T4L: *Walks into the room* What's up guys. *Sees Rika*

Rika: Takato and Terriermon told me to tell you they aren't coming today.

T4L: Why not...?

Rika: Something to do with a giant man eating spider...

T4L: *Sweat drops* ...Rrriight...

Rika: They also said something about your digimon partner.

T4L: Heh... Yeah... he's a little crazy right now... He just had some sugar...

Ultimon: I MUST DESTROY THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE! *Tares apart T4L's summer reading book*

T4L: *T4L's voice in slow motion* UUUULLLLTTTTIIIIMMMMOOOONNNN ...! NNNNNNNOOOOOOO!

Rika: *Sweat drops* Well I guess I'll finish up for him.

Disclaimer: If T4L owned Digimon would he really be writing this on fanfiction...? Hello fanfiction anyone. Sheesh.

Digimon Tamers 2

Tamers side story

Chapter 5: Meeting of the Tamers

Night had fallen in west Shinjuku, and most people were home asleep. But for the tamers this meant total secrecy.

Henry Wong one of the main tamers who has taken the roll as informer is currently on his computer sending and receiving messages from the tamer known as Takato Matsuki, who is currently in the digital world.

It had been a good week sense there last communication so this was a great time to catch each other up on what was happening where they both were.

The thing that was surprising though was that Takato had figured out how to send and receive messages faster. It was like instant messenger. Henry would send his message then get Takato's reply 30 seconds later.

"Henry I'm glad you didn't lie to the others. It would've gotten you in a lot of trouble."

"Well you told me not to, so I did what you told me to, and told the truth only when asked a direct question about it."

"Cool. And you can tell the other tamers I'm fine, and that I've found Gaurdromon and MarineAngemon."

"But are you fine? Me, Rika, my dad and, Hypnos somehow got an audio connection to the digital world and we over heard the digimon talking about you being attacked by data."

Takato didn't send his message as soon as he had sent the others. Henry was starting to think that something happened by the time the next message came.

"Yeah there was some left over life in Chaosdramon's data and it tried to attack me, but I'm perfectly fine. I had to rest for a bit but I'm okay now."

"You encountered Chaosdramon?!"

"Yeah."

"What was he like?!"

"Well you know... He seemed like a swell Digimon... The only thing that was wrong about him was..., HE WANTED TO DESTROY ME!"

"Alright I get it stupid question... Anyways, do you have any more leads on where any of the other digimon are?"

"Yeah Impmon is up near the sovereigns palace-... Where it happened... Me and the digimon are going to head there after we rest here for a bit."

"Be careful Takato..., and good luck."

"Thanks Henry. See ya."

"See ya."

Henry got up from where he was sitting and looked at the time. 11:38 P.M.

'I'm late!' Henry thought panicky. He was supposed to meet the tamers nine minutes ago.

Henry quickly made his way towards his bedroom door and slowly opened it. If any of his family heard him leaving he'd be in a lot of trouble.

Henry knew for a fact that if he didn't make it to the meeting, there would be no point in the rest staying. He was the one with all the info.

Henry opened his apartment door and walked out. He did it. Now he just had to get to the park.

*****With the tamers at the park*****

"Where is he?" Rika asked annoyed.

"He'll be here." Ryo said calmly.

Rika looked at him incredulously. "How can you be so sure!?" Rika shouted.

Ryo smirked. "I'm here aren't I?"

The others turned to him. "What do you mean?" Rika asked.

Ryo looked towards her and then towards the others. It was time to take some of the heat off Henry.

"Because I helped Takato find the portal to begin with." Ryo said calmly.

Rika's eyeballs practically popped out of her head at hearing this. 'He helped put my-... I mean Gogglehead in this much danger!' Rika thought out raged. "You helped him find a portal!" Rika shouted.

"Yeah... And I also told him everything I knew about the digital world so he could survive there." Ryo said calmly. He wasn't afraid if the others were mad. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he had done the right thing.

"Why didn't you tell us!?" Rika shouted angrily.

"Because he told me to keep it a secret." Ryo simply said.

Rika felt the color drain from her face as she realized what Takato's secret had been. 'He was keeping it a secret that he was going to get our digimon back... He didn't want to get our hopes up, because if he failed we'd be devastated...' Then something she heard Takato mutter under his breath came back to her.

"Some day soon you'll be happy because of it..." 'So that's what he meant.' Rika thought to herself.

"So you've been lying to us this whole time!?" Kazu shouted indignantly. Obviously he didn't take being lied to by his hero to well.

Ryo's face took one an uneasy look. "Well... No... I just kept the truth from you..., I never really lied to any of you except for when Rika was looking for Takato the day he left." Ryo explained.

Rika looked up at him even more ticked off then what she was before. "SO HE WAS IN THE PARK!" Rika shouted at Ryo.

"Yeah he was..." Ryo said apologeticly.

"SO I TAKE IT YOU WERE JUST DOING WHAT HE TOLD YOU TO DO." Rika accused.

"No Takato had no idea that I lead you away from him... He probably just thinks I ran into some fans and couldn't make it." Ryo confessed.

"So Takato never asked you to lie to us?" Rika asked.

Ryo nodded. "He only told us to keep the truth from you guys as long as we could. And we've done that." Ryo said to the others.

"GUYS! I'M HERE!" Henry's voice sounded from a good 20 feet away.

"Glad to see you could make it!" Ryo called over to Henry as he continued to make his way towards the others.

When Henry finally reached the others he turned to Ryo. "What'd I miss?" Henry asked seeing the still stightly angry looks on the other tamers faces.

Ryo sighed. "Well... I decided it was time to take some of the heat off of you." Ryo said to Henry.

"So you told them?" Henry asked.

Ryo nodded. "Yeah..., They took it as well as I thought they would..."

"So what's the word Brainiack?" Rika asked interrupting Ryo and Henry's conversation.

Henry looked at the others before he spoke. "I was able to have a good long conversation with Takato before coming here." Henry said to the others.

"And?" Rika asked.

"He's alright if that's what you wanna know." Henry said to Rika.

"But the data attacking him!?" Rika said indignantly.

Ryo looked startled at hearing this news. "What?!"

Henry turned towards Ryo. "Yeah the data of Chaosdramon who evolved into Chaosdramon X a stronger version of Chaosdramon tried to attack him or something before it disappeared." Henry explained to Ryo.

On the outside Ryo played it cool, but on the inside he was freaking out. 'Data just can't attack you, it can only be absorbed! Something big is going on with Takato weather he knows it or not!'

"He said he's okay though so there's no need to worry." Henry finished his explanation.

"So have you learned anything else?" Rika asked a bit impatiently.

"Yeah. He's found Gaurdromon and MarineAngemon." Henry told the others.

"He's got Gaurdromon!? Chumly your awesome man!" Kazu cheered happily.

"Anything else?" Rika asked.

Henry looked hesitant at telling them the next bit..., they were so happy he couldn't just tell them this news now... could he.

Rika must've noticed Henry's hesitance because her face became a mixture of concern and anger with a bit of urgency. "What?" Rika asked.

"...He-... He said that Impmon's up on the sovereigns level..., where it happened..." Henry trailed off.

Kazu turned towards Henry having been celebrating and dancing around. "You mean he's going back there?"

'Poor Takato... That's going to be tough on him.' Rika thought to herself.

"Yeah he's going back there as soon as he and the digimon are finished resting." Henry informed the others.

"How'd he seem about having to go back there?" Rika asked Henry in a softer tone of voice than what she had been using so far tonight.

"Well..." Henry started. "He's seemed hesitant about it..., but at the same time he seemed like he knew and accepted having to go back there..." Henry finished.

"But why would he accept having to go back there of all places?" Kenta asked.

"Because..., I think Takato knew even before he stepped through the portal to go to the digital world, there was a big chance he might end up back there..." Henry explained to the others.

"But still.., there?" Kazu said indignantly.

"Takato knows that in order to move on, he has to face his own demons." Ryo said causing everybody to look at him.

"What do you mean?" Rika asked.

"I mean Takato's still plagued by what happened there, and in order for him to finally rid himself of the demons he created there he has to face them there." Ryo explained.

"So what's going to happen to Takato once he's there?" Jeri asked, speaking for the first time in weeks.

Ryo shuck his head. "I don't know for sure... All I can say is when Takato returns here..., he'll be a different person than who he was before. For better or worse I don't know... it all depends how things play out once he gets there." Ryo said to the others.

"Then let's hope Takato is strong enough to face this." Henry said as he looked up at the stars in prayer.

T4L: Alright so chapter... What chapter is this again?

Rika: Chapter 5.

T4L: I knew that.

Rika: Of course you did.

T4L: So chapter 4-

Rika: -5.

T4L: 5! Right! Is finished... Oh to many stories going at the same time...

Rika: Ever think you're just losing it?

T4L: *Glares at Rika* NO! Anyways the surprise chapter I mentioned in my other story The chosen Tamer: Digital frontier will be posted in said story on Tuesday the 21st.

Rika: Ooohhh your big project is going to be posted soon! *Lets out a fake squeal*

T4L: *Glares at Rika again* I hate you...

Ultimon: Alright rate and review, and flames are welcome... And if you see Terriermon tell him I'm looking for him... No seriously..., he stool my chocolate candy bar a few days ago and..., I kinda want it back...