Chapter 1
Authors Note * Thanks to Edward and Michael for the design of their characters and partners. Also I would like to apologies for how long it took to get this up. I thought I would take a little break from updating between stories. Fine people, still not happy... I'll supply the base ball bats and you hit me over the head with them.*
We leaped out of our seats and rushed to the front gates. A great crowd stood in the gate. "Out of the way Dieco, the Tamers and their partners wish to see their new allies!" A Sovereignty yelled. The crowd parted in the middle.
I grinned happily when I saw them. The group may have been small, but there was someone I knew. "Porthawos!"
"Dantagon!" We left our Tamers sides and ran to each other. I hugged her and she stood confused. "Dantagon, what are you doing?"
"It's a hug my sweet. And call me D'Artagnan, it's what Joan calls me."
"Fair enough, as long as you call me Porthos. Edward finds it easier to say." She stepped back and looked me in the eye. "I've missed you."
"So have I Porthos, so have I."
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"He obviously didn't marry her for her fashion sense." Lisa whispered, I held back a laugh. Porthawosmon wore a silver chest plate and helmet. Instead of silver armor covering her legs she wore black pants.
I looked back to those who had come. A wave of disappointment came over me. Besides Porthawos there were two humans and one digimon, not to forget the scout. I slowly walked towards the group. One of the two boys met me half way in.
"Well now, so you're the ones that needed my help. You don't look like a warrior. And your friend over there looks like she can barely stand on her own." He laughed; his dark hair almost covered his eyes.
I pulled the saber D'Artagnan had given me. I then pointed it at his neck. "I'm a fence, not a warrior. As for my friend, he faced a concussion and many cuts and bruises a few days ago. We asked for help because two people can not fight Lokimon alone. Many digimon have fought and died in the process. We were hoping for more help, but you are the ones that are here. So you are the ones that are going to help us."
His head jolted back a little. "Okay, okay, no need to get a little hot under the collar. I see your partner has taken a liking to mine."
"That's his wife," I retorted.
"Oh, well then, that clears many things up, err, what was your name again?"
"I didn't even tell you the first time." I said as the other boy and his artic fox like digimon walked over to us. I heard Lisa and Aramis walk up behind me. D'Artagnan and Porthawos started towards me as well.
"Michael, you can call me Mike if you want," the boy with the fox partner said holding out a hand. I sheathed my saber and took it, "My friend here is Athosismon, just call him Athos."
"Joan, my partner is Dantagonmon, but everyone calls him D'Artagnan." The two nodded in a greeting.
"Edward or Ed, depends one your day," he then held out his hand. I took it and made my grasp firmer and harder then what it was with Mike so he knew I wasn't going to let him take over that quickly. "If you didn't know this is Porthawosmon, I called her once Porthos and it stuck."
"Lisa; and this is Artismon, or Aramis." She didn't shake hands, mostly because one arm was being held by Aramis and her other hand held a walking stick.
"Well since we now know each others names I think I will take charge here," Edward said proudly.
"WHAT!" Lisa and I said together.
"I've sure I've been working with Porthos longer then any of you have worked with your partners. Go ahead try me." He smiled and rolled back the sleeves on his flannel shirt.
"The middle of May," I grinned.
"Haha, May, ha, September of last year." He looked to Lisa.
"Hold on, I'm not getting into this. Joan has had her partner way longer then me."
"Third grade," Mike said softly, we turned to him.
"Lead on oh great lord," I mocked and place one hand in a fist over my heart and bowed. He looked at me funny.
"I don't want to be the fearless leader; I want to be the sniveling whining follower." He said with a grin. "That's from a bumper sticker in my room."
"Oh, so you're an omega are ya. Well then, that means I'm in charge," I said.
"What, well that's just fine. I didn't even want to be here in the first place." Edward said pointing a finger at me.
"Now take it easy kid," Edward jumped from a voice that came from behind me. "Don't start acting like that. I'm pretty sure Joan-chun and Lisa-chun didn't want to be here either."
"Huh, what," I said turning around to face Henry. "Well I..." he put on a teasing smile.
"So kid, what will it take for us to prove you should stay?"
"About a million dollars, American dollars, not Canadian." Edward crossed his arms and gave a cock eyed look.
"That's a lot of yen kid."
"He asked for dollars not yen," Lisa said.
"Ten American dollar is equivalent to, oh heck with it."
"Listen who ever you are, I was just joking. You know, why don't you fight with her? Go find a partner and join the war." Henry lost his cool and would have beaten Ed to a pulp if it wasn't for Takato and Ruki.
"Forget it Jen, it's not worth it. I'll take care of him okay?" Henry/Jen pulled his arm out of Takato's grasp and muttered something under his breath. "Listen, we have partners. We were the first to become Tamers. You might not remember, but there was a huge battle in Japan eight years ago this fall. After the battle our partners had to leave or else they would die. Now we are waiting for a scout to find them."
"Oh, sorry, I... ah... didn't know. Listen buddy, I'll stay here for two days, and if you can't prove that this world needs my help. Well I'm leaving, and Porthos is coming with me." I heard D'Artagnan give a nasty growl at Edward's comment.
"Fine, two days, Mike, is this the same with you?"
"No Joan, I'm staying here. With all Athos told me I want to actually learn what I can about this planet." I smiled; one was on our side, now for the other.
Authors Note * Thanks to Edward and Michael for the design of their characters and partners. Also I would like to apologies for how long it took to get this up. I thought I would take a little break from updating between stories. Fine people, still not happy... I'll supply the base ball bats and you hit me over the head with them.*
We leaped out of our seats and rushed to the front gates. A great crowd stood in the gate. "Out of the way Dieco, the Tamers and their partners wish to see their new allies!" A Sovereignty yelled. The crowd parted in the middle.
I grinned happily when I saw them. The group may have been small, but there was someone I knew. "Porthawos!"
"Dantagon!" We left our Tamers sides and ran to each other. I hugged her and she stood confused. "Dantagon, what are you doing?"
"It's a hug my sweet. And call me D'Artagnan, it's what Joan calls me."
"Fair enough, as long as you call me Porthos. Edward finds it easier to say." She stepped back and looked me in the eye. "I've missed you."
"So have I Porthos, so have I."
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"He obviously didn't marry her for her fashion sense." Lisa whispered, I held back a laugh. Porthawosmon wore a silver chest plate and helmet. Instead of silver armor covering her legs she wore black pants.
I looked back to those who had come. A wave of disappointment came over me. Besides Porthawos there were two humans and one digimon, not to forget the scout. I slowly walked towards the group. One of the two boys met me half way in.
"Well now, so you're the ones that needed my help. You don't look like a warrior. And your friend over there looks like she can barely stand on her own." He laughed; his dark hair almost covered his eyes.
I pulled the saber D'Artagnan had given me. I then pointed it at his neck. "I'm a fence, not a warrior. As for my friend, he faced a concussion and many cuts and bruises a few days ago. We asked for help because two people can not fight Lokimon alone. Many digimon have fought and died in the process. We were hoping for more help, but you are the ones that are here. So you are the ones that are going to help us."
His head jolted back a little. "Okay, okay, no need to get a little hot under the collar. I see your partner has taken a liking to mine."
"That's his wife," I retorted.
"Oh, well then, that clears many things up, err, what was your name again?"
"I didn't even tell you the first time." I said as the other boy and his artic fox like digimon walked over to us. I heard Lisa and Aramis walk up behind me. D'Artagnan and Porthawos started towards me as well.
"Michael, you can call me Mike if you want," the boy with the fox partner said holding out a hand. I sheathed my saber and took it, "My friend here is Athosismon, just call him Athos."
"Joan, my partner is Dantagonmon, but everyone calls him D'Artagnan." The two nodded in a greeting.
"Edward or Ed, depends one your day," he then held out his hand. I took it and made my grasp firmer and harder then what it was with Mike so he knew I wasn't going to let him take over that quickly. "If you didn't know this is Porthawosmon, I called her once Porthos and it stuck."
"Lisa; and this is Artismon, or Aramis." She didn't shake hands, mostly because one arm was being held by Aramis and her other hand held a walking stick.
"Well since we now know each others names I think I will take charge here," Edward said proudly.
"WHAT!" Lisa and I said together.
"I've sure I've been working with Porthos longer then any of you have worked with your partners. Go ahead try me." He smiled and rolled back the sleeves on his flannel shirt.
"The middle of May," I grinned.
"Haha, May, ha, September of last year." He looked to Lisa.
"Hold on, I'm not getting into this. Joan has had her partner way longer then me."
"Third grade," Mike said softly, we turned to him.
"Lead on oh great lord," I mocked and place one hand in a fist over my heart and bowed. He looked at me funny.
"I don't want to be the fearless leader; I want to be the sniveling whining follower." He said with a grin. "That's from a bumper sticker in my room."
"Oh, so you're an omega are ya. Well then, that means I'm in charge," I said.
"What, well that's just fine. I didn't even want to be here in the first place." Edward said pointing a finger at me.
"Now take it easy kid," Edward jumped from a voice that came from behind me. "Don't start acting like that. I'm pretty sure Joan-chun and Lisa-chun didn't want to be here either."
"Huh, what," I said turning around to face Henry. "Well I..." he put on a teasing smile.
"So kid, what will it take for us to prove you should stay?"
"About a million dollars, American dollars, not Canadian." Edward crossed his arms and gave a cock eyed look.
"That's a lot of yen kid."
"He asked for dollars not yen," Lisa said.
"Ten American dollar is equivalent to, oh heck with it."
"Listen who ever you are, I was just joking. You know, why don't you fight with her? Go find a partner and join the war." Henry lost his cool and would have beaten Ed to a pulp if it wasn't for Takato and Ruki.
"Forget it Jen, it's not worth it. I'll take care of him okay?" Henry/Jen pulled his arm out of Takato's grasp and muttered something under his breath. "Listen, we have partners. We were the first to become Tamers. You might not remember, but there was a huge battle in Japan eight years ago this fall. After the battle our partners had to leave or else they would die. Now we are waiting for a scout to find them."
"Oh, sorry, I... ah... didn't know. Listen buddy, I'll stay here for two days, and if you can't prove that this world needs my help. Well I'm leaving, and Porthos is coming with me." I heard D'Artagnan give a nasty growl at Edward's comment.
"Fine, two days, Mike, is this the same with you?"
"No Joan, I'm staying here. With all Athos told me I want to actually learn what I can about this planet." I smiled; one was on our side, now for the other.