I'm back again! Reviewer responses are at the end, so that you can skip
them if you like. This chapter is kinda short, but they'll be getting
longer from here on out.
Oh, and the gifts were for Davis and Ken respectively.
Disclaimer: Why do I have to do one of these at the start of every chapter? Oh, well, here goes: The digimon and human characters you recognize are not mine; the ones you don't may be mine, or may be ones you've never heard of. Any resemblance to real people is, except in a few cases, unintentional. Resemblance to LOTR characters is quite intentional, I assure you. I don't own LOTR either; I'm just a fan. That's why they call it FANfiction.
Now, on with the show!
Chapter 4: "A conspiracy is born" or "With friends like these..."
The next few days, Freddy found it harder than usual to concentrate on school. Sam was constantly by his side. He took to staring at his favorite places, wondering if he would ever see them again. He was so distant, in fact, that his friend Mary couldn't help but notice it.
"Hey, Peter," she said to her frequent companion at lunch one day, "What do you suppose is up with Freddy?"
"Whatcha mean?" responded Peter through a mouthful of food. "Y'oughta try this cheeseburger, Mary, it's something else." He considered for a moment, "Not quite sure what it is...but it definitely ain't a cheeseburger."
Mary looked at him disgustedly, "Peter, only you could say something like that about your food and still be eating it."
"Hey, I didn't say it was *bad*," Peter pointed out, "Just that it isn't a cheeseburger."
Mary rolled her eyes eloquently. "Anyway, as I was *saying*, Freddy's been rather odd these last few days. Staring at familiar sights as if he's never gonna see them again, muttering to himself, going about in a kind of a trance...do you suppose he's running away?"
Peter snorted. "Don't be stupid," he said, "What's he got to run away *from*? His aunt and uncle are perfectly nice, he's rich, and he's always seemed happy enough. Why in the world would he leave?"
Mary thought for a moment. "Maybe it's not what he's running away from...maybe it's what he's running away to."
"Huh?" asked Peter intelligently.
"His parents, doofus! They disappeared last year, remember? There was a huge ruckus about it, it made all the papers. Maybe he's going to go join them."
"Hmp. And maybe he's going somewhere far away for vacation. Or maybe it's your imagination."
"Well, I know how to make sure, one way or the other," Mary replied, grinning.
"What's that?"
"We'll ask Sam! She always knows everything that goes on up there at his house."
Peter remained skeptical. "But what if she won't tell us?"
"Oh, I think we can persuade her somehow," replied Mary loftily. Actually, she had no more idea than Peter how Sam could be persuaded to tell if she didn't want to. Sam was known for being very loyal, especially when she had a secret to keep.
Fortunately, Sam, once approached, was more than happy to tell them what was happening. "After all, Wizardmon said to take trustworthy people along. It'd be kinda lonely with just me and Freddy, and I know you two won't tell anybody about this." She then proceeded to explain to them the whole series of events from a few nights before.
"I *knew* he was up to something! Let's figure out how to get Peter and me into this," Mary said when she was finished.
"Actually, I have an idea," said Sam, "Here's what we'll do..."
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Aaack! It's the dreaded cliffhanger! Just remember, the more you review, the faster you get new chappies! See the pretty purple button? You like the pretty purple button. It's a nice button, and makes authors very happy.
Here's responses to all the people who clicked the pretty purple button last chapter:
Kyer: Right on the first one, but remember that one episode where Ken and his brother are blowing bubbles, and his brother tells him that he's so gentle, he can blow really big bubbles? That's when Ken realizes that he has the crest of Kindness, so I figured bubbles would be a perfect gift. And I know what you mean; "Myotismon's whistle" still cracks me up on occasion.
Jadax: YES! You got it! Noodles and shoes for Davis, and bubbles for Ken! Good job! *hands out blackberry cheesecake*.
Witchmon: Um, I hadn't really thought about what the kids look like; just use your imagination. I might include details later on if they seem important, but other than that, I won't interfere with people's mental images. If the gifts were for digimon, Kari and TK would have taken them, instead of leaving them for Freddy to distribute. And yes, the pairing is Wizardmon/Verdanamon.
Elendil Star-lover: Nope, sorry. See the answer I gave to Witchmon about the gifts.
Thanks, everyone! And if I have any lurkers, just let me know you exist, it gives me inspiration to get this stuff typed up, instead of letting it sit in my notebook for months. See ya next chapter!
Oh, and the gifts were for Davis and Ken respectively.
Disclaimer: Why do I have to do one of these at the start of every chapter? Oh, well, here goes: The digimon and human characters you recognize are not mine; the ones you don't may be mine, or may be ones you've never heard of. Any resemblance to real people is, except in a few cases, unintentional. Resemblance to LOTR characters is quite intentional, I assure you. I don't own LOTR either; I'm just a fan. That's why they call it FANfiction.
Now, on with the show!
Chapter 4: "A conspiracy is born" or "With friends like these..."
The next few days, Freddy found it harder than usual to concentrate on school. Sam was constantly by his side. He took to staring at his favorite places, wondering if he would ever see them again. He was so distant, in fact, that his friend Mary couldn't help but notice it.
"Hey, Peter," she said to her frequent companion at lunch one day, "What do you suppose is up with Freddy?"
"Whatcha mean?" responded Peter through a mouthful of food. "Y'oughta try this cheeseburger, Mary, it's something else." He considered for a moment, "Not quite sure what it is...but it definitely ain't a cheeseburger."
Mary looked at him disgustedly, "Peter, only you could say something like that about your food and still be eating it."
"Hey, I didn't say it was *bad*," Peter pointed out, "Just that it isn't a cheeseburger."
Mary rolled her eyes eloquently. "Anyway, as I was *saying*, Freddy's been rather odd these last few days. Staring at familiar sights as if he's never gonna see them again, muttering to himself, going about in a kind of a trance...do you suppose he's running away?"
Peter snorted. "Don't be stupid," he said, "What's he got to run away *from*? His aunt and uncle are perfectly nice, he's rich, and he's always seemed happy enough. Why in the world would he leave?"
Mary thought for a moment. "Maybe it's not what he's running away from...maybe it's what he's running away to."
"Huh?" asked Peter intelligently.
"His parents, doofus! They disappeared last year, remember? There was a huge ruckus about it, it made all the papers. Maybe he's going to go join them."
"Hmp. And maybe he's going somewhere far away for vacation. Or maybe it's your imagination."
"Well, I know how to make sure, one way or the other," Mary replied, grinning.
"What's that?"
"We'll ask Sam! She always knows everything that goes on up there at his house."
Peter remained skeptical. "But what if she won't tell us?"
"Oh, I think we can persuade her somehow," replied Mary loftily. Actually, she had no more idea than Peter how Sam could be persuaded to tell if she didn't want to. Sam was known for being very loyal, especially when she had a secret to keep.
Fortunately, Sam, once approached, was more than happy to tell them what was happening. "After all, Wizardmon said to take trustworthy people along. It'd be kinda lonely with just me and Freddy, and I know you two won't tell anybody about this." She then proceeded to explain to them the whole series of events from a few nights before.
"I *knew* he was up to something! Let's figure out how to get Peter and me into this," Mary said when she was finished.
"Actually, I have an idea," said Sam, "Here's what we'll do..."
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Aaack! It's the dreaded cliffhanger! Just remember, the more you review, the faster you get new chappies! See the pretty purple button? You like the pretty purple button. It's a nice button, and makes authors very happy.
Here's responses to all the people who clicked the pretty purple button last chapter:
Kyer: Right on the first one, but remember that one episode where Ken and his brother are blowing bubbles, and his brother tells him that he's so gentle, he can blow really big bubbles? That's when Ken realizes that he has the crest of Kindness, so I figured bubbles would be a perfect gift. And I know what you mean; "Myotismon's whistle" still cracks me up on occasion.
Jadax: YES! You got it! Noodles and shoes for Davis, and bubbles for Ken! Good job! *hands out blackberry cheesecake*.
Witchmon: Um, I hadn't really thought about what the kids look like; just use your imagination. I might include details later on if they seem important, but other than that, I won't interfere with people's mental images. If the gifts were for digimon, Kari and TK would have taken them, instead of leaving them for Freddy to distribute. And yes, the pairing is Wizardmon/Verdanamon.
Elendil Star-lover: Nope, sorry. See the answer I gave to Witchmon about the gifts.
Thanks, everyone! And if I have any lurkers, just let me know you exist, it gives me inspiration to get this stuff typed up, instead of letting it sit in my notebook for months. See ya next chapter!