I promised that it wouldn't turn out like you'd think it would.

Chapter 3 - A trip to the vet.and BUSTED!!!!!

"WHOA!!!!! Hey, I thought Gary locked your cage door Iggy."

James then picked up the lizard, and put it in its cage in the living room, along with a couple of crickets.

"How'd you get out anyway?"

James then closed and locked the cage door, and got up. He decided to check Gary's room for his son.

Gary was trapped. He needed to get the window clasps open fast, but he also needed to get used to his claws. Luck was partially with him, because he managed to get the window open before James walked in.

"Gary? Are you.WHAT IS THAT?????"

James had no idea what he was looking at. It was a large, bipedal, dinosaur-like creature that was red with black patterns. It was staring at him with amber eyes. Its arms ended in paws that had three claws each. Both feet had only two claws on the front, and one on the back. James was completely clueless about what it was. Meanwhile, Gary was puzzled as to why his father didn't recognize him. Then he remembered that he didn't even look human, let alone like himself. Gary decided it would be best not to say anything. James slowly approached him, and Gary slowly backed toward the window.

"I'm not going to hurt you."

Gary felt a little easier about the situation after his father said that. That didn't mean he knew what he was going to do. His curiosity chose for him as he caught scent of something. Gary walked over toward James, and began sniffing him. He noticed a stronger sense of smell came along with the changes. James meanwhile, had walked toward the phone. He wasn't dialing the police.

"Hello? Yes, this is important. I found something that deserves a look at. What? I'm not sure myself. This is more or less to see if I'm hallucinating from a fever or not. No, I haven't been drinking since the divorce. Well, it looks kind of like. a dinosaur. I'M SERIOUS! Suit yourself. Bye."

Gary had a feeling about whom he called. He decided to continue acting like he couldn't talk. He also decided to keep almost completely silent save for now and then. James went back into Gary's room and closed the window. Then he went into the kitchen and got bait for what he thought was a dinosaur. Since James saw Gary's pointed teeth, he assumed that he was carnivorous. He was about to learn that didn't entirely ring true.

"Huh? You don't like it?"

Gary, although now a Digimon, still didn't like the idea of raw meat. He wrinkled his nose in disgust at the uncooked steak.

"Let's see. Sharp teeth. I don't get it. I was sure you'd like it."

James was confused. How was he supposed to bait the animal onto the flatbed of his truck if he couldn't figure out what it wanted? He had an idea. Since the animals teeth didn't LOOK that sharp, maybe it had acquired a taste for some other foods. James tried a ham sandwich. He was rather pleased to find that it did get it onto the flatbed. James then closed the back end of the flatbed, and tossed a sheet over the animal. He was ready to take the dinosaur to the clinic.

Zeke was one hundred percent sure something wasn't right. Still, he couldn't exactly cut class to salve his curiosity. He thought about patrolling during recess, but since a lot of students went out then, he couldn't patrol during school hours. He was stuck.

James pulled into the parking garage at the clinic, where two other vets were waiting.

"Okay James. Let's see you're 'discovery'." One humored him.

James got out, and took the sheet off of Gary. The other two were shocked. There, sleeping soundly was something that looked like it was supposed to be extinct.

"Oh my gosh!"

"I told you Monica."

Monica pushed her glasses back up as see looked over the sleeping red dinosaur. Her lengthy brown hair reaching past her shoulders. The other vet was nervous. He was afraid it would wake up and eat them. His ID said 'Earl Gulliver'.

"I don't believe this." Earl said.

"I almost didn't either." James told him.

"We should get it to an examination room."

Then Gary woke up. He quickly recognized that he was still in the back of his father's truck. He was hoping this was just a dream. He got up, and looked around. He was at the clinic, just like he figured. He looked up, and remember one time he slept in the back while he was human, and woke up here. He accidentally hit his head on a low pole. That's when Gary realized his posture was no longer human. He leaned forward, letting his tail keep balance for him. He COULD stand straight if he wanted, but the way he was just felt comfortable right now. Then he smelled something. It was familiar, and yet different now. He looked to his right and saw two vets that had backed away from him, smelling like they had been in a cold sweat. Gary felt sad. They were afraid of him. Gary felt like an outcast.

"Let's see. You said that it didn't seem to mind the cold as much as it should."

"Right."

"So that would make it warm-blooded."

"Odd. I can't find one sign of gender."

"That's not important right now."

Gary was getting confused at what they were all saying. He never could keep up with them.

Outside the room, Tessa was listening in. Since it was going to be awhile before 'Butchess' was done, she had decided to sneak around and take a look around the place. She had stopped when she heard three voices talking about 'some kind of dinosaur' that one of them found. She was skeptically, but anything was better than waiting for another few hours in the lobby. Then she heard more of the conversation.

"What have we noted so far?"

"Let's see. It's bipedal, warm-blooded, red in main coloration, with black patterns, amber colored irises, unusual ear-like fins, three claws on each hand."

"We can all see that."

"I'm sorry, but it isn't easy getting information on it."

"Well, the spine does run clear to the end of the tail. unless what I feel down it's back isn't its backbone."

"That's something else that's obvious. I just don't get it. What is this thing?"

"Maybe we should get ready to take an X-ray."

"Well. that might give us something."

Tessa then heard footsteps. She quickly hid behind a medicine cabinet as three vets left the room and went down the hall toward radiology.

"It's now or never."

Tessa went to the door and looked inside. She froze.

"They.they weren't kidding."

There, looking around was a red, dinosaur. Tessa thought she saw it from somewhere. Then on instinct she took a card out of her pocket and looked at it. Her jaw dropped. The image on the card was identical. It was Guilmon.

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BUSTED!!!!!!!!!! Well, not yet anyway. This is an interlude.

Skullsatamon: Why is there an interlude?

Beelzemon: I don't know.

Skullsatamon: HEY!!!!! I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THIS CARTOON I LIKE!!!!!!!!!

Beelzemon: Unless it's rated higher that 'PG', I probably won't be interested.

Skullsatamon: It's called 'Captain Planet'. I AM SO GLAD CARTOON NETWORK BROUGHT IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beelzemon: I don't care about your 'Star man'.

Skullsatamon: (Ignoring Beelzemon.) That last episode with Duke Nukem was good.

Beelzemon: HUH?????? YOU MEAN THE POTTY MOUTH SMART GUY WITH THE BLAZING GUNS?????????

Skullsatamon: ...What the heck are you talking about? I mean the glowing yellow guy.

Beelzemon: . You just gave me a great idea for a humor fic.

Skullsatamon: Uh-oh..

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Gary saw Tessa walk into the room he was in. He knew he could never fool her into thinking he was a dinosaur. Especially since she had a Guilmon card with her.

'Maybe if I hold still, she'll think I'm a doll or something. Just as long as I don't say anything.'

Tessa was certain that something was familiar about this Guilmon. She decided to tickle it to see if it moved. It did. Gary immediately started laughing and trying to get away from her. Since no one would be around for a bit, she continued the tickle assault.

"I know you can't stand this much longer."

"Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!!!!! PLEASE STOP!!!!!! HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!"

She got what she wanted. She got him to talk, and was certain she heard that voice earlier today. As the Digimon got over the tickling, she dropped the bomb.

"GARY?????"

Gary knew he was in big trouble, and definitely couldn't deny being Gary without speaking, and she heard his altered voice earlier and connected it to Gary. He could think of only one thing to say.

"Oh boy."



BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!