Into the Past, the Present, and the Future
Chapter Two:
The Mysterious Girl
By: fairysphinxfairysphinx: Hey, two reviews! That's pretty good! Well, you seem to like this fic, so I'll continue. Please enjoy, and don't forget to R & R please! ^_~
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Digimon.
Five years had past since the Tamers had defeated the D-Reaper, and since each of them had seen their Digimon partners. Henry looked at the clock, and groaned quietly to himself. It was only ten thirty. School let out at two thirty. Four hours to go. Only four hours to go!' he thought. Out of nowhere, an eraser flew at him, hitting him in the cheek. Across the room, Takato was stifling laughter. Henry rolled his eyes. So old, yet so childish.
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Takato looked over at Henry. 'Why is he always so serious?' he thought. 'Maybe I should lighten the mood.' Takato smiled evilly, and threw his eraser at him, nearly breaking out laughing as Henry's head snapped at the impact, and immediately looked at him, before rolling his eyes.
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The bell rang. Everyone burst out of the school building, running. Takato caught up with Henry. "Hi, Henry!"
"Hey, Takato. Have fun throwing your erasure at me today?" Takato grinned sheepishly.
"Seriously, Gogglehead! When are you going to grow up?"
"That voice could only belong to one person," Henry concluded. "Rika."
"Well, well, you're smarter than you look!"
"Oh, no! It's the terrible Rika! Run, Henry, before she attacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Takato yelled, hiding behind a bush.
"Get serious, Takato!" the girl responded. "Some people are just so immature!" The three laughed, as they set off for the mall.
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"Remind me why we're here again. I hate shopping!"
"For one thing, Rika, I have to pick out a tie for my aunt's wedding, and you two said you'd come with me."
"It was Gogglehead that volunteered me!"
"Hey, don't pull me into this! And besides, you're here because you have to get a dress!" Rika turned red.
"How did you find that out?!"
"Your mom told me!" And so, the two started bickering.
While they bickered, Henry looked around. 'Hmm, now where would I find ties?' he thought. 'Joe's Game Shop, Pet Playhouse, Laura's Cookie Shoppe….' Something caught his eye. There, by the fountain, was a girl, who was staring directly at him. He stopped walking.
"Hey! Hey, guys!" Henry called to Rika and Takato.
"What?"
"Do you see that girl?" He pointed to the fountain, where she had stood.
"What girl?" they asked, looking in that direction.
"The girl right over the-now where'd she go?" Takato and Rika looked at him blankly. "I could sweat that she was staring right at me!"
"Henry, I think that you're starting to hallucinate," Rika concluded. "We'd better get you out of here as soon as you get a tie!"
"And after you pick out a dress!" Takato reminded her. She growled at him.
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'Yet another boring Monday,' Henry thought. 'Why is it that nothing happens on Monday'
Ping! Ping! Ping!
"Alright, everyone, quiet down!" the teacher said. "Today is a very special day. Today, we have a new student!"
'Yay. How exciting. A new student.' Henry rested his chin in his hands. He snapped to attention, however, when a girl walked in. She had long, golden hair, and emerald green eyes.
"Everyone, please give your warmest welcome to Issabelle Wells!" Everyone clapped. "Let's see. Where will we put you? How about…behind Henry. Please raise your hand, Henry." Henry had gone ridged. It was the same girl from the mall on Friday. How he managed to raise his hand, Henry never did find out. But, as the girl passed him, she seemed to pause for a moment, and look at him through the corner of the eye.
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"Man, is that new girl freaky, or what?" Takato stated to Henry at lunch.
"Yeah, she's odd. It's like she just climbed out of a computer, and this is her first glance at real life, or the earth, for that matter.
"And did you see the way her eyes bugged out when Mr. Karumi took out 'the lizard'?"
"I don't think it's normal to fall out of your stool when shown a close-up picture of a lizard."
"But it was still funny."
"Takato, can I tell you something?"
"Sure!"
"That girl, she's the exact same girl that I saw at the mall Friday."
"No kidding! What a coincidence!"
"I don't think it's a coincidence. She's here for a reason. And I'm not liking the looks of it."
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Issabelle rang the doorbell. A man came to the door. "Hello?"
"Hello, sir. I was wondering if I could ask you something."
"Why, certainly."
"Sir, do you train a boy named Henry Wong?"
"Yes, I do. He has a lesson with me in fifteen minutes. You could stay, if you'd like, and watch."
"No, thank you. I'd just be in the way." The man was just about to accept this answer, when an idea struck him.
"Would you like to have some tea with me?" Issabelle cocked her head to one side.
"What is tea?"
"Why don't you come in and find out?" The elderly man smiled kindly.
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"Sensei! Sensei, I'm here!" Henry called to the man.
"I'm in here, Henry! In the kitchen!" As Henry walked into the kitchen, his jaw dropped open at what he saw. In one seat, sat his Sensei. Opposite him, in another chair, sat Issabelle, sipping what she called, 'a miracle in liquid form,' also known as tea. "Henry, I've decided to cancel our lesson for today."
"But Sensei-."
"No 'buts' Henry. I believe that your lesson isn't as important as what this bright, courageous, beautiful girl has to say." Issabelle blushed deeply at his compliments.
"Well?" Henry asked. She cleared her throat.
"Are you Henry Wong?"
"Huh?"
"Are you Henry Wong?"
"Ye-e-e-es."
"Then there are four others that must come before I speak my piece again."
"Alright, who are they?"
"Takato Matsuda, Rika Makino, Ryo Akiyama, and Suzie Wong." Henry stiffened.
"What do you want with Suzie?"
"You will find out as soon as the others are assembled."
"I know all of them. It won't be too much trouble."
In about thirty minutes, the five Tamers, Henry's Sensei, and Issabelle were gathered around the table. The Tamers had complete profiles of themselves in front of them.
"In front of you," Issabelle began, "is your profile. It has your date of birth, gender, and biography. But, look at the date of death. What does it say?"
"It says we die a year from today, exactly," Ryo answered.
"Correct."
"But how do you know this?" Rika asked. Issabelle just smiled.
"In the future, a man named Sgeth plans to take over the Universe. But, there is only one thing that can stop him. Five children, and their partners. Sgeth decided to get rid of them completely. That way, nothing could stop him from achieving his ultimate goal. So, he carefully hid four bombs, each within the houses of the five. Other bombs were randomly placed. And so, the bombs detonated, destroying the earth. Only a small fraction of the earth occupants survived, and the five children weren't among them."
"What's that got to do with us?" Henry asked.
"You are the five children. But wait! Where are your partners?"
"You mean the digimon? They no longer live in this world."
"This won't do! This won't do at all! We must go and get them!"
"How?" Rika asked.
"Through the gate, of course. The way you originally went."
"Just be careful," the man said (sorry, but I don't know his name!)
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So, they started off. About one hundred meters from Guilmon's old hid out, Issabelle started breathing funny, and clutching her chest.
"Issabelle, what's wrong?" Henry, who was at the back of the line, asked. But she couldn't answer. For, at that moment, the world started spinning, and all went black for her, as she lost all consciousness.
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"Is she going to be all right, Doctor?" Suzie asked. What was wrong with her?"
"Yes, Suzie, your friend will be all right. For one thing, she passed out because she was overheating, and hyperventilating. For another, she has the worst case of malnutrition that I've ever seen!"
"Okay, so when can I get out of this stupid bed?" The doctor jumped as Issabelle voiced her opinion.
"W-well, I'd say about a week, at the least." She groaned, sat up, and opened her eyes.
"Boy, are you guys a sight for sore eyes!" she said, looking around. The Tamers had no time to answer her, however, as Yamaki burst through the door. 'He looks vaguely familiar,' thought Issabelle. 'Why, of course!'
"Excuse me, sir, but does your name happen to be Yamaki?" Yamaki nodded his head. Issabelle grinned, and chuckled. "Hello, Grandpa!"
END OF CHAPTER TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fairysphinx: Well, how'd you like chapter two? Or should I say chapters two and three? The original chapter two was too short, so I combined it with chapter three. So, if it seems to a bit weird, that's why. Well, hope you enjoyed chapter three! Whoops! I meant chapter two! Please R & R! Bye!!!!!!
