Chapter Two
The meeting
The next morning, Takato woke wide awake. He couldn't sleep for some reason. He knew something was going on in the digital world that wasn't good. It was something evil and unforgiving. He sat up on his bed taking his sheets off him. He saw Terri sleeping peacefully on the floor; he stepped over her and opened the door. The fresh bread filled his nostrils; he went downstairs and entered the kitchen.
"Good morning Mom."
"Good morning Takato." She greeted back as Takato gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm making fresh bread honey, especially for you and Terri, so don't leave before breakfast."
"I'll try mom."
Takato walked over to the cupboard and grabbed a cup. He filled it with water and went back upstairs. He found Terri sitting up rubbing her eyes. Her green eyes widened as she saw him enter the room.
"Good morning!" Takato greeted cheerfully, "Here's some water, and mom is making us bread and butter."
"That's great-Hey Takato, could I use your phone?"
"Um-sure-I guess. It's downstairs in the kitchen."
"Great," Terri smiled at him cheerfully.
Terri stood up revealing her sparkling white night gown, her hair spread down all the way down her back. Takato looked at her thunderstruck, as she left his room.
Terri picked up the speaker, and dialed a number.
"Hello?" A muffled voice that sounded like Ryo's answered.
"Hi-Ryo-please, don't hang up." She urged him.
Ryo sighed, "What is it Terri?"
"We have to talk about this. About the evil that's happening, can we meet somewhere? With all the other tamers?"
"Ok, I guess that'll be alright. Let's all just meet at Guillmon's hide out."
"Thanks Ryo."
"Don't push it Terri."
Terri sighed and hung up the phone. She turned around to see Takato's mom standing in front of her.
She jumped in shock, "Mrs. Matsuki! Hello-Hi-I was just calling my friend-I hope that's ok." She asked nervously.
"Sure. Breakfast is ready in a few minutes, hope you like it." She told her as she left the kitchen into the dinning table.
Terri sighed in relief and went upstairs to change her clothes…
Takato and his parents were already sitting on the table, waiting for Terri to come down.
"Come on honey, I mean I'm getting hungry." Mr. Matsouki complained to his wife.
"Sorry I'm late," Terri entered the room and bowed respectfully as her hair slid down her face. She raised her head back up and looked at the Matsuki's grinning shamefully. She was wearing a yellow spring dress. With yellow shoes and her hair was set freely.
Takato looked at her smiling, "Its ok, come and join us Terri."
Terri nodded and sat on a chair next to Takato; they ate and talked for an hour or so until they got bloated.
Terri looked at Takato, "Um, we have to go."
"Oh, right-thanks for breakfast mom see you this after noon."
Takato and Terri left the house towards the park, where the rest stood there waiting for them.
Terri look at five new faces, she smiled at all of them, "Hello, I'm Terri, Ryo's friend."
"Hi, I'm Jeri," Jeri greeted happily, "That's Kenta." She pointed at the boy with blue hair and glasses, "Kazu." She nodded over to the brown spiked hair boy wearing a yellow hat, "Suzie, Henry's little sister, and Rika." She pointed at Rika and Suzie who were sitting underneath a tree relaxing.
"Nice to meet you all. You guys are all wondering why you're here I bet?"
They all nodded.
Terri sat down as the rest followed her, "You look like you have magical powers. Do you?" Kenta asked.
Terri laughed, "Nope, I'm an average girl. I came from the other dimension. You guys know about it right? Tai, Sora-"
"Too bad they didn't end up together…" Kenta shook his head slowly.
"Um yeah-" Terri said awkwardly, "Anyway, Gennai sent me here to help you guys defeat the hatred that's going on. I don't know how, but we have to go and stop it before it gets worse." Terri explained.
Rika nodded slowly, "I'm ready…We'll stop this no matter what right Renamon?" Rika asked as Renamon appeared right beside her.
"Right,"
"I'm up for it I guess…" Henry confessed.
"Me too" Terriermon agreed.
"I'll go with Calumon even though I don't have any use in the digital world anymore." Jeri said grinning. She had lost her digimon Leomon three months ago. But she got over it after a few battles…
"Kenta and I will go, if chummily here is going." Kazu said.
"Hey! I didn't even agree yet!" Kenta complained.
Gaurdromon snickered next to him, "You were going to say yes weren't you?"
"Well yeah but-"
"Stop complaining!" MarineAngemon complained.
"I'm going, right Guillmon?"
"Right,"
"I'm going too, right henwy?" asked Suzie as she tugged on his sleeve.
"'Course,"
Rika looked at Ryo who was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, "Are you in Ryo?"
Ryo sighed, "I guess…"
Rika looked at him for a while; she noticed how cute he was and how sad he looked. What's wrong with him...? She thought to herself.
She felt her face burning red, she looked away.
Terri saw this and sighed, "Well, let's all meet at Ryo's house in two hours and we'll all go to the digital world."
Everyone agreed and left their separate directions except for Rika and Ryo. Ryo walked into the woods slowly as Rika watched him.
Rika followed him and finally realized how depressed he was. She walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder, "Ryo?"
Ryo turned around startled and smiled, "Hi Rika, what's up?"
"What's wrong Ryo; you're not your usual annoying self."
"You and me are close right?"
"Yeah…"
"I can tell you anything right?"
"Ryo…What's this all about?"
"Rika, Terri used to be my girlfriend in the other dimension. I loved her so much and I still do. I found out that she didn't wait for me, she found a new guy while I was moping around over here…do you know how that feels?"
"Oh, Ryo I'm so sorry, yeah I do. I felt sorry for myself because I didn't have a dad. I went to look for him, it turned out that he hated every single thing about me. You feel angry and just want to run away from it all, right?"
Ryo lifted up his head and looked at Rika in shock, she really did know how she felt. "Yeah…"
"Everything will be alright Ryo…"
"This isn't fair, she found someone new. Now I think she's going for Takato. But he's too young for her…"
"Takato?" Rika asked almost in jealousy.
"Yeah why you like him too?" Ryo asked annoyed.
"Of course not, why would I be wasting my time on that goggle head?"
"I don't know…"
Rika gave a slight smile and wrapped her arms around him lovingly just like Terri did once before, "Everything will be ok Ryo, besides you got your friends and family."
Ryo put his arms around her too. All of a sudden he felt passion and love for Rika. His heart was beating fast, and his breath was getting shorter. He felt loved by her and he felt like he loved her too. Rika let go of him blushing a little, "I'll see you in a few hours Ryo. Don't worry if you need to talk about what ever bothers you, you can always come to me."
Ryo smiled, "Thanks Rika…"
Rika smiled back and left him in peace. Rika felt so confused, she always thought of Takato as a crush. Now she's in love with Ryo too. He's always been there for her in tough times and always made her happy, true he can be annoying sometimes, but that was only to protect her. Rika suddenly realized something. She's ending up to be just like her mother…
Two hours passed by, and everyone met at Ryo's house. Jeri and Calumon sat on the bench in front of Ryo's building, as the other talked silently and what they will do. Ryo came down the steps looking down sadly. Jeri realized this; she stood up and looked at him, "You look so sad."
Ryo looked at Jeri and faked a smile, "I'm ok Jeri…"
Calumon jumped down to the floor, "You know, he looks just like you Jeri, when you were sad."
"Don't even go there Calumon." Jeri snapped at him.
"Hey, really it's ok. You don't have to worry about it. I'll be fine…" Ryo told them as he waved his hands in front of him grinning shyly.
"If you say so," Jeri told him as she sat down on the grass beneath her.
Ryo walked up to everyone else, "You guys ready?"
Everyone nodded slowly, Ryo stretched out his arm as colorful swirls appeared. The portal turned into a big circle swirling around. Ryo let out a cry of pain; everyone looked at him in awe.
"Hey-Ryo, are you ok?" Kazu asked.
"I'm fine-come on guys go." He chocked out as drops of sweat slid down in his forehead, "I can't hold it for long. Come on Rika you go first."
He looked at her patiently, "I'll stay here with you Ryo-Go Jeri."
Jeri nodded and jumped into the portal with Calumon by her side.
Ryo bent his head looking at his shoes as his whole body started to shake, "Come on hurry." Rika urged as Henry and Suzie jumped in along side their digimon.
Kazu and Kenta jumped in with out complaint following Takato. Rika looked at Ryo, "is this normal?" she asked.
Ryo shook his head slowly, Rika looked at Terri who watching them, "Come on! Ryo can't take much longer Terri."
Terri's eyes filled with tears as she jumped in the portal. Rika and Renamon jumped in after her as Ryo followed letting his hand go and the portal closing.
The meeting
The next morning, Takato woke wide awake. He couldn't sleep for some reason. He knew something was going on in the digital world that wasn't good. It was something evil and unforgiving. He sat up on his bed taking his sheets off him. He saw Terri sleeping peacefully on the floor; he stepped over her and opened the door. The fresh bread filled his nostrils; he went downstairs and entered the kitchen.
"Good morning Mom."
"Good morning Takato." She greeted back as Takato gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm making fresh bread honey, especially for you and Terri, so don't leave before breakfast."
"I'll try mom."
Takato walked over to the cupboard and grabbed a cup. He filled it with water and went back upstairs. He found Terri sitting up rubbing her eyes. Her green eyes widened as she saw him enter the room.
"Good morning!" Takato greeted cheerfully, "Here's some water, and mom is making us bread and butter."
"That's great-Hey Takato, could I use your phone?"
"Um-sure-I guess. It's downstairs in the kitchen."
"Great," Terri smiled at him cheerfully.
Terri stood up revealing her sparkling white night gown, her hair spread down all the way down her back. Takato looked at her thunderstruck, as she left his room.
Terri picked up the speaker, and dialed a number.
"Hello?" A muffled voice that sounded like Ryo's answered.
"Hi-Ryo-please, don't hang up." She urged him.
Ryo sighed, "What is it Terri?"
"We have to talk about this. About the evil that's happening, can we meet somewhere? With all the other tamers?"
"Ok, I guess that'll be alright. Let's all just meet at Guillmon's hide out."
"Thanks Ryo."
"Don't push it Terri."
Terri sighed and hung up the phone. She turned around to see Takato's mom standing in front of her.
She jumped in shock, "Mrs. Matsuki! Hello-Hi-I was just calling my friend-I hope that's ok." She asked nervously.
"Sure. Breakfast is ready in a few minutes, hope you like it." She told her as she left the kitchen into the dinning table.
Terri sighed in relief and went upstairs to change her clothes…
Takato and his parents were already sitting on the table, waiting for Terri to come down.
"Come on honey, I mean I'm getting hungry." Mr. Matsouki complained to his wife.
"Sorry I'm late," Terri entered the room and bowed respectfully as her hair slid down her face. She raised her head back up and looked at the Matsuki's grinning shamefully. She was wearing a yellow spring dress. With yellow shoes and her hair was set freely.
Takato looked at her smiling, "Its ok, come and join us Terri."
Terri nodded and sat on a chair next to Takato; they ate and talked for an hour or so until they got bloated.
Terri looked at Takato, "Um, we have to go."
"Oh, right-thanks for breakfast mom see you this after noon."
Takato and Terri left the house towards the park, where the rest stood there waiting for them.
Terri look at five new faces, she smiled at all of them, "Hello, I'm Terri, Ryo's friend."
"Hi, I'm Jeri," Jeri greeted happily, "That's Kenta." She pointed at the boy with blue hair and glasses, "Kazu." She nodded over to the brown spiked hair boy wearing a yellow hat, "Suzie, Henry's little sister, and Rika." She pointed at Rika and Suzie who were sitting underneath a tree relaxing.
"Nice to meet you all. You guys are all wondering why you're here I bet?"
They all nodded.
Terri sat down as the rest followed her, "You look like you have magical powers. Do you?" Kenta asked.
Terri laughed, "Nope, I'm an average girl. I came from the other dimension. You guys know about it right? Tai, Sora-"
"Too bad they didn't end up together…" Kenta shook his head slowly.
"Um yeah-" Terri said awkwardly, "Anyway, Gennai sent me here to help you guys defeat the hatred that's going on. I don't know how, but we have to go and stop it before it gets worse." Terri explained.
Rika nodded slowly, "I'm ready…We'll stop this no matter what right Renamon?" Rika asked as Renamon appeared right beside her.
"Right,"
"I'm up for it I guess…" Henry confessed.
"Me too" Terriermon agreed.
"I'll go with Calumon even though I don't have any use in the digital world anymore." Jeri said grinning. She had lost her digimon Leomon three months ago. But she got over it after a few battles…
"Kenta and I will go, if chummily here is going." Kazu said.
"Hey! I didn't even agree yet!" Kenta complained.
Gaurdromon snickered next to him, "You were going to say yes weren't you?"
"Well yeah but-"
"Stop complaining!" MarineAngemon complained.
"I'm going, right Guillmon?"
"Right,"
"I'm going too, right henwy?" asked Suzie as she tugged on his sleeve.
"'Course,"
Rika looked at Ryo who was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, "Are you in Ryo?"
Ryo sighed, "I guess…"
Rika looked at him for a while; she noticed how cute he was and how sad he looked. What's wrong with him...? She thought to herself.
She felt her face burning red, she looked away.
Terri saw this and sighed, "Well, let's all meet at Ryo's house in two hours and we'll all go to the digital world."
Everyone agreed and left their separate directions except for Rika and Ryo. Ryo walked into the woods slowly as Rika watched him.
Rika followed him and finally realized how depressed he was. She walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder, "Ryo?"
Ryo turned around startled and smiled, "Hi Rika, what's up?"
"What's wrong Ryo; you're not your usual annoying self."
"You and me are close right?"
"Yeah…"
"I can tell you anything right?"
"Ryo…What's this all about?"
"Rika, Terri used to be my girlfriend in the other dimension. I loved her so much and I still do. I found out that she didn't wait for me, she found a new guy while I was moping around over here…do you know how that feels?"
"Oh, Ryo I'm so sorry, yeah I do. I felt sorry for myself because I didn't have a dad. I went to look for him, it turned out that he hated every single thing about me. You feel angry and just want to run away from it all, right?"
Ryo lifted up his head and looked at Rika in shock, she really did know how she felt. "Yeah…"
"Everything will be alright Ryo…"
"This isn't fair, she found someone new. Now I think she's going for Takato. But he's too young for her…"
"Takato?" Rika asked almost in jealousy.
"Yeah why you like him too?" Ryo asked annoyed.
"Of course not, why would I be wasting my time on that goggle head?"
"I don't know…"
Rika gave a slight smile and wrapped her arms around him lovingly just like Terri did once before, "Everything will be ok Ryo, besides you got your friends and family."
Ryo put his arms around her too. All of a sudden he felt passion and love for Rika. His heart was beating fast, and his breath was getting shorter. He felt loved by her and he felt like he loved her too. Rika let go of him blushing a little, "I'll see you in a few hours Ryo. Don't worry if you need to talk about what ever bothers you, you can always come to me."
Ryo smiled, "Thanks Rika…"
Rika smiled back and left him in peace. Rika felt so confused, she always thought of Takato as a crush. Now she's in love with Ryo too. He's always been there for her in tough times and always made her happy, true he can be annoying sometimes, but that was only to protect her. Rika suddenly realized something. She's ending up to be just like her mother…
Two hours passed by, and everyone met at Ryo's house. Jeri and Calumon sat on the bench in front of Ryo's building, as the other talked silently and what they will do. Ryo came down the steps looking down sadly. Jeri realized this; she stood up and looked at him, "You look so sad."
Ryo looked at Jeri and faked a smile, "I'm ok Jeri…"
Calumon jumped down to the floor, "You know, he looks just like you Jeri, when you were sad."
"Don't even go there Calumon." Jeri snapped at him.
"Hey, really it's ok. You don't have to worry about it. I'll be fine…" Ryo told them as he waved his hands in front of him grinning shyly.
"If you say so," Jeri told him as she sat down on the grass beneath her.
Ryo walked up to everyone else, "You guys ready?"
Everyone nodded slowly, Ryo stretched out his arm as colorful swirls appeared. The portal turned into a big circle swirling around. Ryo let out a cry of pain; everyone looked at him in awe.
"Hey-Ryo, are you ok?" Kazu asked.
"I'm fine-come on guys go." He chocked out as drops of sweat slid down in his forehead, "I can't hold it for long. Come on Rika you go first."
He looked at her patiently, "I'll stay here with you Ryo-Go Jeri."
Jeri nodded and jumped into the portal with Calumon by her side.
Ryo bent his head looking at his shoes as his whole body started to shake, "Come on hurry." Rika urged as Henry and Suzie jumped in along side their digimon.
Kazu and Kenta jumped in with out complaint following Takato. Rika looked at Ryo, "is this normal?" she asked.
Ryo shook his head slowly, Rika looked at Terri who watching them, "Come on! Ryo can't take much longer Terri."
Terri's eyes filled with tears as she jumped in the portal. Rika and Renamon jumped in after her as Ryo followed letting his hand go and the portal closing.