Tamers: Stuck in Paradise
Part 4
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Notes:
Yes, very OOC, I know. But I wanted the cast to have some fun, too. ;)
The card names I use are based on the names I have read in other fics.
I have to rely on that since I haven't seen the US translation.
Renamon was right. This is not too bad. Ruki thinks and smiles.
She enjoys the looks she gets from people walking past them as they are approaching the park.
Or rather, the looks Renamon gets. The fox Digimon is towering next to her and is also smiling.
For Renamon, this is the first time that people actually see her.
"The park is just around the corner." Kari says, yanking Ruki out of her thoughts.
Ruki simply nods. In her world, this should be the park Guilmon hides in.
Her estimation is (of course) correct. The park even looks the same way.
Ruki blinks when she notices Renamon snarling quietly.
Before she has a chance to look for the potential threat, Gatomon defuses the situation.
"Look! Hawkmon's also enjoying his new freedom." the cat Digimon announces, pointing skywards.
Everybody looks up to see Hawkmon flying high above the park.
Ruki sighs as Renamon relaxes slightly. She would have liked a good fight right now.
But it wasn't very likely to find a Digital Field in this world.
It doesn't take Ruki long to find a training ground for Renamon.
A simple grass-plot serves the Digimon's needs perfectly.
Over the months, Renamon has developed her own training routine, so Ruki doesn't have to do much.
While her Digimon slowly starts with some high kicks, Ruki, Kari and Gatomon sit down under a tree.
After some moments, Yolei and Hawkmon join the girls.
"Hey, so Hawkmon has been right after all!" the older girl greets them.
"Of course I have been right. Ever heard the term 'hawkeyed'?" Hawkmon snaps back.
The bird lands next to Kari and stretches his wings lazily.
"Is this distance safe?" he asks Kari and Ruki.
Ruki gives Kari a questioning look, but Kari only shrugs.
"I don't want to get in foxy's way." Hawkmon explains when he sees the blank faces.
"If she ever hears you say 'foxy', then no distance will be safe." Ruki hisses.
The bird gulps visibly and tries to avoid Ruki's glance.
"That reminds me of something, Ruki." Kari interrupts them.
"And what would that be?" Ruki asks, idly watching Renamon.
Her Digimon is now practicing some jumpkicks.
"I'm still wondering how Renamon was able to do all those tricks yesterday." Kari says.
Ruki simply raises an eyebrow.
Is she implying that we cheated?
"For example, the Cat's Eye should be Gatomon's trademark attack. Still Renamon did it."
"Oh that. Don't tell me you don't know how to slash a card."
"Slash a card? What card?" Yolei asks, shrugging.
Smiling, Ruki presents the girls and Digimon her card holder and opens it.
But something is wrong. Yolei and Kari look at the cards as if they've never seen them before.
"You don't have Digimon cards around here, do you?" she finally asks.
Kari and Yolei shake their heads in unison.
"What do these cards do?" Kari asks innocently.
Ruki tries to think of the best way to explain the principle. Then she decides to simply demonstrate it.
"Renamon." she calls her Digimon, who instantly stops her training and jogs towards her.
"Hawkmon, would you like to help?" Ruki then asks the bird.
"You're not going to start a fight here, are you?" Yolei asks in alarm.
"No. It's a simple game of catch. Just a test if Renamon can catch Hawkmon."
Before Yolei can protest, Hawkmon laughs at the challenge.
"Well, foxy will never catch me!" he brags.
Ruki notices Renamon stiffen when she hears that.
"What did that chicken just call me?" she asks Ruki, trying not to shout.
"He called you 'foxy'. And this hasn't been the first time." Ruki calmly explains.
Hawkmon is already flying above their heads, laughing merrily.
"However, I wanted to show the others how the cards work. Want to help?"
Renamon grins when Ruki says that. Without another word, Renamon starts to run after Hawkmon.
Ruki waits patiently while Renamon tries to snatch Hawkmon out of the air.
Of course, it is futile. Hawkmon is flying low just to tease Renamon.
Ruki idly browses through her cards, letting Renamon jump around a little longer.
"She's never gonna catch Hawkmon. He has an unfair advantage." Yolei observes.
"Not for long. Card Slash -"
Renamon has just landed after another jump and waits for Ruki to complete the procedure.
Ruki completely drives the card through her D-Arc and finishes the slash.
"- Hawkmon!" she shouts finally.
"Did somebody call my name?" Hawkmon wonders briefly.
Foxy has tried to jump at him for some time now. It was almost boring.
This time she appears in front of him and Hawkmon easily adjusts his course.
The fox Digimon would sail past him and he would laugh at her inabili-
"WHOA!" Hawkmon interrupts his own thoughts when he notices that something is wrong.
Really wrong. Really really wrong.
Grinning, Renamon spreads her own pair of wings. Hawkmon-style wings.
Hawkmon frantically dives towards the ground, hoping to win some time.
"Oh. My. God." Yolei whispers as she watches the strange chase in the sky.
"How did you do that?" Kari asks, her eyes glues on the winged Renamon.
"Looks like she used this card and her DigiVice." Gatomon observes.
"Well, but she hasn't caught Hawkmon yet." Yolei adds.
We can change that... Ruki tells herself.
Hawkmon now flies a meter above the ground, having gained much speed during his dive.
Renamon is behind him, glancing at Ruki.
"Change of plan!" she announces, knowing that Renamon can't keep the wings much longer.
She shows Renamon the card she has planned to use in just this situation.
"Now!" Renamon shouts as her feet touch the ground.
"Card slash - Hypersonic Speed!" Ruki shouts, slashing the card.
So Renamon has wings. Still, Hawkmon has more flying experience. Yolei judges.
She sees the bird Digimon fly just above the ground. His speed is breathtaking.
I can't imagine how Renamon plans to catch Hawkmo-
Then she sees something yellow shoot towards Hawkmon.
The bird doesn't even realize that something is approaching him. Fast.
Even before Yolei can shout a warning, the yellow projectile has reached her Digimon partner.
And now it's time to go up, up and- Hawkmon tells himself, smiling.
"AwayyyyyyyyURK!" he gasps when he feels something grab his wings.
"Got you!" he hears Renamon gasp right behind him.
Gatomon blinks.
One second ago, Renamon has been more than ten meters behind Hawkmon.
Now there is a long skid mark in the grass, and Hawkmon is struggling in Renamons paws.
Still staring at the scene in front of her, she tips Kari's arm.
"Yeah?" Kari asks, sounding as puzzled as Gatomon is.
"I want cards like these..." Gatomon whispers, causing everybody to snicker.
"Lemme go, foxy!" Hawkmon shouts while Renamon approaches the group again.
"Stop calling me 'foxy', you chicken!" Renamon bickers.
"I'm warning you, foxy!"
"That's a good one, chicken."
Kari grins when she hears the discussion. Easy for her since her Digimon isn't involved.
"Hawkmon! Are you all right?" Yolei asks, running towards the Digimon.
"I will be as soon as foxy lets go!" Hawkmon yells and struggles.
Yolei relaxes when she hears that.
"He's all right." she observes and smiles.
"Hey Renamon, aren't they giving you any food so you have to hunt for yourself?" another voice asks.
Renamon closes her eyes and sighs. She knows that voice.
"At least I train while you just look cute." she tells Terriermon.
The little Digimon has just arrived at the scene and grins.
Renamon has never seen that little bunny in a not-smiling state.
"There you are Terriermon! Oh... Hi!" Lee shouts, coming out of a bush.
The blue-haired boy looks stressed. Terriermon obviously keeps him busy.
"Is this a slaughter party of some kind?" Lee says when he sees Hawkmon in Renamon's paws.
"That would be your first good idea ever, Lee." Ruki comments, causing Hawkmon to struggle even more.
"Are you here with Ken?" Yolei asks Lee.
"Oh my, Yolei! Renamon is already chewing on my wing!" Hawkmon shouts.
I am? Renamon asks herself briefly.
Then she notices that Yolei isn't even reacting.
"Uh, yeah. Ken should be here any minute." Lee answers, frowning.
"Help, Renamon is cooking me!" Hawkmon shouts, obviously trying to get the girl's attention.
But Yolei seems to be lost in her own world.
And I thought Ruki didn't care much for Digimon. she tells herself.
Finally she places Hawkmon on the ground and kneels next to the bird.
"What's with her?" Renamon asks him.
"She's in love with Ken. And when she is thinking about him, it's hard to reach her."
Seconds later, Ken and Wormmon join the group, too.
Yolei is instantly at Ken's side, causing the boy to blush.
"Being in love must be wonderful..." Terriermon muses, causing Lee to blush a little, too.
Renamon's eyes widen when Gatomon just nods, her mind obviously being somewhere else.
"Uh, well... Hey, shouldn't Izzy be here by now?" Ken asks, trying to change the subject.
Lee checks his watch and nods.
"Care to tell us what you're talking about?" Ruki asks, sounding quite annoyed.
"Izzy said he wanted to talk to me and Yolei. I told him that we would meet in the park." Ken explains.
"Hey, he didn't tell me!" Yolei protests.
"Well, I figured you'd be here anyway on a day like today." Ken says and smiles.
Renamon can almost see the air between Ken and Yolei turn pink and shakes her head.
Izzy finds them a few minutes later and waves his arm.
He looks as if he hasn't slept at all. Yolei observes and frowns.
"Hi everybody." Izzy finally greets them.
"You look tired." Terriermon tells the boy.
"Oh. Well, I have been discussing with Gennai all night." Izzy explains.
His trademark laptop rests on his back. Yolei supposes it won't stay there much longer.
"Yolei, Ken, could I talk with you for a while?" the computer genius asks.
Both Yolei and Ken shrug and nod. Izzy coughes politely and points to a spot a few meters away.
Renamon feels uncomfortable. She had spent long hours just watching Ruki and other humans.
She knows to interpret body language. Laptop-boy isn't bringing them good news.
But I have to be sure.
She quickly looks at the humans. Ruki and Lee are talking with Kari and Gatomon.
Terriermon is doing his usual commenting. Good.
"Uh, Terriermon? Could you join me for a second?" she asks, hoping not to get any attention.
"Sure." the little bunny-dog-whatever Digimon answers and jogs towards her.
When he is in range, she kneels down to face him.
"Do me a favor and try to hear what Izzy and the others are saying." she whispers.
Terriermon gives her an accusing look.
"You want me to spy?" he whispers back.
"Those big ears are there for a purpose." Renamon tells him.
Terrimon sighs, knowing that it would be useless to resist.
And while he listens, Renamon tries to focus her eyes on the display of Izzy's laptop.
She can see graphs and video footage. The video shows their arrival.
The video stops, showing Lee and Terriermon stepping out of the white light.
Izzy points at the light, shrugs and shakes his head.
Ken and Yolei also shrug, obviously being as clueless as Izzy is.
The display then shows more graphs.
A quick look at Terriermon tells Renamon that she doesn't have to see more.
The little Digimon looks surprisingly serious, backing Renamon's suspicion.
"We're not going home." Terriermon whispers, shaking his head.
"Is that final?" Renamon asks already preparing herself to calm Ruki down.
"This Gennai doesn't even have an idea how we got here. And I think he is supposed to be quite omniscient."
"Something's wrong." Ruki quietly tells Lee.
"What could be wrong beside the fact that you haven't had a good fight today?" Lee asks back.
"I don't know. But take a look at our Digimon."
Lee looks at Terriermon and instantly frowns.
"So you guys have no idea, either?" Izzy concludes with a sigh.
Both Yolei and Ken shake their heads in defeat.
"Who's going to tell them?" Yolei finally asks.
"I can do it." Izzy volunteers.
Maybe there is a subtle way to deliver the bad news. he muses and turns around to face the group.
He blinks when he sees how the scene has changed:
Everybody stares at him. Everybody. And they are looking serious.
No, not serious. Defeated.
"So Izzy. Any news?" Ruki asks calmly, looking him directly into his eyes.
Oh yeah. Subtle.
Notes:
OK, so Lee and Terriermon have very little screentime. Sorry about that.
I have made a slight script change that discouraged me from featuring them this time.
Nothing major, but everything will get better starting with the next part.
I will most likely start turning the big Wheel-of-Romance next time. ^_^
Part 4
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Notes:
Yes, very OOC, I know. But I wanted the cast to have some fun, too. ;)
The card names I use are based on the names I have read in other fics.
I have to rely on that since I haven't seen the US translation.
Renamon was right. This is not too bad. Ruki thinks and smiles.
She enjoys the looks she gets from people walking past them as they are approaching the park.
Or rather, the looks Renamon gets. The fox Digimon is towering next to her and is also smiling.
For Renamon, this is the first time that people actually see her.
"The park is just around the corner." Kari says, yanking Ruki out of her thoughts.
Ruki simply nods. In her world, this should be the park Guilmon hides in.
Her estimation is (of course) correct. The park even looks the same way.
Ruki blinks when she notices Renamon snarling quietly.
Before she has a chance to look for the potential threat, Gatomon defuses the situation.
"Look! Hawkmon's also enjoying his new freedom." the cat Digimon announces, pointing skywards.
Everybody looks up to see Hawkmon flying high above the park.
Ruki sighs as Renamon relaxes slightly. She would have liked a good fight right now.
But it wasn't very likely to find a Digital Field in this world.
It doesn't take Ruki long to find a training ground for Renamon.
A simple grass-plot serves the Digimon's needs perfectly.
Over the months, Renamon has developed her own training routine, so Ruki doesn't have to do much.
While her Digimon slowly starts with some high kicks, Ruki, Kari and Gatomon sit down under a tree.
After some moments, Yolei and Hawkmon join the girls.
"Hey, so Hawkmon has been right after all!" the older girl greets them.
"Of course I have been right. Ever heard the term 'hawkeyed'?" Hawkmon snaps back.
The bird lands next to Kari and stretches his wings lazily.
"Is this distance safe?" he asks Kari and Ruki.
Ruki gives Kari a questioning look, but Kari only shrugs.
"I don't want to get in foxy's way." Hawkmon explains when he sees the blank faces.
"If she ever hears you say 'foxy', then no distance will be safe." Ruki hisses.
The bird gulps visibly and tries to avoid Ruki's glance.
"That reminds me of something, Ruki." Kari interrupts them.
"And what would that be?" Ruki asks, idly watching Renamon.
Her Digimon is now practicing some jumpkicks.
"I'm still wondering how Renamon was able to do all those tricks yesterday." Kari says.
Ruki simply raises an eyebrow.
Is she implying that we cheated?
"For example, the Cat's Eye should be Gatomon's trademark attack. Still Renamon did it."
"Oh that. Don't tell me you don't know how to slash a card."
"Slash a card? What card?" Yolei asks, shrugging.
Smiling, Ruki presents the girls and Digimon her card holder and opens it.
But something is wrong. Yolei and Kari look at the cards as if they've never seen them before.
"You don't have Digimon cards around here, do you?" she finally asks.
Kari and Yolei shake their heads in unison.
"What do these cards do?" Kari asks innocently.
Ruki tries to think of the best way to explain the principle. Then she decides to simply demonstrate it.
"Renamon." she calls her Digimon, who instantly stops her training and jogs towards her.
"Hawkmon, would you like to help?" Ruki then asks the bird.
"You're not going to start a fight here, are you?" Yolei asks in alarm.
"No. It's a simple game of catch. Just a test if Renamon can catch Hawkmon."
Before Yolei can protest, Hawkmon laughs at the challenge.
"Well, foxy will never catch me!" he brags.
Ruki notices Renamon stiffen when she hears that.
"What did that chicken just call me?" she asks Ruki, trying not to shout.
"He called you 'foxy'. And this hasn't been the first time." Ruki calmly explains.
Hawkmon is already flying above their heads, laughing merrily.
"However, I wanted to show the others how the cards work. Want to help?"
Renamon grins when Ruki says that. Without another word, Renamon starts to run after Hawkmon.
Ruki waits patiently while Renamon tries to snatch Hawkmon out of the air.
Of course, it is futile. Hawkmon is flying low just to tease Renamon.
Ruki idly browses through her cards, letting Renamon jump around a little longer.
"She's never gonna catch Hawkmon. He has an unfair advantage." Yolei observes.
"Not for long. Card Slash -"
Renamon has just landed after another jump and waits for Ruki to complete the procedure.
Ruki completely drives the card through her D-Arc and finishes the slash.
"- Hawkmon!" she shouts finally.
"Did somebody call my name?" Hawkmon wonders briefly.
Foxy has tried to jump at him for some time now. It was almost boring.
This time she appears in front of him and Hawkmon easily adjusts his course.
The fox Digimon would sail past him and he would laugh at her inabili-
"WHOA!" Hawkmon interrupts his own thoughts when he notices that something is wrong.
Really wrong. Really really wrong.
Grinning, Renamon spreads her own pair of wings. Hawkmon-style wings.
Hawkmon frantically dives towards the ground, hoping to win some time.
"Oh. My. God." Yolei whispers as she watches the strange chase in the sky.
"How did you do that?" Kari asks, her eyes glues on the winged Renamon.
"Looks like she used this card and her DigiVice." Gatomon observes.
"Well, but she hasn't caught Hawkmon yet." Yolei adds.
We can change that... Ruki tells herself.
Hawkmon now flies a meter above the ground, having gained much speed during his dive.
Renamon is behind him, glancing at Ruki.
"Change of plan!" she announces, knowing that Renamon can't keep the wings much longer.
She shows Renamon the card she has planned to use in just this situation.
"Now!" Renamon shouts as her feet touch the ground.
"Card slash - Hypersonic Speed!" Ruki shouts, slashing the card.
So Renamon has wings. Still, Hawkmon has more flying experience. Yolei judges.
She sees the bird Digimon fly just above the ground. His speed is breathtaking.
I can't imagine how Renamon plans to catch Hawkmo-
Then she sees something yellow shoot towards Hawkmon.
The bird doesn't even realize that something is approaching him. Fast.
Even before Yolei can shout a warning, the yellow projectile has reached her Digimon partner.
And now it's time to go up, up and- Hawkmon tells himself, smiling.
"AwayyyyyyyyURK!" he gasps when he feels something grab his wings.
"Got you!" he hears Renamon gasp right behind him.
Gatomon blinks.
One second ago, Renamon has been more than ten meters behind Hawkmon.
Now there is a long skid mark in the grass, and Hawkmon is struggling in Renamons paws.
Still staring at the scene in front of her, she tips Kari's arm.
"Yeah?" Kari asks, sounding as puzzled as Gatomon is.
"I want cards like these..." Gatomon whispers, causing everybody to snicker.
"Lemme go, foxy!" Hawkmon shouts while Renamon approaches the group again.
"Stop calling me 'foxy', you chicken!" Renamon bickers.
"I'm warning you, foxy!"
"That's a good one, chicken."
Kari grins when she hears the discussion. Easy for her since her Digimon isn't involved.
"Hawkmon! Are you all right?" Yolei asks, running towards the Digimon.
"I will be as soon as foxy lets go!" Hawkmon yells and struggles.
Yolei relaxes when she hears that.
"He's all right." she observes and smiles.
"Hey Renamon, aren't they giving you any food so you have to hunt for yourself?" another voice asks.
Renamon closes her eyes and sighs. She knows that voice.
"At least I train while you just look cute." she tells Terriermon.
The little Digimon has just arrived at the scene and grins.
Renamon has never seen that little bunny in a not-smiling state.
"There you are Terriermon! Oh... Hi!" Lee shouts, coming out of a bush.
The blue-haired boy looks stressed. Terriermon obviously keeps him busy.
"Is this a slaughter party of some kind?" Lee says when he sees Hawkmon in Renamon's paws.
"That would be your first good idea ever, Lee." Ruki comments, causing Hawkmon to struggle even more.
"Are you here with Ken?" Yolei asks Lee.
"Oh my, Yolei! Renamon is already chewing on my wing!" Hawkmon shouts.
I am? Renamon asks herself briefly.
Then she notices that Yolei isn't even reacting.
"Uh, yeah. Ken should be here any minute." Lee answers, frowning.
"Help, Renamon is cooking me!" Hawkmon shouts, obviously trying to get the girl's attention.
But Yolei seems to be lost in her own world.
And I thought Ruki didn't care much for Digimon. she tells herself.
Finally she places Hawkmon on the ground and kneels next to the bird.
"What's with her?" Renamon asks him.
"She's in love with Ken. And when she is thinking about him, it's hard to reach her."
Seconds later, Ken and Wormmon join the group, too.
Yolei is instantly at Ken's side, causing the boy to blush.
"Being in love must be wonderful..." Terriermon muses, causing Lee to blush a little, too.
Renamon's eyes widen when Gatomon just nods, her mind obviously being somewhere else.
"Uh, well... Hey, shouldn't Izzy be here by now?" Ken asks, trying to change the subject.
Lee checks his watch and nods.
"Care to tell us what you're talking about?" Ruki asks, sounding quite annoyed.
"Izzy said he wanted to talk to me and Yolei. I told him that we would meet in the park." Ken explains.
"Hey, he didn't tell me!" Yolei protests.
"Well, I figured you'd be here anyway on a day like today." Ken says and smiles.
Renamon can almost see the air between Ken and Yolei turn pink and shakes her head.
Izzy finds them a few minutes later and waves his arm.
He looks as if he hasn't slept at all. Yolei observes and frowns.
"Hi everybody." Izzy finally greets them.
"You look tired." Terriermon tells the boy.
"Oh. Well, I have been discussing with Gennai all night." Izzy explains.
His trademark laptop rests on his back. Yolei supposes it won't stay there much longer.
"Yolei, Ken, could I talk with you for a while?" the computer genius asks.
Both Yolei and Ken shrug and nod. Izzy coughes politely and points to a spot a few meters away.
Renamon feels uncomfortable. She had spent long hours just watching Ruki and other humans.
She knows to interpret body language. Laptop-boy isn't bringing them good news.
But I have to be sure.
She quickly looks at the humans. Ruki and Lee are talking with Kari and Gatomon.
Terriermon is doing his usual commenting. Good.
"Uh, Terriermon? Could you join me for a second?" she asks, hoping not to get any attention.
"Sure." the little bunny-dog-whatever Digimon answers and jogs towards her.
When he is in range, she kneels down to face him.
"Do me a favor and try to hear what Izzy and the others are saying." she whispers.
Terriermon gives her an accusing look.
"You want me to spy?" he whispers back.
"Those big ears are there for a purpose." Renamon tells him.
Terrimon sighs, knowing that it would be useless to resist.
And while he listens, Renamon tries to focus her eyes on the display of Izzy's laptop.
She can see graphs and video footage. The video shows their arrival.
The video stops, showing Lee and Terriermon stepping out of the white light.
Izzy points at the light, shrugs and shakes his head.
Ken and Yolei also shrug, obviously being as clueless as Izzy is.
The display then shows more graphs.
A quick look at Terriermon tells Renamon that she doesn't have to see more.
The little Digimon looks surprisingly serious, backing Renamon's suspicion.
"We're not going home." Terriermon whispers, shaking his head.
"Is that final?" Renamon asks already preparing herself to calm Ruki down.
"This Gennai doesn't even have an idea how we got here. And I think he is supposed to be quite omniscient."
"Something's wrong." Ruki quietly tells Lee.
"What could be wrong beside the fact that you haven't had a good fight today?" Lee asks back.
"I don't know. But take a look at our Digimon."
Lee looks at Terriermon and instantly frowns.
"So you guys have no idea, either?" Izzy concludes with a sigh.
Both Yolei and Ken shake their heads in defeat.
"Who's going to tell them?" Yolei finally asks.
"I can do it." Izzy volunteers.
Maybe there is a subtle way to deliver the bad news. he muses and turns around to face the group.
He blinks when he sees how the scene has changed:
Everybody stares at him. Everybody. And they are looking serious.
No, not serious. Defeated.
"So Izzy. Any news?" Ruki asks calmly, looking him directly into his eyes.
Oh yeah. Subtle.
Notes:
OK, so Lee and Terriermon have very little screentime. Sorry about that.
I have made a slight script change that discouraged me from featuring them this time.
Nothing major, but everything will get better starting with the next part.
I will most likely start turning the big Wheel-of-Romance next time. ^_^