I hope you all enjoyed Iori's part. A real cliff-hanger, right? lol The main reason it ended that way was because I truly don't remember what Cody was doing or what happened to him when he got "abducted." Just that he was on his way home from a Kendo lesson. I decided to use it that way because I couldn't think of a way to describe Iori in an actual session. Jou was originally by himself in my dream, meaning no librarian, no Malissa, etc. When he disappeared, no one knew about it. Hopefully you'll enjoy this part and as to how long this fic will be, I don't know. I never know how long a fic is going to be until I actually finish it, like my Shadow Island fic; a Pokemon story I wrote that was also based on a strange dream that I had. That turned out much longer than I anticipated. It was so long, I had to make another story out of it just for the Epilogue!

This part will have a little to do with the actual plot, I suppose. Believe me, it was difficult to come up with. I don't even know where this fic is going. ^^; Now I do not own the characters of this fic, except for the ones I made up like Joya and Jen, whose characters I based off from my Pokemon fic and a Sailor Moon fic of mine. Maybe one day, I'll finish that Sailor Moon one!! If you want, you could read that one, if you are a SM fan that is. It is called A New Enemy. I wouldn't want someone who doesn't like Sailor Moon to read it just because of me. I could really use some suggestions for it. Aina, Malissa, Eiji, and a girl I have that hangs out with Jun, whom of which you'll see later, are also extra made up characters. And just to let you know, Jun wasn't in my dream and she wasn't mentioned either. Now on with this fic.
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Part 10: The Strange Being!

A strange being that resembled a lady sat on her throne in a darkly lit room, deep in thought; her Digimon partner looking up at her.

"All of the children I seek have been summoned," she stood up, "but it seems that there may be some extra people with them."

"Are you sure that these children will be able to help?" the being's elegant partner asked.

"I am positive that these children will help to restore peace within the Digital World and help us to get rid of that evil Digimon once and for all."

"But these children you have summoned, are they not kind of old to be considered 'children'?" the Digimon asked, lots of doubt in her voice. "The majority of the ones that you have summoned are old enough to have children of their own. You need children who are innocent and pure, not teenagers close to reaching adulthood! The oldest of the ones you have summoned, like Kido Jou or Yagami Taichi and those of their age, are very close to adulthood. How pure and innocent could they possibly be?"

"Do not worry," the woman assured her Digimon partner, running her hand through her long silky hair. "For I have already thought of that. They will be in for quite a surprise."

"What makes you so certain that these children can handle such a task or if they are even worthy enough to accept it?"

"It is just a feeling that I have," the lady said quietly. "All who have been summoned has helped to protect the Digital World before or has come in contact with Digimon at some point and doesn't fear them. But still," she said slowly, "I have this feeling that one of the people are out of place and doesn't belong. I used up all of my power to bring them here and I can't quite figure out who this extra person is, or extra persons are."

"Do you know if any of these human children have Digimon partners?"

"Pretty sure," the woman nodded. "Luckily, wherever they end up, they will end up with their Digimon partner."

"But what about the extra person or persons you sense that shouldn't be with them?"

"There isn't anything I can do," the woman frowned slightly. "Hopefully that person doesn't end up in the hands of our enemy. Two children are very special, though, and will be a great asset to the group. We should end up meeting one of them."

"Why must we do this," the Digimon muttered, wanting to leave well enough alone.

"Because I am the Empress of the Digital World. I was chosen and appointed to help maintain peace within it," the lady reminded her Digimon sternly. "That job once belonged to Gennai, but, but..." The woman couldn't continue and started to cry silently, her tears' echoes heard as it hit the floor.

"He was a very good friend," the Digimon said, just as upset as her partner. "But there is hope. He may still be alive."

The lady wiped away her tears and nodded to her Digimon.

"I sense that he is no longer alive. Not mentally anyway," she said while trailing off. "Ever since he went after our great enemy by himself I have had this feeling of his being alive."

"Well, I know for a fact that he is still alive," the white Digimon responded. "Gennai-san, as well as yourself, were the only two out of the five granted to help keep peace in the Digital World, as well as immortality, just like myself since I am your Digimon. The two of you were granted adulthood to help maintain this. But I still do not understand why you summoned these humans. What could they possibly do that we haven't already tried?"

"Our enemy is truly evil." Her expression grew harsh and serious as she thought of the one Gennai had gone after on his own. "He is 100% evil as well as his followers who have taken over different areas of the Digital World where each child will end up. What better way to defeat our enemy with an evil heart than with children with pure hearts of goodness. I have also heard Gennai speak of these children. I have never met them directly, but he has said good things about all of them and that's also the reason how I know these children have Digimon partners."

"I really hope you know what you are doing."

"We have to get Gennai back so that we can be together once again," the lady said, wiping away more of her shed tears. "That is all that matters and according to legend, to defeat this enemy only those with the that of a child's innocent mind can defeat him. I do not understand it, but it is what the Holy Beast Guardians are telling me through my dreams and visions. They must take care of each enemy in each area. There are five areas for them to cover, which has one to two flunkies each. After that, they should all meet up with one another again, except for the one that will end up wandering here."

"I still wish that these children had their own Digimon partners."

"All of the Digimon partners of these children already know what is going on, and I sense that they all will meet up with their partners very soon."

"Are you positive?" the Digimon asked with lots of uncertainty.

She nodded.

"I hope all goes well then," the Digimon sighed, hoping that her human partner was doing the right thing.

"So do I." The woman went back over to her throne. "Now we must await these children and keep with their process. They should be arriving very soon and when they are all together, I will explain everything to them."

The lady and the Digimon sat back down and hoped that all would go according to plan and awaited their guests...
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Who is this lady and her Digimon? How does she know Gennai? Speaking of Gennai, where is he and who is this "enemy" that this lady and her Digimon speak of? For all of the answers and more, tune into the next part of Digimon: Digidreams Do Come True!