Full Digi Alchemist
Chapter 7
The day Davis met the Kamiya's would be one that he would never forget. After that incident, days of normality ensued. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years.
In the period of three years since Davis had found friends back in his home country, the spiky haired alchemist had grown substantionally. Per Roy's orders, Davis had never revealed the fact that his right arm was of a mechanical origin known as auto-mail, nor did he tell his friends that he had the incredible ability to transmute any object with a simple clap of his hands. Though he spent several nights sleeping over with friends, nights had always been tough for the preteen. To keep his secrecy, Davis never told his friends that his true family had been dead for years, merely telling them that they were out a lot. Davis knew how to live alone; it was part of his military training course. But it wasn't that it was a hard task to accomplice, it was the loneliness that got to him. Despite the friends that he had, they just couldn't be substituted for the family that he had lost, or the mother he had left behind in a warring country.
Eventually, Davis became a digi-destined and had numerous adventures in the strange and wonderful world. Veemon, who was living with Davis, did know the fate of his partner's family and his time on the other continent, and swore to Davis to keep the secret safe. Ken, of whom Davis treated like a brother, found out as well, but to Davis' intentions. It happened one night after soccer practise; Ken had entered the opposing team's deserted looking locker room. Hearing Davis complain that his locker was stuck, Ken began walking up behind his DNA digivolving partner and was about to say something, but then it happened. With a clap of his hands, the door of the locker began melting off. Taking his clothes out, Davis proceeded to reform the door around his hands. The preteen alchemist had sensed his best friend's presence the moment the door retained it former shape. Turning around the confused and frightened digi-destined, Davis did what Davis always did, smile and scratched the back of his head. Like Veemon before him, Ken too learned of his friend's fate and immediately vowed to never reveal the secret of his friend's past, well, no one except Wormmon of course.
We will continue the story two months after the spectacular defeat of MaloMyotismon, the second wave of digi-destined continued to guard the digital realm and did sweeps of the new land whenever they detected a cluster of dark energy. On one such day, their scanners picked up a small concentration of dark power and the digi-destined went to investigate. Apparently, the 'dark energy' was just a group of Apemon during mating season. It had been 10 minutes since the group of children and their partners entered the cave, but now they were coming back out, very very fast.
"Davis you knucklehead" The digi-destined Yolie screamed as she ran away from a group of angry males "You just had to step on that twig didn't you?".
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Davis cried, running as fast as he could.
"Forget about it Yolie" The most experienced digi-destined TK said, "Let's just concentrate on escaping from these Apemon".
Looking back at the angry horde of monkeys, Davis noted the collection of boulders just above the mouth of the cave as they exited it.
Slowing down in such a way that no one noticed, Davis clapped his hands together and placed them on the ground. A large rumble caused the other digi-destined to stop and look behind them, seeing a lone Davis standing tall as the boulders began to shake free a little.
"How did you do that Davis?" The youngest of the group, Cody asked.
"Oh" Davis turned around, thinking of an excuse "Um, I saw the boulders and threw a rock at em, guess they were pretty loose".
The group of children and their partners watched as the boulders fell, steadily sealing up the entrance and trapping the Apemon. Just before the last small hole was covered by rock, the 6 children heard one of the angry digimon shout.
"Mega Bone Stick" A voice rumbled.
Seconds before the last boulder fell into place; a large white bone came soaring out of the gap.
"Kari, look out" TK shouted as the bone blindly whizzed through the air on a collision course with the bearer of light.
Without even a single thought, Davis jumped in front of Kari, his right arm up in a stance of defence. The others could only watch as the large bone collided with Davis, sending the boy flying past the brown haired girl and slamming him against the jagged wall. The preteen alchemist hit the wall with enough force to make him bounce off it slightly. Falling down into a sitting position, Davis grunted as a small stream of blood dribbled down from the top of his head and streaked a line over his left eye.
"Davis" The remaining five and their partners cried.
"Owie" Davis tried to wipe the blood away with his left hand, but more just came and replaced it.
Kari was the first one to reach him, gasping as she saw the large indentation through Davis' bomber jacket.
"Davis, your arm" She said, pulling at the unzipped clothing "Here, let me take a look".
"No, please don't" Davis said quickly as his left hand covered his crush's "I'll get it checked out when we get home".
"Davis, stop acting like a hero" Yolie said brashly "You could be seriously hurt, that was a powerful attack".
"Oh come on Yolie" Davis teased "I am a hero remember, and it doesn't hurt one bit actually, I'll be fine".
"Are you sure Davis" Kari asked empathetically "You'll promise to go to the hospital right away".
"Yeh" Davis smiled at girl, making her smile "Don't worry about ol' Davis, I'll be fine".
With Kari helping him up, the young alchemist wobbled a bit as he stood on his two feet, but quickly regained his balance.
"Here" Kari said as she removed a handkerchief from her pocket and wetted it with her lips "At least let me wipe away some of the blood".
With no objections from the auburn haired preteen, the bearer of light began cleaning the boy's forehead.
"Okay Kari" The feline digimon Gatomon said "I think you've groomed Davis enough, let's go home".
Kari backed off from the now free seeing Davis with a small blush on her cheeks. Davis just smiled as the girl returned to her partner's side. The young alchemist was about to walk off when he noticed that his right arm was not responding. Through the years Davis had to keep adding plates so that it matched his growth rate, but each time he did, he found that the reaction time for the arm was getting slower and slower. After that hit though, it wouldn't move at all.
"Davis, you coming?" Veemon asked, walking half the distance the others did so that his partner would catch up.
"Yeh, I'm coming" Davis replied as he began walking towards his partner.
"Okay everybody" TK said as he held aloft his D3 towards the small television on a tree stump "Digi-port open".
A flash of white light engulfed the group of children and digimon. Travelling between worlds was like a roller coaster, their bodies hurtling at light speed for a few seconds before they landed in the real world. It was during those few seconds that the blood that dripped of the alchemist eye made him turn his head to the right. Time seemed to slow as Davis glimpsed something in the space between the worlds that shook him to his very core.
A flash of light erupted in the empty computer lab and as the light died down, a small group of children and digimon appeared. Davis was the last to exit the light. Taking a few steps away from everybody, Davis fell to his knees and held his stomach with his left arm as he proceeded to vomit.
"Davis" Ken ran to his best friend and placed his limp right arm over his shoulders.
Looking at his friend as he helped him up, Ken noticed how white the young alchemist's face was.
"I'm taking Davis to the bathroom" Ken said "Demiveemon, Wormmon, follow me".
"Right" The digi-volution partners said as they followed their human counterparts.
"Ken" Davis said as they entered the bathroom "I saw it".
"Saw what?" The former digimon emperor asked as his friend dived head first into a toilet and removed his stomach contents.
"The gate" Davis said, making Ken gasp, "I saw the gate".
"Come on Davis, let's get you home" Ken said as he helped his friend get cleaned up.
Assuring everyone that he was taking Davis to the hospital, the darked haired boy took his alchemical friend back to his empty apartment. Sitting him down, the soccer star fixed a pot of tea for his sick friend.
"How's your arm?" Ken asked, setting a cup of tea down for his friend and then himself "Is it badly damaged?"
"It's completely destroyed" Davis said, removing his shirt and showing the large dent in the armoured limb "See, it must have knocked a few wires out".
Removing the damaged plate, the former genius child peered inside in the metal limb. Ever since he found out, Ken had become interested in how the auto-mail actually worked. Using his former brilliance, the dark haired boy had a basic knowledge of how the machinery worked, but not enough to fix the damage the arm had sustained.
"Oh, mail's here" Davis pointed out as a few letters slipped through the slot on his door "Demiveemon, do you mind?"
"No problem Davish" The little blue digimon replied, picking up the letters in his tiny paws and walking over to his partner "Bill, bill, bill, hey, there's one with a funny picture on it".
"What?" Davis picked up the strange letter and gasped.
"Hey" Ken said, as he looked at the insignia on the melted wax "That's the same picture on your watch".
Davis plucked his silver pocket watch out of his pocket and matched it to the wax print.
"Yep, there the same all right" Davis' thoughts with the gate completely vanished "That's means only one thing".
Tearing open the envelope, Davis read the letter contain inside and let out a loud whoop.
"All right" Davis cheered "Score one for the bearer of miracles, I'm going home".
"That's great Davis" The former dark spore container smiled "Say hi to your mum for me".
"Hey, Ken, why not come with me?" Davis said, resuming his normal speaking volume "This means the mission is over, I'm free to tell everyone".
"Yeh, but it's going to be tough to break it to them" Ken pointed out "How often in a conversation can you go 'oh, by the way, I've had fantastic magic like powers for 4 years and this nifty arm that a technological marvel'?".
"… shit" Davis replied "Well, the best thing I can do is just come out and say it, since I was under orders they really can't blame me for it".
"And if they do?" Ken asked.
"Well, then they'll just have to learn to live with it" Davis finished.
"Alright" Ken sighed, "I'll go round everyone up tonight, you be okay on your own?".
"Of course" Davis said "I'm got Demiveemon with me, I'll just get him to do all the chores".
"Davish, no fair" The little blue dragon pouted.
"Come on Wormmon" Ken said as his digimon partner leapt into his arms "Let's go see if everyone can come here later tonight".
"Okay Ken" The bug digimon said "Hope your arm gets fixed soon Davis".
"Thanks" Davis replied, watching them leave "But if what I asked for is still there, I may not need to replace it".
Several hours later, around about 8 o'clock, Davis heard a knock on the door. Opening it with his left, seeing how his right was hanging limp by his side.
"Hey everyone" Davis smiled as he saw all the digi-destined just outside his front door.
"Hey Davis" Tai exclaimed as he looked over the furniture "Nice stuff you've got here, your parent's loaded or something?".
"Uh, something like that?" Davis scratched the back of his head nervously.
Davis did redecorate the hows, a few balls of gold later and his apartment was equipped with the latest and most comfortable furniture to date.
"So Davis" Matt said as he plopped himself down on one of the leather chairs "Ken told us you needed to tell us something".
"Yeh, I kinda do" Davis replied.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and centred their focus on Davis.
"Alright" Davis sighed, nervous as hell "Do you all remember me telling you that I hurt my arm a few years back?".
"Yes" Izzi said "You said that you hurt your arm before you moved overseas, but I hardly see why that's so alarming".
"Well" Davis started slowly "The truth is that I did hurt my arm, lost it infact".
Everyone grew both silent and greatly interested from this point on. Taking this as the best time to show them, Davis slowly took off his jacket.
"Woo, take it off!" Tai and Matt laughed.
"Idiots" Sora and Mimi said in unison, throwing chairs at the disruptive boys.
Everyone just watched as the two girls pummelled the frightened males.
"Sorry about that Davis" Sora apologised "Don't feel frightened to show us, we won't see you any differently.
"God I hope not" Davis thought.
Everyone gasped as Davis' jacket fell to the floor. There, shiny in all it's banged up glory, was his right arm.
"Fascinating" Izzi said, walking up to inspect it "It really moves?".
"It did until today" Davis explained, everyone else completely silent "That bone really did a number on it".
"Ah, so that's why you ran in front of me" Kari inquired "You knew that arm could take the damage, so you used it as a shield".
"Um, not really" Davis said shyly "I ran in front of you without thinking, I probably would have done it anyway, metal arm or not".
"Oh" Kari blushed "I don't know what to say… thank you".
"You see Davis" Ken smiled "Every accepts you for who you are, not what you're made of".
"Yeh, thanks guys" Davis smiled, a few seconds passed before he talked again "Hey wait, I told you that in the first place Ken".
"So Davis, I take it there's a reason you lost your arm, is that what you've been hiding from us?" Cody asked "It's not that we judge you for it, it's just…why couldn't you tell us in the first place".
Davis sighed "Well, that's part of my story" Davis explained "You see, it all started back when VenomMyotismon appeared, my parents were killed during the battle, a chunk of bridge collapsed on them, a few days later, a strange man handed me a strange looking book".
And so Davis continued retelling his hidden past to those he called friends, all the while checking everyone's reactions. Most of the older generation kept a look of understanding, though Mimi was on the verge of tears and Izzi was busy staring at Davis' arm. TK and Cody also had a look of understanding, Yolie was close to cry like Mimi, and Ken had already heard the story so it didn't bother him. Kari on the other hand wasn't weeping like the bearers of sincerity were, but the look on her face gave Davis a comforting feeling, to be able to move the one he loved so.
"So ever since that day, I've been under orders not to reveal my…uniqueness with anyone, Ken found out totally by accident though" Davis finished, knowing a few of his friends were wondering why Ken already knew.
Silence dominated for the next few moments. Waiting for something, anything, Davis finally got a reaction.
"Oh Davis" Kari said as she got up and hugged him "I'm so sorry, it's just such a sad story".
"Hey, it's alright Kari" Davis smiled warmly as he patted his friend's back "I'm fine, well, I've got a banged up arm, but other than that I'm 100 percent".
"But you've been so alone for such a long time" The bearer of light hiccoughed "You lost your parents, your sister, and you had to leave your mother, it must have been horrible for you".
"Yeh, so times I wished it wasn't like this" Davis' smiled faded for a minute, but a smile returned to his face "But hey, if that didn't happen, then I might not have met you…and everyone else of course" Davis added that last bit hurriedly.
"I recall somewhere saying that the country of Amestris has been in some war, and shut off all trade routes and sealed the borders, right Davis?" Izzi asked, "I've heard nothing that the borders have been re-opened".
"Read this" Davis handed the letter to the techno wiz "As an officer, I get news way before the media does".
"So everyone" Tai said as he stood up "Who's up for a little trip?".
"You can't be serious Tai" Joe injected "Have you forgot, our finals our weeks away".
"Ah crap" Tai sighed as he fell into his chair "Looks like only the little ones get to go".
"Ah, don't feel bad Tai" Davis smiled "I'll take you next time".
"Yeh, you better" Elder leader said to current "I wanna see what soccer players that country has".
And so everyone left, Kari being the most persistent to stay.
"Are you sure you'll be alright on your own?" The concerned girl asked, "I could stay if you want".
"I'm fine Kari, go get some rest" Davis assured the chocolate haired preteen "Meet us at the train station at 6 in the morning, there's only one train so don't be late".
"Phew" Davis exhaled a deep breath as he leant against his now shut door "What a night".
"You did the right thing Davish" Demiveemon said.
"Yeh" Davis replied as he stood up "Come on Demiveemon, time for bed".
"Ooh, can we have pancakes tomorrow?" The little dragon asked.
"Yeh, what ever you want pal" And with that, Davis shut the door.
My longest chapter yet. There will be more up soon of course, next time the digi-destined go to the new country of Amestris. As always, review review review. You guys did a good job last chapter; let's keep it up – Wolvie.
