Regless:  Well it's about time to get on with the actual cross-over bit.  Though I'm still having trouble think of ways the Tamers can hurt Real Heartless. Meh, I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Damerek: …No… you won't.  You just aren't that bright.

Black:  Leave insulting Regless to me.  It's what I do.

Damerek:  You've been slacking.

Demsius: ...How did I ever get stuck with such fools as all of you.

Regless: Just lucky I guess.  Anyone want candy?

Damerek:  Sure, I'll take all of it.

Demsius: Pig…

Damerek: That's it. You're dead!

Black: …Okay… Well while they're having a lovers quarrel… Let's get on with the next bit of the story.

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Digital Hearts – World 02 – Get Together Part 1

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***Takato's POV: Avalon's Residence: Morning***

"Eeeeeek!"

            I stood up without a second to lose.  That scream sounded really urgent.  Whirling around I saw a girl with the covers pulled up to her eyes.  Even So I was still able to make out the ends of a pair of yellow pajama sleeves. She had brown hair but I couldn't tell how far down it went and set of deep brown eyes.  The first thing that ran through my mind was 'Wow'.  She looked way different from Rika or Jeri.

I should search for them as soon as I can… but first.

"Umm, excuse me but what's wrong?"  I asked.  She didn't respond.  "Uh… is there… something I can help you with or…"

"How did you get in my room?"

I paused…  oh yeah that would seem kind of weird wouldn't it.  "Huh?!  Ah nuts.  Sorry I just… fell… I think.  Er, sorry, I'm going now."  I put my arm over the back the head and tried to laugh, sidestepping to the door.

"Hey squirt, what's all the racket?"  I heard someone say as the door swung open. 

Standing in the way of my perpetual freedom was the tallest guy I've ever seen with black hair and narrow eyes.  He didn't look old enough to be the girl's father… older brother perhaps.  At this point I started remembering Henry and how he acted towards his little sister.  He locked his eyes onto me as he crossed his arms.  A very unpleasant look washed onto his face.

"Hey, I hope you have a good excuse for being in my sister's room."

Sure I fell through a big white void in your sister's bedroom.  No harm, no foul.

Somehow I doubted he would believe that.  "I… fell?"

"…Stop kidding around and start talking."  I didn't like the way that sounded.

"No really, I fell."

Dropping his arms, he advanced on me.  "Alright, if you won't tell the truth you'll just have to come with me."

Who's he kidding.  I'd have to go with him anyway.

"Hey Sakura, he didn't do anything to you did he?"

I sweatdropped.  "L-Like what?"

"No, he didn't… And you could've knocked Tori."  She pouted at him.

Now the guy sweatdropped "Yeah, but that take the fun out of it.  And you're welcome."

"Ummm, excuse me.  I realize I shouldn't have gone into you're sisters room but…"

            I rushed forward quickly at 'Tori'.  He made a lunge and tried to grab me, fortunately my days of being Gallantmon came in handy here.  I stopped on a dime and jumped to the side landing on 'Squirt's' bed.  She rolled off and landed with a clumsy thump on the floor.  Kinda reminded me of myself actually.

"Ah nuts."

            With Tori hunched over it was easy for me to jump back on him quickly before he reacted to my change of position.  My weight pushed him down and made him stumble, but he didn't fall.  He was stronger than he looked.  I hopped off and dashed at the door catching a quickly glance of the scene behind me as I left.  Squirt was holding onto something around her neck.  She… didn't look quite as afraid of as before.  Tori was spinning around after me and the doll…

Huh?  I thought the doll was where Tori's foot is right now, next to the controller.  But it's more off to the side now...  Great I must be seeing things or something.

            I was fortunate that the layout of the house was fairly simple.  The stairs were in plain sight once I left the girl's room.  Never thought I'd hear myself say that, er, think that.  Downstairs was a man who appeared to be the father.  He had brown hair and glasses, and that's all I could tell from looking at his back as he hunched over the dining room table.  I couldn't see the door out anywhere else, and that Tori guy was really fast, already having gotten right behind me again.

"Alright, come and get it." He said, turning around with a plate of pan cakes. 

He was right… in my way, I couldn't dodge him even if I tried, honest.  So, I tried to jump him.  Yeah… That went over well.  I've gone as far as two meters in the long jump, so I'm fairly athletic, but clear such a tall person standing straight up is beyond the scope of my ability,  though it certainly wasn't for my lack of trying.  I jumped and got one foot as high as his chest, kicking the pancakes out of his hand.  The second foot planted on his face.

I am SOOO sorry.

            By now he had literally bent over backwards.  I still couldn't seem to find the door, so I decided to try for the only other exit I could see.  The window straight ahead.  Using Squirt's father as a springboard, I launched myself at the gleaming surface like a torpedo…  Unfortunately Squirt's dad makes a very lousy springboard. I banged my head on the roof, then fell through the still closed window getting a series of annoying cuts in the process. To make matters worse, the amount of adrenaline pumping through my system made me realize exactly how tired I was from today's events, but I couldn't stop just yet.  I got up, and with that, I took off.

…Double-Pane…  equals… double pain.

***Ryo's POV: Madison's House: Morning***

                How can I describe my situation appropriately… well I guess the basics will do.  Ryo's stepped around the hallways carefully.  Even Rika's house wasn't as big as whatever house he was in right now.  Suffice to say, he was helplessly lost.  The building itself was quite pleasant to be in with bright walls and windows overlooking a large garden.  If he had an invitation first Ryo might've felt quite homely, unfortunately they don't hand out invites in massive white voids.

Pity though… if they did, they wouldn't have any competitors.

            He rounded another hallway only to be greeted by more the same.  Doors on one side, windows on another letting bright light enter freely.  Must've been morning or at least around mid-day.  Sighing, he went up to one of the window in hopes that he would actually see something that could help him this time.  Or once, he wasn't disappointed.

The gate?  Then this must be the front side…  Er, wait someone's down there.

The legendary Tamer strained his eyes to get a better low at however was below. Based on his height it looked like he was one the third or second floor.  In the courtyard/backyard there was a woman and a little girl sitting with some tea and discussing something casually.  The older one looked to be around her thirties, with short brown hair and a sophisticated business look, complete with a navy blue short skirt and matching top.

The other girl was either the daughter of an acquaintance, or the business woman's daughter.  She looked quite different from the other with long black hair held back by a hair band/  She had a school uniform, black top, white bottom.  She also had a device in her hand… a video camera.  She was showing the older woman what she had recorded.  One of them made a joke, then they both giggled.

Cute… I haven't had a moment like that with my parents since…  well, no use thinking about it now.  Besides, my hearts already taken.

            I watched them for a few more minutes.  I guess I couldn't help myself.  They reminded me so much of what a family should be.  I was more or less on my own.  Then again, I suppose I should consider myself lucky that at least I got food and shelter.  There were hundreds who were worse off than I was… but still… I couldn't help feeling selfish… like I was still missing something.  Anyway, when the two got up and started back inside I knew it was time for me to leave.  However there was still that 'hopelessly lost' thing.

            I sighed again, but I had to keep moving.  Being caught in a place like this and the words burglar came to mind.  Then again… I was kinda low on cash and since I highly doubt Takato and the others have any… maybe just one of the statues.

…I better get out of here before I turn into a klepto.

            I wandered down the halls a bit more and rounded a few more corners until I finally found the staircase.  Unfortunately now there were a whole lot of voices.  Not just two, but a couple more.  The dad maybe?  Nope, they were all still women's voices, and better yet they were all heading my way.

Crap!

            I went into the nearest room, the one that was right behind me.  Oh lord how I wished that I had actually looked where I was going.  If I did I wouldn't have noticed this room was somewhat important and definitely not a good hiding spot.  Inside was a massive bed, TV, a bunch of sewing utensils as well as a desk with some… interesting designs already started.  There was also a mirror aimed away from me. I waited a few seconds until the voices died down.  I was in luck that who ever owned this room didn't seem to want to use it at the moment.  I turned my attention back to what I saw.

Hmmm…  She makes Halloween costumes for kids?  Must be the older woman's room…

            Since it seemed I might be stuck here for a while, I decided to take a seat on the bed and watch some TV.  I passed by the mirror as I did so and stopped dead in my tracks.

What in the world…? Just great, something else I need an explanation for.

            My clothes had changed.  I don't know how, or why, but I had a guess at when.  My normal Tamer gear was replaced by a long dark green overcoat, hemmed with beige.  I had thick brown material covering my forearms down to my hands and brown slacks held up with a matching color belt, complemented by a black T-Shirt with a gold infinity sign on the chest.  Their were smaller silver infinity signs on my shoulders.  Turning slightly I could see a two headed dragon on the back of my cloak drawn old school Chinese style.

Well I hardly consider myself a fashion chief but… damn I look good.  I wonder if Rika has a nice new outfit too.  Heh heh… wait better stop thinking like that before someone walks in without my noticing.

            With that sorted out I continued to the bed.  The remote was lying on top of it so I hardly needed to strain myself looking or anything.  I aimed it and pressed the button… and nothing happened.  I tried again… and still nothing happened.  After I tried about another six or seven times, I realized this wasn't the remote for the TV.  It didn't have enough buttons.  Well, actually it did but none them had another numbers.

Open, Close, Left, Right, and… some other crap…  What's this suppose to be for?  The sewing machine?

            Well, that was a waste.  I got up to leave, extremely disappointed when something caught my eye.  Where the closet used to be, now there was a large doorway into a black room.  So of course, I stepped inside.  Ahead was a large screen TV embedded into the wall with a few rows of seats in front of it.

She's got her own mini-theatre too?  Well, I suppose watching TV in here is safer than doing it out there.

I clicked the button marked 'Power', and since there was no numbers I hit 'Play' afterwards.  Hopefully the owner left in something good to watch.  The screen, in turn flickered and started playing one of the coolest movies I've ever seen.  There was this huge mammoth-like ice sculpture hurling massive blocks of ice at a brown haired girl.  Some guy with long white hair, brightly colored blue and white robes, and angel wings jumped in and got her out of the way though.

Nice special effects…

            I took a seat, and watched it to the end.  It was pretty good, but it needed more of a plot in my opinion.  The end credits finally came up.  A woman's name was being displayed proudly on the screen with the cherry trees bloom in the background.

"Madison Taylor huh?"

"You called?"

…sweatdrop…

CRAP!  When did she enter the room?

            I turned around slowly.  The black haired girl was standing in the entrance way along with four suited females behind her.  They looked kinda like… bodyguards.

…Wait, the little girl is Madison?

            One of the bodyguards was looking at the screen and actually paying me very little mind.  Or at least it seemed that way.  I couldn't tell for sure because of the matrix-style shades.  Two of the other bodyguard from either side stepped forward and held out their hands.

"I'm afraid you'll have to come with us."

"We're not sure how you got in, but it's time for you to leave."

I can't believe this.  It's like being taken prisoner by the CIA of my dreams…  No wait, the CIA is Americian.  Whatever, my thought still stands.

The smaller girl actually smiled at me.  "Don't worry. As long as you didn't take anything you won't get into to much trouble."  I couldn't explain it but… there was something about her smile that kinda made me nervous… or as nervous as I get at any rate.

Well…  being caught wasn't as bad as I thought.  Now just as long as they don't…

"What is you're parents phone number."  One of the suits that was holding my shoulder had her cell phone in the other hand.

…Ask… that… question…

            She already had the area code punched in.  Looks like she wanted to let my parents know of this little excursion…  well, even if they did I doubt they would be surprised.  They don't know the details but they know that I'm… a little different from the other Tamers.  And it's just too hard for them to deal every time I disappear.

"Try calling 1-900-…"  She looked at me a little suspiciously, but pressed the end button and started again. "-94-42559."

            The woman grumbled a moment, but she kept hitting the buttons until she got the last one.  Then her face turned red she glared at me.  I can only guess she figured it out.

"Jenny Craig!"

I smiled slyly.  "Heh, you figured it out before you finished.  A former caller perhaps."

            Her grip tightened and I could tell she was one smart remark from putting me in an army hold.  So I naturally decided to shut up until things calmed down, or some witnesses came into view.  The black haired girl ran past us as we moved down the stairs, and gave the older woman and hug.  They were mother and daughter after all, thought they sure looked different.

"See you later."

"Bye sweetie."

            As I watched Madison exit the door, I noticed something attached to her backpack via small beaded string.  For a second I discarded it as a trinket that so many Japanese girls have attached to their stuff.  It was a card, and from the back there was nothing important about it, but on the other side…

Mo…Mono…dramon…?!?  What the hell?

Then, in one of my stupidest moves ever, I grabbed for it.  The body guard seemed a bit surprised by my sudden movement and strength so I kinda got out of her grip.  That is to say I got my hand loose but I was off balance.  Glad Madison was there to help me out in that department though. After I got the card I was almost ready to kiss concrete, so I pushed off with my hand holding the card and, you know, did the whole 'run for your life bit'.  I did pretty well for a while there too, then I ran into the gate and the chase went downhill from there.  In fact it went downhill so fast it resembled a cliff.

Hmm…  In the mental thoughts of someone I know, "Awww nuts!"

***Henry's POV: Lee's Mansion: Morning***

Well so much for dry land…

            I don't know where I landed yet but I know I landed on my head.  I was rubbing it and trying to upright myself, but the walls of where I was were very smooth and slippery.  And it was raining too.  Funny thing was though… I don't ever remember rain being so… hot… and focused in on area (My chest).  Suddenly my blood started pumping.  I've been in this situation before.  I knew exactly where I was, and if the hot water was any indication, it was being used.

            I was in a shower, and by the time I had regained the senses to stand up and make a run for, someone pulled the shower curtain out of the way to climb in… a very naked someone.  She had hair so black it was blue dangling just around her well-sculpted shoulder blades.  And red eyes to match… or maybe it just seemed that way because I'm sure she would try to kill me in about two seconds.  I honestly tried to keep my staring above her shoulders, but sometimes my body moves faster than my brain.

"A-Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"  The girl back up, covering her chest with one arm, turning sidewise, and using the other to point at me.  "What are YOU doing in here?"

I calmed myself, and closed my eyes.  Standing up, still dripping, I turned off the faucet so I was no longer being pelted with water.  Turn back towards her, I cleared my thought for an explanation that would hopefully save me.  But how do you tell some you just fell out of another world.  "Eherm…  I…"  I paused, still without any idea of what to say.  "…Have no idea."

***Rika's POV: Starlight Dream: Unknown***

"Welcome."

            My sense peeked at the sound of a man's voice, a young man, not a kid or anything but maybe in his late twenties or early thirties.  My eyes opened to the sound and I nearly fell over at the scenery.  I was in space… or at least, I thought I was.  I looked down to see what was supporting my weight, only to a see some kinda crest, the likes of which I'd never seen before.  But that wasn't the part that scared me.  My clothes were different.  I couldn't see them very well at the moment, but I'd be sure to take a closer look once I got to a mirror.

"Not used to this, are you?"

            I looked up to see a man with dark blue hair.  The kind you see in the sky on a really clear night.  I couldn't see his eyes as they were closed behind tiny spectacles.  He wore robed garments of the same color, highlight by yellow and white.  The robes also featured various sun and moon symbols.  His smile held Takato's innocence, Ryo's confidence, and Henry's wisdom.

"And you are…"

The man bowed slightly, still smiling no less. "My apologies for not introducing myself earlier.  My name is Clow Reid…" He paused, waiting for my introduction.

"…Oh! Rika Nonaka."  I murmured quickly.

It's not that I'm unused to people trying to get on my good side, it's just this is one of the only adults I instantly felt comfortable with.  The others… all seemed like they only wanted some from me… or rather my mother.  This guy had an air of calmness about him that I couldn't quite explain.  But being so relaxed with him only made me uncomfortable, err… wait that doesn't make to much sense…

"I see… Rika, what a lovely name.  It is my understanding that you come from the other side of the Door of Darkness."

"…"  I nodded.  It was a conscious effort to keep my guard up around this guy.

"And you've survived the Heartless as well."

Another nod.

"This is good.  Since there are no KeyBlade users on this side of the Door of Darkness that I know of, we could use all the help we can get.  Especially now that the door has been opened."

"There was this little girl.  She has the Heartless under her control."

Clow Reid nodded.  "Yes, one of Ansem's creations.  Though I still don't understand how she does it."

Ansem… I've heard that name so much recently.

"Who is this Ansem exactly?  And Sora, and King Mickey?  Where are all these people coming from?"

Clow Reid let out a small laugh.  "I am sorry.  I will tell you as soon as I can.  But for now, our time is almost up, and I have one more question for you."

I was a little annoyed that I seemed to be the only one being helpful here, but I gave in.  "Alright, what is it?"

"How in the worlds did you get through the door.  It is supposedly impossible."

"I just followed Takato."

"I see.  Ahh, so many questions I still have.  Well talk more when we meet face to face. Or rather, you meet someone very much like me."

I frowned.  "Face to face?  Then what is this that were doing now."

Clow Reid finally opened his eyes, even if just a little.  I couldn't help but notice their depth, like an ocean of blue catching the limited light perfectly.  His smile got a little wider.  "You're dreaming.  So perhaps now is the best time to say goodbye, or maybe… Good morning?"

He lifted his staff and tapped the bottom of it on the seal.  It echoed with a hollow sound and the next thing I knew I was lying on the sidewalk.  I don't have any recollection of how I got there, but I was glad there didn't seem to be anyone else around.  After getting up, I realized what was different about my clothes.

Crap, not another school uniform.

            This one had a black top and a white skirt. That was a brown back-pack strapped to my shoulders and it felt as though it even had the books included. A matching beret was lying on the ground next to me.  That last thing I noticed was a necklace with gold ring, then fore smaller rings attached to the first, like Sakuyamon's staff.  I grumbled on how unfair this was, then focused on where I was. 

Unfortunately, even after looking around I was still pretty much lost.  There was a stone wall in front of me, lined with some bare trees.  Judging by the cold it must've been just before or after winter.  Of course there was a bit of Greenery, but I was surprised at the lack of pollution as fresh air filled my lungs.  I was in a small, peaceful, rural town.  It was miles away from anything that might even slightly resemble a sky-scraper.  The only thing that reminded me of the city was a kid sitting on a nearby bench.

Wait a second… That's Takato!

            I stepped over to him, stopping when I had a decent view from the side.  He was all curled up, holding his knees up to his chin, not that I could blame him.  Again I felt the cold nipping at my legs.  And he had cuts and bruises all over him as well as nasty bump on the head.  There were some red marks there the blood had dripped momentarily, before it clotted.  It looked like he was gang beaten or something.

What did you get yourself into now?

I should've asked him that too, but instead I just sighed, getting his attention.  He looked over at me, became very nervous, and started looking at the ground.  "...Hi Rika.  Ummm, I was suppose to find you… not the other way around."

I shrugged.  "You'll have to be faster next time, I guess.  Have you seen anyone else?"

"Not yet.  I was…  thinking of where to I should look, and this was the only place I came up with."

I narrowed my eyes curiously.  "Hmm?  Why is that?"

I could see his face turn slightly red as he focused on a small bug walking on the pavement.  "We were… suppose to watch the Cherry Blossoms together… remember?"

Great, now I was blushing.  However I was able to act perfectly normal regardless, walking over and sitting next to him with my arms and legs crossed. "Hmph… You're late."

His goofy smile returned as he aimed it at me. I arched a brow.  "They aren't blooming in this world either."

"…"

"You know, they say that the Cherry Tree Blossom because there is a body buried at it roots, and the blood is what determines the color."

"Oh?"

Takato nodded.  I felt annoyed that I didn't have anything to say to that as Takato kept going on. "I hate that.  I… never liked associating something so pretty with blood and death."

"And fighting?"  I murmured to myself.  There was a brief silence, so much so that I glanced at Takato to make sure he was still alive.  To my surprise, he was staring at me.  He must've heard what I said.  He blushed and turned away seconds later.  "Ummm…  Fighting can be brutal, full of hate, anger."

I know.

"But I'd rather think of it as passionate."

"…Hmph."  I smiled, just a bit.

Takato shivered.  "T-too bad Guilmon isn't here or we use him as a fireplace with legs."

I glanced over. "You can't find him?"  He shook his head.  I thought about that for only a moment.  "Renamon?"  There was no response.  My partner was lost somewhere too.  I could see Takato was still shivering badly.

"…Hey Takato."  I said, loudly to make sure he heard.  I didn't face him though.

"Mmm?"  I could hear him turn to me.

"We're both cold, and without any place to stay, correct."

The gogglehead's response took a few seconds.  "Ummm, yeah?"

"We're going to have to fix that.  But for now…"

I stood up, sidestepped and sat back down, forcing Takato to become extremely squished.  It helped with the cold a bit.  Now that I was moderately comfortable, I picked my legs off the ground and brought my knees up to my chin. 

"We'll just have to make do."  There was a brief silence.  "Wonder where Henry, Ryo and the others arm."

"…"

I glanced over.  "Takato?"

"…zzzzz…" 

The idiot was sleeping.  Then again, that might not be such a bad idea.  I was suddenly feeling rather tired myself. I let my eyes rest.  However it had been a long day, and my eyes weren't the only parts of body that needed to rest. I was passed out less than a minute later.

***Henry's POV: Li's Mansion: Morning***

            Aiiiii-YA!  That black haired hair girl came flying at me again with a jump kick.  I had tried to run away of course while she… ahem… put some clothes on, but I hadn't even found the stairs to the first floor yet.  I had to do a back handspring to avoid getting my face mangled.  The girl came at my again with a barrage of punches.  I stopped the first set with my open hand block.  Then she came at me again and I tried an inside to outside block which sent the girl stumbling past me.

(A/N:  Not all blocks are just stopping the blow.  The one Henry just used involves forcing the arm in a different direction which normally doesn't do much except if the person is putting a lot of weight into the strike, which you aren't suppose to do with basic punches anyhow.)

            I rubbed my hands before she whirled around to face me again.  She was strong, and I don't mean just strong for a girl, she was way stronger than I was.  Plus I was still tired from when I fought Kurashell.  My only saving grace was that at least I was guy, and she was so ticked off she wasn't even seeing straight.

            She came at me once more with a hurricane kick.  Again, I used a basic back handspring.  There was no comparing my training with hers.  She had me beat in pretty much every way.  When she finally stopped I was pinned against a wall, and she lifted her leg straight up in a 180 degree angle from her other leg.

Axe kick!

            I ran forward as quick as I could as she brought her leg down.  Axe kicks are slow, and difficult to use, but because of their use of gravity and weight, they are nasty moves in which a dodge is much more preferred to a block, (Getting your shoulder under it) because even when you block it still hurts like hell.  Her kick crushing my bones cause me to trip and fall as my left leg suddenly lost all will to move. (A/N: That usually means your about to get knocked out, when your leg stops moving that is) I fell right into her, and of course got up as soon as I could.

My dignity has taken a real beating today.

"I'm so sorry.  You lifted you leg and I had to stop it, and you nearly knocked me out and I fell and I-"

"PERVERT!"

-Smack-

Great.  Gimme monster's so powerful they cane destroy the world, and martial artist maidens… What takes me down? A poorly aimed open hand slap.

            A few minutes later I was dragged downstairs where the black haired girl started chatting/ yelling with a brown haired boy.  The conversation went through a couple topics in under a minute, starting at me, going through why he wasn't there to help here, some other stuff involving an 'Avalon' and ending back with me again.  What to do with me to be precise.

"I don't know.  It's not like we have time to take him home or to the police.  We'll be late if we do that."

Meilin, as her name appeared to be, folded her arms.  "Tch.  You just want to see Avalon again, don't you."

Annnnd… were back to that person.

The other boy, Li, blushed very visibly as his gaze lowered.  "Hmmm…mmmm…  Yeah…  And I don't want to be late.

He's pretty open with his feelings… or maybe he's already confronted them… either way he's a lot farther along than someone else I know.

"Pssht… You've been like that ever since the Emptiness Card.  Honestly, what did I miss?"

Li frowned, I watched.  "Meilin, could you please not talk about these things in front of strangers."

"Which one? Your personal life or the-"

"MEILIN!"

The girl waved him off.  "Relax, I wasn't going to say it."

An elderly gentleman walked up behind me, picked me up and placed his arms on my shoulders.  "I will escort the boy back where he came from.  You two had best be off now." 

The man was behind me, so I couldn't see him, but the reason I knew he was elderly was because he had a calm, aged tone of voice.  I honestly don't think I'd mind staying with him.  Li and Meilin nodded, gave their thanks and then rushed out the door.  When they were out of sight the man spun around.

"And your name is…"

I smiled.  "Henry Wong.  I realize this may seem a bit strange to here given my performance with Miss Meilin, but it's nice to meet you."

The elderly gentleman smiled back.  "Not all.  So if you'd be so kind as to tell me where you live I'll escort you home.  After all, you're just a boy getting to that age so I suppose your urges sometimes get that better of you."

I sweatdropped, blushed, and nearly passed out again all at once.  "Alright… now this might take some explaining."

***Eli's POV: Inside a Limo: Late Morning***

Ruby was leaning against the window, practically jumping out of her skin at the thought of seeing Tori again.  "Oooo this is so exciting. I wonder if he's still as grouchy as usual."

On the other side of my, Spinner in his compact form glanced up.  "I was under the impression he was only that way around you."

I smiled.  "Now now you two.  Remember why were here."

"Yes, you felt something out of place in this area."

I nodded.  "Several things actually.  And we're coming up on a group of them now.  Driver, can you pull over."

            The driver did so as Spinner got out of the way in a place where he would be least like to be seen, and thus grabbed, under the passenger seat.  When the car stopped, I opened the door to see a group of kids.  One girl with brown hair and a green dress, one boy with visor, brown hair, and black T-Shirt, another boy with glasses and dark blue hair like mine, and three children, all with dark hair.

I smiled.  "Town is at least another mile away. Do you need a ride?"

"Score!"  The visored one yelled and pumped his first.  He certainly has more energy than most.  The older girl stepped forward and bowed.

"Yes that would be lovely.  We're looking for our friends… and we… aren't sure where they are."

"Then by all means come in and I'll transport you.  By the way, my name is Eli Moon."

"Jeri Katou."  The girl bowed once more.

"Hirokazu, but everyone just calls me Kazu.  This is Kenta, Suzie, Ai, and Mako."

Kenta waved nervously towards me.  "Umm, nice to meet you."

Reviews:

Newbi:  Guilmon will show up very shortly.  And you're right about the Card Captor Sakura world.  The awkward moment actually wasn't as awkward as it could've been, but I was really looking forward to doing that Henry and I didn't want to make it the same for everyone.

Waynemon:  How's that?  And I'm not evil, that's Black's job. :D

Anime Obsessed Fan:  Heh thanks.  I'm glad someone else appreciates the Ryuki.  There will be more of that later, in particular when 02 comes into play.  I won't go into the doors to much.  And as for Takato's predicament, let's go for bits of one and three.  Not sure what's going on with the file I sent you but I haven't heard back so I'm putting this up now.

OmnicromXR: Nope, not FF.  I'm unsure of how much of that I'd like to put in and from which of the games.  (They just go so bloody much.)

Zerodragon:  Heh,  No Sakura changing, sorry.  I saved the worst bits for Henry.  And for your second review, I already have a basic idea of what I'm going to be using.  I don't want to take such an important weapon and just hand it off.

Kamaitachi:  Thanks for the review

Tamer of Light:  Thanks for the review.  Took me a little while, but I eventually got it.

Question Deca:  Yep.  And as for the cards well, you'll see Guilmon in the next chapter.

Pokemon-35055:  Thanks for the review.

Kayono: I needed a nice light hearted place with enough action to keep the Tamers on their toes.  Plus Card Captors is one of my favorite anime.  SS foreva!  And you are correct, this has no connection to my other stories. Please check Anime Obsessed Fans review for chapter three to fin the website I was referring too.

AnT: Eh?  As I recall Sora only defeated Ansem and restored the World Barrier.  Riku and Micky stayed behind to seal the door.  (Ack, I hate endings that screw me around like that.)

:Heh.  Yeah. I kinda wonder what Takato would look like if he was drawn with the CCS anime style.

Kara:  Yep yep and yep  This should cover everyone except the Digimon… well, most the Digimon.  Guilmon will show up next chapter, so it should be pretty entertaining.

John on 'da John:  Really?  All six episodes.  The last one was the best.  NOW THAT'S WHAT ****ING CALL A SPACE PIRATE!

Regless: …I'm… desert

Jakotsu-aniki:  heh, and I'm not done with Sephiroth either.  I'll put in more Kuri-Kuri later and stuff.  Thanks for the review.

Neverwhere: Chaos Mode:

Heh, I think Sora resembles Tai a bit more.  But thanks for the review.