Frontier 02: Home Frontier — Chapter 2: The Remaining Four…?
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madjack89: Alright, now that that's done, let's get on to chapter two!
Takuya: Hooray!
madjack89: Takuya! You're not supposed to come until the end!
Takuya: Awww…
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Takuya, Kouji, Kouichi, Zoe, JP, and Tommy stood in a circle in the middle of the park, staring at the all-too-familiar objects that had fallen from the sky moments before.
"Well, that was…weird," JP stated, breaking the silence. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Then they each stepped forward to pick up their respective D-Tectors.
"Wow," said Tommy, holding his D-Tector as if it were the most fragile thing in existence. "I can't believe we got our spirits back after all this time!"
"Seems a little too good to be true," said Kouji, eyeing his blue and black D-Tector suspiciously. "What if someone tampered with them, and they're just waiting for us to use them?"
"I say we test them. Right now!" Takuya exclaimed, itching with excitement.
"Takuya, we're in the middle of the park! If we suddenly turn into mutant monsters, don't you think somebody would notice!" said Kouji, annoyed that Takuya could be so stupid.
"He has a point, Takuya. We should probably find a safer location, and test them out tomorrow," said Zoe, trying to avert a conflict.
"Alright," agreed Takuya, disappointed.
"OK, then. Let's meet in the abandoned movie theater tomorrow. That should give us enough room," declared Zoe.
"Right," everyone agreed.
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"Takuya!" Takuya jumped at the sound of Kouichi's voice next to him, yelling his name.
"Huh, what?" muttered Takuya, slightly dazed.
"Takuya, I've been talking to you for the last ten minutes," said Kouichi, annoyed at Takuya's lack of attention.
"Oh, sorry," Takuya said sheepishly. "Has class started yet?"
"No, which means that Kouji still isn't late, but if he doesn't hurry up, he probably will be."
Takuya smiled an evil, impish grin. "No, Takuya," said Kouichi, already knowing what Takuya had in mind for Kouji.
"Aww, c'mon, just one little insult?" pleaded Takuya.
"Takuya, trust me, revenge will get you nowhere," said Kouichi, referring back to the first time they had gone to the Digital World, and the first they had seen of Kouichi.
Takuya was silenced at once, not wanting to discuss that depressing subject. Kouichi smiled in triumph, knowing his strategy had worked.
"I'm sorry for ignoring you," said Takuya, changing the subject. "I'm just itching with anticipation for this aftern…"
DING DONG.
The bell rang, interrupting Takuya mid-sentence. Everyone went to their respective seats, while Kouji's seat remained empty. Kouichi glanced warily at the empty seat, while Takuya grinned with a certain sense of triumph.
"Alright, class, settle down," said the teacher, walking into the room. "Now, I know this is unusual for only the second day of school, but we have a new student joining us today. I'd like you all to welcome Mr. Daiki Kazuki."
As the teacher gestured to the door, a sandy haired boy strutted into class. He wore a big grin on his face as he turned to address the class. "Hi, everybody! My name's Daiki, but you can just call me Dai! I like things related to mysteries and the occult, so if anyone knows anything about that, please let me know!" Daiki addressed the class without breaking a sweat, green eyes shining. But it wasn't Daiki's over enthusiasm or even his comment about the occult that made everyone in class stare at him, open-mouthed. They all stared because Daiki, although he was entering seventh grade, was only about an inch or so taller than Tommy.
Dang, he's short! thought Takuya and Kouichi, staring in disbelief at the boy grinning excitedly at them all.
"Thank you, Mr. Kazuki. Why don't you take the seat next to Mr. Kanbara right there?" said the teacher, pointing out Takuya.
Oh, no, thought Takuya, sure he would break out in laughter at any second. Daiki sat down, turned around, and smiled at Takuya. I'm gonna die, thought Takuya.
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"Hey, you two! Mind if I sit with you?" Daiki came bouncing up to Takuya and Kouichi during lunch, practically exploding with joy.
"Um, sure," said Kouichi, gesturing toward the empty seat beside him at their lunch table.
Daiki sat down, bubbling over with excitement, and then looked around with a confused expression on his face. "Do you two always sit alone like this?" asked Daiki, confused by the lack of people at their table.
"Well, usually my brother sits with us too, but I guess he's not here today," replied Kouichi, knowing he would have to do all the talking because Takuya was too busy suppressing a chuckle.
"Oh, I heard you had an identical twin! I'd love to meet him!" said Daiki, bouncing up and down in his seat.
"I'm sure he'd like to meet you, too," said Kouichi, knowing full well that Kouji would be annoyed by Daiki's eagerness.
"That's gre…" Daiki stopped mid-sentence, staring at Takuya with wide eyes.
"Um…hi," said Takuya, confused by Daiki's behavior.
"You have one, too!" exclaimed Daiki suddenly, hushing the entire cafeteria. Takuya realized that Daiki had seen him anxiously playing with his D-Tector under the table.
Before anything else could be said, Daiki produced from his pocket a similar D-Tector, this one dark brown and black in color.
"Did your's fall from the sk…" Before Daiki could finish, Kouichi wrapped his arm securely around Daiki's mouth and began to carry him out of the cafeteria, Takuya following anxiously behind.
Everyone watched as this took place, confused expressions on their faces. Takuya turned around and addressed the crowd. "Um…Daiki's feeling sick, so we thought we should take him to the nurse! So, there's nothing to worry about. Enjoy your lunch!" He then bolted through the cafeteria door, letting it slam shut behind him.
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Kouichi ran with Daiki until they reached the confines of the janitor's closet. They stuffed themselves and Daiki in and shut the door.
Then Kouichi gently lowered Daiki to the ground, an apologetic look on his face.
"Why did you do that, Kouichi!" exclaimed Takuya, turning his attention to Kouichi first.
"I don't know, I just panicked," said Kouichi, knowing full well how stupid he had just acted.
"Alright, fine," said Takuya, not wanting to start an argument. He turned toward Daiki. "OK, Daiki, tell us how you got that thing," he said, pointing to the D-Tector.
Daiki blinked, utterly confused by Takuya and Kouichi's behavior. "Well, it just kind of flew from the sky and landed in my room last night. And please call me Dai," explained Daiki.
"OK, Dai," said Kouichi, beginning to compose himself, "do you know what that thing does?"
"No, my cousin and I couldn't make them do anything last night, no matter how many buttons we pressed. Why, do you guys know how they work?" Daiki asked, hopeful.
"Wait, your cousin has a D-Tector, too?" Takuya asked, an idea forming in his head.
"A D-Tector? Is that what it's called? Cool! And, yes, my cousin got one too, the same way as me," Daiki said, admiring his D-Tector in the light of the light bulb in the closet.
"Where is he?" Takuya and Kouichi both asked.
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"So let me get this straight. You also have a D-Tector, and it also fell from the sky, the same as mine?" JP reiterated.
He was speaking to a tall, blond haired, green eyed boy, sitting next to him during free period. The boy nodded, holding up his black and silver D-Tector for JP to examine.
JP looked at it for a moment, and then grinned. "Well, Hotaru, all I can say is, welcome to the club!"
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"Yeah, it fell from the sky and hit me on the head! So what? What's so special about it?"
Zoe backed up as the girl she was talking to pointed a stick she'd picked up from the ground at her. They sat outside for lunch today, because it was so nice out.
"Well, uh…" Zoe began, not used to these kinds of threats. "You see…this device is pretty special, and if you come with me after school, I promise I'll tell you all about it."
The girl deliberated for a moment, running her finger through her jet black hair, occasionally pushing a red-streaked strand out of her face.
"Miss Zoe Orimoto, you've got yourself a deal," replied the girl, holding out a gloved hand for Zoe to shake.
Zoe smiled. "OK, Miss Kira Ishiko," Zoe replied, shaking Kira's hand respectfully.
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"Hurry up!" Kouji yelled to the boy running behind him. The boy was about his height and age. He had dark brown hair and light brown eyes, and at the moment held a light brown and green D-Tector firmly in his hand.
"I am!" he yelled back to Kouji, glancing behind his back to see if their pursuer was still there.
"Hey, he's gone!" exclaimed the boy, stopping in his tracks. Kouji stopped, too, and looked behind to see that the boy was right.
"Thank god," said Kouji, gasping for breath. "He's been following us since this morning!"
"Thanks for the help, man," said the boy, smiling at Kouji. "If you hadn't been there, that thing would have gotten me! By the way, my name's Shino."
"Hey there, Shino." A menacing voice sounded from behind them. They turned around to see what looked like a big owl staring at them, smiling an evil smile.
"My name is Falcomon, and it seems as if I've won the chase."
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madjack89: Well, here's the second chapter, everyone! Hope you liked it!
Takuya: I hate you!
madjack89: What? Why?
Takuya: You just love to torture me with these stupid cliffhanger endings, don't you?
madjack89: Oh…sorry.
Kouji: Yeah, you better be! Look what you did! What's gonna happen to me now!
madjack89: *sweatdrop* Well, aside from that, everybody say hello to the other legendary warriors!
Daiki: Hi, everyone!
Hotaru: Hey.
Kira: What's up, guys.
Shino: Yeah, hey there. Even though it looks like I'm about to be killed off, anyway!
Kouichi: In the next chapter, we'll see if Kouji and Shino get killed off or not.
Kouji and Shino: Kouichi!
madjack89: Don't forget to R&R! See you in chapter three!