Hey guys! I'm Jaymie, and this is my Fic, Digimon Quest! The title "Digimon Quest" was just a placeholder, but I really do think that it fits the story in the long run. Anyway, it's divided into "parts", and I named this part "The Crusader's King". During my rough drafts I wrote thirteen chapters for this part, but it was bare, bare backbone. It was literally all action and extremely fast-moving plot, sort of like being handed a glass of water when you asked for pudding. At first I was just writing this for myself, so I really needed to fix things up on a large scale.

Part One - The Crusader's King

"They don't believe in me... in my abilities..." Celia cried silently in her mind. She thought about the friends she made recently from these past events, and considered the friendship that they shared. Were they really going to desert her? She desperately tried to think of an answer in her head, but all she could ever think about was the darkness she was trapped in. Was this the end?

And with that thought, she accepted the fate that was given to her, and let her soul drift away slowly towards the dark abyss...

Chapter One: Introduction

The eerie being stood solemnly on the top of one of the grandest buildings in the city, draped in a rough brown robe that concealed his entire body. The sunset view was magnificent, and he was interested in the customs of the human beings. It wasn't that he had never seen cities before - they had them in the world that he came from. What he found amusing was how ignorant the humans were. One of the greatest powers in the universe was hidden somewhere in the city right at this moment, but yet none of them had a clue.

"My lord, what exactly are you doing?" Piped up a small unusual-looking creature. He was covered in coarse brown fur, and had a decorated steel mask covering most of his face. He had no bottom legs, instead he had a long parasitic cloud that somehow allowed him to float a couple of inches above the ground.

"I am examining this humancity, Tapirmon. Can't I?" The man's words were spiteful, and Tapirmon shivered accordingly. "Shouldn't you be back in the Digital World with the others?" He pointed one long white finger behind them, at the pentagram drawn with something bright red that resembled human blood.

"But my lord, I've come to tell you that it was a success!" Tapirmon said eagerly, trying to impress his master. "Back in our world, the Diabolists have succeeded in weakening the barrier between our worlds! Now even the weakest of Digimon are able to pass through to here."

"Which explains why you are able to be here," The man spat bitterly. "But regardless, these humans have become a dangerous threat to us, so they must be destroyed. Somewhere in the city, they have discovered one of the six brightest Stars of Light. Do you know what this means?"

"That you were wrong all along, and the six Legendary DigiStars weren't destroyed after all?" Tapirmon asked slowly. The man scowled, and pointed one of his bony fingers at Tapirmon threateningly.

"No!" The man roared. "It means that the Resistance wasn't as foolish as we thought. They placed the most powerful DigiStars in this world, while we were chasing the weaker ones back in the Digital World. They hoped that humans would discover the Stars before we found out about their plan, but we have thwarted them."

"Yes, master."

A little less a mile away, Celia was on her way to the History Museum. Her mother was working overtime today, and since the museum was on the way home from the soccer field, she decided to stop by and get a free tour. She hated museums, that one in particular, but this time she was genuinely excited to see the new exhibit.

"Do you really think that it's evidence that aliens exist in another world?" Celia's best friend Sarah asked mysteriously. "I mean, imagine little green men walking all over the place! Isn't it frightening?"

"I don't really care," Sighed Celia. "And I don't see why you pretend to care either. We both know that there's no such thing as aliens."
"Nice way to spoil the fun!" Sarah groaned. "I still believe in them, and if I ever find a way to prove it, I will."

"Go ahead," Celia said carelessly. "I don't care…" She was barely even listening to Sarah; she had other things on her mind.

"It's not your fault that we lost the soccer game, okay?" Sarah finally blurted out. "I know that you're sour about it, but it's nothing to cry over."

"I'm not crying over anything, so just shut up." Celia barked. They had just arrived in front of the museum, and Celia headed up the stairs alone. Sarah was supposed to be going to the museum with her, but Sarah shook her head sadly and turned the opposite way.

"I'll see you in school on Monday." Sarah murmured, keeping her head down. But there would be no such meeting.

As Sarah turned down the opposite road, a tall figure appeared before her in the shadows. She took a closer look, and found that was made out of rocks! The creature had ropes wrapped around it, acting as a harness of some kind. It was over eight feet tall, and its eyes were a dark shade of red.

"What are you!?" She panicked, backing away from beast nervously.

"Golemon." It growled. Golemon reached out his gigantic hand and grabbed on to Sarah's arm. She squirmed, and attempted to scream, but her mouth was gaged by other, similar creatures, and pulled back into the alley. Before anybody could do anything about it, Sarah was dragged into the darkness.

Nobody knew it yet, but all around the city similar events were going on. The unfortunate people who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time were being kidnapped by the Digimon, and being gathered together in one secluded basement underneath the city, where no one would be able to accidentally discover them.

Celia's mother was, unfortunately, one of those unlucky people, as Celia would soon find out.