Ack....Konnichiwa minna-san....Gomen nasai, I know my chapter is a TINY bit late. Gomen, I was SOOOO busy, I couldn't get this done. Well, I finally have it out! Be sure you've read the first 2 parts before this. Enjoy!
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"There is a great journey ahead for you, Hikari," Light said. "If you pass in 24 Earth hours, you will find Takeru's body and he will be revived. If not, you will never see him again. I'm sorry, but that's how it is. I wish it could be easier."
Hikari gulped, but bravely replied, "I don't care. I will do anything to help Takeru. Please tell me what to do."
Light nodded. "Very well. What I'm about to tell you will get you prepared for your journey into the light...."
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"Tell me what to do," repeated Hikari. Her hands were shaking with cold sweat as tears ran down her face. "Please, what can I do to save Takeru?? What is the journey I must take?"
The Angel of Light looked down at her with solemn, sapphire eyes. "I will
transport you into a different world. From there, you will have to
occupy two crystals: the Light Crystal and the Hope Crystal."
Hikari wiped her tears and nodded. Taichi walked quickly to her, and put his arms
around his little sister. She was going through a tough time, and needed the warm fire of courage to protect her.
"With those crystals united, you will be able to save Takeru. He will be found and
revived."
"What about the drunk driver?" asked Taichi, tightening his hold onto Hikari.
Light nodded. "Hopefully, he will be revealed, too. But I do not know of the two
crystals' powers. I just know that they're powers are immense. You are spiritually
connected to those crystals. Since Takeru is somewhat gone, the balance between him and the Hope Crystal is disrupted. They will both be revived if the two Lights are united with them. However, if the Hopes are not revived in 24 Earth hours, they will vanish."
Yamato, finding his voice, said shakily, "You mean....we won't see them....ever
again?"
"Yes."
Hikari looked at the ground, and squeezed her older brother's hand. There's no
way out of this. She was scared plenty, but there were only two choices for her to pick.
It's either do it, or lose Takeru forever.
Hikari looked bravely up at the Angel of Light. "When do I begin?"
"You begin...."
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"Now."
Hikari blinked. The highway suddenly disappeared! She looked all around her.
Her friends were no where to be found. It was just a forest, full of pure green leaves and
bushes. Wild flowers popped out everywhere, in different shapes and sizes. Curious, she walked over to a patch of large, eight-pedaled pink flowers. She plucked one off from it's ground and sniffed it, looking at her surroundings.
"Remember, Guardian of Light," said the Angel. She was no where to be seen,
but the sky was filled with her voice. "You only have 24 Earth hours. You will overcome
some obstacles along the way. Do not be fooled by these delusions. Good luck....."
"But where the hell do I start?!" cried Hikari, throwing down the flower.
"Augh...." she muttered, kicking a rock. "My soul is spiritually linked to the Light
Crystal....but what does that mean, damnit??"
Taking deep breaths, she said to herself again, "Okay, Hikari, don't lose it. Just
keep walking, and....I don't know....see where this forest leads you."
She walked, trembling along the road of the forest, hesitant to go any further. She
didn't know where to go. This was all a mystery to her. Hikari didn't even know where
she was, where she was going, or how to get there. Just save Takeru....she said to herself, surveying the forest trees. Her eyes wandered back to the bushes of flowers that she picked from. Something was familiar about those flowers. The color. The shape....
My crest....
The Crest of Light resembles a light pink flower. She remembered the first time
she saw it, in the battle with Myotismon. She would always remember the gentle flash of pink. When she used to have it, it'd always remind her of the time she became a Chosen Child, a Digidestined. She ran over to the bush and plucked off one of its petals again.
"The eight petals it had always reminded me of the original eight," she murmured
to no one. "Taichi, Yamato, Sora," she touched the petals gently as she said their names,"Jyou, Mimi, Koushiro, myself, and...." Her finger paused against the last one, tears already forming in her eyes. "Takeru..." she whispered. The she gasped.
To her horror, Takeru's "petal" fell to the ground from her slightest touch.
She ran from it, still holding the now seven-pedaled flower in her hands. How
freaky....she thought. Onii-chan! I wish you were with me! She started gasping from the air she was losing while running. Hikari knew she had to get out of the forest. The
energy coming out of it was giving her chills. He'd know what to do....I don't! I...I'm not
strong like my brother!
Hikari soon stopped at the edge of the forest. There were no more trees around
her, but a cave. It was a simple cave, built from old rocks that might have formed it. But something was familiar about it. Suddenly, it was like she was 11-years-old again. She, Takeru, and Iori were running from the DarkTyranomon, leaving Miyako and Holsmon, and Daisuke and Fladramon, and Digmon alone to fight. They were off, searching for the two Digimentals their D-3's picked up. And then they turned out to be the Digimentals of Hope and Light. With them, Tailmon and Patamon could evolve into Nefertimon and Pegasmon.
"But," started Hikari, "why would the cave with my Digimental be here?
Unless...." Her eyes widened. She turned around from the cave and scanned the sky
quickly, until she spotted a high mountain peak. "It is!" she exclaimed. "That's Infinity
Mountain. That must mean I'm in the Digital World...." The flower she was holding
suddenly glowed a brilliant shade of pink. Hikari had to shade her eyes from it's energy.
If this is the cave where I found my Digimental....Maybe it's the cave where I can get the
Light Crystal.....
She started in toward the cave. The insides of it suddenly looked very familiar to her, which reminded her of the old days. The bright energy of the flower radiated, and the shadows in the cave seemed to dance on the walls. I'm getting close to something....I know it....Hikari thought. Now, where was the place where Takeru and I first found our Digimentals? She walked pasted the group of rocks that her and her friends sat down at to find the Digimentals. Hikari remembered that she looked left....and....There! she thought. I saw the flash of light from my Digimental over there! She ran over to another batch of rocks where she remembered that Patamon and Tailmon first armor evolved.
"Shimatta!" she cursed. "There's nothing here!" She looked down at the flower.
"It probably just reacted to the power from the old Digimentals."
"Well, well, little girl," said a familiar cocky voice.
Hikari spun around. A part of the wall behind her suddenly came alive, and a
Digimon stepped out. Hikari gasped. Standing right in front of her, stout, looking like his height was no taller than up to Hikari's waist, was Pinnochimon.
Pinnochimon, as she remembered, was one of the Dark Masters. He was
especially known to Takeru. When they were younger, Takeru was a victim as one of
Pinnochimon's "play toys". They "played", all right. Pinnochimon nearly killed Takeru,
and Hikari cannot forget that, even though she wasn't even there. Takeru finally tricked
Pinnochimon, and escaped while he was occupied.
"You!" she cried. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, this is a free Digital World. I can be wherever I want," Pinnochimon said
coyly. "Right now, I'm here because I want to play."
"You really haven't changed, have you?" Hikari demanded, her hands on her hips.
"No way would I ever want to play with you. And I'm busy. Go away."
Pinnochimon pouted sarcastically. "No one ever wants to play with me. You're
just like you're little love toy, Takeru-kun." He grinned mischievously. "That's too bad.
'Cause....I have something you don't have," he sang. "And yoouuu want it. And you
won't get it, since you're so mean to me."
Hikari narrowed her eyes. "Nani?"
"You want the Light Crystal, don't you? Well, you need to come through me to
get it."
Hikari's heart sank. She was expecting to get the two Crystals through something,
not someone. Especially not Pinnochimon.
She sighed helplessly. "Look, Pinnochimon no bakayaro, what do you want? I'll do
anything for the Crystal. Please, I just want it. I have to save Takeru. Please."
"Aww, you almost make me want to give it to you for free. Here, I'll go easy on
you. How about, if you give me something of yours, I'll give you the Crystal. It'll be a
trade. What do you say?"
Hikari looked at him in the eye. "Hai. All right. What do you want?"
"Hmm..." Pinnochimon looked at Hikari up and down. "What about...that ring on
the chain around your neck? I'll give you the Crystal for that."
Hikari's hand flew toward the ring. Oh no. Takeru's ring! she thought
frantically. Takeru gave it to her on her fifteenth birthday. It was the same day as their
graduation dance, and all her friends were excited to be graduating. At the dance, Takeru gave Hikari a diamond ring, and confessed his love for her in front of the entire school. It was one of the most precious gifts he's ever given her. Now that she's older, she had to wear it on a chain around her neck, since the ring couldn't fit her finger anymore.
What am I going to do? Hikari thought.
Pinnochimon saw her hesitance. "Well? Is it a trade? Or are you too chicken to
do it?"
Hikari took a deep breath. "This ring means a lot to me," she said firmly, but
shakily. "But...." She paused. "Takeru means more. And if I had to give up a stupid ring to save his life, I would. So here," Hikari removed the clasp from the chain and gave Pinnochimon the ring, "take it."
Pinnochimon looked at the ring in his hand, and looked at Hikari. "Great job,
Hikari," he said softly. "You passed." In a flash of smoke, he disappeared, leaving the
ring behind him.
But next to the ring was a crystal, no bigger than a baseball, shining with it's light
pink radiance. The flower in Hikari's hand reacted to its power, and floated towards it.
In a flash of pink light, the flower was engraved in the crystal, just like the Symbol of
Light.
"The Light Crystal," Hikari whispered, as she picked it up, along with the ring.
"But...how?"
A voice filled the cave. "It was a test, Hikari. That was not the real Pinnochimon.
That test proved your love for Takeru, and showed that you were able to inherit the Light
Crystal."
"Angewomon?" Hikari asked, puzzled.
"The rest of the journey will not be easy, Guardian of Light. You have twenty
hours left, but don't take advantage of the time. I wish you the best of luck."
Hikari observed the Light Crystal carefully, and gaped at the symbol. The seventh
pedal that had fallen off from the flower did not show up on the crystal. I guess that
means I have to look harder to find Takeru's Crystal. And I think I know just where to
find it.
As if the Crystal read her thoughts, it glowed again it's colorful aura. It's energy
surrounded her in a pink force field, and lifted her up into the air. Hikari was frightened
by the sudden boost of height, but not for long. Within moments, Hikari was soaring
through the sunlit sky, in search for the Hope Crystal.
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::sighs:: Well, this sucks. Please review. Flames are welcome. I wouldn't be surprised if I found some. Ja ne!
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"There is a great journey ahead for you, Hikari," Light said. "If you pass in 24 Earth hours, you will find Takeru's body and he will be revived. If not, you will never see him again. I'm sorry, but that's how it is. I wish it could be easier."
Hikari gulped, but bravely replied, "I don't care. I will do anything to help Takeru. Please tell me what to do."
Light nodded. "Very well. What I'm about to tell you will get you prepared for your journey into the light...."
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"Tell me what to do," repeated Hikari. Her hands were shaking with cold sweat as tears ran down her face. "Please, what can I do to save Takeru?? What is the journey I must take?"
The Angel of Light looked down at her with solemn, sapphire eyes. "I will
transport you into a different world. From there, you will have to
occupy two crystals: the Light Crystal and the Hope Crystal."
Hikari wiped her tears and nodded. Taichi walked quickly to her, and put his arms
around his little sister. She was going through a tough time, and needed the warm fire of courage to protect her.
"With those crystals united, you will be able to save Takeru. He will be found and
revived."
"What about the drunk driver?" asked Taichi, tightening his hold onto Hikari.
Light nodded. "Hopefully, he will be revealed, too. But I do not know of the two
crystals' powers. I just know that they're powers are immense. You are spiritually
connected to those crystals. Since Takeru is somewhat gone, the balance between him and the Hope Crystal is disrupted. They will both be revived if the two Lights are united with them. However, if the Hopes are not revived in 24 Earth hours, they will vanish."
Yamato, finding his voice, said shakily, "You mean....we won't see them....ever
again?"
"Yes."
Hikari looked at the ground, and squeezed her older brother's hand. There's no
way out of this. She was scared plenty, but there were only two choices for her to pick.
It's either do it, or lose Takeru forever.
Hikari looked bravely up at the Angel of Light. "When do I begin?"
"You begin...."
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"Now."
Hikari blinked. The highway suddenly disappeared! She looked all around her.
Her friends were no where to be found. It was just a forest, full of pure green leaves and
bushes. Wild flowers popped out everywhere, in different shapes and sizes. Curious, she walked over to a patch of large, eight-pedaled pink flowers. She plucked one off from it's ground and sniffed it, looking at her surroundings.
"Remember, Guardian of Light," said the Angel. She was no where to be seen,
but the sky was filled with her voice. "You only have 24 Earth hours. You will overcome
some obstacles along the way. Do not be fooled by these delusions. Good luck....."
"But where the hell do I start?!" cried Hikari, throwing down the flower.
"Augh...." she muttered, kicking a rock. "My soul is spiritually linked to the Light
Crystal....but what does that mean, damnit??"
Taking deep breaths, she said to herself again, "Okay, Hikari, don't lose it. Just
keep walking, and....I don't know....see where this forest leads you."
She walked, trembling along the road of the forest, hesitant to go any further. She
didn't know where to go. This was all a mystery to her. Hikari didn't even know where
she was, where she was going, or how to get there. Just save Takeru....she said to herself, surveying the forest trees. Her eyes wandered back to the bushes of flowers that she picked from. Something was familiar about those flowers. The color. The shape....
My crest....
The Crest of Light resembles a light pink flower. She remembered the first time
she saw it, in the battle with Myotismon. She would always remember the gentle flash of pink. When she used to have it, it'd always remind her of the time she became a Chosen Child, a Digidestined. She ran over to the bush and plucked off one of its petals again.
"The eight petals it had always reminded me of the original eight," she murmured
to no one. "Taichi, Yamato, Sora," she touched the petals gently as she said their names,"Jyou, Mimi, Koushiro, myself, and...." Her finger paused against the last one, tears already forming in her eyes. "Takeru..." she whispered. The she gasped.
To her horror, Takeru's "petal" fell to the ground from her slightest touch.
She ran from it, still holding the now seven-pedaled flower in her hands. How
freaky....she thought. Onii-chan! I wish you were with me! She started gasping from the air she was losing while running. Hikari knew she had to get out of the forest. The
energy coming out of it was giving her chills. He'd know what to do....I don't! I...I'm not
strong like my brother!
Hikari soon stopped at the edge of the forest. There were no more trees around
her, but a cave. It was a simple cave, built from old rocks that might have formed it. But something was familiar about it. Suddenly, it was like she was 11-years-old again. She, Takeru, and Iori were running from the DarkTyranomon, leaving Miyako and Holsmon, and Daisuke and Fladramon, and Digmon alone to fight. They were off, searching for the two Digimentals their D-3's picked up. And then they turned out to be the Digimentals of Hope and Light. With them, Tailmon and Patamon could evolve into Nefertimon and Pegasmon.
"But," started Hikari, "why would the cave with my Digimental be here?
Unless...." Her eyes widened. She turned around from the cave and scanned the sky
quickly, until she spotted a high mountain peak. "It is!" she exclaimed. "That's Infinity
Mountain. That must mean I'm in the Digital World...." The flower she was holding
suddenly glowed a brilliant shade of pink. Hikari had to shade her eyes from it's energy.
If this is the cave where I found my Digimental....Maybe it's the cave where I can get the
Light Crystal.....
She started in toward the cave. The insides of it suddenly looked very familiar to her, which reminded her of the old days. The bright energy of the flower radiated, and the shadows in the cave seemed to dance on the walls. I'm getting close to something....I know it....Hikari thought. Now, where was the place where Takeru and I first found our Digimentals? She walked pasted the group of rocks that her and her friends sat down at to find the Digimentals. Hikari remembered that she looked left....and....There! she thought. I saw the flash of light from my Digimental over there! She ran over to another batch of rocks where she remembered that Patamon and Tailmon first armor evolved.
"Shimatta!" she cursed. "There's nothing here!" She looked down at the flower.
"It probably just reacted to the power from the old Digimentals."
"Well, well, little girl," said a familiar cocky voice.
Hikari spun around. A part of the wall behind her suddenly came alive, and a
Digimon stepped out. Hikari gasped. Standing right in front of her, stout, looking like his height was no taller than up to Hikari's waist, was Pinnochimon.
Pinnochimon, as she remembered, was one of the Dark Masters. He was
especially known to Takeru. When they were younger, Takeru was a victim as one of
Pinnochimon's "play toys". They "played", all right. Pinnochimon nearly killed Takeru,
and Hikari cannot forget that, even though she wasn't even there. Takeru finally tricked
Pinnochimon, and escaped while he was occupied.
"You!" she cried. "What are you doing here?"
"Hey, this is a free Digital World. I can be wherever I want," Pinnochimon said
coyly. "Right now, I'm here because I want to play."
"You really haven't changed, have you?" Hikari demanded, her hands on her hips.
"No way would I ever want to play with you. And I'm busy. Go away."
Pinnochimon pouted sarcastically. "No one ever wants to play with me. You're
just like you're little love toy, Takeru-kun." He grinned mischievously. "That's too bad.
'Cause....I have something you don't have," he sang. "And yoouuu want it. And you
won't get it, since you're so mean to me."
Hikari narrowed her eyes. "Nani?"
"You want the Light Crystal, don't you? Well, you need to come through me to
get it."
Hikari's heart sank. She was expecting to get the two Crystals through something,
not someone. Especially not Pinnochimon.
She sighed helplessly. "Look, Pinnochimon no bakayaro, what do you want? I'll do
anything for the Crystal. Please, I just want it. I have to save Takeru. Please."
"Aww, you almost make me want to give it to you for free. Here, I'll go easy on
you. How about, if you give me something of yours, I'll give you the Crystal. It'll be a
trade. What do you say?"
Hikari looked at him in the eye. "Hai. All right. What do you want?"
"Hmm..." Pinnochimon looked at Hikari up and down. "What about...that ring on
the chain around your neck? I'll give you the Crystal for that."
Hikari's hand flew toward the ring. Oh no. Takeru's ring! she thought
frantically. Takeru gave it to her on her fifteenth birthday. It was the same day as their
graduation dance, and all her friends were excited to be graduating. At the dance, Takeru gave Hikari a diamond ring, and confessed his love for her in front of the entire school. It was one of the most precious gifts he's ever given her. Now that she's older, she had to wear it on a chain around her neck, since the ring couldn't fit her finger anymore.
What am I going to do? Hikari thought.
Pinnochimon saw her hesitance. "Well? Is it a trade? Or are you too chicken to
do it?"
Hikari took a deep breath. "This ring means a lot to me," she said firmly, but
shakily. "But...." She paused. "Takeru means more. And if I had to give up a stupid ring to save his life, I would. So here," Hikari removed the clasp from the chain and gave Pinnochimon the ring, "take it."
Pinnochimon looked at the ring in his hand, and looked at Hikari. "Great job,
Hikari," he said softly. "You passed." In a flash of smoke, he disappeared, leaving the
ring behind him.
But next to the ring was a crystal, no bigger than a baseball, shining with it's light
pink radiance. The flower in Hikari's hand reacted to its power, and floated towards it.
In a flash of pink light, the flower was engraved in the crystal, just like the Symbol of
Light.
"The Light Crystal," Hikari whispered, as she picked it up, along with the ring.
"But...how?"
A voice filled the cave. "It was a test, Hikari. That was not the real Pinnochimon.
That test proved your love for Takeru, and showed that you were able to inherit the Light
Crystal."
"Angewomon?" Hikari asked, puzzled.
"The rest of the journey will not be easy, Guardian of Light. You have twenty
hours left, but don't take advantage of the time. I wish you the best of luck."
Hikari observed the Light Crystal carefully, and gaped at the symbol. The seventh
pedal that had fallen off from the flower did not show up on the crystal. I guess that
means I have to look harder to find Takeru's Crystal. And I think I know just where to
find it.
As if the Crystal read her thoughts, it glowed again it's colorful aura. It's energy
surrounded her in a pink force field, and lifted her up into the air. Hikari was frightened
by the sudden boost of height, but not for long. Within moments, Hikari was soaring
through the sunlit sky, in search for the Hope Crystal.
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::sighs:: Well, this sucks. Please review. Flames are welcome. I wouldn't be surprised if I found some. Ja ne!