Chapter 3: Questions Answered
"Okay…can someone tell us what's going on?" Taichi asked.
"Queen Hikari…" a Nunemon said as Hikari picked it up.
"Huh? Queen Hikari?" Yamato asked.
"That's right…I forgot about that," Sora stated.
"Forgot about what, Sora," Mimi asked.
"When we were all separated, Hikari, Takeru, Taichi, Koushirou, myself, and our Digimon fell below Machinedramon's city. We were divided into two groups and when we were looking for Taichi and Koushirou, we found a city of Nunemon," Sora explained.
"Except they were being used as slaves by Warumonzimon. When we freed the Nunemon and defeated Warumonzimon, they started calling Hikari a queen," Takeru finished.
"I still don't get it," Taichi stated.
"First of all, 300 years before you digidestined came to our world the continent of Server was ruled by different people, one for each province. This province, Clear Water, was ruled over by a kind and gentle ruler, Queen Hikari. She was very beautiful, her beauty was compared to that of an Angewomon," Genai explained.
"But one day, she went to protect her subjects by doing battle with Myotismon, her body was destroyed, but not her spirit. She was reborn into a human form, knowing that Myotismon still ruled over the entire continent of Server and if she had been reborn as her Digimon form, he would have defeated her again," Leomon stated.
"So I was once a Digimon?" Hikari asked.
"Yes…in a way," Ogermon said.
"Anyway…that's why when Parrotmon crossed worlds he attacked you, and also why Koromon was sent to help protect you. When he digivolved, we realized that it was Taichi's energy that had allowed him to digivolve into Augumon, and then into Greymon. That's why you were chosen as a digidestined, a protector of the Digital World and it's rulers." Genai finished.
"Hikari…you're a queen?" Gatomon asked.
"I guess so," she replied.
"That must be why Myotismon tried to destroy the eighth child, because he knew she was the queen," Koushirou stated.
"Exactly…and now we need your help again. Ladymyotismon had vowed to destroy the Digital World, but right now we believe that she has crossed worlds and entered the real world," Leomon stated.
"Then we have to go back," Joe said.
"I agree," Yamato said.
"Well, what do the rest of you guys think?" Taichi asked.
"We can't go until Hikari can unlock the powers of her past. We've sent the other three Digimon to be with the other digidestined until you can return. Don't worry, we've also sent along Fridgimon, Meramon, and Wizardmon," Genai said.
"How do I unlock these powers?" Hikari asked.
"You have to figure that out yourself," Genai replied.
"I'll help you Hikari," Takeru said.
"Thank you, Takeru," she said.
"All I can tell you, is to unlock the powers of the past you must find the royal symbol somewhere in the palace," Genai stated.
"Then we'll all start looking for it," Sora said.
"Yeah! Then we can help Hikari beat Ladymyotismon!" Taichi yelled.
"Okay…let's go," Yamato said.
"Maybe we should split up into groups of two?" Mimi asked, afraid to get lost in the huge place.
"Okay…I'll go with Yamato, Taichi you and Mimi can go together," Sora said.
"I'll go with Koushirou," Joe said.
"I guess that leaves me and Takeru," Hikari said.
"Is everyone okay with that?" Yamato asked.
"Yes!" everyone agreed and went off separate ways to help Hikari unlock her powers.