Memories Out of Reach

Chapter 7: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Hey everybody! I'm Hope10032 and I'm here to bring you my very first fan fiction! This is more of an experiment than anything, but if you like it, please tell me! This is a crossover of 02, 03 and 04. There will be hints of TakuyaXKari, because I think that pairing is AWESOMENESS! Anyway, basically the majority of digidestined from those three seasons are all in high school.

Hello everybody! Hope is back and ready for Chapter 7! Thank you to everyone who reviewed/read/followed/favorited this story! It means a lot to me, honestly. I was having problems with coming up with ideas, so this took forever. Maybe for my next fanfiction, I should actually have a PLAN! This is all just coming from off the top of my head.

fanakatsuki: Yes, the war has pretty much begun. We'll see how I do at writing fight scenes though. I agree, I think this story is starting its ascent towards the more action-packed stuff. As for the mastermind behind it all, you'll just have to wait and see… For that light and darkness is neutral thing, yeah I think that sounds about right. I was just ranting about the many inconsistencies going on. I swear, it can be just sad watching some of the episodes. And yes, I can speak parts of many languages. Not the entire thing, but some things I can understand (not fluently). Whacky world we live in huh. Anyways, thanks so much for the review!

Though the only language I'm fluent in is English, so don't write your reviews in other languages, because it's summer here and I don't feel like translating. But, if you must, I guess I could break out the old Google Translate or something just to humor you. As I've said before, I can be very lazy! Though when I start getting to work on something, so long as I can help it, I'll finish it to the end! That includes this story! That's enough about me (maybe if I want to talk so much about myself, I should just put it in my bio...hmm, maybe).

BTW: I'm sorry about the extra commentaries in this, but when I was writing it, I was feeling a little crazy and VERY sarcastic. I sometimes have those days.

I'm so sorry about the long wait, but I had severe writer's block. In fact, I got so frustrated, I locked my laptop in a closet for a week. I'm so smart, right? *sarcastic chuckle* I actually had most of this down, I just reached a dead end when I tried writing the end. I also had to rewrite this, because I had wanted to try 1st person POV, but it was a DISASTER. So I went back and changed it all.

Without further adieu, I present Chapter 7!

"..talking.."

'..thinking..'

- Flashbacks will be labeled as such

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Digimon Franchise. Only this plot is mine.

Chapter 7: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Kouichi's POV

In the giant flash of light, the three friends seemed to be suspended in white space. Wherever they were, it was multi-colorful and very bright. It was a weird feeling to go through. Kouichi figured that it was the transferring of their flesh and blood into data, and transporting them to the digital world.

He wondered what the West would look like compared to their own digital world. He didn't have much time to think because they suddenly heard Lady Ophanimon's voice. It seemed to be coming from everywhere at the same time, yet had no distinct origin. Freaky.

"Takuya, Kouji, and Kouichi," she started. "You three will be the ones facing the most peril, and will have the biggest responsibility. It is my understanding, that the other two groups won't be sending their entire groups. They will probably have to divide their forces between the Digital and Real Worlds. No doubt that they'll be sending their strongest here as well.

"You must have the utmost caution during this mission. I would like for the three of you to collect some things. Ebonwumon himself told me of special artifacts he needs to be able to purify the other corrupt Sovereigns. They are called the ten Elemental Infinistones.

"With them, your power increases based on both the stone's and your own element. Say you get the Fire Infinistone, Takuya's power will increase, and so on and so forth. None of the other Quadrants, not even the West Sovereign himself, know that they are hidden there. You must keep what you are seeking a secret.

"The ten Infinistones are scattered across the West quadrant, and only those with any elemental connection are able to locate them. They are, of course, the same elements that you all represent, only in stone form. But you must be careful, for none of these can fall into evil hands, or else that element therefor becomes corrupt… and so will the human counterpart if there is one." she added quietly.

Kouichi understood what she was getting at and, at a glance at the other two, Kouji and Takuya did as well. If their own Infinistone were to fall into evil's possession, they would become subject to evil as well, and probably have to obey any who held the stones. Not a pretty picture.

Suddenly, a seemingly shimmering wall appeared ahead. Not a big deal, unless you count the fact that they were headed straight towards it at what seemed 200 mph (miles per hour, for those who don't know. 320 km per hour if you'd rather). Kouichi'd rather not start this journey as a pancake, but that might just be him.

"Brace yourselves, children. You won't collide with the wall, but you might collide with the ground if you aren't careful. Remember Kouji and Takuya, you won't be able to Unity evolve without the others, so you'll be skipping Mega-Ultimate and jump right to Mega-Mega when you are able. I have run out of time to explain things. Good luck in the West, and may the elements be with you," Lady Ophanimon said in farewell, before her voice faded completely.

(Yes, I know. Bad Star Wars reference, but hey! Who cares eh? I might also make the reference about Kouji and Light Sabers ^o^) (Kouji: -_-)

The next thing he knew, there was bright white light (hey, rhyming is fun!... Man I'm hyper...) everywhere. The thing that registered after that, was the pain of landing on your face.

Takuya's POV

Everything was dark, until a scene Takuya knew too well played out. He knew he was having a dream, because there was no way that this could be happening again. He was EmperorGreymon, and was charging stupidly. The next thing Takuya knew, Lucemon Chaos Mode was rapidly throwing punches, everyone hitting their bullseye on the dragon's armor. He could already hear the poor metal cracking in places.

In the middle of the punches, the brunette heard Lucemon call his attack, 'Paradise Lost Punch'. His hearing was fading in and out, so he couldn't be sure. Lucemon then abruptly stopped punching him, preferring to kick the Warrior of Fire high in the air instead.

Takuya already knew what was coming, even if his dream self didn't. It was a strange feeling. He still had his mind working, but was trapped in his dream body of EmperorGreymon, and couldn't move to change history.

As he began to make the long descent, Lucemon placed his feet firmly on his arms, making the dragon form a weird, upside down 'T' with his body. As he was falling, he suddenly was hearing his dream self's thoughts.

'Man, this is ridiculous! I'm literally so beat up, that I'm seeing my older memories flash by!' the dream thought. His older memories? Then Takuya suddenly saw what his dream was talking about. In his own mind, images and memories came back to him, some of which that he didn't even know existed!

Images of his past self, playing and laughing with this young, familiar girl. There were also ones of himself and this group of eight kids, hanging out at the park like nothing unusual was happening. He couldn't seem to remember their names, but knew that seeing them, they were his friends. His first friends.

Then a memory of him leaving his hometown, Odaiba, and saying goodbye to all of his past friends, gaining his hat and goggles from a pair of siblings, one of which the girl that the brunette felt a strange connection to, and the other, her older brother. Takuya could tell that his younger self looked up to him in a way one does a hero.

He remembered climbing into the car and driving down the street, only to have the girl chase it and throw him her necklace. She told the boy to give it back when he returned, and he promised that he would. Takuya now knew that when he returned, he still needed to return the necklace that was in his old cap to the girl.

'How could I forget all these people?!' he asked himself internally. If these people were such a big part of his past, which they were, and helped to mold him into who he is today, which they did, then how could he just forget? Takuya was furious with himself.

The answer to the boy's question would come in the form of… the ground. Even though this was a dream, he could still feel the phantom pain of what once happened. He banged his head against the ground so hard, that it literally split the moon they were on.

The memories vanished immediately, and he then knew what had happened.

He, Takuya Kanbara, has been suffering from amnesia for who knows how long, all because he hit his head way too much. How embarrassing.

When the dream ended, the boy awoke to the smell of breakfast.

"Yum, what's cooking chef?" he asked groggily. Takuya was somehow exhausted from his sleep, though it did make sense. He had gone through an extremely traumatic, life-changing, mental workout.

The boy was apparently lying in a surprisingly comfy bed with bandages on his head. There were chairs on each side of the bed, where Kouichi sat on the right, grinning in amusement, and Kouji on the left looking slightly annoyed.

"Well, at least we know that his appetite isn't broken. Pity, though. I thought that the fridge needed a break. During the time you've been unconscious, I could've sworn I heard the kitchen cheer with joy," Kouji said sarcastically, though hints of relief were evident in his voice.

"How long was I out, and where are we? Also on that note, why are we here and what happened?" he asked them. The poor leader's mind was still fuzzy after all he went through in that dream.

"You've been unconscious for a few hours, and we're in the Village of Remembrance. Don't you remember running for our lives on Memory Lane until you hit your head when you tripped? After that, a group of digimon showed up and helped us lug you here, since Tortomon finally left us alone," Kouichi supplied this answer.

Takuya thought back to when they first arrived in the West.

Flashback

They all landed with a horrible thud. Takuya, of course, with all the grace in the world, landed on his head (No surprise there). When he looked at his companions, the brunette saw that they weren't that better.

Kouichi had landed face-first on the ground, while Kouji seemed to have landed flat on his bottom. The ground wasn't any softer than the one back home, that's for sure. With that thought in mind, Takuya looked around to see where they had landed.

The place looked like your typical grassland, minus the fact there were multiple digimon herds roaming the area. It seemed like they had landed in a clearing. That was when Takuya noticed the differences.

The sky in this world seemed to have a constant Aurora Borealis (AKA Northern Lights) floating high in the atmosphere. There wasn't a sun visible, but its rays were seen making shadows of the scenery. It seemed like it was turning evening, which meant that they had better get moving, so they can find shelter before nightfall.

Then Takuya noticed that their clothes had changed from the Odaiba High uniforms, into a larger version of their old clothes. Takuya's own red jacket and yellow shirt had made a reappearance as well. As did everything else of his old wardrobe, and that of the other two's as well.

Kouji was getting up while Takuya was scanning their surroundings. Kouichi, meanwhile, was wiping his face on his sleeve. Landing on it must've hurt, because he had a large red splotch on his face. The leader of the group quickly assessed their situation.

"Alright guys, we're somewhere in the West, in a grassland, and have no clue how we should go about looking for the Eternity Rocks!" he said, quite upbeat.

"That's genius Einstein, and it's Infinistones, not Eternity Rocks, nitwit. Are you ever NOT annoying?" Kouji asked sarcastically. Kouji seemed more sarcastic than usual, and that's saying something.

"Well, let's not get hung up on the details. At least nothing big has happened yet," Takuya answered. The twins stared in disbelief at him. "What-"

"RAAWWH"

The twins did a face-palm in perfect unison. It had become quite obvious that jinxing yourself was VERY real and would most definitely happen. Obviously Takuya still hasn't learned of that yet.

A giant Tortomon crashed into the clearing, eyeing the group hungrily.

"You were right, when you said 'big'!" Kouji yelled.

*Ten minutes later

"That was really smooth Takuya. I swear, you wouldn't know what logic was, even if it slapped you and screamed, 'I'M LOGIC' right in your face," Kouji whispered. The three of them were currently hiding in the tall grass.

"I have to agree Takuya," Kouichi chimed. "Everyone has a right to stupidity, but you are abusing that right."

"Well, who cares? At least we got away," Takuya defended himself. The twins stared at him in disbelief… again.

"Why does the most thick-headed, oblivious, and idiotic person on the face of TWO worlds, have to be our leader?" Kouji questioned.

The next couple minutes were spent running away in terror. As they were being chased, they stumbled upon an open road. Takuya gave a signal to the twins, and the trio began racing down the path.

"Hurry up! The Tortomon is gaining on us!" Kouichi warned.

"Seriously! How the heck can a ten ton lug of a giant TURTLE, of all things, be so fast?!" Takuya huffed out.

Suddenly, with a loud, announcing roar, Tortomon reared up and slammed back into the ground.

The effect was catastrophic.

It seemed almost like the ripple effect, except instead of water, it was solid rock acting like a giant tidal wave. Takuya saw this and knew that they couldn't escape it.

'Unless' he thought, and sprang into action. Takuya literally tackled the twins, effectively shoving them out of the way of the disaster, but leaving himself to take the hit alone.

At the last possible second, he curled himself into a ball to try to lessen the blow. After the attack was over, he blinked his eyes rapidly, trying to get the dirt and grit out of them. The last thing he saw before sinking into black, was a sign half buried in the rubble, like himself.

"Memory Lane?" he murmured. "What kind of nutcase names a road that?" He then sunk into the dark nothingness of oblivion.

End Flashback

After he was done with his little reminscenting moment, Takuya argued angrily, "I didn't trip! I was pushing you guys out of danger, and saving your sorry behinds!"

"Sure you were," Kouji nodded understandingly. You could tell by his expression that he was mocking his leader.

Takuya hung his head in defeat. He was too exhausted to argue. He then remembered the dream he had while he was out. He was about to fill his friends in, when a loud crash was heard, followed by a war cry of:

"NOVA BLAST"

There you guys are! Again, SO sorry for the long wait! I now, truly, honestly understand how horribly annoying writer's block can be! Please R&R, or something, but even if you don't, thank you for reading!

I probably won't be updating for a while, again, because I'm going on a family vacation. So don't expect the next chapter to come out this week.

This was a really long chapter! We'll see if I can keep them this long! If you have any questions/concerns/comments/etc. PLEASE TELL ME! I love getting feedback because it really helps me to become a better writer! It also serves as great MOTIVATION!

Anyways… Thank you for whatever and stuff… Hope is out! ^-^