Love in the Moonlight [V-Day, Terrell]

Wormmon and Yara continue talking about Tamers and TV shows. Yara mentions Dante sounds a lot like her sister.

"You have seen the Humans battle too? Dante is a martial artist, but he doesn't have big muscles like on TV. I like Elmo World too! Puppets are funny. I think Tamers should give us a little more freedom. What is it like having a sister? I do not have any brothers or sisters. I'm an only Worm."

The waiter takes Wormmon's order and ask what Yara would like, but before she can reply, he said what she was going to order and walks off. Wormmon is confused how he knew.

"Ya, that was freaky. Is he psychic?"

The disguised Ghost would return with the shake and the cake, but he trips. Ghost spills the shake on Yara and the cake on Wormmon, making a big mess. Wormmon's antennae shoot up and he looks cross. If this was Ghost testing Wormmon to see how he would react, it's not looking good for Wormy.

"What the hell?! You got food all over us! Yara, are you okay? What kind of a waiter are you?"

Wormmon scrambles to grab some napkins and wipes off his face. He starts wiping up the spilled shake on Yara's side of the table. Sherry oversees the mess, and rather than help clean up, she turns and walks off. Dante watches on in shock as Shirou face palms. The date was going well, but had Ghost's plan gone too far?

Wormmon thought things were going well until the waiter made a big mess with their order. The waiter apologizes for his clumsiness and appears very remorseful. Yara reminds Wormy not to get mad so fast, then excuses herself to go clean up. The waiter removes his glasses to reveal Yara's Tamer Ghost, who is none too happy with the Worm King. A look of confusion crosses Wormmon's face, then turns to aggravation.

"Oh, so this was some kind of trick? Who are you to cross the mighty Worm King?! I was being a good worm, and I'm trying to start a nice relationship with Yara your Digimon partner. I put more effort into this date than anything in my life, and you're not going to ruin it!"

Dante's heart races as he watches Wormmon mouth off.

"No, Wormmon is going to blow the date! I'm calling it, we need to go back."

The limo takes off down the street and executes a dangerous 180 degree turn as they race back to the restaurant. Wormmon's anger is clear from the look in his eyes. If Dante doesn't step in and calm Wormmon down, this could escalate into a full on food fight.

(Thinking) "Damn it, Wormmon's made real progress with his manners lately. If this blows up, he'll never listen to anyone again."

While Ghost's intentions were good, caring for his partner Yara and taking a healthy interest in someone she is on a date with, this ruse could bring out the darker side of the Worm King.

Ghost's attempt to rattle Wormmon had thrown him off his game. He was putting his best leg forward to build a possible relationship, but Yara's Tamer wasn't convinced of the Worm King's intentions. He warns Wormmon not to hurt Yara. Wormmon goes from enraged to confused, and his antennae droop down.

"What? No, I don't want anything bad to happen to Yara. She is very nice."

As Yara returns, Ghost returns to his waiter persona. Yara recognized her Tamer before convincing herself it wasn't him. As Ghost walks off, Yara asks why Wormmon looks so upset. Wormmon is so amped up and confused that he takes a few deep breathes.

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe I just have some back pain. A big pain in the tail. I'm sorry, I was just nervous about our date. You are really cool, and I'm excited about hanging out. Weren't you telling me about your battles against Lucemon DX?"

Wormmon tries to calm down and return to a pleasant meal. Meanwhile, Shirou's limo pulls up out back.

"What exactly do you intend to do?"
"I'm going to see what's Ghost excuse for tricking Wormmon. The little guy was doing fine."
"Please don't do anything irrational. This is my 4th favorite restaurant."

Dante storms out of the limo and heads towards the back door. Shirou rushes after him and tackles him to the ground.

"What's going on, man?!"
"I'm not going to let you ruin this place for me. Have you tried the pasta?"

The two dorks wrestle around on the ground in the grass. Dante slips out of Shirou's grasp and throws him to the ground.

"This is not the time, bud. Look at this, I'm all dirty now."

Dante storms off towards the back door. He hides behind a bush and waits for someone to come out for a smoke break. When their back is facing away, Dante sneaks inside and searches the kitchen for Ghost, careful to avoid detection when possible.

Dante frantically searches the back of the restaurant for Ghost. Looking for someone wearing a waiter's uniform, he didn't realize Ghost had changed clothes. Eventually, one of the employees notices him and starts rushing over to question why Dante is snooping around. Dante quickly takes a turn and takes cover around the corner as they pass by. After that close call, Dante continues creeping around until he comes across someone not dressed as an employee, but they are facing away. Dante creeps over and clears his throat. Was this in fact Ghost, or someone else?

"Ahem. Excuse me. Do you know anything about someone impersonating a waiter?"

Back at the table, Yara and Wormmon return to a normal date after the incident with the spilt food. Yara mentions that Lucemon DX defeated her and her twin, sending them back to their digi eggs. It had been a few years since Wormmon last hatched out of his, and many more before that when Piedmon inadvertently destroyed the then Goddess of Destruction.

"Coming back as an egg doesn't sound fun. I sure don't wanna relearn all my cool moves again."

Yara asks Wormmon how he became King, and if he had to earn his crown. Wormmon strokes his chin as his antennae perk up.

"Now that you mention it, I'm really not sure. I'm just super awesome, so naturally I am the Worm King. I must call up my keeper of the royal records, but I think he might of quit after Piedmon pulled some stupid prank that got a dozen loyal subjects killed. Hmm, Piedmon's shenanigans sure did kill a lot of allies."
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(No worries, sorry for the delay on my part.)

The man Dante encountered didn't seem to know what Dante was talking about. The tamer was a bit skeptical, but in traditional fashion, Dante easily fell for Ghost's ruse and believes that this could not be the man he is looking for. He lets out a sigh and continues lurking around the back of the restaurant.

Back at the table, Yara mentions that Piedmon sounds like Lucemon DX. She asks what Wormmon was doing during all of this.

"Well, of course I yelled at Piedmon to stop killing our subjects, but he never listened. The pitiful fool. Just thinking about it makes me wanna sock his face in!"

After they finish their meal, a new waiter approaches the table and they pay for their meal. The two start going on a walk. Dante manages to see the pair before they head out.

(Thinking) "Well, it looks like it is going alright after all."

Dante turns and bumps into a plant resting on a short table and spills some soil. A couple of employees see him and start heading over. Dante panics and starts dashing through the kitchen, dodging out of the way of carts and chefs.

Wormmon is enjoying a nice, peaceful walk with Yara.

"This feels nice, being on a date with you. I was so nervous, but it is easy to get along with you. Life sure was crazy back in the Digital World, but life in the human world is even more crazy! Humans have all these stupid rules. Like, Dante got mad at me just for mentioning a large woman was walking slow. She was totally in the way. Then I got in trouble when I ate too many cheese tacos and got sick on the train, but it was really bumpy."