"Well, Yui has arrived on the scene," Kei grinned. "That should make dealing with the Disciplinary Squad easy as pie."
"You're forgetting they still have their abilities of transformation and mind control," Eiko pointed out while letting her regressed mother ride on her knee. Little Mizuki was giggling and squealing like the little girl she was.
But Kei smirked. "Ahead of you, Holy! What do you think those little trinkets I gave Yui were?"
Eiko shrugged. "How am I supposed to know? All I saw was that it looked like a wristband and a tiara..."
Kei gestured at the PC screen, where the Item Creation Screen was opened. "A Wristband of Great TF Protection and a Tiara of Great Mind Protection, to be exact! Each one gives her +20 protection against transformations or mind control, respectively. After what happened during the battle back when they were still little angel tots, I didn't want to take a chance and created these useful little trinkets. Admit it, that was a stroke of genius!"
Holy chuckled. "Now don't let this get to your head, Kei! Turning Yui into the first member of your new 'replacement party' and giving her items to resist the spells of Ai's followers is only the first step."
"I know, I know..." the Lillymon sighed. "But hey, at least we can make Roshi... um, that is, 'Romi-chan'..." She giggled. "Into the second party member. Too bad that both of his colleagues are unavailable. Reppamon would have been a great choice... just imagine how grateful Renamon would be if it was him who saves her."
"But why did you have to choose Yui?" Eiko pouted. "I can fight too, you know? And unlike her, I'm even on the Ultimate Level..."
"Eiko, how many times do I have to explain it to you?" Kei groaned. "You are the secondary Game Master and too important to be used as a player character. You know what happens to those who make themselves a member of the hero group, right? Takato did it before, and what happened? He lost his status as a Game Master."
"I got it already..." Eiko sighed. "It's just... now Yui can go out there and kick butt, while I have to stay here and take care of the kids..." She frowned when she looked down at the ground, where Tanemon and Wormmon were wrestling with each other playfully. "I'm not doing too much of a Game Master's work, right?"
Kei felt a bit sorry for her friend. She had a point, with her and Kei being the last two grownups in the house, she got stuck being the caretaker of the children. And Kei did not really want to say that she could probably come up with better ideas to save Rika and the other Tamers... while Eiko's clumsy enthusiasm usually meant trouble for those involved. Even she had now the body and mind of a grownup, she still was the same excitable little girl on the inside, deep in her heart.
Kei cleared her throat. "W-well, do you have any idea who else we could use for the new party?" she asked the vampire woman.
Surprised by that sudden question, Eiko blinked and scratched her head. "Um... well, lemme think about it... I know!" She grinned. "What about Mako? Who else is more suitable to bring Ai back to her senses than her own brother?"
HolyCalumon sighed. "I hate to say it, Eiko, but Twilimon disappeared from my screens the same time the Hybrid Tamers disappeared. We have no idea about his whereabouts, and as long as we can't access his personal profile, we can't make him part of the new party... we can't even include him in any scripted scenes."
"Aw, that's too bad..." Eiko pouted.
"Well, the third member is already on her way, so Yui and Fuchsmon won't have to worry about handling everything on their own," Kei said.
"And just how do you plan on letting Alice set her foot on Japan?" Eiko asked her. "How is she supposed to overcome the magical barrier?"
"I'm working on it," Kei grumbled. "I'm sure I'll come up with something before she arrives."
"Well, then I suggest you come up with something quickly," Holy spoke up. "Alice and her entourage are already on their way across the sea."
"Oh boy..." Kei sighed. "A Game Master's job is never done... oh well, maybe I should think of a fourth party member first... Okay, think, people! We need someone who can still remember what happened before Ai's change and can digivolve as well... and I guess it would be best if he or she is somehow connected to Rika and Co..."
And then, Holy, Eiko and Kei racked their brains to come up with a solution, while little Mizuki joined Tanemon and Wormmon in their little wrestling match.
Eiko then snapped her fingers. "I got it!"
Not too optimistic that her slightly ditzy friend really had come up with a useful idea, Kei sighed and asked: "And who do you have in mind?"
Eiko grinned. "Suzie, of course! I mean, I have never met her in real life, and only know her from your descriptions and the information I could read on her profile in her RPG Maker... but she's a perfect candidate, isn't she? I mean, she is Harmony's - or Henry's - sister, she remembers everything from before the change and isn't even too enthusiastic about what happened to her and her Digimon partner."
"You're forgetting that Suzie is just a regular human and can't digivolve, let alone fight," Kei pointed out.
"But!" Eiko raised her index finger to emphasize her point. "With her parents being a human and a Digimon, she is a potential Hybrid, isn't she? What if she only needs the proper motivation for her first change?" She smiled, proud of her idea. "What do you think, guys?"
"Eiko's idea is not bad at all," Holy contemplated. "With her sister missing, she'd have the proper motivation to fight. She also has grown up now and therefore should be able to deal with the fighting and everything."
Kei scratched her head. "I dunno... It still would give me the feeling as if I've sent a little kid on a dangerous mission..."
"C'mon, Kei!" Eiko shouted. "I mean, what else do you have the Hybrid Creator for? Design a few Hybrid digivolution forms for her and let her join the fray!"
"If not her, someone else would have to take her place," Holy pointed out. "At least she is someone we know quite a few things about... and with making her a player character, we can assure that she doesn't get brainwashed by Ai's devil helpers."
"Okay, I guess forcing people to stand up against Lucemon can't be avoided," Kei sighed. "Although I'm still a bit surprised at how easily your sister agreed to help us, Eiko!"
Eiko giggled. "Well, you know that Yui has always looked up to Renamon, right? That wasn't just any silly crush... she had always admired Renamon's battle abilities, you know? And when she saw her fighting for the first time, she couldn't help but feel a bit envious of her... after all, our father is a Digimon, and while I was born a Digimon-Hybrid, she seemed to be a regular human. Now that you turned her into a Meramon, she has the chance to do what she could never do before: Join the fight against evil Digimon! And besides, this gives her the perfect chance to show Renamon that she isn't just a helpless girl anymore... by saving her from wherever she is at the moment."
Kei tilted her head. "Wow, that was pretty emotional, Eiko... you must like your sister after all, huh?"
"Well, she can be annoying," Eiko said. "But she's still my big sis... even though I'm bigger now!" She grinned and hefted her impressive bosom.
Kei quickly looked back at the screen. "Um, okay, I guess I should take care of Suzie's new forms now... Holy, what do you say we design her new forms to look like a rabbit with angelic features...?"
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