FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

Alright, so I've hit a couple problems due to my change in schedule, so things are going to become kind of hectic after chapter 20. I already planned to go on hiatus here and begin an 11 chapter story elsewhere, but that story is proving difficult to write in the time I have, so it might take a while. When that is finished, I'll come back to this. Rest assured, I have this story written out to 20 and it will be posted regularly until then, so there won't be a change for a couple weeks.

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I woke up feeling one warmth, not two, and instantly began to investigate. Renamon was right next me, clutching me fairly tight, but Raia was nowhere to be seen. I swung my legs out from the bed and looked out my bedside window. It was raining, hard, and that got me in a good mood. A crack of thunder broke the silence and as the echo faded, the pounding rain began to come into focus. I stood, a smile on my face and walked out of the room, not sure whether or not Renamon followed. I walked into the dark living room, the heavy clouds in the sky killing off most of the outside light, to find Raia curled up on the couch. She looked adorable, honestly, and I almost couldn't bear to stroke her cheek for fear of waking her, but I did anyways. I also couldn't resist the temptation to lay down on the couch with her. Just as I got in place, her eyes fluttered open and she groaned groggily. She opened her eyes fully and, upon seeing me, promptly shoved me onto the floor.

"What the hell!" I called out from the hardwood floor. She simply giggled lightly in response and rolled over. I stood, involuntarily dusting myself off. "Well shit, what'd I do to you?"

She grunted and giggled. "Nooooothin'." Another giggle.

"Alright, this is great, it's..." I checked the clock. "8 am and we've already said 'fuck logic'. It's gonna be a great day, I can feel it." Another giggle sounded from the couch. Seems I'm a freakin' comedian today.

"So, one more Deva, right?" Renamon said, walking from the bedroom. "Then we're off to the digital world?"

"Yep." I chirped, walking to door leading outside. "And if you like chaos, today you'll be like a pig in shit." I laughed a bit, knowing that weren't the pigs, but we were definitely the ones in shit. "I'm gonna step outside for a bit, wake up Raia for me."

Renamon stared at me. "It's a downpour out there." I grinned and nodded.

"Kinda the point, dear." I said, stepping out and letting the cold, wet air wash over my skin as the rain quickly hammered my clothes down, adding weight near-instantly. I closed my eyes and place my hands at the back of my head, enjoying the feeling of the rain drenching me.

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Renamon stared at her tamer as he stood in the rain, enjoying it as if it were a summer breeze. She sighed. She'd never understand him and his strange ways, she knew that. Her eyes were averted to the sleeping form on the couch. She poked Raia, rousing her a bit, but when the silver Renamon refused to raise, Renamon did the first thing she could think of.

Raia was awoken to being yanked to the floor. "Sorry! Crap, I didn't think it hurt or anything!" She said, her eyes shut tight. After a moment, she opened them to find Renamon standing over her.

"What are you talking about?"

Raia rose, stretching as she did so. "Caleb came out here and laid down with me and I pushed him off the couch."

Renamon stared at her in confusion. "Why did you do that?"

"I thought he was trying to comfort me for sleeping out here or something and I didn't want him to." She explained, realizing how stupid that logic was. "I've decided I don't want him to comfort me anymore, I don't need him to."

"Well-" Renamon was cut off by the door opening, Caleb walking in and down the hall, trailing a river behind him, towards the bathroom, probably to shower. "Good lord. Our tamer is a total nutcase."

"Yeah, but I still love him." Raia said, stifling a laugh at her tamer's antics.

"I know," Renamon said, knowing there was a lot of good beneath that outer layer of foolishness. "I do too."

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My shower was quick and felt pretty good since I was already wet. I got some clean clothes and went back out into the living room. As I did, Renamon rose at my presence.

"Caleb, will the Deva today be particularly troublesome? I mean, Kumbhiramon was hardly a problem."

I nodded. "Short of Indramon, this is probably our biggest problem. If you were wanting to scout, I'd just ask that you check and pre-warn us of him if you can."

"I'll try to pick up on disturbances, but that's about the most I can do." I nodded.

"If that's all you can do, that's all I can really ask, isn't it?" I embraced her briefly and gave her a quick kiss. "Be careful, be safe. Head back any time you get a whiff of the Deva." She nodded and left. This was convenient for me, because I needed some alone time with Raia, but not for the usual reasons. I sat on the couch and pulled Raia down onto it with me.

"Raia, can I ask you a question?"

"Hmm?" He voice was curious, and I hoped this topic wouldn't be a rough one.

"Do you remember anything from before you came to this world?"

"Have you been talking to Renamon?"

What the hell was she talking about? Great, now I had to ask Renamon about this shit too. "Uh, no."

"Oh, well, not really." I sighed, knowing this had been something of a hopeless endeavor. "I can remember bits and pieces, but I don't have any actual memories."

My ears perked at this new information and I decided to inquire again. "What kinds of bits and pieces?"

She looked a bit troubled in the face, as if it were hard for her to remember. "Dark things. I remember a lot of black, swirling darkness, that kind of thing. There was a lot of hatred where I came from, I can feel it."

"Do you think it has something to do with the Demon Digimon we fought? They seemed really interested in you."

"I would have to say so, but I really can't make any solid connection." She sighed, obviously frustrated. "Sorry I can't remember more. I hate that all of this happens because of me."

I smiled and kissed her. "You're worth the trouble." She took on a bashful look and probably blushed beneath her fur. I smiled at how cute she was when she was embarrassed and pulled her into a hug. "I've lost you once, and I damn sure won't let anything even try to get you again."

"I hope you can live up to that." She muttered into my shoulder, unsure. "Because I'm not so certain."

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Renamon rushed through the house, nearly knocking down a ton of shit in the process.I heard her coming and turned to see her dripping all over the floor, drenched from the rain.

"Guess it's time?" She nodded briskly, her eyes wide open. "Alright, well, I guess we'll be having pork ribs for dinner." She looked at me as if I were insane as I stood and gathered my supplies, meanwhile, Raia woke up from the nap she'd been taking and stood to stretch.

"Do you not understand how big this thing is!?" Renamon asked franticly. She hadn't been this worked up in the show, or ever from my understanding.

"'Bout seven stories if I remember. We'll be fine." I looked back to Renamon and saw her shaking her head, her eyes looking genuinely fearful. "How far off am I?"

"Try twice that size." My eyes went wide and my mind sped up. Twice the size!? Shit the bed, we're beyond screwed.

"We'll be alright." I flat out lied. "Let's just get there so we can get a jump on him."

I walked out the door and waited to be phased, Renamon undoubtedly shaking her head in derision of my apparent ignorance of the clear and present danger. Hardly the truth though, I was every bit as fearful as she was, but I wasn't about to show it. The phase hit me, a feeling I was just beginning to get used to. Before I knew it, I was in the middle of a crowded street, chaos surrounding me as a people ran in all directions, seeking shelter. I saw Takato and Henry a ways off to the left, but my attention was pulled to the right as a form came into being; grey, shadowed, and shifting at first, then slowly coming into clarity. Renamon had been right, he was bigger than I thought, because he was bigger than he was supposed to be. I barely had time to consider the odds of the fight when he fully emerged, his weight dropping to the ground and cracking the earth beneath him, sending out shockwaves that toppled some of the people who were running, causing them to be trampled quickly, but they were barely a concern at this point. Vikaralamon was going to go on a rampage, and I wasn't sure we could stop him.

My first measure, one copied by the others, was to digivolve Renamon and Raia, but that wouldn't be nearly enough. I looked back and spotted Calumon in Jeri's arms. Perfect, take an early edge, maybe we can take this big bastard down. I ignored that they were here pretty early and instead focused intently and laid a hand on my deck, only drawing when I felt a strange heat on my fingertips. I whipped the card out, slashing it through the card slots as quick as I could. Two Taomon stood before me and I smiled.

"I told you two how to do that, and you damn sure better do it!" I called back to Takato and Henry, and a few moments later I saw Rapidmon dashing through the air toward the mammoth hog, who was trudging down the street already, followed by WarGrowlmon X. Apparently the effect was permanent, but the X Antibody's additive power was welcome at this point. It was at that very moment it came into focus. Of course! Vikaralamon is bigger because he has to be! The universe is scaling to the changes I make! Glad I didn't do something stupid like trying to alter Raia's power levels, we'd have been seriously_screwed._

Rapidmon was zipping all around Vikaralamon, laying down hits where he could, but it was bee stings to the beast, more of a distraction until WarGrowlmon X could get in and lay down some hits. WarGrowlmon X was really the only one who looked like he could make a shit's worth of difference, standing close to two stories himself. While Vikaralamon was busy rearing his head at Rapidmon, WarGrowlmon X got to one of the legs and began hacking at it with his arm blades, doing more than Rapidmon, but still not much. Both of them had to keep moving though, as Vikaralamon was not about to let them tie him down to one spot. I shot an arm out at Vikaralamon, a signal for Raia and Taomon to go in, both of them brandishing their brushes as they flew in. Taomon launched scrolls at Vikaralamon in as large a mass as she could manage, while Raia used her brush to create a shield on Rapidmon, who remained the focus for Vikaralamon. The fight wasn't progressing quickly, but they were laying some serious hurt down on Vikaralamon and slowing his never-ending romp down the road, so we were starting to get there. Just as my confidence was building, I looked back to find Henry and Takato running towards me, pointing at the sky. I turned away from them and noticed the data stream leading from Vikaralamon to the sky and I suddenly remembered my serious oversight in this fight. Juggernaut was powering up and was about to fire.

Just then, the Digimon began to glitch, stopping dead in their tracks and being stretched upward toward HYPNOS. It's firing! Goddamn it!

"Juggernaut's coming online!" I said to Takato and Henry, who'd just gotten to me. Vikaralamon roared in laughter though, ignoring the Juggernaut and taking the advantage to kick WarGrowlmon X down and try to step on him, but the foot was barely pressed up by the Digimon beneath. Meanwhile, Raia extended Rapidmon's shield, herself and Taomon making a beeline to get inside it. With all these developments, I was left with only the ability to state the obvious. "We are _so_screwed."