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Ultimate Chapter 4: Viral Patamon?

By: Rika24

After some time, Jason, Aguadramon, and Coonamimon finally locate the others.

"Hey Kay!" Jason shouts, as he gets closer. He looks around and notices Randy as well. "Thought I'd never see you here Randy."

Randy folds his arms and scowls. "Yeah, and I wish I weren't here."

"Oh come on." Veemon said. "It's not that bad here," He continued, trying to get Randy to accept and make the best out of the situation. It didn't help much though.

"Speak for yourself Veemon." Randy said angrily.

Kaylee tried to change the subject. She leaned down toward the white water dragon. "So this is your partner?" she asked.

"Yeah, this is Aguadramon." Jason said, introducing him. Jason looked around at the others. "Whose Veemon's partner?" Jason asked.

Kaylee looked over at the chibi blue dragon and Randy and sighed. "Randy."

Jason looked over at them too. "That's not gonna end well." A little squirrel like Digimon caught his eye. "I take it he's your partner right Kay?" He asked as he pointed to Cachirromon.

"No," Kaylee said sadly. "He's Leah's partner."

Jason was shocked. "You mean Randy's little sister?" he asked in disbelief. Kaylee nodded. "So where's your partner?" he asked.

"I don't have one" Kaylee answered.

"Seriously, you have no partner?" Jason said in surprise.

Randy, having heard the last part of the conversation, butted in. "She can have mine." He said as he glaredat Veemon.

Veemon shook his head, "sorry, but your stuck with me."

"But I didn't choose you." Randy looked over at Kaylee and Jason. "Shouldn't I get like three potential partners to choose from or something?"

Veemon cocked his head, "what?"

Kaylee really didn't want to hear anymore of Randy's complaining. Especially when he brought up Pokémon. "No that's Pokémon, a stupid game and TV show!" At least you have a partner, she thought.

"Hey, you're lucky you said that now that I'm not a fan of that show anymore!" Randy said.

Kaylee sighed and crossed her arms. "Whatever, but the partner you get shares your personality. Think of him or her as the Digital World's version of you."

"So you're saying that this 'thing' is the Digimon version of me?" Randy asked as he pointed at Veemon.

Kaylee nodded. "Yup."

Randy looked over at Veemon again. Veemon grinned evilly.

He sighed, defeated. "Fine, you know more about this then I do." I wish Leah were here to explain it. He thought.

Zorrillomon appeared next to Kaylee. "Hey Zorrillomon, why am I here if I don't have a partner?" Kaylee asked.

"You do have a partner." Zorrillomon confirmed.

"I do, who?" Kaylee asked, getting eager to know.

Zorrillomon turned and pointed toward Coonamimon. "Him."

"Coonamimon is my Digimon partner, the flying fox with a hatred toward humans?" Kaylee asked.

"Yes." Zorrillomon answered.

"Does he know that?" she asked.

"Yes, that's why he's acting like that. He doesn't think he needs a human partner." Zorrillomon turned in Coonamimon's direction. "Coonamimon."

"What?" Coonamimon asked as he flew over.

"It's time you started working with your partner."

"Fine." Coonamimon groaned, knowing it was better not to argue with Zorrillomon.

"So Coonamimon really is my partner?"

Coonamimon turned toward her, "yeah, as hard as that is to believe."

"Hate to interrupt, but have any of you felt like you were being watched?" Jason asked.

"Why, have you?" asked Kaylee.

"Yeah, when Aguadramon and I were helping some Gomamon. I felt that way as we approached you guys too, but now, nothing."

"Probably one of the Knights of Darkness." Coonamimon said.

"The Knights of Darkness?" Kaylee asked.

"Zorrillomon can explain. I'm not going into it again." Coonamimon said as he sat down between Kaylee and Jason.

"Ok, I'll fill you all in then." Zorrillomon said.

Meanwhile, Kaylee's twin sister Carmen was wandering the Digital World. Feeling a presence behind her, she turned. "Who are you? Show yourself!" Carmen demanded.

A medium sized creature stepped out of the brush. "I'm not following you." The purple Digimon said.

"And you are?" Carmen asked.

"I'm your partner." She said.

"Oh, I was wondering when my partner'd show. But you were obviously following me then. Why didn't you just show yourself?"

"I wasn't following you. I was following the trail the Ogremon took." The purple Digimon replied.

"Why are you following an Ogremon?"

"He was carrying a little girl this way." She answered.

"Well let's go then, lead the way." Carmen said, stepping aside so the Digimon could move forward.

"Get away you annoying pig!" Lan said angrily.

"But Lan, I'm your partner." Patamon said.

"But I can't stand you!" Lan shouted. Lan's voice announced his presents to Jason, Kaylee, and the others.

Randy smiled. "Looks like two other partners who don't like the arrangement."

Lan stopped mid step when he caught sight of the others. He sighed, "Great."

Patamon had a different reaction though, "yay more friends!" he said happily as he flew toward them.

"Awwww Patamon, he used to be my favorite!" Kaylee exclaimed at the cute little flying Digimon.

Randy smirked. "Heh, it's just a Pikachu with wings to me." Everyone gave him a dirty look. "What?"

Veemon sighed. "You have a lot to learn my friend."

"Call it whatever you want. Anyway you say it he's still useless!" Lan yelled.

"Patamon are not useless." Kaylee thought for a second. "Well, ok maybe they are till they digivolve."

"I know I'm not that strong, but I'm a good friend." Patamon said to Lan.

Lan scoffed. "I'm not looking for friends. I'm looking for a ruthless fighting machine. Which a flying pig is not!"

"But…" Patamon's eyes started to water.

Lan threw up his hands. "Great, now the thing is gonna cry again!"

"No I'm not!" Patamon sobbed.

Randy turned toward Zorrillomon. "Are you sure those two are meant to be partners?"

Zorrillomon nodded. "Give them time. That goes for all of you as well. Including you Randy. Veemon is your partner."

"Yeah, come on, give me a chance." Veemon said as he jumped up and snatched Randy's hat off his head.

"Hey, give it back!" Randy demanded as he started to chase Veemon.

"Just say you'll give me a chance and I will." Veemon said.

"Ok, I'll give you a chance." Randy said. Veemon held out the hat and Randy reached for it. But Veemon pulled his hand back.

"Woops too slow hehe!" Veemon laughed.

"Give it back before I hurt you!" Randy yelled.

Jason grabbed the hat form Veemon. "How old are you again Randy? 14? Or are you 5? And Lan, we don't always get what we want in life. So you got a partner you don't like? Deal with it. Be glad you were chosen to be a digidestined. We have to team up to save this world."

"Sorry," Randy said. He held out his hand, "can I have my hat back now?"

"Sure thing." Jason said as he handed back the hat. He turned to Lan. "How about you?"

Lan looked at Patamon. The little Digimon smiled up at him cutely. "No way no how. I'm not gonna accept a damn Patamon!" he yelled.

"But Lan." Patamon started to say as he flew toward Lan's shoulder. Lan whacked him to the ground. He was about to kick Patamon when Jason stepped in front of him.

"What is your problem Lan?" Jason demanded.

"Get out of my face. If he's my partner then I can do whatever I want to him."

"No you can't." Jason said.

"Then just keep him away from me if you don't want him hurt." Lan said as he turned and started to leave.

Jason turned to Patamon. "Are you ok?"

Patamon shook his head. "No, I want Lan to be my partner."

Jason sighed. "Doesn't look like it's gonna happen that way."

"Stupid idiots. Well at least I don't have to deal with Patamon anymore." Lan said. He spun around at the sudden feeling of someone watching him. "Who's there?" he demanded.

Patamon appeared out of the shadows. "I thought you stayed with the others." Lan said.

"But I want to be with you not them." Patamon said. "I'm your partner no matter what."

Lan opened his mouth to say something but a blur went past him. "What the…" The blur hit Patamon and knocked him to the ground.

A girl walks out of the shadows. "So you're the partner of this Patamon?" she asked.

Lan looked at Patamon but doesn't answer.

"I think you should get rid of that pathetic data Digimon for a viral one." She suggested. "Give me the Patamon and I'll give you a Tsukaimon."

"You mean like trading?" Lan asked.

"No. If I take Patamon, I can make him into a virus Digimon." She answered.

"Lan no, viral Digimon are bad!" Patamon protested.

Lan ignored him. "What would Tsukaimon be like?" he asked.

The girl smiled. "Tough and merciless."

Lan looks at Patamon and grins.

"Lan, please don't. I'm your rightful partner." Lan started to reach for him, Patamon tried to fly away but Lan caught him.

"Ok," Lan said as he held out Patamon. Patamon squirmed and freed himself from Lan's grasp.

"No, not yet." The girl said. "First we'll need to kill a viral Digimon."

"How will that transform Patamon into a Tsukaimon?"

"Through this." She held up her arm to reveal a black watch like device with a red sphere in the center. "This is a D-P."

"Well then lets go." Lan said.

The girl held up her hand to stop him. "Not right now. Meet me here after dark."

Lan narrowed his eyes. The girl had long black hair up in a ponytail and long red bangs. Her eyes were hazel and she was dressed all in black. "Why?" he asked suspiciously.

The girl slowly backed away into the shadows. "You'll see." With that she disappeared.

Patamon flew over, "Lan, you're not serious are you?"

"Look at it this way, you want to be with me, I want a merciless Digimon. This way we'll both be happy."

"But…" Patamon started to say.

"No buts, this is how it's gonna be got it?"

It was a long wait for Lan; he couldn't wait to get rid of Patamon. Finally the sun had set.

"Well we did like she said, so where is she?" Lan wondered aloud. Patamon squirmed in his arms.

"Did you think I wouldn't show?" The girl asked.

Lan stood up, "let's cut the talk and do this."

"Ok then." The girl said as she reached for the shaking Patamon. Lan looked down at him.

"Please don't." Patamon whispered, tears streaming down his face. But it didn't affect him, Lan handed Patamon over to the girl.

She raised her left arm. "Viral transfer." The crimson stone in the center of the D-P started to glow a reddish purple color, then flashed, a bright light enveloped them all.

Lan shielded his eyes. When the light faded, the girl was holding a bluish purple version of Patamon in her arms. "Congratulations. You now have a Tsukaimon."

Lan grinned and took the Digimon back.


So Lan allows the mysterious girl to infect Patamon with a virus. Who is she and what will Tsukaimon be like? Please review