Chapter 7 – Split Decision
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In the morning, the group climbed back onto Wargrowlmon, except for Ryo, who climbed on Cyberdramon.
After about three hours, Jeri broke the silence.
"Hey! Look!" Jeri said, pointing. "I can see one of the Sovereign's towers!"
Sure enough, there was the outline of a tower on the horizon.
"It doesn't look like Zhuqiaomon's tower, though," Ryo said. "It looks more like Baihumon's White Tower."
As they drew closer, they saw that it was indeed the White Tower of the West.
"Oh, come on!" Kazu yelled, grabbing his hair in fury. "All that wasted time!"
"Not wasted," Ryo said. "We got Cyberdramon."
"Yea, not wasted to the Tamer with a Digimon," Kazu shot back.
"Will you just shut up?!" Rika shrieked. "Ever since we came here, you've done nothing but whine. You don't cast a glance at me or Renamon whenever we save your skin, much less say thank. I am on my last straw with you, Kazu Shioda!"
"Hey, I'm just doing to you what you do to me," Kazu said.
"Wargrowlmon, let's land so we can stop this," Takato whispered.
Descending towards the ground, the argument between Rika and Kazu continued.
"On top of that, I have never heard you say anything nice to me in my life!" Kazu yelled.
"Really? What about when I stopped the D-Reaper from grabbing you and Gaurdromon?" Rika yelled back, jumping to the ground.
"Oh, ok. So you helped me personally once. That's -"
Kazu was cut off mid-sentence by a punch to the gut by Rika.
"Whoa!" Ryo and Takato ran over and restrained Rika before she could hit Kazu again.
"This argument has gone too far now," Henry said. "Just apologize, both of you."
"Ok, then," Rika said. "I'm sorry I hit you in the gut, Kazu. I should have aimed for the face!"
"That's not what I meant!" Henry said.
"No, I refuse to travel alongside such a self-centered jerk," Rika said, walking off.
"Where are you going?" Takato asked.
"I don't care," Kazu mumbled.
"Away from him," Rika replied. "Let's go, Renamon."
"Rika!" Takato yelled after her. "We should stick together!"
"If Kazu is there, I won't be," Rika called back.
"Good job, Kazu," Ryo said. "Now what are we going to do? We still have to find five more Digimon and now Rika and Renamon."
"Ryo, you should go with Rika and make sure she stays safe," Henry said.
"Hey, where's Kazu?" Takato asked. While they were discussing what to do about Rika, Kazu had apparently run off like Rika did. Kenta was also nowhere to be found.
"Perfect!" Ryo yelled. "This is the worst possible thing to happen in here."
"I'm sure that they will make up later," Takato said, looking down. "But for now we just have to find them again."
"Takato's right," Henry said.
"Takatomon, what will happen to Rika and Renamon and Kazu and Kenta?" Wargrowlmon asked.
"I don't know," Takato said sadly.
"I'm off, guys," Ryo said. "I'm gonna look for Kazu and Kenta first since they don't have Digimon."
"Good idea," Henry said.
Watching Ryo and Cyberdramon leave, Takato, Henry, Suzy, and Jeri climbed back onto Wargrowlmon and flew off in Rika's direction.