"So, let me get this straight..." Romi said, while she and the rest of the 'Secondary Hero Team' stood in the narrow, secluded alley. "THIS... is the entrance to the rebel base?"
Yui shrugged. "That's what Kei said."
"This is the first and last time I'm following the plans of a kid..." the vixen grumbled. "This is the most IDIOTIC thing I've ever seen in my life... and I'm the son of Barbamon, trust me, I've seen idiotic."
"Son of Barbamon?" Bimon wondered, then he chuckled. "Is that one of the Internet Forums you always hang out in, sis?"
Gargomon raised an eyebrow. "Internet Forums?"
"Isn't an adult allowed to have a hobby?" Romi grumbled. "I'm just surprised that 'younger me' seems to do the same thing... But let's not get off track here, we've been talking about this ridiculous contraption here!"
"Well, I think it's a funny idea," Suzie giggled.
Romi pointed at the object in question. "That. Is a TRASHCAN. How in the name of Azulongmon could Lucemon's forces have been so blind and not found the rebels yet when they have such a ridiculous entrance?"
"I think that's just the point," Henry said. "It is so ridiculous, most people wouldn't even figure that this is the entrance to an underground complex."
"But what if someone had the idea of using the trashcan?" Turuiemon wondered. "I mean, to throw in some... trash?"
"Only one way to find out," Gargomon smirked and leaned over the inconspicious-looking, metal garbage bin.
He raised the lid and looked inside.
"Oh... wow!" he muttered.
"What? What is it?" Bimon asked impatiently.
"Close your mouth and tell us already what you see," Romi shouted.
Gargomon held his nose. "Those banana peels must be at least three months old..."
Romi facefaulted. "WHAT? You mean to tell me...?" She ran over to the trashcan as well and looked inside. And sure enough, all she could see was a big pile of garbage. "What is this? Did the kid mess up or are we in the wrong back alley?"
"Well, she didn't tell you the magic words," Yui smirked. She casually sauntered over to the trashcan and said: "Open Sesame!"
She also reached underneath one of the trashcan's handles and pulled it upwards slightly.
They all heard a clicking noise, then a soft whirring noise, and the pail of garbage moved downwards, and then disappeared in the wall of the shaft that was hidden underneath the garbage.
"And presto!" Yui exclaimed. "The great magician unveiled the mysterious entrance to the REBEL BASE!"
"Yeah, yeah, very funny..." Romi sighed. "Can we get on with it now?"
"Ah, mou-man-tai," Gargomon grinned. "You take away all the fun, you know that?"
"This is a secret operation," Romi hissed. "It's not supposed to be 'fun'!"
"Aaah, loosen up, sis!" Bimon smirked as he was the first to climb down the trashcan, holding on to the metal ladder that was attached inside the shaft. "Just see it as a big adventure!"
"No, I'll go first!" Romi insisted. "Sorry, bro, but at least I have the most common sense around here."
"Awww..." Bimon whined. "You're no fun, Romi..."
"Now, don't be so harsh to the kid," Yui said.
"We all might die on this ADVENTURE, are you aware of that?" Romi frowned.
"We know that," Henry replied calmly. "But, you know, it might be because we are really all children inside, except for you... but if we try to have fun, it's going to be much easier for each of us."
"All you are doing is pretending to have fun," Romi muttered. "All the while the enemy is planning to assault you from behind..."
"Don't be such a worrywart!" Gargomon said. "Gosh, you're worse than Rika, you know that?"
"Oh yes? At least I'm not trying to be an immature CHILD!" Romi snapped.
"Have you looked into a mirror recently?" Yui asked.
"CUT THAT OUT! All of you!"
Everyone looked at Suzie in surprise. They hadn't expected the meek, young woman to end this dispute.
"I don't want any of you to fight," Suzie said sternly. "Romi is right, this is a serious mission and we might die... but, Romi..."
"What is it?" she sighed.
Suzie walked up to the young vixen and glared at her. "LOOSEN UP, GIRL!"
Romi half-expected to be blown backwards by the force of that yell. Dazed, she rubbed her head and stuttered: "Y-yes, ma'am..."
Suzie nodded. "Good. Now that this is settled... Gargomon, you go first!"
"Um, r-right away, sir... ma'am... colonel..." He squeezed his bulky form through the trashcan and began to climb down the shaft.
"Why he first?" Romi asked.
"Because I say so. I'm the adult right now, and I'm in charge, so no backtalk! Now get your butt down that shaft! Are we clear?"
Romi gulped. "C-c-crystal clear..." she muttered and hurried after Gargomon.
Bimon followed her and whistled. "Man, sis... she really told you."
"Shut up, bro..." Romi grumbled. "I'm still not going to listen to a child who thinks she can boss me around just because she has an adult body..."
"What was that?" came Suzie's voice from above.
"Eep! N-nothing!" Romi squeaked and climbed faster.
Bimon chuckled.
SkullMeramon sat on a rock of solidified magma, which floated on the river of lava that was flowing through his tunnels. Every five minutes, one of his DemiMeramon minions came to report.
"Sir, we've lost track of those Drimogemon, but we are now certain that they are part of some underground organization that must have its base somewhere around here. Possibly another group of outlaws..."
"Well, we just have to get rid of them, won't we?" SkullMeramon shrugged while lighting a cigarette with his fire powers. "I certainly am not in the need for competition... flood their tunnels with lava... or something..."
"Right away, sir!"
A couple of minutes later, the next DemiMeramon came floating. "Sir, they have blocked their tunnel entrances with doors of digi-chrome... what shall we do?"
"What? Can't you just melt down a couple of metal doors?" SkullMeramon snapped.
"Um, s-sorry, sir, but... didn't you know that digi-chrome is one of the most resilient metals of the Digital World? We need more than lava to melt our way through there..."
"Oh well," SkullMeramon sighed. "Just call the heavy hitters and tell them to bust down these doors. It's what I'm paying them for, after all..."
"Um... they get payment?" the DemiMeramon wondered.
"Get a move on!" the criminal Digimon yelled.
"Of course, sir!"
Several minutes later...
"Sir, the FlareRizamon have managed to melt the hinges of the barriers, which are not made of digi-chrome... but... ehm... you know, that is..."
SkullMeramon sighed. "Spit it out already..."
DemiMeramon fuddled around his thumbs. "They have filled the cavern behind the barriers with cold water, and... well, it's currently flooding our tunnels. The lava's cooling off."
"What? How dare they? Order a troop of workers to bring the lava back in gear. We have MORE than enough of lava at our disposal, so water is just a minor setback."
"Yes, sir!"
SkullMeramon then was able to smoke his cigarette in peace... for 15 minutes.
When DemiMeramon came back to his floating chair, he had a couple of bruises on his little fire body. "Um, sir..."
SkullMeramon groaned. "What is it now?"
"The enemy organization is using the hardening lava as a way to reach our soldiers and they, well, are fighting them."
SkullMeramon frowned. "Letting soldiers fight each other? How unprofessional... I prefer to surprise my opponents with a wave of lava. Oh well, let the soldiers keep them busy until the preparations for the next lava wave are complete..."
"Good plan, sir! Um... beg your pardon, sir, but the guys and I were wondering..."
"What?"
"Since we heard that the FlareRizamon get paid... um... could it be possible that we could get out own allowance... please?"
"What, are you nuts?" SkullMeramon shouted. "Listen here, you ungrateful, little punks, I've taken you under my care because no other members of the human/Digimon society up there accepted you and your fire bodies, claiming you were 'too dangerous'... you owe everything to me, and you can be HAPPY that I allow you to work for me! Now get back to work, and I don't want to hear anything about that nonsense anymore!"
DemiMeramon sighed. "Yes, sir... of course, sir..." Sadly, he floated away.
"Why, the nerve..." SkullMeramon grumbled and lit a new cigarette. "Why, when I was their age, I did everything my elders told me... I was the most obedient little DemiMeramon you could imagine."
He puffed out some smoke. "Well, that was because I was weaker and smaller than everyone in my family, but that's just a detail..."
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(Posted Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:29)
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