Kari's Quest-A Single Tear-Part 3- The Conclusion
Author: Angel aka Kari Kamiya
Kari: I met TK in an alley but I didn't know it was him. I saw him later that night at
a club and he took a bullet for Matt. He was rushed to the hospital. I was then
teleported to the digiworld and I started a quest to save TK by destroying
Shultmon. Gatomon and I met a Unimon and he flew us to Trinity's. I hope I save
TK. With that he flew off, and I was faced with what looked like the head of a
Gatsumon imbedded in the stone. It spoke. "To see my mistress, Trinity, you must
first answer the riddle. Do you accept?" I nodded. What else was I to do? they
should know this by now... He continued. "What is alive, but never breathing, in
water but never drinking, all in mail, never clinking?" I thought. Why, did this sound
so familiar? Something about a cave, deep under ground... Suddenly, I knew, and
laughed aloud. "I know, you took this one from "The Hobbit!" Me and TK did this
as a book report in grade seven! The answer is a fish." The head nodded, and the
door creaked open. I took a step inside, and gazed at my surroundings. I was in a
large cavern, lit by floating lanterns in front of each pillar, that stretched to the back
of the cave in a line on each side. A large ball of light appeared before me, and out
stepped who I suppose was the Trinity they had all spoken for. Her wings, hair
and eyes were all a sparkling gray, but it was her eyes that struck me the most.
They seemed to be deep pools of knowledge, studying me intently, she was
definetly very pretty like all the goddesses before. Her clothes were like the others,
but had a silver sign of reliability and a mountain on them. "Welcome." She said in
a friendly manor. "I am the digi-goddess of Reliabilty, protector of the Calm of
Stone. Many call me Trinity, but you may call me Sarah. I am pleased to meet
you, Child of Light, Hikari. I know what you quest for, are you prepared to
answer my question?" I nodded, silently. "What is the true meaning of reliability?" I
thought hard for the briefest of moments until I understood. "Reliabilty," I stated,
"Is watching out for others, and putting them before yourself." A smile lit up her
face. "Correct!" She cried. "Now, there is a reason they call me Trinity. Please
give me the gifts that Stacey and Kate gave to you. I handed them over, asking,
"What do you want with them?" She smiled again, and took out a stone dagger
from her sleeve. Placing all three objects in her hand, there was a bright flash of
light and I gasped at what I saw. The flower and tear of flame had embeded
themselves into the hilt of the stone dagger, making the beautiful weapon shine.
Sarah smiled at my amazement. "The next digi-goddess will do this too, then the last
shall combine the two most powerful into the last. Now go dear one, and find the
next digi-goddess. I waited to be swept away, but the feeling never came. I
looked at her questioning and laughed. "Oh no, you must find your way from here!
Go now, and remember words spoken to you what may seem like long ago... I
walked out of the cave, dazed, and the door shut behind me. Recalling Kate's
words she murmered, "On the wings of a cloud... but thats impossible, unless I
could fly..." Suddenly it dawned on me, and I cried out. "Unimon, I need your
help!" When he didn't appear, I began to loose it. "Please, if this is about another
item, I'll give you anything that you want! Anything... just please, help me save
Takeru!!!" And in a sudden burst of air, he was there, looking down at her. In a
hurry she asked, "What do you want? I'll give you anything--" She looked up,
surprised, when she heard him whinny in amusement. "I don't require anything. You
have just passed the next test. Giving up something because you have no choice is
one thing, but because of true, undying love, is something much more special. In a
glimmer of light, her ring was back, and Unimon was kneeling. "Come Kari, we
must hurry. There is little time to waste!" With a grin I launched myself onto his
back and we were off. We were soaring steadily upwards, and I was becoming
short of breathe when we landed. It was breathtaking. It was a castle on a cloud...
literally. I jumped off of Unimons back and whispered my thanks, somewhat
tearily. He gave a small sniff himself, nuzzled me affectionatly, and left. I trudged up
to the large gate, looking about warily. It was peaceful, almost too-- my thoughts
were interrupted when I reached the gates and was confrunted with a beautiful
carving of a Pheonixmon that looked almost real... "If you wish to pass Child of
Light, first you must answer my riddle." it spoke, startling me nearly out of my wits.
I should have known. I nodded, and it continued. "What is in a bed, but never
sleeps? Full of needles never weeps? Full of beauty, never vain, has many colours,
but still the same?" I stared at it. What kind of question was that? Sounded like a
mixed up bunch of nonsense to me, the only gate in the world with wood for
brains, or possibly dirt... Then it clicked. I yelled out a single word. "Roses!" The
giant carving simply nodded and creaked open. I found myself not in a large
chamber as usual, but a relatively small one, furnished cozily. In front of me a faint
glow appeared, and the digi-goddess appeared. She was like the others, hair,
eyes, and dainty wings a beautiful deep crimson of a newly blossomed rose, and
her white robes bearing the symbol of love and a cloud surrounded by a playful
breeze. Giving me an appraising look she said, "Welcome to my castle little one. I
am Ides, the digi-goddess of Love, protector of the Song of Wind. I know what
you seek, and of your rush. Are you ready for my question?" I looked at her and
inclined my head. She spoke the usual question. "What, is true love?" This question
seemed almost a joke. It was the reason that I was here. "It is caring for someone
so much, so deeply that it defies words. You are willing to do anything for them,
give up your life for them, because the make you whole, they complete you, your
very soul." Ides smiled and I could swear that I could see tears in her eyes. She
nodded, and took out a curious flute. It was almost like a recorder up top, put it's
end wound around in a spiral shape, ending in the middle. "Now child, give me the
gifts of Knowledge and Friendship." After I handed them over, her hand was
surrounded by a glow, and I looked at the result. The flute was now edged down
one side in pearls, and one in gold, giving it a shiny, luminous quality. It was
beautiful. taking it I looked up at her wordless. She grinned. "Go now child, may
fate be kind to you." I was surrounded once again by the thrill of transporting, and
the last words I heard were, "I can give you no sound advice, for there is no
beating what is ahead, you can only hope you heart if pure..." As the light faded I
was hit with a terrific shock. It was like I was simply standing on air, miles above
the earth. Looking up, I saw that there would be no walking. An Angemon and
Angewomon were standing in front of me... they looked so familiar, could it be? It
was. They smiled down at me, and the Angewomon smiled. "We have been
chosen to judge you Kari. There will be no test of knowledge. We will simply look
into your heart and see if your wish to save TK is pure. Are you ready?" Gatomon
dedigivolved. I spoke a single word. "Yes." And I was overcome with the most
peculiar feeling, it was like my history with TK was being laid out before me.
Meeting him as children, facing Piedmon together, being saved by his hope,
reunited again in 7th grade, the fun we had, how we'd flirt, just to make Davis
angry... I smiled as tears spilt out of my eyes and I realized just what I could loose.
Then as soon as it started it stopped. The angels looked down at me with smiles
on their faces. "Your heart is pure and your intentions true." Angemon spoke.
"Now meet the digi-goddesses of Hope and Light, and save TK." They faded
from view as two twin points of light appeared before me. Soon, the two
remaining digi-goddesses appeared, and it was a sight to behold. The first had
eyes wings and hair of a shining golden yellow, and her robe was imbossed with a
golden sign of hope, and nothing more. The next was much alike the first, but her
features were a delicate pink, so pale it was nearly white. On her robe there was a
slightly darker flower of light. The first spoke. "I am the digi-goddess of Hope,
protector of the Rays of Sun, but you may call me Lys." After the briefest of
seconds the next said, "And I am Maki, digi-goddess of Light, protector of the
Sense of Clarity." Lys didn't stop to ask questions. 'What Kari, is the meaning of
hope?" All I had to do was picture TK's smiling face, and his clear blue eyes to
say, "Believing in yourself, your loves ones, and your dreams." Nodding, she
handed me a beautiful miniature sun made out of amber. Her face suddenly broke
out into a grin and she quickly pressed a hand to her mouth to stifle laughter of
delight. She seemed very happy, like TK.... I thought. Maki spoke next, a ghost of
a smile tracing her fine lips. "What is light?" She asked. And though most may think
this an impossible question to answer, I knew. And I had always known. "Light is
power. The power to do what is right, with a pure, true heart." and in a burst of
light, I was holding the most beautiful, flawless diamond I had ever seen. Lys and
Maki cupped their hands together, and without question I placed my two new
treasures into them, and after a startling and quick burst of yellow and pink light,
they handed one object back to me. Somehow the sun had shrunk, and ended up
in the very center of the diamond, making it shine gold when light passed through
it. They both looked and my and smiled sadly and spoke as one. "Now you have
achieved, Your heart's desire, Return to your world, With these new gifts acquired."
And in a rush of blinding light, I knew that I was going home. But this time we're
saving you. And as soon as the light faded, I was confronted by my friends, staring
at me in shock. Seeing TK lying pale and weak on the bed, I dashed over, stilling
the questions on the tougnes of my friends. Kate and Kyra moved away from
they're positions on the side of the bed, back in their normal attire, and I took the
gifts out of my bag. Placing the dagger in his right hand, the flute in his left, and the
stone on his heart, I bent over and kissed his cool lips, and as a bright glow
surrounded us both, I felt them warm, and felt Takeru sit up and take me in his
arms, healed at last, body and soul. And as we broke off our kiss we looked up to
see the room suddenly more full than it was a moment before. The digi-goddess
were all in the room in human form, and staring at us with the happiest expressions
on their face. My friends still looked slightly bewildered, but that didn't matter. TK
was safe, and I was in his arms at last. The world was as it was supposed to be.
But I had no more time to think as TK held me closer, and I was lost in the sweet
truth of our love.
Author: Angel aka Kari Kamiya
Kari: I met TK in an alley but I didn't know it was him. I saw him later that night at
a club and he took a bullet for Matt. He was rushed to the hospital. I was then
teleported to the digiworld and I started a quest to save TK by destroying
Shultmon. Gatomon and I met a Unimon and he flew us to Trinity's. I hope I save
TK. With that he flew off, and I was faced with what looked like the head of a
Gatsumon imbedded in the stone. It spoke. "To see my mistress, Trinity, you must
first answer the riddle. Do you accept?" I nodded. What else was I to do? they
should know this by now... He continued. "What is alive, but never breathing, in
water but never drinking, all in mail, never clinking?" I thought. Why, did this sound
so familiar? Something about a cave, deep under ground... Suddenly, I knew, and
laughed aloud. "I know, you took this one from "The Hobbit!" Me and TK did this
as a book report in grade seven! The answer is a fish." The head nodded, and the
door creaked open. I took a step inside, and gazed at my surroundings. I was in a
large cavern, lit by floating lanterns in front of each pillar, that stretched to the back
of the cave in a line on each side. A large ball of light appeared before me, and out
stepped who I suppose was the Trinity they had all spoken for. Her wings, hair
and eyes were all a sparkling gray, but it was her eyes that struck me the most.
They seemed to be deep pools of knowledge, studying me intently, she was
definetly very pretty like all the goddesses before. Her clothes were like the others,
but had a silver sign of reliability and a mountain on them. "Welcome." She said in
a friendly manor. "I am the digi-goddess of Reliabilty, protector of the Calm of
Stone. Many call me Trinity, but you may call me Sarah. I am pleased to meet
you, Child of Light, Hikari. I know what you quest for, are you prepared to
answer my question?" I nodded, silently. "What is the true meaning of reliability?" I
thought hard for the briefest of moments until I understood. "Reliabilty," I stated,
"Is watching out for others, and putting them before yourself." A smile lit up her
face. "Correct!" She cried. "Now, there is a reason they call me Trinity. Please
give me the gifts that Stacey and Kate gave to you. I handed them over, asking,
"What do you want with them?" She smiled again, and took out a stone dagger
from her sleeve. Placing all three objects in her hand, there was a bright flash of
light and I gasped at what I saw. The flower and tear of flame had embeded
themselves into the hilt of the stone dagger, making the beautiful weapon shine.
Sarah smiled at my amazement. "The next digi-goddess will do this too, then the last
shall combine the two most powerful into the last. Now go dear one, and find the
next digi-goddess. I waited to be swept away, but the feeling never came. I
looked at her questioning and laughed. "Oh no, you must find your way from here!
Go now, and remember words spoken to you what may seem like long ago... I
walked out of the cave, dazed, and the door shut behind me. Recalling Kate's
words she murmered, "On the wings of a cloud... but thats impossible, unless I
could fly..." Suddenly it dawned on me, and I cried out. "Unimon, I need your
help!" When he didn't appear, I began to loose it. "Please, if this is about another
item, I'll give you anything that you want! Anything... just please, help me save
Takeru!!!" And in a sudden burst of air, he was there, looking down at her. In a
hurry she asked, "What do you want? I'll give you anything--" She looked up,
surprised, when she heard him whinny in amusement. "I don't require anything. You
have just passed the next test. Giving up something because you have no choice is
one thing, but because of true, undying love, is something much more special. In a
glimmer of light, her ring was back, and Unimon was kneeling. "Come Kari, we
must hurry. There is little time to waste!" With a grin I launched myself onto his
back and we were off. We were soaring steadily upwards, and I was becoming
short of breathe when we landed. It was breathtaking. It was a castle on a cloud...
literally. I jumped off of Unimons back and whispered my thanks, somewhat
tearily. He gave a small sniff himself, nuzzled me affectionatly, and left. I trudged up
to the large gate, looking about warily. It was peaceful, almost too-- my thoughts
were interrupted when I reached the gates and was confrunted with a beautiful
carving of a Pheonixmon that looked almost real... "If you wish to pass Child of
Light, first you must answer my riddle." it spoke, startling me nearly out of my wits.
I should have known. I nodded, and it continued. "What is in a bed, but never
sleeps? Full of needles never weeps? Full of beauty, never vain, has many colours,
but still the same?" I stared at it. What kind of question was that? Sounded like a
mixed up bunch of nonsense to me, the only gate in the world with wood for
brains, or possibly dirt... Then it clicked. I yelled out a single word. "Roses!" The
giant carving simply nodded and creaked open. I found myself not in a large
chamber as usual, but a relatively small one, furnished cozily. In front of me a faint
glow appeared, and the digi-goddess appeared. She was like the others, hair,
eyes, and dainty wings a beautiful deep crimson of a newly blossomed rose, and
her white robes bearing the symbol of love and a cloud surrounded by a playful
breeze. Giving me an appraising look she said, "Welcome to my castle little one. I
am Ides, the digi-goddess of Love, protector of the Song of Wind. I know what
you seek, and of your rush. Are you ready for my question?" I looked at her and
inclined my head. She spoke the usual question. "What, is true love?" This question
seemed almost a joke. It was the reason that I was here. "It is caring for someone
so much, so deeply that it defies words. You are willing to do anything for them,
give up your life for them, because the make you whole, they complete you, your
very soul." Ides smiled and I could swear that I could see tears in her eyes. She
nodded, and took out a curious flute. It was almost like a recorder up top, put it's
end wound around in a spiral shape, ending in the middle. "Now child, give me the
gifts of Knowledge and Friendship." After I handed them over, her hand was
surrounded by a glow, and I looked at the result. The flute was now edged down
one side in pearls, and one in gold, giving it a shiny, luminous quality. It was
beautiful. taking it I looked up at her wordless. She grinned. "Go now child, may
fate be kind to you." I was surrounded once again by the thrill of transporting, and
the last words I heard were, "I can give you no sound advice, for there is no
beating what is ahead, you can only hope you heart if pure..." As the light faded I
was hit with a terrific shock. It was like I was simply standing on air, miles above
the earth. Looking up, I saw that there would be no walking. An Angemon and
Angewomon were standing in front of me... they looked so familiar, could it be? It
was. They smiled down at me, and the Angewomon smiled. "We have been
chosen to judge you Kari. There will be no test of knowledge. We will simply look
into your heart and see if your wish to save TK is pure. Are you ready?" Gatomon
dedigivolved. I spoke a single word. "Yes." And I was overcome with the most
peculiar feeling, it was like my history with TK was being laid out before me.
Meeting him as children, facing Piedmon together, being saved by his hope,
reunited again in 7th grade, the fun we had, how we'd flirt, just to make Davis
angry... I smiled as tears spilt out of my eyes and I realized just what I could loose.
Then as soon as it started it stopped. The angels looked down at me with smiles
on their faces. "Your heart is pure and your intentions true." Angemon spoke.
"Now meet the digi-goddesses of Hope and Light, and save TK." They faded
from view as two twin points of light appeared before me. Soon, the two
remaining digi-goddesses appeared, and it was a sight to behold. The first had
eyes wings and hair of a shining golden yellow, and her robe was imbossed with a
golden sign of hope, and nothing more. The next was much alike the first, but her
features were a delicate pink, so pale it was nearly white. On her robe there was a
slightly darker flower of light. The first spoke. "I am the digi-goddess of Hope,
protector of the Rays of Sun, but you may call me Lys." After the briefest of
seconds the next said, "And I am Maki, digi-goddess of Light, protector of the
Sense of Clarity." Lys didn't stop to ask questions. 'What Kari, is the meaning of
hope?" All I had to do was picture TK's smiling face, and his clear blue eyes to
say, "Believing in yourself, your loves ones, and your dreams." Nodding, she
handed me a beautiful miniature sun made out of amber. Her face suddenly broke
out into a grin and she quickly pressed a hand to her mouth to stifle laughter of
delight. She seemed very happy, like TK.... I thought. Maki spoke next, a ghost of
a smile tracing her fine lips. "What is light?" She asked. And though most may think
this an impossible question to answer, I knew. And I had always known. "Light is
power. The power to do what is right, with a pure, true heart." and in a burst of
light, I was holding the most beautiful, flawless diamond I had ever seen. Lys and
Maki cupped their hands together, and without question I placed my two new
treasures into them, and after a startling and quick burst of yellow and pink light,
they handed one object back to me. Somehow the sun had shrunk, and ended up
in the very center of the diamond, making it shine gold when light passed through
it. They both looked and my and smiled sadly and spoke as one. "Now you have
achieved, Your heart's desire, Return to your world, With these new gifts acquired."
And in a rush of blinding light, I knew that I was going home. But this time we're
saving you. And as soon as the light faded, I was confronted by my friends, staring
at me in shock. Seeing TK lying pale and weak on the bed, I dashed over, stilling
the questions on the tougnes of my friends. Kate and Kyra moved away from
they're positions on the side of the bed, back in their normal attire, and I took the
gifts out of my bag. Placing the dagger in his right hand, the flute in his left, and the
stone on his heart, I bent over and kissed his cool lips, and as a bright glow
surrounded us both, I felt them warm, and felt Takeru sit up and take me in his
arms, healed at last, body and soul. And as we broke off our kiss we looked up to
see the room suddenly more full than it was a moment before. The digi-goddess
were all in the room in human form, and staring at us with the happiest expressions
on their face. My friends still looked slightly bewildered, but that didn't matter. TK
was safe, and I was in his arms at last. The world was as it was supposed to be.
But I had no more time to think as TK held me closer, and I was lost in the sweet
truth of our love.