Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long to update guys. Things haven't been so great for me these past few months. I have gone from updating several stories a day, to updating one story once a week (sometimes not even that). I am one chapter away from the end of my current Teen Wolf seasons, and then I have a few little stories in-between to write, but while I am writing those, my main focus then will be this story and a Power Ranger series that I have neglected.
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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 Nineteen: The Last Resort
"Uhh!" Impmon weakly pushed himself to his feet. His arms quivered and his whole body begged him to give in. But he could, he wouldn't. "I'm going to kick your giant heinie and use your data to digivolve!" He jumped towards the horn of desolation, much to the fear of the tamers.
"Impmon, stop!" Kyubimon shouted.
"You big blue bonehead!" Impmon shouted, punching his tiny fists into Indramon's face. "Don't you feel anything? Oh, boy," he whimpered as the horse deva swatted him from the air like a fly. "WHY WON'T YOU FIGHT ME?!" he screamed, picking himself up from the floor again.
"Very well, traitor," Indramon said, lifting his foot. "Grraah!"
Impmon braced for impact and when it came, he was thrown through the air and out of the area. "This is gonna hurrrrrrrrrrt!" he yelled, disappearing from view.
"Wow. He hit that one out of the park," Gargomon said.
"We got to help him," Rika said, surprised at what she had just seen.
"Or at least pick up the pieces," Gargomon muttered.
"Uh... guys, we better do something," Kimiko said, looking up and noticing the horn of desolation still hovering in the air above them.
"I am a servant of the sovereign, willing to upload your data," Indramon said, looking down at the tamers. "You should be grateful."
"Kimiko, look," Seasramon said, indicating towards the Hypnos building. Coming out of the rooftop was a shimmering blue light, the same colour light that was now surrounding Indramon.
"What is this?" the deva asked "I feel strange..."
"What's happening?" Takato asked.
"Dad..." Kimiko murmured, although she was overheard by Henry.
And then, as if a switch had been flicked, the blue lights disappeared. The deva looked down upon him, and then up at his horn. "Time to go," he said, disappearing from view.
"He disappeared," Takato said, looking astonished.
"But what were those lights?" Rika asked.
Her friends shrugged and shook their heads. Neither of them, save for Kimiko, had any ideas has to what had just happened, unfortunately for the blonde tamer, she did, and, unbeknownst, she had revealed her secret to Henry.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Henry sighed as he and Kimiko returned from the city to the underground tunnel. They had stashed Rika, Takato and the digivolved Digimon there for the time being, it was the only place that they could think of that was safe.
"You lied to me, to us," Henry said, reaching the fence and holding it back so Kimiko could climb through.
Kimiko frowned as she stepped back, waiting for him to join her. "What are talking about?" she asked. "Lied to you about what?"
"Who you are, who your father is," Henry said. "You told me that you had no clue what that building there was." He pointed to the Hypnos building towering over the city. "But your father works there, so does that man that wants to do away with Digimon. He's your father, isn't he?"
Kimiko sighed. She couldn't lie her way out of this one, what was the point? She was already caught. "His name is Mitsuo Yamaki," she said, "and yes, he's my father."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Henry asked. "More importantly, why didn't you tell me? I thought we were friends."
"We are!" Kimiko exclaimed.
"Friends don't lie to each other, Kimiko," Henry said, "and you kept a massive secret from us. You didn't tell us that it was your father that was trying to destroy all Digimon, or that he was the one that has been following me and Takato around the city."
Kimiko swallowed. "I didn't see the point in telling you," she argued. "My father isn't exactly someone that I am proud of. And if you hadn't noticed, my Digimon is in danger of him as well, why do you think I don't like leaving Labramon and Calumon at home alone for a long time? I'm afraid that my father will make it home before me and do something he may regret."
"It still doesn't change the fact that you lied to us."
"I didn't lie intentionally," Kimiko argued. "I figured you wouldn't want to be friends with me if you knew who my father way. Henry, I'm sorry, but I had my reasons for not telling you. You wouldn't trust me if you knew."
"What makes you think I can trust you now?"
Kimiko felt tears fill her eyes as Henry turned his back on her. She figured this would happen when her friends learned the truth, but she hadn't thought it would hurt this much. "I said I was sorry," she whispered, hanging her head.
"Sorry doesn't cut it, Kimiko," Henry said, shaking his head and carried on walking.
"What else do you want me to say?"
"I don't know," Henry said, opening the door to the tunnel. "This is a pretty big deal. Sorry's not going to make it go away."
Kimiko took a shuddering breath as her heart dropped into her stomach. Now what was she supposed to do?
Meanwhile, inside the tunnel, Takato and Rika sat with their backs against the wall, watching as their digital friends slept. They were waiting for them to de-digivolve back to their regular states so that they could each go home, there was no possible way that they could take them looking like this.
At the sound of footsteps, Takato looked up over his shoulder and smiled as Henry walked into view. He was about to ask where Kimiko was when the blonde appeared behind Henry. She looked like she had been crying, and Takato couldn't help but wonder what was wrong; but before he could ask, Henry spoke.
"Well, don't you guys look comfy," Henry said, teasingly.
"Did you find him?" Rika asked.
Kimiko shook her head. "We searched everywhere," she said. "We couldn't find him."
"You guys, it is getting late," said Henry. "We're just going to have to try again tomorrow."
"He's right," Rika agreed. "We should head home."
"What about them?" Kimiko asked, nodding at the Digimon as she scooped Calumon up from the floor. He nuzzled into her arms, yawned and passed out again.
Takato stood and stretched. "They're not going anywhere," he said. "They should be fine here tonight."
Henry and Rika nodded in agreement and turned to leave.
Kimiko hung back, knelt beside Seasramon and petted the top of her head. "I'll be back first thing in the morning," she promised, kissing her best friends fur. She didn't want to leave her conversation with Henry and hurt her, and she felt empty going home with just Calumon.
But her father would have a fit if he came home to Seasramon in the apartment.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
The next morning, Rika and Kimiko met up at the abandoned tunnel. They had both come down to check on the others, and were glad to find that they had returned to their rookie forms. Labramon barked and jumped up at Kimiko and Calumon, causing them both to giggle.
"Did you find Impmon?" Renamon asked.
"No," Rika said. "But we're continuing the search today."
"He has to be out there somewhere," Kimiko said. "He can't have just disappeared."
"What if he -?" Terriermon started.
"He didn't," Kimiko said, quickly. "He can't have."
Rika shook her head and started to walk away. "We have to find him," she called over her shoulder. "As much as it is his own fault, and it wouldn't have happened if he had a partner, we still need to find him."
"So, you do have a heart, huh?" Kimiko asked, running to keep up with Rika.
"Shut it, Princess," Rika snapped.
Kimiko rolled her eyes at the nickname, but chose not to reply instead. With the Digimon following behind them, the two girls' broke the surface of the tunnel just as Takato, Kazu and Kenta were arriving.
"Hey!" Takato laughed as Guilmon almost bowled him over.
"You came back," Guilmon said, happily.
"Of course I did, what, did you think I'd leave you behind?" Takato asked.
Guilmon looked sheepish.
"Aw, I'd never leave you behind, Guilmon," Takato said, rubbing the dinosaurs head.
Kazu pretended to gag from behind his friend. "There is far too much love in this place," he said.
Kimiko rolled her eyes and looked back at Terriermon as he jumped up onto her shoulders. He was looking for Henry. "Henry should be here soon," she told the rabbit. "He's probably out searching for Impmon."
"I know," Terriermon said, jumping up onto Kimiko's head to get a better view. "I just want to be the first to see him."
Kimiko rolled her eyes and looked around at her friends. "So, are we splitting up this time or what?" she asked.
"It would be easier," Rika said. "We'd cover more ground."
Takato nodded in agreement. "I'll take the park," he said.
"I've got downtown," Rika said.
"I guess I'll take the back streets," Kimiko said. "Meet back at the hideout in say, two hours?"
Takato and Rika nodded before heading off their separate ways. Kimiko looked around at the Digimon left in her company. "So, where do we start first, you guys?" she asked.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Having decided to search for Impmon on his way to the tunnel, Henry wasn't all that surprised to find it empty when he arrived. He should've known that the others, particularly Kimiko, wouldn't have left Terriermon alone; and Terriermon would've followed Kimiko anyway.
The plan was to meet at the tunnel first thing in the morning, and then split up to search for Impmon, only problem was, Henry didn't know where Kimiko would be searching for Impmon, and given that they weren't exactly on speaking terms at that moment, he wasn't even sure if she would answer the phone to him.
Deciding that his best bet would be to check the park first, Henry headed in the direction of the hideout. He wasn't that far from the park, and reached the gates in second. He made his way through the vast greenery and came upon the hideout, finding Takato, Kenta, Kazu and Guilmon inside.
"Where are the girls'?" Henry asked, passing through the gate.
"Out searching for Impmon," Takato replied. "The plan is to regroup here. They've been gone nearly an hour, we've only got another hour left to wait."
"Do you know where Kimiko is searching?" Henry asked. He felt lost without Terriermon on his shoulders.
"She's taken the back streets," Kenta replied.
"Well, that narrows it down," Henry said.
"I'm actually quite surprised," Kazu said.
"Why?" Henry asked.
"Because aren't you and Kimiko usually attached at the hip?"
Henry shrugged. "We're taking a break," he lied. He didn't want to admit the real reason that he wasn't with Kimiko.
"A break from what?" Kenta asked. "Aren't you guys' just friends?"
"Yeah."
"You can't take a break from friendship, can you?" Kenta asked, confused.
Henry shook his head irritably. "Do you know where she is or not?" he asked.
Surprised by his attitude, Takato held up a cellphone. "Why don't you call her?" he asked.
"I doubt she'd answer," Henry said, shaking his head again.
"Uh, OK?" Takato said, confused. "Why won't she answer?"
"She might answer you," Henry said, pushing away the cellphone. "But not me... and I can't tell you why, either."
Takato frowned and looked around at Kazu and Kenta. They both shrugged in silence as Henry slid down the wall besides the opening. He looked so lost and alone without Terriermon, which was why Takato decided to go ahead and call Kimiko for him.
Unfortunately, Kimiko didn't answer.
"That's weird," Takato said, hanging up and staring at the screen. "She always answers."
"Maybe she's found something?" Kenta asked, hopefully.
Takato shook his head. "She'd have called to let us know," he said. "What if she's in trouble?"
"Wouldn't your D-Power have gone off if there was an attack?" Kazu asked.
"Yeah," Takato said, deflating. "Then it's got to be something else."
"Maybe she knows you're calling for me," Henry said. "Like I said, she and I are taking a break. I'm the last person she wants to see or talk to right now."
"But, Henry, she has Terriermon, you have to see her at some point, don't you?" Takato asked.
Henry was saved from answering when Guilmon raised his head and sniffed the air. He growled and keeled over, his stomach brushing against the ground as jaw tightened and his eyes glared out into the park. The four boys around him grew stiff, each one waiting for an attack to occur.
"What is it, boy?" Takato asked.
"Digital field," Guilmon replied, his voice a deep grumble.
Suddenly the two D-Powers shrieked, their screens turning white.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
"Ah!"
Kimiko looked up, startled, as Indramon landed in her path. His giant feet creating a huge crate in the concreate, but he seemed unphased by the damage he was causing in the real world.
Indramon sneered down at Kimiko as she picked herself up from the ground and stumbled backwards, away from him. She didn't get far as he swung out his hoof, narrowing missing her as she hit the ground for a second time. This time protecting herself.
"Hey!" Labramon barked, running forward. She stood in front of her tamer and fired off a warning attack, but it did little in injuring Indramon, if anything it just made him laugh at the pathetic attempt. "Kimiko..."
Jumping back to her feet, Kimiko reached for her D-Power and cards. "Let's do it," she said, swiping the first card she reached through her hand-held. "Digimodify! Digivolution activate!" she yelled.
Digivolution
"Labramon digivolve too... Seasramon!"
"Be careful!" Kimiko yelled as her partner flew into the air to meet Indramon. All around her she could hear the beating of helicopters, and for once she hoped that the military would have the sense to stay out of a fight that they knew they couldn't win.
Terriermon jumped up onto an abandoned nearby car and looked around. "Where is Henry?" he asked.
Kimiko couldn't help but agree it wasn't like her friends to be late to a fight. Especially Rika.
No sooner had the thought past her lips, did Kyubimon vault over her. The fox padded, as fast as she could, towards the deva, and joined the fight.
"What are you doing fighting alone?" Rika asked, catching up to Kimiko.
"What did you want me to do?" Kimiko asked. "Stand back and watch him tear apart the city?"
Rika sighed, realising she had a point. "We need to make a deal," she said. "If we're alone when a Deva attacks, we at least call to find out where the others are. Deal?"
"Deal," Kimiko said, looking up. She watched as Seasramon dived aside from a flailing hoof, as Kyubimon jumped into the air and tried to attack with a dragon wheel, but the attacks went untouched and the Deva unscratched.
Kimiko and Rika gasped and took unsure steps back. They needed help... and they needed it now.
"Pyro Blaster!"
"Huh?" both girls' looked around as Growlmon thundered past them. The ground shaking underfoot as the great dinosaur charged towards Indramon.
Behind the giant dinosaur, running as fast as they could to keep up, came Takato, Henry, Kenta, Kazu and Jerri.
"Henry!" Terriermon laughed, jumping down into his tamers arms.
"Nice to see you too, Terriermon," Henry said.
"Can we save the celebrations for later?" Rika asked. "We're getting smashed."
Henry nodded and looked down at his partner. "Ready?" he asked.
"Huh-uh," Terriermon said, opening his ears and floating off towards the fighting.
Henry reached for his cards and D-Power, swiping the first one he could get his hands on. "Digimodify!" he shouted. "Digivolution activate!"
Digivolution.
"Terriermon digivolve too... Gargomon - Gargo lasers!" he shouted, seconds after he had digivolved. But his bunny pellets just bounced off of Indramon's chest plates.
"Your efforts are futile," Indramon said, charging at the four Digimon.
"Digimodify," Henry called, startling his friends as he swiped another card. "Power activate."
Gargomon flew into the air, right in Indramon's face, and opened fire again.
"You fool!" Indramon yelled, raising his hoof and slamming Gargomon down onto the road below. The bridge upon which he landed buckled under the weight, leaving a huge dent with Gargomon lying stunned in the centre.
The Tamers and their friends gasped in fear.
"You should show some respect," Indramon said, the straps around his shoulders disappearing as his horn rose into the air.
Gargomon held up his gauntlet and tried to fire, but he was out of ammo. "This is definitely not good," he murmured.
"Gargomon!" Kyubimon yelled as she and the others raced towards their friend.
"Hold on," Growlmon said, his thunderous footsteps becoming heavier as he ran.
"We're coming!" Seasramon said, swooping through the air towards the rabbit.
Kimiko held her breath. The others were too far away to help, by the time they got to the scene, Gargomon would be history. Pivoting around, the small blonde snapped at Henry. "You have to do something!" she yelled, "and do it now!"
Surprised that she was talking to him, even if it she was yelling, Henry took a deep breath and reached for another card. "Digimodify!" He yelled. "Recharge, activate!"
Out in the battlefield, Gargomon fired a round of pellets at the horn, before jumping into the air and punching the exterior, causing a sonic wave to ripple through the air.
"Digimodify, strength activate!" Takato yelled, swiping a second card.
"Pyro Blaster!" Growlmon snarled, sending a ball of fire from his mouth at the Deva.
"Digimodify, hyperspeed activate!" Rika and Kimiko yelled, swiping their own cards.
The second the data had been downloaded and read on the D-Powers, Seasramon and Kyubimon attacked. The latter going for a dragon wheel attack, whilst the other flew closer and unleashed an array of bright golden arrows onto her enemy.
Indramon merely brushed off the attacks. He felt nothing. "You are persistent - an admirable quality," he said, firing his desolation horn at them, knocking each of them from the sky and into the ground.
"We're just getting started," Gargomon said, preparing his gauntlets for another round. "Right guys?"
Around him, his friends tried to stand, but were weakened from the last attack. Compared to Indramon, their power was limited.
"We can keep fighting if you wish," Indramon said. "But you are no match for me. Behold the power of the horn of desolation."
The horn rose high into the sky. The air around it seemed to vibrate, as if the horn was drawing in a breath, and then it exhaled. A building, not that far away from where the Tamers were standing, watching the battle unfolded, exploded.
The teenagers raised their arms to protect themselves from falling debris and the heat of the blaze.
"Oh god," Kimiko breathed. The air was thick with smoke; it was difficult to take in any breath.
"Keep fighting!" Kazu shouted from behind. He, Kenta and Jerri were kneeling on top of a nearby car, watching with great expectations.
"Don't give up," Kenta coached. "You guys are Tamers, right?"
With his horn prepared to strike again, Indramon stormed towards his opponents. "The time of reckoning is nigh," he said.
"NO!" Kimiko yelled as a helicopter opened fire on the Deva. She knew it was futile for humans to interfere, not to mention it meant more casualties when the Digimon turned on the humans.
"This is not good," Takato said.
"Maybe we should let the military deal with this one," Henry suggested.
"They don't stand a chance!" Kimiko argued, turning to face her friends. "They'll just add to the body count!"
"She's right," Rika agreed.
An explosion caught the tamers attention, each one turned to see the horn of desolation take out two helicopters full of men, sending the burnt out remains crashing into another building, causing it to explode too.
"If we won't allow the military to help, we have to do something!" Henry yelled. "They're just going to send more helicopters out. We can't hold them off and fight Indramon."
"Can't we get the military to back off?" Takato asked.
"You want to try and talk to them, goggle-head?" Rika asked.
Takato sighed.
Kimiko bit her lip as she watched the destruction unfolded around her. She had to do something. "You guys stay here," she said, turning to her friends. "I'll try and get the military to back off."
"How are you going to do that?" Takato asked.
Kimiko hesitated and glanced at Henry, she caught his gaze and held it for a second, before he looked away, setting his sights on the destruction behind her. From just one look he knew what she meant to do, more to the point, he knew who she was running too.
"Just stay here," Kimiko said, looking away from Henry. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
"But, Kimi -" Takato started. But Kimiko had already whistled for Seasramon to return. The large cat-like Digimon landed in front of her tamer, and allowed Kimiko to climb up onto her back.
"Where too?" Seasramon asked.
"Hypnos," Kimiko said. "If my father refused to listen to me before, maybe he will now. No more innocent lives have to die before this ends."
Seasramon nodded and ascended into the air. She took off, flying away towards the Hypnos building at the centre of town. She wasn't sure what Kimiko had in mind, she just hoped that her tamer knew what she was doing.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
With Seasramon de-digivolved back to Labramon, Kimiko burst into the main entrance of the Hypnos building and bolted towards the elevators. The explosions outside were muffled in here, but she could still hear the destruction going on. The main foyer was empty; all occupants had taken off the minute the fighting had begun.
"This is going to take forever," Labramon said, as they waited for the elevator to arrive.
"Then we have to take the stairs," Kimiko said, pushing open a door to her left. The stairs led up or down. With no one in the foyer to tell her where her father was exactly, Kimiko had to guess. Normally when there was an attack, Yamaki was upstairs with Riley and Tally. "Come on," Kimiko said, taking the stairs two at a time.
The friends reached the top of the stairs in less than thirty minutes. They were puffing and panting, and Kimiko's legs felt like jelly, but at least they had made it. The door leading to the trap door stood in front of them. It was closed, but opened when Kimiko pushed it. One last flight of stairs and she'd find herself face-to-face with her father.
Kimiko had avoided Yamaki like the plague for the last few days. She hadn't wanted to face him after their last argument, even going as far as to lock herself in her bedroom when he was home, or even making sure she was out all day just to avoid a confrontation. But this was an emergency, and she needed to break her own rules in order to save lives.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Kimiko looked around for her father. He was nowhere to be seen. Riley and Tally sat in their usual positions, elevated above the floor, tracing Digimon wild ones as they entered the human world.
Tally looked down and caught sight of Kimiko; she signaled to Riley and pointed.
"Kimiko, what are you doing here?" Riley asked, as her seat descended to meet the blonde.
"Where's my dad?" Kimiko asked, "and don't think about lying to me, Riley, I know he's here somewhere."
Riley sighed. "You're dads in an important meeting," she said. "He's not to be disturbed."
"Too bad!" Kimiko snapped. "There are people out there dying. He needs to get the military to back off. Guns won't work on this thing."
"Your father -"
"Works for the government!" Kimiko argued. "The military work for the government. Get them to back off or more innocent lives will be lost in the chaos. Isn't that what my father is trying to do? Protect innocent lives?"
Riley sighed and studied the blonde in front of her. She wanted to help, but she had her orders.
"DO IT!" Kimiko yelled. "Or I will."
Reaching for her comms link, Riley quickly contacted her boss. "Sir, your daughter is here to see you," she said. There was static reply to which Riley responded. "She says it's an emergency, sir." There was another static response, and Riley nodded. She lowered her hand and looked at Kimiko. "He'll meet you in his office."
"Thank you," Kimiko said, returning to the stairs.
"Oh, Kimiko," Riley called, as her seat ascended back into the air. "Be careful in the way you choose to get involved." She pointed at Labramon and then went back to work.
Kimiko frowned at the older woman, and looked down at her best friend. "Whatever. Come on, Labramon," she said, hurrying back down to the floor beneath the one she was already on. Her father's office was at the top of Hypnos, making it easier for him to get to the dome at the top.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
"This bunny isn't backing down for nobody," Gargomon yelled as he and the others picked themselves out of the rubble and charged towards Indramon.
They had seen Seasramon fly off with Kimiko, but hadn't questioned the issue, knowing that the two would only leave if they had a proper reason.
"I believe my purpose in this world to destroy evil aberrations like you," Kyubimon snarled.
"I'll never let you or your sovereign or anyone else mess up my friendship with Takato," Growlmon growled, thundering forward.
Indramon laughed. "You're wrong, weak ones," he said, sending out a sonic blast from his chest. The blast knocked the Digimon out of sight of their worried tamers.
"We need help," Rika said.
"Where the hell has Kimi run off too?" Takato asked. "Why would she leave in the middle of a battle?"
"There's your reason why," Henry said, pointing at another fleet of helicopters. "She's trying to get them to back off."
"How can she do that?" Takato asked.
"She can't, but she knows someone who possibly can."
"Huh?"
"Who?"
Henry shook his head. He didn't want to talk about Kimiko and her father; it was still a sore subject for him.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Yamaki threw open his door and followed his daughter inside the dark office. "This had better be as important as you say it is," he growled, opening the blinds and showing her the destruction outside in the city.
"You have to call off the military," Kimiko said.
"What makes you think I can?"
"You have to at least try!" Kimiko snapped. "They're just causing more trouble, more death. Indramon will target them next, and we both know that they won't survive a single blast."
Yamaki shook his head. "They want to protect their city, they are at liberty to do so," he said.
"They'll die!" Kimiko yelled.
"I can't stop them!"
"Can't or won't?" Kimiko asked. "I know you, Dad, you'll do anything to protect this city, even if it means going over the heads of everyone else. Talk to the commander; tell him to back off, even if it's only for an hour or two. For once in your life, give us a chance!"
"I won't let these Digimon scum trash my city!"
"I'm not asking you too!" Kimiko yelled. "I'm asking for a single chance to prove myself."
Yamaki stopped short and stared at his daughter. They had had many fights before now, but never had she told him that she needed to prove herself to him. Prove what? That she could control the very creatures that were trying to overthrow them?
"No," Yamaki said, shaking his head. He wouldn't allow for his daughter to get caught up in the destruction. He wouldn't allow her to call off the only people that had a right to protect the city. In his mind, it was the military that should've had the chance to take out this... this monster, and he would make sure they got that chance.
Kimiko stared at her father. "What?" she asked.
"I said no, Kimiko, I won't call them off, even if I could," Yamaki said. "They deserve to be fighting, and I won't take that away from them."
"Then they'll die," Kimiko said, "and their blood will be on your hands. Labramon," she reached for her D-power and cards, stepped away from the desk and pointed at the windows. Labramon blasted the glass with a RetrieverG attack, before jumping through.
"Kimiko, don't you even dare think -" Yamaki started, but his daughter had already jumped before he could finish. He rushed to the broken window, just in time to see Kimiko land on the back of a bright yellow cat, and fly away from Hypnos, back towards the destruction that was happening downtown. "KIMIKO!" he yelled, his voice carrying on the wind.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Flying closer to the danger, Kimiko saw Takato's cards fluttering into the air. Beneath them, the boy in question grabbed his shoulder, as if in pain, whilst ahead, still fighting Indramon and losing badly, were Gargomon, Kyubimon and Growlmon.
"Where shall I set you down, Kimiko?" Seasramon asked.
"Anywhere along this strip," Kimiko replied. "I can run the rest of the way."
Seasramon dipped low, enough for Kimiko to slip from her back and land on the road without falling or injuring herself. The Digimon then rose back into the air and took off towards the battle. Her giant shadow fell over the tamers, causing them to look up.
"Kimi," Takato said, looking around. He spotted the blonde running towards them, her blonde hair billowing out behind her. She passed the car where Takato, Kenta and Jerri were, pausing only to check on Calumon as he lay inside Jerri's arms, and then carried on towards him. "Did you get the Military to back off?"
Kimiko shook her head. "Unfortunately, my contact refuses to help," she replied. "Which doesn't surprise me, really, he's always like that."
"How do you even know anyone in that building?" Rika asked.
"I'll tell you later, maybe," Kimiko said. She didn't really want to tell them the truth, but Henry already knew it, so it was only fair that Rika and Takato know it too. "In the meantime, what are we doing about him?" she pointed at the purple horse ahead of them.
Takato shrugged. "We're all out of cards," he said, rubbing his shoulder.
"Hey, wait, you can use this card," Kazu called, running towards the Tamers and stopping a few short feet behind Kimiko.
Kenta was on his heels. Both boys had their card decks out and were sifting through them, looking for something helpful.
"Yeah, I got a few too," Kenta said, holding up three cards between his fingers.
"Thanks," Takato said, taking three cards and handing them to Henry and Rika.
"Here," Kazu said, handing a card to Kimiko.
The blonde smiled and held it up alongside her D-Power.
"Digimodify! Power Activate!" Henry yelled swiping the card he had been given.
"Digimodify! Hyperspeed Activate!" Rika called, swiping her new card.
"Digimodify! Energy Activate!" Takato said, swiping his card.
"Digimodify! Strength Activate!" Kimiko said.
But no matter how much energy, stamina or power the Digimon had behind their attacks, nothing fazed Indramon.
"How can he survive something like that?!" Jerri whispered, taking a step back in alarm.
But no one heard her.
"I'm completely out of cards," Kenta panicked. "Do you guys have any?"
"These are completely useless!" Rika cried, tossing her cards aside.
"These too," Kimiko agreed, looking through her pile as quickly as possible. But none of her cards seemed worthy enough to use.
Takato sighed. "If only we had a blue card," he said.
Silence fell over the friends, a silence that was broken by Kazu gasping and digging around inside his trouser pocket. "Takato, duh, I'm such a dork," he said, pulling out a few cards, wedged between which was a blue card he had created.
"What are you talking about?" Takato asked, turning to his friend.
"Use my blue card," Kazu said, holding up the badly drawn card.
"Uh, dude, that's not real," Kenta said, trying to get Kazu to see sense.
"Hey, Takato created Guilmon with a drawing, and he's a crummy artist," Kazu defended. He reached forward and grabbed Takato's hands in his. "Come on, Takato. All right now. Concentrate. Concentrate."
Takato stared at his best friend, not seeing how concentrating was going to help in this situation. It was life or death for both humans and Digimon, and Kazu wasn't taking it seriously.
"Hey, chumley, are you concentrating? I'm not holding your hands cause I like you," Kazu said. "Pay attention."
Still unsure, Takato glanced over Kazu's shoulder at Calumon and then flickered his gaze towards Kimiko. The blonde was also looking at the small white Digimon that she had somewhat adopted. They both knew that it was Calumon that helped the Digimon digivolve, but by the looks of him now, he didn't seem to have enough energy for a Digivolution.
"Calumon," Kimiko said, walking over to Jerri and holding out her arms. The small white creature floated between the two girls's and buried himself into Kimiko's embrace. She held him up high, pressed a kiss to his head and rested her forehead against his. "Are you sure you can do it?" she asked.
"I want to help," Calumon said.
Kimiko hesitated. "OK, but be very careful, OK?" she said.
"OK," Calumon said, nodding his head.
Kimiko lifted her head and looked at Takato. "Go for it," she said.
Takato nodded once in reply and took the card from Kazu. "Let's do it!" he said, determinedly.
"Wait, what?" Kazu asked, surprised.
"Give me the card," Takato said, holding up the hand-drawn blue card along with his D-Power. He swiped it and the screen turned blue. "Digimodify! Matrix Digivolution activate!"
Matrix Digivolution!
"Growlmon digivolve to... WarGrowlmon."
The bridge beneath WarGrowlmon buckled under the weight of the matrix Digivolution. WarGrowlmon had a lot more weight to throw around, not to mention a lot more armour to support. He growled and faced Indramon who seemed surprised by the Digivolution.
"You dare to challenge me?" Indramon growled.
"Radiation Blade Attack!" Takato commanded.
"Sounds good to me," WarGrowlmon said, holding up his arms and racing forward. The blades on either side of his forearms burned a light blue and, as his fingertips touched the horn of desolation, it exploded into a white light. "Here's a message for your sovereign, you big mean bully!" He passed through the light and hit Indramon.
The horse stumbled in surprise.
"Say Uncle," WarGrowlmon taunted.
"Never!" Indramon said, remaining stubborn.
"ATOMIC BLASTER!" Takato yelled.
The air around WarGrowlmon's chest shimmered, almost like it was being sucked into a giant vacuum. Then the blasters on either side of his chest plates started to glow, each one powering up and preparing to fire. When they did, a burning blast of red hit Indramon, causing him to disintegrate into tiny red particles.
With the Horse deva finally defeated, the Tamers, their friends and their Digimon, collapsed into an exhausted heap on the floor.
~*Expect the Unexpected*~
Watching from his office at the Hypnos building, Yamaki drew a breath as the horse Digimon was destroyed by the red dinosaur. His hand clenched tightly around his zippo lighter at the idea of his daughter being a part of the group that fought these creatures on a daily basis.
He remembered the days when all Kimiko cared about was dancing or doing well in school. The days where she didn't even bat an eyelid at the television program called Digimon: Digital Monsters. Of course, he knew that her cousin Ryo supported Digimon, and had tried to teach her the game, but he never expected it to lead to this.
But it wouldn't last. Yamaki was sure about that. He'd had his way, sooner rather than later, and then he'd rid the world of every Digimon that has come through leading up to that moment. He'd find a way to rally the Monster Makers, use them to get the Digimon's trust, and the exploit it, turning it against them.
His daughter would be safe. He'd be at ease knowing that she wasn't running all over the city, putting herself in unknown dangers to fight these monsters.
Also, given the fact that the red dinosaur had managed to grow into a creature that was strong enough to defeat a horse that had been causing havoc on the city for the last few hours, was enough for Yamaki to wonder how much danger the kids Digimon's really were.
If the Dinosaur could generate that much power to take out a deva, then what did Kimiko's dog manifest when pushed to her limit?
What if the dog was a lot more dangerous than the dinosaur?
Yamaki shivered at the thought. He had to separate his daughter and that animal, it was the only chance he'd have of protecting his daughter. But how to protect a teenager from her pet? If he wasn't mistaken, that creature went everywhere with Kimiko. How was he going to get to her without Kimiko's knowledge?
With a sinister smirk, Yamaki looked out on the city. The sun was setting on the horizon, casting an orange glow over everything in sight.
Unclenching his fist, Yamaki pushed away from the broken window and walked back to his desk, in his mind a plan was forming, a plan that would separate Kimiko from Labramon once and for all.
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Chapter updated Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 2:52am