Times of Portals
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'Thoughts'
"talking out loud"
"-----" Scene change
'+' Flashback
Chapter 15
Takato was in the kitchen making breakfast. He could hear the conversations going on in the living room. He was really stunned that Rika with Renamon, Henry with Terriermon, and Suzie with Lopmon had shown up. But he was wondering where Ryo was though. As the breakfast cook Takato begins to think more on what's going on. 'Where is Ryo? I'd think that he wouldn't miss out on this for the world? Now what to do? I'm supposed to find this problem. Are these attacks that threat? I'm beginning to doubt it. I just can help but wonder though, what happens when this is finished? I wonder about that tree I dreamed about, why was it there? Knowing the last dream I had, it might become true? Will I lose myself into my rage again? Or is it a symbol? I don't know any more. I just feel that Ryo should be here. I wonder what's to come. I think I should focus on getting cousin Ranma back. I wonder how they'll take to the fact that both Kari and I have the same 'cousin'? If you look at it she and I are kind of 'family' through Ranma. I just hope that we can do something now concerning this attacks.'
Soon Takato's food was done cooking. Kari had come in to check upon breakfast, and then she took plates and trays with eating utensils. The table wasn't big enough for all of them to eat off of. That's why she took out trays. As Takato began to bring out the food Kari and Kasumi helped bring out more. Henry and Rika with their Digimon kind of look at him. 'I guess I never told them I could cook. But then I'm better now then I was then. I got lots of practice with Kasumi helping out the first four days. I hope they like it.'
He began to eat as he sat down. Everyone but Rika and Henry had already begun eating. They watched as he took a bite then they began to eat. Their Digimon had already begun as soon as Takato sat down. After they swallowed some they begun to dig in. Soon all the food was gone. All looked quiet happy. Davis and T.K. decide to clean up.
Things were looking up.
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Ranma took Dire's advise to heart. He began to explore in earnest. And what he found, he liked. He could understand why Dire would put great hopes on making this reality. He didn't get why Dire and his cousin Takato had to fight though. At the times he found Dire, he told her what he thought. She out listen and fix what he said might be a problem. Soon he was also helping out with examining the ground and water creatures she wanted to add. Ranma had been expecting to see creatures like unicorns or gryphons, but was quiet happy that there wasn't anything like that. Some remind him of antelope and deer, others quiet different.
One example was this lion like creature. There was similarities and yet differences. The mane was like a horse and both genders were to have them. Yet Dire wanted they to live in a pride. Both genders were to be about the same size. The fur and mane colors were going to be variety, like some will have a mixture of strips and spots, and others just solid coat colors. The colors ranging from white and black, to tan and dark red. There wouldn't be any colors like green or purple. Just more natural colors. The creature's eye coloring would be light blue to brown. For Dire plan on letting them evolve. They would be placed in different climates from the short spring and summer countries to rain forests.
Another thing was the Dire would let them evolve on their own. She plans to let all of them to adapt once everything was created. She wanted the world around her to be as natural as possible. That means that if one of the races becomes extricated, she wouldn't bring it back. It was a gamble, but she was will to take it. So, Ranma really did try to help her out when it came to the creatures.
Ranma watched as one of the deer races drink from the river in front of him. The one was a male with curved antlers that had spikes pointing to the sky. The color of him was chestnut, showing him to be an immature male. Ranma turned and found Dire sitting to his right. "Takato's friends are in your reality." She said. "You know, I consider him to be my cousin. I still don't get why you have to fight him." Ranma said as he returns to watching the young male deer. "You have heard of tales of how you world started? How two great powers fight and of how the one that wins makes the world as they wish? It'll be the same, only that in the battle my visions will leak out as he injures me. If he can strike a direct blow just once, my power will leak faster out into this void. My pain will be the catalyst for which all of my hope of this dream world to become true. All things that are great comes at a price of great pain. I will not kill him or his partner. I promise you that." Ranma looks thoughtful. He never thought about creation myths or stories like that. 'I guess I never thought about. Not really, I just didn't care about how the world might have been made. I do understand what she means about to do or have great things you must go through pain. My whole life was like that. I guess that means that I earned all the power and skills. There really isn't an easy path. Wish pops knew that before Neko-ken training. Any power that's give too easy isn't worth having. I wish I knew that earlier. I might not have listen and believe everything pops told me. As they say, hindsight is twenty/twenty.'
Dire was still sitting by him, so he decide to ask something that was really bugging him. "Why go by the name Dire? I'm just wondering, it's kind of an odd name." She looks surprised at him and then laughs, the noise sending the young male deer off. "D.I.R.E. The D for direct, the I for interactive, the R for responsive, and the E for energy. That's why, I like Dire better then Direct Interact Responsive Energy. It's much better and just as unique a name as I am." Ranma looked awed about that. "That really is a mouthful. But I want to ask you a favor." Ranma was kind of nervous about this favor. Dire cocked her head and asked, "What kind of favor?"
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The shadow knows it's time to report in. So he heads for the higher branches. He finds a spot and waits. Zhuqiaomon's face soon appears in front of him. "Report, human." Zhuqiaomon demands. "This isn't the world. They have been attacking a reality, but just that reality. I do know that the Dire wishes to do something concerning Takato. How or in which way, I don't think that any of them know. Another world must be the cause of the disturbances. I don't think we have to worry about this place. Once it finishes whatever plan it might be to busy reaping the rewards." Zhuqiaomon thinks on this. "When this plan of the Dire finishes, you and the other humans shall continue looking for where the disturbances are." With that the portal closes.
Ryo takes a deep breathe and turns to find a spot to mediate. In away he was glad that he wasn't offer the chance to leave for he didn't know if he was ready to leave just yet. As Cyberdramon sleeps, Ryo was wide-awake. As a part of him hides, so he hidden by the shadows. It was part of the spell that they when under. Soon, this will be over. Then he could bug Rika all he wants.
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Kari was helping out with the shopping. Rika came with her, her partner hidden in the shadows. She really did want to get to know Rika. That dream of seeing her see Rika and Takato playing the card game, was playing over in her mind. So far she found that Rika seems to be the girl equivalent of Matt, T.K.'s older brother. "So, you've been a Tamer longer then Takato?" She asked as the looked around the store. "Yip." Rika replied. "Takato's a nice guy. I guess, on meeting him I was thinking that he'd be like Davis or my brother, Tia. He proved me wrong." Rika paused and looked at her. "I guess. He was pretty clumsy and naive when I first met him. Didn't really know much about being a Tamer. Heck, I thought I knew what being a Tamer was back then." Rika said, and then continued to walk. Kari didn't push it. Feeling that if Rika wanted to continue, she would.
They began to pick up items on the list. They didn't talk much. As they were heading back to the house. When Rika asked, "So, who's Ranma?" Kari answers, "A guy that used to live at the Tendo's, he got kidnapped by the rogue Digimon. Takato and I kind of decide to call him cousin. He doesn't have a lot of family. His father took him when he was like 5 years old. His dad's not the greatest; you see his father sold him for food, sake, and money. As I hear it, he has God only knows how many fiancées. There us to be like three main ones, but before he vanished he had gotten out of two of them. One was a Chinese Amazon and the other was an okonomiyaki chief. You might that the most unpleasant chance of meeting one Akane Tendo. Something happened that made her hate Takato. To hear it they had just come back from a training trip. The day after they got back, Takato had made supper. After learning that Takato made supper, she freaked and made this mallet appear in her hands. If Guilmon hadn't blocked the mallet, it would have hit Takato. You see Akane's really strong, she could smash bricks into small pieces. So if the mallet had hit Takato …" She couldn't bring herself to say it. It still brought tears to her eyes.
Rika looked at her face and had noticed the fact she was almost crying, made Rika stop along with Kari. "You mean that he almost …" Kari nods, to conform it. Rika just pales, Kari could tell that she had gotten the picture. Kari was surprised that Rika didn't call her a lair. Rika comes back out of her thoughts and continues on. Kari does the same.
After walking for a mile, Rika asks, "Doesn't she live at the house? I mean, it has Tendo on the sign." Kari answers, "You see Kasumi had punished her to her room after the attack. She didn't like that, so after school, she stayed over at Ukyo, the okonomiyaki chief. When I came I was given her room. I think she's over at the Saotome's place. Her father and Ranma's dad have been staying there. Last I hear, Akane can't cook. So, the kitchen needs to be clean by a biohazard unit." Rika just raised and eyebrow. "Takato with Guilmon escorted Kasumi there. They check out the kitchen. They came running out. Guilmon even say he didn't want a snack." Now Rika and Renamon were stocked, they've known the naïve Digimon for a really long time. They knew how much Guilmon likes to eat. "That bad?" Kari looked and felt sick for a moment then nods, "You don't want to know the details." They soon find themselves at the Tendo's. They walked inside.
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BlueMeramon was with GrapLeomon and NeoDevimon. They were looking at the group of three TobuCatmon. They were arguing about not sending any Digimon today. And the Three of them were planning on going along with it. They just wanted to have the three TobuCatmon to come to a logical reason. BlueMeramon had a smile grin watching as the three speak among themselves. GrapLeomon had a look of annoyance on his face, but his eyes were sparkling with laughter. NeoDevimon just look indifferent, weather he was amused or not was hard to tell. Even by his best friend.
The three then found a reason; they turned to face the three ultimate level Digimon. One spoke up, "The reason no one should be sent is because we should have a party. A party to celebrate just to remember those that sacrifice themselves for the testing of the human Takato." They now looked nervously at the ultimate level Digimon, a waiting an answer.
It was NeoDevimon who spoke for the three of them. "I have don't believe we have ever had a party before. I think I wish to experiences a party. We could even pipe some of the human music from that reality." GrapLeomon look thoughtful, and the suggested, "We might not eat, but I don't see why not let some of us try their food. But none of the drinking of their alcohol, from what I can tell, does terrible things to the drinker." BlueMeramon then said, "I guess it's official. The first party of the children of the Great One. May the Great One give us her blessing."
The others nod and then the three TobuCatmon when to spread the news. BlueMeramon and GrapLeomon smile as they disappear. "I would never thought that they would come up with something like that. A party to honor the testers. This plans to be very interesting." NeoDevimon said. They just nod in agreement.
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Takato watched as Henry talked to Izzy about Izzy's scans of the Digimon cards. It was almost lunch and for lunch they were having stew. All the meat that Takato and Davis could find was put into it, then they add vegetables and some tofu they found through their search. Davis had helped with the stew so he could snack.
Takato found it odd that Davis hadn't been hitting on Kari or mispronouncing T.K.'s name. Not that he thought any less of Davis it he did; it's just odd considering the cartoon. Veemon was with the other Digimon playing card games. They were just sitting on some stools in the kitchen. When Davis asked, "So, you and Rika, huh?" Takato looks at Davis kind of stunned. "Not yet, I think. You know how crushes come and go. We might be crushing on each other one month and it's gone the next." Davis nods, "Yea, think I get what you mean. I had this really big crush on Kari a few months back. I thought that Kari might want to date and stuff. About three months after this incident, did Kari told both T.K. and me about how she's not really for that kind of stuff. At first I just thought that she was just saying that. I guess I kind of expected her and T.K. to date behind my back. It took me soon time to see that she really meant it. Then I just patched things up with T.K. He was willing; I was kind of lucky that he understood. We're ok and everything, but I feel kind of bad for treating him as I did." Davis got this far away look. "Not to offend you Davis, but why tell me this?" Davis looks embarrassed. "I got kind of jealousy for the fact you got to spend time alone with Kari. Pulse you've been a really nice guy; you seem the kind to keep secrets real good. I some times feel like I can tell Ken or Veemon or even Kari's brother things. I know you a bit better now and I really trust you. You told us a really big dark secret, you trusted us with it. You felt comfortable around us. I've been told that to get trust you have to give it. So I'm giving you some." Davis grins and Takato grins back. "I'm honored you feel that way, it means a lot."
They just sat there in silents. Both to their own thoughts. Soon Kari and Rika come into the kitchen carrying bags. Both Takato and Davis move to help them. Soon they're putting the stuff away. The two girl head off to see what T.K. and Ken were doing.
About twenty minutes since the girls came back with foodstuff, the stew was done. Everyone just did self-serve. They'd come in get a bowl, take some, and then go to the living room to eat.
Takato thinks about just what Davis had told him. 'I guess Davis is maturing. I wonder if anyone else has noticed? Maybe Ken and T.K. I guess he doesn't know it himself yet. I hope he finds out. I think he just needs time to find himself, I mean think about it. He's standing in Tai's shadow. And maybe even my shadow. I wonder what he'll be like when he steps out? I'll never know. They really trust me. T.K. was the first to come out and say it. I feel kind of bad about not telling them about how their adventures were reflected as a cartoon show? I'll tell them the whole story about our adventures, even about the cartoon show. They need to hear it.'
Takato when to talk to Rika and Henry. To tell them what he has planned. And hopes they'll help him out.
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Ryo heard about the party. He planned on being there. Just to watch so many Digimon enjoy having their first party. He did feel better about the fact that because of the party, no Digimon were sent after Takato. The food raids wouldn't start for an hour. They plan to have it around the body of water by the roots. He can't believe that BlueMeramon, NeoDevimon, and GrapLeomon plan to keep a portal open so they could listen to music. He just hoped nobody discovered the portal.
To Readers:
I wondered if any of you had guess that the shadow was Ryo? I hoped you like why Dire and Takato need to battle, I had been giving a lot of thought to creation myths and stories. I also hoped you like the part about Dire trying to make the void into a beautiful world. And like the Dire stated about Digimon always living among her branches will always be true. So, outside of where the Digimon are going to continue to live, I thought I try out trying to make it as similar to the real world outside the huge tree. Hope you like this chapter.
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