"Rage of the Heart" part II
By Fortress Maximus
This section PG-13
(authors notes at bottom)
The 40+ year-old ambulance churned through the city streets at breakneck speeds, scattering what little early morning traffic there was like leaves in a hurricane. Inside the aged rescue vehicle Rika sat oblivious to the world outside as it passed by, her mind trying to find a few moments of quiet as the night had taken a huge toll on her emotional stability.
Upon seeing her patients' expressionless face, Dr. Amy Mizuno tried to reassure the young woman that all was not lost yet. "We /will/ get there in time Rika...." reassured the physician as she topped a hill and took the off-ramp that led to the heart of the city.
Replying with only a gently nod, Rika held onto the door handle as the twin towers of Hypos came into view. It was only then Rika felt as if they /might/ actually make it to the park in time.
Amy turned the events of the night over in her mind once more as the ambulance swept into the city limits and made it's way towards the park Rika had suggested as a rendezvous spot. Listening to the conversation Rika had with this 'Henry', Amy could hear the desperation creeping into Rika's voice as she called on her friend for help. Even now, all the physician could do was pray Renamon could be stopped long enough for Rika to arrive and explain what truly happened between her and Takato.
"Henry! What in blazes is going on and /what/ are you doing up at..." John paused and bleary-eyed looked at his watch..."3:30 in the morning??" asked the elder of the two men as Henry finished putting his pants and shoes on while at the same time arguing with his little sister.
All in all, it was disorganized chaos.
"Sorry Dad! No time to explain!" yelled back the young man as he made his way through the apartment and towards the front door, in the process scooping up Terriermon and putting the cream colored Digimon safely in his arms.
"But Henwy...!" protested the still-sleepy Susie as she held an equally tired Lopmon in her tiny hands. "If there's danger, you need Lopmon and me to stop it! I'm a Twamer remember!" the young woman half-protested, half-whined.
"She just wants to be useful Henry. You know that..." whispered Terriermon who knew that while Susie may not understand what was gong on--heck, even HE didn't fully understand what was going on--but she knew that there was trouble and she wanted to protect her big brother.
Reigning in his emotions, Henry knelt down and gave his sister a huge hug both as an apology for yelling at her and for not bringing her along. "Listen Susie. This is really personal big-brother kinda stuff." he tried to explain, but saw nothing but confusion in her young eyes.
Trying a different tactic, Henry put on his best smile. "Know how when you and Terriermon played Tea Party and no big brothers were allowed?" he asked, hoping she would recall those numerous rainy evenings.
"Of course! Silly Henwy, tea parties are for me, and Lopmon, and Pwincess Pwetty Pants! Big brothers aren't allowed 'cause it's in the rules!" Susie answered, beaming brightly at the thought of knowing something her smarter big brother didn't.
Terriermon shivered at the mention of 'THE NAME' and was rewarded with an understanding smile from Lopmon. By this point in time, the former Deva fully understood the strains of such obligations on Princess Pretty Pants and sympathized with her lighter-colored twin.
"That's right Susie!" agreed Henry as he silently prayed this line of 'logic' would work. "And the stuff I have to do is all boy stuff. No girls allowed. It's part of the rules I have to follow too. Okay....?"
A tense moment followed and Susie looked about ready to cry but she bravely nodded and clutched Lopmon closer--a move that caused the cocoa-colored Digimon to gasp for breath. "Okay Henwy!" smiled the girl as she practically bounced on her feet... "Go do your icky boy stuff and then whens you get back you can come to my tea party and tell everyone about it!"
This time both Henry and Terriermon shivered in fright, but the former nodded so as to take the bittersweet victory and deal with the consequences later.
"Oh goodie! Come on Lopmon! We're going to have a tea par...." Susie squealed with delight, but a massive yawn cut her off..."...ty. But first I'm going to take a nap and dream I'm a princess in a huge castle!" exclaimed the girl and started to walk off back to bed, giggling and holding the still-gasping Lopmon as the pair disappeared into her bedroom.
That crisis adverted for the moment, Henry and Terriermon looked at his dad and shook his head before the elder man could ask his next question. "I'm sorry dad, and I promise to explain when we get back. Right know, just trust me when I say that we have to go. Please...!?"
Hearing the sincerity in his son's voice, the elder man nodded and gave his son and his Digimon a nod of understanding. "Just come home safe Henry. We'll worry about everything else later..." conceded the man as he was /so/ glad his wife was visiting her sister and wasn't here to worry about this new situation.
"Hey..it's okay. Momentai...." suggested Terriermon as he beamed brightly with confidence he truly didn't feel.
Nodding, Henry tried to give a confident smile and then tore out of the apartment and off into the night on their mission of mercy.
Taking steps two and three a a time, Henry put every bit of his agility and speed to use as the concrete and glass of the city was slowly displaced by the natural feel of the city park as the Tamer tried to cut as much time between his current location and Takato's house as he could.
"Are we going to make it Henry...?" asked Terriermon, hanging on for dear life as his partner jumped over hedges as if they were not there.
"I don't know Terriermon..." panted the young man as he focused on his goal that was already beginning to take shape on the far side of the park. "But for Rika and Takato's sake we /have/ to try!"
Nodding, Terriermon fell silent, knowing that his partner needed to focus on his movements. But more than anything, the Digimon still could not figure out what would push Renamon to the point of hurting a friend like Takato? Rika hadn't been very forthcoming with information after dropping that little bombshell and if Henry had any guesses he wasn't sharing them. So /why/ was Renamon out for Takato?
A sense of dread filled the Digimon as he suddenly realized that...just maybe...finding out the answer to that question would be worse than not knowing...
The real world and the shadow dimension became one in the same as Renamon pushed her shifting powers to their very limit. Crisscrossing the park, she made her way towards the far exit and her prey that lay just a few blocks beyond it.
Heart pounding and eyes filled with tears of anger, the fox Digimon shivered with fury as each step closer to her goal reminded her of why she was here in the first place. **I trusted you Takato; called you an ally. Yet you betrayed my trust and took from Rika what you had no right too! For that you will /pay/, I swear it! No one hurts Rika; no one!**
With the horrible mental image of what must have happened in that collapsed cape so few weeks ago playing in her minds' eye, Renamon tried to ignore the screams from her partner's protests and focused on making the person responsible for those screams face justice for what he sowed that day.
"She's here!" shouted Terriermon, as a gasping Henry looked up from the lampposts he was leaning on and looked around. "Over..there!" pointed the Digimon as his senses easily focused on the bio-beat of the female Digimon he knew so well.
"Then what are we waiting for?!' yelled Henry as once more he scooped up Terriermon and raced towards the exit once again, this time eyes darting around for the slightest hint of yellow against green leaves as he neared the spot Terriermon pointed to.
Suddenly....
Her senses screamed danger as Renamon pulled up short from doing the final leap to clear the park as her battle instincts came to the forefront of her racing heart and mind. She /knew/ this feeling, and thus who it was.
But how? How did they know she was here?
"Renamon, stop right there!" shouted Henry as he pulled between the fox Digimon and the exit. With a graceful slide Terriermon superimposed himself between his Tamer and the upset looking Digimon, who was now standing on the lowest tree branch overlooking the pair.
Renamon said nothing as she easily slipped onto the ground, now face to face with her friends. "A bit early out for a morning stroll, isn't it Henry?" she smoothly asked, trying to see how much they knew of the past few hours.
"We know why your here Renamon, and we can't let you hurt Takato..." began Henry
"...and no matter what you think he might have done, there's no reason to go off like a upset Monochromon on him!" finished Terriermon.
"This isn't your concern Henry. You and Terriermon were not involved when it happened, and you shouldn't be involved now. Leave. Please." asked Renamon, trying to keep the pair out of what was about to unfold. Despite her initial dislike at Terriermon's carefree attitude and Henry's initial fear of battle, the past few months had changed many of Renamon's thoughts about the two and she honestly didn't want to battle them.
Not over someone like Takato.
**When 'it' happened??** mused Henry as he eyed Renamon. **What 'it' is she /talking/ about??**
The lack of understand must have been prevalent in the boy's eyes as Renamon could easily see that neither of the pair knew the horrible truth that drove her to do this. It had to have been either Rika or Amy who called them; asking them to interfere. But it was clear they were not told the whole story.
"You don't know what he did Henry..." seethed Renamon as she met the boys' gaze with a hard one of her own. "He betrayed us all, and took from Rika what he had no right to possess! If you knew the truth, you would not defend him so outright I believe...".
"Then tell us already, geesh!" shot back Terriermon as the small Digimon's patience had apparently reached its limit.
"Terriermon!" chided Henry as this was no time to provoke an already angry Digimon of Renamon's power.
"Well, she's talking in riddles Henry and we got enough of that when Rika called!"
**So that's how they knew...** mused Renamon until a horrid thought ran through her mind. **But why would Rika want them to stop me from...**
Her inner voice trailed off as she realized the truth. **Of course; Guilmon. If I hurt Takato, Guilmon might come after me once he returns from exploring the Digital World with Ryo. She would choose to face him-after what he did to her-day in and out just to keep me safe?**
Henry watched as some of the anger drain from Renamon's form, but if that would be enough to sway her course of action he could not tell.
**I'm sorry Rika, but I will not let you face such humiliation for my benefit. You were violated, and he will pay!**
Looking up once more, Renamon faced her friends and slowly shook her head. "I am sorry you were involved in this Henry, but out of respect for you and Terriermon I ask you leave this alone. Go home to your sister and Lopmon and let me do what I must to avenge Rika's honor."
"We're not going anywhere Renamon and we're not going to let you hurt Takato! He's our friend.../your/ friend as well! You can't stand there and tell me anything that will make me believe killing Takato is justifiable in your eyes because such a reason does /not/ exi....".
At first, Henry almost didn't hear the words Renamon uttered. Then, he prayed he misunderstood what had been said. But as he looked down at Terriermon's shocked expression, it became clear that they both /had/ heard correctly. Now the reason gave by Renamon echoed in his mind over and over as he tried to understand how the impossible happened....
"Takato raped her Henry, and now she carries his child...."
(To Be Continued....)
Author's Notes:
************
1) I don't own Digimon
2) This section PG-13 for the last line just to play it safe.
3) Please read and review if you can. I really like getting feedback!
4) Enjoy!
By Fortress Maximus
This section PG-13
(authors notes at bottom)
The 40+ year-old ambulance churned through the city streets at breakneck speeds, scattering what little early morning traffic there was like leaves in a hurricane. Inside the aged rescue vehicle Rika sat oblivious to the world outside as it passed by, her mind trying to find a few moments of quiet as the night had taken a huge toll on her emotional stability.
Upon seeing her patients' expressionless face, Dr. Amy Mizuno tried to reassure the young woman that all was not lost yet. "We /will/ get there in time Rika...." reassured the physician as she topped a hill and took the off-ramp that led to the heart of the city.
Replying with only a gently nod, Rika held onto the door handle as the twin towers of Hypos came into view. It was only then Rika felt as if they /might/ actually make it to the park in time.
Amy turned the events of the night over in her mind once more as the ambulance swept into the city limits and made it's way towards the park Rika had suggested as a rendezvous spot. Listening to the conversation Rika had with this 'Henry', Amy could hear the desperation creeping into Rika's voice as she called on her friend for help. Even now, all the physician could do was pray Renamon could be stopped long enough for Rika to arrive and explain what truly happened between her and Takato.
"Henry! What in blazes is going on and /what/ are you doing up at..." John paused and bleary-eyed looked at his watch..."3:30 in the morning??" asked the elder of the two men as Henry finished putting his pants and shoes on while at the same time arguing with his little sister.
All in all, it was disorganized chaos.
"Sorry Dad! No time to explain!" yelled back the young man as he made his way through the apartment and towards the front door, in the process scooping up Terriermon and putting the cream colored Digimon safely in his arms.
"But Henwy...!" protested the still-sleepy Susie as she held an equally tired Lopmon in her tiny hands. "If there's danger, you need Lopmon and me to stop it! I'm a Twamer remember!" the young woman half-protested, half-whined.
"She just wants to be useful Henry. You know that..." whispered Terriermon who knew that while Susie may not understand what was gong on--heck, even HE didn't fully understand what was going on--but she knew that there was trouble and she wanted to protect her big brother.
Reigning in his emotions, Henry knelt down and gave his sister a huge hug both as an apology for yelling at her and for not bringing her along. "Listen Susie. This is really personal big-brother kinda stuff." he tried to explain, but saw nothing but confusion in her young eyes.
Trying a different tactic, Henry put on his best smile. "Know how when you and Terriermon played Tea Party and no big brothers were allowed?" he asked, hoping she would recall those numerous rainy evenings.
"Of course! Silly Henwy, tea parties are for me, and Lopmon, and Pwincess Pwetty Pants! Big brothers aren't allowed 'cause it's in the rules!" Susie answered, beaming brightly at the thought of knowing something her smarter big brother didn't.
Terriermon shivered at the mention of 'THE NAME' and was rewarded with an understanding smile from Lopmon. By this point in time, the former Deva fully understood the strains of such obligations on Princess Pretty Pants and sympathized with her lighter-colored twin.
"That's right Susie!" agreed Henry as he silently prayed this line of 'logic' would work. "And the stuff I have to do is all boy stuff. No girls allowed. It's part of the rules I have to follow too. Okay....?"
A tense moment followed and Susie looked about ready to cry but she bravely nodded and clutched Lopmon closer--a move that caused the cocoa-colored Digimon to gasp for breath. "Okay Henwy!" smiled the girl as she practically bounced on her feet... "Go do your icky boy stuff and then whens you get back you can come to my tea party and tell everyone about it!"
This time both Henry and Terriermon shivered in fright, but the former nodded so as to take the bittersweet victory and deal with the consequences later.
"Oh goodie! Come on Lopmon! We're going to have a tea par...." Susie squealed with delight, but a massive yawn cut her off..."...ty. But first I'm going to take a nap and dream I'm a princess in a huge castle!" exclaimed the girl and started to walk off back to bed, giggling and holding the still-gasping Lopmon as the pair disappeared into her bedroom.
That crisis adverted for the moment, Henry and Terriermon looked at his dad and shook his head before the elder man could ask his next question. "I'm sorry dad, and I promise to explain when we get back. Right know, just trust me when I say that we have to go. Please...!?"
Hearing the sincerity in his son's voice, the elder man nodded and gave his son and his Digimon a nod of understanding. "Just come home safe Henry. We'll worry about everything else later..." conceded the man as he was /so/ glad his wife was visiting her sister and wasn't here to worry about this new situation.
"Hey..it's okay. Momentai...." suggested Terriermon as he beamed brightly with confidence he truly didn't feel.
Nodding, Henry tried to give a confident smile and then tore out of the apartment and off into the night on their mission of mercy.
Taking steps two and three a a time, Henry put every bit of his agility and speed to use as the concrete and glass of the city was slowly displaced by the natural feel of the city park as the Tamer tried to cut as much time between his current location and Takato's house as he could.
"Are we going to make it Henry...?" asked Terriermon, hanging on for dear life as his partner jumped over hedges as if they were not there.
"I don't know Terriermon..." panted the young man as he focused on his goal that was already beginning to take shape on the far side of the park. "But for Rika and Takato's sake we /have/ to try!"
Nodding, Terriermon fell silent, knowing that his partner needed to focus on his movements. But more than anything, the Digimon still could not figure out what would push Renamon to the point of hurting a friend like Takato? Rika hadn't been very forthcoming with information after dropping that little bombshell and if Henry had any guesses he wasn't sharing them. So /why/ was Renamon out for Takato?
A sense of dread filled the Digimon as he suddenly realized that...just maybe...finding out the answer to that question would be worse than not knowing...
The real world and the shadow dimension became one in the same as Renamon pushed her shifting powers to their very limit. Crisscrossing the park, she made her way towards the far exit and her prey that lay just a few blocks beyond it.
Heart pounding and eyes filled with tears of anger, the fox Digimon shivered with fury as each step closer to her goal reminded her of why she was here in the first place. **I trusted you Takato; called you an ally. Yet you betrayed my trust and took from Rika what you had no right too! For that you will /pay/, I swear it! No one hurts Rika; no one!**
With the horrible mental image of what must have happened in that collapsed cape so few weeks ago playing in her minds' eye, Renamon tried to ignore the screams from her partner's protests and focused on making the person responsible for those screams face justice for what he sowed that day.
"She's here!" shouted Terriermon, as a gasping Henry looked up from the lampposts he was leaning on and looked around. "Over..there!" pointed the Digimon as his senses easily focused on the bio-beat of the female Digimon he knew so well.
"Then what are we waiting for?!' yelled Henry as once more he scooped up Terriermon and raced towards the exit once again, this time eyes darting around for the slightest hint of yellow against green leaves as he neared the spot Terriermon pointed to.
Suddenly....
Her senses screamed danger as Renamon pulled up short from doing the final leap to clear the park as her battle instincts came to the forefront of her racing heart and mind. She /knew/ this feeling, and thus who it was.
But how? How did they know she was here?
"Renamon, stop right there!" shouted Henry as he pulled between the fox Digimon and the exit. With a graceful slide Terriermon superimposed himself between his Tamer and the upset looking Digimon, who was now standing on the lowest tree branch overlooking the pair.
Renamon said nothing as she easily slipped onto the ground, now face to face with her friends. "A bit early out for a morning stroll, isn't it Henry?" she smoothly asked, trying to see how much they knew of the past few hours.
"We know why your here Renamon, and we can't let you hurt Takato..." began Henry
"...and no matter what you think he might have done, there's no reason to go off like a upset Monochromon on him!" finished Terriermon.
"This isn't your concern Henry. You and Terriermon were not involved when it happened, and you shouldn't be involved now. Leave. Please." asked Renamon, trying to keep the pair out of what was about to unfold. Despite her initial dislike at Terriermon's carefree attitude and Henry's initial fear of battle, the past few months had changed many of Renamon's thoughts about the two and she honestly didn't want to battle them.
Not over someone like Takato.
**When 'it' happened??** mused Henry as he eyed Renamon. **What 'it' is she /talking/ about??**
The lack of understand must have been prevalent in the boy's eyes as Renamon could easily see that neither of the pair knew the horrible truth that drove her to do this. It had to have been either Rika or Amy who called them; asking them to interfere. But it was clear they were not told the whole story.
"You don't know what he did Henry..." seethed Renamon as she met the boys' gaze with a hard one of her own. "He betrayed us all, and took from Rika what he had no right to possess! If you knew the truth, you would not defend him so outright I believe...".
"Then tell us already, geesh!" shot back Terriermon as the small Digimon's patience had apparently reached its limit.
"Terriermon!" chided Henry as this was no time to provoke an already angry Digimon of Renamon's power.
"Well, she's talking in riddles Henry and we got enough of that when Rika called!"
**So that's how they knew...** mused Renamon until a horrid thought ran through her mind. **But why would Rika want them to stop me from...**
Her inner voice trailed off as she realized the truth. **Of course; Guilmon. If I hurt Takato, Guilmon might come after me once he returns from exploring the Digital World with Ryo. She would choose to face him-after what he did to her-day in and out just to keep me safe?**
Henry watched as some of the anger drain from Renamon's form, but if that would be enough to sway her course of action he could not tell.
**I'm sorry Rika, but I will not let you face such humiliation for my benefit. You were violated, and he will pay!**
Looking up once more, Renamon faced her friends and slowly shook her head. "I am sorry you were involved in this Henry, but out of respect for you and Terriermon I ask you leave this alone. Go home to your sister and Lopmon and let me do what I must to avenge Rika's honor."
"We're not going anywhere Renamon and we're not going to let you hurt Takato! He's our friend.../your/ friend as well! You can't stand there and tell me anything that will make me believe killing Takato is justifiable in your eyes because such a reason does /not/ exi....".
At first, Henry almost didn't hear the words Renamon uttered. Then, he prayed he misunderstood what had been said. But as he looked down at Terriermon's shocked expression, it became clear that they both /had/ heard correctly. Now the reason gave by Renamon echoed in his mind over and over as he tried to understand how the impossible happened....
"Takato raped her Henry, and now she carries his child...."
(To Be Continued....)
Author's Notes:
************
1) I don't own Digimon
2) This section PG-13 for the last line just to play it safe.
3) Please read and review if you can. I really like getting feedback!
4) Enjoy!