Spy guy, SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!!! BOTH OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I'm working on becoming a TF writer, so what the hell do you expect????

Forte: . At least he has ONE story that Warlorn didn't taint with his methods.

Beelzemon: Make that two. And another thing, the mental changes ARE NOT PERMANENT!!!!!!!!!!

Forte: Warlorn's can't be said they're permanent either, can they?

Beelzemon: Besides. I have something far worse than you can ever imagine.

Forte: I thought you lent that to Inuyasha-kun for borrowing his mallet.

Beelzemon: The reproduction alone is better than Spy Guy's stuff. BULMA'S FRYING PAN!!!!!!!!!! EVEN SAYJINS FEAR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forte: Better idea. why not force the guy into being the victim of a repeat of the 'fire in the hole' incident.

Beelzemon: I thought you had a grudge.

Forte: (Smirks) As long as I can cause chaos again, I'll turn a blind eye to it.

Beelzemon: Right. I'll get the cherry bombs, and you get the lighter fluid.

Chapter 8 - Shattered memories.

Gary starting to think while eating the second steak.

'Who are those two behind me? Who's this 'Gary' they're talking about? Wait a second. Gary. I was called Gary, wasn't I? Why does she look familiar? Huh? This doesn't feel right.'

Gary stopped chewing the steak, and spit out what was still in his mouth. Both Zeke and Tessa were quite surprised at his behavior, until he showed that he was at least less feral.

"I guess I got carried away."

"Gary?"

"Who?"

Gary started looking around before he eventually caught on.

"Me?" He asked, pointing to himself with his claw.

"At least he's not trying to gnaw on my leg again."

"I did that?"

Gary was slipping between himself, and his Digimon persona. For the time, his Digimon side was winning, but the fact he was thinking, and behaving in human-like fashion made it possible to help him remember.

Tyrone at the bar, trying to piece together what was left of his psyche.

'This seems so familiar to me.'

"What'll it be, stranger?" The bartender asked him.

"Huh? Umm. A High Stakes special."

The bartender then began to prepare the drink.

'A High Stakes special? Why'd I ask for something like that? I don't even know what it is. or do I? Why'd I even come to THIS bar? There's several around here with livelier nightlife.'

"Here you go, but how'd you know about it? The only one that ever asked for one was Tyrone, and I haven't seen him in a while. He suggested I mix vodka and some other things in one drink. he's the only one until now to even try."

"Hmm. Not anymore."

Then Tyrone/Beelzemon drank the drink in front of him. It had a strong kick in it, and not just for his taste buds.

"Gary."

"Um. my name's Guilmon."

"No it isn't. Anyway, this is where you live."

Gary looked at the house along the cul-de-sac road. It was one floor, but roomy from what he could tell. Seeing it made him remember some things, although the memories were altered slightly.

"Hey! I remember being raised by my daddy Veedramon."

"Ugh! This is getting nerve racking trying to help him remember. I'd better change."

Zeke then returned to his human form, taking Tessa and Gary by surprise.

"Wow! You can take human form???" Gary asked.

"I AM human. I just can take Digimon form." Zeke told him, "Which you did, but you think your Digimon form's the real one."

Gary was easily confused.

"Um. could to repeat that?"

Zeke was tired, not having slept for a long time.

"Tessa, I'm sorry, but I've been up all night looking over the city and I need sleep. I know you need help trying to get him to remember, but try asking his father. I told my mother about my change after all."

Zeke then walked off, not risking getting seen.

Tyrone paid the bill, and left the tavern. He still felt like his mind was in pieces, but then again, it didn't help he had five of those specials. He wasn't drunk. it's just that new memories rushed in after the first one, and smaller memories after the rest. He mounted his motorcycle, and sped off, nearly running down some silver haired kid. If he looked back, he'd have seen that kid become Justimon.

James answered the door. Tessa was standing there, and so was the red dinosaur he saw earlier. If he was right, it was his son.

"Hello Tessa. um. interesting friend there." He said, not immediately wanting to reveal what he thought.

"Um. Mr. Cook, sir. I.um.."

"This involves Gary, doesn't it?"

"How did you know?"

"Come inside, and I'll explain."

While James talked to Tessa, Gary looked around. Everything he saw was familiar. He was trying his hardest to put together the memories correctly. Some of them seemed impossible, since instead of his human self, his Guilmon form took the place of that in his memories. The people in them were also Digimon, save for one person.

"Tessa.."

As each memory unfolded, Tessa remained human in them, and that alone was slowly righting the memories until at last, everyone was human save for Gary in them.

"I still don't get it."

Soon, Tessa had to leave, and Gary had come to say good-bye. James had learned that Gary's memory was etchy at best right now. Still, he would try his best to help Gary remember. However, fate would do that for him, as Justimon went sailing into a fence. Then Beelzemon came up to him, guns pointed at him.

"I gave to a chance to live. too bad you didn't take it."

Beelzemon then noticed a girl nearby. He thought he might as well have some fun.

"You first."

Beelzemon squeezed the trigger.

"NO!!!!!!"

As the shots rang out, Gary finally remembered. His hidden crush on Tessa had saved his mind, and now he was saving her.

"WHAT THE????????"

Tessa looked up to see why Beelzemon shouted that. Instead, she saw metal shinning in the breaking storm. She cried tears of joy, and hugged the taller figure. Underneath his helmet, Gary smiled. Beelzemon scowled at the sight of Gary's new shield, which bore the Crest of Courage, and a Triforce. Gary's scarlet cloak moved slightly in the wind. Gary had become the sacred knight Digimon called Gallantmon.

Forte: . How original.NOT!!!!!

Beelzemon: IT'S SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

Forte: So. What was that second TF story that doesn't include Warlorn's methods?

Beelzemon: One still in planning. Indiana Jones will be the TF victim.

Forte: (Eye twitches) Indiana Jones.. Will. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!

(Forte kicks Beelzemon in the groin, then pulls the back part of the pants open, dumps the lighter fluid in, and drops in a lit cherry bomb.)

Forte: FOR THAT, YOU WILL SUFFER FROM "MY" 'FIRE IN THE HOLE' INCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beelzemon: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

{BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!}

Beelzemon: AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY BUTT'S ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY TAIL'S ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forte: DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!