Times of Portals
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'Thoughts'
"talking out loud"
"-----" Scene change
'+' Flashback
Chapter 9
As Takato with Guilmon head toward the dock. Feeling uneasy about all this. But thinking it just a champion or a group of rookies, he felt that he didn't want to wake the others over something so trivial as that. He did feel uneasy about not taking Calamon though. Calamon helped reminds of home.
They had to take a bus. It's now 4:19 a.m. He knew that Kari would feel that he should have woken the others, but it was their first night, soon to be day, that they've been here.
'If worst comes I always have the blue card. WarGrowlmon can take care of it if it comes to that. Besides, Davis and the others still need time to get use to the idea of deleting Digimon. Maybe I should have left a note, though.' Guilmon stops and sniffs the air.
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Calamon wakes, yelling "Takato's burning breakfast!" Kasumi wakes up and decides to look in the kitchen. Finding no Takato decides to look in the guest room. Only spying Ranma. Kasumi wakes Kari.
The clock reads 4:20 a.m.
Kari had been dreaming of dolphin like Digimon swimming in a body of water made by roots of the huge tree, Kari wakes up. "Huh?"
Kasumi says worriedly, "I can't find Takato in the house. He didn't leave a note. I think he when out to fight some Digimon. He didn't even take Calamon with him." That snaps Kari fully awake.
After getting dressed, waking Gatomon, and pick up Calamon from the kitchen she goes to the Dojo. Shaking T.K. awake, she says, "Takato's gone. We got to find him." T.K. looks and answer, "When I woke earlier to use the bathroom I saw him leave. Sorry Kari, but I just thought he was going out for a snake. He didn't take Calamon with him, so I thought it wasn't a big deal." Helping Kari wake the others a clock in the Dojo reads. 4:26 a.m.
As soon as the others are awake. They were on their way to the front gate when Kasumi tells them, "He's at the dock. It's on the news. Better hurry."
So they tried. The Clock reading 4:47 a.m. Monday morning.
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At 4:20 a.m. Takato and Guimon opens the warehouse containing the fourteen Digimon.
As Takato looks around he takes out his D-ark. Guilmon has stopped two feet in. The D-ark shows a Digimon.
WereGarurumon
Ultimate level Digimon
Data type
Animal. Attacks are Wolf Claw and Garuru Kick.
Then the D-ark shows another Digimon.
Hippogryphomon
Ultimate Level Digimon
Data type
Phantom Beast. Attacks are Heat Wave and Sonic Voice.
Takato kind of paled. 'This is new. More then one kind. I have a really bad feeling about this! Better get to more open ground.' Takato yells, "We need to get to a more open spot! Come on Guilmon!" Takato turns and runs with Guilmon following. The group of fourteen looks blankly at each other. This was news to them too. The they chased after them.
Takato makes it to large dock. With a swipe of a blue card, Guilmon Digivolves into WarGrowlmon. Bigger then Growlmon and has metal upper body. On the arms are large blades and on his face a metal mask. With the four Hippogryphomons attacking from the air and the ten WereGarurumons from the ground, it promised to be on tough battle. WarGrowlmon used his Atomic Blaster attack on the group on the ground. Most of the WereGarurumons evaded the attack, but two. The Hippogryphomons use their Sonic Voice on WarGrowlmon. WarGrowlmon tried to use his Radiation Blades, but the Hippogryphomons dodge the attack.
As Takato watched as his best friend get hits from the Digimons attacks. Takato swipes a card. "Digimodify: Power activate!" As WarGrowlmon feels new strength running through him, focuses on the WereGarurumons. Using his Radiation Blades on them, he deletes another two.
Unknown to Takato or WarGrowlmon or even to the Hippogryphomons and WereGarurumons, they were being filmed. WarGrowlmon's Atomic Blaster had attracted the media. Some wanderer that was hanging by the docks phoned up the media. He got about $70 U.S. for the information. So by the time Takato swiped his card, the media was just leaving the station. And now was filming the fight from a safe distance.
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Ranma had been awoken by the sound of the gate closing. Heading to the living room, he meets Nabiki on the way down the stairs. Entering the living room, they saw the battle between WarGrowlmon and the group of mixed Digimon. Sitting by the table they watch, along with Kasumi the struggle that was unfolding. "Is that Guilmon?" Was all that was said. Ranma had answered himself, "Well, duh."
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Kari and T.K. flew on the backs of their respective partners. Behind Kari sat Ken, behind T.K. sat Izzy. Davis was on Raidramon's back. Calamon was still in Kari's arms. Wormon in Ken's. Tentomon just follow T.K..
They soon a good look at WarGrowlmon. "That must be his Ultimate form." Kari says as they circle. Avoiding the Hippogryphomons. Ken asks, "I didn't know Guilmon could Digivolve without Calamon." Kari replies. "Yea, it's just that it's just that Takato likes to include him in battle. I guess Takato summoned a Blue Card." Ken just look on.
Find a spot to land. They get off T.K.'s and Kari's partners backs. Without people on their back they take off to help WarGrowlmon. Davis too joins them. As Flamedramon and Stingmon join, Tentomon Digivolves into Kabuterimon.
Izzy is now recording. "Guilmon's ultimate form like MetalGreymon's. He's huge." Kari and the others just nods their heads.
As Nefertimon and Pegasusmon attack the four Hippogryphomons with support of Kabuterimon they soon delete three out of four. The last one decides to do one final attack on WarGrowlmon before it's deleted. He uses Heat Wave. It hits but WarGrowlmon ignores it. The last is deleted.
With Stingmon and Flamedramon helping attack the six WereGarurumon. Being faster and smaller then WarGrowlmon they were able to dodge most of his attack. Working with Flamedramon and Stingmon the made short work of the six. WarGrowlmon exhausted dedigivolves back to Guilmon. The others too go back to being rookie, except Gatomon. Takato runs out to Guilmon. Handing Guilmon some bread, which perks up Guilmon, Takato waits for the other to join him. The other Digimon joins Guilmon in eating what's in the pack. The portal has come and gone.
Kari and the others make it to the gathering spot. "I goofed on this. I'm sorry about not waking you guys. I couldn't have handled them too well. Thanks for helping out." Other then Kari and the Digimon, who were too engrossed in eating to pay any attention to what was going on, the Digidestine didn't expect Takato to admit to a miss take so easily. "Just promise next time to wake us up. Even if it's another group of rookies or whatever, ok?" Was all T.K. said. "Dido! Guilmon's ultimate form was cool! What it called?" Takato answered. "WarGrowlmon. Thanks Davis." Takato looks embarrassed about the complain.
"I guess we better leave before the cops show up." Came from Ken. They and the Digimon turn away from the docks and leave.
The time 5:38 a.m.
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The reaction to what happen had reached many of the Dire's children. BlueMeramon and NeoDevimon were morning the deletions of the fourteen. They weren't the only ones. What was different was the fact that the three hadn't decide to send them. For NeoDevimon, BlueMeramon, and SkullBarukimon were all suppose to decide together on whom to send. For the Dire favors them.
Many of the Digimon group together to morning and have been asking the same question over and over again. The question was "Why". It was on two of the three favorites minds. BlueMeramon goes around giving comforts and support where he goes. Soon though he breaks down in NeoDevimon's company. Just the two of them.
The shadow feels so guilty. If only he had just tried harder to find BlueMeramon alone as soon as he saw SkullBarukimon began to talk about a raid. This might not have happened. He plans to make up for it. The only good new is that Takato's fine.
The shadow goes to find SkullBarukimon.
A group of eight Tsukaimon talks. One of them remembers that SkullBarukimon had been talking to some WereGarurumon. "It had to have been SkullBarukimon! Only one of the three can open the portal! We all know how broken up BlueMeramon is about it. Even if he tries to hide it!" They were by the great water by the roots.
One of the Dolphmon pipes up on hearing that. "I saw both BlueMeramon and NeoDevimon yesterday. Just watching us play around. It couldn't have been either of them. They follow the rules! Even the ones they help to make." At this a murmurs of agreement rang out. "Should we talk to BlueMeramon?" One of the Tsukaimon answers, "It couldn't hurt, right?"
So those that could level the water decide to find BlueMeramon. After asking many Digimon, come across NeoDevimon with a sleeping BlueMeramon. NeoDevimon looks on as the group of eight stir up their courage to speak. "I saw SkullBarukimon talking to some WereGarurumon yesterday." NeoDevimon digests this. Then ask in a low voice, "Are you certain. If it's true then we must summon the Great One to do judgment. It'll be the first time it has ever happened." The group look at one another, then as one they nod. "I don't think I'm the only one who noticed what he was doing yesterday. Maybe the first one to connect the two, though." At that NeoDevimon nods. "Spread the news that no more tests are to be carried out. If any objects, just tell them to visit me, got that?" Again the nod and fly off to tell others.
If you could see NeoDevimon's face it would be a picture of sadness. Why did SkullBarukimon have to try something like this so soon. Why couldn't he wait a week. By then the main test would have started. Just what was the point.
The shadow finds SkullBarukimon talk to himself. "Why didn't I ask for more? Now they are going to want answers. I should have asked some water kind of Digimon. I just hope they'll believe me." The thing was kind of pitiful, but SkullBarukimon was trying so hard to win the Great Ones approval that he forgot that the other Digimon of the Dire was also living beings. Beginning to look out for himself, he began to think of others as pawns to help win approve. For He wishes to go Mega. He wishes to also be the sole ruler of the Children of the Dire. So blind that he forgot to watch what he says out loud.
The shadow listens on. Feeling kind of sorry for the whole group. For it was their first betrayal. And the figure in shadow feels pity as well. He knew that he was the only one listening. There was no Digimon so close to the great ball of fire. Just SkullBarukimon and him.
A mental groan happened in his mind. Knowing that the sleeper will continue to sleep, he heads off to find BlueMeramon. He sighs mentally. He does feel kind of bad about having to let the sleeper sleep, but know the sleeper so well he knew if was for the best.
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Ranma just shook his head in disbelieve. 'I can't believe that the media couldn't focus in on them. Talk about lucky. All they got was blurs. I guess it could be worse.' Snapped out of his thoughts by Kasumi calling his name. Ranma walks over to the phone. Picking it up.
"Did you watch the news? I told you that kid was DANGEROUS! I can't believe you let him stay at the house like that!" Akane yelled into the phone.
'I can't believe she just figured it out. It took her this long? I knew she was in denial over P-Chan, but this is a little much.' Talking into the phone. "Hello Akane. We're fine. And to answer your question, yes Takato is still staying here. Some more people have shown up and are staying with us. And they have yet to do damages to the house or Dojo." 'Nabiki's pretty happy about that. More money to use on other things. Nabiki might be wishing that this continues for months. The money she's saving and making by selling those pushes of Calamon and Gatomon is quite a lot.' "So, how's Ukyo?"
"Ranma YOU PERVERT! Here I am phoning you and all you thinking about is of UKYO! Well don't say I didn't told you so, if that kid and his freaky friends do something!" With that she hung up.
Putting the phone back on its place, Ranma heard Nabiki asking, "Let me guess, Akane?" Ranma just nods. "So, what does my little sis want?" Ranma just answers, "It was I told you so, kind of phone call. You know she hasn't talked to me sends she staying at Ukyo? I was trying to make conversation, so I asked about how Ukyo was. She yelled and hung up. I wonder if she'll talk to me at school?" Ranma then decided to check over his homework. He still found it amazing that without Akane and Pops around, he could really relax. Even Nabiki has stop black mailing him. His life around the Tendo's has really improved, and it was all thanks to Digimon. 'I just wish life outside the house was more relaxed. People have been talking about why Akane's no longer at her house and they've been asking about Takato. Kuno thinks it's all thanks to him, so now he's trying to 'free' his pigtailed goddess. I wonder when Ryoga's going to show up? And what about the Amazons? I wonder when things are going down hill. This can't last forever. Why can't there be away for me to not worry about my curse or fear of felines. I'm getting along all right with Gatomon though. I don't even flinch any more at the sight of her. I see her as something other then a feline. I just wish I know some answers to my questions.' Finishing looking through his homework, he looks around. Getting up he finds Izzy looking at Takato's D-ark and some of his cards. Tentomon sleeps by him.
"Cousin Takato sleeping?" Ranma ask Izzy. Izzy nods as he puts one of the cards on a scanner of his laptop. "He and Guilmon were pretty tired. The others when out to explore the city. The Digimon are sleeping around the place." The fact that Izzy was the oldest of the Digidestine group in this reality, Ranma decides to get to know him better. "So, what's it like where you come from. I know a bit about Cousin Takato's world, but didn't feel right about asking Kari about her's." Izzy began to talk to Ranma as his computer ran an analyzer program.
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Takato dreams. The Dream is about the time he forced Guilmon to Digivolve into his Mega form. It was the worst he has ever felt. Megidramon. A dark dragon. Made of Takato's anger and to make Beelzemon pay for deleting and absorbing Leomon, Jeri's partner and Takato's crush at the time.
Megidramon attacks. Takato soon finds that it's no Beelzemon that the dark dragon is attacking. He looks around and found that this isn't any place he has ever been or heard of. For the Dark Dragon's attack a huge tree.
Takato is soon stocked about the fact that the tree, too, was attacking the Dark Dragon. The roots of the great tree try to spear the dragon. The dragon just uses Megid Flame to burn the roots. The battle continues. Takato just stands there.
He feels something to his right. Turning he finds Rika standing there. A look of awe on her face. "So, goggle head. I know I'm dreaming but at least we could have meet some where more pleasant." She was looking at him. "Dream? Rika what are you talking about? I'm the one Dreaming!" All Rika does it rise an eyebrow. "Ok then, if your real tell me something about where you are, and when I get and see if it's true I'll believe you." Takato blinks. "I'm staying at a Dojo. I'm not the only one with Digimon any more. I just battle ten WereGarurumon and four Hippogryphomon. Kari with Gatomon, Davis with Veemon, T.K. with Patamon, Ken with Wormon, and Izzy with Tentomon helped me delete them. They're staying at the Dojo too. It's owned by the Tendo's." Rika just look skeptically at him. Then she begins to fade, she says, "Like I said before, all this is just a dream." Then she's gone.
Takato just look numb. The battle continues, but Takato was too busy thinking about what just happened.
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In the Tamer's reality, a certain red haired wakes. Yawning and stretching she looks around. Renamon's mat is already rolled up. The clock says 7:00 a.m. Renamon walks into the room. "You know I just think I'm losing it. Just had this dream where Megidramon attacking a huge tree. That's not all though. The tree's roots were attack him. Then I see Takato standing a bit to my left." Rika shakes her head, hoping to clear it. Continues, "The he turns to me and we talk. I say I'm dreaming and then he saids the same! Then gives me some bull about living at some Dojo with some of the Digidestine! Next time I see him, I'll pound on him just to the heck of it." Renamon just looks calm.
Rika gets changed as Renamon takes her dirty colths out of the room. "It's not like I miss him. It's that he's missed five card lessons." Rika tries to comfort herself in a soft voice.
I hope you like the bonus about seeing Rika. It's a one time thing, so I hope you enjoyed it!
To be continued ….