CHAPTER 6
Sao walked over to Koji and the others, followed by Lisa.
"Um, Sao? Lisa?" Kouichi asked, somewhat shocked to see them.
"We've gotta talk." Sao said, her voice so serious it was creepy.
"About what?" JP asked.
"Your friend-Takuya-there's something wrong with him.
The bell rang, announcing the end of the school day.
Takuya jumped out of his seat and picked up his backpack. He walked out into the hall and headed for the buses. Outside, the dry fall leaves crunched under his feet.
When he got to his bus, he climbed up the three steps and took a seat towards the middle of the bus. He put his backpack closest to the window and sat down on the aisle side of the seat. As Takuya sat silently wrapped in thought, he didn't notice the girl walk up beside his seat.
"Takuya?"
Takuya didn't look up. "Hey Z." He said dully.
"Can I sit with you?" Zoe asked.
"Whatever." Takuya said, picking up his backpack and scooting over, leaving room for Zoe on the seat.
Zoe took her backpack off her shoulder and sat down next to Takuya, placing her backpack on her lap. The bus started and turned out onto the street.
The two rode on in silence until Zoe's stop.
"Bye Takuya, see you tomorrow." Zoe said, picking up her backpack and standing up. She put one backpack strap over her shoulder and walked towards the front of the bus.
Takuya watched her go. Once Zoe had gotten off, the bus continued on it's route.
That Friday . . .
Zoe walked into her homeroom. She looked around the room, until she saw Takuya sitting in a desk towards the back. Zoe waved and walked over to the desk beside Takuya and sat down.
Takuya didn't even seem to notice her. A few moments later, his expression turned even more serious.
Zoe gave him a curious look. "Takuya, is something wrong?" She asked, concern in her voice.
Takuya stood up and dashed out of the room without a word.
"Takuya-"
Zoe was cut off by the bell announcing the beginning of homeroom.
Takuya slowly entered the gym, which was his third hour class. He had already changed into his gym clothes, which consisted of a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt. Once inside, he looked around until he found Zoe, who waved. He smiled and slowly walked over to her.
Zoe's expression turned to one of concern when Takuya reached her.
"What's wrong Zoe?" Takuya asked.
"Takuya, you're limping, why?" Zoe asked. She was also in her gym clothes, which were a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
"Oh, it's nothing." Takuya said, trying to put more weight on his right foot, but when he did so, he winced.
"You left for a fight, didn't you?" Zoe asked, sitting on the bleachers and motioning for Takuya to do the same.
Takuya sat down next to her. "Why do you say that?" He asked with a smile.
"Well, for one thing, you look like you've been through a war, and another, I know you too well. Of course you went to a fight." Zoe replied.
Takuya sighed. "You got me Z." He said. "Tommy needed help, so I went and fought with him."
"Why didn't you tell me before? I could have helped."
Takuya shook his head. "It wasn't a big deal and besides, at the time I didn't know if there was even a fight. It was just a feeling I had."
"Well, it's a good thing you went with that feeling, but next time, tell me." Zoe said.
"Alright I will . . ." Takuya said. "If I think of it." He added with a smile.
Zoe smiled back. She gave him a playful punch in the arm.
"Alright class, go out in the hall and run four laps around the circle, then come back in here." The teacher ordered.
Takuya groaned. This was going to be one LONG class.
Koji was sitting at his computer in the keyboarding room, which was his third hour class. He glanced at the clock. 'Oh man, when is lunch going to come? I'm starving. And I wonder what Takuya had to do that was so important that he left school just like that . . . maybe he went to a fight . . .' Koji thought to himself as he resumed typing. 'This is SO STUPID. Half of these 'words' aren't even words.'
"Well that's just great . . . why do we have to do a dissection right before lunch!?" JP complained, after looking at the board in his third hour science room.
Takuya did his best to run the laps, but he couldn't help but limp. Zoe kept pace with him, not going any faster than he did.
"Hey Z, if you want to go faster, you can. I won't mind." Takuya said.
Zoe shook her head while running. "Nah, I'd rather stay with my friend. We're a team, remember?"
Takuya smiled a little at her comment. He stopped smiling when he saw a girl, who was a little taller then him, run past.
"No way." Takuya said quietly.
"What is it?" Zoe asked.
"It's her . . . one of the girls I met in the Digital World." Takuya replied quietly, stopping.
Zoe stopped too. "A girl?" She asked with a mischievous smile.
"Yeah, she's the 11th Warrior." Takuya said seriously.
Zoe looked at the girl. Her eyes widened in realization. "You're right. She's one of the Digimon who came and saved the rest of us."
"C'mon." Takuya said, starting to jog off, with a determined look on his face.
'Once he gets an idea, he never lets it go.' Zoe thought to herself with a shake of her head before catching up to Takuya.
"Hey, wait up!" Takuya called, running as fast as he could after the girl.
Once they had gone another half-lap around the circle, the girl stopped by the gym doors, not even breathing hard after the run. Takuya jogged over and stopped. He bent over and placed his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. Zoe arrived and did the same as Takuya.
Once the two had caught their breath, they straightened up and looked at the girl, who had her hands on her hips and an annoyed look of impatience on her face. She wasn't wearing her usual outfit. She had her gym clothes on, which consisted of black sweatpants with stripes of white running up the sides and a black tank-top.
"Heh." Takuya said nervously.
"What do you want?" The girl asked coldly.
"Um, hi. We, uh, met in the Digit-"
"I know who both of you are. Now what do you want?"
"Well, uh-" Takuya cut himself off when he saw a flash of light under the gym door. "What was that?"
Zoe and the girl both looked to where Takuya was pointing.
"I don't see anything Takuya. Are you sure that you didn't fall on your head during the last battle?" Zoe asked.
"Well, come to think of it-no, I know I saw something." Takuya corrected himself, pushing the gym door open and running in.
Zoe and the girl followed.
Once inside, they saw two Digimon in the middle of the gym. The other students were pressed up against the walls, obviously nervous.
Takuya stepped forward. "Alright, what are you doing here?" He asked the two Digimon.
The Digimon turned to look at the three.
"Are you the Warriors of Legend?" Kiwimon asked.
"What's it to you?" The girl asked coldly and calmly.
"Give us your Spirits." Palmon ordered.
"AHHH! THEY'RE GOING TO STEAL OUR SOULS!" A student screamed in terror.
The girl rolled her eyes.
"Just let the other humans go. They don't have anything you want." Zoe said.
"Very well. Poison Ivy!" Palmon used her attack to open the four sets of gym doors, allowing an escape for the students.
"You two get the students out safely, leave the Digimon to me." The girl said, taking a step forward.
"Um, okay." Zoe agreed. "C'mon Takuya." She said, dragging Takuya off to gather the other students and get them out into the halls.
The girl took her D-Tector our of her pocket. "Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"C'mon everybody, don't be scared, just GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU'RE DESTROYED!" Takuya yelled at the students who were now crowding around the exits, trying to get through.
"Takuya, I don't think you're thoughts of destruction are helping." Zoe said.
Fueosmon drew her sword.
"Wait, don't attack!" Zoe yelled from a crowd that was still trying to get out of the gym.
Fueosmon narrowed her eyes at the two Digimon. "Darkness Blade!"
Palmon and Kiwimon were hit with a force stronger than they expected, and were knocked down.
"Darkness Blade!"
Palmon and Kiwimon were hit hard, but not effected quite as much as before.
Takuya and Zoe slammed the gym doors shut and pulled their D-Tectors out of their pockets.
"Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Agunimon!"
"Kazemon!"
There was a small flash of light and a Shiisamon appeared.
"Another one?!" Kazemon exclaimed.
"You bet, and there's nothing you three are gonna do to stop us from taking over this word. Poison Ivy!"
Palmon's attack caught the three Warriors and bound them together. They were then held up in the air, and Fueosmon dropped her sword.
"Let us go NOW!" Agunimon ordered.
"Don't worry, we will, once the world's ours." Palmon said with and evil sneer.
"Pyro Darts!"
Agunimon's attack burned the flowery bindings apart. The three Warriors landed neatly on the ground.
Fueosmon retrieved her sword and returned it to it's sheath. She jumped into the air. "Dark Fire Mist!"
The three evil Digimon were hit, but apparently unaffected.
Sao walked over to Koji and the others, followed by Lisa.
"Um, Sao? Lisa?" Kouichi asked, somewhat shocked to see them.
"We've gotta talk." Sao said, her voice so serious it was creepy.
"About what?" JP asked.
"Your friend-Takuya-there's something wrong with him.
The bell rang, announcing the end of the school day.
Takuya jumped out of his seat and picked up his backpack. He walked out into the hall and headed for the buses. Outside, the dry fall leaves crunched under his feet.
When he got to his bus, he climbed up the three steps and took a seat towards the middle of the bus. He put his backpack closest to the window and sat down on the aisle side of the seat. As Takuya sat silently wrapped in thought, he didn't notice the girl walk up beside his seat.
"Takuya?"
Takuya didn't look up. "Hey Z." He said dully.
"Can I sit with you?" Zoe asked.
"Whatever." Takuya said, picking up his backpack and scooting over, leaving room for Zoe on the seat.
Zoe took her backpack off her shoulder and sat down next to Takuya, placing her backpack on her lap. The bus started and turned out onto the street.
The two rode on in silence until Zoe's stop.
"Bye Takuya, see you tomorrow." Zoe said, picking up her backpack and standing up. She put one backpack strap over her shoulder and walked towards the front of the bus.
Takuya watched her go. Once Zoe had gotten off, the bus continued on it's route.
That Friday . . .
Zoe walked into her homeroom. She looked around the room, until she saw Takuya sitting in a desk towards the back. Zoe waved and walked over to the desk beside Takuya and sat down.
Takuya didn't even seem to notice her. A few moments later, his expression turned even more serious.
Zoe gave him a curious look. "Takuya, is something wrong?" She asked, concern in her voice.
Takuya stood up and dashed out of the room without a word.
"Takuya-"
Zoe was cut off by the bell announcing the beginning of homeroom.
Takuya slowly entered the gym, which was his third hour class. He had already changed into his gym clothes, which consisted of a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt. Once inside, he looked around until he found Zoe, who waved. He smiled and slowly walked over to her.
Zoe's expression turned to one of concern when Takuya reached her.
"What's wrong Zoe?" Takuya asked.
"Takuya, you're limping, why?" Zoe asked. She was also in her gym clothes, which were a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
"Oh, it's nothing." Takuya said, trying to put more weight on his right foot, but when he did so, he winced.
"You left for a fight, didn't you?" Zoe asked, sitting on the bleachers and motioning for Takuya to do the same.
Takuya sat down next to her. "Why do you say that?" He asked with a smile.
"Well, for one thing, you look like you've been through a war, and another, I know you too well. Of course you went to a fight." Zoe replied.
Takuya sighed. "You got me Z." He said. "Tommy needed help, so I went and fought with him."
"Why didn't you tell me before? I could have helped."
Takuya shook his head. "It wasn't a big deal and besides, at the time I didn't know if there was even a fight. It was just a feeling I had."
"Well, it's a good thing you went with that feeling, but next time, tell me." Zoe said.
"Alright I will . . ." Takuya said. "If I think of it." He added with a smile.
Zoe smiled back. She gave him a playful punch in the arm.
"Alright class, go out in the hall and run four laps around the circle, then come back in here." The teacher ordered.
Takuya groaned. This was going to be one LONG class.
Koji was sitting at his computer in the keyboarding room, which was his third hour class. He glanced at the clock. 'Oh man, when is lunch going to come? I'm starving. And I wonder what Takuya had to do that was so important that he left school just like that . . . maybe he went to a fight . . .' Koji thought to himself as he resumed typing. 'This is SO STUPID. Half of these 'words' aren't even words.'
"Well that's just great . . . why do we have to do a dissection right before lunch!?" JP complained, after looking at the board in his third hour science room.
Takuya did his best to run the laps, but he couldn't help but limp. Zoe kept pace with him, not going any faster than he did.
"Hey Z, if you want to go faster, you can. I won't mind." Takuya said.
Zoe shook her head while running. "Nah, I'd rather stay with my friend. We're a team, remember?"
Takuya smiled a little at her comment. He stopped smiling when he saw a girl, who was a little taller then him, run past.
"No way." Takuya said quietly.
"What is it?" Zoe asked.
"It's her . . . one of the girls I met in the Digital World." Takuya replied quietly, stopping.
Zoe stopped too. "A girl?" She asked with a mischievous smile.
"Yeah, she's the 11th Warrior." Takuya said seriously.
Zoe looked at the girl. Her eyes widened in realization. "You're right. She's one of the Digimon who came and saved the rest of us."
"C'mon." Takuya said, starting to jog off, with a determined look on his face.
'Once he gets an idea, he never lets it go.' Zoe thought to herself with a shake of her head before catching up to Takuya.
"Hey, wait up!" Takuya called, running as fast as he could after the girl.
Once they had gone another half-lap around the circle, the girl stopped by the gym doors, not even breathing hard after the run. Takuya jogged over and stopped. He bent over and placed his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. Zoe arrived and did the same as Takuya.
Once the two had caught their breath, they straightened up and looked at the girl, who had her hands on her hips and an annoyed look of impatience on her face. She wasn't wearing her usual outfit. She had her gym clothes on, which consisted of black sweatpants with stripes of white running up the sides and a black tank-top.
"Heh." Takuya said nervously.
"What do you want?" The girl asked coldly.
"Um, hi. We, uh, met in the Digit-"
"I know who both of you are. Now what do you want?"
"Well, uh-" Takuya cut himself off when he saw a flash of light under the gym door. "What was that?"
Zoe and the girl both looked to where Takuya was pointing.
"I don't see anything Takuya. Are you sure that you didn't fall on your head during the last battle?" Zoe asked.
"Well, come to think of it-no, I know I saw something." Takuya corrected himself, pushing the gym door open and running in.
Zoe and the girl followed.
Once inside, they saw two Digimon in the middle of the gym. The other students were pressed up against the walls, obviously nervous.
Takuya stepped forward. "Alright, what are you doing here?" He asked the two Digimon.
The Digimon turned to look at the three.
"Are you the Warriors of Legend?" Kiwimon asked.
"What's it to you?" The girl asked coldly and calmly.
"Give us your Spirits." Palmon ordered.
"AHHH! THEY'RE GOING TO STEAL OUR SOULS!" A student screamed in terror.
The girl rolled her eyes.
"Just let the other humans go. They don't have anything you want." Zoe said.
"Very well. Poison Ivy!" Palmon used her attack to open the four sets of gym doors, allowing an escape for the students.
"You two get the students out safely, leave the Digimon to me." The girl said, taking a step forward.
"Um, okay." Zoe agreed. "C'mon Takuya." She said, dragging Takuya off to gather the other students and get them out into the halls.
The girl took her D-Tector our of her pocket. "Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"C'mon everybody, don't be scared, just GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU'RE DESTROYED!" Takuya yelled at the students who were now crowding around the exits, trying to get through.
"Takuya, I don't think you're thoughts of destruction are helping." Zoe said.
Fueosmon drew her sword.
"Wait, don't attack!" Zoe yelled from a crowd that was still trying to get out of the gym.
Fueosmon narrowed her eyes at the two Digimon. "Darkness Blade!"
Palmon and Kiwimon were hit with a force stronger than they expected, and were knocked down.
"Darkness Blade!"
Palmon and Kiwimon were hit hard, but not effected quite as much as before.
Takuya and Zoe slammed the gym doors shut and pulled their D-Tectors out of their pockets.
"Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Agunimon!"
"Kazemon!"
There was a small flash of light and a Shiisamon appeared.
"Another one?!" Kazemon exclaimed.
"You bet, and there's nothing you three are gonna do to stop us from taking over this word. Poison Ivy!"
Palmon's attack caught the three Warriors and bound them together. They were then held up in the air, and Fueosmon dropped her sword.
"Let us go NOW!" Agunimon ordered.
"Don't worry, we will, once the world's ours." Palmon said with and evil sneer.
"Pyro Darts!"
Agunimon's attack burned the flowery bindings apart. The three Warriors landed neatly on the ground.
Fueosmon retrieved her sword and returned it to it's sheath. She jumped into the air. "Dark Fire Mist!"
The three evil Digimon were hit, but apparently unaffected.