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A Break for Once [Timmir]
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 26, 2015 18:05:09 GMT
Everyone was eating lunch at one of the local restaurants of Terminus City. Nova was splitting a large pizza with the Kyupimons. It had four different cheeses, fresh tomato sauce on a fresh-baked crust, and was topped with pepperoni. NotSparks, who was sitting at a seperate table with Spike, was eating fresh fried fish and french fries. Spike on the other hand was eating a cheese burger. It was a well earned meal after all that passed the other day. Nova and NotSparks were drinking tea while Spike drank soda and the Kyupimon siblings drank juice. Our hardships only make us stronger huh? I wonder just what Sparks meant by that, Nova thought as he took a sip of his tea.
HyldenSparks on the other hand was occasionally staring off into space. Why can't I remember exactly why I'm here? I know I'm supposed to be after Vetina, but there has to be something else... the Hylden controlling him thought. With Sparks still unconscious, he had to try his best to act like him, and he wasn't sure how long he could keep up the charade. And continuing it was extremely difficult since he barely knew more than the first thing about Sparks. "Hey Jimmy, any idea why Sparks is acting so strangely since I sent him after firewood the other day?" Nova asked the Spirit Wielder quietly.
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Post by Timmir on May 26, 2015 18:28:12 GMT
Jimmy and Shin sat across from each other as they split a pizza. Shin's half had anchovies and pepperoni while Jimmy's half had only pepperoni. Jimmy had no idea why Shin wanted anchovies on his pizza. Perhaps it's because they never were able to eat the fish he caught on that day, and still had a craving for them. Or he could of just wanted anchovies. Only Shin could say, and Jimmy didn't feel like trying to ask him.
Jimmy turned towards Sparks as Nova asked him if he knew why Sparks is acting so strangely. He didn't really knew what exactly Nova meant by that. Jimmy barely knew Sparks, so he didn't really notice Sparks behaving differently at all. Though now that he thought about it, Sparks did seem different after he went to gather fire wood. Could something have actually happened to Sparks and he didn't notice?
"I can't really say, so how about we see if we can't find out." Jimmy whispered to Nova as a smile grew on his face, "Hey Sparks. Is everything alright? You don't seem to be quite yourself today?" He asked Sparks suddenly before taking another bite from his pizza.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 26, 2015 21:59:55 GMT
"Hm? Oh, I'm fine," HyldenSparks answered before eating a french fry. Nova on the other hand didn't seem convinced. "Is there something wrong?" he asked. "It's nothing really," the Hylden controlled Sparks replied, nonchalantly biting into piece of fish. Nova shrugged it off, seeming to have bought it for now. Then without warning, Nova kicked his own knee. being mentally prepared, he made no indication he hit himself, but watched closely. HyldenSparks winced. "Why did you kick me?" he asked Spike. At this a mischievous smirk appeared on Nova's features. "I didn't do anything," Spike stated. Anyone that was watching beforehand would've notice that Spike made no contact with HyldenSparks.
"Guys, it was Nova," Angie pointed out. HyldenSparks gave Nova an annoyed look acting as if he knew how Nova did it, when in reality he was clueless. "What? I can't kick myself?" Nova asked. He had to admit though, if it wasn't really Sparks, then he was a pretty good actor. And the real Sparks wouldn't keep a secret from him. If we run into another Hylden, Nova tries to Digivolve Sparks for any reason, or Sparks regains consciousness, I'm screwed, the Hylden thought.
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Post by Timmir on May 26, 2015 22:31:20 GMT
Jimmy just shrugged as Sparks claimed that he was fine. There was no way he could really tell whether or not Sparks was telling the truth. Yet as Nova appeared to believe Sparks for now, so Jimmy decided to follow suit. He hoped that whatever was going on, if anything, doesn't end up being serious.
The spirit wielder took a bite out of his pizza as he noticed something. He barely knew anything about Nova or Sparks. If they were going to be traveling with each other, perhaps they should rectify that.
"So how did you two first meet up anyways?" Jimmy asked them curiously.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 26, 2015 23:43:27 GMT
"Ah yes, why don't you tell them Sparks?" Nova asked. Dangit Nova! "Ah, but there are two sides to every story. Why don't you tell us your side first?" HyldenSparks suggested. Good move, but two can play this game, Nova thought. "It was a dark and stormy night. Rather than sleeping so I would be ready for school, I was up late playing World of Warcraft when I heard a crash coming from the backyard. It woke my twin sister too. When we walked outside together, we found him lying unconscious, face down on the ground on top of some broken tree branches. The next thing remember is falling through a portal with my Digivice floating in front of me before waking up in Server Woods with a headache," he told them before nonchalantly munching on a slice of pizza. He was lying through his teeth, but the story did hold some truth.
While the Kyupimons who have heard the story before knew it was a bunch of lies, Spike seemed to believe it, never having heard it himself. That sneaky son of a gun. Even if he is lying, I have no way of disproving his story, the Hylden thought. "I was fighting a Dorbickmon. Naturally I couldn't do much with being just a Rookie level against a Mega, so I did my best to support the three Ultimate level combatants. They were Were Garurumon, Rapidmon, and Magna Angemon.I took a bad hit and was knocked out. Magna Angemon must've used his gate to send me away. I only can fear what happened," HyldenSparks told them. He was lying like Nova, but kept attention to detail as well. However, by this point, Icarus, Spike, and possibly Shin were the only ones who didn't think Nova was up to something.
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Post by Timmir on May 27, 2015 18:32:27 GMT
Jimmy completely fell for the lies both the Hylden and Nova had told him. He had no way of knowing that either one of them were lying, so all he really could do was trust that they were telling the truth. Yet Jimmy did notice the odd sense of pressure between Nova and Sparks. Could they possibly be using this as some form of test against each other?
Shin was quicker to pick up on what was going on. Some of the Kyupimons seemed to be a bit surprise by the story that Nova had shared. It was as if they notice something that Nova had just said that didn't quite fit with what they believe. Was Nova lying in order to trick Jimmy, or was it for Sparks benefit? Yet why would he do that unless... Unless he believe the Sparks with them now wasn't the Sparks they knew. Nova was bound to notice something like that, wouldn't he. Yet this was all just speculation on his part, and the only way he was gonna figure anything out is if they continue.
"So what happened after that?" The bird digimon asked the two before eating a slice of pizza. Something tells him that this is gonna prove interesting.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 27, 2015 22:40:29 GMT
"When I came to I was in Server Woods with Nova unconscious. While he was out cold, I left to gather firewood. Whether or not he had a sister, I didn't know at the time as there was nobody else there," HyldenSparks answered. Well played, Nova thought. He wasn't getting anywhere with this. He needed to change gears if he wanted to expose what ever the fake was hiding. "Why don't you tell them about the time you Digivolved to your Mega level form?" Nova asked. It was a pretty big gamble, but the imposter wouldn't be able to prove that Sparks was unable to Digivolve. Yet the form had to be a level high enough that Jimmy and Shin would question why Sparks didn't use it.
Of course Nova didn't know that many Mega levels. Everyone present from Nova's Xros team already knew Sparks couldn't Digivolve. By now, Angie and Lucy were starting to catch on. The others, Icarus included, wanted to see where this was going before saying anything. "Ah yes, we ran into the same Dorbickmon. If I hadn't Digivolved to War Greymon, we would've been done for," HyldenSparks told them. Meanwhile, Nova nonchalantly sipped his tea. Hook, line, and sinker, he mused. Unaware, the Hylden fell into Nova's trap. All Nova had to do now was come clean.
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Post by Timmir on May 28, 2015 21:10:18 GMT
Mega level? What are those two talking about? Either these two are messing with me, or something is actually going on between these two. Jimmy thought as he listened to the Sparks story. He was starting to catch on to what's going on, but he still couldn't pull the entire picture together just yet.
Shin, on the otherhand, was pretty sure he understood what Nova was doing now. He already knew that Sparks couldn't digivolve. It appeared to be a problem most Xros Digimon seem to suffer. So Sparks stating that he was able to was a blatant lie in the Falcomon's eyes. Just one more question to make the picture clear.
"Hey Sparks. I've been wondering about something. What form did you use in order to fight off those thugs from the other day?" Shin asked with some feigned curiosity in his voice. He already heard the whole story from Jimmy before, so he already knew what form that Sparks was in. Yet if this is in fact a double like he's been led to believe, then it was highly unlikely he would know a detail like that.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 28, 2015 23:12:54 GMT
The poker face Nova was wearing made it hard for the Hylden tell that he fell into a trap. However, the only way he could keep up this charade now was to take a guess. If Shin wasn't there, that left out any possible form involving him. He knew next to nothing about Jimmy, so that left Spike and the Kyupimons. Knowing his luck, Sparks wouldn't have a Paildramon form. "I used my angelic form," HyldenSparks answered. It was a gutsy move, but without knowing Sparkmon's Xros forms, he already lost. "I never can remember, what was that form called, Sparky?" Nova asked. HyldenSparks grimaced. A triumphant grin spread across Nova's face as he took another bite of pizza.
Once he finished chewing, he swallowed. "You played a fine game, but this is checkmate," he told HyldenSparks. The possessed Digimon sighed. "Fine, you got me. I'm not really Sparks. I'm just borrowing his body until he wakes up," he admitted. "But out of curiousity, what gave me away?" he asked the General. "You tried to hide something from me, and the Sparks I know wouldn't keep any secrets from me. That, and you didn't object to me calling you Sparky just now," Nova answered.
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Post by Timmir on May 29, 2015 20:10:13 GMT
"Borrowing his body? How in the world is that even possible?" Jimmy asked completely stun by this turn of events. So the digimon he was talking to wasn't Sparks. Could any of the others be possessed as well?
"I think the better question to start off with is who are you?" Shin asked calm and collected. He saw no need to get panic at this point. If they could at least figure out who this creature is, then maybe they can figure out how to get him out if he proves to be uncooperative.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on May 29, 2015 22:04:32 GMT
"I wish I could remember. I can't even remember my name," HyldenSparks replied. "Sparks and fought for control back when he was supposedly gathering firewood. Then something else took over and I blacked out. I think it was around then that I lost about half of my memory," he explained. "So that explains it. I was wondering what caused him to go into that virus state when when the Kyupimons and I found him," Nova stated. "Anyway, I guess that means we'll have to come up with something to call you, but that's usually Sparkmon's department," he told him.
"Ironic. Anyway, 'm a Hylden tactician. My kind lack physical bodies in any area of the Digital World other than our own and can't last long without one," HyldenSparks continued. "Amnesic taction huh? Sounds like the player avatar of a game from my world," Nova pointed out. "Until we find out your real name, I'll just call you Robin, since it was the avatar's default name."
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Post by Timmir2 on Jun 1, 2015 18:25:21 GMT
Jimmy and Shin were quite a bit surprise on how well Nova was taking this news. They expected him to be pretty frustrated that someone had taken over the body of his best friend, yet instead, he seemed pretty calm and friendly about the matter. Did Nova just not care as much about Sparks as they had expected, or was there something else going on in the other teens mind right now?
"I would have called him Reflet myself." Jimmy stated after Nova gave Robin his name, "But anyways. Nova are you sure you should be naming this guy? He did just takeover your best friends body. And I'm sorry, but someone has to say it. Amnesia is quite the cover story. How do we know he's not faking it in order to lower our guard." Freder- I mean Jimmy stated, eyeing the Hylden carefully.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on Jun 2, 2015 1:16:58 GMT
"Well we have to call him something. We can't just call him 'Hylden'," Lis- I mean Angie pointed out. "Not only that, but if we use sugar instead of vinegar, we can probably get more out of him," Chro- er Nova agreed. "Anyway, I only chose Sparks because he was the closest Digimon, and I couldn't afford to travel too far in my weakened state after leaving the Hylden Area," Robin continued. "Would you mind telling us about this Hylden Area?" Nova asked. "The Hylden Area... It's a prison. It doesn't matter if you're good or bad, Hylden are convicted of only one thing: existing. It's worse than being locked in a dungeon in the Dark Area. The only thing any Hylden wants is freedom," Robin explained.
"In that case we can't really blame you. Being imprisoned in the Dark Area is terrible," Spike stated. "There's more. Rookie Level Digimon and below don't last long there. The Hylden Area quickly saps their strength," Robin stated.
((Sorry if it's a little half-assed))
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Post by Timmir on Jun 2, 2015 21:01:52 GMT
Jimmy and Shin listened as Robin explained what he was and where he came from. The Hylden Area sounded like a horrible place to be. No wonder that anybody would want to escape from there. Yet there was still some concern Jimmy had about the whole thing.
"I'm sorry. I want to believe you. I really do, but how do we know this Hylden place really exists." Jimmy asked with doubt in his voice. He detested anyone who use some form of force to make someone do something they otherwise wouldn't do, and to him, this was one of those situations.
"Jimmy. Perhaps we should leave this to Nova. It's his best friend after all." Shin advised as he kept careful watch as things developed.
"But..." Jimmy looked into Shin's eyes and found himself backing down, "Alright, but I do have one last question. Where is Sparks now and will he be able to take back control over his body if he wanted to?" Jimmy eyed Robin carefully in hopes to spot any lie that the Hylden may say.
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Post by Nova Ozuka on Jun 4, 2015 0:04:38 GMT
"Sparks is right here in his body, and I would willing let him take back control when he finally wakes up," Robin answered. "This could be serious. The first time that virus took hold, he woke up fairly quickly, but this is way longer," Nova pointed out. "Honestly this is my fault. If I hadn't attempted to assert my will over his, he would be the one speaking right now," Robin stated. "You know as well as I do that you had no way of knowing that virus. In reality it's that Devimon's fault for implanting it in his data to begin with," Nova pointed out. Robin knew that if it wasn't for that virus Sparks would've mutated because of him instead, and that wouldn't have been so easy to reverse.
However, he wasn't going to tell anyone that. "That still doesn't justify my reckless behavior. I could've waited inside his body without doing anything until I recovered and moved on to a stronger host later," Robin shot back. "Well at any rate, I hope Sparks wakes up from his little choma before we get to the Ancient Ruins. We're going to need him to guide us once we're inside," Nova stated.
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