Shattered Light
By: Linkmaste
Chapter Five: Impmon vs. Shinpimon
Authors Note: Want to know a little fun fact while I was starting this story? This was the first chapter I wrote. I had no idea how it was going to fit in but eventually, I figured out the Tamers Expo and from there it went. Plenty of battle scenes here. Enjoy.
Also, since it's my birthday I will update sooner than usual. My treat.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Renamon could not find Guilmon in time before her battle begun. With so many digimon around, it was hard to pinpoint the red digimon in such a short amount of time. Takato understood, he would keep an eye out and went to go see his parents. Maybe, they had an idea where Guilmon had wondered off to.
The next series of battles went by with various degrees of amusement. One for example, showed the serious Renamon pairing off against a very familiar white digimon who had such big green eyes, you could get lost in them. Rika let her head shift side wards, as she saw Calumon take the stage-obviously with no Tamer in tow. No one was partnered with Calumon and it was normal.
In a sense, everyone had Calumon. From Jeri, to Takato, to even Katrina from Canada who had grew very fond him of while he stayed in the northern country. Sometimes though, he would vanish from everyone's radar. However, like clockwork-he always returned, usually in an unsuspecting manner. Well, this counted as unsuspecting for sure. Renamon narrowed her ice blue eyes at the white innocent being that flew around. The announcer was fumbling his words-unsure with what exactly was going on.
"Calumon, what are you doing?" Renamon asked.
"Playing. What else-hey! I found out that there are these little rocks that can go into this brown liquid and it makes a lot of mess-but its so fun to do. Wanna try it? Huh?"
Calumon must have found pop rock candy and combined it with cola, Rika thought with an amused expression prickling at the corners of her mouth. Renamon plucked Calumon out of the air as simple as it was to pick a book off the shelf. In a motherly tone, she explained,
"Calumon, it is too dangerous for you to fight against rookies. Besides, what would you do with all the money? As far as I'm concerned, everyone willingly feeds you snacks and cakes until your stomach is full and you complain of a belly ache," Renamon simply placed the cheerful digimon on the ground of the arena, sneakily disqualifying him from the match. "Why don't you go find Impmon and see what he is up to? I'm sure he missed you."
"Impmon missed me? Oh no! I'll have to give him extra hugs! You know, he misses Lindy a lot when she's away. I see him doing that crying thing by himself sometimes…" Calumon could not be heard as he drifted away from the arena. Renamon turned to Rika.
"I assume that is the end of the match."
Rika looked unsatisfied, but agreed telling the referee that Calumon forfeited the match. A collective series of groans was the response. Rika did not pay any mind to them. She could never hurt Calumon-even if it was just play fighting. The little guy occupied a soft spot in her heart.
The next match left many people confused, but very excited. An unknown challenger cloaked in a brown outfit that concealed everything, had taken to the stage. The Tamer was also concealed completely in a brown get up. The opponent was an older teen with a Tentomon who hailed from Sweden. The digimon resembled a bug eyed beetle with red and green outer shell, pincers for hands and lime green insect eyes.
The battle only lasted a total of two seconds before the cloaked digimon sprung up, and delivered a very swift kick to the data type digimon. Tentomon was sent flying off the arena. Everyone gasped. When the announcer proceeded to declare Shinpimon and its partner Ike Ramos the victors, everyone cheered on the mysterious duo.
Up on the balcony, Terriermon glumly watched the tournament go by. He tried everything to convince Henry, but the young man would not budge an inch. All that money-and the sparring would be nice. Terriermon was by no means an 'indoor' digimon. He needed to do something to work off the energy he built up.
The green and white digimon observed Lopmon lose the first round to Impmon. It made the digimon feel unhappy. That the cocky, loud mouth imp got to fight and Terriermon couldn't. It wasn't fair!
"Henry! Why can't I enter last minute with Suzie? I'm sure she'll want to try again." The dog rabbit digimon stared at Henry with anticipation. Maybe, he will say yes. Henry finished shaking hands with a Tamer from Ireland and looked to the digimon.
"I would really prefer if you didn't, Terriermon. Haven't we done enough fighting over the years? I'm just happy we have a moment's peace."
"Of course, I like the peace," Terriermon grabbed a large bag of popcorn and shoved a generous helping into his mouth. "I just like the competition too and I would get to cream Impmon. You know, if you gave me ten seconds, he would be done like steak!"
"Terriermon..." Henry warned-his voice teetering on between annoyed and firm.
"Yeah, yeah. Momentai, Henry. I'll just sit here and get fat off the popcorn while everyone else gets all the fun." Grumbling, the digimon watched the second match between Tentomon and the mysterious opponent garbed in the brown cloak. Pleased, he grabbed more salt and sprinkled it over his snack. Maybe, he could ask Henry for a large drink...
The arena was cleared from the previous battle and prepared for the match between Impmon and Shinpimon. In the crowded stadium, everyone was cheering for their respective challengers. The fans were yelling, screaming, holding various signs and noisemakers-all rooting for either Impmon or Shinpimon. While in the first round, Shinpimon was being ridiculed. However, the mysterious digimon was quickly gaining a fan club for taking out Tentomon in three seconds flat. Many loyal fans were rooting for the small mouthy purple imp who was enjoying the fame.
"Ya know," mentioned Impmon while walking up to the stage with Ai. "Bein' a celebrity wouldn't be that bad. I am pretty badass." The young Tamer scoffed, amused at the hybrid's comment.
"I don't think your brain could handle the ego boost. Now, stick to the plan okay Impmon? Don't get cocky," Ai frowned staring up ahead at the mysterious digimon: Shinpimon. The brown cloaked being was talking to it's mysterious Tamer who was cloaked as well in a brown garb. They were smaller, no doubt younger than thirteen. Shinpimon wasn't taller than a toddler, but something about them was setting Ai on edge-making her squirm. If there was something that Impmon and Lindy taught her while training, it was trust your instinct- it was usually right. "We don't know much about these guys."
The purple hybrid turned to Ai with a devil like smirk,
"Munchkin, when do I ever get cocky? I'm just sayin' that I'm gunna cream that guy in a minute. I almost feel bad." the virus laughed harshly. Ai rolled her eyes and nudged him on stage.
"Just stick to the plan. Okay?"
"Yeah, yeah." waved Impmon with his red glove at his Tamer who glared back in annoyance. "I trust ya, just be ready with those cards."
With a flick of her hand, she produced her cards and her purple D-Arc that she shared with Mako and Impmon. It was a little cracked but still good-provided that Ai didn't man handle it too roughly. Before Impmon was free from the hybrid curse, the drop of the device could cause him to change into his human form or a digimon. Now, it was controllable. Still, it would provide unfavourable results if during the battle, Impmon changed. It was still a secret to the world that Impmon and Lindy were hybrids.
"Now, to our next round!" The announcer called out, earning more cheer and uproar from fans. "On this side is Impmon and his Tamer, Ai Haruki! Give the young pair a hand!"
"Young? I'm eleven." Ai muttered, looking annoyed. She waved while Impmon crossed his arms smirking. His green eyes glared at his opponent who slowly climbed onto the arena. Shinpimon almost tripped but caught itself in time. This earned a smart ass remark from the purple digimon,
"Ya should go easy on the booze, buddy! I hear numbskulls like ya can't handle your liquor!"
The crowd laughed and rooted for Impmon louder. Apparently in a fight, having witty remarks would earn you brownie points from the audience. Impmon loved being the center of attention and this was nirvana for him.
"And in this corner," the announcer continued, "Is the mysterious Shinpimon and its partner, Ike Ramos. Opponents, prepare to fight! Don't forget, if you fall off the arena and hit the ground, you lose. No digivolving!" The announcer stepped out of the ring and let the two opponents take charge. Impmon lit a flame on his finger. Shinpimon stayed silent, crouching low to prepare defending itself from the flame attack.
"Don't worry. This will only sting for a second." Impmon called out, smirking. He was enjoying the banter plenty. The Tamer, Ike stayed silent. His face was shrouded from everyone with the secretive, brown cloak.
The crowd stood silent, waiting for the countdown of the match. Renamon and Rika watched nearby. They were curious of how the battle will turn out. Renamon didn't break her gaze from the match when she spoke to Rika softly,
"How long do you think it will take him to realize?"
Rika didn't reply for a second and sighed. Her violet eyes cast a reluctant look of amusement. Folding her arms she leaned back on a wall, getting comfortable.
"Probably, when it's too late."
Renamon did not respond, but the Tamer knew her partner agreed.
"ON YOUR MARKS!" The announcer shouted.
Impmon's body tightened. He could feel himself getting excited, the adrenaline pumping in him and his tail twitching for action. His fur stood on end and a small wisp of a flame flickered on his right forefinger. That Shinpimon won't know what hit it thought Impmon, positive that he had this battle in the bag.
Ai was behind him. She took a deep breath and focused her mind connection to Impmon. In seconds, the two were connected in mind and body. Whatever Impmon felt or saw, she could see and feel as well. It was useful to spot things her hybrid partner might not notice during the battle. It took awhile to get the hang of at first, but now it was starting to become as easy as flicking on a switch.
"GET SET!"
All was silent. Terriermon was upstairs with Henry watching the battle with a amused expression. He tugged on Henry's dark green blazer, excited. Henry was having a conversation with one of the American Tamers.
"Henry! The battle is about to start!"
The logical Tamer looked out at the battle with a disapproving glance. He didn't agree with the whole tournament, but it did bring a lot of Tamers in from the other countries. As long as they played by the rules, no one should get hurt and nothing should get damaged. If he was going to run the Hypnos department soon, then he needed to make sure this event goes without a hitch. Henry watched his partner wolf down popcorn, who was eager for the battle to commence.
"GO!"
When the bell chimed, Impmon casted his flames at Shinpimon as a distraction before charging over with a melee attack. Staying a distance or keeping close didn't matter with this digimon. Shinpimon leapt up high, avoiding the flames and flipped over Impmon with grace. Impmon saw Shinpimon twist its body behind him.
Behind! thought Ai.
I see it. Impmon replied and lit several more flames up.
"Badaboom!"
The fireballs hit Shinpimon. It's body was in midair as it was impacted by the hot flames. With a grunt, it fell back a little. Impmon smirked as he was successful with the first hit.
Got it.
Shinpimon caught itself and landed on its feet. With a growl, it ran forward and punched Impmon. Impmon blocked it and sent a kick at the opponent's head, but the mysterious fighter ducked. While being this close and fighting, Impmon decided to use some of his witty banter.
"So, what's up with the cloak huh? Ya ugly or somethin'? You must have been born on the highway because that's where most accidents happen." Impmon smirked jumping up for a high kick. Shinpimon didn't miss a beat and blocked it. It tried to grab Impmon, but the purple rookie side stepped easily.
"I think it's because you're so ugly, that Hello Kitty said goodbye to you, huh? Am I right?" Impmon heard the crowd laugh and cheer him on. Taunting the opponent might not be the smartest thing to do, but he was good at it. Impmon could feel Ai laugh a little at the last comment.
Two fireballs came out of Shinpimon's hands and were sent to Impmon. Yawning, he caught one of them and sent it back.
"Sorry, but I'm a master of fire. Gotta try harder than that!" Impmon held up his red gloves and cried out, "Summon Flame!"
A ring of fire appeared around Shinpimon in an instant. This was part of the plan, first trap it, then set up alight like a roasted pig. There was no way it could get out of there.
"Looks like Shinpimon is trapped! What is it going to do?" The announcer cried leaving gasps and moans from Shinpimon 's fan club. It seemed like the fans were already giving up on the cloaked digimon who had gave no indication that it was defeated.
The air around Shinpimon suddenly was sucked in and the brown cloaked figure spun around, exhausting the flames as quickly as they appeared. Crouching, Shinpimon faced straight at Impmon-who gave an annoyed look.
"Hey ugly! I took some time to make those flames. I'm a little insulted."
Impmon, the Tamer was using a card! Be careful! Ai thought. She barely caught Ike swiping a card through his D-Arc-almost as if he didn't want anyone to see he was using it.
Card, shmard, Impmon rolled his eyes and ignored the sudden cheer from the crowd. The fan club of Shinpimon had spoken up again and raised their posters of the mysterious digimon. Let's use one. Gimmie somethin' powerful.
"Digi-Modify!" Ai called out, smirking as she slide a card through her D-Arc.
"Gabumon's Blue Blaster activate!"
Impmon shot out blue fireballs at the rookie in rapid succession across the arena. He watched Shinpimon run. It was avoiding the hits, but with the smoke his attack was causing, Impmon lost track of his opponents whereabouts. Cursing, he asked Ai for help.
Can't see it! A little help here wouldn't hurt!
Hang on, I see it at three o'clock! Ai thought, catching a glimpse of the brown cloak. It ducked into the smoke, focused on attacking the purple virus.
Impmon turned to his right and made contact with Shinpimon in a power struggle. Gripping his hands against the cloaked hands, Impmon narrowed his green eyes.
Ai, is there something familiar about this mon's, fighting style? The whole cloak and dagger routine? This 'mon has three fingers too...
Ai could notice Impmon feeling a little uncomfortable with Shinpimon's fighting style. While Impmon preferred to use straight on firepower, this digimon was interested in outsmarting the opponent. Usually, the other digimon would have some kind of response to the purple rookie's mocking banter, but this one kept silent.
Impmon felt seconds tick by and he was getting annoyed. This guy should have been hurt by now, at least. Instead, Shinpimon seemed to be more energetic. It was light on its concealed feet and awaiting Impmon's next move.
"Badaboom!" Impmon called out, sending a few more flames at his opponent but Shinpimon cupped them and sent them back at him. Shocked, Impmon felt himself get hit by his own attack and stagger back, close to the edge of the arena.
"What gives, huh?" asked Impmon loudly pointing a red gloved finger at the rookie. "If I had to take a wild guess, I'm thinkin' ya look like your face caught on fire and someone
tried to put it out with a fork. I bet ya Digi-mommy didn't love ya!"
The crowd roared with laughter, enjoying the quips that Impmon was using on Shinpimon. A few even snorted out their drinks when they heard the last comment that Impmon called out. Shinpimon didn't reply, and just kicked Impmon back and raised its hands.
A ring of fire encircled Impmon from the ground enveloping the purple digimon quickly. Ai gasped, feeling the burns affect her and Impmon as they were licking both of their bodies ruthlessly. The flames almost pushed Impmon off the stage. He pushed back using his own fire power against Shinpimon's and growled.
"I ain't going down that easy! Badaboom!" The fire wall was cancelled out by Impmon's fireballs. Impmon ran forward but darted to the side expecting an oncoming attack. However, Shinpimon spun around and kicked Impmon to the ground.
The crowd went wild, earning cheers and disapproval groans from Impmon's fans. Terriermon was having a blast watching the fight continue, obviously rooting for the mysterious challenger to kick some purple virus butt.
"C'mon Shinpimon! You might have a stupid name but you can still kick the little shit off the stage!" The bunny Digimon waved his arms, not noticing Henry giving a disapproving look.
"Terriermon..."
At the battle, Impmon growled while getting up. In his mind, he asked Ai if she was alright. Having the mental link was a two way street; what he felt, she felt. Right now, he was getting sore.
A little bloody nose isn't going to slow us down. Impmon, let's bring out the big guns.
Ready when you are! Give me the firepower!
Ai slowly pulled out a card, smirking at the Tamer across the arena from her. The still cloaked Tamer gave no sign to being tired, or aggravated or even happy. He just stood still and silent. As hard as Ai tried to peer into the black hood, she couldn't find a single feature to determine who this Ike guy was. Just who was he? Was he even from this country?
"Digi-Modify! Meramon's flame fist activate!"
Impmon gave a loud cry and punched forward with every force he could muster. The fireball roughly the size of the purple digimon himself was created with bright yellow and orange flames. To Impmon's horror, the fireball was slightly off course as he aimed it at the Tamer who was standing behind Shinpimon. The purple virus cursed in his head for aiming a little off.
What happened?
I thought you were going to use the other Meramon card! Hope it can stop that before it hits the Ike guy. Shame if he ended up barbeque.
The crowd gasped watching the fireball slowly close in on Ike. For the first time, he made an reaction by stepping back and holding out his hand in front of him. Several members of the audience cried out in horror as the fireball loomed closer and closer towards Ike. In seconds, it was almost on him until the mysterious digimon took the hit and fell backwards, covered in flames. Fire started to consume the costume, and the peculiar Tamer looked a little shocked at the selfless act.
"HAH! That's what you get for wearing that ugly ass costume!" Impmon called out waving a fist in the air. "I hope you arn't too revolting! I don't want you to break all the cameras in here! Hell, I don't wanna puke up my lunch from looking at ya face!"
The fire was eating away quickly at Shinpimon, consuming the bottom of its cloak and working its way up. The feet that the mysterious digimon had revealed to be large dark blue feet with three claws on each foot. Impmon frowned, looking at them.
Impmon... Ai's voice sounded far away and a little frightened. Impmon felt the same way as a knot formed in his stomach and he was put into a cold sweat.
That can't be... Impmon's thoughts trailed as the two partners shared a mix feeling of surprise and intimidation. A nagging feeling at the back of his head was starting to become louder and louder in his mind. The hints were starting to piece together of why exactly Shinpimon was wearing a cloak and so was its Tamer. How the figure was able to control fire easily, and how it wasn't really affected by Impmon's smack talking, and the familiar size and shape.
It was because the two figures were not Shinpimon or Ike Ramos at all.
Quite the opposite.
Shaking her head, the 'Shinpimon' slowly grabbed the remains of the cloak. She was ready for it to come off. Throwing off the cloak, she saw that several people gasped and cried out in shock-Impmon included. She could see the purple virus' face become even more paler than before and she produced a sly grin on her face.
Impmon was now staring at a dark blue Impmon replica, who had a sea green bandana and gloves. On her tummy was a yellow cross which represented her crest of hope. Sea green eyes bore into his emerald ones and he could feel her emotions press onto him and his psychic link between him and Ai being hijacked by her.
Hello Impy...and Ai. Lindy thought, showing a dangerous gleam in her eye. Miss me?
Terriermon spit out his popcorn in surprise, almost choking on a kernel. Henry quickly looked over at his partner, interrupted from talking to a few Tamers about the digital world. The blue haired, young adult was instantly worried that his partner was actually choking.
"Terriermon-what is it?"
"That isn't Shinpimon-that's Lindy!" Terriermon gasped. Then the digimon's dark beady eyes looked over at Impmon's shocked expression. With a burst of laughter, Terriermon lost his composure and sprawled down on the chair. "Look at Impmon's face!" He cackled, kicking his tiny legs in the air. "Look at his stupid face! He's so going to get it now from his girlfriend!"
Crowd members looked amazed, confused, and shocked at the reveal of the mysterious challenger. What was a dark blue Impmon dong here? The Tamer took off his hood as well and it revealed it to be a young boy around eleven years old, with striking similar features as Ai. Same brown hair, and same brown eyes staring easily at his twin sister. The Tamer in question was none other than Mako Haruki.
Hi, sis! Took you guys long enough to figure us out. Mako thought grinning and he gave a small wave. Ai narrowed her brown eyes, opening up the psychic link to Mako.
What the hell do you two think you're doing?
We're competing, what else do you think we're doing? Lindy thought, kicking her burnt costume off the stage. She sounded a little annoyed, but that was because she had Yuki working on making that disguise for awhile. Now, it was charred by Impmon. The hybrid turned back to Impmon who still had his mouth hung open. Several people cheered and shouted various statements to Lindy and Impmon.
"It's a blue Impmon!" One person shouted.
"He looks like a chick!"
"Who the heck cares! She can take this smart mouth on!"
"Impmon! Kick her butt!"
Lindy crouched, preparing to attack again. Impmon held up a gloved hand looking a little weary of the other hybrid. Why did he have to say all those remarks about her being ugly? How mad was she? Maybe she could be talked to, he thought optimistically.
Hang on toots, let's talk about this-
"Summon Flame!" Lindy cried bringing up fire around Impmon with a flick of her wrist. He gasped and dove out of the way before the flames engulfed him. The purple imp ran, throwing a few fire balls at Lindy. He could feel Lindy and Mako sever their psychic connection. It was just Ai and Impmon now.
Did you know about this? Ai asked running a hand through her brown hair, bewildered at the change of events.
Ya think I would have said all those things to her if I did!? She's going to roast me on a spit fire! How didn't you sense that was Mako?!
Ai sent a prang of annoyance at Impmon. Mako cut off his connection to me, it's not like I can just know that my twin is here. We're not totally psychic. How didn't you know your girlfriend was here?!
Impmon felt himself become flustered at the word of 'girlfriend'. Ai, ya know I hate that word. This is just great! We're battling our other partners- no wonder they knew all of our moves!
Impmon, this doesn't change anything. Ai gave a confidant smile. We can still win this. Lindy has been a digimon for less time than you. You still have the upper hand.
He parried a fireball aimed at his head and sent another back to the dark blue virus. His partner was right, Impmon had been a digimon for way longer than Lindy had. This does not change anything.
"Toots-C'mon! How was I supposed to know that was you?" Impmon blocked a roundhouse kick from Lindy and grunted when she threw him over her shoulder. The force of her throw caused Impmon to slide almost completely off the arena. To his luck, he caught on the edge and lifted himself up. Crowds were cheering at his recovery and he narrowed his eyes.
"Ya know what? Fine! If you wanna play rough? I'll play rough!"
Lindy was not prepared for Impmon checking her straight on with his shoulder. It was a crude attack, but it worked at throwing her off. She gasped staggering back and was teetering on the edge of the arena. Gaining her balance, Lindy sighed in relief. However, she took too much time to recover as Impmon was already up in her face. He unceremoniously pushed his girlfriend off the arena.
Impmon turned around before she hit the ground and jumped up in victory. It was a little rough, but him and Ai were triumphant in the end. After all, he won almost all of the sparring matches against Lindy. Glancing at Ai to expect a smile, he saw that Ai was shaking her head, opening her mouth slightly. The purple virus cocked his head to the side in confusion.
Ai, what's up? We won!
Impmon, behind you!
Ai's voice sounded a little afraid and Impmon couldn't turn around completely before a force knocked him flying out of the ring. It was with such a strong force that he couldn't think of any recovery other than changing forms. He activated his power and changed into his mega form, Beelzemon. With his black wings flapping, he managed to not hit the wall. Growling, he looked down on the stage. A white digimon was waiting for him, crossing her arms. Between his change and Lindenmon, Lindy's mega form, there sparked a new kind of enthusiasm from the spectators.
"THEY'RE MEGAS!"
"How did they do that?"
"Wow..."
"Holy shit…"
Several voices cried out in shock and excitement. A few Tamers took out their D-Arcs to read the data that was presented to them. After learning that one was a Demon Lord and the other was a Holy Angel, a few went ecstatic. This battle was just getting good.
Beelzemon, you idiot-
Ai gasped as her partner cut off the link. She screamed at him, saying that the dark biker angel was going to get disqualified, but the mega ignored her. The Tamer huffed and crossed her arms. Across, Mako was looking the same, giving an dejected look to Lindenmon.
Beelzemon swooped down and landed on the arena. He looked as intimidating as ever with his tall body covered in black leather, a bomber jacket and a purple face mask concealing his face. Three emerald eyes shone out of them and they were giving an annoyed expression. He knew that she had the advantage of close combat, but he was better at long distance. Equipped on his arm was a large laser cannon that he knew he couldn't use. It would be too powerful and someone could get hurt. A shotgun was attached to his back, while another one was on his right leg. Beelzemon considered using them.
The other mega hybrid, Lindenmon looked radiant and angelic with her white body and clothes. Her mistletoe wings were sparkling with the stadium light shining down on her. Two, dull, white horns were perched on her head. Her clothes were a simple shirt and long pants exposing her midriff. Locks of blonde hair was all over her face but her white flower was perched on her head without disturbance. Among the pale skin, her sea green eyes shone at Beelzemon dauntlessly. In certain light, you could see the glimmer of large hands floating around her-ready to attack Beelzemon.
This was going to be an interesting battle between a Demon Lord and a Holy Angel. Many people knew a few of the Holy Angels would be at the convention but not Lindenmon. Some of them were dazed by her beauty and grace she possessed. Others were smitten by the Demon Lord. Terriermon was at the edge of his seat upstairs, ignoring a horrified look upon Henry's face. Now this was a battle!
Beelzemon and Lindenmon stared at each other for a moment. The announcer cut in before either could make an attack.
"MATCH OVER! BOTH OF YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED FOR DIGIVOLVING!"
"That's bullshit!" Beelzemon called out angrily. His wings puffed up as he pointed at the white mega, "She changed first!"
"You almost hurt Mako. Technically, you should be disqualified." Lindenmon replied coolly, flying away from an enraged Beelzemon.
It was a long argument but eventually it was decided that both were to forfeit for breaking the rules. Beelzemon was about to say something smart to the referee but Ai had grabbed him by the arm and dragged him off. The young Tamer was no where near as tall nor strong as her mega partner, but she could at least make sure he didn't make an fool of himself. Ai didn't like the idea of losing, but rules were rules and she knew when to call it quits.
The dark mega changed back into Impmon and followed Ai off the stage. He sulked behind, preparing for Lindy to smack him. They met up in the competitors lounge where champion digimon were waiting for their round to start. It had chairs, a few couches, and a snack table sitting in the corner. It was spacious but with all the larger digimon in there, it seemed tiny.
Lindy and Mako followed behind Impmon and Ai calmly. The two were talking about their now charred, brown cloaks. Lindy's would be unsalvageable, as the flames ate up most of it.
"Don't worry Lindy, I'm sure mom can make us new ones for next year." Mako comforted putting a hand on Lindy.
"I still feel bad, she put so much work into this." Lindy sighed. She looked up at Impmon. He crossed his arms and gave a glare.
"What are you even doing here?"
"Like, I said," Lindy said grabbing an apple and eating it. "I was here to win the money with Mako."
"But you said you were stuck in Canada with an exam!" Ai pointed out. "Not only you lied, but you got Mako to play against us."
"I agreed to this, Ai. Lindy came to me with the idea a few days ago, she wanted her revenge while I was going to get that new X-box. She wanted the money too for some vacation her and the Canadian Tamers are going on." Mako explained grabbing some muffins for himself. He shoved one into his mouth, enjoying the free food.
"Revenge?" Ai asked changing her intense brown eyes into worried ones. "Lindy, why do you want revenge on Impmon?"
Lindy stopped eating and stared at Impmon. With a sniff, she turned her head in contempt.
"I think Impmon would be better to explain that."
Impmon froze as Mako and Ai looked at him with a confused expression. Usually, Lindy was pretty mild tempered but sometimes, Impmon's pranks would go a little too far. The rookie looked at Lindy.
"Is this still cause I put that cream stuff in your shampoo?"
The question was met with Lindy jumping over to him with an enraged expression.
"That 'cream stuff' was Nair! It makes hair fall out! I had to get my hair cut because of that stunt!"
The twins remembered the last time Lindy visit them and Impmon. She travelled back to Canada without saying much to anyone, and seemed a little upset while wearing a hat. It was obvious that she didn't want to change forms, but Mako coerced the dark blue imp to see how bad it really was.
"I'm sure you are over reacting, Lindy." Mako soothed. With a frown, she walked over to a hidden alcove and quickly changed into her human form. There, the twins looked at her hair.
After UltimateChaosmon, Lindy had grew a few more inches and looked older; around her age of nineteen. While Lindy was glad that she could go get her drivers license, or have a drink with her friends, it was unnerving to change from a fourteen year old to one of nineteen. Even though she lived through six years of the curse, she felt like she lost them.
The hair was still bright blonde-a trade mark of Lindy. It was usually long and wavy, giving it a beach vibe. Today, it was cut in a more drastic way. The one side was shaved off, giving a edgy look to the hybrid. the other side was styled normally in wavy locks but put into a messy braid. It was assumed that Lindy rubbed in the Nair cream on her one side of the head and didn't realize before it was too late. Ai gasped, trying to hold a laugh back while Mako shook his head not taking his eyes off Lindy.
"Impmon, you are so lucky she isn't going to kill you."
"I found it hilarious, actually." Impmon objected, taking a few steps back from the young woman. "Toots, the hair looks fine-"
"I liked my hair, you jerk! I had to go find a hairdresser and pray for a miracle! I can't believe you!" Lindy crossed her arms and turned her head away.
The twin Tamers were looking from the blonde hybrid to Impmon with an uneasy expression on their faces. Sometimes, the couple fought on a few things but usually it was cleared up. This time, it looked like Lindy was actually upset. Concerned, the Tamers felt like they needed a minute to talk on their own. Ai came up with an excuse to check on the match going on between Renamon and Monodramon while Mako wanted to actually say hi to Suzie.
Ai gave a sympathetic look to the purple rookie.
Just tell her you're sorry, she isn't going to burn you alive.
You don't know that... Impmon replied blazingly and cut off the connection with Ai. In seconds, the twins were gone and Impmon was left on his own with a pissed off girlfriend.
While the hybrid couple were trying to approach civil terms on their little argument, Guilmon was sniffing around the arena. He caught a scent of who he was tracking just not too long ago...where could it have gone? Casting his eyes around, he searched for that figure he saw back at the question and answer panel he was falling asleep at. Takato was more for answering questions. Gulimon wanted to either play some games, or eat more Nutella pockets Lindy brought over from Canada. Those were so delicious...
Snapping his neck around, the digimon saw the cloaked figure wandering around by the vendors, checking the place out. Normally, Gulimon wouldn't be so interested but he smelled so strange! It was unlike anything he smelled before! Gulimon had to know who this guy was! Wagging his tail, the rookie took off towards the vendors trying to keep the cloaked figure in sight.
Authors Note: Okay, I'll admit this is one of my favourite chapters. It's just hilarious Impmon said all that stuff to Lindy. Shinpi means mystery in Japanese. Therefore, it's mysterymon!
The twins share Lindy and Impmon equally as partners, that means Mako can battle with Impmon and Ai can battle with Lindy. It's pretty even. Now, we still don't know who Guilmon's chasing! I think strange things are happening around the Expo, don't you?
Up next, the Digimon Queen versus the Legendary Tamer! This should be an interesting match...