A note I didn't mention before: this story was written before Apocalymon. So, time is much much much slower in the 'real' world than it is in the Digi-World. Just to remind you. Also, each Digi-Destined is a descendant of the originals, duh. The originals had children that went into the Digi-World, and so on and so forth, la dee dah, etc. etc. The Digi-Destined children had children, and children, and one each of the Children was sucked into the Digi-World because of ArchAngewomon's Reality Shift thing, yadda yadda. The Reality Shift changed the flow of time, and even duplicated a few of the Digi-Destined, since they were the closest to the disaster, so that the Digi-World managed to gain families of each Digi Destined, with no inbreeding. So, there's your explanation, you'll see why in a while. Also, this story was begun about a year ago (before Christmas 2000) and the 2nd season wasn't showing in America yet. Heck, the Dark Masters probably weren't showing then. Anyway...I'm not even gonna start with the 'Golden Radiance' thing. No Golden Armor Digivolve here, sorry. And, I didn't see the episode when Kari was possessed (you know, the one where Wargreymon and MetalGarurumon fought), for a long time, so I have a different explanation for the birth of the Crests. And, the episode seasons involved are: Devimon. Etemon. Myotismon. Dark Masters. Apocalymon, the Digimon Emperor, and Darukenomon (that lady) didn't ever happen, and the Digi-Eggs weren't taken by Davis, Yolei, yadda yadda. I have seen Aquilamon, ExVeemon, Stingmon, and Arkylomon, so that's what the new Digi-Destined digivolve to. Ta ta!
P.S. I do not have Chibi-Moon/Chibi-Usa/Rini in this fic. So Moon Gorgeous Meditation doesn't require Pegasus's power to be used.
Pokémon Adventure!
Part 7
By: Pikamew Triggara ( k_pikamew@hotmail.com )
Ch. 46
Jason
As Sailor Moon concentrated on the crystal in her hands, silver dust began to cloud my vision. Soon, Angemon, Erin, and Sailor Moon were hidden by the nearly solid wall of silvery sparkles. Still, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter fed Moon their power.
But, for some reason I felt it wasn't enough. As I watched, the shimmer faded a tiny bit, then restored itself. Then, it wobbled, and became nearly transparent. It repeated this act several times, and each time it came back with a little less power.
:How is she going to save Angemon?: I thought.
:I hope they make it...: a voice in my head whispered. I started, realizing it was Erin.
:It'll work. It has to. Sailor Moon wouldn't let Angemon die...would she?: another voice echoed. Luke's.
:No. No chance. I believe in Sailor Moon.: Eric thought. That was when I realized we could hear each other's thoughts..
:Our power can't be enough. We need more! The other Time Destined! Jewel!!: Cory 'cried'.
:What? Oh...my...: I nearly squawked. That had been Jezelle! Jewel and Jacques 'faded in', as well.
:No. No...it can't...help him, Sailor Moon!:
:Yes! Yes! That's the answer! We can do it!:
As Jewel 'shouted' those 'words', I felt my D-Terminal energize. I pulled it out, and the Crest of Knowledge came out of it, glowing brilliant purple. Kind of an oxymoron, if you think about it. Yellow Paladin, purple Crest. Oh, well.
Luke, Eric, Erin, and Cory's Crests had materialized and were radiating light as well. Beams of iridescent light, almost pastel, joined the Senshi's.
Three beams, red, white, and pink, joined the power matrix. When all of it connected, I felt an extremely unsettling sensation.
I was each of the Destined, all at once. I was extremely worried, confident, close to tears, and all sorts of emotions, all at once. The overload nearly drove me mad, when I felt something...completely unexpected.
An outpouring of love. Love, and strong attraction, from three different directions. I couldn't tell what it was, at first, until I looked up, and saw Angemon and Erin embracing each other, and Erin sobbing on his shoulder. But...
That couldn't be what I sensed. The emotion was very powerful, and came from more than one source. I looked around, and at the same time, 'looked' in my mind for the direction. And found myself looking at...
Shock froze my lungs for one second, then I began breathing quickly. Jupiter was gazing at Eric very strangely...
I nearly fainted, and only worry that Angemon wouldn't be Healed kept me conscious, but I couldn't breathe!
Then, as if she sensed my ability to Feel her emotions, she cut them off. But it wasn't gone...Eric was looking back...
This time, I did faint.
I was floating in the darkness, and I could see no one. But, I felt someone gazing at me...
I looked around, and saw someone who was oddly familiar...He had long, brown hair and deep, liquid eyes of an odd silver shade. He was much taller than I was, like most people.
He looked at me, and began to speak. Only, it wasn't with words...
:Jason, you have a very special ability. You have what some people call 'Empathy'. You can sense emotions.:
"So?" I asked. "Why do you need to tell me that?"
:So you can be prepared. If you don't shield, any strong emotion will knock you unconscious, like when you sensed Lita's attraction to Eric. And, his to her.:
"I don't want to know what Eric feels! That's...that is...disgusting!"
:Duh. No one does, and that's why this Gift is very rare. Each of you has a Gift.:
:Cory is, as you know, a buffer against Psychic powers. That is just a side-effect of his true power of Mindspeaking. That is how you all have the ability to 'speak' in each other's minds, but can only do that when he is extremely tense. Don't try to do that unless absolutely necessary.:
:Luke is a Healer, for some strange reason. He has an ability to Heal wounds, and, if he absolutely must, he can completely Heal someone in an eye-blink, at the expense of his unconsciousness for weeks. He must get training for that Gift.:
:Erin has a Fetching Gift. She can teleport things around. Not humans, those are too big. But, it will be very useful. Talia will teach her to control her Gift.:
:And, you have Empathy. I will show you to shield.:
And he touched my forehead, and I felt intense relief, as a wall came up around my mind, keeping out all emotions. And, I learned how to do it myself.
"What about Eric?" I asked.
:Eric...he...this is difficult to explain. Eric has what my people call the Mage-Gift. He has power, which you know, the Psychic, Grass, and Water abilities. But, as he grows, his power will solidify. When he turns thirteen, he will begin training.:
He sighed, and I realized I did not know his name.
:It is time I left you, and you woke. Goodbye, Jason. You and I will meet, eventually.:
"But what is your name?" I asked him as he faded.
:Vanyel.: he replied, instants before I returned to the 'real' world.
As my vision returned, I noticed I was in a tent.
I also Felt a presence. The presence was very familiar, and I probed gently, and realized it was Eric.
"Eric...how long?"
He looked at his watch. "About...three hours."
"Three hours?!" I squawked. "That wasn't nearly enough! How long was it, really?"
"'That wasn't nearly enough'? What is that supposed to mean?" he asked indignantly. I Felt a bare trace of that indignance.
"I...Vanyel...he told me things...about us..."
"Us?" Eric asked, backing slowly away. I Felt a sense of panic, and Saw a green purple aura begin to appear, signifying the emotion.
"Not that kind of us, nitwit! Us, the group, duh!"
Then, Cory came in.
"Eric...I know about you and..." I trailed off, then imposed an image of Lita in his mind.
He swallowed, his panic replaced with a pink glow of embarrassment.
"Cory, get Luke. Bring him into the tent."
Cory left.
He returned about five minutes later, with Luke in tow.
"Listen. I had a dream while I was unconscious. A person named Vanyel told me about...certain powers we all have.
"Luke, you have, oddly enough, a Healing Gift."
"Healing?" he asked incredulously.
"Like I said, odd. Cory, you're a Mindspeaker. You can send thoughts to people, and hear their thoughts if they are directed at you. Unless they are a Mindspeaker, then you can really Speak.
"Erin has telekinesis, what Vanyel called 'Fetching'. She can teleport small things. I'm an Empath, which means I can sense emotions. Just emotions, not words. If you have a secret passion for someone, I won't know who."
I paused for a moment, while they digested that. Then, Eric asked the inevitable.
"What about me?"
"You...have an odd Gift. Vanyel called it the Mage-Gift. He didn't explain past that. Also, you'll be trained when you turn thirteen. When's that?"
"My birthday is December 23rd. That's...like...er..." he counted briefly. "Day after tomorrow."
"Okay. Luke, Vanyel told me you would receive training in your Gift. By whom, I don't know. Same goes for you, Eric. And a person by the name of 'Talia' will help Erin along."
I then closed my eyes, and tried to sleep. It was very late, and the Outer Senshi had woken us in the dead of night and nearly killed Erin and Angemon. I heard the others quietly leave.
Which reminded me. Vanyel had taught me instinctively all about my Gift, and how I could, if I chose, leave my body temporarily. I did so, and searched the camp for Erin.
I couldn't see the actual camp, only swirls of color and images that symbolized people.
There was a green-pink spike that meant Lita, a red sphere that was Raye, a white-pink fog that was Serena.
Then, the blueish swirl that meant Amy, and the orange-yellow sparkle of Mina. Then, Eric was a blue-green entity that had searching 'tendrils' that never ceased moving. Luke was a bright red column of light. Cory was a blue-white ball of lightning. And I, if I Looked at myself, was a gray-black sphere with rings of purple and yellow.
When I found Erin, the greenish yellow bird-shape, I probed her emotional state. The blue-gray fog meant sadness, but that was very faint, and a bright yellow 'sun' showed great happiness.
Glad for her emotional stability after that very near encounter, I returned to my body to sleep.
Ch. 47
Erin
The next morning proved to be one of those 'skyless' days, where the clouds obscured the sun and filtered the light, making everything seem gray.
"How are we going to make it to the next island?" I asked.
"I suppose we will fly again." Amy surmised. "But how?"
Mina smiled. "I have the answer to that! I can't believe we didn't think of this before. The Arn!"
Lita hit her forehead. "Of course! The Arn! Mina, can you summon it from here?"
"Of course!" She stuck out her tongue at Lita, and proceeded to go into a trance.
"What exactly is this Arn?" I asked Lita.
"The original Sailor Venus, Aino Minako, had a sky ship called the Ark. When Mina was awakened to her true power, she and Amy modified it a bit, and renamed it the Arn. It sounds better."
"True, true." I agreed. Mina then 'woke up'.
"It's coming! Let's make the Teleport."
The Senshi nodded, and pulled out their wands.
"Mercury Neo Power!"
"Venus Neo Power!"
"Mars Neo Power!"
"Jupiter Neo Power!"
"Celestial Moon Power!"
"MAKE UP!"
Amy made a circle with her wand, water trailing behind. The water formed into her fuku, and bubbles blew out of her skin, making the water solid. She had blue boots that came up halfway to her knees.
Raye held the wand in the air, and fire made rings around her. She twirled around, and gradually, her fuku formed. She wore ruby red heels.
Lita created an electron pattern of lightning and spun with one arm sticking out in front of her. The lightning hid her momentarily, then showed her with the sailorfuku and green tennis shoes.
Serena's heart shaped locket opened, revealing the Ginzuishou, and then her body appeared, the compact resting on her chest. Red ribbons wrapped around her body, and vanished, making the body part of her outfit with a blue bow around the locket.
She held her arms over her head, and ribbons wrapped around them as well, making the gloves.
Then, the ribbons spiraled around her legs, making boots.
A ring of light slowly rose around her, and her blue skirt, red choker, moon earrings, and tiara appeared. She spun, and posed.
The senshi made a circle around us, and joined hands. Their individual signs appeared above their tiaras, and light came up all around us.
When I could see again, we were inside a large...thing. Sailor Moon walked into a 'pilot's seat', and gently grabbed a crystal. She frowned, and, with a large jerk, we began moving.
"Motimon, would you come here for a moment?" she asked. Motimon jumped from Jason's shoulder, and waddled to her.
"Picture the Gate clearly in your mind, all right?" Moon asked him. He closed his eyes, and an image appeared in the crystal. We picked up speed.
Half an hour later, a flash of light blinded me, and when sight returned, we were on an island with a large temple. Motimon tumbled from Sailor Moon's shoulder and waddled to Jason.
"Hmm...it's a little annoying, having to waddle around." he murmured, and jumped to the ground. A small sphere of light hid him for a few seconds.
"Motimon, digivolve tooo..."
"Tentomon!"
Then, Koromon and Tanemon did the same.
"Koromon, digivolve tooo..."
"Agumon!"
"Tanemon, digivolve tooo..."
"Palmon!"
The senshi reverted to their civilian forms, and we marched up the temple stairs.
"Just be glad there aren't as many stairs here as there were in that other temple." Eric groused. Everyone agreed.
Then, when we entered, our vision was dominated by two giant stone doors.
Oh, and did I mention the gigantic Digimon trio barring the way?
They were jet black, and had large wings. Their six eyes glowed menacingly red.
"We are the Devidramon!" they hissed. Jason pulled out his D-Terminal.
"Devidramon: the Dark Dragon Digimon. Devidramon is deadly alone, as it can use its Devil Hypnosis to easily knock out the target, and the wicked Black Breath attack can blind."
"Let's go!"
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"
"Agumon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Flamedramon: the Fire of Courage."
"Gabumon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Raidramon: the Storm of Friendship."
"Tentomon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Digmon: the Drill of Power!"
"Palmon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Shurimon: the Samurai of Sincerity."
"Patamon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Pegasusmon: Flying Hope!"
"Mercury Neo Power!"
"Venus Neo Power!"
"Mars Neo Power!"
"Jupiter Neo Power!"
"Celestial Moon Power!"
"MAKE UP!"
"Blue-"
"Yellow-"
"Green-"
"STAR POWER!"
The Devidramon seemed somewhat surprised at this show of power.
"Digmon! Distract them with a fissure!" Jason shouted.
"Right! Rock Cracking!" Digmon replied, putting his drills to the ground. Large cracks began heading toward the Devidramon, but they evaded the attack by flying.
Or tried to, anyway. One got his foot trapped in a hastily closed fissure. He flapped frantically, but couldn't escape.
"Moon Tiara Stardust!"
Sailor Moon threw a glowing elliptical shape that had been her tiara between the Devidramon, and a glowing cloud of dust immobilized them.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!"
A small droplet of water made a splash at Mercury's feet. A stream of droplets spiraled up around her in a helix fashion as she slowly spun. Her hands were raised, palms flat and facing up, and the water collected in an aqueous mass, and she pulled it to her chest, and pushed her hands out, making a massive pillar of water shoot at one Devidramon, freezing it. As it hit the ground, it dissolved, ice and all.
Sailor Mars made an ember on a pointed forefinger, and traced a circle with it. She held her arms perpendicular to her body, palms facing outward.
"Burning Mandala!"
The flame made seven or eight balls with Japanese symbols in them, and coalesced in her hands, which she pulled in front of her. She pulled back, and glowing yellow blades of fire shot out and sliced at the last Devidramon.
"AAARGH!" it screamed. It broke free of Moon's entrapment. The tiara returned to her.
A bolt of lightning shot down and hit a lightning rod that came out of Jupiter's tiara. It made a cage of lightning about her.
"Supreme Thunder!"
She flung her arms and legs out straight, and the lightning shot out and hit Devidramon, paralyzing him and making him fall to the ground. Then, the Digimon took over.
"Fire Rocket!"
"Blue Thunder!"
"Gold Rush!"
"Two Stars!"
"Star Shower!"
The five attacks struck the Digimon. He screamed one last time, and dissolved.
"Okay! Let's go!"
We ran up to the Gate, but we were blocked by a pedestal with nine slots on it. Each slot had a number of stars on it, between one and three. There were three columns and three rows. At the top of the columns were symbols. (AN: I'm not sure about the first one, sorry. Correct me if I'm wrong. EMail is at the top of the document.) The first was a fish, the second, an archer, the last, a monkey. Nine cards were stacked in the center.
"How? What?" I asked frantically. Jason calmly analyzed it.
"This seems to be a relic of the Mystics. If the nine cards are placed correctly, the Gate will open. Here is the sequence":
The computer proceeded to rattle off numbers and Digimon names. Jason hurriedly grabbed all the cards, and placed them in the proper slots. When he finished, the Gate began to rumble.
And the temple began to crumble. (AN: Hey! A rhyme! Ow! That hu-OW!)
"Look out!" Patamon shouted, as rocks began falling.
"Crescent Beam Shower!" Venus cried. Small comets disintegrated each rock, but that didn't last long.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"
A barrier of purple dust and pink hearts blasted each rock to bits as we pulled on the stone doors. But Moon couldn't move!
"Venus Love-Me Chain!" Venus shouted, grabbing Moon and pulling her through the Gate, just as her barrier fell.
We were tumbling through a multicolored space. Then, the rainbow light turned into twin waves of water, and we were through.
I stood, woozily. The very air felt different here. I suddenly realized I had been breathing bytes all my life, and now only truly experienced 'real' air.
"You did say this is the 'real' world, right, Tentomon?" Jason asked, a bit fuzzy.
"Yes, I did. But don't worry, if 'real' humans can survive in the Digi-World, 'digital' humans can survive in the 'real' world."
"Good, because I feel really strange."
Then, a roar nearly deafened me, and a large, elephantine Digimon came stomping toward us.
"Mammothmon: a Prehistoric Elephant Digimon. His Tusk Crusher and Blizzard Breath are deadly!"
"Wait for us!"
Jewel, Jacques, and Jezelle came crashing down into the 'real' world.
"Biyomon, digivolve tooo..."
"Birdramon!"
"Birdramon, digivolve tooo..."
"Garudamon!"
"Gomamon, digivolve tooo..."
"Ikkakumon!"
"Ikkakumon, digivolve tooo..."
"Zudomon!"
The three Ultimates faced off. Then, Mammothmon charged.
"Tusk Crusher!"
His tusks shot off his 'face' and nearly impaled Garudamon, if not for Zudomon's quick action.
"Vulcan's Hammer!" he shouted, throwing the hammer. It blew each missile to bits, and returned to Zudomon's hand like a boomerang.
"Wing Blade!" Garudamon boomed. A firebird formed from the flaming aura she made, and it grabbed Mammothmon, hiding it in a blaze of light. The blaze died, leaving nothing behind. Garudamon and Zudomon shrank down to Yokomon and Bukamon.
"That was close!" Yokomon squeaked. "Thanks, Bukamon!"
"No problem, Yoko!" Bukamon laughed.
(AN: When the type is in bold, that means an event is taking place past the current narrator's point of view.)
"Zenithmon." a voice boomed.
"Yes, O my king?" a wimpy little voice asked.
"I want you to destroy the interlopers. They have already defeated my Devidramon Trio and Mammothmon."
"Yes, O grand Viziermon."
"See that you destroy them properly this time."
"Yes, yes, Master! Most certainly!"
The rather small, thin, humanoid Digimon reclined on his 'throne'. He was in a carriage, rather reminiscent of the cage Myotismon had used when he had tried to find and destroy the 'eight child'.
A small, red, bird-ish Digimon flew out of the carriage, and went to muster some troops in the Digi-World.
"So, how did you guys get through?" I asked Jewel.
"Same way you did: through the Gate. Who're these clowns?"
"Clown? You must be talking about Serena." Amy joked.
"Hey!"
"That's Amy," I started.
"Pleased to meet you!"
"Mina,"
"Hiya!"
"Raye,"
"Hello."
"And Lita."
"Hi!"
"They're the Sailor Senshi. We couldn't have beat Sailor Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto without them." I finished.
"Hmm..."
"Hold that thought!"
I swivelled, and grabbed for Hoppip's Pokéball.
"Prepare for trouble and make that triple!"
"To ignite the world with molestation!"
"To burn the world, that's every nation!"
"That would bring mucho elation!"
"Flame a bird, cook a goose!"
"Knock you out, turn us loose!"
"You'll feel like you got hit by a moose!"
"Libby!"
"Tanya!"
"Jenny!"
"Team Rocket, blast off with a burning flame!"
"We hunt for beauty, money, and fame!"
"Growlithe!"
"Oddish!"
"Shellder!"
"Oystermon, digivolve tooo..."
"Shellmon! Shellmon, digivolve tooo..."
"Clamon!"
"Betamon, digivolve tooo..."
"Elecmon! Elecmon, digivolve tooo..."
"Weathermon!"
"Clownmon, digivolve tooo..."
"Pipermon! Pipermon, digivolve tooo..."
"Bardmon!"
"Clamon: the Clam Digimon. Uses the powerful Locking Clamp attack to grab enemies, and then bombards them with Pearl Rain."
Clamon looked like a gigantic Cloyster with a pink head poking out of the shell rather than the black orb thing, and green tentacles waved around on the head.
"Bardmon: the Wandering Minstrel Digimon. Uses a mysterious attack called Bardic, which traps a Digimon in a dream, and then attacks with Scarlet Sword, a graceful double touche."
Bardmon was a black shadow with a blood-red robe, and a small sword. Weathermon was a cloud with eyes. (AN: Played Kirby? Think Cracko.)
"Agumon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Flamedramon: the Fire of Courage."
"Gabumon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Raidramon: the Storm of Friendship."
"Biyomon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Halsemon: the Wings of Love."
"Tentomon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Digmon: the Drill of Power!"
"Palmon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Shurimon: the Samurai of Sincerity."
"Gomamon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Submarimon: the Guardian of the Sea."
"Patamon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Pegasusmon: Flying Hope!"
"Gatomon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Nefertimon: the Angel of Light!"
Ultimate vs. Armor: who would win?
Ch. 48
Luke
Flamedramon, Raidramon, and Halsemon were tackling Bardmon, Weathermon was dealing with Nefertimon and Pegasusmon, and Shurimon, Digmon, and Submarimon had Clamon.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon growled, nearly toasting Bardmon.
"Scarlet Sword!" he retorted, spinning in a circle, and diving through the flame, spinning the sword in a red blur, then scratching at Flamedramon's chest armor.
"Blue Thunder!"
"Eagle Eye!"
The two attacks came at Bardmon from different directions. He ducked, and they collided.
"Bardic!"
Time seemed to freeze. Flamedramon was in the process of jumping to perform another Fire Rocket, and, Raidramon had crouched for a Thunder Blast. Halsemon was diving toward him, but had stopped in midair.
"Scarlet Sword!"
Bardmon swung at Halsemon's underside, breaking that spell, and shot a red wave at the other two, smacking their faces.
"Golden Noose!"
Weathermon, being a nebulous cloud, wasn't immediately affected, but was tied up when his solid core was encountered.
"Tornado!" he shouted, breaking free with phenomenal winds.
"Rain Lashing!"
Pegasusmon was trapped in a cloud of angry water droplets, until Nefertimon interfered.
"Queen's Paw!"
Rocket powered stones distracted Weathermon, and the torrent faded.
"Equas Beam!"
"Cat's Eye Beam!"
Twin green and pink blasts nearly disintegrated Weathermon, but he used Tornado again, grounding Nefertimon.
"Gold Rush!"
Clamon had his shell completely closed, and was close to invulnerable. His Pearl Rain didn't require him to open up, however. Digmon wasn't affected, being completely armored, but Submarimon and Shurimon had to depend on agility and evasion.
"Two Stars!" Shurimon countered, trying to crack open the shell. "Shooting Star!"
His vine-stars shot forward, and lodged in the (very) small crack in Clamon's shell.
"Now!"
Digmon ambled forward, and used Rock Cracking on the shell. Submarimon aimed a Submarine Attack, at point blank range, and fired into the small, yet growing, hole.
Then, Eric got impatient.
"Staryu, Blastoise, Gyarados, Marril, Butterfrell, Sentret, GO! Blue Star Power!"
"All out attack! Go go go!"
Staryu used Starstorm, which maneuvered into Clamon's shell and exploded, leaving him wide open for a precious instant.
"Hyper Beam!"
A massive, multicolored ray smashed into the core of Clamon. It was pressed back, and the closing mechanisms stopped working!
"Now! All out! Blue Paladin Tidal Crash!"
Marril used Rain Dance (Pray for Rain) and Gyarados, Staryu, and Blastoise used Hydro Pump. Sentret ran up and summoned a mighty Dynamic Punch, which blew up in Clamon's face.
"Locking Clamp!"
This counterattack swiftly grabbed, not one of the attackers, but me!
"AAAAAAHHH!!!!" I screamed. Flamedramon looked at me for one second, and was blasted with a Scarlet Sword.
Then, my D3 and D-Terminal began reacting. The sun, which had been setting, stopped, right on the horizon. An arrow of fire shot forth, and hit Flamedramon squarely.
"Agumon!" I screamed. He had dedigivolved, and was curled up. All battle had stopped.
"Agumon...Agumon..." I sobbed, forgetting even the pain of the Locking Clamp. Then, my D3 began glowing strongly.
It blasted a strongly orange ray of light toward Agumon, who flipped and made a small 'pah' sound. He changed to Greymon to Metalgreymon to another Digimon very quickly.
"Agumon, warp digivolve tooo..."
He gained armor on his legs and arms, and bright blue-green eyes opened. He stomped on the ground, creating a ring of fire, and posed, a small fireball behind him.
"Wargreymon!"
"Wargreymon: a Dreymon Destroyer Digimon. His claws are chrome digizoid alloy, which is the toughest material in existence. He uses his Terra Force to gather all energy around him into a gigantic fireball, and throw it. Then, his Mega Claw makes him a spinning drill bit."
"Terra Force!"
He made a small fireball between two claws, and raised it over his head, making it gigantic. He propelled it at Clamon, making me fall to the ground. Clamon shrank into Oystermon again.
"Are you all right, Luke?" Wargreymon asked me. I nodded, hesitantly. "Try to Heal yourself. Look inside for answers. I'll deal with these clowns."
"Okay." I whispered. I then closed my eyes, and fell unconscious.
I was in a dark space, with no light. I could, however, see myself perfectly. A voice rang through the darkness, calling my name with no sound.
:Luke.:
"What? Am I insane?"
:Hardly. My name is Stefen.:
A young teen came into view. He wasn't very tall, and had flaming red hair, with brown eyes. He seemed very...old, for a teenager.
:Hardly. I'm no teenager. I look disgustingly young, however. I'm twenty-five.:
:I'm here to help you with your Gift. If you let me in your mind, I can show you.:
"You are already in my mind, aren't you?"
:No. I'm just Mindspeaking with your subconscious. Here, just let me in.:
I blanked my mind, and immediately felt a presence. A warm, yellowy light illuminated my thoughts.
:Listen. To Heal others, you take your power and make a mental hand, pushing everything back to its proper place. Thus,:
He showed me how to Heal everything from a sprained ankle to a heart attack.
:This is the hard part. I can't teach you how to Heal yourself without you opening entirely to me.:
"So? Just do it, I can't bear the pain." Then, I realized I was in pain. Everything hurt.
:Well, then.:
He sank into my mind, and I Felt him reaching into my core. I knew he didn't mean to, but as he reached, every memory of mine opened itself. I knew he knew everything.
:Don't worry. This will not leave your mind or mine unless you wish it.: he reassured me. I sighed with relief.
Then, I learned. I learned how to make the Healing energy, a sort of green-gold tidal wave of light and warmth, fountain up inside me so all my crushed flesh and bones Healed, and properly.
:I must leave now. If you wish it, I can return whenever you like. Just think my name, and I will hear. No matter where. We have a special tie that distance cannot affect.:
Then, he was gone.
"Luke? Luke!"
I felt a hand slapping my face, and opened my eyes. A blurry haze hid the face of the perpetrator.
"What?" I asked irritably. "I just recovered from serious injury."
:You did more than recover, youngling.: Stefen whispered in my mind.
I realized it was Amy. "What?" I asked again.
"You weren't breathing. What happened?"
"I...Wargreymon saved me, and told me to look inside. I blacked out, and...Stefen taught me how to Heal."
I knew considerably more than that had happened, but I didn't mention it. Amy frowned.
"That is patently untrue." she laughed. "I'm a weak Mindspeaker, I could tell that you were not receiving any outside input. Cory will back me up." Behind her, he was nodding.
"I didn't Feel anything, either, Luke." Jason said worriedly.
"But...you and Vanyel did the same!"
"I sensed that!" Amy snapped. "It was blatant. Some bozo was Mindspeaking at him from somewhere in Kanto!"
"Hey! Vanyel is not a bozo!"
:That's for sure. Luke, I'm going to Mindbolt Amy, through you. Imagine a thread connecting your foreheads, okay? Nothing of yours will leak through.:
I obeyed, and felt a slight tingling. Amy shot up, straight as a board.
"You, you...fiend!" she spluttered.
:That was nothing compared to what Vanyel would do. I'm no figment, and he's no bozo. Got it?: Stefen growled. Jason seemed to be thinking, and nodded.
"Don't insult them, they might get mad." he scolded her. I Felt Stefen chuckle, then his presence was gone.
"What happened?" Jason asked.
"I Healed myself. You should know that. Now, I'm sleeping. I'm tired. Good..." I began snoring.
"Zenithmon!" Viziermon roared.
"Yes, O my master?" Zenithmon whimpered.
"You have not disposed of the Time Destined! Why?!"
"The one of Courage is a Healer, and made the Agumon digivolve to Wargreymon, master! And, the Inner Sailor Senshi help them fight!"
"So?! I can flatten Sailor Saturn with a thought! What makes the INNER SENSHI SO POWERFUL?!?!"
"I...um...the..." Zenithmon cringed, awaiting his master's blow.
Viziermon was a tall, thin, almost human Digimon. (AN: Think Jafar, from Disney's Aladdin. With the snake staff and everything.) His snake staff was what gave him his Mega powers, but he was an Ultimate even without it.
"Snake Eyes!" he roared, pointing the snake's eyes at Zenithmon. They began glowing an ominous red, and Zenithmon slipped under Viziermon's control.
"Snake Fang Strike!"
The fangs flipped up, and launched themselves at Zenithmon. Their poison was far from deadly. No, it only caused enough pain to knock out a Tigremon.
"Oh, master-AAAAGH! Master, spare meAAGAARAGHA!"
"No, I think not. Those who fail, pay the price."
Then, a dark, graceful shadow slipped up to Viziermon with liquid grace.
"Ah, Shadowmon. I have been waiting. Take this pathetic creature to the dungeon. I am promoting you to his position as head commander of my army."
The lithe shadow nodded, and produced ropes of darkness that bound the firebird. They proceeded to the torture room, Zenithmon screaming helplessly all the way...
Ch. 49
Palmon
I sighed, and resumed my Rookie form gratefully. Armor is a particularly difficult digivolve to go through with, let alone maintain. That's why Veemon, the Digimon who discovered Armor digivolution had been sealed up.
"Now what?" I asked Eric. He had been thinking for a while.
"Well, what did the original Digi-Destined do?" he asked Jason. Jason pulled out the D-Terminal, and tapped in some commands.
"This program can only be accessed with all eight Time Crests combined. The Knowledge alone has been unlocked."
Eric got his D-Terminal. He poked it experimentally. "Sincerity has been unlocked."
He stood up, and I noticed how he had changed. When I met him, he had been a rather tall, but young blond. His blue-green eyes had been so pretty...now, he was still as tall, but his hair had lengthened, and was now red-orange and wavy, and his eyes were red-brown. I almost felt as if I had seen him somewhere before I met him...my mind drifted back to earlier days...
I had been alone constantly, even with my friend Gabumon to play with. We had been the only Digimon in the area, or so we thought. Agumon had shown up, and challenged Gabbie. He had almost won, until Luke came.
Agumon had been instantly entranced. I wondered why he had stopped, until...he came.
The face from my dreams, with short, awful looking blond hair and beautiful blue-green eyes. The face I had longed for unconsciously for years...the face of my lifelong companion, partner, and friend, without whom I could not live.
Tentomon had appeared out of nowhere to talk to Jason. They had bonded almost as fast as Gabbie had.
Gabbie had barely glimpsed Cory coming from his woodland cabin with his uncle. His uncle, who had wanted him out before he was even born...I wouldn't think on that.
I snapped back to reality, realizing Eric was gone. "Wait for me! Wait for me!" I shouted. He looked back, smiled, and slowed. I mock-hit him.
"You rude, unchivalrous child!" I growled. He laughed, and continued walking.
We found Cory, and Eric explained about the program. Cory nodded, and headed for the tent. Erin, Luke, Jewel, and Jezelle were also cooperative.
But not Jacques.
"Why do I care? I only came through that Gate for Jewel and Jezelle." he snorted. "I could care less about some other world that I don't live in."
"Fool." I snapped. "The Digi-World and the 'real' world are irrevocably combined. They exist in the exact same spot, in different dimensions. The Digi-World is what fuels this world, and this 'real' world is the driving force for the Digi. If you do not help, both worlds will collapse, die, and fade away, leaving nothing but ashes."
Eric was equally angry, though less informed. "You heard her. She is a Digimon. She knows the history of our world."
Then, a human voice called out. "Hey, you!"
I turned, and gasped. It was an adult woman with hair the exact same shade as Eric's, leading along a small, blue haired child.
"Who...who are you?" she asked, a tiny bit frightened.
"I'm Eric and this is..."
"MIMI!!" I shouted. She was startled.
"No...I'm not Mimi. Mimi was my mother. My name is Janet Kido. My father's name is Joe. This is Josh. Me dad's got a...thing for the letter 'j'."
My eyes got really wide. "Mimi and Joe got together?!"
"Well, duh. Wait...are you the Palmon? Mom's Digimon?"
"Oh, no." I reassured her. "I'm just your ordinary, run of the mill Palmon."
Eric snorted, and I glared at him. "Don't you snort at me, young man." I scolded.
"Yes'm. Very well, milady." he grinned.
"That's better." I sniffed haughtily.
Janet rolled her eyes. "And who is that?" she inquired, pointing at Jacques. He was staring at her with an awestruck expression.
"You...you are...great-great-great-great Grandmother!" he gasped. Janet paled.
"What?"
Eric hastily explained. "The Digi-World goes by a lot faster than the 'real' world. We live in the Digi-World. Somehow or other, you or one of your descendants got into the Digi-World, and never got out. Each of us is a descendant of one of you Digi-Destined children. Oh, and to answer your question, this is Jacques. He's your descendant."
"Eric! What are you waiting for?" Jason shouted.
"Jacques is being a bit stubborn! I'll be there in a minute!" Eric yelled back. "Anyway...Janet, you interrupted a bit of an argument. I'll resume: Jacques, you are going to get in that tent and unlock your Crest if I have to force you, which won't be pleasant. Got it?"
"Yes." Jacques sulked. He turned, and half-ran to the tent.
"Now, Janet. I'm sorry. Would you like to come in with us?" Eric offered.
"Oh, no. I'm supposed to be home soon. Would you like me to get my parents?"
"Sure. That'd be great. Please do."
With that, they parted ways. We (finally) entered the tent.
"Now, to make history come alive!" Jason said dramatically, as Eric took his seat.
Erin hit him.
"Ow! Anyway..."
The D-Terminals made a holographic depiction between them, and showed each and every battle fought last time, starting with Mammothmon and ending with VenomMyotismon. I was especially awed by Gatomon's courage, and the awesome digivolution to Angewomon.
"So...maybe the Digimon are being revived?" Jewel wondered. "No, but...maybe this..."
There was a crash, and the tent was blown over by a super strong gust of wind. Eric shot to his feet, and kept going up, floating.
"Oh, no! Joe and Mimi, they're in trouble!"
"Armor or Ultimate?" I shouted.
"We need flight! Ultimate!"
"Palmon, digivolve tooo..."
"Togemon! Togemon, digivolve tooo..."
"Lillymon!"
"Gomamon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Submarimon: the Guardian of the Sea."
Jacques got into/onto Submarimon, and we flew to the site of danger. Mimi and Joe were cornered by a metal monster with blue fire around it.
"That's SkullMeramon!" I shouted. "Watch for his Metal Fireball! We may need Metalgreymon!"
"Oxygen Torpedo!" Submarimon cried, shooting dizzying airballs.
"Flower Cannon!"
Mimi looked up. "Lillymon!" she cried. I shook my head.
"Not yours! I'm Eric's!" I called back.
"Blue Star Power!"
We landed, and faced SkullMeramon. "You challenge my strength?" he roared. "Fools!"
"Someone's got an ego." I grimaced. "Cherry Blossom Blizzard!"
Mimi frowned. "My Lillymon never did that!"
"It's a rather new trick." I told her, after locking out SkullMeramon's power. "Flower Cannon!"
"Submarine Attack!"
"Blue Paladin Tidal Crash!"
SkullMeramon didn't like that. The water crashing over him almost put him out.
But he was still going strong. He broke my flower spell and attacked us. "Metal Fireball!"
He opened his mouth, and a stream of blue flame shot out and disabled Submarimon.
"OWOOOWOWOW!" he screamed.
"Gomamon!" Joe cried, stepping forward. Eric blocked him off.
"No worries. Luke is a Healer, he'll take care of that. MERCURY!"
"Mercury Neo Power, make up!"
Sailor Mercury showed up then. "Shine Aqua Illusion!"
"Blue Paladin Tidal Crash!"
"Submarine...attack..."
"Flower Cannon!"
SkullMeramon dissolved after that.
But we weren't finished. Lightning crackled overhead, and a huge bolt came down, revealing...
A very humanlike Digimon. He had a snake staff, and a large turban. His goatee was wickedly curled, and his black eyes seemed to suck in the light.
"So. You challenge my power, puny Paladin. Your Lillymon is far weaker than my basest servant. In fact...oh, Zenithmon!"
A firebird appeared. He had many bruises, and was fairly dim. "Yes, O Viziermon?" I gasped at that.
"Viziermon?"
"Yes. I am the most powerful Digimon of all time. With my Snake Eyes hypnosis and Snake Fang Strike, I may never have to resort to using Snake Skin.
"Take out this pathetic excuse for a plant, would you please?" he sneered. Zenithmon stared at me hungrily.
"Yes, O my master." he grinned.
"Very good." With that, he vanished.
"Sun's Fire!"
Zenithmon shot like a flaming arrow toward me. I took off, and dodged easily.
"What? That doesn't ever miss...oh, well. Flaming Drill!"
He shot in a fiery spiral toward me. I deflected him with a well-placed Flower Cannon.
"So. The Ultimate is barely holding off a Champion. How...droll." Viziermon's voice echoed through the 'arena'.
"Cherry Blossom Blizzard!"
Zenithmon tried to use Sun's Fire to blaze through the petal blast, but got tangled, and dropped to the ground.
"Flower...BAZOOKA!"
My Flower Cannon was fairly tough, but Flower Bazooka took the cake. Instead of a small green shot, a dark green sphere dropped and exploded at Zenithmon's beak.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"
He lifted off, and vanished with a small flare of light.
"That wasn't very easy." I panted. Though it didn't apparently take much energy, that barrage of blows had worn down my strength.
"Thank goodness you could do it." Mimi sighed gratefully. "That awful SkullMeramon is one tough cookie. I should know, he took out Togemon once. And Birdramon. And Greymon. He didn't get Metalgreymon, though."
"Oh, I remember."
"You remember?" Mimi asked. "But you said you weren't my Palmon!"
"All Digimon know the story of the Digi-Destined." I told her patiently.
Mimi sighed.
"Janet told us you wanted to talk to us." Joe said. Eric nodded.
"Do the others live here as well?" he asked.
"Well...Tai and Sora live over there..." Mimi pointed off into the distance. "And Matt and his dad live out by the coast, over there..." she pointed a different direction.
"T.K. and Kari live on the other side. Izzy moved to America to go to college, and is currently engaged with...something or other." She smiled.
"I can go get them!" I volunteered. Eric nodded.
"I'll go get Matt." he added. Jacques spoke up.
"Gomamon heard, and volunteered to get T.K. and Kari." he said. Eric agreed, and we set off.
"Well, I'll just go to the tent now!" Mercury yelled, a little irritated at being left behind.
"You do that!" Eric yelled back.
I flew off to where Mimi had indicated. I really had no clue exactly where they lived, but I could sense Digivices close by.
When the tingling in my head got really strong, I landed on the balcony. Tai was out there, staring into space.
"Tai!"
He jumped. "Lillymon?" he gasped. "But...how...where..."
"Haven't you noticed Viziermon making trouble?" I asked, dumbfounded. Sure, Tai was a little dense, but still!
"Tai? Who's out there?" a female voice called out. Sora walked onto the balcony with us. "Lillymon?" she gaped.
"Yes, yes, now, hurry! We need your help! Eric's gone off looking for Matt, and Jacques left to get T.K. and Kari!"
"All right, all right!" Tai yelped. "How are we going to find you?"
"SCRAW!"
Birdramon flew up and hovered over the balcony. "Eric told us you would need flight. Hop on!"
"Birdramon!" Sora shouted, overjoyed.
"Sad as it is, I'm not your Digimon. I bonded to Jezelle."
Jezelle waved from Birdramon's neck.
"Hi!"
Sora and Tai jumped on Birdramon's claws, and I flew beside them, landing at camp.
Ikkakumon surfed up and dumped T.K. and Kari. Jacques jumped off, and Ikkakumon turned to Bukamon.
I resumed my In-Training form as well. Hey, you try digivolving from Rookie to Armor to Rookie to Ultimate!
Mimi and Joe were waiting with the others. They quickly introduced themselves.
"Eric should be arriving with Matt soon." I commented.
"How is one person gonna get Matt here without his Digimon with him?" Tai asked skeptically.
"Eric is a psychic; he can fly." Jason explained. Tai raised an eyebrow, but stayed silent.
Looking at the sky, I saw a pinkish comet flying toward us. I pointed it out.
"That's probably Eric." Jason confirmed. He landed, Matt in tow.
"Matt, you never married?" Mimi giggled. Matt glared at her.
"Will you ever give up?" he asked, obviously exasperated. "You've asked me that twenty thousand times! Shut up already!"
Mimi just giggled again. Matt sighed, and sat down on the chairs Erin had 'borrowed'.
"When did you get training, Erin?" Jason asked her.
"Talia taught me the night before we went through the Gate."
"Oh, okay."
"So, what did you guys want with us?" Tai asked.
"You know, I'm kind of in the dark, here." Matt glared.
"Oh, sorry." Cory apologized. "I'm Cory..."
We went through the introductions quickly. Matt nodded.
"Okay, now you can ask, Tai."
"Right. What did you guys want with us?"
"Well, there's a new evil Digimon running around called Viziermon, and we wondered if you knew anything about it." Erin explained.
"Well..." Joe mused. "There have been a few monster attacks, but we attributed those to the crack Etemon made in the border between the Digi- and 'real' worlds. A monster comes through there every so often, but the new Digi-Destined have been taking care of it."
T.K. nodded.
"But, the Digimon have been coming a bit more frequently as of late...maybe it is this Viziermon!" he exclaimed. "I'll EMail Yolei and Cody. Davis is...otherwise engaged."
He pulled out a D-Terminal, and began typing furiously.
"Let's see...it's Yolei at D-Terminal dot com, and Cody at D-Terminal dot com, right?"
Kari affirmed.
He kept typing, and ended with a dramatic...er...rather flourished, if not dramatic, punch of a key.
"So...do you need our help?" Kari asked.
"I would rather have...er..." Erin counted on her fingers. "Eleven, twelve, thirteen Digi-Destined that can fight, plus the Paladins, our Pokémon, and the Sailor Senshi than just eight Digi-Destined that can fight, the Paladins, our Pokémon, and the Sailor Senshi."
Then, Jewel began vibrating. Jacques, Erin, and Jezelle followed suit.
"W-w-what's h-h-app-p-pin-n-g?" Jezelle managed to stutter. Then, they were sucked up into the newly opened Gate. The sky roiled with colors again, then calmed.
"What? Why did they disappear?" Tai exclaimed.
"Uhh...maybe...it's...your...uh...I don't know. T.K., Kari, Patamon and Gatomon still live with you two, don't they?" I tentatively suggested.
"Yes." Kari affirmed. "You think it's the fact that there were two Patamon and two Gatomon?"
"That's probably it." Eric nodded.
"What about Jezelle and Jacques?" Tai asked.
"Er...maybe the Digi-World didn't think they were needed?" Koromon tentatively wondered.
At that point, the other Digi-Destined showed up.
A girl with (very) big glasses introduced herself first. Her long hair was purple, and her brown eyes were very expressive. "I'm Yolei. I have the Digi-Eggs of Love and Sincerity."
Then, a shorter boy with a glossy cap of brown hair, brown eyes, and medium skin bowed jerkily. "I'm Cody. I have the Digi-Eggs of Knowledge and Reliability."
Eric opened his mouth, but two Digimon interrupted her.
First was a little pink ball of fluff with a beak and two little wings. "I'm Poromon, Yolei's Digimon!"
Then, there was a small yellow blob with two...er...three-pronged...uh...growths. I guess. "I'm Upamon! I enjoy eating, and I bonded with Cody! I'm SUPER hyper!"
Obviously, I thought.
"And Davis's Digimon is DemiVeemon. He has the Digi-Eggs of Friendship and Courage." Yolei finished.
"Okay. So, now that we're introduced...what now?" I pondered.
"Um...uh...well...we wait for an attack, I guess. We have to. We don't really have a choice."
"Hey, you can't just park here and set up camp, you know." Matt pointed out. "You'll have to go to the park. It's legal to camp there."
So, we headed down to the park. What a procession: Eric, Cory, Luke, Jason, me, Gabumon, Koromon, and Motimon. Plus the Senshi, Matt, Tai, Mimi, Joe, T.K., Yolei, Cody, Poromon, and Upamon.
"T.K.!" a familiar voice yelled.
"Kari!" another one cried. Patamon and Gatomon, the originals flew/leaped into their bondmates arms.
"Good, we found you! Evil Digimon..." Patamon panted. Gatomon took up the thread of conversation.
"It's...a...Parrotmon! He's wrecking the city! We tried to fight it, but it was too big!" she wheezed. Kari stroked her fur, as T.K. held Patamon.
"Yolei. You have the only flying Digimon as of now. You and Halsemon fly quickly to the site. We'll follow." Tai snapped. Amy interrupted.
"That may not be necessary. We can Sailor Teleport. Here, let's go!"
"Mercury-"
"Venus-"
"Mars-"
"Jupiter-"
"Neo Power, make up!"
"Celestial Moon Power, make up!"
The Senshi quickly transformed, and joined hands around us again.
"Gatomon, Patamon, please imagine the scene." Venus instructed. Gatomon closed her eyes, and obeyed, as did Patamon.
"Sailor...TELEPORT!"
A flash of light later, we saw something horrible.
A giant green parrot was destroying everything in sight! It was blasting buildings down with blue lightning.
"Thunda Destroyer!" (AN: The Digimon Movie wasn't exactly very clear when Parrotmon was attacking Red Greymon, so I couldn't really tell what he actually said. Plus, it's been awhile since I last saw that movie. Apologies if it's wrong, which is probably true.)
He proceeded to blast. The Digi-Destined got into action.
"Poromon, digivolve tooo..."
"Hawkmon!"
Hawkmon was a...hawk. He was brown, with a white head. He had a bandana, and three feathers sticking up at the back of his head. He also had a thick British accent.
"Upamon, digivolve tooo..."
"Armadillomon!"
If Digmon had a cowboy voice, Armadillomon was a Texan. His voice drawled.
He was a golden...armadillo, and the old Upamon body had become his head. The head was armored as well as the rest of him, and he had a snout now.
Yolei and Cody held up their D-Terminals, and shouted, "Digi-Armor Energize!"
The Digi-Eggs of Love and Knowledge transformed Hawkmon and Armadillomon. (AN: Refer back to...er...the last part? No, the part before that. Refer to that for descriptions. They're the same save for the different Digimon.)
"Halsemon: the Wings of Love."
"Digmon: the Drill of Knowledge!"
"Knowledge?" I asked skeptically.
"I changed it awhile back. It makes me sound smarter." Digmon informed me.
Motimon seemed rather interested.
"Gabumon, Armor Digivolve tooo..."
"Raidramon: the Storm of Friendship."
Those were the only Digimon capable of digivolving right then. I would have, but I was exhausted.
The same did not go for Eric.
"Blue-"
"Yellow-"
"Star Power!"
"Mercury-"
"Venus-"
"Mars-"
"Jupiter-"
"Neo Power, make up!"
"Celestial Moon Power, make up!"
When all finished transforming, the unexposed Digi-Destined stared.
"What...how...wha?"
"Just deal with it." I told him. Then, the Paladins launched attacks.
"Blue Paladin Tidal Crash!"
"Yellow Paladin Lightning Beam!"
Parrotmon was bowled over with these attacks, but kept on coming. Jason scanned it.
"Parrotmon: the Tropical Bird Digimon. Can maintain attacking power while being pummeled by near-constant blows. If it teams up with a Digimon with a thunder attack, it is almost unstoppable, as it can convert electricity into Healing energy."
Gulp.
"Jason! You can't attack it, you'll just Heal it! Same for you, Jupiter!"
Jason cursed under her breath, and detransformed. But Jupiter stayed a Sailor.
"Jupiter! You don't have anything other than thunder attacks!" Mercury cried.
"Don't worry!" Jupiter called back. She then closed her eyes.
Bells filled the air. A large flash of light distracted Parrotmon for a scant second. The Senshi and Eric attacked.
"Blue Paladin Tidal Crash!"
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"
"Shine Aqua Illusion!"
"Venus Love-Me Chain!"
"Burning Mandala!"
All five attacks connected, and Parrotmon swayed, but kept coming.
"Thunda Destroyer!" he screeched. Blue lightning crackled between two antennae right over his beak, and shot out.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter shouted, instants before the lightning would have blown another building to bits. All the electricity was converted into a gigantic surge Jupiter struggled to control.
But, she couldn't. I could see that her attempts to master the wild energy were failing. Then, I blacked out.
But I wasn't unconscious. I could sense Eric nearby, but couldn't see him or move toward him.
A voice called out to Eric. Without words.
:Eric.:
"What?" he asked, a bit nervous.
:You weren't supposed to get training until your thirteenth birthday, but this is a bit of an emergency. My name is Dirk.: Dirk was as tall as Eric, but not near as attractive. He was, to put it bluntly, the ugliest creature alive.
:Don't worry about hurting my feelings. I know exactly how awful I appear.: he laughed.
"Um...you seem to know me."
:Yes. Don't waste time, we have precious little as it is. Listen, I'm going to directly mind-link to you. You'll be completely open for about three seconds, and all the memories that can will open to me, but three seconds isn't enough for even two years worth to be revealed. I'll learn some of your history, but that's all. Okay, now: imagine a gate.:
"Got it."
:Now, that gate is locked. You have the key. Open it.:
"Ookay...done."
:Now just don't think.:
Eric gasped, then sighed with relief.
:Now. Use that to save Jupiter.: Then, he was gone.
The blackness cleared, and it seemed as if no time had passed. Jupiter was suspended in midair, and I saw, to my horror, the energy was trying to tear her apart.
"NO!!" Eric screamed. He pointed, and the blue-green lightning connected to him as well, changing to a stable pink. Soon, the lightning was completely converted, and Eric, um, well, twisted it and flung it back.
Only it wasn't lightning. It was fire.
Fire wasn't one of Eric's elements.
"SCRAAAW!" Parrotmon screamed.
Then,
A red rose.
"You try to destroy buildings and lives. I will not allow this meaningless death and destruction continue!" Tuxedo Kamen shouted.
Another flash of light, and a large, beautiful white horse with wings and a golden horn floated over the whole scene.
:Sailors.: He communicated directly with our minds. :You have not the strength to right these wrongs. Trust me, and I will unlock your true potential.:
"Trust you?" Sailor Mars asked. "Why should we?"
:Because I am your last hope. If you do not, each and every one of you will die.:
"Die?" Eric asked shakily. Pegasus-somehow I just knew it was Pegasus-glanced at him.
:Triad, I am not concerned with you. Because the blood of the great Mage Urtho runs in you veins, I dare not interfere with your Destiny. Now, Senshi. Do you or do you not accept my gift?:
Mercury frowned. "The same thing happened with the original Senshi. We should accept."
"Okay then. Senshi?" Moon asked.
"Yes!"
Pegasus lowered his horn, and a flash of light blinded me.
Each Senshi underwent a transformation. Sailor Moon's hair was ornamented with diamond accessories, and her skirt changed from simple blue to white with a rainbow sheen. Also, two long ribbons hung from the back of her waist. Her brooch transferred itself from her chest to her waistline.
The Inner Senshi didn't get accessories, except for a choker (a very tight necklace) that matched their primary color (blue for Mercury, green for Jupiter, etc.) and a yellow star. They got back bows, as well.
:Now you are Super Sailors. Use the power wisely.: He then vanished.
"Let's go, Senshi!" Moon cried.
Mercury held her hand out, and her glyph appeared. Water swirled about it, and revealed Mercury. She made a harp from the water, and played it. Music filled the air, and streams of freezing water came out.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
Venus held out her glyph, and it turned into a multitude of yellow sparkles. One spark flew to her lips, and glimmered briefly. She blew a kiss, and it showed as a golden heart. She flung it down, and it copied itself and made a circle of golden hearts. Each heart disappeared and made a larger one inside a white sphere as she cried out her attack.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
Mars held her symbol, and flame leaped from it. She formed a bow of fire, and turned quickly, shooting a red arrow.
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
Jupiter held her glyph, and it dissolved into lightning. The lightning formed green lines of light coming from her tiara. She spun en pointe, and green energy leaves shot out.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
Sailor Moon made two reflections of herself, and stuck out her new wand, which was a long rod with a heart shaped handle, with wings on the non-business end.
She then pulled the wand back, standing sideways, and shouted her attack.
"Moon Gorgeous Meditation!"
She pushed the wand out then, and shot...um...shards of light out.
Eric launched his attack again, and the six combined. Then, the Digimon (finally) helped.
"Eagle Eye!"
"Gold Rush!"
"Thunder Blast!"
The blasts connected, and dissolved Parrotmon. He screeched one last time, and his configuration finally released his spirit.
The fighters gratefully resumed their normal forms. We trekked back again to the tents, and Eric flopped onto his cot, and went to sleep quickly. I followed suit.
Ch. 50
Cory
I watched Eric and Tanemon fall nearly unconscious, and wished I could do the same. Even though I wasn't a Paladin, or a Senshi, the Gate and Healing Angemon had worn me to a thread.
So I did. I hadn't expected to dream, but the mind works strangely...
:Cory.:
I jerked, and realized I was in a black space. I recognized a Mind-voice, and responded tentatively.
Or, tried to. I knew within seconds that I had Mind-blasted the person.
:Hey! That hurt!: it growled. I toned down my thoughts, and thought back at it.
:Sorry. Is this better?:
:Much. I'm here to teach you how to shield and how to Mindspeak. Properly. My name is Savil.:
A woman with long silver hair materialized abruptly. :Now. Here, this is how.:
A rush of knowledge entered my mind, and I knew how to properly shield, Send, and Thought-Sense.
:So. Any questions?:
:No, Savil.: I replied.
:My proper title is Herald-Mage Savil, boy. I'll forgive you this time, but don't make a habit of forgetting.: she admonished.
:Yes, er, no, Herald-Mage Savil.: I replied.
:Good. Remind Eric that Dirk will start helping him tomorrow, more. He's just barely started the Apprentice tests. It'll take him at least a year to gain Mastery.:
:Yes, Herald-Mage Savil.:
Then, she was gone, and I woke.
Eric emerged, stumbling out of the tent.
"What's with you?" I asked him. He glared at me.
"Have you been transforming on and off for the last two days, using up all your energy blasting things to bits, and saving various people from electrocution with your not-fully-understood-or-trained Gift?" he snarled.
"Er...um...no?"
He growled, and turned his attention to breakfast. Amy was making bacon, rather messily.
"Ready!" she sang out. We sat (or, in Eric and Lita's case, collapsed) around the campfire. Amy served the burnt, blackened, and twisted strips of, er, um, ash? and, amazingly enough, no one was hungry. Odd, isn't it?
Then I remembered Savil's message.
:That's Herald-Mage Savil.: she snapped. I started, and Amy looked at me strangely.
"And...who was that?"
"Er...an acquaintance." I cursed my not-so-silver tongue.
"Yeah. An acquaintance, in the 'real' world, with Mindspeech. I think someone is insane." She didn't mention any names, though.
I returned my attention to Herald-Mage Savil's message, and Sent it to Eric.
:Eric. Herald-Mage Savil, my teacher, told me to tell you Dirk is going to help you tomorrow, and will continue on for at least a year.:
"That's nice." he snapped, and stood, and walked, a bit wobbly, towards the tent.
The Senshi's tent.
He opened the flap, and a shrill female voice screamed.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
Eric was flung back, and he smashed into a tree. Sailor Moon stepped out.
"Oh...was that you, Eric?" she asked, a little sheepish. She returned to her normal form, and walked over to him. "Did I hurt you?"
He glared up at her, unable to do anything else. "No, I feel perfectly healthy and refreshed. You did nothing more than nearly kill me. I think I'm going to go jogging."
He stalked, still wobbling, to the correct tent, and fell inside. Literally.
"So...um...did I hurt him?"
We all fell over.
Lita decided she wasn't in the mood to eat the...er...food' and made her woozy way to her tent. She fell inside, as well.
"Why is Lita so tired, and not you others?" I asked, confused.
"Transforming, for us, takes only a small amount of power. Lita, on the other hand, had to control that surge, and nearly killed herself. We didn't. What you should be asking is why Jason isn't falling over with Eric." Amy surmised.
"I don't know. Maybe because I didn't have to convert all of that energy yesterday. Who knows?"
Snoring filled the air, and Luke jumped.
"Is that Eric, or Lita?" he inquired.
"Probably both." Raye muttered. Serena giggled.
"Another thing: how did you transform so quickly?" I asked her.
"Eric walked in on me, and I panicked. I've had to transform on a few seconds notice before, and I just poofed into my Sailor outfit, and blasted him." she answered, in a matter of fact manner.
"Yet another thing: who are these people showing up in our heads?" Jason inquired.
"I don't know. I know I had Stefen. Jason, you had Vanyel, right?" Luke commented.
"Yeah. He said Erin was to be taught by a 'Talia'."
"And Herald-Mage Savil is my mentor. She said something about a person named 'Dirk'. Probably Eric's tutor." I confirmed.
"So...teachers?"
:Almost, younglings.: a deep voice chuckled. I was whisked into unconsciousness.
Black. Just like the dream space Herald-Mage Savil taught me in.
:Don't let Savil's temper get to you. You don't need to call her that.: that voice laughed.
Jason blinked. "Vanyel?"
:Yep. Vanyel.: The owner of the voice, a silver-haired man, appeared, just as Jason had.
:I'm here too.: A teenager with flame-red hair and deep, bottomless brown eyes popped in, with Luke in tow.
:I heard that about my temper.: Savil snapped.
:That's not the point.: Stefen, the flame-haired one, sighed. :If only Talia and Erin could reach across the barrier.:
:And if only Eric had the energy to come here, as well. Dirk tried to get him, but the stubborn, lazy brat just sleeps, like there's no tomorrow.: Savil snorted.
:Savil, you haven't been blasting things with a barely Apprentice level Mage-Gift for decades.: Vanyel smiled.
Then, a new voice faded in, along with Eric, pulled by a golden-haired and skinned young man with eyes a match for Stefen's. :We made it.:
:Good. Listen, you young ones. Savil, Stefen, Dirk and I are known as the Guardians. Talia as well, though her Gift doesn't allow her to cross dimensional barriers.: Vanyel explained. :We teach you how to use your Gifts.:
:And who you-: Savil began, before Stefen cut her off.
:Savil, they don't need to know that.: he scolded. She sighed, but relented.
"But still, who are you?" Luke asked.
:Fine. I'm Vanyel Ashkevron, the last Herald-Mage.:
:I'm Stefen Ashkevron, an extremely talented Bard and Healer.:
:I'm Savil Ashkevron, a Herald-Mage almost Van's equal.:
:And I'm Dirk Frelennye, a Herald-trainee with a strong Mage-Gift.:
"You're all related?" I asked, confused.
Vanyel laughed. :Well, Savil's my aunt, but Stefen is an orphan, so I 'adopted' him.:
Stefen hit Vanyel. :You know very well that's not what happened!:
:Still, they wouldn't understand.: Savil interjected. :Anyway. This is Dreamspace, the place between dreams and reality. You will be taught here, and you will learn all about your true history and Destiny.:
Vanyel took over. :Savil, you know very well that Destiny has no part in what they learn here. They were just Chosen to save-:
Dirk quickly intervened. :They can't know that, kechara!:
"Kechara? What's that?"
Dirk explained.
:Kechara is a term used by the Tayledras and Shin'a'in. It means, roughly, very close friend and companion.:
"Tayledras? Shin'a'in?" I asked, completely in the dark.
:The Tayledras are the guardians of the land where we live. The Shin'a'in are the guardians of the Dhorisha Plains.:
"Dhorisha Plains?"
Savil sighed. :The Dhorisha Plains are far, far to the south of your continents. They appeared thousands of years ago when Urtho blew up his Tower to destroy Ma'ar. But that's another story.:
Something seemed familiar about that...then it clicked. "Urtho? Pegasus said Eric was descended from Urtho!"
:That fool horse did what?: Stefen nearly screamed. :I am going to HURT him! Pegasus!!:
The beautiful white winged horse appeared. :Was I called, Stefen?: he asked sardonically.
:Why did you tell Eric of his bloodline?: Vanyel growled, through gritted teeth.
:Why, I simply told him he had the blood of Urtho!: Pegasus looked vaguely affronted.
Eric cleared his throat. "Ahem. Could someone explain this?"
:Oh, fine.: Savil grudgingly relented. :Thousands of years ago, Urtho, the Sellanfar, the Mage of Silence. He was locked in a mortal combat with Kiyamvir Ma'ar, the Mage of Dark Flames. He knew, though, that Ma'ar would come back until he finally either destroyed the world or conquered. The standard 'If I can't have it, no one can' strategy. Urtho decided to combat this.:
Stefen picked up the tale. :Urtho made some extremely powerful magical artifacts. They were colored crystals, and numbered eight. Each color of the Magic Spectrum was represented: Red, for Love, Orange, for Courage, Yellow, for Hope, Green, for Sincerity, Blue, for Friendship, Violet, for Knowledge, White, for Reliability, and Pink, the special color that meant Light.:
"I think we know where this is going." Eric snorted.
:Yes, these eventually became your Crests. But that wasn't entirely what they were intended for.: Vanyel continued the tale. :Each Crystal had a kind of intelligence. They weren't sentient, but they could find someone who matched their virtue. They, when combined, formed the Opaque Prism. This was the counter to the Illusion Silver Crystal, what the Sailor Senshi use to transform. It is the power source of all your Paladin crystals.:
Savil looked impatient. :You could make an epic out of a limerick! Let me tell it. The crystals found bearers before the original Digi-Destined, but weren't powerful enough to counter the Illusion Silver Crystal completely, and shattered, forming the Paladin powers and the Crests. So, blah blah, you end up here. End of story, goodbye.:
Savil finished the tale, leaving all our mouths hanging open.
:If there were flies here, a frog would envy you.: Stefen joked. I started.
:Silly child. Savil is no storyteller. You can't have been entranced by that pathetic tale.: Stefen mocked.
:Just because you're a Bard doesn't mean you are any kind of storyteller, yourself.: Vanyel shot back.
I felt a slight tugging.
:Oh, no. That means Dreamspace can't keep you here anymore.: Savil cursed.
"So, tell me this, quickly." Jason hurriedly asked. "What are we supposed to fight? Who are we to save?"
:Why, the Digimon, of course! Without them, our world will disappear. Then, this world will vanish, leaving nothing. That cannot happen. You, Jason,: and Vanyel appeared to look directly into his heart. :You have the most important job. Take this.:
He handed Jason a small necklace. :This will tell you what to do. Remember, the entire balance relies on you.:
The blackness faded, leaving us facing the Senshi, who were looking at us quite strangely.
Next time!
~The showdown between Time and Destruction!
~Will Viziermon last as long as Myotismon?