Title: Digimon Frontier2: Strike of the Goddess
Author(s): Silent Teardrops and Raven of Last Dusk AKA Akiya and Ravynn
Rating: PG-13
Primary Genre: Adventure/Action
Secondary Genre: Angst
Chapter number: 1
Chapter Title: The Start of A Journey
Ravynn: Finally! Here's chapter 1!!!
Akiya: I'm going to kill you Tigersword, if you're reading this!
Ravynn: If I ever come face to face with you, I'm going to strangle you to death!
Akiya: Told ya so! But you didn't believe me. ^_^
Ravynn: Akiya's telling the truth and nothing but the truth, Tigersword! *glares at Tigersword* Err-, enough talk about the no feeling low life jackass.. We need to get on with the story.
Akiya: *nods*
Disclaimer: We don't own digimon! Like the money we have together could even cover that stuff!
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Sweat beaded over her eye. She wiped it off. She bent down, getting ready to rush off. "Three...two...one...go!" Her world rushed by, everything was a blur. Her ponytail flew with the wind, catching every glint of the sun. She passed five contestants. Three more to go. She left two of them behind, eating her dust.
She ran head to head with the last contestant. One inch...two inches...one foot.... She could hear the crowd cheering for her. She ran faster. Finally, she crossed the finish line. The crow nearly burst her eardrums. Whew, she thought.
One of her friends rushed over and cried, "Hey Hope, you won again! You beat the runners from America! Bravo!" Hope smiled.
She was so lucky to have a friend like Mika. So happy and cheerful. "Ah...why don't you let me change?" She asked. "Okay!" all of her friends cried. They were really happy for her. She carried her medal in her hand, walking forward to the girl's bathroom.
She quickly changed. Hope could hardly wait for tonight's celebration. Her family and friends would be there. She really wanted to ask her sister Akiya if she won her gymnastics tournament at her school. As she walked toward the entrance of the bathroom, a shadow crossed her path.
Ten boys flitted out of the bushes, surrounding her. There was no way out. "Come here, we just want your medal," one of the boys sneered. "Give it here and we'll make sure you go unharmed."
Hope tensed, and bent to her knees. "No way, I won't give it up to a bunch losers like you," she said fiercely. "Who are you calling' losers, girlie?" They charged at her, fists raised.
She waited for the right moment, and then she disappeared. All the boys stopped as one, and some cried, "Where did she go?" Hope cried, "Up here!" They looked up.
They saw Hope, but the sun had came up behind her. "Ahhh! I can't see!" was heard below Hope. She landed, barely winded. Well gymnastics lessons really paid off, she thought to herself. She could see that the boys were trying to blink the spots away from her eyes. Before they could comprehend, Hope had run off.
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As Hope was walking, a message of some sort came to her.
Celestial warriors! You are the Digital World's only hope!
Hope. Hope thought. What or where is the Digital world? Her pace quickened, leading her to the train station, her intended destination.
What's happening to me? Hope thought. I have to join mom, dad, and Akiya at the YMCA.... But instead of the pay phone, she walked past it and continued on. Now this was getting ridiculous. But her hand slipped in the train's fare and walked to where one of the trains was waiting.
"Welcome, Celestial Warrior," the train said. Now, I must be delusional, Hope thought frantically. A train talking to me? A train that could talk? I must be hallucinating. "Climb aboard," the train said. "I won't leave until you climb aboard. It's AncientOramon's order."
Hope considered running away, but her feet led her inside the train. Who's this AncientOramon? Hope thought to herself. Whoever he/she is, he/she will pay for my delay....
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Greek civilization grew out of a combination of two earlier civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean. Due to the geography of the land, both became great sea powers. Although their power was . . .Minami Takumachi sighed, rubbing her eyes.
She looked at the clock. It was barely 10. She looked back at her notes on Greek civilization. She remembered the test on it tomorrow. I have to keep on studying, she thought. She pushed back her auburn hair, and her blue eyes surveyed the papers again. Suddenly, a flashback overwhelmed her mind.
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Eleven-year-old Minami sat under a cherry tree, reading a book. Immersed in it, she didn't see the ball coming. When she looked up, it was too late. Whomp! It struck her in the face, leaving a big imprint. "Uh, we're sorry," one of the girls said, running over.
Minami smiled, even though it hurt, and said, "It's okay." Suddenly the girls recognized. "Hey, aren't you Minami Takumachi from 6A?" "Yes," Minami answered. The girls gasped. "You're the NERD?" "The suck-up to the teacher?"
"Huh?" Minami said, clueless. "Teacher's pet?" "A straight A student?" "All E's on her report card?" "Compared to everyone else? 'Look at Minami. She's finished with all her
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Minami recalled that she had been very sad that year. All year, it rained. Sometimes, the sun came out, but only for a few hours. Then it continued on raining. Minami's grades had dropped. All of her teachers were worried about her. She had changed inside that spring day. All the verbal abuse had done nothing wrong. But the thought always wandered into her mind.
Do they hate me? Do they hate me? Only then she realized that she had done none of those things. She had talked to a guidance counselor, but it didn't do any good. Instead, the guidance counselor accompanied her back to class, and launched into a discussion about calling people names.
It only worsened the blow. Now "tattletale" was added to the pile. All this time, the words had been kept from her. Why? She didn't know such ugly feelings existed. She lived in her own world, impressing only herself by studying.
When she studied, there were only cold facts, not ugly feelings. Now that she is thirteen, instead of the happy, cheerful, innocent girl, a quite, closed-core girl had taken her place. Nothing would take back the words. Nightmares came often. Many times her dreams, some strange, faceless people could gag her, and throw her somewhere where she couldn't breathe.
Usually she wakes up before she died. But what stopped the nightmares? A soothing, soft voice that Minami always heard in the worst of nightmares. It was not her mother's, she was certain. No. It sounded like something not living on Earth. It sounded like something not living on Earth.
It sounded far away, yet its voice is strong. Now, as Minami read the last word on her paper, she heard it.
Help! Go to your destiny, Celestial Warriors. Come to the train station immediately.
It resounded in her head. Minami bolted up. She listened for it again. Nothing. Go to the nearby train station. What? It sounded urgent. I better check it out.
She started packing very quickly. In went her first aid kit, her water bottle, her cell phone, and her notebook. She put on her warmest sweater, put on her shoes, grabbed her backpack, and went out the door. She arrived at the train station three minutes later. There was no one in sight. No train? She thought. But the message said...suddenly, a train appeared. It looked like it was there all along.
"Hello," the almost translucent train said. "I'm the Celestial Trailmon. Climb aboard." Minami thought, well here goes nothing! She took the first step toward her destiny.
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Click. Click. Click. Silence.
"Kiaru, get off the computer!"
Click. Click. Click. Silence.
"Kiaru, your dinner's getting cold! Come down right now!!!"
"Come! Wait a second!"
Click. Click. Cli-.
"Kiaru Ichijoji! Come down here this instant!" Grr..Kiaru thought.
She slid off the computer chair. "Coming!" She hurried down the stairs.
"Finally," Miyako Ichijoji sighed. Kiaru took her seat. Without a word, she began eating. Fifteen minutes later, she finished. She clambered up the steps to the computer room. Her other siblings continued eating.
Finally, Yukina spoke up. "What's so interesting about computers? She's always up there, glued to the screen," she complained. "She should go outside sometime, and play like all the other kids her age do." Miyako and Ken sweat dropped. They shared glances, each thinking, I was like that too. Glued to the screen. "Uhh, Miyako said, "Maybe she'll grow out of it."
"How?" Yukina challenged. "Why don't you play outside with your brother?"
"How come Kiaru is the only one without friends when we have tons of them? Why is that?" It's because they're not your real friends, Miyako thought. Just like Ken.
"Now, now, stop bothering your mother. She's got work to do," Ken said. He herded the kids outside. "Now, who wants to play soccer?" "Me!" they chorused.
Kiaru came away from the top of the stairs. She had heard everything. Why is it that I don't have any friends? She thought to herself. Would I sacrifice everything for him/her if I had one? She wondered. No, she shook her head violently. She had seen her siblings get hurt when their friends ditched them for popularity, and other friends. Her only friend was the computer.
The only time that she ever got mad at it when it was too slow or it crashed. Then she would have to restart it again. (Hehe) Kiaru slowly walked to the computer room. Suddenly, she thought, well, let's use the laptop that Mom or Dad gave me on Christmas.
She tiptoed to her room, not making a sound to alert the others. She slowly booted up the laptop, and waited until the desktop came on. Then she connected to the Internet. Two hours later...She was very surprised to find that she had nodded off. She looked at the clock.
It read 10:10. Kiaru sighed. It was way past her bedtime. Mom and Dad must've forgotten to tuck me in again, she thought. What am I thinking? I'm not a little kid anymore, the little eight-year-old thought stubbornly. (tee hee)
But...it would've been nice, Kiaru thought forlornly. Sigh...guess I'll just tuck myself in...She trudged to the bathroom, brushed her teeth and slipped quietly in bed. I wish...I wish I had some friends...real friends...she thought as she slipped off the dreamland.
Help, Celestial Warriors! You must come at once! Your destiny awaits.
No, she thought. I don't wanna, thinking it was a dream. NOOO!!! She woke up. What just happened? She thought. You must come now! The Digital World's fate is at state! You must hurry! There it was again. That message... that voice. It held unmistakable pain. Kiaru jumped out of bed. Who does that voice belong to?
I've heard it somewhere before...Maybe she's a friend. Kiaru stopped for a minute. If I am to go help someone and prepare for a trip, what should I pack? Hmm..Food, my cell phone, two water bottles, and.... Ten minutes later, she tiptoed across the hallway, and stopped when she got to her parent's room.
The whole house was asleep. She looked at her parents' sleeping forms and thought, Goodbye Mom and Dad. She slowly walked down the stairs, careful not to make a sound. Then she quietly opened the front door to freedom.
I'm going to make a new friend, she thought fiercely. I will. She walked the three blocks to the train station. Your destiny awaits you, she remembered. My destiny...here I come!
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"Hyah! Hyah! Hy-OUCH!" Fifteen-year-old Dawn Miyazawa rubbed her stomach. She had accidentally fallen forward, and her stomach had already hurt where her father had kicked her. I'm never going back there, she thought fiercely. She looked around the dojo. This was her sanctuary, where she can do whatever she wanted and not get yelled at. She smiled. How she missed her mother….
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Seven-year-old Dawn had just came back from school. She saw her mother on the floor in pain, while her father stood above her. She rushed to her mother's side. "Mother? Mother? Answer me! MOTHER!!!" Suddenly, her mother faced her. She coughed up a little blood, and tried to smile. "Hello, Dawn. Can you help me get up…?" It was her last words.
Suddenly, Dawn's world went from white to black. Ever since that day, her father beat her black and blue.
One day, when she awoke, she saw sapphire blue eyes peering at her. The woman's name was Kaoru Himura. She was a kind lady who owned a dojo with her husband and son. After she heard Dawn's story, she had begun to teach the kamiya Kasshin Ryu style, with a sword that defended, not harmed. Ever since that moment, Dawn had found happiness again.
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"Dawn? Wanna eat? Lunch's ready," A voice broke into her thoughts. She looked up. Sixteen-year-old Kenji, Kenshin's and Kaoru's son, looked down at her. He raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing on the floor?" He asked her.
Dawn picked herself up and mumbled, "nothing." She perked up. "Who's cooking?" She asked.
"My dad," was the reply.
Ever since the cooking disaster a few months ago, when the kitchen was almost blown up, Dawn never tasted another bite of Kaoru's cooking. There were many good things about Kaoru. Her fighting style, her clothes, her way with children…. But one of those good things did not include her cooking. But her husband, Kenshin, could really cook, had a way with children, and was a former battousai (manslayer). But who ever heard of a battousai, or even a man, like do the laundry?
It's true. Dawn sweat dropped. "Okay, I'm coming." She replied. She placed her shinai (wooden sword for training) down and followed Kenji inside the dojo. She could already smell the delicious scents coming from the kitchen.
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Dawn made her way up to the temple. There, she sat on the steps, gazing at the cherry blossoms. She could hear the wind swishing the trees, making the cherry blossoms fall.
Suddenly, Dawn narrowed her eyes. Did she just see a shadow? She reached for her shinai.
"Boo!" Dawn jumped, and came face to face with Yahiko, former student of Kaoru before she got married to Kenshin. Dawn sweat dropped.
"Yahiko, you scared me to death!" She cried. How can he act like he's ten when he's twenty-six years old? Tsubame popped up from behind him.
"Hello, Dawn, how are you?" She said in her nice way.
Suddenly, a message came to Dawn's mind:
Help! Help save the Digital World before it's too late!
Dawn visibly stiffened.
Yahiko said, "Hey Dawn, you okay? I'm sorry if I scared you."
Dawn muttered, "Nothing." She ran down the steps. For some reason, she was heading towards the nearest train station. She stopped. What am I doing? She thought to herself.
Hurry, the voice continued.
Now!!! Dawn ran. She hurried down the stairs. There were no people in the whole train station. It seemed deserted. She jumped over a slot and ran to where the train was. Suddenly, its doors opened. She hurried in.
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Akiya Minamoto did the beginning exercises. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Phweet! She heard her coach blow the whistle for the contestants to cluster together. She rushed to join them. She could hardly wait for the contest to begin.
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The crowd cheered as the coach read out the first pace winner of the swimming contest. "First place: Akiya Minamoto!"
Akiya looked for her mother and father in the sidelines. Her mother was cheering and when she saw Akiya, she gave her a wink and a thumbs-up. Her father, looking calm and serious amid all the cheering people, looked at her. He was letting her know he was proud of her. She closed her eyes. She wanted to store this memory in her head forever.
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Akiya rushed into the locker room to change. As she took a shower, she thought, what a happy life I have. I'm so lucky. She smiled.
When she came out, no one was inside. She toweled her hair dry.
Hmm…. I wonder where everyone is, she thought to herself. Oh well. She put on her swim team jacket, slung her bag over her shoulders, and started to leave. Suddenly, something called out to her.
Celestial Warriors, come back to the Digital World! You are our last hope!
Akiya stopped. She peered around; trying to find who the voice belonged to. "Who's there?" She asked suspiciously. It echoed through the locker room.
Please help! Go take the train at….
The voice faded away. Where? A bewildered Akiya thought, seat dropping. Suddenly, she started running. It was as if an urgency to get to this "Digital World" was greater than her mind could comprehend. Her legs led her to the nearest train station right next to the YMCA. She was led down the steps, and into the train station. Suddenly, Akiya could control her legs again.
She panted, trying to catch her breath. As she did, she looked around. Nothing seemed out of place. She put in her train fare into the slot, and walked on. Okay, she thought, this is getting creepy. She touched her hair. It was completely dry by now.
Suddenly, a train appeared out of nowhere. It as almost translucent, it slight barely visible. A distant voice came out of it. "Welcome aboard, Celestial Warrior."
Akiya lost control of her legs again. She climbed aboard toward the unknown. Bye mom, dad, Hope, Kenchi, Kenji, her mind thought as the train's doors closed. Bye…her silent farewell to the world. Who knows if she will ever see it again?
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It was raining outside. The droplets showed no mercy to the world however. It was extremely harsh on the fourteen year old whose standing there on the streets, ignoring the whole world as the rain continued to rain down from above. Lighting and thunder threatened to spill from the thick gray clouds.
The teenager looked angrily at the world around, scowling as the sun tried to force its way to being the center of attention of the sky.
Why can't you stay out? Ravynn thought angrily. Why is there light in the first place? Why can't the world just be in darkness?
But who was to answer for her. A car was coming in her direction. She could see the glaring yellow headlights as it sped towards her. The driver inside couldn't see where he was going. He didn't know where he was going. The heavy rain was dulling his sense of sight. Just as the car threaten to run her over, Ravynn forced herself onto the hood of the car and flipped onto the other side. The car wheeled out of control and smashed onto the glass of a store. With her sharp silver eyes, she could see that the driver was in serious condition. She debated to herself whether she should call an ambulance or not.
At the same moment, she could see the store owner running out to see if the driver was okay. Ravynn decided to leave the scene. I don't care what happens to him anyway! She thought to herself.
Your destiny awakes, Ravynn Valkyrean.
Who was that? Ravynn thought as she halted.
The digital world needs you, the voice in her head commanded. You must return, Celestial warrior. Go…to…the…abandoned…train…station…in…Niigata…Ci-.
The voice faded out, not finishing what it wanted to say. It sounded oddly familiar, as if she had known the person who had just spoke in her mind. Where have I known you before? Ravynn asked the voice that had just spoke to her. Who are you?
Ravynn knew that the voice in her head was talking about the abandoned train station near her neighborhood. She had known, because that was the only abandoned train station in whole Niigata, because people believed that the place was haunted. It sounded like a pile of rubbish to the fourteen-year-old.
Ravynn quickened her pace as she crossed the empty streets of Niigata City. This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever done. She thought as she turned around the corner. In order to go to the abandoned train station, she must cut through the back alleyway in the new bakery shop next block. The silver-eyed teen scanned the area with her keen vision to see that no one was up except for her. She halted when she came to the start of the dark alleyway. She could see a figure standing in there.
"Hey, little girl. Isn't it a bit late for you to be out alone?" A deep raspy voice asked. The voice was full of malice and lust and Ravynn could see a man standing in the dark alleyway. He stepped forward, allowing himself to be seen. Ravynn could see how the man looked like, because of that. He had dark brown hair that was dirty and dusty with a scar on the side of his face. His eyes were sunken and his clothes were ragged. The stinking odor that seemed to come from him indicated that he had not taken a shower in days.
Ravynn merely did not reply, but looked on. He better move it. She thought as she pulled herself into a fighting position. Great. Just the day I've decided not to tie my hair up. Ravynn thought frustrated as the autumn wind blew against her hair, pressing the long white strands against her face. That same moment, the man lunged at her. Ravynn narrowly dodged his assault and blocked the punch that was thrown at her. She elbowed the man in the stomach and he struck back by trying to wrench her hand to her back. Ravynn flipped him over and had him lying on the floor on his stomach, his hand twisted to his back and one of her feet pressing down hard on his spine.
"Let go, you heartless brat!" He swore as he struggled to break free.
"It was you who had tried to harm me in the first place." Ravynn said coldly. "Why should I let you go?"
"I have a family to look after. Let me go!" The man made another attempt at trying to throw Ravynn off. But did so unsuccessfully, and only having her apply more pressure on his spine.
Ravynn, hurry!
There it was again. The voice called out to the fourteen-year-old, pleading for help. Ravynn dropped the man's arm and removed her foot from his spine. She ran off to the back of the alleyway and jogged to the abandoned train station. Hope that man learned something from the fight back there. Ravynn thought as she halted in front of the rusty stairwell in front of her. The train station had been long abandoned and since there was nobody to look after it, the train station became old and worn.
I have to get down there without disturbing the worn stairs much. It can be dangerous. Ravynn thought as she looked down at the weakening staircase. Using her cat-like reflexes, she skimmed down the rusty old stairs with ease and was greeted by utter darkness.
Suddenly, the old train station lit up and rushing in was a train.
"Hi." It said. The voice was feminine. She as a large, long train, and was completely white and transparent. She looked like she was made of glass and her engines was visible through the transparent glass. Ravynn looked on to see cushion seats in the train that had just spoke out. "I am the Celestial Trailmon, at the service of the Celestial Warriors." She introduced herself. "Please come aboard."
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Akiya: The end!
Ravynn: But not the end of the entire story though!
Akiya: Review peeps!
Ravynn: And get away from me! I know you want my livers!
Akiya: She's insane….
Readers: We seemed to notice.
Akiya: -_-;;
