Times of Portals

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'Thoughts'

"talking out loud"

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'+' Flashback

Chapter 13

It was Sunday evening. After eating supper, Kasumi used the phone to tell Ukyo, Akane, and a message at the High School. What Kasumi told them was the Ranma's been capture. Ukyo and Akane figured that he'd be coming home in a few days. They were waiting on the High School.

Kari was in deep thought. 'Davis and Ken are the only ones that can go mega. I wonder if Takato and Guilmon can go mega? That reminds me. I haven't met that Knight Digimon yet. I wonder about that. You know, now that I think about it none of us has ever really asked about the events in Takato's reality. I know that Guilmon comes from a drawing that Takato made. I don't think I even know what kind of Digimon Rika and Henry has. I know there's more then just those two but Takato has really name names. I've spent all this time with him and I really haven't scratched the surface. We just didn't ask I guess. Didn't want to make him gloomy. I'll maybe now would be a good time to ask him.' Kari looks on at Takato. Takato and the Digimon had been playing tag out in the yard. He was laughing, then the Digimon decided to dog pile on Takato. As she watch, Guilmon tackle him and soon all the Digimon were on Takato, even Tentomon and Gatomon. They were all laughing.

T.K. who was sitting beside her had turned to look at the sight. T.K. smiled at the sight. "You'd think that he'd have not a care in the world. Just looking at him right now." Kari nods. "He seems happy for the moment. Even without any of his group of Tamers here, he seems to find something to do."

The Digimon begin to get off. Guilmon has Calamon on his head. Takato gets up and dusts himself off. Takato waves to the Digimon as he walks over to where the open living room wall is. The Digimon so have another game of tag going. Kari looks at Takato, and then says, "You know, I don't believe that I asked if Guilmon can go mega." Takato blinks. T.K. then says, "True. I wouldn't mind finding out if and just what Guilmon's mega form is." Kari watches as Takato gets a really sad look on his face, T.K. too notices, for then he add, "You could tell us later if you what."

Takato looks around. Everyone was now paying listing in. "It's just, really hard to explain. You had to have seen the sight. I wasn't at might best. It was the worst I've ever been. You see we when to the Digital World to get Calamon back, he had been kidnapped. The group of us besides me was Rika Nonaka, Henry Wong, Kazu Shiota, Kenta Kitigawa, and Jeri Katou. Rika's partner is Renamon; Henry's partner is Terriermon; and Jeri's was Leomon." Takato adds the last part softly. Kari and everyone don't rush him. Then Takato begins again. "You see Kazu and Kenta came along to find partners. They did find them, Kazu's partner is a Garudamon and Kenta's partner is a mega by the name of MarineAngemon." The Digimon too had stopped playing to listen to what Takato had to say. Takato sat down facing the group.

Takato tries to get his thoughts in order. "To understand. I need to explain about how this Digimon named Impmon. Impmon has two Tamers that are twins their names are Ai and Mako. The two are just little kids. You know how little kids are, and Ai and Mako were no exceptions. They fought over lots of things. Impmon was their partner. And they began to fight over Impmon. Impmon had enough of that. He took off. It was when Impmon was alone did he mean Guilmon and me. Henry had helped me find a hide out for Guilmon that was in the park. Parent's wouldn't let me have a pet and would freak at the fact that Guilmon was my partner. To quote Rika, I was acting more like a mother then a Tamer. I was still getting use to the idea of being a Tamer and Guilmon was new to the world. I had heard about some trouble in the park. I jumped the gun and on finding that Guilmon wasn't at the shed he was hiding out at I thought that Guilmon was the culprit. I did find Guilmon where I had heard some yells. I didn't listen; I ran off think that Guilmon was making trouble. I did find out that it was Impmon that was making trouble. Guilmon didn't see the point of scaring people for the heck of it. Impmon had tricked Guilmon out of the shed. I apologized to Guilmon for not trusting him." Takato looks to where Guilmon with Calamon was. Guilmon and Calamon were enjoying the tale. Takato then turns to face the group. "Impmon wanted to get stronger. He perched that you need didn't need a human partner to be stronger. I knew that Impmon was lonely, he hung are with Guilmon a lot. The problems came with Rika and Renamon. Rika was an expert of the Digimon card game. She got the nicknames the Digimon Queen and Ice Queen, for how she acted. Her quest was to make Renamon the strongest Digimon there is. Rika at the time just thought of Digimon as a bunch one and zeros and not as living beings." Takato notices the glances and quickly adds, "She's not like that anymore. Just when I first meet her, she felt like that. Anyway, Impmon was trying to pick fights with Renamon and Rika. They, at the time, couldn't be bothered to fight and 'weakling' likes Impmon. Impmon then tried to get stronger. When these Devas started to show up looking for Calamon. Impmon tried to fight one called Inderamon. A rookie verses an ultimate. I guess you know how well that when." They nod their heads.

"So Impmon gets this offer through a Deva that says that their sovereign will help him if Impmon agree to help destroys us. Impmon took him up on the offer. He now can be become a mega named Beelzemon. And his in the Digital world. We where in the Digital world at the time. We did meet up with him by the sovereign's tower. And he was ready to live up to his part of the bargain." Takato pauses. Everyone waits.

Taking a deep breath Takato then begins. "Now that you know you see how Impmon is involved. I'll tell you why we were in the Digital world. You see Calamon had been kidnapped by this monkey Deva, who's name I can't remember." Everyone but Guilmon and Calamon sweat drops. Takato continues on. "Guilmon finds digs more deeply in his hide out. Guilmon finds a Digi Port. I phoned Rika, Henry, and Jeri. Jeri tells Kazu and Kenta. At that time Kazu and Kenta didn't have partners. They were coming with us to get partners. And Rika came to get stronger. So as a group we used the Digi Port. We found ourselves in a desert. I'll skip over the different adventures we had. It would be better to have the others around to correct me if I make any mistakes. So there we were. Henry's little sister with her partner Lopmon and Kazu's partner Gaurdromon with us. Like I said early, as Beelzemon shows up to fill his end of the bargain." Takato takes a breath and then continues. "Beelzemon attacks us. Terriermon goes ultimate, Rapidmon. Renamon goes champion, Kyubimon. But their Digimon didn't have enough energy. Guilmon and I had been separated, and to how Guilmon showed up when he did, he says he jumped into an odd stream of light. He comes and I use the blue card to get him to ultimate, but it wasn't enough." Takato says that bitterly.

He continues. "Just as Beelzemon try to delete Kyubimon, but Leomon stops him. Leomon tries to tell Beelzemon that he won't let Beelzemon harm us." Takato look really sad as he continues. "Beelzemon throws a punch that goes straight through Leomon. Then Beelzemon absorbs Leomon's data." Takato pauses. He looks at the floor. Kari and everyone are give time to let this go through their minds. Kari could picture just how devastating it was. She doubts that anything worst could go on after that.

Takato finishes looking at the floor and again look towards Kari and the others. T.K. had put his arm on Patamon's back and Kari hugged Gatomon quickly. Takato looks one last time around before continuing. "I just looked at Beelzemon. Once a long time ago, I worried what would happen to Guilmon the more he Digivolved. I thought that he would change, become out of control. I learned differently that day. I shouldn't have thought about Guilmon losing control, but myself. That's what happen after I watch Leomon get deleted and absorbed. I lost myself to my grief, my anger. No to anger is and will be too weak a feeling, no I lost myself to my Rage. I did the unthinkable. It's my worst moment in my life. It's how I had become a monster. I order WarGrowlmon to Digivolve." Takato stops at that. Izzy and T.K. shiver at just what it reminds them of. Kari just looks over at Guilmon. She had heard about how Tai had once done the same; it was before she ever when to the Digital World. Davis and Ken haven't really heard about what had happen. They might one day, when Tia's ready. But for now they were hearing about Takato's mistake.

Takato pulls tries to pull himself together emotionally before continuing. "I made my best friend Digivolve into Megidramon. My first D-ark broke when that happened." Takato has tears in his eyes. Guilmon comforts his best friend. "I forgive you, Takatomon." Takato wipes the tears away and turns to his best friend and says, "I know boy, but I haven't forgiven myself." Kari and the others just watch the display. Takato calms down and continues. "Megidramon attacked Beelzemon. I was yelling out orders. It was Jeri that snapped me out. But it was too late. Megidramon's power began to disrupt the Digital World's structure. Beelzemon was losing when a Deva showed up and begun mocking him. Beelzemon deleted and absorbed the Deva. This gave him the strength to continue the fight. He also found a weakness; it was the hazard symbol on his crest. Megidramon dedigivolve back to Guilmon." Takato takes a breath and continues. "I didn't have my D-ark any more so I couldn't help him as Beelzemon, I began wishing at how I wanted to fight with Guilmon. How I really wanted to stop my friends from getting harmed. I just didn't want to just watch anymore. And my wishes came true." Kari did know what Takato felt. All the Digidestine had felt like that one time or another. And here was Takato saying his wish became reality.

Takato smiles at the memory before he continues. "Guilmon and I were the first to Bio Merge. We together became a Digimon knight named Gallantmon. I was apart of Guilmon. I can't really find the right words to explain what it feels like. When we're Gallantmon I feel like we could do anything and everything, it's so amazing. Together we defeated Beelzemon. It was Jeri that stopped us from deleting him. After Beelzemon leaves we separated. I got this," Takato takes out his golden D-ark to show everyone and then puts it away. "I was give another chance to be his partner, and I'm thankful about that. There is more to this story, but it's not one I feel comfortable telling without me friends to back me up. I hope that answers some of your questions about some of things. I'll bet that now you have more questions to ask then answers. I just hope you can wait another week for my friends."

They sat quietly as they think on the story that Takato had told. And like Takato said they now have more questions to ask. But they'll respect Takato's reason for not wanting to tell them any more. It was about ten minutes of silents did everyone realized how tired they were. They turned in for the night.

Kari laid awake thinking about the answers to some of her question. She also now remembers the part of her dream about a great dragon. She now knows that she had seen Guilmon's two mega forms. She now begins to wonder about the tree she saw. But she decides to go to sleep. And she does. With Gatomon sleeping at her right side.

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BlueMeramon had been listening to others concerns. He couldn't stop thinking about the human that he captured. The images go repeat in his mind. He made lists of how many of the concerns over lap.

He plans to talk to the other two about these concerns. He did know about quiet a few of them before hand. The shadow had spoken about them. He really does trust the shadow, he just don't know what exactly the shadow was doing. He hasn't told anyone about the shadow, he does feel honored that the shadow thinks he could handle what he get told. As he muses through his thoughts NeoDevimon show up.

BlueMeramon turn and greets him. NeoDevimon nods his greeting. "You're still thinking about the human." NeoDevimon states, it's not a question. "Am I that obvious?" He asks softly. "No, I just know you quit well. I had a feeling you might want some company. Wish to watch the water bond play their games?" NeoDevimon asks. BlueMeramon nods, "I might do me some good. So where is GrapLeomon?" They were moving slowly through the Great One.

In this reality they get boosts of power just being in contact with the tree. They move much more quickly then they ever would outside of this reality. This place too has night and day. During the day they see better then at night. Unless the type of Digimon has really good night vision. It was night, now.

NeoDevimon answers BlueMeramon's question, "He was be oversee a game of tag. They had wanted to keep the game fair. I wished him luck last I saw of him." If NeoDevimon could smile he would be at this minute. Being around BlueMeramon, some of NeoDevimon's loner ways were changing. He still like to be alone, but not all the time now. BlueMeramon chuckles at that. "I remember the first time I was asked. I think it was game of hide and seek. A pair of Monodramon that were teaming up to find the others. I think a Monmon tattled on them." He smiles at the memories.

They make it in time to watch the group of sixteen Dolphmon play a game of tag with three Biyomon. One of the Dolphmon was it and one of the Biyomon was tensing him by staying close to the water and just a he was about to leap out she would evade at the last minute.

BlueMeramon laughs at the display. NeoDevimon just enjoys the sight as well. They might not have talked as they watch the group play their games, but they just enjoy just watching it together. Some things just can't be told with words, this was for the two of them was one of those times.

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Takato wakes up at 7:42 a.m. He begins to change into a blue T-shirt and blue shorts. Grabbing his goggles, card deck, and D-ark he plans to make Guilmon Bread for the Digimon and cream puffs for Calamon. Making his way to the kitchen, he looks around. Everything looks were its sub post to be.

He found Ken at the table. Wormon sits on the table. "Can't sleep any more?" He asks. Ken turns to look at him. "You tale last night brought out a lot of painful memories. I just couldn't stay in bed." He nods, understanding what kind of memories. He did rent the DVD that came out for the complete two seasons. Henry and him had made a bit of a night of it. "I guess. It's hard to forgive yourself then it is to forgive others. Odd, huh? Everyone that had seen me freak out had forgiven me when I asked. I had Impmon ask as well. I did forgive him, I felt that maybe if I had just tried a little hard to be friend it might not have happened. I even told that to him. He just kind waved it way and said he knew that it wouldn't have made any different. I believe him about that. He's still beating himself up over Leomon's death; as a result he's been sticking close to his Tamers. They're trying to make it work. I should know, I watch them once for the parents. They've gotten over the fear about letting Impmon watch them. I guess it's cheaper that way too." Ken listens to this. He grins at that last part. "Is Jeri ok without Calamon being away for this long?" Ken asks. Takato looks thoughtful, and then slowly nods. "Calamon didn't replace Leomon. And Calamon does like to disappear, sometimes for weeks. The little guy can take care of himself." Ken looks thoughtful. "Thanks for talking about this. It does mean a lot. I might not have known you for very long, but I really do think as you as one of my friends." Takato just smiles, "Thanks, you don't know how must it means to me. I'm planning on making some Guilmon Bread and cream puffs. So I'll be in the kitchen if you want to talk." And Takato walks into the kitchen.

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The shadow didn't need to sleep. It was another thing that was an effect. It was a mixed blessing. On the one hand he was a great deal more likely to find out what's happening around this reality. Another was he didn't have to face his nightmares or unpleasant memories. But he couldn't become emotionally refreshed. So he learned to mediation, it helped when he felt emotionally exhausted. Like now, he was mediating. As he mediates he is going over just what to do about the human they captured. 'Should I try to get him out? But I myself can't open a portal. I'm here so when Takato and the others show up I can explain what's going on. I wonder what Rika and Takato plan on doing when they meet up? I kind of wish I can see that. Ok, losing track here. Ok I know that they aren't harming this guy, just put him in a pod. So, he can't come to harm. What the Dire might be doing to him, I don't know. I do know that BlueMeramon has more then a passing interest in him. I had no opinion on that. Can these Digimon form bonds with humans? Again I have no clue. I do wonder who's helping Takato though. I do know that they can't be Tamers. Maybe Digidestine? Now that is possible. I wonder just which ones though.' He was snapped out of his mediation by to sounds of a chase close by. He nods to himself; this place really does need a chance to explain just why they were attacking Takato.

To be continued …