One Week in Our Lives
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Or Davison, or Demigod.
Part Five: The Most Fascinating Week of my Life
*Izzy*
Tai's exclamation was what really woke me. The place had been lit up for a while but, like the others, I had been happy just to lie there with my mind on my own thoughts. It was hearing Tai shout "What on earth?" that brought me back to reality.
I opened my eyes to see Tai, Matt, Sora and all the others standing in a huddle. It was unclear where we were, but one thing was certain. This wasn't the same place that we'd been in last night.
If it hadn't been for the stone architecture the room would have resembled some sort of school hall. It was certainly quite big, with no furniture anywhere in sight and a few small windows near the top of one wall. Another had some sort of carving on it. Maybe we could take a look at it later. It seemed we'd all been sleeping on the floor.
Matt suddenly made a face. "What's up with him?" asked Tai.
"He's just realised his guitar's still at Sora's," I grinned. "My new laptop's missing too. All I've got is this little pocket databank, and it's only got a twenty-eight-K internet link."
Sora started to laugh. "Oh, Izzy!" I knew what she meant. But an Internet connection could be more valuable than she realised. We could find out what was going on, for a start. I don't know about anybody else, but in Japan teenagers don't suddenly get teleported from place to place (though the researchers are working on it.)
I turned on the databank and tried to dial up. Nothing. "Oh, shucks," I muttered. "Connection's down." Fed up, I switched it off again and sat down beside Tai.
And then a thought struck me. It couldn't possibly be, could it? I turned the databank on again and set it to making climate statistics. Then I read them through. "Tai," I said quietly, "I've got a theory."
"Yeah?" For once he really sounded interested.
"We've come full circle, Tai. I know where we are."
Oh, they didn't believe it at first, and I can't say I blame them. TK laughed, Mimi squeaked, and Matt just stared. But in time I convinced them.
Kari was the only one who really looked happy. "Why're you smiling like that?" Tai asked her.
"Don't you see? It's like we've come home."
Tai, Matt and Sora went to take a look at the wall to see if there was a way out. I knew that wasn't my sort of thing. Instead I came over to the opposite side of the room to look at the carvings on that wall.
"Prodigious!" I breathed. This wasn't any old squiggles and dots. This was the same sort of Digital script that I'd seen before. It just confirmed my hypothesis. But what did it say? It had been so long... but it was all coming back to me. Each symbol is a letter of the alphabet, apart from a few which mean special things....
The first part turned out to be a poetic version of the Legend of the Digidestined. I saved it to my datapad, but thought little more about it. It was the next part that intrigued me. I almost called the others over, but they were much too busy. What this looked like was another ancient prophecy, as cryptic as they come, but valuable.
Eight years of their world after our world is saved the Digidestined children shall return. A new threat shall challenge the worlds and once again we shall need their aid.
The Chosen Children will face many trials...
I rubbed at the stone to take the dust off the next symbols. It was hard to see them even with the aid of the torch.
...Till....
"I'll have to guess at a few of these symbols," I murmured to myself.
Till bravery and truth are linked forever, Till faith and brightness are brought together, Till love becomes cruel and beautiful, But love survives to fight another day
That last one was strange. The symbol was the same both times, but styled slightly different each time. I didn't see how it could mean anything but love, but...
When darkness threatens to envelop all A challenge will be set to all who hear The Digidestined children must have faith.
For darkness is destroyed by those who believe And all will be as once it was And many things that were lost will be found.
The prophecy, if that was what it was, ended there. I couldn't even guess what it might mean, apart from one thing. We were going to have to save the Digiworld, again. Oh well, I told myself. There are worse ways to spend your week off.
A moment later Tai shouted. "We're through!"
I looked up to see daylight flooding through one of the uncovered windows. Somebody'd got us a way out.
"Hold on," I yelled, entering the last of the prophecy into my databank and hitting Save. "Wait for me. I'm coming."
...................
Daydreamer: Well, I never thought I could write as Izzy and get away with it.
Bi: Maybe you haven't.
Daydreamer: I reckon the next bit's going to be longer.
Bi: Who's that?
Daydreamer: [sighing] Kari. How the heck do you tell a story like Kari?
Bi: You just open your beak like this and cross your wing-tips.
..................
Miaow227- Thanks. Will do.
HuntressDiana- I'll do it when I've got time (which might not be for a while... Sixth form, aargh!) Our world? Digiworld? Tai the protagonist, Sora the protagonist? Oh, and it was meant to be funny about Matt sleeping in the bath. But don't think I'd ever be REALLY nasty to a character in the name of comedy. Any character. Certainly not him.
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Or Davison, or Demigod.
Part Five: The Most Fascinating Week of my Life
*Izzy*
Tai's exclamation was what really woke me. The place had been lit up for a while but, like the others, I had been happy just to lie there with my mind on my own thoughts. It was hearing Tai shout "What on earth?" that brought me back to reality.
I opened my eyes to see Tai, Matt, Sora and all the others standing in a huddle. It was unclear where we were, but one thing was certain. This wasn't the same place that we'd been in last night.
If it hadn't been for the stone architecture the room would have resembled some sort of school hall. It was certainly quite big, with no furniture anywhere in sight and a few small windows near the top of one wall. Another had some sort of carving on it. Maybe we could take a look at it later. It seemed we'd all been sleeping on the floor.
Matt suddenly made a face. "What's up with him?" asked Tai.
"He's just realised his guitar's still at Sora's," I grinned. "My new laptop's missing too. All I've got is this little pocket databank, and it's only got a twenty-eight-K internet link."
Sora started to laugh. "Oh, Izzy!" I knew what she meant. But an Internet connection could be more valuable than she realised. We could find out what was going on, for a start. I don't know about anybody else, but in Japan teenagers don't suddenly get teleported from place to place (though the researchers are working on it.)
I turned on the databank and tried to dial up. Nothing. "Oh, shucks," I muttered. "Connection's down." Fed up, I switched it off again and sat down beside Tai.
And then a thought struck me. It couldn't possibly be, could it? I turned the databank on again and set it to making climate statistics. Then I read them through. "Tai," I said quietly, "I've got a theory."
"Yeah?" For once he really sounded interested.
"We've come full circle, Tai. I know where we are."
Oh, they didn't believe it at first, and I can't say I blame them. TK laughed, Mimi squeaked, and Matt just stared. But in time I convinced them.
Kari was the only one who really looked happy. "Why're you smiling like that?" Tai asked her.
"Don't you see? It's like we've come home."
Tai, Matt and Sora went to take a look at the wall to see if there was a way out. I knew that wasn't my sort of thing. Instead I came over to the opposite side of the room to look at the carvings on that wall.
"Prodigious!" I breathed. This wasn't any old squiggles and dots. This was the same sort of Digital script that I'd seen before. It just confirmed my hypothesis. But what did it say? It had been so long... but it was all coming back to me. Each symbol is a letter of the alphabet, apart from a few which mean special things....
The first part turned out to be a poetic version of the Legend of the Digidestined. I saved it to my datapad, but thought little more about it. It was the next part that intrigued me. I almost called the others over, but they were much too busy. What this looked like was another ancient prophecy, as cryptic as they come, but valuable.
Eight years of their world after our world is saved the Digidestined children shall return. A new threat shall challenge the worlds and once again we shall need their aid.
The Chosen Children will face many trials...
I rubbed at the stone to take the dust off the next symbols. It was hard to see them even with the aid of the torch.
...Till....
"I'll have to guess at a few of these symbols," I murmured to myself.
Till bravery and truth are linked forever, Till faith and brightness are brought together, Till love becomes cruel and beautiful, But love survives to fight another day
That last one was strange. The symbol was the same both times, but styled slightly different each time. I didn't see how it could mean anything but love, but...
When darkness threatens to envelop all A challenge will be set to all who hear The Digidestined children must have faith.
For darkness is destroyed by those who believe And all will be as once it was And many things that were lost will be found.
The prophecy, if that was what it was, ended there. I couldn't even guess what it might mean, apart from one thing. We were going to have to save the Digiworld, again. Oh well, I told myself. There are worse ways to spend your week off.
A moment later Tai shouted. "We're through!"
I looked up to see daylight flooding through one of the uncovered windows. Somebody'd got us a way out.
"Hold on," I yelled, entering the last of the prophecy into my databank and hitting Save. "Wait for me. I'm coming."
...................
Daydreamer: Well, I never thought I could write as Izzy and get away with it.
Bi: Maybe you haven't.
Daydreamer: I reckon the next bit's going to be longer.
Bi: Who's that?
Daydreamer: [sighing] Kari. How the heck do you tell a story like Kari?
Bi: You just open your beak like this and cross your wing-tips.
..................
Miaow227- Thanks. Will do.
HuntressDiana- I'll do it when I've got time (which might not be for a while... Sixth form, aargh!) Our world? Digiworld? Tai the protagonist, Sora the protagonist? Oh, and it was meant to be funny about Matt sleeping in the bath. But don't think I'd ever be REALLY nasty to a character in the name of comedy. Any character. Certainly not him.