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Chapter Four
Takeru turned his attention to Aderes at that point and asked, "Where is she then Aderes?"
Aderes shrugged but then she looked at Takeru. "When you guys beat Kitsumon I thin she might come back," she told him and Takeru smiled slightly.
"You sure do have a lot of confidence in us," Takeru pointed out and Aderes starred at him.
"Don't you?" Aderes asked him and she had that look about her again like she was trying to figure out a puzzle. It made Takeru stare at her for a moment before he nodded causing her to smile. "Then you will do it! One way or another you guys will beat him." She continued to look at him and Takeru ended up looking away. There it was again that look that made him feel like he was some type of puzzle that she needed to figure out.
"One is an emotion. It is something one can actually feel and was there long before humans dare put a word to it. You should know that better than anyone. The other is a concept. An idea actually born from the hope humans had that the world was not just a dark place full of despair for them. That there was good in it and that Light could beat Darkness… Thus without Hope, there would be no Light! Hence Hope is stronger than Light. So… Don't worry so much alright?"
As the battle continued Seraphimon began to notice that something odd was occurring. Once Takeru had reached the relative safety that the Nightmare Realm offered him Kitsumon had almost stopped all of his attempts to break free of the battle. Even when he did attempt to do so it was only to send an attack that was weak enough for Lex Kusarimon to block or redirect it. A glance back at the dog Digimon proved that he was not even worn down. It made Seraphimon wonder just why was Kitsumon holding back.
Kitsumon's attention was not even focused on Seraphimon contrary to how he had behaved in previous battles. If Seraphimon was not Kitsumons' current target then his focus should have been on Takeru yet it wasn't…
Despite his worries Seraphimon continued to fight with his full power since more than anything Seraphimon wanted to end this once and for all. Still, he could not help as tried to figure out the reason why Kitsumon might be behaving this way. The only thing that came to mind was that Kitsumon was most likely stalling for a chance to use the Nightmare Key. Whether he had it himself or if he had handed it off to someone else Seraphimon had no way of knowing. "Be careful he is planning something," he told Ofanimon at one point when the battle brought the two close enough to one another that he could speak to her without Kitsumon overhearing him.
Ofanimon nodded in agreement then said, "He is being a bit too obvious about it as well…" Seraphimon was in agreement with her on that.
"Knowing him he probably does not care that we know," he said before he flew at Kitsumon to attack him. Ofanimon followed him closely since the two angelic Digimon were some of the best when it came to cooperative attacks.
"Somethings off Kitsumon isn't moving as fast as he normally does," Hikari commented as she watched the Digimon fight. Normally when the Digimon fought with Kitsumon Hikari would have problems following along with the battle because of how fast some of them could move. This time she was having no such problems.
"I noticed. Maybe with so few Ultimate level Digimon fighting he's having an easier time of it?" Yamato suggested as he sat down by his brother. When they had come to the Nightmare Realm they had decided to leave some of their group behind in case they had been stumbling into a trap. Lee was right now off to fetch the ones who hadn't come since there hadn't been one. Except what Yamato knew of Lee should have been back by now since he had been sent off as soon as the Law Realm had appeared to them. It had Yamato worried a bit. He glanced over at Trace who was talking on Luna's cell phone having called Iori over to him not that long ago.
"With both Seraphimon and Ofanimon after him? It seems kind of strange that he would be able to take it easy with the two of them. I mean they have enough power on their own to equal around Omegamon's!" Takeru pointed out. There was no way a Digimon would be able to take it easy with the two of them on its tail.
"Could he have some sort of plan?" Kohana asked as she looked at her friends. Honestly, if he did it would be strange for him to be acting the way he was. It was sort of like smiling in a poker game…
"Maybe that's it. I am kind of wondering why he hasn't started throwing his usual fit. He almost had Takeru with that trap but he managed to get away again," Yamato said as he glanced at his brother and Takeru nodded in agreement. Then Yamato thought of something and asked Aderes as he looked at her, "Will it be safe for you to return to the law Realm once this battle is over?" After all, even though Taylor seemed to be her friend she had just helped his enemies. Yamato would not be surprised if that made the Law Key holder upset.
"Taylor won't hurt me, but I dunno about Kitsumon. He was pretty upset after the last time I helped Takeru," she told him truthfully. By then Leormon had stood up and was pacing back and forth by what was left of the bridge. It was obvious he wanted to help fight, but there was nothing he could do at his current level
"You can stay with me until things get better," Luna suggested as she looked at the girl. "With my two sisters missing there is an extra bed in my room and you are more than welcome to it if you want," Luna offered her. "Any chance that you happen to know what might have happened to them?"
Yamato was about to say something when Aderes spoke first, "No I looked for them after Takeru asked me about them, but I didn't see them in the Law Realm anywhere. If Taylor or Kitsumon somehow has them then they are in a place I don't know about. Also, I think it would be fun to stay with you so thank you." Yamato glanced at Takeru for a moment who just shrugged. It seemed his friends and brother really didn't remember anything about Lexi and Krista. Takeru wondered if they realized they were missing memories or not. Since none of them had said anything Takeru figured that they had simply not noticed the missing memories. Which made Takeru wonder if something had been put in their place.
Takeru looked at Aderes and asked, "Is there a chance you can do something about their memories? Nobody but the Star Siblings and I can remember Krista and Lexi. It makes it a bit difficult to try and find them if more than half the people that could be searching for them can't even remember them."
Aderes looked at Yamato and thought over what Takeru had asked her. "Maybe later? I might be able to help the owner of the Key of Memories overpower whoever hid the memories away, but I don't think I can do anything else," Aderes told him and Takeru nodded. It was better than just leaving things the way they currently stood.
"Alright I'm lost," Yamato admitted with a slight shrug. "I have a feeling though by what you are saying that I will understand later."
"If things go well you should," Luna told him and Yamato nodded. He wanted to ask more about whatever was going on but decided to let it rest for now.
"Speaking of Lee, where is he anyway?" Takeru asked now that he had been brought up. Yamato was about to answer him when everyone's attention was snapped back to the battle when they heard a cry. They had turned to look to see if any of the Digimon had been hurt only to find that Kitsumon had vanished. All the Digimon that could fly were quickly headed over to the Nightmare Realm.
"He must have used my Key!" Trace snapped as Yamato and several others quickly stood up. Leormon came bounding back to them and Sou'Zakamon took up a fighting stance in preparation of him reappearing. He kept scanning their surrounding's while Leormon moved into Sou'Zaamon's blind spot to help keep an eye out. Takeru could see the static electricity was running all over his body as Yamato was helping Takeru to stand up.
"Blades of the Winds!" they heard from behind them and Sou'Zakamon rushed forward to intercept the attack before it could hit his friends. He managed to catch it on his gauntlets but was still pushed back considerably. "Still trying to take on more than you can handle I see," Kitsumon commented as he came closer to the group his sword drawn.
"I would rather do that then run like a coward and abandon my friends!" Sou'Zakamon shouted as he rushed at Kitsumon to attack him to gain time until the other Digimon managed to reach this realm.
"That is just how we are!" Sou'Zakamon and Kitsumon both heard shouted from behind Kitsumon then, "Dramon Killer," as War Greymon dove at Kitsumon intending to hit Kitsumon with his gauntlets only for the fox Digimon to jump to the side.
"See! You're not the only one who can set up traps!" Lee shouted from where he stood near the tree line only to be pulled back by Taichi as an attack came their way even though Imperial Dramon Fighter Mode was already moving to intercept it.
"Lee stay down!" Trace shouted at his brother now that he was off the cell phone as Iori and him moved back over to the others.
"So that was where he was," Takeru commented as Yamato finally got him to stand up and they began to move away from the battle as Sou'Zakamon, War Greymon, and Imperial Dramon Fighter Mode tried to keep him away from them and the others.
They managed to keep him in place long enough for Seraphimon and Ofanimon to cross the gap with Lex Kusarimon who they dropped off near Takeru and the others before joining the fight. As for Metal Garurumon he flew straight over to War Greymon and a flash of light later Omegamon joined the battle. At that point, Sou'Zakamon moved to where he was in front of Taichi and the others to guard them while Lex Kusarimon would do the same for Takeru's group. That way the Ultimate Digimon could focus their attention on Kitsumon. However, due to the bridge being out Nekitsomon and Digmon were left on the other side unable to try and help.
"Yamato did you know they were going to do that?" Takeru asked his brother as he watched the battle.
Yamato shook his head and said, "No Taichi must have thought of it when Lee went to go pick them up. We didn't all want to rush here in case it was a trap, but we figured out pretty quickly it wasn't so Luna sent her brother to go pick them up." Takeru nodded glad that his friends had taken precautions before rushing to his aid. He would be devastated if anything happened to any of them.
Aderes tugged on Luna's shirt causing the teenage girl to look at the younger. "Luna do you think you can help me repair the bridge?" Aderes asked when she spotted the Digimon stuck in the Law Realm. Luna looked at the bridge a doubtful look on her face. The bridge was pretty big and she was still recovering from the card she had given to Takeru. She had put a lot of power in it just to be sure it would work for him.
"I can try but I don't know if I'll be able to do it," Luna told her honestly as the two of them began to walk over to it. Takeru watched them go before he turned his attention to the battle in time to see Seraphimon, Ofanimon, and Omegamon do a combination attack that ended with Imperial Dramon firing his proton cannon at Kitsumon. He couldn't dodge all the attacks this time and was forced to either take the damage or counter them. When it came to Imperial Dramon's attack all he could do was take them head on.
It was then that Kitsumon decided that there was no point in holding back anymore as he began to pick up speed on the Digimon. At this point, Luna and Aderes had managed to repair the bridge so the other Digimon came rushing across it. Lex Kusarimon and Sou'Zakamon both ran to join the battle as the others moved into defensive positions. Bearmon came out of the woods at that point evolving to Gryzmon to help protect that side while Nekitsomon and Digmon stayed near their partners.
At this stage Lex Kusarimon still had his speed and while it wasn't enough for him to get in his own attacks he was able to block some from hitting the other Digimon which in effect created openings for them. Openings Omegamon and the others were more then happy to take advantage of. Sou'Zakamon took cues from Lex Kusarimon and instead of trying to fight himself began to help block attacks as well. This meant the four Ultimates could attack without worrying too much about retaliation from Kitsumon.
"If this really was a game I would say they were doing this wrong…" Trace commented as he watched the battle. He was trying to lighten the mood somewhat with a joke, but the others basically ignored him. He sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "At least Lex Kusarimon is able to be of some use now. I was afraid we were never going to be able to really help out when it came to battle…"
"Maybe if we're lucky Sou'Zakamon and Lex Kusarimon will evolve one more time soon and make the battle even easier on everyone," Kohana said as she glanced at him not really wanting to take her eyes of the fighting since Sou'Zakamon was involved in this one.
"Sou'Zakamon could but I'm not sure if Lex Kusarimon will. Then again if your life is in enough danger at some point like it was earlier on the bridge he might just do it," Takeru told them and he glanced at Trace. "Feel like facing another life-threatening situation?"
"Not if I can help it," Trace said a small grin on his face. "If it happens it happens, but I am not going to go running into one just to get him to evolve it might even backfire on me if I tried." Takeru nodded in agreement after all Takeru had seen what could happen if one tried to make a Digimon evolve just for want of power. It was something that was best not repeated.
"There has to be some way though that the Digimon can get around his speed. The one who has come the closest so far is Lex Kusarimon that can still evolve, but he really doesn't have the power to back it up," Yamato stated as Omegamon tackled into Kitsumon. It seemed the Knight Digimon was thinking along the same lines as Yamato and was trying to slow Kitsumon down so his friends could actually get a good hit in on Kitsumon. Seraphimon and Ofanimon moved quickly to try and take advantage of Omegamon's struggle.
Takeru thought over the previous battles the Digimon had fought with not only Kitsumon but Shaitanmon as well since their speed was the same. "Maybe if we had both Black Metal Garurumon and Metal Garurumon tracking him it would be easier? Plus Imperial Dramon Fighter Mode can somewhat follow his movements with his eyes," Takeru suggested as he glanced at his brother.
"Yeah! Get'em Ofanimon!" Hikari cheered causing Takeru to snap his attention back to the battle. Seraphimon had managed to chase Kitsumon towards Ofanimon without him knowing what was going on causing the female angelic Digimon to land a good hit on Kitsumon. In turn, Kitsumon had swung around to hit her with his own attack causing Seraphimon to attack. Sadly, Seraphimon's attack missed. Still, they were doing better than they had been.
"That is if he manages to survive the battle," Takeru said as he grinned. Things where going better then they had previously. It helped that they now had Lex Kusarimon and Sou'Zakamon to help defend.
Yamato looked at his brother for a moment then back to the battle. "If we're lucky they'll beat him here and we won't have to face him again."
"That would be nice… I am tired of having to watch him play this game of his at the expensive of my friends," Iori told them as they watched as Kitsumon retreated away from the group. They began to fear that he was going to flee like he normally did once the battle seemingly turned against him as it was beginning to now. Instead, the fox Digimon rushed at Omegamon intent on taking him down. Lex Kusarimon ran at the same time inserting himself between the two to block the attack with his own two swords.
"How much longer can you keep blocking his attacks like this?" Omegamon asked before he countered attacked firing both his cannons around Lex Kusarimon.
"As long as you need me too," Lex Kusarimon answered as he attacked Kitsumon himself. Kitsumon pulled away from the two of them to avoid at least Lex Kusarimon's attack.
Kitsumon growled then shouted, "Block all the attacks you want you are not going to defeat me!" With that he flew off to attack Seraphimon and Ofanimon at the same time who Sou'Zakamon was trying to protect since the two were currently flying and Lex Kusarimon obviously could not. The dog Digimon could jump pretty high but nowhere near as high as Nekitsomon could. Due to this Omegamon and Imperial Dramon Fighter Mode tried to stay low so he could help, but sometimes Kitsumon would force them to go higher and at those times Sou'Zakamon would try to defend all four Digimon if he could. It made Lex Kusarimon wish that he could fly now at this stage instead of taking the chance that he could later on.
Imperial Dramon flew towards Kitsumon's back to attack him while he was busy with the angelic Digimon. It was because of this that for the first time Kitsumon was forced to unsheathe his shorter sword in order to block Imperial Darmon's attack which actually caused the Dragon Digimon to grin. "Not so tough now are you?" he taunted as Seraphimon and Ofanimon moved around Sou'Zakamon to attack Kitsumon from the front.
Before either of their attacks could connect, Kitsumon dropped down landing on the ground as he looked at the group of Digimon as he returned his wakizashi to its sheath.
As of right now the two parties were at a stalemate. Kitsumon just did not seem bothered all that much by their attacks even when they managed to hit though the Chosen had an advantage in numbers yet they could not match his speed. There were a few times that one of the Chosen's Digimon would think of something to do to try and slow him down, but Kitsumon would never allow it to last long. Since he knew that his speed was the only advantage he had over them whenever they pulled a new stunt he would learn from it and improve himself to avoid such a problematic situation again.
Since they could not match him in speed what they really needed was to get a good hit much like how Leormon had with Devimon. Both Omegamon and Omegamon Zwart had such a move as did Seraphimon, but Omegamon never had a chance to use it and Seraphimon required him to sacrifice himself to use it. What they needed to do was to create one chance for themselves and a good one that Kitsumon could not run from then they would be able to take him down. The problem was how could the Digimon create such a chance for Omegamon?
Takeru figured the best opportunity would present itself if Aiden decided to help them fight Kitsumon. After all with two more Ultimate Level Digimon that had a form of equal power to Omegamon being able to help them they would have an even greater number and power then Kitsumon who now seemed to be on his own. Still, Takeru would prefer that they beat him now once and for all instead of having to wait until a later point in time when all of them could fight and were together.
"Anyone happen to have any plans they have been keeping back?" Takeru asked as he leaned a bit against his brother his chest hurting him. Yamato didn't make any comments though he did glance at his brother. If they did not need him here for Seraphimon he would have had Luna take him home by now, but he had a feeling even if Seraphimon wasn't fighting he wouldn't be able to get him to head home.
For Takeru, he was kind of glad of the pain because it was keeping him awake for the moment. Falling asleep in the middle of a battle was the last thing he wanted to do. It would only make him more of a liability and put his friends in danger if they had to wake him or move him.
"Not yet, but I am thinking on one and if I know Taichi he is as well," Yamato answered as he turned his focus back to the battle. "Does anyone know if we've seen his top speed yet?"
Trace crossed his arms over his chest as he thought. "I think we have. I mean that whole disappearing and reappearing act of his. I think that is his top speed. He is just moving so fast that our eyes can't keep up with him," Trace answered as he thought over the previous battles he had seen. Either that, and he frowned as he thought this, or Kitsumon could use the Key far faster then Trace ever could which he highly doubted that to be the case. He had never heard of someone being able to open a doorway that fast before.
"Yet Metal Garurumon was able to follow him in the past when he was Shaitanmon using his radar While Imperial Dramon Fighter Mode and Dragon Mode could almost follow him with his eyes. Whether or not they can now hasn't really been tested much this time sine they haven't really been able to focus on just him. Metal Garurumon hasn't really had much chance to fight him with him using his speed and he is almost always fighting as Omegamon now," Yamato said as he looked up at said Digimon.
The one time Metal Garurumon had he had been backing up Seraphimon which had ended with Yamato's broken arm. Besides Kitsumon had stayed in relatively normal speeds. Since Seraphimon could not see in the dark and his golden wings made him a target Metal Garurumon had been too busy blocking and counter attacking to really worry Kitsumon.
"Then maybe Metal Garurumon and Black Metal Garurumon will be able to track him and help the other Digimon figure out when and were to attack him. With the two of them doing it at the same time it would be less likely for him to somehow end up in one of their blind spots… If they have one," Takeru said to his brother who nodded. Takeru honestly wasn't sure if Metal Garurumon and Black Metal Garurumon had any blind spots with their radars. Maybe right below or above them was one? They would have to ask the two of them.
"But will Aiden want to help us? I mean now that he has the virus data secured and both of his Digimon again does he have any reason to fight?" Luna asked as she looked at the two brothers who in turn looked at her. "Do you think he wants to put his two Digimon at risk again fighting a battle he no longer has any real involvement in?"
There was silence for a moment as everyone thought over what she had said. "I think he will," Hikari spoke up causing those in the group to look at her. "Aiden is still afraid that Kitsumon has some of the virus stored away somewhere even if he does believe it's not enough to do any real harm if we act quickly… Plus he is involved in this battle now whether he will admit to it or not. He probably also wants to pay Kitsumon back for what he has done."
"It would be best to ask him if he wants to take part in the battle instead of just assuming he will. If we are lucky like Takeru said the battle will end here and we will not have to worry about it at all," Iori told them and the others nodded in agreement. Takeru hoped he would help them because his two Digimon where strong. The proof in that was how much damage the two managed to do to Kitsumon on their own and they were needed if they didn't beat Kitsumon during this battle.
Cracks…
"He's beginning to pick up speed again," Yamato stated noting Kitsumon was now getting more attacks past Lex Kusarimon and Sou'Zakamon who were beginning to have problems keeping up with him now. It was also creating fewer openings for the other Digimon to land an attack since the pattern was beginning to become they would be hit by an attack before they themselves could attack which meant Kitsumon had moved on to attack someone else by the time they could or they would be forced to counterattack to block his attack. It meant the battle was now becoming one sided and it favored Kitsumon.
As Takeru watched he felt Aderes grab onto his arm and he turned to look at her. Her face was pale and she appeared to be scared. "What's wrong?" Takeru asked as she hid her face in his side. He was beginning to feel like a big brother the way she behaved around him at times.
"Taylor is coming," She said as she pulled away from him for a moment so her words weren't muffled before moving back to where she was.
"How do you know he is?" Luna asked and Aderes simply pointed to the bridge. Sure enough, Takeru could see him walking across the bridge almost as if he didn't have a care in the world. Trace and Luna both rushed over to the bridge Nekitsomon following after them closely. Takeru wanted to go with them but he wasn't sure if it would be smart to do so. Instead, he stayed where he was with Aderes, who by now was hidden behind him as she held onto the back of his shirt, and his brother.
"What do you want?" Trace asked Taylor when he had reached the middle of the bridge. Luna and Trace were standing right where the Nightmare Realm became the bridge with Nekitsomon right behind them in a stance that said she was relaxed. In reality, she could very easily pounce on Taylor if she needed to.
Taylor held up his hands as if to show he held no weapons in them which was strange considering his key could be hidden in his pockets or elsewhere on his person easily enough. It was basically an empty gesture that did nothing to soothe the twins or those watching. "Calm down Trace, I don't mean you or your family any harm," Taylor told him his voice calm and his face expressionless.
"Yeah? Then why did you tell that fox bastard about my Key?" Trace asked him pointing over his shoulder towards the battle. That had diffidently caused his family harm.
"Who says I did?" Taylor countered.
Trace snorted. "He had to learn about it from someone and you are the only one we know of that has the ability to reach him that isn't within our own family," Luna told him hands on her hips. "And if it wasn't you just who do you suggest it was?"
"What about Aderes?" he asked as he looked over to where she was with Takeru. That caused her to hide behind Takeru and Yamato completely. "Unlike me, you know nothing about her. Just that she happened to begin to appear in Takeru's dreams and that is it."
"I doubt that she would have helped Kistumon and unlike you, she's actually been trying to help us! Where have you been anyway? Wasn't it your job to make sure that my Key didn't stay in Kitsumon's hands? You certainly had enough time to show up and take it from him by now!" Trace snapped as he glared at him. "For that matter where were you when Krista and Lexi suddenly disappeared with no one able to remember them aside from other current Key holders and Takeru?
Taylor sighed and shook his head. Luna and Trace had seen such reactions when they were younger and their elders thought they w ere nothing more than ignorant children. "Have you never thought of the fact Aderes may simply be helping Takeru to look innocent and remain by his side until she can do something? As I said before, you know nothing about her while we have known each other since we were children," Taylor said speaking the truth. The families the Key's had a tendency of appearing in had close relations with one another to build friendships. Trace mumbled something along the lines of not liking him then either which Taylor chose to ignore. He was a tattle tale as a kid who was a stickler for the rules. It really hadn't surprised anyone when he had ended up with the Balance Key. "Do you not think it is a little convenient how she suddenly shows up with that dream catcher of hers around the time Takeru needed it the most? Are you also forgetting that my Key is simply the Key of Balance? How could I possibly do everything that you seem to think that I have done with my Key?"
The twins looked at one another and smiled. Apparently, Taylor thought they were dumber than they really were. As far as they were concern that was a good thing since it meant he would underestimate them. "The power of the Key of Balance is weak when compared to other keys such as Destiny, Time and Memories or even Dream and Nightmare. However, the power increases the moment the balance is lost in one realm or other granting its user the power necessary to correct the imbalance," Luna quoted from one of the unique text books she had to read. She always remembered these type of things while Trace had to cram for tests.
Trace crossed his arms across his chest as he shifted his weight to his left leg. "So far we can count my Nightmare Realm, Takeru's home world and the Digital world connected to it. At the rate things are going we might as well add Krista's and Lexi's to the list since they are not there to govern them. Who knows what type of powers you have gained because of it?" Trace pointed out as he and Luna watched him closely. They really had no clue just what he was capable of now and they really didn't want to be taken by surprise.
"I simply gain the ability to correct things to make sure the balance is restored. Do you really think I could use it to throw things further into imbalance?" he asked the twins.
"I repeat what Trace said; we have no idea what type of powers you've gained. How are we to know what you can or cannot do?"
Taylor sighed and shook his head at how stubborn the two were being. The only time he had seen the two of them change their minds on anything once both of them had agreed upon something between the two of them their older sister had been involved. No one else was capable of doing so. "I see we are just going to continue to argue in circles. Star twins the only reason I am here is to bring Aderes back to the Law Realm. Just let me pass and bring her back. It is dangerous for her to be outside of it when she does not even know how to use her powers fully yet."
"Lair!" Aderes shouted at Taylor. Yamato, Takeru, and Aderes had moved over next to Nekitsomon to hear what was being said. She was currently glaring at Taylor from where she stood between both the brothers now holding to the back of both their shirts. Takeru wasn't quite sure just what is was she was so afraid of at the moment. She had both Nekitsomon and Leormon, who followed them over, to protect her. She herself had even said Taylor wouldn't hurt her.
Luna looked back at them then to Taylor and shook her head as she took her key out of her pocket to be safe. It was still attached to the chain she had given to Takeru earlier and like he had done it was attached to her belt. She would not end up like her brother if she could help it. "No, Aderes has already made it clear that she doesn't want to go back to the Law Realm! She wants to come stay with me and my brothers until things calm down!" Luna told him and that was when Taylor actually showed an expression; rage. It was only there for a second but they all saw it before it was replaced with a smile. The type salesmen had when they were trying to sell you something they knew you really weren't interested in. If the smile was meant to calm them down it did not work it just made them all that more on edge. Not to mention something just felt off about this to the twins.
"I'm afraid this is where we will have to disagree. You see Aderes just isn't safe to be around right now as she doesn't know how to fully control her powers. It would be better for everyone if you just let me take her so she doesn't accidentally hurt anyone when her powers do go out of control," he told the twins both of who shook their heads. As for Aderes, she proceeded to stick her tongue out at him. With him not really doing anything to anyone she was getting braver.
"From what I have been able to see she has a very good hold on her powers since she helped my sister fix this bridge and I damn well know that Luna did not have enough power at the time to do it on her own," Trace told him.
"You seem to forget that being the next in line for the Law Key she has everyone's powers including yours Trace! If you the original owner cannot control them what makes you think she can?" he asked Trace who glanced over to Aderes. She was still standing between the two brothers holding onto the back of their shirts. Both Hikari and Kohana walked over to them to find out what was going. Soon she was talking to the two.
Trace pointed to them. "All I see is a girl that is scared of what will happen if we send her back. If she really couldn't control her powers like me Takeru and Yamato both would have been badly hurt by now or worse," Trace pointed out causing Taylor to glare at him. Trace glanced at his sister. "He's not really good at this whole convincing thing is he?" Trace asked her and Luna shook his head.
She stood beside her brother, hands behind her back. "He is to use to being on the side that everyone else is on because he followed the rules to the letter," she said as she glanced at her brother who nodded.
Trace turned his attention to Taylor again. "Well, anything else you want to try to prove how stupid you think we are? Or are you just going to throw a fit and try to overpower the two of us? Cause quite frankly, I'd hate to destroy this bridge after my sis and Aderes just went through the trouble of fixing it. Just curious but you do realize you happen to be standing on something that I could easily destroy, right?" Trace asked as he slowly began to pull off his gloves as if he had all the time in the world. Taylor glanced down at his feet and actually took a few steps back causing Trace to grin. "Didn't think that through well did ya?"
Taylor looked at him the blank expression back on his face. "You wouldn't do it! You of all people, Trace, would not do something to purposefully hurt someone!"
Trace whistled a bit surprised by this. "Hey you do actually know me better than I thought! Then again who said anything about hurting? Lu and I used to shove each other off the border of our own realms as jokes until Krista got tired of hunting us down. The only thing that will happen to you is that you will end up in one of the lower realms or even back on our own planet without a single thing wrong with you being what you are and all," Trace told him with a shrug.
The two twins really had thought it was funny to push each other off until Krista had finally tanned their hides over it. The only reason he had not wanted the others to fall was because they had no idea where they would have ended up or if it was even safe for a normal human to do. Just because it was safe for his kind did not mean the same could be safe for Takeru or Kusarimon. They had been stopped before Rascmon and Bithamon came about.
"You two were lucky then! You do not always end up some place safe if you fall out of a realm!" Taylor warned them and the twins glanced at each other wondering if he was telling the truth or not. They had done it quite a few times to one another and had never ended up any place that had actually put the two of them in danger. More often than not they had ended up back on their own home world. The only time it had actually hurt was when Krista finally got tired of it.
The two just shrugged and Luna said, "Don't worry we have faith enough in you to think you could protect yourself." Taylor just shook his head. He had forgotten how mischievous the twins could be if they put their mind to it. He never understood how Krista had been able to deal with them on her own.