Me: My second chapter is up! Mwah ha ha ha! Reviews!
bloodykitsune: Well, here's the next chapter! The fastest I've ever put out, too! As for Megidramon, I don't think I'll be able to put him in, but maybe in one of my other fics.
kamehameha: Wai! Was it, really? Right on! Isn't the song great?
Me: Okay, I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish this before Chrsitmas ends, so if it goes over… oh well! I thought of this idea a bit late, but didn't want to wait until next year to upload. I'm also sorry if there's anyone too OOC. Anyways, here goes!
Disclaimer: I don't own "Digimon." Was my name in the credits though? Yes, it was! No, I'm joking. ^ ^
Search for Santamon!!
Chapter 2: Santamon!?
Ruki and Renamon raced down to the park. Ruki felt increasingly colder as she sprinted up the path, but there was no time to worry about that. Up ahead, they could see the Digital Zone. Ruki whipped out her sunglasses and slipped them on, as she saw a couple of figures running her way. They were Hirokazu Shiota and Kenta Kitagawa.
"Ruki, Renamon, what's up?" Hirokazu cried, with Guardromon flying next to him.
"Hey, guys," Ruki replied. "Are you coming to fight the Digimon?"
"You bet we are!" Kenta exclaimed, with MarineAngemon not to far behind. "We're prepared too." He pointed at the sunglasses he and Hirokazu were wearing.
"Great, let's go." With that last remark, the six of them dashed through the Digital Zone.
Once inside, the first thing they noticed was that Jen, Terriermon, Takato, and Guilmon were already there. The odd thing was, they didn't seem to be doing anything. No scanning, no battling, no card slashing – nothing. They were just standing there, looking at something. Ruki assumed whatever they were looking at, was the Digimon.
"What are you guys doing?" Ruki said as she caught her breath. "Where's the Digimon?" Takato and Jen slowly lifted their hands, and pointed. Those who just got there, turned to see what they were pointing at. The zone was a bit thick, and was covering something. Something… red… Was it another Guilmon? Is that why they were in such shock? However, at a closer look, the feet of the Digimon seemed to be wearing… black boots? Okay, that defiantly wasn't a Guilmon. The zone started to clear. The Digimon turned around, causing a tinkling noise like bells as it did so. Cautiously, the Digimon started moving towards them. As it did, it became easier to exactly see what this Digimon looked like. A red hat… round stomach… a white beard? No way… it couldn't have been… could it? Out through the fog came…
"Santamon?" the Primary Tamers and their Digimon whispered in awe. He was real?
"Humans? Where am I? Can any of you fine Digimon please tell me?" Santamon spoke.
"Are you really Santamon?" Guilmon asked the red-clad Digimon in wonder.
"Huh? Oh, why yes, that's me," he replied, followed by the classic, "Ho! Ho! Ho!"
"You're in the Real World Santamon," Renamon answered. She was surprised as well as the others by this discovery.
"The Real World? Oh, my. I didn't expect to get here."
"Santamon… I can't believe I got to see Santamon!" Takato suddenly cried out loud with happiness; thereby startling the others. He looked like he had just gotten a sudden sugar rush, and was frantically moving about, trying to control himself. "Jen, Ruki, can you believe this!?" Taken aback by their friend's enthusiasm, they soon recovered to answer him. However, Takato didn't have the ability to wait, let alone control what he did next. He practically leaped at Ruki, wrapped his arms around her, and began jerking her around as moved across the pavement. Ruki instantly blushed, and wanted to get rid of it by getting Takato off of her. The others just watched the show with a slight bit of amusement.
"Takato, let go of me!" she shouted, while she tried to pry off his arms. Takato though, still had his adrenaline going, and wasn't about to release her so easily. He just had to let go of it by squeezing her as much as he could, and as long as he wanted. Kicking him was no good either, since he would move as soon as she tried to. 'Why isn't anyone helping me!?' she thought. Was he even sure of what he was doing? Probably not, or he would have seen the patch of ice on the ground. Of course, he stepped on it, slipped, and fell, taking Ruki down with him. Right into a snowbank I might add. With Takato and Ruki's "dance" at an end, the others snapped out of their trance and went to check up on the two fallen Tamers; Santamon included! Before they got there though, they were halted by a sudden flurry of snow flying every which way, and shouting.
"Ahhh! Ruki, I'm sorry, really! Hey! Ack! Stop it, it's cold! Don't kick!"
"Too bad! You should have thought of that before you dragged me all the way over here!" Ruki continued her relentless attack of pummeling Takato with as much snow as she could, while shoving her legs at him.
"Stop it!"
"No!"
"Fine then!" Takato made up his mind to counterattack the Digimon Queen. He grabbed a handful of snow, then lunged himself at her, pinning her down into the snow.
"Takato!"
"You asked for it!" he grinned, and began sprinkling the powdery snow down her neck.
"Augh! Cut it out!"
"Tell me you give up first!"
"Forget it!"
"Then I can't help you." The snow was melting, and going down her sweater. Since he wouldn't stop, Ruki decided to launch her hand at his stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Takato fell onto Ruki, and she proceeded to push him off to the side. Takato wasn't going to give her the last attack though, so he locked his arms around her neck. They began to get into a wrestling match of sorts, using the fallen snow as their mat.
"Hey, this is way more entertaining than television!" Hirokazu cried. The others were watching the two from a distance, where they wouldn't be in danger of incoming snow.
"Yeah, especially when it involves our friends," Kenta added. The two of them were grinning side by side as they watched the spectacle, with their Digimon looking on along with them.
"I think this is getting out of hand," Jen commented. He wondered how it was possible for snow to be tossed up that high with no wind.
"What!? You want to stop this? We may never see anything like it again!" Terriermon squealed. He was wondering who to place his bet on for the winner.
"Are Takato and Ruki playing?" Guilmon asked no one in particular.
"I don't think that's considered playing," Renamon answered him.
"Guys, we seriously have to do something," Jen continued with his belief.
"I agree," came a voice behind them. As Santamon stepped forward, the Tamers and Digimon made a pathway for him. Santamon raised his arm up, and began moving his hand in a circular motion. The snow around Takato and Ruki started to move away, as a warm wind lifted the two Tamers out of the snowbank. He placed them back onto the ground with Takato still hanging onto Ruki. The two of them blinked.
"Get off!" Ruki shouted, and roughly pushed Takato flat on his back. She stood up to look at herself. "Great, I'm all wet!"
"So am I," Takato said as he heaved himself off the ground.
"Alright, that's enough you two," Santamon said as he approached them.
"Santamon! Of course!" Takato said in alarm. "I'm sorry for my sudden outburst, Sir."
"That's alright, but just call me Santamon," he chuckled.
"I've never seen or even heard of a Santamon before," Hirokazu said in awe. "Have you, Guardromon?"
"Well, I've heard of Santamon, but I wasn't sure if he was real," the android Digimon responed.
"That's because Santamon was thought of to be a myth," Terriermon explained. "Now we know that he's defiantly real, though," he beamed.
"Ah, Terriermon. I hope you've been good this time," Santamon smiled warmly.
"Uhhh… That depends on your definition of 'good'," he replied. Jen smirked at how Santamon knew Terriermon so well.
"Wait, so that means you know if Digimon have been good or bad, and can even tell them apart?"
"That's correct. I even know about young Guilmon here," Santamon gestured.
"You do?" Takato exclaimed in amazement. "So, you know about how he was created, and everything?"
"Yep!"
"Wow!" Guilmon joined in. "Was I a good Digimon?"
"You'll be in for a present," Santamon said.
"Yay!" Guilmon cheered. "My first gift from Santamon!"
"Santamon, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the Digital World?" Renamon was the one to finally bring up this question.
"Well, you see, I was going over my belongings, when this wave of data engulfed me."
"Which brought you here, right?" Jen concluded.
"Right. Now though, I have to get back soon or I can't deliver my gifts throughout the Digital World."
"Oh, great. It's like we're in one of those Christmas specials where Christmas will be ruined if Santa can't be there to deliver presents," Terriermon said.
"Terriermon!"
"Well, it should be easy getting you back to the Digital World," Takato assured Santamon.
"Really? Why?" he asked the goggled Tamer.
"Because we have a portal to the Digital World back at Guilmon's!" Takato raised his arm in font of him and made a fist.
"Really? That's excellent! Can you take me there?"
"Of course! Eh?" Takato took another glance at Santamon. There was something… long… coming from behind him… Takato's eyes widened. "No, way!" he shouted.
"Takato, you've got to stop freaking out on us," Hirokazu said in shock.
"Santamon has a tail!"
"What!?"
"See?" Takato whirled around to face Jen and Ruki. "I told you Santamon had a tail!"
"But Santamon can't have a tail. He can't if he's supposed to be based on our version of Santa," Kenta mentioned. Santamon was just plain surprised when he heard all this. He didn't have a tail… oh, is that what he was looking at.
"Sorry," Santamon got the attention of the group, "but I think you're mistaken." Santamon reached behind him, and removed his "tail," lifting it up for them to see clearly. "This is just my spare sack for presents," he explained. "No tail here."
"Oh… eh heh heh…" Takato turned red from embarrassment. "Sorry again." The other Tamers sighed.
"Takato, you're letting your imagination get the better of you," Terriermon said from behind Jen.
"Let's just get going," Jen decided.
"Good idea," Ruki commented.
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"So, you Tamers are awfully important to this world." The group was slowly, but steadily, trudging through the snow to Guilmon's. The Tamers and Digimon were just telling Santamon about the adventures they've had.
"Yeah, we're the only ones who can take care of the Real World really," Takato explained to Santamon.
"It's no problem, though," Hirokazu inputted. "Whatever the trouble is, we can handle it! Right, Guardromon?"
"Right!" Guardromon nodded in agreement.
"It's really those three that do the big stuff, though," Kenta clarified.
"So? We're important too! We're the backup team!"
"I know that! I'm just saying…"
"Boys Team!" Guardromon cried out.
"Yeah!" Hirokazu chimed in with his partner.
"Of course!" Kenta joined in the cheering.
"Pi pu piiii!" went MarineAngemon.
While Hirokazu, Guardromon, Kenta, and MarineAngemon continued their merriment, the primary Tamers and Digimon just took it all in. Those guys had so much energy, it was annoying yet refreshing at the same time.
"Um, Santamon?" Takato was about to launch another of his thoughts for all to hear.
"Hmmm?"
"So, I guess that means you don't have a Tamer?" He still remembered everything from last Christmas with Jen and Ruki.
"No, I don't," Santamon put it plainly. "I work solo throughout the Digital World. Why do you ask?"
"Because he wants to see this kid who, 'has Christmas everyday,' don't you, Takato?" Ruki remembered last year's conversation also.
"N-no I don't!" he stammered. 'She still remembers that too?'
"Oh, that's right. You want to be that kid as I recall," she teased.
"Is that it, Takato?" Jen said. "You still have that idea in your head from last year?"
"Hey, Takato, don't keep Santamon all to yourself!" Terriermon replied in a friendly manner. "Don't forget about us; your closest friends."
"What? I never - " Takato tried to speak for himself.
"Takato, don't be so selfish!" Hirokazu grinned. They foursome had stopped their conversation to hear Takato's. "That's two Digimon! And one of them being able to give you presents all the time?"
"Two red Digimon at that!" Kenta added to the fun. "One for making the toys, and one for testing them out."
"Takato, you're going to have two Digimon?" Guilmon wondered. "I get to play with toys all the time?" Guilmon thought that idea would be fantastic.
"Takato, what a great business plot!" Hirokazu shouted in delight. "Let us in on it too, okay?"
"Wha? But, I – uh – Ruki!" Takato couldn't handle all of this bombardment.
"What?" Ruki smiled and folded her arms.
"Eh? Uh-" Takato couldn't quite explain it, but his whole body suddenly felt warm for some reason. Was it because Ruki smiled at him? Her teasing? It was something…
"As much as I hate to interrupt the fun," Renamon disrupted.
"Hey!" Takato exclaimed in protest. The others just laughed.
"I feel I must say something."
"What's that, Renamon?" Ruki asked her partner Digimon.
"Santamon is missing."
Silence from everyone. Then…
"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"
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Me: The second chapter is over! Now comes the reason for the title of this fanfic! Review, onegai! No flames! Suggestions! ^_^