Hi again, and thanks again for the reviews and for reading my storm story.
Kay: lol! They still have time to joke during that whole thing! Loved it!
To answer your question Pixigirl100: what are F1, F2 AND F3 tornados/twisters?
Tornados and twisters are the same thing, but the technical term for them is cyclone, which is any counterclockwise circulation in the northern hemisphere. In addition, F1, F2 and F3 cyclones are apart of the Fujita scale that helps measure the strength and power of cyclones. It goes from F0, which is considered weak with winds 40-72 MPH up to F5, which is considered violent with winds 261-318 MPH. The defition of a F6 would be winds between 319-380MPH with the length being 315-999 miles on the ground. The F6 is only theoretical; no tornado has ever reached this level and it's hoped none ever will.
KTRose: Yeah, that'd kinda suck. I mean, the worst we get is wind storms that make it seem like a tornado, or low and high pressure systems that give me hellish headaches, but this isn't likely gonna happen, correct?
To answer your question this would be looking at the worst-case scenario. The likely hood of something like this happening would be like seeing another perfect storm (Unnamed hurricane) like in October 1991. The chances of this happening are very low to nonexistent, but there is always that slim chance for something like this to form. Looking at the 2005 with the Hurricane season, we broke a few records one being the most named tropical storm and the other with Wilma and the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin at 882mb.
If you have a question on any term used in my story, I'll be more than happy to answer it. All you need to do is submit a review and I'll post it on top of the next chapter. That and if you want an interesting weather fact added to all the chapters review about that and I'll do it for you.
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Chasing the Perfect Storm:
The Inconceivable F6
By FocusR.
Ch. 7: Kari's Apartment
"Not now Gatomon; it our only way out of here." Kari yelled as she grabbed TK's hand and rushed to the car. Suddenly the deafening echo of a freight train raged thunderously in the distance. "TK give me the keys."
"O no, you don't know how to drive this thing." TK commented; as he pulled, open the passenger side door for Kari.
"Come on TK I driven cars that look worse than this." Kari replied still standing as tall as she could up to TK.
"Thanks!" TK shouted back sarcastically "Just get in." as he slid over the hood and jumped into the driver seat. As the rest began climbing inside, a subtle pitter-patter of rain began rumbling on the roof. Slipping the key in to the ignition TK tried to start it up. The engine began whining and howling as it tried helplessly to turn over. "Come on start." TK pleaded as it only continued whine.
"Pop the hood." Kari yelled.
With a loud clunk, the hood popped open; TK climbed back out as the driver door creaked horrendously. "See anything?" Kari shouted as the roar of the freight train became braying even more.
"Besides the fact that I need to invest in a new car, NO," TK shouted back. As the engine continued to helplessly to turn over, TK franticly looked closer for the problem. Suddenly Patamon flew out the passenger side window. Flying up to the engine, he looked around also.
"Found it," he squeaked as he pointed to the loose battery cable.
"Kari, pull the key out for a second," TK shouted, as the engine ceased whining. Reaching inside the oily and muddled engine, he quickly tightened the loose battery cable. "OK, try it again."
This time as Kari turned the small key in the ignition first a whine then it turned over to a loud roar. "You got it. Come on let's go, I'm driving." Kari said sliding over into the driver seat, as TK walked back over to the driver side door. "I'm all ready to go, and that twister is enclosing fast." Kari shouted as he turned and watched the tornado rampage through the outskirts of the city.
"Kari, move over." TK replied opening the door as water dripped from his wet hair.
Gatomon quickly shouted, "TK, give it up and let her drive." With a little hesitation, he ran back around.
With a quick click from the belt and a ghastly clunk by the transmission, Kari shifted into reverse. A loud roar erupted from the engine, as she slammed the petal to the floor. The wheels of the small sedan started spinning, while blue smoke began to rise from the hood.
"TK, hang on." Kari said, never breaking her gaze out the windshield. Shifting into drive, the car lurched forward and bolted out of the small parking lot. "Lucky for us my apartment isn't very far from here. We should be able change vehicles there along with get some equipment."
With an unsettling look on TK's face, he tried to get comfortable as the small sedan slipped and slid around every tight corner in Downtown dodging other cars and trucks as they flew past. Suddenly Gatomon poked her over by TK's ear. "When it comes to driving in severe weather when it's between Kari and Tai she usually wins so don't be to upset, TK."
Looking out the window TK notice the tornado was still in a full furry and gaining strength, as it charged northward into the busy city. "Kari how much farther is it to your apartment?" TK asked as a small explosion with bright yellow flames erupted in the distance.
"It's only a little further." She replied as she slipped into oncoming traffic and back into their original lane, passing a slow moving pickup, and barely dodging a semi.
Continuing to drive like a stockcar driver weaving constantly through the traffic TK exclaimed, "Kari, look out," as a car came crashing down in front of them on its roof. Slamming on the breaks a piercing squeal shattered the air as the tires locked up. Flying forward into the car, TK snatched Patamon and Gatomon in midair before they slammed into the windshield. "Got yah."
Then with a subtle shift of her weight Kari laid back on the gas throwing every back into there seats. Suddenly of out of know where she turned a hard right in to an apartment complex, squealing all four tires I the process.
"We're here." Kari said as she jumped out of the car leaving it running.
As TK slowly climbed out something about the place seemed too familiar. "Wait a second, you live here too?" TK shouted as he ran after Kari who was on her way up the stairs.
Coming to a stop in mid-step Kari turned around as TK plowed straight into her. "Wait a second you live here." Kari replied shocked by the thought of it. Nodding his head, he acknowledged her statement. "Why haven't I seen you before this then?"
"I live on the fifth story of the building Westside. Where do you live?" TK replied.
"I'm on the fifth story Eastside. I moved in when the others did to, so about three years ago." Kari commented as they continued to walk up the steps.
"I don't believe it I've been here for five years now and I've never seen any of you guys around here. I guess that's what happens when you're out by 3am and back around 7pm most nights."
"Come on enough with the chit chat that storm isn't going to chase itself." Gatomon shouted as she flew up on Patamon's back.
"OK, OK we're coming, just hold on." TK said as they began running after there Digimon.
After reaching the fifth floor of the building, Kari walked up to her apartment door. As she did that, she rattled off the others apartment. "There's Ken and Yolie's apartment, Tai's and Sora's is right next to them, and mine is three more down." Sliding the key into the bolt lock, she opened the door as a slight lavender scent escaped into the humid and sweltering heat. Walking inside the small dark apartment it was nearly impossible to see anything. As Kari reached over to a light switch in the corner, light poured into the room from some golden fixtures on the walls. The walls covered with light pink wallpaper along with pictures from everywhere, including the Digital World. As TK walked along the walls memories of all there, time spent in the Digital World began filling his mind.
Many of the pictures were of her and the rest of the Digidestined who storm chased. There was one of Ken and Yolie kissing in front of a F4 twister. In addition, there was also one of Tai and Sora holding hands as a small tornado loomed in the distance. Over by her desk was a small laptop along with piles of papers. On the oak hutch over the desk, there were a few gorgeous pictures. One was of Kari standing by herself posing in front of a huge F5 tornado. Right along side of it was a picture of her and Gatomon standing and holding an arm full of softball size hailstones.
Then turning a little further TK notice a small clear glass cabinet hanging on the wall just off to the side of her desk. Walking over to the cabinet it was filled with different things from the Digital World and of him. Gazing over the different items her D3 and Crest were laid out perfectly in front of a picture of Angemon and Angewomon in there glory flying closely by each other. She always had the knack for taking pictures. I wonder if she has a double of that one. Looking closer at the pictures in the cabinet there were many of both of them together in different sceneries. I can't believe she has that many pictures of us together. Then near the front bottom of the cabinet there was a picture of him standing in a crowd of people in his suit and tie when he was at the state fair doing the weather live. She's always there even if I never see her. He thought as a smile broke on his face. "O Kari… you're always…"
"What TK." Kari asked as she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Oh Kari… I mean your photography is something truly special. These pictures are amazing." TK replied shocked by the quick comment. Turning around she was in a pink tank top along with white shorts, with a SLR digital camera and camera bag around her neck.
"You really want to see something, come with me." Kari said as she walked back into her bedroom taking TK by the hand. As they entered the room, the main thing that stuck out was her bedspread, a little darker pink than the wallpaper with a thick white line that flowed down the middle. She walked over to the nightstand by her bed and flipped on a lamp. Suddenly a small picture appeared from the darkness. As TK looked down at the picture, it had both Angemon and Angewomon flying above them both of them as they walked hand in hand along a small path in a vibrant green field at night. Both of there Digimon seemed to glow and glisten among the starry sky.
"How… How did you get that?" TK stammered as he looked deeply at the beautiful picture.
"Ken took if for me, the last time we were in the Digital World together." Kari replied as a few small tears formed by her eyes.
"O Kari… Don't cry…" TK serenely said as he wiped the tears from her eyes, then leaning in to kiss her.
"Are you two ready yet." Gatomon shouted from the doorway, breaking up the moment.
"Come on we're going to miss chasing it if you don't get going." Patamon squeaked as he flew on to TK's head.
"OK you two, we're going. I'm just going to run up to my apartment and change and grab my laptop." TK replied as he slowly walked away from Kari and out of the apartment. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his tattered white hat and put it on his head as he ran around to the other side of the building.
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