Waking up early, Takato got out of bed and then changed into his usual attire, his grey pants, white shirt and his blue jacket, then after setting his Digimon Cards and his D-Power in his pockets, grabbing his backpack and placing his goggles around his head, the brunette headed downstairs to make his breakfast.
Entering the kitchen, Takato saw his parents already awake and working, shelving the newest batches of bread on display.
"Takato?" His mother, Yoshie Matsuki, asked, a little surprised she didn't have to wake her son and then questioned. "What are you doing up already?"
"Well, Rika and I were planning to catch up with this new friend we made after the tournament." Takato replied, skipping over certain parts of the story as to not bring up that Digimon were real or put his parents in worry.
Glad to hear her son had made another friend, curiously, Yoshie then asked. "And what is the name of your new friend?"
"Henry Wong." Takato said, before adding. "When it comes to Digimon, he's quite the expert."
From his reply, both parents smiled, though neither quite understood the Digimon franchise, both were glad it was something that had brought Takato closer to others, also making him the kind and selfless person they were proud to call their son.
"Takato, I just had an idea." His father then said, before going on. "How about you help us a little with the bakery and we can make a small breakfast for you to share with your friends?"
"That sounds like a great idea." Yoshi commented, which Takato agreed with, nodding in reply, before taking an apron off the rack, tying it around his back and assisted his parents as he made his way over to the table and started to knead the dough.
-Sometime later-
Having finished assisting his parents, Takato packed some of the bread and snacks he had made, before leaving and making his way to the park.
However, while walking to his destination, he was in thought, concerned about Guilmon.
'I feel bad for Guilmon having that dangerous power in him I hope Renamon could help him '
As Takato then reached the park, he found everyone outside, just Guilmon's shed, looking very worried.
Concerned, Takato asked. "What's wrong?"
"It's Guilmon! He's having a deep nightmare! Renamon's trying to help him snap out of it!" Rika said, worried for the Hazard Digimon.
"Oh no!" Takato said as he drop his backpack and rushed inside, to see Renamon was kneeling beside Guilmon, both watching as Guilmon thrashed around and sweat heavily in his sleep.
"No... no... no stop. Takatomon... Rika... Renamon... stop this...!" Guilmon moaned in his sleep, sounding quite fearful.
"Guilmon, wake up! You're having a nightmare, wake up!" Takato called with further worry as he and Renamon shook his shoulders, causing the Hazard Digimon to quickly rise up, waking up with a deep sweat, while panting deeply.
"That must be some nightmare. And from what I take, not a good one." Terriermon commented, his words making Henry nod in reply.
"Guilmon, are you ok?" Renamon then asked with concern as she placed a hand on his shoulder, which caused the red dino Digimon to calm down a little to see his Tamer and the foxy Digimon.
"Guilmon had a terrible dream. Bad power out of control... Bad Guilmon attacked you all. Cannot stop myself." Guilmon said in terror as he looked at his clawed hands in worry.
"I can understand. He fears his powers." Henry said, feeling some empathy as he remembered seeing Gargomon go nuts.
But reassuring Guilmon and the others, Renamon smiled and helped calm Guilmon, giving him a small massage as she gently rubbed his back and told him. "I'll look after you. I promise to help you learn to control your Hazard power."
"Thanks for the help, Renamon." Takato said, grateful for the help of the foxy Digimon, before smiling as he faced Rika and the others.
"Oh, I almost forgot I brought you all something." The brunette then said as he went outside, picked up his backpack and withdrew a container and headed back to the shed, with all but Rika curious as to what Takato had.
After opening and setting the container on the floor, all saw that inside it was food, consisting namely of bread and cookies, but what caught everyone's eye was that the bread had been shaped to look like the three Digimon.
Curious, Henry asked. "Where'd you get all this?"
"And where did you find someone that makes specific shapes and figures?" Terriermon followed up, holding up a cookie that was shaped like his head, which had chocolate chips acting as the eyes and nose.
"I made them." Takato replied, before telling his friends. "My parents own the Matsuki Bakery, so if you ever want more, come on over."
"Thank you for your hospitality." Renamon replied with a tone of respect, happily eating amongst Rika and the others, before noticing Guilmon was still in a solemn stated, causing her to pick up some bread that was shaped like her head and Guilmon's head, before approaching the Hazard Digimon.
"Go ahead. I'm sure you will like this." Renamon offered, handing the Guilmon shaped bread to the red dino Digimon, who took it from the vixen Digimon, feeling a little better that Renamon seemed to show such care and kindness towards him.
And Guilmon felt even better as he took a bite, greatly enjoying the snack his Tamer had made for him
"Takatomon makes good food." Guilmon commented with a more cheerful tone, helping himself to more food as he then said. "It makes Guilmon's tummy full and happy."
"Couldn't have said it better myself." Rika replied, glad to see Guilmon no longer an upset and sweating mess.
But as much as Rika was enjoying spending time with her friends, knowing they still had to go to school, the red haired Tamer stood up.
"C'mon, Takatomon. We have to get to school." She teased, before saying with a seriousness in her voice. "I don't want Miss. Asaji keeping us back again."
"Alright then." Takato replied as he and Henry both got up, leaving the container on the floor for Guilmon, Renamon and Terriermon to finish off the remaining bread and cookies, before heading off for school, none aware that the smell of the freshly made pastries had attracted some attention.
-With the Takato and the others-
After leaving their Digimon in the park, the Tamers certain Renamon could keep an eye on Guilmon and Terriermon, as they made their way to school, Takato was still thinking on what had happened earlier.
"Still thinking about Guilmon?" He heard Rika ask, the brunette breaking from his thoughts and turned his head, facing Rika to see her looking at him with concern of her own.
"Takato, I know you are concerned about Guilmon and worried that he might lose control of himself again, but you have to remember, a Digimon is as strong as his Tamer. So long as you keep believing in Guilmon, he will continue to remain in control of himself." Rika told Takato in a caring tone, smiling as she then added. "And Renamon's looking after him, so you can trust her."
Feeling a little better from Rika's words and knowing Renamon was keeping an eye on him, as well as helping him keep control of his Hazard power, Takato smiled, making Rika continue to smile, glad to know she had cheered up her friend.
"Don't forget about Terriermon. He can be a little troublesome at times, but he can also help Guilmon." Henry then added, continuing to make Takato feel better, glad he had such friends to assist him in becoming a Digimon Tamer.
"Thanks guys." Takato said as they got to the school gates and made their way inside, the brunette smiling to see Kazu, Kenta and Jeri had already arrived, while Rika wasn't as pleased to see the two boys.
"Guys!" Takato called, getting the attention of his other three friends, all looking over to see Takato, Rika and a student they hadn't yet seen before
"Good morning, Takato. Good morning, Rika." Jeri greeted, remaining polite and friendly, before asking. "How was the tournament?"
"Bigger question, who's the new guy?" Kazu asked, curiously as he and Kenta stared at the blue haired boy, making him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Don't be rude." Jeri scolded, knowing the student a little as she then went on to say. "That is Henry Wong. He one of the top students of our age group, not to mention he is in our class."
"I apologize for Kazu and Kenta's rudeness." Rika said, as she glared at Kazu and Kenta, both boys feeling somewhat nervous at Rika's angered stare.
"However, once you get past their foolishness they aren't too bad." The red haired Tamer then admitted, seeing past Kazu and Kenta's annoying flaws and knew they were tolerable enough to hang out with.
"It's alright. I actually know someone who can act a little bit like them." Henry said in reply, Takato and Rika nodding as both knew who he was talking about Terriermon.
Changing the subject Jeri then asked. "So how did you all meet?"
"We met after the tournament." Henry replied, skipping the part of Digimon being real.
"While Rika did an amazing job, she was beaten in the final round." Takato added, trying to recall the player's name. "Ryo Akuma... Ryo Akamiya... Ryo..."
"Ryo Akiyama?" Kazu suddenly asked, which surprised Takato and Rika a little.
"That's it. But how do you know him?" Rika asked in reply.
"He's only one of the best Digimon champions in the entire world." Kenta explained, causing Kazu to nod, showing a great enthusiasm as he got close to Rika and began to ask her every thought and question that entered his head. "What's he like? How strong is his deck? What Card did he use to beat you? Did you get his autograph, if not, why?"
As Kazu continued to ask his questions, Rika just sighed, regretting she had caused such a spark to ignite within the brunette, before the group headed inside the school, Kazu continuing to question Rika, to the point they had taken their seats, which caused her to sigh in relief.
However, all were certain Kazu would have more questions come break lunch
-Meanwhile-
Within a secret organisation in an unknown location, was a man in a suit and sunglasses, who sat on a chair, watching as two woman above him were typing on monitors.
"Sir, we got a breach in security. Another one is trying to come through." One of the women then said.
"They never learn do they?" The man commented in reply, before instructing. "Find out who it is this time."
"Yes sir." Both women said as they focused back on their monitors, typing and bringing up a digital map of Shinjuku, a red spot had just appeared on the map, close to school.
-Around the sametime, back in the park-
While Terriermon stayed back, deciding to take a little nap to work off all the snacks he had eaten, Guilmon had gotten ready to train with Renamon, not too sure what she expected of him, but was determined to make her happy.
Watching Renamon, Guilmon saw the foxy Digimon take a cross-legged stance in front of a small waterfall in a park, the red dino Digimon doing the same as he sat beside Renamon, feeling a little tingle in his chest at being beside her, but just ignored the feeling and focused, continuing to copy Renamon, who closed her eyes and rested her paws on her lap, Guilmon doing the same as both started to meditate.
Curious, through her slow breathing, Renamon then asked. "Guilmon, how do you feel?"
"Guilmon feels good. Renamon good teacher. Renamon very smart" Guilmon replied, keeping his breathing calm and eyes closed, failing to notice the small smile on the vixen's face at his complimenting words.
"That is quite a kind thing to say." Renamon said, before making a small criticism. "However, you don't need to keep addressing me whenever you speak."
"Then maybe Renamon can help Guilmon speak proper?" Guilmon asked.
"Renamon would be more than happy to." Renamon replied, showing she had a funny bone in her, which Guilmon failed to pick up on.
As Renamon continued to train Guilmon, making sure the Hazard Digimon kept his breathing steady and kept focus, Terriermon was woken from his sleep as he felt something start to poke his sides, causing the Rookie to open his eyes and saw the cause was a small white furred Digimon.
"Hello there!" The Digimon then said cheerfully at seeing Terriermon now awake.
"I'm Calumon." The Digimon introduced itself, continuing to show warmth and tenderness, before Calumon asked. "What's your name?"
"I'm Terriermon." Terriermon said, a little surprised to see another Digimon, which didn't have the intent on attacking him for his energy, watching on as Calumon took one of the few cookies left in the container and started to nibble on it, his ears perking up at the taste.
But looking over at Guilmon and Renamon, Calumon continued to show his curiosity as he then asked. "Who are they? And what are they playing?"
"I'm not completely sure, but I know that Renamon is helping Guilmon find calmness by mediating their energies on a stable level." Terriermon explained, pointing to Renamon and Guilmon to help Calumon learn their names and identities.
"Why's that?" Calumon asked, finishing off the last of the cookie and sat in front of Terriermon, staring at him with interest and curiosity as what Terriermon had to say.
"Because Guilmon is afraid of the Digital Hazard powers inside of him, but Renamon is helping him try to calm it down so he doesn't accidently hurt anyone." Terriermon explained in reply, making Calumon nod, understanding a little.
"Guilmon doesn't look like a mean Digimon. He looks like a fun Digimon." Calumon said cheerfully, walking over to the pair and was about to introduce himself and ask if Guilmon wanted to play with him.
However, before Calumon could speak, someone splashed Renamon, causing her eyes to open, shocked at first, before her expression changed as she glared, already knowing the culprit.
"Impmon." She said bitterly, looking to her right to see a purple skinned Digimon, which wore a set of red gloves, a red bandana around its neck and had a yellow smiley face with sharp teeth on its stomach.
"Well if it isn't fox-face." Impmon said in laughter as he approached the group.
"Still strutting that body about?" He then teased over Renamon's figure, trying to get under her fur.
"Uh oh. It's bad news himself." Terriermon said, having crossed paths with Impmon in the past.
And while he knew that Impmon wasn't the most dangerous of Digimon, he was still trouble, causing him to standing in front of Calumon if he tried to harm the innocent Digimon, all the while, Guilmon remained in place, trying to mediate, but he could hear what was going on.
"What do you want, Impmon? Did you come just to annoy me?" Renamon questioned, sounding a little irked. "Or have you come to hit on me again?"
"Oh, I would. But I can tell that there is no changing that stubborn mind of yours', Tamer's pet." Impmon replied, before turning his attention upon the Hazard Digimon and said. "I am actually here for him."
"What do you want of Guilmon?" Renamon questioned, ready to fight off Impmon if he tried anything to harm her friends.
"Both of us are Virus Digimon and we shouldn't be forced to hang around with you Vaccine and Data types. This one here makes me wanna throw up, spending time with you and bunny boy here." Impmon said, unaware that Guilmon was getting angier at his words.
"Don't provoke him! He's a monster if you make him mad." Terriermon warned, which just made Impmon smirk.
"Oh that's what I am trying to do. Hey, Pineapple head! Time to see you use that Digital Hazard rage of yours'! Bada-Boom!" Impmon called, casting a ball of flame on his index finger and threw it at Guilmon.
But to his shock, Guilmon grabbed the fireball with his claw, crushes it, before opening his eyes, showing they had turned red again, worrying and concerning Renamon and Terriermon, while Calumon felt fairly frightened, taking cover behind Terriermon.
"What did you call Guilmon, Spitball head? You want Guilmon to delete you that badly?" Guilmon snarled as his Hazard powers began to consume him, almost losing control again.
"Guilmon, no! Regain control over yourself! Don't go low as him!" Renamon called out, embracing him, the feel of Renamon's hold and her obvious care for him made Guilmon snap out of his rage, causing his eyes to turn back to their normal yellow once again.
"Thank you, Renamon. Guilmon fine now." Guilmon said as he turned to glare at Impmon.
"Say what you want about us, but Guilmon thinks you are a bad Digimon. And Guilmon's different from you. Guilmon might be Virus like you, but Guilmon has friends who cherish and protect Guilmon. Guilmon will never abandon them. Now leave us alone!" The Hazard Digimon went on to say, taking a spot beside Renamon, ready to fight Impmon away.
Renamon smile and Terriermon gave a sigh of relief.
"Yeah well one day I get that Digital Hazard to control you completely and then we'll see who stronger, you'll see!" Impmon shouted, igniting the tips of all his fingers and threw the flames into the water, creating a wall of steam, allowing Impmon to quickly turn and ran away.
"That was close. Be glad that Guilmon's humanity kept him from losing control again and that Renamon helped him." Terriermon said.
"Now I know what you mean." Calumon said after witnessing Guilmon in his rage, before smiling and commenting. "But he still looks fun to play with."
"I am glad you didn't lose control there. I'm quite proud of you for not falling as low as Impmon did." Renamon smiled as she kissed Guilmon on the head as a reward for not falling too far.
"So shall we...?" The foxy Digimon then started to say, wondering if Guilmon wanted to continue training or take a small break and keep Calumon entertained.
"Wait..." Guilmon said, looking over at the school as he saw a white huge cloud coming towards it.
"Someone is approaching Takatomon's school, it's a Digimon." The red dino Digimon then informed with concern, not just for Takato, Rika and Henry, but knowing there were other humans like their friends that would be put in danger.
"Then Henry and the others are in trouble too." Terriermon said, equally worried about their friends they started to run towards the school, Calumon following close behind.
And though he wasn't the type to fight, Calumon wanted to make sure his new friends would be ok.
-Back at the school-
As Miss. Asaji continued her lesson, writing on the blackboard, many of the students paying attention, while Takato was more focused on his desk, doodling on a piece of paper, coming up with small drawings and ideas for a Champion form of Guilmon.
After spending some time on his latest drawing, colouring it in and adding some details, which included white spiky hair, a set of horns and black markings over his body, minus the hazard mark on his chest, part of Takato hoping it would help keep Guilmon under control if he ever did Digivolve.
'I got the perfect name for him, Growlmon.' Takato thought to himself, proud of his drawing before looking over at Rika, who sat at the desk on his left, wanting to know what she thought of the drawing as he folded up the paper and tossed it onto Rika's desk.
Looking over for a moment, Rika saw Takato smiling at her, telling that the paper was from him, causing her to carefully unfold it and saw the drawing of Takato's Champion form for Growlmon, making her smile at the obvious effort that the brunette had put into it.
Looking at the drawing, Rika continued to smile, just before she withdrew a pen and left a small message near the bottom at the drawing, handing the picture back to Takato, who smiled, getting a little boost in his ego to see Rika had written 'That's a great drawing and a great name. Would you do one for Renamon?'.
From Rika's question, Takato looked at Rika once again and nodded, smiling as he got out a fresh piece of paper and began to draw, starting off by drawing a few pictures of Renamon, before expanding, adding wings, altering the tail and changing its shape, even giving the Renamon drawings a variety of weaponry, making the foxy Digimon look like a cybernetic Digimon that was half fox, half dragon.
And after adding in some colour to his latest design, the brunette was about to hand the drawing over to Rika, only to stop when a worried expression appeared on Rika's face, confusing Takato for a second, before realizing their teacher was standing behind him.
"Takato, are you passing notes in my class?" Miss. Asaji questioned, giving Takato no time to reply as she grabbed the folded piece of paper, unfolded it and sighed to see the drawing.
"Why do I waste my time when you aren't willing to learn?" She asked, taking the paper, confiscating it.
"Sorry, Miss. Asaji. I promise to pay more attention." Takato said in reply, feeling a little down that he was caught, but namely from the fact he was unable to show Rika his art.
Miss. Asaji sighed as she looked at Takato, knowing his promise would be broken eventually, having confiscated many of his drawings beforehand.
"I will return your drawing after class. And you better pay attention or next time you will be kept back for detention." Miss. Asaji told Takato.
"And that goes for you too, Rika." She then said without looking at Rika, returned to the front of the classroom, where she set Takato's drawing on her desk, before continuing her lesson.
-Sometime later-
Just outside the school, hiding in the shrubs near the soccer field were Guilmon, Terriermon, Renamon and Calumon.
Curious, Calumon asked. "What is that place?"
"That is a school. It's where Rika and Takato go in order to learn." Renamon replied.
"Then let's go get Takatomon from school." Guilmon said, emerging from the shrubbery, only for Renamon and Terriermon to suddenly grab his arms, pulling him back.
"Owie..." Guilmon whined as he rubbed his arms, before asking. "Why did you do that?"
"I apologize, but you cannot just walk in there." Renamon replied, before the foxy Digimon explained. "Most humans do not know that we Digimon actually exist. And to see us, it might frighten them."
Not completely understanding Renamon's explanation, namely as to why others would be afraid of them, but trusting Renamon, Guilmon then asked. "Then how do we get inside?"
"Stay here for a moment." Renamon just said as she rose to her feet. "I'm going to scout the area and see if there is a way inside."
With that said, Renamon used the combination of her great speed and grace to stealthily make her way around the outer perimeter, looking for a way to get inside without being seen.
And after arriving at the back of the school, a smile appeared on her face when she noticed a bunch of discarded cardboard boxes, giving her an idea, where she then brought up her right paw and used one of her claws to cut two holes in the side, before taking the box and returning to Guilmon, Terriermon and Calumon.
"Did you find a way for us to get inside?" Terriermon asked, causing Renamon to shake her head.
"No. But I found a way for one of us." The foxy Digimon said in reply, placing the box over Guilmon and covering most of his form.
"What's Renamon doing?" Guilmon asked with a curiousness from within the box, just before Renamon knelt before the Hazard Digimon, set her paws on the sides of the box, looked into Guilmon's eyes with a serious expression and told him. "Guilmon, right now only you can find Takato and the others. As long as you keep that box on, you won't accidentally scare anyone. As for how you are going to find Takato, when you go inside the school, just look for a red lever that has 'Fire Alarm' written above it. Pull that and it will call all the students."
"Why aren't Renamon, Terriermon and Calumon coming with Guilmon?" Guilmon asked looking at Renamon
"We would, however, there was only one box." Renamon replied, before saying. "I am too tall to fit inside of it, while Terriermon and Calumon are too small. There is also the fact your senses are greater than ours', which will allow you to smell out Takato, Rika and Henry before any of us."
"Guilmon, this is a very important task, but I know you can do it." The vixen then said with a confident voice and smile, causing Guilmon to smile from within the box.
"You can count on me." Guilmon said happily, before making his way toward the school, which allowed Renamon, Terriermon and Calumon to see Guilmon's tail poking out of the back.
"So do you have a Plan B?" Terriermon asked as he watched Guilmon make his way inside, unsure if the red-dino Digimon could pull it off.
-Inside of the school-
As Guilmon made his way down the halls, starting to sniff around to find Takato and his friends, following his senses, the Hazard Digimon soon came across a door, causing him to take off the box and look through the glass window in curiosity, seeing inside were many students, amongst them were Takato, Rika and Henry.
'Guilmon did it.' He thought proudly, before wondering. 'Now how did Renamon say to get Takatomon out?'
Guilmon started to try to remember, before he then saw something on the wall nearby, causing the red dino Digimon to look over it with curiosity, seeing it contraption that had a handle and had 'Fire Alarm' written above it.
'Now I remember, but I need to hide before I pull the handle. I don't want no one to see me.' Guilmon then thought, putting the box back over himself, only he put it on backward.
"Why is it now nighttime?" Guilmon asked, feeling his way around, accidently pulling the lever in the process, causing the ringing of the fire alarm to fill the school.
And hearing the sound of the classroom doors being opened, Guilmon quickly headed off, finally figuring out that the box was on backwards, before turning it around, allowing him to see again as he made his escape.
-Back outside-
Remaining in the shrubs, Renamon smiled as she heard the alarm go off, followed by seeing the students and teachers start to exit the buildings.
Renamon's smile remaining as she saw Guilmon sneak his way back towards her, where she took the box off of Guilmon and said with a proud tone. "I knew I could count on you."
Curious, Guilmon tilted his head as he asked. "Guilmon do good?"
"You did." Renamon replied, continuing to smile at the red dino Digimon, causing him to smile back, happy at seeing Renamon pleased with him.
"Over there!" Terriermon suddenly interrupted, his call causing Guilmon, Renamon and Calumon to look over and saw Takato, Rika and Henry amongst Kazu, Kenta, Jeri and the other students in their year level.
"So how do we get your friends to come to us?" Calumon asked curiously, still a little unsure why most humans were afraid of him and knew he couldn't just go out and ask to borrow Takato, Rika and Henry.
But after sighing, certain he would regret his actions later, Terriermon replied as he turned to Guilmon. "I have an idea."
"Guilmon, throw me." The Rookie then said with a little command in his voice, pointing at the students nearby Henry.
"Okie dokie." Guilmon replied with a cheerfulness, not even questioning Terriermon's idea, before picking him up and tossing Terriermon, where the small beast Digimon hurdled through the air from Guilmon's throw and then landed amongst a group of female students, doing his best to keep still when one of the girls took notice of him.
Looking down at Terriermon, a student with blonde hair that was short, and a pair of blue eyes then picked Terriermon up and examined him.
"What is that?" A second girl asked, having darker skin and red spiky hair.
"It looks like somebody's doll." The blonde commented, smiling as she found it to be quite adorable with the sweet smile on its face, only for it to be taken from her hold by a third girl that had black hair, which was tied up at the back, giving her a ponytail,
"He's so cute. I just want to squeeze him and never let go." The raven haired student said, hugging Terriermon tightly, only for her to lose hold of Terriermon when the blonde grabbed him and said with a little defensiveness. "Well, you'll have to wait. I found him."
"And you'll most likely ruin him. Remember when I lent you my cds?" The raven haired girl said back, staring daggers at the blonde as she and the red haired girl each grabbed at Terriermon.
"He's mine!" The redhead stated, managing to get hold of Terriermon.
"No. He's mine!" The blonde said back, grabbing Terriermon's left ear and began to fight over him, Terriermon doing his best to keep smiling and not cry out, their arguing continued, which Takato and his friends overheard.
"What's going on over there?" Jeri asked, a little curious as to what had gotten the girls all worked up.
"I'll check it out." Rika offered as she started to walk over to the fight to see what going on, leaving her shocked when she saw the girls all pulling at Terriermon, making comments that they deserved the doll more than the other.
And looking at Terriermon, Rika could see him moving, begging for help me
"I told you, he's mine!" The blonde, then yelled, managing to take Terriermon out of the hold of the other two girls, only for Terriermon to suddenly be taken from her.
"No, he's mine." Rika said in a decisive voice, holding Terriermon close to her, glaring at the girls and waited to see how they would react.
The three were surprised at seeing Rika, also surprised at the fact she would own something that cute, causing the raven haired girl to then ask. "How do we know if that doll is yours'? And how is it that it came out of nowhere?"
"First off, I dropped it during the fire drill." Rika replied, thinking on her feet.
"And not that is your business, but I got that on my last Birthday." She then said, a serious expression adorned her face as she then said, bluffing. "You want proof? Listen when I squeeze his stomach."
Hoping Terriermon would be just as fast to catch on, Rika then pushed her hand down on Terriermon's stomach, making sure not to hurt him, before she smiled at what happened.
"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to Rika." Terriermon said, speaking like a toy and convincing the girls that he did belong to the Nonaka.
"If there is nothing else, I will be taking what is mine and going back to my friends." Rika then said, turning and about to leave.
But before going, knowing Rika's close friendship with Takato, the raven haired girl asked. "So who gave that to you? Was it your boyfriend?"
From the question, Rika just walked away, doing her best to hide the blush on her face, while Terriermon did his best not to laugh at seeing Rika so embarrassed.
However, Terriermon fell silent when Rika stared at him.
"You say a word about this and I will stuff you myself." She whispered, causing Terriermon to gulp nervously and remain still, returning to fearing Rika as opposed to mocking her.
Returning to Takato and the others, Rika grabbed the brunette by the arm, causing him to look at Rika with a confused look, before he noticed Terriermon in Rika's possession.
"Terriermon?" Takato questioned in a whisper, before asking. "What are you doing here?"
"Sorry to pull you out of school, but we need you guys." Terriermon said in reply, then informing. "There is a Digimon nearby, and we need you to help us beat it."
Knowing if they left the Digimon as is, there was the chance it could cause great harm to those that crossed its path, however, Takato also knew that if he left school in the middle of the day and got caught, it would guarantee him detention and his parents grounding him.
But knowing it was what the Digidestined would do, Takato, after managing to get Henry's attention, left the school grounds and reunited with Guilmon and the other Digimon.
"Takatomon!" Guilmon called happily upon seeing his Tamer, tackling the brunette to the ground as he gave him a big hug.
"I want a hug too!" Takato heard a voice filled with enthusiasm then say, just before he felt something grab around his left leg, making him look over Guilmon and saw a small Digimon, hugging it, before the Digimon looked up at Takato and smiled.
"Hello there, I'm Calumon." Calumon said, introducing himself and then adding. "It's nice to finally meet you, Takatomon."
"It's just Takato." Takato corrected, managing to push Guilmon off of him and got back up, the Hazard Digimon asking. "So Takatomon ready to help Guilmon fight?"
"You bet." Takato replied, part of him excited to have a fight with a real life Digimon, before saying. "Lead the way."
Doing as he was told, Guilmon ran off, with Renamon staying close by his side, while Takato, Rika and Henry followed, with Henry picking up Terriermon beforehand, allowing his partner to hitch a ride of his back, while Calumon managed to keep up by taking a top Rika's head.
"Why are you here?" Rika asked as she continued to follow Guilmon and Renamon.
"I wanna help my friends." Calumon replied, seemingly oblivious to the danger he could be put in, which Rika pointed out.
"No offence, but you don't look like the kind of Digimon that could help us." She commented, which saddened Calumon, making Rika sigh and then say. "But I suppose you can still join us. Just try not to get in the way."
"Guilmon smells the wild Digimon nearby." Guilmon then said, the Tamers getting ready as they arrived in a small forested section of the park, where mist filled the area.
"What's with all the fog?" Takato asked.
"It's not fog, it's a Digital Field. Think it like a gate from the Digital World to your world." Renamon explained, taking to a more defensive stance, causing Guilmon to copy the vixen's actions, Terriermon joining the pair, ready to take on whatever the Digital World threw at them.
And while Takato was ready, he stopped when he saw Rika and Henry each withdraw and put on a pair of sunglasses, making him ask. "Uhh... guys, why are putting on sunglasses?"
"It's so we can see through the effects of the Digital Field." Rika replied, before smiling at Takato and saying with a little command in her voice. "So put those goggles on, Gogglehead."
Doing as Rika told him, Takato slid his goggles down, while the fog from the Digital Field increased, the surroundings fading somewhat, but the Tamers and their partners were still able to see one another, as well as a large figure that headed right for them.
Curious, Henry asked. "Which Digimon is that?"
"Gorillamon." Rika replied, upon seeing the Digimon make its appearance, before she withdrew her D-Power and extracted some information on their opponent.
"We have to be careful, not only is he a Champion Level Digimon, but his Energy Cannon packs one serious punch." The red haired Tamer then informed, her warning making Renamon nod in reply, knowing to keep his distance and her guard up against a foe that could attack with close and long-range moves.
However, while most prepared against the Champion Level Digimon, Henry froze up as he thought in disbelief. 'It can't be. I never thought I'd see him again.'
"Terriermon..." The Gorillamon then said in a gruff voice, staring at Terriermon with a hostile expression, while Terriermon just smiled back.
"Hi Gorillamon. It's been a long time?" Terriermon asked, to which Gorillamon was about to attack, causing Guilmon and Renamon to ready themselves.
However, they stopped when Henry suddenly ran past all three Digimon and approached the aggressive beast.
Shocked at Henry's antics, Takato called out. "What are you doing?"
"Gorillamon, stop it! Don't you remember me?" Henry questioned, ignoring Takato for the time being and went on to say. "We played the game together. Listen to me, I won't let Terriermon fight you, so just leave him alone."
"Go back to the other side!" Henry then said, becoming more assertive.
However, Gorillamon just ignored Henry and began to pound his arms on his chest, letting out a fearsome roar and showing he wasn't going to back down.
"I don't think he's listening." Terriermon commented, which was then confirmed when Gorillamon bellowed out and attacked, jumping over Henry and catching Guilmon off guard, slamming his fist into the side of Guilmon head and knocked them to the ground.
"Guilmon!" Renamon called in concern, lunging at Gorillamon, only for him to smack the foxy Digimon aside.
And while Terriermon was about to strike, Henry suddenly ordered. "Terriermon, don't!"
"Oh, come on!" Terriermon whined, wanting to fight, not only to show he was better than Gorillamon, but namely to get some payback for what the brute had done to his friends.
"I told you before, I don't want you to fight." Henry said, his tone remaining firm, which caused Terriermon to say in reply. "Tell that to Gorillamon."
"He does have a point." Takato pointed out, watching on as Guilmon and Renamon leapt at Gorillamon and attacked, Guilmon starting off with a right hook to Gorillamon's face, which Renamon followed up by kicking the beast Digimon in the chest, causing Gorillamon to stumble back.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon suddenly called, disobeying Henry's orders and attacked, releasing a series of small green flames at Gorillamon, blasting his face and blinding him.
"Terriermon, stop it!" Henry ordered, trying to get Terriermon back under control, only for the Rookie to question in reply. "Well what do you expect me to do, just sit back and let him hurt our friends?"
From the question, Henry fell silent, conflicted upon harming Gorillamon and the wellbeing of Guilmon and Renamon, who leapt at Gorillamon once again, only for the beast Digimon to recover from their attacks, grab Renamon by her leg and used her to slam Guilmon away.
"Renamon!" Rika called in concern, watching as Gorillamon began to swing her partner around, trying to hit Terriermon, who kept jumping around and doing his best to avoid the attacks.
"They need our help. We have to do something." Takato pointed out, watching as Guilmon tried to save Renamon, only for Gorillamon to slam his free arm into Guilmon's back, smashing him into the ground.
And even through seeing Guilmon and Renamon in great pain, Henry remained silent.
'I can't.' He thought, remembering the day he got Terriermon, remembering how he got the Digimon computer game from his father and chose Terriermon as his partner, spending hours on the game and having tons of fun, only for it to fade when the game started to act like it had a mind of its own, the computer wouldn't turn off, no other programs would operate, while the graphics of the game changed drastically, changing from two-bit to a third dimensional world, while Terriermon seemed to become more real, which concerned Henry when his partner was assaulted by Gorillamon.
However, managing to Digivolve Terriermon to Gargomon, Henry felt some relief, only for it to fade and turn to confusion when Gargomon continued to attack, despite Gorillamon trying to retreat.
And seeing Gargomon torments Gorillamon, Henry believed he had turned Terriermon into a monster, a mistake he never wanted to make ever again, making a promise he would never let Terriermon get hurt again.
"I brought him here. It's all my fault." Henry suddenly said, continuing to show his reluctance.
"Playtime's over." Gorillamon then said, dropping Renamon beside the injured form of Guilmon and began to charge up his cannon, ready to blast all three Digimon to bits.
"I don't think so!" Rika called, drawing out a Digimon Card and countering.
"Digi-Modify! Greymon Nova Blast! Activate!" She then announced, slashing the Digimon Card through her D-Power to counter Gorillamon's attack as Renamon then spat forth a wave of flames, striking the energy blast and causing both attacks to cancel the other one out.
But seeing Renamon had managed to hold back one attack, Takato and Rika knew it wouldn't be enough.
"Guilmon and Renamon are too hurt to keep fighting, and Terriermon's too small to do any damage." Rika pointed out.
"But if he Digivolved..." Takato began to suggest, only for Henry to suddenly say. "I won't let him."
"Henry, why not?" Rika asked, Henry falling silent again, remembering what his father had told him, that in a Digimon battle the losing Digimon would be deleted and their Data absorbed by the winner.
But Henry didn't want such a fate to befall Terriermon or Gorillamon.
"We can't waste anymore time. Terriermon has to Digivolve to Gargomon." Rika said, only for Henry to decline the suggestion and say. "There has to be another way."
"But what?" Rika then asked, understanding Henry's concern that Terriermon could lose control again, as well as knowing he didn't want to see his partner harmed, but if they remained as is, then Gorillamon would defeat Terriermon, as well as Renamon and Guilmon.
Seeing they were in a bind, Takato was trying to come up with an idea, something he could do to change the tide of battle, looking through his deck, before realizing the perfect Card to use.
"Henry, try this Card!" Takato called, tossing Henry the Card, which he examined and saw it was the Card, Training Grips, a rather weak Card, namely used to help train Rookies.
However, looking at Takato, Henry knew just what to do with it.
"Digi-Modify! Training Grips active!" Henry announced as he slash the Card through his D-Power, the effects of the Card applying to Terriermon as a set of metallic clamps appeared upon his ears.
And seeing Henry now helping, Rika was glad, but confused.
"Mind explaining why you used that Card when you boys have so many better ones?" The red haired Tamer asked.
"Just watch." Takato said in reply, before Henry called out. "Go for it, Terriermon!"
"Ok!" Terriermon called in reply, pulling his ears back and tossing the training grips off of him, where they collided with Gorillamon, combining with his Data and successfully binding the Champion Level Digimon.
"Now I get it." Rika said, impressed at Takato's genius to use a modification Card against the enemy, as well as how fast Henry was at picking up on the strategy.
"Now, Renamon, go for it!" The Nonaka then called, causing Renamon to quickly rise and strike, Guilmon joining the vixen as both ran up to Gorillamon and slammed him right in the jaw with a joint uppercut, throwing the beast Digimon into the air.
"Terrier Tornado!" Terriermon announced, adding his strength as he spun around at a great speed, not only hitting Gorillamon, but the power of his wings threw the beast Digimon higher into the air.
And not letting up, Renamon leapt after Gorillamon, appearing above the captive Digimon and pushed both her feet into his chest, sending Gorillamon crashing into the ground.
"Nice going guys!" Takato called, smiling at seeing their Digimon fighting alongside each other, showing great teamwork, as well as them overpowering a Champion Level Digimon.
"Renamon fights really good. Renamon amazing." Guilmon said, complimenting the foxy Digimon as she landed beside Guilmon, which made her smile at his words.
And while Renamon was about to reply, she, Guilmon and Terriermon all heard Gorillamon , roar viciously, causing all three to look over and saw the beast Digimon, back to his feet, where he then broke free from the restraints with a combination of strength and rage.
"I don't think he is happy." Guilmon commented, getting confirmation as the Champion Level Digimon let out another roar and aimed his Energy Cannon at him, Renamon and Terriermon, charging it up for a devastating blast.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon called as he countered, spitting several green flames right into Gorillamon's Energy Cannon, the combination of their energies caused the attack to backfire as the Energy Cannon overloaded and destroyed Gorillamon, who burst into a collection of red Data particles.
And seeing how it was Terriermon who delivered the final blow, Takato and Rika waited for Terriermon to claim his prize.
"Wait!" Henry suddenly called, causing Terriermon and the others to look at him with some confusion.
"Terriermon, I don't want you absorbing Gorillamon's Data." Henry then said, watching as the particles faded, while Terriermon then asked as he stared at his Tamer with a curious look. "Can I at least do a little victory dance, can I?"
Taking a moment to register their first victory, Takato then asked. "So what happened to Gorillamon's Data? Did it just disappear?"
"I'm not too sure, but hopefully he went back to the other side." Rika said in reply, part of her still thinking Gorillamon was a jerk and a brute, but also believed all deserved a second chance, a lesson she had learnt from Takato.
"Gorillamon was really mad and scary." Calumon commented, before saying with a more cheerful voice. "But my new friends are really tough."
Takato smiled at what Calumon had said, continuing to smile at Calumon's show of joy to be friends with him, Guilmon and the others.
However, after Rika checked the time on her phone, she was shock.
"Guys, we need to get back to school or we will be in big trouble " rika said showing them the time
"You're right. If we don't get back in 20 minutes, you can bet it will detention for all three of us." Takato replied, heading off with Rika and Henry, before turning to Guilmon, Renamon, Terriermon and Calumon, where he then called. "We'll see you guys soon. Just keep up with your training."
"And try to keep out of trouble." Henry added, which made Terriermon smile and say. "Momentai."
Watching as their Tamers left, Guilmon faced Renamon.
"Does Renamon want to continue training Guilmon?" He asked, which made Renamon smile at Guilmon's enthusiasm.
"As much as I would like to, I have had enough for the time being." Renamon confessed, before she smiled and suggested. "Why don't you take it easy and play a game?"
"Alright." Calumon suddenly said, tapping Guilmon's leg and calling. "You're it!"
And while Terriermon and Renamon watched Guilmon play with calumon Chasing after him, both smiling and full of joy, Terriermon then lay down on the grass, taking a moment to rest after the battle they had.
But speaking his mind, Terriermon then said to Renamon. "We need to be careful with Impmon after what he tried to do with Guilmon, he could cause some serious trouble."
"Agreed." Renamon replied, not thinking much of Impmon and his strength at the moment, but was sure if they left him as is, one day he could pose a serious threat, not just to Guilmon, but to all their friends.
-Meanwhile-
Back at the secret base, the blond man flicked his lighter, curious as to what had happened with Gorillamon as he then asked. "Riley, what's the latest on the abnormality?"
"It just disappeared, sir." The brunette, Riley, informed, before saying. "However, it didn't return to the other side on its own accord, it was almost as if something took it down."
"Then it appears we have more of them than we realized." The blond haired man commented, only to then say. "No matter. I will see to it personally that all these intruders are dealt with eventually. And those that refuse to cooperate will be eliminated."