Times of Portals
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'Thoughts'
"talking out loud"
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'+' Flashback
Chapter 10
Ranma and Izzy enjoyed each other's company. Izzy heard about Ranma problems with the opposite sex and Ranma learned more about computers. They had already eaten breakfast. Nabiki was reading graphic novels in the porch. Ranma was telling Izzy about the Amazons when Izzy's computer beeped.
Izzy turn and brought up the file. The analyzer had finished scanning one of Takato's cards. Izzy soon became engrossed with what it had found. Ranma just waited for Izzy to finish. "Amazing! This card contains some data about how the attack is. It's the line of code that must happen when a Digimon gets ready to attack. That's how it works! It introduces the alien code into the partner's data. The only way to the Digimon to get rid of the alien code is by using it the once. Once the attack is used the code is no longer in the Digimon. The fact that where Takato's from this can be done because the Digimon must be build for it. Maybe that's why they could absorb the data of the enemy Digimon? This I need more Digimon from Takato's reality." Ranma looks impressed. Then replies, "Takato's friends coming here in almost two weeks time." Izzy looks up at Ranma and then nods. Turning a back to the computer Izzy begins to look over it more carefully. Know what that's like, Ranma heads to check up on his cousin.
Upon opening the door, the sight before him was just too cute. Guilmon's right arm rested on Takato's crest. Takato's left arm was under Guilmon's head. Takato was in his P.J. They were navy blue. At the sight, Ranma closes the door and lets his cousin sleep.
The clock reads 10:39 a.m.
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At 8:27 a.m. The Digidestine had breakfast. Ken and Davis both had three pancakes with bacon. T.K. had two over easy eggs with sausage and hash browns. Kari had two waffles with scrambled eggs. They had found an American style place, called Danny's. Davis was telling Kari all about the game on Saturday. He continued to add to it until either Ken or T.K. straighten out what had happen. Enjoying being around her friends again. Watching Davis talk animatedly about his soccer game. Watching as T.K. just look amused at what Davis was saying.
After breakfast, they walk around. Unlike Kari they had pack some cloths for the trip through realities. So they just browsed around. They saw damages done by the rogue Digimon. They feeling really sorry for what's been happening, but know they can only help by trying to stop it from happening again.
Soon it was 11:12 a.m. They decided to eat out for lunch. They soon came upon an okonomiyaki restaurant. They decide to check it out. Kari was trying to remember something about an okonomiyaki chief. And couldn't remember what though. Upon entering they see the chief with a large spatula on their back. It wasn't until Kari saw the young woman by the chief did it clicked. For Kari as heard of her and has seen her picture in photos. Akane Tendo a fiancées of Ranma, the chief, too, must be one as well.
As Davis and the other two sat down on some chair and begun to order did Akane, who just finished eating so okonomiyaki, continued to belittle Ranma out loud, once more. "I phone him up to see if he's comes to his senses! The Pervert must be doing even more perverted thing to my sisters! If only my dad was home to put a stop to it! But he's gone on a train trip. Next time I see Ranma; he had better be willing to apologize or else! And I hope the pervert Takato gets what's coming to him! Being alone in the house, doing God knows what with who knows what to my sister!" Akane had stopped talking because she was daydreaming about what Takato must have done to Kasumi and might be doing to Nabiki and girl form of Ranma.
It was Davis who asked, "So, you know Ranma and Takato?" Ukyo, who Kari just remember the name, just paled as Akane snapped out of said daydream. Ken, T.K., and Kari feel a chill go down their spins. Davis just looking at Akane curiously. "How do you know them?" Akane asked. "We're staying at the Tendo's." Davis said. Ukyo just put a restraining arm on Akane. "YOU'RE staying WHERE!" Akane exclaimed. Davis just kind of backed off. Even Kari admitted that Akane kind of reminded her of Yolei, but it was obvious that Yolei was more reasonable then Akane. Even when Kari heard about the incident between Akane and Takato, she was willing to believe that Akane must have been stressed out. But now she wasn't so certain anymore. After hearing Akane talk about Takato and her cousin Ranma, Akane when down a lot of pegs in Kari's opinion. "We better go, bye." With that they high tailed it out of there. Ukyo keeping Akane from running after them.
After making their way to the park, Kari began to tell them a bit more about her cousin Ranma problems. For they didn't talk about it the night before. Thinking about just letting the group just relax and get over the idea of deleting the rogue Digimon.
Now they heard about how weird the place was. They did remember how Ranma had taken a few leaps to get to the roof of the mall. And how easily he landed without getting hurt. They were so engrossed to what Kari was telling them that they forgot all about it being lunch. It was 2:02 p.m. when Kari had finished. Silents just hanged over the group. Kari had done her best to give a quick summary, but still felt the need to explain.
It was Ken who broke the silents. "How can he stay sane? I mean, I freaked out because my brother died. I can't see how he could even deal with all this. I mean honor only goes so far." Kari answers, "I know, but all he ever had for most of his life is honor. He was taken as a five year old. He father force feed him notions of what honor was. It was all he could hold on to." T.K. just says, "Some father. I got to see both of my brother and father while I was growing up. I might not have seen them as often as I wanted, but I did see them. To take Ranma and live on the road. I can't believe some idiot did that. Just for Martial Arts?" Kari didn't argue. Having not met Ranma's dad or Mr. Tendo. All she knew was that they were hiding out at Ranma's mothers house. The fact she left out the Neko-training was because it's cousin Ranma's secret to tell. Davis looked really serious and said, "So what can we do? I really do want to help the guy out. I mean, he seem to be a really great guy! I mean, seriously, he needs help. And we can discuss this over lunch!" Everyone just laughs at this. Until their stomachs growl.
So they headed back to the Tendo's to eat. They wanted to see if Takato's up, he wanted to go swimming this afternoon with them.
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Takato woke at 11:09 a.m. At waking and finding how Guilmon and him were he whispers to Guilmon, "I think we need to get up Guilmon. Food might be out." But despite the key word of food, Guilmon just opens an eye and says, "But I like being like this, Takatomon. It's so comfortable. Can we get food brought up?" Takato smiles at the nickname. Despite all his protest he likes it when Guilmon call him that. It was a just something he knew Guilmon will forever call him. But it was for old times, he always corrects him. But with not one around he let it slide. Like he usually does in private. "Sorry boy, but I think we need to get it ourselves. Maybe the others might want to do something interesting? Like play a game of hide and seek? Or something else." Guilmon lefts his head to let Takato have his arm back. Takato gets up to change. Guilmon yawns and stretches. Waiting for Takato to finish. Putting on a green T-shirt with a symbol of anger in tan. 'This looks appropriate. I did dream of an angry dragon. Though why it was attacking a tree, I don't know. Rika.' Guilmon notices the pause then pokes him out of it. "Sorry boy, just thinking about Rika." After that he puts on tan short. Grabbing his goggles and the remaining card of his deck, they go down stairs.
They see Nabiki and Ranma playing cards with Veemon, Calamon, Wormon, Patamon, and Gatomon. The game was Go Fish. Calamon seems to be winning. "Go Fish, Nabiki!" Was what Calamon stated. Turning to where Izzy was still going over scans of different cards and it was starting to scan Takato's D-ark. Guilmon goes to sit by Ranma. Takato goes to see if Kasumi need help.
Entering the kitchen, he goes to help cut up some fruit. "Kari and the others when to explore the city. I think they'll be back after lunch." Kasumi tells Takato. "Thanks Kasumi." So, they continued to make lunch for the group that stayed at home.
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BlueMeramon look at the shadow. "Are you certain that SkullBarukimon said these things?" He asked the shadow. The shadow nods, "It's true. I also hear him encourage the group of fourteen. I thought I had time to speak to you before he opens the portal. I'm sorry I didn't give you any warning." BlueMeramon waves his left arm at the apology. "The blame rests on SkullBarukimon. We plan to ask the Great One to judge SkullBarukimon. The will be no attacking the human reality any time soon. I just hope many don't follow SkullBarukimon's example. It would be chaos. NeoDevimon and myself will be willing to step aside. Helpfully the next group chosen will make better choices." BlueMeramon stated. The shadow didn't answer. Without another word he leaves BlueMeramon to his thoughts.
BlueMeramon look sadly around. Feeling lost he asks out loud. "I feel so unworthy. Why was I chosen to help lead." He hears a soft whisper, "For the fact that you deserve to. Just by asking and for being yourself. Destiny will reward you for it. All thing will be made clear in time." Bowing his head, he says, "Thank you Great One for your faith in me." Turning he goes to help NeoDevimon plan on when the judgment will be.
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After a splendid lunch made by Kasumi, both Nabiki and him head to school. Calamon won the game of Go Fish. This left everyone, even Nabiki, to wonder about the little white Digimons good luck.
'I wonder what the confrontation with Akane will be like. I just hope I'm not in the hospital for long. I bet that I'll be mallet to some countryside a few days away. Maybe with a broke arm or leg. Going to be sore for a long time to come. I wonder if I should just dodge it. No, that'll make her even angrier. But, damn it; I just don't want to go on Akane airlines! And just because she has trusting problems! Kari hasn't known me that long, but she trusts me! She's even letting me call her Cousin! If anyone in this so-called relationship, should have trust issues it's ME! Look at how many times pops has sold me for food, sake, and money? I have, God only knows, how many fiancées, and here she's not trusting me. I can't believe it. Why me! I think I wish to go leave this all behind me. Maybe try a different reality. Maybe live in Kari's reality. It sounds more peaceful. No offense to cousin Takato, but his world might remind me too much of this place. Honor might have been enough four months ago, but now I'm wonder if some of these things are even worth it. Like Shampoo, I didn't know what I was doing when I won the match at her village, but I didn't ask to be hunted. I know that what happen when she meet me as a guy wasn't even a challenge! Her weapon just slipped out of her hand. She knocked herself out practically. Her stupid village's laws are just making it worst! I mean the whole bit about hunting down the woman the defeated you is called murder outside their village. I mean once, along time ago it might have worked, but I think village law should stay in the village. They can't just go around applying their laws outside of it. It's like letting multiply marriages here in Japan just because some places in Africa practices it.'
Ranma soon finds himself at the front gate of the high school. Walking through he looks for any sign of Kuno or Akane. Keeping an eye out for them Ranma head for his classroom. Lots of people are whispering about the fact that he arrived here, again, without Akane. Not really caring about rumors Ranma just tones them out. He could guess at what's being said. About seven months ago Ranma and Akane were almost married. Now here was Ranma walking about without Akane. And that Akane keeps showing ups with Ukyo, it makes many of the students and teachers wonder.
Sitting down at his desk, he hears some of the other kids talk about what happen this morning. He listens. "I heard that when the cops arrived at the scene all they found was the hole left behind of the battle." "Yea, I heard that some government branch was behind the whole thing! Those kids and those monsters they control are just a special unit to handle the monster. I mean. You hear about a boy and a girl running through the crowds to get to the foggy area. They even calm that there's a cat and a red baby dragon with them." Some of the group nods their heads sagely. "Now there are more of them. You know, maybe Saotome part of the secret! Maybe that's why Akane's keeping her distance from him." "And all the other times he handle monsters, Akane didn't keep her distance, so why not?" 'You'll never know how close to the true that is guys, really close.'
They shut up as Akane and Ukyo enter the room. Soon after they just watch Ranma and Akane. Soon the bell sounded and the Teacher walked in. And class began.
The Clock reads 1:00 p.m.
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Takato and Kari had to team up on Kasumi to get her to come with them to the pool. Izzy, too, had to be attack by the remaining guys to talk him into coming.
The Digimon, too, were coming. The fact that most kids were at school the pool was deserted. After changing into their swimwear, they dived right in. Gatomon stayed away from the water as she could get. They played valley ball with a beach ball. Kasumi was the referee. It was Digimon, without Gatomon, verse the teens. Calamon might not have been able to knock the ball into the air, but decide to so some covert actives, mostly tickling Davis until someone called the referee in. Calamon got to stay in Kasumi's arms for three minutes. Davis grumbled that it should have been for six at the very least.
The score was twenty to fourteen when a break was declared. The Digimon winning by six points. The time was 4:34 p.m. when sailing through the air was Ranma.
As Kasumi jumped into help him out, everybody was worried. Soon Ranma was out of the pool. After getting CPR from Izzy. Ranma woke up coughing. Kari wonder if something was wrong for Ranma began to feel his crest. It was Kasumi to get it first.
"Ranma, your still a guy." Everybody looked puzzled until they remember about his curse. It's true. There he sat as a guy. Not a red headed girl, but has a guy. In the way he was born as. Ranma nodded numbly. Takato move to help him to stand up. Ranma and Takato, with Guilmon following the two, headed to the Men's restroom. Everyone looks stunned. First about the fact that Ranma sailed through the air. Then about the fact that he could have some major injures. They really didn't care whether or not Ranma turned into a girl. Just about the fact that he could have been killed and wondering just who did it.
It was again Kasumi to answer the question of who did it. "Akane" This was said really sadly. Then Davis, Ken, T.K., and Kari remember about the whole okonomiyaki thing. "Why would she do it? I mean they're engaged to be married. At least that's what Kari said." This came from Davis. The answer came from Kasumi, she said so very tiredly. "Akane has always mallet or hit Ranma when she thinks that he's been cheating on her or picking on someone or when he puts his foot in his mouth. I asked her not to when she started, but I didn't think she'd ignore my advice. I should have tried to deter her more. Maybe punished her for it, but she would have gotten out of it. Father always lets her off the hook. Both Ranma's and my fathers help to make her believe she could hit Ranma for anything. If Ranma dodged he'd get yelled at by them and then Akane would hit him."
Kasumi begins to cry. Izzy holds her as she cries. This gives them more to think about. They soon decide to go back to the Tendo's. Packing up their things and changing their cloths, they head for home. Calamon, Takato, and Guilmon all comforting Ranma.
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At 4:30 p.m. schools let out. As Ranma was walking through the courtyard, Akane steps forward and grab his shoulder. Ranma stops and turns toward Akane.
"Hey, Akane what do you want." Ranma asks blankly. Akane looks pretty angry about the answer she got. "Ranma, I met this boy with goggles at Ukyo's around lunch. He seems to know you and that pervert. He even says that his staying at the house. He and his friends took off when I was about to question them." 'Sounds like she met Davis and the others' "Nabiki and Kasumi don't mind that they stay over. In fact we turned the Dojo into a kind of guesthouse. We're even expecting more people to show up in a little over a week." Ranma stated to Akane. Ukyo was walking as quickly has she could. She just watches as the mallet appears and soon trying to hit Ranma. Ranma dodge at the last minute. Ranma waves to Ukyo and before she got a chance to greet him, he's sent into the air, thanks to Akane and her mallet.
As Ranma sails through the air he belittles himself for letting down his guard like that. He should have learned by now that there's always another swing to come. But he really wanted to talk to Ukyo to thank her for putting up with Akane. He notices that he's going to land in a pool. Not a pond or stream or river, but a pool with made out of concrete. 'This is going to hurt! I hope someone's around to pull me out.' He blacks out on hitting the bottom.
He wakes to see Izzy's over top of him. He coughs as he comes too. The he feels different then he usually does when he wake up wet. Feeling his crest he soon figures it out. He hears Kasumi's voice say, "Ranma, your still a guy." Stunned he let Takato help him up. 'I'm not a girl! But how? Why? It must have something to do with their Digimon.' Takato takes him to Men's restroom. Had gotten out of the cloths, then they rung them out. Stretching and pushing, trying to get as much water out to the clothes. Guimon tries his Pyro Sphere. It works, they were just luck that they were semidry. Takato puts on his the clothes he's wearing.
Soon Davis, Izzy, Ken, and T.K. come into change. They soon make their way home. Takato, Calamon, and Guilmon comforting Ranma.
They soon make their way home. They meet Nabiki at the front gate. "Akane's in the living room." With that warning Davis and Ken take the stuff to the Dojo.
Ranma soon, too soon for his liking, is standing in front of Akane. Anger boils through his veins. 'She dares! HOW DARE SHE! HOW DARE SHE SITS THERE! SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO BE HERE.' That was what was going through his mind. It was Kasumi that acted. The sound of flesh hitting flesh rings out. "How dare you come back here! After taking off the Ukyo's, you don't even call! The only time you did was this morning, and you only to yell at Ranma! I'm ashamed to at what you did! Ranma almost drowned some thirty minutes ago! If I had to pull him out! And before you say anything about kissing him, it was Izzy who did CPR! And I doubt ever Ranma said could have been so important that you need to send him flying through the AIR!" Akane look shocked at what was being said to her.
As this speech was going on, everyone gave Kasumi and Akane room. Nabiki just waited to add her two cents in as well. They had opened the wall so there was plenty of room. Ranma sat with Takato and Guilmon. Guilmon kept his sights on Akane. Watching her like a hawk. For he remembers the last time they were at the table. He plans not to let her get any closer to either Takato or Ranma. Every one of the Digidestine and their Digimon look understanding what Guilmon was doing. All the Digimon but Calamon were on guard. Calamon just laid on Ken's head look sadly at the three sisters. At the part about Kasumi pulling him out and the fact that Izzy did CPR, Ranma said mouthed a thank you to Izzy. Izzy just nods.
Akane finally notices the group was watching them. Trying to find something to complain about and she found it. "Why are they're here!" She points at finger toward the group. "They aren't apart of this! Why shouldn't they stay somewhere else!" She exclaimed. Nabiki choice to answer. "Because they are a caring bunch of people. Pulse with them around we're safe. They are the only one with the resources to battle the other monsters better. Or have you forgotten that time you tried to bash that bear monster? And according to Takato that was one of the weaker ones. Ranma, Ryoga, Ukyo, Mouse, and Shampoo were having a rough time as it was. Pulse they're kind of paying for their rent. I have plans on to continue making Calamon and Gatomon stuff toys. I get good money on them too. And with out the roof needing to be repaired like three times a week, I'm actually making a profit! The food bill is higher the usual, but Takato is helping out by cooking food." At that Akane said, "I'd cook too, if you'd let me!" "Face facts Akane, anything you try to cook you turn it into poison! You don't watch what you put in and you can't help spicing it up! That stuff is a Biohazard! One day you should just try eating what it is you cook!" Even Kasumi nods in agreement. "You really can't cook Akane. No matter how hard you try the best you ever came up with was that curry."
Akane began to get angry. Looking at Ranma she points an accused finger at him and yells, "What the hell have you been doing to my sisters you pervert! This is your fault!" Nabiki slaps her hand. "Look Akane. This all started when you tried to mallet Takato that supper. You were punished and then you ran to Ukyo's. You just couldn't just take your punishment, could you? You didn't so you thought you wouldn't. Now Kari's uses your room. If you want to be sleeping here, you get to sleep in the guest room. I'm certain that Takato and Ranma will be more then willing to sleep out at the Dojo." Kasumi nods. "And the same punishment as before. Straight to the room after school and only allow out to use the bathroom and for school." Kasumi adds. Akane looks red with anger. "When dad gets home and he hears of this, he'll agree with me on everything." Both the older sisters snort. "Both uncle and father are at the Saotome's residents. They never went on a training trip. They're staying away because their scared of Guilmon." Was what Nabiki said, and add, " All they've been doing has been bar hopping. That's all. Go see for yourself if you don't believe me."
With that Akane stumps out. The group begins to split up tasks so Kasumi had time to cry. Nabiki and Kari help comfort Kasumi. Ranma and Takato went to start supper. Izzy and T.K. to take the pool items and put them away. Davis and Ken to do laundry.
To be continued ….