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Digimon Tamers Crimson Episode 22: Cat and Mouse...
The events from yesterday weighed heavily on Simon. He spent quite a long time contemplating on what happened and why. Guilmon noticed this and offered to help come up with a solution. However, Simon told Guilmon that he needed to figure this out on his own. Guilmon left that issue as it is probably knowing what exactly is going on through that head. "I just wish that... Yesterday didn't happen. It was just a simple bio-emergence wasn't it? Oh no, it had to constantly anger Impmon until he unleashed the power he kept hidden from us." Simon thought in his head not wanting to say much to Guilmon. However... "Simon, you don't have to worry about that right now. Besides, I thought we already resolved this issue. You can't just dwell on a single incident..." Simon then said in his head "Wait! Guilmon, how... are you in my head?" Guilmon responded "Ever since that incident, I felt as though we gained a stronger connection." Simon then said "Wait! You mean right now... we're telepathically communicating with each other?" Guilmon nodded in response.
Simon sighed and said "Looks like I can't keep a secret from you anymore buddy." Guilmon shook his head, confirming what Simon had just said. Simon then decided to talk out loud to Guilmon and said "What did you see buddy?" Guilmon then said "Let me see... I know! I saw that Megidramon creature. And it looked like it was binded to something." Simon then said "Well... That's surprisingly accurate." Suddenly Simon's phone started ringing, and Simon went up to answer the phone. "Hello?" Simon said and on the other side was Daisuke who said "Hey Simon! Kari asked me out on a date!" Simon responded "Okay, that's great. But I thought you two were already in a relationship?" Daisuke then said on the other side "Yeah, but it's usually me asking her out. Now she wanted to ask me out! So, do you have any good advice for me? Because we've only been on a few dates." Simon responded saying "Just two words... Good luck." Daisuke was confused by Simon's statement and said "Well, I gotta get ready, I'll see you later!" Daisukie then hung up the phone.
Guilmon walked up to Simon and said "Was that Davis?" Simon responded "Yes boy. And he called for dating advice." Guilmon tilted his head out of confusion and asked "I thought he was already in a relationship. Did anything happen?" Simon answered "No Guilmon, He just asked me since I seem to have the most dating experience out of all the Tamers. I just felt a little sarcastic today, that's all." Guilmon then responds "At least you two are good friends..." Simon then responded "Yeah, but I was thinking... Does he actually forgive me for what happened six years ago?"
Meanwhile with Daisuke...
Daisuke was looking through his clothes trying to find a good outfit. Chibimon noticed this and said "So... how long are you gonna be in your undies?" Daisuke blushed in embarassment and responded "Chibimon!" Chibimon shrugs and says "I'm just shaying... Now why are jusht looking through your clothesh again?" Daisuke responds "Chibimon... You need to understand that a date is not just another day in the park... But rather a very special ocassion. Something that you do with a special someone you care deeply for." Chibimon ended up on Daisuke's leg and said "You and I have been best buddies for months now! So why can't I do anything like that with you!?" Daisuke noticed this and fell onto the floor. "Chibimon! This is something I'd do with a girl! It's a romantic type of relationship! Not just a friendly day at the movies or something like that!" They then kept on wrestling for a bit unintentionally...
Jun on the outside of Daisuke's room hears the commotion and thinks "Those two, it's enough when I hear them tickling each other in the bathtub... But now they gotta wrestle with each other." She sighed and then says "He's probably still in his underwear or something... Better not disturb him." She hears a knock on the door and goes up to see who it is. "Hey Kari, Daisuke will be right out in a few minutes okay?" Kari then comes right into the apartment and asks "Is everything alright here?" Jun then says "Don't worry about me, Simon's been helping me out for quite some time and to be honest... I feel like everything is getting a bit more interesting, and I feel like I've got a lot more going on here than the usual business." Kari smiles at that statement but then hears a noise coming from Daisuke's room. "V-Mon! Cut it out! Kari's gonna be here in a few minutes, and I need to get ready!" Daisuke said from the door. "You were just looking at outfits! Not getting ready!"
Kari hears that and puts Gatomon on the couch before investigating. "Not gonna stop her?" Gatomon asks Jun. "If someone's gonna stop the fighting it's probably going to be her..." Kari opens Daisuke's room door only to see... Her boyfriend, in his underwear, wrestling V-Mon. Daisuke and V-Mon stop wrestling and notice Kari standing in the doorway. However, Daisuke's underwear suddenly drops... Kari, blushing heavily says "Just wear something, please!?" She then closes the door. Daisuke was confused at first... until he notices his shorts down on the ground. His entire face turns red and he just says "Yeah, I'll just wear my casual." Kari walks back out into the living room with Jun reading a book titled "Hunger Games". Kari opens her mouth but Jun interupts her asking "You saw Daisuke naked, didn't you?" Kari nods still blushing. Jun sighs and says "I know I should have said something, but I don't think I could have stopped their lollygagging."
Kari responds "But doesn't Daisuke listen to what you say?" Jun nods and says "There are some times where I feel like I have to yell just to get his attention. But that's mostly because... He actually does a lot of school work. All I want is to make sure things are okay for him. But now, not only does he seem a lot more social with others... But he also feels a bit more bold." Kari smiles and responds "He actually started the relationship between us. That first kiss, was pretty amazing." Jun then said "I was told that, it was probably one of the bravest things he had ever done. And the truth is... I want to be just as brave as he is." Kari giggled a bit at that prospect. Kari then said "Y'know Jun, I think that tan really worked out well for him." Jun responded "And I thought that Takeru was the only pervert from what Daisuke told me." Kari blushed in realization and said "Hey! I just thought that well he um..."
It was then that Daisuke and V-Mon came out of the room. Daisuke was now sporting a casual blue striped, short sleeved shirt, sleeveless vest, white wristbands, cargo shorts, and orange clip shoes. His Digivice was strapped to the belt he wore on his shorts, and his card deck put on the other side of the belt. "Sorry about earlier Kari, V-Mon was trying to wrestle me just for being indecisive." He smiled sheepishly and Kari responded "Well let's go then!" She grabbed Daisuke's wrist and ran out the door dragging him with her. Jun looked at V-Mon and Gatomon and said "You two gonna follow them?" Gatomon then said "I was thinking of following her from the rooftops. And yes V-Mon you can come..." V-Mon then said "Hurray! I get to watch Daisuke's date!" They then jumped out of an open window and onto nearby rooftops. Jun just shrugged and continued to read her book. "I often wonder why Katniss just doesn't date Gale. I mean, they're perfectly meant for each other clearly! Not Peeta!"
Later, with Simon and Guilmon...
Simon and Guilmon were wandering about Shinjuku... until he recieved a signal on his Digivice. "Great, looks like we got yet another bio-emergence. Ready Guilmon?" Simon says to Guilmon who nods and dons his armor before following his tamer towards the direction of the emergence. When they get to where the signal is, Simon notices that there's no fog but there seems to be a avian Digimon on telephone wires. "Hey Guilmon, is it just me... Or is that bird Digimon grooming itself?" Guilmon noticed the bird-like Digimon just simply going through it's feathers and eating possible insects that landed on him. The bird-like Digimon noticed Simon and Guilmon and said "Well! Aren't you going to do your usual thing!?" Simon then pulls out his Digivice surprised at the bird talking to him. "Hawkmon, Data Type, Rookie Level... Attacks are: Feather Strike and Beak Pecker."
Hawkmon then said "Alright! Now do that thing... where you uh... slash the card and whatnot!" Simon confused responded "But, you're a rookie level, that'd just be like if I pulled out a gun during fencing." Hawkmon a bit furious responded "JUST FIGHT ME ALREADY! I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS! FOR YOU TO FIND ME, AND ONLY NOW DO YOU SEEK ME OUT! NOW DO SOMETHING!" Simon responds "Geez, no need to yell. Guilmon?" Guilmon nods and fires a pyro sphere at Hawkmon... Who only moved slightly out of the way. "Are you even trying to hit me!?" Simon and Guilmon looked at one another and just shrugged the question off. Guilmon kept on trying to hit Hawkmon while Simon was trying to figure out it's tactic. "He doesn't seem to be coming down... Odd considering most Digimon usually attack me to get my attention. This one however, might be planning hit and run tactics. Guess I should slash a hyper wing card and catch it." Simon thought to himself.
Emir came onto the scene noticing the fight. He sees Hawkmon and thinks "That... Looks pretty freakin' awesome!" Emir then stops Simon and says "Let me handle this G-Gundam." Simon then thinks to himself "But I'm not even that much of a Gundam fan..." Emir then suddenly transforms into... A red colored Eagle. Simon's jaw suddenly drops to the ground... Only for Guilmon to pick it up and make it stay in place. Emir in Eagle form approached Hawkmon and seemed to talk to Hawkmon. However, Simon can't really interpret their dialogue... Guilmon then asked Simon "Did you know that Emir could do that?" Simon with his eyes widened responded "Honestly, there's a lot Emir hasn't really told me yet." Emir in Eagle form came down with Hawkmon and transformed back. "Sorry about that Simon, I just thought he looked cool and all."
Hawkmon looked a little displeased and said "Well, at least there's someone I like around here." Simon responded "Evidentally I am now just really confused today. Emir, I demand a full insight recap about all your super power, and whatnot. And I'm saying this now because tomorrow, the transfer student program ends." Emir responds "Follow me, and I'll tell you how I got this particular super power."
2 HOURS LATER...(Insert Monty Python intermission music with image of Rule 63 Simon and Emir)
"And that is basically how it is..." Emir finishes explaining to Simon and Guilmon. "So let me get this straight... The remainder of the human brain's capabilities, are used for flow power and giving the ability to transform into the animal you best represent?" Simon asked Emir who nodded and responded "Pretty much. And to think, scientists thought that ninety percent of your brain was used for processing power." Hawkmon heard this information and then asked "Excuse me, Emir was it? What is this flow exactly?" Emir then responds "It's a power that exists in pretty much every living being." Simon then adds "But unlike the force, there's no microscopic bacteria that triggers use of this power."
Emir sighs at Simon and then says "Look, I already told you... Flow is nothing like the force. Plus, it's something that everyone can manipulate! I just wish more people, namely you... Would learn a thing or two about it!" Simon shrugs and then says "Judging by your recent interaction with Hawkmon... How much longer before you become his Tamer?" Emir tilts his head confused but then Hawkmon noticed a glowing light in the bushes. Hawkmon then hands the device that spawned from the device to Emir which seemed to be... A bit different from the Tamers' Digivices. For one, it looked like one of those old mobile phones with two buttons and no antenna. The grip parts were colored a more magenta-ish red. Also there appeared to be no place to scan the cards. "Simon, there's no way I'm a tamer. I mean... This just appeared coincidentally right?" Simon responded to Emir's statement by saying "Turn on the device and activate the compass." Emir did as Simon told him, and as it turned out the compass pointed him towards Hawkmon.
Emir's eyes widened, and Simon just handed him a spare deck of cards he had on hand. "Here's your deck of cards. Hope they're of good use, and I'll see you later!" Emir then said "Wait Simon! If I take another animal home SHE's-" He and Guilmon left Emir and Hawkmon alone to take in what just happened. Unfortunately Emir then said as they left "-gonna make mince meat out of Hawkmon." Hawkmon then asked "Who's she?" Emir then responded "I have a Panther at my home in America, and she is aggressive." Hawkmon responded "You are aware that I can transform into a much larger animal than this... Her right?" Emir then remembered that and said "You hungry Hawkmon?" Hawkmon's stomach growled in response and he said "Why do you ask?" Emir responded "Well since I'm hungry... Wanna get something to eat?" Hawkmon shrugged and said "Why not? You are my Tamer after all!" They then walked towards a sushi stand.
Meanwhile with Daisuke and Hikari...
Daisuke and Kari were in a ramen shop where Daisuke seemed to be... becoming a vacuum cleaner. But stopped knowing Kari was right in front of him. Kari was eating a bit slowly trying not to seem embarassed looking at Daisuke, but Daisuke noticed and after eating some noodles he asked "If you're worried about earlier, that's actually my fault." Kari looked back at Daisuke and responded "Daisuke, you know that I shouldn't have disturbed you. And plus now... I feel like a bit of a pervert." Daisuke responded "Hey, don't worry about it. Besides, I'm trying to get out of this shyness phase I've gone through most of my life." Kari then responded "Daisuke... It's just that you've done so much for me. And yet I haven't much for you in all the months we've spent together. I actually wanted to give you something that... means a lot to me." Daisuke stared into Kari and thought to himself "Hikari... I know deep down you've always wanted to do something to help us, but it's becoming so hard for you isn't it?"
Kari then asked "So Davis, I was wondering... Why did you want to go here of all places?" Daisuke responded "To be honest, I've always wanted to cook noodles. But I really wanted to get a taste of it." Kari tilted her head and asked "How come you've never mentioned this to any of us? Well, besides Ken of course." Daisuke then answers "I've never mentioned this because... I just thought that it might come out of nowhere considering what I'm doing now." Kari then said "Do you want to own a noodle cart or something?" Daisuke shook his head and said "I just want to make something since Jun and my parents have helped me most of my life." Kari then looked a little downcast and then said "Have you talked to Simon about your parents recently? He's probably quite torn up about yesterday." Daisuke responded "Honestly, I haven't really gotten the opportunity, to really say anything to him about that. I just figured... That he wanted to be alone for a while." Kari then asked "How long have you and Simon known each other?" Daisuke then responded "About four years. He's been coming over my apartment to help Jun with rent money."
Kari then asked "How so?" Daisuke once again answered "His dad donates some of his money to us. And to be honest, Jun's been getting better. She has a nice stable job and has gotten quite a bit out of it." Kari then asks "What's her job?" Daisuke responds "She helps Simon's dad's crew out with a bit of house keeping." Kari feels a little surprised at how casual Daisuke is with this date... And here she was a bit flustered because of earlier this morning. Daisuke leaves behind some money to pay for the food so that he and Kari can leave the resturant. The waiter notices this and simply takes the money off the table to put it in the register...
Meanwhile back with Emir and Hawkmon...
They were just finished with their sushi plates as they walked around more of Shinjuku. "So Hawkmon, you know any fighting skills at all?" Hawkmon responded "Only my attacks listed on the Digivice. But other than that, not really." Emir surveyed the current street they were in and noticed a martial arts dojo nearby. "How bout' we see if we can get some practice in eh, Hawkmon?" Hawkmon noticed the martial arts dojo and nodded in agreement. Inside the dojo Henry was in a sparring match with his sensei. Though it seems a little less one sided, considering the fact that Henry actually picked up techniques from Simon. However, it seemed Henry still had a ways to go since he was lacking some stamina compared to his sensei. "That's enough Jianliang." His sensei said as Henry laid on the floor covered in sweat. Henry got himself back up into a sitting position, cross his legs and his hands on his knees. "Sorry, I got a little carried away there sensei..." Henry said sheepishly.
Terriermon walked over to Henry and asked "So how come you tried pushing yourself a bit more recently? Got a girl to impress or something?" Henry's sensei came up to him and asked "I too wish to know what made you decide to push yourself moreso than usual." Henry then took off the weighted bands on his wrists and ankles and said "I just want to make sure that I can do something next time... Something like yesterday happens. Before now, I just felt like all I needed was a few techniques... But, now I feel like I really need to improve myself drastically." Henry's sensei responded "Understand this Jianliang... You are but a boy, not an island. Just because of things that ocurred yesterday, does not mean that you should try to break yourself. I'm sure even Simon has taught you patience in the time you have spent with him. Patience is a key to mastering any form of martial art." Henry then responded "But, Simon has become adept in pretty much all of them in just four years when he trained! I just want to catch up... That's all."
Terriermon then said "Momentai Henry! Just calm down and simply breathe for a minute okay big brother?" Henry's sensei was confused at Terriermon's statement until Henry said "He's pretty much become just as much a part of my family as most of my friend's Digimon have. I kind of offered to be his older brother." Henry's Sensei then said "I see, now I understand that the two of you have a connection like that of siblings. Though, I do wonder..." Henry tilts his head in confusion and asks "Wonder about what?" Henry's sensei looks towards the door seeing Emir and Hawkmon enter the Dojo. "Hey Henry, how's it going?" Henry then says to his sensei "And that's another reason why I'm pushing myself." Henry's sensei approached Emir and said "You seem to have a somewhat similar demeanor as Simon Ackerman. Tell me, why have you come here? Are you here for a lesson?" Emir then responds "First of all, I don't really do martial arts... I prefer boxing. And second, I plan on inventing my own martial art based on a particular gift of mine."
Emir then takes off his restraints on his left hand and most of his arm gets covered in feathers, with the hand looking like a bird's talons. Henry's sensei studied his arm and said "Hmm... It would appear that you can barely control this power." Emir responded "Well, that's mostly because whenever I use this thing I tend to go on... rampages, so to speak." Henry's sensei examined the arm and suggested "Have you ever tried focusing on your pressure points?" Emir responded "It's a bit more complicated considering that it has a lot to do with my flow power." Emir then uses his arm to demonstrate his technique which has him slashing around with his arm(A.N. Think Ventus' finish move from Birth By Sleep.) Hawkmon sees this and tries to mimic it. Hawkmon gets a bit of the technique down but Emir then says "Looks like I've now got a sparring partner. Mind if we use this for some training sir?" Henry's sensei nods and takes Henry and Terriermon to another section of the dojo while the two practice.
Meanwhile back with Daisuke and Hikari...
Daisuke and Kari were now in Shinjuku park relaxing for a bit, while their Digimon seem to be hiding to make sure they aren't detected. Gatomon said to V-Mon "V-Mon, tell me something..." V-Mon then said "Sure! What is it?" Gatomon thought for a bit then responded "What's life like with Daisuke?" V-Mon thinks about it for a bit and says "Well Daishuke is a very nice person. With a very nice shishter. It took a little work but now, I'm a little part in their family. Though Daishuke still acts nervous at times, he'sh a really brave guy to be around." Gatomon then responds "Well, with Kari I feel like I've got someone to talk to, someone to play with and someone to read to me some stories." V-Mon then asks "What kind of shtories?" Gatomon then responds "Well, a lot of stories based on some children's books. I at first thought they were childish... But, seeing how deep they truly are made me think that perhaps, even the most child-friendly material can have a deeper meaning to them."
V-Mon was a bit impressed with Gatomon but then he saw that Kari was giving Daisuke a present... Daisuke and Kari were chatting about similar things with V-Mon and Gatomon... But then, Kari said to Daisuke "I want you to close your eyes." Daisuke confused asked "Why?" Kari then said "It's a surprise, now close your eyes." Daisuke did as he was told and Kari put something on his head. Daisuke opened his eyes and said "What'd you put on me?" Kari responded "Look up." Daisuke did as he was told and was feeling his head. He then saw a pair of white goggles with a black strap holding it together. "Kari... Aren't these..." Kari nodded and said "You better take good care of them, Daisuke Motomiya." Daisuke stood up and gave a salute and said "YES MA'AM!"
They laughed for a bit but suddenly... Their digivices started beeping. It seemed that another Digimon was about to bio-emerge. Daisuke and Kari got up and ran towards where the signal was, but when they got there they saw that Gatomon was already engaged with the enemy Digimon who currently had her pinned. "So... How's it feel being pinned now? All of those times cats would always corner a mouse and play with them... And now, I'm gonna take my time with you..." The voice came from a yellow armored mouse Digimon with spider legs and three pronged claws. Kari got out her Digivice and scanned the Digimon. "Kumbhiramon, Vaccine Type, Ultimate Level... It's attack is Deva Clone." Daisuke then saw that V-Mon was tossed aside and said to him "V-Mon, time for an evolution card!" V-Mon nodded in response and Daisuke grabbed an evolution card from his deck.
Card Slash! Evolution, Activate!
EVOLUTION._
V-Mon Evolve To...
XV-Mon!
XV-Mon then punched Kumbhiramon off of Gatomon who got up and said "Sorry XV-Mon, He caught me off guard." XV-Mon shook his head and said "No, he got us both off guard. Let me have a shot at him!" Kumbhiramon then said "Since you showed me a little surprise... How about I show you a little surprise of my own." Suddenly, Kumbhiramon started to split into six copies of himself. "Deva Clone!" XV-Mon looked around him and then said "Okay, what is this Kage Bushin No Bullshit!?" Daisuke then said "XV-Mon, watch your mouth!" XV-Mon then said "Sorry Daisuke..." Kumbhiramon then had his clones attack XV-Mon who kept on fending them off but, it seemed like they kept on getting up. "Get down here and face me coward!" XV-Mon said to the real Kumbhiramon who just simply laughed in his face. "Now why would I do that? Besides, I'm safe up here. Even if you can fly that doesn't mean my clones will let you hit me." XV-Mon growled at him and kept on fighting the clones.
Simon arrived nearby on the scene with Guilmon prepared to assist. "Alright, I'll evolve you to Champion level to assist XV-Mon and then we'll-" Emir stopped them and said "How about you let your friends fight their battle and you fight yours." Simon was a bit frustrated but knowing Emir's capabilities he then said "If they end up losing because of your smartass I'm gonna go on a rampage." Emir then says "Just sit and watch, okay buddy?" Back at the battle XV-Mon was starting to get worn out by the battle and kept on taking hits from the Kumbhiramon. Gatomon felt quite helpless in this situation, and Kari seemed to feel the same way. Suddenly it seemed that a blue card appeared in Kari's deck and she saw their hope. "Gatomon! I think we can help out here!" Gatomon was at first skeptical at Kari's words, until she saw the blue card and said "Alright, Let's do it!"
Card Slash! Super Evolution, Activate!
SUPER EVOLUTION._
Gatomon Super Evolve To...
Gatomon suddenly grew a more human-like appearance, sporting a leotard that covered most of her body, along with gloves on both arms and it seemed the leotard only had one leg with two shoes. There was also a golden breast plate over the leotard, and like Angemon, a face mask and six wings.
Angewomon!
Daisuke looked at his Digivice to analyze the new Digimon. "Angewomon, Vaccine Type, Ultimate Level. Attacks are: Holy Arrow, Saint Air, and Heaven's Charm." Daisuke said quoting his Digivice. Angewomon then raised her arms to the sky saying "Saint Air!" Which suddenly produced rainbow colored air around the area, which paralyzed the Kumbhiramon clones as well as Kumbhiramon, and healed XV-Mon. "I feel... Rejuvenated!" XV-Mon said and then Angewomon said to him "How about you let me handle this one." Kumbhiramon tried getting up only to see Angewomon, pointing her gloved bow at him with a light arrow pointed at his face. "Holy Arrow!" Kumbhiramon panicked and was then silenced by the arrow.
Daisuke and Kari cheered for Angewomon's victory along with XV-Mon. Simon noticed this and then said "Y'know... I thought as leader I was going to have to ensure victory. But, I guess I was proven wrong about this." Emir then responded "Look, people aren't like NPC's in a normal RPG game. They have their own traits, their own agendas going on, and their own stories happening, with or without you... I mean take a look at those two love birds for example, they kicked that mon's ass without any help, support or advice. No Simon giving orders or taking the heat for them, just the two of em' with their mons and all without your help."
Simon then said "Tell me the truth... Do you, think I work too hard just to simply help out others? I've been alone most of my life, and now that I have great friends like these... It's still kind of hard to let this habit of mine go." Emir responds "If you want my opinion on your case: You know there's someone working too hard when a Tamer goes in gung ho against me and doesn't get taken out before I'm done warming up." Simon raises an eyebrow at Emir's statement but then Emir continues "Sure you weren't thinking straight, but Evil Simon was just a part of you that thought it could beat me with such hollow convictions."
Simon says to Emir "Right... So, what's on your agenda now? I mean, you have a Digimon with you and I gotta ask... Where does it go from here?" Emir then responds "Not sure... Now if you excuse me, I have to hunt down the real reason why I'm here. Some fool seems to think that he can get to me by using my past. So, I'll see you around Simon!" Emir then runs and turns into a red eagle with Hawkmon flying after his shapeshifting Tamer. "Do you think we'll see him again?" Guilmon asked Simon who responded "Honestly Guilmon... Anything's possible at this point." Simon and Guilmon then looked back towards where Emir and Hawkmon flew...
Emir with Hawkmon in tow has now left Simon and his companions... But, with eight Devas defeated and only three more left, Will our Tamers continue to be triumphant? Find out next time on Digimon Tamers Crimson!