Digimon Adventure 04 Chapter 12: Lion Fang Agency
Hey guys! Bluestar here with a new chapter! This will be a particular one. In this chapter,they are going to appear more characters outside the main 13. Supporting characters always had an important role in the Digimon series and others. And this story is not far behind! There will be tons of secondary characters here,trying to give enough space to all of them. And in this chapter,i'll introduce the main ones.
So enjoy!
P.S: Sorry about the REALLY BIG delay,but i had some issues with school and trying to beat a very hard game (Ninja Gaiden Sigma). But i hope to make you a little surprise. And also,Merry Christmas for all of you and your families!
Note: I do not own Digimon. All rights and characters belong to Bandai and Toei Animation. Also,this is a fantasy story. All references to real people,groups,places,laws,names and marks are completely casual.
Chapter 12: Lion Fang Agency
A Cyclomon fell to the ground,fainted. He was on what once was known as a lair of darkness. But now…it was only an abbandoned place,filled with cobwebs,cracks and rubble,the old castle of Vamdemon.
After the Cyclomon was defeated,Raptordramon grabbed him and pulled him on his back. He then looked at her partner,who nodded. When they were going to exit the old castle,someone caught Cassidy's attentions.
"Well well! I didn't expect to see you too here!" It was a female voice. When Cassidy turned around to see who it was she saw a pretty girl with long blond hair caught in two very long tails and violet eyes,wearing a pink shirt with white pockets and a red rose drawn on the chest,high heeled boots and on her head there was even an orange bandana. She also wore two espailers on the shoulders.
"I know you…you're Nui Kishibe." Cassidy recognized the girl,since she was another one of Saiba's mercenaries. After hearing those words,Nui made a cute face and came closer to her. "Hmmm,hmmm…Yay! I'm so happy you remembered me! That means we are friends now! Am i right,my little Cassidy?"
Cassidy wasn't sure of what was going on,so she simply let her say what she wanted. At least she wasn't try to do something tricky. "Why are you here?" Cassidy asked.
Nui simply walked around,whistling. "Just a night walk. Nothing more,nothing less! You know, didn't say anything to me! So i'm free! Free like a butterfly!"
"…She's crazy…" Raptordramon said. Nui immediately came in front of the Digimon with a normal,but yet creepy stare. "I'm sorry,what?" She asked. Even if he was tough,Raptordramon was a little bit afraid.
"Don't listen to him." To prevent a fight like she did with Koichi some week before,she stopped her partner. Then Nui looked at the fainted Cyclomon. "And i see that you are still working. Aren't you tired? You don't feel your muscles…tired or stressed?" She asked while touching Cassidy's arms with delicacy and in an ambiguous way. Cassidy felt uncomfortable so she pushed Nui away a bit. "Could you please stop?" She then sighed. "Anyways…yes. I'm still working." She then answered the question.
"Well well well! We have a tough worker here!" Nui said with another smile. She then looked around. "This place became so rotten since Vamdemon is gone,right?" She then asked.
"How can you tell? You weren't born yet when he left this castle or got killed." Cassidy fairly observed. Nui sat on the stairs,moving her legs back and forth,like an innocent girl. "I know! So i can imagine it! Life can be so funny when you use the power of immagination! Or maybe you prefer more the reality?"
"Immagination,uh? I think that it works only in particular circumstances. Like when you think of how you can crush the enemy." Cassidy answered.
"Oh my…what violents words…i really like it! Eheheh…well,i like to imagine what this castle was long time ago. Even if it was probably ugly,like inhabitated by disgusting creatures. In the end nothing has changed that much! Eheheh!" Nui said. "But tell me…since we are friends,we should comunicate more. Why do you do this?" She then asked.
"Do what?" Cassidy asked.
"The mercenary! Is there a reason in particular or maybe…you are just thirsty of blood?" Nui explained better.
Cassidy silenced for some seconds and looked up with a smirk. "It's because i'm trying to show myself to the world. Do i sound selfish?"
"What a particular case! Usually a person like you doesn't think about these things. Anyways…it depends…why the question?" Nui asked.
"…It's about my story. In particular…about my father. He surely is the one who made me become who i am now. He thinks that i am the lowest of the scum and that i should never have existed in the first place. But he's wrong. And i'll prove it." Cassidy answered.
"And do you think that what you are doing is right? Can you imagine that we are actually changing the world order? It's like a comic story…but that is the better part! This is so exiting!" Nui said jumping.
"Right?" Cassidy asked. She turned around. "What is good and what is wrong depends only from a point of view,and i personally don't care that much about what Saiba Rei wants to do. But i can say that he is a person that keeps the word. So he helps me,and i help him. I'm determined to accomplish my desire. And i won't let anyone get in my way."
"What an interesting person!" Nui said.
"And why are you doing this?" Cassidy then asked.
"Me? Oh,i'm just helping a friend. She's another one that works for him,so you probably saw her. Speaking of which. Have you heard that one of the keys has disappeared?" Nui said.
"What!?" Cassidy asked.
"Yes! It's true! Plus…our leader hasn't heard that Molock guy for a few days…" Nui replied.
"So…he got defeated…" Cassidy figured out.
"That turns me on so much! Maybe those detectives are some other friends i could play with! And if i'm not wrong,you fought with one of them once." Nui said with a smile and waving her head.
Raptordramon made a grunt. "Yeah. And we lost. Don't make me remember that…bastard of a lizard."
"We fought with another one of them at Somnus,and he was strong as well…" Cassidy added.
"They sure are well trained for situations like these and they are starting to become a serious danger! Now we know why Saiba is so worried about them. I would love testing personally their strength,their brains,but most importantly their hearts…oh,my! Look at the time! Oh well,i think i'll go now! Bye bye new friend!" Nui jumped away from one of the windows.
Raptordramon was speechless. He was still trying to understand what kind of person Nui was. But Cassidy noticed something in that strange girl. It was like she was hiding something,a secret of her personality. Then Cassidy understood. She now knew why Saiba picked her as well. "…This is a type of person that you don't want to make angry…like in the nature…the sweetest of the creatures could always be the most terrible of the predators. Anyways... Let's take this big beast to Saiba." So they walked away as well from Vamdemon's castle. "That's right father…i found the strength i needed…to go after you….wryy…"
The next day at the agency,everything was like the other days: Working on papers,doing cases,and find a good strategy to know what Saiba Rei exactly wants and stop him. One detective in particular,was going to do a particular research on a mysterious item they found on a recent case. What would have been the result?
Rikka was watching carefully the USB key that they found on Molock's pocket some day before. It was quite long and had a red colour. She knew that she had to study it. Even the smallest clue could have been an important fragment of the answer. "Ok…i think it's time to see what this little thing has got to show us…" She said.
"Why didn't you do that when we got it?" Leppamon asked.
"I didn't have time,since i'm one of the members of this agency that does most of the work. Plus,i wanted to give one last try to get enough informations about our enemies. But alas...i failed." Rikka answered. "So…let's see…" She then turned on her laptop and put the USB key. She then clicked at the key's folder to see that there was only one file inside of it. The strangest thing was that the folder had no name. Rikka got suspicious. Something told her to not click,but she still did so. When she clicked at the file's icon…nothing happened. The computer didn't crash or freeze. She thought for a second. "…So?" She tried to click again but the result was the same. "Is it…broken?" She wondered. But then she heard somethng very closer. When she looked at the key she noticed something strange and creepy. From the key came out a purple smoke which started to flew towards her. "W-what is this!?" She took off the key from the computer and started to get away. "It's trying to get me!"
"Kurukuru Rekkūzan!" Worried,Leppamon sliced the smoke with his tail. Rikka could take a breath of relief. She looked around to be sure that the smoke was really gone. Fortunately,the room was normal and no one was talking on the other rooms. She then looked at the computer and saw that the key's folder got closed. She didn't know why,but she knew what that thing was. She felt it.
"…Was that smoke…dark power?" Rikka wondered.
"Darkness? What do you mean?" Leppamon asked.
"It was a strange power that tried to get me…there is no doubt…that was some kind of dark energy…" Rikka said. Leppamon got even more confused. "Are you sure that this is possible?"
Rikka nodded. "My father said that a power like that appeared many years ago. Once in 1999,he told me that due to his discouragement, got almost swallowed by the darkness in his heart,which came out in the form of a black smoke. He managed to escape thanks to the force of his partner,Gabumon. The same thing happened to . Then,in 2002,during the battle against BelialVamdemon,the kids who got corrupted by the thing that he called 'The Dark Seed' were terrified and the same black smoke came out from their bodies and feed BelialVamdemon. Then the body of the evil Digimon exploded due to the light of the Chosen Children and became that same black smoke…"
"So…do you think it has to do with the heart of someone or Vamdemon?" Leppamon asked.
"I don't think so. The smoke my father talked about was black. This one was purple. So could it be? It's another type of dark power? But there is one thing that i'm sure at this point. Saiba Rei made these keys. But he couldn't put that thing on it. He's a human. So the only solution is that…" Rikka began.
"…His Digimon put it inside of the key." Leppamon ended. With that said,The detective could make a mental silhouette of Saiba's Digimon. But this only made her think and worry even more. "But this power is very big. This means our fear that it might be an Ultimate-Level Digimon could be true. Not only that,but it could also be a Digimon of a certain relevance. But who could ever be? I doubt that it's one of the Digimon that tried to conquer the Digital World once like the Dark Masters. They are all dead and since he's Saiba's partner,he must have a bigger purpose than just taking over the world. So…who could ever be?" Rikka started to get anxious. So she did some research on Digimon who could have a power like this. And some examples came out. "GranDracmon…DarkKnightmon…Milleniumon…hmm…" But unfortunately,none of them fit with what Kumo saw at Somnus. She sighed. "Nothing…But still…i'm convinced that there is far more behind this…" Leppamon came closer. "Should we destroy the key?" He asked.
"…No. I think we need to study this object more deeper. But for now i'll advise Kyoko." Rikka answered. "Shall we go?" The Digimon nodded and followed her.
Meanwhile,Kasai,Aisu,Kyoko,Yatsura and Toriko were fixing some papers in another room. Piles of documents and other stuff gathered during all those days. Since the Saiba case,the detectives couldn't get enough time to order their own agency. But at some point,someone has to think about it. So Kyoko ordered 4 of them to dispose of all those papers. Not even 30 minutes had passed since Yatsura was already tired.
"Come on,come on. There are still many of them." Kyoko said with a smile while taking a sip of her 'coffee'
"Anf…anf…please…stop…i can't take this any longer…" Yatsura said,looking like she went through a battlefield.
"Absolutely not. We at least have to show that we are an agency made for good. What if the inspector would come?" Kyoko answered.
"Says the one who has papers and slippers everywhere in her office." DORUgamon said. Like always,he showed Kyoko's childish side,even if she was 19. "COME ON DORUGAMON! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING!?" Kyoko exclaimed. Kasai looked at her,while putting documents inside a drawer and simply said. "Hypocrite."
"Hey! That is only a case! I'm always a neat girl! My house is perfect when it comes to order,for example! All the shelves of my room have books put in their places and every series of comic is in order for volume!" Kyoko retorted. But she couldn't imagine what the answer to that would have been.
"Really? Because when i went to your house last Tuesday i saw your kitchen full of dirty crockery and cutlery on the sink!" Toriko answered.
An embarassing silence followed. Kyoko was defeated.
"…Want to move on?" Veedramon asked. Kyoko nodded. "Ok. I'll help you." Toriko laughed. "I love when you get silent because someone tells a truth about you! When you do this,you're so funny,DORUgamon!"
"Well,i don't do that on purpose. I only do that when i have to precise some-" DORUgamon answered,but Toriko continued to talk.
"Like Aisu! You didn't tell me that idol made you a massage! How was it? Good?" He asked. Aisu's face got red. "I…i'd rather not talk about it…" She said. But Toriko started to be more persistent. "Come on! I'm sure it was a beautiful experience! Maybe you've felt something between you two! Ahahah!" Toriko continued,jokingly. But this caused Aisu to get even more embarassed. Hearing his partner made Starmon open his eyes and trying to warn him. He knew that this was not going to end well. He could say it judging by the stares the others were giving to him. "Uhm,Toriko,maybe you should sto-"
"Or Kasai! You know how funny is when you yell at other girls because they are yelling? It's a paradox! Don't you find it funny?" But Toriko continued. Kasai clenched her fist. "No,it's not." She simply said,to not go beyond.
"Come on! You should laugh sometimes!" Toriko said.
"Toriko,please stop-" Starmon tried to advise him again but he couldn't prevent Toriko to give the final trigger.
"Or even you Yatsura! Do you know how many times i watched you shivering because you were so afraid to ask something to us? We are friends! Why should you be scared?" Toriko asked. This was the drop that made the vase overflow. After some seconds of silence,Yatsura started to cry. The others glared at Toriko,who got confused and afraid. "Hey! Are you alright Yatsura?"
"How can you know how i feel!? Do you think this is funny!?" Yatsura exclaimed.
"Let's just leave." Kyoko ended. In the end everyone left,leaving Toriko there. But not before Kasai gave him a punch on the face. "Dumbass." She said.
And Toriko was just there,with his Digimon partner. "…I don't get it…what have i done?" Starmon shaked his head in sign of disappointment. "I tried to warn you,but as always,you decide to go on."
Toriko sighed and looked behind to see an unpleasant surprise: There were still tons of documents on the desk. "Great. Now i have to do it for myself. I wonder if they did it on purpose…"
"Well,either way,you asked for it." Starmon simply said. "I know…" Toriko replied. He then started to fix them. After some seconds,Starmon looked at him. "…Do you want me to help?" He asked. Toriko looked at him with a smile. At least he knew that he had someone for him. "Thank you."
After 15 minutes,they finally ended fixing all the papers,and Toriko could take a breath of relief and sit down. "Aaaaah finally we're done! I was going to have lactic acid…"
"You made some year of military school and you are a detective that fights against criminals. But some piece of paper makes you feel tired?" Starmon asked.
"I'm a complicated person." Toriko simply answered. He then layed on the table and made a big sigh. He felt guilty for what he had done to Yatsura before. The main problem was that this wasn't the first time someone got angry for his puns. He didn't mean to arm anyone,because of course,he wanted to make others laugh. But it often happened that someone got frustrated by the things he said.
In that moment,Kouta and his partner BaoHackmon passed by and saw their friend with a long face.
"Toriko? Are you ok?" Kouta asked.
"Yes…i'm fine…" Toriko answered. Kouta and BaoHackmon immediately understood that something was wrong. "Are you sure?" BaoHackmon asked. Toriko couldn't hide it anymore,because he knew it was pointless to hide something from someone like Kouta (also because he didn't want to get licked on the cheek) "Ok. Something happened."
"Is this one of those moments that i have to be your therapist?" Kouta ironically said.
"…Yes?" Toriko replied shortly. The other detective and even Starmon sighed. "Oh boy."
After that,they moved to Kouta's room,to have a private talk. Toriko took two chairs and layed on them like he was the patient of a psychologist. Kouta sighed,but he knew it couldn't be helped. Toriko always had a humoristic mood,even if he was sad or angry. So Kouta and the others got used to it,much like Kasai got used to Kyoko's weird episodes.
"You made Yatsura cry?" Kouta asked.
"Yes. We all started with an embarassing story of the boss,then i started to talk about embarassing stories of the others and in particular i mentioned when Yatsura gets shy if she has to ask something to us." Toriko answered. "I've only wanted to make the others laugh! But all i've got was a punch in the face…"
Both Kouta and BaoHackmon frowned. "There! They gave me the same expression! I don't understand why they do this. And it's not like it happened only this time,it actually happens often! I just don't understand why…i only find it funny…" Toriko said.
"You see,that's the point. What you may found funny it could not be funny for the others. And especially telling something that makes them embarassed is surely not funny." Starmon spoke.
"Why do you say that?" Toriko asked.
In that moment Kouta answered. "Toriko,you know Yatsura pretty well. And you know that she has a sense of abadonment,and sometimes she even feels useless. So you can easily say that she is quite a sensible person. So if someone mentions what can be one of her defects,it's natural that she feels even more guilty. The same thing can be said for someone else,like Aisu. You know that she has difficulties in relationships,so if you talk about something that made her emabrassed,she will feel even more uncomfortable."
"So…what you are saying is that…some of the other members of the agency could be offended by what i say?" Toriko answered.
"No. Not necessarily offended. But still…they could feel uncomfortable. And it doesn't regard only some of the other members. It regards everyone you know. All of the people who work here in the agency isn't a normal person,and this is connected to the fact that we didn't have a normal life. Some of us are scarred by a particular event that changed their lives together,and some of them have a particular way of thinking and they have difficulties to hear someone who does something unusual for them. And not only here in the agency,it could even be with your parents,your brother and your other friends." Kouta explained.
Toriko thought for some seconds. He was a person that arrived at conclusions step by step,so he needed to be followed with explanations. "So…what are you saiyng…is that i should respect their spaces?" He asked.
"Also that. But what we are saying is basically that more often you say what you think." Starmon said. "I agree. The problem lies in the fact that you feel to say what goes in your mind. And even if you don't mean that,by doing that you could harm someone. We all know that you are a good person,but there are times when it is a better choice to remain silent." BaoHackmon added.
Toriko now understood the situation,but that made him feel a little bit disappointed. "Got it…and…i'm sorry if i have this behaviour. It's just that i'm a happy person,an aspect that probably i took from my mother. And when i saw someone frustrated or blue i feel that maybe he or she needs to be cheered up. But it often turns out that it's not a good choice…" He got up,took a big breath and looked up.
"Well,who said that it is actually a bad choice?" Kouta asked. Toriko looked at him.
"Yes! I don't think neither that it is not a good think to do. As we all know,there aren't only shades of black and shades of white. The world must be seen always as something grey. Your attempts of humor and your behaviour are an example. When it comes to give the other the strength to go on,you are very good at it. Plus,you really like to travel and meet is a good thing to hear. Simply,there are times that you need to control yourself." BaoHackmon answered.
"Well,it's just that i really like to meet new people. Maybe it's the fact that i want the others to remember me,one way or another. Not only as a detective,but also as a person." Toriko said. After all that he made a smile. "Ok! Now i feel better! And maybe i have an idea of how to fix things with Yatsura…how much i owe you?" He jokingly said.
Kouta sighed. "…Maybe it was a better idea if i was shut up?" Toriko asked.
"No. It would have been better if i hadn't done all this…why do i always have to be a therapist?" Kouta said.
"Well,at least you are a good one!" BaoHackmon tried to confort him like always.
"If i had a salary for this,i would be happier." Kouta ended. In that moment,Kyoko's voice echoed through all the megaphones on the agency. "Attention,please. All of the detectives are kindly requested to go to the reunion room."
The two detectives and their Digimon looked at each other. "What do you think happened?" Toriko asked.
"I don't know. But maybe it has to do with the enemy…" Kouta answered. "Let's go." Starmon said.
After 10 minutes,every member of the agency with their Digimon went to the reunion room. The leader looked around to be sure that everyone was present. "Ok. We are all here."
Toriko looked around to see that Kasai,Aisu and Kyoko calmed down but they weren't still happy to see him. "Meh…guess it'll take some time…" He thought. "But wait…where is Yatsura?"
"She decided to go home earlier." Veedramon replied. Toriko felt a little bit guilty,since he thought that he could have been the cause. But he decided to deal with her later.
"So,sister,what is the matter?" Kumo asked. "Does it regard the enemy?" Chikara added.
Kyoko nodded. "We are sure of it. Rikka asked me to make this reunion. She has something to show you." She then left the floor to Rikka. "Thank you. As you all know,some day ago,we found something belonging to one of Saiba Rei's mercenaries." Rikka said.
"You mean that strange USB key we found on his pocket?" Strikedramon asked.
"Precisely. Just a few moments ago…i found out that this key had something particular,but even mysterious and serious on its structure…
"And…what is it?" Gladimon asked. Then…Rikka gave the explanation…and everyone was shocked to hear that.
"What!?" Sasuke exclaimed.
"Hey,hey! Are you serious!?" Tsuna added.
"Did you really saw dark energy come out of the key!?" Aria asked,incredulously. For someone,they may have been exaggerated reactions,but they had their reasons to do so. Due to their parents and the fights they had to face when they were young,they knew what could darkness could do,even a small fragment.
"I know this is shocking,but i swear that i'm serious." Rikka said.
"Hey,Rikka. If you say so,does that mean that this darkness is still here!?" Growmon asked worried. "No,fear not. We got rid of it." Leppamon answered. Growmon could take a breath of relief. "Oh,thank God…"
"But i don't understand…who could ever do something like that?" Kumo asked.
"It's what i am trying to find out. But unfortunately i still can't find answers…it's surely the work of a Digimon." Rikka replied.
"But this is absurd! Digimon that use a dark power like this doesn't exist anymore! Who could ever do that!?" Leomon asked. But Kasai felt the need to have her say. "Are you sure about this,Leomon?"
The lion Digimon turned on her. "What do you mean?"
"I mean that nothing disappears forever. Even if our parents defeated evil Digimon who had darkness in their hearts,there still are Digimon who had terrible thoughts on their mind." Kasai answered.
"Right…plus…Rikka said that this darkness was different from the ones our parents used to see…"Chikara said.
"The darkness they saw came from the feelings like desperation and fear. But judging by what Rikka said,this one…really seems like a power of its own. A Digimon that uses darkness…" Sasuke added.
In that moment,Kouta thought of a possible answer. "Wait…there weren't two Digimon that our parents had to deal with,but they didn't defeat them. Maybe it is one of them?"
"You made a valuable point,Kouta,but i don't think it's one of them. They didn't make anything to come here in all of these years,and i don't think that Saiba would work with them. No…this is something new…something that maybe comes…from another reality…" DORUgamon answered.
"Another reality? You mean like a 'Theory of the multiverse'?" Tsuna asked. DORUgamon nodded.
"You may be right DORUgamon,but nothing tells us that this isn't a type of darkness that could be even here." Toriko said.
"Oh crap,all of these reasonings are giving me headache…i hate when we cannot find a possible answer to something!" Rina exclaimed.
In that moment Kyoko stood up with her usual optimism. "Well,that is what we always do right? Searching for answers! And that is what we are going to do! But first we need a way to do so…"
"Why not telling someone?" Strikedramon asked. "Wait,didn't we say that we wouldn't have talked about this with no one?" Veedramon asked. "I know,but maybe we can talk to someone reliable and that knows something." Strikedramon said.
"Like that person that helped our parents long time ago. What was his name again? Gennai?" Chikara made a name.
"Nah,i exclude him. He disappeared long time ago and last time they saw him he became evil." Starmon said. "And searching for him would be a waste of time."
"We can't even ask to those Four Holy Beasts,since they died long ago…" Kyoko said.
"…nor Homeostasis,since no one knows how to talk with it." Kasai added.
"We need someone more close to us. Someone we can talk with…Idea!" Kyoko had thought of a possible solution,and that made her really happy.
"What do you suggest?" Leppamon asked.
"We can ask to the Lion Fang Agency!" Kyoko answered,mentioning the name of another detective Agency.
"Oh yes! I've heard of it!" Aria said. But Kasai was new to this name. "Lion Fang Agency?" So Sasuke explained.
"Yes. They are another Detective Agency that is made of Chosen Children. Their Agency is at the Radiant Garden,a city of the Digital World. It is made of good and funny people! We got to collaborate with them several times by now!"
"Oh i see…But…what's with all these feline names?" Kasai wondered.
"I've been thinking the same thing…" Aria added.
"So we need someone to go there and ask for help. But who?" Kyoko wondered. But a voice said very loud. "I'll go!" It was Toriko.
When she heard his voice she made a sigh. "Are you sure Toriko?" She asked. The boy nodded. "Yes! I'm in an optimistic mood! And you know that i'm good at talking with the others!"
"If you say so." Veedramon sarcastically said. But despite all,Kyoko knew that Toriko was still a reliable person. So she accepted. "Ok. You can go. But don't you dare make a terrible attempt at humor there!" She recommended.
"Ok,ok. I'll be careful. Shall we go,Starmon?" Toriko asked. Starmon simply nodded. "Ok,then! See you later!" When they were about to going out,Kouta came closer to him and murmured. "Remember what i told you,ok?"
"Don't worry. I got this." Toriko said with a smile. He then exited with his partner.
"Ok. With this said,we are done here. You can go now." Kyoko said to the others. So one by one they exited the room. But one of them was thinking about something.
Aisu was walking through the corridors of the agency with her head covered in too many thoughts. This situation was going even too far beyond a simple case. Darkness meant serious problems. Her Digimon partner noticed it by looking at her face. "Is there something wrong?" He asked.
"Uh? Oh,not really Strikedramon…" Aisu answered. "Are you really sure?" a voice behind her asked. Aisu turned around and saw Kasai with Veedramon. "…Ok…there is something…"
"What is it?" Veedramon asked.
"It's just that…things are slowly becoming more serious…first we get to know that Saiba Rei is plotting something,and now we find out that his Digimon uses some kind of dark power. It's like we are doing a thing like…" Aisu started to say something and her sister ended.
"…Saving the world?"
"Yes…" Aisu simply answered.
"So it's like the discussion we had some time ago…" Kasai said.
"What i am trying to say is that…we all had normal life,even if we were detectives. But now that we started this kind of war,i don't know how to act…and we also had to do most of the job on our own…and we know what kind of person Saiba is. Kasai…do you really think we could handle a situation like this?" Aisu asked. Sudden situations,thoughts,burden to take on. These were all things that a detective should be used to,but when it comes to Digimon,the risk were too high.
Kasai silecned for some seconds. Even for her,this was a new situation. In fact,everything started when she became a detective. Who could ever say that that day would have changed her life in a big way? She also understood her sister's question. Even if they knew how to fight,they didn't have the experience their parents had. But…she still answered.
"…I don't know. But i'll say this: Saving the world or defeat the darkness aren't my priority. I'll just do what i think it's right. And i want to get to the bottom of the situation. I'm simply waling my way."
Hearing those words made Aisu really happy. She was happy that despite all of this,Kasai was able to remain the same. The one that fights because she didn't stand what she thinks is wrong. "I see…thank you. I'll try to do the same." She said. "Maybe the world is not like the one mom and dad used to live in. But if that so…i'll do whatever i can do to get used to it."
Kasai adjusted her head. "Good grief. Sometimes i wonder if you'll stop being so worried."
"Hey? What do you mean by that?" Aisu said with a laugh. "And maybe you should talk to me sometimes!" Strikedramon added.
"You are right…sorry." Aisu said.
"By the way,what kind of people are this Lion Fang Agency?" Kasai asked.
"Oh well,they are more or less like us!" Strikedramon replied. Veedramon wasn't really happy with that answer. "…That does not assure me at all…"
Radiant Garden,a large zone of the Digital World placed in the Queen Server,the Digital World's equivalent of the United Kingdom. Even if it was covered in the shadow for many years,this place was full of history,due to the castle placed in the city. It was said that in the castle,the most famous Digimon researchers gathered there to do their studies. But due to an unknown event,the castle ended up to be abandoned. But most of the research done in that castle could still be found inside of it. It could be said that it became a tourist attraction,but not everyone could enter normally. This zone was made of two parts. The first one was the city,which was not so big but not so small either. Much like in Somnus or the Traverse Town,Digimon of every type and every level lived here. The city had a medieval look,but it had devices and technologies of the nowadays. The houses and roads were built in grey bricks. There were few places where the cars could go. So usually,people went there by walking. On the city there were small places where people could buy food,souvenirs and other stuff. There was even a supermarket. The second part of the zone was a big canyon where the ground was blue and some crystals could be seen. The canyon ended with a big crevasse, where five pillars known as Villain's Vale could be seen in the distance. But this place was also the residence of another detective agency,smaller than the Chesire Cat one. Another particular quite bizarre of the city was that the sky there was pink.
Toriko and Starmon came at the entrance of the city and saw all the people that were passing by. "Aaah,what a good and calm place. Don't you agree Starmon?" But his Digimon partner had another opinon. "I don't really think so. For me,it's a boring place."
"…Happy as always,i see." Toriko commented. "Anyways, we'll have to do some road to get to the Lion Fang Agency. Maybe during the travel we could buy something!"
"Like what?" Starmon asked. But Toriko immediately ran towards a Yukidarumon that standed behind a store. This Digimon was actually a familiar figure to Toriko,since Yukidarumon meeted the original Chosen Children long ago. Eventually after the Digital World entered in its situation of peace,he decided to move to the Radiant Garden and find a peaceful life as an ice-cream man. Toriko gave him 4 dollars and the snow Digimon gave him two strange ice-creams. "Thanks,Yukidarumon!" Toriko greeted.
"Oh,it's nothing,boy! I'm always happy to see one of the Chosen Children's relatives! By the way,how are Taichi and Yamato doing?" Yukidarumon asked. He has become attached in particulary at those two Chosen Children,since they were the ones who saved him from Devimon's Black Gears.
"Oh,you mean and ? Oh well,they are doing fine! They are the same happy and busy men." Toriko answered. Yukidarumon laughed. "Ah! It's true that every people remains a child,isn'it? Anyways,i've heard that you now work in a detective agency…"
"Yes! From one year by now! And Both 's two daughters and 's son and daughter are in. Well, 's daughter is the founder of the agency…" Toriko replied.
"Oh really? I've actually never met them…what kind of people are they?" Yukidarumon asked. Toriko made a worried face. He knew that Kasai,Kyoko,Aisu and Kumo weren't actually normal people. "…They are bizarre…by the way,how can you survive here? Aren't you used to cold places?"
"Oh you don't have to worry about it! We Yukidarumon can live everywhere. Plus,i have this fridge behind me that lets me have all the cold i want!" Yukidarumon answered with a smile. He was a Digimon that was content with few things but that made him feel good,so Toriko was always happy to see him. "Well,you better move! Or those ice-creams will melt up!"
"Oh right! Then,bye Yukidarumon!" Toriko saluted him and came back to his Digimon,who was wating for him with crossed arms. "What took you so long?" He asked.
"Sorry! I was having a nice chat. Here!" Toriko gave him a strange blue ice-cream.
"Is this the famous 'Sea Salt Ice Cream?'" Starmon asked. The Sea Salt Ice Cream was one of the most unique ice creams in circulation. It was made with salt coming directly from the sea. If someone had eaten it,he could feel the salt taste like drinking from the sea,but at the same time he could feel the usual sweet taste of an ice cream. In a short time,it became popular and his sales were quite high. Starmon looked at the ice-cream curious. This was the first time he had eaten it. So to be sure,he gave a first lick to it. And he felt of course,that it was bizarre. "Oh my! This ice cream it's too salty! …But it's also sweet…" In the end,despite the salt,Starmon approved it and started to eat it.
"Glad to see that you like it!" Toriko said with a smile. And they started to head to the agency,while eating his ice-cream. "So…what are we going to say to them for a start?" Toriko asked.
"You're a detective. I thought you already had an idea." Starmon answered in a suscettible way. "Hey! These things require time,ok? Just like saying to a mother that his son just died. It's not an easy task! Imagine now that we are going to say to them that Saiba Rei is trying to do something mean! We also have to see if they'll believe us!" Toriko said.
"Well,have you got the proof?" Starmon asked. "Of course i do." Toriko replied with a smirk,showing the USB key. "Good. So all you have to do is tell them how things are and show them the key." Starmon looked like a sergeant that was giving lession to a soldier. "You know…maybe i should have brought Kumo with us…i mean,he saw him doing the whole thing…" Toriko said.
"Don't worry. The key will be enough. They're detectives after all. It won't take enough time for them." Starmon reassured him. Hearing him saying these things made Toriko sure of himself. For him,if someone said that what he was doing was fine,it was fine for him as well. "Ok,if you say so! Plus,i mean…what can possibly go-" Toriko was going to relax himself,but a voice called him. "Watch out! We are doing works here!" An Hagurumon said,while fixing a roof. When Toriko looked up…he noticed something that filled him with pure fear.
He noticed that he was walking under a staircase.
Starmon heard what looked like Toriko's scream. So he turned around. "Toriko?" He saw his partner running away and screaming with panic. When Starmon wondered why he was acting like this,he saw the staircase as well. Everything was more clear now. "Oh gosh. Here we go again…"
Toriko was curled up on the ground,shaking,with Starmon trying to comfort him. "Seriously,Toriko,i think we have to talk about this. They're only superstitions. Nothing says that they're real."
"I-i-i-i-i just walked under a staircase…now i'll get at least 4 years of bad luck…WAIT! 4 YEARS!? AAAAH,IT'S GETTING EVEN WORSE!" Toriko exclaimed.
"Toriko,they're only superstitions. Nothing says that they are real. Let's think about it. If you had Saiba Rei in front of you,would you stop only because he made the number 4 with his fingers?" Starmon then tried to make him reflect,but the result was…shocking. Toriko actually thought of it,and he couldn't give an answer.
Starmon was incredolous to see his partner's reaction. "Aaanyways…what i'm trying to say is that you need to fight a little bit with this fear of the superstitions. The cases would be even more easier. Won't you think?"
"Well…fine…but i don't promise anything,alright?" Toriko answered. He then stood up. "Ok,let's move! We are closer to the Lion Fang Agency!" He added with the relaxed mood from before.
Starmon sighed and facepalmed. "Guess i'm lucky that this mission didn't take place at night…or else i would have been forced to follow him because he saw a Black Tailmon passing by." He thought.
Just in that moment,a big and muscular man passed by. He dressed a red and long T-shirt with writing 'Kill you',red gloves with golden knuckles on them,blue jeans and yellow boots. He had short and brown hair and the face covered in beard This muscular figure was Benjamin Wagner. He came from the Germany. Benjamin looked at Toriko for coincidence and saw something familiar on his bag pocket. "Uh!? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! THAT IS A RED KEY! Just like the ones Saiba gave to us! There is no mistake! The colour,the shape…HE'S ONE OF THE CHESIRE CAT AGENCY! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" He flexed his muscles for no reason,but it was clear that this man was another one of Saiba's mercenaries sent to eliminate the young Chosen Children. "They're the chunky BASTARDS that killed Molock! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! I was here to do some commissions,but now my plans have changed! If i eliminate one of them,i'm sure i'll have an advance! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Benjamin Wagner enters in ACTION!" He striked a pose due to his excitement,but in that moment another man was behind him. "Excuse me sir,why are you yelling?" Benjamin gritted his teeth and looked at him with his eyes wide open. Of course,he had to take care of him. So with his mighty arms,he took him and jumped away. "H-hey! Let me go!" The man exclaimed. Benjamin took him in an alley where nobody would see him. Also,thanks to his big arms,no one would notice that he was dragging a man. Benjamin threw the man against a wall. The man groaned in pain. "Ugh…who…are you?" He asked.
"You heard MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I cannot let my boss to be annoyed by someone outside from his enemies!" Benjamin answered.
"What do you mean? Your boss…?" The man asked again,but this was his last question. "NO QUESTIONS!" Benjamin then made a sinister grin. "You won't have to ask anymore…DESTROY HIM!" So the henchmen summoned his Digimon who took a bomb and threw it at the innocent man. "OH…OH NO-" The man couldn't do anything but get disintegrated. "EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH! I wonder the face that detective will make in this SAME situation!" Benjamin said with a smirk.
Finally Toriko and Starmon arrived at the Lion Fang Agency. He had only one floor and it looked smaller than the Chesire Cat Agency. Probably because this Agency was constituted of fewer people. Toriko was in front of the door. "Here we are at last!" He knocked on it.
The door was opened by a boy with black hair,blue eyes,wearing a grey sleevless jacket,a white shirt with some white fur on it,black gloves,long black trousers and dark blue shoes. He also had a necklace representing a tusk and he had a scar on his front. This was Shark Strike,the leader and founder of the agency. He was a cold person,like Kasai,but he was also kind and available. So he looked like a sort of gentleman. When Shark opened the door he immediately noticed Toriko and Starmon in front of him.
"Hey there Shark!" Toriko saluted him. "Oh,it's you Toriko. Hi." Shark simply replied. Toriko smiled. "Happy to see that you are the same!" Shark blushed. He always got embarassed when someone said something nice on him. "Well…thanks. How can i help you?" He then asked.
"You see,it's kinda complicated. Can we go in?" Toriko asked. "Of course. Do you want some coffee?" Shark accepted and even offered some coffee. "As long as you don't have the same recipes of Kyoko…" Toriko replied,while going in with Starmon.
The main room of the agency looked like a normal house actually. The floor was made with brown floor tiles,there was a little table on the centre of the room and a big showcase attached to the wall. At the bottom on the left there was a door that led to the rooms of the detectives,while at the bottom on the right there was a desk with a computer. Also,for some reason there was a bed with a green blanket.
"Girls,we have company." Shark said. After some seconds two young girls came in. The first one had short black hair and purple eyes. She was wearing a white band on her head,a green T-Shirt with writing 'i love ninjutsu',white gloves with blue knuckles,long white socks and yellow boots. Her name was Shizuka Hayabusa. A japanese girl,who also lived in America along with her little sister. She was an hyperactive girl with a huge happiness on her heart. She used to make jokes in every situation,much like Toriko,especially when it comes to Shark. But she was also a genie when it comes to cases and fighting,since she loved the ninja art,like her shirt suggested. And she was also a good friend. Her Digimon was behind her. She had the aspect of a woman with a long and black dress on her that ended with cat ears. She almost looked like a nun,she also got two pistols as weapons. This Child-Level Digimon was known as Sistermon Noir.
The second girl had blonde hair and red eyes. She wore a big pink ribbon on her head, a clear blue shirt,a blue and green striped skirt,blue socks and brown shoes. She also wore some bracelets on her arms. She was Cheri Hayabusa,the younger sister of Shizuka. Unlike the sister,she was more calm and reflective. She was also used to be very supportive. Some people admired her for be so beautiful and so pure of heart. She was a caring girl that could help her friends when it comes to psychological problems. She was like a big sister,even if she was the younger one. Her Digimon partner was smilar to Sistermon Noir,but she was all dressed in white and had a triple-ponged lance as a weapon,known as 'Cross Barbée'. She was Sistermon Blanc,the sister of the noir one,and like her,a Child-Level Digimon.
When Shizuka saw Toriko,she was really excited. The two got along well for a long time,since they had a similar character. "Aaaah! Toriko! I'm so glad to see you!" She said,hugging him.
"Hey,Shizuka! You're as happy as ever!" Toriko answered.
"Of course! Hey,do you know what is the coldest country in the United States?" Shizuka then asked with a smile.
"Hmmm…let me guess…is it Chilly?" Toriko tried to answer. Shizuka clapped her hand and answered. "YES!" And they laughed together,while Starmon facepalmed. Cheri smiled. "I guess that you are still not used to puns,am i right?"
Starmon shaked his head. "You guessed right. And to think that i hear them for so many years…" but even Starmon was received by someone. The two Sistermon came near to him happy. "Starmon!" "Oh hey! How is it going,beautiful ladies?" The star-shaped Digimon asked.
"Absolutely fine! Last week i hit 3 Digimon with only one bullet!" Sistermon Noir said with pride. "And i…made an enemy fly away with my energy…" Sistermon Blanc said in a more simple way. Starmon gave a pat on the shoulder of both Digimon. "Good job. Keep it that way." And the two Digimon nodded. BaoHackmon wasn't the only Digimon that Starmon trained. He started to train these two Digimon as well,especially with coordinated attacks. Since they were sisters,and their attacks could be united in a good way,he decided to make them stronger,in order to awaken their true strength.
Meanwhile,a familiar figure was working on the computer. He was none other than Tom Bonn. Tom turned around and saw Toriko with his Digimon as well. "Why hello there! This is the first time i see someone of the Chesire Cat Agency come here!"
"Oh hey Tom! You here too?" Toriko asked. He recognized him,since he used to see him in his store at the Traverse Town. "Yes. Shark called me to do him a favor and help him with this computer." Tom answered.
"What kind of problem?" Starmon asked. Shark sighed. "The famous Blue Screen of Death comes too many times now. I'm not familiar to these things,so i called him."
"And he promised me to pay my next beer!" Tom added.
"Oh well,do you want some coffee?" Cheri then asked. Toriko nodded. "Yes thanks!"
"Then wait here! It'll be ready in a few seconds!" Sistermon Blanc said. Then,Cheri and her went to another room to take the coffee.
"Ok! Fixed!" Tom said. He finished his job at the computer. Shark immediately came on the computer. "Oh finally! Now let's see if there is something on the email…" When he opened it,he saw that there was a new message. "Are you tired of being single…?" This was the content of the mail.
Toriko and Shizuka were going to laugh,but they resisted. Shark remained silent for some seconds and then…"WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT FROM ME!?" In the end,Shizuka couldn't resist and she bursted out in laugh.
"Now that's why you get that screen…" Tom ironically said. "If you want an advice,delete it." Toriko added.
Shark nodded and did so. "The coffee is ready!" Cheri's voice could be heard from the other room.
After some minutes,everyone was sitting on the table,drinking a cup of coffeè,talking about normal things,before Toriko had to speak.
"So…I've heard that recently you have added two other members at the agency. How are they?" Shark asked.
"You have no idea…one is an edgy girl with no respect to nodody,while the other is a girl that has mood swings. As if our agency wasn't bizzare enough…" Toriko replied,adding his comment.
"I see…so now you are thirteen. Doesn't that troubles you?" Shizuka asked. "In the United States the number thirteen is considered a number of bad luck!"
"Nah,i don't mind. It's the number four that scares me! Whenever i see it i get completely terrified!" Toriko answered.
"It's called Tetraphobia. It's quite common in Japan. Well,it's a normal thing,i presume,since your parents are japanese…" Cheri explained.
"And it's not only that. It's everything that is about superstitions: When he is closer to a mirror he has to be super careful to not break it,once,when he was inside a bar,he saw one that had the umbrella open inside of the bar and fainted,one night when he saw a black cat passing by he ran away and…" Starmon was ready to give other examples but Toriko stopped him. This was getting too embarassing. "Ok,we got it…"
"You don't have to worry about it,Toriko! No one said that they are true!" Sistermon Blanc tried to comfort him,patting his back.
"We all tried to tell him,but he's still the same…" Starmon sighed.
"Hey! It's my point of view,ok? I can't change at any moment! Anyways…i think it's time i need to tell you an important thing…" Toriko said. The three members of the Lion Agency (and Tom) listened carefully what he had to say.
When he said it.
"WHAT!? SAIBA REI IS THE ONE BEHIND-" Shizuka was going to express her shock,but Cheri closed her mouth for no one to listen outside.
"H-hey,are you sura about this?" Shark asked,still surprised.
Toriko nodded. "Yes. My friend Kumo saw him with many mercenaries on his side."
"So with that said,he's also the one who is trying to kill 'ya,right?" Tom asked. "I saw that TV service."
"I really don't like how it's becoming even more popular…" Toriko commented.
"A person like him…i still can't believe it…but…do you know why is he doing this?" Cheri then asked.
"We don't know all the details. What we do know is that he's taking many Digimon's energy." Toriko answered.
"For what?" Sistermon Blanc asked.
"We do not know. The only thing that he said is that he's trying to achieve a power like that of Homeostasis." Starmon replied.
"Homeoclasis?" Sistermon Noir said confused,so Shark corrected her. "Homeostasis. It's the being that wishes for order and balance in the Digital World. As far as i know,it talked with the original Chosen CHildren,using one of them in the past." Toriko confirmed what he said. "Yeah,it took 's body sometimes. It had also a special agent called Gennai in the past,but he disappeared long ago. And of course…we still don't know why he wants that power…"
"Other issues?" Cheri asked.
"Well,he also has a Digimon partner that uses a terrible dark power." Toriko answered.
"Dark power? Could you be more specific with that please?" Shark asked.
"I think it's time to show them the key." Starmon murmured to Toriko. The purple haired boy nodded. "Well,a few days ago,we defeated one of his mercenaries and we found this." Toriko then grabbed from his pocket the famous USB key.
"An USB key? What about it?" Cheri asked.
"So many questions…" Toriko thought. "Well,to show you,we must put it into a computer." In that moment Shark pointed at Tom. "It's all yours,Tom."
"Really? I mean,you know how to travel to the Digital World but still you don't know how to use a computer…" Tom said,defeated.
"Actually for that i get help from my mother…" Shark admitted embarassed.
"You're really denied the technology,eh?" Starmon asked with a grin. "You have no idea…" In that moment,his phone ringed,showing a quite embarassing ringtone that said "What are you doing? Answer,come on! This call is yours!"
Silence filled the whole agency. Nothing to say. Just…that ringtone. In silence,Shark took the phone and answered. "God,what an embarassment…hello,mom?"
"Maybe we should only thing about that key." Cheri concluded. Everyone immediately concluded.
When Tom put the USB key,it happened the same thing with Rikka. So he clicked on the only file and the dark power came out of the USB key. "OH CRAP!"
"A-are you seeing this!?" Shizuka exclaimed. "It really is dark power!" Shark added.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Sistermon Blanc,panicking,used her lance to destroy the darkness. "Divine Pierce!" Luckily,her attack succeeded,especially because it was a light attack. The shy Digimon could take a sigh of relief. "Phew…"
Tom immediately pulled out the USB key from the computer and threw it against the wall. "Hey! Watch out!" Toriko exclaimed,grabbing it. "It's like a device from the devil!" Tom exclaimed.
"Ok…calm down…we need to get our composure back." Shark said to the others.
After some seconds,they were all sitting on the table,watching the USB key.
"Ok…we have to make an important question: WHAT exactly is this?" Shizuka started the discussion.
"The only point we make is that it was made with some of Saiba's Digimon energy…" Toriko said.
"That explains the dark power…but if that so…what Digimon could ever be then?" Shark wondered.
"That is why i came here in the first place. We are pretty sure that this case will be more complicated than we thought. Hell,maybe even the most complex one! And i'm pretty sure that you know what comes next: We need your help." Toriko then asked. This was the point he wanted to take.
The three members thought for some seconds. The silence made Toriko a litle bit uncomfortable. He thought that he dared too much and expected even an insult from them. Finally,Shark broke the silence. "Toriko,you know that we are two agencies with very good contact. But the main problem is…that if the situation is that big,we could get the same troubles as you,like getting murdered…"
Toriko gulped,but he let him finish. Then Shark looked at him with a serious stare. "But…we are also detectives. And so…if you say that Saiba Rei is a criminal…then we'll serve the law as always. Plus…we can't just let our friends in danger."
Toriko made a big smile. "So that means…?" "Yes! We're going to save your sorry ass!" Shizuka answered with an even bigger smile.
"Hey what does that mean? You are only an addition!" Toriko jokingly said. "As if!" Shizuka ended.
"Don't worry guys,we got you covered!" Cheri said.
"That's what i wanted to hear! Thank you guys!" Toriko said,all excited. Shark smiled. "Don't worry. After all,you have done many things to us in the past. I think it's the perfect time to pay the favor. We'll go to your agency to inform Kyoko about this. But first…i want to know more about this…and maybe give a better look at this key."
"Well,you're the leader here. You decide!" Toriko shrugged.
With that said,everyone came back at the table,looking at the key and talking about the enemy.
"Cassidy Monroe…Koichi Kimura...Jake Ambra…well,except for the last one,i never heard any of these names." Cheri signed on a paper the names of the mercenaries Saiba contacted.
"To think he would have hired killers from all over the world…just to kill you!" Shizuka said.
"Yeah…that's kinda strange…i mean,of course we are tough,but i don't think we are strong to that point…" Toriko added. Starmon opened his eyes and gave his thought. "…Could it be that he's actually scared of you?"
Everyone turned on him. "What do you mean?" Sistermon Noir asked.
"Starmon is right. Since he knows your parents,he could have thought that you have inherited their specialities. Plus…beiside that mercenary that tried to kill that idol,you said that Kumo defeated one of them during the attack at Somnus,right? That makes already two of his men." Shark said.
"Well…you may be right…also…since he hired a person like Jake Ambra…that could mean that he has hired strong people to get rid of us in the shortest time possible…" Toriko concluded. Maybe,some idea was coming to the surface.
"Well,that's already a beginning! Now,we should see this strange piece of chunk…" Haruka said,looking at the USB key.
"You said that dark power probably came from Saiba's Digimon,right?" Cheri asked.
"Yeah. But i've never seen something like that…and it's totally different from what i've heard." Toriko replied. In that moment,Tom finally spoke. "Well,i have a possible idea where to search: The old castle."
"You mean that abbandoned castle that is placed in the centre of the city?" Starmon asked. Tom nodded. "There are the studies of the most ancient and clever Digimon in that building."
"I like the idea! What about you guys?" Cheri asked,looking at the others.
"I don't have problem with that." Shark said.
"Yeah me too." Toriko added. Shizuka showed no difference.
"Then it's settled. Let's go to the castle." Shark said.
"I WON'T LET YOU DO THAT!" A voice exclaimed from the outside. Everyone immediately looked around.
"Who's there!?" Shark exclaimed.
"My name is…BENJAMIN WAGNERRRR! I COME FROM GERMANY! I WAS CALLED HERE BY TO SMASH THE HEADS OF THOSE ASSHOLES OF THE CHESIRE CAT AGENCY!" The mercenary answered.
"What!? You're another one of them!?" Starmon asked. "Well,we can say that they never leave you alone!" Sistermon Noir added.
"YOU MISERABLE SCUM TOOK ONE OF OUR PRECIOUS KEY! I'M HERE TO KILL AND TAKE BACK THE KEY! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Benjamin exclaimed from outside. In that moment…everyone felt something weird.
"Wait…why are you telling us everything? Shouldn't you keep your identity secret and try to attack us from a place where we can't see you?" Sistermon Blanc fairly asked.
Silence followed that sentence.
"Uhm…are you o-" Shizuka was going to say something but he immediately replied. "I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Ok,guys. Let's calm down,find this criminal and stop him." Shark said to the others.
"Well,he's actually the one to calm down." Toriko said with a laugh. "Are you ready Starmon?" He then asked to his partner. The star-shaped Digimon clenched his knuckles. "Let's do this."
"You stay here,Tom." Shark ended,before he and the other detectives went outside. Tom was still confused about what just happened,so he simply stayed on his chair. "Uhm…Ok…i guess?"
When they went outside,they immedieately saw a bomb placed in front of the door. "WAAAAH! WHAT IS THAT!?" Shizuka exclaimed,worried.
"It's a bomb! Get rid of it,now!" Shark said. Sistermon Blanc tried to take it,but she was too scared. "AAAAAAH! I CAN'T DO IT! TAKE IT,SISTER!" She then threw the bomb at the other sister,who didn't know what to do with it,and in such short time,she had to take a decision. "WHAT? WHY ME!? Uhm…STARMON! IT'S YOURS!" So she threw it at Starmon. "Oh dear lord…" The star-shaped Digimon sighed and threw it into the air. "Ring Laser!" He then shoot a ring of laser to destroy it.
"Phew! That was close!" Toriko said.
"We can say that this guy is pretty violent! Now i really wonder where did he take that bomb…" Shark added. Then Benjamin's voice came back.
"AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You will never know where i will attack by now!" He exclaimed. Benjamin tried to make them think that they couldn't see him but he could see them. But everyone noticed that the voice came from behind. So they moved a little and they noticed that he was standing on the roof of the agency.
Another silence followed. "…Should we consider you a real murderer or just someone who tries?" Toriko asked. The second flaw made him suspect about this person's abilities. But Benjamin immediately ran away,jumping and running from one roof to another.
"Hey! Come back here!" Haruka exclaimed.
"Wow! Despite his dimensions,he's pretty fast! Well,we can't let him get away now!" Toriko said.
In that moment Shark smiled,because he knew this was his turn. "Don't worry about that. When it comes to speed,me and my partner can easily handle it. WereGarurumon!" After saying that,his Digivice shined and he got wrapped by a fuchsia aura. From that aura came his Digimon partner,a WereGarurumon,like the Super Evolution of Yamato's Gabumon.
"I'm here Shark!" WereGarurumon said. Shark then pointed the direction where Benjamin escaped. "You have to follow a muscular man that went right there!"
After hearing the order,WereGarurumon sniffed the air to recognise his scent and started to jump towards the indicated direction.
"Let's follow him!" Shark said to the others. They nodded and started to ran in the same direction as WereGarurumon's.
Meanwhile Benjamin was running as fast as he could,panting. "How could they discover me so easily! Dammit! Now i have to find a way to attack them without troubles!" He said. He then heard something behind him,and when he turned around to see what it was,he saw WereGarurumon approaching him. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WHAT IS HE DOING!?" He exclaimed.
"Take this!" WereGarurumon jumped and punched him,making him clash on the ground. "Agh! SHIIIIT! HELP ME,COMRADE!" He then called for help. WereGarurumon didn't know what he was saying,but he then noticed a small figure that threw a bomb at him. "What the-" WereGarurumon didn't even have the time to see well that he got hit by the explosion and pushed away. He ended up clashing against a wall. "Ngh!"
After that,Toriko and the others came and saw him. "WereGarurumon! What happened?" Shark asked to his partner.
"I took him,but then a figure attacked me with a bomb,and i lost him…" WereGarurumon answered.
"A bomb? Again?" Sistermon Noir noticed.
"Then it's his main weapon…but since he's not the one who threw it,that means only one thing." Cheri said.
"He has a Digimon!" Toriko answered. "Like all the others!"
"Hmmm…The fact that he's a Digimon that uses bomb as a weapon can be a worrying issue…" Shark noticed.
"Really?" Starmon asked.
"Yes. The problem lies in the fact that this city has a lot of very narrow streets. If he uses other bombs,he could also damage other people." Shark answered.
"So,what do you suggest to do?" Sistermon Noir asked.
"We should go after him. But we don't have to stay all close to each other. Because if he tries to run away,someone must be ready to take him. So try to get as much space as possible." Shark replied.
"If you say so,i'll do it!" Toriko said,while putting some bullets in a gun. "Toriko? What are you doing?" Starmon asked.
"Oh nothing." Toriko answered. After loading the gun he took the occasion to strike a pose. "I'm just preparing myself for the party! And i'll need this baby!"
Starmon immediately understood and nodded. "Ok,i like the idea."
Shark got confused by those words. "What are you talking about?"
"Oh,you'll see! It's a surprise!" Toriko said with a smile. "Anyways! Let's go!" He started to ran towards the direction where Benjamin esacped. The members of the Lion Fang Agency simply followed him.
Meanwhile Benjamin was running faster than before. "Dammit! I didn't know they had Digimon like that! I have to be careful!"
"Relax,boy! Say it as loud as you can!" A voice said from behind. That encouragement made Benjamin happier. "THANK YOU! I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL! Who could ever thought that someone would be there to cheer me-" Benjamin was going to thank but when he turned around he saw the detectives that were going after him. Toriko said that line.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" He exclaimed.
"I don't know…preventing you from killing us?" Shizuka ironically answered.
"That's it! I'll make all of you explode right now! Kill them!" Benjamin said. In that moment,his Digimon reappeared,realising lots of bomb. "Free Throw Bomb!"
"Watch out!" Shark exclaimed.
"Don't worry! I got it!" Starmon said. "Ring Laser!" He then fired rings of energy that attacked the bomb,making them explode in the air,preventing major damages.
"What!?" Benjamin exclaimed with the snot coming out of his nose. "Again!"
His Digimon simply threw other bombs. "Free Throw Bomb!" But this time WereGarurumon was the one who answered. "Kaiser Nail!" He shot two swipes in the shape of an X against the bomb making them explode.
"What!? Stop this!" Benjamin was getting more frustrated. First,he was supposed to kill them in a sneaky way,but he ended up being the mouse getting chased by the cats. His Digimon threw other bombs at them,but Sistermon Noir was ready to answer. "Bless Fire!" She shot from her guns in a straight line,taking 5 bombs with a bullet. But she missed one bomb,who kept falling. "Oh no! Look out!"
"AHAHA! IN THE END I TOOK THE LAST LAUGH!" Benjamin was full of joy,but that moment ended immediately since another bullet took the bomb,making it explode in the air. Benjamin remained with the mouth wide open looking at who shoot.
Smoke came out from Toriko's gun. "This is one of the reasons i brought this with me!" He said.
"Nice shot." Zack said with a smile. Benjamin was still there. With the mouth wide open. Sistermon Blanc touched him from behind. The big man turned around and saw her.
"Hi…" Sistermon Blanc simply said. "…Hi." Benjamin answered with a melanchonic tone. The detectives were confused. Why wasn't he doing anything? But they preferred to play the game.
"Are you sad?" The innocent Digimon asked. "Yes…i mean…i was so hyped to see one of the enemy…i thought that i was going to do a quick job…but nothing…i don't know what to say…" Benjamin replied.
"I'm sorry…i know the feeling…do you want something to cheer up?" Sistermon Blanc proposed.
"Yes,thank you…WAIT A SE-" Benjamin noticed that he was talking to one of them,but Sistermon Blanc already gave him a kick in the bell. The big man ended up falling from the roof and clashed to the ground.
"…Just like him…i really don't know what to say…" Cheri commented.
Everyone got closer to see him. When the plie of smoke disappeared,he was still there,smashed on the road,but still intact.
"Stay ready…" Shark advised the others in case the enemy was acting to escape at the first chance. Starmon had his hands already closed to fists,while Toriko was holding tight his gun. Sistermon Noir was aiming with her guns as well and Haruka was ready to attack him with a ninja move. Sistermon Blanc was ready to give an attack with her lance and in the end WereGarurumon had his claws wide open.
After some seconds of silence…Benjamin jumped up and freaked out. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU'LL MAKE FUN OF MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! That's it! If making you blow up instantly doesn't kill you,then we'll make you feel EXTREME PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!"
After that,finally,his Digimon showed up. At first,due to his shilouette,he seemed a pretty big and menacing Digimon,So Starmon,WereGarurumon and the two Sistermon got ready. "What is that?" Starmon wondered. But then…when he came out from the smoke…
He revealed to be a humanoid Digimon that looked like a ball with arms and legs. He had grey skin,red eyebrows,red sunglasses,red glowes and red and yellow boots. On the head he had a fuse.
An embarassing silence followed the scene,accompained by a soft wind.
"…And what are you supposed to be?" Starmon asked.
"I'm BomberNanimon! And i'm angry with all of you! No one can treat my bombs like that! Now…i'll show you what a real master of fighting can do!" The Digimon presented himslef,making also a fight pose.
"...Well,we can say that the Digimon represents his parnter." Toriko said. Cheri then took her Digivice to scan him. "He's an Adult-Level Digimon. A sub-species of Nanimon. He mostly uses bombs to attack."
"So that explains everything from before." Shark said.
"If this is what are we going to deal with,we'll finish in no more than 5 minu-" WereGarurumon was ready to fight,but he got stopped by BomberNanimon who was already in front of him with a bomb at hand. "What the fuck!?" WereGarurumon exclaimed. In an instant,he found himself got fully hit by an explosion and sent to fly some metres away.
"WereGarurumon!" Shark Exclaimed. "Dammit,again!"
"What was that!? He came there in a second!" Toriko exclaimed. In that moment,Benjamin laughed. "Do you really think it would have been so easy! This was all to test your skills! THE TRUE BATTLE BEGINS NOOOOW!"
"Wait,so you were just pretending to be an idiot?" Shizuka asked.
"OF COURSE!" Benjamin answered.
"Then why did you told us that you are working for Saiba Rei and made your posistion so clear before?" Cheri then asked.
Another silence followed. "…LET'S FIGHT!" Benjamin exclaimed.
"This means that now we'll have a close combat…i'm ok with this! Come on!" Starmon said. But he then noticed that BomberNanimon was already running towards him.
"Baku Oyaji Punch!" BomberNanimon was going to give him a punch,so Starmon immediately answered with another punch.
The two fists clashed,but when BomberNanimon's punch touched Starmon,a burst of flame burned Toriko's Digimon. "What!? NGAH!" Starmon held his hand,which it was burned.
"Hey! Did you see that!?" Shizuka asked. "Yes! A burst of flames came out from BomberNanimon's punch!" Sistermon Noir replied.
"Shit! Is he that strong now?" Toriko wondered,while holding Starmon.
Shark came back to the others,while holding WereGarurumon. "Now that we cornered him,he got serious. He's fighting to survive!"
Even if he had his hand hurt,Starmon stood up. "Hey,Starmon! Don't to something stupid! Are you sure you can still be there?" Toriko asked to be sure.
"I'm fine,Toriko." Starmon replied. He knew that now he had to use a bigger strength. So he looked at BomberNanimon and striked a pose. "I can still fight!"
Toriko made a grin. "That's the gut! Come on,lard ball! Come at us!" He then provoked his enemy,who didn't take it very well. "LARD BALL!? THESE ARE MUSCLES!"
"Do not insult my partner's body! Baku Oyaji Punch!" BomberNanimon was charging against Starmon to give him another fire punch. The star shaped Digimon still felt pain on his arm but he still had the energy to run towards him. Unfortunately,before he could strike,he got hit on the chest. He closed his eyes for a second due to the pain but when he opened them again he noticed that the enemy was giving another punch. This time,Starmon moved on the right on instinct to dodge it and withdrawed his limbs to become a spinning star and attacked the opponent.
"WHAT!?" Benjamin exclaimed.
"Star Seeker!" Starmon attacked BomberNanimon while spinning with a burst of punches,and then,along with Toriko,he gave his fight shout. "TAKE THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND…THIS!" In the end,Starmon with one last punch,made BomberNanimon clash against a wall,breaking it.
"Hell yeah!" Shizuka was delighted by what she just saw. "Did you defeated him?" Sistermon Blanc asked.
"No. He's still there." Starmon answered,and he was right. BomberNanimon stood up,staggering a little and looked at Starmon with rage. "HOW DARE YOU!? NO ONE TREATS A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER LIKE THAT!" He then started to charge against him,rotating at high speed,thanks to his circular form.
But then Sistermon Blanc appeared in front of Starmon and stabbed her lance on the ground and created a protective wave. "Protect Wave!" BomberNanimon continued to rotate,but he couldn't attack the two Digimon due to the barrier.
"HEY! Aren't you forgetting someone?" A voice said. BomberNanimon stopped himself and looked up. Sistermon Noir was already aiming at him. "Bless Fire!" Sistermon Noir shoot from her two pistols in a straight line. The bullets fully hit BomberNanimon,who made some step backwards due to the hit. Sistermon Blanc took the chance to deactivate the barrier and shoot a barrier from the lance,which made BomberNanimon fly away.
"HEY! THAT'S UNFAIR!" Benjamin exclaimed.
"Now,ready for our Dual Heat Attack?" Shizuka said to her sister. "When you're ready!" Cheri answered with a smile. "Then let's do it!"
So the two Sistermon grabbed BomberNanimon and used a coordinated attack on him. "Grand Sister Cruz!" The attack fully hit BomberNanimon,making him clash again to the ground. The Adult-Level Digimon got up,panting. Starmon,Sistermon Noir and Sistermon Blanc were in front of him.
BomberNanimon started to sweat and to look around. Since he knew that he didn't have a chance against them in that situation,the only solution he had was to make him and his partner escape.
"So…do you still want to try?" Toriko asked.
In that moment,The Adult-Level Digimon saw a possible solution. Near him,there were two barrels of Rum. A grin came into his face. "Yes! But first…why don't we have…A DRINK!?" He took one of the barrels,broke it and threw it at the two Sistermons.
The two sister Digimon were all soaked in the alcohol. "Agh! Are you serious!?" Sistermon Noir exclaimed. "Why did you do that!?" Sistermon Blanc added.
"For This! Go BomberNanimon!" Benjamin exclaimed,since he understood the plan his Digimon had in mind.
"Free Throw Bomb!" BomberNanimon Threw another bomb at the two sisters,but this time,the explosion was bigger and gave to them major damages. The two Digimon yelled out of pain,as they ran away.
"SISTERMON!" Both Shizuka and Cheri exclaimed. When they reached their partners,they saw that they were still intact,but they had several burns all over the body.
"Are you ok?" Shizuka asked. Sistermon Noir opened her eyes and looked at the enemy. "That explosion was more powerful…why?"
"Hey,asshole! What have you done!?" Toriko asked angry. "It's because of the rum!" Shark said.
"The rum?" Starmon asked. "Yes. The rum is composed of 75% of alcohol,which made it highly flammable. So his plan was to throw it at the two Sistermon,so that the explosion caused by the bomb would have been bigger." Shark replied.
"Really? A nice thought for someone as stupid as him…" Toriko said.
"Now if you please…we'll need a little break! We'll come back soon after we thought of another plan to finish you! SEE YOU SOON!" Benjamin exclaimed,climbing on another building and going away. BomberNanimon on the other hand started to rotate away.
"Hey! Get back here!" Toriko exclaimed.
"We can't do anything at the moment…" Cheri said,holding Sistermon Blanc.
"Don't worry guys. I got better. Me and Starmon can handle this!" WereGarurumon said,standing up. Shark turned on the two sisters. "You two go back to the agency. We'll handle this."
"Understood." Cheri and Sistermon Blanc said.
"Remember! Kick his butt!" Shizuka said to the others. "Good luck!" Sistermon Noir added.
Toriko looked first at Shark and then at Starmon. They both nodded. "Ok! Let's do it!" He exclaimed.
The chase started its second phase.
Toriko and Shark were going after Benjamin above the buildings,while Starmon and WereGarurumon were chasing BomberNanimon,who was still rotating. Since the road was downhill he went faster.
"At this rate,we'll never get him!" Starmon asked. "Then we'll have to jump!" WereGarurumon answered. With his long legs,he started to jump,coming much closer on the enemy. Starmon looked at his friend and did the same,even though his jumps were not as big as WereGarurumon ones.
The wolf Digimon was ready to give a powerful kick to BomberNanimon,but this one,unexpectedly jumped at the walls,still rotating. Since he missed,he hit the ground,making a large crack on it.
"He can change direction during the rotation?" WereGarurumon asked. "I think he uses his own body to jump. With that said…we have to think of where he could possibly jump and find a possible counterattack." Starmon answered.
"That's an hard challenge. If we want do to it,we have to be carefull at not to damage the buildings." WereGarurumon said.
"True,true…But if we can make the road hard for him…" Starmon wondered.
Meanwhile Shark and Toriko were going after Benjamin. The assassin turned around and saw that the two detectives were after him. "DAMMIT! I KNEW THEY WERE GONNA FOLLOW ME! YOU WON'T GET ME!" He started to run faster.
"Stupid road runner! Let's see if i can't block your legs!" Toriko exclaimed. He then shot two bullets from his gun. As soon as he heard the sound of the shot,Benjamin panicked and moved to the right to avoid the first shot and jumped to avoid the second one. "ARE YOU MAD!?" he exclaimed.
"YOU TRIED TO MAKE US BLOW UP! Dammit! Is he actually that smart?" Toriko wondered.
"No,that's not it. The fact is that due to his bizarre personality,he can be unpredictable,so it could be difficult to fight him. Sometimes he gets serious and sometimes he gets stupid…we should find a way to make him more vulnerable…" Shark answered. But with that,Toriko immediately had an idea. "Ohohoh! I think that in situations like these…i'll do my profession!" His tone was more resolute than before.
"What are you talking about?" Shark asked,curious. Toriko make a delighted smile and looked at Benjamin. "Hey! Mr. Wurstel and Sauerkraut! You know,i really admire the way you are managing to survive,but if i were you i would have done so in a more proper way!"
"What do you mean by that!?" Benjamin asked,while still running.
"I would choose a different style of clothing! With those clothes,you look like a serial rapist! Your targets couldn't even take you serious!" Toriko answered.
Benjamin stopped and looked at them. "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAID ABOUT MY CLOTHES!?" He exclaimed.
"Gee,that reminds me a lot of Sasuke…" Toriko thought. "And do we really have to talk about the fact that you scream and make strange movements all the time? Please! After a while,you become annoying! The enemies go away hearing you! I thought we had to deal with a mercenary,not a screaming monkey!" He then continued.
At this point,Benjamin couldn't take it anymore. "I KILL YOU,ASSHOLE!" He threw himself at them. Toriko and Shark took the chance and took him. "WHAT!?" Benjamin exclaimed. In the end,the two detective made him fall from the roof of another building. Luckily,the building wasn't that tall,so he just got hurt,but they were still blocking him.
On the other hand,Starmon and WereGarurumon made up a strategy to stop BomberNanimon. "Meteor Squall!" Starmon summoned a rain of meteors that crashed all the way in the road,leaving tons of small pieces of stone. BomberNanimon was able to dodge the attack,but he got slowed down several time by the fragments of stone. "Are you kidding me!? What is this!?" He then turned around and saw that WereGarurumon threw three swipes against him with his claws. "Kaiser Nail!"
BomberNanimon got hit and ended up in the same square where Toriko and Shark caught Benjamin.
"WHAT!? BOMBERNANIMOOOOON!?" Benjamin exclaimed.
BomberNanimon had got too much damages. And when he got up,Starmon and WereGarurumon were already waiting for him. "Ok…I have no choice…I'll just use my last resource! Countdown!"
"Countdown?" Starmon asked. In that moment,the fuse on BomberNanimon's head went on,and started to go down.
"That fuse…Oh no!" Suddendly,WereGarurumon understood everything. "Does he…!?"
"That is right! I turned myself into a bomb! Since i can't clearly defeat you,i turned into a kamikaze! And when the fuse on my head will go completely down,i'll make an explosion so big that it will take down the whole square!" BomberNanimon answered.
"W-What!? No way,are you serious!?" Toriko exclaimed. "He plans to detonate!?" Shark added. Benjamin profited of the two detectives distraction to pull them away and to get far. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAAH! IT SEEMS THAT IN THE END WE ARE VICTORIUS! NOW THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO!" He exclaimed.
"Curse you! Kaiser-" WereGarurumon was going to attack him,but BomberNanimon interrupted him. "Woah,woah,hold on! Don't be rushed! Do you really want to do this? Because if you attack me,i'll directly explose! You'll just make things shorter!"
"What!?" WereGarurumon exclaimed. Shark looked around and saw the Digimon that looked at the scene. Everything was now way more serious than before.
Starmon's arm started to shake. "Shit…those two got us cornered…hey! What's the problem Starmon?" Toriko asked.
"Is…is everything really futile now?" Starmon said.
"What!? Why are you saying this!?" Toriko exclaimed.
"We can't do nothing,Toriko! If we touch that thing,he'll explode! Is just watching all we can do!?" Starmon started to get anxious and worried. But most of all…he was frustrated for the fact that he could not do anything.
"That is not true,Starmon! We still have one card to play!" Toriko said,showing the gun that he was holding.
"You mean that? Are you really sure we can do that? What if we miss! I don't want Digimon to die because i missed! It's an accurate attack what you want to do! The chances of missing are too much!" Starmon said.
"Listen,buddy! You're the one i least expect to hear such a thing from! You are clearly in panic,you need to chill out,dude!" Toriko retorted.
"How can i calm down if this place will be obliterated in a moment!?" Starmon exclaimed,more agitated.
"Starmon! You're the one that usually gives me and the others suggestion of what to do in battle or in the hard moments! And you always now how to teach me things about life,like how you taught me that sometimes it's better to me to just shut the fuck up! Now it is my turn to help you out! Just like you did until now! And we practiced for that thing! Don't worry…everything will be alright…if you focus not of what could happen if you miss…but if you focus of how to beat the hell out of that idiot! Do you trust me?" Toriko continued.
Starmon silenced for some seconds,looking at him with stars in his eyes. He was impressed that,despite being a jerk most of the times,Toriko could also be someone that always knew how to enforce the others and make them stronger. Deep in his heart…he felt proud to be partner with a guy like him. "Toriko…Understood! I'll trust you!"
"Hey! You made those stars in your eyes! That means that you are happy!" Toriko said with a laugh. "Let's just do it."
"Everything is charming,but what are you two planning about?" Shark asked. "I hope that works!"
"Just watch!" Toriko said taking the gun. "Uno! Due! I'll just need two shots to take him down!"
Benjamin and BomberNanimon bursted out in laugh after hearing those words. "TWO HITS!? YOUR BRAIN BURNED! ISN'IT!?"
"Now!" Toriko shoot two bullets from the gun. Starmon ran as fast as he could to follow the bullets's trajectory. He managed to reach them. "PASS!" With accurate precision and strength he kicked the first bullet from below,making it go up.
"AHAHA! I TOLD YOU! IF YOU HIT ME I'LL-" BomberNanimon was going to threat them,but he found himself shocked when he saw that the bullet that went up,touched the fuse,turning it off. Benjamin made a stunned and stupid face. "W-what the-" BomberNanimon was stunned,but he couldn't finish the line that the second bullet hit him in the bell. He yelled out of pain and blood came out from his belly.
"N-NO WAAAAAY!" Benjamin exclaimed.
"That was amazing,Toriko!" Shark said. Toriko made a smirk. "Eheh! It took us several months of practice to do this,but we created this technique! When i shot bullets from my gun,Starmon is extra-careful to hear the right moment when the pistol shots the bullets and follows them. Then,when he got closer to the bullets,he kicks them in order to make them change direction,so that they can hit the target more properly. Sometimes he can even kick a bullet more than one time." He explained.
"I couldn't believe this,but…it worked. Thank you for comforting me…" Starmon said,embarassed.
"Don't worry! Next time trust me more,knucklehead!" Toriko said. He then turned on the enemies. "Now,Shark,i think we have some…unfinished business…don't you agree?" He said.
"Absolutely. They got enough hits. It's time to finish them!" Shark answered.
"Then let's do it!" Starmon exclaimed,running towards BomberNanimon. WereGarurumon went after him as well.
"Wait,What!?" BomberNanimon exclaimed. But he found himself in front of the two other Digimon yet again,who punched him,making him clash against the wall. "Idiots! Just because i can't explode anymore that doesn't mean that i can't fight anymore! TAKE THIS! Baku Oyaji Punch!" This time BomberNanimon used both of his fists to attack. The Digimon joined both of his punches to do a major damage to Starmon. The star shaped Digimon then,blocked them with his hands. He hold still despite the explosion.
"I still have strength! I can fight!" BomberNanimon protested while pushing.
"You know? Sometimes…you have to understand…that there are some battles that you can't win!" Starmon answered. He then lowered his head to avoid the hit and counterattacked with an uppercut. "Star Upper!"
BomberNanimon was threw away,and in that moment,WereGarurumon was ready to attack. "Garuru Kick!" The wolf hit BomberNanimon,making him mash on the ground.
Despite all,BomberNanimon got up. "Again,AGAIN! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF BEING SENT TO THE GROUND! THE NEXT ATTACK WILL FINISH YOU FOR SURE!"
But Starmon made a step fowards. "I admire your determination. But accept it,you lost! Meteor Squall!" He then summoned a shower of meteors.
BomberNanimon was about to throw himself,but he stopped when he saw the meteors coming down. "HOLY SHI-" He didn't even have the time to run that he got fully hit by the meteors,making him disappear in data.
"Oh yes!" Toriko exclaimed.
"Now…we deal with the human one." Shark said,glaring at Benjamin.
The muscled man had his mouth wide open,more than before,after seeing his partner get defeated.
"The choice is up to you. We can take you with good manners,or bad manners." Starmon said.
Like nothing happened,Benjamin gritted his teeth and looked at the two detectives. "WHO DO YOU THINK I AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!? JUST BECAUSE I LOST MY DIGIMON DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN WIN! THAT'S IT! I'LL DEAL WITH YOU PERSONALLY!" He then started to make fighting moves and weird noises. He wasn't even trying to get closer to them,he just…made stupid moves.
"…Uhm…what is he doing exactly?" Shark asked.
"Ok,let's just get over with." Toriko ended. He recharged his gun and shoot at him in the leg. But little he knew…that this action…would have made them the spectators of one of the most ridiculous things ever.
Once he got hit…Benjamin started to yell out of pain,but he yelled and moved like he slowed down. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Toriko,Shark,Starmon and WereGarurumon were just flabbergasted by what was going on. There was nothing to say. Just…to watch. Toriko just shaked his head and used another shot. This time,at the shoulder. But Benjamin…did it again.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Did…did he just did that again?" Toriko asked. Even if it was cruel,he shot another bullet and…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The mercenary fell on the ground,bleeding in three different parts of his body. Despite this,Benjamin still tried to kill them,by grabbing a pistol of his own.
"Toriko! Shoot now!" Shark exclaimed. This time,Toriko shot him in the chest and…again.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Benjamin looked at them one last time with eyes full of anger and then…he died.
"…I…really don't know what to say…" Shark commented.
"I couldn't believe that someone more stupid than an Etemon actually existed…" Starmon added. Toriko came closer to be sure that he was dead. He touched his wrist and heard no pulse. "He passed away." Then,he looked at the corpse and saw that he had something on his back pocket. He grabbed it and he was suprised to see what it was.
Another USB key. Just like Molock's one.
"Woah! Are you seeing this?" Toriko asked. He then grabbed the other key from his pocket and compared it to the other. "There is no doubt! They're the same!"
"Indeed. There is no difference." Shark said. "but if he too,had it…this means only a thing…"
"There are others of them." Starmon ended. Another piece of the puzzle of the Saiba case was found.
"Others,uh? That makes me wonder how many there can be of them in total…and what is their utility." Toriko said.
"Well,let's not think of it now. We still came out from a battle. Now i suggest we should take some minutes of rest!" WereGarurumon said.
"Well,i'm ok with this!" Toriko answered,too happy.
"Fine then. Let's recover for a bit and then we can say that we can head to the castle." Shark said.
After a while,the police came to take out Benjamin's coprse. Toriko and Shark gave all the informations about what happened,except of course about the true identity of the mercenary's boss. If they would have spoke about it,things would get complicated. Then,Shark called Shizuka to let her and Cheri know that they are fine and that they were heading to the castle.
"Ok. Make sure that your Digimon are fine,ok? Perfect. Bye!" Shark saluted Shizuka but then he had some difficulties on closing the call. "Now how can i end this call? Dammit,this stupid phone!" Then Toriko came and touched the button to close the call. It really seemed that Shark was denied to technology.
"I wonder how is he on the computer…" Starmon said. "Usually,it's Cheri that does all the work." WereGarurumon answered. "After seeing him like this,i can understand why."
"No one is perfect. For example,i have this flaw. Now let's go to that castle." Shark said,moving on.
"Guess it can't be helped." Toriko said.
The castle of Radiant Garden was full of cracks,openings,missing pieces and other signs of destruction,but it was still standing. No one could enter it,if not under permission. The only ones that could enter it normally were the law enforcement forces. So two detectives like Toriko and Shark were able to enter without problems. The reason for this restriction was this: The castle was full of reports regarding the laws and secrets of the Digital World,so to be sure that no potential threat could enter,they made the castle fully supervised.
The two detectives were walking through the corridors of the abbandoned castle,guided by one of the guards,a tall black Digimon that looked like a fortress called Rock Chessmon. While walked,Toriko saw the conditions in which the castle was facing. "Eugh…i wonder what happened here…"
Rock Chessmon led them to a small room messed up that looked like a study. "Here. The studies about Digimon's inner powers are here."
"Thank you." Shark answered. The black Digimon nodded and went away. So the two detectives and their Digimon looked around in the room to find something that could help them.
"I wonder if ever came here. This place is full of informations!" Toriko observed.
"First we have to see if they would let him pass." Starmon answered.
"Well,he's one of the Chosen Children who saved the Digital World,so i don't see any problem with that." Toriko continued.
"Then it depends on the time he has." Starmon ended.
"Did you found anything?" Shark asked.
"Unfortunately no. It should be easy,though! This is the only shelf in the room!" Toriko said. "We have to consider the order in which these books were made." Starmon commented.
Finally,WereGarurumon found something. A blue book. "Hey! Maybe there is something here!"
" 'The power of a Digimon'. It's the book Rock Chessmon mentioned!" Toriko said.
"Good. Let's search." Shark ended.
After scrolling through the pages a bit,they found what they were looking for: A chapter dedicated to the darkness.
"There it is. Can you read,please?" Shark asked to his partner. So the wolf started reading.
" 'The darkness. One of the most influential elements in the Digital World. It always exist,it has always existed and it will always exist. Even if someone tries to destroy it once and for all,there will always be a small fragment of it that will keep living. There are some Digimon that got used to it and darkness became part of it. But the problem lies in what way the darkness is used or created. Usually,darkness comes out when a Digimon or another living being is consumed by negative feelings,such as hate,sorrow or rage. It was usually seen as a black matter coming out from the body of someone. The darkness can give more power,but it can also slowly destroy the heart of a Digimon,making it change personality even in a radical way or make it go out of control. Out there might exist some Digimon that could take advantage of it and try to use that power to take over the Digital World. Of course,the weakness of darkness is its counterpart,the light. Now there are some scientists that are trying to build a device that can summon the power of the light in order to make the darkness fade away. But we think that darkness could even corrupt those items,since both light and darkness come out from the heart of someone. One last element is that there is also a variant of the power of darkness. We said that usually darkness come out from th negative feelings of a Digimon,but there are also Digimon that have it as their natural element. One of them is an unknown Digimon that someone saw wandering around through the Digital World,in search of something. They never saw its true identity,since he was all covered in shadows. They also saw that its attacks were fully made of darkness,but no one was able to go deeper the question. Surrender to the darkness or face it,the choice belong to each one of us. The only thing we can say it's an old saying. May your heart be your guiding key.' The chapter ends here"
"The device that can summon the light…they were clearly talking about the creation of the Digivice." Shark said. "It seems that at those times,the production was barely started."
"And then…the chapter talks about the mysterious Digimon…the description is the same as what Kumo told us…so surely…it must be that Digimon. Oh dammit…this means that the situation is only getting more serious…" Toriko added.
Still another clue,but more questions coming in. Who could ever be this strange Digimon. What was he actually looking for. And most important…how could it be that Saiba had a partner like him? Just like before,the answers would only have been found if they pushed foward and go deeper in the case,like every detective.
"Meh…i think that this is all for now." Starmon said.
"I agree. Let's head back to the agency and then we'll go to yours to inform them about our cooperation." Shark said.
"Well,you could always call Kyoko,you have her number!" Toriko said.
"First,you know how i am with electronic devices. And second,it's been a while since i last saw them,so a visit should not be that bad." Shark answered.
"If you say so…" WereGarurumon said with a smirk.
The search was over,so the two detectives and their Digimon left the castle. But they didn't know that someone was watching them.
David Eligor was standing still on the top of a wall in the distance,looking at the two detectives that were walking back at the agency.
"Eligor…" A voice from behind called his name. David turned back and saw Saiba's Digimon approaching him. He was covered in a big shadow,like only its shilouette could be seen…like in the book's description. "I see that you were looking at those guys for a while…" He said with a deep voice.
"Yes. And it seems that Benjamin has been defeated." Eligor answered. The Digimon showed no signs of worries of anger after hearing the news. He simply looked too at Toriko and Shark. "They really are the Chosen Children's little kids. Just like them,they always get out of troubles. But i find them more…interesting…"
"What should i do?" Eligor asked.
"Nothing for now. They only have two keys. The situation is still balanced for us. But continue to keep an eye on them…knowing their weakness is not a bad thing…" Saiba's Digimon replied.
Toriko finally came back to the Chesire Cat Agency,alongside with the crew of the Lion Fang one,to report everything that happened.
Rikka was playing with the two USB keys,fascinated by them. "Two equal keys…i wonder what is the truth behind them…"
"Please,be careful not to broke them!" Leppamon advised.
Meanwhile Kyoko looked at Toriko and the three detectives behind him. "So you got attacked by another one of Saiba's mercenaries and found another key. Not only that,you also discovered something that may be connected to Saiba's Digimon." She said.
"Yes! This is exactly what happened!" Toriko said with a smile.
"You know? Now that i heard of this story,i really wanted to come with you,Toriko! Was that guy really that stupid?" Aria asked.
"You have no idea." Shizuka answered. "Oh! You must be one of the newbies! I'm Shizuka Hayabusa!" She then came in front of her and extended her hand.
"Uhm,Aria Artorias…nice to meet you…" Aria said,holding her hand confused. While Cheri talked with Kasai. "So you are Kyoko's best friend?" She asked.
"Yes. And you don't know how hard it is to stay with her without getting embarassed." Kasai said with a grin.
"Can we please not talk about it!?" Kyoko exclaimed. "Anyways,i'm happy that we can work together once again,Shark! I think this could be quite fun!" She then said to the other leader with a smile.
"Well,i have to be honest,Toriko,you had done a wonderful job. Your research helped us to understand the situation a little bit better. And it seems that your attempts at humor can sometime be quite useful!" Kouta said with a smile.
"Yes,you were great,despite what happened today. You are forgiven,at least for me." Kyoko added.
"Heh! Thanks Kouta!" Toriko said with a smile.
"By the way,Starmon,it's true that you were paralyzed at a certain moment during the battle with that Digimon?" BaoHackmon asked curious.
"I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT,OK!?" Starmon exclaimed. The same mood as Kyoko.
"We shall start some investigation by tomorrow." Shark said.
"It's fine for me. In the meanthime…how about a cup of coffee?" Kyoko asked with a smile. In that moment,a face of discomfort appeared in everyone.
"Uhm…Y-you mean right now? Because i just remembered that i had some important things to do…" Rina said.
"Yeah! Me too!" Everyone else exclaimed. They then ran away.
"…Do you have any idea why this happens?" Kyoko asked to her Digimon. "No. I don't know." DORUgamon simply answered to not offend her.
"Anf…anf..she was trying to kill us all!" Toriko said,in another room.
"I too drank her coffee…and it wasn't a pleasant experience…" Shark added.
"By the way…is Yatsura still out?" Toriko then asked to Kouta.
"Yes. She'll return tomorrow." Kouta replied. Toriko felt more guilty and sighed.
"Did something happened with Yatsura?" Shark answered.
"Yes. To put it in a simple way,this guy here went too far with his humor." The dark blonded guy replied.
"Oh…i understand…" Shark said.
"I know…but…i think that after my turn is finished…i'll make my ammends." Toriko said.
"Really?" Starmon asked. "Really." Toriko replied.
"Good luck." Shark simply ended.
"I'll need it…" Toriko added.
That night…
Yatsura was laying on her sofa,listening 'Fly me to the moon' (The version of the anime 'Neon Genesis Evangelion') On the radio. She was staring at the ceiling with a normal look,like she wasn't actually thinking of something.
Suddendly,someone knocked at the door. "Who could possibly be?" Yatsura wondered. When she opened the door she saw Toriko standing there.
"Hey Yatsura!" Toriko saluted. Of course,Yatsura wasn't happy to see him. Without saying anything,she slammed the door in front of him.
Toriko scratched his head. He had to think about something to talk with her and clarify the situation. "Please Yatsura! I just want to talk!" He said.
"GET OUT!" Yatsura yelled.
Toriko got scared by that scream and he got silent for some seconds. "…Come on,Yatsura…don't you wanna have a little chat with a friend?" He asked hopeful.
Yatsura thought about it for a moment. In the end she made a deep breath and opened the door. "Come in." She simply said.
Toriko was feeling better now. So he entered and got caught by the beauty of Yatsura's house. Her living room was pretty big,with two sofas,a shell attached at the wall,a transparent table with white legs and chairs,a pretty big television and on the right there was the kitchen. The floor was made of wood and there was also a big carpet colored of grey. "Wow…this is really a good place where to live…" He commented.
"Thanks." Yatsura simply answered with a tired tone. "Where is ExVeemon?" Toriko then asked.
"He's resting. He was pretty tired." Yatsura answered.
"You look tired too!" Toriko noticed. But Yatsura's expression made him feel that it was not the moment. Also,he came to talk about that.
"So,what do you want?" Yatsura asked.
"Well…i wanted to talk about what happened this morning…" Toriko replied.
"Really? Do you want to make me feel like a complete idiot again?" Yatsura asked angry.
"What? No! I would never do that!" Toriko retorted.
"Oh yeah? Well,today it looked like you did!" Yatsura said. Toriko was cut in half. She was actually right. "…You're right…and i wanted to day that…i'm sorry…"
But Yatsura still didn't trust him. "Ok,you're sorry,but that is not enough! Because what assures me that you won't do the same another time? It's always like this! You excuse yourself but then you continue to act like this! I just can't stand it,ok!?"
Toriko felt even more guilty. She said another right thing. How many times did that happened,and how many times will it happen again? He didn't know what to say. So…he did the best thing he could do: Being himself. "You're right again…it's just that…i try to make the others happy…but i always end up hurting him. And with that,i get hurt myself. Because it's the exact opposite of what i really wanted to do. I tried several times to change but i still missed the target. Because i always forget what i should really do in some situation…being silent and just hold those words for me. I'm serious Yatsura…you're not the problem…i'm the dumbass here. And i know how much a good friend you are. I…don't want to be rejected by you…so what i want to say is…please,forgive me."
Yatsura looked at him with surprise. But deep inside her,she knew that despite being a complete idiot,Toriko knew what friendship really was. So she made a little laugh. "You're an idiot." The boy took it as a compliment and made a little smile. "But…after all,you're right too. Let's admit it: I am too shy."
"Yatsura…" Toriko said.
The girl then sat on the sofa. "Since i was a little girl,it always have been like this. I want to ask something but i can't say a letter because i think too much about what could possibly happen if i ask something,so i look goofy or funny to the others. And that is because…i think too much. Even Kasai said it to me last time. It's just that...i feel smaller than any of you guys…pathetic,isn'it? But…it happens. Maybe because i always felt alone and week. Kasai made me more optimistic after that day,but i still feel so small…so useless. And this thing is slowly tearing me apart…and sometimes i pretend that it's not like that. That's why one day i ended up fighting with another girl…" Yatsura explained. "Toriko?"
Toriko sat down near her to listen. "How can you be so optimistic and happy even when everything is clearly sinking down?" She asked.
Toriko looked down and thought. "…Maybe because i cannot admit that there are times when someone could be sad…like i'm trying to escape from the harsh reality…the thing is that i saw too many sad scenes in my life. So i said to myself that i would always try to make the sadness lower,by making the other laugh. But then i came to a simple fact: The sadness is an important emotion in everyone's life,it helps us to tell the truth,to be more bonded to someone else…we really need it. But it seems that i still don't get it…and hey…don't be sad for the fact that you can't change…as you can see,i too,am still the same. After all,my father said that changes only happen with time. Bit by bit…and surely he knows something about it,since he was the Digimon Kaiser. We resemble each other more than we could have thought. And hey! It's not true that you are useless! You are part of the agency! Of the family!"
A moment of silence for the two of them. Then Yatsura looked at him with a smile and then she hugged him. "I agree…and…i appreciate what you said…you are forgiven. I wish i could be more like you..."
Toriko returned the hug. "It's all right. And hey,maybe you'll become like me someday! Sorry again,i even made you go back before…" While Starmon heard everything from the Digivice and smiled. He was happy to hear that.
But Yatsura opened her eyes. "Wait,what?" She asked.
"I said that i'm sorry for making you go back to home before." Toriko repeated. But actually…the truth was…
"Oh no! I didn't come back before because of that!" Yatsura said.
Toriko had his eyes wide open. "What!? You didn't!?"
"No! You see…today while i was working i puked and felt sick on the bell. So i asked Kyoko if i could go back at home and she said yes. That's all!" Yatsura answered. With an embarassed smile.
Toriko…simply facepalmed. He already had seen too much stupid scenes today. And this was the cherry on the pie. "…Are you kidding me?"
