Okay, there we go, another chapter and the thrilling journey continues! So, someone said that I'm not progressing the plot enough or something like that, I was wondering, do you guys feel that way? I would hate for you guys to stop reading this cause I write crappy. Please tell me, I love all of you and your precious reviews and stuff, and I want to make y'all happy.
~the-east-hunter
So, here we are again, at the dawning of a new chapter. We'll start with you, Wayw4rd. I think I told about my mistake, so that should clear that up. Also, about everything recently being filler… I feel that way as well, but hopefully this mini arc thing will give you some plot movement (I'm not exactly the best writer out there)
Zero Unit RGB, I know, isn't Suzie adorable?! I'm glad you liked the flashbacks, they were fun to write. I'm re-watching Tamers and Adventure while writing this, so I get to pull things from the original, which I love!
MacDreamy, *blush* I'm glad you feel that way, it makes me feel uber good. His crest should come into action pretty soon, so be prepared!
Ayelet, thanks, that really helps me want to write. Sorry, that one review just brought me down for a bit, but you guys cheer me right back up!
Lightus of Light, thanks, m8, it made me feel good, what you said about fillers, less like a bad writer.
AUehara-sama, it is weird to think of them as old. They are kind of back in action, but their time to shine is really at a later date. No, I don't get confused by you using the Japanese names, I'm well versed in them and everything, and actually have watched most of the seasons subbed before, I just watched them dubbed first so I decided to use those names.
So, here we go! (that's a good song)
"Mmmm…" The sound is light and feminine sounding, and I turned my head in response to look at the girl, we discovered her name was Minami, was opening her eyes. We had decided to take turned watching her, and had also changed her out of her soaking wet clothes in dry ones from some neighbors.
"Oh, hey, you're awake!" I stated the obvious, and my egg vibrated, as if it wanted to say hello to Minami as well.
"Ah, what happened?" She asked as he sat up, and I gave her a quick briefing on the events. "I see…" Was her only reply, and tears were starting to appear in her eyes.
"TK! Dinner's ready!" Kai called to me. I gave Minami a look.
"Are you hungry?"
"No really…" A growl from her stomach said otherwise and her cheeks blossomed bright red. I gave a small laugh.
"Come on, you can meet the others." She got up and we headed towards the dining room. "I'm TK, by the way." I offered.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Minami, thanks for saving me."
"I know." Then blushed slightly. "I mean, I already knew cause we went through your stuff, I hope that's okay, we needed to find out who you were, and that's how you know my name." I small smile graced her lips. "And you really shouldn't be thanking me, I mostly just sat in boat, Kai and Takato did all the heavy lifting."
When we emerged into the room our senses were buffeted with smells that made even my stomach growl, and I had had a snack not long ago. We sat down on the ground and started to eat, Kai and Takato introducing themselves to Minami. However, halfway through the meal, Minami just started to cry.
"What's wrong?" Takato asked, almost panicked. Kai's grandpa, however, just looked at her with compassion.
"Sometimes, you just need to cry." He replied, and we sat there letting Minami do just that for a few seconds before she excused herself.
"Hey dad." Henry replied into his phone. Apparently his dad's condition had gotten much better so he was allowed to go home, but he couldn't pick up basically anything and not engage in any thing strenuous, or else they'd have to take him back into the hospital and maybe even have to re-do his stitches.
"Henry, there's a problem." Instantly Henry was on high alert, his fathers' voice serious.
"What is it dad?" Henry asked, his eyes wide.
"It's the vsdhjkda they're jsakldfkj Henry, you're in dangersasfdj-" The line went dead, a cold feeling crawling up Henry's spine.
"What is it?" Terriermon asked as he appeared from out of the shower, practically lost in the fold of a towel as he dried himself.
"Nothing good."
"Dang it, they must have gotten into the phone lines!" Mr. Wong said as he sat in the dark apartment. They had lost power as well, and the darkness seemed to echo with hopelessness.
"I wish Pwincess Pwetty Pants was here." Suzie said as she came over and carefully sat on her dad's lap, trying to be gentle as she remembered that he had a boo boo. Mr. Wong absentmindedly smoothed out his daughters hair, his mind went to Terriermon as well.
"So do I."
Meanwhile, across town, Rika sat in her room, listening to a battery radio.
"Meanwhile it has been reported that the Airways may face some difficulties in light of this new virus attacking the main frames-" Renamon materialized behind her, compassion lacing her voice.
"Are you okay?" She asked. Rika held a small picture in her hand. It was her mother, when she was younger, a little Younger than Rika herself was. She wore a red cowgirl dress along with a pink hat, and though she looked so young her eyes and smile were the same. She was supposed to be coming home from France today.
"Hmf, mothers are so frustrating. You wish they were there, and when they are you don't want them around." She declared before setting down the picture and walking outside, though she left the radio on. Renamon smiled to herself. Rika acted to mature, but sometimes she was just the opposite.
"Can I give it a try?" I asked as I peaked outside. Minami had chosen to sit on the deck, facing the ocean. She had the laptop out, her V-pet was happily barking at her, but her face was sad and she made no movements towards responding to it.
"Sure." She gloomily replied, and I took that as an invitation to sit next to her. She handed me the laptop and I opened up the V-pet application, feeding it and then throwing a digital Frisbee for it to catch.
"This is pretty cool." I commented, and threw her a smile. If anything her eyes became even more downcast.
"I guess." She replied.
"What's wrong? Why don't you like it?" I asked, and I set the laptop to the side, placing my egg once again in my lap.
"That V-pet, it's the first one ever made. My dad made it after my puppy, Mia, died. But the thing is, she died trying to save me, so it's my fault. I guess those Digimon want it or something. But the thing is, I don't know why. And the V-pet can never replace Mia." She said. I looked at her sadly, and my egg even seemed to droop a bit at the harsh words.
"I think you're dad was really doing his best. And I'm sure Mia wouldn't want you to mourn her forever." I said with conviction. The sun finished it's setting over the ocean, and the the stars began to make their appearance.
"Well, I'm gonna head in for the night, you should probably turn in as well, you've had quite a day." I said and headed the room I was sharing with Takato, letting sleep come over me. However, the moment of sleep was short lived as my eyes burst open and sleep became a distant memory to the sound in the other part of the house.
Takato got up and headed out to find what the noise was, on his guard, Guilmon following close behind. I grabbed my egg and did the same. The egg shivered in my hand, like it could sense the evil in the air, and I grew only more cautious. We ran into Minami's room only to find two Digimon, a Divermon and a Scorpiomon, attempting to capture her.
"No!" Takato shouted and Guilmon sprang into action, attacking the Scorpiomon, though it was hard to slash at it in the close quarters. The Divermon grabbed Minami's arm and she let out a shriek. I punched the Divermon, knocking it off balance.
"What the-" the Divermon seemed strangely distracted by me, looking me up and down. "You can't be! But I never question what I know is true. My master will like you, perhaps even more than the girl!" He reached his webbed hand out to grab me but I ran and grabbed Minami, instead running with her outside, leaving Guilmon to deal with both of the Digimon.
"Get the blonde one as well!" The Divermon shouted to his companions. Kai followed behind us, on guard, though outside proved not to be much better than inside. Something slimy grabbed my arm and started to pull on me, and my eyes widened as I struggled to hold onto my egg, which was shivering in fear almost violently.
"Aaaahhhh!" I looked over to see Minami in a similar position of distress. Her cry echoed through the air, and her laptop, which had found its way onto the beach in the confusion, began to glow and illuminate the darkness, and the light melding into a solid form.
"Rrrrghhh." The growl of a beast came across the beach and it lunged at whatever had me and Minami, and in a matter of seconds red data floated in the air where the enemy had been. The Digimon, similar to a dog or maybe more like a wolf, was white and yellow with bared fangs. It approached Minami and knelt down at her feet, sniffing them before turning up to look her in the eyes.
"Minami." He said, and her eyes widened. I opened my mouth to ask him who he was and how he knew Minami, but a splash from the ocean just a few feet behind us caused my turn around. A massive Mantaraymon emerged from the waves, barreling towards the two of us.
"TK! Takato shouted.
"Minami!" Came The Digimon's anguished cry as he hurled himself at the Mantaraymon, but was effortlessly batted away. It picked the tow of us on its pronged head, and Minami on top of me, and I clutched my egg harder than ever, and this time both of us were shivering with fear.
"TK, what do we do?" Minami asked as the waves became the only thing in sight.
"I- I don't know."
"I don't know, Izzy, it was definitely him." Tai said in to the phone as he started to boot back up his computer, glad the computer geek he was talking to forced him have a generator in case the worst happened.
"They haven't contacted us for years, even after all we tried to do." Izzy replied. "I'll come over to your place as soon as possible."
"It just doesn't quite fit, something is still wrong. My Digivice didn't even do anything, at least back in Middle School I knew when he was distressed."
"The Digivice's might just be unreliable, they haven't done anything in years." Izzy calmly inputted. Tai sighed.
"You're probably right, I just still don't think we'll be able to reach him."
"We have to try." Izzy said with determination. "I'll be there in a nano."
"Is everything okay sir?" Riley asked Yamaki. He had been agitated all day, and she had no clue as to why.
"Look for any anomalies fitting this code." He handed her a sheet full of a sequence of symbols.
"But sir, isn't this…"
"Just do it." He barked, but Riley was starting wonder, because these patterns were ones she knew well and Yamaki must know by heart. They meant Omnimon.
Okay, so this was quick, but I wanted to make it up to you. No, this is not even close to the end game of this fan fic, we haven't even gotten to the really good stuff yet, in fact, the real arc hasn't even hit them yet, right now I'm just moving the chess pieces around, getting ready. I hope you all enjoy this and find this chapter satisfying.
