Name: Power of Three

(Eventual) Pairings: Hikari, Ken, Takeru, (Takari, Kenkari, Kenkeru)

Chapter One: The Discovery

Word Count: 2,112

Disclaimer: Digimon – not mine! Charmed – also not mine!

Notes: The Power of Three will set them free...


A loud, resonating crash emanated through the ancient temple. Four elderly priests descended the flight of stone steps, rushing from an unseen assailant. As one, they chorused words of a long-forgotten language, conjuring a doorway from a blank brick wall.

In unison, they passed through the open doorway, into a sacred chamber buried deep inside a large mountain, where they lowered a tarnished, pelt-bound book onto the stone alter situated in the centre of the hollowed out cavern.

"Protect the tome!"

With a brush made of Garurumon hair, three of the old clergymen drew familiar sigils on the wall and enchanted them with sacred energy, while the final member of the group placed his hands over the pages of the book and whispered a rhyming couplet chant under his breath.

"On these pages, the Word displaces,

Seen by only Chosen faces.

Driven by day, bound by night,

Hide from all but Chosen sight."

No sooner was the charm cast, did the calligraphic handwriting disappear from the stale, battered pages. Coincidently, the cavern began to tremble as a fifth figure entered through the passage, and walked over to the now-empty book. When the humanoid Digimon saw the blank pages, it let out of roar of rage, and spun on its heels to face the now-trembling clergymen. Then, those holy clerics saw no more…


Three 'Chosen Digimon' stood in the small clearing, seemingly alone. Amongst them was petite Patamon, a tiny yet powerful creature who could attempt to fly with his overgrown ears, Wormmon, the latest addition to the group many months ago, and Angewomon, Ultimate-Level protector of the Digital World. Only Gatomon had retained the ability to Digivolve to her Ultimate stage, as she had been the only one who had eaten in the last few days, since their Human partners had decided to explore uncharted territory of the land, and the last of the packed-lunches had been devoured days ago.

"Boom Bubble! PAH!" Patamon's small, yet shrill, voice sounded through the valley, as a condensed sphere of air was propelled at the metallic GranKuwagamon advancing on him.

From the side, Angewomon fired her Celestial Arrows at the insectoid Digimon, drawing the attention away from the tired Patamon she had grown fond of. "Heaven's Charm!" She chanted, forcing GranKuwagamon to retreat slightly, only to have him unexpectedly attack, knocking the angel from the sky.

"They're over here! Hurry!" Ken Ichijouji, the former Digimon Emperor, yelled to his two friends, who joined him at the battlefield. Hikari Yagami, her body swathed in pink-and-white lycra, ran forward alongside her closest confidante, Takeru Takaishi, to protect her fallen Digimon.

As one, Ken and Takeru raised their D-3 Digivices, and recalled the sacred words, "Digi-Armour, Energize!" and the LCD screens flashed with the digital energy.

"Wormmon, Armour Digivolve to... Pucchiemon, Faerie Kindness!"

"Patamon, Armour Digivolve to... Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"

Takeru mounted Pegasusmon's strong back, and flew off in GranKuwagamon's direction, while Ken and Pucchiemon flanked the Chosen Child of Light. As they approached, they heard the young girl sobbing, and before their eyes, watched Angewomon de-digivolve in Salamon.

Ken wrapped his arms around Kari, who attempted to strengthen her resolve, but the moment was broken by a frantic yell from not far off...

"Ken! Kari! Run!" The panic in T.K.'s voice brought them to their senses, and they parted ways, Ken holding Salamon dove deep into the forestry, while Hikari and the now de-digivolved Wormmon managed to escape into a cave.

Intrigued by a shimmering light from the rear of the cave, Kari edged further in. The sight that greeted her stole her breath away. On the wall of the cave were patterns of blood, patterns that she recognised all-too-clearly, and the thought terrified her to the bone.

The crests of Light, Hope and Kindness were smeared on the walls, a perfect triangle formed between them. The glistening light however was surrounding an old tome perched on a pedestal, its pages opened for the world to see.

Naively, Hikari got closer, and began to read aloud the words scribed on the ancient papyrus, her voice echoing throughout the spacious cavern, and its volume increased ten-fold.

"To three individuals, gifts, we impart:

One Hope; One Light; One Kind-at-heart.

To change the world with just a yearn,

And no longer feel the fire burn.

To harness strength through but a kiss,

And speak like all, from roar to hiss.

To release and let your spirit soar,

And a shield for protection, evermore

To hear the thoughts of another's mind,

And foresight of destinies intertwined.

To move their soul to anywhere,

And view things others see not there.

But only these gifts, we'll deliver,

To Chosen Children whose hearts won't wither!"

Kari blinked, squinted, and rubbed her nose. The words made no sense on the surface, and it sounded a lot like a riddle. But her mind was then filled with fear as she recognised a scream of pain from Ken, hollowly resounding through the cave.

Wormmon led the way out, and wriggled over to his unconscious master, his small body quiverring with fear for Ken's safety.

Hikari, however, was staring at the culprit responsible for hurting her friends. It appeared Takeru and Pegasusmon were unable to stop GranKuwagamon, who had returned for another round of fighting. Salamon digivolved back into her Champion form, but noticed that her partner seemed distracted.

The words echoed round and round her mind, filling every cell of her being with determination. She recalled her own voice reciting the words, and it spurred her onwards. She looked up at GranKuwagamon, her brown eyes stricken magenta, and recalled the phrase, her lips mouthing out the silent line.

"To change the world with just a yearn..."

Kari closed her eyes, and held her forehead, the sharp pain had risen suddenly, and she was shocked to see just how quickly the agony receded. She opened her eyes and furrowed her brow, GranKuwagamon was nowhere to be seen.

"What the hell what that?" Both of her DigiDestined friends had uttered the words simultaneously, shocked that their practically perfect pal had just reduced a Champion Level Digimon to a small pile of ash, without moving from the spot.

Thoroughly confused, Hikari turned to look at the cave, but found that the entrance into the enchanted area had vanished, leaving only an uneven wall of rock and stone. Contemplating this by holding her hand to her forehead, she felt someone's hand tugging on her shoulder.

"Kar?" Takeru's voice was soft and filled with concern, his eyes on the verge of watering. He pulled her into a hug, tears streaming down his face as he was overcome with concern for his best friend. Gatomon followed Kari's gaze and walked slowly towards the mountain face.

Tentatively, she reached out a paw and tapped at the stone with one of her sharp claws. Satisfied, yet perplexed, that it wasn't hollow, Gatomon realised Wormmon had followed her.

"This is pure rock, nothing more, nothing less…" The feline Digimon drawled her argument to her fellow Chosen Digimon.

"Hikari and I, we were led, around here, into a cave…"

Gatomon paused, and processed this. "Led? How so?"

"Not physically… But a force drew us in, Hikari read from an old book… and then…" He visibly shuddered, remembering that GranKuwagamon was technically part of his own evolutionary line.

Smiling slightly at Wormmon's worry, Gatomon turned once more to face the rock. She shut her eyes in silent contemplation, before shrieking out the name of her attack.

"Lightning Punch!" Her fist collided with the mountain, and the cavern opened 4 feet to their right. T.K., Kari and Ken, hearing the rockslide, joined their partners. The Chosen Children of Hope and Light had managed to control their emotions, but Ken was lost in a world of his own, an expression of deep deliberation etched into his innocently adorable face.

Taking Hikari's hand, Takeru lead the group of six into the chasm, guided by the twinkling lights shimmering ahead. Ken, instinctively, picked Wormmon up from the ground and cradled him in his arms. This moment of emotion strengthened the bond between the Digimon and his Human Partner, and they followed the rest of the explorers into the main chamber.

As before, Hikari approached the book and began to read the words scribed onto the parchment, this time, silently. Takeru and Patamon, freshly de-Digivolved from his Armour counterpart, busied themselves by checking the walls of the cavern for any secrets.

Wormmon directed Ken's attention to the sigils decorating the stonework, and Ken bit his lip. This did not, however, stop him from broadcasting his concerns to his fellow DigiDestined.

"The walls have our Crests on them…" Ken looked at the trinket around his neck to confirm his suspicions. "…which means that whoever or whatever was here before us knew about us…"

Kari interrupted him with her own findings, her voice growing stronger alongside her confidence. "The poem I read, we were mentioned, I think. I didn't realise it before, because it doesn't mention us by name, but it uses our crests to identify us." She quickly reread the stanza, before continuing. "One Hope; One Light; One Kind-at-heart. That means us, doesn't it? Hope, Light and Kindness?"

Takeru, however, had nothing to report. But Patamon was eager to rejoin Gatomon, feeling safe while guarded by the Champion-Level Digimon. Moving silently, T.K. stood next to his longtime-friend, and scanned the page.

"Look at all of the things it claims… To change the world…"

"Conjuration." Ken's voice echoed and reverberated as he spoke.

"Pardon?" Hikari wondered what Ken meant by that.

"Conjuration, the ability to create something from nothing, remove or change something, the power to alter what is real…" Surrounded by sparkles of light, Ken shrugged nonchalantly.

"No longer feel the fire burn?"

"Oh! I know this one!" Kari chimed in, glad to be of some use. "Pirra-? Pori-? Paro-?"

"Pyrokinesis? The power of Fire Manipulation… the text might imply that the fire will no longer burn you for one reason, the fire isn't near you…"

"Oh-kay… Officially wigged…" Takeru sounded uneasy by the apparent promises that the tome imbued.

Hikari took the book from him and continued the list. "Taking strength by kissing, and talking to animals? Sounds kinda fun!" At the thought of being able to converse with members of different species, the brunette zoned out somewhat.

Takeru snatched the book back, and squinted at the overly fancy style of writing. "Taking strength by kissing? Think about how well a date would go if you had that power!" He didn't object when Ken gently prised the ancient book from his fingers.

"Okay, what else does it say?" His eyes travelled back and forth over the words, and eventually he nodded. "Levitation, Deflection and Protection, Receptive Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Teleportation and finally…" He struggled for the right term, before deciding. "…advanced sensory awareness."

T.K. blinked sarcastically, and Kari folded her arms. They were both wearing mirrored expressions of confusion and a lack of understanding. With a sigh, Ken amended his list using words that a normal 12-year-old would be able to comprehend.

"World-changing Power, Fireballs, Floating, Magic Shield, Mind-reading, Seeing the future, Magically moving from one place to another, and a Sixth Sense… better?

"Much…" Hikari took the book from Ken and closed it, running her hand (and eyes) over the cover. "…Oh, how mystical!" Her voice was filled with awe as she read the two titles the book seemed to bear. "Potentia Lux Lucis , Humanitas quod Spes… The Digital Book of Shadows."

Feeling very nervous as the twinkling lights began to dissipate, Ken turned to the other two. "Maybe it is time that we left… we can take the Book back with us, maybe we'll have better luck if we Google it or something?" It was a feeble excuse to escape the darkening cave, but it was effective against T.K. and Kari.

Again, in unison, the DigiDestined held up all three respective D-3 Digivices and they felt the familiar pulling sensation that accompanied inter-dimensional travel, and before long they found themselves standing in Hikari's bedroom, all six of them huddled around the Book.

Hikari quickly hid the Book under her bed, just in case Taichi went snooping, and showed her friends to the door. Promising to see each other in the morning, the trio of friends parted ways. Kari made her way from the door, forgetting to close it. As she reached the other side of the room, she realised her blunder and looked at the doorway.

Casually flicking her hand, Kari caused the door to slam shut and lock itself. Oh yeah, she thought, I could so get used to this!


Oh boy… I've had this idea rolling around my mind for the last month, and only now I've managed to publish the first chapter!
Personal Shout-out: Yaeka! Thank you so much for Proof-Reading the initial draft of this chapter, I tried to type 7 or 8 pages, but that would've meant me combining the next chapter's ideas with this one, so I typed 5… Let me know what you think of it!
Again, as always, please read and review, or I go on hunger strike!

Blessed be, all you Digimon fanatics!


Joey x