Hey everyone, here I am again with another altered episode I don't think went right. This one is for the Tamers season, the episodes entitled "The Imperfect Storm, Kazu's Upgrade, and Shibumi Speaks" except it more focuses on the end of it with Takato and Henry, where they normally landed in the ocean, it doesn't happen, they just keep going. I know this fic seems to start out a little pointless, but I think Takato and Henry should've gone through more things before finding Shibumi, I mean the ocean part looked too easy. I will though start this out as a one-shot until I get some reviews letting me know if I should continue. Also as a side note, if it does go forward most of this fic will center on Takato and Henry. Also I don't remember the episode that well so it's going from memory and I added a few things. Read and Review!
Summery: Altered version to the episodes titled "The Imperfect Storm, Kazu's Upgrade, and Shibumi Speaks " though more centered on Henry and Takato's part. They keep falling, and Henry didn't change directions, which will lead to battles and more danger.
Disclaimer: I don't own digimon.
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Prologue: How is this possible?
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Flashback
Falling
That was what they had been doing for the longest time, ever since they entered the data stream that separated them from the others. Sure they had screamed at first as they were falling, but after awhile there didn't seem to be a point. Besides screaming at the top of your lungs wasn't exactly a good way to keep your voice. As Terriermon had commented sometime during their fall, and getting a small glare from his tamer as result.
Now the only problem was if they were ever going to stop falling, ground had to come eventually, that was the logical answer. Then again this was the Digital World where such a word as logic didn't exist. Where the main motto was "survival of the fittest".
Sighing Henry Wong rubbed his temples absently trying to think of an idea while watching Takato out of the corner of his eye. The brown haired boy hadn't said too much since the separation and it worried Henry. His best friend mattered to him most next to Terriermon, he was the only one that the blue haired boy had told some of his more painful secrets to. Now looking fully into those maroon eyes he saw guilt, almost like the gogglehead was blaming himself for this happening. But Takato wasn't to blame; he didn't know that Impmon was going to attack them in his mega form. Nor could he be faulted for the data streams bursting out of control and taking the both of them before Taomon could fully raise her shield.
Looking up Henry could count his blessings that he and Takato were transported to the same place. Without Guilmon the brown haired boy would have been defenseless against all attacks. Yes luck would have to be the case, because now he was the only one with a partner. Still that thought didn't help him much as he turned back to the goggle wearing boy and tried to meet those red eyes. Giving up he put a comforting hand on the other's shoulder. "Don't blame yourself Takato, we didn't know." He muttered.
That was when the other boy met his gaze red eyes locking with gray ones. "Don't you see Henry it is my fault. I could have tried harder so that we both wouldn't have been pulled through. Or at least I could have taken Guilmon with me, then he and I could have been together, instead of now where we are both separated." He muttered as his eyes filled with guilt again.
"And what are we chopped liver?" Terriermon complained settling on Henry's shoulder. "Momentai Takato! Quit wallowing in self pity and get focused on finding a way out of here so you can meet that bread scarfing partner of yours!"
"Terriermon!"
"What?"
"What did I say..."
"Thanks Terriermon, I needed that." Takato interrupted giving a small smile, and looked around the area they were in. The place was half dark and half-light, and there was no way to see the bottom or the top. "How do we get out of here?" He muttered.
"That's a good question, since we seem to be falling that must mean land has to be somewhere below, right?" Henry murmured thinking out loud so the other didn't answer his question. "Maybe if we go faster or maybe..."
"I don't think that was a good idea Henry!" Takato shouted his voice a little hysterical as the trio did start to fall faster. So fast it seemed gravity was dragging them apart and below some kind of towers were rushing up to meet them.
Quickly grabbing Terriermon by one ear the Chinese boy reached for the brown haired boy with a hand. "Grab on Takato we don't want to get separated!"
Takato tried to reach with all his might as fingers brushed, clung on, then a cold wind rose up and ripped their fragile hold apart. Hit with the full force of the wind the brown haired boy was sent flipping backwards and out of sight.
"TAKATO!" Henry screamed, the same wind tearing at his clothes and grip on his partner as the two fell the remaining way. Panicking a little he looked down to see the ground rushing up to meet him, then blackness.
End of Flashback
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"Henry! Henry wake up!" A voice called out sounding distant, as he rolled over, he just wanted to sleep a little longer, just rest some more. Though the annoying voice came back again as he raised a hand to swat it away as he grumbled something incoherent.
"Fine if you want it that way Henry!" Terriermon demanded, as he slowly stood from being knocked aside. Sure he had been safe from harm, mostly because he landed on top of his tamer, but the half Chinese boy still ended up hitting his head and blacking out. Which was why he had been trying to wake him up, unsuccessfully I might add, but it was the urgency about it. Something just didn't seem right about the place they landed in, there was no sound save their own breathing, and his voice added in with Henry's grumbling. Not to mention the pitch blackness, through his digital senses the bunny could pick up a few things here and there.
Sighing he padded over near his tamer's rib cage and flexed his tiny fingers, and loomed over the blue haired boy's body dangerously. Without warning he began to tickle his tamer with no mercy, as Henry burst out laughing. The bunny digimon didn't stop until he saw the blue haired boy's gray eyes burst open.
"Terriermon I told you, you can't tickle me anymore." Henry scolded as his partner stopped, while he in turn held his ribcage protectively.
"Sorry Henry, but that is the only way I can get you up. Besides we need to find Takato soon, and get out. I keep getting a strange feeling from this place." Terriermon muttered and at the last comment sent his eyes roaming around the area for any sign of trouble.
"What do you mean..." He started and took a look around the place as well. There was a looming silence and it was dark, he could hardly see a thing except a very, very short distance in front of him. That short distance was where his partner was standing, this didn't look good. Fear lodged itself into his heart as his eyes darted around, while at the same time part of his mind told him there was nothing there to be scared of, while the other sensed they were being watched by something so big, and so powerful it couldn't be seen. Yet it was there watching them at that very moment, shuddering he pushed that thought aside and looked down to his partner. "Your right." He muttered and took a calming breath to try to think. "Can you see anything in this place because I can't see a thing."
"Yeah, I guess that proves that the digimon is more superior than the tamer." Terriermon joked as a smile came to his face.
"Ha Ha, very funny. We need to find Takato, so hop up on my shoulder and help guide me."
"Yes sir." The dog like bunny digimon saluted with his ear and climbed onto his tamers shoulder as the Chinese boy slowly stood to his feet. Looking around with no success he started heading in the direction of where he guessed his best friend had fallen...
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After several bumps, bruises, cries of "Terriermon!" and "I'm sorry Henry!" later they finally saw Takato in the distance. Well more the bunny seeing him and telling his tamer about it. Which in turn caused Henry to run forward and trip over a protruding rock, making him stumble to the ground and send Terriermon on a small flying trip, express way, headfirst into a jutting rock wall.
After making sure his partner was okay, Henry crawled over to where Takato's body was lying prone. With his limited sight he had to lean down far to see if there were any serious injuries. Sighing with relief he reached a hand up and felt a strong pulse beating from the other boy's neck. While doing this the bunny digimon had walked over and sat down next to his partner. "Takato." He whispered and began to shake the shorter boy until he got a small groan in response. "Common buddy wake up." He added a small smile coming to his lips.
Slowly Takato began to move a little and tried to sit up, but felt a restraining hand on his chest. He pushed back his sleepiness and creaked open his red eyes to meet his best friends gray ones. "Henry? What...happened?" He asked his voice coming out hoarse.
"I'm not sure, but I don't like it. This place we landed in seems off, yet I can't place how I know. It could be because there is no sound, and it is pitch black everywhere, Terriermon had to guide me through most of it." Henry commented shooting a small glare to his bunny partner, he still sported most of the bruises and aches from his partner's efforts at playing guide. "But that isn't the point, does anything hurt?" He said concerned.
Silence was the answer for the longest time as Takato proved his friends earlier comments. There was something different about this place, not exactly wrong, more a deep silence that led to something unknown. A strange feeling stirred in his heart as he took a few deep breaths and began to feel his limbs starting to work again. Nothing hurt, but as he met Henry's gaze he did notice how dim his sight was, he could barely make out the other tamer's face. "I'll be fine." He said and with help from the blue haired boy sat up. Narrowing his eyes he tried to pierce through the darkness to get nothing at all. Sighing he instead looked down to his lap and instantly searched his pockets to feel he still had his D-Power and cards. Good, he didn't loose them, as he let out a breath of air he had been holding. "Any ideas on what we should do?" He asked.
"I was thinking more on the lines of trying to get out of here, or at least see if friendly digimon live here." Henry muttered, glad inside that his fellow tamer wasn't hurt.
"Good idea, but how can we find our way around here, when we can barely see at all." Takato complained.
"Hey, did you forget about me?" Terriermon asked his ears perking up. "I may not be able to hear anything, but I can see well enough."
"Yeah well enough that your better off groping around yourself." Henry muttered sarcastically under his breath, which received a small laugh from Takato.
Suddenly the two boys froze in place, a strange feeling overwhelmed them, and for a few seconds every function they had stopped, as something tried to reach out towards them. Then the feeling faded as silently as it came and their hearts started beating again, as they both let out the breath they had been holding. "What was that?" Takato whispered his eyes darting around everywhere.
"I'm not sure, but I think we better get moving so we don't find out." Henry muttered his own eyes looking around trying to see through the wall of black.
"Yeah." Takato whispered in agreement and with Henry's help was able to stand as the two stood there for a moment.
The blue haired boy reached out and took Takato's wrist while explaining at seeing the perplexed look in his eyes. "We don't have anything else to hang onto besides Terriermon and I think being slammed head first into a wall was bad enough punishment." He said his smile turning into a grin, before his more logical self took over. "It's too dark in here and we shouldn't risk getting separated again."
Nodding his agreement, even though Henry had a hard time seeing it, the two began walking with Terriermon positioned on the Chinese boy's shoulders. They walked at a steady pace each hoping that they would get out soon...
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Well that's it for the opening chapter, let me know what you think, if I should keep it going or not. I hoped you liked it. Read and Review!
