Digital Tides
Part 2
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Reika gulps as she checks her results again.
"Errrrm, sir?" she coughs politely.
"What is it?" Yamaki shouts across the room, being busy with some of his 'superiors'.
"Could you please join me here for a second?" Reika asks, coughing again.
"What do you want to tell me? Talk to me!" Yamaki snaps.
"It's about Project Omega."
Yamaki stiffens when he hears the name. He hurriedly excuses himself and runs to Reika.
After all, news concerning the end the world do have a certain priority.
Captain Harpy sighs as she lets herself sink into the comfortable chair.
She takes her time studying General MetalEtemon's office.
Only when the General himself sits down on the opposite side of his table, she stops daydreaming.
"So, you told me you had a suggestion on how to deal with these criminals."
She nods slowly, trying to think of the best way to present her idea.
"Sir, I think we should approach a human and make it work for us." she finally says.
The General blinks. Then he blinks again.
"THAT is brilliant suggestion?" he suddenly roars.
Harpymon only smirks.
"Sir, what has happened the last few times we approached a human?" she asks him.
"Tsk. Those rogues always send an agent to make them forget what we told them."
"Exactly. But what would happen if they didn't send an agent this time?"
MetalEtemon cocks his head, obviously doubting her sanity right now.
"Sir, I have wondered how the criminals have always known when to send an agent."
He shrugs, having obviously given the matter some thought, too.
"Then I guess you too have come to the conclusion that there is a double agent in here?"
"Tell me that this is not true." Yamaki whispers.
He takes his sunglasses off and rubs his eyes.
"I've checked the results three times."
"Then we have failed." Yamaki sighs.
"Yep." Reika mutters and leans back in her chair.
Yamaki blinks and looks at the woman.
"This is all you have to say? YEP?" he almost shouts.
Reika only shrugs and gestures at her screen.
"Sir, At the rate this thing is growing, we may have a week to live." she tells him.
"And you said yourself that we couldn't order a tactical nuke." she continues.
Yamaki only groans and covers his face with his hands.
Reika sighs and looks at her screen again. The huge artillery-like cannon is almost finished.
Reika can't help it; she admires these Digimon.
No human force could have built such a thing in this short time. she thinks.
Renamon shakes her head and walks to Guilmon's 'cave'.
"I'm alone. Open up." she mutters as she reaches the small stone building.
After a second, she can hear a metal bolt moving.
Then another. And another one.
The entire building disassembles into various parts, moving to its sides and disappearing in the ground.
Within two seconds, the small building is completely gone.
Its place is taken by a flight of stairs leading down.
As soon as her head is beneath ground level, the building automatically assembles itself above her.
It takes her a while to reach the end of the stairs, but she does not hurry.
At last she enters the large hall that serves them as headquarters and hideout.
Guilmon and Terriermon are already here, giving her strange looks.
"That was a close one yesterday." Guilmon mutters.
Renamon decides that she likes the oversized better when he is pretending to be braindead.
When he is normal, he is always so... sarcastic.
Well, maybe I'll just get rid of him once this is over. she muses.
She takes closer look and smirks.
Or I'll just make him my pet and we move into Terriermon's dream palace.
"Don't tell me you're having your perverted daydreams again." Guilmon sighs.
"Silence!" a fourth voice booms from another entry to the cave.
For some seconds, nobody speaks. The three Digimon simply look at the newcomer.
"What's the matter?" Terriermon finally asks, sounding a bit bored.
"The Lord wants to see you." Impmon shouts and shrugs.
I'll definately kill him when this is over. Renamon thinks and starts to follow Impmon.
"Hey, maybe we're lucky and they won't blast us to Kingdome Come." Reika suddenly says.
"Reika. Just look at this cannon!" Yamaki hisses.
"So what? Size doesn't always matter." she whispers and smirks.
Yamaki doesn't quite get the joke and sighs.
"This thing makes the Death Star from Star Wars look like a waterpistol!" he tells her.
"Correct sir, but who is saying that they'll use it to blast away our civilization?"
"The experts. Besides, what else would you use this for?"
She shrugs and smirks.
"I wouldn't build my planet destroyer gun on the planet I wish to destroy."
Yamaki blinks. He admits that her logic makes some kind of sense.
"But what is their target then?" he asks her, whispering normally again.
"Well, we'll most probably know it this time next week."
"I guess that's what they call grim humour." Yamaki mutters and walks away.
Reika smirks as her boss walks away.
"No, sir. That's what they call survival of the fittest." she whispers.
"So what do you propose?" MetalEtemon asks and sighs.
He has had the theory that there is a double agent under his command.
"Well, so far you have been the only one who has recruited humans in the other world, right?"
He nods, although he does not like her tone and attitude.
"And you never go there for other misions?"
"Never. And I know what you're implying." he answers.
A mole would know that he has to send one of his own people whenever I leave this world.
"So what if somebody else does the recruiting this time?" Harpymon asks.
"We would have one human working for us. And then?"
"Then we send our own mole to infiltrate the rogues." Harpymon replies and grins.
Impmon clears his throat as he enters the hall and approaches the massive throne.
When Renamon and the other two Digimon have entered the hall, he smiles.
Oh not again... Renamon thinks and tries not to groan.
"All hail the Lord, future emperor of the DigiWorld!" Impmon shouts and grins.
Renamon, Guilmon and Terriermon raise their right arms and stand at attention.
"Hail Culumon, Lord of all Digimon!" the three Digimon shouts in unison.
Culumon gives his loyal subjects a grin and waves his hand.
Renamon stands at ease again, waiting for the Almighty One to speak.
"The time has almost come, men." Culumon begins his great speech.
The golden fox tries to look eager while struggling not to fall asleep right now.
Of course she is completely loyal to Culumon. But she has never likes his speeches.
A quick look at her companions tells her that she is not the only one thinking this way.
"Renamon! I can't use subjects who don't pay attention!" Culumon suddenly snaps.
Renamon jumps slightly and gulps.
"I am sorry, my Lord." she instantly apologizes and lowers her head.
Long seconds pass. Renamon prays that she has not angered the Lord too much.
She has seen what happens with unloyal subjects back in the DigiWorld.
"I will forgive you this time. You are, after all, part of my elite force."
She sighs and smiles when she hears that.
"Thank you, my Lord."
"What is going on here?" a male voice barks, startling some emplyoees.
Reika just looks at Yamaki, who simply smirks and shrugs.
She looks at the man who has spoken. It is one of Yamaki's bosses.
And he is looking at her. Probably he has seen her looking at Yamaki.
"Nothing special, sir. Discussing the end of the world and stuff." she answers.
The man dressed in black frowns and walks to her.
"Do you think this is funny?" he hisses and looks down at her.
"Oh no, sir. There is evidence." she calmly replies.
"Evidence for the coming end of the world." the boss asks flatly.
"Yes, sir. Beings from another world are building a planet-destroyer gun."
The man laughs shortly.
"They're building it in the park in the Shinjuku area." Reika adds.
"Oh yeah. Right. A large planet-destroyer in the park. Right."
Reika smiles with the man.
"Oh, we can't see it at the moment because it is purely digital right now."
By now the boss is laughing loudly.
Yes, laugh as long as you can, old fool. Reika thinks as her smile becomes wider.
"Our informant inside the HQ of the local enemy has told us that they can't stop us."
Guilmon cocks his head and frowns.
"Can we trust her? I mean... she may be giving us faked information." he tells him.
"True. But I trust her by now." Culumon slowly answers.
The reptile Digimon instantly bows down and nods.
"I understand, my Lord." he whispers.
"Good. So we do not have to fear the humans." Culumon concludes.
"That leaves our enemy back home." Terriermon mutters.
"Right. Unfortunately we do not have news from there."
Renamon nods grimly. She hates fighting a battle against an invisible foe.
"Well, at least they're just as blind as we are." Terriermon mutters.
"Very well then. If you're willing to do this..." General MetalEtemon says.
Captain Harpymon simply nods.
"And please try to come back." he whispers as he opens the door of his office.
When the door is open, he is once again the serious commander of the base.
And he looks angry.
"YOU WILL GO!" he screams at her, making her jump although she knows that he is only acting.
"S-Sir, it wasn't my-" she stammers.
"Are you a coward or a soldier? I have given you an order!"
Most Digimon nearby are near them now, trying to figure out what is happening.
"Sir, I just came ba-"
"Into the transport chamber, you good-for-nothing bird!" MetalEtemon shouts.
He grabs her wing and drags her to the transport room.
After having tossed her into the room, he locks the door.
The Captain sighs and massages her wing.
"Old fool didn't have to grab me that hard..." she mutters.
But at least they have shown that MetalEtemon is not leaving the base.
He'd say that she failed during her last mission and so has to go back to fight.
It's not the best of all plans, but it should be enough for any double agent.
Renamon decides to walk the way to Ruki's home.
It has been a very nice day, planning for the day... their day.
This special day would change everything.
It would show the DigiWorld that they really are heroes.
Not criminals like everybody sees them now.
The vulpine Digimon thinks of the time after the great day.
She would be a hero. Ruki would be by her side.
Renamon nods. She has learned to like this human girl somehow.
Pity that this planet would have to die for the greater cause.
Reika gulps when the alarms in the Hypnos HQ start shrieking.
"Digimon materializing." Megumi says in her matter-of-fact tone.
Reika reads the important values and enters them into her own simulation.
If they got that one, it would be enough to...
She looks up and notices that Yamaki is looking straight at her.
Reika simply slides one of her fingers across her throat.
"Okay people! We have to get this Digimon! Now!" Yamaki yells.
Captain Harpymon would really like to vomit here and now.
The transport had been bad. But it had been much worse leaving the Field.
It took much of her strength and willpower doing so.
But it has been her duty to leave the Field.
To really enter the world of the humans.
"Okay... Fly little birdy..." she whispers to herself.
I've got to find the human MetalEtemon has picked.
She closes her eyes focus on the person destined to enter the fight for both worlds.
Then she lazily flaps her wings and somehow manages to leave the ground.
Seconds later, she is flying over the city, seeking her target.
Part 2
by Christian "Sid" Lang
Reika gulps as she checks her results again.
"Errrrm, sir?" she coughs politely.
"What is it?" Yamaki shouts across the room, being busy with some of his 'superiors'.
"Could you please join me here for a second?" Reika asks, coughing again.
"What do you want to tell me? Talk to me!" Yamaki snaps.
"It's about Project Omega."
Yamaki stiffens when he hears the name. He hurriedly excuses himself and runs to Reika.
After all, news concerning the end the world do have a certain priority.
Captain Harpy sighs as she lets herself sink into the comfortable chair.
She takes her time studying General MetalEtemon's office.
Only when the General himself sits down on the opposite side of his table, she stops daydreaming.
"So, you told me you had a suggestion on how to deal with these criminals."
She nods slowly, trying to think of the best way to present her idea.
"Sir, I think we should approach a human and make it work for us." she finally says.
The General blinks. Then he blinks again.
"THAT is brilliant suggestion?" he suddenly roars.
Harpymon only smirks.
"Sir, what has happened the last few times we approached a human?" she asks him.
"Tsk. Those rogues always send an agent to make them forget what we told them."
"Exactly. But what would happen if they didn't send an agent this time?"
MetalEtemon cocks his head, obviously doubting her sanity right now.
"Sir, I have wondered how the criminals have always known when to send an agent."
He shrugs, having obviously given the matter some thought, too.
"Then I guess you too have come to the conclusion that there is a double agent in here?"
"Tell me that this is not true." Yamaki whispers.
He takes his sunglasses off and rubs his eyes.
"I've checked the results three times."
"Then we have failed." Yamaki sighs.
"Yep." Reika mutters and leans back in her chair.
Yamaki blinks and looks at the woman.
"This is all you have to say? YEP?" he almost shouts.
Reika only shrugs and gestures at her screen.
"Sir, At the rate this thing is growing, we may have a week to live." she tells him.
"And you said yourself that we couldn't order a tactical nuke." she continues.
Yamaki only groans and covers his face with his hands.
Reika sighs and looks at her screen again. The huge artillery-like cannon is almost finished.
Reika can't help it; she admires these Digimon.
No human force could have built such a thing in this short time. she thinks.
Renamon shakes her head and walks to Guilmon's 'cave'.
"I'm alone. Open up." she mutters as she reaches the small stone building.
After a second, she can hear a metal bolt moving.
Then another. And another one.
The entire building disassembles into various parts, moving to its sides and disappearing in the ground.
Within two seconds, the small building is completely gone.
Its place is taken by a flight of stairs leading down.
As soon as her head is beneath ground level, the building automatically assembles itself above her.
It takes her a while to reach the end of the stairs, but she does not hurry.
At last she enters the large hall that serves them as headquarters and hideout.
Guilmon and Terriermon are already here, giving her strange looks.
"That was a close one yesterday." Guilmon mutters.
Renamon decides that she likes the oversized better when he is pretending to be braindead.
When he is normal, he is always so... sarcastic.
Well, maybe I'll just get rid of him once this is over. she muses.
She takes closer look and smirks.
Or I'll just make him my pet and we move into Terriermon's dream palace.
"Don't tell me you're having your perverted daydreams again." Guilmon sighs.
"Silence!" a fourth voice booms from another entry to the cave.
For some seconds, nobody speaks. The three Digimon simply look at the newcomer.
"What's the matter?" Terriermon finally asks, sounding a bit bored.
"The Lord wants to see you." Impmon shouts and shrugs.
I'll definately kill him when this is over. Renamon thinks and starts to follow Impmon.
"Hey, maybe we're lucky and they won't blast us to Kingdome Come." Reika suddenly says.
"Reika. Just look at this cannon!" Yamaki hisses.
"So what? Size doesn't always matter." she whispers and smirks.
Yamaki doesn't quite get the joke and sighs.
"This thing makes the Death Star from Star Wars look like a waterpistol!" he tells her.
"Correct sir, but who is saying that they'll use it to blast away our civilization?"
"The experts. Besides, what else would you use this for?"
She shrugs and smirks.
"I wouldn't build my planet destroyer gun on the planet I wish to destroy."
Yamaki blinks. He admits that her logic makes some kind of sense.
"But what is their target then?" he asks her, whispering normally again.
"Well, we'll most probably know it this time next week."
"I guess that's what they call grim humour." Yamaki mutters and walks away.
Reika smirks as her boss walks away.
"No, sir. That's what they call survival of the fittest." she whispers.
"So what do you propose?" MetalEtemon asks and sighs.
He has had the theory that there is a double agent under his command.
"Well, so far you have been the only one who has recruited humans in the other world, right?"
He nods, although he does not like her tone and attitude.
"And you never go there for other misions?"
"Never. And I know what you're implying." he answers.
A mole would know that he has to send one of his own people whenever I leave this world.
"So what if somebody else does the recruiting this time?" Harpymon asks.
"We would have one human working for us. And then?"
"Then we send our own mole to infiltrate the rogues." Harpymon replies and grins.
Impmon clears his throat as he enters the hall and approaches the massive throne.
When Renamon and the other two Digimon have entered the hall, he smiles.
Oh not again... Renamon thinks and tries not to groan.
"All hail the Lord, future emperor of the DigiWorld!" Impmon shouts and grins.
Renamon, Guilmon and Terriermon raise their right arms and stand at attention.
"Hail Culumon, Lord of all Digimon!" the three Digimon shouts in unison.
Culumon gives his loyal subjects a grin and waves his hand.
Renamon stands at ease again, waiting for the Almighty One to speak.
"The time has almost come, men." Culumon begins his great speech.
The golden fox tries to look eager while struggling not to fall asleep right now.
Of course she is completely loyal to Culumon. But she has never likes his speeches.
A quick look at her companions tells her that she is not the only one thinking this way.
"Renamon! I can't use subjects who don't pay attention!" Culumon suddenly snaps.
Renamon jumps slightly and gulps.
"I am sorry, my Lord." she instantly apologizes and lowers her head.
Long seconds pass. Renamon prays that she has not angered the Lord too much.
She has seen what happens with unloyal subjects back in the DigiWorld.
"I will forgive you this time. You are, after all, part of my elite force."
She sighs and smiles when she hears that.
"Thank you, my Lord."
"What is going on here?" a male voice barks, startling some emplyoees.
Reika just looks at Yamaki, who simply smirks and shrugs.
She looks at the man who has spoken. It is one of Yamaki's bosses.
And he is looking at her. Probably he has seen her looking at Yamaki.
"Nothing special, sir. Discussing the end of the world and stuff." she answers.
The man dressed in black frowns and walks to her.
"Do you think this is funny?" he hisses and looks down at her.
"Oh no, sir. There is evidence." she calmly replies.
"Evidence for the coming end of the world." the boss asks flatly.
"Yes, sir. Beings from another world are building a planet-destroyer gun."
The man laughs shortly.
"They're building it in the park in the Shinjuku area." Reika adds.
"Oh yeah. Right. A large planet-destroyer in the park. Right."
Reika smiles with the man.
"Oh, we can't see it at the moment because it is purely digital right now."
By now the boss is laughing loudly.
Yes, laugh as long as you can, old fool. Reika thinks as her smile becomes wider.
"Our informant inside the HQ of the local enemy has told us that they can't stop us."
Guilmon cocks his head and frowns.
"Can we trust her? I mean... she may be giving us faked information." he tells him.
"True. But I trust her by now." Culumon slowly answers.
The reptile Digimon instantly bows down and nods.
"I understand, my Lord." he whispers.
"Good. So we do not have to fear the humans." Culumon concludes.
"That leaves our enemy back home." Terriermon mutters.
"Right. Unfortunately we do not have news from there."
Renamon nods grimly. She hates fighting a battle against an invisible foe.
"Well, at least they're just as blind as we are." Terriermon mutters.
"Very well then. If you're willing to do this..." General MetalEtemon says.
Captain Harpymon simply nods.
"And please try to come back." he whispers as he opens the door of his office.
When the door is open, he is once again the serious commander of the base.
And he looks angry.
"YOU WILL GO!" he screams at her, making her jump although she knows that he is only acting.
"S-Sir, it wasn't my-" she stammers.
"Are you a coward or a soldier? I have given you an order!"
Most Digimon nearby are near them now, trying to figure out what is happening.
"Sir, I just came ba-"
"Into the transport chamber, you good-for-nothing bird!" MetalEtemon shouts.
He grabs her wing and drags her to the transport room.
After having tossed her into the room, he locks the door.
The Captain sighs and massages her wing.
"Old fool didn't have to grab me that hard..." she mutters.
But at least they have shown that MetalEtemon is not leaving the base.
He'd say that she failed during her last mission and so has to go back to fight.
It's not the best of all plans, but it should be enough for any double agent.
Renamon decides to walk the way to Ruki's home.
It has been a very nice day, planning for the day... their day.
This special day would change everything.
It would show the DigiWorld that they really are heroes.
Not criminals like everybody sees them now.
The vulpine Digimon thinks of the time after the great day.
She would be a hero. Ruki would be by her side.
Renamon nods. She has learned to like this human girl somehow.
Pity that this planet would have to die for the greater cause.
Reika gulps when the alarms in the Hypnos HQ start shrieking.
"Digimon materializing." Megumi says in her matter-of-fact tone.
Reika reads the important values and enters them into her own simulation.
If they got that one, it would be enough to...
She looks up and notices that Yamaki is looking straight at her.
Reika simply slides one of her fingers across her throat.
"Okay people! We have to get this Digimon! Now!" Yamaki yells.
Captain Harpymon would really like to vomit here and now.
The transport had been bad. But it had been much worse leaving the Field.
It took much of her strength and willpower doing so.
But it has been her duty to leave the Field.
To really enter the world of the humans.
"Okay... Fly little birdy..." she whispers to herself.
I've got to find the human MetalEtemon has picked.
She closes her eyes focus on the person destined to enter the fight for both worlds.
Then she lazily flaps her wings and somehow manages to leave the ground.
Seconds later, she is flying over the city, seeking her target.