A New Beginning Chapter 6, a digimon fanfic

digi-gal-rox: it's been a while, but i'm back! sorry for the delay. have been busy with work and all. sigh well... here it is!

CHAPTER 6 - Back from the Future

"Um... excuse me," turning around slightly, Kari was greeted by a raven haired girl.
"Can... can I help you?" she asked uncertainly.
"Um... do you know where Albert Hall is?"
"I take it you're new." Kari smiled. "I'll take you there." smiling slightly, the raven haird girl nodded and followed the brunette. "I'm Kari by the way."
"Helen."
"Where did you come from?... That's if you don't mind me asking."
"From the next town, actually. It's my first time here." Helen responded.
"Ah, here we are!" Kari said brightly. "Albert Hall!"
"Tha-"
"Kari? Kari!" turning around slightly, Helen noticed a dark haired man, around their age, running towards them with a big smile on his face.
"Alex!" Kari squeeled running towards him. "You're back!" hugging her tightly, Alex Omura could only smile. "But-"
"I told your brother to keep it a secret. I wanted to surprise you."
"That was you?!" smiling at her cheekily, Alex hugged her again. "I missed you so much!"
"I missed you to."

"Hmf." T.K frowned as he continued making his way to the library.
"Jealous?" Davis greeted from behind. T.K turned around slightly.
"No."
"Seems like it." he said smugly.
"Who is that guy, anyway?"
"Who? Alex?" Davis said thoughtfully. "That's her boyfriend." T.K froze.
"Boy...-friend?"

"Um... Kari...?" turning around, Kari was surprised to see T.K standing before her, awkwardly. "Can... I have a minute with you?"
"And you are?" Sakura asked, stepping forward, defensively.
"T.K." he responded.
"It's O.K, Sakura." Kari said quietly. "I'll see you later, O.K?" Sakura nodded and left. Sighing heavily, Kari faced the blonde man and smiled. "She can be protective sometimes." she paused. "What is it?"
"Um... who was that guy with you earlier today?" Kari looked at him blankly.
"Guy?"
"Yeah, with the dark hair."
"Oh, that's Alex." Kari shrugged. "My... boyfriend."
"I see..." he said quietly.
"You O.K?" Kari asked, looking at him curiously.
"I'll fight for you." he said, his voice raised.
"What?!" she looked at him surprised. He grabbed her hands and looked at her fiercely. "T.K... I-" she stopped.
"I will fight for you Kari. And I will win." she looked around worriedly, before facing him again.
"Something's wrong."

Screams filled the air, as the hooded man grabbed hold of the small child who screamed at the site of her mother's disappearance.
"Mummy!" she screamed, struggling to break free from the figure.
"We have to hurry," another hoodded figure said, approaching the two.
"I know," he looked up to the sky, noticing dark clouds approaching them. Cursing silently, he quickly made his way to one place he knew that for the time being they would be safe.
"You can't be thinking-"
"Right now, we don't have any other choice." he stated quiety, as the two ran towards the cave, the child still squirming in his arms. Placing the child down, before a large gate he smiled at the crying girl. "It's O.K." he said quietly.
"But-" the child stated.
"Remember what your father talked about?" the figure asked. The child meerly nodded. "Be strong, O.K?"
"Will mummy be O.K?" the child asked. The two adults looked at each other nervously, before forcing a bright smile.
"I'm sure she'll be fine," the figure responded. Retrieving a creature from behind him, he handed her her digimon.
"Salamon!" she cried out happly, hugging the digimon tightly.
"Look after her well, Salamon." the figure ordered. The other figure pushed the gate open, as the child looked at it in awe. "And be strong, your parents wouldn't want you to be afraid. That's how the darkness gets to you."
"Where am I going?!" the child asked slightly paniced.
"A safe place. Where I know people will look after you." pushing the child towards the bright light. Covering their eyes slightly, they watched as the child disappeared before the gate closed with a loud bang.
"Was it wise to send your daughter there?" the other figure asked.
"We didn't have any other choice," he replied. "They'll take good care of her."

"Your place?" T.K asked, as she pushed the doors open, panting slightly. She shook her head."Davis', he's place was closer than mine." she said, rushing towards the computer. He looked at it curiously, before realising that it was glowing.
"What the-" before he could finish his sentence, a child jumped out of the computer, flying towards him. Clearly surprised, he looked at the child clueless as to what just happened. Kari's attention was still to the computer.
"Strange." she murmured. "The gate's closed."
"A little help here, Kari!" T.K exclaimed, as the child slowly opened her eyes.
"Hey there," Kari said gently. "What's your name?" the child blinked at her before narrowing her eyes.
"Give me the Crystal Light!"

"... Crystal Light?" Gennai repeated softly. "I remember hearing stories about it. There's this story that the digimon tell of a kingdom many years ago, where the princes of the Digital World fell in love with the prince of your world." Gennai paused, "the princess' father had left the Digital World many years before, and fell into the Darkness, where he became the next ruler. A great battle took place, ending the life of everyone who fought in the battle, including the prince and princess. The queen, who was the last standing used this light, the Crystal Light, to restore the Digital World, as well as giving everyone a normal life. But it used up a lot of her life energy, so she died shortly later."
"So, why would this child want it?" Tai asked.
"I'm more interested in how Kari came upon that crystal." he motioned to the small crystal hanging around her neck.
"It was a gift from our parents," Kari replied. "On my birthday, last year." Gennai frowned slightly.
"Whoever this girl is, keep a sharp eye on her. Who knows what else she maybe after."

Shaking her head slightly, Gatomon muttered quietly, wondering what possessed her to play 'hide and seek' with theother digimon. Sighing heavily, she soon found herself face to face with Gennai who was staring at the sky in deep thought. Hesitantly, Gatomon approached him.
"Gennai?"
"What is it, Gatomon?" he asked, looking down at her with a warm smile.
"I've found something that I think you should see..."

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