Digimon Revolution
By: Wolf E. Urameshi
Started: 2004-12-05
Finished: 2004-12-09
Disclaimer: All Digimon characters, monsters and related trademarks are property of Akiyoshi Hongo and Bandai and whoever else owns them at the moment, so no infringement of the law is meant in any way. Also, all original characters in this fic are mine and may only be used with written permission.
NOTICE: Hello! I'm finally able to update freely thanks to school coming to an end. Unfortunately, Istill don't have Internet, and I think it's just unfair for me... I'm updating this at school just so I can continue. And yeah, I've gotten a few emails praising me for the last chapter, and I thank them for that! And to any of my original readers who were expecting Star Fox instead or other fics: Hold on, I'll update my other fics ASAP, just give me time. And now for a side note: In this story, some fragments are in Japanese, so I included the translations to English on parenthesis.
Chapter 7: Memories Alive and a Common Love
"Whee-hoo! Man, I knew something rad would happen!" Jack's sadness and despair were gone as he ran up to his childhood friend and they laughed again. Shigeru was shocked: He really hadn't seen John laugh like that in a long time; and it showed no sign of slowing down as they hugged each other: It was a really long absence.
There, John finally reunited with his friends: The ones he missed for a long time. "I can't believe I'm here again! I missed you so much!" John admitted rather tediously, and a bit shyly. He wasn't very good at such things.
"Well, what can we say? You made it! That's what matters, I guess!" Ted remarked, surprised at the lightning-quick recovery. He had never heard of such a case.
"I'm impressed-that was honestly fast!" Bernard quickly remarked back, praising his newest partner for it.
"Thanks, I needed that!" John said as they quickly entered the office, him decided to do his very best. Once he entered, all he heard were cheers: From the cops, from some other Digimon around, from Kenji and company, well... The entire police station was there, praising him for his achievement. He was really moved, to the point he silently and in a dissimulating way shed a tear. The tear he never showed them because he didn't want to cry. He resolved that if he had to cry he'd do it when no one else would actually see him. But once inside the office, however...
"Well, ready for your first official assignment?" Ada asked everyone as they nodded in anticipation. "Hmm, someone's very expectative for this assignment!" She expressed, obviously referring to her newest love: His smile didn't even seem to be 'deleted.' He only waited his assignment; one smile was in his face instead of the usual, serious 'I'm the tough guy-What do you care?' face he always had. It seemed like all his problems were finally gone, or better referred to as 'forgotten'. Now it was something else in him.
"Yes, gimme the assignment, please!" That was his reply. Quite cheerful.
"Hee hee! Very well then, but first there is something I have to tell you all," She said as her expression changed to a serious one. John's face changed to the same one, and so did everyone else's. "This is nothing like what you used to have for an assignment. This isn't a walk in the park as before, or it's a trip to somewhere to eat just for fun," She retorted deridingly and seriously. "You are federal agents now. You now have more responsibilities than before, more duties, more risks... And a better salary." She added for a comedy tone, but not even the dark powers of money and ambition tempted them: They were all serious faces, even the kids. Even if they weren't feds, they were still serious about it, especially Marianne from her wheelchair. Not even Kaylee was tempted by the money. She was ready for her first job. However...
"...That's it? We know that, we're here for the mission!" Toshiro demanded, impatient.
"Sigh, ever the impatient guy, huh?" Shigeru asked his stubborn brother, who just looked back with cold eyes.
"So? Try calling me that again."
"Meh, okay... Impatyence!"
"Oh, just you wait, freak!"
"Stop it, you guys, this is serious!" Jack ordered. The only reaction from them was regaining their composure and sitting down again lightning-fast, faces back to their original, tough-guy attitude. Their eyebrows met with each other once then returned to Ada.
"Hm, they're trying to give humor to the situation... I guess they need it." John thought, apparently trying his best not to laugh.
"Okay, back to the topic: Your first mission as Federals is actually the basic: We've gotten word that there is a dangerous drug ring somewhere in Osaka, and our mission is to go there and put a stop to them before it's too late..." She started to think about how to continue.
"...What's the catch, Ada?" Kaylee finally spoke, her voice very sure of herself and confident on their new status.
"Well, the next time the drug distributors meet with the ring is about 2 weeks from now, and it's pretty big, so there's still time. At the moment, we are gathering more information but so far nothing good's turned up," Ada added, surprised at Kay's perception. It was very keen, actually. "And we could use such perception, Kay!"
"So, what do we do until then?" Ted at long last spoke up as Ada nodded in reply.
"Well, spring break is over, I heard, so you're expected to return to college in two days. Also, Bernard, I heard--"
"!" Both Marianne and Bob shook their heads in unison, frightened.
"You don't want me to...?" She asked nervously, knowing what they meant. They nodded in unison as well. "Well, alright I guess. Maybe it's better if they find out anyway."
"Let me guess. They're going to college, right?" As expected, Shigeru was the first one who teased the dastardly pair, grinning evilly under his helmet. Soon he burst out laughing, joined by Ted. The two were all roll-on-the-floor-and-die-laughing whilst Jack was very annoyed.
Marianne somehow didn't like it. "We passed the entrance test with the highest score of the year!" She bragged, Bob just nodding in sinful silence.
"But my case isn't true... I..." Bob thought when he realized the prodigy was lying.
"...How much?" Shigeru asked them, getting nervous: He knew they were not to be underestimated.
"Um, just the limit: 3,000." Marianne humbly replied, trying her best not to grin. Everyone in the room exploded.
"What?" They asked, eyes popping out and very surprised at the answer. They started to fight with the pair over the scores.
Jack: No fair, I passed it with 2800!
Toshiro: I passed with 2500...
Ted: I cleared the test with 2750!
John: No fair, 2900!
Kaylee: You brat, I passed with 2950!
Ada: I think I passed with 2200...
Shigeru: No way, I'm smarter 'cause I passed with 2975!
However, John sensed Bob's nervousness and knew something was wrong with him. "Wait! What about you, Bernard?"
"Uhh..." Bob was forced to answer what he was refusing to answer in his mind. "...2999. We're the highest scores in all of Japan this year, and when you guys entered, Shigeru was in the top ten. I'm second and she's first!"
"Dammit!" They answered, now angrier than before. After they said their scores, they started to fight over who was the smartest, especially Shigeru, as usual. However, Bob and Marianne kept silent the whole time. Bernard whistled at them and they fell silent.
"What are you all fighting about? Those are excellent scores!" Marianne yelled out, but they looked at her coldly and in despair.
"We know that, imbeciles!" Everyone replied, joined by sheer jealousy.
"Going back to the topic, we earned $20,000 worth of scholarship money for college! How much better can it get?" Bernard announced as they changed faces.
"What? You deserve better than that!" Ted yelled out, shocked at the fact that it was too low for their level of intelligence.
"We don't even need it-we have a Home, remember?" Marianne asked, after which everyone fell silent. It was true; all they'd need were books, after all.
Suddenly, Ada looked at Bernard. "Berunarudo-san, ima nanji deska? (Bernard, what time is it?)" She asked him in perfect Japanese.
"Hai, sanji des gogo, Ada-chan. (It's 3:00 PM, Miss Ada. )" Bob replied in Japanese as well, considering that he was actually from America, he was really something.
"Kakkoi! (Cool!)" Marianne replied perfectly, everyone gasping.
"In shou teki! (Impressive!)" Ted unconsciously muttered, gasping the minute he realized what he said: He was English, after all!
"Anata wa yoi des. (You guys are good.)" Shigeru was forced to say the sentence because he had to recognize them for improving their Japanese-at least the accent.
"Watashi wa shou chi. (I say yes.)" John and Toshiro just muttered that sentence shyly- Toshiro was Japanese, but in his most honest dreams, he hated to talk Japanese. And John, for a puertorrican, was clearly improving; he still hadn't mastered it yet.
"Arigatou gozaimas! (Thank you!)" Marianne replied cheerfully, finally glad someone understood her in Japanese.
"Tondemonai. (You're welcome.)" Jack and Kay replied for their friends, still wondering where on Earth they picked such ability.
"You guys are getting better! Well, I guess that's it for the briefing, so anything happens, we'll let you know, alright? You are dismissed!" Ada ordered as they exited the room, still annoyed over the points for the college entrance exam.
The next day...
Bling Bling.
A blue hand went right to the clock and turned it off rather calmly. However, the first thing he did was speed-dial Kay, and once she got it...
"Kay! Get up now! There's an angry mob in your house 'cause you are late!" He yelled out and covered his muzzle, shielding a laugh as she screamed.
"What? I'm late? Jack, why didn't you--"
"Huh? No, God no,please let me go! Hey relax!Aaahh!" He immediately hung up and simply burst out laughing in the bed rather uncontrollably. But the cell phone's ring interrupted the whole laugh. He coyly grabbed it and chuckled jokingly.
"Agh, I am gonna--!"
"Too bad for you! Idid say there was a revenge coming, remember?" He asked, remembering the time when she scared him into getting a jump start on Saturday.
"Ugh!" She just hung up rather ambitiously. Jack set the phone on the table and went to get his uniform and card.
"Heh, she'll understand." Was all he said, and he went right to take a bath. As the water ran down his blue back his mind went back into that time: When John and Bernard digivolved for the first time. Without crests.
"How did they digivolve like that? I recall that when Ted and I digivolved we used some sort of crest or something, whatever they're called. But they didn't. Was that just an impulse based on emotion and desire of justice, or...?" The thought ran over his head. "...Is there something else involved? I mean, there just has to be. And the others-save for Ted, they digivolved without those charms as well. What is this? Did those 2 things unlock... Our Digimon selves?"
He stepped out of the shower and took a towel, drying his dripping body hurriedly- he did have class. He sighed when he wrapped it on the waist and looked at a mirror on the bathroom. He walked up to it, and opened one of the 2 doors on it. From there, he pulled out the very same charm given to him by Kay. He had it tied in a gold chain, and he only wore it once: When they defeated George the Giant. He decided to wear it again: It turned out to be quite the apparel, and no one had it around the neighborhood. He decided to give a ring to Ted: He was the only one in whom he'd be able to trust.
"Ted here, who's this?"
"Look, stupid, now's not the time, this is serious!"
"D-Don't tell me we--"
"No, we don't have an assignment."
"Well, make it quick, I'm in a hurry for college!"
"It's about the Crests."
There was some silence on the phone, and a sigh. "...What about it?"
"I was just wondering about what happened three months ago, remember? When we all digivolved?"
"Hm? What?"
Jack walked out into the balcony of the apartment, still with a towel on the waist as he spoke about the serious matter. "As you may know, during the George the Giant incident, we digivolved using those crests Kay gave us. But three months ago, everyone else digivolved without them. Doesn't that sound odd?"
"You know, you're right. Now that I think about it, maybe we should tell Kaylee about this."
"I'm gonna call her later so we can meet tonight at my place. Maybe she has more of them. She knows more than she seems."
Ted gasped on the phone. "I knew it! You suspected her! She cheated on you, right?"
Jack was completely annoyed. "Ted!"
"Okay, okay, tough guy, so what do we do?"
"We call everyone later, and we talk about it; I'm starting to suspect that there's something else involved. Were those digivolutions triggered by an inner sense of right and wrong, or was it something else?"
"That makes sense. Don't worry so much about it, for now, let's just go to school and see how the 'Duo' turns out on their first day."
"You're right- I wanna see if Bob really cheated on that test or if he really knows what he has to know about college."
"Yup. Later then."
"Alright." Jack hung the phone and he simply got ready: If he thought about it any longer he'd actually burst out in total despair.
Akihabara College
At long last college was back, and all Jack saw were people cheering John up- after he got out in three months, who else wouldn't? And something that surprised him even more was the 'Dastardly Duo': Bob and Marianne. All they got were stares of awe from the students: The first being in a uniform made him look rough and brawny while the latter's fine dress was simply perfect for a uniform. All Bob got were good looks and some females giving showing some papers which read, 'Here's my number, call me!' All he did was nod with a grin- but he never took the numbers since he wasn't interested. They fainted, one by one.
Toshiro was something else. He was simply impressive for a transfer student: Most of the females found him dashing in his uniform, and they even showed him the same large exhibit they demonstrated Bernard, only it read, 'Here's my number, available 24/7, 365 days a year for a date!' He simply stopped, grinned at them, and moved on; they fainted at the action. And his uniform was similar to Jack's, but with the exception that it was zipped up, unlike the latter's which was unzipped and displayed the shirt in its place.
The day went by perfectly normal: Nothing 'weird' to report, no more 'changed answers' on tests, and the teachers marveled at the duo and the 'loner'. Later, in lunch time, everyone was in the nearby café in the city, right where they enjoyed a soft lunch. However, Kay noticed Jack's trouble and Toshiro was more than surprised. He decided to ask just once.
"What's wrong? You're pale..." Toshiro asked him, a dazed look on Jack's eyes as they looked at him.
"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. Just thinking about something." He replied, but John was faster than anything.
"...The digivolutions of three months ago. Is that it, Jackie?" John inquired, while the blue dragon was simply surprised at such keen perception.
"Yeah, it was when we went into Digi-Mode. I mean, you guys saw it, right?"
"I wasn't there, but Shigeru told me and..." Toshiro inserted his hand inside his uniform and took out a small charm-in a slightly pink scheme that had the shape of what seemed to be a blossom, and it was clear it was a crest.
"!" Jack and Ted's eyes popped out when they looked at it. "T-t-t-t-t-t-that's it, that's a crest!" The two gasped out in total shock.
"Grandpa gave it to me a week before he died. Said Dad used it long before I did..." Toshiro explained as Shigeru lowered his eyes to his food, starting to feel some jealousy; but he clearly knew that he didn't see his grandpa much-just a couple of times. But Kaylee was not blind to this.
"...Kaylee." Jack called out her name coldly, maybe trying to get her to talk.
"Hmm? What is it?" She was ready for anything.
"Why didn't you give John and Shig a crest and you only gave it to Ted and me?"
"Because those were you-know-who's orders, not mine. And plus, I had no idea of anything until it actually happened."
Jack was going insane right at the indirect mention of Gennai: The traitor. "So, you had no clue of it?"
"Nope."
"Promise me...?" Now he was sounding more tempting, but Ted had enough. He slammed his fists on the table and looked at him in the face.
"Look, man, she just said she knew nothing of it! That's enough rambling--"
"No! I deserve it!" Kaylee interrupted, now sounding more determined. Jack tried to avoid a grin, and in result, only the faintest trace of a smile appeared on his lips-nearly unreadable. Now she was trapped, but she had no choice. "...I know everything about that. But, it's classified, that's why I didn't bother to talk: If I did, even under Ada's leadership..."
"I see, well, let's go to my place later and we'll talk more about it. Sorry if I... Um..." Jack tried to continue his apology, but Kaylee just shrugged.
"Don't worry about it. I was going to talk anyway, but later..."
"Huh, quite the info... But, why us?" Bob finally inquired, Marianne nodding in agreement.
"That's obviously true, it happened only to us. And, we established an unprecedented record: When as Ultimate-level Digimon, we fused two attacks into one..." John stated, and Bob carried on for him.
"Yeah, I remember: Vulcan's Blaster." He finished, pondering all of the recent events.
"Yup, I guess..." Shigeru just said, keeping quiet immediately.
Later...
"Huh. The sunset's surely nice today." Shigeru said as he meditated in the balcony of his apartment. He watched it go down as he turned around and faced his brother. "...Nice try, you can't scare me that easily."
"Not this time, I wanted to give you this," Toshiro shrugged when he showed his lonesome brother some sort of box with some sort of ribbon on it.
"What's that?"
"A gift from Grandpa."
"!" The two stared at each other silently. Finally, Shigeru walked toward Toshiro after ten seconds worth of standing around doing nothing. He took the box in his hands, and realized there was a letter in the ribbon. He looked on to his brother, who simply nodded in agreement. He slowly undid the ribbon and got the letter. He took it in his hands and started to read it...
"To my dear Grandson Shigeru,
I understand that I have only been useful for being in a hospital doing nothing, but the least I can do is to tell you many things... And give you something that will very well be the only memory you will have of your family. As you may know now, you have a twin brother. You two were separated at birth and neither of you knew about each other... Until recently, I suppose. Ah yes, I clearly knew of the family's dilemma regarding you two, but please forgive me for not telling you on time. My frail mind, fearful of anything that might have endangered you two because of this, did not speak. But unfortunately for me, now is the time."
"Inside this box is something that has been carried on in the family for generations, ever since Digimon started to roam freely on this frail planet that is being slowly destroyed by the cruel hands of humanity with its pollution and destruction. This, from now on, will be your light of hope. This is what will make you realize hope in its fullest extent."
"Now remember: I do not want you to grieve for me. I only want you to remember me for the kind and loving grandfather I used to be. I was the only love you ever had of family, until the date of receipt of this letter, which, I am sure, is after my death. You are the last ones in the family. I know you can do it: I believe in you!"
Your Grandfather forever,
Satoshi
The only thing that fell from his eyes was tears. He still held the letter, and now he had a strong grip in it: So strong, the paper was being softly crushed between his fingers. He decided to sit down on the floor; legs crossed, and open the box. But as soon as he opened, he simply started to cry without remorse. He took the small, yellow token from inside, and realized it was a crest-gold and with some sort of celestial picture on it.
"This is... What he... Left me... When he died...?" He asked his brother crying in pain as Toshiro came in and sat in front of him.
"Yeah, he wanted you to have it. It's yours now."
The minute Toshiro said that, Shigeru threw himself sobbing to Toshiro and cried in his shoulder. Toshiro hugged him in return, sharing the grief as well... And wondering when he would be done so he could go to Kaylee's place.
Later...
"What's taking those 2 so long? They're always the last ones to come!" Kaylee muttered as she looked around the fridge for water. Jack, who was in the kitchen table preparing it, just shrugged his shoulders.
"Give them time-Toshiro told me they had to take care of some things."
"Well, those two had better hurry, or else they are going toregret ever crossing my path!" She angrily replied as she got the water and set it on the table.
But then, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" Marianne said as she ran to the door with the wheelchair, doing her best effort to hurry. But when she opened the door...
"Sorry we're late, just taking care of some things..." Shigeru said as he signaled to his yellow crest. Her face was completely pale.
"OK, come on in, we were waiting for you 2!" She said as she ran to the Living Room and announcing their arrival.
"Kaylee, they finally made it!" Marianne yelled out as Kaylee and Jack came in from the kitchen.
"What took you two so--" She started, but soon she and Jack were locked in a good look at the crest Shigeru was wearing. "Where did you...?" But then Jack looked at Shigeru's eyes, and noticed that he was crying.
"His grandfather Satoshi..." He thought, and he clearly knew that it was him. Directly or indirectly.
Later...
"This is a gift from Grandpa, I just got it, I had no idea it was a crest until I opened the box." The yellow Digimon explained as Jack looked at it very curiously. However, Kaylee came in to the table at last, carrying a small box with a book on it.
"Well, this is it: Ready?" She inquired, everyone nodding in advance.
"Let's get this over with- I wanna know the story!" Ted complained, John nodding in agreement.
"Well, if you say so..." Kaylee said as she opened the box and revealed 5 more crests. However, everyone froze when 2 more crests flew up onto the air and landed in John's and Bernard's hands. One of them was a bit violet and the other one blue. The violet one with some sort of deformed key was for Bob and a blue one with a picture of an ice cracker on it for John. But then, the other's crests shone in resonance. "Look! They're... Resonating..." She looked at the book and read. "According to this book, Jack's crest means 'Courage', Ted's means 'Friendship', Shigeru's means 'Hope', Bernard's means 'Knowledge', John's means 'Reliability', Toshiro's means 'Kindness' and the other ones, it doesn't specify."
Jack and the others looked at them. "What could this mean...?" He looked up at Kaylee. "Well, now we know. All we've got to do now is to take care of them... And keep them away from the wrong hands." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Later, Tokyo Temple
"Silence in this temple! The next kendo (Japanese fighting style with a wooden sword) session will now begin!" A man in Buddhist monk-style clothes announced as the whole temple came to silence. Soon, two anonymous kendo warriors appeared from opposite corners of the arena, wearing the same clothes, same masks and with wooden katanas (Japanese swords).
"This'll be interesting..." A curious Jack recognized as he recorded on a camera the latest fight. "I wonder where he is... He said he'd be here, but I don't see him..." He looked around worriedly, wondering... Where in the world was he?
"Now, are you prepared?" The two figures nodded as they readied their weapons. "Kai shi! (Begin!)" The two rushed at each other with screaming rage and began to do battle with the swords, silently blocking and attacking as the spectators watched in awe. One of them jumped and did a back-flip, evading the others attack as it then stroke a blow to the left hand, incapacitating it. However, the other hand was faster than expected as it caught the other sword in the right hand. The monk gasped as the two figures stared at each other, probably awaiting the right moment to strike. Soon, the two finally ran to their opponent, ready for the finishing blow.
However, the one with the hurt hand was brought down by its opponent as the latter hit him hard and brought the warrior to the ground. It was pointed at by the katana of the other. The loser placed its katana down, admitting defeat. "Kekkou! (It's enough!)" The monk announced as he looked on to the winner. "Kanojyo wa eki shou ri des! (She is the winner!)" The monk announced as the winner simply extended her hand to the loser. He looked on to his defeater and nodded, accepting such a showing of gratitude.
He extended his hand and accepted hers as he was raised back to her feet. "Now, face your opponent, and concede defeat in the way of honor!" The male replied as it gasped once he saw the beauty that came out of the mask. Jack gasped when he realized it was a woman. A blonde woman with gentle, green eyes and a silky face stared at him as he took off the mask and revealed himself to be none other than...
"What? You?" Jack asked himself in total confusion: Since when did Shigeru practice Kendo?
"Huh, beaten by a girl..." He looked at her completely baffled: Never had he seen such a pretty woman before: He was in past relationships, but this was completely irrational. "...That was something. I still don't believe I was beaten."
"And I still don't believe I beat the main kendo fighter of Tokyo. You were awesome!" She replied, but he knew she meant more than that. She turned and started to abandon the arena. He still stared at her walking, thinking how she beat his past dates in everything: Image, smile, even her scent.
"Wait!" She turned around to face him. "...What's your name?"
She smiled at the question. "Oh, well my name is Katsumi, Mr. Shigeru. Pleased to meet you!" She turned around again and left. He was completely enraptured in her captivating image. He did not want to let go.
"Hey! Since when?" Jack called out as he approached him, but he didn't even get a reply. "Since when do you practice kendo, huh?" As he spoke out those words, Shigeru just walked by Jack, completely ignoring him.
"I'm in love." It was all he said for a reply. Jack turned around, annoyed.
"That's what you said in each date and they blew you off!"
"She's not like them!" Shigeru yelled at him, and walked back to the temple's back stage. Jack just stood there, reminding himself of the same foolish sentence.
"...That has always been his mistake." Jack remembered how Shigeru said exactly the same thing, and they deserted him. However, he saw something different in her. She seemed different, but in what ways? Only Shigeru knew.
He went to the back room to see him. Shigeru was just done putting on his clothes, since he was putting on his belt, when Jack decided to talk. "Sorry about that, I was just..."
"I know, but... Jack, I..." He turned around to face the dragon, and simply spoke out in a low tone as Jack sighed. "...I'm... I think this is the one I've been waiting for. She's the one."
"You really think so? Well, if you say so..."
"Hey, I've got an idea. Since it'll be Saturday in three days, how 'bout a weekend at the beach? I already called in everyone and they accepted, what about you?"
"That might just be of help..."
The next day...
Ring!
"Aw, man, the phone? Now, when I was getting ready for my History test?" A shirtless Jack took the call and heard what seemed to be troubled breathing. "Huh? Who's this?"
"Jack, I need your help. I can't stop thinking about her." Jack narrowed his eyes as he walked out to his balcony. That was unusual for him. In fact, it had never happened before.
"Okay, calm down, Shigeru. What's gotten into you?"
"Jack, listen to me for once in your miserable life! She's so beautiful she won't let me sleep well: Every time I dream it's always with her! She won't let me concentrate in school! I haven't eaten anything in because of her! Her image won't let me do exercise! I'm going crazy for her! I can't stop thinking about her!" He sounded very desperate.
"!" Jack gasped, long and deep. Now it was true: Katsumi was his woman. "What?" Jack tried to continue, but his shock wouldn't let him. "Shigeru, what have you been thinking!"
"Jack, I just can't stop thinking about her! Not even Toshiro can help me! Please, you're my last hope!"
"Get back to your senses! You have to calm down!"
"I can't! She's just the woman for me, but I can't calm down easily! I think I'm about to--" Jack hung up, ran for his closet, picked up a shirt and put it on as he ran out of his apartment and right for Shigeru's place. Toshiro was just at the doorstep, waiting.
"Where is he?"
"Inside, he's about to kill himself, but I doubt it: He's in the Study, thinking about Katsumi, whoever she is." He replied with a look of concern.
"This could get dangerous. Leave it to me."
"What about--"
"Trust me- you don't know him." That said, Jack ran inside and went to the study, where all he saw was a frustrated Wargreymon humanoid in shorts, sit on a desk and sweaty.
Jack approached him and sat in front of him after getting a chair. "Jack, I--"
"Wake up!" Jack slapped him on the face.
"Ow!"
"Wake up! You can't just live on the image of one woman! What if you don't even see her again, huh? What if she was just there as a tourist? What if--"
"Quiet!" Shigeru slapped Jack this time.
"Don't you think I know that? I just can't stop thinking about her!" He replied, angry at the slap.
"Well, forget about her!"
"What if I see her again?"
"Well, you just--"
A black hand came in and slapped them both. "Ow!"
"Well, freak, you just talk to her and, if you can, get a date and know her. And as for you, Jack, well... You're the worst'sage' I've seen." Sentence said, Toshiro turned around and left the room.
The two dragons looked at each other, and with that, the almost-emergency was over.
Saturday, Odaiba Harbor...
"Ahh, nothing like a day here- it sure beats work..." A peaceful Toshiro in shorts just mumbled as he fell asleep. Well, let us resume it: They were never fans of swimsuits anyway. So, basically, let us be fair and frank: They were all in shorts: Jack in his usual blue ones, Toshiro and Shigeru were in the same ones-the only difference was in color: Toshiro's were white and Shigeru's were red; Ted had sport-like black shorts with blue, red and green lines decorating it, John wore green shorts that, believe it nor not, matched with their color and Bob was wearing yellow ones. The brothers were enjoying the shade of a nearby coconut tree.
"Agreed, it's better than kicking some dumb-ass thief's head." His yellow brother responded as he just enjoyed the peaceful time.
"Ah, here goes!" A ball shot ahead at Bob, who was forced to hit it back up and straight to the shooter, John.
"Okay, tough guy, let's see whatcha got!" Jack yelled as he only hit the ball John threw at him with a jump and aimed it straight at Bernard.
"Oh, leave him alone, don't insult him!"
"Harder, harder! You can do better than that in beach volleyball, Dad!" Marianne shouted dressed in a small swimsuit from her wheelchair as Bob nodded in total annoyance and jumped, raising a hand that hit the ball and sent it flying all the way to Ted's face- and he was just taking a walk with Caroline. "OW!" He was knocked back into the hot sand and Caroline just laughed at the poor wolf Digimon. He slowly got up in total anger, growling in total insanity.
"Uh, sorry, I didn't--"
"You runt, you ruined the moment! Now I'll ruin the game, come here!" He started to run at a fast speed-too fast for our Zudomon humanoid friend. Then... The chase was on.
"Wha—Hey, I apologized, isn't that enough for you?"
"Shut up and run!"
Later...
"Aw, yeah, forget the chase, this is enough..." Ted muttered under his hot breath as he relaxed under the hot sun of the Harbor; Caroline just fell asleep in his side for an agreement.
"I'm dying to stay here forever and ever..." Marianne simply pronounced, but then... "Ow." Bob had actually hit her head because of that sentence. Twice.
"Jack, can we do like Marianne and stay here forever please...?"
"No."
"Just forget about our worries and stay with me please..."
"No."
Kaylee only pleaded him rather hastily, and every time it was a NO she got for an answer.
"..." John and the brothers said nothing: Their answer was obvious. However...
"Aaaahhhh!"
"!" Everyone snapped awake and got up once they heard the scream. "There, look! It's--" Toshiro pointed out to a nearby mountain and they froze.
"It's an avalanche!" John looked on to some of the tourists, and he gasped. "They're wounded! We need an ambulance!"
"You mean ambulances! Call them!" Ted rushed ahead to the people to tend to their wounds.
Jack was all speed-dial HQ once he realized what was going on. "Ada, we need ambulances at Odaiba Harbor now!"
"I know- we were just called, so we have them on their way! By the way, what were you doing there?"
"On vacation, but some bastard with nothing else to do just ruined our vacation and the tourists' vacations too..."
"I see, well, it's good to know you were there at the right time! Hang in there, they're on their way!"
"Alright, but hurry- That avalanche has no signs of stopping them!" Jack hung up and decided to take care of the people- the least he could do.
Meanwhile, Toshiro was investigating the situation, and then... "...What the...?" He saw a little boy being beat up by an Etemon bent on his death. "!"
"You see that, huh? This is your fault for not getting the weed I wanted!" He was about to shoot him with a gun when suddenly, a reddish ball of energy was shot at him and he was sent flying to a nearby tree.
Toshiro ran up to the boy and checked on him. "Hey pal, you alright?"
"Y-Yeah, thanks!" The boy turned around and ran away from the scene. Immediately, his crest of kindness shone brightly as the Etemon staggeringly got up, mad.
"Yo, ya ruined my time with the kid!"
"Nothing gave you the right to hurt him."
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Toshiro: Digi-Switch to... Blackwargreymon- Digi Mode!
"Whoa, this is new!" Toshiro was charging up a sphere of red energy in his hands and aimed it at Etemon.
"This one's for you! Terra Destroyer!" There was nothing more to be said.
"Arrgh!" The Digimon vanished into tiny prints of data. Toshiro reverted to his normal self, but realized what he did: And this time, he clearly understood what it meant.
"The crest did it..."
"Aah!"
"?" He ran back to the field but what he saw was too much.
"Look out!" Shigeru yelled out as a boulder was about to fall on a fellow tourist, and he placed his life in jeopardy when he stood there.
"What are you doing?" Toshiro yelled out to no avail: The boulder fell on Shigeru's hands as he held it tight within them. But once he looked down...
"You're Katsumi!" He yelled as she looked at him completely baffled.
"Hey, even a female kendo fighter needs her own relaxing time!" She said with the slightest drawing of a smile on her lips.
"Oh, I see. Ugh..." He grunted a little- the boulder was very heavy. "Man, this thing's heavy..."
"I know..." They just looked at each other, locked up in that stare.
"What the Hell are those two doing? That thing's gonna make them rotten pancakes!" John asked Jack who was completely speechless.
"He's insane! He'll kill himself!" Bernard warned, but Marianne only smiled.
"Meh, he'll be fine!"
"Say, Katsumi..."
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Say, after I get rid of this piece of shit, you wanna go out next Sunday...?"
"Sure, if you say so... Where?"
"Anywhere you want, as long as you enjoy it!" He grinned in fright-he was holding a giant boulder that could very well kill them both.
"He's asking her out?" Everyone questioned his reckless behavior as he just chuckled.
"Um... Shigeru, you better get rid of that. You'll get hurt..."
"Ah, forget it- I've seen worse times. This is nothing."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I'm a bit of a bulldozer when it comes to these things!"
Suddenly, he kneeled a little, trying to hold it off. "Um... Katsumi, you better run away now. You'll get hurt..."
"Ah, forget it- I've seen worse times. This is nothing."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and let's not repeat each other... Who knows what could happen?" She took out her katana; this time it was real.
"Huh...? What're ya gonna do?"
"I'll try to help, just hold on." She stepped away from him. "Stay as still as possible! Trust me!" He nodded and closed his eyes as she jumped up and unsheathed the weapon, which she thrust down through the boulder.
"!" Everyone was terrified at the action, but saw that it was for good: The boulder was actually cut in half as she stored away the weapon. Soon, Shigeru was able to stand up and raise the other half perfectly.
"Much better! Ugh!" He turned around and threw away the stone to a nearby sand dune... Right where it rested in peace.
"Thanks for helping me before. I was so scared I couldn't do anything." Katsumi expressed her newest date as he stretched himself after the whole strength session.
"You too- You saved our lives!" He laughed a little and so did she.
"By the way, about the date, it's still on, right?"
He grinned at her. "Oh, yes, it is!"
"Okay, we got our numbers?"
"Check."
"Addresses?"
"Check."
"Okay, just one last thing!"
"Don't tell me we--" The sentence was interrupted by a kiss. But they just gave in, completely as they hugged each other. He gave out a slight moan as he returned that expression of love.
"Aw, that's so cute!" Marianne said in total fascination as Jack looked at her confused.
"You sure have a knack for this."
"Tee-hee! Secret talent!"
...Whoo. This was a lot. And very dramatic at that, right? Hope you enjoyed it, if you just jumped here by accident, please read and review!