Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Power Rangers: Digital ❯ Struggling with choices ( Chapter 21 )

EPISODE TWENTY

 

General Lockhart of course had no idea of the Professor being defeated; he had been far too wrapped up in his own projects to notice anything at all.

 

He had been sending his soldiers all over to capture more Digimon. Despite the fact that he could no longer make anymore monsters, he wasn't one to give up.

 

“Hmm, mm, mm… excellent.” he sniggered to himself. “With every Digimon that I capture, the more baron the Digital world becomes. I will get that world of weapons I have long since dreamed of yet.”

 

Black-Gatomon could help but ask, “Uh, Sir… but you do realize that we can't hold all the Digimon in the entire Digital-World?”

 

Lockhart sneered at his pet, “Of course I know that! What do you take me for?”

 

He went on to explain that he was actually planning his firing squads, his torture chambers, and every other lethal, deathly weapon he had. He was planning to kill every Digimon in the Digital world so that they may never again try and resist him.

 

“They had their chances to serve me, but now… heh, heh, heh… now it is too late.” he replied. “My perfect world is too small for all of us, Black-Gatomon. Nothing will stop me from achieving my goal now… not even the rangers. Hmm, mm, mm…hmm, heh, ah, ah, ah…!”

 

…

 

All over the Digital world, Digimon from everywhere around had fallen into trap-holes, were ensnared from right out of the sky, or even worse… they were being chased down by the army soldiers and their powerful machines.

 

“Surrender to General Lockhart!” the all shouted.

 

No matter how much all the poor Digimon had tried to escape, in the end, they were captured and brought to the army base where they were planned to be executed.

 

The dungeons had been filling up a lot over the past few weeks. Lockhart planned to begin his killing the Digimon once the dungeons were all filled up. He was that cruel to want to let his soldiers have a little fin with so many creatures to kill at once.

 

Somebody had to stop him… and fast!

 

Meanwhile…

 

The exam results had come in, and all the rangers had passed with high scores… yes even Davis did too. Now there was only just a few days left before summer vacation, yet the summer was already with everyone.

 

Nice hot weather… people starting to wear shorts, and plan long vacationing trips. Even the teachers had plans for the summer, none of which involved paper work, or lesson planning.

 

This also meant that it was nearly time for the end of the year prom for all the senior students. All the tickets were sold out, and preparations were being attended too.

 

The school had made the arrangements, and the prom was going to be held extra-specially on one of the biggest cruising ferries at the shipyard, and it already being decorated and organized for the big event.

 

In the mean time, with only a few days of school left and no more lessons or assignments to attend. The students pretty much just hung out at school throwing their own class parties, some of the graduating students were researching for college… some students didn't even bother to come to school.

 

The rangers however did decide to attend school just having fun and stuff. TK's basketball team even challenged Davis's team to a few games, and with no surprises they had won every time.

 

Davis' team also challenged TK's team to soccer matches and that's where he shined in the winning light. Still, Davis didn't rub it in anyone's faces anymore of how bad or good they were; not even to TK.

 

TK and Davis had hit the showers after their last soccer game. “You looked great out there, Davis.” TK said.

 

“Hey it's a talent.” Davis smirked, “You still got the stuff in basketball anyways.”

 

They slapped each other a high-five as they walked grabbed their stuff to head back outside, clean as whistles. TK accidentally dropped a small clear box with a necklace in it. “Hey, what's that for?” Davis asked.

 

“Hmm…? Oh, it's just my gift for Mina when we go to the prom.” he answered.

 

The prom…? That's when Davis began to feel a little numb on the insides again. He was snapped out of his trance when TK asked, “Do you think she'll like it?”

 

Davis wasn't sure how to answer that for him, but he didn't need to because, “I think she'll love it…” said a voice from behind. “Hey, boo…”

 

Mina had caught up to them and saw the necklace. TK playfully sighed with a smiled, “I blew it.” he said, “I guess you may as well try it on.”

 

His girlfriend giggled as she took the necklace, and fit it round her neck. The way it showed off her eyes and her long shiny hair was enough to make both Davis and TK nearly want to faint.

 

“It's perfect.” Mina said as she walked up to her boyfriend and took his arm. “Come on… I think this calls for an after school date.”

 

“Whoa... okay.” TK said almost unable to keep up with her. “See ya, Davis…” then he was gone.

 

Davis smiled sadly as he walked across the empty school ball-field, alone. He did feel happy for TK, but all this kept reminding him of how he was completely dateless for the prom. There were no girls left either, they had all either been asked out, or just couldn't make it.

 

Not that it mattered anyways, because Davis never really thought of other girls that much; only one… and just the one.

 

Meanwhile…

 

Kari and Yolei were out shopping that day, mainly because it was a beautiful day, and mostly because Yolei wanted a new dress for the prom, and needed Kari's opinion.

 

I took a while, but finally Yolei choose something that would make any guy fall for her; A silky ocean-blue gown with a very full skirt, long sleeves, and a perfect sky-blue tulle scarf. Yolei just couldn't stop starring at herself in the mirrors. “Ooh… I look hot.” she smirked at her reflection.

 

Kari agreed with her. “It really shows off your eyes.” she said.

 

Yolei made up her mind, and bought the dress; it sure cost a load full, but she just didn't care. She just wanted her night with Ken to be as magical as ever.

 

On the way back out, Yolei suddenly stopped in front of a mannequin she saw that was wearing a gown that looked just like her's, only it was pink, and it was smaller in size. “Whoa… that would look so perfect.” she muttered to herself.

 

Kari had heard hear, and she was confused, “But Yolei… that dress won't fit you. It's two sizes too small.”

 

“I'm not saying it'll be perfect on me…” replied Yolei, “It'll look perfect on you.”

 

Kari winced for a second, “On… me?” she asked. “But Yolei, I just told you I'm not going to the prom. Why should I buy a new dress?” she checked the price tag, “Especially one that I can't afford.”

 

It became obvious to Yolei that Kari was still bummed about something… and she had a sneaky feel that that something had to do with Davis.

 

Meanwhile…

 

Izzy was at home for one of his old reprogramming his computer things again.

 

Ever since the Power Rangers Digital first began he had been restlessly searching the Digital world for the Red-Ribbon army's base, but no matter what he tried to do, it seemed that Lockhart had managed to keep the base undetectable by any outside source.

 

Still… Izzy wasn't one to give up. Suddenly, he noticed something he hadn't before. “What is this…?” he asked himself as he checked his Digimon tracker. “There's barely any sign of life anywhere.”

 

Everywhere he looked; the mountains… the forests… even the lakes and ponds… there were barley any flashing dots that resembled the Digimon that lived there. That's when he suddenly noticed another flashing dot moving abnormally fast across the screen.

 

He tried to zoom in on the dot as it seemed to be heading out to sea, but before he could get within range, the dot had vanished off the screen. “Hey, it's gone.” Izzy said in shock.

 

He checked all his computer-systems, but nothing was wrong with anything. The dot had probably entered some sort of zone that he couldn't detect. He would need to test this out someway… but how?

 

Meanwhile…

 

Davis was on his way home…

 

He hadn't been able to get the prom out of his head all day, and worse than that, everywhere he looked he could see happy couples. All this was really starting to distract him from focusing so much that he almost crossed the street at a red light.

 

“Look where you're going, pal!” The angry driver yelled at him.

 

“O-kay… Sor-ry!” Davis snapped back, and then he kept right on walking grumbling bad words about that driver under his breath. He was so distracted now, that he could barely see where he was going, and he bumped into Kari as he turned the corner.

 

“Sorry Kari…” Davis said.

 

“No I'm sorry.” Kari said to him.

 

“No… I'm sorry, it was my fault.”

 

“No! It was my fault, so I'm sorry.”

 

Back and forth they quarreled, until once again they realized that they were starring deeply into each others eyes. They smiled at each other too almost as if they were really getting into each other, but before anything else could happen…

 

They hadn't realized that they were standing in an area that with a sign that said “No loitering” and police-man passing by told them kindly to get moving. So Kari and Davis went their separate ways.

 

As Kari disappeared out of sight, Davis couldn't help but sense there was something wrong with her, feeling wise. Kari had sure been acting strange the past few weeks, especially when she was near him.

 

Davis decided to send Yolei and email asking her; “Kari seems to be acting a little weird near me lately. Could you please try and talk to her?”

 

Yolei quickly replied with; “Sure thing.”

 

…

 

Yolei found Kari sitting on a bench outside the building where she lived, and she did indeed have a strange look on her face; one that Yolei was well familiar with…

 

Her eyes were half-open, and she was starring in one place with out blinking or even moving, and she had a dreamy smile on her face, and she sighed softly yet heavenly. To Yolei, this was all the signs of a girl in love. She had to get to the bottom of this.

 

She walked straight over to the benches, snapping Kari out of her trance, Oh… hi Yolei.” she said almost sounding sad and mopey again, but then she could see that Yolei was starring at her with a straight look on her face.

 

“Okay Kari, start talking.” she said to her, but Kari didn't quite understand. “Kari… we're all getting worried about you. So tell me what's the matter with you or we'll just find out for ourselves.”

 

Kari knew fully well that she should at least tell someone her troubles. “Okay, fine…” she sighed. “Yolei…” she paused a moment, “I'm really… into Davis. I… I want him to take me back.”

 

Yolei couldn't help but jump with excitement. “EEE… I knew it!” she cried.

 

Kari giggled softly, and she told Yolei how she realized how much Davis had changed over the years; being braver, stronger, and more graceful than ever. Almost like her brother Tai. He was even acting more mature these days, and made better decisions for everyone.

 

“But… I just don't know.” Kari replied, “I don't know if he'll even want to take me back.”

 

“Oh, come on.” Yolei said, “This is Davis Motomiya we're talking about. He's been crushing on you for… who knows how long; I'll bet you he's thinking about you right now.”

 

…

 

Davis had been invited to Pizza with the boys, including Cody, and he was indeed lost in his own thoughts. “Davis?” Ken asked, “Are you thinking about Kari again?”

 

Davis looked up and sighed, “Are my thoughts that obvious?” he asked. The others nodded.

 

“Davis… you can't keep going around like this.” TK said. “I'm sure if you just ask Kari she'll let you take her back.”

 

Davis dropped his pizza-slice frustrated, “No way! She dumped me.” He said, “Nobody dumps me… and then gets to dump me… again.”

 

Cody raised an eyebrow almost unable to understand what he just said. “But Davis…” he said to him, “TK's right. You really should think about this.”

 

The boys each added their own lecture towards Davis' situation…

 

He hadn't had much luck in landing many girls, or that when he was with Kari he seemed to act more mature, and how he almost became completely paranoid after they broke up.

 

“What do you say to that Davis?” TK said.

 

There was a moment of silence, and then Davis decided. “I'll think about it.”

 

That night…

 

Kari and Davis sat at home, in their own respective apartments across town. Both of them were still finding get hard to expel each other from their minds, and still trying to decide whether or not to ask one another to hook up again.

 

Kari was really thinking about it so deeply, that it boiled down to her having to the petals off of a flower from the box outside her window. “I do it…or I don't do it? I do it…or I don't do it…?” Finally, the last petal was pluck as “…I do it.”

 

She got up and headed for the front door, and just as she reached the knob, there was a knock at the door. Kari paused a moment unable to believe the coincidence, and then opened the door… it was Davis.

 

“Uh… hey Kari.” Davis said sounding a little shy.

 

Kari did her best to keep herself from blushing, but she also didn't know what to say, that until Davis invited her out for a night stroll. “Uh… sure.”

 

They walked out of the building, hand-in-hand, and they talked a little bit, but not one of them said a word or anything about wanting to take each other back. They did however continue to speak about Davis' new attitude changes as they sat on a bench just outside.

 

“I've done a lot of thinking, and now that I realize, things may change, but should change.” Davis said. “I mean… why should things change if most of the time people like the way things are?”

 

Kari wasn't sure how to answer that, as she herself had always wondered the same thing. “I never knew what to think of changes anyway.” she said, “Most of the time, when things change, you lose more than what you gain.” she paused a moment and cast her look down at the sidewalk, “… and you'll never forget it.”

 

Davis placed his hand over Kari's causing her to look up at him. “Kari… all I know is, if things have to change between us… I don't want do to anything to hurt you, and I know that… you wouldn't want to--”

 

Kari placed her finger over Davis' lips, and told him to hush. Their faces began to move closer and closer, but before anything could really happen, Davis' D-Terminal buzzed. They both sighed irritably, for they knew they had to answer it.

 

…but did it have to wreck their moment?

 

Nevertheless, Davis check it, and it was an email from Izzy saying; “Come to Gennai's palace… it's urgent.”

 

With that, Kari and Davis headed off… “Just hold that thought… whatever it was.” Davis said to her.”

 

Kari couldn't help but smile…

 

…

 

All the rangers and their Digimon had gathered at Gennai's palace. “What's so urgent?” TK asked.

 

Izzy opened his computer screen, and told them all “I just found this early today, but I think I may have finally found where Lockhart's base of operations is.”

 

He showed them a recording of some Digimon signals he had tracked earlier before during his tests and that al the signals seemed to be heading out to the same place; a lonely spot over the ocean before vanishing out off the screen.

 

“I have been analyzing this for some time as well…” added Gennai. “I have detected something new… it is an island, and an uncharted one at that.”

 

“An uncharted island…?” Hawkmon said. “Well that certainly would make an ideal location for a secret base.”

 

“Ditto…” said Davis. “But what's the deal with all those Digimon signals moving towards the source?”

 

Gennai was afraid that he would be asked that, and he told everyone that most of the Digital-world's entire population was reported missing from their natural habitats and seen being dragged off by army-soldiers.

 

It didn't take long for everyone to realize what was happening. “We can't just let Lockhart get away with this.” cried Ken.

 

Gennai nodded in agreement, “Yes… yes Ken you are right.” he said. “I believe that time for the final showdown has arrived.”

 

Davis clenched his fists in excitement. “Oh yeah… this is going to feel sweet.” he muttered to himself.

 

“Hold it, Davis…” Izzy said, “We can't just go out there quite yet. We need time to prepare ourselves.”

 

“He's got a point…” said Cody. “I mean… do you honestly think that we can just rush in and take on a whole military armed-force single handed? That's just nuts.”

 

Before long, everyone, even Davis agreed that it wasn't safe to head for the base just. They ever remembered that Lockhart also had a super strong detection-unit that could sense humans or Digimon moving towards the base at over hundreds of yards, and the defense missiles would blow them to pieces before they even got close.

 

Not to mention Cody was right; charging into a super-armed base of thousands of soldiers was considered suicidal.

 

“Well we got to do something.” said Veemon, “We could already be too late just standing around here.”

 

“Veemon's right!” added Gatomon, “We have to bust in there before those army guys kill all those Digimon.”

 

Izzy motioned for everyone to calm down, “I just thought of something that may sort everything out, but it's risky.”

 

The other's decided to listen in anyways, and after they heard of Izzy's plan, “Whoa-Nellie!” cried Armadillamon, “You sure there ain't no other way?”

 

“Well it's the only hope and chance we got now, or else the Digital-World could become all baron and empty.” said Patamon.

 

“So… does this mean… we go for it?” asked Yolei.

 

There was a long moment of silence, and even Davis wasn't sure about this… what could they do?

 

The next morning…

 

After breakfast, and a few minutes of preparations, the rangers and their Digimon we're all set to begin their long journey to Red-Ribbon Army headquarters.

 

Izzy had given the rangers each a set of powerful machine guns he had been working on. They were weapons that in fact fired super heavy stun-rays that would knock anyone who got hit out cold for a long while.

 

He had also modified their ranger suits a little so that they were now bullet proof, and could also not be detected over long distances. He made the same type of shield for the Digimon as well. This meant that Lockhart would not be able to track them coming at the base…. at least over a great distance.

 

“Remember… once you get close to the base, he'll be able to spot you from any point.” Izzy warned them. “Whatever you do… don't let the defense missiles attack you. They have warheads big enough to blow up a mountain.”

 

The rangers held their shirt collars. Their Digimon gritted their teeth, and they all gulped hard. (Like on the Simpsons… “Gaa-ohh”)

 

“Thanks for the warning.” Davis said.

 

“Don't worry, Davish…” Veemon said. “We're pretty good at dodging.”

 

“Yeah… and my Steel-Hull can withstand a load of gunfire.” added Armadillamon.

 

This made the rangers feel a little better, and they felt even greater when Izzy told them that he had informed Tai and the others of what was going on, and that they were going to go about and stop all the other soldiers from capturing anymore Digimon.

 

With all that settled, Gennai bowed his head, “Good luck rangers, and remember the fate of this world rests on your shoulders.”

 

The rangers nodded, and then “Let's go!” Davis said.

 

“RIGHT!!” the others shouted. “LET'S GO… DIGITAL!!” then it was Ken's turn to morph. “KAISER POWER!!” Finally, it was time for the Digimon to Digivolve…

 

“Veemon… Digivolve too--; EX-VEEMON!!”

“Hawkmon… Digivolve too--; AQUILAMON!!”

“Patamon… Digivolve too--; ANGEMON!!”

“Gatomon… Digivolve too--; ANGEWOMON!!”< /div>