Chapter 13: A Lot of Conversation....
"Yeooww..." I said as I opened my eyes. After a few seconds, my eyes focused. I was in a jail cell, sitting on the hard concrete floor. Ro was next to me, asleep on his side.
"C'mon buddy, wake up." I said to Ro. He didn't respond. I then realized that we were tranquilized. If he was given the same dose as me, he wouldn't wake up for a while.
As I stood up, I was hit with a wave of nausea that made me sit down on the bed next to me. "Ohhhh..." I moaned. The drug had not fully worn off me, as I could tell. I closed my eyes, trying to bear my sickness.
"Are you the dog's friend?" I opened my eyes and look to where I heard the voice. In the next cell was a tiger-like creature wearing a yellow shirt. He was leaning against the wall.
"Ummm....yeah..." I said, too drugged to say very much.
"I think your escape plan didn't work." he said coldly.
I then realized that this could be one of the kids that was captured.
"Are you the one that came here with a lot of friends?" I said softly.
"How did you know? What are you, spies?" said the tiger with a hint of anger.
"Kinda..." I said, not worrying about what I was saying. "We were...watching you for a while, you and your friends, and waiting till we could get you out."
"Well, fine. That sure worked well. What's your name, anyway?" he stated indifferently.
"I'm Xaiver. And that...." I pointed to the snoring dog. "Is Ro. Your name is....?"
The tiger closed his eyes. "Matt."
"Well, Matt, have any clue what the heck is going on?"
"You should rest. You look awful." Matt said, avoiding my question.
"But..." I started.
"I'll tell you later." he reassured me. "Just go to sleep."
Sleep? It sure sounded good. I nodded and collapsed onto the mattress. It was surprisingly comfy for how unmaintained it looked. I quickly dozed off.
"CRASH!" I fell out of the bed, onto the floor against the wall.
"Ha ha! Rude awakening, huh?" Matt said, sitting on the edge of his bed.
"Ow...." I exclaimed. I was on my back. My head was on the floor, supported by my arms. My back was half against the wall, in effect pointing my tail straight up. However, the tail could not stand vertical, so it fell onto my belly and into my face. It was a very embarrassing position!
I edged off the wall and quickly got up. Matt was still laughing. "W-what's so funny?" I demanded.
Matt stopped laughing and regained his previous seriousness. "I see you're feeling better. Would you like to know about what happened now?"
"Uh, sure." I stated.
Matt laid down on his bed. "I'll tell you whatever you ask."
"Um...." I was surprised that he was being so open all of a sudden. "Tell me what's going on?"
"To put it simply, it was me and my friends' faults."
"What?" I figured I had heard wrong.
"All of us caused all this. People getting transformed into Digimon, and such."
"Digimon? What are those?" I questioned.
"Oh yeah, you don't know anything. Forgot." Matt muttered.
"Hey, I know some!" I shot back.
"Not of the big picture." Matt mysteriously said.
"Well, then help me figure out this 'big picture', Matt."
"There is another world, the Digital World." Matt said. "There live Digimon. They are like superintelligent animals, but they are comprised of data."
"Data? Like a computer?" I compared.
"Exactly. Me and some of my friends are the Digidestined. We saved the Digital World from evil."
"Oh, so all eighteen of your friends are the Digidestined." I summed up.
Matt shook his head. "No. Only about half of us are the Digidestined."
"So, who aren't?"
"......." Matt paused. "Let's try this a different way. Ask me about any of my friends, and I'll tell you about them."
"Okay...who's the dinosaur?" I asked.
"That would be Agumon. He's Tai's partner Digimon."
"Partner Digimon?" I again questioned.
"Well, we Digidestined can't just fight evil alone." Matt started. "We have our own Digimon to help us."
"Ah, okay." I stated. "So, who was the thing that looked like a head?"
Matt thought hard. "Oh, you must mean Tai. He has been turned into a Koromon. He's one of the Digidestined."
"Huh." I thought about the other characters that had been on the truck. "Alright, who are those cats?"
"One's Gatomon, and the one with the clothes is a transformed Kari. Gatomon is Kari's partner Digimon." Matt grinned. "And Kari is Tai's little sister- and a Digidestined."
I leaned against the wall. "Okay, now who are the bugs?"
Matt stared at the ceiling. "Tentomon and Izzy. Izzy's the one with the backpack. Tentomon is Izzy's patner Digimon, and Izzy's our computer expert Digidestined."
"And the 'gerbil things', as Ro puts it?" I quoted.
"Patamon and T. K." Matt sighed. "I guess you know what I'll say next?"
"T. K.'s the one with the hat, he's a Digidestined, and Patamon is his partner Digimon." I responded. "Why do all the Digimon's names end with 'Mon', anyways?"
"It's just that way." Matt answered. "Anyways, T.K.'s my little bro."
"Oh really?"
"Yep." Matt confirmed. "Well, on with the questions, hm?"
"Uh, yeah." I said. Matt obviously didn't want to talk about his little brother anymore. "The plants. Who were they?"
"Mimi and Palmon." Matt said. "Palmon is Mimi's partner Digimon. Mimi is a Digidestined, and is...."
"...the one with the huge hat." I finished.
"Yeah." Matt laughed. "She always says she has good fashion sense!"
"Really." I said skepically. "Okay, now who are those birds?"
Matt crossed his arms. "Sora and Biyomon. Biyomon is Sora's Digimon. Sora is the one with the helmet; she's a Digidestined, too. And also your average tomboy."
"Okay. And the seals are...?"
"Gomamon and Joe." Matt began. Gomamon is Joe's Digimon. And Joe is a Digidestined. Though not a very good one, I think."
"Why's that?" I asked.
"To put it short, he's a hypochondriac, pessimist, hesitant whiner. Still, he's good for comic relief."
I chuckled. "Heh. Well, moving on, who is the little cat-like thing?"
"Sara." Matt responded. "She's not a Digidestined, just a friend of Kari's that got mixed up in this. She was turned into a Nyaromon."
"Lastly," I started. "who's the blue creature?"
"Davis. He was turned into a Veemon, and is not a Digidestined. We met the little brat when he tried to rob us....but it's a long story."
"Uh-huh." I said. "And you are a Digidestined, too?"
"Yeah, and I was human. Now I'm a Gabumon." Matt answered. "Just like my partner Digimon.
"Who's a Gabumon." I predicted.
"Yeah."
"Okay, so basically every human being got turned into Digimon?"
"Yeah, that's a good way to sum it up." Matt agreed. "Except....you and Ro don't seem to be Digimon."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Yeah, what do ya mean?" Ro opened his eyes and asked.
"And just how long have you been up?" I demanded.
"Um, long enough to hear 'bout all Matt's pals."
I sighed. "I thought the tranquilizer would keep you down and out for longer than this."
"Naw, it can't stop me!" Ro exclaimed.
Suddenly, a guard walked up to our cells. He did not look happy....
"Yeooww..." I said as I opened my eyes. After a few seconds, my eyes focused. I was in a jail cell, sitting on the hard concrete floor. Ro was next to me, asleep on his side.
"C'mon buddy, wake up." I said to Ro. He didn't respond. I then realized that we were tranquilized. If he was given the same dose as me, he wouldn't wake up for a while.
As I stood up, I was hit with a wave of nausea that made me sit down on the bed next to me. "Ohhhh..." I moaned. The drug had not fully worn off me, as I could tell. I closed my eyes, trying to bear my sickness.
"Are you the dog's friend?" I opened my eyes and look to where I heard the voice. In the next cell was a tiger-like creature wearing a yellow shirt. He was leaning against the wall.
"Ummm....yeah..." I said, too drugged to say very much.
"I think your escape plan didn't work." he said coldly.
I then realized that this could be one of the kids that was captured.
"Are you the one that came here with a lot of friends?" I said softly.
"How did you know? What are you, spies?" said the tiger with a hint of anger.
"Kinda..." I said, not worrying about what I was saying. "We were...watching you for a while, you and your friends, and waiting till we could get you out."
"Well, fine. That sure worked well. What's your name, anyway?" he stated indifferently.
"I'm Xaiver. And that...." I pointed to the snoring dog. "Is Ro. Your name is....?"
The tiger closed his eyes. "Matt."
"Well, Matt, have any clue what the heck is going on?"
"You should rest. You look awful." Matt said, avoiding my question.
"But..." I started.
"I'll tell you later." he reassured me. "Just go to sleep."
Sleep? It sure sounded good. I nodded and collapsed onto the mattress. It was surprisingly comfy for how unmaintained it looked. I quickly dozed off.
"CRASH!" I fell out of the bed, onto the floor against the wall.
"Ha ha! Rude awakening, huh?" Matt said, sitting on the edge of his bed.
"Ow...." I exclaimed. I was on my back. My head was on the floor, supported by my arms. My back was half against the wall, in effect pointing my tail straight up. However, the tail could not stand vertical, so it fell onto my belly and into my face. It was a very embarrassing position!
I edged off the wall and quickly got up. Matt was still laughing. "W-what's so funny?" I demanded.
Matt stopped laughing and regained his previous seriousness. "I see you're feeling better. Would you like to know about what happened now?"
"Uh, sure." I stated.
Matt laid down on his bed. "I'll tell you whatever you ask."
"Um...." I was surprised that he was being so open all of a sudden. "Tell me what's going on?"
"To put it simply, it was me and my friends' faults."
"What?" I figured I had heard wrong.
"All of us caused all this. People getting transformed into Digimon, and such."
"Digimon? What are those?" I questioned.
"Oh yeah, you don't know anything. Forgot." Matt muttered.
"Hey, I know some!" I shot back.
"Not of the big picture." Matt mysteriously said.
"Well, then help me figure out this 'big picture', Matt."
"There is another world, the Digital World." Matt said. "There live Digimon. They are like superintelligent animals, but they are comprised of data."
"Data? Like a computer?" I compared.
"Exactly. Me and some of my friends are the Digidestined. We saved the Digital World from evil."
"Oh, so all eighteen of your friends are the Digidestined." I summed up.
Matt shook his head. "No. Only about half of us are the Digidestined."
"So, who aren't?"
"......." Matt paused. "Let's try this a different way. Ask me about any of my friends, and I'll tell you about them."
"Okay...who's the dinosaur?" I asked.
"That would be Agumon. He's Tai's partner Digimon."
"Partner Digimon?" I again questioned.
"Well, we Digidestined can't just fight evil alone." Matt started. "We have our own Digimon to help us."
"Ah, okay." I stated. "So, who was the thing that looked like a head?"
Matt thought hard. "Oh, you must mean Tai. He has been turned into a Koromon. He's one of the Digidestined."
"Huh." I thought about the other characters that had been on the truck. "Alright, who are those cats?"
"One's Gatomon, and the one with the clothes is a transformed Kari. Gatomon is Kari's partner Digimon." Matt grinned. "And Kari is Tai's little sister- and a Digidestined."
I leaned against the wall. "Okay, now who are the bugs?"
Matt stared at the ceiling. "Tentomon and Izzy. Izzy's the one with the backpack. Tentomon is Izzy's patner Digimon, and Izzy's our computer expert Digidestined."
"And the 'gerbil things', as Ro puts it?" I quoted.
"Patamon and T. K." Matt sighed. "I guess you know what I'll say next?"
"T. K.'s the one with the hat, he's a Digidestined, and Patamon is his partner Digimon." I responded. "Why do all the Digimon's names end with 'Mon', anyways?"
"It's just that way." Matt answered. "Anyways, T.K.'s my little bro."
"Oh really?"
"Yep." Matt confirmed. "Well, on with the questions, hm?"
"Uh, yeah." I said. Matt obviously didn't want to talk about his little brother anymore. "The plants. Who were they?"
"Mimi and Palmon." Matt said. "Palmon is Mimi's partner Digimon. Mimi is a Digidestined, and is...."
"...the one with the huge hat." I finished.
"Yeah." Matt laughed. "She always says she has good fashion sense!"
"Really." I said skepically. "Okay, now who are those birds?"
Matt crossed his arms. "Sora and Biyomon. Biyomon is Sora's Digimon. Sora is the one with the helmet; she's a Digidestined, too. And also your average tomboy."
"Okay. And the seals are...?"
"Gomamon and Joe." Matt began. Gomamon is Joe's Digimon. And Joe is a Digidestined. Though not a very good one, I think."
"Why's that?" I asked.
"To put it short, he's a hypochondriac, pessimist, hesitant whiner. Still, he's good for comic relief."
I chuckled. "Heh. Well, moving on, who is the little cat-like thing?"
"Sara." Matt responded. "She's not a Digidestined, just a friend of Kari's that got mixed up in this. She was turned into a Nyaromon."
"Lastly," I started. "who's the blue creature?"
"Davis. He was turned into a Veemon, and is not a Digidestined. We met the little brat when he tried to rob us....but it's a long story."
"Uh-huh." I said. "And you are a Digidestined, too?"
"Yeah, and I was human. Now I'm a Gabumon." Matt answered. "Just like my partner Digimon.
"Who's a Gabumon." I predicted.
"Yeah."
"Okay, so basically every human being got turned into Digimon?"
"Yeah, that's a good way to sum it up." Matt agreed. "Except....you and Ro don't seem to be Digimon."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Yeah, what do ya mean?" Ro opened his eyes and asked.
"And just how long have you been up?" I demanded.
"Um, long enough to hear 'bout all Matt's pals."
I sighed. "I thought the tranquilizer would keep you down and out for longer than this."
"Naw, it can't stop me!" Ro exclaimed.
Suddenly, a guard walked up to our cells. He did not look happy....