Standard Disclaimer: Ooh ooh aah aah! Fuga-mama-shoo-hoo! Poo!
Author's Notes: Kindergartener speak for 'I don't own Digimon. Bam!' :D
(smiles) It seems everyone's forgotten who Mr. Bishop is. He was first mentioned in episode 60 of 'A Revision'. Go reread if you've forgotten! As for the whole 'Phase One' bit…well…it shall be revealed in a future fic.
To the reviews!
Cloud-821: Don't forget; Joe wasn't there either.
Lord of swords and waffles: I made Gremlimon up.
Alforce Zero: I didn't Impmon had a regular digivolution line. Even so, Impmon's Mega form will still be Beelzemon. (blinks at the sight of Yolei) Oh crap! RUNNING TIME!
Ninetalesuk: (stares quietly at the Winged Dragon of Ra) … (blinks as the Winged Dragon of Ra crashes into his head and falls to the ground) Hard for a playing card to hurt people. (winces) Ow. Paper cut. X.o
Yamimaru: …okay. (slowly backs away from the review)
Dark Qiviut: (chuckles) You sure seem to be more nasty in your words about Shuffle on your profile. :P
And what anxiety attack? O.o
As for MajinMewtwo…
MajinMewtwo: Heh. This whole thing won't be a mere Yamaki ripoff. ;)
FYI, Dark Qiviut wants a word with you. (loudly starts yelling) COME ONE, COME ALL! A MATCH BETWEEN DOUBLE M AND DAIRY QUEEN! (shot by both Majin and Qiviut) Ow. X.X
Trey Miller: The monsters appeared for three reasons. One, it caught the attention of everyone in the school. Two, it allowed for Impmon to digivolve. Three, it was to help set up a subplot in a future chapter.
SPLAT.
(winces as Godzilla steps on Trey) Owch.
Yami Vizzini: …I just recognized a major typo. It should say 'twelve' instead of nine. That part was continuing on from the last time mentioned, while the time mentioned in parentheses was…ah screw it. I'm simplifying it.
ficmaster: Uh…I never got them in the first place. I think they're somewhere in Siberia.
Anthony1: KAHN!
Mewgia Mirrorcoat: You'll find out…in another story. :P
Dot Cubed: Too bad; you'll continue to see Beelzemon. But don't worry…when he appears, he'll have more of a weapon than his big gun. And no toys involved!
Silver Warrior: Short.
Kmoney: (blinks at the last question about Bada Bang) Um…uh…well, ya see uh…LOOK, TOMATO! (hides)
Digi fan: Indeed.
duskmon87: (blinks) Uh…hi?
Yami Shadowclaw: Yeah. Should've included a 'sarcasm' tag. And as for how Impmon knew Gatomon…uh, Impmon WAS sent flying by Gatomon in chapter 11, correct? That's how.
MAJOR NOTE: Due to FFnet's recent ban on copyrighted music lyrics, I had to remove the lyrics to 'Blow Me Away' in Revision's episode 53, as well as the lyrics to 'Simple and Clean' in chapter eight of Housemates. Reread those segments and tell me if any of the impact was removed (yeah, it sucks, but what can you do?).
Begin!
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Chapter 14: The Prank War
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/Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, Sunday, November 27th, 9:01 AM/
"Agh…" yawned Davis as he slowly exited his room. Waking up late on Sunday wasn't rare for him…but he still felt especially tired after the harrowing events of yesterday. Especially after getting pummeled to near oblivion by Waya and his thugs. Man…I feel wiped out.
Come Monday, however, Davis would be ready to face the music again if necessary. He'd already gotten written permission from Mr. and Mrs. Inoue the moment he got home yesterday, as had Yolei. He had no doubt the other Digidestined would do the same with their folks.
The thought of it gave Davis a smile. The fact that Daichi had revealed Impmon to the public was proof enough that the boy had turned over a new leaf. The fact that Principal Motoyama of all people had a partner was uplifting. And with the new guidelines coming up, the bridge between humans and Digimon was going to become stronger.
Davis smiled; he didn't feel so tired anymore. There was nothing that could bring him down now!
SLIP.
"WAAAH!"
BAM!
"OW!" Davis winced as he held the back of his head out of agony. It felt like a jackhammer had taken up residence on his skull. Sitting up, Davis looked down at the floor to find the object that had brought about his fall.
It was a bar of soap.
Davis raised an eyebrow; soap? How'd that get out in the hallway? Shrugging – chalking it up to a mere coincidence and/or oddity – Davis grabbed it, got up, and walked towards the bathroom to return it.
Yolei Inoue suddenly walked up to Davis and swiped the soap. "I was looking for this! Thank you for finding it," she said in a rushed tone as she hurried off into the bathroom. Judging by her want of the soap, as well as her unkempt appearance – her lavender hair was tousled and she only wore a large red shirt that went down to her knees – she wanted to take a bath.
Davis frowned as Yolei walked into the bathroom. Something about the previous situation seemed odd to him…oh well. It was nothing. Maybe he was just feeling iffy after yesterday.
As Davis walked down the hallway towards the kitchen, Poromon poked his head out from a nearby closet. Shucks! I can't believe I dropped it! Now I'll have to get another bar of soap! Poromon flew out of the closet to wait for the time when Yolei would get out of the bathroom.
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/Kitchen, Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, 9:11 AM/
As Davis poured more milk upon his cereal, Subaru Inoue suddenly walked in, wearing the customary apron of the Inoue Convenience Store. "Well, it's about time you woke up."
"Where is everyone? The only person I've seen is Yolei," replied Davis as he munched on his cereal.
Subaru spoke as she pulled a packet of fruit juice out of the fridge. "Momoe and Jun went to the mall to hang out, Chizuru went to Taekwondo class, and Mantarou is out just walking through the city. Is Yolei up yet?"
"Yeah, ran into her after slipping on a bar of soap," muttered Davis irritably. "Not nice to go through."
"I gathered," replied Subaru as she threw the empty packet into the trashcan. "If you don't have anything planned for today, Sasuke and I would appreciate some help in the store."
"Sure thing Mrs. Inoue," replied Davis as the woman left the kitchen. As he ate, he heard an odd sound of metal clattering onto the floor…well, he would have if crunchy nuts in his cereal didn't obstruct his auditory acuity.
Several minutes later, he finished eating and placed his dishes in the sink. He turned around to get on some different clothes – boxers and a white T-shirt weren't exactly suitable for maintaining a store – when he stepped on a fork.
"OW!"
Davis angrily walked on, not bothering to put the fork up. His mind was too clouded by three things; pain from stepping on a fork, suspicion over why physical torment was being inflicted upon him, and soda. Okay, maybe the fact he was still thirsty had something to do with the last one.
As Davis walked out of the kitchen, Veemon walked in through the opposite entryway. In his arms were a spoon and a butter knife. He looked down at the floor and blinked at the sight of the fork. "Oh! I was wondering where that fork was. Guess I dropped it while getting the utensils!" Veemon quickly grabbed the fork and ran out of the kitchen.
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/Izumi Apartment, Odaiba, 9:30 AM/
Izzy Izumi yawned as he waited for a reply. He had yet to leave his room – which wasn't surprising, considering he had woken up only thirty minutes ago – and he was sitting in front of his laptop.
On his laptop's screen, a small window was opened up. The image of Gennai was there…sitting on a rock. He was sitting in the 'thinker' position, indicating he was in the midst of replying. Izzy tapped his arm patiently as he waited for Gennai's reply.
Finally, a normal image of a cartoonish Gennai hopping up and down replaced the Thinker Gennai. The voice of Gennai came in through his speakers. "Nope. I have to say no."
Izzy sighed out of irritation. "I was worried you were lagging for a second there."
Gennai's image sweatdropped. "Ridiculous! I only took ten seconds to reply!"
"…oh. Well, guess time and speed seem to matter more when you spend most of your time around computers," nervously replied Izzy as he scratched the back of his head. "Okay…mind repeating your answer?"
"No."
Izzy blinked out of surprise. "Seriously? You mean Daichi Etsuya and Principal Motoyama AREN'T Digidestined?"
"Nope."
"Then how come they have partners in the first place?"
"Are you serious? You above all people should know that the Digital World and the Real World are now interconnected forever due to the Odaiba War. No one's going to forget THAT mess…and as a result, it's only natural for more partnerships to be formed!"
Izzy sighed as he gazed back at Tentomon, who was sleeping on his bed. "But that doesn't explain how people are getting digivices. Sure, they're not like the D-3s…but even though they're an older model, someone had to make them."
"What of Oikawa? His purple D-3 hatched with his partner. Even though the digivices of the original Digidestined were given to them by the Guardian Beasts, the digivices themselves weren't created by their hand. Digivices are strange objects, subject to the whim of the forces that hold power over the Digital World."
"…okay. Guess it makes sense."
A sigh came from the speakers. "Even so, the fact these digivices are older models – and not D-3s – proves that these people are not Digidestined. They have merely been given the privilege of having a partner, nothing more. As for Oikawa's purple D-3…well, that's more of a puzzle to me. His role has yet to be determined."
"It's okay Gennai. You've cleared up a few things for me. That'll be all."
"If you say so. Take care of yourself Izzy." With that, Gennai signed off.
Izzy sighed as he leaned back in his chair, staring up at the ceiling. So…looks like Daichi and the principal aren't Digidestined after all…but I wonder if there'll ever be new Digidestined?
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/Inoue Convenience Store, Odaiba, 10:00 AM/
As a few people wandered the aisles looking for wares to purchase, Davis Inoue calmly pulled bags of chips out of a box and placed them on the shelves. As he did so, his mind was in the middle of some rather curious processing.
What was the deal with earlier? First he had slipped on a bar of soap…then he had stepped on a fork. Those things were odd on their own…but still…he had a strange feeling as to their cause.
It's probably Yolei's fault, thought Davis as he snorted. Stupid girl.
As grabbed the box and walked into the back room to get another one, Davis thought back to how he had met Yolei. Truth be told, it hadn't exactly been pleasant…
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/Flashback/
/Less than Four Years Ago/
/Soccer Field, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 3:15 PM/
The eight-year old Davis Motomiya smiled as he dribbled a soccer ball back-and-forth between his feet. He was practicing heavily…because he was going to go one-on-one with Tai Kamiya tomorrow afternoon.
Tai. His idol. The master of soccer.
I'm going to show Tai how good I've gotten! Maybe I'll be good enough to play on his team! Now, Davis honestly knew that he wasn't old enough to play on Tai's team – elementary kids couldn't play on middle school teams – but he knew that he would one day he would be old enough to join his team. And if not that…then he would be on a team and defeat Tai.
It would be a mark of honor to him. To defeat the great Tai. Davis Motomiya grinned at the thought of his team beating Tai's team. It'll be great! There'll be confetti and cameras and streamers and fireworks…oh, and there'll be ice cream! And cake! Mmm…cake…
Davis smiled as he continued to dribble. After a few more minutes, he prepared to practice his power kicks. Davis took a deep breath…took a few steps back…ran…and kicked.
The ball sailed toward the goal.
Unfortunately, his aim was a bit off.
It sailed past the empty goal…and towards two girls walking toward the soccer field.
The one in the front ducked.
The one in the back wasn't quite so lucky.
BAM!
The second girl yelped as the ball slammed into her face and set her flying to the ground. Davis sweatdropped. Ouch. I hope I didn't hurt her too bad.
Poor Davis. He didn't know what he had gotten himself into.
Because within moments, the girl was up…and running at him with orange eyes flaming with anger. "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!"
Davis gulped. "Uh oh." He immediately broke off into a run as the girl chased her. After about twenty seconds of this, the first girl stepped in. "Um…guys? Please stop."
Davis stopped running for one reason: the first girl was Kari Kamiya, his best friend. Oddly enough, so did the second girl. Davis took the time to get a good look at her.
She was a lavender-haired girl that stood a little taller than both him and Kari. Her orange eyes were hidden behind large glasses, and she wore a red shirt and blue jeans. A pink heart symbol was embroidered on her shirt. Unfortunately, her glasses were bent, one of the lens was broken, and her nose was bleeding. Eew. She sure doesn't look good. Then again, that's what happens when you get hit in the face by a soccer ball.
Kari nervously said, "Um, Davis…remember that friend I wanted to introduce you to?" She motioned toward the lavender-haired girl. "Here she is. Yolei Inoue. She's one year older than us, but she's a nice person. Yolei, this is Davis Motomiya, my friend I told you about."
Yolei grimaced as she wiped away some of the blood from her nice. "I see." She had been told that Davis was an exceptionally nice guy. Horrible aim though. The very least he could do is apologize for hitting me.
Davis frowned as he stared at Yolei. Kari had told him about her…told him that she was quite a nice a person. She doesn't seem that nice though…she has one heck of a mean streak! At that moment, he decided to comment on her face. "You sure look awful." It was supposed to be taken as a sympathetic gesture on her injury.
Yolei didn't take it that way. "HMPH! How rude, calling a gentle lady like me awful!"
Davis snickered. "Heh. You sure didn't look like a lady when you chased me!"
"YOU JERK! HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF MANNERS?"
"YEAH! AND DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S NOT POLITE TO CHASE PEOPLE?
"YOU HIT ME IN THE FACE WITH A SOCCER BALL!"
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, GOT IT?"
"AND YOU NEVER APOLOGIZED!"
"TO A MEANIE LIKE YOU?"
"DUNCE!"
"UGLYFACE!"
"IDIOT!"
"STUPIDHEAD!"
"RRRRR!" Lightning crackled between the eyes of Davis Motomiya and Yolei Inoue.
All the while, Kari Kamiya was sweatdropping. Okay…I can see they don't fit together well…
/End Flashback/
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/Inoue Convenience Store, Odaiba, 10:10 AM/
Davis snickered as he carried two small boxes of candy bars into the candy aisle. Hee hee…uglyface. That one was golden!
As Davis prepared to restock the candy bars, he noticed the lollipops were running low. Huh. Better go get some more. He walked toward the back door-
SLAM!
He fell backwards onto the ground, courtesy of Yolei suddenly opening the door. However, she was none the wiser; for one, Davis was still hidden by the door, out of her sight. And secondly…she was listening to a music CD. "I'm going out mom!"
"Gotcha sweetie," calmly replied Subaru as Yolei walked out the door. Moments later, Davis sat up, angrily rubbing his bleeding nose. He had heard her voice…but he hadn't seen her, so he hadn't seen the headphones…or the CD player clipped to a small belt loop on her blue jeans.
For him, this proved everything to him. She's out to get me! This must be some kind of revenge…or something…well if she wants a fight, she'll get one!
But first, he had to clean his nose.
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/Inoue Convenience Store, Odaiba, 1:04 PM/
Yolei sighed as she walked into the store; in her hand was a plastic bag holding a few new books and a technology information pamphlet. She had also put her CD player and headphones in there for convenience. "I'm back!"
"Gotcha sweetie," calmly replied Subaru as she placed some cash into the register. As Yolei walked toward the back door, she didn't notice a hand taping a piece of paper onto her back.
She walked by her father, Sasuke, who was busy mopping the floor. He looked at her quizzically as she walked by…then shrugged as if saying 'What the hey.'
He then kicked her in the rear.
"OW!" yelped Yolei as she turned around and glared daggers at her father. "DAD! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?"
Sasuke calmly grabbed the paper and handed it to Yolei. "Signs say stuff for a reason," said the older man with a goofy smile as he went back to mopping.
Yolei read the paper, annoyance evident on her face. A Kick Me sign? How original.
She flipped it over. On it was the image of Davis' head sticking a tongue out at her. That little…! Fine then. He wants to prank me? I'll strike back!
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/Bathroom, Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, 7:45 PM/
Davis yawned as he stepped into the shower curtains, his clothes sitting in a pile on the floor. He had made sure to lock the door before entering the bathroom, lest someone accidentally step in. Bleh…I'd hate to have YOLEI walk in on me.
He didn't feel like taking a bath, so he'd just skip straight to a shower. He turned the faucet and let the warm water soak into his hair. He reached for the soap, only to find none. Weird.
At that moment, Yolei quietly stepped out of the bathroom's towel closet. She recognized Davis' clothes on the floor. Perfect! She laid a piece of paper on top of the toilet before flushing it. Without hesitation, she unlocked the door and ran from the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
Seconds later, all the cold water went away…leaving nothing but hot water for the shower.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEE!"
Davis immediately leapt out of the shower, his skin red from the heat. His mind was dizzy from the sudden heat and confusion. How? How'd the toilet flush? I made sure the door was locked!
He looked down at the toilet…and blanched at the sight of a piece of paper on the toilet.
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Dear Davis,
Some people say vengeance is best served cold. I have to disagree.
Prank's on you!
Yolei
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Davis snarled as he ripped the paper into shreds. So…she wants to play rough eh? Fine then…she wanted a fight, she'll get more than that. "I'll give her a war!"
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/Momoe and Jun's Room, Inoue Apartment, Odaiba, 7:50 PM/
"Done!"
Veemon stepped back to look at his masterpiece. Then, speaking like an announcer, he said, "Using only a butter knife, I've used over six bars of soap to create a replica of…THE RED RANGER!"
Standing on the floor, surrounding by a bunch of soap shavings (fortunately for him, Momoe and Jun were both in the store helping out, so this little activity had gone unnoticed…for now), was a replica of the original Red Power Ranger. However, since Veemon had been unable to find toy swords, he had to settle for putting a spoon and a fork in the replica's hands.
Meanwhile, Poromon was looking at a book titled 'Soap Sculpting for Dummies'. "Huh…wonder why they say 'dummies'? Are they insinuating we're dumb?" The In-Training harrumphed as he put the book down.
"Don't be mad! If I hadn't found that book inside Momoe's closet, we wouldn't have gotten such a great idea!" countered Veemon.
"Good point," replied Poromon with a smile.
Then, both of them posed. "GO GO POWER RANGERS!"
Little did the two know that their sudden whim for sculpting a soap figurine had inadvertently led to what would be the greatest hardship to ever befall the Inoue family: the utter ferocity and hilarity that would come to pass as the Prank War.
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To be continued…
Next time…
Chapter 15: The Prankster Menace
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Author's Notes: Bonus points to whoever figures out the inspiration for the next chapter title and all the chapter titles that come afterwards:
Attack of the Pranks
Revenge of the Prankster
A New Prank
The Prankster Strikes Back
Return of the Prank
Sense a theme? ;P
See you soon, and please review!