A/N: Wow! Renn reviewed! How cool! ^_^ Thanks a bunch! You are like THE coolest Takori writer… thanks to the "The Price Is Right" Fan, Midori-Usagi, and Danny for reviewing also. ^.^ 

Oh, and "TPIR" Fan, thanks for the info on the digimentals and crests.  I'm going to change Wallace's Virtue to Fate, but about Michael I'm not sure… I don't want to give him Life, that'll make him too almighty… So, I gave him Candor & Secrecy. Because in the show, he seems an open type of guy. So, I can just hit the thesaurus button thingy, and the antonym was Secrecy, so that's what his negative Virtue is. And Wallace/Willis (whatever) his negative Virtue is now Obstruction.  About  Darkness, I think I'm going to make that a shared Virtue.

And Danny – Tai & Myotismon? That's a pretty cool couple, but I'm not sure if I'm going to add in the digimon. I don't think that their characters were well developed in the dubbed version, so I find it really hard to write about them. I think I'm gonna have them reincarnated also, but just free. So, yeah, they might hook up with the DD for a while – so they'll pop up here and then.

Sorry it took so long, I was writing another fic for a friend… that's the only way she sends me her fics. x_x  I hate that. Also, this is my first year of highschool, I had no idea that it would be so hard! @_@ All I've been doing is studying, doing homework, studying, doing homework. It's hell. I miss elementary! It's a long weekend, so I actually had some time to update this.

Standard Disclaimer: Okay, the plot is mine, and digimon does NOT belong to me (but to whoever owns them), or else, I would've continued Digimon: O2 farther.

Chapter Two:

Disconcerting Visions

Hikari….

Hikari opened her eyes abruptly, and warily scanned her surroundings. She was leaning back on a soft velvet-covered chair, and had her legs propped up on her desk in front.

She slowly took everything in. Her desk was located in the center of the circular room, with a huge roaring fire behind her. It crackled, sending oddly-shaped shadows flickering against the wall. There were shelves on the walls, overflowing with scrolls, books, magazines, etc. In front of her, there was an open door, with a huge half-circle verandah, on a cliff overlooking the stormy sea.

To her right, she had set up a mini-entertainment system, two speakers, a stereo, and a TV, with a few mismatched bean-bag chairs in front.

She saw movement out of the corner of her eye, and glanced sharply to her left. She breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a cat, walking past her open doors.

Her gaze once again settled on the verandah. She narrowed her crimson eyes suspiciously. There were too many seagulls circling overhead…

She got up, and grabbed her wooden staff. Instinctively, she reached back and tied her waist-long chestnut hair with a ribbon. After all, she couldn't let something like her hair hinder her fighting abilities.

She silently padded over, her feet sinking into the lush crimson carpet. Right before she was about to step on to the balcony, she muttered a phrase, her eyes glowing golden. Her back arched, and a pair snow-white wings expelled from her back. She smiled.

She walked over to the railing, and right then, with a single cry, all the seagulls screamed and flew away. Her smile faltered. She breathed in deeply, and closed her eyes.

Hikari… come to me…

She briefly glimpsed a pair of violet eyes, and arms beckoning to her. She jumped, backing away uneasily from the railing. 'Something's not right here…'  She thought. Never had her dreams/hallucinations been so vivid.

She reached behind her, and felt something that shouldn't be there. As she turned to inspect, all of a sudden, it seemed as if the whole world shifted – no, melted - into a forest.

"Okay," she said, her brow furrowing in confusion. "This definitely accounts for weird…"

She looked down, and her eyes grew wide. Just a second ago, she had been wearing a skirt and turtleneck, but now, she was clad in a shimmering white robe trimmed with gold and had slits, that fitted her willowy form comfortably.  Her feet were bare, except for what seemed like golden snakes entwining around each of her calves.

She looked over her shoulder, and saw that her wings had extended to three times their normal size. Her wooden staff had turned solid gold, and seemed to mold itself in her hand to fit securely.

She laughed to herself. If the other Perfected had seen her like this, they would have begged her to join them again in a heartbeat. But that was the difference – back then, she would have readily agreed, but now, with all these visions, she wasn't sure she would be at ease with them.

Hikari… Light of the Future.…

This time, the haunting voice was accompanied by soft murmuring of other voices.

She cautiously spread her wings to their full length, and beat them hesitantly. She slowly rose above the ground, using her staff as a shield from the many branches and twigs.

Hikari stopped when she was about 12 feet above the canopy, squinted her eyes against the sunlight, and searched the view. Something glinted in the distance.

'Is that…' No, it wasn't possible, how could she be here?

She flew closer, and her suspicions were confirmed. There was huge elliptical lake, and in the center (but underneath the surface) there was a glowing green stone, which sent out ripples across the lake. There was only one such lake in all of the universes – the Lake of the Lady.  Her pupils dilated. Then that must mean she was in the world of the gods…

Shit. Hikari hadn't done anything that bad…

"Helloooo? Anyone there? Look I don't have time for games, and I really don't feel like for you, whoever you are. Since you transported me here in the first place, transport me now to you!" She demanded.

A laugh echoed around her, chuckling merrily. You used to be so patient, Hikari.. What happened to you? The Voice sighed. Very well, then. Just fly over to the lake. Dive underneath the water and stand on the glowing stone for 2 minutes, and then surface again. Then follow the golden path (A/N: ha, wonder where I got that one…) to the open meadow, where you'll find another lake… wait there…

Hika rolled her eyes. The Enlightened Ones just adored riddles and games.  She grudgingly made her way to the lake, and dove underneath. Then she followed the rest of the directions, and stepped onto the golden path. She took a deep breath, and started walking, when all of a sudden the path underneath her started shifting. She fell to her knees, and began heaving.

*******

"You feel that Yamato?"

"Mmm," Yamato agreed.

"I don't like this one bit…" Wallace frowned.

"What's Hikari doing at the Lake of the Lady? She was just –" Yamato said, his forehead creasing.

"We. Are. Screwed." A voice spoke up from behind them. Wallace, Yamato and the newcomer were in a universe that was at the moment vacant, so all they could see for miles around were stars. They were flying through space on a magic carpet that Will had bought for his amusement.

"Oh, hey Daisuke! How's it going?" Wallace greeted cheerfully. (A/N: I've always thought of Wallace as a character with Psychotic Mood Shifts…)

"Is anything wrong?" Yamato added.

"Yeah, something's wrong! Hikari's gone to the Lady, Takeru's going insane, Ken's going dark, Sora's Dead, Mimi's psychotic, Yamato, you're a hermit, Wallace is playing around with life, I have no idea what I'm doing! We're fucking screwed, man!"

"WHAT?! What's wrong with Takeru? Is he okay? I thought –"

"He's fine, Yamato, he's just still crazy about being the Time Keeper." Daisuke cocked his head to the side, as if listening to something. "Right about now, he's destroying some villages, I think."

Yamato flipped some loose strands of platinum blonde hair away from his face. His icy blue eyes glared at Daisuke. Yamato was a knight, once serving the army of the Light. He had betrayed them, and now was basically a wanderer. He had become a bounty hunter, and his powers had advanced over the centuries after he died as a DigiDestined.  Soon after he became one of the strongest warriors in ParaVerse, he hooked up with Wallace, who was about as strong as him. His and Wallace's power were linked – they were like one warrior, in two bodies.

Wallace pouted. "That sucks! I needed to talk to Takeru, and especially Ken!"

He was a playful type of guy, always cheerful and optimistic. He, like, Yamato, also had blonde hair, though his was shorter. His cerulean blue eyes glowed with depth, and occasionally one would see sparks of white in his eyes. He wore a tunic of pale purple, brown leggings and knee-high black boots.  He had a beautiful Katana hanging from his waist, and always had a Shuriken in his hand, which he tossed around for self-amusement. Unlike Wallace (who preferred Japanese weapons), Yamato always used Celtic weapons. He had on heavy armour, a pale silver. He carried a Claymore, and always had a Dirk just for safety. Yamato preferred clean-cut and fast battles, whereas Wallace liked playing with his prey and enjoyed endurance during fights.

"Why?" Daisuke asked. "Did you want the Yumi that you asked Ken to repair?"

Will nodded. "Partly, yes, but I also wanted him to talk to Hikari before the Lady did. His personality was most similar to hers, and they've experienced the same things, so I thought Hika-chan would listen to him."

"The Lady's on our side, though… in the future, anyway," Dai commented. "What do you think, Yama-sama?" Daisuke always used terms of respect for Yamato – for he was once Dai's sensei. Now, Dai also feared him – Yamato, in his dark age, had almost succeeded in banishing Daisuke from ever being reincarnated.  But, Willis and Ken were there, so they were able to stop him.

"She has nothing against us. She's also one of Gennai-san's partners, so we should be able to trust her – but we cannot rely on her. After all, she is Goddess of the Future, not the Present. So far, we know that I, you and Wallace, Ken, Hika-chan, Takeru, Sora & Mimi were once DigiDestined. We have to the find rest – but we don't want any Gods or Goddesses in this affair – they'll only screw things up for their amusement." Yamato stated, indifferently.

Daisuke nodded, and they cut their conversation right there. Yamato went off to sharpen his Claymore, and Will wandered off to find some unfortunate civilian to use as target practice for his Shuriken. 

Dai had on a long sleeved white shirt, and a maroon tunic, which compliment his auburn eyes. He wore loose-fitting black leather chinos, and always went barefoot. (He had enchanted his feet to be tough, like the feet of things like 'hobbits' as he'd heard about…) He kept his curly burgundy hair from his face with a white strip of cloth that was tied back, and on the middle (the part on his forehead) he had printed the Chinese character for Loyalty. Unlike Will and Yama-sama who were full-fledged warriors, Dai led his own group of brigands. They helped outlaws, avenged people, and helped the poor. (A/N: Couldn't help it, I love Robin Hood…) He used his Yumi as his main weapon, and carried many hidden daggers. His method of fighting was always stealth and the element of surprise was always by his side.

His best friend, Ken Ichijozi (A/N: spelling?) always used to sigh and shake his head, and say, "One of these days, Dai-chan, you'll get yourself captured and brutally mutilated for you occupation…" Dai laughed to himself, and immediately sobered. After Ken-chan had found out that the Enlightened Ones and the Oracles had learned about him, we got really depressed and was rapidly getting drawn into the shadow world of  the wraiths. Dai had tried everything he could, but he finally realized that only Hika-chan or Takeru could help him in this situation. However, Will wanted Ken for the same reason except for Hika, and at the moment Takeru was not a stable person to depend on. To say the least.

For centuries now, Ken, Dai, Will, Yama, & Hika had teamed up to figure out who they once were, and why they were reincarnated.

They now knew that they were once called 'DigiDestined', but had no idea what that was, or if there were even more DD than the few they knew.

Hika was a Perfected. They were a group of  Angels, of a sort – who always made sure Prophecies were fulfilled, and went to people to tell them of the missions they needed to complete. One day, she had stumbled on an important piece of information about the DD, when the Perfected kicked her out. Ever since then, she had cut all communications with everyone, and was now in the future with the Lady.

Takeru had been a novice knight when Gærthizns had come and whisked him away for some private training with permission from Yamato. He had been gone for a millennia when he emerged, all enlightened and god-like. Daisuke had scoffed at him then. But Takeru had amazed them with his newfound capabilities. It turned out that he was one of last remaining pureblood Gærthizns – they were a combination of  every single that species that had been, or ever would be. He had a multitude of powers – one that included fusing with others. He'd always smile and say, "I dunno, guys, I think Dai-chan is most fun to fuse with. He's my partner from now on…" Daisuke had been proud and happy that Takeru only liked fusing with him. Recently, only two weeks ago, they had fused, and Dai had found a spark of emptiness within him. He was curious, and asked TK what it was – but TK just shrugged it off. When Dai went to Yama about it, TK was enraged and started yelling at him about 'how I thought I could trust you but you betray me'.  Soon after, they found out that TK was banned from love – the Enlightened Ones had selected him as the Time Keeper, Immortal One. That had made him real mad – now all reason and logic was swept from his mind. He had gone a murdering spree – he killed all the loved ones of the EO's. Wallace had chased after him, reincarnating all his victims.

(A/N: Enlightened Ones mean god or goddess, aka EO's.)

He smiled. Blonde's had always done it best. Like Catherine… she was the best… He grimaced.  Catherine was what got him into this mess in the first place. Ah, the irony. He was a thief, and his most precious possession – his heart – had been stolen. Literally. As in, ripped out from his body. He had a feeling that he was the stand-up comedy man for the Guy Up There. He must enjoy Dai's miseries. Who Else would put him through this? Once, he remembered, in past life, he had thought that out loud – the part about being the stand-up comedy man for Him, and some violet-haired girl had laughed and laughed at him. They were close friends, even though she was hot-tempered, he remembered.

Anyway. He shrugged his thoughts aside, and laughed gleefully. Time to go TK a' hunting! Nothing better than chasing down your best friends, mutilating them, sending them through hell and back, and make them see the 'light, that lies there ever long and bright.'

Bullshit. Well, first things first – he had to save TK, then go after Hika, and hopefully receive some good news from them.

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A/N: So sorry for the crappy ending! And the short chapter. I was sitting here, and thinking. And thinking. And I only came up with what, 5 ½  pages? Argh. Anyway, by the time I finished this, I got muses! Three new ones! ^_^ Let me introduce to you :   Fatty, my annoying younger cousin who is smarter than me, Deedee, my younger sister, and Mika, her best friend.

Fatty: I am not fat! Unlike *some* people!

InqueJAM 3oo1: *glare* I am the writer, here, remember! I am Almighty!

*Behind scenes someone drops an axe. Fatty dies.*

Fatty: Nooooooooooo!

Mika: Omigod, do you think that my bf's cute?

Deedee: No way! Like, Omigosh, like, eww! My guy's like, way, like waaay better!

InqueJAM 3oo1: Ah, the irony of sisterhood. Bearing M and D's talks about their bf's. -_-;;;. Although, once in a while all three of them do say something 'interesting', which sparks my imagination!  Yeah, yesterday, I saw Fatty, who was talking about a comic he's writing, and I 'borrowed' an idea. Slightly. *pout* Yeah, yeah, I got his permission… Why am I writing this? So I get more words added onto my entry. And to fill this page up. ^_^ I hate half-pages.

Anyway, I WILL get up another chapter next weekend! Bear with me, o mighty reviewers!

And, remember, PRESS THE REVIEW BUTTON! *pant*pant*  I'm done rambling. You people must have better things to do a SUNDAY afternoon.