Rise of the Mechanical Digimon
Thanks for the combined efforts of Mato and Midori, the threat of the Devimon mech had been defeated. However, this peace couldn't possibly last, but for now, things were at least nice again.
Midori opened up Monodramon as she sighed, "Well, it's over," then smiled at Kohata asking, "Want a ride home?"
Before Kotaha could reply, something strange happened as Agumon opened up, literally shooting Neil out of its chest as he flew outward, his head wedged between Mato's boobs when she opened up her mech, Agumon taking off back to the base on its own.
As was expected, Mato freaked out, prying Neil's head off of her chest before kicking him hard in the face. No matter how many times this happened, Mato just couldn't get used to it.
"Oh, come on!" Neil spat, rubbing his now-bleeding nose, "You saw what my mech did back there," then blinked, scratching his head asking, "Why did Agumon do that?"
Mato folded her arms and pouted in response to Neil's argument as Neku scratched his head saying, "Seriously, I really want an explanation here."
"Okay, um... random new person," Midori said, "I'm willing to let you in the details, but note a couple of things. It's a long story, and we'd rather no one tell of it since it could cause panic. Go back to our new work place with Mato and you'll learn everything there."
"My name's Neku," the boy replied with a light scowl before sighing, "I promise I won't tell," then thinking briefly, he added, "Do you guys have a leader?"
"Well, we do have our boss, Miss Yomaki," Neil replied, shrugging as Midori patted the side of her seat saying, "Last offer, Kotaha. Would you like a lift home?" Kotaha smiling sweetly and saying, "Sure, Midori-San. You're the best."
Remembering that Neku was also there, Neil looked down and sighed, "Great time for my mech to bail on me."
Midori closed the door and said, "I can't wait to see your Lalamon in battle," taking off on Monodramon as Neil looked at Neku, realizing that he relied on Mato too much for his personal needs, saying, "You can go with Mato if you want. I'm okay taking a bus home."
Of course, a part of this comment stemmed from a slight jealousy Neil currently felt towards Neku. He was starting to get this strange vibe that Mato might have had feelings for him. But at the same time, he didn't want to make his envy obvious otherwise he really wouldn't stand a chance with Mato.
Of course, Mato and Neku merely accepted his offer, not questioning it at all as Neil waited for the next bus heading home. Neku simply hopped into V-mon as the dragon-like mech ran toward the base as opposed to flying.
After a while, Kotaha was dropped off as Midori waved goodbye, taking off. Kotaha waved back before entering her house, greeted by a young buff man's lips. This was her fiance, Luchi.
Neil ended up taking the bus home with a sigh. He still felt a twinge of jealousy right now. What did Neku have that he didn't? Oh, of course, he did have just about everything. He had a better outward appearance, a more calm nature to him, was much less dependent on others and wasn't a klutz. But there was one thing he didn't have that Neil had as a means of one-upping him: Neku didn't work with Mato every single day.
During this, Alejandro was merely walking home on his own. He'd missed out on all the action and had no one to go home to. Perhaps starting his new job would help that.
Meanwhile, in a base far just miles away from the city, the red-headed woman bowed down to a tall 40-year-old man with grey hair and a bald spot in the middle who let out a sigh and said, "Oh, Morrigan, you disappoint me. I gave you Devimon because I thought it would help you, but it seems I was wrong."
"No..." Morrigan groaned as the man sighed, "Don't worry, you've always been one of my most trusted allies. I will give you another chance, but you're going to need some help."
Seeing a young man with green hair, squinted eyes and a fancy suit enter the room, Morrigan scowled as the man smirked, saying, "Oh, someone's feisty."
As Alejandro walked the streets, Midori's mech headed right by him, the girl doing her best to avoid having anyone see Monodramon. Alejandro saw the mech coming and freaked out, Midori rolling her eyes and saying, "Baby," passing right by him.
"You get back here, then we'll find out who the baby is!" Alejandro retorted as Midori sighed and remarked, "YOU'D BETTER PULL YOUR WEIGHT AT WORK TOMORROW! WE MAY BE HEROES, BUT WE'RE ALSO EVENT SETTERS!"
Meanwhile, Mato and Neku returned to the work place, getting out of the mech in the secret area as Yomaki was there examining the mechs, Mato waving and saying, "Ano, Yomaki-San, another found out about our secret," Neku waving with a nervous smile.
Yomaki sighed, pinching her forehead as she groaned, "Well, hopefully you don't go blabbing to everyone in town."
She then remembered something and said, "Say, I saw Agumon burst in here without Neil. Do you know what that was about?"
Mato giggled nervously, letting down a sweat drop as Neku said nonchalantly, "That robot thing shot him out of its cockpit," Yomaki sighing, "Oh boy," slapping her forehead, "I knew Neil wouldn't be completely ready for this task, but this is really bad."
"Wait, so they mechs act on their own free will?" Neku asked as Yomaki replied, "Well, they shouldn't, but to an extent, they do have minds of their own and react to their masters' behaviour. See, Agumon was built for a strong-willed pilot, so the fact that it chose Neil might not have been a good thing."
Mato nodded and said, "Well, Neil-Chan does claim to be weak-willed," Neku looking at a green worm-like mech and asking, "Is this one of them?"
"Oh, this one's a defect," Yomaki sighed, "I hauled it out of the back room as a decoration because I assumed it would be useless otherwise."
However, her words were immediately proven wrong as the worm's mouth opened up, its eyes glowing as if to invite Neku into it, Yomaki's eyes going wide.
Neku's eyes went wide with curiosity as he entered and read a message saying, "Rookie Battle Mech: Model Wormmon."
Yomaki grinned and said, "Well, it's good to know. From this day forth, you're working for us."
Neku shrugged and replied, "Fine by me," Mato then asking, "Come to think of it, did Neil already get home? He did take the bus," Neku shrugging again and replying, "Beats me."
All in all, the day had been eventful. Unbeknownst to the others, though, the enemy had planned out a counterattack and it would be unleashed soon enough after a long night's sleep.
The next day, Neil awoke. Mato had actually promised to pick him up for work this morning, so he waited patiently for the woman.
During this time, Alejandro had gotten up and headed to work before his shift even started just so he could polish Pawnchessmon. Neku was in a taxi all the while headed to the building. This would certainly be interesting.
As Mato pulled up to Neil's house, the boy smiled and said, "Good morning, Mato," as he hopped in, adding, "That sure is something seeing Neku again after so long, eh?"
Mato nodded happily and replied, "Yeah, and he's going to fight alongside us too," Neil asking, "I'm still your best friend though, right?" Mato giggling and replying, "Of course, silly. Why would I forget you?"
'Don't let her know you're jealous, you hormonal fool,' Neil thought to himself as he grinned and shrugged.
As the two pulled up to the building, Mato stepped on the gas rather hard, causing Neil's face to bump into the window squealing, "Come on, let's go!" Neil wiping his face as the two entered.
Midori drove by Kotaha's house and worked her motor a couple of times, signalling the blond woman to come out. Kotaha gave her fiance a nice, happy goodbye while also worried about what he might think if he knew what she was doing.
During this time, Alejandro was doing pull-ups on Pawnchessmon's arm with his shirt off. Yomaki blinked and grinned saying, "Well, you're determined. That's always a good thing," then looked closer and said, "Nice abs," before exiting the room.
Soon, all of them were at the building. The minute the other women at the workplace saw Neku, hearts filled their eyes as some approached him asking for his name and a whole bunch of other stuff. Neku simply listened to music, tuning them out as Mato giggled. Neku always seemed to be the popular one wherever he went.
Staring at this, Neil's jaw dropped as Yomaki entered, saying, "Hey, you, Lisa, Mary, Janette, aw hell, all of you, back to your stations! We need a dance floor in hall E! Get to the third floor now!"
Mato saw Neil's look and grinned deviously, asking, "Is Neil-Chan jealous of Neku-Chan's charms?"
"O-of course not," Neil said, blushing as Yomaki pointed at Kotaha saying, "You're coming with me. I'll show you to the kitchen right now. Don't worry, your work will be much easier," then turned to Neil and Mato saying, "I want you two in salon 16. We need a couple of water stations there."
"Wait, we need to get the water first," Neil remarked as Yomaki blinked and said, "Oh yeah, right. Uh... fill up two cambros... you'll also need at least 160 water glasses."*
Mato blinked and asked, "Wait, how do you do this again? I'm not used to making water stations."
"We've done this before," Neil said with a sigh, "Remember? You fill up the cambros and spread out the glasses on the table in the room that needs it. Now let's head to the water room and starting filling up a couple of cambros."
For once, Neil was the one calling the shots and helping out and he didn't even realize it as the two entered the hallway, picking up a few glass racks, each one containing 25 glasses and loading them onto a silver cart. Then the two entered the water room, picking up a pair of water cambros as Neil poured the water into one, Mato filling the other, the two loading the cambros onto the cart.
Yomaki showed Kotaha to a kitchen where many others were working. This was to be her work station.
"Now, remember," Yomaki said with a smile, "just make what everyone else is making. It's not a tough task, but it is a little demanding. You not only have to cook for banquets, you also have to cook for the staff."
After about an hour of work, Neil, Midori, Mato and Kotaha were resting in Yomaki's office waiting for her to return to give them orders. It was routine for them. If they had nothing to do, they had to wait.
At that moment, Yomaki opened the door and turned to the group saying, "Mato, there's some table cloth that needs to be cleaned in Hall D. Just take that downstairs to the laundry hamper," then turning to the others, she said, "You three can help set up salon 11. It needs already-clean tablecloth. You can find the supplies in the storage area. Neil, you know where that is, help Midori and Kotaha."
Midori sighed, shrugging and decided for once to accept help from a man. After all, she had no clue where the storage area was, so this would be a good experience for her.
Soon enough, Neil had directed Midori and Kotaha to the room as Neil said, "The good tablecloth is right here at the end," as Midori said, "You're certainly knowledgeable for a perv."
However, just as the three were about to pick up the tablecloth, the lights suddenly went out as all 3 were surrounded by pitch-black darkness. "What the hell just happened?" Midori asked as Neil groaned, "Yomaki must have forgotten to pay for everything in this year's electric bill." The worst part was that no one could find the door.
"Hold on, nobody panic," Neil said, breathing, "There's a bag with a flashlight in here in case of such an emergency. Feel around for it."
"Perhaps I misjudged you," Midori said, "You're actually helpful."
As the group felt around, Neil touched what felt like the top of a bag. With that, the boy started to lower the material, the entire thing coming open. Strange: it didn't really open like a bag normally would, but Neil was certain he was right about this as he reached his hand forward to feel around the bag's contents. He was rather surprised to feel a soft yet familiar object against his hands, squeezing it to see if he could figure out what it was.
Suddenly, the lights came on as Midori stood next to the light switch saying, "It just wasn't pushed all the way up when you turned it... on?"
Both her and Neil's eyes widened when they saw that the bag was really Kohata's pants and rather than opening a bag, Neil had lowered them. The soft object Neil had felt and squeezed was Kohata's now-exposed butt.
Mato entered with the tablecloths from Hall D, her eyes going wide as she spat, "NEIL-CHAN!" Neil panicking and shouting, "IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!"
As Neil trembled with fear, Midori marched over to the boy grunting, "So, copping a feel while the power's out, are you!" as Neil spat, "NO, WAIT, I REALLY THOUGHT HER PANTS WERE THE BAG!"
Midori refused to listen as she approached him, raising her fists and ramming it hard into his face, sending him flying into the wall as she sighed, "Don't you know Kotaha's already got a boyfriend?"
Kotaha then looked at him, pulling up her pants and sighing, "Neil, you're truly an unlucky charm. If my fiance saw that, he'd kick your ass."
Neil let down tears as he groaned, "Why did I have to undergo this curse?" as Midori rolled her eyes, saying, "Leave it to a man to blame his own perverted tendencies on a curse."
Kotaha smiled sweetly, patting the boy on the shoulder and saying, "Don't worry about it. Yomaki might think you're a baby."
"Well, she has insulted employees before," Neil replied, snickering a bit as he said, "I guess life is funny that way. You never know what's gonna happen."
Then letting out a sigh, the boy said, "Now I can honestly say Mato hitting me is a treat compared to Midori doing it."
Alejandro then entered the room, rubbing his eye as the others stared, Mato asking, "What happened, Alex?" Alejandro groaning, "It's Alejandro and let me tell you, some of the stuff you guys work with here is really dangerous."
After another little while, a sound could be heard from outside, many people in panic as the Devimon robot and a red stag beetle robot called Kuwagamon were wrecking havoc, Morrigan shouting, "This time, I'm going to kill those kids!" as the guy in the Kuwagamon model, Jason, rolled his eyes and sighed, "If you couldn't last time, how can you this time?"
Suddenly, an alarm went off throughout the building as Mato squeaked, "What's going on!" Neku looking up from his own work with curiosity.
"GET TO WORK!" Yomaki spat as the group headed toward the room with the mechs. Sure, it took them about 5 minutes to get all the way there, but they still did it.
As Neil approached Agumon, the dragon didn't even bother to open up as the boy stared in shock. He then proceeded to ram his fist into the thing's chest shouting, "OPEN!" as Yomaki sighed, shook her head and said, "Sorry, Neil, but you're not brave or strong enough to pilot Agumon. You'll have to sit this one out."
Neil had never felt so insulted in all his life. He wanted to help out but he couldn't because Agumon was a self-centered brat?
Mato let down a sweat drop and said, "Gomenee, Neil-Chan," entering V-mon as Neku added, "You can observe us if you like," hopping into Wormmon and taking off along with Kotaha and Lalamon and Alejandro and Pawnchessmon.
Midori looked at Neil, saying, "Come on, let it go," then took off as Neil slumped down on his knees, a helpless expression on his face.
With that, the rest of them entered the area, Devimon facing them as Morrigan grinned wickedly saying, "There's my little targets!" Jason saying, "You were beaten by a bunch of rookies. I find this mildly amusing," Morrigan scowling at him.
Mato and Neku seemed more than confident as V-mon headed toward Devimon with its head lowered, Wormmon shouting, "NEBA NEBA NET!" firing a string of sticky silk toward the Kuwagamon.
Kuwagamon easily cut open the net with its jaws as the Devimon knocked V-mon to the side. So far, this wasn't looking so good.
Luckily, Midori had arrived, aiming her drills at the Devimon as the Kuwagamon turned toward Monodramon, grabbing her with its jaws as Morrigan fumed and spat, "Hey, I could have dealt with her myself!" Jason shaking his head and sighing, "Of course you could have," hurling the dragon into the side of a building.
Seeing this, Alejandro panicked as he pressed a button, Pawnchessmon shouting, "PAWN BOMB!" the knight's lance opening up and releasing a bomb from a hole where the spear head normally went.
The bomb hit Kuwagamon head-on as the beetle backed up, Vilemon models sending shock waves at Pawnchessmon as Jason said, "Not even a dent... pathetic."
Alejandro noticed a red alert on the knight's visor as he spat, "No, don't shut down!" Kotaha having her Lalamon shoot seeds from her mouth, the flower mech shouting, "SEED CANNON!" the seeds exploding upon hitting Kuwagamon but also not doing much.
Yomaki simply stood in the vault, looking at Neil with concern as her cellphone rang, the woman saying, "Hey, Midori, how's it going?"
"Yeah, we got a huge problem here," the girl groaned, narrowly dodging a few strikes as she added, "Apparently, they got another one of those big, powerful mechs. I figured our numbers would give us a huge edge over them, but that doesn't seem to be the case. They're overpowering us pretty badly."
Yomaki's cellphone was always stuck on speaker, so Neil heard these words, a look of anger coming over his face as he rammed his fist hard into Agumon shouting, "FINE! IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA WORK, THEN I'LL JUST BORROW A PIPE OR SOMETHING AND BASH THEIR HEADS IN!"
Upon hearing these exact words, Agumon's eyes lit up as the dinosaur opened itself up, Neil staring. Well, this was a lot more convenient, so he made his way into the mech as Yomaki smiled and said, "Now that's more like it."
Meanwhile, Lalamon fired more seeds at Devimon as a group of Vilemon mechs took in the seed bullets for Devimon, taking in damage as a few exploded, the pilots escaping with jet packs as Devimon picked up the Lalamon and looked closely at it, Morrigan laughing and shouting, "Really! You thought you could beat me with a flower! That's pitiful!"
Lalamon attempted spraying it with some kind of acid shouting, "DIZZY SPRAY!"
Devimon's eyes started to spin as his circuitry started to steam a little, the robot's eyes now blinded as Morrigan gritted her teeth, cursing, "Damn!"
However, despite Lalamon escaping, Kotaha had forgotten that Jason was still there as he dove in with his Kuwagamon, ready to strike when a fireball hit him on the side of the head, Jason's eye twitching as he turned to the source, sighing with relief when he said, "Oh, it's just an Agumon," as Neil said, "Sorry I'm late, guys. I got held up."
The others breathed a sigh of relief, even Midori rather happy to see Neil in the battle as Alejandro rewired Pawnchessmon saying, "We're back in action!"
Now things were truly looking up, but would this be enough?
Note: *A cambro is a type of water dispenser