The 2nd Digi-Phase
Chapter 8: Skeptics
Kira screamed as Deltamon began to aim but right before he shot his Triplex Force, the strangest thing happened. A giant cactus with boxing gloves jumped over them and smacked Deltamon's metal head, knocking the Triplex Force off target; instead, it hit a nearby tree, dissolving it in seconds.
Deltamon roared with anger and then began to attack the giant cactus. Kira and Charlie watched in awe as a large white and blue streaked wolf ran past them and attacked Deltamon with what it called a 'Howling Blaster'.
"What is that?!" demanded Charlie as if Kira knew the answer.
"Maybe you should try picking on someone your own size?" asked the cactus giving Deltamon's skull head an undercut.
"Hey, are you kids alright?" asked a woman with strawberry blonde hair as she leaned down next to them.
"Uh, really, I'm not quite sure..." wispered Kira in a frightened voice.
"Who are you and what are they?" asked Charlie pointing towards the giant cactus, wolf, and Deltamon.
"I'm Mimi and those are Digimon but right now, we have to get some help. Deltamon isn't going to go down without a good fight." Said the woman trying to get the two children to their feet but without luck. Their legs seemed to have forgotten how to move and their eyes were transfixed on the Digimon in front of them.
"Hey, Mimi! Get them over here!" said Matt shading his eyes from the glare of the sun.
"They won't get up!" she called back.
"Come on, Tai, Sora. Help me." Said Matt grabbing Tai and Sora by the arm, "We need to get them moved!"
"The others say they're on their way." Announched Izzy closing his laptop, "They should be here in 10 minutes."
"We don't have 10 minutes!" grunted Sora as she and Matt lifted Kira from the ground and dragged her away. Tai and Mimi did the same with Charlie and pulled them back towards Izzy.
"Look what's happening..." wispered Kira so quietly that no one heard her at first, but then she continued the same sentence, in an almost chant-like way and louder each time until she was screaming it. Sora finally looked up and gasped as she saw Garurumon and Togemon get routed by 2 other Deltamon who had apparently come to assist their injured, but quick recovering, friend.
"Izzy, we need them here NOW!" shouted Tentomon starting to get worried.
"We're already here!" growled Raidramon leading the rest of the Digidestined and their Digimon towards them.
"How'd you get here so fast?" asked Agumon.
"We were only one block away from my house!" answered Megumi as she and Gomamon jumped off of Halsemon.
"Let's get them, Raidramon!" yelled Davis after letting Jinji and T.K. down off Raidramon's back.
"Hold on tight, Ken. SPIKEING STRIKE!" shouted Stingmon as he charged at one of the Deltamon. Stingmon's hit was direct on the top of the middle head and just as they got out of the way, Raidramon shot it with a blast of Blue Thunder.
"Patamon, let's help." suggested Jinji.
"You too, Gomamon." said Megumi.
"You guy's just say the word." said Patamon, "Patamon digivolve to... ANGEMON!"
"Gomamon digivolve to... IKKAKUMON!" yelled Gomamon as he Digivolved.
"Let's all Digivolve and show them not to mess with the chosen Digidestined." growled Agumon, "Agumon digivolve to... GREYMON!"
"Tentomon digivolve to... KABUTERRIMON!"
"Biyomon digivovle to... BIRDRAMON!"
"Now, let them all have it!" yelled Yolei from atop Halsemon's back.
"Go get 'em guys!" cheered Cody as he watched Ankylomon bound over towards the Deltamon.
"All at the same time... NOW!" shouted Kari snapping a picture of the battle.
"NEEDLE SPRAY!"
"HOWLING BLASTER!"
"NOVA BLAST!"
"METEOR WING!"
"ELECTRO SHOCKER!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
"HAND OF FATE!"
"BLUE THUNDER!"
"SPIKING STRIKE!"
"TAIL HAMMER!"
"TEMPEST WING!"
"ROSETTA STONE!"
All the attacks hit dead on! All the Deltamon ran off in the other direction with looks of fear and pain on their faces.
"Yeah! We did it!" shouted Megumi smiling, "You did it, Ikkakumon!"
"Did I do it right, T.K?" asked Jinji looking up at T.K. and tugging at his sleeve.
"Yes. You did wonderfully." said T.K. smiling down at the little Digidestined who smiled back with his sweet smile.
"You all did great," said Tai as the Digimon de-digivolved and joined their partners once again. He turned back to Kira and Charlie, "but know we have to figure out who these little guys are."
"I am not a guy!" growled Kira looking up at him, "My name is Kira."
"And I am not little." added Charlie, "My name is Charlie."
"Fine, fine! Whatever you are, I know you're Digidestined." said Tai.
"What's a Digidestined?" asked Kira.
"A human who has a Digimon partner." answered Sora.
"What a minute! Are those monsters Digimon?" asked Charlie pointing towards Agumon and Biyomon.
"We're all Digimon." chimed all the Digimon in unison.
"Well then, I don't want to be in any part of it." said Charlie standing up and crossing his arms. This remark made all the Digidestine and Digimon gasp.
"What do you mean? Why not?" asked Veemon.
"Digimon are wonderful." said Megumi picking up Gomamon.
"I will not have myself pulled into some kind of freaky game by you, " said Charlie pointing at all the others except for Kira, "...you ... Japanese people!"
"What's wrong with Japanese people!?" yelled Yolei taking all offense.
"You're all nut bags!" shouted Charlie but added, "-except for you." when Kira cleared her throat.
"Not all Digidestined are Japanese." said Ken.
"Exactly. There are millions of Digidestined everywhere." added Izzy.
"...Even... in America?" asked Charlie in a calmer voice.
"Yes. I have many friends in America that are Digidestined." said Izzy smiling.
"I live in America!" shouted Mimi happily.
"Really?" asked Charlie.
"Of course." said Matt.
"Well,... I guess it's alright... if there are American Digidestined..." whispered Charlie looking down.
"So, how do we find our Digimon?" asked Kira jumping up.
"One of our old Digimon might be yours." answered Sora.
"Well, which of you are Digi-Phasing?" asked T.K.
"It's me!" shouted Palmon.
"And me too!" yelled Gabumon smiling.
"Oh, I'm so happy for you!" cried Mimi hugging Palmon, "I'm sure Kira will be a great Digidestined for you."
"What?" asked Palmon in a slightly confused voice.
"And I guess Charlie will have to take care of you now, Gabumon." said Matt.
"What do you mean, Matt?" asked Gabumon.
"You're going to be their Digimon, aren't you?" asked Matt.
"Yes but I'm not Charlie's Digimon. I'm Kira's." explained Gabumon walking over to Kira.
"And I'm not Kira's. I'm Charlie's." said Palmon.
"Well, that's... interesting." said Ken.
"Oh, so she gets the wolf and I get the talking plant?" asked Charlie in an annoyed voice.
"Don't you like me, Charlie?" sniffed Palmon with big watery eyes.
"Oh..." groaned Charlie looking down at her. Kira looked over at him. For all they had talked about while being stuck in the Digital World for the few hours they'd been there, she'd never heard him talk compassionatly or nicely but that's probley why she liked him. She didn't like boys that were goody-two-shoes but he seemed to show love towards the small Digimon.
"Now show us your Digivices." said Matt taking out his small silver Digivice.
"You mean this thing?" asked Kira pulling out hers. Charlie pulled up on the string that held his around his neck and Mimi took out hers from her pocket. A beam of light shot from Matt's Digivice to Kira's and Mimi's shot to Charlie's. Slowly the lights faded and left Kira with a pearly white D-3 looking Digivice with a small Gabumon horn coming out of the top and Charlie with a maroon D-3 with two small Palmon vines coming from the top.
"Whoa! This is amazing..." said Charlie looking at his improved Digivice. He looked from the Digivice to Palmon and wraped his arms around her, dropping the Digivice so it hung by the string around his neck, "Palmon, thank you for saving me and I'm sorry."
"Yes. Thank you. How long do we get to keep them?" asked Kira patting Gabumon's head.
"Um... that's a good question." said Izzy shrugging, "The only answer I have is until they go onto their next Digi-Phase."
"We'll just have to wait and find out." said Kari pulling Gatomon close to her.
"Will we be able to get home?" asked Charlie looking up.
"Right! We need to get home!" said Ken, "Me and Jinji promised mother we'd be home to greet the new neighbors that are moving into the apartment next to ours."
"Good." said Wormmon, "I need a rest."
To be continued....
Chapter 8: Skeptics
Kira screamed as Deltamon began to aim but right before he shot his Triplex Force, the strangest thing happened. A giant cactus with boxing gloves jumped over them and smacked Deltamon's metal head, knocking the Triplex Force off target; instead, it hit a nearby tree, dissolving it in seconds.
Deltamon roared with anger and then began to attack the giant cactus. Kira and Charlie watched in awe as a large white and blue streaked wolf ran past them and attacked Deltamon with what it called a 'Howling Blaster'.
"What is that?!" demanded Charlie as if Kira knew the answer.
"Maybe you should try picking on someone your own size?" asked the cactus giving Deltamon's skull head an undercut.
"Hey, are you kids alright?" asked a woman with strawberry blonde hair as she leaned down next to them.
"Uh, really, I'm not quite sure..." wispered Kira in a frightened voice.
"Who are you and what are they?" asked Charlie pointing towards the giant cactus, wolf, and Deltamon.
"I'm Mimi and those are Digimon but right now, we have to get some help. Deltamon isn't going to go down without a good fight." Said the woman trying to get the two children to their feet but without luck. Their legs seemed to have forgotten how to move and their eyes were transfixed on the Digimon in front of them.
"Hey, Mimi! Get them over here!" said Matt shading his eyes from the glare of the sun.
"They won't get up!" she called back.
"Come on, Tai, Sora. Help me." Said Matt grabbing Tai and Sora by the arm, "We need to get them moved!"
"The others say they're on their way." Announched Izzy closing his laptop, "They should be here in 10 minutes."
"We don't have 10 minutes!" grunted Sora as she and Matt lifted Kira from the ground and dragged her away. Tai and Mimi did the same with Charlie and pulled them back towards Izzy.
"Look what's happening..." wispered Kira so quietly that no one heard her at first, but then she continued the same sentence, in an almost chant-like way and louder each time until she was screaming it. Sora finally looked up and gasped as she saw Garurumon and Togemon get routed by 2 other Deltamon who had apparently come to assist their injured, but quick recovering, friend.
"Izzy, we need them here NOW!" shouted Tentomon starting to get worried.
"We're already here!" growled Raidramon leading the rest of the Digidestined and their Digimon towards them.
"How'd you get here so fast?" asked Agumon.
"We were only one block away from my house!" answered Megumi as she and Gomamon jumped off of Halsemon.
"Let's get them, Raidramon!" yelled Davis after letting Jinji and T.K. down off Raidramon's back.
"Hold on tight, Ken. SPIKEING STRIKE!" shouted Stingmon as he charged at one of the Deltamon. Stingmon's hit was direct on the top of the middle head and just as they got out of the way, Raidramon shot it with a blast of Blue Thunder.
"Patamon, let's help." suggested Jinji.
"You too, Gomamon." said Megumi.
"You guy's just say the word." said Patamon, "Patamon digivolve to... ANGEMON!"
"Gomamon digivolve to... IKKAKUMON!" yelled Gomamon as he Digivolved.
"Let's all Digivolve and show them not to mess with the chosen Digidestined." growled Agumon, "Agumon digivolve to... GREYMON!"
"Tentomon digivolve to... KABUTERRIMON!"
"Biyomon digivovle to... BIRDRAMON!"
"Now, let them all have it!" yelled Yolei from atop Halsemon's back.
"Go get 'em guys!" cheered Cody as he watched Ankylomon bound over towards the Deltamon.
"All at the same time... NOW!" shouted Kari snapping a picture of the battle.
"NEEDLE SPRAY!"
"HOWLING BLASTER!"
"NOVA BLAST!"
"METEOR WING!"
"ELECTRO SHOCKER!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
"HAND OF FATE!"
"BLUE THUNDER!"
"SPIKING STRIKE!"
"TAIL HAMMER!"
"TEMPEST WING!"
"ROSETTA STONE!"
All the attacks hit dead on! All the Deltamon ran off in the other direction with looks of fear and pain on their faces.
"Yeah! We did it!" shouted Megumi smiling, "You did it, Ikkakumon!"
"Did I do it right, T.K?" asked Jinji looking up at T.K. and tugging at his sleeve.
"Yes. You did wonderfully." said T.K. smiling down at the little Digidestined who smiled back with his sweet smile.
"You all did great," said Tai as the Digimon de-digivolved and joined their partners once again. He turned back to Kira and Charlie, "but know we have to figure out who these little guys are."
"I am not a guy!" growled Kira looking up at him, "My name is Kira."
"And I am not little." added Charlie, "My name is Charlie."
"Fine, fine! Whatever you are, I know you're Digidestined." said Tai.
"What's a Digidestined?" asked Kira.
"A human who has a Digimon partner." answered Sora.
"What a minute! Are those monsters Digimon?" asked Charlie pointing towards Agumon and Biyomon.
"We're all Digimon." chimed all the Digimon in unison.
"Well then, I don't want to be in any part of it." said Charlie standing up and crossing his arms. This remark made all the Digidestine and Digimon gasp.
"What do you mean? Why not?" asked Veemon.
"Digimon are wonderful." said Megumi picking up Gomamon.
"I will not have myself pulled into some kind of freaky game by you, " said Charlie pointing at all the others except for Kira, "...you ... Japanese people!"
"What's wrong with Japanese people!?" yelled Yolei taking all offense.
"You're all nut bags!" shouted Charlie but added, "-except for you." when Kira cleared her throat.
"Not all Digidestined are Japanese." said Ken.
"Exactly. There are millions of Digidestined everywhere." added Izzy.
"...Even... in America?" asked Charlie in a calmer voice.
"Yes. I have many friends in America that are Digidestined." said Izzy smiling.
"I live in America!" shouted Mimi happily.
"Really?" asked Charlie.
"Of course." said Matt.
"Well,... I guess it's alright... if there are American Digidestined..." whispered Charlie looking down.
"So, how do we find our Digimon?" asked Kira jumping up.
"One of our old Digimon might be yours." answered Sora.
"Well, which of you are Digi-Phasing?" asked T.K.
"It's me!" shouted Palmon.
"And me too!" yelled Gabumon smiling.
"Oh, I'm so happy for you!" cried Mimi hugging Palmon, "I'm sure Kira will be a great Digidestined for you."
"What?" asked Palmon in a slightly confused voice.
"And I guess Charlie will have to take care of you now, Gabumon." said Matt.
"What do you mean, Matt?" asked Gabumon.
"You're going to be their Digimon, aren't you?" asked Matt.
"Yes but I'm not Charlie's Digimon. I'm Kira's." explained Gabumon walking over to Kira.
"And I'm not Kira's. I'm Charlie's." said Palmon.
"Well, that's... interesting." said Ken.
"Oh, so she gets the wolf and I get the talking plant?" asked Charlie in an annoyed voice.
"Don't you like me, Charlie?" sniffed Palmon with big watery eyes.
"Oh..." groaned Charlie looking down at her. Kira looked over at him. For all they had talked about while being stuck in the Digital World for the few hours they'd been there, she'd never heard him talk compassionatly or nicely but that's probley why she liked him. She didn't like boys that were goody-two-shoes but he seemed to show love towards the small Digimon.
"Now show us your Digivices." said Matt taking out his small silver Digivice.
"You mean this thing?" asked Kira pulling out hers. Charlie pulled up on the string that held his around his neck and Mimi took out hers from her pocket. A beam of light shot from Matt's Digivice to Kira's and Mimi's shot to Charlie's. Slowly the lights faded and left Kira with a pearly white D-3 looking Digivice with a small Gabumon horn coming out of the top and Charlie with a maroon D-3 with two small Palmon vines coming from the top.
"Whoa! This is amazing..." said Charlie looking at his improved Digivice. He looked from the Digivice to Palmon and wraped his arms around her, dropping the Digivice so it hung by the string around his neck, "Palmon, thank you for saving me and I'm sorry."
"Yes. Thank you. How long do we get to keep them?" asked Kira patting Gabumon's head.
"Um... that's a good question." said Izzy shrugging, "The only answer I have is until they go onto their next Digi-Phase."
"We'll just have to wait and find out." said Kari pulling Gatomon close to her.
"Will we be able to get home?" asked Charlie looking up.
"Right! We need to get home!" said Ken, "Me and Jinji promised mother we'd be home to greet the new neighbors that are moving into the apartment next to ours."
"Good." said Wormmon, "I need a rest."
To be continued....
