A Different Reality Part 5
by Cybra
A/N: Oh boy. I'm not really good at either Mimi or Sora's POV's. I can't really get into their minds. For one thing, Sora's my very least favorite character. :::is being shot at by Sora fans. Hides under a digi-rock::: For another thing, I'm scared to venture into Mimi's mind. Oh well. I'll give it my best shot on Mimi!
Disclaimer: Last time I checked, Digimon wasn't mine. Thank you.
My name is Mimi Tachikawa!
I'm just your average 10 year-old who got sucked into the Digital World and turns out to be a member of the only group that can save it and Earth.
You probably know my Digimon friend Palmon, she's the best!
Well anyway, I guess I should tell you what happened.
Too bad we aren't at the mall or something! I'd love to get hot cocoas that we could talk over! That's always a nice way to share a story.
I'm babbling, aren't I? I'm sorry. Joe's trying to help me get rid of that habit. He really is a nice guy. In fact, all the guys are! Not to mention Sora and Kari!
Oops! There I go again! Sorry about that.
Anyway, we'd finally arrived at Piximon's training camp. A few of the Digimon there watched as we entered like we were movie stars or something. A black fox-like Digimon with silver streaks in his fur stepped out on his hind legs.
I instantly cried out, "Guys! Trikstamon's back!"
The Digimon quickly got in front of us, ready for an attack. Piximon smiled at our reaction as we tensed up for a fight.
"Well done! It appears you have learned to defend yourselves in the Digiworld from the last time I saw you! Yup yup! After you left, I was getting worried!" Piximon cheerfully told us.
I suddenly realized my mistake as the fox Digimon changed color while laughing. He turned from black to the most gorgeous color of teal within seconds! I blushed as I also noticed that the gold charm that had been on Trikstamon's left paw was on the right paw. Besides, he was slightly smaller than Trikstamon had been. The two Digimon might've been similar, but they were completely different.
"I'm sorry, sir…I didn't mean to…"
"It's all right. Piximon told me to do this as a test. You guys passed with flying colors," he answered, laughing. He changed from teal to a light and happy blue.
"Who are you anyway?" Tai asked, stepping forward.
Piximon smiled as he said, "This is Focsulamon! He's a crafty Rookie Digimon that can change colors depending on his mood or his choice. Be warned, his 'Pepper Ball' will give you heart burn!" Piximon turned towards Focsulamon as he said, "You passed your test with flying colors as well! I wanted to see if you'd finally gained control of your color-changing ability!"
Focsulamon's colored turned to a rose pink, a cute-looking color on him if you ask me. "Well, I've been practicing…"
Piximon cut him off as he yelled to the rest of the Digimon, "What're all of you just standing around for?! Get back to your training!"
The other Digimon quickly went back to their training without so much as a grumble. I wonder if any of them had gotten to clean the floors yet…
The food was terrific! I'd never tasted something quite as good! At least, in the Digiworld. Usually we have to eat leaves, berries, and whatever else we can find or catch. I have bad memories of accidentally eating under-cooked fish. Talk about gross!
I'm babbling again! Sorry about that!
Anyway, the 7 of us were shown to a room with actual beds this time! No sleeping on the floor! I chose the bed in between Kari and Sora's beds. Palmon bounced on the bed once as I sat down. That's when I noticed that I was about one bed away from a set of large doors.
What did I do about the doors? I went over and opened them, of course! It lead to a balcony made out of wood. Kari had followed me out, obviously thinking about something. I smiled at her.
"Isn't this great?! Best part is, we don't have to scrub all those floors again!" I yelled happily.
Kari turned and smiled, nodding her head, but didn't quite understand. She hadn't been there when we'd gone through that torture.
"Don't give Piximon ideas," Joe grumbled, but I could tell he didn't really mean it. He came out and stood beside me.
I laughed and turned my eyes to look out over the forest around us. It didn't seem to end! It was like one of those "Going Out of Business" sales! The ones that go on forever!
I saw a tree suddenly topple and fall about…uh…I dunno…far away from us. Well, it wasn't really far, but it wasn't right next to us either.
"Huh?" I asked, leaning over the railing, trying to get a better view.
"Mimi, be careful!" Palmon shouted as she grabbed me. I'd almost slipped over the railing.
"Thanks, Palmon."
Tai came out onto the balcony and used his little telescope thingy to look where the tree had fallen. I could hear the sounds of a fight. I didn't need anybody to tell me that that meant trouble.
That's when two Kabuterimon came flying out of the forest. One of them, the one trying to escape, looked hurt. The other one wore a black collar around his neck. I gasped. The collar was exactly like the one worn by the evil Greymon that time in the Coliseum!
The other Kabuterimon had a small orange spot on his back, like he was carrying a passenger or something. Kari gasped and immediately began to run back inside. Tai stopped watching the fight and went after his little sister. I quickly forgot about the orange spot as Joe and I followed them.
"Kari! What is it?!" Tai asked, grabbing Kari.
"That's him! On the back of that Kabuterimon! I'll bet he's hurt! Tai, you have to let me go help him!" Kari shouted, struggling to get out of his grip.
Matt came up to us. "Tai, he's saved our lives on several occasions. It looks like it's our turn."
Tai thought about that for a moment before he nodded. We all ran outside and out of the training ground. As we approached the battle, we saw the evil Kabuterimon let loose an attack on the good one.
"Electro Shocker!"
Kabuterimon was thrown head over heels, sending the orange spot flying. The orange spot landed hard on the ground. Nobody saw this except for Kari and I. I froze, not knowing what to do, but Kari ran over to the orange spot with Gatomon.
At the same time, she was yelling, "Light Child!"
You're probably wondering why she'd shouted that. Well, she got a note from this guy who signed only as "K.I." and "Light Child". That's why. Sounds romantically mysterious!!!
Anyway, back to the battle. Agumon quickly digivolved to Greymon and fired a Nova Blast at the evil Kabuterimon. Palmon digivolved to Togemon in order to give him a hand. The good Kabuterimon landed between us and Kari. Tai tensed up, but Joe stopped him from running over to Kari right away. One last Nova Blast and a Needle Spray convinced the evil Kabuterimon to fly away. The good Kabuterimon picked up something in one of his claws and took off.
"Thanks!" the oversized bug shouted to us.
"Hey wait!" Tai shouted, running towards where Kabuterimon had taken off, but was too late as the bug flew away.
I couldn't help but think, 'I hate bugs!'
Tai ran over to Kari to see if she was all right. TK tugged at Matt's hand.
"Matt, why'd he leave like that?"
"I dunno, TK. But he must've had some reason."
Tai came back with Kari, still chewing her out, but she didn't seem to be paying attention. She stuffed something into her pocket before anybody else noticed it. It was pretty…and it might've been a necklace! Ooh! Sparks fly!
That night, I tossed and turned before I opened my eyes and sat up. I shivered at the cold wind blowing in from my right. That's when I realized that the doors were open a little bit. I glanced over at the others until I noticed that Kari's bed was empty. She had chosen to sleep the closest to those doors. I wonder why…
I went over to the doors when I heard two voices. One of them I recognized.
"I was worried that you were hurt," Kari told somebody.
A cold voice answered, "I'm all right. Just twisted my ankle. Kabuterimon will be fine in a few days, but we can't afford to fight anyone anytime soon."
'This must be "Light Child"!' I thought.
"I'm glad that you and Kabuterimon are okay. The two of you should really join up with us."
The other person sighed. "Hikari, I've said this once and I'll say it again. Maybe we'll join up with you all someday, but not now."
Kari was silent for a moment when she suddenly said, "You dropped this. I wanted to return it to you." She paused. "Is that your picture inside it?"
"Yes," the voice said again, but it sounded slightly choked this time.
"I'm sorry if I upset you. I didn't mean to…"
"No…it's all right. Look. You keep the locket."
"What? Why?"
"Knowing me, I'll probably lose it again. I want you to keep it safe. Please, Hikari? It's important to me."
"All right."
I peeked out to see two shadowy shapes standing near the end of the balcony next to a tree that had grown up nearby. I saw the taller of the two shapes, but it was only slightly taller, stiffen slightly as the smaller one hugged it. I could tell that the smaller one was Kari. The other guy must've been our mysterious friend Light Child.
"Will I see you again sometime?" Kari asked.
Light Child paused before he answered in that cold tone of voice, "Most likely."
He pulled himself out of Kari's killer grip and climbed onto the balcony. With a slight jump, he landed in the tree and began climbing down. I thought I heard a hiss of pain, but neither said anything as he disappeared into the night.
'How romantic!'
I slid back into bed and pretended to be asleep. A few minutes later, Kari came back inside and went to bed as well. I smiled to myself as I closed my eyes and went back to bed.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: Shorter than normal, but for a good reason. I'm afraid that if I add more, I'll ruin it. sigh I hope I don't screw up on Sora's POV. Expect that one to be short as well. Not to mention TK's. Maybe I should skip him…hmm…:::TK fans begin threatening with knives::: All right! I won't skip him! Jeez!
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