kellyQ- Second thoughts? Oh, about going to Cyber Port City? If that's
what you meant, then no, they're definitely gonna have to go there (cause I
definitely need a change of setting for my story!).
Chibi Excel- Oooh, might wanna watch out for that wall.....Oh yes, high school really is evil-glad you agree! Let's rebel! A nation-wide student rebellion against high school! And, if that doesn't work, we can kick all the high schools and laugh at them until they feel embarrassed and run away and hide......wear metal-tipped shoes and meet me outside!
Dreamer- Hehehe.....yep, it should be fun! Don't know when I'll get to that part....probably very soon!
Midnight Fairy- Okay, okay, okay! LOL, thanks for reviewing!!!
dragi- Thanks for the good luck wishes, and I'll update as often as I can, which, like I've mentioned before, sadly wont be that often because of school!
Crystal Ketchum Darklight- Ichido? Cool! That sounds like the name of one of the characters in Kikaider-actually, that is one of their names, I think!
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"speaking" /thinking/
Digimon does not belong to me.
Takuya's POV
Taming the Wild
Wicchick
/All right, it was fun at first, but now this is getting ridiculous! What's the big deal? I don't get it!/
Takuya was finally getting fed up with how J.P., Zoë, Tommy, and Bokomon were staring at him. It had been nearly fifteen minutes since he had taken a seat besides Koji (whom, by the way, still preferred to act oblivious to Takuya) and the other three kids and Bokomon had been staring in nonplussed silence ever since.
/At least Neemon isn't acting weird about it.heh, that's kinda ironic. Maybe it is a bigger deal than I thought it was. Neemon's usually the oblivious one anyways, so maybe this does seem weird. Koji, do something!/
"Ehem, K-Koji?" Takuya whispered, leaning over to be able to see the other boy's face. Koji blinked. "Koji?" he tried again. Nothing. Koji just continued to stare out the window. /Grrrrrrrr/ "KOJI!" Takuya screamed in his face, and Koji, acting as though he had just noticed him there for the first time, slowly turned to him and raised an eyebrow. "Thank the heavens! I was starting to think there was something wrong with you! Why were you ignoring me?"
"I wasn't ignoring you," Koji began in a calm voice, "I just didn't feel like talking. And I still don't," he added snappishly.
"Sheesh, what's up with you? Anyways," Takuya lowered his voice to a whisper, "I was just wondering if you've noticed how the others are all staring at us....besides Neemon, that is."
"Obviously they find the fact that you came and sat down by me very surprising."
"Well, yeah! I could've told you that! But, what's the big deal? Even if I wasn't hopelessly in love with you," Koji again raised his eyebrow at this, "it still wouldn't seem odd, right? Can't a guy sit by his friend anymore?"
"Well, seeing as we had never been friends until we became boyfriends, and seeing as they don't know we're together, I guess it would seem odd. They think I'm a depressed, mean loner who hates everyone, and you're the exact opposite. So, they probably think you're-I don't know, brave or something, for sitting next to me. They think you risked getting you're head bitten off.....and it must seem weird to them that I have yet to do that."
"Uh, oh. Right. Well, then, maybe we should work on your attitude a bit."
"Eh? How d'you reckon?"
"Well," Takuya said thoughtfully, "I think you're right about why you think they're staring at us with their mouths hanging open. And I know that they think you're a loner who hates us all.....you sorta have that aura about you, see....so, maybe if we work to fix that so that you seem nicer, well, we could get away with more stuff....like for one, me sitting next to and chatting with you."
"So you think I need a personality makeover, do you?" said Koji, with the slightest trace of a grin on his face.
"Sure! It'd be fun, and then when the others see how nice you really are, they'll talk to you more and like you better!"
"I'm nice? Wow, I really do need to work on my personality then..."
"Hey! I think it's good that you're nice- you know, deep, deep down there...somewhere....er, so what do you say? Wanna start right now by going over and talking to the others?"
"No."
"Aww, c'mon Koji! Why not?"
"No. I neither want nor need their company. I have you, anyways."
"Well you're right about that," Takuya said with a sly grin. He looked at Koji who looked as though the last thing he would do would be to willingly talk with the others. Letting out a deep breath, Takuya added, "Fine. Whatever. I can see that I'm not going to get you near the other guys without the use of a collar, a chain, and some heavy artillery, and seeing as I've left all that stuff at home....maybe I'll try to persuade you to go over there later."
"Sure. You can try."
"Besides, I kind of like having you all to myself....." Takuya saw Koji smile as he said this, but then Koji tried to hide it by turning his face away and staring out the window again.
Takuya sighed happily. /Yep, all mine. I wish the others would look away so I could hug him. Oh, I would LOVE to hug him right now!/ he groaned with longing and turned away from Koji, fearing that if he looked at him any longer he would just give in and embrace him. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
"OW!" Takuya said irritably as he was woken with a start by a nudge in the ribs. Mumbling angrily under his breath, he turned to look at the minor- pain inflictor, Koji. "What?" he said coldly.
"Just wanted to let you know that we're coming close to the Cyber Port City Station- by the way, are you aware of the fact that you have a horrible drooling problem?"
Takuya followed Koji's eyes to Koji's right shoulder, where a small puddle of drool had accumulated. In answer to Takuya's confused gaze, Koji explained, "You fell asleep on my shoulder a while ago. Being the gentleman that I am, I chose not to disturb you, even when you starting drooling."
Takuya flushed and used his red over-shirt sleeve to wipe away the wet on Koji's shoulder, and sheepishly said sorry. Koji made a deep, guttural sound that Takuya took for a laugh, and said, "Don't worry about it. You sleep like a little angel," he added sarcastically.
Takuya glared evilly up at him. "What can I say? I need my beauty sleep, and those less fortunate than I must contribute to allowing me my rest."
Koji definitely laughed this time. "No way. I'm definitely the beauty of the pair."
/You bet you are....mmmmmmmm/ "Sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night." Suddenly remembering that they weren't the only two kids on the Trailmon, Takuya hastily glanced around. Luckily, the three other kids were sleeping, and the two Digimon were nowhere to be seen. "Hey, where'd Bokomon and Neemon go?"
"Hm? Oh, I don't think they could stand the site of my beautiful face anymore......hey! Fine, they're searching this Trailmon to see if any other Digimon are on it," he answered, after getting punched on the arm by Takuya.
"OK. Uh, no one saw me sleeping on you're shoulder, did they?"
"Are you kidding? I have an image to maintain, you know. I'm mean and hate you, remember?"
"Right." Takuya yawned and stretched out his arms and legs from where he was seated. "Looks like we're here. Help me wake them up," he said, jerking his head in the direction of the three sleeping kids. He stood and walked over to them, reaching Tommy first. "Wake up, buddy. We're here."
"Oh, five more minutes, Mom!"
Koji walked up besides Takuya, grabbed Tommy's shoulders, and shook him vigorously. "Wake up, twit."
"Hey! Be gentle, he's just a kid!"
"Ahhhh! Koji, gees! You scared me!"
"I'm sure I did. Want me to wake up the others?" he asked, grinning at Takuya who huffed and responded, "Just leave it to me." But he didn't need to wake Zoë and J.P.-Tommy's scream had shaken them awake, too.
"Great! You're all up." Takuya walked over to the door separating the compartments of the Trailmon and opened it, looking for the two Digimon. He found them, and they were not alone. A group of seven brightly-colored Digimon, each a different color, was talking to Bokomon and Neemon as though telling them something very urgent. Bokomon nodded repeatedly, his eyes slightly bulging, and blindly led the other Digimon over the threshold to where Takuya and the rest of the kids were now standing. He looked up with a start when Takuya closed the door behind them. "Oh, good, you're here."
"What's up?" Takuya asked.
Before Bokomon could answer, a booming voice yelled, "Are you gonna get off or not? I haven't got all day you know! I've got a schedule to keep to!"
"Sorry, Trailmon!" Takuya and the others got off the Trailmon and onto the platform of Cyber Port City Station as the Trailmon hurriedly left.
"Everyone, these are Neonmon, one of the many residential groups here at Cyber Port City," Bokomon began immediately. "They've been updating me on what's been going on around here. You were right, Takuya, Destructomon is definitely here and causing trouble. In short, he's hurting Digimon and stealing their Fractal Code to make himself more powerful. These Neonmon believe that he wants to be the supreme ruler of the Digital World and as I'm sure you can guess, that wouldn't be good for any of the Digimon. He has been meeting opposition, though; random Digimon who strive to protect this world are fighting him and gathering others to join them. If it wasn't for them, this place would be much worse off."
"Where is he? Do you have any idea?" Takuya asked.
One of the Neonmon, a vivid-green one, spoke up in a high-pitched voice. "We don't know exactly where in the city he is-it's a very large city, mind you- but he can't be hard to track down because he leaves traces wherever he goes."
"What kind of traces?"
"Ruined buildings, demolished areas, and other such things. Just follow the sound of the screaming Digimon, that should lead you right to him."
"Follow the screaming Digimon, follow the screaming Digimon...," Neemon said in a singsong voice. The others turned and glared at him. "What?"
Takuya turned back to the green Neonmon. "Can you tell us anything else that might be helpful in fighting him?"
"Not much, other than he's very strong. Because of all the Fractal Code he's gotten, I think he might even be invincible."
"Heh, we've heard that a million times before, and it's never stopped us from kicking evil Digi-ass. If anyone can beat him, it's us, right guys!"
The kids all fervently "mm-hmm'ed" their agreement.
"Great! OK, where do we go now, uh, Green Neonmon?"
"Like I said, just follow the traces. But to get away from this station and actually get into the city, just go that way," he said, pointing in a northern direction.
"Can do. Thanks for the heads up, guys! And don't worry, as long as we're around, you got nothing to fear!"
"We trust in you!" the green Neonmon said. "You're reputation precedes you, you know.....good luck!" All the Neonmon waved good-bye as Takuya led the other kids and the two Digimon into Cyber Port City. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
Panting slightly from all the walking they had done, Takuya happily announced, "Finally! We're here, guys!"
They were standing in front of a large metal sign that read: WELCOME TO CYBER PORT CITY. They walked past the sign and found themselves in the middle of a bustling city.
"Wow! Look at all those buildings! This is definitely the most high-tech Digimon city we've been to!" Zoë said in an awed voice.
"Actually, the most high-tech city in the world-both Digital and human," informed Bokomon. "In fact, this is the same city in which your D-Tectors were manufactured. Ophanimon asked some trustworthy workers from one of the communication factories here to make them for you all. As soon as you entered the Digital World, your cell phones received the data that was pre- produced here which upgraded and transformed them to look the way they do now."
"Awesome! In that case, we have even more of a reason to save this city," started J.P. "We owe this place, big time! It's our duty to give back to the community that helped make our Evolutions possible, after all."
"Right you are! Man, is it cold here or what?" Takuya wrapped his red over- shirt more closely around him. "I don't know about you guys, but I sure don't hear any screaming."
"Yeah, neither do I. But this city is so noisy, we could never tell anyways," replied Zoë, stifling a yawn. "I can't believe I'm tired already! And I just slept on the Trailmon......"
"I know what you mean," said Koji. Takuya started when he spoke-Koji had been so quiet the whole time they had been walking that he had almost forgotten he was still with them. "I'm wiped out myself."
Zoë smiled at him. It seemed that she, too, was surprised by him speaking to her.
/Hehehe, looks like Koji really does want these guys to talk to him. And he said he didn't want their company.../
They walked on, passing buildings, stores, factories, and homes. They were so amazed by the advanced scenery that it was a minute before they realized someone was calling out to them.
"Warriors! Oh, I knew it was you-Bokomon, Neemon, how are you two?" A plump woman Digimon who looked to be of the same structure as Bokomon was running up to them and waving. Bokomon concentrated, and then with a short gasp, said, "Mamomon? How are you! It's been ages!"
Mamomon hugged him, then Neemon, and then turned to the Warrior Children. "You must be the five Legendary Warriors! I've seen you before, you know! I watched you defeat Terrormon!"
"Oh-er-that's cool," said Takuya, unsure of how to reply. He had never seen this Digimon before, but she had obviously seen him.
"Oh, but of course you couldn't know who I am. We never met. I'm a friend of Bokomon and Neemon's. We come from the same village, you know. Born and bred together-well, what I mean to say is that we've known each other for quite a long time. So, what brings you to the city?"
"Haven't you heard? Don't you know that Destructomon is here?" asked Bokomon.
"Goodness gracious, yes! How could I not? He's been ruining the city, and ruining Digimon lives....but of course, that's why you're here, isn't it? Because of Destructomon?"
Takuya answered her question. "Of course. We're just looking for him right now. Some Neonmon back at this city's Trailmon station told us to just listen for sounds of screaming Digimon, and that'd lead us right to him. We're here to fight him, if we can find him."
"Well, I doubt you'll have much luck right now. This is a nightlife city, and it's pretty late right now, so you wont be able to hear any screaming. It's much quieter in the day. Besides, wouldn't you rather rest? I'm guessing you've walked here from the station, correct?" Takuya nodded. "Oh, then you must be tired! I wont here of you going of to find him just yet- better to wait and rest so that you can gather your strength to fight him, rather than go after him right now when you're already quite worn out. You want to fight him when you have the advantage. And I know that at this time, other Digimon are doing a good job of keeping him too occupied with them to do any more harm to the city for the time being. By the time you get to him tomorrow, he should be well worn out. Come on then, follow me and I'll take you to my house where you kids can eat and rest."
The invitation sounded rather, well, inviting. And it did make sense-if they went after Destructomon now, they'd be too tired to give it there all. Plus, other Digimon were keeping him busy for the time being, so they didn't have to worry about protecting the city from damage. Takuya looked around at the others, who all seemed to be thinking along the same lines as he was. Turning back to Mamomon, Takuya nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Mamomon! This is really generous of you!"
"Nonsense! After all, I need you children to protect the city of my new home, not to mention my family! Did I tell you that I have eight little ones? Well, they're not exactly little anymore...they're among the Digimon who are doing their best to fight Destructomon right now. Anyways, follow me." The chosen children followed closely behind Mamomon, who first asked all their names, and then kept busy catching up with Neemon and Bokomon. After a very brief walk (especially compared to how log they had been walking all day) they reached a cozy-looking house that didn't fit in with the high-tech city surroundings.
"My children and I built this house ourselves," Mamomon said lovingly. "I know it's more of the sort of house you'd find in the place I grew up, but it makes me feel so much more at home."
"It's really lovely," said Tommy. "I can't believe you built it yourself!"
"Yes, it is something. Ah, well enough boasting, come in, come in!" She led them inside the house. It felt as warm on the inside as it looked on the outside. While everyone sat in wooden chairs around a fireplace, Mamomon heated up some soup and made sandwiches. The kids helped her set the table, and when everything was prepared they all sat down together. Mamomon raised her glass of water in a toast and said, "To the five Legendary Warriors. May they restore this world to it's natural peace and beauty." Bokomon and Neemon also raised their glasses, and the five kids beamed. They conversed while they dined and when everyone was comfortably full, they cleared the table and followed Mamomon upstairs.
"Like I said before, my eight children are out keeping Destructomon from causing harm to this city right now, so you should have enough beds to sleep in....there are four rooms, not including mine, with two beds in each. How should we do this...ah, Bokomon and Neemon, you two can share one room, Zoë dear, I think since you're the only girl, you should have your own room.....and you boys can split up however you like."
The four boys all stared at each other, then J.P. said, "Hey Tommy, why don't we bunk in the same room?"
"Sure!"
Tommy headed off towards one of the rooms while J.P. strolled over to Takuya and whispered, "Sorry to make you bunk with Koji, but it seems to me that for whatever reason, you're the only one he can stand. I don't think he'd take kindly to me or Tommy sleeping in the same room as him."
"Don't worry about it. Actually, I think you're right," Takuya said. /You don't know how right you are!/
J.P. walked into the same room that Tommy had gone into. Mamomon, Zoë, Bokomon and Neemon had also already gone into their rooms, so Takuya led Koji into the last remaining bedroom.
"Well, this certainly turned out for the better," Takuya said happily to Koji.
"Things usually do," replied Koji. Grinning madly, both boys entered the room and closed the door shut behind them. They switched on a light, and saw that the room was bare except for two single-person beds on either end.
"I have an idea!" Takuya said excitedly. He walked over to one of the beds and dragged it to the center of the room. He then did the same to the other, so that both beds were connected. He looked up at Koji who smiled and came towards him.
"You're a clever one."
"Shut up!" Takuya, who was about to pass out from exhaustion, paused to take off his sneakers, gloves, goggles, and hat. Koji also took off his shoes and pulled the bandana off his head, but left his hair up in a ponytail. Both boys flopped simultaneously onto the beds. They pulled the covers over them, and turned to face each other.
/Damn it, he's so hot!/ Remembering how much he'd wanted to hug Koji earlier on the Trailmon, Takuya wrapped his arms around the other boy. Koji turned from Takuya so that he could relax into the embrace. Even though there was a small crack between the two joined beds, they managed to get comfortable and nice and warm.
Takuya snuggled up against Koji and hid his head in the other boy's back. He moaned out loud, and then heard Koji laugh. "What? Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to do this? I though I was gonna explode....."
"No, it's just- well, it's like you were saying on the Trailmon. The others all think I hate everyone, including you. The irony of it all is that instead of hating you, I feel the exact opposite. I mean, well......I love you."
Takuya's heart skipped a beat. Sure, Koji had really warmed up to him, but Takuya always thought he'd be the first to say those words. /I can't believe he just said that! He's really changing...../ "I love you too, Koji."
Takuya couldn't help but giggle with glee, and Koji groaned and said, "Oh, just look at us. We're acting like a pair of girls!"
"Or a pair of gay guys," Takuya said. They both exploded with laughter, and fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
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I can't believe how mushy that was! Ick! Hehehehe! What can I say? I'm a sucker for sweetness! I made this chapter a lot longer than usual for you guys, because I really owe you! School's been keeping me busy and I've neglected to update as much as I would've liked to. Again, this chapter was dedicated to all my reviewers! Oh, and I just want to let you know that this story should be wrapping up in a few chapters, though I'm not sure how many. Hopefully, I'll be able to update soon. I plan on having the kids finding and fighting Destructomon in the next chapter. And sorry about any spelling or grammatical errors I may have made in my haste to post this. Thanks for reading!
Chibi Excel- Oooh, might wanna watch out for that wall.....Oh yes, high school really is evil-glad you agree! Let's rebel! A nation-wide student rebellion against high school! And, if that doesn't work, we can kick all the high schools and laugh at them until they feel embarrassed and run away and hide......wear metal-tipped shoes and meet me outside!
Dreamer- Hehehe.....yep, it should be fun! Don't know when I'll get to that part....probably very soon!
Midnight Fairy- Okay, okay, okay! LOL, thanks for reviewing!!!
dragi- Thanks for the good luck wishes, and I'll update as often as I can, which, like I've mentioned before, sadly wont be that often because of school!
Crystal Ketchum Darklight- Ichido? Cool! That sounds like the name of one of the characters in Kikaider-actually, that is one of their names, I think!
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To my reviewers,
Hey guys, thanks a lot for your reviews! This chapter is
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"speaking" /thinking/
Digimon does not belong to me.
Takuya's POV
Taming the Wild
Wicchick
/All right, it was fun at first, but now this is getting ridiculous! What's the big deal? I don't get it!/
Takuya was finally getting fed up with how J.P., Zoë, Tommy, and Bokomon were staring at him. It had been nearly fifteen minutes since he had taken a seat besides Koji (whom, by the way, still preferred to act oblivious to Takuya) and the other three kids and Bokomon had been staring in nonplussed silence ever since.
/At least Neemon isn't acting weird about it.heh, that's kinda ironic. Maybe it is a bigger deal than I thought it was. Neemon's usually the oblivious one anyways, so maybe this does seem weird. Koji, do something!/
"Ehem, K-Koji?" Takuya whispered, leaning over to be able to see the other boy's face. Koji blinked. "Koji?" he tried again. Nothing. Koji just continued to stare out the window. /Grrrrrrrr/ "KOJI!" Takuya screamed in his face, and Koji, acting as though he had just noticed him there for the first time, slowly turned to him and raised an eyebrow. "Thank the heavens! I was starting to think there was something wrong with you! Why were you ignoring me?"
"I wasn't ignoring you," Koji began in a calm voice, "I just didn't feel like talking. And I still don't," he added snappishly.
"Sheesh, what's up with you? Anyways," Takuya lowered his voice to a whisper, "I was just wondering if you've noticed how the others are all staring at us....besides Neemon, that is."
"Obviously they find the fact that you came and sat down by me very surprising."
"Well, yeah! I could've told you that! But, what's the big deal? Even if I wasn't hopelessly in love with you," Koji again raised his eyebrow at this, "it still wouldn't seem odd, right? Can't a guy sit by his friend anymore?"
"Well, seeing as we had never been friends until we became boyfriends, and seeing as they don't know we're together, I guess it would seem odd. They think I'm a depressed, mean loner who hates everyone, and you're the exact opposite. So, they probably think you're-I don't know, brave or something, for sitting next to me. They think you risked getting you're head bitten off.....and it must seem weird to them that I have yet to do that."
"Uh, oh. Right. Well, then, maybe we should work on your attitude a bit."
"Eh? How d'you reckon?"
"Well," Takuya said thoughtfully, "I think you're right about why you think they're staring at us with their mouths hanging open. And I know that they think you're a loner who hates us all.....you sorta have that aura about you, see....so, maybe if we work to fix that so that you seem nicer, well, we could get away with more stuff....like for one, me sitting next to and chatting with you."
"So you think I need a personality makeover, do you?" said Koji, with the slightest trace of a grin on his face.
"Sure! It'd be fun, and then when the others see how nice you really are, they'll talk to you more and like you better!"
"I'm nice? Wow, I really do need to work on my personality then..."
"Hey! I think it's good that you're nice- you know, deep, deep down there...somewhere....er, so what do you say? Wanna start right now by going over and talking to the others?"
"No."
"Aww, c'mon Koji! Why not?"
"No. I neither want nor need their company. I have you, anyways."
"Well you're right about that," Takuya said with a sly grin. He looked at Koji who looked as though the last thing he would do would be to willingly talk with the others. Letting out a deep breath, Takuya added, "Fine. Whatever. I can see that I'm not going to get you near the other guys without the use of a collar, a chain, and some heavy artillery, and seeing as I've left all that stuff at home....maybe I'll try to persuade you to go over there later."
"Sure. You can try."
"Besides, I kind of like having you all to myself....." Takuya saw Koji smile as he said this, but then Koji tried to hide it by turning his face away and staring out the window again.
Takuya sighed happily. /Yep, all mine. I wish the others would look away so I could hug him. Oh, I would LOVE to hug him right now!/ he groaned with longing and turned away from Koji, fearing that if he looked at him any longer he would just give in and embrace him. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
"OW!" Takuya said irritably as he was woken with a start by a nudge in the ribs. Mumbling angrily under his breath, he turned to look at the minor- pain inflictor, Koji. "What?" he said coldly.
"Just wanted to let you know that we're coming close to the Cyber Port City Station- by the way, are you aware of the fact that you have a horrible drooling problem?"
Takuya followed Koji's eyes to Koji's right shoulder, where a small puddle of drool had accumulated. In answer to Takuya's confused gaze, Koji explained, "You fell asleep on my shoulder a while ago. Being the gentleman that I am, I chose not to disturb you, even when you starting drooling."
Takuya flushed and used his red over-shirt sleeve to wipe away the wet on Koji's shoulder, and sheepishly said sorry. Koji made a deep, guttural sound that Takuya took for a laugh, and said, "Don't worry about it. You sleep like a little angel," he added sarcastically.
Takuya glared evilly up at him. "What can I say? I need my beauty sleep, and those less fortunate than I must contribute to allowing me my rest."
Koji definitely laughed this time. "No way. I'm definitely the beauty of the pair."
/You bet you are....mmmmmmmm/ "Sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night." Suddenly remembering that they weren't the only two kids on the Trailmon, Takuya hastily glanced around. Luckily, the three other kids were sleeping, and the two Digimon were nowhere to be seen. "Hey, where'd Bokomon and Neemon go?"
"Hm? Oh, I don't think they could stand the site of my beautiful face anymore......hey! Fine, they're searching this Trailmon to see if any other Digimon are on it," he answered, after getting punched on the arm by Takuya.
"OK. Uh, no one saw me sleeping on you're shoulder, did they?"
"Are you kidding? I have an image to maintain, you know. I'm mean and hate you, remember?"
"Right." Takuya yawned and stretched out his arms and legs from where he was seated. "Looks like we're here. Help me wake them up," he said, jerking his head in the direction of the three sleeping kids. He stood and walked over to them, reaching Tommy first. "Wake up, buddy. We're here."
"Oh, five more minutes, Mom!"
Koji walked up besides Takuya, grabbed Tommy's shoulders, and shook him vigorously. "Wake up, twit."
"Hey! Be gentle, he's just a kid!"
"Ahhhh! Koji, gees! You scared me!"
"I'm sure I did. Want me to wake up the others?" he asked, grinning at Takuya who huffed and responded, "Just leave it to me." But he didn't need to wake Zoë and J.P.-Tommy's scream had shaken them awake, too.
"Great! You're all up." Takuya walked over to the door separating the compartments of the Trailmon and opened it, looking for the two Digimon. He found them, and they were not alone. A group of seven brightly-colored Digimon, each a different color, was talking to Bokomon and Neemon as though telling them something very urgent. Bokomon nodded repeatedly, his eyes slightly bulging, and blindly led the other Digimon over the threshold to where Takuya and the rest of the kids were now standing. He looked up with a start when Takuya closed the door behind them. "Oh, good, you're here."
"What's up?" Takuya asked.
Before Bokomon could answer, a booming voice yelled, "Are you gonna get off or not? I haven't got all day you know! I've got a schedule to keep to!"
"Sorry, Trailmon!" Takuya and the others got off the Trailmon and onto the platform of Cyber Port City Station as the Trailmon hurriedly left.
"Everyone, these are Neonmon, one of the many residential groups here at Cyber Port City," Bokomon began immediately. "They've been updating me on what's been going on around here. You were right, Takuya, Destructomon is definitely here and causing trouble. In short, he's hurting Digimon and stealing their Fractal Code to make himself more powerful. These Neonmon believe that he wants to be the supreme ruler of the Digital World and as I'm sure you can guess, that wouldn't be good for any of the Digimon. He has been meeting opposition, though; random Digimon who strive to protect this world are fighting him and gathering others to join them. If it wasn't for them, this place would be much worse off."
"Where is he? Do you have any idea?" Takuya asked.
One of the Neonmon, a vivid-green one, spoke up in a high-pitched voice. "We don't know exactly where in the city he is-it's a very large city, mind you- but he can't be hard to track down because he leaves traces wherever he goes."
"What kind of traces?"
"Ruined buildings, demolished areas, and other such things. Just follow the sound of the screaming Digimon, that should lead you right to him."
"Follow the screaming Digimon, follow the screaming Digimon...," Neemon said in a singsong voice. The others turned and glared at him. "What?"
Takuya turned back to the green Neonmon. "Can you tell us anything else that might be helpful in fighting him?"
"Not much, other than he's very strong. Because of all the Fractal Code he's gotten, I think he might even be invincible."
"Heh, we've heard that a million times before, and it's never stopped us from kicking evil Digi-ass. If anyone can beat him, it's us, right guys!"
The kids all fervently "mm-hmm'ed" their agreement.
"Great! OK, where do we go now, uh, Green Neonmon?"
"Like I said, just follow the traces. But to get away from this station and actually get into the city, just go that way," he said, pointing in a northern direction.
"Can do. Thanks for the heads up, guys! And don't worry, as long as we're around, you got nothing to fear!"
"We trust in you!" the green Neonmon said. "You're reputation precedes you, you know.....good luck!" All the Neonmon waved good-bye as Takuya led the other kids and the two Digimon into Cyber Port City. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
Panting slightly from all the walking they had done, Takuya happily announced, "Finally! We're here, guys!"
They were standing in front of a large metal sign that read: WELCOME TO CYBER PORT CITY. They walked past the sign and found themselves in the middle of a bustling city.
"Wow! Look at all those buildings! This is definitely the most high-tech Digimon city we've been to!" Zoë said in an awed voice.
"Actually, the most high-tech city in the world-both Digital and human," informed Bokomon. "In fact, this is the same city in which your D-Tectors were manufactured. Ophanimon asked some trustworthy workers from one of the communication factories here to make them for you all. As soon as you entered the Digital World, your cell phones received the data that was pre- produced here which upgraded and transformed them to look the way they do now."
"Awesome! In that case, we have even more of a reason to save this city," started J.P. "We owe this place, big time! It's our duty to give back to the community that helped make our Evolutions possible, after all."
"Right you are! Man, is it cold here or what?" Takuya wrapped his red over- shirt more closely around him. "I don't know about you guys, but I sure don't hear any screaming."
"Yeah, neither do I. But this city is so noisy, we could never tell anyways," replied Zoë, stifling a yawn. "I can't believe I'm tired already! And I just slept on the Trailmon......"
"I know what you mean," said Koji. Takuya started when he spoke-Koji had been so quiet the whole time they had been walking that he had almost forgotten he was still with them. "I'm wiped out myself."
Zoë smiled at him. It seemed that she, too, was surprised by him speaking to her.
/Hehehe, looks like Koji really does want these guys to talk to him. And he said he didn't want their company.../
They walked on, passing buildings, stores, factories, and homes. They were so amazed by the advanced scenery that it was a minute before they realized someone was calling out to them.
"Warriors! Oh, I knew it was you-Bokomon, Neemon, how are you two?" A plump woman Digimon who looked to be of the same structure as Bokomon was running up to them and waving. Bokomon concentrated, and then with a short gasp, said, "Mamomon? How are you! It's been ages!"
Mamomon hugged him, then Neemon, and then turned to the Warrior Children. "You must be the five Legendary Warriors! I've seen you before, you know! I watched you defeat Terrormon!"
"Oh-er-that's cool," said Takuya, unsure of how to reply. He had never seen this Digimon before, but she had obviously seen him.
"Oh, but of course you couldn't know who I am. We never met. I'm a friend of Bokomon and Neemon's. We come from the same village, you know. Born and bred together-well, what I mean to say is that we've known each other for quite a long time. So, what brings you to the city?"
"Haven't you heard? Don't you know that Destructomon is here?" asked Bokomon.
"Goodness gracious, yes! How could I not? He's been ruining the city, and ruining Digimon lives....but of course, that's why you're here, isn't it? Because of Destructomon?"
Takuya answered her question. "Of course. We're just looking for him right now. Some Neonmon back at this city's Trailmon station told us to just listen for sounds of screaming Digimon, and that'd lead us right to him. We're here to fight him, if we can find him."
"Well, I doubt you'll have much luck right now. This is a nightlife city, and it's pretty late right now, so you wont be able to hear any screaming. It's much quieter in the day. Besides, wouldn't you rather rest? I'm guessing you've walked here from the station, correct?" Takuya nodded. "Oh, then you must be tired! I wont here of you going of to find him just yet- better to wait and rest so that you can gather your strength to fight him, rather than go after him right now when you're already quite worn out. You want to fight him when you have the advantage. And I know that at this time, other Digimon are doing a good job of keeping him too occupied with them to do any more harm to the city for the time being. By the time you get to him tomorrow, he should be well worn out. Come on then, follow me and I'll take you to my house where you kids can eat and rest."
The invitation sounded rather, well, inviting. And it did make sense-if they went after Destructomon now, they'd be too tired to give it there all. Plus, other Digimon were keeping him busy for the time being, so they didn't have to worry about protecting the city from damage. Takuya looked around at the others, who all seemed to be thinking along the same lines as he was. Turning back to Mamomon, Takuya nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Mamomon! This is really generous of you!"
"Nonsense! After all, I need you children to protect the city of my new home, not to mention my family! Did I tell you that I have eight little ones? Well, they're not exactly little anymore...they're among the Digimon who are doing their best to fight Destructomon right now. Anyways, follow me." The chosen children followed closely behind Mamomon, who first asked all their names, and then kept busy catching up with Neemon and Bokomon. After a very brief walk (especially compared to how log they had been walking all day) they reached a cozy-looking house that didn't fit in with the high-tech city surroundings.
"My children and I built this house ourselves," Mamomon said lovingly. "I know it's more of the sort of house you'd find in the place I grew up, but it makes me feel so much more at home."
"It's really lovely," said Tommy. "I can't believe you built it yourself!"
"Yes, it is something. Ah, well enough boasting, come in, come in!" She led them inside the house. It felt as warm on the inside as it looked on the outside. While everyone sat in wooden chairs around a fireplace, Mamomon heated up some soup and made sandwiches. The kids helped her set the table, and when everything was prepared they all sat down together. Mamomon raised her glass of water in a toast and said, "To the five Legendary Warriors. May they restore this world to it's natural peace and beauty." Bokomon and Neemon also raised their glasses, and the five kids beamed. They conversed while they dined and when everyone was comfortably full, they cleared the table and followed Mamomon upstairs.
"Like I said before, my eight children are out keeping Destructomon from causing harm to this city right now, so you should have enough beds to sleep in....there are four rooms, not including mine, with two beds in each. How should we do this...ah, Bokomon and Neemon, you two can share one room, Zoë dear, I think since you're the only girl, you should have your own room.....and you boys can split up however you like."
The four boys all stared at each other, then J.P. said, "Hey Tommy, why don't we bunk in the same room?"
"Sure!"
Tommy headed off towards one of the rooms while J.P. strolled over to Takuya and whispered, "Sorry to make you bunk with Koji, but it seems to me that for whatever reason, you're the only one he can stand. I don't think he'd take kindly to me or Tommy sleeping in the same room as him."
"Don't worry about it. Actually, I think you're right," Takuya said. /You don't know how right you are!/
J.P. walked into the same room that Tommy had gone into. Mamomon, Zoë, Bokomon and Neemon had also already gone into their rooms, so Takuya led Koji into the last remaining bedroom.
"Well, this certainly turned out for the better," Takuya said happily to Koji.
"Things usually do," replied Koji. Grinning madly, both boys entered the room and closed the door shut behind them. They switched on a light, and saw that the room was bare except for two single-person beds on either end.
"I have an idea!" Takuya said excitedly. He walked over to one of the beds and dragged it to the center of the room. He then did the same to the other, so that both beds were connected. He looked up at Koji who smiled and came towards him.
"You're a clever one."
"Shut up!" Takuya, who was about to pass out from exhaustion, paused to take off his sneakers, gloves, goggles, and hat. Koji also took off his shoes and pulled the bandana off his head, but left his hair up in a ponytail. Both boys flopped simultaneously onto the beds. They pulled the covers over them, and turned to face each other.
/Damn it, he's so hot!/ Remembering how much he'd wanted to hug Koji earlier on the Trailmon, Takuya wrapped his arms around the other boy. Koji turned from Takuya so that he could relax into the embrace. Even though there was a small crack between the two joined beds, they managed to get comfortable and nice and warm.
Takuya snuggled up against Koji and hid his head in the other boy's back. He moaned out loud, and then heard Koji laugh. "What? Do you have any idea how long I've been waiting to do this? I though I was gonna explode....."
"No, it's just- well, it's like you were saying on the Trailmon. The others all think I hate everyone, including you. The irony of it all is that instead of hating you, I feel the exact opposite. I mean, well......I love you."
Takuya's heart skipped a beat. Sure, Koji had really warmed up to him, but Takuya always thought he'd be the first to say those words. /I can't believe he just said that! He's really changing...../ "I love you too, Koji."
Takuya couldn't help but giggle with glee, and Koji groaned and said, "Oh, just look at us. We're acting like a pair of girls!"
"Or a pair of gay guys," Takuya said. They both exploded with laughter, and fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
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I can't believe how mushy that was! Ick! Hehehehe! What can I say? I'm a sucker for sweetness! I made this chapter a lot longer than usual for you guys, because I really owe you! School's been keeping me busy and I've neglected to update as much as I would've liked to. Again, this chapter was dedicated to all my reviewers! Oh, and I just want to let you know that this story should be wrapping up in a few chapters, though I'm not sure how many. Hopefully, I'll be able to update soon. I plan on having the kids finding and fighting Destructomon in the next chapter. And sorry about any spelling or grammatical errors I may have made in my haste to post this. Thanks for reading!