Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry for the late update. Life simply got in the way.
Dedications: Chapter dedicated to the following: M-Preg Angel, Dreamer Girl 22, Jon Voris, chloe-mcphail-94, Cherry-Chanx3, Ben10gobad, Karsap, redsnivy and Lmv16 for adding this story and/or me to their alerts. Appreciate it.
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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 Eight: Problems with Digivolution
Takato quivered as a pair of large amber eyes narrowed at him from the 30ft dinosaur that stood in front of him. The white mane around the dinosaur's neck ruffled and stood on end, whilst a low and dangerous growl rumbled deep inside his throat.
"He's huge," Takato muttered as his friends stood behind him. He wasn't sure if they could hear him, but at the moment he didn't care. His best friend was a giant Digimon destroying monster. What if Guilmon was gone and he was stuck with Growlmon? Growlmon looked nowhere near as nice as Guilmon had done.
"What did you expect?" Kimiko asked from behind Takato. "Him to be smaller? You wanted him to Digivolve, right?"
"Yeah, but not like this," Takato said. "He's huger than huge. We probably look like appetizers to him."
Kimiko rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Some tamer you turned out to be," she muttered. "He's not going to eat you, Takato; he's your best friend, besides you'd probably give him indigestion. Look, you're making him cry."
"Wait, what?" Takato asked, looking up. Two large tear drops rolled down Growlmon's scaly face and landed on the ground, splattering it with moisture.
"Don't... be... afraid..." Growlmon said, forcing each word out like he had no idea what he was doing.
Mesmerized by what he was seeing, Takato walked forward and wrapped his arms - as far as they would go - around Growlmon's legs, and wiped his tears into his scales. "I'm so sorry," he apologized. "I'm not afraid of you."
"Not now," Kimiko muttered as Henry walked up behind her. She glanced back at him and smiled, as Labramon nudged her hand with her head.
"Was I really that scary?" Growlmon asked. "I mean, when I was fighting?"
"Only if you find huge, scary things - scary," Takato replied.
"Takatomon, I want to go back to being Guilmon so you won't have to be afraid of me anymore, kay?" Growlmon said.
"Oh brother," Rika grumbled, turning away from the sappy scene. "See ya around, Goggle-heads," she called over her shoulder before running off. Renamon disappeared stealthily into the shadows.
"She's just a model of warmth and sympathy, isn't she?" Henry said.
"I quite like her," Kimiko admitted. Henry stared at her like she had grown a second head. "What?" she asked.
"You like her?" Henry repeated.
Kimiko shrugged. "She's kinda like me," she explained. "You know, with just a little more fight in her."
"Well, I'll take you over her any day," Henry said.
A light blush flourished across Kimiko's face, and she looked away from the boy beside her. Instead she focused her attention on Takato and Growlmon, both of whom were trying to figure out a way to de-Digivolve.
"Come on," Takato said. "We'll go back to the park, relax and figure out what to do. I mean, there are six of us, how hard can it be?"
"What do you mean six?" Henry and Kimiko asked, simultaneously.
"You guys are coming to help, aren't you?" Takato asked, turning quickly to his friends.
Kimiko and Henry exchanged looks. It was almost 11:00pm. They had homes to get back to and, in Henry's case, a family waiting up for him. Meanwhile Kimiko's father was still at work and probably would still be there until tomorrow morning.
"I'll stay," Kimiko sighed. "You should get home, Henry, your parents must be wondering where you are."
"You can stay out here by yourself," Henry replied.
"I'll be fine," Kimiko said, smiling. "Besides, I have Labramon with me."
"No, it's OK," Henry said, shaking his head. "Takato's right. Six heads are better than two."
Knowing that Henry was only staying so she wouldn't be alone - or at least wouldn't have to walk home alone - Kimiko couldn't help but smile, and blush a little deeper.
"OK then," Takato said. "Back to the park."
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Labramon rolled her eyes as she watched Kimiko, Henry and Takato try and stuff Growlmon back into his hideout. It was obvious that he wasn't going to fit, but the three humans were adamant that he had too. He couldn't stay in the park all night; he would be seen at some point.
"Come on!" Takato whined.
"Push harder," Growlmon said.
"I can't push any harder!" Takato replied.
"That's it, I'm done," Kimiko groaned. She stumbled backwards, tripped over Terriermon and landed on the grass with a thump. With a puff of air, she blew her fringe from her face and looked up at Takato and Henry. They stopped pushing Growlmon and were now examining the buckled gate.
Growlmon's whines echoed from inside his shelter. He was stuck fast in the doorway, his back end facing out into the park.
"It's just no use," Takato complained. "We have to figure out a way to get him to Digivolve back into Guilmon."
"De-Digivolve," Kimiko corrected. Henry and Takato shot her unhelpful looks. "What?" she asked, shrugging.
"Mhm. Maybe I can use my Digivice," Takato said, looking at the device in his hand.
"Could you get some butter or something?" Growlmon asked.
"Come on you stupid thing," Takato said, tapping the screen.
"Takato, unstick me," Growlmon whined.
While Takato messed around with his Digivice, Henry and Kimiko exchanged looks and tugged Growlmon free from his enclosure. It was much easier to get him out than it was to get him in.
"He may be unstuck," Kimiko said, looking up at Growlmon, "but he's still as big as a house."
"Or maybe a condo," Henry said.
"The Digivice must do something, right?" Takato asked, wandering back over. He held it up to his face and started to press the buttons on either side. "If I could just find the right setting."
"I think he seems to forget that both our Digimon have digivolved, and returned to their normal state before Guilmon," Kimiko whispered to Henry.
Henry nodded.
"Hold on!" Takato exclaimed, reaching into his belt for his cards. He pulled out the card he had used to Digivolve Guilmon into Growlmon and swiped it through the Digivice. "Digi-modify! Digivolution, deactivate!"
Nothing happened, except from a series of odd looks from his friends.
"What was that supposed to do?" Terriermon asked.
"I thought if I swiped the card backwards he'd de-Digivolve," Takato groaned, hanging his head. "But that was a big goose egg. Wait a minute, I have an idea!"
"Is it better than your last idea?" Terriermon asked.
Takato ignored him and climbed a nearby tree. He hung himself over the branch that was above Growlmon and let go, landing with a thud at the dinosaur's feet. Growlmon cried out in alarm, and nearly trampled Henry and Kimiko as he fell backwards.
"Why did you do that?" Growlmon asked.
"I thought maybe if I scared you, you'd turn back into Guilmon," Takato explained.
"Takato, he's got Digivolution not hiccups," Kimiko said, pinching the bridge of her nose.
Takato sighed and picked himself up from the ground. "OK, just let me think for a minute," he said, closing his eyes. "Digimon are made of data, and when they Digivolve they had a whole bunch more data to their old data so they can grow even bigger. Less data means a smaller size."
"Oh no," Kimiko and Henry groaned as Takato opened his eyes, exclaiming that he had, yet again, another idea.
"Can we go home now?" Labramon asked, lifting her head from her paws.
"Not yet," Takato said, leading them over to the soccer field. They stood on the sidelines while he coached Growlmon to run around the area.
Kimiko sighed in tiredness as she rested her arms behind her head, and leaned back against the fence. "Why can't you just let him de-Digivolve naturally?" she asked.
"What if he never de-digivolves?" Takato asked.
"Labramon and Terriermon did," Kimiko pointed out.
"That's right! What did you guys do?" Takato asked.
"Spend half the night standing on my hands," Terriermon replied. He was sitting on Labramon's back with his ears wrapped around his body.
"Guilmon couldn't keep his balance," Kimiko said quickly, as Takato's face lit up with an idea.
"But he's not Guilmon right now," Takato pointed out.
"No, but if Guilmon couldn't keep his balance, Growlmon's not going to be able too," Kimiko said. "He's a lot heavier than Guilmon was."
"She's got a point," Henry said in agreement.
Takato groaned and hung his head again. "What did you do with Labramon, Kimiko?" he asked.
"Spent all night in the park," Kimiko replied. "If you remember correctly I was off looking for Calumon when Seasarmon reverted back."
"Oh yeah," Takato said, remembering the day clearly. He had witnessed Seasarmon's de-Digivolution. But it had happened in the afternoon. Seasarmon had been encased in a bright light, and when the light had disappeared he had reverted back to Labramon.
Takato sighed. This was going to take forever.
"Takato, can I stop now?" Growlmon asked, collapsing onto the ground. He panted heavily and turned his head to the side, looking up at Takato tiredly.
"Uh, hit the showers," Takato said.
Growlmon groaned and dragged himself across the ground towards the fountain. He slid into the cool water and sighed.
Henry and Kimiko exchanged looks. The water from the fountain must've been freezing, but after all that running it must've come as a relief to Growlmon.
Grinning wickedly, Terriermon looked up at Takato. "What do you think you're doing?" he asked.
"What?" Takato asked.
"Digivolution only happens when the tamers want it too," Terriermon said. "Your data fuses with ours, so why aren't you running yourself ragged with Growlmon?"
Kimiko and Henry frowned and exchanged looks. What was Terriermon talking about?
"He's right," Labramon agreed, nodding his head.
"Really?" Takato asked, looking to Kimiko and Henry. "Oh, OK, then. Move over, Growlmon, I'm coming in!" he jumped off the side and landed with a splash in the water. "Wow!" he exclaimed as he resurfaced, shivering in the cold water and air.
Terriermon and Labramon snickered from the court.
Kimiko and Henry shook their heads, as Takato glowered at the two Digimon from the water. "Haha," he said. "Very funny."
Quivering with laughter, Kimiko checked her wrist watch and sighed. "Sorry, Takato, but while you and Guilmon take your bath, I have to get home. It's' way past curfew."
"Yeah, me too," Henry nodded.
"OK. Bye, guys," Takato called, waving from the fountain.
"Don't stay out here all night now," Kimiko called as she and Henry started walking away.
"I won't," Takato promised.
Kimiko hesitated as she watched Takato climb out of the fountain, and start running around the soccer field with Growlmon. "Why do I have the feeling that something bad is going to happen?" she asked Henry.
"Come on," Henry said, taking her by the arm. "Nothing's going to happen."
"I hope you're right," Kimiko said, following him towards the exit. They passed through out on the sidewalk, and started towards home.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Kimiko awoke slowly the next morning. It was comforting and welcoming to find herself snuggled into a ball with a blanket covering her from head to toe. For a split second, she almost thought she was back home, and that the light knocking at her bedroom door was her mother telling her breakfast was ready.
Kimiko sighed sadly, the thought of her mother made her heart ache. She crawled out from under her blankets and checked her alarm clock. It was 8:00am. She had just over an hour to eat breakfast and get ready for school.
Climbing from her bed, Kimiko pulled on a pair of white washed ripped shorts and a Bullet for my Valentine t-shirt. She gazed at her reflection in the mirror. Her blonde hair hung loosely around her face, curling at the tips which reached past her shoulders. She grabbed a brush from her desk and pulled it through her locks, wincing as she met a knot or two along the way.
Kimiko had never been one to care about her appearance, but her father had practically drilled it into her that she had to, at least, make herself look presentable while in public. Setting down her brush, Kimiko grabbed her backpack from the bottom of her bed, and started to empty half of her bedside cabinet into the depths. The only things left by the time she had finished were her D-Power and Digimon cards.
"Ready, Labramon?" Kimiko asked.
Labramon nodded her head. She had been watching Kimiko get ready from the comforts of the bed, and now that her human was ready to go, so was she. Opening her bedroom door, Kimiko led her partner out into the main part of the apartment and was surprised to find, not only her father, but also his girlfriend and co-worker Riley sitting at the breakfast table.
"Good morning, Kimiko," Riley said, looking up.
"Morning," Kimiko said.
"Sleep well?"
Kimiko shrugged and wandered into the kitchen. She pretended to put food down for Labramon - keeping up the appearance that she was nothing but a domestic house pet - when in reality she was packing her backpack with snacks from the cupboard.
"I want you to come to Hypnos after school," Yamaki said, suddenly. Kimiko froze and peered at her father from over the counter.
"Why?" she asked curiously.
"Do I need a reason?"
"Um, well, I have a routine," Kimiko said. "I rarely deviate from it."
"Oh, and what's your routine?" Yamaki asked. "Play around with those kids at the park?"
Kimiko stared at her father curiously. How did you know about Henry and Takato? "So, what if it is?" she asked. "It's not, but what if I do hang out with my friends at the park?"
"According to your mother you don't have friends," Yamaki said.
"I didn't," Kimiko snapped. "Past tense. But I do now. I'm done living a life that I don't want. I want friends; I want my old life back. I still want to be good at school, but I want to be more like a kid again. I am only fifteen, after all."
Yamaki didn't reply. He merely stared at his coffee.
"Come on, Labramon," Kimiko said, zipping up her backpack and heading for the door.
"You haven't eaten," Riley called.
"I'm not hungry," Kimiko said.
"You must eat, Kimiko."
"I'll grab some bread from the bakery on my way to school," Kimiko replied. "Bye." She didn't wait for a reply before slamming the door and heading downstairs to meet Henry and Terriermon.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
As Henry and Kimiko had reached the school gates, they were almost barreled into my Takato. He looked red-faced and out of breath, like he had run the entire distance from his house.
"What's wrong?" Kimiko asked.
"Tell me, does 'Don't leave' have another meaning?" Takato asked.
"Uh, is that a trick question?"
"What happened?" Henry asked.
"Well, I went to check on Growlmon this morning and he was gone," Takato explained.
Kimiko frowned and looked questionably at Takato. "Where exactly did you hide him?" she asked.
"In that tunnel where he disappeared before."
"Are you sure he didn't just disappear?"
"I hope not," Takato said. "But Henry said that it was just a fluke."
"Fingers crossed he's right," Kimiko said. She slid open the door to the bunker that she kept Labramon while she was attending school, and led both Henry and Takato inside. "Too bad this isn't big enough for Growlmon; no one would find him in here."
Labramon sighed and padded over to the corner that she had created for herself. It didn't have a soft bed or mattress to lie on, but it was her favourite spot in the whole place. She lay down and rested her head in her paws while Terriermon rested his head against her flank.
"Are you sure he didn't just walk down the tunnel?" Henry asked.
"Yeah. I walked up and down that tunnel so many times I wore a grove in the floor," Takato explained.
"Hey, Terriermon," Henry called.
"Yeah?"
"Go see if you can find Growlmon," Henry said.
"I'm on it," Terriermon said, heading out of the shelter.
"Labramon?" said Kimiko.
"I know," Labramon said, racing off after Terriermon. She caught the bunny-like Digimon under the tail with her snout and tossed him up onto her back. Kimiko and Henry exchanged amused smiles as their Digimon disappeared from the school.
Takato sighed heavily.
Kimiko offered him a comforting smile, and squeezed his shoulder. "Hey, don't worry, Takato, they'll find him," she said.
"I just wish I knew why he won't listen to me," Takato said.
"Honestly, I see Digimon a lot like I do humans," Kimiko said. "Once they have an idea in their head, it's all they can think about. Just wait until we find him, we'll find out what happened."
Takato sighed again.
Thankfully they didn't have to wait long. No more than ten minutes after Labramon and Terriermon had left the school, the former was returning. She was slightly out of breath from running, but bounded straight to Kimiko and latched onto the side of her jacket, tugging her towards the gates.
"Woah, slow down, Labramon, what's wrong?"
"He's at the park... with the kids... on his tail..." Labramon said, tripping over her words in her haste to tell Kimiko and the others what she had found.
"Who?" Kimiko asked.
"Growlmon."
"Growlmon?!" Henry, Kimiko and Takato exclaimed all together.
"Where Terriermon?" Henry asked.
"At the park," Labramon answered. "Now come on!"
"OK, we're coming!" Kimiko said.
With Labramon leading the way, the three tamers followed behind. Having the stamina of a dance, even for a former one, Kimiko was a little faster than the boys which meant she reached the play area first. She frowned when she saw no thirty-foot red dinosaur.
"Labramon, this isn't a joke," Kimiko said as Henry and Takato finally joined her. Her Digimon pulled herself up onto the metal railing and looked around. Neither Terriermon nor Growlmon could be seen.
"I'm not lying!" Labramon barked. "He was here. Terriermon stayed behind to wake him up."
"Then where the hell have they gone?" Henry asked.
"Come on, they can't have gone far," Kimiko said.
"He's a great big dinosaur," said Takato. "He could cover a lot of distance in one stride!"
"We've always told him to stay out of sight," Kimiko said, walking backwards away from the two boys.
"Yeah, so?" Henry asked.
"Well think of it from his perspective. Terriermon finally wakes him, only for him to find a bunch of kids playing on his tail. Once he's rid of them he takes off, but he's not going to go far because he knows Labramon has come to get us, so he's going to stay somewhere close, but out of sight. We just gotta find him."
"How are we going to do that?"
"Like you said, he's a great big dinosaur; it can't be that hard," Kimiko said.
Henry and Takato exchanged looks as Labramon took off after her Tamer. They walked ahead of the two boys, calling out for both Growlmon and Terriermon.
"Hey, over here!"
A bush rustled from their left, and Terriermon tumbled out. He ambled over to Labramon and climbed up onto her back.
"Hey, guys, I found Terriermon," Kimiko called to Henry.
"Terriermon, where's Growlmon?" Henry asked, as he and Takato reached the other three.
The bunny-like Digimon pointed to the trees. Labramon walked forward, wedging herself into the bush and disappearing. Kimiko, Henry and Takato followed her and, with a breath of relief, found Growlmon sitting out of sight amongst the trees.
"Growlmon, what were you thinking?" Takato snapped after the relief had worn off. "I told you not to leave the tunnel."
"I couldn't help it," Growlmon replied.
"Couldn't help it?" Takato repeated. "It seems like not leaving the tunnel is pretty easy to do."
"It is when Impmon is throwing fireballs at you," Growlmon explained. "He woke me up, and then baba-boomed me right out of the tunnel."
"Growlmon, you're a thirty-foot dinosaur, and I'm pretty sure your fireballs are a lot bigger than Impmon's," Kimiko said. "Just fire one back."
"I did," Growlmon sighed. "I was only going to rest for a minute, and then when I woke up these kids were playing on me. I'm sorry, Takato, I didn't mean to break my promise."
"Aw," Kimiko cooed.
"What are you waiting for?" Terriermon asked, nudging Takato. "Forgive him already!"
Takato sighed and walked closer to Growlmon. "It's OK," he said, putting his hand on his partner's knee.
"It would've been better without all the burning," Growlmon said.
"Kimiko, people!" Terriermon said spotting two women walking towards them.
Panicked, Henry grabbed Terriermon from Labramon's back. The bunny-like Digimon fell limp and the two women giggled as they past.
Kimiko frowned and looked down the path after the two adults. "What was that about?" she asked Henry.
"Please don't ask," Henry sighed, dropping Terriermon back onto Labramon's back.
Takato sighed heavily and turned to his friends. "Where do you think we can hide Growlmon, guys?" he asked. "I mean, I don't want to send him back to the tunnel if he's just going to get harassed by Impmon again. It's got to be someplace he can't be seen."
"That's it," Henry gasped. "Camouflage."
"Oh, that sounds painful," Growlmon whined.
Kimiko chuckled. "We're just going to paint you," she explained. "It's kinda like putting on makeup, but a lot more fun."
"You know what? There's paint left over from when my parents painted the store," Takato exclaimed.
"Why would anyone want to put makeup on a store?" Growlmon asked.
"It's like putting on makeup, Growlmon," Kimiko explained. "It's not actual make up. Look, why don't you guys go get the paint, and I'll stay here?" she offered.
"We'll be back as soon as we can," Takato said, as he and Henry took off. Kimiko watched them disappear and then looked down at Labramon and Terriermon. They were both lying in the grass, playfully minding their own business.
Kimiko sighed and looked up at Growlmon. "There's got to be a way to get you to de-Digivolve," she said. "Sadly I don't remember how they did it in the show."
"What about Rika?" Labramon asked. "Couldn't you ask her?"
"Something tells me she'd be less likely to help," Kimiko replied. "You know how she feels about us."
Labramon sighed and put her head back in her paws. "Hey, Kimiko, are you going to Hypnos today?" she asked.
"No," Kimiko replied.
"But your dad -"
"He probably just wants to keep an eye on me," Kimiko said. "I mean, he's had people watching me since I arrived with him over a week ago. They've probably reported back to him and told him all about my late night's coming home, and Henry and Takato; he's just being the overprotective father that I don't really need."
Labramon sighed and lifted her gaze to her Tamer. "So, we're just going to avoid Hypnos all together?" she asked.
"Yes. We'll finish here with Growlmon and then go home," Kimiko said. "I do have homework. If Dad wants me, he can come and get me himself."
"If you say so," Labramon replied, relaxing again.
Soon the sound of footsteps and the clanging of tin cans alerted them to the return of Henry and Takato. Both boys were panting and very nearly collapsed when they reached the clearing.
"You moved," Takato said, hunched over and bracing his hands against his knees.
"No we didn't," Kimiko said. "You're just out of shape." She squatted down in front of the paint tins and opened them. She grabbed a thick-spindled brush and dipped it into the green mixture. "Let's get to work," she said, turning to Growlmon.
The dinosaur looked terrified.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
At least an hour later they had finished.
Growlmon stood tall in front of his friends. Instead of his usual red and white body with black symbols over him, he was no covered in patches of green and brown, he was completely invisible amongst the trees.
"It worked!" Takato exclaimed, punching the air in excitement. "No one will be able to find him!"
"I had such high hopes for you, Princess," said a familiar voice. "But this is just pathetic, even for your standards."
Kimiko sighed and turned to face Rika. "I was wondering when you'd show up, Red," she said, slightly annoyed.
"A person may not be able to find him," Rika said. "But any Digimon who wanted to could find him in a heartbeat."
"Prove it," Henry challenged.
"Renamon."
"Where do you come from?" Takato asked. "Do you just wait around to scare us?"
"Renamon," Rika repeated, seemingly ignorant to Takato's questions.
"Yes, Rika?"
"Find him and teach him a lesson."
"My pleasure," Renamon smirked.
Taking a step forward, Labramon bared her teeth at the fox and growled defensively. The fox ignored the dog and her eyes glowed white as she zeroed in on Growlmon's heat signature.
"There," Renamon said, pointing at the trees behind Kimiko.
"Wait!" Takato shouted, running forward, his arms open wide.
"You guys aren't Tamers," Rika sighed. "Digimon aren't supposed to hide, they're supposed to fight."
"Seriously? You're still playing that card?" Kimiko asked. "We all have different views on Digimon, Red; some of us don't want to fight."
"Then you're nothing but a bad joke!" Rika snapped.
"You better just back off, Rika," Henry said, clutching his D-Power tightly in his hand.
"Or what?" Rika challenged. "You're going to run off and hide on me? Oh, I'm so scared."
Kimiko rolled her eyes and pulled Henry back. "Come on, Henry, don't let her get under your skin," she said. "She's just trying to irritate you."
Thunder clapped overhead and Takato, who had physically put himself between Rika, Renamon and Growlmon, looked up as the sky darkened and rain started to fall. "Hey, it wasn't supposed to rain today," he mused.
"Since when has the weatherman ever been right?" Terriermon asked.
"Um, Takato?" Growlmon called from the trees. "I think we're going to have a problem."
"Problem?" Takato repeated, looking around. His eyes widened and he run towards Growlmon, falling to his knees just in front of his best friend. The rain water had mixed with the paint and it was slowly dripping off of the dinosaur.
"Oh no," Kimiko murmured. "The rain is making the paint run."
"So he'll be brown instead of gray and green," Terriermon replied. "What's the big deal?"
"No, the rain is making the paint run off," Henry explained, watching as the redness of Growlmon's scales returned as the paint disappeared.
"You guys used water-based paint?" Rika asked, laughing at the idiocy. "You're even more pathetic than I thought. See you later, losers," she called as she walked away. "Renamon."
The Fox disappeared, blending in with her surroundings as Rika disappeared from the park.
"What are we going to do, Growlmon?" Takato asked, tears streaming down his cheeks. He was frustrated at the lack of cooperation. He had wanted Guilmon to Digivolve so badly that now that he had it, he found that he didn't want it at all. Digivolution was supposed to be cool, but all it did was bring about more trouble than it was worth.
"Please don't cry, Takatomon, my arms are starting to run," Growlmon said, as Takato's tears mixed with the paint causing it to run off too.
"It'll be OK, Takato," Henry said, trying to sound reassuring. He, just like Kimiko, was at a loss of what to say or do. Every idea that they had had over the last twenty-four hours had fallen flat. This was a lot harder than either of them expected. The TV show made it all look so easier.
"Yeah," Terriermon piped up. "If worst comes to worst, we can always move to Antarctica."
"Terriermon!" Henry scolded.
"What?" Terriermon asked. "We could."
Lifting her head towards the sky, Labramon watched as the storm clouds disappeared and a brightly coloured rainbow formed over the park. "Hey, Kimiko, look," she barked.
"Oh, it's a rainbow," Kimiko said.
"What's a rainbow?" Labramon asked.
"It's a display of colours that's visible in the sky," Kimiko explained. "It's caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere."
"Look, Takato, it's stopped raining," Terriermon said. Takato ignored him, too concerned with failing as a Tamer to worry about anything else. "Geeze, would you look already?"
Pulling himself together, Takato straightened up and looked skywards. He gasped at the brightly coloured rainbow that shone above him and Growlmon, almost like it was there for their personal enjoyment. But, despite the beauty of it all, he still couldn't help but feel helpless in his whim to help his best friend.
"Now those are the colours we should've painted Growlmon," Terriermon chirped.
"Terriermon, we wanted him to blend him," Henry replied. "Not stick out like a sore thumb."
"Well, he'd blend in fine if he were in the sky, wouldn't he?" Terriermon retorted. He went unheard.
Suddenly, with their Tamers attention diverted, Labramon and Terriermon watched as Growlmon turned a brilliant neon white and tiny specks of data floated into the sky, as the data fields disappeared, Growlmon started to shrink.
"Check it out!" Labramon barked as the light disappeared to show Guilmon.
"Growlmon... I mean, Guilmon!" Takato exclaimed excitedly. "I mean, whoever you are, you're Guilmon again! Things are finally normal again."
"What happened, Kimiko?" Labramon asked, looking up at her partner.
"I dunno," Kimiko shrugged. "It's like the sun dried him out or something."
"So, wait a minute, you're telling me we have to find a rainbow every time he wants to change back to Guilmon?" Terriermon asked.
"Well, technically that's not going to be so hard," Kimiko said. "There's always a rainbow in the sky. We just can't see it most of the time."
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