"Sparks Fly"
This is a story I have been working on for almost two years now, jotting down notes for it in one of my journals. Please enjoy and review!
In the less populated area of the park was where a 16 year old girl with burgundy colored hair, chocolate brown eyes and tanned skin was located, kicking a soccerball along the length of two trees that were spaced ten feet away from each other.
The girl was dressed in a pair of form fitting jeans that were held in place with a brown leather belt with a bronze square buckle, yellow converse and a black tube top which fitted her torso properly.
Tied around her neck was a golden yellow choker that had an oval shaped quartz gemstone attached to it.
Lying against her chest was a gold pendant that took on the appearance of a compass and had a D enscribed into the metal.
Standing on the sidelines where an orange duffle bag was placed stood a two foot tall bipedal dragon who was sky blue in color and had scarlet red eyes, a white mouth and stomach and he had a yellow V on his forehead while a yellow triangle was under each eye.
He was watching his human as she stopped dribbling the ball and kicked it up into the air.
She then started kicking the ball into the air repeatedly, switching from foot to foot before she used her head and chest to balance it, grinning as she did so.
"I still don't understand why in soccer you can use every part of your body to play, except for your hands." The dragon, Veemon, said with a curious expression.
"The goalie can use their hands." The girl, Davinia 'Davey' Motomiya, reminded.
"I still don't understand why." Veemon commented.
Sighing, Davey stopped her movements and grabbed the ball while it was still airborn and turned her attention over to her partner.
"Veemon, I'm not the one who made up these rules. I don't know why they're that way." Davey answered as she shrugged at him.
"Well, I think the guy who made up these rules should have explained their reason for it." The dragon muttered.
Rolling her eyes in amusement, Davey walked over to Veemon and tossed her soccer ball over to the Digimon who caught it with ease.
Walking over to her duffle bag, Davey reached in and pulled out her water bottle and unscrewed the cap before she started gulping down the liquid inside, trying to cool herself down from the workout she had.
"Hey, Davey, I'm hungry! Can we go get something to eat now?" Veemon asked.
He sent a pout up at the girl when her eyes roved down towards him and she couldn't help but smile at the adorable large eyes and perched lower lip of the dragon.
It was difficult for her to ever deny him anything he wanted after he gave her that look.
"What are ya in the mood for?" She asked.
A large grin appeared on his face as he placed the ball into the bag and then bounced back as he stared up at the girl, eagerly waiting for her to gather up her things so that they could leave.
"Pizza!" Veemon cheered making Davey chuckle.
She should have known he would ask for either pizza or ice cream; junk food seemed to be the only type he enjoyed eating since it gave him extra energy to Digivolve.
"You got it." Davey smiled.
They began walking off to the nearest pizza shop, but Veemon stopped when he heard something large heading in their direction as he felt the ground gently shake.
"Davey." Veemon called making the girl stop walking and turn to look over at her partner.
"What's up? Did you change your mind?" She grinned.
Veemon didn't return the expression as he gained a frown on his face and his eyes roamed around the area, searching for the source of the quaking.
"Something is coming our way and it's big." Veemon warned.
"What?" Davey asked as she lost the amused expression on her face.
Just as she became serious, the girl was startled by a large purple skinned man wearing sandals and a toga that pushed down a tree as he gave out a roar and ran straight at Davey.
"What the heck?!" Davey gasped as she jumped out of the way from the beast as he rushed at her.
Falling to the ground, Davey was stunned when a second giant with green skin jumped out in front of her and reached out to grab the girl.
"Hang on, Davey!" Veemon cried as he ran forward.
As the green giant grabbed Davey, the blue and white device clipped onto the girl's belt then began to glow with a bright blue light which confused the two giants as Veemon then started to transform.
"Veemon Digivolve too... EX-VEEMON!"
Standing in place of Veemon was a nine foot tall dragon with a muscular body, grow out white wings from his back and a blade on the edge of his nose.
"Get your hands off her!" Ex-Veemon growled, showing off his fangs.
Yelping in surprise, the green giant dropped Davey onto the ground which made her grunt at the pain to her rear end when she landed.
"Jerk!" She huffed.
Growling at his companion in anger, the purple giant then went to attack Ex-Veemon and the large blue dragon quickly turned around to punch him in the face and sent him flying back.
"What the heck are these guys? There's no way they're Digimon." Davey said as she stood off to the side.
The green giant then tackled Ex-Veemon to the ground, but the Champion level Digimon used his tail to push him off his back.
"I don't know, but they don't go down easy." Ex-Veemon said as he blocked a punch from the green giant as the purple one decided to go after Davey while her partner was distracted.
Hearing the heavy footsteps behind her, Davey turned to find the purple giant was running at her and the girl was unsure of what to do to stop him.
"Oh, this is such a bad day!" Davey whined as she picked up her soccer bag and threw it at the giant's face.
It hit him in the face and it slowed his movements slightly which allowed the girl to run off towards a tree to climb up it and hide while Ex-Veemon was holding the green giant above his head and then threw him into the bushes.
Jumping up into the tree, Davey grabbed onto a thick branch and pulled herself up to escape the giant's reach, but she was stopped when she was grabbed around the waist.
"Let go of me!" Davey yelled at the purple giant as she clenched her hands around the large one that had a vice grip on her waist.
The purple giant chuckled viciously, mocking the girl as the green giant grabbed Ex-Veemon by the tail and started swinging the dragon around, slamming him onto the ground.
Seeing this happen, Davey clenched her teeth in anger as she felt a strange tingling sensation in her hands.
"Get off!" She yelled.
Sparks appeared around her hands and the currents flowed from her palms and finger tips, rushing into the giant's body which electrocuted the creature who roared in pain.
Stunned by what she was doing, Davey lifted her hands away from the giant and as soon as she did, the creature released his grip on her and he fell forward in a faint while the girl landed on her feet before rolling away.
Releasing a shuddering breath in surprise, Davey stared down at her hands which were still covered in the white sparks of electricity.
"What is this?" She questioned in awe.
Hearing Ex-Veemon crying out in pain, the girl turned her chocolate colored eyes over to where her partner was and saw him lying on his back while the remaining giant was crushing the dragon's head under his foot.
Narrowing her eyes in determination, Davey ran over and raised her hands up to touch the giant, sending a charge of electricity through him which caused the beast to roar in pain before he fainted from the sudden attack.
Pushing himself up, Ex-Veemon was covered in yellow light as he returned to his Rookie form and gave the berry haired girl a curious look.
"How'd you do that?" Veemon asked.
"I-I don't know. It just...happened." Davey said as she stared down at her hands in awe as the sparks slowly died out.
Still feeling the feint tingling sensation in her hands, Davey started wiggling her fingers to try to get rid of it.
Clapping was then heard which stunned the duo as they turned to see a man standing behind them.
He had a friendly smile on his face while his brown eyes reflected kindness and he was dressed in a white toga, brown sandals and he wore an aviator's helmet while he held a gold staff in his hands.
The most shocking thing though was that he had a griffin standing at his side.
"My, that wasn't so bad for your first fight. I loved the ending. It was quite shocking. Get it?" The man chuckled.
He glanced over at the griffin who gave him a dry look which made the man clear his throat as he turned his attention back over to the confused duo.
"Um, who are you?" Davey asked.
"And do you know why these jerks attacked us?" Veemon questioned as he jabbed his thumb over at the knocked out giants.
"Yes, yes. You'll learn everything soon enough. But first, get on. We really must get going." The man said as he gestured over to the griffin.
"We're not going anywhere until you tell us who you are." Davey stated with a stern expression.
Veemon returned the look as he placed his hands on his hips, standing at his human's side.
Sighing in exasperation, the man snapped his fingers and a second griffin appeared behind the duo and grabbed them by the shoulders with its talons.
Crying out in surprise, Davey and Veemon yelled when the second griffin threw them into the air and flew under them as she caught them on her back before she flew off with the man on the first griffin taking the lead.
"Hey! This is kidnapping!" Davey yelled.
Veemon clung to her waist as he stared down at the ground below him, not used to being the one who was given a ride through the sky.
"Listen up, bub. I don't know who you are, but if you think I'm just gonna let ya kidnap us like this, then you're crazy!" Davey glared over at the brunette on the other girffin.
"It's greatly obvious who you're related to. You're just as stubborn and hot headed as he is." The man commented playfully.
"Related to who? And who are you?" Veemon asked as he held onto Davey's waist tightly as the griffin soared through the sky.
"I am Hermes and you'll see what I'm talking about when we reach our destination." The man grinned.
Recognizing the name, Davey stared at the man in surprise.
"Hermes? Like, the Greek God Hermes?" She clarified.
"The one and the same." Hermes chirped.
"Who's Hermes?" Veemon questioned.
"Hermes is the God of messages, thieves, sports and a bunch of other stuff. He's also the only God, other than Persephone and Hades, who can travel back and forth from the Underworld." Davey explained.
Pleased by the girl's knowledge, Hermes spun around to smile a large toothy grin at the teenager.
"I am so pleased to hear you say that! Most people forget the rest of that stuff. They always just call me the messenger of the Gods." He chuckled.
"Isn't that because that's your job?" Davey stated.
Hermes pouted at this as he whirled around to face the sky once again.
"Yes, but that's not the only thing I do." He said.
Clearing his throat, the God smiled back over at the duo of Courage and Friendship as they stared at him with curious eyes.
"Again, why are you kidnapping us?" Davey asked him once again.
Grinning at the girl in amusement, Hermes wagged his fingers at her.
"You'll see soon enough." He sang teasingly.
This made the girl pout in annoyance while Veemon glanced around the area to see they were no longer in Odaiba and it seemed like they were leaving Japan.
Where exactly was this God taking them?
The griffins soon picked up speed as their wings beat harder and they shot off through the sky making Davey and Veemon tighten their grips, but it wasn't fear they felt from the ride.
It was excitement.
Davey was used to flying on Ex-Veemon through the skies and racing on the back of Raidramon through all kinds of landscapes at great speeds.
Flying on the back of a griffin was considered fun for them.
Soaring over landscapes, the griffins came across a town that looked like any other one, but it made the girl and her dragon stare at it in curiosity since something seemed off about this area.
"Where are we?" Davey asked as she looked around.
"Davinia, Veemon; welcome to New Olympia!" Hermes exclaimed with a sweeping motion with his hand towards the town.
"Never heard of it." Veemon stated.
"Why did you bring us here? Wait. How do you even know our names? We never told you them." Davey glared.
"You sure do enjoy asking questions." Hermes sighed.
The lack of an answer made the girl glare at his back, annoyance clear on her face.
She didn't like being ignored.
The griffins then hid above the clouds as they flew off in the direction of a high school which made Davey and Veemon share looks of confusion as they wondered why Hermes was taking them here.
Flying down towards the empty school yard, the griffins landed on the grass and then the riders climbed down.
"Thanks for the ride, girls. I'll call you when it's time to get the others." Hermes told the griffins as he gave each one a pat on the head.
Glancing around curiously, Davey held Veemon in her arms as the duo looked around them, confused about where they were and why they had been brought here.
"Okay! Davinia, I need you to follow me, please. There are some people waiting for you inside." Hermes informed with a bright grin.
Narrowing her eyes at the God, Davey followed after him as he led her inside the school which was deathly quiet and their footsteps echoed loudly on the floor.
As they walked through the empty halls, the girl and her dragon glanced around and felt a bit wary of how quiet it was.
"All right, here we are!" Hermes grinned as he stopped in front of a door.
Chocolate and scarlet eyes turned their gaze onto the door, only for the owners to go deadpan at the sight.
"A janitor's closet? You kidnapped us and brought us all the way to the states to look at a janitor's closet?" Davey glared at the God.
"Oh, it's much more than that. Now, go ahead and open the door." Hermes told her.
Giving him a look at that, Davey reached over and gripped the door handle and tried to turn it, only to find it to be locked.
"Uh, I can't. It's locked." She told Hermes.
Clicking his tongue at that, Hermes shook his head and pointed at the gold pendant hanging around her neck.
"Well, duh. You need to use the key to unlock it." He told her.
"You mean this thing? I just found it one day while I was at soccer practise." Davey said as she glanced down at it.
Setting Veemon down, she pulled the pendant off of her neck and eyed the lock on the door which she saw would fit her necklace.
Staring at the pendant for a few seconds longer, Davey then placed it into the hole and watched as the dial turned, unlocking the door.
As the door opened, the girl and dragon looked inside to find a cramped closet with cleaning supplies inside.
"It's just an ordinary closet." Veemon frowned.
"You two need to have more imagination. Come on, let's go. I do have a busy scheduel after all." Hermes said as he herded the duo inside the room.
Closing the door behind him, Hermes then left everyone in the dark before he reached up to the light and pulled the cord.
As he did so, the room was lit up by a secret doorway that opened to them, glowing blue.
"Whoa!" Veemon exclaimed.
"Is that a portal?" Davey asked.
"That it is. Now, come on inside. We have some people who want to meet you. And believe me, you'll really want to meet them." Hermes told them.
Even more curious over what was going on and why they were brought here, Davey and Veemon shared a determined look before they stepped through the portal.
After they stepped through the portal, the duo found themselves standing in what appeared to be a large open room that had the statue of Atlas in the center of it.
"Wow, this place is huge!" Veemon exclaimed as he glanced around.
"Where are we?" Davey asked as she looked around.
"This is Olympus. Or, at least, the newer version of it." Hermes said.
Eyes growing wide at that, Davey whirled around to face the brunette who was grinning like a mad man and was currently floating in the air.
The wings that were on his shoes were flapping away to keep their wearer in the air as he began flying around.
"Have you always been able to do that?" Veemon asked as he pointed to the wings on his feet.
"For thousands of years now." Hermes grinned.
The sound of someone clearing their throat made the trio all turn to look down the end of the room where a woman was standing.
The woman was old, but she was aged gracefully and stood with the regal of a queen in her white gown and wore her silver hair up in an elegant bun.
At the sight of the woman, Hermes then lowered onto his feet and gave a nervous smile over at her while Veemon and Davey stared in awe.
"I see you found one of them." The woman said as she walked over.
"Oh, uh, ha-ha! Yes. I found one of them, all right! I present to you; Davinia." Hermes introduced.
Turning her crystal blue eyes on the girl and her dragon, the woman gave them both a smile.
"Hello, Davinia. Welcome to Olympus. My name is Hera." The woman introduced herself.
"Hera? As in the Queen of the Gods?" Davey asked in shock.
Veemon was surprised by this and stared at the woman who was smiling kindly towards the duo.
"The very same. I suppose you have quite a few questions on why you're here and I assure you that those questions will all be answered. But first, I have someone who wants to meet you." Hera said as she held a hand out towards the girl.
Blinking her chocolate brown eyes at that, Davey looked down at Veemon who nooded and gave her an encouraging expression.
Deciding to go along with whatever was happening, Davey walked over to Hera with Veemon at her side and they followed the woman as she began leading them away.
"Oh, and Hermes? Please go get the others. We'll be needing them as soon as possible." Hera called over to the messenger.
"Oh, yes! Right away!" Hermes saluted before rushing off.
While walking down the hall, Veemon turned his gaze up towards the Goddess.
"Um, excuse me, Ms. Hera? But why are we here? And why were we attacked by those monsters?" He asked the woman.
"That is quite a long story. Those monster that attacked you two are called giants and they work for Cronus." Hera explained.
"Cronus? Isn't he, like, the King of the Titans?" Davey asked with narrowed eyes.
"Yes, he is. And he also plans on destroying the Earth." Hera told her.
Hearing that, Davey and Veemon shared a glance as their eyes narrowed.
Just what they needed.
Another psychopath trying to destroy the planet.
Didn't they deal with enough of those guys already in the past?
"Okay, so why are we here?" Davey questioned the Queen.
Turning her gaze back onto the girl, Hera smiled down at her.
"I believe you can figure that out yourself. After all, haven't you been in a similar situation like this before?" She asked.
Confused at that, Davey bit her bottom lip as she thought over what Hera had just told her.
What could she have meant by that?
Soon enough, the group arrived at a different room and music was heard from inside.
Pushing the white doors open, Hera then lead the teen and Digimon inside.
The room had all kinds of intruments laid out and there were red cusions on the ground while there were a few potted plants inside for decoration.
Sitting on one of the cusions was a man with blond hair and blue eyes who had a neatly styled beard who was playing the pan flute.
"Apollo!" Hera called.
Hearing his name being called, Apollo stopped playing his flute and looked over to the Queen.
When his eyes landed on the burgundy haired girl standing at his step-mother's side, a smile grew on his face and he quickly stood to greet them.
"Ah, is this who I think it is?" He asked as he walked over.
"Yes, it is. Apollo, this is Davinia. Davinia, I believe you know who Apollo is." Hera smiled at them.
"Um, yeah, sure. Nice to meet you. I'm Davey and this is Veemon." Davey grinned.
"Hi!" Veemon waved at the God.
Smiling as bright as the sun, Apollo took Davey's hand and placed a small kiss to the back of it in greeting.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He said.
Now that he was able to get a proper look at the girl, he was able to take in her appearance and grinned at the familiar features she had to a certain Queen from long ago.
"You are quite a beautiful young lady. Has everyone ever told you that?" Apollo questioned.
A blush found its way onto Davey's cheeks while Veemon snickered in amusement of how sheepish his human was after being called beautiful by one of the Gods.
"Um, thanks?" Davey said unsure.
Shaking her head in amusement at this, Hera then turned and began making her way out of the room to return to her aviary until Hermes returned with the other teenagers.
"I leave them in your hands, Apollo. I'll see you two soon." Hera said as she then left the room.
With Hera now gone, the duo turned their full attention onto Apollo who was going back over to where he left his pan flute.
"So, tell me, do you know how to play an instrument?" He asked her.
"Um, no. My friend's brother tried to teach me how to play guitar once, but... It was bad. Really bad." Davey whinced at the memory.
She and Matt Ishida had very similar taste in music and they had gotten along better because of it, but he had failed at teaching her how to play the guitar.
When he introduced her to the harmonica, she did an okay job at playing it, but it was nothing spectacular.
"So, you're not proficient at playing the strings. Why don't we try something else." Apollo said as he gestured for the girl to walk over.
Seeing as she had nothing else to do, Davey walked over to join Apollo and see what he had in mind.
To be continued...