LEGACY OF DIGITA
Author's Notes: Here's the second chapter of my story. In this chapter, Mimi is 18, Izzy is 17, and Yolei is 14. In the last chapter, I said I would test you guys to name that scene. Here's the answers for chapter 1: The opening scene with Tai and Davis sparring was borrowed from the opening scene of Dragon Heart. Matt's line "Yes, but can he dance?" was borrowed from an episode of Freakazoid!. There will be only one scene/line to identify in this chapter so watch for it. In your reviews, point it out, see if you can find the correct scene and origin. Anyway, on with the story.
Chapter 2- Scholars and Sincerity of Nature
Davis felt his jealousy rising as TK and Kari smiled to each other. It almost made him sick to his stomach when Takeru acted like a perfect gentleman and escorted his betrothed to her horse. A tap on the shoulder brought him to reality.
"Davis," Tai asked. "Why are you staring at my sister and Takeru like that?" Tai knew the answer, but felt he needed to emberass his squire to teach him some manners.
Daisuke turned pink and nervously laughed. "N-nothing. Jus-just thinking," he stammered. Davis turned and followed after Kari and TK to the edge of the ruins. Tai and Davis had tethered their horses at the broken down stables. When the young knight-in-training got there, he noticed a third white horse, most likely Matt's.
Tai, Sora, Biyomon, and Matt came around the corner and untied their respective mounts, except Sora who had no horse. Tai looked down to her and extended his hand "I will offer you a ride, m'lady," he said politely with a smile.
Sora looked at Biyomon, who nodded and took to the air. "I was going to fly their, but I admire your chivalry. Yes, I will ride with you." Sora told only half of the truth. She was flattered, but she wanted to get to know the brown-haired lord. Having met him, Sora believed that the stories she heard of his skill in battle and his charm did not do him justice. She took Tai's hand and he helped her onto the horse behind him. The amazon wrapped her arms around his waist to keep from falling off and supressed laughing when she saw the red in his cheeks.
As the six young people rode off, Matt spoke up. "How about we take the scenic route through the forest? The trees are quite lovely this time of year." He was looking in Tai and Sora's direction in particular.
Tai knew his best friend was teasing him again about the archer girl, but took the suggestion to heart and steered his horse toward the forest trail.
TK looked to Kari "Matt's right. You should see the fern gullies. They're absolutely beautiful." TK liked to travel through the woodlands often. He never believed the local rumors of a magician girl living there as he had never seen any trace that such a thing might exist.
The lush Odaiba Forest soon came into view. Everyone slowed their horses down as they entered so they could admire the scenery. Even Davis forgot about his jealousy for a while. The forest was like something out of a dream. The trees stood tall and impressive, with leaves of the most beautiful shades of green. Everywhere, birds of all kinds sang their songs and flitted through the branches, a sight that especailly captivated Biyomon, who was flying a little closer to the ground now. Flowers grew all over the ground in every brilliant color an artist could ever dream. A stream ran by with crystal clear water and small fish leaping out of the current to catch the tiny gnats that got too close to the surface. Kari spotted one of the fern gullies that TK had mentioned and her eyes lit up at the lush emerald green color, the thin mist at the ground, and the tiny mammals and amphibians that moved around in the leaves of the ferns. "Takeru, you were right," she said dreamily. "This place is gorgeous."
Sora held onto Tai and gazed at the scene before her. A small fox darted across the path and disappeared into a clump of bushes. She smiled at the small predator as he passed then made a few unusual chirping noises. Several birds descended from the trees and landed on her shoulders.
Tai looked back at Sora and smiled. The birds chirped and cooed as she did the same, as if they were talking. Taichi found himself drawn to this girl. She had everything he imagined the perfect woman to have: beauty, strength, brains, spirit. Perhaps...
Everyone's awe and happiness came to an abrupt stop as a bolt of ebony wood landed sharply wih a thud in the path before them like an arrow. The horses were spooked, but everyone managed to calm their mounts and looked around to see who made that shot.
Out from bushes stepped a plant-like digimon. It stood on two feet with big clawed hands, small fangs, large purple eyes, and a giant pink flower on its head like a crown. Then, out stepped a young girl about eighteen years old. She was about Sora's height and had long brown hair with many pink flowers woven into it and brown eyes. She wore flowing pink robes with a vest of a darker pink that had a myriad of pockets and sandals on her feet. In her hand, she carried a staff that seemed to be crafted of two vines woven into a spiral together with a flower crown similar to the plant digimon's. "Who are you," she said. It was less of a question and more of a demand.
Matt hopped off his mount and approached the girl who readied her staff. To her surprise, the blonde lord bowed deeply to her "I am Lord Yamato Ishida, passing through the forest with friends and family. May we ask who you are?" He looked her right in the eye, but with friendship instead of malice.
The girl took a step back nervously before clearing her throat. "I am Mimi Tachikawa and this is Palmon," she said gesturing to the digimon who nodded hello. "We are the guardians of this forest."
Biyomon floated to the ground. "We didn't mean any harm," she said in full honesty. "We were only passing through."
Takeru suddenly realized who they were speaking with. "You must be the rumored magician girl. I've been coming here for years and never seen you before."
Mimi looked at TK. "Yes, I remember you. I leave you alone because you respect these woods. And I expect you have never seen me as I am only seen when I want to be. I was a little worried about seeing so many people at once coming through my forest."
Yamato spoke this time "I can assure you we only wanted to admire your forest. Please, do not bare us any ill will." He took Mimi's hand much to her surprise and kissed it. "Would you like to join us for dinner? We must show our grattitude to you for protecting one of our kingdom's greatest marks of beauty." He then gave her one of his warmest smiles.
Mimi looked dumbfounded as she stared into Matt's blue eyes. The girl couldn't find her voice so she simply nodded.
Palmon looked from Matt to Mimi "I think he likes you," she said teasingly.
Mimi turned the same shade of pink as her robes and looked away. "I'll go with you. After all, it is very rude to turn down someone's grattitude."
Mimi shared a horse with Matt, gaining more teasing from Palmon, and the group made their way through the woods. Since this was a longer route to the castle, and they were moving slowly to enjoy the landscape, they didn't make it to the gates until dusk. The gates opened for them and they rode into the sanctified walls of the palace.
Immediately, five digimon rushed over to greet their respective partners. Veemon tackled Davis, sending him flat on his back. Padamon and Gatomon leaped into TK and Kari's arms respectively. Tai and Augumon shared a friendly bear hug while Matt and Gabumon began wrestling, holding one another in headlocks and laughing.
"What took you guys so long," Gatomon asked. All the digimon had been wondering where everyone had went to.
"Hey Tai," Augumon asked his counterpart, "who's your friend?" He pointed to Sora and then turned his attention to Biyomon.
"This is Sora Takenouchi and Biyomon. They're here as guests of honor for the anniversary."
"Great," the little reptillian digimon exclaimed in happiness.
Just then, the servants came in and dragged off the humans to get them cleaned up and dressed for the dinner.
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Soon, the royal familes, various guests, and the digimon were seated in the grand dining hall. The banquet was full of delicious food. There were dozens of roast fowl birds (which Biyomon didn't want to touch), plates of juicy venison steaks, large tureens of all kinds of soup, steaming plates of mutton, enormous baskets of fruit, and hundreds of pitchers with half a dozen different kinds of wine and spirits. Davis was seated on Tai's left, jealously watching TK and Kari at the other end of the table. Sora sat next to Tai and the two of them discussed battle tactics and strategies. Mimi was between Sora and Matt, who told her a multitude of jokes and anecdotes and even sang her a few songs. TK and Kari were whispering to one another closely so that their faint voices would carry far enough over the noise of dinner. The digimon sat on the opposite side of the table facing their counterparts and engaging in similar activities. Many of the guests thought the scene with humans and digimon together and talking was adorable, and one artist present even made a charcoal sketch so he could later paint the scene.
Lord Kamiya and Ishida rose from their seats and help up goblets of wine. "Attention please," they shouted in unison and the room fell silent.
Lord Ishida began. "I welcome you all, friends, family, and our new guests with oustretched arms."
Lord Kamiya then spoke. "It is a great honor for us to be here with all of you. And now, a toast. To family."
"To friends," continued Lord Ishida.
"And to our children. My daughter Hikari..."
"And my son Takeru."
"May peace and love be with you both, to all of us, and our people," the two rulers said as one.
The hall erupted in cheers and shouts of approval as everyone drained their glasses and goblets.
"In other news," Lord Kamiya continued, "our kingdom will be holding a very special celebration soon. In two weeks, we will be celebrating the five hundredth anniverary of Odaiba's soveriegnty!"
Again, the feast hall exploded in cheers, applause, and shouts.
Lady Ishida stood up. "We have made arrangements for grand entertainments from across the lands outside our borders. Everyone, from the nobles to the peasants, is invited to take a day off of work to join in the festivities. We will even be hosting a masquerade ball here at the palace open to any guest or citizen who wishes to attend."
The tables soon broke out in joyous cheers of "Long live Odaiba!" Tai, Matt, TK, Kari, and their digimon were applauding furiously and it wasn't long before Sora, Mimi, Davis, Veemon, Biyomon, and Palmon joined in.
The eating, drinking, and merry-making continued till midnight and everyone was tired and their voices hoarse. The servants escorted everyone to their rooms for the evening and peace resumed over the night.
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The next day, two ponies walked up towards the gate to the royal palace. In tow, was an insect-like digimon and a bird-like digimon. "Hail," shouted one the riders, a young man with dark red hair. "My friends and I are travelling scholars! We request an audience with the children of the ruling houses!"
The captain of the guards looked down apprehensively. "I don't know if we can trust them."
"Let them in," came Matt's voice from behind the chain mail-clad officer.
He spun around. "But Lord Yamato..."
Matt just crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Let them in. And summon my brother, Lord Taichi, and Lady Hikari," he said flatly. "Now," he added in a more stern tone.
The captain sighed in defeat and bowed. "Yes, my lord." He turned to his men. "You heard Lord Yamato! Open the gates and summon Lord Taichi, Lord Takeru, and Lady Hikari! Get going," he barked.
In five minutes, the riders were escorted to a pavillion in the palace gardens while their ponies were take to the royal stables, though the two humans insisted on carrying the large packs they had their mounts carrying with them. There were many tall and beautiful flowers growing around the pavilion as well as several cherry blossom trees. In the center of the pavilion was a fountain with a granite statue of Greymon and Garurumon and around the edges of crushed shale circle were a number of stone benches. The two visitors sat quietly with their digimon by the fountain. The boy had red hair, as mentioned before, that was always spiky and stubborn. He wore rusted red robes typical of scholars and his digimon, perpetually flying, looked like a large ladybug with big green eyes. The girl with him wore a plain white skirt and button-up shirt with sandals. She had lond purple hair and large spectacles over her eyes. Around her neck she wore a necklace with turquoise beads and bird feathers. Her digimon resembled an eagle with a red headband with one it his own feathers fastened to the back standing straight up.
The four visitors didn't have long to wait before Tai, Matt, TK, and Kari came walking toward the pavilion. "Greetings travellers," Tai said respectfully. "You said you wanted to speak with us?"
The red haired boy stood up. "Yes, but first we should introduce ourselves. My name is Koushiro Izumi, or Izzy if you prefer." He then gestured to his digimon. "This is Tentomon, my bonded digimon."
"Hello," Tentomon said cheerfully.
Izzy continued the introductions as he waved to the purple-haired girl. "This is Miyako Inoue, also known as Yolei, and her digimon, Hawkmon."
"Pleasure to meet you," Yolei and Hawkmon greeted in unison.
"We are scholars," Izzy explained. "I'm sure you are all aware that very few people in the world have digivices and bonded digimon."
"That's right," nodded Takeru.
"Well, the four of us are writing a definitive study on digimon and you are the largest group of people in one place that have digimon. With your permission, Lords and Lady, we would like to do our research here for a while. Will you consider?"
Izzy, Tentomon, Yolei, and Hawkmon waited eagerly as Matt and Tai seemed to have a silent conversation. The young lords soon smiled and nodded to each other. "Absolutely," Tai smiled. "You're welcome to stay as long as you like."
"Consider our home, your home," Matt added.
Yolei and Hawkmon cheered ecstatically as Tentomon and Izzy started shaking hands/claws with Matt and Tai. "Thank you so much. We greatly appreciate this," Izzy said with an uncharacteristic burst of energy. "May we please see your digimon?"
"Of course," said Kari. "We can all talk out here in the gardens." Kari picked up the mirror around her neck and began moving her lips, though no sound came out. The mirror's surface became a swirling pool of mercury for a minute before Kari stopped her silent incantations and the tiny magic device returned to normal. "Gatomon should be bringing the other digimon along with Sora and Mimi shortly." At this point she gave an exasperated sigh. "And Davis, too."
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Unknown to any of the young people or they're digimon, a dark presence was watching them from afar. "Yes...Everything is falling into place...Soon...Their souls will be mine." There was a long, still pause before the dark voice spoke again, this time slightly irritated. "Dammit, I can never think anything clever to say."
End of Chapter 2
In Chapter 3- Orphans and Panacea our heroes meet Joe and Gomamon, expert healers, and find an orphaned boy named Cody trying to find his niche in life. As our friends get more acquainted, the kingdom's anniversary is celebrated, but will the happiness last when an evil force arrives to crash the party? Keep reading to find out.
Author's Notes: Here's the second chapter of my story. In this chapter, Mimi is 18, Izzy is 17, and Yolei is 14. In the last chapter, I said I would test you guys to name that scene. Here's the answers for chapter 1: The opening scene with Tai and Davis sparring was borrowed from the opening scene of Dragon Heart. Matt's line "Yes, but can he dance?" was borrowed from an episode of Freakazoid!. There will be only one scene/line to identify in this chapter so watch for it. In your reviews, point it out, see if you can find the correct scene and origin. Anyway, on with the story.
Chapter 2- Scholars and Sincerity of Nature
Davis felt his jealousy rising as TK and Kari smiled to each other. It almost made him sick to his stomach when Takeru acted like a perfect gentleman and escorted his betrothed to her horse. A tap on the shoulder brought him to reality.
"Davis," Tai asked. "Why are you staring at my sister and Takeru like that?" Tai knew the answer, but felt he needed to emberass his squire to teach him some manners.
Daisuke turned pink and nervously laughed. "N-nothing. Jus-just thinking," he stammered. Davis turned and followed after Kari and TK to the edge of the ruins. Tai and Davis had tethered their horses at the broken down stables. When the young knight-in-training got there, he noticed a third white horse, most likely Matt's.
Tai, Sora, Biyomon, and Matt came around the corner and untied their respective mounts, except Sora who had no horse. Tai looked down to her and extended his hand "I will offer you a ride, m'lady," he said politely with a smile.
Sora looked at Biyomon, who nodded and took to the air. "I was going to fly their, but I admire your chivalry. Yes, I will ride with you." Sora told only half of the truth. She was flattered, but she wanted to get to know the brown-haired lord. Having met him, Sora believed that the stories she heard of his skill in battle and his charm did not do him justice. She took Tai's hand and he helped her onto the horse behind him. The amazon wrapped her arms around his waist to keep from falling off and supressed laughing when she saw the red in his cheeks.
As the six young people rode off, Matt spoke up. "How about we take the scenic route through the forest? The trees are quite lovely this time of year." He was looking in Tai and Sora's direction in particular.
Tai knew his best friend was teasing him again about the archer girl, but took the suggestion to heart and steered his horse toward the forest trail.
TK looked to Kari "Matt's right. You should see the fern gullies. They're absolutely beautiful." TK liked to travel through the woodlands often. He never believed the local rumors of a magician girl living there as he had never seen any trace that such a thing might exist.
The lush Odaiba Forest soon came into view. Everyone slowed their horses down as they entered so they could admire the scenery. Even Davis forgot about his jealousy for a while. The forest was like something out of a dream. The trees stood tall and impressive, with leaves of the most beautiful shades of green. Everywhere, birds of all kinds sang their songs and flitted through the branches, a sight that especailly captivated Biyomon, who was flying a little closer to the ground now. Flowers grew all over the ground in every brilliant color an artist could ever dream. A stream ran by with crystal clear water and small fish leaping out of the current to catch the tiny gnats that got too close to the surface. Kari spotted one of the fern gullies that TK had mentioned and her eyes lit up at the lush emerald green color, the thin mist at the ground, and the tiny mammals and amphibians that moved around in the leaves of the ferns. "Takeru, you were right," she said dreamily. "This place is gorgeous."
Sora held onto Tai and gazed at the scene before her. A small fox darted across the path and disappeared into a clump of bushes. She smiled at the small predator as he passed then made a few unusual chirping noises. Several birds descended from the trees and landed on her shoulders.
Tai looked back at Sora and smiled. The birds chirped and cooed as she did the same, as if they were talking. Taichi found himself drawn to this girl. She had everything he imagined the perfect woman to have: beauty, strength, brains, spirit. Perhaps...
Everyone's awe and happiness came to an abrupt stop as a bolt of ebony wood landed sharply wih a thud in the path before them like an arrow. The horses were spooked, but everyone managed to calm their mounts and looked around to see who made that shot.
Out from bushes stepped a plant-like digimon. It stood on two feet with big clawed hands, small fangs, large purple eyes, and a giant pink flower on its head like a crown. Then, out stepped a young girl about eighteen years old. She was about Sora's height and had long brown hair with many pink flowers woven into it and brown eyes. She wore flowing pink robes with a vest of a darker pink that had a myriad of pockets and sandals on her feet. In her hand, she carried a staff that seemed to be crafted of two vines woven into a spiral together with a flower crown similar to the plant digimon's. "Who are you," she said. It was less of a question and more of a demand.
Matt hopped off his mount and approached the girl who readied her staff. To her surprise, the blonde lord bowed deeply to her "I am Lord Yamato Ishida, passing through the forest with friends and family. May we ask who you are?" He looked her right in the eye, but with friendship instead of malice.
The girl took a step back nervously before clearing her throat. "I am Mimi Tachikawa and this is Palmon," she said gesturing to the digimon who nodded hello. "We are the guardians of this forest."
Biyomon floated to the ground. "We didn't mean any harm," she said in full honesty. "We were only passing through."
Takeru suddenly realized who they were speaking with. "You must be the rumored magician girl. I've been coming here for years and never seen you before."
Mimi looked at TK. "Yes, I remember you. I leave you alone because you respect these woods. And I expect you have never seen me as I am only seen when I want to be. I was a little worried about seeing so many people at once coming through my forest."
Yamato spoke this time "I can assure you we only wanted to admire your forest. Please, do not bare us any ill will." He took Mimi's hand much to her surprise and kissed it. "Would you like to join us for dinner? We must show our grattitude to you for protecting one of our kingdom's greatest marks of beauty." He then gave her one of his warmest smiles.
Mimi looked dumbfounded as she stared into Matt's blue eyes. The girl couldn't find her voice so she simply nodded.
Palmon looked from Matt to Mimi "I think he likes you," she said teasingly.
Mimi turned the same shade of pink as her robes and looked away. "I'll go with you. After all, it is very rude to turn down someone's grattitude."
Mimi shared a horse with Matt, gaining more teasing from Palmon, and the group made their way through the woods. Since this was a longer route to the castle, and they were moving slowly to enjoy the landscape, they didn't make it to the gates until dusk. The gates opened for them and they rode into the sanctified walls of the palace.
Immediately, five digimon rushed over to greet their respective partners. Veemon tackled Davis, sending him flat on his back. Padamon and Gatomon leaped into TK and Kari's arms respectively. Tai and Augumon shared a friendly bear hug while Matt and Gabumon began wrestling, holding one another in headlocks and laughing.
"What took you guys so long," Gatomon asked. All the digimon had been wondering where everyone had went to.
"Hey Tai," Augumon asked his counterpart, "who's your friend?" He pointed to Sora and then turned his attention to Biyomon.
"This is Sora Takenouchi and Biyomon. They're here as guests of honor for the anniversary."
"Great," the little reptillian digimon exclaimed in happiness.
Just then, the servants came in and dragged off the humans to get them cleaned up and dressed for the dinner.
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Soon, the royal familes, various guests, and the digimon were seated in the grand dining hall. The banquet was full of delicious food. There were dozens of roast fowl birds (which Biyomon didn't want to touch), plates of juicy venison steaks, large tureens of all kinds of soup, steaming plates of mutton, enormous baskets of fruit, and hundreds of pitchers with half a dozen different kinds of wine and spirits. Davis was seated on Tai's left, jealously watching TK and Kari at the other end of the table. Sora sat next to Tai and the two of them discussed battle tactics and strategies. Mimi was between Sora and Matt, who told her a multitude of jokes and anecdotes and even sang her a few songs. TK and Kari were whispering to one another closely so that their faint voices would carry far enough over the noise of dinner. The digimon sat on the opposite side of the table facing their counterparts and engaging in similar activities. Many of the guests thought the scene with humans and digimon together and talking was adorable, and one artist present even made a charcoal sketch so he could later paint the scene.
Lord Kamiya and Ishida rose from their seats and help up goblets of wine. "Attention please," they shouted in unison and the room fell silent.
Lord Ishida began. "I welcome you all, friends, family, and our new guests with oustretched arms."
Lord Kamiya then spoke. "It is a great honor for us to be here with all of you. And now, a toast. To family."
"To friends," continued Lord Ishida.
"And to our children. My daughter Hikari..."
"And my son Takeru."
"May peace and love be with you both, to all of us, and our people," the two rulers said as one.
The hall erupted in cheers and shouts of approval as everyone drained their glasses and goblets.
"In other news," Lord Kamiya continued, "our kingdom will be holding a very special celebration soon. In two weeks, we will be celebrating the five hundredth anniverary of Odaiba's soveriegnty!"
Again, the feast hall exploded in cheers, applause, and shouts.
Lady Ishida stood up. "We have made arrangements for grand entertainments from across the lands outside our borders. Everyone, from the nobles to the peasants, is invited to take a day off of work to join in the festivities. We will even be hosting a masquerade ball here at the palace open to any guest or citizen who wishes to attend."
The tables soon broke out in joyous cheers of "Long live Odaiba!" Tai, Matt, TK, Kari, and their digimon were applauding furiously and it wasn't long before Sora, Mimi, Davis, Veemon, Biyomon, and Palmon joined in.
The eating, drinking, and merry-making continued till midnight and everyone was tired and their voices hoarse. The servants escorted everyone to their rooms for the evening and peace resumed over the night.
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The next day, two ponies walked up towards the gate to the royal palace. In tow, was an insect-like digimon and a bird-like digimon. "Hail," shouted one the riders, a young man with dark red hair. "My friends and I are travelling scholars! We request an audience with the children of the ruling houses!"
The captain of the guards looked down apprehensively. "I don't know if we can trust them."
"Let them in," came Matt's voice from behind the chain mail-clad officer.
He spun around. "But Lord Yamato..."
Matt just crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Let them in. And summon my brother, Lord Taichi, and Lady Hikari," he said flatly. "Now," he added in a more stern tone.
The captain sighed in defeat and bowed. "Yes, my lord." He turned to his men. "You heard Lord Yamato! Open the gates and summon Lord Taichi, Lord Takeru, and Lady Hikari! Get going," he barked.
In five minutes, the riders were escorted to a pavillion in the palace gardens while their ponies were take to the royal stables, though the two humans insisted on carrying the large packs they had their mounts carrying with them. There were many tall and beautiful flowers growing around the pavilion as well as several cherry blossom trees. In the center of the pavilion was a fountain with a granite statue of Greymon and Garurumon and around the edges of crushed shale circle were a number of stone benches. The two visitors sat quietly with their digimon by the fountain. The boy had red hair, as mentioned before, that was always spiky and stubborn. He wore rusted red robes typical of scholars and his digimon, perpetually flying, looked like a large ladybug with big green eyes. The girl with him wore a plain white skirt and button-up shirt with sandals. She had lond purple hair and large spectacles over her eyes. Around her neck she wore a necklace with turquoise beads and bird feathers. Her digimon resembled an eagle with a red headband with one it his own feathers fastened to the back standing straight up.
The four visitors didn't have long to wait before Tai, Matt, TK, and Kari came walking toward the pavilion. "Greetings travellers," Tai said respectfully. "You said you wanted to speak with us?"
The red haired boy stood up. "Yes, but first we should introduce ourselves. My name is Koushiro Izumi, or Izzy if you prefer." He then gestured to his digimon. "This is Tentomon, my bonded digimon."
"Hello," Tentomon said cheerfully.
Izzy continued the introductions as he waved to the purple-haired girl. "This is Miyako Inoue, also known as Yolei, and her digimon, Hawkmon."
"Pleasure to meet you," Yolei and Hawkmon greeted in unison.
"We are scholars," Izzy explained. "I'm sure you are all aware that very few people in the world have digivices and bonded digimon."
"That's right," nodded Takeru.
"Well, the four of us are writing a definitive study on digimon and you are the largest group of people in one place that have digimon. With your permission, Lords and Lady, we would like to do our research here for a while. Will you consider?"
Izzy, Tentomon, Yolei, and Hawkmon waited eagerly as Matt and Tai seemed to have a silent conversation. The young lords soon smiled and nodded to each other. "Absolutely," Tai smiled. "You're welcome to stay as long as you like."
"Consider our home, your home," Matt added.
Yolei and Hawkmon cheered ecstatically as Tentomon and Izzy started shaking hands/claws with Matt and Tai. "Thank you so much. We greatly appreciate this," Izzy said with an uncharacteristic burst of energy. "May we please see your digimon?"
"Of course," said Kari. "We can all talk out here in the gardens." Kari picked up the mirror around her neck and began moving her lips, though no sound came out. The mirror's surface became a swirling pool of mercury for a minute before Kari stopped her silent incantations and the tiny magic device returned to normal. "Gatomon should be bringing the other digimon along with Sora and Mimi shortly." At this point she gave an exasperated sigh. "And Davis, too."
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Unknown to any of the young people or they're digimon, a dark presence was watching them from afar. "Yes...Everything is falling into place...Soon...Their souls will be mine." There was a long, still pause before the dark voice spoke again, this time slightly irritated. "Dammit, I can never think anything clever to say."
End of Chapter 2
In Chapter 3- Orphans and Panacea our heroes meet Joe and Gomamon, expert healers, and find an orphaned boy named Cody trying to find his niche in life. As our friends get more acquainted, the kingdom's anniversary is celebrated, but will the happiness last when an evil force arrives to crash the party? Keep reading to find out.