Call of the Spirit
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 7
He was surprised at how well Jeri took it all. She was kind of surprised to learn that he had finished translating the book and hethen makes copies of the story pages so she can read it at anytime. He figures it's the least he could do, considering that Jeri had tried to help him with decoding the symbols.
It also helped to take Jeri's mind off of Leomon. Jeri also didn't inform Kazu and Kenta about his Spirit Evolving. Also Jeri, Kazu, and Kenta have joined Henry and him during lunch. All they need was Rika and they'll have the whole group meeting at lunchtime.
It's been a month since Leomon defeated the rat Deva and the monkey being deleted by his sword, Hydra. It's been quiet for the most part, with an increase of five Digi Fields appearing each week instead of the usual four. They never really count the Deva in the count for they just aren't normal Digimon.
It also turned out that Impmon got his from fighting a BlackGabumon a week after the incident with the two Devas and Leomon. They hadn't seen the imp rookie since they finished patching the imp up. Last they saw of the BlackGabumon, he was heading out of the city. They didn't see any reason to fight the rookie, for the Digimon wasn't causing any trouble and for all they know, the black Digimon is looking for his own Tamer. He wishes BlackGabumon luck in his search.
Currently, they're scouting around the city for portals. Odd as it is, both Guilmon and him keep ending up at the shed where Guilmon lives. He just can't explain it why they keep arriving at the shed, but they just do.
Guilmon and him would trade looks and then shrug. Guilmon would head inside to take a nap and he would head home to get some buns and pastries. He also tosses in some lunchmeat and milk at times, just so that Guilmon gets something different. Henry, Kazu, and Kenta sometimes bring fruit and vegetables for Guilmon to eat. Jeri's good at bring candy and soda at times too, though Guilmon prefers the candy more then the soda. According to Guilmon, the soda dances inside his mouth and down his throat.
He's heading back to the shed with a box full of buns and pastries when he pauses. He turns to gaze at the building with twin towers and frowns. He sighs and focuses in to the link between Guilmon and himself. He sends a surge of energy along the link and feels Guilmon right himself. He smiles slightly and continues on his way to the front of the shed.
He shifts the box into his left hand and opens the gate with his right. Guilmon comes forward and takes the box from him. He lets go of the box and watches as Guilmon puts the box down and begins to dig through the contents. He frowns and asks, "How long have you been feeling… oddly?" His partner pauses and looks thoughtful before answering, "It started just after you left."
He sighs at the answer. He truly doesn't see why those men in black want to toy with focuses that they don't even understand, but it's getting… annoying. He thinks about the earthquake the other day and wonders if that's why those men were trying something today.
He closes his eyes and tries to think about what this means. He doesn't like the fact that those men think they know all the facts, he doubts they even take time to consider that all of their efforts are only making the problems larger, for he figures that it's their fault for the increase in Digi Fields. They opened the gates wider to let more rogue Digimon through. He guesses that they were trying to close the gate, but they truly don't respect the Digimon or what allows them into the real world.
He feels Guilmon stiffen and he checks Guilmon's stats and finds it fine, for now at least. He opens and says, "Lead the way." Guilmon nods and he gets up off the ground and runs as he follows his partner. He might have missed whatever Guilmon scents by focusing his energy on Guilmon's health.
He feels the ground shake, but either Guilmon or him slow down. They need to find out what's happening and deal with it. He looks up and notices the fighter planes. He just sighs and focuses on keeping Guilmon in his line of sight. It takes a good twenty-eight minutes to find the large pig and it takes him a second to notice Rapidmon and Taomon were already trying to slow the huge pig down.
He pause and turns to look at the sky. He feels Guilmon's strength flatter and automatically sends energy to help Guilmon right himself. He sighs and knows that this battle is Guilmon's and that he's here as a Tamer, not as the fighter. He takes out a card and transforms it into a blue card. He swipes it through his D-Ark and watch as Guilmon first Digivolves into Growlmon and then into WarGrowlmon.
He feels a large drain on his partner's energy and he decides to merge his conscience with WarGrowlmon, knowing that it'll stop the drain. He makes his way towards where Henry and Rika are and Rika says, "About time, goggle head." He sighs and says, "Watch out, something's draining the Digimon's strength. I also think that we're just feeling the beginning of something, it's going to get a lot worst as this continues." Both tamers looks surprise and then Henry nods slowly, "That explains why they're not doing much damage." Hoping that they'll figure out a way to help their partners, he decides its time to plug the drain on WarGrowlmon's strength.
He sighs and closes his eyes as he focuses on the link. He feeds energy right into the link itself and it begins to respond. Soon he's looking through WarGrowlmon's eyes. He feels his true body take the stance of WarGrowlmon. Both WarGrowlmon and him hum as they prepare to use Atomic Blaster. The energy gathers at the right spot and though it takes longer then normal, they release the attack. "Atomic Blaster!" They cry out.
The attack hits the pig Digimon in the nose and the boar Deva squeals in pain. Then they look up into the sky, then over at the building with the twin towers. The sky above them is swirling green and they look to find that Taomon has set up a shield with Taomon and Rapidmon inside. He turns to find that its affecting the pig Digimon as well.
They glance at WarGrowlmon's arms to see if they too were breaking apart. Finding that they're immune from this so far, they decide to stop whatever is happening over the towers. They aim their attack at the clouds and he breaks away from the link to swipe a card to help make sure the attack lasts long enough to do damage to the clouds.
He picks up a card with black gears on it and says, "Digimodify! Black Gears activate!" The card goes through his D-Ark and he once more enters into the link between his partner and himself. The power is overwhelming as it couples with their energy combine energy.
"Atomic Blaster!" They roar out and the attack goes through the air towards the green clouds. They note the strange ripe over the city, where they can see many Digimon over head. They watch as the attack hits the clouds and the effects stop. Soon the tear overhead heals and he feels drain. He pulls out of the link and feels WarGrowlmon also keel over. Soon Guilmon is lying where WarGrowlmon once lied and he feels Henry and Rika grab him. He smiles and says, "It's up to you two to finish the pig off." He slips into blackness right after.
(----Rika----)
She checks and finds that Takato's only resting. She sighs, they both had remembered the last time Takato acted like this and they also were stunned when only WarGrowlmon wasn't beginning to break into data. Then they notice the stance between Takato and WarGrowlmon and they figured that some how, Takato's mind linked up with WarGrowlmon's. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought that Takato had gone mental.
They had put Takato on the ground as gently as they could and then watch as Taomon did the same for Guilmon. They begin to look through their decks for a card to help against the boar Deva. They can't seem to find the right card and as they're looking, the huge Digimon captures their partners.
"Rapidmon!" Henry yells out. "Taomon!" She cries out. "Rika!" Taomon yells and Rapidmon cries out, "Henry!" "I think I get it, now. It doesn't matter what card we use as long as we believe it'll work!" Henry says as the Deva laughs. "You think if we think positive thoughts as we swipe a card through our D-Arks that everything will be ok? Are you crazy?" She asks. "Crazy or not, it's worth a try, isn't it?" Henry counters. She nods and says, "I think I have the perfect card to use too." She picks out Radiant Faith. Henry also picks out a card. Then together they say at the same time, "Digimodify! Radiant Faith activate!"
They share a look at using the same card and then turn to watch their partners. She smiles as Taomon glows in a golden light and gets out of the muck that Deva used to trap their partners in while they were looking through their cards. "Talisman of Light!" Taomon shouts out. "Rapid Fire!" Rapidmon yells. The attack enters into the boar's mouth and they once more combine their attack, this time Rapidmon using Tri-Beam. This attack spells the end for the boar Deva.
They sigh in relief as the Deva breaks into data. Soon they pick up Takato and Guilmon and retreat before they are stopped and questioned. They truly owe Takato and Guilmon for stopping the effects of the green clouds.
(----Takato----)
He sighs as he skips a rock. It bounces three times before sinking into the water. It turns out that some kind of dog Deva had grabbed Calumon from Jeri, but Leomon tried to stop the Deva from fleeing. It didn't work, for the dog transformed into a hammer and pounded Leomon into the ground. Then took off with Calumon.
Jeri received a Digivice and healed Leomon. It seems that this all happened before the strange green clouds appeared too. He doesn't beat himself up over what ifs and that such. He knows that the two Devas had it all arranged before hand and they couldn't do anything different.
He sighs and takes out his D-Tector. He studies it for a few minutes before pocketing it. They now had more then enough reasons to head to the Digital World, surprisingly when he came to take Guilmon out to search for a portal, his partner was too busy digging. He decided to trust his partner and left.
'Just two days ago Calumon has been taken and now we need to find that a portal. I hope that Calumon is alright, if he isn't, well…' He thinks as he picks up another rock and throws it so it skips over the water's surface. It bounces five times before sinking.
Just as his about to pick up another rock, he hears Guilmon yell, "I found it, Takato! I finally found it!" He turns and walks over to his partner. "Lead on." He says and he follows Guilmon back to the shed. He blinks but continues to follow Guilmon into the large tunnel. Then watches as Guilmon moves a hand towards the odd floating squares. It fazes out of this reality.
He laughs and says, "It's been here from the start! Great job, Guilmon! I'll be sure to bring you a dozen strawberry tarts to night." Guilmon pulls his hand back and cheers, "Yea! They're almost as good as peanut butter filled buns!" He snorts and says, "If any of the others show, tell them about this, ok? I'm going to try and phone them using the pay phone. I think we'll be leaving tomorrow. They have a large start on us, but we'll caught up soon enough." They get out of the tunnel and before he leaves, Guilmon asks, "You'll be looking for the beast, right?"
He pauses and turns to look at Guilmon. "Yea, I will. It's my responsibility to find it. It can cause a lot of trouble in the wrong hands, boy." He says. Guilmon asks quietly, "You're going to take off to look for it on your own, aren't you?" He smiles and says, "I don't know. It depends on what happens when my D-Tector locates it. If we're just wondering around, then no, but if we're almost there, then you'll be needed to help protect the group. But don't worry, boy. I'll say something before heading out to get it, ok?" Guilmon looks relieved at this and nods. "See you later, Takato." Guilmon says. "See you later, boy." He says.
He heads to home to phone Henry and Rika. He doesn't know if he should inform Jeri about it, but he'll wait and see. He also checks to see if they still have those strawberries and some glaze. He finds some tarts and then picks up the phone and calls Henry's place first and then Rika's. It seems that either of them are home and he decides to phone Jeri.
"Hello?" A voice asks. "Hi, this is Takato and I'm wondering if Jeri's home?" He asks. "I'll get her." The voice says and then he hears that person yell, "Jeri! Phone!" Soon Jeri asks, "Hello?" "Hey Jeri. Guilmon found a portal. It seems that it was under the shed; Guilmon dug a tunnel to it. We'll be leaving tomorrow if I get a hold of Henry and Rika tonight." He says. "That's great! I'll start packing my things! Talk to you later Takato." Jeri says and hangs up the phone. He sighs and hangs up the phone as well.
He then turns towards the tarts, the strawberries, and the glaze. He takes out a knife and begins cutting twelve large strawberries. Once finished, he places them on top of the cream filled tarts. He then place the glaze over them and then puts them into the fridge. He checks the time, 3:12 pm and heads out to look for Henry and Rika. He hopes to find them before six.
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He watches as his parents stand shock still at seeing Guilmon. They decided to inform their parents about what they plan to do tomorrow, they know it's a school day, but they just don't feel right to put this off anymore then they have to.
"Hi!" Guilmon says as he waves a clawed hand towards his parents. His dad recovers first and states, "That's some costume." "It's not a costume, dad. This is Guilmon, my partner Digimon. Guilmon, this is my dad and that's my mom." He says. "I brought him here to help explain that I'm not going to go to school tomorrow or for a while. You see we kind of have to go rescue a friend of ours from some really bad Digimon. I don't know how long it'll take, but I'm going." He adds.
His mom finally recovers and says, "Can't someone else go? You're too young!" Before his mom could continue, his dad cuts in. "So, your Guilmon? Some friends of Takato's want me to make some bread shaped like your head." Guilmon looks happy and chirps, "Bread shaped like my head? I'm going to be a bun!" He smiles at this and his mom says, "I forbid you to go!" But once more his dad cuts in, "Honey, Takato feels like he has to go. He didn't have to tell us, he could have easily left us worrying when he disappears. He's going to come back safe and sound. How many other kids have a large red Dino to protect them?" "But, but… He's my baby!" His mom says.
He watches as his dad hugs his mom close and rubs her back to calm her down. He feels guilty about leaving, but he's happy that one of his parents understands why he has to do this. "Just promise me you'll be back, alright?" His mom asks after a good five minutes. He smiles and says, "Of course I will! I'm a Digimon Tamer! It's in the job description!" His mom just sighs and his father smiles slightly.
His mom flips over the open sign to close and they head into the living room to spend time together. He promises to remember this night for the rest of his life. It's not every day that his parents close the store early.
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He finishes closing Guilmon's pack and checks the extra straps. His mom added them on just to keep the pack closed, for they don't want the food coming just because they're hanging upside down.
He nods and he hugs his parents, he has tears running down his face. His parent's weren't any better either. His mom hands him something to dry his eyes on and he nods his heads to them. He then turns away from them and leads Guilmon out of the bakery and towards the park.
They not only find Henry, Terriermon, Rika, Renamon, Jeri, and Leomon waiting, but also Kazu and Kenta. He raises an eyebrow and Jeri says, "They kind of forced it out of me." He sighs as Kazu says, "We're coming along to find our own partner Digimon. So there!" Kenta echoes this with a "Yea!"
He finds Rika looking annoyed and Henry just looking amused. He suppresses a smile as he says, "We'll let's get going. Also, Kazu and Kenta? Try not to go for the first cool Digimon we encounter, ok?" Both look indigent and scandalized at this. "Hey! It's not like we're going to drool over every Digimon we come into contact with! We've matured!" Kazu states. "I'll see it before I believe it." He hears Rika murmur to Renamon. Renamon cracks a small smile at this.
He notices that Henry as something in his hand. "It's a COM device. That blond guy gave it to me before I left the apartment." Henry answers the unspoken question. He nods and Henry asks, "Mind carrying it? My packs kind of full." He nods and turns so Henry puts the COM device into his pack. Once they finish, he leads the others into the shed and motions for Guilmon to do the honours of going first. His partner leads the way into the tunnel and he can't help but think. 'So it begins…'
To be continued …