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A heartfelt reunion. (Complete)
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 22, 2021 23:42:32 GMT
Shortly after Cherrymon had begun talking to Hana Alucard had caught up to her seeing both her and the large tree digimon. Looking down at Hana, who had passed out, was worried. Looking at Cherrymon he then said "It's been a few years since I saw you, Cherrymon. It's me, Alucard." Alucard spoke to the large digimon with his normal polite but cold tone though as a child he did not speak with a cold tone.
Catching up, Poseidon came to a stop and said "Hey, Dad. Hey, Hana. Where's Rush?" Poseidon asked as the Gomamon was catching his breath. Alucard, meanwhile, knelt down to check on Hana and was relieved she seemed alright while Poseidon kept looking around with no luck in finding the Keramon. "Geez how hard can it be to find a Keramon around here? He sure is fast." Poseidon said hoping he didn't have to run again soon.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 23, 2021 3:34:20 GMT
"Ah, Alucard! It has certainly been a while. I hope that things have gone well for you since we last spoke." Cherrymon said to the Angemon. When Poseidon caught up and talked to his dad, the tree Digimon definitely took notice as he scratched at his leafy mustache. "Oh? You have a son? It is good to see that you have a family of your own now. Oh, and I see that young Miss Sakura is with you, as well!"
"It's good to see you again, Cherrymon, but I'm afraid we've come here for more than just catching up." Sakura said, curtsying to the older Digimon out of respect. Gesturing to the unconscious Tamer, she continued on. "One of Miss Hana's partners, a Hagurumon named Data, was killed recently, and we've come here to help her find his egg. His brother, Rush, came with us to help find his brother's egg, but I'm afraid his instinctual urge to find his twin has caused him to run off. We need to find him before he accidentally causes a commotion with the Swanmons or the children."
"Hmm, I see. That is a very serious matter." Cherrymon pondered as he stroked his mustache, before turning to start walking towards the village. "Come, and let us find your friends together. "
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 23, 2021 3:49:59 GMT
"Let's just say my life has been far from boring." he said cryptically as he gently picked Hana up as he rose to his feet carrying her bridal style so as not to leave her behind. "As for my son, Poseidon, him coming to be was a strange and complicated matter for a digimon anyway."
Soon Sakura had caught up as well and, after greeting Cherrymon, explained the situation at hand with Rush running off. Soon the group where walking onward and Poseidon said "I can't believe Rush got out of sight so easily. I didn't know Keramon were that fast."
"Some digimon capable of floating can do so surprisingly fast, Poseidon. At least the village isn't far so we should catch up to him soon enough."
"Say, Dad, since you can fly real fast even over long distances, why don't you fly ahead and catch Rush?" Poseidon asked with a cock of his head as he looked at Hana still in his father's arms.
"I think it's wiser to stay together since there is always safety in numbers no matter how strong one gets."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 23, 2021 4:51:32 GMT
"Well, I certainly won't force you to go into detail about it if you don't want to." Cherrymon said as the group arrived at the entrance to the Village of Beginnings. "I know someone who will be very happy to see you again, Miss Sakura. He was certainly sad that you had to leave so quickly the last time you were here."
"Wait, do you mean-" Sakura was interrupted as a green-and-white blur quickly ran through the entrance and latched onto the ThornLillymon's face. The force of the Terriermon's impact knocked Sakura onto her back as she pried the smaller Rookie off of her. "Is that you, Gummy?"
"I go by Mint, now. I missed you so muu-uu-uuch!" the Terriermon corrected, and started crying has he desperately hugged the ThornLillymon.
"I missed you too, little guy." Sakura replied, her own eyes watering as she returned the Terriermon's hug. She was promptly confused as she realized something. "Why do you smell minty?"
Mint giggle at his friend's confusion. Sakura merely shook off her confusion and said, "You know what? That's something we can save for later. Why don't I introduce you to my friends? This is Alucard, Poseidon and Hana."
"Why's your friend sleeping?" The young Digimon as he stared at the unconscious teen in Alucard's arms.
"I'm afraid I accidentally frightened her, and she fainted as a result. An unfortunate misunderstanding." Cherrymon explained. "Our friends are here to find someone who was recently reborn, and one of them got separated from the others, so we're trying to find him as well."
"Oh, okay!" Mint replied, simply accepting the Cherrymon's response even though he didn't understand everything Cherrymon said. He climbed onto Sakur's head and said, "I'll help you guys look for them."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 23, 2021 5:05:53 GMT
Grateful that Cherrymon didn't want to push things further though it didn't show on his face it remaining neutral the whole time. Then Cherrymon mentioned Sakura had a friend and before much could be said a faint minty scent was picked up on the wind for a brief moment before a blur of white attached itself to Sakura in the form of a Terriermon.
As for Hana it must of been quite a scare indeed as she had yet to wake from her scare. Alucard didn't seem to mind in the least though he was beginning to worry when Mint asked why she was sleeping. Knowing she should wake soon since she wasn't injured Alucard merely adjusted his grip a bit so he could hold her better.
Poseidon approached Mint and asked "Hey, Mint, have you seen a Keramon float by? His name is Rush and he's looking for his twin's egg since his twin recently died in a fight."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 23, 2021 15:37:42 GMT
"Oh! Yeah, I saw him! He went by a couple minutes ago. He seemed to be in a hurry, but he stopped to pet my head. He seemed nice." The Terriermon replied to the Gomamon's question, pointing towards the interior of the village with one of his long ears.
"Thanks, Mint. We need to find him before he accidentally spooks one of the other children or the Swanmons." Sakura said to the child on her head.
"Somehow, I don't think that will be much of a concern." Cherrymon said, the tree Digimon chuckling as his height let him see further into the village than the others. "He seems to have made some new friends."
Sakura and Mint went deeper into the village to try and figure out what exactly Cherrymon meant and found Rush laying on the ground, buried under a cuddlepile of baby Digimon. The Keramon was giggling as the tiny Digimon tickled him as they crawled over him. "Happy babies!"
It was at this point that Hana started to stir in Alucard's arms.
"What happened? What'd I miss?" Hana said, rubbing her head as she took in her surroundings, from the Terriermon on Sakura's head, the Cherrymon and the village around her, the fact that Alucard was apparently carrying her after she passed out, and the adorable sight of Rush being dogpiled by babies. "No, seriously. What the heck did I miss?"
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 23, 2021 21:18:54 GMT
"You didn't miss too much when you fainted." Alucard said as he set Hana on her feet using one arm to support her as he then said "We continued our way to the village with Cherrymon where we met Mint who is apparently an old friend of Sakura's."
Poseidon had scampered towards the babies to play as well soon ending up involved in another dogpile his holy ring around his neck as well as his flippers occasionally becoming visible. It didn't seem to bother the Gomamon as his giggles had rung out.
Alucard had begun to not only relax but smile at the antics of the youngsters. This had been the most at peace he had been in recent times so he wasn't going to ruin their fun. "It seems the Swanmon aren't going to be alarmed by Rush. I guess it's a good thing he's so gentle and playful." Alucard said as he glanced at the Swanmon as they didn't appear alarmed.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 23, 2021 22:39:07 GMT
"I apologize for startling you earlier, Miss Hana. You looked like you were lost, so I was merely trying to ask if you needed any help." Cherrymon said to the girl.
"It's okay, Mr. Cherrymon. Today's just played havoc on my nerves, is all. Between wondering what Data's gonna be like when we find him, and Rush running off earlier, getting startled was just the straw that broke the camel's back." Hana admitted, bowing in respect to the Ultimate Digimon as she accepted his apology. Mint decided to hop off of Sakura's head and slowly glide over to Hana, who promptly caught the Terriermon in her arms.
"If you're feeling stressed, maybe a hug will help you feel better." Mint suggested, as the Terriermon hugged her and wrapped his fluffy ears around her shoulders. The dastardly combination of fluffy ears and pure cuteness utterly broke Hana's will as she sank to her knees.
"I only just met him, but I loo-oo-oove him! ! He's too precious!" Hana said, as her eyes started pouring tears of joy from the torrent of emotions going through her.
The sound of her crying snapped Rush out of his blissful daze, and he gently freed himself from the baby digimon covering him and floated over to Hana while presenting a grey egg with yellow streaks on it to her. "There, there, Mama. Look! Found brother!"
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 23, 2021 22:54:49 GMT
Alucard watched as Mint floated into Hana's arms and it seemed she was powerless against his cuteness as she dropped to her knees with the little furry digimon in her arms. She was crying and apparently Rush noticed and gently freed himself from the baby digimon doggy pile with a grey egg in his arms announcing that he had found his brother.
Hearing this but not freeing himself from the other doggy pile, Poseidon asked "That's great that you found Data but how long will it take for him to hatch?"
Looking at his son, Alucard said "With digimon it can be hard to tell since not all digimon hatch practically instantly when touched like you did, Poseidon."
"You mean Data can be in that egg for a while then, huh?" Poseidon asked and Alucard nodded in response. "Bummer. I hope he'll hatch soon for Hana's and Rush's sake though so they can be happy again."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 23, 2021 23:29:29 GMT
Seeing Data's egg in the Keramon's arms, Hana quickly set Mint down on the ground and took the egg from Rush.
"Is that the friend you're looking for? I hope he hatches soon." Mint said, as he walked over to the egg and gently tapped on the shell with his paw. "Hello? Are you in there, Mr. Data?"
Hana's heart dropped a bit when Alucard said that there was no way to predict how long it'll take to hatch, but as if to spite the Angemon's prediction, the egg chose that moment to start shaking and cracking. With a pop, the eggshell burst open to reveal a MetalKoromon.
The MetalKoromon just silently stared at the girl holding him for a beat, before promptly flipping the f*** out. "AAAAAHHHHH! WHERE ARE WE? WHAT HAPPENED? IS EVERYONE OKAY? DID WE STOP MARINEDEVIMON? WHERE DID THE BUNNY COME FROM?"
"Data! DATA! Calm down! Breathe!" Hana quickly said to the panicking Digimon in her arms. "You're safe now. You're safe."
The MetalKoromon took a comically deep breath (despite having no visible mouth), and let it all out in a sigh. "Okay. Okay, I'm good now. No more panicking. But seriously, where'd the bunny come from?"
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 24, 2021 2:44:02 GMT
Shortly after being touched by Hana, Data's egg began cracking open and when Poseidon stared at Alucard the Angemon merely shrugged before saying "I never said I was always right."
When the egg finished hatching a MetalKoromon was revealed and shortly began totally loosing his mind ending in asking where the bunny came from. Fortunately Data appeared to remember his past life and Hana had managed to calm the little guy down so no one else had to make the attempt. Despite somehow looking like he was taking deep breaths Data asked once again about the Terriermon near him.
Walking up to Data, Poseidon said "This Terriermon is named Mint. He is Sakura's friend. As for everyone else we're all okay thanks to you. You are so brave it's awesome!"
Alucard approached the group and said "Thanks to your efforts Rush, Sakura, and I were able to destroy MarineDevimon after he killed you and Rush also found a digimental as well that allowed him to become Eosmon."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 24, 2021 3:03:27 GMT
"So you guys got him? That... that's good. I just wanted to make sure you guys got away from him safely." Data said. The MetalKoromon was still trying to organize his thoughts, which were all jumbled together from being reborn. He shook his tiny head before continuing on. "I didn't care what happened to me, as long as you guys were safe. Sorry, everything's just jumbled together at the moment and I'm trying to get everything straight. Just... give me a moment."
"It's okay, Data. No matter how much time you need to get yourself together, we'll always be right by your side. We're family, aren't we?" Hana said, eyes tearing up again ash ne nuzzled the mouse-like Digimon against her cheek.
"Yeah... yeah, we are." Data agreed. Even though he only just hatched, the MetalKoromon sounded mentally exhausted.
"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Data. I hope we can be friends." Mint said, as the Terriermon gently rubbed behind the Metalkoromon's ear(?). Data melted under the touch, as his tail started sparking happily.
"It's nice to meet you too, Mint. Any friend of Sakura's a friend of mine." Data happily replied.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 24, 2021 3:19:30 GMT
Alucard and Poseidon watched Data's interactions and noticed how mentally exhausted he looked. While Alucard said nothing about it the same couldn't be said for Poseidon who, after cocking his head while trying to figure it out, said "Hey, Data, why do you sound so wiped out? You just hatched so you shouldn't be this tired."
"Poseidon, don't push him. He was just reborn and since he remembers his previous life the process of dealing with all the information is what probably is exhausting him." Alucard said in his normal cold tone but it also had a stern edge to it.
Poseidon looked at the ground while digging in the dirt with his claws for a moment before he looked at Data and said "Sorry, Data. I know you've been through a lot but I should have been more patient." Alucard quietly nodded in approval of his son's apology glad he didn't have to suggest Poseidon should apologize and was glad his son was usually well behaved.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 24, 2021 3:49:49 GMT
"It's fine, Poseidon. It's not easy to understand what being reborn is like if you haven't gone through it yourself. I'm not physically tired, but having all of my memories come pouring in at once and trying to keep everything straight takes a lot out of you mentally. I'm pretty sure this is why most Digimon don't usually keep their memories when they're reborn." Data said. "Give me some time to sort everything out and rest, and I'm pretty sure I'll be right as rain. I don't know exactly how much of my memory might've been lost, but I remember enough about you guys that I'm pretty sure I'll be okay."
Wanting to help his brother out, Rush had a crazy idea. Gently taking Data from Hana's hand, Rush held the MetalKoromon close to his chest and initiated a DNA Digivolution into Kokuwamon.
"Huh, you fused with me to help ease the strain and pool our energy and processing power. That's... actually not that bad of an idea. Although it usually isn't a good idea to DNA Digivolve with someone who literally just hatched, so please don't do that again." Kokuwamon said to himself. "But thank you, Rush. It does make it a bit easier to deal with the memory overload."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Mar 24, 2021 4:06:02 GMT
Poseidon scratched his head after Data explained why he was tired and said "You're right. I don't understand what it's like to be reborn with all memories of my last life since I am living my first life. That and Dad doesn't remember his previous life so I don't think he had the same issue you are dealing with."
"Makes sense one would be exhausted with memories of a previous life to deal with but I don't remember my last life at all. Heck for all I know I could of had many past lives and never was aware of it. The only reason I know I was a Cherubimon in my last life is because a Sangloupmon friend of mine was able to sense a snippet of my previous life." Alucard said as Rush took ahold of Data and initiated a DNA digivolution to ease the strain on Data. Now they were Kokuwamon but they likely wouldn't be joined together for long because such a thing could be dangerous until Data was a bit stronger.
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