Answers and All Go Home
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blah blah ... thoughts
"blah blah" ... dialogue
"blah blah" ... sound/action in dialogue
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#FLASH#
blah blah ... a flashback
#BACK#
(Word beside Japanese word) ... translation
((Psst...)) ... I'm talking to you
Note:
I am so sorry, but the QuickEdit is acting really crazy. So if this chapter looks funny, differing from the rest, it's QuickEdit's fault. If it looks fine then...just ignore this!
Koushiro, ever curious, spoke up. "Who were those two?"
Gennai smiled slightly. "My grandson and his digimon partner."
Gasps of surprise went around. Takeru seemed more curious than surprised. "Grandson? How do you have a grandson?" He supposed it was possible, Gennai certainly looked old enough to be a grandfather. And there was no reason, that he knew of, that Gennai couldn't or wouldn't have a family. But still...he never mentioned him before...
Gennai sat down as he prepared for the barage of questions he knew were coming. "I...'adopted' him, so-to-speak."
Gatomon was simply suspicious of them. "Who's the digimon?"
"He is a Vee-Eldramon, the only one of his kind."
Hikari was wondering about something. "What does the digimon look like?" Everyone turned to look at her beforerealizing that she had a point. "He had some type of cloak on and when the digimon looked this way, all I could see was dark space. The hood shadowed its face and the cloak completely covered its body."
Mimi was more interested in the boy. "What does your grandson look like? His cloak covered him too."
Miyako, of course, folloed Mimi's line of thought. "Yeah, is he cute? Or, even better, is he single?"
Gennai sighed at the girls' looks of interest. Only Hikari seemed to be unconcerned, and that was because she and TK were currently dating. I do not want to answer that... Discussing his grandson's looks and dating status, or lack thereof, was highly uncomfortable for Gennai, just plain awkward really.
Taichi waved it off, finding Mimi and Miyako's questions unimportant. "Forget that. What crest(s) does he have? He is a digidestined right? So he's should have one." ...I think.
Yamato added his own questions in. "Yeah, is he new to it? Does he even know what he's doing?"
Jyou also voiced his concerns. "If he's not new, then why was he not with one of our groups?"
Gennai held a hand up, a signal/gesture for them to stop. He rubbed his temples. This is going to earn me a headache. He was about to try and answer all the questions when Vee-Eldramon walked in, cloak still intact. Gennai's eyes widened at the amount of food he was holding. "Your appetite never ceases to amaze me."
Vee-Eldramon seemed to look at him. "Half is for him." He pointed a spiked tail behind him. Daisuke was there, but his cloak remained on him. The way the cloaks were made, anyone looking at either couldn't see anything. However, at some points, you could see Vee-Eldramon's tail.It was only becausehe had to consciously keep his tail hidden, so when his concentration on that slipped, his tail popped out. Otherwise, the cloak covered everything from front to back. And the hood left the face open, but shadowed it so one still wouldn't be able to see. This gave them an eerie look.
Gatomon's hair rose and she hissed at them. Hikari scolded her. "Gatomon! Calm down." She turned to the boy. He had taken a seat on the floor next to his digimon partner. Both were in front of Gennai, who was in his favorite recliner. She smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry. She usually doesn't act this way."
Yeah right. Vee-Eldramon shrugged, as his partner said nothing. "That's okay. She doesn't trust strangers and that's fine.whew It sure ishot in this house." As he said it, he removed his cloak. Vee-Eldramon was revealed. The other digidestinedstared openlyat the dragon digimon.
Gatomon narrowed her eyes. "So you can stay in your Champion form too, huh?"
You could barely see, but Daisuke had shaken his head. "No. That's his Rookie form."
Gatomon stared. "Are you serious?"
Daisuke held out his hand. He was holding his D3 and using it as a Digital Analyzer. He read what the device told him. "Vee-Eldramon. An alternate Rookie form digimon. This dragon digimon is the only of its kind. Being very curious, it gains intelligence quickly. Vee-Eldramon uses strength and agility at an equal level. Beware of his Tail Spike and Dragon Roam attacks."
Hikari stared curiously at the boy. "Do I know you?"
He looked at her. I used to care so much for you... I even loved you, but now... Then he looked to her hand, entwined in TK's. His eyes widened as he saw a ring. Not only are they still together, they're engaged. He closed his eyes and turned to his food. "Hn."
Gennai sighed. His eyes had followed Daisuke's hidden gaze. He didn't show it, but the sight of the ring had surprised him as well. He hadn't noticed it until now. Leave it to him to pick up whatever I don't happen to see. "Please excuse my grandson. He doesn't speak much." The boy can be downright antisocial when he wants to.
TK glared at him. Something's not right here.
Tentomon poked at Vee-Eldramon's tail. "Does it stay spiked?" He jumped as it nearly knocked him over while swishing in its continuous back-and-forth motion.
The dragon glanced at his partner as he finished eating his half. "I haven't looked into that. I don't pay much attention to it, but I suppose it does. Why?"
Vee-Eldramon turned sharp ruby red on him. Tentomon backed away nervously. "No reason. Just...asking." Tentomon dashed behind Koushiro, thoroughly frightened.
Vee-Eldramon blinked. He turned to Daisuke. "What's got him so spooked?"
Daisuke waved it off. "No idea."
His voice was deeper, so the others didn't quite recognize it. That is, until Ken spoke. "Daisuke? I-is that you? I mean your voice...and your D3. I just thought that maybe..." He trailed off, unable to finish. Not when a positive answer would mean so much. The others stared at himbewilderedly and Miyako asked if he'd gone crazy.
Taichi shook his head. "Of course it isn't. Why would Daisuke be here?" He began listing off all the reasons itcouldn't behim. "He's probably not even in Japan anymore. If he was, he would've spoken to one of us right? His family doesn't even know where he went. And besides, we wouldn't be able to miss the gasket he'd have blown when Hikari andTK announced their engagement." The others laughed at the last comment and agreed it wasn't him.
"Funny thing about jumping to conclusions." Everyone turned to the hooded boy as he stood and faced Taichi."You could end up being wrong." He pulled his hood off and then his cloak altogether. Taichi's eyes became the size of saucers. Mimi fainted. Yamato and Sora were speechless and tried to revive Mimi. Miyako screamed in surprise. TK was glaring icily at him.
Hikari was silent as she looked him over. He's so different...
Ken smiled sadly at his best friend. Former best friend. It's been so long and we've grown so far apart that I can't even call myself his friend anymore. "It is you. What...what happened? Where did you go after high school?" Everyone was looking at him expectantly.
He moved and looked out of the window. "I didn't belong there. I don't know why I didn't see it earlier. I decided to leave after high school. Gather up all my savings and just leave. So that's what I did...and I took Veemon with me. I enrolled in Tokyo University and bought an apartment. I was sited and asked to join the J-Leagues, so I play football too. And before anyone asks, if you ask, I'm doing very well in the University and have already finished my essays for finals. I call my family every once in a while and visit when I feel up to it."
Gatomon stared at Vee-Eldramon as he returned from throwing away the trash he and Daisuke had generated. "Wait a minute. If you took Veemon with you," she pointed a claw at Vee-Eldramon, "then who is that?"
Daisuke sighed. "That is Veemon's alternate Rookie form."
Patamon flew around his head. "Alternate?"
Daisuke nodded. "Yes. He's the only digimon in existence that can do that. It has something to do with his not being born from a digiegg like everyone else. Vee-Eldramon, de-digivolve."
The digimon shrugged. "Vee-Eldramon de-digivolve to...Veemon!"
The other digimon surrounded him. "Veemon!"
Veemon gave them a 'Well...yeah' look. "You were expecting shomeone elsh?"
Gatomon moved very close. She was centimeters away. Veemon tried to back away, but she moved with him. Veemon gulped. "May I help you?"
Gatomon sniffed him a bit and he blushed slightly. "Yeah, it's you." And with that, she walked away and hopped into Hikari's lap. Patamon wasn't too happy with how close Gatomon was to Veemon. He flew to rest on TK's hat. ((Yes, it's still there.)) He was older, but he had grown so attached to it that Yamato simply bought a bigger size of the exact same hat.
Daisuke left and came back with a bag. "Come on Veemon." The digimon began to follow his partner.
Hikari got up and grabbed his arm. He froze. What am I doing? Why am I stopping him? "Where are you going?"
He pulled his arm from her grasp. He turned older and mature chocolate eyes on her. Those aren't the eyes I remember. The spark that was there...that happy, cheerful spark...it's gone. A cold fire of something she couldn't quite identify was what she saw now. The carefree cheer was gone. The carefree cheer she had fallen for and just the same had thrown away was no longer present in the eyes of the person before. As a matter of fact she couldn't find that carefree cheer in the eyes or the person himself either. But the Daisuke she had known grew annoying as TK was there. Everyone said she was much better off with TK and she did care for him, dared to say she loves him. That's what Hikari had told herself then, and now, nowshe was sure she loved TK. They were engaged right? That means that this is right and they belonged together. Destiny...right? She shook her head. Of course we belong together. Daisuke isn't even a possibility. But there was a voice in her head. It asked her one thing, but that one thing shook her to the core.
Are you sure?
Daisuke frowned as he slung his bag over his shoulder. "I'm going to thethe human worldfor a while. I have a game in thirty minutes over in Osaka. I need to go to the store for clothes and food too. Why?"
Hikari scrambled for a reason. "Ummm, because...because you should have at least kept in contact with someone. Why didn't you?"
What kind of question is that? Daisuke raised an eyebrow. "Why would I? I didn't belong there; it just took me a while to see it. And you of all people should know that. There wasn't a point." He headed for the door again. He stopped in the doorway. "Besides, you seem to be doing just fine without me...Mrs. Takaishi. Well, soon-to-be Mrs. Takaishi."
Hikari gasped and moved a hand over her ring. "I...I..."
Daisuke waved it off. "Don't even bother." He called to Gennai over his shoulder. "Bye Gramps!"
Veemon called to him as well. "Yeah! Bye Gennai!" The two were gone before anyone could stop them.
Taichi sat down and out his head in his hands. "I don't believe it."
TK nodded. "Yeah, why would he act that way? Nobody made him leave."
Hikari looked at her fiancé in shock, but said nothing.
Gennai waved happily at his grandson, wishing him luck on his game and that he would cheer for him as he watched the game on TV as usual. He didn't look very happy when the door closed. "You were brought here for a reason and it was not to criticize my grandson all over again."
Miyako looked confused. "All over again?"
Gennai shook his head sternly. "Nevermind that. You are here because the Guardians and myself sense a new evil rising."
Hikari frowned. "A new evil?" Not again...
Gennai sat back down in his recliner and motioned for everyone to sit. "I had been sensing something strange for a while when the Guardians called me. They had been sensing the same thing and notified me of their alarm. We found that a dark realm was forming at the southern edge of the Digital World. We can't stop it now because it is too late. The realm has already taken root. Several digimon have joined this force. This task is already harder because the digimon are not being controlled; they are joining of their own free will. There are several leaders, but one ringleader. He is very powerful and his identity remains unknown. We are concerned over a new development. And that is...there are certain digimon that have been revived and now serve this mystery digimon."
Taichi had a pensive look on his face. "Who was resurrected?"
Gennai rubbed his temples. "There are four of them. Demidevimon, Piedmon, Puppetmon, and Myotismon. The catch is that they have the ability to digivolve to one higher level. For example, Myotismon can digivolve to MaloMyotismon if he so desires."
TK paled at the mention of Demidevimon and hugged Patamon close. Hikari was shaking at the thought of Myotismon and Gatomon's fur was on edge. Taichi closed his eyes upon hearing Puppetmon's name. Yamato set his jaw as the name Piedmon echoed in his head. The rest just shifted uncomfortably from the thickness of the tension.
Ken coughed to break the silence. Gennai continued. "Yes, I know, but they are the only to be resurrected and no more can return. This time around, once they are deleted they can't come back in any way. It appears that one among you will be, or already has been, gifted with an ability that will ensure the victory of good."
Hikari bit her lip. "Do you or the Guardians know which one of us it is?"
Gennai seemed to be thinking about something. Should I say? I'm already holding out on the Sovereign... He thought back to the night Daisukehad shownup on his doorstep. Or rather how an injured ExVeemonhad shownup on his doorstep with an unconscious Daisuke in his arms.
#FLASH#
Gennai was sweeping the steps that led to his home. He looked up as a shadow hovered over him. It was ExVeemon. He had several cuts and bruises and was bleeding a little. But what alarmed was the bundle in the digimon's arms.
It was Daisuke.
He was out cold with cuts all over him and bleeding badly. His breaths were ragged and labored. Even while unconscious, he would cough every so often and it sounded horrible. Gennai needed to see no more and quickly ushered them in. After ExVeemon de-digivolved, that is. Since Veemon couldn't carry Daisuke anymore, Gennai held him. Thank Kami, I have my younger form. The two moved quickly and Daisuke was laid down in a tub in a bathroom. Veemon flopped down on the floor next to the tub, exhausted.
After washing Daisuke off and wrapping his wounds, Gennai carried him to a bedroom. He laid a still unresponsive Daisuke on the bed and pulled the covers over him, leaving his head on a soft pillow. Veemon was recovering next to him and looked worriedly at his partner. "He'll be okay, right Gennai?"
Gennai looked the digimon over. There were now bandages over his cuts and none of them were bleeding anymore. "Yes, he needs rest though. It just depends on when he wakes up. We'll see then. What happened?"
Veemon looked down. "Well, you shee...Davish...short of fell off a cliff and I had to rush down and get him."
Gennai gaped. "He fell down a cliff!" That was definitely not a normal accident, though far more common an occurence in this world than the human world. "But how?"
Veemon sadly looked at his partner. "Well, we were training and-"
Gennai stopped him. "Training? For what?"
Veemon frowned. "Ummm, Davish shaid we should. Shomething about that Iyshish lady."
Gennai's frowned in confusion. Iyshish? Then his eyes widened with recognition.Oh! Iysis! But that's not possible! She would only appear if...no...I don't believe it. It's time. The evil we thought was gone has returned. Iysis has chosen Daisuke and Veemon as The Chosen Ones. But why? "This Iysis woman...did Daisuke agree to whatever she said or asked of him?"
Veemon nodded. "Yeah. He shaid if we were shupposed to protect whatever it ish we're protecting then we should train to make shure we know what we're doing. I'm hish partner so, where he goesh I go."
I'm not surprised. He always seemed to be a headstrong, but noble, child. Gennai nodded. "I see. So you're training in order to make sure you know what you're doing when the time comes. Very wise." Gennai looked to the spiky redhead. You've changed Daisuke. Or have you always been this way? How much do I actually know about you? Nothing. Only what the other Chosen have said...and that wasn't very pleasant. How do they treat you Daisuke? He sighed and headed out. Veemon followed. "I guess we'll have to wait for him to wake up."
The two ate and tried to put some water and little bits of food down Daisuke's throat. The boy swallowed involuntarily, but didn't wake. Gennai and Veemon watched him for a number of hours and called it a day. They set up a pair of makeshift beds on the floor. Gennai changed the bandages and cleaned the ones that were still bleeding a little. And, of course, they had to bathe the boy. It was a little difficult, especially since Veemon protested at having his partner's privacy violated. Gennai explained that it was okay since he was male also, and that it was better than if agirl or woman was washing him instead. Having nothing to say to that, Veemon let it go. And thatwashow the next two days went. Wake up, take a bath, eat breakfast, watch Daisuke, eat lunch, try to get some water down Daisuke's throat, watch him some more, eat dinner, get Daisuke to swallow his little bits of food involuntarily, give him water, watch him again, bathe him and clean his bandages, go to sleep. This went on for two days.
On the third the day, as they were eating for their lunch break, Daisuke began to shift and moan softly in his room down the hall. Daisuke opened bleary eyes to a room he didn't recognize. Where am I? Oh no! That cliff! "Veemon!" His voice was hoarse and far weaker than he remembered. He sat up hurriedly and immediately fell back. "Ahh!" He hissed in pain. My chest burns...but where's Veemon? I have to find him. He could be hurt and need me. He got up painstakingly and slid out of the bed slowly. He struggled to stand and eventually succeeded. A blue light lit up under his newly restored shirt as he walked, or rather stumbled, down the hall. He found it easier to breath and walk as the blue light shone brighter. He didn't pay it any attention and called out. "Hello? Veemon? Are you here?"
Veemon was eating as he heard his name. I know that voice. Daisuke! He choked in shock as he saw his partner in the kitchen's doorway, standing as if nothing had happened. There was a blue light coming from his shirt, but it was fading. Veemon jumped into his partner's arms and voiced his happiness. "You're okay!"
Gennai gasped as he saw that there were no longer any signs of injury. Whatever that light was...it must have healed him. But how is that? Is he really the Chosen One? ... Yes. Yes he is, that training...he's already started. "How do you feel Daisuke? Up to training?"
Daisuke froze and paled a little. Veemon shifted a bit in his partner's arms. "Heh heh. I short of told him."
Daisuke glared at his partner. "Told him what?"
Veemon laughed nervously. "Heh heh...everything. Moving...that Iyshish lady...the way the othersh treated you and me..."
Daisuke's jaw dropped. "You told him that!"
Gennai stepped between the two. "There's no need for alarm. The Sovereign and myself would have seen when we viewed the whole thing."
Daisuke stared at him as if he was crazy. "How are you and the Sovereign able to see it?"
Gennai smiled stiffly. "There are digital devices all over the Digital World. Those devices record all events around them and project an image when called upon. We can see anything. The only problem is that we are usually unable to use them during a crisis as the enemy makes a point of disabling the projections."
Daisuke rubbed his temples. "Let me get this straight. There are these devices, which might as well be virtual cameras, and you can see anything and everything that goes on." Gennai nodded and Daisuke continued. "The problem is that you can't access the projection-thingies because the enemy always disables them. So basically, you have cameras and use them to watch over things and for 'future reference'?"
Gennai nodded again. "Yes. That is correct."
Daisuke shook his head. "You people are strange. About the others...it's true." He sighed in resignation. No point in hiding it now. "I won't even bother to deny it. I left because I might as well not even be there. It wouldn't make a difference and from what I've collected so far, they don't seem to care. The things I've heard them say..." And so it went. Daisuke broke down and told Gennai everything. Gennai sat the stressed-out boy on the couch and let him pour everything out. Veemon lent his support and filled in when Daisuke paused.
#BACK#
Gennai closed his eyes in memory of what Daisuke told him. "They said I was useless, an idiot, childish, pathetic, and basically any other insult. Even Hikari put in her own two cents on the subject. The thing that drove me away altogether was when they asked aloud, "How is it that he became a digidestined in the first place? He's obviously not the type that can do this. Maybe there was a mistake." Gennai passed his gaze over all of them as they awaited his answer. There was a mistake alright. But it wasn't Daisuke... He made his decision. "No. I'm afraid that I haven't been able to figure that out yet. I've asked the Sovereign and they don't know yet either. You all should probably be on your way home. It's getting late in your world and you all have school, college, or whatever it is you do tomorrow. I'll see you all here tomorrow?"
They all nodded.
Taichi, Mimi, Hikari, and Gatomon remained. Gennai turned to them. "Yes? Is something wrong?"
Mimi was the first to speak. "Okay...um...what college does Daisuke go to? I wanna visit him! And where's the game at? I want to be there to root for him!"
Gennai and the others sweatdropped. "Why is that?"
Mimi smiled brightly. "Are you kidding me? Did you see him! He's hot!"Nothing like what theothers told me. Miyako's been holding out on me! Definitely a boyfriend possibility with him. So will you tell me now?"
Gennai sweatdropped again. Well, it couldn't hurt anything. Surely this won't upset him. "Sure. He goes to Tokyo University and the game is in," he checkeda clock that wasmatchedwiththeir time zone, "15 minutes at Osaka's stadium. He's on the team in blue and white. Mayosho Dragons. That's the team's name." Mimi sped out with a "Thanks!" thrown over her shoulder.
Gennai looked to the other three. Unfortunately they looked more serious. "Yes?"
Taichi set a hard look on his face. "Alright, what's with Daisuke?"
Gennai frowned. "I'm sorry?"
Taichi asked again. "What's with Daisuke? Why is he so...so...cold now? And why did he slip me these when he revealed himself?" To Hikari and Gatomon's surprise, he held the goggles that Daisuke had sworn never to remove from his head when Taichi named him leader. "Well?"
Gennai turned his back to him. "I guess he believes that you should name someone else leader as he has declared himself to no longer be a part of your group."
Taichi's jaw dropped. "No longer a part of the group!"
Gennai didn't look at him. Even though he felt that they were in the wrong, he still felt bad for the barrage of bombs that was being dropped onthem. "Yes. He's left the group. I thought that was fairly obvious. Especially after the way you all treated him. I'm surprised he stayed that long."
Taichi was shocked silent. He could think of nothing to say because when he thought about it, they had treated him pretty badly. Horribly actually. We were awful to him and I can't even think of a reason why. When it comes down to it, the only reason will sound pretty lame. The only reason could be that we just used him as a scapegoat for all the blame. He was a bit headstrong, but so was I. Actually, I was worse. But unlike him, I had a group I could work with. I knew them and we were friends...more or less. At least they listened to me. The younger digidestined wouldn't listen to him from what I heard...and saw. They were nearly strangers, save for Daisuke, Hikari, and TK. And they, save for TK and Hikari, weren't all that close either. I saw it...we all did, and still we kept on. Stupidly convinced that it was either Daisuke's fault or that it would all work out like it always had in the past. No wonder he's gone now... Taichi said nothing as he headed out and back to the Real World with a heavy heart of guilt.
Hikari looked at her retreating brother and felt his shame. She, too, had done him wrong. Toying with him and his emotions. And from what Gatomon told her, like digidestined, like digimon. Veemon went through the same, so the decision to go with his partner wasn't exactly heartbreaking. What have we done? "Gennai...I don't know how to explain this...but I've been having weird dreams lately."
Gennai was intrigued by the change of topics. "Oh? Sit down and tell me about them. Maybe your dreams can tell us something."
Hikari sat and Gatomon hopped onto her lap. "They're more like bits and piece thrown into one night of sleep. My main concern is personal...I saw the Dark Ocean."
Gennai's eyes widened at this. Oh dear, that isn't good at all. "Are you serious? Has it been calling to you?"
She shook her head. "No. It was someone else, but I couldn't see. There were two people, a boy and a girl. Both were saddened by something and Dragomon((Does anybody know what his name is?)) caught them. He said the boy would be his heir and if he couldn't have me then the girl would be his new queen. He said that their powers were incredible and would use them to control the Dark World, the Digital World, and the Real World. Then the dream broke to the boy. All I could see was his clothes: no shirt, jean shorts, fingerless gloves, and a bandana. He was wearing all black. He was like 6'3"...maybe and his hair was red, I think. He had the bandana around his neck and his hair was spiked. The tips of his spikes were black, too."
Gennai paled. That sounds like what Daisuke would wear. He shook his head. Nah, Daisuke said he would never wear all black, no matter what. "Not even at funeral." That's what he said, something about it being too depressing and attracting too much heat. Something like that. And besides that, Daisuke's hair, though red and spiked, did not have black tips. But who is it then? If it's not him... "Anything else in your dream? What about the girl?"
Hikari thought back to her dream. "Oh yeah, the girl. She was a shorter than the boy, maybe...5' 8"? She had on silver, black and dark blue. She had a blue tank top and a black vest. The bandana she had was silver and so were her fingerless gloves. She had on black jean pants. Neither of them were wearing shoes for some reason. She was hurt badly and collapsed as soon as she showed up." The Child of Light shifted, having been very discomforted with this part of the dream. "There was blood...she died. The boy went into a fit of rage. Flames and light were everywhere. He sprouted wings...but they were black. I think he was evil or something. He made a hole and flew out of the Dark Ocean. It was like he was flying right at me, but I couldn't see his face at all." There was a pause and Gennai waited for something more. "Then I woke up."
He would have sweatdropped if the situation wasn't so serious to him. Gennai was paler than usual again. No...it's not possible. It sounds like her human form, but why? "The girl...what did she look like?"
Hikari looked at Gennai strangely, but answered him. "She had dark violet hair and was pale, but not sickly. Umm, her eyes...I think they were violet too. A pale violet or a rich violet...I don't know. Maybe a mix of both. Why?"
Gennai stood. "She sounded familiar. I'll speak to the Sovereign to see what they know. I'll tell you what I find tomorrow."
Hikari gave a small bow. "Thank you. You coming Gatomon?"
Gatomon waved a paw. "Just a minute, wait by the TV exit." Hikari, confused but complacent, left and Gatomon faced Gennai with a serious look.
Gennai sighed. Great...just what I needed. She's on to me...who am I kidding? She knows. "Yes Gatomon? Why didn't you leave with your partner?"
Gatomon hissed at him. "Enough pleasantries, old man. I know you lied. You know who it is. You know who the Chosen is, don't you?" It wasn't really a question.
Gennai didn't bother lying. "Yes. I had no intention of saying who it was because the other Chosen would simply get in the way and ask questions that nobody can answer. There's no denying it. We both know that they would go looking for these answers and get themselves hurt for no reason at all. They shouldn't bother, but you know they will. Daisuke and Veemon can't protect them all at the same time. He needs his own time to train. This goes for Veemon too and they can't do that with everyone, both human and digimon, hounding them over it 24/7."
Gatomon narrowed feline eyes. "So it's Daisuke and Veemon, huh? How do you and the Sovereign figure that?"
Gennai shook his head. "I know this because Daisuke told me that he has already been visited by the being that gives these powers to the 'Chosen Ones' as it is said in the inscription. And before you ask, no, I honestly do not know where the cave of this being or the inscription is, nor have I seen the inscription. I have, however, met the being and she is verykind andhighly intelligent. She appears when she pleases, or when Daisuke or Veemon need/want her. I've been meaning to see if I could get her to the human world, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe Daisuke can..." He shook his head, getting back on topic. "Back to your question. Yes, the Chosen Ones are Daisuke and Veemon, there is proof. If it means so much to you, just come out here around noon or earlier and watch them. Follow them if it pleases you. Just make sure you don't get caught. Many digimon have faced near deletion or actual deletion because they were careless, snooping around those two as the trained, and alarmed them. I wouldn't want either of them to accidentally harm you."
Gatomon snorted. "Yeah right. Neither of them would even come close to hurting me. But I do see your point; I won't tell the others, okay? So don't worry. What's the story with Veemon? Any other changes or side-effects?"
It was Gennai's turn to give a suspicious look. "Why would you care? I was under the impression that Veemon annoyed you and the other digimon. I could have sworn your last words to him were: "Get away from me you idiot. I don't care for you in any way and there's no way it'll work out between us. We're far too different and you can't even relate to me at all. I'd be better off with a stranger. And besides, I've already chosen Patamon, there was no competition on that choice. So go away and keep you distance, alright 'bluemon?'" ... Yes, very harsh indeed. So why do you want to know about him in specific? If anything, I would think you were more concerned about Daisuke's powers."
Gatomon was silent for a moment. Why am I asking? Daisuke's powers are the ones I should be asking about, not Veemon's. Do I...? Nah. My partner was right on her choice. It's Destiny...yeah that's it. Destiny. "Forget it old man. I'll be back tomorrow for rest of my questions. And I will be at that game. I'll start following them as soon as we get back to the Real World." She started for the door. "And by the way, why do you want that mysterious girl to go to the Real World?"
Gennai sighed. "She's never been there and knows nothing of it. I wouldn't be very good if she was forced to go there and didn't know what to do because she'd never been there. It would be good for her and benefit any possible situations of her being sent there."
Gatomon shrugged. "Whatever you say old man." The cat digimon ran after her partner, who was waiting by the exit. And just like her partner, there was a voice that left her unsettled with a single question.
Are you sure?
She ignored the question and prepared herself for her so-called 'mission' of tailing the two mysterious beings they used to know so well. Or so they thought.
K. That's all. I made this one longer to make up for the last chapter's shortness.
And so everyone is in the Real World. Now the real chaos begins. All that and more! In the next chapter! So keep reading please...
Ja minnas!
