Trials of Life
I don't own Digimon
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
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(----) Different point of view
(-/-/-) Flash back
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Chapter 5
They finish a tour around the park and, sadly, he didn't have any money yet, so he couldn't buy them all some ice cream or lunch. Kari then decides that they could eat at her family's apartment.
They found nobody home and he then begins to make something to eat, leaving the kids and Digimon to watch TV. He then notices as Revmon turns towards the door. With a quick glance between them was all that was needed to come up with a plan of action.
He tenses up as he continues to do lunch. He glances at the glass and sees a white Digimon by the open door. He knows it's Gatomon and he also knows that Revmon will be much better at dealing with the cat Digimon then him. Even if Revmon is a rookie, he's usually more powerful then more Digimon they have ever encountered.
As if finally feeling the tension in the room, Patamon glances over at Revmon and then at him. He moves his head slightly and Patamon then turns to watch the TV again. He's relieved that Patamon didn't say anything. The minutes tick by and it seems that Gatomon finally gets enough courage to make her move.
Before anyone even knows what happened, Revmon has Gatomon pinned on the floor and the cat Digimon seems dazed at how she got pinned. He grins slightly and TK, Kari, and Patamon just stare dumbly at the two Digimon.
He then moves and looks straight into Gatomon's blue eyes. "Revmon will let you up along as you don't try to harm anyone." The cat glares at him and then tries to get Revmon off, but his partner has a good hold on the champion. Finally the white cat Digimon says, "Fine! I will not harm anyone here!" He then reaches out quickly and takes off Gatomon's tail ring. "I'll hold onto this for safe keeping." He says and pockets the golden ring.
He turns to finish making lunch and his partner lets the white cat Digimon up. "What was that all about?" TK asks someone. He hears Patamon say, "I haven't the foggiest idea." He notices that Gatomon looks sulky about her and also glaring at him a few times.
Soon lunch is ready and he gets the table ready. He then turns and asks, "Did you want something to eat?" The white cat looks startled at being asked and then her stomach answers for her. "She can have some of mine." His partner offers. Gatomon again looks stunned but Kari was the one that grabs one of Gatomon's paws and helps her towards the table.
He watches this interaction between Kari and her partner. He doubts that Kari knows that this Digimon was even Gatomon and he glances over at his other self. It seems that TK and Patamon were too busy looking at the food then at Gatomon, which means that either of them were going to inform Kari about Gatomon. Meaning that Kari was on the same page as Gatomon.
Soon they dig in and he watches as the others enjoy the food that he made. Revmon and Patamon had more then Gatomon did, but he knows that Gatomon was uncomfortable about this whole thing. The food soon disappears and he then asks Gatomon, "What made you drop by?"
That causes Gatomon to remember and she freezes. They all wait for the white cat Digimon to answer. "I'm searching for someone…" Was the answer after a few minutes of waiting. "Searching for who?" Kari asks curiously. Gatomon looks trapped and he feels pity for the cat, but knows that this is between Kari and Gatomon. They need to make the connection on their own. Gatomon then answers in a soft voice, "Looking for the eighth child." He heard easily, but he doubts that Kari or TK hear that clearly. "What did you say?" Kari asks. Gatomon sighs in defeat and says, "Looking for the eighth child." Kari blinks and asks, "Why are you looking for me?" That causes Gatomon's head to snap and Gatomon just stares at Kari in disbelief. "See?" Kari says and holds out her Digivice.
He wonders if Gatomon's eye could get any bigger then what they were when Kari showed the champion the Digivice. "W-where d-did you get that?" Gatomon stutters. Kari puts it away and answers, "Under Tai's bed." He raises an eyebrow at that. He glances over at Revmon and his partner seems amused at that answer too.
He then decide to cut them both some slack and takes out Gatomon's tail ring and says, "I take it that you're leaving?" Gatomon and Kari then realize that there were others at the table. Gatomon looks embarrassed and simply nods. He then hands the golden tail ring over and says, "Nice to meet you. I think Kari wouldn't mind if you drop by to visit her." Gatomon looks over at the girl and Kari nods in agreement with what he told the white cat. Gatomon then takes the tail ring and leaves.
Then TK asks, "Did I miss something important?" Patamon also seems to be as confused as TK. "I'll explain as I take you home. I think we've all had enough excitement for today. You'll be fine by yourself?" He asks Kari. Kari nods her head and he then glances at his partner.
Revmon then sighs and goes to get his cloth back on. Soon they left the apartment and as they walked down the street he begins, "Gatomon is Kari's partner. Gatomon is currently working for Myotismon, remember?" TK then gets what he means and says, "So, Gatomon doesn't know that she's suppose to be a good guy then?" He nods and says, "That's they need to get to know each other first. Gatomon needs to decide where her loyalties lie, plus it means that Kari won't try too hard at starting a relationship with Gatomon. They both deserve a chance to get to know each other without either of them trying to force it." "That's nice of you." TK says. He sighs and says, "I have no real clue just how things will work out yet, but Revmon and I will try to be there for support. You're my brother." TK beams and says, "And you're my really older brother!" He chuckles and puts on a disarming smile afterwards. He pushes his shades up a bit too.
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She can't stop going over the incident with the Digidestine. She also didn't know weather to be glad that the odd human and odder Digimon stopped her or not. But honestly, she could say that the human kept his promise about giving back her tail ring.
It's night and she knows what she should do, but her heart rebels against it. The way that the girl told her was like she didn't know that she was sealing her own fate. It also means that the girl put some trust in her and she didn't want to break that trust.
Then her mind focuses on the odd white hair teen. She never met a human that has two different eye colours and seems to have the gall to take her tail ring. It was odd, but she kind of got the feeling that the teen knew her and that his partner did too. But how, she hadn't the foggiest idea how, for she knows that she'd remember ever meeting such an odd pair.
Then her thoughts turn to the odd black Digimon with green stripes on his back and arms. That Digimon reminds her of a Gazimon, but longer tail, her type of ears, and without the leather straps. She also never met a rookie Digimon that could take on a champion with such ease.
She then decides to focus on the white haired human and his partner, she knows that the human was an unknown, even DemiDevimon couldn't explain where the teen came from. Plus it might take her mind off of the girl and her job to turn her over. She soon gets up off her perch and begins to search the city for the odd pair.
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They finish dropping TK off and they were now hunting around for Digimon. He didn't understand it, but he can smell Digimon every easily. So far they have tracked down Gotsumon and Pumpkinmon. The two goof balls weren't causing much trouble yet, but then they look to be scouting out the city before causing chaos.
They were just trailing the pair. He could see that his partner was busy remembering what happened with the pair. He never got a chance to meet the two, but he did get the story out of Gabumon once. It kind of sounds like the pair didn't mean any harm, they just got catch between a rock and a vampire. It was the vampire that did them in though.
He notices that it's getting late and they also seen clips about the others battling Myotismon's minions. Tai and Izzy took out Mammothmon, Matt and Joe took out SkullMeramon, and finally Mimi and Sora took out two water type Digimon. All in all, things were progressing and soon the events that he remembers will happen again with a few minor changes.
They were looking for a spot to rest, for it was only 2:13 pm. They had lunch around 11:45 am and it took forty minutes to drop TK and Patamon off. They found Gotsumon and Pumpkinmon at 1:03 pm. They were going to take turns trailing the two, Jager first then him. It's how they usually do things.
He studies his partner and takes note of the way Jager is dressed. Jager has a brown shirt on with a red windbreaker over top and blue jeans. The design on the windbreaker is that of an orange and yellow hawk. Jager also has his shades on.
Jager finds a spot and he ducks in. He curls up and notices that Jager didn't leave all at once. "You think that Gatomon will betray Myotismon without knowing her relationship with Kari?" He asks. His partner answers, "I think that Gatomon might be more willing to find something else to think about." He sighs and nods slowly, "So she might be looking for us?" His partner just nods and says, "Just keep an eye out for her, ok?" He grins and nods his head.
His partner then takes one last look at him and then walks out of the patch of trees. He then unties his tail and curls up. He just hopes that Jager will stay safe, he really didn't want to worry about what could happen to his partner, they've been through a lot since they first meet and he hopes to enjoy Jager's company for years to come.
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He left Revmon in a small patch of trees and shrubs. He leaves his partner to rest; it'll help out with his partner's energy, making it so that he did need to so soon. It was a trick they learnt to use over the years they've been together.
This current stack out was bringing out memories of previous battles and other spy missions. He usually took the first shift; he just gets too energized to sit still. He fingers his Digivice; it's not longer the same design it used to be when he was living his first life.
He finds a good spot to watch the pair from, not too sunny or crowded. He leans on the wall behind him and reflects on the fact that he finally distanced himself from who he used to be. 'I feel a bit more free then I once did. I do worry about those other 'passengers' though. I wonder in when we'll encounter them? Not soon I hope, I'd have a hard time explaining them to anyone, even to Gennai.'
He turns to look up at the time and find that it's been thirty minutes and also that the pair were on the move. He follows the two as they make some trouble. Soon the pair finds a spot and they fall fast asleep. He finds a store close by and decides to check out the news.
To be continued …