Guardian Legacy
It took another hour for the others to get up. Stahn was last, and the only reason he did get up was that Rutee pushed him into the spring in the oasis. Everyone was laughing at the sight of him when he came out of the water, everyone except Stahn that is.
"That wasn't funny," he groaned, "I could have drowned while I was asleep."
"I would have gotten you if you didn't wake up. I'm not about to let you die," Rutee insisted. Except for Lawrence, everyone was quite shocked over the new revelation about Leomon. Stahn, for one, had begun saying how happy he was that Rutee was able to reunite with her father after all she had gone through. The young Guardian blushed at his kind words.
Hugo told them, "The Guardian Shrine is not to far off. We should go there first to get situated. Once we talk to Chris and figure out what to do next, we can look for your partners."
So they began to travel towards the shrine. Apparently, no wild Digimon would dare attack the partner of the Guardian of the Digital World, so they had a smooth path ahead. It wasn't long before they arrived at the shrine. Hugo opened the gates, and they went inside.
They traveled through a lush garden full of tropical plants. There were types there that none of them could name. Philia stooped down to smell some of the flowers that she saw. She finally stopped when she looked up for a second and saw Rutee glaring at her for the delay. The thought of meeting her mother was first on her mind, and she didn't want to wait much longer.
Finally, they came to the door. Rutee rushed foreword and pulled it open. Inside was what appeared to be a room made entirely out of diamonds. Some of her old habits came back to her, and dollar signs shone in her eyes. She quickly shook it off, there were more important things to worry about. Hugo stepped foreword. "Chris, where are you? I've got a surprise for you."
At that moment, a woman stepped into the room. She had long black hair that flowed around her white robes like a cape, and ethereal violet eyes that mirrored Rutee's own. A playful smile was across her face as she saw the young Digidestined enter the room.
"Mother?!" exclaimed Rutee, "Is it really you? Are you really the mother I've longed for all of these lonely years?" She stepped foreword so the woman could see her clearly.
"Rutee, it's been so long. Oh how I've missed you," she said.
A tear shone in the young woman's eye as she beheld her mother. On closer inspection she could see that her mother was also crying. Rutee could only imagine how lonely she'd been, all alone in this world for so many years before her father had arrived. She began to think less of all of the ways she had suffered, and more on how her mother must have felt.
Rutee replied, "Me too mother, me too." She ran towards her mother, and embraced her.
Chris smiled. "I knew you would come here eventually. It was worth the long wait in this place. After all, peace only lasts so long here, we've never gone more than one generation without someone or something trying to make a mess, and a Guardian needing to come and clean it up."
"Why did you stay so long?" asked Rutee, "If the danger was gone, why couldn't you come back? We might have been able to prevent the tragedy that occurred."
"I had a mission. I needed to protect the Catalyst for Digivolution. A dark force was after him, and he didn't quite feel safe in our world. When the dark force was vanquished, I prepared to go home. But then I had a dream that foretold a great disaster, and it warned me to stay in the Digital World. I worried that I would cause the disaster, so I listened to the dream," she stated.
Rutee yelled, "Whoever tricked you into staying isn't going to escape my wrath. Must have been Kronos, he's the only one who would want to usher in the destruction of the world. If that (word omitted) wasn't already dead. . .I'd murder him in his sleep."
Chris looked shocked. "Rutee! That's no way to speak about anyone."
"But mom, he's the one that enslaved father," she complained, "The one who sent Emilio to die by forcing him to fight against us. It's his fault that I've suffered so long."
Stahn noticed the tears growing in her eyes. He'd only seen this happen in extreme levels once before, right after her father had died. But whenever she thought about her past her eyes often misted over. The young swordsman found he could understand what she was going through. Heck, he'd do the same thing if he had been forced to kill his grandfather and sister.
"I'll be here for you Rutee. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on about anything, just come and talk to me about it. It feels better if you bring it out into the open," he told her.
Rutee replied, "Thank you Stahn. Don't worry, I'll be alright."
Stahn wiped a tear away from her eyes. "A good cry can help once in awhile. I spent a good portion of last year crying every time I remembered the final battle. And I only lost a close friend. You lost your whole family, so you have even more of a reason to cry. I won't think less of you if you do."
'You've always been there for me,' thought Rutee, 'Every time I've been lost or lonely, you've let me share my emotions with you. That's one of the reasons I've fallen for you.'
Maybe they would have kissed then. It seemed like the perfect time, with Rutee in such a pensive mood, and her emotions flowing from her. But at that moment, the doors of the shrine burst open, and in came all of their Digimon partners. Dymlos chose that instant to run up to Stahn, and tackle him playfully, knocking him to the ground.
"Foiled again I see," stated Atwight.
Rutee blushed fervently. "It's not like that Atwight. He's just my close friend, nothing more." But she was well aware of her blush, and the fact that she wasn't doing quite a good job of hiding her emotions from either her mentor or her mother.
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Poor Rutee and Stahn, never can get the chance to share their feelings. What kind of plan can they cook up to deal with this enemy? We'll see next time.
It took another hour for the others to get up. Stahn was last, and the only reason he did get up was that Rutee pushed him into the spring in the oasis. Everyone was laughing at the sight of him when he came out of the water, everyone except Stahn that is.
"That wasn't funny," he groaned, "I could have drowned while I was asleep."
"I would have gotten you if you didn't wake up. I'm not about to let you die," Rutee insisted. Except for Lawrence, everyone was quite shocked over the new revelation about Leomon. Stahn, for one, had begun saying how happy he was that Rutee was able to reunite with her father after all she had gone through. The young Guardian blushed at his kind words.
Hugo told them, "The Guardian Shrine is not to far off. We should go there first to get situated. Once we talk to Chris and figure out what to do next, we can look for your partners."
So they began to travel towards the shrine. Apparently, no wild Digimon would dare attack the partner of the Guardian of the Digital World, so they had a smooth path ahead. It wasn't long before they arrived at the shrine. Hugo opened the gates, and they went inside.
They traveled through a lush garden full of tropical plants. There were types there that none of them could name. Philia stooped down to smell some of the flowers that she saw. She finally stopped when she looked up for a second and saw Rutee glaring at her for the delay. The thought of meeting her mother was first on her mind, and she didn't want to wait much longer.
Finally, they came to the door. Rutee rushed foreword and pulled it open. Inside was what appeared to be a room made entirely out of diamonds. Some of her old habits came back to her, and dollar signs shone in her eyes. She quickly shook it off, there were more important things to worry about. Hugo stepped foreword. "Chris, where are you? I've got a surprise for you."
At that moment, a woman stepped into the room. She had long black hair that flowed around her white robes like a cape, and ethereal violet eyes that mirrored Rutee's own. A playful smile was across her face as she saw the young Digidestined enter the room.
"Mother?!" exclaimed Rutee, "Is it really you? Are you really the mother I've longed for all of these lonely years?" She stepped foreword so the woman could see her clearly.
"Rutee, it's been so long. Oh how I've missed you," she said.
A tear shone in the young woman's eye as she beheld her mother. On closer inspection she could see that her mother was also crying. Rutee could only imagine how lonely she'd been, all alone in this world for so many years before her father had arrived. She began to think less of all of the ways she had suffered, and more on how her mother must have felt.
Rutee replied, "Me too mother, me too." She ran towards her mother, and embraced her.
Chris smiled. "I knew you would come here eventually. It was worth the long wait in this place. After all, peace only lasts so long here, we've never gone more than one generation without someone or something trying to make a mess, and a Guardian needing to come and clean it up."
"Why did you stay so long?" asked Rutee, "If the danger was gone, why couldn't you come back? We might have been able to prevent the tragedy that occurred."
"I had a mission. I needed to protect the Catalyst for Digivolution. A dark force was after him, and he didn't quite feel safe in our world. When the dark force was vanquished, I prepared to go home. But then I had a dream that foretold a great disaster, and it warned me to stay in the Digital World. I worried that I would cause the disaster, so I listened to the dream," she stated.
Rutee yelled, "Whoever tricked you into staying isn't going to escape my wrath. Must have been Kronos, he's the only one who would want to usher in the destruction of the world. If that (word omitted) wasn't already dead. . .I'd murder him in his sleep."
Chris looked shocked. "Rutee! That's no way to speak about anyone."
"But mom, he's the one that enslaved father," she complained, "The one who sent Emilio to die by forcing him to fight against us. It's his fault that I've suffered so long."
Stahn noticed the tears growing in her eyes. He'd only seen this happen in extreme levels once before, right after her father had died. But whenever she thought about her past her eyes often misted over. The young swordsman found he could understand what she was going through. Heck, he'd do the same thing if he had been forced to kill his grandfather and sister.
"I'll be here for you Rutee. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on about anything, just come and talk to me about it. It feels better if you bring it out into the open," he told her.
Rutee replied, "Thank you Stahn. Don't worry, I'll be alright."
Stahn wiped a tear away from her eyes. "A good cry can help once in awhile. I spent a good portion of last year crying every time I remembered the final battle. And I only lost a close friend. You lost your whole family, so you have even more of a reason to cry. I won't think less of you if you do."
'You've always been there for me,' thought Rutee, 'Every time I've been lost or lonely, you've let me share my emotions with you. That's one of the reasons I've fallen for you.'
Maybe they would have kissed then. It seemed like the perfect time, with Rutee in such a pensive mood, and her emotions flowing from her. But at that moment, the doors of the shrine burst open, and in came all of their Digimon partners. Dymlos chose that instant to run up to Stahn, and tackle him playfully, knocking him to the ground.
"Foiled again I see," stated Atwight.
Rutee blushed fervently. "It's not like that Atwight. He's just my close friend, nothing more." But she was well aware of her blush, and the fact that she wasn't doing quite a good job of hiding her emotions from either her mentor or her mother.
- - - -
Poor Rutee and Stahn, never can get the chance to share their feelings. What kind of plan can they cook up to deal with this enemy? We'll see next time.