Forever Yours

Intro: This is the last chapter! Yes, there is a happy ending, and a good amount of Rukato in this chapter. Read on!

Chapter 5


"NOOOO!!!!!" screamed Henry. Rika and Takato lie on the ground, across from each other, dying with every breath. Henry held his head. "No..."
A dark shadow erupted out of Rika's body, swirled in the air and screamed in pain. Rika's soul ripped the shadow apart. Her soul drifted back to her bleeding body, but did not revive her.
Guilmon went over to Takato. "Takatomon?" said Guilmon, softly shaking Takato. Tears filled Guilmon's eyes. Takato and Rika's eyes were gaunt, and they weren't breathing anymore. "Takatomon...no..."
Renamon held her tamer in her arms. "Rika..."
Henry began to cry. "I couldn't stop him...and now I've lost them both..." Terriermon came up to him, crying also. "Henry..."
Henry stared in silence, tears streaking down his cheeks. He was staring at the two D-arcs, their D-arcs. "Work..." he said softly. "Please work...please tell me this is a nightmare and I can wake up and see them again..." The D-arcs didn't work, nothing happened. Tears streamed down Henry's eyes and he closed his eyes. "No...please..."

* * * * *

Rika,
I will always love you,
And no matter where we end up next,
I will find you,
And maybe then,
Maybe then we can find happiness in each other...

Takato's eyes slowly opened. "Where am I?" He looked around he was in a bubble, floating in space, Rika's limp body beside him. He smiled at her, and then frowned. "I thought..." He looked down at himself and saw there was no cut where he knew he had stabbed himself. He looked over at Rika, who also did not have a cut. "I did stab myself and her...to end all the pain...but..."
Rika's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. "Takato?"
Takato smiled and ran over to her. "Rika!"
Rika stared at him, and Takato stopped dead. Her eyes were still the gaunt purple they were before when she was possessed. "Rika?"
"Takato!" she cried. "I can't see..."
Takato was horrified. "No..." He held her in his arms and she returned his embrace. "Takato..."
Tears slid down Takato's cheeks. Rika looked up at him with a frown. "Why are you crying Gogglehead?"
Takato managed a smile, but began to burst out in tears again. Rika drew a tear from his eye. "It's alright. All that matters now is that I'm with you..."
Startled, Takato nodded. He still pleaded for her eyesight to be restored and that they were alive and in good health.
Rika smiled at him. "Listen, it'll be alright, I promise. Momemtai, as Terriermon would say..." Takato choked on tears as he laughed. He hugged her. "I'll never let you out of my sight ever again..."
"Takato," said Rika, annoyed.
"You know what I mean," said Takato, smiling. He closed his eyes. "I love you..."
Rika smiled, allowing one tear to slide down her cheek. "I love you too..."
There was a spark of light and Ophanimon appeared, smiling. Rika turned and Takato looked up to see her land and walk closer to them. Ophanimon laid a hand gently on Rika's forehead. Rika closed her eyes and listened as Ophanimon muttered some words and withdrew her hand. There was a mark on Rika's forehead, and Takato recognized it after a few moments. "That's the crest of love..."
Ophanimon nodded and the mark disappeared. Rika opened her eyes and smiled at Takato, her eyes had life in them. She could see again. Takato was overjoyed. "Rika!!"
Takato hugged her and smiled. "Oh Rika..."
Ophanimon smiled and stepped forward. "I am sorry for the pain I have caused you both. Please forgive me Tamers..." She bowed her head.
Rika withdrew from Takato and smiled. "It's alright Ophanimon. We're together again."
Ophanimon raised her head again and smiled. But that smile quickly diminished. She raised her staff, her face a mix of worry and happiness. "Listen to me closely, Bastemon is not dead yet..."
"What?!" Rika cried. "That cat just doesn't know when to quit..."
Ophanimon giggled. "Yes... but now that you two are together, I can restore your lives and give you a unique power. Take each other's hand..."
Rika and Takato looked quizzically at each other but did as she said. Ophanimon smiled. "Good... now then..." She struck her staff on the ground. "DNA Digivoltuion!"
A wave of golden light wrapped around the two tamers as they allowed themselves to be swallowed in the warmth...

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Henry opened his eyes. He turned to Guilmon and Renamon, who were up in the air, each incased in a golden egg. The two D-arcs were beeping wildly in his hands. Henry stood slowly. "What the..."

Angel DNA Digivolution

Rika and Takato's bodies rose up, eyes opening, meeting their digimon's egg. They were each absorbed inside, and the D-arcs seemed magnetized to it. "Hey!!" cried Henry as the two D-arcs pried from his hands and flew toward the eggs. Takato's disappeared into Guilmon's egg, and Rika's into Renamon's.
The eggs became transparent and the two digimon digivolved to Ultimate. Rika and Takato hung inside the eggs, eyes opened. Soon the two eggs burst and the two digimon flew up to the sky at a meeting point, taking their Tamers with them.

Taomon!

WarGrowlmon!

DNA Digivolve to...

The two digimon morphed together, and bio merged with Rika and Takato. A golden snakelike digimon rose up from the morphing point and did a flip or two. Then it landed on the ground, posed and ready to fight.

Goldramon!

Henry and Terriermon stood dumbstruck. "That's cool..." was all Terriermon could say.
"No kidding..." said Henry, speechless. "This is like Omnimon!"
"Henry!" said Terriermon. "Let's see what this Goldramon thing is!"
Henry nodded and pulled out his D-arc. "Goldramon, a Mega Vaccine type Digimon. Its attacks are Good Summon and God Flame!"
"That explains a lot," said Terriermon. "And Rika and Takato bio merged with that thing?!"
"Yea," said Henry, still awed. He looked up at the magnificent digimon. It was a large, long golden snake with a gold helmet and arms stretching out from its chest. Each arm had a clawed hand, but the arms were not very long. The hands were clasped together prayer like. A mop of brown hair stuck out in the back of the helmet, and the helmet stretched down from the head to the mouth, much like Justimon's does. Little white clouds hung about the golden Digimon.
The shadow had recollected its data, unnoticed. That is until it grow bigger and bigger and Terriermon spotted it. "Uh... Henry?"
"What?" asked Henry. Terriermon pointed and Henry turned around, then backed away and gasped. "Oh great not again! I thought we got rid of her!!"
Bastemon stood before them, bigger and stronger than ever. She revealed a toothy grin. "Thought you could get rid of me so easily? Well, think again!!"
"You are a royal pain in the butt you know that you oversized vampire cat?!" cried Terriermon. Bastemon sneered. "Vampire Dance!"
"Whoa!" cried Terriermon as he just dodged the lying purple beams.
"That's enough!" cried Goldramon. "We've had just about enough of you Bastemon!"
Bastemon turned to Goldramon and sneered. "Like the big golden snake can do anything... don't make me cough up a hairball."
Goldramon's eyes narrowed. "God Flame!"
The attack blew Bastemon to the ground. Bastemon flipped back up. "Why you little..." She concentrated her power. "Vampire Dance!!"
"Hang on Takato, Rika! We're coming!" cried Henry.

Bio Merge Digivolution

"About time," scoffed Rika inside Goldramon.
"You haven't changed a bit," said Terriermon, scowling.
"Duh! I've been dead!" she retorted. Takato sighed. "Ok you two, stop fighting, it's time we've worked as a team."
"He's right Rika," said Renamon. Rika smiled. "Let's make this oversized cat baka wish she never messed with us!"
"That's the Rika I know and love!" said Takato smiling. Rika blushed and the two boys laughed. Takato refocused. "Ready?"
"Ready when you are Takatomon!" cried Guilmon.
"Ok then," said Takato. "Good Summon!!"
"Mega Barrage!" cried MegaGargomon.
The attacks met at their target. Bastemon's eyes grew wide. "This can't be happening!!" She screamed, petrified, and she blasted into bits of data, which were promptly absorbed by the two mega digimon. The two landed and dedigivolved. Henry wiped the sweat from his brow. "Thank goodness that's over..."
"You did it!!" cried Gatomon, running up to them, BlackGatomon behind her. BlackGatomon bowed. "Good work. Thank you."
"Anytime," said Takato, dedigivolving from Goldramon. Rika smiled at him and realized something. "Where's my D-arc??"
Henry blinked. "Oh... right..." He fumbled for it. "Where'd it go?"
"Uh oh..." said Terriermon. "Not good..."
A bright ball of light blinded everyone for a second. Rika shaded her eyes and watched the light erupt and disappear, leaving behind a D-arc like Takato's only with a silver ring and tail cloth. It dropped into Rika's hands. "Wow..."
Takato smiled. "What say we go home?"
Rika turned to him and the two leaned closer. Henry smiled and hugged Terriermon. "Aren't they cute?"
The two kissed happily and blushed. Gatomon and BlackGatomon cheered. "We did it!!!" They cried and hugged each other.
Takato smiled the three tamers laughed. Takato looked to the sky to see a rainbow drape over the sky, and at the head flew Ophanimon, waving slightly to them and smiling...

'Take care Tamers... may your love lead a happy life...' said a gentle voice. Takato nodded. "Don't worry... it will..."


***The End***

Ok, so the ending wasn't that great... sorry about that!! -_-;;; Don't worry however, I have many more Rukato stories on the way, so stay tuned, but that's it for this one! Like it? Love it? Hate it? R+R please!