# Against All Odds: Extraction Ch.13

Author: Dr1ft3r0I
Tags: Fighting, Human, M/F, Renamon, Sad, Story Progression, Taomon, kyuubimon

#13 of Against All Odds: Extraction

A swirl of multi-colored light rose into the sky, lighting the area almost as brightly as the sun in the heavens. &nbsp;Coyote simply kneeled where he was for a brief second, too stunned at what had just happened to move. &nbsp;As the others began moving, well, that was when Coyote finally reacted. &nbsp;  
  
He howled to the skies, his cries of pain stopping everyone. &nbsp;They could all hear the pain and anger in his voice as the human mourned the loss of not only a soldier, but what some knew to be a brother of sorts to him. &nbsp;Tom looked at the lightshow and shook his head. &nbsp;"Dammit Fox, why did you do that?" he asked himself quietly, holding Rena close to him. &nbsp;Rena was more or less thinking the same thing. &nbsp;_Why Ronin, why did you do it?_ the vixen thought to herself. &nbsp;Then it hit her. &nbsp;What Ronin told her not even two days ago. &nbsp;_'When I look at Tom, I see myself.'_   
  
The other Renamon present were shocked still until Vixinomon started shouting. &nbsp;"That bastard cheated! &nbsp;He killed my brother! &nbsp;Kill him, kill him now!" &nbsp;They started heading towards Tom, but it was then that Rena Digivolved to her more...regal, and much more deadly form. &nbsp;

&nbsp;"You will not so much as **_touch_** him you bitch!" growled Rena defensively. &nbsp;"We just lost a friend thanks to your ass of a brother!"  
  
"And I don't care what some useless creature meant to you and your pathetic human!" Vixinomon growled back, far too gone for reasoning. &nbsp;That is, until they heard a high-pitched whine coming from Coyote's direction. &nbsp;They looked at him and shuddered as they saw him standing, his right arm incased in a beam cannon, and aiming at Vixinomon. &nbsp;  
  
"Say that, one more time," he said darkly. &nbsp;Vixinomon scoffed at him. &nbsp;  
  
"Or what? &nbsp;You'll do something just as weak as your little pathetic friend? &nbsp;Guards, kill him for drawing a weapon," she ordered several of her clansmen. &nbsp;They took a step, and that was about as far as they got as Coyote fired Wave Beam shots into their limbs. &nbsp;The Digimon in the arena looked in shock, awe, and fear as the shots all but destroyed the limbs hit, leaving nothing but digitally corroded stumps. &nbsp;Vixinomon was about to enter the fray when she felt something hit her. &nbsp;Hard. &nbsp;She flew into the wall of the arena, and soon had a boot from a very angry human on her throat. &nbsp;  
  

&nbsp;Doamon was about to shout for the rest of the guards to intervene, hell or highwater when he was stopped by Yima. &nbsp;Doamon was about to ask his mate why she stopped him when she gave him a single glare, that all but dared him to test her patience. &nbsp;Doamon gulped as he turned back to the disaster down on the arena floor. &nbsp;  
  
Vixinomon looked at Coyote in fear as he gave the vixen a good look at the cannon that was now crackling with indigo waves of energy. &nbsp;Looking down at her, he said, with absolute seriousness in his voice, "Now, you will listen. &nbsp;You, and your brother, have indirectly killed not only a soldier, but also a friend of Luna's, and my BROTHER. &nbsp;And if you ever, _ever_, insult his memory, or the memory of the fallen members of the Sun-Burst Clan, who, oh by the way, are _my_ decendants, I will end you. &nbsp;It is not a threat, do you understand?" &nbsp;  
  
Vixinomon nodded hurriedly; already, she could feel the effects of the Wave Beam on her fur, her nerves fraying quicker by the second as the electrical surges corrupted the data in her fur. &nbsp;Coyote deactivated his beam cannon and put it away. &nbsp;But just as Vixinomon started to get up, Coyote swirled around and stabbed her in the chest with a pair of crystalline blades! &nbsp;Pinning her to the wall, Coyote leaned in close and whispered in her ear, "This, this is more than what you deserve, _bitch_." &nbsp;Twisting the blades to increase the pain, Coyote let go of the blades and started walking away. &nbsp;  
  

&nbsp;Everyone looked and gave Coyote a wide birth as he walked out of the arena. &nbsp;Ralis turned to his father. &nbsp;"Father, by all rights, and by own laws, Tom won. &nbsp;Gravismon Digivolved, forfeiting the match. &nbsp;So, in short Father, you may as well say good-bye to my sister," he said. &nbsp;Turning away, he also walked out of the box, heading out of the arena. &nbsp;  
  
Rena looked at Tom and saw that even though he was a Spartan, he was still a bit weak. &nbsp;So, she took his shirt collar into her mouth and flipped him onto her back. &nbsp;Sparing one look at her father, the vixen left the arena, following the D. Rifters out and back to her uncle's home. &nbsp;  
  
Outside, Coyote had walked away from the arena for about fifty feet before falling to his knees again. &nbsp;Coming over to him, Rahne stopped to pick him up, but as she was about to do so, she was stopped by her mate. &nbsp;"Don't" he told her softly. &nbsp;"I...I need to do this." &nbsp;Nodding, she at least helped her mate up, but let go for him to walk back to the manor. &nbsp;  
  
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They all reached the manor several hours ago, and right now, the surviving D. Rifters and several Renamon were out in Darkamon's garden looking down at a trio of freshly dug graves. &nbsp;None of them actually had a body, save for Gym's, but that didn't really matter. &nbsp;Coyote stood at the front, his face stone-cut and harsh. &nbsp;"Present, ARMS!" he barked. &nbsp;As one, Tom, Varak, Ralis, Ari, Darka, Rena, and Rahne raised their borrowed Toshigan rifles into the air. &nbsp;"Fire!" &nbsp;The seven of them fired a three round burst and lowered their weapons. &nbsp;Coyote repeated the order only two more times, each of them paused for seven seconds. &nbsp;After the last second after the last shot, Coyote saluted the graves. &nbsp;The others did the same, all of them looked at Coyote in sadness. &nbsp;  
  

&nbsp;Coyote put down his arm, the signal for the others to do the same. &nbsp;"Dismissed, burial detail," he said quietly. &nbsp;The others left, all save for one. &nbsp;The two left both looked down at Ronin's grave, a simple cross with a photo of Coyote and Ronin enjoying a day at the beach. &nbsp;They stood there for several minutes, simply thinking about the sniper, and soon, rain started falling. &nbsp;Looking over at Coyote, Tom felt rather uncomfortable at the prospect of asking the question he had in mind. &nbsp;After all the wounds were still very fresh; Tom knew very much how that felt. &nbsp;But for now, Tom simply told him, "Zack's going to pay for this, I swear."  
  
Coyote shook his head. &nbsp;"No, it was all my fault." &nbsp;Tom looked at Coyote oddly. &nbsp;"I never should have been so damn attached to him. &nbsp;I-I just couldn't help myself from saving him on San Madrid." &nbsp;Holding up Ronin's dripping wet dog-tags, Coyote continued. &nbsp;"I never should have been his master."  
  
Tom shook his head. &nbsp;"Hey, he followed you willingly, didn't he?" he asked. &nbsp;Coyote nodded sadly.  
  

&nbsp;"Yeah, but I always made sure to tell him that his future was his own. &nbsp;He chose to be with me, and look what happened!" Coyote retorted, pointing at the grave. &nbsp;  
  
Tom took Coyote's hand and lowered it. &nbsp;"Hey, he followed you because he trusted you. &nbsp;It's not your fault he's gone."  
  
"Yes it is!" Coyote shouted. &nbsp;"He was supposed to be leading Delta on a training mission, and I fucked it up by not leading a mission in months! &nbsp;I trusted him to do the right things, and...I'm going to miss him." &nbsp;Tears were now falling down Coyote's face, lost in the rain like the man they were for. &nbsp;  
  
Tom stood silent for a second, and asked the question that he would have asked Ronin, but never had the courage to do so. &nbsp;"Hey, who was in that photo that Ronin always carried around? &nbsp;I never saw it, and well..."  
  
Coyote sighed. &nbsp;"It was his sister, Kayleigh. &nbsp;She was six when it was taken, right before the Toshigan attacked San Madrid. &nbsp;I remember, that Ronin wanted to run after her when the remaining PDF forces took her away. &nbsp;He fought me so hard, but I told him that he'd have to live to free her. &nbsp;He calmed down, took his revolver and rifle, and became a Drifter," he explained. &nbsp;  
  

&nbsp;"Is she still alive?" Tom asked. &nbsp;  
  
Coyote shrugged. &nbsp;"We don't know. &nbsp;The N.A.W. shut itself tighter than a clam after the assault on San Madrid, so we don't know the status of any of the planets. &nbsp;Best case scenario, she's living a good life, with a good master. &nbsp;Worst case, well,...Ronin never dwelt on that for more than a second," he said. &nbsp;  
  
Tom sighed. &nbsp;He had photographic memory, so if anything, all Tom had to do was look for a Voxin in the N.A.W., whatever that was, that looked like Ronin. &nbsp;_I'll find her Fox, I promise_, Tom thought. &nbsp;  
  
"Let's go inside. &nbsp;God has shed his tears for Ronin," Coyote said sadly. &nbsp;Together, the two of them turned around and walked back into the manor.

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