F o r e w o r d
Well, it's been seventeen hundred years since my last update. I probably have the same excuse everyone else has concerning why they don't get their latest chapter in on time: school, website, girlfriend, or some spit like that. Not only that, I frankly have to say that my interest in Digimon is slowly waning.
Fear not, I promise you I'll have Chapter 10 up (and likely more past that) before I completely lose my interest.
Now begins a new chapter in the Warzone series. This specific factor's main point is to give the reader some information about Jake, what kind of person he is, and his relationship with the rest of his family.
Chapter II:
All Aboard, Once Again
Chapter 2, Factor 1: "The Persuasion"
Day 1 – 2:12 PM – Streets of Shibuya; En Route to Miyami Residence
Silently, Jake led the others through his neighborhood. The atmosphere was bright and beautiful.
They were walking on the sidewalk of an estate complex. Every single house in that area was pretty large, about twice as large as a middle-class home. The entire group was silent, and there were no noises other than the wind, playing with their hair and rustling the leaves of the trees around them.
It was strange to Tomoki. A large group of reunited friends, a curious kid who wanted to know everything, and a long walk, yet no one wanted to talk or comment. Tomoki felt the strange feeling that maybe this wasn't the right time to say anything, and therefore stayed silent.
Jake approached his house; a large estate similar to the ones surrounding it. Jake walked up the front steps and approached the door, unlocking and opening it with a key he had just gotten out of his pocket. Opening the door, the group was introduced to a stunning in-door environment. Velvet curtains, soft peach-white carpeting, and a black grand piano were within, plus a quantity of different furnishings that fit well with the environment. Tomoki was welcomed by the rush of cool air.
Everyone stepped inside; Takuya closed and locked the door behind him as they all took off their shoes, placing them on the small rack next to the door.
"Mom, I'm home!" yelled Jake, indicating the others to follow him.
"Welcome home honey, and happy eighth Birthday," she said casually as they stepped into the kitchen, where his mother had her back turned to them. She was working at the stove, apparently cooking an early dinner meal. She had regular clothes on; a baby-blue T-shirt and tan-colored pants. Her hair was somewhat short, just going past her ears, and was jet-black like Jake's.
"How was your day?" she said, not turning around.
"Well, I met some new friends at school," said Jake, "and I'm gonna have them over for a while."
"Oh, I see…are they here?"
She looked over her shoulder and saw the group of friends standing around Jake. Her eyes widened.
"You have a lot of new friends," she said, putting down her cooking utensils and turning around to face them.
"Eh…yeah," said Jake in a funny tone. "This is Takuya, Izumi, Tomoki, Junpei, and this is Kouji from Tae-Kwon-Do."
Each bowed their head politely as they were introduced.
"Hello," she said, bowing her own head in return. Her eyes moved along the lineup. "Well…I've never met this large a group of kids all at once. I wasn't expecting company…don't make too much noise, okay?"
"Don't worry," said Jake. His mother returned to cooking, and Jake gestured at the others to follow him upstairs.
He led them into his bedroom. The room, walls painted navy blue, was shaped like a rectangle, like most bedrooms. Opposite the door, which was on the left side of the back wall, was a large window, where a wholesome amount of golden sunlight streamed inside and filled the room. On the wall to the right of the window was Jake's desk, which had multiple pieces of paper and an assortment of LEGO creations on one corner. Above that were multiple shelves, housing different things like trophies and such. The left wall had his bed, and a dressing cabinet. The back wall had two doors. The door they stood in was next to the right wall, and the other door most likely led into a closet. In between was a coat hanger, where Jake hung multiple outfits. Mostly every furnishing in the room was made out of polished light-oak wood.
Everyone filed inside and Jake closed the door. Tommy looked at the two shelves above Jake's desk, where he stored many of his possessions. There were multiple things that Tommy had never before seen in an eight-year-old boy's room. There was a second-place Tae-Kwon-Do trophy—a model of a side-kicking martial arts student on the top—which Kouji smirked and grinned at when he first spotted it. The way his face looked, he seemed to have been the one that kept Jake from winning first place. Hung around the base of the trophy was a gold medallion, which was one won in a competition at the police station's firing range by the looks of it.
Jake sat down on the chair at the desk. Tomoki, Junpei, and Izumi were allowed to sit down on the bed, and both Kouji and Takuya remained standing.
"So…" said Takuya. "What do we do now?"
"What we came to do," said Kouji promptly, as though the answer was obvious…which it was.
"Oh yeah, the Digital World."
Takuya cleared his throat.
"The…er…"
Apparently lost on words, Takuya didn't seem to know where to start. Tomoki would have been in the same situation. The Digital World was such a grand place with so many ins and outs to it; it was hard to figure out what was smart to explain first.
"Why don't we start on what it is, exactly," suggested Junpei.
"Yeah, good idea," agreed Takuya.
He started speaking. He explained that the Digital World was another planet, running on the similar physics that Earth ran on. Unsure of its exact location, he just said he didn't know where it was. Kouji helped supplement Takuya's multiple explanations, and the others popped in comments here and there.
Time passed as Takuya explained everything. From fractal code, to the Digimon themselves, and he even explained the history dating all the way back during the Human-Beast Wars and up to the Chosen Children's victory against Lucemon. Along the way, Jake listened with all of his attention, and asked a variety of questions, of which Izumi and Kouji answered. Takuya also took some time explaining all he knew about the current situation at hand.
After he was done, Takuya let out a big breath. Tired from explaining, and tired of looking for anything else that needed to be said, he concluded with a "Well…that's it. Any questions?"
Jake, of course, was astounded. He didn't ask any questions, but he silently nodded his head. By then, Tomoki was getting drowsy. He looked at the clock…
"Whoa," he said to himself. Already starting to get darker outside, it was five in the afternoon.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Jake.
The door opened, and his mother stepped inside. "I was listening, and I heard the whole thing."
Jake stared at her. Everyone in the room did. She just stood there, with a silent stare, her hand on the knob and the other over her chest.
"You're not gonna let me go, are you…?" asked Jake. "I mean…why, of all people, would you even make a deal out of it?"
That surprised Tomoki. Looking from face to face, it seemed like he wasn't alone. For someone who was so polite, it was strange that Jake showed such sharpness towards his mother. There was something strange about him and his relationship with her that Tomoki just couldn't put his finger on, but it seemed awkward, forced even…up until now, where she stood at the doorway, deciding if it was right to let Jake out alone.
She looked down at her feet, shuffling them somewhat. It looked like she was getting feelings that she had never truly felt before, and trying to adapt to them as quickly as possible. This confused Tomoki somewhat, but he refrained from asking any questions.
Her hands dropped to her sides, and her eyes scrolled around the room. They stopped when they reached Jake. There was a moment, where Jake's once emotionless expression changed to that of curiosity.
It looked like she wanted to grab Jake and hug him as tightly as she could…but she didn't. Her face went back to normal…and she simply nodded in silence.
"I…can go?"
"I believe…not going would be out of the question," she replied. "You…can take care of yourself, right? I mean…you're a martial artist and you know your guns…why wouldn't you be able to?
Jake's expression returned to its original indifference.
"Yeah, you're right," he said in an almost whisper.
"Right…well…I'll call the rest of your parents and explain everything to them while you're gone."
Apparently understanding where his mother was going with this, Jake took out a few blank pieces of paper from the drawer in his desk, as well as a few pens. He handed one each to everyone.
"Write down your phone number and a letter to your parents," he said. "Then sign it at the bottom. With the phone number, my mom can call your houses and tell them where you are, and it can also be proof, along with your signatures, that the information is genuine."
Jake stood up. He looked at his mother, who bowed her head and took the backpack lying against the wall next to her before closing the door.
"Well…I guess that's it," said Takuya. He clapped his hands and stood up. "We're almost ready to go. I'll call up Ophanimon and tell her."
He pulled a device—his Digivice—out of his pocket and pressed a sequence of buttons.
Ophanimon's sign appeared on the screen.
"Takuya Kanbara," echoed her voice from around the room. Strange…he thought he heard her voice from his pocket as well. Tomoki took out his Digivice, and it was shining with her sign. Everyone followed suit.
"I'm here," said Takuya.
"How is your progress?" she asked in her feathery light voice.
"We have Jake with us right now."
"Jake?"
"Er…Jakuza."
"Of course. Are you prepared to leave?"
"Almost…I think."
"Good. Head to the St. Jiro Primary School once you are."
"All right then."
"And one more thing…you should know that ever since you left, time between the two worlds has aligned. So if you stay in the Digital World for a week, it's a week in the real world as well."
"Oh crap," muttered Takuya, but then he paused. "Oh, wait, we already got that covered."
"Move quickly…we don't have much time left."
"Got it."
Takuya hung up, and everyone else pocketed their devices. Jake stood up and opened the door.
"We better get going," said Jake. He left the room.
Everyone took a quick awkward glance at each other before leaving the room and following him back downstairs.
In the kitchen, Jake's mother had just finished stuffing something into his school backpack. His books lay on the countertop.
"I've prepared sandwiches and filled your backpack up with some things you might find useful," she said, zipping it up. "Also, I found your Game Boy in there. I thought those weren't allowed at school."
She and Jake exchanged smiles. She handed him the backpack.
"Jakuza T. Miyami, I want you to promise me," she said sternly, putting her hands on his shoulders. " You will come back home alive ."
"…Yeah, I will," said Jake, nodding. She let go of him and kissed him on his forehead. He turned around and gestured the others to follow him out the door.
A f t e r t h o u g h t s
Well, now you know about Jake, and his relationship with his mom, which I wanted to make especially obvious. It'll play a slightly major role in the future, so pay attention to that.
I know the wait was pretty long for this chapter, but I promise that I'll update more often from now on. If I don't, someone get over here and punch me.
R e v i e w s
Not so many reviews lately...I mean, never mind.
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So what about the other Legendary Warriors? Will no one take their place? Where did it sound familiar? I'm not really sure, but it does. Nice chapter! update soon!
Bluesakuramon; October 25, 2004
Hey, whoa there, slow down. We're not in the Digital World right now, so it's not possible for them to turn into their Digimon counterparts right now. And...uh, what do you mean by "sound familiar"?
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Jakuza seems like a nice guy, but I hope he doesn't fall into the Gary-Stu mold later- he seems like someone who can develop really nicely, with loads of room for character growth.
To tell you the truth... when I visited your profile...
I couldn't, and can't believe you're in the 7th grade. I'm not American, but I think that means you're 12 years old. (I have no knowledge of the American school system.) However, if you're 12, that means you're underage for this site. Oh well... You write really well for someone your age. I can't match up to your standards, and I'm older than you.
Good chapter, update soon.
P.S: Bull manure is spelt the way I spelt it.
Scarred Draconia; October 26, 2004
Gary-Stu? Nani nani? And, by the way, if you read my profile more carefully, you'll see that I'm in fact not twelve years old. But thanks for those heartwarming comments anyways.
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It seems decent so far, but I can't really tell until the action starts.
CustomMagnum; October 27, 2004
Ah, so you're looking forward to the action, huh? Well, you'll get a generous helping of that in the coming updates.
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hi im a long time digimon fan (from 1st season) and i would like to say that the storyline is cool and what will jakusa's element be? i mean all the elements have been taken
xmad; October 27, 2004
The storyline? Oh, yes, the storyline goes through many changes throughout the entire fan-fiction, and slowly becomes better and more interesting (in my own opinion, at least). In reply to your question concerning Jake's element, I'm just going to say one thing: when there are two universes, the possible seems to become infinite. Anything can be accomplished within a specific space of time. Therefore, the element could be anything, and is no longer restricted to the six that the original Chosen came to adopt.
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i luv ur story. is it going to be tazumi or kozumi? when will the next chapter going to be out? i cant wait.
sakurafairy; November 28, 2004
Thanks! Unfortunately, as I have already said to a small number of reviewers, the relationship Izumi will develop will not be revealed. This may seem like a slight disappointment, but I want it to be a surprise.
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