Broken Realities
I don't own Digimon
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'Thoughts'
"talking out loud"
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(V)(V) different point of view
'+' flash back
Chapter 17
He wakes to having a pounding head ach. He looks around only to find Kouji lying to his far right. He then remembers about that party that they got invited to. Bel'Ore had been the one that told them about it and some how they found themselves heading to the top floor of their building. The foods that had been made for it had been great. The music loud and someone had connected all the speakers from each of the rooms to play the same music. The other older teens had kept some rules in place. Kouji and him had volunteered to help out like that; they had from Fs and Gs to look after. Some jokers had been trying to have kids around ten years of age drink some sake. They had been good at spotting that.
Jill DawnWing was some one he wouldn't mind getting to know better. She was from a reality where the Americas had stayed mostly in control of the natives' tribes that lived there. The 'White' men only settled the east coasts of the Americas. Her grandfather had been a shaman who married a Scottish woman who fled an arranged marriage. It was during her father's teenage years that her reality got invaded by the GL. Her father's people had just slipped away from most of the Digimon that came. It was from a unit of Stalkers about nine years ago that found her tribe. Most of the Stalkers just covered where the tribe really was, for they were among the last humans to be found. When the Stalkers began to talk about partnering up with Digimon, about eighteen of her age group choice to partner up. Jill became partners with a D'arcmon named Elspeth. Jill's also 13 years old, and will be having a birthday in three months. Jill's a little taller then he is and brown hair that's tied in a braid. Hazel eyes and great sense of humor, he hadn't really thought about girls his own age for a while.
He very reluctantly gets out of the bed. He then decides to see if Takato, just to let him know what happened last night. T.K. and Patamon might still be in bed. He then stops and looks at his cloths and then smells himself. Deciding that Takato can wait, he goes to the bathroom and begins to draw a bath for himself.
Sometime later, after he finishes having a bath and getting dressed. He makes sure that his Naruto necklace was around his neck; he then heads for the kitchen. Soon he has breakfast underway and then sees the time. It's almost noon, he just couldn't believe it. He then just shakes his head and continues to make … lunch.
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He watches the matches, it was almost noon and he still didn't know just why anyone, other then Rika and himself, were still asleep. It turns out that there had been two parties last night; one where most of the humans and their partners had been last night and the other was where the unpartnered Digimon had been.
He didn't mind missing either party, he likes spending quiet time with Rika. There was some turkey leftover; he had to tell Guilmon that it was T.K. and Patamon's lunch. He only hopes that T.K. and Patamon get up before they head back up.
With most of the compound having gone to either party, the sparring matches weren't what they should be. Right now it seems that the three vs. three was ending and he could see Wind just shake her head at the performance at all of today's Digimon. "Ok, the rest of today's matches are over. Have a good time." Wind says then leaves in a huff. He and his partner also leave; it looks like this afternoon will be a spare. He didn't mind at all.
He decides to head to where Dash and Cassandra's apartment. Guilmon follows and they take their time as they walk. They see lots of sleepy people and Digimon. Some look like they could fall asleep as they stand. They soon found themselves in front of the apartment door.
Guilmon knocks on the door and to his surprise Dash opens the door and on seeing that it was just Guilmon and him, his face dropped and lets them in. "Sorry, thought you were the doctor. Come in, I think Cass could use someone else to talk to. It seems that today's the day." Dash says as they head into the apartment. "You mean that it's TODAY?" He asks Dash. Dash nods and Guilmon looks confused about what they're talking about.
They enter the room where Cassandra was lying on her back. She sees Guilmon and him, and then says in pain, "Thanks for coming." He leads Guilmon to the left side of the bed and holds Cassandra's left hand. Cassandra sighs and then squeezes the hand very hard. Dash looks surprised at that and asks him, "Why hold her hand?" "It's something that common thing to do with a woman in labor." He answers. "O." was all Dash says.
Cassandra continues to squeeze his hand every so often and Guilmon just shrugs the fact that he didn't know what are happening other then Cassandra being in pain for some reason. Dash couldn't stop moving around, and he couldn't blame Dash. It was Dash's first time being a dad. Then Cassandra's squeezes got more frequent and she began to squeeze harder as well. "Dash, I think it's getting ready to come out!" He tells Dash and Dash look pale at hearing that. "But the doctor's not here yet!" Dash says as he races out of the room to go check the front door.
Just as Dash returns to the room, Cassandra begins to glow and then more brightly. They couldn't see what's happening, then the light fades and there in Cassandra's arms is a Digi-Egg. Guilmon says in awe, "Oooo." He smiles at looking at Cassandra and the egg. Cassandra's a sleep and Dash moves to Cassandra's right and covers his wife.
They move out of the room to let Cassandra sleep, it'll be about two weeks before the egg hatches. They sit by the table in the kitchen area. "Thanks for comforting her, Takato. I wasn't much help, huh?" Dash says quietly. "Hey, your new to this whole dad thing. Next time you'll not panic, huh?" He tells Dash. Dash nods and then there's a knock at the door. Dash answers it and then talks to who's ever at the door. Then Dash closes the door and sits back down at his chair. "It was the doctor. I told him that everything's fine." Dash tells him and he nods. Then Guilmon asks, "Where did that egg come from?" Both Dash and him look at Guilmon's puzzled expression and then he tells Guilmon, "Renamon might be willing to tell you and if not, I'll be more then willing to tell you." Guilmon nods still looking puzzled about what Renamon had to do about this.
He hopes that Renamon doesn't hurt him too much for that. The way Renamon was last night made him wonder if Renamon's interest in Guilmon has changed or something. If Renamon was just thinking of Guilmon as a little brother, then it's alright. He really wonders just what Renamon thoughts were when it came to some things. Renamon has been silent about her opinion about things. He might talk to Rika about it.
Dash then asks, "So, what was it like to Digivolve for the first time?" He sighs and begins to tell Dash all about it. Guilmon just looks on, thinking about something else.
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An hour ago Avatre had woken up and had told her about just what Kurt plans on doing. Then Avatre the WereLyxnmon fell asleep again. She was on her way to the meeting room to talk to the other masters of the Inu'Dor.
She just couldn't believe that Kurt would throw it in with the Stalkers, though. It really didn't fit, at least to her way of thinking. 'What does he have to gain? He'll never be fully trusted and he could easily find himself being betrayed by his so-called allies. What profit is there to have that happen? Is this just a cover, hoping for the Stalkers to take out the GL and then to take out the Stalkers? It still doesn't make sense! He could have easily just wait for this whole thing to blow over, and then make his move. Of course that's what I plan on doing, in a few years anyway. I can't believe that the GL doesn't even see that their no longer the greatest power any more. Grim being deleted was just one of the most easy one to see! Not that I mourn that knight, but as I see it, if one of the greatest warriors that the GL ever employed was so easily deleted, what does this tell you of the GL of itself?'
She's snapped out of her thoughts as she comes to the door to where the meeting to be held. She pores energy into the doors and they open for her. She steps through the door way and then moves to her perch. She see the other large Digimon and nods to them. They nod back to her; she soon settles on her perch and waits for it to quiet down before starting. "To the guardians of the Anchor! I bear new of what War Master Kurt plans on doing. It seems that Kurt plans treason by throwing his lot with the Stalkers!" She pauses as the crowd before her begins to talk in angry voices about treason to the GL. After about ten minutes of this, the voices soon fade and she continues, "Thanks to the effort of Avatre to bring us the news of this treason. I believe I speak for us all when I suggest that she be given our protection." Again the crowd in front of her shouts agreements to that statement. Then continues after it dies down again. "It seems that Kurt plans to make his move on Monday, and as it hurts me to say this I say we let him. We have our duty to perform! The realities of the Stalkers have yet to be disconnected! And it is up to us to attack the very realities that the Stalkers control! Let the GL deal with the traitor Kurt! We have more important things to do then to make war on a fraction that has turned into rebels!" She doesn't get a chance to say the last bit, for the whole crowd roars it's approval, even if they wish to punish the rebels of Kurt's.
It was Maul the DeathXDorugremon that spoke next, "Then let us get on with our research! This changes nothing! It affects us not! Avatre shall be under Tel'Sora's care and her responsibility, so I believe there is nothing more to talk about!" She nods in agreement with Maul, the others large Digimon nods as well. Soon the unimportant masters file out of the room, leaving about thirty Digimon. All of the large Digimon remain as well as Nav, Joust, and other trusted masters.
It was Asin the Quetzalmon that began this meeting of the council. "This shouldn't be news. We know that the other fractions have been making moves in small challenges on the GL for the last ten years. We ourselves have been granted more power in certain matters." Asin looks around before speaking, "I say that we should keep this from the GL. No point in alarming them about this upstart that Kurt plans. If they didn't know ahead of time, then it's their own fault for not keeping a better eye on War Master Kurt." Asin finishes. She doesn't speak, for they all know her thoughts on the GL. Soon the matters turn toward plans for the future.
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By suppertime, Guilmon and him leave Dash and Cassandra to have some alone time. Dash and him had traded information about fatherhood. He and Dash just spent the whole afternoon talking about things; he talked about the spar matches that he has watched. Guilmon just fell asleep as they continued to talk.
They make it back to the apartments to find the entire group just about to leave the apartment. It was Rika that spoke for the group, "Where have you been?" "We were at Dash and Cassandra's apartment. Cassandra was early, the Digi-Egg looks find." He tells the assembled group of Digidestine, Tamers, and Legendary Warriors. It was Ryo that says, "Told you that he was fine." Rika sends a glare at Ryo. They then moved back into the apartment and he then tells them about the whole thing.
To be continued …