Chapter 3

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Nemoriku's awake first this morning, and she's watching season two of Digimon, occasionally yelling out to the mother she never knew. Matt comes out to comfort her, but all she does is run from the room and lock herself in a closet down the hall. Matt shrugs and turns the channel. She's bound to come out sooner or later.
Takeru comes out a few minutes later, rubbing his eyes in an effort to keep himself awake.

"Hey Takeru, you know the rules, last one up makes breakfast!" Matt says with a smirk.

"Where's Niku?" Takeru asks his brother while he gets out the frying pan. He's using the nickname for Nemoriku that she likes to be called.

"In a closet." Matt says plainly, paying more attention to his favorite anime show.

"What?!"

"TK!" The little girl screams, running into the kitchen and clinging to her brother's leg.

"You're up!"

"Yeah. Hey Niku." Takeru says, messing up her hair. "Whatcha want for breakfast?"

"Pancakes!" She says.

"Well Takeru, looks like it's your turn to be a big brother." Matt says enthusiastically.

"Yeah. Guess so." Takeru says, pouring batter into the pan.

"Crap!" Matt yells, as a 'newsflash' is put on in place of the show he was watching. Niku runs into the living room and plops herself on the couch next to Matt, just in time to hear the news.

"In downtown Tokyo there are gigantic Digimon prowling the streets, leaving destruction in their wake. Where are the DigiDestend? If you are watching, please help!"

"Looks like we need to take care of this real quick before breakfast." Matt says calmly. Takeru turns off the stove quickly and goes to get Patamon.

"Oh my God! We have to do something!" Nemoriku yells. Soon her partner is out asking about what's going on.

"You can DigiVolve, can't you? Right?" she asks.

"Um.not yet." Tsumon answers.

"Listen," Takeru says to the two as he walks out into the living room. "Matt, Gabumon, Patamon and I will handle it, it's no big deal. You guys stay here." He says with a smile before Patamon DigiVolves to Pegususmon. He jumps on, and they're off to Tokyo.

When they get there, they see a scene like so many others before. There are Digimon everywhere that are running around destroying things, and taking great pleasure in doing so. However, the Digimon are so inexperienced that they're out within a few attacks.

"So, what should we do now?" Takeru asks his brother.

"What do you mean? I thought we were going home to eat pancakes."

"Well, um, yeah, but our sister has no experience in fighting with her partner side by side like we do, so there's the sign that we have to help her and Tsumon."

"Um.ok, I guess."

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"Get away from us!" Nemoriku screams.

She was wanting to see her brothers in the middle of a battle, so she left to go find them. Of course, Tsumon and Nemoriku weren't so lucky as to get there. They've run across a very angry Unimon on the way.

"Go away you freak!" Nemoriku yells again.

Unimon attacks, but Tsumon quickly DigiVolves into Carisomon, (a cat- like creature with a great skill in flight. Somewhat similar to Gatomon, only with wings, a bandana around her neck, and a jewel on her forehead. She has black bands around her wrists and ankles, and she's light blue in color with pink eyes, and she is 3'6) just in time to pick up Nemoriku and fly to a safer height.

"Thunderbolt!" She yells, blasting a strong lightning attack from the jewel on her forehead down to the Unimon's horn. The Unimon is paralyzed, and soon enough, Nemoriku and her newly DigiVolved partner fly back towards their home.

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Just as Matt and Takeru unlock the door to their apartment, Nemoriku and Carisomon fly in through the sliding glass door (of which they left open). Carisomon de-DigiVolves, and they both sit down on the couch, turning on the t.v. just as Matt and Takeru come in. Carisomon had promised earlier that she wouldn't say a word about what happened to either of the brothers.

"Hey Nemoriku!" Takeru says as he takes something out of his pocket. "You've got one of these, right?" he asks, holding out his DigiVice.

"Well, I guess I'll make breakfast.." Matt complains.

"Yep, I have one." Nemoriku says, taking a silver DigiVice out of her backpack.

"Do you know how to use it?"

"Not really."

"Have you noticed the time?"

"Huh?"

"There's a clock as one of the settings. It adjusts the time as you move throughout the world, and it even tells the time when you're in the Digital World." Takeru explains.

"Wow!" Niku says with excitement. "Which button do you press?"

"The top left."

"Oh wow! This is so cool!"

"Press it again."

"Huh? There's nothing there."

"Not yet. That's where a DigiEgg goes when you get one."

"Neat!"

"Now press it again."

"There's nothing here either." Niku says, somewhat disappointed. "What goes here?"

"Your Careko ring."

"What's that?" She asks, looking back down at her blank DigiVice screen.

"It doesn't make your partner DigiVolve, instead it's like a powerup. Most Digimon get stripes from the powerup if they don't already have them."

"Oh."

"It's better than that, though."

"In what way?"

"When a Digimon uses the Careko ring, they become invisible to people that don't have Digimon partners. They can also make people, other Digimon, and objects invisible when their power strengthens. It makes it easier for all us Destend to travel outside of Japan. Here, everyone knows about Digimon, but in other countries, they have no clue, with exception to the Destend in those countries."

"Oh, wow! I can't wait to get one!"

Takeru smiles at his little sister's comment. She has a lot to learn about the Digital World, and even her DigiVice and partner.

"Time to eat guys!" Matt calls. "Get your pancakes! I hope you like them!"

As they walk over to the kitchen and grab plates and silverware from the cabinets and drawers, Nemoriku thinks about the Careko rings.

"How do you get a Careko ring?"

"You have to do something really good." Matt answers from the dining room table. "I didn't get one until after Gabumon DigiVolved to his Ulta- Champion level."

"Ulta-Champion?"

"Yeah, two steps above Mega."

"Wow. What does Gabumon look like then?"

"A huge, ferocious wolf with lots of power."

"Really?!"

"Yeah, and he's as big as a skyscraper."

"Wow! That's cool! When do you think Tsumon will be able to DigiVolve that high, and when do you think I'll get a Careko ring?"

"Maybe soon if you and Tsumon train really hard." Takeru says as he comes into the room with a glass of lemonade and sits down in the chair next to Nemoriku.

"When do we start training?"

"Well, that depends. The first fight has to be a real fight, not a setup."

"Well, um." Nemoriku says outloud. "Um, we've already been through a fight."

"When?" Takeru asks.

"Um.well." Niku stutters. "Today."

"What? Today? When? In the Digital World?" Matt asks quickly.

"Um.no, here. Tsumon and I wanted to see you guys in battle, so we ran after you, but a Unimon attacked us on the way there. But don't worry, Tsumon DigiVolved into Carisomon just in time to paralyze Unimon and get us back here."

"You shouldn't have tried coming, but it seems you have the Destend blood in you, and you're alright, so good work. You too, Tsumon." Takeru says, carefully picking out the right words.

"Thanks." Tsumon says, opening her eyes for just a few seconds. "I appreciate it."

"Listen up Niku." Takeru says. "Tomorrow we'll start you and Tsumon's training, ok?"

"What's going to happen first?"

"Tsumon and you are going to show us how a DigiVolution works."

"Ok. I can't wait!"

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Later that night at the Kamiya house..

"Hikari, how could you still keep that horrible thing after all these years?!" Mr. Kamiya screams at his daughter.

"I'm not a horrible thing, I'm a Digimon!" Gatomon yells. "And stop yelling at my partner!"

"I've had enough of both you and Hikari! Hikari, you're grounded!"

Hikari opens her bedroom door, and Gatomon runs in.

"That's enough! Why do you have to hate everything I do? Why do you hate my partner? Why is it that you hate everything about Destend, and everything about the Digital World? Why can't you accept me for who I am?!"

"Why can't you follow the rules your mother and I have set for you? No animals, no staying up past eight, and absolutely no ditching school! Just because your teachers believe those lame excuses doesn't mean I'm going to! I don't care WHO you think you are, or that you THINK you're saving the world! Truth be told, you couldn't save anything, and that world you're always talking about is just your imagination!"

"That's it. I can't stand this anymore." Hikari says to Gatomon, closing and locking her bedroom door. "I need to get out of here. Let's go to Takeru's tomorrow."

"Sure! Sounds fun. I can't wait to see Patamon." Gatomon says, laying down on Hikari's bed.

"Yeah, and I can't wait to see Takeru." Hikari says, laying down next to Gatomon, and covering herself in a thin blanket.

"Sweet dreams Gatomon, G'night Takeru, wherever you are. Hope you had a better day than us."

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Looong chapter! Hope you like it. Should I continue on still? Tell me what you think in a review! Gomen!