EA: Yay! We've updated! And we're not dead, nor did we mysteriously disappear off the face of the Earth like so many other Daikari writers!
Starcatcher: Thanks for the reviews everyone.
EA: PREZZIES!!! (Looks over list of gifts to torture TK with) Wow...we're gonna need to use some of those. Heh heh heh.
Starcatcher: And the polls so far...
Poll 1: Should the Digidestined gain special powers/abilities?
Yes - 7
No - 3
Poll 2: Should we allow the use of different types of digivolution like Biomerging or Spirit evolution?
Yes - 6
No - 1
Poll 3: Should the old Dark Masters from Season 1 be revived?
Yes - 6
No - 4
Starcatcher: Now for the next chapter.
EA: MEGAMASTERMAIND REVIEWED US! (Dies from shock)
Kari: Yay! (Glomps Davis)
(Bolt of lightning comes out of nowhere and strikes EA.)
EA: (Gasps for air) I can breathe! (Holding up a mallet) I...CAN...BASH!!! (Bashes TK with mallet)
TK: (In pain from mallet, and still somewhat burnt from the previous chapter) Why do you delight in torturing me?
EA: Because not enough people do it. Now get back in the cannon! (Pushes TK into the cannon)
(The cannon goes off, launching TK through the air. Funny, but a stream of smoke follows him, writing out a message in the sky.)
Message: We do not own Digimon or any of its characters.
(TK finally falls to earth, apparently headed for a large tub of water. He hits it and goes through it, for as it turns out, the tub was actually a picture on a billboard.)
TK: (Laying on the ground, in pain) Ooooow...
EA: (Laughing) I never get tired of this.
Davis: You know the Takari fans won't be happy about this...
EA: What Takari fans? Not a single one has flamed this fic! NOT ONE!
Starcatcher: (Sighs and shakes head) Riiight...here's the next chapter.
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EA: Before we begin, however, there is mention of rape in this chapter. Fortunately, it's not very graphic, but some people may not wish to read that portion...what little is written about it anyways. So we'll section it off with a line of %%%%% so people who want to skip that portion can scroll past it and continue on with the story.
Starcatcher: And now, let's continue, shall we?
"Wow...you took on TK? And won?" Tenshi inquired, taking a sip of her soda.
"Yeah, weird as it may be, we beat them that time." Davis replied.
"It was so cool! I looked like one of those shogun guys on TV!" Veemon exclaimed.
"I bet Gennai was real happy about that." Lunamon commented.
Davis, however, shook his head. "Not really. We found out later he had made a bet that we would get captured and they'd have to send in someone to resuce us. He was pretty miffed about having to owe Leomon dinner at Digitamamon's Diner."
Tenshi choked on her soda. "You're kidding me."
"Nope." Veemon answered.
"Anyway," Davis stated, clearing his throat. "Gennai explained about Veemon's second form as Flamedramon. It turns out that after I had gotten the second Digimental of Courage in that world, it's power was added to the one from this world, thus in a way, evolving Flamedramon into a more powerful state. It wasn't a second digivolution...but more similar to Imperialdramon's mode change.
"Man...I can only imagine the combined strength of two Digimentals of the same power..." Lunamon said in awe.
Davis chuckled slightly. "After that, Gennai told us we needed training so Veemon could control his second armor form better. I had to train too so I could be able to handle myself in a tough situation. But we weren't all too happy about that idea considering anything could happen while we were off training."
"That was our excuse, but it didn't work when Gennai told us he already thought of that." Veemon sighed. "Apparently, he was gonna send me and Davis to train under Pixiemon in this weird place where time moved more quickly. We stayed there for a bit more than a month, but when we got back no more than a day passed. Some time before, the older kids told us about how Pixiemon had them clean his place, getting no food or rest until they were done. We went through worse. That was one heck of a month."
"I'm still surprised it was only a month." Davis said, frowning. "It felt longer, and we were beginning to think at least a year had passed by the time we were through. I swear, Pixiemon may look cute and cuddly, but he was a slave driver! He started out each day waking us up hours before dawn and making us walk 5 miles up a mountain carrying two lead buckets to get water from a stream. Then we'd have to go around the mountain and make it back to the house by sunrise without spilling any of the water."
"Then he made us chop wood. I had to do it in my rookie stage and he wouldn't let me digivolve." At that, Veemon sent a glare at Davis.
"Hey, if I was gonna have to suffer, then you would suffer with me." Davis chuckled slightly and continued. "Fortunately, I was allowed to use an axe to chop the wood with."
"But I wasn't. I had to use my headbutt till I got a migrane!" Veemon groaned, rubbing his head where the bruises used to be.
"Then I had to carry the wood a mile back to the house." Davis closed his eyes, thinking back.
"What about me?" Veemon demanded.
"Oh yeah. I carried him too." He added, opening his eyes and smirking slightly. "Then we had to swim in a river UPSTREAM till we reached a hilly area where we had to get by a rather large and nasty looking Digimon to get some herbs, make our escape, then head downstream on a canoe. That part wasn't so bad except our arms got tired and we often got caught on the rocks because the layout always seemed to change each time."
"Not to mention we couldn't breathe because that creep stunk up the place so badly. I swear, it was even worse than Davis's gym bag!" Veemon retorted.
"HEY!" Davis cried out, glaring at his partner who just smiled sheepishly. He groaned and leaned back against the seat. "It was torture, but we did get stronger because of it. After the month was over, we were sent back to Gennai's house in the Digital World. It wasn't long before Gennai had me back in the real world, while Veemon..." At this, he sent another glare at the blue dragon.
"I got to have ice cream!" Veemon cheered.
"What happened in the real world?" Tenshi asked, smiling.
Davis sighed and slumped into his seat. "Now THAT...was a day I would never forget...no matter how hard I tried."
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A few mornings later found Davis walking through the hallways at the school, grumbling. 'I hate my life...I really, REALLY hate my life.' He looked around the hallway, noticing the stares he was getting and sighed again. 'Why am I here again?' He questioned himself.
-----FLASHBACK!!!-----
"WHAT!?! OH COME ON!!!" Davis shouted.
Gennai just shook his head. "Alternate reality or not, you need to continue going to school."
"But...the Digital World! I have to be here to help protect it and save the others!" Okay, so that wasn't the real reason. But seriously...being in an alternate reality where friends are enemies and two worlds to save...would anyone in this position want to go to school? "I have to stop the Dark Masters!"
"And they happen to go to that school as well, which will give you the chance to keep an eye on them and try to reach out to them there. Not only that, but it might allow you to contact these younger Digidestined and try to convince them to help." Gennai replied.
Davis cursed inwardly. "But to go to school, I need an address and a name and all sorts of information they won't have on me because I DIED! What are we gonna do about that?"
Gennai smiled. "Oh, that's all been taken care of already. What, you didn't think we'd actually try anything like this without being prepared, now did you? You're not getting out of it, Davis. You're going to school and that's final." Man, this guy's thought of everything.
Davis sighed. 'This bites. You'd think that somehow warping to an alternate reality would be an excuse to stay OUT of school...'
-----END FLASHBACK!!!-----
'I'm SO gonna get Gennai for this!' Davis swore to himself, not paying attention to where he was going and ended up running into a wall. Grumbling darkly while rubbing his forehead to ease the pain, he heard someone giggle from behind and froze. His eyes widened in recognition. 'It can't be...' Slowly, he turned around.
There she was. Even in an completely different world, she was beautiful. Her hair was longer, reaching her shoulders, and was a darker brown than he remembered it being in the other world. She wore a pink shirt with white glittering letters reading "Princess", tan shorts, white socks, and white shoes. She was giggling...so similar to how she did before, Davis almost felt it WAS his Kari. But there was something off...her eyes. Sure, they were the same, but they seemed to have a reddish tint, drawing him into their depths where only a spark of the the light she used to be so full of could be seen, almost completely engulfed in darkness. Even if he hadn't been told before about how she had changed, he knew he would have been able to tell anyway...just by looking into her eyes.
She wasn't his Kari anymore.
"Hey, heehee, are you okay?" She asked him.
"Eh...I'm...uh...fine! Just fine! Peachy kean! Fit as a fiddle! Couldn't be better!" He stammered quickly, trying to hide his embarassment. She gave him a weird look and was about to say something else when...
"Kari!" Another familiar voice shouted, causing Davis to freeze. TK came into view, grinning when he saw Kari. He wore a green shirt with white sleeves and jeans. He pretty much looked the same as he did before. He even had that stupid hat. But Davis couldn't help but notice a couple of bruises and scratches he had on his face and arms, as well as a black eye, probably gained during their fight.
"Hey TK." She smiled at him.
TK stopped when he saw Davis, and looked confused. Davis felt a bit nervous under his gaze, wondering if he knew it was him. "Who's this? I don't believe I've seen him around before..."
Davis nearly choked. 'He doesn't even REMEMBER ME!?!' He thought over what happened when he had last met up with TK. 'Maybe he doesn't recognize me?' It's true. Davis did look different than he used to. For one thing, he had gotten his hair cut before the training began, partially due to Gennai's insistance. His hair no longer had that afro-look, but was now more like Kira's from Gundam Seed, only shorter and spikier. He was wearing a blue shirt, denim vest, and tan shorts that went a little below his knees. He wasn't wearing his goggles, seeing as how should any of the new Dark Masters see him, they would be able to recognize the goggles and identify him as their newest threat. Inwardly though, he kind of felt completely exposed without them. 'Okay...maybe I'm a little too attached to my goggles...' He thought to himself.
He cleared his throat. "Hi, I'm a new student. Just moved here." Smiling sheepishly, he tried not to act suspicious. 'I can't believe I'm talking to them like this...on the one side, they're TK and Kari, two of my friends. But on the other hand...they're my worst enemies now. Man, life sure has a way of surprising you.'
Kari raised an eyebrow while TK looked him over, suspiciously. Before either could say anything, the bell rang.
"Come on, we're gonna be late for class." TK told her, taking her hand in his and heading off. Kari followed behind him, but looked back over her shoulder at Davis until they turned around the corner.
With them gone, Davis heaved a sigh of relief. "Well...at least I didn't blow my cover. I'd better get going."
'Man, when will this day be over?' Yolie wondered, barely listening to the teacher drone on and on. Being one of the lucky few with a seat near the window, she was currently watching the students from gym run the track outside. She sighed. For her, it was yet another dull, boring, unoriginal, my-god-someone-kill-me-already day. She couldn't help but wish that something, ANYTHING would happen.
So caught up in her thoughts, she didn't notice the door open and a figure enter the room. This person walked up to the teacher and handed him a note. After looking it over, the teacher cleared his throat. "Attention class. We have a transfer student from Tokyo."
"Uh...hey. I'm Ryo Reiken." The new student greeted.
"Hello." The rest of the class stated in monotone. Yolie however, froze when she heard his voice.
'That voice...it sounds like...' She slowly turned to face the new student and looked him over. The clothes and hair were different, and he didn't have those goggles, but she could have sworn he was the same weirdo from before. The one who was proclaiming nonsense about a 'Digital World', and creatures that lived there and her being needed to help fight some evil. She forced herself to look him in the eyes and not react as he shifted his gaze to meet hers. When he saw her looking right at him, he smiled slightly, yet it went unnoticed by anyone else. 'This can't be happening...'
"Ryo, if you'll take your seat at the back, we'll continue with the lesson." The teacher gestured to an empty spot in the back and then turned away to face the board.
The boy nodded and headed over to his seat, which was only a few seats behind Yolie. As he passed her to get to his seat, she quickly glanced up at him and was a bit offended when she found he wasn't even looking at her. 'How dare he put me through this and act as though nothing happened!' She thought, angrily.
The rest of the period passed slowly, and though her curiosity was close to driving her nuts, she didn't dare to look back at the boy. Finally, the bell rang, signalling the end of the day. Yolie sighed and got her things together quickly, not wanting to give 'Ryo' the chance to get her alone.
Ryo, however, wasted no time either. He grabbed his bag and was right behind her. "Hey, Yolie!" He reached her and touched her shoulder.
Yolie spun around to face him. "Look, buster! I don't know what game you're playing, but you had better keep your distance before I make you regret ever meeting me!" With that, she turned and stormed off.
He sighed. "That went could have gone better..."
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"What happened then?" Tenshi asked, greatly amused.
Davis sighed. "I ran into another familiar face."
"Someone from the original world?" Lunamon guessed.
"Nope. Someone I didn't think I'd ever run into again..." He groaned. "But luck really wasn't on my side that day..."
"Well? Tell us already! Who was it?" Tenshi demanded.
"Remember the kid I mentioned not too long ago? I had completely forgotten about him, but apparently, he never forgot me..."
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Well, after failing yet again to try and talk with Yolie, and being unable to find Cody, Davis had figured he should try his luck once more with Ken in Tamachi. The only problem was trying to find Ken before Ken found HIM. He shuddered, not wanting to think of what the bluenette would do if he caught him hanging around so soon after their last encounter. Then again...maybe he wouldn't recognize him with his new look?
"Hey! Hey you! Wait up!" Someone shouted.
Being the only one there, Davis wondered if the person was calling him. Even though he knew no one in the real world knew him, he stopped and turned back anyway to find a boy, maybe only a couple of years younger than himself running up to him, hands on his knees, gasping for air. "Uh...hello?" Davis asked, a bit confused, especially since he didn't recognize the kid. He had dark blue eyes and short light brown hair that was seemed to curl up on the ends, giving him a freakish look.
"Hey, it's you!" The boy exclaimed once he had regained his breath. Davis looked at him questionably, not understanding what he meant. "I never got the chance to thank you!"
"Uh...for what?" To Davis, the kid looked familiar, but he couldn't remember ever knowing him in the other world.
"The other day, you stood up for me. Thank you." He bowed.
It clicked. This was the same boy who Davis had defended from Ken and his goons not too long ago. "Oh yeah, how have you been?"
The kid smiled. "I've been a lot better since that day. I didn't think there were any good people in the world anymore, but you sure proved me wrong. I'm grateful to you."
Davis frowned. "Uh, it was nothing. I couldn't just stand by and let someone get hurt. It wasn't that big of a deal."
"But it was! You saw all those people there. Any one of them could have helped me, but they didn't. You're the only one who's ever stood up for me, and you gave me a reason to keep living." His eyes were shining as he spoke, and tears gushed down his face.
A small smile made its way onto Davis's face. "Don't mention it." He turned and started walking away. "Well, see ya."
"Wait!" The kid called, snapping out of his 'moment' and running to catch up to him. "I've got to make it up to you somehow."
"It's fine. You don't need to do anything."
"No, I really do." Thinking for a moment, the kid snapped his fingers. "I've got it. You're probably still new around here...so how about if I give you a tour?"
"No, that's okay. I wouldn't want to be a bother."
"It's the least I could do." The kid replied, taking Davis by the arm and heading off in one direction leading to one of the many sights. "By the way...what's your name?"
Davis sighed. 'How do I get myself into these things?' Despite his better judgement, he decided to humor the kid. "The name's Davis. What's yours?"
The kid smiled. "I'm Mewt Randell!"
"...And that's the school, which you probably already know. Across from it is Sakura Park, named for the numerous Sakura Trees there. A lot of people enjoy walking through there because of the scenery." Mewt explained, adding in little interesting details as the tour continued.
When Mewt turned to look back at Davis, the goggled boy simply nodded and smiled. However, once his back turned, Davis nearly fell over. 'Man...why am I here again?' When Mewt had asked to show him around, he only relented to be nice. He didn't think it would last this long! 'If I had known THIS is what I'd be going through, I would have kept running.'
"And that's Chang's Magic Pan Restaurant, the place where most of the students hang out at and get their meals. They have a head chefs who's Chinese and a great cook. Then there are only two other workers there, Joe and Francoise. Everyone often thinks those two are together, but they're both too shy to admit their feelings." Mewt continued.
'Don't care, don't care...'
"And there's the Higurashi Shrine. It has a god tree and a sacred well. There are myths of demon spirits surrounding that place."
'Sooooo bored...'
"Oh! And here's the library!"
'Somebody PLEASE kill me already!'
"And that's the arcade."
"Arcade?" Davis asked, finally interested in some aspect of this tour.
"Yeah, but I don't go in there. That place is Ichijouji's usual hangout."
Davis perked up upon hearing that. 'Ken may be in there!' Grinning widely, he started towards the building. "Lets go check it out!"
"Wait! It's not safe!" Mewt cried.
It was rather busy inside the arcade. Three rows of arcade games were lined up in the middle of the floor, leading up to a larger area where one game, usually the main attraction of the arcade, was stationed. There were many people playing the games or just chatting, and though there were several folks of different ages hanging around, there were more teenagers there than any other age group. Davis looked around the arcade, eyes wide in fascination and awe. Mewt rushed in soon after him and grabbed him by the arm. "Davis, we shouldn't be in here! If Ken finds us..."
"Where is Ken anyways?" Davis wasn't really listening to Mewt, not that he could even hear him well over the loud music and constant chatter of nearby high school girls. 'Where are you Ken?' He wondered, surveying the area until something caught his eye.
There was a growing crowd surrounding one particular game. Curious, Davis headed over. It was the main attraction of the arcade, a stage where two contestants could play the game, but not just any game. Davis gasped. "That's Duel Monsters!"
Mewt nodded. "Yeah...it's a big hit here. And Ken's the best player around. No one's beaten him."
Davis didn't respond, still shocked. 'Ken taught me that game back in my world! He was pretty good...and I got better at it because of him.'
"Hah! You lose!" Came Ken's voice. Davis looked up and realized that Ken was one of the players. He had just beaten his opponent, who was staring at him in shock.
"No way! How could I be beaten so quickly?" The guy demanded.
"Hey, ya snooze, ya lose. Now get out of my sight." Ken ordered. The guy, still upset over his loss, stepped down from the stage and walked off, grumbling. Davis stared.
'Wow...' Davis thought to himself. Ken jumped down from the stage and stood, arrogantly as his many fan crowded around him, congratulating him on another win.
Mewt sighed. "Ken's such a jerk. He acts like he's better than everyone else because no one can beat him at the game. Or anything else for that matter."
Davis frowned. "Huh..." He looked over at Mewt. "Oh well, I wanna get a better look at some of these games."
"Hey! It's you!" Came a shout from behind.
Turning around, Davis groaned when he realized that it was one of Ken's flunkies...and he was talking to HIM! "Yes, it's me. What of it?"
That's when Ken noticed Davis and glared, starting over towards him. "You? I thought I told you not to show your face around here ever again!"
Davis rolled his eyes. "One, you just said I'd be sorry, not to never show my face. Two, at the time you said it 'around here' was at the school, not the arcade. And three, I really don't give a damn about what you say."
Ken raised an eyebrow. "Ooooh...a tough guy, are we? Just what do you think you're doing here?"
"I'm here to have fun with my friend." Davis stated, gesturing to Mewt, who was gaping at him in shock.
'He...called me his friend? In front of everyone?' Mewt wondered in shock.
Ken sent a look at Mewt and laughed. "Him? HAH! You must be pretty desperate if you're willing to be friends with THAT teddy-toting, blankie-hugging loser!" He pushed Mewt to the ground, and laughed even harder.
Mewt blushed in embarassment as others started to laugh at him as well. He wanted nothing more at that moment than to sink into the floor and disappear.
Narrowing his eyes, Davis stepped forward, gaining everyone's attention. "Hey! You can't do that to him!"
Ken glared back. "You're in NO position to tell ME what to do!"
"You can't go treating people this way!" Davis shouted back.
"Says who?"
"SAYS ME!"
Noticing that the workers were preparing to step in, and not wanting to be kicked out of his favorite hangout, he got an idea. "What do you say we settle this with a game of Duel Monsters?"
Davis blinked, surprised. "Huh?"
Ken rolled his eyes and started speaking slowly as though Davis were a two-year old. "We're-going-to-play-a-game-of-Duel-Monsters."
Annoyed, Davis glared at Ken. "I understood what you said, I just don't get why."
"Because...I don't do any favors for people I don't respect. If you want my respect, you have to beat me." Seeing that there wasn't going to be a fight, the workers backed off. Ken noticed this and smirked inwardly.
"Okay, but what if you win?" Davis questioned.
Ken looked Davis over, taking note of his clothes and possessions. His eyes fell on Davis's Digivice. He frowned at it's familiarity, but shrugged it off. "If I win, I get your rarest card, and that device on your belt."
Davis looked down and realized he was referring to his D-3. 'Oh great...he wants my Digivice! If I lose this, I won't be able to go to the Digital World or get back to my own world for that matter! But this could be my chance to get through to Ken, not to mention I'm not sure how much more of this abuse Mewt can take. I might be able to beat him, considering I've played Ken in my world but...' Here, he frowned. 'I've never beaten Ken before, even when he wasn't really trying. So how can I expect to win against him now? If I lose, it's not just Mewt who's gonna end up paying for it, but everyone in both worlds!'
He thought back to all his past duels with Ken in his world. True, he did pretty well, but he could never beat the former genius. Of course, Ken was more of a stratigest than Davis, so he usually had his moves planned out in advance. Like with life, Davis played his cards as they came, and found himself in the lead a few times. But it wouldn't often last very long, because Ken would trap him with some amazing moves and thus, he often lost. So he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
'Courage...' That got him thinking. 'Hey, I've got the Digimentals of Courage, Friendship, and Miracles! I've fought the hardest battles of my life against opponents who were seemingly invincible, and still found a way to win! I'm not about to run away with my tail between my legs for something like this! Ken's smarter and more cunning than me, but I know him better than he realizes. And with everything that's at stake, I'm not about to lose!'
Acting as though nothing were wrong, he nodded. "Fine, but if I win, you have to leave Mewt alone."
Ken shrugged. "All right then. I'll leave the maggot alone...assuming you beat me, of course!"
From behind him, Mewt took hold of his shoulder. "Davis! Don't do this! Ken's never lost a game! NOT ONE! I'm not worth losing your rarest card and..." He broke off, not really knowing what the heck the device at Davis's belt was. "Whatever that thing is."
Davis shook his head. "I'll be okay." He smiled inwardly. 'Because I've got a secret weapon Ken can't beat...'
"Hey! Are we gonna duel sometime TODAY?" Ken demanded, having already climbed up onto the platform and had been waiting, annoyed, as they continued talking.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist!" Davis retorted, jumping up onto the platform and facing off against Ken, both starting out with 4000 lifepoints. 'Hmm...note to self. Find out what knickers are.'
After having won the first move, Ken smirked, drawing five cards. "You're in for it now."
"Let's do this!" Davis exclaimed, drawing five cards as well. They were The Dragon Dwelling In The Cave, Warrior Dai Grepher, Mystical Space Typhoon, Gamma the Magnet Warrior, and Kunai with Chin.
Ken smiled when he saw his hand and drew a sixth card. "I play these two face down, and Ryu-Kishin Powered (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1200) in attack mode." He was smirking.
Davis frowned, and drew a card. It was Rush Recklessly. 'Okay...I don't like the looks of either of those face down cards, but I can't do anything about that for now. I'd better not risk anything at the moment.' "I play one card facedown in defense mode, and I'll play another facedown."
Ken rolled his eyes. "What's the matter? Too scared to attack me?"
He didn't react, realizing Ken was just trying to bait him. "Your turn.
At that, Ken drew another card and frowned, thoughtfully. He smirked. "You should have attacked me when you had the chance. Ryu-Kishin Powered! Attack his facedown card!"
Davis grinned. "And you just lost 400 lifepoints!"
Ken gasped as the monster was revealed. It was The Dragon Dwelling In The Cave (ATK: 1300 DEF: 2000). He cursed inwardly as his lifepoint meter went down. "If that's the way you wanna play, then fine!" Ken growled out. "I sacrifice my one monster to set this card facedown in defense mode!"
Seeing the confused look on Davis's face, Ken laughed. "Don't worry, you'll know what it is soon enough, because I now activate this magic card, Curse of Fiend! You know what is does, don't you?"
'How could I forget?' Davis asked himself. 'Ken used that card on me all the time!' "I know what it does. It switches all our monsters from whatever position they're in to the opposite."
"That's right! Which means your dragon is now helpless against my monster. Summoned Skull (ATK: 2500 DEF: 1200)! Attack!"
Ken smirked as the hologram of Summoned Skull easily destroyed The Dragon Dwelling In The Cave. "So do you want to continue, or will you save yourself the embarassment?"
The game was now slightly in Ken's favor, with one monster on the field and 3600 lifepoints left in comparison to Davis, who had no monsters on the field and 2800 lifepoints left.
Glancing up from the area where his monster once stood to where Ken was gloating, Davis growled, annoyed. "I've barely even started!" He drew a card, and upon seeing what it was, smiled. 'This will help!'
"I'll play Gamma The Magnet Warrior (ATK: 1500 DEF:1800)! And I'll now play Rush Recklessly, upping Gamma's attack to 2200!"
"Not so fast!" Ken exclaimed. "I now activate my trap card Magic Jammer! For the simple cost of a single card in my hand, your magic card has been negated!" It was a good move, and he had thought for sure that he had stopped whatever Davis had been planning. Imagine his confusion, however, when he saw Davis smirking!
"Thanks, Ken. I was hoping you'd do that because now I can play Shield and Sword, which swaps the attack and defense of all the monsters on the field! That means my Gamma The Magnet Warrior now has an attack of 1800, while your Summoned Skull's attack is now 1200!"
"I activate my other facedown card, Axe of Despair, and equip it to Summoned Skull, increasing his attack to 2200!" Ken stated, determined not to let his monster be defeated by such a lousy trick.
Davis wagged a finger. "Nah-ah-ah...did you forget about my facedown card?" Flipping the card over, Mystical Space Typhoon was revealed.
Ken gasped. "No!"
"Yes, Mystical Space Typhoon is a quick magic card that can destroy a magic or trap card on the field. So no powerup for Summoned Skull! Now attack, Gamma The Magnet Warrior!"
"What a move!" Mewt gasped as Summoned Skull was destroyed and Ken's lifepoints went down to 3000. Ken was still in the lead, but now Davis had more of a chance.
'What!?! How could he be doing so well against me? I should have already gotten the upper hand by now!' Ken thought to himself.
Davis smiled. "I'll play one card facedown and that'll do it for me."
"You got lucky," Ken growled. He drew another card and smirked. "But that won't save you! I play one card facedown in defense mode, and play another facedown! And that ends my turn!"
Davis frowned as he drew another card, Pot of Greed. 'What's he up to?' He shook his head. 'Better take him out, and fast.' "First off, I play Pot of Greed, so I get to draw two more cards!" Discarding Pot of Greed, he smiled inwardly when he found what the two new cards in his hand were. "I'll summon Warrior Dai Grepher (ATK: 1700 DEF: 1600) to the field! Now Gamma, attack his facedown card!"
As Gamma The Magnet Warrior charged forward, the enemy monster was revealed. Davis gasped. "It's Man-Eater Bug (ATK: 450 DEF: 600)!"
Ken smiled viciously. "That's right. And with his special ability, even though Man-Eater Bug goes to the graveyard, your Gamma The Magnet Warrior will be joining him!"
"But Dai Grepher is still here! Now, attack his lifepoints directly!" Davis shouted, nodding in satisfaction as Ken's lifepoints dropped to 1300.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Ken shook his head. "Did you forget about my facedown card? Fortunately for you, it won't do anything to your precious Dai Grepher, but it will make that last attack meaningless. I activate Soul of the Pure, which gives me 2000 more lifepoints." So now Ken's lifepoint meter was up to 3300 while Davis's was still at 2800.
Davis glared. "Then I'll set another card facedown and end my turn."
"Hmm...is that all you have? I thought you were going to be a challenge..." Ken looked at his newly drawn card. 'Perfect. The last one.' He thought inwardly. "Heh, this is it, kid! I summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000)! Now it's over for your Warrior Dai Grepher!"
"No it's not! Reveal trap card, Kunai with Chain!" Davis shouted, flipping over the card. He smirked as the form of La Jinn was chained by the trap card, which Dai Grepher was holding. "Now your Jinn's in defense mode, and my monster is 500 points stronger, up to 2200!"
'Good...all going according to plan.' Ken thought inwardly. "Then I guess it's your move." He said, sounding annoyed.
Davis grinned as he drew another card, Monster Reborn. 'Man...this is easy.' His eyes narrowed. 'Wait a minute...Ken pulled this one on me before. Doesn't he have a powerful monster that he can summon?' He froze, nearly gasping. 'That's right! I remember now. In our past games, he tricked me into letting my guard down and sending all his monsters to the graveyard, which allowed him to summon...' Realizing what his strategy must be, Davis smirked. 'So that's his game...' He looked down at the facedown card on his side of the field. 'Well he'll get a surprise, won't he?'
Ken frowned. 'What's taking him so long?'
Shaking his head, Davis smiled at him. "Okay then, I summon Neo the Magic Swordsman! And now, Warrior Dai Grepher will finish off your La Jinn, while Neo's gonna attack your lifepoints!" He pumped his fist. "And that ends my turn!"
Ignoring the fact that he was now down to only 1600 lifepoints, Ken was grinning maliciously. "You just made a big mistake!" He said after drawing his next card. 'Exactly what I was waiting for!'
Davis raised an eyebrow. "Oh, did I?"
"Yes, because now, by removing three fiend monsters in my graveyard from play, I can summon Dark Necrofear!" Ken laughed, preparing to play the card.
"HOLD IT!" Davis shouted, getting everyone's attention. "I activate my face-down card, Soul Release! It'll remove any five cards in either of our graveyards from play! And I choose to get rid of all three fiend cards in your graveyard, as well as Axe of Despair and Magic Jammer!"
Ken cursed inwardly as he was forced to take the five cards out of his graveyard and put them to the side. 'Dammit, now I can't play Dark Necrofear! It was like he knew what I was planning the whole time!' He growled, angrily. 'Well, that's not gonna stop me!'
"Oh, so you think you're a smart guy, huh? Fine!" He pulled a card out of his hand. "I summon the Fiend Megacyber (ATK: 2200 DEF: 1200)! His special ability allows me to summon him without sacrificing any monsters since you have two monsters more than me on the field."
Davis gulped. 'Okay...so maybe I shouldn't have pissed him off.'
"Oh and that's not all...I activate Raigeki!" Ken shouted.
Gasping in shock, Davis could only watch helplessly as both of his monsters were destroyed, leaving him wide open to attack.
"And we both know what's gonna happen here. Attack, Fiend Megacyber!" Ordered Ken, watching in satisfaction as Davis's lifepoints went down to a mere 600. "Now you only have one turn before I finish you off. Better make it count."
Everyone cheered for Ken, knowing that Davis wasn't going to make it. Mewt watched, fearfully. 'Please, Davis...I know you can do this...'
Davis looked at his hand. 'Man, he's better than I gave him credit for. I have no monsters and no more cards in my hand other than Monster Reborn, which would be useful if it weren't for the fact that there are no monsters in the card graveyard strong enough to take out his Fiend Megacyber. It's all come down to this next draw. Please, whatever higher power that has randomly chosen to screw me over this far...LET IT COUNT!'
He drew the card, eyes cletched shut. Slowly, cautiously, he peeked at the card and nearly fainted. Instead, he chose to let out a whoop of joy. "All right! Looks like I've got a second chance here!"
Ken frowned. "What?"
"I play Graceful Charity!" He smirked as he drew three more cards: Riroku, Meteor B. Dragon, and Change of Heart.
'Meteor B. Dragon can take him out...but I need to sacrifice two monsters to summon it.' He looked at his hand, thoughtfully. 'But maybe there's a better way...'
Ken laughed. "Hah! Face it, loser, it's over! There's no way you can win against me now!" However, he stopped laughing at Davis's misfortune when he noticed the weird smile on the other boy's face.
"Is that so?" Davis asked, cheerfully. "My hand tells me differently."
"What!?!" Ken demanded.
"First off, I have to discard two cards from my hand as is required for Graceful Charity." He took two of the cards and deposited them into the graveyard. "But don't worry Ken, you're about to find out just what one of those two cards was."
Ken froze, suddenly realizing that whatever was going to happen next would not go well for him. "What?"
"Now lets welcome a special friend with Monster Reborn!" Davis played the card. "Meteor B. Dragon (ATK: 3500 DEF: 2500)!"
'But that won't be enough to finish me off...' Ken smirked.
Davis smiled. "And that's not all, because now I activate Riroku, which takes away half of your monster's attack and adds it to my dragon!" So now Fiend Megacyber's attack was down to 1100, while Meteor B. Dragon's went up to 4600. "Meteor B. Dragon! Attack!"
'This can't be happening!' Ken cried out in his mind. His monster was too weak and he had no spell cards on the field he could use to prevent this from happening. Meteor B. Dragon shot it's attack, destroying Fiend Megacyber and taking away the rest of Ken's lifepoints. He couldn't believe it. He had lost.
The hologram of Meteor B. Dragon faded and the duel was over. Everyone was silent, stunned by what happened.
"He...he won!" Mewt stammered, the first to speak. Then after the realization of what happened hit him, he cheered. "DAVIS WON!"
Most of the other people in the arcade were shocked, but soon started to applaude him. After all, Ken was never beaten by anyone before now. The only ones who weren't happy about this were Ken's two goons...and Ken himself.
Grinning sheepishly at his new fans as he hopped back to the ground, Davis then walked over to where Ken was. "Good game, man." He held out his hand to shake with Ken.
Ken, however, only glared at him and slapped his hand away. "What are you playing at!?!" He then spun and stormed out of the arcade, flanked by his two goons who sent Davis dirty looks as they left. Davis watched him leave, silently, no longer noticing the crowd congradulating him or slapping him on the back.
'Ken...' He thought, sadly.
Soon afterward, Davis and Mewt left the arcade as well. Davis frowned. "What's up with him? I was only trying to be nice."
Mewt sighed. "Well...to tell the truth, Ken's never lost a game before. Not to mention he's not used to people being nice to him. If they are, he expects them to only do so because they want something from him. I don't think anyone's ever tried to be nice to him before for no reason."
Davis looked over at Mewt, shocked upon hearing this. "But surely there's someone...I mean...don't his parents do nice things for him?"
"Well...I don't know everything about it...just what I've heard. But apparently, his parents always favored his older brother, Sam. All their time and effort went to pampering and adoring him. Ken was usually just left in his brother's shadow. Everyone expected him to live up to Sam's genius, and if he didn't prove to be as intellectual as Sam, everyone would just see him as a disappointment." Mewt explained. "And on the other hand, even if he did somehow manage to do just as well as Sam, it still wouldn't matter because Sam was first."
Davis lowered his head, his bangs covering his eyes. 'I remember...in the other world, Sam always overshadowed Ken until he died and Ken was infected with the Black Spore. But after meeting us, he was much kinder and happier. I guess things happened differently in this world and he hasn't gotten over how everyone favored Sam.'
"No wonder he's such a bully." Mewt turned to look at Davis. "I mean, it's probably the only way he feels he can get anyone to acknowledge him, even if it is in a negative way."
Mewt blinked. "Why do you care so much about him? He's a jerk who goes around picking on other people for fun. You don't even know him."
Davis raised his head, smiling at Mewt. "Actually...I know him better than you think." With that, he went through the doors and into the arcade, leaving Mewt standing on the sidewalk, looking on in confusion.
"He knows Ken?"
Ken fell back onto his bed, glaring up at the ceiling above him. "Damn...how could he have beaten me like that? He made it look so...easy! Like he knew what I would play before I did!"
Little did Ken realize how close to the truth he was. 'I can't believe that happened...the one thing I could do better than anyone, and some chump comes along and makes me look like a fool!' He sighed. 'Life is so unfair.'
Deciding sleep would be the best thing, he turned on his side, facing the wall, and closed his eyes, listening to the quiet and blissful silence around him.
Beep
Beep
Beep
Or at least he would if it weren't for that infernal beeping sound.
Beep
Beep
Ken clentched his eyes shut. 'What's that noise? It's three in the afternoon. I KNOW the alarm isn't supposed to go off...it doesn't sound like the alarm anyways.'
BEEP
BEEP
He pulled the pillow over his head to try and block out the sound as it became steadily louder. Groaning in frustration, he threw the pillow off his bed and sat up, eyes narrowed as he glanced around the room for the source of the sound.
His eyes widened in confusion, however, when he realized the sound was coming from the drawer...the very drawer Sam had locked that strange device in. Slowly, cautiously, he approached it.
BEEP!
BEEP!
BEEP!
The sound was even louder and more high-pitched now, and Ken was just thankful his parents weren't home at the moment. Finally having enough, he picked the lock on the drawer and opened it, revealing the Digivice. The screen was glowing brightly and it was the source of the shrieking sound he had heard. He frowned. "Wait a minute...what happened to it? I know it didn't look like this before..."
His curiosity got the better of him and he picked up the Digivice. The instant he touched it, the noise stopped and the screen lost its glow. Furious, he dropped the device into the drawer, then slammed it shut and stomped back over to his bed. 'It's not mine.' He told himself, angrily. 'Nothing is.'
Yolie sighed. "Another day down...so many more to go." Really, she hated her life. She kept her hair out of the braid today, instead wore a white headband with the bangs hanging over it, giving her the same style as Moose from Sorcerer Hunters. Considering the warm weather, she had on a bright yellow sundress, navy vest, and brown loafers. There weren't any more customers, so she decided to close for the day. The sun was just staring to set when she headed home.
Pretty soon, she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. Turning slightly, she noticed a group of four boys following her. A shady bunch, and not too nice looking either. She didn't like the way they were smiling, and started walking a little faster to get away. After turning a few corners, she found that they were keeping up with her. Scared now, she broke out into a run, and they gave chase. It was late, and there wasn't anyone on the street to help her. She mentally berated herself. In her attempt to get away from them, she had gone to a more run-down portion of the city, where no one friendly was around.
To her horror, another two of the gang were right ahead of her. Seeing nowhere else to run, she ducked into the alleyway to her right, only to run into something. Looking up, she gasped, realizing that the 'something' was a 'someone'.
He was a tall, somewhat chubby kid. He looked dirty and his clothes were full of holes. It appeared like he hadn't bathed in a long time, though it was hard for her to tell if it was him who smelled or the nearby dumpster. He was not at all pleasant looking, and the way he was leering at her didn't help her opinion of him in the slightest.
"Well, well...what have we got here?" She nearly retched at the smell of his rotten breath.
"Quite a cutie boss, though not too bright." One of the ones who chased her smirked. Yolie spun around only to find that the entrance to the alley was now blocked by the rest of the gang. She had no way to escape.
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"Well boys, looks like we've got ourselves a new toy..." The big guy in front of her, their Boss apparently, grabbed her and pulled her towards him to get a better look at her. He smiled cruelly.
"P-please..." She tried to beg, but was too overwhelmed with fear to speak properly. She gasped when she felt several fat, grimey fingers taking hold of her vest and trying to shift it off her shoulders. At that instant, she realized what was going to happen.
Whether it was courage or fear that made Yolie act, she wasn't certain. All she cared about at that moment was getting away. Hitting Boss with her purse, she got out of his grip and tried to run, only to be pushed back by the rest of the gang.
The Boss stood, glaring at her for a moment for trying to get away. That's when he started to grin, in a horribly cruel way. "Lets have a little 'fun', boys." Yolie was backed against the wall as the guys surrounded her. There was no way out, and she couldn't fight them.
She had to try something! Anything! "HELP ME! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!" She screamed, but they laughed, knowing that it was useless.
Annoyed, the Boss slapped her. "Shut up, bitch. No one's gonna help you."
Yolie whimpered, realizing it was true. 'Oh God...please...please someone...help me...' She inwardly prayed.
The Boss tore off her navy vest, then started pulling down the straps on her dress to expose her chest. Yolie flinched at the cold air that now hit her skin. 'Please...'
The boys whistled and jeered at her while Boss reached forward to touch her...
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"Hey! Didn't your mother ever teach you to treat a lady with respect?" A voice cut in. The gang turned to face the newcomer. They glared at the guy. Yolie couldn't see him since he was hidden from her view behind the gang members, but the voice sounded so familiar.
The leader growled. "It's not any of your business. Just leave now and we won't hurt you."
"I've got a better idea. You guys back off and leave her alone and I won't pound your faces in and leave you for the police." Angry that some punk actually thought he could beat them, they all jumped him. Yolie curled into a ball, pulling up her dress and holding herself to cover her chest. She clentched her eyes shut, hoping that she would make it out of this okay. She could hear the sounds of fists hitting flesh, and feared for the guy who tried to help her. Then there was the sound of someone picking up something heavy and apparently made of metal. A swoosh, clunk, and groan followed...then silence.
She was about to look, but heard footsteps headed towards her, and cringed. She flinched at the hand that reached out and touched her shoulder. "Hey...are you okay?" Her eyes opened wide, and she turned to face the scene. The gang members were on the ground, all knocked out. The one who had kneeled next to her was the guy who had tried to help. Looking up at him, her eyes widened further. She now knew why she recognized his voice. It was 'Ryo'. He had a black eye and what looked like several bruises and scratches, but he was okay. "Yolie? Are you all right?"
That's when the reality of the situation hit her. She cried. Unsure of what to do, Ryo gently wrapped his arms around her in a hug. She accepted the comfort and leaned into him, sobbing onto his shirt. "Shh...it's okay. They can't hurt you now." Carefully, he picked her up and carried her from the scene, princess style, as the tears continued to cascade down her face. He didn't say anything to her, but just let her cry. Yolie didn't know how much time passed, but suddenly found herself on her feet in front of her apartment. "This is your place, right?" He asked her. She nodded, still out of it, so he rang the doorbell and informed her family of what happened. They immediately got her inside and called the police to pick up the boys, after which, they realized that Ryo had disappeared.
Later, curled up in bed, she thought over what had happened. (Nothing hentai here people) 'Ryo...he...saved me...he didn't have to do anything. He could have just walked away, but he protected me.' She smiled, blushing slightly. 'He's just like a knight in shining armor...' Remembering the feeling of being in his arms, she blushed again before turning out the lights.
With a heavy sigh of relief, Davis slumped to the floor of Gennai's house after having finally arrived through the Digi-port in his computer there. Veemon, who had been scarfing down food at the time, stopped to glance over at him before shrugging and going back to his meal. Gennai entered the room, and upon noticing Davis, smiled down at him. "Ah, you're back. Did you enjoy the trip?"
Davis weakly looked up at Gennai. "I hate you, Gennai...I really do."
Veemon walked over to his partner. "Davish? What happened?"
Getting to his feet, Davis headed over to the table where a place had already been waiting for him. He sighed and sat down. "Lesse...I made Yolie mad some more...met up with Mewt, who I defended against Ken the last time I was there. Oh, then we went to an arcade, where I won a game of Duel Monsters against Ken. Then I ran into Yolie and saved her from a bunch of gang members."
Gennai raised an eyebrow. Veemon blinked. "Wow...sounds like you had quite the adventure."
"Yeah..." Then a growl came from his stomach. "So, what's for dinner?"
Everyone face faulted.
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Starcatcher: And thus we end the chapter on a more humerous note.
EA: (Gives Starcatcher a "look") Gee...Yugioh on the brains much?
Starcatcher: (Laughs) Couldn't help it. I was looking over the cards and started to wonder what types of decks Davis and the others would have. Then I figured I could probably use it in the story, and what better part to use it than here?
EA: (Shrugs) Whatever.
Starcatcher: As for the reviews...
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Anthony - Heh, thanks Anthony. I'll be sure to use some of them.
Ran Hoshino - 1. Looking up info on the show revealed that a regular Armor-Digimon is about as powerful as a champion, while a Golden Armor-Digimon is about as powerful as an ultimate. Though if what you said was true and Flamedramon might have been strong enough to beat MagnaAngemon without the power boost, it would have made it look as though Davis and Veemon are super powerful and unbeatable, which is what I'm trying to avoid. 2. You've got a point there, but remember, he was also wearing a dark spiral. It wasn't to control him, but to protect him from the effects of the dark ore and control spires in the area as well as power him up somewhat. Thank you for the compliment, though they might not get any powers depending on the wishes of the readers. And Alforce Veedramon, huh? Hmm......evil grin
Lavos, The Time Apocolypse - 1. Veemon couldn't have just digivolved. For one thing, the dark ore prevented it. For another, even if he did digivolve normally, he wouldn't have been able to go past champion yet, and therefore couldn't have beaten MagnaAngemon. 2. Maybe...maybe not... 3. I'll leave that up to the readers. Checking the info on Alforce Veedramon, it sounds pretty cool, but I'm gonna give the readers the chance to decide. And just to avoid any future arguments, it is true. There is no level beyond mega. Even Omnimon is still a mega, just an extremely powerful one. 4. lol 5. Hmm...eh, why not? Just as soon as I can find anyone good enough... 6. I'll keep that in mind.
Yami Silverdramon - Yes, yes it does.
niner - Don't feel bad. The polls aren't closed yet.
Dukect45 - (Bows) Thank you, thank you.
Muka - They MIGHT be good...depends on if the reviewers vote to bring them in.
Marshmellow13Dragon - No, it's not too late yet to vote on the polls. And for the most part, this story will be Davis and Veemon's recounts of what happened at that time, but there might be an interuption...
Puppkid - Kidnapping? Hmm...
Dude - Ooooooo...now that's something to think about...
Megamastermaind - Wow...another accomplished author has reviewed this fic! And a Kingdom Hearts fan as well! Are you ever gonna continue your fics? They're really good.
duskmon - Thank you, thank you. We love to keep our readers in suspense. And yes, for the sarcastic reply: Life isn't a witty statement. So you don't get one.
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Starcatcher: And for those of you who were worried, the polls are still open and two new others have been added.
Poll 1: Should the Digidestined (both good and evil) gain special powers/abilities?
Poll 2: Should we allow the use of different types of digivolution like Biomerging or Spirit evolution?
Poll 3: Should the old Dark Masters from Season 1 be revived?
Poll 4: Should the Digidestined (both good and evil) all get weapons? (Feel free to make suggestions on the weapons)
Poll 5: Should Alforce Veedramon be included? Either by having Veemon digivolve or as a different character entirely?
Davis: Hmm...sword or halberd...decisions, decisions...
Starcatcher: And next time...
Narration: Next time on Dark Future, Yolie finally decides to give Davis a chance and help him out, which is a good thing considering there's trouble in the Digital World. Things go from bad to worse when Cody follows them and the Dark Masters have a trap just waiting for Davis and the others to fall into. With Yolie and Cody helpless, will Davis and Veemon be able to protect everyone long enough for the two newest Digidestined to get their Digimon? Find out in the next chapter of "Dark Future"!