Title: The Neo-Destined Part 2: A Moonlit Journey
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I DO own all the Neo-Destined and their Digimon, as well as this storyline. You may use them, but only with my permission and if you say that they are mine in your story disclaimer or wherever. Domo arigato, and enjoy!
Notes: As always, MiST this if you want, just tell me so I can read the MiST. I really like to see people adding their own humor to my stories! Also, all reviews are welcome! Flame me 'till I'm burnt to a crisp if you want, I'll just ignore it and propably do a re-review for you, most likely making fun of you. Or, state your thoughts in a quiet way, and I'll do my best to listen! Anyway, this part of the story starts one of the more intricate plot strands, as well as having some action. Woo! Action AND plot! :)
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Kelly stood at the edge of a clearing in the middle of the night, Shademon at her side. The full moon caused everything to have a silvery glow. She looked into the empty clearing, sensing a presence within.
*There is someone here. A Digimon is with them,* Shademon telepathically spoke.
Kelly stiffened at the mention of the Digimon. She had figured this was a trap. Why she came, she couldn't have said. Just... a vague feeling...
*Risking your life for a 'feeling? That's not like you.*
Kelly nodded. "Yeah. You're right. Let's go." She turned to leave.
"No, wait. Don't go. Please." A soft voice spoke from the other side of the clearing.
Kelly whirled around. "Who's there?" she asked suspiciously. "Show yourself!"
At first, she thought she had been ignored. Then, moving slowly, a shadow detached itself from its companions on the far side of the meadow. It was hard to see in the night at this distance, but Kelly thought it had the shape of a boy. The the shadow stepped into the moonlight and she gasped.
Flaming red hair. White-pale skin. Reddish eyes. A creature out of nightmares, and double for her. Brown eyes narrowed. "Eric," she spat the name like a curse, "what the hell are you doing here?" She began to turn to run, to warn Carrie.
Eric raised his hand, as if to grab her, keep her from leaving. "Wait! Please, just hear me out. That's all I ask." She froze, but said nothing. After a moment, Eric let his arm drop. Giving up, he started to back into the shadows.
"Where's your Digimon?" Kelly asked, turning back toward the Vampire boy.
Silently, the black, bat-like Fangmon stepped out of the trees into plain sight. "Where's yours?" Eric asked in reply.
Shademon floated out of the shadows, a living patch of darkness, the upper half roughly shaped like a human torso, the bottom half a formless cloud. Burning red eyes glared at Fangmon.
"Now that that's out of the way, and we know we don't trust eachother," Eric spoke, "will you hear me out?"
Kelly nodded slightly, and Eric took another step into the clearing. Resisting the urge to back away, and ignoring the warning in every fibre of her body to run, to leave now, before it's too late, she listened.
"You know what I am. For this, perhaps more then anything else, you hate me. You hate because you don't understand. I terrify you, so it is easier to hate then to learn. You believe that I sided with Damien because it is in my nature to side with Evil. This you accepted as a set-in-stone fact, and never questioned. Because you hate, you don't question. You only assume."
Kelly found herself starring at the ground, knowing he was right.
"Yet, in some ways, you are justified to hate. I never gave you any reason to question. I did side with Damien, after all. I have helped him in this... this war, as you call it. So the fault is mine, as well. Right now, though, you are questioning. Not only me, but my intention. Surely I didn't call you here just to tell you this?"
Kelly imperceptably nodded.
"You are right. I brought you here because..." Eric stopped, unsure how to continue. "I need someone I can talk to, someone other then Damien, someone who would understand. I dare not ask Carrie, for she is to heartbroken of the death of David to listen. Despite her crest being Caring, right now she cares only for revenge. But you... You're crest is Dreams, and it is dreams that I need to speak of. I fear I don't have time right now to explain everything, though, nor will I the next time we meet. But, eventually, I will explain it all. Maybe then... Maybe then I will understand, too. But, know this. We are still enemies. Anywhere but here, the events in this clearing have no bearing. We will act as if they never occured, and neither of use will mention them to our allies. But here we will be able to talk. And I have the feeling that I'm not the only one who needs someone to talk to."
Unexplainable tears running down her cheek, Kelly nodded her agreement.
"Then I shall leave you for now. You will know when to return." With this, he dissapeared into the shadows, and Shademon informed her that they were gone.
Wiping away salty tears, Kelly turned back into the forest, and headded back to camp, where Carrie stood gaurd, thinking Kelly asleep in her tent. Only one other creature witnessed the goings on in the clearing that night. His brow furrowing in worry, Warimon stood on the edge of the clearing, his powers protecting him from being detected. "Mistress Inoue will want to know of this. She will not be pleased..."
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Kelly sat in her tent, thinking. It was still the same night, and not yet her turn for gaurd. She though about what Eric had said. He had been right. He had been right about everything. She did need someone to talk to. She used to be able to talk to Carrie, but, ever since... ever sice that battle, she had become so possessed, so intent. Nothing but the war mattered to her. Nothing but recruiting allies, and defeating Damien. And there were things that Kelly needed to talk about. Strange dreams she needed to understand... she paused, remembering that Eric had spoken of dreams as well. Strange... Still, despite all this, she knew that, in the end, it would cause nothing but harm. Carrie would feel betrayed, and would shut herself away from Kelly. 'If she finds out,' part of her said. 'She will,' another part answered. No matter, it was too late now. She had agreed. She only hoped it wouldn't be as bad as she thought...
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Hours later, it was time to get moving. It was still dark, but then again, it was always dark this close to Damien's castle. Even though they were miles away, they were close enough for it to be night time, even in the middle of the day. The sun appeared as another moon, not even bright enough to make you look away. Kelly and Carrie had been walking towards Damien's fortress for the past few days, so it was only getting darker as they went. They had decided that it was time to launch an all-out attack on the evil Digi-destined, and weren't turning back for anything.
"Not even evil Digimon," Carrie growled, facing the Digimon that had just appeared in front of them. It wasn't terribly menacing-looking, but both girls knew better from experience. A grayish robot Digimon with a red dome on top and long, stringy arms, Mechanorimon looked more then a little comical. However, Kelly had nearly been killed by one when she was caught off gaurd, and both knew that they usually battled in groups. Carrie gave the command: "Digivolve."
*Shademon, digivolve to...SHADOWMON!*
The small, mostly formless figure of Shademon was replaced by a taller, humanoid shadow. The shadow had wolf-like features, such a a wolf-head, claws, and 'fur', making it almost resemble a werewolf. However, it was much more human then wolf, and walked totally upright.
Kaninemon gave a loud growl as it digivolved to Lupinmon. Lupinmon was a large, gray wolf with forelimbs that resembled human arms, and back legs that allowed it to stand semi-erect for periods of time.
The Mechanorimon stood for a moment, then raised it's flat, two fingered hands above it's head. "Twin Beam," a computerized voice spoke, and a red ball formed between it's hands, shooting off into two red lasers, which headed directly at the newly digivolved champions. Lupinmon leaped out of the way and the beam exploded upon hitting then ground, but Shadow just stood still. Just before it would have hit him, a hole formed in his chest, which the laser passed through.
Kelly smiled. Shadowmon's attacks took a lot of energy, so he couldn't use them often. Because of this, his real power lied in his ability to reshape his body at will.
"Our turn!" Carrie shouted. "Lupinmon! Full Moon Blaster!"
Lupinmon shood on it's hind legs and raised it's forelegs, cupping it's paws and facing them towards the Mechanorimon. A moon-yellow sphere formed in it's hands, and it gave a howl. The sphere shot out as a large yellow beam, which slammed into Mechanorimon before he could dodge, slamming him into a tree. Lupinmon fell forward onto all fours, and the Mechanorimon turned to digidust.
Kelly gave a whoop of joy, bur was cut short as four more red beams exploded out of nearby bushes. Lupinmon backflipped out of the way, and Shadowmon leaped into the air, bat wings sprouting out of his back and allowing him to fly out of the way, if just barely. Thoroughly peeved, the shadow Digimon, still hovering in the air, turned towards the bushes and raised his arms.
*Shade's Doom,* came the quiet-as-death whisper, and an attack that looked like a swirling black fog trapped in a sphere larger then Shadowmon himself shot towards the bushes. As it hit, the sphere seemed to shatter as the fog spread over the bushes, then dissapated. Shadowmon dropped to the ground, then de-digivolved, drained of energy. A moment later, two Mechanorimon stumbled out of the bushes, colapsed to the ground, and turned to digidust.
After checking to make sure there were no other Digimon in the area, Lupinmon returned to Kaninemon, and the girls continued, albiet a little more causiously, toward the castle.
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There's chapter two! How ya like it? Tell me if ya wanna hear more!!! BYE!!! R&R!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I DO own all the Neo-Destined and their Digimon, as well as this storyline. You may use them, but only with my permission and if you say that they are mine in your story disclaimer or wherever. Domo arigato, and enjoy!
Notes: As always, MiST this if you want, just tell me so I can read the MiST. I really like to see people adding their own humor to my stories! Also, all reviews are welcome! Flame me 'till I'm burnt to a crisp if you want, I'll just ignore it and propably do a re-review for you, most likely making fun of you. Or, state your thoughts in a quiet way, and I'll do my best to listen! Anyway, this part of the story starts one of the more intricate plot strands, as well as having some action. Woo! Action AND plot! :)
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Kelly stood at the edge of a clearing in the middle of the night, Shademon at her side. The full moon caused everything to have a silvery glow. She looked into the empty clearing, sensing a presence within.
*There is someone here. A Digimon is with them,* Shademon telepathically spoke.
Kelly stiffened at the mention of the Digimon. She had figured this was a trap. Why she came, she couldn't have said. Just... a vague feeling...
*Risking your life for a 'feeling? That's not like you.*
Kelly nodded. "Yeah. You're right. Let's go." She turned to leave.
"No, wait. Don't go. Please." A soft voice spoke from the other side of the clearing.
Kelly whirled around. "Who's there?" she asked suspiciously. "Show yourself!"
At first, she thought she had been ignored. Then, moving slowly, a shadow detached itself from its companions on the far side of the meadow. It was hard to see in the night at this distance, but Kelly thought it had the shape of a boy. The the shadow stepped into the moonlight and she gasped.
Flaming red hair. White-pale skin. Reddish eyes. A creature out of nightmares, and double for her. Brown eyes narrowed. "Eric," she spat the name like a curse, "what the hell are you doing here?" She began to turn to run, to warn Carrie.
Eric raised his hand, as if to grab her, keep her from leaving. "Wait! Please, just hear me out. That's all I ask." She froze, but said nothing. After a moment, Eric let his arm drop. Giving up, he started to back into the shadows.
"Where's your Digimon?" Kelly asked, turning back toward the Vampire boy.
Silently, the black, bat-like Fangmon stepped out of the trees into plain sight. "Where's yours?" Eric asked in reply.
Shademon floated out of the shadows, a living patch of darkness, the upper half roughly shaped like a human torso, the bottom half a formless cloud. Burning red eyes glared at Fangmon.
"Now that that's out of the way, and we know we don't trust eachother," Eric spoke, "will you hear me out?"
Kelly nodded slightly, and Eric took another step into the clearing. Resisting the urge to back away, and ignoring the warning in every fibre of her body to run, to leave now, before it's too late, she listened.
"You know what I am. For this, perhaps more then anything else, you hate me. You hate because you don't understand. I terrify you, so it is easier to hate then to learn. You believe that I sided with Damien because it is in my nature to side with Evil. This you accepted as a set-in-stone fact, and never questioned. Because you hate, you don't question. You only assume."
Kelly found herself starring at the ground, knowing he was right.
"Yet, in some ways, you are justified to hate. I never gave you any reason to question. I did side with Damien, after all. I have helped him in this... this war, as you call it. So the fault is mine, as well. Right now, though, you are questioning. Not only me, but my intention. Surely I didn't call you here just to tell you this?"
Kelly imperceptably nodded.
"You are right. I brought you here because..." Eric stopped, unsure how to continue. "I need someone I can talk to, someone other then Damien, someone who would understand. I dare not ask Carrie, for she is to heartbroken of the death of David to listen. Despite her crest being Caring, right now she cares only for revenge. But you... You're crest is Dreams, and it is dreams that I need to speak of. I fear I don't have time right now to explain everything, though, nor will I the next time we meet. But, eventually, I will explain it all. Maybe then... Maybe then I will understand, too. But, know this. We are still enemies. Anywhere but here, the events in this clearing have no bearing. We will act as if they never occured, and neither of use will mention them to our allies. But here we will be able to talk. And I have the feeling that I'm not the only one who needs someone to talk to."
Unexplainable tears running down her cheek, Kelly nodded her agreement.
"Then I shall leave you for now. You will know when to return." With this, he dissapeared into the shadows, and Shademon informed her that they were gone.
Wiping away salty tears, Kelly turned back into the forest, and headded back to camp, where Carrie stood gaurd, thinking Kelly asleep in her tent. Only one other creature witnessed the goings on in the clearing that night. His brow furrowing in worry, Warimon stood on the edge of the clearing, his powers protecting him from being detected. "Mistress Inoue will want to know of this. She will not be pleased..."
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Kelly sat in her tent, thinking. It was still the same night, and not yet her turn for gaurd. She though about what Eric had said. He had been right. He had been right about everything. She did need someone to talk to. She used to be able to talk to Carrie, but, ever since... ever sice that battle, she had become so possessed, so intent. Nothing but the war mattered to her. Nothing but recruiting allies, and defeating Damien. And there were things that Kelly needed to talk about. Strange dreams she needed to understand... she paused, remembering that Eric had spoken of dreams as well. Strange... Still, despite all this, she knew that, in the end, it would cause nothing but harm. Carrie would feel betrayed, and would shut herself away from Kelly. 'If she finds out,' part of her said. 'She will,' another part answered. No matter, it was too late now. She had agreed. She only hoped it wouldn't be as bad as she thought...
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Hours later, it was time to get moving. It was still dark, but then again, it was always dark this close to Damien's castle. Even though they were miles away, they were close enough for it to be night time, even in the middle of the day. The sun appeared as another moon, not even bright enough to make you look away. Kelly and Carrie had been walking towards Damien's fortress for the past few days, so it was only getting darker as they went. They had decided that it was time to launch an all-out attack on the evil Digi-destined, and weren't turning back for anything.
"Not even evil Digimon," Carrie growled, facing the Digimon that had just appeared in front of them. It wasn't terribly menacing-looking, but both girls knew better from experience. A grayish robot Digimon with a red dome on top and long, stringy arms, Mechanorimon looked more then a little comical. However, Kelly had nearly been killed by one when she was caught off gaurd, and both knew that they usually battled in groups. Carrie gave the command: "Digivolve."
*Shademon, digivolve to...SHADOWMON!*
The small, mostly formless figure of Shademon was replaced by a taller, humanoid shadow. The shadow had wolf-like features, such a a wolf-head, claws, and 'fur', making it almost resemble a werewolf. However, it was much more human then wolf, and walked totally upright.
Kaninemon gave a loud growl as it digivolved to Lupinmon. Lupinmon was a large, gray wolf with forelimbs that resembled human arms, and back legs that allowed it to stand semi-erect for periods of time.
The Mechanorimon stood for a moment, then raised it's flat, two fingered hands above it's head. "Twin Beam," a computerized voice spoke, and a red ball formed between it's hands, shooting off into two red lasers, which headed directly at the newly digivolved champions. Lupinmon leaped out of the way and the beam exploded upon hitting then ground, but Shadow just stood still. Just before it would have hit him, a hole formed in his chest, which the laser passed through.
Kelly smiled. Shadowmon's attacks took a lot of energy, so he couldn't use them often. Because of this, his real power lied in his ability to reshape his body at will.
"Our turn!" Carrie shouted. "Lupinmon! Full Moon Blaster!"
Lupinmon shood on it's hind legs and raised it's forelegs, cupping it's paws and facing them towards the Mechanorimon. A moon-yellow sphere formed in it's hands, and it gave a howl. The sphere shot out as a large yellow beam, which slammed into Mechanorimon before he could dodge, slamming him into a tree. Lupinmon fell forward onto all fours, and the Mechanorimon turned to digidust.
Kelly gave a whoop of joy, bur was cut short as four more red beams exploded out of nearby bushes. Lupinmon backflipped out of the way, and Shadowmon leaped into the air, bat wings sprouting out of his back and allowing him to fly out of the way, if just barely. Thoroughly peeved, the shadow Digimon, still hovering in the air, turned towards the bushes and raised his arms.
*Shade's Doom,* came the quiet-as-death whisper, and an attack that looked like a swirling black fog trapped in a sphere larger then Shadowmon himself shot towards the bushes. As it hit, the sphere seemed to shatter as the fog spread over the bushes, then dissapated. Shadowmon dropped to the ground, then de-digivolved, drained of energy. A moment later, two Mechanorimon stumbled out of the bushes, colapsed to the ground, and turned to digidust.
After checking to make sure there were no other Digimon in the area, Lupinmon returned to Kaninemon, and the girls continued, albiet a little more causiously, toward the castle.
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There's chapter two! How ya like it? Tell me if ya wanna hear more!!! BYE!!! R&R!!!