Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story but the idea.
A/N: First chapter of the last book in my series~! Welcome old readers and if you're new please do start from the begining, otherwise nothing will make sense.
xXx Koh xXx
Entering the Union Room of Dark Moon I could see that not a lot of people were invited to this little meeting. Of course the two Chiefs, Raigo, Litton, and DATS members were present. But also present were Dorothy, Newton, Kakumi, Sukikiyo, Komachi, and Pulsa. With the addition of myself and Masaru that brought the grand total up to 15 to witness the meeting. Not very much considering that we're leaving out quite a few other Tamers that were informed early on.
"Ah, it seems as if Koh and Masaru have arrived." Chief Julia spoke up as soon as we entered. Saluting I turned to face Pulsa.
"Just in time too, what a surprise." Litton quipped, smirking a little. Though I didn't pay her much attention.
"Pulsa, did you mess with my clock?" I asked without waiting for anyone else to speak. He smiled a little guiltily and Komachi elbowed him in the ribs, and by the looks of it. Hard. "I'm not angry or anything, actually because of that I was up just in time this morning. So thanks I guess?" he smiled back and we turned toward the two Chiefs. Yoshino and now Masaru stood beside Chief Glare and Litton while Touma and Ikuto stood beside Raigo and Chief Julia, who began speaking first.
"Alright then, now that all the important people are here we may begin. We have called you all here because you hold the closest ties to Sayo up until her departure, you all have the greatest chance at recovering her memories if the Demon Lords have suppressed them. Dorothy, Newton. Sayo is your team leader and you two are her closest friends and teammates. Undeniably she trusts you with many of her other personal secrets, and as of this point I'm not sure if she has anything else to be hiding from you two. Kakumi, Sukikiyo. You two have aided Sayo in her growth since before she was even an official Tamer. You have helped her grow into a strong and very reliable Tamer for the Union, and while she may not admit it. She sees you two a mentors."
"Koh, Komachi, Pulsa. You three have been her link to Sun Shine, through you and her; the two teams have grown to respect and value one another. First off we would like to thank you all for your service to the Union and your efforts in protecting the Digital World." I couldn't help but notice that everyone mention seemed to stand a little taller and with a little more pride. Chief Julia took a step back and allowed Chief Glare to step forward.
"With that said, myself and Julia believe that all of your assistance will be needed in order to retrieve Sayo. As already planned myself, Chief Julia, Koh, Litton, and Raigo will do the bulk of this assignment. However since the initial assessment we've come to understand that we grossly underestimated the circumstances. And we've come to an agreement as to what will be done within these next few days and weeks. With the aid of DATS Japan we will temporarily pass off the role of Chief to two of the members." I heard a couple people gasp and a few even started to murmur quietly.
How the hell was this going to work? More importantly how the hell were they going to run the Union if they didn't know how to? However they waited for us to settle before Litton spoke up.
"To conform with Union regulations; Yoshino, the only female, will indeed be given the role of heading Sun Shine. The regulations state that at any given time there must always be one male and one female Chief active. In case any of you are unfamiliar with our codes."
"As for Dark Moon the choice was obvious. Touma will be taking Chief Julia's place and head the Night Claws. And Masaru before you start talking let us finish." Raigo smirked as we looked over to see Masaru's mouth open ready in insert his own comment. Giving a huff Masaru nodded and closed his mouth. Chief Glare and Julia nodded at Litton and Raigo before they stepped back. Chief Julia looked at the two for a moment before she spoke again.
"Ikuto, Masaru you two will not be staying within Dark Moon and Sun Shine when it's time. You two will be coming along with the rest of us. We suspect that the bulk of the battles and enemies will be waiting for us wherever they're keeping Sayo. So we'll need you two to come with us. Yoshino and Touma will stay in the cities and direct the Tamers here. Though they'll probably try attacking the Union, I highly doubt that they'll actually send a large force here. Their concern will more than likely be focused on Sayo." Masaru had folded his arms and nodded slightly and Ikuto nodded slowly taking the plan in.
"The rest of you gathered will be coming with us. Each of you have been selected because you hold the highest possibility of triggering Sayo's memories. And you each work well with one another, providing the largest margin of success in Sayo's retrieval. However this is not set in stone, if needed there will be changes made to the current plans. Until then spend time with your digimon, and train hard. The battles won't be easy, so be prepared for anything." the Chiefs both had a grim look painted on their features.
A look that was also reflected on the rest us.
Dorothy then raised her hand, a solemn look present. Her arm fell back to her side when Chief Julia nodded in her direction. "How long do we have?" the line that Chief Julia's lips were pressed into turned onto a slight frown.
"There is no accurate estimation for time, but I will assume we have a good two or three weeks. Any time after that however will unpredictable, they're not one to wait and we need to be ready by then." nodding Dorothy thanked her Chief. "Anymore questions?" she was answered with pure silence, the two Chiefs gave us a one over and nodded.
"Thank you all for coming here and you are now dismissed. If you have anything to ask please do. We need to have everyone on the same page at this point." Chief Glare announced as we all broke apart and people slowly started to file toward the warp pad.
Hanging out for a little while longer I waited for Masaru before heading off to Sun Shine. Upon arriving at the terminal I walked around for a bit before stepping on the warp pad that would take me to Sun Shine. "Hey, Masaru."
"Yeah? What is it?" he asked without looking at me. He was looking around and it seems like he was trying to re-familiarize himself with our little city.
"I know I might regret asking later, but what exactly did Lunamon do to you?" I'll admit curiosity got the better of me, though I figured that asking would result in an answer I won't soon forget, not asking might kill me. Masaru however paled slightly before regaining himself.
"I'll tell you later after I'm done getting over it. All you need to know is that don't let that cuteness fool you. That thing is evil man."
"Yeesh, looks like she did a number on you. Looks like she is worse than I thought, it always is the cute or quiet one."
"No arguing there. By the way, what are we doing?"
"I'm going to go take on a quest; I figure that I could use some training. And I was going to send Sayo's digimon out to get some food. They do pretty well on their own and I guess they have their own way of training. I'm not gonna mess with their thing, however my digimon could use some extra training, never hurts you know. And you can do whatever you'd like, as long as I don't have to clean up any messes." pulling out Sayo's digivice I held it out and released her digimon.
"Hm, well I guess I'll go with you since there really isn't much else to do." he held his hands on the back of his head as he looked around once more. Shrugging I turned back to the digimon in front of me.
"Would you guys mind going to stock up on more food? We're starting to run real low after last night, and make sure to keep Lunamon away from the sugar and junk food. I know how much she loves that stuff."
"Hey!" she huffed and folded her arms, trying her best to glare at me.
"As I was saying, make sure to get the actual food first and then you can go back and buy your snacks. I haven't checked Sayo's balance but with someone like her I'll assume that she has more than enough, she's always liked taking on high ranked and super tough quests. I do too and I have a pretty good balance so I'll assume the same for her. Please don't clean her out, last thing I need is for her to come back and find out I let you guys spend all her money on snacks. For Lunamon." I added as an after thought, handing Gaomon the digivice I straightened up. "Gaomon will be handling the digivice and Lalamon will handle the food. Lunamon you can help them gather and then snacks. Just head back home once you're done."
"What a about you Koh?"
"I'm going to go take on another quest and Masaru is tagging along. We shouldn't be long. I'll trust you three to behave yourselves since my digimon won't be around. You can go ahead and visit Dark Moon if you want. I think Dorothy and Newton would like a visit and you can check up on your Chief." the three of them nodded and turned going in the opposite direction. "Alright with that settled, let's go and see what quests are available."
"Lead the way."
When we arrived at Shine Center I took a minute to decide on what type of quest I'd like to take on. Holy Species quest usually required skill and patience, and a little knowledge of the terrain didn't hurt. Dragon Species quests usually required some battle skill and strength. Aquan Species quests varied but for the most part it required us to search for something. And that has been known to take a while. And Bird Species quests usually involved lots and lots of talking and passing things off, or delivered.
Carefully assessing what I felt like doing today I crossed off Dragon for sure. I know that my team has that department all locked up and maxed out. And of the remaining three, Holy seemed the most appealing. I definitely did not feel like searching and delivering things today. Nodding, mostly to myself, I walked up Super Starmon.
"Well if it isn't Koh! Haven't seen you around lately! How's it going?" he flashed me thumbs-up and I smiled.
"It's been good, and really busy!"
"I bet! You used to be around all the time and take on all sorts of quests! And now it's like you're too busy." we laughed and I nodded agreeing completely. "So what can I do for you today?"
"I was wondering if there was a quest I could take on. My team could use some more training as always."
"Hmm, well considering your experience a low ranked quest won't do." he flipped through some sheets of paper before pulling one out from the back. "Ah-ha! Here we got, how does a six star quest sound?"
"Tough, but I'll take it."
"Great! Slash Angemon is waiting for you in Shine Plaza. Good luck and don't rush yourself!" I waved back as I headed for the entrance where Masaru was waiting.
"Alright, we're all set. Just gotta go and meet Slash Angemon for our quest and we'll be on our way." he nodded and we walked off in search of Slash Angemon. Spotting the digimon we hurriedly made our way up to him.
"You must be Slash Angemon! I'm here to take on your quest." I flashed a friendly smile and waved slightly.
"Ah Koh, I have a request for you. You've heard of the three Archangels; Cherubimon, Seraphimon, and Ophanimon right?"
"Yeah of course. Chief Glare even has an Ophanimon."
"Yes, well there are three of them that would like to learn about and improve their teamwork. Would you mind helping with their training?"
"Of course I'll help."
"That's wonderful. They're waiting for you at Highlight Haven."
"Great, thanks for the info Slash Angemon. C'mon Masaru, we're off to Highlight Haven."
"About time! Me and Agumon are itching for some training."
"Whatever."
xXx Sayo xXx
The light around dissolved and once again I was aware of my surroundings. The other presence next to me and the feel of my clothes. Taking in a breath I slowly opened my eyes, and blinked adjusting ever so slightly. Running my hand through my hair softly I straightened out and stood up.
"I suppose you're done for the day?" Wizardmon had stood up and was staring intently at me. I could feel his eyes as he assessed me.
"Mmm, there really isn't much else to do. If we continue I'm not too sure as to how my body will react. So we'll play it safe for now. Though it's still very early, I suppose we can do something else." I started to make my way out of the secluded area and back into the actual garden.
"What do you plan on doing?" he fell into step beside me as we passed through the door.
"I feel like paying a visit to the study. I don't spend a lot of time in there, so I thought might as well see if there's anything interesting. I wonder what kind of stories they keep there." he was silent as we passed by a few of the other digimon through another hallway.
"Maybe you'll find something to your liking." he whispered when we were relatively alone. Reaching the door to the study I gripped the handle and turned, opening the door. I pushed it open and allowed Wizardmon to enter first.
The study was very large, though it wasn't the largest room, it was certainly not one of the smallest ones either. There were no windows and the room almost had a roundish shape to it. The walls were lined with shelves that touched the ceiling. Books of various height and length filled the shelves, save the occasional item or two that littered the lines and broke the endless look. There was a desk in the far corner complete with a stack of paper and pens and even quills in a holder. In the middle of the room was a large cushiony settee and ottoman next to a little table. The chair was a dark wood like everything else but the cushions were a velvety red colour.
Running my fingers along a shelf as I walked I scanned the titles. Some looked untouched and almost new while others looked well read and fragile. Some of the titles were written in a language I couldn't understand; I passed over those quickly and continued until a peculiar book caught my eye.
The spine held no writing and the cover was a greyed violet. Pulling it out of its place I ran my hand over the cover. It didn't have a title but instead intricate floral designs decorated where it would've been. Opening it I noted that the pages were slightly yellowed with age; however the they were also in pristine condition. Almost as if it had never been read. Not a single crease anywhere. Flipping through the first few pages I noticed some drawings but didn't pay much attention. By the looks of it, the book had no title or author.
That was a little strange.
My feet had taken me to the settee where I sat down and leaned back comfortably, pulling my legs up under me. Looking around I found Wizardmon in one of the corners arranging some of the books on the shelf. Smiling I looked back and began reading this strange book.
Something about it had piqued my interest.
'Long, long, ago, in a land long forgotten and shorwded in mystery, there existed a large nation of many creatures. War had once plagued the land and many had once died in vain. War raged on and on endlessly and centuries passed. Until one day when the deities above had finally had enough. They sent down unto the land their greatest warriors. These warriors radiated a light never before seen, they held in their hands the most glorious and powerful of weapons. These weapons promised to restore the long gone peace, but at a terrible price...
Many thousands of years passed and the land was at peace. The inhabitants had forgotten the wars of long ago and now lived without trouble. These creatures lived in harmony, but each segregated into different lands. However once every few years they were allowed to roam free and mingle amongst one another. Strengthening their wish for peace and unity. As a reminder that they were one. Among them existed a young girl, a special little girl who would soon hold the world in her hands..."
As I read I slowly became more and more absorbed into this world. This world so different and fascinating. I was so absorbed that I hadn't realized that my eyes had slowly closed.
A/N: So things have now been set in motion, I'm not sure as to what is going to happen thus far but I will eventually get around to finalizing a timeline or whatever for this story. But until then I suppose I'll keep writing whatever I feel like making a part of the story. And hopefully move the story along a little more.
But until then both you and I do have to wait to see what happens, since this so far feels like I'm writing as I go.
Love,
Dragon