Disclaimers: I did not create digimon, or any of its characters, and Make no claim to them.
Howeever, those characters that I have created are mine and protected by copyright.
Night fell over the palace as Cearo ran through the hall, her feet tapping softly on the
marble floors. Her dark brown curly hair fell across her blue eyes as she ran, pressing her
little son against her chest. Cearo was wearing a dark blue dress with silver embroidery.
Circling her head was a thin gold crown with the simple ice blue stone in the center. Her
slippers muffled her footsteps so no one would wake up. Her little 5-month-old son giggled
softly in her arms as a strand of hair tickled his nose.
Cearo darted into a small room and stopped to catch her breath. The moon was slowly
rising in the sky, and it wouldn't be long before her brother found Cearo and her son missing.
Ever since her husband, the King, had died, her brother, Rayya, had been trying to take the t
hrone. But since Davis was the Heir, and by law entitled to the throne when he became 12, Rayya
could not become King unless Davis was dead. Cearo feared for her son's life, as well as her own.
Rayya could very well take her giving Davis to a safe family into a serious action. If he turned
the court against her, she would be executed. Her only chance was escaping to earth. She knew
of a kind Indian who would help her…
Footsteps in the hall alarmed Cearo. She quietly backed out of the room and ran into
the Garden. Here was the Gate to the earth. It was nothing more that a ring made of stone that
was activated by placing her hand onto a marker on the side. The Gate opened up to a dark forest
. Cearo stepped through and closed the Gate behind her. Davis began to cry, and Cearo couldn't
blame him. She was putting him through a lot, and he would go through even more before this was
over.
Not wasting any time, Cearo went through the woods to the small house her Indian friend
lived in. It was really a small hut on the beach, but it was a safe enough house. She knocked
on the door and waited anxiously while Davis cried. She let out a sigh of relief when Lael
opened the door.
"Cearo! What are you doing here? And with your son? What is going on?"
"Its Rayya! I know that he is trying to take over the Throne. I can't let him hurt Davis.
Lael, I know you can find a safe place for him. Please, hide him for me."
"Where will you be?"
"I don't know. Even if I did, I couldn't tell you. Please, I am asking this as a favor.
Please, Lael."
"Alright," Lael sighed, taking Davis from Cearo.
Cearo took a small locket from around her neck and placed it around Davis's.
It played a soft lullaby, and slowly it put Davis back to sleep. A small picture of Cearo was
also in the locket. Without a word, Cearo turned and left. Her heart felt like it was being
torn apart, but she knew she had to leave her son.
Lael took Davis into his house and went about searching his files for a suitable family.
He found one, the Motomiya family. They had one child, a daughter, and they lived in the city.
He would be safe from harm there. Lael picked up the phone and called them up. Within an hour
the adoption had been settled. He picked Davis up and walked outside.
The night sky was clear and filled with stars. The moon hung low on the horizon,
signaling that it would soon be dawn. Carrying Davis in his arms, Lael walked through the
woods, into the city. He knew where he was going, and the trip didn't take to long. A few bus
rides and a trip on the subway found him in Odaiba, where Davis would be living. He found the
apartment and knocked on the door. A short woman with light brown hair and brown eyes opened it.
"You must be Mrs. Motomiya," Lael said.
"Yes, I am. Please, come in."
Lael stepped into the apartment. It was a small, cozy place. A little girl sat on the
couch, obviously half asleep. Her parents had woken her up to meet her new brother. She looked
at the bundle that was Davis in Lael's eyes, and her eyes went wide. She jumped up and ran over
to her mother's side.
"Is that my new brother?" She asked.
"Yes, June. This is Davis," Lael said.
"Can I hold him?" June asked.
"Sit on the couch," Lael said.
June ran to the couch and made herself comfortable. Lael carefully placed Davis in her
arms. She held him with great care, and Lael knew she would be careful. She watched him with a
happy smile on his face. While June held Davis, Lael followed Mrs. Motomiya into the kitchen to
fill out the paper work. That took about an hour, and by then Lael was feeling very tired.
June still held Davis, wide-awake. Davis was awake to, and was playing with June's fingers.
Finally finished, Lael took his part of the papers and left the apartment, taking one last look
at Davis before leaving. As he left he heard Mrs. Motomiya say, "June, let's put Davis into his
new bed." Smiling, Lael left.
on Qimat...
Rayya shouted in anger as his soldiers searched the palalce. Cearo and her son were
nowhere to be found. His dark eyes were filled with supressed rage as he ordered his men to
search the countryside. He would find his sister and her child, and get rid of them both. Then
he would inherit the throne. But Rayya didn't know about the Gates to the other worlds. If he
had, he would have had a much easier time finding his sister and nephew. And he would have known
that he was not the only one after the Throne of Qimat.
An evil sorceress stood in one of the high towers of the castle, watching the soldiers
ride out of the courtyard. She was a tall woman with long blue hair and green eyes. She wore a
robe made of black silk, and a cape made of wolf fur. Around her neck was a black stone, the
source to most of her power. She also wanted the Throne, and wouldn't hesitate to kill this man,
once he got rid of the queen and her brat. No, she could wait. Pretend to be his friend, offer
her help, then kill him and take control. If she had to wait for 1000 years so be it, but she
would rule Qimat. And unlike Rayya, she knew of the Gates. But only as Queen could she use
them.
Kacela turned from the window she was at and looked in the large fire in the center of
her tower. The large red flames flickered across the dark room, casting strange shadows. She
opened a pouch and scooped out a handfull of black powder. She threw it into the fire. The
flames leaped up, swirling around, touching the ceiling. Muttering some dark words, the fire
died down, and a pale green smoke emerged.
"Show me where Queen Cearo is," Kacela commanded.
Immediately the smoke became an image. It showed a land covered in ice and snow, yet it
wasn't cold. A sun was rising above a cluster of mountains, and below them was a forest. Deep
in the forest was what looked like a city. The city was made of out of sandstone and granite.
The fountains spouted out water that glowed with a pale rosy light. Wildflowers grew in well
managed gardens, as did small trees and herbs. The plants added color to the stone roads and
buildings. A few stores were made out of wood, but not many. In the center of the city was a
large tower made of silver! The tip spread out like a rose, and inside each "petal" were many
buildings and homes. Living inside this city were people who looked like angels, the draconians.
"So, this is where she is hiding. Well, I will just let Rayya try to find her. If he doesn't
find her within 12 years, then I will help him."
Laughing evilly, Kacela put out the fire and decended from her tower into the courtyard, to
"help" in the search.
12 Years later...
Davis was shaken awake by his little digimon, Demiveemon. The little blue digimon was
hungry, and wanted fed. Groggily Davis got up and pushed Demiveemon off of his stomach. He got
out of bed and went into the kitchen. He grabbed a bag of chips and some cookies, hoping that
would keep the digimon happy and let him get some more sleep. Todays was one of the few weekends
that he didn't have to go to the digital world, and he had planned to catch up on his sleep. The
food kept Demiveemon occupied for about 5 minutes.
"Davis! You can't plan on sleeping all day! Get up!"
"Actually, I do. Now stop buggin me, I'm trying to sleep."
"I thought you were going to ask kari to go to the park with you," Demiveemon persisted.
"GO AWAY!" Davis shouted.
The little digimon jumped off the bed and hid in the closet. A few minutes later he came
back out with a rubber ball and began to play with it. He soon heard Davis snoring and sighed.
His partner sure liked to sleep. And he was bored. Well, he would let Davis sleep 5 more
minutes, then he would wake him up. As it turned out, Davis woke up a few minutes later from
a bad dream.
"Davis! What's wrong? Why did you scream?" Demiveemon asked, his voice filled with concern.
"I-I'm not sure," Davis replied, breathing deeply. "I can't remember. But I don't think I'm
going back to sleep."
"Good, cause I'm still hungry!"
"You would be," Davis laughed. "Come on, I'll fix us a snack."
Davis cooked up some eggs, but hardly ate any. He gave them to Demiveemon, who ate them
all. He didn't notice Davis's lack of appetite, which was very unusual. He put the dishes in
the sink and turned the tv on. While Demiveemon watched some tv, Davis began to search for his
shoes. He began to open up the different cabinets that June usually shoved his shoes into. In
one of the cabinets he found an odd box that caught his curiousity. He pulled it out and opened
it up. Inside were a bunch of papers, mainly financial stuff. One of the papers caught his
attention because it said "Adoption." He took it out and opened it up. The papers were mainly
a bunch of stuff he didn't understand. He didn't see a name on the first few pages, and would
have put it back, but just for curiousity's sake, he turned to the last page...and got the shock
of his life. At the bottom of the page were the words, "Adopted March 18th: Davis Cearo Motomiya
He dropped the papers, not wanting to believe what they said. But it couldn't be a lie.
They were offical papers. He had been adopted. But why hadn't his parents told him? Why had his
real mother given him up? He wanted to know so many things, and he didn't know how to ask. His
parents might get mad at him for snooping in their stuff, but then, didn't he have the right to
know? davis decided he did, and put the papers in his pocket. His mom would be home early
tonight, and he would ask her. Finding his shoes, Davis put them on and took Demiveemon to the
park.
The other Digidestined were there as well, playing a game of soccer. Davis let
Demiveemon join the other digimon, and watched Kari and T.K. battle with the soccerball.
Normally he would have joined in, but today he didn't feel like it, and he had a good reason.
Kari noticed him and waved. Davis gave slight wave back to make her happy, and sat down under
a tree. She came over and sat down beside him.
"What's wrong?" Kari asked kindly.
"Nothing," Davis muttered. He really didn't want to talk about it.
"Really?" Kari asked, not believing him.
"I don't want to talk about it, okay?" Davis said, getting irritated.
"Okay," Kari said softly.
"Sorry," Davis apologized. "I'm just having a bad morning."
"I understand. Why don't you play soccer? That usually makes you feel better."
"Not today."
Kari shrugged and joined the others again. Davis continued to watch them play for a bit,
then stood up. He decided to go back home and see if June was back. Maybe she would know
something. Demiveemon saw Davis leaving and ran after him. Davis picked the little digimon up
and walked back to his apartment. T.K. watched him go, confused.
"Hey, what's up with Davis?" he asked.
"Beats me," Kari said. "I tried talking to him, but he just seemed to get mad at me."
"Should we be worried?" Cody asked.
"Nah," Said Yolie. "He'll be fine. Its probably just another one of his phases."
Davis got back to the apartment, and to his luck June was home. So was his mom. He
opened the door and put Demiveemon into his bedroom. His family didn't know about the digimon,
and he wasn't about to let them find out. They'd probably freak out. Once his door was closed,
Davis went into the kitchen where his mother was putting some cookies into the oven. He sat at
the table, unsure of how to ask her. Finally he said, "Mom, I need to talk to you."
"Sure, Honey. What is it?"
"Okay, but you have to promise to tell me the truth."
"Okay, I promise. What's the question?"
"Mom, am I adopted?"
His mom's face went pale as she sunk into the chair. Davis knew from her reaction that
it was true, but he still wanted her to say it, as if she didn't would make the papers not be
real. But she straightened herself up and nodded.
"Yes, Davis. You are adopted. Your father and I weren't planning to tell you till you were a
bit older, but since you found out on your own, I'd better start talking. You were given to us
by an Indian named Lael. We don't know who your mother or father were, nor where you were from.
He wouldn't tell us. All we know was that this was with you when you were given to us."
She went into the closet and pulled out a small oak box. Inside was a satin cloth.
A small bulge in the cloth showed that something was in there. She set it down in front of Davis
and unfolded the satin cloth. In the center of the cloth was a small golden locket. Davis
picked it up and opened it. The lullaby began to play, and an image of his mother walking
through the Garden appeared. He closed the locket, tears coming to his eyes. He was so confused
and didn't know what to do. He knew that was his mother, but it hurt to think that she had given
him up. Mrs. Motomiya understood why Davis was crying and held him against her.
"I don't know who she is, or where that was taken, but I think that Lael might know how to help
you."
"W-where does he live?" Davis asked, brushing a tear from his eyes.
"I'll take you there. Its not a very safe place to go on your own. Get your coat and we'll go."
Davis went into his bedroom and grabbed his coat. Demiveemon was sleeping in his basket,
and would be asleep for quite awhile. He put his shoes back on and followed his mom out of the
apartment. She led him through the park down to a street covered with boarded up houses. Davis
was gald he had brought his coat, for even though it was a warm spring day, the houses blocked
most of the heat. Past the houses was another wooded area, this one mainly filled with Birch and
Oak. The futher they went, the less thicker the wooded area was, giving way to grass, and
finally, sand. Down the beach a way Davis could see a house, a rather small one at that. It was
built on top of a large flat stone above the high tide mark.
It was this house that Mrs. Motomiya led him to. She stopped short of the door and
turned to Davis. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she let out a loud sigh. Her shoulders
fell as she brushed the tears from her eyes.
"I can't go in with you, Davis. We promised that if you came back here, your father and I
wouldn't interfere in any way. Your alone in this."
"Its okay, Mom," Davis said, hugging her.
"Here's the phone. Call when your ready to go home, okay?"
"Sure, Mom."
As Davis wnet up onto the porch and knocked on the door, Mrs. Motomiya left. The door
was opened by a middle aged man with dark skin and black hair. His long hair was tied in a
single long ponytail with a headband made of red and white beads circling his forehead. From the
back of the headband were three white feathers. He wore a white t-shirt with a leather vest. A
string of blue and white beads hung around his neck, and a single bear claw hung in the center of
the beads.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Um, hi, I'm Davis Motomiya..." Davis began.
"I know you! Come in. I am guessing you want to know about your family. I'm Lael."
Lael led Davis into the house. It was cluttered with papers and books, and a lot of
plants. In the center of the table was a computer, about the only technological thing in the
entire house. Lael sat in one of the chairs, and gestured for Davis to do the same. He looked
at Davis for a minute, thinking.
"You look like your mother," Lael said finally.
"You knew her?" Davis asked.
"Quite well. That's why she gave you to me, to put up for adoption. And you want to know who
she was."
Davis nodded.
"Well, do you have the locket?" Lael asked.
Again Davis nodded and pulled out the locket he'd kept in his pocket, as well as the
adoption papers. He handed both to Lael. Lael placed the papers in a pile of other ones, and
put the locket in front of Davis. He opened it, and the Holo-images began to appear. The first
images being the ones of his mother.
"This, as you can guess, is your mother. Her name is Cearo. That's why your adoption papers
have you listed as Davis Cearo Motomiya."
The next images were those of the mountains. He was startled to see a large lion/eagle
flying in the sky! There was a dragon in another picture, flying over some forests! In the
ocean he was relieved to see normal fish, dolphins, and other sea creatures. But he got another
shock when the image of the plains, where herds of unicorns ran wild, began to show. The last
image of all was the Palace of Qimat, where his mother had been in the Garden. Then the images
faded, and only the music played.
"Lael, where was that place?" Davis asked, his voice shaking.
"That, Davis, was your birthplace, Qimat. Its a world similar to ours, but as you saw, also
different in many ways. Its a parallel world, like many others. Your mother and I had explored
many of them when we were younger, before she met your father on Qimat. Some of the few I
remember were Nen, the Ocean World, Yuri, the Cloud World, the Digital World..."
"Digital World!?" Davis cried. "You know about that place?"
"Yes. Do you?" Lael asked slyly. Davis blushed. Lael nodded. "So, you have been there too.
Your mother would be pleased to know that, it was one of her favorites."
"Back to my mother, why did she give me up? Didn't she want me?"
"Of course she wanted you, Davis! More than anything! You see, your mother was Queen of Qimat.
You, had you stayed there, would be King-in-Waiting right now, a prince being trained to rule the
world of Qimat. But her brother, your uncle, Rayya, wanted the throne as well. Your father had
died only a month earlier, and since you were the Heir, Rayya couldn't take control. He wanted
you and you mother out of the way. So your mother brought you here, to me. For your safety she
gave you up. She loved you enough that she gave you up so you could live and be happy. She
herslef disappeared, and even I don't know where. If I did I would help you more."
"So I was a prince? And my mother gave me up to keep me safe?"
"Yes, Davis, and you still are a prince, of true royal blood. You mother was a princess from
India, where we met. My father was a business man, and when he moved to India, we began to
explore other worlds. The Digital World is the center to all other worlds, so the fact that you
can reach it signals that you have a good chance of finding Qimat. But I would be careful,
should Rayya find you, he wouldn't hesitate to kill you."
"Thanks, Lael. I think I have enough to keep my mind busy for the next year and a half."
"You're welcome, Davis. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can come here."
Davis nodded, took the locket and papers and left. He called his mother, and she came
to pick him up. While he waited he replayed the Holo-images, watching the dragon and unicorns
with curiousity. He found that by pressing a certain part of the locket, the images stayed on
one certain place, mountains, forest, plains, ocean, palace. It was then that Davis realized the
only permenant image was that of his mother. The other ones were images of what was happening at
that certain moment. The locket was, in a way, a looking-glass to his home. He closed the
locket when he heard his mother approaching.
"Well?" She asked.
"I learned a lot of stuff that I just need to think about," Davis relpied quietly.
Mrs. Motomiya nodded understandingly. She led Davis back to the Odiaba district, back
to the apartment. Dinner was ready, but Davis found he still didn't have much of an appetite.
So he went into his room and sat on the bed. Demiveemon was up, and had been waiting for quite
awhile. He ran around excitedly, wanting to know where Davis had been. Davis didn't tell him,
though. It wasn't something he was ready to talk about yet. When he was ready, he would talk.
Howeever, those characters that I have created are mine and protected by copyright.
Night fell over the palace as Cearo ran through the hall, her feet tapping softly on the
marble floors. Her dark brown curly hair fell across her blue eyes as she ran, pressing her
little son against her chest. Cearo was wearing a dark blue dress with silver embroidery.
Circling her head was a thin gold crown with the simple ice blue stone in the center. Her
slippers muffled her footsteps so no one would wake up. Her little 5-month-old son giggled
softly in her arms as a strand of hair tickled his nose.
Cearo darted into a small room and stopped to catch her breath. The moon was slowly
rising in the sky, and it wouldn't be long before her brother found Cearo and her son missing.
Ever since her husband, the King, had died, her brother, Rayya, had been trying to take the t
hrone. But since Davis was the Heir, and by law entitled to the throne when he became 12, Rayya
could not become King unless Davis was dead. Cearo feared for her son's life, as well as her own.
Rayya could very well take her giving Davis to a safe family into a serious action. If he turned
the court against her, she would be executed. Her only chance was escaping to earth. She knew
of a kind Indian who would help her…
Footsteps in the hall alarmed Cearo. She quietly backed out of the room and ran into
the Garden. Here was the Gate to the earth. It was nothing more that a ring made of stone that
was activated by placing her hand onto a marker on the side. The Gate opened up to a dark forest
. Cearo stepped through and closed the Gate behind her. Davis began to cry, and Cearo couldn't
blame him. She was putting him through a lot, and he would go through even more before this was
over.
Not wasting any time, Cearo went through the woods to the small house her Indian friend
lived in. It was really a small hut on the beach, but it was a safe enough house. She knocked
on the door and waited anxiously while Davis cried. She let out a sigh of relief when Lael
opened the door.
"Cearo! What are you doing here? And with your son? What is going on?"
"Its Rayya! I know that he is trying to take over the Throne. I can't let him hurt Davis.
Lael, I know you can find a safe place for him. Please, hide him for me."
"Where will you be?"
"I don't know. Even if I did, I couldn't tell you. Please, I am asking this as a favor.
Please, Lael."
"Alright," Lael sighed, taking Davis from Cearo.
Cearo took a small locket from around her neck and placed it around Davis's.
It played a soft lullaby, and slowly it put Davis back to sleep. A small picture of Cearo was
also in the locket. Without a word, Cearo turned and left. Her heart felt like it was being
torn apart, but she knew she had to leave her son.
Lael took Davis into his house and went about searching his files for a suitable family.
He found one, the Motomiya family. They had one child, a daughter, and they lived in the city.
He would be safe from harm there. Lael picked up the phone and called them up. Within an hour
the adoption had been settled. He picked Davis up and walked outside.
The night sky was clear and filled with stars. The moon hung low on the horizon,
signaling that it would soon be dawn. Carrying Davis in his arms, Lael walked through the
woods, into the city. He knew where he was going, and the trip didn't take to long. A few bus
rides and a trip on the subway found him in Odaiba, where Davis would be living. He found the
apartment and knocked on the door. A short woman with light brown hair and brown eyes opened it.
"You must be Mrs. Motomiya," Lael said.
"Yes, I am. Please, come in."
Lael stepped into the apartment. It was a small, cozy place. A little girl sat on the
couch, obviously half asleep. Her parents had woken her up to meet her new brother. She looked
at the bundle that was Davis in Lael's eyes, and her eyes went wide. She jumped up and ran over
to her mother's side.
"Is that my new brother?" She asked.
"Yes, June. This is Davis," Lael said.
"Can I hold him?" June asked.
"Sit on the couch," Lael said.
June ran to the couch and made herself comfortable. Lael carefully placed Davis in her
arms. She held him with great care, and Lael knew she would be careful. She watched him with a
happy smile on his face. While June held Davis, Lael followed Mrs. Motomiya into the kitchen to
fill out the paper work. That took about an hour, and by then Lael was feeling very tired.
June still held Davis, wide-awake. Davis was awake to, and was playing with June's fingers.
Finally finished, Lael took his part of the papers and left the apartment, taking one last look
at Davis before leaving. As he left he heard Mrs. Motomiya say, "June, let's put Davis into his
new bed." Smiling, Lael left.
on Qimat...
Rayya shouted in anger as his soldiers searched the palalce. Cearo and her son were
nowhere to be found. His dark eyes were filled with supressed rage as he ordered his men to
search the countryside. He would find his sister and her child, and get rid of them both. Then
he would inherit the throne. But Rayya didn't know about the Gates to the other worlds. If he
had, he would have had a much easier time finding his sister and nephew. And he would have known
that he was not the only one after the Throne of Qimat.
An evil sorceress stood in one of the high towers of the castle, watching the soldiers
ride out of the courtyard. She was a tall woman with long blue hair and green eyes. She wore a
robe made of black silk, and a cape made of wolf fur. Around her neck was a black stone, the
source to most of her power. She also wanted the Throne, and wouldn't hesitate to kill this man,
once he got rid of the queen and her brat. No, she could wait. Pretend to be his friend, offer
her help, then kill him and take control. If she had to wait for 1000 years so be it, but she
would rule Qimat. And unlike Rayya, she knew of the Gates. But only as Queen could she use
them.
Kacela turned from the window she was at and looked in the large fire in the center of
her tower. The large red flames flickered across the dark room, casting strange shadows. She
opened a pouch and scooped out a handfull of black powder. She threw it into the fire. The
flames leaped up, swirling around, touching the ceiling. Muttering some dark words, the fire
died down, and a pale green smoke emerged.
"Show me where Queen Cearo is," Kacela commanded.
Immediately the smoke became an image. It showed a land covered in ice and snow, yet it
wasn't cold. A sun was rising above a cluster of mountains, and below them was a forest. Deep
in the forest was what looked like a city. The city was made of out of sandstone and granite.
The fountains spouted out water that glowed with a pale rosy light. Wildflowers grew in well
managed gardens, as did small trees and herbs. The plants added color to the stone roads and
buildings. A few stores were made out of wood, but not many. In the center of the city was a
large tower made of silver! The tip spread out like a rose, and inside each "petal" were many
buildings and homes. Living inside this city were people who looked like angels, the draconians.
"So, this is where she is hiding. Well, I will just let Rayya try to find her. If he doesn't
find her within 12 years, then I will help him."
Laughing evilly, Kacela put out the fire and decended from her tower into the courtyard, to
"help" in the search.
12 Years later...
Davis was shaken awake by his little digimon, Demiveemon. The little blue digimon was
hungry, and wanted fed. Groggily Davis got up and pushed Demiveemon off of his stomach. He got
out of bed and went into the kitchen. He grabbed a bag of chips and some cookies, hoping that
would keep the digimon happy and let him get some more sleep. Todays was one of the few weekends
that he didn't have to go to the digital world, and he had planned to catch up on his sleep. The
food kept Demiveemon occupied for about 5 minutes.
"Davis! You can't plan on sleeping all day! Get up!"
"Actually, I do. Now stop buggin me, I'm trying to sleep."
"I thought you were going to ask kari to go to the park with you," Demiveemon persisted.
"GO AWAY!" Davis shouted.
The little digimon jumped off the bed and hid in the closet. A few minutes later he came
back out with a rubber ball and began to play with it. He soon heard Davis snoring and sighed.
His partner sure liked to sleep. And he was bored. Well, he would let Davis sleep 5 more
minutes, then he would wake him up. As it turned out, Davis woke up a few minutes later from
a bad dream.
"Davis! What's wrong? Why did you scream?" Demiveemon asked, his voice filled with concern.
"I-I'm not sure," Davis replied, breathing deeply. "I can't remember. But I don't think I'm
going back to sleep."
"Good, cause I'm still hungry!"
"You would be," Davis laughed. "Come on, I'll fix us a snack."
Davis cooked up some eggs, but hardly ate any. He gave them to Demiveemon, who ate them
all. He didn't notice Davis's lack of appetite, which was very unusual. He put the dishes in
the sink and turned the tv on. While Demiveemon watched some tv, Davis began to search for his
shoes. He began to open up the different cabinets that June usually shoved his shoes into. In
one of the cabinets he found an odd box that caught his curiousity. He pulled it out and opened
it up. Inside were a bunch of papers, mainly financial stuff. One of the papers caught his
attention because it said "Adoption." He took it out and opened it up. The papers were mainly
a bunch of stuff he didn't understand. He didn't see a name on the first few pages, and would
have put it back, but just for curiousity's sake, he turned to the last page...and got the shock
of his life. At the bottom of the page were the words, "Adopted March 18th: Davis Cearo Motomiya
He dropped the papers, not wanting to believe what they said. But it couldn't be a lie.
They were offical papers. He had been adopted. But why hadn't his parents told him? Why had his
real mother given him up? He wanted to know so many things, and he didn't know how to ask. His
parents might get mad at him for snooping in their stuff, but then, didn't he have the right to
know? davis decided he did, and put the papers in his pocket. His mom would be home early
tonight, and he would ask her. Finding his shoes, Davis put them on and took Demiveemon to the
park.
The other Digidestined were there as well, playing a game of soccer. Davis let
Demiveemon join the other digimon, and watched Kari and T.K. battle with the soccerball.
Normally he would have joined in, but today he didn't feel like it, and he had a good reason.
Kari noticed him and waved. Davis gave slight wave back to make her happy, and sat down under
a tree. She came over and sat down beside him.
"What's wrong?" Kari asked kindly.
"Nothing," Davis muttered. He really didn't want to talk about it.
"Really?" Kari asked, not believing him.
"I don't want to talk about it, okay?" Davis said, getting irritated.
"Okay," Kari said softly.
"Sorry," Davis apologized. "I'm just having a bad morning."
"I understand. Why don't you play soccer? That usually makes you feel better."
"Not today."
Kari shrugged and joined the others again. Davis continued to watch them play for a bit,
then stood up. He decided to go back home and see if June was back. Maybe she would know
something. Demiveemon saw Davis leaving and ran after him. Davis picked the little digimon up
and walked back to his apartment. T.K. watched him go, confused.
"Hey, what's up with Davis?" he asked.
"Beats me," Kari said. "I tried talking to him, but he just seemed to get mad at me."
"Should we be worried?" Cody asked.
"Nah," Said Yolie. "He'll be fine. Its probably just another one of his phases."
Davis got back to the apartment, and to his luck June was home. So was his mom. He
opened the door and put Demiveemon into his bedroom. His family didn't know about the digimon,
and he wasn't about to let them find out. They'd probably freak out. Once his door was closed,
Davis went into the kitchen where his mother was putting some cookies into the oven. He sat at
the table, unsure of how to ask her. Finally he said, "Mom, I need to talk to you."
"Sure, Honey. What is it?"
"Okay, but you have to promise to tell me the truth."
"Okay, I promise. What's the question?"
"Mom, am I adopted?"
His mom's face went pale as she sunk into the chair. Davis knew from her reaction that
it was true, but he still wanted her to say it, as if she didn't would make the papers not be
real. But she straightened herself up and nodded.
"Yes, Davis. You are adopted. Your father and I weren't planning to tell you till you were a
bit older, but since you found out on your own, I'd better start talking. You were given to us
by an Indian named Lael. We don't know who your mother or father were, nor where you were from.
He wouldn't tell us. All we know was that this was with you when you were given to us."
She went into the closet and pulled out a small oak box. Inside was a satin cloth.
A small bulge in the cloth showed that something was in there. She set it down in front of Davis
and unfolded the satin cloth. In the center of the cloth was a small golden locket. Davis
picked it up and opened it. The lullaby began to play, and an image of his mother walking
through the Garden appeared. He closed the locket, tears coming to his eyes. He was so confused
and didn't know what to do. He knew that was his mother, but it hurt to think that she had given
him up. Mrs. Motomiya understood why Davis was crying and held him against her.
"I don't know who she is, or where that was taken, but I think that Lael might know how to help
you."
"W-where does he live?" Davis asked, brushing a tear from his eyes.
"I'll take you there. Its not a very safe place to go on your own. Get your coat and we'll go."
Davis went into his bedroom and grabbed his coat. Demiveemon was sleeping in his basket,
and would be asleep for quite awhile. He put his shoes back on and followed his mom out of the
apartment. She led him through the park down to a street covered with boarded up houses. Davis
was gald he had brought his coat, for even though it was a warm spring day, the houses blocked
most of the heat. Past the houses was another wooded area, this one mainly filled with Birch and
Oak. The futher they went, the less thicker the wooded area was, giving way to grass, and
finally, sand. Down the beach a way Davis could see a house, a rather small one at that. It was
built on top of a large flat stone above the high tide mark.
It was this house that Mrs. Motomiya led him to. She stopped short of the door and
turned to Davis. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she let out a loud sigh. Her shoulders
fell as she brushed the tears from her eyes.
"I can't go in with you, Davis. We promised that if you came back here, your father and I
wouldn't interfere in any way. Your alone in this."
"Its okay, Mom," Davis said, hugging her.
"Here's the phone. Call when your ready to go home, okay?"
"Sure, Mom."
As Davis wnet up onto the porch and knocked on the door, Mrs. Motomiya left. The door
was opened by a middle aged man with dark skin and black hair. His long hair was tied in a
single long ponytail with a headband made of red and white beads circling his forehead. From the
back of the headband were three white feathers. He wore a white t-shirt with a leather vest. A
string of blue and white beads hung around his neck, and a single bear claw hung in the center of
the beads.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Um, hi, I'm Davis Motomiya..." Davis began.
"I know you! Come in. I am guessing you want to know about your family. I'm Lael."
Lael led Davis into the house. It was cluttered with papers and books, and a lot of
plants. In the center of the table was a computer, about the only technological thing in the
entire house. Lael sat in one of the chairs, and gestured for Davis to do the same. He looked
at Davis for a minute, thinking.
"You look like your mother," Lael said finally.
"You knew her?" Davis asked.
"Quite well. That's why she gave you to me, to put up for adoption. And you want to know who
she was."
Davis nodded.
"Well, do you have the locket?" Lael asked.
Again Davis nodded and pulled out the locket he'd kept in his pocket, as well as the
adoption papers. He handed both to Lael. Lael placed the papers in a pile of other ones, and
put the locket in front of Davis. He opened it, and the Holo-images began to appear. The first
images being the ones of his mother.
"This, as you can guess, is your mother. Her name is Cearo. That's why your adoption papers
have you listed as Davis Cearo Motomiya."
The next images were those of the mountains. He was startled to see a large lion/eagle
flying in the sky! There was a dragon in another picture, flying over some forests! In the
ocean he was relieved to see normal fish, dolphins, and other sea creatures. But he got another
shock when the image of the plains, where herds of unicorns ran wild, began to show. The last
image of all was the Palace of Qimat, where his mother had been in the Garden. Then the images
faded, and only the music played.
"Lael, where was that place?" Davis asked, his voice shaking.
"That, Davis, was your birthplace, Qimat. Its a world similar to ours, but as you saw, also
different in many ways. Its a parallel world, like many others. Your mother and I had explored
many of them when we were younger, before she met your father on Qimat. Some of the few I
remember were Nen, the Ocean World, Yuri, the Cloud World, the Digital World..."
"Digital World!?" Davis cried. "You know about that place?"
"Yes. Do you?" Lael asked slyly. Davis blushed. Lael nodded. "So, you have been there too.
Your mother would be pleased to know that, it was one of her favorites."
"Back to my mother, why did she give me up? Didn't she want me?"
"Of course she wanted you, Davis! More than anything! You see, your mother was Queen of Qimat.
You, had you stayed there, would be King-in-Waiting right now, a prince being trained to rule the
world of Qimat. But her brother, your uncle, Rayya, wanted the throne as well. Your father had
died only a month earlier, and since you were the Heir, Rayya couldn't take control. He wanted
you and you mother out of the way. So your mother brought you here, to me. For your safety she
gave you up. She loved you enough that she gave you up so you could live and be happy. She
herslef disappeared, and even I don't know where. If I did I would help you more."
"So I was a prince? And my mother gave me up to keep me safe?"
"Yes, Davis, and you still are a prince, of true royal blood. You mother was a princess from
India, where we met. My father was a business man, and when he moved to India, we began to
explore other worlds. The Digital World is the center to all other worlds, so the fact that you
can reach it signals that you have a good chance of finding Qimat. But I would be careful,
should Rayya find you, he wouldn't hesitate to kill you."
"Thanks, Lael. I think I have enough to keep my mind busy for the next year and a half."
"You're welcome, Davis. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can come here."
Davis nodded, took the locket and papers and left. He called his mother, and she came
to pick him up. While he waited he replayed the Holo-images, watching the dragon and unicorns
with curiousity. He found that by pressing a certain part of the locket, the images stayed on
one certain place, mountains, forest, plains, ocean, palace. It was then that Davis realized the
only permenant image was that of his mother. The other ones were images of what was happening at
that certain moment. The locket was, in a way, a looking-glass to his home. He closed the
locket when he heard his mother approaching.
"Well?" She asked.
"I learned a lot of stuff that I just need to think about," Davis relpied quietly.
Mrs. Motomiya nodded understandingly. She led Davis back to the Odiaba district, back
to the apartment. Dinner was ready, but Davis found he still didn't have much of an appetite.
So he went into his room and sat on the bed. Demiveemon was up, and had been waiting for quite
awhile. He ran around excitedly, wanting to know where Davis had been. Davis didn't tell him,
though. It wasn't something he was ready to talk about yet. When he was ready, he would talk.