What are a few Raindrops between Friends?

Chapter IV

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Terriermon comes out on the stage:

Terriermon: 'MZ-Networks does not own Digimon. I'm reading this because Henry got deleted… "accidentally"…' HEY!

MZ-Networks: What is it?? (Lazily starts to hit the Backspace button)

Terriermon: Nothing… nothing… (Dodges several Backspace Blasts)… 'however, Henry will return soon… possibly. 'Text like this' is being read, and *text like this* is a person's thoughts.'

MZ-Networks: Enjoy Chapter IV!! Thanks for the reviews!! (Deletes Terriermon)

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Suddenly, the Digivices started to shine, as Rika & Takato started to feel lighter, and they were about to try and BioMerge, when Deamon wrapped another cord around them, and took them away… away from Jeri… away from the Digimon… away from home… but with each other…

Jeri looked up at them, shouting out, "Rika! Takato! No!!" Then, she looked towards Leomon… her partner, "Leomon, we've got to try and help them!"

Leomon looked towards the red cords that were in the sky, but Rika, Takato & Deamon almost disappered…

*I got Leomon back… and now I've lost Takato & Rika… my friends…*

"Takato!!" yelled Rika, her Digivice still shining with the power that would allow them to Biomege.

"What is it?" he shouted back, whilst trying to free himself from all the cords.

"It was nice knowing you… and telling you how I felt about you… thanks."

"Rika? What do you mean with that? We've gotta try and get out of here!"

*He's still trying to save me… but we're not home anymore… we're somewhere else…*

Rika remained silent, and for a while, Takato feared the worst. However, she soon started talking again, "Can you use your Digivice?"

*Why does she want to know?*

"Of course I can! One of my hands is free!"

Rika looked at Takato with hope, and continued to ask him, "Send a signal to Jeri! I can't use my hands, but you can! Go on!"

*Man, she sure has good ideas…*

"OK! Rika, don't worry, we'll find a way out of this!"

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"I wasn't strong enough to save them…"

"Takato-mon! You promised we would play again when I came back! Where are you?"

"Hey Rika? Takato? Geez, why won't they answer me?"

"I sense Deamon's signal… he's far away…"

"I sense it too… I wonder where they are…"

The remaining Tamers and Digimon were all worried about the disappearance of Takato and Rika. However, Jeri's Digivice started to shine…

"It's a signal… but it's very faint… and it's Takato's!"

Renamon looked alert, "Where are they?"

Jeri investigated the map on her Digivice, "Well… they're right here. They're near us, but in another world, or dimension."

Leomon started to think a bit, then, "So it means that they're in another world in the same location as we are? But Deamon didn't have enough time to travel to another world… so that means…"

Interrupting, Renamon said, "It must be a trigger of some sort. Once we find the trigger, we'll uncover Rika and Takato! …And Deamon."

Then, Leomon looked up at the sky, and said, "Jeri, Guilmon & Renamon will search the ground; Calumon & I will search the sky."

Jeri gripped her Digivice and a Card, "OK. DigiModify! Hyper-"

She was interrupted by a beep from her Digivice. It was a D-Mail.

'Jeri, I have already found out about Takato & Rika's disappearance with another Digimon as I was searching for information. However, they are in a parallel dimension, in the same exact place as you are in. They got there because of something that happened seconds before they were taken by the Digimon. If you know what they did, you might use that information to find them. Sorry, but I can't be of any more help as this Digimon is hacking into all connections, like the D-Reaper. Good luck.

Yamaki.'

Calumon's ears grew large, "Deamon is doing the exact same thing as D-Reaper! He's destroying all the connections in this world!"

Renamon looked at Jeri, "True. But we mustn't forget what Yamaki said. Something they both did seconds ago triggered their disappearance. But what?"

Surprisingly, only Guilmon had the answer, "Well, exactly before Deamon took them, I felt Takato's power inside me!! We were going to Biomerge!"

Renamon looked thoughtful, but she confirmed Guilmon's thoughts. Then, Leomon spoke up.

"That can only mean that they were both converted to Data. Their conversion to Data must have triggered their disappearance. Therefore, if Jeri becomes Data too… and we try to Biomerge, all the Digital Activity in this area will lure us directly to the parallel world!"

Then, Renamon spoke up, "But Jeri cannot become Data. Takato & Rika could do so because of Dobermon's power, back when we were in the D-Reaper chaos… the Digimon Soverign sent him…"

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*Man, I really wish I could do something for Rika…*

"Rika?? Are you still there?"

In the way that Deamon held them, Takato & Rika couldn't see each other, but they both saw that there was no bottom wherever they were. And Deamon wasn't speaking to them, either…

"Yeah 'Kato, I'm fine… except that I'm hanging over a bottomless pit, that is…"

"Rika?"

"What?"

"I'll save you, whatever happens, count on me to save you, if it's the last thing I do! I promise! Whatever the cost is, I'll save you!"

There was some silence between the two, then…

"Takato… thanks…"

******

Jeri spoke up, "I made a decision. Everyone, I'm going back to the Digital World."

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Davis: Well, that sure wasn't expected huh? Will Jeri get to the Digital World? Keep watching Digimon: Digi-

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