Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Bad Kitty ❯ Transformation ( Prologue )

This takes place between 01 and 02, right after they gained the ability to go back and forth at will. Granted we don't know just when that is, but we don't really need to know the exact date. no D3s means they're at the mercy of gates that open and shut pretty much at random a la the 02 premiere. Two breaks with canon to remember: Miko's female, and there's no Primary Village. (I don't know if I'm going to kill anybody off just yet, but in my little corner of the Digiworld, "dead" means "dead," not "perfectly fine 'n' dandy within five seconds." =p If you see my name on most anything, forget the Primary Village.) Starts out humorous, gets darker in some parts.

Let's hope Microsloth Word didn't screw this up too badly.

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Prologue: Transformation

"How can you watch this stuff, Gatomon?" Kari was saying as she walked into the living room. She sat down on the couch next to her partner, who was engrossed in Power Rangers Turbo. Tommy the Red Ranger and Justin the Blue Ranger were onscreen now, while a plastic periscope popped up out of a bucket of water to spy on them, and the scene changed to the Pirate Queen Divatox, who began laughing evilly at whatever her latest scheme was.

"Come on, this is good stuff."

"Divatox is going to send those fish guys again, and they'll get their butts kicked again, and then it's detonator time again..."

"There's a lot more to it than that," Gatomon said. "Besides, he's cute," she said, pointing at the screen.

"Tommy?" Kari said. "I didn't think you'd ever go for a human, but I guess he's..."

"Not him... Justin," Gatomon sighed dreamily.

"Oookay..." Kari said.

Onscreen, the Piranhatrons had arrived, and the Rangers were battling them to the tune of the Piranhatron theme song. "...They're chickens, they're weaklings, they smell bad (Piranhatrons!)..." Gatomon was entranced.

Kari rolled her eyes and got up from the couch to go for some pop, or 'soda,' as Matt insisted on calling it.

"Mee-YOW!"

"Whoa!" Kari shouted as she nearly stepped on Miko. "Watch out, Miko! I'd hate for you to lose your tail." She reached down to scratch the cat's ears and then stood back up. Miko tried to rub against Kari's leg, but Kari was on the move again. After picking up two cans of soda from the refrigerator, she walked past her, almost kicking her again but not noticing this time. She went back to the couch and sat down next to Gatomon, and they watched as Divatox tossed a Ranger back into the thick of a Piranhatron onslaught.

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It wasn't fair.

Miko watched Kari with... her. At first, Kari had been all hers. There was always a warm lap to jump into, and Kari always knew where that spot behind her ears was. And then, she came along. Now Kari had no time for her, and spent every available moment with Gatomon. Gone were the days of table scraps, and Kari sneaking her along to school in her backpack, and sitting on top of Kari's head. She wished she'd never found that stupid gadget that had led Kari to ...she who must not be named.

"Meow," Miko said with disgust, and walked away. Gatomon, enjoy this while it lasts. But Hikari Kamiya is mine.

Miko walked through the kitchen, and to the stairs, racing up to Kari's room. A room that now smelled like Gatomon. "Meow," Miko growled under her breath. I swear...

Miko turned and walked out of the room, unable to bear being around her scent. She started to run down the stairs again, but between her and the stairway was a strange fog. Before she could stop, she ran into it.

Once inside, she saw a circle of bats that served as a window to... somewhere. Within it stood what looked like a tall man in a strange costume.

Do you want her back? asked the man.

"Meow?" she said, not comprehending at first.

Do you want what is yours?

"Meow," she answered.

I can give it to you. I can give you the power to defeat your rival. All I ask is that you do something for me in return.

"Meow?" Miko asked.

Destroy the Digidestined, answered the figure.

Miko wasn't sure if she wanted to destroy anything, other than Gatomon. "Meow?" she said, unsure.

The fog around her began to change, and she was in the living room. Kari and Gatomon were laughing together over what they were watching. Miko meowed loudly, but Kari and Gatomon couldn't hear... or didn't care.

The voice was still with Miko. When was the last time you sat in her lap? When was the last time she sat with you, talked with you, and gave you kitty treats? I assure you, Kari has plenty of time for... her.

That did it. Miko leapt up, a glare in her eyes. "Meow," she growled in fury.

So let it be programmed, so let it be done. SaberNekomon, arise! The figure waved his arms, and a torrent of bats surged from the portal and wrapped around Miko, faster than she could meow. And then, they evaporated into a mist that obscured her vision. Eventually, the mist faded, to reveal that she was once again at the top of the stairway, with no fog, bats, or strange men. But now, she realized that the ground was much farther away now, and she was standing on only two legs. She raised her front paws in front of her, to find that they had changed. She now had five long fingers on each hand, like Kari's, only she still had her claws, while Kari did not. She walked back into the bathroom to find the strange wall where that other cat was always there, doing everything she did. Perhaps it had changed with her?

She saw herself, and gasped. She was now a tall human girl with a luxurious mane of brown hair with golden streaks. She wore a tight blouse and a short skirt, both with a tiger-stripe pattern. Her skin was a lovely tan color. Her ears were still pointed and atop her head, and she still sported a long tail that swished behind her when she walked. Her eyes had also remained unchanged. "Me-ow!" she said in appreciation as she spun around. Her voice was that of a human.

But the biggest change was the power that she felt flowing through her. "Tigris Wave!" she shouted, slashing with her claws. An arc of energy left her hand, powering straight through three walls and out of the house, leaving holes in the shape of a claw slash. SaberNekomon laughed gleefully. "Gatomon, your hours are numbered!"

She willed herself to be elsewhere, and vanished.

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Voice of Davis: Whoa! Be careful of how you treat your pets, or this might happen. And why won't Myotismon just stay down? You're not gonna wanna miss the next Digimon: Digital Monsters.

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AN: For non-Power Rangers fans who don't get the Tommy/Justin thing, in Power Rangers Turbo, the Blue Ranger, Justin, was about twelve years old.