Okay, back after a little break. This probably would have been posted a little earlier, but I was kind of bummed out for several reasons yesterday. Anyway, I feel a lot better today, and so I finally write another chapter. I'm attempting a huge rewrite of the story I have planned out so far. I wasn't satisfied with how it was turning out because it was becoming a rewrite of a real series, which inspired me to write this. I realized that I didn't want this, so now I am attempting to split off from that inspiration. And so, let's begin.
WARNING: There's a violent scene involving a Digimon attacking a human early on in the chapter. It's nothing too bad, as it's not very detailed, but I just thought I should warn you.
-Kouji Tamino
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The Tamers and their Digimon gasped audibly at the results of the 'Behemoth Wave'. Shivering, Rika held her sides and fell to her knees. "What the hell was that? It killed them all within seconds…"
"The Behemoth." Mako said plainly as he walked past her, carrying the unconscious Impmon. "It's about time they finished it."
"Behemoth?" Henry repeated the word, staring at the younger boy.
Takeshi fell to the ground, flat on his back in relief, while his partner reverted to the Rookie stage. The others looked around at the aftermath of this entire disaster. Several parts of the roof had caved in, injuring several people, while fires in the street threatened to grow. Fortunately, sirens could be heard in the distance. The Behemoth… was quite a weapon. With this, the fight against the D-Virus would be over in no time! Staring at the now blocked up hole in the sky he smiled, happy that this little incident had passed. "It's over… The nightmare is finally over…" Sighing, he closed his eyes. "It's hard to believe how much has happened since this whole thing started…"
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Digimon Tamers: Outbreak
Episode 7: In the Beginning…
It was 9:00 P.M. on a cool Autumn night, 5 months ago. A young woman with long dark hair and wearing a tan long coat, jeans, a red sweater and black boots, was walking down the street after getting off the subway. She was terribly exhausted after a hard day at work, and there was nothing that she wanted to do more than simply slip into something comfortable and just 'konk' out to sleep. She shook her head to wake herself off, about to nod off already. As she passed by the alleyway near the apartment building that she lived in she caught the sight of something in the corner of her eye. Curiosity getting the better of her, she walked down the alleyway, suddenly feeling a chill down her spine. Perhaps this wasn't such a bright idea. She began to turn back, when she heard a cute 'meowing' sound. She squinted and gasped as she saw a certain cat Digimon… "Awww… So cute!" she said audibly, giggling. She stared at it for a moment. The Gatomon was a white with purple stripes and tufts of fur on it's ears, wore lime green gloves with claws on them, blue eyes and had a long, long tail white and purple striped tail with a tuft similar to the ones on it's ears. It also seemed to be… walking? "You certainly are an odd looking kitty, though…" Her eyes widened as it glared at her evilly. As it slowly walked closer to her, claws raised. She quickly took notice of the black/gray blotches all over it and started to back away, too frozen by fear to simply run. "S-someone, please… Help me…" Suddenly gaining the sense to run, she quickly turned around and began to run away from the threatening looking Digimon. Unfortunately for her, the Gatomon was much quicker. Pouncing on her back, the rabid digital monster dug it's claws deep within her flesh, tearing away small amounts of skin and meat, biting down on her shoulder and infecting her with it's diseased fluids as it lapped up her flowing blood. The woman fell to the ground, unconscious from shock. The infected Gatomon licked it's lips, taking it's bloody claws out of the woman and walking off.
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The next morning, new of the attack was everywhere. It was the first Digimon sighting in 3 years, and no one could understand why a Digimon would attack a human unprovoked, especially after the heroics of several children known as 'Tamers' and their monster partners. People began to turn to Hypnos, still under the control of one Mitsuo Yamaki. Unfortunately, he had no idea what to do, as he was just as confused as everyone else. He chuckled, shaking his head as he sat on his sofa at the apartment that he and Riley shared. "A few years ago, I would have started ranting… 'I told you that those damn monsters couldn't be trusted!' How the times change…"
"That they do…" his female roommate and girlfriend chimed in, sitting next to him and resting her head on his shoulder. They were both off duty for the night. "What's going on here? This doesn't make sense at all…"
"I know!" Yamaki shouted, putting a hand on his head. "They must be being manipulated or intentionally aggravated! Digimon just don't attack unprovoked like that!" Sinking deeper in his seat, he groaned. "If we don't figure this out soon, we're sunk…"
"…Have you contacted Janyuu?" Riley asked, tilting her head. "He might know something about all this."
"…Don't you think I would have if I could?" Yamaki asked in a muttering tone, annoyed. "The Wong family moved about half a year ago, remember? I don't have their new phone number…"
"I do…" Riley said, with a cocky smirk. She held up a small slip of paper and waved it around tauntingly.
Staring at her, Yamaki raised an eyebrow, sitting up and leaning in to face her directly. "Where the hell did you get that?"
"Well since I actually leave the house for reasons other than work…" the redhead teased, pressing her nose against his briefly. "…I managed to bump into Mrs. Wong while doing a little shopping. She gave me the phone number to the new house."
Yamaki stared at her plainly. Words could not express how appreciative he was feeling right now. "…I love you."
"I know…" she said, grinning.
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Janyuu rubbed his chin as he looked up from his microscope. "Well, the tissue samples from the woman's clothing lead me to believe that it's some type of new virus…"
Yamaki's eyes widened in shock. "…Virus? Then that would explain--"
"--The woman getting blotches all over her like the reported Digimon did…" Janyuu said, interrupting the other man.
The head of Hypnos clenched his fist, gritting his teeth. "Then that means--"
The former Monster Maker once again interrupted him. "--That the virus can affect both human and Digimon alike…"
Yamaki growled under his breath. "Please don't interrupt me like that…"
Janyuu blinked rapidly. "Oh… Sorry. Anyway, I have to do more tests to find out the true nature of this 'D-Virus'… I'll call you when I come up with something, all right?"
Yamaki smiled, putting a hand on his shoulder. "That'll be fine… Thanks."
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Mitsuo walked the halls of the Hypnos building, another boring day of work over. Riley and Tally walked next to him. "I have to hurry over to Janyuu's… Said he had something to tell me that was urgent…" stopping, he handed his keys to his assistant. "Riley, take Tally to her place and go on home without me. I'll take the subway tonight."
She gave him look of uncertainty before sighing, shaking her head. "If you say so… See you tonight, then." With that, she and her partner walked ahead of him, leaving the building.
"Now to call Janyuu to tell him that I'm going to be a little late…" Yamaki said quietly to himself, taking out his cell phone. Just then, two big men in suits and shades grabbed him by the arms. "What the--"
"Come with us, Mr. Yamaki…" one of the men said, beginning to drag him away.
"What is the meaning of this!" he screamed, struggling to get away with no avail. "Do you work here? I could have your jobs for this!"
The other man spoke up. "If you don't cooperate, Mr. Yamaki, you could lose your job…" He smiled as Yamaki ceased to struggle.
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"Mitsuo Yamaki…" the leader of the government branch that had funded Hypnos began. His name was Kazito Mashito, an older man with graying hair, dressed in an expensive looking suit. The room was filled with several other men and women seated at a table who dressed similarly. The group of important people included Jin Haburi, Mashito's second-in-command and Chiba Saekoto, Haburi's secretary. "…It has come to our attention that you have gotten Janyuu Wong involved in the investigation of the attack on a young woman several days ago…"
"That is correct, sir…" Yamaki said in a confident tone.
"I see…" Mashito rested his head on his arm, staring hard at the head of Hypnos. "Yamaki, we decided to cut off contact with him for a reason. He's a civilian, and like all citizens, should be kept out of all Top-Secret government incidents post-D-Reaper!"
"But sir!" Yamaki shouted, stepping forward. "The man was vital during the D-Reaper incident! He helped created the Digital World, damn it! He knows more about all of this than any of us! So of course I wo--"
"That's quite enough, Mr. Yamaki…" Haburi said in a casual tone, standing up. He adjusted his rectangular shades, both eyes still in tact at this point. "It's obvious to me that the only effective way to deal with these infected 'Wild Ones' is to destroy them… It's also quite obvious to me that you have no sense of authority."
"What did you just say!" Yamaki screamed, curling both his hands into fists. "Say that again!"
"Mr. Yamaki, you are hereby relieved of your duties as head of Hypnos." Mashito replied. "A replacement for you will soon be issued. Oh, and if you are seen anywhere near the Wong's in the next 4 months, you will be arrested."
"You're firing me!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. He was swiftly dragged out of the room. "You can't do this to me!"
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Janyuu sat in a chair, waiting in his basement laboratory for Yamaki to arrive. Staring at his watch, he sighed. "Damn it, where is he?" Just then, his phone rang. Checking the caller id, he glared. Hypnos. Picking it up, he growled. "Yamaki, where the hell are you? I have been waiting for an hour!" he gasped as he heard another male voice on the line. "Who is this?"
"Mr. Yamaki will not be seeing you for a while…" Haburi replied, hanging up the phone with a grin.
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And so, 3 months passed…
Takeshi Yamato dashed down the stairs, almost tripping and taking a huge fall. He quickly caught himself, jumping down the last couple of steps. Wearing a black vest, long sleeved blue shirt, black shorts, blue headband, and black sandals, he ran towards the door before being quickly stopped by his mother. She glared harshly at him, crossing her arms. "And just where do you think you're going, mister?"
"Mom, I was…" he frowned sadly, looking away. "I was going to visit big sis…"
Junko Yamato's expression softened as she patted him on the head. "You're such a good boy… I know you love your sister, but please try not to stay long…"
He nodded, slightly reluctantly. "I won't, mom…" As he hopped onto his blue bicycle, he rode down the street. He waved to the usual people as he rode to his destination. After about a little after a half hour, he arrived at a hospital. Parking his bike and going inside, he took the elevator to the 4th floor. Going into a room numbered 164, he quietly entered. Inside was a young woman with very, very short and somewhat wild brown hair dressed in hospital clothing. Her eyes were closed, and she had a few light gray-ish splotches on her body, her arm bandaged up and hooked up to an IV. She was a victim of the D-Virus, and this was a special hospital run by Hypnos to specially to comfort people with the deadly disease. "Hey, Sakuya…" he said with a whisper. "You awake?"
The woman slowly opened her grape colored eyes, thrilled at the fact that her younger sibling had paid her a visit. "Hey there, bro… How's it going?"
"Hey, sis…" Takeshi said in a soft voice. "How are you feeling?"
"About the same… I hurt all over." she said with a groan. "Sometimes, the pain gets so bad… that I wish I were dead."
"No! You shouldn't say that!" the boy screamed, closing his eyes and holding back tears. "I don't wanna lose you, too…"
"Hey, cheer up." she gave him a comforting smile. "I wouldn't want you crying over me if I kicked the bucket, and I know that dad feels the same way…"
"You're right…" Takeshi said, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. "I'll be strong for both of you!"
Sakuya began to laugh. "There, now that's the Takeshi I know!" she suddenly had a coughing fit, hacking violently.
The future Tamer gasped, grabbing a glass of water off of the counter next to her. "Here, drink this!"
Taking gulps of the cool liquid, she calmed down. Sighing she gave a relaxed expression. "Thank you, Takeshi… You're a good kid."
"Everyone tells me that…" he muttered, rolling his eyes. Looking at his watch, he sighed. "Well, I promised mom I wouldn't stay too long… She's been making me come home earlier lately."
"Well, I don't blame her…" Sakuya said with a stern look on her face. "Staying out late is what got me here… She doesn't need two dying children, you know! Now shoo, leave!"
The black haired boy chuckled lightly, giving her a kiss on the forehead. "Okay, I'll try and visit you again soon, okay?"
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Takeshi rode him bike home solemnly, a hurt expression on her face. It pained him to see his sister like that. If only he could do something to help her. Or at the very least, if only he could fight the virus somehow. Lost in thought, he failed to notice the huge truck speeding towards him. When he finally realized his position, he was too shocked to move. From out of nowhere, Haburi ran past and grabbed him off the bike, said bike being crushed by the truck as the driver attempted to stop. The man's sunglasses fell to the ground. "Oh my god! I could have died! Thank yo--" his head snapped to the side as he was smacked in the face by his rescuer. "Hey! What was that for!"
Haburi picked his shades off of the ground, only slightly scratched after falling off, and put them back on. "That's for being an idiot. Watch where you're going next time."
"Idiot? I'll show you idiot, you bastard!" he attempted to punch him but was quickly dodged by the man. He went for another punch, but was humiliatingly held back with one hand. "You think you're so cool, don't you? What kind of guy wears sunglasses in the daytime, huh?"
"Come off it, kid… You're half my size, for crying out loud…" he snorted as he held back laughter at the amusement that he found I this situation.
"…And what's so funny, Mr. Shady?" Takeshi asked, still flustered.
Haburi chuckled. "…You're an interesting kid, you know that? How about I take you to your house, since your bike is totaled and all? My car is on the other side of the street."
"…Huh?" the boy looked over to the pieces of scrap that were once his bike. Tears welled up in his eyes. "Oh no, my mom is going to kill me…"
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"Just what in the hell were you thinking, not paying attention while in the street like that!" Junko scolded Takeshi, her anger quickly turning into admiration for her son's savior. She smiled at the man, her cheeks turning pink. "Thank you, Mr. Haburi… I cannot thank you enough for saving my boy…"
"It was my pleasure!" Haburi said cheerfully.
"So you're Jin Haburi, the new head of Hypnos?" Takeshi asked. "Tell me… My sister, will she be all right?"
Haburi gave him a grave look. "I can't lie to you… There is no known cure for the D-Virus… And we have no way to fight it, unless…" He shook his head. "No, it's a bad idea…"
"What? What is it! Tell me!" Takeshi screamed, grabbing onto his coat. "What can I do to stop this damn virus?"
"Takeshi!" Junko shouted. "Watch your language!"
"I'm serious mom!" Takeshi snapped, eyes wide. "I will do anything I can to stop all of this madness!"
"…" the man handed the boy a card. "Meet me at this address tomorrow… If you want to change the future."
To Be Continued…