Glimpses of a Forgotten Past: Rebel Leader
Part Two: We continued our journey with Jun, discovering the group's Digimon and also learning the evil Digimon that is trying to take over the Digital World. Oh, and you can't forget, the leader is chosen, and who will it be???
We turned around, facing the creature that was seated behind us. "Who are you?" I asked, straining my eyes. It was a large green creature that resembled a parrot, but I swore it had been speaking to us.
"My name is Parrotmon," it said, standing. Her wise eyes fell on me. "You are Jun, correct? We are partners here, joined in life." I was very confused, but Parrotmon seemed friendly enough, so I walked over and stroked her beautiful head.
"I'm sure we will be great friends."
Other creatures emerged from the forest, each one looking stranger and stranger. Gennai was paired up with a horse-like creature names Centarumon. Jim's creature was a huge snowman named Frigimon. Snimon was a green bug creature that paired itself with Sam. Last of all was Michael's partner, a water dragon named Seadramon.
"What are you guys?" Michael asked, sitting near the water with his new friend.
"We are Digimon, Digital Monsters. You have been sent here to protect our world by joining your hearts with ours," Frigimon said. Jim looked uncomfortable.
"When will we be allowed to return home?" he asked, and Parrotmon looked at him sadly.
"We do not know. When the gateway between our world and yours is joined again, you will be allowed to return. But no one knows when the gate will open again."
"I have to go home! I have to study for my test," Jim complained, and I laughed.
"Who cares about school!"
We decided the best thing to do was set up a camp, since the sun was already setting. We had no tents, no extra clothes, no food, but we did manage to find a nice flat area to sleep. Jim and Frigimon disappeared into the woods, looking for some food while the rest of us tried to build some kind of a shelter to sleep in.
"Why aren't you helping us?" I asked Gennai, who was sitting on a rock idly.
"I like to sleep under the stars," he said curtly, and I towered over him, glowering. Finally he sighed and stood up, joining Sam to pull a large branch out of the woods.
"And why have you stopped working?" I asked, turning to Michael. He was rubbing his hands, which were raw and red.
"I can't do this kind of stuff," he wheezed. "I'm going to cut my hands and then I won't be able to play the violin anymore."
"Screw the violin!" I shrieked. "Does it look like you will be playing the violin anytime soon? No. Then get to work!" Angry I turned away from him and started to build up the logs, forming a wall. He glared at me, and then joined the others.
"We need a fire for light, and someone needs to keep watch," I said once our hastily made shelter had been build. We looked at the Digimon, hoping they would be able to help us.
Parrotmon sighed. "I'm afraid we can't help with the fire part," she said unhappily. "None of us have fire attacks. But if you would like, we can keep watch." She laughed, her laughter kind of frightening. "I don't think we would fit in that shelter anyways."
"I can help with the fire," Gennai said with a smirk, pulling out his lighter. "I never leave home without it."
Soon we had a roaring fire, just as Jim and Frigimon returned with some food. "I'm sorry we couldn't get more.... but it's hard to find things in the dark."
"You shouldn't go wandering off alone in the dark anyways," Centarumon said softly. "You never know what kind of evil Digimon are lurking in the darkness.
"Evil Digimon?" Michael whispered, choking on his food. "What kind of evil Digimon?"
"Of, just the usual ones," Frigimon said, looking unconcerned. "A few Gazimon, Meramon......"
"What about Souldramon?" Parrotmon said softly, and the other Digimon looked uncomfortable.
"Yeah....there's him, too," Frigimon conceded.
"Who's Souldramon?" I asked, chewing on my food.
"An evil Digimon.....He is a huge blue dragon with a devastating attack, Soul Stealer. We Digimon are helpless against it. It makes us his slaves." The Digimon shivered. "But now that you are here, we will be able to stop Souldramon and rescue our friends!" Snimon said with a happy chirp.
"How many good Digimon are there?" Sam asked, sitting beside me. I could barely hide my excitement.
"Um.....well......there's us five," Seadramon said with a sigh. "All of the rest of the Digimon have been turned evil by Souldramon."
"Only you five???? We're as good as dead!" Jim exclaimed, falling to the ground. "I think I'm going to kill myself now and save that Souldramon the trouble!"
"What a wimp," I muttered under my breath. Sam heard me and smiled.
"I think you've got your work cut out for you, Jun," he said softly.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean...." He paused dramatically. "You need to get all of us to work together as a team. That's what the leader does. "
"Leader? I am not a leader. I'm a follower," I mumbled. There was no way that I would lead this group of...... children against a huge creature that could kill us. "Find someone else."
"There is no one else. This is your destiny, Jun. Seize the day," Sam whispered, and I felt something change in me.
I was the rebel leader.
Fear filled my heart.
Late into the night, I awoke, realizing that Gennai had left my side. I climbed out of our shelter and went to talk to Parrotmon, who was seated beside the fire.
"Jun...... you're awake," she said softly. "Did I wake you?"
"No," I said with a rueful smile. "I guess I'm just kind of scared. All of this.....is new to me. I don't know how to handle it."
Parrotmon looked at me with wise eyes. "I'm sure you will be a great leader, Jun. Just look within yourself for the courage."
I saw a movement in the distance and stood up, worried. Walking over to where it was, I saw Gennai crouched on the ground, snorting some sort of white powder. "What are you doing?" I screeched, hitting the package and spilling the powder all over the ground.
Gennai let out a string of profanities as he towered over me. "You had no right to do that! I don't have to listen to some pint-sized midget who thinks she's the leader-"
"Shut up! Just shut up! We don't know what is out here and we need everyone to be ready for everything! If you are drugged up, you are a hazard to yourself and all of us!" I yelled, and he looked confused.
"You're not on your own anymore, Gennai. You're part of a team, a family. You've the oldest. We need you," I whispered, laying a hand on his shoulder. "We need to you protect us."
He glared at him for a moment, his eyes dark. I was afraid. I knew he could hurt me if he wanted to. Swallowing my fear, I glared back at him. Finally he dropped his head and stormed off into the woods.
As daybreak started, I sat down in the sand at the beach and let the waves wash up to caress my toes. Sam joined me. When I looked up, the sun caught the blue in his hair and made his look like a god.... something mystically and more beautiful than humans should be.
"That was a very brave thing you did last night," he said softly, squatting in the sand at my side. "With Gennai, I mean." I looked confused. "Snimon told me. You were right, you know. He does need to watch out for us, just as we need to watch out for him."
"He's my only friend here," I whispered hollowly, watching the sun rise majestically.
"If he is truly your friend, he'll understand," Sam said, taking hold of my hand. " I wish I had a friend as brave as you."
"Maybe someday you will," I murmured, and he smiled.
Together we watched the sunrise, conflicting thoughts filling my head.
Part Two: We continued our journey with Jun, discovering the group's Digimon and also learning the evil Digimon that is trying to take over the Digital World. Oh, and you can't forget, the leader is chosen, and who will it be???
We turned around, facing the creature that was seated behind us. "Who are you?" I asked, straining my eyes. It was a large green creature that resembled a parrot, but I swore it had been speaking to us.
"My name is Parrotmon," it said, standing. Her wise eyes fell on me. "You are Jun, correct? We are partners here, joined in life." I was very confused, but Parrotmon seemed friendly enough, so I walked over and stroked her beautiful head.
"I'm sure we will be great friends."
Other creatures emerged from the forest, each one looking stranger and stranger. Gennai was paired up with a horse-like creature names Centarumon. Jim's creature was a huge snowman named Frigimon. Snimon was a green bug creature that paired itself with Sam. Last of all was Michael's partner, a water dragon named Seadramon.
"What are you guys?" Michael asked, sitting near the water with his new friend.
"We are Digimon, Digital Monsters. You have been sent here to protect our world by joining your hearts with ours," Frigimon said. Jim looked uncomfortable.
"When will we be allowed to return home?" he asked, and Parrotmon looked at him sadly.
"We do not know. When the gateway between our world and yours is joined again, you will be allowed to return. But no one knows when the gate will open again."
"I have to go home! I have to study for my test," Jim complained, and I laughed.
"Who cares about school!"
We decided the best thing to do was set up a camp, since the sun was already setting. We had no tents, no extra clothes, no food, but we did manage to find a nice flat area to sleep. Jim and Frigimon disappeared into the woods, looking for some food while the rest of us tried to build some kind of a shelter to sleep in.
"Why aren't you helping us?" I asked Gennai, who was sitting on a rock idly.
"I like to sleep under the stars," he said curtly, and I towered over him, glowering. Finally he sighed and stood up, joining Sam to pull a large branch out of the woods.
"And why have you stopped working?" I asked, turning to Michael. He was rubbing his hands, which were raw and red.
"I can't do this kind of stuff," he wheezed. "I'm going to cut my hands and then I won't be able to play the violin anymore."
"Screw the violin!" I shrieked. "Does it look like you will be playing the violin anytime soon? No. Then get to work!" Angry I turned away from him and started to build up the logs, forming a wall. He glared at me, and then joined the others.
"We need a fire for light, and someone needs to keep watch," I said once our hastily made shelter had been build. We looked at the Digimon, hoping they would be able to help us.
Parrotmon sighed. "I'm afraid we can't help with the fire part," she said unhappily. "None of us have fire attacks. But if you would like, we can keep watch." She laughed, her laughter kind of frightening. "I don't think we would fit in that shelter anyways."
"I can help with the fire," Gennai said with a smirk, pulling out his lighter. "I never leave home without it."
Soon we had a roaring fire, just as Jim and Frigimon returned with some food. "I'm sorry we couldn't get more.... but it's hard to find things in the dark."
"You shouldn't go wandering off alone in the dark anyways," Centarumon said softly. "You never know what kind of evil Digimon are lurking in the darkness.
"Evil Digimon?" Michael whispered, choking on his food. "What kind of evil Digimon?"
"Of, just the usual ones," Frigimon said, looking unconcerned. "A few Gazimon, Meramon......"
"What about Souldramon?" Parrotmon said softly, and the other Digimon looked uncomfortable.
"Yeah....there's him, too," Frigimon conceded.
"Who's Souldramon?" I asked, chewing on my food.
"An evil Digimon.....He is a huge blue dragon with a devastating attack, Soul Stealer. We Digimon are helpless against it. It makes us his slaves." The Digimon shivered. "But now that you are here, we will be able to stop Souldramon and rescue our friends!" Snimon said with a happy chirp.
"How many good Digimon are there?" Sam asked, sitting beside me. I could barely hide my excitement.
"Um.....well......there's us five," Seadramon said with a sigh. "All of the rest of the Digimon have been turned evil by Souldramon."
"Only you five???? We're as good as dead!" Jim exclaimed, falling to the ground. "I think I'm going to kill myself now and save that Souldramon the trouble!"
"What a wimp," I muttered under my breath. Sam heard me and smiled.
"I think you've got your work cut out for you, Jun," he said softly.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean...." He paused dramatically. "You need to get all of us to work together as a team. That's what the leader does. "
"Leader? I am not a leader. I'm a follower," I mumbled. There was no way that I would lead this group of...... children against a huge creature that could kill us. "Find someone else."
"There is no one else. This is your destiny, Jun. Seize the day," Sam whispered, and I felt something change in me.
I was the rebel leader.
Fear filled my heart.
Late into the night, I awoke, realizing that Gennai had left my side. I climbed out of our shelter and went to talk to Parrotmon, who was seated beside the fire.
"Jun...... you're awake," she said softly. "Did I wake you?"
"No," I said with a rueful smile. "I guess I'm just kind of scared. All of this.....is new to me. I don't know how to handle it."
Parrotmon looked at me with wise eyes. "I'm sure you will be a great leader, Jun. Just look within yourself for the courage."
I saw a movement in the distance and stood up, worried. Walking over to where it was, I saw Gennai crouched on the ground, snorting some sort of white powder. "What are you doing?" I screeched, hitting the package and spilling the powder all over the ground.
Gennai let out a string of profanities as he towered over me. "You had no right to do that! I don't have to listen to some pint-sized midget who thinks she's the leader-"
"Shut up! Just shut up! We don't know what is out here and we need everyone to be ready for everything! If you are drugged up, you are a hazard to yourself and all of us!" I yelled, and he looked confused.
"You're not on your own anymore, Gennai. You're part of a team, a family. You've the oldest. We need you," I whispered, laying a hand on his shoulder. "We need to you protect us."
He glared at him for a moment, his eyes dark. I was afraid. I knew he could hurt me if he wanted to. Swallowing my fear, I glared back at him. Finally he dropped his head and stormed off into the woods.
As daybreak started, I sat down in the sand at the beach and let the waves wash up to caress my toes. Sam joined me. When I looked up, the sun caught the blue in his hair and made his look like a god.... something mystically and more beautiful than humans should be.
"That was a very brave thing you did last night," he said softly, squatting in the sand at my side. "With Gennai, I mean." I looked confused. "Snimon told me. You were right, you know. He does need to watch out for us, just as we need to watch out for him."
"He's my only friend here," I whispered hollowly, watching the sun rise majestically.
"If he is truly your friend, he'll understand," Sam said, taking hold of my hand. " I wish I had a friend as brave as you."
"Maybe someday you will," I murmured, and he smiled.
Together we watched the sunrise, conflicting thoughts filling my head.