Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil
Chapter 3
'Where am I?' Henry asked himself looking out into dark void that surrounded him, 'What is this?' His thoughts were interupted by a cackle. It was a horrible cackle but it sounded slightly familiar to him....
"Who are you? What do you want from me?-From us?" asked Henry trying to move from his binds.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" chuckled the voice but the only answer Henry got was the feel of a hand clamping down hard on his shoulder. The cackling just echoed louder in Henry's head.
"Why don't you answer me?" demanded Henry with a slight crack in his voice, "ANSWER ME!"
"Oh, aren't we a little demanding?" mocked the voice, "But I've wasted enough time. Prepare yourself for your own taste of the darkness...." Suddenly the sound of flapping wings and squeaks filled the air! Bats! Henry felt their furry bodies cover his body and pain like none he'd ever felt before filled him and overwhelmed him... only a burning sensation in his ears was felt before he blacked out. The last thing he heard was the evil voice... cackling... laughing....
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Eight days later....
"I can't believe this is happening!" cried Jeri throwing her arms around Henry and sobbing. Henry put his arms around her but didn't say anything. He didn't trust his mouth.
"Great. Just what we needed." sighed Rika sarcasticly, "Goggle Boy is blind and the Bunny Lover is deaf! What else could go wrong!"
"I still don't understand what could be doing this...." whispered Kenta.
"It's m-my fault!" sobbed Terriermon.
"Don't cry, Terriermon." said Guilmon trying to cheer up his little friend and patting him on the back, "Its not that bad."
'I wonder what they're all saying...' Henry thought as he tried to read their faces but without prevail. The only feelings he could understand were Terriermon and Jeri's tears.
"Well, it looks like something is after the Tamers." said Renamon leaning up against a tree and crossing her arms.
"I won't let anything happen to you, Jeri." said Leomon in an assuring voice and placing one of his paws on her shoulder.
"That's it!" yelled Takato snapping his fingers and smiling for the first time in ages.
"What is it?" asked Henry looking around in confusion.
"The next time someone sees the bats, they are to immediatly run for cover, let their Digimon battle them and contact anyother Tamer Asap!"
"But that's what I tried to do when the bats attacked you, Takato." said Guilmon.
"You were too far, boy. You couldn't do anything to help and I don't blame you for not being able to help. We'll just make a rule that the Digimon aren't to leave their Tamer's side, alright, boy?" suggested Takato reaching for his Digimon and patting his head when he found him.
"Okay, Takato." said Guilmon trying to smile at his Tamer but it was a futile attempt.
"What are you talking about?" Henry asked in a louder voice than he meant.
"Pshaw!" grumbled Rika pulling out a small pad of paper and a pen. She quickly scribbled down 'New Rule: Digimon are not to leave Tamer's side'. Henry nodded to show he understood.
"So, Chumly, do you think you'll be back in school?" asked Kazu trying to steer the conversation to a new topic.
"No. My mom says I'm going to be home schooled now because she's afraid something will happen to me at school when I'm gone." replied Takato, "I'm only allowed to go out with either my parents or a few good friends they know won't get me into trouble."
"I guess that rules you out, Kazu." joked Kenta.
"Ha ha. Very funny." sniffed Kazu in a flat tone.
"Well, I think I should take you back home now." said Jeri taking Takato's hand in her's, "Come on, Guilmon." The 4(Leomon followed along with Jeri and them) of them left and, without a word or hint of a goodbye, Rika walked off and Renamon disappeared.
"So, you really can't hear anything we say, Henry?" asked Kazu taking a step closer to the blue haired Tamer who, in turn, took a step back.
"I guess he can't." said Kenta. He shivered and continued, "That would creep me out! Not being able to hear anything just seems too freaky!"
"You said it." agreed Kazu.
"Well... I guess we should go. Bye, Terriermon." said Kenta and he waved goodbye to Henry so he would understand.
"Bye." whispered Henry as he picked up Terriermon and began towards his house.
'To think, a little more than a week ago, I was able to hear perfectly...' thought Henry with a sigh, 'Now I can't hear at all. I just showed up at my house, bruised and bitten, scared and dirty with nothing broken but my ears permanently destroyed!'
"Oh, Henry...." sighed Terriermon, 'I wish I knew what you were thinking now... I wish I was deaf too, then we could be deaf together....'
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"Well, here's your house." said Jeri gently placing his hand against the door.
"Thanks for taking me out to see Henry, Jeri." said Takato pushing the door open, "Would you like a honey bun?"
"I don't have any money." replied Jeri.
"I'm sure my parents would give one to you for helping me out. Come on, Jeri!" ecouraged Takato giving her arm a small tug.
"Well... alright." said Jeri finally caving in.
"Hey, mom! I'm home!" called out Takato.
"Are you alright, Takato?" asked Mrs. Matsuki walking in from the back room.
"Yes, I'm just fine. Do you think we could let Jeri have a honey bun for helping me?" asked Takato walking in the direction of his mother's voice and looking up with his sad, colorless eyes.
"Of course, she can." answered Mrs. Matsuki walking to the back room and coming out with a small bag with a fresh honey bun inside, "Here you go, sweety."
"Thank you, Mrs. Matsuki." said Jeri sweetly.
"I'll tell you what," said Mrs. Matsuki smiling, "If you come by everyday you're able to and take Takato out to get some exercise, I'll give you a fresh bun for free to take home for dessert."
"That's really nice of you, Mrs. Matsuki. I'll be glad to help out Takato, even without a free bun every time." replied Jeri.
"It's alright. I insist it." said Mrs. Matsuki, "I'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye, Jeri."
"Goodbye, Mrs. Matsuki. Bye, Takato!" shouted Jeri over her shoulder as she left.
"That is a nice girl, Takato." said his mother, "You're lucky she's one of your friends."
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"Well, Leomon, do you want the honey bun?" asked Jeri holding up her small bag to her giant lion Digimon. He gently took it from her and looked inside.
"Thank you, Jeri. It's very thoughtful of you to give me this." answered Leomon taking the small bun out of the bag and eating it in one bite.
"Oh, maybe I should buy an extra one along with the free one." giggled Jeri as they walked slowly through the park towards her house. It was the quickest way but it was getting dark and the street lamps were already starting to turn on.
They walked along in silence for a while longer, thinking of the past events and the strange happenings when something caught Leomon's ear. He stopped and held up his paw for Jeri to stop too.
"What is it, Leomon?" asked Jeri tugging on his arm, "What's wrong?"
"Shhh... something's coming." whispered Leomon pulling her closer to him. Jeri listened hard but it was a few seconds before her ears caught the sound of wings flapping.
"Leomon!" yelled Jeri poinging towards the horizon where a great cloud of bats were emerging. Leomon pushed her behind him and stood his ground.
"Leomon... what are you doing?" asked Jeri as the bats neared. Soon, the bats would be right on top of them! She screamed, "Leomon, please help!"
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!" shouted Leomon throwing a punch and knocking a big hole in the group of bats.
"Jeri, go hide in the bushes!" said Leomon giving her a push towards the bushes and throwing another punch. The lion's head of the punch sliced through the bats but more were coming!
'Oh, Leomon! If only I could help... wait! I can help!' thought Jeri reaching into her pocket and pulling out her stack of cards and her D-Power, 'It's now or never, Jeri! Just do it!'
"Digi-Modify!" cried Jeri slashing one of her cards through her D-Power, "Power Activate!" Leomon was now throwing punches like a professional boxer and they were super strong and knocking more bats down but he was still missing most of them.
"Speed Activate!" Jeri slashed yet another card through her D-Power. Leomon was now unstopable and soon all the bats were gone or lying at the feet of the hard-breathing Leomon.
"Oh, Leomon! I hope you're okay." said Jeri looking up at her Digimon partner. He smiled down at her and nodded.
"Now, we need to get you home." whispered Leomon. Jeri took another step and screamed as 20 more bats filed out of a tree close to them.
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!" shouted Leomon and the bats disintegrated. Jeri looked up at Leomon and threw her arms around him, crying.
"Thank you... Leomon." whispered Jeri quietly, "Thank you."
To be continued....
Chapter 3
'Where am I?' Henry asked himself looking out into dark void that surrounded him, 'What is this?' His thoughts were interupted by a cackle. It was a horrible cackle but it sounded slightly familiar to him....
"Who are you? What do you want from me?-From us?" asked Henry trying to move from his binds.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" chuckled the voice but the only answer Henry got was the feel of a hand clamping down hard on his shoulder. The cackling just echoed louder in Henry's head.
"Why don't you answer me?" demanded Henry with a slight crack in his voice, "ANSWER ME!"
"Oh, aren't we a little demanding?" mocked the voice, "But I've wasted enough time. Prepare yourself for your own taste of the darkness...." Suddenly the sound of flapping wings and squeaks filled the air! Bats! Henry felt their furry bodies cover his body and pain like none he'd ever felt before filled him and overwhelmed him... only a burning sensation in his ears was felt before he blacked out. The last thing he heard was the evil voice... cackling... laughing....
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Eight days later....
"I can't believe this is happening!" cried Jeri throwing her arms around Henry and sobbing. Henry put his arms around her but didn't say anything. He didn't trust his mouth.
"Great. Just what we needed." sighed Rika sarcasticly, "Goggle Boy is blind and the Bunny Lover is deaf! What else could go wrong!"
"I still don't understand what could be doing this...." whispered Kenta.
"It's m-my fault!" sobbed Terriermon.
"Don't cry, Terriermon." said Guilmon trying to cheer up his little friend and patting him on the back, "Its not that bad."
'I wonder what they're all saying...' Henry thought as he tried to read their faces but without prevail. The only feelings he could understand were Terriermon and Jeri's tears.
"Well, it looks like something is after the Tamers." said Renamon leaning up against a tree and crossing her arms.
"I won't let anything happen to you, Jeri." said Leomon in an assuring voice and placing one of his paws on her shoulder.
"That's it!" yelled Takato snapping his fingers and smiling for the first time in ages.
"What is it?" asked Henry looking around in confusion.
"The next time someone sees the bats, they are to immediatly run for cover, let their Digimon battle them and contact anyother Tamer Asap!"
"But that's what I tried to do when the bats attacked you, Takato." said Guilmon.
"You were too far, boy. You couldn't do anything to help and I don't blame you for not being able to help. We'll just make a rule that the Digimon aren't to leave their Tamer's side, alright, boy?" suggested Takato reaching for his Digimon and patting his head when he found him.
"Okay, Takato." said Guilmon trying to smile at his Tamer but it was a futile attempt.
"What are you talking about?" Henry asked in a louder voice than he meant.
"Pshaw!" grumbled Rika pulling out a small pad of paper and a pen. She quickly scribbled down 'New Rule: Digimon are not to leave Tamer's side'. Henry nodded to show he understood.
"So, Chumly, do you think you'll be back in school?" asked Kazu trying to steer the conversation to a new topic.
"No. My mom says I'm going to be home schooled now because she's afraid something will happen to me at school when I'm gone." replied Takato, "I'm only allowed to go out with either my parents or a few good friends they know won't get me into trouble."
"I guess that rules you out, Kazu." joked Kenta.
"Ha ha. Very funny." sniffed Kazu in a flat tone.
"Well, I think I should take you back home now." said Jeri taking Takato's hand in her's, "Come on, Guilmon." The 4(Leomon followed along with Jeri and them) of them left and, without a word or hint of a goodbye, Rika walked off and Renamon disappeared.
"So, you really can't hear anything we say, Henry?" asked Kazu taking a step closer to the blue haired Tamer who, in turn, took a step back.
"I guess he can't." said Kenta. He shivered and continued, "That would creep me out! Not being able to hear anything just seems too freaky!"
"You said it." agreed Kazu.
"Well... I guess we should go. Bye, Terriermon." said Kenta and he waved goodbye to Henry so he would understand.
"Bye." whispered Henry as he picked up Terriermon and began towards his house.
'To think, a little more than a week ago, I was able to hear perfectly...' thought Henry with a sigh, 'Now I can't hear at all. I just showed up at my house, bruised and bitten, scared and dirty with nothing broken but my ears permanently destroyed!'
"Oh, Henry...." sighed Terriermon, 'I wish I knew what you were thinking now... I wish I was deaf too, then we could be deaf together....'
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"Well, here's your house." said Jeri gently placing his hand against the door.
"Thanks for taking me out to see Henry, Jeri." said Takato pushing the door open, "Would you like a honey bun?"
"I don't have any money." replied Jeri.
"I'm sure my parents would give one to you for helping me out. Come on, Jeri!" ecouraged Takato giving her arm a small tug.
"Well... alright." said Jeri finally caving in.
"Hey, mom! I'm home!" called out Takato.
"Are you alright, Takato?" asked Mrs. Matsuki walking in from the back room.
"Yes, I'm just fine. Do you think we could let Jeri have a honey bun for helping me?" asked Takato walking in the direction of his mother's voice and looking up with his sad, colorless eyes.
"Of course, she can." answered Mrs. Matsuki walking to the back room and coming out with a small bag with a fresh honey bun inside, "Here you go, sweety."
"Thank you, Mrs. Matsuki." said Jeri sweetly.
"I'll tell you what," said Mrs. Matsuki smiling, "If you come by everyday you're able to and take Takato out to get some exercise, I'll give you a fresh bun for free to take home for dessert."
"That's really nice of you, Mrs. Matsuki. I'll be glad to help out Takato, even without a free bun every time." replied Jeri.
"It's alright. I insist it." said Mrs. Matsuki, "I'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye, Jeri."
"Goodbye, Mrs. Matsuki. Bye, Takato!" shouted Jeri over her shoulder as she left.
"That is a nice girl, Takato." said his mother, "You're lucky she's one of your friends."
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"Well, Leomon, do you want the honey bun?" asked Jeri holding up her small bag to her giant lion Digimon. He gently took it from her and looked inside.
"Thank you, Jeri. It's very thoughtful of you to give me this." answered Leomon taking the small bun out of the bag and eating it in one bite.
"Oh, maybe I should buy an extra one along with the free one." giggled Jeri as they walked slowly through the park towards her house. It was the quickest way but it was getting dark and the street lamps were already starting to turn on.
They walked along in silence for a while longer, thinking of the past events and the strange happenings when something caught Leomon's ear. He stopped and held up his paw for Jeri to stop too.
"What is it, Leomon?" asked Jeri tugging on his arm, "What's wrong?"
"Shhh... something's coming." whispered Leomon pulling her closer to him. Jeri listened hard but it was a few seconds before her ears caught the sound of wings flapping.
"Leomon!" yelled Jeri poinging towards the horizon where a great cloud of bats were emerging. Leomon pushed her behind him and stood his ground.
"Leomon... what are you doing?" asked Jeri as the bats neared. Soon, the bats would be right on top of them! She screamed, "Leomon, please help!"
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!" shouted Leomon throwing a punch and knocking a big hole in the group of bats.
"Jeri, go hide in the bushes!" said Leomon giving her a push towards the bushes and throwing another punch. The lion's head of the punch sliced through the bats but more were coming!
'Oh, Leomon! If only I could help... wait! I can help!' thought Jeri reaching into her pocket and pulling out her stack of cards and her D-Power, 'It's now or never, Jeri! Just do it!'
"Digi-Modify!" cried Jeri slashing one of her cards through her D-Power, "Power Activate!" Leomon was now throwing punches like a professional boxer and they were super strong and knocking more bats down but he was still missing most of them.
"Speed Activate!" Jeri slashed yet another card through her D-Power. Leomon was now unstopable and soon all the bats were gone or lying at the feet of the hard-breathing Leomon.
"Oh, Leomon! I hope you're okay." said Jeri looking up at her Digimon partner. He smiled down at her and nodded.
"Now, we need to get you home." whispered Leomon. Jeri took another step and screamed as 20 more bats filed out of a tree close to them.
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!" shouted Leomon and the bats disintegrated. Jeri looked up at Leomon and threw her arms around him, crying.
"Thank you... Leomon." whispered Jeri quietly, "Thank you."
To be continued....
