"A Day of Decision"
It was a restless night. Kana's words echoed in his mind, coupled with the inability to sleep in his normal fashion due to his injury. Though he finally slipped into the unconsciousness of the dream realm. In the morning Riromon woke him by jumping up and down on his chest. To which he responded by tossing the fox across the room followed by a few groans. But his injury was the final key to waking him.
"Ah," He shot up out of the bed. As usual he wore only his boxers to sleep. Looking around the room he remembered where he was. And caught a glance of Riromon lying in the corner. "Oh sorry buddy."
"I guess your not a morning person," Riromon said a bit dazed. Jason smiled and walked over to his friend. Picking him up off his back. He carried the little guy over to the bed setting him down.
"I'll try to work on that," he pets Riromon gently. Then goes over to his duffle bag pulling out a fresh pair of clothes.
The door burst open and Kana ran in looking around. Jason paused with his shorts around his knees, staring at Kana, embarrassment creeping over the both of them. They stood there staring at each other, until Gatomon came in.
"What's going on in here," asked the feline. But seeing the situation she felt an intense urge to drag her partner out of the room. Giving Jason enough time to come to his senses and get dressed. Kana shook off the image of what she'd seen and looked to Gatomon. "Feeling better now?"
"What do you mean," she asked.
"Well your face was all red but it seems to have returned to normal," Gatomon pointed to a mirror.
"I... I don't know what you're talking about, Gatomon," Kana turned walking into the kitchen. She continued her cooking, wondering why she even bothered to find out what was going on.
"Uh... morning," Jason walked out of the room looking around, and seeing only Gatomon. Gatomon greeted him with a wave of her hand. Kana came out of the kitchen setting a few plates on the table, and two on the coffee table. "Kana... you didn't have to cook for us... I coulda..."
"You're a guest in our home," she sat at the table and started eating. Without saying anything else they all ate breakfast. After breakfast Jason stood grabbing the plates, "Here allow me... I insist that I clean the dishes." Kana was cut off from a rebuttal. Jason gave her that friendly smile once more and took the dishes into the kitchen.
"Seems that you have a good partner there," Gatomon directed her comment to Riromon.
"I know," Riromon jumped down from the couch following Gatomon to the front door. The two of them left and Kana stood walking to the entrance to the kitchen.
"Jason," her tone was firm and direct, "you do remember what I said last night right."
"You mean how I'm not your type?"
"No," his remark shocked and appalled her, "I mean..."
"I know what you meant," he sighed lightly shaking his head. "But I don't plan on going back yet." He turned placing the third plate on the rack. "Kana I wanna see more of the Digital world."
"You'll change your mind when you see the border," her tone was almost fearful, it sent a chill into Jason.
"What do you mean," Jason stepped toward her, but she turned walking out the front door. Curious Jason followed, "Kana please, tell me what's going on."
"Seven years ago... I broke into the digital world. I had no choice Gatomon was calling to me. Or should I say Salamon was. So I hacked my way through the barrier. I hacked until I was able to transport Salamon and myself to this area. This is the only place where the evil hasn't reached. This small island off the coast of Server." Jason had been listening so intently he hadn't noticed that the two of them were heading back to where he'd entered the Digital world. "When they finally realize that this island is here," she paused, both in movement and speech.
Jason stopped right behind her, his hand reaching slowly to her shoulder. "Kana, I know how you must feel." She turned around looking up at him. "I've always felt as though I were connected to something I couldn't explain. Now that I've met Riromon I know where I belong. And I refuse to let this world fall to darkness. Not now. Not ever. I'll fight for it."
"Ha and get your self killed like an idiot," she turned away from him.
"Not if I help him," they turned their attention to Riromon.
"Thanks pal," he turned back to Kana. "I'm no hero, but I can't just sit around while this happens. Let them come. The two of us will fight." His lips curled to smirk, "and maybe we'll recreate the story of the Digi-Destined."
This apparently hit the wrong cord with Kana. She looked at him angrily, "Stop right there... the days of the digi-destined are gone. No one will ever be able to do what they did for the digital world. You hear me?" She turned and stomped away from him.
"You hit a sour note Jason," Gatomon caught his attention now.
"Mind explaining," he asked curiously and concerned.
"Her Ancestors. As you know she is the descendant of the ones called TK and Kari," she sat down on a boulder looking up at Jason. "It seems that she feels an obligation to be as good as them. But she has a problem with self-esteem."
Jason turned looking over at Kana as she walked away. "She doesn't think she can stand up to her ancestry. I know how she feels." He walked towards Kana catching up with her quickly. "Kana. I need your help."
She turned looking over at him curiously though still angry with him. Allowing him enough time to catch his breath, "what do you want now?"
"Well I can't save this world on my own. I know with your help we can do it." He reached out slowly to her. But his hand was slapped away quickly. "Kana please."
"I'm not doing anything," she stepped back from him, "the digi-destined are gone. The world turned their back on them. They shut off the digital world. Allowing the darkness to corrupt this world. They split the two worlds. They sentenced the digimon to a life worse than death."
"But now we have a chance to change that," he broke in making sure that she heard him. "We can save the digimon. It's no coincidence that the two of us were able to hear our digimon. That we came to the digital world."
Just then a shadow covered the two of them. Jason looked up and saw yet another digimon. Snimon raised his arms striking down at the two. Jason instantly reacted forcing Kana out of the way, and stopping her from calling Gatomon.
"Ahhh" Jason screamed out as Kana fell over the hill rolling out of sight. She sat up calling out for Gatomon. Then she heard Snimon call out his Twin Sickle attack. Gatomon soon appeared and leapt into action, hitting Snimon with her lightning paw attack. Riromon caught up with Kana as she got back to the top of the hill. Jason stood with one hand over his face, the left side of his shirt torn. Though his attention was away from the fighting Digimon.
"Well, well, well," she heard another voice but couldn't see the owner. "If it isn't my old friend Jason."
"Nick," anger filled hi voice, "what are you doing in this sacred place?"
"Still talking like a wimp huh Jason," She could now see the guy. He was just as tall as Jason; wearing a black uniform she'd seen before. The outfit of the Tyrant of Server. "I'm happy to see you here Jason. It gives me a chance to take my revenge."
"I beat you before," Jason finally lowered his hand showing the mark of Snimon's blade. The mark stretched down over his left eyes and onto his chest.
"But I've had time to better myself," he smirked seeing what his digimon had done. "Nice look."
"Better yourself," Jason scoffed. "Not likely." Just then there was a bright flash of light that threw all of them off their guard. Jason smiled raising his hand. "Time for a change," the light shot down from the sky landing in his hand. Grasping the light he called out, "Riromon time to digi-volve." Pointing his palm at his partner Kana could see the digi-vice in his hand.
"Riromon digi-volve to...." A bright swirling light surrounded Riromon as he morphed to his new form; 5' tall standing on two feet, his form similar to Renamon, except for the red coloring, twin tails and the scarf around his neck. "Daumon."
Jason smirked looking to his partner. "Help out Gatomon and make sure Kana is alright. This guys mine."
"Gotcha," Daumon tackled Snimon, as it was about to strike down a weakened Gatomon. Then threw the large insect to the ground, standing ready for his next move. Snimon attacked with his Twin Sickle, but Daumon dodged and spun, as his twin tails appeared to build up static. "Time to squish this bug," spinning around one more time he shot out a stream of electricity at Snimon, "Static Thunder." The attack hit dead on, weakening the bug digimon.
Meanwhile Jason and Nick were having a battle of their own, though it seemed Nick was winning. Jason was down on one knee being over powered in a test of strength. Then Nick slammed his shoulder into Jason.
"You were a fool to think you could beat me with that shoulder," Nick smirked as he had Jason on his knees in pain. He sent Jason to the ground with a swift kick. "This time you're gonna be the one begging for mercy."
"Never," Jason coughed having some trouble breathing.
"You son of a..." just then Nick felt a tap on his shoulder. As he turned Kana met his jaw with her heel. Sending him reeling to the ground. "That's gonna cost you girlie." Nick stood and attacked Kana, but she turned his own power against him sending him to the ground once again. Standing he saw that Snimon was beaten and decided on a retreat. Climbing onto the insects the two flew away. The last they heard of Nick as he flew off was a promise to return with even more power on his side.
Jason looked up from his place in the grass. Kana was kneeling over him, checking his new wound.
"Gatomon get back to the house and prepare some supplies." Gatomon nodded and took off for home. "Daumon help me carry Jason back," Daumon knelt down picking up Jason. The two of them soon followed Gatomon's tracks back to the house. "Hurry put him on the bed."
"Hey Daumon," Jason looked up at his friend. "You look pretty powerful now buddy." Gatomon ran into the room carrying medicine and more bandages. "Kana and Gatomon too..."
"Are you alright Jason," Kana asked as she cleaned the blood from his wounds.
"I'm having some trouble with my left eye for some reason," he looked up at her his left eye loosing a bit of its color slowly.
"Gatomon hurry the medicine," she spread the cream over the wound. It burned deep into his skin. Daumon and Gatomon were instructed to hold him still as she wrapped him up.
"Kana... I have something that belongs to you." He reached his right hand up to her slowly. She took his hand feeling and object being past into hers. Then his hand fell back to the bed sheet.
She looked into her palm, seeing a digi-vice of her own. Similar in design to the one Kari once used. She fell to her knees looking at it, "This is mine? But I can't."
"You can do it Kana, because I'm here with you," Gatomon smiled climbing into Kana's lap. Kana couldn't help but smile. "And don't forget those two," the feline motioned over to Jason and Riromon who lay asleep on the bed.
"You're right Gatomon. We're going to make them proud of us. And this time we wont fail," she picked up her friend and left the room. "But for now its time we all rested."
It was a restless night. Kana's words echoed in his mind, coupled with the inability to sleep in his normal fashion due to his injury. Though he finally slipped into the unconsciousness of the dream realm. In the morning Riromon woke him by jumping up and down on his chest. To which he responded by tossing the fox across the room followed by a few groans. But his injury was the final key to waking him.
"Ah," He shot up out of the bed. As usual he wore only his boxers to sleep. Looking around the room he remembered where he was. And caught a glance of Riromon lying in the corner. "Oh sorry buddy."
"I guess your not a morning person," Riromon said a bit dazed. Jason smiled and walked over to his friend. Picking him up off his back. He carried the little guy over to the bed setting him down.
"I'll try to work on that," he pets Riromon gently. Then goes over to his duffle bag pulling out a fresh pair of clothes.
The door burst open and Kana ran in looking around. Jason paused with his shorts around his knees, staring at Kana, embarrassment creeping over the both of them. They stood there staring at each other, until Gatomon came in.
"What's going on in here," asked the feline. But seeing the situation she felt an intense urge to drag her partner out of the room. Giving Jason enough time to come to his senses and get dressed. Kana shook off the image of what she'd seen and looked to Gatomon. "Feeling better now?"
"What do you mean," she asked.
"Well your face was all red but it seems to have returned to normal," Gatomon pointed to a mirror.
"I... I don't know what you're talking about, Gatomon," Kana turned walking into the kitchen. She continued her cooking, wondering why she even bothered to find out what was going on.
"Uh... morning," Jason walked out of the room looking around, and seeing only Gatomon. Gatomon greeted him with a wave of her hand. Kana came out of the kitchen setting a few plates on the table, and two on the coffee table. "Kana... you didn't have to cook for us... I coulda..."
"You're a guest in our home," she sat at the table and started eating. Without saying anything else they all ate breakfast. After breakfast Jason stood grabbing the plates, "Here allow me... I insist that I clean the dishes." Kana was cut off from a rebuttal. Jason gave her that friendly smile once more and took the dishes into the kitchen.
"Seems that you have a good partner there," Gatomon directed her comment to Riromon.
"I know," Riromon jumped down from the couch following Gatomon to the front door. The two of them left and Kana stood walking to the entrance to the kitchen.
"Jason," her tone was firm and direct, "you do remember what I said last night right."
"You mean how I'm not your type?"
"No," his remark shocked and appalled her, "I mean..."
"I know what you meant," he sighed lightly shaking his head. "But I don't plan on going back yet." He turned placing the third plate on the rack. "Kana I wanna see more of the Digital world."
"You'll change your mind when you see the border," her tone was almost fearful, it sent a chill into Jason.
"What do you mean," Jason stepped toward her, but she turned walking out the front door. Curious Jason followed, "Kana please, tell me what's going on."
"Seven years ago... I broke into the digital world. I had no choice Gatomon was calling to me. Or should I say Salamon was. So I hacked my way through the barrier. I hacked until I was able to transport Salamon and myself to this area. This is the only place where the evil hasn't reached. This small island off the coast of Server." Jason had been listening so intently he hadn't noticed that the two of them were heading back to where he'd entered the Digital world. "When they finally realize that this island is here," she paused, both in movement and speech.
Jason stopped right behind her, his hand reaching slowly to her shoulder. "Kana, I know how you must feel." She turned around looking up at him. "I've always felt as though I were connected to something I couldn't explain. Now that I've met Riromon I know where I belong. And I refuse to let this world fall to darkness. Not now. Not ever. I'll fight for it."
"Ha and get your self killed like an idiot," she turned away from him.
"Not if I help him," they turned their attention to Riromon.
"Thanks pal," he turned back to Kana. "I'm no hero, but I can't just sit around while this happens. Let them come. The two of us will fight." His lips curled to smirk, "and maybe we'll recreate the story of the Digi-Destined."
This apparently hit the wrong cord with Kana. She looked at him angrily, "Stop right there... the days of the digi-destined are gone. No one will ever be able to do what they did for the digital world. You hear me?" She turned and stomped away from him.
"You hit a sour note Jason," Gatomon caught his attention now.
"Mind explaining," he asked curiously and concerned.
"Her Ancestors. As you know she is the descendant of the ones called TK and Kari," she sat down on a boulder looking up at Jason. "It seems that she feels an obligation to be as good as them. But she has a problem with self-esteem."
Jason turned looking over at Kana as she walked away. "She doesn't think she can stand up to her ancestry. I know how she feels." He walked towards Kana catching up with her quickly. "Kana. I need your help."
She turned looking over at him curiously though still angry with him. Allowing him enough time to catch his breath, "what do you want now?"
"Well I can't save this world on my own. I know with your help we can do it." He reached out slowly to her. But his hand was slapped away quickly. "Kana please."
"I'm not doing anything," she stepped back from him, "the digi-destined are gone. The world turned their back on them. They shut off the digital world. Allowing the darkness to corrupt this world. They split the two worlds. They sentenced the digimon to a life worse than death."
"But now we have a chance to change that," he broke in making sure that she heard him. "We can save the digimon. It's no coincidence that the two of us were able to hear our digimon. That we came to the digital world."
Just then a shadow covered the two of them. Jason looked up and saw yet another digimon. Snimon raised his arms striking down at the two. Jason instantly reacted forcing Kana out of the way, and stopping her from calling Gatomon.
"Ahhh" Jason screamed out as Kana fell over the hill rolling out of sight. She sat up calling out for Gatomon. Then she heard Snimon call out his Twin Sickle attack. Gatomon soon appeared and leapt into action, hitting Snimon with her lightning paw attack. Riromon caught up with Kana as she got back to the top of the hill. Jason stood with one hand over his face, the left side of his shirt torn. Though his attention was away from the fighting Digimon.
"Well, well, well," she heard another voice but couldn't see the owner. "If it isn't my old friend Jason."
"Nick," anger filled hi voice, "what are you doing in this sacred place?"
"Still talking like a wimp huh Jason," She could now see the guy. He was just as tall as Jason; wearing a black uniform she'd seen before. The outfit of the Tyrant of Server. "I'm happy to see you here Jason. It gives me a chance to take my revenge."
"I beat you before," Jason finally lowered his hand showing the mark of Snimon's blade. The mark stretched down over his left eyes and onto his chest.
"But I've had time to better myself," he smirked seeing what his digimon had done. "Nice look."
"Better yourself," Jason scoffed. "Not likely." Just then there was a bright flash of light that threw all of them off their guard. Jason smiled raising his hand. "Time for a change," the light shot down from the sky landing in his hand. Grasping the light he called out, "Riromon time to digi-volve." Pointing his palm at his partner Kana could see the digi-vice in his hand.
"Riromon digi-volve to...." A bright swirling light surrounded Riromon as he morphed to his new form; 5' tall standing on two feet, his form similar to Renamon, except for the red coloring, twin tails and the scarf around his neck. "Daumon."
Jason smirked looking to his partner. "Help out Gatomon and make sure Kana is alright. This guys mine."
"Gotcha," Daumon tackled Snimon, as it was about to strike down a weakened Gatomon. Then threw the large insect to the ground, standing ready for his next move. Snimon attacked with his Twin Sickle, but Daumon dodged and spun, as his twin tails appeared to build up static. "Time to squish this bug," spinning around one more time he shot out a stream of electricity at Snimon, "Static Thunder." The attack hit dead on, weakening the bug digimon.
Meanwhile Jason and Nick were having a battle of their own, though it seemed Nick was winning. Jason was down on one knee being over powered in a test of strength. Then Nick slammed his shoulder into Jason.
"You were a fool to think you could beat me with that shoulder," Nick smirked as he had Jason on his knees in pain. He sent Jason to the ground with a swift kick. "This time you're gonna be the one begging for mercy."
"Never," Jason coughed having some trouble breathing.
"You son of a..." just then Nick felt a tap on his shoulder. As he turned Kana met his jaw with her heel. Sending him reeling to the ground. "That's gonna cost you girlie." Nick stood and attacked Kana, but she turned his own power against him sending him to the ground once again. Standing he saw that Snimon was beaten and decided on a retreat. Climbing onto the insects the two flew away. The last they heard of Nick as he flew off was a promise to return with even more power on his side.
Jason looked up from his place in the grass. Kana was kneeling over him, checking his new wound.
"Gatomon get back to the house and prepare some supplies." Gatomon nodded and took off for home. "Daumon help me carry Jason back," Daumon knelt down picking up Jason. The two of them soon followed Gatomon's tracks back to the house. "Hurry put him on the bed."
"Hey Daumon," Jason looked up at his friend. "You look pretty powerful now buddy." Gatomon ran into the room carrying medicine and more bandages. "Kana and Gatomon too..."
"Are you alright Jason," Kana asked as she cleaned the blood from his wounds.
"I'm having some trouble with my left eye for some reason," he looked up at her his left eye loosing a bit of its color slowly.
"Gatomon hurry the medicine," she spread the cream over the wound. It burned deep into his skin. Daumon and Gatomon were instructed to hold him still as she wrapped him up.
"Kana... I have something that belongs to you." He reached his right hand up to her slowly. She took his hand feeling and object being past into hers. Then his hand fell back to the bed sheet.
She looked into her palm, seeing a digi-vice of her own. Similar in design to the one Kari once used. She fell to her knees looking at it, "This is mine? But I can't."
"You can do it Kana, because I'm here with you," Gatomon smiled climbing into Kana's lap. Kana couldn't help but smile. "And don't forget those two," the feline motioned over to Jason and Riromon who lay asleep on the bed.
"You're right Gatomon. We're going to make them proud of us. And this time we wont fail," she picked up her friend and left the room. "But for now its time we all rested."