Chapter one:

The watchers

(After Myotismon's death, roughly 10 years later)

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"Hakiri! Shut' that damn brat up!" shouted a drunken man from the far corner watching the television. A young woman on the opposite side of the room was carrying a small wailing baby from starvation.

Kari was about 20 years old now; it had been so long since she had been though the digital world that she had convinced herself that it was noting but a dream, an illusion of the imagination. But still, it felt so real.

She married young to her high school sweet heart Dirk who was a foreigner from London who came over because of his father's transferred job. In the end he really wasn't all that of a sweetheart after they had their daughter Anaya, 10 months.

"I-I'm sorry! I'll keep her quiet!" Kari spoke weakly, afraid to anger her husband she took the infant into her room where she breast fed Anaya.

"There, that's what you wanted wasn't it?" she asked as she patted the soft ash-golden hair, Anaya looked mostly of her mother than her father, she had her hair which was indeed an ash-golden colour, her porcelain skin, a smooth creamy texture. She hadn't began top teeth yet which worried her mother greatly. Anaya had a pure mint green eyes that resembled her father's, except hers were loving and gentle, and his were not.

"HAKIRI!" shouted Dirk from outside the door, Kari jumped and replied timidly "ye-Yes?"

"What are you doing?"

"Feeding Anaya," Dirk puffed out his chest at hearing his daughters name, "YOU'RE WHAT!?" Kiri knew this wasn't going to end well. She stood up and placed their daughter in her crib before venturing out to where her husband was where she knew for well that it was going to be a bloodbath.

Dirk never wanted children, but after they were married Kari had to pick up enough courage to tell him that she was about three months pregnant, (after their wedding night)

He had been thrilled, Kari just didn't understand. One moment he didn't want children but the next he was in tears of happiness. But at the birth of Anaya his face was angered to find that he had fathered a daughter instead of a son. That's when every thing went down the drain, Dirk began drinking and smoking, he became unemployed and blamed her and their daughter. Saying that they were nothing but a distraction to him.

Over the months he had become violent towards his wife, slapping her and punching her whenever and where ever he was angered or irritated by any thing. Kari had refused to tell any one what was happening to her even her big brother Tai had demanded what was going on in front of Dirk and the rest of the group, she had replied that nothing was wrong and every thing was fine. Dirk praised her after Tai and the rest went.

Kari placed a hand on the door knob and turned it to reveal Dirk. "Dir-" she was cut off with a swift slap as she landed on the floor, she had placed one of her hands over the wound to ease the pain a little.

She looked up to her husband with such frightened eyes, Dirk just stood over her before Anaya actually sat up in her crib and giggled.

Both Kari and Dirk looked over to the infant, they gasped as they saw two figures stood over their daughter, it was dimly lit in the room by a small candle, so they couldn't make out the figures.

One looked like a cat figure swaying it tail back and forth over Anaya, in a rather play teasing manner. The cat figure was small and slender with pointy ears and a mid long snout.

The other figure was taller but still quite short, its main body was a rounded shape from the chest to the belt, it did look like a human form, and it wore a pointy like hat and a cape. In one of its hands it held a staff.

"Who are you!?" demanded Dirk, Hakiri was astonished, could it be? Could they be? "Catomon, wizardmon?" she asked so weakly it was barely a whisper. Dirk looked at her then back at the intruders. "You know them?" Kari nodded as she slowly stood up to walk over to the intruders, by was stopped when Dirk grabbed hold of her arm and held her in place as he gripped the base of her throat.

"That wouldn't be wise if you did that. I strongly advise, if you re-think your actions before you actually do them."

Dirk looked at the taller figure; his green eyes aflame, his grip tighten on Kari's neck, making it hard to breath. "What are you goanna do about it!?" He shouted, the cat figure finally stood up and jumped down off the crib out of the shadows, Dirk gasped, it was a cat, and he or she stood on its hind legs. Its body was covered with pure white fur, its paws were covered with green gloves. Its blue eyes bored up at Dirk, "I wouldn't if I were you." it was definitely a she.

Dirk's anger got the better of him and turned Kari around and gave her a nasty punch across the face, breaking her nose and properly chipped her cheek bone. The female Cat jumped up and scratched the side of Dirks face before he landed a swift slap.

Wizardmon stepped out of the shadows, covered in purple, grey, yellow and black. His pointed witch hat that had a skull imprinted on it. As for his black boots. His grey covered hands clenched on the gold staff.

"I didn't want to do this but you forced me, despite all the things you have done to Kari, the one that has been nothing but loyal to you and you beat her like a dog. BLACK HOLE!"

A black hole appeared behind Dirk, his drunken green eyes widened as he felt something slithered and wrapped itself around his ankles.

As he looked down he saw rope tying itself in knots around him, as it slivered upwards Dirk reacted by trying to kick it off, he harshly threw the beer bottle in his hand against the wall as it smashed into tiny pieces Kari was dazzled and Amazed that she did not even register Wizardmon had placed a hand on her shoulder.

His voice brought her back into reality, "I think you should leave with Anaya before you see to much, we'll join you shortly." Kari looked at Wizardmon then slowly nodded. As she stood up and picked up Anaya she gave one final glanced to the now tied up Dirk, now only his head was showing.

Tears of sorrow fell from Kari's eyes as she knew she would never be seeing him ever again. She mouthed a 'Goodbye, love...' in which Dirk had quickly grasped that he would never see his wife or child ever again. Despite being drunk he did the same, tears runned down his pale cheeks and fell to the floor.

"I do love you; I hope that one day that you will forgive me. Please take care of, our daughter Anaya. I love you both." Hakiri was too stunned for words, did he just say 'I love you' both'? He did care! but after all he put both her and their daughter through? she knew that wasn't love.

Wizardmon and Catomon were also to stunned, there was an awkward silence for just a few moments until Catomon ushered both Kari and Anaya out. But not before Anaya said her very first words, "Bye-Bye Dada." over Kari's shoulder. As Kari turned, she glanced at her husband as the door began to close on its own accord.

With a flash of light, almost blinding Kari and her child where at Tai's door, confused and distorted she didn't register that the door had opened and there before her was her older broth in just a dark blue night gown.

"Kari?"

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A/N Okay, This story was just begging me to write it, I've got the original on pen and paper now I have to re-write most of the story. So I hope that enjoyed, if you want another chapter please give me three to five reviews.

Thank you and I do hope you enjoyed the first chapter, next chapter: 15 yrs later.

AND REMEMBER: KEEP SMILING!! ;)