Author's Note: Grrr! This was the filler episode to rival all filler's. It really didn't serve any purpose other than to introduce Calumon to the team.
Dedications: Big thank you too: Nova Lioness, Shadowmwape, Summer490, Ill Elemental and Fallenangelfallenangel for adding this story and/or me to their alerts. Appreciate it.
I don't own Digimon. But I do own any original characters that are of my own design.
Title: Expect the Unexpected
Summary: Kimiko is the estranged daughter of Mitsuo Yamaki. For her fifteenth birthday she acquires the Digimon: Labramon and becomes the fourth Digimon Tamer.
Chapter Four: Calumon Meets the Tamers
"Why is everyone over at the soccer field?" Takato asked as he, Kazu and Kenta arrived for school the next morning.
"Geeze, I dunno," Kazu replied sarcastically. "A soccer game, maybe?"
"At 7:30 in the morning?" Takato asked.
"It could happen," Kazu defended.
"Then why are you there?" Kimiko asked, arriving with Henry. "I mean, don't you two -" she pointed at both Kazu and Kenta, "play soccer?"
"Yeah, so?" Kenta asked.
"Just asking," Kimiko replied.
"Look at that!" yelled a female from near the front.
Curious as to what everyone was freaking out about, Kimiko pushed her way to the front of the crowd and stopped short. The soccer field, which was usually kept in pristine condition, was covered in squiggly lines.
"It looks like chalk," Kimiko said, tucking a stray strand of blonde hair behind her ear.
"It is chalk," Henry confirmed, pointing at the orange chalk trailer on the otherside of the field. "But who'd waste time to do this?"
"Someone who clearly needs a life," Kimiko murmured as the principal and Mr. Mori started to usher children into the school.
"Miss. Yamaki," Principal Seiji Kurosawa said as he stopped Kimiko and the boy's outside her locker. "I expect you're well prepared for this morning?"
"Mhmm," Kimiko nodded.
"Good," Principal Kurosawa said. "I expect to see you in my office straight after homeroom."
"Yes, sir," Kimiko said whilst opening her locker. Principal Kurosawa greeted Henry, Takato, Kenta and Kazu good morning, and then bade them all a fair well before carrying on down the corridor.
Once he had disappeared sight, Takato turned wildly to Kimiko.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Yeah, why do you have to be in his office?" Kenta asked.
"Was it you who did that on the soccer field?" Kazu asked.
Kimiko rolled her eyes. "Yeah, Kazu, I was so bored last night that I broke into the school just to screw up your precious soccer field," she replied, sarcastically. "Give me a break."
"I was just asking," Kazu said, holding his hands up in defence.
"So, if you're not being called in for the soccer field," Takato said, "why are you being called in?"
"They moved my exam forward," Kimiko answered. "I'm sitting part 1 this morning, and then part 2 this afternoon."
The bell rang overhead.
"I gotta go," Kimiko said, "I'll see you guy's after school." She closed her locker door and run off down the hall.
"Good luck, Kimiko!" Henry and Takato called after her.
After homeroom, Kimiko arrived at the principal's office. She knocked and entered after being told to do so. Inside she found Principal Kurosawa sitting at his desk, and a member of the exam board standing near the window.
"Ah, Miss. Yamaki," Principal Kurosawa said as the door closed with a snap. "This is Mr. Yoshiko Yamamoto. He's going to be sitting in on your exam. Understand?"
Kimiko nodded. "Yes, sir, I understand," she said.
"Good. Please, take a seat," Principal Kurosawa said motioning to the chair and table near the window. Once Kimiko had sat down, Principal Kurosawa stood up, straightened his jacket and walked over to the door. "I'll be back in quarter of an hour. Good luck, Miss. Yamaki."
"Thank you, sir," Kimiko said, hooking her backpack onto her chair. She took out two pencil's, along with the rest of her equipment and looked up at Mr. Yamamoto as he placed two paper booklets in front of her. She twisted the hem of her t-shirt in anticipation.
"This is your question booklet and answer booklet," he said. "You will start with Mathematics. You may not use a calculator to answer any questions in this test. Work as quickly and carefully as you can. If you cannot do one of the questions, go on to the next one. You can come back to it later, if you have time. If you finish before the end, go back and check your work. Some questions require addition workings; you'll be provided space for it in your answer booklet. If you need to work out any other questions, use any space required. You have 45 minutes. Begin."
Kimiko took a deep breath, turned the page, and started writing.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
At the end of the morning, Kimiko left the principal's office for lunch. She'd already finished three papers of her test and had the last three that afternoon, but both Mr. Yamamoto and Principal Kurosawa agreed that she needed a break. Working for two hours and twenty-five minutes took a lot out of a person, and technically she was supposed to have had a break every twenty minutes.
"Hey, sorry I'm - whoa!" Kimiko yelled in surprise as she found a small white animal with purple feet and ears inside the compound where she kept Labramon. "Who are you?"
"I'm Calumon," the animal answered. "Who are you?"
"My name's Kimiko."
Labramon raised her head to look at her partner. "I found him near the soccer field," she said. "He says that he wanted to see who'd come to play."
"Play - wait, did you make those lines?"
Calumon's ears widened and he started to jump up and down, shouting excitedly. "Yay! Someone came to play!" he said.
"No, they didn't," Kimiko said. "The school found them this morning. Tell me, Calumon, why'd you do that on the soccer field. Some innocent kid could get in trouble for that."
Calumon's ears grew smaller, and his face looked like a scolded child.
Kimiko sighed, removed her backpack, and sat down. "You know what? Never mind," she said. "No one got hurt. Here, you hungry?"
"Ooh!" Calumon said, his ears widening again.
Kimiko smiled and handed him a Sushi salmon roll. "Here. Try it. It's nice. You can have Onigiri too, if you want. Here you go, Labramon," she added, holding out a rice ball for her partner.
Labramon took it in her jaws and placed it neatly between her paws. She may not have had hands like Terriermon or Calumon, but that didn't mean she had to eat like the domestic dogs in the world.
"How's your test going?" Labramon asked as she finished one rice ball and stated another.
"It easier than I thought it would be," Kimiko said.
"See, I told you that you were worried over nothing," Labramon said. "Before you know it, Kimiko, you'll be out of this school."
"Yeah," Kimiko said, distractedly. "I better get back. You guys finished up, OK, and I'll be back to get you later. Bye, Calumon, feel free to hang around and I'll come back for you too."
She petted Labramon, and then slipped out of the compound. Just as she was shutting the latch the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. Taking a deep breath, Kimiko returned to the principal's office for the last portion of her test.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
At the end of the day, Takato met up with Henry and Kimiko at the gates to the school. They were discussing Kimiko's exam as he arrived.
"Mr. Yamamoto said it usually takes 2-3 weeks for the results to come back," Kimiko said, "but that's usually when there's a whole bunch of kids sitting them. Since it's just me, it might be earlier."
"How do you feel about it?" Henry asked.
Kimiko shrugged. "I dunno," she answered. "I'm a little numb. Like I told Labramon at lunch the test was easier than I expected it to be..."
"So you've probably passed no problem," Henry said, causing Kimiko to smile.
"Hey guys," Takato said, joining them. "How'd your test go?"
"Fine. I was just telling Henry that it was easier than anticipated," Kimiko answered.
"Well, my fingers are crossed for you."
Kimiko smiled. "Thanks, Takato," she said.
"No problem. Hey, have you guys heard anything else about the lines on the soccer field?" Takato asked.
Henry shook his head. "It's probably a prank," he said.
"Yeah, but you'd think they'd have some idea," Takato said. "But they don't."
"Well, whoever did it must be really clever," Henry said.
"Or extremely bored," Kimiko said.
"What do you mean?" Takato asked.
"You remember this morning when I said that whoever did it needed a life?"
Henry and Takato nodded.
"Well, I was right to assume that whoever did it was bored," Kimiko said. "I just never expected it would've been done in order for someone to have fun."
"Someone?" Henry repeated.
"Wait, are you telling us you know who did it?" Takato asked. Kimiko nodded. "And you're not telling any of the teachers? Wow, what does this guy have on you to make you stay quiet?"
"I'm a smart, Takato, not stupid," Kimiko replied. "I know the trouble it causes to rat someone out. Besides, the person's not even human."
"Not human?!" Henry and Takato repeated.
"What are you two, echoes?" Kimiko asked. "Just give me a sec, and I'll explain. With any luck he'll still be here."
"Who'll still be where?" Takato asked. He frowned as Kimiko opened the latch to the whole compound, and disappeared inside. "What is she hoping to find in there?" he asked Henry.
Henry smiled faintly, and put a hand on Takato's shoulder. A few minutes later Kimiko returned with Labramon in tow.
"What's she doing here?" Takato asked, confused.
"This is where she stays while I'm at school," Kimiko answered. "If you're ever looking for me, and you can't find me, I'm probably here. But anyway, check this out."
She opened her arms a little to reveal the small white creature that she had found earlier. He was out cold, and according to Labramon had been for a good few hours now.
"Woah, what is that?" Takato asked.
"I dunno," Kimiko shrugged. "He was here during lunch. I didn't think he'd actually stay."
"We should get him out of here," Henry said. "Before somebody sees him."
Kimiko nodded and enclosed Calumon in her arms again. "But where can we take him?" she asked.
"We could take him to the park," Takato suggested. "I gotta check on Guilmon anyway."
"Good idea," Henry said. "I just got stop by my house and pick up Terriermon."
Takato and Kimiko nodded, and set off.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
After Calumon had woken up, he was surprised to find himself in an old shelter with three humans and their Digimon partners.
"Where did you say you found him, Labramon?" Henry asked.
"Near the soccer field," Labramon answered. She was sitting in the doorway, making it almost impossible for Calumon to escape. "He said he wanted to see if anyone had come out to play his game."
"So the lines were his doing," Takato said, watching as Calumon rolled around on the floor laughing, as Guilmon sniffed him. "I wonder where he came from. Have either of you seen any digital fields today?"
Kimiko and Henry shook their heads.
"I'm amazed that he's been out there on his own," Henry said.
"He's out there," Terriermon said.
"How do you get your nose so tickly?" Calumon asked Guilmon.
"Hey, maybe we should find a tamer for the little guy," Henry suggested. "It looks like he could use one."
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea," Kimiko agreed. "But do you have anyone in mind?"
"What about Kazu?" Takato asked. "He knows just about everything to do with Digimon."
Kimiko and Henry exchanged looks. They'd never actually seen Kazu playing the game, much less talk about it.
"Uh, are you sure?" Kimiko asked. "We can't just randomly choose a tamer. It has to be someone who matches Calumon's personality."
"Well, Kazu should be at the park right now," Takato said. "He's more than likely playing the game with Kenta. Why don't you come see for yourself how he handles a Digimon?"
Kimiko shrugged and pushed off the wall near the opening. "OK," she said. "Let's go get him."
While Takato explained the plan to Guilmon, and warned him to not let Calumon out of his sight, Henry followed Kimiko outside.
"What's wrong?" Henry asked, catching up with her.
"Nothing," Kimiko said, shaking her head. "It's just..."
"Just what?"
Kimiko sighed. "I get this strange feeling that Calumon doesn't want a tamer," she admitted. "If he was meant to have one then wouldn't he have found one by now? I mean, not all Digimon have Tamers, right?"
"Well, no, but he could get into a lot of trouble without one," Henry said. "But if you don't think it's a good idea."
"I think it's a great idea, Henry," Kimiko said, quickly. "I just don't think forcing Calumon into a partnership, especially if he doesn't want one, is the right way to go."
Henry looked considerate, but before he could reply Takato appeared. "So I told Guilmon to keep Calumon inside... is everything OK?" he asked, noting the slight tension between his two new friends.
"Yeah," Kimiko said. "Let's go find Kazu."
"OK," Takato said, leading the way towards the park's play area. Both Henry and Kimiko were silent during the whole walk, which was a surprise to Takato, considering they'd both taking a liking to one another from the moment they first met. "There they are," he said pointing at Kazu, Kenta and Jeremy.
"I've won," Kazu said, playing one of his cards. "Doesn't matter if it's fair or not."
"Does too!" Kenta protested.
"Ah-ha!" Kazu said, slamming his card down.
"Oh, not again!" Jeremy cried out in anguish.
"Maybe you're right, Kimiko," Henry said. "Maybe Kazu isn't the best choice. Look at the way he plays that game. He gives his Digimon all kinds of powers so it can beat up the other guy, but he takes away all the energy it needs to protect itself."
"Yeah that sounds like something Kazu would do alright," Takato said. "He's really big into power."
"So that's a no to Kazu," Kimiko said. "Any other bright ideas?"
"Hey, how about Suzie?" Terriermon asked.
"What?" Henry asked.
"Who's Suzie?" Takato asked.
"My sis," Henry said. "She's nice, I guess."
"What do you mean 'you guess'?" Kimiko asked, smiling. "Don't you think your sister is nice?"
Henry shrugged. "She's seven years old," he answered. "And a little annoying."
Kimiko exchanged a look with Takato and shook her head. "Eh, what's the worst that can happen?" she asked with a shrug.
"With my sister?" Henry asked, "Anything's possible."
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Kimiko frowned at Henry as she followed him along the hall to his front door. "I'm not sure if living in the same block as you is a good thing or a bad thing," she said.
"How is it a bad thing?" Takato asked.
"Because this way I'll never get rid of him," Kimiko teased.
"Well, it's not like he knows which apartment number is yours," Takato said with a shrug. "Unless of course he asks at the desk."
"Thanks a lot, Takato, now I'll definitely never get rid of him!"
"Sorry," Takato apologized, sheepishly.
"Miss. Pwetty Pants, time to get ready for the ball," said a high-pitched voice from the living room.
Kimiko and Takato stopped short and exchanged looks, as Henry smiled awkwardly and led them inside. Unsure of what they would find, Takato and Kimiko stuck close together and followed after their friend; they found a small girl with pigtails in her hair, playing with a small doll in a pink dress on the otherside of the room.
"You'll be the belle of the ball and everyone will be your friend, forever and ever and ever," the little girl, whom Kimiko could only guess was Suzie, squealed.
"By nice you mean crazy?" Takato asked Henry.
"Pretty much."
"Then again Calumon's not exactly playing with a full deck either," Takato said.
"Yeah, but I wouldn't wish the Miss. Pretty Pants treatment on anyone," Henry defended.
"Well, how bad can it be?" Takato asked.
"Put it this way, Takato," said Kimiko. "If that doll could talk, I think it be asking for help right now. Uh, no offence, Henry."
"None taken."
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Takato sighed and run a hand through his hair. "So, what now?" he asked. He was sitting on a bench outside Henry and Kimiko's apartment building. Kazu had been a bust, so had Suzie Wong, who else was there that could remotely tame Calumon.
"You know a girl's not a bad idea," Henry said. "But we need one our own age. Are there any girl's in your class, Takato?"
"A girl in my class?" Takato asked. "Well, there's Jeri, but she freaks out over the smallest of things, and she's not exactly Tamer material. I mean, she doesn't even like Digimon."
"This is like looking for a needle in a haystack," Kimiko said. "If Calumon were meant to have a Tamer it wouldn't be this hard to find him one."
"So what are we supposed to do?" Takato asked. "Just leave him fend for himself?"
"He's been doing OK so far," Kimiko shrugged.
"True," Takato agreed. "Come on, we better get back or Guilmon eats the whole park."
"Let's wait, maybe he'll eat Calumon and solve our problems," Terriermon said, trying to look on the bright side.
Cocking her head to the side, Labramon lifted her ear and looked towards the school.
"What is it, girl?" Kimiko asked.
"I thought I heard something," Labramon said.
"Yeah, like what?"
"Like a lock being opened."
Kimiko frowned and looked up at the darkened school. "It's probably the caretaker," she said. "No one other me would stay after hours if they could help it."
"You're one strange cookie, Kimiko," Takato laughed.
"Why because I like school?"
"Yeah. Any normal kid hates it."
"Eh," Kimiko shrugged. "Normal's overrated."
Henry and Takato chuckled as they turned into the park. Quickly they made their way back to the hideout where they kept Guilmon only to find it empty.
"Oh, man, I can't believe their gone!" Takato complained, "and I told them like twenty times not to leave."
"Doesn't matter how many times you tell them if they're not listening," Terriermon pointed out.
"Everything'll be fine," Henry said, reassuringly.
"Yeah. I guess, you're right," Takato nodded.
"That depends on your definition of 'fine,'" Kimiko said, pointing at something through the parting in the trees. "Isn't that a digital field?"
"It's near the school!" Henry said.
"Let's go!" Takato said, leading the way back down the path. "Why am I sure that this involves Guilmon?"
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
"Why are you picking on me? Guilmon's the one who insulted you," Calumon said as he run away from the bat-like Digimon that had come through the inky black puddle.
"Hey!" Guilmon whined.
"I don't care," the bat-like Digimon said, throwing another deadly attack.
Calumon cried out as the ground beneath his feet exploded, and he toppled over.
The bat-like Digimon laughed, but was shortly knocked off course by a spiral of white energy. He landed on the ground and looked up to see a shaggy-white dog growling at him. "Ahh!" he cried, jumping up out of reach.
"Who is that?" Terriermon asked.
"Vilemon," Henry answered. "Champion level. Nasty little thing."
"This will even up the playing field," Takato said, holding up a modify card. "Digi-modify! Hyper wing activate!"
Luminous white wings appeared on Guilmon's back and he took to the skies to take on Vilemon.
"Pyro Sphere!" he said, blasting a huge red fireball from his mouth. The ball nicked Vilemon's wing and knocked him from the sky.
"Not so easy now Guilmon can fly too, huh?" Takato asked.
Vilemon growled and prepared for his next attack.
"Terriermon, it's your turn!" Henry said. He swiped a modify card through his D-Power and Terriermon glowed a faint green as his speed increased, he raced towards Vilemon and head-butted him out of the sky.
"Digi Modify! Shellmon's Aqua Blaster activate!" Kimiko said, swiping one of her own cards. Since Takato had pointed out she'd need to change her attitude towards the Digimon card game, she'd decided to take his advice and dig out her old deck.
Labramon fired a swirl of high pressured water at Vilemon, blocking his attack and, again, knocking him from the sky.
"Hey, where did that come from?" Takato asked.
"What?" Kimiko shrugged. "You're the one who said I should start carrying the cards with me."
"Yeah, but I didn't think you'd actually listen to me!"
"Well, it's a good thing I did, isn't it?"
"I guess so," Takato nodded.
Angry at the several surprise attacks, Vilemon took to the skies once more and leveled up the three Digimon for another attack. "Demon -" he started, but cut off as a familiar voice interrupted him.
"Yeah, right, you're too tiny to even bother with."
Kimiko, Henry and Takato gasped as they saw Renamon and her partner had arrived.
"But a fight's a fight. Renamon."
Renamon prepared herself for battle.
"I hate to beat up on a girl," Vilemon said. "But if you insist - nightmare shocker!"
Renamon disappeared the second the attack hit her, but appeared almost instantly behind Vilemon as he landed on the ground.
"Gotcha!" Vilemon said, obviously happy with his performance.
"The only thing you've got is a clear case of the ugly's," the red-head said, pointing behind Vilemon. "Look behind you."
"Diamond storm!" Renamon said, firing her primary attack at the bat. The diamonds covered every inch of his body, causing him to explode. She then proceeded to upload his data.
"Don't bother with any thanks," the red head said to the three friends. "I did it for the data, and that's all."
"Data?" Kimiko asked as Labramon brushed up against her leg. "Digimon are living creatures, and you do nothing but kill them!"
"She's right," Henry agreed. "They are alive."
The red head looked considerate, before shaking her head. "No. Digimon are nothing more than data. Renamon," she added to her partner, before turning to leave. She stopped short as she saw Calumon blocking her path.
"Play!" Calumon said, his ears extending in his excitement.
"Hey, don't you touch him!" Takato said, defensively.
The red head rolled her eyes and stepped over Calumon. "Come on, Renamon," she said. "Why would I want to waste my time with these goggle heads?"
"Yeah, well, good riddance," Takato said, folding his arms. "What's her deal?"
"Finally! A little fun!" Calumon shouted, bouncing up and down excitedly.
"You call that fun?" Terriermon asked.
"Hey, wait!" Takato called as Calumon hopped his way over to the bushes. "It's dangerous out there by yourself."
"It's dangerous here with you too," Calumon replied, "and there must be people out there that are much more fun. Goodbye, Guilmon!" he said before disappearing from view.
"I hope he's OK," Takato said, nervously. He wanted to go after Calumon, but he knew that the little Digimon wouldn't listen even if he tried.
"If you didn't already have Labramon, Kimiko, I'd say you'd make a good Tamer for him," said Henry.
"Why, because we're both a little strange?" Kimiko asked.
"Something like that," Henry said.
Kimiko smiled. "You're probably right," she agreed. "Just one problem. Calumon's happy being alone, he doesn't want a tamer."
"Hey, that's another reason you two would be great for each other," Takato said. "You both like being alone."
"I'm not exactly alone anymore though, am I?" Kimiko asked.
"Mhm. True," Takato said.
"Anyway, guess what?" Kimiko asked, trying to hide the smug look from her face.
"If you say 'I told you so,'" Henry warned.
"Aw, Henry," Kimiko pouted. "You're no fun!"
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A/N: Next chapter we'll dive some more into Kimiko, as I've decided to base the next episode on her rather Rika.
Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Chapter updated Thursday, 08 May 2014 at 1:59am