Witty, Phantom
Author's Note: An alternate ending to episode 15 of Digimon Ghost Game. Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Digimon series.
Pairing: One-sided Hiro x Kotaro.
Summary:
Amanokawa Hiro wanders into Phelesmon's tent instead of Tsukiyono Ruli and her friends.
"Welcome to Mephisto, the fortune teller's manor."
"Eh, um, I don't ordinarily believe in this type of stuff, but I saw the talk about you online and…"
"I understand. You are judicious to be skeptical. But I promise, my patrons always get exactly what they come to me for."
"I-is that right?"
"Tell me: What is your wish?"
"Shouldn't you know? You're the fortune teller." Hiro was still wary this might be a scam.
"A simple formality. I find if my patrons say the words themselves, their expressions are all the juicier when their wishes come true. Don't you agree?"
"I guess…" Something about the manner in which he pronounced "juicier" unsettled Hiro.
"So, what is your wish, then?"
"It's my friend. He lives in the same dorm as me. I'd like…I'd like him to notice me more."
"Your wish has been noted." The fortune teller picked up the top card off the deck of tarot cards on his table. "In order to grant your wish, you need a lucky number."
"A number? What number is that?"
The fortune teller's purple lips curled above his goatee. As he lifted the card's face to his and prepared to answer, someone jumped from the flap behind him and broke a chair over his back.
"Hiro!"
"Kotaro?"
"Let's go, Hiro! Run!" Kotaro pulled his confused bestie with him out of the tent.
"That guy gives me bad vibes!"
"Gammamon?"
"Hiro!" Gammamon oohed, unexpectedly inside Kotaro's bag.
"Kotaro, what's –?"
The tent became consumed by unnaturally red flames, and the fortune teller reintroduced himself, a flock of devil-like Digimon at his call.
Phelesmon (because that's who the fortune teller was) gave his big villain speech, and Gammamon evolved to BetelGammamon, right on time for Ruli and Kiyoshiro to arrive and enter the fight.
"SymbareAngoramon! Landlizer!"
"TeslaJellymon-sama! Punischöne!"
"SymbareAngoramon? Ruli, when did Angoramon evolve?"
"What, you thought we'd fight another battle at a disadvantage while you and Higacchi do all the knuckle cracking?" she criticized.
The partnered Digimon repelled Phelesmon's attack, but Phelesmon suffered no damage. Appearing merciful, he withdrew his Boogiemon legion and released the souls he'd stolen.
Three special humans and three Digimon spared on his day of diablerie.
One cross Kotaro.
"Hiro, you've been keeping secrets!"
Secrets? Crap, he –! The wish was still on Hiro's mind. "Kotaro, I –!"
"AI hologram, my foot! You had a living creature in your room and you didn't even clue me in! Thank God Lirurun posted you may be in trouble so Gammamon could lead me to you! Oh, and you and Lirurun are friends? Thanks for sharing, bud!"
"Y-yeah, Digimon…Lirurun…Those are my secrets!" Hiro thanked himself (he was "God" to Kotaro, remember).
Kotaro wouldn't discover he was to Hiro what chocolate was to Gammamon.
