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DIB (Digimon in Black)

By Wanderer D

All appropriate Disclaimers apply. We all know who owns what. Except
for some villains and characters, that is!
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The only people in the Infirmary were Zed (fearing war if he didn't
know what had happened), Mimi, Kay, Jay and Elle.

Jay, Mimi and Zed stooped over to watch closely as the Zedolian
Ambassador slowly opened his eyes.

Zed exchanged a brief glance with Elle to make sure everything was
okay.

When she nodded, he started speaking. "Ambassador are you... feeling..."
he stopped, as the Zedolian was staring at Mimi.

"D..." the Zedolian muttered.

"What?" Jay asked leaning closer.

The Zedolian pointed at Mimi with a shaking finger. "D-d-d-d..."

"Maybe you should get out, Mimi... it seems your precense perturbs
the Ambassador." Kay commented as he walked towards them.

"Di- Digidestined!" the Ambassador finally shouted, making everyone
jump in surprise.

"Huh?" Mimi stepped closer. "You know about the Digidestined?"

The Ambassador nodded, then sat down, staring at her. "You... are one
of THEM, aren't you?"

Jay didn't like the emphazis on the word 'them'. "Who do you mean?"

"The Digidestined! The chosen! Those whose spirits are one with the
Digital World!" The ambassador continued, a fanatical glint in his
eyes.

"Uh... right..." Mimi muttered, not liking at all that familiar glint
in the eye. He reminded her of the Gekomon that called her princess.

Gradually, (and with the help of a few injections) the ambassador was
calm enough to start explaining.

"The Digital World... is a sacred place to all Zedolians." He started.
"It was created by the most holy and beloved of all our race, when he
came to this planet at the begining of it's computer-related
development. He saw... that this world's future would take it far in
the aspect we Zedolians admire the most: Data. However, he also saw,
that while the complexity and completeness of Earth's computers would
grow, earthlings had not completely forgotten nature. In the combination
of both, computer data and information and the wildness and
unpredictability of nature itself he found the beauty our people had
never achieved."

By now, new guests had gathered around him as he spoke, Wizardmon,
Meramon and Ogremon had gathered as the history of the Digital World
was revealed to them.

The Ambassador regarded them for a minute before continuing. "When it
was time for him to die... he decided that his spirit was going to do
what he couldn't do in life. He sacrificed his very being into the
creation of what would be known to us as the most sacred of places,
where only a select few can live... the Digital World. The last
Zedolian to ever go there was over 30 years ago... a man named Gennai."

Mimi looked startled at that, but she couldn't say anything, since the
Ambassador continued talking. "While Gennai and others tended to the
needs of the Digital World, they were not powerfull enough to protect
it by themselves, and so, from the world our beloved teacher loved so
much, the Earth, they chose children with the strenght and motivation
to help defend the sacred land. These children were the Digidestined."

"Why children?" Jay voiced out suddenly. "I mean, of all the world and
possibilities, why human children?"

"Because, as children they wouldn't have been corrupted by the world,
and they would be able to cultivate their most precious aspects...
which would, in turn, be used to activate the Crests that these
aspects represented."

"Like Mimi's Crest of Sincerity." Wizardmon noted.

The Ambassador nodded, as Mimi took out her Crest and Tag, to watch it
closely.

"The Digidestined are both, respected and loved by our race, as the
beings we should astrive to be... honest with ourselves, and the
knowledge that what we are and how we afect others will determine the
future of our otherwise cold and square race." the Ambassador confessed,
rather gloomily.

"Well, it's only natural that you would astrive to be like me." Mimi
said seriously. Then she winked.

"Right." Kay noted.

Just then, an alarm went off.

"What's that?" Jay and Mimi asked simultaniously.

"That's an alarm indicating interdimensional travels." Zed growled.
"That was all the warning we had before the last attack."

"I've got an idea!" Jay said out of the blue.

***

The portal opened in the middle of the communications room, seeming to
spring out of a computer.

The creature that stepped out was a small, plant-like being, with a
large red flower on it's head, with big insect-like eyes.

Palmon stood amidst the wreakage of MIB HQ, she immediately located
Wizardmon and Meramon, who were seemingly waiting for her.

"Have you captured the one named Zed?" Palmon asked.

"Uh, yeah..." Meramon lied.

"Where is he, then?" Palmon asked.

"Sleeping under the influence of one of my spells." Wizardmon covered
quickly. "Has... Master Zedomon... told you what to do with him?"

Palmon nodded. "We are to take him to the Master's presence as soon as
he re-opens the portal."

"And when will that be?" Wizardmon asked.

Palmon looked at him wearily.

"We grow restless in this place. It's not like home." Meramon added.

Palmon nodded again. "He said it would open in a few hours..."

"How convinient." Said a new voice, and Palmon twirled around to face
Jay.

Palmon growled and looked over her shoulder at Meramon and Wizardmon.
"I thought you said you had complete control over the situation."

"Oh, but we do." Wizardmon said calmly as various Digimon and MIB
surrounded them. "Once we broke out of Zedomon's control!"

"Traitors!" Palmon yelled, preparing to attack, but stopped when a
girl ran out of the group of MIB's.

"Palmon!" Mimi pleaded. "Please stop this... you'll only get hurt!"

The plant Digimon looked at her, narrowing her eyes. "You're that girl
that interfered with our mission the last time!" She took a threatening
step forward, and every MIB agent pointed their weapons at her. "Even
if you destroy me, I'll take care of you!" Palmon growled.

Faster than they could act, Palmon's vines shot out, grapling Mimi and
holding her close. Mimi didn't put any resistance.

"Damn it!" Jay cursed. "Let her go!" He charged the Noisy Cricket.

"If you shoot, you'll hit her along with me!" Palmon answered.

Jay cursed under his breath.

Palmon chuckled until she felt something wet falling into her vines.

Tears.

Mimi hadn't talked, or made any attempt to escape her Digimon friend.
Instead, she had gone back, remembering many moments of her life with
her partner. When she first met her, when she had Digivolved into
Palmon trying to protect her from Kuwagamon, Togemon, the time she had
told Palmon she couldn't have her meet her friends, or they would think
she had bad taste, when Togemon had finally Digivolved into Lillymon...

Various flashbacks passed through her memory, bringing back the feelings
of those many months and adventures in the Digital World. She didn't try
to stop the flow of feelings that brought tears to her eyes.

Palmon too, was suddenly invaded with images of the past. She saw this
same girl, a little younger, and wearing a pink dress and hat, smilling
down at her. Another time, feeding of the earth of a city much like
this one, and not liking it, this same girl had given her a small flask
of pure water.

Other images. She, in another form she didn't remember having, a
Lillymon holding that same girl as they flew, fighting an evil that
had tried to destroy both their worlds, and a few words.

She had thrown the girl into the air, and blown up one of the metallic
tentacles the creature, Apocallymon, had tried to use, and then catched
her.

Shouting in fear until she was caught, the girl had glared up at her.
"Why do yo treat me like that?!" The girl had asked.

Lillymon had smilled down, and said: "Because I'm your Digimon!"

Now, this girl had a name... a name that had meant so much to her all
this time, from when she was born to this moment...

"Mimi..." Palmon whispered, loosening her vines a little.

Mimi sucked her breath in, opening her eyes and looking at Palmon.

"Palmon?" She asked, hoping against hope, that her friend had come
back.

"Mimi!" Palmon shouted, breaking into sobs as she hugged her friend.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!"

Mimi smilled as she hugged her back. "It's okay, Palmon, I know you
didn't."

Jay lowered his Noisy Cricket, as the rest of the MIB's lowered their
own weapons. He smilled, glad that it hadn't come to blasting the
Digimon.

He felt a hand on his shoulder, and turned around to look at Kay.

"We still have a lot to do," Kay said. "Be ready."

Jay nodded, looking back at the happy reunion. "I hope everything
works." he whispered. Then turned around and followed Kay to Zed's
office.

***

End Chapter 8

Took me some time, but I finally did it! yay. Anyway, with various
proyects on the way, SoU2 and D&D, well, I was a bit distracted!

In any case, I would welcome all the comments you can send me!
Please! C&C! R&R! IT HELPS! TRULY! HONESTLY!

Later!