Digital Densetsu no Mora chapter 11-Mt Bristle part 3, Back home with Jerome, and the dogs of Ohu.

Mora hummed a tune in her head as she took lead of the group as they walked through the fourth floor. The small female was determined to show that she was capable of leading the group, surprising Lily and Terry as they made their way up the mountain. The Pikachu smiled and turned to him, pleased with her friend's good mood.

"She's getting more bold, isn't she Terry?" she asked, pleased to see her friend in good spirits. Terry nodded, saying that Mora was wanting to show what she could really do.

"Mora told me that she wants to get stronger…why, I don't know…" he said, trailing off. He-for a brief moment, looked like he was worried. The Riolu sighed and hung his head sadly, thinking about what Mora had told him several nights ago…

Flashback…

"Hey Mora, you seem kinda sad tonight. What's up?" said Terry as he sat down next to Mora at the dining room table. The small Riolu had grown worried ever since Mora had told him how her arm and leg had become metal. She sighed and moved closer to him, tears in her eyes. Terry put his arm around her,

"My brother and I weren't the only ones to suffer that day we tried to bring back Chika." she said, moving her paw to her chest were there was a strange seal. Terry blinked, confused. "What's that mark on your chest for?" he asked still confused.

Mora told him of how she tried to revive her great aunt. "There was a close friend who helped us…his name was Commandramon, he's a Digimon like my twin. But he…lost way more than what we lost…" she said, trailed off. Terry waited patiently for her to go on,

"…He lost his whole body…" she said tearing up and resting her head on Terry's shoulder. He rubbed her back as she burst into tears again for the fourth time that day. He sighed, "You know…I've been through some of the same stuff you've been through" finishing his words as she looked up at him with watery eyes. She sat up and tilted her head to listen to him speak.

"My mother was a beautiful Lucario, always making everyone happy around her, checking up on the weak and the sickly Pokemon she came across." Terry began, "Out of the three children she had, I was the only one who survived the first year of life. Because of that, she hardly let me have fights with anyone. But my father encouraged it, saying that she was being silly and not to listen to her." he sighed and shook his head in sadness. Mora watched him closely,

"So I began to fight, hoping to get stronger so I could make him happy. But after a while, mom found out and she was livid. She took me away in the middle of the night, leaving me without a father for a while. She grew angry with me, saying that fighting was wrong. Then my father came in and it got even worse. Soon, they split and I went with my father, but soon I ran away the next night. Eventually, I found my way here to Treasure Town." he finished. Mora put her right paw on his shoulder.

"You had it rough too, huh?" she asked as Terry nodded.

End Flashback

"Mora! Snap out of it!" yelled Psiana, frantically waving her paw in front of Mora's face. Mora shook her head and the others sighed with relief. She looked and saw that their faces had gone pale. Psiana screeched,

"You wouldn't snap out of it…and we got worried! Damn it, don't scare us like that!" she yelled, freaked out. Mora lowered her head, "Sorry, I got lost in thought." she answered. Alphamon stared at her worriedly, knowing full well that her answer was a lie. He shook his head,

"That's not what you really wanna say…nee-san. Why are you lying? It wasn't your fault what happened that day…it was mine." he thought as he took off his helmet and sighed, running his hand through his silver hair. His gold eyes looked around him and soon, his eyes narrowed in a small figure. He floated up into the air as he went to get a closer look. Growing alarmed when he saw a Pokemon he had never seen before, he tumbled to the ground.

The Pokemon-a pink duck-like female, veils coming out of her body like mist, stared at him for a moment before muttering to herself, almost if Alphamon wasn't there. "So Darkrai…just what do you intend to do with these innocent children? And that Pikachu…who is she?" she said, vanishing in a nanosecond.

Alphamon shook his head as he dusted himself and went back to the group.

Soon after they had reached the 8th floor, Psiana had suggested that they rest, should any strong Pokemon be up ahead with Azurill. Alphamon had found a small pool of water nearby and carried some over in a cup, giving each member a sip. Lily sighed in contentment, "Ahh, this water feels so refreshing going down my throat!" she said gleefully as she felt a few droplets go down her chin. She moved her legs back and forth, humming a tune that felt oddly familiar to her. Mora blinked blankly as she listened in, her ears twitching as she tried to figure out where she had heard the tune, but she soon gave up and asked her,

"Where did you hear that tune, Lily? Does it sound familiar to you?" she asked tilting her head as she brushed off some crumbs after she took a bite of some Pecha Berries. The Pikachu looked at her, confused for a moment until she answered calmly, staring at the ground,

"It does…but for the life of me, I can't remember where or why I know the melody…but it I remember that melody, I can re-remember the rest of my memories! Isn't that great! It's slowly coming back to me, Mora!" she jumped up and twirled around, excited from her recent memory that had come back to her. Mora sweat dropped and chuckled, faking enthusiasm as she told Lily she was great at singing. "Oh dear, it's gone to her head…" muttered Rujina as she chewed her food, nudging Psiana as she swallowed her food. The Eevee looked at her like she was crazy, "Just what are you planning to do when we fight Drowzee? Please tell me that it's not…'that'." she said, rubbing her forehead as she was getting a headache.

The orange Zorua grinned and nodded, proving Psiana right. "No. Just. No. I am not doing that." she growled annoyed. Wanting to change the mood, Psiana asked about Mora's family. Mora blinked as she thought of who to describe first…

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Back at Shibuya…

Jerome sighed as he looked around the city, his face growing more and more worried by the second as he stared at all the frozen people. Time had frozen overnight by the time Mora and Alphamon had gone missing. Hakuba sighed as he got up the ladder to join her husband to survey the town. She ran a hand through her brown hair and crossed her arms annoyed,

"This isn't good, honey dear. Just what is that Darkrai planning to do with those…?" she muttered as she leaned forward, over the side railing of the house. Jerome sighed as he made sure his mate didn't fall over and hurt herself. He looked up into the dark night sky, "I don't know…I just hope the kids found out anything useful…Tonpei isn't very good at finding out information…" he sighed, knowing that his eldest son tended to think with his heart most of the time rather with his head. Hakuba chuckled at her husband's frowning face,

"He's got more of a brain than you think, plus…" she trailed as she got a flirtatious look in her eyes, unnerving him a good bit. She winked at him, "Cheetah's with him too, he's timid but he's got the smarts to pull through this damn crap!" she said, looking far in the distance. Her eyes lit up as she pointed out, "Look honey, over there! Kenpa's with them too!" she jumped off the edge, landed on her feet and took off as she changed into her wolf form. Jerome closed his open mouth and jumped off after her, doing the same as he changed into his wolf form.

"Wait up, dear!" he yelled, his paws digging into the concrete as he ran through the city, briefly glancing at the frozen people and pets. "This…is not good. Everyone's been effected…is there anyone else who's been spared from suspended animation?" he muttered as he stopped for a moment.

The air around him was unmoving and still, cold and dead. And he hated it. The fountain was even still, the water still like it was frozen. He sniffed the air and saw two figures running toward him in wolf form. He smiled, two of his sons, Tonpei and Cheetah, the second and third eldest sons of his family, an angel Digimon being the first from his wife's side of the family.

Soon, the two wolves stopped in front of him, changing back into human form. The blond man spoke up first, his voice grave with concern.

"Father, we've looked all over the city, but no one else isn't unfrozen like we are…the only ones that were unfrozen were a bunch of feral dogs. Pack was about 50 of them, but I got the feeling there are more than that." he said, pausing to catch his breath. Cheetah patted him on the back and added,

"Don't worry brother, we'll find someone alive to figure out what is going on…" his words comforted Tonpei and he soon calmed down. The air seemed not as cold to the three anymore. They sat down and ate some sandwiches until Hakuba called them saying that she had found someone unfrozen. The three looked at each other and got ready to go see who Hakuba had found…