Meet and Part
--Houshin Engi/Digimon crossover fanfic.
--Written by graffiti. (6/12/2002 – 12/12/2002)
--Warnings for shonen-ai, language, OOCness, and AU.
--Spoilers for Houshin Engi manga volume 13 and above. This fic is strictly based on the manga.
--Spoilers for Digimon 02.
--Disclaimers: Houshin Engi is© Fujisaki Ryu, Digimon is owned by Bandai, yadda yadda.
Hello, minna-san! This is my second fic I've posted at ff.net to boot, so please be gentle with the reviews. My first fic was Dear Muraki… from the anime Yami no Matsuei, which wasn't very good, so to speak, and it died after two chapters… but we won't go into that now ^^; I do accept pointers, and if you guys think that there are places I should improve on, feel free to tell me.
Now, how the heck did I get this idea of writing a crossover fic using two very different anime? *grin*Honestly speaking, I don't know. But I'll put it this way; just a few weeks ago I would never had thought of EVER writing a fan fic, forget posting it here, as I wasn't quite confident with my writing skills, grammar and vocabulary ect. My only focus was fanart (which is the only thing I'm good at XD). But then articflames encouraged me to give it a try, and plus the fact that she herself was a successful fanfic writer, I decided, heck, just write something and chuck it up at ff.net and see what happens. I was quite surprised when I received reviews the next day. People were kind and didn't flame. So after some thinking, I decided to do more, however lousy my writing skill is :P
Sometime between that, I was lounging around the Houshin no Miko's website and found their sweet lil' fic, Deai^2 (it's a great fic, you have to read it if you're a true HE fan). That's where I got the inspiration to write a Houshin Engi fic (and yes, there will be bits of Deai^2-ness in this fic). But then I didn't know what to write about, so the idea was over the waterfall and forgotten :) Then later, for some reason (been listening to Tenka's songs too much, I think), the image of Tenka with a guitar (hint, hint) kept on popping into my head. To me, guitar=Yamato-sama (SWOON!!!), and thus this crazy crossover fic was born was born.
Please note that I have not seen the episodes in the middle of the anime yet; I never really liked it anyway, compared to the manga.
The readers are starting to chuck rotten eggs at me… Eheheheh…
Anyway, this story happens after Taikoubou disappears after Jyoka is defeated and Youzen takes over Senninkai. One day the cast of Houshin Engi getting warped into the modern world of Digimon. They meet the characters of Digimon, and gradually start to become friends. (I know, you must be thinking, "Damn! Not another one of _those_ fics again!? But I'll try to make it as interesting as possible :D) Err…I haven't thought of any good vs. evil plots yet, but somewhere through the fic there probably will be some conflicts. Here's a tip off: some of the characters who have been houshin'ed will be reappearing in this fic ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ And I won't tell you the shonen-ai pairings yet, cuz if I did, the story might get predictable. Mwahwahwahwa.
Have I got you interested now? Yosh, now you can stop your egg-throwing and start reading the fic!
Dozo!
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Meet and Part – Chapter one
When we went
Youzen sighed as he placed the last of the documents on top of a tall stack of neatly arranged papers on his table. Sighing, he threw his brush at the wall across the room in both relief and frustration and slumped onto his office desk.
Youzen had been in charge of the Senninkai for six months now. And since the first day all he was given to do was paperwork. Signing contracts, reading complaints, and writing reports on insignificant and seemingly pointless issues were all in a day's work, if he was lucky enough to be able to finish them in a day. Straightening himself, he flexed his fingers and aching neck. He decided to take a little walk to relax and have some rest. After all, having to sign documents continuously for hours since he woke up, however little effect, did have its strain on Youzen's mental and physical strength. As he stood up from his seat and headed limply towards the door, Bukichi came crashing in with a tall stack of papers. "That's the forth time today," Youzen thought, as he stepped to the side and narrowly avoided the boy who apparently couldn't see anything in front of him as his view was blocked by the large pile of papers he carried. Before Bukichi crashed into the wall, Youzen gently caught his arms and steered him towards his desk. Helping the boy to heave the burden onto the desk, he asked warily, "Who are these from this time?"
"They're from Genshitenson-sama desu, Youzen-sama." Bukichi replied with a cheerful grin. Not for the first time that day, Youzen sighed. "Not again…" For a moment, he almost felt suspicious that Genshitenson was giving him all this work just to make his life miserable. Pushing the idea of sticking his Sansendou through the old geezer to the back of his head (1), Youzen smiled his thanks at Bukichi and motioned for him to be excused.
"Ano, Youzen-sama…" Bukichi stopped before the door and turned around. The usual smile on his face was replaced by a concerned expression as he silently studied Youzen's face. "It's probably none of my business…but won't you like to take a rest? I mean, you look really of tired……"
Youzen smiled bitterly to himself as he gazed back at Bukichi. So, his weariness was that obvious that even Bukichi could sense it. "Yes, I do want to, Bukichi. But unfortunately," he gestured to the piles of paper on his desk, which had just increased with the new stack Bukichi brought in. "With all this work, I'm afraid I won't be able to."
Bukichi nodded his understanding, his clear eyes reflecting the sympathy he felt towards the leader of Senninkai. He bowed and exited the room, softly closing the door behind him. Youzen felt some comfort at Bukichi's concern. At least there were people who cared. "Thank you," he muttered under his breath. Then, turning back to his desk to continue with the paperwork, the weight returned to his heart, ever so heavier than before. "Why did I accept this job in the first place…" he wondered. Well, it didn't seem so bad when Genshitenson-sama first introduced him to it. Once again he felt like beating the hell out of that supposedly "highly respectable" ojisan. "WHY did I let him talk me into this...?"
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"So, Youzen actually ordered you to make this thing?" Tenka pointed at the square-shaped machine, which, like all other machines that were made by Taiitsu, was very weird looking, and planted a certain amount of fear in the people who saw them.
"Yes, Tenka. He said he needed something to help him get rid of all the unwanted paper in his office, since he had quite a lot of it. So I suggested maybe a paper shredder could help him, and he agreed. Though I have no idea why he wanted me to make him such a big one… Normally a paper shredder less than half this size should be necessary for a small office like Youzen's (2)."
"Actually I was planning on doing something else, something like a Weapon Detacher to take off Nataku's paopei, by force if needed…" Taiitsu trailed off as he screwed another bolt into place. "That kid's been getting a little too active these days. You'd think that after the war he should've cooled down, like everyone else. But no, he comes to me in the middle of my work, points his Kasensou at me and says, 'I'm bored. I need something to blow up. Two days.' and just flies away, like he doesn't give a damn about whether I live or not!"
Tenka sweatdropped as Taiitsu ripped off a wrongly done part of the machine with his bare hands. He decided it wasn't a good idea to interrupt Taiitsu as he rambled on and on, dismantling half of the machine he had just built. He turned towards his shishou, who winked at him, and Tenka replied him with a grin. The strange relationship between Taiitsu and Nataku was well known in the Senninkai. Although the two always had conflict between them, everyone knew that the shishou and his disciple cared more for each other than they showed (3). The fact that the blowing up and blasting between Nataku and Taiitsu were becoming less frequent was also a good sign.
"Well," Doutoku Shinkun stood up and started to walk towards the door. "I'll be going out for some exercise now, Taiitsu-shitei. Drop by anytime you're free." He waved to the sennin who was still fuming and not hearing a word he said. "And Tenka," The boy looked up at his shishou inquiringly. "Be careful." He flashed Tenka a smile. "I'll be back at the Houshindai by noon. If you're looking for me, I'll be hanging around Bai He Shan (4).
Tenka smiled wryly after Doutoku's retreating figure. He knew what his shishou's last words meant. Taiitsu was also quite famous for destruction of his own laboratory, often caused by accidental wiring errors or simple fusing. There was an unspoken rule that anyone who entered Taiitsu's laboratory should always be on the alert, should an unwanted incident occur anytime. Even though Tenka was already a Houshin'ed spirit, he didn't quite like the image of the ceiling crashing down on him (5).
Tenka and Doutoku had come to Taiitsu's place for a visit. Youzen had set a new rule that the spirits from the Houshindai were allowed to roam freely in the Senninkai (without any intentions of destroying Senninkai or wrecking havoc and the like), under the condition that they would reside in the Houshindai as their home. Needless to say, the spirits were pleased. Although there were friends and family together with them at the Big Rock (something which Tenka thought was quite ironic), they preferred to join their friends among the living once in a while.
Tenka enjoyed going on walks with Bukichi and Suupusyan, simply chatting and running around on the grass fields of Konron 2. Occasionally they would pay Youzen a visit, and despite his busy schedule, Youzen always welcomed them.
Yep. Life was good, even as a spirit.
"Tenka, would you pass me the graphs on the shelf?" Taiitsu had calmed down and was busy repairing the damage he had inflicted himself. "That shelf on the left; you'll see some blue paper on the top shelf."
Tenka brought the graphs to him. As he stood beside Taiitsu observing the paper in his hand, the words and numbers written along the sides simply looked like random scribbling to him. Munching on his cigarette, he decided that paying Taiitsu a visit wasn't as fun as he expected. Since Taiitsu was entirely focused on the 'paper shredder' thing, he knew that nothing he said would reach the working sennin. He had no knowledge whatsoever of engineering or machinery, and he wouldn't be able to do much even if he offered to help. Not that Taiitsu didn't welcome them; in fact the scientist seemed happy when they dropped by, but he understood that once Taiitsu got interested in a certain thing, he would sacrifice days working on it.
"Taiitsu-susuu, you mind if I look around?"
He was replied with a muffled 'Yeah, sure'. Standing up, he glanced aimlessly around him. Everywhere he looked, the tables and walls were covered with strange gadgets and graphs. A huge screen on the left wall caught his eye, and he walked towards it, being careful not to step on any of the tools placed untidily on the floor.
The screen was about four feet wide, and held a blue tinge where the light shone on it. Buttons and wires ran beside it, and Tenka noticed that a red light was blinking below the line of buttons. "Taiitsu-susuu, what's this?"
He was surprised when Taiitsu actually turned away from the paper shredder and looked at him. "Oh that? It's a communication device. Used to, at least." He took off his goggles and stood beside Tenka. "It was supposed to be a communication device to the Ningenkai. Some time back Youzen had some doushi check on the Ningenkai once in a while, and I made this so that we could communicate with the doushi down there. I've installed another one in the Ningenkai, and it's been working just fine. But since a few weeks ago it started to break down. I've checked it a few times but I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. I wanted to do more research on it, but the others suggested that I just let it be. You'd think they were afraid that I would blow it up or something. Mou, doesn't anyone have confidence in me? Even after I rebuilt Konron they still doubt me!"
Tenka sweatdropped again as tears ran down Taiitsu's face. The sennin was posed in a light, his hand clasped before his chest dramatically. Then, as suddenly as he had made the pose, Taiitsu's expression turned serious.
"Somehow I think they're right. I don't feel I want to mess around with something I'm not sure of." Tenka blinked at the sudden change of expression. "Especially when it's something this size." He stared thoughtfully at the screen, and turned to look at Tenka. "Don't touch it. I don't know what might happen if this thing messes up."
Tenka nodded, "Daijoubu yo. I wouldn't touch it if my life depended on it (which was just the case)." Taiitsu glared at him. The boy smiled sheepishly and shrugged. Sighing, Taiitsu returned the smile and laid a hand on Tenka's shoulder. "Anyway, I'm sorry if you and Doutoku felt uncomfortable. It's just that I can't take my eyes off a machine once I've started on it."
Tenka grinned at him. "Nah. We're fine. We know how much you like doing what you do best."
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"Tenka-oniisan!!!"
A voice was heard outside the laboratory. As Tenka and Taiitsu turned to look at the owner of the voice, Bukichi came crashing through the door (again ^_^;). Behind him was Suupusyan, who was panting heavily.
"Bukichi-kun! Chotto matte suu~!"
"Bukichi! Don't run in my laboratory!"
Two voices shouted as the redhead sped towards Tenka. "Tenka-oniisan, I've been looking all over for you! Doutoku Shinkun-san said that you were here, so Suupu-chan and me came here!"
Tenka's eyes widened as Bukichi launched himself at him. "Bukichi! Stop!"
It was too late. Tenka lost his balance and crashed into the wall, bringing Bukichi with him.
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" Taiitsu Shinjin, I've come to see if to see if you're done with the paper shredder…"
Youzen gasped when he saw Tenka crash into the wall. Instinctively he ran towards them. "Tenka! Wha--"
He stopped mid sentence as a bright light surrounded them. Shielding his eyes, Youzen felt himself falling to the ground. Suddenly the light disappeared, and he drifted into a world of darkness.
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Author's babbling:
Finally! Chapter one is finished! After days of typing and correcting and typing and correcting… WHEW! I never knew writing fanfics would be so hard!
^_^ Yes, it took me days to finish this sucker. One reason was because I had to push myself to "GO TYPE IT OUT DAMMIT!!!" because everytime I touched the PC all I would think is Internet Internet Internet ^_^;
And then there were parts of the story where I would ask myself, "Are you sure this person did this?" or "Did this really happen?" because I was so unsure if I got the story right according to the manga. Twenty three volumes are a lot to remember :P That's why I re-read the whole series :P
Anyway I hope this chapter doesn't turn out to be too crappy ;_; I've got at least six more chapters to write and less than a month left of my holiday. When school starts next year, I'll be too occupied with my exams (CURSE YOU PMR!!!!! I HATE FORM THREE!!!!!) And then I still have to work on my fanart and CGs; lately I stopped drawing because of this recent fanfic writing hype :D And then there's my sudden obsession over Tenka… ^_^ The cast of Digimon will be appearing in the next chapter… stay tuned! There'll be some angsty scenes later regarding various personal issues of the characters… and maybe I might be adding some lemon for the shonen-ai couples XD
Yeah, please review! Reviews and comments from readers are important to the author so that he/she can write better, and know what to put in the following stories. So please drop a review, comment or opinion for me, even if it's criticism. Domo arigatou gozaimas!
Footnotes:
(1) Nyahahahaha… guess I forgot to tell ya about any G-sama bashing ^_~ Sorry G-sama fans *bows*. And yes, I do think Youzen will be happy to thrash him around :D
(2) Mwahwahwahwa!!! What? You don't think ouji-sama will throw ALL the paper into the machine? Youzen can do ANYTHING if he's pissed off, no?
(3) As much as I like the two of them, Taiitsu/Nataku will not be the main pairing of this fic. Gomen to the fans…
(4) Bai He Shan = Bai He Mountain. Bai He is a type of flower, usually white in color, and has a nice fragrance (forgot the English name for it ;_;). Bai He Shan is just a name I randomly thought of.
(5) I know nothing about the spirits that are sealed in the Houshindai. I don't know if they can be touched, if they can get physically hurt, if they are semi-transparent (err, not), if they can float all over the place like ghosts. But anyway, who would want to get squashed by a ceiling?