Chapter 3 Somewhere at the bottom of the Dark Ocean.
The dark masters where in their lair, surrounded by the dark ocean. Piedmon was speaking to the other two. "Report puppetmon. Is Wargreymon finished?"
"Yes, and very thoroughly too." He said with laughter. "We won't have to worry about him again."
"Good, very good, now onto our next order of business, Machindramon." Piedmon said nodding his head towards him.
"As you may have noticed," He said in his deep metallickey voice, "MetelSeadramon is not in our midst. My informers have told me that he is lost to us. He has traitored and gone over to the side of the humans. He is currently in Rookie level Betamon and is with the human Yoush." His voice echoed creepily around the room.
Piedmon got up from his chair and looked out the window into the dark ocean. "Yoush, eh? That name rings a bell, where I have heard it." He said out loud.
"Yoush was the trouble maker when the humans went back to their world," Puppetmon said, he slammed his hammer into his hand, "We all have one to pay back for him."
"Yes, we do." Piedmon said coming back from the window. "And MetelSeadramon will learn not to traitor to us. But that all will come in time, right now the master summons us."
Puppetmon got up from his seat, "I like this new master much better then apacalymon, he couldn't do anything right."
Chapter 3½ On the Tamers side of the dimension.
Rika was quiet as she walked through the park. "I hate that kid; he's always so perfect in everything. He would be cool if he just had some stupid Weakness. But what do I care anyways. It's not like I like him or anything." She just kept walking and looking at her feet, "I need something to get my mind off him. I wish Renamon were here." She hit something, "Who on earth," Rika looked up, "Takato," She said with surprise.
"Oh, hey Rika! Look I have some really great news." He said in his cheerful voice turning around, "I found the port to the digital world,"
"What do you mean found," Rika got mad, "You mean I've had to deal with Ryo hitting on me because you didn't have the brains to remember the digital port?" Takato had his hand up with his paranoia look. "I had to deal with that kid coming over every day of the week, getting friendly each day, and what do you do, Oh, I'm sorry I forgot about the digital port. When I get through with you, you'll be wishing you fought the d-reaper again."
Takato started backing up as Rika walked towards him "Rika wait, It was an honest mistake," Rika just slugged him across the mouth, Takato did a one eighty and landed on his hands and knees on the ground. "Man she hits hard." He thought.
He got up. "Rika your right, I did make a mistake but remember," he turned and faced her, "You're not the only one hurting. I made a mistake, but Tai did also. It's not like it's the end of the world. I'm hurting as much as you if not more so." He got mad, "What are you hurting about so much anyways, you didn't even have as good of a bond as me and Guilmon." Rika just slugged him in the same spot.
"If you ever say anything like that again, I'll make sure you don't have a Guilmon to go to." Her voice was quiet and mean. Very old school Rika like. "Now let's go get Henry and tell him were meeting at the port tomorrow." She extended her hand, which Takato graciously took. They walked to Henry's house in silence.
Takato knocked on the door, he turned to her, "Look Rika, I'm really sorry, I made a mistake. So I don't suppose theirs any chance in the digital under world that you forgive me?" She just stood there silently, the door opened, "Oh, uh, hi, Henry."
He closed the door behind him, "Hi, what's up." He just looked at Takato's expression and Rika blanking out. "So is this some kind of reunion, because if it is, I really don't think Rika's enjoying it."
"She's been biting down my throat the last half hour." Takato said, "I
"Oh, for goodness sake," Rika interrupted annoyed, "Henry, meet us at Guilmon's old hideout tomorrow, where going back,"
"Back?" Henry said confused, "Back where?"
"What, you didn't remember either. What are you guys Numamon who can hardly remember their own names?" She practically shrieked.
"Whoa Rika, are you going through a period or something. I mean you are just overly emotional." Henry told her.
"Wha," Rika stepped back, she leaned up against the wall, "Its, just, Renamon has always come back by now," She just looked at the floor.
"Oh, yeah," Takato said quietly, "I forgot, you and Renamon have been apart for long periods of time."
"Neither of us have," Henry finished for him. "Ow," he said as the door slammed into the back of his heel.
"Oh, sorry Henry," Mr. Wong said as he came outside. He just looked from Rika, to Takato to Henry, and back to Takato. "Well, we always know this would happen, we just were hoping we would have a little more time, oh well, we should be grateful we got this much."
"What are you talking about Dad," Henry said, this time being the one confused.
"I can't explain right now, I've got to go, we made an important discovery at the lab, and I need to be their." He started walking to the elevator, "Just stop by Hypnosis before you leave, we have a few gifts for you guys. Oh and Henry."
"Yeah Dad."
"Just try to be understanding with your mother, I've told her it would eventually happen, but, you know how she is. See you kids tomorrow morning." Mr. Wong went around the corner and left.
"Exactly, what was all that about," Takato asked puzzled.
"If I didn't know better, I would say that my dad just told us that they have a few items, at Hypnosis that is going to help us in the digital world." Henry said smiling.
"Yeah right, like the armed forces and the national guard to keep us from going, I wouldn't put it past them," Rika said snottily.
"Rika, it's Henry's dad, I very doubt that they would try to stop the saviors of the world from seeing their best friends again." Takato said, starting to get annoyed at Rika's everybody's against me attitude.
"Yeah, he feels really bad about sending them back, he's trying to do everything he can to help us." Henry said, also getting annoyed at her attitude.
"So, do you want me to call the loser club so we can all be one big happy family," Rika said sarcastically.
"NO." Takato told them clenching his fist, "Nobody else is coming. I will not see somebody else get hurt because of my mistake, so nobody else is going."
"That's fine by me," Henry said, "if anybody else goes, Suzie will want to go to. And I will not let her go back their.
"That's fine by me." Rika said, still leaning up against the wall. The door opened again and Mrs. Wong peaked her head out.
"Henry I need you to," She took a look at Takato and Rika. She came outside, "Just be careful Henry, I know you haft to go, it's just, I don't want to lose another child, so just be careful." She went back inside with a tear in her eye.
"I better go," Henry said, "I need to talk to her."
"Yeah, my parents are going to freak when they hear that I'm leaving again." Takato said laughing, "But this time I won't have Guilmon to convince them. You should have seen them last time, I think the only reason they let me go was because of how much Guilmon scared them." Henry just laughed and even Rika cracked a smile,
"Yeah, my mom is going to freak when I tell her. My grandma will just be cooking dinner and wondering what I want before I leave."
"Well we better go, latter Henry," Takato said as he and Rika walked off. Takato took the elevator while Rika took the stairs.
"See you at the bottom," She said as she headed through the door. "Were twelve stories up, how does she think that she could beat me in the elevator?" When he finally arrived at the bottom and walked outside to the bus stop, he saw Rika holding the bus for him so that it wouldn't leave without him. "I already paid for your ticket, so you don't have to worry about anything until you arrive home. The bus will take you directly there."
"How'd you manage that one," Takato said perplexed.
"When you save the world, it does have its advantages." She said as she ran towards home.
"Wow," he thought, "I wish I had that kinda of courage, I would never have been able to do that for her. Oh, well." Takato got on the bus.
"Are you really Takato Matsuki?" The bus driver asked.
"Huh, oh, yeah."
"Then that girl was really Rika Nonaka."
"Yeah." He said taking a seat. The bus was practically empty; he looked at his watch and saw that it was already 9:30.
"Your ticket pays to your house, but if you want to go somewhere else," the bus driver said.
"No, I've got to get home; my parents are going to be worried about me." He said absentmindly.
"I never thought I would see the day, when a hero of the world would have a curfew, well you are only 13." The bus driver took off onto the road.
There were only three other people, an old lady who hadn't mind going directly to Takato's house because she lived right near there, there was also an adult about 45 reading the paper. The most peculiar person was the kid across from Takato, who was just staring at him, he had a red shirt and black shorts on. The shorts were pretty long and came over his knees. Takato figured he was about 6 foot and around 16-17. The kid didn't look older then sixteen, but his height made him look older. The kid stuck out his hand. "Takashi Jawtin."
Takato went along and shook his hand, "Takato Matsuki."
"I know, your pretty famous round these parts, so how's the gang holding up." He asked.
Takato was silent for a minute, once they shook hands the kid leaned back up against the seat. He was prying for information, he could be a reporter, but something told him that this kid was trustworthy. "Not exactly all that well. Rika's gotten pretty emotional lately, and everybody's kinda of on edge with the Digimon gone."
"Yeah, I here you there. I've gotten kinda of freaked without Gomamon by my side." He told him casually.
"Right, and I'm just supposed to believe you because I met you on a bus," Takato said skeptically.
"Not at all." He pulled out his digivice and showed it to Takato. The back was a light glacier blue, while all the buttons and handle where a darker ocean blue, just slightly darker then Rika's digivice. "See I'll show you," He pressed a button and Takato saw Gomamon swimming, in what seemed to be an ocean, with lots of icebergs. "Hey Gomamon,"
"Takashi, how you doing, hey guess what, you remember Sonic."
"The dolphin, yeah, why?"
"Well, it seems as if he found a mate finally."
"Really, who's the lucky gal?"
"She's actually the porpoise."
"Amy, get off it."
"No joke. Anyway who's that next to you?"
"Gomamon, I'd like you to meet the legendary Tamer Takato Matsuki."
"Uh, hi. I'm Takato. How did you not get sent back?"
"Ah, a few things I guess. It seems that the cold disrupts particles of data that try
to biomerge. So my guess is that that played a part. It could also have something to do with the northern lights and the fact that were so near the North Pole. I'm checking out the spot where the D-reaper tried to emerge, doesn't seem to be much their. Uh oh, looks like some northern lights are coming, their going to disrupt the connections so see yeah." And with that they connection cut. Takashi put his digivice back into his pocket.
"You really are another Tamer," Takato's head started bursting with questions, "so why are you here, did you really meet the d-reaper, do you know of any other Tamer's, have you ever been to the digital world."
Takashi cut him off, "whoa, slow down their, I'm not a Wolf type digimon, give me a few seconds to answer your questions. Let's start with your first one. I'm here to see Yamaki and meet you guys. I figured it would be nice to meet another Tamer. As for knowing any others, there is a girl in Chile who has a Snimon. Her name is Amber and she's originally from the states. As for the d-reaper, yes, unfortunately we have met and fought. I live in Fairbanks Alaska, and have taken it upon myself to protect the North Pole, which is where Gomamon and I met the D-reaper. We figured that it has a weakness to cold, so that helped a lot, that's probably what prevented it from taking over the South Pole as well. And no, I have not been to the digital world, and before you go on, remember that I have some questions for the saviors of the world too.
"Ok, I ask a question, you ask a question. So it's your turn." Takato said.
"Ok, can I stay at your place tonight?"
"Wha."
Rika started running home after she held the bus for Takato, "Man," She thought too herself, "I don't believe that Takato has used his Savior status for anything. It's so useful, oh well." She turned the corner to her house and looked at her watch. "10 minutes, not bad, but I can do better. She walked in the front door only to see both her Mom and Grandma standing in front of her on the stairs.
"Rika, I know you're going tomorrow, so I was wondering if you wanted to spend the night watching a movie." Her mom said.
Rika just looked at her in astonishment. "You actually think that the Wong's wouldn't call us." Her Grandma said, "I'm going to bake some goods for you to take tomorrow, so I was wondering if you wanted anything special."
Rika just stared at the both of them in shock for about 2 minutes, then she hugged her Grandma, "no, what ever you make will be special." She then hugged her Mom, "so did you have a specific movie in mind."
"Actually I did," Her mom went into the closet and brought two full body P.J.s, one was violet while the other was pink. "I don't want to ruin a surprise, so go put these on and I'll get the movie started."
Rika went into her room and as she changed she just cried. When she came out wiping her eyes she smelt a delicious chocolate aroma. "Grandma, those brownies smell wonderful."
"Well I'm glad you like them, your mom is already starting the movie, so you better hurry up and get in there."
Rika walked into the room and saw something on the T.V screen that she couldn't believe.
The digivolution is
up and running
Did ya see? Did ya hear?
Did you know it was
coming?
Our digidestiny starts today
Let me hear you
say
Digimon
Digimon Digital Monsters
Digimon are the
champions
Digimon Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions
"I figured that you could use some tips from the old school group before you went out on your own."
"Thank you, Mom." Rika said as she lay down. It was one of the most relaxing
nights Rika had ever since before they went into the digital world the first time.
Betamon: Well hope you enjoyed the show so far, and I hope you enjoyed seeing
Gomamon with scales, so, R and R.
Frozen Twin: Betamon its one o'clock in the morning, why are you still up when I have 2 tests tomorrow and a presentation to give.
Betamon: uh, well, you see, Gomamon
Frozen Twin: Left as soon as he found out Kunemon was coming over, he told me he wouldn't be back for a few nights, so.
Betamon: Renamon, I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to get one for a while, so uh.
Frozen Twin: So you won't be able to see him for a month.
Betamon: WHAT.
Frozen Twin: You heard me, now go to bed!
Betamon: Dang, Now I've lost to Guilmon.
Frozen Twin: You didn't stand a chance in the beginning, so what's a month going to do to hurt your 0 chance relationship, nothing NOW GO TO BED!