Angel's Second Chance

Chapter 5 – Trip Down Memory Lane – Part 2

DF103: Here's part two of Trip Down Memory Lane…I think you can pretty much figure out what this chapter is about …yeah…now to Paco.

Paco: ::looks at script:: Oh, so we have a new person that is going to be joining DF103 and I. Welcome Rick.

Rick: Hi all. I'm with DF103 so enjoy the story. ::looks over script and snickers:: Looks like Paco gets fired.

Paco: What?!? ::looks at script and falls over::

DF103: You are the weakest link…good bye…::kicks Paco out::…Anyways, Rick is my new best friend and helper…and don't expect him to go away so soon…cause…he's staying for a while.

Rick: Yup, now uhh…DF103 used to own Paco, but now owns me and Rikken. Oh…and she will never own Digimon…sad to say…

DF103: Well, sorry for the long wait. Now here's Trip Down Memory Lane – Part 2.

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Rika was by Ryo's side at this point. Since the accident, she had been coming in everyday to check up on him. She was dozing off to sleep, until the door opened.

"Rika, come on. We have to go home, dear," Rumiko called out.

"Mom, what if he wakes up while I'm not here?" Rika asked.

"Don't worry, I'm sure he'll wake up when you're here, now come on. It's 10:30 and visiting hour is almost over," Rumiko answered, with a reassuring smile. Rika walked towards the door, still with Ryo's bandana, in her hand.

- - -

The area surrounding Ryo turned slightly blue. Ryo and Rikken were still floating about in the endless space. "Go ahead, go on with your story of good and bad deeds. I'm just jotting notes down," said Rikken, writing away on the clipboard.

"Okay. Dad wasn't really thrilled that I came back to the Real World the first time. He and I got into a fight a year back, which was the other reason I went to the Digital World.

"What was the first reason you went to the Digital World?" asked Rikken.

"The main reason was because of my digimon, Cyberdramon. He was too wild to be handled in the Real World. Anyway, my dad and I had a fight so I ran away to the Digital World."

-F-L-A-S-H::B-A-C-K-

Ryo walked across the dry, deserted desert of the Digital World, with his digimon, Cyberdramon. The heat waves wavered from the ground. "Why did we come here, Ryo?" asked his partner.

"I need to get away from things right now," Ryo answered, thinking.

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"Ryo! I'm home. Son?" Ryo's dad looked around the house looking for Ryo. "Ryo! You can come out now. I'm sorry about last night." After a minute of searching the house, Ryo's dad called the police, to report that his son was missing.

-F-B::E-N-D-

"I sorta regret what I did, but I am also glad I did. After a while, I saw other people in the Digital World, namely Takato and his friends. That's when I saw Rika again, and I didn't even know who she was until she got mad at me and left."

-F-L-A-S-H::B-A-C-K-

"So do you know where you guys are headed?" asked Ryo, staring into the campfire, talking to Kazu, Kenta, and Rika.

"No, because Miss Rika thought she knew where we were going." Kazu said, glaring at Rika.

"Rika? That name sounds familiar. Have we met before?" Ryo asked, looking a bit confused.

"Well, what do you know? He finally recognizes me," Rika retorted, snidely.

"Well, I was just asking—" Ryo started, before being interrupted by Rika.

"Asking? How can you not remember me? I lost to you at that one tournament! If we battled again, I would beat you for sure. Then it'd be Mr. Perfect no more." Rika shouted.

"C'mon Rika. He was just asking," Kenta said.

Rika just stared into the fire, as Ryo threw another twig into it.

"So you guys need help getting back to your friends?" Ryo asked.

"We don't need your help. Come to think of it, we were fine until you came along," Rika sneered, annoyed of the three.

"Rika, c'mon. Just let him help us. It's not like you could do any better getting us back. And it's not his fault for winning that awesome tournament." Kazu said.

Rika just glared at all three of them and got up. She said, "Well, I can win if I want to! Renamon, let's get outta here. They're giving me a headache." She and Renamon started to walk off.

"Wait, Rika. It's too dangerous to be out there alone," Ryo called out.

"Don't even try. She's crazier than a soup sandwich, and she won't listen to anyone. Besides, she'll be fine." Kazu assured.

"What did I do wrong?" Ryo asked. I hope he's right and that she'll be safe, he thought.

-F-B::E-N-D-

"She wasn't too thrilled to see me. It was like my mission to keep her safe, you know? Every time I tried to help, she would always push me away. But I keep on going after her. There was that one time when she finally let me help for a change and that's when the earth and the Digital World was in great turmoil." Ryo said, looking into the space above him.

-F-L-A-S-H::B-A-C-K-

The D-Reaper was destroying everything in it's path. Inside, the tamers were trying to rescue Jeri. Gallantmon went to help Jeri, as the others tried to fight off the D-Reaper's minion. So far, they had no luck. Megagargomon attacked, but nothing happened.

"He didn't even make a dent!" Sakuyamon cried out.

"I have an idea!" Jusimon said.

"Cyberdramon!" Ryo called out.

"Ready!" Cyberdramon answered, as they took out a blade.

"Sakuyamon, listen to me. I want you to send all your power to my blade. Quickly!" Justimon said, to Sakuyamon.

"What!? You can't be serious," Renamon said.

"Has the fighting gone to your head or something? The force of it could kill both of you!" Rika yelled, in a worried tone.

"It's a chance I'm willing to take, Rika. We've tried everything else and we haven't even been able to land a scratch! But with the combined forces of your strength and my blade, we can give the D-reaper something to really howl about!" Ryo called out, reassuringly.

"Or you could die. Did you ever think about that, hot-shot?" Rika retorted.

"Well, then there'll be one less person to poke fun at you, right, pumpkin?" Ryo said, smiling.

"You big twerp. You're doing all this just to impress me, aren't you?" Rika said.

"So, is it working or not?" Ryo said, as his smile grew.

"Come on, Sakuyamon. It's now or never!" Justimon called out.

"Rika, are you sure?" Renamon asked, worried about the outcome.

"Ryo may be out of his pompous mind, but he's also right. It's the only chance we have of destroying that thing," Rika said, preparing to send the power.

"All the power of my body... my soul... my mind... I now send to you... all the strength within my heart... my spirit to you I now freely give..." Sakuyamon chanted.

"Ryo, hold onto something!" Rika shouted, as the energy flowed to Justimon.

Justimon received the energy and attacked the D-Reaper with everything they had.

-F-B::E-N-D-

"The power really didn't help, but to think that Rika would actually help me do something was just hard to imagine," Ryo said, sighing.

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DF103: I think I'll end it there…I'm tired…oh…and don't worry…I'll get the next chapter out sooner…he he he…umm…now to Rick.

Rick: R'member to review…'cause DF103 can't do any better, if she doesn't have suggestions from you…she writes fics, but it's you that read them…so…review…and flames are welcome…I think…::looks over at DF103::

DF103: ::snores:: …

Rick: This happened once before, I think. Anywayz…cya in the next chapter…PEACE.