I stood there breathless, waiting for the eminent impact and the result that followed. They say your life flashes before your eyes before you die, but all I can see is the last few days of my life. I just couldn't bring myself to move, all I could to was wait… As the Digimon made its leap towards me Takeshi stood in front of me. He took the full brunt of the tackle, I shook my head and looked down at Takeshi who was coughing out of his mouth. He wheezed and asked, "Are you… Okay?"

I tried to lift Takeshi up suddenly whatever it was kicked me, it started standing on Takeshi's neck, choking him… He proudly said, "The name is Uzimon! I'd like you too remember so you can scream it when you are rotting in hell!"

I could hear Takeshi grasping for air, I quickly got up and ran towards Uzimon and kicked him in the face and he went flying for a few feet. After that Tsunamon flipped on him and cut him with his horn. Uzimon then felt the scar and became suddenly enraged. He kicked Tsunamon in the air and shot him with a bullet. Tsunamon went flying towards Takeshi and landed right next to him. And just like that, it was just he and I as we stared each other down for fifteen seconds, and during those fifteen seconds so many thoughts entered my head. Why was he here? Why was he trying to kill us? What was I thinking taking him on? How did these Digimon even know something like this would happen? Suddenly he came running right to me with a first in the air. I clenched a fist and ran towards him… And in the flash of a second a body just tackled Uzimon and flipped right off of him. He then turned around and looked down at Uzimon.

"… Patrick?" I whispered in shock.

There he stood with the cockiest smile on his face. He arrogantly kicked Uzimon in the face, just to say: "I'm toying with you" or "You are nothing." He bent over and looked Uzimon face to face and said, "Bringing an Uzi to the gym… How cliché…"

Uzimon than tried to swing for his face, Patrick backed off quickly and Uzimon shot at him. Patrick again avoided the bullet and stood right in front of me, his eyes were interlocked with Uzimon's. He asked, "So Kyle, are you going to just stand there or help out?"

I walked up to him and got ready, I was unsure if we had what it took, but I wasn't going to give up without some form of a fight. He shot at us and we both jumped apart from each other. We then ran right to him from opposite sides and tried to sandwich him with our knees. But he jumped up and kicked me on the face and shot out Patrick's feet. When he landed on the ground he shot at me and I went flying right towards Takeshi and Tsunamon. Patrick shouted, "Are you okay!?"

It hurt so much I couldn't even respond or open my eyes. I just lied there as the pain fed off my body. I could hear Patrick spit off to the side and say, "I'm going to make you pay for that!"

I'd really never been so touched. I mean, someone who barely knew me was so willing to fight for me. Uzimon laughed viscously and asked, "So what about your pathetic friend? What does he matter?"

Patrick responded, "I didn't mean him…"

Uzimon than asked, "Wait, for what then?"

Anger started building up in Patrick's voice as he said, "You ruined these shoes! Do you know how expensive they are? DO YOU!?"

What the hell? His shoes? I took back that last statement. This guy is ridiculous… Suddenly I heard a faint cough. "I can't believe I wasn't able to protect you…" a voice said, it sounded like Tsunamon.

Another voice which was Takeshi's responded, "It's okay, I'll find a way… I just can't give up! I won't let anyone else down! Never again!"

My eyes opened slowly as Takeshi got up, I could see the pain in his face and the blood trickling down his chin from his mouth. "I won't let anyone die! I can't let anyone die! I won't live through that pain ever again! Tsunamon, Kyle, this shallow pansy with the shoes!"

Patrick turned around and screamed, "PASNY!? MY NAME IS PATRICK YOU FUCK!"

Takeshi placed his hand on his chest and said, "This heart will not stop beating until I see you dead Uzimon! You got that!? I'll be sure to protect everyone! My family, my friends, all my loved ones! I WON'T LET HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF!"

Suddenly Takeshi's hand became illuminated, surrounded by a blue aura. Tsunamon came to life and jumped on Takeshi's shoulder. Takeshi asked, "You ready Tsunamon?"

Tsunamon nodded and started glowing too. He hopped off Takeshi's shoulder and he started changing… When he finally stopped glowing he emerged something bigger and totally different. He shot an ice blast an Uzimon and covered his bullet hole. He then ran right at him and head-butted him. While Uzimon went flying he then again attacked him and ripped Uzimon open with him horn and just like that Uzimon deteriorated into thin air. He then changed back into Tsunamon and hopped over to Takeshi who asked, "What happened there?"

Tsunamon smiled and said, "You made me Digivovle into Gabumon! That is my rookie form!"

Takeshi just had a blank look on his face as he said, "Digi-gabu-wha?"

Patrick walked up to Takeshi slowly, and calmly whispered, "You made him grow for some reason… Just think of it like that! Oh and by the way…"

Patrick than threw a thunderous punch at Takeshi and he went down like a ton of bricks. Patrick shook his hand the get some circulation back in it and to shake off the pain, as he walked towards the door of the gym he said, "Call me a pansy again, I'll remove your spleen!"

I slowly brought myself to my feet, what a work that guy was… I looked at Takeshi and said "Well I think we should go to the nurses office, should we just say we got into a fight with each other?"

Takeshi shrugged and said, "Sounds more believable than being almost killed by a gun digital monster thing…"

I placed my hands on my hips and laughed a bit as I said, "I am not even sure if I can believe it! But thanks to Tsunamon we are okay! Let's go get bandaged up, okay?"

We joked the whole way to the nurse's office, but due to our excuse we were put in separate rooms. As I lied alone on the bed I thought to myself. I had always been resistant to the idea of Tokomon and I staying together as friends. But I saw something in that gym, and it was the bond, the friendship of Tsunamon and Takeshi. I began to wonder if they had become such great friends because he was so open to the idea while I was so resistant. Perhaps a lot of these Digimon aren't evil like I always thought. Looking at the white light above gave me this sick feeling of nostalgia. I remembered when I first told the doctor about Digimon. One hour later I was hooked up to shock machines. Whenever these thoughts entered my head, my mindset began to change.

I started to resent Tsunamon and Tokomon. I actually began to hate them… I got up and looked around the room. The feeling of indecision was splitting my head open. I opened the door and walked out of the room. It reminded me too much of solitary confinement. I think needed some alone time more than anything… Some time to think…

I began roaming the hall, expecting someone to pop out and tell me what I should do, but I doubt anyone could understand. I also began thinking, what about Patrick? Why was he so calm, cool, and collected in the face of such danger. I mean if I saw a monster, I'd freak. He ran right up to it and attacked. I wonder if he already knew of Digimon, what if he received that e-mail too?

As I walked liked the living dead throughout the hall I hadn't realized, but there was a shadow behind me. I stopped and clenched a fist. After a few seconds I quickly turned around and I was met by the most ear-piercing shriek I have ever had the displeasure of hearing. This girl fell on her ass… She looked kind of nerdy. She had thick-rimmed glasses and brown hair that was down to her neckline. Her sleeves covered her entire hands, and she was wearing a skirt… As I stared on she freaked out and said "HOW DARE YOU THREATEN ME! I WAS JUST INTERESTED TO MEET YOU! IT IS BAD MANNERS TO SCARE SOMEONE YOU NEVER MET! I MEAN SERIOUSLY!!! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?"

I just looked blankly at her, pointed, and said, "You really shouldn't wear a skirt when you are wearing panties like those…"

Her face turned red as she looked down. She got up and started bludgeoning me with a textbook. She screamed, "YOU PERVERT!"

Today really hasn't been my day…