D.M.O.N. - Chapter 2
#4 of D.M.O.N.
First off, I do not own any character of the digimon series, however I do own the names other than that. It may be short but (at least that's what I think), but I hope it will satisfy the readers. So enjoy.
Alphonse arrived at his home. It's quite a nice house around the neighborhood with one storage high complete with garden and garage. The lights are on and he can smell something delicious. He can only think that his mother is cooking for dinner before working late.
He reaches out for a key from his pocket, and opened the front door. The only things that greet his arrival were a rack, a closet and a corridor. His mother is still cooking at the kitchen, but never the less he always greets those who were at home whether they replied or not. Of course someone had replied, a woman's voice calling "Al? Is that you Honey?" a woman peek from the kitchen.
"Who else, mom?" said Alphonse while removing his shoes and put them in the rack.
"Where have you been? You should have been here around five," she ask continue cooking.
"Some bullies tried to prank me again, mom," while walking to the dinner table. "And as usual, I got knock out."
"Oh dear, honey." Said his mom in shock. She approach Alphonse and hug him in regret. "I'm very sorry that you have to get through this entire problem. If I had enough money, I could send you to a proper school instead of that school."
"But in the end you haven't. That's ok mom, I can handle it."
"If only your step father send some of his earning every month, you wouldn't......"
"I said I'M fine, mom. It's ok. I can handle it, because I have friends in that school and I don't want to lose it."
"Oh, honey."
"I'm going to my room now. Call me when the dinner is ready, of course if the food didn't burn like last time." He left to his room where he can have some peace and quiet moment. After he closed the door, he heard his mother's scream. "I've warn you, mom. And that's the second time." is all Alphonse has to say in his thought.
His room is quite big, with a bed next to the window, big closet filled with his dresses, table set for his study complete with a set of computer, a bookshelf filled with comics and study books, and a TV set with a DVD player, radio, and a console game. He didn't switch the room light because he didn't feel like it so he went to turn on the light table. He put his bag down and went on to bed. Many people think that a room with a poor lighting is bad for your eyes (Which is true if you read something), but not for Alphonse. To him, this dim light situation feels like a paradise.
"Finally, peace and quiet. It is the only way to forget everything that happens today, yesterday, even my life living in this world of boredom." He thought with his eyes closed. The next moment he looked and stared blankly at the ceiling. "Digimon.... They really do exist. I thought they were just a fake stories made up by some stupid show just for their rates. Guess there really are weird things that can't be solved in this world." After that he closes his eyes and tries to relax until his mother called for dinner, shower, and sleep.
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Meanwhile, at the other side of the town. Miss Kari went back to her apartment riding her red Sedan along with Gatomon sleeping at the back seat. "Does he have family problems?" she asks herself. An hour later they have arrive at the apartment, and find the lights are on which means her room mates has return early. She opened the door and came in along with Gatomon. "At what time do you arrive?" she asked to someone in the living room.
"Well... About 10 to 5. Why you ask?" said a male voice. "Yaay... Kari's back!" said another soar-childish voice.
"Just asking. How's the search?" she ask entering the living room revealing a nice decent living room, complete with a sofa, table, vase, a flat TV, and two laptops on the table with a man and a red dinosaur beside him waging its tail.
"None so far," reply the man. He is 28 years old with a short golden light brown hair, wearing a black jeans, blue sea t-shirt, and a golden watch on his left hand. "The activity on the Digital World is slightly stable. Thanks to that game. How's the school?"
"Nothing much, except she showed up in front of a student." Reply Kari while pointing at Gatomon.
"Sorry about that. Can't help myself to defend the poor child." Said Gatomon walking toward the sofa and stretch her body.
"Well anyway, what about the others?" ask Kari continues.
"Davis, Henry, Cody, Joe, Mimi, and Sora are in the game. Izzy and Ken are with Gennai. And the rest are patrolling the real world."
"I see, so it will be our turn to log in next?" said Kari responding the report, and then go to the mini kitchen to get some drink and take out the dinner set.
"Yeah, at eight," said the man. "So you better gave Gatomon a full stomach before she dives in."
"What about Guilmon?" she asked while preparing dinner.
"He ate lots of bread and bun today without leaving some for me to snack."
"Sorry, Takato." Said Guilmon, the red dinosaur with bat wing like ears and strange pattern on his body. "You know how much I like breads since your family had a bakery store."
"I know, Guilmon. That's why I'm not mad at you."
Kari set the timer at the microwave long enough to cook their dinner set. "Are there any problems with our accounts?"
"Their fine as long as our partner played and interacts with others. Plus with our support from the transceiver we can discuss with our partner. Isn't that right, Guilmon?"
"Yeah, although sometimes it's irritated." Said Guilmon while scratching his left back ear.
"Really? I didn't feel anything." Said Gatomon while stretching on a sofa like a cat does.
"That's because you have big ears compared to mine." Reply Guilmon with an angry tone.
"*giggle* Sorry, Guilmon. Didn't mean to offense you."
"You always tease the rookies, Gatomon. And you know it's not nice." Said Kari while taking out the dinner set and set it on the table.
"One of my old habits because they were so cute when they response differently," reply Gatomon and sniffing the dinner that was serve.
"Well anyway, dinner is served." Said Kari to Takato, Guilmon and Gatomon.
"Itadakimasu" said everyone. They ate their dinner for about 30 minutes and take a break for a while. Suddenly the light at the computer start flashing telling them that the others has logged in.
"Well, that's our queue. You two ready?" said Takato and the digimons nod. "D - Server ready?" ask Takato to Kari and she replied by showing the light-red digivice that looked similar to the Savers series except it had mini microphone and speaker like a cell phone. And then Takato took out his that similar to her except it was black-crimson.
Takato and Kari aim the lens at the back of the digivice to their digimons and in unison they called "Digital Scan!" A beam shot out from the lens and scan the correspond digimon. Starting from top to bottom their body were suck in to the digivices. After the scanning complete, both of them were nowhere in the apartment. Kari and Takato look at their digivice and their digimon were in it safe and well.
"Brrr.... I really hate that scanning process." Said Gatomon inside Kari's D - Server. "It gives me a shiver when I was scanned piece by piece."
"Better check your tail, Gatomon." Said Guilmon teasing her in Takato's D â€" Server. "Who knows you might have lost something beside the ring."
"Haa... Old tricks can't fool me."
"Knock it off you two," said Kari. She walks to the computer and open the game menu. She input her account and attach the top main scanner of the D - Server to an optional device that look like a receiver in form of a wireless phone pad. Takato did the same way as Kari does. Once the account has been input and the D â€" Server were in place, all they need is to press the enter button. And in an instant, the digimons inside the D â€" Server were gone.
After the loading complete the digimons appear in the character menu as if they were being teleported to that game. "Are you two ready?" ask Takato through the D â€" Server's microphone which only they can communicate to each other. Gatomon show her guts fist and Guilmon nod his head.
Takato and Kari highlight their digimons and then move the cursor to the enter button which will lead to the Digital World. Once they were in there, they were on their own including the interactions. "So, want to look around before we hit the hay?" ask Takato looking at Kari stretching his arms. Kari replied with a single nod and they start looking on the screen for any abnormalities.
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That's it for now. I know it is shorter than the first. But I hope the next one will be longer than this.