Takato and Guilmon slowly opened the door and tried sneaking past their parents, who were standing behind the counter of their bakery.
"Hi, sons!" Mie said without even looking up from the dough she was kneading. "Where have you been?"
Takato and Guilmon sighed. They hoped she wouldn't ask... "Well, we were..." Takato started.
Mie smirked at them. "Out to save the world again, I presume?"
Guilmon nodded. "Yeah, right that!"
Takato frowned at his brother. "We didn't have to be that honest," he complained.
Their mother shrugged. "As well as you're home for dinner and stay in one piece while fighting evil Digimon, I don't care about what you do in your free time."
"But Mom!" Takato was baffled. "Aren't you upset that we weren't at school?"
"Why should I?" she grinned. "It's Sunday! You didn't have to go to school the past two days."
The two brother looked at each other and groaned. "How could we have forgotten that?" Guilmon grumbled.
"That's just great!" Takato whined. "On top of everything, we have school tomorrow."
"Isn't there any special privilege for Digimon Junior Heroes that have saved the world?" Guilmon asked.
"None that I am aware of," Mie said while finishing the bread. "You still have to do your duties. And that reminds me... do you still have homework to do?"
"But Mom!" Guilmon protested. "I couldn't have written that report about Digimon Hive behavior... we had to save Okinawa!"
"Well, then I guess you picked up quite a few things from the insect colonies that are supposed to be there, right?" Mie asked. "Well then, get to work!"
"Can't you shut your big mouth for once?" Takato growled.
They already wanted to go upstairs. "By the way, I can't pick you up from school tomorrow," their mother said.
"Why not?" Guilmon wondered. "You promised."
She smiled. "Sorry, hon, but my own Champion duties are calling. Rika's father, Jeri's father, Harmony's parents and I are on a hot trail that might lead us to the missing Demon Lord."
"You?" Takato blurted out in surprise. "But... are you sure you can handle him?"
He winced when she glared at him. "Sorry, Mom, I didn't mean it like that..."
"I'll have you know that I've been an experienced fighter even before you were born, young man!" Mie glowered. "And I have a team as well, and Barbamon is all by himself. And we might even get backup from Taomon's special unit... well, if he conceals that Alice is working with us..."
"Alice is working us?" Takato gasped. "You mean, like Gaomon Alice? Mom, can't we come as well?"
"Of course not!" Mie huffed. "This is a top secret operation, and I only have told you this because you have special privileges and are Junior Champions yourselves... but that doesn't mean that I have to take you along. I don't want to put the mission at risk because I am scared of my little children."
"We are not that little anymore..." Guilmon grumbled. "And Alice is as old as we are..."
"She only joins because her foster parents ordered her to, and you know who they are, right? Now, up in your room, do your homework and we don't speak of this again! Understood?"
"Yes, Mom..." they grumbled in disappointment and went upstairs.
"I can't believe Mom..." Guilmon sighed. "We just risked our lives in the fight against Millenniummon, and she doesn't want us to join her when she searches for Barbamon... even though we still have a score to settle with him!"
"To be honest, you two didn't really fight Millenniummon," a soft voice giggled. "You were busy being bottle-fed by Jeri and Harmony!"
The two boys gasped in surprise when they saw the Palmon girl sitting at Takato's desk.
"Kei!"
She grinned. "None other! And don't worry, I won't tell your parents what really happened on the island... but I hope you are grateful for the work HolyCalumon and I have done."
"Who?" Guilmon wondered.
Kei revealed a tiny device with a monitor hanging from her neck. "Say hello, Holy!"
The little Calumon-lookalike smiled. "Hello, Holy!"
"Very funny..." Kei smirked.
"Kei!" Takato gasped in alarm. "Isn't that...?"
"Before you say anything else, nope, that's not BioCalumon. It's his sister, HolyCalumon... it's a long story." She pointed at the device hanging from her neck. "Let's just say that I can carry the main program with me whenever I want to... to use the RPG Maker, I just need to plug it into a computer with a version of the RPG Reality game on it."
HolyCalumon giggled. "Maker Points can be a wonderful thing, can they?"
"That means... there is no danger that the program can be destroyed by the bad guys anymore?" Takato wondered.
Kei shook her head. "Not as long as they don't try to destroy this little RPG MST!"
"RPG what?" Guilmon asked in confusion.
Kei and Holy giggled. "RPG Maker Storage Thingy!"
Rika groaned as she and her sister entered the house. "Mom, Grandma! We're back!"
"Rika, finally!" her mother shouted as she came towards them. "I was so worried... I called every single one of your friends, but nobody knew where you two could have been. I even called Rena's new friend, Yui..."
Renamon grimaced. "Mom, she is DEFINITELY not my friend!"
"Whatever, I just want you to call me the next time you plan to have a sleepover anywhere... where have you been, by the way?"
Rika sighed. "Okinawa..."
"Oki... RIKA! That's where all those pirates have been spotted right!"
"Not just that," Rika muttered. "We also fought a criminal hive of insect Digimon and a crazy Digimon that turned out to be Ryo's best friend... but can we tell you the details later? I'm so tired right now..."
"Well, okay... as long as you still tell me. Oh, and Renamon... this is for you!"
Renamon blinked when she accepted the pink envelope with the red hearts on it. "It's not... from Yui, is it?"
Her mother shook her head. "No, your father left it here... I think he said that his young colleague wanted me to give it to you. You remember Reppamon, right? The young, good-looking fox who once paid us a visit?"
"I remember him..." Renamon mumbled as she opened the envelope an read the letter.
'Dear Renamon,
I know we don't know each other that long, but you always seemed to be a nice, intelligent and charming girl. I admit that I always have been a bit shy around you, so I never dared to ask you in person... that's why I wrote this letter for you.
Both of us don't have that much time, I have my job and you are still going to school... but I just couldn't stop thinking about you. I hope you don't think I'm being too pushy, but... could I invite you for a nice dinner at Digitamamon's tonight? I will pay for everything, of course!
If you don't have the time or simply don't want to come, that's fine with me. Tell your mother, and she will send me an SMS. But if you decide to come, it would make me the most happy Digimon in town. How does 18:00 o'clock sound? I'll wait for you in front of the entrance.
Love, Reppamon'
Renamon lowered the letter.
"What wrong, sis?" Rika asked.
Renamon's eye twitched. "I've just been invited... for a dinner date."
"Really?" her mother smiled. "Oh, that's wonderful! You'll go, of course, right?"
"Well... but..." Renamon gulped. "Digitamamon's? That's one of the most expensive restaurants in Tokyo!"
"He writes that he pays, so what's the problem?" Rika asked.
"Huh?" Renamon noticed that her little sister had snatched her letter and was reading it with interest. "Hey, give that back! That's mine!"
"Rika, that's not nice! Give your sister her love letter back!"
Renamon sweatdropped. "L-love letter? B-but Mom... I don't even know what I'm supposed to do at such a..."
"Just leave it to me, dear!" Rumiko beamed. "This is the PERFECT chance for you to wear that lovely dress I bought you the other day. You remember, that elegant, dark blue one that emphasized your fur so nicely? Oh, and what if we put a cute little ribbon..."
"NO!" Renamon protested and clutched her tail to herself. "No ribbons!"
"Oh, all right! But you'll definitely need a nice perfume... and let me help you file those claws of you, we don't want you to cut up the restaurant's tablecloths, right? Oh, so much to do, so much to do..."
Renamon glared back at her sister while their mother pushed her towards the bathroom. "Rika..." she pleaded. "HELP ME!"
Rika couldn't help herself. She walked away, looked back over her shoulder and winked at her sister. "Have fun!"
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