DISASTROUS BOND
By: Mai a.k.a. BlastHornet
Disclaimer: Do be enlightened that Digimon Tamers does not belong to me. If it were, though, I wouldn't allow the series to stop right there at the second movie; it was simply too much of a cliffhanger. Damn Ra for the Rukato scenes there. Or maybe for too much sugar I ate while watching it.
Notes: And before I forgot, the time thingies are back here, but at some time, I'll give it a rest. However, this story has absolutely no connection to my past Ryouki, Hidden – except for the fact that both are Digimon Tamers RyoXRika TakatoXJeri fan fictions. And I'll be sticking to the three years gap between Ryo and the rest of the tamers. So if I say Ryo is 18, you do the math. And one more thing: It may look like I'm promoting HenryXRika here, but trust me to be platonic about this. Don't flame about it if you don't want this story to turn for the worst for the RyoXRika fans.
AND RIGHT NOW, I SAY RYO IS 18 ON THIS FIC. DO THE MATH.
CHAPTER I: START
The D-Reaper episode is over. Everything looks like it's back to normal, after what the menace had done to the city. But below it's so-called 'normal' exterior, many people are still in trauma over the events, and many strange things have been happening lately.
Because of this, Hypnos and the Tamers have been communicating often to monitor the changes both at the Real World and the Digital World.
But, as normal as the Real World looks like, the Digital World's peace is once again threatened.
4:30 P.M.: Tsukishiro Residence: New York
She turns the computer on and started typing, hoping for answers. And finally, when she found what she was looking for, she intensely gazed at the screen. She bit her carnation-colored lips in frustration, and sighed. She turned to the phone, and started dialing. When she heard the operator, she responded in a light, moderate voice. "Operator, I need a long-distance call........."
As she continues to talk on the phone, the message – or rather, letter – is still on the monitor screen, enough to be seen by anybody.
TO:
TANAKU KYOU TSUKISHIRO
OIC – TECH SUN INDUSTRIES
URGENT!
Salutations!
We accept the offer of creating the data probes you requested. However, there will be certain parameters to this request, and we demand that you and your subordinates will always follow these demands:
One. Never tamper with the probes. Data probes, especially with the serials of –099, must not be held by any device or any person other than the materials we use at our own facility, as these things are capable of brain damage. We surveyed that the persons touching the probes will have a severe case of trauma – either about a past experience or anything similar – and there is almost no cure.
Two. These things must NEVER get in contact with a human in less than 10 meters. As this may not be possible, because this is a network probe, but there might be a possibility.
We believe that your company will be able to take these rules. We will be there shortly to deliver the probes as requested, but do be warned that they aren't finished yet. More materials are needed, and we're sure that you have all those at one piece.
Thank You.
DARENE OPRANDA
HEAD – SHINKUN TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
".........Yes, I know. Meet me by the airport.........I don't need permission to deal with these guys.........Yeah, go on, tell me off, and you.........Okay, I'm glad we made an agreement.........See you at the airport.........oh, and.........I love you."
10:00 A.M.: CENTRAL PARK
After the event with Parasimon and Locomon, Rika had been quiet to most of the people and she now would rarely speak. It's as if she has returned to her ice image. But that was simply the exterior. Only two know of her true feelings as of late. One was, of course, Renamon, who is always there now that she is in the Real World. Two was Henry. Henry and Rika had been best friends, and both know the secret and adversities of the other.
Only Renamon and Henry know about Rika's dealings with certain people, and how she had reacted inwardly.
Both Tamers are resting themselves at the park after the seemingly long meeting the Hypnos conducted. They agreed to have a meeting once every week, but there was something that came up recently, and decided to have an emergency meeting at seven.
"What kind of emergency meeting was that, anyway?" Rika muttered, arms crossed, her back leaned at a tree. She turns to Henry, who is currently lying down on the grass. "They woke us early! And to make things worse, not all of us were able to come!"
Henry grimaced. "They said Jeri was out to Kyushu for a while with her stepmom and stepbrother, Kazu was out watching over her mother, who was quite sick lately, and Ryo, well, he is nearby, but he can't be reached at the time they called."
"Jeri and Kazu had good reasons not to go. After all, we already had our meeting two days ago." Rika raised an eyebrow. "And where's Ryo at anyway? I wasn't really sure of what to think of him when I saw Mako and Ai showed up at this meeting."
"Anyway, what Yamaki told us is quite urgent, too." Henry said, directing their conversation at another direction. He knows too well what will happen to him if he ever takes up the topic of the Legendary Tamer. "There are some strange signals in some areas of the network. We're not allowed to go investigate because it may do something to harm us."
Rika nodded. "That's just plain stupid. How can you solve the problem without facing the risks? We've been to the Digital World, and we faced the risks to solve a problem, only to encounter another. And this problem needs not the risk, but the sacrifice." She finishes, idly remembering the time they had to say goodbye to the digimon for a while.
Henry smiled, thankful that Terriermon is with him. He slightly envisions what Suzy is doing with the two bunny digimons at the moment.........
"PRINCESS PWEETTY PANTS!!"
Ah, poor Terriermon. But he pities Lopmon more than his own partner, as Lopmon is the one always with Suzy.........
But now, he wants focus on making his companion feel better. Maybe thinking too much Ryo is bad for health. Since a few weeks ago, Ryo had been hitting too much on Rika, that often, she was too close on breaking his face. Really, Henry wants to know what's on Ryo's mind, but once he knows what's going on, Rika will ask, and she will know. He's assuming something, but he wasn't keen on telling her, maybe because he might assume wrong.
"Hey, Rika?" he asked, sitting up. "You had breakfast yet?"
"Nope. I haven't eaten, since I rushed out after changing."
"Well, then, the shop down at the corner? My treat."
"Sure."
11:00 AM: Popo's Coffee Shop (I don't know, so don't sue me!)
Since it was near lunch, they decided on eating something heavy. And since it was Henry's treat – he's going to suffer, Rika thought – they ordered two chicken specials. It was quite strange why Henry Wong's pocket became light so suddenly.
The best friends were strangely quiet during eating. Rika has too many things in mind, and so is Henry. The food is good, and for the next minutes, it hadn't been acting up. But that wasn't what was causing Henry's stomach to churn. It was of the strange feeling – you know, that one that tends to happen ALL THE TIME – that something's going to happen.
Rika, however, is still warped by her thoughts as she quietly ate her lunch. This is getting weirder by the minute, as it has been this long since she had thought of any other person of the opposite gender other than her father for a long span of time. Henry wouldn't invade her mind secretly; it would invade directly. So it had to be.........
"Don't look now, Rika." Henry said, his face quite emotionless. This is one instance that Henry doesn't know how to react, so he allows Rika to do all the judging, as she's more of a loudmouth critic than he is right now. "The object of your affection – rather, detestation – at 6 o'clock."
They are inside the coffee shop (Elocution #12, anyone?) at the far corner, and the glass gives a perfect image of the person outside. Rika followed Henry's line of sight and raised an eyebrow at the sight.
Outside, at one of the outdoor tables – the ones with those umbrellas – is the known Legendary Tamer, Ryo Akiyama. And from the looks of it, he's not alone. Along with him is a young woman, probably of his age, with long raven hair and equally dark eyes. Being the gentleman he is, he assisted the woman on her chair. Both are now locked in an unknown conversation as the waiter took their order.
"That's some good reason to not attend the meeting." Rika sarcastically remarked before returning to her food. Now she had enough reason herself to kick Mr. Digimon King when they meet again. "Henry, what do you think?"
"Hmm." Henry observed how the both react to each other, and easily compared this to how Ryo flirts around Rika. Big difference. The woman is quite vivacious, and he slightly noted how the girl's eyes crinkle and the slight raise of the sides of her carnation lips when she smiles. "I don't know. I'm assuming she's an acquaintance."
After a while – and after a while of silently spying – the mood of the two changed, and the conversation started getting serious. Rika saw the woman handed Ryo a piece of paper and leaned back on her seat, her arms crossed, and a frown marring her beautiful features. Upon seeing the contents of the paper, Ryo's eyes narrowed. With another statement, which Henry translated as 'Yamaki must know this.', he asked her for her phone. He dialed some numbers and started talking.
"I think he's talking to Yamaki." Henry said. Rika glanced at him, and back at Ryo. "I mimicked his lips. Something on the paper must've something to do with either Hypnos or the Digital World."
After a few more minutes, Ryo handed the phone back, and started talking again. The air was like that for a while before they decided to head out.
"So, what now?"
"I don't know."
Henry's cellular phone started ringing. "Hello? Oh, Ryo. You weren't at the meeting.........ah, I see.........I'm with Rika; you want to talk to her? Ah.........okay, we'll go there. Wait a sec." He handed the phone to Rika, who obviously refused to talk. He covered the phone for a while. "Rika, he doesn't know we saw him. If he asks why you're colder than the last time, we're busted."
"Fine." After all, Henry had a point. She took the phone. "Yeah?"
"Good morning, pumpkin, how're you?" the all-too familiar voice of Ryo took her by surprise at the phone.
"Idiot, it's noon." Rika remarked, raising an eyebrow. "Have you noticed that I'm still alive after all this years with you continually pissing me off?"
"Aw, wildcat, I'm hurt. I'm just saying hello to you."
"How many times have I told you that I don't want you calling me with any more nicknames?"
"Umm.........6,544 at the last count. I won't call you by your name if you don't call me by mine."
"Last I've heard your name is Akiyama."
"Pumpkin, I know you're brighter than that. Anyway, go to Hypnos now. We have another situation."
"This better be better than what we've received early this morning."
"Hey, sorry, I wasn't there. I had some important things to do. So, see you there, pumpkin!"
Rika passed the phone to Henry. "I'll break his face." She declared after the conversation. Henry smiled. "What's so funny?"
"You keep on saying that, yet you never get a chance to do so."
"What with you holding me off. If you let me go, he's gonna need lots of money to rearrange his face after I'm done with him."
"When you're done with him?" Henry chuckled a bit. "Now doesn't that sound a bit perverted?"
Rika's response to him was a light punch on the shoulder.
Chapter notes: This is another attempt at a Ryouki. Now, there's not much RyoXRika at this chapter, but the story will continue, I assure you. I had too much of the Runaway Digimon Express, and I'm not going to stop anytime soon. There are some scenes that might be a bit déjà vu to most Digimon Tamer addicts. And, thus, I end for chapter one. Reviews and flames!
By: Mai a.k.a. BlastHornet
Disclaimer: Do be enlightened that Digimon Tamers does not belong to me. If it were, though, I wouldn't allow the series to stop right there at the second movie; it was simply too much of a cliffhanger. Damn Ra for the Rukato scenes there. Or maybe for too much sugar I ate while watching it.
Notes: And before I forgot, the time thingies are back here, but at some time, I'll give it a rest. However, this story has absolutely no connection to my past Ryouki, Hidden – except for the fact that both are Digimon Tamers RyoXRika TakatoXJeri fan fictions. And I'll be sticking to the three years gap between Ryo and the rest of the tamers. So if I say Ryo is 18, you do the math. And one more thing: It may look like I'm promoting HenryXRika here, but trust me to be platonic about this. Don't flame about it if you don't want this story to turn for the worst for the RyoXRika fans.
AND RIGHT NOW, I SAY RYO IS 18 ON THIS FIC. DO THE MATH.
CHAPTER I: START
The D-Reaper episode is over. Everything looks like it's back to normal, after what the menace had done to the city. But below it's so-called 'normal' exterior, many people are still in trauma over the events, and many strange things have been happening lately.
Because of this, Hypnos and the Tamers have been communicating often to monitor the changes both at the Real World and the Digital World.
But, as normal as the Real World looks like, the Digital World's peace is once again threatened.
4:30 P.M.: Tsukishiro Residence: New York
She turns the computer on and started typing, hoping for answers. And finally, when she found what she was looking for, she intensely gazed at the screen. She bit her carnation-colored lips in frustration, and sighed. She turned to the phone, and started dialing. When she heard the operator, she responded in a light, moderate voice. "Operator, I need a long-distance call........."
As she continues to talk on the phone, the message – or rather, letter – is still on the monitor screen, enough to be seen by anybody.
TO:
TANAKU KYOU TSUKISHIRO
OIC – TECH SUN INDUSTRIES
URGENT!
Salutations!
We accept the offer of creating the data probes you requested. However, there will be certain parameters to this request, and we demand that you and your subordinates will always follow these demands:
One. Never tamper with the probes. Data probes, especially with the serials of –099, must not be held by any device or any person other than the materials we use at our own facility, as these things are capable of brain damage. We surveyed that the persons touching the probes will have a severe case of trauma – either about a past experience or anything similar – and there is almost no cure.
Two. These things must NEVER get in contact with a human in less than 10 meters. As this may not be possible, because this is a network probe, but there might be a possibility.
We believe that your company will be able to take these rules. We will be there shortly to deliver the probes as requested, but do be warned that they aren't finished yet. More materials are needed, and we're sure that you have all those at one piece.
Thank You.
DARENE OPRANDA
HEAD – SHINKUN TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
".........Yes, I know. Meet me by the airport.........I don't need permission to deal with these guys.........Yeah, go on, tell me off, and you.........Okay, I'm glad we made an agreement.........See you at the airport.........oh, and.........I love you."
10:00 A.M.: CENTRAL PARK
After the event with Parasimon and Locomon, Rika had been quiet to most of the people and she now would rarely speak. It's as if she has returned to her ice image. But that was simply the exterior. Only two know of her true feelings as of late. One was, of course, Renamon, who is always there now that she is in the Real World. Two was Henry. Henry and Rika had been best friends, and both know the secret and adversities of the other.
Only Renamon and Henry know about Rika's dealings with certain people, and how she had reacted inwardly.
Both Tamers are resting themselves at the park after the seemingly long meeting the Hypnos conducted. They agreed to have a meeting once every week, but there was something that came up recently, and decided to have an emergency meeting at seven.
"What kind of emergency meeting was that, anyway?" Rika muttered, arms crossed, her back leaned at a tree. She turns to Henry, who is currently lying down on the grass. "They woke us early! And to make things worse, not all of us were able to come!"
Henry grimaced. "They said Jeri was out to Kyushu for a while with her stepmom and stepbrother, Kazu was out watching over her mother, who was quite sick lately, and Ryo, well, he is nearby, but he can't be reached at the time they called."
"Jeri and Kazu had good reasons not to go. After all, we already had our meeting two days ago." Rika raised an eyebrow. "And where's Ryo at anyway? I wasn't really sure of what to think of him when I saw Mako and Ai showed up at this meeting."
"Anyway, what Yamaki told us is quite urgent, too." Henry said, directing their conversation at another direction. He knows too well what will happen to him if he ever takes up the topic of the Legendary Tamer. "There are some strange signals in some areas of the network. We're not allowed to go investigate because it may do something to harm us."
Rika nodded. "That's just plain stupid. How can you solve the problem without facing the risks? We've been to the Digital World, and we faced the risks to solve a problem, only to encounter another. And this problem needs not the risk, but the sacrifice." She finishes, idly remembering the time they had to say goodbye to the digimon for a while.
Henry smiled, thankful that Terriermon is with him. He slightly envisions what Suzy is doing with the two bunny digimons at the moment.........
"PRINCESS PWEETTY PANTS!!"
Ah, poor Terriermon. But he pities Lopmon more than his own partner, as Lopmon is the one always with Suzy.........
But now, he wants focus on making his companion feel better. Maybe thinking too much Ryo is bad for health. Since a few weeks ago, Ryo had been hitting too much on Rika, that often, she was too close on breaking his face. Really, Henry wants to know what's on Ryo's mind, but once he knows what's going on, Rika will ask, and she will know. He's assuming something, but he wasn't keen on telling her, maybe because he might assume wrong.
"Hey, Rika?" he asked, sitting up. "You had breakfast yet?"
"Nope. I haven't eaten, since I rushed out after changing."
"Well, then, the shop down at the corner? My treat."
"Sure."
11:00 AM: Popo's Coffee Shop (I don't know, so don't sue me!)
Since it was near lunch, they decided on eating something heavy. And since it was Henry's treat – he's going to suffer, Rika thought – they ordered two chicken specials. It was quite strange why Henry Wong's pocket became light so suddenly.
The best friends were strangely quiet during eating. Rika has too many things in mind, and so is Henry. The food is good, and for the next minutes, it hadn't been acting up. But that wasn't what was causing Henry's stomach to churn. It was of the strange feeling – you know, that one that tends to happen ALL THE TIME – that something's going to happen.
Rika, however, is still warped by her thoughts as she quietly ate her lunch. This is getting weirder by the minute, as it has been this long since she had thought of any other person of the opposite gender other than her father for a long span of time. Henry wouldn't invade her mind secretly; it would invade directly. So it had to be.........
"Don't look now, Rika." Henry said, his face quite emotionless. This is one instance that Henry doesn't know how to react, so he allows Rika to do all the judging, as she's more of a loudmouth critic than he is right now. "The object of your affection – rather, detestation – at 6 o'clock."
They are inside the coffee shop (Elocution #12, anyone?) at the far corner, and the glass gives a perfect image of the person outside. Rika followed Henry's line of sight and raised an eyebrow at the sight.
Outside, at one of the outdoor tables – the ones with those umbrellas – is the known Legendary Tamer, Ryo Akiyama. And from the looks of it, he's not alone. Along with him is a young woman, probably of his age, with long raven hair and equally dark eyes. Being the gentleman he is, he assisted the woman on her chair. Both are now locked in an unknown conversation as the waiter took their order.
"That's some good reason to not attend the meeting." Rika sarcastically remarked before returning to her food. Now she had enough reason herself to kick Mr. Digimon King when they meet again. "Henry, what do you think?"
"Hmm." Henry observed how the both react to each other, and easily compared this to how Ryo flirts around Rika. Big difference. The woman is quite vivacious, and he slightly noted how the girl's eyes crinkle and the slight raise of the sides of her carnation lips when she smiles. "I don't know. I'm assuming she's an acquaintance."
After a while – and after a while of silently spying – the mood of the two changed, and the conversation started getting serious. Rika saw the woman handed Ryo a piece of paper and leaned back on her seat, her arms crossed, and a frown marring her beautiful features. Upon seeing the contents of the paper, Ryo's eyes narrowed. With another statement, which Henry translated as 'Yamaki must know this.', he asked her for her phone. He dialed some numbers and started talking.
"I think he's talking to Yamaki." Henry said. Rika glanced at him, and back at Ryo. "I mimicked his lips. Something on the paper must've something to do with either Hypnos or the Digital World."
After a few more minutes, Ryo handed the phone back, and started talking again. The air was like that for a while before they decided to head out.
"So, what now?"
"I don't know."
Henry's cellular phone started ringing. "Hello? Oh, Ryo. You weren't at the meeting.........ah, I see.........I'm with Rika; you want to talk to her? Ah.........okay, we'll go there. Wait a sec." He handed the phone to Rika, who obviously refused to talk. He covered the phone for a while. "Rika, he doesn't know we saw him. If he asks why you're colder than the last time, we're busted."
"Fine." After all, Henry had a point. She took the phone. "Yeah?"
"Good morning, pumpkin, how're you?" the all-too familiar voice of Ryo took her by surprise at the phone.
"Idiot, it's noon." Rika remarked, raising an eyebrow. "Have you noticed that I'm still alive after all this years with you continually pissing me off?"
"Aw, wildcat, I'm hurt. I'm just saying hello to you."
"How many times have I told you that I don't want you calling me with any more nicknames?"
"Umm.........6,544 at the last count. I won't call you by your name if you don't call me by mine."
"Last I've heard your name is Akiyama."
"Pumpkin, I know you're brighter than that. Anyway, go to Hypnos now. We have another situation."
"This better be better than what we've received early this morning."
"Hey, sorry, I wasn't there. I had some important things to do. So, see you there, pumpkin!"
Rika passed the phone to Henry. "I'll break his face." She declared after the conversation. Henry smiled. "What's so funny?"
"You keep on saying that, yet you never get a chance to do so."
"What with you holding me off. If you let me go, he's gonna need lots of money to rearrange his face after I'm done with him."
"When you're done with him?" Henry chuckled a bit. "Now doesn't that sound a bit perverted?"
Rika's response to him was a light punch on the shoulder.
Chapter notes: This is another attempt at a Ryouki. Now, there's not much RyoXRika at this chapter, but the story will continue, I assure you. I had too much of the Runaway Digimon Express, and I'm not going to stop anytime soon. There are some scenes that might be a bit déjà vu to most Digimon Tamer addicts. And, thus, I end for chapter one. Reviews and flames!