Thanks everyone who reviewed! Here's the sixth chap. I hope you like it! DISCLAIMERS: I don't own Digimon, but I do own my own character Jen!
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"Well..." Jen sighed as she hung up the phone. "That was definitely weird...I wonder if he acts like that normally?"
"Well what, Jen? Is Izzy coming?" Kari asked looking at Jen curiously.
"Huh? Oh yeah he's coming...It's just..." Jen trailed off. "Maybe I shouldn't mention what he said..." She thought. "It's just that he said he'll be over in a little while."
"All right. Come help me with dinner then." Kari said.
Jen joined the group in the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. T.K. took out the cookies.
"Mmm..."Tai moaned as the cookies were passed under his nose. "Are you sure we can't have one now?"
Kari shook her head. "Tai, sometimes you're worse then the kids I sit for!"
The doorbell rang. Tai was the closest, so he went to open the door. Izzy was standing there, looking as though he had run ALL the way to the Kamiya's apartment.
"I'm...here..." Izzy panted. "Supper...isn't...ready yet...is...it?!"
"No." Replied Tai coldly, giving Izzy an intimidating stare.
"Hey Izzy!" Kari and T.K. yelled.
"Long time no talk, Iz!" Jen laughed.
"Yeah hey?" Izzy said turning pink.
"If you're done talking, you can set the table." Tai said harshly to Izzy.
"Ok..." Izzy said quietly, not baking down, but not standing up for himself either. He picked up the dishes and started to set the table silently.
Kari took her brother aside. "Tai why are you being so mean?!" She whispered.
"What do you mean?! I'm being my regular self." Tai said looking at her with fake confidence.
"Tai, you never were a good liar." Kari replied shaking her head. "Are you still mad at him for talking to Jen?! He has just as much right to be her friend as you do."
"I know Kari...It's just...Look I really don't want to talk about it now...Just drop ok?" Tai said a little hard. He softened at the look on his sister's face. Sometimes his anger got away with him. "I'm sorry Kari, you know I'll always trust you..."
"Tai, I know why you don't admit you like Jen..." Kari said trying again.
Tai looked at his sister with total shock. "What'da mean 'like Jen'? She's just a friend..."
Kari shook her head. "Like I said before Tai, you're a bad liar. I know you like her Tai."
Tai blushed. "Whatever..." He replied, not completely answering Kari, but not denying it either.
"I know why you don't admit it..." Kari repeated.
"Why?!" Tai asked, his curiosity winning him over.
"One word for you Tai..." Replied Kari so quietly that Tai had to strain to hear her. "Sora."
Tai didn't look at Kari.
"Tai please...let's talk about it! You've never really got over her did
you?"
"I told you I don't feel like talking right now." Said Tai with a note of finality in his voice that Kari had never heard before. "Just leave it be, ok?" He said with a hurt tone, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"All right Tai...come to me if you need help ok?"
"Of course I will!" Tai said in a fake, happy voice.
Kari shook her head. "Tai is just too stubborn." She thought.
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Cody rushed into a large practice area, kendo sticks in hand.
"Sorry...I'm late...Grandpa..." panted Cody as he stumbled to get ready.
"Cody? What's the matter? You're never late for kendo practice." His
Grandpa replied looking worried.
"I'm sorry Grandpa, it won't happen again." Cody said bowing.
"Cody, tell me, is it about the Digimon again? Because you cannot let them rule your life. You'll never have time for the small pleasures, like..." Cody's Grandpa stopped to rummage in a gym bag. "Prune juice!" He cried with a funny smile on his face.
Cody gave his Grandpa a small smile. "Right Grandpa."
"That's it..." A deep voice said into Cody's mind. "Act normally..."
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A servant walked quietly into a dark chamber and shut the door. It was quivering from head to foot. It slowly approached a dark foreboding chair that was turned so that the servant could not see the occupant.
"What do you want?" A cold voice asked with annoyance.
The servant shivered. "I-I was j-just curious, sire..."
"About what?" The voice snapped.
"Y-your brilliant p-plan..."
There was a small silence. "Ahhh...yes...my brilliant plan...well I'll tell you..." He pointed to a metallic machine in the corner of the room. "You see that beautiful machine? Well it once belonged to that fool Puppetmon. This machine enables me to take over someone's body without them knowing. With this machine in my possession I will take over both worlds!"
"Master? If Puppetmon owned t-this machine, w-why didn't he use it t-to take over t-the worlds?" The servant asked hesitantly.
"Puppetmon was a fool. All he wanted to do was to play around with the Digidestined before destroying them. All he wanted to do was to have fun. The idiot thought that this wonderful machine was just a toy. He never realized it's true power. Only someone like me, could truly see the genius of the machine." The deep voice said bitterly.
"Of-of course Master...f-forgive me..." The servant trembled as he bowed.
"You're excused this time. Next time I won't be so lenient with you."
"Why d-do you not t-take t-the Keeper of Courage, sire? Why not t-take a s-stronger one?"
"Ahh...yes...The Keeper of Courage...One of the ones who ensured my downfall...Why not take him instead? Well, let's just say I'd like to see him suffer...yes...pay for what he tried to do...Also my servant...you see...His will is much stronger then the young one I have possessed. I will not take any chances...And his relationship with The Peacemaker is too rocky...I must have a solid one NOW...This young one will do my bidding and get close enough to the Peacemaker to enable me to take her and her crest"
"I-I understand m-master...w-what are you g-going to d-do to The Keeper of Courage?"
"He will suffer his worst memories...and some other little things my brilliant mind has come up with...you can be sure that he will feel my wrath...How dare he try to take these worlds from me? Yes, he will pay..."
"A-and the o-others?"
"Of course I'll have to make them suffer too, or it wouldn't be fair..."
"M-master, how will you manage? Y-you are s-still very weak..."
"Her crest is the only power I need...with my evil to change it, it'll help me take over both worlds!" The deep voice laughed mercilessly.
"A-and the other crests?"
"Of course...I'll confiscate them too...They won't get out of this one...Alive!"
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"Kari this food is to die for!" Jen shouted as she dug into her plate. "You could make a fortune outta this!"
"I'm glad you like it!" Kari said smiling at the praise. "I always try to work on my cooking and I have to admit my sushi is getting good!"
Jen's face contorted as she swallowed what she had in her mouth. "Sushi?" She asked weakly. "You mean, raw fish??" She laughed nervously.
T.K. and Kari laughed. "Of course it's raw fish! You liked it a minute ago!" Kari said, teasing.
"It's not that bad Jen!" T.K. laughed as Jen made a face at her plate.
Jen half smiled ruefully. "I guess...coming from Canada the idea of raw fish is kinda gross...but now that I tasted it, I like it!"
"I'm glad." Kari replied, digging in herself.
"Oh, Kari, Tai, I'm going out with your father tonight. Will you be all right while we're gone?" Mrs. Kamiya asked.
"Of course we will Mom. Just have fun!" Tai answered without looking up from his plate.
"Yeah, have fun!" Kari, T.K., Izzy, and Jen echoed.
"Bye now kids!" She called as the door closed.
"So Jen, may I see that bill you found?" Izzy asked, blushing.
"Of course Izzy." Jen answered, unaware of Izzy's red cheeks. She pulled the bill out of her pocket. She handed it to Izzy.
"Hmmm...that's about $105 dollars in Canadian." Izzy said without a second thought.
They all looked at him openmouthed. "I knew Izzy was smart..." Gatomon said from the couch. "But that's just nuts!"
Izzy smiled confidently around the table, his eyes lingering on Jen before he looked back at his plate. "Well, just something I picked up...I just got a knack..."
"Just a knack?!" Suppymon whispered to Gatomon. "It sounds like he swallowed a laptop!"
"So, that's where that pineapple laptop he used to have went!" Patamon piped up.
Everyone laughed. "Hey! I still have that laptop around!" Izzy cried over the laughter.
"Yeah, in his stomach!" Suppymon added, rolling on the floor.
"Well, $105 dollars is good enough for me! Just think of all those presents I can buy!" Jen thought as the others were calming themselves down.
"Hey Kari?" Tai asked when they all had regained control. "Did you phone Joe? He's the one who was arranging the ride to the airport for us!"
"Oh no! Joe was supposed to get us bus tickets and everything! I hope it's not too late!" Kari said as she picked up the phone. "Hello? Joe? Yeah, it's Kari...Did you have those bus tickets for us?...Great! Thanks!...huh?...Ohhhhh...I see..." Kari winked at the others. "All right Joe...ok...Bye bye!"
"So what's happening Kari?" T.K. asked.
"Joe got us the bus tickets. And he got a little something for Mimi..." Kari smiled serenely.
"A little something? We've all got a little something for Mimi...It is her birthday!" Tai said looking confused.
"Yeah but Tai, you don't know what he got her!" Kari dissolved into a fit of giggles.
"What, what?" Tai and T.K. asked frantically.
"I'm not telling!" Kari said as she winked at Jen. "It's not my place to tell!"
Jen giggled. The guys were so funny when they wanted to know something!
T.K. shrugged his shoulders and went on eating. Kari and Izzy started to clean the table. Tai was looking sulky. Jen looked at him curiously. "Does Mimi mean something to him?" She wondered. She shook her head and helped Kari and Izzy get the dessert out.
"Ahh...Ice cream!" T.K. said, rubbing his hands together. "My favourite!"
"I know that's why I got some!" Kari laughed. T.K. gave her a appreciative smile.
"Thanks, Kari." T.K. said quietly, looking at her.
Kari blushed and smiled back. Jen caught Tai's eye and laughed. Izzy caught on and started laughing too.
"What?...What?!" T.K. cried.
That comment only made Tai, Jen and Izzy laugh harder. Soon T.K. and Kari joined in. They cleaned the table after dessert and plunked onto the couches with the Digimon.
"Mmmm...I am so full...That was like a Thanksgiving dinner!" Tai said satisfied.
"Me too!" Jen agreed. "Kari, you should become a famous cook when you're older!"
Kari smiled. "I love the feeling you get from preparing a great meal, but I'd like to become a teacher!"
"You'd make a great teacher Kari!" T.K. told her.
"Thanks T.K." She replied.
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"Hello? Kido residence." Joe said as he picked up the phone.
"Joe! It's so good to hear your voice!" A girl responded.
"Mimi?!" Joe asked in disbelief. "How are you?!"
"Just fine Joe. Look, I hope you all are going to pick me up at the airport tomorrow! I can't wait until Christmas!"
"What about your birthday?" Joe asked nonchalantly.
"Oh! And that too, of course! But I'm coming because it's Christmas, and there's nothing I would rather do then to be with you guys during the holidays!"
"I'm really glad you're coming Mimi. Christmas wouldn't be the same without you!" Joe said quickly.
"Joe! Stop it! You're making me blush! Anyways, you'll all be there at 4:00 p.m. your time right?"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Joe replied seriously.
"Joe! You're hopeless!" Mimi sighed.
"I know. You tell me that all the time!"
"Well, I'll see you soon, ok?" Mimi asked.
"I can't wait. Bye Mimi!"
"Bye Joe!"
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"Well..." Jen sighed as she hung up the phone. "That was definitely weird...I wonder if he acts like that normally?"
"Well what, Jen? Is Izzy coming?" Kari asked looking at Jen curiously.
"Huh? Oh yeah he's coming...It's just..." Jen trailed off. "Maybe I shouldn't mention what he said..." She thought. "It's just that he said he'll be over in a little while."
"All right. Come help me with dinner then." Kari said.
Jen joined the group in the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. T.K. took out the cookies.
"Mmm..."Tai moaned as the cookies were passed under his nose. "Are you sure we can't have one now?"
Kari shook her head. "Tai, sometimes you're worse then the kids I sit for!"
The doorbell rang. Tai was the closest, so he went to open the door. Izzy was standing there, looking as though he had run ALL the way to the Kamiya's apartment.
"I'm...here..." Izzy panted. "Supper...isn't...ready yet...is...it?!"
"No." Replied Tai coldly, giving Izzy an intimidating stare.
"Hey Izzy!" Kari and T.K. yelled.
"Long time no talk, Iz!" Jen laughed.
"Yeah hey?" Izzy said turning pink.
"If you're done talking, you can set the table." Tai said harshly to Izzy.
"Ok..." Izzy said quietly, not baking down, but not standing up for himself either. He picked up the dishes and started to set the table silently.
Kari took her brother aside. "Tai why are you being so mean?!" She whispered.
"What do you mean?! I'm being my regular self." Tai said looking at her with fake confidence.
"Tai, you never were a good liar." Kari replied shaking her head. "Are you still mad at him for talking to Jen?! He has just as much right to be her friend as you do."
"I know Kari...It's just...Look I really don't want to talk about it now...Just drop ok?" Tai said a little hard. He softened at the look on his sister's face. Sometimes his anger got away with him. "I'm sorry Kari, you know I'll always trust you..."
"Tai, I know why you don't admit you like Jen..." Kari said trying again.
Tai looked at his sister with total shock. "What'da mean 'like Jen'? She's just a friend..."
Kari shook her head. "Like I said before Tai, you're a bad liar. I know you like her Tai."
Tai blushed. "Whatever..." He replied, not completely answering Kari, but not denying it either.
"I know why you don't admit it..." Kari repeated.
"Why?!" Tai asked, his curiosity winning him over.
"One word for you Tai..." Replied Kari so quietly that Tai had to strain to hear her. "Sora."
Tai didn't look at Kari.
"Tai please...let's talk about it! You've never really got over her did
you?"
"I told you I don't feel like talking right now." Said Tai with a note of finality in his voice that Kari had never heard before. "Just leave it be, ok?" He said with a hurt tone, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"All right Tai...come to me if you need help ok?"
"Of course I will!" Tai said in a fake, happy voice.
Kari shook her head. "Tai is just too stubborn." She thought.
~~~~~~~~~~
Cody rushed into a large practice area, kendo sticks in hand.
"Sorry...I'm late...Grandpa..." panted Cody as he stumbled to get ready.
"Cody? What's the matter? You're never late for kendo practice." His
Grandpa replied looking worried.
"I'm sorry Grandpa, it won't happen again." Cody said bowing.
"Cody, tell me, is it about the Digimon again? Because you cannot let them rule your life. You'll never have time for the small pleasures, like..." Cody's Grandpa stopped to rummage in a gym bag. "Prune juice!" He cried with a funny smile on his face.
Cody gave his Grandpa a small smile. "Right Grandpa."
"That's it..." A deep voice said into Cody's mind. "Act normally..."
~~~~~~~~~~~
A servant walked quietly into a dark chamber and shut the door. It was quivering from head to foot. It slowly approached a dark foreboding chair that was turned so that the servant could not see the occupant.
"What do you want?" A cold voice asked with annoyance.
The servant shivered. "I-I was j-just curious, sire..."
"About what?" The voice snapped.
"Y-your brilliant p-plan..."
There was a small silence. "Ahhh...yes...my brilliant plan...well I'll tell you..." He pointed to a metallic machine in the corner of the room. "You see that beautiful machine? Well it once belonged to that fool Puppetmon. This machine enables me to take over someone's body without them knowing. With this machine in my possession I will take over both worlds!"
"Master? If Puppetmon owned t-this machine, w-why didn't he use it t-to take over t-the worlds?" The servant asked hesitantly.
"Puppetmon was a fool. All he wanted to do was to play around with the Digidestined before destroying them. All he wanted to do was to have fun. The idiot thought that this wonderful machine was just a toy. He never realized it's true power. Only someone like me, could truly see the genius of the machine." The deep voice said bitterly.
"Of-of course Master...f-forgive me..." The servant trembled as he bowed.
"You're excused this time. Next time I won't be so lenient with you."
"Why d-do you not t-take t-the Keeper of Courage, sire? Why not t-take a s-stronger one?"
"Ahh...yes...The Keeper of Courage...One of the ones who ensured my downfall...Why not take him instead? Well, let's just say I'd like to see him suffer...yes...pay for what he tried to do...Also my servant...you see...His will is much stronger then the young one I have possessed. I will not take any chances...And his relationship with The Peacemaker is too rocky...I must have a solid one NOW...This young one will do my bidding and get close enough to the Peacemaker to enable me to take her and her crest"
"I-I understand m-master...w-what are you g-going to d-do to The Keeper of Courage?"
"He will suffer his worst memories...and some other little things my brilliant mind has come up with...you can be sure that he will feel my wrath...How dare he try to take these worlds from me? Yes, he will pay..."
"A-and the o-others?"
"Of course I'll have to make them suffer too, or it wouldn't be fair..."
"M-master, how will you manage? Y-you are s-still very weak..."
"Her crest is the only power I need...with my evil to change it, it'll help me take over both worlds!" The deep voice laughed mercilessly.
"A-and the other crests?"
"Of course...I'll confiscate them too...They won't get out of this one...Alive!"
~~~~~~~~~~~
"Kari this food is to die for!" Jen shouted as she dug into her plate. "You could make a fortune outta this!"
"I'm glad you like it!" Kari said smiling at the praise. "I always try to work on my cooking and I have to admit my sushi is getting good!"
Jen's face contorted as she swallowed what she had in her mouth. "Sushi?" She asked weakly. "You mean, raw fish??" She laughed nervously.
T.K. and Kari laughed. "Of course it's raw fish! You liked it a minute ago!" Kari said, teasing.
"It's not that bad Jen!" T.K. laughed as Jen made a face at her plate.
Jen half smiled ruefully. "I guess...coming from Canada the idea of raw fish is kinda gross...but now that I tasted it, I like it!"
"I'm glad." Kari replied, digging in herself.
"Oh, Kari, Tai, I'm going out with your father tonight. Will you be all right while we're gone?" Mrs. Kamiya asked.
"Of course we will Mom. Just have fun!" Tai answered without looking up from his plate.
"Yeah, have fun!" Kari, T.K., Izzy, and Jen echoed.
"Bye now kids!" She called as the door closed.
"So Jen, may I see that bill you found?" Izzy asked, blushing.
"Of course Izzy." Jen answered, unaware of Izzy's red cheeks. She pulled the bill out of her pocket. She handed it to Izzy.
"Hmmm...that's about $105 dollars in Canadian." Izzy said without a second thought.
They all looked at him openmouthed. "I knew Izzy was smart..." Gatomon said from the couch. "But that's just nuts!"
Izzy smiled confidently around the table, his eyes lingering on Jen before he looked back at his plate. "Well, just something I picked up...I just got a knack..."
"Just a knack?!" Suppymon whispered to Gatomon. "It sounds like he swallowed a laptop!"
"So, that's where that pineapple laptop he used to have went!" Patamon piped up.
Everyone laughed. "Hey! I still have that laptop around!" Izzy cried over the laughter.
"Yeah, in his stomach!" Suppymon added, rolling on the floor.
"Well, $105 dollars is good enough for me! Just think of all those presents I can buy!" Jen thought as the others were calming themselves down.
"Hey Kari?" Tai asked when they all had regained control. "Did you phone Joe? He's the one who was arranging the ride to the airport for us!"
"Oh no! Joe was supposed to get us bus tickets and everything! I hope it's not too late!" Kari said as she picked up the phone. "Hello? Joe? Yeah, it's Kari...Did you have those bus tickets for us?...Great! Thanks!...huh?...Ohhhhh...I see..." Kari winked at the others. "All right Joe...ok...Bye bye!"
"So what's happening Kari?" T.K. asked.
"Joe got us the bus tickets. And he got a little something for Mimi..." Kari smiled serenely.
"A little something? We've all got a little something for Mimi...It is her birthday!" Tai said looking confused.
"Yeah but Tai, you don't know what he got her!" Kari dissolved into a fit of giggles.
"What, what?" Tai and T.K. asked frantically.
"I'm not telling!" Kari said as she winked at Jen. "It's not my place to tell!"
Jen giggled. The guys were so funny when they wanted to know something!
T.K. shrugged his shoulders and went on eating. Kari and Izzy started to clean the table. Tai was looking sulky. Jen looked at him curiously. "Does Mimi mean something to him?" She wondered. She shook her head and helped Kari and Izzy get the dessert out.
"Ahh...Ice cream!" T.K. said, rubbing his hands together. "My favourite!"
"I know that's why I got some!" Kari laughed. T.K. gave her a appreciative smile.
"Thanks, Kari." T.K. said quietly, looking at her.
Kari blushed and smiled back. Jen caught Tai's eye and laughed. Izzy caught on and started laughing too.
"What?...What?!" T.K. cried.
That comment only made Tai, Jen and Izzy laugh harder. Soon T.K. and Kari joined in. They cleaned the table after dessert and plunked onto the couches with the Digimon.
"Mmmm...I am so full...That was like a Thanksgiving dinner!" Tai said satisfied.
"Me too!" Jen agreed. "Kari, you should become a famous cook when you're older!"
Kari smiled. "I love the feeling you get from preparing a great meal, but I'd like to become a teacher!"
"You'd make a great teacher Kari!" T.K. told her.
"Thanks T.K." She replied.
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"Hello? Kido residence." Joe said as he picked up the phone.
"Joe! It's so good to hear your voice!" A girl responded.
"Mimi?!" Joe asked in disbelief. "How are you?!"
"Just fine Joe. Look, I hope you all are going to pick me up at the airport tomorrow! I can't wait until Christmas!"
"What about your birthday?" Joe asked nonchalantly.
"Oh! And that too, of course! But I'm coming because it's Christmas, and there's nothing I would rather do then to be with you guys during the holidays!"
"I'm really glad you're coming Mimi. Christmas wouldn't be the same without you!" Joe said quickly.
"Joe! Stop it! You're making me blush! Anyways, you'll all be there at 4:00 p.m. your time right?"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Joe replied seriously.
"Joe! You're hopeless!" Mimi sighed.
"I know. You tell me that all the time!"
"Well, I'll see you soon, ok?" Mimi asked.
"I can't wait. Bye Mimi!"
"Bye Joe!"
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