Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon!
Author's Notes: First things first.
London was attacked recently by terrorists. These barbaric scum think they can cow the British into fear and surrender…but they won't. To show fear now is to admit defeat. In war, the only goal is victory…and in this war on terrorism, Great Britain has endured and won a battle against those who would seek the end of civilization.
In my opinion, this might serve as a wake-up call to those who have become apathetic; there are people out there who want to kill us simply because they hate us. It makes me think of 9/11 all over again…and it inflames me. It reminds me of what those terrorists have done…and what they will do should we let our guard down.
To quote the citizens of London from World War II…WE ARE STILL HERE.
Now to the more upsetting news. (inhales)
AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH! I can't BELIEVE IT!
My laptop – my Dell Inspiron 5150 – started having problems at the beginning of June, roughly one year and one month after I got it for my birthday. Starting in June, the LCD screen suddenly blanked out. Poof, like that. So I simply used a monitor hookup, no big.
On the sixth of July, my laptop suddenly froze. I turned it on, pressed the power button. The green lights lit up for several seconds…before my laptop went kaput.
Now it refuses to turn on.
As it turns out, the i5150 model has a hardware flaw where the motherboard is easily damaged. Unfortunately, I'm past my warranty.
…and I'm ticked because all of my stories and downloaded Halo videos are on it, AS WELL as music files. And I was ALMOST done with chapter 21…now I have to redo it.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Bleh…due to my frustration, I won't be responding to reviews this time. My apologies, but I just wanna get this chapter out as quickly as possible.
In other news, I just got my first vehicle! (is now the proud owner of a 1978 GMC Sierra Grande half-ton pickup truck that looks ten years younger and feels twenty years younger)
Begin!
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Chapter 21: A New Prank
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/Lunch Table, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 12:09 PM/
"So Daichi, what are you planning to do for Christmas?"
Daichi shrugged as he gobbled some noodles out of his cup of Oriental-flavored ramen. "Eh, I'll probably see if I can finally get a date."
You see, Japan did not celebrate Christmas in the way that America or most of Europe celebrated the holiday. With the exception of the Christian minority, Japan did not celebrate Christmas for religious reasons. Rather, it was a big day for commercial reasons…and romantic ones. Christmas in Japan was sort of like the equivalent of Valentine's Day in America.
However, the big holidays for Winter were the Emperor's Birthday – December 23rd – and the New Year's celebration, which lasted from December 31st and January 3rd. The New Year's holidays were such a big deal that practically EVERY business in Japan was closed. Even restaurants.
So you can see that tourism during the Winter holidays isn't exactly a priority…but nevertheless, it was a big deal for Japanese citizens. It was time for relaxation and family.
Yolei giggled as she sipped her grape juice (of course, she still wore a purple bandana to hide her hack-job of a haircut). "Aw…is Daichi looking for some wuv?"
"Don't forget that I'm the one who helped you out," countered Daichi with sarcasm. Of course, he was referring to his infamous pranking of Davis.
TK smiled as he contentedly stretched his arms. "Well I know SOMEONE who's going out on Christmas."
Ah…so he's finally found someone, thought Kari with a smile. It was actually to be expected; TK Takaishi was one of the more popular guys in the middle school (after all, Kari knew how much the girls gossiped around the lockers). TK was no glory hound, oh no…but there was no denying that he had the looks and the physical build to be a heartthrob. I wonder who the lucky girl is?
No harm in asking, now was there? "So TK…who are you taking?"
"Huh?" asked TK out of confusion. Suddenly, his eyes widened. "Oh no, not me! My mom and dad are the ones going on the date!"
Kari sweatdropped. "Oh." Even so, it was still good news! "Well, congratulations!"
"Feh, what's the big deal with that?" grumbled Daichi as he dangled a noodle down his throat. "They live with each other all the time, so what's the fuss for?"
TK calmly said, "They've been divorced since I was a little kid."
"…oh." That had effectively silenced Daichi. That is, until he raised his can of juice moments later and muttered, "Well hooray for them. Huzzah and all that jazz."
TK facefaulted.
"Hmm…Davis has been awfully quiet," commented Cody as he stared at Davis.
Kari nodded as she stared at her friend; come to think of it, Davis hadn't even touched his lunch yet. "Davis?"
Davis was seemingly staring intently at the lunch table, his eyes hard with focus. "…"
"He's not responding," muttered Cody as he bit into his sandwich.
"Eh, he's just mad I beat him at chess," boasted Yolei as she gobbled the rest of her chocolate brownie in one bite.
Daichi waved his hand in front of Davis' eyes. Then he snapped his fingers. "No one's home."
"Man…he must be thinking about something BIG if he can't even respond," said TK out of slight surprise.
Yolei made a mock gasp of shock. "Oh my! Davis is thinking so hard that his body's shut down!" A round of sweatdrops followed moments later.
Davis, meanwhile, was busy thinking about something obvious: how he was going to get revenge on Yolei Inoue. Hmm…what to do what to do? And it couldn't just be any old prank…it had to be something big. Bigger than anything that had come before. He already had one idea…but pulling it off was an impossibility.
Feh…my idea well's running dry…
Davis suddenly blinked; he came out of his thought processes to see that the world was upside-down. He tilted his chin downward, forcing himself to look up. To his surprise, he was being held up by the ankles, courtesy of Daichi and TK. His brown eyes narrowed as he yelled, "HEY!"
"Whaddya know, he lives," sarcastically muttered Dacihi. TK sweatdropped.
Davis roared, "LET ME DOWN!"
Daichi innocently shrugged. "If you say so." He promptly let go; TK, surprised at suddenly having to deal with Davis' full weight, released his ankle.
THUD.
Davis groaned as he sat head-first on the ground. "…"
Cody calmly commented, "You must've been really thinking hard to not hear or respond, Davis."
"I know. Who would've ever suspected?" jokingly mocked Yolei with an innocent smile.
Davis mentally snarled. Grin all you want Yolei…you'll get your comeuppance! Then he blinked. Weird. Where'd I get THAT word?
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/Computer Lab, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 3:09 PM/
The school's computer lab was empty…save for one certain red-haired Digidestined.
Izzy sat back in awe of the video display on the computer monitor. Beside that video display was a small window showing a black-and-white grid map. It was the Digital World Grid Map…now fully complete.
You see, the original version had been incomplete (imagine Izzy's shock when he found THAT out). Only the sectors on Server and Folder had been included…not that of Desktop or Backdrop.
Server. Folder. The western and eastern continents of the Digital World. In reality, they are one super-continent, separated by a massive stretch of land known as the End of the World: the site of the final battle between XeedMilleniummon and Neomon. The sectors went from ALPHA to OMEGA: 00-000-ALPHA began at the most northwestern sector of Server, whilst 11-111-OMEGA ended at the most southeastern tip of Folder.
Desktop. Backdrop. The northern and southern continents of the Digital World. Surprisingly, neither of these continents had been touched by the Digimon Emperor, UmbraDevimon, Darkheart…or even the Digidestined themselves. The sectors were classified differently than those on Server and Folder. The most northwestern sector on Desktop was Grid-00A…and the most southeastern sector on Backdrop was Grid-11Z.
The Digital World…separated into sectors…and right now, Izzy was watching something amazing. Well, he HAD. "Unreal…"
At that moment, the face of a wizened old man replaced the video display. His limp white mustache and narrow eyes were instantly recognizable, as was his black robes and wires sticking out of his back. It was Gennai, last living member of the Order. "I told you that you would be impressed."
"But still…the mere fact they restored the entire sector in a matter of minutes…it's just…" Izzy couldn't find any words to measure his awe.
You see, Izzy had just finished teaching afternoon computer class (as a matter of fact, since he was the computer class president, he was also the school's official computer tutor…and I just made a rhyme!) when Gennai had contacted him on the computer he was using.
To be short…he had offered Izzy the chance to watch all five Guardians utilize their powers to restore the sector of 01-111-NU.
Now I'm sure you're all a bit curious. What exactly DID happen to that sector?
On September 18th – a mere few weeks after the New Digidestined had first come into being – the Digidestined known as Shaun had been caught in a trap set up by the Emperor in sector 01-111-NU. That sector was home to the large city known as Little Edo. It was essentially a carbon copy of Tokyo during medieval times…except the citizens were Gekomon and Otamamon instead of humans.
The trap was rather simple; with a flood of Dark Spirals, the Emperor had enslaved all of the town's citizens, including their lord: ShogunGekomon. Their orders: capture Shaun.
So they had tried. However, Shaun had managed to elude his hunters, using the sewers and the many houses of Little Edo to hide from his pursuers. Unfortunately, he had been caught in the street…but fortunately, Davis and Raidramon had arrived to bail him out.
But it was at that time – 3:00 PM – that the Emperor's second trap had arrived over Little Edo. The tyrant didn't want to take any chances…so he had sent a nuclear missile.
The last-second arrival of Shaun's partner had been their only hope; using Sonocomon's speed, the three escaped Little Edo mere moments before the warhead exploded.
They had escaped unharmed. Little Edo – and the surrounding area – had been vaporized. Radiation leaked throughout the entire sector.
Normally, such damage would last for years…but the four Guardian Beasts – Azulongmon, Zhuqiaomon, Baithumon, and Xuanwumon – and the Guardian God Huanglongmon had combined their powers to purify the sector of the radiation and restore Little Edo in all its glory. Now all that was left was to wait until the city's denizens were reborn at Primary Village.
Gennai smiled at Izzy's awe. "You shouldn't be surprised; they're the Guardians of the Digital World. Their powers are great."
"True…but it shocks me to see the GOOD guys with so much power." Izzy was honestly surprised…because he considered it to be rather odd that such powerful titans would fall. Sure, Huanglongmon had been trapped inside Myotismon's body, and the Dark Masters attacked the Guardian Beasts one at a time. Plus, the Guardian Beasts had yet to regain their strength after the final battle against XeedMilleniummon. So…I GUESS it's understandable.
Even so, Izzy wasn't surprised that the Guardians didn't need the Digidestined's help restoring the Digital World. Their powers were far greater…he doubted even the might of the Digiknight would be enough to compare.
"Well Izzy, what I wanted to show you has ended, so I'll be signing off now. Toodles!" happily chirped Gennai as his image disappeared.
Izzy blanched. "HEY! WAIT!" Izzy frantically tried to track the old man's digital footprints (after all, he never contacted Gennai; it was the other way around, and that often proved to be a pain to the Izumi child)…but to the Child of Knowledge's displeasure, he found that Gennai's tracks were already gone. "Gah…wily old coot…"
"Hey."
Izzy froze; someone had just walked in! Now keep in mind that even though Digimon were known to the Real World, it was a still a bad idea to let someone outside of the Digidestined know about a gateway that could pick any Digiport in the Digital World.
Fortunately, it turned out to be none other than Davis Inoue. "Oh…hi Davis. You startled me."
Davis smiled slightly at the red-haired boy. "Hi. If you don't mind, I'd like to go to the Digital World."
"Ah…" Izzy swiveled around and glanced at the Digiworld Grid Map as he asked, "Where's your partner?"
"Veemon went home with Yolei and Poromon," replied the Child of Miracles as he stared the computer monitor. "I'd like to go to…lessee…sector 01-111-BETA."
"Ah…the Gazimon Town. You're in luck; it was one of the first places to be rebuilt by the Guardians," commented the Child of Knowledge. "There…it's set."
Davis smiled as he held his blue D-3 toward the monitor. "Thanks." Izzy stepped back as the leader of the New Digidestined yelled, "DIGIPORT OPEN!"
Izzy Izumi shielded his eyes as a bright flash erupted from the monitor, overwhelming Davis. When the light faded, the Child of Miracles was gone.
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/01-111-BETA, 3:17 PM/
Gazimon Town. It was not the official name of the town…but considering that the initial founders and builders of the town were Gazimon, the name had stuck.
Of course, it had once been demolished…a fact Davis could see quite plainly.
Although the guardians had restored the plateau and the town to normal, there was an apparent dent in the side of the yellowish plateau that had not been there before. It had once looked far worse.
The Emperor, in retaliation for a deceptive act on Shaun's part, had increased the rate of his conquest of the Digital World. The Gazimon Town had been among his first targets; after all, the sector it sat in had once been under his control.
With four squads of Tankmon – forty in total – the Emperor had demolished the city from afar.
Thankfully, Davis took relief in the fact that it had been restored to normal. The town's cuboidal, simplistic buildings were made of the same yellow stone that the plateau was made of. The buildings themselves sat alongside a zig-zagging path that went up the plateau; the path had once been lined completely with stairs, but had since been smoothened out for easier travel. The town had also expanded; buildings now sat atop the plateau, as well as around the base. A coniferous forest circled the plateau for miles around, and a river lying near the side of the plateau snaked its way eastward.
Most of the denizens were Gazimon, Gizamon, and Veggiemon, but the Digidestined could also see Elecmon, Goblimon, Gotsumon, Floramon, and Pagumon about.
Speaking of Digidestined, Davis' status AS a Digidestined was drawing some attention.
Davis Inoue flushed as he heard various words of thanks, congratulations, felicitations, and other synonyms dealing with how he and the other Digidestined had helped save their world from the forces of darkness. Heh…they sure like me. Of course, he let his ego slip in a bit. But then again, who WOULDN'T like me? thought Davis as a cocky grin adorned his face.
"Well…if it ain't the goggle boy."
Davis blinked; he knew that voice! He turned around to see a Gazimon looking at him…but this Gazimon had a scar running down the left side of his face. This Gazimon was sort of the unofficial 'leader' of the town's Gazimon. "Hey! You've been reborn!"
Gazimon smirked. "It'll take more than suffocation to do me in. Plus, being a Digimon helps too." You see, during the Emperor's attack on the town, the Gazimon leader had spat at the Emperor. His punishment: death by suffocation. The Emperor had choked him with both hands until lack of air did him in.
Davis smiled. "Good…"
"…hm." Gazimon stared intently into Davis' eyes. "By the way…what brings you here?"
Davis momentarily mumbled before answering, "Well…I just came to think."
That was the truth; Davis had come to think about one thing and one thing only: Yolei's demise. Specifically, her social demise via his next prank. Problem was, he didn't know one. Yet.
Gazimon grinned. "Well follow me…I know the place just for you!"
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Davis sweatdropped. "Gazimon?"
"Yeah?"
"This is NOT what I had in mind."
The large building the two were in…was a bar. The tables were carved out of yellow stone, and the seats were nothing more than pedestals that rose out of the ground. The bar itself was nothing more than a large indentation in the wall, separated by a four-foot tall wall that had more pedestals sitting in front of it. Wooden shelves had been forcefully shoved into the indentation, serving as a spot for the bottles of wine, sake, and liquor (not only that, but a SkullMeramon was a bartender). Dull yellow lights affixed to the ceiling provided light…and in the far right corner was a wooden stand and a karaoke machine, where a Gorillamon was crooning (badly). Considering it was still early afternoon, only a few Digimon were here.
Gazimon huffily growled, "Nonsense! This is the best place in town to drink!"
SLAM!
Davis facefaulted. "I said THINK. Not DRINK."
"…oh." Gazimon shrugged as he walked away. "Oh well. Buy yourself a drink anyway."
SLAM!
Another facefault. Davis groaned at the Rookie as the Digimon walked out. Feh…oh well. I was getting thirsty anyway. Davis walked up to the bar and sat down on a pedestal. Staring directly into the beady yellow eyes of the bartender, Davis asked, "You have any soda?"
SkullMeramon grunted as he reached for a bottle of dark soda on the counter. At least, Davis presumed it was soda.
"Hee hee hee…well if it isn't a Digidestined."
Davis looked at the source of the voice…and immediately wished he hadn't, as the Digimon he was facing was puny; no more than 3.5 feet tall (the urge to laugh was great indeed). His short, pudgy body was nothing more than an orb with long arms and short legs. His light-tan skin only could be seen around his chubby mouth and lower body, as chain mail covered his limbs. Red cloth fashioned into gloves and shoes covered his appendages. His upper head was covered by a mask of red cloth, tied into a tight knot around the back of his head. Dark gray pads made of metal covered his shoulders, and spikes jutted outward from them. A blue sheath was strapped to his back, and inside that sheath was a razor-sharp katana. Orange eyes stared out from the holes in his mask, staring at Davis with an almost mischievous glint. "Uh…who are you?"
The little Digimon hopped onto a stool next to Davis and said, in a nasally, almost high-pitched voice, "The name's Ninjamon!"
"Uh…hi," muttered Davis out of reply.
Ninjamon smiled as he reached into his left glove, pulling out a bag of coins. "Bartender! This fellow's drinks are on me!" SkullMeramon grunted his acknowledgement by grabbing several coins out of the bag before handing Davis his soda.
The Digidestined's confusion was now replaced by a grin. "Now that's service!" As Davis drank, he didn't notice the evil glint in Ninjamon's eyes.
Now before any of you yell, 'DAVIS! STOP CAVORTING WITH THE ENEMY!', you should note that Davis was never told about what Yolei and Ken went through in their portion of the Puppetmon Games under File Island. He was never told about how Ninjamon and his partner Musyamon had nearly destroyed them. So don't blame him for being clueless on this matter, okay?
Back to the story!
Ninjamon gave the bartender a few coins for a cup of sake before turning to the human sitting next to him. "So…what brings you to this little city?"
Davis exhaled loudly – a sign of contentment – as he downed another gulp of soda. It took a few seconds for him to reply. "Well…I really only came here to think about something. No such luck though."
"Oh. About what?" Ninjamon sneered wickedly as he whispered, "I can keep seeecreeet…"
…well, he did foot the bill, thought Davis as he mentally shrugged, figuring 'what the heck can go wrong?'
All I can say is that karma believes in payback.
"Well…I'm trying to figure out a prank to use on another Digidestined named Yolei…but I can't think of one." Davis groaned as he sipped more of his soda.
Yolei.
That was all it took for Ninjamon. Even now, he remembered the name that had been uttered several times underneath File Island. The girl whose partner had defeated him (well, Ken's partner had helped to, but he hadn't fought Dinobeemon face-to-face like he had Shurimon). The partner called Shurimon.
His revenge.
He had been waiting for this moment! Ever since he had been freed of the influence of the Black Gear (due to UmbraDevimon's destruction, of course), he had had only one thing in mind; revenge against Shurimon. Unfortunately, his old partner Musyamon wanted nothing of it; he had wanted a peaceful life.
Oh well. It didn't matter to Ninjamon now.
And now he had a way to get to Shurimon: Davis Inoue.
"Really?" asked Ninjamon. "You seem like a smart guy. I'm sure you've thought at least ONE plan by now."
Heh. At least SOMEONE thinks I'm smart! Davis grinned as he said, "Well…" Then his look of displeasure indicated he had second thoughts. "Nah…you're not fast enough for it to work…"
Ninjamon sneered. "Oh really?" Davis suddenly frowned as he glanced at the Champion-level Digimon…his outline looked like it had just…flickered…
Ninjamon suddenly held up Davis' D-3 and D-Terminal. Davis impulsively yelled, "HEY!"
Ninjamon grinned as he lightly juggled the two items in his hand. "Are you certain I'm not fast enough? I am a master of the shadowy ninjutsu arts…and that alone is enough."
It clicked in Davis' head. His plan…it had seemed impossible before…but now…it could…it could work! "Yes…" It could really work! "You're PERFECT! You could really make it work!"
Ninjamon innocently – seemingly, that is – asked, "You do know that you'll need to take me to the Real World…right?"
"Who cares? You're a nice enough guy!" cheerfully exclaimed Davis.
Ninjamon smiled, even as Davis began explaining his plan. Excellent…this'll give me free passage into the human world. Then…I'll have him get my two new associates.
So Ninjamon just remained silent as the plan was explained.
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/Computer Lab, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 3:49 PM/
A bright flash.
Davis and Ninjamon appeared out of the computer monitor. Thankfully, the lab was still empty. "Okay…you'll hide out until tomorrow. Make sure no one sees you…I've already told you everything, so it should be covered on your end."
"Crystal."
Good, thought Davis. "Now…I've gotta…go…" Davis' voice trailed off as he noticed a missing Ninjamon…and an open window. "Man. He's quick."
Oh well. It didn't matter; he had to get home. And even though he was going to cut out part of his white blanket for the prank…it was going to be worth it.
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/Rooftop, Odaiba, 11:37 PM/
Ninjamon was in love.
The sheer heights of the buildings…the maze-like layout of the city…the shadows cast by the moon…this was a perfect place for him to exercise his talents as a ninja. But my duel with Shurimon…it will take place in a special spot.
But if he were to have that duel occur, he would need to use the boy. As long as he kept the Digidestined child in the dark…he would be in the clear.
Woosh…
The movement in the air. It was slim…but Ninjamon heard it. He was being followed. And he could tell even now that his pursuer was a Mega; the power he was sensing was too great. Hmm…I have to lose him.
Ninjamon quickly dove downward, jumping from wall to wall into an alleyway.
Moments later, the familiar golden Mega known as Vula Tusalamee set down into the alleyway. Hmm…where did that Digimon go? The Elitemon silently cursed as he walked into the alleyway. Rogue Digimon always tended to be troublemakers…so to keep public opinion of Digimon from getting any lower, he was always on the lookout. Perhaps he took back to the air…
And just like that, Vula leapt high into the air, bounding off the enclosed alley walls to propel himself upward to the roof.
Ten seconds later, Ninjamon suddenly PHASED out of a trash can's shadow. It was one of his abilities as a ninja. Sweat from his brow soaked onto his head. That was close. I should return to the school…and hide until morning.
Ninjamon immediately took off for Davis' school.
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/NEXT DAY/
/Outside, Odaiba School, Odaiba, Saturday, December 3rd, 7:35 AM/
Davis glanced upward at the rooftop. He could barely see Ninjamon glancing down at him. One blink of the eyes later, and the ninja was gone. Man…it's creepy how he does that.
"What are you looking at Davish?"
Davis looked down at his partner, replying, "Oh, just looking up at the sky. Now, go to the other Digimon on the soccer field, okay?"
"Gotcha Davish!" yipped Veemon as he bounded off to the soccer field. Davis could see that aside from the other Digidestined's partners – and Impmon – there were a few others. There was a Gazimon…a comical-looking ToyAgumon…and much to Davis' shock, a Bakemon. Huh…I guess even soldiers from Demon's army can turn a leaf.
Davis glanced behind him, staring at Yolei quietly. Alright Yolei…just you wait…He readjusted his backpack on his shoulders, which seemed more stuffed than usual.
Since today was a Saturday, school ended at 12:00 PM. As a result, gym class for the students between 5th and 8th grades was pushed back, starting at 11 and ending at 11:45 AM.
The plan began…at 11:45 AM.
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/Outside Girls' Locker Room, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 11:45 AM/
RRRRRIIIIIINNNGGG!
Ninjamon dashed from the shadows of the school lockers towards the locker rooms. On the right side was the boys' locker room…and on the left was the girls' locker room.
He heard voices emanate from both lockers…and one minute later, he dashed into the left locker room.
He was like a blur. The locker room was brightly lit…and with all the people in there, it let him pass from shadow to shadow without being detected. It wasn't long before he detected the girl known as Yolei.
Yolei Inoue. Partner to the Digimon that had defeated him.
He momentarily suppressed his anger. The blow to his pride would be corrected soon enough…but first, he had to fulfill his end of the bargain with Davis.
He hung inside Yolei's shadow as she cleansed herself in one of the shower stalls. Although he did not take pleasure in her nakedness, he had to momentarily come out anyway to grab her gym clothes, which were hanging on the stall's towel rack. I have to make this quick.
In less than a second, he had grabbed her clothes, with Yolei being none the wiser. He was outside the stall in milliseconds, already hiding in some other girl's shadow.
Excellent. Now he needed to get her regular clothes. He had memorized her scent from the battle beneath File Island…she knew which locker her clothes sat in.
He leapt into the shadow of a brown-haired girl who was getting dressed right beside Yolei's locker. Ironically, it was none other than Kari Kamiya. He quickly made his move.
Five seconds later, he was out of the locker room and dashing down the hall.
At that moment, Kari glanced down…and blinked at the sight of Yolei's open locker. Even more confusing was the fact that her clothes were missing. Huh?
Moments later, she could hear Yolei yell out of surprise from the showers, drawing the attention of the other girls. "HEY! My gym clothes are gone!"
Ninjamon had been unseen in his dash through the halls, seeing as how the other students were in a classroom…and none of the 5th-8th graders had left the locker rooms…except one, who had been in and out of the locker rooms in thirty seconds.
You guessed it: Davis Inoue.
Meanwhile…
Davis – now in his regular school clothes – stood impatiently in front of the flagpole at the front, his backpack sitting beside his feet. Hurry up…
Ninjamon suddenly appeared in front of Davis, holding Yolei's gym clothes and regular clothes in a red knapsack. "Here's what you asked for."
"Good!" exclaimed Davis as he opened his backpack and pulled out a roll of duct tape and a rectangular cutout of his old white blanket. Words had been drawn on it with a black marker. As the Child of Miracles lowered the flag of Japan – a white rectangle with a red sun in the middle – he said, "You'd better make yourself scarce Ninjamon."
Ninjamon didn't hear Davis…because he was already gone.
Three minutes later, Davis was back in the school. The prank had been carried out…now all that was left was for Yolei to see it.
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/Hallway, Odaiba School, Odaiba, 11:49 AM/
"Alright…whoever took my clothes is going to get it!"
"Calm down Yolei…" reassured Kari.
"CALM DOWN? LOOK WHAT I'M WEARING!" roared the lavender-haired Digidestined. You should know now that due to her missing clothes, she had been forced to wear towels.
Yes. Towels. One around her waist. One around her upper torso. Her right hand was keeping her waist-length towel from falling, as was her left hand doing so for the upper torso's towel. And since her bandana had been taken…her horrific hair was visible as well.
Needless to say, she was ANGRY. And, of course, students from both the girls' and the boys' locker room were following her for three reasons. One: to ask her where her clothes were. Two: to find out what she was going to do next. Three: to laugh or snicker behind her back.
Suddenly, she heard a startled yell from down the hall. It was Tomoe Nira (remember the samurai from the costume contest?), a black-haired girl from Davis, Kari, TK, and Daichi's homeroom. "I found your clothes!"
Everyone followed her…and Yolei felt strangely odd as she walked to the front doors. I have a bad feeling about this…
Boy was she right. The moment she looked out the doors, her entire body turned white as a sheet.
Her clothes were taped to the school flagpole, fluttering in the wind. Even her underwear. Right above her clothes and beneath the flag of Japan was a white sheet that had words written on in black, complete with a smiley face.
'THE PRANKSTER STRIKES AGAIN!'
Many of the students couldn't help but laugh.
Yolei gritted her teeth...because she knew there was only one person behind this. And she recognized that sheet from her 'brother's' blanket! "Rrr…" Kari wisely stepped back before Mt. Yolei blew her top. Her voice overwhelmed the laughter and silenced them all.
"DAAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"
And in Mrs. Hakashi's class, Davis smiled. Daichi – he was the only one in the room right now besides Davis– stared out the window at the flagpole in shock before turning around to face Davis. "How'd you pull THIS one off?"
"Not telling," replied Davis with a grin.
The Prank War had officially restarted.
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To be continued…
Next time…
Chapter 22: Bonding: Momoe
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Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait. In a way, I'm sort of grateful my computer broke; this new version of chapter 21's much better.
Now if you'll excuse me, Hurricane Dennis is about to hit. Bye bye!
See you soon, and please review! (dives into his shelter)