Gate Way of Life

I don't own Digimon or Ranma 1/2

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'Thoughts'

"talking out loud"

'-----' scene change

(V)(V) different point of view

'+' flash back

Chapter 25

They make it to the Dojo. It looks pretty much as he remembers it. They walk through the front gate and Kasumi comes to greet them. So does some other Digimon that he doesn't remember living here. Calamon had moved to Davis's head and he could tell that the black Veemon kept looking at Calamon. The whole group had mostly been walking in silences, though Tommy did point at things and ask questions about the different buildings. Davis had answered his questions in a distracted way. He wonders if Davis was thinking that it was his fault that he became a Digimon. He hopes not, he didn't feel like he wants to talk Davis out of it. He also wonders just what the dark Veemon was doing walking by Davis. He could understand Veemon walking on the other side. 'Didn't Guvyer say something about Davis getting another partner? So, this must be Kage, the KageVeemon. Ok, so what is that purple dragon Digimon?'

He gets snapped out of his thoughts as Kasumi asks, "Where Takato and Guilmon?"

(V)(V)(V)

She looks at Takato, the black dragon that their partners had fought. She didn't see how this Digimon was Takato, but it was. She really wishes that Tai and the others had mentioned that Takato was a Digimon. It wouldn't have been as embarrassing to have your partner attack someone who's a good friend.

"Hi, Kasumi, it's been a while." Takato says. She notices that Dash and Cassandra were also here with the other Digimon. "That's you, Takato?" Terriermon asks. "I Bio Merged with Guilmon and didn't unmerge before I landed in their Digital World." Takato explains. She looks over at the new girl as she answers, "We thought that he was this Digimon that we got a warning about. Also, I'm Zoe Orimoto." The next one to introduce themselves was the youngest member of the group, "I'm Tommy Himi. It's nice to meet you."

Takato says, "The one with the hat and goggle combo is Takuya Kanbara. The tall guy is J.P. Shibayama. Kouji Minamoto is one with the bandana and the one standing next to him is his twin, Kouichi Kimura." Everyone, including the Digimon look at Kouji and Kouichi. "So, you're the ones that visited my brother and the others. I'm Kari Kamiya; I'm Tai's younger sister. We talked to Tai and the others but they didn't warn us about Takato being, well, who know." She says. Davis nods in agreement with her.

"I'm Kasumi Tendo, and I welcome you to the Dojo." Kasumi says to the others. "Also, where are your partners?" Kasumi adds, looking around for Takuya and that group's partners. "We don't have partners. We'll show you guys later; you might have trouble recovering from the shock. Yolei took about forty minutes to get a grip on when Kouji showed her. So, it's best if it's saved until later." Kouichi tells them.

Now everybody was interested in just what could cause someone to take that long to recover. Rika looks at her watch and say, "We better get going. We can finish up later. See ya, and Takato, we're going to have one long talk later." Davis and her follow Rika to school. Hoping that Rika didn't hurt Takato too much. Happosai has left the country just to get away from Rika. Happosai had left a day after the beating. And they haven't heard anything from him since. Davis was told about the whole thing. She wonders about something, though. If Takato was the only one incontrol, then where's Guilmon?

(V)(V)(V)

He sighs as he sits down on the roof. He had gotten away from Cassandra, she and Izzy were working on a portal to get back to the GL territories. Cassandra was a Butterflymon and he didn't want to be examined, he wanted a place to practice his spells. He didn't want to leave the Dojo for the simple fact that he didn't want to be stared at. He sighs and began a spell.

He stops when he knew that two Digimon seem to be watching him. He doesn't see them, but he could guess on who they were, Kage and Renamon. He didn't really know just why he knew they were there, but thought that it had something to do with Guilmon. He does remember that Guilmon could always pick up on Renamon being around. 'It seems that I inherited that gift as well. So, now what?' He thought as he sits on the roof.

(V)(V)(V)

He was talking to Tentomon, Gatomon, Patamon, Wormon, and Sky, that's what Davis's first partner decided to call himself, about their reality. He got the feeling that they're home sick. He, too, was worried about what his mom might think if the Digital World where he's from couldn't send him back to the right time. It turns out; Orphanimon and them could do it. It was automatic and gave everyone some peace of mind that their parents weren't worried.

Everyone else was watching TV in the Dojo. "You know, I don't know just what to think of Takato. I mean I've never met a human that became a Digimon. It's doesn't seem normal." Gatomon says. He sighs, wondering what they'll think when they find out the reason why they accepted the fact that Takato's a human stuck as a Digimon.

He looks up to find Kasumi beginning to set the table. "Do you want any help?" He asks. The Digimon had decided to go and see what Takato's doing. Kasumi nods her thanks and he gets up and helps Kasumi.

(V)(V)(V)

He was getting bored; Renamon and him had decided to watch Takato, if it really was Takato. So far, Takato didn't seem to be doing anything. He was also getting hungry and knew it was close to lunch. It was then did something happen and he couldn't help but blink.

He finds Patamon, Wormon, Gatomon, Tentomon, and Sky on the roof already talking to Takato. He didn't know where they come from, and he was just plain confused. He wonders if he was so bored that he zoned out. He sighs and leaves the roof and heads to the kitchen and finds one of the new arrivals; Kouichi if he remembers rightly, was helping Kasumi out. He didn't know just what to think about this new Digidestine.

He appears behind Kouichi and says, "Helping out?" Kouichi gets startled at that. He doesn't get tired of it, he really like to do it to Renamon. "Yes, so what's Takato doing?" Kouichi ask him. "Me? How should I know?" He asks. "It's a guess, but I do believe you and Renamon had decided to spy on Takato. Trust me, that's Takato. I even meet Guilmon." Kouichi tells him as he heads to the table to set glasses onto the table. "What do you me, met Guilmon? I thought that when you Bio Merge that both are equal partners." He asks Kouichi. "When Takato sleeps, Takato goes to where Guilmon's at. In this dream world, I've visited twice. And I don't see what all the caution. So Takato's fused with Guilmon for a time, it's not really changing who he is." Kouichi tells him. He doesn't answer and he wonders just why these human's just don't get it.

(V)(V)(V)

He had decided on trying to use an illusion spell on Kage and Renamon. It was a small one and it worked, so he added it to the list of spells. He spends out an hour of casting spells. Then Patamon, Gatomon, Wormon, Tentomon, and Sky came up to visit him. He let go of the spell and he then listens to what they wanted to talk about. Mostly it was about how it feels to be a Digimon. He was hoping that he either learns how to Digivolve or gets Dire's help in performing the doorway to have a quite place to practice and to just read more about history. He also wonders how Izzy and Cassandra will take to hearing about that dimension.

They hear the call of lunch and he and the others get off the roof. He gives Wormon a lift off the roof.

(V)(V)(V)

She was looking for the others, waves to Henry and Ken. They walk over. "Takato's back and he brought some friends. Takato's changed." She could only get that far before T.K., Ryo, Rika, and Davis walked over. "Hey, so Rika says Takato's back. What did he look like?" Ryo asks. "He's got a different look to him and he brought with him some more Digidestine. We didn't see any partners though. Calamon looks happy to be back, though. They promise to show us the reason why they don't need partners. It also seems that it took Yolei about forty minutes to recover from the shock." She tells the others. Other then Rika and Davis, the others look stunned at the statement, they knew that Yolei was usually quick to recover from shock and now they wonder if whatever it is was that big.

They soon meet up with Izzy and Ranma with BlueMeramon walking with Suzie, Henry's little sister. "So, BlueMeramon says that Takato's back and he brought friends. I think NeoDevimon will be there already. I wonder just how much cousin Takato's grown." Ranma says. "He's grown alright, about six feet tall, I think." Davis says.

They continued to walk, each having there own thoughts.

(V)(V)(V)

They all stood in the yard, the introductions had been made and now he and the Legendary Warriors watch the reactions of the others. Kouji, Zoe, and Takuya had demonstrations of the different spirits. Kouji did human spirit, Zoe did beast spirit, and Takuya did fusion.

Every body, besides the Legendary Warriors and him, were not doing much. It's also been fifteen minutes and Calamon was sleeping in Kouichi's arms. They haven't explained the whole elements yet. He wonders about Kari and Ken's reactions to Kouji and Kouichi being Light and Darkness. He knew that Ken, Kari, and T.K. had some really bad experiences with Darkness and he hopes that they'll look pass the whole idea and see Kouichi as he is.

He knew that everyone at lunch had expected for him to eat more food then what he did. He surprised himself as well, but he felt relief that he didn't have to eat as much as any of the Digimon around. After lunch he watched TV with the others in the Dojo. He also had taken out the letters for the Digidestine. He grins at the looks of amazement when his most of his right arm disappeared into his dimensional pouch.

He snaps out of his thoughts and looks to see Suzie standing before Takuya and poking him. It had been a full thirty minutes for them to recover and they began to ask questions to Takuya and the others. Kouji, Zoe, and Takuya turn back into humans and they tried to answer their questions. He watched as Tommy and Suzie began to talk. He didn't really listen to what was been said and he didn't really mind, for his thoughts went to Lucemon. He hopes can create a new doorway, he even thought up a name for the dimension. He had decided on Gate Way of Life, for that's what lies within it. Different realities and what their life before the Hazard searched their world. He hopes that it's a good name for that place. And knew that if it works, he could keep in touch with everybody that he's met. The different worlds, like where Lucemon is, the Digidestine's world, and the Dire.

(V)(V)(V)

She asks Renamon where Takato was, and her partner points to some shade. She nods her thanks, and walks over. Her feelings were mixed, she's happy to see him, but didn't know if he still felt the same way. She looks at his form, taller then her and with a red Hazard symbol on his crest. She notices a far away look to in his eyes.

She stands there for two minutes before saying, "So, you're not a goggle head." She knew it sounded lame, but it worked. "Hey Rika. Sorry, I was thinking about some stuff. So, what do you think?" Takato asks. 'He sounds older. Is he even a rookie?' She thinks as she looks at him. "So, what level? I didn't want to ask in front of everyone." She states. "Rookie, mostly Virus. I can do some real damage if I set my mind to it. How have things with you?" Takato asks. "I go to school and mostly hang with Kari. How do you know that your mostly virus?" She asks, and then watches as Takato's right hand goes into his pouch. Then looks surprised when Takato pulls out his D-ark. Then information flashes on his D-ark.

Drakemon

Rookie level Digimon

Mostly Virus type

Humanoid Dragon. Attacks are Black Fire and Black Fire Storm.

Then the image flashes out. She watches as Takato clips on his black belt. "So, you're a Drakemon. Have you Digivolved yet?" She ask, wanting know more. Her nervousness vanishing. "Nope, I think I'll be doing that yet. I'm pretty powerful. I also found out some stuff about Guilmon, too." Takato tells her. "Like what?" She asks, and he begins, "Has Dash, Cassandra, Puck, or Kage talk about this Hazard?" She shook her head, Takato continues, "It turns out that it been around for like forever. It would split itself up and invade other realities. The ones that became rookies and champions were cunning. The ultimates and mega levels were devastating, they were the destroyers. The Hazard would sometimes lose interest in some realities, so it would create this gateway to this pocket dimension. Then it would leave, and find some other reality to search through." Takato looks over to where their friends were. Lost in thoughts, she lets him. She was trying to understand just where this was leading.

Then Takato continues after about three minutes, "The Hazard was searching out its partner. In time it grow tired of searching and destroying along the way. In a reality, some Digimon found away to capture its essence. The Hazard let the Digimon think that they could keep it from its freedom. With each splinter of the Hazard that they captured, they slowly made the Hazard whole. Then they finish; the Hazard was whole for the first time in ages. Then I called to it, I gave it a new shape." She looks over at him, surprised and finally understanding what Takato was talking about. "You shaped it into Guilmon. The Hazard and Guilmon are the same." She states, Takato nods. "It's true. We met up with a Stalker named Guyver. He was an unofficial expert on the Hazard. It's weird to think that the Hazard was looking for me. It's not my fault about any of it or Guilmon's. It happened and I hope to stop it from happening again." Takato says. She was now sitting on his right and was thinking about what Takato has told her.

They remain sitting there for about ten minutes, and then they heard Nabiki yell something about supper here. They got up and headed to where the food was. Takato and her holding hands, as they go.

(V)(V)(V)

It was Thursday evening; the ones that were going to school had arrived. They didn't get a chance to tell their story on how they saved the Digital World or about the war they fought. So, they now plan on continuing were they left off.

He looks over at Ken and did feel something coming from Ken's neck. He notices that Kari and Kouji had kept glancing at each other this morning, before they left for school. Takato had left to talk to the Dire, Calamon and the other Digimon had been playing card games, mostly Poker and Go Fish. Tommy and him had played a few rounds of Poker with the Digimon.

Then they, with Takato to guide them around, went sight seeing. It had been fun looking around. Different then when they went to Tai and the other Digidestine world. They were going by Legendary Warriors, for Kari, Ken, T.K., Davis, and Izzy were being called Digidestine and Henry, Suzie, Rika, Ryo, and Takato were Tamers.

Now Takuya and Zoe were explaining about their different spirits. They hadn't even begun to tell their story or listened to Davis's. "So, Takuya's Fire, Zoe's Wind, Tommy's Ice, J.P.'s Lightning, and Kouji's Light?" Henry asks. Zoe nods and then adds, "Kouichi's Darkness." He tenses when Zoe says it. Everyone that didn't know that turns to look at him, his twin puts a comforting hand on his left shoulder.

After looking him for four minutes, Takato says, "He's Darkness, not evil." He feels a lot better when Takato said that. "Ok, so just what is the story on how you guys first got your spirits?" T.K. asks.

And so Takuya begins the story and they added their parts.

(V)(V)(V)

It's been ten days; the Legendary Warriors and him were going to school. They started on the next Monday, and had been wearing bulky cloths to cover what he looks like. He did get odd stares but nobody really pressed him for they were scared of Rika.

It's Sunday and he had gotten better at spell casting. He also had been talking with Dire about her helping him with the doorway that will be created. He hopes that it's enough. Izzy and Cassandra had been coming up with ways to separate Guilmon and him. BlueMeramon, GrapLeomon, and NeoDevimon were also going to be helping with the portal. He now has twelve spells and he knew that this would be tough. He looks to where Kouji, Kouichi, and Zoe were, they decided to be here. He had kept what he plans to do a secret and Rika was keeping her eyes on everyone else.

He finished the wards and the lines with the right symbols. The lines were to outline the building and the wards were to help with how high the building was. He might not have gotten the right size, but that shouldn't matter. He stands at the south side of where the wall, BlueMeramon was at the north. NeoDevimon was standing where the west side and finally GrapLeomon was standing where the east side.

He then began the spell, he didn't chant or do any thing with his hands. All he had to do was shape the energy into different symbols then to focus these into the work he set up. In time he could do this without using anything but his will, but he right now, he needed to go through this using the wards, lines, and symbols.

(V)(V)(V)

He stood with Zoe, his brother, and Dire shaped as a young woman. He and the others were awed with just how gigantic the Dire was. He hopes to have time to explore some of this world, for it was so different then anything that he's been to. The fact that all the Digimon live among the branches of the Dire and not anywhere else was such an oddity. He and many of the others have talked to Kasumi about where she been and what she's seen.

The Tamers and Digidestine had explored the closest landmass, but didn't go any farther. He knew that nothing's supper important was coming yet. He knew that they plan to go where this Anchor is and to find away to unlink all the realities that were linked to it. It's going to be tough and in two months was summer vacation and they could then try their hand at it.

After he watches for two hours, something began to shimmer and then the three leaders of the Dire's children began to help by creating a gate. He and the others stare at what's taking place. Then they see this building and then it seems to disappear, but the wards that Takato set up were gone and that means that Takato did it. They see that Takato had collapsed and they run to make check up on him.

"He's exhausted. Then again, I'm not feeling too energetic myself." GrapLeomon states tiredly. Kouji and him pick up Takato and then look at the Dire shaped as a teenager. "So, it worked?" Zoe asks the teenager. "Yes, it did. I can feel the difference here. I hope that he recovers quickly. I'll open the portal back to Ranma's world." Dire says to them and a portal opens. They walk through the portal.

Rika greets them with Renamon, Rika asks, "So, how did it go?" "It worked. If Takato's feeling up to it, we could maybe check it out tomorrow, after school. "I think you'd be amazed at just what that dimension has. It's where I found out that the Dark Ocean is really old. There's even information about other Digimon that haven't been seen." He says, Rika nods and then she asks, "When will we tell the others about it?" He looks over at Zoe and then at his brother. Zoe answers, "Tomorrow would be best. Let's get Takato some place to rest." Rika nods again and then leads them to a place for Takato to rest.

(V)(V)(V)

She looks at the spot where Takato had flown up to and then after about two minutes five ropes comes down. She looks at the others and watches as Kouji and Kouichi take hold of two ropes and begin to climb. Soon Takuya, Dash, and Rika begin to climb up. Thoughs that could fly did so. Davis with his two partners, J.P., Tommy, Suzie, and Puck had decided to stay at the Dojo with Nabiki. Kasumi and NeoDevimon had gone exploring. Now it's her turn to climb. Gatomon and the other Digimon that couldn't fly were the last ones up.

She watches as Takato, Kouji, and Kouichi brought up the ropes, but left them tied up. Ranma passes out the flashlights, and then T.K. opens the door. They walk in and Takato closes the door behind him.

They walk to the ninth level and find LoreApemon waiting. She looks at the odd Digimon and knew that they were welcome here. She smiles as Takato introduces them and then they split up, Izzy and Cassandra with Takato and Tentomon when off with LoreApemon down to some other level. They all began to explore the rooms, though Zoe, Kouji, Kouichi, and Takuya head down to a level they left off with.

She wonders just what she'll find in these old books and scroll. She smiles as she finds a room and then looking at the books, she picks on up and sits down and begins to read it.

(V)(V)(V)

They headed to find lab and Cassandra and Izzy begin to look through the equipment. "This'll work! We can get you and Guilmon unfused within the hour." Cassandra says. She turns to look at Izzy and they nod and begin to turn on the stuff.

He sits with LoreApemon and Tentomon as they watch as Izzy and Cassandra talk to each other. He was still tired and lying his down on the table, he takes a nap.

He finds Guilmon sleeping in the shed and doesn't go wake him. He just sits there, enjoying the sight. Hoping that when he wakes that Izzy and Cassandra will have everything's ready.

He wakes after an hour, "Ready Takato?" He hears Izzy ask him. He yawns and nods. He stretches out his wings to their fullest, then refold them. He walks to where Izzy waves his hand to and he then waits. The equipment begins to light up and then he feels like something being ripped from him.

He opens his eye and sees a white background and then some red mass becoming Guilmon. He smiles at his partner and Guilmon looks comforted. "Takatomon!" Guilmon yells as the space begins to unravel. "I'll see you soon, boy!"

And then he finds himself on the floor. He looks to his right to find Guilmon there. He sighs and sits up, he looks at his hand to find it not black and clawed. He moves his hand to where his goggles were and finds them there. He's human! He just sat there, looking at Guilmon as Guilmon begins to stir. He soon finds himself crying and when Guilmon beginnings his head up, he give Guilmon a huge. "I'm so happy! I really missed you, boy!" He says as huges Guilmon. "But, Takato, we saw each other lots of times!" Guilmon tells him, using his name without the mon. "I know, boy. But it always seemed so unreal. I'm so happy to have you here, out of that dream world." He says. Guilmon then says, "I'm happy too. Do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry." He laughs at that and lets go of Guilmon. He stands and so does Guilmon. "I think we can find some place that has food. Thanks you guys. I'll see you later." He says and then leads Guilmon up some stairs, thinking about the level where the trees were.

As they head up to the level, Guilmon then asks, "Takatomon, where are we?" He answers without stopping, "We're in Gate Way of Life." "Ok." Guilmon says. He puts his hand into his right pocket and feels something in it. He takes it out and looks at it. It's black leather bracelet with red fire designs on it. He looks to the inside of it and sees the Hazard symbol. He nows that this is what LoreApemon meant by the way to be Drakemon again. He puts it on his right wrist and then finds that they're close to the right level. He smiles as he looks around, and Guilmon races pass him to eat some berries from the grove of trees that's right in front of him.

He actives the bracelet and feels the weight of his wings and he then deactives it. He then sits to watch as Guilmon comsumes more berries, and has a smile on his face. He knows that for the time being, he was finally whole once more. He wants to savor the feeling, for he didn't know what the future might bring, but he wanted to remember this and some many other moments with Guilmon, who's half of his being.

To Readers:

Thanks for reading my third story! I want to thank all those that reviewed my story and hope that my fourth story will met up with your thoughts. I hope that you are patient, I'll try to get the first chapter for my four posted by next Monday. And to let you know, Takato will be Digivolving in the next story. Good Bye for now!