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[u]Chapter 1[/u]
"Come on Dracmon!" The dark brown haired youth called over his shoulder as he ran. Sweat rolled down his face, despite the cold night air. "They're going to catch us if we don't hurry" He put on an extra burst of speed as he turned a corner into the city alleys.
"I'm coming, I'm coming! I can't help it if I've got short legs" His partner behind him called back. The boy looked back over his shoulder at his partner running behind him. Dracmon was slightly smaller than the average rookie, but was; in the digimon's own opinion, one of the scariest looking. Completely covering his head was a black mask, leaving only his grinning mouth free. Where most people's eyes would be, on his mask were two eyes like marks, the right one red, the left one green. His true eyes were on the palms of his clawed hand, again the right one being red, and the left green. Adding the spike on various parts of his body, wing like appendages joined together with a blue pendant, and a forked tail, Dracmon thought he looked pretty fearsome. Others thought differently.
"Did I just hear you say something bad about yourself, or has my hearing gone?" The boy called over his shoulder, a grin on his face, despite the situation. The boy, still running, looked past his partner, into the darkness behind them trying to see through it, and catch sight of their pursuers. Because, the fact was, whether Dracmon was scary or not, he was definitely one thing. A virus, and that was all that mattered to those chasing them.
The VCA had just found out that the boy had lied about his in-training partner had been destroyed by a rampaging data digimon, and that it had in fact evolved, into a virus.
"Very funny Ricki. We're being chased by people who want to chuck you in prison, and turn me into tiny bits of data to float forever around the world. And you feel like making jokes" His partner scowled at him, before dropping one of his hands to his side, palm facing behind him, also trying to see those chasing them. "I can't see them" He informed his partner, who was once again looking forward.
"I didn't either. Okay, quick break" Ricki skidded to a halt, and stood there, half bent over, breathing heavily. His legs hurt from the running, as did his lungs. "You think we lost them?" He asked, looking back the way they had come.
His partner halted next to him. "I don't know. I've heard the VCA are stubborn when it comes to chasing down viruses" He replied, one hand looking behind him. The other was focused on his partner, who was obviously exhausted from the chase. Dracmon studied the fourteen year old boy in front of him. He had brown hair, which was currently messed up and all over the place. He was wearing jeans, which are never the best things to run in, a black and red t-shirt, and light black jacket, that was more for look than warmth.
Now that Ricki had stopped running, and got hold of his breath, he became aware of the cold. "Brr," He folded his arms and hunched up. "Great, we're far away from home, which we can't go back to anyway because people are chasing us, and it also happens to be one of the coldest nights we've had in a long time." He shivered again. Now he was regretting having stopped running, but he knew that if he hadn't he would have soon collapsed from exhaustion.
"I told you we should have stood and fought. I could have handled it!" Dracmon shot at his partner. The little digimon wasn't feeling the cold. Or at last not as badly as his partner. "But now we've run, I'm tired, and can't fight as well"
"No you couldn't have beaten them, even when you were rested. VCA train there people to the best of their abilities. You rarely ever digivolve, and have little experience fighting. You would have been toast" Ricki tried to point out to his partner.
"No I would not!" Dracmon wouldn't accept it. "Even now that digimon would have trouble" he growled, looking back the way they had come again.
"Sure you would" Ricki said sarcastically straightening up. "Come on we've got to find some shelter, before we, or at least I, freeze" He turned and began to walk in the opposite direction from where his partner was looking, still worn out from the run. Dracmon nodded briefly, and followed him. Together the two partners walked, turning out of the alleys and walking along the river that ran through the city. Due to the fact it was late in night there were few cars, and no pedestrians other than the pair.
After about 5 minutes of walking, Ricki glanced behind him, and seeing now pursuer, he breathed a sigh of relief. "I think I was right. We did lose them." He smiled "Now we can relax..."
"You there! Halt! In fleeing you are breaking the law." A boy's voice rang out behind them. Heavy footsteps followed.
Ricki looked behind him "On second thoughts, run!" He took off, his partner right behind him.
"Who have we got?" A tall man leaned over the shoulder of a women tapping away on a computer, looking at the screen.
"One Richard Maits, sir. He's been living on his own for a while on the city limits. He reported that his digimon was destroyed when a Stegomon rampaged there 4 years ago. Earlier today we received intelligence that he had lied to us, and it had become a virus. When we sent Maygold over to detain the digimon, a rookie level Dracmon, they resisted and fled" The women reported, at the same time pulling up his file.
"I see. And Maygold is currently chasing him down?" The man studied the screen.
"Yes sir. But he seems to be able to stay one step ahead of them" The women replied
"Hmm. They are near the river, yes?" A digimon said from next to the man. It was fairly humanoid with two pairs of long ears with purple markings, plus a gold crescent on its forehead.
"Yes Lunamon, ma'am. That's where Maygold's digivice signal is coming from"
"Where is Brook? Are they finished yet?" Was the digimon's next question.
"No ma'am. They'll be a least another couple of weeks, if not more" The women replied calmly. Occasionally the commander and his partner forgot exactly what everyone was. They're still on the south coast"
"Is no one else nearby?" The Commander asked, obviously annoyed.
"Gray and her partner might be able to intercept, in around 10-15 minutes, sir"
"Tell them to do so" The commander ordered. "For each virus that gets away, it boosts the confidence of others. More and more are rebelling, despite our recent success"
"Yes sir" The women nodded, and immediately began tapping away on her keyboard again.
The purple rabbit digimon thought hard. A wrong move here would be fatal. If he didn't break free in the next couple of moves he would be toast. And forced to do double chores for the next two weeks.
"Give up yet?" The person opposite him asked a slight smirk on her face. "I'm already looking forward to the next two chore free weeks. It'll be fun watching you struggle, Gazimon" her voice had a slight welsh accent.
"Yeah right. It'll be me relaxing, while you do my jobs, Katie" The digimon shot back at the girl opposite him, who was gazing at him with green eyes, that were partially covered by her wavy black fringe. Slowly he moved his hand over the board, ready to make a move, when the door to the room slammed open.
"Sister!" A younger boy entered. He had the same green eyes, and black hair, as Katie, as well as the accent "Tsukaimon just reported in. It's a boy, with a virus digimon. The VCA are already hot on their heels. Get ready to head out" He explained.
Katie immediately jumped up and grabbed the device of the table next to her. It was rectangular, with a screen and four buttons, all shaped like diamonds The buttons were also set in a diamond, shape. At the bottom were a set of speaker holes, and a small integrated mike. The buttons, grips and the area round the screen were all were pink. At the top was a key ring, with nothing attached. As she made her way to the door, Gazimon complained. "Bryn! That's bad timing. She can't go! I was just about to beat her and get a chore free two weeks"
"Yeah right" Katie shot back, before holding the device, which was indeed a digivice to her mouth. "Partner, meet me outside, we're going to have some fun" She spoke into the mike.
"Received Katie. I will be there" Came a slightly robotic reply.
Smiling Katie pocketed the device. "Details?" She asked her brother.
"They are near the river, by Caermin Bridge with one VCA agent chasing them. We believe its Leonardo Maygold. Ryan and Ryu are already heading over there. The plan is they pick him up, you distract Leo, or whoever it is." Bryn replied
"Leonardo? I hope he's still not too sore about what happened last time with him, me and Ryan. Or Gabumon for that matter" Katie replied with another smirk, and walked out. A minute later popped her head back round the door. "Gazimon you fiddle with that board and my brother will no longer have a partner you got that?" She firmly told the digimon, before disappearing again.
"Like I need to cheat" Gazimon retorted, before turning back to look at the board. His ears drooped He was in a horribly bad position, and he knew it. But he was still annoyed they'd been interrupted.
"Hey don't look so upset" Bryn walked over to his partner. "It's a good thing she was called out. Knock the board over, and I'll say it was those rats that we've seen around"
Gazimon nodded "Good idea."
"Thanks. But I have no idea why you accepted such a challenge. No one can beat my sister at chess. You know that" Bryn replied, knocking over the board, and scattering the pieces.
Ricki's lungs burned, and he gasped for air even as he ran. They had turned away from the river near Caermin Bridge, back into the alleys, hoping to lose their pursuers, for certain this time. But so far they had had no luck. This time looking behind them, they could see the blonde haired boy, in a blue VCA uniform chasing them. Next to him was a yellow reptilian digimon wearing a blue and white fur coat. On the top of its head was a large horn, and it had a blue square on its stomach with pink markings. Both were ordering them to stop. Both Dracmon and Ricki ignored them, and carried on running. They turned a corner, and Dracmon swore.
Their luck that had kept them ahead of the VCA had just taken a turn for the worse. In front of them the alley had recently been filled in, a brick wall now standing in their way. Ricki spun round ready to run back and take a different turn, but it was too late. Standing behind them was the VCA agent, a boy only slightly older then Ricki's fourteen years.
"The chase ends now. You are under arrest for lying to the authorities, harbouring and allying with a virus digimon, and for resisting arrest" The boy had a triumphant tone in his voice, despite the fact both he and his partner were obviously also exhausted from the chase the two lawbreakers had led them on.
"Ricki, digivolve me, now!" Dracmon hissed. Nodding Ryan reached into his shirt and pulled out his digivice which was suspended on a chain. Its body was black, while the grips and buttons were red.
In challenge the other boy raised his own digivice. This time the body was grey, the grips and buttons blue. "So you're resisting arrest, again? It'll only make your sentence longer." He smiled, and raised the digivice higher, when a voice cut in.
"That's true, but it only matters if he serves a sentence, Leonardo" The voice was female, and at the sound of it the boy, now identified as Leonardo began to spin around, as did his partner. But they weren't fast enough.
"Big Dart!"