A Muse's Work Is Never Done
"Who are you?" demanded Rutee, "Where did you come from? What reason do you have for helping us fight this evil? How did you give us these powers?"
"You forgot Why and When," the voice replied.
Before Rutee could get mad and yell at her for the remark, the voice stepped out of a dimensional portal. The young woman nearly freaked when she saw what it was. It was a humanoid tiger with yellow fur and mahogany stripes, along with feathery silver wings on her back. She had hazel eyes and brown hair, and looked to be about Rutee's age. The woman wore a gray sleeveless shirt and pants with a ruby breastplate and a white cape. Her gloves were white, and her long boots were yellow with metal plates over her knees. The hat on her head was a white berèt-like with a red feather and there was a pink and red raccoon tail in the back.
The tiger stated, "You've done well helping me track that devilish criminal. I've been after him for about a month now, after he slipped out of the VandalHearts World after being blasted by a girl named Eleni Dunbar. Took me some time to realize he was hiding in the Digital World."
A white tiger cub with yellow stripes, gold eyes, and a mane of hair much like a horse's climbed down from her master's shoulder. She was followed by a red fox with six curly tails and a curly lock of hair on top of its head. Rutee took out her Digivice. "Toranmon, Rookie Level. Bubbly like the wind, she is only serious when it comes to fighting. Her special attack is Gale Force." But there was no data on the little red fox, which she figured wasn't even a Digimon.
"My name is Teefa," the tiger woman told them, "And this is Foxy - - my Vulpix - - and my Toranmon is Skysplitter. We're cops who track interdimensional criminals. Guess we can cross Amion off the list of people we've got to go after. Things have been peaceful for awhile now. I'm honored to meet the famous Rutee and Stahn from Tales of Destiny. You two really are all I've heard."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Rutee.
Teefa stated, "I am what you call a Muse. My whole universe consists of several worlds that were made into one larger one. We're all based on other people, but with these cool humanoid forms instead of our usual human ones. My cousin's cousin is actually based on Rutee. Anyway, we serve the woman who created our universe. It's me, my cousin Lufia, her cousins Rutee and Phoebe, and our friends Burianne and Samantha who work to track down these dangerous criminals through dimensions with the help of our Digimon and Pokèmon partners."
Rutee looked at her. "Well, its nice to meet you too. Can we go back to my mom's place now? I want to see if everyone is ok. Poor mom probably had a heart attack after we vanished."
"Sure you can," Teefa said, "I'll take you there in an instant." Suddenly, she transformed into a giant silver bird. Rutee grabbed Skysplitter, Stahn grabbed Foxy, and they got on her back. Teefa then took off, and flew towards the Guardian Shrine.
"Oh Rutee, I was so worried that you had been hurt," exclaimed Chris when she'd seen the two Megas arrive at the shrine. Rutee and Atwight reverted back to themselves so the girl could go and embrace her parents. Stahn and Dymlos did the same thing.
Hugo told them, "You have done well. But who is the tiger girl with you?"
Teefa gave them a smile that could soften a demon's heart. "My name is Teefa, a Muse. I came to track the criminal Amion, and just happened to stop him from killing Rutee and Stahn, and help to unlock their Bio-Merges and to keep El Chickeno from escaping."
"I thank you," Chris whispered, "You saved my daughter's life."
"Don't mention it. Oh, look at the time. I've got to get back to my own world now. My boyfriend and I have dinner reservations," she said. With that, another portal opened, and the girl and her pets went back through to her own dimension.
The next day, it was time for the warriors to return to their own world. The portal back to the Real World was open, and ready for them to enter it. Rutee had tears in her eyes as she said goodbye to her mother and father. But she knew that she could always come back to visit them. She had learned how to open portals for herself before they left so she wouldn't have to get Atwight to do it for her.
Chris said, "I wish you could stay here with us. But I know you have your own life to live back in the Real World. Take care of yourself Rutee."
Hugo smiled at his daughter and her beloved. "Now you and Stahn better stick together. As you said, nothing can defeat you when you work together."
"Philia," whispered Lawrence, "When I come back to the Real World with you, do you want to get together and go on a date sometime."
"Just ignore King Perv. He's just trying to score," Rutee told her.
Philia replied, "No thank you, I'm happy living as a priestess."
Lawrence stomped his foot. "Darn, lost another opportunity."
"Now all of you are free to come back and visit any time," Chris informed them, "My door is always open, and I'll cook a great meal if you ever decide to come."
"We will. When we have our firstborn child, we'll definitely show you," Stahn said.
With that, the five humans and five Digimon stepped through the portal, heading back to their home. Stahn and Rutee held hands as they flew through it. Nothing would keep them apart, even if one of them died, they would be together. That is the strength of their bond, and no one could ever break it.
- - - -
Gave some props to the humorous world I created based on several games. The name Teefa is from the game Arcana, by Hal. She was a princess and a sorceress. And Skysplitter, the Toranmon, is a Digimon originally created by me for a Digimon/Arcana crossover, and she just kind of stuck. Well, here's where I give credit to the people who made this possible. First, to Namco for making ToD. Then, to whoever made Digimon for the plot and the Digimon used (only Toranmon is my own creation, she comes from Tora which is Japanese for Tiger). Next, to Nintendo; the Vulpix, Foxy, is one of the little creatures from their Pokemon series. Of course, to Konami for VandalHearts. And to the Creators of Slayers and Ruin Explorers as I listened to their themes while I wrote the last few chapters. Finally, to my friend Chuck who coined the phase El Chickeno while referring to a villain in one of his computer games.
"Who are you?" demanded Rutee, "Where did you come from? What reason do you have for helping us fight this evil? How did you give us these powers?"
"You forgot Why and When," the voice replied.
Before Rutee could get mad and yell at her for the remark, the voice stepped out of a dimensional portal. The young woman nearly freaked when she saw what it was. It was a humanoid tiger with yellow fur and mahogany stripes, along with feathery silver wings on her back. She had hazel eyes and brown hair, and looked to be about Rutee's age. The woman wore a gray sleeveless shirt and pants with a ruby breastplate and a white cape. Her gloves were white, and her long boots were yellow with metal plates over her knees. The hat on her head was a white berèt-like with a red feather and there was a pink and red raccoon tail in the back.
The tiger stated, "You've done well helping me track that devilish criminal. I've been after him for about a month now, after he slipped out of the VandalHearts World after being blasted by a girl named Eleni Dunbar. Took me some time to realize he was hiding in the Digital World."
A white tiger cub with yellow stripes, gold eyes, and a mane of hair much like a horse's climbed down from her master's shoulder. She was followed by a red fox with six curly tails and a curly lock of hair on top of its head. Rutee took out her Digivice. "Toranmon, Rookie Level. Bubbly like the wind, she is only serious when it comes to fighting. Her special attack is Gale Force." But there was no data on the little red fox, which she figured wasn't even a Digimon.
"My name is Teefa," the tiger woman told them, "And this is Foxy - - my Vulpix - - and my Toranmon is Skysplitter. We're cops who track interdimensional criminals. Guess we can cross Amion off the list of people we've got to go after. Things have been peaceful for awhile now. I'm honored to meet the famous Rutee and Stahn from Tales of Destiny. You two really are all I've heard."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Rutee.
Teefa stated, "I am what you call a Muse. My whole universe consists of several worlds that were made into one larger one. We're all based on other people, but with these cool humanoid forms instead of our usual human ones. My cousin's cousin is actually based on Rutee. Anyway, we serve the woman who created our universe. It's me, my cousin Lufia, her cousins Rutee and Phoebe, and our friends Burianne and Samantha who work to track down these dangerous criminals through dimensions with the help of our Digimon and Pokèmon partners."
Rutee looked at her. "Well, its nice to meet you too. Can we go back to my mom's place now? I want to see if everyone is ok. Poor mom probably had a heart attack after we vanished."
"Sure you can," Teefa said, "I'll take you there in an instant." Suddenly, she transformed into a giant silver bird. Rutee grabbed Skysplitter, Stahn grabbed Foxy, and they got on her back. Teefa then took off, and flew towards the Guardian Shrine.
"Oh Rutee, I was so worried that you had been hurt," exclaimed Chris when she'd seen the two Megas arrive at the shrine. Rutee and Atwight reverted back to themselves so the girl could go and embrace her parents. Stahn and Dymlos did the same thing.
Hugo told them, "You have done well. But who is the tiger girl with you?"
Teefa gave them a smile that could soften a demon's heart. "My name is Teefa, a Muse. I came to track the criminal Amion, and just happened to stop him from killing Rutee and Stahn, and help to unlock their Bio-Merges and to keep El Chickeno from escaping."
"I thank you," Chris whispered, "You saved my daughter's life."
"Don't mention it. Oh, look at the time. I've got to get back to my own world now. My boyfriend and I have dinner reservations," she said. With that, another portal opened, and the girl and her pets went back through to her own dimension.
The next day, it was time for the warriors to return to their own world. The portal back to the Real World was open, and ready for them to enter it. Rutee had tears in her eyes as she said goodbye to her mother and father. But she knew that she could always come back to visit them. She had learned how to open portals for herself before they left so she wouldn't have to get Atwight to do it for her.
Chris said, "I wish you could stay here with us. But I know you have your own life to live back in the Real World. Take care of yourself Rutee."
Hugo smiled at his daughter and her beloved. "Now you and Stahn better stick together. As you said, nothing can defeat you when you work together."
"Philia," whispered Lawrence, "When I come back to the Real World with you, do you want to get together and go on a date sometime."
"Just ignore King Perv. He's just trying to score," Rutee told her.
Philia replied, "No thank you, I'm happy living as a priestess."
Lawrence stomped his foot. "Darn, lost another opportunity."
"Now all of you are free to come back and visit any time," Chris informed them, "My door is always open, and I'll cook a great meal if you ever decide to come."
"We will. When we have our firstborn child, we'll definitely show you," Stahn said.
With that, the five humans and five Digimon stepped through the portal, heading back to their home. Stahn and Rutee held hands as they flew through it. Nothing would keep them apart, even if one of them died, they would be together. That is the strength of their bond, and no one could ever break it.
- - - -
Gave some props to the humorous world I created based on several games. The name Teefa is from the game Arcana, by Hal. She was a princess and a sorceress. And Skysplitter, the Toranmon, is a Digimon originally created by me for a Digimon/Arcana crossover, and she just kind of stuck. Well, here's where I give credit to the people who made this possible. First, to Namco for making ToD. Then, to whoever made Digimon for the plot and the Digimon used (only Toranmon is my own creation, she comes from Tora which is Japanese for Tiger). Next, to Nintendo; the Vulpix, Foxy, is one of the little creatures from their Pokemon series. Of course, to Konami for VandalHearts. And to the Creators of Slayers and Ruin Explorers as I listened to their themes while I wrote the last few chapters. Finally, to my friend Chuck who coined the phase El Chickeno while referring to a villain in one of his computer games.