Chapter 15
The darkness swarmed around me like bees. I felt different; I wasn't flesh and blood any more. It was an indescribable experience. All I can tell you is that I fell. I don't know how long, but I fell. It was slow and steady, but I was still falling.
Eventually I saw what looked like ground below me. I didn't see darkness anymore. Things were in a purple tint. Then I hit the ground. I fell to my knees and looks around.
D'Artagnan landed effortlessly next to me. He put an arm on my shoulder and grinned. His eyes no longer showed a forlorn and melancholy look. They were full of joy and the disbelief of being home.
I heard horn in the distance. Well not distance, we stood only tens of feet from the gate of a city. It was like that from ancient times.
Slowly, one by one, the other Tamer's and Lisa appeared near me and D'Artagnan. "Joan," I looked at my partner. "First thing when we get in, I'll take you to meet my wife. I'm sure she would be glad to meet you." He literally purred these two sentences.
The entire Tamer group stood and looked around. They seemed surprised by this world. Yet we all turned our heads as the wooden gate opened. Three Digimon stepped out to 'greet' us.
They all wore similar orange armor. One of the back two was a human like tiger. His, or her, fur white as snow, besides the black stripes. The other back one was more of a orange dinosaur. Unlike the other two he didn't carry a sword. The front one was an orange or red colored fox.
"Humans," she spoke, "you shouldn't be here!" She then pulled her sword. "We give you one chance to leave or..." She stopped and looked at D'Artagnan. "YOU!"
"Miss me?" He teased.
"I thought they told you to bring back one Tamer, not..." Ruki cut her off.
"Renamon?" They looked at each other.
"By the Sovereign, I never thought..." She stopped talking and sheathed her sword. She then turned to her armored friends. "We must take them to Council. The Five Holy Ones will be pleased to see one of our many exiled is back. Also they might want to meet some old friends." She laughed and turned back to us. I looked around and saw most of the Tamers whispering the word 'five'
"They may go to see The Sovereign, but Joan and I are going to see Porthawosmon. We will see my wife, then the Council."
"Port... Dantagonmon, there is something I should tell you."
"What," he growled at her. I was baffled; I had never seen him act this way.
"Porthawosmon, well about a month after you left; she, well, asked the Council to let her go through the portal and find you. She took an envelope with her."
"This is you fault..." he pointed a finger at Renamon. "...if it wasn't for your lies! If it wasn't for those lies I wouldn't be in this mess."
"Lies! What lies?" Takato said in English. "Since when did she tell lies?"
"Since when did you speak English?" Lisa looked at him.
"It's not that he can speak English, it's just this world makes us all hear in our own language." Henry said, "Listen, can we just see them now. I want to find out how there is five and not four."
Renamon winked at Sue, "I think you will be surprised at who is the Fifth." She then turned and walked into the city. We followed, the other two Digimon at our heels.
We walked through the city. It was almost like a place out of ancient Greece. A top a huge hill, no, almost a small mountain. There was one palace on the top. To the sides were temples, Pantheons. If only the goddess Athena her self stood with Nike in her hand in just one of those. There were three to my right. The last one still seemed to have work being done on it. The other side there was two.
In the outer ring there were shops, merchants, and Digimon living their own lives. They didn't have a Tamer with them. They weren't under the control of a human. Yet they didn't know the joys that could bring. But why am I talking about what they do not know. I am the Tamer, not the Digimon that follows them.
Yet in the inner ring there were great houses. There we still merchants, stores, and the common Digimon that D'Artagnan called Dieco. They could go in and out of the two rings as they wished, no one stopped them. The Orange guards watched, but did nothing as they passed.
All of them. And I mean all of them, stared as we passed. Their eyes watching us carefully. I bet none of them have ever seen a human before. Now seven walked in there like they belonged. Seven strode up to the great palace with out a single interference.
It took a while to get to the palace. There were hundreds of stairs like that of a ziggurat. But it was worth it. The palace it's self was made out of white marble. It was a hive of Orange guards and merchants on the outside.
Finally we arrived at two great wooden doors. Guards with halberds stood in front of them. They clanged the halberds together as we neared.
"They are busy," one said.
"They need rest from the work they do." The other finished his sentience.
"Busy, when you tell them that one of the Sovereignties is back with a Tamer we'll see who's busy." They looked from Renamon to D'Artagnan. The one on the right went into the room.
"Renamon, since when did you fight for the Sovereign?" Ruki asked her disturbed.
"I always have. I was the first to visit your planet and receive a Tamer. At the time the Sovereign wasn't in the right of mind," I heard D'Artagnan growl when she said that. "I didn't say anything because all of you would hold it against me. Some of my loyalties still lie on Earth. That is, with you Tamers of course."
"You may go in," he said holding the door open. I looked at D'Artagnan. He seemed proud, his head was held high. He grinned and nodded at the Digimon Sovereignty.
The room was huge. Almost as big as on of the temples outside. There were five chairs with five Digimon in them. In the middle there was a giant dragon. Two his left there was a phoenix and a tiger. To his right there was a turtle and some sort of rabbit.
We stopped in the middle of the room. The doors slammed behind us, Renamon had stayed outside. Or had left us here.
"My Lords," D'Artagnan said stepping out of our group, "and Lady." The rabbit smiled at this. D'Artagnan looked and me and beckoned me out to where he stood. I looked around at my friends and joined him.
D'Artagnan bowed and took a deep breath. "I, Dantagonmon, loyal Sovereignty, have completed the quest for a Tamer." He looked back at me then whispered, "Get out the D'Arc." I fumbled and dropped it on the floor. D'Artagnan picked it up and gave it to me.
"Thanks," I muttered then held it up for the Council to see.
"Very good, you are the first to return with a Tamer. You exceed where others have failed." The dragon boomed, "I ask that you return to your duties as soon as possible.
"My Lord Quinglongmon, these others, they have not failed in the finding of a Tamer." The Five looked at each other and whispered things. "Many I have met have found their Tamer. NO! Not many, but all! All of those I have met have Tamers, and yet they refuse to come back."
"Maybe our good council is not what it seems to Diecotra's. Or maybe life is not well here. We do have war with..."
"I did not promote you to this post for your lack of judgment." The dragon, I think his name was Quinglongmon yelled at the rabbit. "We agreed you were worthy of this promotion. Yet sometimes we wish we had never made that decision."
"Just get on with this, you can tell me how much you hate me later." She told him.
"I NEVER SAID..." He started before the door opened behind us.
"My Lords and Lady! Lokimon's force's are at our walls! We are under attack!" Renamon yelled, sword in one hand.
"This ends our conversation. Dantagonmon, get ready for battle, I will talk to you and your Tamer later. Renamon, get the humans so weapons. Maybe they will be a blessing instead of the nuisance they were last time." All but the rabbit left through a giant door behind the chairs.
She stepped towards us as a golden light surrounded her. She became smaller and turned into a brown rabbit like creature with three horns on her head. "Shiuchon, I never thought I would see you again. Looks like you have really grown up in those eight or nine years."
Sue smiled and blushed slightly. "It's nice to see you too Lopmon, I see you aren't a Deva anymore."
"Yes, they found that I would be more useful as part of their council. Obviously they need me here more then they think. But I should not bug you with such things right now. You must hurry and prepare. The enemy as besieged us before. Only once getting past our defenses. They grow stronger every time they attack. And with that we grow weaker. Lokimon will not stop until he has destroyed our lands."
"Come, we must hurry. I'll be sure to meet you at the Smokey Inn when this battle is over, and we have survived again." Renamon said, Lopmon nodded and turned away from us walking out.
"Do not be so sure," I heard her say softly, "some day we might slip. And then, then we will not be able to stop them. Nor will we be able to save humans from certain death."
The darkness swarmed around me like bees. I felt different; I wasn't flesh and blood any more. It was an indescribable experience. All I can tell you is that I fell. I don't know how long, but I fell. It was slow and steady, but I was still falling.
Eventually I saw what looked like ground below me. I didn't see darkness anymore. Things were in a purple tint. Then I hit the ground. I fell to my knees and looks around.
D'Artagnan landed effortlessly next to me. He put an arm on my shoulder and grinned. His eyes no longer showed a forlorn and melancholy look. They were full of joy and the disbelief of being home.
I heard horn in the distance. Well not distance, we stood only tens of feet from the gate of a city. It was like that from ancient times.
Slowly, one by one, the other Tamer's and Lisa appeared near me and D'Artagnan. "Joan," I looked at my partner. "First thing when we get in, I'll take you to meet my wife. I'm sure she would be glad to meet you." He literally purred these two sentences.
The entire Tamer group stood and looked around. They seemed surprised by this world. Yet we all turned our heads as the wooden gate opened. Three Digimon stepped out to 'greet' us.
They all wore similar orange armor. One of the back two was a human like tiger. His, or her, fur white as snow, besides the black stripes. The other back one was more of a orange dinosaur. Unlike the other two he didn't carry a sword. The front one was an orange or red colored fox.
"Humans," she spoke, "you shouldn't be here!" She then pulled her sword. "We give you one chance to leave or..." She stopped and looked at D'Artagnan. "YOU!"
"Miss me?" He teased.
"I thought they told you to bring back one Tamer, not..." Ruki cut her off.
"Renamon?" They looked at each other.
"By the Sovereign, I never thought..." She stopped talking and sheathed her sword. She then turned to her armored friends. "We must take them to Council. The Five Holy Ones will be pleased to see one of our many exiled is back. Also they might want to meet some old friends." She laughed and turned back to us. I looked around and saw most of the Tamers whispering the word 'five'
"They may go to see The Sovereign, but Joan and I are going to see Porthawosmon. We will see my wife, then the Council."
"Port... Dantagonmon, there is something I should tell you."
"What," he growled at her. I was baffled; I had never seen him act this way.
"Porthawosmon, well about a month after you left; she, well, asked the Council to let her go through the portal and find you. She took an envelope with her."
"This is you fault..." he pointed a finger at Renamon. "...if it wasn't for your lies! If it wasn't for those lies I wouldn't be in this mess."
"Lies! What lies?" Takato said in English. "Since when did she tell lies?"
"Since when did you speak English?" Lisa looked at him.
"It's not that he can speak English, it's just this world makes us all hear in our own language." Henry said, "Listen, can we just see them now. I want to find out how there is five and not four."
Renamon winked at Sue, "I think you will be surprised at who is the Fifth." She then turned and walked into the city. We followed, the other two Digimon at our heels.
We walked through the city. It was almost like a place out of ancient Greece. A top a huge hill, no, almost a small mountain. There was one palace on the top. To the sides were temples, Pantheons. If only the goddess Athena her self stood with Nike in her hand in just one of those. There were three to my right. The last one still seemed to have work being done on it. The other side there was two.
In the outer ring there were shops, merchants, and Digimon living their own lives. They didn't have a Tamer with them. They weren't under the control of a human. Yet they didn't know the joys that could bring. But why am I talking about what they do not know. I am the Tamer, not the Digimon that follows them.
Yet in the inner ring there were great houses. There we still merchants, stores, and the common Digimon that D'Artagnan called Dieco. They could go in and out of the two rings as they wished, no one stopped them. The Orange guards watched, but did nothing as they passed.
All of them. And I mean all of them, stared as we passed. Their eyes watching us carefully. I bet none of them have ever seen a human before. Now seven walked in there like they belonged. Seven strode up to the great palace with out a single interference.
It took a while to get to the palace. There were hundreds of stairs like that of a ziggurat. But it was worth it. The palace it's self was made out of white marble. It was a hive of Orange guards and merchants on the outside.
Finally we arrived at two great wooden doors. Guards with halberds stood in front of them. They clanged the halberds together as we neared.
"They are busy," one said.
"They need rest from the work they do." The other finished his sentience.
"Busy, when you tell them that one of the Sovereignties is back with a Tamer we'll see who's busy." They looked from Renamon to D'Artagnan. The one on the right went into the room.
"Renamon, since when did you fight for the Sovereign?" Ruki asked her disturbed.
"I always have. I was the first to visit your planet and receive a Tamer. At the time the Sovereign wasn't in the right of mind," I heard D'Artagnan growl when she said that. "I didn't say anything because all of you would hold it against me. Some of my loyalties still lie on Earth. That is, with you Tamers of course."
"You may go in," he said holding the door open. I looked at D'Artagnan. He seemed proud, his head was held high. He grinned and nodded at the Digimon Sovereignty.
The room was huge. Almost as big as on of the temples outside. There were five chairs with five Digimon in them. In the middle there was a giant dragon. Two his left there was a phoenix and a tiger. To his right there was a turtle and some sort of rabbit.
We stopped in the middle of the room. The doors slammed behind us, Renamon had stayed outside. Or had left us here.
"My Lords," D'Artagnan said stepping out of our group, "and Lady." The rabbit smiled at this. D'Artagnan looked and me and beckoned me out to where he stood. I looked around at my friends and joined him.
D'Artagnan bowed and took a deep breath. "I, Dantagonmon, loyal Sovereignty, have completed the quest for a Tamer." He looked back at me then whispered, "Get out the D'Arc." I fumbled and dropped it on the floor. D'Artagnan picked it up and gave it to me.
"Thanks," I muttered then held it up for the Council to see.
"Very good, you are the first to return with a Tamer. You exceed where others have failed." The dragon boomed, "I ask that you return to your duties as soon as possible.
"My Lord Quinglongmon, these others, they have not failed in the finding of a Tamer." The Five looked at each other and whispered things. "Many I have met have found their Tamer. NO! Not many, but all! All of those I have met have Tamers, and yet they refuse to come back."
"Maybe our good council is not what it seems to Diecotra's. Or maybe life is not well here. We do have war with..."
"I did not promote you to this post for your lack of judgment." The dragon, I think his name was Quinglongmon yelled at the rabbit. "We agreed you were worthy of this promotion. Yet sometimes we wish we had never made that decision."
"Just get on with this, you can tell me how much you hate me later." She told him.
"I NEVER SAID..." He started before the door opened behind us.
"My Lords and Lady! Lokimon's force's are at our walls! We are under attack!" Renamon yelled, sword in one hand.
"This ends our conversation. Dantagonmon, get ready for battle, I will talk to you and your Tamer later. Renamon, get the humans so weapons. Maybe they will be a blessing instead of the nuisance they were last time." All but the rabbit left through a giant door behind the chairs.
She stepped towards us as a golden light surrounded her. She became smaller and turned into a brown rabbit like creature with three horns on her head. "Shiuchon, I never thought I would see you again. Looks like you have really grown up in those eight or nine years."
Sue smiled and blushed slightly. "It's nice to see you too Lopmon, I see you aren't a Deva anymore."
"Yes, they found that I would be more useful as part of their council. Obviously they need me here more then they think. But I should not bug you with such things right now. You must hurry and prepare. The enemy as besieged us before. Only once getting past our defenses. They grow stronger every time they attack. And with that we grow weaker. Lokimon will not stop until he has destroyed our lands."
"Come, we must hurry. I'll be sure to meet you at the Smokey Inn when this battle is over, and we have survived again." Renamon said, Lopmon nodded and turned away from us walking out.
"Do not be so sure," I heard her say softly, "some day we might slip. And then, then we will not be able to stop them. Nor will we be able to save humans from certain death."