Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
BlackRenamon: And I hear this is the final one.
Me: That's right old friend.
Rika: Finally I didn't think I could taken another minute of this.
Takato: I don't know I kind of liked it.
Rika: You like anything gogglehead.
BlackRenamon: He didn't like the D-reaper
Me: That's for sure. Now on with my final chapter and remember to check out the preview for the up and coming stories in the series.
In-Training: Chapter 12: Rumiko. the new shadow fighter.
Kai was still on top of Hypnos building and he was still mad. He was just punching a wall to work off his frustration when IceDevimon came floating down with his arms folded across his chest.
"Well another one of your plan that failed pathetically," the icy digimon said coldly.
"My plans are prefect! It you on the other hand I'm not so sure of," Kai said angrily, jabbing his finger in IceDevimon's chest.
"Your plans failed worse then anything I could ever hope of making," IceDevimon roared angrily.
"And I guess one of your plans would insure we win," Kai said sarcastically.
"Yes it would," IceDevimon said.
"Then by all means led on," Kai made a hand gesture to his right.
"Gladly," IceDevimon said.
Then he started to walk off, but was stopped when he hit the magical barrel.
"But first get this barrel down!" IceDevimon roared.
Kai just rolled his eyes, a smirk on his face. Then he begins chanting.
(The next day)
Rumiko was taking a break from her work. But instead of doing her usual stress relaxing exercises, she was talking with a certain yellow fox with a smaller fox with red fur on her dressing table.
"So how's Guilmon?" Rumiko asked.
"Oh he's fine, just a bit worried that's all," Renamon replied with just a tiny bit of joy.
"Did you put that spell my mom gave you on him?" Rumiko asked.
"Yes," Renamon answered.
"Mom do you think them would just give up now that Kai can't control either Renamon or Guilmon?" Rika asked
"I wish so. But Kai is dead set on his revenge," Rumiko said grimly.
"But with grandma spells on both, Guilmon's and our house, it's almost impossible for him to get in," Rika said.
"But there's other things you most concerned dear," Rumiko said.
"Like what?" Rika asked, confusingly.
"Like IceDevimon," Renamon said. "Plus there's others things too that can make this worse."
"Yes, both of them tyrants could kidnap another tamer and their digimon," Rumiko said.
"And used them to lure us into a fight," Renamon said.
"Then they could use the others as shields," Rika said, realizing what her mother and partner were fearing about.
"Then we would be in trouble," Renamon said, then she and Rumiko sighed in unison.
Then a knocked came at the door. "Miss Nonaka, everything is ready for the next shot."
"Okay, be out in a minute," Rumiko called. Then she turned to her daughter and friend. "Well our time is up."
"Okay. See you back at home," Renamon went over and picked up her former tamer and then faded into the shadows.
Rumiko changed into the next dress she was going to model and was about to head out when for some reason a memory chooses that time to pop into her head.
(Flashback)
Rumiko had been living with the Smith for nearly a week now and she was starting to love it. And with her being a cat and all, she was must active during the night. She was just returning from a midnight walk, fighting away male cats that came her where, when she saw a figure in the roof. After climbing up there, she found Matthew staring at the full moon.
She went up to him and meowed.
"Oh hi wildcat, you're probably wondering what I'm doing him," Matt said softly.
Matt had a feeling that Rumiko was more then just a cat and treated her like a human being
"Meow?" Rumiko asked.
"Well wildcat, the full moon stir me," Matt said softly and looked back at the moon. "My parents were killed when there was full moon." Then he gave a short small laugh. "But even back then I was know as the shadow fighter."
"Meow?"
"Back in my old high school I was good at hiding in the shadows, and jumping out when the time was right," Matt said. "Oh I wasn't a coward, it was just the way I fought."
Rumiko climbed onto Matt's lap and here begin stroking her fur. They just set there in the light of the moon for a few moments.
"Sometimes I wonder about things," Matt suddenly muttered.
"Meow?"
"Well when my parents were killed I thought I was cursed," Matt said softly.
"Meow?"
"Well when my dad's car started to spin out of control, my door swung opened like some unseen hand opened it, then that same hand pushed me out of the car," Matt sigh as he recalled that memory. "But I did learn something on that night."
"Meow?"
Matt looked deep into the cat's eyes and spoke in a whisper," Now happens by chance. Everything is meat to happened for a reason. But I haven't figure my out yet."
Rumiko didn't answer him; she just let Matt continue to pat her.
(End of Flashback)
"Miss Nonaka are you done yet?" someone asked from behind her door.
Rumiko snapped out of her trace and said," Yes, nearly."
"Just want to make sure," the person called.
"Okay," Rumiko called.
Then she went out, wondering why she remembered that memory.
(In the park)
IceDevimon in his human form, spying on a group of children, he realized where tamers like the others he meat. But he only recognized one of them. That was one of the tamers that defeated him for the first time. Henry he think his name was. He just recently learned the others. The one with a Leomon was names Jeri.
Leomon was brought back by the used of the digital world's four high- powered guardians.
One with a Gaurdromon was named Kazu. Then they was Kenta was a MarineAngemon. Suzie, Henry little sister had a lopmon. And Ryo who has a cryberdramon. They were talking about something, but IceDevimon was too far away to hear it. So being careful, the icy digimon closed the gap between him and his prey.
"So you mean she didn't want our help?" Kenta asked, sounding like his usually self.
"I know who would want my help?" Kazu asked, sounding like he's always does.
"But it's puzzling, why doesn't Rika's mother want our help in this matter?" Leomon asked.
"Well she said it was best if we don't get involved," Henry said.
"But I wouldn't worry. I mean Rika's mom sure one mean girl. I mean she put even Renamon to shame," Terriermon exclaimed with sarcasm.
"Terriermon," Henry scolded him.
"But it true. She and Renamon took on IceDevimon like he was just a bag of crashed ice," Terriermon said.
"She took on IceDevimon!?" Kenta and Kazu exclaimed.
"Yup and she did great," a familiar voice said.
The tamers and their digimon looked up from where the voice came from the see, Impmon sating on a tree breach.
"Oh hi Impmon," Jeri said happily.
Impmon turned his head away when Jeri talked to him. He still felt ashamed at what he did to her Jeri.
"Dude did you really see Rika's mom get butt?" Kazu asked, frantically.
"Yeah, she was great, almost as good as foxy herself," Impmon said. "And Rika's mom's sure got one mean kick."
"What do you mean?" Suzie asked.
"Nothing," Impmon said.
"Impmon do you know anything about what's going on with Rika's family?" Henry asked.
"Wish I did, but foxy is avoiding it too," impmon said.
"Well that's just bring us back to square one," Henry said.
"Yeah, completely in the dark," Terriermon sarcastically said.
Meanwhile IceDevimon smiled as he listens to the whole conversation. Those tamers would be no trouble, because they are being kept in the dark. But he needed to be worried about some of them. Some sounded like they want to help. But in the end he knew they wouldn't be any problems.
(Mutsaki bakery)
Takato was bored. Not being able to do anything was starting to get to him. He was so use to either working in the store or just being outdoors, fighting a digimon or just playing in the park. But with him being changed into a brown scale Gigmon and his mom being really concern about him going out without either one of his parents or Guilmon with him. And that make him feel like a baby as times.
Now laying on his back on his bed, the young human turned digimon was trying to think of anything to do. But having no hands was another problem in itself. So after nearly fifteen minutes of just staring at the ceiling, the little brown scale in-training decided to see what was going on down in the bakery.
He rolled onto his feet and jumped off his bed. Luckily his mom leaves the doors opened just wide enough for him to get through, or he would really be in a pickle. He just stepped through the opening, only to collide with something head on.
"Ouch, watch were you're going gogglehead," an all to familiar and commanding voice said.
Takato opened his huge, amber eyes and stared into the large violet eyes of Rika. The little brown in-training became lost in those eyes again. But at the same time Rika became lost in Takato's eyes. After a few minute Takato finally found his voice.
"R-R-Rika what are you doing here," he stammered.
The red furred in-training gave one of her trademark smile and said," Well Renamon said she wanted to help. But between you and me she just wanted to be close to dinoboy."
Takato couldn't help himself when he said," Oh and you wanted to see me how sweet."
Rika turned around and gave him a tail slap," Maybe I was just bored and thought something here might just be worth wild." But secretly she was hiding a blush deep within her fur.
"Oh well this place isn't really any better, I have been bored out of my skull for the past three hours," Takato said.
"Hmm I could think of something," Rika said, almost purring.
"Really, what?" Takato asked.
Then Rika tackled him and both in-trainings go stumbling into Takato's room. Catching on, Takato wrapped his tail over Rika's and got on top of her.
"Ha I got ya," he exclaimed.
Then Rika opened her mouth and fire a bubble attack. The attack was so unexpected Takato was thrown onto his bed. Rika jumped onto the bed and smirk down at Takato. But that soon faded as Takato fired his own bubble attack. Rika braced herself and took the attack. But before the little fox digimon could recover, Takato tackled her into the pile of clothes he's been using as a bed.
The two in-trainings continued their wrestling match, while at the same time getting tangle up in Tokato's clothes. Then both begin unleashing their bubble attack, felling the room with bubbles.
Getting free of the web of cloth, Rika jumped off of Takato's bed with a suck around her tail. Then one of Takato's blue hooded shirts leapt to the floor. Rika could see the former gogglehead through the collar of the shirt and the little fox digimon broke out into a fit of giggles. Takato took this time while Rika was distracted to run passed her, grabbed her tail with his mouth and pulled her into his little tent. But with a little effort, Rika got behind him with Takato still on her tail literally and bit into his tail.
Then the shirt that both in-trainings were trapped in begins swirling around like a top, until it collided with something. Then the shirt was lifted off of the cursed tamers and they looked up at the faces of Renamon and Guilmon with they tails still in each other's mouths.
"Having fun are we?" Renamon asked with a tiny smile.
The cursed tamers spilt out the tails and nodded, kind of embarrass by what they were doing. Then the smile on Renamon's face grows. She kneeled down and patted Takato on the head, while stroking Rika's fur. "Well try and keep the reckless down, the costumers are wondering," she said in a soft almost motherly way.
With being said, she straighten up and with Guilmon, both went back down stairs. The two little digimon stared at the door, with confused looks. Then Rika gave Takato a quick sideway glare, before jumping on him again, resuming their wrestling match.
(Kai's lair)
Kai relaxed in his chair with his eyes closed, waiting for the icy freak to return. The entire time he waited, Kai was thinking of what would be IceDevimon expression when his darling sister and that fox beat him into the ground. And it caused a smile to blossomed on his face.
He heard the door opened then close a few second after opening. Kai opened his eyes to see icy white wings folded around a human body. A few moments after that the wings opened again and IceDevimon was once again a digimon. But Kai notice the ice fallen angel looked pleased, not mad.
"You looked pleased about something," Kai said, bitterly.
The smile on the digimon face grows," Oh yes I am." His voice was almost like he was singing.
Kai shifted to the right of his chair and planted his cheek on his fist," Mind enlightening me?"
"Well I have a plan that will insure that we will take down dinoboy." he held one finger ".Renamon." then another finger ".And your darling little sister." and a third finger,".All in one big swoop."
"And how to you intend to do that?" Kai asked, bitterly again.
"Well that's why I hate to say it, I need you help," IceDevimon hissed.
"And what would you need of me?" Kai asked sarcastically.
"A spell that would trap anybody in an unbreakable cage of energy," IceDevimon commanded.
"Is that all?" Kai asked sarcastically.
"Yes," IceDevimon said annoyed.
"Well that's easy," Kai made a gesture with his left hand around the room. "I have collected every type of magical item in the world. So making a cage of unbreakable energy is easy."
"Well then cranking," IceDevimon ordered.
"Would you like anything else with that older?" Kai sarcastically asked as he got up.
"No that would be go," IceDevimon answered with sarcasm.
That made Kai kind of anger as he began getting what he need for the spell.
(Later at the Nonaka's house)
Rumiko was giving her daughter her nightly flea bath. She was gently washing her daughter's beautiful red fur.
"You know Rika, your fur is much more lover then my even was," Rumiko commented.
Rika sighed," Mom please don't start that all over again."
"What? But it true though," Rumiko carefully brush her daughter's reddish brown fur," Much more softer then even my."
Rika notice the change in her mother's tone and knew full well what it meant. The famous model was slipping back into one of her memories.
"But Matthew always said if you look only to the outer beauty, you loose the true beauty," Rumiko said softly.
"What did he say mom?" Rika asked.
"The inner beauty. You'll loose the inner beauty," Rumiko voice was a whisper. The human and the cursed stood there in silence, until Rumiko shock her head to clean it. Then she went back to cleaning her transformed daughter.
Once she was done cleaning Rika, Rumiko took the little digimon out of the tub and begin drying her. But she stopped and looked over at the east wall. Rika wondered why her mother was doing that and looked herself. Immediately the wall burst apart as something came through it, something that was colored white with wings. That thing shoved passed Rumiko, knowing her into the still full bathtub. He stopped and looked down at Rika. And the little in-training began trembling in fear, for staring down at her with blood red eyes was none then IceDevimon.
Then the champion digimon scoop up the littler digimon and turned to Rumiko.
"If you want to see this little one again and her brown scale friend, you and the fox will be us at the park in 60 minutes," IceDevimon said calmly.
Rumiko was getting out of the tub, slightly winded for the surprised attack of the icy digimon. But IceDevimon pushed her back into the tub with his right foot. Then he flew out of the opening.
That's was about the time, Renamon appeared in the room, shortly followed, by Rumiko mother burst through the door.
"What happened?" the elder asked quickly.
Rumiko finally got out of he tub and replied," It was that icy freak. He crashed through the wall, shoved me into the tub and took off with Rika."
The elder gaze at her daughter socking clothes then raised her left hand and began chanting. A light glow began shining between the spell caster fingers. She uncurled them and the glow outlined her daughter's body. Immediately Rumiko clothes and hair dried.
Rumiko gave her mother a quick nod, then looked at Renamon," Let's go."
The fox nodded, then both broke into a jab. Rumiko snatching ups her jacket as she ran. Renamon made it through the front door and nearly tore it apart as she opened it. She ran out, only to collide with Guilmon. Both fell over and they're eyes locked. Everything seemed to stop just for that two to gaze into each other eyes.
But that was short lived at Rumiko grabbed both of them and yank them apart and into the air.
"Would you two mind do your flirting later? In case you forgotten, Rika and Takato need our help," Rumiko calmly put.
The two digimon simply nodded, somewhat embarrass by their actions.
Rumiko put them down and said," Okay then, lets get going."
Then without another word being exchanged, all three broke into a full run and jumped over the fence.
(In the park)
IceDevimon last nerve was being worked because he had to listen to the whining and wihimpering of the two brats digimon. The little in-trainings feet were tied up and their mouths were gagged. But the whining was enough to even gave the icy fallen angel a headache.
But Kai on the other hand seems to be enjoying all of this. He just leaned against a tree with his arms folded a crossed his chest, observing everything with a small hidden grin.
IceDevimon looked frustrated when he roared," Kai would you do something to shut those brats up!"
Kai shrugged and said with sarcasm lining his voice," Why, you seem to be such a good job at it."
That only made the icy digimon more anger as he flapped his wing, sending a short gust of wind in the little digimon direction. Being off balanced, the two former tamers go flying back a few inches. But they continue to whine. Which only made IceDevimon madder.
Kai was chuckling to himself when he stopped and looked to the right. "They're coming," he whispered.
IceDevimon turned his attention to where Kai was looking and saw three figures quickly approaching. Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon soon came into view and stopped thirty feet from the two tyrants.
"Where are Takato and Rika?" Guilmon roared angrily.
"Over there," IceDevimon pointed behind him.
The trio could see the two little in-trainings, looking quite scared.
"Why don't you came closer and we're let you have them," Kai said, sinisterly.
Rumiko looked at Renamon and the fox gave her a nodded. Then she looked at Guilmon and got the same response for the dinosaur. Then the trio begin approaching the two slowly. Then they heard a clinking sound as the area they were standing on sunk just a bit. But that' when Rumiko realized her mistake.
"Let move it-," but before she had a choice to finish the sentence, beams of lightening came shouting out of the ground. The ground itself was tore away reviewing a stone tablet. The lightening joined at the center, creating a bird-like cage.
Kai and IceDevimon walked up to the cage with smirks on their faces.
"You fell right into our trap," Kai said smugly.
He brought he face right next to the cage and Rumiko punched it. She was thrown back by the energy and the two digimon caught her.
"This cage can repel any force thrown at it with doubt of its normal effort," IceDevimon said.
"Pyro-sphere!" Guilmon fired his attack but the cage absorbed it.
"It's useless nothing you can do will every break through that cage," Kai said, almost boosting.
IceDevimon turned around and walked back to the transformed humans.
"Now you will have to watch as those brats are slowly tore apart," Kai said sinisterly.
"I wonder if they will burst into data like any normal digimon would?" IceDevimon asked.
The icy digimon ran his fingers along the two littler digimon by their gold collars, then grasped their tails and gave them one good yank. This angered Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon greatly. The trio begins pounding on their prison but, it was no use. But they continued to pound on it. IceDevimon saw this and his sinister grin widen. He then yanked Tokato and Rika's tail even harder.
"Leave." Guilmon started.
".. Them," Renamon continued
"ALONG!!" both cried out in unison.
Then Guilmon began glowing a crimson red, while Renamon glowed a bright yellow. The fox digimon jumped onto Guilmon shoulder and the dinosaur had no trouble supporting her. Renamon cupped her hands together and brought them to her right side, diamonds appearing. Flames were coming from the ends of Guilmon mouth.
"Diamond spare!" Both cried out.
Guilmon shout his head up as a stream of flames begin flying out of his mouth. Renamon thrust her hands out, sending the diamonds through the flames. The diamonds came out of the flames in its colors and collided with the cage.
Lightening begin flying as the flaming red sphere of diamonds struggled against it. Rumiko shielded her eyes with her lift arm. But Renamon and Guilmon stood there calmly. Finally the attack dissipated, but not before making a large enough hole for the trio to escape through.
The human and the two rookies digimon wasted no time. Rumiko leaped through the hole, which was shrinking fast. Followed by Renamon and Guilmon.
Kai and IceDevimon couldn't believe their own eyes. Somehow the supported unbreakable cage was broken and it prisoner freed. But the trio wasted no time in attacking. Renamon and Guilmon rushed up to the icy digimon and clothes lined him with their tails. Kai was still in shock when Rumiko charged and gave him a punch to the face.
Kai got to his feet and said," Not bad. You could possibly be the next shadow fighter."
It was meant to be an insult, but Rumiko took it another way.
"Yeah I could and you know what I have to say it," Rumiko said.
Kai growled as IceDevimon joined him. The still glowing Renamon and Guilmon also joined they friend.
Oh boy here's it comes, Kai thought grimly.
"Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind these fists of my!" the trio cried out as they thrust their fists to the sky.
Kai growled again as he got into a fighting stance. Then the trio charged the two tyrants. IceDevimon then want air born, hopping to avoid the two rookie level digimon. But Renamon leapt into air and rushed passed the champion digimon and strike him with her tail. That caught the icy of balance and he descends just a bit. But that was enough for Guilmon. The virus type got a running start, and then jumped up. He tackled the icy champion and both crashed to the ground with IceDevimon taking the full force of the impacted. Guilmon leapt away from his opponent as Renamon drove both knees into IceDevimon's gut.
Kai wasn't fairing much better then his teammate. Rumiko kept dashing out punching and Kai could barely avoid the nearly invisible fists. Suddenly, Rumiko crouched and tripped her opponent. Kai caught himself with his elbows. But then Rumiko threw herself onto his twisted brother and gave him one good ear-busting blow. Kai fell, unable to support the extra weight. Rumiko then drove her elbows into Kai gut and jump off of him.
Kai got to his feet slowly as IceDevimon joined him
"I think it's time we made our exited," Kai said.
IceDevimon only nodded. Then Kai took one of his escape balls from his left pants pocket and throw it to the ground. The ball exploded into a bright flash of light, blinding Rumiko Renamon and Guilmon. When the flash faded and everyone could see again, Kai and his icy friend were gone.
The trio didn't bother with searching, knowing it was useless too. So instead Renamon with Guilmon on her paws went over to their transformed tamers. After Takato and Rika were untied and they were safely with their digimon, the four went back to Rumiko.
"Rumiko?" Renamon asked.
"Yes," Rumiko answered.
"Is it true about you taking your late husband title?" Renamon asked.
Rumiko nodded slowly and said softly as she looked at the sky ," Yes, I think it what Matt would have wanted."
"That's great mom," Rika said happily
Rumiko smiled and ran her hand through her daughter's fur. Then the five left the pack and on that night, the stars seemed to glowed brighter then usual. Like they were celebrating this moment.
Me: Well that's it for now. And tell me what you think.
BlackRenamon: And now the moment you been waiting for.
Summary for Shadow of the past: One mouth had passed and Renamon with Rika are thrown into the past by a mysterious force. There they meet none other then Matthew Smith, Sho Nonaka and a teenage Rumiko Makino.
Summary for In-Training: the next level: Five mouths had passed and everything seems to be going well. Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon have been putting Kai and IceDevimon in their place for a while now. But Kai seems to have a plan up his sleeve that could spell doom not over for the trio of fighters and their cursed partners, but the whole world.
BlackRenamon: Well there they are.
Me (Smiling slyly): Yeah and I think I'm going to leave the next in- training for later and write Shadow of the past first.
BlackRenamon: And let not forget about that other one you're working on, so it's might be some time before you see any of these other fices.
Me (Nodded): True.
BlackRenamon: And I hear this is the final one.
Me: That's right old friend.
Rika: Finally I didn't think I could taken another minute of this.
Takato: I don't know I kind of liked it.
Rika: You like anything gogglehead.
BlackRenamon: He didn't like the D-reaper
Me: That's for sure. Now on with my final chapter and remember to check out the preview for the up and coming stories in the series.
In-Training: Chapter 12: Rumiko. the new shadow fighter.
Kai was still on top of Hypnos building and he was still mad. He was just punching a wall to work off his frustration when IceDevimon came floating down with his arms folded across his chest.
"Well another one of your plan that failed pathetically," the icy digimon said coldly.
"My plans are prefect! It you on the other hand I'm not so sure of," Kai said angrily, jabbing his finger in IceDevimon's chest.
"Your plans failed worse then anything I could ever hope of making," IceDevimon roared angrily.
"And I guess one of your plans would insure we win," Kai said sarcastically.
"Yes it would," IceDevimon said.
"Then by all means led on," Kai made a hand gesture to his right.
"Gladly," IceDevimon said.
Then he started to walk off, but was stopped when he hit the magical barrel.
"But first get this barrel down!" IceDevimon roared.
Kai just rolled his eyes, a smirk on his face. Then he begins chanting.
(The next day)
Rumiko was taking a break from her work. But instead of doing her usual stress relaxing exercises, she was talking with a certain yellow fox with a smaller fox with red fur on her dressing table.
"So how's Guilmon?" Rumiko asked.
"Oh he's fine, just a bit worried that's all," Renamon replied with just a tiny bit of joy.
"Did you put that spell my mom gave you on him?" Rumiko asked.
"Yes," Renamon answered.
"Mom do you think them would just give up now that Kai can't control either Renamon or Guilmon?" Rika asked
"I wish so. But Kai is dead set on his revenge," Rumiko said grimly.
"But with grandma spells on both, Guilmon's and our house, it's almost impossible for him to get in," Rika said.
"But there's other things you most concerned dear," Rumiko said.
"Like what?" Rika asked, confusingly.
"Like IceDevimon," Renamon said. "Plus there's others things too that can make this worse."
"Yes, both of them tyrants could kidnap another tamer and their digimon," Rumiko said.
"And used them to lure us into a fight," Renamon said.
"Then they could use the others as shields," Rika said, realizing what her mother and partner were fearing about.
"Then we would be in trouble," Renamon said, then she and Rumiko sighed in unison.
Then a knocked came at the door. "Miss Nonaka, everything is ready for the next shot."
"Okay, be out in a minute," Rumiko called. Then she turned to her daughter and friend. "Well our time is up."
"Okay. See you back at home," Renamon went over and picked up her former tamer and then faded into the shadows.
Rumiko changed into the next dress she was going to model and was about to head out when for some reason a memory chooses that time to pop into her head.
(Flashback)
Rumiko had been living with the Smith for nearly a week now and she was starting to love it. And with her being a cat and all, she was must active during the night. She was just returning from a midnight walk, fighting away male cats that came her where, when she saw a figure in the roof. After climbing up there, she found Matthew staring at the full moon.
She went up to him and meowed.
"Oh hi wildcat, you're probably wondering what I'm doing him," Matt said softly.
Matt had a feeling that Rumiko was more then just a cat and treated her like a human being
"Meow?" Rumiko asked.
"Well wildcat, the full moon stir me," Matt said softly and looked back at the moon. "My parents were killed when there was full moon." Then he gave a short small laugh. "But even back then I was know as the shadow fighter."
"Meow?"
"Back in my old high school I was good at hiding in the shadows, and jumping out when the time was right," Matt said. "Oh I wasn't a coward, it was just the way I fought."
Rumiko climbed onto Matt's lap and here begin stroking her fur. They just set there in the light of the moon for a few moments.
"Sometimes I wonder about things," Matt suddenly muttered.
"Meow?"
"Well when my parents were killed I thought I was cursed," Matt said softly.
"Meow?"
"Well when my dad's car started to spin out of control, my door swung opened like some unseen hand opened it, then that same hand pushed me out of the car," Matt sigh as he recalled that memory. "But I did learn something on that night."
"Meow?"
Matt looked deep into the cat's eyes and spoke in a whisper," Now happens by chance. Everything is meat to happened for a reason. But I haven't figure my out yet."
Rumiko didn't answer him; she just let Matt continue to pat her.
(End of Flashback)
"Miss Nonaka are you done yet?" someone asked from behind her door.
Rumiko snapped out of her trace and said," Yes, nearly."
"Just want to make sure," the person called.
"Okay," Rumiko called.
Then she went out, wondering why she remembered that memory.
(In the park)
IceDevimon in his human form, spying on a group of children, he realized where tamers like the others he meat. But he only recognized one of them. That was one of the tamers that defeated him for the first time. Henry he think his name was. He just recently learned the others. The one with a Leomon was names Jeri.
Leomon was brought back by the used of the digital world's four high- powered guardians.
One with a Gaurdromon was named Kazu. Then they was Kenta was a MarineAngemon. Suzie, Henry little sister had a lopmon. And Ryo who has a cryberdramon. They were talking about something, but IceDevimon was too far away to hear it. So being careful, the icy digimon closed the gap between him and his prey.
"So you mean she didn't want our help?" Kenta asked, sounding like his usually self.
"I know who would want my help?" Kazu asked, sounding like he's always does.
"But it's puzzling, why doesn't Rika's mother want our help in this matter?" Leomon asked.
"Well she said it was best if we don't get involved," Henry said.
"But I wouldn't worry. I mean Rika's mom sure one mean girl. I mean she put even Renamon to shame," Terriermon exclaimed with sarcasm.
"Terriermon," Henry scolded him.
"But it true. She and Renamon took on IceDevimon like he was just a bag of crashed ice," Terriermon said.
"She took on IceDevimon!?" Kenta and Kazu exclaimed.
"Yup and she did great," a familiar voice said.
The tamers and their digimon looked up from where the voice came from the see, Impmon sating on a tree breach.
"Oh hi Impmon," Jeri said happily.
Impmon turned his head away when Jeri talked to him. He still felt ashamed at what he did to her Jeri.
"Dude did you really see Rika's mom get butt?" Kazu asked, frantically.
"Yeah, she was great, almost as good as foxy herself," Impmon said. "And Rika's mom's sure got one mean kick."
"What do you mean?" Suzie asked.
"Nothing," Impmon said.
"Impmon do you know anything about what's going on with Rika's family?" Henry asked.
"Wish I did, but foxy is avoiding it too," impmon said.
"Well that's just bring us back to square one," Henry said.
"Yeah, completely in the dark," Terriermon sarcastically said.
Meanwhile IceDevimon smiled as he listens to the whole conversation. Those tamers would be no trouble, because they are being kept in the dark. But he needed to be worried about some of them. Some sounded like they want to help. But in the end he knew they wouldn't be any problems.
(Mutsaki bakery)
Takato was bored. Not being able to do anything was starting to get to him. He was so use to either working in the store or just being outdoors, fighting a digimon or just playing in the park. But with him being changed into a brown scale Gigmon and his mom being really concern about him going out without either one of his parents or Guilmon with him. And that make him feel like a baby as times.
Now laying on his back on his bed, the young human turned digimon was trying to think of anything to do. But having no hands was another problem in itself. So after nearly fifteen minutes of just staring at the ceiling, the little brown scale in-training decided to see what was going on down in the bakery.
He rolled onto his feet and jumped off his bed. Luckily his mom leaves the doors opened just wide enough for him to get through, or he would really be in a pickle. He just stepped through the opening, only to collide with something head on.
"Ouch, watch were you're going gogglehead," an all to familiar and commanding voice said.
Takato opened his huge, amber eyes and stared into the large violet eyes of Rika. The little brown in-training became lost in those eyes again. But at the same time Rika became lost in Takato's eyes. After a few minute Takato finally found his voice.
"R-R-Rika what are you doing here," he stammered.
The red furred in-training gave one of her trademark smile and said," Well Renamon said she wanted to help. But between you and me she just wanted to be close to dinoboy."
Takato couldn't help himself when he said," Oh and you wanted to see me how sweet."
Rika turned around and gave him a tail slap," Maybe I was just bored and thought something here might just be worth wild." But secretly she was hiding a blush deep within her fur.
"Oh well this place isn't really any better, I have been bored out of my skull for the past three hours," Takato said.
"Hmm I could think of something," Rika said, almost purring.
"Really, what?" Takato asked.
Then Rika tackled him and both in-trainings go stumbling into Takato's room. Catching on, Takato wrapped his tail over Rika's and got on top of her.
"Ha I got ya," he exclaimed.
Then Rika opened her mouth and fire a bubble attack. The attack was so unexpected Takato was thrown onto his bed. Rika jumped onto the bed and smirk down at Takato. But that soon faded as Takato fired his own bubble attack. Rika braced herself and took the attack. But before the little fox digimon could recover, Takato tackled her into the pile of clothes he's been using as a bed.
The two in-trainings continued their wrestling match, while at the same time getting tangle up in Tokato's clothes. Then both begin unleashing their bubble attack, felling the room with bubbles.
Getting free of the web of cloth, Rika jumped off of Takato's bed with a suck around her tail. Then one of Takato's blue hooded shirts leapt to the floor. Rika could see the former gogglehead through the collar of the shirt and the little fox digimon broke out into a fit of giggles. Takato took this time while Rika was distracted to run passed her, grabbed her tail with his mouth and pulled her into his little tent. But with a little effort, Rika got behind him with Takato still on her tail literally and bit into his tail.
Then the shirt that both in-trainings were trapped in begins swirling around like a top, until it collided with something. Then the shirt was lifted off of the cursed tamers and they looked up at the faces of Renamon and Guilmon with they tails still in each other's mouths.
"Having fun are we?" Renamon asked with a tiny smile.
The cursed tamers spilt out the tails and nodded, kind of embarrass by what they were doing. Then the smile on Renamon's face grows. She kneeled down and patted Takato on the head, while stroking Rika's fur. "Well try and keep the reckless down, the costumers are wondering," she said in a soft almost motherly way.
With being said, she straighten up and with Guilmon, both went back down stairs. The two little digimon stared at the door, with confused looks. Then Rika gave Takato a quick sideway glare, before jumping on him again, resuming their wrestling match.
(Kai's lair)
Kai relaxed in his chair with his eyes closed, waiting for the icy freak to return. The entire time he waited, Kai was thinking of what would be IceDevimon expression when his darling sister and that fox beat him into the ground. And it caused a smile to blossomed on his face.
He heard the door opened then close a few second after opening. Kai opened his eyes to see icy white wings folded around a human body. A few moments after that the wings opened again and IceDevimon was once again a digimon. But Kai notice the ice fallen angel looked pleased, not mad.
"You looked pleased about something," Kai said, bitterly.
The smile on the digimon face grows," Oh yes I am." His voice was almost like he was singing.
Kai shifted to the right of his chair and planted his cheek on his fist," Mind enlightening me?"
"Well I have a plan that will insure that we will take down dinoboy." he held one finger ".Renamon." then another finger ".And your darling little sister." and a third finger,".All in one big swoop."
"And how to you intend to do that?" Kai asked, bitterly again.
"Well that's why I hate to say it, I need you help," IceDevimon hissed.
"And what would you need of me?" Kai asked sarcastically.
"A spell that would trap anybody in an unbreakable cage of energy," IceDevimon commanded.
"Is that all?" Kai asked sarcastically.
"Yes," IceDevimon said annoyed.
"Well that's easy," Kai made a gesture with his left hand around the room. "I have collected every type of magical item in the world. So making a cage of unbreakable energy is easy."
"Well then cranking," IceDevimon ordered.
"Would you like anything else with that older?" Kai sarcastically asked as he got up.
"No that would be go," IceDevimon answered with sarcasm.
That made Kai kind of anger as he began getting what he need for the spell.
(Later at the Nonaka's house)
Rumiko was giving her daughter her nightly flea bath. She was gently washing her daughter's beautiful red fur.
"You know Rika, your fur is much more lover then my even was," Rumiko commented.
Rika sighed," Mom please don't start that all over again."
"What? But it true though," Rumiko carefully brush her daughter's reddish brown fur," Much more softer then even my."
Rika notice the change in her mother's tone and knew full well what it meant. The famous model was slipping back into one of her memories.
"But Matthew always said if you look only to the outer beauty, you loose the true beauty," Rumiko said softly.
"What did he say mom?" Rika asked.
"The inner beauty. You'll loose the inner beauty," Rumiko voice was a whisper. The human and the cursed stood there in silence, until Rumiko shock her head to clean it. Then she went back to cleaning her transformed daughter.
Once she was done cleaning Rika, Rumiko took the little digimon out of the tub and begin drying her. But she stopped and looked over at the east wall. Rika wondered why her mother was doing that and looked herself. Immediately the wall burst apart as something came through it, something that was colored white with wings. That thing shoved passed Rumiko, knowing her into the still full bathtub. He stopped and looked down at Rika. And the little in-training began trembling in fear, for staring down at her with blood red eyes was none then IceDevimon.
Then the champion digimon scoop up the littler digimon and turned to Rumiko.
"If you want to see this little one again and her brown scale friend, you and the fox will be us at the park in 60 minutes," IceDevimon said calmly.
Rumiko was getting out of the tub, slightly winded for the surprised attack of the icy digimon. But IceDevimon pushed her back into the tub with his right foot. Then he flew out of the opening.
That's was about the time, Renamon appeared in the room, shortly followed, by Rumiko mother burst through the door.
"What happened?" the elder asked quickly.
Rumiko finally got out of he tub and replied," It was that icy freak. He crashed through the wall, shoved me into the tub and took off with Rika."
The elder gaze at her daughter socking clothes then raised her left hand and began chanting. A light glow began shining between the spell caster fingers. She uncurled them and the glow outlined her daughter's body. Immediately Rumiko clothes and hair dried.
Rumiko gave her mother a quick nod, then looked at Renamon," Let's go."
The fox nodded, then both broke into a jab. Rumiko snatching ups her jacket as she ran. Renamon made it through the front door and nearly tore it apart as she opened it. She ran out, only to collide with Guilmon. Both fell over and they're eyes locked. Everything seemed to stop just for that two to gaze into each other eyes.
But that was short lived at Rumiko grabbed both of them and yank them apart and into the air.
"Would you two mind do your flirting later? In case you forgotten, Rika and Takato need our help," Rumiko calmly put.
The two digimon simply nodded, somewhat embarrass by their actions.
Rumiko put them down and said," Okay then, lets get going."
Then without another word being exchanged, all three broke into a full run and jumped over the fence.
(In the park)
IceDevimon last nerve was being worked because he had to listen to the whining and wihimpering of the two brats digimon. The little in-trainings feet were tied up and their mouths were gagged. But the whining was enough to even gave the icy fallen angel a headache.
But Kai on the other hand seems to be enjoying all of this. He just leaned against a tree with his arms folded a crossed his chest, observing everything with a small hidden grin.
IceDevimon looked frustrated when he roared," Kai would you do something to shut those brats up!"
Kai shrugged and said with sarcasm lining his voice," Why, you seem to be such a good job at it."
That only made the icy digimon more anger as he flapped his wing, sending a short gust of wind in the little digimon direction. Being off balanced, the two former tamers go flying back a few inches. But they continue to whine. Which only made IceDevimon madder.
Kai was chuckling to himself when he stopped and looked to the right. "They're coming," he whispered.
IceDevimon turned his attention to where Kai was looking and saw three figures quickly approaching. Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon soon came into view and stopped thirty feet from the two tyrants.
"Where are Takato and Rika?" Guilmon roared angrily.
"Over there," IceDevimon pointed behind him.
The trio could see the two little in-trainings, looking quite scared.
"Why don't you came closer and we're let you have them," Kai said, sinisterly.
Rumiko looked at Renamon and the fox gave her a nodded. Then she looked at Guilmon and got the same response for the dinosaur. Then the trio begin approaching the two slowly. Then they heard a clinking sound as the area they were standing on sunk just a bit. But that' when Rumiko realized her mistake.
"Let move it-," but before she had a choice to finish the sentence, beams of lightening came shouting out of the ground. The ground itself was tore away reviewing a stone tablet. The lightening joined at the center, creating a bird-like cage.
Kai and IceDevimon walked up to the cage with smirks on their faces.
"You fell right into our trap," Kai said smugly.
He brought he face right next to the cage and Rumiko punched it. She was thrown back by the energy and the two digimon caught her.
"This cage can repel any force thrown at it with doubt of its normal effort," IceDevimon said.
"Pyro-sphere!" Guilmon fired his attack but the cage absorbed it.
"It's useless nothing you can do will every break through that cage," Kai said, almost boosting.
IceDevimon turned around and walked back to the transformed humans.
"Now you will have to watch as those brats are slowly tore apart," Kai said sinisterly.
"I wonder if they will burst into data like any normal digimon would?" IceDevimon asked.
The icy digimon ran his fingers along the two littler digimon by their gold collars, then grasped their tails and gave them one good yank. This angered Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon greatly. The trio begins pounding on their prison but, it was no use. But they continued to pound on it. IceDevimon saw this and his sinister grin widen. He then yanked Tokato and Rika's tail even harder.
"Leave." Guilmon started.
".. Them," Renamon continued
"ALONG!!" both cried out in unison.
Then Guilmon began glowing a crimson red, while Renamon glowed a bright yellow. The fox digimon jumped onto Guilmon shoulder and the dinosaur had no trouble supporting her. Renamon cupped her hands together and brought them to her right side, diamonds appearing. Flames were coming from the ends of Guilmon mouth.
"Diamond spare!" Both cried out.
Guilmon shout his head up as a stream of flames begin flying out of his mouth. Renamon thrust her hands out, sending the diamonds through the flames. The diamonds came out of the flames in its colors and collided with the cage.
Lightening begin flying as the flaming red sphere of diamonds struggled against it. Rumiko shielded her eyes with her lift arm. But Renamon and Guilmon stood there calmly. Finally the attack dissipated, but not before making a large enough hole for the trio to escape through.
The human and the two rookies digimon wasted no time. Rumiko leaped through the hole, which was shrinking fast. Followed by Renamon and Guilmon.
Kai and IceDevimon couldn't believe their own eyes. Somehow the supported unbreakable cage was broken and it prisoner freed. But the trio wasted no time in attacking. Renamon and Guilmon rushed up to the icy digimon and clothes lined him with their tails. Kai was still in shock when Rumiko charged and gave him a punch to the face.
Kai got to his feet and said," Not bad. You could possibly be the next shadow fighter."
It was meant to be an insult, but Rumiko took it another way.
"Yeah I could and you know what I have to say it," Rumiko said.
Kai growled as IceDevimon joined him. The still glowing Renamon and Guilmon also joined they friend.
Oh boy here's it comes, Kai thought grimly.
"Emotions like love and kindness are the power behind these fists of my!" the trio cried out as they thrust their fists to the sky.
Kai growled again as he got into a fighting stance. Then the trio charged the two tyrants. IceDevimon then want air born, hopping to avoid the two rookie level digimon. But Renamon leapt into air and rushed passed the champion digimon and strike him with her tail. That caught the icy of balance and he descends just a bit. But that was enough for Guilmon. The virus type got a running start, and then jumped up. He tackled the icy champion and both crashed to the ground with IceDevimon taking the full force of the impacted. Guilmon leapt away from his opponent as Renamon drove both knees into IceDevimon's gut.
Kai wasn't fairing much better then his teammate. Rumiko kept dashing out punching and Kai could barely avoid the nearly invisible fists. Suddenly, Rumiko crouched and tripped her opponent. Kai caught himself with his elbows. But then Rumiko threw herself onto his twisted brother and gave him one good ear-busting blow. Kai fell, unable to support the extra weight. Rumiko then drove her elbows into Kai gut and jump off of him.
Kai got to his feet slowly as IceDevimon joined him
"I think it's time we made our exited," Kai said.
IceDevimon only nodded. Then Kai took one of his escape balls from his left pants pocket and throw it to the ground. The ball exploded into a bright flash of light, blinding Rumiko Renamon and Guilmon. When the flash faded and everyone could see again, Kai and his icy friend were gone.
The trio didn't bother with searching, knowing it was useless too. So instead Renamon with Guilmon on her paws went over to their transformed tamers. After Takato and Rika were untied and they were safely with their digimon, the four went back to Rumiko.
"Rumiko?" Renamon asked.
"Yes," Rumiko answered.
"Is it true about you taking your late husband title?" Renamon asked.
Rumiko nodded slowly and said softly as she looked at the sky ," Yes, I think it what Matt would have wanted."
"That's great mom," Rika said happily
Rumiko smiled and ran her hand through her daughter's fur. Then the five left the pack and on that night, the stars seemed to glowed brighter then usual. Like they were celebrating this moment.
Me: Well that's it for now. And tell me what you think.
BlackRenamon: And now the moment you been waiting for.
Summary for Shadow of the past: One mouth had passed and Renamon with Rika are thrown into the past by a mysterious force. There they meet none other then Matthew Smith, Sho Nonaka and a teenage Rumiko Makino.
Summary for In-Training: the next level: Five mouths had passed and everything seems to be going well. Rumiko, Renamon and Guilmon have been putting Kai and IceDevimon in their place for a while now. But Kai seems to have a plan up his sleeve that could spell doom not over for the trio of fighters and their cursed partners, but the whole world.
BlackRenamon: Well there they are.
Me (Smiling slyly): Yeah and I think I'm going to leave the next in- training for later and write Shadow of the past first.
BlackRenamon: And let not forget about that other one you're working on, so it's might be some time before you see any of these other fices.
Me (Nodded): True.