Altered Reverberations

Chapter 8

Questioning Monsters

(Authors note, I know I promised a Styx song, but I decided against it and am going to move along with the story. So sorry if you were looking towards that)

Gatomon kept looking over at a rookie digimon on the other side of the inn's diner. "Gatomon, he's just a rookie Virus, it's not that big of a deal." Kari told her digimon.

Gatomon glared at the digimon once again and turned back to her salmon, "That doesn't mean I still don't trust him. Their's something familiar about that one." she said.

T.K laughed a bit, "Your just paranoid because of that bike out there." he said.

A Deputymon that was sitting behind them turned around. "I would be too. That bike, it comes from the south. They say it's a demon among demons, and the rider is to rival all the powers in the world. Not only that, but rider of it is going to wipe out the digital world, one town at a time."

There was a small laughter from beneath the table, "It gets better too." Kari's view was blocked by the table of the small digimon, "You see... I, a southern Tamed one, will defeat this big evil and protect this world from destruction."

Terriermon hopped up onto the seat and his ear curled around Gatomon, "and maybe even get a pretty girl with it." He told everyone. The Deputymon shook his head and went back to his own food. T.K was surprised to see Terriermon so bold. Kari was wondering where Willis was, and where the shy Terriermon was as well. Patamon felt jealousy rise to his face, and his ears flared back.

Gatomon was stunned, "Terriermon?" she asked.

"Momenti my sweet stuff... I am the one and only..." he said, taking a bow on the seat, "oh... it pains me not to be your knight in Green armor to save you from the fanged face!" he mock acted.

"Alright buster." Patamon shot at Terriermon, very annoyed at his flirting with Gatomon, "You tell us who the heck you are this instant before I knock you to the Dark Zone!"

"Patamon!" Gatomon scolded him, "you don't need to be so rude. Terriermon is an old friend of mine... well, maybe friend is too strong a word." She said slyly.

Terriermon shrugged his shoulders, "What did you want me to do, take care of old winged bowling ball on my own? You do realize how much trouble you would have gotten in then?" he asked, "Besides, Relax there Patamon, I've got another mate I'm going after, I don't need to steal yours." he said half-casually.

"WE ARE NOT MATES!" they both shouted at him at the same time. His large ears ringing as the caught the volume of their voices.

Terriermon coddled his ears by his head, "ow... Momenti you two... I just had assumed." he told them.

T.K and Kari laughed at the three digimon. The doors of the inn burst open and Crusadermon walked in followed by four Pawn Chessmon. Crusadermon walked over to the Dinohumon at the bar. "Would you be so kind as to tell me exactly where the rider to that demon bike is out there."

Dinohumon looked up, "why do you want to know?"

"Because one who has blasphemed owns that bike." She said sweetly.

Dinohumon looked at Impmon as he came up to the bar. He was swaying as he walked, and ran into a couple of trees. He hopped up onto the counter, "Hey there Fossilbonesss," Impmon said slurred, "Could I geeet a couple more roundsssof zzZZero? I'vve only put sssixxx in mee." He said.

All eyes were on Impmon and the intruders. "By Azulongmon's beard." Kari swore in amazement. Zero was a high powered alcoholic drink. Well digi-alcoholic, so it didn't affect humans. Zero however was different, unlike most digi-alcohols that used a high mixture of quick one's and zero's in their mixture, Zero was so named because it had the longest strands of Zero data known. There were different levels of Zero, Zero 78, Zero 93, Zero 105.

Seventy-eight wasn't too bad, since Zero didn't exactly work like the other alcoholic drinks. The other digi-alcohols actually started messing up the kind of data that the core used. Zero however just cut off connections between the core and the Data "skin". Which allowed a digimon to think clearly and preform things mentally right, the signal just got mixed up a bit as it went through to the digimon's data skin.

Because of Zero's property's, it was actually used as a painkiller, Zero 56 being a basic, and Zero 78 being a little more potent. The most powerful medical one was a Zero 105. After that, they used other kinds of drugs. Although, three rounds of the weaker Zero seventy-eight would put most digimon out for a good twenty four hours. Rookies more like seventy two hours, and this Impmon had drank six of them and was still up like he only had half of a 105.

Dinohumon turned around and poured Impmon another mug, "I'll give you one round instead of two... alright?" he told Impmon.

Impmon grabbed his pint, "Welllll... conssssiderrring thissss isssss 164... i can forgiiiive youuu." the young rookie started to drink it right there. Impmon was half way done with his seventh Zero 164 when he turned to Crusadermon.

"A vial drink for a Vial Digimon." Crusadermon said.

The whole inn had their eyes on Impmon. "Vial... ehhhh?" Impmon asked swaying his head. "Onllly viallll ing is your religion." he told her.

Crusadermon snorted, "Your just a rookie who does nothing but waste his time on liquor."

Impmon dismissed the comment, "wellll..." he slurred, " I guessssss then my bike you werrre talkinggg abouuut was given to me... by Anubismon... or sssomething..." Impmon whirled, and finished his mug.

Crusadermon laughed, "You own that bike? Don't make me laugh. That bike belongs to a Demon Lord of immense power... to think that you could ever reach Beelzemon's status is laughable." Crusadermon told the rookie, "To think..." She never got to finish her sentence as Impmon flew his foot at her.

She hardly noticed what was happening until Beelzemon had his foot pressing her against the ground and his Shotgun pointed between her eyes. "That you could ever come close to being a Royal Knight." Beelzemon finished her sentence for her. "I know RyudaKnightmon, and he would have never fallen for that trick." He told her.

Crusadermon moved her shield, and a sword came out of it as she stabbed it through Beelzemon's stomach. "Die Demon!" she cried.

Beelzemon looked down at where she had stabbed through him. From Terriermon's view, he knew that Beelzemon should have reacted to a blade piercing through his shoulder blade. Beelzemon chuckled, "Didn't I Just tell you that I drank seven Zero one-sixty-fours?" he asked, " I can't feel a thing." He told her.

Crusadermon's eyes widened as Beelzemon had a lopsided grin. He pulled the trigger on the gun and used the kickback of the gun to propel himself onto counter as Impmon. Crusadermon's data rose into the air.

"Hey Bartender!" Impmon said, " A Zero 33 for everybody, I'm feeling great..." he told them, then he pointed over to Gatomon, " and give the angel whatever she wants after she heals this wound of mine... will ya?" he said.

Patamon was horriefied at the statement, Gatomon was disgusted while Terriermon laughed his head off. "Impmon you Crazy fool..." Terriermon shouted, " This round's on you and I call a for a dance party?"

Dinohumon shook his head, knowing the mess this was going to cause, but couldn't help to grin as the Digimon cleared the floor of tables and chairs. These were entertaining times.

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Deva looked down at her note. It was three days since Hazard and Kitsune had fought. In that time, she had her data rewritten to be under Ebemon's control and Henry had been taken away to some place else.

She missed her half brother already. She missed his worrisome face, his over protectiveness, his inquisitive nature. She sighed as she thought of him. She turned her attention back to her note.

Dear Jyou Kido and Gomamon

I would like to tell you my name, but then a lot of the fun of this would be taken out. I mean you can't exactly have a secret admirer if you know exactly who it is. What would be the fun in that? So, you can refer to me as Suziemon for now.

You guys are so awesome, I can't wait to meet you in person. Terriermon and Henry said that you were going around helping and healing digimon. That is so cute. I wish I could help digimon as much as you do. I can only protect them, you however can give them back a chance at life. It's so awesome.

I know that you won't be able to respond back to this, but do you have a Girlfriend... I mean if are you going out with anybody? If you are, I can deal with them fairly easily...(Don't worry, I won't kill them, not unless they ask for it... and no I'm not going to torture them...). I really can't wait to meet you, but I have to remain hidden in the shadows tell my master says so. So I'll deliver you my notes as often as possible.

Love Your Secret Admirer

Suziemon

P.S I can't wait to meet you guys in person.

Deva fixed a few mistakes, and sealed it up. She heard a knock on her door, and slipped the letter into her clothes. "What do you want Hazard?" she asked sweetly.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to come with me to try and catch Kitsune." he said.

Deva laughed, "What, can't take a girl on your own?" she asked.

Hazard chuckled, "Just because you beat me a few times doesn't mean the score still remains 5 to 3." he told her.

"You still got beat by Kitsune when she's had no experience." Deva taunted.

"You would have too." Hazard said, "She can both Card Slash and digivolve." he told her.

Deva had a dark light surround her and her hands turned into Antylamon's axes. "Your point? I can digivolve to ultimate."

"Alright, so I have trouble with Evolution.. Give me a break." Hazard told her.

Deva chuckled, "so you know where she's going?" she asked her.

Hazard smiled, "I know exactly where she's going." he told her.

Deva grinned, finally she got some action since her new form.