Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Bad Kitty ❯ Exploration ( Chapter 1 )

I'd sorta forgotten this was here. I'll add onto it regularly from now on. Next up: SaberNekomon's exploration of the real world.

Speaking of which, I've never been to Odaiba (or anywhere else in Japan) so this is all based on observation from the two or three anime shows that I watch, and the rest is filled in with guesswork. Gotta have all things Japan perfect, I'm not your man.

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Ch. 1: Exploration

SaberNekomon wandered the streets of Odaiba. This was nothing like the world she had known. Before, her entire universe had been the Kamiyas' apartment and the surrounding areas, and she'd rarely seen the outside world. But once she'd been transformed, she'd had an epiphany. It had dawned on her that there was more to the world than that. She'd seen a little of it on occasion, but hadn't had the mind to comprehend it. Now, she had decided to see the outside world as the humans experienced it.

She walked on two legs and felt the breeze through her hair, watched as drivers cursed at each other as they sped through the city at breakneck pace. People came in and out of buildings, all in a hurry to go somewhere and do something, running into each other, muttering apologies or insults as they disentangled and scurried on their way. They should learn to sit back, relax, go with the flow, SaberNekomon decided. I never imagined a world like this.

She also noticed that she was getting more attention. When she had been Miko, people would not have given her a second glance, if even a first. She was just "The Kamiyas' cat." Now, they saw her as being worth as much as any other human. Which didn't appear to be much when they were in 'mouse-scurry mode' like this. But instead of passing her by without even knowing, they actually paused to let her past them, or said 'excuse me' or 'watch it, lady' when she almost ran into them. Cool! And it was a rare male eye that didn't turn her way for at least a second or two.

The humans were piling into their cars, which SaberNekomon now saw as more than just something to be avoided when it speeds down the street. She still felt a little trepidation at seeing this many of them moving at once. You're stronger than they are, she reminded herself.

She noted the changes to herself, as well. The more she walked, the more she noticed. She was thinking in terms that she'd never imagined before her transformation. She knew the concept of a car, had a mental image of the object, but now, that image was connected with the word car. All objects and concepts were now attached to such words in her mind, and she knew she'd have no trouble talking to the humans.

She felt a tug on her tail, and turned to see a small girl about Kari's age, with large eyeglasses and hair that was strangely purple. The girl and her father had come from a store on a corner.

"Wow, that's a great costume!" the girl said. "It looks real!"

"Don't bother the lady," the girl's father said, pulling her hand away from SaberNekomon's tail. "I'm sure she's in a hurry."

"Yeah, but look, the ears even move!" the girl said, pointing, as her father dragged her away. She was jumping up and down now. "Can you buy me one, please, Daddy, please! I'll keep my room clean, I won't take the stereo apart anymore, please!"

A mildly amused SaberNekomon turned her attention to the store the two had come from, and walked inside.

*****

"So, Ayaka, what are you doing Friday night?" Taichi Kamiya asked a short, redheaded girl with pigtails as they both approached the checkout counter.

"With you?" Ayaka sniffed rudely. "Nothing." She stalked past Tai and went to the counter to pay for her items.

"Smooth as always, Tai," Yamato Ishida laughed as Tai walked back to the fountain drinks. "Even TK can do better than that."

"Oh, yeah? I'd like to see you try, blondie."

"Watch and learn," Matt said slyly. He put on his winning smile and walked up to Ayaka. Tai couldn't hear what Matt was saying, but he did hear the slap even at that distance. Tai cracked up as a defeated Matt walked away from the checkout line.

"Yeah, go ahead, laugh it up," Matt groused.

"I intend to."

"We'd better get back in a hurry, though. I don't think Agumon and Gabumon will wait out back forever."

"Oh, they won't mind," Tai said. "After saving the world a few times, they're probably signing autographs or something."

Soon, in stepped a woman with a body worthy of any model. She stood a good deal taller than Tai and Matt, and seemed to be on her way to or from a costume party, with cat ears, a tail, and a rather revealing tiger-striped outfit.

"Whoa," Tai and Matt said together, their mouths nearly hanging open.

The woman looked at Tai thoughtfully, smiled about something only she knew, and then started looking around the store. Matt was staring at Tai in disbelief.

"What can I say?" Tai laughed. "When you got, you got it."

After the woman had taken up an armload of seemingly random items, including several packages of cat treats and a few cans of Fancy Feast, she walked up to the checkout counter. The boys' eyes were glued to her the entire time. Even the two policemen who were guarding the store stole the occasional glance at her.

If only you knew, the woman across the room thought, looking at Tai once more and smiling, causing her former owner to turn pink. If only you knew. She turned back to the counter.

The bored-looking woman behind the counter rang up the items, and told her the price. SaberNekomon suddenly realized that she had no money, and cursed herself for forgetting that she'd need it. Oh, well, it's not like they can stop me. It might be fun to see what they do.

SaberNekomon turned to run back out of the store, slowly so the humans might think they had a chance of catching her. But there was no need for pursuit: The two policemen stepped in front if her. "I'm afraid you can't do that, ma'am," said one.

SaberNekomon giggled. This would be so much fun! She dropped the armful of items and glared at the officers, pouting. As one policeman approached, SaberNekomon allowed her claws to slide out. With a slash that was almost too fast to see, she tore claw marks in the officer's shirt, but didn't touch the officer himself. An effortless shove sent the shocked man toppling into the stand of greeting cards. The other took out his club, and SaberNekomon split it in half with her claws even as she kicked out, sending this officer flying into a display. SaberNekomon flipped, gently and effortlessly landing atop a shelf, and posed as if for an audience. "I'm afraid I can," she said. Another flip placed her in front of the counter, where she reached for the cash register so as to take care of the money situation. The cashier wasn't fast enough in getting away from it, so SaberNekomon tossed her to the floor.

"That's no costume. I'll get Agumon and Gabumon," Tai said to Matt. "Stay here and... I don't know, something. But we can't let her get away without knowing how she got to the real world and what she's doing here."

"Hey, wait..." Matt said as Tai ran out through the front door. "Wonderful."

*****

SaberNekomon finished helping herself to the money in the cash register, stopped to pick up the Fancy Feast but left most of the items behind. Ah, I don't need that stuff. A blonde-haired boy started to say something to her, but thought better of it. She shoved him aside for good measure, and made her exit.

There, she saw several police cars collected in front of the store. Guess someone called them when I wasn't looking. I can't be this sloppy against the Digidestined, she mused. She noted that a news helicopter had arrived. Hopefully, the Digidestined would see the broadcast and come a-running. Where were they, anyway? A real opponent would be far more entertaining.

Three officers came towards her, and she spent exactly four seconds tossing them back to the line of cars. These humans are so weak, SaberNekomon thought. This was going to get rather dull rather quickly. "Tigris Wave!" she shouted, sending an arc of energy their way. The car it struck exploded in flame, and the policemen standing around it ran to avoid the flying debris. SaberNekomon briefly wondered if that had been one of the empty cars or if someone had been in it. She hadn't thought to check beforehand. Oh, well, she thought, mentally shrugging as she flipped onto the hood of one of the cars, reached inside, and tossed the driver out, all before the other policemen even had their guns drawn. Let's see what one of these can do. She slipped inside, and tried to see if her newfound awareness included how to operate the vehicle.

She started to drive forward, but an orange, clawed foot struck the ground in front of her. "You! Pull over!" came a growling voice.

SaberNekomon looked out the window to see a dinosaur in front of her and a giant wolf behind her. The Digidestined had finally seen fit to make an appearance. Hee hee! Maybe this'll be fun after all! She shoved the car door off of its hinges and stepped out.

"Who are you?" the wolf asked. "Why are you here?"

SaberNekomon shrugged. "You know, see the sights, have some fun, trash the Digidestined, take my revenge, that sorta thing. You can call me SaberNekomon!" She giggled as she backflipped to land next to Greymon. Springing into the air faster than the dinosaur Digimon could react, she jumped as high as his chest and kicked him over, hard.

"Howling Blaster!" Garurumon shouted, sending a carefully-aimed blast SaberNekomon's way.

SaberNekomon leapt clear over the blast, and landed atop the car of a terrified policeman. "Tigris Wave!" The energy arc plowed through the air and into Garurumon, sending him flying. Greymon bounded forward.

"So, you wanna play too?" SaberNekomon laughed. "This is great!" She jumped from the roof of the car and rolled forward, winding up beneath Greymon. A sweeping kick put him on his back, and with an easy hop, she landed on his head. Greymon took a swing, only to hit himself in the face when SaberNekomon hopped away. "I thought the infamous Digidestined were supposed to be tough. Come on already!" She was still all smiles, her amusement genuine.

Now that SaberNekomon was standing alone, the police had a clear shot. They crouched behind their cars took aim, and opened fire. Most of the bullets struck the unimpressed SaberNekomon, who turned around, looking mildly annoyed. "Tigris Wave," she said, casually tossing the arc at them. It expanded to strike across the hoods of the cars, tearing them apart. The police leapt backward, and she took aim for the officers themselves, but Greymon launched a Nova Blast from behind. SaberNekomon heard it coming, flipped over it, and Tigris Waved it out of existence even as she spun through the air. She touched down behind Greymon and kicked him forward onto his belly. Garurumon pounced, but SaberNekomon jumped straight up, evading his claws and putting herself in perfect jaw-kicking position. Her kick caused Garurumon to flip completely over. SaberNekomon giggled with childlike glee at the sight. The police officers were completely forgotten, and had decided that that was for the best. They held their fire and watched from the safest distance they could maintain without feeling like complete cowards.

Garurumon and Greymon attacked together, charging at SaberNekomon. She waited as two sets of huge claws descended on her, and then leapt forward, catching Greymon's leg and pulling him into Garurumon, causing them to go down in a heap. "Get up already," she said impatiently. "Come on!"

Greymon and Garurumon stood to their feet as their foe waited, impatiently tapping her foot.

"Howling Blaster!" Garurumon yelled as he charged her. SaberNekomon leapt over it and launched at him, claws outstretched...

...and Greymon deftly reached out to grab her by the tail and slam her to the ground, facefirst, and then place his foot on her back. "Now, you're going to tell us who sent you, and what's going on."

"Or you'll make a good snack!" Garurumon threatened.

"Hey, that was a pretty good move," SaberNekomon said. "You have been doing this a while. Watch this! Tigris Wave!" she shouted, jabbing her hands into the ground. There was an explosion, and Greymon was thrown off balance. SaberNekomon winced. Okay, that hurt, she thought, having taken most of the force herself. But she wasn't going to let her opponents know it. She leapt up to push Greymon's foot, knocking him over for the third time in as many minutes. She sidestepped the Howling Blaster she knew was coming, flipped twice, and touched down on Garurumon's back. "You know, you're kinda cute. I almost hate to have to do this. But you two aren't that much fun anyway. May as well get it over with." Garurumon was thrashing to try to dislodge SaberNekomon, but she wouldn't budge. Greymon reached down to try to pull her off. "Tigris Wave!" she shouted, taking one hand off of Garurumon to slash the air in Greymon's direction. The energy arc exploded against him, causing him to drop like a puppet whose strings were cut. He breathed raggedly as he began to flicker, and finally devolved into Agumon, whom Tai ran to scoop up.

"Later, gator. And now..." She poised a claw over the back of Garurumon's neck. "Tigris..."

"No!" Matt screamed.

"Celestial Arrow!" The arrow sent SaberNekomon flying off of Garurumon. She rolled end over end before coming to a stop.

"Okay, that was mean," SaberNekomon muttered, standing to her feet to look at her newest adversary. She saw the angel Digimon, and with her, Kari, who ran to stand next to Tai and Matt.

SaberNekomon laughed with anticipation. Now Kari would get to see her in action. But then, she noticed something about the angel that was approaching her, and her jovial mood vanished in an instant.

Angewomon's appearance may have been unfamiliar, but scents didn't lie. It was... her.

"YOU!" she hissed, leaping at Angewomon, claws first.

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Voice of Davis: Uh-oh. I love a good chick fight, but this could get ugly. Will SaberNekomon get her claws into Angewomon? And will Tai and Matt ever have success with women? This and more on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!