Tagiru's Bizarre Adventure
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With WeiB Kreuz in Kyoto and are about to settle in, the stage has been set as the confrontation between the two heroes from two anime series are about to commence, and this will turn their encounter into a hard-fought brawl between the skilled assassins and the Xros Heart members and a hunter, in which the first order of battle is about to take place later on within the chapter...
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Ch. 12: Unmei-tekina Deai
The next day, the scene shifts to the hostel where WeiB kreuz is staying, and things seemed to be a bit tense as Ran is "shining" his katana while asking Omi how things are going as he is hacking through the registry in order to find information on Taiki Kudou, Yuu Amano and Tagiru Akishi, specifically on where they are going, which places they frequently hang out, and where they may possibly kept Aya. Omi has to assure to Ran that he is doing everything he could, and managed to keep Ran calm enough while Ken and Youji just left the hostel to patrol the streets of Kyoto.
"Have you got anything, Omi?"
"No...not yet."
"Then do it faster..."
"Patience, Ran. I'm doing the best I can..."
"It's not enough!"
"Ease up. I'm no "super computer"...I can't find our targets if I rush things like what you're asking me to do..."
"Sorry..."
"I promise you we'll get Aya back."
As Omi looks back at the laptop he is working on, Ran looked at the window, and there he saw Youji flirting with some prostitutes with Ken trying to have him focus on the task at hand, and Ran was pissed off that he used his cellphone to contact ken and sternly remind them of why they are here at Kyoto, and gave them an ultimatum: either they focus on the mission or leave Kyoto. Ken then talked to Youji and told him that Ran is totally pissed off.
"Youji!"
"What?"
"Stick to our assignment!"
"Come on...just a little chat with those chicks..."
"You know we can't!"
"Aw..."
"Either that or Ran decapitates you..."
"Geez..."
The prostitutes (about four of them) giggled at seeing two "handsome teens" quarreling among themselves, thinking that they are fighting over them, and watched their ranting which they find it cute. They then wondered who among the four of them would snag the two boys, seeing that they might "score" and take their virginities away.
"They're arguing..."
"Maybe they're debating on which of thew two of us they get to pick..."
"How about we convince them to take all of us..."
"Sounds good..."
"Uh...girls..."
"What?"
"A police car is passing through..."
"Crap! Let's split!"
However, passing policemen on patrol cars happened to pass by and saw the four prostitutes and began to accost them and the four women began to ran off to avoid being arrested, and as the chase began, Ken and Youji are spared because they are quite far from the girls hence the cops think they are just tourists. Ken reminded Youji of the mission and he relented, deciding to stick to the plan for now. As they are about to go for a stroll, Ran called the two back inside the hostel as Omi told him to.
Back inside their rented room, Omi showed to Ran, Ken and Youji that he managed to hack into Kyoto's residential database, and found the home addresses of the Xros Heart members, and when told to find the places that Taiki and his friends frequented, Omi did so, and WeiB Kreuz saw the answer, as it points out to Shinonome West Senior High, and Ran wouldn't believe this since they were told that Taiki, Yuu and Tagiru are "adults using drugs to make themselves youthful".
"That's where they live, Omi?"
"Yeah...Based on the info the site showed us, Youji..."
"It's not quite far from here...What do you think, Ran?"
"Stuff it, Ken. Omi...anything else?"
"Here's the other place they frequented..."
"Shinonome West High?"
"This sounds dubious...they would hang out there?"
"Well..."
"How about we go there and see for ourselves...that way we can judge it for ourselves before we make any move..."
"Nice plan, Youji...but...you're not going to..."
"Whatever. We go there and see for ourselves. Youji, Ken...you come with me...Omi, stay here and do more research."
"Okay."
Suggestion from Youji that they should go to that school to see for themselves and find anything incriminating, Ran accepted this as he, Ken and Youji are set to head to Shinonome West Senior High to do some surveillance as well as to see where their targets go after this, as they intend to know which place Xros Heart would go next, and hoped this would lead them to where Aya is being held. Omi is told to stay behind and try to gather more information on Taiki and the rest as the other WeiB Kreuz members leave the hostel and head for Shinonome West Senior High.
-x-
Much later, the three WeiB Kreuz members managed to infiltrate Shinonome High through stealthy means, and while looking around, they saw a basketball court where several students are flocking in, and there they found who they are looking for: Xros Heart! Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru are playing basketball against an opposing team with fellow students cheering on, and Ran glanced at them carefully, trying to see if Taiki and the rest are really using "unconventional means" just to maintain their disguises.
"They're they are..."
"Look at them...they looked like high schoolers..."
"Don't be fooled. We saw the CCTV...and from what Persia and Manx told us...they are said to use "means" to maintain their youthful appearance..."
"I wonder if that is the case..."
"Look, Youji...if you have no intention of..."
"Ran, youji...stop bickering...let's get closer and see if we can get more clues from them..."
"Fine."
"And Youji...no flirting!"
"Geez..."
As Ran, Youji and Ken debated about their operation and how to approach their targets, they decided to go to the court to mix in with the crowd, and there they got close to the trio, who are on bench doing some strategy meeting on how to win their final minutes of the game, there they can hear Xros Heart members speaking, and WeiB Kreuz are somewhat taken aback upon hearing Taiki, Yuu and Tagiru talking, as if they act like real teenagers.
"Okay...we got less than 90 seconds to hold our ground. Tagiru..."
"Yes, Taiki..."
"Strengthen the defense."
"Got it."
"Yuu...as soon as you find an opening...do a three-point shot."
"Okay."
"Once we sick to this, we win this game."
"Okay!"
"Gotcha!"
After another round of minutes, the game was over with Xros Heart winning the game, and Taiki led his team to shake hands with their opponents before heading back to the main building, and soon classes are in session once more, with Ran refusing to believe what he just saw and hear, and wanted to see more if they are really the ones who took Aya or are just toying with WeiB Kreuz, with Ken suggesting that they should follow them once the targets leave school, and see if they are heading to their "secret meeting place".
"This is unbelievable!"
"I guess they're good at disguising themselves..."
"I say we follow them."
"You're right."
"Good idea."
"Let's wait outside and trail them when dismissal time comes."
"Right."
"Then let's go and wait outside this school."
"..."
With the basketball court being occupied by other students, Ran, Youji and Ken opted to leave the school unnoticed and waited outside near the school gates so as to see their targets, though the time right now is 15:30, they'll have to wait for 30 more minutes and Ran had to put up waiting, while Ken reminded Youji to "keep in line", knowing that he's going to flirt with the female students which would lead in jeopardizing their mission.
"Okay...Ran, please be patient..."
"...fine."
"And Youji..."
"Yes, Ken?"
"No flirting with the girls."
"Come on..."
"I mean it."
"Tsk!"
-x-
After 30 minutes, the time now is 16:00, and the students of Shinonome West emerged from the school all are exiting the school gate to go home, and the three WeiB Kreuz members are keeping an eye out for the three Xros Heart members so as not to lose sight of them, and after several minutes of waiting, they found Taiki, Yuu and Tagiru walking together, and as they leave the school grounds, the three WeiB Kreuz members began trailing them in a stealthy way so as to not give their presence away.
While trailing the three Xros Heart members, Ran and the others can hear Taiki and Tagiru talking, and there they can hear their conversation, in which Ran listened intently if the conversation has anything to do with Aya being abducted.
"Yahoo! Our team won! All thanks to my superb defense!"
"Knock it out, Tagiru...it was Taiki's defense that played the key to our victory!"
"Ha-ha-ha...give him a break, Yuu..."
"Geez...you're always so negative, Yuu"
"It's the truth!"
"What was that?!"
"Do I have to repeat it again?!"
"Yuu, Tagiru...knock it off...hey, there's a snack bar...let's rest, dine and cool off...okay?"
As the three teens arrived at a snack bar, they took a break to eat and drink, while WeiB Kreuz opted to remain hidden as he wanted to hear more of their conversation, after seeing that the Xros Heart's earlier ones shed little on Aya's whereabouts, and is hoping that one of the three teens would make a mistake and inadvertently reveal Aya's location so that he can make a move to try and get her back.
Unfortunately, Xros Heart's conversation showed nothing about Aya, yet upon hearing them mention the term "Digimon", Ran and the others wondered if this is a "coded term" for "demons", and WeiB Kreuz slowly became more suspicious seeing that Taiki and the others are behaving like real teenagers, and after more than an hour, the sun has already set and it was now nighttime, which Taiki, Yuu and Tagiru decided to part ways and went to three directions since their homes are separate.
"I think they're leaving..."
"Look...they're splitting up..."
"..."
"Ran?"
"Any suggestions?"
"Youji...go after that blond, long-haired guy..."
"Okay..."
"Ken...followed that one...I bet he's the leader...I'll follow the other one..."
"Got it."
Ran instructed Ken to follow Taiki and Youji to follow Yuu, as he intends to follow Tagiru and see where he is going, and told his two comrades to use "force" if the situation calls for it, in which Ken and Youji nodded, seeing that their mission is now about to come underway, and the three assassins began to trail their targets, and made sure they aren't seen...or sensed, and after more than several minutes, Ken and Youji found the addresses of their targets, and decided to wait for the "right time" to strike.
Ran, on the other hand, found Tagiru's home, and was a bit flabbergasted to see his target's home, which seem to caught him off guard, seeing that this may be a "front", since he was told that Tagiru and his friends are "dangerous", and as he is about to contact his comrades, several "Druidmons" appeared and began to grapple him, taking him away from the scene and carrying him some place else.
"Found you!"
"What the...?!"
"In the name of the demon master Tagiru...we will sacrifice you...like that girl named Aya!"
"So it was them! let me go!"
"Not until we sacrifice you!"
"After we sacrifice that girl!"
"Let me go!"
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
Ran managed to bring out his katana, but before he could strike, the Druidmons began to hold him in place, and as the assassin struggle to break free, he stared wide-eyed as he and the Druidmons are being sucked in to the Digi-Quartz, and despite his efforts, he is unable to free himself and within a few seconds he is gone, and transported into the Digi-Quartz, and no one within the neighborhood is aware of what just happened outside.
-x-
At the Akishi house, Tagiru is inside the bathroom, clad only in his lower pajama pants (minus the pajama top) and had just finished brushing his teeth, and he is now talking to Nene on his cellphone, and as the conversation is underway, he did not notice that a "Digi-Quartz" is forming underneath him.
"...yeah...me, Taiki ad your brother won today's game..."
"Really...and I don't suppose you bragged aloud, would you? "
"Not really...but Yuu always gave me the dressing down..."
"Bear with Yuu...he's always taking matters seriously..."
"Yeah, well...huh?"
"What's wrong...?"
"A Digi-Quartz formed below the floor I'm on...AAAAHHH!"
"Tagiru? Tagiru!"
By the time he noticed it, it was too late, as Tagiru is sucked in and dropped his cellphone on the floor, and Nene tries to call him but got no reply, and she is starting to get worried.
"Tagiru? Tagiru! Tagiru!"
As Nene is really getting worried, she brought out her X-Loader and asks her Digimon partners to try to contact Tagiru's X-Loader, and soon Gumdramon is talking to Nene, and their conversation further brought worries to both sides, as they realized that Tagiru's X-Loader is left inside Tagiru's bedroom, and with no one to "free" any of Tagiru's Digimons, Tagiru is now in real danger.
To Be Continued…
After all the surveillance and espionage he went through, it seems that Ran got his wish as he is "eager" to "meet" with Tagiru just to get the info on where Aya is being held, and it looks like these two are about to meet up, though in a not-so expected way. Of course this would mean these two characters are set to duke it out...WeiB Kreuz-style.
With both Ran and Tagiru sucked in to the Digi-Quartz, and alone with those Druidmons, who will bail them out...and who would stop them from killing each other? With Yuu being followed by Youji and Ken after Taiki, this is one "crossover battle" that would leave readers baffled as who would emerge the winner.
Will Xros Heart be able to clear their names or will they die at their assassins' hands?.
For now, I hope you enjoy this chapter and it would give you ideas on what situations would befall our favorite gogglehead.
Preview:
Next chapter will show the battle between Weiß Kreuz Xros Heart, as the lead characters get to encounter one another, and Tagiru will UNFORTUNATELY be the first to FALL to WeiB Kreuz...in which FIRST BLOOD will be drawn out…