Me: I don't own digimon, that's some guy all the way in Japan, I just
borrowing it.
Rika (Still mad): Okay this is your lost warning. If you don't tell me about the thing on my neck and those jerks now or I'll going to beat your brains in.
Me (Looking annoyed): You're still here?
Rika: Yeah got a problem with it?
Me: Yeah I do. I would like to get through this stuff without being interrupted my some kid.
Renamon (Still my her tamer's side): May I said why aren't you afraid of Rika?
Me (Just shrugs): Why be afraid of some with just a name?
Rika (Looks ready to tare me apart): What's that suppose to mean?
Me: Why fear someone like you when all you got going for is your Digimon queen title?
Rika: (Charging at me again): That it you're my!
Me: Well onto the chapter and I'll see you after I calm the kid down.
Rika: Stop calling me that!
In-Training: Chapter 2: Sick. or something else?
She was surrounded in total darkness, no light could be seen anywhere. Just an endless, cold void of darkness. And as far as Rika could see, they was no sign of life.
Renamon?" But she didn't come. Rika was alone and she didn't want to be alone, not anymore.
The cold air ripped through her thin white T-shirt with blue sleeves. And her jeans didn't seem to help much either. She wished she had brought her coat with her. But she didn't even know where she was. Then she heard something that sound like footsteps.
"Is anybody there?" Rika shouted into the darkness, but nothing came back.
She waited for like hours until she heard that noise again. Rika looked around, but still found nothing. She still could her that sound and it was now sounding like it was coming from every direction at once.
Then the shadows began moving, spiraling around the young redhead. Then those shadows moved away from the youth and formed into a 20 foot tell human-like shape with long arms. The loomed over the young tamer and Rika was scared. But she didn't show it.
"My revenge is nearly complete," the shadow spoke with a voice that sounded like it was coming from a radio.
What do you want with me?" Rika screamed up at the shadow.
But it kept repeating the same thing over and over again. "My revenge is nearly complete." Then the shadow bent down and tried to grab Rika.
Well that did it for Rika. She let her fear get the best of her and she took off running. But to where she had no clue of that. So she ran, constantly looking over her shoulder and surprisingly the shadow wasn't following her. She would probably kept on running, if an intense pain didn't began shooting through her entire body. She collapsed to her hands and knees, as the pain grew worse. She has never felt this kind of pain in her entire life.
Then she notices something lying on the ground from the corner of her right eye. Rika looked to her right to see one her red colored wristbands she wears. She then looked at her right hand and notices that her fingers were thinner and seems to be dwindling into the hand itself. Rika also notice her shirt felt more roomer then before. She looked at her pants and they look a little loose also. And then it hit her hard. She was shrinking. No not just shrinking, but changing also, she realized as she watched her fingers continue to dwindle into her hands.
Rika could also feel a sharp pain running down her entire span. Then she felt something growing out of her span. Her nose and face began pushing out and was joining together. Soon her jeans fell off her dwindling form and only her shirt was lift to cover her still changing body. She couldn't see her fingers anymore and she knew she no longer had any toes. Rika could feel some of her organs going through changing as well. Finally it felt like the changing was finally done. Rika didn't know what she had changed into, but she could feel a new lime moving on her back.
Even with her now giant shirt covering her, she felt something dark coming towards her. Then she heard that radio like voice as she was being lifted up," Now my revenge is complete."
"NNNNOOOOOO!" Rika screamed as she awake from her dream. She was panting and sweat rolled down her face. Her face? With a trembling hand, Rika toughed her face. She then ran her still human finger along her still human face. And she stills all of her fingers too. Rika let out a sign of relief and relaxed. She then itched her stomach, not taking any notice of something fuzzy growing there.
It wasn't long before Rumiko, Miss Makino and Renamon were in Rika's room, looking quite concerned.
"Rika are you okay?" Renamon and Rumiko asked in unison.
"I'm fine," Rika said, not wanting to show weakness.
She began sitting up, but her arms gave out on her and she fell back onto her bed. She was still breathing heavily and her legs felt like they were made out of ten pounds of steel. Well her mother notices her daughter panting and the sweating on Rika's forehead. Rumiko went over to her daughter's bedside and placed her hand on Rika's sweaty forehead.
"Rika you're burning with a fever. I think you should stay home today," Rumiko spoke softly.
"No mom I'm fine," Rika said and tried to get up again.
But her mother put her hand on her daughter shoulder and easily pushed Rika back down onto her bed. "No Rika, you're sick and you shouldn't be going to school. I'll call them and tell them you're not coming."
Rika grumbled and rolled over, she really didn't have the strength to argue with her mother today.
"I will go and fix a light breakfast for Rika," Rika's grandmother said.
"Okay and I better go and call Rika's school. Renamon would you watch her?" Rumiko asked as she straightens up.
"Of course," the fox digimon replied calmly.
The two ladies looked at the young redhead lying on the floor and Renamon notice something. Even though they faces were calm, the women eyes were waving, like they were ready to cry. But then the famous model and her mother turned and leaved the room.
Renamon set down and just stared at her tamer. When Rika rolled around, the vaccine type saw the gold necklace that somebody had place on Rika's neck, just the other day. But what seem to throw Renamon for a loop was when she toughed it, her paws began to burn. But Rika didn't seem to feel it at all. But then Renamon looked at the symbol on the oval part of the necklace. It was an arrow through a broken heart.
That got Renamon thinking back to these passed few days that been kinda weird even for her. She had eased dropped on a strange conversation between Miss Nonaka and her mother. Then there was the fact that the famous model had somehow sense that Renamon was in the room.
Then there was that strange black-cloaked man, who by Renamon guess was able to mask his own scent from even a skilled hunter like herself. Then when she wants over to confront the stranger, he had yet again surprised the fox digimon by nailing her hard in the stomach. In fact it still hurts a little now that it has been three days. Then after that guy leaved, Renamon notice that Miss Nonaka was sneaking out of the house in cloth she don't usual wear.
Deciding to follow her, Renamon had hidden in the shadows, but somehow she lost her tamer's mother when the famous model went into an alleyway. That still puzzles Renamon a lot.
Then during a fight with a Cherrymon, Renamon had notice that, that digimon was stronger then it usual kind. And it had taken the power of WarGrowlmon to finally defeat him.
Just thinking about one of Guilmon's higher forms, made Renamon blush slightly. But she had to admit, he was sure one hunk of a mon. She remembers one of the things Rika said to her when she found out. Rika had said that Guilmon was so childish. But Renamon replied with that's why I love him.
Just then Rika's grandmother came in with a tray of food. She set it down and placed a bowl in front of Renamon. "I thought you could use something to eat yourself," the elder said.
"Thank you," Renamon said and picked the bowl.
Then the elder went over to her granddaughter side and asked," Rika dear do you think you could sit up?"
"I'll try," Rika replied in such a low tone, it was almost like she was whispering.
But as soon as she sat up, she quickly covered her mouth. Renamon knew was coming next. But luckily so did Rika's grandma. For the elder grabbed a trash bag, that Renamon failed notice before. She quickly handed the bag to her granddaughter and Rika throw up in it. Miss Makino took the bag from her granddaughter and tied it shut.
Rika lowered her himself back onto her bed and said in a horsed voice," I don't think I could eat anything now grandma."
"Of course dear, I'll just leave it for you if you start to fee better," Miss Makino said and got up.
The elder walked over to the door and reached for the handle. But before she leaved, Renamon notices a single tear rolling down the elder face. And that only made Renamon wondered more.
(At Takato & Henry's school)
Takato was having trouble focus on the task at hand, trying to listen to her teacher. But that was usual for the so-called leader of the tamers. But today something else was bothering him. He could tell something was wrong with Rika.
Even cents merging with Guilmon to become the holy knight Digimon Gallantmon, Takato had a sixth sense about certain things. But this sense was mainly about warning him when something bad was happening to a fellow tamer. And for some reason he was getting a bad feeling about Rika.
"Takato are you even listening?" the firm teacher-like voice of his teacher, Ms. Asagi asked.
"What, umm, no guess I wasn't," Takato said in his usual way.
His teacher sign, then said," Well then I guess I would just have to keep you after school again."
"Um sure okay," Takato said, giving her his dumb goofy smile.
Then Ms. Asagi went back to teaching the lesson. But still Takato couldn't get Rika out of his mind.
I wonder what's wrong with Rika? Even cents becoming Gallantmon with Guilmon I just can feel when one of my friends is in some kind of danger. And I got one bad feeling about Rika right now, Takato thought.
But he was pulled out of his thoughts by the harsh, firm, teacher-like voice of his teacher," Takato for the last time pay attention."
Um, yes Ms. Asagi," Takato replied.
But the time lunch rolled around, Takato decided to talk to the only person who could help him. His best friend, Henry. Takato made his way to where Henry usual eats and heard an all to familiar wise-cranking voice.
"Geeze Henry why don't you just feed me bread and water instead of what you bring me here."
"Terriermon you shoulder be thankful with the stuff I could get," Henry said, shacking his head.
"Yeah but c'mon we saved the world fro the D-reaper, don't you think you could get something for it," Terriermon said.
"Terriermon, it just doesn't work that way," Henry said.
"Hey guys," Takato said, deciding this was the best time to come out of hiding.
"Oh hey Takato, you know you could have shown yourself when you came," Henry said in his usual way.
"What and missed the usual lunchtime complaints of Terriermon, not for all the Guilmon bread in the world," Takato joked.
"Geeze thanks and I thought we were friend," Terriermon said.
The two tamers just couldn't help it, they just started to laugh.
"What, did I say something funny or do I have something on me," the little bunny asked looking himself over.
"Sorry buddy but it was just so hard not to laugh when you said that," Takato replied between his laugher.
Once the two boys stopped laughing, they sat down and began eating their lunches. But Takato was trying to figure the best way of telling his best friend about this strange new sense, he had for nearly two years. But Henry, seeing the conflicted in his friends eyes told him something was wrong.
"Hey Takato something on your mind?" he asked in a leveled voice.
The leader of the tamers hesitated for a moment before saying," Yes, but you must promise me not to laugh when I tell you."
"Okay Takato, I wouldn't and neither would Terriermon right?" Henry asked looking at the little white and green digimon.
"If it's not funny," the little digimon replied with a smile.
"Terriermon," Henry sign, then hanged his head. But quickly looked as his fellow tamer and said," Okay Takato tell us."
Takato took in a deep breath and let it out slowly begin saying," Well even cents I first merged with Guilmon and we became Gallantmon, it would seem I gained a some kind of new sense that tells me when one of my friends are in trouble or something."
Henry had to chocked down what he was eating when he heard what Takato was saying. "So I'm not the only one," his voice was like a whisper or so he thought.
"What you mean something happened to you too?" Takato exclaimed.
Henry nodded, before saying," Yeah, but unlike you, my hearing had sharpen so much that I can hear Terriermon screaming from my apartment even when I'm on the streets and it's started about the I merged with Terriermon too."
"Wow, now that's weird. I wonder if this is happening to Rika too?" Takato asked.
"Well that's obviously, you need to ask her due," Terriemon butted in.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"What, it's the truth," Terriermon said.
"I know but we're in school and so is Rika," Henry said. "So Takato why bring this up now."
Takato face turned a light shard of pink when Henry asked him that," Well it's um well I um."
But Henry seemed to piece it together pretty quickly," It's has something to do with Rika isn't?"
Takato nodded as his blush grow deeper, then he said," Um yeah."
"OOOOO it seem Takato has a crush on the ice queen," Terriermon teased.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice again.
The blue haired boy notices the color of Takato's cheeks got deeper again. But He shrugged it off. "Hey how about after school, we go and see her?"
Takato smiled of his focus goofy smiles and said," That's sounds great, but can you wait I have to stay after again?
Henry nodded, and then they both turned back to their lunches, only to found that Terriermon had stuff himself with them.
(Nonaka household)
The first thing Rika notice as she slowly woke up was the scent of the food her grandmother had lifted her awhile back. Just like the others she too had gain an increase in one of her sense. Her sense of smell had gotten so sharp that she would sneeze at something that were be two miles away. No one, not even Renamon knew about this little secret. And she offends wondered if the others who bio-merged with their digimon had something happening to them.
She then realized she was feeling a little better and was a little hungry too. Rika set up slowly so not to upset her still queasy stomach. She grabbed the tray and saw eggs, toast, cold of course, and a glass of water. She ate one piece of toast, and drunk half of the water, but she didn't want to upset her stomach again by over doing it. Then Rika caught a good whiff of a familiar scent. She looked over to see Renamon still by the door, sitting in a cross-legged position with her arms folded across her chest. The vaccine type looked like she was asleep.
Not wanted to disturb to her, Rika quietly got up. Which was probably a big mistake all together. Rika still felt weak kneed, but began slowly making her way to the bathroom. After taking a good leak, Rika went back into her room. Her breathing was rapid and sweat rolled down her face. She wasn't able to hold herself up anymore and would have fell if a hand hadn't been there to support her.
"Renamon?" Rika looked at her digimon partner.
"Yes Rika," Renamon said as she helped her tamer back into her bed. The fox then dumped a cloth in a bowl of water and placed it on her tamer's head.
"Thanks," Rika whispered.
"It's nothing," Renamon said in a calm voice and want back to her spot next to the door.
Both digimon and tamer stood there in silence for a while, until Rumiko came.
"Rika, I see you're starting to look a little better," she said.
"Mom what are you doing home?" Rika asked weakly.
"Well I decided to take a day off and take care of you, oh and some of you friends stopped by too," Rumiko said.
"Who?" Rika asked, sitting up quickly, which was a mistake, because another wave of dizziness and lightheadedness washed over her.
"Oh just Henry and Takato, wondering if anything was wrong. I just told them you were sick," Rumiko explained.
"You mean I slept the whole day away?" Rika asked.
"Oh yes, it nearly four O'clock," her mother replied.
"Man do I hate being sick," Rika sounded annoyed.
"Rika no one expected you to be prefect, so you don't need to act the part the entire time. Everyone has their limits, your father taught me that," Rumiko voice lowed to towards the end of the sentence.
Rika was a little surprised, her mother never really talked about her father. And from the look on her mother's face, Rika could see there was great pain behind those eyes.
Rumiko snapped out of her trance and said," Well I better be going, but if you need anything just yell or ask Renamon," and the famous model leaved.
Renamon had notice a look in her tamer's mother eyes. And she had heard something in both of the women voices. They're acting normal enough, but I keep seeing great sorrow in they eyes and hearing it in their voices. Form being with Rika, the vaccine type knew a lot about hiding feelings. And she knew that both Rika's mother and grandmother were hiding something, something that causes them both great sorrows. And it seems to have something to do with that necklace or something? But whatever it was seems to keep escaping Renamon.
Rika was just staring up at the ceiling lost in her own train of thoughts. Mom never talks about dad before, so I wonder why bring him up now? But then again, she knew better then any other why her mother never talks about her father. It just to painful to talk about.
"Rika," Renamon said.
"Yes Renamon?" Rika asked.
"I have always wondered why does your mother not like talking about your father?" Renamon asked.
"Renamon there are just some memories that are to painful to talk about," Rika said.
"Oh I understand," Renamon replied.
"It's okay," Rika said.
But Renamon was silent. Rika turned and saw that Renamon was gone. Probably gone out for some fresh air. Then she Rika decided to try and eat what was leaved on her plant.
(Where Henry is)
Henry was heading home after learning Rika was sick and her mother didn't want to risk Takato or himself getting sick too. Terriermon was on his usual spot on Henry shoulder and looking quite bored. But Henry didn't notice, for at the moment he was to deep in thought about how Takato was right about Rika. But Takato himself seems to think that Rika was in more trouble then just being sick.
It weird, Takato new sixth sense has nothing to do with Guilmon. When I merged with Terriermon, I gained his incredible sense of hearing, but Takato didn't gain Guilmon sense of smell, which makes this entire thing weird, Henry explained to himself.
"Hey Henry what on you mind?" Terriermon asked.
"Oh nothing," Henry said.
"Geeze if I wanted to be bored I would have stayed in the Digital world, but nooooooo I had to come back here, were everything is cool and never boring," Terriermon joked.
"What are you getting at?" Henry asked, but fully knew what his partner was getting at.
"I'm bored Henry and I want some action and I mean not checking up on Takato's girlfriend," the little digimon said.
"Terriermon for the last time, Takato and Rika are just friends," Henry said a little to quickly.
"Oh yeah right and I guess you hadn't notice the way those two look at each other," Terriermon said.
Henry just eyed Terriermon as he kept on walking. Of course he knew the looks the two gave each other, but he really didn't want to say it. When the times right, both would let they're feeling be known, he thought.
"What's wrong Henry, Terriermon got your tongue?" Terriermon asked with a cocky smile.
"What?" Henry asked.
"Well you were zoning out on me, so what was on you mind this time?" Terriermon asked.
"Oh nothing," Henry said in a leveled voice.
"Oh c'mon I know you better then that, you probably thinking up ten good reasons why the ice queen and her goggleheaded boyfriend wouldn't make a good couple," Terriermon said in his usual sarcastic tone.
"Terriermon," But Henry was interrupted by the beeping noise of his D- ark, warning both tamer and digimon of another bio-emerging digimon.
"Woo boy, now that's what I'm talking about," Terriermon exclaimed.
I just hope Rika doesn't try anything reckless, Henry thought as he hurried to the emerging point.
(Rika's house)
But of course Rika had picked up the signal too. And even though she was still sick, she was getting ready to head out. She slapped on her card holding onto her belt, right along side her blue colored D-ark. But Renamon, who had decided to rejoin her, had notice the sweat rolling down her tamer's face. She was moving slower then usual too. Rika had to keep stopping every few minutes to catch her breath. But that wouldn't stop the female tamer from going into battle.
"Ready Renamon?" Rika asked.
"Yes," replied the vaccine type.
But Rika could sense something in her digimon's voice. "Renamon is something wrong?" Rika asked.
"No Rika," Renamon said calmly.
"Renamon," Rika said coldly and begin tipping her foot.
Renamon signed, she knew she couldn't beat around the bush this time. "Rika I don't think it's wise to go into battle with the condition you're in."
"Renamon don't worry I cant handle something as simple as a cold," Rika said as she moved over to her window, but then place her hand on her forehead.
"Rika are you sure, you're fine?" Renamon asked as she moved to her tamer's side.
"I'm fine," Rika said then opened the window.
She climbs through it, closely followed by Renamon appearing next to her.
Going somewhere Rika?" the duo heard a familiar voice asked.
Rika and Renamon looked to their right to see Rika's mother leaning against the wall, in a fashion similar to her daughter, with her arms folded across her chest. Mother and daughter made eye contact and Renamon could see the same cold hard stare reflecting in both female humans eyes. "And where do you think you're going?" Rumiko asked coldly.
"A digimon is coming," Rika said just as coldly as her mother.
"And you're planning on fighting it right?" Rumiko asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah got a problem with it?" Rika asked sarcastically.
"Yes, you're sick," Rumiko said.
"So, I'm feeling a lot better now," Rika, said.
But her mother could see the sweat running down her daughter's face and also notice Rika's leg was shacking a bit.
"Rika you could ran the risk of getting sick all over again and you also don't realize that in your condition you could hurt yourself badly," Rumiko said in a concern tone.
"I don't care, my friends could be in danger, so I'm going and there's nothing you can do to stop me," Rika said, anger starting to rise in her voice.
But surprisingly Rika's mother only smirked kind of like Rika does something. "Oh I think differently," her voice had just a tiny bite of sarcasm in it. She then uncrossed her arm and held them in front of her daughter. And for once in her entire life Rika was so surprised that she showed it. For in her mother's left hand was her D-ark and in the other one was her cardholder.
Needless to say Renamon was also shocked, but didn't show it. But what also shocked her was the fact that she wasn't able to pick the famous model scent up until she called out to them.
Rika's mother began walking away from the very confused duo. "Get back to bed," Rumiko voice was felled with concern.
Rika didn't even know what happened next. She just lost it, charged and threw a punch. But with grace as equally to Renamon's, Rumiko span around and caught her daughter's fist with the greatest of ease. Rika looked into her mother's eyes and what she saw was really unexpected. Rumiko eye seemed to be beaming with a kind of sad happiness. But soon the happiness faded and only the sadness was leaved.
Then Rumiko tripped her daughter, caught her and picked her up in the blind of an eye. Then she walked to the opened window, climb through it and set her daughter back in her bed.
"Now stay here and rest," Rumiko said in a soft gently voice.
But she didn't need to worry about that. Rika had really pushed himself and was now completely worn out. The young redhead was just fighting not throw up again. After covering her daughter up, the famous model want back to the window and saw Renamon in complete shock before closing the window.
Renamon still couldn't believe what she had witnessed. But yet it had happened. Miss Nonaka had gotten the best of her daughter. Renamon knew Rika was sick, but there was something about the way the model moved. Renamon had notice that Miss Nonaka was moving very much like she does. Miss Nonaka caught Rika's punch like it was nothing.
"Renamon," Rika's grandma said evenly.
The fox digimon looked at the elder and said," Yes."
"Go to the battle," Ms. Makino said simply.
"I'm afraid I don't understand," Renamon replied.
The elder looked at her granddaughter's window. "Rika would like to know what want on during the battle, so go there and help if you need to," the elder said in her normal even tone.
Renamon nodded before disappearing into the shadows.
(At the battle zone)
Henry and Gargomon were holding their own, but their opponent had the advantage. This digimon had the capable of flying and could fly out of range of Gargomon's bullets. Like the bunny had any time to attack. He was to busy dodging meter like fireball raining down from the sky. Even with Henry help, Gargomon was in big trouble.
"Henry a little help here?" Gargomon screamed as he dodge another fireball.
"I'm trying!" Henry shouted back. Man do I wish I had that hyper wing card of Takato's. Or better yet I wish Takato or Rika was here.
That was about the time Gargomon trips and go tumbling backwards. Then a few more of those meter like fireballs started raining downs towards the champion digimon.
"Gargomon look out," Henry screamed.
But Gargomon was too dizzy to move. But just when one of the fireballs was about to collided with Gargomon, something big and red stepped in front of the champion and shielded him. It was Growlmon and Takato was on his back. The goggleheaded boy got off of his digimon back and rushed over to his friend.
"Hey Henry how it hanging?" Takato asked.
"Not to good," Henry replied. "And have you seen Rika?"
"No I thought she was here already," Takato said.
"No if she was do you think that guy would still be here," Henry pointed to the digimon in the sky.
Takato looked to see where Henry was pointing saw an all to familiar digimon he knew pretty about. But yet he pulled out his D-ark and read the data on the wild one. "Birdramon, champion level data-type, his metor wing can really give you something to complain about."
"Yeah you telling me," Gargomon said.
"So what do we do?" Growlmon asked while looking up at the wild one.
"Well that's easy," Takato said, pulling out a card.
"Digimodify.Hyper wing activate!" Takato then slash it through his D- ark.
Then a group of white wings appeared on Growlmon's back as he took to the air.
"Growlmon, tickle Birdramon to the ground and finish him off," Takato called up to his partner.
"Okey-dokey Takatomon," Growlmon replied.
Then the large dino digimon rammed into the bird digimon and both began tumbling in the air. Birdramon was trying to peck at Growlmon's face. And the large red digimon was trying his best to keep his head away from the digimon beck. Then Growlmon head butted the wild digimon which kind of hurt, which also hurt Takato.
"Ouch, guess he learn that one for Gargomon," Takato let out a little chuckle while rubbing his head.
"Hey I heard that," Gargomon said.
"Takato," Henry said.
"Yeah?" Takato asked.
"Let me borrow your hyper wing card," Henry said in his even leveled voice.
"Um okay, here," Takato hand his card to his friend.
"Digimodify.Hyper wing activate!" and slash it through his green D- ark.
Then the same type of wings as the one Growlmon's has appeared on Gargomon's back and he too went air born. Growlmon saw his best friend flying right at him and the digimon was tangling with. Growlmon managed to get Birdramon right in front of Gargomon's path and the bunny/dog digimon slammed into Birdramon's back. Growlmon then tossed the in-pain digimon to the ground.
Cocking his guns, Gargomon fired his gargo lasers, while Growlmon laughed a pyro blaster. The two attack collided with the bird digimon before he had a choice to get his head on straight. Then he cried out in pain before bursting into data and floated into the sky. Then the effect of the hyper wing card on both digimon disappeared and both came crashing down. But when Growlmon hit, he sent a small tremor through the ground, nearly causing the two tamers to fall on their butts. Soon the two champions returned to their rookie forms and hurried to their tamer's side as the fog disappeared.
"How did we do Takatomon, how did we do?" Guilmon asked joyfully.
"Great as always buddy," Takato smiled and patted Guilmon on the head.
"Yeah and we did it without any help from Ms. Ice Queen and her equally icy digimon," Terriermon said in his usual sarcastic tone
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"What it true," Terriermon said.
"No that's where you're wrong Terriermon," Takato said softly.
"What?" Terriermon asked in a confused tone.
Takato place his hand on his chest and spoke as softly as before," I could sense her, feel her sprit close by."
Then Henry looked to his right, like he was looking for something.
"Yo Henry what's up?" Terriermon asked.
"Well it would seem that Renamon was here too," the young blue haired boy said.
"Oh and how could you tell Mr. Perfect?" Terriermon asked sarcastically.
"Well I guess Renamon must have pushed a rock aside while she was leaving," Henry said like he normally does. "And I think it's time for us to be going too."
"Why the rush?" Terriermon asked.
"Well I think we're going to be late for dinner, see you two later," Henry waved as he ran off.
Takato waved back before facing his partner and notice the hungry expression on his face. "Hungry boy?" he asked.
Guilmon nodded and Takato patted him on the head again. "Okay then lets stop by my parents bakery and get some bread."
"Oh, boy, oh boy, Guilmon bread," the red dino digimon said cheerfully.
(At Rika's home.)
No matter how much she tried, Rika just could got comfortable enough to get any sleep. Her mind was completely focus on the battle. She wanted to know how her friends were doing. Plus it didn't help her much as her mind kept coming up with every single bad thing that could possible happen to them. They could run out of cards. Dinoboy and long ears could get deleted.
"Rika," Renamon spoke from the shadows
The young redhead set up quickly. Maybe a little to quickly for another wave of dizziness hit her so hard that she nearly threw up. But luckily she didn't have anything heavy in her stomach at the time. Rika lay back down as Renamon made her way over to her tamer side. The fox digimon got into a sitting position and rested her hands on her knees.
"So how did it go?" Rika finally asked after a few minutes of silence.
"They did greatly," Renamon said with just a hunt of joy in her voice.
"How greatly?" Rika asked.
"Just as great as usual, Growlmon was the best," Renamon voice had more joy this time.
Even though the lights were off, there was enough moonlight shining through Rika's still opened curtains for Rika to see Renamon slight blush.
"Well what happened," Rika asked, curious to know.
"They were facing a Birdramon, he had the edge against Gargomon because he could fly and Gargomon was getting rained on my Birdramon's metor wing. But when Takato and Growlmon showed up, Takato and Henry used Takato's hyper wing card and sandwiched the bird and took him out," Renamon couldn't keep her voice at an even level when she mention Growlmon.
"Well that's good, I thought they could beat him without me," Rika boosted.
"Rika you and I both know that's isn't true, so what's the real reason you were so worried?" Renamon asked.
"There's no other reason," Rika said coldly.
Renamon just decided to not to push it any further, but she knew her tamer well enough to know her own reasons. She just then shrugged it off and said," If you want me, I'll be outside." Then turned to leave.
"Renamon wait," Rika exclaimed quietly.
Renamon stopped but didn't turn around. "Yes?" she asked.
"I-I, I just wanted you to get my stuff," she said a little too quickly.
"Oh okay," Renamon said evenly and faded from the room.
But Rika's mind was screaming. NO! NO! NO! Why did I say that?
Meanwhile Renamon knew well enough that showing her feelings wasn't something Rika was very good at. But she also knew he tamer opens up in her own way.
Renamon enters into Rumiko's room and began her search. Her first thoughts were that the famous model had put Rika's stuff in the dresser. But after a thorough search, Renamon came up with nothing. But she did notice a gold locket with a black lightening bolt on it. But Renamon just pushed it out of her mind and went back to her searching.
Renamon searched the entire room and came up with nothing. Then she realized she overlooked the closet. She walked over to the closet, opened it and saw Rika's D-ark and cardholder in plain view on top of an old chest. Renamon grabbed them, but notice there was a symbol on the chest. It was the black lightening bolt again. Just like on the photo album and the locket she just saw. But Renamon just shrugged it off and was about to leave when she heard.
"Rika!"
Renamon looked at Miss Nonaka and realized she was dreaming,
"Couldn't save her, couldn't keep her save. Everyone I care for gone," Miss Nonaka babbled.
Renamon didn't know what the famous model was dreaming about, but it must be something bed. Then the fox digimon decided it was time to leave and faded into the shadows once more.
(Outside the house)
The mysterious black-cloaked stranger was please with everything. His plan was turning out just the way he wanted it too. And no one was the wiser about him either.
Soon my darling little sister, your sprit will be broken and then you're my. Oh how I waited for this. An evil grin appeared on the guy face and it only grew wilder when he saw the digimon he beat up three days ago. Hello foxy. How's the stomach? Hopes it still hurts. And soon it going to get even worse. Then he decided to leave just in case that digimon spots him again.
Me: Well that's it for this one and I like to hear your thoughts. So review.
Rika (All tied up again): Okay this is your last warning. Either you tell you what you're planning or you're really going to get it.
Me (Put my left hand on hip): This coming from someone who all tied up.again?
Rika (Really mad now): Okay that does it! Renamon!
(But Renamon didn't appear)
Rika: Renamon?
Me: Oh she lifted about a hour ago. Said something about going on a data with Guilmon
Rika: Just great what do I do now?
Me: Just wait for the next chapter. There's going to be lots of surprises in that one.
Rika (Moans) that's just great.
Rika (Still mad): Okay this is your lost warning. If you don't tell me about the thing on my neck and those jerks now or I'll going to beat your brains in.
Me (Looking annoyed): You're still here?
Rika: Yeah got a problem with it?
Me: Yeah I do. I would like to get through this stuff without being interrupted my some kid.
Renamon (Still my her tamer's side): May I said why aren't you afraid of Rika?
Me (Just shrugs): Why be afraid of some with just a name?
Rika (Looks ready to tare me apart): What's that suppose to mean?
Me: Why fear someone like you when all you got going for is your Digimon queen title?
Rika: (Charging at me again): That it you're my!
Me: Well onto the chapter and I'll see you after I calm the kid down.
Rika: Stop calling me that!
In-Training: Chapter 2: Sick. or something else?
She was surrounded in total darkness, no light could be seen anywhere. Just an endless, cold void of darkness. And as far as Rika could see, they was no sign of life.
Renamon?" But she didn't come. Rika was alone and she didn't want to be alone, not anymore.
The cold air ripped through her thin white T-shirt with blue sleeves. And her jeans didn't seem to help much either. She wished she had brought her coat with her. But she didn't even know where she was. Then she heard something that sound like footsteps.
"Is anybody there?" Rika shouted into the darkness, but nothing came back.
She waited for like hours until she heard that noise again. Rika looked around, but still found nothing. She still could her that sound and it was now sounding like it was coming from every direction at once.
Then the shadows began moving, spiraling around the young redhead. Then those shadows moved away from the youth and formed into a 20 foot tell human-like shape with long arms. The loomed over the young tamer and Rika was scared. But she didn't show it.
"My revenge is nearly complete," the shadow spoke with a voice that sounded like it was coming from a radio.
What do you want with me?" Rika screamed up at the shadow.
But it kept repeating the same thing over and over again. "My revenge is nearly complete." Then the shadow bent down and tried to grab Rika.
Well that did it for Rika. She let her fear get the best of her and she took off running. But to where she had no clue of that. So she ran, constantly looking over her shoulder and surprisingly the shadow wasn't following her. She would probably kept on running, if an intense pain didn't began shooting through her entire body. She collapsed to her hands and knees, as the pain grew worse. She has never felt this kind of pain in her entire life.
Then she notices something lying on the ground from the corner of her right eye. Rika looked to her right to see one her red colored wristbands she wears. She then looked at her right hand and notices that her fingers were thinner and seems to be dwindling into the hand itself. Rika also notice her shirt felt more roomer then before. She looked at her pants and they look a little loose also. And then it hit her hard. She was shrinking. No not just shrinking, but changing also, she realized as she watched her fingers continue to dwindle into her hands.
Rika could also feel a sharp pain running down her entire span. Then she felt something growing out of her span. Her nose and face began pushing out and was joining together. Soon her jeans fell off her dwindling form and only her shirt was lift to cover her still changing body. She couldn't see her fingers anymore and she knew she no longer had any toes. Rika could feel some of her organs going through changing as well. Finally it felt like the changing was finally done. Rika didn't know what she had changed into, but she could feel a new lime moving on her back.
Even with her now giant shirt covering her, she felt something dark coming towards her. Then she heard that radio like voice as she was being lifted up," Now my revenge is complete."
"NNNNOOOOOO!" Rika screamed as she awake from her dream. She was panting and sweat rolled down her face. Her face? With a trembling hand, Rika toughed her face. She then ran her still human finger along her still human face. And she stills all of her fingers too. Rika let out a sign of relief and relaxed. She then itched her stomach, not taking any notice of something fuzzy growing there.
It wasn't long before Rumiko, Miss Makino and Renamon were in Rika's room, looking quite concerned.
"Rika are you okay?" Renamon and Rumiko asked in unison.
"I'm fine," Rika said, not wanting to show weakness.
She began sitting up, but her arms gave out on her and she fell back onto her bed. She was still breathing heavily and her legs felt like they were made out of ten pounds of steel. Well her mother notices her daughter panting and the sweating on Rika's forehead. Rumiko went over to her daughter's bedside and placed her hand on Rika's sweaty forehead.
"Rika you're burning with a fever. I think you should stay home today," Rumiko spoke softly.
"No mom I'm fine," Rika said and tried to get up again.
But her mother put her hand on her daughter shoulder and easily pushed Rika back down onto her bed. "No Rika, you're sick and you shouldn't be going to school. I'll call them and tell them you're not coming."
Rika grumbled and rolled over, she really didn't have the strength to argue with her mother today.
"I will go and fix a light breakfast for Rika," Rika's grandmother said.
"Okay and I better go and call Rika's school. Renamon would you watch her?" Rumiko asked as she straightens up.
"Of course," the fox digimon replied calmly.
The two ladies looked at the young redhead lying on the floor and Renamon notice something. Even though they faces were calm, the women eyes were waving, like they were ready to cry. But then the famous model and her mother turned and leaved the room.
Renamon set down and just stared at her tamer. When Rika rolled around, the vaccine type saw the gold necklace that somebody had place on Rika's neck, just the other day. But what seem to throw Renamon for a loop was when she toughed it, her paws began to burn. But Rika didn't seem to feel it at all. But then Renamon looked at the symbol on the oval part of the necklace. It was an arrow through a broken heart.
That got Renamon thinking back to these passed few days that been kinda weird even for her. She had eased dropped on a strange conversation between Miss Nonaka and her mother. Then there was the fact that the famous model had somehow sense that Renamon was in the room.
Then there was that strange black-cloaked man, who by Renamon guess was able to mask his own scent from even a skilled hunter like herself. Then when she wants over to confront the stranger, he had yet again surprised the fox digimon by nailing her hard in the stomach. In fact it still hurts a little now that it has been three days. Then after that guy leaved, Renamon notice that Miss Nonaka was sneaking out of the house in cloth she don't usual wear.
Deciding to follow her, Renamon had hidden in the shadows, but somehow she lost her tamer's mother when the famous model went into an alleyway. That still puzzles Renamon a lot.
Then during a fight with a Cherrymon, Renamon had notice that, that digimon was stronger then it usual kind. And it had taken the power of WarGrowlmon to finally defeat him.
Just thinking about one of Guilmon's higher forms, made Renamon blush slightly. But she had to admit, he was sure one hunk of a mon. She remembers one of the things Rika said to her when she found out. Rika had said that Guilmon was so childish. But Renamon replied with that's why I love him.
Just then Rika's grandmother came in with a tray of food. She set it down and placed a bowl in front of Renamon. "I thought you could use something to eat yourself," the elder said.
"Thank you," Renamon said and picked the bowl.
Then the elder went over to her granddaughter side and asked," Rika dear do you think you could sit up?"
"I'll try," Rika replied in such a low tone, it was almost like she was whispering.
But as soon as she sat up, she quickly covered her mouth. Renamon knew was coming next. But luckily so did Rika's grandma. For the elder grabbed a trash bag, that Renamon failed notice before. She quickly handed the bag to her granddaughter and Rika throw up in it. Miss Makino took the bag from her granddaughter and tied it shut.
Rika lowered her himself back onto her bed and said in a horsed voice," I don't think I could eat anything now grandma."
"Of course dear, I'll just leave it for you if you start to fee better," Miss Makino said and got up.
The elder walked over to the door and reached for the handle. But before she leaved, Renamon notices a single tear rolling down the elder face. And that only made Renamon wondered more.
(At Takato & Henry's school)
Takato was having trouble focus on the task at hand, trying to listen to her teacher. But that was usual for the so-called leader of the tamers. But today something else was bothering him. He could tell something was wrong with Rika.
Even cents merging with Guilmon to become the holy knight Digimon Gallantmon, Takato had a sixth sense about certain things. But this sense was mainly about warning him when something bad was happening to a fellow tamer. And for some reason he was getting a bad feeling about Rika.
"Takato are you even listening?" the firm teacher-like voice of his teacher, Ms. Asagi asked.
"What, umm, no guess I wasn't," Takato said in his usual way.
His teacher sign, then said," Well then I guess I would just have to keep you after school again."
"Um sure okay," Takato said, giving her his dumb goofy smile.
Then Ms. Asagi went back to teaching the lesson. But still Takato couldn't get Rika out of his mind.
I wonder what's wrong with Rika? Even cents becoming Gallantmon with Guilmon I just can feel when one of my friends is in some kind of danger. And I got one bad feeling about Rika right now, Takato thought.
But he was pulled out of his thoughts by the harsh, firm, teacher-like voice of his teacher," Takato for the last time pay attention."
Um, yes Ms. Asagi," Takato replied.
But the time lunch rolled around, Takato decided to talk to the only person who could help him. His best friend, Henry. Takato made his way to where Henry usual eats and heard an all to familiar wise-cranking voice.
"Geeze Henry why don't you just feed me bread and water instead of what you bring me here."
"Terriermon you shoulder be thankful with the stuff I could get," Henry said, shacking his head.
"Yeah but c'mon we saved the world fro the D-reaper, don't you think you could get something for it," Terriermon said.
"Terriermon, it just doesn't work that way," Henry said.
"Hey guys," Takato said, deciding this was the best time to come out of hiding.
"Oh hey Takato, you know you could have shown yourself when you came," Henry said in his usual way.
"What and missed the usual lunchtime complaints of Terriermon, not for all the Guilmon bread in the world," Takato joked.
"Geeze thanks and I thought we were friend," Terriermon said.
The two tamers just couldn't help it, they just started to laugh.
"What, did I say something funny or do I have something on me," the little bunny asked looking himself over.
"Sorry buddy but it was just so hard not to laugh when you said that," Takato replied between his laugher.
Once the two boys stopped laughing, they sat down and began eating their lunches. But Takato was trying to figure the best way of telling his best friend about this strange new sense, he had for nearly two years. But Henry, seeing the conflicted in his friends eyes told him something was wrong.
"Hey Takato something on your mind?" he asked in a leveled voice.
The leader of the tamers hesitated for a moment before saying," Yes, but you must promise me not to laugh when I tell you."
"Okay Takato, I wouldn't and neither would Terriermon right?" Henry asked looking at the little white and green digimon.
"If it's not funny," the little digimon replied with a smile.
"Terriermon," Henry sign, then hanged his head. But quickly looked as his fellow tamer and said," Okay Takato tell us."
Takato took in a deep breath and let it out slowly begin saying," Well even cents I first merged with Guilmon and we became Gallantmon, it would seem I gained a some kind of new sense that tells me when one of my friends are in trouble or something."
Henry had to chocked down what he was eating when he heard what Takato was saying. "So I'm not the only one," his voice was like a whisper or so he thought.
"What you mean something happened to you too?" Takato exclaimed.
Henry nodded, before saying," Yeah, but unlike you, my hearing had sharpen so much that I can hear Terriermon screaming from my apartment even when I'm on the streets and it's started about the I merged with Terriermon too."
"Wow, now that's weird. I wonder if this is happening to Rika too?" Takato asked.
"Well that's obviously, you need to ask her due," Terriemon butted in.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"What, it's the truth," Terriermon said.
"I know but we're in school and so is Rika," Henry said. "So Takato why bring this up now."
Takato face turned a light shard of pink when Henry asked him that," Well it's um well I um."
But Henry seemed to piece it together pretty quickly," It's has something to do with Rika isn't?"
Takato nodded as his blush grow deeper, then he said," Um yeah."
"OOOOO it seem Takato has a crush on the ice queen," Terriermon teased.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice again.
The blue haired boy notices the color of Takato's cheeks got deeper again. But He shrugged it off. "Hey how about after school, we go and see her?"
Takato smiled of his focus goofy smiles and said," That's sounds great, but can you wait I have to stay after again?
Henry nodded, and then they both turned back to their lunches, only to found that Terriermon had stuff himself with them.
(Nonaka household)
The first thing Rika notice as she slowly woke up was the scent of the food her grandmother had lifted her awhile back. Just like the others she too had gain an increase in one of her sense. Her sense of smell had gotten so sharp that she would sneeze at something that were be two miles away. No one, not even Renamon knew about this little secret. And she offends wondered if the others who bio-merged with their digimon had something happening to them.
She then realized she was feeling a little better and was a little hungry too. Rika set up slowly so not to upset her still queasy stomach. She grabbed the tray and saw eggs, toast, cold of course, and a glass of water. She ate one piece of toast, and drunk half of the water, but she didn't want to upset her stomach again by over doing it. Then Rika caught a good whiff of a familiar scent. She looked over to see Renamon still by the door, sitting in a cross-legged position with her arms folded across her chest. The vaccine type looked like she was asleep.
Not wanted to disturb to her, Rika quietly got up. Which was probably a big mistake all together. Rika still felt weak kneed, but began slowly making her way to the bathroom. After taking a good leak, Rika went back into her room. Her breathing was rapid and sweat rolled down her face. She wasn't able to hold herself up anymore and would have fell if a hand hadn't been there to support her.
"Renamon?" Rika looked at her digimon partner.
"Yes Rika," Renamon said as she helped her tamer back into her bed. The fox then dumped a cloth in a bowl of water and placed it on her tamer's head.
"Thanks," Rika whispered.
"It's nothing," Renamon said in a calm voice and want back to her spot next to the door.
Both digimon and tamer stood there in silence for a while, until Rumiko came.
"Rika, I see you're starting to look a little better," she said.
"Mom what are you doing home?" Rika asked weakly.
"Well I decided to take a day off and take care of you, oh and some of you friends stopped by too," Rumiko said.
"Who?" Rika asked, sitting up quickly, which was a mistake, because another wave of dizziness and lightheadedness washed over her.
"Oh just Henry and Takato, wondering if anything was wrong. I just told them you were sick," Rumiko explained.
"You mean I slept the whole day away?" Rika asked.
"Oh yes, it nearly four O'clock," her mother replied.
"Man do I hate being sick," Rika sounded annoyed.
"Rika no one expected you to be prefect, so you don't need to act the part the entire time. Everyone has their limits, your father taught me that," Rumiko voice lowed to towards the end of the sentence.
Rika was a little surprised, her mother never really talked about her father. And from the look on her mother's face, Rika could see there was great pain behind those eyes.
Rumiko snapped out of her trance and said," Well I better be going, but if you need anything just yell or ask Renamon," and the famous model leaved.
Renamon had notice a look in her tamer's mother eyes. And she had heard something in both of the women voices. They're acting normal enough, but I keep seeing great sorrow in they eyes and hearing it in their voices. Form being with Rika, the vaccine type knew a lot about hiding feelings. And she knew that both Rika's mother and grandmother were hiding something, something that causes them both great sorrows. And it seems to have something to do with that necklace or something? But whatever it was seems to keep escaping Renamon.
Rika was just staring up at the ceiling lost in her own train of thoughts. Mom never talks about dad before, so I wonder why bring him up now? But then again, she knew better then any other why her mother never talks about her father. It just to painful to talk about.
"Rika," Renamon said.
"Yes Renamon?" Rika asked.
"I have always wondered why does your mother not like talking about your father?" Renamon asked.
"Renamon there are just some memories that are to painful to talk about," Rika said.
"Oh I understand," Renamon replied.
"It's okay," Rika said.
But Renamon was silent. Rika turned and saw that Renamon was gone. Probably gone out for some fresh air. Then she Rika decided to try and eat what was leaved on her plant.
(Where Henry is)
Henry was heading home after learning Rika was sick and her mother didn't want to risk Takato or himself getting sick too. Terriermon was on his usual spot on Henry shoulder and looking quite bored. But Henry didn't notice, for at the moment he was to deep in thought about how Takato was right about Rika. But Takato himself seems to think that Rika was in more trouble then just being sick.
It weird, Takato new sixth sense has nothing to do with Guilmon. When I merged with Terriermon, I gained his incredible sense of hearing, but Takato didn't gain Guilmon sense of smell, which makes this entire thing weird, Henry explained to himself.
"Hey Henry what on you mind?" Terriermon asked.
"Oh nothing," Henry said.
"Geeze if I wanted to be bored I would have stayed in the Digital world, but nooooooo I had to come back here, were everything is cool and never boring," Terriermon joked.
"What are you getting at?" Henry asked, but fully knew what his partner was getting at.
"I'm bored Henry and I want some action and I mean not checking up on Takato's girlfriend," the little digimon said.
"Terriermon for the last time, Takato and Rika are just friends," Henry said a little to quickly.
"Oh yeah right and I guess you hadn't notice the way those two look at each other," Terriermon said.
Henry just eyed Terriermon as he kept on walking. Of course he knew the looks the two gave each other, but he really didn't want to say it. When the times right, both would let they're feeling be known, he thought.
"What's wrong Henry, Terriermon got your tongue?" Terriermon asked with a cocky smile.
"What?" Henry asked.
"Well you were zoning out on me, so what was on you mind this time?" Terriermon asked.
"Oh nothing," Henry said in a leveled voice.
"Oh c'mon I know you better then that, you probably thinking up ten good reasons why the ice queen and her goggleheaded boyfriend wouldn't make a good couple," Terriermon said in his usual sarcastic tone.
"Terriermon," But Henry was interrupted by the beeping noise of his D- ark, warning both tamer and digimon of another bio-emerging digimon.
"Woo boy, now that's what I'm talking about," Terriermon exclaimed.
I just hope Rika doesn't try anything reckless, Henry thought as he hurried to the emerging point.
(Rika's house)
But of course Rika had picked up the signal too. And even though she was still sick, she was getting ready to head out. She slapped on her card holding onto her belt, right along side her blue colored D-ark. But Renamon, who had decided to rejoin her, had notice the sweat rolling down her tamer's face. She was moving slower then usual too. Rika had to keep stopping every few minutes to catch her breath. But that wouldn't stop the female tamer from going into battle.
"Ready Renamon?" Rika asked.
"Yes," replied the vaccine type.
But Rika could sense something in her digimon's voice. "Renamon is something wrong?" Rika asked.
"No Rika," Renamon said calmly.
"Renamon," Rika said coldly and begin tipping her foot.
Renamon signed, she knew she couldn't beat around the bush this time. "Rika I don't think it's wise to go into battle with the condition you're in."
"Renamon don't worry I cant handle something as simple as a cold," Rika said as she moved over to her window, but then place her hand on her forehead.
"Rika are you sure, you're fine?" Renamon asked as she moved to her tamer's side.
"I'm fine," Rika said then opened the window.
She climbs through it, closely followed by Renamon appearing next to her.
Going somewhere Rika?" the duo heard a familiar voice asked.
Rika and Renamon looked to their right to see Rika's mother leaning against the wall, in a fashion similar to her daughter, with her arms folded across her chest. Mother and daughter made eye contact and Renamon could see the same cold hard stare reflecting in both female humans eyes. "And where do you think you're going?" Rumiko asked coldly.
"A digimon is coming," Rika said just as coldly as her mother.
"And you're planning on fighting it right?" Rumiko asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah got a problem with it?" Rika asked sarcastically.
"Yes, you're sick," Rumiko said.
"So, I'm feeling a lot better now," Rika, said.
But her mother could see the sweat running down her daughter's face and also notice Rika's leg was shacking a bit.
"Rika you could ran the risk of getting sick all over again and you also don't realize that in your condition you could hurt yourself badly," Rumiko said in a concern tone.
"I don't care, my friends could be in danger, so I'm going and there's nothing you can do to stop me," Rika said, anger starting to rise in her voice.
But surprisingly Rika's mother only smirked kind of like Rika does something. "Oh I think differently," her voice had just a tiny bite of sarcasm in it. She then uncrossed her arm and held them in front of her daughter. And for once in her entire life Rika was so surprised that she showed it. For in her mother's left hand was her D-ark and in the other one was her cardholder.
Needless to say Renamon was also shocked, but didn't show it. But what also shocked her was the fact that she wasn't able to pick the famous model scent up until she called out to them.
Rika's mother began walking away from the very confused duo. "Get back to bed," Rumiko voice was felled with concern.
Rika didn't even know what happened next. She just lost it, charged and threw a punch. But with grace as equally to Renamon's, Rumiko span around and caught her daughter's fist with the greatest of ease. Rika looked into her mother's eyes and what she saw was really unexpected. Rumiko eye seemed to be beaming with a kind of sad happiness. But soon the happiness faded and only the sadness was leaved.
Then Rumiko tripped her daughter, caught her and picked her up in the blind of an eye. Then she walked to the opened window, climb through it and set her daughter back in her bed.
"Now stay here and rest," Rumiko said in a soft gently voice.
But she didn't need to worry about that. Rika had really pushed himself and was now completely worn out. The young redhead was just fighting not throw up again. After covering her daughter up, the famous model want back to the window and saw Renamon in complete shock before closing the window.
Renamon still couldn't believe what she had witnessed. But yet it had happened. Miss Nonaka had gotten the best of her daughter. Renamon knew Rika was sick, but there was something about the way the model moved. Renamon had notice that Miss Nonaka was moving very much like she does. Miss Nonaka caught Rika's punch like it was nothing.
"Renamon," Rika's grandma said evenly.
The fox digimon looked at the elder and said," Yes."
"Go to the battle," Ms. Makino said simply.
"I'm afraid I don't understand," Renamon replied.
The elder looked at her granddaughter's window. "Rika would like to know what want on during the battle, so go there and help if you need to," the elder said in her normal even tone.
Renamon nodded before disappearing into the shadows.
(At the battle zone)
Henry and Gargomon were holding their own, but their opponent had the advantage. This digimon had the capable of flying and could fly out of range of Gargomon's bullets. Like the bunny had any time to attack. He was to busy dodging meter like fireball raining down from the sky. Even with Henry help, Gargomon was in big trouble.
"Henry a little help here?" Gargomon screamed as he dodge another fireball.
"I'm trying!" Henry shouted back. Man do I wish I had that hyper wing card of Takato's. Or better yet I wish Takato or Rika was here.
That was about the time Gargomon trips and go tumbling backwards. Then a few more of those meter like fireballs started raining downs towards the champion digimon.
"Gargomon look out," Henry screamed.
But Gargomon was too dizzy to move. But just when one of the fireballs was about to collided with Gargomon, something big and red stepped in front of the champion and shielded him. It was Growlmon and Takato was on his back. The goggleheaded boy got off of his digimon back and rushed over to his friend.
"Hey Henry how it hanging?" Takato asked.
"Not to good," Henry replied. "And have you seen Rika?"
"No I thought she was here already," Takato said.
"No if she was do you think that guy would still be here," Henry pointed to the digimon in the sky.
Takato looked to see where Henry was pointing saw an all to familiar digimon he knew pretty about. But yet he pulled out his D-ark and read the data on the wild one. "Birdramon, champion level data-type, his metor wing can really give you something to complain about."
"Yeah you telling me," Gargomon said.
"So what do we do?" Growlmon asked while looking up at the wild one.
"Well that's easy," Takato said, pulling out a card.
"Digimodify.Hyper wing activate!" Takato then slash it through his D- ark.
Then a group of white wings appeared on Growlmon's back as he took to the air.
"Growlmon, tickle Birdramon to the ground and finish him off," Takato called up to his partner.
"Okey-dokey Takatomon," Growlmon replied.
Then the large dino digimon rammed into the bird digimon and both began tumbling in the air. Birdramon was trying to peck at Growlmon's face. And the large red digimon was trying his best to keep his head away from the digimon beck. Then Growlmon head butted the wild digimon which kind of hurt, which also hurt Takato.
"Ouch, guess he learn that one for Gargomon," Takato let out a little chuckle while rubbing his head.
"Hey I heard that," Gargomon said.
"Takato," Henry said.
"Yeah?" Takato asked.
"Let me borrow your hyper wing card," Henry said in his even leveled voice.
"Um okay, here," Takato hand his card to his friend.
"Digimodify.Hyper wing activate!" and slash it through his green D- ark.
Then the same type of wings as the one Growlmon's has appeared on Gargomon's back and he too went air born. Growlmon saw his best friend flying right at him and the digimon was tangling with. Growlmon managed to get Birdramon right in front of Gargomon's path and the bunny/dog digimon slammed into Birdramon's back. Growlmon then tossed the in-pain digimon to the ground.
Cocking his guns, Gargomon fired his gargo lasers, while Growlmon laughed a pyro blaster. The two attack collided with the bird digimon before he had a choice to get his head on straight. Then he cried out in pain before bursting into data and floated into the sky. Then the effect of the hyper wing card on both digimon disappeared and both came crashing down. But when Growlmon hit, he sent a small tremor through the ground, nearly causing the two tamers to fall on their butts. Soon the two champions returned to their rookie forms and hurried to their tamer's side as the fog disappeared.
"How did we do Takatomon, how did we do?" Guilmon asked joyfully.
"Great as always buddy," Takato smiled and patted Guilmon on the head.
"Yeah and we did it without any help from Ms. Ice Queen and her equally icy digimon," Terriermon said in his usual sarcastic tone
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"What it true," Terriermon said.
"No that's where you're wrong Terriermon," Takato said softly.
"What?" Terriermon asked in a confused tone.
Takato place his hand on his chest and spoke as softly as before," I could sense her, feel her sprit close by."
Then Henry looked to his right, like he was looking for something.
"Yo Henry what's up?" Terriermon asked.
"Well it would seem that Renamon was here too," the young blue haired boy said.
"Oh and how could you tell Mr. Perfect?" Terriermon asked sarcastically.
"Well I guess Renamon must have pushed a rock aside while she was leaving," Henry said like he normally does. "And I think it's time for us to be going too."
"Why the rush?" Terriermon asked.
"Well I think we're going to be late for dinner, see you two later," Henry waved as he ran off.
Takato waved back before facing his partner and notice the hungry expression on his face. "Hungry boy?" he asked.
Guilmon nodded and Takato patted him on the head again. "Okay then lets stop by my parents bakery and get some bread."
"Oh, boy, oh boy, Guilmon bread," the red dino digimon said cheerfully.
(At Rika's home.)
No matter how much she tried, Rika just could got comfortable enough to get any sleep. Her mind was completely focus on the battle. She wanted to know how her friends were doing. Plus it didn't help her much as her mind kept coming up with every single bad thing that could possible happen to them. They could run out of cards. Dinoboy and long ears could get deleted.
"Rika," Renamon spoke from the shadows
The young redhead set up quickly. Maybe a little to quickly for another wave of dizziness hit her so hard that she nearly threw up. But luckily she didn't have anything heavy in her stomach at the time. Rika lay back down as Renamon made her way over to her tamer side. The fox digimon got into a sitting position and rested her hands on her knees.
"So how did it go?" Rika finally asked after a few minutes of silence.
"They did greatly," Renamon said with just a hunt of joy in her voice.
"How greatly?" Rika asked.
"Just as great as usual, Growlmon was the best," Renamon voice had more joy this time.
Even though the lights were off, there was enough moonlight shining through Rika's still opened curtains for Rika to see Renamon slight blush.
"Well what happened," Rika asked, curious to know.
"They were facing a Birdramon, he had the edge against Gargomon because he could fly and Gargomon was getting rained on my Birdramon's metor wing. But when Takato and Growlmon showed up, Takato and Henry used Takato's hyper wing card and sandwiched the bird and took him out," Renamon couldn't keep her voice at an even level when she mention Growlmon.
"Well that's good, I thought they could beat him without me," Rika boosted.
"Rika you and I both know that's isn't true, so what's the real reason you were so worried?" Renamon asked.
"There's no other reason," Rika said coldly.
Renamon just decided to not to push it any further, but she knew her tamer well enough to know her own reasons. She just then shrugged it off and said," If you want me, I'll be outside." Then turned to leave.
"Renamon wait," Rika exclaimed quietly.
Renamon stopped but didn't turn around. "Yes?" she asked.
"I-I, I just wanted you to get my stuff," she said a little too quickly.
"Oh okay," Renamon said evenly and faded from the room.
But Rika's mind was screaming. NO! NO! NO! Why did I say that?
Meanwhile Renamon knew well enough that showing her feelings wasn't something Rika was very good at. But she also knew he tamer opens up in her own way.
Renamon enters into Rumiko's room and began her search. Her first thoughts were that the famous model had put Rika's stuff in the dresser. But after a thorough search, Renamon came up with nothing. But she did notice a gold locket with a black lightening bolt on it. But Renamon just pushed it out of her mind and went back to her searching.
Renamon searched the entire room and came up with nothing. Then she realized she overlooked the closet. She walked over to the closet, opened it and saw Rika's D-ark and cardholder in plain view on top of an old chest. Renamon grabbed them, but notice there was a symbol on the chest. It was the black lightening bolt again. Just like on the photo album and the locket she just saw. But Renamon just shrugged it off and was about to leave when she heard.
"Rika!"
Renamon looked at Miss Nonaka and realized she was dreaming,
"Couldn't save her, couldn't keep her save. Everyone I care for gone," Miss Nonaka babbled.
Renamon didn't know what the famous model was dreaming about, but it must be something bed. Then the fox digimon decided it was time to leave and faded into the shadows once more.
(Outside the house)
The mysterious black-cloaked stranger was please with everything. His plan was turning out just the way he wanted it too. And no one was the wiser about him either.
Soon my darling little sister, your sprit will be broken and then you're my. Oh how I waited for this. An evil grin appeared on the guy face and it only grew wilder when he saw the digimon he beat up three days ago. Hello foxy. How's the stomach? Hopes it still hurts. And soon it going to get even worse. Then he decided to leave just in case that digimon spots him again.
Me: Well that's it for this one and I like to hear your thoughts. So review.
Rika (All tied up again): Okay this is your last warning. Either you tell you what you're planning or you're really going to get it.
Me (Put my left hand on hip): This coming from someone who all tied up.again?
Rika (Really mad now): Okay that does it! Renamon!
(But Renamon didn't appear)
Rika: Renamon?
Me: Oh she lifted about a hour ago. Said something about going on a data with Guilmon
Rika: Just great what do I do now?
Me: Just wait for the next chapter. There's going to be lots of surprises in that one.
Rika (Moans) that's just great.