Hey, y'all, here's the sequel to Beautiful Stranger, and it's about damned time!! I thought Sleeping Birdie was never gonna end! But, the curtains down, and it's back to the ol' stomping grounds. For those of u who aren't going to bother reading it, BS involves a new digi-girl-a female gomamon. While not as common as males, yes, they do exist. More unusual(!) is the fact she can't speak, has magenta pink hair, and blue eyes.
She's managed to charm over most of the gang, but Goma's still holding out. It's not helping much that Joe seems be particularly enthralled with her. He even calls her 'Beautiful'.
Anyhoo, turns out she's actually a prisoner of a baddie named Heymon(don't ask), who's been trying to duplicate the DDD's digivolving success by pumping her full of Dark Energies. Long story short, she transforms to Genki Kawaii and attacks the teens, stopped only when Ikkakumon destroys her body.
I don't know about you, but I don't think that's good for the image....
A.S.D.A, except for Genki Kawaii, Heymon, and the soon-to-be-named female Gomamon, which are my creations!
One Crest, Two Crest, Old Crest, New Crest?
by Nefertanya dragongurl Ahhotep
~You're everywhere I go
And everybody knows
I paid for you with tears
And swallowed all my pride~
~Madonna, Beautiful Stranger
The thin crescent moon meandered the night sky with only a handful of stars for company. The combined light wasn't much stronger than your average nightlight, but it was enough for one creature to see by.
Cautiously, the creature crept down to a little stream for a quick drink, pausing his actions every few seconds to frantically look around, seemingly in fear of its very life. Pale green eyes flickered over the larger creatures that slept soundly through Night Duty before dashing back to the safety of the larger but scuzzier pond a few yards away.
You'd never would've guessed it was a digi-destined. You'd never would've guessed it was Gomamon.
"Ow! Gomamon! that was my stomach!" an irritable voiced hissed.
"I'm sorry, Joe! I'll-I'll just be heading over here now...." the little water digimon apologized meekly and slunk into the slimy waters, situating himself on the farthest bank as Joe gave him a withering look.
Gomamon. The usually chipper, upbeat, reliable trickster had become Enemy #1. And though he knew how it had happened, he couldn't understand *why* it happened.
***Angewomon spoke. "What Mimi means is that we are willing to overlook your past behavior, as we see now that it wasn't really your doing." The other digimon nodded in complete agreement.
Genki's eyes watered. "I-I....." Without warning, her eyes became as hard as jade. "NO! LIARS!!"
"LIGHT STAFF POWER CHARGE!!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
Before anyone could react, Ikkakumon's attack pierced through the beam, and impaled Genki, but did not explode. Instead, bolts of electricity coursed around her body, forcing her to devolve into the gomamon she was before. She fell to the ground. She lifted her head and stared, before collapsing again.
"Oh my gosh! Hang on Genki!" Tai screamed.
They ran at top speed towards her , but it was too late. They arrived just in time to see her body shimmer and fade into mist. Mimi dropped to her knees and began to bawl. "Oh no! Not again! Why did she have to die! Oh, it's just so not fair!"***
Within moments, Mimi had rounded on him. "How could you do that?! She could have been our friend!"
"I-It wasn't my fault! Well, not *totally*! Something just forced me to do it!"
"Something *made* you attack her? What was it- a voice, a field of energy?' demanded Joe, tear bright behind his glasses.
"No....It was just....a something....."
He couldn't tell them then, and he couldn't tell them now. Because for the life of him, he truly didn't know why he'd done such an awful thing.
"You can't explain 'something'? Well, I think I know-you've been jealous!"
Gomamon had begun to protest, but now shrank in fear against the wild look in the boy's eyes.
"You wanted to be the only gomamon around here, I'll bet! It was fine and dandy when she was a million miles away, but the moment it looked like she was gonna 'hustle in' on your 'turf', you changed!"
Tears trickled down his muzzle at the memory. *He's right. I did change.* he thought miserably on his tiny island. But why? Had he really wanted to be the team's only gomamon? Would it have been so hard to share? Well, maybe, but he wouldn't have killed for it! Would he? Why *did* he do it?!
He recalled the look of gratitude in her eyes....was she the force behind his actions? Had she known he could stop her rampage, and manipulated him into firing his harpoon torpedoes?
Unfortunately, those who knew no longer existed.
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~Haven't we met?
You're some kind of beautiful stranger
You could be good for me
I have a taste for danger.~
~Madonna, Beautiful Stranger
The trip was unnaturally silent the next morning. No one was willing to talk to Gomamon(who was slinking at the very end of the line), and most were still so furious at him they couldn't speak at all.
"Greetings, Digidestined!"
"Huh?"
Sixteen heads lifted and thirty-two eyes grew wide in surprise and joy. About ten feet in front of them, a holographic projection of a *very* welcome digital being stood, smiling warmly.
"Gennai!" Tai breathed and waved them all over.
"I see you've had some activities!" he chuckled.
"To say the least! Where you've been, old man?" Matt tossed back.
"Sorry. My monitor's been on the fritz. Here now, though." The Obi-Wan of the Digital World peered around the chattering teens. "Why so glum, Gomamon? That's not like you."
"He should feel bad, considering what *he's* done!" Joe shouted sharply, making the red-head sink lower to the ground.
"Don't be so hard on him. He's helped more than you know." He smiled mysteriously at their baffled expressions. "Check your computer lately?"
In a flash, Izzy was booted up and ready to go. "Hey! There's a new file on here! SYSTEM/UPGRADE/BACKUP:STRONG. What does it do?"
"Run it." Gennai answered cheerfully.
Knowing Gennai would never give him a destructive computer virus, and trusting this to be the true Gennai, or at least a official representation, he did.
Immediately, his monitor glowed so brightly he was nearly blinded, and a melodious hum filled the air around them.
"Turn it to face that rock cliff!" Gennai called above the din.
Squinting from the glare, the computer whiz turned it to where he thought Gennai had gestured. As soon as the face was illuminated, the rock crumbled away to reveal-
"Another crest!" TK cried.
The light brightened, then dimmed away. a tag lay on a mound of rubble. It looked very much like the old ones, except it was a deep blue, and hung from a white cord. The new crest shrank itself and slipped inside the dark display lens.
"Wow, cool!" Tai began to make his way towards the new plaything.
"Wait!" Tai turned back to the Gennai projection with confusion.
"Why?" Kari asked. she, like the others, wanted to see the new crest and meet the new Digidestined pair that would eventually come to claim it.
"The program's not finished yet." Gennai replied with twinkling eyes.
As if the words were its cue, the crest shot out a brilliant, pure white light. The light beam narrowed and intensified. Then it bent over, touching the ground. Where it touched the earth, it broadened and shimmered as a shape formed beneath it. The stared awestruck, even Gomamon, who was far too curious of the outcome of the current events to remember how badly he might be treated by the larger males should they catch him.
Second by second, the light took on form, then substance. The light dimmed away then, and drew back into the crest, leaving behind a snow-white mass that sported a thatch of magenta pink hair...
"I don't believe it!" Gomamon screamed. "It's *her*!!"
Well, well, well.....
]:--8)
She's managed to charm over most of the gang, but Goma's still holding out. It's not helping much that Joe seems be particularly enthralled with her. He even calls her 'Beautiful'.
Anyhoo, turns out she's actually a prisoner of a baddie named Heymon(don't ask), who's been trying to duplicate the DDD's digivolving success by pumping her full of Dark Energies. Long story short, she transforms to Genki Kawaii and attacks the teens, stopped only when Ikkakumon destroys her body.
I don't know about you, but I don't think that's good for the image....
A.S.D.A, except for Genki Kawaii, Heymon, and the soon-to-be-named female Gomamon, which are my creations!
One Crest, Two Crest, Old Crest, New Crest?
by Nefertanya dragongurl Ahhotep
~You're everywhere I go
And everybody knows
I paid for you with tears
And swallowed all my pride~
~Madonna, Beautiful Stranger
The thin crescent moon meandered the night sky with only a handful of stars for company. The combined light wasn't much stronger than your average nightlight, but it was enough for one creature to see by.
Cautiously, the creature crept down to a little stream for a quick drink, pausing his actions every few seconds to frantically look around, seemingly in fear of its very life. Pale green eyes flickered over the larger creatures that slept soundly through Night Duty before dashing back to the safety of the larger but scuzzier pond a few yards away.
You'd never would've guessed it was a digi-destined. You'd never would've guessed it was Gomamon.
"Ow! Gomamon! that was my stomach!" an irritable voiced hissed.
"I'm sorry, Joe! I'll-I'll just be heading over here now...." the little water digimon apologized meekly and slunk into the slimy waters, situating himself on the farthest bank as Joe gave him a withering look.
Gomamon. The usually chipper, upbeat, reliable trickster had become Enemy #1. And though he knew how it had happened, he couldn't understand *why* it happened.
***Angewomon spoke. "What Mimi means is that we are willing to overlook your past behavior, as we see now that it wasn't really your doing." The other digimon nodded in complete agreement.
Genki's eyes watered. "I-I....." Without warning, her eyes became as hard as jade. "NO! LIARS!!"
"LIGHT STAFF POWER CHARGE!!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
Before anyone could react, Ikkakumon's attack pierced through the beam, and impaled Genki, but did not explode. Instead, bolts of electricity coursed around her body, forcing her to devolve into the gomamon she was before. She fell to the ground. She lifted her head and stared, before collapsing again.
"Oh my gosh! Hang on Genki!" Tai screamed.
They ran at top speed towards her , but it was too late. They arrived just in time to see her body shimmer and fade into mist. Mimi dropped to her knees and began to bawl. "Oh no! Not again! Why did she have to die! Oh, it's just so not fair!"***
Within moments, Mimi had rounded on him. "How could you do that?! She could have been our friend!"
"I-It wasn't my fault! Well, not *totally*! Something just forced me to do it!"
"Something *made* you attack her? What was it- a voice, a field of energy?' demanded Joe, tear bright behind his glasses.
"No....It was just....a something....."
He couldn't tell them then, and he couldn't tell them now. Because for the life of him, he truly didn't know why he'd done such an awful thing.
"You can't explain 'something'? Well, I think I know-you've been jealous!"
Gomamon had begun to protest, but now shrank in fear against the wild look in the boy's eyes.
"You wanted to be the only gomamon around here, I'll bet! It was fine and dandy when she was a million miles away, but the moment it looked like she was gonna 'hustle in' on your 'turf', you changed!"
Tears trickled down his muzzle at the memory. *He's right. I did change.* he thought miserably on his tiny island. But why? Had he really wanted to be the team's only gomamon? Would it have been so hard to share? Well, maybe, but he wouldn't have killed for it! Would he? Why *did* he do it?!
He recalled the look of gratitude in her eyes....was she the force behind his actions? Had she known he could stop her rampage, and manipulated him into firing his harpoon torpedoes?
Unfortunately, those who knew no longer existed.
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~Haven't we met?
You're some kind of beautiful stranger
You could be good for me
I have a taste for danger.~
~Madonna, Beautiful Stranger
The trip was unnaturally silent the next morning. No one was willing to talk to Gomamon(who was slinking at the very end of the line), and most were still so furious at him they couldn't speak at all.
"Greetings, Digidestined!"
"Huh?"
Sixteen heads lifted and thirty-two eyes grew wide in surprise and joy. About ten feet in front of them, a holographic projection of a *very* welcome digital being stood, smiling warmly.
"Gennai!" Tai breathed and waved them all over.
"I see you've had some activities!" he chuckled.
"To say the least! Where you've been, old man?" Matt tossed back.
"Sorry. My monitor's been on the fritz. Here now, though." The Obi-Wan of the Digital World peered around the chattering teens. "Why so glum, Gomamon? That's not like you."
"He should feel bad, considering what *he's* done!" Joe shouted sharply, making the red-head sink lower to the ground.
"Don't be so hard on him. He's helped more than you know." He smiled mysteriously at their baffled expressions. "Check your computer lately?"
In a flash, Izzy was booted up and ready to go. "Hey! There's a new file on here! SYSTEM/UPGRADE/BACKUP:STRONG. What does it do?"
"Run it." Gennai answered cheerfully.
Knowing Gennai would never give him a destructive computer virus, and trusting this to be the true Gennai, or at least a official representation, he did.
Immediately, his monitor glowed so brightly he was nearly blinded, and a melodious hum filled the air around them.
"Turn it to face that rock cliff!" Gennai called above the din.
Squinting from the glare, the computer whiz turned it to where he thought Gennai had gestured. As soon as the face was illuminated, the rock crumbled away to reveal-
"Another crest!" TK cried.
The light brightened, then dimmed away. a tag lay on a mound of rubble. It looked very much like the old ones, except it was a deep blue, and hung from a white cord. The new crest shrank itself and slipped inside the dark display lens.
"Wow, cool!" Tai began to make his way towards the new plaything.
"Wait!" Tai turned back to the Gennai projection with confusion.
"Why?" Kari asked. she, like the others, wanted to see the new crest and meet the new Digidestined pair that would eventually come to claim it.
"The program's not finished yet." Gennai replied with twinkling eyes.
As if the words were its cue, the crest shot out a brilliant, pure white light. The light beam narrowed and intensified. Then it bent over, touching the ground. Where it touched the earth, it broadened and shimmered as a shape formed beneath it. The stared awestruck, even Gomamon, who was far too curious of the outcome of the current events to remember how badly he might be treated by the larger males should they catch him.
Second by second, the light took on form, then substance. The light dimmed away then, and drew back into the crest, leaving behind a snow-white mass that sported a thatch of magenta pink hair...
"I don't believe it!" Gomamon screamed. "It's *her*!!"
Well, well, well.....
]:--8)