Hazard & Chaos
Chapter 1: The Birth
By: Damerei A.
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the Digimon series. I kinda wish I did because this show could really role in some money for me but I can't have it like that. This story shall take place from the beginning of the season 3 and continue on out. What if there had been another reason Takato was given Guilmon besides the fact that he had created him but was unaware of that reason? Find out the mysterious secrets behind the connection between Takato and Guilmon.
Mie Matsuki stood in the doorway and sighed as she saw that Takato had yet to wake up. If she didn't get up very soon he would be late for school for the fourth time this week. She walked over to the bed and grabbed the top of the covers that happened to be wrapped around Takato's head and gave a hard yank but was surprised as Takato kept a firm hold on them. She gave another hard tug but only got the same results and this began to irritate her since Takato would be late for school again if he didn't get up very soon. Finally, she managed to tug the covers out of his grip enough to expose a mass of brown hair and leaned down to place her lips next to his ear.
Mie took a deep breath. "TAKATO MATSUKI! IF YOU DON'T GET UP THIS VERY INSTANT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!"
Mie quickly leaned back as the mass of brown hair jerked with a start as Takato bolted straight up with a look of fright etched into his features. He quickly placed a hand over his chest to calm his heart down then, turned to look at his mother for a few seconds before frowning.
"Geez, what's the big idea yelling in my ear like that, mom? You almost gave me a heart attack just now." Takato said, sleepily.
Mie frowned as well. "Well, if you weren't so lazy then, I wouldn't have to wake you up like this every morning. Now, hurry up and get dressed so you can get something to eat and hopefully you'll get to school on time."
Takato sighed as he climbed out of bed. "I'm not lazy, mom. I was just up late the past few nights studying for this big test Miss Asagi is giving us today."
"If you could put as much effort into getting up on time as you do studying then, I wouldn't have to worry about you so much." Mie said, walking out of the room.
Takato sighed again. (Man, why must she always do this to me everyday?)
Takato quickly changed into his normal clothes that consisted of a blue hooded shirt, grey pants, gold wristbands, and gold-rimmed goggles along with green sneakers to complete his outfit. The young Matsuki quickly grabbed his backpack and made a dash out of the room and down into the kitchen where his mother was standing over the counter rolling some bread. Mie turned her head as she heard someone enter the kitchen and smiled as she saw that Takato was now fully awake and dressed.
"It's about time you got up. Your breakfast is on the table but could you do me a quick favor?" Mie asked.
"Um sure, mom." Takato replied, uncertainly.
Mie smiled. "Could you pull out the loaves from the oven and replace them with some fresh ones?" Takato nodded. "Thank you very much, sweetie."
Takato grabbed an oven mitt from the tabletop and headed over to the oven to retrieve the loaves of bread. He opened the oven and pulled out the freshly baked loaves of bread then, replaced them with another batch of freshly rolled ones before closing the oven again. He quickly discarded the glove then, glanced over at the clock to see that he only had a few minutes left if he was going to have enough time to meet up with Kazu and Kenta.
"Oh, man! I'm going to be late again!" Takato exclaimed.
Mie looked back at Takato as he ran towards the door but not before he grabbed some bread that she had set out for him then, disappeared from her sight. The brown-haired woman could only sigh and shake her head at him but there was nothing she could do to change him. A moment later, the backdoor opened as Takehiro Matsuki walked into the kitchen and stepped up behind his wife, embracing her from around her waist.
"Did he actually get up on time for once?" Takehiro asked.
Mie shook her head. "No, I had to wake him up again. I just don't know what I'm going to do about him since he seems to get even lazier everyday. I'm starting to wonder if we did something wrong in raising him and sometimes I have trouble getting him to listen to me."
Takehiro chuckled. "Dear, you worry too much sometimes. I'm sure that it's just a stage that Takato is going through since he's not your little boy anymore. He's growing up and you have to start treating him like he is."
Mie sighed. "I can't help it because he is my little boy but sometimes he seems so distant and I'm starting to worry."
Takehiro could only embrace her, as he was unable to come up with something to ease her fears. She was correct about the fact that Takato did seem to be rather distant lately but he figured that it was merely a stage that he was going through at the moment. He could only hope that his son would get over it very soon before something actually happened for the worse.
Meanwhile, Takato was running down the streets of Shinjuku at breakneck speed and everyone that saw him coming quickly got out of the way knowing that it was the Matsuki Hurricane that was coming there way. Takato was breathing heavily as he made his way to Shinjuku Park where Kazu and Kenta would be waiting for him in the kid's area of the playground while playing the digimon card game.
"Man, I hope they don't leave without me again." Takato said in panic.
Finally, the young gogglehead reached the little structure that they used as a club and made his way inside. He could easily hear the sounds of Kazu and Kenta above him as he lifted himself up into the loft. As usual the two were immersed in another game in which Kazu was winning over Kenta as usual but neither looked up as Takato entered.
Takato was busy looking through his box of digimon cards and took out some cards from his pocket to add to his collection. He was about to grab his card reader when he heard a groan of despair that he recognized as Kenta's and turned around just in time to see Kazu warp digivolve his Agumon all the way to it's mega form, WarGreymon but he could've sworn that it had been a MetalGreymon when he first arrived but quickly shrugged it off.
"Yes, now I use WarGreymon's A attack to crush your WereGarurumon and I win yet again!" Kazu exclaimed, triumphantly.
"Oh, man! That's the tenth loss this morning and it just isn't fair." Kenta groaned. "I could've won if you didn't have that blast digivolve card then, I would've beaten you."
"No, you wouldn't have because you fell directly into my strategy and now you see why I'm the best. If you keep losing to me like this you won't have any cards left to play with." Kazu taunted.
Takato snickered and for the first time the two boys looked up to see Takato there.
"Hey, chumly. How long have you been there?" Kazu asked.
Takato shrugged. "Long enough to see you beat Kenta again. I almost thought that I was going to be late and that you guys were going to leave without me again."
"Well, chumly. You got lucky since I had to prove to Kenta who the superior card player around here is and I'll prove it to everyone when I enter the Digimon tournament next month." Kazu boasted then, grinned at Takato. "Do you want to try your luck, Takato? I'm sure I can squeeze in a quick game with you before we have to leave for school."
Takato grinned. "What for so I can take more of your cards?"
Kazu frowned. "You just got lucky and I didn't bring my best cards with me last time. This time I'll be the one that wins and you'll have to give me five of your best cards."
Takato shook his head. "Nope, I really don't feel like playing today and besides I don't want to humiliate you again."
"Whatever, chumly. I know you're scared so I won't hold it against you this time but next time we're going to play for real." Kazu said then, glanced at his watch. "Come on, you guys. If we leave now we can still make it to school on time."
With that said, Kenta and Kazu jumped down to the ground and ran out of the structure but Takato remained behind as he finished organizing his cards but something caught his eye. He noticed a shining blue color as he moved around a few cards and saw that it was a blue card that he had never seen before and wondered how it got mixed in with his cards. The card was mainly blue with a silver edge running along its left side with a yellow square in the middle and what looked like a small dinosaur coming out of the center of the square. He turned the card to get a better look at it and was surprised as the card flashed with different colors for a fraction of a second.
"I don't remember ever having this card before. Maybe Kazu or Kenta slipped it in before I came here but how can I use it?" Takato mused to himself.
Absentmindedly, his left hand reached for the card reader and pulled both items next to each other. The blue card flashed again right before Takato slowly slid it through the card reader slot. As soon as he finished swiping the card Takato noticed the screens was flooded with random numbers and yelped in surprise as the small device began smoking. The card reader clatter to the floor before Takato and smoking increased as well as sparks of electricity were being flung out of the device but just as suddenly as it started it stopped. Takato stared at the card reader for a second in confusion and started reaching for it when it began glowing while its form began to morph into something else. Once the light died away, Takato saw that it had become different device but his mind almost automatically informed him that it had to be a digivice. The digivice was mainly white with a red ring around the small screen on the top while it was wide at the top and slender at the bottom for easier gripping. As he took a closer look he noticed that there were various runes engraved into the red ring but he couldn't make them out but knew they had to be important.
"Wow, does this mean that I'm a digimon tamer?" Takato asked himself in awe.
He reached for the digivice again but as his right hand made contact with it he was shocked by a sudden burning feeling on the back of his hand. He suddenly noticed that a mark was beginning to form on the back of his hand and was shocked as it turned out to be a hazard symbol. The symbol glowed crimson red for a few moments then, slowly faded away along with the burning sensation. Takato remained in a frozen position for a few moments as he tried to figure out what had happened but it was short lived as Kenta's voice reached him.
"Hey, chumly! If you don't hurry then, we're going to be late for school again." Kenta yelled.
Takato jumped in surprise and quickly pocketed the digivice then, quickly closed the lid of his card box before leaping to the ground below. He looked ahead to see both Kazu and Kenta waiting for him but they started running off once they saw him.
"Hey, wait up you guys." Takato called out.
Kazu laughed. "No way, chumly. We're not going to be late again because of you."
Kenta joined in the laughter as Takato struggled to catch up with the two boys. His mind quickly went back to the digivice that now resided in his pocket and he wondered if he was truly a digimon tamer then, where was his digimon.
Kazu, Kenta, and Takato ran through the halls in an attempt to make to class before the bell rang but as Takato turned the final corner he ran into someone and fell back into Kazu. Both boys were sent tumbling to the floor along with the unknown person but they quickly looked up as the heard Kenta gasp. They gasped as well as they saw that it was their teacher, Mrs. Asagi that Takato had bumped into and Kazu quickly scrambled to his feet. The brown-haired woman slowly looked up while rubbing her forehead and frowned as she saw that it was Takato that had ran into her.
"Takato Matsuki, how many times have I told you and your friends about running in the halls?" Mrs. Asagi asked, dryly.
Takato quickly stammered an apology while Kazu and Kenta laughed at their friend. That was until Mrs. Asagi turned her gaze onto the two boys and they quickly clammed up while trying to look innocent. It was at that moment the bell ring and all three boys paled considerably but Mrs. Asagi noticed this and couldn't resist the urge to chuckle.
"Don't worry, you three aren't late since you're with me but all of you have detention after school for running in the halls." Mrs. Asagi said.
All three boys groaned in response and hung their heads low. Mrs. Asagi and Takato got back to their feet before the brown-haired woman turned and all three boys followed her in the direction of their class. The classroom that had once been in quiet a ruckus quickly quieted down as Mrs. Asagi and the three boys entered the room. Kazu, Kenta, and Takato all blushed in embarrassment as they saw that they had quickly become the center of attention and their blushes deepened as a few of their classmates began giggling.
Mrs. Asagi looked at the three boys. "Okay, you three. Take your seats and try not to interrupt my class for once, got that?"
The three boys quickly answered their agreement and made their ways over to their seats. Takato slumped down in his seat and released a heavy sigh as he heard Mrs. Asagi begin calling out names. He absentmindedly answered her but his mind was now focused on the digivice that was now resting in his pocket and he wondered why he had received it. It was different from the ones that he had seen in both seasons of the digimon TV series but he wondered if that meant that digimon were truly real.
(If I'm really a digidestined then, where is my digimon? I thought whenever a digidestined got there digivice that they always got there digimon not long after that and why does digimon tamer keeps popping up in my head?) Takato thought.
Deciding that it wouldn't help him to continue dwelling on the thought he pulled out a small pad from his pocket and flipped through it. The pages were filled with some crudely drawn and some accurately drawn pictures of various digimon. Finally, reaching a clean sheet the googleheaded boy began drawing in the design for what his ideal partner would be like. The digimon was roughly based on Agumon but was larger than the orange rookie and was mostly red in color with a white patch for its stomach. Three claws adorned the dinosaur-like digimon's hands and two large claws extended from his feet while two bat-like wings were on either side of its reptilian head. A large triangle with three other triangles surrounding the faces of the first was placed in the top front of his nose and the same marking appearing again on the back of his forearms and the front of his shins. A large hazard symbol much like the one that had appeared on the back of Takato's hand was centered in the middle of his stomach. Black rings were wrapped around the upper part of his tail, the upper part of his legs, halfway around his lower torso, halfway around his neck, and also just behind the symbols on his forearms. Finally, the digimon's eyes were a gold color and had black markings just below each eye. As Takato finished drawing, he was surprised at how detailed the drawing was and wondered how he could've drawn such an accurate drawing of his ideal partner.
(Guilmon.) The name echoed through Takato's head and he couldn't suppress the small smile that appeared on his lips. (I'll make him the most powerful rookie ever and he'll have the best attacks.)
Takato immediately began scribbling in various statistics for his digimon's strength but he had no idea how fate would choose to reward him for this act. Takato was so engrossed in his drawing that he hadn't noticed that Mrs. Asagi had stopped talking and was glaring in his direction. The brown-haired woman had tried calling out to him several times but had been ignored and this tended to annoy her since this was becoming a recurring habit of Takato's.
(Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with him. I think I must have done something in a past life of mine to deserve having Takato Matsuki in my class for the last two years.) Nami thought, despairingly.
With a slight frown, she walked around her desk and over to where Takato was seated. Kazu and Kenta watched this act and couldn't help feel sorry for their friend while at the same time they were glad that it was him and not them. Mrs. Asagi finally reached Takato's desk and resisted the urge to groan as she saw that Takato was once again drawing pictures of Digimon. Even though, she didn't like the fact that he did this while she was teaching she had to admit that he was an excellent artist since the picture was intricately detailed. However, even though she admired his artistic skills it was still no excuse for her to allow him to ignore her teachings.
"Matsuki, how many times have I told you not to engage in your little artistic episodes while in my class? This the third time this week I've caught you drawing pictures when you should be paying attention. What exactly do you have to say for yourself this time?" Mrs. Asagi demanded in slightly angered tone of voice.
Takato looked up in surprise as he heard Mrs. Asagi's voice and paled when saw the woman frowning down at him. Takato laughed, nervously while rubbing the back of his head in an embarrassed manner.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Asagi. I promise that it won't happen again." Takato said, nervously.
Mrs. Asagi sighed, heavily. "Takato, just go stand outside until I can think of an appropriate way to punish you."
Takato hung his head as he stood and headed out of the classroom while ignoring the giggles from his classmates. Kazu, Kenta, and one girl could only stare at him sympathetically as he slowly made his way out of the door. Takato's shadowed reflection reappeared next to the window as he slowly leaned back against the glass. A moment later, he could hear the voice of Mrs. Asagi as she once again resumed her teachings and sighed as he pulled out his notepad. Luckily, Mrs. Asagi hadn't grabbed it from him like she normally would. He looked over the drawing of Guilmon and made sure that everything was perfect before he placed the notepad back into his pocket. He suddenly remembered the digivice in his other pocket and his hand quickly sought out the object.
Takato flipped the digivice over in his hands then, looked at the small black screen in the center. He pressed one of the buttons that was located beneath the screen but nothing happened so he sighed again. Looking closely at the device, he took note of the runes and noticed that they looked exactly like the symbol that had appeared on the back of his hand as well as the symbols that he had drawn on Guilmon.
(I wonder exactly what I'm supposed to do with this. Maybe I got this digivice by accident and it was meant for Kazu or Kenta but what about that symbol that appeared on my hand. Maybe I was just imagining it and I guess I'll just put it off for the time being.) Takato thought as he pocketed the small device once again.
The goggleheaded boy leaned his head back against the window and his mind wandered to what it would be like for him to be a digimon tamer and have Guilmon as his digimon. There wouldn't be a digimon that could stand a chance against them and he would be the best tamer in the entire world. However, Takato was unaware that the screen of the digivice was had lit up and was displaying the hazard symbol while the symbol on the back of his hand had reappeared and was glowing a crimson red.
Later Takato found himself sitting in class during lunch as punishment for not paying attention in class. He had been instructed to write a two page paper apologizing for not paying attention in class and saying that he would not do so again. He was only halfway done with the first page when he sighed and turned his gaze to look out the window. Scanning the grounds outside, he could easily make out Kazu, Kenta, and a few of his other friends beneath a tree playing the digimon card game, as was their normal ritual. He groaned in despair and wished that he was out there with them instead of inside writing some stupid paper all because Mrs. Asagi had caught him drawing. It was like the woman had a personal vendetta against him since he was always the one that she targeted to discipline as if she was using him as an example for the rest of the class.
Suddenly, he was aware of another presence in the room by the rhythmic tapping of shoes on the floor as they echoed throughout the room. He slowly turned to see who it was and felt his face flush a light shade of pink as he caught sight of his crush, Jeri Kato. Jeri was in his mind the most attractive girl in his class with her long auburn hair tied into a single ponytail that extended from the left side of her head and clear blue eyes. His blush deepened as she made her way over to his desk while smiling then, she turned and headed towards her own desk. Takato quickly shook his head and looked back down at his paper, as he knew he had to finish it by the end of lunch. However, he jumped in surprise as a dog puppet suddenly filled his view.
"Whaaaaa!!!" Takato yelled out as he sat up straight almost losing his balance.
"Ruff!" The puppet barked. "Jeri wants to know how are you?"
Takato stared at the puppet for a moment before looking up at Jeri who was standing beside him. The auburn haired girl smiled at him as she pulled the puppet back to hold it against her chest.
Takato blushed. "I-I-I'm doing fine. Um…thanks for asking."
Jeri smiled. "I thought you might be lonely so I came to check up on you. What were you drawing when Mrs. Asagi came to your desk?"
Takato looked down, embarrassed. "I was um… drawing digimon."
Jeri giggled and held out her puppet again. "Ruff! Maybe you could show us some of your pictures. Ruff!"
Takato blushed, slightly. "I-if-if you want then, I guess it's okay."
Jeri smiled again. "Well, I'll see you later, Takato."
Takato offered a weak goodbye as the girl turned and headed out of the classroom. However, a moment later he sweatdropped as the puppet head slipped back round the corner.
"Ruff! You better hurry up and finish that paper or you'll be in trouble. Ruff!" The sock puppet said before disappearing again.
Takato shook his head a few times and I wondered how he ended up being attracted to her. True, she was really cute but at the same time she was a little weird and tended to creep him out a lot. He looked back down at the paper before him and after a moment's hesitation he began writing again. If he didn't hurry up and Mrs. Asagi's paper soon then, she would make him stay even longer after school to finish. He already knew that if he came home a little late that his parents would get worried and have the police looking for him.
It was quite some time later Takato walked into the family bakery with a tired expression on his face and slumped forward shoulders. He groaned as he remembered how Mrs. Asagi had extended his after school punishment for another thirty minutes even though he had finished the paper but that had only been part of his punishment. He hated having to walk home by himself since neither Kazu nor Kenta had waited up for him. He noticed that his father was busy with customers but had looked up when he heard the door chime as it opened.
"Hey there, son. What are you doing home so late?" Takehiro asked.
Takato sighed. "I got detention from Mrs. Asagi again but it really wasn't my fault this time. I accidentally ran into her when I was trying to get to class on time and she made me stay after school."
Takehiro raised an eyebrow. "Well, I'm sure Nami had a good reason for assigning you detention and since you have a legitimate excuse you don't have to worry about getting into trouble. Go in the kitchen and see if your mother needs any help with the bread."
Takato sighed. "Yeah, okay."
Takehiro could only frown as he watched Takato walk into the kitchen while mumbling something inaudible. He realized that Mie had been right to worry about Takato since he noticed that at times Takato seemed completely indifferent. However, he quickly pushed the thought aside as he once again attended to the customers.
Takato walked into the kitchen and looked around with a bored look until his eyes settled on Mie. The brown-haired woman had her back to him as she was placing freshly made bread into the oven. Takato made his way over to stand a few feet behind her before calling out to her.
"Hey, mom!" Takato exclaimed, cheerfully.
Mie turned to look over her shoulder and smiled when she saw Takato but it was quickly replaced by a frown. Mie turned to face Takato and the young gogglehead immediately flinched at the hard look she was directing at him. There was nothing worse to have his mother start yelling at him when he was late from school.
"Well, explain yourself this time, young man. What reason do you have for coming home two hours late?" Mie demanded.
"Mrs. Asagi gave me detention again." Takato replied, sheepishly.
Mie sighed, softly as her expression softened. "Takato, you've been assigned detention by Mrs. Nami everyday this week and I'm starting to wonder if you doing this on purpose. Is it because you don't want to help out around the bakery?"
Takato was caught off guard by that question. "No, it's nothing like that. I really like helping you and dad since I love the smell of fresh bread. I think Mrs. Asagi has it out for me since I'm always the one that she decides to punish."
"Well, there isn't a point in arguing about this. I don't really need any help right now so you should go ahead and get washed up for dinner. It's almost done and I'll have everything ready after a finish placing this last batch of bread in the oven to bake so hurry up." Mie said, a soft smile gracing her features.
Takato returned the smile and quickly headed up to his room, glad that his mother wasn't going to yell at him. He dropped his backpack and kicked off his shoes before dashing off to the bathroom to wash up for dinner. It wasn't long for the brown-haired boy was rushing down the stairs and back down into the kitchen. Mie and Takehiro were waiting for him since Takehiro had already closed the bakery for the night. The three members of the Matsuda family sat down at the table and began eating soon followed by laughter that echoed throughout the bakery.
It was some time later when Takato found himself in his room gazing at the object that lay on his dresser. He still was wondering why he had been chosen to receive a digivice and yet he had no digimon. Maybe his digimon was out there somewhere and he just had to find it but where could it be. He looked down at the notepad in his hands and gazed at the picture of Guilmon for a few moments before an idea came into his head.
"I wonder if this would work. When I scanned that blue card it turned my reader into a real digivice so maybe if I scan Guilmon's picture it will make him real. If it does then, I'll have the most perfect partner in the world." Takato said.
Takato stood from the bed and made his way over to the desk then, grabbed the digivice in his left hand. Slowly, he brought the notepad towards the slot on the right side then, pressed it against the top. Taking a quick deep breath, Takato began sliding the pad in but only managed to get the edge in before it became stuck and he realized how silly he was for even trying this in the first place. Mentally berating himself, the young goggled boy placed the digivice and pad down on the desktop then, turned away from it.
"What was I thinking?" Takato asked himself.
However, a peculiar sound caught his ears and he turned around to look behind him then, gasped in shock. The screen of the digivice was emitting an intense light as the top pages of his note pad were being sucked through the slot then, fell aimlessly on the floor. Takato was so surprised by this sudden turn of events that he failed to move from his spot by the door and could only watch in wide-eyed shock. This continued for a few more minutes before all the pages that contained the digimon statistics for Guilmon were scattered across the floor but Takato noticed that the screen was still lit. Takato slowly made his way over to his desk but his mind was a jumble of random thoughts.
(What the hell was that all about? Why was the digivice scanning my drawings of Guilmon and why did it start acting up all of a sudden? Ever since I got that thing I've had weird things happen to me like that symbol appearing on the back of my hand.) Takato thought then, looked at the back of his hand.
At first there was nothing there and Takato believed that he had imagined seeing the symbol earlier but as he lowered his hand he noticed a flash of red. He could only gasp in shock as the strange symbol appeared on the back of his hand once again he was still unsure as to why it was on the back of his hand but he was sure that it was a hazard symbol. Suddenly, his eyes gained a vacant look and his lips began moving in a silent whisper of the words that suddenly passed through his mind.
"Digital Hazard, Megidramon!" Takato exclaimed in a barely audible whisper.
As soon as the words were said, the vacant look vanished and Takato blinked a few times in a confused manner. He was now holding the digivice in his hand but he didn't remember picking in up. His eye quickly focused on the small digital screen in the center and was surprised to see that a white egg with red spots was pulsing in the center of it. Immediately, Takato's eyes widened in wonder and a huge smile appeared across his face.
"A digiegg!" Takato exclaimed with excitement. "I can't believe it! I'm really going to have my very own digimon."
Takato began pressing the buttons on the digivice and watched as the screens scrolled to the right but each time the digiegg was displayed. For a moment, Takato wished that the digivice had come with some sort of instruction manual but his excitement at having his own digimon was becoming almost unbearable. However, since he knew next to nothing about the digivice he could only wait until the egg hatched and see what kind of digimon would be born.
A sudden yawn escaped Takato's lips and he realized that he was rather tired from everything that happened to him earlier that day. Without realizing, Takato quickly slipped out of his normal clothes and into his pajamas before climbing into bed but he failed to realize that he was still clutching the digivice in his hand. As soon as Takato was sound asleep the digital hazard symbol appeared on the back of his hand was glowing even brighter than ever before.
Takato could feel a cold wind blowing around him and water falling against his head but his eyes were closed. With the sudden realization that it was raining his eyes snapped wide open in alarm. He found himself staring at the wall of a nearby building and could see the rain pouring down all around him. There was a light fog that hovered across the area and Takato had to wonder what kind of dream was this. He tried to move his arms but quickly realized that he couldn't since his arms and legs were stretched out in the parody of being crucified. He tried to move his arms again but it was impossible and there was nothing that Takato could see that was holding him so he was left in a state of confusion. The young Matsuki also realized that he was still dressed in his pajamas and he also felt a pressure in his right hand. Taking a quick glance he was surprised to see his digivice in his hand but didn't dwell on it long as he caught movement out of the corner of his eye.
The fog wasn't thick to obscure his vision so as Takato turned to look he was clearly able to see a Lynxmon walking forward towards a person appeared to be a redheaded girl about his age. The girl was wearing a long trench coat and sported a pair of dark shades. He couldn't really make out anymore details about her but he could easily tell that the girl was not afraid of the digimon that was coming towards and he soon realized why as a smirk appeared on her face.
"Renamon! Walk all over him!" The girl called out.
Takato noticed a shimmering in the air beside the girl, as a Renamon appeared in mid-air then, slowly settled to the ground in a kneeled position. The yellow and white fox-like digimon stood up and looked forward just in time to be slammed into by Lynxmon. Takato could only gasp in shock as he realized that the girl was a digimon tamer but he had no idea that there were evil digimon. He noticed the girl tamer hadn't moved even though Lynxmon had only passed with a few meters of her but luckily the fiery feline digimon was only focused on Renamon. Remembering the two digimon, Takato quickly focused his attention on the two and gasped as he saw that Renamon was pinned beneath Lynxmon, who was grinning deviously down at her. However, Takato noticed that her tamer had other ideas as saw her pull out a digivice like his except that it had a blue ring in contrast to his red one. He was surprised by this but he was even more surprise as he saw he pull out a card and by closer inspection he could see that it was from the digimon card game.
(I wonder what she plans to do with a card from the game.) Takato thought.
He soon got his answer as the mysterious girl pulled the card to the digivice while making a few arm movements.
"Digi-modify! Hyper-Speed Activate!" The girl called out as she slashed the card through the slot in the side.
Takato was surprised by this and looked back at the two digimon just in time to see Renamon smirk as she vanished from beneath Lynxmon leaving the fiery lion in a state of confusion. Renamon reappeared in the air above him and began descending down towards the confused digimon. Her paws were covered with bluish-white fire as she began to spin in mid-air while preparing her attack.
"Power Paw!" Renamon called out.
Lynxmon looked up just in time to get nailed in the face by Renamon and was sent flying a few feet away. Renamon landed and began walking past her tamer towards the fallen digimon. Lynxmon slowly got back to his feet but his head was lowered as he growled at Renamon before opening his mouth. Takato could only watch as a ball of fire began growing in Lynxmon's open mouth but Renamon seemed nonchalant as she continued her march.
"Thermal Mane!" Lynxmon yelled, lifting his head to face her.
Renamon's eyes widened in surprise as a blast of reddish-orange fire streaked towards her and raised her arms in an attempt to shield herself from the attack. Takato gasped as the fox-like digimon was thrown back to land beside her tamer but he was even more surprised to see that the redhead didn't seem to concerned about her partner's situation. The female tamer only reached for another card and brought it next to her digivice before speaking.
"Renamon, I'll be really angry if you lose to this weakling." The girl said.
Renamon got back to her feet without much difficulty and Takato could've sworn that the digimon was smiling. The female tamer once again made a few arms movements as she slashed the card through.
"Digi-modify! SnowAgumon's Frozen Wind Activate!" The girl yelled.
Takato watched as an image of a SnowAgumon transposed itself over Renamon for a moment before the fox-like digimon was surrounded by vapors of icy wind. The fox digimon began walking towards the growling Lynxmon, who was once again charging up another Thermal Mane attack.
"Thermal Mane!" Lynxmon cried out, unleashing another blast of fire.
As the blast of fiery breath neared Renamon, the wispy vapors began to surround her more violently as they began gathering at her right hand. Takato noticed a slight smirk appeared on the female tamer's face as she saw that the battle was about to end and could only watch on as Renamon prepared to deliver the final blow. Renamon lifted her right arm and aimed her paw directly at the oncoming Thermal Mane attack as the wispy vapors began flowing around her paw.
"Frozen Wind!!" The Kitsune digimon called out.
A blast of icy wind slammed into the fire blast and within in seconds tore through to impact with a shocked Lynxmon. Takato's eyes widened in shock as the digimon's form began to destabilize for a few seconds before he began to break apart into small particles and rise up into the air. However, the female tamer seemed to have other ideas as she called out to her digimon partner.
"Renamon, absorb all of his data before it gets away." The redhead commanded.
Takato could only watch helplessly as Renamon began to glow slightly as she lifted a few feet into the air and the digital data that had once been Lynxmon was absorbed right into her. After a moment the glow vanished and Renamon slowly settled to the ground before turning to face her tamer.
"I hope our next opponent will be tougher than this one." The redhead said then, turned away. "Let's go, Renamon!"
The fox-like digimon started moving after her tamer before disappearing in exactly the same fashion that she had first appeared. Takato was still staring in wide-eyed shock at what had just transpired so he failed to notice two important events that had been occurring throughout his dream. The display of his digivice had been glowing and the hazard symbol on the back of his right hand had been glowing with an intense red light. Suddenly, Takato's world exploded in light as his dream came to an abrupt end.
Takato's eyes shot open in alarm and he finds himself staring up at the ceiling above his bed while breathing heavily. He could still feel the digivice in his right hand but he could also feel the now familiar burning sensation in the back of his hand and knew that the symbol had once again appeared. However, he could not help but wonder why this symbol started appearing after he got his digivice. Maybe, there was something important about it but he was in the dark as to what the importance of the hazard symbol could be.
Slowly, Takato sat up in bed and brought the digivice in front of his face for closer inspection but his eyes widened at the sight that greeted him. The display was active and was displaying his digiegg but unlike before the digiegg was shattered meaning that his digimon had hatched. Takato quickly searched through the other screens but he could find no sign of his newly hatched digimon and sighed in disappointment. He looked over at his clock and noticing the time realized he would be late for school if he didn't hurry. Quickly bathing and getting dressed, the young Matsuki made his way down into the bakery and said a quick good morning to his parents as he grabbed a few pieces of bread as his breakfast before running out of the door. Mie and Takehiro could only stare at his retreating form in surprise since it was a rare occurrence for Takato to actually have gotten up on time.
Meanwhile, Takato was nearing the park with full intent on telling Kenta and Kazu what had happened in his dream. A sudden image of the female tamer flashed through his mind causing him to blush. However, he couldn't think about her much longer as a beeping sound drew his attention to the digivice in his pocket. Casually, he drew the device from his pocket and brought it up to his view while staring at it confusion. He was quickly rewarded with a holographic screen displaying the image of the very same digimon that he had been drawing the day before.
"Guilmon!?" Takato exclaimed in surprise.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the holographic image vanished to be replaced by an arrow that was pointed in the opposite direction from where he was going. It didn't take Takato long to realize what the arrow was indicating and a huge smile appeared on his face as he turned a complete 180-degree turn and ran.
"Bull's-eye baby!" Takato exclaimed, excitedly. (I can't believe it but I'm actually going to get my ideal partner.)
Takato ran as fast as he could follow the digital arrow as it turned him in random directions. He was a bit grossed out when he found himself being led down a dingy alley and even more grossed when he had to crawl through a gutter pipe filled with rats and other unmentionables. However, Takato was nearing a construction sight when a pillar of light suddenly exploded from within the fence and shot up a few meters into the sky before dropping back down out of sight. Takato turned to look at the fence surrounding the construction yard before his curiosity got the better of him. He glanced down at the digivice in his hand and saw that it was indicating for him to go inside. Takato took a deep breath to steel himself before pushing open the gate and walking inside while casually looking around. He slowly made his way towards a huge pit that was in the center of the yard as he noticed a white mist was rising from the depths of it. As he got closer he noticed a stairway that led to the bottom and quickly took it down in hopes of finding Guilmon at the bottom of the pit.
(This is the most awesome thing that has ever happen to me. I never believe that I would actually become a digimon tamer especially since all the rumors about becoming one was that you had to have some real talent at the card game.) Takato thought.
As Takato neared the bottom of the stairs, the young gogglehead could barely contain his excitement as a huge goofy grin was plastered across his face. Finally, his feet reached the bottom and he peered forward into the now slowly dissipating fog in search of Guilmon. It wasn't long before he managed to find him and couldn't help but giggle at the sight of his digimon that greeted him.
The small red dinosaur-like digimon was sitting in the middle of the pit while looking over his own body with a look of child-like wonder and amazement. He would make the occasional sound that to Takato's ears sound like the calls of a small child or something similar. Takato slowly began to make his way forward towards the digimon he watched as Guilmon lifted his head to stare at the far wall in front of him. Takato's eyes followed that of the digimon and was rewarded with the sight of a few rats crawling along the pipes but unaware of their presence. He turned back to his digimon just in time to witness the small dragon open his mouth in parody of a yawn but he was surprised as red energy began to gather inside.
"PyroSphere!" Guilmon called out before unleashing a fireball about the size of his own head.
Takato gasped as the fireball impacted with the wall and left a rather large hole and in the process killed the small rodents in a fiery blaze. Guilmon's ears batted for an instant as he turned to look in the direction he had heard a sound coming from while at the same time getting to his feet. He stopped as his eyes came to rest on the figure that was standing a few feet away from him and looking at him. Takato took a step back as Guilmon's eyes came to rest on him and he was suddenly aware of the burning sensation on the back of his hand once again. By instinct, he held up his hand and aimed the symbol so that it was facing Guilmon but he didn't know why he was doing it. The reaction from Guilmon was automatic as the pupils of his eyes shrank to an almost nonexistent state as his viral side took over.
"Tamer!" Guilmon said in a low growl then, began walking towards Takato.
Takato remained where he was until Guilmon was no more than a few inches in front of him before his hazard symbol and the ones on Guilmon's body flashed red for a second. Takato looked down into the feral eyes of his partner for a moment before turning away and heading back up the stairs. Guilmon seemingly understood his unspoken command to follow as he followed the young tamer up the steps and the two made their out of the of the construction yard.
To Be Continued…
Well, I've finally decided to get chapter 1 done and man am I glad. This also means that I am once again starting to write once again but all my stories will be progressing rather slowly. I'd like to give thanks to Neverwhere: Chaos Mode for the idea of ChaosGallantmon having a Chaos mode. I had toyed with the idea of giving him that since my story won't just end with the defeat of the D-reaper by the tamers. However, if Neverwhere happens to see this as stealing of his idea then, I will remove Chaos mode from my storyline but I have decided to change Chaos to Hazard for a little originality. I hope everyone that has been waiting is satisfied with this chapter and I'll try to get the next one out as soon as possible.
In the next chapter, Takato and Guilmon begin the formation of the partnership but with Guilmon's arrival those around Takato begin to notice a change in his demeanor. What is causing these changes in Takato's behavior and how will it affect his relations with his friends and family. Also, I shall be introducing Henry, Terriermon, Rika, and Renamon in the next chapter but how will they react to Takato? Find out in the next chapter of Digimon: Hazard & Chaos: Awkward Encounters.