Watching Guilmon and Calumon... 'play' was one of the most adorable things I had ever seen.
Maybe not at the top of the list, but definitely ranked around about the same level as the first time I'd seen Homura hugging Madoka.
I say 'play' for a reason, as the two weren't really playing. Rather, Guilmon was sniffing at Calumon, which was causing Calumon to giggle and laugh like a loon.
"How did you get your nose so tickly!"
"So, when did he come across anyway?" Henry asked.
"A couple days ago. One or two nights before Guilmon crossed over, if I'm not mistaken."
"I've never seen him around." Henry said. "Were you taking care of him?"
"Not the entire time, no. Though I have been keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't get harmed. As an aside, Calumon was the one who chalked up the field at your school."
"That was him?" Takato asked.
"You would be surprised at the kind of shenanigans that Calumon can get himself into." My head tilted to the side. "He's an excitable little Digimon, and without somebody to rein him in, he will quite happily get into all sorts of trouble. Mostly because he simply doesn't know any better."
"He sounds difficult."
"He's adorable enough to get away with it." I slumped. "So I don't exactly mind looking after him, even if he does get into trouble occasionally."
"What if he had a Tamer?" Henry asked.
"No." I cut that idea off. "Calumon is a... rather special Digimon. He's also fairly capable of taking care of himself, and, more importantly, there are very few Humans in the world that would be able to keep up with him. He's too free-spirited."
I had no idea what kind of consequences could come from the Digi-Entelecheia gaining an actual, legitimate Tamer, and I didn't really want to find out. It would also put the hypothetical Tamer in quite a bit of danger should- when the truth of Calumon's nature came to light.
That and the fact that any Tamer would cave in an instant if he gave them That Look.
My vision flickered as I looked at Calumon and Guilmon, their Hearts and Souls fading into view.
Guilmon's Heart was... mostly normal, all things considered. Fairly lacking in Darkness, but I'd attribute that to his age and personality. The young and the content usually had more Light than they did Darkness.
Calumon was much the same, but I'd already noted that.
It was their Souls that were interesting to me.
Calumon's was normal enough- insofar as a Soul could be normal, when each Soul was, by its very nature, different and varied between each person.
Guilmon's was also fairly normal, with a singular exception that was very much abnormal, something that I had... never quite seen before.
An exception that was also present on Terriermon, I see.
And Henry.
And Takato.
Hmm.
I wonder...
"May I see your D-Power, Takato?"
"D-Power?" Takato asked.
"Your Digivice." I elaborated.
"Oh. Uh, sure." He took it out of his pocket, holding it out.
I looked at it, my vision expanding as I took in the sight of it.
A miracle made possible through the power of the Heart of This World.
Emotions, dreams and wishes made into reality. This World hears wishes, learns those dreams, and feels those emotions. Though that, This World is moved to accommodate its existence, despite breaking some of the Rules of This World.
It has many capabilities, but serves one true purpose.
It connects the Hearts and Souls between two beings.
This World is still merely an infinitesimal fragment of The World. True Impossibilities exist here. It does not draw upon the power of Light or Darkness, and as such, this device ultimately operates within the bounds of this World.
It was an interesting device, to be certain. Made out of data, but holding an existence in this dimension nonetheless. Much like the Digimon themselves.
It seemed impossible that something like that could be done, but who was I to talk about things such as impossibilities when I myself was one? Frankly, the things that Darkness was capable of far and away surpassed anything that the D-Powers could do.
My vision flickered again, and I saw the underlying connections, the D-Power connecting Soul with Soul, Heart with Heart, Takato with Guilmon, Guilmon with Takato.
A two way connection, I noticed.
Just as Guilmon was affected by having Takato as his partner, so too was Takato affected by having Guilmon as his.
I glanced towards Henry, and noticed that the exact same thing was happening between he and Terriermon.
Interesting.
Very, very interesting.
I wondered just what kind of consequences that could have.
Or, rather, the consequences that had on the human part of the duo. I was fairly certain that I was already aware of consequences of such a bond on the digimon part of the duo. Digivolution, surpassing of old limits without the need to absorb data...
I looked back at Takato, then back at the Digivice.
Unless things were quite different, whatever effects it had, it probably wouldn't be that obvious. The only thing that immediately sprung to mind was-
I paused.
Was... was the fact that the Tamers felt the pain of their Digimon.
"Thank you, Takato."
"No... problem?" He tucked his Digivice away. "What did you want to see it for, anyway?"
"Oh, a few things. But I've gotten what I wanted."
"We're not going to get a straight answer out of you, are we?"
"Probably not. Certainly not right now, at least." If I ever tell you at all.
"Right..."
I leaned back against the wall of Guilmon's shed.
Whatever the case, it'll certainly be an interesting thing to see.