Digimon 3
CH.3: Enough is enough
Davis tried to focus on soccer, but with a new plan on its way how could he? The ball was passed to him and Davis kicked it to Tommy. He stuck up for TM when he was actually trying to get Kari to notice him. TM wasn't such a bad guy, it was just he knew Kari for 4 years and well…he himself had only known her for a few months. In that time she kept talking about the Digital world and Gatamon. When Tai was here he also seemed distracted. Davis picked up his bag and headed to his next class. Science was such a dull subject to him.
"Hey Yolei!" Davis yelled to the 8th grader. Yolei looked up from her microscope and smiled. Davis sat by her and noticed her smile was barely manageable. "Yolei are you ok?" He asked.
"Oh sure, if you count that bad mark I got for sneaking into school and blowing up the school computers. I'm a wreck and my parents have suspended my rights to get food free. It's just that Digimon Emperor who makes me lose it sometimes. I wish he were more like Ken, kind and respectful-."
"And a complete non sociable person," Davis added. Yolei socked him in his arm and continued her study. As Davis tended to his hurt arm the teacher finally came in. "Finally," Davis said dramatically.
"Sorry I'm late class but a fight broke out in the hallway and I had to break it up. Now today we will be continuing our studies on cells. Continue with the same lab partner."
"Mines just hit me," Davis said. Yolei glared at him and pulled the thing she was studying out. "Hey neat blob."
"It's not a blob; it's a sample of blood. I was looking at the cell movement. Now partner, have yourself a glimpse at a cell."
"Great." Davis said. As he peered into the microscope he saw red blobs moving around. As he rose up from his seat Yolei got his chair and moved it to the left. Davis began to sit, but fell to the ground. The class laughed hilariously at this act.
"Serves you right," Yolei said snidely. Davis got to his feet and felt his cheeks redden. What had caused Yolei to pull his chair away? He hadn't said anything rude and never stole stuff from her. As he wrote his view on the blood cells he glimpsed at Yolei. She wrote feverishly in her quad book and Davis finished. "Next time stay in your seat."
"You set it at the smallest level, how else do you see a blood cell as small as an ant? Yolei what is with you and why haven't you been treating me nicer?" The bell rang and Yolei left the classroom in a rush. Davis chased after her and bumped into Cody. "Cody, how did you get well so fast?"
"Lots of prune juice," Cody replied. Both stared at Yolei's retreat and shared shocked expressions. "I heard about Yolei, wish was there to even things out," Cody said. Davis tried to answer, but realized he should've been there too. Suddenly their Digi e-mail devices beeped. Davis opened his to see a message:
"Come to Odaiba High at 4:00, be
sure to bring others. Other Digi destined
will await you."
From-Matt, Tai, Izzy
"Alright a new way in," Davis said. So they headed to their next classes and waited patiently. Davis wrote down his notes for the test tomorrow and found himself last one outside. As he headed to P.E. he met up with TK. TK seemed glum and everyone in gym stared at him like a stranger. "Hey TM!"
"Hey Davis," TK said. Davis sat by him and noticed he had no hat on. His usual energy now seemed to be turned off. "I'm sorry for the crime I committed, and hope the team can forgive my actions." Davis couldn't believe what he just heard.
"The original TK wouldn't spend his time wallowing in despair like this; instead he'd be looking for a new way to beat that Digimon Emperor. Did Matt do this when people picked on him? No he wouldn't because he knew his friends depended on him. Right now TK your friends need you a lot."
"I guess you're right," TK said softly, "I guess I never realized my self pity would be wasting precious minutes. Not just precious minutes, I need to get to the gym," TK finished. The two joined the class as they talked excitedly about the big soccer game.
"Split into two teams outside and if none of you are dressed its two laps," Coach Crinmore said. Davis chose Tommy and the other leader chose Baker. Davis chose TK and the other leader chose Ray. After minutes of picking they had their teams assembled. Davis explained their attack plan:
"TK you will protect the goal, Tommy will be defense, and anyone else available-split up evenly. I got offense and that ought to keep them back," Davis said. TK frowned at being goalie, but it beat the sores and aches of offense. The first game began and TK stood his ground. Davis seemed to be doing good and kept the ball between him and Max. Then someone tripped Davis and headed towards the opposite goal!
"Heads up law breaker," Tim said. The ball went at an awkward angle, but TK dived and caught it. "Lucky catch!"
"Luck has nothing to do with it Timster, it's all the way you position yourself. Better watch your goal," TK said. Tim looked at his goal and saw Davis slip a shot in to score. Tim's face boiled red and TK expected the charge and…
"Hey!" TK had let Tim's hatred towards him time to step away. As Tim charged he went into the net and TK stood behind it. The other soccer players didn't notice.
"Nice dive TK," Davis said. TK laughed and joined the team in the gym. Tim was still tangled up in the net.
"TK that was an excellent save! Did you ever consider joining the soccer team?" Everyone seemed to hear this and added their support to the brother of Matt. Davis himself clapped for TK. TK, for once in his life, felt like he was part of the group at this school. As they undressed and headed to lunch; they talked about Ken. Ken had never been seen at night and when reporters asked Ken's parents they said, "he works on his computer projects."
"How can anyone stare at a computer screen for that long?" Cody asked. They met with Yolei and Kari and they all sat at their usual table. "Hey Yolei my computer broke down-."
"And you wish for me to fix it?" Yolei glanced up from her book "Romeo and Juliet" and placed a bookmark in it. Kari seemed shocked to see Yolei behave this way and decided it was time Yolei stopped her temper tantrum. Kari spoke up:
"Yolei I think I speak for the rest of the team when I ask, who broke your computer?" Yolei closed her book and sighed heavily. "It's ok Yolei; we all have problems we need to face."
"Well it has to do with the eve of our battle before we got caught. Halsemon had crashed through the treetops and I went in after him. I saw this lake and when I peered into it my face transformed into a monster. Maybe it's true," Yolei said to everyone's disbelief, "maybe my extra energy that I build up causes me to go nuts. I just can't go in again."
"That's nonsense Yolei!" Cody yelled. Yolei looked up and saw Cody had burning wisdom in him. "That reflection is the better of you Yolei. It helps you fight, defeat, and keeps your stamina up against the Emperor. You just can't quit!"
"Cody's right, if I had let my self pity take over I would've let the whole team down. Davis reminded me of that and for that I'm here ready to take anything that clown has to throw. Giving up never puts away the pain."
"Even now the Digimon Emperor plans his next move against the Digimon, think of the consequences if you don't go," Kari nodded. Davis gave Yolei a nod and his words never needed a say. Smiling at her friends she knew her reflection was part of her. The bell rang and the kids never felt pangs for food. A few more periods to go before they join the other group for a big regroup.
Sora spiked the tennis ball over the net to her opponent and rushed forward to hit it back. Her opponent then jumped to add the speed of the ball and Sora dived to hit it over. She wore a white shirt and skirt and her hair was kept short, not to distract her. Holding the racket in her hands she let the ball bounce then swung it hard. The ball skittered across the other side and her opponent missed. Wiping sweat from her eyes she went to congratulate her opponent on a good game. Sora picked up her e-mail device and saw an urgent message from Tai:
"Meet the team at the High School
in half an hour. Make sure your
plans are open."
From Tai
"Why does he always do this when I play tennis?" Sora went to the locker and unchanged into her school clothes and headed to school. With her tennis career skyrocketing she never really found time for school. It was like Matt with his band. Sora typed in a message and sent it to Mimi in America; the reply came back negative:
"Sorry, but I have a very
important meeting to attend."
with regard Mimi
"Let's try Joe," Sora thought aloud. Joe was in his last class and was very reliable when it came to getting the job done. It was then that she got a reply:
"Love to. Save me a seat
and don't leave out the
details."
From Joe
"Hey…Sora wait up!" Haley was another tennis player and good friend to Sora. She had long blonde hair and…well a nice form to people who didn't think otherwise. Sora had a mixture of brown and orange in hers. It was difficult to maintain her hair; those chemicals and sprays costed a dear penny. Sora was part of the older Digi destined and her Digimon was Biyomon. She was there to help the team, and break up Matt and Tai. "Going to class late, wish we had a better excuse," Haley said regrettably.
"Relax Haley we get out of class for this. Besides, our most important classes are in the morning, I won't be there at practice today," Sora said then quickly added, "my friends need help on a project." As they reached the school Sora went to her English class and took out her paper. Her teacher Mrs. Rachel was a very young teacher who had reddish pink hair, reminding Sora of Mimi.
"Next Friday you have an essay due on your choice of friends and why. Exams will be Tuesday and Vocab quiz will be Wednesday. Sora I believe you're first up to read your poem."
"Thank you Mrs. Rachel," Sora said. She got up to the front of the classroom and began to read:
Summer is over and a new school year
Has just begun. Romantic flings are
In my past and my tennis pros are
Now. I feel more mature and confident
Of myself, and wish for everyone
To feel the confidence within oneself
The class applauded her and Mrs. Rachel tried not to cry. Sora felt lighter and realized that the poem was something she felt deep inside. In 6th grade she read a poem describing her favorite animal Biyomon. Other people went up and one kid added dramatics with tears and bows. Sora was lost in thought during computers and when the bell rang she stayed behind.
"Sora you made it!" Tai said cheerfully. They hugged and quickly pulled apart. Matt came in followed by Izzy, Joe, Davis, Yolei, Cody, TK, and Kari. "Ok Izzy let's go in and cause chaos!"
"Just a sec," Izzy cautioned. Shadow passed by outside and when the close was clear, "Digi port open!" A bright light enveloped the kids and once again threw them in to the Digital world. Armadillimon, Biyomon, and Gammumon appeared before them. They all stood before a big lake and a huge control spire stood above it. "It appears the Digimon Emperor is expecting us."
"Well after all those spires he's losing, he's running out of ways to defeat us," Tai said. The ground rumbled and 2 huge Seadramon popped out, the third carried the Digimon Emperor.
"Welcome to my humble home Digi brats! Please make your stay short, but if you would like to come in, I'll gladly show you the way," he shouted. The Seadramon let out a wave of water breath and the Digi kids scattered. Time to fight.
"Digi armor energize!" Hawkmon transformed into Halsemon, Veemon into Flamedramon, Armadillimon into Digmon, Patamon into Pegasusmon, Gatamon into Nefertimon, and then the older kids:
"Let's do it gang," Tai yelled. Gammumon Digivolved into Ikkakumon, Biyomon into Birdramon, Agumon into Greymon, Gabumon into Garumon, and Tentamon into Kabuterimon.
"Star shower! Rosetta stone! Fire rocket! Gold rush! Tempest wing! Nova blast! Howling blaster! Meteor wing! Electro shocker! Harpoon tornado!" All the attacks screamed into the Seadramon causing 2 to spiral down. The Digimon Emperor smiled coldly and brought in Metal Seadramon. Uh oh!
"River of power!" The water rose up and slammed into the Digi destined. Birdramon swooped in to save Sora and felt the water wash out her flames. Ikkakumon dragged Joe to shore and went for others. Greymon became Agumon and had to be dragged to shore by a tiring and Tai. Pegasusmon and Nefertimon pulled TK and Kari to safety, Kabuterimon had Izzy, Digmon and Cody were ok. Matt rode Garumon, but he was still soaked.
"Tempest wing!" Halsemon swooped in and bounced off the metal on Seadramon. "No cracking his case," he said. Yolei grinded her teeth, but knew there was always tomorrow. Davis wasn't as lucky as the others and was pulled up for a ride. Everyone stared in horror as the Digi destined leader was pulled away…by the Digimon Emperor! TK rode Pegasusmon after them, but received a full dosage of water in his face. TK and Patamon were saved by Nefertimon. It was no use, they had lost him.
"We…this…can't be!" Tai hit the tree and slumped to the ground. Matt got off Garumon and sat by Tai and stared after the retreating Emperor. Cody lay by Armadillimon and kept his gaze on the white clouds, Sora and Joe tended to the weakened Digimon who were hurt. Yolei sat on top of the tree and cried. We can't leave Davis, but our parents will notice our disappearances, Tai thought furiously. There was no other way.
"Relax Tai we'll find him. But our main concern now is to get home and regroup. We'll find the nearest tower and go rescue Davis, till then we can only cover for him. Which means I have to meet Jue again," Matt said sadly. Walking back to the T.V. the group again soared through open space and crash landed on the ground. TK balled his hands into a fist and smashed them into the table. He held them as they throbbed.
"Well we gave it our best," Sora said. Everyone nodded and everyone shared the same thought: what happened to Davis?