Dedication: To the best oneesan out there, and also mine, Usa-oneesan!
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The Right Kind of Wrong
Chapter 6 - Awaken & Return
Author: Krys Yuy
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The figure smirked at her expression. "It's good to see you... Neo-Queen."
Usagi trembled in fear as the man stepped even closer to her, still holding the energy ball. "I- I do- don't kn- know wha- what yo- you're tal- talking ab- about," she stuttered.
"Of course you wouldn't," the man commented, either to himself or to her, she couldn't tell. "I did travel to the past."
'Travel to the past?' Usagi asked and then groaned. 'First I get sucked into a computer. Second I meet these strange creatures called digimon. Third some weird guy is trying to kill me. And finally he tells me he's from the future where I am supposedly queen. Ain't things peachy?' she said to herself sarcastically.
"Well since you probably don't even know me," he stated. "My name is Rubeus."
Usagi stifled a giggle, which did not go unnoticed by the red haired man.
"What is it?!" he demanded.
"It's just," Usagi paused as another giggle erupted, "what kind of a name is Rubeus?"
The man scowled and the threatening expression returned to his face. "You die now," he declared in a hiss. The ball of energy was released and made contact.
* * * * *
"Wh-?"
The teenager struggled to breath as a pain constricted through him. It gripped at his heart in a powerful vice, as if trying to cause him a slow, painful death. The air was cut off from his lungs as another attack hit him. His mind became hazy from lack of oxygen. He tried desperately to get in some kind of air but what was amazing was that he felt as if it was someone else's pain. He was feeling the anguish of another person. Who? He didn't know. He just knew that the person was hurt and badly. Then suddenly, as fast as it had come, it was gone. He stood up shakily and clutched the closest thing to him for support.
'What the hell just happened?' he asked himself, before an odd light surrounded him, wiping away the memory of what had taken place.
* * * * *
Rubeus smirked triumphantly at his handy work but it was quickly dissolved as the dust cleared. The girl was still curled up on the bed, but this time in pain. Part of the blast had hit, effectively knocking the breath out of her. She was sobbing in fright and hurt. However, the ring on her necklace was floating in the air yet again. Colors of orange created an eerie aura while the teenager had her eyes shut tightly, the tears trailing down in fast streams. Stranger though, the ring was the source of a dome which surrounded the red haired man and golden haired girl. It blocked out any sound coming from within the dome and protected the outside surroundings from any danger on the inside, leaving the room of Izumi Koushiro unharmed.
"How are you doing that?" Rubeus demanded.
Usagi's eyes snapped open. "I don't know," she whimpered, puzzled as her cries stopped. She was left with small hiccups.
Rubeus snarled and thrust another deadly blast. 'What kind of power does she hold in this time?' he pondered while his eyes glared hatefully at her.
Usagi couldn't find her voice as she saw him release another blast. She braced herself for the pain as her eyes closed but it never came. 'I can't take much more of this...' she thought. She opened her eyes to find the blast inches away from her face, frozen. "Eep!" She quickly slid off the bed, in the process, putting on her shoes in a hurry.
"Kuso," Rubeus cursed as he saw her escape death again.
"Dead scream," a voice whispered.
Before either man or teenager could blink, a pink and red blast struck Rubeus in the right side. He was blown into the side of the dome, howling in pain. He struggled to stand up as his clothes were singed and black. Usagi didn't notice as her eyes locked with magenta orbs. They held wisdom beyond any she had ever seen and they stared into hers as if saying she had a secret which would change her life. The mysterious woman nodded her head towards Usagi's necklace and Usagi glanced at it, wondering what she could have meant by that gesture. When the teenager turned back around, she found the woman gone and she was again left alone with the man. Before she could tremble in fear yet again, a voice traveled for her ears only.
"Believe in yourself," it whispered. "Remember your duty to the Other World."
Then another voice took the last one's place. "Ai shiteru, musume-chan," it murmured. "I'm proud of you, no matter what happens."
Usagi stood stock still, her mouth hanging open. 'That didn't sound like kaasan,' she thought, referring to Ikuko. Her eyes spotted her enemy at the opposite wall of the room, gaining more strength as time passed, the attack's effects wearing off.
The words rang in her head again and again until something within her snapped. She raised her eyes to lock with that of Rubeus' and the man cringed slightly at the look in her eyes. It was hard and determined, like it had been in the Digital World, yet they held a new understanding and light. The ring's glow brightened as she cupped it in her hands. The dome around them flickered and disappeared.
"Lets fight this battle on my turf," she stated before they blinked out of the room.
The door to the room opened and Koushiro entered, carrying a tray of food with two drinks. He was smiling, but it quickly faded when he saw his patient was gone. The blankets and pillow of his bed were in a disarray and the wall behind it had a few scorch marks, where the blast had managed to hit also, before the dome had appeared. He set the tray down on his table and quickly checked for any trace of Usagi.
Finding none, he cursed softly. "Shimatta..." Then he thought of what Yamato and Taichi would do when they found out what happened. "Kuso!"
* * * * *
Rubeus grabbed the sides of his head, trying to rid himself of the dizziness which had resulted from the girl's teleporting. He glared at the offender as she stood several yards away from him. "Where the hell are we?"
The girl looked up and smiled secretively. "That's none of your concern. Lets just get this over with." Orange surrounded her and washed over her school clothes.
"Fine," he growled. 'Now I don't think this was such a great idea,' he scolded himself. He shot three blasts of red and black energy at her.
"Not a great move," Usagi said in a 'tsk' tone. She held both hands in front of her, palms facing outwards. As if in command, light pulsed and stopped the attacks for a moment. 'I can't hold these blasts for very long,' she thought worriedly. 'I don't remember everything! I need help!'
Rubeus didn't like how the situation was turning out for him, but the girl seemed to be panicking for some reason, when it looked like she had the upper hand. 'I bet she has more tricks up her sleeves,' he thought grimly.
Then as if answer to Usagi's worries and pleas, the glow that covered her body, turned into ribbons of the spectrum and encircled her. Her school uniform disappeared, being replaced with a different outfit, which radiated power. She glanced down at herself. "Not bad," she mused aloud. She had on black pants with a white v-neck shirt made of silk. Over that, a transparent robe with a hood covered the outfit. It was tied by a silver belt that had several spaces as if missing something. The necklace still hung around her neck, but continued to pulse.
The blasts escaped from their frozen prison and headed towards her again. She stared at them, her eyes unseeing for a moment, before she thrust out her right hand to her side. A pink glow surrounded her hand and a strange symbol appeared, before disappearing. "Light," she whispered.
* * * * *
Gatomon felt a sudden tugging at her mind, like someone was calling for her. "Hikari-" she started but was cut off as a glow surrounded her.
"Gatomon, what's happening?" asked Hikari with worry in her eyes.
The feline digimon didn't answer as she narrowed her eyes. 'This feeling... an urge... Back when they had attacked but I couldn't get through... She's calling me. The Crest Keeper!' Then the digimon disappeared in a flash of white sparkles, leaving Hikari hysteric.
"Nani?" Hikari whispered in a panic-filled voice. She ran into her brother's room to find him sitting at his desk, writing. "Oniisan!" She rushed up to him and tugged on his sleeve urgently.
"What is it, imouto?" Taichi asked, while quickly covering the paper he was writing.
"Gatomon's gone!"
He raised an eyebrow incredulously, forgetting his problems for the time being. "What do you mean she's gone?"
"She vanished! Disappeared! Poof!" Hikari was making wild gestures with her hands, while her usually calm face was about to break down.
"Calm down, imouto," Taichi said, waving his hands around. "It won't do Gatomon any good if you just panic. Call the others. I'll try to think of something."
"Hai, oniisan," Hikari managed to whisper before rushing to the phone to call the original digidestined, while using her mini-computer to contact the others.
Taichi leaned his face against the palms of his hands with his elbows on the desk. He rubbed his eyes wearily. "What next?" he wondered, before trying to devise a plan to find Gatomon.
* * * * *
"Lightning Claw!" Gatomon shouted, her attack destroying the ones that were heading towards Usagi. She ran forward and stood in front of the girl protectively, her blue eyes squinting at the enemy.
Rubeus began to realize that this was way out of his league. He tried to teleport but found to his horror, that he couldn't do anything. He stared at his opponent for answers, having a distinct guess that she knew why and how. 'This is not going well at all.'
Usagi smiled knowingly at him, feeling his growing doubts. "You're going to finish what you started," she commented lightly. She reached as if to take something from her belt, only to find that there was nothing there. 'Oh no,' she thought. 'What happened to the crests?'
Rubeus saw her distracted and took the time to throw red lightning bolts at her. Gatomon was able to punch a few away, but some escaped her keen senses and took aim at the Crest Keeper. Usagi glanced up sharply and twisted to the side, narrowly avoiding the attacks. She gripped her necklace tighter, trying to figure what to do.
Gatomon turned to her curiously, awaiting her instructions. "O genki desu ka?"
"Iie, I'm afraid not," Usagi whispered. "I don't have the crests. Without them, I am not able to wear the ring, which gives me my power."
"You truly don't believe that, do you?" Gatomon inquired.
"Hai, I do."
Gatomon shook her head and a smile tugged at the ends of her lips. "It is true that part of your power comes from the ring and crests. Where do you think the other half of your power resides?"
"...... I don't know."
Gatomon jumped in her arms and placed her paw over Usagi's heart. "Inside you," the digimon whispered. "Inside your heart."
"Soo ka?"
"Hai," Gatomon smiled. "Besides, you don't need all your power to defeat this creep. Just use a taste of your power."
"Okay," Usagi agreed hesitantly. She closed her eyes and concentrated. 'Please let this work,' she begged mentally. Words and phrases drifted through her mind and she knew deep down, that was what she needed to do. "Ring of Crests: key to my soul... Unlock the power of light!"
The ring's aura split and half of it sped into Gatomon. "Gatomon digivolve to... Angewomon!" The feline had disappeared to be replaced with an angel woman with hair the color of the sun.
Rubeus stood awed for a split second, before snarling. 'If I have to go down, I'll go down with a bang,' he thought fiercely. He gathered all his power before throwing blasts and bolts whichever way, not caring where they landed.
Angewomon frowned and took flight immediately. She pointed her left arm at the attacks with her finger. Her glove extended to form a bow. A white light formed into an arrow, which she strung upon her bow. "Celestial Arrow!" Crackles of energy surrounded the arrow as it destroyed few of the rogue attacks in bursts of small explosions.
Rubeus just created more energies, which he shot like an insane man. "Why can't you just die?!" he demanded.
Usagi's eyes became blank and dull. A voice that sounded very much like hers, but yet wasn't, spoke in a soft, quiet tone which held no emotion. "Even if I wish it to be, fate will take another cruel twist." Then her eyes returned to their usual sapphire. 'Did I just say that?' she wondered. 'What did that mean?' Then her eyes narrowed as she saw the battle raging on with Angewomon. 'She's not faring well. Time to gather the partner to the Light.'
A green aura flew up from her feet to cover her body up to her head. This time she thrust her hand to the left side. A symbol which looked similar to a medal flashed in her hand before disappearing. Usagi's eyes fixed straight ahead. "Hope," she whispered.
* * * * *
"What are we going to do about Gatomon?" asked Sora.
Taichi sighed. "The only thing I could think up of was to try and-"
His suggestion was cut off by a cry from Takeru. "Patamon, what's going on?"
All digidestined swerved around to face the winged digimon who was glowing green. "That's exactly what happened to Gatomon," Hikari gasped. "Except she was surrounded in a pink light."
Patamon felt the same urge Gatomon had. 'I- I remember...' Then he winked out of the playground.
Miyako quickly stood up from the swing she was sitting in. "What happened to Patamon?" she questioned.
"That's how Gatomon disappeared," Hikari informed them, tears swimming in her eyes.
Chibimon looked up from his position by Daisuke. 'The one who locked us has returned. The Crest Keeper... is it truly you, oojo?' he thought.
* * * * *
"Boom Bubble Puff!" Patamon exclaimed, trying desperately to block an attack which he had seen heading for Usagi when he had teleported.
Usagi seemed unaware of the danger as she smiled at Patamon gratefully. "Unlock the power of Hope," she instructed. The light flew into Patamon, making him feel a wonderful power surge.
"Patamon digivolve to... Angemon!" The newly digivolved creature stretched its wings and flew fast to pick up Usagi in his arms, avoiding the blast which exploded into the trees behind. He set her fast on the ground, where she stood with the wind ruffling her robe.
"Hand of Fate!" Angemon annihilated more of the rogue attacks with a will of protectiveness.
Angewomon grinned at her angel partner. She flew up to him and reached out a hand. "Shall we dance?" she inquired, a devilish glint in her eye as she ducked the rain of blasts.
"Gladly," Angemon replied. "But aren't I the one who's supposed to ask you?"
"Shut up and lets do this," Angewomon teased with a smack to his arm.
"You bet," he said.
The two grabbed hands and flew into the sky. They twirled around together, a spectrum aura enveloping them. They let go of their grip and went back to back. Angemon drew back his fist as it glowed orange. Angewomon held both arms straight in front of her with both palms pressed together. They smiled at the same exact time as their aim pointed to Rubeus who continued his tirade.
'So in sync with the other,' Usagi thought as she brought the hood of her outfit over her head. 'They dance well.'
"Hand of Fate!"
"Heaven's Charm!"
Angemon punched his attack forward fiercely. Angewomon separated her hands quickly, pink lines following the path of her palms. The lights of orange and pink encircled each other while heading towards Rubeus. He had no idea what hit him as he was thrown back, unconscious. A black portal appeared and sucked him in, before closing.
"That was... interesting," Angemon commented.
"You got that right," Angewomon replied, as they landed on the ground next to Usagi.
The Crest Keeper smiled at them softly before her outfit turned into ribbons and reverted back into her school uniform. "Time to leave the Digital World," she murmured. She closed her eyes and disappeared. The two digimon just stared at each other as they became their rookie selves and were too transported.
* * * * *
*Knock*
"Coming!" Nancy Ishida called as she turned away from her computer. She got up from her chair and walked down the hallway. 'I wonder where Takeru is... It's getting late,' she thought. She opened the door to be greeted with a very weary blonde teenager who she hadn't seen in years. "Usagi?!"
"Nice to see you, Nancy-san," Usagi smiled tiredly before falling forward.
Nancy quickly caught her. "Daijoubu ka?"
"Daijoubu," Usagi replied a bit weakly. "Just tired."
Nancy led her to the spare bedroom. She laid the teenager beneath the covers and tucked her in. "What happened? I haven't seen you in years."
"Just weak and I don't have any energy."
"Why?"
"It's just been one hell of a day."
End Chapter 6 - Awaken & Return
Coming Next - Chapter 7 - Gone Again
Author's Notes: I really didn't expect this fanfic to have so many responses. You guys don't know how happy I am. *smiles tearfully* This has been my most successful fanfic so far and I'm pretty damn proud of it. *grins* I was stuck with what to do at the end of Chapter 5 but you have no idea how you reviewers inspired me. Before, I really didn't care about reviews and such, not even bothering with it. Now, I find that you guys inspired me beyond what even my H-chan (Hiiro) could do. A VERY special thanks to Chibi Tenshi, who reviewed each and every chapter in the same day. You have no idea how much that helped, Tenshi-chan. *glomps* Arigato to everyone who has this fanfic as a favorite story or has me on Author Alert. It shows me how much you guys like the fanfic and I want to get it out sooner for you guys. Keep it up and special congratulations to Blue Angel, who figured out about the ring. ^_^ I didn't know if anyone was going to get that. And Usa-oneesan, I think I'll do exactly what you said in your latest review. It might make things a little more fun...
Questions you should ponder: What did Chibimon (a. k. a. Demiveemon) mean by 'the one who locked us has returned'? Will Usagi ever have a proper reunion with her friends from the distant past? Where are the crests? And will the hidden rivalry brew into something which will split up the Chosen Ones?
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The Right Kind of Wrong
Chapter 6 - Awaken & Return
Author: Krys Yuy
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The figure smirked at her expression. "It's good to see you... Neo-Queen."
Usagi trembled in fear as the man stepped even closer to her, still holding the energy ball. "I- I do- don't kn- know wha- what yo- you're tal- talking ab- about," she stuttered.
"Of course you wouldn't," the man commented, either to himself or to her, she couldn't tell. "I did travel to the past."
'Travel to the past?' Usagi asked and then groaned. 'First I get sucked into a computer. Second I meet these strange creatures called digimon. Third some weird guy is trying to kill me. And finally he tells me he's from the future where I am supposedly queen. Ain't things peachy?' she said to herself sarcastically.
"Well since you probably don't even know me," he stated. "My name is Rubeus."
Usagi stifled a giggle, which did not go unnoticed by the red haired man.
"What is it?!" he demanded.
"It's just," Usagi paused as another giggle erupted, "what kind of a name is Rubeus?"
The man scowled and the threatening expression returned to his face. "You die now," he declared in a hiss. The ball of energy was released and made contact.
* * * * *
"Wh-?"
The teenager struggled to breath as a pain constricted through him. It gripped at his heart in a powerful vice, as if trying to cause him a slow, painful death. The air was cut off from his lungs as another attack hit him. His mind became hazy from lack of oxygen. He tried desperately to get in some kind of air but what was amazing was that he felt as if it was someone else's pain. He was feeling the anguish of another person. Who? He didn't know. He just knew that the person was hurt and badly. Then suddenly, as fast as it had come, it was gone. He stood up shakily and clutched the closest thing to him for support.
'What the hell just happened?' he asked himself, before an odd light surrounded him, wiping away the memory of what had taken place.
* * * * *
Rubeus smirked triumphantly at his handy work but it was quickly dissolved as the dust cleared. The girl was still curled up on the bed, but this time in pain. Part of the blast had hit, effectively knocking the breath out of her. She was sobbing in fright and hurt. However, the ring on her necklace was floating in the air yet again. Colors of orange created an eerie aura while the teenager had her eyes shut tightly, the tears trailing down in fast streams. Stranger though, the ring was the source of a dome which surrounded the red haired man and golden haired girl. It blocked out any sound coming from within the dome and protected the outside surroundings from any danger on the inside, leaving the room of Izumi Koushiro unharmed.
"How are you doing that?" Rubeus demanded.
Usagi's eyes snapped open. "I don't know," she whimpered, puzzled as her cries stopped. She was left with small hiccups.
Rubeus snarled and thrust another deadly blast. 'What kind of power does she hold in this time?' he pondered while his eyes glared hatefully at her.
Usagi couldn't find her voice as she saw him release another blast. She braced herself for the pain as her eyes closed but it never came. 'I can't take much more of this...' she thought. She opened her eyes to find the blast inches away from her face, frozen. "Eep!" She quickly slid off the bed, in the process, putting on her shoes in a hurry.
"Kuso," Rubeus cursed as he saw her escape death again.
"Dead scream," a voice whispered.
Before either man or teenager could blink, a pink and red blast struck Rubeus in the right side. He was blown into the side of the dome, howling in pain. He struggled to stand up as his clothes were singed and black. Usagi didn't notice as her eyes locked with magenta orbs. They held wisdom beyond any she had ever seen and they stared into hers as if saying she had a secret which would change her life. The mysterious woman nodded her head towards Usagi's necklace and Usagi glanced at it, wondering what she could have meant by that gesture. When the teenager turned back around, she found the woman gone and she was again left alone with the man. Before she could tremble in fear yet again, a voice traveled for her ears only.
"Believe in yourself," it whispered. "Remember your duty to the Other World."
Then another voice took the last one's place. "Ai shiteru, musume-chan," it murmured. "I'm proud of you, no matter what happens."
Usagi stood stock still, her mouth hanging open. 'That didn't sound like kaasan,' she thought, referring to Ikuko. Her eyes spotted her enemy at the opposite wall of the room, gaining more strength as time passed, the attack's effects wearing off.
The words rang in her head again and again until something within her snapped. She raised her eyes to lock with that of Rubeus' and the man cringed slightly at the look in her eyes. It was hard and determined, like it had been in the Digital World, yet they held a new understanding and light. The ring's glow brightened as she cupped it in her hands. The dome around them flickered and disappeared.
"Lets fight this battle on my turf," she stated before they blinked out of the room.
The door to the room opened and Koushiro entered, carrying a tray of food with two drinks. He was smiling, but it quickly faded when he saw his patient was gone. The blankets and pillow of his bed were in a disarray and the wall behind it had a few scorch marks, where the blast had managed to hit also, before the dome had appeared. He set the tray down on his table and quickly checked for any trace of Usagi.
Finding none, he cursed softly. "Shimatta..." Then he thought of what Yamato and Taichi would do when they found out what happened. "Kuso!"
* * * * *
Rubeus grabbed the sides of his head, trying to rid himself of the dizziness which had resulted from the girl's teleporting. He glared at the offender as she stood several yards away from him. "Where the hell are we?"
The girl looked up and smiled secretively. "That's none of your concern. Lets just get this over with." Orange surrounded her and washed over her school clothes.
"Fine," he growled. 'Now I don't think this was such a great idea,' he scolded himself. He shot three blasts of red and black energy at her.
"Not a great move," Usagi said in a 'tsk' tone. She held both hands in front of her, palms facing outwards. As if in command, light pulsed and stopped the attacks for a moment. 'I can't hold these blasts for very long,' she thought worriedly. 'I don't remember everything! I need help!'
Rubeus didn't like how the situation was turning out for him, but the girl seemed to be panicking for some reason, when it looked like she had the upper hand. 'I bet she has more tricks up her sleeves,' he thought grimly.
Then as if answer to Usagi's worries and pleas, the glow that covered her body, turned into ribbons of the spectrum and encircled her. Her school uniform disappeared, being replaced with a different outfit, which radiated power. She glanced down at herself. "Not bad," she mused aloud. She had on black pants with a white v-neck shirt made of silk. Over that, a transparent robe with a hood covered the outfit. It was tied by a silver belt that had several spaces as if missing something. The necklace still hung around her neck, but continued to pulse.
The blasts escaped from their frozen prison and headed towards her again. She stared at them, her eyes unseeing for a moment, before she thrust out her right hand to her side. A pink glow surrounded her hand and a strange symbol appeared, before disappearing. "Light," she whispered.
* * * * *
Gatomon felt a sudden tugging at her mind, like someone was calling for her. "Hikari-" she started but was cut off as a glow surrounded her.
"Gatomon, what's happening?" asked Hikari with worry in her eyes.
The feline digimon didn't answer as she narrowed her eyes. 'This feeling... an urge... Back when they had attacked but I couldn't get through... She's calling me. The Crest Keeper!' Then the digimon disappeared in a flash of white sparkles, leaving Hikari hysteric.
"Nani?" Hikari whispered in a panic-filled voice. She ran into her brother's room to find him sitting at his desk, writing. "Oniisan!" She rushed up to him and tugged on his sleeve urgently.
"What is it, imouto?" Taichi asked, while quickly covering the paper he was writing.
"Gatomon's gone!"
He raised an eyebrow incredulously, forgetting his problems for the time being. "What do you mean she's gone?"
"She vanished! Disappeared! Poof!" Hikari was making wild gestures with her hands, while her usually calm face was about to break down.
"Calm down, imouto," Taichi said, waving his hands around. "It won't do Gatomon any good if you just panic. Call the others. I'll try to think of something."
"Hai, oniisan," Hikari managed to whisper before rushing to the phone to call the original digidestined, while using her mini-computer to contact the others.
Taichi leaned his face against the palms of his hands with his elbows on the desk. He rubbed his eyes wearily. "What next?" he wondered, before trying to devise a plan to find Gatomon.
* * * * *
"Lightning Claw!" Gatomon shouted, her attack destroying the ones that were heading towards Usagi. She ran forward and stood in front of the girl protectively, her blue eyes squinting at the enemy.
Rubeus began to realize that this was way out of his league. He tried to teleport but found to his horror, that he couldn't do anything. He stared at his opponent for answers, having a distinct guess that she knew why and how. 'This is not going well at all.'
Usagi smiled knowingly at him, feeling his growing doubts. "You're going to finish what you started," she commented lightly. She reached as if to take something from her belt, only to find that there was nothing there. 'Oh no,' she thought. 'What happened to the crests?'
Rubeus saw her distracted and took the time to throw red lightning bolts at her. Gatomon was able to punch a few away, but some escaped her keen senses and took aim at the Crest Keeper. Usagi glanced up sharply and twisted to the side, narrowly avoiding the attacks. She gripped her necklace tighter, trying to figure what to do.
Gatomon turned to her curiously, awaiting her instructions. "O genki desu ka?"
"Iie, I'm afraid not," Usagi whispered. "I don't have the crests. Without them, I am not able to wear the ring, which gives me my power."
"You truly don't believe that, do you?" Gatomon inquired.
"Hai, I do."
Gatomon shook her head and a smile tugged at the ends of her lips. "It is true that part of your power comes from the ring and crests. Where do you think the other half of your power resides?"
"...... I don't know."
Gatomon jumped in her arms and placed her paw over Usagi's heart. "Inside you," the digimon whispered. "Inside your heart."
"Soo ka?"
"Hai," Gatomon smiled. "Besides, you don't need all your power to defeat this creep. Just use a taste of your power."
"Okay," Usagi agreed hesitantly. She closed her eyes and concentrated. 'Please let this work,' she begged mentally. Words and phrases drifted through her mind and she knew deep down, that was what she needed to do. "Ring of Crests: key to my soul... Unlock the power of light!"
The ring's aura split and half of it sped into Gatomon. "Gatomon digivolve to... Angewomon!" The feline had disappeared to be replaced with an angel woman with hair the color of the sun.
Rubeus stood awed for a split second, before snarling. 'If I have to go down, I'll go down with a bang,' he thought fiercely. He gathered all his power before throwing blasts and bolts whichever way, not caring where they landed.
Angewomon frowned and took flight immediately. She pointed her left arm at the attacks with her finger. Her glove extended to form a bow. A white light formed into an arrow, which she strung upon her bow. "Celestial Arrow!" Crackles of energy surrounded the arrow as it destroyed few of the rogue attacks in bursts of small explosions.
Rubeus just created more energies, which he shot like an insane man. "Why can't you just die?!" he demanded.
Usagi's eyes became blank and dull. A voice that sounded very much like hers, but yet wasn't, spoke in a soft, quiet tone which held no emotion. "Even if I wish it to be, fate will take another cruel twist." Then her eyes returned to their usual sapphire. 'Did I just say that?' she wondered. 'What did that mean?' Then her eyes narrowed as she saw the battle raging on with Angewomon. 'She's not faring well. Time to gather the partner to the Light.'
A green aura flew up from her feet to cover her body up to her head. This time she thrust her hand to the left side. A symbol which looked similar to a medal flashed in her hand before disappearing. Usagi's eyes fixed straight ahead. "Hope," she whispered.
* * * * *
"What are we going to do about Gatomon?" asked Sora.
Taichi sighed. "The only thing I could think up of was to try and-"
His suggestion was cut off by a cry from Takeru. "Patamon, what's going on?"
All digidestined swerved around to face the winged digimon who was glowing green. "That's exactly what happened to Gatomon," Hikari gasped. "Except she was surrounded in a pink light."
Patamon felt the same urge Gatomon had. 'I- I remember...' Then he winked out of the playground.
Miyako quickly stood up from the swing she was sitting in. "What happened to Patamon?" she questioned.
"That's how Gatomon disappeared," Hikari informed them, tears swimming in her eyes.
Chibimon looked up from his position by Daisuke. 'The one who locked us has returned. The Crest Keeper... is it truly you, oojo?' he thought.
* * * * *
"Boom Bubble Puff!" Patamon exclaimed, trying desperately to block an attack which he had seen heading for Usagi when he had teleported.
Usagi seemed unaware of the danger as she smiled at Patamon gratefully. "Unlock the power of Hope," she instructed. The light flew into Patamon, making him feel a wonderful power surge.
"Patamon digivolve to... Angemon!" The newly digivolved creature stretched its wings and flew fast to pick up Usagi in his arms, avoiding the blast which exploded into the trees behind. He set her fast on the ground, where she stood with the wind ruffling her robe.
"Hand of Fate!" Angemon annihilated more of the rogue attacks with a will of protectiveness.
Angewomon grinned at her angel partner. She flew up to him and reached out a hand. "Shall we dance?" she inquired, a devilish glint in her eye as she ducked the rain of blasts.
"Gladly," Angemon replied. "But aren't I the one who's supposed to ask you?"
"Shut up and lets do this," Angewomon teased with a smack to his arm.
"You bet," he said.
The two grabbed hands and flew into the sky. They twirled around together, a spectrum aura enveloping them. They let go of their grip and went back to back. Angemon drew back his fist as it glowed orange. Angewomon held both arms straight in front of her with both palms pressed together. They smiled at the same exact time as their aim pointed to Rubeus who continued his tirade.
'So in sync with the other,' Usagi thought as she brought the hood of her outfit over her head. 'They dance well.'
"Hand of Fate!"
"Heaven's Charm!"
Angemon punched his attack forward fiercely. Angewomon separated her hands quickly, pink lines following the path of her palms. The lights of orange and pink encircled each other while heading towards Rubeus. He had no idea what hit him as he was thrown back, unconscious. A black portal appeared and sucked him in, before closing.
"That was... interesting," Angemon commented.
"You got that right," Angewomon replied, as they landed on the ground next to Usagi.
The Crest Keeper smiled at them softly before her outfit turned into ribbons and reverted back into her school uniform. "Time to leave the Digital World," she murmured. She closed her eyes and disappeared. The two digimon just stared at each other as they became their rookie selves and were too transported.
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*Knock*
"Coming!" Nancy Ishida called as she turned away from her computer. She got up from her chair and walked down the hallway. 'I wonder where Takeru is... It's getting late,' she thought. She opened the door to be greeted with a very weary blonde teenager who she hadn't seen in years. "Usagi?!"
"Nice to see you, Nancy-san," Usagi smiled tiredly before falling forward.
Nancy quickly caught her. "Daijoubu ka?"
"Daijoubu," Usagi replied a bit weakly. "Just tired."
Nancy led her to the spare bedroom. She laid the teenager beneath the covers and tucked her in. "What happened? I haven't seen you in years."
"Just weak and I don't have any energy."
"Why?"
"It's just been one hell of a day."
End Chapter 6 - Awaken & Return
Coming Next - Chapter 7 - Gone Again
Author's Notes: I really didn't expect this fanfic to have so many responses. You guys don't know how happy I am. *smiles tearfully* This has been my most successful fanfic so far and I'm pretty damn proud of it. *grins* I was stuck with what to do at the end of Chapter 5 but you have no idea how you reviewers inspired me. Before, I really didn't care about reviews and such, not even bothering with it. Now, I find that you guys inspired me beyond what even my H-chan (Hiiro) could do. A VERY special thanks to Chibi Tenshi, who reviewed each and every chapter in the same day. You have no idea how much that helped, Tenshi-chan. *glomps* Arigato to everyone who has this fanfic as a favorite story or has me on Author Alert. It shows me how much you guys like the fanfic and I want to get it out sooner for you guys. Keep it up and special congratulations to Blue Angel, who figured out about the ring. ^_^ I didn't know if anyone was going to get that. And Usa-oneesan, I think I'll do exactly what you said in your latest review. It might make things a little more fun...
Questions you should ponder: What did Chibimon (a. k. a. Demiveemon) mean by 'the one who locked us has returned'? Will Usagi ever have a proper reunion with her friends from the distant past? Where are the crests? And will the hidden rivalry brew into something which will split up the Chosen Ones?