"Why can't I come?" Kitty said stubbornly, crossing her arms over her chest defiantly.
"Kitty, just stay here. We're gonna be too busy today." Leo reasoned.
"What are you doing, anyway?"
"…We're looking for the eighth Digidestined."
She tilted her head questioningly.
"Why?"
"So we can protect 'em." Raph put in.
"From what?"
The four brothers shared a glance before Leo said, "Myotismon…"
"He's an evil Digimon that wants to take control of both our worlds, and wants to kill the eighth child so no one will be able to stop him…" Don added.
"…"
Kitty really didn't know what to say to that.
She looked at the Digimon.
Koromon had Digivolved during the night, but the others were the same.
"Kitty, we'll be fine…" Raph assured.
"…I know…"
She kneeled down, and nearly giggled when the Digimon practically jumped into her lap, sending her on her behind.
"Please take care of them while I'm not there…" She whispered to them, smiling softly.
The four nodded.
"Just make sure they don't do anything crazy." She joked, and hugged each Digimon in turn before standing up.
"We'll be back before it gets dark." Leo promised, and Kitty nodded slightly as they left.
"My daughter."
She jumped slightly, looking up at Splinter.
"Yes, sensei?"
"…I understand something is going on…and you're involved…"
She looked up curiously.
"Maybe it would be best for you to stay nearby…topside…"
A smile lit her face, and she hugged her sensei, saying, "Thank you, sensei! I'll be okay, I promise!"
And she ran out happily.
'…Is this the right choice? …I hope you'll be okay…my little Digidestined of Light…'
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"…I'm tired…"
"Me too…" Gio agreed, looking at Elisa for a moment.
"Want to go up there? We can see the whole city from up there…" Elisa stated, pointing up at a large skyscraper.
"…I say we go…"
And so they did, both carrying their Rookie-level Digimon to the top floor.
"Air conditioning…"
Gio quirked an eyebrow at her sister, her brown hair falling in her face.
"You knew there'd be A/C…"
Elisa smiled sheepishly, her blonde hair moving slightly with the man-made breeze.
"Maybe…"
Gio sighed, looking out of the windows.
Elisa turned around, and saw a man with a heavy trench coat on.
"Why would someone wear a trench coat during a heat wave…?" She muttered, but she caught her older sisters attention.
"Trench coat? What idiot would even THINK of wearing one in this heat?!"
"Gio, don't say it so loudly! He'll hear you!"
"So? It's not like he'll hurt me or anything-!"
The A/C shut off, and the air began to waver with heat.
"…This doesn't look good…" Elisa whispered, backing up a step.
The trench coat burst into flames, revealing a Digimon.
"…Aw SHELL…"
"It's Skullmeramon!" Palmon stated, worried.
"Metal Fireball!"
"AHHHHHH!!"
The two jumped to the side, dodging the melted ball of fiery metal.
"Biyomon!"
"Palmon!"
"Biyomon, Digivolve to…BIRDRAMON!!"
"Palmon, Digivolve to…TOGEMON!!"
The ceiling was busted open as Birdramon flew up, and Togemon charged at Skullmeramon.
"Light Speed Jabbing!"
…Let's just say its not good to put ANYTHING resembling a plant near Skullmeramon…
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
Togemon ran around on the roof, blue flames on her back.
"TOGEMON!!" Gio called as Skullmeramon went onto the roof.
"Meteor Wing!"
Skullmeramon absorbed the flames.
"Flame Chain!"
Birdramon was grabbed and hurled to the roof.
"BIRDRAMON!!"
"Electro Shocker!"
Skullmeramon jumped out of the way, and the two disguised turtles looked up.
"Donnie!!!"
"Leo!!!"
Agumon jumped down from Kabuterimon's back.
"Agumon, Digivolve to…GREYMON!!"
He landed heavily on the rooftop.
"Nova Blast!"
Skullmeramon was pushed back slightly, but wasn't down yet.
"Metal Fireball!"
Kabuterimon dodged, but it hit a watertower on another rooftop.
"Catch it, Kabuterimon!" Don shouted.
The large bug Digimon obeyed, and Leo turned around to look at Greymon.
"DIGIVOLVE!!"
"Greymon, Digivolve to…METALGREYMON!!"
"Flame Chain!"
Metalgreymon caught the chain on his metal claw.
"Mega Claw!"
Metalgreymon pulled Meramon into the air, swinging him where there were no buildings.
"Giga Blaster!"
With Skullmeramon defeated, he Dedigivolved to Koromon.
"He was looking for the eighth child, too…I hope we find them, soon…"
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Kitty sat on a rooftop, looking out at everything.
'I hope they're okay…'
She saw something move on the rooftop, and looked over.
She tilted her head curiously, but smiled.
"Hey there…"
The shadow stopped, and Kitty's eyes adjusted to the darkness there.
"Hi…are you a friend of Agumon's?"
The shadow came closer, revealing a white cat with blue eyes, a purple stripe on her tail and yellow gloves on her forepaws.
Kitty turned around more.
"Hi…my name's Kitty. What's yours?"
The creature only meowed, and Kitty shrugged.
"If you want, you can come with me…"
That's when Kitty noticed the gold tail ring on the long tail.
Kitty stood up, heading to the fire escape.
She couldn't help the small smile on her face when she noticed the Digimon follow her.
She went down the fire escape quickly and fluidly, hiding in the shadows, as did the Digimon.
She lifted up the manhole cover, and flashed a reassuring smile before jumping down.
She started walking, and relaxed slightly when she heard the sound of the Digimon jumping down.
She went into the lair, and sat on the couch.
Splinter was probably asleep, so she didn't see him.
She grabbed her acoustic guitar, which she'd nicknamed Old Betsy when she'd found it, and started strumming the strings.
She heard the cat Digimon jump onto the back of the couch, and smiled slightly.
The Digimon stopped behind her, and she stopped strumming a moment.
She smiled at the Digimon, who seemed surprised and fell backwards.
Kitty put down Old Betsy and went around the couch.
"You okay?"
The Digimon didn't reply.
Just meowed again.
The Digimon went towards the door, and Kitty tilted her head slightly in question.
"You're going already?"
The Digimon gave her a questioning look, but only meowed and ran out.
"Okay…hope I get to see you again…"
She didn't realize the Digimon was still near the doorway.
'I'll keep an eye on her…even though I can't seem to kill her myself…I'll just wait…'