For They Shall Be Filled
By:
Vain (Vainglorious696) 5/31/2001
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Vain: So
where's Kai?
Ken: Vain doesn't own Digimon.
Vain: I
know you can hear me, Ken.
Ken: A
fact for which I am truly grateful.
Vain: Where's the Kaiser?
Ken: She's
also still looking for Guardian info.
Vain: Answer me!
Ken: So
send it to her, or she's using Ajora's notes.
Vain: Answer me damn you!! Quit ignoring me!
Ken: R&R, please.
Vain: I
am going to write such Ken torture . . .
Ken: And
please help me. Please . . .?
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~"Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!"
-Matthew 23: 24
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Part Twenty-Three
Trial # 3:
Davis Motomiya
Davis Motomiya
grinned at Tai and darted forward, dribbling the soccer ball in front of
him. "You gotta be faster, Tai-kun!"
"No fair," the
other protested through a laugh.
"Like you should
be talking!" Ken stole the ball with
ease. The tall boy dashed up the field
and scored a goal.
"Hey!" Davis yelped in protest. "I'm on your team, Ichijouji. No steals allowed!"
"You're too slow!"
"Quit fighting and
come eat!" Kari yelled from the sidelines.
"We're coming,"
Davis responded with a wave to his girlfriend. He carelessly threw an arm over Ken's shoulder. "I still say that that was no fair."
"We won, didn't
we?" Ken shrugged beneath Davis's
arm. "So what's the problem?"
"You two," gasped
Tai as he caught up with them, "are no longer allowed to play on the same
team."
The three of them
paused and waited for TK while Tai caught his breath. Ken grinned at the flushed faces of the two boys. "What's the matter, Tai? Can't you and TQ handle it?"
Tai gave the other
boy a light shove. "You and me,
Ichijouji, anytime anywhere!"
"Keep bragging
like that and I just may take you up on that offer."
Davis shook his
head at their antics. "We really need
to do this more often," he declared as they met the others.
"What?" asked Cody
from where he sat between Joe and Izzy.
"Picnic in the
Digital World."
Ken sprawled
himself down lazily on the blanket, briefly shifting to make room for TK. The blond nearly collapsed on top of him in
exhaustion. Ken grinned again. "When will Mimi and Sora arrive?"
"Soon," Matt
grunted as Tai nearly sat on him.
Yolei looked over
at the original goggle-boy in disgust. "Do you think that you could not sit on me when you're all hot
and sweaty, Tai?"
Davis tossed her a
can of cherry Pepsi. "Where's the fun
in that?"
Yolei had the
grace to blush.
"We're here!"
exclaimed Mimi.
The children all
turned to watch her pink hair bounce into view beside the graceful glide of
Sora. Palmon and Biyomon walked a bit
in front of their partners.
"Mimi brought a
quiche," Palmon declared proudly.
"Oh, goody,"
murmured Joe dryly. The last time Mimi
cooked for their picnic, Joe had been ill for days. He actually missed a test.
Kari slipped out
of Davis's grasp and moved forward, accepting the crock with the quiche and
holding it out at arm's length as though it might attack her. "Umm . . . thanks, Mimi. I'm sure the digimon will love it."
Veemon looked up
from where the digimon all sat congregated on one corner of the blanket with a
big bag of candy. "You've gotta be
kidding."
Mimi's bright
countenance was obscured by a frown. "What did he say?"
"He said, 'It'll
be really filling,' " Davis filled in smoothly.
"Oh!" Mimi
brightened once more. "Thank you,
Veemon."
"Sure," he replied
with an uncomfortable smile. "No
problem." Wormmon and Agumon looked
like they were about to explode from repressed laughter.
The picnic went
smoothly; the only real incident involved Davis and Ken wearing most of the
cherry pie at dessert. Everybody
thought that this was incredibly amusing except for the Child of Kindness and
his best friend. They declared that the
rest of their lives would be spent plotting Matt and Tai's destruction for
instigating the entire thing. This
apparently only took five minutes: long enough for Ken to get a hold of the
Cool Whip and a big wooden spoon while Davis discovered the reasons why Kari's
Famous Chocolate Mousse is not considered aerodynamic—much to Kari's
chagrin. After that, the four of them
were ordered to go clean up in the nearby lake.
Davis was having
the time of his life. "You should have
seen the look on your face," he howled as Matt diligently struggled to de-mouse
his hair. "I thought that you were
going to pee your pants when that custard bowl came flying at you!"
"Like you need to
talk," the older blond said, splashing him. "You looked about ready to die when that pie pan was going to hit you!"
"At least I ducked
so it missed me!"
"And hit me!" Ken shoved his friend into the water.
Davis yelped,
windmilled his arms in a valiant attempt to stay upright, and fell face first
into the water. The others laughed at
him.
"Sure, it hit
you," he groused, rubbing water out of his eyes, "but you really didn't have to
peel it off and grind it into my hair."
Ken paused
thoughtfully. "Yes, Davis. Yes, I did."
"You shouldn't
complain, anyway, goggle-boy," protested Tai. "You didn't get half a container of Cool Whip shoved down your pants."
Ken laughed and
pushed his soppy hair from his eyes. "I'm just amazed that you held still that long. And that you didn't notice the wooden spoon
in your underwear. Where was
your mind, goggle-boy?"
Tai blushed bright
red and two splashes later found both himself and Matt sitting in the water
next to Davis.
Ken smiled
smugly. "You didn't really think you
could take me, did you?"
Tai looked at
Davis, Davis looked at Matt, and Matt looked at Tai. They all grinned. "Dunk
Ken!" As one, the three off them lunged
forward, grabbed a part of Ken's body, and amid much struggle and protest,
hauled the stunned boy into the water.
Ken coughed and
gasped and sputtered. "That was . . .
*cough, cough* . . . very uncalled for."
Davis smirked and
opened his mouth to say something but stopped and refocused his eyes just a bit
beyond his friends.
"What is it?"
asked Tai, the smile fading as his gaze followed Davis's.
There was a bright
flash of light off to the West.
"We've got
trouble," the younger boy responded, springing out of the water with a loud
messy, splash.
"Huh?" Matt grabbed Tai and Ken and hauled them up
with him. "Davis?! Davis, wait up! Damnit! Davis!"
Davis broke
through the underbrush that separated the beach from the picnic ground in one
leap, digivice appearing in his hand. "Veemon, digivolve now!"
"Veemon
digivolve to. . . X-Veemon!"
Ken, Tai, and Matt
appeared right behind the young hothead, all holding their digivices. "Digivolve!"
"Wormmon
digivolve to . . . Stingmon!"
"Agumon
digivolve to . . . Greymon!"
"Gabumon
digivolve to. . . . Garurumon!"
Davis pulled
himself up onto X-Veemon's shoulders and turned to look down at his companions
and . . . screamed.
Pain shot through
every inch of Davis's body and the world exploded black.
**************
Gennai watched as
Osamu chewed on a well-manicured fingernail. The older man looked amused. "I
didn't know ghosts could worry."
Osamu gave him a
scathing glare in return. "Ghosts. Hmph!" The boy shook his head, spiked hair trembling slightly at the
motion. "How unscientific. Beside, just because I'm dead doesn't mean
that I'm not human."
Gennai wasn't sure
how to respond to that so he said nothing.
"You're sure that
your firewall will hold?" Osamu demanded.
"You were the one
who insisted that I not be present when you do whatever it is you're going to
do."
"But are you
sure?!"
Gennai rolled his
eyes. "Yes. Why are you so upset? Nervous?"
"No . . . I sense
something . . ." The boy shook his
head. "It's probably nothing."
After a minute or
two of uncomfortable silence, Gennai looked over at his odd young
companion. "I have so many questions
that I want to ask you."
"Goody for
you." The youngster didn't even look at
him.
"Ah."
"What?" That got the elder Ichijouji's
attention. "What is it?"
"Nothing." Gennai shrugged airily and lifted his
arms. "It's just I can see were your
brother gets it from."
"Oh really?" Osamu's glasses flashed dangerously in the
sun. "Don't think that you understand
us, traveler. I love my
brother—no matter what anyone says."
The traveler's eye
narrowed. "What happened between you
two?"
"…" The teen turned away and looked in the
general direction of the Digidestined. "Ken's Test will be soon."
"Do you miss him?"
"What?" Ichijouji turned at looked at the other,
face twisted in confusion.
Gennai waved a
hand as he explained himself. "Your
brother. You miss him?"
"Why are you
asking me these questions?!" the boy cried, agitated.
"… I'm sorry. I guess I'm just frustrated because I can't
do anything. Some—"
Osamu's hand shot
up in a violent slicing motion, cutting Gennai off. The spiked-haired boy cocked his head to the side as though
listening to something. "Do you feel
that?"
Gennai stiffened
and followed Osamu's gaze. He went cold
to the depths of his soul. "The
Children," he half hissed, half whispered. "The Children are in danger."
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"NO!"
"Courage!"
"Halt the
Test! Halt the Test!"
"What are you
doing?! You have harmed Courage!"
"The Children
are in grave danger! They must be
awakened."
"I told you
that there was a dark presence nearby."
"What is
this? A ploy to stop the Testing?"
"You are
blinded by your fear of the Dark One! Hope is in danger and all you consider is the Testing."
"Gennai is
there. He would never allow the
Children to come to harm!"
"He is
not! I have been trying to tell you
that."
"He . . .
defied us? He defied us?!"
"Stop it! The Children—the Children must be kept
safe."
"Agreed. We must awaken the Children."
"Oh, no . . ."
"What?"
"I cannot reach
Courage."
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