Sunlight:
Daydreamer: [sips drink] Gosh, I needed that.
Bi: Keep talking!
Daydreamer: What was I thinking? This is better than disco.
.........
Part 1: Hate (that is, the first part after the prologue)
The battle was over. The enemy Digimon had been critically hit after a long struggle with several Ultimate monsters. It let out a shriek of frustration as it collapsed, then dissolved into a million shimmering points of light that glittered and disappeared.
"I feel kind of sick," murmured Sora Takenouchi. Dropping two levels in an instant, her own close companion fluttered over and nuzzled her ear with a small, comforting beak. Sora gave Bi a gentle stroke across her wings.
"Sora," said Izzy soothingly, "You should know by now that Digimon don't die the way we do, not really. It's more like they go into a sort of limbo. It could be months, years, decades- even centuries- but they will be recreated as Digieggs, ready to start again."
"And more to the point," interrupted Tai, "it was him or us. And we DO die properly."
"Yeah," said Joe with a glance behind him, "let's hit the road before this guy's big brothers turn up."
So the Digidestined began walking again. Tai in the lead, striding ahead as always. Matt wandering behind him, hands in pockets, giving nothing away. Then Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, and finally TK running to keep up with Matt. Seven kids, seven Digimon, an unbreakable team.
Sora started to lag behind a little. "Hey, come on!" yelled Tai. "We haven't got all day."
"Tai," began Sora. "You know when I said just now that I felt sick?" He nodded. "Well, I...I..."
The others gasped in horror as Sora suddenly collapsed at their feet.
"Sora?"
She was drifting, her head aching like nothing she had ever felt before. Her heart was beating faster and faster. Why were all these crazy colours flashing in front of her eyes? Why wouldn't everyone just leave her alone?
"Sora?"
"Come on, Sora kid, don't let go..."
That had to be it. It was their fault, the cruel people who kept tugging her back, calling her name. If it wasn't for them she could escape.
"Sora? Wake up... it's going to be all right..."
Her temper exploded like the lights before her vision.
"LEAVE ME ALONE! Go AWAY!"
"All right, Sora. I'll be back..."
"No!" she shrieked at the top of her voice. "I don't ever want to see you again. You're getting in my way!"
"Sora, what are you saying?"
"I HATE you! Leave me be!"
And then, not knowing why, she cried herself to eventual sleep, safe at last from the chaos. Peace.
"Sora!"
The air was cool and still, the light was faint and silver. Her breathing became smooth, the panic gone. She shivered once, then lifted herself up to see where she'd got to.
"Sora." Matt's voice. "You OK?"
"I knew she'd be all right." Tai. "She's a tough kid."
Where was she? It looked like some sort of cave. Tai- or, more probably, Agumon- had lit a fire, and the Digidestined were sitting around it, their faces lit by the warm glow. It was dark outside.
"What happened to the lights?" she whispered. Her head no longer hurt, but she felt- fragile. Most of her friends looked puzzled.
"I think I get it," said Joe. "Sora, you got a Digital bug of sorts. Think of it as a computer virus, if you like. You've been very ill."
"Your immune system just wasn't ready for anything like that," put in Izzy.
"It knocked you for six," translated Matt.
"What was I doing? I thought I was trying to.. escape."
"I think you were," replied Tai. "You were struggling all the time we brought you in here. And I've never heard you shout like that, Sora. No wonder Biyomon went-"
"Went what?" repeated Sora, while Tai bit his lip. "Where did she go?"
The note was lying in the dust outside the cave shelter. It was scratchy and smudged, but readable.
Sora-
I'm sorry it's ended like this, but I've found a new partner and a new place to be. You made your feelings clear and I don't want to hurt you. Enjoy yourself and I hope another Digimon comes your way. Love you.
-Bi
"Bi? BIYOMON!"
Sora's scream was swept away by the swirling wind over the sand.
-
*These memories hurt. This is how a friendship ends, not with happiness but with heartbreak and misunderstanding. But still I must dig deeper.
......
End of Part I
......
Anyone can criticise but it takes someone special to encourage. Jksfaerie, Chikin Wang and Eliza Evenstar, may you never break an umbrella spoke.
Daydreamer: [sips drink] Gosh, I needed that.
Bi: Keep talking!
Daydreamer: What was I thinking? This is better than disco.
.........
Part 1: Hate (that is, the first part after the prologue)
The battle was over. The enemy Digimon had been critically hit after a long struggle with several Ultimate monsters. It let out a shriek of frustration as it collapsed, then dissolved into a million shimmering points of light that glittered and disappeared.
"I feel kind of sick," murmured Sora Takenouchi. Dropping two levels in an instant, her own close companion fluttered over and nuzzled her ear with a small, comforting beak. Sora gave Bi a gentle stroke across her wings.
"Sora," said Izzy soothingly, "You should know by now that Digimon don't die the way we do, not really. It's more like they go into a sort of limbo. It could be months, years, decades- even centuries- but they will be recreated as Digieggs, ready to start again."
"And more to the point," interrupted Tai, "it was him or us. And we DO die properly."
"Yeah," said Joe with a glance behind him, "let's hit the road before this guy's big brothers turn up."
So the Digidestined began walking again. Tai in the lead, striding ahead as always. Matt wandering behind him, hands in pockets, giving nothing away. Then Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, and finally TK running to keep up with Matt. Seven kids, seven Digimon, an unbreakable team.
Sora started to lag behind a little. "Hey, come on!" yelled Tai. "We haven't got all day."
"Tai," began Sora. "You know when I said just now that I felt sick?" He nodded. "Well, I...I..."
The others gasped in horror as Sora suddenly collapsed at their feet.
"Sora?"
She was drifting, her head aching like nothing she had ever felt before. Her heart was beating faster and faster. Why were all these crazy colours flashing in front of her eyes? Why wouldn't everyone just leave her alone?
"Sora?"
"Come on, Sora kid, don't let go..."
That had to be it. It was their fault, the cruel people who kept tugging her back, calling her name. If it wasn't for them she could escape.
"Sora? Wake up... it's going to be all right..."
Her temper exploded like the lights before her vision.
"LEAVE ME ALONE! Go AWAY!"
"All right, Sora. I'll be back..."
"No!" she shrieked at the top of her voice. "I don't ever want to see you again. You're getting in my way!"
"Sora, what are you saying?"
"I HATE you! Leave me be!"
And then, not knowing why, she cried herself to eventual sleep, safe at last from the chaos. Peace.
"Sora!"
The air was cool and still, the light was faint and silver. Her breathing became smooth, the panic gone. She shivered once, then lifted herself up to see where she'd got to.
"Sora." Matt's voice. "You OK?"
"I knew she'd be all right." Tai. "She's a tough kid."
Where was she? It looked like some sort of cave. Tai- or, more probably, Agumon- had lit a fire, and the Digidestined were sitting around it, their faces lit by the warm glow. It was dark outside.
"What happened to the lights?" she whispered. Her head no longer hurt, but she felt- fragile. Most of her friends looked puzzled.
"I think I get it," said Joe. "Sora, you got a Digital bug of sorts. Think of it as a computer virus, if you like. You've been very ill."
"Your immune system just wasn't ready for anything like that," put in Izzy.
"It knocked you for six," translated Matt.
"What was I doing? I thought I was trying to.. escape."
"I think you were," replied Tai. "You were struggling all the time we brought you in here. And I've never heard you shout like that, Sora. No wonder Biyomon went-"
"Went what?" repeated Sora, while Tai bit his lip. "Where did she go?"
The note was lying in the dust outside the cave shelter. It was scratchy and smudged, but readable.
Sora-
I'm sorry it's ended like this, but I've found a new partner and a new place to be. You made your feelings clear and I don't want to hurt you. Enjoy yourself and I hope another Digimon comes your way. Love you.
-Bi
"Bi? BIYOMON!"
Sora's scream was swept away by the swirling wind over the sand.
-
*These memories hurt. This is how a friendship ends, not with happiness but with heartbreak and misunderstanding. But still I must dig deeper.
......
End of Part I
......
Anyone can criticise but it takes someone special to encourage. Jksfaerie, Chikin Wang and Eliza Evenstar, may you never break an umbrella spoke.