Hey everyone, once again! Soory it took me so long to get this chapter
up...I was under the weather and was also (for the first time ever)
experiencing writer's block! I hope you enjoy this new chapter and I will
try hard as I can to finish the story this weekend.
~Erin
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(For this chapter, I thought I'd try something new. In this chapter, I am doing people's points of views. At the beginning of each segment the POV will be marked. Enjoy! ~Erin)
TIME: 4AM 2.25.02
Serena~
I woke up at 4am- my alarm clock woke me. I turned off the shrill sound and slowly rose from my bed.
I got dressed and checked myself out in the mirror. I looked ok- nothing special. So I grabbed my Digi-vice, hugged Pajesomon goodbye, and crept downstairs.
In the kitchen I ate a couple of bowls of cereal-three to be exact, until I was full. I glnced at the clock. It was only 4:25am- Tai wasn't supposed to pick me up until 5.
To waste time I sat infront of the tv. The news was on, and instead of paying rapt attention to the kittens saved by firefighters, I was slowly drifting back off to sleep. I shook myself awake and glanced at the clock. It was now 4:41. ARGH! I knew I wasn't going to make it.
I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. Hey- I needed something at this point to keep me up. After 5 minutes I started getting hot and sweaty. So I gave up and flung myself onto the couch.
There was a small knock at the door and I bounded across the room to get it. It was Tai.
"Took you long enough," I said.
Tai shrugged and smiled. I stepped outside and closed the door behind me. We walked down my walkway and turned right.
He had parked his car down the street so that when he pulled up my parents wouldn't hear and wake up. How thoughtful...
When we reached his car he jumped infront of me. I was about to tell him off for being so rude to me when he opened the car door for me. Talk about sweet huh? And oh yeah, he's mine.
Anyway, we cruised along towards the school. Kari, TK and Matt were in the back seat- Matt listening to his headphones, TK was asleep- his head lolling back and forth on his shoulders, and Kari was curled up against TK reading a book.
I said a quick hi to Kari, who glanced at me and smiled. She quickly went back to her book. That's when I noticed the actual book. It was a stack of paper staples together, and on the would be cover it said
To- My Light Angel,
I hope you like my book. It's dedicated to you, you know.
Love always, Your Hope Angel
The title was: Adventures in the Digital World. I smiled to myself. TK and Kari were way too cute for words.
Tai~
So we were cruising to the school. When we finally got there, it was 5:30am, a little early, but we could wait. I'd do whatever it takes to make Sere happy...
So at about 5:45- in walks Izzie and Mimi (kinda makes you wonder...hehe). We all said our greetings and waited around.
From there it was a downpour of Digi-Destined! After Mimi and Izzie arrived, Ken and Yolei showed up, then Cody, then Sora, Joe and at about 6:15am...late by the way- was Davis, huffing and puffing.
"You're late," Kari declared.
"Save it," Davis wheezed.
"Lets get going!" shrieked Yolei.
Serena, Mimi, Matt, Davis, Yolei, Cody and I assembled in front of a computer. Yolei pulled out her D3.
"Ok you guys. I have a portal set up for you near the diner," said Izzie, clicking a few keyboard buttons.
"Thanks Izz," said Mimi.
"Lets move it or lose it!" Yolei yelled.
She held her D3 even with the computer screen.
"Digi-port open!"
And with that we were sucked into the screen amidst white light.
Kari~
The others were sucked into the computer screen. I knew it would only be a matter of seconds before we were contacted here in the real world, but I settled down in a chair nearby.
All of a sudden, a mini-Gennai popped up on the computer screen.
"Danger! Danger!" It yelled, waving its mini arms.
Ken jumped forward and hit the Gennai with the mouse. It opened up into an email. Ken read-mumbled it to himself than gasped in suprise.
"That's not good you guys!" he stated.
"What's not good?" asked Sora.
We crowded around the computer and I read the email outloud.
"Dear Digi-Destined, what were you thinking? You just willingly sent half your group into a waiting trap! Now they've been taken to the base! They were kidnapped by Darni and Alilanthea- the newly dubbed 'Digimon King and Princess.' You have to save them!"
I'm sorry to say, I don't know what happened after I read the email. All I know is that I blacked out before I hit the floor. My last thought: I did it.
Serena~
We got sucked through the screen, and a blink of an eye later, I was standing outside in a forest of tall trees.
I must have looked scared, or nervous, or all of the above, because Tai grabbed my hand and squeezed it. It was a little comforting to know he was there, but I was still at unease.
It's like I knew something was going to go wrong.
All of a sudden, shouts were heard.
"Tai! Tai!"
An assortment of Digimon shot past me and threw themselves at their partners. An orange dinosaur thing was hugging Tai, a plant looking thing was crying and hugging Mimi, a dog-type thing was giving high-fives with Matt, another dinosaur-blue this time- was shaking jands with Davis. Yolei was embracing a huge hawk, and Cody a yellow armadillo.
After all the emotional reunions, I was introduced to them. Augumon, Palmon, Gabumon, Veemon, Hawkmon and Armadillomon were their names. They were going to accompany us to the diner.
We left the woods and walked for 15 minutes until we reached a semi small white building.
"The Digi Diner?"
"Right-o," said Matt.
We casually walked up the walkway and pushed the door open. The smell of food met our noses as we stepped inside.
Quite contrary to what you would think, there was nobody in the diner at all. Not even someone at the counter.
I rang the little service bell at the counter. Nobody appeared. Matt tried to ring the bell...-nothing. I turned to everyone and was about to comment on how weird this all was when- the lights went out.
The blinds on the windows were closed so it was completely dark in there. From somewhere behind me I heard Cody call
"Let's get out of here. Screw the meeting."
I heard a movement towards the doors. Someone struggled with them for a moment, then Mimi called out in a weak voice
"I can't get them open- they're locked!"
My heart stopped. The doors were locked? What the...a sudden cold, familliar voice spoke from the shadows.
"Welcome, Digi-Destined. I have been expecting you."
I froze in fear. It was the lady from the phone...
"Who are you?" called Davis.
The lady chuckled.
"I believe dear Serena knows me..."
Everyone turned to look at me and I tried my best to look bewildered.
"You know her, Serena?" Yolei asked.
I couldn't do it. I couldn't lie to them. I shook my head yes.
"That's my mystery caller,"
Tai took a step forward and grabbed my hand. He smiled at me, but then his face turned stone cold as he faced the shadows the voice was coming from.
"You won't hurt Serena."
There was a low chuckle from the area.
"I don't want to hurt Serena...I want to destroy the Digi-Destined and the Sailor Scouts."
Davis stepped forward bravely.
"You think you can scare us? You're the one who's scared! Why don't you come out and face us like a woman?"
There was a brief pause, then yet another evil laugh sounded.
"If I reveal myself to you, you will be most shocked..."
"Show us coward!" yelled Mimi.
Slowly, a pale light appeared in front of us. As we gazed into it, a girl stepped into it- wearing a jade green dress and green heels to match.
I gasped. The height, figure, piercing green eyes, the dark hair that fell across pale skin...I couldn't believe it was
"Lillanea?"
Was the last thing I said before she snapped her fingers and we were all tackled from behind. I remember that I blacked out before I hit the floor.
Kari~
There was a buzzing in the back of my head, and distantly- there was a small clicking sound.
Maybe it was my imagination. No- wait, there it is again, closer this time.
I slowly regained consiousness. I sat up to see that Joe had a cold washcloth on my forehead, and TK was snapping his fingers in an attempt to wake me up. Well, can't say the it didn't work.
Everyone was staring at me, as if expecting me to say something. So I broke the ice.
"What happened?"
Izzie shook his head.
"The others are, well...they fell into a trap set by the infamous 'Digital King and Princess', Darni and Alilanthea."
I tried my best to clear my thoughts. Alilanthea...now where had I heard that name before? Then it hit me.
'Please, call me Alilanthea..."
"Oh!" I yelled suddenly, making the nearby Sora jump in suprise.
"What?" asked Ken.
"Alilanthea...that's the lady that calls Serena and tells her to give up her Digivice."
"Hmmm, I wonder why." Joe said.
Izzie stopped them all short.
"You guys, we need to save everyone and the Digital World. Gennai says that there's a time distorter at the base. If we destroy it, we can get that time to run normal, like here...and we can save them..."
The question hung in the air though. Where was the base?
All of a sudden, the door to the computer room burst open and three little fuzzballs shot at me. I looked up just in time to see Gatomon, Patomon, and Pajesomon grip my arms and legs (and in Patmon's case, my hair).
"You guys! What do you want?"
"We know where the base is!" Pajesomon exclaimed.
"Where?" asked Izzie.
"Step aside," said Gatomon, pushing Izzie away from the computer. She hit a couple of keys on the keyboard, and then a new gate appeared on the screen.
"There we are!" exclaimed Pajesomon. "That's the base area!"
Everyone cheered at the Digimons' obvious intelligence and timing. Except me. I sighed.
"It's all my fault they're stuck there in the first place."
"No it's not," Sora said.
She smiled. I smiled back. We all rose to our feet and stood infront of the computer. Pajesomon and Gatomon had themselves on my shoulders. Izzie hit a couple of keys on the keyboard and then stepped back.
"Kari? Would you like to do the honors?"
I shrugged than nodded. I held my D3 up to the computer.
"Digi-port open!" I yelled before all 9 of us, (6 people, 3 Digimon) were caught up in white light.
Serena~
I woke up slowly and steadily. I was in a room with bars on on side and cement all around the other. So I was in a cell of sorts.
As to where I was, I didn't know. I rose from the cold, damp floor and peered out the cage. There were no signs of Tai or my friends anywhere.
Behind me I heard noises.
I whipped around and was greeted by dark, surrounding shadows. I heard whispers.
"What do you think?" whispered out a female voice.
"Your call," replied a much deeper voice- most likely male.
"Hello?" I called to the whispers.
There were some more whispers, then rustles of people moving. When they stepped into the light, tears sprang to my eyes, and a sob caught in my throat.
"R-Raye? Darien?!"
~Erin
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(For this chapter, I thought I'd try something new. In this chapter, I am doing people's points of views. At the beginning of each segment the POV will be marked. Enjoy! ~Erin)
TIME: 4AM 2.25.02
Serena~
I woke up at 4am- my alarm clock woke me. I turned off the shrill sound and slowly rose from my bed.
I got dressed and checked myself out in the mirror. I looked ok- nothing special. So I grabbed my Digi-vice, hugged Pajesomon goodbye, and crept downstairs.
In the kitchen I ate a couple of bowls of cereal-three to be exact, until I was full. I glnced at the clock. It was only 4:25am- Tai wasn't supposed to pick me up until 5.
To waste time I sat infront of the tv. The news was on, and instead of paying rapt attention to the kittens saved by firefighters, I was slowly drifting back off to sleep. I shook myself awake and glanced at the clock. It was now 4:41. ARGH! I knew I wasn't going to make it.
I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. Hey- I needed something at this point to keep me up. After 5 minutes I started getting hot and sweaty. So I gave up and flung myself onto the couch.
There was a small knock at the door and I bounded across the room to get it. It was Tai.
"Took you long enough," I said.
Tai shrugged and smiled. I stepped outside and closed the door behind me. We walked down my walkway and turned right.
He had parked his car down the street so that when he pulled up my parents wouldn't hear and wake up. How thoughtful...
When we reached his car he jumped infront of me. I was about to tell him off for being so rude to me when he opened the car door for me. Talk about sweet huh? And oh yeah, he's mine.
Anyway, we cruised along towards the school. Kari, TK and Matt were in the back seat- Matt listening to his headphones, TK was asleep- his head lolling back and forth on his shoulders, and Kari was curled up against TK reading a book.
I said a quick hi to Kari, who glanced at me and smiled. She quickly went back to her book. That's when I noticed the actual book. It was a stack of paper staples together, and on the would be cover it said
To- My Light Angel,
I hope you like my book. It's dedicated to you, you know.
Love always, Your Hope Angel
The title was: Adventures in the Digital World. I smiled to myself. TK and Kari were way too cute for words.
Tai~
So we were cruising to the school. When we finally got there, it was 5:30am, a little early, but we could wait. I'd do whatever it takes to make Sere happy...
So at about 5:45- in walks Izzie and Mimi (kinda makes you wonder...hehe). We all said our greetings and waited around.
From there it was a downpour of Digi-Destined! After Mimi and Izzie arrived, Ken and Yolei showed up, then Cody, then Sora, Joe and at about 6:15am...late by the way- was Davis, huffing and puffing.
"You're late," Kari declared.
"Save it," Davis wheezed.
"Lets get going!" shrieked Yolei.
Serena, Mimi, Matt, Davis, Yolei, Cody and I assembled in front of a computer. Yolei pulled out her D3.
"Ok you guys. I have a portal set up for you near the diner," said Izzie, clicking a few keyboard buttons.
"Thanks Izz," said Mimi.
"Lets move it or lose it!" Yolei yelled.
She held her D3 even with the computer screen.
"Digi-port open!"
And with that we were sucked into the screen amidst white light.
Kari~
The others were sucked into the computer screen. I knew it would only be a matter of seconds before we were contacted here in the real world, but I settled down in a chair nearby.
All of a sudden, a mini-Gennai popped up on the computer screen.
"Danger! Danger!" It yelled, waving its mini arms.
Ken jumped forward and hit the Gennai with the mouse. It opened up into an email. Ken read-mumbled it to himself than gasped in suprise.
"That's not good you guys!" he stated.
"What's not good?" asked Sora.
We crowded around the computer and I read the email outloud.
"Dear Digi-Destined, what were you thinking? You just willingly sent half your group into a waiting trap! Now they've been taken to the base! They were kidnapped by Darni and Alilanthea- the newly dubbed 'Digimon King and Princess.' You have to save them!"
I'm sorry to say, I don't know what happened after I read the email. All I know is that I blacked out before I hit the floor. My last thought: I did it.
Serena~
We got sucked through the screen, and a blink of an eye later, I was standing outside in a forest of tall trees.
I must have looked scared, or nervous, or all of the above, because Tai grabbed my hand and squeezed it. It was a little comforting to know he was there, but I was still at unease.
It's like I knew something was going to go wrong.
All of a sudden, shouts were heard.
"Tai! Tai!"
An assortment of Digimon shot past me and threw themselves at their partners. An orange dinosaur thing was hugging Tai, a plant looking thing was crying and hugging Mimi, a dog-type thing was giving high-fives with Matt, another dinosaur-blue this time- was shaking jands with Davis. Yolei was embracing a huge hawk, and Cody a yellow armadillo.
After all the emotional reunions, I was introduced to them. Augumon, Palmon, Gabumon, Veemon, Hawkmon and Armadillomon were their names. They were going to accompany us to the diner.
We left the woods and walked for 15 minutes until we reached a semi small white building.
"The Digi Diner?"
"Right-o," said Matt.
We casually walked up the walkway and pushed the door open. The smell of food met our noses as we stepped inside.
Quite contrary to what you would think, there was nobody in the diner at all. Not even someone at the counter.
I rang the little service bell at the counter. Nobody appeared. Matt tried to ring the bell...-nothing. I turned to everyone and was about to comment on how weird this all was when- the lights went out.
The blinds on the windows were closed so it was completely dark in there. From somewhere behind me I heard Cody call
"Let's get out of here. Screw the meeting."
I heard a movement towards the doors. Someone struggled with them for a moment, then Mimi called out in a weak voice
"I can't get them open- they're locked!"
My heart stopped. The doors were locked? What the...a sudden cold, familliar voice spoke from the shadows.
"Welcome, Digi-Destined. I have been expecting you."
I froze in fear. It was the lady from the phone...
"Who are you?" called Davis.
The lady chuckled.
"I believe dear Serena knows me..."
Everyone turned to look at me and I tried my best to look bewildered.
"You know her, Serena?" Yolei asked.
I couldn't do it. I couldn't lie to them. I shook my head yes.
"That's my mystery caller,"
Tai took a step forward and grabbed my hand. He smiled at me, but then his face turned stone cold as he faced the shadows the voice was coming from.
"You won't hurt Serena."
There was a low chuckle from the area.
"I don't want to hurt Serena...I want to destroy the Digi-Destined and the Sailor Scouts."
Davis stepped forward bravely.
"You think you can scare us? You're the one who's scared! Why don't you come out and face us like a woman?"
There was a brief pause, then yet another evil laugh sounded.
"If I reveal myself to you, you will be most shocked..."
"Show us coward!" yelled Mimi.
Slowly, a pale light appeared in front of us. As we gazed into it, a girl stepped into it- wearing a jade green dress and green heels to match.
I gasped. The height, figure, piercing green eyes, the dark hair that fell across pale skin...I couldn't believe it was
"Lillanea?"
Was the last thing I said before she snapped her fingers and we were all tackled from behind. I remember that I blacked out before I hit the floor.
Kari~
There was a buzzing in the back of my head, and distantly- there was a small clicking sound.
Maybe it was my imagination. No- wait, there it is again, closer this time.
I slowly regained consiousness. I sat up to see that Joe had a cold washcloth on my forehead, and TK was snapping his fingers in an attempt to wake me up. Well, can't say the it didn't work.
Everyone was staring at me, as if expecting me to say something. So I broke the ice.
"What happened?"
Izzie shook his head.
"The others are, well...they fell into a trap set by the infamous 'Digital King and Princess', Darni and Alilanthea."
I tried my best to clear my thoughts. Alilanthea...now where had I heard that name before? Then it hit me.
'Please, call me Alilanthea..."
"Oh!" I yelled suddenly, making the nearby Sora jump in suprise.
"What?" asked Ken.
"Alilanthea...that's the lady that calls Serena and tells her to give up her Digivice."
"Hmmm, I wonder why." Joe said.
Izzie stopped them all short.
"You guys, we need to save everyone and the Digital World. Gennai says that there's a time distorter at the base. If we destroy it, we can get that time to run normal, like here...and we can save them..."
The question hung in the air though. Where was the base?
All of a sudden, the door to the computer room burst open and three little fuzzballs shot at me. I looked up just in time to see Gatomon, Patomon, and Pajesomon grip my arms and legs (and in Patmon's case, my hair).
"You guys! What do you want?"
"We know where the base is!" Pajesomon exclaimed.
"Where?" asked Izzie.
"Step aside," said Gatomon, pushing Izzie away from the computer. She hit a couple of keys on the keyboard, and then a new gate appeared on the screen.
"There we are!" exclaimed Pajesomon. "That's the base area!"
Everyone cheered at the Digimons' obvious intelligence and timing. Except me. I sighed.
"It's all my fault they're stuck there in the first place."
"No it's not," Sora said.
She smiled. I smiled back. We all rose to our feet and stood infront of the computer. Pajesomon and Gatomon had themselves on my shoulders. Izzie hit a couple of keys on the keyboard and then stepped back.
"Kari? Would you like to do the honors?"
I shrugged than nodded. I held my D3 up to the computer.
"Digi-port open!" I yelled before all 9 of us, (6 people, 3 Digimon) were caught up in white light.
Serena~
I woke up slowly and steadily. I was in a room with bars on on side and cement all around the other. So I was in a cell of sorts.
As to where I was, I didn't know. I rose from the cold, damp floor and peered out the cage. There were no signs of Tai or my friends anywhere.
Behind me I heard noises.
I whipped around and was greeted by dark, surrounding shadows. I heard whispers.
"What do you think?" whispered out a female voice.
"Your call," replied a much deeper voice- most likely male.
"Hello?" I called to the whispers.
There were some more whispers, then rustles of people moving. When they stepped into the light, tears sprang to my eyes, and a sob caught in my throat.
"R-Raye? Darien?!"