Matt whipped around when he heard those words. 'Oh my God, I m going to lose.' "We are not going to lose Lucky. Why would you even think that way?"
"Remember what she said at the fields, It is her destiny to beat me. Unity falls. Can we put them together now. She beats me. I fail!"
Matt gulped. She was right, it did seem like that is what it meant. 'I'll never let that happen though. She means too much to me. I almost lost to her to death once before, and I am not going to go through that one again. Friendship and Unity forever be. I assuming that means in death as well, but I have news for that writer of that prophecy, Laura will not be joining him, not while I'm around. That part of the foresight will not come true.'
"Laura listen to me, that will never ever happen. No one here is going to let Lady Myotismon win. We'll protect you."
"Can you really protect me from destiny Matt?"
He couldn't and he knew it. "One's destiny is not written in stone. It can be changed, can't it Genni."
"I'm not sure Matt. No one is. There are two theories about it, the one you believe, that we control it and the other saying that says we can't. Which is correct and which is wrong? I honestly can not say."
"But what about free will?" asked Yolei.
"We have the freedom to chose, but the decision we make is always the one destiny planned for us."
"That was Jenny's belief."
"She's the one who told in to me."
"Does anyone else think that belief seems really negative. No offence there Laura."
"It's okay Kari. I mean it is a darker belief. Do I honestly belief in it, I don't know. Mom didn't even really follow it either. She always taught me, Aryn, and Nick to live our lives to the fullest, that no one could force us to follow a designated path, that we had free will and the ability to choose what we wanted to do. And yet, she believed that our destinies were already planned for us."
"Isn't she contradicting herself there?"
"You know what I think it is? I bet there are different standards for people lives when living in the Digital World. Laura, your mother had a remarkable skill in the healing and medicine correct?"
"Yeah Sora."
"Well, maybe in the digital world, since she had that power, she was forced into the medical practice. No matter what she did, she would have to be a doctor, nurse, whatever. But here, a person can choose whatever job they wanted."
"I guess, but my mom worked in research, not medicine."
"That is not totally true."
"What?"
"Your mother did work in research and travel, but she did help heal people. As Sora stated, with that gift, it would have been wrong for her not too."
"So her job was chosen for her?"
"Yes."
"Since I'm part digimon, does that mean I have a job already planned me?"
"I don't believe so. You haven't shown an amazing talent in any field yet, so I think it is safe for you to explore other options."
"Good, I don't like the idea of my future totally being planned for me already. Though that prophecy still worries me."
"Maybe the prophecy will be wrong about Unity falling." whispered Davis softly.
"Unfortunately Davis, once a prophecy starts to come true, it is never wrong about anything else that was written in it."
"So I was right, I am going to be destroyed."
"How do you know that fall means death in this case," argued Matt, "It could mean something else."
"I just know it, call it a feeling. It is warning me of my own demise."
" Now I really wish you didn't make that promise with Lady Myotismon." said Tai.
"What promise? Laura Angela Li, what did you do now?"
Lucky cringed. Genni had used her full name, something he only did when he was really mad at her. "Lady Myotismon confronted us at the field, right before you showed up. She called me out, but she requested that we fight alone. To see who was the strongest digimon."
"And you agreed? What were you thinking?"
"Smartly Genni. The others can't help me, not without their digimon, so I have to battle on my own, meanwhile Izzy there can find our all our digimon and get them here. I know Lady Myotismon has some up her sleeves, well so do I. I'll weaken Lady Myotismon as much as I can and the others can finish her off. She won't play fair, I know this. So, I am just going to have to outsmart her and have my own backup plan."
"Don't you think she's thought of this already? That you would try something like that?"
"The thought has crossed my mind, and more than once. But she thinks of me as a naïve little girl, that is her mistake right there. She's underestimating her opponent."
"Aren't you doing the same thing by saying she'll never think that your try something like this?"
"Normally, I would say yes. But see, she is thinking I'll call for reinforcements during the battle."
"And your not?"
"Nope, I am calling for them now."
"You mean you're going to get Palmon and Cubbiemon here now?"
"Yeah, that is if Izzy here will help me. No sense in being caught off guard and I'm sure that Lady Myotismon will try to block off our access to the DigiWorld."
"You've really thought this out, haven't you?"
"Of course Uncle. That's the one thing you and the Elders always told me. Always have a plan, but when you make your plan, make it as though you're the enemy."
"Huh?"
"It's simple Tai, when you devise a plan, you have to think what your enemy is doing as well. I guess the simplest way to say it is you have to think like your enemy."
"I get it. You know what Lady Myotismon is going so you adjust your attack to it?"
"Exactly."
"But what if your wrong and it doesn't go as plan?"
"Well it that case Cody, we're screwed, but that is why I wanted the digimon here now. As backup for the unexpected."
"It's a good plan, I'll start tracking down all of our digimon and tell them to go to Genni's. We can transport them from there. Since Genni is here, I doubt you got my email about finding the digimon."
"Unfortunately, that is correct. But I will return the Digital World and await for the arrival of your Digimon." With that, Genni disappeared.
Izzy didn't even hear him for he was already searching for all their digimon.
"What should the rest of do?" asked TK.
"That is an easy one -- Prepare for the worst."
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"Okay, I have managed to locate all of our digimon, except Cubbiemon. But don t worry Lucky, she's safe. She just still working for the Underground. Tentomon went to find her though. So as soon as they get to Genni s, we can transport them here."
"Good job Izzy." shouted Matt from the TV room. He, Tai, Davis, Ken, TK, Joe, and Cody were watching a hockey game. For the shouts of the guys it sounded like an NHL game from America. Those games over there tended to be more physically and more exciting to watch than the European version of the game.
The girls, meanwhile, we're in the kitchen quietly discussing the most recent confrontation with Lady Myotismon.
Sora took a sip from her tea before speaking. "When do you think Lady Myotismon will call you out?"
"Whenever she feels that she has the advantage I guess."
"But that could be at anytime!"
"I know Yolei." Laura said, massaging her left hand worriedly. "I am just worried that she'll call for the battle at night, when we're not all together."
"phfff!" Mimi said, chocking on her drink. "What did you say Laura?"
"That she may wait to call me out when we re not all together, Mimi."
Mimi glanced worried at Sora, who was doing the same thing, except she was staring at Kari. Both girls nodded and then simultaneously screamed "TAI!"
"What" asked Tai running at a dead sprint into the kitchen, unfortunately the floor was tile and when he tried to stop, ended up sliding and then falling to the ground with a loud thud. "Ow."
Laura and Yolei burst out laughing.
"It is not funny."
"Yes it is." replied his sister, with tears streaming down her face.
"What happened?" exclaimed Joe, coming into the room, with the rest of the group close behind him.
"Tai, running, floor, boom." gasped Lucky, in between breaths.
"Boom?" Matt said with a small smile on his lips.
"Boom" confirmed Mimi who was hunched over still unable to control her laughter.
Meanwhile, Tai was still on the floor, trying to see the humor in the situation. He rolled over onto his stomach and propped himself up on his elbows. Even though it came at his own expense, it was nice to see the girls laughing again. It was a nice sound and he never wanted it to end. He cocked his head toward Matt. He mouthed to him that is was nice to see the gang happy and carefree. Matt nodded his head in agreement. It was a nice change in pace.
"Anyway, I know you didn't call me in here just so I could fall, so what is up?"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Laura brought up a good point about tonight and the rest of the nights here on out till Lady Myotismon calls her out." said Kari.
"Really? What is that?" asked Joe as he helped Tai to his feet.
"Even though I am staying at TK's, it will just be me and him. The rest of you will not be around. If she call me out at night, none of you can help. I can t call all of you and fight her at the same time. And TL will be defenseless, so I guess he could call but it would take forever for all of you to get here."
"That is an easy one to solve," piped up Davis. "We spend the night here. There is room right?"
"Why didn't any of us think of that." laughed Sora. "It is so obvious. Is it okay with you Laura?"
"Need you even ask? Of course all of you can stay here. The girls can just say your staying here, the guys it is up too all of you to figure out how to tell your parents."
"Genni wouldn't mind that we re all here?" asked Izzy.
"No, he'll probably be relieved that I won t be alone tonight. I doubt he stays here tonight anyway. He'll stay at his place in the DigiWorld and wait for all of our digimon to arrive and inform them of the most recent happenings."
"What about work tomorrow?"
"I only have to go from 7 to 12 tomorrow. I'll be safe there, don t worry Ken. Too many people around."
"You sure about that?"
"Not really Matt, but it will look really strange if all of you or even one of you came with me to work."
"I don't know if I like the idea of you going by yourself though."
"Matt, I can protect myself."
"Then why are you so scared now?"
"A: it is night. B: I m all by myself. At least at work, Tyler, Chelsea, and Scott are there. And C: I still a little bit scared about that prophecy."
"That prophecy will not come true, I promise you that. I will not let any harm come to you."
"I know Matt. But I can't help feel a little bit worried about it though. I mean, so much of it has already come true. There is nothing to stop the rest."
"We know what to look for now, maybe we can prevent the rest of the insight from happening." Sora said.
"But you also knew the whole prophecy about Myotismon and his return and yet that still happened. See that is what I was trying to explain earlier, about how a person's destiny can not be changed."
"I am really beginning to dislike that theory." Kari said, while reaching for the phone to call her mom.
"As I said before it is a darker belief. It may not apply here in the Real World, but it sure does in the Digital."
"Why is the DigiWorld that way though? Why is it so dark and always in danger of being taken over?" asked Yolei.
"Power of Darkness." TK and Ken answered together.
"Right. For some reason, in my other world, the darkness is much stronger more powerful there. Here in the Real World, there is too much light and hope for it to overcome. But from what I have read, which isn't much, the darkness was always there, but the light kept the darkness harnessed in. However, as more individuals experimented and fell to the darkness, the more powerful it became. This power kept growing until it consumed the light totally. That is why my team, Tai's team, and Davis' team were all needed. To sway the balance of power back to the light side."
"Have we done that yet?"
Laura shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I mean, the DigiWorld is no longer in total night. We all have prevailed in out jobs. So I guess so. But it just seems like as soon as one enemy is defeat, another more stronger evil pops up."
"Well, where there is light, there is darkness. I mean it is never totally gone. You said that yourself Laura."
"I know TK, but I have to wonder what was the digital world like before the darkness consumed it? There are no pictures or records of it."
"You were only in the DigiWorld for two months though. From what Genni said, the Dream World holds a thousands of records and prophecies"
"It does."
"What is the Dream World, Lucky?"
"Um, you don t want to know. Joe"
"Yes we do."
"Okay remember when I was in that coma?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, while I was physically in a coma, spiritual I wasn't. I was in what the Digital World calls the Dream World. It is where spirits go to wait to see what road they are to go down. One road is back to world of the living and the other to the world of the dead."
"WHAT. You were that close to dying?" exclaimed Matt who was literally shocked.
"Even closer than that. I had to fight to stay alive. Anyway, "
"No not anyway. What do you mean you had to fight?"
"Matt, it is not important right now. It's in the past. I'll explain it later."
"It is okay Laura, you can tell us now."
"Alright, Azulongmon and the other Elders were ready to send me to the world of the dead, mainly to keep my heritage a secret. The figured it was safer that why. But I didn't want to die. I made that perfectly clear to him. But he was worried that all of you might slip up and reveal the truth. In his mind, he was killing two birds with one stone. If you did mess up, they re would be no evidence. But after some heavy persuasion from me and all of you, I was allowed to live. You even meet me in the Dream World Matt. Remember the café?"
"That was real? But I thought you had to be dead or partial dead to be in the Dream World?"
"Sort of. That is what I was trying to explain earlier. There is three parts to the Dream World, the Judgment Room and the Library. The Library is the same place where I went to see and train the Elders. That is their headquarters. It is also where Matt met me, well right outside of it. Don't ask me where the café came from, I do not know. I also have no idea how you got there. I thought only alive digimon that the Elders summoned could be there. Now the Judgment is where the Elders decide whether a digimon lives or dies. From there, you either go on the road of the living or the road of the dead."
"You didn't mention the third part. What is that?" asked Izzy.
"The waiting room. Where all the spirits go when they are ready for judgment. It is still part of the Judgment room I my opinion." Lucky said quickly.
"Is that where you fought Azulongmon?"
"No, that is took place in the judgment room, but since more than one spirit can not be in that judgment room, they have a room where the spirits can sit or wait. Hence the name waiting room."
"Oh."
"So it is our belief in hell, purgatory, and heaven?"
"Right Ken. See the Digital World is the World of the Living, hence the road back to it is called the road of the living. The after life is called the World of the Dead, once again the road of dead leads you there. The Dream World is both of these places. Or Purgatory."
"So, the Digital World is like our real world. The Dream world is our purgatory and the World of the dead is our heaven and hell?"
"Correct Tai."
"Complicated."
"So all digimon, no matter if they were good or bad, go to the world of the dead?"
"Yes, but if a digimon was truly good, they can be reborn. If they were evil, they are not. Only if the Digital World totally reconfigures then can the evil digimon be reborn."
"Then Digital World is parallel to our world."
"More than you will ever know Izzy. Both worlds hold a lot of the same beliefs, that is why mother fit in so well here. It wasn't that big of a change. Minus the special abilities there."
"Wow, anything else we should know about the DigiWorld?" asked Matt with a grin.
"You now know everything I learned in the past two months in under 2 hours."
"Impressive Laura, maybe you should become a teacher."
"Nah, all I want to do is go to bed. The next few days are going to be a living hell."
Everyone agreed. After everyone had finished calling their parents and Lucky had assigned rooms, the DigiDestineds turned in for the night. Lucky laid in her bed staring at her ceiling. 'The past few days have been crazy to say the least. So many revelations and discoveries. I m terrified to think what the future has in stored for me.'
"Remember what she said at the fields, It is her destiny to beat me. Unity falls. Can we put them together now. She beats me. I fail!"
Matt gulped. She was right, it did seem like that is what it meant. 'I'll never let that happen though. She means too much to me. I almost lost to her to death once before, and I am not going to go through that one again. Friendship and Unity forever be. I assuming that means in death as well, but I have news for that writer of that prophecy, Laura will not be joining him, not while I'm around. That part of the foresight will not come true.'
"Laura listen to me, that will never ever happen. No one here is going to let Lady Myotismon win. We'll protect you."
"Can you really protect me from destiny Matt?"
He couldn't and he knew it. "One's destiny is not written in stone. It can be changed, can't it Genni."
"I'm not sure Matt. No one is. There are two theories about it, the one you believe, that we control it and the other saying that says we can't. Which is correct and which is wrong? I honestly can not say."
"But what about free will?" asked Yolei.
"We have the freedom to chose, but the decision we make is always the one destiny planned for us."
"That was Jenny's belief."
"She's the one who told in to me."
"Does anyone else think that belief seems really negative. No offence there Laura."
"It's okay Kari. I mean it is a darker belief. Do I honestly belief in it, I don't know. Mom didn't even really follow it either. She always taught me, Aryn, and Nick to live our lives to the fullest, that no one could force us to follow a designated path, that we had free will and the ability to choose what we wanted to do. And yet, she believed that our destinies were already planned for us."
"Isn't she contradicting herself there?"
"You know what I think it is? I bet there are different standards for people lives when living in the Digital World. Laura, your mother had a remarkable skill in the healing and medicine correct?"
"Yeah Sora."
"Well, maybe in the digital world, since she had that power, she was forced into the medical practice. No matter what she did, she would have to be a doctor, nurse, whatever. But here, a person can choose whatever job they wanted."
"I guess, but my mom worked in research, not medicine."
"That is not totally true."
"What?"
"Your mother did work in research and travel, but she did help heal people. As Sora stated, with that gift, it would have been wrong for her not too."
"So her job was chosen for her?"
"Yes."
"Since I'm part digimon, does that mean I have a job already planned me?"
"I don't believe so. You haven't shown an amazing talent in any field yet, so I think it is safe for you to explore other options."
"Good, I don't like the idea of my future totally being planned for me already. Though that prophecy still worries me."
"Maybe the prophecy will be wrong about Unity falling." whispered Davis softly.
"Unfortunately Davis, once a prophecy starts to come true, it is never wrong about anything else that was written in it."
"So I was right, I am going to be destroyed."
"How do you know that fall means death in this case," argued Matt, "It could mean something else."
"I just know it, call it a feeling. It is warning me of my own demise."
" Now I really wish you didn't make that promise with Lady Myotismon." said Tai.
"What promise? Laura Angela Li, what did you do now?"
Lucky cringed. Genni had used her full name, something he only did when he was really mad at her. "Lady Myotismon confronted us at the field, right before you showed up. She called me out, but she requested that we fight alone. To see who was the strongest digimon."
"And you agreed? What were you thinking?"
"Smartly Genni. The others can't help me, not without their digimon, so I have to battle on my own, meanwhile Izzy there can find our all our digimon and get them here. I know Lady Myotismon has some up her sleeves, well so do I. I'll weaken Lady Myotismon as much as I can and the others can finish her off. She won't play fair, I know this. So, I am just going to have to outsmart her and have my own backup plan."
"Don't you think she's thought of this already? That you would try something like that?"
"The thought has crossed my mind, and more than once. But she thinks of me as a naïve little girl, that is her mistake right there. She's underestimating her opponent."
"Aren't you doing the same thing by saying she'll never think that your try something like this?"
"Normally, I would say yes. But see, she is thinking I'll call for reinforcements during the battle."
"And your not?"
"Nope, I am calling for them now."
"You mean you're going to get Palmon and Cubbiemon here now?"
"Yeah, that is if Izzy here will help me. No sense in being caught off guard and I'm sure that Lady Myotismon will try to block off our access to the DigiWorld."
"You've really thought this out, haven't you?"
"Of course Uncle. That's the one thing you and the Elders always told me. Always have a plan, but when you make your plan, make it as though you're the enemy."
"Huh?"
"It's simple Tai, when you devise a plan, you have to think what your enemy is doing as well. I guess the simplest way to say it is you have to think like your enemy."
"I get it. You know what Lady Myotismon is going so you adjust your attack to it?"
"Exactly."
"But what if your wrong and it doesn't go as plan?"
"Well it that case Cody, we're screwed, but that is why I wanted the digimon here now. As backup for the unexpected."
"It's a good plan, I'll start tracking down all of our digimon and tell them to go to Genni's. We can transport them from there. Since Genni is here, I doubt you got my email about finding the digimon."
"Unfortunately, that is correct. But I will return the Digital World and await for the arrival of your Digimon." With that, Genni disappeared.
Izzy didn't even hear him for he was already searching for all their digimon.
"What should the rest of do?" asked TK.
"That is an easy one -- Prepare for the worst."
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"Okay, I have managed to locate all of our digimon, except Cubbiemon. But don t worry Lucky, she's safe. She just still working for the Underground. Tentomon went to find her though. So as soon as they get to Genni s, we can transport them here."
"Good job Izzy." shouted Matt from the TV room. He, Tai, Davis, Ken, TK, Joe, and Cody were watching a hockey game. For the shouts of the guys it sounded like an NHL game from America. Those games over there tended to be more physically and more exciting to watch than the European version of the game.
The girls, meanwhile, we're in the kitchen quietly discussing the most recent confrontation with Lady Myotismon.
Sora took a sip from her tea before speaking. "When do you think Lady Myotismon will call you out?"
"Whenever she feels that she has the advantage I guess."
"But that could be at anytime!"
"I know Yolei." Laura said, massaging her left hand worriedly. "I am just worried that she'll call for the battle at night, when we're not all together."
"phfff!" Mimi said, chocking on her drink. "What did you say Laura?"
"That she may wait to call me out when we re not all together, Mimi."
Mimi glanced worried at Sora, who was doing the same thing, except she was staring at Kari. Both girls nodded and then simultaneously screamed "TAI!"
"What" asked Tai running at a dead sprint into the kitchen, unfortunately the floor was tile and when he tried to stop, ended up sliding and then falling to the ground with a loud thud. "Ow."
Laura and Yolei burst out laughing.
"It is not funny."
"Yes it is." replied his sister, with tears streaming down her face.
"What happened?" exclaimed Joe, coming into the room, with the rest of the group close behind him.
"Tai, running, floor, boom." gasped Lucky, in between breaths.
"Boom?" Matt said with a small smile on his lips.
"Boom" confirmed Mimi who was hunched over still unable to control her laughter.
Meanwhile, Tai was still on the floor, trying to see the humor in the situation. He rolled over onto his stomach and propped himself up on his elbows. Even though it came at his own expense, it was nice to see the girls laughing again. It was a nice sound and he never wanted it to end. He cocked his head toward Matt. He mouthed to him that is was nice to see the gang happy and carefree. Matt nodded his head in agreement. It was a nice change in pace.
"Anyway, I know you didn't call me in here just so I could fall, so what is up?"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Laura brought up a good point about tonight and the rest of the nights here on out till Lady Myotismon calls her out." said Kari.
"Really? What is that?" asked Joe as he helped Tai to his feet.
"Even though I am staying at TK's, it will just be me and him. The rest of you will not be around. If she call me out at night, none of you can help. I can t call all of you and fight her at the same time. And TL will be defenseless, so I guess he could call but it would take forever for all of you to get here."
"That is an easy one to solve," piped up Davis. "We spend the night here. There is room right?"
"Why didn't any of us think of that." laughed Sora. "It is so obvious. Is it okay with you Laura?"
"Need you even ask? Of course all of you can stay here. The girls can just say your staying here, the guys it is up too all of you to figure out how to tell your parents."
"Genni wouldn't mind that we re all here?" asked Izzy.
"No, he'll probably be relieved that I won t be alone tonight. I doubt he stays here tonight anyway. He'll stay at his place in the DigiWorld and wait for all of our digimon to arrive and inform them of the most recent happenings."
"What about work tomorrow?"
"I only have to go from 7 to 12 tomorrow. I'll be safe there, don t worry Ken. Too many people around."
"You sure about that?"
"Not really Matt, but it will look really strange if all of you or even one of you came with me to work."
"I don't know if I like the idea of you going by yourself though."
"Matt, I can protect myself."
"Then why are you so scared now?"
"A: it is night. B: I m all by myself. At least at work, Tyler, Chelsea, and Scott are there. And C: I still a little bit scared about that prophecy."
"That prophecy will not come true, I promise you that. I will not let any harm come to you."
"I know Matt. But I can't help feel a little bit worried about it though. I mean, so much of it has already come true. There is nothing to stop the rest."
"We know what to look for now, maybe we can prevent the rest of the insight from happening." Sora said.
"But you also knew the whole prophecy about Myotismon and his return and yet that still happened. See that is what I was trying to explain earlier, about how a person's destiny can not be changed."
"I am really beginning to dislike that theory." Kari said, while reaching for the phone to call her mom.
"As I said before it is a darker belief. It may not apply here in the Real World, but it sure does in the Digital."
"Why is the DigiWorld that way though? Why is it so dark and always in danger of being taken over?" asked Yolei.
"Power of Darkness." TK and Ken answered together.
"Right. For some reason, in my other world, the darkness is much stronger more powerful there. Here in the Real World, there is too much light and hope for it to overcome. But from what I have read, which isn't much, the darkness was always there, but the light kept the darkness harnessed in. However, as more individuals experimented and fell to the darkness, the more powerful it became. This power kept growing until it consumed the light totally. That is why my team, Tai's team, and Davis' team were all needed. To sway the balance of power back to the light side."
"Have we done that yet?"
Laura shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I mean, the DigiWorld is no longer in total night. We all have prevailed in out jobs. So I guess so. But it just seems like as soon as one enemy is defeat, another more stronger evil pops up."
"Well, where there is light, there is darkness. I mean it is never totally gone. You said that yourself Laura."
"I know TK, but I have to wonder what was the digital world like before the darkness consumed it? There are no pictures or records of it."
"You were only in the DigiWorld for two months though. From what Genni said, the Dream World holds a thousands of records and prophecies"
"It does."
"What is the Dream World, Lucky?"
"Um, you don t want to know. Joe"
"Yes we do."
"Okay remember when I was in that coma?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, while I was physically in a coma, spiritual I wasn't. I was in what the Digital World calls the Dream World. It is where spirits go to wait to see what road they are to go down. One road is back to world of the living and the other to the world of the dead."
"WHAT. You were that close to dying?" exclaimed Matt who was literally shocked.
"Even closer than that. I had to fight to stay alive. Anyway, "
"No not anyway. What do you mean you had to fight?"
"Matt, it is not important right now. It's in the past. I'll explain it later."
"It is okay Laura, you can tell us now."
"Alright, Azulongmon and the other Elders were ready to send me to the world of the dead, mainly to keep my heritage a secret. The figured it was safer that why. But I didn't want to die. I made that perfectly clear to him. But he was worried that all of you might slip up and reveal the truth. In his mind, he was killing two birds with one stone. If you did mess up, they re would be no evidence. But after some heavy persuasion from me and all of you, I was allowed to live. You even meet me in the Dream World Matt. Remember the café?"
"That was real? But I thought you had to be dead or partial dead to be in the Dream World?"
"Sort of. That is what I was trying to explain earlier. There is three parts to the Dream World, the Judgment Room and the Library. The Library is the same place where I went to see and train the Elders. That is their headquarters. It is also where Matt met me, well right outside of it. Don't ask me where the café came from, I do not know. I also have no idea how you got there. I thought only alive digimon that the Elders summoned could be there. Now the Judgment is where the Elders decide whether a digimon lives or dies. From there, you either go on the road of the living or the road of the dead."
"You didn't mention the third part. What is that?" asked Izzy.
"The waiting room. Where all the spirits go when they are ready for judgment. It is still part of the Judgment room I my opinion." Lucky said quickly.
"Is that where you fought Azulongmon?"
"No, that is took place in the judgment room, but since more than one spirit can not be in that judgment room, they have a room where the spirits can sit or wait. Hence the name waiting room."
"Oh."
"So it is our belief in hell, purgatory, and heaven?"
"Right Ken. See the Digital World is the World of the Living, hence the road back to it is called the road of the living. The after life is called the World of the Dead, once again the road of dead leads you there. The Dream World is both of these places. Or Purgatory."
"So, the Digital World is like our real world. The Dream world is our purgatory and the World of the dead is our heaven and hell?"
"Correct Tai."
"Complicated."
"So all digimon, no matter if they were good or bad, go to the world of the dead?"
"Yes, but if a digimon was truly good, they can be reborn. If they were evil, they are not. Only if the Digital World totally reconfigures then can the evil digimon be reborn."
"Then Digital World is parallel to our world."
"More than you will ever know Izzy. Both worlds hold a lot of the same beliefs, that is why mother fit in so well here. It wasn't that big of a change. Minus the special abilities there."
"Wow, anything else we should know about the DigiWorld?" asked Matt with a grin.
"You now know everything I learned in the past two months in under 2 hours."
"Impressive Laura, maybe you should become a teacher."
"Nah, all I want to do is go to bed. The next few days are going to be a living hell."
Everyone agreed. After everyone had finished calling their parents and Lucky had assigned rooms, the DigiDestineds turned in for the night. Lucky laid in her bed staring at her ceiling. 'The past few days have been crazy to say the least. So many revelations and discoveries. I m terrified to think what the future has in stored for me.'