Author's Note: Read and Review please! I want feedback! I want to know how to better my writing!
Anyways, enjoy!
*Still not owning Digimon*
The streets of Shibuya were still live with people as the gang strolled down the street. Takuya and Kouji were bickering over who would win if they fought each other in their fusion spirit forms, Aldamon and Beowolfmon. The conversation was beginning to get heated, like usual, and Izumi and Kouichi just sighed. They knew what was coming, and they knew they'd have to intervene before Kouji and Takuya caused a scene again.
"I'd kick your ass, pretty boy!" Takuya smirked. "My Solar Wind Destroyer would scorch you and your precious golden locks. Seriously, where did those even come from?" he jeered. Kouji's cheeks flushed with rage and embarrassment and his body was stiff as a board. His eyes burned holes in Takuya, then he realized something.
"Wait a minute." He said, flashing a quick smile. "You're blond when you're Aldamon too, you airheaded moron." Takuya looked dumbfounded. This was completely new to him. The look on his face was crossed between disbelief and confusion. He put his hand to his chin, as if trying to concentrate.
"No way!" he said loudly. "You're just yanking my chain because you have that goofy blond hair when you fusion evolve." He said obliviously.
"You know," Izumi cut in. "I'm blonde." Kouji and Takuya both flushed awkwardly.
"Well…" Takuya started.
"Yeah…but…" Kouji tried to continue.
"It's not like we meant…." Takuya stuttered.
"I'm kidding." She smiled, laughing at the boys' discomfort. They loosened up and the color returned to their face.
"Kouji's right, Takky." Junpei said "You are blond when you're Aldamon, and for that matter, Agunimon as well. It's not you're color, either." Takuya made a groaning sound signaling his defeat.
"Yeah." Izumi cut in. "At least with Kouji, it looks good." Kouji's face, which had just returned to normal, was flushing again and he averted his gaze.
"Aw." Junpei said, catching him red-handed. "What's the matter, Kouji?" he teased.
"Shut up." Kouji said, his eyes cutting through Junpei like knives. Takuya and Junpei snickered.
"Kouji's embarrassed! Kouji's embarrassed!" Tomoki rang out childishly. Kouji's glare changed its focus to Tomoki as he sang out.
"Now guys," Kouichi said playfully. "Leave my dear twin brother alone. The last thing we need is to call for an ambulance tonight." Everyone laughed and even Kouji's heart lightened a little.
"Well, would you look at that." Izumi said. "We're here! Time really does fly when you're having fun." They stopped outside a small family diner.
"I hope you still have money left, Takky!" Junpei said.
"What are you talking about?" He said. "I'm not paying for you pigs for dinner too!" he whined.
"Fine." Kouji smirked. "You're going to have to admit that Beowolfmon would crush Aldamon with his Frozen Hunter, though."
"Fat chance." Takuya answered as they all walked into the diner laughing. The restaurant was nothing fancy, but it was something affordable for simple teenagers like them. There were booths against the walls and a bar in the middle of the restaurant. It was fairly crowded at this time of day, roughly 6:30.
"Hi!" said a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length lime green hair and saffron eyes. "You'll be seated in just a moment, okay?" she said sweetly. "Hana! We have customers!" she yelled to the back as a girl with lime green hair and the same saffron eyes, who was right around Tomoki's age, came bustling through the door to the kitchen. She was wearing an apron over casual clothing.
"Right this way please!" she said enthusiastically, but stopped when she saw her customers. She stared, wide-eyed for a moment.
"Hana?" her mother said, bringing her back to earth. Kouichi raised a brow. That was odd. I wonder if anyone else noticed. He thought to himself. The girl, Hana apparently, seated them in a booth in the corner of the restaurant against the windowed wall, behind a trio of teenagers that looked about their age, and gave each of them a menu before bustling off to the kitchen. He stared at the door curiously for a moment before being brought back down to earth by Junpei's voice.
"What about you, Kouichi?" He asked.
"Huh?" Kouichi responded, completely lost.
"What do you mean 'huh'?" Junpei asked, a confused look spreading across his face. "What are you ordering?" Kouichi gazed down at the menu at his place. He hadn't even acknowledged it yet. He was too distracted by their waitress's reaction to them.
"Oh. I don't know yet," Kouichi said, rubbing the back of his head. "I haven't even opened my menu yet." A jovial half-smile appeared on his face. They just looked at him quizzically. Kouji's gaze said 'What's on your mind, bro?' Sometimes the whole twin telepathy thing really irked Kouichi. Whenever he had something on his mind, regardless of how well he masked it, Kouji could always tell. While it was convenient when he could use it, it seemed like such an invasion of privacy when Kouji used it.
"Well hurry up and choose!" Takuya blurted. "We don't have all day." He grumbled as his stomach let out a low rumble. His face flushed at the amused stares he was getting. "You expect me to believe I'm the ONLY one starving here?" He said, getting a chortle from his friends.
"You're always hungry, Takuya." Tomoki said. "Besides, nobody else has made up their mind either."
"Well hurry up, before I die of starvation." He pouted. Kouji still hadn't taken his eyes off Kouichi while Izumi, Junpei, and Takuya made a bet over who could eat the most. The losers would have to split the winner's bill as well as pay for themselves. Tomoki looked on amusedly, knowing he wouldn't stand a chance. Junpei and Takuya could eat entire cows by themselves and Izumi, even though she looked so good, ate like a pig when she was really hungry. The image of her eating 30 bowls of food at the Autumn Fair in the Digital World flashed through his mind. He giggled quietly at this.
Kouichi's mind fluttered away from his friends again as he watched the people at the booth next to them. There were two girls and a guy. The guy seemed to be maybe a year or two older. He had waves of shaggy brown hair which fell messily down his neck. He had green eyes. He wore a smirk that gave off an air of confidence, but not arrogance. Though he was seated, he seemed to be exceptionally tall. He looked fairly thin but muscular.
The girl across from him was facing away from their table, so Kouichi couldn't see her face. What he could see was powder blue hair that ran down her back in an elaborate braid. She sat straight up and she tilted her head slightly to the right, as if she was zoned out. The guy was talking, though she seemed to be miles away. Kouichi judged she was probably right around their age as well.
The other girl, sitting next to the guy, was also most likely right around their age. Kouichi looked her up and down. She had short dark hair with bangs that fell lightly over her eyes, which were a deep shade of violet. She had a timid, modest smile on her face and her eyes glowed with warmth. Kouichi felt drawn to her dark eyes, and couldn't help but take in the sight of this girl. She's really beautiful. He thought to himself. The girl suddenly shifted her gaze to Kouichi, causing him to startle and look away, heat rising to his face. He peered at her through the corner of his eye to see her looking down, an embarrassed smile on her face. I probably look like a creep right now. He thought.
"Kouichi!" shouted Izumi. He snapped back to reality. "You're daydreaming again." She said, a worried look on her face. "Are you feeling alright?" Kouichi looked around at his friends. Takuya was still shuffling through his menu, planning his feast while Junpei was assisting him in his quest. Kouji wore an odd expression that said 'nice one, bro.' He must know exactly what I was daydreaming about. Kouichi thought. He saw his brother raise his eyebrow in an amused manner and crack a smirk. Izumi was still waiting for a reply.
"Sorry about that." He started. "I'm feeling fine. I didn't mean to make you guys worry."
"Okay. Whatever." Izumi said, shaking it off. "Are you guys ready to order yet?"
"I've been ready for ages!" Takuya complained.
"I second that!" Junpei said.
"Yeah, whatever." Kouji replied cooly. Kouichi skimmed through the menu quickly and decided.
"Yeah. I'm ready." He said "What about you, Tomoki?" He said, addressing Tomoki. Now Tomoki was staring off into space. Kouichi traced his gaze back to their waitress, who was seating an elderly couple. How cute. Kouichi thought.
"Come on, bud." Junpei said as he slapped his hand onto Tomoki's shoulder. "You don't want to creep the nice girl out, do you?" he said smirking. Tomoki looked down in embarrassment, avoiding his friends' gazes.
"Oh come on, Junpei!" Izumi said. "Leave Tomoki alone!" Tomoki smiled at Izumi's defense of him.
"Yeah!" Takuya cut in. "I'm proud of my little apprentice." He smirked. "You have pretty good taste!" He gave Tomoki a 'thumbs-up' and a toothy smile.
"I'm shocked that you actually used the word 'apprentice' correctly." Kouji shot at Takuya.
"Shut up, wolf boy!" Takuya grumbled.
"If you ask me, I don't think he looks much like a wolf." The comment shocked the group, as they'd been so expectant of a scene to break out between Kouji and Takuya that they hadn't even realized their waitress had arrived at their table. She just smiled joyfully at them. "Are you guys ready to order now?" She said sweetly. The group had recoiled from the sudden burst into their conversation.
"Uh…Yeah." Takuya said, breaking their silence. "I think we are."
"Okay, great!" she replied. "What'll you guys have?" Takuya began with his incredibly large order.
"I'll have a double bacon cheeseburger, an order of loaded chili cheese fries, onion rings, buffalo wings, and chicken tenders." He said, grinning. "Oh! And a rootbeer float!" he added. Hana struggled to write down the boy's incredibly large order, but eventually got it after she had him repeat it. She looked on to Izumi.
"I'll have the same as him." She smiled sweetly. Hana looked at her in shock, but shook off her disbelief and looked at Junpei.
"Same as those two." He said, rubbing the back of his head, realizing they probably sounded like nutcases.
"This is gonna be a pretty big bill." Hana said, laughing. She looked to Tomoki.
"Oh, don't worry." Tomoki said. "I'm not a pig like them. I'll have the ranch chicken wrap."
"Okay. No problem." Hana replied. "Anything to drink?"
"Cola, please." He replied. Hana nodded and looked to Kouichi.
"Could I have the kabobs, please?" he asked politely.
Hana noted it and asked "And to drink?"
"Green tea, please." He said. Hana shifted her eyes to Kouji.
"the cheese steak, a Caesar salad, and coffee, please." He said.
"Cream or sugar?" she asked
"No thank you." He replied.
"Okay." Hana began. "I'll be right back with your drinks." She took off toward the kitchen and they returned to their chatter. Takuya was flaunting about how he was going to win their contest while Izumi and Junpei just rolled their eyes.
"Whatever you say, Takki." Junpei laughed. "I'll enjoy making you guys pay off that mighty meal you ordered yourselves into."
"Yeah right." Izumi said. "I'm going to win so easily." Kouji, Tomoki, and Kouichi just sighed. Why does eating always have to turn into a contest? Kouji thought. My friends can be total idiots. Kouichi giggled. God I hate when he does that. Damn telepathy. Kouichi grinned mischievously.
"It's so weird how you guys do that." Tomoki observed. "How does it work? Is it like you're talking on the phone or something?"
"Nah," Kouichi began. "It's more like a feeling. We can't actually read each other's mind. It's more like a puzzle that we have to put together. Sometimes it's really obvious. Other times it's not so easy."
"Most of the time we're just bashing Gogglehead anyways." Kouji cracked a smile.
"Hey, watch it, Wolfy!" Takuya glared.
"Takuya, you have the least intimidating glare I've ever seen." Kouji scoffed.
"Well sorry!" Takuya said overly exaggeratedly. "Unlike you, I don't spend my entire day scowling. I bet you even frown in your sleep." He chuckled. "I can picture it now." Kouji glared daggers into Takuya. "Man! That's bone-chilling. That must have taken years of practice." Takuya said smugly.
"I'd rather scowl than grin like a moron." Kouji shot back. The others looked at each other hopelessly.
"Guys, let's not make a scene today." Izumi said tiredly. "Can't we just have a decent meal together without you two chewing each other's head off?" she asked defeatedly.
"Izumi, it's all in good fun." Takuya grinned. "Me and Kouji have a love-hate relationship."
"I don't see much of the "love" part" Izumi muttered.
"Yeah, Z, relax." Kouji said. "There's no need for me to make Takuya look like an idiot. He does a pretty good job himself."
"Hey!" Takuya said as the rest laughed.
"Bokomon, it smells like fish in here!" cried Neemon as he sat next to his pal on the fleshy pink surface of Whamon's tongue.
"Well what did you expect, you nincompoop?" Bokomon scolded. Neemon contemplated the obviously rhetorical question.
"Something not so smelly." he whined.
"We're in a fish's mouth, not a flowershop." Bokomon said, bewildered by his friend's idiocy.
"Well," said the voice of their carrier. "Technically, I'm a mammal."
"Oh, please, do forgive me." Bokomon said sarcastically. The last few months have been a stressful time for Bokomon and his attitude has reflected it. Between the Digital World falling into shambles once more, being taken prisoner, and then becoming a fugitive, it's a wonder he has been able to keep himself together. Neemon, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to the world around him, as usual.
"Ladies and Gentlemon, we'll be docking at Toucan Paradise shortly. Please prepare to be hurled dangerously into the air through my blowhole." Spoke Whamon.
"Oh, fantastic!" Bokomon said. "We'll meet up with the angels in no- Wait what?" he exclaimed.
"Have a nice flight." Whamon said as a rush of water flooded through his mouth and he launched the pair out of his blowhole. Bokomon shrieked as Neemon just sailed through the air mellowly. Thud. They hit the sand roughly and Bokomon stumbled to his feet dizzily.
"That was fun!" Neemon exclaimed. "We should do it more often." Bokomon cried out in anger and grasped Neemon's waistband.
"No! You! Nin-! –com-! –Poop!" he shrieked, snapping the waistband with each syllable.
"Owowowow." Neemon whimpered in pain.
"Stop your blubbering, Neemon!" Bokomon said. "We need to find the Toucanmon. They're probably waiting for us with the angels." Bokomon looked around. To his right was the calm sea, shimmering under the blazing sun. To the left was a lush tropical forest. Straight ahead was a rocky cliff. He turned around to see a large resort-like shack in the distance. "There we go!" Bokomon cried as he took off toward the Toucanmon resort, toting Neemon along with him by the waist band.
"Bokomon!" Neemon whined. "You're stretching my elastic!"
"Hush up!" Bokomon retorted. As they arrived in front of the resort, they saw three short bird-like Digimon with colorful beaks and still wearing the bottom half of their hatched shells relaxing at a bar inside the resort.
"There you two are!" cried the middle Toucanmon. "We've been waiting on you two!"
"You had Magnamon worried sick!" cried the one on the left.
"He's got the tikes fast asleep on one of the hammocks out back." Said the one on the right.
"Uhm…Magnamon?" asked Bokomon. "What on Earth would he be doing here? Shouldn't he be fighting?"
"Typically, yes." Said the voice of Magnamon, approaching with the three celestial angels in his arms. "We had decided that a body guard was needed for the celestials in case of emergency, though." He explained.
"Oh, of course." Said Bokomon. "I'm sure the other knights could survive without you anyways." Mangamon looked away and sighed.
"Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fine." He lied. A collective yawn from the rookies in his arms brought him back to earth. "Well, looks like they're awake." He said. The three angels sleepily opened their eyes and took in their surroundings. Lopmon and Salamon simply looked on tiredly, but two familiar faces brought Patamon into a state of elation.
"Papamon! Neemon!" Patamon said. "I haven't seen you in so long! I was so worried, Papamon!" he cried.
"I've missed you too Patamon, but this is no time for reunions!" Bokomon exclaimed. "We must hurry! We could have company any minute now. I'm sure that blasted Bagramon will have cronies here soon, so we must get the call out to the children immediately!"
"Okay Papamon!" Patamon said. "We're on it!" he motioned toward the still-half-asleep Lopmon and Salamon. "You guys!" he cried. "Wakey Wakey!" he batted each of their faces with his bat-like wings. The two rookies snapped out of their sleeping trance and awaited direction. "Let's get ready." Patamon said.
"Right!" Lopmon and Salamon said in unison. The angels stood in a closely-knit triangle and each began to glow. Salamon turned a light shade of pink. Patamon was now shining blue. Lopmon was shining a peachy color. A bright orb of white energy formed between the tiny creatures as their looks of deep concentration hardened.
"Oh no you don't!" cried a voice. "Pendragon's Glory!" a red laser raced toward the angels.
"Aura Barrier!" cried Magnamon, enveloping the group in a veil of light energy. He was struggling, his trouble evident in his voice. "You guys have to hurry up! I can't hold this much longer!" he grimaced as Examon raced toward the resort at a dangerous speed. He launched another laser into the barrier, followed by countless shells that exploded upon contact.
"Sorry Magnamon!" cried Lopmon. "We're going as fast as we can! Hang in there! Okay?"
"Wait a minute!" cried Bokomon. "Why on earth is Examon attacking us?" he exclaimed "He's a Royal Knight!"
"It's a long story." Magnamon said, the burden in his voice increasing. "He's been manipulated by those Triad clowns." Examon kept firing away.
"We're almost ready to send the signal!" reported Patamon.
"Good! Hurry, though. I can feel my power slipping." Magnamon said in a gasp.
"He's going to ram us!" cried one of the Toucanmon as Examon came streaking toward the group.
"It's ready!" cried Salamon. "Bokomon, Just speak into that orb to send the message, okay?"
"I'm sending the message?" Bokomon asked, flabbergasted by the request.
"Unless you want to be the one holding off Examon with Magnamon," Salamon began.
"No! No! That won't be necessary!" he said.
"Okay! Let's do this then!" Lopmon cried.
"Lopmon Warp Digivolve to-"
"Patamon Warp Digivolve to-"
"Salamon Warp Digivolve to-"
The angels were engulfed in three globes of data streams.
"Cherubimon!"
"Seraphimon!"
"Ophanimon!"
Where the three rookie angels once stood, the three mega-leveled, fully developed Celestial Angels emerged..
"Magnamon, be ready to drop the barrier on the count of three!" exclaimed Cherubimon.
"One." Said Cherubimon
"Two." Followed Seraphimon.
"Three!" exclaimed Ophanimon.
The barrier vanished and Magnamon grabbed Examon, tossing him to the side.
"Strike of the Seven Stars!"
"Lightning Spear!"
"Sefirot Crystal!"
The three mega-level attacks shot toward Examon, crossing and combining into an enormous beam of light. The impact caused a massive explosion and the sand kicked up, blinding everyone. Meanwhile, Bokomon, Neemon, and the Toucanmon found shelter to send out the message.
"Greetings from the Digital World," Bokomon began, speaking clearly into the orb, as instructed. "Our world is in danger once more. The lives of millions will be lost if something is not done! We are calling upon you, denizens of the physical world, to come to our aid. The demise of our world could certainly mean an attack on your own world! Please, if you do choose to accept our plea, report to the Shibuya train station by 21:30 hours. Take the elevator to the underground station and embark on this perilous journey! The Trailmon will leave by 21:55 hours. Please! The sake of two worlds depends up you!"
Outside, the sand storm had settled, and the damage done by the mighty attack was visible. A gaping hole, roughly 75 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep, replaced a large portion of the once-lush tropical jungle. Hovering above that hole, entirely unscathed, was Examon.
"How on Earth is that even possible?" cried Seraphimon.
"We hit him squarely! It should have at least done something!" Examon just laughed maniacally at their failed attempt.
"It's my turn now." He said with a sadistic cackle. "Dragonic Impact!" he cried as he darted toward the three angels.
"Heaven's Judgement!" cried Cherubimon as numerous lightning bolts struck the ground, Examon was bobbing and weaving between each one, evading easily.
"How could he possibly be that fast?" Seraphimon said in shock.
"Eden's Javelin!" Ophanimon shouted as a blinding light shot from her javelin toward Examon. He took the blow full-on and continued forward, completely unfazed.
"Excalibur!" cried Seraphimon as he dashed toward the speeding Examon, a blade of light emitting from his right forearm. The two met in the middle and the result was catastrophic. The blade of Seraphimon colliding with the Chrome Digizoid armor of Examon caused a bright flash followed by a rift in the digital dimension as the ground around them began to falter and break apart. The area was completely corrupt by the sheer power of the five mega-level Digimon and the force of the Excalibur and Dragonic Impact acted as a catalyst. Seraphimon was blown back and collapsed in a heap. Ophanimon rushed toward her downed ally to aid him as Cherubimon launched another Lightning Spear at Examon.
"Well, we certainly are bold, aren't we Cherubimon?" jeered Examon. "Rash actions call for consequence, wouldn't you agree?" he smirked. He shot to the sky and his arm cannon began to glow once again. "Pendragon's Glory!" he roared as he took aim at Cherubimon.
"Extreme Jihad!" cried Magnamon, erupting seemingly out of nowhere. His entire body lit up, surging with energy. Pulses of white light lashed out of his body like whips, disintegrating everything they touched. Magnamon shrieked in anguish as the energy he'd concentrated was beginning to overrun him. It formed an orb in the middle of his chest and pulsed in and out of his body, each time bringing a new level of pain to Magnamon. He flailed in every direction, writhing in pain. He curled up with one last ear-shattering scream. Examon launched his ray as Magnamon released the wave of energy he'd built up. Everything went white. Nothing could be seen nor heard for the duration of the whiteout. When the blinding light faded, everybody lay unconscious on the ground, the angels reverting back to their rookie forms, except for in the places of Examon and Magnamon laid two Digi-Eggs. The area that had been formerly known as Toucan Paradise was no longer paradise. The resort was gone. The trees of the jungle were gone. The beach was decimated by holes and dunes. One of the few places unaffected by the previous destruction was now arguably the most horribly destroyed. All was not lost, though, as the message was on its way to the Real World and Magnamon had defeated Examon.
They sure seem to be a lively group. Hana thought as she daydreamed in the kitchen. The one with the goggles reminds me of Sayuri, if she was a guy. At that thought, Hana couldn't help but chuckle to herself, gaining a strange look from one of the cooks. Hana blushed and walked away awkwardly.
"Hanako!" called the familiar voice of Hana's mother. "Sayuri's here for you!" Oh yeah. I forgot that she said she would come by. Hana thought as she wandered out onto the floor, greeting her best friend with a hug.
"Hey squirt!" Sayuri said. "I managed to get Shirou out of his 'renovation' duties, so he'll probably be here soon."
"Oh, cool." Hana said.
"So what are you up to?" Sayuri asked.
"The usual." Hana responded casually. "Waiting tables, cleaning tables, setting tables. It's really crowded today, so I've been sorta busy."
"Well then I'll help you out!" Sayuri said. "I really don't have much else to do."
"No!" Hana said. "I'm not going to let you do my work for me. Besides, my mom won't let you either."
"What?" Sayuri asked. "Your mother loves me! She wouldn't mind."
"That's not what I meant. She wants me to 'take responsibility' and work." Hana explained.
"Oh." Sayuri said. "Whatever, a little help never hurt anyone."
"Fine. You can help me bring orders out to customers I guess." Hana gave in as she guided Sayuri back into the kitchen. "It's probably best to stay in here when it's this crowded."
"Yeah, I'd be embarrassed to be seen with me in public too." Sayuri said with a convincing sad look on her face.
"Oh, you know I love you and don't care what people think! You're like the sister I never had." Hana said, slugging her elder friend in the shoulder playfully. "Anyways, you can help me run drinks out to a booth."
"Your wish is my command, master." Sayuri said in a fake-hypnotic voice as Hana began filling the drinks from the strangely large order she'd just taken.
"Hey you guys!" yelled Shirou, who'd snuck up behind them while they were talking and scared them half to death.
"Shirou don't do that!" yelled both girls in unison as Hana grabbed a rag from underneath the counter to clean up the mess of the drinks she'd just made.
"Sorry!" he said "I couldn't resist." Sayuri slugged him hard in the shoulder. "Ow!" he cried "Well, I guess I sorta deserved that one."
"Yeah, ya think?" Sayuri said sarcastically.
"Shirou you can help us now, to make up for the wasted time and drinks." Hana said as Shirou groaned in displeasure. "I've got to make three root beer floats, pour a pot of coffee, and get a couple of soft drinks for an order. You can help Sayuri and me take it out to them, okay?"
"Yeah, whatever." He said, unsatisfied with his new duty. Hana placed the root beer floats on a platter, the the tea and cola on a second platter, and handed the pot of coffee to Shirou. Hana took the root beer floats and Sayuri took the soft drinks and they made their way through the crowded restaurant to the corner booth.
"Three root beer floats, black coffee, one cola, and one green tea." Hana said. As Sayuri approached with the soft drinks, she looked at the occupants of the booth and made a strange sound that was half way between surprised and pleased. The group looked at her strangely and she just smiled and laughed.
"You're those people from the park earlier!" she said.
"Sayuri!" cried Hana.
"What? Are they not?" she asked innocently.
"Well…no." Hana said quietly. "Still! It's unprofessional to blurt something like that out to customers! It's also kind of creepy."
"To be fair, staring your customers down when they first walk in the door is kind of creepy too." Kouichi said with a grin and a small laugh.
"And I'm unprofessional?" Sayuri laughed as Hana flushed in annoyance and a bit of embarrassment.
"Could you quit yapping and just gimme my float already!" complained Takuya. Sayuri flushed with anger.
"Listen, bub-!" she started.
"Now, now Takky," Junpei said. "That was a rude thing to say." He turned to the waitress and her accomplices. "Please excuse my friend here; he gets cranky when he's hungry."
"Stop calling me that!" Takuya shouted.
"Indoor voice, Gogglehead." Kouji said cooly.
"Shut your trap, pretty boy!" he retorted.
"What, did you run out of insults?" Kouji smirked. "You used "pretty boy" on the way here, genius."
"Whatever! I could've come up with a better one if I wanted to!" Takuya shot back.
"Oh boy, here we go again." Izumi whispered to Kouichi.
"I heard that!" Kouji and Takuya yelled in unison.
Sayuri, Hana, and Shirou stood awkwardly in the background, somewhat amused..
"Well…" Sayuri started. "We'll just leave you six to resolve your problems in private." She placed her platter down and Hana and Shirou followed in suit as they bolted away from the strange group.
"Way to go, you guys!" Tomoki said. "You scared them away."
"Sorry to kill your little romantic fantasy, short stuff." Takuya laughed.
"Shut up! I don't know what you're talking about!" Tomoki insisted.
"Yeah, hothead, leave the kid alone." Kouji started. "After all, at least he had the manners to stay respectful to the girls."
"I would have been fine if that girl would have just-!" Takuya said as he was cut off by nine cell phones going off simultaneously. Oh great. Takuya thought. That can't be good. There's no way that's coincidence. He whipped his phone out, and sure enough, along with eight other phones, his had received a message. Wait a minute! Why the hell are we getting this message on our phones? Maybe they figured we don't carry our D-Tectors anymore. But still, Takuya thought to himself. If there are only six of us, and I just heard nine phones go off, what on earth is going on? He looked around frantically to attempt to locate the remaining three phones.
"Uhm. You guys," Izumi spoke up, getting her friends' attention. She directed her friends' gazes to the group in the booth next to them. Sure enough, all three had their phones out with confused looks on their faces. What could that mean? Takuya thought.
"Maybe we should see what it's about." Kouichi said.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Kouji had his phone at his ear. As the message played on, his pupils dilated. Not again. He thought to himself. They're in trouble again?
"What is it about, Kouj?" Junpei asked.
"I-….I think…we're going back." Kouji said, in a state of utter disbelief.
"What?" Tomoki blurted out. "Back to the Digital World?"
Izumi looked at the three who'd received what she guessed was the exact same message. The guy had a look that said this must be a really bad joke. "You guys, what about them?" she said in a hardly audible voice.
"Hey!" said the guy from the booth next to them, causing Tomoki and Izumi to jump. "You guys get the same message? Weird right? What a stupid joke!" he laughed, green eyes gleaming.
"It's not a joke!" Kouji said, a flash of rage in his eyes.
"What?" the guy replied, not sure what to think.
"That…isn't a joke." Kouichi spoke up. "This really isn't the best place to talk about this. We can explain everything in private, could you guys meet us out back?" he looked up, meeting each of the confused gazes, including that of the girl with the violet eyes. She looked more worried than confused. He looked over to the other girl now. She'd turned around and he could see that she had steel-grey eyes that appeared glazed over, giving her a mystical look. "By the way, My name's Kouichi Kimura."
"I'm Kazuhiro Okazaki." The guy replied.
"Okay, we have a lot to catch you guys up on, so let's get out of here!" Takuya said with enthusiasm. Jeez. Kouichi thought. He looks like a five-year-old at Christmas. He's so excited to get back. Kouichi paused for a moment. In a way, I guess I am too.
"I should probably go back to the kitchen and flag down our waitress, though." Kouichi said. "I wouldn't want them to completely finish our food, only to have us leave." He headed off toward the kitchen as he saw their waitress and her two friends dart to the back of the restaurant, near where the restrooms and storage closets were. He followed them back there, having an odd feeling about what they were doing. He stood around the corner and out of their view, listening in.
"So, what do you guys think that was about?" Sayuri spoke.
"It's obviously just a prank!" Shirou said. "That was just some chainmail or something."
"I thought so too, Shirou, but there was no sender." Hana said.
"Yeah, Einstein!" said Sayuri.
"Well, I don't know. That was definitely weird, though, that all three of us would get the exact same call at the exact same time." Shirou said.
"What do they mean by the Digital World, though? And why do we have to save it? I don't even think Shibuya station has an underground level!" Hana said. This is getting weird. Kouichi thought. But if he and his five friends had already gotten the call along with three new people, how could three more have gotten it? There are only ten spirits.
"I don't know. There's no way my parents will let me out that late anyways." Hana said.
"I still think it's just a bad joke." Said Shirou.
"Yeah, maybe you're right." Sayuri said. Kouichi had heard enough.
"It's not a joke." He said, turning the corner and startling them half to death. "My friends and I got the same message, along with the group in the booth next to us. It may sound crazy, but my friends and I know the Digital World all too well."
"What do you mean by that?" said Shirou suspiciously.
"Look, long story short, we're going to explain everything behind the restaurant. We need you guys to cooperate. It must be worse than last time if Ophanimon sent for twelve people this time."
"Who the heck is Ophanimon?" asked Sayuri.
"Like I said, we're answering questions in the back now. Let's go."
"…Eh." Shirou said. "Why not?"
Hana led them out back from the exit in the kitchen, and sure enough, eight others stood there waiting. They all froze in fear when Shirou, Sayuri and Hana walked out and a collective sigh was heard when Kouichi followed.
"Uh.." Kouichi started. "We have three more I guess."
"Wait a minute." Kouji said. "What? How is that even possible? That makes twelve."
"Yeah we all know you can count, Kouji." Takuya said snarkily.
"This isn't the time to be screwing around, Takuya." Kouji said with a serious tone. "My point is that there are only ten Legendary Warriors."
"Oh yeah." Takuya said. "That can't be right."
"What the hell is a legendary warrior?" Sayuri butted in.
"We'll get to that in a moment." Kouichi said politely. "First let's start with introductions. I'm Kouichi Kimura. The one who looks like me is my twin brother, Kouji Minamoto." Kouji gave a half wave and cracked a barely-visible smile. "The one with the goggles is Takuya Kanbara."
"What's up, people?" Takuya said enthusiastically.
"The blonde girl is Izumi Orimoto. We just call her Izumi."
"Ciao! Pleased to meet you all." She said sweetly.
"The tall one is Junpei Shibayama."
"Please, call me Junpei" He said jollily.
"And last, but certainly not least, the little guy is Tomoki Himi."
"I'm not little." Tomoki complained. "Oh, and call me Tomoki."
"What about you guys?" Izumi asked.
"I'm Kazuhiro Okazaki, but please, call me Kazu." said the oldest boy. "The girl with the short hair is my younger sister, Nanami."
"Sister?" rang nine voices simultaneously.
"You guys look nothing alike!" said Takuya.
"Pardon me, step-sister."
Nanami waved docilely and said "Hello. Strange way of making new friends, right?"
"Back to introductions!" said Kazu abruptly. "This girl over here that looks like she's sleepwalking is Miyuki Sato." The girl with the powder blue hair reacted slowly to the sound of her name.
"Please, call me Yuki." She spoke extremely slowly and rhythmically and her voice just further supported the idea that she wasn't entirely "there."
"And what about you guys?" Junpei asked the last group.
"I'm Hanako Ushiba." said Hana. "Please, don't hesitate to call me Hana."
"Shirou Nakahara at your service." said Shirou.
"Sayuri Etsuko." said Sayuri. "Pleased to make your acquaintance." She said a little too formally.
"She never talks that properly. Don't get used to it. She's a bit of a barbarian." Said Shirou.
"You take that back, you little worm!" yelled Sayuri as she locked Shirou in a headlock. Shirou screamed and struggled.
"Get this beast off of me!" Everyone but Hana looked on in amusement as she pleaded for her friends to behave themselves.
"Okay, enough with the formalities." said Kazu. "I believe you guys owe us some answers."
"Right," Kouji began. "As you guys already know, we all got a strange voicemail at the exact same time, coming from the Digital World."
"Your first question is probably 'what the hell is the Digital World.'" Junpei cut in. "Well, basically it's a parallel universe created by the data collected from the internet. This world isn't inhabited by humans, either. It's populated by a large variety of creatures called Digimon. Some mimic animals, some look like humans, and others don't really look like anything you've ever seen before. Oh, and these Digimon have special powers like launching fireballs or lightning bolts. What? Don't look at me like that!" he said, addressing six disbelieving looks.
"Okay, and how can we believe you?" Kazu asked. "You have to understand that your explanation sounds really dumb."
"There is no way to really believe us. You'll kind of just have to see for yourself." Junpei said.
"Why did they call on us, though." asked Hana. "What makes us special?"
"Well, that's where things get odd." Kouichi said. "You see, my friends and I have already been to the Digital World. We were called four years ago to stop a dark force. Once we succeeded, we were sent back. Anyways, we were called because each of us had a special connection to an element. For example, I held darkness. Upon arriving, we were given these." Kouichi said as he pulled out his D-Tector. "These are D-Tectors. They give us the ability to hone our connected element and change form. We turn into creatures like Junpei had mentioned."
"Wait, you honestly expect us to believe you turn into giant monsters?" Shirou butted in. "That really is crazy."
"That also means you'll each possess an element as well," Tomoki said. "But what I don't understand is that there are only ten elements. There are twelve of us."
"Who knows." said Takuya. "Maybe that stupid book of Bokomon's left something out."
"Who's Bokomon?" asked Nanami.
"He's the one who sent the message. He was also one of the Digimon who helped us during our time in the Digital World last time." said Izumi.
"You actually befriended some of the monsters?" asked Sayuri.
"Well, you see," Junpei said. "There are a lot of Digimon. Some are good. Some are evil. Last time, one of the overlords of the world, who was part of a leading group called the Celestial Angels, was corrupted and turned evil. He took the spirits of five of the warriors and turned them into evil Digimon as well. It was our responsibility to stop them. We did, but it got even more complicated when two psychotic knights showed up and revived an ancient psycho Digimon and we had to ancient spirit evolve to defeat him." He just gazed at the confused people in front of them. "Ehhh it may make more sense when we get there."
"Who says we're actually going?" said Kazu. "I don't know about you nutcases, but that sounds pretty dangerous to me."
"Shut up." Kouji mumbled.
"What was that?" Kazu asked
"I said shut up." Kouji responded, his eyes flashing angrily. "I don't know about you, but when I think of millions of innocent lives being lost, it gets me angry. It makes me want to do something about it. You just sound like a coward." He looked away. "It's disgusting."
"What the hell is your problem, dude?" Kazu shot. "Who are you to judge somebody you've known for ten minutes? Did it ever occur to you that maybe I don't want to worry my family for a world that has nothing to do with me?"
"Did you even listen to the message?" Kouji said in rage. "They even said it. If we don't do something, our world will be in trouble too. Last time, Lucemon tried to enter our world and enslave it too. Did it ever occur to you that maybe if you don't go, you won't have a family to worry?" tension was high, but broken by Miyuki.
"I think they're right." She said in her strange and mystical voice. "Maybe we should go. After all, I don't think enslavement would be very enjoyable."
"Besides," Shirou broke in. "I think it would be awesome to turn into a monster and kick some ass!"
"Shirou," Sayuri started. "You'll probably turn into something lame like a duck...or a pigeon."
"Shut up!" Shirou said defensively. "I bet I'd kick your ass!" Everyone groaned as the two began fighting again. The argument was cut short, however, by six loud beeping sounds. The group collectively covered their ears. Takuya, Kouji, Junpei, Tomoki, and Izumi reached into their pockets and pulled out their D-Tectors. Theirs, along with Kouichi's, were the source. Takuya began banging his with his free hand as the others just looked at theirs, surprised and clueless. Then, as suddenly as it started, the noise stopped.
"Phew." said Izumi. "That was new. Glad it's over, though."
"Yeah, I wonder what that was about." Tomoki said. As he said it, their D-Tectors began glowing.
"What now?" Sayuri whined.
"You sure those things are safe? They aren't going to blow up or anything, right?" Kazu said. As he said it, each D-Tector flew out of its owner's hand and hovered above everybody.
"What's going on with them today?" Kouichi asked quizzically. "They haven't done anything in four year." There were six loud bangs, like firecrackers, as each D-Tector suddenly disappeared in a puff of black smoke.
"Wahh!" cried Takuya. "What the hell! My D-Tector! My Spirits!"
"That's definitely not good." said Izumi.
"There's got to be an explanation for that." said Junpei "Maybe they were reacting to the trouble in the Digital World or something?"
"Well, we really can't dwell on that." Izumi said. "Back on topic, any other questions?"
"I'm sure we still have a lot." Hana said. "But, it's 9:00 already. We don't really have time for that."
"Right." Izumi said. "So, are you guys willing to do this?"
"Well," Nanami said. "What do we tell our parents?"
"Don't worry about that." Kouichi said. "Time moves much faster in the Digital World. Last time we were there, we were there for three weeks. When we got back, it was only a few minutes after we'd left."
"Now that that's solved," Shirou said. "I'm in."
"Yeah, I wanna go too." Sayuri said. "I need to kick his ass when we get there though."
"If they're in, so am I." Hana said.
"Great!" Izumi said.
"I'd love to go as well." Miyuki said. "I think it would be an extraordinary experience."
"Well, it won't fail you." Junpei said.
"I guess I'll go too." Nanami said quietly. "I couldn't live with it if something horrible happened because of me." Kouichi smiled.
"That's great to hear." He said.
"No way-" Kazu said.
"What the hell is your problem, man!" Takuya blurted.
"You didn't let me finish. I was going to say," he smirked. "No way could I let my little sister go without me." He smiled at Kouji."Sorry about earlier. You're right. I was being an idiot."
"No. It's okay. I know where you were coming from." Kouji said.
"Hey lovebirds, we need to get out of here now." Takuya cut in.
"Shut up, Gogglehead." Kouji said as he started walking.
"Well, I guess we should go. We don't want to be late." said Kouichi.
Author's Notes:
This was a really long chapter, my longest yet, and it really took a lot to think everything through and not contradict anything I mentioned earlier. I hope I did well and nothing is confusing or poorly written. I know it was kind of a boring end and everything. I think a lot of things were made evident with this chapter and I hope you liked it! Please Review!