Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 3
Part 5
by Christian "Sid" Lang




Isis can't believe her luck.
She hugs her Digimon partner and doesn't care about the tears running down her face.
After some minutes, she finally lets the Digimon go and looks up.
By now the group has split up.
The humans, Davis, Kari, Yolei and... some other girl are talking to her parents.
She guesses that they are introducing themselves.
The Digimon stand near her and smile.
Isis instantly recognizes three of them. The legendary Digimon Veemon, Gatomon and Hawkmon.
But the vulpine Digimon is no stranger to her, neither.
The picture of her kissing Veemon has made history.
And there has been a news report about her and another Digimon evacuating children from a burning house.
Renamon helps her to her feet again.

"I hope she didn't trouble you?" the young girl asks, pointing at Aquaveemon.
Renamon looks at the others and simply smiles.
"Of course not! She's a very friendly Digimon." Hawkmon tells her.
Renamon cocks her head. Hawkmon's voice sounded very... enthusiastic.
The DigiDestined smiles when she hears that.
Suddenly Isis looks at Renamon, then at Veemon, who happens to stand next to her.
"Yes, you two really make a nice couple." Isis tells them.
Renamon blushes and looks at Veemon, who also blushes.
"W-W-We're not a couple!" Renamon protests quickly.
"Yeah, what made you think so?" Veemon asks.
Renamon smacks her forehead when Isis presents them a newspaper.
The Digimon groan at the sight of the picture of Renamon kissing Veemon.
"Then you two are no couple? Didn't it work out?" Isis asks.
Aquaveemon laughs nervously.

"Isis!" Aquaveemon hisses.
Her partner looks down innocently and the Digimon gestures her to lean down.
"Stop asking foolish questions!" the young Digimon whispers.
"Why not? Maybe they just have-"
"No no no! Renamon loves Gatomon!" Aquaveemon tells her quietly.
Isis blinks and turns her head to face the Digimon.
Then she looks down again and raises an eyebrow.
"Really?"
"Ask them if you like. You've already asked the dumbest questions, so this one won't matter."
Isis stands up again.
"Are you and Gatomon really a couple?" she asks.
Gatomon smiles and jumps up to Renamon.
Isis gasps when she sees the two Digimon kissing passionately.
Hawkmon and Veemon only shake their heads.
"Oh please, get a room." Veemon mutters.
Hawkmon only sighs and looks at Aquaveemon.

After a while, the Digimon introduce themselves to Isis' parents, too.
They talk about all kinds of things until finally Isis' mother yawns.
"Must be the jetlag kicking in." Mr. MacKinnon observes.
"Maybe we should go home." the mother suggests.
The father nods and looks at Isis, who is frowning.
"Yes. But it seems Isis wants to stay a while, right?" he asks his daughter.
"May I? Please!" Isis begs him.
"Why not? But you should ask them first. I guess they're tired and hungry, too."
Isis gulps and looks at the others, trying to smile.
The DigiDestined look at each other.
"I bet Davis and Veemon would love to show you the city!" Gatomon suddenly cheers.
"We would?" Davis asks in surprise.
"Well, you're the DigiDestined of Friendship!"
Davis smiles and looks at Veemon.
"Sure, why not?" Veemon only asks.

When her parents are gone, Isis joins the group of DigiDestined.
"We could go to the park, too! There's a nice lake there!" Veemon suggests.
"Yay!" Aquaveemon cheers when she hears that.
"Yeah. The lake of love." Gatomon says and smiles.
"I didn't know it was called that way." Hawkmon tells her.
"You obviously don't know what we have done there." Renamon answers and grins.
"Geez! Can't you two think of anthing else?" Veemon asks them.
"Jealous?" Gatomon asks back.
"Yea- I mean NO!" Veemon answers and blushes.
The others just snicker.
"Should we go then?" Davis asks to save his buddy.
"Sure. How did you get here? By car?" Isis asks.
Davis and Veemon only smile. Aquaveemon snickers.
Still puzzled, Isis says thanks and good-bye to the others and follows Davis.
Outside, Veemon distances himself from the group.
"Digi-Armor - Energize!" Davis shouts, holding up his Digivice.
Isis gasps when she sees Veemon digivolving to Raidramon.
Davis helps Isis to sit on the large Digimon's armored back before sitting himself.
Aquaveemon climbs up at Isis' leg and sits between Isis and Davis.
Isis carefully holds on to Davis' waist to avoid falling down.
Then Raidramon starts to run.

Hawkmon watches the love of his life ride away and sighs.
He has missed his opportunity. He could have offered her a lift.
But somehow Gatomon has been faster.
The cat Digimon now approaches him and smiles like the Cheshire Cat.
Hawkmon knows this smile. And he doesn't like it. It means trouble.
"Hello there, Hawkmon, old buddy..." Gatomon purrs.
He gulps when he sees that the rest of the group has moved elsewhere.
"Errr... Oh, I think Yolei is calling, gotta go..." he mutters and starts to leave.
Gatomon's tail instantly wraps itself around his ankle and pulls him back.
"Would you like to help me with Aquaveemon?" the cat purrs into his ear.
"A-A-Aquaveemon? Sure! Why didn't you say so?"
Hawkmon feels better already. He actually smiles at Gatomon.
"Perfect! I want to make her and Veemon a couple!" Gatomon cheers.
Hawkmon's smile freezes. The bird holds his breath. His heart just skipped a dozen beats.
"You know, the potential is there! They're just shy!" Gatomon continues, ignoring him.
This isn't true. This is just a bad dream!
"So I want to bring them together. You know? Give them a good start and so on."

His talons scratch her eyes out.
Gatomon screams in pain, but he continues.
Hawkmon covers her entire body with gashes and scratches, using talons and Feather Strikes.
But he isn't done yet. The cat would pay for her-

Hawkmon blinks and gasps.
Gatomon calmly tells him when she first noticed the love potential.
Where had those thoughts come from? Hawkmon asks himself.
The whole scene had been so real... a daydream.
A tempting daydream. Hawkmon unclenches his fists.
Not here. Not while airport security is near. he tells himself.
But he tells himself that Gatomon would pay.
He loves Aquaveemon. He! Veemon doesn't even seem to see her as a potential mate.
No. The dumb lizard doesn't deserve her.
That beautiful creature deserves something a better. A gentleman. Hawkmon!
"So, will you help me?" Gatomon asks...

...and suddenly gasps as her paws touch the feather stuck into her neck.
She looks at him as she sinks onto the floor, not even knowing why she is dying.

SNAP OUT OF IT!
Hawkmon blinks again. He notices that he is sweating.
"Are you all right, Hawkmon?" Gatomon asks him.
"Yeah... Just tired. I'll give you a call, okay?"
"Sure thing." the cat replies merrily.
When she joins Renamon and the other humans again, Hawkmon sighs.
I was willing to kill Gatomon because of Aquaveemon.
The thought itself is both pleasing and disturbing.
I really love Aquaveemon. With my whole heart.
He shakes his head.
But murder? I dreamt about killing Gatomon! My friend!
No. He wouldn't sink this low.
Would I?
"No." he whispers to himself.
But somehow it doesn't fully convince him.

"Done talking?" Renamon asks lazily.
"Yeah." Gatomon only replies.
"And you really don't want to tell me?"
"Hmmm... No. Not yet."
Renamon shrugs.
"As long as you're not dating him behind my back..." the fox mutters.
Then Renamon stiffens.
"You... aren't dating him behind my back. Are you?" she carefully asks.
Gatomon steps away and looks up at her with a puzzled expression.
"I-I-I thought you wouldn't mind if I dated others..." she whispers.
Renamon's eyes widen.
"Bu-Bu-But... I thought we... You... I..." the fox stammers, tears showing in her eyes.
Gatomon suddenly laughs.
"Of course not! Just wanted to see your reaction." she admits.
Renamon sinks to her knees and hugs Gatomon.
"Never do that to me again!" she whispers.
"Hey, who started pretending to have lost her memory again?" Gatomon asks.
Renamon stiffens again.
"Touché." the fox finally sighs.

"Renamon, we're going." Ruki suddenly mutters.
She can see her Digimon frown, but doesn't care.
"I could go home and prepare some pancakes!" the Digimon suddenly suggests.
"Yay!" Gatomon cheers.
"No. We'll meet in the park."
"Picnic?" Renamon asks, still frowning.
"Training." Ruki tells her.
"But why now?"
"Because your Tamer orders it?!" Ruki barks, clenching her fists.
Renamon's eyes widen and the Digimon carefully steps away from her.
Ruki curses quietly. She had not meant to scare her Digimon.
"But Davis and Veemon already wanted to go to the- Oh."
Renamon stops herself in mid-sentence. Ruki simply looks away.
"You want to spy on them? Why?" Renamon asks in her ever-naive way.
"Maybe she's jealous..." Gatomon says and snickers.

The cat is saved by Renamon's fast reflexes.
Ruki is struggling to break free of her Digimon's grip, trying to kick the cat.
"I'm not jealous you good-for-nothing furball!" Ruki yells.
What's wrong with her? Kari asks herself.
She has never seen Ruki this angry.
Maybe she is jealous. But why? What if Davis left her? It wouldn't be nice, but it could happen.
Then Kari realizes that Davis has become much more than just a friend or a love.
He has become Ruki's family.
Man, I completely forgot. Ruki has no family here. Only Renamon and us.
Kari gulps and bites her lower lip.
Of course! No parents, no siblings. She felt extremely lonely and Davis filled this gap.
By now Ruki is lying in Renamon's arms, too exhausted to stand.
Renamon looks shocked and worried.
"Let's bring her home. Gatomon?" Kari decides.
"Sure thing." Gatomon says and nods.
"Thanks." Renamon whispers.
Kari can see that Ruki is asleep by now. Her rage must have drained her.
Renamon is sweating, so Kari guesses that Ruki must have tried to break free with all her strength.
But Kari is not worried too much.
She knows Isis won't seduce Davis. And Davis only loves Ruki.
Everything will end all right.
I hope.