A/N: Oh my God.... SORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRY FOLKS!!! I didn't intend on taking so damn long to update this O.o it's just that I've been so lost in my Yu-Gi-Oh! ideas and such, that I almost forgot that this fic was already written, and I just had to translate it ^_^U GOMEN NE! Here's the new chapter, and thank you guys for waiting... It won't happen again -_-U
Disclaimer: Ugh... WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?!
Davis: Do we really have to remind you?
Matt: *points to Lawyers*
Lily: *sweatdrops* Okay, okay... I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON AND NEVER WILL!!
Lawyers: ^_^ *happy*
Lily: ¬¬ *annoyed*
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 5: Voice
By: Lily Maxwell
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"Don't you dare hurt him. Who are you, and what do you want in Draco Mountain?" the elf asked, the tension of the moment flaring clearly in her light eyes.
"Don't worry." Matt said slowly, realizing the elf was just trying to protect the dragon. He dropped his sword slowly, seeing as the elf looked at him curiously but didn't drop her spear. "We don't want to hurt him, nor you." He added, and saw as suspicion waved in her emotive eyes.
"That's good to hear." She said, dropping her spear, but placing on the ground, blade up. "But who are you, and what do you want in Draco Mountain?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"To tell the truth, we didn't want to be here." Mimi said, walking towards the elf, but Matt stopped her placing his hand on her shoulder. She glanced back at him and nodded. "My name's Mimi, princess of Kazind, and he is Yamato, prince of Hire." Mimi explaining, and the elf blinked.
"Oh, the royalty." She said, making a reverence. "Where do you wish to go? Maybe I can be your guide and help you out." she continued, smiling at them.
"We want to go to where the Shadow Mage lives." Tai said, but just as the words left his mouth, the elf was back to her attack position, spear positioned threateningly at them.
"Everyone who's that mad mage's friend is my enemy!" she said angrily, her eyes narrowing dangerously.
"Calm down." The dragon, up to that point silent, spoke, and with a bright light, transformed himself from the big threatening dragon, into a little white creature with red eyes and tiny wings (A/N: You know, like Nall from the game Lunar TSSS). The elf glanced at him as he landed on her shoulder.
"But..." she tried to resonate, but he interrupted her.
"Who knows what they want with her?" he asked, blinking cutely. The elf sighed and smiled at him, then turning her gaze back at Mimi and Matt.
"Right... So what do you want with the mad mage?" she asked, gripping his spear tightly while keeping it straight and trying to control her temper.
"We want her to help us to prevent our kingdoms to war against themselves." TK said, but the elf frowned.
"Well, if I were you... I would never ask for her help." She said, her voice very serious. Sighing, she continued. "By the way, my name's Claire, and the little one is..."
"My name's Dai!" the dragon said cheerfully and proudly from his position on Claire's shoulder. Giggling at him, Claire suddenly noticed Miya, who was trying to hide behind Ken's shoulder. She giggled again.
"Don't worry Miya." She said, a grin playing on her lips. "I won't say a thing." She said, and then Dai noticed whom she was talking to. He yelped and fell from her shoulder, but instantly blew his wings and prevented him to fall on the hard ground.
"Oh damn it!" he said with a funny accent. "It's the annoyin' chick!" he exclaimed, and everybody blinked as Miya flew furiously from behind Ken's shoulder and went to face the little dragon.
"Who are you calling annoying chick, furball?! Do I look like a chicken to you??" she asked, clenching her little hands in anger. The dragon's eyes twitched.
"Look, you crazy fairy..."
"I'm NOT a crazy fairy!"
"ENOUGH!" Claire yelled, making both of them shut up. She sighed heavily and glared at the both of them. "By the gods, you still fight like that? C'mon, give me a break!" she said, rolling her eyes in annoyance. Ken walked to Miya, and tried to look at her face.
"You know them, Miya?" Ken asked, and the fairy looked up from wherever she was looking at him. She nodded slowly.
"Yes I do... Mainly the furball over there." She motioned to Dai whose eye twitched again.
"Why you...."
"Oh shut up." Claire said, rolling her eyes again. Groaning in frustration, she turned to the others. "We'll help you." She declared, and they cheered.
"Great!" Sora exclaimed excitedly. "So, how do we get there?"
"Well, I'll guide you to where the mad mage lives, but just as we get there, Dai and I are leaving, okay?" she asked, placing her spear on her back.
"Fine with me." Mimi replied smiling. Claire nodded.
"Good. It's a day until we get there so let's get going, we're kind of far." She said, and everybody nodded, then letting the blue-eyed elf take the lead.
The now young group of 10 (including a fairy and a mini-dragon) walked through the forest, Claire with Dai on her shoulder in the lead, while the others simply followed them. They walked in the darkness all day, and they could only realize it was dark because the moonlight somehow managed to shine through the tree leaves. At night, they took turns to take the watch position, Tai going first, then Sora, Ken, Matt and Claire would take the last turn.
In Matt's turn, however, things didn't go as smoothly as it went to the other guys. Suddenly, he began to listen to something else than the wind blowing on the leaves and the wild animals' roaring. Looking up immediately when he heard a human voice, it kept calling his name, very lowly and softly.
"Who's there??" he demanded, standing up from his sitting position against a tree's trunk. Nobody answered, instead the voice just kept calling him. Looking down at his friends, Matt decided to follow the voice and find out who was it already.
He followed the voice until he found a small lake. The moon shone brightly on its surface, and Matt had to hold his breath not to scream at the sight that met him. With the pretty lights reflecting from the water, the place looked almost heavenly, and standing above the water, at the middle of the lake, was a figure. A figure of a woman with long golden hair, eyes a shiny gray. Matt felt himself become teary.
"... Mother?" he asked silently, almost afraid as if it would drive her away.
"Matt, my son..." the woman smiled, her transparent figure walking slowly towards Matt's stunned presence, floating above the lake, never touching its surface.
"How... how is it p-possible??" he stuttered in disbelief. "You... died 9 years ago..." he said in nothing more than a whisper, but figure of his mother just kept smiling.
"Matt, my child, please listen to me..." she said, her hand almost touching his face. Matt's eyes widened.
"I... I...." he couldn't make himself to talk.
"Don't trust the ones that surround you, my son... They're not worth..." she said, her voice soft and calm. Matt's eyes widened even more, if possible.
"But... why?" he asked, eyes becoming unfocused in pure confusion.
"Just listen to me, Matt, don't trust them... don't trust..." her figure slowly began to fade, and Matt gasped.
"Mother?!" he asked, panicked. He didn't want her to go. It was all too confusing.
"Don't... trust..." was its last whisper, and Matt only touched air when he tried to reach her.
"Matt?"
He hesitantly turned around, to find himself face to face with a sleepy Mimi.
*To Be Continued*
- *laughs maniacally* Now, it was pretty evil to stop there, wasn't it? =P Sorry, but I just COULDN'T resist and it was to make this story slight longer! ^-^ Anyway, please review or I won't post the next chapter, okie dokie? So go on, and see ya next time!! -