmon! Drill of Power!"
"Palmon Digivolve tooo.Togemon!"
"That should be enough!" said Izzy.
"Tai, is anything wrong?" asked Keika.
"Well, it's just that-" he started.
"Hey! Aren't you gonna join the fight, Keika?" asked Matt.
"Jubimon's maiden Digivolution was yesterday. I don't want to push it!" she answered.
"Howling Blaster!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Blue Thunder!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"You think your pitiful attacks are any match for me?" laughed the Meramon. "Try this on for size! Modified Lava Flow!"
Half of the Digimon were hit, and they showed it. They fell to the ground and were groaning, but miraculously didn't De-Digivolve!
"Raidramon! Get up! You can do this!!!" shouted Davis.
"Come on Togemon!" cried Mimi.
"Shurimon! I believe in you!" screamed Yolei.
"Ikakkumon! Are you OK?" shouted Joe.
"Obviously.not!" replied Ikakkumon, squirming on the ground trying to get back up just like the other 3.
"Now that I've hit your worthless Digi-pets, it's time to take out YOU!" said the Meramon. He turned and aimed his attack straight at Davis, and it hit him head-on!
"DAVIS!" screamed Keika, and she ran over to him just as he hit the ground. She got to him and knelt down beside him. Her first impulse was to shake him, but that might hurt him further. We shook his head, completely covered in soot, and opened him eyes, and groaned.
"Re.member.what.you.said.about.our.song?" he asked, wheezing in between syllables.
"What?" asked Keika, now crying.
"I.think.I.found.one."hen said.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all I've held on to. I'm standing here until you make me move, hanging by amoment here with you." he sang quietly, just before blacking out. Keika screamed louder than she had ever screamed in her entire life.
Keika sat up in bed with a cold sweat and breathing heavily.
"What is it, Keika?" asked DemiJubimon.
"Huh? Oh! Uh, nothing, really. I just had a really bad dream." She said.
"What was it about?" asked her Digimon.
"Davis," she said. "He was hurt. I was the only one who could help him, and I didn't know what to do! No one would tell me what to do either! They told me to figure it out!"
"That's weird!" she said.
"Ya got that right!"
"Well, I'm no dream interpreter, but I think you're worried about Davis! He's your boyfriend, after all! I don't know why you're worried, but I think you should go back to sleep!" said DemiJubimon.
"Yeah, you're probably right. 'Night DemiJubimon!" said Keika.
"Goodnight, Keika!" said Demijubimon.
*****IN THE MORNING*****
"Come on, Keika! We're gonna be late!" said TK.
"Yeah, just a sec!" she yelled back. She was taking her hair down out of curlers and trying to apply lip-gloss simultaneously. She ran out of the door, grabbing her hat on the way.
"What do you think? Hat or no hat?" she asked, trying on her white bucket hat, identical to TK's and then taking it off.
"I think you're taking this whole Davis thing way too seriously!" said Matt, driving up to take them all to the park for a picnic.
"No, I just wuv my hat!" she said, hugging her hat close to her.
"Then wear it!" said Matt.
"Well, does it look stupid?" she asked.
"About as stupid as TK's." said Matt.
"Okay, no hat!" she said.
"What was that supposed to mean!?!" he asked, slightly offended.
"It's so much fun ganging up on you, TK!" said Keika.
Keika and Matt sang in the car along with CDs the rest of the way up to the park, and laughed at TK's frail attempts to vocalize. They all got out of Matt's old 'Stang about 4 songs later. The rest of the group was waiting for them when they got there.
"Sorry we're late!" said Keika with a sheepish grin.
"How about another dance?" asked Mimi.
"Maybe later. I'm still waking up now!" answered Keika.
"I just wanted to apologize for all that stuff we suspected you of yesterday," said Joe.
"Oh, no! That's fine! It's not like you chose that you were going to suspect me of anything! I understand," she said.
"Are you sure it's ok?" asked Joe, always the worrier.
"Sure I'm sure!" she said.
"Hey, Matt!" said Mimi.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Did you bring your guitar?" she asked.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I wanted to sing some!" she said cheerfully.
"Here we go again," he muttered under his breath. He walked over to his car and got out his acoustic Fender guitar. He sat down and started strumming the strings. Before long, Mimi was asking if he was ready to start.
"Just a minute!" he said. "I want to make sure I got the tuning right."
"Okay. Could I have everyone's attention, please? AHEM!" she said, loudly, but trying to be polite. "Thank you! I have a few songs I want to sing! Could everyone please lend me their ears?" she giggled.
"What are we doing now?" asked Keika.
"Oh, Mimi's singing again," said Kari.
"Is that good or bad?" she asked.
"Good! She can really carry a tune!" said Davis.
"I didn't think anyone used the expression 'carry a tune' anymore!" she said, laughing.
"Well, excuse me for not being up-to-date," he said softly, hugging her up close.
"You're excused," she said, just as quietly as he. They stared into each other's eyes for a few brief seconds, then Mimi commanded their attention once again.
"Now, the only thing I need is one brave volunteer!" she said.
"I'll be glad to help, Mimi!" said Sora.
"Oh, how sweet!" she said. "Anyone else?"
"Yeah, I guess I will." said Keika.
"Oh, goodie!" Mimi exclaimed. "Do you know this song?"
"What song would that be?" asked Keika.
"The song 'Miracles'. You know, the 'Prince of Egypt' song?" Mimi probed.
"Oh, yeah!" she said. "That one!"
"I'll sing Mariah's part, k?" she said.
"Okay," said Keika. The two were warming up when Izzy said
"Hey, guys! The Digi-port is open! Gomamon's there!"
Joe rushed over to the Laptop, along with everyone else.
"Gomamon! Is that you? Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, Joe, I'm fine! You guys need to get here! We've found a new Digiegg!" he said.
"Which Digiegg is it?" asked TK.
"We aren't sure. We think it might be Jubimon's second Digiegg!" said Gomamon.
"No! It's way too early for her to get her second Digiegg already!" said Izzy.
"Maybe this is destined to be an easy fight!" said Matt.
"No way! We still have all those Uprising creeps to deal with!" said Sora.
Just then, Yolei ran up and said
"Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late. I had a little business to attend to!" She pointed to a tall, thin blonde girl standing off in the distance.
"Who's that?" asked Cody.
"She's my pen-pal from America. We just picked her up from the airport a half an hour ago!" replied Yolei.
"Hi, everyone! My name's Kami," she said.
"Hi, Kami! My name's Keika!" said Keika, the first to meet her. Kami was a little taller than Keika, and her hair was lighter blonde. Her eyes were a deeper blue than anyone else's there. She was also thin, wearing a pink baby-doll tee and a denim skort with cargo pockets. Her hair was layered, and just barely shoulder length, the tips dyed bright pink. She was wearing magenta knee socks and white clogs. Her hair was pinned back with little pink barrettes.
"Hi, my name's TK!" said TK with a smile.
"And this is Tai, Matt, Joe, Izzy, Davis, Cody, Kari, Mimi, Sora, and Ken!" introduced Yolei.
"Nice to meet you," she said quietly.
Keika pulled Yolei aside and said "We were just about to yell Digi-port open! Please don't scare us like that again! You need to find a way to get rid of her for a few hours while we do combat with the forces of evil, comprende?"
"Si!" said Yolei. "Ya know, Kami. You really need someone to show you around while I go, uh, take care of some business! TK, why don't you take her?"
"Me?" asked TK.
"Yeah, you. Show Kami around the town. I don't want to leave her by herself!" said Yolei.
"Okay." he said. "So, you're Yolei's friend?"
"Yeah. We've been penpals for a few years now. I always promised her I'd come here and visit, but I just now got around to it!" she said with a smile.
She sure seems to be liking TK! thought Kari. He doesn't seem to have too much trouble getting along with her, either! Maybe I should tag along just for the fun of it!
"TK, wait! I'm coming, too!" she said.
"Do you mind if my friend Kari comes?" asked TK.
"Uh, no, not really," she said.
"Okay, Kari. Come on!" he said.
Great! I finally meet a cute guy who seems kinda interested in me, and he brings along on of his 'female friends'! My luck! thought Kami.
There was a calling of various things such as "See ya later!" and "Have fun!" but as soon as TK, Kami and Kari got around the corner, Yolei pulled out her Digivice and yelled
"Digi-port OPEN!"
And yet again, they all flew through the gate to the DigiWorld. They were spit out at a different location this time. It was much more arid and dry.
"My butt!" yelled Keika.
"You complain too much, Keika!" said Tai with a smile. She started to get up when Izzy said
"I got back into their network. It's not near as hard to get into as Etemon's was! Anyway, not much is going on. They should be picking us up on sensors any second now. There it goes! They now know that we are the Digidestined and have dug up all the information they can about us. They aren't computer literate enough to get into our real world files, but they do have a hefty stack on our DigiWorld selves. Even Keika has a file!"
"That's weird! I haven't been here that much!" she said.
"Well, according to this, you were here once before," said Izzy.
"Oh, yeah! I remember now!" she said.
"Care to fill us in?" asked Ken.
"Well, I came here, I'm really not sure how long ago it was, but it was before I met Gennai's counterpart. That I know. It was really strange! I think it was about 5 or 6 years ago," she said.
"That's when we were here!" said Tai.
"I was pretty little. Only in the third grade or something. That's when I first met Jubimon!" she said, smiling.
"Wait a sec!" said Matt. "So that means you have a crest!?!"
"I do now. The crest of Faith!" she replied.
"You don't know about tags and crests?" asked Sora.
"Oh, yeah! I know all about them. I was just wondering how you guys could Digivolve to Ultimates yesterday. Beats me!" she said.
"My theory is that the power to our crests were somewhat restored. I'm still not sure as to how, but I think I can figure it out," said Izzy.
"We're sure you can!" said Davis. "But right now, let's go find that Digiegg!"
"Right!" said Keika.
"I wonder where Gomamon is," said Joe.
"Right here, silly!" said Gomamon, running up to the group grinning, as usual.
"Hey Gomamon! Come to introduce us to the new Digiegg in town?" asked Mimi.
"Yeah! It's a ways away, though! Why didn't you guys come in through a different portal?" asked Gomamon.
"I thought this was where you were. I hope nothing's wrong with my computer!" said Izzy.
"Well, let's get goin,!" said Keika.
"Veemon Digivolve tooo.Raidramon! Storm of Friendship!"
"Gabumon Digivolve tooo.Garurumon!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve tooo.Halsemon! The Wings of Love!"
"Jubimon Digivolve too.Arterumon! Leap of Faith!"
"Biyomon Digivolve tooo.Birdramon!"
"You aren't riding with me, Keika?" asked Davis, bewildered.
"Well, distance does make the heart grow fonder," she said.
*****TK, KARI, AND KAMI*****
"So, TK! How about coming over to my house tonight! We could study for our Algebra test!" said Kari.
"School hasn't started yet, Kari," said TK.
"Oh, right!" she said with a smile.
"Is she always this.dingy?" asked Kami.
"Sometimes, yes. Others, well, not really," he said.
"Are you into like Gameboy and stuff?" asked Kami.
"Yeah, kinda," he said.
"Well," she said pulling out a D3 that was silver" I got this thing, I'm not sure where it came from, but if you like them, it's yours!"
TK gasped, unable to believe that they had just found another Digidestined.
"Kari! Look at this!" he stammered.
".so anyway, I though that maybe we could get some lunch sometime!
What do you think, TK? TK?" asked Kari.
"Kari, look at this!" he said.
"What is it?" asked Kami and Kari at the same time.
"Wow! That's like 2 in 2 days!" she said.
"When did you get this?" asked TK.
"Oh, about an hour or so ago. Right after I got off the plane. I didn't show it to Yolei, cuz I thought she might think I was insane or something, but it's just like it fell out of the sky. I thought our plane exploded after I got off and it was shrapnel!" she said.
"Well, it sure isn't shrapnel!" said TK. "Let's get you to the DigiWorld!"
"The what?" asked Kami.
"We'll fill ya in on the way over!" said Kari.
*****BACK TO THE OTHERS*****
"Don't worry, Davis! I'm sure after Keika dumps you Kari will come crawling back!" joked Tai.
"That's not very funny," he said.
"Well, at least Mimi's riding with her, and not Tai," said Matt.
"I thought you were against this whole me and Keika thing," said Davis.
"Not exactly. You're a good kid, Davis. One of the few people I'd even come close to deeming worthy of dating my cousin," he said.
"Man?! For someone as young as you, you sure do act like her Dad!" he said jokingly.
"Well," Matt said "Keika's Mom and Dad divorced a few years ago. Her Dad's teaching Naval Officer's kids on carriers all around the world while she lives on Japan. They see each other from time to time, but someone has to keep her under control while her parents aren't here,"
"Oh," said Davis, feeling kinda bad for bringing it up.
Tai boarded with Sora, by her request. Ken and Davis seemed once again to be joined at the hip. Matt and Izzy rode Garurumon, and Halsemon was crowded by Yolei, Joe, and Cody.
"So," said Mimi "What's Davis really like?"
"Incredibly sweet! And I know every girl says that about her boyfriend, but I really mean it. People meet him and write him off as a stupid jerk, but he's really sweet. He's smart when he puts his mind to stuff, too. It's amazing all the misconce-"
"You misunderstood. I wanted to know if he's a good kisser!" said Mimi.
"Oh! OK. No question about it! An INFINATELY good kisser, especially for a 1st timer," she answered.
"And you?" asked Mimi.
"Am I a good kisser?" asked Keika, weirded out.
"NO! Heavens, no! I meant have you ever kissed a guy," she said.
"Besides Davis, no. All the guys I dated in the past turned out to be super-jerks. A waste of my saliva. Not to sound conceited or anything," She answered.
Mimi laughed.
*****SORA AND TAI*****
".and so anyways, I was like, 'I cant' but this pink dress, mom! That's Mimi's color! She totally agreed." trailed off Sora.
You'd think after travelling with her so much, I'd learn not to! thought Tai.
"Tai?" asked Sora. "Is something bothering you?"
"Not, not really," said Tai.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Honestly," he replied, "no."
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Well," he said, "I'm not really sure what's bothering me."
*****KEIKA AND MIMI*****
"I have a question," said Keika.
"Shoot!" replied Mimi.
"When a Digimon Digivolves, is their more powerful form another form of them, or like another completely different Digimon from the other levels?" asked Keika.
"Come again," said Mimi.
"Is Arterumon a part of Jubimon, or like a totally different Digimon altogether?" asked Keika.
"Well," said Mimi, "I think that's a question for Izzy, but I think that Arterumon would be a part of Jubimon, not apart from her."
"Hey, guys! We're coming up on the Digiegg pretty quick here! Be ready!" said Joe.
"Mm-hmm!" said Palmon.
*****THE LAIR OF THE DARK MUTINY*****
"Those donkeys are showing up on radar again!" said a Bakemon.
"I think we've established that they are not donkeys from MegaGuardromon's hidden cameras!" said Indyampamon.
"so, who do you want to send out this time to take care of them?" asked another Bakemon.
"Who would you recommend?" asked Indyampamon.
"Well, as of now, they're in sector 12-C, and the C sectors are, or shall we say are going to, be covered by Devimon,"
"Well, he's not completed the Re-Planting process!" he roared.
"But, the D sectors belong to the modified Meramon," finished the Bakemon.
"Excellent," he snickered. "Send out the Meramon."
*****TK, KARI, AND KAMI*****
"What should we do about it?" asked Kari.
"I think we should take her to the DigiWorld!" said TK.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Kari.
"Well, if Kami's Digidestined, then it's bad not to!" he said.
"I see your point," she said.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Kami, bewildered at their strange vocabulary.
"You wouldn't believe us even if we told you!" said TK.
"Well, I really think you ought to!" said Kami in a defiant tone.
"Okay, calm down!" said TK, and they gave her the basic de-brief on the DigiWorld and the recent and no-so-recent happenings.
"That's pretty amazing!" said Kami.
"That's what we thought, too!" said Kari.
"So, what do we do now?" asked Kami.
"We go to find your Digimon!" said TK.
*****THE OTHER DIGIDESTINED*****
"So, what do we do now?" asked Keika.
"The same thing we did last time. Look for the Digiegg," answered Mimi.
"Oh," said Keika, "I didn't know it was that obvious."
Everyone landed or came to a halt safely. Davis and Ken were laughing about something. Tai looked unusually sad as Sora tried to coax something out of him. As for Yolei, Cody, and Joe, the three were discussing alternate undiscovered forms of Digivolution.
"Imagine," said Yolei, "what if there was a Ultra-Super-Mega Digimon! That would kick butt!"
"Interesting," said Joe, "Unlikely, but interesting."
Izzy and Matt did actually find something to talk about, as different as they are. Donkey Madness 3. Figures!
"If you get past the boss on the second level and look just behind the 7th tree on the left, there's a secret level! That's how I racked up so many points that one day in the arcade!" said Izzy.
"And to think," said Matt, "such inventive minds would put it in such an obvious place!"
"Weird how the Digiegg didn't show up on anyone's D3, isn't it?" said Davis.
"Maybe it's not an armor Digiegg," said Ken.
"No, it's armor alright. The strange thing about it though is the crest. I've never seen anything like this before!" said Gomamon.
"It is rather particular, isn't it?" said Veemon.
"Maybe you should stop teaching him big words, Hawkmon, before he chokes on one!" laughed Gabumon.
"Better I choke YOU, Ga-bu-mon!" mocked Veemon.
"Enough, guys! We have to work like a team here! Now let's get to work and figure out whose Digiegg it is!" said Jubimon.
"Right!" said the rest of the Digimon in unison.
"What is it with the speaking in unison thing?" asked Keika.
"They're just all thinking the same thing, I guess," said Davis.
"Wow! Great deduction!" said Keika sarcastically. Davis chose to be the mature on and stuck out his tongue!
"Let's do this!" said Tentomon.
"Not so fast!" said a hushed but demonic voice.
"Wh-wha-whoo-what was that?" asked Joe.
"Hahahahahah!" cackled the voice. "I'm Meramon, but don't think I'm on your side this time! My new Modified Lava Flow attack will bring you to your knees!"
"Okay! We need all the Ice and Water Digimon to Digivolve now! No Wind or Fire! That'll make him stronger!" said Keika.
"Gabumon Digivolve tooo.Garurumon!"
"Gomamon Digivolve tooooo.Ikakkumon!"
"Veemon Digivolve toooo.Raidramon! Storm of Friendship!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve toooo.Shurimon! Samurai of Sincerity!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve tooo.Digmon! Drill of Power!"
"Palmon Digivolve tooo.Togemon!"
"That should be enough!" said Izzy.
"Tai, is anything wrong?" asked Keika.
"Well, it's just that-" he started.
"Hey! Aren't you gonna join the fight, Keika?" asked Matt.
"Jubimon's maiden Digivolution was yesterday. I don't want to push it!" she answered.
"Howling Blaster!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Blue Thunder!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"You think your pitiful attacks are any match for me?" laughed the Meramon. "Try this on for size! Modified Lava Flow!"
Half of the Digimon were hit, and they showed it. They fell to the ground and were groaning, but miraculously didn't De-Digivolve!
"Raidramon! Get up! You can do this!!!" shouted Davis.
"Come on Togemon!" cried Mimi.
"Shurimon! I believe in you!" screamed Yolei.
"Ikakkumon! Are you OK?" shouted Joe.
"Obviously.not!" replied Ikakkumon, squirming on the ground trying to get back up just like the other 3.
"Now that I've hit your worthless Digi-pets, it's time to take out YOU!" said the Meramon. He turned and aimed his attack straight at Davis, and it hit him head-on!
"DAVIS!" screamed Keika, and she ran over to him just as he hit the ground. She got to him and knelt down beside him. Her first impulse was to shake him, but that might hurt him further. We shook his head, completely covered in soot, and opened him eyes, and groaned.
"Re.member.what.you.said.about.our.song?" he asked, wheezing in between syllables.
"What?" asked Keika, now crying.
"I.think.I.found.one."hen said.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all I've held on to. I'm standing here until you make me move, hanging by amoment here with you." he sang quietly, just before blacking out. Keika screamed louder than she had ever screamed in her entire life.
