Me: (sighs) I don't own Digimon or the song "Vacation" by Vitamin C. Expect to see a lot of familiar faces from the show in here and a complication that's going to come for Davis. (sigh)
Chloe: Sheesh, what are you so depressed about?
Me: School started a few days ago. Do you realize how much I have to do in my junior year? I'm swamped!
TK: Hope this doesn't keep you away from your schoolwork.
Me: Yeah I know. But still…FOUR AP CLASSES! FOUR FREAKIN' AP CLASSES! I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!!!
TK: Don't worry. Just keep your stress level to a bare minimum. It's only the first week.
Me: But I already have homework.
TK: (sigh)
Chloe: Let's just get to the story already so you can do your homework. You've wasted enough time ranting as it is.
Chapter 2-Around the World
Come on, come on, come on
Let's go!
Come on, come on
Let's go!
Come on, come on, come on
Let's go!
Come on, come on
Let's go!
Vacation
Need a little sun to break up all the frustration
And turn it into love
Ain't nobody gonna tell us what we gonna do
Because today, it's up to you
Temptation comin' up to me
A little relaxation and I'll be great to be
Come on and weeky weeky loo at the
It's gonna start now
Kick it back , kick it back, kick it back to the track
Kick it back, kick it back, kick it back to the max
Vacation's where I wanna be
Party on the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
'Cause I need a break, I need a vacation
Vibrations
Need to get me some and drive out all my complications
And turn them into love
Ain't nobody gonna tell us where we gonna be
Because today, today it's you and me
Vacation's what I wanna do
Party on the beach, fun for me and you
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
Repeat after me, "I need a vacation."
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
I wanna be where the fun is free
So come with me
Vacation's where I wanna be
Party on the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
'Cause I need a break, I need a vacation
Vacation's where I wanna be
Party on the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
Repeat after me, "I need a vacation."
(I need a) Vacation
(Come on and) Vacation
(I need a) Vacation
(Come on) Vacation
Let's go
Vacation's where I wanna be
Party on the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
'Cause I need a break, I need a vacation
Vacation's where I wanna be
Party on the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday, it's time to celebrate
'Cause I need a break, I need a vacation
"I feel as though we've stepped into another world."
"Well, actually that's pretty close."
"Get a grip you guys. We're still on the plane," snapped the oldest Hoi brother as he looked out the nearest window. "All I see is ocean, ocean…and more ocean."
"I want to see Tokyo Tower."
"Don't worry Rosa, you'll see it soon," Mimi Tachikawa gazed the Digidestined nervously. This wasn't as easy as it seemed.
Mimi was on her way to visit her hometown of Odaiba and she invited some of the Digidestined from around the world to accompany her to Japan. Even though not all of them agreed to come, those that did were trouble enough. Her friend Michael generously offered to ask his dad for transportation…that was why they were now sitting in a jet crossing the Pacific.
"Hey do any of the blokes in Japan know how to surf?" asked Derek in his thick Australian accent. He was a friendly boy with curly orange hair. "If they don't, I can teach them."
"I just want to see Kari again," said the youngest Poi brother.
"I get to see her first!" cried the oldest.
"No way. Just 'cause you're the oldest doesn't mean you get to do things first!" snapped the middle Poi brother.
Mimi heaved an enormous sigh. Since Michael was sitting up in the front with his father, she was in charge of the others in the vicinity of the plane. "Settle down you guys," she pleaded.
Unfortunately, the others took advantage of the noise to add some of their own. Mimi rolled her eyes and pushed a strand of chestnut hair out of her face. Mina, a young Indian girl with long black hair and a darkish complexion, turned around.
"HEY! COOL YOUR JETS!"
The group fell silent. Mimi slunk into her chair and cast Mina a grateful look. "Thank you."
Mina shrugged. "Eh, no problem."
"I want to visit Ken," little Rosa said dreamily.
Mim sweatdropped heavily. She had conveniently forgotten to tell Rosa about Yolei and Ken. "Ummm…there's something you should…"
Michael gave her a warning sign from the front and she bit her lip. Better not tell yet. She turned around in her seat to eye the person next to Mina. Sitting there was a beautiful girl with long blonde ringlets flowing down her shoulders over a white jacket and skirt. She was Catherine, the Digidestined of France.
Catherine smiled to Mimi. "What iz ze name of ze place oui are going again?" she asked in her heavy accent.
Mimi stared blankly for a minute before replying. "Oh, Odaiba."
Michael peered out the window. "Hey, we're landing!"
Yuri looked confused. "L-landing?"
"Don't worry, it means we are here," Mimi whispered assuringly before wearily pushing a strand of chestnut hair out of her eyes. "Someone should get him a translator dictionary or we'll all be in trouble."
"Do not worry," said Sonya next to him. "We're im…improving…our English."
"Ya," added a girl named Anna with short blonde hair. "We…we'll be fine."
Mina sighed. "I'm not so enthusiastic about this."
* * *
Sora, Kari, Tai, and T.K. all greeted the Digidestined from around the world. The Hoi brothers grinned when they saw Kari, but their smiles soon faded when they noticed her edging towards T.K., who was busy talking to Derek and Rosa. Sora and Yuri, Sonya, and Anna held a quick conversation; it was rather shaky considering the fact that they barely knew English. Tai shook his head in amusement.
"Hey Mimi, Michael, do you guys need a hand with the luggage?"
Michael grinned. "Don't worry Tai. Dad will get them—as soon as he's finished eating."
Tai shrugged and looked around. A blonde girl caught his attention. She smiled pleasantly. "Ah, it's nice to see you again Tai."
Tai was startled to see her. "Catherine? I didn't know you were coming!"
"Mimi kindly contacted me and invited me to come for two weeks. You don't mind do you?" Catherine's china-blue eyes looked anxious.
"No…of course not, why should I mind?" Tai grinned sheepishly. "You just caught me…by surprise, that's all."
Catherine smiled and hurried to follow the other foreign Digidestined out of the airport; her long blond ringlets flew behind her. Tai gazed at her departing figure with a dazed expression on his face until T.K. kicked him. "Ouch! What did you do that for?"
T.K. rolled his eyes. "Good thing I did. You were lost in lalaland for a while. C'mon, we don't want to stick around here all day."
As they headed out, T.K. turned to Tai with a serious expression on his face. "I hope you're not going to get any ideas Tai."
"Ideas? Like what?"
T.K. gestured to Catherine who was climbing onto the bus. "Getting together with Catherine. You know it's not a good idea." He heaved a sigh. "Kari's the light of my life; you know that. There's no room for another girl. The same goes for you Tai. Chloe is already your girlfriend. Just because Catherine is in our lives again doesn't mean you have to go for her again. It's only going to bring harm."
Tai nodded absently. "Yeah, I gotcha." He cast T.K. a grin. "Don't worry. Chloe's the only one for me."
They all boarded the bus to Odaiba.
* * *
The other Digidestined, plus Chloe, waited patiently as the bus pulled up to the curb. Everyone got out.
"Derek! Great to see you again!" Cody Hida and Joe Kido beamed.
Derek grinned. "Hey there mates! Long time, no see!"
"Hi Yuri," Yolei Inoue smiled at the Russian boy. "Do you know any English yet?"
"Ken!" cried Rosa and she hurried up to Ken Ichijouji. "Buenos noches Ken. I always hoped we would meet again."
Ken managed a weak smile. "H-hi Rosa. It's nice to see you again too." Not really. He glanced nervously at his girlfriend, but Yolei was too busy attending to Anna, Sonya, and Yuri to notice the tiny Mexican child.
Matt and Sora held a conversation with the three Hoi brothers to keep them out of trouble. Mimi and Michael were recounting the amounts of luggage so as to make sure nothing had been left behind at the airport.
Bored, Davis shifted his gaze around the group and his eyes landed on the beautiful French girl. He stared, obviously stunned. "Whoa."
Catherine smiled in his direction. "Bonjour. My name is Catherine. What is yours?
Davis blinked before realizing that she was asking him a question. "Oh my name's Davis, but you can call me…Davis."
Catherine laughed, causing Davis to turn red with embarrassment. "You are funny Davis." She looked up at his bushy hair and zeroed in on his goggles. "Oh…goggles. You like?"
"Uh yeah," he muttered, still at a loss for words. "Yeah."
She giggled, her blue eyes sparkling before turning to face Tai. "Your teammates are very friendly. Just like you and T.K."
Tai blushed slightly. "Oh not really." He placed a hand on her arm. "You'll get to know how they really are in a few days."
"I hope so." Catherine's smile was dazzling.
"Tai? What are you doing?"
Whoever was talking, Tai chose to ignore the question.
"Tai? What are you doing?"
Tai blinked and let his hand fall off Catherine's arm. He knew that voice; it was obviously his girlfriend's. "N-nothing."
Chloe stared at him for a few seconds before replying "Okay. For a minute there I thought you were up to something like touching this girl's arm or something like that."
Tai forced a laugh. Catherine eyed Chloe with interest. Though they were both equally beautiful, Catherine was smaller and her blue eyes were not as brilliant as Chloe's. "Who iz this girl? She's very pretty I must admit."
"Oh Catherine, this is Chloe. Chloe, this is Catherine, the Digidestined from France," Tai smiled weakly. "Chloe is my friend…I mean, she's my girlfriend."
Catherine nodded approvingly before moving on to talk to Matt. Chloe observed the blonde girl with an appraising look. "Pretty thing. You knew her?"
"Met her in France."
She smiled faintly before she looked at the big group of friends. She closed her eyes and shook her head. "I'm going to have to concentrate really hard." Blue light surrounded her and the others. The foreign Digidestined looked shocked while the originals were calm. "Teleportation."
* * *
Kari looked beyond the horizon. She sighed as the sky was filled with the colors of an evening sunset. It was all so beautiful and peaceful. For once, nothing was going wrong. She glanced over at T.K. who smiled at her. She returned his smile and her gaze shifted to the others.
The three Poi brothers were all fast asleep on a bench, despite the fact that they had tons of energy. Michael and Mimi were busy counting the luggage in case someone left anything behind. Derek and Rosa were looking at the beach with excitement dancing in their eyes.
"It's getting late. You guys better head to the hotel," Kari pointed towards the sun sinking below the ocean.
"Alright everyone. Follow me," Mimi and the foreign Digidestined trooped off towards the hotel.
"See ya mates!" called Derek.
"Bye!" called Michael.
Yuri waved goodbye.
"Au revoir," Catherine smiled at Davis in particular. He blushed. "That's 'goodbye' in French."
Davis nodded, dazed. "See you guys." He looked across the street. To his astonishment, he saw a brown-haired boy walking alone. "Hey there Jacob!"
Jacob looked over at them. His eyes traveled over the Digidestined. "You got a lot of friends."
Davis nodded. "Why don't you come over here? I'll introduce ya to them."
Jacob thought about it and then shook his head. "Maybe some other time Davis. Right now, I've got to get home. I'm supposed to tell my parents about the strange…I mean I'm supposed to watch the house for a while but I forgot so I'd better hurry. I'll see you tomorrow in school. Bye!"
"Bye Jacob!" Davis waved as Jacob disappeared from view. "That's the new kid in our school."
"He seems pretty shy don't you think?" Sora remarked.
Matt nodded. "He doesn't seem to be a talker."
T.K. looked over at the spot where Jacob had been. I wonder why he changed his sentence around. He seemed nervous, like he was afraid of us. I wonder what's eating him.
Chloe looked up at the sky. "It's really getting late. Let's all head home."
* * *
Jacob continued to run, his feet pounding against the ground. He hadn't lied to Davis and his friends. Really, he needed to get home.
"It is time you were recognized for who you are…"
Jacob stopped running and looked around him. He had heard that voice as plain as day. What the—?
"It is time you were recognized for who you are…"
He turned to look at the ocean. The waves were moving as serenely as always, but there was something different in their ripple. They seemed darker…more intense. And on the glittering surface…almost hazy in image…was the face of a woman.
She was a very pretty woman with short brown hair and deep brown eyes. Her expression seemed sad and distant as it floated on the surface of the waves. But that wasn't what bothered Jacob. The woman was the face of someone he had lost only a few months before.
"M…Mom?"
* * *
In another realm, a large creature lay beneath the depths of his underwater kingdom. He focused on the watery surface of his fortress and an image of Kari Kamiya appeared. Soon…soon she will not escape me. The image vanished and was replaced by a hazy reflection of a black-haired girl. She will be useful…and so will her precious love. It won't be long before the Child of Light is destroyed!
Me: I'm done!
Chloe: Whoopie.
Me: Well, time to work on SOD.
T.K.: (sighs) Again?
Alexis: Look at it this way T.K. If Caro doesn't work on SOD, she won't work on the "Bearer of Memories", and then she won't finish anything.
T.K.: You're right…as usual.
Alexis: (grins) Sometimes I think Caro regretted making me smart.