Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 2
Part 18
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Veemon stares at the door. He knows that Renamon is behind it.
The is a long pause.
"Does that mean I can come in?" Renamon finally asks.
Veemon blinks in confusion, realizing that Renamon's voice is quite even.
"Uhhhh... Yeah." he finally answers.
The door is pushed open and Veemon frowns when he sees Renamon.
She is looking tired and stressed.
When she sees his fighting pose, she holds up one paw.
"I've just come to talk." she tells him and sits down on Davis' bed.
Veemon carefully sits down on the chair, keeping a safe distance to her.
"So Gatomon is angry?" Veemon finally asks.
Renamon looks up at him, her eyes becoming small slits.
"She is not the only one." the fox hisses.
"Good." Veemon barks and grins.
She blinks in surprise and Veemon is happy to see that he caught her off-guard.
"You are actually proud of what you did?"
"Gatomon humiliated me much more!" Veemon shouts, his face turning into an angry mask.
"So did you! And we didn't want to humiliate you! That had been an accident!" Renamon shouts.
Veemon frowns when he hears that.
"She still deserved it!" he finally shouts.
He knows that she is somehow right, but his anger is too big to be ignored.
Renamon just stares at him.
"And you should watch out, too. Or you might pay for spying on people!"
For one moment he fears he has gone too far.
Renamon looks willing to kill anything in sight.
"Even you've got to sleep." Renamon finally whispers.
Even while Veemon figures out the implication, Renamon vanishes.
"Inoue mansion, this is Hawkmon." the Digimon answers the phone.
HAWK!
"Veemon." Hawkmon sighs, rolling his eyes.
Buddy, I need your help!
"And how do you plan to get me into trouble this time?"
Renamon has threatened to kill me in my sleep!
"Aha."
Really! She wants to kill me!
"Well, the thought has crossed my mind a few times, too." Hawkmon mutters.
Still angry, buddy? Veemon whispers.
"Sort of. Yolei isn't too happy, and I guess I'm number two on their kill-list."
Then you will help-
"No. Each time you asked for my help, I've ended up in trouble."
There is a long silence.
Buddy. Please. You're the only one I trust enough. Veemon begs.
Hawkmon closes his eyes.
I must be mad.
"Oh, all right. But you owe me big time for this one." he finally answers.
Hawkmon stays at Veemon's place this night.
Davis had promised to stay awake for Veemon's sake, too.
Of course the boy has been asleep within seconds.
Yolei's partner manages to stay awake the whole night.
But nothing happens.
Hawkmon stays the next night.
But still, nobody attacks.
"This is Kari Kamiya, who is there?"
Kari, this is Davis. the boy mutters.
"Hello, Davis." Kari says loud enough for the others to hear.
We need to talk.
Kari smiles when she sees Gatomon's fierce grin.
Renamon's plan to make Veemon a bit paranoid has obviously worked.
"And what do we have to talk about?" she asks innocently.
Tell Renamon and Gatomon to stop this.
Kari's grin vanishes instantly.
"Sure. Send Veemon over so he can apologize." she tells him.
What for? Davis barks, suddenly sounding angry.
Kari sighs and grits her teeth.
"There will be the point where even Ruki's love won't save you."
Without waiting for an answer, Kari slams down the receiver.
Five more days pass.
Neither Kari nor Ruki have dated their friends.
Renamon and Gatomon have stayed inside the house.
At least Gatomon's fur has grown enough to cover her skin a bit.
The group decides to do a trip to the park, just to get out of the house.
Gatomon still feels uncomfortable, but Renamon's presence calms her down.
They have chosen to sit on a small hill near the pond.
The weather is quite nice, the afternoon sun has lured many people out of their houses.
Renamon and Gatomon sit behind Ruki and Kari, purring softly.
"Ruki in a dress?" Lee asks with wide eyes.
"Oh yeah! She's a really nice person." Davis assures him.
Lee looks at Takato and frowns.
The three boys are sitting on the lawn of the park, enjoying the sunbath.
"Davis. Are you really talking about Ruki Makino?" Takato asks him.
"Of course! She loves me and I love her."
Lee's jaw drops.
"Uh... sure. And how are the others doing?" Takato asks.
"Well, Veemon has had some trouble with Renamon and Gatomon." Davis admits.
Lee frowns when he hears that.
"What kind of trouble?" the blue-haired boy asks.
"I guess Veemon is already telling your partners the details." Davis says and points at the three Digimon.
"But it ended with Renamon threatening to kill Veemon." he continues.
Takato and Lee blanch and gulp in unison.
"And you're not a bit worried?" Takato asks him.
"Nah. That has been a week ago. I guess she chickened out." Davis tells them.
Lee and Takato only exchange worried looks.
"Gatomon." Renamon suddenly whispers.
The cat stops purring and opens her eyes.
She tries to follow Renamon's eyes and frowns.
On the other side of the pond, Veemon is talking to Guilmon and Terriermon.
And he is looking happy.
Renamon snarls when the blue Digimon obviously gestures how he shaved the cat.
Then he points at his back where Gatomon had clawed him.
The other Digimon gasp and step back.
But Veemon only laughs. He enjoys himself.
"Just say the word." Renamon whispers, flexing her claws.
"Do it." Gatomon hisses.
"I really think that this trip has been a good idea." Kari mutters.
"Yeah. Just us and the Digimon." Ruki replies.
Both girls are lying on the lawn, dozing in the sun.
The peaceful silence is disturbed by a familiar beeping sound.
Ruki frowns and takes out her D-Arc. The display is blinking.
"Hm?" Ruki mutters and pushes a button.
The holographic Digimon Analyzer comes to life and Ruki frowns.
"Veemon. Level Rookie." she starts to read.
Then she gasps.
The Analyzer only displays Digimon Renamon has tagged for termination.
"No cards this time." she hears Renamon mutter.
Just as she wants to turn around, a golden flash rushes past her.
Ruki curses and searches for Renamon's target.
"You really did something this mean?" Terriermon asks.
"Of course. She deserved it!" Veemon tells him.
"But you humiliated her, too."
"That's not the same!" Veemon barks.
Guilmon bows down to him and cocks his head.
"Sound pretty same for me." the red dino tells him.
Veemon starts to reply, but the dino suddenly looks somewhere else.
Talk about attention span. he thinks.
Then he looks where Takato's partner looks.
He gasps when he sees Renamon charging straight at the pond that is between them.
The golden fox jumps at the last moment and sails over the pond.
Veemon notices Guilmon and Terriermon hurry away.
But his own legs seem to be frozen.
Thanks to her starting speed, Renamon sails over the pond and straight at him.
When he sees that her paw is glowing, he starts to run.
He has made three steps when Renamon lands behind him.
The earth vibrates under the force of her Wisteria Punch and Veemon looks back.
He gulps when he sees the small crater three steps behind him.
Without Guilmon, he'd be lying in that crater now.
Renamon curses Guilmon's senses.
The retarded oversized lizard had warned Veemon of her attack.
Oh well. It won't matter in a few minutes.
"Holy!" Davis shouts in surprise.
The DigiDestined looks up and sees Renamon kneeling in a crater.
Veemon is facing her, while Guilmon and Terriermon look at their Tamers.
Lee and Takato quickly shake their heads, signalling them to stay out of this.
Without even thinking of it, he takes out his Digivice.
"Digi-Armor..." he starts to shout.
Then he notices Ruki standing on the hill nearby.
The Tamer holds up her D-Arc and stares at him.
Ruki just shakes her head and lets the D-Arc fall to the ground.
Davis' hand trembles. Then he drops his Digivice, too.
"Davis! What're you doing?!" Veemon screams frantically.
Davis simply sighs.
"No card tricks, no evolutions." he shouts.
Ruki nods once.
"Davis, may I introduce you to the Ruki we know?" Lee mutters and points at her.
Davis looks at his beloved Tamer and frowns.
The girl is not showing any kind of emotion. Davis instantly misses her smile.
He knows that she is all business now. She'd ignore her feelings for him.
This is just between Renamon and Veemon.
"Maybe he really has gone too far." Davis realizes.
"Too late for this, we've got to get out of the combat zone!" Takato hisses.
"Right. Terriermon! Guilmon! Move it!" Lee shouts as he starts to run.
Davis looks at the two Tamers in amazement.
Both boys have become very serious and determined in a few seconds.
Patamon and T.K. have just entered the park.
T.K. has been very quiet during the past days because of Kari.
But his plans of cheering the boy up end abruptly when they hear what sounds like an explosion.
"Try to find out what that was, I'll be right behind you!"
Patamon nods and flies as fast as he can.
It doesn't take him long to see the crater at the pond.
Then he sees Renamon and Veemon facing each other.
He knows that he is witnessing the first seconds of a cruel fight.
And he realizes that this is partially his fault.
Part 18
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Veemon stares at the door. He knows that Renamon is behind it.
The is a long pause.
"Does that mean I can come in?" Renamon finally asks.
Veemon blinks in confusion, realizing that Renamon's voice is quite even.
"Uhhhh... Yeah." he finally answers.
The door is pushed open and Veemon frowns when he sees Renamon.
She is looking tired and stressed.
When she sees his fighting pose, she holds up one paw.
"I've just come to talk." she tells him and sits down on Davis' bed.
Veemon carefully sits down on the chair, keeping a safe distance to her.
"So Gatomon is angry?" Veemon finally asks.
Renamon looks up at him, her eyes becoming small slits.
"She is not the only one." the fox hisses.
"Good." Veemon barks and grins.
She blinks in surprise and Veemon is happy to see that he caught her off-guard.
"You are actually proud of what you did?"
"Gatomon humiliated me much more!" Veemon shouts, his face turning into an angry mask.
"So did you! And we didn't want to humiliate you! That had been an accident!" Renamon shouts.
Veemon frowns when he hears that.
"She still deserved it!" he finally shouts.
He knows that she is somehow right, but his anger is too big to be ignored.
Renamon just stares at him.
"And you should watch out, too. Or you might pay for spying on people!"
For one moment he fears he has gone too far.
Renamon looks willing to kill anything in sight.
"Even you've got to sleep." Renamon finally whispers.
Even while Veemon figures out the implication, Renamon vanishes.
"Inoue mansion, this is Hawkmon." the Digimon answers the phone.
HAWK!
"Veemon." Hawkmon sighs, rolling his eyes.
Buddy, I need your help!
"And how do you plan to get me into trouble this time?"
Renamon has threatened to kill me in my sleep!
"Aha."
Really! She wants to kill me!
"Well, the thought has crossed my mind a few times, too." Hawkmon mutters.
Still angry, buddy? Veemon whispers.
"Sort of. Yolei isn't too happy, and I guess I'm number two on their kill-list."
Then you will help-
"No. Each time you asked for my help, I've ended up in trouble."
There is a long silence.
Buddy. Please. You're the only one I trust enough. Veemon begs.
Hawkmon closes his eyes.
I must be mad.
"Oh, all right. But you owe me big time for this one." he finally answers.
Hawkmon stays at Veemon's place this night.
Davis had promised to stay awake for Veemon's sake, too.
Of course the boy has been asleep within seconds.
Yolei's partner manages to stay awake the whole night.
But nothing happens.
Hawkmon stays the next night.
But still, nobody attacks.
"This is Kari Kamiya, who is there?"
Kari, this is Davis. the boy mutters.
"Hello, Davis." Kari says loud enough for the others to hear.
We need to talk.
Kari smiles when she sees Gatomon's fierce grin.
Renamon's plan to make Veemon a bit paranoid has obviously worked.
"And what do we have to talk about?" she asks innocently.
Tell Renamon and Gatomon to stop this.
Kari's grin vanishes instantly.
"Sure. Send Veemon over so he can apologize." she tells him.
What for? Davis barks, suddenly sounding angry.
Kari sighs and grits her teeth.
"There will be the point where even Ruki's love won't save you."
Without waiting for an answer, Kari slams down the receiver.
Five more days pass.
Neither Kari nor Ruki have dated their friends.
Renamon and Gatomon have stayed inside the house.
At least Gatomon's fur has grown enough to cover her skin a bit.
The group decides to do a trip to the park, just to get out of the house.
Gatomon still feels uncomfortable, but Renamon's presence calms her down.
They have chosen to sit on a small hill near the pond.
The weather is quite nice, the afternoon sun has lured many people out of their houses.
Renamon and Gatomon sit behind Ruki and Kari, purring softly.
"Ruki in a dress?" Lee asks with wide eyes.
"Oh yeah! She's a really nice person." Davis assures him.
Lee looks at Takato and frowns.
The three boys are sitting on the lawn of the park, enjoying the sunbath.
"Davis. Are you really talking about Ruki Makino?" Takato asks him.
"Of course! She loves me and I love her."
Lee's jaw drops.
"Uh... sure. And how are the others doing?" Takato asks.
"Well, Veemon has had some trouble with Renamon and Gatomon." Davis admits.
Lee frowns when he hears that.
"What kind of trouble?" the blue-haired boy asks.
"I guess Veemon is already telling your partners the details." Davis says and points at the three Digimon.
"But it ended with Renamon threatening to kill Veemon." he continues.
Takato and Lee blanch and gulp in unison.
"And you're not a bit worried?" Takato asks him.
"Nah. That has been a week ago. I guess she chickened out." Davis tells them.
Lee and Takato only exchange worried looks.
"Gatomon." Renamon suddenly whispers.
The cat stops purring and opens her eyes.
She tries to follow Renamon's eyes and frowns.
On the other side of the pond, Veemon is talking to Guilmon and Terriermon.
And he is looking happy.
Renamon snarls when the blue Digimon obviously gestures how he shaved the cat.
Then he points at his back where Gatomon had clawed him.
The other Digimon gasp and step back.
But Veemon only laughs. He enjoys himself.
"Just say the word." Renamon whispers, flexing her claws.
"Do it." Gatomon hisses.
"I really think that this trip has been a good idea." Kari mutters.
"Yeah. Just us and the Digimon." Ruki replies.
Both girls are lying on the lawn, dozing in the sun.
The peaceful silence is disturbed by a familiar beeping sound.
Ruki frowns and takes out her D-Arc. The display is blinking.
"Hm?" Ruki mutters and pushes a button.
The holographic Digimon Analyzer comes to life and Ruki frowns.
"Veemon. Level Rookie." she starts to read.
Then she gasps.
The Analyzer only displays Digimon Renamon has tagged for termination.
"No cards this time." she hears Renamon mutter.
Just as she wants to turn around, a golden flash rushes past her.
Ruki curses and searches for Renamon's target.
"You really did something this mean?" Terriermon asks.
"Of course. She deserved it!" Veemon tells him.
"But you humiliated her, too."
"That's not the same!" Veemon barks.
Guilmon bows down to him and cocks his head.
"Sound pretty same for me." the red dino tells him.
Veemon starts to reply, but the dino suddenly looks somewhere else.
Talk about attention span. he thinks.
Then he looks where Takato's partner looks.
He gasps when he sees Renamon charging straight at the pond that is between them.
The golden fox jumps at the last moment and sails over the pond.
Veemon notices Guilmon and Terriermon hurry away.
But his own legs seem to be frozen.
Thanks to her starting speed, Renamon sails over the pond and straight at him.
When he sees that her paw is glowing, he starts to run.
He has made three steps when Renamon lands behind him.
The earth vibrates under the force of her Wisteria Punch and Veemon looks back.
He gulps when he sees the small crater three steps behind him.
Without Guilmon, he'd be lying in that crater now.
Renamon curses Guilmon's senses.
The retarded oversized lizard had warned Veemon of her attack.
Oh well. It won't matter in a few minutes.
"Holy!" Davis shouts in surprise.
The DigiDestined looks up and sees Renamon kneeling in a crater.
Veemon is facing her, while Guilmon and Terriermon look at their Tamers.
Lee and Takato quickly shake their heads, signalling them to stay out of this.
Without even thinking of it, he takes out his Digivice.
"Digi-Armor..." he starts to shout.
Then he notices Ruki standing on the hill nearby.
The Tamer holds up her D-Arc and stares at him.
Ruki just shakes her head and lets the D-Arc fall to the ground.
Davis' hand trembles. Then he drops his Digivice, too.
"Davis! What're you doing?!" Veemon screams frantically.
Davis simply sighs.
"No card tricks, no evolutions." he shouts.
Ruki nods once.
"Davis, may I introduce you to the Ruki we know?" Lee mutters and points at her.
Davis looks at his beloved Tamer and frowns.
The girl is not showing any kind of emotion. Davis instantly misses her smile.
He knows that she is all business now. She'd ignore her feelings for him.
This is just between Renamon and Veemon.
"Maybe he really has gone too far." Davis realizes.
"Too late for this, we've got to get out of the combat zone!" Takato hisses.
"Right. Terriermon! Guilmon! Move it!" Lee shouts as he starts to run.
Davis looks at the two Tamers in amazement.
Both boys have become very serious and determined in a few seconds.
Patamon and T.K. have just entered the park.
T.K. has been very quiet during the past days because of Kari.
But his plans of cheering the boy up end abruptly when they hear what sounds like an explosion.
"Try to find out what that was, I'll be right behind you!"
Patamon nods and flies as fast as he can.
It doesn't take him long to see the crater at the pond.
Then he sees Renamon and Veemon facing each other.
He knows that he is witnessing the first seconds of a cruel fight.
And he realizes that this is partially his fault.