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[While there were a lot of things that would scare Takeru, this was on the top of the list right now. With all the chaos that's been going on, he wasn't even sure what to do. As of late, a lot of people were starting to worry about him. And the worst part about it?

He couldn't really talk about it. The most he could do was say something to the other Chosen Children but...it didn't feel quite the same.

As he sat on a bench in a park, he started mumbling to himself. Just when would this whole thing end?]

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[Now that's a new word he never heard of]

Then that's just weird, I don't think I ever heard of DATS before. But usually when we meet up with a digimon, they end up as partners.

The important thing was if they got along and if they were compatible...

[At least, that's how he remembered it anyway]

Huh? Well, I guess it makes sense that you wouldn't know about DATS, most people who don't know about Digimon didn't ...

... But you know about Digimon.

[ She thinks for a bit. Was it possible that there were more eggs that fell to their world that went undetected? ]

Maybe DATS didn't know about you ... You might have stayed under their radar. Otherwise, they probably would have tried to recruit you.

[ She sat back against the back of the bench, puffing her cheeks out a bit in frustration. ]

This is really confusing! I don't get any of it!

[ ... ANYWAY. ]

... So, ah. Yeah. What are we going to do about the Digimon appearing here again?

[ Note. She said we. Don't you try to protect her, Takeru. ]

[The more that Takeru thought about it, the more this was confusing him! First there was all these Digimon popping into the their world and now this? What next?

~~Weapons of mass confusion due to canon issues?!~~

But either way, he just sighed before scratching the back of his head]

If that's the case, it seems like they didn't know about my friends either. They didn't say anything about DATS or anything.

[Although...] Who are DATS anyway? Maybe we can talk to them and figure something out?

[HMMMMM]

[ She shakes her head a little bit in response to that. ]

DATS was disbanded a long time ago. There are still some people I keep in touch with who were part of DATS that I can talk to, but I don't know how much help and of them are gonna be with their partners back in the Digital World.

[ BUT SHE SHOULD PROBABLY EXPLAIN DATS. ]

DATS was an organization that worked with Digimon to try and keep them from going rogue in our world. I guess in a way, it was to keep the knowledge of their existence from most humans ...

The acronym stood for 'Digital Accident Tactics Squad.' My brother and Ikuto-kun were both a part of DATS.

[See that? Now that's the sound of Takeru humming to himself a little]

I guess that's not that much different from the organization that we encountered a while back. Although, I'm not sure if they know about DATS or if they're a part of them.

The only thing I know is that they're counting on us to protect the real world but even then...

[He gave a sigh] There's only so much we know about and it's kind of frustrating me. Just what can we do? All I want is to protect everyone but when there's nothing to go off on?

...I feel like I'm running in circles.

Hey ...

[ She hesitates for a moment, but she does get brave and reach to gently grasp his hand into her own. ]

It'll be okay. Things might get kind of bad ... but we'll find a way to make it right. It always happens that way ...

[As she does so, that surprised him for a moment. He just stared at her before chuckling to himself]

Y-Yeah, I guess you're right. If we managed to save the Digital World and here twice, I'm sure we can do it again!

[But still...] But what about you? Are you going to be okay in the meantime?

[ She blinks at him, confused. ]

Well ... there's really not much I can do right now but support you guys. I don't exactly go up to random Digimon and punch them in the face like my brother does.

[ She smiles, awkwardly. ]

I could tell my Papa what I know about you and your friends, to see if he can do something more to help. He has one of those 'never give up' attitudes, so, he'd find something.

... But I don't want to tell him anything if you don't want me to.

Although, if your brother's blood run through you, I wouldn't be surprised if you could.

Maybe you're the scariest Digimon out there.

[Okay, joking aside, that didn't stop him from worrying a little. ...Or a lot.

However, the more he thought about it?]

No, I think it would be a good idea to tell him. We don't know anything or what's going to happen. We're going to need all the help we can get. The problem is that we should talk to Taichi-san and the others about this.

But I don’t know how they’re going to feel about this.

Ha ... very funny.

[ To be fair though, she's probably the strongest of that group in particular. They just never really knew what she was capable of because she wasn't allowed to fully be a part of it. ]

'Kay. I won't say anything. Papa's really smart, though, and it's not going to take long before he realizes he needs to do something to help. He might not know about you guys, but the Digimon suddenly appearing is probably a big red flag to him already.

I think it'll be a big red flag to anyone really. And there's only so much that before someone's gonna notice that something's not right. For us, we already knew something seemed off but we don't know what to do yet.

[Which is why you'll get a mumble in return]

It's just frustrating when there's all this in front of us and we don't even know where to start! I want to do something but when it seems like all of my friends want to do their own thing, it feels like we're not going to get a lot done.

[Like Taichi and Yamato fighting? Not to mention Jyou with his constant studying too...]

[ She sighs, leaning against him a little bit and resting her head on his shoulder. She was pretty tired, actually. Her subconscious seemed to think that Takeru made a decent pillow. ]

It'll straighten out somehow ... We're gonna do something about it.

[See that? Takeru couldn't help but flinch just a little. He definitely wasn't expecting to be a pillow for Chika! But then again, he couldn't bring himself to tell her no]

You really think so? I know I promised my brother I shouldn't lose hope but...it's starting to get a little difficult.

[ He flinched, and she felt it. She sat up with a start. She knew Takeru was a bit too nice for his own good sometimes, so she had to kind of keep a read on him ... she still didn't know him as well as she wanted to, though, so she wasn't always right about what he did and didn't want.

Murmuring a quick "Sorry," she then nodded in response to what he said. ]

Well, if you start to lose hope then ... I guess I'll just have to hope more for the both of us.

[Wait what? Now that wasn't something he was expecting at all! As he stared at the other girl, he just blinked a little before giving a small chuckle]

Well, I'll just have to make sure that once I do get some hope back, I'll have to repay you for that one day. I can't have you hogging all that hope right?

[He has the bearer of hope, he can't help Chika do all of that for him!!]

[ She giggled a little in response to him. ]

I like the hope, though! I don't mind taking on a bit extra for us. You don't even have to pay me back!

[ Hope has now become currency. ]

Now you're making it sounds like I have to. Even if you said that I don't!

[And here, for the first time in a while, Takeru just had to chuckle a little]

Well, I'm still going to pay you back regardless!

Okay! I'll look forward to it!

[ It was childish, but she offered her pinky out to him. ]

Pinky promise. I'll hope enough for both of us when you have none, and then you can pay me back later.

[For a moment or two, Takeru just blinked back at Chika and then back at the pinky. Well, when she made an offer like that? There was no way he could refuse!

So as he gave out his pinky, he looped it around hers]

Then it's settled! I'll pay you back when the time comes! But you should be careful, it's a lot of hope you got to deal with!

You don't have to worry about me! I can handle it.

[ She smiles happily, keeping her finger hooked around his for a few moments longer than she needed to.

... Chika realized she really didn't want to let go of his hand.

She pushed that thought away immediately. No. Nono. She is not going to have feelings for this guy. He'd never want a girl like her anyway. ]

[And don't think Takeru didn't notice. As he stared at how long Chika held onto him, she just stared right back at her once more]

Is...everything okay Chika-san?

[Of course, he might have an idea of what's going on but he won't say anything about it.

That would be just rude]

[ She lets go quickly, with a reassuring smile. ]

It's nothing! Just thinking. It's nothing to worry about at all.

[ Well isn't that just suspicious. ]

[HMMMMMMMMMM]

Are you sure, Chika-san? If there is something you want to tell me, I'm willing to listen. If you were listening to me, it should be fair that I listen to you right back!

[That and he's mighty curious!]

[ She scrunched up her nose in response, looking away and murmuring. ]

Just stupid teenage stuff. It's nothing compared to what's going on right now with the Digimon.

But it's still something.

If it's bothering you then it's going to boil up until it explodes! And that's not a good thing!

[Seriously, don't turn out like Yamato]