Fallen Angel
"I don't know about this Matt." Mimi said, looking rather anxious and pale. "Don't worry sweetie. It'll be just fine." Matt tried to help her relax. "Besides, you were the one who wanted a thrill remember?" Mimi turned her back to her boyfriend and walked away from the monstrous peak that she was about to climb. "When I said thrill, I meant an amusement park but this . . . This is ridiculous, this is crazy, this is dangerous, this is so Matt Ishida." Mimi smiled a little then rolled her eyes after coming to that realization. Matt was always trying to boost his macho masculine ego by doing these crazy things but why did he have to go so high? And why did he have to bring Mimi along for the ride?
"I know that I was the one who suggested doing something wild but, could we maybe do something a little closer to the ground?" Mimi turned around to face her boyfriend wearing the cutest most enticing smile that she could sport in order to convince Yamato to back out of this crazy stunt. "C'mon Meems. What are you? Chicken?" Matt walked toward Mimi with a mischievous smile on his face and a playful gleam in his eyes. He chased Mimi down the forest trail until finally catching up with her and scooping her off the ground, he spun her in circles then pressed his lips against hers so that they could share a passionate kiss.
"I really don't want to do this Matt." Mimi confided as the couple made their way back up the trail toward the rocky cliff. "I really think that it would be a good thing for us" Matt replied. "You would get the thrill that you were seeking, we'd get some fresh country air and once we reach the top, we can share a beautiful country sunset like we've never seen before." Mimi really liked the idea of holding her boyfriend close as they watched the sun set behind the trees. There was nothing more wonderful then watching the sky turn brilliant pinks, oranges, and purples that went hand in hand with a summer sunset and there was definitely nothing more romantic then watching the son set with the one you love but she just couldn't get over her fear.
Matt watched as Mimi's clam aura turned to one of distress and fear as they neared the base of the mountain. He really wanted to scale the humungous hunk of rock but if Mimi was going to be completely petrified then there were other things that they could do. "If you really don't want to do this then say so and we'll go home and catch a movie or something" Matt said disappointedly. Mimi hated seeing her boyfriend like that so after consideration she decided to scale the peak for the sake of love. "No Matt. I want to do this for us." Mimi lied, forcing a smile. She watched as Matt went from being a grim teenager to an overexcited school boy in seconds. "Really?" he asked almost hopping up and down for joy. Mimi couldn't help but laugh at the sight. "Yes, Really."
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"We're looking for Lucky Yin" Matt announced to the desk clerk as he and Mimi entered the "Rocky Heights Rental Depot." "Ah, yes. You must be Mr Ishida." Lucky stood up from behind the counter to shake Matt's hand. "Yes I am and this is my girlfriend Mimi" he gestured over to the girl beside him. "A pleasure to meet you both" Lucky smiled as he ventured over to Mimi and welcomed her with a bright smile and a hearty hand shake. Mimi couldn't help but notice the boy's smile. Not to mention his dark hair and the most intriguing eyes that she had ever seen. They were an extremely rare colour of turquoise. They reminded her of the ocean on a warm summer's day.
"Well, let's get suited up!" Lucky said very enthusiastically. Mimi was ripped from her perfect summer dream scape at the sound of his voice and followed the two guys into the back room where all of the climbing equipment was stored. "You both will need a climbing suit, helmet, shoes, pads, and a safety harness" Lucky said, pointing to the equipment on the walls as he named each piece. "There are many different colours to choose from so I'll let the two of you shop around a bit while I go get suited into my own gear." Lucky left the room and left Matt and Mimi to themselves to pick out their climbing ensembles.
"What do you think?" Mimi asked as she modelled the usual coloured pink climbing suit. She also sported a sky blue helmet and matching pads. "You look great as always and completely colour coordinated." Matt looked up from getting himself dressed in order to observe his girlfriend's fashionable get up. Matt was wearing a blue climbing suit with a yellow helmet and purple pads. "How do I look?" he asked for Mimi's opinions after slipping on the last elbow pad. "Very handsome" she said while untwisting a tangled knee pad on his left leg. "I picked these colours because it kind of reminds me of Gabumon" Matt recalled his Digimon's face and wondered what he was up to in the Digiworld but his thoughts were interrupted when Lucky reentered the room in full gear.
"I can see that the two of you made out okay." The instructor flashed his famous smile and as he observed the couple's choices in clothing. He was wearing a red suit with orange pads and a yellow helmet. It reminded Mimi of a clash between fire and ice. His suit was scorching hot like fire but those turquoise eyes were icy-cool. Once again Lucky intruded her daydream handing she and Matt a harness. "We're going to go down to the face of the mountain and then I'll explain to you how to use the harness belt and the clips." he explained. "The best way to learn is to do so I won't talk too much before we start to climb." "Oh no, talk as much as you want. We don't mind at all" Mimi said still feeling shaky about climbing.
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"...So, you periodically push in the pegs, wrap the rope through the clip and feed your rope through. That way, if you do slip and fall, you won't go that far before the rope snags." Lucky finished off his little climbing lesson and waited for the couple to let it all sink in. "Sounds great! Let's go!" Matt said anxiously awaiting the challenge. "Don't worry Mimi. It's perfectly safe." Lucky could tell that Mimi was having second thoughts. (Actually, to Mimi it was more like hundreds of thoughts.) Mimi nodded trying one last time to convince herself that it was going to be okay. Then, before the fear had a chance to resurface, she put a hand onto the cold, hard rock and hoisted herself into the air. Matt and Lucky followed close behind.
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"You're doing it Honey! Way to go!" Matt shouted down to Mimi who was constantly repeating the phrase "don't look down" as she climbed higher and higher up the rocky peak. Mimi had been ahead but she hesitated just a few feet off the ground allowing Matt and Lucky to proceed. It took a while but soon she went onward and had almost caught up with Matt. Lucky, on the other hand had disappeared altogether. He had scaled this mountain one hundred times and was a pro. "He's probably at the top by now" Mimi thought to herself as she as she struggled to pull herself up to the next available stronghold. "I can't believe he just left us down here!" Mimi called up to her boyfriend overhead. "Don't worry! We'll just get up to the next level and take a break. He'll come back looking after a while" Matt yelled back down. "Good idea!" Mimi said. It was a very good plan and besides, she really wanted to stop.
As Matt reached the platform he looked overhead and noticed a similar looking level not to much higher up. He looked down to see how Mimi was doing then considered the options. He helped Mimi onto the lip then decided on what their next move would be. "I can't see anything from here but if we get to that next level we should be able to see Lucky just fine." Mimi followed Matt's pointed finger higher up the mountain. "Okay, I guess so. It's not too far up. Although, I am a little tired." "You can make it to the next one Meems. We'll rest once we get there" Matt encouraged her to proceed onward. "Okay. Let's go!" Mimi agreed. Matt smiled and gave his pink princess a quick kiss on the lips. "You're such an angel" he whispered in her ear and the couple set off once again.
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About a half an hour had past before Matt had finally reached his destination. He looked up and thought he saw Lucky way up toward the top. He looked back down the mountain to see Mimi struggling with the climb. "Come on Sweetheart. You're almost there!" Matt shouted, trying to encourage her. "I can't get the rope through the clip" Mimi shouted back. "Don't worry about it. You're almost there" Matt called down again.
Mimi took Matt's advice and let the rope dangle below her without fastening it to the clip. The resting spot was only a few more feet up and it wasn't like she was going to fall. "You're doing great baby! Just a little further!" Matt kept the positive juices flowing. Mimi climbed to one rock, then the other, to the next feeling quite confident. She placed her foot one more rock and was about to reach for Matt's hand when her support gave way beneath her and sent her tumbling down the mountain side to the plateau twenty feet below. "Mimi!" Matt let out a horrified cry as he watched his girlfriend miss his hand by millimetres and land on the plateau lifelessly.
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Red flashing lights shone in the night sky rushing toward the city. Everything was a blur as Matt went along for the ambulance ride from Hell. The hospital emergency doors burst open and Mimi was rushed through by about a dozen different paramedics. Matt ran along beside them until something held him back. He struggled to break free but the opposing force was to strong. All he could do was watched through closed doors as Mimi was rolled around the corner and out of sight.
Author's Note: Will Mimi survive the fall? Find out in part 2 "The Spirit Channel."
"I don't know about this Matt." Mimi said, looking rather anxious and pale. "Don't worry sweetie. It'll be just fine." Matt tried to help her relax. "Besides, you were the one who wanted a thrill remember?" Mimi turned her back to her boyfriend and walked away from the monstrous peak that she was about to climb. "When I said thrill, I meant an amusement park but this . . . This is ridiculous, this is crazy, this is dangerous, this is so Matt Ishida." Mimi smiled a little then rolled her eyes after coming to that realization. Matt was always trying to boost his macho masculine ego by doing these crazy things but why did he have to go so high? And why did he have to bring Mimi along for the ride?
"I know that I was the one who suggested doing something wild but, could we maybe do something a little closer to the ground?" Mimi turned around to face her boyfriend wearing the cutest most enticing smile that she could sport in order to convince Yamato to back out of this crazy stunt. "C'mon Meems. What are you? Chicken?" Matt walked toward Mimi with a mischievous smile on his face and a playful gleam in his eyes. He chased Mimi down the forest trail until finally catching up with her and scooping her off the ground, he spun her in circles then pressed his lips against hers so that they could share a passionate kiss.
"I really don't want to do this Matt." Mimi confided as the couple made their way back up the trail toward the rocky cliff. "I really think that it would be a good thing for us" Matt replied. "You would get the thrill that you were seeking, we'd get some fresh country air and once we reach the top, we can share a beautiful country sunset like we've never seen before." Mimi really liked the idea of holding her boyfriend close as they watched the sun set behind the trees. There was nothing more wonderful then watching the sky turn brilliant pinks, oranges, and purples that went hand in hand with a summer sunset and there was definitely nothing more romantic then watching the son set with the one you love but she just couldn't get over her fear.
Matt watched as Mimi's clam aura turned to one of distress and fear as they neared the base of the mountain. He really wanted to scale the humungous hunk of rock but if Mimi was going to be completely petrified then there were other things that they could do. "If you really don't want to do this then say so and we'll go home and catch a movie or something" Matt said disappointedly. Mimi hated seeing her boyfriend like that so after consideration she decided to scale the peak for the sake of love. "No Matt. I want to do this for us." Mimi lied, forcing a smile. She watched as Matt went from being a grim teenager to an overexcited school boy in seconds. "Really?" he asked almost hopping up and down for joy. Mimi couldn't help but laugh at the sight. "Yes, Really."
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"We're looking for Lucky Yin" Matt announced to the desk clerk as he and Mimi entered the "Rocky Heights Rental Depot." "Ah, yes. You must be Mr Ishida." Lucky stood up from behind the counter to shake Matt's hand. "Yes I am and this is my girlfriend Mimi" he gestured over to the girl beside him. "A pleasure to meet you both" Lucky smiled as he ventured over to Mimi and welcomed her with a bright smile and a hearty hand shake. Mimi couldn't help but notice the boy's smile. Not to mention his dark hair and the most intriguing eyes that she had ever seen. They were an extremely rare colour of turquoise. They reminded her of the ocean on a warm summer's day.
"Well, let's get suited up!" Lucky said very enthusiastically. Mimi was ripped from her perfect summer dream scape at the sound of his voice and followed the two guys into the back room where all of the climbing equipment was stored. "You both will need a climbing suit, helmet, shoes, pads, and a safety harness" Lucky said, pointing to the equipment on the walls as he named each piece. "There are many different colours to choose from so I'll let the two of you shop around a bit while I go get suited into my own gear." Lucky left the room and left Matt and Mimi to themselves to pick out their climbing ensembles.
"What do you think?" Mimi asked as she modelled the usual coloured pink climbing suit. She also sported a sky blue helmet and matching pads. "You look great as always and completely colour coordinated." Matt looked up from getting himself dressed in order to observe his girlfriend's fashionable get up. Matt was wearing a blue climbing suit with a yellow helmet and purple pads. "How do I look?" he asked for Mimi's opinions after slipping on the last elbow pad. "Very handsome" she said while untwisting a tangled knee pad on his left leg. "I picked these colours because it kind of reminds me of Gabumon" Matt recalled his Digimon's face and wondered what he was up to in the Digiworld but his thoughts were interrupted when Lucky reentered the room in full gear.
"I can see that the two of you made out okay." The instructor flashed his famous smile and as he observed the couple's choices in clothing. He was wearing a red suit with orange pads and a yellow helmet. It reminded Mimi of a clash between fire and ice. His suit was scorching hot like fire but those turquoise eyes were icy-cool. Once again Lucky intruded her daydream handing she and Matt a harness. "We're going to go down to the face of the mountain and then I'll explain to you how to use the harness belt and the clips." he explained. "The best way to learn is to do so I won't talk too much before we start to climb." "Oh no, talk as much as you want. We don't mind at all" Mimi said still feeling shaky about climbing.
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"...So, you periodically push in the pegs, wrap the rope through the clip and feed your rope through. That way, if you do slip and fall, you won't go that far before the rope snags." Lucky finished off his little climbing lesson and waited for the couple to let it all sink in. "Sounds great! Let's go!" Matt said anxiously awaiting the challenge. "Don't worry Mimi. It's perfectly safe." Lucky could tell that Mimi was having second thoughts. (Actually, to Mimi it was more like hundreds of thoughts.) Mimi nodded trying one last time to convince herself that it was going to be okay. Then, before the fear had a chance to resurface, she put a hand onto the cold, hard rock and hoisted herself into the air. Matt and Lucky followed close behind.
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"You're doing it Honey! Way to go!" Matt shouted down to Mimi who was constantly repeating the phrase "don't look down" as she climbed higher and higher up the rocky peak. Mimi had been ahead but she hesitated just a few feet off the ground allowing Matt and Lucky to proceed. It took a while but soon she went onward and had almost caught up with Matt. Lucky, on the other hand had disappeared altogether. He had scaled this mountain one hundred times and was a pro. "He's probably at the top by now" Mimi thought to herself as she as she struggled to pull herself up to the next available stronghold. "I can't believe he just left us down here!" Mimi called up to her boyfriend overhead. "Don't worry! We'll just get up to the next level and take a break. He'll come back looking after a while" Matt yelled back down. "Good idea!" Mimi said. It was a very good plan and besides, she really wanted to stop.
As Matt reached the platform he looked overhead and noticed a similar looking level not to much higher up. He looked down to see how Mimi was doing then considered the options. He helped Mimi onto the lip then decided on what their next move would be. "I can't see anything from here but if we get to that next level we should be able to see Lucky just fine." Mimi followed Matt's pointed finger higher up the mountain. "Okay, I guess so. It's not too far up. Although, I am a little tired." "You can make it to the next one Meems. We'll rest once we get there" Matt encouraged her to proceed onward. "Okay. Let's go!" Mimi agreed. Matt smiled and gave his pink princess a quick kiss on the lips. "You're such an angel" he whispered in her ear and the couple set off once again.
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About a half an hour had past before Matt had finally reached his destination. He looked up and thought he saw Lucky way up toward the top. He looked back down the mountain to see Mimi struggling with the climb. "Come on Sweetheart. You're almost there!" Matt shouted, trying to encourage her. "I can't get the rope through the clip" Mimi shouted back. "Don't worry about it. You're almost there" Matt called down again.
Mimi took Matt's advice and let the rope dangle below her without fastening it to the clip. The resting spot was only a few more feet up and it wasn't like she was going to fall. "You're doing great baby! Just a little further!" Matt kept the positive juices flowing. Mimi climbed to one rock, then the other, to the next feeling quite confident. She placed her foot one more rock and was about to reach for Matt's hand when her support gave way beneath her and sent her tumbling down the mountain side to the plateau twenty feet below. "Mimi!" Matt let out a horrified cry as he watched his girlfriend miss his hand by millimetres and land on the plateau lifelessly.
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Red flashing lights shone in the night sky rushing toward the city. Everything was a blur as Matt went along for the ambulance ride from Hell. The hospital emergency doors burst open and Mimi was rushed through by about a dozen different paramedics. Matt ran along beside them until something held him back. He struggled to break free but the opposing force was to strong. All he could do was watched through closed doors as Mimi was rolled around the corner and out of sight.
Author's Note: Will Mimi survive the fall? Find out in part 2 "The Spirit Channel."