Ly- Yume, why are the guys in Yugioh? I thought they were supposed to go somewhere else.
Yume- They were but I decided against it. I'll just stick to anime worlds cause I won't have a lot to explain then. Well, mostly anime worlds anyway.
Ly- Where were you going to have them go then?
Yume- Into Dalemark of the Dalemark Quartet series by Diane Wynne Jones. This is a really good series. I highly recommend you read it. Here's a little tid-bit about it:
For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people- from the past, present, and future-must join forces to reunify their beloved land.
Ly- Don't own... you know the rest.
BTW- I added some things to Lupemon, bodrj. I felt he needed a bit more.
The Crossing- The Rift SagaCh 9- Rift Run pt2
Zak, Impmon, JC and Cayramon looked around the area.
"Um... Are we back in the real world?" asked Zak.
"I'm not sure," answered JC.
The four walked around town, the digimon watching their partners from rooftops.
"It doesn't look like we're in Shinkuku anymore," said Zak, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings.
"Hn," grunted JC.
He thinks he's so cool, thought Zak. Addy will never fall for him. I'm helpful, nice and have a vocabulary. He's not even trying to figure out where we are.
"Domino."
Zak froze in mid-step. "Huh?"
"We're in someplace called Domino. Look." JC pointed to a sign above a building.
"Domino Museum," read Zak. "At least we know they can speak Japanese."
JC did not reply.
"What? Too cool to speak fore than a sentence to me?" muttered Zak. Zak's DG flashed before Impmon's voice was heard through the device.
"Red, you two gotta check this out." A holographic screen popped up and showed images of monsters battling each other.
"I think it's some sort of card game," said Cayramon, turning his eyes to show JC a kid standing at a podium playing some cards.
"Where are you?" asked JC.
"Ummm... Kaiba Land. It is a really big building with lots of people."
JC looked around and spotted a large sign that read "Kaiba Land".
"We're on our way," he said. He headed toward the building.
"Hey! Wait for me!" shouted Zak.
Kaiba Land was devoted to one thing and one thing only. A game called Duel Monsters. The players, called Duelists, would battle against each other with monster, trap and magic cards. It was as popular as Digimon was in their world.
"Ok. We got an idea of what goes on here," said Zak, "but what do we do now?"
"Wait." JC leaned against a wall to watch a duel. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cigarettes.
"What do you mean wait!? Oi, you smoke? Better not here. Kids, remember?"
JC sighed in silent agreement and returned the box to his pocket. Impmon and Cayramon watched the duels with interest. Like a hermit discovering television. Zak, on the other hand, had other priorities. Like silently making a list of reasons Addy may like him more than JC.
AS Zak became lost in his fantasies of Addy, a new duel started. JC and the digimon watched as two boys stepped on the red and blue dueling platforms. The one on the red side was short. No parent would let young child wear leather so JC figured the boy had to be a teen; a very short teen. Innocent violet eyes smiled at his opponent before hardening to determined red.
The other duelist wore a white button-up shirt over a blue T-shirt. His hair was white and stretched to his back. Brown eyes gazed at the other. At first he appeared timid, breakable. Then he became hard and wicked looking.
JC found it odd that a duel could change them so. It was a close duel. In the end, the shorter boy won. With the duel end, the boys became...softer. JC watched as they met up with their friends. Two boys congratulated the winner and another boy, a blonde Egyptian, teased the albino. The group headed his way.
"-that's why he's the King of Games," said the tall blonde boy.
"Yugi must lose at some game," said the Egyptian.
"Puzzles, board games, video games, card games, practically any game but sports," said the brunette boy.
"If Kaiba wants to beat you so bad, maybe he should challenge you to basketball," laughed the albino. The others laughed as well.
"Good one, Ryou," said the Egyptian.
"Laugh it up guys. Remember this the next time you end up trapped by-"
The group drifted out of JC's hearing. 'Trapped by what?' he wondered.
Josh stood on a building looking down at the people below. This place, it was so much like his world. Would he be able to destroy it?
Josh shook his head. Of course he could. He had to. This world was his key to power. Then, once he was strong, he would...
"Josh," called Kasaimon.
The teen turned to look at his partner. "What it is?"
"If this really the right thing to do?" the blue dragon asked.
Josh was silent. He sighed before he spoke. "We have to get strong to protect our world. We can get stronger this way. You already managed to digivolve after fighting for only a while."
"I guess your right. We have to protect our home."
Josh turned and walked away.
Kasaimon followed. "I thought humans were past the survival of the fittest rule."
An explosion erupted in the city. Josh and Kasaimon lead the digimon army in its attack. People ran, crying about monsters, aliens, and other things in an attempt to explain what was going on. Josh didn't really care about them. The sooner he found this reality's core, the better.
He wouldn't have to feel like a murderer than.
Zak, JC and their digimon raced to the scene. The digimon were destroying everything in their path! They had to do something and quick.
"Impmon! Let's go!"
"You got it, Red!" Impmon rushed to the nearest digimon, a Frigemon. "Time to turn up the heat. Bada Boom!" Fire leapt at Frigemon. However, the attack was not strong enough. Frigemon shook off the attack and returned it with one of it's own.
"Sub-zero Ice Punch!" It hit Impmon who flew backwards. Impmon managed to right himself and land on his feet.
"I need a little boost, Red," Impmon said to his partner.
"Coming right up." Zak slashed a card. "Digi Modify! Power Boost Activated!"
Impmon slammed his hand onto the ground, calling fire to his fingers. The fire spread like a wave at Frigemon, deleting him. "Now that's what I'm talking about."
"No time to pat yourself on your back, Impmon."
"Right."
"Cayra Fang!" shouted Cayramon, destroying some of the weaker digimon with his attack.
"What this?" asked Josh. He and Kasaimon had made their way to the center of the trouble.
"Its you! The one who challenged the tamers!" accused Zak.
Josh looked at him. "And you are?"
"Hatsumoto Azaki. Tamer to Impmon."
"You're just a nobody," said Josh. "You better go back home. This world will be destroyed, and I will be stronger."
"I won't let you destroy this world! Impmon!"
"Right!" Impmon took a battle stance in front of Zak.
"If it's a battle you want, then it's a battle you'll get. Ogremon, locate this world's center and destroy it." Josh tossed a small device to an Ogremon who nodded. The Ogremon looked at the device before heading off in a direction.
"What was that?" asked JC, speaking for the first time since the new arrival.
"That was a device given to me by my master to find the center of a world so I can rip it to shreds" Josh's attention went back to Zak. "We have until the world begins to crumble until this battle is over."
"Then it'll be a long battle. Impmon, let's go!"
"Bada Boom!" Fire flew at Kasaimon. The blue dragon dodged.
"JC," said Cayramon, "we better stop that Ogremon."
JC nodded and the two ran off.
"Dragon Sage!" A blue flame of light flew from Kasaimon's mouth and hit Impmon. The virus digimon was sent flying into the air. He managed to regain his balance and land on his feet. In a second, he was dashing back at Kasaimon.
"Summon!" he called. The attack hit dead on.
"Kasaimon!" cried Josh, worried for his partner. His digivice glowed.
"Kasaimon digivolve to...Mizuramon!"
Before Zak and Impmon now stood a blue furry bobcat. It's head and tail still looked like a dragon's.
"I think we're in trouble," muttered Zak.
"Hyperspeed!" In a blink of an eye, Mizuramon was on them. "Hybrid Slash!" With a swing of its powerful claws, Impmon was sent flying into a tree.
"Oh! That hurt," muttered the small digimon.
JC and Cayramon raced after the Ogremon.
"Cayramon, attack," ordered JC.
"Got it. Cayra Fang!" The attack hit the champion digimon. Ogremon fell, loosing his grip on the locator device. JC ran toward it but Ogremon blocked his path.
"Pummel Whack!" Ogremon's club came down at JC.
DIGIVOLVE!
"Cayramon digivolve to Lupemon!"
"Wolf Punch!" The attack was blue energy in the form of a wolf head. The attack countered Ogremon's attack, sending him flying into the air. He disappeared into data.
JC turned to see his rescuer. "Cayramon?"
Gone was the small bear digimon. In its place stood a larger, more wolfish version of the rookie. It stood on its hind legs, front paws looking more like hands. It was dressed in tattered green pants, a crescent moon necklace around his neck.
JC's D-G displayed information on this new digimon.
"Lupemon: Champion. His Wolf Crush is powerful but nothing compared to his Full Moon attack. You don't want to catch this digimon on a full moon night."
"You digivolved," said JC.
"JC," said Lupemon, "you gotta get the locator."
"Right." JC walked up to the device and smashed it. "Let's go check out the battle."
This is bad, thought Zak.
Since Kasaimon digivolved, things weren't going well for Zak and Impmon. The small virus was battered and bruised. It was a wonder he could even stand back up.
"What should we do, Impmon? I don't know what cards to use!" cried Zak.
Impmon panted as he stood his ground. "Look...again. There... has to...be something."
Zak did as his partner requested. He frantically searched through his cards. He stopped, almost dropping all his cards when he found a blue card. "A blue card?"
"Do you give up yet?" asked Josh. "Your digimon is tired and you have no cards that can beat Mizuramon.
"I beg to differ. Get ready Impmon. DIGI-MODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!" He swiped the blue card through his D-G.
Impmon felt a rush of energy wash over him. "Impmon digivolve to... IceDevimon!"
"IceDevimon: Champion. Type evil virus digimon. His attacks Frozen Claw, Tundra Freeze and Avalanche Claw will really leave you in the cold," read Zak's D-G.
"Now we're talking. Go IceDevimon!"
Josh growled out in anger. "He's still no match for Mizuramon!"
The two champions clashed.
"Frozen Claw!"
"Hybrid Slash!"
The attacks hit dead on; causing an explosion that rocked the city. None of the tamers noticed as, one by one, the digimon army was deleted, a purple smoke crawling along the ground.
The two champions were equally matched, bother getting tired from the battle. Zak was feeling the effects as well. He was pouring his energy into IceDevimon so the virus could win.
Josh stared down at Zak. If Mizuramon could last a little longer, then he would win.
"Hey," called JC, gaining everyone's attention. "What happened to the digimon army?" He gestured around them. The group gazed in shock as they realized that the musician was right. No other digimon was in the area. It was quiet.
Josh growled in frustration.
"What, did you're army abandon you?" taunted Zak.
"Why you!" He moved to step forward.
"Chill. You're beaten. If you managed to defeat Zak and IceDevimon, you'll still have me to deal with. Mizuramon is too tired for another fight."
Josh growled once again. "Mizuramon, let's go." The two turned and walked away from the others. Fog crawled up around them and they disappeared.
Zak sighed and fell to the ground. IceDevimon changed back to Impmon, his energy spent since Zak no longer fed him power.
"Now what?" asked Impmon when he caught his breath.
"We better get outta here," answered Zak. He then noticed Lupemon for the first time. "Cayramon digivolved?" Aw man, he thought, I wanted to impress Addy.
"Yeah, I'm Lupemon now."
"We got to get out of this world," stated JC.
"How?" asked the redhead.
As if answering his question, fog closed in around him. The two tamers' D-Gs glowed and sent a light at the fog. The words "Rift Sealing" flashed on the screen. When the fog cleared, the four were gone.
"You sure it was right to help them, Yug?" asked Joey.
"Yep," replied Yugi. "They were trying to protect our city."
Bakura spoke up, "Besides, even if they were our enemies, we would have defeated the army to weaken them anyway."
"I wonder what those things were made of," said Tea.
"When they were destroyed, it reminded me of when duel monsters were beaten," said Joey.
"You're right," agreed Tea.
"Well, whatever they were, they're gone now. Let's hope they don't come back," said Yugi.
'Agreed,' Yami told his hikari.
And that's a wrap! I'm finally done yay! This was finished at 11:17 Sun, Oct 17. I'm thinking about making my chaps shorter to get them out quicker so this might be the last long one, okay?
Next time: Addy, Kitleymon, Riley, and Tanoamon find themselves in a strange world of Illusion and Memories. A secret locked away in Riley's past is revealed. Will she become trapped in the past? Or will Addy, Kitleymon, and Tanoamon be able to pull her from her own shadows? Will she even let them? Find out in Rift Run pt 3!
(This chap will probably be up quick cause I've been wanting to write is for a while.)
Now, My Songfic short on JC. This song is Creid from Xenogears (if you never played the game, god you're missing out on a cool one). This song just struck me as JC's personality.
JC Songfic
Black trainer shoes tapped down the sidewalk with a lazy attitude. The wearer was in no hurry. He had no where to be.
Mienai mono ha nanimo nai
Osoreru mono ha nanimo nai
Saa, ayuni-hajimeyou
There is nothing that cannot be seen,
There is nothing to be afraid of,
Why not stroll down this path.
Jamie Caragher, JC to all his friends, gazed lazily about around him with green eyes. Light brown short spiked hair bent slightly in the soft breeze. He gained the attention of many females. A simple outfit of black pants and a white silk shirt did nothing to hide his athletic build.
Kotoba no okufukaku kare ha shizumi
Sukoshizutu kaze ga fuki-hajimeru
Hito no itonami ha itsumo
Jidai no nagare to tomo ni shashin ga nokoru
His profound words lead to nothing
Slowly the wind begins to blow.
People continue to live their lives.
The longer this age turns, the more images remain.
JC gave a wink at a group of girls. The Reaction was instant; the girls swooned. JC smiled to himself. It was always fun to flirt. His friends called him Casanova. He was always surrounded by his friends. And yet he as a loner. He laughed to himself. A loner that is apart of a group.
Soko ni yume ga aru kagiri
Shinjiru mono ga aru kagiri
Toki ga tomaranu kagiri
As long as you have your dream, remember
As long as you have something to believe in, keep it safe
Until time ends for us all
JC sat down in the park. He pulled his guitar off his back. His music was his life, his soul. JC began to play expressing himself in a way he couldn't with words. It grew late.
Yoru ni nari tuki ga noboru koro
Mienai michi ni tachitomaru
Kagayaku hoshi ha itumo
Umi no kieta kohitsuji wo yobi-modosu
At night, when the moon rises,
Pausing on the road I can no longer see
Glittering stars will always and forever
Call back the lamb lost at sea.
JC stopped strumming the cords, the notes echoing in the night. He stared up at the starry sky.
Soko ni yume ga aru kagiri
Shinjiru mono ga aru kagiri
Toki ga tomaranu kagiri
As long as you have your dream, remember
As long as you have something to believe in, keep it safe
Until time ends for us all
Something was happening soon. He could feel it. He could feel that his destiny was going to change.
