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She quietly got up as not to disturb the others, and walked outside. The air was cool and refreshing as she breathed it in. The moon shone silver and made everything a chrome color.
She walked around to the back of the cave where there was a little spring. She took a few sips of water and then her attention drew to a pile of rocks beside the little pool. She pulled one and there, she saw a traveling case. She opened it up. Inside, there was food, clothes, a comb, and sanitary tools. She also took out a green halter and black leather pants.
"I knew you'd be here." A voice commented behind her
"I'm not surprised." Ileana replied
"Why'd you come out here?" Matt asked
"I wanted to do some thinking."
"That's not new."
"What else is? Never mind. Tell me about your friends."
"Well Tai's been my best friend for years now. Kari is the sweetest girl you could ever meet. TK's still TK. Sora is a real tomboy. Mimi's a little vain but she can be nice. Izzy is a computer geek. Joe's really quiet but you can count on him to be there. Davis is really pompous sometimes but he's not all that bad. Yolei is a computer whiz. Cody is really quiet but I don't know him too well. And Ken is-was the digimon emperor. He has the crest of kindness and it shows in him."
"What about you? How have you been doing?"
"Fine I guess. But it was really hard for me when you left. That's why my mom sent me to the summer camp where we met. Have you been here all this time?"
"Basically. I started my training here but I have always known I'm different. I first started practicing when I was really young. I don't remember when but it was a really long time ago. I took physical, mental, magical, and telepathic tests before I could become a phoenix."
"What do you do when you draw power?"
"I don't like drawing from things like digimon or plants. It hurts them as much as it hurts me when I draw power from myself."
"Why did you leave?" he finally asked
"I left because the Powers That Be called me here."
"No, honestly." He said
"I left because my mom told me to. It was the night that she died." He took her hand in his hoping she would link and she did.
Flashback
"Honey, you have a special destiny." Emmeline told her
"But I don't want you to leave. I can't go there." Ileana said
"Sweetie, we know you're upset but this is what destiny does. It sets a time and place for everything." Darryl said "You have to save these worlds. You have to live to do this."
"Honey, if you can't do this, no one can." Emmeline said as she and Darryl started to fade
"Bye sweetheart." They both said
"Bye Mom, Dad" she whispered back
And then they were gone
End of Flashback
"So that's how they died." Matt commented.
"Yeah. I can still hear their voices in my head sometimes."
"Are you schizophrenic?" he teased
"Matt!" she hit his shoulder
"Why do you hear voices?"
"I hear people who have died. They are my guardians."
"How can you be a digidestined, a phoenix, and an elemental force?"
"Holy and phoenix are the same things. I'm destined because I'm supposed to help you and you are supposed to help me."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"There is a prophecy. I think I have an idea of what it is but I'm still not sure."
"What is it?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow with the others."
"Why?"
"I want you all to be there to hear it."
"Fine"
Together, hand in hand, they walked into the cave. The blankets she had brought before had become useful she thought. There was only one blanket left. They had to share. Matt took the blanket and wrapped it around both of them and without another thought they both fell asleep.
She quietly got up as not to disturb the others, and walked outside. The air was cool and refreshing as she breathed it in. The moon shone silver and made everything a chrome color.
She walked around to the back of the cave where there was a little spring. She took a few sips of water and then her attention drew to a pile of rocks beside the little pool. She pulled one and there, she saw a traveling case. She opened it up. Inside, there was food, clothes, a comb, and sanitary tools. She also took out a green halter and black leather pants.
"I knew you'd be here." A voice commented behind her
"I'm not surprised." Ileana replied
"Why'd you come out here?" Matt asked
"I wanted to do some thinking."
"That's not new."
"What else is? Never mind. Tell me about your friends."
"Well Tai's been my best friend for years now. Kari is the sweetest girl you could ever meet. TK's still TK. Sora is a real tomboy. Mimi's a little vain but she can be nice. Izzy is a computer geek. Joe's really quiet but you can count on him to be there. Davis is really pompous sometimes but he's not all that bad. Yolei is a computer whiz. Cody is really quiet but I don't know him too well. And Ken is-was the digimon emperor. He has the crest of kindness and it shows in him."
"What about you? How have you been doing?"
"Fine I guess. But it was really hard for me when you left. That's why my mom sent me to the summer camp where we met. Have you been here all this time?"
"Basically. I started my training here but I have always known I'm different. I first started practicing when I was really young. I don't remember when but it was a really long time ago. I took physical, mental, magical, and telepathic tests before I could become a phoenix."
"What do you do when you draw power?"
"I don't like drawing from things like digimon or plants. It hurts them as much as it hurts me when I draw power from myself."
"Why did you leave?" he finally asked
"I left because the Powers That Be called me here."
"No, honestly." He said
"I left because my mom told me to. It was the night that she died." He took her hand in his hoping she would link and she did.
Flashback
"Honey, you have a special destiny." Emmeline told her
"But I don't want you to leave. I can't go there." Ileana said
"Sweetie, we know you're upset but this is what destiny does. It sets a time and place for everything." Darryl said "You have to save these worlds. You have to live to do this."
"Honey, if you can't do this, no one can." Emmeline said as she and Darryl started to fade
"Bye sweetheart." They both said
"Bye Mom, Dad" she whispered back
And then they were gone
End of Flashback
"So that's how they died." Matt commented.
"Yeah. I can still hear their voices in my head sometimes."
"Are you schizophrenic?" he teased
"Matt!" she hit his shoulder
"Why do you hear voices?"
"I hear people who have died. They are my guardians."
"How can you be a digidestined, a phoenix, and an elemental force?"
"Holy and phoenix are the same things. I'm destined because I'm supposed to help you and you are supposed to help me."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"There is a prophecy. I think I have an idea of what it is but I'm still not sure."
"What is it?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow with the others."
"Why?"
"I want you all to be there to hear it."
"Fine"
Together, hand in hand, they walked into the cave. The blankets she had brought before had become useful she thought. There was only one blanket left. They had to share. Matt took the blanket and wrapped it around both of them and without another thought they both fell asleep.