Digivolve into Ultimate! (Part 1)
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Disclaimer: Yay! I'm getting my check soon! In other news, I still don't own Digimon!
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---_____P.O.V--- changes to someone's point of view
(Author's Notes)
Previously: Kari talked to Davis, but it was all just a dream…
---Cody's P.O.V.---
Trouble in the Digiworld has been getting worse and worse. That thing that Arukerimon created, the one she calls Black Wargreymon, has been tearing the place apart like it was nothing. And even Paildramon hasn't been able to stop it! Davis has been ever more adamant about training, and Ken and I have joined him. We're starting to notice the major change to. Hopefully, soon our Digimon will reach the ultimate level. If they do, then Davis and Ken can DNA digivolve, and have a Mega to go against Black Wargreymon. I wonder what Armadillomon will look like when he reaches ultimate?
Today is one of my weekly Kendo lessons with my grandfather. I look up to my grandfather immensely. He is wise, and very caring. I don't know how I would have gone on after my father's death if it hadn't been for him. He taught me a lot of things, like the importance of responsibility. And then, he introduced me to Kendo. At first, I think he did it to keep my mind off my father, but I started to really enjoy the concentration and discipline involved in the art. So imagine my surprise when I find the last person you'd have ever associated with concentration and discipline.
"Hey Cody!" Davis, in full kendo armor, holding a shinnai.
"H-hi Davis…" Don't get me wrong. I respect Davis immensely. He doesn't buckle under pressure, except for with Hikari-san, and he never gives up. Like in the fight with Kimeramon. That, and I've always been a bit envious of how outgoing he is.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, shocked to see him here.
"Ahhh, Cody. You're here." My grandfather says as he steps into the dojo from the back room.
"Hello grandfather. What is Davis doing here?"
"He asked me a couple days ago if I'd teach him. He said he was a friend of yours, and I thought I recognized him, so I decided 'what the heck, it would do Cody some good to have someone else to train with besides his old grandfather'."
Great, now I get to train with Davis in the real world too…
"So, you two will have a quick match against each other, so I can see where young Davis stands." Grandfather says as he sits down, drinking a package of prune juice I know he didn't have a second ago… how does he do that?
I nod, and quickly don my armor. Davis smiles at me, and lowers his helmet. We both take our stances, and wait for my grandfather to give the word. I notice that Davis' stance is strangely closed for a beginner, but he's leaning too much on his left leg… he's going to try a thrust at my left shoulder.
"Yatte!" My grandfather calls out, signaling us to begin. As I suspected, Davis immediately launched himself forward and tries to thrust at my left shoulder. I sidestep, throwing him off balance, and try to swing at his side. To my surprise, Davis quickly whirls around and deflects the strike with his shinnai. We back away from each other, and I look at my opponent. The time he's spent training with Veemon must have really increased his reflexes. He's pulled one shoulder back a bit, he's going to try a blow to my chest. He runs forward, and swings at my chest, but I block with my shinnai, and with a quick movement of my wrist knock Davis' shinnai back far enough to leave him wide open, and thrust at his chest. Hit!
"Good job Cody!" My grandfather calls out from the sides. Davis pulls off his helmet and gives me a grin.
"That was very impressive Davis. You kept yourself closed the entire time… there is one problem I'd like to address however. You leap into things to quickly. Had you taken a little more time to look, you would've noticed that Cody had already prepared his shinnai to block your swipe at his chest."
Davis looks at me amazed. "You know I was going to try that?"
"It's not hard. It's things you notice when you fight enough. People tend to lean their body a certain way, or crouch a certain way, when they're about to do certain things." I say.
"I've been in lots of fights, and I've never noticed…" Davis almost looks embarrassed…
"Okay then. Davis, I will begin by showing you some meditation exercises. The first thing we will work on is getting you to control yourself, so you stop and think about things before rushing into them. Cody, please practice your katta while we do this."
I nod my head, and my grandfather and Davis head off outside the ring, and sit down, as my grandfather teaches his meditation techniques.
---Davis' P.O.V.---
"Man Cody, your grandfather's really smart…" I say as I walk Cody back to his house, as a favor to his grandfather.
"Yeah, I think it's all that prune juice he drinks." Cody says. Okay Davis, it's now or never, just remember what he looked like in your dream… I try and recall the image of a teary eyed Cody standing before me, calling me a fool for throwing away my feelings…
"Hey Cody?"
"Yeah Davis?
"L-listen, if you ever need to talk to someone, don't hesitate to give me a call. I know you like to keep to yourself and all, but you shouldn't keep things bottled in. I'm your friend, and so is Ken. We want to be there for you when you need us."
Cody looks at me quizzically. "What brought that up?"
I sigh. I guess I should tell him. "When Kari started chasing after me, I ran into a tree and went out like a light," Cody laughs a little at that, strange, I rarely ever see him laugh, "and I had this funky dream… and some stuff happened. Then, you were there, crying, telling me I was a fool for throwing away what you wanted more than anything, to be surrounded by people who care about you. It hit me harder than anything else, well, except for maybe when Kari slapped me…" I say, chuckling to myself as I rub the cheek where the dream version of Kari slapped me. "I just wanted you to know that I care about you, and so does Ken, and I'm sure the others still do too. And like I said, if you ever need anyone to talk to, just come get me."
Cody looks a little aback, but then he smiles, a true happy smile, and nods. "Thanks Davis, I might take you up on that." I nod, and give him a grin.
"So, all that aside, what do you think I can do to be a better leader?"
"Well… My grandfather did make a good point. You rarely take the time to think about something before you jump into it. It's pulled us out of a lot of trouble before, but it's landed us in trouble too. I guess that would be the first thing you might want to try and work on."
"Hmmmm… maybe. Anyways, tomorrow after we're done in the Digiworld, me and Ken are planning on going to the park and playing some soccer, and maybe heading to an Arcade. Do you want to come?" Cody looks at me for a second, and then gives me a grin and nods.
"Cool, well, you're home now, so I'll see you tomorrow!" I say as I turn and start heading my way home, glad that I've gotten Cody to come out of his shell… at least a little.
My inner congratulations are cut very short though, as a very angry looking Tai Kamiya roughly pulls me into the bushes…
"What the hell did you do to my sister Motomiya?!" He says in an icy tone, as he shakes me by more shirt collar.
"Wh-at a-re y-ouuu taa-lkingg aaa-bb-out?" I somehow manage to say.
"Last night Kari was came home very depressed, and she started crying in her sleep. She kept shouting out 'stupid Davis' and 'Davis! No, please don't!' So help me Davis, if you did anything to her I'll"
"Tai! Put me down right now!" I say in as commanding a tone as I can muster with my head feeling like it's about to roll off my shoulders. Tai looks angry, but stops shaking me and sets me back on the ground. "Now then, I didn't do anything to Kari. I don't know why she was crying, but I can promise you it has nothing to do with me."
"Then why was she crying your name out?" He asks me suspiciously.
"Hell if I know. I haven't even talked to her or any of them until about a week ago!" Tai looks questioningly at me, and I can't help but get a sneaky suspicion…
"What do you mean you haven't 'talked to her or them'?"
"Tai, do you know what happened almost a month ago?" I ask. He shakes his head no… sneaky suspicion confirmed. "I-I can't believe they didn't tell you… maybe my leaving wasn't important enough…."
"What are you going on about Davis?"
"A-a couple of weeks ago, I was late meeting them in the computer lab. They started talking about me, and they were fairly rude about some things. It hurt, so I ran off. I quit the Digidestined, and I'd been going to the Digiworld by myself, until Ken and Cody joined me. Just recently, we were on our way to try and stop Arukerimon, when TK, Kari, and Yolie used their Digiport to arrive right in front of her, and almost got killed in the process. We saved them, but not before Arukerimon created something called Black Wargreymon. Afterwards, TK and I got in a fight, and XVmon pummeled Angemon…" I decide at the last minute to leave out the whole dream sequence… none of his business anyways.
"You know, now that I think about it, Sora kept hinting to me to ask TK and Kari what was going on…" Tai says thoughtfully.
"Well, now you know." I say as I turn my back and start to walk away.
"Wait! Davis!" Tai calls as he catches up to me and walks beside me. "You're not really going to keep this up are you? I mean, I'm sure they said some mean things to you, but they need you. Can't you forgive them? You are their leader after all…"
"Tai, what Kar--- I mean, what they said really hurt me. Maybe someday I can forgive them, but not now. Besides, since we left, Ken, Cody, and I have almost quadrupled our efficiency, and we've been training our Digimon. Right now, I think we're better off this way. Besides, they've got TK to lead them now. It's the way they've always wanted it. Listen Tai, I've got to go, I'm late enough as it is." I say, breaking into a run, and leaving my mentor standing there…
---Tai's P.O.V.---
This can't be good. The last time the team split up like this, was during our fight with the Dark Masters, and that almost got us killed! I need to talk to the others. I run to the nearest pay phone and call Sora.
"Sora? This is Tai. I just talked to Davis, and we need to talk. Call up everyone else, TK, Kari, Yolie, Ken, and Cody too. We need to meet by in the park, you know, where we all met during the siege of Odaiba? If the newer kids don't know where it is, just tell them to come to the park. I'll meet you all there."
"Okay Tai… I love you, bye." She says as she hangs up the phone, hopefully to call the others. If I know them, they'll be there in about thirty minutes. I take my time walking over to the park. Twenty minutes later, I'm there… and so is everyone else.
"TAI! What took you so long? We've been here for like ten minutes!" Matt exclaims as I come into view.
"Sorry, I didn't think you'd get here that fast. Everyone sit down, we need to talk." Everyone complies, and I take a seat next to Sora in the grass. "Okay, TK, Kari, I think there's something you two need to tell us."
Ken and Cody look at each other, knowing where I'm headed with this. TK and Kari look at each other for a minute, and then sigh in defeat. "You found out huh?" TK says solemnly.
"Found out what?" Matt asks, as he looks at his little brother.
"That Davis quit the team." Ken answers for him.
"What?" Everyone minus the new Digidestined, myself, and Sora scream out at the top of their lungs. Questions started flying through the air. "Why?", "How long?", "Why hasn't anyone told us?"….
"I can explain." Ken says. Instantly everyone is quiet and all eyes turn to Ken. "About a month ago, Kari, Yolie, and TK were talking about Davis behind his back, or so they thought. While they were bashing on him, he had been standing outside the door the entire time. They finally quit long enough to decide to go find him, and they did. Right outside the door. He took off, and decided that he couldn't fight along side them if they didn't want him there. Cody, luckily reminded Davis that he couldn't just quit being a Digidestined. So Davis asked Izzy for help setting up a Digiport on his computer. Davis started going to the Digiworld alone, destroy twice our amount of control spires, while training Veemon so that he'd be able to handle things on his own. I finally found out when TK showed up wearing his goggles. Cody had to tell me, since I guess TK told everyone not to. So I left and went to search for Davis. When I found him he was half dead, about to become a snack for a Megadramon. Luckily, Davis was strong enough to DNA Digivolve to Paildramon, and we deleted Megadramon. After that, Cody and I joined with Davis. We've been destroying most of the control spires, while recently training Wormmon and Armadillomon like Davis is training Veemon. A week ago, Gennai told us that Arukerimon was up to something, so we went to stop her. But before we got there, the others had used a Digiport to telelocate there. Arukerimon used her spirit needle on one hundred control spires to create a dark mega Digimon called Black Wargreymon. He would've killed them, if we hadn't gotten there with Paildramon. We escaped with them while Paildramon kept Black Wargreymon busy, then went back and got Paildramon. TK and Davis got into a fight, and XVmon and Angemon ended up fighting. At first it seemed like Angemon had the upper hand, but XVmon ended up making quick work of him. That's about it."
Everyone looks as shocked as I was when Davis told me. Instantly, all eyes turned from Ken, to Kari, TK, and Yolie.
"How could you do something like that?!" Matt scream at his brother.
"I thought Davis was your friend!" Mimi scream beside him.
"That was very rude of you three…" Joe says calmly, as always.
"So that's why he wanted my help opening a Digiport…" Izzy says to himself, analyzing the situation.
I clear my throat semi-loudly, and all eyes turn to me. "Listen, what's happened happened, there's nothing we can do about it. What we need to do is find a way to fix things."
"What do you mean Tai?"
"Davis was almost killed when he was on his own, and the others were almost killed without him, Cody, and Ken. With everyone split up like that, we're risking death each time. We need to find a way to get Davis to realize that he needs to stay with the others. I mean, you two still want to be on the team right?" I ask Ken and Cody. They both look thoughtful, and then reluctantly nod their heads.
"But only if the others start respecting Davis, at least as a human being..." Cody says. I nod my head in agreement.
"Okay, now, the question is, how do we get him back on the team?" Joe asks.
"I think I may have the solution," Izzy, "Remember how jealous Davis gets when TK and Kari are around each other? Well, how about we have Ken, Cody, and Tai tell him how close they've become while he's been gone? Then, Tai can take him somewhere, like for pizza or something, and Kari and TK will just "happen" to be there. As soon as he sees that they've gotten so close, he'll be sure to come back to keep them from getting any closer!"
"I don't know Izzy. For one thing, that sounds kind of risky. For another, he doesn't really seem to want to have anything to do with me." I say.
"You can do it Tai, and besides, Izzy's right. Davis goes bananas whenever he even hears TK and Kari's names in the same sentence. It could work." Mimi says, smiling sweetly.
"I suppose… alright then, I guess it's our best option for now." I say, nodding my head. "TK, Kari, how do you two feel about pizza and a movie tomorrow?"
"Ummm… I'm not too sure about this Tai.." My sister stammers out.
"Sure, why not. Sounds like fun." TK says, cutting her off with a big grin on his face.
"Hey Gatomon, you wanna go on a date with me?" Patamon asks from atop TK's head.
"Unless you suddenly turned blue, and changed your name to Veemon, then the answer is still no." Gatomon replied coolly.
"Gatomon, be nice!" Kari chastised, even though she didn't look too happy herself.
"Alright then, it's settled. Ken, Cody, you two will have to talk Davis out of going to the Digiworld tomorrow. I don't want any of you going back until this is settled. Okay?" I ask. Ken and Cody both nod their heads, although they seem very reluctant to do it. "Okay then. TK, Kari, be at the mall around two okay? That should give us more than enough time." Everyone agrees, and we walk home. I notice that Kari is strangely quite.
"What's wrong Kari?" I ask.
"I don't want to play with his feelings like that Tai…" She says in a voice barely above a whisper.
"Why? You do it all the time. Why the sudden change in heart?"
"…You're an ass sometimes, you know that Tai?" She says as she walks a little bit faster. I run to catch up with her, and notice that there are tears in her eyes.
"Okay Kari, what's wrong with you?" I ask, trying to sound as serious as I can.
"H-he won't e-even talk to me anymore Tai. The last time he talked to me was when I helped him to the Digiport after he ran into a tree. I can't stand it. I want my Dai-chan back!" And she breaks down, clinging to me and sobbing like an infant, while one thought runs through my head…
Dai-chan?!
---B. Wargreymon's P.O.V.---
Yes…. I can feel the control of that idiot slipping. As I grow in power, her claim on me weakens. Soon… soon I will be able to free myself, and then I shall search for that Digimon… the one who caused me pain… and his partner… they shall both die… wait for me Digiworld, for in a matter of hours, your new master will be coming…
---Davis' P.O.V.---
I'm actually glad I let Ken and Cody talk me into taking a day off. All that fighting and training can get pretty tiring. But I made it adamantly clear that we would begin again tomorrow. Of course, as soon as I leave them, who should I run into but…
"Oh, Hey Tai."
"Hey Davis. The others told me about what happened. Listen man, I feel really bad, they gave you a raw deal. Wanna talk about it over some pizza? My treat." He says, trying to be as friendly as possible. I think about it. Really, I didn't know how Tai would react to my quitting, but this definitely wasn't how I thought he would. But, he is still my friend, and I am really hungry right now.
"Sure Tai, why not?" I say. For some reason he looks relieved, and we catch a bus to the mall. As we sit on the bus we talk about soccer, school, and then out of the blue…
"Well, if there's one good thing that will come out of this, it's what's going on between Kari and TK. They've become really close since this all happened." I feel my heart jump into my throat, but I shake it off. It doesn't mean anything. Not a thing…
Tai looks at me suspiciously, then shrugs. Soon we arrive at the mall, and go to the Mario's Pizza restaurant. Tai orders a large pepperoni, and as soon as it arrives we both immediately begin to scarf it down. Everything is going good, but like Murphy said; "Anything that can go wrong, will…"
"Hey! Kari, it's Davis and Tai!" An all too cheery voice says. I look up and see something that makes my heart stop. Takeru Takaishi and Hikari Kamiya, grinning like idiots, hand in hand…
They sit down across from me next to Tai… this pizza suddenly taste like crap. Don't show anything Davis… maybe her hand was really really cold… yeah, that's it.
"So how have you been?" Kari says in that voice she only uses when she's extremely happy… no, I won't believe it…
"Yeah, we hardly ever talk to you anymore." TK says as he draws Kari closer to him. Dear god… I… no.. but… they are…
"Uh huh, things have been way to quite without you Davis." Kari says.
"So, are you two an item yet?" Tai asks, grinning mischievously at the two.
"I dunno, what do you think?" TK asks as he pulls Kari even closer, and then leans down and… dear sweet merciful.. they're kissing. For a split glorious second I could've sworn Kari was going to pull away.. but… No! It only lasts for a second, but that's more than enough… I won't cry… I never cry… but why do my eyes feel so moist? I won't show them how much that hurts me… If that's what Kari wants, then I'll try to be happy… but right now.
"SHIT! Tai, I just remembered, I left Demiveemon at home alone! I better run home and check on him!" I say and without waiting for an answer, leave the table and take off running. I hear Tai shout my name, but I ignore it, because now the tears are streaming down my cheek… I don't know how long it takes, but suddenly I'm back at my house, and inside my room. I grab my D-3 from the nightstand, and Demiveemon hops next to me. He looks like he's about to ask what's wrong, but I bellow out between choked sobs "DIGIPORT OPEN!" and we're both transported to the Digiworld, where I curl up and cry my broken soul through my eyes…
---Kari's P.O.V.---
As much as I hate to admit it, I do like being with TK like this. Just not like I feel when I'm around Dai-chan. Wait? Davis is running off. I try and pull away from TK but he just brings me closer. I slam my foot down as hard as I could on his, causing him to yelp in pain and pull away.
"What was that for?" He asks as he rubs his foot.
"He left! There was no reason to keep it going." I say.
"Wha- oh… right, sorry." TK looks a little ashamed, but there's something else there too.. almost like sadness. We step away from the table, and Tai pays for the pizza. We then catch the bus back towards our apartments.
"We better go and call him… he looked pretty torn apart… stupid Izzy, so much for his pla-" Tai is cut off as both mine and TK's D-terminals start beeping. I whip mine out and read the message.
Everyone!
Davis' energy signal just appeared in the Digital world! I don't know what he's doing, because he's staying in one spot. Someone tell Tai. He didn't want him going there until this whole thing got settled.
Oh no.. Dai-chan!
"Tai, Davis went to the Digiworld!" TK and me scream in unison.
"WHAT?! Damnit, c'mon, we got to go get him." Tai said as he ran from the bus stopped. He ran out, followed closely by TK and me.
---B. Wargreymon's P.O.V.---
Yes! It's finally happened.. her control is gone. Now, I can feel her fear as I walk towards her, despite her orders to go away. I power my Terra destroyer, and grin evilly as I throw it at her. Both her and the pathetic mummy like creature are destroyed, but as their data flies away, I form a different Terra destroyer. This draws their data towards me, and as it imbeds itself into my DNA, I can feel myself changing… soon, soon the other one will pay… I can feel him here in the Digiworld. And after him, nothing will stand in my way!
---Davis' P.O.V.---
I slam my bloodied fist against the tree yet again, completely ignoring the pain it causes, because it is drowned out by an even more serious pain… my heart. Veemon tried asking me what was wrong, but I told him to go away. Finally, he left, saying he wouldn't be far incase I needed him. My tears splash against the ground, as the image I saw replays itself over and over again in my head. WHY?! Why…
I hear a noise behind me, and something grunts "What's wrong with you?", I turn around, and there's a man standing behind me. He's wearing gray and black clothes, and his skin is sickly pale… but he has very bright yellow hair.
"None of your business…" I say as I try and wipe the tears from my face, instantly soaking the sleeve of my shirt.
"Ahhh… so it is you. I had hoped it was." He says.
"Y-you know me?"
"Of course. Although I'm sure you don't recognize me in this form… You caused me a great deal of pain, you and your Digimon partner. I thought I'd return the favor…"
"W-who are you?" I ask. He smirks evilly, and his whole form shudders, as he grows taller. His face elongates into a snout, as his build gets more muscular. Soon, I know what he's turning into, but I can't believe it.
"B-black Wargreymon? How, You can't change forms!" I say.
"Ahh, I owe that ability to my former master. After deleting the one you call Arukerimon, I absorbed her Data, granting me her power to shift my shape to a humanoid form. Very good ability to have, I might add."
"So now you're here, all alone. No Digimon to help you this time. I believe it is time for you to die." He says. He stands in a battle stance, and in the blink of an eye, drives his claws towards my chest…
tbc…
Author's Notes: In case you didn't notice, the Black Wargreymon in my story is much different from the real one… as a matter of fact, he will play a VERY big role in my story. Anywho, sorry if this chap is kinda choppy. I had to hurry and finish it so I could go to some stupid family thing… stupid family… anyways, hope you enjoyed.