Signing in from Mars
Chapter Seven: In Which Veemon Gets Worried and the Chosen Children Meet Someone.
By Apple from Mars
Warnings: Yaoi, Yuri, and Minor Violence
Couples: Daiken, Takori, Hiyako, Mira, Taito, and Jyoushiro
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Daisuke glared at the small handheld computer in front of him, and was sorely tempted to throw the thing at one of the nearby boulders, or to at least bang it against one.
Frozen winds danced in spirals and circles over the empty planes of bare rock and skeleton trees. The air tasted bitter and the ground felt as corrupt as the air tasted, harsh and decaying.
"Anything?" Veemon asked his partner, even though he already knew the answer.
"Not so much as a quiver. I KNOW that this is somewhere in this area! Either it's somehow managed to avoid our sensors, or- Hang on! I've got something! Just under a mile away." Daisuke's delighted grin faded a little as he peered at the device. "Oh MAN, that is one powerful Digimon! I so don't want to see what that thing reads as when it gets angry."
Veemon glanced at his own computer, a heat map of the surrounding mile. Sure enough, at the edge of the screen, a bright red something had appeared. It was a far brighter tone of red than the blotches of red at the center of the screen that represented the team of four.
"My guess is that it's a Fire type Digimon." Tapirmon said from over Veemon's shoulder. "Only a Fire Digimon could generate readings like those. They're way to hot for anything else."
Daisuke nodded. "Well that's something. Apemon, are you having any luck picking up the data for that thing? What leave it is? Anything that might help us get a better idea of what its doing."
The final member of their group shook his head as they continued to climb around huge chunks of rock and up small overhangs.
"Nothing Daisuke, I'm sorry. It could be that we're not in range, or that Digimon's specialty could be concealment. Which ever it is, I'm not getting a scrap of anything."
"Daisuke, how much closer are we going to bet?" Veemon asked suddenly, staring pointedly at the back of his partner's head. When the human didn't answer, Veemon let out a loud moan of despair.
"Oh no Daisuke! Gennai said this was an observation mission ONLY! No contact! If we get to close that thing will pick up on our signals and then we'll either run for our lives or get blown to bits."
Daisuke kicked a small stone contemptuously as they climbed up a particularly steep section of rock.
"I just don't like it." He answered finally. "There's something wrong with that signal. Spies are always small signals, so we don't detect them, and any larger Digimon tend to come in groups and attack right away. I just don't like it."
Veemon groaned.
"I don't care if you like it or not. We're NOT going to get close to that thing, and we're NOT going to pick a fight with it. Understood?"
Daisuke rolled his eyes but Veemon saw his head jerk in a yes, and sighed in relief.
Daisuke, if you do something stupid again I swear I will kill you.
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Takeru yawned loudly, sitting up and rubbing his eyes. The others seemed to be stirring from their sleep as well, and Iori and Koushiro where already up, both of them sitting on Koushiro's bed, talking quietly.
"Good morning! I trust you all slept well?"
Gennai stood in the doorway, smiling brightly as several of the less awake people groaned and rolled over. Takeru chuckled as Yamato sat up looking murderous, before shoving the covers off and getting to his feet.
"There are clean clothes under your beds. They're not what you're use to, but I think it would be best for you to wear them at the moment, in case of any. accidents."
Shaking his head, Gennai exited the room, stifling a snort of laughter at the Chosen Children's expressions. However there was a nasty truth to his words. Should they come under attack before the Chosen Children had any idea what they had gotten themselves into, then these outfits would be les likely to tear, and could block off most rookie attacks.
"They're awake." He informed the three people waiting for him in the main room.
"How are they taking everything?" The eldest asked, frowning at the hidden door. "Have they started asking why Daisuke didn't tell them right away?"
Gennai shook his head. "They haven't quite accepted everything yet, and no they haven't thought of that yet. I'm sure it'll come up. Oh, and I'm afraid I forgot to mention the number of Chosen Children as well."
The young man let out a groan, and one of his companions laughed.
"You forgot to tell them we exist?" The third person was taking it very much as the second one had, and both where sent into fits of laughter.
"Next time Gennai, please tell me when you want to explain something." The first person rolled his eyes skyward as though asking anyone who might be watching to give him patience.
"You must forgive me, my mind was elsewhere."
"Doubtless. You've never exactly had the best memory."
Several snickers echoed around the room at this comment, before the man spoke again, this time in a soft tone, almost as though he where afraid to speak louder than a whisper.
"Who knows how long it will take to get back their memories."
A silence fell, the kind that often appeared between old friends in trying times. The silence settled in instantly, as though it visited the base often.
"Ah!" Gennai smiled at the group that came though the wall, all looking very nervous and self-conscious. "Come in, sit down! I'd like you to introduce you to some friends of mine. They're going to show you around and then we'll decide what the best course of action is."
As everyone sat down, they watched the three people out of the corner of their eyes. Two of the trio appeared to be Digimon, but the third member looked human.
"I would like you all to meet Wallace and his two Digimon partners Lopmon and Terriermon."
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A/N: I'm really sorry this took so long! I had the first half written while I was on vacation, but I could NOT get the second half down. Yay for Wallace! I wasn't sure if I wanted to introduce him now or later in the story, but oh well.
Oh, and if anyone has and questions or suggestions I'd REALLY love to hear them! Please feel free to drop me an e-mail! apple_from_mars@yahoo.com
Also, I'm working on a side story to this one. Or rather, it's a back story containing some original characters and lots of dead people. I've been working on chapter one for it, and that's part of why this chapter took so long.
Well, gotta run. Ja!
Chapter Seven: In Which Veemon Gets Worried and the Chosen Children Meet Someone.
By Apple from Mars
Warnings: Yaoi, Yuri, and Minor Violence
Couples: Daiken, Takori, Hiyako, Mira, Taito, and Jyoushiro
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Daisuke glared at the small handheld computer in front of him, and was sorely tempted to throw the thing at one of the nearby boulders, or to at least bang it against one.
Frozen winds danced in spirals and circles over the empty planes of bare rock and skeleton trees. The air tasted bitter and the ground felt as corrupt as the air tasted, harsh and decaying.
"Anything?" Veemon asked his partner, even though he already knew the answer.
"Not so much as a quiver. I KNOW that this is somewhere in this area! Either it's somehow managed to avoid our sensors, or- Hang on! I've got something! Just under a mile away." Daisuke's delighted grin faded a little as he peered at the device. "Oh MAN, that is one powerful Digimon! I so don't want to see what that thing reads as when it gets angry."
Veemon glanced at his own computer, a heat map of the surrounding mile. Sure enough, at the edge of the screen, a bright red something had appeared. It was a far brighter tone of red than the blotches of red at the center of the screen that represented the team of four.
"My guess is that it's a Fire type Digimon." Tapirmon said from over Veemon's shoulder. "Only a Fire Digimon could generate readings like those. They're way to hot for anything else."
Daisuke nodded. "Well that's something. Apemon, are you having any luck picking up the data for that thing? What leave it is? Anything that might help us get a better idea of what its doing."
The final member of their group shook his head as they continued to climb around huge chunks of rock and up small overhangs.
"Nothing Daisuke, I'm sorry. It could be that we're not in range, or that Digimon's specialty could be concealment. Which ever it is, I'm not getting a scrap of anything."
"Daisuke, how much closer are we going to bet?" Veemon asked suddenly, staring pointedly at the back of his partner's head. When the human didn't answer, Veemon let out a loud moan of despair.
"Oh no Daisuke! Gennai said this was an observation mission ONLY! No contact! If we get to close that thing will pick up on our signals and then we'll either run for our lives or get blown to bits."
Daisuke kicked a small stone contemptuously as they climbed up a particularly steep section of rock.
"I just don't like it." He answered finally. "There's something wrong with that signal. Spies are always small signals, so we don't detect them, and any larger Digimon tend to come in groups and attack right away. I just don't like it."
Veemon groaned.
"I don't care if you like it or not. We're NOT going to get close to that thing, and we're NOT going to pick a fight with it. Understood?"
Daisuke rolled his eyes but Veemon saw his head jerk in a yes, and sighed in relief.
Daisuke, if you do something stupid again I swear I will kill you.
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Takeru yawned loudly, sitting up and rubbing his eyes. The others seemed to be stirring from their sleep as well, and Iori and Koushiro where already up, both of them sitting on Koushiro's bed, talking quietly.
"Good morning! I trust you all slept well?"
Gennai stood in the doorway, smiling brightly as several of the less awake people groaned and rolled over. Takeru chuckled as Yamato sat up looking murderous, before shoving the covers off and getting to his feet.
"There are clean clothes under your beds. They're not what you're use to, but I think it would be best for you to wear them at the moment, in case of any. accidents."
Shaking his head, Gennai exited the room, stifling a snort of laughter at the Chosen Children's expressions. However there was a nasty truth to his words. Should they come under attack before the Chosen Children had any idea what they had gotten themselves into, then these outfits would be les likely to tear, and could block off most rookie attacks.
"They're awake." He informed the three people waiting for him in the main room.
"How are they taking everything?" The eldest asked, frowning at the hidden door. "Have they started asking why Daisuke didn't tell them right away?"
Gennai shook his head. "They haven't quite accepted everything yet, and no they haven't thought of that yet. I'm sure it'll come up. Oh, and I'm afraid I forgot to mention the number of Chosen Children as well."
The young man let out a groan, and one of his companions laughed.
"You forgot to tell them we exist?" The third person was taking it very much as the second one had, and both where sent into fits of laughter.
"Next time Gennai, please tell me when you want to explain something." The first person rolled his eyes skyward as though asking anyone who might be watching to give him patience.
"You must forgive me, my mind was elsewhere."
"Doubtless. You've never exactly had the best memory."
Several snickers echoed around the room at this comment, before the man spoke again, this time in a soft tone, almost as though he where afraid to speak louder than a whisper.
"Who knows how long it will take to get back their memories."
A silence fell, the kind that often appeared between old friends in trying times. The silence settled in instantly, as though it visited the base often.
"Ah!" Gennai smiled at the group that came though the wall, all looking very nervous and self-conscious. "Come in, sit down! I'd like you to introduce you to some friends of mine. They're going to show you around and then we'll decide what the best course of action is."
As everyone sat down, they watched the three people out of the corner of their eyes. Two of the trio appeared to be Digimon, but the third member looked human.
"I would like you all to meet Wallace and his two Digimon partners Lopmon and Terriermon."
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A/N: I'm really sorry this took so long! I had the first half written while I was on vacation, but I could NOT get the second half down. Yay for Wallace! I wasn't sure if I wanted to introduce him now or later in the story, but oh well.
Oh, and if anyone has and questions or suggestions I'd REALLY love to hear them! Please feel free to drop me an e-mail! apple_from_mars@yahoo.com
Also, I'm working on a side story to this one. Or rather, it's a back story containing some original characters and lots of dead people. I've been working on chapter one for it, and that's part of why this chapter took so long.
Well, gotta run. Ja!