(And welcome back guys once again to the Fic. Things are narrowing down at this point and soon it'll be done.)
The guys were camping out and saw the moons with Bokomon baffled, "A fourth moon, this is unbelievable, there's no way." Bokomon flipped through his book.
"Where did that moon come from?" Zoe asked.
"I don't know, but it looks pretty next to the other three." Simca said.
Kouji looked to Bokomon, "Bokomon have you found anything on that crescent mark on Hotaru's forehead?"
"Well I haven't been able to find anything yet." The Digimon answered.
Neemon suddenly looked to a page stuck in the front, "Hey lookey here another folded page, maybe there's more."
Bokomon unfolded it and found more data, "Well now this changes it all, it seems the mark was once a symbol from a wise Digimon that ruled a portion of our world. She was known as Kaguyamon and she ruled along side her mate Yinyumon. But one day Ogudomon destroyed their kingdom."
"Ogudomon?" Takuya gasped hearing he was involved in it.
"Yes, but Kaguyamon loaded not only the data of her loved one, but her ten skilled followers and three protectors before being reduced to a Digi-Egg." Bokomon continued.
"Who were they?" Tommy asked.
"We're looking at them." Bokomon said motioning to Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki.
"You mean our guardian Digimon forms?" Yaten asked.
"Yes, and this may very well brief us more to Hotaru and why she is linked to all of this." Bokomon replied.
"I think it may have to do with Yumemon." Taiki started.
"How so?" Tsuchi asked.
"Think about it, according to Beelzemon she was orphaned and lived on her own with no memory of her family. And those ten skilled followers of Kaguyamon, I'm pretty sure we all know who they are." Taiki explained.
"The Legendary Warriors." Kouji said.
"Yeah, and since it was Yumemon using the power of the Silence Glaive and AncientSaturnmon who recreated them..."
"Yumemon is Kaguyamon?" the kids gasped.
"Oh man why we didn't we see this sooner?" Takuya asked feeling stupid.
"And Ogudomon had us believe she was a descendant, but she is her." JP added.
Simca put everything together, "And if she's Kaguyamon, and we were once the spirits of her loyal followers. Then that moon up there must be a sign of Kaguyamon."
"I hope Hotaru, Kouichi, and Impmon are ok." Seiya said.
"So do we." Kouji understood.
They gazed up at the moons knowing if a four moon was formed for Kaguyamon, it must've meant something good for a change. Meanwhile Kouichi, Hotaru, and Impmon returned to the cave for the night
"So the Spirits of Darkness were imbued with Yinyumon's fractal code." Hotaru said to Kouichi.
"It appears that way." He replied.
Hotaru blushed, "And since the queen's spirit resides in me it's like they're together."
"Yes so long as we're together." Kouichi added.
after awhile Kouichi had fallen asleep Hotaru looked at the stars thinking out loud, "Oh mama thought you said it was easy listening to your heart. But it doesn't feel easy." She started singing a song that came to her mind.
Maybe it's the things I say
Maybe I should think before I speak
But I thought that I knew enough
To know myself and do what's right for me
And these walls I'm buildin' now
You used to bring 'em down
And the tears I'm cryin' out
You used to wipe away
I thought you said it was easy
Listenin' to your heart
I thought you said I'd be okay
So why am I breakin' apart?
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't wanna be torn
Don't make me have to choose between
What I want and what you think I need
'Cause I'll always be your little girl
But even little girls have got to dream
Hotaru thought, 'I hope I can make the right decision.' She then fell asleep on Kouichi's shoulder. When morning came the sun shined on them and Impmon groaned a she woke up, "Ugh I don't like mornings." he groaned until he saw Kouichi and Hotaru in a compromising position, "Well what do we have here?" he asked.
The two then woke up, "Morning." Kouichi yawned until he and Hotaru saw how they were having their arms around each other, their foreheads touching, and their lips inches away from each others. They blushed and backed away and saw Impmon laughing hysterically.
'Now I'm really glad Kouji and the others aren't here.' Kouichi thought and then thought of Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki, 'And those three would be all over me.'
Hotaru blushed hard while thinking, 'He's so close.'
Impmon spoke, "Well seems you humans are pretty bold for your type."
Kouichi replied, "You really are a joker aren't you?"
Impmon bowed, "Yes, and I can't help it, you two were in the position as if you were asking for it." He said making the two blush harder, "But in all seriousness you two really did enjoy each others company."
Hotaru smiled, "Well Kouichi-kun is warm." This made Kouichi blush harder.
Suddenly the three noticed the cave was showing shining crystals on the walls and ceilings. "What the?" Impmon asked.
"Pretty." Hotaru said.
Kouichi saw images in the crystal of past on the real world, "Hold on that's me and my grandmother." he said remembering that was when he was told of Kouji. He thought, 'Seems like it' still only yesterday.'
Hotaru saw one it was of her uncles and her father singing in high school as their group known as the Three Lights.
Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki: Though it seems like I may be rejected,
my heart is maturing,
As for hiding our hearts from each other,
let us quit that right here,
If I say the words "I love you",
my heartbeat keeps in time,
Dawn will open the door,
and invite the sea breeze in,
(See me)
Oh if my heartbeat,
(Hear me)
sends out a signal,
(Touch me)
a fresh power,
will start to rise,
I won't overlook it, I will not give up,
until I reach my dream,
So,
closer to where you are, it's our era
Not yesterday, not even tomorrow,
Now this is the moment,
Yes!
Because even sadness is,
a part of happiness
They watched the memory crystals as Impmon spoke, "Wow they're good."
"Yup, they were the best." Hotaru said watching the memory of them ending practice until a blonde haired woman entered, "Mama." She gasped.
"That's your mom?" Kouichi and Impmon gasped.
"Wow she's a looker." Impmon said.
"Hey that's my mom you're talking about." Hotaru frowned.
""Sorry about that." He replied.
"They look happy together.' Kouichi noticed.
"Yes, they do." Hotaru agreed.
Kouichi and Impmon were worried since they've yet to see her mother and Seiya had the answers. Hotaru touched the brooch now on her shirt thinking, 'Mama, if your watching over me I hope I made you proud.'
Kouichi looked around seeing a certain scene the first time he saw Hotaru, 'This was when we met, and it wasn't really that long ago.' He thought.
Hotaru blushed and spoke, "Seems like it was yesterday we just met."
"Wow even then you two seemed awfully happy." Impmon noticed.
Hotaru replied, "Yes, Kouichi-kun was the first person besides nii-san to treat me with such kindness."
Kouichi blushed as Hotaru went deeper looking around, "I wonder what else is down here?" She walked looking, "This cave it's like never ending." She then looked ahead, "What's that?" she started running with Kouichi and Impmon as she saw something getting brighter
"I don't know, maybe daylight." Kouichi believed.
The three looked and found at the end of the tunnel an even bigger crystal the size of a mirror, "Look at the size of this one." Hotaru said going up to it seeing her reflection and gasped.
"What's going on?" Impmon asked.
"Guys you're not going to believe what I'm seeing." Hotaru said.
"You mean besides your reflection?" Impmon asked.
"I'm seeing more than that, I'm seeing both of my parents, nii-san, my oji's, and uh..." Hotaru eyeballed Kouichi.
"But how, let me see." Kouichi stood in the mirror, "I'm not seeing what you're seeing, I'm seeing myself, with a family of my own."
"I think that crystal may show one there deepest desires." Impmon said.
"Well my reflection did show me what I desire the most." Hotaru admitted.
Kouichi thought, 'I really desired a family of my own, and Hotaru's...' he blushed seeing Hotaru next to him both as adults with kids of their own, 'I guess I can't deny this is what I would want.'
Impmon took a look himself and was baffled seeing himself as Beelzemon ruling his own kingdom, 'That's me, and the Digimon there they look up to me.' He thought and saw it was but half of his ideal life and saw Yumemon at his side, 'And I'm the big brother I promised I'd be.'
Kouichi turned to them, "I'm glad we could see this."
Hotaru suddenly spoke seeing a name appear on the crystal, "Wait a minute a name." she said as the letters started forming
"What's it reading?" Kouichi asked.
Hotaru watched as the letters appeared, S-E-I-Y-A. K, "Seiya. K."
"Seiya. K?" Impmon asked.
"Seiya's my papas first name, but the letter for the last name, I don't know." Hotaru said while Kouichi was thinking about it but shook it off.
The three walked until Hotaru held her head, "Hotaru!" the two called as he helped her up
"Seizure!" she groaned.
Kouichi held her close, "Don't worry just calm down."
Kouichi and Impmon continued helping her along out of the cave until her seizure went away.
"Oh man I did not need a seizure this early." Hotaru said rubbing her head.
"I know, well our best chance is to find the others. You know they'll be looking to." Kouichi said as they all nodded.
"Well if we're going to be doing some searching, best not to do it on foot." Impmon said as he went Beelzemon, whistled, and Behemoth arrived. Beelzemon got on and motioned to the other two, "Hop on."
"Is it safe?" Kouichi asked.
"Of course, I'm a safe driver." Beelzemon assured him.
So the two got on back and held on as Beelzemon took off. Kouichi while holding on thought, 'I sure hope we find the others before Ogudomon tries finding us.'
Meanwhile the others were on the search as well, "We're hardly getting a signal at all." Takuya said seeing his D-Tector wasn't giving them a signal as to where the others were
"We shouldn't feel too much worry after all, the three of them are capable of taking care of themselves." Kane said.
"Yes but with Ogudomon still out there the Digital World isn't safe." Seiya added.
"Especially when he destroyed the forest sector." JP added.
"Well the Royal Knights were able to do that and it wasn't pretty because we couldn't stop them from taking all of the Digital Worlds fractal code." Zoe said.
"Well this time you will because we're fighting together." Taiki replied.
Bokomon was looking at a map in the book, "Hmm judging from where we were cut off they should be around the mountain sector."
"Then we got to go there." Kouji said.
"If we move at a fast pace they're obviously searching we should meet up with them by the border of the sector." Yaten said
"Well come on time waits for no mon right?" Moku asked walking on ahead.
"Him make no sense, but he might know right direction." Tsuchi said as they followed.
Beelzemon meanwhile continued riding through the mountains and saw a gorge, "Uh oh, better hang on tighter guys I'm gonna have to jump it."
He sped up and popped a wheelie as it went over the gorge, "GERONIMO!" he cried
Hotaru spoke to Kouichi, "If we survive I'm never getting on a cycle again!" she cried as Beelzemon reached the other side
"Please don't do that again." Kouichi said.
"What we made it didn't we?" Beelzemon asked.
"My life flashed before my eyes." Hotaru said.
"Yeah that will happen." Beelzemon said replied.
"Well me made it across the gorge but still I'm getting a signal yet." Kouichi looked at his D-Tector.
"We must still be out of range." Hotaru believed.
"Well I'll pick up the pace." Beelzemon said as he sped up but soon heard sputtering, "Uh oh, Behemoth's out of gas." He pulled over.
"So what now?" Hotaru asked.
Beelzemon got off with the others as Behemoth was placed against a tree, "Nothing we can do but walk from here."
"Well we might as well start." Hotaru said as the group walked.
"Keep your eyes peeled you never know what may be here." Beelzemon said.
Hotaru spoke sensing something, "Guys I got a bad feeling."
"What?" they asked.
"I think Ogudomon may be sending more henchmen to assist him." She explained.
Kouichi looked around seeing little black gremlin like creatures with yellow eyes
"What're those things?" Kouichi asked.
Beelzemon answered, "I don't know, this is my first time seeing them as well."
Hotaru held her head hearing Ogudomon, "I see you've met my newest minions."
"So they are yours." Hotaru said.
"Yes I call them Dark Mites; they're made from the darkness inhabiting all that is within the Digital World itself." He explained as the Dark Mites attacked Beelzemon.
"Get off me!" Beelzemon called as they tried piling on him.
Kouichi went Lowemon and was swatting them away and noticed they went toward Hotaru, "Oh great." she said, "Well time to do something about them. Execute, Eternal beast spirit evolution!" Hotaru called.
Soon appearing was a new version of Panteramon who was shinier, had gold and silver armor on her back was a pair of angelic wings, "EternalPanteramon!" the panther digimon attacked with a slash of the claw the mites dissolved.
Lowemon spoke as the three started getting surrounded by a whole army of them, "Ok this is bad."
"Well at least we're going down together." Beelzemon said.
The three prepared themselves until, "Seismic Sledge!" Grumblemon pounded the ground with his hammer and it split making the mites fall in.
"Grumblemon!" Lowemon said.
"We come at good time." Grumblemon said as the others rushed over looking at the mites.
"Whoa, what are those things?" Beetlemon asked.
Beelzemon answered, "Dark mites."
"Ogudomon's doing?" Ranamon asked.
"Yes, we tried fighting them off but more keep coming." EP replied.
"Then we'll see if they come back fast enough with all of us." StarFightermon said.
So the whole group teamed up against the Dark Mites destroying them faster than they could come back. As EP fought she had been feeling a new power now that all over the warriors were around she knew where it was to.
"Now to try this power!" she roared and slide Digivolved into EternalSaturnmon. She held the Silence Glaive, "Sliver Moon" she started, "Crystal Power Kiss!" she called as light spread over the Dark Mites. The mites were moaning in pain as they faded away
ES took deep breathes and spoke, "That got them."
"Hotaru that's a new look for you what happened?" Kazemon asked.
"A lot" ES answered.
"And that's the short version." Beelzemon added.
ES fell forward tired as Lowemon caught her as they both became human again, "We better go someplace and rest, because there's a lot to tell you all." Kouichi said.
"Well then let's go." Takuya said as they went to find cover.
Hotaru thought while she was now in her father's arms, 'We're together again.'
Ogudomon was watching via viewing screen thinking, 'So her new form took out my Dark mites, this is very interesting." He smirked and spoke, "Well my dear, I think it's time we all once again met on the battlefield, and take what I long for."
(And that's the chapter guys, it's just about done now. Hope you guys enjoy it. The songs I used include 'Don't wanna be Torn' owned by Miley Cyrus, not by me. And 'See me it's our Era' from Sailor Moon I also don't own.)