Disclaimer- I do not own Digimon. Toei does. And when I look at where this fanfic is going . . . The Digimon Emperor does.
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Author's Note: My fanfics have been slowing down for a while, haven't they? I mean, I haven't made an update in weeks. So, yeah, as I already said in the author's note of the 2nd chapter of TDC, I'll try to go a bit faster. Now, on to the fanfic.

-Rose

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Imperial Princess Chapter 13




"Wrong, portal, Fima!" Satan turned around and scowled at her. "S-sorry," Fima stammered and stepped back. 'Now what?! We can't pull the rope thing again, they'll see it coming. At this rate, we'll never get back in time,' Satan thought.

"Sire?" Satan snapped out of his thoughts and turned to Catrina.

"What?!" he snapped.

"I saw the kind of ropes that lashed out of the portal," she stated, "getting Audacia back now shouldn't be too hard."

The devils turned and stared at her. Catrina smirked. "Come on, I'll show you."

They all disappeared.

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They reappeared in a room in Satan's castle. It was right beneath the room where Satan had tried to rape Yolei.

"We all know that the portal Fima was SUPPOSED to open was to lead back to hell," Catrina started, "but, she didn't and opened a different portal which has some pretty strong powers of it's own."

"Yeah, so?" Jace asked.

"Now, let me ask you this," Catrina said, "We tried to get Audacia exactly four times. The last time, we made a mistake. Every other time we tried to capture the little brat, who got in the way?"

"The Digimon Emperor?" the other four asked.

"Yeah, pretty obvious," Catrina mumbled, "but, he can't get in the way any longer. That portal brings back memories. If Audacia remembers her past, she'll want put as much distance between him and herself as possible."

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Akane, or Audacia was in a tight situation. She was in between a rock and a really hard place.

Catrina was right. At the momment, Akane wanted to put as much distance between herself and the DE as possible. But, on the other hand, he had changed a little over the past couple of weeks.

But, still . . .

Akane had gotten her full memory back. She had her thirteen-year-old brain, but was still stuck in her seven-year-old body.

At the momment, Akane was sitting on the edge of her bed back at Ken's fortress. She knew that her future parents were just a couple of meters away in their own room.

Now, she fully remembered her mission. In the future, she had been totally fearless to complete this mission. But, now, she wasn't so sure.

The reason she had come back in time was to . . .

Break up her parents.

But, only now did it occur to her that breaking them up meant that she wouldn't be born. Now, the Imperial Princess was wondering if there was another way around this.

The DE now seemed to care about her mother. More than care about her in a friendly way . . .

Akane knew he loved her. She also knew that her mother loved him back. How to break them up now? Besides, if they were to break up on their own, she was sure that she'd be one of the people who'd want them to get back together.

Akane was afraid of dying. But, Akane knew that Audacia wasn't. So, what was stopping her from completing this mission? She knew exactly what: Akane "Audacia" Ichijouji was not afraid of death. She was afraid of not even being born.

'Why do you want to break them up in the first place?'

The feminine voice. Only she could hear it. It was in her head. "So long, no talk," Akane muttered, smirking.

The last time they had talked, she hadn't had her memory back. It was just before she had run smack into her grandmother. They had a small 'arguement.'

Akane frowned. She was sure that who the voice belonged to had been too mad at her to get some help when she got kidnapped. But, Akane had seen her when the DD had run out of the woods.

"Why do you think I want them to break up?" Akane muttered, "I didn't want my mother to suffer the way she did or is going to or something. I wish I could go see her or something. In the future. That is, if my father hadn't already beaten to death or something." Akane spat the last few words out.

'Very funny,' the voice said, 'Now answer my question, why don't you?'

"I told you that already," Akane said, "I don't want my mother to suffer."

'Does she seem to be suffering now?'

"No, but it can change. HE can change. Back. Into the DE. He is right now, but not as cruel. But, he can change in the future. Back into the total bad guy I know as my father."

Akane layed down on her bed and stared up at the fan. It spun around rapidly blowing cool on her face.

'Akane . . . Audacia, try to remember more. The whole thing. Even before you were born.'

Akane stared up at the fan, not blinking.

'Go over your whole life. It'll make things easier to decide.'

Akane's eye didn't even flutter. Her whole body was motionless.

'Remember . . . '

Akane's eye lids slowly started to drop over her violet eyes. The fan, slowly disappeared.

Funny though. Before falling into the calming comfort of sleep, but the dangers of her life in a dream, the last thought the Imperial Princess had was a sarcastic:

'I wonder if all Digimon bug their partners as much as mine bugs me . . . '

The End of Chapter 13

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Author's Note: Well, I guess you guys are all pretty mad at me for leaving you at a cliff hanger. Especially after me not updating for quite a while. But, review because the more reviews I get, the faster I'll get the next part out. And I know for a fact that you guys would really want to read the next part because the mystery will be revealed. Akane would actually remember everything. And you guys will be able to read it. Like everything that happened to her. And what the relationship is between the Kaiser and Miyako in the future.