Big revelation chapter
I got a review which brought up the point of the how much canon is there in this story from season one and two. I forgot to bring this up in the first chapter so I'll do it now. Please don't hate me. It's canon up until the epilogue bit. No one, in including children of ALL digidesitned, get Digimon like it was shown in the Anime, that wouldn't have worked for the storyline.
Other changes that take place: Matt does not go to Mars, Tai does not work for Digimon Relations, Mimi didn't become a cook, Matt and Sora didn't get married (obviously), Joe isn't the Digital World doctor, Yolei isn't a housewife, Ken isn't a detective.
Stuff that stayed the same: Davis opened a noodle business, Sora became a fashion designer, Izzy and his daughter (Tami) have a secret language, Cody is a defence attorney, Kari is a kindergarten teacher, TK is an author (not on the Digital World), Izzy and Joe's brother do research together.
So... Only Tami's partner to find, learn about why they are there and get home. That easy right? Wrong! The televisions will also play a part as expected.
Chapter Seven
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."- Albert Einstein
(I just thought that fitted in nicely)
Tami
Tami followed Unimon in silence as the rest of her friends conversing amongst themselves. Rex and Emi were towards the front of the group talking about things she didn't want to think about. Tapirmon was with them, walking silently beside Emi, while Dorumon was walking beside Tami herself, chatting by himself. Zack, Rini and Shinya were talking about returning home, a topic she did not want to engage in. Liollmon had been speaking with Unimon about a Digimon named Reppamon but he soon became tired and walked by himself instead.
Unimon had said he would lead them to Baromon and Tami trusted he would do just that. What had he done to make her doubt him? He was a new Digimon therefore she would not impose the ideals she had made from other Digimon upon him.
"Tami, are you worried about finding your partner?" Dorumon asked her as she sat down on the muddy grass. Shinya had called for them to take a rest. Tami did think she could walk for longer before she needed to rest, but the rest of the party fell to the ground instantly so she sat down too.
Tami thought it over. Was she worried about finding her partner? She hadn't thought much of finding her partner in the time she had been in the Digital World. The thought only presented itself when she saw one of her teammates find their partner. She looked over at Rex who was sitting very close to Emi and tried to understand why her heart felt as if it was constricting. It hurt her for reason she could not fathom.
"No. I am perfectly fine with whoever my partner may be." She answered when Dorumon nudged her arm.
"Great! Don't worry Tami if you don't like them I'll get them into line. Don't worry about that." Dorumon smiled which made her give him a small smile in return. In the time she had known him, Dorumon had been constantly looking out for her and she admired that. She felt herself grow close to him in the last day and she would be saddened when Dorumon realised she was fruitless company. He only stayed at her side now as he thought her someone who needed protection. Rex probably told Dorumon to look out for her. When they'd first got to the Digital World he had expected she be the one to get them home. He most probably still thought the same thing.
"I do not doubt that ability of yours." She said absently. She was more intrigued by the land. The Digital World. A world composed off creatures made from Data. There were so many different types of Digimon, different variations. Even the ones that were the same species would have different personalities to another. They were so similar to humans yet so completely different. She felt more at home with the Digimon then with real people. She was always more comfortable with computers than with people. Maybe that could explain why she didn't mind being here.
"What's wrong with you?" Rex asked walking over to her.
"I'm hungry." Dorumon complained which confused Tami. Why was he hungry? He was a Digimon made from data.
"That's great Dorumon. Why don't you ask Shinya to give you some food?" Rex answered sparking Tami's interest.
"Really?" Dorumon jumped up and walked over to where the other boy was seated, Rex sat in the spot his partner had just vacated.
"But Shinya does not possess any food. Why would you tell Dorumon he had?" Tami questioned naively.
"Dorumon needs to stop being your lapdog." Rex stated as if it answered her question.
"My lapdog?" She asked.
"Forget it. When we get back home, I'm buying you a dictionary. Then maybe you can talk normally." He ran a hand through hair, something he only did when he was nervous. She worked that out in their time in the Digital World.
"I have already acquired a dictionary and read it. Would you like to borrow my copy?"
"You've read the... You know what forget it." Rex stopped talking.
"Is there something bothering you Rex?" She asked. He'd been staring into his Digivice for the past minute. Was there something he wanted to find in it?
"No it's fine." He answered. She didn't say anything for some time, whatever was troubling he'd tell someone else. She wasn't the best person to load problems onto. "Well. I think I don't want to go home."
"You do not want to return home? Depart to the Human World?" That confused Tami. Surely he was only telling a joke. Why would Rex of all people to want to go home? He was popular, had great friends that would miss him, a sibling that looked up to him. He was funny and smart and clever. He looked better than other people she had seen, got on well with people and was excellent at Soccer. What reason could Rex possibly have to not want to return to that life?
"Yeah, it's stupid and you probably don't want to hear it but yeah. I just like it here better. Everyone keeps going on about 'let's find Baromon and go home' or 'how long until we get home?' then everyone worried about their parents."
"They miss their parents. It is logical." Tami missed her parent's off course, but not as much as the other children. Even at twelve she was fairly independent from her parents. If she missed anything it was her laptop. And phone.
"I know that. But why would I not feel that way. I want to go home but the feelings not as strong as with them. I feel like I should just stay here because I want to go back as bad as them. Rini brings it up in everything she says." Rex ran a hand through his hair and started to bounce his outstretched leg. She looked down at the leg, wanting nothing more than to get him to desist. Yet, she couldn't for some reason. There was no will inside her to stop him.
When neither of them talked, her because she didn't know what to say, her mind went into its overdrive thought spiral as her mother called it.
'Why is Rex relaying this information to me? He had been previously talking to Emi about the same topic so why had he brought it up with me also? Were Emi's views on the matter not satisfactory, if not then what could I possibly say that would make him feel better? I am often easy to read so Rex knows what I would say. I'm aware of his apology and that he meant it, but he might have become bored and wanted to tease me further. He might want me to say that I felt the same way, then at the last second say that I deserved to stay her because I would only be at home with machines and should not return to the Human World'. He'd tease me relentlessly about it. It was an awfully clever ruse.'
"Tami. Tami. TAMI!" Rex shouted grabbing her attention. Even though she was angry at him for his plan to tease her, she wasn't one to act angry. She would act the same as always. "Are you alright?"
"Satisfactory." She said, turning to stare at the group. Dorumon was growling at Liollmon, who looked like he wanted to attack the Digimon."Do you suppose there is a problem occurring?"
"Shinya can handle it."
"Yet Dorumon is your partner and responsibility. You should help him understand." She argued calmly.
"I can't help you and him." He snapped before storming away. Tami played with the end of her sleeve. Why had he been helping her? Wasn't he playing a game with her? Was she in need of help? What had she been doing wrong? Had she been doing something wrong?
She looked over at the bigger group, one that she was not sitting with. Since Rex had moved to talk her with, Emi went to sit with the other Digidestined. Now that Rex and Dorumon had also left she was alone. Alone as usual. But she was used to it.
She pulled out her digivice, to do nothing more than stare at it. The screen showed five red dots and a yellow one, for each of the other Digidestined and herself, but what enthralled her was a blue dot a little away from the group. She looked up at her teammates, would they notice that she had gone to investigate it. She should probably tell them.
Just then Rini started giggling, Tami didn't want to interrupt the good time they were having so stood up and followed the blue dot's direction. It took her back the way they had come for a little while before moving into the forest of trees. She thought if she should enter the forest, the group might not be able to find her. But then the blue dot could be her partner. If she could find her partner then Baromon would have to accept that they were truly digidestined. That strengthened her resolve and she walked into the forest without a single look back.
Shinya
Shinya laughed at the story Zack finished telling about the time he and Zoe had mixed sauces into their dad's drink at a restaurant. If Zack told him back home he wouldn't have laughed but in the Digital World it was funny. Particularly the Digimon faces when they explained what soft drinks and ketchup was.
He knew Tami wasn't part of the group, but she was an odd duck and probably wanted to be by herself for some time. As long she was sitting where she had been, he wouldn't bother her.
"Where's the red head girl?" Liollmon interrupted.
"She's called Tami." Labramon told him. "She was sitting there." He pointed his paw towards the stream banks without looking.
"She is situated there no longer." Tapirmon said.
"What!" Shinya shouted turning his head; sure enough Tami was no longer there. 'Great,' he thought sarcastically. 'Now we have to find her which will take even more time which means we'll see Baromon later and get home later.'
"She was just there." Emi started only to be interrupted by Dorumon.
"TAMI!"
Labramon walked over to where Tami was sitting and sniffed the ground, "I've got her scent."
"We also have maps on your digivice." Shinya said waving his map in the air. "She's not that far, if we run we can catch her in minutes."
"Great. Rini and I will go." Rex said standing up.
"I don't think so." Shinya answered. Even if Rex had apologised he wasn't about to let Rex in a situation where he would make an arse of himself again.
"Look, I'm an athlete. I can run faster than you and Labramon had the scent." Rex reasoned.
"Who knew there was a brain under that hair?" Emi laughed.
"And you thought I was just a pretty boy." Rex replied cheekily.
"If he stays here he'll just keep complaining. Just take him." Zack begged.
"Fine, but keep up." Rex answered acting like he was in charge of the group. Shinya frowned, he was the leader.
"No. You keep up. Coronamon stay here." Coronamon nodded, hopefully catching Shinya's meaning. He wanted Coronamon to stay there and keep and an eye on Unimon, Shinya didn't trust him.
Shinya led the way, following the map and Labramon. Tami wasn't that far away. Shinya wondered where she was going, there was nothing on his map apart from the five red dots showing his friends and the yellow one for himself.
Tami
Tami pushed another branch out from in front of her as she moved closer to the blue dot. To her estimated it wasn't too far away now an hour or two maximum.
She noticed three of the five dots had moved to follow her. Maybe they saw the blue dot on their Digivice as well? They were moving a lot faster than she was only a few metres away from her. She stopped for a second to think about what to do. If she kept moving then they would have to follow her wasting their energy which they would need to converse. However they would progress closer to the blue dot on her map. If she stayed still, they would still waste energy reaching her but she would save her own. But that would also mean they would waste time to reach the blue dot and in turn getting to Baromon. The last option was for her to retrace her step back to the three of them, wasting her own energy. But then she did not have a partner that would require her energy to digivolve to the next level. If she walked back, someone would be able to run back and inform the two who had not followed to also come with them and they could find what the blue dot was together. (Remember she tends to over think everything).
After thinking through the disadvantage of each of her decisions she walked back to the other Digidestined. She didn't get far before she was jumped into a hug by Rini.
"Don't ever run away again. I thought you had been kidnapped by a Digimon who wanted to experiment on you." She cried.
"Why did you leave?" Rex asked grabbing her right arm which kept her in place. 'Why is he doing that?' She thought.
"I saw a blue dot on my Digivice so decided to follow it. May I enquire why you are holding me?"
"To make sure you don't run off. We have to get to Baromon." Shinya explained. Why could no one answer her questions appropriately?
"Could you please stop?" She asked and he let go, with a scowl. "I was pursuing the blue dot upon my digivice."
"We don't have a blue dot. There probably just glitch in your digivice." Rex said. She nodded but wasn't convinced. How can her digivice malfunction? It was made by the same substance as the Digital World itself.
They led her back to the group in silence. Rini and Shinya exchanged a few words but apart from that nothing was said.
When they reached the rest of the party, Unimon looked up and nodded his head. Tami failed to understand the meaning behind the action as didn't do anything. She only followed when everyone stood up again and began to walk.
"How much further?" Rini asked. Tami looked at her Digivice as she moved in the opposite direction of the blue dot. She wondered what it was.
"Nearly there." Unimon answered. Tami looked up to see a small bungalow come into view. It was very different to the dark surrounding, like a beacon of light. Tami didn't might the darkness but it was comforting to see the normality of a human home.
"Is that it?" Rini asked again and Unimon nodded.
"Thanks for your help." Shinya said.
"I will leave you here. Any further and I risk meeting that Reppamon. I'd rather pluck out my wings." Unimon answered. Tami frowned, why did he and Liollmon hate Reppamon so much?
"He's in there?" Liollmon asked.
"He is the guard to the Tunnel of History. The doorway is located with the home of Baromon."
"Great. Just great." Liollmon muttered as Unimon trotted away. Shinya raised his fist and knocked on the wooden door.
It opened to reveal a floral Digimon. It looked very delightful. "Baromon?" Shinya asked, Coronamon and Tapirmon started to laugh at his words.
"I'm Floramon." The Digimon answered. "Baromon is in the study. Wait here while I get him." Floramon smiled before slamming the door closed. They looked at each other as they waited for the door to open again.
When it did, it revealed a very different looking Digimon which reminded Tami of the texts on Bali mythology she had read when she was younger. "Baromon?" Shinya asked which less confidence.
"Yes. Who may you be?"
"We are the new digidestined. We were told to find you to get us home."
"Prove you are who you say. Show me your digivices and partners." Tami's heart sank; she had a digivice but not a Digimon.
"Where is your partner child?" Baromon asked, when he came to her.
"I have not found my partner so far. I hope this does not cause you any inconvenience." She answered only for Baromon to give her a long stare.
"Alright then. You may all enter and I will explain why you were called here. But you will not be able to return home until the girl has found her partner." He pointed at Tami which made her uncomfortable.
Shinya gave her an apologetic look before agreeing to Baromon's terms. Baromon lead the eleven of them into a large room which many chairs. Tami took the single seat while Baromon took the other. Shinya, Rini and Coronamon took one three seater, with Labramon on the floor next to them. Rex, Emi, Dorumon took the second with Tapirmon on Emi's lap. Liollmon and Zack took the two seater. Once they were all seated, and Tami received another peculiar look from Baromon, Floramon brought in some food that everyone leapt at. Tami calmly took a single sandwich triangle while everyone else ate quickly. They had to eaten in two days, the action was expected. Floramon smiled before walking away.
"Where did you all find partners?" Baromon asked after everyone was seated comfortably. Tami looked at Shinya and Zack, she had not been there when they had found their partners and was fascinated.
Shinya looked around the group and then summarised how everyone had found their partners, Rex and Zack told their respective stories. One aspect that stood out for Tami was that they all happened to find their partners through the actions they did. Had the group not spilt up and followed the path straight ahead they would have probably not found Dorumon and Coronamon. Maybe she was meant to come to see Baromon before she found her partner.
"Quite interesting. You said three of the Digimon have already digivolved. Excellent news. That will help you a lot in your mission." Baromon smiled, although it was difficult to tell.
"Our mission?" Zack asked.
"Reppamon mentioned we had to save the world. But then I don't trust a word that backstabber says." Liollmon muttered.
"Reppamon is right. Your mission if to save both the Digital and Human World from the Demon Lords who wish to take it for themselves."
"Who's the Demon Lords?" Rini asked once Baromon had finished.
"The Demon Lords are seven Mega level Digimon, each representing one of the seven deadly sins from your world. They were all previously imprisoned within the Digital World but now they are being released."
"If they're trapped, why are Barbamon and Lilithmon sending Digimon after us?" Emi asked.
"They were imprisoned. The prisons that held them have weakened through recent events. Now Barbamon and Lilithmon have escaped as you say, it is only a matter of time before they free their comrades." Baromon answered.
"Could you please begin at when this started?" Tami asked only to receive another intense look from Baromon. 'Why does he keep staring at me like that?'
"Of course. Floramon." Baromon called and waited for the Digimon to appear. "Tell Reppamon to ready the gate, I will be their shortly." Floramon nodded and left again.
"Before you were brought here there were three other groups of humans. The first two came centuries ago and had Digimon partners as you do now. The third group of humans came a few decades ago and they used the spirits of the Legendary Warriors to become Digimon themselves." Baromon paused to let the information soak in. The last group had come decades ago; they meant they were probably no longer here. They would not be able to help Tami and the new Digidestined. "The Legendary Warriors is where your chapter as Digidestined begins. The Legendary Warriors had to defeat Lucemon the leader of the Demon Lords, but at an expense. You see Lucemon was trapped in the centre of the Digital World and to release him the entire Digital World had to be deleted piece by piece."
'But that would mean the whole world was deleted, all systems failing. Like a computer crashing' She started to understand what Baromon was trying to tell them.
"That's awful." Rini cried, hugging Labramon tightly. All her friends shared a look with their partners. Tami just picked up another sandwich. "All those poor Digimon deleted. Why couldn't the Legendary Warriors save the world?"
"You think with legendary powers they'd be able to stop Lucemon from being released. They're pathetic." Rex complained. Baromon did not say anything to defend the Warriors but Tami understood there was more to the story then what Baromon was telling them. They only needed to know what concerned them, nothing more. Baromon didn't trust them yet.
"Were the other Demon Lords released?" Zack asked.
"No. They weren't. The Legendary Warriors were able to trap Lucemon again and save the remaining Digimon that had fled or reverted back into their Digi-eggs. However they left before they could see what happened to the Digital World in the aftermath."
"Bastards." Rex swore.
"Language." Emi reprimanded. Tami saw the look that Shinya and Rini shared but couldn't understand its meaning. Was something wrong?
"If they'd done a better job we wouldn't be here."
"Thank you Rex." Dorumon mumbled.
"I didn't mean it like that." Rex tried to explain but it didn't seem to be working.
"What occurred in the aftermath?" Tami asked hoping to stop the feud against Rex.
"The entire Digital World was deleted which meant that the prison trapping the other Demon Lords became weaker and there was no data holding them their anymore. They were free to leave if they wished."
"And two of them did." Zack reasoned.
"No. The Demon Lords had been trapped for a very long before this and it took time to reach their bearings. Only Barbamon was able to escape before The Reset." Baromon explained to which Tami nodded, it made perfect sense to her.
"The Reset?" Labramon asked.
"Most Digimon do not remember it." Coronamon answered.
"What is The Reset though?" Shinya asked.
Baromon looked at the group, not knowing how to make them understand. He looked at Tami, but even she didn't know how to explain it.
"Imagine the Digital World as your word document. When you do save your work and your computer crashes what does the document appear as when you open it again?" Zack tried to explain.
"The last saved copy?" Rini answered although it was more like a question.
"Excatly. Once the Digital World realised that it wasn't meant to be like that it reset or rebooted itself to the last saved copy. That was when the Digital World was still whole and Demon Lords were trapped. Right?" He asked Baromon who nodded.
"The boy is right. The Land only restored itself however so Digi-eggs hatched having no memory that they were all deleted. Everyone, except a select few, forget about the deleting. They only remember that the Legendary Warriors saved the Worlds. It was all well until we realised that Barbamon escaped."
"And let me guess he let out Lilithmon."
"Yes, he did. It took him years to achieve it and finally do it. Now he knows how to break them out all he has to find is where they are. He will break out the other Demon Lords and take over the worlds again." Baromon finished.
"But why call us humans? You have powerful Digimon who could do it themselves. The Olympus Twelve for example. Or call the Legendary Warriors back." Emi suggested.
"When The Resit happened, the Crests that secured the Digital World scattered across the lands, losing their connection to humanity. Humans have always helped when it was needed in the Digital World and now we ask you. We need the Crests to establish balance in the Digital World. They are all in a different land; you will have to find them all."
"And do what with them?" Labramon asked.
"They will not only help your Digimon evolve to the Ultimate level but they will also stop the imbalance taking hold of the Digital World. The Demon Lords may use the imbalance to bring more Digimon to their side."
"So we find these Crests and stop the Demon Lords from establishing a dictatorship. Seems easy." Rex said.
"Only after you find the girl's partner. And it is no easy thing let me tell you." Baromon reminded them.
"What about the other Digidestined, can you tell us about them?" Shinya asked.
"Unfortunately I can't. Neemon and Bokomon know about the travel of the Legendary Warriors and Gennai knows about the first two Digidestined groups. When they knew of Barbamon's escape they went into hiding. No Digimon know where they are now, me included."
"Baromon, what are the Crests?" Tami asked.
"There are nine main Crests, each representing a human trait hence it can only be unlocked by a human. The people who previously had them gave them to the Digital World but we have no way to contact them anymore. That is one of the reasons why you were brought here. They are Courage, Friendship, Love, Sincerity, Knowledge, Reliability, Light, Hope and Kindness."
Tami covered her ears that the conversation that begun, everyone was speaking louder and louder to be heard.
"I know what everyone's getting!"
"Shut up, you ain't psychic."
"Shinya is not getting Reliability."
"Labramon digivolve!"
"Friendship and Rex don't belong in the same sentence."
"I want Love!"
"When I digivolve, I'll delete that Reppamon."
"Tami will get Knowledge. That swot."
"Kindness is so lame, Zack you should have it."
"Go Hope! Hope it the best."
"You should have courage since you're the idiot."
"Says the fool."
"STOP!" Baromon shouted which stopped the screaming. Tami released her hands and listened again. "The Crest chooses the holder, not the other way around. Your Digivice will store them but remember finding them and activating them is very different."
"Baromon. Reppamon is getting restless. I nearly attacked me." Floramon called running in.
"I think you're all forgetting a very important of why we came here." Rini said, causing them all to look at her. "How do we get home?"
"Oh. Have any of seen the televisions around the Digital World?" Baromon asked. Rex and Shinya nodded their heads. "You simply place your Digivice in front of it and call 'Digiport open' that will transfer you back through to your world."
"That's it? I could have done that." Emi said.
"Is that the same to return?" Tami asked.
"Yes. However use through a teleport is different to being teleported here. I do not know how, you will learn that yourself." Baromon explained.
"Who are the Demon Lords?" Liollmon asked, looking around the room nervously. Was this because of the Reppamon?
Coronamon answered the question instead. "There is Lucemon, the Demon Lord of Pride. Leviamon, Demon Lord of Envy. Daemon, the Demon Lord of Wrath. Belphemon, the Demon Lord of Sloth. Barbamon, Demon Lord of Greed. Beezlemon, Demon Lord of Gluttony and Lilithmon, Demon Lord of Lust."
"So we find Tami's partner then go home. We just come whenever we have time and get the Crest and defeat these Demon Lords." Rex summarised again.
"Once you go through the portal back to the Human World, I do not know what will happen. You will have to return frequently to defeat the Demon Lord minions." Baromon asked.
Tami watched as her friends made up their minds. They could not go until she found her partner, anyway. "We'll do it." Shinya said. "We've already been away from home for days. If we have the chance to get home we should take it. That's what we all what. " Tami looked at Rex, he didn't look as happy as everyone else.
Shinya
Shinya watched as Baromon listened to what he said. It looked like he liked what Shinya had said but with the paint all over his face it was hard to tell.
"Very well. I'll lead to you the Tunnel of History where there is a map of the Digital World. You should be able see where you have yet to search for the girl's partner. But the girl would not be able to enter. She must stay here." Baromon said. Shinya looked at Tami who didn't seem surprised by the information.
"We'll stay with her. You go." Rini called. Shinya wanted to tell her that was stupid but Tami couldn't stay in the room alone. Especially since he didn't know if there was risk.
"I'll stay too." Rex said, which made Shinya feel better. Dorumon could digivolve to champion level.
"Very well. Come along. I must remind you to not touch anything. Each bubble contains a part of Digimon History. Knowledge of it can be deadly that is why I have Reppamon guard the door." Baromon said.
"Reppamon." Liollmon growled as they walked down a hallway towards a black door at the end. Soon enough Shinya saw the infamous Reppamon curled in front of a steel door. He estimated Reppamon was the same size as Liollmon if not a few millimetres taller. The lower half of Reppamon's four legs was dark brown with very sharp claws. The upper half of his legs and body was a tan colour, with the Ying and Yang sign on right side. He had a mane of white hair and an orange and white mask hiding the top half of his head and eyes. The tips of his ears and eyes were orange. Around his neck was an orange and white scarf. The most interesting part of Reppamon was his purple tail which was calmly curled before him. There was a red eye watching them.
"Critical Bite." Liollmon called the moment he saw the sleeping Digimon. Zack had said that Liollmon was territorial, but to attack a sleeping Digimon was a little out there.
The second the words left Liollmon, the red eye on Reppamon's tail zoned in on Liollmon. The tail then became very sharp almost like a sword. "Vacuum Kamaitachi." Reppamon breathed out and the tail let out a slash of wind, knocking Liollmon back.
The attack woke up the sleeping Reppamon who groaned at their presence. "You just had to do something didn't you?"
"This is somewhere I have a right to be." Liollmon called walking back to them.
"I wasn't talking to you." Reppamon snidely put.
"The miscreant was attacking us." Another voice came out from Reppamon, only it was more eerie than Reppamon's.
"Shut up." The first voice called.
"Reppamon, get your tail under control and open the door." Baromon called. 'The second voice was his tail. His tail was awake while he was sleeping? What the hell.' Shinya thought. Suddenly he couldn't wait to get home.
"Or don't. I'll take the both of you out now." Liollmon called.
"I insist you desist, both of you. We need to get Tami's partner." Tapirmon called.
"Tapirmon is right. That's the priority not your petty issues." Coronamon added.
Liollmon and Reppamon stared at each other, daring the other to relent first. "Our issues are not petty. Right Caretaker?" Reppamon said, pissing Liollmon off.
"Lio Claw."
Reppamon gave a sadistic smile, "Beast Fang Frenzy."
"Stop that." Zack said but went unheard. Both Digimon went to attack each other with their claws, getting in some good scratches.
"Lio Claw."
"Beast Fang Frenzy." If they went on like this they'd delete each other.
"Coronamon digivolve to... Firamon."
"Tapirmon digivolve to... Darcmon."
It was first time Shinya had seen Tapirmon digivolve and the only thought that same to his mind was 'Pretty hot for a Digimon.' Darcmon grabbed a hold of Liollmon while Firamon stopped Reppamon. Reppamon instantly stopped the moment he saw Firamon, and bowed his head a little. 'What?'
"What's going on?" Rini shouted as the five of them ran up to them. "We heard the fighting."
"Reppamon and Liollmon decided to make this their boxing ring." He replied. "Good thing Reppamon isn't coming to home with us."
Just then a red light went towards Reppamon, making him shimmer. Shinya gulped as he turned around. Sure enough, and to his terror, Tami was standing there staring at the Digimon that was no her partner.
"I'd get refund from whoever sold you that." Rex joked, a twinkle in his eye. Trust Rex to get a kick out of something that was making him shit his pants.
"Great, now I have to see you all the time." Liollmon said from Darcmon's grasp.
The red shimmer that had overtook Reppamon now faded to reveal a small white weasel like Digimon. It had purple marking all over its body and a golden ring around its neck. He had a gold earring on his left ear and curled its tail around a golden cartridge which had weird markings. He was the smallest of all the Digimon.
Tami pointed her Digivice at the Digimon. "Kudamon. Rookie Vaccine Digimon. A Holy Digimon. Attacks: Bullet Whirlwind, Blinding Ray."
"I thought he was your partner." Baromon said and Tami smiled at him as she walked over to pick up Kudamon.
Firamon and Darcmon de-digivolved back to their Rookie states.
"That does provide an explanation to our gazes." Tami reasoned. 'What gazes?' Shinya wondered.
"You noticed that. I apologise, I was 80% sure I was right." Baromon looked slightly ashamed.
"What do we do know? We've found her partner." Rini asked. They had to find a TV and get home. Obviously.
"Seeing as the girl has found her partner, you should return back home. Follow me, and do not touch anything." Baromon gave Kudamon a hard look then focused on Liollmon as if to tell them to behave. Shinya doubted Kudamon would do anything, he looked to be sleeping. Baromon traced a sign on the door and it opened to show a very dark room which large blue stepping stone like platforms. 'These must be what were not met to touch.' He thought and shoved his hands into his pocket to avoid temptation. It didn't help much.
Baromon led them to the middle of the room, or what Shinya hoped was the middle. In front of them was a very large LCD map of the Digital World. Shinya stared at for a few seconds, it was massive. The Digital World not the map, although that was big too.
Shinya found there they hand landed when they teleported. It was the fringe of the Land of Earth while where they were now was on the edge of the Continent of Darkness. It didn't look to be that far apart yet it took them days to travel from one place to the other.
"Hopefully this will give you an idea of what you're up against." Baromon said. He then walked them to a small doorway in the wall. "This only works one way so you cannot use it to return. And do to come back to see me. I cannot put the Tunnel of History under any threat."
Shinya bit his tongue to not say what he wanted to. How could this Digimon tell them to get lost like that. And they were saying they'd save his world. Ungrateful Bastard. Wait, could a Digimon be a bastard?
Looking around the group, he saw his friends mirrored his annoyance. Well except Tami, Coronamon, Tapirmon and Kudamon (who was still sleeping).
"Bye then." He called as he stepped through the portal.
He felt a tug in his stomach then a smashing headache. Soon it faded and he landed onto a hard floor. As he went to get up, someone fell on top of him pushing him back down. Then everyone else fell too, luckily it was more of a dump then a pile so it didn't hurt much.
'What do I tell my parents?' He thought. He'd have to come up with a very believable excuse for why he was missing for two days with his friends.
He looked around the room to relaise it was his room. The bed was there, with a sleeping Nyo. His textbooks lined one of his shelves. There was a pile of clothes in the corner for washing. His room looked exactly the same as he'd left it days ago.
"Shinya? Guys?" Tommy's voice came from down the hall. Tami shrieked out 'laptop' then ran out the room Kudamon missing. 'Where did he go?'.
"We needed to hide the Digimon." Rini whispered shoving Larbamon into the closet, who started barking like crazy.
"Good plan." Emi agreed as Tapirmon and Liollmon hid under the bed.
Dorumon was growling at Shinya's pile of clothes, they were clean he just couldn't find a shirt before he left. Rex smirked then pushed Dorumon into the pile and sat it on. He slapped the pile once. Hopefully he wouldn't be arrested by RSPCA.
"Our family cannot see the Digimon." He whisper shouted.
Coronamon looked at him then calmly walked on the small gap Shinya between his desk and window. He looked out of the window, smiled at Shinya then crouched down.
"Why is Nyo still here? It's been two days!" Emi asked.
No one could answer her as Tommy shoved the door open. "Here you guys are, I was looking for you downstairs."
Emi launched herself at Tommy, grabbing him into a very tight hug. "I missed you." She said into his shoulder, still not letting go.
Shinya could see Tommy's discomfort so pulled Emi off him. After a few failed attempts he managed to get her off his neck. "Missed me? I saw you like ten minutes ago." Tommy let out a nervous laugh as he looked at them.
"Ten minutes?" Rex called moving up and down on the pile.
"Yeah. We were in the kitchen. Are you all feeling alright?"
So time moved faster in the Digital World. That was a stroke of luck.
"Fine. Right guys." Shinya said quickly. "Let's go downstairs. The party won't start itself." He wanted to get Tommy away from the Digimon. Especially the growling sounds that Dorumon was making. Rex joked and said it was his stomach. Tommy nodded but didn't look like he believed it. Shinya knw he'd have to stuff loads of food down Rex tonight, just to prove a point.
Luckily Rex's mum made amazing food so it shouldn't be a problem.
"Typically Shinya. Impatient as always." Tommy laughed.
After everyone left the room, Shinya turned around and as good as flew to reach Nyo. He shook he three year old awake and pushed him out of the room before he came to his sense. "We'll be back soon. Don't draw attention." He said and walked with Nyo downstairs.
"Oh the barking." Rini said nervously as if asking someone to save her from explaining. Shit, Labramon had been barking. "That was me? Yeah it was me. Woof Woof. See I'd make a good dog right." She let out a few more barks that sounded nothing like her partner.
"The best." Shinya called uncomfortably saving Tommy (and them) from an answer. Rini was known to be eccentric at times; hopefully Tommy thought these were one of those times.
"Your mother stated it was the moment to slice your cake. I still don't understand why you would celebrate being closer to death." Tami called as she came out of the living room.
'It seemed some things never change' He laughed.
'Wait.' He thought, stopping in his tracks. Emi pushed into him from behind. 'Where's Kudamon?'
End of chapter.
I did say it was dialogue heavy.
Phew, that took long. So there back in the Human World, YAY!
Time ran faster in their time in the Digital World so I couldn't add a point of view of let's say Tommy. It was ruin the ending of this chapter.
In the Digital World it had been two days while in the real world it was only about ten minutes, not much time passed then.
Reppamon and Liollmon on the same team. Recipe for disaster? I think so.
Something Random: Remember in chapter two when J.P goes we can't go back because they did such a good job. Seems like they didn't complete their job so does that mean they can go back?
If you guys didn't get the reason for the new digidestined here it is: The Legendary Warriors caused the Resit, which is basically the restart of the Digital World to its last known 'good' state. So when it wasn't all deleted. Digimon forget they were ever deleted but they know that the Legendary Warriors beat Lucemon and saved all. Hurrah! But when the Digital World was deleted many Digimon lost their prisons but it returned when the Resit happened. In this time Barbamon escaped and then released Lilithmon, after spending ages finding where she was. The Digimon fear, and some know, the other Demon Lord's will be released. The Crests (Courage, love, etc) then spread to different lands, during the Resit, and need to be reactivated by humans. The Digimon can't contact Tai and co so they pick new Digidestined to find, activate and save the world from the Demon Lords.
Hopefully you get it and like it, I think it's pretty straightforward.
Can someone tell me when schools in Japan start? I'm trying to keep the story accurate as much as I can. In England we start in September but I don't know Japan.
Anyway, hope you all liked the chapter and Tami's point of view. It's a little drawn out but she over thinks everything so I had to include that.
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