Future Dreams
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon but I do own this story so please,
please, please don't copy! (Not that any of you ever would ^_^)
A/N) Yay! Another chapter! I sorry this chapter took a little longer
then expected, but it's about twice as long as my last one *winks at
DigiDestined of Courage*, so I'm happy, but I HATE writer's block!!!
This chapter probably isn't as good as it could have been, with writer's
block and all, but maybe it's okay… Review and tell me what you think!
^_^ And guess what! I finally have a beta reader, so hopefully there
won't be as many mistakes as before, thanks Kawaii Mimi-chan!
Chapter Five
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"Well." Takato stated, after hanging out with them for over an hour.
"I should probably be going home."
"Aww!" Whined Kazu. "So soon?"
"I think so. Besides I still have homework and my parents will want
me home for dinner on time.
"Yeah." Ryo stood up stretching. "I should probably be going too,
don't want my dad to worry about me, ya know?"
"Uh-huh, I guess." Said Kenta. "But if you guys are leaving, I might
as well go too. Hey Kazu, wanna come? I think my mom's cooking fish
for dinner."
"I'm there!" Shouted Kazu happily.
"Well, I'm not about to start hanging around with a computer geek,
and his baby sister. I'm out of here." Rika stated.
"Oh well, I gotta leave anyways." Said Henry, standing up. "Mom
wants me to help with dinner tonight, so we'd better be going." He
looked at Suzi.
"Awwwwww… Do we have to go Henwy?" She whimpered.
"Yup. Sorry Suzi, come on."
Still pouting, but deciding to obey his orders, she picking up
Lopmon, and following behind him, and Terriermon.
"Bwe!" She called over her shoulder.
"Bye!" They all called back to her, amused at the sight of Lopmon,
struggling to get out of her arms.
"I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." Takato finish smiling. "See
ya!"
The Tamers went there separate ways.
******
"Ugg…" Takato moaned, one elbow propping him up, as he sat at the
desk in, his bedroom. "Math homework…"
He had no idea how to do it… Of course he probably would have had
some idea if he had actually paid attention in class… But it was too
late to start thinking about that now… Maybe he could get Jeri's
help in the morning.
Besides, he was tired, he had just finished eating dinner with his
parents, and even though it was only 7:30 it felt like 10 o'clock at
least.
*Oh well.* He thought, yawning. *It won't matter if I go to bed a
bit early.*
With this last though, he slipped into his bed, and under his
covers, deciding he was too tired to change his clothing. He was
asleep before his head hit the pillow.
******
The first thing he noticed in his dream was the fact that he was
trapped inside a large glass-like cube.
But something was a little different about this dream… He actually
knew it was a dream, unlike the others where he didn't realize it
was a dream until it was over.
He still wasn't sure why though. Maybe it was the fact that being
trapped inside a huge glass cube in the middle of no where, just
didn't feel normal, or just the fact that he had been having so many
dreams lately that he could finally tell the difference between
them, and reality. Which one, he wasn't sure.
But the fact remained. This was a dream, and if it was anything like
the last two, he was pretty sure he wanted to wake up. Now.
******
Yamaki sat in his desk at his office, and sighed. He needed to get
some sleep before tomorrow came.
The Wild Bunch would be coming in early tomorrow, so that they could
discuss on a way to rid themselves of the new D-Reaper, or Reapmon,
as it called itself.
Though most of the group had stayed as late as possible, but one by
one, they slowly slipped away, all except Janyuu.
He guessed he could understand his logic in staying… Yamaki knew
Janyuu would do what ever it took to defend his children.
But he knew that like all humans, Janyuu needed his sleep. So he was
going to send him home, even if he had to drive him there himself.
Getting up to leave, he was interrupted by one of his better
assistants, bursting in.
"Sir, Tally sent me to find you, Reapmon's power level is
rising again!"
"Damn!" He muttered angrily under his breath, as his rushed towards
the main lab, his assistant hot on his tail.
He was greeted to the sight of both Janyuu, and Tally, hovering
over one of the main computers.
"What's going on?" He asked.
Janyuu was the one to answer his question. "The D-Reaper's power
level is rising. Slowly, yes, but it is rising again."
"We're not sure how though." Continued Tally. "Where could it be
getting it's power from! It hasn't even merged yet!"
"Well how can we stop it?"
"We're working on it Yamaki…" She sighed. "We're working on it…"
******
"H-Hello?" Takato asked nervously to the darkness around him.
"Welcome back." The cold voice made his blood run cold, and he
couldn't bare to turn around and greet it. The creature…
He sensed Takato's nervousness. "Oh don't worry Takato, I won't hurt
you." His words weren't in the least bit comforting. "I have other
things planned for now…"
Takato didn't reply. He didn't think he needed to.
"Fine then, anyways…" The creature drawled. "I want to show you
something."
"Like what?" Takato was pretty sure he didn't want to know.
"Something that should soon happen, or maybe it already has…"
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" He asked confused. *What is he
going to show me?*
"Jeri." He said simply.
Takato finally gained the courage to turn around. "What about Jeri!
Don't you dare think of-" But he was gone…
Takato stood there waiting for a full minute, before he heard it.
Someone crying…
He turned towards to the direction of the sound. *No ones there…*
That's when he saw it. A picture was fading in where there once
stood nothing… "Jeri…"
There was Jeri, clothed in only her pajamas, and sitting on her
bed, in what looked like her room. She was crying.
"Jeri!" He said more loudly this time, hoping she would notice him,
and get him out from the cube he was trapped. But she'd didn't say
anything to analoge he was there, nor did she look up. She just sat
heir sobs racking her small form.
"Jeri." Takato looked at her sadly. "What's the matter? Did I do
something wrong?"
Still she ignored him.
"Jeri," Takato said, pleading this time. "Please tell me what's
wrong. I can't help you if you don't tell me…"
Jeri stood up, and Takato's heart leaped with joy, was she finally
going talk to him?
But no, still sobbing she walked quickly over to her bedside table,
throwing it open and grabbing two things from it. One was her Yellow
D-Arc, and she placed it beside her on the bed. Takato was unable to
see the other item, though it glinted sliver in the small light
around her.
She picked up the D-Arc, holding it close to her, and Takato had to
strain to hear her words. "Oh Leomon…" She sighed sadly, the wet
tears dripping down her face.
Then: "Don't worry… Soon we'll be together…" She picked up the other
object she had placed on her bed, and Takato gasped. It was a knife.
"No! Jeri!" He cried banging his hands hard against the glass of the
cube, in his futile attempts to reach her. "You can't do this Jeri!
Think about your family! You're little brother, your stepmother, and
your father! Remember how much they care about you! They won't want
you to do something like this! Think about your friends Jeri! Kauz,
Kenta, me! We don't want you to give up everything just like that!"
For a moment she looked as if she had heard him, and she looked up.
But then went back to staring back at her wrist and the knife before
her.
"Jeri…" Takato began, softer this time. "We all care about you… I
know Leomon was your partner, and that you cared for him a lot, but
doing this won't bring him back. Think about it Jeri… Do you really
think he'd want you to do something like this?"
But again, she looked gone to the world, the distant look back in
her face. Then she did it. She took the knife, swiftly cutting it
over her left wrist.
"Jeri! No!!!"
******
Tally looked at her computer screen in alarm. "Yamaki! Reapmon's
power level is rising higher than every! In the last minute alone
it's rising over 70 percent. If we don't stop it, and fast, it could
merge anywhere."
"Well any ideas people?" Yamaki asked, in both confusion and anger.
He was going to lose everything if they didn't learn to put a stop
to this. Everyone would…
The other scientists and workers in the lab, had there heads turned
to the ground. They also knew the consequences to failure. But
still, no one knew what to do…
"Maybe I can help." One of the younger workers called out. Yamaki
looked up at her. She was Eurara Juioin, one of the newer workers in
Hypnos. She was only 17 but rated well for her good nolage in
science, and her knack for computers. But since she was a newcomer,
she had only been working in the lower levels of Hypnos, leaving the
hard jobs for more experienced people like, Tally. Yamaki wasn't
sure how she would be under pressure. But she was their last option,
and if she couldn't help them, they were surely done for, when
Reapmon decided he was ready to merge.
He gave her a faint smile. Best to be friendly, he decided. "What do
you have in mind?"
She blushed, but smiled all the same. She had come here, hoping to
serve a real purpose, but so far all she had found was boredom, with
all the easy jobs they were giving her. Maybe she'd finally be able to
help out, and make a different.
"Well…" She started off, slightly nervous, but determined all the
same. "As you probably know I wasn't here three months ago, when the
D-Reaper first attacked the city… But lately as we all know the
D-Reaper has shown up again."
She walked over to Tally, and the computer she was sitting at. "May
I?" She asked politely.
"Oh sure." She replied, getting out of her seat to let Eurara sit
down. She did and logged on to the computer, typing quickly, but
still able to explain her idea.
"Tally?" She asked testily. "The D-Reaper is some how managing to
connect to a power source, am a right?"
"Yes." She state, though confused, as to why she would be asking
these types of questions. "But the problem is, we don't know what
the power source is. Though if we did we probably be able to stop
the D-Reaper in it's tracks."
"Well." Eurara sighed. "I can't find the power source for you. But,"
She brightened quickly. "I can severe the connection."
Janyuu looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"
"Well in the last few days I have been working on a program that
should be able to severe the connection between both the D-Reaper,
and the power source. It's not totally finished at the moment, and I
was hoping to explain this when it was in top condition, but as is
obvious, we don't have that kind of time. The short version should
at least have enough effect to disconnect the D-Reaper for a little
while. Hopefully buying us the time we need, to come up with a
plan."
Tally stared at the young woman before her, she had some how been
able to create this type of program in a matter of days?!? It would
have taken herself at least a month to think something like that up,
little lone try and build it! Janyuu had the same thoughts.
However Yamaki was pleased. He was now sure the girl was a genius,
but more importantly she may have solved their main problem. At
least for now…
"Well do you think you could set it up now?" He asked, still amazed
at her work.
"Yes I think so."
"Then let's do it."
******
"Jeri! No!" Takato cried yet again, smashing his fists against the
glass again, brutally. Amazingly enough it broke from the pressure,
freeing Takato, but also cutting both of his hands in the process.
He ran over to Jeri, ignore the stinging pain in both his hands.
"Jeri…"
Her wrist which at first had just bleed softly, leaving her arm and
dripping onto the floor, had now become a steady flow, covering both
her pajamas and Takato's clothing as he reached her. Still there was
enough blood to form a small puddle around her on the floor.
"Jeri… How could you...?" He murmured softly, tears forming in his
eyes.
She was wearing a smile though, a sad smile, but a smile. He
supported her limp form as he sat down on the bed. Trying to ignore
he blood.
Then the tears finally came, rolling down his cheeks, as he cried
for another friend he refused to lose… But she was already gone…
But his stubborn mind told him. *It's just a dream… It's just a
dream… I'll wake up and none of this will have been real. The
monster will be gone, his friends will be alive and healthy, and
this is just my sick imagination, and soon everything would be
alright…*
Suddenly the vision of Jeri, and her room, faded and he was
enveloped into darkness once more…
******
"We did it…" Tally murmured, in faint surprise.
"Yes, I guess we did…" Eurara looked just as surprised as Tally, if
not more."
"But now we have a bigger problem at hand." Tally stated, snapping
out of her daze. "Reapmon's power level is at 82% now. If he somehow
manages to tap into his power source anytime soon, we can pretty
much say that other than your program, we don't have any other
defenses."
"The Tamers." Yamaki stated calmly.
"What?" Janyuu asked confused. "I thought you didn't want to drag
them into this mess?"
"I don't. But we're losing options. Besides this is now something they
need to know for their safety, and if we're lucky they might even be
able to help."
"Yeah we're going to need all the help we can get…" Tally stated
quietly.
******
Takato woke up his bed, angry, confused, and upset. "Jeri…" He
whispered sadly into the darkness. *No.* He thought angrily. *It was
just like a dream. Jeri at home, having a peaceful night of sleep
right now, besides she would never do something like that.*
He turned over getting comfortable, before yelping from the pain
that came from his hands. Carefully he slide out of bed, he walked
towards the bathroom, to turn on the light.
He looked at his hands, and was shocked at what he saw. He had awful
bloody red cuts on both of them, running from his fingers down to
his wrists. Then he remembered: *The glass cube…*
But it was just a dream… If he could get hurt in a dream, his
friends might really be in danger. One thing was for sure… He would
be talking to Jeri tomorrow.
******
Yup, another chapter finished. I sorry to say that the next one
might not be out for a while though… Exams are coming in less then a
week, and with both, Science, Math, and French to study for, I got
my work cut out for me. Oh well, I have some good new too! The next
chapter will be longer, and finally (hopefully!) have some
Takato/Rika action! Okay not a lot, but it's something to hope for
at least. ^_^"
Oh guess what?! Last time I posted a chapter, I ended up looking in
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That's fixed now, so you don't need to sign in! Sorry!