A Seraphic Tale Chapter 4
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kudzumac*Entering the chamber is a woman with long red hair pulled back into a braid with a look of annoyance on her face, followed by a fabulous looking digimon in a white bodysuit and hair made of water. Joining her is a digimon that looks like a knight, a young boy with white hair, a leather cap, and ordinary looking clothes, and a flamemon*
Annoyed Redhead: Hello, I am Musette Harmonia, joining me is Medieval Dukemon, my partner, Splashmon, Flamemon and Maxim...*looks to the boy joining her* What is your last name, anyway?
Maxim: *shrugs* Someone forgot the full name they gave me.
Kudzu: Sorry! I'm working on rebuilding the story notes for Digivengers, and only have like, vague memories to go off of! I can't remember everything ya know...
Musette: You don't remember a boy's full name, but yet you remember the fact you want to reference MST3K in an upcoming chapter.
Kudzu: Memory is a strange thing when it comes to what you remember...
Splashmon: In any case, hello! I am the Maestro Marquis du Aquary Splashmon, partner to the lovely Musette, and *notices something off* Why King Guiltaka! Where is your partner?
Medieval Dukemon/Guiltaka: *Glares at Splashmon* My partner, Alan cannot speak, Splashmon and so is to be excluded from the sporking.
Splashmon: Oh my! It's been so long since we've been seen in our fic outside of SHIELD Reports, that I've honestly forgotten.
Guiltaka: *Grumbles, before sighing and looking at Flamemon* And you, young one? Do you have a name?
Flamemon: Um... no, I'm just Max's partner. I didn't get an actual name back before I died saving Piedmon's life- though, kind of glad to be alive again!
Kudzu: *Sighs* Anyway, we got a sporking to get to. Last time, we got a look into the lives of some of the kids in this story and also met a new character that befriended Yun. Oh, and got some drama for Kosuke's home life and a summary of the first part of Les Mis. Anywho, this chapter, one of the kids' partners digivolve! Cutting the first Author's Notes because it talks about personal life stuff again/doesn't really add anything to this fic, so... Roll Episode!
EPISODE 4: A Flower Growing From The Soil
Splashmon: How poetic! Surely this title will connect to the chapter's contents itself?
Kudzu: Probably not.
The children had only been in two Digimon battles over the past few days, but they knew one thing for sure: that their lives were NEVER going to be the same, ever again. Nonetheless, they all seemed to be enjoying being with their new Digimon friends, and so did the Digimon. The day had went by peacefully without much trouble, though the authorities learned of the destruction in the park. It was on the news. Fortunately, they dismissed it as a small earthquake. Nobody suspected anyone of anything. Yun found this piece of speculation to be quite credible as she knew for a fact that Ogremon's stamping often made her feel as if the ground were actually shaking. It's a big relief that nobody found the Digimon, especially their partners.
Musette: How convenient that the normal people unaware of Digimon decided to chalk the sudden destruction of a park as an earthquake, and that there weren't any witnesses to Ogremon's rampage mentioned outside of the children that fought him.
Guiltaka: I fear for the intelligence of the background characters of this tale, if they are so readily accepting of an earthquake as a reason, instead of just a strong storm.
Splashmon: Sadly, some humans try to rationalize the unexplained, though it can be fun to prove those humans wrong just by defying the rules Science has put into place.
Guiltaka: *Glares again* Of course you find that fun.
Splash: *Feigning offense* Why Guiltaka! You seem to think me as some sort of bastard, don't you?
Guiltaka: That's because you are a bastard.
Splash: *hums* Well, at least I'm willing to admit it.
Now, Yun, Lopmon, and Terriermon are happily playing and frolicking in the back yard. It's nice and big, with soft green grass (with a few dandelions and weeds here and there), a garden that her mother planted, and even a little table, chairs, and an umbrella on the deck. There had once been a big oak tree in the middle of it, but it was cut down and replaced with a smaller tree, which was growing very big indeed. The smaller tree had become quite the spot of attraction for hummingbirds since a feeder and special home made hummingbird food had been put there (made by Yun's mother). There were a few trash cans next to the back gate, which is open, but they had been empty because the trash collectors had come by and already taken it. But still, further in the back was a tree much bigger than the other one, thick with bumpy bark and puffy green leaves. The back yard had officially become Lopmon and Terriermon's favorite place to play, aside from Yun's room.
Maxim: What kind of tree has "puffy" leaves?
Kudzu: Hell if I know.
Terriermon was loving the privilege to play outside for the first time. He had developed an aversion to being cooped up in Yun's room every day. He knew for a fact that Yun wanted to protect him and his sister, for very good reasons at that, but still, being energetic, lively, and child-like the way he is, he's one of those Digimon who would rather run around and play outside than be cooped up in the house all day. Yun expected as much. She too felt bad for keeping her little friends confined to the house, since they wouldn't like it, but she didn't want to draw any attention to herself or to them, or even have them be taken away by authorities. She was determined to NEVER let that happen, and was even willing to guard them with her life. Her Digimon friends knew her intentions quite well and understood her reasons for doing so. But now, right as Yun's mother left for work (now it's about 6:34 PM and still light out), Yun found a window of opportunity. This was the time to finally let Terriermon and Lopmon go out and frolick and play. And they were loving it.
Musette: What kind of job does Yun's mother even have?
Splash: Perhaps she's a Madame for a--- *Gets smacked by Musette before seeing her gesture towards Maxim and shaking her head.* Fine, I won't say it. *pouts*
Kudzu: Can I just say that while Yun is probably right in trying not to draw attention to her digimon partners out of fear they'd get taken away, I also got to admit that since she's a kid, she can't really do that much unless she was Marcus Damon.
Guiltaka: Why do you like Marcus Damon so much?
Kudzu: Because Marcus Damon is manly as hell and able to punch his way through Chrome Digizoid through sheer tenacity alone! He also took down Belphemon while it was fused with the biggest bastard in Digimon History!
Guiltaka: Ah, so he's a hotblooded shonen hero.
Kudzu: Damn straight, and much more entertaining than Yun so far, in my opinion.
Lopmon is quietly looking at the garden. She was entranced and awestruck by the many flowers that Yun's mother had planted and the flowers that are blooming right now. She couldn't believe how big and dense the bush of orange tiger lilies is. There were so many leaves and flowers that someone as small as her could easily use it as a hiding place. Next to them, clinging to the wooden fence, were the thick vines of morning glories. Currently they're not in bloom, but Lopmon remembered seeing them quite well, in a variety of colors. Rosy pink, sky blue, pearl purple, deep violet, and light indigo. She immediately decided that they were going to be her favorite flowers. She also took note of the tall sunflowers and their striking yellow petals and myriad of leaves on their stems, the small white daisies and their delicate presence, the purple violets, the begonias in sunset orange, sunrise yellow, and salmon pink, and mauve and rosy pink tulips. They were so light in color that they seemed to match Lopmon's ears, stripes, paws, and collar. And she liked the smell of the flowers in the garden too. This was going to be her special, halcyon place.
Flamemon: *feeling a bit sick* Is there a point to the descriptions?
Kudzu: Poorly attempted scenery porn, I assume.
Yun couldn't help but smile as she sat on the steps of the back deck and watched her floppy earred friends play. Lopmon sat in front of the garden while Terriermon ran around and frolicked and laughed as happily and merrily as if he were given the best gift in the entire world.
Maxim: He's just happy to play outside, I guess. The narration treats it as though Yun is so overprotective that she doesn't let them play unless they're alone.
Kudzu: That's exactly what it's saying, Max. After all, Little Yun must protect her dear baby digimon...*shudders* gods that sounds so creepy when it's said out loud.
"Hey Yun! Look at me! I can stand on my hands! Look!" Terriermon cried out jauntily as he decided to do a little hand stand. Yun laughed.
Splash: *looks at the notes left by previous sporkers and shakes his head as he sighs dramatically* Try as he might, he will never make the same impression upon Yun as his polite and formal sister, Lopmon.
"Nice! You're doing a great job!" Yun exclaimed. Terriermon successfully stood upside down on his paws for about a minute and then PLOP! he fell down on the ground. But then he helped himself up and wiped some grass off of his face.
"Whoopsie daisy!" Terriermon said. Then he approached the big tree, the one that's big and thick with bark and leaves, and decided to climb it.
Maxim: Yes, all trees can have bark and leaves, everyone knows that.
Splash: Oh, I like you.
Guiltaka: Splashmon, no corrupting the child.
Splash: *sighs* Oh let me have some fun while we're working together, won't you?
Guiltaka: Your definition of fun is tormenting those you like. Need I bring up what you did to Doctor Octopus?
Splash: *darkly* He killed Inky. I liked Inky. And don't think I'm done with his creation, Ben, either.
Musette: Splash, don't do anything to kill him- that's an order.
Splash: *sighs* As you wish...
"Don't go up too high, please!" Yun advised calmly.
"I won't!" Terriermon replied.
"There are bugs on it too!"
"I know!"
Flamemon: Um, how do you know there are bugs on it if you've never climbed the tree before this chapter?
Terriermon finally found a thick branch and decided to stand on it. He was awed by how small everything had gotten.
"Wow! Look how high I am! Hey look! I see Lopmon! She looks so tiny!" Terriermon said as he held his paw up to his forehead sailor style and gazed at Lopmon from his branch. Lopmon did not seem to hear him. Terriermon did not seem to mind this, as he decided to go down the tree.
Yun got off the steps and approached Lopmon, who is reading a book. Pollyanna it was.
Kudzu: *Snarkily* Yoda I am!
The other sporkers: *looks in in confusion*
Kudzu: *sighs* I got to show you guys Star Wars sometime...
"You enjoying it, Lopmon?" Yun asked softly. Lopmon, hearing her partner's sweet voice, turned around with a smile on her face.
"I love it! I truly do! But I also love the anime for it too, if we can watch more of that soon. But Yun, I notice that the beginning of the anime is not in the book anywhere," Lopmon told her with a big smile plastered all over her face, but cocked her head slightly at her last sentence. "Why is that so?"
Splash: Because an anime is not always a direct adaptation of the source material. Obviously. Also, Lopmon's formality is making me uncomfortable with how.... forced it feels.
Guiltaka: As much as I hate to say this, but I agree.
Splash: *Surprised* We're barely into the spork and we're agreeing on something? I say, is the world ending, Dear Guiltaka?
Guiltaka: Don't push it, Splash.
"Well, I don't really know, but I think the makers of the anime wanted to show people what Pollyanna's life was like before she was sent to her Aunt Polly, and in a lot of detail, so that way the watchers won't ask questions about it," Yun replied.
"One thing that confuses me is that Pollyanna started being glad about everything because of crutches. What are crutches?" Lopmon asked.
Maxim: I'm feeling insulted by Lopmon's intelligence here. I know she's supposed to be a kid, but it feels like she's being dense here.
Flamemon: What is Pollyanna even about, anyway?
Kudzu: Hell if I know, I've never seen anything related to the story.
"They're these wooden or metal things that people use to get around when they can't use their legs. For example, if someone's leg is broken and they can't walk for about a month or so, they have to use crutches. Like this!" Yun explained as she demonstrated how a person would use crutches. "But just so you don't get the wrong idea, if someone's leg is broken, it doesn't mean their entire leg breaks into a million pieces. The bones inside it could break if you hurt it really hard. They heal, but they don't do it really quickly."
"But why in the world would crutches be a reason to be glad about everything? That makes no sense at all!" Lopmon said.
"I know, right? I don't get it either!" Yun replied. The two of them laughed. Then Lopmon clutched one of her fists.
Splash: Yes, laugh at your confusion about something someone needs to move. That feels sooooo offensive to me, and I'm a right bastard!
"Tell me, Yun. Is there an anime for Les Miserables? I would like to see it, if you please," Lopmon said.
Musette: That's out of nowhere. Also, why would an eleven year old watch something about the French Revolution and the horrors of it?
Kudzu: *shrugs* To show how "mature" she is? Either that or Yun's a self insert.
"Oh! I have the DVDs for it! We can watch it now if you want! Don't worry, it's less depressing than the novel but it's still sad at some parts. You sure you want to see it?" Yun explained.
"Yes! I do!"
Splash: *as Lopmon* I wish to experience the feeling of misery porn and be Mommy's favorite!
Guiltaka: You're having way too much fun with this, Splashmon.
"Okay then," She turned to Terriermon, who came down from the tree and is looking at the pine bush.
"Terriermon! Lopmon and I are gonna watch an anime. You wanna come?" Yun asked.
"No thanks! I'm gonna stay here and play!" Terriermon replied.
Splashmon: And Terriermon is the sensible twin who wishes to avoid misery!
Musette: Either that or he just wants to enjoy the fresh air while he can. *Bitterly* Damn you Gregory, I hope you're rotting in hell right now.
Maxim: Who's Gregory?
Splashmon: Evil stepbrother, he's no longer among the living.
Guiltaka: You didn't have anything to do with that, did you?
Splashmon: Moi? Well, not that time. I only do that sort of thing to those who truly deserve it, however when Gregory's life ended, I was guarding Musette's life from that awful monster running the cult she was sent to.
Guiltaka: Right...
"Alright. But don't go out the back gate, or at all for that matter, okay?"
"Don't worry! I won't!"
Flamemon: *flatly* He's totally going to get into trouble, isn't he?
Kudzu: We shall see.
"I'll leave the back door unlocked!"
With a happy sigh, Yun and Lopmon decided to go inside while Terriermon continued to cherish and rellish the freedom of just being in the backyard, surrounded by nature. While he spent the next half hour playing in the back yard or sitting on the desk gazing at the beautiful scenery, Yun and Lopmon watched the first episode of the Les Miserables(1) anime. Once the first episode ended, Lopmon was absolutely stunned and a little outraged.
Musette: There was a Les Mis anime?
Kudzu: *checks the footnotes* apparently so. Huh.
"I simply cannot believe this! Why in the world are people like Thenardier so wicked and vulgar to innocents like Cosette! This is just absolutely and excrutiatingly intolerable!" Lopmon exclaimed, clutching her rosy light pink paws in light anger. Yun looked down at her while clutching her.
"I'm mad about it too. But that was how it was back then. But you have to remember it's just a story, just like Pollyanna and Anne of Green Gables and all the books I read and the anime I watch. They're all fiction," Yun explained calmly.
Maxim: Not everything in a book is fictional. *coldly* Also, I lost my home to HYDRA and got fused with the Digimental of Darkness while I was on the run from my bastard of a biological father, or so he claimed to be. There's also a genre where events are based on a true story, as I recall, and I'm only ten years old. So, screw you Yun.
"Yes, that is true, but even so! Why doesn't anyone help poor Cosette! She did nothing to deserve this!" Lopmon yelped again.
Musette: Because abusers know how to hide. I didn't deserve to be sent to serve a cult in Scotland against my will by my stepbrother, but it happened anyway. Hate to break it to you Lopmon, but life can suck for some people.
"I don't know. Either people were too scared to do so or didn't think anything of it or just didn't care. But not to worry, her bad treatment doesn't last forever!" Yun said with a solemn face at first, but then a smile came upon her face.
"Good! I'd love to see Cosette taken away from those wicked innkeepers. I don't remember much about my past, but if there's one thing I loathe with a passion, it's wicked, vulgar people who abuse and bully innocent and kind-hearted people for greedy, selfish, cruel, heedless, and vainglorious purposes!" Lopmon declared courageously and without shame, not that she needed to be ashamed, but the flame in her pretty green eyes burned brightly, and Yun could see it very well. Yun, feeling her chest flutter warmly, hugged Lopmon even more.
Musette: Does Lopmon even have green eyes normally?
Flamemon: Nah, they're black. Don't know why this lopmon has green eyes though.
Kudzu: To show how "Special" she is, I guess.
Flamemon: Oh. I don't really know why I was chosen to be Max's partner though, I mean, Guiltaka is the former King of Witchelny, Splash is a Marquis, Our fourth person who can't be here due to size is a Guardian Beast and... well, I'm just a nobody who sucks at magic.
Guiltaka: When it comes to Quartette's Will, there's really no real rhyme or reason for her chosen heroes. She could have just been doing things because she was bored, for all I know.
Flamemon: That... doesn't fill me with confidence.
Maxim: At least Piedmon gets to adopt us both, right Brother? *smiles a little*
Flamemon: *Grins* Yeah! I'm happy to consider you my brother, Max!
"I do too. And I love you for that," Yun murmured.
Splashmon: How "lovely" it is that Yun and Lopmon are the same, instead of foils to each other. *Gags*
"I'm sure not everything in this world is bad and somber and sorrowful. Like Pollyanna said, we always have to find things to be happy and glad about."
"That's right! I'm glad you remembered that! And yes, there are happy things in this world just like how there are sad things. Oh! How would you feel if there were no pretty morning glories to look at?"
"Oh! That would be most dreadful, indeed! It would be a tragedy if such cute, beautiful little blessed flowers like them were not to exist in this world!"
"Yes! I agree. And morning glories are one of my favorite flowers! Not only that, I wouldn't be happy if I didn't have my anime and manga and books and video games, either! They make me especially happy!"
"I'm sure they do. You always talk about your favorites."
"Do you mind?"
"Oh, no! Of course not! If talking about your favorite things makes you happy, then I have no right to stop you from being happy."
"I agree with you. Of course, not many people I know think me being happy is a good thing."
Kudzu: Gee, wish I knew who was saying what here. Lopmon and Yun are so insync that they've become interchangeable.
"Huh? Why is that?" This is where Lopmon became rather concerned, cocking her head to one side in slight confusion.
Splash: I'm sensing some drama in the near future.
"Well, this may be a little hard to hear, but some people allow others to be happy while others are willing to do anything in their power to make another person miserable! It's sad, but it's true. Unfortunately, I'm an example of that. Lots of kids at my school don't like me."
"What? Don't like you? How so?"
"To be honest, I don't really know. I know for a fact that this kid named Nemoto Nenji hates me because I caught him holding matches on school grounds!"
Musette: Wait, I may not have been in school since I was sixteen, but isn't playing with matches on school grounds an expellable offence?
Kudzu: You'd think that, but sadly, this is The Yun Show and she needs an antagonist in her daily life. Also, the text said that he was holding matches, not that he was doing anything with them. For all she knew, he may have been trying to do some good instead of actually lighting them.
"What are matches?"
"They're these tiny sticks that you can flick on something and make them catch fire. And if you're not careful with them, they're VERY dangerous! I thought he was going to set the school on fire! Wanna know what I did? I told a teacher! And she confiscated them and she got him suspended for two whole weeks! This was three years ago."
Musette: And if he's been bullying her for three years, how has he not been expelled yet?
Kudzu: Because Author Fiat combined with a lack of research, I think. Hell, Nenji actually stabbed Yun in the first chapter with a pencil and that led to his mom racing over to Yun's house to slap her because of the mom apparently not knowing her son is a little monster that would have been expelled for attacking a student in a room full of witnesses.
Musette: Yeah, that would have gotten Nenji expelled, unless things are different in Japanese schools?
Kudzu: Pretty sure physically attacking a student is a universal expellable offense.
"WHAT? How horrible! But...what does suspended mean?"
"It means you're not allowed to come to school for a certain amount of time, but at the same time you're stuck in your house not allowed to do anything but what your parents tell you."
"Then he was right to be suspended!"
Kudzu: Again, he could have just been holding the matches because he was picking them up to throw them away before someone else used them to set the school on fire. However, because Nenji is a designated villain, that's not going to be the case.
"I agree. But...he kinda found out I told on him and he's been on my tail ever since."
Maxim: How did he find out? Did someone rat out Yun?
Kudzu: I don't think we ever find out, but I could be wrong.
"On your tail? You don't have a tail!"
"It's an expression. It means he won't leave me alone. Any chance he gets he'll call me names or throw things at me or attack me. He'll hit me and push me and kick me and all that stuff."
Maxim: And he gets away with all this, despite multiple suspensions. Right.
Kudzu: The writer clearly doesn't know how punishments in schools really work.
"Even more horrible! He uses violence to get back at you for something he brought on himself! Dreadful it is! Absolutely dreadful!"
Splashmon: The asskissing here is quite noticeable.
Guiltaka: Don't you do that sometimes?
Splashmon: Only when it entertains me to do so, especially if it leads to the person I'm doing it to's fall from grace.
"I agree. Buuuuut he gets in trouble so much that the teachers these days just don't care anymore. It ticks me off because he's constantly giving me a hard time every single day, and my parents are ticked off as well. Not only that, other people are starting to follow him, like this girl named Shimizu Seiko. About a year ago, I caught her stealing a teacher's nail polish and told that very same teacher. She got two detentions."
Musette: Again, why hasn't Nenji been expelled yet?
Kudzu: Out of universe? Because the Author said so. In Universe? Nenji's parents are probably bribing the school board or something to keep Nenji in school. I don't really know. Also, we don't know why Seiko stole the nail polish, as Yun claims. Then again, the actual story could be different than what Yun says it is as we and her don't know all the details.
"What's a detention?"
"It means you have to stay after school for a while as punishment for doing something bad. But she found me out and has been on my tail too. She's always making up lies about me and telling every person she knows and making them believe them."
"Hmph! This is outrageous!"
"I know, right?"
The two of them sighed.
"How in the world did I get to talking about bad stuff?" Yun asked herself.
Maxim: Because you want sympathy from your digimon double.
Flamemon: Yeesh, at least King Aldamon didn't get to this level while he was sulking, he just stayed inside the castle while everyone blindly loved him.
Guiltaka: *under his breath* I hate that curse I was under along with everyone else in Witchelny.
"What kind of world do we live in where kindness, civility and philanthropy mean absolutely nothing anymore?" Lopmon asked herself.
Musette: Aren't you supposed to be children? Why are children talking like adults?
Kudzu: Because reasons.
"I know, right? It's horrible, isn't it?"
"Yep!"
"Now...let's move on to a more happier subject, shall we?"
"Yes. And I know one subject that definitely makes ME happy."
"What is it?"
Yun never expected this response.
"You."
All: *groan*
Splashmon: Oh Quartette, we're in for shilling, aren't we?
Kudzu: Eyup.
This left Yun frozen silent. But Lopmon smiled brightly and continued talking.
"Yun...I'm truly very happy I met you and became your friend. You make me happy, and apparently I make you happy considering all the stuff you're going through. You raised me from baby level to rookie level, you play with me, you teach me lots of things I don't know about, you're kind and gentle to me, you know what's right, and best of all you try your best to stay on the path of goodness and harmony. You're sweet and warm and gentle and harmonious...I'm happy that you're my partner instead of another human. I couldn't have asked for anything better. I know I've only known you for just a couple of measly days, but just a couple of measly days was good enough for me to get to know who you really are. Terriermon too. He knows just as well as I do how kind and nice you are. Maybe...this is the reason I came to your world. To meet you."
Maxim: Yes. Speak for your brother while he's not around. Don't let your twin have his own opinions, huh?
Flamemon: *glares at the screen*
Yun was just absolutely flabbergasted. Nobody has ever said such kind, munificent, and magnanimous words about her. Sure she had friends, but they either had too much going on to consider being with her right now, or because they were just getting to know her and didn't consider her to be special just yet. Most of the time, whenever Yun would hear people talk about her, they always gibed about her in a maligned, malicious manner. Yun became quite used to hearing bad things about her, and it really hurt her self-esteem and confidence. She sure didn't expect anyone other than her parents to say such things. She expected even less to hear them from a little floppy earred bunny whom she thought only existed in anime and games! Even so, just as the memories of raising this little bunny was real, her words were real, and they almost brought Yun to tears. Yun took the innocuous Lopmon into her arms, held her close, and shed some tears.
Kudzu: HOLD IT! If no one has said such kind things to you, then what about your friends!? Author, are you trying to have Yun have the sadness of having no friends, while letting her have friends? Do you not understand the paradox of that? Also, what about your sister, Yun? The narration not mentioning her feelings on the matter is telling about Ayaka's most likely situation as well. And speaking of Ayaka, where is she during all this? Is Yun home alone right now or what?
"Yun? Why are you...?" Lopmon asked in a whisper.
"Thank you, Lopmon...for being my friend. And you're right. You DO make me happy, and I'm truly grateful," Yun said.
Lopmon felt her chest flutter warmly as she was being hugged by this human, who seemed to feel a lot of despair and yearning for someone to listen to her and understand her and accept her. Lopmon smiled and put her tiny paw on Yun's chest. After a short while, they released each other with smiles on their faces.
Just as they were about to mollify themselves of sudden melodramatic moments, Terriermon stormed into the living room.
Splashmon: Oh thank you, I was worried this whole chapter would be about Yun and her woes...
"Yun! Lopmon!" Terriermon exclaimed.
"What's wrong, Terriermon?" Both of them asked in unison.
Terriermon smiled and winked sweetly. "Guess who's out back? Follow me!" Terriermon told them and beckoned them to follow him out into the back yard. So they did.
Someone was standing in front of the back gate. Who was it? No one but Nobara Rena and her Digimon friend, Lunamon!
Musette: looks like the plot has finally arrived.
"Rena-chan!" Yun exclaimed as she caught sight of her friend.
Rena's blonde hair was tied in a long braided pig tail that went down her left shoulder and tied with a light blue ribbon. She has green eyes just like Yun, pale skin, and a graceful air about her. She wore a short-sleeved white shirt over an orange vest, a long white skirt, a big pale green hat with a yellow flower on it, black shoes, and white socks. On her shoulder is a black pocket book with pink cherry blossoms on it. Walking faithfully beside her is Lunamon, who hid behind her as Terriermon brought Yun and Lopmon out.
"Hey! Yun-chan!" Rena exclaimed in a nice voice.
"What are you doing here?" Yun asked.
Splashmon: *As Rena* I'm here to deliver the plot and end your pity party!
Maxim: *chuckles*
"I thought it'd be a nice time to take Lunamon here out for a walk in the fresh air," Rena explained sweetly.
"Good evening, Yun-san. It's very nice to see you today," Lunamon told her in a pretty, elegant voice.
"You too, Lunamon!" Yun replied with a smile.
"Forgive her. She's kinda shy," Rena said.
"Oooh! Just like me!" Yun said while clasping her hands. The two of them laughed.
"So this is your house, eh? Nice!" Rena said.
"Now you know where I live! You're more than welcome to come over any time! Not right now though since Mom and Dad are both at work, and I'm not allowed to have people over when I'm alone. But I'll secretly make an exception this time," Yun explained.
Kudzu: So... Rena, a child, was wandering alone and just came across Yun's house? That... is highly suspicious, I mean, wouldn't her parents would be worried about her if she was out alone and god knows where at nightish?
Maxim: I don't see the problem, I mean, I wandered Romania for about a month or two with Flamemon's egg before meeting Dracula in a cave one night and ending up in the Digital World afterward.
Musette: Wait, what?
Kudzu: Thanks for spoiling that, Maxim. Then again, not everyone is partially vampiric like you are, Max.
Maxim: *Smiles and shows his fangs*
Musette: Also, Yun, an eleven year old, is home alone with her digimon? Without even a babysitter for company? Is this supposed to show how mature she is, cause to me this just screams neglect and a CPS visit!
Kudzu: Does CPS even exist in Japan? *checks* Huh, looks like it does and it's taken very seriously too. So yeah, if Yun is being left on her own at eleven, then her parents should be in deep shit right now, especially since she and Rena are currently prime targets to be kidnapped right now.
"Really? I didn't know that," Lopmon said.
"Sorry I forgot to tell you," Yun told her.
"Hey Lunamon! Come play with us!" Terriermon exclaimed as he extended his pale green paw to Lunamon, but she continued to hide behind Rena.
"N-No thank you. I'm perfectly fine where I am right now," Lunamon replied.
"Whaaaaat? How boring!" Terriermon declared in dismay. Yun kneeled in front of him.
"Terriermon. You shouldn't say things like that out loud. Besides, I'm sure Lunamon will get used to you later on. It'd be best not to force her. As you can see, she's shy. Kinda like how I normally am," Yun told him calmly.
Maxim: You haven't really acted that shy around your digimon or Aria.
"But I'm inviting her to play? That's nice, isn't it?" Terriermon asked, confused.
"Yes. It is, and I'm happy that you're willing to make friends with others. But it's not nice to say "Awww! How boring!" in front of them and out loud. It makes them feel a little uncomfortable. You have good intentions, I know, but some people need time to get to know you and get used to your presence before choosing to like you or not. Let's give it some time, shall we?" Yun explained. Rena and Lunamon were both watching them with wide, curious eyes.
Musette: And here, Yun is acting like a mom. At eleven. I'm not sure whether to be impressed at how grown up Yun is acting, or creeped out by it.
Kudzu: I'd go for creeped out.
"It's quite true, indeed!" Lopmon backed her up. Terriermon became a little dejected.
"Alright," Terriermon said, his head drooping down a bit. Yun smiled and rubbed his head.
"Don't worry! Maybe some time later I'll invite Mina-chan or Aria-chan or Riku-kun to come over so you can play with them! Their Digimon are quite the lively and energetic ones!" Yun told him reassuringly. Terriermon smiled again.
"Really? I love playing with Salamon and Coronamon!" Terriermon replied.
"That'll be something to look forward to!" Yun said.
"Wow. I'm impressed, Yun-chan," Rena said.
Guiltaka: *looking like he needs a drink* Looks like it's time for more shilling...
"Oh? Really?"
"Yeah. You were totally calm and collected the whole time. You didn't scold or get angry or anything. You talked about the positives as well as the negatives. You'd be a great teacher some day," Rena explained with a smile, but her last sentence made Yun quite antsy.
"WHAT? N-N-N-N-NO! Absolutely not! I am NOT gonna be a teacher! No no no no no! Little kids hate my existence! And I can't stand their loud crying and screaming!" Yun whimpered as she waved her arms in front of Rena in confusion. Lopmon hopped onto her head.
Kudzu: There's more to being a teacher than just teaching little kids. You could become a highschool teacher or a college professor. Those are teachers too, ya know.
"Now now, Yun. Please, calm thyself," Lopmon told her softly.
Splashmon: "Thyself?" Did the writer forget who she was writing for a moment?
Kudzu: Just wait until Lucemon shows up.
Flamemon: *Pales* L-Lucemon is in this?
Kudzu: Eyup. As Yun's love interest.
Everyone else: *Looking a bit disturbed*
Splashmon: And what level is Lucemon at in this story?
Kudzu: Rookie, and he's most likely Yun's love interest because his Rookie form is all angelic and fluffy.
Splashmon: *frowns in disgust* I see.
An unlikely voice permeated Yun's scatterbrained episode.
Guiltaka: Was it the voice of God?
Kudzu: Or the Devil.
"Ummm...Yun-san? Would...you like to see something cool?" The soft voice came from Lunamon of all people (or, in this case, Digimon). Yun finally quieted down. All four of them became curious as to what Lunamon decided to offer.
"Sure! I'd love to! What is it?" Yun replied with a smile.
"Yes! Do tell!" Rena said.
"Won't you show us?" Lopmon asked.
"Lemme see!" Terriermon said with his paws out.
Lunamon backed up a few steps.
"Here goes!" She exclaimed. She suddenly began spinning in a circle.
"Lop-Ear Ripple!" She began spinning and spinning and spinning until her ears looked like the wings of a spinning helicopter. Then she began to glow a mauve purple color. And out of nowhere, a large, colorful spray of rainbow-hued bubbles appeared from her spinning ears, aimlessly floating all around them. Everyone became awestruck as the beautiful, round bubbles surrounded them. Then, all the small bubbles turned into one big one, and it enveloped all four of them.
Kudzu: While the author finally got a move right, according to the description, Lop Ear Ripple creates a vortex of bubbles that entrap the target, not many bubbles that fuse into one big one.
"WOW! This is awesome! We're inside a giant bubble!" Yun exclaimed, feeling very joyous and surprised by Lunamon's reveal.
"Amazing!" Rena said.
"Do you like it? It's one of my best attacks. Don't worry, I'm not attacking you right now," Lunamon said politely.
Musette: You mention attacks, plural, but so far the digimon have only used one move to fight.
"I love it! You should do this more often!" Yun declared happily. Lunamon blushed.
"Oh...th-thank you. I should probably let you go know," Lunamon said as she decided to poke the giant bubble with her finger and POP! it went. Yun, Lopmon, Terriermon, and Rena were set free.
"That was very beautiful. I love bubbles!" Lopmon said with a smile.
"Me too!" Terriermon and Yun both said in unison.
Flamemon: Who doesn't like bubbles?
Musette: Me. I don't like them. They remind me of having to scrub floors with lye soap for "Historical Accuracy" while I was with the Silent Cross.
Splashmon: *Growls in anger like a tiger* That is behind you now, Musette. Their leader is dead. That's all that matters now.
Musette: Still have the scars, but I'm trying to move on from it. *Smiles* Just glad that I killed that bastard myself.
"We should probably be going now. My parents might get worried...and Riku might start acting up again," Rena said.
Kudzu: I'm honestly surprised they let you out alone. At eleven.
"Okay! You should come over again some time, now that you've seen my house!" Yun told her.
"I most certainly will! Bye!" Rena said.
"Goodbye, Yun-san, Lopmon, and Terriermon!" Lunamon said as she and Rena walked away. Lopmon, Terriermon, and Yun stayed behind to watch the two of them walk away. Once they were out of sight, Yun looked down at her floppy earred friends.
"So...what do you wanna do now?" Yun asked sweetly.
"Can I play some of your video games?" Terriermon asked.
"Sure!" Yun replied.
"I will finish reading Pollyanna. I want to see what happens next," Lopmon said lucidly.
"I figured you'd want to," Yun said as they walked back into the house.
The only problem was that Terriermon didn't get to play video games, Lopmon didn't get to finish Yun's book, and Yun didn't get to play with her floppy earred friends. Why? Because right as they walked into the house, the phone rang.
Musette: Well, after a whole lot of padding, it seems the writer is shoehorning in a battle.
Kudzu: Seems that way, then again, I don't know if the writer plotted things out or not, so... yeah.
Ring ring ring ring riiiiiiing
"Oh! The phone! I'll get it!" Yun said as she ran to the phone in the kitchen, pushed a button, and picked it up.
"Hello?" Yun asked.
"Yun! Is that you?" Yun couldn't believe the voice she was hearing on the other line.
"Rena-chan? Why are you-" Yun could barely process the fact that Rena, whom she had JUST talked to outside a few seconds ago, was calling her right now, and it didn't help that Rena was sounding quite frantic.
Splashmon: It's barely been a minute since you left! Rena could have turned back to get Yun instead of calling her on her phone!
"There's a Digimon running wild!"
"Digimon? Where?"
"The clearing in the woods! Where you and your friends fought that Goblimon!"
"H-How did you know about that?"
"Mina-chan told me! But come on! Get here, and fast!"
"Al-alright. I-I'll get there. Please be patient, okay? Bye!" Yun quickly hung up the phone.
All: *Stare in annoyance*
Splashmon: As I said before, all Rena could do was turn around and get Yun instead of calling. It hadn't been that long. Also, while I normally like putting people into trouble, I do not condone children wandering alone at night in the woods. I may be a bastard, but I do have standards with my evil.
Guiltaka: This explains... so much about you in our years long history of being enemies.
Splashmon: Why Guiltaka, don't you consider our time together special? Why, an antagonistic relationship is still one to be cherished!
Guiltaka: *Sideyes Splashmon* You always get me into trouble, Splashmon. Why must you insist on making our time together uncomfortable?
Splashmon: Partly because I like seeing you squirm, and partly because I enjoy baiting you into my plans!~
Guiltaka: You are a strange, strange, digimon.
She couldn't believe what was happening. Rena's calling her and a Digimon is running rampant. But there's just one problem: Yun's home all by herself, and she was told not to leave the house, or to leave the doors unlocked, or to leave the windows open. What if a burglar were to break in while Yun went out? It also didn't help that Yun barely left the house for anything and was accustomed to following rules. The only time she ever went out by herself at all was when she first met her Digimon friends and fought against Goblimon. She never did have the courage to ever go out on her own, and that one time was the only time. But a Digimon is running rampant in that same area. What if it were to come here? Yun looked at the clock. To her relief, it read 6:54 PM, and her father normally didn't come home until around 8:40 PM.
Maxim: Her father's going to be home early, isn't he?
Kudzu: Gotta reveal the digimon somehow, I guess.
'It's still almost 7. Perhaps if I go quickly, we can defeat the Digimon by then!' Yun thought. She couldn't put it aside anymore. She closed all the windows in the living room. She locked them tight. She closed and locked the ones in her room, the bathroom, her parents' room, and the kitchen. Terriermon noticed she left the TV on.
"Why are you leaving the TV on?" Terriermon asked curiously.
"Mom says that if the TV's on, it'll make people think someone's home. I don't really think it's true, but who knows?" Yun replied. She never really believed that what her mom said would work. She had seen lots of TV shows where burglars attack people even when they were home. But she couldn't turn into a worrywart now. She locked the front door, turned on the outside light, grabbed the keys to the back door, went out, and locked it. But not before having her digivice and a flashlight on hand. She was sure to need those.
"Alright! Now that everything's locked up properly, let's roll!" Yun edicted as she, Terriermon, and Lopmon dashed out of the back yard and into the woods. She found Rena and Lunamon.
"Yun-san! Thank goodness you've come!" Lunamon said with worry.
"Where's the wild Digimon?" Yun asked.
"Right there!" Rena pointed to the spot.
At first, Yun couldn't see it because it was slowly getting dark, but she could see a large black mass in the shape of a small dinosaur with glowing red eyes chewing on the bark of a tree, one which hadn't been struck down by Goblimon a few days ago. As Yun saw closer, she saw it has a large head, large teeth, silver claws and talons, and a small tail. Rena looked up it's information on the digivice.
"BlackAgumon. It's a rookie level, virus attribute, reptile Digimon. It's special attacks are Black Spitfire and Pepper Breath," Rena said as the light of her light purple egg-shaped digivice finally dissipated. Yun turned on her flashlight and shined it's light at it, drawing it's attention. The rogue BlackAgumon growled upon catching sight of the two, but Yun wasn't afraid.
Kudzu: Actually, Black Agumon's moves are about the same as Agumon. It's really just Agumon with a cosmetic difference.
"It's eyes are glowing red, so there has to be a black hexagon on it somewhere," Yun said.
Musette and Maxim: No Shit, Sherlock.
"But that thing is black itself! How can we find something like that on something that's just as black as a black hexagon itself?" Rena asked.
"It's on there somewhere! Let's find it! Everyone, attack!" Yun commanded proudly.
The BlackAgumon roared.
"Black Spitfire!" A ominous black ball of fire spat out from the dinosaur's mouth and charged at the three Digimon. The three of them quickly dodged it. Terriermon leaped behind it.
"Terrier Tornado!" Terriermon spun itself around until it turned into a tiny tornado. He successfully managed to pound BlackAgumon in the back. But the red glow in it's eyes didn't go away. The hexagon wasn't on it's face.
"Freezing Snow!" Lopmon exhaled a sky blue powder of glittery snow from it's mouth and managed to freeze BlackAgumon's front side. But after a short while, BlackAgumon broke free and continued to attack. The black hexagon isn't on it's back or it's arms or legs. Where could it be?
Splashmon: *slyly* have you checked the tail?
Guiltaka: *groans and shakes his head*
"Pepper Breath!" It shot a black and orange flame from it's mouth, which headed toward Lunamon, who was cowering with fear.
"Lunamon! Look out!" Yun exclaimed as she scooped the frightened Lunamon into her arms and saved her from the ball of fire. Thankfully both of them weren't hurt.
"You okay?"
"Yes. Thank you very much, Yun-san. You are a kind, noble person."
Kudzu: Funny how it was Yun who saved Lunamon and not Rena.
"Let's save the compliments for later! We gotta defeat that disgusting thing!" Rena said as she helped the two of them up.
Splashmon: *Frowns* Just because something is ugly, doesn't mean it's evil. Pretty things like myself can be evil as well. *flips hair because he's a fabulous bastard*
"I will fight this time," Lunamon said as she approached the BlackAgumon with a courageous look in her eyes. The rogue BlackAgumon caught sight of her with it's ominous glowing red eyes.
"Pepper Breath!"
"Tear Shot!"
A big glob of water shot out from Lunamon's antenna and managed to turn the ball of fire into nothing but steam that dissipated into the air.
"Lop-Ear Ripple!" Lunamon did what Terriermon did earlier and spun around so much that Lunamon herself seemed to turn into a tornado. An array of bubbles shot out from her ears, surrounding the wicked dinosaur child. Then, the bubble engulfed BlackAgumon and trapped him inside.
"Yes! We caught him!" Rena exclaimed.
But it was going to get worse.
BlackAgumon suddenly became enveloped within a disorderly looking black light. It grew bigger and bigger, big enough to destroy Lunamon's giant bubble. It left everyone frozen. BlackAgumon had digivoled! Now it looked like a very big black dinosaur with big teeth, a green mane, silver claws, brown gauntlets, and a hard white chest. Everyone's eyes grew big with shock and fear. But Rena remained calm enough to look up the new Digimon's information on her digivice.
"DarkTyrannomon. He's a champion level, virus type dinosaur Digimon. It's special attacks are Fire Blast and Iron Tail."
Kudzu: The moves are right, but there's still a detail wrong- Tyrannomon doesn't have a mane, a mane is hair. Tyrannomon has spines on his back like a stegosaurus.
"Aren't those Pokemon attacks?"
"This is no time to be thinking about Pokemon!"
Kudzu: Hey! It's our job to spork the fic, not the fic itself!
"I know that!"
"He's attacking!" Lopmon declared loudly as DarkTyrannomon shot out a big black flame.
"Fire Blast!"
"Blazing Fire!"
"Freezing Snow!"
"Tear Shot!"
Lopmon, Lunamon, and Terriermon, small as they were and weak as their attacks are, valiantly shot their signature attacks at DarkTyrannomon's flame to protect Yun and Rena. It didn't do much, but they weren't hurt. DarkTyrannomon proceeded to raise it's legs up and begin stomping on everything.
That's when it hit Yun.
"On it's foot!" Yun exclaimed.
"What?" Rena asked.
"The black hexagon! It's on it's left foot! I can see it!"
Splashmon: Darn, and here I was hoping to see a crotch shot of Justice like VenomMyotismon gets.
"How are we gonna get it off?"
"I don't know! Attack it! That's what!"
Flamemon: Hey, if attacking it is what works, it works. Besides, I don't think you can handle a rampaging digimon diplomatically if it's being brainwashed.
Lopmon and Terriermon and Lunamon, upon hearing Yun's possibly credible deduction, decided to try and see if it's there. Lopmon and Terriermon jumped on DarkTyrannomon's back while Lunamon tried to find a suitable area where she can look up at the big black ferocious and volatile dinosaur's feet and check for a black hexagon...and it wasn't going well.
"Man! This thing's too excited!" Terriermon said.
"If only I had my mom's sleeping pills I could jump up there and drug him if I had to!" Rena said.
All: *Stares in disbelief*
Splashmon: *laughs* My, my, little Rena is a sneaky child, isn't she?
Right as she said that, DarkTyrannomon threw the floppy earred Digimon off of him and successfully managed to hit Lunamon with it's tail, throwing her into a tree and knocking her out.
"Lunamon!" Rena ran off into her direction.
"Rena-chan! You can't!" Yun cried out as she caught both of her floppy earred friends.
"You two okay?" Yun asked with worry.
"Yes. We're fine. Thank you," Lopmon said.
Guiltaka: Heaven Forbid that Yun's digimon get hurt like Rena's partner.
Splashmon: Well, this chapter is all about Yun, Rena is just guest starring in it.
"But Lunamon! She's-" Terriermon said as DarkTyrannomon looked down at Rena and Lunamon with his evil glowing red eyes and proceeded to step on them.
Rena finally saw the hexagon. But it was coming so fast she didn't have time to get away.
'I have to run! But I'm trapped!' thought Rena as she thought it was the end.
That's when Lunamon began to glow.
Flamemon: *glares jealously* I don't think I can digivolve yet, but this is all pretty convenient.
Kudzu: Can't kill off one of the main characters after all, at least not this early into the story.
Both her digivice and Lunamon were enveloped by a warm, lavendar colored light. Lunamon floated into the air, fully conscious. She was glowing so bright even DarkTyrannomon had to close it's eyes.
"Lunamon, digivolve to..."
Lunamon became bigger and the lavendar glow finally dissipated. Now she became Rena's height. She grew a new set of ears, has a silver mask on her face, became thinner, has a pair of black boxing gloves with yellow crescent moons on them, a pink cloth on one side of her mask, violet claws on her feet, yellow markings on the bottom half of her body, and a very interesting-looking purple bodice on her chest with two tentacles coming out on both sides and a stickup on her back.
"...Lekismon!"
Lunamon had digivolved, and left everyone frozen in their tracks. Lunamon, now Lekismon, held DarkTyrannomon's foot up with her hand so he wouldn't step on Rena, who was too surprised to move, but did so after a few seconds.
Splashmon: I'm surprised Yun's partners weren't the first to digivolve.
Kudzu: Probably to make Yun look less like a sue. Still not helped by the fact this whole chapter has been about Yun and very, very little about Rena.
'Woooow. She's beautiful and full of true grace,' Rena thought to herself as she gazed upon Lekismon's beauty. But DarkTyrannomon roared angrily and ferociously as he tried to step on her. Thankfully, Lekismon had a trick up her sleeve...or in this case, moon glove.
"Moon Night Bomb!" A bubble of water appeared on one of her moon gloves and she punched DarkTyrannomon on the foot, square on the black hexagon target, and successfully made him fall on his back. But it wasn't enough to make the hexagon go away. Thankfully, Lekismon wasn't done just yet. As fast as a cheetah she leaped from the ground and proceeded to kick DarkTyrannomon in the chest.
"Moon Night Kick!" She dug her foot into him so much that he practically became paralyzed.
"You can do it, Lekismon! You're awesome!" Yun cheered while jumping up and down with her fists in the air.
"Yeah! Knock him dead!" Rena cried out.
Lekismon's ears pointed upward as if she were giving them a gesture of gratitude.
"Moon Night Bomb!" Lekismon fired a bubble of water at DarkTyrannomon's face. This time, the bubble made him fall asleep, with his large clawed feet staring up at the trees. She quietly ambled toward his foot, pulled out a light blue, arrow shaped thing and aimed it at the hexagon.
"Tear Arrow!" She threw it at DarkTyrannomon's foot, and the black hexagon finally disappeared. Once that was done, DarkTyrannomon was enveloped by a cream colored light, and he became smaller. He de-digivolved. But what was strange was that DarkTyrannomon didn't turn back into BlackAgumon, but instead became a regular Agumon with orange skin and green eyes. Yun, Rena, and Lekismon helped him up.
Splashmon: I'm sorry, but did the Black Agumon just become a different digimon altogether, just for the sake of "Dark is Evil?"
Kudzu: Eyup.
Splashmon: *frowns* I feel highly offended by this, for some reason.
Agumon finally awoke, and saw everyone around him.
"Unngh. Where...where am I? What happened to me?" Agumon asked in a confused but low voice.
"A dark force took control of you and brought you here," Lekismon told him in a soft, kind, lady-like voice as she set him up and backed away a little bit. She stood next to Yun. They seemed to be exactly the same height if you minus her tall ears and stickups on her back.
"Oh! I remember! I was minding my own business when something knocked me out. I was unconscious, but I could feel something pulling me up by the leg...and then something burning my sole. But now that I see all this...I remember the damage I caused. I'm so sorry!" Agumon explained, feeling very dejected.
"It's not your fault! You were being controled by some kind of evil entity," Lopmon told him with a reassuring smile.
"You're right. Thank you all for saving me," Agumon said.
"Actually, it was Lekismon who got that black hexagon off of your foot!" Rena said as she looked to Lekismon. Lekismon struck a pose in which she bowed and curled her arm under herself.
"The darkness has been penetrated and you have come back to your senses, young Agumon," Lekismon told him kindly and politely. Yun walked up to the orange dinosaur.
"Is it true you know how to get to the Digital World on your own?" Yun asked curiously.
"Yes. We can," Agumon replied.
"Can you show us how?" Yun asked again.
"Sure! All I do is think of the Digital World in my head and snap my fingers," Agumon said as he demonstrated this by closing his eyes and snapping his claws. A flat portal of light appeared in front of everyone, though they all made sure to step away from it.
Musette: *Sighs* Isn't this happened at the end of the last few battles?"
Kudzu: Yup. No real explanation for what's been brainwashing digimon yet though. It all feels like their thrown in just for a fight scene instead of expanding the actual plot.
"I'm no good at snapping my fingers," Yun said.
"I should probably get going now. Thanks very much for saving me and for stopping me from hurting people," Agumon said.
"You're welcome! Try to be careful from now on!" Terriermon told him with a smile.
"I will! Goodbye!" Agumon said as he leaped into the portal and disappeared. Lekismon reverted back to Lunamon and went to Rena's side.
"I'm tired..." Lunamon said quietly as Rena scooped her into her arms.
"I'm sure you are. Yun, thanks for your help today," Rena told her.
"B-But I didn't do anything," Yun said, feeling a little awkward.
"Didn't do anything? Yun, you figured out where the black hexagon was and you saved Lunamon before she could turn into DarkTyrannomon's breakfast!" Rena told her sharply.
Splashmon: Yes, funny that. Rena got her spotlight stolen by Yun, and she's praising her for it.
Kudzu: This is the Yun show, after all.
"Yes. For that I am truly grateful. I think I will like you very well. The next time we meet, I will surely play with you and your friends here," Lunamon told her sweetly. Yun blushed.
"Oh no...really, I didn't-" Yun didn't want to take any credit, but Terriermon leaped on her shoulder.
"Yun! Don't be so shy!" Terriermon told her.
"I think it's time we head back home," Lopmon said.
"You're right. I'll be in trouble if Dad doesn't see me in the house. Bye, Rena-chan and Lunamon!" Yun said as she waved goodbye to Rena and Lunamon and quickly dashed back home as quickly as Lekismon when she attacked DarkTyrannomon.
Maxim: And Yun finally leaves the chapter after hogging it all to herself.
Kudzu: Yup, and now, we see the aftermath from Rena's perspective, when really, this chapter would probably have been better from Rena's perspective the whole damn time.
Rena and Lunamon decided to head home as well. Their house is actually straight up the street from where the woods is, only Yun lived on the street heading into it while Rena's is a little further up the street and on the left. After about 10 minutes of walking, Rena and Lunamon arrived at their white house. Rena could see both of her parents in the back yard so she managed to sneak in without being caught by anyone in particular...except Riku and Coronamon.
Kudzu: Yeah, it seems Adults are Useless in this fic.
"Renaaaaaa! Where'd you go?" Riku asked.
"I took Lunamon out for a walk. Oh, and we fought a Digimon," Rena told him sharply.
"EEEEHHHH? You fought a Digimon?" Riku and Coronamon both screamed in unison.
Splashmon: And getting their parents attention in the process. *Pauses* Oh wait, that's what would happen if this was a logical fic.
"No fair! I wanna fight a wild Digimon!" Riku whined.
Flamemon: But they're not wild though, they're brainwashed. There's a big difference there.
"Me too!" Coronamon whined.
"Quit your bellyaching! Riku, didn't mom tell you to clean your room? If you don't, you're not gonna be able to make it to the next Digimon Brigade meeting, y'know?" Rena told him sternly.
"Yeah, I know. I'll get to it. But cleaning is soooooo boring!" Riku complained.
Maxim: I'm only ten, and even I know that a clean room is necessary. *sighs* I miss my village and my adoptive parents.
"I can help you out!" Coronamon told him.
"You will? Awwww! Coronamon, you're the best!" Riku beamed with joy and hugged his fiery friend as they walked into Riku's room. Rena sighed and went into her own room.
Guiltaka: *Sighs* I miss when my sons were rookie-level, children should appreciate their youth while it lasts- well, when it's not being destroyed by monsterous individuals.
Unlike Riku, Rena is one who always keeps things organized and takes joy in doing so. Rena's room is nice and tidy, with white walls, a white dresser with all her clothes in it, a silver and blue boom box next to her bed, a computer on her desk, some notebooks and school books, a light purple bed covering and pillows, and a poster with a picture of a woman in a white dance outfit dancing under a blue spotlight. The poster seemed to pick Lunamon's interest.
"Rena. Who is the human in this picture?" Lunamon asked innocently as she pointed to the poster. Rena beamed with joy once she saw the poster and Lunamon's sudden interest in it.
"That's Tamara Karsavina(2). She was a famous Russian ballerina. A ballerina is someone who dances to beautiful classical music. She was the first ballerina to dance the Le Corsaire pas de deux and co-founded the Royal Academy of Dance! She was beautiful and emitted true grace. She's dead now, but her legacy lives on, and I want to be just like her! I love dancing, as you can see, because it really shows how graceful you can be when you're having fun doing it," Rena explained joyously, admiring the woman in the poster.
Musette: *Frowns* I wanted to be a dancer too, but sadly, life never goes as planned, Rena. Also, wouldn't it have been better if the author made up celebrities instead of mentioning real people?
Kudzu: Yeah, I think it's going to get a bit worse later, but I can't remember how. Also, unlike Yun's explanation of Les Mis, this at least feels a bit more natural when it comes to gushing. Except for the Ballerina explanation, as I think there are modern ballets that don't use classical music?
"Is that all?" Lunamon asked.
"No. Karsavina-san became famous mainly because she was living in a time where women were mostly forced to stay in the house and be slaves and eternal housewives to their husbands and where money was very short. She pursued her career courageously and gracefully and she achieved her dreams! She's truly an inspiration!" Rena explained again.
Kudzu: *Sighs* So much for the explanation sounding natural, also, I think this starts the Soapbox Tumblr BS that happened in the fic sometimes.
Splashmon: Oh my!~ Also, I would have assumed that ballet in Russia was serious business?
Kudzu: Yep, and looking at the wiki page, I see absolutely no mention of her career choice being looked down upon. As again, ballet in Russia can be considered serious business.
"Is that why I see you doing those dance routines and playing music in the basement when nobody's home? And why you go to lessons after school?" Lunamon asked again.
"Yep!" Rena replied. Lunamon knew about the dance school because Rena told her about it the day she digivolved from her in-training form. Lunamon wasn't there to see it because Rena had to keep her at home. "I don't do it in front of my family because either Riku will say my dancing is stupid or Dad might say I have more important things to focus on like a better career than dancing. But I love dancing! It lets me move freely! I've been taking lessons for years now! Since I was little! But now...see, I'm doing this new routine, but it requires two people to do it, and nobody's willing to practice with me."
Maxim: And no mention of what her mother thinks of all this.
Kudzu: *re-reads* Huh, you're right. Funny how Rena is worried about how the guys in her life might think of her, and nothing about her mother's opinion.
Lunamon couldn't help but notice how Rena lit up brightly when she talked about dancing. The way her eyes would shine, the way her hands would move, the way her cheeks became rosy red, and the way her groans sounded very joy inducing. Rena became dejected when she reached the last sentence, but Lunamon herself lit up.
Musette: Joy-inducing... groans? Uh.... that sounds a bit wrong.
Kudzu: Er... this combined with Yun's egg hatching into digimon being compared to giving birth? Yeah...
"How about...I practice with you?"
This made Rena gasped.
"What? You...help me? But...you've never danced, have you?" Rena asked.
"Well, I confess that I've never danced, but the way you talk about how wonderful it is...now it seems I want to learn more about it! Plus, you're my partner, Rena-san, and partners must stick together and help each other. Plus I believe I'm going to like you very well. So, would you please allow me to practice the routine with you?" Lunamon explained with a sweet smile on her face.
Rena couldn't believe what she was hearing. Lunamon offering to help her with something she herself does not know. But even so, Rena smiled and held her little Digimon up into the air.
"Yes! I'd love for you to practice with me!" Rena exclaimed happily as she held her Digimon friend in her arms.
They danced happily into the night.
Kudzu: *Signals for her co-sporkers to leave, and only sees Splashmon remain* Hey, chapter's over, why are you staying?Splashmon: Well, I had so much fun doing this, that I wanted to stick around for the next chapter!~
Kudzu: Fine, you can stick around, but let me do my final comments.
Splashmon: That's fair.
Kudzu: Thanks, anyway, the author's notes are being snipped because they didn't really add anything other than the footnotes, but I'll admit, this ending segment was a nice way to end the chapter- however, there's just one problem.
We didn't get Rena's POV until after the fight. We only got Yun's. If this had been Rena-centric, then it would have been decent. But as it was Mostly centred on Yun, I get the feeling that the author wanted this to be the chapter Terriermon and Lopmon evolved, but at the last minute switched to Rena's partner for some reason. Not to mention that it was outright boring. So... yeah.
Seeya Next time, where we meet Ayaka in person.
In Greek, we call ass-kissing "licking"
Date: 2021-05-13 11:37 am (UTC)And, by Greek logic, this is Kakyoin eating a cherry.