*Grins sheepishly* Sorry about the looong time it took me to post anything, (three months already?!) I've been a bit lazy…*sweatdrop* I am back though, and so is another *cough* angsty *cough* addition to Crimson Destiny. *whispers* Don't tell Takato!

GoldGuilmon: I'd say.

Anyway, I've finally decided to add another chapter today, hope you like! And try not to kill me for the long wait!

Takanimon: Digimon doesn't belong to AH. "Days go By" by Dirty Vegas doesn't either.

TLOF: Crimson Destiny

Ch.2- Dreams do Come True

A silent night. Without warning a scream cuts through the air of the sleeping city of Shinjuku, and a young woman shifts uncomfortably in her sleep.

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Rika looks around the street she is standing on, and notices a young girl walking along the sidewalk.

'Suzie?!'

All of a sudden, a tall grungy-looking man came out from a nearby alley and jumps the girl.

' NO!'

As the scream echoes through the streets, a figure comes toward the pair seemingly with a silver halo of light around its body. The kidnapper notices the person and puts the young ex-tamer between the would-be rescuer and him.

The figure speaks. "I would advise you to step away from the young lady, unless you don't want to be able to walk after this."

Stupidly, (according to Rika) the man refuses, backing away with Suzie in tow. "Then I guess I'll just have to resort to a little 'attack' I like to call" His entire body vanishes into a blinding silver light," LIGHTNING JOUST!"

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Rika wakes up with a numb feeling spreading through her. "No way… Why would I be dreaming of him; he died two years ago! Stupid wishful thinking………"

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You……You……You……

Steal a whisper on my lips,

Feelin' at my finger tips,

It's pullin' at my skin.

You…leave me when I'm at my worst,

Feelin' as though I've been cursed,

Bitter cold within.

Days go by and still I think of you,

Days when I couldn't live my life without you.

Days go by and still I think of you,

Days when I couldn't live my life without you…without you…without you.

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Getting out of bed, she tries to get rid of the feeling that maybe……… It wasn't a dream. Unfortunately, the T.V. dispels any attempts at shaking off the dream, as she hears a newsman say 'A man with strangely singed clothes turned himself into the police this morning after trying to kidnap a young girl off the street. The man claimed a ghost attacked him while he was attempting to get away with the child. He said it looked like a knight in full silver armor that could call lightning out of his lance." She could tell the reporter was very skeptical, but now she wasn't so sure the dream she had really had been just a dream.

Running over to the phone, she called Henry to make sure it was the truth.

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In the Wongs' apartment the answering machine picks up a call. "Henry, this is Rika. Did you see the news? Please let me know if it's true, *sob* I… miss him so... much *crying is stifled*. *Long pause* Tell anyone about this and I swear I'll…*click*"

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At the Shinjuku General Hospital:

Janyuu, his wife, and his three other kids waited impatiently in the waiting room, waiting for any word on Suzie's condition.

" Mr. Wong?" A doctor walks into the room. "You may see your daughter now."

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You…leave me when I'm at my worst,

Feelin' as though I've been cursed,

Bitter cold within.

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Immediately, the family rushes into room 304, and sees the young girl. She appears to be sleeping, hooked up to several machines, and several large bruises and slashes are visible covering her arms and face.

Needless to say, a stunned silence is all one could hear for a very long time.

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'I can't take it anymore!' Her conscience tried to talk her out of what she was very much on the brink of doing, but it was very tough going. Rika also had to ignore several stares directed toward the piece of hardware arranged on her brilliant red hair. The easy part was the stares, as she glared poison-tipped daggers at anyone who gazed at the pair of goggles for more than a few seconds. That being taken care of, her mind kept trying to nudge her away from her destination.

Rika was walking along the sidewalk of Shinjuku's big business street, headed for her only "relief". Unfortunately, to her that relief just so happened to be a two hundred-foot fall into the churning waters of the nearby harbor. 'I know it's selfish of me, but if only he hadn't had to go and sacrifice himself! What about our future?! We would have been happy, but NOOOO, he had to go and take his own life to save the rest of humanity and the Digital World, IT'S NOT FAIR!'

Her mind failed to convince her otherwise.

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Two entities watched in horror as the young woman walked toward her destination, and as she jumped up on the railing, twin gasps sounded from their mouths. 'Please don't do it Rika!'

"She has no idea of the consequences this will cause Reremon! We have to prevent her from following through!"

"But how?…Wait……No……No, you can't be serious!! No known digimon has survived that step!"

"It has to be done young one. As much as me and Guilmon don't want to, and even though Azulongmon and the other sovereigns warned us………We have to try! The final digivolution is the only way I know that will save her…"

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Rika jumps off the railing of the bridge, but smashes into a steel support beam and falls head-first into the water of the bay, unconscious……… (Which has a temperature of –24 degrees Fahrenheit by the way)

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"……OH NOOOOOOO!!"

"NOOOOOOO RIIIIIIKAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! DO IT TAKATO! *In a whisper* heaven help us all if this fails…………"

"You're right! No time for worrying! GUILMON!!!"

"Right Takato! EXECUTE, BEAST SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!"

"EXECUTE, SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!"

"VALIANTMON/TAKANIMON!"

"ANCIENT OMEGA EVOLUTION!!"

The two holy warriors vanished into a blazing column of light, blinding all but themselves. Within nanoseconds, an enormous silhouette appeared, barely visible to those outside the swirling golden energy. In a flash, the gold column disappeared, leaving the silhouette standing, like a majestic pitch-black statue. Without warning, an explosion of red, gold, green, blue, and white energy swirled into a tornado, hiding the figure entirely from view. This time, though, when the energy vanished, a fully fleshed digimon stood there, with a holy aura strong enough to cause everyone that saw him to fall to his or her knees in wonder.

[AncientParagomon, holy dragon knight digimon of the Mystic (A step above Mega) level. His Hazard's Apocalypse and Catalyst's Crush can obliterate a piece of land the size of South America within seconds!]

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Angel of the Hazard runs by the computer with a panicked expression, seconds later Takato, Rika, Henry and Jeri are seen running the same way with furious expressions on their faces.

GoldGuilmon: I told him not to do that to Rika or Suzie, but he did it anyway. *Sigh* I wonder how he'll get away from the four angry tamers this time.

Too much time without updating, and people begin to wonder if the author quit working on his stories…… Don't worry everyone, I won't stop working on my stories no matter how long it is between updates. Please feel free to e-mail me at hazardangel@hotmail.com if you want access to my digimon for your works or if you want to know anything concerning my stories!

Diamon: Please R & R, We'd appreciate it!

Later!