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ROBSTER80 Presents…


THE BOYZ - ENDLESS WALTZ
Part 1: Mareimeia Declares War! TK's Third Calling


Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. I'm only borrowing them to tell a story.

Author's notes: This takes place right after the tie-in story "Kari's Hot Job."

Reminders: Piccolo returned to Kami's Lookout so Vash could stay with Quatre, TK and Ranma; Shampoo is now out to fight Ranma so he can beat her and reinstate her tribe's marriage laws on him; Akane's found out about Ryoga's Jusenkyo curse and has vowed to make up to Ranma for all the bad things she did to him, and Kari's still trying to get TK to realize she made a mistake with Davis and loves him.



Short Prologue, 2 days after the end of BOYZ…


All seemed quiet at Strolheim Castle, save for the storm raging in the heart of its owner, Wolfgang Krauser. Hours ago, he had faced Terry Bogard in a rematch more violent, more thrilling than their first encounter. Krauser could not believe that Terry had changed so much since that first fight. It was as if Terry had played him for a fool by pretending to be weakened by a match with that blond boy at the tournament.

Sulking in his darkened chamber, Krauser sat amongst the ruins of his grand organ; a casualty of his rematch with Terry. Night had fallen upon the land, and the only light came from the gaping hole in the one wall. The fallen warrior paid no head of it, however.

Not even when a shadowy figure appeared from the hole, his facial features hidden from the moonlight.

"Good evening to you, Earl of Strolheim."

No movement came from Krauser, or any sound of acknowledgement. In his mind, he replayed Terry's final blow upon him repeatedly.

"I am sorry to disturb you at such a late hour, especially after today's events; however, I have a proposition to offer you. My name is Dekim Barton, and I was an… associate of your father's."

"My father is long dead," Krauser muttered loud enough for Dekim to hear. "You have come to avenge him, perhaps?"

"I am offended by that remark, Herr Krauser. Your father's one dream was to die by your hands when you were strong enough to assume control of the family title. Killing you would not serve me at all."

"Then why do you intrude my solitude?"

"As you probably know, five mobile suits called Gundams came here to Earth for a plan entitled Operation: Meteor. I was the puppeteer of Meteor, but my five scientists who built the Gundams altered my plans for the worse; they even killed my son, Trowa. Now that they are dead, and the Gundams all destroyed along with Earth's weapons, I intend to start my plans over."

He didn't know why, but something in the man's words snared Krauser's interest. He turned his head to Dekim's silhouette. "What plans include the head of the Krauser family?"

"The conquest of the Earth."



(End Prologue)


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(The Present)

"TK,

"Words can't explain what's going on in my head and my heart. It's better if I told you in person than on paper, so will you please contact me as soon as you read this? We have a lot to talk about.

"-Hikari."

It had only been recently that TK read the note Kari had sent him through his uncle, Vegeta, but it had been days since Vegeta had passed it on to him. The encounter with Kari at Hooter's made TK decide to read it finally, and he had called her at home earlier that evening.

"Meet me at Wizardmon's grave," he had told her, "and I'll listen to what you have to say."

Why did he choose that place, TK pondered. Maybe it was the fact that his father worked there; Odaiba's television station. Maybe because it was there that he first met Kari years ago, during the climatic battle with Myotismon when Wizardmon sacrificed his life so Gatomon could become Angewomon and help defeat the Virus-type Ultimate.

[No time to wonder about it now,] TK mentally noted to himself. [I'm already here. Hope Dad didn't call it a day yet.]

One of the security guards recognized TK as he entered the building. "Hey TK! You're dad's up in his office, but keep it quiet. He's doing some important recording for the executives."

"Thanks, Steve. However, I'm meeting someone else here tonight."

"Does it involve that ghost that's been haunting around here for a few years?"

"Ghost?" [Wizardmon?]

"Believe it or not, it actually left a message for me. The message was to have you go up to the balcony if you ever came around at this hour. I hope it isn't some kind of joke."

"It's not, trust me. By the way, I'm meeting a friend here tonight, so when she comes looking for me, send her up."

Steve didn't understand, but gave a nod before TK quietly headed for the balcony. [Great, I'm a message service for kids and ghosts. Now I know why the other guards quit working here.]


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While TK was expecting Wizardmon's ghost to be waiting for him at the station's balcony, the last person he ever expected to see this night was his former roommate. "Piccolo?!"

"TK," Piccolo said, facing the open sky. "We've been waiting for you."

"How'd you get in here?"

"Your father was kind enough to let him in, with a little nudge here and there."

Suddenly, the transparent image of Wizardmon appeared next to Piccolo, but facing TK. "It is good to see you again, Digi-destined of Hope. I only wish it were under better circumstances."

"What's going on, Wizardmon? And could you and Piccolo make this quick? I'm meeting Kari here and-. Wait! YOU made me think of this place to have my meeting with her, didn't you?"

"Yes, unfortunately. But I needed you to come now, before it was too late. TK, what I am about to tell you is most grave. …The Digital World is being invaded, by a human force."

TK was taken aback by this statement. "Humans invading the Digital World?! How? Who?"

"We don't know," Piccolo answered, "but Wizardmon and I have sensed something this terrible for a long time now."

"You sensed this? Then you coming to the apartment wasn't just a coincidence, was it?"

"No. I sought out Quatre when Dende informed me you and Ranma were inquiring about his ad for roommates. Neither they, or Vash, knew about my real intentions: to gather the five of us, and train you and Ranma, for the coming battle."

"Quatre knows of the enemy you face," Wizardmon jumped in. "That is why he is among your group now. As for Vash the Stampede, his true powers will be most needed once more."

It was all difficult for TK to accept. Piccolo had manipulated him, Ranma, Vash, and Quatre to coming to the apartment to rescue the Digital World from humans. "Wait, why only me? Out of all the Digi-destined in the world, why did you guys choose me?"

"You will know the answer when the time comes. Now, you must return to the apartment quickly! Time is running out!"

"Now?! But Kari-."

"Now is not the time for mixed-up teenage romances," Piccolo barked. "She'll just have to wait, and I'll tell her myself, so get moving!"

Reluctantly, TK started running past Piccolo and Wizardmon and jumped off the balcony, using his ki to fly back to the apartment.

"AND TK," he heard Wizardmon's fading voice call out to him, "ASK QUATRE ABOUT OPERATION: METEOR!!"


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Panting from running up the buolding's flights of stairs, Kari dragged herself to the balcony, only to find Piccolo waiting for her, much to her dismay. "You?! Where's… where's TK?"

"Forgive him, Hikari Kamiya," Piccolo began, "but I'm afraid something has come up. He had to return to the apartment."

"But… but he asked… asked to meet me… me here!"

"I made him go back, if it means anything. Believe me; he wanted to stay for you."

"Then why-?"

"…I cannot tell you, because it does not concern you."

Something snapped within Kari. The day's earlier events, plus this, had pushed her anger to new heights. "You pompous asshole! Don't you care that I'm trying to tell my best friend and love of my life that I want to ask him out?! That I love him and want to make up for all the time I wasted with Davis?!"

"Please calm yourself, Digi-destined of Light."

Gasping, Kari turned to see Wizardmon's ghost appearing before her, floating between her and Piccolo.

"You will have your chance to speak with TK," he said in a clam voice. "My friend and I only ask that you be patient for a little longer. For Gatomon's sake, if not for ours."

"Gatomon? What's she have to do with-? Is something going on in the Digital World?!"

"Forgive me," Wizardmon whispered as his spirit form started to vanish, "but this time, only the 'Destined of Hope can fight in the coming battle."

"Wait, come back!"

But it was no use. Wizardmon was gone, and, now that Kari noticed it, so was Piccolo.

"Perfect! I end up forced to work at a job by my own mother, get splashed with cold water and giving Davis a good look at my bra, and now I don't get to talk with TK thanks to a new crisis in the Digital World! …Maybe I was better off in the Dark Ocean."


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The mention of "Operation: Meteor" made Quatre pale. "Where did you hear that name," he asked TK, "and why does it concern you?"

"I have my sources, Quatre, but that's not important right now."

"Weren't you supposed to be seeing that Kari girl tonight," Vash asked before biting into his third donut for the night.

"Something big came up," TK said while glaring at Vash. "And I'd appreciate it if you didn't change the subject!"

"Go easy on him, kid, he didn't mean anything wrong." Ranma then faced Quatre. "Wasn't this Operation: Meteor the invasion of Earth by you, Wufei, and the three other Gundam Pilots to attack OZ?"

"It was, Ranma. However… it wasn't what we were actually supposed to do. You see, Operation: Meteor originally was a plan to drop several space colonies onto Earth and then send the Gundams down to take advantage of the chaos from the droppings and conquer the whole planet. My fellow pilots and I, along with the five scientists who created the Gundams, couldn't allow that to happen."

"So the scientists changed your orders and sent you five to Earth early to attack OZ, right?"

"Yes, Vash. However, the people behind Operation: Meteor didn't take it well. One of their members, Quinze, took matters into his own hands after we disobeyed our orders. He formed White Fang to try and correct out 'mistake.' He ended up dying along with the five scientists when space fortress Libra exploded."

TK raised an eyebrow, a thought coming to his mind. "But Quinze wasn't the brains behind Meteor, was he?"

Quatre shook his head slowly. "The true mastermind behind Meteor was Dekim Barton, the father of the real Trowa Barton."

"The 'real' Trowa?"

"The Trowa I know as my friend and fellow Gundam pilot, that isn't his real name. The real Trowa was the original pilot of the Gundam Heavyarms. When he found out we were going after OZ instead of all of Earth, he was shot and killed to prevent his father from finding out. One of the mechanics for Heavyarms then volunteered to pilot the suit, and he was given the name Trowa Barton to throw off any suspicion."

Now everyone turned to face TK. "So why do you want to know about all of this," wondered Ranma.

But TK was deep in thought; tuned out to everything around him. This Dekim Barton wanted to conquer the world, but his plans to drop colonies on Earth and have the Gundams invade afterwards were sabotaged. Then one of Dekim's followers tried to correct the error on his own and ended up getting killed. But where did Dekim go while this was all happening?

"We interrupt this program for an important news bulletin!"

The newsman's voice from the TV snapped TK from his thinking. All eyes were on the screen as a familiar picture of a young woman appeared while the newsman continued his report: "Prime Minister Relena Dorlin, the former ruler of the Earth Sphere Alliance, has gone missing. It was last reported that she was visiting Space Colony X18999 on a diplomatic mission before her strange disappearance. Representatives of the colony deny any acknowledgements of her whereabouts and assumptions of her being held prisoner aboard the colony."

"Miss Relena, kidnapped," Quatre exclaimed. "Heero's going to be furious about this."

Somehow, TK thought, this information had to do with Wizardmon's warning. If only it made more sense, though.

Just then, the TV screen went fuzzy for a few seconds before turning static. Before anyone could say anything, the face of a young girl appeared. On her head was a military cap with a tiny "m" on the one lower corner, and below her neck were the tops of a suit and tie as well as a small cape over her one shoulder.

"This is a message to the people of Earth," she said in a cold voice. "We the people of Space Colony X18999 would like to declare our independence from the Earth Sphere Alliance, and to also make a declaration of war. Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Mareimeia Krushinada, the daughter of Treize Krushinada."

Quatre gasped as the screen change to show Mareimeia standing beside an old man in a crimson military uniform. "That man! That's Dekim Barton!"

TK's eyes locked onto Dekim's picture on the TV. [So, this is the mastermind behind Operation: Meteor. Then did he kidnap Relena Dorlin, and if so, why? And why do I get the feeling…]

Suddenly, it all became clear. Wizardmon's warning, Relena Dorlen's kidnapping, Mareimeia's declaration of war, they came together. "That's it. That's it!"

"What's it," Ranma asked, annoyed. He was getting tired of being left in the dark on what was going on.

"Dekim Barton's new plans; I know what they are! He's using this girl to launch an invasion from a place where no one could detect him. A place nobody would think of, save maybe for myself and other Digi-destined, where he could also hide someone that would be a threat to him like Relena."

It was then that Ranma was catching on. "TK, are you saying that-?"

Reaching into his pocket, TK wasn't surprised when he pulled out his D-3. "Yes, Ranma. Dekim has discovered, and has invaded, the Digital World."



TO BE CONTINUED…


NEXT (TK): The Digimon are gone. Only soldiers and mobile suits called Serpents roam the Digital World, and while it's called the Mareimeia Army, I have a feeling Dekim's pulling all the strings. But, what can I do to stop them without Patamon and the others? Luckily, Gennai appears with a new mystic item, as well as… the five Gundam scientists and a man named Howard?!

Next on BOYZ - ENDLESS WALTZ: The Wings of Wing Zero, TK's Evolution to Gundam.

Let's hope all my training pays off!


A/n: Some opening chapter, huh? Once again, I delay the Takari stuff and bring in another crisis for the Boyz. *Ducks the numerous fruits thrown by rapid Takari fans* This could be hazardous to my health, especially since I've been lazy when it comes to fics lately.

In regards to the title, 1) In some anime, like "Dragon Ball Z" and "G Gundam," an episode has 2 titles to it. Therefore, I figured I'd try it out for a fic and see how you all like it. 2) The "Third Call," for some of you slow learners, is in regards to TK. He was called to the Digital World twice in seasons 1 and 2 of "Digimon," and now he's been called back, only this time he's the only Digi-destined being called.

And for those of you pondering further, the answer is no, Ranma and the other Boyz will not become Digi-destined, even though they will be going with TK to the DW.

As for how Piccolo met Wizardmon, or how Dekim found a way into the Digital World, I'm not telling yet, so nyah-nyah!

Read and review, please!

TTFN (Ta-ta for now)!