Okay, since I don't have to work today, due to my boss' family issues, I've decided that now's the time for an important message.
Tamer of the Hazard WILL be continued, but it won't be as you know it. After looking it over thoroughly, I've decided that it doesn't need revisions, it needs a complete and total overhaul!
The way things are going now, the only future I can see for this fic, as it is, is being discontinued due to me writing myself into a hole. I have to redo the entire plot!
This story may, actually, be deleted and replaced with the new one, so anyone who had it on their favs list is going to have to fav it again.
Here are the changes I'm making, as well as what I'm keeping.
Tamer ages will be fourteen instead of fifteen, though Ryo will still be fifteen.
Their time in the Digital World will only be one year ago, not two.
Unlike the original, Takato will still be "friends" with the others, but he will greatly distance himself due to conflicting beliefs about their loyalty to him.
Takato won't be as psychotic as he is in the original version, but he will have his moments of temporary insanity, brought on by instability withing the Digital Hazard.
The ever popular Rukato pairing will be present, but not immidiate. It will result from Rika becoming even more distant than before and wanting to be alone all the time. This will drive Renamon to talk to the only person that ever made Rika even remotely happy, besides herself; Takato.
Lillymon will still be there, and she'll still be after Takato.
Megidramon will still be one of the story's main characters.
The other Tamers, namely Kazu, Kenta, and Ryo, won't be massive assholes, like they are in the original. Ryo will still have an attitude that no one likes, but it won't be as extreme.
The Omegavice, as well as Takato's digimon forms, will still be present. Afterall, without them, I couldn't call this story Tamer of the Hazard, now could I?
Jeri won't "hate" Takato. Terrified of him, yes. Hate him, no.
Takato will still be a great martial artist, but not as good as he is in the original storyline. He's never participated in tournaments, let alone won them, and the only time he's really fought anyone is when he spars with Henry.
Henry won't be a pussy that can't see his best friend because it goes against the wishes of his girlfriend.
In the original storyline, Takato didn't much care for the Digimon Card Game itself, so he wasn't very good compared to Rika, Ryo, or Henry. In the new version, he'll have had nothing to do but play the game since Guilmon's "death", so he'll be very good at it, but the others won't know it.
Something else I'm keeping is something I haven't even mentioned in the original version. It's the connection between Takato, Guilmon, Megidramon, and the Digital Hazard.
Takato will be just as nice as he is in the series. I'm doing this for the same reason the series did, to show that the nicer someone is, the more dangerous their darkside is. You know: Takato, nice, caring almost to a fault, and a bit dumb. Megidramon, evil to the core, ruthless engine of destruction, and the digimon equivalant to the lord of hell...or so everyone has been led to believe.
In terms of Takato's darkside, Megidramon will be the lesser of two evils. One destroys because that's what it was created to do. The other destroys purely for the pleasure of it.
The level-up system will still be present, as will the digimon scans, but they won't be as detailed. I'm leaving out the damage each attack does, and focusing only on the stats of Attack, Defense, Speed, and Health Points.
I'm also going to take a bit of a Digimon World approach to the multiple partner function of the Omegavice. I don't know about you all, but I've always wanted to see what would happen if SkullGreymon and Megidramon met each other. Two digimon often known as some of the strongest in their class, and, in the series, were created in nearly the same way. I think I can come up with a way to make that interaction funny.
Instead of immidiately standing up to him, Takato is going to be absolutely terrified of Megidramon.
Takato won't be able to use Voidmon's attacks as a human. Instead I'm making him a bit like Alexander Anderson from Hellsing. He'll created his own attacks, and one will be the summoning and throwing of digital blades, with the option of making them red hot and/or explode.
Samemon and MetalSamemon will still Takato's first opponent(s).
Takato, as a human, is his Rookie form, Voidmon is the Champion, Voldramon is the Ultimate, and the Mega form will be revealed later, but it won't be Megidramon or Gallantmon.
The weapons stored around Takato's house will have no other purpose other than comic relief. For those wondering, Takato's uncle is involved in a lot of questionable dealings, and he stores things in Takato's house. In exchange for not telling anyone, he allows Takato and Takehiro, who is a closet gun enthusiast, to play with the "toys" whenever they want. Mie, Takato's mother, knows nothing about it.
And one final change, that I can think of right now, Renamon will be a hardcore MetalHead! This will lead to some very weird situations involving "house concerts" between her and Takato, and the frequent pillaging of the music files on Takato's computor and iPod. Oh, and a lot of broken windows. She also has an odd facination with Takato's compound bow, and the Rambo movies.
Sorry to anyone who liked this story, but I was just digging the grave deeper, and I finally saw that. Had to pull it out before it was beyond my reach.