Hi again! I didn't get very many reviews on my last chapter so I suppose a few people must have lost interest after the long wait…oops. Kaede still isn't back yet so I'm safe from her for a little while longer. Anywho, hope you guys liked the last chapter, I'm planning on adding more romance in this one and it's not gonna be purely Ryuki. So, on with the show!
Chapter 18Old Rival Arrival
"Get up girl!" Rika pushed herself up and rolled out of the way just in time to dodge the heavy blade being swung at her. Her own sword had been knocked from her hands and was lying a few feet away. She heard the swishing of the metallic blade before she saw at and dove out of the way again, this time hearing the sword catch something metal instead of the ground. Glancing back briefly Rika saw Ryo locked in a desperate pushing match with her attacker, each trying to out power the other with their own sword. Ryo was losing but not by much so she used the time he had bought her to grab her sword. Running back into the battle she swung her sword upwards from beneath the attackers and, using all her energy, managed to knock his sword out of his hand. But this foe was quick and before the blade had even managed to hit the ground he had it in his hands again and was charging her. Raising her sword for defense she managed to deflect the blow by rolling her own blade sideways to make the other slide off it. When the attacker recovered his balance he spun around and swung his blade at her again, this time catching her in the middle and sending her flying. He had turned his blade at the very last second so that the flat side hit her stomach instead of the sharp edges. Ryo came up behind him and struck downwards at the foe's shoulder but he turned with lighting speed and deflected the blow like Rika had, sending Ryo crashing to the floor. The blade came down at his head, speeding through the air with a terrifying whistling noise…and stopped, pressed tightly to his cheek.
"Well done. You have improved. But you have a long way to go, we continue. Now GET UP!" Ryo looked back at Vahimermon and frowned angrily. His eyes traveled over to where Rika was struggling to her feet and lifting her sword in her good arm. The other one seemed to have a long cut down the side and was bleeding freely. When Vahimermon moved his sword Ryo shot to his feet and was at Rika's side in an instant. They had been training for a week and still they hadn't even begun their double digivolution training yet. This was all strength, speed and abilities. Vahimermon was helping them unlock their inner strength as he called it and learn to fight for themselves. That way when they digivolved it would make the evolution that much more powerful.
"You okay, Wildcat?" Ryo asked as he stood beside her. She was breathing hard and was grimacing slightly from the pain in her arm.
"I'm alright. Let's just get this over with," she said heavily. Vahimermon charged them again and knocked them apart by merely jumping through as he passed. Turning in mid-air he lurched towards Rika who hadn't managed to get to her feet yet. Seeing him coming she grabbed her sword and raised it above herself to take the blow. Their blades met and as he pushed down towards her she pushed back up trying to get his sword away from her face. It came down slowly but surely until it was pressing into her forehead. She cried out in pain as a trickle off blood oozed its way out from under the sword and ran down her face. There was another cry but this one was more angry and came from Ryo as he tackled Vahimermon from the side, throwing him off Rika and making him loose his sword in the fall. Sitting up Rika looked over to where Ryo and Vahimermon were wrestling on the floor, swords completely forgotten. Ryo was fighting tooth and nail, raining blow after blow on every part of Vahimermon that he could reach. Grabbing Vahimermon's sword Rika ran over to them, watching as Ryo fought to protect her.
"Why are you targeting her," he yelled as he threw a devastating right hook at Vahimermon's cheek. "She needs time to recover!" He slammed his fist into his chest. "You can't just keep attacking her!" His knuckles bruised themselves on his jaw. "Or there'll be nothing left of her." He ground his next punch as deep as he could into his flesh. "I won't let you hurt her anymore!!" A sword slid passed Ryo's nose and pressed up against Vahimermon's neck. Head spinning slightly from the unexpectedly painful beating he had taken, Vahimermon looked up to see Rika holding both his sword and her own.
"This training session is over," she said icily, helping Ryo to his feet. Vahimermon stood too and brushed himself off.
"Very well. Take tomorrow to recover your strength." He turned his green eyes to Ryo and frowned. "You wish to know why I target her? If you were battling the Sovereign do you think they would spare her even seconds to recover from anything? They wish to see her suffer and will show no mercy when they attack. I am merely preparing you for the real thing." Still seething mad Ryo shook his head and took Rika's hand, pulling her towards the door.
"It doesn't matter. You are supposed to be helping us. Not killing us!"
"Ryo…" Rika said in a pacifying voice. He looked at her and she shook her head carefully, clearly telling him that it was over and that he could relax. "Vahimermon is right. They won't show mercy so I should be prepared." Blood was running freely out of the cut on her forehead but it only burned a little. Rika pulled Ryo out of the training room, his hand wrapped tightly around hers. It wasn't until they left the room that she reclaimed her hand and walked beside him.
"Thank you," she said tiredly. He glanced at her and smiled. The bruises he would have in the morning were worth it if he had stopped Vahimermon from hurting her anymore.
"I thought you were siding with him?" He said, still smiling despite that.
"I was, but what you did saved me from a serious headache." He laughed at this and rolled his eyes.
"C'mon, Wildcat. Let's find MarineAngemon and get you cleaned up."
On the way back to their room Rika and Ryo encountered Jeri and Remoraemon, who was busy healing a wound Henry had gotten in training.
"Hey guys, how was Vahimermon? Brutal as always?" He asked, flexing his arm to remedy the stiffness.
"Yeah. What about you? Piximon give you a hard time too?" Ryo replied, looking over to where Takato was having his own wounds healed too.
"I didn't think Piximon could be so vicious!" Takato exclaimed. "I mean, I saw how hard his training was in the program on TV but I'd have traded mopping the bakery's floors for that any day!" Ryo snickered and rolled his eyes. Turning to Rika he noticed for the first time that the cut on her forehead had left a thin, pale scar, cutting through her eyebrow and onto the top most part of her cheek. He found this quite odd since MarineAngemon's 'Kahuna Waves' attack usually healed anything perfectly. Henry noticed this too and folded his arms curiously.
"That's weird. Why d'you think you still have a scar, Rika?" He asked.
"A scar? Where?" Ryo touched the spot to show her and she frowned.
"I'm not sure. Maybe MarineAngemon is just losing his touch," she said with a shrug.
"I could fix it for you on my laptop if you like." They all turned to see Alice standing behind Henry with her black laptop under her arm. She had obviously brought extra clothes with her because she was once again wearing her favourite black dress. "Since there aren't any data streams here my laptop should work perfectly. If you like I could mess with your data a little and get rid of it." Rika gave her a skeptical look at this.
"Uh…no thanks. I'd rather not be tampered with," she said and Alice shrugged.
"Your choice. Hey, Henry, your dad was one of the people who invented Digimon, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, I had a few questions that my Grandpa couldn't answer. You mind if we take a walk?" She gave him a small smile and he nodded.
"Sure. See you later guys." He turned to Alice and they walked off, chatting quietly to each other as they went.
"Okay, well then, Jeri? You ready to go?" Takato asked. She nodded sweetly and followed Takato down the hall with Remoraemon trotting after them. Rika watched them for a second before turning and walking into her room with Ryo hot on her heels.
"Are you as tired as I am?" Ryo asked sleepily as he threw himself onto his bed.
"Yeah," Rika replied somewhat distractedly. She took a night frock into her arms and walked over to the bathroom. She glanced back at Ryo, as he lay half asleep on his bed with his arms behind his head. Sighing softly she stepped into bathroom and shut the door behind her.
Rika turned on the water and slipped into the shower, sighing when the hot water hit her exhausted body. She knew why she had the scar and knew why she felt so depressed. The powers inside her were stirring and making her feel uneasy. As long as Vahimermon kept his mind connected with hers, the small amount of physic abilities she seemed to have would remain so intensely heightened that she could actually sense what the other Tamers were thinking. It scared her a little because she didn't really like what they thought about all day, especially Jeri, who she had begun to avoid simply to escape her thoughts. Her mind was clouded with the memories of Leomon and her mother, both of whom were long dead but caused constant pain in this ever-smiling girl. Then there were the memories of the trauma she had suffered under the D-Reaper's cruel hands. Kazu and Kenta thought surprisingly a lot considering how stupid they acted all of the time and Henry seemed to be perpetually worrying about his little sister. Then there were the twins, who had matured incredibly over the short period of time that they had been separated from Impmon. Rika had experienced all of these thoughts in just one day and had begun to distance herself from the Tamers to stop from accidentally reading their thoughts. It was lucky that training kept her so busy, giving her ample reason to stay away from them, but it also meant that she had to spend more time with Ryo than she would have liked. Ever since he had kissed her…scratch that, ever since she had let him kiss her, she couldn't stand being alone in the same room with him. Taking a deep breath she leaned into the wall and let the water ease the tension in her shoulders and the aching in her head. God, she missed Seiko more now than ever. If only she were here to help Rika understand everything that was happening. She had always had the right answers… A single tear ran down her cheek and Rika wiped it away furiously. She was done crying. She knew that no matter how much it hurt and no matter how much she wished it could, crying would not bring Seiko back. She was gone and there was nothing Rika could do about it. She would just have to cope…even though she was doing a lousy job of it right now. Suddenly desperate for a good night's sleep Rika left the comforting water to dress and go to bed. When she walked into the room, towel drying her hair, Ryo was already asleep and the room had dimmed itself slightly. Hanging her towel over one of her bedposts Rika slid easily into the comfortable layers of her bed. She lay awake for an hour or so before her weariness finally overcame her and she drifted into a restless sleep.
Henry pulled back to look at a smiling Alice as she leaned against the wall. His arms tightened around her waist and he sighed happily, leaning his forehead against hers.
"We have got to stop meeting like this Miss McCoy," he said with a light smirk that she laughed at.
"Why? I think our little walks are quite productive." She tilted her head up and kissed him sweetly before leaning back again. "And I think my acting skills are improving. No one suspected anything when I asked you to take a walk with me." On that Henry could agree.
"There are other skills of yours that are improving too," he said with a grin that was out of character but made him look devilishly cute in her eyes.
"Oh? Like what?" She asked in mock innocence, knowing his answer without even having to think about it.
"Hmm, like this…" and he leaned forward to press another kiss to her lips. She smiled into his mouth and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer and, consequentially, deepening the kiss.
"You've improved a bit yourself, Wong," she giggled, giving him a small wink before steeping out of his arms and folding her arms against his chest. He smiled and came up behind her, slipping his arms around her waist and pulling her into him so that her back was pressed against his chest. She sighed softly and leaned into him, gazing half sleepily out a window.
"How long have we been doing this, Henry?" She asked suddenly and he looked down at her curiously.
"About half an hour, why?" She laughed at this and shook her head.
"No you idiot. I meant how long have we been together!"
"Oh!" He laughed too. "Well, that's different then. I'd say about a year and a half."
"Mmm, that sounds about right." She rested her head on his shoulder and shut her eyes leisurely. "How long do you think we should wait before telling everyone? I know you want to keep us a secret but I don't like lying to everyone, Henry. Especially now when we need to be able to trust each other." He smiled down at her and kissed the back of her head.
"Tell you what. If you're ready to tell everyone, then go ahead. I suppose keeping this between us is getting kinda hard, isn't it." She nodded and turned to look at him.
"So you don't mind if we tell them?" He shook his head and she smiled brightly. "Thank you. Now, I'm going to bed. It's been a long day and I'm sure after all that training you'll want to get some sleep." With that she gave him a light peck on the cheek and walked off, leaving him standing quietly in the weaponry room staring after her.
"You have failed me once before. Do it again and there will be dire consequences."
"I understand, Master. The Digimon Murderer will be defeated soon. Vahimermon has told me exactly where to find them. She and all her pathetic friends will be destroyed before nightfall tomorrow!"
"Good. Now go and do not disappoint me!"
"As you wish, My Liege."
In the darkness of the bedroom two violet eyes snapped open, staring up into the canopy of the bed. Rika blinked a few times before sitting up and rubbing her eyes. She had awoken from a dream as if she had been shocked but she was calm and relaxed. In fact, the dream hadn't shocked her at all. Her sleeping mind had simply come to a realization and it had forced her awake. She sat there, gazing into the darkness, and blinked again to get her eyes used to the lack of light. Turning her eyes to the left, she found the shape of a sleeping boy in the bed next to her own.
"Ryo…" the word formed soundlessly on her lips. Shaking her head she stood up and stretched her aching muscles. It was close to morning and she knew that she wouldn't be able to fall asleep again so Rika quietly changed into her usual outfit, thankful for the break from her training uniform. Grabbing her D-Arc and cards Rika left the room to take a walk. The air was crisp and cool, sending shivers up her spine, but Rika loved the cold weather so it didn't matter. She made her way into the main chamber quietly thinking about what her dreams had meant. For some strange reason she no longer feared Ryo or what he had asked her to do. In fact, she was embracing the idea now. Her early morning walk would give her a chance to think about how she was going to tell him she was ready. It had only taken a week for her to come to the conclusion.
Ha, only a week. That's a laugh. I doubt he's even still interested. But she knew that he was. The looks he gave her were unmistakable. Yawning sleepily she walked out of the double doors and onto the platform that overlooked the forest. The stairway they had used to get up here looked a lot longer from the top. Deciding against going down Rika turned and walked around the Temple. It was huge and after what felt like ages Rika finally found a door leading back inside. She took it and let her feet take her where they wanted. She found herself walking into an antechamber that she hadn't seen before. The instant she walked in, however, she knew she wasn't alone. She turned slowly and looked around and sure enough, her eyes fell on the silhouette of Alex. She was holding the VDT and talking rather angrily into it.
"Look, Dad, you lied to me so I have every right to stay here as long as I like!"
"You're my daughter, Alexis. If I tell you to come home then you'll do it! No questions asked!" The man's voice sounded eerily familiar to Rika so she inched closer and hid behind a pillar to avoid being seen. Peering around the marble she looked into the VDT's screen and her eyes widened. A man with dark red hair and blue eyes was glaring up at Alex who was glaring right back. Rika had to put her hand over her mouth to keep from yelling out. That was her father! But no…that meant that Alex was her… No! Her sister had died years ago. Her father had told them so.
"You no longer control my life. When you told me that they were dead I thought I would die too, but it was all a lie! I can't believe you did that! You're even lower than I thought you were!" So he had told her they were dead and told Rika and her mother that Alex had died too. Why? It didn't make any sense. She did remember Alex now though. She had forgotten after all these years because she had been so young when her dad had left and taken Alex away with him. Her mother had pretended that nothing had happened after Alex had 'died' in an attempt to heal from the pain of losing her eldest daughter. She had never spoken to Rika about her and neither had Seiko. That's why Rika had forgotten her. She couldn't take it anymore. Stepping out from behind the pillar she cleared her throat and folded her arms. Alex spun around in shock only to be met with an icy glare that had turned strong, brave men into whimpering cowards. Glowering at her Rika snatched the VDT from her hands and looked down at her father. She could see he was reaching to disconnect them so she shook her head angrily.
"Don't even think about it, Nonaka," she hissed, her voice deadly calm and frigid with malice. Her father stopped and looked up at her from the screen with a sigh.
"How much did you hear, Rika?" He asked but he sounded anything but remorseful.
"Enough," she snapped in response. "Why did you lie to us?" He shook his head and shrugged nonchalantly.
"I didn't want her to contact you or your slut of a mother." Rika felt her temper rise beyond boiling point.
"My mother is not a slut you pretentious moron!" She yelled furiously. "It's your fault people are throwing that rumour at us everyday. You're the one who slept with her when she was seventeen!"
"I only did it to get Alex," he said calmly although his eyes were flashing. "And hold your tongue you disrespectful little wretch."
"Or you'll what, dad?" She sneered angrily. "You going to beat me like you did before you left? Ha! I'd like to see you try."
"Rika…" Alex said cautiously, reaching out towards her.
"Don't touch me!" She snarled, rounding on Alex with just as much fury as she felt for her father. "You lied too so don't expect me to suddenly become your best friend again!" Alex gave her a hurt look and dropped her gaze. Turning back to her father Rika's scowl deepened.
"Why?" She asked. "Why did you leave! You broke mom's heart and nearly destroyed our lives when you took everything from us!"
"I left because you were a mistake!" That answer silenced Rika immediately. Never in her whole life had she been so shocked. "I would have gladly stayed if that bitch hadn't insisted on keeping you. All I wanted was Alex but then you had to jump into the picture too. When she refused to put you up for adoption I left and took Alex with me." Rika nearly dropped the VDT her hand was shaking so much. She shook her head in horror and disbelief. It couldn't be true! But then…it did make sense. Why else would Rumiko spend all those years trying to force Rika into modeling and dancing and all the things Alex had loved to do. She hadn't been trying to turn Rika into herself; she had been trying to turn her into Alex! Rika would have cried were it not for the fact that she never cried and she was too angry to do it. Taking a deep calming breath she turned to Alex again, her eyes blazing with rage.
"Rika, please. If I'd known you were alive…but he told me you all died in a car crash. I was heartbroken! You were my best friend and I didn't understand why I couldn't see you anymore but it was all a lie! I'm sorry I never said anything sooner it's just…I didn't think you were ready to hear it." Rika disconnected the line with her father, not caring about the threats he had been throwing at her if she did it, and folded her arms.
"How long have you known?" She asked quietly.
"Rika, please…"
"How long!" Alex sighed and shook her head.
"I figured it out when I saw you and Renamon battling the D-Reaper. I knew the model that looked so much like mom might have just been a coincidence, but not you…"
"You've known for almost two years…You've had so many chances to say something but you never! You just carried on with your life. You're no better than he is," she said, her voice quiet and calm, hiding the anger and hurt that was building up inside her. Turning around she left the room the way she had come, walking quietly back around the Temple. She heard Alex running after her and calling for her but she ignored her and kept walking. Alex finally caught up with her when Rika was just going into the double doors of the Temple entrance.
"Rika!" Rika's back went rigid and she shook her head, ignoring her still as she started walking into the temple. The sun suddenly came up behind her and light spilled into the room, lighting up the figures of Takato, Jeri and Henry who were all watching her in shock. She glared at them and walked right past them. Alex watched her leave from the door and slid to her knees. Tears were running down her face and a small sob escaped her lips as she saw Rika turn the corner and disappear.
Ryo sighed as he walked through the Temple in search of Rika. It was late morning now and he had been looking for her ever since Takato came rushing into his room to tell him what had happened. He wasn't all that shocked to find out Rika and Alex were sisters. He had suspected it once and they looked and acted so alike it was uncanny. Alex hadn't divulged the entire story to them but they had gotten the gist of the argument and Ryo knew that Rika would need someone to talk to, even if she said she didn't. He looked into a far away room that was on the very top floor of the four-story Temple and sighed with relief when he saw Rika sitting on the window sill of the glassless window, one leg pulled up to her chest while the other hung over the edge. She was leaning with her back to the wall so she hadn't seen him come in.
"Hey, Pumpkin. Mind if I sit?" She ignored him completely, absently looking out the window at the forest that surrounded them. Ryo sat down and leaned into the other side of the windowpane, his arms casually resting behind his head.
"Nice view," he said lightly. She still didn't respond so he looked over at her. The pain in her eyes was so obvious that he had a strong urge to pull her close but he knew better than to do that.
"Hey," he said gently. "You okay?" She frowned but he knew it was only to stop from doing something else. She wasn't angry with him. "Rika…?"
"I'm fine, Ryo," she said softly, sounding anything but fine. "I just want some time to my self, okay?"
"Sure, okay," he said but made no move to leave. She didn't say anything so he took it she didn't mind. They sat in silence for a while, watching the forest and the calm sky. A flock of Biyomon suddenly soared into the sky and Rika watched them fly towards the river before going below the tree line where she could no longer see them.
"Rika?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you wanna talk about what happened? It'll help," Ryo said gently. She finally turned to look at him and there eyes met. She watched him for a second before dropping her gaze again.
"I suppose she told you everything already," she said quietly.
"No, just that you found out the truth. She never said how, or why you're so upset." But he knew that without having to be told. Alex had been with them in the Digital world for more than a month now and had said nothing. She had lied and Rika hated liars.
"I saw her talking to my dad…" she whispered. Ryo stared at her in shock at this. She had never spoken to him or anyone else about her father before. All Ryo knew about the man was that he had left and hurt Rika and her mother in the process. Rika hated him with a passion and that was all he needed to know.
"Did you speak to him too?" He asked. She nodded and frowned again.
"Yeah, I spoke to him. I asked him why he left all those years ago."
"Did he say why?" She nodded again but this time she sighed.
"He left because of me. He never wanted me. He said that I was a mistake and that he had never wanted me around." She looked up at him with stricken eyes and Ryo felt them tear at his heart. "He wanted my mom to put me up for adoption but she refused…so he left." She turned her face away and stared sadly out the window again. This time Ryo couldn't resist the urge. He shifted closer to her and pulled Rika into his arms, holding her close to him. She took a shuddering breath to calm herself and leaned into him, shutting her eyes to stop the tears that had welled up there. She had cried one to many times in the digital world and she was not going to let her bastard of a father get to her.
"Hey," he whispered gently as he held her close. "It's okay." She shook her head and sighed softly, pressing her self closer to him. She told him exactly what her father had said and to her surprise and relief she felt a lot better after telling him. He had listened quietly and when she had finished had allowed her to pull away from him to regain her composure.
"Rika, maybe you should talk to Alex about it. I not you probably don't trust her anymore but it's not entirely her fault. After all, your father lied to her too you know." Rika looked up at Ryo from where she had leant back into the wall and she sighed.
"You just don't get it, Ryo. I'm not really angry with her it's just… I just found out that my father hates me. He never wanted me alive in the first place. Have you got any idea how that feels? To find out you're the runt of the family?" She shook her head again looked out the window, folding her arms defensively across her chest.
"No, I don't, but I do know that your father is wrong. You're not a mistake, Rika. Your mother loves you and so do all your friends. Who cares what your dad thinks? If he doesn't want you then it's his loss." He reached out and put his hand her shoulder comfortingly.
"Thanks, Ryo, I…" she paused when a huge explosion erupted in the center of the forest. They looked at each other before turning back to the forest. A big Digimon was standing amongst the trees, his head only just visible above them. He looked vaguely familiar to them and after a few seconds Ryo clicked.
"Rika! That's Tuzeremon!"
"What? But how! We destroyed him in the real world!" She stood up and he followed.
"I don't know, but we better do something. If he destroys the Temple we won't be able to train anymore."
"Well then let's gets going."
They ran out of he room and down the Temple stairs until they finally reached the main room. The other Tamers where standing at the door with Vahimermon, staring in shock as Tuzeremon made his way through the forest towards them. When they came up to them Takato turned to look at Rika.
"You okay?" He asked. She shrugged and looked down at Tuzeremon as he ripped trees right out of the ground.
"How do you think he survived?" She asked. Henry sighed and turned to her.
"I think that when we destroyed him in the real world his body wasn't fully formed yet so he simply got transported back here. You know, kind of like what happened to Dobermon."
"I see," Ryo replied, getting his D-Arc ready when Cyberdramon walked up behind him. "That would also explain why he's so much bigger now."
"Where are the others?" Rika asked, not taking her eyes off Tuzeremon.
"Inside with Alice and Jeri…just in case," Henry replied. She nodded and braced herself for battle.
"Well, let's get this over with," Takato said, holding his D-Arc ready too. They all stepped out of the door and raised their D-Arcs into the air.
"Bio-Merge Activate!" Gallantmon, Megagargomon, Justimon, Sakuyamon, SacreAngewomon and Anubismon raced of the platform towards Tuzeremon, Vahimermon following a little slower behind them. Tuzeremon laughed as he saw them coming and stood at the ready.
"I see I have your attention…"
"How did you find us here and what have you down with Warinmon!" Gallantmon yelled angrily as they landed.
"Oh, it was quite simple really. You see, you have two Devas in your midst, one that is, conveniently for me, a psychic type. He transmitted me your exact location and …here I am. As for that pathetic excuse for a Digimon guarding the entrance…well, let's just say his data is being put to better use." There was a silence at this before they all turned to Vahimermon angrily.
"You betrayed us?!" Sakuyamon said, her voice shaking with fury.
"No! You of all people know I wouldn't, Rika. After all, if I had purposefully told him them you would have heard me doing so. I'm afraid that during our training I forgot to shut the Sovereign out of my thoughts. I apologize," he bowed to them sadly but they seemed less than convinced.
"He's telling the truth guys," Rika said, turning back to Tuzeremon. "Forget it. We have more important things to worry about right now." The Tamers agreed and Tuzeremon laughed.
"Touching, you actually still trust him. Hmm, you humans and your pets are more pathetic than I thought. It will make crushing you so much more fun."
"Oh please. You really think that you, one Deva, can destroy us when three at once couldn't?" SacreAngewomon scoffed.
"Yes actually. You see I am in command of the Devas. Second only to my masters and Zihuralamon."
"Great…" Gallantmon said apprehensively.
"I don't care who he is, I've had enough of this guy!" Sakuyamon said angrily. The Tamers agreed and stood at the ready.
"Very well then. Prepare to be destroyed! Arrow Catastrophe!!"
Okay, so that's all for now. Sorry it's taking so long for me to post my chapters but I'm a little busy with my exams. I don't know how the terms (semesters) work in America and Europe but here in the FOOKING HOT country of South Africa it is the last term of the year and I'm writing my finals for the eleventh grade (second last year of High school for those of you who just say senior or what not).
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