Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 1 - A Time Honored Tradition ❯ Chapter 10

Chapter 10

When Kari woke, she saw her bedroom ceiling. She had expected to see open sky, or even a hospital, but she was in her own room. She sat up slowly. Her left shoulder reminded her that she was shot last night. She was wearing her usual shirt; probably to hide the bandages she felt under it.

She got out of bed and stood looking at herself in the mirror. If no one knew she was shot, they couldn't tell just by looking at her. TK came in with a glass of water, and was shocked to see her awake and out of bed.

"Holy shit. Tai! Kelryn! She's up!" Using the excuse of her health, the three quickly overpowered Kari and forced her to get back in bed.

"Either Sora looks really different or I'm doped up more than I know," she said, looking at Kelryn.

"Actually Kari," responded TK, "neither. Her name is Kelryn. She helped us fix you up after you were shot last night."

"Then I owe you a thank-you." She said.

"No, you don't Kari. It's all right. I'm happy to help you." Kelryn said, blushing. Deep down, Kelryn was a shy person and didn't like attention.

"Oh," Kari groaned again trying to move her arm. "I'm going to kick the shit out of whoever shot me. This hurts like hell!" Tai heard his computer beep telling him he got a message. He excused himself.

"Yeah, it looked like it hurt last night. We waited out last night until your mother went to work to sneak you in. We had to change your bandages again so they'd fit under your shirt. We made it look that way so your mother wouldn't ask any questions. Kelryn says you'll be fine in a few weeks. After the skin heals you have to exercise it even though it hurts. You lost a few bone fragments from your shoulder, but that will heal." TK summed up what happened while Kari was out. Tai came back in.

"Kari you may not get a chance to kick the shit out of him. Joe and Izzy said they have him at Joe's place. He passed out, and they don't know why." Kelryn looked more shocked than TK or Kari to hear that.

"Kelryn, what's wrong?" TK asked.

"Nothing. Sorry. I've heard all about your friend there. What say we go over for a visit? I might be able to bring him around." Kelryn was already on her way out the door.

"Looks like we're going to see Joe and Izzy." Tai said.

* * *

It wasn't a long walk to Joe's from Tai and Kari's place. Kari decided to come to, saying the fresh air would do her good. They had no idea what to expect. Joe had filled them in on what happened via email. Kovin's digimon could now go to the mega level, as a virus type. That was very dangerous. But what was happening now? Why had he passed out, and why did Ozlimon pass out too?

The knocked on the door, and Joe let them in. He had just been applying some bandages to Izzy's left hand.

"What happened to you Izzy?" Tai asked.

"That little horror of a bird in there did it." Izzy said. "He woke up and won't let us near Kovin. He won't talk either, just keeps growling at us."

"Birds can growl?" Asked Tai.

"Apparently. If your going in, I suggest you go in as a group, that way he can't get all of you."

"Point taken, Izzy." Tai, Kelryn and TK went for the door. Tai gently started to ease the bedroom door opened when he heard a squawk and it slammed shut. "So he wants to play games, huh?" Tai, with Agumon, and TK with Patamon all with Kelryn right behind, charged the room. Tai went left, TK right, and Kelryn the middle. Ozlimon was headed strait for Kelryn, but he recognised her. Since he couldn't stop, he changed his tactic. Ozlimon knocked Kelryn to the floor, and was hugging her neck with his wings.

"Oh, Kelryn! We thought you were gone for good! Thank-you for staying! Kovin really misses you." Kelryn detached Ozlimon from her neck, and reached around for her backpack. She pulled out a slightly stunned Demireumon. The small black cat was taking a few minutes to get her senses back. She was, after all, just crushed under Kelryn and Ozlimon.

"What is going on?" Tai asked. "You're a digidestined, and you already know Kovin, start talking!" Kelryn just stared at him like he was a fool.

"I don't have to explain anything to you, Tai." Kelryn walked over to the bed where Kovin was lying. "Joe! You're a doctor right?"

"Just a med student," he responded.

"Have you gotten to the chapter on heat stroke? That's all this is." She said. Kelryn walked past a stunned Tai and TK back to the main room. She sat at the table with Kari, Izzy and Joe. Demireumon jumped up on the table.

"Wha---?" Gatomon fell of the table. She cautiously jumped back up, looking Demireumon up and down.

"You looking for trouble?" Demireumon said.

"I found you, didn't I?" Gatomon responded. Both cats bore their claws and jumped at each other. But both girls caught their digimon and held them at bay temporarily. Demireumon was struggling so hard one of her violet gloves came off. She stopped and picked it up, then sat on Kelryn's lap. She was trying to look calm, but anyone could tell she was ready to pounce again.

"I'm sorry about that Kari. I didn't think she'd do that." Kelryn said.

"Yeah, Gatomon never behaves like that," Kari said with a stern look at her digimon. Tai and TK came out of the room when they heard the impending cat fight.

"So, are you going to tell us what's going on here?" Tai asked.

"I already told you, I don't have to tell you shit." She said.

"Are you with Kovin on his quest to kill us?" He asked again.

"I don't have to answer that, but no, I'm not." She said.

"Then you're against him, defending life. You'll fight with us?" TK asked.

"No, I don't fight. With you or him. And since I don't feel like answering anymore questions, I'm leaving." Kelryn stood, and was walking to the door. She stopped like she forgot something. She turned and came back to the table. She quickly put her hands on either side of Kari's head, and gave her a full kiss on the lips. It lasted about five seconds, then Kelryn left for real.

Tai, Izzy, Joe, and mostly TK were staring at her, waiting for an answer. Kari's face was white, and her eyes were glazed over. She, least of all, had an explanations for that.

* * *

Back at Nolan and Cera's apartment, it looked like a zoo. Nolan and Cera had called in any digidestined they knew to help take a piece of the twelve, who they had heard through rumour was down to eight.

There was all manner of human sitting around, and an ever stranger variety of digimon all at the rookie level.

"Ok guys, we're all clear on the plan?" Nolan asked. Some resounding affirmative answers came back at him. "Let's get to it then!" Sixteen humans with digimon partners left the apartment, and spread themselves on the ground.

"Go!" Yelled Cera. All sixteen digimon all digivolved to champion at the same time. Then the shocker came, all but two digivolved again, to ultimate. There were eleven capable of flight, and the stronger ones picked up the land confined ones and all the humans and took to the sky. Sixteen digimon were off on a quest to finish off the rest of the Ultimate Twelve.