Tamers: Stuck in Paradise
Part 13
by Christian "Sid" Lang
It's over. Renamon thinks as she faces the gun.
Then she feels the sharp pain in her body.
Suddenly she lacks the strength to hold on. To fight. To save Ruki.
I've failed you. Renamon thinks as she drops towards the gound.
She has somehow managed to land next to and not in front of the van.
But it would change nothing. Renamon can feel the wound, and it feels lethal.
She hits the ground knowing that Ruki would be disappointed by her.
As she skids over the ground, she remembers the various times Ruki has urged her to grow strong.
"Even that bunnydog has managed to digivolve!"
"what use is a Digimon that can't digivolve?"
"You have to get stronger!"
"I won't tolerate a lost fight."
Then she remembers another thing Ruki said.
"I'll be there for you."
And Renamon can feel the change. Ruki has accepted her as a partner.
The feeling gives Renamon new strength. She can feel the new power of something new.
The power of friendship.
"I won't fail you!" she yells, still skidding over the ground.
"RENAMON!" Ruki yells, crying openly.
The others gasp when they notice the sudden glow coming from Ruki's D-Arc.
Ruki looks at the device in wonder.
"Renamon digivolve to..."
The fox can feel her body change. Grow stronger.
She would never fail her Tamer.
Never.
"...Kyubimon!" the golden nine-tailed fox shouts, landing on her feet.
Her powerful legs help her jump onto a smaller house.
Kyubimon then jumps from rootop to rooftop, easily passing the van.
The driver has obviously not noticed her yet. That would change.
She hops off one roof and gracefully lands on the road again.
The van is almost fifty meters away, giving her al the time in the world.
"Fox Tail Inferno!" she commands, her nine tails sending flames at the van.
Six flames burn away the wheels of the van while the other three bathe the front window in blue fire.
The disabled van skids to a halt mere meters way from her.
Two humans jump out of it and run away, screaming madly.
Just then, Kyubimon notices the helicopters.
"Nefertimon! Look over there! Helicopters!" Pegasusmon shouts.
The two Digimon are flying over the rooftops, looking for their partners.
Nefertimon nods when she sees the three helicopters.
"They must be- WHOA!" she shouts.
Pegasusmon's eyes widen. A large blue dragon-shaped flame engulfs one of the helicopters.
The crew had barely enough time to jump out before their vehicle becomes dragon-bait.
Eagle 2 for ANYBODY! Eagle 1 got vaporized!
"What was the last part?" the supervisor asks, not believing his ears.
Eagle 1 is toast! A dragon-thing-flame ate it!
The supervisor curses.
"Tactical for anybody who is able to hear me. Retreat. I repeat. Fall back!"
Kyubimon lands on her padded feet.
Ruki would love that Dragon Wheel attack.
Ruki! her mind snaps back to attention as the other helicopters fly away.
She runs to the back of the damaged van.
The rear doors are locked and Kyubimon can hear muffled voices behind it.
They're all right. she thinks and sighs.
Then she uses her front paws to take care of the puny lock.
Seconds later the doors fly open and reveal the DigiDestined and her Ruki.
She has cried. Kyubimon instantly realizes.
The girl looks at her in wonder.
"Are you... You are..." she whispers, crawling out of the van.
"Kyubimon. I digivolved just as we always wished."
Ruki gives the large Digimon a hug, almost strangling the Champion.
"I was so afraid I might lose you." she whispers.
"I would have died without your help." Kyubimon softly admits.
A short while later, the Police arrives at the scene.
The Digimon stay near their partners, not wanting to risk anything.
Kyubimon has become Renamon again, using some of excess energy to heal the wounds.
Renamon would have hated showing Ruki the large wound caused by the bullet.
The Chief of the Police approaches them. He is joined by the mayor.
"The troopers we caught told us who they work for." the Chief tells them.
"Who is responsible for this?" Davis asks boldly.
"It's a large arms company. I'd guess they wanted to analyse your... friends."
Ruki instantly draws Renamon closer.
"The problem is that we can get them only for kidnapping." the Chief says.
"What about the attack?" Renamon asks.
"At the moment, the law sees you as animals. Game." the mayer tells them.
"The law to protect you in your special status has been passed, though." the Chief adds.
"Then why-" Kari asks, but the mayor holds up his hand.
"It will become official in three days." he tells them.
The children look at their partners.
"What about self-defense?" T.K. asks.
The mayor smiles, having understood the boy's real question.
"Well, at the moment the Digimon count as wild animals." he replies.
"Everybody may hunt. But at their own risk." the Chief adds.
"Good to know." Renamon whispers.
"But you should be aware that you're responsible for how the people see you." the mayor reminds them.
"We don't want another battle like this." Ken tells the men.
"Let's stay at home for a few days." Davis proposes.
"Yeah. A short vacation after all that trouble." Gatomon says.
"Did the fight drain you so much?" Hawkmon asks with a grin.
"She has been talking about the trouble of the last few days." Renamon tells him.
"At least we're safe at home. Thanks to your men." Kari says, ignoring the bickering.
The two adults give her blank looks.
"She meant the men who are keeping an eye on us." Ruki explains.
"I haven't ordered anything like that." the mayor says and frowns.
"And my men haven't been there neither." the Chief of the Police says.
"Oh. Then... just ignore that we mentioned them." Renamon tells the men.
"Everybody may hunt. But at their own risk." she remembers.
The next morning, Kari and Ruki pet their poor Digimon.
"Let me guess. Gatomon didn't get any sleep either." Ruki mutters.
"Nope. She has been determined to guard me." Kari answers.
"Dito here." Ruki whispers, gently stroking Renamon's fur.
"They're on the roof again." Gatomon suddenly mutters.
Ruki can feel Renamon flex her muscles.
"The same people as last time?" Ruki asks, trying not to look out of the window.
Do anything, but don't let them know you see them. Renamon had told her.
Renamon opens her eyes briefly.
"Same uniform, other people." she whispers.
Kari sighs.
"Just a few more days." she tries to calm everybody down.
Renamon stands up and walks towards a spot where the men couldn't see her.
"No. This has to end. Here and now." she says.
"I'll help-" Gatomon tells her.
"No. Stay here in case anything happens. Please." Renamon interrupts her.
Ruki just nods. And Renamon disappears.
"Our predecessors have been too soft." the new Spectre 1 says.
"Yeah. Chickened out just because one mission failed." the new Spectre 2 answers.
Spectre 1 looks through his binoculars.
"We'll get them soon enough. This law will be too late. Right?" he mutters.
He stares into the kitchen where the two girls are still sitting.
"Right?" he asks, waiting for an answer.
He frowns when he still gets none.
Spectre 1 drops his binoculars and faces Spectre 2.
"What the-" he mutters when he sees his buddy lying on the roof.
"Oh, I'm afraid he passed out." a female voice tells him.
He faces it and instantly raises his rifle.
"The fox!" he yells, aiming at the yellow figure standing a few meters away.
"You belong to this company that attacked us yesterday, right?" the beast asks.
Spectre 2 is unconscious. And that monster will pay.
He pulls the trigger.
*click*
*click*
*click*
Spectre 1 blinks in surprise.
"Missing something?" the monster asks, holding up an ammo clip.
No, not an ammo clip. His ammo clip.
"If I ever see you again, you are dead. The same goes for your buddies." the fox hisses.
Spectre 1 gulps. He has seen these monsters in action. He knows that this is no bluff.
Slowly he raises his radio.
"Spectre 1 for all Spectres. The operation is over. Retreat." he orders.
Tactical for Spectre 1. What's going on?
"Sir, we risk our lives if we stay here."
You knew that before.
Subject Two snarls and grabs the radio.
"Very well. Then I will torture your men until they tell me your location." it hisses.
The fox monster stares at Spectre 1.
"Then I will kill each of your Spectre guys. And then I will come for you."
Spectre 1 gulps. He is trapped on the roof. Besides, he wouldn't want to leave his buddy behind.
"And when I come to you, I won't be alone. And this time, we won't hold back."
The beast waits for a reaction.
Oh please please please! Spectre 1 prays.
Very well. Tactical for all Spectres. Retreat.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
The yellow fox hands him his ammo clip.
Then it disappears. And Spectre 1 faints.
Finally the law has become official.
Nobody had dared to attack the DigiDestined or the Tamers.
Everything is back in order. Sort of.
Gatomon sighs. The three days have been a torture for her.
She could deal with the sleep deprivation. Nothing new here.
But she could not come up with a way to deal with her feelings.
It'd just hurt everybody. she thinks.
But it can't go on like that. I cannot stand it much longer.
She is sure that nobody would understand her. Nobody.
It's just not right. I should be happy with Veemon or Patamon. But...
She wipes away a tear and shakes her head.
I'm sorry, Kari. But I don't know what else to do.
Gatomon quietly closes the door to Kari's room and starts to write a last letter for Kari.
Tonight it'll be over.
Part 13
by Christian "Sid" Lang
It's over. Renamon thinks as she faces the gun.
Then she feels the sharp pain in her body.
Suddenly she lacks the strength to hold on. To fight. To save Ruki.
I've failed you. Renamon thinks as she drops towards the gound.
She has somehow managed to land next to and not in front of the van.
But it would change nothing. Renamon can feel the wound, and it feels lethal.
She hits the ground knowing that Ruki would be disappointed by her.
As she skids over the ground, she remembers the various times Ruki has urged her to grow strong.
"Even that bunnydog has managed to digivolve!"
"what use is a Digimon that can't digivolve?"
"You have to get stronger!"
"I won't tolerate a lost fight."
Then she remembers another thing Ruki said.
"I'll be there for you."
And Renamon can feel the change. Ruki has accepted her as a partner.
The feeling gives Renamon new strength. She can feel the new power of something new.
The power of friendship.
"I won't fail you!" she yells, still skidding over the ground.
"RENAMON!" Ruki yells, crying openly.
The others gasp when they notice the sudden glow coming from Ruki's D-Arc.
Ruki looks at the device in wonder.
"Renamon digivolve to..."
The fox can feel her body change. Grow stronger.
She would never fail her Tamer.
Never.
"...Kyubimon!" the golden nine-tailed fox shouts, landing on her feet.
Her powerful legs help her jump onto a smaller house.
Kyubimon then jumps from rootop to rooftop, easily passing the van.
The driver has obviously not noticed her yet. That would change.
She hops off one roof and gracefully lands on the road again.
The van is almost fifty meters away, giving her al the time in the world.
"Fox Tail Inferno!" she commands, her nine tails sending flames at the van.
Six flames burn away the wheels of the van while the other three bathe the front window in blue fire.
The disabled van skids to a halt mere meters way from her.
Two humans jump out of it and run away, screaming madly.
Just then, Kyubimon notices the helicopters.
"Nefertimon! Look over there! Helicopters!" Pegasusmon shouts.
The two Digimon are flying over the rooftops, looking for their partners.
Nefertimon nods when she sees the three helicopters.
"They must be- WHOA!" she shouts.
Pegasusmon's eyes widen. A large blue dragon-shaped flame engulfs one of the helicopters.
The crew had barely enough time to jump out before their vehicle becomes dragon-bait.
Eagle 2 for ANYBODY! Eagle 1 got vaporized!
"What was the last part?" the supervisor asks, not believing his ears.
Eagle 1 is toast! A dragon-thing-flame ate it!
The supervisor curses.
"Tactical for anybody who is able to hear me. Retreat. I repeat. Fall back!"
Kyubimon lands on her padded feet.
Ruki would love that Dragon Wheel attack.
Ruki! her mind snaps back to attention as the other helicopters fly away.
She runs to the back of the damaged van.
The rear doors are locked and Kyubimon can hear muffled voices behind it.
They're all right. she thinks and sighs.
Then she uses her front paws to take care of the puny lock.
Seconds later the doors fly open and reveal the DigiDestined and her Ruki.
She has cried. Kyubimon instantly realizes.
The girl looks at her in wonder.
"Are you... You are..." she whispers, crawling out of the van.
"Kyubimon. I digivolved just as we always wished."
Ruki gives the large Digimon a hug, almost strangling the Champion.
"I was so afraid I might lose you." she whispers.
"I would have died without your help." Kyubimon softly admits.
A short while later, the Police arrives at the scene.
The Digimon stay near their partners, not wanting to risk anything.
Kyubimon has become Renamon again, using some of excess energy to heal the wounds.
Renamon would have hated showing Ruki the large wound caused by the bullet.
The Chief of the Police approaches them. He is joined by the mayor.
"The troopers we caught told us who they work for." the Chief tells them.
"Who is responsible for this?" Davis asks boldly.
"It's a large arms company. I'd guess they wanted to analyse your... friends."
Ruki instantly draws Renamon closer.
"The problem is that we can get them only for kidnapping." the Chief says.
"What about the attack?" Renamon asks.
"At the moment, the law sees you as animals. Game." the mayer tells them.
"The law to protect you in your special status has been passed, though." the Chief adds.
"Then why-" Kari asks, but the mayor holds up his hand.
"It will become official in three days." he tells them.
The children look at their partners.
"What about self-defense?" T.K. asks.
The mayor smiles, having understood the boy's real question.
"Well, at the moment the Digimon count as wild animals." he replies.
"Everybody may hunt. But at their own risk." the Chief adds.
"Good to know." Renamon whispers.
"But you should be aware that you're responsible for how the people see you." the mayor reminds them.
"We don't want another battle like this." Ken tells the men.
"Let's stay at home for a few days." Davis proposes.
"Yeah. A short vacation after all that trouble." Gatomon says.
"Did the fight drain you so much?" Hawkmon asks with a grin.
"She has been talking about the trouble of the last few days." Renamon tells him.
"At least we're safe at home. Thanks to your men." Kari says, ignoring the bickering.
The two adults give her blank looks.
"She meant the men who are keeping an eye on us." Ruki explains.
"I haven't ordered anything like that." the mayor says and frowns.
"And my men haven't been there neither." the Chief of the Police says.
"Oh. Then... just ignore that we mentioned them." Renamon tells the men.
"Everybody may hunt. But at their own risk." she remembers.
The next morning, Kari and Ruki pet their poor Digimon.
"Let me guess. Gatomon didn't get any sleep either." Ruki mutters.
"Nope. She has been determined to guard me." Kari answers.
"Dito here." Ruki whispers, gently stroking Renamon's fur.
"They're on the roof again." Gatomon suddenly mutters.
Ruki can feel Renamon flex her muscles.
"The same people as last time?" Ruki asks, trying not to look out of the window.
Do anything, but don't let them know you see them. Renamon had told her.
Renamon opens her eyes briefly.
"Same uniform, other people." she whispers.
Kari sighs.
"Just a few more days." she tries to calm everybody down.
Renamon stands up and walks towards a spot where the men couldn't see her.
"No. This has to end. Here and now." she says.
"I'll help-" Gatomon tells her.
"No. Stay here in case anything happens. Please." Renamon interrupts her.
Ruki just nods. And Renamon disappears.
"Our predecessors have been too soft." the new Spectre 1 says.
"Yeah. Chickened out just because one mission failed." the new Spectre 2 answers.
Spectre 1 looks through his binoculars.
"We'll get them soon enough. This law will be too late. Right?" he mutters.
He stares into the kitchen where the two girls are still sitting.
"Right?" he asks, waiting for an answer.
He frowns when he still gets none.
Spectre 1 drops his binoculars and faces Spectre 2.
"What the-" he mutters when he sees his buddy lying on the roof.
"Oh, I'm afraid he passed out." a female voice tells him.
He faces it and instantly raises his rifle.
"The fox!" he yells, aiming at the yellow figure standing a few meters away.
"You belong to this company that attacked us yesterday, right?" the beast asks.
Spectre 2 is unconscious. And that monster will pay.
He pulls the trigger.
*click*
*click*
*click*
Spectre 1 blinks in surprise.
"Missing something?" the monster asks, holding up an ammo clip.
No, not an ammo clip. His ammo clip.
"If I ever see you again, you are dead. The same goes for your buddies." the fox hisses.
Spectre 1 gulps. He has seen these monsters in action. He knows that this is no bluff.
Slowly he raises his radio.
"Spectre 1 for all Spectres. The operation is over. Retreat." he orders.
Tactical for Spectre 1. What's going on?
"Sir, we risk our lives if we stay here."
You knew that before.
Subject Two snarls and grabs the radio.
"Very well. Then I will torture your men until they tell me your location." it hisses.
The fox monster stares at Spectre 1.
"Then I will kill each of your Spectre guys. And then I will come for you."
Spectre 1 gulps. He is trapped on the roof. Besides, he wouldn't want to leave his buddy behind.
"And when I come to you, I won't be alone. And this time, we won't hold back."
The beast waits for a reaction.
Oh please please please! Spectre 1 prays.
Very well. Tactical for all Spectres. Retreat.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
The yellow fox hands him his ammo clip.
Then it disappears. And Spectre 1 faints.
Finally the law has become official.
Nobody had dared to attack the DigiDestined or the Tamers.
Everything is back in order. Sort of.
Gatomon sighs. The three days have been a torture for her.
She could deal with the sleep deprivation. Nothing new here.
But she could not come up with a way to deal with her feelings.
It'd just hurt everybody. she thinks.
But it can't go on like that. I cannot stand it much longer.
She is sure that nobody would understand her. Nobody.
It's just not right. I should be happy with Veemon or Patamon. But...
She wipes away a tear and shakes her head.
I'm sorry, Kari. But I don't know what else to do.
Gatomon quietly closes the door to Kari's room and starts to write a last letter for Kari.
Tonight it'll be over.