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A heartfelt reunion. (Complete)
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 3:34:04 GMT
Hana and Rush were standing by a bush that was next to the Rosewood Trailmon platform, waiting for Alucard and Poseidon. Sakura was currently inside the station talking with Ol' Tex, and Hana was getting antsy as she kept checking her watch every few minutes. She knew there wasn't really a need to hurry, as they had plenty of time before O'l Tex had to head out, but she still wanted to find Data's egg as quickly as she could.
Rush tried to soothe Hana by rubbing her back with one hand, which Hana responded to by petting the Keramon's head and causing him to purr like a cat. "Thanks, buddy. Today's the day we're gonna find Data and bring him home. You ready?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Find brother!" Rush excitedly replied, bouncing up and down as he talked. At this rate, Hana figured she might actually need to digivolve him to burn off some of his excess energy.
"Easy there, Rush. Don't burn yourself out before we actually get there."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 21, 2021 3:52:14 GMT
Alucard walked up to the station with Poseidon at his side and soon spotted Hana and Rush. While he quietly approached Hana and Rush, Poseidon was not as reserved as the Gomamon called out "Hey, Hana! Hey, Rush!"
Alucard had no idea how his son was able to be so energetic and happy most the time. Hard to believe he was beginning to feel old in comparison. Oh well. "Sorry we are late. I had to stop for food for Poseidon and I before entering town. I'm sure you know how relentless the digimon appetite can be at times, Hana."
Poseidon looked around and asked "Hey where is the Lillymon who helped us out? Is she talking to her friend still?" That was a good question and at least Alucard didn't have to bring it up now that Poseidon had that handled.
Looking at Rush, Alucard said "Your tamer is right Rush. We need to use our energy wisely."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 4:08:31 GMT
"Oh, he guys. Trust me, Rush is literally a bottomless pit when it comes to food. No, seriously. One time he literally ate a wooden chair that was bigger than he was." Hana said, eyes going distant and shuddering as she recalled that particular incident. "Anyways, Sakura's still talking to Ol' Tex, so you're not really late."
"Someone say my name?" Sakura asked as she rolled out of the bush Hana and Rush were standing in front of. Hana jumped as the ThornLillymon startled her.
"Jeez, Sakura. Don't scare me like that!" Hana scolded the plant digimon.
"Sorry, Sorry. I just wanted to let you know that Ol' Tex has agreed to get us as close to the Village as the tracks will let him, so we proooobably shouldn't keep him waiting for too long." Sakura said with a chuckle, before turning around and skipping inside the station.
"Well, I guess that's our cue." Hana said, as she and Rush followed the ThornLillymon inside.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 21, 2021 4:21:58 GMT
Alucard and Poseidon were surprised when Hana mentioned Rush eating a chair bigger than him. "Wow I've never heard of a digimon eating chairs. Have you, Dad?"
"I'm afraid not but there are probably digimon out there that can eat almost anything." Alucard answered.
The mention of Sakura's name seemed to make the ThornLillymon appear out of nowhere startling Hana and Rush but they weren't the only ones as Alucard and Poseidon jumped from the surprise as well. Alucard was able to somehow recoup quickly compared to Poseidon and his expression returned to its neutral state. Meanwhile Poseidon was excitedly jabbering "Where did she come from? How did she do that?" Soon after taking a deep breath he then said "It's okay. I'm fine now. I was just startled."
"It appears Sakura has quite the unique gift." Alucard muttered as a smirk briefly appeared on his face before returning to its neutral state again.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 4:50:35 GMT
"Trust me, we still have no idea how she does it. Data always says... er, said that she's the bane of his existence because of it." Hana said, as she continued walking into the station. Upon entering the terminal, she could see Sakura talking to an old, rusty Trailmon that Hana assumed was Ol' Tex. Walking up to the Trailmon, Hana introduced herself to the elderly train. "Hello, are you the Mr. Tex Sakura told us about?"
"Well howdy there, young lady. Yessiree, I'm Ol' Tex. Young Sakura told me about what you young 'uns are up to. It always breaks my old heart whenever a young Digimon gets cut down before their time. I'm more than willing to take you guys to find your friend. Heck, I'll even let you guys hitch a ride free of charge! Just hop in whenever you fellas are ready to roll on out." The elderly Trailmon said, his voice having a bit of a country accent to it. "I've been riding these rails for over 70 years, so I know the way there like the back of my mustache!"
"Thank you, Mr. Tex. I really appreciate that you're helping us." Hana gratefully told the Trailmon.
"Oh, don't you worry your pretty little head about it, Missy." Ol' Tex replied.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 21, 2021 7:41:56 GMT
Alucard and Poseidon followed Hana and Rush soon seeing the old Trailmon Tex. For his age he was still an impressive sight and all Poseidon could say was "Whoa!"
Alucard gazed at Tex before he said "Strange how you are the second digimon to call me young one though I suppose I am compared to yourself." There was a hint of amusement in his voice that one would have to pay close attention to or they'd likely miss it. Since Poseidon hatched he had been gradually showing more emotion and fortunately they had been mostly positive emotions.
Poseidon looked at his father with concern as he had been noticing the changes in his father but had said nothing because he didn't want to come off as too nosy and potentially end up upsetting his father. He hoped his decision was the best one as he had no idea what could come of his father's change in attitude.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 18:51:32 GMT
Alucard's statement elicited a hearty chuckle from the old Trailmon. "Ehehehehe! The second? I suppose I'll take that as a compliment. I'm just hauling cargo today, so you fellas will be the only ones onboard. I made sure to bring a passenger car with me just for this. I may have slowed down a bit in my old age but I haven't missed a delivery yet and I don't plan to start today! I'll take ya as close to the village as the tracks'll let me."
"Thanks again, Tex. It really means a lot to us that you're willing to help us." Sakura gratefully told the Trailmon as she gently patted the side of his engine.
"Don't you worry about it, my dear friend. I just hope you manage to find your friend's brother. Ain't nothing more important than family." Tex replied.
Hana quietly nodded in agreement at Ol' Tex's words. Taking Rush's hand, she lead him onto the passenger car, and gave Ol' Tex a quiet "Thank you," before climbing aboard herself.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 21, 2021 22:03:30 GMT
Maybe he should get used to being called young one seeing as in Human World time he was almost three. A chuckle managed a chuckle at the thought of being called young one by other strangers before his normal expression returned.
As the others boarded Tex he waited then Poseidon made his way up the steps using his front flippers to pull himself up the stairs. In the short time he'd been alive he had developed great upper body strength from his travels on land so as a result he was technically amphibious despite being born to be a mostly marine digimon. After Poseidon made his way on Alucard climbed on himself. Poseidon also managed to hop into the seats by himself with little issue pulling himself the rest of the way. Alucard then sat down next to Poseidon and the others awaiting when they would be on their way.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 23:16:59 GMT
With everyone else onboard, Sakura decided it was time to head on in herself and climbed aboard the Trailmon.
"Everyone aboard? Then I guess there's no reason to dawdle. Next stop, Village of Beginnings!" Ol' Tex said, blowing his whistle as he started pulling out of the station.
Inside the Trailmon's passenger car, Hana sat on a seat across from Alucard and Poseidon with Rush sitting next to her with his head on her shoulder. The vibrations of the train car quickly lulled the Keramon to sleep, and he could be gently snoring.
"You know, I'm curious as to why it is that the nearest Trailmon station is so far from the village." Hana asked, hoping Sakura or Alucard could answer the question for her.
"Oh, I can answer that." Sakura volunteered. "Cherrymon told me that it's because he doesn't want to run the risk of any baby Digimon wandering onto the tracks."
"Oh. That... that makes sense." Hana quietly said, her face paling as the ThornLillymon's words brought up the nightmarish mental image of a Botamon getting flattened by a train. Wanting to quickly change the subject, Hana said, "So, how exactly do you and Ol' Tex know each other, Sakura?"
"Well as you know, I tended to wander a lot when I was younger, and ended up riding on Ol' Tex here a lot. We'd talk with each other a lot after each ride, and now he's the the closest thing I have to family outside of Ys." Sakura replied, a wistful look on her face as she recalled the memories of the two of them talking throughout the years.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 21, 2021 23:55:08 GMT
By the time Ol' Tex took off Poseidon was balanced in the seat watching Rush snuggle up to Hana. Though full of energy Poseidon was patient enough to wait until they got to there destination but wondered why Rush was taking a nap. Maybe he was just saving his energy or something.
"Swanmon also take the babies out of the village to play sometimes or at least they did a few years ago when I was a baby." Alucard explained also grateful tracks weren't closer to the village.
"I'm kinda excited to see this place since I've never been there before." Poseidon said as tail started to wag surprisingly fast.
Alucard leaned back and listened to Sakura tell the story of how she met Tex and how she rode him all the time when she was younger. "He does seem like a generous and kind digimon, Sakura. At least you seemed to have made a good friend."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 22, 2021 0:44:05 GMT
"Yeah, Ol' Tex had been a pretty good friend to me." Sakura agreed.
"You don't know how much hearin' that warms my rusty gears. Ehehehehe!" Ol' Tex chimed in, causing Sakura to blush and cover her face in embarrassment as she realized the Trailmon had heard everything she said. "Though I will admit that you're pretty much family to me, too. I'm sure your mama would be real proud of the fine young lady you've become."
Sakura could only nod her head quietly the the Trailmon's words. Neither of the two really spoke up for the rest of the ride, and soon Ol' Tex could be heard saying, "Alright folks, your stop is coming up just ahead so I'm gonna drop you off and continue my delivery."
As the Trailmon pulled to a stop in the terminal, the group started to disembark from the Trailmon. Upon leaving, Hana turned to Ol' Tex and said, "Thank you again for your help!"
"I just hope you find who you're looking for. Best of luck to you!" Ol' Tex replied before he pulled away to continue his cargo delivery.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 22, 2021 4:25:20 GMT
Alucard watched as Sakura seemed to forget Trailmon could hear the conversations their passengers had though most appeared to ignore them as they focused on their driving. Sakura's blush was quite noticeable to boot as she tried to hide her embarrassment. Looking down he heard Poseidon softly giggle as he also saw her blushing. Despite being able to digivolve to his champion form Poseidon was still very child like in his mannerisms but Alucard didn't want to force his son to grow up preferring the Gomamon do it at his own natural pace. With luck Poseidon wouldn't end up as cold as Alucard was before he became a father.
Soon as Tex came to a stop and everyone began to disembark Alucard rose following everyone off with Poseidon getting off mere seconds ahead of him. Once safely away from the tracks Poseidon said "Thanks for the ride, Mr. Tex."
Alucard nodding in approval of his son's manners before looking at the old Trailmon and saying "Yes, thank you for giving us a ride." As Tex took off to continue his delivery Alucard looked around recognizing the area before he said "Good thing I remember the way to the Village of Beginnings."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 22, 2021 15:47:45 GMT
"By all means, lead the way if you want to." Sakura said to Alucard. " We should probably find Cherrymon and explain the situation to him before we go looking for Data's egg, though. We don't want him and the Swanmon to think we're trying to steal an egg from the village, as Cherrymon is not a Digimon you want to get on the bad side of."
"Yeah, that's a good point. A misunderstanding would be bad." Hana agreed. Rush started tugging on Hana's arms to get her to follow him, as the Keramon could already start to feel his core being drawn to his brother. "Hold on for just a minute, Rush. We'll go find him in just a minute."
However, the Keramon was feeling impatient and immediately darted off in the direction where he could sense his brother's presence.
"Rush, come back!" Hana called out as she ran after the runaway Keramon.
"Well, I guess this is happening now." Sakura said, rubbing her temple at the sight. "Alright, let's make sure they don't get lost."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 22, 2021 21:51:15 GMT
"Letting Cherrymon and Swanmon know what's going on is a wise idea. Though Cherrymon is gentle he is still an ultimate level digimon which means he can be dangerous if he or the children are provoked." Alucard said to Sakura as he led the way.
"Hey, Dad. Would they recognize you now since you said you were born there?" Poseidon asked as he walked alongside his father.
Suddenly Rush began running since he was drawn by his twin's part of their digicore and Hana ran too following the Keramon. The rest of the group ran after them to make sure tamer and partner didn't get lost. "What's going on?" Poseidon asked as he had dropped slightly behind Alucard since his father was a faster runner than he was even still.
"Rush senses his brother so instinct is driving him to get to his twin as fast as possible."
"And since twins instinctively try to find each other when lost his efforts to get to Data might cause a commotion."
"Exactly, so keep your guard up just in case we have to get out of there."
"Gotcha, Dad!"
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 22, 2021 23:05:30 GMT
As Hana continued to chase after the speeding Keramon, she ended up tripping on a tree root and falling on her face.
"Ow." She said, rubbing her head as she got back to her feet. She realized that her glasses had fallen, and immediately began feeling around for them. By the time she found them and put them back on, Rush was already long gone. The Tamer found herself lost in the woods surrounding the village.
Hana started to panic and hyperventilate at her current situation, until she heard a warm, grandfatherly voice speaking to her from behind, "What's wrong, human child? Are you lost?"
Hana slowly turned around and found herself staring at a very large, tree-like Digimon with six arms and and thick, leafy mustache. Judging by the fruits hanging from his branches, this would probably be the Cherrymon that was in charge of the Village of Beginnings. The current lighting in the forest made the large Digimon appear rather intimidating to the panicking teen, who promptly fainted as her nerves reached their limit.
"Oh, dear." Cherrymon said with a look of concern on his wooden face. He hadn't meant to frighten the poor girl.
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