Prologue

Seraphina Damon, with long blonde hair, held back in a braid and sapphire blue eyes, watches sadly as her cousin, practically her big brother chooses to remain in the Digital World, she didn't even get to keep BlackAgumon though she did get to keep her Data Link, " Don't you dare die while there, Marcus, I want my unofficial big brother back safe and sound, and you had better keep my partner safe too. "

Marcus chuckles at the eight year olds orders and goes to pick her up before hugging her, " I'll be fine, you, however, need to get home and I know Thomas will make sure you get home safely. "

The blonde, Thomas Nordstein flinches, in other words if anything happened to his baby cousin Marcus would kill him. " Don't worry, she'll be safe with me, since I really don't want you pissed at me. " Thomas says.

Yoshino Fujiaeda laughs at this reaction, then again, Marcus was capable of breaking SaberLeomon's fang with his DNA charged fist. Not pissing Marcus Damon off was the top on just about everyone's list, " Take care Falcomon for me. " Keenan tells Marcus.

" Lalamon, keep the goof out of trouble, would you. " Yoshino says.

Sera goes over to Thomas once Marcus puts her down, " Remember everything I taught you, Seraphy. " Marcus says.

She sticks her tongue out at him, only Marcus was allowed to call her Seraphy. Sera sighs when she reaches her home and silently walks in. Thomas was about to have his driver pull away when a feeling of foreboding hits him. At the same time Sera's eyes widen when she sees the blood all over the downstairs and then she feels the knife in her shoulder even as a hand clamps over her mouth to keep her from screaming. Sera can feel the blood flowing freely down her back and right arm, still she stomps hard on her father's instep while slamming her elbow into his groin. The eight year old scrambles further into the house, wishing with all her heart that Marcus were there, or Uncle Spencer.

Steven Damon was a nasty bastard when he'd been drinking and he was between her and the door. Little did she know that her Aunt Sarah had followed Thomas as she felt something was wrong with her sister. Unlike Thomas Sarah Damon marches straight into the house and pales when she sees the blood, then her eyes harden, " Thomas, call the cops, now! STEVEN DAMON, I AM GOING TO EVISCERATE YOU! " Sarah screams in fury and hunts down her prey as her niece, her sister's only child was in the house.

Several houses down one Kudo Taiki freezes for a moment before he spins on his heel, shoves his shoes on, and sprints out the door. Sera was in trouble, he had to get to her. Taiki was quick to scale the tree and get into her room. Meanwhile, Thomas has just called the cops, giving them all the information he knew. Steven was trying to hurry up and kill his bitch daughter before his sister-in-law twice over found him and followed through with her threat. He did not want to be disemboweled, thank you. Steven found Sera at the same time Taiki did, Taiki takes one look at the knife and rushes forward, yanking Sera back with him, " Aunt Sarah, upstairs! "

Suddenly Sarah Damon was there like a fury, holding a baseball bat and she slams the bat full force into Steven's family jewels before winding up for another swing and knocking him out. Sarah places a foot on his chest, " Taiki, right? "

" Yes, Damon-san? "

" Call me Sarah. Get my niece downstairs, all right, Taiki-chan. "

Taiki nods, Sera stumbles, light headed, the loss of blood starting to get to her, " Thomas, get in here, now, and bring your damn med kit! " Sera shouts out the door.

Thomas curses when he sees what had happened, Marcus was going to go ballistic when he found out. He cuts the back of the shirt off and waves over a crime scene tech, " Take the pictures you need now, she needs immediate medical attention. " Thomas orders.

Sera was leaning heavily on Taiki by this time, and both see Steven Damon being wheeled out, Sarah following with the baseball bat, " That son of a bitch, no offense to my husband, had better fry for what he's done. "

Thomas suddenly understood where Marcus got his wild side from now. Sarah Damon was a sight to behold when she was pissed off. Once all the pictures and evidence have been collected Thomas sets to work on fixing Sera up enough that the bleeding stopped, he talks with the paramedics and goes with them, along with Taiki, as Sera was refusing to let him go. Sarah Damon assured him that she would let him mother know what was going on. Thomas curses the fact that he didn't have the equipment he needed, " I'll be working on her and I'll pay for her treatment as well. Her cousin will kill me if I don't. I just hope he can't blame me for not knowing her father went on a murderous rampage. "

Taiki had never met Marcus Damon, but he had heard of him. Sera loved her older cousin like a big brother. He'd heard of Kristy Damon too, but Sera was closer to Marcus. Thomas was astounded that Sera hadn't gone into shock yet, though she seemed focused on the hand she gripped with her left hand. He'd seen Marcus teaching her how to use both arms equally well and that included writing.

Two hours later Taiki's mother shows up at the hospital, she knew better than to even attempt to make him leave. Where things concerned Sera Damon Taiki was stubborn. The eight year old was surprisingly still awake when Thomas came out, and spoke to the Damons and Kudos, " Sera will keep her arm and regain full mobility, but she will need several corrective surgeries over the next five years and massage therapy. Expense is no problem as I'll be footing the bill for all this. Taiki, I'll have the therapist teach you what to do to help her out as something tells me she needs you right now. "

Sarah nods at this, " I was talking that over with Mrs. Kudo and since Sera is now in mine and Spencer's custody we'll name Mrs. Kudo her legal guardian and allow Sera to live with the Kudos. Taiki is the one constant she has left and taking that away from her may hurt her more than it helps. "

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Digimon.