Disclaimer- I do not own Digimon. Don't sue.
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Akane- Hi, everybody! It's your favourite Imperial Princess of the Digi-world. Well, of course, I'm your favourite, considering the fact that I'm the ONLY one. Anyways, Rose is nervously trying to figure out what this chapter is about and doesn't want to do the beginning A.N. so I'm going to do it for her. Now, a lot will be revealed in this chapter. But, not everything. Well, at least, I don't think so. But, stuff will come out and you might learn why I, Akane Ichijouji, came to past and decided to mess up stuff- I mean, why I came here and other things. So, go ahead and read. It might get a little, ahem, wierd in this chapter.
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Imperial Princess Chapter 6



"Omigod! What's happening?!" Mrs. Ichijouji shrieked. "Believe me," Akane said, surprised that she could keep her balance inside the whizzing black ball, "if I knew, I would tell you!" She suddenly was thrown near the front along with her grandmother. It was zooming straight toward the ground. They were going to crash!

The two screamed. When they were two feet above the ground, the ball stopped in mid air. "What?" Akane asked. The ball popped like a bubble. They shreiked in surprise as they dropped to the ground.

Akane moaned and sat up on her knees. "Where are we?" she moaned. She opened her eyes and looked around. Her breath got caught in her throat. Where ever they were, they were definetley NOT in Tamachi.

The place was totally lifeless. The brownish-black trees were gnarled and their branches were bare. The ground was hard without a trace of grass. Akane's violet eyes went from her surroundings to the sky. It was terrible, evil, but with a beauty to it. The sky was like a tornado in the sky with no wind. Shades of black, blue and dark purple were swirling around.

Beside her and her grandmother, they wasn't another living, breathing being in sight. Her grandmother! Akane scrambled up and turned around. Klora was sprawled across the ground, her eyes closed. Trembling, Akane held up a finger in front of her nose.

Akane had been holding her breath and she began to breathe easily again when she felt a slight breeze, Klora's breath, on the tip of her finger. "She's alright," Akane told herself in a hushed voice, "she's alright. Just unconcious." But, she couldn't stop a tear from trickling down her cheek.

"Well, well, well," a voice said, "isn't this a great surprise." Akane whipped around to find Catrina standing there. "I was only expecting you," Catrina smiled, coldly, "oh, well. We always get rid of the spare, can't we?" Akane moved protectivley infront of Klora. "You keep your distance!" she ordered.

Catrina frowned. "Well," she mumbled loud enough for Akane to hear, "you're still the spunky little brat we knew, but I knew you were weak here." She paused and added, "at least you still know how to give out orders." "I'll reply when you stop talking junk and quit asking riddles in everything you say," Akane snapped. Catrina's cold smile faltered, but she didn't lose it. She stepped back and said, "fine, I won't get rid of her."

Fima and Eugene appeared on either side of Catrina. Eugene gasped when she saw Akane. "Oh, will you look at this, girls? What are you doing here, Princess?" she asked. "Told you to stop calling me that," Akane grumbled. "Uh huh, sure," Eugene said, "we'll just call you 'Audacia' then. That is your name, isn't it?" "My name's Akane," Akane countered.

'How did they know about Audacia?' Akane wondered. Fima turned to Catrina. "How in hell did you get her here?" she asked. "You don't think I invited her, did you? No, I kidnapped her, but I accidently got the woman, too," Catrina explained. "Yeah, and you better let us go!" Akane exclaimed.

"Sorry, but we can't do that or we'll get into trouble," Fima said. "I don't give a h*** if you get into trouble!" Akane said. Fima looked taken back. "Where did you learn to swear? Your father teach you?" she asked. "No," Akane said, dryly. (A.N. Uh huh, but we know better, right, readers?) Fima smiled the same cold smile which Catrina had stretched across her face. "Well, I guess there's nothing left to do, but call the master," she said.

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"Something's wrong," Yolei muttered. There all walking down the street to sneak into the school to use the computer lab. "Huh?" T.K. asked. "I said something's wrong," Yolei repeated, "with Akane. I've got a feeling that-" Yolei was interrupted by a loud squawk. "Peril!" Yolei exclaimed, looking up.

Peril was flapping her wings (navy) frantically and flew around in circles over their heads. "I think she's trying to tell you something," Poromon said from inside Yolei's backpack. "Yeah, she's trying to tell us that Akane's in danger," Yolei declared, "lead the way, Peril!" Peril took off and the DD followed her.

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'A ride would do me some good,' Ken declared as Airdramon soared through the sky. Wormmon was at his feet looking worried. "Huh?" he asked as he looked up ahead. "What?" Ken asked. He hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings; his mind kept on wondering over to thoughts of Akane. "What the-?!" he asked as he saw what Wormmon saw.

There was some sort of portal up ahead. It was swirling with shades of black, blue and dark purple. He was about to order Airdramon not to go to close, but it was too late. Ken cursed as they got sucked in.

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"Go ahead and call him, I'm not scared," Akane said. Akane bit her lip. She didn't know how long she could put up with the bravery act. She was really, really scared that something horrible might happen to her. "Oh, we know that you're not scared," Eugene told her. "The Lord's on his way," Catrina informed everyone. Fima sighed. "Good," she said, "now that we've got the girl, he can get her back where she belongs and we can go back home." She got a dreamy look in her eyes. "Mmmm, how I miss hell . . . "

Akane raised an eye-brow. She had always thought that these girls were wierd, but she never thought they would be THIS wierd.

Eugene sighed, too. She looked up and screamed. Akane also looked up, startled, but what she saw lifted her hopes up bit. It was Airdramon and on him was none other than the emperor. They landed right beside her.

Ken jumped off. Before he could say anything, Akane had already jumped into his arms. "Oh, I'm so glad you're here!" she exclaimed, bursting into sobs, "I was so scared!" Her voice was muffled against his shirt. Ken smiled in amusement. Well, she had put up with these three alone, so she must be pretty brave for a seven-year-old.

Fima growled. "Catrina, I know you gave message to the Lord, but if I had known WHICH Lord, I would've-" "It's not my fault, I had no idea!" Catrina retorted.

Ken balanced Akane on one arm and grasped his whip in his other hand. "Well, boo-hoo," he snapped at the three women who jumped back, "I'm surprised you'd go as low as low as kidnapping an innocent child." Fima turned to Eugene. "Did he say innocent?" she asked, sarcastically. "The kid came back in time and has been wrecking our plans for destroying earth!" Catrina exclaimed. "Well, I'm happy to hear that, because I'm the only one who's gonna be ruling this world," Ken snapped. "We know," Eugene muttered.

Akane had stopped crying and was just holding onto him. "You decided to mess with the wrong guy's daughter," Ken said through gritted teeth. "We know," Eugene grumbled again, glancing at Airdramon. Ken looked around. "Where are we?" he asked, dryly.

"Oh, you'll find out soon enough," Fima said. Catrina glanced up at the sky. "Where is King Satan?" she mumbled to herself. 'We can't put up with these two alone,' she thought. She was too busy worrying that she didn't notice Ken turn back to them.

"Who are we waiting for anyway?" he asked. "We're waiting for the ruler of the underworld, King Satan," Fima told him, "as soon as he and Jace get here we can take the girl and go." "Why do you want her anyway?" Ken questioned. "Well, you'll know," Catrina answered, "when you find out, you'll be sorry you ever tried to protect her." "The kid doesn't even remember why she came back here," Fima pointed out, "how do you know that she's not a threat to you, your highness?"

Ken grumbled something. Okay, so he hadn't thought of that. But how could she possibly a threat? She was only seven years old for Pete's sake! Right? Even if she is a threat, she doesn't remember what she came back here for so how? No, Akane was definitley no threat, that's for sure. Besides, she was his own daughter. From the future, okay, but she was still his. His own blood, his own flesh. There was no way. No way on the earth, the Digi-world or the Underworld that she was any kind of danger to him.

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"Where're we going?" Davis asked, struggling to keep up with Yolei. "Where ever Peril goes," Yolei replied. "Man, Yolei, if you always run this fast, you would be the school's biggest track star!" TK exclaimed. "I agree with T.K.!" Kari agreed. Davis scowled at T.K. Cody noticed and said, "Davis, do you think you'll win your next soccer game?" Davis' expression brightened. "Of course," he said, "there's no chance we'll lose."

"Hey, guys. Up ahead!" Yolei said. There were headed for a forest. Peril flew into it and Yolei followed. Not wanting to be left out, the others also followed. It was very dark in the woods. Bugs scurried up and down the brown trunks and bird were chirping up in the branches, covered by the leaves. The thick canopy blocked out the sun light. Yolei was now panting and there was a bad stitch in her side, but she wouldn't stop. Peril kept through the woods.

After a few minutes of running, the woods began to change. The brown trunks of the trees became more darker and gnarled. There were fewer leaves on the trees and the branches got barer with every step. It was totally dark. Pitch black.

"Yolei, stop!" Kari shouted, "it's too dark!" Reluctantly, Yolei stopped. "You do have the crest of light, Kari," Yolei pointed out, "how about some sunshine?" "Stop, you know I can't do that," Kari said, clutching T.K.'s arm. "Peril!" Yolei shouted into the woods, panting hard, "Peril, are you here?" There was a squawk which informed them that Peril was still around there somewhere. "Oh, Peril, I wish I could see you," Yolei half sobbed.

"Hey, what's that?" Cody asked. His squinted. "It's Peril!" he shouted. Yolei's head snapped up. The royal blue feather that stuck out of Peril's head was glowing a ghostly blue, casting a blueish glow on her face.

Ignoring the pain in her side, Yolei smiled and said, "let's go!" Peril's head turned around and the bird began to fly away again. Moaning and groaning, the rest of the DD followed.

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"Put me down," Akane mumbled. Ken gently put her down. "Where are those two?" Eugene complained. "I would like to know the exact same thing," Ken snapped. "Oh, he'll be here," Fima assured him. She eyed Akane, who was standing right beside Ken. "He'll be here and that girl will be back where she belongs in hell," Fima added.

Akane let out a tiny whimper. It was so small that only Ken heard her. She moved behind his right leg. "You really don't remember anything do you?" he asked her, "about yourself, I mean." Akane, who was now clutching his leg, shook her head and her lower lip quivered in a whimper.

"Don't worry," Ken said, laying a hand on her head, "I won't let them get you." Just then a gust of wind picked up. It was so strong, that it could've blown them away. Ken shielded Akane and himself with the cape. It stopped after a few seconds.

"That means he's coming," Fima said. "That was it?" Ken asked.

"Ken!" Ken turned around and saw the DD. They stopped a few meters away from him. "Do you know where Akane is?" Yoei asked, hopefully. "She's right here," he said and moved the cape. Yolei brightened up. Akane also brightened up when she saw her, but Akane didn't let go.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Davis asked Ken. Ken turned to him. "Akane's staying with me until this whole thing blows over," he said, firmly. "Can I at least talk to her?" Yolei asked. Ken nodded. Yolei ran over and dropped to her knees. Akane let go of Ken and hugged Yolei. "Oh, I was so worried about you," Yolei said, "what happened?" "They kidnapped me!" Akane said, her voice quivering as she indicated the three women. "Not them again," Yolei muttered, hugging her closer. "Yes, them again," Ken answered, "she was here with my mother when I got here." Yolei gasped. "Is she-" she started. "She's okay, just unconcious, we'll get her to the hospital as soon as we get out of here." "If there's a way out," Wormmon pipped up, "we got here through a portal." "Yeah, but we got here through a forest," Poromon replied.

Davis was having his own thoughts. Why on earth was Ken so protective of Akane all of a sudden? Davis had no idea, but it sure seemed strange. Just then, it occured to him how much alike they looked. The indigo hair, the violet eyes, the pale skin . . . Then, can Akane's father be . . . ?

"They'll be here in half an hour," Fima announced. "So, you have thirty minutes to say good-bye, Audacia," Catrina smiled. "Audacia?!" Ken asked. "It's what they keep calling me," Akane muttered. "Have you ever heard that name before?" Yolei asked. "Well, yeah . . . " Akane's voice trailed off. "Where?" Ken asked. "In something like a dream . . . " Akane muttered. "A dream? You mean, a vision?" Ken asked. "I guess so," Akane shrugged, "but I don't know for sure." Ken nodded. "You must've used that name in the future," he guessed. Akane nodded.

Yolei got up. "I found out who her mother is," she said, "but I have no clue who her father is." "What coincidense," Ken replied, "I know who her father is, and I have no clue who her mother is. She knows her father, but she doesn't know WHO her father is." "She knows her mother and she knows who her mother is," Yolei answered, blushing a bit. "Who?" Ken asked. "You tell me who her father is first," Yolei answered. "You tell me who her mother is, then I'll tell you," Ken replied. This went on for a minute before they agreed to tell eachother at the same time.

"Well, it's-" both Ken and Yolei were interrupted by Eugene's screaming. "Huh?" T.K. asked. "I-I broke a nail!" Eugene wailed. "That was it?" Akane asked, "what a dopey reason to scream!" Yolei giggled. Fima sighed and glanced at her watch. "Twenty-five minutes left to kill," she muttered, "great."

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Rose- So, what did everybody think of the this chapter? Like where the fic is going?

Akane- What happened in the last paragraph?

Rose- Well, Ken and Yolei were about to tell eachother who-

Akane- You made Eugene scream on perpose!!

Rose- How'd you know?

Akane- It's pretty obvious.

Rose- Yeah, I guess so . . .

Akane- Why?! We could've had a really nice blush scene right there, you dope!

Rose- I know, I just wanted to torture the readers with that. They were like an inch apart from-

Akane- I am going to get all the readers of this fanfic together and we are going to KILL you!

Rose- Yeah, right. Now, I know that was unfair to lots of you readers, so I've decided to give you a hint on why Akane came back to the past.

Akane- Get lost! I'll give them the hint! You'd probably tell them that I came back to do something very important! (pushes Rose out of the way and turns to you) Okay. Here's the hint:

In Akane/Audacia's life, the ruler of both the Digital World and Earth was/is the Digimon Emperor.

Akane- Or in other words, he was never defeated. Well, you guys might be thinking "Akane, you came back here to help the DD, the team with your mother, defeat the DE, your father." And you're also thinking "AND you're doing this because you want to get grounded for the rest of your life." Well, lemme tell ya somethin'! I've got better things to do. For all I care, he can take over the Digi-world, earth and any other world in the universe. So, there's your hint. Try and work it out. R&R with honesty or I'll whip your (beep) so badly, you won't be able to sit down for days!