Author's Note: This is my second fan fic. It's a Takari(again) that started
out as a medieval fic until I changed my mind and added a sci-fi twist.
Please read and review, constructive criticism accepted while flames will
be used to barbecue rats (mmm, rats).
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Character Ages: Iori-19; Takeru, Hikari, Daisuke-21; Ken, Miyako-22; Taichi, Yamato, Sora, Mimi-25; Jyou, Koushiro-26
Story Title: Path to Sanctuary
Chapter Title: The End of Peace
Shuttle White Wolf, Maltek Space Port
Yamato Ishida felt sweat trickle down his brow as he maneuvered the shuttle into the hangar. He wasn't sweating because he had difficulty piloting the shuttle, far from it piloting was instinctive to him. No, he was sweating because the ship's cabin temperature was a sweltering 20C (68F). Well, at least to a Dbrojan like him, his Ambloni and Nason companions found the temperature chilly and were shivering slightly.
He drove the shuttle the hangar & gently settled it down. His Ambloni boss, Koushiro, stood up and motioned for Yamato's brother to follow him. Takeru Takaishi, Yamato's brother, stood up from his co-pilot's chair and followed, he served as the boss' bodyguard.
Yamato turned to look at the smiling face of his brother. To many people, Takeru seemed unusually cheerful, especially since most Dbrojan seldom smiled. But Takeru was almost always smiling, giving the false impression that he was cheerful.
But Yamato knew what his brother's smile concealed. He saw it clearly in his brother's eyes, a deep and consuming sadness that made Takeru's eyes look cold and empty. A sadness that had dominated his brother since Katherine, Takeru's fiance, died in his arms after sustaining injuries from an accident five years ago.
At first his brother had shut off for a while, refusing even to speak. But then he had started to conceal his misery behind a false smile and refused to talk about the accident or Katherine's death. That worried Yamato, he had not seen his brother show any genuine emotions after her death, and Yamato knew that wasn't a good sign.
"You know your brothers getting worse." said Ken, a blue-haired Nason ( Nason hair comes in shades of green, blue, violet,pink, and lavender).
"Yes," Yamato agreed. "But I fear anything I try to do might make it worse, not better."
"Maybe he needs to find something that'll give him a spark, a reason to live." muttered Miyako, Ken's lavender-haired Nason wife.
"I don't think it'll be that easy." Yamato said. "Katherine was the one who gave him love, love that I didn't sufficiently provide after our parents died."
"But he's destroying himself!" Miyako raged in frustration.
Yamato was equally frustrated and worried. He didn't know what to do since his brother had emotionally distanced himself from everyone. Only Katherine had seemed to give Takeru's life meaning, now he was lost without her.
Ambloni Imperial Palace, Amblona
Princess Hikari Yagami walked slowly and contemplatively in the palace garden. She sighed as her thoughts drifted toward her parents and Taichi, her brother. They couldn't afford spare time for simple pleasures as she did now. Their political and military duties didn't give them a moment of rest, especially now since the tensions in the Ambloni-Kandoorit borders was now threatening to erupt into war.
Hikari wished she could help but her parents and brother refused to let her do anything political or military in nature. They wanted to spare her from the stress of royal duties. That only irritated Hikari, she was 21 now yet they still treated her like a child.
"Is something wrong, Princess?" a voice asked. Hikari turned, it was her friend and bodyguard, Sora.
"No, it's nothing Sora." said Kari. She saw the unbelieving look on Sora's face but Sora decided not to ask further.
"I know what's wrong." Another voice said. "It's your family, right?"
Hikari turned to regard the pink-haired Nason woman who had been walking next to her silently. Kari didn't answer.
The Nason woman sighed. "Look Kari, I've lived with you for years and I've learned to read you. I know it's about your family."
"Well, Mimi, I guess you're not letting this slide." Hikari muttered. "Yes, it's about my family. I'm peeved that they won't let me help 'em. It's as if they still think I'm a kid!"
"Kari, you know that's a load of shit." Mimi said causing Mimi's bodyguard, Iori, to wince. He wasn't used to hearing profanity spoken around the Imperial Family.
"They're just tryin' to spare you from all that political crap they put up with." Mimi continued.
"Yes, Princess Hikari," Sora agreed. "It's for your own good." Kari threw up her arms in frustration. "But I'm o princess of the Ambloni Empire, damn it! I'm supposed to put up with political crap!"
Mimi gave her a sideways look. She had been the daughter of a Nason matriarch that had been a close friend of Hikari's mother, the Empress. When illness claimed Mimi's parents the Empress had adopted her as a ward. Mimi came to live with the Ambloni Imperial Family and acted as Hikari's older sister.
"Hikari, you may think you're ready to play a more active role but you're not." Mimi stated flatly.
"And I'll never be ready-" Hikari started to yell until she was suddenly pushed down. "GET DOWN!!" she heard Sora and Iori yell just as the sound of a laser shot rang out.
Sora, Iori, and the guards present in the garden started firing at four people dressed in the garb of palace servants. The "servants" were firing laser pistols.The body guards and the palace guards quickly gunned down the would-be assassins. Sora's eyes went wide as she saw the image of one of the attackers flicker. The assassin's holographic disguise shut off, revealing a maroon-skinned hummanoid.
By this time more palace guards had started to pour into the garden. Sora whirled on one of them. "Those were Kandoorit!"
"Yes, we know," one of the guards replied irritatedly. "The other members of the royal family were also attacked-"
"WHAT?!" Kari interrupted.
"They're all safe but we must get Pincess Hikari and Lady Mimi inside the palace bunker." He added quickly. With that the guards quickly formed a protective ring around Kari and Mimi and hurriedly led them to the bunker.
Sora & Iori were talking with the guards commanding officer while running.. Hikari & Mimi asked questions repeatedly, but the guards remained silent as they led them into the bunker.
"Mimi!" a voice called out. It was Jyou, Mimi blue-haired consort (husband) who ran to Mimi and wrapped her in a hug.
"It's alright, Jyou." She whispered. "I'm okay."
Hikari's family had also rushed to hug her in relief just as she blurted out: "What the hell's goin' on?!"
Taichi was the one who answered her. "It looks like the Ambloni- Kandoorit border dispute finally escalated." He replied blunty.
"WHAT?!"
"About the same time those assassins attacked Kandoorit warships launched an assult on 16 of the 35 systems within the Ambloni Empire." Taichi stated grimly. "Already four of the sixteen systems under attack are starting to fall."
Hikari was stunned. She tried to find words, but there was nothing she could say. With the simultaneous, brutal attacks by the Kandoorit, the 50- year era of peace in the Ambloni Empire had come to an end.
Author's Note: I know there's no Takari in this chapter, but hey, TK and Kari haven't even met yet. Takari will come in later chapters. As always Read & Review.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Character Ages: Iori-19; Takeru, Hikari, Daisuke-21; Ken, Miyako-22; Taichi, Yamato, Sora, Mimi-25; Jyou, Koushiro-26
Story Title: Path to Sanctuary
Chapter Title: The End of Peace
Shuttle White Wolf, Maltek Space Port
Yamato Ishida felt sweat trickle down his brow as he maneuvered the shuttle into the hangar. He wasn't sweating because he had difficulty piloting the shuttle, far from it piloting was instinctive to him. No, he was sweating because the ship's cabin temperature was a sweltering 20C (68F). Well, at least to a Dbrojan like him, his Ambloni and Nason companions found the temperature chilly and were shivering slightly.
He drove the shuttle the hangar & gently settled it down. His Ambloni boss, Koushiro, stood up and motioned for Yamato's brother to follow him. Takeru Takaishi, Yamato's brother, stood up from his co-pilot's chair and followed, he served as the boss' bodyguard.
Yamato turned to look at the smiling face of his brother. To many people, Takeru seemed unusually cheerful, especially since most Dbrojan seldom smiled. But Takeru was almost always smiling, giving the false impression that he was cheerful.
But Yamato knew what his brother's smile concealed. He saw it clearly in his brother's eyes, a deep and consuming sadness that made Takeru's eyes look cold and empty. A sadness that had dominated his brother since Katherine, Takeru's fiance, died in his arms after sustaining injuries from an accident five years ago.
At first his brother had shut off for a while, refusing even to speak. But then he had started to conceal his misery behind a false smile and refused to talk about the accident or Katherine's death. That worried Yamato, he had not seen his brother show any genuine emotions after her death, and Yamato knew that wasn't a good sign.
"You know your brothers getting worse." said Ken, a blue-haired Nason ( Nason hair comes in shades of green, blue, violet,pink, and lavender).
"Yes," Yamato agreed. "But I fear anything I try to do might make it worse, not better."
"Maybe he needs to find something that'll give him a spark, a reason to live." muttered Miyako, Ken's lavender-haired Nason wife.
"I don't think it'll be that easy." Yamato said. "Katherine was the one who gave him love, love that I didn't sufficiently provide after our parents died."
"But he's destroying himself!" Miyako raged in frustration.
Yamato was equally frustrated and worried. He didn't know what to do since his brother had emotionally distanced himself from everyone. Only Katherine had seemed to give Takeru's life meaning, now he was lost without her.
Ambloni Imperial Palace, Amblona
Princess Hikari Yagami walked slowly and contemplatively in the palace garden. She sighed as her thoughts drifted toward her parents and Taichi, her brother. They couldn't afford spare time for simple pleasures as she did now. Their political and military duties didn't give them a moment of rest, especially now since the tensions in the Ambloni-Kandoorit borders was now threatening to erupt into war.
Hikari wished she could help but her parents and brother refused to let her do anything political or military in nature. They wanted to spare her from the stress of royal duties. That only irritated Hikari, she was 21 now yet they still treated her like a child.
"Is something wrong, Princess?" a voice asked. Hikari turned, it was her friend and bodyguard, Sora.
"No, it's nothing Sora." said Kari. She saw the unbelieving look on Sora's face but Sora decided not to ask further.
"I know what's wrong." Another voice said. "It's your family, right?"
Hikari turned to regard the pink-haired Nason woman who had been walking next to her silently. Kari didn't answer.
The Nason woman sighed. "Look Kari, I've lived with you for years and I've learned to read you. I know it's about your family."
"Well, Mimi, I guess you're not letting this slide." Hikari muttered. "Yes, it's about my family. I'm peeved that they won't let me help 'em. It's as if they still think I'm a kid!"
"Kari, you know that's a load of shit." Mimi said causing Mimi's bodyguard, Iori, to wince. He wasn't used to hearing profanity spoken around the Imperial Family.
"They're just tryin' to spare you from all that political crap they put up with." Mimi continued.
"Yes, Princess Hikari," Sora agreed. "It's for your own good." Kari threw up her arms in frustration. "But I'm o princess of the Ambloni Empire, damn it! I'm supposed to put up with political crap!"
Mimi gave her a sideways look. She had been the daughter of a Nason matriarch that had been a close friend of Hikari's mother, the Empress. When illness claimed Mimi's parents the Empress had adopted her as a ward. Mimi came to live with the Ambloni Imperial Family and acted as Hikari's older sister.
"Hikari, you may think you're ready to play a more active role but you're not." Mimi stated flatly.
"And I'll never be ready-" Hikari started to yell until she was suddenly pushed down. "GET DOWN!!" she heard Sora and Iori yell just as the sound of a laser shot rang out.
Sora, Iori, and the guards present in the garden started firing at four people dressed in the garb of palace servants. The "servants" were firing laser pistols.The body guards and the palace guards quickly gunned down the would-be assassins. Sora's eyes went wide as she saw the image of one of the attackers flicker. The assassin's holographic disguise shut off, revealing a maroon-skinned hummanoid.
By this time more palace guards had started to pour into the garden. Sora whirled on one of them. "Those were Kandoorit!"
"Yes, we know," one of the guards replied irritatedly. "The other members of the royal family were also attacked-"
"WHAT?!" Kari interrupted.
"They're all safe but we must get Pincess Hikari and Lady Mimi inside the palace bunker." He added quickly. With that the guards quickly formed a protective ring around Kari and Mimi and hurriedly led them to the bunker.
Sora & Iori were talking with the guards commanding officer while running.. Hikari & Mimi asked questions repeatedly, but the guards remained silent as they led them into the bunker.
"Mimi!" a voice called out. It was Jyou, Mimi blue-haired consort (husband) who ran to Mimi and wrapped her in a hug.
"It's alright, Jyou." She whispered. "I'm okay."
Hikari's family had also rushed to hug her in relief just as she blurted out: "What the hell's goin' on?!"
Taichi was the one who answered her. "It looks like the Ambloni- Kandoorit border dispute finally escalated." He replied blunty.
"WHAT?!"
"About the same time those assassins attacked Kandoorit warships launched an assult on 16 of the 35 systems within the Ambloni Empire." Taichi stated grimly. "Already four of the sixteen systems under attack are starting to fall."
Hikari was stunned. She tried to find words, but there was nothing she could say. With the simultaneous, brutal attacks by the Kandoorit, the 50- year era of peace in the Ambloni Empire had come to an end.
Author's Note: I know there's no Takari in this chapter, but hey, TK and Kari haven't even met yet. Takari will come in later chapters. As always Read & Review.