Author's Notes: Even though I had only one review for this…I'm still going to write this out. Besides, it's a great side project!! Eventually, this will become my main project once I finish the second book and write an epilogue.
Disclaimers: Neither Digimon nor the Death of Rats belongs to me.
Other Voices - Part 2
"You don't look so well." Zack ignored the voice from his Digivice until he realized that this voice was different from the other one. It still carried that same feeling of trust but this voice had a different pitch. "No kidding. So are you a colleague of that other voice? And just how many of you are there anyway? Just who or what are you?"
"I wish I can answer those questions but revealing our identities at this time is not possible. All you need to know is that we are friends who are trying to help. Perhaps we can talk when you're feeling up to it." The boy didn't respond. Instead, he looked through his card collection and picked out ten cards. "Is it possible that the ten legendary warriors are the ten ancient Digimon?"
After replacing his cards, his mind went back to that meeting with those kids and those two Digimon with them. 'How can I even think of bringing them into this situation? Maybe if they had partner Digimon then things would be different. But they actually turn into the Digimon and do the fighting as well!!' He leaned back, wondering how he is going to fix things. 'I'm lost in a digital world that's practically falling apart and have to place the lives of my friends in the hands of kids who actually do the fighting and can get seriously hurt!! I'm not going to jeopardize their safety. I'll find another way to save my friends.' He looked at his Digivice. "Did you hear me? I'm not going to let those kids get hurt. So you can forget about me asking for their help."
A loud groan interrupted his thoughts. Zack stood up to make sure that he was hearing correctly. Then the groan came again. He looked behind and saw part of a body. Upon closer inspection, he saw a human boy who looked like he was in pain. Zack gently rolled the boy over. "K-Koji?" That was all the boy uttered before slipping into unconsciousness. 'Why me?' Zack gave a sigh before picking up the boy.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"It was weird!! He just slashed a card right through that thingie of his and…" Bokomon gave Neemon a whack on the head. "Do you mind? I'm trying to think and I can't concentrate with you yapping off like that!!" He then yanked Neemon's pants and snapped them back. Neemon gave a yelp.
"I don't get it. Why can't that guy accept the fact that we are the legendary warriors? We proved it to him when we spirit evolved," muttered Takuya. The group had found a place to stop for the night and were roasting some meat apples on the fire. "I don't think it's the fact that we showed him we're the legendary warriors. It looked like something else was bothering him," stated Koji.
"Like what?" asked JP. Koji shrugged before taking one of the meat apples and blowing it gently. Tommy offered his opinion. "It kind of looked like he was sad. Like he was missing someone important to him. My mom had that same look when we saw her on television." A sympathetic look made its way to Zoe's face. "Poor guy…"
All of a sudden, Koji got up and started looking around. "Hey…what's wrong?" The boy placed a finger on his lips, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then he pointed at a direction. Takuya then understood what Koji was getting at. He heard something behind those bushes and the two of them are going to converge on it from different angles. But when the boys approached their target, they got more than they expected.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
It wasn't a fight. It was a slaughter. The four Digimon that had came out of nowhere just overpowered each of them as if they were nothing. He could still remember the Digimon that he had faced. That Digimon had golden eyes which pierced right into his very soul. How he had been able to escape the battle with his life and in his current condition was beyond him. What was fate telling him?
The only feeling that he had felt when he first woke up was that he was a lucky bastard. He didn't go down like the warriors of Water, Wood and Steel. And he had his human body back. When Cherubimon gave him his spirit, he was told that he would have to stay in that form for eternity. That has all changed. Now he can see the relish the look on…
"Hey. You okay?" He looked up to see a boy some distance away. How could he have mistaken him for Koji? There were some key differences after all. "Yes…thank you." He was feeling much better than before. After flexing a few muscles slightly, he could tell these things.
Zack had an embarrassed look on his face as his stomach started growling. "Haven't eaten yet…" The other boy pointed a finger at a tree with berries growing on them. "But those could be poisonous." He climbed up and picked a few berries. 'Whoa…this guy can heal fast…' The other boy then landed and placed a few berries in Zack's palm. He sighed before tossing the berries into his mouth and swallowing them.
"Just how do you know what these are anyway?" A small smile was on the other boy's face. "I've spent some time in the digital world and I've been able to figure out what's edible. From meat apples to super spicy berries." Moments later, Zack was trying to find water to douse the flames in his mouth. By the way the other boy was eating them, he was used to the hotness.
"Thanks for the warning. By the way, I'm Zack." He offered his hand. The other boy hesitated for a moment before extending his own hand. "And I'm Kouichi." The two boys shook hands. Zack was about to ask a few questions when he heard several loud shouts of surprise. He quickly took off towards the source, leaving Kouichi behind.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
A Redvegiemon had taken both boys by surprise by knocking them both out with a single punch with his special vine like arms. As Bokomon and Neemon scrambled to get out of the way, the other three children prepared to spirit evolve.
"Execute Spirit Evolution!!!"
"…Kumamon!!"
"…Beetlemon!!"
"…Kazemon!!"
Kumamon started to charge the other Digimon while grabbing his small gun and placing it on his shoulder. "Prepare to eat snowballs!!" Before he could fire, the Redvegiemon quickly wrapped a vine around both of the bear's legs. One mighty slam later and the bear Digimon was out of the fight.
"Thunder Fist!!!" "Hurricane Wind!!" Redvegiemon hopped out of the way of the two attacks made by the hybrid Digimon and retreated back into the bushes. "Now I've got you trapped!!" Beetlemon made a run towards the bushes with his attack ready to go. Then the vine like arms of Redvegiemon shot out. Beetlemon tried to dodge them but they came back and swept him onto the ground before dragging him into the bushes.
"OWWWWW!!!!" The cyborg Digimon was sent flying back after Redvegiemon gave him a good whipping. Kazemon took off into the air but Redvegiemon's arms shot out and wrapped themselves around her boots. She tried to go higher but it felt like that she was trying to lift a heavy boulder. Finally, she was yanked down by a burst of strength from her opponent.
"What in the…?" Zack surveyed the scene before him. Two of the boys had not transformed as they were still quite dizzy from the initial attack. Beetlemon and Kumamon were trying to get back onto their feet while that Redvegiemon has stepped out with an arm tightly wrapped around Kazemon's legs. "Partner Select!! Kazemon!!"
The Redvegiemon had started poking around Kazemon's body with the other arm, from her breasts to her midriff and to her rear end as well. Meanwhile, a feeling of disgust and loathing and fury was growing at an exponential rate inside the fairy Digimon. She could feel the other arm roaming about but her head still needed a small bit of time to clear up. It wouldn't take too long as her anger was speeding up the process. "Digi Modify!! Thor's Hammer Activate!!"
Finally, the volcano erupted. She could see clearly and now that Digimon was going to get it. Kazemon screamed out a single word before wrapping her hands around the hammer that had started to materialize out of thin air.
"PERVERT!!!!!!" WHAM!!!!
Redvegiemon's grip had loosened as he staggered back from the ferocious blow. Beetlemon and Kumamon just watched in pure shock. "Did you see that?!? That was the type of scene that you would only see in cartoons!!" exclaimed Kumamon. "No kidding," muttered Beetlemon as he continued to stare.
Kazemon looked at the hammer in her hand. "Molto Cool!!!" She then glanced back at Redvegiemon. "Get back here, you sicko!!! I'm not through with you yet!!!" She started hammering the other Digimon like there was no tomorrow. Remember how psycho the characters got when they got the Super Hammer in Super Smash Brothers? Kazemon put them all to shame when she started chasing Redvegiemon around. Zack just blinked at this recent development. "Um…should I stop her?"
Beetlemon sighed. "Don't bother…hey!! It's you again!! You were the one who gave Zoe that hammer!!" Zack realized that he had his card still out and on it was a picture of the hammer. The next thing he knew, Kumamon and Beetlemon were asking him a barrage of questions. "How did you do that?" "Can you give me something so that I can save Zoe the next time we're in trouble?"
'Great…more questions to try and answer.' Before Zack could try and think of a way to get him out of this situation, Kazemon had made her way to him. Apparently, she had finished pummeling Redvegiemon into the ground. "Did you do something to get me this hammer?" The boy gave a meek nod as the last thing he needed was a psycho fairy Digimon with a Thor's Hammer in her possession trying to kill him. Instead, he received a gigantic kiss on the lips from the hybrid Digimon. "You're beautiful!!!" (AN: This isn't like a romantic kiss but rather a cartoon type kiss like Bugs Bunny…ah, forget it. It doesn't matter now that I've bought some more hospital time…T_T)
Zack's face turned completely red with embarrassment while Beetlemon was fuming with jealousy. "I…ah…um…" "So…what did we miss?" The group turned around to see Koji and Takuya, who have somewhat recovered. Before anyone could answer, Zack noticed a person coming this way.
Koji's eyes widened as he recognized the person. "Kouichi?!?" Then, some fractal code surrounded the other boy. Soon, the human form had disappeared and a new one took its place. He was tall and had black armour. His weapons were made out of a red alloy. Bokomon recognized the symbol that was on the newly formed Digimon. "That's the symbol of the warrior of Darkness!!"
Zack scanned the new Digimon and found a name. "Duskmon…demon man, hybrid type Digimon." Kazemon, Beetlemon and Kumamon stiffened in the presence of the new warrior. Duskmon's eyes rested on Koji. "Long time, no see… brother."
(Epsilon has just written another random thought into his Notebook of Random Thoughts)
Zack: I can't believe that you made Kazemon kiss me!! Now JP's after my hide and I think Takuya may want to kick my ass as well!!
Epsilon: Look on the bright side. You got kissed by one of the hotter female characters in the entire series…in her Digimon form!!
Zack: True but…
Epsilon: But nothing. Now read this latest random thought so I can get ready to sleep.
Zack: Fine…sad romance story based on Linkin Park's "My December". What type of random thought was that?
(He looks at the Death of Rats who shrugs)
Death of Rats: SQUEAK.
Epsilon: By the way…I wrote this up in a few hours on a different computer so that's why this isn't in HTML form. Also, exams are officially over and the only thing I have to worry about is a project for my science class so I will attempt to write more, even though I did deliver a number of chapters of Ascension when I was supposed to be studying for exams so consider that my Christmas present to you readers.
Tommy: That's a Christmas present? Getting more chapters out?
Epsilon: To us authors who work hard when we really should be focusing on something else…it is. Now, I've came up with a crazy idea for "Other Visits" when the gang goes dimension hopping.
Zoe: What do you have in mind?
Epsilon: After events resolve in "Other Voices", Zack has to find all eight of his friends. One dimension is definitely early Tamers season but you found that out already, didn't you?
Zoe: Heh heh… ^_^;;;;;
Epsilon: As for the other seven dimensions, that's up in the air!! Since I haven't figured out if I wanted to cross this over with some aspect of "Ascension" or "Beyond The Other Side", all you other authors on the net can submit ideas and your own fics that could be featured in "Other Visits"!!
Zack: That's assuming that he ever finishes this book and that won't happen until he finishes "Ascension" so it'll be a while.
Epsilon: That's true but I just wanted to get this announcement off my chest so that people can start thinking of what they want to see. A few simple rules…
Pick out which Digimon you want the gang to find in your story. You can choose from Agumon, Veemon, Guilmon, Patamon, Monmon, Kumamon (not hybrid) and Kotemon. Renamon is already in the early Tamers segment that I've pre-planned.
PLEASE NO YAOI!!! I can't do that type of stuff.
Crossovers with other series like Pokemon and Sailor Moon may only be considered if the story itself is good with all the elements together. I will judge that for myself.
One submission per author please.
So the trip will contain Early Tamers, 01 fanfic, 02 fanfic, Tamers fanfic, Frontier Fanfic, Crossover (Digimon only), Crossover (other. May be replaced with another Digimon only crossover) and the last one…WHO KNOWS!!!
That's all there is to say so start getting a few ideas in and hopefully, I can kick off the road trip next year!! Until next time!!
Disclaimers: Neither Digimon nor the Death of Rats belongs to me.
Other Voices - Part 2
"You don't look so well." Zack ignored the voice from his Digivice until he realized that this voice was different from the other one. It still carried that same feeling of trust but this voice had a different pitch. "No kidding. So are you a colleague of that other voice? And just how many of you are there anyway? Just who or what are you?"
"I wish I can answer those questions but revealing our identities at this time is not possible. All you need to know is that we are friends who are trying to help. Perhaps we can talk when you're feeling up to it." The boy didn't respond. Instead, he looked through his card collection and picked out ten cards. "Is it possible that the ten legendary warriors are the ten ancient Digimon?"
After replacing his cards, his mind went back to that meeting with those kids and those two Digimon with them. 'How can I even think of bringing them into this situation? Maybe if they had partner Digimon then things would be different. But they actually turn into the Digimon and do the fighting as well!!' He leaned back, wondering how he is going to fix things. 'I'm lost in a digital world that's practically falling apart and have to place the lives of my friends in the hands of kids who actually do the fighting and can get seriously hurt!! I'm not going to jeopardize their safety. I'll find another way to save my friends.' He looked at his Digivice. "Did you hear me? I'm not going to let those kids get hurt. So you can forget about me asking for their help."
A loud groan interrupted his thoughts. Zack stood up to make sure that he was hearing correctly. Then the groan came again. He looked behind and saw part of a body. Upon closer inspection, he saw a human boy who looked like he was in pain. Zack gently rolled the boy over. "K-Koji?" That was all the boy uttered before slipping into unconsciousness. 'Why me?' Zack gave a sigh before picking up the boy.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"It was weird!! He just slashed a card right through that thingie of his and…" Bokomon gave Neemon a whack on the head. "Do you mind? I'm trying to think and I can't concentrate with you yapping off like that!!" He then yanked Neemon's pants and snapped them back. Neemon gave a yelp.
"I don't get it. Why can't that guy accept the fact that we are the legendary warriors? We proved it to him when we spirit evolved," muttered Takuya. The group had found a place to stop for the night and were roasting some meat apples on the fire. "I don't think it's the fact that we showed him we're the legendary warriors. It looked like something else was bothering him," stated Koji.
"Like what?" asked JP. Koji shrugged before taking one of the meat apples and blowing it gently. Tommy offered his opinion. "It kind of looked like he was sad. Like he was missing someone important to him. My mom had that same look when we saw her on television." A sympathetic look made its way to Zoe's face. "Poor guy…"
All of a sudden, Koji got up and started looking around. "Hey…what's wrong?" The boy placed a finger on his lips, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then he pointed at a direction. Takuya then understood what Koji was getting at. He heard something behind those bushes and the two of them are going to converge on it from different angles. But when the boys approached their target, they got more than they expected.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
It wasn't a fight. It was a slaughter. The four Digimon that had came out of nowhere just overpowered each of them as if they were nothing. He could still remember the Digimon that he had faced. That Digimon had golden eyes which pierced right into his very soul. How he had been able to escape the battle with his life and in his current condition was beyond him. What was fate telling him?
The only feeling that he had felt when he first woke up was that he was a lucky bastard. He didn't go down like the warriors of Water, Wood and Steel. And he had his human body back. When Cherubimon gave him his spirit, he was told that he would have to stay in that form for eternity. That has all changed. Now he can see the relish the look on…
"Hey. You okay?" He looked up to see a boy some distance away. How could he have mistaken him for Koji? There were some key differences after all. "Yes…thank you." He was feeling much better than before. After flexing a few muscles slightly, he could tell these things.
Zack had an embarrassed look on his face as his stomach started growling. "Haven't eaten yet…" The other boy pointed a finger at a tree with berries growing on them. "But those could be poisonous." He climbed up and picked a few berries. 'Whoa…this guy can heal fast…' The other boy then landed and placed a few berries in Zack's palm. He sighed before tossing the berries into his mouth and swallowing them.
"Just how do you know what these are anyway?" A small smile was on the other boy's face. "I've spent some time in the digital world and I've been able to figure out what's edible. From meat apples to super spicy berries." Moments later, Zack was trying to find water to douse the flames in his mouth. By the way the other boy was eating them, he was used to the hotness.
"Thanks for the warning. By the way, I'm Zack." He offered his hand. The other boy hesitated for a moment before extending his own hand. "And I'm Kouichi." The two boys shook hands. Zack was about to ask a few questions when he heard several loud shouts of surprise. He quickly took off towards the source, leaving Kouichi behind.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
A Redvegiemon had taken both boys by surprise by knocking them both out with a single punch with his special vine like arms. As Bokomon and Neemon scrambled to get out of the way, the other three children prepared to spirit evolve.
"Execute Spirit Evolution!!!"
"…Kumamon!!"
"…Beetlemon!!"
"…Kazemon!!"
Kumamon started to charge the other Digimon while grabbing his small gun and placing it on his shoulder. "Prepare to eat snowballs!!" Before he could fire, the Redvegiemon quickly wrapped a vine around both of the bear's legs. One mighty slam later and the bear Digimon was out of the fight.
"Thunder Fist!!!" "Hurricane Wind!!" Redvegiemon hopped out of the way of the two attacks made by the hybrid Digimon and retreated back into the bushes. "Now I've got you trapped!!" Beetlemon made a run towards the bushes with his attack ready to go. Then the vine like arms of Redvegiemon shot out. Beetlemon tried to dodge them but they came back and swept him onto the ground before dragging him into the bushes.
"OWWWWW!!!!" The cyborg Digimon was sent flying back after Redvegiemon gave him a good whipping. Kazemon took off into the air but Redvegiemon's arms shot out and wrapped themselves around her boots. She tried to go higher but it felt like that she was trying to lift a heavy boulder. Finally, she was yanked down by a burst of strength from her opponent.
"What in the…?" Zack surveyed the scene before him. Two of the boys had not transformed as they were still quite dizzy from the initial attack. Beetlemon and Kumamon were trying to get back onto their feet while that Redvegiemon has stepped out with an arm tightly wrapped around Kazemon's legs. "Partner Select!! Kazemon!!"
The Redvegiemon had started poking around Kazemon's body with the other arm, from her breasts to her midriff and to her rear end as well. Meanwhile, a feeling of disgust and loathing and fury was growing at an exponential rate inside the fairy Digimon. She could feel the other arm roaming about but her head still needed a small bit of time to clear up. It wouldn't take too long as her anger was speeding up the process. "Digi Modify!! Thor's Hammer Activate!!"
Finally, the volcano erupted. She could see clearly and now that Digimon was going to get it. Kazemon screamed out a single word before wrapping her hands around the hammer that had started to materialize out of thin air.
"PERVERT!!!!!!" WHAM!!!!
Redvegiemon's grip had loosened as he staggered back from the ferocious blow. Beetlemon and Kumamon just watched in pure shock. "Did you see that?!? That was the type of scene that you would only see in cartoons!!" exclaimed Kumamon. "No kidding," muttered Beetlemon as he continued to stare.
Kazemon looked at the hammer in her hand. "Molto Cool!!!" She then glanced back at Redvegiemon. "Get back here, you sicko!!! I'm not through with you yet!!!" She started hammering the other Digimon like there was no tomorrow. Remember how psycho the characters got when they got the Super Hammer in Super Smash Brothers? Kazemon put them all to shame when she started chasing Redvegiemon around. Zack just blinked at this recent development. "Um…should I stop her?"
Beetlemon sighed. "Don't bother…hey!! It's you again!! You were the one who gave Zoe that hammer!!" Zack realized that he had his card still out and on it was a picture of the hammer. The next thing he knew, Kumamon and Beetlemon were asking him a barrage of questions. "How did you do that?" "Can you give me something so that I can save Zoe the next time we're in trouble?"
'Great…more questions to try and answer.' Before Zack could try and think of a way to get him out of this situation, Kazemon had made her way to him. Apparently, she had finished pummeling Redvegiemon into the ground. "Did you do something to get me this hammer?" The boy gave a meek nod as the last thing he needed was a psycho fairy Digimon with a Thor's Hammer in her possession trying to kill him. Instead, he received a gigantic kiss on the lips from the hybrid Digimon. "You're beautiful!!!" (AN: This isn't like a romantic kiss but rather a cartoon type kiss like Bugs Bunny…ah, forget it. It doesn't matter now that I've bought some more hospital time…T_T)
Zack's face turned completely red with embarrassment while Beetlemon was fuming with jealousy. "I…ah…um…" "So…what did we miss?" The group turned around to see Koji and Takuya, who have somewhat recovered. Before anyone could answer, Zack noticed a person coming this way.
Koji's eyes widened as he recognized the person. "Kouichi?!?" Then, some fractal code surrounded the other boy. Soon, the human form had disappeared and a new one took its place. He was tall and had black armour. His weapons were made out of a red alloy. Bokomon recognized the symbol that was on the newly formed Digimon. "That's the symbol of the warrior of Darkness!!"
Zack scanned the new Digimon and found a name. "Duskmon…demon man, hybrid type Digimon." Kazemon, Beetlemon and Kumamon stiffened in the presence of the new warrior. Duskmon's eyes rested on Koji. "Long time, no see… brother."
(Epsilon has just written another random thought into his Notebook of Random Thoughts)
Zack: I can't believe that you made Kazemon kiss me!! Now JP's after my hide and I think Takuya may want to kick my ass as well!!
Epsilon: Look on the bright side. You got kissed by one of the hotter female characters in the entire series…in her Digimon form!!
Zack: True but…
Epsilon: But nothing. Now read this latest random thought so I can get ready to sleep.
Zack: Fine…sad romance story based on Linkin Park's "My December". What type of random thought was that?
(He looks at the Death of Rats who shrugs)
Death of Rats: SQUEAK.
Epsilon: By the way…I wrote this up in a few hours on a different computer so that's why this isn't in HTML form. Also, exams are officially over and the only thing I have to worry about is a project for my science class so I will attempt to write more, even though I did deliver a number of chapters of Ascension when I was supposed to be studying for exams so consider that my Christmas present to you readers.
Tommy: That's a Christmas present? Getting more chapters out?
Epsilon: To us authors who work hard when we really should be focusing on something else…it is. Now, I've came up with a crazy idea for "Other Visits" when the gang goes dimension hopping.
Zoe: What do you have in mind?
Epsilon: After events resolve in "Other Voices", Zack has to find all eight of his friends. One dimension is definitely early Tamers season but you found that out already, didn't you?
Zoe: Heh heh… ^_^;;;;;
Epsilon: As for the other seven dimensions, that's up in the air!! Since I haven't figured out if I wanted to cross this over with some aspect of "Ascension" or "Beyond The Other Side", all you other authors on the net can submit ideas and your own fics that could be featured in "Other Visits"!!
Zack: That's assuming that he ever finishes this book and that won't happen until he finishes "Ascension" so it'll be a while.
Epsilon: That's true but I just wanted to get this announcement off my chest so that people can start thinking of what they want to see. A few simple rules…
Pick out which Digimon you want the gang to find in your story. You can choose from Agumon, Veemon, Guilmon, Patamon, Monmon, Kumamon (not hybrid) and Kotemon. Renamon is already in the early Tamers segment that I've pre-planned.
PLEASE NO YAOI!!! I can't do that type of stuff.
Crossovers with other series like Pokemon and Sailor Moon may only be considered if the story itself is good with all the elements together. I will judge that for myself.
One submission per author please.
So the trip will contain Early Tamers, 01 fanfic, 02 fanfic, Tamers fanfic, Frontier Fanfic, Crossover (Digimon only), Crossover (other. May be replaced with another Digimon only crossover) and the last one…WHO KNOWS!!!
That's all there is to say so start getting a few ideas in and hopefully, I can kick off the road trip next year!! Until next time!!