Chapter 6: A hot break:
A day has passed since finding Terriermon. While the terrier Digimon took Gumdramon under his wing, the others decided to pass the time while he made his decision.
Taking up Lionessmon's suggestion, they made their way to the beach. BlackGatomon was a little anxious about the water. Guilmon wanted to resume training but Renamon and Lopmon convinced him to go for it. Eager to see the red dinosaur in swim trunks, BlackGatomon changed her mind.
The beach was crowded with many digimon of various shapes and genders enjoying the sand and surf.
Guilmon and BetelGammamon arrived first. They looked out over at the sea.
Guilmon wore red trunks with flame patterns on his right leg. BetelGammamon wore blue swim briefs.
"Wow. The sea looks so calm and inviting." BetelGammamon cheered.
"Every now and then, the beach can be a fun place to take a break." Guilmon said.
"So Guil-sensei, why did we take a break? Yesterday we trained hard." BetelGammamon asked.
"Well, training can sometimes be stressful on the body. Everyone needs to take a break. To be truthful, Renamon surprised me. I expected her to want to keep training you. She was the most focused of us back in the day. I didn't think she even LIKED the beach!" Guilmon said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Well she can be quite surprising sometimes." a voice came from behind.
They turned and saw Flamedrawomon coming up to them. She wore a classic orange swimsuit with a bra-like top covering her chest and foldover bottoms.
"Oh hi, Flamedrawomon. When did you digivolve?" BetelGammamon asked.
"Oh, BlackGatomon suggested this form would be better for the beach." She put one hand on her hip and the other behind her head. "You like it?"
"Yeah. You look amazing." BetelGammamon admitted. "But why did they ask us to digivolve?"
"I don't know why. We should conserve our energy for emergencies." Guilmon replied.
"It's because young children have to go to the kid's beach a few miles down the coast. If we wanna stay together, then you two have to digivolve."
Lopmon walked up to the group. She was wearing a green plandzh swimsuit.
"Oh, that makes sense." Guilmon reasoned.
"Mm hmm. You, Renamon, Terriermon and I were exceptions because we're now grown up rookies" Lopmon declared. "I'd send the same message to Gumdramon if he decided to join us."
"Oh ok. Got it now." Flamedrawomon understood.
"Oh Guilmon..." a voice called out. The group turned to see Lioness approaching. The golden furred feline came towards them. Her outfit had changed to a sexy thin yellow halter swimsuit. The straps crossed over her chest.
"Oh hey, Lionessmon." Guilmon greeted uneasily.
"So, how do I look?" Lionessmon asked. She did a little pose with her right hand on her hip and her left on the back of her head.
"Oh err… you look great." Guilmon answered.
Lionessmon grinned and twirled around so she could show her back to him and show her bottoms to him. "Thanks dearie. It fits me perfectly."
"Lion, how can you like the sea? Don't cats hate water?" came a worried voice.
"Water doesn't frighten me, kitty. And you should let Guilmon see your outfit. I mean, yours is more sexy than mine as you told me." Lionessmon gloated.
BlackGatomon emerged from the shadows and joined the group. She was wearing a revealing red bandeau bikini. Her curled top looked almost too small for her breasts and she wore a thin pair of bottoms.
"You're right about me wanting to show off. But still, water still bothers me. I may smell of wet dog." BlackGatomon sighed. She then smirked at Guilmon and does a seductive pose to show off her outfit. "How do I look, Studmon?"
"Well… err… Your outfit looks great too, BlackGatomon." Guilmon stuttered as BlackGatomon twirled around and they saw her bottom was wedged between her buns.
"Hehehe. Thanks cutie. And you look hot in these trunks too." BlackGatomon responded with a hot smirk.
"So all that's left is waiting for Renamon." Lopmon announced.
"Maybe she decided to go off and meditate alone." Guilmon said. The air suddenly shimmered behind him and he found some pair of hands covering both his eyes.
"Guess again, dino boy." came a teasing noise.
"Wha?! Renamon?!" Guilmon yelped. He spun around. His eyes almost bulged out of his head.
Renamon was wearing a very thin purple string bikini. The small triangles of her top could only cover her nipples. A thong-like bottom was laced around her waist. Her tail waved behind her.
"Yep! Renamon had us beat with sexy swimwear." Lionessmon laughed.
"So how do I look?" Renamon teased as she twirled around for a better look. Guilmon blushes at her bare golden buns.
"You look stunning, Renamon." he stuttered. She gave a toothy grin.
"Hehe. So we all look great. Though Renamon only wins because she's practically naked." BlackGatomon teased.
"Yeah well I am not a chicken around water." Renamon sassedd back. The group laughed together.
"C'mon! Let's stop arguing and hit the waves!" Lopmon cried out.
"Coming!" BetelGammamon and Flamedrawomon called and ran after her.
"You'll be fine, kitty. Trust us." Lionessmon assured as she and Renamon pulled both BlackGatomon and Guilmon along.
Lopmon dipped her toes into the water first. "The water's perfect. Let's go in."
They all enter the sea. BetelGammamon and Flamedrawomon splashed each other as they laughed. Lopmon lay on her back and floated in the sea. Guilmon was uncomfortable however. The dinosaur could feel the glare of several males because of Renamon, BlackGatomon and Lionessmon all over him.
"What is the matter, Guilmon?" Renamon asked, noticing his blushing face.
"That one group of males keeps looking at me funny." Guilmon admitted.
"Oh, don't worry about them. They don't know that you are the Digimon Hero. And even a Hero needs more than three girls he could cherish." Lionessmon responded.
"That title is never gonna let itself go, is it?" Guilmon asked. A sweatdrop beaded down his head.
"Nope. That said… let's cuddle Dinostud!" BlackGatomon announced. She tackled Guilmon from behind.
Renamon grinned and embraced him by the front. Lionessmon wrapped her arms around all of them.
"Hey! Stop it! I am gonna fall!" Guilmon yelped. He fell into the sea with the laughing girls still clinging onto him.
"Heh. Guilmon suddenly became Mr Popular after seven years of absence." Lopmon chuckled.
The four resurfaced. Three of them laughed as Guilmon blushed.
"Hey, master!" Flamedrawomon called out to the vixen as she now sits on BetelGammamon's shoulders ``How about a friendly game of chicken?"
"You're on, my student. Give me a lift please, Guilmon?" Renamon asked. Guilmon sighed as he got free and knelt down, allowing the vixen to sit on his shoulders. The dino lifted her up on his shoulders.
"We get winner!" BlackGatomon and Lionessmon cried together.
Renamon and Flamedrawomon happily grappled against each other's hands. They smirked as they stared into each other's eyes.
"Man… these two sure are having a nice time." BetelGammamon laughed.
"I'd never thought Renamon would become so playful" Guilmon admitted.
"Well seven years can change a Digimon you know." Renamon laughed.
Afterwards, the girls decided to play volleyball together. Renamon and Flamedrawomon were on one side while Lionessmon and BlackGatomon were on the other.
A golden and cream coloured phoenix like digimon was serving smoothie drinks to Guilmon, Lopmon and BetelGammamon at her bar.
She has a red beak. Three long crimson and gold feathers extended from her head, acting as hair. A set of matching tail feathers draped over her perky buns. She has several gold rings encircled her forehead while a set of earrings dangled from the sides of her head. Another ring she wore like a collar around her neck.
She was wearing a red casual bikini.
"Here you are, sirs. One strawberry and banana for the red dinosaur, a lemonade for the brown lady and a chocolate one for the cutie red one there" the Digimon, Dawnmon, smiled as she served.
"Thank you." BetelGammamon said as he drank from his glass.
Guilmon watched the girls begin their game. Renamon served over the net. BlackGatomon slid down to block it which then passed to Lionessmon.
The lioness digimon sent it up and BlackGatomon leapt and stuck the ball over the net. Renamon blocked it. The ball passed to Flamedrawomon. The armor digimon bounced it upwards. The vixen leapt and spiked the ball to the other side. Lionessmon tried to stop it but she missed and the ball hit the sand.
"Yes! A point for us!" Flamedrawomon cheered. She and Renamon high fived.
"Lucky shot. Our turn now!" BlackGatomon sneered as she lifted the ball.
"Hi guys!"
"That's Arresterdramon's voice!" BetelGammamon cried out. They turned to see the purple dragon digimon wave over to them. He had replaced his armour for a pair of red shorts.
"Sorry we're late. Terriermon was hesitant about not coming but I convinced him to do so." Arresterdramon called.
Lopmon and Guilmon looked past him and saw Terriermon with him. He still had a cold look on his face, but he wore a unbuttoned green shirt and blue shorts.
"Terriermon…" Lionessmon mumered as she and the other volleyball players noticed him.
Guilmon walked up to his friend till they stood eye to eye with each other.
"Are you ready to stop the Regime with us?" Guilmon asked.
"I will join you but I don't think I'll do much good. Duskmon still got me framed." Terriermon answered.
"You must avenge yourself and give Duskmon the justice he deserves." Guilmon replied. The two then held each other's hands in a firm grip.
Renamon walked over and placed both paws on their shoulders. "We're glad you're back, Terriermon."
"Yeah. The Tamer trio reunited again." Lopmon reassured. She hugs Terriermon from behind.
BetelGammamon, Arresterdramon, Flamedrawomon, BlackGatomon and Lionessmon smiled at the reunion scene.
"Come on. There's still daylight left. So let's rejoin the game!" The black kitty called out to Renamon. The vixen grinned and went to finish their game.
"Hey, Guilmon. You'd said you tell me why you vanished for seven years right?" Terriermon asked.
"Yeah, but wait till later." Guilmon replied.
The sun was setting over the sea. BlackGatomon was giving Lionessmon a shoulder massage. BetelGammamon, Arresterdramon and Flamedrawomon were once again playing in the sea. Lopmon was at Dawnmon's bar with a banana smoothie.
Guilmon, Renamon and Terriermon were huddled together at the back. The dinosaur has just told the terrier his backstory.
The dino still has his smoothie and Terriermon has a paper cup of coffee.
"Oh I see. And Renamon knows too huh?" Terriermon said. He then gave a huge defeated sigh. "Great. And just when we saw the last of that monster."
"We just need to prepare for him." Renamon replied.
Guilmon rose to his feet. "We will. I best get redressed again. I'll catch you up later."
"Hold on, big boy. We have saved something special once the beach is empty." Renamon said.
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" Terriermon said as he put his cup to his mouth. Guilmon sucked some of his smoothie through his straw.
"Skinny dipping" Renamon teased. Both Guilmon and Terriermon choked and spat a stream of their drinks from their lips.
"You really became kinky over the years since leaving Impmon, Renamon!" Guilmon blurted out. This caused BetelGammamon and Flamedrawomon to look at them.
"I am just teasing. You're really trying to grow up fast, Guilmon." Renamon giggled.
"Ahem. Anyway I am gonna head back and change." Guilmon cleared his throat. He then turned and headed off.
"I'll join you." Terriermon agreed as he rose and followed.
"Make sure you return here you two!" Renamon called after them with a smirk.
"What are those three about over there?" BetelGammamon asked.
Flamedrawomon closed her eyes and shrugged. "Grown up stuff I suppose."
Guilmon returned to the male dressing room. He put his pants back on and just redressed his kasaya.
Suddenly, his surroundings changed. Instead of a beautiful seascape, he faced a burning temple. The sky was pitch black and fire spread everywhere.
"The old dojo?" Guilmon spoke to himself. He wanted to go to it but then felt he was not alone. He spun around and saw something horrifying.
In front of him was another Guilmon, only he had black scales and red markings. He wore a long black coat with silver pauldrons, black boots, and black trousers. The top of his coat was opened, with leather suspenders crossed over it. He has a dark green muscle shirt underneath.
"You're not real. You're just… a shadow." Guilmon stuttered with a glare.
"I am?" the black Guilmon asked in a mocking tone.
"I cast you out a long time ago, Megidramon!" Guilmon pointed a finger at him accusingling.
"Oh, you need not remind me. It was the crowning moment of our time together." The evil Guilmon spoke menacingly. "But that was then and this is now. I have a favor to ask. The Regime is slowly conquering this planet. Slowly. Silently. Painfully. Can you bare to see this world suffer, brother?"
"You killed my master, BlackGuilmon!" Guilmon snarled.
"Were the world to be lost, so many things will be gone. The master's temple that burns so brightly… the sound of his voice pleading for me to spare you. The shiver of his data yielding to my claws" BlackGuilmon said. His eyes became silts with an evil smirk on his face. "That which binds us together will be no more. And I would be loath to live in such a world, which is why I must ask you of this one favor. Don't worry. It's a simple thing."
Guilmon was taking deep breaths in anger as his black copy raised his hand.
"Run, brother… Run away. You have to leave... You have to live." BlackGuilmon said.
Guilmon snarled. He remembered the same words the master had told him in his dying breath, and his double was clearly mocking him.
"You bastard!" Guilmon roared. He leapt up and launched his fist at BlackGuilmon's smirking face. But his fist collided into the wall of the changing room he was in. He took deep breathes.
"Good, brother. Very good." BlackGuilmon's words mocked his mind. "Hold on to that hatred. We will meet again."
"Guil-Sensei!" Guilmon raised his head to see BetelGammamon and Terriermon come in to check if he was alright. The red champion digimon is out of his swim briefs and the terrier Digimon still wore the clothes he has the other day. "Are you alright?"
"I'm… alright. An illusion… or vision… or whatever it was." Guilmon panted between words.
"Him?" Terriermon guessed. When he was greeted by a silent nod from Guilmon he quickly understood. "Don't worry. If he does come, we'll be waiting."
"I hope so." Guilmon said. He then bent down and picked up his duffel bag. "Come on. The girls are waiting for us."
The two nodded and returned to the beach.
The group moved to a grassy field on the edge of the city. The female Digimon are back in their normal outfits. They all stargazed into the sky.
The newcomers returned to their rookie forms. They all have determined faces.
"Tomorrow, we will attack the Regime base. Impmon will be there." Lopmon spoke up.
"I hate to see that stupid imp again but since he is our enemy, we have to fight." Renamon bitterly added.
"Don't worry. You get to kick his ass for breaking your heart" BlackGatomon assured. She gave her foxy sister a shoulder massage.
Lionessmon kept quiet. She was unsure why but… she seems to have something against the purple imp.
"Well let's stick together and make it through alright." Guilmon said.
Gammamon nodded though he felt it was not just Impmon they needed to worry about.