AN. Hey guys! I decided to upload the next chapter! I hope you guys like it! Please review! flames accepted

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Ch. 6: To Fight or not to Fight

Rika POV

After Ryo scooped me up into his arms and left the fight, he ran towards the forest area near our camp. Eventually we came across a cave hidden behind the undergrowth. Ryo put me down near the mouth of the cave while he gathered some wood.

"The one time you actually listen to someone else, and it just so happens to be in the middle of a fight against the new threat." I grumbled, glaring at the ground.

"It was for your own good Rika, I was trying to keep you safe. Besides, you know they can't get ahold of you, if they do, we're all doomed." He said, a slight frown marring his face.

"Yeah? Well, I can take care of myself just fine without you, Hotshot." I quipped, now glaring at the back of his head. Ryo looked up towards the sky, mumbled under his breath ("-sigh-…she's as annoying as she is cute...and sometimes a real pain in the ass…") and turned around to face me.

"Look Rika," he began, "I know you're worried about the others-"

"-I'm not worri-" I tried to cut him off.

"-I am too, believe me. But they would be in more danger if those digimon had gotten ahold of you and were somehow able to extract and control the, virus, that's inside of you. Us leaving the fight, were safer than staying and fighting with them." By the time he finished, he stood in front of me with a strangely serious expression on his face.

"You think the Morphemon have something to do with the virus?" I asked.

"I don't know, it's just a guess…don't you?"

"Well…it could be a possibility. It's too much of a coincidence that they would start to appear less than a year after the virus was contained."

"That's exactly what I was thinking. You think they may have been mutated by the virus before we were able to control and contain it?" he asked.

"For all we know, that could very well be the case…I could consult the virus if you want me too…" I joked.

He chuckled, and then said, "you know Rika, hanging out with Kazu and Kenta has really changed you-"

"Bite your tongue!" I demanded, crossing my arms and glaring at him.

"For the better! It's changed you for the better is what I meant!" He scrambled to say, "I like seeing you happy. It suits you, plus, you're prettier when you smile." He smirked cheekily.

That threw me for a loop. I didn't quite expect him to say that. I could feel the temperature in my cheeks heat up. "Umm…thanks, Ryo" I said, at a loss for words. A couple minutes passed in silence while Ryo built a small fire for us.

"Ryo? Why do you think Renamon made us leave. She doesn't know any more than we do about the Morphemon, but she seemed kind of frantic. So why would she send us away like that?"

Ryo kept silent for a couple minutes, thinking about my question, while poking the fire with a stick.

"I believe Renamon has her reasons; we all do. To be perfectly honest, I wanted to get you out of there with the condition you're in right now. By the way, how are you doing? Does it still hurt when people touch you?" He asked concernedly.

"Better I guess. With all of the commotion of getting to the Digi-World and fighting the Morphemon, I had completely forgotten about the pain." I sighed, "Ryo, I don't care what you do, but I'm going back to help. Don't try to stop me, 'cause I'll do it anyway. I can't let them go down trying to protect me."

"Rika," he groaned, "I don't want you to fight."

"Oh? And pray tell me, why not?" I asked, as I crossed my arms and rose one of my eyebrows.

"-sigh- because Rika, I c-?" he asked.

-BOOOM! CRASH!-

"Ryo!" I yelled.

"I know, Rika, let's get out of here!" he yelled, grabbing my hand, pulling me up, and running out of the cave with me in tow.

"Where do you think you're going, humans?" looking up, we saw several Morphemon surrounding us, blocking our escape.

"Well Rika, looks like you'll get to fight after all."

I smirked triumphantly, knowing I had just one another argument. Ryo: 53, Rika: 3,546.

"Ready to Biomerge, Ryo?"

"You know it, Wildcat!"

-Biomerge Activate!-

Renamon Biomerge Digivole to….!

Cyberdramon Biomerge Digivolve to…..!

Sakuyamon!

Justimon!

"Nice to see you two again, and in good health I presume, Rika?" Gallantmon shouted.

"Yep, we're both fine!"

"Although I can't say the same about these Morphemon," Ryo added, "Their first mistake was making Rika and I leave the fight, their second was pissing off Rika, and their third was pissing Me off!"

"Well put, Ryo." I smirked.

"Hey you guys! Fancy meeting you here!" Terriermon yelled from inside Megagargomon, "What happened Ryo? She get too heavy for you to carry any further?" he asked sarcastically.

"Terriermon…" Henry scolded.

"Oh Henry, I was only kidding."

"I know, that's the problem."

"If you two are finished, let's finish this fight! Rika, you start!" Takato shouted, taking charge.

Amethyst sphere

Justice Kick

Gargo Missiles

Shield of the Just!

Shadow Claws (Dobermon)

Fist of the Beast King

Needle Spray (Togemon)

Meteor Wings (Birdramon)

(Beezlemon and Antylamon were standing by the tamers that can't biomerge so they could protect them).

"Alright guys! Only two left!"

"Leave these two to Ryo and me, Takato. We have some catching up to do!"

"Alright you two, but be careful!"

Spirit Strike

Justice Blade

Counter attack, redirection!

Copy-cat, Mummy wrap! (AN I may have made this up, this is supposed to be an attack that they've copied from a Mummymon…basically, the Mummymon wraps its opponent up in mummy bandages, which paralyzes them…so I probably made this up…just go with it)

Before they knew it, Sakuyamon's and Justimon's attacks were redirected at each other. Luckily for Ryo, Spirit Strike doesn't work on allies (AN I probably just made that up, but just go with it ;) ), but they couldn't say the same about Justice Blade.

"Rika!" Ryo yelled. Before they could react, Sakuyamon was hit by Justimon's powerful Justice Blade, and then wrapped up in the paralyzing bandages from a Mummymon's attack. While Ryo was distracted, the Morphemon were able to attack him with Mummy wrap. As the two paralyzed digimon fell, Megagargomon and Gallantmon jumped to their assistance, freeing both digimon from the paralyzing bandages. Unfortunately, when they weren't looking, the two remaining Morphemon attacked Sakuyamon with an unknown attack, hitting her square in the chest.

"RIKA!" was the last thing Rika and Renamon heard before they were rendered unconscious.