Sorry for yet another Side story, but I have to occupy myself somehow, or I'll go officially mad.
This one takes place BEFORE all of the previous Side Stories, but does bear some continuity to it. Better yet, AA gets to tell his story!
Side Story Four:
The Vision of Fate
A little blonde girl, laughing and playing with another blonde boy…
A pair of flashy goggles on her…too big for her head…
The day was beautiful, the sky was clear (save for those rocks hanging in the air) and the digimon were out and about, doing what they do best.
I flapped my wings and took off, heading towards the island in the Net Ocean. The largest one, with the massive mountain in the middle; File Island.
Honestly, sometimes being different is a pain.
Two older humans, one with black hair, the other with bright orange: fire coming out of both of them and a small Biyomon nearby…
I landed on the island, and was immediately…
Ignored. Not surprising, since I was technically the law-figure of this place, and over half the island's population belonged to a gang of roving digimon who pretty much hated rules and liked to do as they wished.
Unfortunately, I had to see the very leader of this Gang today. I'd call him my friend, if I could honestly say it.
And, I couldn't. That wolf hated my guts for no particular reasoning. Sometimes, I just wanted to smack him too.
Curse that for being against my nature.
I knew exactly where the Gang decided to place itself too. A small alcove shoved into the mountain. I made my way there slowly, not wanting to get there at all.
The picture in my paw that I woke up with…
But, I had to do it.
When I got there, I was greeted by Justimon. He was a good digimon, for the most part, and was the second-in-command.
"Can you tell me where KiddGarurumon is?" I asked painfully.
"Not here, AncientAnubismon." Justimon replied quickly.
I sighed. "What's he doing?"
"Nothing." Justimon defended.
I rolled my eyes behind my mask. "Where may I find him, then?"
Justimon just pointed straight up, indicating that KiddGarurumon was up at the summit of the mountain.
"Please, don't hurt him." Justimon said, somewhat sarcastically.
"Wouldn't dream of it." I said as I took off, sending dust in his masked face.
When I reached the top, there he was, of course. He was just sitting, though. Nothing harmful about that.
The battles that revolved around them…the blonde girl, the blonde boy, the red-haired girl, the black haired boy, the brown-haired boy…
But I still decided to have some fun with him.
"Do I need to call the Royal Knights on this one?" I asked loudly.
"Hey, I'm innocent." KiddGarurumon replied, holding his hands up in a sign of surrender.
"Like that's believable." I sighed.
"What do you want, old man?" he growled.
"I want to talk to you." I said, forcing the words out. "I have a favor."
The digimon with them…a plant for the red-head, a dinosaur for the brown-headed boy, a gray bird for the raven-haired boy, a blue dog for the blonde boy…
"What, your Royal Knight playmates not good enough or you? Or are you hanging with the Ancient Warriors now? Which is it buddy, I gotta know what Type I'm insulting here." KiddGarurumon stood up and turned to me, his devilish smile locked into place.
"Neither." I snapped. "That matter is moot." Last thing I needed was KiddGarurumon running around File Island bearing my problems with his childish grin.
"Just wondering." KiddGarurumon said defensively. Then his voice quieted, "Or do you not even know?"
That hit me. And made me mad. "Are you suggesting I don't know who I am?" I growled.
"I'm not suggesting, old man. I'm saying. And that's the cold hard truth." KiddGarurumon said. "Now, pushing that aside, what do you want? C'mon, land, have a party."
I landed, but I had no intention of having a party. I thrust my head close to his smug face and snarled:
"You ever make fun of me or insult me again I swear I shall rip out your Core and feed it to the Hellhounds. Hear me, KiddGarurumon?"
KiddGarurumon shrugged. "You bluff horribly, old man."
I felt my own anger begin to rush me. "I do not bluff, nor do I lie, KiddGarurumon." I said, seriously.
"That's a bit demon Lordish for you, isn't it?" KiddGarurumon responded.
The six-foot tall wolf for the girl…the one whom I was speaking with…
I sighed, regrettably expelling my anger with the breath. I waved my paw around, and the small photo that I had woken up with earlier appeared. I took it and handed it to KiddGarurumon.
"I wish for you to find this child, KiddGarurumon." I told him. "As a favor."
KiddGarurumon looked at it with disgust. He spat angrily, fur bristling, "What makes you think I wanna find a human? Especially this one! Have you forgotten what happened to my family because of humans?"
"I understand the nature of your anger, my friend, but I assure you, that this human has no intention at all of harming you or any digimon." I said.
"Don't order me around, you're not my father!" KiddGarurumon snapped.
"I wasn't intending on ever replacing him, KiddGarurumon. But all that I ask of you is this: find this girl and watch over her." I said. "She lives somewhere in Japan."
"You want me to search for this kid that I've never even met? I don't want to be partnered to some whiney brat." KiddGarurumon growled.
"I assure you, KiddGarurumon, she is no whiney brat." I said with a smile.
That was when I saw her punching out the brown-haired boy…and then growing to like him later…
"Explain, old man." KiddGarurumon said suddenly.
I sighed, "Fine. I want you to go to the Human World, find this girl, and become her guardian, all because I have foreseen many events that will eventually kill her if you do not. If you do not, then, the future will be all screwed up."
"Is this one of your…'AA' things?" KiddGarurumon asked dully.
"Yes." And it'll determine the fate of the entire Digital-Human World boundary if you don't uphold this task with the utmost importance. I thought.
"Fine. How long, and what's my motif?" he asked, taking the picture from me.
"As long as it takes. Your motif is this: Desperate times. Desperate measures." I told him. I waved my now-black paw and a large portal opened up.
KiddGarurumon looked at it. "I hope this works. And I hope it's worth it, old man." Then, he jumped into the Gate.
I closed it.
The bright white light…the last thing I see with my own eyes…
My friend…I thought as the last flicker of my vision passed through my mind, I shall see you very soon…
OK, to let you know, AA is an 'Ancient Warrior' digimon too. Hence the 'Ancient' part of his name. If you didn't catch that, he's also something else too.