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Disclaimer: What do you think? No, I do not own Digimon... And I never will, so shut up.
Pairings: Mimato, with bits of Takari, Taiora, Kenyako and Davis/OC.
Keys: "lala" is talking and italic is thinking
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A Knight's tale
Chapter 4: Together in trouble
By: Lily Maxwell
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While Matt and Mimi met each other, some uninvited guests approached the place where the two were...
Step by step, the two figures walked silently through the dark forest, when they began to hear voices. The taller one stopped, and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder for him to stop as well. When the other turned around, ready to complain, his older friend brought a finger to his lips, in a silencing manner.
"Shush!" Tai told TK. "Listen."
The two were standing near some bushes, and their ears were aware of each single sound that surrounded them. Getting inside the bushes, they peeked around, in search for anyone near. A little further, they spotted Matt and Mimi talking.
"Finally!" TK whispered relieved. But Tai had his attention on something else...
"Who's the goddess with him?" his mouth was hanging open. "She's really beautiful..."
"I have no idea, Tai..." TK whispered back.
But before they could stand up and walk towards the other two, they saw some shadows approaching the prince and his companion. As Matt's guardian, Tai grabbed his sword from its sheath and told TK:
"Stay here!"
Tai got out of the bushes, and passed through the path where Matt and Mimi were, getting on the other side, attacking the figure that was there. It was a girl, and just as she noticed Tai was going to attack her, she grabbed a sword of her own from her waist, and blocked his attack...
*Minutes before*
Sora, Ken, Miya and Kari walked passed trees, and trees, and more trees... always searching for any sight of Mimi. They looked everywhere, but were never able to find her, only having the awful sensation of being watched.
When they seemed to be walking for an eternity, they began to hear some voices. Following them, they finally found Mimi, talking with a boy on a darkened path.
"It's her." Sora stated, and was about to walk towards them when someone, from the other side, came running towards her, a sword in hands. Seeing the person was about to attack her, Sora grabbed her own sword, and defended herself.
She pushed the guy away, and stayed in an attack position, ready to fight if the guy attacked her again. But scanning her posture... the guy, with wide eyes, said at the same time as Mimi:
"Sora?" they asked.
Confused, Sora tried to see the guy's face clearly, and just a few seconds later, her face brightened with realization, her eyes showing amazement and happiness.
"Tai?" she asked, and noted the blonde guy with Mimi said the same thing at the same time.
Kari, recognizing her brother, squealed with happiness and jumped, running to hug her brother.
"Big bro!!" she said, rubbing her face on his chest. Tai blinked
"K-Kari?!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"Tai, is that really you?" came Sora's voice again. "After... so many years?" her eyes were watery, and her body shook a little.
Releasing Kari, Tai walked until he was just in front of the girl, and looked into her eyes. He smiled and nodded, his eyes threatening with tears.
"Yes... the time has passed, but some things don't change, like you, ne Sora?" he said winking, and Sora giggled, before wrapping him in a tight embrace, the others deep into oblivion.
TK, tired of just watching the sappy scene and everything else from behind some bushes, walked towards the others as well. Kari, seeing him, brightened even more, while he smiled as well.
"Hi Kari-sama." TK said, and the girl quickly almost tackled him to the ground with a hug.
"Oh TK!!" she exclaimed while hugged him. The boy laughed a little.
"It's been a while, ne?" he asked.
"Yes..." she said, finally releasing him.
"Well, I'm very confused." Ken said, also getting out of the dark, stepping into the whole nostalgic and confusing atmosphere.
"So am I." Miya said from her spot on his shoulder.
Sora, finally brought back to reality as her other two friends entered the space, cleared her throat and walked to Mimi.
"Well, we've finally found you, Mimi." Sora said smirking, while the girl blinked. Meanwhile, Tai talked with his prince as well.
"Ishida, at last!!" Tai said, waving his arms around. The two royalties widened their eyes, and looked at each other.
"Mimi??" Matt asked, his mouth hanging open.
"Ishida?? Yamato?!" she said as well, placing her hand on her mouth.
"Ahhh!! You're the person I was supposed to marry!!" they both exclaimed at the same time.
"That clear things a little out." Ken pointed.
*At night*
They all set a camp, and sat around the fire. They ate their "dinner", nothing more than some fruits, and later began to chat.
"Well, I guess we should all introduce ourselves." Sora pointed out, and everyone nodded.
"Well, I'm Taichi Kamiya. But you guys can call me Tai." Tai began.
"And I'm Sora Takenouchi." Sora introduced herself.
"I'm Takeru Ishida, Matt's brother." TK said.
"I'm Ken Ichijouji."
"I'm Miya." Said the fairy, flying around happily.
"And I'm Yamato Ishida, call me Matt though." Matt pointed the obvious (A/N: Everyone already knew who he was."
"And I'm Mimi Tachikawa." Mimi said smiling. Then she turned her attention to Sora and Tai. "Well, would you clear something out for me?" they nodded. "Where the heck do you know each other from??"
"Well, since we were really young." Sora began.
"Yep." Tai nodded. "Sora used to live in Hire before she moved to Kazind."
"I was born, in truth, in Kamunder." She continued. "But just as she gave birth to me, we moved to Hire."
"At that time, there was a war happening between Kamunder and Mizater, and her father battled in that war." Tai said.
"Exactly." Sora nodded. "When I moved to Hire, it didn't take long for me to meet Tai. He lived next door." She smiled. (A/N: You can figure out they met when they were like 4 or 5, ne?)
"Sore and me were the best friends ever!" Tai exclaimed, and looked at Sora. "Ne, Sora?" she giggled and nodded.
"Yeah, it's true. We used to play we were knights, and Tai didn't mind I was a girl at all." she smiled.
"That's why I recognized her. The attack position didn't change much (A/N: keyword: much. I'm not stupid, I know when they were small they didn't know positions at all.)." Tai nodded knowingly.
"Well, I recognized him because of his appearance. I didn't know Kari was his sister, I didn't have much contact with her at the time. But I was kind of stupid of not thinking of it before." Sora said, shaking her head.
"But..." Mimi began. "... what about Kazind?"
"Well, my mom and I were moving from Hire to Kazind when I was 6. But something happened, and my mother died along the way. In this forest." Sora answered.
"But, how did she die?" Matt asked, and received a death glare from Mimi, but he didn't see it at all.
"I don't really know." Sora continued. "We had to sleep in this forest and when I woke up, she was dead. I ran all the way to Kazind, directly to the palace. I managed my way in, and did talk to the king. He helped me and sent his men to take my mom out of the forest, and let me stay in the castle. Since then, I was trained to be Mimi's guardian."
"Wow, you're serious?" Tai asked. "I've got a similar story, just as you went away."
"Really?" Sora asked, looking rather sad.
"Yup. My parents went away, to go to Kazind, but they died on their way, in this forest. They were going to talk to King Sid, at King Isadore's request, so since I knew that, went to king Isadore to ask about them. But the king had just received the notice that they had died, along with another woman. It must have been Mrs. Takenouchi..." Tai said.
"It was." Sora confirmed. "King Sid told me two other bodies were found in the forest, beside my mother's..."
"That's the saddest story I have ever heard!" Mimi said, sniffing. "I think we'd better sleep, I don't want to hear anything anymore for tonight..."
"Me neither..." Kari said, looking really sad about her own family's story and Sora's.
"Well, I think someone should stay awake to watch over the others, for any odd things." Matt said. "After all that happened in this forest, it's really dangerous to just sleep in here recklessly."
"I agree." Tai nodded.
"I'll do it." Everyone said at the same time.
"I think only Matt, Sora, Ken and me should be the watchers." Tai said, and everyone else looked hurt.
"Why?!" they asked.
"It's not that you're weak, guys!" Tai defended his point. "But I just think we're the most powerful ones."
"I agree." Sora said.
"Okay..." the others nodded.
"Well, Ken can be the first one, then goes Matt, Sora, and then I'm the last one." Tai said.
"Fine with me." Matt said.
"For me too." Sora and Ken said.
"So, let's sleep, guys." TK said, and everybody went to heir dreamless sleep in the dark Fear Forest.
*The next morning*
When everyone had awaken at last, the only problem was where to head to...
"Well, what do you guys really want in Hire?" Matt asked.
"Well, in the first place, these four..." Mimi glared at Sora, Ken, Miya and Kari. "... weren't supposed to be here, but what's done it's done. We want to stop the war." She finished.
"So do we." Tai said.
"But my father won't stop. When he gets an idea in his mind..." Mimi was saying.
"... he won't change his mind." Matt finished for her, and she raised her eyebrow, assuming his father was just like hers.
"Well, your father too, huh?" she asked, smiling sadly.
"So, what are we gonna do?" Miya asked.
Everyone stay quiet, to think about something. Just then, an idea shook TK, and his eyes went wide.
"The Shadow Mage!!" he exclaimed, and everyone looked at him, some looking curious, and others surprised.
"Who is that?" Kari asked, blinking confusedly.
"My dad went to talk to her about something, and later he came back home with this crazy idea of war. Who knows, maybe we can talk to her and make both of them give the war idea up?" Matt asked.
"T-the S-Shadow Mage?!" Miya stuttered, hiding behind Ken's shoulder. This one blinked, and looked at her.
"What's wrong, Miya?" he asked concerned.
"I-I don't want to m-meet her!" she said, and hid her face.
"Well, we got no other option." Tai said.
"Well, before anything, who knows where she lives?" Sora asked.
"In the center of the forest." TK said.
"And where is that?" Kari asked.
"Heh, good question..." TK said, sweatdropping.
"Well, I guess we have no other alternative unless keep walking until we find this Shadow Mage..." Matt said.
"Matt's right." Mimi nodded. Sora then grinned.
"Yeah... and to think you didn't want to marry him, huh Mimi? Now you even keep agreeing with him..." Sora said playfully.
"So did Matt!" Tai told his friend.
"Mimi was afraid he could be ugly." Sora continued, grinning.
"What a coincidence! Matt had the same fear!" Tai continued, smirking.
"Sora, could you DAMN stop THAT?!" Mimi said, blushing furiously.
"Tai, have you no praise for your life?" Matt asked through gritted teeth, blushing as well.
"S-sure." Both friends replied, but kept grinning.
"Great." Both said, and hurried in the front, Ken, Miya, Kari and TK doing their best to hold their laughter.
They kept walking, until they reached a place that, technically, they didn't want to be in. The entrance to a mountain and a sign gave them a horrible fear. More than the forest itself.
In the sign it said: Draco Mt.
"W-we're in D-D-Draco M-M-Mountain!!" Tai stuttered, barely able to talk at all.
"That can't be good." Matt continued.
Before they could continue their thoughts, a big white dragon appeared from the clouds, and landed in front of them. Great wind blew as the dragon's paws met the ground, and his wings waved around. Curious thing was that, he kept looking at Miya, and this one glared back.
"Be careful." Matt said, getting his sword from his waist, and positioning himself protectively in front of Mimi, who was just beside him.
But he didn't have time to think of anything, for someone jumped from somewhere in front of the dragon, in a defensively position, holding a spear. It was an elf. A crimson-haired elf, with tanned skin and light-blue eyes that could fool anyone who thought she was harmless.
"Don't you dare hurt him. Who are you, and what do you want in Draco Mountain?"
*To Be Continued*
- Okay, so it took me LONG ENOUGH, ne? ^^;; Well, what did you guys think? Any incoherent things, please forgive me, ok? You know, old fic, worse writing... *ahem* Please, do not forget to review, ok? Or else, I won't post the next chapter!! I'll see you guys later ^^ *waves* -