Laura smacked her alarm clock as it beeped in its annoying voice. 'It can't be 6:00 already. I swear I just went to bed. Oh well.' Carefully Laura stepped over Kari who was sleeping on her floor and made her way over to her closet. Lucky opened the door and reached in, hoping that whatever she pulled put matched and was clean. Gingerly, her fingers brushed up against the gown she bought yesterday. 'Only three days till the dance.' she thought. 'But I can't wear a gown to work.' Lucky reached back in and pulled out a red turtle neck sweater and a pair of dark jeans.
After dressing, she headed downstairs and made herself a quick breakfast before grabbing her jacket and gloves and walking out the door. Despite it being cold, Lucky didn't feel like taking the bus to work. She needed time to think and walking would help clear her mind. She knew that she promised Matt that she wouldn't go anywhere alone, but she really wanted some time to herself.
'Why can't I just accept reality that Lady Myotismon is back? Why do I feel that there is something more to all of this that I am missing. There was something different about her when I saw her, but what? The clothes, the cape, the smile, it was all the same. What was different? She still had the blond hair and blue eyes…wait, that is it. Lady Myotismon didn't have blue eyes, they were green. I don't believe it, it's not Lady Myotismon, or at least the one I fought in the past. Is it another relative? Or is it someone else? I feel like I know her though so I doubt it is a relative. I guess it could be the one I have encountered before, just somehow her eye color changed. Weird side affect to being sent to another dimension? Possible, but not likely. So in other words, I am still back at square one.'
"You are closer than you think."
Laura whipped around. "Who said that?" Lucky glanced up and down the street, but no one was there. "I swear I heard someone talking to me just now." Lucky sighed and then continued walking down the street.
From the entrance of an alley a figure stood in the shadows watching Lucky continue down the street. "Soon dear Laura, all will be revealed to you."
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Matt was the first person to awake at Lucky's house. A quick glance at the clock told him it was 9:30. Lucky wouldn't be back for another two and half hours plus the ride home. 'Well since I am the first one up, I guess that means I am in charge of breakfast. I wonder what Laura has in the kitchen to make.'
Matt walked into the large kitchen and opened the fridge. There was eggs and milk. 'Well that limits my options some. Laura dear, you need to go grocery shopping.' After checking to see if their was pancake batter anywhere and finding some, Matt decided to make pancakes for all of them. As he cooked, he heard someone stumbling down the stairs.
"Davis? Tai? Is that you?"
"None of the above." shouted a voice back at him.
"Kari? I never imaged you to fall down the steps."
"I guess you can say I am more like my brother than I care to admit."
"Tai's not that bad of a person."
"I was kidding anyways. What are you making?"
"Pancakes."
"Yum."
"I take it then that breakfast meets your approval?"
Kari laughed. "Of course."
Matt continued to flip the pancakes until he noticed that Kari had a dazed look about her.
"What's wrong Kari?"
"Huh? Nothing really. I was just thinking."
"About?"
"What Lucky said about the evil not being Lady Myotismon, despite all of us seeing her."
"I know, it bothers me too."
"But there's more to it than that. When we saw Lady Myotismon at the soccer field, I paid extra close attention to Lady Myotismon. And you know what, Laura was right. Some was very different about her. Maybe not in a physical sense, but a spiritual one. I can't explain it, but she felt differently."
"How so?"
"I don't know how. I guess the best way to put it is the way Lady Myotismon acted around all of us. Sure she was her cold get revenge self, but there was something else. I got a different vibe from her. It felt like this battle was more personal, like Laura had done something evil to her."
"That's a interesting theory Kari. But that evil thing was the containment. That would drive anyone to want revenge."
"I don't know Matt. The feeling I am sensing is deeper than anything I have ever felt. I just don't understand why I am feeling it. All of us are missing something I guess."
Just then the phone rang.
Matt picked it up. "Hello?"
"Keep an eye on Laura. She is in over her head on this one."
The call ended there.
Matt hung up the phone. He turned to Kari. "I think you are right Kari. There is more to this than we thought."
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"Did you recognize the voice Matt?" asked Joe.
"No, that is the funniest thing. I had never heard it before, but yet is remind me of Lucky."
"Of Laura?" asked Mimi.
"Yeah, it sounded a lot like her. If I hadn't known Laura as well as I do, I would have totally believed that the voice was her."
"Interesting."
"What's interesting Izzy?"
"The girl on the phone Matt. Remember, Laura said that she felt that Lady Myotismon wasn't the same. Maybe the girl on the phone has something to do with all of this."
"I think it is safe to say that this girl is in on the plan somehow. She know the truth about Laura and her stalker. Maybe she is Lady Myotismon's human contact."
"It is a good theory Ken, but then, why call me?"
"Two reasons. One to make us even more nervous about Laura's safety. Two, this girl's conscience finally got to her and decided to warn us of oncoming danger." Joe stated.
"Either way, I think we should take the message seriously." Sora pointed out.
"Definitely. Should we go down to Jenson's and guard Lucky?"
"No Matt. She is safe down there with Chelsea, Tyler, and Scott at the office. Lady Myotismon or that girl won't try anything with them around to witness the terror. I do however think some of us should meet Lucky at noon, just as a precaution."
"Good thinking Tai. Who goes?"
"We do." said Yolei, pointing at all the girls. "We need to finishing shopping for the dance on Friday night anyway. Besides, I think it would be better if Izzy, Ken, Tai, and Davis stay here anyway, since they are the brains and leaders."
"I guess that will work. The rest of us, Cody, Joe, and I will see if we can trace the phone call to see if we can get a location on that girl. If we can find her, Laura may not have to battle and then that prophecy won't have to come true."
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"Laura?"
"Yes Chelsea?"
"Sora and the girls are here to see you. Shall I send them in?"
"Of course. I need a bit of good news right now. Send them in."
"OK, Lucky."
"Hey Laura." greeted Kari as she walked into the room.
"Hey gang. What's up?"
The girls had agreed not to mention the phone call to Lucky unless it was absolute necessary. No sense in worrying her even more. "We need to go and order boutonnières for the guys. And since you were already in town, we figured that we could meet you here and then go." explained Yolei.
"Sounds like a plan to me. I just have to wait for the others to leave and then I can lock up and then we can go."
Within ten minutes, the group was heading to the flower shop. "So Lucky, did anything interesting happen today? Any new viruses or evil digimon threatening to destroy us?' joked Mimi.
"Now that you mention it, yeah. Listen, you can't tell Matt about this or he would kill me. I decided to walk to work today, to try to clear my head and get a better picture of all the recent events. Anyway, I was walking down some street thinking about Lady Myotismon and how different she seemed. Suddenly it dawned on me that her eye color was wrong. Lady Myotismon eye's are green, but this imposter has BLUE."
"So it can't be her!" exclaimed Sora. "So why can't we tell Matt that?"
"Well that we can, just drop the part about me walking to work alone. But that isn't the reason why I said this day was abnormal."
"It isn't?"
"No. As I was contemplating all of that information, this voice whispered out to me that I was closer to the truth than I thought. But when I glanced around, no one was around."
Sora shot a look to Mimi who gave a brisk nod. "Lucky, did the voice sound like a girl's?"
"Now that you mention it, yeah it did why?"
"Matt received a phone call at your house warning him to keep an eye on you since you were over your head." said Kari.
Laura stopped in her tracks. "Wait, back up. A girl called Matt about me?"
"Yeah."
"Well this whole saga just took an interesting turn to say the least."
"Why?"
"Think about it. This girl obviously knows something about me and both my lives. I know she could be in cohorts with Lady Myotismon, but the eye color makes me think differently. Maybe this girl is my stalker."
"But why call you and warn you about being over your head?"
"I don't know Yolei. My only guess is that she is trying to throw us off."
"I guess that is possible as well."
"You know what I was thinking," said Mimi. "The line in the prophecy about harmony coming in and helping, could she be harmony and warning us?"
"Could be, but I am supposed to fall first. Then harmony comes in to help."
"Oh. Maybe she is hinting at greater things to come and for you to be on guard."
"But if she is harmony, why not reveal herself to us? According to the oracle, she is an ally, why hide from us?"
"Good point Kari. I don't know. For all we know, she could be the evil that is the purest good. Why must things be so complicated? Why can I have a normal life?"
"Laura I know this must be hard for you, but you can't lose your cool, not when we are so close to finishing all of this."
"I know Sora, but it is hard sometimes to keep going when all it seems to do is bring problems and heartache."
Sora placed her arm around Lucky's shoulder. "Don't worry. We have been through a lot in our past and we have survived. I promise you, we will do it this time, even if the prophecy says differently."
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Laura played with her straw as Yolei finished explaining everything to the guys what the girls had talked about just an hour before.
"So this girl contacted you as well Lucky?"
She nodded.
Izzy sighed. This mystery was just getting weirder and weirder with each passing day. "Cody, were you and Matt able to trace the call?"
"The number turned out to be from a pay phone on Circle Drive."
"Circle Drive? That is where I heard the voice. Alright! I'm not going crazy. I did hear someone."
"No one thought you were going insane Laura."
"Speak for yourself Ken." shouted Tai from the other room.
"Not now Tai! I think it is safe to assume that this girl is the whole key to the mystery. If we could find her, the we would be able learn what the hell has been going on." said Joe.
"Agreed. But how do we find this girl?"
"We don't unfortunately. She has taken great care in covering her tracks. She doesn't want to be found. We will just have to wait for us to contact us again."
"We don't have that type of luxury Laura."
"I know that Matt, but if she really thinks that I am close to the truth and is in danger, then I think we can lure her out and get her to help us."
"If you are suggesting that we put you in some type of a dangerous situation, think again dear."
"Not hardly. But she obviously thinks I am. I guess I could be, but anyway if we keep snooping, she may reveal herself to us when she thinks that I have backed myself into a corner that I can not get out of."
"It is plausible. But you do realize what that corner is don't you?"
"No Cody what?"
"Your final battle with Lady Myotismon."
"So, she could be harmony."
"Maybe, but I don't think. Why would she hide? I think she is Lady Myotismon's human contact personally." said TK.
"But what about the eye color?"
"Are you sure they were blue? Maybe it was the lighting or something." said Tai, who had walked into the room.
:I guess it is possible, but I would put money on it that her eyes were blue."
"Unfortunately we can't check any of these theories until we the final battle."
"I know. And the only problem with that is, will I be ready? Will we be ready?"
"Genni emailed me and said that all the digimon were on the way to his house, but the majority of them had at least a 2 day travel ahead of them." explained Izzy.
"So roughly they will all be at Genni's house by Friday. Today is Wednesday. So that leaves the rest of today, all of tomorrow, and most of Friday that we will be solely relying on my abilities."
"Correct."
"What do you think the odds of her attacking within these next two days?"
"If she knows what we are planning, then it is a one hundred percent chance." said Ken.
"That is what I was afraid of. So what is our course of action?"
"We still proceed as planned. This girl, whoever she may be, could cause us some problems, but without knowing who she is or where she is at, we can't do anything about her."
Laura sighed. Gently she massaged her forehead. She was getting a terrific headache. 'Things were complicated enough when it was just Lady Myotismon threatening me, but now this girl comes in and complicates things further. What side is she on? Mine? Lady Myotismon's? Or no one's but her owns? I just wish this girl would reveal herself and tell her story. Maybe then my life would get back on track.'
Suddenly, the tune of jiggle bells filled the air.
"Jiggle Bells Laura?" asked Davis as she pulled out her cell phone.
"It is Christmas Davis."
"True."
"Hello?" Laura said turning her back on the others. She hoped it wasn't Chelsea with more bad news, she couldn't handle anymore news like that.
"Meet me at the corner of Circle Drive and Moss Street. Come alone."
"Why?" Laura replied, choosing her words carefully. She didn't want to tip off any of the guys.
"Just meet me there."
"I'll be there in 15 minutes."
"Excellent. See you there Laura."
The call disconnected there.
"Who was that Lucky?'
"Chelsea, Matt. She needs me to meet Scott at the office. He has another idea about how to delete the virus."
"But he can't."
"I know that, but he doesn't. And if I say no to him, I'll have to answer a lot of questions that I really can't answer."
"True, but I am coming with you."
"No!"
"Why not? After that phone call, I am not about to let you go any where alone."
"I know Matt, but Scott will be there to protect me, besides I need you to track down that girl." Laura stated 'Even though I know quite well that I am going to meet that girl. What am I thinking? Why didn't I tell them the truth? This could be the final battle and I am going in alone. Why am I so stubborn?'
"Laura, you okay? You looked dazed there."
"I'm fine. But I better get going. I promised Scott that I would meet him in 15 minutes."
"I still don't think you should be going alone."
"Matt stop being so overprotective!" 'He knows something is up and I am lying. I really need to stop doing that. But the girl did say to come alone and if I didn't she may run and then we will never uncover the truth.'
"Sorry. But I can't help it after that phone call."
"I know." Laura kissed him on the cheek. "Now I am going to be late, so I'll see all of you later."
Laura walked out of the room, but before she left she needed to find Mimi. She found her in the living room.
"Mimi, I have to run out. Do more a favor and keep your cell phone on and with you."
"Sure Lucky. Can I ask why?"
"Just in case the abnormal happens." Laura said laughing.
Mimi watched as Laura strolled out of her house. 'What is that girl planning now? There was a hidden meaning in that message I know it. I better go find Tai and the others because I think that girl's warning just came true. Lucky is up to something and she is way over her head as well.'
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I must be the most stupidest person in the world. Either that or the craziest. Why didn't I tell Matt the truth? Maybe then I wouldn't be as nervous as I am now about meeting this girl. And why am I so confident that this girl is on my side? She could have been lying to Matt and I to lure us into false security that way when she called again to ask me to meet her, I would instantly trust her. My stalker does know a lot about me and how to gain my trust. This meeting could very well be a trap. What do I do? Continue to the meeting spot? Return home and totally forget about this? Call Mimi for backup? I don't know.' Laura gingerly fingered her cell phone. All it took was a press of a button and she could get a hold of Mimi. 'But if I do call for reinforcements and that girl sees them, she'll flee and I will learn nothing. But if it is a trap, then I am on my own. And if this girl is in cohorts with Lady Myotismon, then I am in major trouble. I am no closer to learning of my powers now than I ever have been. Azulongmon keeps telling me that I know of my abilities, but yet I don't. It is scary to think that I could be heading into battle with no idea how to defend myself. Yup, I must be the craziest person in both the Real World and the Digital World.
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"Tai? Matt? Where are you two?"
"In the TV room Mimi. What's up?"
"Where was Laura going?"
"She was going to meet Scott at Jenson's."
"Are you sure of that?"
"Yeah Mimi. Why?" asked Matt.
"Because when Laura left, she said something funny to me. That's all."
"Well, what did she say?"
"To keep my cell phone on because she never knew how uncharacteristic a trip could be."
"And that is weird because?"
"Think about it Tai. Laura gets a strange phone call, then tells me not come along, and then asks Mimi to keep her phone on. Now if she is at the office why not call from her office phone? Because she is not going to the office at all, but somewhere else!"
"Then why not call her house?"
"Because Laura's home number wouldn't be stored in her phone since she lives alone." exclaimed Mimi.
"Exactly." Matt said. "Now Laura has a 5 minute lead on us. I suggest we get going before my girlfriend does something stupid."
"So if she isn't meeting Scott at Jenson's, then where is she actually going and why did she lie?"
"Well we can assume that it wasn't Lady Myotismon or she would have informed us, so I am guessing that she is meeting that girl." said Tai.
"She's walking straight into a trap then. Come on, we better get going." Matt replied grabbing his coat.
"I'll get the others." answered Mimi.
"No, we don't have time. It will just have to be us three."
"Four." said TK walking into the room.
"TK! How long were you there listening."
"Long enough to know that Laura did something stupid again."
"You know for someone who is obviously intelligent, she has no real common sense does she?" asked Tai as he and the others raced out the door.
Matt sighed. "None. None what so ever."
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Laura stood at the corner of Circle and Moss. The girl hadn't shown yet and it was past meeting time. Lucky was beginning to wonder if she was ever going to arrive. 'I wonder if this is a hint to call the others for backup.'
Suddenly, Laura heard a voice. It was so soft that at first she wasn't sure that she heard anything at all. Quietly she walked down towards the alleyway. At the corner she hesitated. There were two people in the passage. It sounded like they were having an argument. Unfortunately, Laura couldn't hear much of it since the wind was blowing.
"No, I will not do it. You can't make me."
"You will. You will…."
'Darn that wind. I wish I could hear what they were saying. Something tells me that this isn't a normal conversation.'
"Never. I am not you."
"But you are. We will win."
'Win? Win what?'
The wind blew away the girl's response.
"Now we must make haste before she arrives."
"Too late. She is already here."
"Get rid of her."
'Oh no. This is not good.' Laura reached for her phone and punched the button for Mimi. The phone just continued to ring. 'This can't be good. Where is she?'
CRUNCH
Laura whipped around only to be blasted by a gust of wind. Dimly she felt herself being thrown into the air. The final thing she recalled was hearing a sickening crunch and then all was black.
After dressing, she headed downstairs and made herself a quick breakfast before grabbing her jacket and gloves and walking out the door. Despite it being cold, Lucky didn't feel like taking the bus to work. She needed time to think and walking would help clear her mind. She knew that she promised Matt that she wouldn't go anywhere alone, but she really wanted some time to herself.
'Why can't I just accept reality that Lady Myotismon is back? Why do I feel that there is something more to all of this that I am missing. There was something different about her when I saw her, but what? The clothes, the cape, the smile, it was all the same. What was different? She still had the blond hair and blue eyes…wait, that is it. Lady Myotismon didn't have blue eyes, they were green. I don't believe it, it's not Lady Myotismon, or at least the one I fought in the past. Is it another relative? Or is it someone else? I feel like I know her though so I doubt it is a relative. I guess it could be the one I have encountered before, just somehow her eye color changed. Weird side affect to being sent to another dimension? Possible, but not likely. So in other words, I am still back at square one.'
"You are closer than you think."
Laura whipped around. "Who said that?" Lucky glanced up and down the street, but no one was there. "I swear I heard someone talking to me just now." Lucky sighed and then continued walking down the street.
From the entrance of an alley a figure stood in the shadows watching Lucky continue down the street. "Soon dear Laura, all will be revealed to you."
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Matt was the first person to awake at Lucky's house. A quick glance at the clock told him it was 9:30. Lucky wouldn't be back for another two and half hours plus the ride home. 'Well since I am the first one up, I guess that means I am in charge of breakfast. I wonder what Laura has in the kitchen to make.'
Matt walked into the large kitchen and opened the fridge. There was eggs and milk. 'Well that limits my options some. Laura dear, you need to go grocery shopping.' After checking to see if their was pancake batter anywhere and finding some, Matt decided to make pancakes for all of them. As he cooked, he heard someone stumbling down the stairs.
"Davis? Tai? Is that you?"
"None of the above." shouted a voice back at him.
"Kari? I never imaged you to fall down the steps."
"I guess you can say I am more like my brother than I care to admit."
"Tai's not that bad of a person."
"I was kidding anyways. What are you making?"
"Pancakes."
"Yum."
"I take it then that breakfast meets your approval?"
Kari laughed. "Of course."
Matt continued to flip the pancakes until he noticed that Kari had a dazed look about her.
"What's wrong Kari?"
"Huh? Nothing really. I was just thinking."
"About?"
"What Lucky said about the evil not being Lady Myotismon, despite all of us seeing her."
"I know, it bothers me too."
"But there's more to it than that. When we saw Lady Myotismon at the soccer field, I paid extra close attention to Lady Myotismon. And you know what, Laura was right. Some was very different about her. Maybe not in a physical sense, but a spiritual one. I can't explain it, but she felt differently."
"How so?"
"I don't know how. I guess the best way to put it is the way Lady Myotismon acted around all of us. Sure she was her cold get revenge self, but there was something else. I got a different vibe from her. It felt like this battle was more personal, like Laura had done something evil to her."
"That's a interesting theory Kari. But that evil thing was the containment. That would drive anyone to want revenge."
"I don't know Matt. The feeling I am sensing is deeper than anything I have ever felt. I just don't understand why I am feeling it. All of us are missing something I guess."
Just then the phone rang.
Matt picked it up. "Hello?"
"Keep an eye on Laura. She is in over her head on this one."
The call ended there.
Matt hung up the phone. He turned to Kari. "I think you are right Kari. There is more to this than we thought."
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"Did you recognize the voice Matt?" asked Joe.
"No, that is the funniest thing. I had never heard it before, but yet is remind me of Lucky."
"Of Laura?" asked Mimi.
"Yeah, it sounded a lot like her. If I hadn't known Laura as well as I do, I would have totally believed that the voice was her."
"Interesting."
"What's interesting Izzy?"
"The girl on the phone Matt. Remember, Laura said that she felt that Lady Myotismon wasn't the same. Maybe the girl on the phone has something to do with all of this."
"I think it is safe to say that this girl is in on the plan somehow. She know the truth about Laura and her stalker. Maybe she is Lady Myotismon's human contact."
"It is a good theory Ken, but then, why call me?"
"Two reasons. One to make us even more nervous about Laura's safety. Two, this girl's conscience finally got to her and decided to warn us of oncoming danger." Joe stated.
"Either way, I think we should take the message seriously." Sora pointed out.
"Definitely. Should we go down to Jenson's and guard Lucky?"
"No Matt. She is safe down there with Chelsea, Tyler, and Scott at the office. Lady Myotismon or that girl won't try anything with them around to witness the terror. I do however think some of us should meet Lucky at noon, just as a precaution."
"Good thinking Tai. Who goes?"
"We do." said Yolei, pointing at all the girls. "We need to finishing shopping for the dance on Friday night anyway. Besides, I think it would be better if Izzy, Ken, Tai, and Davis stay here anyway, since they are the brains and leaders."
"I guess that will work. The rest of us, Cody, Joe, and I will see if we can trace the phone call to see if we can get a location on that girl. If we can find her, Laura may not have to battle and then that prophecy won't have to come true."
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"Laura?"
"Yes Chelsea?"
"Sora and the girls are here to see you. Shall I send them in?"
"Of course. I need a bit of good news right now. Send them in."
"OK, Lucky."
"Hey Laura." greeted Kari as she walked into the room.
"Hey gang. What's up?"
The girls had agreed not to mention the phone call to Lucky unless it was absolute necessary. No sense in worrying her even more. "We need to go and order boutonnières for the guys. And since you were already in town, we figured that we could meet you here and then go." explained Yolei.
"Sounds like a plan to me. I just have to wait for the others to leave and then I can lock up and then we can go."
Within ten minutes, the group was heading to the flower shop. "So Lucky, did anything interesting happen today? Any new viruses or evil digimon threatening to destroy us?' joked Mimi.
"Now that you mention it, yeah. Listen, you can't tell Matt about this or he would kill me. I decided to walk to work today, to try to clear my head and get a better picture of all the recent events. Anyway, I was walking down some street thinking about Lady Myotismon and how different she seemed. Suddenly it dawned on me that her eye color was wrong. Lady Myotismon eye's are green, but this imposter has BLUE."
"So it can't be her!" exclaimed Sora. "So why can't we tell Matt that?"
"Well that we can, just drop the part about me walking to work alone. But that isn't the reason why I said this day was abnormal."
"It isn't?"
"No. As I was contemplating all of that information, this voice whispered out to me that I was closer to the truth than I thought. But when I glanced around, no one was around."
Sora shot a look to Mimi who gave a brisk nod. "Lucky, did the voice sound like a girl's?"
"Now that you mention it, yeah it did why?"
"Matt received a phone call at your house warning him to keep an eye on you since you were over your head." said Kari.
Laura stopped in her tracks. "Wait, back up. A girl called Matt about me?"
"Yeah."
"Well this whole saga just took an interesting turn to say the least."
"Why?"
"Think about it. This girl obviously knows something about me and both my lives. I know she could be in cohorts with Lady Myotismon, but the eye color makes me think differently. Maybe this girl is my stalker."
"But why call you and warn you about being over your head?"
"I don't know Yolei. My only guess is that she is trying to throw us off."
"I guess that is possible as well."
"You know what I was thinking," said Mimi. "The line in the prophecy about harmony coming in and helping, could she be harmony and warning us?"
"Could be, but I am supposed to fall first. Then harmony comes in to help."
"Oh. Maybe she is hinting at greater things to come and for you to be on guard."
"But if she is harmony, why not reveal herself to us? According to the oracle, she is an ally, why hide from us?"
"Good point Kari. I don't know. For all we know, she could be the evil that is the purest good. Why must things be so complicated? Why can I have a normal life?"
"Laura I know this must be hard for you, but you can't lose your cool, not when we are so close to finishing all of this."
"I know Sora, but it is hard sometimes to keep going when all it seems to do is bring problems and heartache."
Sora placed her arm around Lucky's shoulder. "Don't worry. We have been through a lot in our past and we have survived. I promise you, we will do it this time, even if the prophecy says differently."
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Laura played with her straw as Yolei finished explaining everything to the guys what the girls had talked about just an hour before.
"So this girl contacted you as well Lucky?"
She nodded.
Izzy sighed. This mystery was just getting weirder and weirder with each passing day. "Cody, were you and Matt able to trace the call?"
"The number turned out to be from a pay phone on Circle Drive."
"Circle Drive? That is where I heard the voice. Alright! I'm not going crazy. I did hear someone."
"No one thought you were going insane Laura."
"Speak for yourself Ken." shouted Tai from the other room.
"Not now Tai! I think it is safe to assume that this girl is the whole key to the mystery. If we could find her, the we would be able learn what the hell has been going on." said Joe.
"Agreed. But how do we find this girl?"
"We don't unfortunately. She has taken great care in covering her tracks. She doesn't want to be found. We will just have to wait for us to contact us again."
"We don't have that type of luxury Laura."
"I know that Matt, but if she really thinks that I am close to the truth and is in danger, then I think we can lure her out and get her to help us."
"If you are suggesting that we put you in some type of a dangerous situation, think again dear."
"Not hardly. But she obviously thinks I am. I guess I could be, but anyway if we keep snooping, she may reveal herself to us when she thinks that I have backed myself into a corner that I can not get out of."
"It is plausible. But you do realize what that corner is don't you?"
"No Cody what?"
"Your final battle with Lady Myotismon."
"So, she could be harmony."
"Maybe, but I don't think. Why would she hide? I think she is Lady Myotismon's human contact personally." said TK.
"But what about the eye color?"
"Are you sure they were blue? Maybe it was the lighting or something." said Tai, who had walked into the room.
:I guess it is possible, but I would put money on it that her eyes were blue."
"Unfortunately we can't check any of these theories until we the final battle."
"I know. And the only problem with that is, will I be ready? Will we be ready?"
"Genni emailed me and said that all the digimon were on the way to his house, but the majority of them had at least a 2 day travel ahead of them." explained Izzy.
"So roughly they will all be at Genni's house by Friday. Today is Wednesday. So that leaves the rest of today, all of tomorrow, and most of Friday that we will be solely relying on my abilities."
"Correct."
"What do you think the odds of her attacking within these next two days?"
"If she knows what we are planning, then it is a one hundred percent chance." said Ken.
"That is what I was afraid of. So what is our course of action?"
"We still proceed as planned. This girl, whoever she may be, could cause us some problems, but without knowing who she is or where she is at, we can't do anything about her."
Laura sighed. Gently she massaged her forehead. She was getting a terrific headache. 'Things were complicated enough when it was just Lady Myotismon threatening me, but now this girl comes in and complicates things further. What side is she on? Mine? Lady Myotismon's? Or no one's but her owns? I just wish this girl would reveal herself and tell her story. Maybe then my life would get back on track.'
Suddenly, the tune of jiggle bells filled the air.
"Jiggle Bells Laura?" asked Davis as she pulled out her cell phone.
"It is Christmas Davis."
"True."
"Hello?" Laura said turning her back on the others. She hoped it wasn't Chelsea with more bad news, she couldn't handle anymore news like that.
"Meet me at the corner of Circle Drive and Moss Street. Come alone."
"Why?" Laura replied, choosing her words carefully. She didn't want to tip off any of the guys.
"Just meet me there."
"I'll be there in 15 minutes."
"Excellent. See you there Laura."
The call disconnected there.
"Who was that Lucky?'
"Chelsea, Matt. She needs me to meet Scott at the office. He has another idea about how to delete the virus."
"But he can't."
"I know that, but he doesn't. And if I say no to him, I'll have to answer a lot of questions that I really can't answer."
"True, but I am coming with you."
"No!"
"Why not? After that phone call, I am not about to let you go any where alone."
"I know Matt, but Scott will be there to protect me, besides I need you to track down that girl." Laura stated 'Even though I know quite well that I am going to meet that girl. What am I thinking? Why didn't I tell them the truth? This could be the final battle and I am going in alone. Why am I so stubborn?'
"Laura, you okay? You looked dazed there."
"I'm fine. But I better get going. I promised Scott that I would meet him in 15 minutes."
"I still don't think you should be going alone."
"Matt stop being so overprotective!" 'He knows something is up and I am lying. I really need to stop doing that. But the girl did say to come alone and if I didn't she may run and then we will never uncover the truth.'
"Sorry. But I can't help it after that phone call."
"I know." Laura kissed him on the cheek. "Now I am going to be late, so I'll see all of you later."
Laura walked out of the room, but before she left she needed to find Mimi. She found her in the living room.
"Mimi, I have to run out. Do more a favor and keep your cell phone on and with you."
"Sure Lucky. Can I ask why?"
"Just in case the abnormal happens." Laura said laughing.
Mimi watched as Laura strolled out of her house. 'What is that girl planning now? There was a hidden meaning in that message I know it. I better go find Tai and the others because I think that girl's warning just came true. Lucky is up to something and she is way over her head as well.'
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I must be the most stupidest person in the world. Either that or the craziest. Why didn't I tell Matt the truth? Maybe then I wouldn't be as nervous as I am now about meeting this girl. And why am I so confident that this girl is on my side? She could have been lying to Matt and I to lure us into false security that way when she called again to ask me to meet her, I would instantly trust her. My stalker does know a lot about me and how to gain my trust. This meeting could very well be a trap. What do I do? Continue to the meeting spot? Return home and totally forget about this? Call Mimi for backup? I don't know.' Laura gingerly fingered her cell phone. All it took was a press of a button and she could get a hold of Mimi. 'But if I do call for reinforcements and that girl sees them, she'll flee and I will learn nothing. But if it is a trap, then I am on my own. And if this girl is in cohorts with Lady Myotismon, then I am in major trouble. I am no closer to learning of my powers now than I ever have been. Azulongmon keeps telling me that I know of my abilities, but yet I don't. It is scary to think that I could be heading into battle with no idea how to defend myself. Yup, I must be the craziest person in both the Real World and the Digital World.
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"Tai? Matt? Where are you two?"
"In the TV room Mimi. What's up?"
"Where was Laura going?"
"She was going to meet Scott at Jenson's."
"Are you sure of that?"
"Yeah Mimi. Why?" asked Matt.
"Because when Laura left, she said something funny to me. That's all."
"Well, what did she say?"
"To keep my cell phone on because she never knew how uncharacteristic a trip could be."
"And that is weird because?"
"Think about it Tai. Laura gets a strange phone call, then tells me not come along, and then asks Mimi to keep her phone on. Now if she is at the office why not call from her office phone? Because she is not going to the office at all, but somewhere else!"
"Then why not call her house?"
"Because Laura's home number wouldn't be stored in her phone since she lives alone." exclaimed Mimi.
"Exactly." Matt said. "Now Laura has a 5 minute lead on us. I suggest we get going before my girlfriend does something stupid."
"So if she isn't meeting Scott at Jenson's, then where is she actually going and why did she lie?"
"Well we can assume that it wasn't Lady Myotismon or she would have informed us, so I am guessing that she is meeting that girl." said Tai.
"She's walking straight into a trap then. Come on, we better get going." Matt replied grabbing his coat.
"I'll get the others." answered Mimi.
"No, we don't have time. It will just have to be us three."
"Four." said TK walking into the room.
"TK! How long were you there listening."
"Long enough to know that Laura did something stupid again."
"You know for someone who is obviously intelligent, she has no real common sense does she?" asked Tai as he and the others raced out the door.
Matt sighed. "None. None what so ever."
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Laura stood at the corner of Circle and Moss. The girl hadn't shown yet and it was past meeting time. Lucky was beginning to wonder if she was ever going to arrive. 'I wonder if this is a hint to call the others for backup.'
Suddenly, Laura heard a voice. It was so soft that at first she wasn't sure that she heard anything at all. Quietly she walked down towards the alleyway. At the corner she hesitated. There were two people in the passage. It sounded like they were having an argument. Unfortunately, Laura couldn't hear much of it since the wind was blowing.
"No, I will not do it. You can't make me."
"You will. You will…."
'Darn that wind. I wish I could hear what they were saying. Something tells me that this isn't a normal conversation.'
"Never. I am not you."
"But you are. We will win."
'Win? Win what?'
The wind blew away the girl's response.
"Now we must make haste before she arrives."
"Too late. She is already here."
"Get rid of her."
'Oh no. This is not good.' Laura reached for her phone and punched the button for Mimi. The phone just continued to ring. 'This can't be good. Where is she?'
CRUNCH
Laura whipped around only to be blasted by a gust of wind. Dimly she felt herself being thrown into the air. The final thing she recalled was hearing a sickening crunch and then all was black.