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PROTECTORATE 7
(Little recap)"Take care of Sora," She said sternly, Glenn only nodded in reply. Glenn then whistled for Epsilon and walked out the door with Sora and Biyomon close behind. When they were a few meters away Glenn turned and looked back, he had finally found a home and now he had to leave, life sucked that way. He then started walking again and to his horror he heard a familiar voice behind him calling his name, "oh shit they found me!" Glenn grabbed Sora and they started to run.
"Who are they Glenn," Epsilon asked as he followed his terror stricken friend.
"They're my biological parents," Glenn replied not slowing his pace at all.
"Really," Epsilon looked back to the people following them, the women was your average middle aged woman, at this distance he couldn't really guess how tall she was though he could see she had a slender build. She wore a blue sweater with matching dress, and all things considered she was keeping a good pace. Epsilon's gaze then shifted to the man beside her, he was huge! This guy's height was also hard to tell because of the distance but if Epsilon had to guess his weight, he'd guess about three hundred pounds, of pure muscle! He wore a lose white t-shirt and blue jeans. Epsilon then turned his head back to see he had fallen back a few feet, he quickly caught back up to them.
Sora had also looked back to the people following them then she turned to Glenn while kept up, "who are they Glenn?"
"My parents," Glenn told her, his fear quite evedent in his voice.
"Your parents," Sora looked back once more at the giant man, "does you dad do steroids or something," Sora couldn't believe how big he was.
"No," Glenn's breathing was starting to get heavy, "it turns out everyone in my family is obssessed with being strong in some way," Glenn explained, "my uncle was the best with weapons, but my dad," Glenn hated saying that, "my dad wanted nothing more than to be the worlds strongest man," they turned a corner and saw the park in the distance, "that's why we gotta run."
"Why," Sora asked, she couldn't believe it. Glenn was a weapon master, he could just hit the guy with his hali-thingy.
"Cause that guy's left arm is easily stronger than my intire body, and he's right handed I wouldn't stand a chance!" Glenn told her.
"Why not just scare him off with you halibert," Epsilon suggested.
"Can't, not unless he's attacking me," Glenn told him, "this lisence only allows me to carry my weapons I can't use them unless I'm in deadly danger." The small group quickly reached the park and ran into the woods to hide. Glenn's parents entered a few moments afterwords.
"Glenn, Glenn Chester Rentholen where are you!" The women called.
"Chester," Epsilon teased, and snickered slightly.
"Shut-up you two bit house pet or I'll put a knot in you tail. Epsilon continued to snicker in Glenn's mind.
The women turned to the big man, "Greg I can't see him," she rested her head on his chest, "why does he always run from us? What did we do?" She asked holding back tears.
"Nothing honey, we didn't do anything," He put his large arm around his wife, "he's just confused, you heard the shrink," he stroked her hair.
Glenn had been holding his temper in check but after hearing him say that they hadn't done anything, Glenn was going to finish this now! They would leave him alone, Glenn then stepped out from behind the tree he had been hiding behind, "nothing my ass old man!" Glenn shouted at them. The woman began to run towards Glenn but he had his halibert out and pointing at them before she took two step, "that's far enough," he said coldly.
"Glenn, what did we do?" The woman asked her son.
"What did you do!" Glenn roared, "you stole me away from my home when I was happiest, you took me away from my sister whom I loved most of all, then you drag half way across the plant and you have the nerve to ask what you did?" Glenn felt ready to explode! "Then after I lost Uncle Mike you tryed to take my halibert away which he gave me! All you two ever did was get in the way! Why can't you leave me alone to live the life I want," Glenn demanded, tears forming in his eyes. He then remebered Sora and Epsilon, "Sora go find the others," Glenn commanded over his shoulder. Sora hesitated for a moment then ran off. Glenn then contacted Epsilon, "Hey bud, I need to level the playing field if this comes down to a fight, you in," Glenn asked.
"You really need to ask Glenn, this guy will be a push over for us," Epsilon replied walking out so he stood beside Glenn, he then sat down, Glenn lowered his arm and adjusted his halibert so the butt of it rested against the grass by Epsilon's paw.
Glenn watched as his 'parents' took a fearful step back then his 'father' shouted at Glenn.
"Live the life you want! How dare you! All we ever wanted was to give you a good life! After we lost you at age five we were worried sick, it was only luck that we found you in Japan two years later when I took your mother on vacation to cheer her up! We wanted our son, so we took you," Greg defended, though he didn't dare approach with that Timber wolf Glenn seemed to be friends with.
"If you truly wanted me to be happy you would have left me in Japan with my real family! I didn't even know who you people were at the time! You just showed up, said you were my parents flashed some papers and took me from Sora! I was happy! Why couldn't you two have simply missed me? Luck you said? HA! That was the worst day of my life." Glenn closed his eyes and looked away from the pair, "the only good you two ever did was send me to Mike! Other than him I had no family in Canada!" Glenn could hear his 'mother' begin to cry.
"Look Glenn I'm not here to fight you, if you don't want to come with us alright," Greg eyed the wolf once more, "I'm glad you've found some friends son," he then took his wife by the hand and began to turn her around, she pulled away and ran to Glenn, he stopped her with a small jab to the gut which only made her stop and look at him, he knew he was being an ass, but these people never understood him, all they had ever done was, what? Wanted to live with their lost son? Bring up the child they had brought into the world? What had they done? Glenn clenched his teeth, uncle Mike had always bragged about what good people his brother and his wife were Glenn just refused to listen.
"Look, I don't hate you two," Glenn's face softened, "it's just I had all I ever wanted then you two took it all away. I know you only wanted your son back, but he died the night he dissipeared from his room, I'm Glenn Rentholen, brother and protector of Sora Takenouchi now, and that's what I want in life, I'm sorry but I can't be your son," Glenn turned from them and began to walk away, he stopped after a few steps and spoke over his shoulder "I'm sorry for not speaking to you two over the years, who knows Mike could have been right when he said you were good people," he took a few more steps, "and by the way that shrink you guys sent me to was a lot of fun to mess with," Glenn then walked away with Epsilon by his side.
The two parents watched as the boy who had once been their son walk away from them forever. The women turned to her husband and began to cry into his chest, he gently stroked her hair and stared at where Glenn had been a few moments ago, "I hope he's as good as you said Mike, cause I've got a feeling he's in for a long journey," he then tilted his wife's head so she was looking at him, "don't worry honey, he'll be alright, he's got friends now and he's stronger than I or my brother had ever hoped to be," Greg picked up his wife and walked out of the park into the city gently humming the tune she had once used to lull a young Glenn to sleep in his bed.
Glenn walked after Epsilon as he sniffed their way to the meeting place, Glenn was thinking about his 'parents', "why, why did this have to happen to me? I had what I wanted, why couldn't they see that when they found me? And why can't I hate them!" Glenn shouted in his mind.
"Cause they're to blame just as much as you Glenn," Epsilon sat sniffing a patch of crabgrass, "they may have took you away without thinking about how you felt but you didn't help the matter by completely closing off from them, maybe if you had opened up a little you could have convinced them to take you back."
Glenn didn't want to listen to this but he couldn't close it off, Epsilon's voice was in his mind, Glenn just gritted his teeth and tryed to ignore what his friend had said, but he knew Epsilon had been right. This wasn't just their fault, mostly, but not all. Epsilon then told Glenn some people were approaching, Glenn looked to his left. There was a large group of guys his age, "ignore them," Glenn told Epsilon, "they aren't worth our time," Glenn was angry and didn't want anymore delays, but they seem to think Glenn would make a good target and quickly surronded him, "go away," Glenn commanded, they held their ground evven after Epsilon crouched down and looked ready to leap.
"Your money or your life," one of them commanded.
Glenn gave the guy a "you must be joking" look, "now why would I do that," Glenn tightened his grip on his halibert which he held at his side. Glenn then fell into a fighting stance, this should be enough to calm his anger.
"Oooo, scary man," said the same guy, he and a bunch of other guys pulled out switch blades and iron pipes. Then then charged Glenn.
Glenn was ready to meet the challenge, he stopped the first guy with a crack to the side of the head, the second guy was stopped the same way, Glenn then fell into a back roll and came up to jab the next guy in the stomach. The next three guys Glenn stopped by slashing their weapons in half then hitting them in numerous places on their bodies. The rest of the gang Epsilon scared away by biting at their heels and growling at them. After it was over Glenn walked over and looked Epsilon over, "nothing, good," they hadn't hurt Epsilon, Glenn then looked himself over, he had a cut on his arm, "Sora's going to be mad," he mumbled to himself. Glenn then replaced his halibert in its holster, then he and Epsilon found the meeting place without further incident.
"What took so long," Tai demanded as soon as Glenn appeared.
"Sorry I had some things I had to take care of," Glenn apologized, then Sora ran up to him.
"What happened," she demanded after seeing the cut.
"Someone got the mistaken idea that they coud beat a guy carrying a halibert and travelling with a wolf," Glenn told her, Sora then led him over to Joe who quickly tended his wounds. Glenn then noticed a couple of very large bags lying on the ground, "what's in those bags," he asked trying to make conversation.
Joe glanced over to where Glenn had pointed, "supplies, I saw you guys at the mall and thought that's what you were doing so I went about picking up a few things, then I went to ask you what you had already gotten and what we needed but I found you trying on clothes," Matt began to laugh, Joe had told them about what happened to Glenn at the mall.
Glenn blushed, "well what did you get," he asked trying to change the subject.
"I got an ax, sleeping bags, rations, and other stuff needed for survival," Joe said absently remembering things hhe bought.
"Enough stalling let's go," Tai said getting even more empatient.
"Fine," Glenn said curtly, he then looked to Epsilon and nodded, "all you're about to hear is what Epsilon is saying," Glenn took a deep breath, "children of destiny concentrate on your crests, feel the power they radiate, feel what is strongest about you." One by on the crests began to glow, Epsilon then raised his head to the sky and howled, light surronded them and they began to float upwards, Glenn could feel his own power growing in his crest, but something else was growing, something evil, but that was drowned out by the feeling he got from his own crest. Glenn closed his eyes, the feeling was so good, then Glenn felt wet grass under his fingers, and for a moment the fear he had been left behind shot through him he sat up and looked around, everyone was lying on the ground resting soundly, they were in a forest, they were lying a small patch of grass, close by was another and another to Glenn's left. The trees weren't very close together which produced many patches of light in the canopy. It was beautyful here. glenn then noticed his crest was glowing brightly, he could feel the power of it growing, fast Glenn fought wiht all his might to control this surge of power, but it was difficult, he eventually got it under enough control so it wouldn't take over. It was light out so Glenn went about waking everyone up. When everyone was up Tai got everyone into a circle.
"Where do we go from here," Tai asked Glenn.
Glenn didn't wait for Epsilon to talk, "no where, not yet anyway, this new surge in power is little hard to control and I need to get used to it," Glenn told everyone, he had explained what he was feeling as they were gathering. "Sora can I have a word with you for a moment," Glenn walked a little ways away from the group, Sora was beside him in a second. Glenn looked at her for a moment then spoke, "Sora I'm still getting the hang of this big brother thing and all, and well, I think you and Tai should take a day out for yourselves." Sora looked like she was going to protest for the good of the group, "we can find Gennai tomorrow and you and Tai haven't had any real time to yourselves since I arrived, so you are going to spend the day with him while I train with the Digimon and you will have a good time," Glenn told her firmly, "now go." Sora was happy to spend the day with Tai but, they had to find Gennai, she tryed once more to change his mind but he simply pushed her pack to the group and into Tai's arms saying, "have fun." Tai was a little confused then Sora pulled him into the woods, Agumon and Biyomon followed at a distance in case of trouble. Glenn then told the others of his training plan and they got to work.
Tai was being dragged by Sora through the woods trying to piece together why she was doing this, they had to find Gennai, they had, Tai's mind shut down when Sora spun around and kissed him on the lips, Tai's arms wrapped around her waist and they held that position for a good while. When they broke the kiss they sat down by a near by tree to talk. "What was that all about," Tai asked Sora.
"Glenn said we needed some time to ourselves," Sora explained blushing slightly.
"Oh, well since we're here," Tai reached around to the bag he had been carrying.
Sora saw what he was doing, she hadn't noticed the bag until now and was curious about what was in it. From it Tai produced a soccer ball, with a smile he jumped to his feet, tossed the bag aside and began to juggle it on his knees.
"C'mon Sora," Tai said to the still sitting girl, "try and get it from me, I dare you," he teased. Sora smiled and charged at him, Tai kept kept it away from Sora for a little while then she tripped him by accident and took it. Tai got back to his feet and for a couple of hours the two played keep away while every so often falling onto each other, "by accident" in order to steal a kiss. Mean while Agumon and Biyomon were resting by a tree out of sight of their two friends.
"They did it again," Biyomon said hearing a thud, "how many is that." She asked Agumon.
"Twelve," he replied eating a couple of berries he had found on the path.
"Why do humans do it again?" Biyomon asked as Agumon while he stuffed his face with more berries.
"Who knows," Agumon then slid onto the grass and fell asleep.
"Sora, what is love," Biyomon asked quietly, she then too closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Over at the camp Glenn was practicing with the Digimon and it soon turned out that their in-training forms weren't enough so they digivolved to their champion forms, now it was a challenge! Glenn ducked another Howling blaster attack from Garurumon, he quickly learned that his crest could do a few interesting tricks, well all he knew so far is that he could use was that Silvery mist, but not only as a curing agent! He could also use it to blind his enemies. Glenn rolled over the ground under Angemon's Hand of fate attack. That had been the biggest surprise! Glenn didn't know Patamon had this kind of power! He was giving Glenn the most trouble. Gatomon then nocked Glenn to the ground with a hit to his side with her tail. Glenn got up and rubbed where he had been hit, he used Silvery mist and healed his wound. He used it everytime he got even the smallest cut trying to use up some of the power threatening to overwhelm him. nothing was working! And something was different now, the power growing within him wasn't his own, this power felt dark, dangerous. Glenn pulled out his halibert a yelled over to Angemon, "how about a little one on one?" He asked spinning his halibert with one hand, Angemon lifted his staff in front of his face and flew at Glenn, has they were about to collide a sword embedded itself in the ground between them halting the fight.
"I believe you have more pressing matters to attended to," a strange clown walked out of the trees.
"Who are you," T.K. demanded.
"I'm Piedmon, and allow me to introduce my fellow Dark masters," he raised his hand to the sky and two large forms and small form appeared behind him and one by one as they were introduced they appeared, "this is Puppetmon," Piedmon gestured to the small wooden puppet, "Machinedramon," a large metal T-rex looking thing appeared with two very nasty looking cannons on his back, "and this is Metalseadramon," he said as the final form came into view, it was a large metal snake floating in the air. Glenn couldn't believe his eyes! These were the sort of things you saw in a nightmare!
"What do you want!" Glenn asked bring his halibert up in front of his chest ready to strike, the rest of the Digimon got ready to fight. That clown just stood there and laghed at them! Glenn could still feel the power growing, the dark power that would eventually have to come out. Glenn decided to just attack the guy before he had a chance to think, as his Uncle had taught him, "always plan ahead and move quickly, don't allow your enemy a chance to think." Glenn charged with his halibert, then at the last minute Glenn reached into his pocket, pulled out a knife and raked it across Piedmon's face, he cried out in pain then the rest of the Digimon began to fight.
Sora was lying with her head against Tai's chest staring at the sky, she was beat! She could barely move her limbs, then they heard an explosion from where the others were, "what was that," Sora asked getting to her feet, Tai was up after her and started running to where the others were, Sora followed him and on the way they were joined by Agumon and Biyomon.
"Agumon Digivolve," Tai commanded.
"Right," Agumon said while running, "Agumon warp Digivolve to Wargreymon!" He then flew ahead to the battle. When he got there he saw his friends fighting a losing battle against two large Digimon and one small one, Glenn was fighting another on that looked like a clown, he was also taking more hits then he was giving. Wargreymon decided to help the other Digimon, "Terra force," he cried as he trew a huge ball of energy at the little Digimon that looked like a puppet. It hit! The little puppet flew back and hit a tree. He then got up and shot little bullets from his hammer that made Wargreymon become Koromon, then one by one the Digimon became their rookie forms. Tai and Sora then appeared on the scene and Biyomon Digivolved to Birdramon but she too fell under their onslaught. The children fell into back into a small group as the Digimon surronded them. They didn't attack though they simply made sure none of them moved. they watched as Glenn got hit again and again by that clown.
"Glenn I have a plan, are you in?" Epsilon asked.
Glenn didn't have time to answer cause Piedmon unleashed an attack at the other guys, "no, not Sora, I won't lose her," Glenn's crest glowed once more and a dome of light appeared around the Digidestined and their Digimon, "Shield of the protectorate!" He cried. The blast deflected off the dome and hit the other Dark masters sending them flying. Glenn let out a relieved sigh then feel to the ground, he was spent, the darkness then broke free. Glenn screamed in agony as he felt his body being ripped in half! A dark sphere appeard above Glenn and slowly took a human form, the fog lifted and Glenn remebered everything, "NO!" He shouted. But it was too late, the dark creature had a human form but didn't look human, it looked down at Glenn and laughed, Glenn could do nothing, all his power was in protecting Sora and her friends, all he could do was lay there. Maisoulmon raised his and to the sky and a bolt of power struck it, Maisoulmon roared with laughter.
"I do believe a strategic retreat is in order," Piedmon said to himself dissipering behind a tree.
Maisoulmon then pointed his hand at Glenn, he closed his eyes and resigned to his fate, he didn't deserve any better for failing. Glenn felt the blast hit, but strangly there was no pain, he must have died instantly, Glenn opened his eyes expecting to see a white light. Maisoulmon stood above him continuing to fire a stream of dark energy at Glenn, he looked to where the stream was aimed, the dark power was hitting him, but nothing was happening! Epsilon then started to speak.
Epsilon had opened a link up to Maisoulmon as well then began to speak, "give it up Maisoulmon, even at his weakest you aren't powerful enough to kill him," he said flatly.
Glenn smiled and pushed himself to his feet, a ball of energy appeared in his hand, "I guess I win Maisoulmon," Glenn pointed his hand at Maisoulmon and released the power, the ball hit him and didn't do anything either! "Epsilon what gives," Glenn demanded.
"Even at your strongest Glenn you aren't powerful enough to beat Maisoulmon," Epsilon told him, "and neither of you have any power that can hurt me just as I don't have any offensive power strong enough to hurt you two." Epsilon sighed when he realized they didn't understand, "didn't you two ever listen to Gennai? Our powers were created with a fail safe program," Epsilon began, "Glenn your crest has more defensive power than Maisoulmon's has offensive, and your offensive is so weak you have no hope of doing any damage to Maisoulmon. My crest was designed to be assistive so my crest was designed to be immune to your attacks." He finished.
Glenn balled up his fist and brought it up in front of his face, "so what you're saying is I'm not only a failer but I'm now useless as well!" Glenn's voice cracked with pain. Maisoulmon continued to laugh.
"Don't mistake my power with you pathetic abilities Epsilon, I've grown stronger than you can imagine! I just need to wait till I've completely recovered it all." Then Maisoulmon turned and flew away.
Epsilon hated that voice, it scared him. He then turned to his friend, "Glenn are, are you all right?" He asked worriedly.
"Why didn't you tell me? Why! Why didn't you tell me Maisoulmon was inside me! I couldn't remember but you knew full well where Maisoulmon was so why didn't you tell," Glenn screamed at him.
"I'm sorry Glenn, it's just," Epsilon said submissively.
"WHAT DAMN YOU!" Glenn shouted.
"You were the first friend I ever had Glenn! My loyalty was to you! I couldn't just take your life! I though Maisoulmon was weak, I though if we went to Gennai he could fix everything so that we could live together peacefully! I wanted to have a home just like you! I wanted to be the lazy house pet how got belly-rubs all day long and got fed kibble and bits out of a bag!" Epsilon yelled back. Glenn's anger faded, he knew how Epsilon felt.
"I was given one task Epsilon, that was to guard Maisoulmon till the day I die," Glenn said calmly.
"Then what! You don't get it do you? If you had died Maisoulmon would have been let out! Unlike you Glenn he hasn't aged!" Epsilon's anger hadn't faded as much as Glenn's.
"I'm sorry bud," Glenn apologized, "it's just now Sora's in danger from two fronts and both of them I'm not strong enough to stop."
"Alone anyway," Epsilon gestured to Glenn's shield which was still around the Digidestined.
"Do you really think they have the power?" Glenn asked struggling to keep standing.
"One does anyway, I don't know who but one of there crest is far more powerful than any of ours, it can't work without the others though." Epsilon said staring at the shield.
"I think I better let them out," Glenn raised his hand toward the dome.
"Yea, who know what Tai and Sora are doing under there," Epsilon teased.
Glenn smiled, "shut up," the shield the disappeared, and Glenn saw Sora run up to him as he fell, darkness over took him before his head touched the soft damp soil.
"Glenn!" Sora cried when she saw her brother fall after the wall of light disappeared. Everyone ran up to Glenn.
"What happened to the other Digimon," Tai asked searching the nearby forest with his eyes.
"I don't know but I think Glenn will tell use when he wakes up," Matt said cooly.
"Joe is Glenn dead," Kari asked.
"No he's just exhausted," Joe said looking him over.
"I'm glad, that was scary," Mimi said.
Sora then knelt down by Glenn and rested his head on her knees, "it's always nice to have a pillow," she said absently running her fingers through his hair. Tai felt a small pang of jealousy, but he beat it down, she didn't need a jealous boyfriend right now.
"I hope he'll be all right," T.K. said looking at Glenn's face.
Matt walked over to Glenn's halibert and picked it up, "he'll be fine T.K.," Matt said reassureingly as he sat his friends weapon down near him.
"We better set up camp somewhere else," Tai said picking up one of the bags.
"What about Glenn," Izzy asked.
"Matt can carry him on his back," Tai replied hefting the other heavy bag onto his shoulder.
"Fine," Matt said, "Joe you take his halibert," Matt then lifted Glenn onto his back with the help of Sora and Mimi. They then walked for about an hour then they came upon a river.
"Let's set up camp here guys," Tai said dropping the bags to the ground. Matt set Glenn down gently by a tree, he had been tossing alot while they walked.
"He must be having a nightmare," Kari said looking at him, "Tai used to look like that when he had one." Kari then put her hand on his cheek and gently told him, "sssshhh, it's alright you're with friends," Glenn slowly calmed down.
"I believe there is only a 20% chance he'll wake up before lunch tomorrow," Izzy said beginning to type on his computer.
"He needs the rest," Sora said sounding worried.
"C'mon people, he won't get better if we don't get a fire going," Tai said calling them away. They quickly then got a fire going with the help of Agumon. They sat by the fire talking for awhile, Sora sat between Tai and Glenn as usual, Tai took her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, Sora smiled. She liked it when Tai was there to make her feel better. T.K. and Kari were holding hands, Izzy was working at his computer, Mimi was talking with Palmon, Matt was playing his harmonica and Joe was looking the Digimon's wounds over from the fight. Tai then assigned the watch line up, he was first as usual, then Sora, Matt, Izzy, Joe, Mimi then T.k. and Kari finally. They went to sleep about an hour later. Tai was on watch so he walked around to keep his blood flowing, he looked at Glenn who had Epsilon sleeping beside him and his halibert resting on the ground near by. Tai walked over and picked it up, boy was it light! Tai expected it to weigh a ton. He replaced it back where it had been. Then continued the rest of his watch.
TO BE CONTINUED........
Author notes, I realize I've not been allowing to much action for most of the Digidestined and have been focusing in on Glenn, Sora, and Tai. So I'm going to work harder to give the rest of them more dialogue. I don't have anymore school for the summer so I should be putting up chapters at a nice speed.
PROTECTORATE 7
(Little recap)"Take care of Sora," She said sternly, Glenn only nodded in reply. Glenn then whistled for Epsilon and walked out the door with Sora and Biyomon close behind. When they were a few meters away Glenn turned and looked back, he had finally found a home and now he had to leave, life sucked that way. He then started walking again and to his horror he heard a familiar voice behind him calling his name, "oh shit they found me!" Glenn grabbed Sora and they started to run.
"Who are they Glenn," Epsilon asked as he followed his terror stricken friend.
"They're my biological parents," Glenn replied not slowing his pace at all.
"Really," Epsilon looked back to the people following them, the women was your average middle aged woman, at this distance he couldn't really guess how tall she was though he could see she had a slender build. She wore a blue sweater with matching dress, and all things considered she was keeping a good pace. Epsilon's gaze then shifted to the man beside her, he was huge! This guy's height was also hard to tell because of the distance but if Epsilon had to guess his weight, he'd guess about three hundred pounds, of pure muscle! He wore a lose white t-shirt and blue jeans. Epsilon then turned his head back to see he had fallen back a few feet, he quickly caught back up to them.
Sora had also looked back to the people following them then she turned to Glenn while kept up, "who are they Glenn?"
"My parents," Glenn told her, his fear quite evedent in his voice.
"Your parents," Sora looked back once more at the giant man, "does you dad do steroids or something," Sora couldn't believe how big he was.
"No," Glenn's breathing was starting to get heavy, "it turns out everyone in my family is obssessed with being strong in some way," Glenn explained, "my uncle was the best with weapons, but my dad," Glenn hated saying that, "my dad wanted nothing more than to be the worlds strongest man," they turned a corner and saw the park in the distance, "that's why we gotta run."
"Why," Sora asked, she couldn't believe it. Glenn was a weapon master, he could just hit the guy with his hali-thingy.
"Cause that guy's left arm is easily stronger than my intire body, and he's right handed I wouldn't stand a chance!" Glenn told her.
"Why not just scare him off with you halibert," Epsilon suggested.
"Can't, not unless he's attacking me," Glenn told him, "this lisence only allows me to carry my weapons I can't use them unless I'm in deadly danger." The small group quickly reached the park and ran into the woods to hide. Glenn's parents entered a few moments afterwords.
"Glenn, Glenn Chester Rentholen where are you!" The women called.
"Chester," Epsilon teased, and snickered slightly.
"Shut-up you two bit house pet or I'll put a knot in you tail. Epsilon continued to snicker in Glenn's mind.
The women turned to the big man, "Greg I can't see him," she rested her head on his chest, "why does he always run from us? What did we do?" She asked holding back tears.
"Nothing honey, we didn't do anything," He put his large arm around his wife, "he's just confused, you heard the shrink," he stroked her hair.
Glenn had been holding his temper in check but after hearing him say that they hadn't done anything, Glenn was going to finish this now! They would leave him alone, Glenn then stepped out from behind the tree he had been hiding behind, "nothing my ass old man!" Glenn shouted at them. The woman began to run towards Glenn but he had his halibert out and pointing at them before she took two step, "that's far enough," he said coldly.
"Glenn, what did we do?" The woman asked her son.
"What did you do!" Glenn roared, "you stole me away from my home when I was happiest, you took me away from my sister whom I loved most of all, then you drag half way across the plant and you have the nerve to ask what you did?" Glenn felt ready to explode! "Then after I lost Uncle Mike you tryed to take my halibert away which he gave me! All you two ever did was get in the way! Why can't you leave me alone to live the life I want," Glenn demanded, tears forming in his eyes. He then remebered Sora and Epsilon, "Sora go find the others," Glenn commanded over his shoulder. Sora hesitated for a moment then ran off. Glenn then contacted Epsilon, "Hey bud, I need to level the playing field if this comes down to a fight, you in," Glenn asked.
"You really need to ask Glenn, this guy will be a push over for us," Epsilon replied walking out so he stood beside Glenn, he then sat down, Glenn lowered his arm and adjusted his halibert so the butt of it rested against the grass by Epsilon's paw.
Glenn watched as his 'parents' took a fearful step back then his 'father' shouted at Glenn.
"Live the life you want! How dare you! All we ever wanted was to give you a good life! After we lost you at age five we were worried sick, it was only luck that we found you in Japan two years later when I took your mother on vacation to cheer her up! We wanted our son, so we took you," Greg defended, though he didn't dare approach with that Timber wolf Glenn seemed to be friends with.
"If you truly wanted me to be happy you would have left me in Japan with my real family! I didn't even know who you people were at the time! You just showed up, said you were my parents flashed some papers and took me from Sora! I was happy! Why couldn't you two have simply missed me? Luck you said? HA! That was the worst day of my life." Glenn closed his eyes and looked away from the pair, "the only good you two ever did was send me to Mike! Other than him I had no family in Canada!" Glenn could hear his 'mother' begin to cry.
"Look Glenn I'm not here to fight you, if you don't want to come with us alright," Greg eyed the wolf once more, "I'm glad you've found some friends son," he then took his wife by the hand and began to turn her around, she pulled away and ran to Glenn, he stopped her with a small jab to the gut which only made her stop and look at him, he knew he was being an ass, but these people never understood him, all they had ever done was, what? Wanted to live with their lost son? Bring up the child they had brought into the world? What had they done? Glenn clenched his teeth, uncle Mike had always bragged about what good people his brother and his wife were Glenn just refused to listen.
"Look, I don't hate you two," Glenn's face softened, "it's just I had all I ever wanted then you two took it all away. I know you only wanted your son back, but he died the night he dissipeared from his room, I'm Glenn Rentholen, brother and protector of Sora Takenouchi now, and that's what I want in life, I'm sorry but I can't be your son," Glenn turned from them and began to walk away, he stopped after a few steps and spoke over his shoulder "I'm sorry for not speaking to you two over the years, who knows Mike could have been right when he said you were good people," he took a few more steps, "and by the way that shrink you guys sent me to was a lot of fun to mess with," Glenn then walked away with Epsilon by his side.
The two parents watched as the boy who had once been their son walk away from them forever. The women turned to her husband and began to cry into his chest, he gently stroked her hair and stared at where Glenn had been a few moments ago, "I hope he's as good as you said Mike, cause I've got a feeling he's in for a long journey," he then tilted his wife's head so she was looking at him, "don't worry honey, he'll be alright, he's got friends now and he's stronger than I or my brother had ever hoped to be," Greg picked up his wife and walked out of the park into the city gently humming the tune she had once used to lull a young Glenn to sleep in his bed.
Glenn walked after Epsilon as he sniffed their way to the meeting place, Glenn was thinking about his 'parents', "why, why did this have to happen to me? I had what I wanted, why couldn't they see that when they found me? And why can't I hate them!" Glenn shouted in his mind.
"Cause they're to blame just as much as you Glenn," Epsilon sat sniffing a patch of crabgrass, "they may have took you away without thinking about how you felt but you didn't help the matter by completely closing off from them, maybe if you had opened up a little you could have convinced them to take you back."
Glenn didn't want to listen to this but he couldn't close it off, Epsilon's voice was in his mind, Glenn just gritted his teeth and tryed to ignore what his friend had said, but he knew Epsilon had been right. This wasn't just their fault, mostly, but not all. Epsilon then told Glenn some people were approaching, Glenn looked to his left. There was a large group of guys his age, "ignore them," Glenn told Epsilon, "they aren't worth our time," Glenn was angry and didn't want anymore delays, but they seem to think Glenn would make a good target and quickly surronded him, "go away," Glenn commanded, they held their ground evven after Epsilon crouched down and looked ready to leap.
"Your money or your life," one of them commanded.
Glenn gave the guy a "you must be joking" look, "now why would I do that," Glenn tightened his grip on his halibert which he held at his side. Glenn then fell into a fighting stance, this should be enough to calm his anger.
"Oooo, scary man," said the same guy, he and a bunch of other guys pulled out switch blades and iron pipes. Then then charged Glenn.
Glenn was ready to meet the challenge, he stopped the first guy with a crack to the side of the head, the second guy was stopped the same way, Glenn then fell into a back roll and came up to jab the next guy in the stomach. The next three guys Glenn stopped by slashing their weapons in half then hitting them in numerous places on their bodies. The rest of the gang Epsilon scared away by biting at their heels and growling at them. After it was over Glenn walked over and looked Epsilon over, "nothing, good," they hadn't hurt Epsilon, Glenn then looked himself over, he had a cut on his arm, "Sora's going to be mad," he mumbled to himself. Glenn then replaced his halibert in its holster, then he and Epsilon found the meeting place without further incident.
"What took so long," Tai demanded as soon as Glenn appeared.
"Sorry I had some things I had to take care of," Glenn apologized, then Sora ran up to him.
"What happened," she demanded after seeing the cut.
"Someone got the mistaken idea that they coud beat a guy carrying a halibert and travelling with a wolf," Glenn told her, Sora then led him over to Joe who quickly tended his wounds. Glenn then noticed a couple of very large bags lying on the ground, "what's in those bags," he asked trying to make conversation.
Joe glanced over to where Glenn had pointed, "supplies, I saw you guys at the mall and thought that's what you were doing so I went about picking up a few things, then I went to ask you what you had already gotten and what we needed but I found you trying on clothes," Matt began to laugh, Joe had told them about what happened to Glenn at the mall.
Glenn blushed, "well what did you get," he asked trying to change the subject.
"I got an ax, sleeping bags, rations, and other stuff needed for survival," Joe said absently remembering things hhe bought.
"Enough stalling let's go," Tai said getting even more empatient.
"Fine," Glenn said curtly, he then looked to Epsilon and nodded, "all you're about to hear is what Epsilon is saying," Glenn took a deep breath, "children of destiny concentrate on your crests, feel the power they radiate, feel what is strongest about you." One by on the crests began to glow, Epsilon then raised his head to the sky and howled, light surronded them and they began to float upwards, Glenn could feel his own power growing in his crest, but something else was growing, something evil, but that was drowned out by the feeling he got from his own crest. Glenn closed his eyes, the feeling was so good, then Glenn felt wet grass under his fingers, and for a moment the fear he had been left behind shot through him he sat up and looked around, everyone was lying on the ground resting soundly, they were in a forest, they were lying a small patch of grass, close by was another and another to Glenn's left. The trees weren't very close together which produced many patches of light in the canopy. It was beautyful here. glenn then noticed his crest was glowing brightly, he could feel the power of it growing, fast Glenn fought wiht all his might to control this surge of power, but it was difficult, he eventually got it under enough control so it wouldn't take over. It was light out so Glenn went about waking everyone up. When everyone was up Tai got everyone into a circle.
"Where do we go from here," Tai asked Glenn.
Glenn didn't wait for Epsilon to talk, "no where, not yet anyway, this new surge in power is little hard to control and I need to get used to it," Glenn told everyone, he had explained what he was feeling as they were gathering. "Sora can I have a word with you for a moment," Glenn walked a little ways away from the group, Sora was beside him in a second. Glenn looked at her for a moment then spoke, "Sora I'm still getting the hang of this big brother thing and all, and well, I think you and Tai should take a day out for yourselves." Sora looked like she was going to protest for the good of the group, "we can find Gennai tomorrow and you and Tai haven't had any real time to yourselves since I arrived, so you are going to spend the day with him while I train with the Digimon and you will have a good time," Glenn told her firmly, "now go." Sora was happy to spend the day with Tai but, they had to find Gennai, she tryed once more to change his mind but he simply pushed her pack to the group and into Tai's arms saying, "have fun." Tai was a little confused then Sora pulled him into the woods, Agumon and Biyomon followed at a distance in case of trouble. Glenn then told the others of his training plan and they got to work.
Tai was being dragged by Sora through the woods trying to piece together why she was doing this, they had to find Gennai, they had, Tai's mind shut down when Sora spun around and kissed him on the lips, Tai's arms wrapped around her waist and they held that position for a good while. When they broke the kiss they sat down by a near by tree to talk. "What was that all about," Tai asked Sora.
"Glenn said we needed some time to ourselves," Sora explained blushing slightly.
"Oh, well since we're here," Tai reached around to the bag he had been carrying.
Sora saw what he was doing, she hadn't noticed the bag until now and was curious about what was in it. From it Tai produced a soccer ball, with a smile he jumped to his feet, tossed the bag aside and began to juggle it on his knees.
"C'mon Sora," Tai said to the still sitting girl, "try and get it from me, I dare you," he teased. Sora smiled and charged at him, Tai kept kept it away from Sora for a little while then she tripped him by accident and took it. Tai got back to his feet and for a couple of hours the two played keep away while every so often falling onto each other, "by accident" in order to steal a kiss. Mean while Agumon and Biyomon were resting by a tree out of sight of their two friends.
"They did it again," Biyomon said hearing a thud, "how many is that." She asked Agumon.
"Twelve," he replied eating a couple of berries he had found on the path.
"Why do humans do it again?" Biyomon asked as Agumon while he stuffed his face with more berries.
"Who knows," Agumon then slid onto the grass and fell asleep.
"Sora, what is love," Biyomon asked quietly, she then too closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Over at the camp Glenn was practicing with the Digimon and it soon turned out that their in-training forms weren't enough so they digivolved to their champion forms, now it was a challenge! Glenn ducked another Howling blaster attack from Garurumon, he quickly learned that his crest could do a few interesting tricks, well all he knew so far is that he could use was that Silvery mist, but not only as a curing agent! He could also use it to blind his enemies. Glenn rolled over the ground under Angemon's Hand of fate attack. That had been the biggest surprise! Glenn didn't know Patamon had this kind of power! He was giving Glenn the most trouble. Gatomon then nocked Glenn to the ground with a hit to his side with her tail. Glenn got up and rubbed where he had been hit, he used Silvery mist and healed his wound. He used it everytime he got even the smallest cut trying to use up some of the power threatening to overwhelm him. nothing was working! And something was different now, the power growing within him wasn't his own, this power felt dark, dangerous. Glenn pulled out his halibert a yelled over to Angemon, "how about a little one on one?" He asked spinning his halibert with one hand, Angemon lifted his staff in front of his face and flew at Glenn, has they were about to collide a sword embedded itself in the ground between them halting the fight.
"I believe you have more pressing matters to attended to," a strange clown walked out of the trees.
"Who are you," T.K. demanded.
"I'm Piedmon, and allow me to introduce my fellow Dark masters," he raised his hand to the sky and two large forms and small form appeared behind him and one by one as they were introduced they appeared, "this is Puppetmon," Piedmon gestured to the small wooden puppet, "Machinedramon," a large metal T-rex looking thing appeared with two very nasty looking cannons on his back, "and this is Metalseadramon," he said as the final form came into view, it was a large metal snake floating in the air. Glenn couldn't believe his eyes! These were the sort of things you saw in a nightmare!
"What do you want!" Glenn asked bring his halibert up in front of his chest ready to strike, the rest of the Digimon got ready to fight. That clown just stood there and laghed at them! Glenn could still feel the power growing, the dark power that would eventually have to come out. Glenn decided to just attack the guy before he had a chance to think, as his Uncle had taught him, "always plan ahead and move quickly, don't allow your enemy a chance to think." Glenn charged with his halibert, then at the last minute Glenn reached into his pocket, pulled out a knife and raked it across Piedmon's face, he cried out in pain then the rest of the Digimon began to fight.
Sora was lying with her head against Tai's chest staring at the sky, she was beat! She could barely move her limbs, then they heard an explosion from where the others were, "what was that," Sora asked getting to her feet, Tai was up after her and started running to where the others were, Sora followed him and on the way they were joined by Agumon and Biyomon.
"Agumon Digivolve," Tai commanded.
"Right," Agumon said while running, "Agumon warp Digivolve to Wargreymon!" He then flew ahead to the battle. When he got there he saw his friends fighting a losing battle against two large Digimon and one small one, Glenn was fighting another on that looked like a clown, he was also taking more hits then he was giving. Wargreymon decided to help the other Digimon, "Terra force," he cried as he trew a huge ball of energy at the little Digimon that looked like a puppet. It hit! The little puppet flew back and hit a tree. He then got up and shot little bullets from his hammer that made Wargreymon become Koromon, then one by one the Digimon became their rookie forms. Tai and Sora then appeared on the scene and Biyomon Digivolved to Birdramon but she too fell under their onslaught. The children fell into back into a small group as the Digimon surronded them. They didn't attack though they simply made sure none of them moved. they watched as Glenn got hit again and again by that clown.
"Glenn I have a plan, are you in?" Epsilon asked.
Glenn didn't have time to answer cause Piedmon unleashed an attack at the other guys, "no, not Sora, I won't lose her," Glenn's crest glowed once more and a dome of light appeared around the Digidestined and their Digimon, "Shield of the protectorate!" He cried. The blast deflected off the dome and hit the other Dark masters sending them flying. Glenn let out a relieved sigh then feel to the ground, he was spent, the darkness then broke free. Glenn screamed in agony as he felt his body being ripped in half! A dark sphere appeard above Glenn and slowly took a human form, the fog lifted and Glenn remebered everything, "NO!" He shouted. But it was too late, the dark creature had a human form but didn't look human, it looked down at Glenn and laughed, Glenn could do nothing, all his power was in protecting Sora and her friends, all he could do was lay there. Maisoulmon raised his and to the sky and a bolt of power struck it, Maisoulmon roared with laughter.
"I do believe a strategic retreat is in order," Piedmon said to himself dissipering behind a tree.
Maisoulmon then pointed his hand at Glenn, he closed his eyes and resigned to his fate, he didn't deserve any better for failing. Glenn felt the blast hit, but strangly there was no pain, he must have died instantly, Glenn opened his eyes expecting to see a white light. Maisoulmon stood above him continuing to fire a stream of dark energy at Glenn, he looked to where the stream was aimed, the dark power was hitting him, but nothing was happening! Epsilon then started to speak.
Epsilon had opened a link up to Maisoulmon as well then began to speak, "give it up Maisoulmon, even at his weakest you aren't powerful enough to kill him," he said flatly.
Glenn smiled and pushed himself to his feet, a ball of energy appeared in his hand, "I guess I win Maisoulmon," Glenn pointed his hand at Maisoulmon and released the power, the ball hit him and didn't do anything either! "Epsilon what gives," Glenn demanded.
"Even at your strongest Glenn you aren't powerful enough to beat Maisoulmon," Epsilon told him, "and neither of you have any power that can hurt me just as I don't have any offensive power strong enough to hurt you two." Epsilon sighed when he realized they didn't understand, "didn't you two ever listen to Gennai? Our powers were created with a fail safe program," Epsilon began, "Glenn your crest has more defensive power than Maisoulmon's has offensive, and your offensive is so weak you have no hope of doing any damage to Maisoulmon. My crest was designed to be assistive so my crest was designed to be immune to your attacks." He finished.
Glenn balled up his fist and brought it up in front of his face, "so what you're saying is I'm not only a failer but I'm now useless as well!" Glenn's voice cracked with pain. Maisoulmon continued to laugh.
"Don't mistake my power with you pathetic abilities Epsilon, I've grown stronger than you can imagine! I just need to wait till I've completely recovered it all." Then Maisoulmon turned and flew away.
Epsilon hated that voice, it scared him. He then turned to his friend, "Glenn are, are you all right?" He asked worriedly.
"Why didn't you tell me? Why! Why didn't you tell me Maisoulmon was inside me! I couldn't remember but you knew full well where Maisoulmon was so why didn't you tell," Glenn screamed at him.
"I'm sorry Glenn, it's just," Epsilon said submissively.
"WHAT DAMN YOU!" Glenn shouted.
"You were the first friend I ever had Glenn! My loyalty was to you! I couldn't just take your life! I though Maisoulmon was weak, I though if we went to Gennai he could fix everything so that we could live together peacefully! I wanted to have a home just like you! I wanted to be the lazy house pet how got belly-rubs all day long and got fed kibble and bits out of a bag!" Epsilon yelled back. Glenn's anger faded, he knew how Epsilon felt.
"I was given one task Epsilon, that was to guard Maisoulmon till the day I die," Glenn said calmly.
"Then what! You don't get it do you? If you had died Maisoulmon would have been let out! Unlike you Glenn he hasn't aged!" Epsilon's anger hadn't faded as much as Glenn's.
"I'm sorry bud," Glenn apologized, "it's just now Sora's in danger from two fronts and both of them I'm not strong enough to stop."
"Alone anyway," Epsilon gestured to Glenn's shield which was still around the Digidestined.
"Do you really think they have the power?" Glenn asked struggling to keep standing.
"One does anyway, I don't know who but one of there crest is far more powerful than any of ours, it can't work without the others though." Epsilon said staring at the shield.
"I think I better let them out," Glenn raised his hand toward the dome.
"Yea, who know what Tai and Sora are doing under there," Epsilon teased.
Glenn smiled, "shut up," the shield the disappeared, and Glenn saw Sora run up to him as he fell, darkness over took him before his head touched the soft damp soil.
"Glenn!" Sora cried when she saw her brother fall after the wall of light disappeared. Everyone ran up to Glenn.
"What happened to the other Digimon," Tai asked searching the nearby forest with his eyes.
"I don't know but I think Glenn will tell use when he wakes up," Matt said cooly.
"Joe is Glenn dead," Kari asked.
"No he's just exhausted," Joe said looking him over.
"I'm glad, that was scary," Mimi said.
Sora then knelt down by Glenn and rested his head on her knees, "it's always nice to have a pillow," she said absently running her fingers through his hair. Tai felt a small pang of jealousy, but he beat it down, she didn't need a jealous boyfriend right now.
"I hope he'll be all right," T.K. said looking at Glenn's face.
Matt walked over to Glenn's halibert and picked it up, "he'll be fine T.K.," Matt said reassureingly as he sat his friends weapon down near him.
"We better set up camp somewhere else," Tai said picking up one of the bags.
"What about Glenn," Izzy asked.
"Matt can carry him on his back," Tai replied hefting the other heavy bag onto his shoulder.
"Fine," Matt said, "Joe you take his halibert," Matt then lifted Glenn onto his back with the help of Sora and Mimi. They then walked for about an hour then they came upon a river.
"Let's set up camp here guys," Tai said dropping the bags to the ground. Matt set Glenn down gently by a tree, he had been tossing alot while they walked.
"He must be having a nightmare," Kari said looking at him, "Tai used to look like that when he had one." Kari then put her hand on his cheek and gently told him, "sssshhh, it's alright you're with friends," Glenn slowly calmed down.
"I believe there is only a 20% chance he'll wake up before lunch tomorrow," Izzy said beginning to type on his computer.
"He needs the rest," Sora said sounding worried.
"C'mon people, he won't get better if we don't get a fire going," Tai said calling them away. They quickly then got a fire going with the help of Agumon. They sat by the fire talking for awhile, Sora sat between Tai and Glenn as usual, Tai took her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, Sora smiled. She liked it when Tai was there to make her feel better. T.K. and Kari were holding hands, Izzy was working at his computer, Mimi was talking with Palmon, Matt was playing his harmonica and Joe was looking the Digimon's wounds over from the fight. Tai then assigned the watch line up, he was first as usual, then Sora, Matt, Izzy, Joe, Mimi then T.k. and Kari finally. They went to sleep about an hour later. Tai was on watch so he walked around to keep his blood flowing, he looked at Glenn who had Epsilon sleeping beside him and his halibert resting on the ground near by. Tai walked over and picked it up, boy was it light! Tai expected it to weigh a ton. He replaced it back where it had been. Then continued the rest of his watch.
TO BE CONTINUED........
Author notes, I realize I've not been allowing to much action for most of the Digidestined and have been focusing in on Glenn, Sora, and Tai. So I'm going to work harder to give the rest of them more dialogue. I don't have anymore school for the summer so I should be putting up chapters at a nice speed.