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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2010 1:07:01 GMT -5
How many years had it been since Uncle Frankie's death? At least a few, and still, there was competition in this town. In Jackie's town. Sure, he was the head of the Franchetti family, and he was one of the only family heads who went out of his way to keep civilians protected, without robbing them blind. The people put up with the Franchetti family just fine... But the other families out there? Always looking to start trouble. Sure, since the appearance of the Skynet system, more and more families and criminal 'empires' seemed to be popping up. But, end of the day, Jackie ran this town, and he ran it well.
Stepping out of his mansion into the cold night air, Jackie was glad to see it was a very cloudy night, and that there was minimum light. Surrounding his body in an armor created through his manipulation of The Darkness, Jackie leaped into the night, creating a pair of wings as he fell, and flying off into the night, even as Darklings ran through the shadows of the city, all converging on the same point, where the Gambini family had been moving in on Jackie's territory. Tonight he'd end the war with them, and Butcher would come clean it all up in the morning.
"Found 'em boss... Want us to tear 'em apart?" One of the small, imp-like Darklings cackled, as a group suddenly came out of the shadows of Central Park. As Jackie landed, he could see the Gambini's shaking in fear.
"Do what ya need to, boys. The Gambini's ain't no problem for us." As he spoke, Jackie formed two pistols in his hands, and began walking through the Gambini soldiers, taking them out without a thought. "Gambini, this is my city. I gave ya the chance ta get out, and dis? Dis is how ya repay the favor?"
As he spoke, several serpentine threads of Darkness surrounded Gambini, beginning to circle his body, and hold him rooted in place. "Estacado? Is dat you? Come on, man... Gimme anotha chance! I'll get outta town, if dat's what its gonna take, man!"
"Gambini...I gave you your chance. Now, I'm kicking you out, on my own terms. Boys, have fun with him." As he said this Jackie watched on silently as the pack of Darklings leaped on and around the crime lord, brutally mutilating him.
"We done good, boss?"
"They gonna make a game about this, boss?"
"Maybe someone can write about it!"
"Shut it, boys. I get the feelin' we ain't so alone... If you're here, come on out, I ain't about to attack you without reason."
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Post by Hikari "Kari" Kamiya & Gatomon on Jan 27, 2010 2:19:05 GMT -5
The cloud's had rolled in, and just earlier in the same day Gatomon was scouting the city. Her tail swishing back and forth as she walked throughout the dark alleyways and back street's of the busy American city. A small whistle attached to a pink string hung from Gatomon's neck as she continued along the path she'd set for herself. Every so often she would step under a street light which made her gold tail ring simmer in the light. Soon, a feeling crept over her. A familiar feeling, one she knew all to well. It was an evil energy, her eyes instantly turned into a glare and a flash back began...
'Nobody was nice to me like that, nobody was nice at all... Back when I was Salamon I was a slave to the evil Myotismon...' 'Everytime you look at me with those eyes I'll..I'll have to hurt you.' 'I couldn't understand. I guess he just didn't like my eyes.' Gatomon pulled down one of her gloves. 'This is one of the scars Myotismon gave me, just because I had these eyes. It's not my fault! I wish I could remember where I was born I have no idea what I did before I met Myotismon... My past is a blur.'
And... Snap back to the here, and the now. Badding closer she could hear voices speaking, most likely the source of the feeling. And then, someone called her out. "Well, Me-Ow!" Gatmon said standing on two leg's and walking into visible site.
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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2010 4:10:44 GMT -5
Jackie... Is that a... Cat? Something... Doesn't feel right about this one... It doesn't feel... Mortal... It's as if this being doesn't exist in the same sense that we do, Jackie... Tread carefully...
Of course, the Darkness had advice to give him. Not that it even mattered, if he died, it'd just bring him right back to life. Only permanent way out for him was to conceive a son... And Jackie wasn't planning on that any time soon, hard as it was to turn down woman after woman... There was a time when he almost thought about the risk, though... But Uncle Frankie took that away from him...
"Hey, boss... You want us to find out how many ways there are to skin a cat?" Darklings... Always with the jokes, never with the reasoning.
"No, it hasn't done anything yet. Let me guess, you one o' them Digimon, been comin' over to this world from some gate or somethin', right? What you doin' watchin' me clean up the streets? Ain't none of your business." Jackie didn't mean to sound cold, but it was hard to be nice when some animal had been spying on him.
Especially since there was something about it's eyes that the Darkness didn't like. They seemed so... Bright... Jackie wasn't about to start a fight with it, hell, he almost never started a fight... But if he wasn't given an option, he'd sure as hell finish it.
Sure, it could be argues Jackie deserved the rep he had with all the 'heroes' he'd met, after all, he was the leader of a well known crime family, and he usually only went to new cities to try and take over... But he did what he did for the good of not only his business, but of the civilians... He was always the lesser of two evils, sure... He laundered money, killed his enemies, and did some other things Uncle Sam wouldn't exactly approve of... But he never hurt civilians, he'd keep them out of the crossfire... And dammit, he was loyal to those who proved they deserved his trust... He kept his promises, and that had to count for something...
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Post by Hikari "Kari" Kamiya & Gatomon on Jan 27, 2010 4:25:15 GMT -5
Some voices chirped something about skinning a cat, and Gatomon instantly hissed. And then, the human spoke up, she stared at him with those eyes, those eyes the one whom she only saw in her nightmare's disposed. "And what if I am?" She asked, her fur was standing up as she stared at the odd looking human, and then to the small, small being's. Her powder blue eyes blinking a bit, she wasn't going to start a fight unless this guy was too far, and then Gatomon would beat him the best she could, and if she was beaten to much, it was 'Sayonara bad guy!' and then, she remembered he asked something about her spying on him.. Spying, she'd just got here, not like she would tell this creep, though. "First off I believe it'd be best for you if you spoke proper english, second off, I'll watch whatever I want, whenever I want."
Jackie had technically confessed to her of murdering someone for whatever reason he had or didn't have. The whistle around her neck dangled in the little light that shone from the street's nearby, and her tail swished as she continued to eye the Darklings. "Something about you... Something about you rub's me the wrong way." She said looking to him. She knew what it was, it was her instinct to know. This guy had a connection with some form of evil inside of him... The feeling about him reminded her of the digimon who she only saw in her nightmares... Myotismon.
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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2010 4:43:28 GMT -5
"You know where you are, kitty? You got no right tellin' me how ta speak, this is America, we speak how we see fit... Ya got no right watchin' me, neither... I don't know why you're insistin' I rub ya the wrong way, after all, youse the one who came up to me, for no reason at all, seeming all pissy." Jackie had heard a bit about the digimon that had been appearing, but he hadn't tried reaching out to any of them. He didn't wanna get involved with anything he didn't have to get involved in, he had enough trouble as it was.
Jackie... Let us at it... We can take her down...
Ignoring the Darkness, Jackie sent his Darklings back into the shadows, trying to ease the tension between himself and this creature. "Look, I got nothin' against you or your kind, and I ain't done nothin' that's gonna hurt innocents, so, there a reason you seem so dead set on trying to intimidate me, or youse expectin' some kinda milk or somethin'?"
He knew that last remark would probably upset the little creature, but it had already gone out of it's way to offend him as it was. Hadn't even met him, and already it was telling him how to talk, and that he was rubbing it the wrong way.
"Look, we obviously ain't off ta the best start... Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Jackie... Jackie Estacado, and you are?"
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Post by Hikari "Kari" Kamiya & Gatomon on Jan 27, 2010 5:05:45 GMT -5
And now, he was asking her name, her cat like lip's formed into a grin and she nodded slowly. "I guess we could get along. But one wrong move and you're out like a light." She warned, staring at the now human man. The feeling in her gut had subsided a bit, but non-the-less it was still there. Those thing's that were assissting him before seemed to really grate Gatomon's nerves, especially the one who suggested that she be skinned. She let a growl out at the thought and looked down at the whistle that hung around her neck and thought, 'What would you have me do?' Gatomon sighed and gripped the whistle with her paw. She knew Kari would tell her not to talk to stranger's, and being a child born of the light, would probably have the same feeling that Gatomon had and currently has.
A sigh escaped from her as she thought of her friend who was probably in Japan some where, wondering how the digi-gate open and trieing to find her, and she knew Tai and the other's were trieing to find their digimon. She turned her attentions back to the human that stood before her continued to clutch the whistle in her paw.. This.. this New York wasn't a safe place, definitely not as safe as Juuban and the most of Japan. Though, she could just feel safe there, knowing she was useful. She blinked her powder blue eyes and continued to swish her tail, now a bit more relax as opposed to how she felt before.
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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2010 5:24:29 GMT -5
After the Darklings left and Jackie introduced himself, the creature seemed to relax a little. Didn't seem quite as hostile as it had. "Alright, lemme guess... It was either Skippy wanting to skin you, or just the Darklings in general, right? They ain't the friendliest bunch, true, but they get things done. And that, that's what I need in my business. If I'ma keep civilians outta the wars, I gotta fight them on my own."
Looking at the little creature, it struck Jackie that it still hadn't given him a name. "So, you gotsa name, Kitty? Or ya just answer ta whatever? Anyways, what ya doin' out here anyways? Don't tell me ya were with Gambini's boys, you'da taken me down already... You lost or somthin'?"
Sure, it didn't seem to trust him, and the feeling was certainly mutual, but... Jackie couldn't think of any reason not to try and help her. She hadn't attacked him, and that was enough for now. If she wanted to take him on, she would've already, and the fact she hadn't proved to him she was at least somewhat trustworthy.
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Post by Hikari "Kari" Kamiya & Gatomon on Jan 27, 2010 21:58:46 GMT -5
"My name's Gatomon." She said simply as she continued to swish her tail back and forth... "Before, there was something about you. Something that made my senses go haywire. Something that felt evil." Gatomon said simply and swiftly. Looking back at the gold tail ring that fit loosely on her tail, as if floating in place on her tail. "What? I wasn't with those people. I don't trust humans, well, most humans." She said upon hearing Jackie as her about why she was here. She moved to all four's and the whistle that hung around her neck began to dangle in place as stared up at the man. "I was only wandering the street's of this city." She said, feeling as if she was talking to much she decided she wouldn't answer anymore questions.
Padding over toward's him, she circled him, examining his features. He also had a peculiar scent to him, Gatomon blinked, and then sneezed at it. Shaking her head, she turned her attentions back to him and jumped up to two leg's.
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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2010 22:10:21 GMT -5
"You just say you smell evil on me? I may not always be the best guy around, but I sure ain't evil... And if it's the Darkness you're talking about, it may have it's own agenda, that I don't know about... But, it ain't evil, neither... Not really, it does what I tell it to do most of the time, outside of that, all it ever does is try to tip the balance against the Angelus... You want evil, you look at the way that... Thing... Makes good women psychotic..." Was a cat really trying to size him up now? Didn't matter how strong it may be, it had zero reason to be circling him, and Jackie didn't like being sized up.
Watching Gatomon's every move, Jackie allowed a small group of Darklings to watch from the shadows. If Gatomon made any unnecessary movements, Jackie would let them take her on. They weren't the strongest creatures around, even he knew that, but they were pretty useful, when they wanted to be...
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Post by Hikari "Kari" Kamiya & Gatomon on Jan 28, 2010 18:49:13 GMT -5
Her eye's continued to stare at him and she stopped in front of him, "It's just the scent those thing's, and you, give off. Trust me, I know what it is." Gatomon said staring up at his eye's, a small cat-like grin on her face, Gatomon definitely knew these feeling's of her's. She knew when something had good intention's, or evil intentions... And Jackie, well, she couldn't tell with Jackie. Jackie, the man himself, was to hard to tell with, though, those 'Darkling' thing's definitely didn't fully have a mind of their own, well, they did, it just wasn't sentient enough to take order's from itself. Gatomon sighed and glanced to the side, and then back up to him. It was better to be safe then to be sorry, she guessed, and her eye's began to glow a pink color. "Cat's Eye Hypnotism!"
And then, Jackie began to feel extremely tired and the tired feeling was too much to pass up. Gatomon purred as she heard a small snoring noise come from Jackie and she looked around again, trieing to make sure he hadn't summoned any of those darkling thing's before she'd knocked him out. AND, none within her visible sight range. She sighed a bit and began to walk over to a small crate, jumping ontop of it as she began to find her way to the rooftops... But instantly, she turned. As if hearing a noise. ".."
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2010 19:07:50 GMT -5
As soon as Gatomon began to walk away, Jackie's body rose to it's feet, and stalked deeper into the shadows, where it would be harder to see. "Jackie... Jackie, wake the fuck up!"
As his mind returned to the surface, the Darkness returned to acting as it always had, allowing Jackie control of himself once more. What did you do this time? Try and kill that Gatomon thing? Last thing I remember was it saying something about it's eyes?
Me, Jackie? All I did was hide you... That... Gatomon left you unconscious, for no reason. In the future, I'd recommend avoiding it. It seems about as trustworthy as the Magdelena's we've met...
She... What? She's the first of those Digimon things I've met... And I'm already starting to dislike them... I'm almost ready to turn our war on Skynet and their allies...
Yeah, you're probably right, Jackie... What's our next move?
You mean my next move? I'll have a few Darklings tail her, make sure she doesn't cause too much trouble in our affairs... And I'll tell Butcher to keep an eye on these Digimon, make sure they don't cause too much trouble... Until they get in our way, or Skynet brings the war here, we've got no reason to get involved...
Moving through the shadows, Jackie made his way to where Butcher and the boys had been waiting. "Jackie... God is it good to see you, man... How'd things go with the Gambini's, man?"
"I took care of 'em, Butcher... Send the boys in to clean things up, make sure the tracks is covered, the usual. And tell 'em to keep an eye out for one of them Digimon things, Gatomon or something... Little bitch looks like a cat, but'll knock our boys out if they ain't careful, somethin' ain't right about her eyes..."
"Wait... You sayin' she knocked you out, man?"
"I ain't sayin' she did nothin', Butcher, I'm tellin' you to make sure the boys pay attention. Last thing we need now is the God damned cops after our asses, ya dig?"
"Gotcha Jackie... Everythin'll be taken care of by sunrise."
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