MPC 99X: The Story of Synn Symbare (MPC 91A/73B/56B)

Unbeknownst to Synn at the time, the reason Renna wanted to spar with Synn in the first place was because the Renamon had developed a crush on the SymbareAngoramon. She had watched many his fights before, just wanting a chance to talk to him and get to know him more and more after each one. That night that she found him training alone after hours felt like her big chance, and it was a chance that she was more than willing to take.

The fight had ultimately ended in a draw that night, with both Synn and Renna laying side by side together on the arena floor as they tried to catch their breaths. Contrary to one may think about how these two hyper-competitive fighters were feeling, it was in all honesty the most fun either of them had ever had. They grew closer to each other on an emotional level after each blow dealt and after each punch or kick grabbed. Renna was not lying; she was very strong for a Rookie level. Although a clear winner was never decided, Synn had decided he would stay true to his word and go on a date with Renna the Renamon, and their relationship blossomed from there.

Slowly but surely, Synn was beginning to fall for Renna as she was definitely not who Synn was expecting her to be at the start. She had a tough and cocky exterior on the outside, but inside she was a genuinely happy, caring and supportive Digimon, someone that Synn felt like he needed in his life. He learned from her that she at first only fought to support herself financially, and that she didn't really enjoy it much. But when she watched Synn fight in that arena, it filled her with the fire of determination to keep going. She wanted to fight just like he did. In the end, it was thanks to Synn that Renna had learned to enjoy competitive fighting, and helped her see her job as more of a life-long career that she felt that she could feel very rewarded from. It had been a couple months after they started dating that Synn had learned what Renna's true passion was.

"Baking?" Synn asked incredulously as he sat at the dining table at Renna's apartment in Terminus, the Renamon showing the SymbareAngoramon one of her many baking books, a glass of water in his hand. "This is what you like doing, Renna?"

"I know it's not something a Renamon would usually be seen doing," Renna explained, "but I can't help it. I just love baking bread and cakes, and it was my dream as a young Digimon to own a bakery. But not just any kind of bakery; one that was actually an airship, so that I can travel the Digital World selling my delights to everyone."

Renna frowned as Synn. "You could be a little more supportive, you know. Then again, all you care about is fighting and making sure you look all nice and pretty."

Synn almost did a spit take when he heard that. "C-Come again?! Renna, I cannot even cook my own dinner, how do you expect me to be able to bake an entire cake?"

"I have recipes for all kinds of cake, all we gotta do is pick one and then make it. I can help you out with it, it's really not that hard, I promise." Renna opened up the baking book and flipped to the cake recipe section. "So, what kind of cake is tickling your fancy right now?"

Synn sweatdropped as he looked down at the cookbook in agony. He really did not want to be forced into something like this; a Digimon like him was a fighter, not a baker. He wouldn't be caught dead doing something as mundane as this. "I'm sorry, Renna, but I must put my foot down and-"

Synn was interrupted when his stomach suddenly growled. That's when he realized that he had skipped lunch that day, and Renna heard it too. The SymbareAngoramon's face blushed redder and redder as Renna's lips formed a small smirk. "You know, Synn, if you bake something with me, you'll get something to eat right after..."

Synn's Digicore skipped a beat; she had him there. "Well... no."

Synn sighed, as it was clear that there was no getting out of this. He picked up the cookbook and started flipping through the pages. He wasn't much of a sweets Digimon, but hunger affects one's mind in weird ways. All the pictures of cakes looked really appetizing to the SymbareAngoramon. Finally, one stood out to him: it was a simple strawberry layer cake with white frosting, but it looked simple and painless to actually make. He pointed to the picture and said, "This one."

"The classic strawberry shortcake; good choice." Renna closed the book for Synn and started walking towards the kitchen, taking off her gloves and leaving them on the kitchen table. "Be sure to wash your hands first before baking!"

Synn thought that Renna's request was extremely silly but he decided to just comply and take his gloves off anyways, revealing thin and small Angoramon-like hands underneath as he set his gloves next to Renna's on the table. While he washed his hands in the sink, Renna got all the ingredients needed: Strawberries, cake flour, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, honey, water, all the important stuff needed to bake a strawberry shortcake.

The writer really did not want to write out the step-by-step process of these two baking a cake, so some highlights will be provided instead. Renna was right next to her bunny boyfriend the whole time, showing him the proper motions to adding the ingredients and mixing them together. As different as the two were, they both felt a great sense of warmness when they were just together. And as much as Synn didn't want to admit it... he was starting to see why Renna loved baking so much. Mixing the ingredients together in such a way, knowing it'll actually make something pleasant at the end... it was cathartic.

There were some hiccups though, like when an egg dropped right out of Arlo's hand and fell to the floor. Or when he tried to reach for the bowl of cake flour and knocked the whole thing over, causing the two of them cough and have flour all over their faces. "Please tell me I will be able to wash this out..." Synn said as he picked as the hairs above his forehead.

"You sure look like a true baker now," Renna said as she booped his nose, leaving even more cake flour on it. "Come on, let's get this cleaned up and get more cake flour..."

After some more time preparing the cake mix and whipped frosting together, talking as they waited for it to bake, then frosting it when it was completely cool, they had done it together... a perfect looking strawberry shortcake with strawberries and powdered sugar on top. Synn put his hands on his hips as he observed this perfect looking cake. "You know... you were right about baking, I think... I may have to bake more often in the future."

"I told you," Renna said with a grin. "I know I forced you to do it with me, but... I'm glad you did. I'd love to bake more with you sometime, you know."

"I don't care what we do, just as long as we do it together," Synn said with a smile. He wrapped his arms around Renna and pulled her in, the two of them sharing a loving kiss. "I love you, Renna."

Synn chuckled. "Let's." He then turned his attention back to the cake for a brief moment before an idea suddenly appeared in his head. "What was that idea you had? A bakery that's also an airship...?"