Rika: Hi all, Rika here. Your current author was unavailable so I'm
filling in with the support of his aids.
Yami Hamtaro does a lil dance: Yeah I'm an 'Aid' Take that third grade teacher! Just one thing, how did you get past the Rika repellant?
Black: I locked Regless in the closet. I just couldn't help myself.
Yami Hamtaro: What about Kazu? Is he in the closet to?
Black: No, I shoved him in our sock drawer so the socks would muffle the screaming.
Rika: Thanks for the careful consideration there. Anyway who's going to write this chapter.
Everyone:...Hmmm
Yami Hamtaro: I got it!
Black: And by the way we don't own digimon, alright.
Regless screams from the closet: BY the way, don't count on this chapter being as humorous as some of the others cause it focuses on ac couple of the more serious aspects of the story. And by special request; an undated Hazard list.
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Red Hazard (Takato) - Hatred/Rage - Strength, Speed, Megidramon, Power - Takato
White Hazard (Beelzemon) - Infectious - Shifting Dimensions - Rika
Black Hazard (Zhuqiaomon) - Greed - Creation - ChaosGallantmon (Zhuqiaomon creates his minions. This does have it's limitations of course I.E. can't recreate Azulongmon)
Blue Hazard (Rika) - Suicidal - Makes Nightmares - Takato
Green Hazard (Henry) - Deceitful - Telepathy - Takato
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Perfect Hazard - Chapter 16 (Part 2) - Ballroom Blitz
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Rika walked silently home from school with her head low. She was doing a lot of thinking about the events the night before and about the dance. Since Takato was nearly everywhere she went now, it seemed better to walk home to help clear her head. Ruki had already gone home with Grani and Takato, a thought that angered her just thinking about it, but it was the same feeling she got when she said she was going with Gogglehead.
Rika frowned at the cement sidewalk **Damn, I really don't want to go to that thing. Then again, I don't want Ruki to go with him either. Looks like I'm screwed no matter what I do. Crap, then today I'll have to pick out a dress** Rika shuddered involuntarily
After thinking about it a little more, her thoughts trailed back to this morning when she woke up. She recalled inviting Takato to sleep on the couch, and for the first hour both of the them were scrunched next to each other too nervous to even flinch. When she woke up, she was expecting to see Takato right next to her, instead he found him on the ground with one pillow and that's it. She silently wondered why he had gone back to the ground but was glad that 'At least it wasn't Ruki'. When he woke up he blushed at the mere sight of Rika and got nervous every time she come within a meter of him. Her thoughts were interrupted by another person jogging to catch up to her from behind. She turned to see Jeri, Calumon, and her, ever famous, sock-puppet.
Jeri's Sock-Puppet "Ruff- I heard you were going to the dance with Takato. -Ruff"
Calumon "Yay! I bet you'd look really nice in a dress and everything!"
Rika **Damn, who else knows? ...Probably everyone by now.** Rika sighed heavily "Uh, yeah."
Jeri frowned a bit "Well you don't sound too happy about it."
Rika glared at her friend and spoke sarcastically "No, ya think? .........Sorry I just don't really wanna go the dance."
Jeri "Then why are you going?"
Rika "Ruki, I don't want her going with to the dance with Takato either."
Henry, Kazu, and Kenta approached from behind with Kazu calling out loudly " Heh Heh. It sounds like you two are fighting over Takato." His actual thoughts were **Why not me?**
Rika blushed, half from the truth of what he said, and half from the anger that he yelled that out across half a block. "I'm going to make you eat that visor, Kazu!"
Henry motioned towards the distance and mentioned something about their idol, Ryo being over there. The two left immediately with Terriermon, by Henry's request, leaving just Rika, Jeri, and Henry. Calumon hopped away from Jeri and began spinning off somewhere.
Rika "I hope they don't show up. Last thing I need is for them to see me in a dress... Wait Ryo will still be there, darnit."
Henry "Look if you don't want to go to the dance just tell Takato and he'll understand, trust me on that one."
Rika "Well yeah, but then there's Ruki."
Henry thought for a moment "Well, just because you don't go to the dance doesn't mean you can't do something else like go to an arcade or something. That way Ruki still won't be able to ask him out."
Rika thought about that for a moment then looked down at her feet, copying something Gogglehead did so many times before "Well yeah, that could work. But he really seemed intent on this dance thing."
Jeri dropped her hand with the puppet on and looked very serious "..."
Rika "Hmm? What is it Jeri?"
Jeri "I'm just impressed that there something even the Digimon Queen is afraid of."
Rika gave Jeri another glare, more out curiosity than anger though "Huh? Yeah right, what could I possibly be afraid of apart from Kazu's singing?"
Jeri chuckled for a moment remembering Kazu in Choir "Your afraid to say no to Takato."
Rika **I never thought of it like that.** ".....I'm going home. See ya."
Jeri "Oh your mother invited us over today, mind we join you."
Rika paused **That's odd** "Yeah I guess."
Jeri nodded and followed along with Henry. They were at the Nonaka Residence a half an hour later an deeply surprised by what awaited her as she entered the living room. Everyone was home, Guilmon and Renamon... Rika's mother, grandmother, Kazu and Kenta had also managed to get ahead of her somehow. Ryo was accompanied by Alice, there was a cake in the middle of the living room. Finally here was Takato sitting next to the cake with his sword strapped around his waist. Terriermon and Calumon were stuffing themselves with the as much cake as their little hands could handle. She knew that her second home, the bakery, was once Takato's so it was a fair bet he made the food himself. Next to Takato there was... Ruki. Rika let a subconscious growl escape her throat as Henry and Jeri join the rest of the crowd, then signaled for Rika to follow. There was clothes and other fabrics spread out all over the room, to the point where it looked like they had all the clothes of all the people in Japan.
Rika "Uh what's going on?"
Rumiko turned to her daughter and her two companions "Oh good everyone else is here, now we can begin."
Rika "...Takato?"
Takato looked up and blushed seeing Rika "Oh uh, your mom found out that that, uh, we're going to the dance and came over here right away to help with the suits and dresses."
Rika's mind panicked **Dresses...? oh no. Now she gonna use me like a life size Barbie and dress every way she possibly can and say 'That's soooo cute' and... Wait, did he say suits?** Rika chuckled to herself picturing a Takato/Penguin hybrid waddling into the gym. **At least it's not a total loss.**
Jeri looked over and noticed to Ruki who was already trying one of the numerous dresses. It was kind of odd since Rika's twin hadn't been invited to the dance yet by anyone that she knew of. Her eyes eventually rested on a Band-Aid wrapped around Ruki's finger.
Jeri "Hey Ruki, what happened to your hand?"
Ruki sweatdropped slightly "Uhh, well I was helping Takato bake the cake and I was kinda new at it. I kinda burnt myself." **Since I was only born/made a few days ago... How am I suppose to know how to cook or bake or whatever.**
Rika snickered "Serves ya right anyway."
Ruki sneered at her counterpart "Maybe it does, but at least Takato was here to help me with the Band-Aid. He was VERY gentle."
Rika started growling low again while Takato had gone silent and started to blush deeper. Jeri took a few pieces of clothing and accessories along with Ruki and Alice and moved into a different room to change. Henry followed suite with Ryo only they went into a different room obviously. Kazu and Kenta were reluctant to try anything on since they didn't have a date yet, Takato was still blushing and seemed as nervous as ever. Rika couldn't help but notice that usually he was to calm or dense to blush at such minor things... So why was he acting like this today?
Rumiko "Alright Rika, your turn."
Rumiko walked over to her daughter with a purple satin dress and began arguing with Rika in order to get her to wear it. Takato was still trying to figure out what suited him best, to be honest, this dance had already proved to be more trouble than he anticipated. But the hardest part was over, if he could ask Rika then he could pick a stupid tacky suit. He grabbed a couple things and then went into the room that held the forms of Henry and Ryo. Kazu and Kenta grabbed some stuff and followed afterwards.
Renamon was looking at the table where most the accessories were located, then turned to Guilmon "Hmmm, they don't really have anything here for you."
Guilmon tilted his head sideways and picked an item off the table "Really? I found some something for you." Guilmon stood up as tall as he could and placed his item behind Renamon's ear; a small flower, mainly white with dyed yellow tips.
Renamon blushed, most of it was hidden under the fur but it as possible to seem a bit of red on her face "It's lovely."
Rumiko sighed in frustration "I thought you wanted to go to the dance."
Rika paused "......I really don't-"
Takato "How do I look."
At that moment Takato reentered the room. He looked kinda goofy in a traditional tux partly because he still had his goggles on. The rest of the boys followed close behind. Henry and Ryo looked impressive in there black suits. Henry's had a bright green undershirt and Ryo's was all black... Probably an idea he got from Alice. Kenta and Kazu came in last looking worse than Takato, all the clothes they chose were either to big or too small or something else. Kenta's hands didn't even leave the sleeves.
Kenta "Hey, Marine Angemon disappeared again."
Kenta looked around for a moment, dashed back into the room he had just come in, then the kitchen, then he scuttled around the room for a moment, then ran into the only room he hadn't entered with Takato calling after him.
Takato "Hey that's the girl's-"
Kazu "Dude, he's already gone."
Henry "Well... I guess he'll figure it out. Wait Jeri's in there!" Henry took off after Kenta
Kazu "I'd hate to be him right now... Hmm, maybe not actually."
Ryo "Hey Rika, why aren't you getting dressed."
Rika glared at Mr. Perfect but was unable to come up with an answer. Fortunately she didn't have to, Kenta and Henry were both tossed out of the room and quickly drew the attention away from Rika. Kenta had found Marine Angemon, but it had costed him about seven or eight red handprints across his face while Henry only had two. The girls exited the room wearing their normal clothes. They figured they'd 'save the surprise' for the dance. Takato was a bit disappointed though, he wondered what Ruki would've looked like.
The group stayed over for dinner, courtesy of Rika's grandmother and Takato, who received complements and toasts. Guilmon was studying his Tamer very closely however, he noticed a recent change in his personality. Takato was more nervous than usual and every time Rika so much as looked at him, he blushed. After dessert ended, everyone who was not a resident left, one by one. As soon as the last person left Guilmon pulled his partner off to the side.
Takato "What is it Guilmon?"
Guilmon "Takatomon is acting funny, like Renamon does sometimes."
Takato looked at his partner, confused "I'm not a mon... Funny, how?"
Guilmon "You keep turning red and being quiet. I thought you were going to become a digimon, then you'd really be Takatomon."
Takato sweatdropped "Well... that's..."
Guilmon "Did something happen?"
Takato took a deep breathe "Well, last night I got invited to sleep on the couch with Rika. It was really nerve racking at first but I eventually got to sleep. The thing is I forgot to mention I'm a restless sleeper."
Guilmon "So?"
Takato "Well, let's just say I woke up in an odd position. I had to move onto the floor and every time I see her I keep remembering... that."
Guilmon tilted his head, the advantage of his innocence was he could ask the most awkward questions without any problem "What do you mean, 'odd position'?"
Takato "Uhh... I'd rather not tell you."
Guilmon "Hmm, did you wake up on top of her or something?"
Takato "Well, that's definitely part of it."
Guilmon decided not to push the subject anymore "Well, I hope you start acting normal Takatomon. Your making me nervous."
Takato sweatdropped again "I'll do my best buddy... And for the hundredth time I'm not a mon."
The rest of the evening past by rather quickly. Takato had slept in his usual bed and Rika next to him. As much as she wanted some time to think about the dance, she didn't want Ruki having Takato all to herself. The next day also passed rather quickly, or at least most of it. It was Monday which meant the dance would be held later that evening. Rika's friends all came over as well as Kazu and Ryo to get ready. All the girly clothes, Rumiko, as well as two of the most irritating people Rika ever met, proved to much for her and she went out for a walk, after promising Takato she'd meet him back at the dance.
Rika walked silently thinking about what she was doing and why she was doing it. How long had it been since she was the ice cold Digimon Queen, and what made her change in the first place. It seemed so long ago since she a violent rebellious girl who ran away from home twice. She wondered what brought her back on both occasions, when did Henry and Kenta start to have a backbone. Her life was so much different, and she had one person to thank for it...
Rika mumbled "Takato... Is that why I'm doing this even though I don't want to? Because I don't want to lose him to Ruki?"
Renamon "Perhaps. He and his partner have certainly changed things haven't they."
Rika looked up to her partner, getting a good look around she could see she was in a construction site. "...Whatever... Hey Renamon, do you remember what Alice called Biomerging?"
Renamon thought for a moment, then nodded "One of Takato's miracles. I'll bet creating Guilmon was another."
Rika held her arm up, getting a full view of the blue symbols that covered it "...Guardian Angel..."
A voice startled Rika from behind "FOUND YOU!!!"
Rika turned to see her darker counterpart in her digimon form, Kuzuhamon. It was obvious she wasn't here to get make-up tips. She was more on edge than normal. Renamon sensed her unusual disposition and appeared next to her Tamer.
Rika "What do you want?"
Kuzuhamon "I think I've already made that clear. My problem is you keep getting in my way. So I figured I'd just take your place."
Rika **Is she talking about Gogglehead.** "...Whatever, it's about time I should start getting ready anyway. Renamon, let's go."
Kuzuhamon "Not this time! Reverse Tengu's Rice."
Renamon pulled Rika back in time to dodge the attack. Rika pulled out her digivice giving Kuzuhamon a look that could kill.
Rika "Alright, you wanna play? Let's play. Biomerge!"
Rika and Renamon's forms converged into one as multiple Sakura trees appeared around her. The new form dove into one and through it as though it were water, and came out as a woman in a black body suit with a white stomach. Next blue, pink, and yellow fox spirit surrounded the form and added gold armor, Sakuyamon scattered them away by twirling her staff.
Sakuyamon "Let's get this over with."
***1 Hour Later: Takato***
Takato sat in a chair next to his friends, Kazu and Kenta. Neither of them had dates and Takato was still waiting for his. Kazu had official dubbed that section of the gym in which the dance was being held, The Singles Club. Takato was practically bored out of his mind and he knew he looked kinda goofy. Most of the suit was alright, if not a little big. But Takato was still wearing his goggles, he just couldn't bare to be without them.
Looking around, Takato could see Henry and Jeri dancing closely. Henry actually looked like he was having a heart attack he was so nervous, something that made nearly everyone who saw them laugh. Fortunately Jeri was too close to get a decent look at her partner's face. The two were definitely the bell of the ball, Jeri in a snow-white dress that went below her knees and with bright yellow frills. It was obvious she had taken some sort of slow-dance class. Henry too was moving very fluidly despite the look on his face. Most of his suit was black with a plane bright green undershirt. Henry looked old enough to sneak into an R-rated movie. Up above, Marine Angemon was helping out with the dance too in his own way. He was sending down glitters of light that swirled around everyone in the center of the Gym, mainly Henry and Jeri though.
Looking around some more, Takato noticed Ryo and Alice doing the same thing as Henry and Jeri, lord knows where their digimon were. Ryo was in an all black dress-code while Alice was the exact opposite. Her dress was similar to her old one in every way except color. This one was all white, which somehow made her eyes seem less freaky. Takato sighed and turned to the dragon beside him, who had entered this place against his better discretion hoping to see Renamon again.
Takato was sitting with his sword against the wall next to him **I don't get it, Rika should be here by now. She seemed sincere so I don't think she'd just leave...**
Another voice crossed the barriers into Takato's mind, It was easily recognizable a Daemon **I know where she is. It looks like she having quite a difficult time as well.**
Takato **Huh? Daemon! Where is she?**
Daemon spoke harshly as always **Easy, boy. She is fighting at the construction site a east of here. Better take Guilmon with you.**
Takato got up in a second and rushed out the back door grabbing his sword without another word or thought and Guilmon on his heels. Kazu and Kenta just assumed he got tired of waiting. As soon as Takato was out the door he summoned Grani and the three were off. Takato biomerged as soon as he could also.
***Meanwhile: Sakuyamon and Kuzuhamon***
Kuzuhamon flipped to her feet after recovering from Sakuyamon's last attack, even the two appeared evenly matched, Sakuyamon was a bit stronger and it showed. The gold armored digimon was panting, but there were no cuts or bruises on her, unlike her bluer clone. Kuzuhamon lashed out again nailing Sakuyamon in the gut with her staff, then grabbing her by the hair whiles she's hunched over and throwing her without giving herself a chance to recover. The fact that she attacked while recovering was what managed to take Sakuyamon by surprise and she was thrown back into the construction materials making an explosion of pieces of metal and dirt. A moment later she came walking back out of the dirt cloud, doing her best to make it seem like that hadn't hurt a bit.
Renamon's voice echoed in Rika's head **You seem distracted**
Rika **To be honest, I don't really want to go to the dance. And I can't believe were fighting over Gogglehead.**
Renamon replied calmly as always **Rika, look ahead of you.**
Rika did so from within her sphere, she a hurting Mega Level digimon struggling to keep herself standing, but unwilling to stay down. **...I don't get it...**
Renamon **She is giving this fight everything she has. She can't win and she knows it, we're too strong. But she won't give up as long as she loves Takato. If your unsure about how you feel towards him, it might be better to let her win.**
Kuzuhamon didn't have enough strength for another special attack, it had been over hour since the fight started and she was exhausted. Seeing Sakuyamon pause, she assumed this was her best chance to strike and she ran forwards, preparing to use her staff like a club.
Rika **...No... I don't want to lose him... Not to her, or anyone else. It's time to finish this!**
Sakuyamon lunged forward with the same motion. The two hit something and another explosion rocked the city. Beams and partially built structures were torn from the ground on which the stood and were sent hundreds of yards away due to the force of the attack. The odd thing was, the both expected to slash through each other with their staffs. Instead it felt like they tried to cut a rock with a butter knife. After the smoke and dust cleared they realized why; Gallantmon stood between them holding a staff in each hand. Grani was still in the air.
Sakuyamon **...Fast...**
Gallantmon spoke with a tone of anger. He didn't like to see two of his friends fighting each other. "I trust you two have a good reason for this?"
Everything was silent for a moment until Kuzuhamon finally crumpled beneath Gallantmon's glare and went down to her knees. Being totally depraved of all her energy she went back to her human form what startled Takato was what she was wearing. The same long purple satin dress Rumiko had offered her daughter the day before. Her hair was done up like Rika's as well instead of hanging down. From inside Gallantmon, Takato was in awe of what he saw.
Ruki ".........I-I'm sorry... Takato." She turned around, and ran away.
Gallantmon stood like a statue, still to unsure of what had just happened "Ruki... she seemed so sad...What...just happened?"
Sakuyamon slumped down. With Kuzuhamon gone she was finally letting herself feel the effects of the Demon Woman's attacks. She quickly reverted back her normal selves and Gallantmon did the same, rushing to her side.
Takato "Rika? Are you alright? What happened?"
Rika smiled in response "I'm fine Gogglehead, I won."
Takato **You won? But what about Ruki?** "...We should head back to the dance now or it'll be over by the time we get there."
Rika's smile faded and she began looking nervous, Renamon eventually nudged her saying "Go on."
Rika "Umm, Gogglehead. I'd hate to do this but... I really don't want to go to the dance. It's really...not me... you know."
Takato looked a bit hurt at first, but after he thought about it a moment he laughed "You know, it seemed like fun when the teacher announced it... but, this has been the most annoying four days of my life. I kept stepping on Renamon's feet, sweating nervously every second I tried to ask you to come and didn't, Then there's...mm... Ruki, and to top it off; my goggles don't match my tux. And I'm sure there's more than I can't remember too."
Rika was startled at the Gogglehead's response. He seemed so gun-ho with the idea before, she expected him to be... well, anything EXCEPT happy that they weren't going. "Gogglehead, You're a weird kid you know that?"
Takato smiled brightly with Guilmon "Yep."
Rika "So, do you wanna go home?"
Takato glanced around nervously "Well I was hoping I could at least stay with you for a while. That is, only if you don't mind of course."
Rika "I er..." **Why does it suddenly seem so hard to talk to him again?** "That is... I wouldn't want it any other way."
Takato **...I hope Rika won't kill me for this.**
Takato made a surprisingly daring move and clasped one of Rika's hands in his own. Rika may not have been wearing any fancy clothes or anything, but it was Rika all the same. He placed his next hand on her lower back and started swaying, slowly at first, but as Rika slowly got into it he began to pick up his pace. On one of the buildings nearby, however, Ruki was standing high on top the roof observing those below her. When she saw Takato and Rika dancing in a clearing in the construction, under the moonlight, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
Ruki "...I guess it's no use........Goodbye... Takato."
***Meanwhile: Back at the Dance***
Daemon **I have led those two you fear away from this place. Now is the time to make your move.**
Ms. Asagi sat by the door in the hallway watching the children enter and leave the Gym. She was surprised when she saw Takato returning, only he looked much different. He didn't have the same tux on that he'd left with. He was in more casual clothes. A scarlet T-shirt similar to his blue one and red-tinted ski-goggles. Black symbols on his arms instead of the red that she had become accustomed to. Black short-pants and darker hair. The weirdest thing though, was his eyes. They seemed to glow red.
Ms. Asagi "Oh your back, don't worry. You don't need to pay once you've ready been insUGH"
The dark youth had just rammed Ms. Asagi into a wall with one hand and without any effort. He didn't even slow as he entered the inside of the Gym. Kazu and Kenta called out rude remarks about him and Rika, so he made a mental note to kill them slowly later. Right now, he was far too focused on his objective. He passed by numerous people heading toward Henry and Jeri. A flash of his black aura and people went flying out from all around him like a shockwave just hit them. Henry turned to see his friend with an uncanny glare. The shadows inside the Gym wrapped around him calling out his true form, Chaos Gallantmon.
Since no one in the Gym had ever seen Takato's true Mega form, that had no idea this was a darker form of it. Though everyone crowded around the knight that had just flung about eight people to the side with it's aura... The Tamers just thought 'Oh a dark knight, makes sense since his partner is a virus'. Jeri was about to ask why he biomerged but Henry realized some and his voice overrode hers.
Henry "Hey Takato, I didn't know you could Biomerge too. But where's Guilmon?"
ChaosGallantmon continued his power-walk forward "....."
Henry "...TakatOGH!"
Henry looked down to see a spear that had seemingly come from nowhere, go straight through his chest. ChaosGallantmon was silently thanking his former master for giving him a human form like what had been done with Kuzuhamon. This would've been much harder without it. The look in Henry's eyes was almost inhuman. The Dark Knight withdrew his lance leaving Henry to fall to the ground. By now Jeri was screaming and crying in unbearable high-pitched sounds. It did nothing to slow the Chaos Brave's advancement. He clasped half of Jeri in one hand resisting the urge to snap her into pieces and continued onward, fading into the shadows while Ryo silently cursed at not having his partner by him... A second later, he was gone.
Henry was looking at the roof with dilated pupils and massive bleeding "Je...ri.........." His eyes shut completely before he could even finish the sentence with the image of ChaosGallantmon, burned into the back of his mind.
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Calumon spins out of the room after having written the fic and let's Regless out of the closet.
Regless: Huh, oh finally I thought I'd never get out of there. Thanks for writing the next chapter Calumon. Now on the reviews.
To SerpentTreize -
Regless: I wonder how many of you saw that coming? Well, anyway; please don't kill me for getting Henry stabbed and Jeri kidnapped. Heh, heh, Go Serpent go, drink all the Pepsi you can. FIGHT THE POWER!!!
Black: Someone get me a mouth gag.
Rika: I would but he's got the Rika repellant.
Black don't worry {Swipes the spay can away from Regless}
Rika: Perfect {Chokes the life out of Regless}
Yami Hamtaro: I wonder how he survives all that. Meh, must be some kind of masochist's thing. Anyway thanks for the review... if not an odd one.
To Plot -
Black: Yep, right into the light. Thanks for the review.
To E-100 Alpha -
Yami Hamtaro runs away from the reviewer and hides behind Black}
Regless: I GAK... second that...
Black **He can still speak?** ...Anyway... Perhaps not as big a cat fight as you were all expecting but big enough to a fair amount of damage to the city so, I think it was enough.
To D3Fan -
Black: Thanks for the review. I like the loud mouth people they make things more interesting... Minus Regless of course. Anyway have a nice week and whatnot.
To Epsilon -
Black: Well that would be interesting but I've got no idea what Regless is intending to do about that. Hey Rika, could you loosen your grip so Regless could answer that question?
Rika: NO!!!
Black: ...Well there you have it. But anyway I don't think he'd get rid of Ruki so... Have fun and thank for the review.
To Firehedgehog -
Regless squirms out of Rika's grip for a moment: UPDATE CATALYST OF LIGHT PLEASE!
Rika gets her grip back: Bloody hell.
Black: Thanks for the review, I'm not sure what's going on with Impmon and Takato in the other fic since there seem to be votes going either way. It's difficult to say. Anyway, have fun.
Yami Hamtaro: Look I'm liked more than the author here. Yay me, Yay me.
Black: ...shut up, would ya?
To Adam Kamiya -
Black: How embarrassing. The first E-Mail you sent with a list of chars was deleted so could I trouble you to send it again. Still working on the Plot over here with Regless and I figured we'd put it on your account since it has your characters in it. So many people is making the plot difficult to piece together so were working on ways around that, again, as soon as we have something worth sending over we'll do so.
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks for the review???
To LoneWalker -
Black: An interesting thought, but the fact that the two hate each other so much might make that difficult.
Yami Hamtaro: I dunno I wouldn't count Ruki out just yet.
Rika looks up from strangling Regless} You wanna be next?
Yami Hamtaro sweatdrops} Er, Nevermind.
To Anime Fan -
Black: Well the original idea was to do what you said with Ruki impersonating Rika, but then I had to incorporate ChaosGallantmon into this so it worked out as above. That would be a good way to work out the love triangle but then again I'm not writing this one so who knows what's going to happen with Ruki.
Regless raises his hand in the back still be strangled by Rika}
Black: By the way thanks for the weapons but I had to throw out the anti- hamster spray. You know, someone could get hurt. To answer your question about Viral State, yes Impmon is in the after life but only in the Limbo part of it. Every time Anubimon, keeper of the Underworld tries to take him away; he fights back and wins. Most digimon would only go there if they were killed, Beelzemon was sent there while still alive due to the Black Hazard so he's not going anywhere anytime soon. You just have to keep reading to link up the events.
To -
Black: Thanks for the review an all.
To Max Acorn -
Black: Ah such lovely language. Anyway thanks for the review, I don't think you have to worry about Henry hurting Jeri... ChaosGallantmon however... Well I think you get the picture. And if you feel the need to "Tear my ass from my Body", just remember: Calumon wrote this chapter.
Yami Hamtaro: You meet the most interesting people here. ^_^
To -
Black: Thanks
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks
Rika: Thanks
Regless: B...r.......ea.....the
To -
Black: Hey these weapons are one shot kills, shame on you. Tazers and African Fire Ants are one thing but we need him slightly alive so he can finish the story (He's not telling me how it's going to end.)
Yami Hamtaro: Well we could always fire the weapons next to him and hurt him with the splash damage.
Black: You're a genius. {Does what the Evil Hamster just suggested}
Yami Hamtaro blushes}
To Dark Child -
Yami Hamtaro: How many more of you are there?
Black: Shut up, anyway so you gave Regless my shotgun. Well Regless is an idiot if you look carefully you see Regless is jut using it to keep the table from wobbling. Thanks for the review though. (I think the Cat Fight should've been bigger.)
To YumeTakato -
Black: Relax I read your story. You're a good writer, but my knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh is limited. Anyway thanks for the review and have a nice week.
To R6 -
Black: Oh crap I forgot Kazu in the sock drawer about three days ago when Calumon started writing... Meh, one more won't hurt. Thanks for the review though. By the way the Rika repellant works great, I haven't seen Renamon around and...
Rika: It was Ruki you dolt!
To Josh -
Back: LOL that sounds amusing. It might a bit difficult to do Ruki now so I'll just pass the message along. I'd like to see that too actually.
Rika: Oh reeeeaaaally?
Black gets angry} Didn't mean it like that!
To Lord Arm -
Black: Well it was mentioned before that was going to be more of Rikato but I wouldn't count Ruki out just yet. Guess we'll see what happens.
To Aeries -
Black: Well we may not be trying to kill him yet but wait until this fic is over and you'll find out for sure. {Insert Evil Laugh here}
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks for the review and have a nice week.
To Anime Fan x2 -
Yami Hamtaro:... Huh? What is this guy talking about.
Black: Ha! MY weapons can be used any anybody. Even a child could raise hell. Regless however would probably shoot himself in the knee cap... his new one. The answer to both questions is yes. Thank you for your review. And what does Ja Ne mean?
To Sora Potter -
Black:... I have no idea how to reply to this one.
Yami Hamtaro: Give her some diet Pepper and maybe she'll go away.
Black "Diet Pepper?"
Regless gets up finally with Rika still choking him} "Don't make her go away! I like her. We speak the same language. Congrats on the tree, I tried mine but my little brother (NOT BLACK) Kept signing so I gave up and tried to pass out. Thanks for the review.
Yami Hamtaro does a lil dance: Yeah I'm an 'Aid' Take that third grade teacher! Just one thing, how did you get past the Rika repellant?
Black: I locked Regless in the closet. I just couldn't help myself.
Yami Hamtaro: What about Kazu? Is he in the closet to?
Black: No, I shoved him in our sock drawer so the socks would muffle the screaming.
Rika: Thanks for the careful consideration there. Anyway who's going to write this chapter.
Everyone:...Hmmm
Yami Hamtaro: I got it!
Black: And by the way we don't own digimon, alright.
Regless screams from the closet: BY the way, don't count on this chapter being as humorous as some of the others cause it focuses on ac couple of the more serious aspects of the story. And by special request; an undated Hazard list.
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Red Hazard (Takato) - Hatred/Rage - Strength, Speed, Megidramon, Power - Takato
White Hazard (Beelzemon) - Infectious - Shifting Dimensions - Rika
Black Hazard (Zhuqiaomon) - Greed - Creation - ChaosGallantmon (Zhuqiaomon creates his minions. This does have it's limitations of course I.E. can't recreate Azulongmon)
Blue Hazard (Rika) - Suicidal - Makes Nightmares - Takato
Green Hazard (Henry) - Deceitful - Telepathy - Takato
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Perfect Hazard - Chapter 16 (Part 2) - Ballroom Blitz
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Rika walked silently home from school with her head low. She was doing a lot of thinking about the events the night before and about the dance. Since Takato was nearly everywhere she went now, it seemed better to walk home to help clear her head. Ruki had already gone home with Grani and Takato, a thought that angered her just thinking about it, but it was the same feeling she got when she said she was going with Gogglehead.
Rika frowned at the cement sidewalk **Damn, I really don't want to go to that thing. Then again, I don't want Ruki to go with him either. Looks like I'm screwed no matter what I do. Crap, then today I'll have to pick out a dress** Rika shuddered involuntarily
After thinking about it a little more, her thoughts trailed back to this morning when she woke up. She recalled inviting Takato to sleep on the couch, and for the first hour both of the them were scrunched next to each other too nervous to even flinch. When she woke up, she was expecting to see Takato right next to her, instead he found him on the ground with one pillow and that's it. She silently wondered why he had gone back to the ground but was glad that 'At least it wasn't Ruki'. When he woke up he blushed at the mere sight of Rika and got nervous every time she come within a meter of him. Her thoughts were interrupted by another person jogging to catch up to her from behind. She turned to see Jeri, Calumon, and her, ever famous, sock-puppet.
Jeri's Sock-Puppet "Ruff- I heard you were going to the dance with Takato. -Ruff"
Calumon "Yay! I bet you'd look really nice in a dress and everything!"
Rika **Damn, who else knows? ...Probably everyone by now.** Rika sighed heavily "Uh, yeah."
Jeri frowned a bit "Well you don't sound too happy about it."
Rika glared at her friend and spoke sarcastically "No, ya think? .........Sorry I just don't really wanna go the dance."
Jeri "Then why are you going?"
Rika "Ruki, I don't want her going with to the dance with Takato either."
Henry, Kazu, and Kenta approached from behind with Kazu calling out loudly " Heh Heh. It sounds like you two are fighting over Takato." His actual thoughts were **Why not me?**
Rika blushed, half from the truth of what he said, and half from the anger that he yelled that out across half a block. "I'm going to make you eat that visor, Kazu!"
Henry motioned towards the distance and mentioned something about their idol, Ryo being over there. The two left immediately with Terriermon, by Henry's request, leaving just Rika, Jeri, and Henry. Calumon hopped away from Jeri and began spinning off somewhere.
Rika "I hope they don't show up. Last thing I need is for them to see me in a dress... Wait Ryo will still be there, darnit."
Henry "Look if you don't want to go to the dance just tell Takato and he'll understand, trust me on that one."
Rika "Well yeah, but then there's Ruki."
Henry thought for a moment "Well, just because you don't go to the dance doesn't mean you can't do something else like go to an arcade or something. That way Ruki still won't be able to ask him out."
Rika thought about that for a moment then looked down at her feet, copying something Gogglehead did so many times before "Well yeah, that could work. But he really seemed intent on this dance thing."
Jeri dropped her hand with the puppet on and looked very serious "..."
Rika "Hmm? What is it Jeri?"
Jeri "I'm just impressed that there something even the Digimon Queen is afraid of."
Rika gave Jeri another glare, more out curiosity than anger though "Huh? Yeah right, what could I possibly be afraid of apart from Kazu's singing?"
Jeri chuckled for a moment remembering Kazu in Choir "Your afraid to say no to Takato."
Rika **I never thought of it like that.** ".....I'm going home. See ya."
Jeri "Oh your mother invited us over today, mind we join you."
Rika paused **That's odd** "Yeah I guess."
Jeri nodded and followed along with Henry. They were at the Nonaka Residence a half an hour later an deeply surprised by what awaited her as she entered the living room. Everyone was home, Guilmon and Renamon... Rika's mother, grandmother, Kazu and Kenta had also managed to get ahead of her somehow. Ryo was accompanied by Alice, there was a cake in the middle of the living room. Finally here was Takato sitting next to the cake with his sword strapped around his waist. Terriermon and Calumon were stuffing themselves with the as much cake as their little hands could handle. She knew that her second home, the bakery, was once Takato's so it was a fair bet he made the food himself. Next to Takato there was... Ruki. Rika let a subconscious growl escape her throat as Henry and Jeri join the rest of the crowd, then signaled for Rika to follow. There was clothes and other fabrics spread out all over the room, to the point where it looked like they had all the clothes of all the people in Japan.
Rika "Uh what's going on?"
Rumiko turned to her daughter and her two companions "Oh good everyone else is here, now we can begin."
Rika "...Takato?"
Takato looked up and blushed seeing Rika "Oh uh, your mom found out that that, uh, we're going to the dance and came over here right away to help with the suits and dresses."
Rika's mind panicked **Dresses...? oh no. Now she gonna use me like a life size Barbie and dress every way she possibly can and say 'That's soooo cute' and... Wait, did he say suits?** Rika chuckled to herself picturing a Takato/Penguin hybrid waddling into the gym. **At least it's not a total loss.**
Jeri looked over and noticed to Ruki who was already trying one of the numerous dresses. It was kind of odd since Rika's twin hadn't been invited to the dance yet by anyone that she knew of. Her eyes eventually rested on a Band-Aid wrapped around Ruki's finger.
Jeri "Hey Ruki, what happened to your hand?"
Ruki sweatdropped slightly "Uhh, well I was helping Takato bake the cake and I was kinda new at it. I kinda burnt myself." **Since I was only born/made a few days ago... How am I suppose to know how to cook or bake or whatever.**
Rika snickered "Serves ya right anyway."
Ruki sneered at her counterpart "Maybe it does, but at least Takato was here to help me with the Band-Aid. He was VERY gentle."
Rika started growling low again while Takato had gone silent and started to blush deeper. Jeri took a few pieces of clothing and accessories along with Ruki and Alice and moved into a different room to change. Henry followed suite with Ryo only they went into a different room obviously. Kazu and Kenta were reluctant to try anything on since they didn't have a date yet, Takato was still blushing and seemed as nervous as ever. Rika couldn't help but notice that usually he was to calm or dense to blush at such minor things... So why was he acting like this today?
Rumiko "Alright Rika, your turn."
Rumiko walked over to her daughter with a purple satin dress and began arguing with Rika in order to get her to wear it. Takato was still trying to figure out what suited him best, to be honest, this dance had already proved to be more trouble than he anticipated. But the hardest part was over, if he could ask Rika then he could pick a stupid tacky suit. He grabbed a couple things and then went into the room that held the forms of Henry and Ryo. Kazu and Kenta grabbed some stuff and followed afterwards.
Renamon was looking at the table where most the accessories were located, then turned to Guilmon "Hmmm, they don't really have anything here for you."
Guilmon tilted his head sideways and picked an item off the table "Really? I found some something for you." Guilmon stood up as tall as he could and placed his item behind Renamon's ear; a small flower, mainly white with dyed yellow tips.
Renamon blushed, most of it was hidden under the fur but it as possible to seem a bit of red on her face "It's lovely."
Rumiko sighed in frustration "I thought you wanted to go to the dance."
Rika paused "......I really don't-"
Takato "How do I look."
At that moment Takato reentered the room. He looked kinda goofy in a traditional tux partly because he still had his goggles on. The rest of the boys followed close behind. Henry and Ryo looked impressive in there black suits. Henry's had a bright green undershirt and Ryo's was all black... Probably an idea he got from Alice. Kenta and Kazu came in last looking worse than Takato, all the clothes they chose were either to big or too small or something else. Kenta's hands didn't even leave the sleeves.
Kenta "Hey, Marine Angemon disappeared again."
Kenta looked around for a moment, dashed back into the room he had just come in, then the kitchen, then he scuttled around the room for a moment, then ran into the only room he hadn't entered with Takato calling after him.
Takato "Hey that's the girl's-"
Kazu "Dude, he's already gone."
Henry "Well... I guess he'll figure it out. Wait Jeri's in there!" Henry took off after Kenta
Kazu "I'd hate to be him right now... Hmm, maybe not actually."
Ryo "Hey Rika, why aren't you getting dressed."
Rika glared at Mr. Perfect but was unable to come up with an answer. Fortunately she didn't have to, Kenta and Henry were both tossed out of the room and quickly drew the attention away from Rika. Kenta had found Marine Angemon, but it had costed him about seven or eight red handprints across his face while Henry only had two. The girls exited the room wearing their normal clothes. They figured they'd 'save the surprise' for the dance. Takato was a bit disappointed though, he wondered what Ruki would've looked like.
The group stayed over for dinner, courtesy of Rika's grandmother and Takato, who received complements and toasts. Guilmon was studying his Tamer very closely however, he noticed a recent change in his personality. Takato was more nervous than usual and every time Rika so much as looked at him, he blushed. After dessert ended, everyone who was not a resident left, one by one. As soon as the last person left Guilmon pulled his partner off to the side.
Takato "What is it Guilmon?"
Guilmon "Takatomon is acting funny, like Renamon does sometimes."
Takato looked at his partner, confused "I'm not a mon... Funny, how?"
Guilmon "You keep turning red and being quiet. I thought you were going to become a digimon, then you'd really be Takatomon."
Takato sweatdropped "Well... that's..."
Guilmon "Did something happen?"
Takato took a deep breathe "Well, last night I got invited to sleep on the couch with Rika. It was really nerve racking at first but I eventually got to sleep. The thing is I forgot to mention I'm a restless sleeper."
Guilmon "So?"
Takato "Well, let's just say I woke up in an odd position. I had to move onto the floor and every time I see her I keep remembering... that."
Guilmon tilted his head, the advantage of his innocence was he could ask the most awkward questions without any problem "What do you mean, 'odd position'?"
Takato "Uhh... I'd rather not tell you."
Guilmon "Hmm, did you wake up on top of her or something?"
Takato "Well, that's definitely part of it."
Guilmon decided not to push the subject anymore "Well, I hope you start acting normal Takatomon. Your making me nervous."
Takato sweatdropped again "I'll do my best buddy... And for the hundredth time I'm not a mon."
The rest of the evening past by rather quickly. Takato had slept in his usual bed and Rika next to him. As much as she wanted some time to think about the dance, she didn't want Ruki having Takato all to herself. The next day also passed rather quickly, or at least most of it. It was Monday which meant the dance would be held later that evening. Rika's friends all came over as well as Kazu and Ryo to get ready. All the girly clothes, Rumiko, as well as two of the most irritating people Rika ever met, proved to much for her and she went out for a walk, after promising Takato she'd meet him back at the dance.
Rika walked silently thinking about what she was doing and why she was doing it. How long had it been since she was the ice cold Digimon Queen, and what made her change in the first place. It seemed so long ago since she a violent rebellious girl who ran away from home twice. She wondered what brought her back on both occasions, when did Henry and Kenta start to have a backbone. Her life was so much different, and she had one person to thank for it...
Rika mumbled "Takato... Is that why I'm doing this even though I don't want to? Because I don't want to lose him to Ruki?"
Renamon "Perhaps. He and his partner have certainly changed things haven't they."
Rika looked up to her partner, getting a good look around she could see she was in a construction site. "...Whatever... Hey Renamon, do you remember what Alice called Biomerging?"
Renamon thought for a moment, then nodded "One of Takato's miracles. I'll bet creating Guilmon was another."
Rika held her arm up, getting a full view of the blue symbols that covered it "...Guardian Angel..."
A voice startled Rika from behind "FOUND YOU!!!"
Rika turned to see her darker counterpart in her digimon form, Kuzuhamon. It was obvious she wasn't here to get make-up tips. She was more on edge than normal. Renamon sensed her unusual disposition and appeared next to her Tamer.
Rika "What do you want?"
Kuzuhamon "I think I've already made that clear. My problem is you keep getting in my way. So I figured I'd just take your place."
Rika **Is she talking about Gogglehead.** "...Whatever, it's about time I should start getting ready anyway. Renamon, let's go."
Kuzuhamon "Not this time! Reverse Tengu's Rice."
Renamon pulled Rika back in time to dodge the attack. Rika pulled out her digivice giving Kuzuhamon a look that could kill.
Rika "Alright, you wanna play? Let's play. Biomerge!"
Rika and Renamon's forms converged into one as multiple Sakura trees appeared around her. The new form dove into one and through it as though it were water, and came out as a woman in a black body suit with a white stomach. Next blue, pink, and yellow fox spirit surrounded the form and added gold armor, Sakuyamon scattered them away by twirling her staff.
Sakuyamon "Let's get this over with."
***1 Hour Later: Takato***
Takato sat in a chair next to his friends, Kazu and Kenta. Neither of them had dates and Takato was still waiting for his. Kazu had official dubbed that section of the gym in which the dance was being held, The Singles Club. Takato was practically bored out of his mind and he knew he looked kinda goofy. Most of the suit was alright, if not a little big. But Takato was still wearing his goggles, he just couldn't bare to be without them.
Looking around, Takato could see Henry and Jeri dancing closely. Henry actually looked like he was having a heart attack he was so nervous, something that made nearly everyone who saw them laugh. Fortunately Jeri was too close to get a decent look at her partner's face. The two were definitely the bell of the ball, Jeri in a snow-white dress that went below her knees and with bright yellow frills. It was obvious she had taken some sort of slow-dance class. Henry too was moving very fluidly despite the look on his face. Most of his suit was black with a plane bright green undershirt. Henry looked old enough to sneak into an R-rated movie. Up above, Marine Angemon was helping out with the dance too in his own way. He was sending down glitters of light that swirled around everyone in the center of the Gym, mainly Henry and Jeri though.
Looking around some more, Takato noticed Ryo and Alice doing the same thing as Henry and Jeri, lord knows where their digimon were. Ryo was in an all black dress-code while Alice was the exact opposite. Her dress was similar to her old one in every way except color. This one was all white, which somehow made her eyes seem less freaky. Takato sighed and turned to the dragon beside him, who had entered this place against his better discretion hoping to see Renamon again.
Takato was sitting with his sword against the wall next to him **I don't get it, Rika should be here by now. She seemed sincere so I don't think she'd just leave...**
Another voice crossed the barriers into Takato's mind, It was easily recognizable a Daemon **I know where she is. It looks like she having quite a difficult time as well.**
Takato **Huh? Daemon! Where is she?**
Daemon spoke harshly as always **Easy, boy. She is fighting at the construction site a east of here. Better take Guilmon with you.**
Takato got up in a second and rushed out the back door grabbing his sword without another word or thought and Guilmon on his heels. Kazu and Kenta just assumed he got tired of waiting. As soon as Takato was out the door he summoned Grani and the three were off. Takato biomerged as soon as he could also.
***Meanwhile: Sakuyamon and Kuzuhamon***
Kuzuhamon flipped to her feet after recovering from Sakuyamon's last attack, even the two appeared evenly matched, Sakuyamon was a bit stronger and it showed. The gold armored digimon was panting, but there were no cuts or bruises on her, unlike her bluer clone. Kuzuhamon lashed out again nailing Sakuyamon in the gut with her staff, then grabbing her by the hair whiles she's hunched over and throwing her without giving herself a chance to recover. The fact that she attacked while recovering was what managed to take Sakuyamon by surprise and she was thrown back into the construction materials making an explosion of pieces of metal and dirt. A moment later she came walking back out of the dirt cloud, doing her best to make it seem like that hadn't hurt a bit.
Renamon's voice echoed in Rika's head **You seem distracted**
Rika **To be honest, I don't really want to go to the dance. And I can't believe were fighting over Gogglehead.**
Renamon replied calmly as always **Rika, look ahead of you.**
Rika did so from within her sphere, she a hurting Mega Level digimon struggling to keep herself standing, but unwilling to stay down. **...I don't get it...**
Renamon **She is giving this fight everything she has. She can't win and she knows it, we're too strong. But she won't give up as long as she loves Takato. If your unsure about how you feel towards him, it might be better to let her win.**
Kuzuhamon didn't have enough strength for another special attack, it had been over hour since the fight started and she was exhausted. Seeing Sakuyamon pause, she assumed this was her best chance to strike and she ran forwards, preparing to use her staff like a club.
Rika **...No... I don't want to lose him... Not to her, or anyone else. It's time to finish this!**
Sakuyamon lunged forward with the same motion. The two hit something and another explosion rocked the city. Beams and partially built structures were torn from the ground on which the stood and were sent hundreds of yards away due to the force of the attack. The odd thing was, the both expected to slash through each other with their staffs. Instead it felt like they tried to cut a rock with a butter knife. After the smoke and dust cleared they realized why; Gallantmon stood between them holding a staff in each hand. Grani was still in the air.
Sakuyamon **...Fast...**
Gallantmon spoke with a tone of anger. He didn't like to see two of his friends fighting each other. "I trust you two have a good reason for this?"
Everything was silent for a moment until Kuzuhamon finally crumpled beneath Gallantmon's glare and went down to her knees. Being totally depraved of all her energy she went back to her human form what startled Takato was what she was wearing. The same long purple satin dress Rumiko had offered her daughter the day before. Her hair was done up like Rika's as well instead of hanging down. From inside Gallantmon, Takato was in awe of what he saw.
Ruki ".........I-I'm sorry... Takato." She turned around, and ran away.
Gallantmon stood like a statue, still to unsure of what had just happened "Ruki... she seemed so sad...What...just happened?"
Sakuyamon slumped down. With Kuzuhamon gone she was finally letting herself feel the effects of the Demon Woman's attacks. She quickly reverted back her normal selves and Gallantmon did the same, rushing to her side.
Takato "Rika? Are you alright? What happened?"
Rika smiled in response "I'm fine Gogglehead, I won."
Takato **You won? But what about Ruki?** "...We should head back to the dance now or it'll be over by the time we get there."
Rika's smile faded and she began looking nervous, Renamon eventually nudged her saying "Go on."
Rika "Umm, Gogglehead. I'd hate to do this but... I really don't want to go to the dance. It's really...not me... you know."
Takato looked a bit hurt at first, but after he thought about it a moment he laughed "You know, it seemed like fun when the teacher announced it... but, this has been the most annoying four days of my life. I kept stepping on Renamon's feet, sweating nervously every second I tried to ask you to come and didn't, Then there's...mm... Ruki, and to top it off; my goggles don't match my tux. And I'm sure there's more than I can't remember too."
Rika was startled at the Gogglehead's response. He seemed so gun-ho with the idea before, she expected him to be... well, anything EXCEPT happy that they weren't going. "Gogglehead, You're a weird kid you know that?"
Takato smiled brightly with Guilmon "Yep."
Rika "So, do you wanna go home?"
Takato glanced around nervously "Well I was hoping I could at least stay with you for a while. That is, only if you don't mind of course."
Rika "I er..." **Why does it suddenly seem so hard to talk to him again?** "That is... I wouldn't want it any other way."
Takato **...I hope Rika won't kill me for this.**
Takato made a surprisingly daring move and clasped one of Rika's hands in his own. Rika may not have been wearing any fancy clothes or anything, but it was Rika all the same. He placed his next hand on her lower back and started swaying, slowly at first, but as Rika slowly got into it he began to pick up his pace. On one of the buildings nearby, however, Ruki was standing high on top the roof observing those below her. When she saw Takato and Rika dancing in a clearing in the construction, under the moonlight, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
Ruki "...I guess it's no use........Goodbye... Takato."
***Meanwhile: Back at the Dance***
Daemon **I have led those two you fear away from this place. Now is the time to make your move.**
Ms. Asagi sat by the door in the hallway watching the children enter and leave the Gym. She was surprised when she saw Takato returning, only he looked much different. He didn't have the same tux on that he'd left with. He was in more casual clothes. A scarlet T-shirt similar to his blue one and red-tinted ski-goggles. Black symbols on his arms instead of the red that she had become accustomed to. Black short-pants and darker hair. The weirdest thing though, was his eyes. They seemed to glow red.
Ms. Asagi "Oh your back, don't worry. You don't need to pay once you've ready been insUGH"
The dark youth had just rammed Ms. Asagi into a wall with one hand and without any effort. He didn't even slow as he entered the inside of the Gym. Kazu and Kenta called out rude remarks about him and Rika, so he made a mental note to kill them slowly later. Right now, he was far too focused on his objective. He passed by numerous people heading toward Henry and Jeri. A flash of his black aura and people went flying out from all around him like a shockwave just hit them. Henry turned to see his friend with an uncanny glare. The shadows inside the Gym wrapped around him calling out his true form, Chaos Gallantmon.
Since no one in the Gym had ever seen Takato's true Mega form, that had no idea this was a darker form of it. Though everyone crowded around the knight that had just flung about eight people to the side with it's aura... The Tamers just thought 'Oh a dark knight, makes sense since his partner is a virus'. Jeri was about to ask why he biomerged but Henry realized some and his voice overrode hers.
Henry "Hey Takato, I didn't know you could Biomerge too. But where's Guilmon?"
ChaosGallantmon continued his power-walk forward "....."
Henry "...TakatOGH!"
Henry looked down to see a spear that had seemingly come from nowhere, go straight through his chest. ChaosGallantmon was silently thanking his former master for giving him a human form like what had been done with Kuzuhamon. This would've been much harder without it. The look in Henry's eyes was almost inhuman. The Dark Knight withdrew his lance leaving Henry to fall to the ground. By now Jeri was screaming and crying in unbearable high-pitched sounds. It did nothing to slow the Chaos Brave's advancement. He clasped half of Jeri in one hand resisting the urge to snap her into pieces and continued onward, fading into the shadows while Ryo silently cursed at not having his partner by him... A second later, he was gone.
Henry was looking at the roof with dilated pupils and massive bleeding "Je...ri.........." His eyes shut completely before he could even finish the sentence with the image of ChaosGallantmon, burned into the back of his mind.
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Calumon spins out of the room after having written the fic and let's Regless out of the closet.
Regless: Huh, oh finally I thought I'd never get out of there. Thanks for writing the next chapter Calumon. Now on the reviews.
To SerpentTreize -
Regless: I wonder how many of you saw that coming? Well, anyway; please don't kill me for getting Henry stabbed and Jeri kidnapped. Heh, heh, Go Serpent go, drink all the Pepsi you can. FIGHT THE POWER!!!
Black: Someone get me a mouth gag.
Rika: I would but he's got the Rika repellant.
Black don't worry {Swipes the spay can away from Regless}
Rika: Perfect {Chokes the life out of Regless}
Yami Hamtaro: I wonder how he survives all that. Meh, must be some kind of masochist's thing. Anyway thanks for the review... if not an odd one.
To Plot -
Black: Yep, right into the light. Thanks for the review.
To E-100 Alpha -
Yami Hamtaro runs away from the reviewer and hides behind Black}
Regless: I GAK... second that...
Black **He can still speak?** ...Anyway... Perhaps not as big a cat fight as you were all expecting but big enough to a fair amount of damage to the city so, I think it was enough.
To D3Fan -
Black: Thanks for the review. I like the loud mouth people they make things more interesting... Minus Regless of course. Anyway have a nice week and whatnot.
To Epsilon -
Black: Well that would be interesting but I've got no idea what Regless is intending to do about that. Hey Rika, could you loosen your grip so Regless could answer that question?
Rika: NO!!!
Black: ...Well there you have it. But anyway I don't think he'd get rid of Ruki so... Have fun and thank for the review.
To Firehedgehog -
Regless squirms out of Rika's grip for a moment: UPDATE CATALYST OF LIGHT PLEASE!
Rika gets her grip back: Bloody hell.
Black: Thanks for the review, I'm not sure what's going on with Impmon and Takato in the other fic since there seem to be votes going either way. It's difficult to say. Anyway, have fun.
Yami Hamtaro: Look I'm liked more than the author here. Yay me, Yay me.
Black: ...shut up, would ya?
To Adam Kamiya -
Black: How embarrassing. The first E-Mail you sent with a list of chars was deleted so could I trouble you to send it again. Still working on the Plot over here with Regless and I figured we'd put it on your account since it has your characters in it. So many people is making the plot difficult to piece together so were working on ways around that, again, as soon as we have something worth sending over we'll do so.
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks for the review???
To LoneWalker -
Black: An interesting thought, but the fact that the two hate each other so much might make that difficult.
Yami Hamtaro: I dunno I wouldn't count Ruki out just yet.
Rika looks up from strangling Regless} You wanna be next?
Yami Hamtaro sweatdrops} Er, Nevermind.
To Anime Fan -
Black: Well the original idea was to do what you said with Ruki impersonating Rika, but then I had to incorporate ChaosGallantmon into this so it worked out as above. That would be a good way to work out the love triangle but then again I'm not writing this one so who knows what's going to happen with Ruki.
Regless raises his hand in the back still be strangled by Rika}
Black: By the way thanks for the weapons but I had to throw out the anti- hamster spray. You know, someone could get hurt. To answer your question about Viral State, yes Impmon is in the after life but only in the Limbo part of it. Every time Anubimon, keeper of the Underworld tries to take him away; he fights back and wins. Most digimon would only go there if they were killed, Beelzemon was sent there while still alive due to the Black Hazard so he's not going anywhere anytime soon. You just have to keep reading to link up the events.
To -
Black: Thanks for the review an all.
To Max Acorn -
Black: Ah such lovely language. Anyway thanks for the review, I don't think you have to worry about Henry hurting Jeri... ChaosGallantmon however... Well I think you get the picture. And if you feel the need to "Tear my ass from my Body", just remember: Calumon wrote this chapter.
Yami Hamtaro: You meet the most interesting people here. ^_^
To -
Black: Thanks
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks
Rika: Thanks
Regless: B...r.......ea.....the
To -
Black: Hey these weapons are one shot kills, shame on you. Tazers and African Fire Ants are one thing but we need him slightly alive so he can finish the story (He's not telling me how it's going to end.)
Yami Hamtaro: Well we could always fire the weapons next to him and hurt him with the splash damage.
Black: You're a genius. {Does what the Evil Hamster just suggested}
Yami Hamtaro blushes}
To Dark Child -
Yami Hamtaro: How many more of you are there?
Black: Shut up, anyway so you gave Regless my shotgun. Well Regless is an idiot if you look carefully you see Regless is jut using it to keep the table from wobbling. Thanks for the review though. (I think the Cat Fight should've been bigger.)
To YumeTakato -
Black: Relax I read your story. You're a good writer, but my knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh is limited. Anyway thanks for the review and have a nice week.
To R6 -
Black: Oh crap I forgot Kazu in the sock drawer about three days ago when Calumon started writing... Meh, one more won't hurt. Thanks for the review though. By the way the Rika repellant works great, I haven't seen Renamon around and...
Rika: It was Ruki you dolt!
To Josh -
Back: LOL that sounds amusing. It might a bit difficult to do Ruki now so I'll just pass the message along. I'd like to see that too actually.
Rika: Oh reeeeaaaally?
Black gets angry} Didn't mean it like that!
To Lord Arm -
Black: Well it was mentioned before that was going to be more of Rikato but I wouldn't count Ruki out just yet. Guess we'll see what happens.
To Aeries -
Black: Well we may not be trying to kill him yet but wait until this fic is over and you'll find out for sure. {Insert Evil Laugh here}
Yami Hamtaro: Thanks for the review and have a nice week.
To Anime Fan x2 -
Yami Hamtaro:... Huh? What is this guy talking about.
Black: Ha! MY weapons can be used any anybody. Even a child could raise hell. Regless however would probably shoot himself in the knee cap... his new one. The answer to both questions is yes. Thank you for your review. And what does Ja Ne mean?
To Sora Potter -
Black:... I have no idea how to reply to this one.
Yami Hamtaro: Give her some diet Pepper and maybe she'll go away.
Black "Diet Pepper?"
Regless gets up finally with Rika still choking him} "Don't make her go away! I like her. We speak the same language. Congrats on the tree, I tried mine but my little brother (NOT BLACK) Kept signing so I gave up and tried to pass out. Thanks for the review.