Digimon World Tour Chapter 36: Common Chaos, a digimon fanfic

Digimon World Tour

Recap

[Izzy] Previously, the Teenage Wolves and I brought our Digimon to the Mega level, while at the same time, unleashing Aura Mode on ourselves. For those of you who are curious, I taught myself all the fighting skills I needed and could thus hold my own in battle. Pretty impressive, huh? After we had proven ourselves victorious, Matt and T.K.'s father Hiroaki dropped two bombshells. First, he had been promoted to Chief Anchor of FNN Super News, and second, he was dating Rika's mother. That could not possibly have been predicted in a million years. Greg and his father argued over Digimon, T.K. changed his last name to Ishida, and Rika and Marcus used Aura Mode to enhance their sexual activities (something Aura Mode was never intended to enhance!). Before they left, we got to hear one of their new songs from a future album. Now, they're on their way to Boston. Bon voyage!

Chapter 36: Common Chaos

Rika

The plane ride to Boston took us 14 hours, which was OK because Boston time is 13 hours behind Tokyo time. It also gave me a lot of time to think about what was going on with my mom. When Dad left us, Mom swore she'd never let her heart be broken by another man ever again. She didn't go all lesbian or anything, but she did experiment with it a little. I saw a lot of men and women go through our Japanese mansion. It was my grandma's good sense that kept me from being just like Mom. She kept me "morally straight", whatever that means.

We left at 10 AM, and we arrived at 9:15 AM the same day. We were met at a private terminal at Logan Airport by a few black cars and limos outside. One of the limos opened up to reveal two secret agents and a tall, smiling black man. His hair was black fringe that was graying, and his forehead was huge. He wore a tailor-made designer suit with a blue tie. When we walked down the stairs to the ground, Greg recognized him immediately. "Ohhhhhhhhh crap."

The black man spoke. "Greetings, Teenage Wolves. Welcome to Boston, and the United States of America. This is where it all began." "Who the bloody heck are you?" I asked. His eyes narrowed, but his smile remained. "You watch your tongue, young lady. I am the President of the United States, Barack Obama." "Uh huh," Greg said, slightly nodding.

The President continued, "So, if the information I've received is correct, and it usually is, this band is really a cover operation for the Digital Accident Tactics Squad, or DATS." Greg performed a slow, sarcastic clap. "Bra-vo, Shaft." "Where's your respect?" "Oh, sorry, bro, my dad's a Republican. Our family's been keeping up with American news while we're in Japan, and we see what you've done with the country. My heart weeps for America." The two started arguing politics, but that stopped when Kari blew her whistle. "Don't bother," I told her. She put it away.

Obama cleared his throat. "All right. So, here is how this is going to go down. According to the research I've gathered, you are considered the Special Operations team. Based on our calculations, our military's strongest tanks might take out an average Champion-level Digimon. However, anything higher than that requires professionals. …..A group of teenagers." "A group of highly-skilled teenagers with plenty of experience," Matt corrected him. Obama raised an eyebrow. "Your English is very good, very natural." "Thank you, sir."

"You're welcome. I've been contacting your commander, and we've established some ground rules. You were brought in to face something we cannot face ourselves. With campaigns in the Middle East and my healthcare plan-" "*cough* And golf," Greg added. Obama gave him the death glare. "...As I was saying, with all these things on my plate, I can't afford to spend any more time than is necessary on this Digimon threat. You were brought in to do a job, and I expect you'll do it well. Consider this a warning, though. If I find that any innocent civilians have been attacked on your watch, then I will go to the UN Security Council and demand that your Digimon be confiscated and that you all be deported. Are we clear?" Thomas and Matt gave a military salute. "Yes, sir!" Thomas exclaimed, like a good little soldier. "Very well. I'll be watching. Once again... welcome to America." He stepped back into the limo with his agents as they drove off.

Meanwhile, at a certain bar located at 84 Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill district, a few familiar faces are making negotiations. One of these faces is a man with graying hair and glasses. He's meeting with the mayor of Boston. "OK, so this pop band from Japan flies into Boston and you want me to play Sam again? Nothing doing." "But Ted, buddy, just think about it. They've never been to Boston before. They're not interested in American history, the Red Sox are sold out..." "And you want me to tend the bar again as Sam Malone. The Teenage Wolves are a lot of things, but they're not idiots and they don't drink! This is a stunt and I refuse to participate in it." The mayor throws up his hands. "Fine, Danson. Have it your way. You'll never work in this town again." "I never worked in this town to begin with!" The mayor comes up with a comeback. "How much did you make your last season on Cheers?" "$450,000 an episode," Ted snappily replies. The mayor thinks about it. "No, I can't afford that." "That's fine, I was gonna ask for triple." Mr. Danson sits down at the bar, pours himself a cold one from the draft into a mug, and starts drinking from the mug. "The least you can do is pay for this drink." The mayor grudgingly pulls out his wallet and gives the bartender a $20 bill. "That ought to cover him for a while," he says.

Meanwhile, at Lord Bagra's base, AxeKnightmon tracks the DigiDestined. "So, those pesky humans have arrived in Boston. The birthplace of the American spirit. That spirit will be crushed this day! ChaosPiedmon!" Suddenly, a black and white version of Piedmon appears, bowing. "You called for me, AxeKnightmon?" "Yes I did. I want you and a platoon of Troopmon to attack the city of Boston." "Of course. As you wish." He disappears.

Greg

We checked in at the Crown Plaza Boston-Newton, where the mayor of Boston left us a message. He wanted us to eat lunch with him at Cheers Beacon Hill. "Hmm, no surprise there," Thomas said. "Why do you say that?" I asked. "Elementary. While you were attempting to defeat the Elite Four, I was coming up with every possible effort this country could make in order for us to feel at home. If my predictions are correct, the mayor will award us the key to the city after lunch, and then give us a tour of downtown. I've always had an interest in American history." Marcus put his arm around the blonde's shoulder. "And this is why you don't have a life," he cheerfully said. Thomas pushed the arm away. "Ignoramus," he muttered.

So, we took local transportation (making sure to wear sunglasses) to 84 Beacon Street. We got off at the corner, and there it was. That famous "Cheers Est. 1895" sign. I whistled "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" as we walked down the stairs. "What are you whistling?" Matt asked me. "The theme song to this show 'Cheers'." "Oh... yeah, I think I've seen a few episodes." "When the show went off the air in 1993, 'Cheers' was syndicated in 38 countries with 179 American television markets and 83 million viewers," Thomas rattled off from supposed memory. Marcus just stared at him weirdly. We walked inside.

The inside of the bar looked nothing like the one on the TV show. A hostess greeted us. "Hello, welcome to Cheers Beacon Hill. How many in your party?" "Eight, but we're expecting the mayor, so it should be nine," Matt briskly said.

She led us to a large table and passed out menus, which we looked at. "Hmm... these drawings of the characters are pretty good," I commented. "Yeah, but 12 bucks for a burger? You gotta be kidding!" Rika grumbled. "We're pretty lucky we've got some money," T.K. cheerfully said. "Forget that, this mayor guy better be paying. Otherwise, I can't afford it," Marcus countered.

A man with brown hair and a business suit sat down and joined us. "Nice to meet you all. Marty Walsh, mayor of Boston." He stood up and shook everyone's hands, then sat back down. We introduced ourselves.

I took note of a man with gray hair still sitting at the bar. "Um, Mr. Walsh, I think I know that guy up at the bar. The one with the gray hair. Does he have some connection with this place?" I asked. "Yeah he does. Come on, Sam," he called to the man, who turned around with some disdain. It was none other than Ted Danson, the star of "Cheers". Thomas shook his head, probably seeing this coming from a mile away. Mr. Walsh went on. "Teenage Wolves, this is Ted-" "Save it, Marty. Ted Danson, also known as D.B. Russell on the original CSI. Marty here wanted me to work the bar in character. I would've ended up making eight Shirley Temples, am I right?" Marcus raised his hand. "A Shirley Temple? Never heard of it." Mr. Danson's eyes widened in disbelief. "You really don't drink. Incredible."

He yelled to the other patrons in the bar. "You hear that? The Teenage Wolves don't drink!" 25 cameraphones went up in the air, taking photos and videos of the whole thing. Thomas raised his hand. "Mr. Danson, as much as we appreciate the mayor's misguided efforts to impress us, your appearance, and indeed this entire lunch, is completely unnecessary. We may be doing well in the charts, but we're merely innocent youth at heart. At least, some of us are, anyway." He looked directly at Marcus and Rika. That seemed to satisfy Mr. Danson. He attacked the mayor again. "See, I told you. I told you they're not idiots. At least the blonde one isn't. These Japanese people, they're sharp. Mmm hmm, sharp as a tack."

Mayor Walsh, bless his heart, came up with another suggestion. "The song! We're gonna do the song!" "Oh no, not that!" Mr. Danson moaned. "May we eat first, please?" Kari asked politely, trying to keep the peace. We agreed to that and started with Norm's Best Combo Platter. It was three pieces each of fried chicken fingers, pub skins, mozzarella sticks, Buffalo wings, and onion rings, served with honey mustard sauce, bleu cheese dressing, sour cream, marinara, celery & carrots. I ended up fighting over the last chicken finger with Ted Danson. After a glare by the mayor, I won. But the actor got his sweet revenge when he swiped some of the fries that went with my fish and chips. I swore it would be the last time I would ever sit next to anyone like him. Kari and Anya stuck with salads. At least Kari had the decency to get the Pan Asian salad.

The grand total, with tax, came to $166.67. The mayor picked up the check, but each of us chipped in $8 for a tip. After we'd been wined and dined, Mayor Walsh directed us to the piano. "Now, which one of you is the piano player?" "I am," Thomas and Rika said at the exact same time. Mr. Danson rolled his eyes at what was going on. The two piano players faced each other. "Rika, we should settle this in a logical way. Now, I am guessing the song in mind is the theme song to 'Cheers'. Can you read the sheet music for that?" "Of course I can." "Very good. As the more seasoned piano player, as compared to keyboards..." "Now now now wait just a minute here. There's no difference." "Oh but there is." Rika defiantly took the bench and cracked her knuckles, then warmed up a little on the piano.

Mayor Walsh got everyone's attention. "All right! We're going to sing the alma mater now. If you don't know the lyrics to this song, you don't deserve to live in Boston." That got an equal mix of cheers and jeers from the crowd.

["Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

Written by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo

Performed by The Teenage Wolves feat. Ted Danson, Mayor Martin J. "Marty" Walsh and the Patrons of Cheers Beacon Hill

Lead Singer: Thomas H. Norstein (Crispin Freeman)]

Rika plays the introduction on the piano. Thomas takes center spot on stage at the microphone, while the rest of the band, the mayor, and the star are close at hand. Ted silently prays for no cameras.

Thomas:

Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got;
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?

All those nights when you've got no lights,
The check is in the mail;
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by it's tail;
And your third fiance didn't show;

The band and the patrons of the bar start singing along.

Thomas/Chorus:
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;

Thomas:
You want to be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same;
You want to be where

Thomas/Chorus:

everybody knows your name.

Greg seems to enjoy this, as do Kari and T.K. Marcus wishes he was dead, as does Mr. Danson. Some of the patrons swing their beer mugs like lighters.

Thomas:
You roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead;
The morning's looking bright; (Band: the morning's looking bright)
And your shrink ran off to Europe,
And didn't even write;
And your husband wants to be a girl;

Thomas/Chorus:
Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name,
And they're always glad you came;

Thomas:
You want to go where people know,
People are all the same;
You want to go where

Thomas/Chorus:

everybody knows your name.

One of the patrons pulls out a clarinet and plays along with the song. A mail carrier and an overweight man in a sport coat walk in and sit at the bar, where they get promptly served.

Thomas/Chorus:
Where everybody knows your name, (Kari/T.K.: Where everybody knows your name,)
And they're always glad you came;
Where everybody knows your name, (Kari/T.K.: Where everybody knows your name,)
And they're always glad you came;

Where everybody knows your name, (Kari/T.K.: Where everybody knows your name,)
And they're always glad you came;

Thomas nods to Rika, who slows it down to a near stop, in effect fading out the other instruments.

Thomas:
You want to be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same;
You want to be where everybody knows ….. your name.

Rika plays the piano intro again and finishes it, just like on the TV show. The crowd cheers, as Rika stands up and everyone takes a bow.

Greg

The mayor excused himself and went back to his office. Then, in so many words, Ted Danson apologized on behalf of the songwriters, the cast of "Cheers", and in fact, the entire cities of Boston and San Diego (where he was from). Marcus answered with a hearty "Thanks, pal!" and a heartier slap on the back. Mr. Danson's glasses fell off his face and ended up gliding along the floor, where a waitress accidentally stepped on them. Thomas apologized while the rest of us got out of there.

We went to the TD Garden, which actually wasn't a garden at all. It was an indoor stadium used for both the Bruins and the Celtics. It had a seating capacity of 19,600 for concerts, and all but 500 of the seats would be filled. Those were on reserve. We helped our American roadies set up, rehearsed, then helped secure the area. We took a short tour of downtown Boston, including many historic areas Thomas wanted to see for himself. We ate dinner at a McDonald's, wearing sunglasses the whole time.

Matt

Back at the hotel, Rika, T.K. and I had a little chat at the indoor pool. Despite what happened today, the one thing that was still on our minds was our parents. Rika stretched out on her lawn chair. "All right, so the main issue here is our parents. Your dad wants to hook up with my mom. I'm thinking matrimony, which would suck," she said. "You said it," T.K. agreed.

I thought about it differently. "I don't know, guys. I mean, I wouldn't mind having you for a sister, Rika. You're pretty cool. Not only that, but your mom is hot." Rika filed her nails."Yeah yeah, she's a model. It comes with the territory. Go on." "Not only that, but T.K. and I could move out of the apartments and into one house. It's almost like we'd be a real family again. That's what you want, right, T.K.?" T.K. looked down, kicking the leg of his chair. "Yeah. Just, not a nuclear family. The way it's meant to be." Rika let out a big "awwwwwww" and nodded.

Just then, Marcus rushed in. He checked to see whether the coast was clear, then whispered the news to me. I pointed the way and the three of us left towards our rooms.

Before we left, Commander Sampson had given each of us earpieces set to a private DATS frequency. I plugged mine in my ear and answered it. "This is Matt. Over." "Yamato, there's a Digimon sighting at Boston Common. I should warn you, it's ChaosPiedmon." "Hold on, ChaosPiedmon?" "Yes. We've already dispatched Lily and Sadie there, so I think you and Takeru should join them." "Huh? Lily and Sadie? What are they doing here?" "Didn't you read that printout I gave you, Yamato? PurityxSpirited will also be your opening act in some legs of your tour. Just think of them as a backup. Now hurry!" "Roger that."

T.K. and I took a taxi to Boston Common. When we arrived, people were scattering everywhere as a black-and-white clown fired black balls of energy all over the place, making a huge mess. Sadie and Lily were already there and quickly ran to greet us. We ran into a gazebo. "Oh, we're so glad you came just in time! It's a mess out there!" Lily quietly squealed. "Bloody oath," Sadie confirmed. Lily gently shoved her. "Is that all you can say? 'Bloody oath'?" "No." "OK, then."

Sadie filled us in. "While you lot were in Europe, we trained in Japan to get new Beast Spirit Evolutions. We're ready!" Then she pounded her fist in her palm. At that second, we heard footsteps. Lily peeked out the window and shrieked. Sadie had to bring her down and cover her mouth. "Shhhhh!" I looked out of it myself. We were surrounded by Troopmon. "Great," I whispered sarcastically. Sadie was ready. "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" T.K. and I unclipped our Digivices from our belts and hit the three-button combination. "DigiSoul Aura Mode, On!" We got powered up, clipped our Digivices back on, and burst outside, taking on the Troopmon. T.K. used some of the moves he'd learned on the basketball court, while I used powerful punches and headbutts. "You little ripper!" Sadie exclaimed. We gave the girls enough time to move out far away from the gazebo. After we cleared away the last of them, we turned off Aura Mode and caught our breath.

By then, ChaosPiedmon had caught up with us. "So, if it isn't the DigiDestined... and wouldn't you know it, it's that little runt! Boy, you have grown up, haven't you? Why, I remember when you and your little girlfriend were falling for each other. Literally." "Piedmon?" T.K. gasped. The Digimon shook his head. "Oh no, I'm not just Piedmon anymore, I'm ChaosPiedmon! I'm deadlier than ever! You see, when your pesky Digimon sealed me away through his Gate of Destiny, I was sent to a place filled with great darkness. I embraced said darkness and became stronger than before. I've reached a higher level, so now you have no hope at all to defeat me! Ahahahaha!"

T.K. shook his head at that last statement and let out a confident smile. "No hope? I don't think so." That took ChaosPiedmon by surprise. "Hmmm?" "You see, while you've been evolving..." He unclipped and revealed his Digivice. "So have I." The girls revealed their Digivices as well. "And so have we, you big clown bully!" Lily shouted. Sadie joined in with a "Bloody- er, right!" T.K. and I summoned our Digimon. then ignited our DigiSoul and got in position. "DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!"

"Gabumon Double Warp Digivolve to... AncientGarurumon!"

"Patamon Double Warp Digivolve to... Seraphimon!"

Sadie looked at the situation ahead, determined. Then, she turned to Lily. "Ready?" she asked. "Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh," she agreed. Sadie unfolded her arms and held out her left hand, while Lily waved her left hand out with poise. This time, it wasn't a single circle, but more like a ball of barcodes. Sadie went first as she scanned the biggest one. "Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution!" After she scanned it, she raised her left hand up high as her body blacked out. "Rrrraaaagh!" The armor clamped onto her body faster than the last time as certain features of her body changed. Finally, when it was all over, she let out a ferocious smile and landed on her platform. She drew out her swords, spun them around, and then posed with them. "Tamamon!"

Lily was next. "Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution!" Her body blacked out as well, but she didn't scream in pain. In fact, I'd say she was screaming out of joy. She even giggled a little before she calmed down. She became taller and curved out. When she finished, her face was serene and peaceful. She floated down to her platform like she was on a cloud, then bowed. "Empressmon."

Sadie's new form was a taller, slender fox creature with a wild personality. Her purple hair became wavier like a wild mane down to her waist with a few braids. Her light-green eyes were slit-like with thicker and longer eyelashes while her fur was more thick and luxurious with a tuff of fluffy fur upon her chest. Her fox ears were bigger than before and her tail was spilt into three luxurious tails. Her tattooed whiskers changed to tribal-like facepaint, and she had steel pills on her eyebrows. She wore a light-magenta toga-like dress that reached up to her face and covered her mouth over darker-magenta armor. Both showed off her midriff. She also a dangling diamond-shaped emerald earring with a steel border on her left ear, and emerald-studded bracelets on her wrists and ankles. She covered her front paws with emerald-green, elbow-length gloves with a light-green border at the triangular top which had her Spirit symbols on them. She kept her tiara and had two sheaths, holding steel swords, around her waist.

As for Lily, she changed from this little hyperactive girl to a sophisticated young woman with penguin features. She wore her icy-blue hair very long, only cut at the sides of her white face in a layered fashion. Her face was painted pink blush, with pink eyeshadow on her sea-green eyes, and fuchsia lipstick. Despite having her body hunched under her 12 robes, she had an air of elegance. That, by itself, was freaky. She wore an empress kimono in 12 shades of blue, fastened with a fuchsia-pink obi with a fin-like bow at the back of her waist. Underneath, she had a white dress-like swimsuit with a white lace-like pattern on the chest with pink buttons, white getas (which are these kind of flip flops), and a pink trident-like tiara on her head. What is it with girls and tiaras?

Seraphimon and ChaosPiedmon stared each other down. "And who do you think you are?" ChaosPiedmon asked, challenging him. Seraphimon answered, "I am the hope of the universe! I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace! I am protector of the innocent! I am the light in the darkness! I am Truth! Ally to good, nightmare to you!" Then, he pointed his sword at the enemy. ChaosPiedmon looked at him with disgust and drew out his swords. "Oh, shut up!" he answered. The two went to sword fighting. AncientGarurumon and Tamamon drew out their swords as well. Everybody was sword blade fighting. Those monsters were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little bit frightening. But they fought with expert timing. Yeah, I know I borrowed some of that from Carl Douglas, but it's true.

More Troopmon came in, so back we went into Aura Mode. Empressmon helped us out by summoning the water from a pond, creating a tsunami and bringing it down on a whole group of them. She called it "Dragon Tsunami", which was pretty appropriate.

T.K. faked one out to the right, then sidestepped, turning it into a sweep kick. I didn't know he had moves like that. I was quickly learning from my brother that Aura Mode brought out a sort of Beast Mode within him. He'd always had these issues with darkness ever since Angemon went kamikaze all those years ago. Now, it seemed like he had an outlet for that. I mean, he was a beast. He even managed to go freestyle Dance Dance Revolution on a number of them when he was surrounded.

Tamamon wildly attacked ChaosPiedmon with her made-of-steel swords, but got cut down by a ball of his energy. She picked herself up off the floor and wildly shook her head. "Holy dooley! You are a strong one, aren't you? But you won't be after this! Talisman Aura of Justice!" Her gems lit up, and she gained an aura of her own She jumped up and used it to attack. She kicked with her feet while her and ChaosPiedmon's swords clashed.

"Tamamon! Get out of the way!" AncientGarurumon called. So, Tamamon got out of the way while my partner prepared his greatswords. "Sharpness Claymore!" He brandished his two greatswords and cut ChaosPiedmon to pieces. I thought that was it, but it wasn't. Each of those seven parts reformed themselves into a ChaosPiedmon. There were seven in all, and they all let out this laugh that made me sick to my stomach. All of them fired energy balls. "Look out!" I called. So, we dropped to the ground. Lucky for us, they missed us by inches.

"Hahahahaha! What did I tell you? The power of darkness is greater than you brats know! I'm practically invincible!" they taunted at the same time.

T.K. got up on his feet and clenched his fist. He looked like he'd had enough. "ChaosPiedmon! Haven't you ever wondered why an Ultimate-level was able to seal you away?" One of our enemy's clones fired an energy ball at him, which he quickly rolled away from. "It was because he had help from his friends! It's the same thing here! You've got two Megas and two... Ultimates?" He looked to Empressmon, who nodded, then turned back. "Two Megas and two Ultimates. When Digimon and humans work together, nothing is impossible, and hope can't be lost! Now, attack!"

Tamamon's tails glowed, becoming hard as steel. "Emerald Tails!" She jumped up and swiped them at a clone, damaging him. "Icicle Spin!" Empressmon called as she elegantly twirled. Icicles danced above her head and were thrown all around. They hit two of the clones. The girls got out of the way while AncientGarurumon crossed his greatswords together. "Absolute Zero!" He completely stopped the movement of electrons with super-cold air at absolute zero and a super-ray of light. That froze the other clones in the air.

"He's all yours, T.K.!" I said, giving him the thumbs up. My brother nodded, then looked ahead and pushed his open hand forward. "Now, Seraphimon! Finish him!" "Strike of the Seven Stars!" Seraphimon fired seven super-heated spheres of sacred light at the frozen clones, killing them off. It was quick, dramatic, and painful for the ChaosPiedmon. When the light finally faded, they were all gone. After seeing their leader die, the Troopmon called retreat and left. We turned off Aura Mode again and caught our breath. The girls turned back to normal, we brought our Digimon back inside their Digivices, and we celebrated our win. "Yay! We won! We won!" Lily cheered while bouncing up and down.

The four of us decided to take a taxi home. One thing confused me. "Hey, Lily," I said. "What, Matt?" "I've got a question for you. During your Beast Spirit Evolutions, Sadie roared while hers was happening. You seemed a lot happier. What happens that makes you so happy?" "Well, hmmm... I don't know, really. It's kinda hard to explain. The first time I did it, I didn't know what to think. I got a little scared and panicked, and that stopped it. I thought too much about my thoughts. Naomi helped me calm down and told me to focus on what I was feeling. The second time was much better. I felt very excited, like I was heating up. Then, it happened and I cooled down. I really don't know how to describe it beyond that, but I know it when I feel it. It feels really, really good. I guess Sadie just doesn't feel the same way."

Sadie shook her head. "Not exactly the same way. I feel the power, the rush, and the energy flowing into me. It's a little too much for me to take straight away, but I feel much more powerful after just letting it happen. It's like, like anything is possible. Like I've reached a new level." "Huh... Well, that's really interesting. I'll have to try Spirit Evolution one of these days," I said. Lily giggled again. "That would be fun!"

T.K.

Late that night in my room, Patamon and I were talking about the fight while I was brushing my teeth. "That was a really big win for us, T.K. We finally finished off Piedmon, or whatever he called himself, for good!" I spit out my toothpaste and rinsed off my toothbrush. "Yeah, we did," I agreed, "But I think the battles are only going to get tougher from now on. That's why we've got to stay focused." I thought about it. "Hey... that gives me an idea for a song." After I gargled, I rushed over to my desk and finished writing a song I'd been working on secretly since we started training with BanchoLeomon. I didn't get to sleep until about 2:30 that night, but it was finished. I wrote it in Japanese so we could give something back to our home country.

Patamon yawned. "All right, I've finished it. Want to hear it, Patamon?" I asked as I tuned my acoustic guitar. "Sure, but would you make it fast? I'm tired." "Ha ha, all right."

["Focus" (Unplugged Acoustic Version)

Written by Takeru "T.K." Ishida (Hiroshi Yamada and Michihiko Oota)

Arranged by Michihiko Oota

Performed by Takeru "T.K." Ishida (Taisuke Yamamoto)]

T.K. finishes tuning his guitar, then silently counts himself in.

T.K.:

Ki ga tsuku to kimi no koto wo miteru
Naname ushiro ni tatta mama
Kimi no kokoro no fookasu boku ni
Atte iru ka na?

He plays a guitar intro that would be where all the instruments would come in.

T.K.:
Chiisana koro kara bokura wa issho datta ne
Hashitte, koronde itsu demo waratta
Ima demo otona ja nai kedo ano koro yori bokura mo
Tooku hashireru yo ne

Ki ga tsukazu ni ireba yokatta koto dakedo ne
Ki ni narun da kimi no koto

Naite bakari ita kimi ga ima wa
Hikari no naka de tatte iru
Kimi no kokoro no fookasu dare ni
Atte iru no ka sore dake
Shiritain da

Patamon seems to enjoy it, as T.K.'s guitar playing becomes more intense.

T.K.:
Donna ni senobi wo shitatte todokanakatta
Ano hi no tobira ga ima de wa hirakeru
Honto wa tsutaetai koto ga takusan aru keredo ne
Umaku ienain da

Mamorarete bakari no bokutachi datta keredo
Boku ga mamoritai mono wa

Ki ga tsuku to kimi no koto wo miteru
Naname ushiro ni tatta mama
Kimi no kokoro no fookasu boku ni
Atte iru ka na? Sore tomo
Kikenai yo ne

Naite bakari ita kimi ga ima wa
Hikari no naka de tatte iru
Kimi no kokoro no fookasu dare ni
Atte iru no ka sore dake
Shiritain da

He plays just a bit more, struggling a little to find an outro, but he eventually finds one. Patamon cheers as the song is finished.

T.K.

I took off my guitar, stood up, and bowed. "That was great. Even in Japanese, you sound great. But, did you write that song about who I think you wrote that song about?" Patamon asked. I didn't say anything at first, but I finally admitted it. "Yeah, I wrote it about Kari." "I don't blame you."

The concert was a great success. We filled in the remaining seats with 500 firefighters, police officers, nurses, and doctors who had survived a bombing at the Boston Marathon the month before. Mr. Danson and the mayor hung out with us after the show. Our next stop was New York City, and I couldn't wait.

Author's Notes:

Cheers actually has two locations in Boston. The original is at Beacon Hill (formerly known as the Bull and Finch Pub), and the other is at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The Faneuil Hall location is a replica of the TV set. Paramount's licensing group, led by Tom McGrath, developed the Cheers pub concept initially in partnership with Host Marriott, which placed Cheers themed pubs in over 15 airports around the world. [Source: Wikipedia] As far as I know, patrons are not encouraged or forced to sing the theme song at the command of management.

The Logan family is indeed Republican (as is the author's family), but the views and opinions expressed by the characters do not and should not necessarily reflect those of Fox, Saban Brands, or anyone else involved in this fanfic.

Cheers is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures Corporation, although the rights now belong to CBS Studios (as do the rights of CSI).

Also, all depictions of real celebrities are fictitious. I didn't know if you knew that already, but I'm telling you again.

The title for this chapter comes from the Boston Commons (also known as "the Common").

All those descriptions of Lily and Sadie's Beast Spirit Evolutions came from IrishDreamer4, who is still working on her fanfic.

Next chapter, we're headed to New York City.