The Battle of copies

Ryan had returned home after the incident involving the death of his Digimon, he still had tears in his eyes when he got inside of his apartment. He looked around, noticing the mess that he and Renamon had made when he chased her around earlier for reading one of his Dating Books. He looked down at the ground and thought about how little that had meant to him now. He sat down on his bed, looking at the Digivice that he had kept with him for all that time. Then he threw it at the wall, it didn't break, but it hit the ground hard. Then Ryan just layed there, trying not to think about it. Then he fell asleep.

6 months Later...

Ryan was just sitting down on the top of a giant building, looking at the purple glove on his left arm that had once belonged to his Digimon. He couldn't feel anything anymore, no pain, no misery, no...love. He felt as if his heart had been split in 2. He thought about what had happened a couple of months ago, when Renamon died. He choked when he thought about that, when she sacrificed herself to save him and the whole city. Ryan was a completely different person now, he no longer wore his yellow shirt or pants. Instead now he wore a black trenchcoat that had the left sleeve ripped off so he could wear Renamon's glove. The trenchcoat had a black shirt underneath, with matching black pants. He still wore his purple shoes though. Also Ryan's hair, although still very spiky, had grown out even more, his hair now reached his lower back. Ryan couldn't care less about what he looked like anymore. He sighed and walked down the large staircase of the building and was walking home, when all of a sudden he heard a scream in one of the alleys. He walked slowly towards one of the alleys and saw a young woman with brown hair, a yellow shirt and skirt, being attacked by two large men. Ryan walked towards them and the two guys noticed Ryan, the woman saw Ryan as well and was a bit afraid of this man coming at them.

Ryan: "What are you doing?" Asked Ryan in an emotionless voice, the two men just laughed for a sec and looked at Ryan in a funny way.

Man #1: "You should mind your own business buddy." Said the first man, the second man nodded his head and walked towards Ryan with a knife, Ryan looked like he didn't care. Then the man looked at the purple glove on Ryan's left arm.

Man #2: "After I kill you, I'll take your trenchcoat and that nice glove of yours." Said the man. Ryan then growled and used his energy to create a large sword in his hand. Then he swung it at the man, who was too close to get away from it. The man's head was chopped off easily. Then Ryan ran at the other one and kicked him in the face, then Ryan slammed his sword down onto the man, slicing him in half, after he had killed them both, Ryan was covered with blood, but the only thing he cleaned was Renamon's glove. The sword then dissapeared from Ryan's hand and he walked away without seeing if the woman was alright. She ran towards him and smiled.

Woman: "Th...Thank you sir." Said the woman, Ryan didn't even look back at her and he kept on walking. The woman was dissapointed that he didn't answer her, but she figured he had something he needed to do. So she walked towards her house, still thinking about the young man who had saved her life.

Ryan didn't care that he killed two men in cold blood, in fact. He didn't care about anything anymore. So he kept on walking home thinking about the one thing that had mattered to him for so long. Renamon...

After Ryan reached his apartment, he took a quick shower, then he walked into his bedroom and he noticed that there was a note on his desk. He walked over to the desk and picked up the note and he saw that it was from Takato, and Henry. So he decided to read it.

Letter: "Dear Ryan, we hope you are doing well, we haven't heard from you in so long. We hope to see you soon, Rika is having her birthday party at the Arcade and we were really hoping you would be able to come. P.S. Rika needs to talk to you about something.. Signed: Takato and Henry.

Ryan decided to go, he hadn't seen his friends in so long. He decided that he might feel better if he saw them again. Rika's birthday was only 4 days away. So he decided to make something for her. He spent all night working on a digi-modify card called. "Judgement." This card would allow a Digimon to summon a light of energy from the sky and have it rain down on their opponents. This card was special since it is the only one of it's kind and Ryan put it in a special case so that he wouldn't lose it. Then Ryan decided to get some sleep. Before he could fall asleep however he heard a knock on his door. Ryan walked over to the door and opened it, only to see the woman he had saved earlier, she looked really nervous but Ryan didn't care.

Woman: "Hi! Umm...I just wanted to say thank you for saving me earlier, and not to be rude or anything, but I followed you here. So please don't get mad." Said the woman nervously. Ryan nodded and almost shut his door when the woman looked him in the eyse.

Woman: "Wait! What is your name?" Asked the woman, Ryan didn't respond and he just shut his door, leaving the woman out there, confused as to why he wouldn't talk to her.

Woman: "Okay then, I'll see you around sometime! By the way, my name is Rena! Bye!" Said Rena, and she ran towards her house. Ryan was still inside when he heard her name. He didn't want to get involved with anyone anymore. He feared that if he did, not only would he be betraying Renamon's memory, he thought he wouldn't be able to protect them from anything. Ryan sat down on his bed and looked at a picture on the wall that showed him, Renamon, and all of his friends on it. A tear crept down Ryan's cheek as he looked at the picture. Then he decided to get some sleep.

Ryan's Dream...

Ryan was walking down an endless highway that was littered with bodies and blood, Ryan paid no attention to them as he saw Renamon floating in the sky again. Ryan had tears in his eyes and he ran towards her as fast as he could. But no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't catch up to Renamon. Renamon smiled at Ryan and then she exploded. Ryan covered his eyes from the light as she was destroyed. Then Ryan cried out Renamon's name, hoping she was still alive. But when he walked over to where she had been destroyed, all he saw was her glove on the ground...again...

End of the Dream...

Ryan's eyes shot open, as he almost jumped out of bed. He noticed it was just a dream. Then his phone started ringing. Ryan checked the caller ID and it said. "Takato." Ryan decided not to pick up the phone, and it kept ringing for a few more seconds before there was a beep. Then Takato's voice came on.

Takato: "Hey Ryan! If your there, listen to this! There was a rumor of some fox running through the construction site! I just thought I should let you know. I hope your doing well, bye!" Then the room was silent, Ryan was shocked and thought for a minute.

Ryan (Thoughts.): "A fox...hmm, I guess I can go check it out." Thought Ryan, he put his trenchcoat on, and he attached Renamon's glove to his left arm. Then he started walking towards the construction site. Ryan looked around at the city noticing that a lot of people were giving him glares and some people threw stuff at him. Ryan wondered what their problem was, but he decided to just keep walking.

Ryan had finally reached the construction site, and he saw no traces of a fox being there. He was about to leave, when something shouted. "Diamond Storm!" Ryan turned around and noticed a Renamon firing diamonds at him, he was shocked but he moved out of the way. He was about to say something when he noticed someone coming out of the shadows. It was the Ryan copy. Ryan looked at his copy and then at his copy's Renamon. Ryan looked down at the ground, then he brought his sword out.

Ryan: I will not have you defile Renamon's memory!" Shouted Ryan, the clone Ryan mearly chuckled for a moment, then he looked at Ryan with hate filled eyes.

Ryan2: "It's the least I can do, since you stole my life from me!!" Shouted the clone. Ryan was in the very least, confused.

Ryan: "What are you talking about?" Asked Ryan, Ryan2 walked towards him and then he walked back towards Renamon.

Ryan2: "You really want me to tell you this story? Well fine! It all began 7 years ago, remember when they told you that you were kidnapped from your parents' home? You were NOT the one that was kidnapped, I WAS! Then, when nobody noticed they replaced me, with you! YOU ARE THE COPY!!" Shouted Ryan2, Ryan fell to his knees after he heard this. Was he really...a copy? Nothing but Ryan2's shadow.

Ryan: "You...your lying!" Shouted Ryan, as he charged at Ryan2, Ryan2 generated a blade in his hand and both of their swords clashed together.

Ryan2: "Am I now? How would you know, YOU STOLE MY LIFE FROM ME!!" Shouted Ryan2 as he slammed Ryan into a wall with a strong kick. Then he walked over to Ryan and was about to finish the job, but then a fireball came at Ryan2, he jumped away from it, and saw Takato, and Guilmon coming at him.

Ryan2: "Hmph! We will continue this later!" Shouted Ryan2 as he ran off with Renamon2. Takato and Guilmon ran over towards Ryan.

Takato: Ryan! Hang on..." Said Takato, as Ryan felt darkness take him...