Digimon Seductive Shadows
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What movie was that?
This bothers me. I just read the chapter, and I can't tell if I dislike this Dukemon or if I love the guy for his sheer insanity.
SO:
1) Either your Dukemon is pussy who is completely reliant on the beliefs of his friends in him.
or
2) Your Dukemon is insane. He was so disturbed by the loss of his closest friend, that it literally warped him when he came back to the digital world. He recognized how much of a dog-eat-dog world it was and wasn't calmed by the presence of his closest friend. Than his friend, Impmon, regained his power and managed to become Beelzebumon.
Dukemon saw this and recognized if he had power, he could protect everyone, and everyone would be happy if no one died. After all, Leomon, his friend died when he didn't have the power to protect him, and after that Jerry became very sad.
And when Jerry became sad, the D-Reaper had the opportunity to take over her and make more people sad.
So the best way to make everyone happy was to become the Strongest he could be on his own. Dukemon.
Now he could give his friends protection.
He gave his friends places to live, while he went and used his power to make the digital world a place that they could appreciate. He put them in literal house arrest.
Isn't that sort of what a friend says to someone else when they come and visit them in jail. "Sorry, I haven't really had the time to visit you. I've been held up with other stuff."
But at the same time, he is desperate for love. He wants to be loved by them. So in a sick, and kinda awesome kind of way, he's imprisoned them, but all for their own good. Because, he's trying to make the world into a better place.
He's trying to organize his life into boxes. Boxes are simple. There's a box for Takato, his friends, and his duty as a knight. And in this way, he fulfills most of his duties to his boxes of life.
Renamon makes him nervous because she is pretty much the most intuitive of all the tamer's partners. And in that sense, it worries him because she is the greatest connection he has to his old friends, who he can't see, and who he can't put in a box.
I really, REALLY, REALLY REALLY!!!! think your dukemon is bat-shit insane.
And I hope I'm on target with pretty much everything I've spieled, cause this was kinda fun.
This bothers me. I just read the chapter, and I can't tell if I dislike this Dukemon or if I love the guy for his sheer insanity.
SO:
1) Either your Dukemon is pussy who is completely reliant on the beliefs of his friends in him.
or
2) Your Dukemon is insane. He was so disturbed by the loss of his closest friend, that it literally warped him when he came back to the digital world. He recognized how much of a dog-eat-dog world it was and wasn't calmed by the presence of his closest friend. Than his friend, Impmon, regained his power and managed to become Beelzebumon.
Dukemon saw this and recognized if he had power, he could protect everyone, and everyone would be happy if no one died. After all, Leomon, his friend died when he didn't have the power to protect him, and after that Jerry became very sad.
And when Jerry became sad, the D-Reaper had the opportunity to take over her and make more people sad.
So the best way to make everyone happy was to become the Strongest he could be on his own. Dukemon.
Now he could give his friends protection.
He gave his friends places to live, while he went and used his power to make the digital world a place that they could appreciate. He put them in literal house arrest.
Isn't that sort of what a friend says to someone else when they come and visit them in jail. "Sorry, I haven't really had the time to visit you. I've been held up with other stuff."
But at the same time, he is desperate for love. He wants to be loved by them. So in a sick, and kinda awesome kind of way, he's imprisoned them, but all for their own good. Because, he's trying to make the world into a better place.
He's trying to organize his life into boxes. Boxes are simple. There's a box for Takato, his friends, and his duty as a knight. And in this way, he fulfills most of his duties to his boxes of life.
Renamon makes him nervous because she is pretty much the most intuitive of all the tamer's partners. And in that sense, it worries him because she is the greatest connection he has to his old friends, who he can't see, and who he can't put in a box.
I really, REALLY, REALLY REALLY!!!! think your dukemon is bat-shit insane.
And I hope I'm on target with pretty much everything I've spieled, cause this was kinda fun.
Dr.M: Long story short, it's more complicated than that.
Longer version, when the Tamer's Digimon got sent back to the Digital World, shit was getting real. Due to the way D-Reaper killed, like, 90-something percent of everything, the Digital World in general and the Sout in particular was even worse than usual. In response to that, the Digital Worlds core protocols reacted by causing all sorts of wierd things, such as vastly accelerated birth of Digimon. Basically, the population went from something like, oh, several million in all the Quadrants put together to something near ten billion. Eventually, this would have ended really well; the natural predator-prey relatonships would eventually reduce that population to something reasonable, especially since Digimon were killing and eating each other left and right just to survive.
But for all that it would have been better eventually, in the Present it was basically hell.
This was the World they arrived in; a world were everyone else had a huge head start (the Digital World-Real World time ratio also changed and the Digital World tried to sort things out quickly). So a bunch of low-level Digimon were basically just food back then.
Renamon changed all that. She organized her friends, using her vast speed to alert them of approaching enemies and protect them for awhile. Eventually, Beelzebumon evolved, too; at that point they didn't need to worry about being directly threatened.
And then Yggdrasil started his plan. He thought the Digital World was nothing but hell at this point, too, though he was aware that things would settle down eventually. But he couldn't see any reason to make people kill each other for thousands of years in order for things to stabalize; if that's how it had to be, he'd just do it himself and bare the crime alone.
He established a new Digital World, sorted through all the Digimon in existence, found the ones that he considered innocent, and moved them there.
And then he went Old Testament God on the old Digital World via the X-Virus.
Now, here's where the problems occur for the Tamer Digimon.
None of them had been chosen to go to the new Digital World (mainly because Yggdrasil didn't know they even existed).
And quite a few of them were incompatible with the X-Antibody.
Including Renamon.
(Guilmon, as it just so happens, was compatible with it, but he gave his Antibody to Beelzebumon (who was also compatible but was screwed over by the finite amount of them) when the Demon Lord was infected and on the verge of death, realizing he had the best chance of survival.)
And that just so happened to attract Yggdrasil's notice; Guilmon was the first and, at the time, only person to do someting like that in the hell that the old Digital World was at that point.
So Yggdrasil made him a deal.
Guilmon becomes one of his Royal Knights and protects his new World.
And in return, he'd take all of his friends to the new Digital World (on that note, Beelzebumon X was the first legal possessor of the X-Antibody) where they'd be safe.
So that's the deal. That's their 'cage'. An escape from a dying world and a new life in a new one. They're allowed to go anywhere they want in that world, too; they aren't trapped in a small area or anything.
Thing is, not everyone agrees with Yggdrasil. Including some of Dukemon's friends. And while none of them hold it against him in particular (at least out loud...), he is the enforcer of Yggdrasil's will, so it makes him uncomfortable.
(Omegamon's aware of that and doesn't give a shit; he thinks friends should stick together even through stuff like that.)
Renamon in particular he's nervous around, because when Guilmon was sent back to the Digital World, he was still basically a child and Renamon was basically his mother. So he's nervous about bringing his new friends around mommy, and he really doesn't want Renamon to fall into the category of 'Doubts Dukemon'.
Because pretty much everything he's done up to this point, he's done to save her life (and the lives of the others).
Make sense?
Longer version, when the Tamer's Digimon got sent back to the Digital World, shit was getting real. Due to the way D-Reaper killed, like, 90-something percent of everything, the Digital World in general and the Sout in particular was even worse than usual. In response to that, the Digital Worlds core protocols reacted by causing all sorts of wierd things, such as vastly accelerated birth of Digimon. Basically, the population went from something like, oh, several million in all the Quadrants put together to something near ten billion. Eventually, this would have ended really well; the natural predator-prey relatonships would eventually reduce that population to something reasonable, especially since Digimon were killing and eating each other left and right just to survive.
But for all that it would have been better eventually, in the Present it was basically hell.
This was the World they arrived in; a world were everyone else had a huge head start (the Digital World-Real World time ratio also changed and the Digital World tried to sort things out quickly). So a bunch of low-level Digimon were basically just food back then.
Renamon changed all that. She organized her friends, using her vast speed to alert them of approaching enemies and protect them for awhile. Eventually, Beelzebumon evolved, too; at that point they didn't need to worry about being directly threatened.
And then Yggdrasil started his plan. He thought the Digital World was nothing but hell at this point, too, though he was aware that things would settle down eventually. But he couldn't see any reason to make people kill each other for thousands of years in order for things to stabalize; if that's how it had to be, he'd just do it himself and bare the crime alone.
He established a new Digital World, sorted through all the Digimon in existence, found the ones that he considered innocent, and moved them there.
And then he went Old Testament God on the old Digital World via the X-Virus.
Now, here's where the problems occur for the Tamer Digimon.
None of them had been chosen to go to the new Digital World (mainly because Yggdrasil didn't know they even existed).
And quite a few of them were incompatible with the X-Antibody.
Including Renamon.
(Guilmon, as it just so happens, was compatible with it, but he gave his Antibody to Beelzebumon (who was also compatible but was screwed over by the finite amount of them) when the Demon Lord was infected and on the verge of death, realizing he had the best chance of survival.)
And that just so happened to attract Yggdrasil's notice; Guilmon was the first and, at the time, only person to do someting like that in the hell that the old Digital World was at that point.
So Yggdrasil made him a deal.
Guilmon becomes one of his Royal Knights and protects his new World.
And in return, he'd take all of his friends to the new Digital World (on that note, Beelzebumon X was the first legal possessor of the X-Antibody) where they'd be safe.
So that's the deal. That's their 'cage'. An escape from a dying world and a new life in a new one. They're allowed to go anywhere they want in that world, too; they aren't trapped in a small area or anything.
Thing is, not everyone agrees with Yggdrasil. Including some of Dukemon's friends. And while none of them hold it against him in particular (at least out loud...), he is the enforcer of Yggdrasil's will, so it makes him uncomfortable.
(Omegamon's aware of that and doesn't give a shit; he thinks friends should stick together even through stuff like that.)
Renamon in particular he's nervous around, because when Guilmon was sent back to the Digital World, he was still basically a child and Renamon was basically his mother. So he's nervous about bringing his new friends around mommy, and he really doesn't want Renamon to fall into the category of 'Doubts Dukemon'.
Because pretty much everything he's done up to this point, he's done to save her life (and the lives of the others).
Make sense?
Guilmon probably became Dukemon with Yggdrasil's help.
It seems that Yggdrasil is not a full villain, but more like a well intentioned extremist. Still, with all the allusions to the Bible, I'm half expecting Takato to become some sort of Digital Jesus by the end (It does explain his ability to create Guilmon, and all other stuff he does in the show).
It seems that Yggdrasil is not a full villain, but more like a well intentioned extremist. Still, with all the allusions to the Bible, I'm half expecting Takato to become some sort of Digital Jesus by the end (It does explain his ability to create Guilmon, and all other stuff he does in the show).
*chuckles*
Anyway, just thought I'd stop by. This is good. Really, really good. I love it. I would comment in more detail, but I need a few hours of sleep. Like, sixteen.
I might like this more than Devil's Advocate. There's only so much enjoyment I can get from the misguided-engine-of-chaos!Takato.
Then again, that fic has Lucemon.
Decisions, decisions...
Anyway, just thought I'd stop by. This is good. Really, really good. I love it. I would comment in more detail, but I need a few hours of sleep. Like, sixteen.
I might like this more than Devil's Advocate. There's only so much enjoyment I can get from the misguided-engine-of-chaos!Takato.
Then again, that fic has Lucemon.
Decisions, decisions...
Hmmm...
So this Yggdrasil isn't the selfish bastard from the movie who tried to kill the whole Digital World out of fear for itself...
So long as it doesn't look like a glass bowling ball on a pedestal I'm okay with this.
Also, please recall that this is a one shot, we're probably about one third through by now right?
So this Yggdrasil isn't the selfish bastard from the movie who tried to kill the whole Digital World out of fear for itself...
So long as it doesn't look like a glass bowling ball on a pedestal I'm okay with this.
Also, please recall that this is a one shot, we're probably about one third through by now right?
icefire said:
Wahhhhh, I just did that now. I still don't get 
Yeah, I guess it wouldn't hurt to give some information out now.
This takes place after the events of Digimon Tamers. The D-Reaper was stopped, but not before it managed to kill 90% of pretty much everything in the Digital World; Digimon, Digital Lifeforms, everything. Since pretty much everything edible was was on the verge of destruction as well, Digimon were left with only one real choice.
Eat each other or die. Well, actually, only a few did this at first while everyone else struggled to survive, but after a few did it and proved how well it worked, more followed; some drive to it out of hunger, some realizing that those who took that path would grow stronger and stronger and eventually everyone else would be nothing but prey. Either way, to survive, you need to load data.
Of course, since they'd been devastated too, this wasn't much better; the Digital Population was barely there. It quickly went from 10% to 1% of the original population, and was only getting worse.
The Digital World had protocols in place for this, however. And so the population quickly rose a I stated above. It went too high, as it was intended to. Even if their other sources of food were available, the increased population would quickly devour it.
Now more than ever, their was only one source of food.
And eventually, it would have stabalized. Over thousands of years, the Digital World would recover, things would grow back, the population would stabalize, everything would be fine.
Over thousands or millions of hellish years.
So Yggdrasil, Lord of the Digital World, looked down upon his dominion and said 'Fuck this shit.' He created a new Digital World, one with food and water enough to sustain a reasonable population, a climate that could sustain life, and everything like that. He moved the Digimon that he believed would live in peace with each other to it, and then hit the old Digital World with the X-Virus. He reduced them all to data and stored hem away with the intention of carefully reintroducing Digimon to his new world as it slowly expands.
Of course, things didn't go exactly as planned; besides the Digimon he saved, there were other survivors.
The Digimon with the X-Antibody and the Digimon with special circumstances.
SS begins when Takato discovers a new portal as he did at the end of season three. After a voice makes him enter the Digital World, he quickly meets a Digimon of the second category; a Plotmon that survived the X-Virus by opening a portal into the Dark Area.
Plotmon (who's not an original character) is looking for someone important to her. As Takato is doing the same and is worried about his new friend besides, they join each other on a journey through the Digital World.
Is that more clear? I can expand on it a bit more if there's anything in particular you don't understand, as long as it wouldn't spoil anything in the story.
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Takato walked for the both of them. BlackTailmon rested in his arms.
He wasnÆt sure whether she was tired or just wanted to be carried. HeÆd asked her, but she just gave him a catlike smile.
HeÆd laughed and carried her without comment afterwards.
She deserved a rest after such a long day, anyway.
So he walked, leaving the battlefield that would serve as the only memorial to the many dead Mechanorimon behind.
He wasnÆt sure where he was going, so he just picked a direction headed straight instead. If he found a village, he could ask them for information about any important places or landmarks and head towards instead, but until then he had no place in particular to go.
But he didnÆt mind. This worldàit was peaceful.
So he stroked BlackTailmonÆs fur gently as she slept and continued walking.
He wasnÆt sure how long he walked, as guessing by the light of day was a futile gesture in the Digital World and his watch always seemed to be off, as if he were in a very different time zone, but he eventually left the forest. He entered a long grassy field which stretched as far as his eyes could see, but the Digital WorldÆs night came over him as he walked through it.
He didnÆt like traveling in an unfamiliar area when he couldnÆt see, so he decided to stop, at least until BlackTailmon awoke. She could guide him through the darkness, if need be; a benefit of having the eyes of a cat, he supposed.
He found a nice place to sit and closed his eyes-
And snapped them back open when he heard something.
ôBlackTailmon.ö He whispered.
Had he fallen asleep? HeÆd learnt to do that; to fall asleep at a momentÆs notice in order to get as much sleep as possible.
You could never rely on getting an uninterrupted nightÆs sleep in the Digital World, as this situation demonstrated.
But if heÆd fallen asleep, how long had it been? It was still night-time, but there was no moon in the Digital World, nor did the darkness begin to thicken or lessen with time. On moment it was bright day, the next it was pitch black night.
Dawn could be seconds away. Or hours. It would have changed nothing in the sky.
The creature in his lap shifted. Yellow eyes opened, shining even in the lack of light.
ôI hear it.ö She said in an equally low voice.
He began to stroke her fur, drawing her attention without making noise.
ôYour eyes are glowing.ö He said.
She understood without him explaining anything and closed them.
ôI can use my ears just as well.ö She said.
He stopped stroking her fur, then. He stopped moving at all, and so did she.
He shut his eyes and they both began to rely on their ears.
He tried to listen for any strange sounds, but it was hard to hear anything over the heartbeat that was suddenly pounding in his ears. The wind rustling the grass. The faint sound of BlackTailmonÆs quiet breaths. The sound of his own nervous swallow. The sound of movement-
BlackTailmon stiffened, readying herself to move, though whether to run or pounce he couldnÆt tell. Takato wanted to do the same, wanted the get ready to move, but experience wouldnÆt let him.
A Tamer always keeps his Digivice on hand. The unwritten rule one of being a Digimon Tamer.
And so his hand slide to the Digivice clipped to his pants without him even thinking about it.
He felt it before his mind caught to his body.
BlackTailmonÆs Digivice.
He relaxed, though he wasnÆt sure why.
He had no cards, though; what could he do with it?
A thought struck him.
ôKeep your eyes closed.ö He murmured.
He received no reply.
There was another shift in the grass, and a barely perceptible tremble went through his partnerÆs body.
He kept his own relaxed; if whoever was out there saw them, he was bigger. HeÆd be noticed first.
They had to think he was unconscious.
There was a long, silent pause. His partner trembled nervously at the wait, her desire to act barely kept in check.
Takato empathized, but he had to stay still.
So he let her tremble for the both of them.
The seconds passed so slowly it hurt, but then he heard it.
The sound of movement had returned.
And it was coming this way.
It had to get closer, he told himself. But it was hard not to react when a threat was approaching.
So he let it get closer and closer, the sound of its movementÆs scratching at his mind like an itch.
BlackTailmon shifted, about to move.
TakatoÆs eyes snapped open as her feet left his chest. He lifted his Digivice in one smooth movement and-
It exploded into light. It was even brighter then heÆd expected; so, so bright. The light felt like someone shoving their thumbs into his eyes, and for a moment he was blinded as his night vision was sent to hell.
But that was fine.
The same went for BlackTailmonÆs victim, after all.
TakatoÆs ability to seen was unnecessary for this fight.
A startled cry tore itself from their victimÆs mouth, but it was cut off just as quickly by a feline yowl and the sound of an impact.
There were sounds of a struggle for several seconds, but Takato just waited for his eyes to adjust.
At times like these, a Tamer should have faith in their partner. That was rule two.
ôDonÆt kill him.ö He ordered, blinking as his vision slowly improved. ôHe could be useful.ö
The sounds stopped after a few more seconds.
ôItÆs safe.ö BlackTailmon said a moment later.
Takato strode towards her voice as his eyes finished adjusting.
He had to smile at the sight.
ôWell, well, wellàlook what the cat dragged in. Think heÆll cooperate?ö He asked.
ôHe better.ö She snarled.
Agumon X whimpered on the ground.
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Takato walked for the both of them. BlackTailmon rested in his arms.
He wasnÆt sure whether she was tired or just wanted to be carried. HeÆd asked her, but she just gave him a catlike smile.
HeÆd laughed and carried her without comment afterwards.
She deserved a rest after such a long day, anyway.
So he walked, leaving the battlefield that would serve as the only memorial to the many dead Mechanorimon behind.
He wasnÆt sure where he was going, so he just picked a direction headed straight instead. If he found a village, he could ask them for information about any important places or landmarks and head towards instead, but until then he had no place in particular to go.
But he didnÆt mind. This worldàit was peaceful.
So he stroked BlackTailmonÆs fur gently as she slept and continued walking.
He wasnÆt sure how long he walked, as guessing by the light of day was a futile gesture in the Digital World and his watch always seemed to be off, as if he were in a very different time zone, but he eventually left the forest. He entered a long grassy field which stretched as far as his eyes could see, but the Digital WorldÆs night came over him as he walked through it.
He didnÆt like traveling in an unfamiliar area when he couldnÆt see, so he decided to stop, at least until BlackTailmon awoke. She could guide him through the darkness, if need be; a benefit of having the eyes of a cat, he supposed.
He found a nice place to sit and closed his eyes-
And snapped them back open when he heard something.
ôBlackTailmon.ö He whispered.
Had he fallen asleep? HeÆd learnt to do that; to fall asleep at a momentÆs notice in order to get as much sleep as possible.
You could never rely on getting an uninterrupted nightÆs sleep in the Digital World, as this situation demonstrated.
But if heÆd fallen asleep, how long had it been? It was still night-time, but there was no moon in the Digital World, nor did the darkness begin to thicken or lessen with time. On moment it was bright day, the next it was pitch black night.
Dawn could be seconds away. Or hours. It would have changed nothing in the sky.
The creature in his lap shifted. Yellow eyes opened, shining even in the lack of light.
ôI hear it.ö She said in an equally low voice.
He began to stroke her fur, drawing her attention without making noise.
ôYour eyes are glowing.ö He said.
She understood without him explaining anything and closed them.
ôI can use my ears just as well.ö She said.
He stopped stroking her fur, then. He stopped moving at all, and so did she.
He shut his eyes and they both began to rely on their ears.
He tried to listen for any strange sounds, but it was hard to hear anything over the heartbeat that was suddenly pounding in his ears. The wind rustling the grass. The faint sound of BlackTailmonÆs quiet breaths. The sound of his own nervous swallow. The sound of movement-
BlackTailmon stiffened, readying herself to move, though whether to run or pounce he couldnÆt tell. Takato wanted to do the same, wanted the get ready to move, but experience wouldnÆt let him.
A Tamer always keeps his Digivice on hand. The unwritten rule one of being a Digimon Tamer.
And so his hand slide to the Digivice clipped to his pants without him even thinking about it.
He felt it before his mind caught to his body.
BlackTailmonÆs Digivice.
He relaxed, though he wasnÆt sure why.
He had no cards, though; what could he do with it?
A thought struck him.
ôKeep your eyes closed.ö He murmured.
He received no reply.
There was another shift in the grass, and a barely perceptible tremble went through his partnerÆs body.
He kept his own relaxed; if whoever was out there saw them, he was bigger. HeÆd be noticed first.
They had to think he was unconscious.
There was a long, silent pause. His partner trembled nervously at the wait, her desire to act barely kept in check.
Takato empathized, but he had to stay still.
So he let her tremble for the both of them.
The seconds passed so slowly it hurt, but then he heard it.
The sound of movement had returned.
And it was coming this way.
It had to get closer, he told himself. But it was hard not to react when a threat was approaching.
So he let it get closer and closer, the sound of its movementÆs scratching at his mind like an itch.
BlackTailmon shifted, about to move.
TakatoÆs eyes snapped open as her feet left his chest. He lifted his Digivice in one smooth movement and-
It exploded into light. It was even brighter then heÆd expected; so, so bright. The light felt like someone shoving their thumbs into his eyes, and for a moment he was blinded as his night vision was sent to hell.
But that was fine.
The same went for BlackTailmonÆs victim, after all.
TakatoÆs ability to seen was unnecessary for this fight.
A startled cry tore itself from their victimÆs mouth, but it was cut off just as quickly by a feline yowl and the sound of an impact.
There were sounds of a struggle for several seconds, but Takato just waited for his eyes to adjust.
At times like these, a Tamer should have faith in their partner. That was rule two.
ôDonÆt kill him.ö He ordered, blinking as his vision slowly improved. ôHe could be useful.ö
The sounds stopped after a few more seconds.
ôItÆs safe.ö BlackTailmon said a moment later.
Takato strode towards her voice as his eyes finished adjusting.
He had to smile at the sight.
ôWell, well, wellàlook what the cat dragged in. Think heÆll cooperate?ö He asked.
ôHe better.ö She snarled.
Agumon X whimpered on the ground.
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Minutes later, the Agumon was sitting across from Takato. He seemed docile and obedient, something that probably had more to do with BlackTailmonÆs proximity than anything else.
Takato was fine with that, as long it worked.
ôLetÆs put something on the table right now.ö Takato began. ôNeither of us are professional interrogators. Quite frankly, neither of us knows the first thing about interrogating. So hereÆs how weÆre going to do this. IÆm going to ask you some questions while BlackTailmon, I donÆt know, tries to stare into your soul or something. And youÆre going to answer my questions or sheÆs going to start using here claws. Got it?ö
BlackTailmon didnÆt blink. SheÆd been glaring at the Agumon silently even since sheÆd subdued him.
The Child Digimon avoided her predatory yellow eyes but said nothing.
ôWhere are you from?ö Takato asked. It seemed like a good question to him; hopefully the Agumon came from an urban area. If so, they could get directions from him.
That alone would be worth it, never mind the other information the X Digimon could cough up.
The Agumon sneered.
ôWhatÆs it to y-ö
BlackTailmon struck him across the face as soon as she heard bravado in his voice.
Takato opened his mouth to protest but closed it when he saw that she hadnÆt used her claws.
ôAnswer the question.ö The Adult Virus ordered.
ôYou canÆt do this to me.ö The Child snarled, more angry than sacred. ôDonÆt you know who I am?ö
Takato frowned when he heard the nasal quality of his voice, but decided to let his partner handle it.
She hit him again.
ôYouÆre an Agumon. A Child Digimon whoÆs trying to act tough.ö She said, dismissively.
Takato stepped in at that point, not missing a beat.
ôYouÆre a Vaccine type and an X Digimon. Normally, Agumon is a Reptile Digimon, but youÆre different.ö He said. ôThe X-Antibody changed you. Now youÆre a Dinosaur Digimon. Those blue strips on you are a lot like GreymonÆs.ö
HeÆd checked his Digivice subtly a minute ago. If there was one thing heÆd learnt, it was that it sometimes unnerved Digimon that a Tamer could just pull up all that information about them.
Not always.
But sometimes.
The Agumon opened and closed his mouth a few times, struck speechless.
BlackTailmon took it from there.
ôAllow me to translate.ö She said, flexing her claws. ôYouÆre nothing. YouÆre an X Digimon in a world that hates you. YouÆre hunted by Yggdrasil. YouÆre just lucky enough not to have been caught yet, because youÆre so weak nobody cares. They have bigger things to worry about; Adults, Perfects, and Ultimates. I could kill your right now and nobody would mourn, because nobody would even care.ö
The claws moved closer to the DinosaurÆs eyes.
TakatoÆs voice slid in smoothly, as if theyÆd rehearsed this.
ôBut weÆre all reasonable people here. If you tell us what we want, weÆll let you go. So how about it? Feel like talking yet?ö
The Agumon looked at him silently for a moment, before looking at the ground.
ôThe Urd Terminal.ö He spat.
Takato had no idea what he was talking about but didnÆt show it.
ôThat wasnÆt so hard was it? How do you get to the Urd Terminal?ö
Takato listened carefully as Agumon rattled off a few vague details. Go northeast until you hit the road, follow it until you reach the city it leads to, and use the Chronicle Layer System.
He listened closely, committing them to memory, butà
He had no idea what he was talking about.
Time to change that.
ôWhat is the Urd Terminal?ö He asked, after he was sure the X Digimon was finished. He had waited to asked, just in case.
He didnÆt want the Agumon to have a bargaining chip, after all.
Now, even if he clammed up or tried something funny, they could dispose of him and check for themselves.
Agumon stared at him like heÆd grown another head. He didnÆt say anything until Takato nodded at his partner, who growled and pressed her claws a little bit closer.
ôWait, wait, justàIÆll tell you! ItÆs justàyou donÆt know?ö He asked.
The Tamer stared at him impassively.
ôAre youàyouÆre new.ö The Digimon decided. Takato hummed noncommittally. ôYou must be if you donÆt know.ö
Takato shifted his eyes to his partner again and the Agumon must have seen him because he started talking.
ôThis world has three Terminals; Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. Past, Present, and Future. This is the Verdandi Terminal; Skuld is more futuristic while Urd is more primitive. The layouts of all the Terminals are the same, geographically, but itÆs like huge amounts of time passed between them.ö
Takato frowned.
ôAnd the Chronicle Layer System?ö
ôIs the only way of traveling between them.ö
He nodded in understanding.
ôIs something wrong with the Urd Terminal that made you come here?ö He asked. He needed to know this before he made any plans for going there.
Agumon shook his head.
ôItÆs no different than usual, but IÆd rather be in the Verdandi Terminal.ö
ôWhy?ö
ôEach Terminal has their own advantages and disadvantages. Urd is the farthest from YggdrasilÆs sight and is the safest for X Digimon in a wayàbut itÆs also a region of volcanoes and jungles, full of some of the strongest Digimon around. Skuld is almost completely urbanized and is safe because of it; things like injuries and sicknesses are basically non-existent thereàBut Yggdrasil is impossible to hide from there.ö
ôAnd this Terminal is safe geographically and not constantly monitored?ö Takato guessed.
Agumon nodded.
TakatoÆs eyes flickered towards his partner, wondering what she thought of this. Their eyes met before she looked back at Agumon.
Takato understood without being told.
Keep asking questions; weÆll talk later.
ôOne last question and weÆll let you go. Where are you heading now, Agumon?ö He asked.
Agumon hesitated. He obviously didnÆt want to meet either of them again.
But not as much as he wanted to be away from them right now.
ôI heard thereÆs a town nearby.ö He said. ôOne thatÆs safe for X Digimon.ö
Takato looked at him, feeling the bottom drop out of his stomach.
He knew what he was talking about.
ôThe one back that way?ö He asked, pointing in the direction theyÆd come from.
Agumon nodded slowly and he closed his eyes. He was silent for a moment.
ôYggdrasil found it. ItÆs gone now. IÆm sorry.ö He told the Digimon, standing up. ôYouÆre free to go now, Agumon. Thanks for the information. LetÆs go, BlackTailmon.ö
The catlike Digimon climbed up the length of his body to rest on his shoulders.
He was surprised when she spoke up.
ôIf you reach the forest, it should be fine to rest for a few days. Everyone that works for Yggdrasil is dead and nobody will come to check for awhileàprobably.ö She said.
Agumon, whoÆd stood and was about to scamper off, paused and looked back.
ôWhat happened to them?ö
BlackTailmon gave him a catlike smile.
ôSomeone killed them all.ö
Agumon ducked away at that and they watched him until he was out of sight. Which, grant, wasnÆt far in the light of the Digivice.
They looked at each other afterwards.
ôWhat do you think? Should we try it?ö He asked, partially to her, partially to himself.
ôItÆs not like we have anywhere else to be.ö
Takato conceded that point.
ôIf nothing else, thereÆs supposed to be a town by the Chronicle Layer System, too.ö
ôLetÆs go, then.ö
XxXXxX
Minutes later, the Agumon was sitting across from Takato. He seemed docile and obedient, something that probably had more to do with BlackTailmonÆs proximity than anything else.
Takato was fine with that, as long it worked.
ôLetÆs put something on the table right now.ö Takato began. ôNeither of us are professional interrogators. Quite frankly, neither of us knows the first thing about interrogating. So hereÆs how weÆre going to do this. IÆm going to ask you some questions while BlackTailmon, I donÆt know, tries to stare into your soul or something. And youÆre going to answer my questions or sheÆs going to start using here claws. Got it?ö
BlackTailmon didnÆt blink. SheÆd been glaring at the Agumon silently even since sheÆd subdued him.
The Child Digimon avoided her predatory yellow eyes but said nothing.
ôWhere are you from?ö Takato asked. It seemed like a good question to him; hopefully the Agumon came from an urban area. If so, they could get directions from him.
That alone would be worth it, never mind the other information the X Digimon could cough up.
The Agumon sneered.
ôWhatÆs it to y-ö
BlackTailmon struck him across the face as soon as she heard bravado in his voice.
Takato opened his mouth to protest but closed it when he saw that she hadnÆt used her claws.
ôAnswer the question.ö The Adult Virus ordered.
ôYou canÆt do this to me.ö The Child snarled, more angry than sacred. ôDonÆt you know who I am?ö
Takato frowned when he heard the nasal quality of his voice, but decided to let his partner handle it.
She hit him again.
ôYouÆre an Agumon. A Child Digimon whoÆs trying to act tough.ö She said, dismissively.
Takato stepped in at that point, not missing a beat.
ôYouÆre a Vaccine type and an X Digimon. Normally, Agumon is a Reptile Digimon, but youÆre different.ö He said. ôThe X-Antibody changed you. Now youÆre a Dinosaur Digimon. Those blue strips on you are a lot like GreymonÆs.ö
HeÆd checked his Digivice subtly a minute ago. If there was one thing heÆd learnt, it was that it sometimes unnerved Digimon that a Tamer could just pull up all that information about them.
Not always.
But sometimes.
The Agumon opened and closed his mouth a few times, struck speechless.
BlackTailmon took it from there.
ôAllow me to translate.ö She said, flexing her claws. ôYouÆre nothing. YouÆre an X Digimon in a world that hates you. YouÆre hunted by Yggdrasil. YouÆre just lucky enough not to have been caught yet, because youÆre so weak nobody cares. They have bigger things to worry about; Adults, Perfects, and Ultimates. I could kill your right now and nobody would mourn, because nobody would even care.ö
The claws moved closer to the DinosaurÆs eyes.
TakatoÆs voice slid in smoothly, as if theyÆd rehearsed this.
ôBut weÆre all reasonable people here. If you tell us what we want, weÆll let you go. So how about it? Feel like talking yet?ö
The Agumon looked at him silently for a moment, before looking at the ground.
ôThe Urd Terminal.ö He spat.
Takato had no idea what he was talking about but didnÆt show it.
ôThat wasnÆt so hard was it? How do you get to the Urd Terminal?ö
Takato listened carefully as Agumon rattled off a few vague details. Go northeast until you hit the road, follow it until you reach the city it leads to, and use the Chronicle Layer System.
He listened closely, committing them to memory, butà
He had no idea what he was talking about.
Time to change that.
ôWhat is the Urd Terminal?ö He asked, after he was sure the X Digimon was finished. He had waited to asked, just in case.
He didnÆt want the Agumon to have a bargaining chip, after all.
Now, even if he clammed up or tried something funny, they could dispose of him and check for themselves.
Agumon stared at him like heÆd grown another head. He didnÆt say anything until Takato nodded at his partner, who growled and pressed her claws a little bit closer.
ôWait, wait, justàIÆll tell you! ItÆs justàyou donÆt know?ö He asked.
The Tamer stared at him impassively.
ôAre youàyouÆre new.ö The Digimon decided. Takato hummed noncommittally. ôYou must be if you donÆt know.ö
Takato shifted his eyes to his partner again and the Agumon must have seen him because he started talking.
ôThis world has three Terminals; Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. Past, Present, and Future. This is the Verdandi Terminal; Skuld is more futuristic while Urd is more primitive. The layouts of all the Terminals are the same, geographically, but itÆs like huge amounts of time passed between them.ö
Takato frowned.
ôAnd the Chronicle Layer System?ö
ôIs the only way of traveling between them.ö
He nodded in understanding.
ôIs something wrong with the Urd Terminal that made you come here?ö He asked. He needed to know this before he made any plans for going there.
Agumon shook his head.
ôItÆs no different than usual, but IÆd rather be in the Verdandi Terminal.ö
ôWhy?ö
ôEach Terminal has their own advantages and disadvantages. Urd is the farthest from YggdrasilÆs sight and is the safest for X Digimon in a wayàbut itÆs also a region of volcanoes and jungles, full of some of the strongest Digimon around. Skuld is almost completely urbanized and is safe because of it; things like injuries and sicknesses are basically non-existent thereàBut Yggdrasil is impossible to hide from there.ö
ôAnd this Terminal is safe geographically and not constantly monitored?ö Takato guessed.
Agumon nodded.
TakatoÆs eyes flickered towards his partner, wondering what she thought of this. Their eyes met before she looked back at Agumon.
Takato understood without being told.
Keep asking questions; weÆll talk later.
ôOne last question and weÆll let you go. Where are you heading now, Agumon?ö He asked.
Agumon hesitated. He obviously didnÆt want to meet either of them again.
But not as much as he wanted to be away from them right now.
ôI heard thereÆs a town nearby.ö He said. ôOne thatÆs safe for X Digimon.ö
Takato looked at him, feeling the bottom drop out of his stomach.
He knew what he was talking about.
ôThe one back that way?ö He asked, pointing in the direction theyÆd come from.
Agumon nodded slowly and he closed his eyes. He was silent for a moment.
ôYggdrasil found it. ItÆs gone now. IÆm sorry.ö He told the Digimon, standing up. ôYouÆre free to go now, Agumon. Thanks for the information. LetÆs go, BlackTailmon.ö
The catlike Digimon climbed up the length of his body to rest on his shoulders.
He was surprised when she spoke up.
ôIf you reach the forest, it should be fine to rest for a few days. Everyone that works for Yggdrasil is dead and nobody will come to check for awhileàprobably.ö She said.
Agumon, whoÆd stood and was about to scamper off, paused and looked back.
ôWhat happened to them?ö
BlackTailmon gave him a catlike smile.
ôSomeone killed them all.ö
Agumon ducked away at that and they watched him until he was out of sight. Which, grant, wasnÆt far in the light of the Digivice.
They looked at each other afterwards.
ôWhat do you think? Should we try it?ö He asked, partially to her, partially to himself.
ôItÆs not like we have anywhere else to be.ö
Takato conceded that point.
ôIf nothing else, thereÆs supposed to be a town by the Chronicle Layer System, too.ö
ôLetÆs go, then.ö
XxXXxX
To be honest, I wanted to squeeze in a mention of the Royal Knights, but I was unable to make it work in any meaningful capacity. Takato and BlackTailmon don't know about them and have no reason to ask questions about them. Agumon probably did no about them, but had no reason to mention them. And even if he did, it's not like he particularly likes Takato and BlackTailmon.
So yeah. I'll just have to have Takato find out some other way.
So yeah. I'll just have to have Takato find out some other way.