A Seraphic Tale Chapter 6

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Kudzu: Hello again everyone! With recent events out of the way, we are joined by Ayaka Wakamiya, the recently rescued scapegoat of the Wakamiya family, as well as Rita North, one of the future characters of Digivengers as well as her spoilery partner digimon, Plutomon.

Ayaka: Wait, what!? *Watches as a girl with an eyepatch, coral-pink hair, one gray eye and punkish clothes enters the room, followed by a tall, dark and brooding digimon with a red cape and a dog-esque motif to him.* I didn't think I'd be hanging around more digimon!

Rita: Um... sorry, *Sits on the couch next to Plutomon, who gently places a hand on his partner's shoulder* Pluto is at least better than my own sister.

Ayaka: *Looks uneasy* And how is a digimon better than your own sister?

Rita: Um... my twin sister tried to kill me and make it look like something else entirely when I got hospitalized because of her. Plutomon at least treats me as a person, instead of a toy to be broken.

Ayaka: I see... *sighs* Sorry, just... I'm aware of what digimon can do, but my sister, Yun, thinks they're the greatest thing ever. Sure, some of them are cute, but most of them are planet busters. That, and I escaped long before I got the worst of it after a really bad day.

Rita: Well, if you want, maybe you can stay with the Digivengers? Sure, our world might be weird by your standards since it's a mix of Marvel Comics and digimon, but our writer does try to keep things sane and not... creepy.

Ayaka: Creepy?

Rita: Um... the fact that your sister, Yun gets together with Lucemon, of all digimon?

Ayaka: *Blanches for a moment* Shit. That's not this chapter, is it?

Kudzu: *chimes in* Nope, this chapter focuses on Yun's friend Melody and her partner Biyomon.

Ayaka: Oh, *sighs* Well, let's get started, shall we? I guess I'll try and fit in around here.

Kudzu: Sure thing. Anywho, snipping the author's note again because once again it goes into the writer's personal life and I don't want to display that in case it leads to attacks. So... Roll episode!

EPISODE 6: Birds of a Feather Flock Together

Plutomon: At least the title this time isn't fitting for a finale or major plot moment.

Rita: Plu, don't be too mean, ok?

Pluto: *sighs* My apologies, Miss Rita, I'm just trying to get into this sporking thing. Sporks contain jabs at bad writing, correct?

Rita: Well, yeah, but it also contains critique as well!

Pluto: *nods* Very well, I shall do my best to be polite in my commentary.

The weekend is finally here and everyone gets to spend it at their own discretion. And what a particularly nice weekend in May it is, nice and sunny and not a cloud in the sky could be seen! However, two people in particular decided to begin their weekend with a song...well, one person and a funny looking bird the size of a 6 year old child.

Rita: Oh, so this is taking place in May? That's... during the Japanese school year, right?

Ayaka: Duh, why would you question it? Also, shouldn't Melody and my sister be in school since it's Saturday?

Kudzu: Well, you're previous writer was going by an American school system, which gets saturdays off. Also, if she goes further on the school year by making it a semester system instead of a trimester system, then we're really going to have problems.

Ayaka: *sighs* So, what's my sister's friend Melody doing?

Rita: Looks like she's singing.

"'Is there anything you want to protect?'
She asks as she approaches her knight.
The tender tears streaming down her cheeks,
Show how weak her kind and gentle heart is.
Those tiny hands cannot hold onto such vast dreams.
Perhaps joyous and jubilant dreams of happiness and concord,
Can surely surpass the cold, hard-feeling reality.
'It is you who I want to protect!' He declares,
His blade shining under the golden sunbeams,
Like a warm light in the cold darkness.
The angel's white wings spread far and wide,
The small white feathers scatter over their heads,
The sky's the limit, and happiness,
Is meant to be cherished, not taken advantage of.
'I wonder if we can be happy together?' She asks,
Her heart filling with warmth,
From the happy memories they made together."

All: *groans at the lyrics*

Pluto: These do not really scan well as a song. It feels more like story prose than actual lyrics.

Kudzu: Not to mention that A) I can't imagine these lyrics to music, and B) I don't know if these are original or not.

Melody Shimotsuki and her feathered Digimon partner, Biyomon, were performing a duet. Melody joyously and merrily plucked the strings on her guitar and danced in a funny Beatles-esque dance and sang, and Biyomon's wings pounded on the small bongos. She danced and sang along with her partner, her pretty voice coming from her red beak. With a final pluck of the string and beat of the bongo, they finally finished and struck a pose. Melody sighed and put her guitar on the foot of her bed.

Rita: Wouldn't this get the attention of anyone else in the house?

Ayaka: Well, that's how we found Terriermon and Lopmon before I was replaced by Splashmon's puppet, so, yeah, it should.

Kudzu: Sadly, logic in the story is tied to the author's whims.

Ayaka: Meaning?

Pluto: It's not going to happen, is it?

Kudzu: Most likely not.

"That turned out better than I expected!" Melody said as she walked to her computer desk and pulled something out from the small shelf next to it. Biyomon was just absolutely starry-eyed.

"Oh! I still cannot get enough of this song! How wonderful and heroic it sounds!" Biyomon said with wonder as she put her winged claws together and looked up at the ceiling with starry eyes clouded with wonder.

Plutomon: It wasn't that good, and didn't seem very musical, either.

"Heroic was what I was aiming for. Catch!" Melody told her and threw a small box at her. Biyomon successfully caught it in between her wings and looked at it. The box read "Strawberry Pocky!" Biyomon was quite confused.

"What's pocky?" Biyomon asked as she saw Melody chew on a little yellow stick covered with a pink miasma (as Biyomon put it).

Rita: Um... isn't miasma a type of foul-smelling fog or something?

Kudzu: Yup. I think the author chose that word because it was fancy-sounding.

"It's a candy. Try one! They're good!" Melody said as she sat back on her bed in a strange pose and proceeded to eat the rest of her pocky stick. Biyomon pulled one out and snapped part of it off with her beak. Once she got a taste of it, her face beamed with joy.

"Woooow! It's so good!" Biyomon exclaimed.

"Isn't it?" Melody said. After Biyomon finished the rest of her pocky stick, she walked in front of the mirror hanging on the wall next to Melody's computer desk and began prepping herself up.

Plutomon: Yes. Because how else will we know that Biyomon is vain. *Rolls eyes*

Rita: *shudders* Let's just hope that Biyomon isn't faking it like my sister does.

"I'm so glad you have a mirror, Melody. Sometimes dancing or singing can make your feathers terribly messy. You don't have feathers so you wouldn't know, but I wouldn't like going out with messy feathers!" Biyomon said as she brushed herself with her wings.

"You need a brush? I have one if you wanna use it," Melody said as she threw a soft bristled brush at Biyomon, who successfully caught it again.

"Thank you!" Biyomon said as she began brushing herself with the brush. She was already loving how soft and not prickly the brush is, so it was perfect for her. But then she noticed something odd.

"Melody...forgive me if I'm being rather rude, but why is it that you don't like to make yourself look pretty?" Biyomon asked.

"I'm not interested in being pretty," Melody replied sharply.

"But wouldn't you like being called pretty? I bet people would like you if you styled your hair differently or wore a little make up."

Ayaka: *Sees Rita look uncomfortable* You alright?

Rita: *Frowns* Just... remembering my evil twin, that's all.

Plutomon: *Gently puts an arm around Rita's shoulders to try and comfort her.* She's not here, Rita, you have nothing to worry about.

Rita: I know. *Leans against Plutomon*

"People wouldn't like me even if I prepped myself up like some super model. And besides, make up and false compliments aren't my style. I like to do my own thing and be myself, without having people tell me what to do or what to wear or what to say or anything. I don't care how people view me. If they don't like how I look then that's their problem. If they don't like me at all, fine with me! But anyone who messes with me is mincemeat!

Kudzu: That last line feels contradictory for someone who just claimed they don't care what people think of her.

Unlike some people I know who complain about their appearance every single day or angst about how life sucks for them, I like to live it up. Enjoy life with what I have and do whatever I want, without worry or angst or unnecessary trouble! I like to live my life without having expectations put on me. Being told what to do is not me. I don't want to impress people. Know what I mean?"

Pluto: How old is Melody again?

Ayaka: Eleven, I think. I mean, that's how old Yun is. 

Pluto: Doesn't really sound like a child, she sounds more like a teenager trying to hard.

Biyomon was quite surprised. Melody's the type of girl who does her own thing without worrying about what others say about her behind her back or how other people think of her.

Pluto: Yes, we just established that.

Kudzu: The narration treats the audience like they're goldfish.

Those things don't seem to phase her. Here she is, sitting on the foot of her bed enjoying a pocky stick with such a calm and relaxed but somewhat still indifferent looking expression on her face and enjoying every minute of it. She doesn't want to wear make up or pretty things or prep herself up or do anything to impress other people. Meeting people who want to put expectations on her is the last thing she'd want. Melody just goes with the flow. No complaining, no angsting, no claiming that life sucks, nothing like that at all.

Rita: Yeah, shame we're not all like Melody. *Frowns* Listen, everyone's got problems, some are just better at hiding it than others.

Biyomon was another story entirely. She absolutely hates getting dirty and loves grooming herself and making herself look pretty, presentable, and fashionable, even though all she did was stay in Melody's room all the time when her parents were here. She knew Melody's intentions were good and she understood this very well, but she still didn't like being cooped up all the time. She wouldn't like it at all if someone called her ugly or disgusting or gross. She did know that humans didn't know the true existence of Digimon, but she feared being called names like that greatly. Melody, however, just simply doesn't care what people say about her. This impressed Biyomon.

Ayaka: *sighs and covers her face with her hands* I can't believe I came from this mess of a world.

Rita: Yeah, this feels more like the author's character notes than actual narrative.

Kudzu: Yeah, it kind of does, now that I look at it. Huh.

'Melody...you really are a great person. You don't care about what anybody thinks and just do your own thing. Nothing seems to phase you. Maybe I should try to follow your example,' Biyomon thought as she gazed upon her relaxed and unperturbed partner with her cerulean blue eyes.

Plutomon: This is what's known as shilling, correct?

Rita: Yeah, my sister gets this kind of treatment from her fans all the time.

Plutomon: *glares* I see. I assume that Melody is a secondary sue to Yun, then.

Kudzu: Well, Percy does have a theory that Melody is in love with Yun, but since that's not the author's ship of choice... all we got to support that is whatever the narrative shows rather than tells.

"Okay then. That's perfectly fine. Sorry I said those things if it was rude," Biyomon said.

"Yeah, it was rude. But it's alright," Melody replied sharply.

Now THIS shocked Biyomon the most. Now she knows of another word to describe Melody: blunt. Very very blunt. Totally unrestrained with what she says, possibly even toward friends and family.

Rita: Sounds a bit like Kite Morgan.

Ayaka: Who?

*The door to the Sporking Chamber is kicked open, and a redheaded, half-japanese girl walks in wearing a tiger-print t-shirt and jeans with a black coat and cap. Overall, she looks like a delinquent as she walks in like she owns the place.*

Kite: I'm Kite Morgan, and I'm butting in to say that Melody, if she's supposed to be a sukeban like my mom was, she's doing a crap job of it. Then again, she's still in elementary school so she shouldn't be so rebellious yet, I think.

Kudzu: Kite, she's not a delinquent, she's supposed to be a rocker-chick.

Kite: *Plops down on the couch* She still sucks.

Trying to regain her composure, something seemed to catch her attention. Next to Melody's computer is a picture frame containing a photo of some kids. Three little girls and one little boy. One has slightly black hair in a funny boyish style and light brown eyes, wearing a short sleeved red and white striped shirt with dark blue sleeves, beige shorts, white socks, and brown shoes. The girl next to her has slightly longer dark brown hair and pretty green eyes like emeralds, wearing a sleeveless cream colored shirt with a ribbon on the chest part and frills on the cuffs, blue shorts with flower embroidery on the cuffs, light pink socks, and black and white shoes. She's smiling. The third girl has blonde hair tied in two wiggly pigtails going down her shoulders with pink bead accessories, violet eyes, and is wearing a short sleeved white shirt with a picture of a pink butterfly on it, a red violet skirt, white socks, and pink shoes. The boy has messy brown hair, hazel green eyes, and is wearing a blue shirt, black shorts, orange and green sneakers, and white socks. He's smiling and flashing the peace sign. All of them looked to be around 7 or 8 years old. But something about them seemed to be familiar to her. She just couldn't put her finger on what it was. She decided to ask Melody.

Kudzu: And here we have costume porn to make up for the lack of it when Yun's friends were introduced, I think.

"Melody? Do you know who these kids are?" Biyomon asked as she showed the picture to her.

"In my picture?" Melody asked.

"Yes! They sort of look like Yun-san and Minako-san and Kosuke-san," Biyomon said.

"That's because they ARE Yun, Minako, and Kosuke," Melody replied. Biyomon was shocked.

"What? But...but they're so little! They couldn't be them!" Biyomon exclaimed.

"Don't get your feathers in a knot. This was taken when we were little. We were all seven years old back then. Wanna know something even more shocking? This girl here with the black hair and sort of confused stare..." Melody pointed to her. "That's me."

Now Biyomon was surprised.

"THIS is you? But you don't have red bangs!" Biyomon yelped.

"I didn't dye my hair yet," Melody replied.

Kite: And you shouldn't have to dye your hair in elementary school, since according to mom, and Kudzu's research, that's looked down upon in Japan no matter how far along in school you are.

"If these are really you guys when you were little, then...awwww! You're all soooo cute!" Biyomon said as she gazed upon the picture, now in a happy and dreamy manner.

"Aren't you a funny one."

Kite: Was that supposed to be sarcasm? I honestly can't tell.

"Oh! If this girl here is Yun, then...I hope you don't mind me asking, but I noticed through our small Digimon Brigade meeting that you seem to get along better with her than you do the other kids. Why is that?" Biyomon asked softly and politely so she wouldn't irritate Melody or make her mad. Melody just simply stood up from the bed, took the picture, and gazed upon it softly with her light brown eyes.

Rita: More fuel for the lesbian fire?

Pluto: *Jots it down in the communal notepad for Percy to look at later* Perhaps.

"Yun...is the first friend I ever made. And I'm the first friend she's ever made too. We're totally different, yet we still stick together like glue even now. It all began long ago, about a week after school started..." Melody said as she humbly and quietly ambled on the road called memory lane and went back in time.

(flashback)

Kite: And even though this is Melody's chapter, we apparently can't go a moment without Yun showing up in some form, huh?

Ayaka: *groans into her hands* Apparently so... is it too late to get a new sister?

Trapped among a sea of children playing and running around happily on the black top during recess, a young Melody did nothing but sit on a bench and manipulate some string with her hands and fingers. Cat's Cradle it was called. Her hair was short and jet black, styled in a rather boyish looking style, but she didn't mind. She wore nothing but a sleeveless light green shirt, beige khaki shorts, black socks and white shoes. It's supposed to be really cold today, but apparently this girl didn't care. She didn't even bring a jacket with her. She moved her slender little legs up and down as she shaped the string in between her fingers over and over again. She focused solely on the string and absolutely nothing else.

Pluto: If she doesn't care about the weather, then she'll get sick if her body can't handle the cold for very long. Does this writer not care about hypothermia?

Kite: Maybe Melody is part oni! They can withstand a lot of stuff!

Ayaka: You do realize that oni are just a myth right?

Kite: *grins* Keep telling yourself that, cause you're not in your world anymore!

That is, until a loud, piercing cry suddenly made her lose her focus.

She got off the bench and began looking around for the source of the loud cry. There were so many kids she couldn't quite tell where it was coming from since the noise level was high. Thankfully enough, a second cry helped her find the source.

"Weave me awone!"

Kudzu: *glances at the giggling Kite* Kite... don't laugh.

Kite: *stifles laughter* Sorry, it's like... a bad dub of Blackjack's daughter!

The sound took her to a circle of kids surrounding another girl. Particularly one with short dark brown hair (longer than Melody's) and wearing a pair of blue overalls over a cream colored sweater. Some kids were hitting her and pushing her. She tried to get away, but nobody would let her.

Ayaka: *is silent, but fuming*

Rita: Big sister instinct?

Ayaka: Yeah, I may hate her, but she's still my little sister.

"Give it up, you big baby! Admit it! You stole them!" One boy yelled angrily.

"Yeah! You took 'em! Now give 'em back!" Another boy yelled.

"Thief! Dirty little thief!" Another boy yelled again.

The girl in the overalls is crying.

"I...I didn't...take anyfin...weave me awone!" The girl wailed and wailed, trying to wriggle her way out of the malicious and mean-spirited circle, but one boy hit her and pushed her to the ground.

Ayaka: This is a bit over the top, but is this really what happened the day Yun made a friend?

Kudzu: So sayeth the author, anyway.

"Shut up! Give 'em back NOW!" The first boy screamed.

Appalled by what was happening to her, Melody finally decided she couldn't just stand around and watch anymore. Clenching her fists and standing tall and erect and in a dignified pose, she humbly marched toward the boys.

"Hey! You leave her alone!" Melody edicted LOUDLY and strongly, loud enough for her to get the boys' attention. She stared at them with a courageous and merciless look in her brown eyes.

Pluto: Merciless, huh? *glances at Ayaka* Doesn't she go to town on you in the story after a while?

Ayaka: *looks down at the floor, full of guilt as she nods* I'm... still dealing with all the knowledge I got once I got replaced. Sorting through what has, and hasn't happened yet.

Plutomon: I see.

"Who are you?" The first boy asked.

"You shouldn't pick on other people! It's wrong! Takatsuki-sensei said so!" Melody told them sternly and lucidly.

"She stole my Digimon cards! We're just tryin' to make her admit it!" The first boy replied.

"Yeah! She's a sneaky little thief!" The second boy pointed at her mercilessly.

"She did it! We know it!" The third boy said. But Melody wasn't buying it. Not one bit.

"Oh REALLY? HOW do you know she stole them?" Melody asked.

Rita: That's actually a good question.

Kudzu: As good as it is, the boys are just using the missing cards as an excuse to attack Yun, as we'll see in a bit.

This made the boys step back a bit.

"Huh? What do...you mean, how-?" The first boy tried to ask, but Melody stood before him once more, this time she walked closer to him. Their noses practically rubbed against each other.

"Did you SEE her do it? Did she TELL you she took them? Did someone TELL you that they SAW her steal them? How do you know she really stole them without proof? Proof is the key! And look, she doesn't look like the type to do anything like that!" Melody told them bluntly and totally straight out. The boy she was standing in front of was getting mad. In a paroxysm of anger, he pushed Melody.

Kite: Why are random words in caps?

Pluto: I assume, miss Kite, it's for emphasis.

"Get out of my face, stupid!" The boy exclaimed angrily as he pushed Melody. Thankfully, this was the worst thing he could've done.

Rita: I can think of worse things a kid can do. Pulling a knife on you, feigning injury to get into trouble, slapping themselves to make it look like they were attacked for more realism, attempted murder, blackmail, emotional manipulation, and that's just the things off the top of my head if you really want to get into it.

Kite: Your sister's a bitch and a supervillain in training, she doesn't count in this situation.

Pluto: *growls angrily* We know.

Ayaka: *Horrified for Rita* Your parents let her get away with all that?

Rita: Nita is a very good actress.

"Takashi!"

A young woman saw the unlawful deed and stood before the boy, Takashi, with an angry face. Melody got up and ran toward Yun.

Kite: Yes, it's unlawful to push back against someone when you're a kid. *Rolls eyes*

"Don't you know that it's wrong to bully other kids and push them? I thought you knew better!" The lady explained very sternly with her arms crossed.

Pluto: He is a child trying to find something that was stolen from him. He may have picked the wrong person for drama purposes, but I highly doubt a child would have excellent deductive ability.

"I ain't pickin' on anyone! That little baby over there stole my Digimon cards and she won't admit it!" Takashi yelled back.

"By Digimon cards, do you mean...these?" The lady asked as she pulled a deck of Digimon cards from her left jean pocket. Takashi's face beamed with joy.

"Wow! Those are them! Where'd ya find them?" Takashi asked.

"I saw Kouta take them from your bag. I thought about giving them back to you..." The lady said as Takashi attempted to take the deck of cards from her hand, but right as she saw what he wanted to do she swiftly raised her hand up so he wouldn't reach them. "BUT! Now that I saw you do what you've done, you won't be getting them back until school ends!"

Ayaka: Pretty sure that's an abuse of power right there.

Kudzu: The teacher may be in a flashback, but she's on Yun's side, so of course she'll abuse power if it means Yun can stop suffering once enough drama has built up.

"WHAT? That's no fair, Takatsuki-sensei!" Takashi whined.

"Now, you and your friends go inside and stay with Nakano-sensei until recess ends!" Miss Takatsuki told them strictly as she pointed to the door that led back into the school building.

"But-"

"NOW!"

Sad and crestfallen with humiliation and guilt, Takashi and his friends went inside the school building. Melody was surprised with how well Miss Takatsuki handled the situation. But one thing hadn't stopped at all: Yun's crying. Upon seeing this, Melody and Miss Takatsuki ran to her aid.

Kite: Yes, we must comfort the sue.

Ayaka: Sue? 

Kudzu: Short for Mary Sue, which is a character that can do no wrong because the narrative is on their side no matter what horror happens to them. Hate to say it Ayaka, but that's what Yun is- a character with no real flaws, who angsts for no real reason in a world filled with drama stacked against her, but things always go her way in the end. And sadly, because the sue's like that... someone else has to truly suffer in her place while the rest of the world kisses her ass and bows at her feet.

Ayaka: *Horrified by this information* So... was I just a tool used to further my sister's suffering so people could flock to her aid while I get nothing?

Kudzu: Sad as it is, that's pretty much what was going on. 

Kite: Hate to say it, but you were doomed since creation. But, since you're out of the story now, you can change who you are, if you want.

Ayaka: You're right, I guess I can change. *Smiles sadly* I still want to rip my world apart first though.

Kudzu: And you can do that with this sporking.

Ayaka: *nods* Yeah.

"Yun-chan? Yun-chan? Can you hear me? There there. Don't cry, dear," Miss Takatsuki crooned softly, trying to mollify the crying girl, Yun, but she wasn't stopping. Another thing Melody noticed was that she kept her hands on her ears and rocked back and forth like she was pretending to be a rocking chair. This confused her.

"Oh dear. I should go get Asami-sensei. Melody-chan? Stay with her, okay?" Miss Takatsuki said and decided to run back into the school building and get someone who knew how to handle Yun when she had these moments.

Melody didn't know what to do. She wanted to go back to the bench and play with her cat's cradle, but her legs wouldn't move. She didn't want to just leave Yun sitting in the middle of the black top crying and wailing like that the whole time. What if another group of kids decided to bully her? But she also didn't like seeing people cry. Not just because it made her sad, but because it annoyed her. She wanted her to stop crying, but what could she do. All she did was finger the string in her hands.

Ayaka: A teacher... left a crying autistic child alone. *Shakes with rage* I may hate my sister, but that is highly irresponsible. What is the point of leaving another kid, who has no idea what to do, with a kid having a meltdown?

Rita: *reads ahead a bit* Looks like it's to give Melody a moment of faux heroism.

The string. This gave her an idea.

Melody played around with her cat's cradle a bit and kneeled before Yun.

"Yun-chan. Yun-chan! Wanna see something cool? Look!" Melody told her. Surprisingly enough, upon hearing Melody's voice, Yun's crying finally lessened into a whimper as she saw Melody manipulate the string with her fingers.

Rita: *silent and glaring* That little bitch.

Kite: *Surprised* Woah! Did you just swear, Rita?

Rita: *nods* Yeah, Yun is doing exactly what Nita would do whenever she throws a tantrum the moment things don't go her way, and Nita isn't even autistic. Yun put on a show, since it seems she's turning off the waterworks the moment she heard Melody.

Ayaka: *recalls what happened with her parents last chapter* So, Yun's been like that, huh?

Kudzu: Some sues are good actresses, even if the narrative doesn't acknowlede it for the sake of their image.

"Look at this! Isn't it cool?" Melody told her as she showed the whimpering Yun the string forming a diamond, a square, and a few other shapes. This seemed to catch Yun's interest very much.

"What that?" Yun asked.

"It's called cat's cradle," Melody told her.

She expected a response, but nothing like this.

"That not a cat! Not a cwadle, either! That string!" Yun edicted.

"Yes, it's string. But if I make it into shapes like this, it's called cat's cradle," Melody told her.

"No! No no no! Not a cat! Not a cwadle! String! String string string!" Yun exclaimed again. This made Melody quite flabbergasted. How could she think cat's cradle is a real cat or a cradle?

Ayaka: *sighs* May I speak my mind here?

Kudzu: Are you going to use the r-slur?

Ayaka: Yes.

Kudzu: No. We're keeping this complex a slur-free zone.

Ayaka: *realizes that she's free of the narrative of her world and that she can change for the better* Alright, I'll refrain for now.

'I guess she doesn't get that it's the name of this activity,' Melody thought, speculating that this is the only reason why Yun exclaimed the way she did. Maybe she's never done cat's cradle before or seen it before, or is used to seeing real cats and real cradles where babies are kept in. As Melody was lost in her thoughts, Yun finally stopped crying. Now she seemed to be interested in Melody herself.

Ayaka: *watches in silence as Rita glares next to her with Plutomon*

Kite: Yeah, something about all this seems off to me too.

"What your name?" Yun asked innocently.

"Melody. Shimotsuki Melody. You're Yun, right?" Melody replied.

"Yeff! Wakamiyun!" Yun edicted with a smile for the first time.

"Your last name's Wakami?" Melody asked.

"Actually, it's Wakamiya Yun," The voice came from Miss Takatsuki, who brought Miss Asami with her. Though now it seemed the situation is finally under control.

Kite: Ain't Yun Chinese?

Kudzu: Google says yes, though Yun's true name is Julia.

Ayaka: Yeah, now that I think about it, that's kind of weird that my sister has an English first name, but goes by a Chinese name.

Kudzu: That's the writer's lack of research poking through. Yun is the main character after all, and needs to be special, I guess.

"Why does she say Wakamiyun?" Melody asked.

"Her speech isn't exactly perfect, so she can't say a lot of words right just yet, not even her own name. She'll get it soon. Good job, today, Melody-chan! Not only did you stand up to the boys, you cheered her up!" Miss Takatsuki told her with a smile. Yun didn't seem to understand or comprehend what they were talking about. Melody blushed.

Rita: Note how the narrative is saying "Seem to" instead of anything else. Yun totally understands what's going on, speech problems or not.

Ayaka: Yeah...

"I...I just don't like when kids are being mean, that's all," Melody said.

"Yun-chan? Were those boys being mean to you?" Miss Takatsuki asked softly.

"Yeff! Mean boys! Mean boys! Mean mean mean!" Yun exclaimed and jumped up and down to emphasize her feelings.

"Okay then. Let's go inside, shall we?" Miss Asami extended her hand out to Yun, but she stuck to Melody instead.

"No! Me stay with Mewodi!" Yun yelled as she clung to Melody like she was a leech.

Kite: Yes, like a leech so she can suck the free will and life force of Melody. *laughs*

This surprised Melody. She sure didn't expect someone like Yun to actually want to stay with her, or let alone have anything to do with her at all! She blushed and her face became rosy red. Miss Takatsuki smiled.

Kite: *spots Percy's note about Melody's possible crush* And here we see the start of Melody's torchbearing for Yun, only to be pushed aside once Lucemon shows up.

Ayaka: Well, Melody is Yun's best friend, so I guess it might make sense that she's in love with her and probably doesn't realize it, or isn't telling anyone.

"Melody-chan? I think Yun-chan wants to be your friend!" Miss Takatsuki told her with a smile.

"You...you think so?" Melody asked.

"What's a fwend?" Yun asked. This surprised Melody even more.

All: *Stares in disbelief*

Kite: Hold up! *looks to Ayaka* your sister is like, what, seven in this flashback? And she's never once heard of a friend? Did she not watch anime, or watch educational shows once before she met Melody?

Ayaka: *tries to think, but pales as a realization hits her* I... I can't remember. I don't remember anything before finding the digimon in the story I escaped from. Wh-What's going on? Why don't I remember?

Kudzu: My theory is that because we extracted and replaced you early on, before shit hit the fan for you, you're actually noticing the fact your world... isn't well written. I assume as we continue the spork, you might remember things, but I can't say for certain.

Pluto: *takes a deep breath* I do find it odd that Yun never once heard of a friend before meeting Melody. Did she not notice how children her age grouped together and not put together that they were friends? The fact that Yun actually had to ask this question at all is... frightening to think about.

Rita: Yeah...

'Poor girl. Surrounded by so many kids and you don't know what a friend is?' Melody thought to herself. But she didn't tell Yun that. Instead she decided to explain. "A friend...is someone who's not a part of your family, but who loves you, plays with you, and tells you secrets."

"Right! Very good, Melody!" Miss Asami said.

"Yun-chan? Ask Melody if you can be friends with her," Miss Takatsuki told her.

Ayaka: My sister.. had to be told how to make a friend? Seriously?

Kite: Yeah... this is disturbing.

"How I do that?" Yun asked.

"Say 'Melody, can we be friends please?' Like that!" Miss Takatsuki advised slowly and lucidly so Yun could understand. Yun got off of Melody and stepped back a bit, giving her some space.

"Mewodi. Can we be...fwends?" Yun asked.

Rita: The pause before she finishes the question... it creeps me out to think of anyone finding friendship to be an utterly foreign concept.

Kite: What about Nita?

Rita: My twin has followers that she pretends are her friends, along with her fans from her popstar and acting gigs.

Ayaka: *baffled* Your sister is a celebrity, but you're not?

Rita: I'm the scapegoat in the family, I'm also dealing with the fact that my situation isn't exactly normal since my existence was Nita's best kept secret until I got hospitalized. And by the way, she used that to gain sympathy points from her followers and fans by playing the part of the concerned twin... even though I wouldn't have been in the hospital if it weren't for her in the first place.

Kite: Again, your sister is a bitch.

Ayaka: *Hugs Rita in sympathy* Hey, if you need a better sister, I guess I can be that for you while we're sporking together.

Rita: Thanks, *hugs back* it can probably help you out too.

Melody didn't quite know what to do. But then again, she couldn't help but be charmed by this girl's dark chocolate brown hair, striking emerald eyes, chubby rosy cheeks, sweet smile, and totally innocent demeanor. What could go wrong? Melody smiled at her.

Kite: Yeah, even more evidence that Melody is secretly in love with Yun, but either hasn't figured it out yet, or won't admit it to anyone.

Ayaka: *not sure how to feel about the narrative at the moment*

Kudzu: I can't remember if there are actual LGBTQ characters in this fic, but I can support the Melody is a lesbian theory. 

"Sure. Why not?" Melody said.

Soon, the two girls played together until the end of recess, and they were both loving it.

Kite: In Japan, Recess in elementary schools takes 20 minutes, I'm surprised all that happend within that time limit.

Kudzu: The author didn't think to research it, I guess.

(end flashback)

Kudzu: Well, that took up about half the chapter.

Kite: Seriously!? *leans back into the couch* Ugh... 

"...and that's about it," Melody concluded her story with the last bite of another pocky stick.

"Wow! How perfectly lovely! Friendship is such a wonderful thing, isn't it? It's hard to believe you two have stuck together all this time!" Biyomon exclaimed happily.

Rita: I sense drama incoming.

"Well...not exactly."

"What do you mean?"

"When I turned nine, some stuff happened and we got separated. We didn't fight or anything. No, we never fight. Some stuff was happening in my life and I didn't see her again until 6 months ago."

Pluto: Friends fight. Everyone fights. To never have a fight in your friendship means you have no free will. *clenches fist* Disagreements happen, and if your opinions differ from Yun, if your thoughts differ from Yun, then there will be fights. However, if everything you do or say is to agree with Yun, then you have no true motive than to make Yun happy. You are not a person, you're a puppet.

Rita: *holds her partner's hand and sighs* You're thinking of him, aren't you?

Pluto: *nods* Yes. Also, I would like to say that if you spent at most two years apart, then there is a good chance that you've changed during your time apart. However, as it seems that everything is fine between you despite time apart, I can only say that your friendship is pointless as there's no true personality for you other than to please Yun.

"Oh. I see. But now you two are back together and are rekindling your friendship! The bonds of friendship are wonderful, indeed!"

Kite: Yeah, but after what Pluto just said, I don't think Melody has an actual bond with Yun. Maybe more of an imprint or something.

Pluto and Ayaka: *confused* Imprint?

Kudzu: Let me put it this way, it's basically brainwashing a person to blindly love only one person no matter what others say or notice, no matter how abusive it is, and most importantly, how disturbing it can get. The term came from the Twilight Saga, and that is not going to be something I'll spork because I can't think of anything new to say about it.

"Yeah. Hey. Wanna go to the park and hang out for a while? It's still morning."

"Sure!"

Kudzu: Gotta get to that battle and digivolution somehow!

Ayaka: Shouldn't Melody be in school?

Kudzu: It's Yun Land, there is no school on saturdays. Plus, I think she's still playing sick since she was out side last chapter with a stomach bug. Supposedly.

Kite: Wait, I've had a stomach bug before, so shouldn't Melody still be sick with it after a day?

Kudzu: Yeah... when you put it that way, she's totally been faking then.

Melody hopped out of the window of her room with Biyomon trailing behind her, and they both dashed to the park.

Kite: How high from the ground is Melody's window? What kind of building does she live in? Where in... wherever they are does she live? Hell, why doesn't she just tell her parents she's going to the park?

Kudzu: Obviously she's sneaking out because she's the cool rebel punk. *rolls eyes*

Kite: Yeah, I may be a delinquent, but I do try and use common sense. Sometimes.

Rita: Didn't you run up a wall at our school once?

Kite: I'm Tenacity incarnate, *shrugs* What did you expect?

Ayaka: *utterly confused.*

It took them about a few short minutes to get there since Melody lives closer to it than Yun does, so they got there without difficulty. Biyomon was especially happy with being able to fly and go outside for once. They finally got there and were happy to see that it was totally empty.

All: Convenient!

The trees that the Ogremon knocked down before had been cleared off, which is why the authorities closed the park down until today. But even though it's open to the public now, it's still not a very well known park, and not very many people go there.

Ayaka: Wouldn't have people going out on a morning job notice Biyomon anyway?

Kudzu: That's a good point, but sadly, author fiat is in effect here as the writer tries to explain a plot hole someone must have pointed out to her.

Whether it was because there's a pond in the woods next to it (which there is) or because the swings or the spinning wheel were starting to get rusty and old, nobody knows and nobody bothered to tell Melody. But she didn't care. She was just happy to be here, though she didn't show it with her face. Biyomon surely did though. She flew to a tree branch and sat on it like a normal bird.

Rita: If this is a public park, shouldn't someone be maintaining it and updating the playground equipment there?

Kudzu: It's an obscure park, apparently, and doesn't deserve the respect the fancier parks get.

"Wow! What a great view! Everything looks smaller!" Biyomon exclaimed happily as she gazed at everything from her tree branch.

Plutomon: Didn't this happen in a previous chapter with Terriermon?

Ayaka: *Grumbles at the mention of one of her sister's partners* Yeah, Splashmon gave me the recap before we started so I think so.

"That's because of how high you are from the ground. If you're in a high or low place, your perspective and field of vision either expands or lessens," Melody explained calmly.

"You're right! How very smart of you!" Biyomon replied happily.

"Actually, I just learned about that in science class yesterday."

Kite: ... Wasn't she out sick last chapter, which I thought was like the day before?

Kudzu: Hello plothole! Also, perspective is like... something you learn before you're eleven, I think? I dunno, I don't remember elementary school very well.

"That doesn't matter. You're still very smart!"

"Actually, Omori Minako's the smart one."

"Minako? Isn't she Salamon's partner?"

"Yes. The blonde one with purple eyes."

"Oh! Now I know who you mean!"

"You like her?"

"I don't know. She looks nice and pretty enough, but she looks kinda sad from when I saw her."

Plutomon: I don't like how Biyomon is being treated as a complete idiot here. We digimon do have schools and an education system.

Kudzu: Not in Yun Land's Digital World. Apparently the partner digimon are complete morons that require their human partners to explain everything to them.

Pluto: *glares* I see.

"There's a good reason for that. Her little brother died."

Rita: This feels wrong.

Kite: Yeah... should Melody be telling her partner this?

Kudzu: No. No she shouldn't. This should be Minako's thing to talk about. Melody and Yun had no right to talk about it to others without Minako's consent or knowledge.

"Died? Shouldn't he turn into a Digiegg and come back?"

"No. Unlike you Digimon, we humans aren't data. And once we die, we can't come back no matter what."

Biyomon became crestfallen. "Oh. I see...how sad."

"It is. Minako's been pretty depressed about it. Not that I blame her, of course. But she's Yun's friend too. Do me a favor and don't tell anyone I told you this, alright?"

Kite: Yeah, don't want Melody to look bad in front of anyone.

"Okay! I promise! I'll do anything for my partner!"

Plutomon: Partnered Digimon do tend to have personalities outside of their human partners. We may be doing our best to protect them from harm, but we must also be sure to be foils to them as well to keep them from getting into too much trouble.

"How do you like the other kids?"

"They're nice, I suppose. Unfortunately, I honestly DO NOT like that freckled boy named Nobara Riku. He's so impulsive and vulgar! He actually had the audacity to hoist me into the air in such a sudden and inappropriate manner! And to treat me like I'm some fashionable toy that just came out! How impudent he is!"

"Riku can be hyper. He has ADHD."

"ADHD? What's that?"

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It means he can't control himself and says stuff he wants without thought of consequence and is really hyper."

Kudzu: *glares* I have ADHD. And what you just said is BS. Sure, I can be impulsive, but I do have self control. We're not all hyperactive morons, that is a stereotype.

"Is that so? Well, I certainly don't want to be in his presence, thank you very much! I would much rather be with you, someone who's very sensitive to others' feelings, yet cool and very distinguished from others!"

Rita: *groans* We don't need to be told traits, we need to be shown them. Gods, Biyomon, you sound like one of my sister's fans...

"You think so? Most people I know call me a punk or a goth, not that I care. And if you think Riku's vulgar, you'd absolutely hate these kids named Nenji and Seiko!"

"Who?"

"Nemoto Nenji and Shimizu Seiko. They're the stupidest and snottiest and cruelest kids in my school! Nemoto's a boy, and he's always wearing big sports jerseys and his pants always sag to the point where his undies are shown! He's always bullying and picking on Yun for his own self-satisfaction!"

"Ewwww! How utterly gross! I would not like to see someone else's underwear!"

Kudzu: Yes, and Nemoto's choice of style as a wannabe American Rapper is problematic as it can be seen as Rascist. *steeples hands together* Not to mention that Nenji is basically Snidely Whiplash in child form.

Ayaka: Who?

Kudzu: Old American Cartoon character.

Kite: Not to mention if this was actually Japan, he'd be dressing like a Japanese thug instead of an American one! Has this writer not heard of Yankii?

Kudzu: Doubt she has, Kite.

Kite: *Grumbles and crosses her arms* Mom would be sooo insulted right now. I know I am.

"Exactly! But he doesn't care. All he likes to do is make Yun miserable! Plus there's this girl Shimizu. She's kinda like you when it comes to beauty. She's always doing stuff like putting on make up or polishing her nails or looking at her little compact mirror. She's really popular. But unlike you, she's snotty and cruel and doesn't give a rat's hat about anyone but herself, and she's also always picking on Yun. She's convinced that people can only succeed in life by being thin, attractive, snobby, great at everything, and rich."

"Now THAT's just stupid! I may care too much about my appearance, but even I know better than to think it'll get you somewhere in life!"

Rita: Tell that to every super model in existence.

"Tell that to Shimizu. She won't listen. She doesn't listen to anyone but herself."

"I'd like to peck her skull!"

"Please do!"

Kite: *Growls* Okay, I may not be one to talk, but wishing harm on a kid just because she's a brat isn't cool. You let karma take care of the bratty kids, you only save the actual violence for the unrepentant assholes!

"Well, I am thankful that I have you as my partner. As you said before, you don't care about what anyone else thinks of you. You don't like being told what to do or what to say or anything like that. You like to live it up and enjoy yourself while still being true to yourself. I like that in a human!"

Melody couldn't help but blush upon hearing Biyomon's kind, though slightly vain, words. Nobody has ever called her distinguished before. She always did try to distinguish herself from other people, both physically and socially. She never cared about how other people thought of her or perceived her. That was their problem. Yet...nobody seemed to acknowledge her as her own person. Nobody except Yun, of course...and now, it seems Biyomon is acknowledging her as a person as well. But at the same time, Melody could see something in Biyomon that she just would not want to tell her.

Pluto: *icily* I believed I established earlier that you are a puppet, Melody. You aren't your own person.

'Biyomon kinda reminds me of that girl Amy from...what was that book again? Little Women? Yeah, that's the one! And what were the words Yun used to describe her again? Oh yeah! Vain and worldly. Biyomon's kinda vain and worldly, but not the Shimizu style vain and worldly. Love of God, I don't think I could tolerate a Digimon version of Shimizu!' Melody thought.

Kudzu: The fact that Yun, a supposedly Japanese girl reads novels from North America, I think, to make her stand out makes me wonder if the Author is going for "Not Like Other Girls" trope used for many mary sues in modern lit. 

Ayaka: What do you mean?

Kudzu: Just that in some stories, the main character likes the classic, well known literature to be different from her peers. If you really want to go for that, go for the works that are probably obscure nowadays, or genres that don't get touched upon by these kind of girls like fantasy-adventure novels or something. 

She wanted to talk with Biyomon more, but something that literally dashed out from the rustling bushes surprised her enough to stop her from doing so. This something, or rather, someone, turned out to be a little girl of seven years old. The girl has very short black hair in a boyish style and chocolate brown eyes, darker than Melody's. She is wearing a long, sleeveless white dress with a dark blue sailor collar and a lavendar bandana wrapped underneath it, along with black shoes and white socks. There are leaves in the girl's hair. Melody ran to her with a slightly worried look on her face.

"You alright?" Melody asked. The girl looked up at her with fear in her eyes.

"Umm...I'm sorry to bother you, but...please help me!" The girl replied, her voice shaking with fear. A second later, Melody learned of the reason for her being scared.

"There she is! Get her!"

Three boys appeared from the bush. The little girl quickly hid behind Melody, hoping she would protect her from the rogue trio of boys. She could see it reappearing before her. The very day she met Yun. It was so ironic. She talked about it with Biyomon just a few minutes ago. Now she is reliving that fateful memory again.

Kudzu: I don't think that's the meaning of ironic...

"Hey you! Outta the way! This girl's a thief!" The first boy exclaimed.

"I didn't steal anything! Honest!" The girl yelled.

"Liar liar pants on fire!" The second boy taunted mercilessly with a wicked smile on his face.

It was inevitable. Melody could NOT ignore this situation, even if she was reliving that fateful memory of her very first encounter with Yun. She decided to stay. But this time, she decided to stand up to them with a vastly different approach.

"What do you rascals think you're doing?" Melody asked in a VERY low voice.

"Goin' after her, of course! She stole my Bakugan top!" The first boy exclaimed.

Kite: Uh... I think Bakugan are like... transforming marbles, not tops.

Kudzu: Probably a typo.

"You don't know that! I don't even like Bakugan!" The girl replied.

"Shut up, you thief!" The first boy retaliated.

"Yeah! Thief!" The second boy said.

"Let's arrest her like the police men do on TV!" The third boy said.

But they couldn't get past Melody. No they couldn't. Why? Because Melody continued to look down at them with her arms crossed and with a VERY VERY VERY scary and intimidating look on her face. An expression that seemed to emit a very dark and evil aura. Even the boys could feel the eeriness and scariness of Melody's expression.

Kite: *smiles* How cute, Melody thinks she's scary because the narrative is on her side.

"You DO have proof that this girl stole your Bakugan toy, don't you?" Melody asked.

This question alone made them all scream.

"Gyaaaaaaaah! RUN AWAAAAAAAY!" All three boys scurried away like scared cats being chased by a rabid dog.

Pluto: I believe Melody rolled high on her intimidation check.

Ayaka: What?

Pluto: *sheepishly* ...I like TTRPGs...

Kudzu: Maybe the dice were weighted in her favor...

Ayaka: *Sighs* Oh God, I'm in a realm of nerds.

Melody was left alone with the girl, who finally let go of her and smiled at her very sweetly.

"Umm...thank you for saving me," The girl said in a sweet voice. Melody couldn't help but smile, kneel to her level, and rub the leaves out of her head with her hand.

"You're welcome. But how'd you get caught up in that mess?" Melody asked.

"Well...I heard them say their Bakugan toy was stolen in school, but I didn't really say anything because I needed to focus on my work. All I wanted to do is play in the park this morning. I don't know why, but they were there and they started chasing me," The girl explained.

"Now why would a bunch of boys wake up early and go to the park at this hour?" Melody asked.

Ayaka: Yeah, I have to agree with Melody here, this whole thing seems off.

Kite: For all we know this could be a set up to make Aria- and I checked the notes, this is totally who this kid is- look good.

Ayaka: Also these kids should be in school right now, I'm pretty sure.

"I wanna know that too," The girl said.

"But more importantly, why are you at the park at this hour? Shouldn't you be at home?" Melody asked. The girl looked down at her shoes and looked a little shy and reluctant to explain.

"Well, um...you see, uh-" Thankfully, she didn't have time to explain.

"Aria-chaaaaaaan!"

Out from the bushes popped out a very tiny pink fairy! It surprised both Melody, Aria, and Biyomon! Especially Biyomon because the fairy's appearance made her fall out of the tree and down onto the grass! Biyomon was NOT happy.

"Nooo! Now I'm covered in leaves and grass!" Biyomon whined.

Pluto: *Rolls eyes* Yes, how terrible.

"Is that...a Digimon?" Melody asked, referring to the pink fairy who appeared by Aria's side who is shocked right now.

"Oh no! I picked the wrong time to come, didn't I?" The pink fairy exclaimed, shocked by this turn of events.

But the little girl, Aria, was actually smiling.

"Wow! You have a Digimon too? That's so cool!" Aria exclaimed as she saw Biyomon. She walked toward her, pulled the leaves and grass out of her, and smoothed her feathers out.

"There! All better!" Aria said as she finished her grooming. Biyomon stood up, looking very impressed. They're both the same height.

Rita: Didn't Biyomon have issues with people touching her?

Kite: *scans the notes* Aria isn't Riku, so she gets a pass.

"Th-Thanks very much, little girl," Biyomon said.

Soon, the two girls and two Digimon found a bench and decided to sit on it.

"Hello! I'm Yukino Aria, and this is my Digimon, MarineAngemon!" Aria introduced herself and her pink fairy friend, MarineAngemon.

"Good morning! It's nice to meet you!" MarineAngemon said in a sweet voice.

"N-Nice to meet you too..." Melody said in a rather forced voice. To be honest, she was quite surprised. 'This little pipsqueak has a Mega level Digimon? How in the world can this be? I oughta tell Yun about this!' Melody thought. "I-I'm Shimotsuki Melody."

"Now we're friends!" Aria said innocently.

"Yes. Yes we are..." Melody replied.

Kite: Not how making friends work. Also, Aria's supposed to be a shy kid, right? So, why does she act all friendly?

Kudzu: Author's trying to have the best of both worlds, I guess.

"Oh! I don't know if I should tell you, but I have two other friends who have Digimon! They're your age!"

"Who are they?"

"Yun-chan and Mina-chan?"

"What Digimon do they have?"

"Yun-chan has Lopmon and Terriermon. Mina-chan has Salamon."

Melody's shock was beginning to overcome her. One surprise after another in one morning! First the reliving of the memory she relished, then the discovery of this girl and her Digimon, and now she claims to already know Yun and Minako? What a great blizzard of surprises! But after she got over her surprise, she regained her composure and smiled at the girl upon discovering these revelations.

Kite: Funny that Yun and Mina never mentioned Aria to Melody or the others.

Pluto: Indeed, that is quite suspicious, after all according to Melody, friends aren't supposed to keep secrets from each other.

"Aria. Those girls you met, Yun and Minako...they're my friends too."

"Really? That's great! Yun-chan made me part of the Digimon Brigade! Oh! Now that you mention it, hang on just a sec!"

Aria expressed her joy upon knowing that Melody is friends with Yun and Minako, who she had met the day Ogremon attacked (which she did not know about). She rummaged through her dress pocket and pulled out a pen and a piece of paper. She wrote on the bench so she could write neatly. After she finished writing, she gave the paper to Melody. Melody took it and read it. It read '89 Kin Avenue. 7XX-9XXX'

Kite: Well, at least the phone number was censored, though I don't think that's a Japanese number?

Kudzu: *checks* You're right, Kite. Japanese numbers have ten digits in them according to google. This is a sign that the author didn't think to check for what a Japanese number looks like. Not sure on the address though, but it's probably wrong as well?

Kite: So... the authors is supposedly treating a Japanese town, or a place that's supposedly Japanese, as an American one.

Ayaka: *Sighs and covers her face with her hands* My. World. Sucks.

Kudzu: And we're only on the sixth chapter!

"It's my home address and my phone number. I couldn't give it to Yun last I saw her so...can you give it to her for me? I need to know when the next Digimon Brigade meeting will be," Aria told her. Melody smiled and rubbed Aria's head with her hand.

"I'll do it, Aria," Melody said.

Rita: While I do appreciate Aria's attempt to get more info about the Digimon Brigade, the fact that she practically made Melody a delivery girl for her feels off.

"So your Digimon's a Biyomon? She's pretty!" Aria said.

"Yeah! Pretty!" MarineAngemon backed her up. Biyomon was touched by their compliments.

"Why, thank you so very much! I did make sure to make myself look very presentable today, even though I had leaves and grass on me just a few minutes ago!" Biyomon replied, feeling grateful for their compliments and showed it by ruffling her tail feathers.

"So your Digimon's MarineAngemon. Aren't you a little young to have a partner so strong?" Melody asked.

"No. It's fine. Besides, MarineAngemon's cursed for some reason. She can't go to her rookie form no matter what," Aria said.

Plutomon: I doubt this curse is real, but then again Witchelny exists so... *Sighs* Also, in what Kudzu calls the "V-Tamer Manga" Digimon that evolved stayed in the form they evolved into until their next digivolution.

"Is that so?" Melody said.

"It's sad, but it's true. Ever since I came here, I can't seem to revert back to my rookie form. If I go into battle, I use up a LOT of my energy, and it takes a really really long time for me to get it back. It'd be easier if I could change back, but I can't," MarineAngemon explained.

"That doesn't sound good, does it?"

Plutomon: *Glares* I'm Mega Level at all times, stop your whining and act like the mega level you are.

"No! It doesn't!"

"Biyomon? Can you digivolve yet?" Aria asked.

"No. I can't just yet. But I will soon! I guarantee it!" Biyomon replied.

Ayaka: Soon being this chapter, right?

Kudzu: Yup.

"I wonder if the others got to digivolve?" Melody asked herself.

Kite: *Checks notes again* So far Yun had one of her partners digivolve, and before her was Rena's partner Lunamon, so the answer that one would be yes.

They wanted to continue their happy conversation amongst each other. But they couldn't. This time, it wasn't because some kids were bullying and picking on another kid. This time, it was because a loud KA-KAW! sound echoed in the air. A loud and piercing howl that sounded like a dying chicken being roasted in the oven.

SQUAWK! SQUAWK! KA-KAW! KA-KAW!

Kudzu: Didn't know the Morrigan was in this fic.

Co-sporkers: *Stare in confusion*

Kudzu: Morrigan is the Celtic goddess of death, she's associated with crows.

The sound was so raspy and piercing that Aria has to cover her ears.

"Wow! Who's losing their voice?" Biyomon exclaimed.

"I think it's coming from the construction site!" Melody said.

Kite: How close is this construction site to the park? Why is there a construction site next to a park? Is the Construction site the reason why no one seems to visit?

Kudzu: It was probably just a change of battlefield since there's only so much park and woods the audience can take for the battles.

"Is it a Digimon? If it is, I wanna fight it with you!" Aria cried out.

"Sure! Fine with me! Come on!" Melody commanded proudly. She, Biyomon, Aria, and MarineAngemon ran from the park and headed for the construction site.

The construction site was a little further away from Melody's house than the park is, and not as easily accessible. There wasn't much there except for lots of dirt, metal bars and beams, wooden bars and beams, titanium panels, and unattended forklifts and cranes. Nobody really went there much anymore, but some workers still appeared here and there, and it was locked behind a metal fence and a sign that says 'DO NOT ENTER!' in bold black letters.

Pluto: So, it seems our "heroes" are going to trespass on an area where they could get killed. Also, shouldn't there be people working, even in the morning?

Kudzu: You'd think that, but then the writer's heroes can't be secret fighters of justice or something.

But it had become a popular spot for people who wanted to get away for a while without being noticed, and people have found all sorts of ways to get in. Melody, Biyomon, Aria, and MarineAngemon got in by jumping the fence (or in Biyomon and MarineAngemon's case, flying over the fence). Melody helped Aria get over it without difficulty, and it was made easier by the fact that some panels sitting in front of the fence helped Melody have a further reach. Now, they were inside. The city is planning to build a new high school here, and it's supposed to be finish by the time the 6th graders (the grade Melody is in) graduate from Fushimi Middle School. But there was no school here. Nothing but construction material...and a giant chicken.

Kudzu: If this is supposed to be a high school that's barely been built, and the sixth-graders are in their second or third month of the school year, then I dunno... shouldn't people be working to meet the deadline!?

This isn't some little chicken that caws and lays eggs and runs away from everything all the time.

Kudzu: Yeah... the idea that the fowl chicken runs away isn't entirely true. Roosters can be pretty mean, I think.

It's not even a normal chicken! This thing is HUGE. Twice Melody's size even! A giant chicken with white fur and tail feathers with red at the tips, a black mohawk, a big yellow beak with actual sharp teeth underneath, big salmon colored feet, and glowing red eyes. For Melody, glowing red eyes and rabid screaming usually meant a black hexagon somewhere on it's body.

Plutomon: ... birds have fur?

Kudzu: Nope, the author is just forgot that feathers were a thing, I think.

"What IS that thing?" Aria exclaimed loudly as she clutched MarineAngemon.

"That thing is soooo ugly! It needs a good makeover!" Biyomon said. Melody pulled out her red digivice and the Digimon's information.

Pluto: I see what the notes meant by the author having issues about a digimon's looks signifying their goodness.

Rita: *hugs her partner* You make look like an evil edge lord, but I like you, Plu.

Pluto: *blushes* Thank you Rita.

"Kokatorimon. A champion level bird Digimon. It's signature attacks are feather sword and stun flame shot," Melody red the info displayed on the light her digivice is emitting. Then she put her digivice away.

"SQUAWK! SQUAWK!" Kokatorimon squawked and roared like a rooster, spreading white feathers everywhere.

Pluto: Roll for initiative.

"Looks like we should cook this thing for dinner tonight! Come on, Biyomon! Let's barbecue this chicken!" Melody exclaimed as she jumped the fence and went after it.

Kite: Weren't they already in the construction site?

Kudzu: Apparently Melody didn't jump the fence yet.

"You got it!" Biyomon followed.

"We-We'll go too! Wait for us!" Aria exclaimed.

Pluto: *Reads back a bit* Why are you suddenly afriad, Aria? You wanted to help battle Kokatorimon.

"Yeah! We'll fight with you!" MarineAngemon followed suit.

Melody put herself in front of the rogue Kokatorimon, who finally noticed her.

"Hey you! Your meat's gonna be on my plate for dinner tonight! Bok bok! Bok bok! Bigawk!" Melody taunted it and made mocking chicken sound effects. Soon, Biyomon flew in between them.

Pluto: Hmm... the taunt wasn't very good, then again she is only eleven years old, I believe.

"Spiral Flame!" Biyomon shot out a multi-colored spiral of fire and hit Kokatorimon in the face with it. Unfortunately, it didn't do much damage.

"Feather Sword!" Kokatorimon turned it's feathers into blades and proceeded to attack them. Thankfully Melody and Biyomon dodged the attack with aplomb. Melody caught sight of Aria and MarineAngemon.

"Aria! You need to find a black hexagon on it's body! That's why it's going beserk!" Melody told her from afar.

"A black hexagon?" Aria asked.

"Yeah! It's black and has a skull on it! It's somewhere on it's body! Let me know if you find it so we can destroy it and return this chicken back to normal. Got me?" Melody told her.

"Okay! I'll find it! MarineAngemon!" Aria responded with a smile, then let MarineAngemon attack it.

"Spray of Hearts!" MarineAngemon floated in front of the rabid chicken and spit out glowing pink heart shaped bubbles at Kokatorimon's face. It made it teeter a bit as if it were dizzy.

"Spiral Flame!" Biyomon shot her spiral of fire at it again, assisting MarineAngemon. Melody stood up.

"Alright! Let's see if these karate lessons finally pay off for once!" Melody said as she got herself to stand up.

"Feather Sword!" Kokatorimon proceeded to attack Melody.

"Melody! Watch out!" Biyomon, Aria, and MarineAngemon all cried out. Thankfully enough, Melody swiftly spun around in a cyclone-like spiral and landed a strong kick on one of Kokatorimon's wings. This made it's wings spread out far and wide.

Ayaka: Is she insane!?

Kudzu: Well, someone went to the Marcus Damon School of Fighting Digimon.

This is where Aria spotted it.

"Melody! I see it! It's under it's right wing! It's armpit!" Aria said.

"That's a nice place to hide an evil device," Melody said.

"Spiral Flame!"

"Spray of Hearts!"

MarineAngemon and Biyomon persist in distracting and attacking the giant rogue chicken. It knocked over a few wooden bars and beams, but they were out of Melody and Aria's way so no collateral damage happened. Unfortunately, the giant squawking piece of poultry finally shook off all of their attacks.

"Stun Flame Shot!" Kokatorimon shot red light beams out from it's eyes. Thankfully enough, Biyomon and MarineAngemon successfully managed to dodge the attack and get out of the way.

"That thing's too strong, even for me!" MarineAngemon said as she returned to Aria's side.

Kite: You're a Mega! Is your curse also weakening you and you didn't mention it?

Kudzu: Gotta get Biyomon to shine somehow.

"If any of us are hit by Stun Flame Shot, we'll get turned into stone statues!" Melody said.

"How do you know?" Aria asked.

"I saw the show! What else?" Melody yelled back angrily.

Pluto: No metagaming, Melody. *Wags finger and tsks as he's in DM Mode.*

"Stun Flame Shot!" Kokatorimon shot an eye beam at one of the construction beams on top of an unfinished building. It hit the mark, and the construction beam was falling. Right above Aria's head. And it was falling closer and closer. Aria couldn't move. It all happened so fast she had a hard time processing the fact that construction beam is falling and could hit her or even kill her! She couldn't get away.

"ARIA!" Biyomon screamed in a high voice as she zipped through the sky and pushed Aria and MarineAngemon out of the way. The metal construction beam fell to the ground, and the ground shook. Thankfully, Aria, Biyomon, and MarineAngemon are safe. But there was one other problem they needed to deal with.

Plutomon: Excellent work, Biyomon! However, I will have to dock exp from Marine Angemon for not even trying to urge Aria away from her doom. *Writes things down in his own private journal*

Kite: He's really getting into the DM thing, ain't he?

Rita: He's like that. 

"Feather Sword!" Kokatorimon turned it's wings into blades and rammed them into the three of them, knocking them against the fence. All three of them were covered in scratches. Aria yelped in pain as her hand rammed against a sharp thing sticking out of the metal fence, cutting her tender hand and causing fresh blood to appear from it.

"Oh no!" Melody yelped as she saw the three small creatures get thrown against the hard metal fence. Now she was absolutely choleric and incensed. She looked up at the chicken, squawking and roaring in it's raspy voice, with anger in her light brown eyes and a new flame of courage exploded in the depths of her heart.

"HEY YOU! Giant piece of poultry! You think you're gonna have us for dinner, aren't ya? Well, think again!" Melody screamed angrily as she charged at the giant piece of poultry. She leaped on it's wing, which was spread out, climbed it, and landed a punch on Kokatorimon's hard beak. It made her hand shake a bit, but she honestly didn't care. She knew that karate moves done on a giant chicken twice her size wouldn't be enough to defeat, but she honestly didn't care one bit. She wanted to cook this thing and eat it for dinner, even if it meant risking her life.

Kudzu: Someone watched Digimon Data Squad, apparently.

Pluto: I'm starting to feel annoyed by the constant references to eating digimon, to be honest, though I'm not sure why.

Kudzu: Ever read Partially Kissed Hero?

Pluto: Unfortunately, it was horrid.

Kudzu: Probably leftover rage at the Dark Colonel gag that went on for too long in that story.

"I'm gonna roast you in my oven!" Melody yelled as she landed a few more punches and kicks in the face. Kokatorimon squawked and cocked away in pain. As she fought with the giant chicken, Aria, MarineAngemon, and Biyomon struggled to get themselves up.

"Are you all...okay?" Aria asked quietly.

"Y-Yeah. We're fine!" MarineAngemon piped in.

"B-But Melody! Where is she?" Biyomon struggled to get herself up. But once she looked up at the giant white feathered beast, she gasped with horror when she saw something flailing around on it's beak.

"MELODY! Get down from there!" Biyomon yelled. But Melody wasn't listening.

Pluto: Ah, so Melody is a Barbarian, seeing as she's got a Berserker State going on at the moment.

"We...we should...help her!" Aria exclaimed.

"I'll do it! I'll fly up there and fight with her! She's my partner and it's my duty to help her!" Biyomon spread her small arms out and flapped them. Soon, she was floating higher and higher into the air.

"Biyomon! Come back! You're too hurt to fly!" Aria tried to get her to come back, but for Biyomon there was no turning back.

Unfortunately, Kokatorimon flailed and flailed and finally threw Melody off of it's beak, making her fly against the fence and fall to the ground in the same way it threw the other three. Melody got herself up again, this time it was more difficult, and she gasped once she saw Biyomon flying toward it.

"Biyomon! NOOOO!" She knew Biyomon wouldn't stand even a millimeter of a chance against a giant rabid piece of poultry twice her size.

But she was soon to be proven wrong...once her digivice began to glow.

Pluto: Hm, must be the most dramatic moment for digivolution then.

A red light shot out from her digivice, which fell out from her pocket, and the crimson red beam hit Biyomon, enveloping her in it's light. The light became so bright, everyone, even Kokatorimon, had to close their eyes because it was so bright and piercing and brilliant. But everyone could tell what was happening.

"Biyomon...she's digivolving!" Melody exclaimed.

"She's gonna digivolve!" Aria and MarineAngemon both exclaimed in perfect unison.

And they were right.

"Biyomon, digivolve to..."

The crimson red light enveloping Biyomon expanded. It got bigger and bigger and bigger until it was about the same size as Kokatorimon itself! The light finally dissipated and out came a very large bird. A bird that looked as if it had become one with blazing vermilion red flames that engulfed it, but that was what it normally looked like. The bird has large fangs, two fiery antennae, eagle-like talons, and a striking presence.

"...Birdramon!"

Not only that, her voice got much lower as if she hit puberty, but that mostly occured with boys.

Kudzu: Girls go through puberty too.

Melody, Aria, MarineAngemon, and even Kokatorimon were amazed by this flaming phoenix's presence. Melody was absolutely thrilled by Biyomon's digivolution.

"Yeah! Go Birdramon! Roast this lump of poultry!" Melody screamed in a rejoicing manner and voice, and it seemed Birdramon was VERY motivated by Melody's support.

Birdramon flew past Kokatorimon about a dozen times in an attempt to both distract it and throw it off guard and to get it to broaden it's wings so it can expose the hexagon under it's right wing. It worked masterfully. Kokatorimon stumbled and nearly tripped at one point. But Birdramon was right on the ball and managed to force it into broadening it's wings.

"Feather Sword!"

Right at that very moment, Birdramon found the perfect opportunity to attack.

"Meteor Wing!"

Birdramon flapped her blazing vermilion wings only once and a barrage of flaming meteors popped out from it's wings, descended upon the raging white feathered chicken Kokatorimon, and exploded right when they hit it. The explosions were so powerful that they managed to both destroy the hexagon under it's right wing and open a digital portal that pulled Kokatorimon into it, sending it back to the digital world. Everything finally ended at last. Melody ran to Aria and MarineAngemon and helped them up. But one thing's for sure: all three of them were impressed by Birdramon's epic and fiery performance. Birdramon finally descended before them and put her wings away.

Kite: And no one came by to investigate the sudden explosions. *Frowns* I'm calling bullshit here.

"Woooow! You were seriously awesome out there, Birdramon!" Melody exclaimed.

"Yeah! The way you tried to throw it off guard with your high speed flying...that was superb!" MarineAngemon rejoiced happily in Aria's arms.

"You were so beautiful!" Aria chimed sweetly.

"I'm just happy...that you all are alright," Birdramon replied in a very low yet lady-like voice.

"So...what do we do now?" Aria asked.

"I think it's time we head back home and finish up the rest of our weekend, shall we? Birdramon! Care to fly us home?" Melody said to Aria and then to Birdramon.

"I'd be happy to take you two home," Birdramon said. Melody and Aria climbed onto Birdramon's back. Her flaming wings, oddly enough, didn't scorch them or leave 3rd degree burns on their clothes or bodies. But they didn't bother to ask why.

Kudzu: *coughs* Author Fiat *coughs again*

Birdramon flapped it's wings and ascended into the air. Melody, Aria, and MarineAngemon were amazed and awestruck by how high they were in the sky. Everything below them was so small and tiny, like they could see the entire world. But they loved how it felt the most. Feeling the sun's warmth and effulgence on their heads, the wind caressing their faces and carrying their hair and pushing their clothes back, and the feeling of being free and alive made them happiest. Now THIS is a nice way to start off a weekend! A weekend in the morning sky! Plus it seemed all the clouds disappeared when Birdramon soared pleasantly and quietly through the skies.

Rita: I'm surprised no one is around to see this and take photos of the giant monster bird flying in the sky.

Kudzu: That's a good point... where IS everyone in this town?

Pluto: *Still in DM mode* They're most likely considered pointless NPCs with no actual motivation of their own. Either that, or the writer is letting the characters get away with things with little consequence. If this were a game I was running, then the PCs would not only cause damage to the construction site, but also lead to an investigation into the matter, exposing the masquerade through the use of security cameras pointed at the scene to prevent vandalizm.

"Actually, Birdramon...can we go to Yun's house first?" Melody asked.

Ayaka: *sighs* And here I thought we could get away with Yun not showing up this chapter without a flashback.

Pluto: Yun's the main character, her presence must be noted somehow.

"Of course, Melody," Birdramon replied politely as she decided to head for Yun's house.

And speaking of Yun...

"Wheeeeeeeee!"

Little Terriermon is just having way too much fun this early in the morning, doing absolutely nothing but run around the house and look at basically everything his little eyes caught sight of. To him, this was way better than being cooped up in Yun's room all the time.

Ayaka: Again, Yun and her friends should be in school. 

Kudzu: The author doesn't care, she seems to think that all schools are like the ones in America, without even thinking about how different cultures can be.

Lopmon and Yun sat at the dining room table and ate their breakfast, which consisted of sliced banana pieces and strawberry yogurt, though their choice of drinks were different. Lopmon had orange juice while Yun had water. Terriermon already had his breakfast and now he's bursting with energy and totally happy. However, he's being quiet so he doesn't wake up Hisako and Teruki and Ayaka.

Ayaka: Or rather, the Ayaka Puppet that replaced me, but they don't know that. *worriedly* How good of an actress is Splashmon's familiar?

Splashmon: *pokes his head into the sporking chamber* Oh, Inky II is still learning the ropes, but I'm sure they'll do fine. They are made from remnants of the original Inky, after all.

Ayaka: What happened to the original Inky?

Splashmon: *Darkly* Oh, don't worry your pretty little head, Darling! It's all in the past now and those responsible for Inky's death have been punished.

Terriermon already didn't like Ayaka so he was especially careful to not wake her up. As he explored and wandered around happily and joyously, looking at every nook and cranny of the house he could find, Yun and Lopmon watched more of the Les Miserables anime together (and of course, Lopmon is enraged by Thenardier's cruelty and malice toward innocent little Cosette).

Ayaka: I... question my little sister's taste in anime sometimes.

Kudzu: The writer likes "Hardship" in her stories.

Lopmon lay comfortably on Yun's lap, warmly embraced by Yun's white and skinny arms, happy to be with her magnanimous partner, which was blatant because of the sweet little smile on her little chocolate brown face. Yun was just happy to be able to spend the entire day with her floppy eared friends without a care in the world. Lopmon looked up at Yun with her small, round, emerald eyes.

Plutomon: Lopmon have black eyes though. Also, anyone else creeped out by this description?

All: Yes.

Kudzu: Not to mention that Lopmon's eyes are different to make her special.
 

"Yun? I was wondering...in this world, is it true that we Digimon are nothing but fictional creatures in TV and toys?" Lopmon asked softly and innocently.

"Yeah, it's been true until now. And to be perfectly honest, I've always wanted to be a character in a story, like in a Digimon show or a Pokemon show or somewhere in all of my favorite anime. I always wanted you and Terriermon to be my partners, but I also knew in the back of my head that it was never going to come true...but now look! My wish came true!" Yun replied happily.

Ayaka: How convenient.

"Is that so? How very intriguing," Lopmon said.

"Does it bother you?" Yun asked.

"No. Not at all. I was just curious," Lopmon replied.

"Lopmon? Maybe later we can draw together. Would you like that?"

"Yes. I would very much like that. What will you draw?"

"See, my school's holding a contest called End Drug And Substance Abuse, and whoever submits the best drawing that's successfully manages to get the message across wins a bunch of prizes!"

"Like what?"

"Some books by one of my favorite new authors, Takakage Eriko, a small art set, and a CD!"

Kudzu: Looks like the author made up Eriko, cause I can't find anyone with that name on google.

"That sounds wonderful!"

"I plan on working on it later today. Maybe you can work on it with me."

"Oh! I would love to!"

"Can I join in?" Terriermon exclaimed as he hopped onto Yun's lap. Lopmon didn't mind. Yun smiled at her energetic and lively little friend.

"Of course! Come here, little guy! Group hug!" Yun pulled Terriermon next to Lopmon and gently squeezed them close to her heart. The two of them were loving this embrace immensely. After a while, she let them go.

Pluto: While I don't mind hugging Rita when she needs one, I find this amount of attention Yun is giving her partners to be... disturbing.

Kudzu: Think that's bad? When the egg hatched, the narration compared it to giving birth.

Ayaka: *Disturbed* Ew.

"Yun? Do you have any good books for me to read? I finished Pollyanna," Lopmon asked.

"Got any cool video games I can play?" Terriermon asked with his arms crossed.

"Sure I do! Follow me!" Yun told them and they followed her diligently. Yun looked around her room for the books first, and pulled one out and gave it to Lopmon.

"You'll like this one. Before Green Gables(1). It's a nice story. There's an anime for this too!" Yun told her as she gave her the book. Lopmon smiled.

Rita: Before Green Gables?

Kudzu: According to the footnote I cut, it was a prequel to Anne of Green Gables written by a different author.

Kite: So what, it's like fanfiction or something, but the author got paid to write it?

Kudzu: I guess? Also, I find it weird that so far, all of Yun's favorite books have an anime.

"I'll have to watch it later. Thank you," Lopmon said as she took the book. Yun found a video game for Terriermon to play, put in her silver Nintendo DS, and gave it to Terriermon.

"You can play Super Mario Brothers today, Terriermon," Yun told him as she gave him the game. Terriermon beamed with joy.

"Yaaay! Mario! Thank you!" Terriermon said.

Pluto: Terriermon seems... easy to please, doesn't he?

Kudzu: Hey, at least he acts more like a kid than Yun and Lopmon do.

But Yun didn't get to play around, Lopmon didn't get to read the book, and Terriermon didn't get to play the game. Why? Because a knocking sound could be heard on her window. Yun opened the window and...lo and behold, there are Melody and Aria!

Ayaka: *sighs* Time for my sister to be praised, I guess.

"Whoa! Melody-chan! Aria-chan!" Yun exclaimed. Lopmon and Terriermon followed her.

"Hi, Yun," Melody said.

"Good morning, Yun-chan!" Aria and MarineAngemon both said in unison.

"What are you doing here? And how'd you find where I live? And how did you two meet?" Yun asked. Melody and Aria moved away for a bit, and Yun caught sight of Birdramon. She was shocked.

Kudzu: That's... a good question. How DID they find know where Yun lived? Also, surprised that Birdramon is still at Champion level at the moment.

"Wooooow! Birdramon! She's dazzlingly awesome!" All three of them (Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon) exclaimed in unison and feeling very awestruck.

Pluto: Terriermon doesn't seem like the type to use dazzlingly.

"I met Aria here as Biyomon and I were taking a stroll. Some kids were pickin' on her so I stepped in and saved her," Melody explained.

"Did your Digimon digivolve yet?" Aria asked.

"Yep! Yesterday Lopmon did. Into Turuiemon," Yun told her.

"Sweet!" Aria replied.

"Also, I wanna give this to you," Melody said as she gave Yun the paper. Yun opened it and saw that it read '89 Kin Avenue. 7XX-9XXX'

Kite: Japanese numbers still only have 10 digits.

"It's my home address and phone number. It's so you can come over my house to play or tell me when the next Digimon Brigade meeting is," Aria explained.

"Actually...the next Digimon Brigade meeting is tomorrow at noon," Lopmon told her.

"Oh? Really? Okay! Thanks!" Aria said.

"Thanks to you, Aria-chan!" Yun said.

"Hey! Stick around and play with us!" Terriermon said happily.

"We'd like to, but we can't. Maybe tomorrow during the meeting we can play," Melody said.

Kudzu: Yeah, the chapter's been dragging along already, after all. And we're almost done with it as well.

"Hmmm. Okay! That's fine!" Terriermon said.

"Well! We gotta bounce! See ya later, Yun!" Melody said as she, Aria, and MarineAngemon hopped back onto Birdramon and flew into the sky.

"Now that was awesome!" Terriermon said.

"Yes. Biyomon has digivolved. What a dazzling sight!" Lopmon said.

Soon, they went back inside and all three of them happily played together.

Ayaka: Was there a point to this besides just giving my sister a girl's phone number?

Pluto: I don't think so.

As for Melody, as she rode on Birdramon's back, she can't help but remember a fond memory she had when she was little. A boy taller than her hoisted her up in the air and spun around.

"You're flying! You're flying!"

"Yay! I'm flying!"

'Big Brother...' thought Melody as she flew on Birdramon's back.

Kudzu: And that's the end of the chapter, Kite, Ayaka, why don't you two head out? I need to talk with Rita and Plutomon for a bit.

Ayaka and Kite: *Nod in confusion, but leave.*

Rita: What's going on? Are Pluto and I in trouble?

Kudzu: Nah, I was just thinking you two seemed to have fun, so why not stick around for another chapter? 

Pluto: Well, I'll admit, it was rather fun to let loose a little.

Rita: Who's sporking with us next time, anyway?

Kudzu: Well, I plan on it to be Damian and Zack, your other two friends, Rita.

Rita: Ah, so, what is happening next chapter?

Kudzu: I skimmed ahead a bit and... it's Lucemon's entrance into the story.

Pluto: *sighs* You don't sound happy about that.

Kudzu: Yeah, mainly because of what it starts in the fic- Yun's romance with a demon lord.

See ya next time, readers.

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[pan2000]

Plutomon: At least the title this time isn't fitting for a finale or major plot moment.

Rita: Plu, don't be too mean, ok?

Pluto: *sighs* My apologies, Miss Rita, I'm just trying to get into this sporking thing. Sporks contain jabs at bad writing, correct?

I am also the fake Big Bad of the series, and it took this sporking for Pan to put two and two and realize the "fake" part.

The weekend is finally here and everyone gets to spend it at their own discretion. And what a particularly nice weekend in May it is, nice and sunny and not a cloud in the sky could be seen! However, two people in particular decided to begin their weekend with a song...well, one person and a funny looking bird the size of a 6 year old child.

Ok, how is this not supposed to be a parody of Disney Princesses?

All: *groans at the lyrics*

Pluto: These do not really scan well as a song. It feels more like story prose than actual lyrics.

Kudzu: Not to mention that A) I can't imagine these lyrics to music, and B) I don't know if these are original or not.

True. I can only see this as a poem... with no rhyme or rhythum or anything. Which is a basic mistake if you ask me.

"I ain't pickin' on anyone! That little baby over there stole my Digimon cards and she won't admit it!" Takashi yelled back.

"By Digimon cards, do you mean...these?" The lady asked as she pulled a deck of Digimon cards from her left jean pocket. Takashi's face beamed with joy.

"Wow! Those are them! Where'd ya find them?" Takashi asked.

"I saw Kouta take them from your bag. I thought about giving them back to you..." The lady said as Takashi attempted to take the deck of cards from her hand, but right as she saw what he wanted to do she swiftly raised her hand up so he wouldn't reach them. "BUT! Now that I saw you do what you've done, you won't be getting them back until school ends!"

Ayaka: Pretty sure that's an abuse of power right there.

I can't believe I am sympathizing with the bully.

Ayaka: My sister.. had to be told how to make a friend? Seriously?

Kite: Yeah... this is disturbing.

"How I do that?" Yun asked.

"Say 'Melody, can we be friends please?' Like that!" Miss Takatsuki advised slowly and lucidly so Yun could understand. Yun got off of Melody and stepped back a bit, giving her some space.

"Mewodi. Can we be...fwends?" Yun asked.

Rita: The pause before she finishes the question... it creeps me out to think of anyone finding friendship to be an utterly foreign concept.

Kite: What about Nita?

Rita: My twin has followers that she pretends are her friends, along with her fans from her popstar and acting gigs.

Ok, a couple of things: How to make friends can't be taught. It's something that comes naturally to people, they attract the likes of themselves. (Except if they are like Nita, then they pretend they are good people.)

Also, Rita, if you are creeped of Yun finding friendship foreign, I will not introduce you to Celesto Grandruler. He thinks friendship is evil and worthelss because you have to share and give, not just take.

Finally, the Nita paragraph... wow, you were not kidding, Kudzu. She is an asshole.

Kudzu: Yeah... the idea that the fowl chicken runs away isn't entirely true. Roosters can be pretty mean, I think.

The stereotypical rooster loves picking fights.

Rita: I'm the scapegoat in the family, I'm also dealing with the fact that my situation isn't exactly normal since my existence was Nita's best kept secret until I got hospitalized. And by the way, she used that to gain sympathy points from her followers and fans by playing the part of the concerned twin... even though I wouldn't have been in the hospital if it weren't for her in the first place.

Kite: Again, your sister is a bitch.

Wow, you weren't kidding. Nita's true surname could be Hawthorde! Or Engorne.

Rita: Before Green Gables?

Kudzu: According to the footnote I cut, it was a prequel to Anne of Green Gables written by a different author.

Kite: So what, it's like fanfiction or something, but the author got paid to write it?

Kudzu: I guess? Also, I find it weird that so far, all of Yun's favorite books have an anime.

Hey, Star Wars EU also does that! And it's because the AUTHOR's favorite books all have an anime. (Even I insert my hobbies on some of my fic's characters, like when I made Leah a Jojo fan)

Ayaka: Again, Yun and her friends should be in school.

Kudzu: The author doesn't care, she seems to think that all schools are like the ones in America, without even thinking about how different cultures can be.

To be honest, weekend is days off in other countries too. But still, every country has different school system. I know bc I have seen schools in anime and American series... while finishing one in Greece!


"Wooooow! Birdramon! She's dazzlingly awesome!" All three of them (Yun, Terriermon, and Lopmon) exclaimed in unison and feeling very awestruck.

Parentheses are not great writing.


Ayaka: Or rather, the Ayaka Puppet that replaced me, but they don't know that. *worriedly* How good of an actress is Splashmon's familiar?

Splashmon: *pokes his head into the sporking chamber* Oh, Inky II is still learning the ropes, but I'm sure they'll do fine. They are made from remnants of the original Inky, after all.

Ayaka: What happened to the original Inky?

Splashmon: *Darkly* Oh, don't worry your pretty little head, Darling! It's all in the past now and those responsible for Inky's death have been punished.

Good job, Splashmon. And he indeed is the Token Evil Teammate! The way he talks about the issue is cold!

Pluto: While I don't mind hugging Rita when she needs one, I find this amount of attention Yun is giving her partners to be... disturbing.

Kudzu: Think that's bad? When the egg hatched, the narration compared it to giving birth.

Ayaka: *Disturbed* Ew.

I saw it as childishly innocent. But the egg part is kinda creepy.

Also, the padding makes the fic boring.