Cruising the Caribbean By Fiery-chan and Angel13

A/N Angel here. And I'm all fired up and ready for a good fight. Rika: Well, let's get your move on and write. We can go and give Fiery some black eyes and... Angel: How bout not and say we did? Rika: Whatever floats your boat. Angel: Well, Fiery gave us a good start. And thanks to all the peeps who reviewed all ready. Peace out 2 yous and i am grateful for all ur comments! And, Fiery, would you be interested in co-owning the ocean of urs in Kansas? LOL. And BTW, I am owner of the following: Kila Akihabara, Wolfmon and his digivolutions, (Strangely, I don't have the credit of having created the word digivolutions...), Jodie Jamison, Kitamon and digivolutions, my season 1 and 2 characters and their digimon (Don't own digimon... Long story. Someone kidnapped digimon when I owned it....) Okay, I'm... Rika: You're weird and just get on with the damn story. Angel: Here it is...Disclaimer: I don't own digimon....

Chapter 8: Exploring an Island and Finding a Battle

"Rika, wake up!"

"Jeri, why are you waking me up?"

"We're stopping at an island. We've finally reached the island of St. Thomas and the capital of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie. We'll be anchoring in the harbor in about an hour."

"Sorry, Jeri. I'm sleeping. Excuse my loss of happiness. I'm going back to bed."

"Rika, we're going for brunch, unless you wanna stay with Ryo. He's not up either, and it's 11am."

Rika hadn't heard one word of what Jeri had said. She fell asleep before Jeri mentioned breakfast. About a half hour later, she roused again. Stretched and glanced over to see Jeri's bed neatly made and everything sounded quiet. She opened the door and rubber her eyes again. She was really tired from the party the night before. Their room did have a mini- fridge and Rika began to look for anything to eat. She heard someone yawn and nearly jumped out of her skin.

"Hey, Wildcat. You sleep in too?"

"No, I've been up..."

"Yeah, right. Well, explain you being in your pajamas? Where is everybody?"

"How would I- Oh, it's a note."

It was a hastily written note from Gogglehead. It simply said they went for breakfast at 11am and would be back around 12.

"Gee, better find something to eat."

Rika went back to looking through the mini-fridge.

"We could order room service."

Ryo glanced at the menu.

"Whatever. I'm getting dressed and going to look for the others."

Rika went into her room and dressed. Just after she had put on a black shorts and a lilac tank top and went into the other room and saw Henry and Ryo talking with a girl with a pair of blue jean shorts and a gray tank top and she had long dark hair.

"Kila! What are you doing here?" "These guys brought me aboard. We've been waiting for the arrival of this cruise liner."

"We?"

"Yeah, Jodie's with me too. We flew down to the Virgin Islands from the States. My mom is doing some project with her company. Let's just say I took a flight down here to Charlotte Amalie and have been enjoying my week so far. I was 2nd yesterday."

"2nd for what?"

"Rika, Kila just told us that on Charlotte Amalie there's the yearly competition taking place on St. Thomas."

Ryo explained, grinning. "Yeah, the competitions are over at the end of the week. And I hear that the Seaqueen is docked her for the rest of the week. Besides, my mom told me she'd buy us tickets to the first boat outta here. She ended up finding me somehow. So, we got tickets for this one. How ironic is that?" "That's pretty strange. So, you'll be here with us?"

"Yeah, and I need to find Room 1035, right across from you guys. But, our room is the same size. If you or Jeri get cramped over here, feel free to hang out with us." "Where is Gogglehead and everyone else anyway?"

"They're "exploring" again."

Ryo rolled his eyes.

"C'mon, Ryo, Henry, and I are competing today. We weren't sure if you would wanna sign up..."

"Naturally I wanna sign up. Can I still?"

"Yeah, tournament's at one. And Ryo almost got attacked by some girl named Melanie. She practically threw herself at him. Luckily Henry and I were there or Ryo would've been history." Rika rolled her eyes in disgust.

"That girl is pathetic. Throwing herself at boys." "Jealous, pumpkin?"

"Of a girl throwing herself at you? Seriously, you should've let her take him. One less thing to annoy me on this trip."

"Haha, wildcat. Let's go and sign you up for the tournament."

The 4 of them headed onto the island. After Rika signed up and they had to wait for the tournament to start.

"Yo, Gogglehead!"

"Eh, heh, what?"

"You guys in for the competition too?" "Nah, I had enough tournament for awhile."

Kazu scoffed.

"Sore loser. How bout you, Jodie?" "Uh, I'm a beginner. I know zip..."

"Oh, yeah, right. You whooped the one guy and made it to the semi-finals."

"Uh, yeah, that..."

"Who'd you whoop?"

Kazu suddenly looked interested what Jodie had been saying.

"Some cute guy who asked for my phone number after our game."

Kazu's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"Traitor..."

"But I didn't give it to him. He isn't my type."

"Will all of the competitors please report to the square."

Rika looked at Kila.

"The square?"

"Yeah, stage set up and all. Even some decent monitors. C'mon, got your deck, right?" "Yeah, no sweat."

Just as they were heading for the square, Rika felt herself nearly tackled by someone.

"Yo, Digimon Queen, whassup?"

"Evan?"

"Yeah, I'm competing today. Emily's sitting this one out and is talking to Kazu and some girl."

"She's Jodie Jamison."

"How does she know Kazu?"

"They go to the same school."

"Hey, cutestuff, next to Rika. What's your name?"

"Kila Akihabara."

"Akihabara....name's familiar. Wait, does your mom own a big company?" "Uh, yeah."

"I've heard your name too. Were you like on the cover of a magazine or something?"

Rika was watching the usually collected Kila looking uncomfortable.

"I remember. You're a model right?"

Kila shook her head hurriedly.

"Yeah, I remember. I think I may even have you on my wall." Kila looked disgusted.

"So, you put model pictures on walls?"

Kila stalked off and went over to talk to Henry.

"Hi, Rika."

"Hey, Missy. Hi, Fio. What's up?" "Becky's sick. Must have eaten something funny. Anyway, Karu, the kid from yesterday is competing too. A lot of the island kids aren't that good but there's one they call the Digimon Whiz. He's plays a real card game."

Rika nodded as she listened and saw Missy glancing over at Henry and Kila who seemed to be discussing card strategies.

"Who's that girl?"

"Kila Akihabara."

"Is she only friends with Henry?"

"Uh, you could say that..."

Rika rushed away quickly.

"Welcome fans and friends, I am Christopher Mokinley I see there's only a small turn-out today of competitors but many of them were wiped out by the two winners from yesterday, Damon Thompson and Kila Akihabara. Damon "The Whiz" Thompson, lives here at Charlotte Amalie and Kila "The Wildfire" Akihabara is from Shinjuku, Japan, an out of towner. Now, as you can see..."

The announcer pointed to the chart that was next to him.

"As you can see, the first round matches will be as follows: Kila versus Melanie, Missy versus Karu, Fiona versus Damon, Rika versus Evan, Jodie versus Joyce, and Ryo versus Henry. The opponents were randomly chosen."

A buzzer sounded.

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A/N I am absolutely clueless when it comes to playing the digimon card game. So, if i wrote the way u play it the wrong way, don't flame for the reason being unknowing! And, if it even close to the target, well, lemme know.

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"And the first battle will be between, Fiona and Damon! And Fiona's first card is a Floramon. Damon's first card is an Agumon. Fiona launches the attack first as well as digivolving her Floramon to Kiwimon but oh it looks like Damon countered and what's this, Damon has warp-digivolved his Agumon to WarGreymon. Talk about taking the opponent by force. And, Floramon didn't stand a chance. The winner is ... Damon Thompson!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and Fiona and Damon shook after the battle.

"Now, Damon moves onto round 2. Next up is Jodie and Joyce." The buzzer sounded for the second time.

"Jodie's first card is a Kittymon, a vulnerable rookie digimon..."

The crowd began to boo over the announcer's comment.

"Jodie has already digivolved her Kittymon by freezing Joyce's Gabumon. And Kitamon takes over. What's this? A blue card to matrix digivolve Kitamon who successfully paralyzed her opponent with her Black Crescent and Garurumon is suffering painfully. Kitamon matrix digivolved successfully to Fairyterlymon, a fairy type. What is this? Wind Dust has taken it's toll on WereGarurumon and the match goes to... Jodie Jamison!"

Rika caught a glimpse of Kazu whooping for joy in the crowd.

"Next up is... Missy versus Karu. Karu is a beginner to this game but hopefully, he will prove his worth. Missy makes the first move by placing down a Salamon and Karu places down one that is of his speciality, an insectoid digimon, Flymon. He uses Power and Targeting and Flymon is able to get a good hit on Salamon with his Ground Stinger. It looks bad for Missy... Wait, Missy has just digivolved Salamon to Gatomon and uses Lightning Paw but it isn't fast enough to do any damage. Missy also uses two Modify Cards, HyperSpeed and HyperWing. Won't be so easy when both can fly and speedy at that. Well, Gatomon blew away Flymon. This battle goes to Missy Angelou!"

"Now, we have Rika and Evan facing off. Rika uses the card that won her it yesterday on the SeaQueen, Renamon. Evan uses another rookie, Armadillomon... Well, it's all over. Another blue card and it looks like Renamon matrix digivlved to Taomon. With her Talisman of Light, Ankylomon is history. The match goes to Rika Nonaka."

Evan winked.

"Hail to the Digimon Queen, right?"

Rika blushed.

"Next up, Kila and Melanie. Kila placed as the 2nd place winner yesterday against Damon, surprisingly, she is still doing fine with her rare card, Wolfmon, a champion. Melanie throws out an....ultimate? LadyDevimon? Judges, is it fair to throw out an ultimate? Well, it seems there's nothing against it and Melanie takes the upperhand but wait, a red card? Wolfmon has bio-merged with Kila to form MetalWarumon. The Miraculous Glow truly shows that light overpowers the dark of LadyDevimon. The victor is Kila Akihabara!"

The crowd roared and Kila blushed pink with embarrassment.

"Ryo and Henry now face off. There's a Terriermon and a Monodramon! Terriermon uses his Bunny Blast and Monodramon digivolves to Cyberdramon! Ryo uses his Avenging Knight just as Terriermon matrix digivolves to Rapidmon. Oooh, looks like Rapidmon may be up for some fireworks as he fires his Rapid Fire. Cyberdramon retailiates with Desolation Claw and Rapidmon is wiped out. The 2nd round stands as is... Kila versus Missy, Rika versus Damon, Ryo versus Jodie."

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A/N I fastforward, am outta detailed descriptions of the matches, and it seems I'm doing a poor job....

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"And the final standings for the end of the second round are here. It was one heated battle between Damon and Rika. They took all their bet moves. Damon wasn'table to overpower Rika and Rika wasn't able to outsmart Damon but it ended with Damon losing to the Digimon Queen, Rika Nonaka! And, the hurricane that kicked up from Kila and Missy was one of those things you don't want to see but you don't want to miss. I feel there was more at stake then just this match. Well, the eye of the storm came when Missy biomerged with her digimon but Kila did the same. Suprisingly, just as a storm blows over, so did this battle and the winner of it was Kila Akihabara! And for the battle between the legendary Tamer and the now nicknamed, "Fairy" the odds were against Jodie. When it seemed the tables were turning when the Wind Gust knocked out Cyberdramon for a turn but Ryo bio-merged with Cyberdramon and became Justimon. The kind and sweet fairy stood no chance. So, the match went to Ryo Akiyama! Now, after the sudden death round, Rika and Ryo battled it out but Ryo lost to Rika. Next, Rika and Kila battled it out but Rika lost to Kila and Kila lost to Ryo. So the trio will go onto the finals at the end of the week which will take place on Sunday at 1 same place. Please, come and watch us tomorrow!"

The crowd began to leave and the tamers and other card battlers, excluding Melanie rushed over.

"Kila, that was genius. Can you teach me some stuff? Being a beginner and all."

"Sure, Karu. I'm happy to help."

"And, Jodie, that was amazing. Usually, Justimon or Cyberdramon could've beaten Fairyterlymon but you held out. That was cool." "Thanks, Karu."

"Let's go for pizza. I'm sure we can find somewhere to fit all of us."

Ryo suggested and everyone agreed.

"There's place called Pissa Palece. It's a strange name but like the best pizza on the island. And, if we hurry, we won't miss the dance party they have in the afternoon."

Kila led the way and talked to the manager in the front and a waitress led them to the backroom which was filled with teens their age. Tons of pizzas filled the table and pitchers of soda filled a portion of the table. Rika spotted Damon coming toward her.

"Hey, Rika. You did a good job today. I hope you and I can battle it out in the finals. It would be an honor to battle you again. Bye!"

Kila said she was going to find a quiet spot to teach Karu some strategies with his insectoid digimon cards. Henry and Missy volunteered to help and Jodie and Kazu were already dancing on the floor.

"C'mon, Wildcat. Let's join 'em!" Ryo dragged Rika onto the floor and she grumbled but soon, she was caught in the swing of the music and began to laugh and dance with the others. Soon, a slow song started, and Rika couldn't rush off the floor and escape.

"Wanna dance, Pumpkin?"

Ryo held out his hand and Rika sighed.

"Second time in a row, Rika, must be a record?"

"Don't push it, twerp."

Rika wrapped her arms around Ryo's neck, he put his arms around her waist, and they danced. They were oblivious to the hurt looks of Melanie and Evan. Henry and Missy were dancing as well and Rika caught a glimpse of Kila slipping out the door. She saw Takato and Jeri dancing as well as Jodie and Kazu. As the song ended, Rika rushed outside with Ryo in tow.

"Kila!!!"

Rika called but saw no sign of Kila but saw someone who might know where she was.

"Karu! Have you seen Kila?"

"Yeah, she kinda jetted off when Henry and that girl, Missy Angelou danced. She headed back to the ship. Gotta go, my mom's down that way. I'll see you tomorrow."

Karu dashed down the street and disappeared around the corner. Rika headed back to the ship with Ryo and they knocked on the door of Kila's room.

"Uh, Kila?" "Who's there? If it's Henry, go away."

"It's Rika and Ryo. Can we come in?" "Yeah, it's open."

Rika pushed the door open and saw a huddled figure in the darkness of the room and when Ryo flicked on a light, Rika saw the redness in Kila's eyes.

"Hey, don't cry."

"I'm such a fool, Rika. Coming down here. I should get the first flight outta here.

Missy Angelou and Henry Wong are pefect for each other. Henry deserves someone perfect like her. You have Ryo. Everyone has someone but me."

"Hold on, I don't have Ryo. You're gorgeous. I think Evan..."

"I don't care, Rika. Just leave me alone."

Ryo put a hand on Rika's shoulder and he shut off the light. Rika felt helpless. She was leaving her friend alone with no one to comfort her.

End Chapter 8

Rika: You made me abandon a friend, you evil... Angel: I'm sorry. And Fiery, if i beat on anyone of your characters, sorry... Rika: Stupid... But, thanks for letting me go to the finals. I'm gonna kick ass! Angel: Only if Fiery and I let you... We control your actions! Mwahaha! I'm done.....

Luv'n'stuff, Fiery-chan and Angel13