Before the Resistance Chapter Two
"Stefan we got you something for you to see."
"What is it now?" He didn't sound like himself anymore. Zee moved a cloth that seemed to serve as a door. I backed up changing my mind on seeing him. Someone much taller than me was behind me pushed me out into the light. Which one was my brother? There were a couple of guys smirking at me. It seemed that I entertained them. "Dusty welcome." A boy with brown hair walked up to me. His brown eyes where unmistakable. I knew it was him. He wrapped his arms in a hug.
"It's been a long time."
"What happened to you?" I whispered.
"Dad made me go into training like you did but he was much tougher on me than you. I ran away from him. Since I could feel that he was about to kill me." There was something behind his back that was blue but I couldn't see it.
"I would like you to meet a friend of mine. Flamemon introduce yourself."
"Hello Stefan's older sister. I'm Flamemon at your service."
"Hello Flamemon," I backed up a little. I bumped into a guy with a little dragon on his shoulder. It hissed at me. I screamed and fell down. The little dragon walked down to me, nuzzling my arm. I retracted it quickly. I backed up some more as I tried to get away from the lizard thingy. I heard a loud thud on my head before crying out in pain.
"Dusty are you alright?" Hawkmon asked but it was a little too late as I hit my head on the wall. I felt a shot of pain before fainting.
It seemed I transported to a horrible dream world. The boy I dreamed many times walked up to me. He was a boy about my age with dark red hair, chocolate brown eyes and a pair of goggles. He stood in his brown cloak.
"Hello Dusty."
"Hello Davis." How did I know his name? I asked myself.
"Please save us."
"What do you mean?"
"Please save us. We need you to help us."
"Who is us?"
"Me and others like me."
"Where are you?"
"Please save us before it is too late. It is destiny you are toying with Dusty."
"I'll try." It got all wavy and then I found myself on the streets of a hood. A few explosions happened nearby. Another one right next to me went off. I was thrown across the ground. Under me I saw a little baby and three little kids right behind me. I grabbed their little hands while someone held the two others. I ran to an underground sewer system to a safe place.
Then someone grabbed me and turned me around. He had a pair of glasses on and dark covering his face. He held a hand over my mouth and whispered words that I didn't understand. He took me up above till I saw sunlight. Then I was forced to watch my father kill several people. I woke up with a start. I was covered in a cold sweat.
"No don't take me."
"Take you where?" The boy with the scary lizard asked.
"He's going to get me."
"Who Dusty who?"
"My father is going to do something horrible."
"Well that's one to add to his list."
"Talonmon get her some water." The creepy dragon left.
"Now calm down Dusty. My name is Michael. You really should rest."
"Okay" I laid down trying to relax. I closed my eyes again. I fell asleep again this time I didn't have anymore dreams though. I felt a feathered wing wipe against my head when I opened my eyes.
"Hawkmon?"
"No just old Falconmon. You're up that's a surprise." The silver falcon I met earlier named Falconmon was placing a wet cloth on my head.
"Where are the others?"
"They'll be right back." I smiled at the group of Digimon in the room I was in. A little white tiger was next to a little black fox. Of a little ways was Flamemon with Talonmon sleeping on enormous pillow. Hawkmon was next to my side snoring slightly. I smiled warmly. Falconmon moved over as I sat up.
"Is she alright?"
"Yeah Elecmon. Where's Orbmon?"
"He went with the kids." A red and purple bunny entered the room.
"Hello Dusty. Want some breakfast?" Elecmon asked. I nodded my head. I was starting to think everyone knew my name but I didn't know theirs. He handed me a bundle of food.
"Enjoy." I smiled at them. I felt someone place a hand on my shoulder.
"Ahh."
"Boy you sure are jumpy."
"Zee she was all covered in a cold sweat last night. I think see didn't have much sleep. That's probably why she's jumpy." Flamemon stood up. He looked much taller standing up. He was as tall as my brother was. They all had some breakfast and talked with each other. I just stayed silent. I didn't really know any of them. I glanced around the room. I saw Michael leaning against the wall. He didn't really seem interested in talking.
We all headed out into a deserted town. I met three new people named Jasmine, Joseph, and Jill. In the town there was several explosions that made me rather uncomfortable. I looked around for anybody. Going up and down the streets. A fog started to roll in. I tried looking for anybody in the fog. They told me to look for small children running around on the streets.
I heard a soft voice crying for help. It sounded like a little boy. I ran up closer to the voice. I noticed that Hawkmon wasn't behind me. I heard a rock being kicked. I looked behind me no one was there. This seemed a lot like my dream. An explosion that sent me flying forward tumbling on the ground. I heard a cry right in front of me. I saw a group of three children. Two four year olds and one real little guy. I looked under my arm and there was the same child in my dream. "Dusty where are you?" I felt rally tired but forced myself to keep conscious, as I yelled a response.
"Over here come bring help."
"Are you hurt?"
"Yes I can't stand up." I really couldn't. My leg was shooting pain up my leg. I heard Hawkmon digivolve to Aquillamon. He knew I must have been close for him to digivolve.
"Aquillamon help me." I weakly cried out.
"Where are you?" I got my orange over shirt and waved in back and forth. No one knew how much this hurt me. I think my wrist was sprained but I forced my self to wave the shirt back and forth. The group spotted me. Something was wrong when I heard a group of gasps. They whispered among themselves. I felt weaker and weaker.
"You guys save the four kids first." I whispered. They heard me because they went over to each child with a blanket and picked them up. Something happened because there was another explosion. I heard Joseph's sister, Kimi scream. I heard some of the group run away. I think Zee, Michael, and Stefan stayed behind with me with their Digimon. The last thing I heard was a baby's cry before passing out. I knew they where in good hands.
I opened my eyes once and a while seeing my father using Crinsom lighting to kill them all. I think that these where the kids families. I heard a boy call out the name Dawn. Another called out the name Yolei, along with two others calling out Cody and Davis. I winced as I heard their cries.
I blacked out after that. I felt something missing while I was out. I felt that someone wanted me to wake up. I had horrible headaches and I felt I was going to throw up while I was stuck in my darken room of my dreams. If this was my wishing I sure did have weird wishes. I heard that I didn't wake up for a whole week.
When I woke up I waited to regain my strength. Yes, I was back in the hands of the enemy. I was thankful that Ken wasn't around. I really hated him. But then there was something that made me admire him too. I spent most of my time looking out my balcony alone. Even my friend Hawkmon wasn't around with me. I daydreamed while looking out of the balcony. Wishing to be like an eagle so that I could be free. I sat in the chair I brought outside with me.
I don't know what scared me but something scared me enough that the next thing I knew I was stuck hanging off the balcony. I didn't want it to end this way. Whoever scared me had a knife and was going to cut my hand. As it raised it's arm getting ready to strike. He was about to bring it down. But, I let go of the side of the balcony. I was waiting for the pain of falling to hit me but it never did. My face was all scrunched up as I tightly closed my eyes.
"Dusty!!" Something grabbed me. I opened my eyes I saw a blue dragon dude with white gloves holding me. Flamemon my brother's Digimon was holding me in his arms. He smiled down at me.
"Are you okay Dusty?"
"Dusty, I was so scared we where checking up on you when we saw you about to fall. What caused you to fall?"
"Didn't you see that scary, ghost thing about to cut my hand?"
"No we didn't see a thing."
A ghost came out in his true form. "She's going to cause us some real trouble one day. Don't worry we'll get her one day boss."
"In deed we will." He looked upon the girl. She jumped from Flamemon's hands to Aquillamon's back. She held on tightly. He glanced at her smile of relief. "Enjoy it while it last Dusty cause I'll get you one day to come to me." They flew away from the castle as he watched.
I was spooked out of my mind. I mean I was seeing things now. Oh boy did I need to lie down. Aquillamon told me everything was all right as I lay in his soft feathers. But still I wasn't sure but his gentle voice and soft feathers reassured me. Stefan and I made it to the hideout with our respective Digimon counterparts. I saw all the little kids smiling playing with each other that I saved. The little one with the goggles seemed to be the leader. He happily walked right up to where I was lying down.
"Thank you for answering my cry for help."
"What do you mean?" I said while sitting up.
"That dream was my cry for help."
"Oh, your very welcome."
"What are the names of the others?"
"I'm Davis, and the girl with purple hair is Yolei."
"Hi and this little guy is my best friend Cody. But he's only two years old."
"What about the fourth one?"
"We don't know her name." Yolei said. I picked up the little baby lying on the blanket asleep next to where Cody was happily sleeping till Yolei tried to pick him up. He sighed deeply and went back to the blanket where he was sleeping. The little must have only been about a month old. She weighed barely a thing.
"I think I'll take care of her. She lost her family from my father's doings."
"What about us?"
"I'll take care of you too and then maybe one day you'll live free lives." Davis didn't seem to understand.
"Okay."
"Stefan we need a safe place to leave them for a while." I said holding the little girl close to me.
"Jill knows of a place. I think."
"It's a ways but it'll be a perfect place to keep them till Myotismon is defeated."
"Does any one else have someone they want to take?"
"Kimi, it's getting to dangerous for her and she is going to stay there too."
"Alright let's go." Joseph and Jill went there in the jeep with Davis, Yolei, and Cody and I went on Aquillamon with the little girl in my arms. We made it there in less than an hour. Jill introduced Joseph and me to Wizardmon and Gatomon.
"Hello Dusty I've heard many things about you from your father."
"You know him?"
"Knew him and wished I didn't. We are runaway soldiers from his army."
"I'm a runaway too with all my friends."
"What can we do for you?"
"Please take these children. Hide them, do something for them."
"We can hide two of them here with us but three of them will go to a friend of ours in a city."
"Alright which two do you want guaranteed safe?" "Well all of them but we want the little girl and Kimi to be the safest since they aren't that tough."
"Alright we'll send the other three to our friend in Hope."
"Alright just make sure they are safe."
"Hey Dusty I could stay with them here while you guys make a plan of attack on Myotismon's nightmare soldiers."
"Okay lets just stay here for the night. Then we'll go meet the others." I left the others to talk to Wizardmon and Gatomon. I saw the baby girl. I held her close as she slept silently. A blue wolf Digimon walked up to me.
"Hello my name is Gabumon. Please tell me yours."
"Dusty Marine."
"That's pretty what's the baby's name?"
"I don't know."
"Does she have one?"
"I guess not."
"She looks a lot like you is she your daughter?"
"Umm well sort of was thinking of calling her mine."
"Then you should name her."
"How does this sound, Dawn Maria Marine?" Remembering what someone called out during Myotismon's horrible attack.
"It kind of has it's own charm to it. She looks as pretty as a sunrise so I guess that would work."
"Hello Hawkmon." Gabumon said as Hawkmon walked in checking on Dusty.
"Hi Gabumon. Did you name her Dusty?" Hawkmon asked curiously
"Dawn is her name."
"I really like that name Dusty it suits her." She placed the little girl safely in her bed on her back.
Sleeping softly as Davis, Yolei, Cody, and Kimi came in. Davis, Yolei and Kimi plopped themselves on to a bed across from mine and Cody tried getting up with me. He reached his arms up wanting to be picked up. I complied picking him up and placing him on the bed. He lay on his belly next to Dawn. He smiled happily. He didn't seem to have a care in the world. He looked so adorable lying there. I moved him closer to Dawn flipping him over on his back as I got up and walked down the hall.
I didn't know where I was going or where I would end up but something told me to go this way. I walked outside to the balcony. I saw a raging fire way off to the east. I looked out trying to see what was going on.
"Your father."
"Oh Wizardmon you scared me. Did you know who my mother was?"
"Yes a very refined young digiwomon. She was great with children. She had a warm smile and a heart the size of Texas."
"Why did she leave me?"
"I'm sorry I don't know that one."
"Well I should have figured that no one knew the answer to that one."
"Hey come on I'm doing the best I can."
"So are you and Gatomon mates?" Trying to change the subject.
"How did you guess?"
"I don't know I'm good at those things?"
"Ha nice try. It's kind of obvious isn't it?" "Ya I know you guys just look like a couple so that's why I asked. So do you promise to take care of Dawn?"
"I would promise a thousand times just to keep you happy."
"Thank You Wizardmon, take care of my daughter. We are heading back to home base after this."
"Good Luck."
"You too Wizardmon." I left him going about the castle I couldn't sleep I wasn't really tired. I wandered the castle. I went into a weird room that seemed familiar. I walked slowly in the room. A rug was in front of a big fire that was already lit.
I saw a flashback in my mind. A man with blonde hair and blue eyes was holding me. While a cat lady seemed to be tucking in my brother. I giggled and laughed with the man that seemed kinder than he was now. He was definitely my father but who was the cat lady. I sat on a rocking chair coincidentally placed by the rug. Rocking back and forth. I was kind of out of it watching the flames of the fire. Trying to think about my past. I couldn't remember a single memory from it. Just my brother and father. Not much on anything else. Hawkmon saving me was even a little blurry. Someone entered the room through the balcony. Quietly walking in the room as they saw a light from the fire from the outside. Two boys entered.
"See Stefan she's fine what are you worried about?"
"I had a bad dream of her leaving me again."
"She's fine dude. Look at her. She's just contently rocking back and forth."
"Yeah your right Zee. I don't know what was bothering me."
"She looks really pretty right now."
"I know she does she reminds me of our mother."
"Was she this pretty?"
"Yeah but Dusty has a bigger heart than anyone I know even my mother."
"Yeah she does doesn't she. Your lucky to have such a caring sister."
"I know I missed her a lot when I couldn't see her."
"Yeah I think your dad is one evil dude."
"Well Zee how about we carry her to a nice warm bed?"
"Alright, I'll pick her up you direct me." She moaned as Zee picked her up. She was almost asleep from her relaxing rocking in the chair. She wasn't that heavy for him though. She was just the right weight. Stefan directed him to the bed with Dawn and Cody already sleeping on it. Dawn and Cody where cuddling close together to keep warm.
"There you go girl." She curled up on the bed as Hawkmon flew up and landed next to her. He cuddled next to her. She placed an arm over him. He smiled at his friend. She was happy for a little while and so was he.