Guardian of the Seas
I stared at the seemingly bottomless ocean. It was probably not much deeper than a few feet, but for my four year old self, it did seem very deep. Come on, she said. and she held my hand. The waves licked my feet. The water was cold, I shivered. You,re cold? she asked. Come into the water.You want to make a wimp out of the kid, Ayako-chan? my father asked. He'll never get into the water that way. He grabbed my arms and shoved me into the waves. I screamed. The water was icy cold. Sharks may hide in the water, I thought, and sharks may eat me. I was so tiny, and they were so big, with sharp teeth, that could easily bite into my flesh. I screamed again.
Then, everything went black.
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I sat, my back against the smooth steel, knees drawn to my chest. I whimpered. The ocean was as dark and scary as it has been five years before, but this time, the water was not as shallow, and ruthless predators were after me, indeed.
Armadimon looked at me with worried eyes. "Are you okay?" he mouthed, and I nodded, not really meaning it. "Good" he answered, not really meaning it either. He moved a little closer to my spot on the floor.
The D-3 kept its steady beeping. "The digi-egg must be near." Daisuke said. You can always count on Daisuke-san to say things that are painfully obvious, things that no one really needs to hear.
Hikari nodded at Daisuke's remark. He grinned, and stuck his tongue out at Takeru. He could make Hikari nod, and he probably thought he was the only one who was able to do so.
I tried to breathe deeply, only to find out that I couldn't. Maybe there wasn't much oxygen left for me to breathe. Maybe I would die, just like father. And maybe just like him, my body would never be found. I would be assumed dead, I could see the tears in my mother's eyes, the sad smile on my grandfather's face. He was such a good boy. I felt unleashed tears stinging my eyes.
-"Iori?" It was Miyako. "Are you all right?"
-"Yes, Miyako-san. Yes I am."
She didn't believe me, I saw it in her eyes.
-"You're crying, though."
-"I am?" I asked, and I touched my cheek with the tip of my fingers.
And Miyako was right.
This makes probably no sense if you haven't seen the Submarimon episode, in which Iori-kun is scared shitless of the ocean, and has nightmares about it, because he didn't knew the sea could be good. ::coughs:: But I've seen it, and it still doesn't make sense... gomen..