Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Digimon Season 02 Story Arch ❯ A Time to Heal - part 1 ( Chapter 3 )
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Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I made up the character Lori Tanaka and her mother Anna.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story happens after "A Time To Fall". Part 1 of my digi-trilogy.
If you have'nt read it yet, please do. Then this story will make more sense!
"A Time To Heal" part 2 of the time trilogy
A Digimon Fanfic by: Flamedramon_girl
Chapter One
"How is he? Is Flamedramon awake?" Davis asked worriedly. He and the rest of the
Digidestined and their Digimon were crowded in Lori's living room. After they had arrived,
the group had helped carry the unconscious Flamedramon into Lori's room where they laid him
on a spare mattress on the floor. Lori's Mother had shooed them all out so that she could
examine Flamedramon's injuries in more detail without any distractions.
Now she stood on the threshold to the living room, her arms and the front of her shirt
covered in blood. "No, he's not awake. I'm going to need some help though."
Davis leaped up. "What do you need me to do?" He blurted. He obviously was in distress
about his Digimon. "I can't just sit here and do nothing!"
"What's going on? We can help too", Yolei said. The others nodded.
"Can we go in and see him?", asked Cody quietly, Upamon was in his lap.
Anna raised her hands to quiet everybody. "I guess you guys can come in and see him.
You have to stay calm and be quiet though."
The group followed her into Lori's room. They all knelt around Flamedramon who was still
out cold. His armored mask was on the floor beside him where Davis had left it. The group's
whispers fell to a quiet hush when they saw him.
He was laying on his side; Anna had got some pillows so that he would be comfortable,
and to support his injured shoulder. Lori remembered when her Mother had reset the joint.
He had passed out in her arms.
"I successfully stopped the blood flow from the wounds in his arm and leg. I'm going to
need some help with the side wound." Anna said grabbing a clean towel. She motioned Davis and
Lori to kneel beside her. "I need you two to press down as hard as you can." She lay the towel
on Flamedramon.
They did as they were told and pressed down.
"Harder", Anna said, pressing down with them.
Flamedramon stirred and moaned.
"We're hurting him!" Davis said, disturbed.
"I know, but it can't be helped. I would'nt be surprised if he has bruised or cracked
ribs with all the cement debris that fell on him." Anna said standing up. "Now I need you to
stay with him like that. I need to leave for a short while and get some things from the
hospital. I won't be long. Can you do this?"
Davis and Lori nodded.
"All right, I'll be as fast as I can." Anna said, heading out the door. Minutes later,
the van pulled out of the driveway and was gone.
The group was in silent shock. They all sat around Davis, Lori and Flamedramon on the
floor. Cody and Upamon sat silent and expressionless off to the side. Even though he was the
youngest, Cody was also in some ways the strongest of the group. Yolei, TK and Poromon looked
on with sympathy and little Patamon sat by Flamedramon's head. Big tears where falling down his
face. Gatomon sat with him trying to comfort her friend, and Kari sat, wiping tears from her
eyes.
After a while of silence, Lori spoke up. "I'm sure Flamedramon's going to be OK. My
Mom's going to fix him up as good as new."
"Yeah I know. It's just that I can't stand seeing him like this. It's scary." Davis said
quietly. "I wonder if he's going to wake up. He does'nt look so good."
"It's hard to tell right now." Lori said. "He could be out for a while." She looked at
Davis' worried look. "Don't worry, this kind of unconsciousness is good for him. It's a healing
sleep."
Davis nodded, not really in the mood for talking.
* * * * * * * *
Anna came back around thirty minutes later. She came in with supplies from the hospital.
"How is he doing?" She asked as she came in.
"All right I guess, nothing much has changed." Lori answered.
"I think it's best if everyone except Lori and Davis go to the living room." Anna said.
"This is not going to be pretty."
The group reluctantly left the room, glancing at Flamedramon worriedly.
When everyone was out of the room, Anna knelt and checked the graze wound. "Great job,
the blood flow has slowed quite a bit. It should be fine now. Davis can you fill this with warm
water for me?" She held out a basin.
"Sure", Davis said, grabbing it and running out of the room. He came back and Anna
cleaned and disinfected the wound, than bandaged it.
"All right, now on with the nitty gritty..." Anna muttered, removing the temporary
bandage from the bullet wound on the Digimon's arm. As she probed the wound, Flamedramon moaned
softly and his eyes opened slowly.
"Flamedramon! Your awake!" Davis cried, refraining from throwing his arms around him. He
figured he was in enough pain all ready.
Flamedramon looked at him and Lori, than at Lori's Mother. "Where....am..I?" He asked in
a low voice, thick with sleep.
"You're at my house in my room." Lori answered him, leaning forward. "My Mom is going to
help heal you."
Flamedramon looked at Anna. Davis and Lori trusted her, why not himself as well? He
nodded at her slightly.
"My name is Anna", Lori's Mother said with a kind smile.
"I...remember you", Flamedramon murmured. "From earlier."
Anna nodded. "I'm going to remove the bullets in your arm and leg. Then I'm going to
clean and bandage your wounds so that they don't become infected."
Flamedramon nodded again. "I understand."
"This will cause discomfort. I'm too afraid to use normal painkillers because they might
have a negative reaction with your system." Anna said. "I've never worked on a non-human before.
I'll try my best to be gentle."
"I trust you", Flamedramon said, his voice a barely audible whisper.
"We should get started then", Anna said, getting herself ready. She looked at Davis and
Lori. "You guys don't have to stay. This could be disturbing for the gentle hearted."
Davis shook his head. "No way, I'm not leaving him."
Lori nodded. "Yeah, you might need some help."
Not wasting any time, Anna picked up a tweezer like instrument and began to extract the
bullet from the arm wound. It only took about a minute since the bullet was'nt very deep. As
gently as she could, she eased it out and placed the small bloody piece of metal into a small
container.
Through all of this, Flamedramon said not a word or made a sound. His body language
though, spoke volumes. He had stiffened, and Lori saw him close his eyes and clench his teeth.
Now that the first bullet was out, he relaxed with a soft sigh.
Anna then cleaned and bandaged the wound, then prepared to remove the bullet from his
leg. "Now this is a little deeper than the other one." She said to Flamedramon. "Let me know if
you need a break."
Flamedramon nodded than jerked involuntarily as Anna probed the wound with her
tweezer-like instrument. Davis almost wanted to leave the room, but he didn't want to leave his
friend. Lori leaned forward and cradled the Digimon's head in her arms, running her fingers
through his fur soothingly. Flamedramon closed his eyes and seemed to lean into her touch.
Davis watched this and couldn't help but feel envious. Who's Digimon was he anyway? Lori
seemed to have a stronger bond with Flamedramon than Davis ever had and she wasn't even a
Digidestined! He shoved those feelings aside figuring that Flamedramon needed his support and
not his selfishness.
"How are we doing?" Anna asked after a while as she worked on the wound.
"I almost got it."
Flamedramon was unable to speak, all he could do was make a quiet low strangled sound in
his throat. Lori could feel him shaking in her arms.
"I don't know how you can stand this!" Davis said, impressed with his
friend's endurance. "I'd be screaming and bawling my eyes out!"
"I'm.....not far...from it....Davis," Flamedramon choked out. "Believe..me!"
"Almost.......Got it!" Anna exclaimed triumphantly, holding up the bullet.
Flamedramon shuddered with relief, breathing raggedly. Lori sat back, hand resting on
the top of his head. Davis watched him worriedly. "Are you OK? You look like you're going to be
sick!" Anna reached for an empty container and held it in front of the Digimon's face.
"No...Davis." Flamedramon gasped. "I'm not...going....to...be...BLEARGH!"
His sentence was cut off from being violently ill.
"Dude, sick!" Davis exclaimed, grossed out.
Afterwards, an extremely embarrassed Flamedramon looked at Lori and Davis with the
most pitiful expression they had ever seen. After seeing that Flamedramon's nausea was past,
Anna left the room to empty and clean the container.
"Hey it's no big deal", Davis said, trying to comfort his friend. "I probably would have
puked my guts too."
"I don't think that helped Davis", Lori said, watching Flamedramon try to bury his face
into the pillow.
Anna came back, followed by the rest of the group from the living room. "I'm going to
drive all of you guys home now before it gets too late. You might as well say your goodbyes for
tonight."
"Can we exchange phone numbers so we can check to see how he's doing?" asked Davis.
Anna nodded. "Sure". She grabbed some paper and a pen and passed it around where
everyone wrote their numbers. While this was going on, the Digimon said good night to
Flamedramon, who had recovered and had gotten comfortable lying on his back.
"Hope you get better soon Flamedramon. Get lots of rest", Gatomon said, placing a paw on
Flamedramon's arm.
Flamedramon grinned slightly. "Hey, you know me better than that Gatomon. Digimon heal
fast remember?" His voice sounded tired, but he sounded optimistic enough to calm Gatomon's
worries.
Patamon joined Gatomon by her side, as well as Poromon and Upamon. They all wished him
well, saying that they will keep in touch.
The rest of the group, finished with exchanging phone numbers, said their goodbyes as
well. Kari and Yolei gave him hugs, careful not to squeeze too hard. TK and Cody said goodnight,
saying that they'll visit again soon. Davis was last to say goodnight, the others heading out of
the room to get their coats.
Davis sat looking at Flamedramon, not really knowing what to say. Flamedramon, seeming
to know what he was thinking, gave a small grin. "Don't worry about me. I'll be up and fighting
by your side in the Digital world before you can say ‘Digi-armor energize!'"
Davis grinned back, but his eyes were still full of worry. "Yeah, speaking of that,
I'm going to give Izzy my D3 so he can fix it. TK seems to think that's the best thing to do."
He was silent for a few moments. "I can't believe what you did for me, Cody and Lori." He said
quietly. "You almost died saving us. I don't know how to thank you for that. It's a big deal,
you know..." His voice trailed away, and he turned to the side, wiping his face.
"Davis", Flamedramon said softly, seeing his friend's tears. "Don't worry about it.
You're my friend. You don't need to say anything." He moved an arm a little, bumping it against
Davis' slightly. "You should get going. I'll be OK."
Davis nodded, trying not to look upset in front of his friend. He didn't want
Flamedramon to worry about him. "I'll call everyday when I get home from school kay? Take it
easy." He said, getting up.
Flamedramon watched him head towards the door. "Goodnight Davis". He said.
Davis waved and stepped out of the room, almost bumping into Lori who was standing with
her Mother outside of the door. "Jeez! I gotta stop doing that!" Davis said, laughing lightly.
"I didn't even know you left the room."
"We figured we could leave you and your Digi-partner alone for a minute." Lori said
shrugging. "Everyone else is all ready to go."
Davis sighed and nodded. "See ya Lori. Take good care of him OK?"
Lori smiled. "Of course! Good night".
Davis waved as he followed Anna down the hall. "Later."
Lori watched from the living room window as the van left the driveway yet again. Then
she headed back to her room. Flamedramon looked up as she came in. "Is Davis all right?" He
asked with concern.
"Yeah, he's all right. He's just going to miss you." Lori said, sitting down next to
him. "Are you going to be OK?"
Flamedramon nodded and seemed to blush slightly. "I'm fine. I have you here with me."
He said with almost a shy tone to his voice. Lori looked away, smiling.
"Did you want anything to eat or drink?" She asked, getting to her feet.
Flamedramon winced, holding his stomach. "Eat no. I am kind of thirsty though."
"Kay, be back in a sec." Lori said, leaving the room. She came back a few minutes later
holding a glass of cold water. Flamedramon reached for it and lowered his arm sheepishly.
"Do you have a straw? I um, forgot that I can't really hold anything in this form." He
said, looking at his armored talons.
"We don't but we can get some", Lori said. She leaned forward and placed a hand behind
Flamedramon's head, helping him to tilt it forward. Then she held the glass up to his mouth.
"Drink slowly, your stomach might get upset again if you drink too fast."
Flamedramon's eyes closed as he drank the water in small sips. He didn't realize he was
so thirsty. He finished the glass, uttering a soft mmm sound in his throat, looking up at Lori
gratefully.
She smiled, resting his head back on the pillow. "You should get some rest now. You've
had enough action for one day."
"You don't have to tell me twice", Flamedramon murmured sleepily. Lori started to get up
but Flamedramon stopped her, brushing his arm slightly against hers. "Please, stay with me
while I go to sleep", he asked softly.
Lori smiled. "Sure". She got comfy by leaning on the pillow, and resting her arm over
him, her hand on his chest. With her other free hand she brushed the top of his head lightly
with her fingers. She felt him relax with contentment. "Now get some sleep", she said, moving
her hand up to stroke the side of his face.
Flamedramon looked up at her with a tender expression for a few moments, then sleep
started to take him and his eyes slowly drifted shut. Lori kept her hand at his cheek until she
felt his breathing slow in sleep. Then she moved her hand back to his chest. She stayed with him
like that, listening to him breathing softly and feeling his chest rise and fall.
A short while later, Lori heard her Mother come back from dropping the others off.
Shortly, her Mother came in to the room. "I see he's getting some rest." She said, looking down
at the sleeping Digimon.
Lori nodded. "He had a glass of water and was out minutes later".
"He'll be sleeping a lot in the next few days. The other kids explained quite a bit
when I dropped them off. When a Digimon has used up large amounts of energy in battle, they
sleep or eat to get their energy back." Anna said. "They said that usually their Digimon revert
back to their smaller forms when they use up a lot of energy, and all they need is to eat. With
Flamedramon unable to do that, the only option left is sleeping."
Lori listened, fascinated. "They are so lucky", she murmured. "To be able to have such
wonderful beings as friends and protectors. I would love to visit the Digital World and see what
it's like."
Lori's Mother looked Flamedramon over. "Well, He should be all right now. I'll make him
a sling for his arm tomorrow. I think we should get some rest too. It's getting late." She said.
Lori nodded. "OK, goodnight Mom".
Anna left to go to bed, and Lori got into her PJ's. She crawled into bed and got
comfortable. She looked at the sleeping form of Flamedramon before turning off the light.
"Goodnight Flamedramon", she whispered.
She was soon asleep.
* * * * * * * *
Lori woke to a bright sunny Sunday morning. She got up and after eating breakfast and
getting dressed, she went back into her room and sat next to Flamedramon. He was curled up with
his face buried in the pillow.
As she watched him sleep, she admired the design of his armor. She really liked the sun
shaped crest on the back of his armored top. It shone golden in the light like the sun outside.
She wondered if the symbol had any meaning. She reached out and gently traced the design with
her fingertips.
Flamedramon stirred slightly. "Lori?"
"Oh! I hope I did'nt wake you", Lori said apologetically.
"No, you didn't", came the soft reply.
Lori moved to sit in front of him, careful not to step on his tail. "How are you feeling
today?" She asked.
"Tired", Flamedramon sighed. "And sore. Everything hurts."
"Mom is going to make a sling for your shoulder. She said you should heal up just fine."
Lori said reassuringly. The Digimon nodded.
After a pause, Flamedramon looked up at her curiously. "What were you doing just now?
You were touching me".
"I was just admiring your armor." Lori said, slightly embarrassed. "I was touching that
sun symbol on your tunic. What is it? Does it mean anything?" It was now her turn to be
curious.
Flamedramon's eyes grew sad. "It's the Crest of Courage. I.....don't know what it means
anymore", he murmured.
"What is it? What's the matter?" Lori asked, concerned. Something was bothering
Flamedramon deeply. She could see the pain in his eyes, and it wasn't physical.
"I....I don't want to talk about it right now." Flamedramon whispered looking up at Lori
almost pleadingly, not wanting her to pursue the subject.
Lori nodded, showing him that she understood. "Did you want anything to eat or drink?"
Flamedramon nodded. Lori could still see that he was upset about something, and was
trying to hide it. She hoped that he would talk about it soon. It wasn't healthy for him to keep
it inside.
Lori got up and went to the kitchen. She got a glass of water, and chopped up some
fruit onto a plate. She dug around in the cupboards and found a surprise for Flamedramon. When
she went back into her room, Flamedramon seemed back to normal. Whatever was bothering him, he
seemed to have succeeded in getting it under control.
Lori sat, placing the plate and glass of water in front of him. "I chopped up some fruit
for you." She had a hand behind her back.
Flamedramon tried to shift his position to see what she had. "What are you hiding?"
"Oh, nothing.....just straws!" Lori said with a grin, holding them out. "Mom must have
found these last night. I think you'll like them." The brightly colored drinking straws were
long and were in various swirly shapes.
Flamedramon's eyes lit up when he saw them. "Hey, those are neat! Davis doesn't have
those at his place." Lori put one in the glass and the Digimon grinned as he had a drink.
"Cool!"
Lori grinned and picked up a piece of cantelope. "I chopped enough fruit for the both of
us". She looked at Flamedramon's talons, suddenly realizing that he wouldn't be able to pick
anything up.
Flamedramon seemed to know her thoughts. "Don't worry about it", he said with a grin.
He reached down and speared a piece of a melon on a talon and bringing it to his mouth, took a
big bite out of it. He winked at her as he did so.
Lori laughed. "Show off!"
Flamedramon laughed softly and continued to eat. By the time they finished off the plate,
Lori could tell that Flamedramon was ready to rest again. Just the small amount of time that he
was awake exhausted him. He slumped back down on the pillow with a soft sigh.
"You feeling OK?" Lori asked him.
"Yeah", He murmured, "Just tired..." The dragon Digimon immediately drifted off into a
deep sleep.
Lori took the dishes to the kitchen and started washing them and putting them away. She
had just finished when the phone rang. It was Davis.
"How is he?" He blurted as Lori was saying Hello.
"He's fine. We just had something to eat and he's sleeping now."
"Oh", Davis said. "I was hoping he was going to be awake so I could talk to him."
"Miss him huh?" Lori said knowingly.
Davis was silent for a few seconds. "Yeah", he said finally in a quiet voice. "Well", he
continued in a brighter tone. "It is quieter around here! Uh...except for my older Sister..."
Lori smiled. "Have you given your Digivice to Izzy yet?"
"Huh?" Davis said at the sudden switch in topic. "Oh, not yet. I'm meeting up with him
and Tai tomorrow after school and I'm giving it to him then."
"Are Tai, and Izzy Digidestined too?" Lori asked.
"Of course!" Davis said. "Oh, you haven't met them yet. They are the older
Digidestined. They are four years older than us."
"Really! I only met you and four others last night. How many of you are there?"
"Well, the others that were there last night, including me are the new group of
Digidestined. Four years ago, there were eight. TK and Kari were part of that original group.
I'm going to have to hook you up with Kari's older Bro Tai so he can fill you in. It's a looong
story!"
The two of them chatted for a while longer than Davis had to go. Lori hung up the phone,
smiling. She liked Davis. He seemed to be a nice guy. The day was pretty normal after that.
Lori's Mother made a sling for Flamedramon, and Lori helped her clean him up and get all the
dirt and dried blood off of him. It took at least fifteen minutes trying to figure out how to
take all of his armor off. Flamedramon was so out of it that he didn't even wake up when they
sponge bathed him. After they had washed him, and wrapped him in fresh bandages, they wrapped
the sleeping Digimon in clean blankets on the mat.
Later that evening, Davis' four other friends called wondering how Flamedramon was
doing. Nothing much happened after that and Lori settled into bed for a night of reading and
getting a good sleep for school the next day.
* * * * * * * *
"Um...I'm naked..." Lori heard Flamedramon mumble. She turned away from her mirror and
paused from brushing her hair. It was Monday morning and she was getting ready for school.
Flamedramon had just woken up and was looking at himself. Lori smiled, putting the comb down and
sitting on the floor next to him.
"You are also cleaner. Mom and I gave you a bath last night."
Flamedramon turned his face away, blushing slightly, trying not to think about Lori's
gentle hands running all over his body. Shoving that thought from his mind, he noticed something
else. "I do have hands", he commented, holding them up and studying them. "I've never seen them
before."
Lori didn't really get a good look at them the night before. He had three fingers, each
one tipped with a long sharp talon. Like his rookie form, Flamedramon's whole body was blue.
Except for the front of his torso, throat and lower half of his face, which was white. "They're
shaped like Greymon's hands." Flamedramon said as an after thought.
"Who's Greymon?" Lori asked, curious.
"Another Digimon. You haven't met him yet. He's a dinosaur type, and looks like a T-rex
with a horned mask."
"Sounds pretty freaky", Lori said, standing up. "I'm going to get us some
breakfast kay?"
Flamedramon smiled at her as she walked out the door.
Later, she returned and they ate their food, Flamedramon was happy that he could pick
things up easier. By the time Lori put the dishes in the sink, and went back to her room to get
her school bag, the Armored Digimon was fast asleep. Lori put a plastic wrapped plate of food
and a bottle of water on the floor next to the mat in case he was hungry while she was at school.
Her Mom wasn't home and was at the hospital til the evening. Before leaving, Lori pulled up the
blankets and covered Flamedramon's sleeping form. "See ya", she whispered before heading out the
door.
* * * * * * * *
The week was going by fairly quickly. Flamedramon spent a lot of time sleeping, only
waking long enough to eat and to answer the call of nature. On Wednesday, when Lori came back
from school, she walked into her room to find Flamedramon standing shakily in front of her
mirror.
"What are you doing?" Lori asked. "You shouldn't be on your feet so soon until you get
more strength."
Flamedramon turned and almost fell over. "I'm fine", he said wincing. "Almost..."
Lori helped him as he slowly got back down on his mat, wrapping the blanket around
himself. "I was just seeing what I looked like", He said. "It's wierd without all
that armor on."
"And?"
"I look like crap."
Lori couldn't help but laugh. "I think you look just fine." Flamedramon did look
different without his armor though. He seemed smaller somehow. He was lean with long slender
arms and legs. Even though Flamedramon claimed that he felt awkward, Lori noticed that he was
very graceful and balanced when he moved. Well since she'd met him anyway, he hadn't moved much
since he was at her house.
"Well, you just get some rest." Lori said getting up. "I'll be back in a bit."
Flamedramon nodded and settled, closing his eyes. Lori, leaving him to sleep, grabbed a towel
and headed to the bathroom to shower.
* * * * * * * *
A while later, Lori finished her shower and was drying off. That shower had felt so
good, she thought to herself. I feel human again. She dried off and stood nude while drying her
hair. She was so absorbed in her task that she didn't notice the door had opened until she heard
the soft thunk of a plastic cup falling onto the tile floor. She whirled around with a soft cry
of surprise, and wrapped a towel around herself as she saw Flamedramon standing in the bathroom
doorway.
He must've come in for a glass of water, Lori thought numbly as she noticed the cup at
his feet; it had fallen from his nerveless fingers. Flamedramon was staring at her in silent
shock, blushing crimson. He came to his senses, and covering his face with his hands, mumbled
apologies and stumbled out of the doorway and down the hallway. He seemed upset.
Lori sighed and threw on her clothes. She went into her room to find Flamedramon wrapped
up in his blanket on the mat. Only his taloned blue feet were visible, sticking out at one end.
She sat at the end where his head would be and rested her hand on the lump under the blanket.
She heard a moan of embarrassment from within the depths of the fabric.
"Flamedramon, it's OK, I'm not mad at you. It was an accident." Lori said, hoping she
sounded comforting.
Flamedramon was silent.
"I think you are more upset than me!" Lori said with a grin. She grabbed the blanket
and tugged slightly, until one reddish brown eye blinked up at her through a small gap in the
blanket. He avoided her gaze and turned his head. Lori stifled a giggle as she reached down and
tickled the underside of his foot.
Flamedramon didn't make a sound but he squirmed pretty good. Finally he sat up and
uncovered his face, still avoiding her gaze. "It's no big deal", Lori said. "You've seen a
naked human before right? What about Davis?"
"Um...you look quite a bit different than he does", Flamedramon mumbled, blushing
furiously again.
"Oh, so you saw everything huh?"
Flamedramon glanced at Lori slightly than lowered his eyes. "Umm yeah". Lori nodded and
didn't make a comment. Flamedramon glanced at her again thinking that she expected him to say
more. "Uhh, you look very...nice", he said softly, than he blushed again and covered his face
with his hands. She's gonna kill me now! He thought, expecting her to be mad.
To his surprise, Lori didn't do anything in anger. She reached up and grabbed his hands
and gently pulled down until she could see his face. He turned away from her, but Lori placed
her hands on either side of his face, forcing him to look her in the eyes. "Thank you", she said
smiling. "You are so nice."
Flamedramon blinked in surprise. "You aren't mad?"
"No! I was surprised but I wasn't angry". Lori said, lowering her hands. "It's OK."
Flamedramon looked relieved.
"I just have to do my homework, and start supper", Lori said getting up. "Mom should be
home soon. If you feel up to it, how about we watch a movie after?"
Flamedramon looked up at her and smiled. "I'd like that Lori".
Lori got out her books to do her homework......
END OF CHAPTER 1!
CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON!
comments and questions welcome.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story happens after "A Time To Fall". Part 1 of my digi-trilogy.
If you have'nt read it yet, please do. Then this story will make more sense!
"A Time To Heal" part 2 of the time trilogy
A Digimon Fanfic by: Flamedramon_girl
Chapter One
"How is he? Is Flamedramon awake?" Davis asked worriedly. He and the rest of the
Digidestined and their Digimon were crowded in Lori's living room. After they had arrived,
the group had helped carry the unconscious Flamedramon into Lori's room where they laid him
on a spare mattress on the floor. Lori's Mother had shooed them all out so that she could
examine Flamedramon's injuries in more detail without any distractions.
Now she stood on the threshold to the living room, her arms and the front of her shirt
covered in blood. "No, he's not awake. I'm going to need some help though."
Davis leaped up. "What do you need me to do?" He blurted. He obviously was in distress
about his Digimon. "I can't just sit here and do nothing!"
"What's going on? We can help too", Yolei said. The others nodded.
"Can we go in and see him?", asked Cody quietly, Upamon was in his lap.
Anna raised her hands to quiet everybody. "I guess you guys can come in and see him.
You have to stay calm and be quiet though."
The group followed her into Lori's room. They all knelt around Flamedramon who was still
out cold. His armored mask was on the floor beside him where Davis had left it. The group's
whispers fell to a quiet hush when they saw him.
He was laying on his side; Anna had got some pillows so that he would be comfortable,
and to support his injured shoulder. Lori remembered when her Mother had reset the joint.
He had passed out in her arms.
"I successfully stopped the blood flow from the wounds in his arm and leg. I'm going to
need some help with the side wound." Anna said grabbing a clean towel. She motioned Davis and
Lori to kneel beside her. "I need you two to press down as hard as you can." She lay the towel
on Flamedramon.
They did as they were told and pressed down.
"Harder", Anna said, pressing down with them.
Flamedramon stirred and moaned.
"We're hurting him!" Davis said, disturbed.
"I know, but it can't be helped. I would'nt be surprised if he has bruised or cracked
ribs with all the cement debris that fell on him." Anna said standing up. "Now I need you to
stay with him like that. I need to leave for a short while and get some things from the
hospital. I won't be long. Can you do this?"
Davis and Lori nodded.
"All right, I'll be as fast as I can." Anna said, heading out the door. Minutes later,
the van pulled out of the driveway and was gone.
The group was in silent shock. They all sat around Davis, Lori and Flamedramon on the
floor. Cody and Upamon sat silent and expressionless off to the side. Even though he was the
youngest, Cody was also in some ways the strongest of the group. Yolei, TK and Poromon looked
on with sympathy and little Patamon sat by Flamedramon's head. Big tears where falling down his
face. Gatomon sat with him trying to comfort her friend, and Kari sat, wiping tears from her
eyes.
After a while of silence, Lori spoke up. "I'm sure Flamedramon's going to be OK. My
Mom's going to fix him up as good as new."
"Yeah I know. It's just that I can't stand seeing him like this. It's scary." Davis said
quietly. "I wonder if he's going to wake up. He does'nt look so good."
"It's hard to tell right now." Lori said. "He could be out for a while." She looked at
Davis' worried look. "Don't worry, this kind of unconsciousness is good for him. It's a healing
sleep."
Davis nodded, not really in the mood for talking.
* * * * * * * *
Anna came back around thirty minutes later. She came in with supplies from the hospital.
"How is he doing?" She asked as she came in.
"All right I guess, nothing much has changed." Lori answered.
"I think it's best if everyone except Lori and Davis go to the living room." Anna said.
"This is not going to be pretty."
The group reluctantly left the room, glancing at Flamedramon worriedly.
When everyone was out of the room, Anna knelt and checked the graze wound. "Great job,
the blood flow has slowed quite a bit. It should be fine now. Davis can you fill this with warm
water for me?" She held out a basin.
"Sure", Davis said, grabbing it and running out of the room. He came back and Anna
cleaned and disinfected the wound, than bandaged it.
"All right, now on with the nitty gritty..." Anna muttered, removing the temporary
bandage from the bullet wound on the Digimon's arm. As she probed the wound, Flamedramon moaned
softly and his eyes opened slowly.
"Flamedramon! Your awake!" Davis cried, refraining from throwing his arms around him. He
figured he was in enough pain all ready.
Flamedramon looked at him and Lori, than at Lori's Mother. "Where....am..I?" He asked in
a low voice, thick with sleep.
"You're at my house in my room." Lori answered him, leaning forward. "My Mom is going to
help heal you."
Flamedramon looked at Anna. Davis and Lori trusted her, why not himself as well? He
nodded at her slightly.
"My name is Anna", Lori's Mother said with a kind smile.
"I...remember you", Flamedramon murmured. "From earlier."
Anna nodded. "I'm going to remove the bullets in your arm and leg. Then I'm going to
clean and bandage your wounds so that they don't become infected."
Flamedramon nodded again. "I understand."
"This will cause discomfort. I'm too afraid to use normal painkillers because they might
have a negative reaction with your system." Anna said. "I've never worked on a non-human before.
I'll try my best to be gentle."
"I trust you", Flamedramon said, his voice a barely audible whisper.
"We should get started then", Anna said, getting herself ready. She looked at Davis and
Lori. "You guys don't have to stay. This could be disturbing for the gentle hearted."
Davis shook his head. "No way, I'm not leaving him."
Lori nodded. "Yeah, you might need some help."
Not wasting any time, Anna picked up a tweezer like instrument and began to extract the
bullet from the arm wound. It only took about a minute since the bullet was'nt very deep. As
gently as she could, she eased it out and placed the small bloody piece of metal into a small
container.
Through all of this, Flamedramon said not a word or made a sound. His body language
though, spoke volumes. He had stiffened, and Lori saw him close his eyes and clench his teeth.
Now that the first bullet was out, he relaxed with a soft sigh.
Anna then cleaned and bandaged the wound, then prepared to remove the bullet from his
leg. "Now this is a little deeper than the other one." She said to Flamedramon. "Let me know if
you need a break."
Flamedramon nodded than jerked involuntarily as Anna probed the wound with her
tweezer-like instrument. Davis almost wanted to leave the room, but he didn't want to leave his
friend. Lori leaned forward and cradled the Digimon's head in her arms, running her fingers
through his fur soothingly. Flamedramon closed his eyes and seemed to lean into her touch.
Davis watched this and couldn't help but feel envious. Who's Digimon was he anyway? Lori
seemed to have a stronger bond with Flamedramon than Davis ever had and she wasn't even a
Digidestined! He shoved those feelings aside figuring that Flamedramon needed his support and
not his selfishness.
"How are we doing?" Anna asked after a while as she worked on the wound.
"I almost got it."
Flamedramon was unable to speak, all he could do was make a quiet low strangled sound in
his throat. Lori could feel him shaking in her arms.
"I don't know how you can stand this!" Davis said, impressed with his
friend's endurance. "I'd be screaming and bawling my eyes out!"
"I'm.....not far...from it....Davis," Flamedramon choked out. "Believe..me!"
"Almost.......Got it!" Anna exclaimed triumphantly, holding up the bullet.
Flamedramon shuddered with relief, breathing raggedly. Lori sat back, hand resting on
the top of his head. Davis watched him worriedly. "Are you OK? You look like you're going to be
sick!" Anna reached for an empty container and held it in front of the Digimon's face.
"No...Davis." Flamedramon gasped. "I'm not...going....to...be...BLEARGH!"
His sentence was cut off from being violently ill.
"Dude, sick!" Davis exclaimed, grossed out.
Afterwards, an extremely embarrassed Flamedramon looked at Lori and Davis with the
most pitiful expression they had ever seen. After seeing that Flamedramon's nausea was past,
Anna left the room to empty and clean the container.
"Hey it's no big deal", Davis said, trying to comfort his friend. "I probably would have
puked my guts too."
"I don't think that helped Davis", Lori said, watching Flamedramon try to bury his face
into the pillow.
Anna came back, followed by the rest of the group from the living room. "I'm going to
drive all of you guys home now before it gets too late. You might as well say your goodbyes for
tonight."
"Can we exchange phone numbers so we can check to see how he's doing?" asked Davis.
Anna nodded. "Sure". She grabbed some paper and a pen and passed it around where
everyone wrote their numbers. While this was going on, the Digimon said good night to
Flamedramon, who had recovered and had gotten comfortable lying on his back.
"Hope you get better soon Flamedramon. Get lots of rest", Gatomon said, placing a paw on
Flamedramon's arm.
Flamedramon grinned slightly. "Hey, you know me better than that Gatomon. Digimon heal
fast remember?" His voice sounded tired, but he sounded optimistic enough to calm Gatomon's
worries.
Patamon joined Gatomon by her side, as well as Poromon and Upamon. They all wished him
well, saying that they will keep in touch.
The rest of the group, finished with exchanging phone numbers, said their goodbyes as
well. Kari and Yolei gave him hugs, careful not to squeeze too hard. TK and Cody said goodnight,
saying that they'll visit again soon. Davis was last to say goodnight, the others heading out of
the room to get their coats.
Davis sat looking at Flamedramon, not really knowing what to say. Flamedramon, seeming
to know what he was thinking, gave a small grin. "Don't worry about me. I'll be up and fighting
by your side in the Digital world before you can say ‘Digi-armor energize!'"
Davis grinned back, but his eyes were still full of worry. "Yeah, speaking of that,
I'm going to give Izzy my D3 so he can fix it. TK seems to think that's the best thing to do."
He was silent for a few moments. "I can't believe what you did for me, Cody and Lori." He said
quietly. "You almost died saving us. I don't know how to thank you for that. It's a big deal,
you know..." His voice trailed away, and he turned to the side, wiping his face.
"Davis", Flamedramon said softly, seeing his friend's tears. "Don't worry about it.
You're my friend. You don't need to say anything." He moved an arm a little, bumping it against
Davis' slightly. "You should get going. I'll be OK."
Davis nodded, trying not to look upset in front of his friend. He didn't want
Flamedramon to worry about him. "I'll call everyday when I get home from school kay? Take it
easy." He said, getting up.
Flamedramon watched him head towards the door. "Goodnight Davis". He said.
Davis waved and stepped out of the room, almost bumping into Lori who was standing with
her Mother outside of the door. "Jeez! I gotta stop doing that!" Davis said, laughing lightly.
"I didn't even know you left the room."
"We figured we could leave you and your Digi-partner alone for a minute." Lori said
shrugging. "Everyone else is all ready to go."
Davis sighed and nodded. "See ya Lori. Take good care of him OK?"
Lori smiled. "Of course! Good night".
Davis waved as he followed Anna down the hall. "Later."
Lori watched from the living room window as the van left the driveway yet again. Then
she headed back to her room. Flamedramon looked up as she came in. "Is Davis all right?" He
asked with concern.
"Yeah, he's all right. He's just going to miss you." Lori said, sitting down next to
him. "Are you going to be OK?"
Flamedramon nodded and seemed to blush slightly. "I'm fine. I have you here with me."
He said with almost a shy tone to his voice. Lori looked away, smiling.
"Did you want anything to eat or drink?" She asked, getting to her feet.
Flamedramon winced, holding his stomach. "Eat no. I am kind of thirsty though."
"Kay, be back in a sec." Lori said, leaving the room. She came back a few minutes later
holding a glass of cold water. Flamedramon reached for it and lowered his arm sheepishly.
"Do you have a straw? I um, forgot that I can't really hold anything in this form." He
said, looking at his armored talons.
"We don't but we can get some", Lori said. She leaned forward and placed a hand behind
Flamedramon's head, helping him to tilt it forward. Then she held the glass up to his mouth.
"Drink slowly, your stomach might get upset again if you drink too fast."
Flamedramon's eyes closed as he drank the water in small sips. He didn't realize he was
so thirsty. He finished the glass, uttering a soft mmm sound in his throat, looking up at Lori
gratefully.
She smiled, resting his head back on the pillow. "You should get some rest now. You've
had enough action for one day."
"You don't have to tell me twice", Flamedramon murmured sleepily. Lori started to get up
but Flamedramon stopped her, brushing his arm slightly against hers. "Please, stay with me
while I go to sleep", he asked softly.
Lori smiled. "Sure". She got comfy by leaning on the pillow, and resting her arm over
him, her hand on his chest. With her other free hand she brushed the top of his head lightly
with her fingers. She felt him relax with contentment. "Now get some sleep", she said, moving
her hand up to stroke the side of his face.
Flamedramon looked up at her with a tender expression for a few moments, then sleep
started to take him and his eyes slowly drifted shut. Lori kept her hand at his cheek until she
felt his breathing slow in sleep. Then she moved her hand back to his chest. She stayed with him
like that, listening to him breathing softly and feeling his chest rise and fall.
A short while later, Lori heard her Mother come back from dropping the others off.
Shortly, her Mother came in to the room. "I see he's getting some rest." She said, looking down
at the sleeping Digimon.
Lori nodded. "He had a glass of water and was out minutes later".
"He'll be sleeping a lot in the next few days. The other kids explained quite a bit
when I dropped them off. When a Digimon has used up large amounts of energy in battle, they
sleep or eat to get their energy back." Anna said. "They said that usually their Digimon revert
back to their smaller forms when they use up a lot of energy, and all they need is to eat. With
Flamedramon unable to do that, the only option left is sleeping."
Lori listened, fascinated. "They are so lucky", she murmured. "To be able to have such
wonderful beings as friends and protectors. I would love to visit the Digital World and see what
it's like."
Lori's Mother looked Flamedramon over. "Well, He should be all right now. I'll make him
a sling for his arm tomorrow. I think we should get some rest too. It's getting late." She said.
Lori nodded. "OK, goodnight Mom".
Anna left to go to bed, and Lori got into her PJ's. She crawled into bed and got
comfortable. She looked at the sleeping form of Flamedramon before turning off the light.
"Goodnight Flamedramon", she whispered.
She was soon asleep.
* * * * * * * *
Lori woke to a bright sunny Sunday morning. She got up and after eating breakfast and
getting dressed, she went back into her room and sat next to Flamedramon. He was curled up with
his face buried in the pillow.
As she watched him sleep, she admired the design of his armor. She really liked the sun
shaped crest on the back of his armored top. It shone golden in the light like the sun outside.
She wondered if the symbol had any meaning. She reached out and gently traced the design with
her fingertips.
Flamedramon stirred slightly. "Lori?"
"Oh! I hope I did'nt wake you", Lori said apologetically.
"No, you didn't", came the soft reply.
Lori moved to sit in front of him, careful not to step on his tail. "How are you feeling
today?" She asked.
"Tired", Flamedramon sighed. "And sore. Everything hurts."
"Mom is going to make a sling for your shoulder. She said you should heal up just fine."
Lori said reassuringly. The Digimon nodded.
After a pause, Flamedramon looked up at her curiously. "What were you doing just now?
You were touching me".
"I was just admiring your armor." Lori said, slightly embarrassed. "I was touching that
sun symbol on your tunic. What is it? Does it mean anything?" It was now her turn to be
curious.
Flamedramon's eyes grew sad. "It's the Crest of Courage. I.....don't know what it means
anymore", he murmured.
"What is it? What's the matter?" Lori asked, concerned. Something was bothering
Flamedramon deeply. She could see the pain in his eyes, and it wasn't physical.
"I....I don't want to talk about it right now." Flamedramon whispered looking up at Lori
almost pleadingly, not wanting her to pursue the subject.
Lori nodded, showing him that she understood. "Did you want anything to eat or drink?"
Flamedramon nodded. Lori could still see that he was upset about something, and was
trying to hide it. She hoped that he would talk about it soon. It wasn't healthy for him to keep
it inside.
Lori got up and went to the kitchen. She got a glass of water, and chopped up some
fruit onto a plate. She dug around in the cupboards and found a surprise for Flamedramon. When
she went back into her room, Flamedramon seemed back to normal. Whatever was bothering him, he
seemed to have succeeded in getting it under control.
Lori sat, placing the plate and glass of water in front of him. "I chopped up some fruit
for you." She had a hand behind her back.
Flamedramon tried to shift his position to see what she had. "What are you hiding?"
"Oh, nothing.....just straws!" Lori said with a grin, holding them out. "Mom must have
found these last night. I think you'll like them." The brightly colored drinking straws were
long and were in various swirly shapes.
Flamedramon's eyes lit up when he saw them. "Hey, those are neat! Davis doesn't have
those at his place." Lori put one in the glass and the Digimon grinned as he had a drink.
"Cool!"
Lori grinned and picked up a piece of cantelope. "I chopped enough fruit for the both of
us". She looked at Flamedramon's talons, suddenly realizing that he wouldn't be able to pick
anything up.
Flamedramon seemed to know her thoughts. "Don't worry about it", he said with a grin.
He reached down and speared a piece of a melon on a talon and bringing it to his mouth, took a
big bite out of it. He winked at her as he did so.
Lori laughed. "Show off!"
Flamedramon laughed softly and continued to eat. By the time they finished off the plate,
Lori could tell that Flamedramon was ready to rest again. Just the small amount of time that he
was awake exhausted him. He slumped back down on the pillow with a soft sigh.
"You feeling OK?" Lori asked him.
"Yeah", He murmured, "Just tired..." The dragon Digimon immediately drifted off into a
deep sleep.
Lori took the dishes to the kitchen and started washing them and putting them away. She
had just finished when the phone rang. It was Davis.
"How is he?" He blurted as Lori was saying Hello.
"He's fine. We just had something to eat and he's sleeping now."
"Oh", Davis said. "I was hoping he was going to be awake so I could talk to him."
"Miss him huh?" Lori said knowingly.
Davis was silent for a few seconds. "Yeah", he said finally in a quiet voice. "Well", he
continued in a brighter tone. "It is quieter around here! Uh...except for my older Sister..."
Lori smiled. "Have you given your Digivice to Izzy yet?"
"Huh?" Davis said at the sudden switch in topic. "Oh, not yet. I'm meeting up with him
and Tai tomorrow after school and I'm giving it to him then."
"Are Tai, and Izzy Digidestined too?" Lori asked.
"Of course!" Davis said. "Oh, you haven't met them yet. They are the older
Digidestined. They are four years older than us."
"Really! I only met you and four others last night. How many of you are there?"
"Well, the others that were there last night, including me are the new group of
Digidestined. Four years ago, there were eight. TK and Kari were part of that original group.
I'm going to have to hook you up with Kari's older Bro Tai so he can fill you in. It's a looong
story!"
The two of them chatted for a while longer than Davis had to go. Lori hung up the phone,
smiling. She liked Davis. He seemed to be a nice guy. The day was pretty normal after that.
Lori's Mother made a sling for Flamedramon, and Lori helped her clean him up and get all the
dirt and dried blood off of him. It took at least fifteen minutes trying to figure out how to
take all of his armor off. Flamedramon was so out of it that he didn't even wake up when they
sponge bathed him. After they had washed him, and wrapped him in fresh bandages, they wrapped
the sleeping Digimon in clean blankets on the mat.
Later that evening, Davis' four other friends called wondering how Flamedramon was
doing. Nothing much happened after that and Lori settled into bed for a night of reading and
getting a good sleep for school the next day.
* * * * * * * *
"Um...I'm naked..." Lori heard Flamedramon mumble. She turned away from her mirror and
paused from brushing her hair. It was Monday morning and she was getting ready for school.
Flamedramon had just woken up and was looking at himself. Lori smiled, putting the comb down and
sitting on the floor next to him.
"You are also cleaner. Mom and I gave you a bath last night."
Flamedramon turned his face away, blushing slightly, trying not to think about Lori's
gentle hands running all over his body. Shoving that thought from his mind, he noticed something
else. "I do have hands", he commented, holding them up and studying them. "I've never seen them
before."
Lori didn't really get a good look at them the night before. He had three fingers, each
one tipped with a long sharp talon. Like his rookie form, Flamedramon's whole body was blue.
Except for the front of his torso, throat and lower half of his face, which was white. "They're
shaped like Greymon's hands." Flamedramon said as an after thought.
"Who's Greymon?" Lori asked, curious.
"Another Digimon. You haven't met him yet. He's a dinosaur type, and looks like a T-rex
with a horned mask."
"Sounds pretty freaky", Lori said, standing up. "I'm going to get us some
breakfast kay?"
Flamedramon smiled at her as she walked out the door.
Later, she returned and they ate their food, Flamedramon was happy that he could pick
things up easier. By the time Lori put the dishes in the sink, and went back to her room to get
her school bag, the Armored Digimon was fast asleep. Lori put a plastic wrapped plate of food
and a bottle of water on the floor next to the mat in case he was hungry while she was at school.
Her Mom wasn't home and was at the hospital til the evening. Before leaving, Lori pulled up the
blankets and covered Flamedramon's sleeping form. "See ya", she whispered before heading out the
door.
* * * * * * * *
The week was going by fairly quickly. Flamedramon spent a lot of time sleeping, only
waking long enough to eat and to answer the call of nature. On Wednesday, when Lori came back
from school, she walked into her room to find Flamedramon standing shakily in front of her
mirror.
"What are you doing?" Lori asked. "You shouldn't be on your feet so soon until you get
more strength."
Flamedramon turned and almost fell over. "I'm fine", he said wincing. "Almost..."
Lori helped him as he slowly got back down on his mat, wrapping the blanket around
himself. "I was just seeing what I looked like", He said. "It's wierd without all
that armor on."
"And?"
"I look like crap."
Lori couldn't help but laugh. "I think you look just fine." Flamedramon did look
different without his armor though. He seemed smaller somehow. He was lean with long slender
arms and legs. Even though Flamedramon claimed that he felt awkward, Lori noticed that he was
very graceful and balanced when he moved. Well since she'd met him anyway, he hadn't moved much
since he was at her house.
"Well, you just get some rest." Lori said getting up. "I'll be back in a bit."
Flamedramon nodded and settled, closing his eyes. Lori, leaving him to sleep, grabbed a towel
and headed to the bathroom to shower.
* * * * * * * *
A while later, Lori finished her shower and was drying off. That shower had felt so
good, she thought to herself. I feel human again. She dried off and stood nude while drying her
hair. She was so absorbed in her task that she didn't notice the door had opened until she heard
the soft thunk of a plastic cup falling onto the tile floor. She whirled around with a soft cry
of surprise, and wrapped a towel around herself as she saw Flamedramon standing in the bathroom
doorway.
He must've come in for a glass of water, Lori thought numbly as she noticed the cup at
his feet; it had fallen from his nerveless fingers. Flamedramon was staring at her in silent
shock, blushing crimson. He came to his senses, and covering his face with his hands, mumbled
apologies and stumbled out of the doorway and down the hallway. He seemed upset.
Lori sighed and threw on her clothes. She went into her room to find Flamedramon wrapped
up in his blanket on the mat. Only his taloned blue feet were visible, sticking out at one end.
She sat at the end where his head would be and rested her hand on the lump under the blanket.
She heard a moan of embarrassment from within the depths of the fabric.
"Flamedramon, it's OK, I'm not mad at you. It was an accident." Lori said, hoping she
sounded comforting.
Flamedramon was silent.
"I think you are more upset than me!" Lori said with a grin. She grabbed the blanket
and tugged slightly, until one reddish brown eye blinked up at her through a small gap in the
blanket. He avoided her gaze and turned his head. Lori stifled a giggle as she reached down and
tickled the underside of his foot.
Flamedramon didn't make a sound but he squirmed pretty good. Finally he sat up and
uncovered his face, still avoiding her gaze. "It's no big deal", Lori said. "You've seen a
naked human before right? What about Davis?"
"Um...you look quite a bit different than he does", Flamedramon mumbled, blushing
furiously again.
"Oh, so you saw everything huh?"
Flamedramon glanced at Lori slightly than lowered his eyes. "Umm yeah". Lori nodded and
didn't make a comment. Flamedramon glanced at her again thinking that she expected him to say
more. "Uhh, you look very...nice", he said softly, than he blushed again and covered his face
with his hands. She's gonna kill me now! He thought, expecting her to be mad.
To his surprise, Lori didn't do anything in anger. She reached up and grabbed his hands
and gently pulled down until she could see his face. He turned away from her, but Lori placed
her hands on either side of his face, forcing him to look her in the eyes. "Thank you", she said
smiling. "You are so nice."
Flamedramon blinked in surprise. "You aren't mad?"
"No! I was surprised but I wasn't angry". Lori said, lowering her hands. "It's OK."
Flamedramon looked relieved.
"I just have to do my homework, and start supper", Lori said getting up. "Mom should be
home soon. If you feel up to it, how about we watch a movie after?"
Flamedramon looked up at her and smiled. "I'd like that Lori".
Lori got out her books to do her homework......
END OF CHAPTER 1!
CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON!
comments and questions welcome.