Me (Looking really irritated): Right now I don't care if I don't own
Dgimon. What are they doing now?
Takato (Looking Nervous): Umm "playing" on your bed.
Me (Sighing): I got to remember to change those sheets.
BlackRenamon (Placing a hand on Takato's shoulder): We can't thank you or Guilmon enough for helping us out.
Takato (Putting his hand on the back of his head): Hey it was nothing.
Rika (Trying to hide a blush): Yeah you're right but thanks anyways Gogglehead.
Me (Noticing Rika's blush but let it drop): Yeah pal. I mean she can really be a hand full when she's like that.
BlackRenamon: Believe me you have no idea.
Takato: Wait minute I heard about you. Yeah, your Renamon's ex- (But BlackRenamon quickly covers Takato's mouth.
BlackRenamon: T. I think it's time to move onto the chapter.
Me: Okay. Lots of surprises in this one.
In-Training: Chapter 5: Beneath those shades.
"Hey you want a piece of me ugly, here how some of those. Gargo Lasers," Gargomon screamed.
The champion digimon were facing a wild digimon with little help from Renamon. The vaccine-type was zoning, thinking the safely of her transformed tamer. Plus the digimon they were fighting against was an ultimate didn't seem to help much either.
The new wild digimon easily batted away the green energy shaped bullets. Then it rushed over Gargomon, trying to knock him over. But somehow the adult sized champion managed to keep his footing.
"Renamon I could use a paw over here!" Gargomon shouted.
"Oh right!" Renamon replied, breaking her trance and joining her friend in battle
While on the sidelines Henry along with the transformed Rika on his lift shoulder watched the battle with worried eyes.
"Man I wish I could help or that Gogglehead was here," Rika complained in her high-pitch voice.
One of the side effects of that strange transformation that Henry had notice was that Rika now had a childish, high-pitched voice. And Henry still haven't gotten used to it either.
"Rika you can't even hold you D-ark, let along swipe a card through it," Henry said.
"I know that, but I just can't stand by and watch as Renamon get hurt," Rika said.
"I know, I know," Henry said, patting Rika on the head.
Rika didn't like being patted on the head like some house pet. But then again she was sleeping in a cat bed, ate and drunk from a bowl, heck she even had a letterbox. But then again she did like some of it. First she didn't need to go to school anymore. And her mother doesn't bug her about dresses.
Renamon leapt up and draw her arms in close to her chest. "Diamond storm!" A quick flash of light appeared, followed by Renamon thrusting her arms apart. Diamonds shares appeared and laughed themselves at the digimon. But the wild one just batted that away easily.
"Ha! You think that would work your sadly mistaken," A rough female voice called out to them.
This digimon was a wall known to a lot of people. She was colored gray and black with red eyes. She wore torn up clothes and had bat-like wings. She was none other then LadyDevimon, a fallen angel virus-type.
Renamon wasn't able to do much as the female digimon rushed at her and slapped her hard. She hit the ground hard, knocking the wind from her.
"Renamon!" Rika screamed.
Then LadyDevimon right hand turned into a lace of kind and she threw herself at Renamon.
Rika wanted to look away or close her eyes. Do anything instead of watching what was about to happen. And yet she couldn't tare her eyes a while from the battle. And as the same time she could feel hot tear beginning to fill her eyes. I sorry Renamon, I wish I could have been there for you, she thought sadly.
But just when the lace was about to collided with the fox-like digimon something stopped it. To everyone surprise it was the blonde hair stranger without her black jacket. But she was having a hard time holding it at bay.
"Hey long ears mind lending us a gun here? I can hold this forever!" Blonde screamed at Gargomon.
"Oh right. Henry!" Gargomon called to his tamer.
"Right," Henry replied firmly, while taking out a card.
Digimodify.Power activate!" And ran it through his D-ark.
With a burst of power, Gargomon got into LadyDevimon's face, his guns glowing green. "Bunny pummel!" And thrust his gun into LadyDevimon's chin.
The female fallen angel went flying back as Blonde released her hold. LadyDevimon caught herself in midair and floated down to her opponents.
Then blonde turn towards Renamon and asked," Are you all right?"
"Yes I am," Renamon replied as she got up slowly.
Blonde nodded and both fighters got into their usual fighting stance. So Gargomon joined the two female fighters.
"So which one of you lovely ladies would like to start things off?" he asked them
"Lovely?" Blonde raised an eyebrow. "Is he always like this?"
"Always," Renamon replied.
LadyDevimon looked at each of her opponents before raising her right hand. "Grisly wing!" And hundreds of bats came flying out of her tore up cloak and right towards the two digimon and one human.
But Renamon and Blonde leapt into the air, while Gargomon dodged to the right. Renamon tried another diamond storm, but it failed again. Blonde dove from the sky and landed a kick on the fallen angel's head. But it only moved slightly to the right. Gargomon kept firing round after round of ammo, but it had little effect. Then LadyDevimon rushed passed the three and knocked them down.
Ignoring the pain shooting up his back, Henry pulled out another card, and turns it blue.
"Digimodify.Matrix Diigvoution active!" Henry then ran it through his D-ark.
"Gargomon Matrix Digivolve to.Rapidmon!"
The now green cyborg digimon got behind LadyDevimon and held out his arms while pressing his feet together.
"Tri-beam!" And a red upside down triangle form and went hurling toward the female fallen angel. The attack engulfed the wild digimon, deleting her on the spot.
Using up all of his energy caused Rapidmon to de-digivolve back to Terriermon while still in the air. Luckily he used his long bunny-like ears as a parachute and landed safely on the ground. Then the two female fighters, awhile with the long ear digimon went over to Henry and Rika.
"Thanks, if you hadn't shown up Renamon would surely have been deleted," Henry said.
"No thanks are needed. Well bye for now," Blonde was about to leave when Renamon said," Wait."
Blonde stopped and waited while Renamon got a bag from behind Henry. The fox-like digimon then want over and handed the bag to Blonde. Blonde opened it and pulled out her black jacket. She smiled and put it on.
"Thanks and bye again," she waved before jumping into the air.
"So that's her, huh. She doesn't seem like much," Terriermon said.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"Well she doesn't," Terriermon said.
"That's were you're wrong, Terriermon," Renamon said.
"Yeah she's a lot tougher then she likes and she sure can kick you around like nothing," Rika said then jumped into Renamon's arms.
"Hey I can kick you around," Terriermon said in a kind of threaten tone.
But one looked from Renamon and the little digimon clamed up.
(To where the black stranger lives)
On the outskirts of the city itself was the secret lair of the black- cloaked stranger. He was pacing over his lair in frustration, trying to come with a plot to get his hands on the Nonaka brat.
"I can't enter into that house and I can't used that stupid digimon either. Curse mother and her blasted spells," he screamed at nothing.
His lair was really just one of those old one-piece rooms, minus the bed. Various bookshelves with many items or books were about the small room. Candles were also scattered about the room. Finally a old fashion chair in red leather set in the center of the room with a small round table with read sheets was right in front of the chair.
Black stopped pacing at a pedestal with an opened book on it. He began flipping through the pages, but found nothing that could be of use. In his frustration, he shoved the book to the ground, knocking over the pedestal over at the same time. Then he began pacing again, trying to think of anything. But he kept drawing a blink and it was driving him mad.
Finally something came to Black. He went over to a shelve with various items on it and he grabbed a black square box with gold lining. He then walked over to his chair and flopped down in it. He set the box down and opened it. In it was a crystal orb sitting on a gold pedestal. Black took it out of the box and set the orb in front of it.
"Oh orb of knowledge, hear my plea and answer my wondering mind. I wish to know the weaknesses of Rika Nonaka," Black spoke to it.
Then clouds began swirling around in the glass. So the clouds were replaced with a couple of pictures. One was a picture of Renamon. The other was of a boy wearing yellow goggles. Black knew this gogglehead as the Nonaka brat called him. And then a picture of a shield and sword. This last picture confused Black a lot.
"Oh great orb show me the meaning behind the shield and sword," he said.
Then the picture changed again and it showed the brat with her friends fighting another wild digimon along side their own digimon.
"Yes I see. She can't turn down a fight especially when her friends are involved. This could work in more way then one," Black said with a sinister grin.
(Near the Nonaka household)
Renamon with Rika in her arms were nearly Rika's house. The vaccine- type was once again deep in thought about what has been happening. But she was think of her most recent discover. Just a day ago, she had tested Rika and saw that the once human now had the basic attack of all in-training digimon, a bubble attack.
But Renamon pushed her wonder thought aside as she saw Rika's mother coming from the other direction. She was wearing her normal attire that Renamon was used to by now. But something got the digimon off guard was that Miss Nonaka was wearing a pair of sunglasses. It weren't have been surprising if the sunglasses the famous modal were wearing didn't resemble the pair the blonde haired stranger wore.
"Oh hi. You two have a great outing?" Rumiko asked as both her and Renamon reached the fence at the same time.
"Sort of," Renamon replied.
"Oh no don't tell me you ran into another wild digimon?" Rumiko asked worryingly.
"No mom, we just ran into Henry and had a little talk that's all," Rika said.
Rumiko let out a breath of relief before saying," That's good to hear." Then she patted her daughter on the head.
"Miss Nonaka where did you get those?" Renamon asked point to the shades.
"Those?" Rumiko asked taking off the shades. "I always had them. The sun was irritated my eyes so I wore them." She then folded up and shaved them into her right pants pocket.
"Umm I hate to break this up, but can we go inside?" Rika asked.
"Of course Rika, dear," her mother said softly.
Renamon was silent as Rumiko opened the fence and the three females went into the house. Then the three went straight to the kitchen and saw Miss Makino, nearly finished preparing dinner. Rika jumped from Renamon's arm and landed on the table while set down close to her. Rumiko set opposite of Renamon.
The fox-like digimon for some reason couldn't take her eyes off of her former tamer's mother. She had to admit with those shades Miss Nonaka did look a lot like the blonde haired stranger. Now that Renamon thought about it, Blonde and Miss Nonaka had a lot in conmen. They were the same height. And both had blonde hair.
"Renamon are you okay?" Miss Nonaka asked.
"Oh yes, yes I'm fine why do you ask?" Renamon asked calmly.
"Well I just notice you were starting at me and I just wonder that's all," Miss Nonaka said.
"Oh just thinking that's all," Renamon replied calmly
"Well okay," Miss Nonaka said.
That was about the time Rika's grandmother finish preparing dinner and set it on the table. She set a plate in front of Rika and the little digimon immediately began inhaling it. That was another side effect of this weird transformation Rika was going through. Her appetite had gotten bigger and the ways she eats sometimes remind Renamon of Guilmon.
Guilmon, Renamon had to hold back from sighing when she thought of that certain digimon. She has been to busy looking after Rika and hadn't had much time to see him. And when she had seen him, the virus-type seemed depressed and out of it. Like something was on his mind. And it hurt Renamon seeing me like that. But just the other day Renamon had paid Guilmon a visit. But when she got to the place he calls home, she couldn't find him anywhere. But what was even weirder was she couldn't find any trance of him being there for the past few days. And even though she hid it, she was worried about him a lot.
Renamon pushed all of her wondering thoughts out of her head when she smelled food and realized she was just a tiny bit hungry. So she began eating herself.
(Later that Night)
With Rika safely sleeping in her little cat bed, Renamon was on the roof deep in thought. Those words of the black stranger still echoed deep in her mind. He had said something about going to Rika's mother about what Rika herself was going through. But then again he could have been trying to trick her. Then she remember what Miss Nonaka had said that time was like the earth, no matter how hard you try or how hard you run it would always be there behind you and in front of you at same time. Before that Rika's grandmother had said memories were like a river. They're never truly lost just misplaced. And Renamon had to admit they both were right.
But the fox-like digimon was pulled out her thoughts when she caught a familiar scent in the air. Then she saw Miss Nonaka exited the house, wearing clothes Renamon had only seen the famous model where once.
I wonder where's she off to, Renamon had seen her like this once before. It was after having encountered the black stranger for the first time and Renamon was catching her breath after having the wind knocked out of her when she saw Miss Nonaka wearing different clothes. Becoming curious Renamon decided to follow her only to loose the famous model when she entered an alleyway. How she did that still puzzles Renamon. But then again this entire week had Renamon completely confused.
The Vaccine-type decided to follow her former tamer's mother again as she watched the famous model leaving the grounds. Quickly Renamon shafted into shadow form were no human could see her and begin tailing Miss Nonaka. But after wondering around the city for nearly 20 minutes, Renamon lost Miss Nonaka when she entered into an alleyway. Renamon found no trance of her transformed tamer's mother. And she could pick up any scent either. Frustrated Renamon kicked a nearby trash dump, leaving a hole in. Then she left.
(Later at Rumiko secret relaxing spot)
After losing Renamon Rumiko had immediately headed to her secret spot. Now she was pounding on her punching bag, lost in her own thoughts.
I got to be more careful, Renamon is starting to get suspect. But then again she's smart and it wouldn't surprised me if she does figure everything out, the famous model thought.
She continued to pound away at her punching bag. But after a few minutes of that, she stopped and looked at the window. She then felt a chill in the air and wrapped her arms around herself. The apartment was warm but for some reason it felt cold now. Something wasn't right, that much Rumiko knew. This chill almost felt evil too her. Plus she had felt this before, whenever her was around. Or maybe she was just growing paranoid. But whatever it was she knew it wasn't anything good.
(The next day at the Nonaka house)
Rika had woken early to see Renamon sleeping close to her bed. The vaccine-type had been doing that a lot those past few days. After scratching, Rika got a drink of water and did her business, before leaving the room. Opening with no hands and at the size Rika would have been a chore. But luckily the others in the house had been leaving doors opened just a tiny bit. So with a little effort, Rika was able to pushed it open more and the human turned digimon was out.
Rika still wasn't use to everything being so big. Everything that was once in her reach was now far away. Plus everything looked like a towering building. And as much as she hated to admit it she was a little freaked out by all of this.
Then she picked up the scent of wild berries. Even before this crazy change her sense of smell had greatly improved because of merging with Renamon. But now that sense had became even better.
So following the scent, Rika soon found herself at the small pond in front of the house. Soon she found the secure of smell. Four scented candles were at the four corners of the lack. Then Rika saw her grandmother dressed in a white rob, setting on her knees with her hands locked together and was chanting. Another side effect of this curse was Rika's hear had also improved too. So she could her everything that was being said if she was right next to her grandmother.
"Oh great sprit of the wind protect the curse one from the sin of the dark one. Gave them your wisdom and strength," Miss Makino kept repeating for the next ten minutes. After that she stickled some dust on the candle closest to her and surprising all of the candle flame shot up at like five inches into the air. Then died out.
Then the elder went about packing them away. Then she began waling towards the house.
"Oh hi you two didn't know you were there," the elder said.
Two, Rika thoughts but immediately packed up a familiar scent to next to her. Looking to her right, Rika saw the feet of Renamon. The human turns digimon was so into the prayer her grandmother was doing that she hadn't notice Renamon before.
"Ma'am what were you just saying?" Renamon asked calmly.
"Oh that, it was just a prayer my grandmother taught me. I usually do it when I'm when I'm worried about something," Miss Makino said.
"Like me," Rika whispered.
"No Rika not like you," the elder said then picked up her transformed granddaughter. "I'm not worried about you in the least bit." Then the elder smiled.
"But look at me, I'm a freak," Rika blurted out.
"I don't see a freak. I see one of the most beautiful creatures I have even seen," Rika's grandma voice was soft and gentle.
With her red fur it would be hard to tell if Rika was blushing or not. And right at the moment the little digimon was blushing like crazy.
"But how were you able to caused all of those flames the shoot up when you put that dust on the first one?" Renamon asked.
But Miss Makino gave Renamon a 'I have secret I would like to keep' before saying," We all have our little secrets." Then she looked at Rika," But now I'll bet you two would like some breakfast now wouldn't you?"
Rika's red ears twitched at the word breakfast.
Rika's grandmother chuckled lightly before saying," I thought so."
Then with Rika in her and arms, the elder with Renamon went inside. They want into the kitchen to find, eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon already on the table. And the person who cooked it all was waiting for them.
"Morning everyone," Rumiko said.
"Mom did you make all of this?" Rika asked before she jumped out of her grandmother arms and into her new table spot.
"I'm not all looks remember," Rumiko said, smiling.
Rika just rolled her eyes and began inhaling the pancakes in front of her. In a matter of seconds the three pancakes were gone and Rika had syrup all over her and in her coat. Renamon, Rumiko and Miss Makino were trying to hold back from laughing, but a few giggles did escape them.
"What?" Rika asked, sounding annoyed.
"You got syrup all over you coat. Here I'll clean it up," her mother said then got up and went over to the sink. She wetted a cloth and went over to her daughter. Then she cleaned the syrup from her daughter's coat. "There you go.
Rika was a little embarrassed by what just happened, but she couldn't be anything with having any hands.
Rumiko then checked her watch and said," Well I batter be going or I'll be late. See you all later." She waved as she left.
(Later that day)
Renamon had decided to take Rika out for a walk. Now nestled safely in the vaccine-type's arms, Rika was trying to relax. But it was hard with the looks everyone was giving her. But still being out of the house and having the light blaze flying through her fur was kind of nice.
BEEP!
Rika's D-ark that hanged on her belt that Renamon was now wearing began going off. The fox-like digimon took it off and held it out for both Rika and herself to see.
"It's a digimon," Rika said.
"Should we go and check it out?"
"Might as well, we maybe of some help," Rika said.
"Okay," Renamon said then put the digivice back on the belt. "Hang on."
And with that Renamon jumped up and onto the rooftops. She had a firm grip on Rika as she raced across the roofs. And Rika was enjoying this herself. She never had felt so alive in her entire life. She loved the feel of her fur against the wind. But then she sees the digital field fog and knew it was over. Then the two jumped into the field itself. But something was wrong. First there was no wild digimon and the others tamers weren't there either.
"something isn't right," Renamon said in a low tone as her eyes scanned the area.
"Yeah where's the digimon and where are the other?" Rika asked.
"Amazing isn't it," someone said coldly
Then a figure began emerging from the fog. So he could be seen and it was the black cloaked, redhead only without his cloak.
"Amazing do you think," he repeated.
"What is?" Renamon asked coldly as she drew Rika closed to her,
"Oh that it easy to copy something right down to the most unnoticeable detail so that only one person could detected it," Black said with pride.
"You mean you made this field?" Rika asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes brat I did and it was detailed for only your fancy digivice to pick it up," Black responded coldly.
"Then what to you want?" Renamon asked.
"Surely that's oblivious for," Black said.
"The other stranger," Renamon replied quietly.
"That's right, my darling little-," Black was interrupted when a foot meat with his face.
The blonde hair stranger landed in front of Black and began preparing back flips until she was next to Renamon. Black rubbed his sore right cheek and looked at Blonde with a slight anger glare.
"So I see you decided to show yourself," he said evenly.
"Yeah so it's not that big of a deal," Blonde replied coldly as she got into a fighting stance. "Renamon make sure the young one is kept safe."
"But what about you?" Rika asked.
"Don't worry I can handle this joker but if he's somehow got passed me Renamon is your last hope," Blonde replied.
Nodding Renamon said," I understand."
Giving a quick nodded, Blonde then charged at her opponent. Next she let loose a fury of punches. Which her opponent dodged easily. Next Black jumped over his opponent and kicked her in the back of her head. But Blonde crawled into a ball and then rolled back to her feet. Next she jumped into the air and tried delivered a kick to her opponent. But Black leapt to his left, avoiding his opponent attack. Then he threw a punch, which Blonde caught. Then she twisted her opponent's arm around and delivered a drop kick to his face. Blonde let go of her opponent's arm and he fell to the ground. Then he rolled backwards in a ball-like fashion and got back to his feet. Then he lifted himself into the air. Blonde jumped up and both strangers threw a punch at the same time. Both punches meat a face and the two fell to the ground.
But Rika and Renamon notice that the pair of shades Blonde wore had fallen off when she was punched. So the two fox-like digimon watched as she sat up and covered her eyes as she shook her head. She then removed her hand and finally the face of the mysterious Blonde was seen. But what the two digimon saw threw them for a loop.
"M-M-Mom is that you?" Rika asked.
The stranger who resembled Rumiko Nonaka looked at the confused duo and gave a sad nod. Then she got to her feet and faced her opponent, who had also gotten back to his feet.
"Ah I see you haven't told her yet Rumiko. Shame on you and what would you husband say about all of this," Black said in a mocking scolding tone, while waving a finger about.
But 'Rumiko' didn't respond with words. Instead she responded with a fist to Black's face. The only mysterious stranger left took a step back as he covered his new sore spot.
"We'll continue this later," he said coldly and then jumped into the fog, which disappeared as soon as he left.
Rumiko sigh before going over and picked up her shades. There was no mistake it, those were the same shades that Rumiko wore just yesterday. She then put them in her jacket and turned to face the two digimon.
"I got some explaining to do," it wasn't a question either.
Both Renamon and Rika just nodded still to shocked to say anything.
Rumiko sigh again, before saying," Okay, but not until we get back to the house,"
Then she began walking away. Rika looked at Renamon who was just as confused as she was But Renamon began following the woman who in just a short while ago had gone from a famous model to a complete mystery.
(At the Nonaka house)
Once in the house Renamon set at the table with Rika next to her, while Rumiko lean against the wall next to the door in a every Rika-like fashion. Her eyes were shut and it looked like she was deep in thought. After a long five minutes wait, she opened her eyes and spoke.
"Were should I start. Well maybe I should tell you what you're going through," Rumiko said softly.
Both Renamon's and Rika's ear twitched when they heard that.
"Mom what do you mean?" Rika asked.
"Well what you're going through is a curse that happens to all of the females of our family," Rumiko said bitterly.
"What? Curse?" Renamon asked.
"Yes a curse," Rika's grandmother said, joining the three. "It always hit when a woman of our family reaches the age of fourteen."
"So that why you both were greatly concerned about Rika's well being," Renamon said.
"Yes signs like that of a cold is usually the first half of the curse," Rumiko said eyes closed again.
But I didn't start feeling sick until that necklace was slapped on me," Rika pointed out.
"Yes we thought because of the blood flowing through you had done the impossible," Miss Makino said.
"Broken the curse," Renamon said, putting the pieces together.
"Yes but when that no good jerk put the necklace, we knew you would be going through the same things me and my mother went through," Rumiko said with just a slight hint of anger in her voice.
"You mean you two went through this?" Rika asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes I was cat for nearly a year," Rumiko said.
"And I was a hawk for two and half," Rika's grandma added.
"But you're lucking then your grandmother or I were ever," Rumiko said, in a mild happy tone.
"What? How?" Rika asked.
"You can talk Rika they couldn't could you?" Renamon asked the two women.
"Yes Renamon neither I or my daughter could talk when we're transformed," the elder said.
"Then the blonde fur cat I saw in the photo album was you," Renamon said pointing to Rumiko.
The famous model nodded before saying," Yes that was me, it was taken a few days after my transformation."
"Photo album? Wait what photo album?" Rika asked in annoyance.
"I'll show you later dear," her grandmother replied, patting her granddaughter on the head.
"But I do have a question for you?" Renamon asked Rumiko.
"Yes what is it?" Rumiko asked.
"Do you know that guy you been fighting against?" Renamon asked.
Rumiko eyes became clouded over with anger as her face scrolled and when she spoke her voice was lined with anger," That no good jerk of a brother, how dare he attack his own flesh and blood."
"Bother!? Both Rika and Renamon exclaimed,
But Rumiko was to deep into her own anger to answer them. So Miss Makino replied.
"The curse also effect the males of our family, only in a different way," the elder said.
"Like how?" Renamon asked.
"They became twisted and cold hearted and care only about themselves," the elder explained sadly.
Rika couldn't believe what she just heard. She was once like that almost to very letter. Cold hearted and cared about herself.
"Then maybe the curse did happen to me. Remember I was like that all of those years ago," Rika said in a surprised tone.
"No Rika even if that was the case, your father's blood would never allow it," Rumiko said.
"What do you keep saying my father's blood? You means Sho Nonaka's?" Rika asked.
"No that's another we're have been meaning to tell you, Sho Nonaka was only your stepfather," Rumiko said bitterly, refusing to look her daughter in the eye.
"W-W-What do you mean he was only my stepfather?" Rika asked worriedly.
Rumiko still refusing to look at her transformed daughter pulled out her shirt then pulled something out. She then took the object off her neck and then showed it to the fox digimon and the human turned digimon. Renamon recognize it as the gold locket with the black lightening bolt crest on it. Rumiko opened the locket and the two digimon saw a picture of a younger Rumiko, a one-year-old Rika in her mother's hands. And standing to the left of the famous model with his arm wrapped around her was a man with flat black hair, the jacket Rumiko herself was now wear and the most beautiful violet eyes anybody had ever seen. Just taking one look at that picture, Rika knew that that man was her father.
"His name was Mathew Smith and possibly one of the greatest fighter in the world," Rumiko said sadly.
"What happened to him?" Rika asked just as sad as her mother.
"He went to fight my brother Kai and lost his life," Rumiko closed her hand around her locket and drew it close to her heart. "I still can remember that day. Yes that day when my husband's closest friend brought me the body of the one I loved so much."
(Flashback.Rumiko P.O.V.)
I remember that day cleanly. It was pooling out, but I didn't care. I waited outside in the freezing rain, waiting for my husband, my shadow fighter to return. I waited for hours but to me it seemed like years. Finally I saw a figure emerging from the fog that the rain was creating. I smiled as the figure drew even closer to me. Then time itself seemed to slow to a stand still as the figure made his way to me. But my smile vanished when the figure could finally be seen. For it wasn't the man I had waited for so long. No it was my good friend Sho Nonaka and he was carrying the lamp body of the man I loved with all my heart. He set the body down as I ran to him and I could see the red eyes of this man tears. Sho had been a good friend of my husband during the collage years.
I collapsed to my knees and felt my husband arm. It was cold and lifeless. I look at his face and felt my hear broke more for I could no longer see the eyes that held so much life in them. Eyes that would never again see the face of his own daughter he loved so much. His face had a look of sadness and deprecation. Tears began falling down my cheek and onto the black jacket he had wore in pride of his won departed family
"How?" I asked looked at my friend with teary eyes.
"He was poisoned, but I really didn't know how," Sho replied sadly. "But before dieing he finally called in a favor I owed him."
Getting down on his left knee, Sho Nonaka pulled something out of his left nary green jacket pocket and held it out for me to see. And I saw the wedding band that her husband had wore proudly.
"Rumiko Smith well you take this ring and my hand in marriage?" Sho asked sadly.
More tears ran down my cheeks as I fell into Sho's arms. After a few minutes of crying I said sadly," Yes I would, because a child shouldn't be without a father.
And I would forever remember that day. The day when the Earth itself seemed to shads tears of it own.
(End of Flashback.Normal P.O.V)
Rumiko closed her eyes as tears began flowing. The two digimon were very by the tale. But what was even more shocking was that Rika was crying.
"MOM!" and with everything she held jumped into her mother's arms. "Oh mom only if I knew then things would have."
"Shhh, shh! It's, okay, it okay," Rumiko interrupted while stroking her daughter's fur.
But Rika just wouldn't stop crying, so Rumiko just let her transformed daughter cry on her shirt, her own tears also flowing.
After a few minutes of crying in Silence, the famous model said," Hey cents I decided to take the day off why don't you and I go to the park and just had a panic."
Wiping away the tear the best she could, Rika replied in a subbing tone," Yeah that sounds great."
(In the park)
Rumiko was leading the way to where she and Rika were going to have their panic. But Rika never has been that way before. Then again, the little digimon knew that the park could be a big place. But it seemed like they were in a forest of kind. And Rika didn't see anyone else beside herself and her mom. Plus she couldn't pick up any other scents either. But at the same time other thought wondered through the in-training's mind.
Like just before leaving, Rumiko had snapped a tag on Rika's gold collar. But before Rika could say anything her mother replied," I know you hate being treated like a pet, but if you get lost and not even Renamon can found you then you have that."
But Rika had admitted it did look kind of nice. It was gold painted and shaped like a D-ark. Of course it had her name and address on it.
But still other things were bothering the former human. Like when her mother and herself had too off towards the park, the famous model had carried her transformed daughter to the park. But once they got there, Rumiko had set her daughter down and let her walk on her own. But Rumiko was walking slowly so Rika could keep up.
"Were here," Rumiko said.
Rika's eyes widen in shock at her surroundings. For they were in a cleaning about possibly thirty feet long, by Rika's best guess. And right in the middle of it was a lake. Really quite a breathing-taking scene.
While Rumiko was sitting out the blanket, Rika was exploring her surrounding. Soon she came to a tall oak tree or tall because of Rika's size with something engraved on it. But because of her size she couldn't make out what was written. And no matter how she tried she just couldn't see it.
"Here let me help," her mother said gently as she picked up Rika.
Even though the cursed tamer didn't like it very much, she didn't voice it either. Then she saw M.S. below R.M surrounded
"This was you father's and mine special little spot," Rumiko said softly.
"Really?" Rika asked, looking at her mother.
But Rumiko attention was somewhere else. She was looking up at the very tree they were under. The famous model put Rika down and said," Get ready to be surprised." Then she jumped into the tree.
Then a few seconds later, Rika heard this oof follow by Renamon falling out of the tree and crashed landed just a few inches from Rika. Then Rumiko came out of the tree, landed and folded her arms.
Renamon looked at her former with a shocked expression. "B-But how?"
Rumiko grinned and the two fox digimon watched in amazement as the solid form of the famous model just to seemed to melt away from her head to her toes, leaving only a transparent figure. Soon even that figure completely vanished from sight. The two-shocked digimon then heard the sound of plates being set. They looked over at the panic area to see plates and other items being set in a fast action on the blanket. Once everything was done, Rumiko reappeared again in s sitting fashion.
"Wow?" was all Renamon manage to say.
When words were beyond Renamon you knew it was pretty shocking. But Rika was totally at a lost. She had never seen anything like that before. Not even from Renamon.
"Well are you two going just to sit there all day with your mouth hanging or are you going to join me?" Rumiko called in a jokingly tone.
The two still stunned digimon got up and want over to the blanket and Renamon notice a third plate.
" I had a feeling that you were going to follow us," Rumiko said.
"But can you also sense my presence?" Renamon asked.
"Yes I can," Rumiko replied as she filled a plate up with food.
"But where it you learn all of this?" Rika asked.
Rumiko set the fill plate in front of her transformed daughter before saying," Your father taught me all of his greatest ticks. You didn't think he earned the name of the shadow fighter for nothing."
"Yeah but I couldn't even pick up your scent when you did that," Rika said.
"Something else your father taught me," Rumiko replied.
"But your brother can use mark his scent," Renamon said.
"Don't guy that guy my brother!" Rumiko snapped angrily at Renamon. But she quickly calm down and said," Sorry but when anyone mantels Kai I just loose it."
"It's understandable," Renamon replied evenly.
"Hmm you know Renamon in a way you remind me a lot of Matt," Rumiko said.
"How that mom?" Rika asked.
"Well both your partner and father had a cold hard stares which hides so much. They fighting styles are similar. And let not forget about they ability to fade into the shadows. I would really like the chance to fight you one of those times, but not now. Now let just eat," The famous model said.
The two fox digimon nodded and then the three began eating. During that time Rumiko began telling them tales of her husband and closest friend.
(Later)
After eating, Rumiko had decided to search the city for Kai. While Rika in Renamon's arms decided to pay a visit to gogglehead and asked him why he and dinoboy wasn't at the battle yesterday. But other things were on the former tamer mind.
"I Shame them both," Rika whispered.
"What do you mean?" Renamon asked.
"I shame both of my father," Rika said in a low flat tone. "They both sound so noble and yet having the blood of one and being raised by another I still turned into Kai. Now I don't even think I'm deserving of the name Nonaka."
"Do you really believe that young one," Renamon asked evenly.
"Yes," Rika whispered.
"Well if you ask me you have made both of them pride," Renamon said softly.
"What do you mean Renamon?" Rika asked looking up at the taller digimon.
"Sure you were cold in the beginning, but in time that ice was melted and destroyed. And from what you mother told us about them, I'll say they would be very pride of you," Renamon said.
"What do you mean?" Rika asked again.
"Well you mother said your real father was kind hearted, but at the same time a great fighter. But he didn't fight unless he held too. Then your stepfather sounded like he too was kind, maybe even more then your real father was; yet he too was a forceful fighter," Renamon explained.
"Renamon please just tell me what are you trying to say?" Rika ask with just a hint of anger in her voice.
"First you were cold but that was so melted and you fought to save two worlds just like your father fought for the real world," Renamon said. "But then you most also count your mother in all of this."
"What does that mean Renamon?" Rika asked.
"Well she to lost people she cared deeply about, so she then when into denial. But unlike you she hid it with a smile. But once those shades went on, she changed by still fought back tears. Tears that she held back for many years," Renamon explained softly.
Rika never thought of it that way before. But with everything she just learned it didn't seem unlikable either. Indeed her mother was different but at the same time the same as her own daughter. She had hid just like Rika had done all of those years ago. So in the end mother and daughter weren't that different.
The two had reached the Matsuki bakery and Renamon entered. The vaccine-type gave a curious way towards Miss Matsuki. But Rika notice something off about Takato's mother, she seemed sad and depressed. Then the Renamon began climbing the stairs that lid to where the rooms were. They went towards that lid to Takato's room, only to her Guilmon jump in front of the door and began growling. But once he realized who it was, he relaxed.
"Guilmon what are you doing?" Renamon asked.
"Watching over Takato," Guilmon replied sadly.
"What! Did something happen to gogglehead?" Rika asked hastily
"Well you better see for yourself," Guilmon said then opened the door.
The three stepped in and the two vaccines could see a pile of clothes in the center of the bed. And on the pile was a small in-training digimon. At first glare one would think it was Gigimon, Guilmon's in-training form. But this one had brown scaly skin instead of red. And when he opened his eyes, they weren't colored yellow like Guilmon's but amber like.
"T-T-T-Takato?" Rika stammered.
The little digimon nodded weakly as Guilmon moans and hanged his head.
Rika: That it!? You're going to end it like that!? What about Takato!?
Me: Well you'll have to wait for the next chapter, now well ya.
Rika: Well those jerks better review fast.or else. (Hold up fist)
Takato (Looking Nervous): Umm "playing" on your bed.
Me (Sighing): I got to remember to change those sheets.
BlackRenamon (Placing a hand on Takato's shoulder): We can't thank you or Guilmon enough for helping us out.
Takato (Putting his hand on the back of his head): Hey it was nothing.
Rika (Trying to hide a blush): Yeah you're right but thanks anyways Gogglehead.
Me (Noticing Rika's blush but let it drop): Yeah pal. I mean she can really be a hand full when she's like that.
BlackRenamon: Believe me you have no idea.
Takato: Wait minute I heard about you. Yeah, your Renamon's ex- (But BlackRenamon quickly covers Takato's mouth.
BlackRenamon: T. I think it's time to move onto the chapter.
Me: Okay. Lots of surprises in this one.
In-Training: Chapter 5: Beneath those shades.
"Hey you want a piece of me ugly, here how some of those. Gargo Lasers," Gargomon screamed.
The champion digimon were facing a wild digimon with little help from Renamon. The vaccine-type was zoning, thinking the safely of her transformed tamer. Plus the digimon they were fighting against was an ultimate didn't seem to help much either.
The new wild digimon easily batted away the green energy shaped bullets. Then it rushed over Gargomon, trying to knock him over. But somehow the adult sized champion managed to keep his footing.
"Renamon I could use a paw over here!" Gargomon shouted.
"Oh right!" Renamon replied, breaking her trance and joining her friend in battle
While on the sidelines Henry along with the transformed Rika on his lift shoulder watched the battle with worried eyes.
"Man I wish I could help or that Gogglehead was here," Rika complained in her high-pitch voice.
One of the side effects of that strange transformation that Henry had notice was that Rika now had a childish, high-pitched voice. And Henry still haven't gotten used to it either.
"Rika you can't even hold you D-ark, let along swipe a card through it," Henry said.
"I know that, but I just can't stand by and watch as Renamon get hurt," Rika said.
"I know, I know," Henry said, patting Rika on the head.
Rika didn't like being patted on the head like some house pet. But then again she was sleeping in a cat bed, ate and drunk from a bowl, heck she even had a letterbox. But then again she did like some of it. First she didn't need to go to school anymore. And her mother doesn't bug her about dresses.
Renamon leapt up and draw her arms in close to her chest. "Diamond storm!" A quick flash of light appeared, followed by Renamon thrusting her arms apart. Diamonds shares appeared and laughed themselves at the digimon. But the wild one just batted that away easily.
"Ha! You think that would work your sadly mistaken," A rough female voice called out to them.
This digimon was a wall known to a lot of people. She was colored gray and black with red eyes. She wore torn up clothes and had bat-like wings. She was none other then LadyDevimon, a fallen angel virus-type.
Renamon wasn't able to do much as the female digimon rushed at her and slapped her hard. She hit the ground hard, knocking the wind from her.
"Renamon!" Rika screamed.
Then LadyDevimon right hand turned into a lace of kind and she threw herself at Renamon.
Rika wanted to look away or close her eyes. Do anything instead of watching what was about to happen. And yet she couldn't tare her eyes a while from the battle. And as the same time she could feel hot tear beginning to fill her eyes. I sorry Renamon, I wish I could have been there for you, she thought sadly.
But just when the lace was about to collided with the fox-like digimon something stopped it. To everyone surprise it was the blonde hair stranger without her black jacket. But she was having a hard time holding it at bay.
"Hey long ears mind lending us a gun here? I can hold this forever!" Blonde screamed at Gargomon.
"Oh right. Henry!" Gargomon called to his tamer.
"Right," Henry replied firmly, while taking out a card.
Digimodify.Power activate!" And ran it through his D-ark.
With a burst of power, Gargomon got into LadyDevimon's face, his guns glowing green. "Bunny pummel!" And thrust his gun into LadyDevimon's chin.
The female fallen angel went flying back as Blonde released her hold. LadyDevimon caught herself in midair and floated down to her opponents.
Then blonde turn towards Renamon and asked," Are you all right?"
"Yes I am," Renamon replied as she got up slowly.
Blonde nodded and both fighters got into their usual fighting stance. So Gargomon joined the two female fighters.
"So which one of you lovely ladies would like to start things off?" he asked them
"Lovely?" Blonde raised an eyebrow. "Is he always like this?"
"Always," Renamon replied.
LadyDevimon looked at each of her opponents before raising her right hand. "Grisly wing!" And hundreds of bats came flying out of her tore up cloak and right towards the two digimon and one human.
But Renamon and Blonde leapt into the air, while Gargomon dodged to the right. Renamon tried another diamond storm, but it failed again. Blonde dove from the sky and landed a kick on the fallen angel's head. But it only moved slightly to the right. Gargomon kept firing round after round of ammo, but it had little effect. Then LadyDevimon rushed passed the three and knocked them down.
Ignoring the pain shooting up his back, Henry pulled out another card, and turns it blue.
"Digimodify.Matrix Diigvoution active!" Henry then ran it through his D-ark.
"Gargomon Matrix Digivolve to.Rapidmon!"
The now green cyborg digimon got behind LadyDevimon and held out his arms while pressing his feet together.
"Tri-beam!" And a red upside down triangle form and went hurling toward the female fallen angel. The attack engulfed the wild digimon, deleting her on the spot.
Using up all of his energy caused Rapidmon to de-digivolve back to Terriermon while still in the air. Luckily he used his long bunny-like ears as a parachute and landed safely on the ground. Then the two female fighters, awhile with the long ear digimon went over to Henry and Rika.
"Thanks, if you hadn't shown up Renamon would surely have been deleted," Henry said.
"No thanks are needed. Well bye for now," Blonde was about to leave when Renamon said," Wait."
Blonde stopped and waited while Renamon got a bag from behind Henry. The fox-like digimon then want over and handed the bag to Blonde. Blonde opened it and pulled out her black jacket. She smiled and put it on.
"Thanks and bye again," she waved before jumping into the air.
"So that's her, huh. She doesn't seem like much," Terriermon said.
"Terriermon," Henry said in his scolding voice.
"Well she doesn't," Terriermon said.
"That's were you're wrong, Terriermon," Renamon said.
"Yeah she's a lot tougher then she likes and she sure can kick you around like nothing," Rika said then jumped into Renamon's arms.
"Hey I can kick you around," Terriermon said in a kind of threaten tone.
But one looked from Renamon and the little digimon clamed up.
(To where the black stranger lives)
On the outskirts of the city itself was the secret lair of the black- cloaked stranger. He was pacing over his lair in frustration, trying to come with a plot to get his hands on the Nonaka brat.
"I can't enter into that house and I can't used that stupid digimon either. Curse mother and her blasted spells," he screamed at nothing.
His lair was really just one of those old one-piece rooms, minus the bed. Various bookshelves with many items or books were about the small room. Candles were also scattered about the room. Finally a old fashion chair in red leather set in the center of the room with a small round table with read sheets was right in front of the chair.
Black stopped pacing at a pedestal with an opened book on it. He began flipping through the pages, but found nothing that could be of use. In his frustration, he shoved the book to the ground, knocking over the pedestal over at the same time. Then he began pacing again, trying to think of anything. But he kept drawing a blink and it was driving him mad.
Finally something came to Black. He went over to a shelve with various items on it and he grabbed a black square box with gold lining. He then walked over to his chair and flopped down in it. He set the box down and opened it. In it was a crystal orb sitting on a gold pedestal. Black took it out of the box and set the orb in front of it.
"Oh orb of knowledge, hear my plea and answer my wondering mind. I wish to know the weaknesses of Rika Nonaka," Black spoke to it.
Then clouds began swirling around in the glass. So the clouds were replaced with a couple of pictures. One was a picture of Renamon. The other was of a boy wearing yellow goggles. Black knew this gogglehead as the Nonaka brat called him. And then a picture of a shield and sword. This last picture confused Black a lot.
"Oh great orb show me the meaning behind the shield and sword," he said.
Then the picture changed again and it showed the brat with her friends fighting another wild digimon along side their own digimon.
"Yes I see. She can't turn down a fight especially when her friends are involved. This could work in more way then one," Black said with a sinister grin.
(Near the Nonaka household)
Renamon with Rika in her arms were nearly Rika's house. The vaccine- type was once again deep in thought about what has been happening. But she was think of her most recent discover. Just a day ago, she had tested Rika and saw that the once human now had the basic attack of all in-training digimon, a bubble attack.
But Renamon pushed her wonder thought aside as she saw Rika's mother coming from the other direction. She was wearing her normal attire that Renamon was used to by now. But something got the digimon off guard was that Miss Nonaka was wearing a pair of sunglasses. It weren't have been surprising if the sunglasses the famous modal were wearing didn't resemble the pair the blonde haired stranger wore.
"Oh hi. You two have a great outing?" Rumiko asked as both her and Renamon reached the fence at the same time.
"Sort of," Renamon replied.
"Oh no don't tell me you ran into another wild digimon?" Rumiko asked worryingly.
"No mom, we just ran into Henry and had a little talk that's all," Rika said.
Rumiko let out a breath of relief before saying," That's good to hear." Then she patted her daughter on the head.
"Miss Nonaka where did you get those?" Renamon asked point to the shades.
"Those?" Rumiko asked taking off the shades. "I always had them. The sun was irritated my eyes so I wore them." She then folded up and shaved them into her right pants pocket.
"Umm I hate to break this up, but can we go inside?" Rika asked.
"Of course Rika, dear," her mother said softly.
Renamon was silent as Rumiko opened the fence and the three females went into the house. Then the three went straight to the kitchen and saw Miss Makino, nearly finished preparing dinner. Rika jumped from Renamon's arm and landed on the table while set down close to her. Rumiko set opposite of Renamon.
The fox-like digimon for some reason couldn't take her eyes off of her former tamer's mother. She had to admit with those shades Miss Nonaka did look a lot like the blonde haired stranger. Now that Renamon thought about it, Blonde and Miss Nonaka had a lot in conmen. They were the same height. And both had blonde hair.
"Renamon are you okay?" Miss Nonaka asked.
"Oh yes, yes I'm fine why do you ask?" Renamon asked calmly.
"Well I just notice you were starting at me and I just wonder that's all," Miss Nonaka said.
"Oh just thinking that's all," Renamon replied calmly
"Well okay," Miss Nonaka said.
That was about the time Rika's grandmother finish preparing dinner and set it on the table. She set a plate in front of Rika and the little digimon immediately began inhaling it. That was another side effect of this weird transformation Rika was going through. Her appetite had gotten bigger and the ways she eats sometimes remind Renamon of Guilmon.
Guilmon, Renamon had to hold back from sighing when she thought of that certain digimon. She has been to busy looking after Rika and hadn't had much time to see him. And when she had seen him, the virus-type seemed depressed and out of it. Like something was on his mind. And it hurt Renamon seeing me like that. But just the other day Renamon had paid Guilmon a visit. But when she got to the place he calls home, she couldn't find him anywhere. But what was even weirder was she couldn't find any trance of him being there for the past few days. And even though she hid it, she was worried about him a lot.
Renamon pushed all of her wondering thoughts out of her head when she smelled food and realized she was just a tiny bit hungry. So she began eating herself.
(Later that Night)
With Rika safely sleeping in her little cat bed, Renamon was on the roof deep in thought. Those words of the black stranger still echoed deep in her mind. He had said something about going to Rika's mother about what Rika herself was going through. But then again he could have been trying to trick her. Then she remember what Miss Nonaka had said that time was like the earth, no matter how hard you try or how hard you run it would always be there behind you and in front of you at same time. Before that Rika's grandmother had said memories were like a river. They're never truly lost just misplaced. And Renamon had to admit they both were right.
But the fox-like digimon was pulled out her thoughts when she caught a familiar scent in the air. Then she saw Miss Nonaka exited the house, wearing clothes Renamon had only seen the famous model where once.
I wonder where's she off to, Renamon had seen her like this once before. It was after having encountered the black stranger for the first time and Renamon was catching her breath after having the wind knocked out of her when she saw Miss Nonaka wearing different clothes. Becoming curious Renamon decided to follow her only to loose the famous model when she entered an alleyway. How she did that still puzzles Renamon. But then again this entire week had Renamon completely confused.
The Vaccine-type decided to follow her former tamer's mother again as she watched the famous model leaving the grounds. Quickly Renamon shafted into shadow form were no human could see her and begin tailing Miss Nonaka. But after wondering around the city for nearly 20 minutes, Renamon lost Miss Nonaka when she entered into an alleyway. Renamon found no trance of her transformed tamer's mother. And she could pick up any scent either. Frustrated Renamon kicked a nearby trash dump, leaving a hole in. Then she left.
(Later at Rumiko secret relaxing spot)
After losing Renamon Rumiko had immediately headed to her secret spot. Now she was pounding on her punching bag, lost in her own thoughts.
I got to be more careful, Renamon is starting to get suspect. But then again she's smart and it wouldn't surprised me if she does figure everything out, the famous model thought.
She continued to pound away at her punching bag. But after a few minutes of that, she stopped and looked at the window. She then felt a chill in the air and wrapped her arms around herself. The apartment was warm but for some reason it felt cold now. Something wasn't right, that much Rumiko knew. This chill almost felt evil too her. Plus she had felt this before, whenever her was around. Or maybe she was just growing paranoid. But whatever it was she knew it wasn't anything good.
(The next day at the Nonaka house)
Rika had woken early to see Renamon sleeping close to her bed. The vaccine-type had been doing that a lot those past few days. After scratching, Rika got a drink of water and did her business, before leaving the room. Opening with no hands and at the size Rika would have been a chore. But luckily the others in the house had been leaving doors opened just a tiny bit. So with a little effort, Rika was able to pushed it open more and the human turned digimon was out.
Rika still wasn't use to everything being so big. Everything that was once in her reach was now far away. Plus everything looked like a towering building. And as much as she hated to admit it she was a little freaked out by all of this.
Then she picked up the scent of wild berries. Even before this crazy change her sense of smell had greatly improved because of merging with Renamon. But now that sense had became even better.
So following the scent, Rika soon found herself at the small pond in front of the house. Soon she found the secure of smell. Four scented candles were at the four corners of the lack. Then Rika saw her grandmother dressed in a white rob, setting on her knees with her hands locked together and was chanting. Another side effect of this curse was Rika's hear had also improved too. So she could her everything that was being said if she was right next to her grandmother.
"Oh great sprit of the wind protect the curse one from the sin of the dark one. Gave them your wisdom and strength," Miss Makino kept repeating for the next ten minutes. After that she stickled some dust on the candle closest to her and surprising all of the candle flame shot up at like five inches into the air. Then died out.
Then the elder went about packing them away. Then she began waling towards the house.
"Oh hi you two didn't know you were there," the elder said.
Two, Rika thoughts but immediately packed up a familiar scent to next to her. Looking to her right, Rika saw the feet of Renamon. The human turns digimon was so into the prayer her grandmother was doing that she hadn't notice Renamon before.
"Ma'am what were you just saying?" Renamon asked calmly.
"Oh that, it was just a prayer my grandmother taught me. I usually do it when I'm when I'm worried about something," Miss Makino said.
"Like me," Rika whispered.
"No Rika not like you," the elder said then picked up her transformed granddaughter. "I'm not worried about you in the least bit." Then the elder smiled.
"But look at me, I'm a freak," Rika blurted out.
"I don't see a freak. I see one of the most beautiful creatures I have even seen," Rika's grandma voice was soft and gentle.
With her red fur it would be hard to tell if Rika was blushing or not. And right at the moment the little digimon was blushing like crazy.
"But how were you able to caused all of those flames the shoot up when you put that dust on the first one?" Renamon asked.
But Miss Makino gave Renamon a 'I have secret I would like to keep' before saying," We all have our little secrets." Then she looked at Rika," But now I'll bet you two would like some breakfast now wouldn't you?"
Rika's red ears twitched at the word breakfast.
Rika's grandmother chuckled lightly before saying," I thought so."
Then with Rika in her and arms, the elder with Renamon went inside. They want into the kitchen to find, eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon already on the table. And the person who cooked it all was waiting for them.
"Morning everyone," Rumiko said.
"Mom did you make all of this?" Rika asked before she jumped out of her grandmother arms and into her new table spot.
"I'm not all looks remember," Rumiko said, smiling.
Rika just rolled her eyes and began inhaling the pancakes in front of her. In a matter of seconds the three pancakes were gone and Rika had syrup all over her and in her coat. Renamon, Rumiko and Miss Makino were trying to hold back from laughing, but a few giggles did escape them.
"What?" Rika asked, sounding annoyed.
"You got syrup all over you coat. Here I'll clean it up," her mother said then got up and went over to the sink. She wetted a cloth and went over to her daughter. Then she cleaned the syrup from her daughter's coat. "There you go.
Rika was a little embarrassed by what just happened, but she couldn't be anything with having any hands.
Rumiko then checked her watch and said," Well I batter be going or I'll be late. See you all later." She waved as she left.
(Later that day)
Renamon had decided to take Rika out for a walk. Now nestled safely in the vaccine-type's arms, Rika was trying to relax. But it was hard with the looks everyone was giving her. But still being out of the house and having the light blaze flying through her fur was kind of nice.
BEEP!
Rika's D-ark that hanged on her belt that Renamon was now wearing began going off. The fox-like digimon took it off and held it out for both Rika and herself to see.
"It's a digimon," Rika said.
"Should we go and check it out?"
"Might as well, we maybe of some help," Rika said.
"Okay," Renamon said then put the digivice back on the belt. "Hang on."
And with that Renamon jumped up and onto the rooftops. She had a firm grip on Rika as she raced across the roofs. And Rika was enjoying this herself. She never had felt so alive in her entire life. She loved the feel of her fur against the wind. But then she sees the digital field fog and knew it was over. Then the two jumped into the field itself. But something was wrong. First there was no wild digimon and the others tamers weren't there either.
"something isn't right," Renamon said in a low tone as her eyes scanned the area.
"Yeah where's the digimon and where are the other?" Rika asked.
"Amazing isn't it," someone said coldly
Then a figure began emerging from the fog. So he could be seen and it was the black cloaked, redhead only without his cloak.
"Amazing do you think," he repeated.
"What is?" Renamon asked coldly as she drew Rika closed to her,
"Oh that it easy to copy something right down to the most unnoticeable detail so that only one person could detected it," Black said with pride.
"You mean you made this field?" Rika asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes brat I did and it was detailed for only your fancy digivice to pick it up," Black responded coldly.
"Then what to you want?" Renamon asked.
"Surely that's oblivious for," Black said.
"The other stranger," Renamon replied quietly.
"That's right, my darling little-," Black was interrupted when a foot meat with his face.
The blonde hair stranger landed in front of Black and began preparing back flips until she was next to Renamon. Black rubbed his sore right cheek and looked at Blonde with a slight anger glare.
"So I see you decided to show yourself," he said evenly.
"Yeah so it's not that big of a deal," Blonde replied coldly as she got into a fighting stance. "Renamon make sure the young one is kept safe."
"But what about you?" Rika asked.
"Don't worry I can handle this joker but if he's somehow got passed me Renamon is your last hope," Blonde replied.
Nodding Renamon said," I understand."
Giving a quick nodded, Blonde then charged at her opponent. Next she let loose a fury of punches. Which her opponent dodged easily. Next Black jumped over his opponent and kicked her in the back of her head. But Blonde crawled into a ball and then rolled back to her feet. Next she jumped into the air and tried delivered a kick to her opponent. But Black leapt to his left, avoiding his opponent attack. Then he threw a punch, which Blonde caught. Then she twisted her opponent's arm around and delivered a drop kick to his face. Blonde let go of her opponent's arm and he fell to the ground. Then he rolled backwards in a ball-like fashion and got back to his feet. Then he lifted himself into the air. Blonde jumped up and both strangers threw a punch at the same time. Both punches meat a face and the two fell to the ground.
But Rika and Renamon notice that the pair of shades Blonde wore had fallen off when she was punched. So the two fox-like digimon watched as she sat up and covered her eyes as she shook her head. She then removed her hand and finally the face of the mysterious Blonde was seen. But what the two digimon saw threw them for a loop.
"M-M-Mom is that you?" Rika asked.
The stranger who resembled Rumiko Nonaka looked at the confused duo and gave a sad nod. Then she got to her feet and faced her opponent, who had also gotten back to his feet.
"Ah I see you haven't told her yet Rumiko. Shame on you and what would you husband say about all of this," Black said in a mocking scolding tone, while waving a finger about.
But 'Rumiko' didn't respond with words. Instead she responded with a fist to Black's face. The only mysterious stranger left took a step back as he covered his new sore spot.
"We'll continue this later," he said coldly and then jumped into the fog, which disappeared as soon as he left.
Rumiko sigh before going over and picked up her shades. There was no mistake it, those were the same shades that Rumiko wore just yesterday. She then put them in her jacket and turned to face the two digimon.
"I got some explaining to do," it wasn't a question either.
Both Renamon and Rika just nodded still to shocked to say anything.
Rumiko sigh again, before saying," Okay, but not until we get back to the house,"
Then she began walking away. Rika looked at Renamon who was just as confused as she was But Renamon began following the woman who in just a short while ago had gone from a famous model to a complete mystery.
(At the Nonaka house)
Once in the house Renamon set at the table with Rika next to her, while Rumiko lean against the wall next to the door in a every Rika-like fashion. Her eyes were shut and it looked like she was deep in thought. After a long five minutes wait, she opened her eyes and spoke.
"Were should I start. Well maybe I should tell you what you're going through," Rumiko said softly.
Both Renamon's and Rika's ear twitched when they heard that.
"Mom what do you mean?" Rika asked.
"Well what you're going through is a curse that happens to all of the females of our family," Rumiko said bitterly.
"What? Curse?" Renamon asked.
"Yes a curse," Rika's grandmother said, joining the three. "It always hit when a woman of our family reaches the age of fourteen."
"So that why you both were greatly concerned about Rika's well being," Renamon said.
"Yes signs like that of a cold is usually the first half of the curse," Rumiko said eyes closed again.
But I didn't start feeling sick until that necklace was slapped on me," Rika pointed out.
"Yes we thought because of the blood flowing through you had done the impossible," Miss Makino said.
"Broken the curse," Renamon said, putting the pieces together.
"Yes but when that no good jerk put the necklace, we knew you would be going through the same things me and my mother went through," Rumiko said with just a slight hint of anger in her voice.
"You mean you two went through this?" Rika asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes I was cat for nearly a year," Rumiko said.
"And I was a hawk for two and half," Rika's grandma added.
"But you're lucking then your grandmother or I were ever," Rumiko said, in a mild happy tone.
"What? How?" Rika asked.
"You can talk Rika they couldn't could you?" Renamon asked the two women.
"Yes Renamon neither I or my daughter could talk when we're transformed," the elder said.
"Then the blonde fur cat I saw in the photo album was you," Renamon said pointing to Rumiko.
The famous model nodded before saying," Yes that was me, it was taken a few days after my transformation."
"Photo album? Wait what photo album?" Rika asked in annoyance.
"I'll show you later dear," her grandmother replied, patting her granddaughter on the head.
"But I do have a question for you?" Renamon asked Rumiko.
"Yes what is it?" Rumiko asked.
"Do you know that guy you been fighting against?" Renamon asked.
Rumiko eyes became clouded over with anger as her face scrolled and when she spoke her voice was lined with anger," That no good jerk of a brother, how dare he attack his own flesh and blood."
"Bother!? Both Rika and Renamon exclaimed,
But Rumiko was to deep into her own anger to answer them. So Miss Makino replied.
"The curse also effect the males of our family, only in a different way," the elder said.
"Like how?" Renamon asked.
"They became twisted and cold hearted and care only about themselves," the elder explained sadly.
Rika couldn't believe what she just heard. She was once like that almost to very letter. Cold hearted and cared about herself.
"Then maybe the curse did happen to me. Remember I was like that all of those years ago," Rika said in a surprised tone.
"No Rika even if that was the case, your father's blood would never allow it," Rumiko said.
"What do you keep saying my father's blood? You means Sho Nonaka's?" Rika asked.
"No that's another we're have been meaning to tell you, Sho Nonaka was only your stepfather," Rumiko said bitterly, refusing to look her daughter in the eye.
"W-W-What do you mean he was only my stepfather?" Rika asked worriedly.
Rumiko still refusing to look at her transformed daughter pulled out her shirt then pulled something out. She then took the object off her neck and then showed it to the fox digimon and the human turned digimon. Renamon recognize it as the gold locket with the black lightening bolt crest on it. Rumiko opened the locket and the two digimon saw a picture of a younger Rumiko, a one-year-old Rika in her mother's hands. And standing to the left of the famous model with his arm wrapped around her was a man with flat black hair, the jacket Rumiko herself was now wear and the most beautiful violet eyes anybody had ever seen. Just taking one look at that picture, Rika knew that that man was her father.
"His name was Mathew Smith and possibly one of the greatest fighter in the world," Rumiko said sadly.
"What happened to him?" Rika asked just as sad as her mother.
"He went to fight my brother Kai and lost his life," Rumiko closed her hand around her locket and drew it close to her heart. "I still can remember that day. Yes that day when my husband's closest friend brought me the body of the one I loved so much."
(Flashback.Rumiko P.O.V.)
I remember that day cleanly. It was pooling out, but I didn't care. I waited outside in the freezing rain, waiting for my husband, my shadow fighter to return. I waited for hours but to me it seemed like years. Finally I saw a figure emerging from the fog that the rain was creating. I smiled as the figure drew even closer to me. Then time itself seemed to slow to a stand still as the figure made his way to me. But my smile vanished when the figure could finally be seen. For it wasn't the man I had waited for so long. No it was my good friend Sho Nonaka and he was carrying the lamp body of the man I loved with all my heart. He set the body down as I ran to him and I could see the red eyes of this man tears. Sho had been a good friend of my husband during the collage years.
I collapsed to my knees and felt my husband arm. It was cold and lifeless. I look at his face and felt my hear broke more for I could no longer see the eyes that held so much life in them. Eyes that would never again see the face of his own daughter he loved so much. His face had a look of sadness and deprecation. Tears began falling down my cheek and onto the black jacket he had wore in pride of his won departed family
"How?" I asked looked at my friend with teary eyes.
"He was poisoned, but I really didn't know how," Sho replied sadly. "But before dieing he finally called in a favor I owed him."
Getting down on his left knee, Sho Nonaka pulled something out of his left nary green jacket pocket and held it out for me to see. And I saw the wedding band that her husband had wore proudly.
"Rumiko Smith well you take this ring and my hand in marriage?" Sho asked sadly.
More tears ran down my cheeks as I fell into Sho's arms. After a few minutes of crying I said sadly," Yes I would, because a child shouldn't be without a father.
And I would forever remember that day. The day when the Earth itself seemed to shads tears of it own.
(End of Flashback.Normal P.O.V)
Rumiko closed her eyes as tears began flowing. The two digimon were very by the tale. But what was even more shocking was that Rika was crying.
"MOM!" and with everything she held jumped into her mother's arms. "Oh mom only if I knew then things would have."
"Shhh, shh! It's, okay, it okay," Rumiko interrupted while stroking her daughter's fur.
But Rika just wouldn't stop crying, so Rumiko just let her transformed daughter cry on her shirt, her own tears also flowing.
After a few minutes of crying in Silence, the famous model said," Hey cents I decided to take the day off why don't you and I go to the park and just had a panic."
Wiping away the tear the best she could, Rika replied in a subbing tone," Yeah that sounds great."
(In the park)
Rumiko was leading the way to where she and Rika were going to have their panic. But Rika never has been that way before. Then again, the little digimon knew that the park could be a big place. But it seemed like they were in a forest of kind. And Rika didn't see anyone else beside herself and her mom. Plus she couldn't pick up any other scents either. But at the same time other thought wondered through the in-training's mind.
Like just before leaving, Rumiko had snapped a tag on Rika's gold collar. But before Rika could say anything her mother replied," I know you hate being treated like a pet, but if you get lost and not even Renamon can found you then you have that."
But Rika had admitted it did look kind of nice. It was gold painted and shaped like a D-ark. Of course it had her name and address on it.
But still other things were bothering the former human. Like when her mother and herself had too off towards the park, the famous model had carried her transformed daughter to the park. But once they got there, Rumiko had set her daughter down and let her walk on her own. But Rumiko was walking slowly so Rika could keep up.
"Were here," Rumiko said.
Rika's eyes widen in shock at her surroundings. For they were in a cleaning about possibly thirty feet long, by Rika's best guess. And right in the middle of it was a lake. Really quite a breathing-taking scene.
While Rumiko was sitting out the blanket, Rika was exploring her surrounding. Soon she came to a tall oak tree or tall because of Rika's size with something engraved on it. But because of her size she couldn't make out what was written. And no matter how she tried she just couldn't see it.
"Here let me help," her mother said gently as she picked up Rika.
Even though the cursed tamer didn't like it very much, she didn't voice it either. Then she saw M.S. below R.M surrounded
"This was you father's and mine special little spot," Rumiko said softly.
"Really?" Rika asked, looking at her mother.
But Rumiko attention was somewhere else. She was looking up at the very tree they were under. The famous model put Rika down and said," Get ready to be surprised." Then she jumped into the tree.
Then a few seconds later, Rika heard this oof follow by Renamon falling out of the tree and crashed landed just a few inches from Rika. Then Rumiko came out of the tree, landed and folded her arms.
Renamon looked at her former with a shocked expression. "B-But how?"
Rumiko grinned and the two fox digimon watched in amazement as the solid form of the famous model just to seemed to melt away from her head to her toes, leaving only a transparent figure. Soon even that figure completely vanished from sight. The two-shocked digimon then heard the sound of plates being set. They looked over at the panic area to see plates and other items being set in a fast action on the blanket. Once everything was done, Rumiko reappeared again in s sitting fashion.
"Wow?" was all Renamon manage to say.
When words were beyond Renamon you knew it was pretty shocking. But Rika was totally at a lost. She had never seen anything like that before. Not even from Renamon.
"Well are you two going just to sit there all day with your mouth hanging or are you going to join me?" Rumiko called in a jokingly tone.
The two still stunned digimon got up and want over to the blanket and Renamon notice a third plate.
" I had a feeling that you were going to follow us," Rumiko said.
"But can you also sense my presence?" Renamon asked.
"Yes I can," Rumiko replied as she filled a plate up with food.
"But where it you learn all of this?" Rika asked.
Rumiko set the fill plate in front of her transformed daughter before saying," Your father taught me all of his greatest ticks. You didn't think he earned the name of the shadow fighter for nothing."
"Yeah but I couldn't even pick up your scent when you did that," Rika said.
"Something else your father taught me," Rumiko replied.
"But your brother can use mark his scent," Renamon said.
"Don't guy that guy my brother!" Rumiko snapped angrily at Renamon. But she quickly calm down and said," Sorry but when anyone mantels Kai I just loose it."
"It's understandable," Renamon replied evenly.
"Hmm you know Renamon in a way you remind me a lot of Matt," Rumiko said.
"How that mom?" Rika asked.
"Well both your partner and father had a cold hard stares which hides so much. They fighting styles are similar. And let not forget about they ability to fade into the shadows. I would really like the chance to fight you one of those times, but not now. Now let just eat," The famous model said.
The two fox digimon nodded and then the three began eating. During that time Rumiko began telling them tales of her husband and closest friend.
(Later)
After eating, Rumiko had decided to search the city for Kai. While Rika in Renamon's arms decided to pay a visit to gogglehead and asked him why he and dinoboy wasn't at the battle yesterday. But other things were on the former tamer mind.
"I Shame them both," Rika whispered.
"What do you mean?" Renamon asked.
"I shame both of my father," Rika said in a low flat tone. "They both sound so noble and yet having the blood of one and being raised by another I still turned into Kai. Now I don't even think I'm deserving of the name Nonaka."
"Do you really believe that young one," Renamon asked evenly.
"Yes," Rika whispered.
"Well if you ask me you have made both of them pride," Renamon said softly.
"What do you mean Renamon?" Rika asked looking up at the taller digimon.
"Sure you were cold in the beginning, but in time that ice was melted and destroyed. And from what you mother told us about them, I'll say they would be very pride of you," Renamon said.
"What do you mean?" Rika asked again.
"Well you mother said your real father was kind hearted, but at the same time a great fighter. But he didn't fight unless he held too. Then your stepfather sounded like he too was kind, maybe even more then your real father was; yet he too was a forceful fighter," Renamon explained.
"Renamon please just tell me what are you trying to say?" Rika ask with just a hint of anger in her voice.
"First you were cold but that was so melted and you fought to save two worlds just like your father fought for the real world," Renamon said. "But then you most also count your mother in all of this."
"What does that mean Renamon?" Rika asked.
"Well she to lost people she cared deeply about, so she then when into denial. But unlike you she hid it with a smile. But once those shades went on, she changed by still fought back tears. Tears that she held back for many years," Renamon explained softly.
Rika never thought of it that way before. But with everything she just learned it didn't seem unlikable either. Indeed her mother was different but at the same time the same as her own daughter. She had hid just like Rika had done all of those years ago. So in the end mother and daughter weren't that different.
The two had reached the Matsuki bakery and Renamon entered. The vaccine-type gave a curious way towards Miss Matsuki. But Rika notice something off about Takato's mother, she seemed sad and depressed. Then the Renamon began climbing the stairs that lid to where the rooms were. They went towards that lid to Takato's room, only to her Guilmon jump in front of the door and began growling. But once he realized who it was, he relaxed.
"Guilmon what are you doing?" Renamon asked.
"Watching over Takato," Guilmon replied sadly.
"What! Did something happen to gogglehead?" Rika asked hastily
"Well you better see for yourself," Guilmon said then opened the door.
The three stepped in and the two vaccines could see a pile of clothes in the center of the bed. And on the pile was a small in-training digimon. At first glare one would think it was Gigimon, Guilmon's in-training form. But this one had brown scaly skin instead of red. And when he opened his eyes, they weren't colored yellow like Guilmon's but amber like.
"T-T-T-Takato?" Rika stammered.
The little digimon nodded weakly as Guilmon moans and hanged his head.
Rika: That it!? You're going to end it like that!? What about Takato!?
Me: Well you'll have to wait for the next chapter, now well ya.
Rika: Well those jerks better review fast.or else. (Hold up fist)