NOTE: There is Christian content in this episode.
Chapter 37: A Big Head Means a Big Target
"Unfortunately, sir, the criminal escaped, and our arrest attempt failed to capture him."
"Have those responsible terminated. What of our project?"
"Our scientists are beginning to construct them now. We have barely enough genetic information for one; I recommend we get more."
"Very well…"
"And it would help if we were to find some with similar links to the first one."
"I'll tell our field units of this."
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"You're not coming with us?" Matt asked.
"Naw, with two huge pokémon at my command, I can take anything! I'd offer to let you come with me, but Big Blue wouldn't fit in my car! Ciao!" He put the pedal to the medal and the cheerleaders began singing something about speed.
"I don't know whether to approve of this or disapprove," Big Blue reasoned aloud. "If the two giant lions he captured will do his bidding, then he is capable of handling himself and it is a good thing we aren't interacting with him. However, we may need his help later."
"He'll need our help if those two he caught won't pay attention to him," Matt answered. "Let's just get Pixie out of here before more come here to attack."
Their journey was uneventful, and they ended up staying in a hospital that looked very run-down. The glass windows to the waiting room had all been shattered, and waiting room was a horrible mess. "Looks like this place got hit by an earthquake!"
"Indeed," Big Blue thought. "I don't think it would be safe to put Master Pixie in there."
"No, it would be more safe than you think. There are lots of places to hide in there, and there should be at least one clean bed, too. Besides, if there's still a doctor in there, Pixie has a better chance of recovering."
"…Very well." Big Blue ducked into the hospital and put Pixie in Matt's arms.
"We should take her to one of the beds deep in these halls," Matt suggested. "That way, she'll be the last one for the machines to find." It didn't take long for them to find a clean bed. Matt and Gabumon laid Pixie down and put the covers over her. "I'll try and scrounge up some food," Matt said.
"I'll stick around and watch her," Gabumon agreed.
Gabumon sat down in one of the chairs in the hospital room. "So…what happened on your world before you were brought here?"
Pixie sighed. "There's so much to tell…basically, there was this tyrant Monster called Moo. He had all these psychic abilities, and he could take over some monster's minds and make them his servants. It gets better: we had him cornered, right when we were getting sucked into this universe."
" 'We', huh? You and Big Blue?"
"And Ghenki, and Tiger, and Hare…" Pixie sighed. "I wonder what became of them?"
"Who're they?"
"Other Monsters, like me. They had a blend of abilities together. Hare's specialty was fire, Tiger's was Ice and Lightning…" Pixie let out a long breath. "I wish I knew where they were."
"I know the feeling. Matt and I had a whole bunch of friends who we were counting on, too."
"How many?"
"Eleven humans, eleven digimon. The digimon and humans had links between them, just like Matt does with me."
"The humans made the digimon digivolve?"
"Yes, they did."
"Hmm…what do you suppose became of them?"
Gabumon sighed. "What with everyone on this planet having disappeared…I think the chances are about a million to one that they're all still alive!"
"I wouldn't worry: chances don't mean anything to the God of destiny."
"Huh?"
Pixie sighed. "There are a lot of spirits in this world, but only one has real power: the God of destiny. A priest on my homeworld showed me this, and he taught me about him…it's really complicated what He is, but I've been a worshipper of Him ever since."
"You really think He exists, huh?"
"How can't He, when you stop and think about it?"
"But if there is a God controlling everything, then why would something like this happen?"
"Is the God of destiny the only person who can make choices?"
"…Interesting point. But who would choose to attack Earth? ...And why?"
"I don't know."
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"WHAT?!?!" they screamed in unison. "Not you!!!" Tiger and Hare had ended up on lookout duty, but neither one of them with Renamon: they were paired up with each other.
"I can't believe this!" Hare spat. "I didn't want a shift with you!!"
"And it wasn't you that I was hoping for a shift with, either."
Hare rubbed his forehead with his paw. "All right, I need to switch shifts."
"Ditto. But what about right now?"
"I guess we have to suffer this shift out."
"Great."
There was no dialogue, but Hare was sitting there with a scowl on his face while Tiger had a huge smile. Hearts danced around his head as he thought of Rufusmon's coppery fur and her fox-like appearance. She was his soul mate, his true love! (At least in his mind.)
Hare was also thinking about Renamon. The white spot on her fur was coming out, and she did seem like she was sorry for having hidden the truth from him…but…Hare sighed. He still didn't know whether to trust her or not. He very much wanted to trust her and build another relationship with her, but he wondered whether they could ever be more than friends---or whether they could even be that much.
There they sat until T.K. and Cody came in with a group of families and baby digimon. Then they snapped out of their hormonal stupors and began keeping children in line. Hare gently pushed children into the queue of people and had to keep at that job until his shift was over. But a few minutes before the shift ended, he felt an itch on his fur. Then he realized what had happened: he'd gotten a flea from a Gazimon that had been in the group. He was scratching furiously when he saw Rika and Renamon come in to relieve him. He stopped scratching and looked at Renamon nervously. He kept along the back wall so that she wouldn't catch his flea.
"Am I that repulsive to you?" Renamon asked, noticing Hare was keeping as wide a distance as possible between himself and Renamon.
"No…it's…not…that…at…all…gotta go!" Hare sped away, and, the second he rounded a corner, he was hopping and itching, to the surprise of everyone around.
Renamon wondered…Hare was being shy about this…maybe he still had feelings for her, or something…?
She turned around, and nearly tripped over Tiger, who was coming back from his shift, too. He looked up at her with a blushing face and said, "If there's any trouble, like the kind that makes you need to digivolve…call me, and I'll be right over."
"Um…okay…thanks…"
Renamon was more confused than ever. She looked at Rika. Rika rolled her eyes. "Boys!" she said. "That's why I don't get myself involved. Love is weird."
"No kidding," Renamon agreed.