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Crossing Paths
The Pet Tamer
*Okay...so...* I sighed as we rolled/flew into another town. It didn't take two seconds for several Digimon to clear out of our way. We stopped in at a restaurant, and the waiter looked at us, then screamed.
"That human is not allowed!!"
"She's our pet, and we're all hungry. If you don't want our cash, we'll go someplace else," Bee spat.
*Where'd you get that? Jerry Springer?* I mentally smirked. Bee just sighed.
"Your pet?!" the waiter jumped, "How did you manage to tame a Tamer?"
"Think a second, bub. We're three Mega-level Digimon, and she's just one weak little human female. You do the math," Lucifer replied.
*WEAK?!?! All right, all right...* I sighed, mentally tightening my fist in anger. The waiter erupted into laughter.
"I like your style! Meal's on me!" the waiter laughed as he bounced back into the back room. Perhaps this is a bad time to mention that our waiter was a Toadmon.
*Hey, free lunch!* I mentally laughed as I, like a good little pet, took a seat next to my master, Black. We were in a Mega-sized booth, with me up against a wall, Black on the outside, and Bee and Lucifer sitting across from us.
"So, BlackWarGreymon, notice anything good on the menu?" Bee asked casually as he examined the menu.
"...Nothing that has caught my eye, Beelzemon," Black replied. I hadn't been given a menu, so I just fiddled my thumbs in my lap. I kept my head low, and didn't make eye contact with anyone. I tried to look as depressed as possible. After all, I was supposed to be a pet.
"Hum... This looks nice," Lucifer commented as he pointed out a cheeseburger. I absentmindedly licked my lips in hunger. Toadmon came bouncing back with three glasses of water.
"Here's some water for you mons!" Toadmon laughed. Again, I absentmindedly licked my lips from thrust and hunger combined.
"How about an In-Training cup of water for our pet?" Lucifer suggested, "We don't want her to dry out. After all, we need her to carry our stuff up to the hotel room later."
"A good idea! I'll be right back, ribbit!" Toadmon laughed as he bounced away.
*Man, the water's not a problem. It's the food that'll be hard to convince him to get,* I sighed. Bee smirked at that.
*No it won't. We'll tell him our second excuse. Hey, he's back,* Bee jumped.
"Here you are, pet!" Toadmon laughed as he flung a glass of water at me. There were two good things that happened. One, I caught the glass before it could slam into my head, and two, Toadmon had stuck a sipper lid on it.
"...Thank you, Lord Lucifer..." I whispered, my voice soft in an attempt to show a broken spirit. Toadmon laughed.
"So, you taught her to be agile? Interesting..."
"How else is she going to dodge our weakest blows where we're sparing?" Bee laughed.
"I see! So you use her as a moving target? How excellent! Now, what can I get you to eat?" Toadmon laughed.
"Well, BlackWarGreymon, what are you having?" Lucifer asked.
"...A cheeseburger will be fine," Black replied.
"I think I'll have the same," Lucifer smiled.
"Make that three, and an In-Training burger for her," Bee tagged in as he handed the menus back to Toadmon. Toadmon again erupted into laughter.
"Fattening her up? I'd say let her starve, but she's your pet!" Toadmon laughed as he bounced back to the back.
*He should count his blessings that I'm being a good little pet...* I glared, staring bullets into the floor.
"So, do you think it's wise to rest here tonight? Or, should we press on to the next town?" Lucifer started up the next conversation.
"There isn't another town for several miles. More miles than we can cover in one day to be exact," Black stated.
"And I'm just about out of supplies, so I guess we stay here tonight," Bee smirked.
"When we find a hotel, you are to bring our bags to our room and stay there. If we so much as hear that you've disturbed someone, I'll be the one doing the beating. Is that clear, Nina?" Black demanded.
"....Yes, Lord BlackWarGreymon, that is clear..." I whispered.
"Good," Black replied, a slightly saddened looks in his eyes.
*On second thought, this idea of having you act as a pet is one of the worst ideas on record,* Black thought-muttered. Toadmon came bouncing up with the food. The burgers the Digimon got were all but perfectly set out. Mine, on the other hand, was burnt to a near crisp.
"Enjoy!" Toadmon laughed mockingly as he bounced back to the back room.
"Eat it, and be happy we so much as even thought about you this time," Bee played along.
"....Yes, Lord Beelzemon...." I whispered as I started eating slowly.
*And that Toad's all but dead...* Bee mentally complained.
*They hate humans, really badly,* I thought. *Great, just great!* suddenly, a Starmon came busting threw the doors to the restraint.
"I heard there was a human here! Show yourself, you varmint!" Starmon ordered, drawing his guns. Bee smirked.
"Nina, go and show yourself," Bee ordered.
"....Yes, Lord Beelzemon...." I whispered. Black moved a little so that I could crawl out.
"There you are!" Starmon shouted. I kept my head low and never looked at him.
"Yes, Starmon, there she is. Our pet human, Nina," Black replied in a low voice.
"Your pet?!" Starmon jumped, "Well I'll be darned! Sorry about that, mons!" And with that, he left. We all exchanged mental blinks.
It didn't take us long to finish the meal and to get a hotel room, thank Digi-gods!
*Lord! This is being a serious pain!!* I collapsed on the extra sofa. I had indeed carried our bags up, which was just my backpack and a few other random items.
"We're going out to do some supply shopping. You know the rules," Bee played.
*And we're grabbing you something you can actually eat while we're at it,* Lucifer tagged in. I sighed, but kept up the act.
"Yes, Lord Beelzemon." I replied in my now-familiar sad whisper.
*Okay, we've got everything we need...* Lucifer sighed some time later. I was resting on one of the beds back at the hotel when the door to the room started to open.
*Uh... somebody's coming into the hotel, guys!* I warned. I got off the bed, lowered my head in a bow, and waited for the door to open. Toadmon came bouncing in.
"Hah! The human's alone! Get her, men!" Toadmon ordered. I gulped as several other Toadmon came running into the room with ropes. I didn't resist, though.
"We're going to toss rotten fruit at you! And string you by your toes, and everything evil we can think of!" one of the younger Toadmons laughed. I gulped.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!!?" Black boomed as he came storming down the hallway.
"Ah, Mr. BlackWarGreymon! Excellent timing! We were just about to go and show off your pet around town! You know, the usual let her get messed up a little and...!" Toadmon didn't have time to finish his sentence because Lucifer had grabbed him by the throat and hauled him into the air.
"How our pet is treated is OUR say, not yours!" Lucifer snapped, "You shall unbind her and leave here, NOW!!" Toadmon squeaked an 'okay' before he was dropped flat on his butt.
"Let's get out of here!!" the younger Toadmons shouted as they ran away top speed. They sort of forgot to untie me on their way out. Bee slammed the door shut as soon as the things they had bought and the others were inside. Black cut the ropes.
"How dare that toad treat OUR pet in HIS fashion! Her fate is ours to choose!!" Lucifer steamed. He was ticked, but at least he kept the act up.
*Nina, we drop the act. This isn't doing us any good and...!* Bee was stopped mid sentence by an explosion down below. Those Toadmon were getting the stuffing beat out of them by a DarkSaberLeomon.
"You Toadmon promised me a human snack!!" DarkSaberLeomon shouted. I sighed as I rubbed the sores the ropes had cut into me.
*Out the window... If we're going to drop the act, we might as well help them and show I'm not a bad gall,* I sighed as I opened the window.
*Hey, that I can do. Letting you become a living pile of bruises, I can't,* Bee mind-smirked.
"Hey, yah overgrown pussy cat!" I shouted down. DarkSaberLeomon looked up and me and growled low. "You want a snack? Then here I come!" with a sharp battle cry, I jumped out the window and drew the Sword. I landed in a crouched position between the dark mon and the Toadmons.
"So, you've got spunk, eh?" DarkSaberLeomon laughed, "I like spunk in my kills..."
"So why were you picking on little Toadmons?" I asked innocently as I stood to my full height, pushing the excess hair out of my face. The Toadmons blinked.
"Wait...we nearly turned you into a living pile of bruises, and you're helping us?!" the Toadmon waiter jumped.
"Yeah, because I'm one of the good humans who don't want the Digital World turned into a pile of scrap data," I replied with s smirk. Bee, Black, and Lucifer came running out of the hotel.
"And, she's really not our pet. She's basically our sister," Bee smirked. The Toadmon waiter gulped, fear for his life suddenly rising.
"...gulp..."
"Don't worry too much. If anyone's getting the stuffing beat out of them, it's that little pussy cat," Lucifer smiled. The Toadmon still gulped.
"Here pussy, pussy, pussy!" I laughed. DarkSaberLeomon jumped me, and I just counter-attacked. He tried to eat me, so I went off and used my sword to pry his mouth open. "Any time, guys!" Bee just smirked as he blasted the kitty cat a new hole in his paw.
"Leave, and don't come back," Bee suggested.
"What in tarnation!" Starmon gasped. I looked over at him and smirked.
"Hey, bro! Starmon's here!" I laughed. Lucifer just sighed as he flew back up to the room to grab what little of our stuff was up there.
"Sorry about the mess. We're leaving now," Black stated. Starmon blinked. Bee gave Lucifer a hand with the luggage, and we left.
Yeah, I know it's nothing much, but we were tired and wanted to avoid another battle. Hey, we at least managed to get a free meal and learn that humans are hated to the ump-tenth degree around here now.
*sigh* What else could go wrong? Forget I asked!!!
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Iniora: She asked what else could go wrong, and it's about to get worse. They go the direct approach next time. And yes, I'm out of it right now, so don't hurt me. This is all for today, folks. See yah next chapter!
Crossing Paths
The Pet Tamer
*Okay...so...* I sighed as we rolled/flew into another town. It didn't take two seconds for several Digimon to clear out of our way. We stopped in at a restaurant, and the waiter looked at us, then screamed.
"That human is not allowed!!"
"She's our pet, and we're all hungry. If you don't want our cash, we'll go someplace else," Bee spat.
*Where'd you get that? Jerry Springer?* I mentally smirked. Bee just sighed.
"Your pet?!" the waiter jumped, "How did you manage to tame a Tamer?"
"Think a second, bub. We're three Mega-level Digimon, and she's just one weak little human female. You do the math," Lucifer replied.
*WEAK?!?! All right, all right...* I sighed, mentally tightening my fist in anger. The waiter erupted into laughter.
"I like your style! Meal's on me!" the waiter laughed as he bounced back into the back room. Perhaps this is a bad time to mention that our waiter was a Toadmon.
*Hey, free lunch!* I mentally laughed as I, like a good little pet, took a seat next to my master, Black. We were in a Mega-sized booth, with me up against a wall, Black on the outside, and Bee and Lucifer sitting across from us.
"So, BlackWarGreymon, notice anything good on the menu?" Bee asked casually as he examined the menu.
"...Nothing that has caught my eye, Beelzemon," Black replied. I hadn't been given a menu, so I just fiddled my thumbs in my lap. I kept my head low, and didn't make eye contact with anyone. I tried to look as depressed as possible. After all, I was supposed to be a pet.
"Hum... This looks nice," Lucifer commented as he pointed out a cheeseburger. I absentmindedly licked my lips in hunger. Toadmon came bouncing back with three glasses of water.
"Here's some water for you mons!" Toadmon laughed. Again, I absentmindedly licked my lips from thrust and hunger combined.
"How about an In-Training cup of water for our pet?" Lucifer suggested, "We don't want her to dry out. After all, we need her to carry our stuff up to the hotel room later."
"A good idea! I'll be right back, ribbit!" Toadmon laughed as he bounced away.
*Man, the water's not a problem. It's the food that'll be hard to convince him to get,* I sighed. Bee smirked at that.
*No it won't. We'll tell him our second excuse. Hey, he's back,* Bee jumped.
"Here you are, pet!" Toadmon laughed as he flung a glass of water at me. There were two good things that happened. One, I caught the glass before it could slam into my head, and two, Toadmon had stuck a sipper lid on it.
"...Thank you, Lord Lucifer..." I whispered, my voice soft in an attempt to show a broken spirit. Toadmon laughed.
"So, you taught her to be agile? Interesting..."
"How else is she going to dodge our weakest blows where we're sparing?" Bee laughed.
"I see! So you use her as a moving target? How excellent! Now, what can I get you to eat?" Toadmon laughed.
"Well, BlackWarGreymon, what are you having?" Lucifer asked.
"...A cheeseburger will be fine," Black replied.
"I think I'll have the same," Lucifer smiled.
"Make that three, and an In-Training burger for her," Bee tagged in as he handed the menus back to Toadmon. Toadmon again erupted into laughter.
"Fattening her up? I'd say let her starve, but she's your pet!" Toadmon laughed as he bounced back to the back.
*He should count his blessings that I'm being a good little pet...* I glared, staring bullets into the floor.
"So, do you think it's wise to rest here tonight? Or, should we press on to the next town?" Lucifer started up the next conversation.
"There isn't another town for several miles. More miles than we can cover in one day to be exact," Black stated.
"And I'm just about out of supplies, so I guess we stay here tonight," Bee smirked.
"When we find a hotel, you are to bring our bags to our room and stay there. If we so much as hear that you've disturbed someone, I'll be the one doing the beating. Is that clear, Nina?" Black demanded.
"....Yes, Lord BlackWarGreymon, that is clear..." I whispered.
"Good," Black replied, a slightly saddened looks in his eyes.
*On second thought, this idea of having you act as a pet is one of the worst ideas on record,* Black thought-muttered. Toadmon came bouncing up with the food. The burgers the Digimon got were all but perfectly set out. Mine, on the other hand, was burnt to a near crisp.
"Enjoy!" Toadmon laughed mockingly as he bounced back to the back room.
"Eat it, and be happy we so much as even thought about you this time," Bee played along.
"....Yes, Lord Beelzemon...." I whispered as I started eating slowly.
*And that Toad's all but dead...* Bee mentally complained.
*They hate humans, really badly,* I thought. *Great, just great!* suddenly, a Starmon came busting threw the doors to the restraint.
"I heard there was a human here! Show yourself, you varmint!" Starmon ordered, drawing his guns. Bee smirked.
"Nina, go and show yourself," Bee ordered.
"....Yes, Lord Beelzemon...." I whispered. Black moved a little so that I could crawl out.
"There you are!" Starmon shouted. I kept my head low and never looked at him.
"Yes, Starmon, there she is. Our pet human, Nina," Black replied in a low voice.
"Your pet?!" Starmon jumped, "Well I'll be darned! Sorry about that, mons!" And with that, he left. We all exchanged mental blinks.
It didn't take us long to finish the meal and to get a hotel room, thank Digi-gods!
*Lord! This is being a serious pain!!* I collapsed on the extra sofa. I had indeed carried our bags up, which was just my backpack and a few other random items.
"We're going out to do some supply shopping. You know the rules," Bee played.
*And we're grabbing you something you can actually eat while we're at it,* Lucifer tagged in. I sighed, but kept up the act.
"Yes, Lord Beelzemon." I replied in my now-familiar sad whisper.
*Okay, we've got everything we need...* Lucifer sighed some time later. I was resting on one of the beds back at the hotel when the door to the room started to open.
*Uh... somebody's coming into the hotel, guys!* I warned. I got off the bed, lowered my head in a bow, and waited for the door to open. Toadmon came bouncing in.
"Hah! The human's alone! Get her, men!" Toadmon ordered. I gulped as several other Toadmon came running into the room with ropes. I didn't resist, though.
"We're going to toss rotten fruit at you! And string you by your toes, and everything evil we can think of!" one of the younger Toadmons laughed. I gulped.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!!?" Black boomed as he came storming down the hallway.
"Ah, Mr. BlackWarGreymon! Excellent timing! We were just about to go and show off your pet around town! You know, the usual let her get messed up a little and...!" Toadmon didn't have time to finish his sentence because Lucifer had grabbed him by the throat and hauled him into the air.
"How our pet is treated is OUR say, not yours!" Lucifer snapped, "You shall unbind her and leave here, NOW!!" Toadmon squeaked an 'okay' before he was dropped flat on his butt.
"Let's get out of here!!" the younger Toadmons shouted as they ran away top speed. They sort of forgot to untie me on their way out. Bee slammed the door shut as soon as the things they had bought and the others were inside. Black cut the ropes.
"How dare that toad treat OUR pet in HIS fashion! Her fate is ours to choose!!" Lucifer steamed. He was ticked, but at least he kept the act up.
*Nina, we drop the act. This isn't doing us any good and...!* Bee was stopped mid sentence by an explosion down below. Those Toadmon were getting the stuffing beat out of them by a DarkSaberLeomon.
"You Toadmon promised me a human snack!!" DarkSaberLeomon shouted. I sighed as I rubbed the sores the ropes had cut into me.
*Out the window... If we're going to drop the act, we might as well help them and show I'm not a bad gall,* I sighed as I opened the window.
*Hey, that I can do. Letting you become a living pile of bruises, I can't,* Bee mind-smirked.
"Hey, yah overgrown pussy cat!" I shouted down. DarkSaberLeomon looked up and me and growled low. "You want a snack? Then here I come!" with a sharp battle cry, I jumped out the window and drew the Sword. I landed in a crouched position between the dark mon and the Toadmons.
"So, you've got spunk, eh?" DarkSaberLeomon laughed, "I like spunk in my kills..."
"So why were you picking on little Toadmons?" I asked innocently as I stood to my full height, pushing the excess hair out of my face. The Toadmons blinked.
"Wait...we nearly turned you into a living pile of bruises, and you're helping us?!" the Toadmon waiter jumped.
"Yeah, because I'm one of the good humans who don't want the Digital World turned into a pile of scrap data," I replied with s smirk. Bee, Black, and Lucifer came running out of the hotel.
"And, she's really not our pet. She's basically our sister," Bee smirked. The Toadmon waiter gulped, fear for his life suddenly rising.
"...gulp..."
"Don't worry too much. If anyone's getting the stuffing beat out of them, it's that little pussy cat," Lucifer smiled. The Toadmon still gulped.
"Here pussy, pussy, pussy!" I laughed. DarkSaberLeomon jumped me, and I just counter-attacked. He tried to eat me, so I went off and used my sword to pry his mouth open. "Any time, guys!" Bee just smirked as he blasted the kitty cat a new hole in his paw.
"Leave, and don't come back," Bee suggested.
"What in tarnation!" Starmon gasped. I looked over at him and smirked.
"Hey, bro! Starmon's here!" I laughed. Lucifer just sighed as he flew back up to the room to grab what little of our stuff was up there.
"Sorry about the mess. We're leaving now," Black stated. Starmon blinked. Bee gave Lucifer a hand with the luggage, and we left.
Yeah, I know it's nothing much, but we were tired and wanted to avoid another battle. Hey, we at least managed to get a free meal and learn that humans are hated to the ump-tenth degree around here now.
*sigh* What else could go wrong? Forget I asked!!!
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Iniora: She asked what else could go wrong, and it's about to get worse. They go the direct approach next time. And yes, I'm out of it right now, so don't hurt me. This is all for today, folks. See yah next chapter!