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The Evil Awaits…Part 3

Written by SoRa-cHaN!

It was now night…the moon lit the dark waters beneath the sailing ship. Taichi looked out to the starry sky. The diamonds shown brightly against the soft velvet sky.

The sky's dark mantle hung in the cold air. Taichi could see his smoky breath as he breathed. He turned to see a little house on the ship… He knew an important person had to be in there if they had their own little personal house.

Taichi could smell the warm smoke as it escaped its chimney. A fire light shown from the small glass window.

He decided to get up and see who was in there. Quietly, he tiptoed his way to the door. He gentle placed his ear against the wooden door. All he could hear were gentle creeks of a rocking chair.

"Come in," a voice called from inside.

The voice was warm and inviting. Tai stood there puzzled…did the person mean him to come in?

"Yes you, come in," The voice said again.

Taichi decided to take a risk. He gently pushed the door as it made a soft creaking sound. The room was warm from the fire and melted Taichi's tense heart. His chocolate eyes wandered around the room. There was an old stove and a lady sat on a rocking chair in the middle of the room.

"Hello, please come inside. It's very cold…" she said.

Her blue eyes twinkled in the fire's light. Long, golden hair was set in a neat bun on her head. She wore a simple, but beautiful white gown. She wasn't old, but seemed to be in her twenties or so. Her smile was comforting and she was carrying two swords upon her lap.

Taichi did as told and closed the door behind him. She lifted one of the swords…it shined radiantly in the light, and the blade twinkled like the stars. A golden dragon wrapped around the hilt of the sword. It looked fierce and strong.

"Welcome, my name is Ame. I am a sword craftswomen and sorceress," she introduced, "And you are Prince Taichi."

Taichi nodded, "How did you know…"

"My skill is in fortune telling. Let's just say I know all and see all," Ame giggled.

Taichi smiled along. He felt safe with Ame. Then his smile went away as he felt something. He never felt it before. A certain…power in his heart.

"Do you feel that?" asked Ame.

"Yes…what's going on!?" Taichi cried out as an orange light enveloped him.

The light swirled around him. It glittered and sparkled. Taichi could feel that the light wasn't threatening, but soothing. The light's force blew out the door open.

"You are the chosen one…I knew it all along," Ame replied in a mysterious tone.

Taichi looked at her. He didn't understand. Chosen for what? he thought. Soon the light died down and just left a soft glow on Taichi's chest. He squinted at it seeing it was in the shape of the sun…

"Come here and sit down," Ame instructed patting a chair next to her.

He slowly walked over to the wooden chair. He sat on it and looked at her in confusion. Her eyes were bright, and a small smile grinned along her pink lips.

She bent over and picked up a wooden chest from under her rocking chair. It was simple, nothing exquisite. Ame pulled the key from her pocket and opened it. The lid flipped back and two smooth, oval stones were revealed. One orange, the other pink…

"I've never seen rocks as beautiful as those," Taichi murmured, his eyes twinkling from the light the stones seemed to give off.

"They're magical," Ame said, "These are ancient stones. I am a servant of the Digimon that guards the side of good in the Digital World. His name is Azulomon."

"Azulomon?" Taichi asked, "The great dragon keeper of the Digiworld? I thought those were only stories."

"That's how things always seem. Azulomon trained me and another digital human. His name is Gennai. Anyway, Azulomon has foretold 8 children from another world will appear and save us from evil. Our kind, the digital humans, created crests for these humans these stones. The crest is only a small portion of the power of the stones. The stones are based on two elements. The power of love and the power of courage. And the stones, like the crests, choose their beholders," Ame explained.

"So…what does that mean?" Taichi questioned.

"The crests are for the children who will save the world…and the stones carry their power. So that means that whoever posses these will hold the ultimate power, also most like holding the fate of the world. The crests will only work as long as these stones exist," Ame answered.

"I get it…but now…what does this have to do with me?"

Ame smiled, "You are the chosen one. You will carry one of these stones…"

"…What…?"

Taichi looked to the shining stones. The fate of the entire world depended on those…and now half onto him.

Ame picked up the sword with the dragon. It looked even more magnificent up close. It was beautiful…

"Here…I made these for the stone carriers," She handed him the sword.

He ran his hand over the dragon, and felt the steel blade. Taichi noticed a groove above the dragon. He ran his hand through the small dip.

As he did, the orange stone glew and rose in the air. Taichi's chocolate eyes glimmered as it drew nearer to him. The stone glistened and landed into the groove. A bright gold light shined to seal it… Taichi looked to Ame.

"It's yours. Keep it safe, son. And take this," Ame handed him the other sword.

An angel with long flowing wings danced on the hilt. Hearts praised the golden figure. The same steel blade shown in the light as his sword did. The angel looked at him with eyes of love. The eyes seemed so…familiar.

"Go to bed, young prince…get your sleep. You'll need it," Ame said.

"Thanks…good night," Taichi turned then remembered something. He turned back, "Wait…what's this sword for?"

"That is for the other carrier. Taichi…you have the stone of courage. Your heart is pure. You'll know who to give it to. The stone will appear to that person as soon as this sword is in their grasp. Go now, you have a long day," Ame smiled.

The firelight suddenly went out. A grayish smoke blew in the breeze. He peered into the dark house…no one was there.

Mystified, Taichi left the small house. He went under the dock to a small hay bed. He lay on the bed. Taichi couldn't sleep.

"Tai?" Hikari asked in a soft whisper.

"Yeah, Kari?"

"Is everything going to be alright?"

"Of course…go to sleep. It's a long sail…"

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Sensuta took a cold bath because of the battle. The cold water made her think…

She was scared. She was scared that the evil would take over, and take everyone with them.

What if the evil killed the people she loved the most? Sensuta didn't want to be alone. She had no friends except Schuyler and her sister. She was an outsider. No one liked her. She wasn't a 'lady' and she seemed different from everyone else.

She grabbed a towel and stepped out of the tin tub. She quickly dried off and got dressed into her nightgown.

Sensuta lit a candle and walked into her room. She stepped on the wooden floor. It felt…odd… It didn't feel like it did before the monster attacked. It changed the past and the future. Nothing was going to be the same anymore. Everyone's lives are going to change.

"Hey," A voice said from behind her.

Sensuta looked to see her sister. Sora walked to her and hugged Sensuta. Sensuta began to cry.

"I'm scared…people are dying…" Sensuta whispered.

"Everything will be okay," Sora replied.

Sora cast her head down in sadness. She held on to her little sister tightly. It had always amazed her how much Sensuta looked like her. She was a so-called split copy of her. The only difference about her was a 'taichi-ish' look. Sensuta had deep chocolate brown eyes and chestnut hair. Sora always liked that quality about her.

"Soon everything will fall into place, and war will just be a thing of the past," Sora said.

"When?" asked Sensuta.

"Soon, I hope, soon…"

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"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!!!!!"

A proud rooster crowed up high above the town. Day had come, and everything was safe…for now.

The sun rose above the horizon placing its heat around the world. The light shown in people's eyes, and awoke them. Shops opened, serfs began to do their work in the field. The priests, monks, and nuns walked to the silent graveyard to mourn the death of the dead.

Everything has seemed like a normal day…except a slight change in schedule…

Knights, noble people, horses, and others escorted the royal family to the pier. A great ship loomed high above them. Sea birds cried their good mornings and the air smelled salty fresh.

A tribe of Whamon and other sea creatures guided the ship. Everyone murmured about the mysterious warrior.

Princess Sora stood on the dock behind her mother and father and next to Sensuta. Sora grew anxious as people walked about. She wanted to who was the magnificent warrior to save them from the fires of evil.

Messenger Teresa walked off the ramp with a fine blue carpet trailing from her. She walked down from the ship and bowed to the royal family.

"I have brought you the warrior you sought," Teresa told the royals, "He will bring peace to our land. He had also brought other fine warriors to help us."

Two knights walked out of the ship and to the base of the ramp. They held out large horns and bellowed into them. One held a scroll and read it out loud:

"Here ye, people of Takenouchi! By the request of your King, our ruler, King Yoru, has replied and sent his finest warriors!"

The horns cried out, and the crowd applauded. Sora's heart pounded as people began to emerge from the large vessel.

One by one, Sora recognized them. They all used to live in Takenouchi before moving to Kamiya. Slowly one by one, gaining the support of the crowd the walked on out.

First Sir Koushiro. Sora smiled. She remembered him. They used to go to school together. He was a super genius, always on top of the rest. Sora was always sure he would be a mathematician. Koushiro's skill was plotting attack.

A younger boy with sunny gold hair walked on next. He had been a playmate of Sensuta as babies. Takeru smiled as he looked on at his old home. He was Matt's younger brother, and Takeru had always had a wide heart at all times. Takeru was the master of magic.

Next was Sir Daisuke. Daisuke was the same age as Takeru and Sensuta. He reminded Sora of Tai. Sir Daisuke was an awesome fighter. He carried lots of skill in a bow and arrow, sword, and lance.

After him was Sir Daisuke's beloved, Lady Hikari. Lady Hikari was also a magician. She could manipulate nature and foretell the future. She was Taichi's younger sister.

The four stood in front of the royal family. All together they bowed. The crowd cheered and clapped. Hoots and howls rung in the air. Once again the horn sounded. The people grew silent.

"And of course, they need a leader," the man began to read again, "Their leader had courageously volunteered to help save Takenouchi. Please, welcome Prince Taichi of Kamiya."

Sora's heart jumped as he began to walk onto the ramp. His chestnut hair blew in the breeze, and his chocolate eyes twinkled. His trademark grin grew along his face.

"Taichi!!!" Sora called out as she ran through her parents.

Tears of joy flowed down her face as she jumped into his arms. She hugged him tightly as she slowly cried. Taichi smiled and hugged her back.

They stood there together as time seemed to stop. Everything had seemed to slowly melt and disappear. Sora rested her head on his shoulder. She could smell the same scent she knew since they were very young.

"I missed you…" Sora whispered.

"Me too…" Taichi replied holding her tighter.

Sora could recall the old times as they played and went to school together. Taichi and Sora had always been best friends. They even trained in knighthood together. She remembered scabbed knees, playtime, and just quiet moments they spent with each other. It was when they were eight years old they got separated so Taichi's family could start their own kingdom. They hadn't seen each other since…

They slowly pulled away as they looked to each other. Taichi looked to Sora's crimson eyes as tears slowly poured out of them. He wiped them away like he did as little kids. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink.

"So, Sora Takenouchi is all grown up!" Taichi smiled and pinched her cheek jokingly, "My wee ol' friend is even wearing a dress now!"

He laughed as Sora swatted his hand of her face. She scowled jokingly at him with a small grin.

"Don't push it…" She mumbled.

Taichi once again placed his hand on her cheek then hugged her again. He grinned the funny old grin that was so memorable to Sora. As if she could never forget it.

" It's nice to be back. It has been too long…eight years to be exact," Taichi murmured.

"Too, too long." Sora replied happily.

Taichi poked his head around. He had a questioning look on his face. Sora tilted her head up to see what he was doing.

"What are you looking for?" She asked.

"Where's little Sensuta?" Taichi asked.

"Here!" A voice called out.

Sensuta squeezed her way through the crowd. Taichi grabbed the younger girl and held her in the air.

"Wow, you're big now!" Taichi laughed and hugged her.

He put her down and studied her. He began to laugh. Soon, Taichi's stomach began to hurt and he was gasping for air.

"What's so funny!?" Sensuta asked.

"You look…you look…" Taichi managed as he laughed some more.

"Hey! I'm not the guy who has hair taller than branches on a tree!" Sensuta retorted.

Taichi wiped little tears from him eyes. He smiled and carried Sensuta again in his arms.

"Sorry…it's just that I barely remembered what you looked like. And now…well, I have someone who looks like my best friend and me at the same time," Taichi grinned and patted her head.

He hugged her and she hugged him back. Taichi looked over Sensuta's shoulder and Sora smiled.

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After the welcoming, a breakfast was served in the castle's dinning room table.

The five warriors sat at the high table with the royal family. Sensuta giggled as she saw a piece of egg hang on the edge of Taichi's lips. Her mother nudged her arm and she quieted. Taichi looked to her and winked. He knew she was laughing at him.

Sensuta got to meet the other pages or squires of Kamiya. A glimmer of regained hope danced in her heart. Maybe the people of her kingdom could be saved.

Takeru looked around the dinning hall. He couldn't find his brother. Takeru tapped Sensuta's shoulder.

"Do you know a Yamato Ishida?" he asked.

"Yeah…he's mean and pushy and hates me…why do you ask?" Sensuta answered.

"Uh…he's my big brother…" Takeru replied.

Sensuta felt it begin to get hot.

"Oh…sorry. I didn't know that…um…" Sensuta stuttered.

Takeru smiled, "It's okay. He is somewhat hard to get along with. Anyway, do you know where he is?"

Sensuta swallowed some air. She breathing began to quicken. The hope that was in her heart went away. Sensuta didn't want to tell Takeru that he was going to fight against him and possibly slay him…

Takeru looked to Sensuta's gaze on her food. Her deep brown eyes looked thoughtfully and sad…

"Something bad happened, right?

Sensuta nodded her head, "The monster took him away and Matt became his disciple. He was taken over by the power of evil…along with another boy named Derrick."

Takeru took a deep breath, "Meaning if we fight against him tonight, do we have to…kill him?"

"It depends if he's willing to come back to us…" Sensuta answered.

Takeru looked away. Though his brother was pushy and mean, he still loved Matt. They were brothers, and he had always looked over Takeru. When their mother had a chance to leave their father behind to go to Kamiya, she took it. And the two brothers haven't seen each other since…

Taichi pushed his chair back and stood up. Sora looked at him. His eyes looked to King Keisuke. He bowed deeply, indicating the king's importance.

"Your highness, may we visit the hall of where we will battle later on? It would be nice to see what the terrain is like," Taichi said.

"Is it safe?" people murmured amongst the crowd. They looked in fear, fearful of the dangers that awaited the young warriors.

"The monster does not appear in the light. They will okay until sundown…" Queen Atsuki replied, "Go, take horses from the stables. Come back as soon as you have seen what you need."

"Thank you," Taichi thanked.

The troops followed behind Taichi out of the dinning hall. They lined up one by one and made their way out.

"Hold up, I need to get something," Taichi said.

They went to his staying room. Taichi picked up his magical sword. He pulled it out of its scabbard. Taichi tested its weight then put it back in its case. The dragon gleamed in the sun's light. He placed it on his belt.

"Let's go." Taichi instructed.

They got the horses they needed. Soon they made their way down the mountain. Sora followed side-by-side with Taichi. She looked at the sword and knew it was more than an ordinary sword.

"That's pretty," Sora said.

Taichi looked at her and smiled.

"I know…but not as pretty as you," Taichi's grin grew as her cheeks slightly changed pink.

They made their way to the base of Infinity Mountain. The hall towered high above them. It's great white stone walls shined in the sun. The windows glimmered with sparkles.

"It seems harmless," Daisuke replied to the site, "Its so…awesome."

"By day…by night, a threshold of blood," Hikari answered.

Daisuke held her closer to him. They watched it for a while. They awed its size and strength of how long it has lasted and how long it had taken to make.

"This is gonna be a battle of a life time…" Taichi whispered.

Sora nodded in agreement.

"But we can't loose hope…" Sensuta replied, "No matter how hopeless it is…"

TBC…To Be Continued…

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S-chan: And dats part 3! Stay in tuned for part 4 coming soon!

Tai: *sigh, stares at Sora* She's pretty…

Sora: *blush*

V-mon: Okay…take your little staring outside…

:::Tai n Sora kiss:::

V-mon: Awwww! Get a room or something!!!

S-chan: How kawaii!!! ^_^

V-mon: Uh…huh…

S-chan: Welp, tell me what ya thing by reviewing or emailing me at Sorachantaiora@cs.com or TAiOrAAuThOr@cs.com Bye-a-bye now!

~Sora-chan