Tamers: Stuck in Paradise - Season 3
Part 7
by Christian "Sid" Lang




Yolei Innoue is the new DigiDestined of Sincerity.
She always says what's on her mind. Always.
Well... there are exceptions. Like today.
Seated next to Yolei, Isis MacKinnon keeps talking herself into great danger.
"Aw man, Davis could have had every girl in the States!"
Yolei simply smiles and nods, trying to figure out how to warn the girl.
"And he really seems to like me! Me! I mean that's so awesome!"
Smile. Nod.
"The entire morning has been so romantic! Fantastic!"
Finally Yolei sighs.
"Isis." she firmly says.
"the way his hair is styled! Just like Son Goku!"
Yolei frowns. Isis seems to be lost in her own world.
Now what?

"Good afternoon!"
The man sitting in the small cabin blinks.
"Errrr... Hello?" he greets back.
"I'd like to tickets please."
"I... err... am sorry... Ummm... But... you're cat."
Gatomon blinks and looks at the man.
She is standing on the small window-sill of the cabin in front of the cinema.
Normally people place their hands or their money there.
"Let me tell you that I am no ordinary cat." Gatomon tells the man.
"Aha. I... guess you're one of these Digimon, right?"
"That is correct. And I would like two tickets."
"O...kay... For which movie?" the man asks.
"That one!" Gatomon cheers and points at a poster.
The man gasps and blinks. Finally he sighs.
"Just don't tell anybody who sold you these tickets." he whispers as he hands her the tickets.
"Of course." Gatomon whispers back and gives him Kari's credit card.

Gatomon merrily jumps from roof to roof, knowing that victory is near.
She jumps onto the Motomiya balcony and hesitates.
Carefully she moves her hand towards the balcony door and sighs when she realizes that it is indeed open.
The vicious trick-door of the MacKinnon's has traumatized her.
Finally she walks into the apartment.
"Veemon?" she shouts.
She gasps when she sees Veemon coming out of the bathroom.
The blue Digimon looks as if the Grim Reaper has just knocked at the door.
"You okay?" she asks carefully.
Veemon staggers towards her like a zombie. When he is near her, he grabs her shoulders.
"Am I ugly? Out of shape?" he whispers.
Gatomon blinks in confusion.
"Maybe I should just retire. And wait for the end. The light..." Veemon wheezes.
"Veemon. You're younger than I am." Gatomon flatly reminds him.
"Yes. You've become old, too..."
"Okay, you were right. Your end REALLY IS NEAR!" Gatomon hisses and grabs Veemon's neck.
"Yeah! Strangle him! Do it!"
Gatomon blinks. Her little angel voice personification is sitting on the couch nearby.
It's munching some popcorn and waves a little banner.
Excuse me. But shouldn't my evil voice say this?
"Sure. They're in the south wing."
Gatomon turns her head and sees her two evil voices sitting on the TV.
"Gato! Gato! Gato!" they cheer.
Sighing, Gatomon drops her paws.
I want him to fall in love. Always remember that.
"Lamer." three voices shout in unison.

"Okay Veemon. Trust me, you are still in top shape." Gatomon tells the Rookie dragon.
"You think so?"
"Of course!"
Veemon finally smiles and motions her to sit on the couch.
When she is sitting, he sits down next to her.
"So, why did you come here? I guess you didn't plan to listen to my self-pity."
Gatomon returns the smile.
"You're right." she answers and sighs dramatically.
"What's wrong?" he asks and cocks his head.
"I got two movie tickets. But Renamon wants to stay at home."
"Oh. And you?"
"I stay with Renamon. It's just not the same without her."
This time Veemon sighs. But he quickly resumes his smile.
"So I thought that you could have a good time." Gatomon cheers.
"Me and Davis in a cinema?" Veemon asks and frowns.
"It doesn't have to be Davis..." Gatomon purrs.
"Who then? Hawkmon?"
Boy, do I have to spell it out for you?
"Well, I heard a certain American Digimon likes seeing a movie..."
"You mean Aquaveemon?"
No you moron, I meant that Floramon you and Renamon beat up!
"Of course! Just ask her!"

O...kay... That does it!
Yolei sighs and checks her watch. 2 hours have passed.
"Oh man, this boy is just so awesome!" Isis cheers.
Another hour and she starts building a temple for Davis.
She shakes her head and snaps her fingers in front of Isis' face.
"Planet Earth calling Isis... Isis, are you out there?"
Isis blinks, but keeps smiling.
"I'm sorry Yolei, but I have finally found my perfect guy!"
"Your perfect guy is taken." Yolei mutters.
She knows that this is very blunt, but she also knows that Isis won't pause very long.
Isis blinks again.
"I know. He told me about Ruki."
This time it's Yolei's turn to blink.
"You... know? Than why- how- does he- does she-?" Yolei stammers.
Isis snickers and puts her hand on Yolei's shoulder.
"Don't worry. I've decided to admire him secretly." she whispers.
She threw a two-hour parade just because she secretly admires him?
"So he doesn't know that-"
"No! And please don't tell him. He also told me how chaotic things have been."
Yolei can see concern showing on Isis pretty face and nods.
"Thanks, Yolei. It would hurt me if I broke this group apart." the girl whispers.

Aquaveemon yawns and opens the door.
She had already forgotten how boring it is to be alone.
"Hi there!" Veemon happily greets her.
"Veemon! Come in!" Aquaveemon cheers, happy to have somebody she could talk to.
The two Digimon enter the living room and sit down.
"So, how do you like it here?" Veemon asks her.
"It's wonderful. Everybody is so... friendly!"
"Glad to hear that. Errr... I'm not too good at this... Well... Got plans for tonight?"
Aquaveemon giggles when she sees the strong Rookie blush.
"Oh my... Are you asking me out?"
Veemon blushes even more, and Aquaveemon guesses that all his blood is now in his head.
"Errr... Well... I got these two tickets... And I thought... Well..." he stammers.
She looks at the two movie tickets and blinks.
"You invite me to see... 'Psycho'?" she asks.
Before Veemon can stammer his answer, Aquaveemon jumps up and down merrily.
"Yay! I always wanted to see that one! But Isis never let me!"
"So you... want to come?"
"Of course!"

Gatomon sits in the dark showroom and waits.
It has been quite easy sneaking into the cinema.
One of the advanteages of looking like a large domestic cat.
Now she wants to witness her brilliant plan in action.
Everything is perfect so far.
Veemon and Aquaveemon are here, the movie is doing its job.
Gatomon grins when she sees them moving closer together.
Finally the moment of her ultimate victory has come.
The trademark Psycho scene. The Shower Scene.
Ahhhhh... Janet Leigh in the shower... closing her eyes...
Seconds later, Gatomon digs her claws into the floor.
First, Janet Leigh screams like mad. Of course she does.
Normally, the crowd yelps and/or jumps slightly.
Not this time however.

Veemon stares at the big screen, biting his lower lip.
The woman (he has forgotten her name) is in the shower and everything is peaceful.
Somehow he doubts that this will stay so.
Some heartbeats later, the insane pycho-murderer with the knife yanks away the curtain.
And Veemon screams in terror.
And Aquaveemon screams, too. Only she screams several octaves higher.
Then the crowd around them screams, scared to death by this reaction.
When everything is more or less quiet again, Veemon blinks.
He is staring right at Aquaveemon. And she is staring back.
"AAAAAAAHHHH! THE INSANE PSYCHO-KILLER!" Aquaveemon yells and breaks the embrace.
Then, for good measure, she screams again, causing Veemon to scream, too.
Which in return makes the crowd scream.
When the last person has stopped screaming, the shower scene is over.
Veemon hasn't noticed whether the woman survived or not.
He is too busy catching his breath. Next to him, Aquaveemon is curled up in her seat.

Gatomon checks her pulse. When she finds it, she sighs.
Okay, I lost at least three of my nine lives tonight.
She silently vows never to watch a horror movie when these two Digimon were around.
After maybe five minutes, she can hear Veemon's voice in the darkness.
"Wow. That was fun." he mutters.
Then Gatomon can hear Aquaveemon giggle.
"Yeah. We have to do that again someday." she whispers.
Send me awarning when you plan to do so. I'll move to another country then.
There is a slight pause.
"Really sorry about the... well... errr..." Veemon stammers.
"No no. It was my fault. I... panicked." Aquaveemon replies timidly.
"Whatever. But it was fun nevertheless."
"Yeah, you're so-"
"Will you two shut up now?" a man asks loudly and stands up.
Gatomon frowns. Just as things started to run fine...
The two potential lovers however take it easy. Sort of.
"AAAAAAAHHHH! THE INSANE PSYCHO-KILLER!" Aquaveemon yells once again.
This time she doesn't even have to scream for herself.
The crowd is still traumatized from the last time and starts to scream instantly.
Holding her head, Gatomon seriously asks herself if this lan has been such a wise idea...

Veemon and Aquaveemon walk out of the showroom laughing.
"Boy, this has been sooo great!" Aquaveemon tells Veemon.
They look at the people staggering out of the room.
"Looks as if they got a good Dose o' Scare for their money..." Veemon observes.
"Yeah. And thanks." she whispers.
Veemon cocks his head and gives her a questioning look.
"What for?" he asks.
"This has been the nicest evening I ever had." she answers and blushes.
Veemon smiles sheepishly.
"Well... Hey, you're one of us! Remember? We're friends!"

"Friends. Just friends."
"Yeah. Sure. And you expect us to believe this?"
Veemon blinks. Behind Aquaveemon, two tiny Veemons are leaning against each other, back to back.
"Dude. Stop lying to yourself." his dark side voice hisses.
"Ummm... In fact, I agree with him." the nice Veemon adds and shrugs.
Veemon frowns.
Is this... love? Or is it just my wishful thinking?
He bites his lower lip and looks at Aquaveemon.
She certainly is a beauty. But... No. Don't even think about love!
Veemon still remembers the pain when Gatomon finally admitted that she did not love him.
I couldn't deal with another rejection. No. Never.
He forces himself to smile.
Maybe I should just think of her as a friend. Then nothing can go wrong. Can't it?
With a long sigh, Veemon clears his head.
Just friends.