Gate Way of Life

I don't own Digimon

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'Thoughts'

"talking out loud"

'-----' scene change

(V)(V) different point of view

'+' flash back

Chapter 14

They stop in front of a TV. He wasn't impressed; it looked to be a beat up TV. How could this thing transport them to the real world? He just knew that Kouji felt the same way; he just hopes this had better be a joke, for he didn't find this funny.

"This is it?" His brother asks the others. "This is it. Why, how else do you get to the real world?" Yolei asks pointly looking at Kouji and him. 'I think it might be a good idea to just let Takato hand these guys. He does know this world better then we do.' "Sorry, it's just we usually travel by Trailmon back to the real world." He states to Yolei and Cody. "What's a Trailmon?" Cody asks, he could see that the young kid wanted to learn more about them. "It's a Digimon that uses train tracks. They're common where they come from. So, just where are we landing?" Takato asks Yolei. "I think back at Cody's place. While you guys get cleaned up, we'll make some phone calls. Good thing that you already have cloths. I don't really know just what to have you guys wear while you dirty ones are getting washed. Ok, everybody hold out your Digivices," Takato, Kouji, and him did as they were told, "And Digi-Port Open!" Yolei says.

They get sucked into the TV. Soon they find themselves in a dog pile with Takato, Yolei, Cody, and the two rookie Digimon. After much effort and painful jabs and slaps, they untangled themselves. "Remind me to thank Seraphimon and the others for only sending a Trailmon to get us. It's easier then always finding yourself on the floor with people around you." He says and he fingered his necklace. "Really? You get used to it by now. So, who's going to use the shower first?" Yolei asks as she looks between Takato, Kouji, and him. "They can go first, I need it as bad. I also nominate Kouichi to go first." Takato says. The other two Digimon nod their heads in agreement. "He really does smell rather strong. Mush stronger then his brother." Hawkmon says. He just sighs, "Do I really smell that bad?" Takato thinks for a minute then nods, "You did spend more time around those books, much longer then Kouji or myself. Sorry, hope there's no hard feelings." Takato looks really sorry about bringing it up. "Ok then, just lead the way to the washroom, please." He says. Cody nods and he follows him to the washroom. He takes his pack out of the room.

(V)(V)(V)

He watches as Kouichi left the room with Cody. The two rookies Digimon climbed onto Cody's bed and Armadillomon was already snoozing and Hawkmon was getting ready to join him. He notices that Kouji was also watching the pair.

"So, just what did you mean that they don't need Digimon as partners? I mean, how would you survive in the Digital World, let alone save it, if you don't have any partners?" Yolei asks, looking pointly at Kouji. Kouji looks at him and he says, "It's safe, they are Digidestine as well."

Kouji nods and takes out his D-tector. Kouji focuses and suddenly a circle of data appears on his left hand. "Spirit Evolution!" He says as he uses his D-tector to scan the circle of data. Kouji gets covered in an egg of light and then it disappears. "Lobomon! Warrior of Light!" Kouji says as he is revealed in this human spirit. Yolei just stares, Armadillomon, and Hawkmon too just stare; they woke up on when the egg of light covered Kouji.

Kouji as Lobomon just stands there, Yolei just has her mouth open, and he was just amused by the whole thing. He knew that he should have warned Yolei about it, but something just stopped him. As three minutes pass, Kouji asks, "Came I turn back now?" Takato nods, "Thanks for the demonstration, Kouji."

Soon Kouji again is covered in an egg of light and then he stands there as himself. Other then Kouji and himself, the other three in the room seem to be having a really hard time coming to terms with what just happened. He wonders just how the other Digidestine would think when they see either Kouji or Kouichi Spirit Evolve. He also wonders if he should tell her about Kouji having a beast spirit evolution or that fusion evolution, again a part of him didn't want Yolei to get over loaded with too many idea's at once. So, that'll be talked about later, when the other Digidestine get a handle on the idea of humans becoming Digimon to save a Digital World. 'I wonder how they'll take the fact that Kouji is also one chosen of the Light? And just what will they think about Kouichi when they find out about him being the chosen one of the Darkness? I hope they don't jump to conclusions about him. I mean, I really like Kouichi; he's a great guy. I just hope they see it as well.'

He comes out of his thoughts to find that Kouji was sitting on a chair and Kouji's pack was on the floor by the bed, just watching Yolei's face. It hasn't changed for a few minutes. He looks over at the two Digimon and finds them to be having the same problem as Yolei. Cody walks into the room with some juice. He looks at his friends face and then over at the two Digimon. Then at Kouji, then finally at him. "What happened?" Cody asks him. "Kouji just showed them the reason he didn't need a partner. I believe it's been about ten minutes since then." He answers and Kouji nods in agreement. He notices that Kouji was clearly enjoying this, for there seemed to be a small smile on his face.

"So, how do we snap them out of it?" He asks Cody. Cody puts down the drinks on the table and turns to look at Yolei. Cody looks thoughtful, and then says, "I don't really know, she should be out of it by now. I guess we wait. I'll go phone Tai. Also I think your brother might be done soon. Just ask him where the washroom is." Kouji nods and with that Cody then heads out of the room. He sighs and turns towards the Digimon. He didn't know if the trick he was thinking about would work, but he did know that it usually works on Guilmon. He has never seen any of the Digidestine ever used it on their partners. Deciding that it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, he walks over to the bed and gets really close. He takes a deep breath and says, "Foods ready!" It works like a charm, both Armadillomon and Hawkmon snap out of it at the idea of food. "Where's the grub? I'm starving!" Armadillomon says, then the Digimon look around for the food only to find Yolei frozen stiff. He walks over to where the drinks are and picks up a glass. He sinks to the floor and just listens to what the two Digimon think happened to Yolei, he knew that Kouji found this to be entertaining as well.

Just as the two Digimon were about to poke Yolei, Kouichi walks into the room. He turns to look over at him. "Hey, I guess it's Kouji's turn?" He asks Kouichi. Kouichi nods his head as he looks at Yolei. "Just what happened?" Kouichi asks. Kouji answers as he gets off the chair, "I just showed them why I don't need a partner." Kouji picks his pack and follows Kouichi out of the room. Now he was alone with one stiff Digidestine, and two Digimon. He wonders about just how Cody was doing. He sighs and turns around to look at his drink.

(V)(V)(V)

He finishes showing his brother where the washroom was and he decides to go head back. He walks through into the room to find the Digimon trying to snap her out of it. He looks to where Takato was, only to find him in the same spot where he left him in. He walks over to the table and sits on the floor. He looks at the glasses with orange juice in them and chooses one. After taking a sip of his glass, he asks Takato, "How long has she been like this?" Takato looks over at Yolei and then at Kouichi. He answers, "I believe about half an hour. The two Digimon were frozen as well, but then I tried a trick that always worked on Guilmon. So, your stuff's getting washed?" He nods his head, "So, now what? We need to get back to the right world." Takato answers, "I think the gate will be ready to take us back tomorrow, but I think the problem might be about the Digidestine. They'll be asking a lot of questions and then they might want to give us stuff to give to Kari, Davis, Ken, T.K., and Izzy. This might take a few days. I hope you guys don't mind." He thought about it and found that Takato's right. If Yolei's reaction and the two Digimon's reaction to just watching Kouji Spirit Evolve into Lobomon is the normal, then they might be dealing with a group of stunned Digidestine. He wonders just what their reactions will be when they find out about their beast spirits? 'I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.' He thought and has more orange juice.

He's been in here for about five minutes when Yolei finally snapped out of it. "Here! Where's Kouji?" Yolei asks when she noticed that his brother was no longer in the room. "It's been about forty minutes seen he showed you guys his human spirit. Also, Cody brought in some orange juice." Takato answers. Yolei looks at where the two Digimon lie sleeping. They had grown tired of trying to wake Yolei up and decided to have a nap. "Why didn't you try to snap me out of it! Just great! Now I'm stiff." Yolei says as she walks over to the table and sits down. "Armadillomon and Hawkmon did try, you just didn't respond to their attempts to wake you up." Takato says. He didn't mind letting Takato do most of the talking. He was still getting use to the fact that he was in a different dimension and the fact that Digimon seem to live in this real world along side humans.

Yolei just sighs and picks up a glass of orange juice and takes a sip of it. "So, Kari and the others were happy living at the Tendo's?" Yolei asks Takato. "We turned the Dojo into a guest house. All the guys have been sleeping there. It's free, and Kasumi and Nabiki aren't too bad. It's Akane that they have to watch out for. So, what did they have to say?" Takato says. "You know, mostly about just who's all over there. Rika, Suzie, Henry, and this Ryo kid that Ken knew. There wasn't much that we could talk about. Most of the talking was about how those Digimon wrecked havoc and that you and your partner Bio something into a mega level Digimon to fight this huge tree. Not much of the every day thing. So, what was it like to live in a Dojo?" Yolei asks.

He just sat there listening to their conversation. He had turned to look out the window. He looked at the other buildings and watched the clouds over head move. After a half an hour, Cody and Kouji walked into the room. "Hey guys! I was just asking Takato about Ranma and that world. I can't believe that Ranma had this curse to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water! Then back into a guy when splashed with warm water! I wouldn't mind getting my hands on his Father! Just what kind of Father does those kind of things to his own son!" He had to agree with her on that. He turns to watch as Cody and Kouji walk over to the table and sit down. "The guy's a coward. I didn't spend too much time with him or Mr. Tendo. They just took off one day to go to a bar and I haven't seen them since. They got scared off by Guilmon, I think." Takato says. He could understand why they might be scared of Guilmon. When he first saw Guilmon, in Takato's Dream World, he was kind of nervous. But he soon found Guilmon to be very friendly and kind. Guilmon was dangerous but then again all Digimon were dangerous.

"Tai says he'll be here by 3:00 pm." Cody says. He looks over to the clock and it reads 2:39 pm. "So, what did the others have to say about all of this?" Yolei asks Cody. "I left messages on Matt's, Joe's, and Mimi's answering machines. Sora says that she'll talk to Matt later. I think Tai wants to talk about this here. Also my mom and grandpa will be home at 6:00. I don't know if the tree of you could spend the night here. I'll have to ask." Cody says.

To be continued …