Presenting Chapter # 3!
Kari-123: Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater: I'm glad you like the plot line. Thanks for your little bit of advice. I'll try to make the sentences flow better.
Bluecalinbluerag and jen: Thank you!
Disclaimer: Is on the 1st two chapters.
I decided to add a few more characters:
Mimi: Was a digi-destined. Died in a fight against Myotsimon, one of Akio's allies. She had the power to control the wind. She was known as Myobu in the Spirit realm.
Joe: Was a digi-destined. Died with Izzy when they were captured by one of Akio's minions. He had the power of healing.
Izzy: Was a digi-destined. Died with Joe when they were capture. He was the nerd of the group and often got on Mimi's nerves. He had the power of complete knowledge. When he died, he knew exactly when, where, and how they were going to die. He also knew that Akio would arise again.
Ghosts of the Past
Chihiro screamed. She clutched the blankets around her, making her knuckles turn white. Mimi sighed.
"Would you please stop screaming, woman!"
Chihiro stopped, took a deep breath, and screamed again. 'This was obviously a bad idea.' Mimi thought. 'But it's the only way.' Chihiro stopped, out of breath. She stared at the girl before her. She had very pink hair and was floating. Floating! The girl was also barely visible in the moonlight. It seemed to go straight through her. 'I have to be dreaming. This is definitely a dream.'
"No. This isn't a dream, Chihiro." Mimi stated.
"How do you know who I am?" Chihiro asked, fear in her voice. "And what have you done to Yamato!"
Mimi rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. 'Is it even possible for me to have headaches?' She mused. 'How could Wolf be in love with this woman? And why the hell would he marry her!' Mimi sighed once more. She looked no older than 16 yet she felt hundreds of years old. 'Joe is so going to get it when I see him again!'
"I know all about you."
Chihiro gasped. "Don't worry, I haven't come to hurt you. I've come to ask you to help Wo...I mean, Matt."
Chihiro stared at her. She pinched herself. "Ow!"
Mimi rolled her eyes.
"What do you mean by help?"
"I mean, that you're being called upon as a digi-destined. You have the same gift as I did. Controlling the wind. Matt and the other digi-destined will need your help. Only when all the elements are combined with light and hope can you bring peace to the universe again. And finally get rid of Akio and his dark powers. You will have my old pendent. It will help you and your digimon."
Chihiro blinked. 'Wow, that wasn't too hard after she stopped screaming.' Mimi thought.
"Digi-destined? Akio? Digimon? I don't believe you! You did something to Matt! Where is he?" Chihiro demanded.
'Gods! This woman is driving me insane! Well if she doesn't believe me.' A digimon stepped out the shadows. Chihiro gasped.
"I had a dream about you! There was this necklace floating above me and you were talking to it!"
Mimi started giggling. The digimon glared at the girl. Mimi couldn't control it anymore, she burst out laughing.
"That was not funny, Myobu! The stupid thing came here when it wasn't time yet!" Said the digimon.
"Ok, Ok. I'm sorry." Mimi apologized.
Chihiro stared at the digimon. She had a fox-like form and was very beautiful. Her fur was golden and she had clear blue eyes. 'Just like Yamato's.' The digimon smiled at her. She slowly walked over to the bed.
"Hello, Chihiro. My name is Renamon. I am your digimon companion. And this," the digimon lifted a pendent, "belongs to you now."
Chihiro took hold of the pendent and felt a wave of power go through her. The pendent glowed a light blue. And then a flood of memories that weren't hers entered her head. The Spirit realm, the digimon who lived there, the shadow realm, everything flooded her head. She looked at Renamon in awe. Then she turned her attention to the floating, spirit girl.
"You're Mimi. Also known as Myobu. You were a digi-destined with Yamato and the others. You could control wind and now I can. But you died as well as your digimon, Palmon. It was a horrible death. You were the first to die and you died alone, didn't you? Because Palmon had died sometime before that." Chihiro stated in a trance like state. She stared Mimi in the eyes.
Mimi felt tears slid down her cheeks.
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Haku ran towards the direction of the scream. It had come from Yamato and Chihiro's room. When the frightened screaming stopped, Haku felt panic surge through him. 'By the Gods!' Running faster, Haku almost passed the door. Quickly opening it, he saw a large circle of light and Chihiro stepping through following a floating, transparent girl. 'Floating? Transparent? Have I gone mad?' Behind Chihiro was a fox-like thing. Taking a deep breath, Haku raced into the room and stumbled through the portal of light.
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Sora looked up at the stars. They seemed so much brighter in this world. Biyomon was sound asleep beside her. Sitting up, she looked around at the sleeping figures. She noticed that Kari, T.K, and Matt were still awake, staring up at the sky.
"Hey guys. Can't sleep?" She whispered.
The three slowly sat up.
"No, I'm too excited." T.K said. "Me too." Kari said.
"Hey, I was thinking. Were you four the only digi-destined? I mean, I have faith in your ability but 4 people fighting against evil?" T.K asked without thinking.
Sora and Matt locked eyes. Sadness could be seen in both of them. Sora felt tears and looked at the ground. Her heart ached as she thought about the others. 'We didn't even have a chance.'
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Haku groaned. His body ached from the impact and struggled to a standing position. Before him was a large gate but nothing else was around. Chihiro and the strange creatures were no where to be seen.
"I knew this would happen" Came a feminine voice.
Haku glanced about him. There was no one, nothing there save for the gate.
"Don't bother trying to see me, human. You can't."
Standing still, thoughts ran through his head. 'I must be dreaming. Either that, or I am going insane.'
"No, this isn't a dream. And no, you are not going insane. The name's Rin. I'm the Gate Keeper of the Spirit realm."
"Um, the spirit realm?" Haku asked.
"Yes. Your sister knows all about it. Since she is one of the digi- destined. Chihiro is now one too."
"My sister? Digi-destined? I don't understand."
"Rin, what's going on?" A man with six legs appeared. He looked very annoyed. "I was just trying to get some beauty sleep."
"Beauty sleep? You'll need a lot more than that, spider man." Rin replied, laughing.
The six legged man scowled. Haku stared at him. 'Yes. I am going insane.'
"What, human? Never seen a Spirit God before?"
Haku blinked. 'Spirit God?'
"Yes. What else did you think I am? A rabbit? You know, you look nothing like your sister. I suspect she took more after her mother and you took more after yours."
He thought he was going to faint. Suddenly a boy with red hair appeared.
"Izzy, what are you doing here?" Rin asked.
The boy looked directly at Haku. The king shifted uncomfortably.
"I saw all of this happen. I'm supposed to be here. Haku, Chihiro is in danger."
The boy floated over to Haku. Two pendants appeared before him.
"One of these belongs to Phoenix. Or Sora as you know her. It's the one with the phoenix on it. The other one is mine. It will help you get between the mortal realm and the spirit realm."
Shaking, Haku took the pendants. "Now, just repeat after me. Don't worry. As long as you give Sora the pendent, Chihiro will be fine. And everything will be revealed."
Repeating the words, Haku held up Izzy's pendent. The gate doors slowly opened, and taking a deep breath, Haku walked forward.
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With a rasping voice, Matt spoke, "No. There were 3 others. Mimi, Joe, and Izzy. And their digimon."
Sora looked up at the sky again.
"They died. We weren't able to get to them in time." Sadness filled her voice.
T.K and Kari looked at them with sympathy.
"Could you please tell us about them?" Kari asked.
Sora took a deep breath. She didn't notice Matt move over by her side but felt his hand grab a hold of hers. He squeezed. Sora looked at him. His eyes showed support and so much...love. 'Love?' Sora asked herself. He gave her a faint smile which she returned.
"Well Mimi was the last of us to find her spirit name..." She began, flashing back to 5 years ago...
*Flashback*
"Hey, Mimi! You did it! You found your spirit name. Now you can digivolve Palmon!" A 16 year old Sora said, hugging her friend. Mimi laughed happily and hugged her back. Then she looked at her digimon, Palmon.
"So, Palmon, Ready?" Palmon nodded.
"Ready whenever you are...Myobu." Mimi smiled at her spirit name and a determination came to her eyes. She ripped off the pendent around her neck and held it out. A blue circle of light appeared beneath her feet and beneath Palmon. Everyone watched in amazement. Mimi felt wind speed up around her.
"Palmon! Digivolve!" She yelled. The digimon was wrapped in a blinding blue light. Wind carried through the meadow they were standing in. The clouds moved rapidly at the pick up of wind speed.
"Palmon digivolve to...Lillymon!" Everyone gasped at the flower like digimon. Squealing, Mimi jumped up and down. The rest of the group just stared at her like she was insane. Lillymon had perspiration of embarrassment as she looked at her companion who was acting like a crazed lunatic.
*End of Flashback*
Sora smiled at the memory. Mimi had acted pretty crazy about Lillymon. In fact, she kept telling Lillymon how much cuter she was in her ultimate form rather in her other forms. Flashing back, Sora continued her story about the other two, Izzy and Joe.
*Flashback*
"Joe, I'm fine!" Violet said for the hundredth time. She moaned when he touched her leg that was covered in blood. Joe gave her a sharp look.
"You are not fine. Here, I'm going to be a doctor so this will just give me some practice." He adjusted his glasses and smiled. Violet smiled, shaking her head. The others just smiled.
"Always the responsible one, Joe." Sora said. Joe shrugged.
"Well, I do want to be a doctor so...this gives me some experience." Everyone laughed.
"Izzy! That was my favorite pen to write with!" Mimi screamed. Everyone turned to see Izzy, extremely pale, looking at Mimi horrified.
"I...I was just calculating on how long it will take us to get there." Izzy said, nervously. Mimi glared at him. Furry was written on her face.
"Who cares! You ruined my pen! Who cares about your stupid calculations!" Mimi lunged at him. Izzy, horrified, ran for his life.
"Get back here, you geek!" She screamed, running after him. The rest of the digi-destined winced.
"Um, so? Do you think he'll survive Mimi's wrath?" Sora asked.
*End Flashback*
Matt chuckled. "I remember that. Mimi was such a pain at times." "Yeah." Sora murmured. His hand was still holding hers. She looked into his ice blue eyes. He stared back. Forgetting that T.K. and Kari were watching, they began inching closer. Sora closed her eyes. Matt did as well. He was about to close the gap between them when they heard screaming. As fast as lightning, they both jumped apart from each other. Everyone was awakened by the scream. Sora blushed while Matt looked away. Looking in the direction the scream came from, Sora gasped.
"Chihiro!"
Matt turned to look in the same direction. "What!" And he began running towards her. A strange digimon was next to his wife-to-be.
"Hey, get away from her!" He yelled. The fox-like digimon just stared at him.
Sora hid her disappointment when she saw Matt run towards Chihiro.
"What is she doing here?" Asked Violet.
"What do you think she's doing here?" Said a high-pitched female voice. The digi-destined turned to see a floating spirit of Mimi.
"Mimi?"
"No, I'm the headless horseman." Mimi grinned. "Miss me?"
Everyone looked at her in shock. Suddenly, Joe appeared. Both of them looked exactly as they had 5 years ago. Sora felt tears slide down her cheeks. She looked to see Violet crying, too. Tai seemed to be in complete shock.
"Joe!" Violet cried. The boy smiled at her.
Matt helped Chihiro to the rest of the group with the odd digimon following them. He glared at her, but she simply smiled.
Mimi cleared her throat, "Everyone, I want you to meet the new digi- destined of wind, Chihiro, and her digimon partner, Renamon."
Everyone's jaw dropped. Matt seemed bewildered. "Chihiro is a digi- destined? And this weird digimon is hers?" Renamon growled at him.
"Listen, human, I am not weird. I'm a very powerful digimon. Once Chihiro finds her spirit name, you'll see how dangerous I am."
"But what are you guys doing here?" Sora asked. The group turned their heads back to the 2 spirits.
"We're only here to make sure Chihiro got here safely. And to give her spirit name. It's Myobu." Mimi said.
"But that's your name!" Tai yelled. Mimi winced. Tai could be so loud sometimes.
"I know. But I'm giving it to Chihiro because she has powers of the wind, too."
"Oh." Everyone looked at Tai oddly. He could be clueless at times.
Chihiro suddenly felt a power surge through her. Ripping the pendent off from her neck, she held it out. It was uncannily like Mimi had done. A blue circle appeared beneath her and her digimon.
"Renamon! Digivolve!" She yelled.
"Renamon...digivolve to....Taomon!" The digi-destined looked in awe at the digimon. Chihiro felt dizzy and the world around her became black as she fell to the ground. Sora noticed this and cried out.
"Chihiro!" Matt exclaimed, falling to his knees by her side. Sora quickly ran over. She fell to her knees and checked for a pulse. Joe floated over.
"Was that supposed to happen!" Sora asked, looking up at Joe.
He shook his head. 'What went wrong?' He thought.
"Just do what I tell you since I cannot physical touch her." He commanded. Sora nodded. Matt looked at Sora, pain in his eyes.
"Matt. It's going to be okay. I'll help her as much as I can." She whispered.
"Ryuu! Get Wolf away from here!" Joe yelled.
Tai walked over and pulled Matt away.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Joe asked. Sora looked into his eyes, he saw a determination there. "Good."
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Akio looked out across the dark plains of the Shadow realm. He breathed in the toxic air.
"Ahhhhh. So I see my plan has worked. Try as you might, little Phoenix, but you will never waken Myobu. She's trapped exactly where I want her. Yes, and Wolf's love will fade for you because of his concern for Chihiro. Everything goes as planned. Chihiro, you are the key to all my desires. This time, I will not fail!"
His voice boom across the barren land. A sinister feeling clawed the air. Akio smirked as he gripped the pendent in his hand. 'Too bad you didn't have your original pendent, Mimi. Maybe you could of diverted my plans. It would have been a challenge. Such a waste of beauty with that brain of yours, but your brain comes to good use even when you're dead.' He threw his head back and laughed.
"My daughter will save her. You'll see." A woman with long, silky red hair and ruby eyes floated near Akio. She gave him a hard look.
"My darling, Phoenix. Your daughter may have your spirit name but her power is weaker than yours. How do you expect her to bring a mortal back from the world of in-between. Oh, yes, I know you gave her the sword. I'll be keeping a closer eye on you. But she doesn't know how to use it and you certainly can't communicate with her. Looks like your little plan failed."
The woman smiled sweetly. "My, my Akio. Can that ego of yours get any larger? My daughter is smart and more powerful than you can imagine. She'll figure it out. I know she will." She looked out across the barren land and shivered. 'For the world's sake, please, Sora, don't give up!'
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Sora looked at Chihiro, tears running down her face.
"No. Please don't leave us. As much as I hate to admit it, Matt....loves you."
The others stared in silence. Joe had a frustrated look. If only he weren't dead, he would be able to heal her with his powers. 'By the Gods! 'Matt looked paler than any of them. His heart broke in half. He forgot all about his feelings towards Sora and concentrated on the woman that was gone. She was gone. 'Chihiro, I'm so sorry that I almost betrayed you. I promise that won't happen again! Even though my heart belongs to Sora, come back to us. To me...'
Taomon stared at her new companion and friend. 'Chihiro! Something was wrong with that pendent. It didn't feel...right.'
Kaonashi looked at Sora sadly. He hated it when she cried. Sora looked up at him and Kaonashi made a gesture of sympathy but she didn't respond. She was looking directly past him; her eyes wide. Kaonashi slowly turned around.
Mwahahahaaaaaaaa! Another cliffhanger to behold!
Who is behind Kaonashi? What does a sword have to do with anything? Why does Akio want to keep Matt admitting his love to Sora? And will Matt stay true to Chihiro or will he stay true to his heart?
Gets whacked over the head for asking too many questions. Kaonashi sighs in relief and begins gesturing.
Translating: "Hope you guys liked the chapter!"
Kari-123: Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater: I'm glad you like the plot line. Thanks for your little bit of advice. I'll try to make the sentences flow better.
Bluecalinbluerag and jen: Thank you!
Disclaimer: Is on the 1st two chapters.
I decided to add a few more characters:
Mimi: Was a digi-destined. Died in a fight against Myotsimon, one of Akio's allies. She had the power to control the wind. She was known as Myobu in the Spirit realm.
Joe: Was a digi-destined. Died with Izzy when they were captured by one of Akio's minions. He had the power of healing.
Izzy: Was a digi-destined. Died with Joe when they were capture. He was the nerd of the group and often got on Mimi's nerves. He had the power of complete knowledge. When he died, he knew exactly when, where, and how they were going to die. He also knew that Akio would arise again.
Ghosts of the Past
Chihiro screamed. She clutched the blankets around her, making her knuckles turn white. Mimi sighed.
"Would you please stop screaming, woman!"
Chihiro stopped, took a deep breath, and screamed again. 'This was obviously a bad idea.' Mimi thought. 'But it's the only way.' Chihiro stopped, out of breath. She stared at the girl before her. She had very pink hair and was floating. Floating! The girl was also barely visible in the moonlight. It seemed to go straight through her. 'I have to be dreaming. This is definitely a dream.'
"No. This isn't a dream, Chihiro." Mimi stated.
"How do you know who I am?" Chihiro asked, fear in her voice. "And what have you done to Yamato!"
Mimi rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. 'Is it even possible for me to have headaches?' She mused. 'How could Wolf be in love with this woman? And why the hell would he marry her!' Mimi sighed once more. She looked no older than 16 yet she felt hundreds of years old. 'Joe is so going to get it when I see him again!'
"I know all about you."
Chihiro gasped. "Don't worry, I haven't come to hurt you. I've come to ask you to help Wo...I mean, Matt."
Chihiro stared at her. She pinched herself. "Ow!"
Mimi rolled her eyes.
"What do you mean by help?"
"I mean, that you're being called upon as a digi-destined. You have the same gift as I did. Controlling the wind. Matt and the other digi-destined will need your help. Only when all the elements are combined with light and hope can you bring peace to the universe again. And finally get rid of Akio and his dark powers. You will have my old pendent. It will help you and your digimon."
Chihiro blinked. 'Wow, that wasn't too hard after she stopped screaming.' Mimi thought.
"Digi-destined? Akio? Digimon? I don't believe you! You did something to Matt! Where is he?" Chihiro demanded.
'Gods! This woman is driving me insane! Well if she doesn't believe me.' A digimon stepped out the shadows. Chihiro gasped.
"I had a dream about you! There was this necklace floating above me and you were talking to it!"
Mimi started giggling. The digimon glared at the girl. Mimi couldn't control it anymore, she burst out laughing.
"That was not funny, Myobu! The stupid thing came here when it wasn't time yet!" Said the digimon.
"Ok, Ok. I'm sorry." Mimi apologized.
Chihiro stared at the digimon. She had a fox-like form and was very beautiful. Her fur was golden and she had clear blue eyes. 'Just like Yamato's.' The digimon smiled at her. She slowly walked over to the bed.
"Hello, Chihiro. My name is Renamon. I am your digimon companion. And this," the digimon lifted a pendent, "belongs to you now."
Chihiro took hold of the pendent and felt a wave of power go through her. The pendent glowed a light blue. And then a flood of memories that weren't hers entered her head. The Spirit realm, the digimon who lived there, the shadow realm, everything flooded her head. She looked at Renamon in awe. Then she turned her attention to the floating, spirit girl.
"You're Mimi. Also known as Myobu. You were a digi-destined with Yamato and the others. You could control wind and now I can. But you died as well as your digimon, Palmon. It was a horrible death. You were the first to die and you died alone, didn't you? Because Palmon had died sometime before that." Chihiro stated in a trance like state. She stared Mimi in the eyes.
Mimi felt tears slid down her cheeks.
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Haku ran towards the direction of the scream. It had come from Yamato and Chihiro's room. When the frightened screaming stopped, Haku felt panic surge through him. 'By the Gods!' Running faster, Haku almost passed the door. Quickly opening it, he saw a large circle of light and Chihiro stepping through following a floating, transparent girl. 'Floating? Transparent? Have I gone mad?' Behind Chihiro was a fox-like thing. Taking a deep breath, Haku raced into the room and stumbled through the portal of light.
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Sora looked up at the stars. They seemed so much brighter in this world. Biyomon was sound asleep beside her. Sitting up, she looked around at the sleeping figures. She noticed that Kari, T.K, and Matt were still awake, staring up at the sky.
"Hey guys. Can't sleep?" She whispered.
The three slowly sat up.
"No, I'm too excited." T.K said. "Me too." Kari said.
"Hey, I was thinking. Were you four the only digi-destined? I mean, I have faith in your ability but 4 people fighting against evil?" T.K asked without thinking.
Sora and Matt locked eyes. Sadness could be seen in both of them. Sora felt tears and looked at the ground. Her heart ached as she thought about the others. 'We didn't even have a chance.'
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Haku groaned. His body ached from the impact and struggled to a standing position. Before him was a large gate but nothing else was around. Chihiro and the strange creatures were no where to be seen.
"I knew this would happen" Came a feminine voice.
Haku glanced about him. There was no one, nothing there save for the gate.
"Don't bother trying to see me, human. You can't."
Standing still, thoughts ran through his head. 'I must be dreaming. Either that, or I am going insane.'
"No, this isn't a dream. And no, you are not going insane. The name's Rin. I'm the Gate Keeper of the Spirit realm."
"Um, the spirit realm?" Haku asked.
"Yes. Your sister knows all about it. Since she is one of the digi- destined. Chihiro is now one too."
"My sister? Digi-destined? I don't understand."
"Rin, what's going on?" A man with six legs appeared. He looked very annoyed. "I was just trying to get some beauty sleep."
"Beauty sleep? You'll need a lot more than that, spider man." Rin replied, laughing.
The six legged man scowled. Haku stared at him. 'Yes. I am going insane.'
"What, human? Never seen a Spirit God before?"
Haku blinked. 'Spirit God?'
"Yes. What else did you think I am? A rabbit? You know, you look nothing like your sister. I suspect she took more after her mother and you took more after yours."
He thought he was going to faint. Suddenly a boy with red hair appeared.
"Izzy, what are you doing here?" Rin asked.
The boy looked directly at Haku. The king shifted uncomfortably.
"I saw all of this happen. I'm supposed to be here. Haku, Chihiro is in danger."
The boy floated over to Haku. Two pendants appeared before him.
"One of these belongs to Phoenix. Or Sora as you know her. It's the one with the phoenix on it. The other one is mine. It will help you get between the mortal realm and the spirit realm."
Shaking, Haku took the pendants. "Now, just repeat after me. Don't worry. As long as you give Sora the pendent, Chihiro will be fine. And everything will be revealed."
Repeating the words, Haku held up Izzy's pendent. The gate doors slowly opened, and taking a deep breath, Haku walked forward.
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With a rasping voice, Matt spoke, "No. There were 3 others. Mimi, Joe, and Izzy. And their digimon."
Sora looked up at the sky again.
"They died. We weren't able to get to them in time." Sadness filled her voice.
T.K and Kari looked at them with sympathy.
"Could you please tell us about them?" Kari asked.
Sora took a deep breath. She didn't notice Matt move over by her side but felt his hand grab a hold of hers. He squeezed. Sora looked at him. His eyes showed support and so much...love. 'Love?' Sora asked herself. He gave her a faint smile which she returned.
"Well Mimi was the last of us to find her spirit name..." She began, flashing back to 5 years ago...
*Flashback*
"Hey, Mimi! You did it! You found your spirit name. Now you can digivolve Palmon!" A 16 year old Sora said, hugging her friend. Mimi laughed happily and hugged her back. Then she looked at her digimon, Palmon.
"So, Palmon, Ready?" Palmon nodded.
"Ready whenever you are...Myobu." Mimi smiled at her spirit name and a determination came to her eyes. She ripped off the pendent around her neck and held it out. A blue circle of light appeared beneath her feet and beneath Palmon. Everyone watched in amazement. Mimi felt wind speed up around her.
"Palmon! Digivolve!" She yelled. The digimon was wrapped in a blinding blue light. Wind carried through the meadow they were standing in. The clouds moved rapidly at the pick up of wind speed.
"Palmon digivolve to...Lillymon!" Everyone gasped at the flower like digimon. Squealing, Mimi jumped up and down. The rest of the group just stared at her like she was insane. Lillymon had perspiration of embarrassment as she looked at her companion who was acting like a crazed lunatic.
*End of Flashback*
Sora smiled at the memory. Mimi had acted pretty crazy about Lillymon. In fact, she kept telling Lillymon how much cuter she was in her ultimate form rather in her other forms. Flashing back, Sora continued her story about the other two, Izzy and Joe.
*Flashback*
"Joe, I'm fine!" Violet said for the hundredth time. She moaned when he touched her leg that was covered in blood. Joe gave her a sharp look.
"You are not fine. Here, I'm going to be a doctor so this will just give me some practice." He adjusted his glasses and smiled. Violet smiled, shaking her head. The others just smiled.
"Always the responsible one, Joe." Sora said. Joe shrugged.
"Well, I do want to be a doctor so...this gives me some experience." Everyone laughed.
"Izzy! That was my favorite pen to write with!" Mimi screamed. Everyone turned to see Izzy, extremely pale, looking at Mimi horrified.
"I...I was just calculating on how long it will take us to get there." Izzy said, nervously. Mimi glared at him. Furry was written on her face.
"Who cares! You ruined my pen! Who cares about your stupid calculations!" Mimi lunged at him. Izzy, horrified, ran for his life.
"Get back here, you geek!" She screamed, running after him. The rest of the digi-destined winced.
"Um, so? Do you think he'll survive Mimi's wrath?" Sora asked.
*End Flashback*
Matt chuckled. "I remember that. Mimi was such a pain at times." "Yeah." Sora murmured. His hand was still holding hers. She looked into his ice blue eyes. He stared back. Forgetting that T.K. and Kari were watching, they began inching closer. Sora closed her eyes. Matt did as well. He was about to close the gap between them when they heard screaming. As fast as lightning, they both jumped apart from each other. Everyone was awakened by the scream. Sora blushed while Matt looked away. Looking in the direction the scream came from, Sora gasped.
"Chihiro!"
Matt turned to look in the same direction. "What!" And he began running towards her. A strange digimon was next to his wife-to-be.
"Hey, get away from her!" He yelled. The fox-like digimon just stared at him.
Sora hid her disappointment when she saw Matt run towards Chihiro.
"What is she doing here?" Asked Violet.
"What do you think she's doing here?" Said a high-pitched female voice. The digi-destined turned to see a floating spirit of Mimi.
"Mimi?"
"No, I'm the headless horseman." Mimi grinned. "Miss me?"
Everyone looked at her in shock. Suddenly, Joe appeared. Both of them looked exactly as they had 5 years ago. Sora felt tears slide down her cheeks. She looked to see Violet crying, too. Tai seemed to be in complete shock.
"Joe!" Violet cried. The boy smiled at her.
Matt helped Chihiro to the rest of the group with the odd digimon following them. He glared at her, but she simply smiled.
Mimi cleared her throat, "Everyone, I want you to meet the new digi- destined of wind, Chihiro, and her digimon partner, Renamon."
Everyone's jaw dropped. Matt seemed bewildered. "Chihiro is a digi- destined? And this weird digimon is hers?" Renamon growled at him.
"Listen, human, I am not weird. I'm a very powerful digimon. Once Chihiro finds her spirit name, you'll see how dangerous I am."
"But what are you guys doing here?" Sora asked. The group turned their heads back to the 2 spirits.
"We're only here to make sure Chihiro got here safely. And to give her spirit name. It's Myobu." Mimi said.
"But that's your name!" Tai yelled. Mimi winced. Tai could be so loud sometimes.
"I know. But I'm giving it to Chihiro because she has powers of the wind, too."
"Oh." Everyone looked at Tai oddly. He could be clueless at times.
Chihiro suddenly felt a power surge through her. Ripping the pendent off from her neck, she held it out. It was uncannily like Mimi had done. A blue circle appeared beneath her and her digimon.
"Renamon! Digivolve!" She yelled.
"Renamon...digivolve to....Taomon!" The digi-destined looked in awe at the digimon. Chihiro felt dizzy and the world around her became black as she fell to the ground. Sora noticed this and cried out.
"Chihiro!" Matt exclaimed, falling to his knees by her side. Sora quickly ran over. She fell to her knees and checked for a pulse. Joe floated over.
"Was that supposed to happen!" Sora asked, looking up at Joe.
He shook his head. 'What went wrong?' He thought.
"Just do what I tell you since I cannot physical touch her." He commanded. Sora nodded. Matt looked at Sora, pain in his eyes.
"Matt. It's going to be okay. I'll help her as much as I can." She whispered.
"Ryuu! Get Wolf away from here!" Joe yelled.
Tai walked over and pulled Matt away.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Joe asked. Sora looked into his eyes, he saw a determination there. "Good."
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Akio looked out across the dark plains of the Shadow realm. He breathed in the toxic air.
"Ahhhhh. So I see my plan has worked. Try as you might, little Phoenix, but you will never waken Myobu. She's trapped exactly where I want her. Yes, and Wolf's love will fade for you because of his concern for Chihiro. Everything goes as planned. Chihiro, you are the key to all my desires. This time, I will not fail!"
His voice boom across the barren land. A sinister feeling clawed the air. Akio smirked as he gripped the pendent in his hand. 'Too bad you didn't have your original pendent, Mimi. Maybe you could of diverted my plans. It would have been a challenge. Such a waste of beauty with that brain of yours, but your brain comes to good use even when you're dead.' He threw his head back and laughed.
"My daughter will save her. You'll see." A woman with long, silky red hair and ruby eyes floated near Akio. She gave him a hard look.
"My darling, Phoenix. Your daughter may have your spirit name but her power is weaker than yours. How do you expect her to bring a mortal back from the world of in-between. Oh, yes, I know you gave her the sword. I'll be keeping a closer eye on you. But she doesn't know how to use it and you certainly can't communicate with her. Looks like your little plan failed."
The woman smiled sweetly. "My, my Akio. Can that ego of yours get any larger? My daughter is smart and more powerful than you can imagine. She'll figure it out. I know she will." She looked out across the barren land and shivered. 'For the world's sake, please, Sora, don't give up!'
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Sora looked at Chihiro, tears running down her face.
"No. Please don't leave us. As much as I hate to admit it, Matt....loves you."
The others stared in silence. Joe had a frustrated look. If only he weren't dead, he would be able to heal her with his powers. 'By the Gods! 'Matt looked paler than any of them. His heart broke in half. He forgot all about his feelings towards Sora and concentrated on the woman that was gone. She was gone. 'Chihiro, I'm so sorry that I almost betrayed you. I promise that won't happen again! Even though my heart belongs to Sora, come back to us. To me...'
Taomon stared at her new companion and friend. 'Chihiro! Something was wrong with that pendent. It didn't feel...right.'
Kaonashi looked at Sora sadly. He hated it when she cried. Sora looked up at him and Kaonashi made a gesture of sympathy but she didn't respond. She was looking directly past him; her eyes wide. Kaonashi slowly turned around.
Mwahahahaaaaaaaa! Another cliffhanger to behold!
Who is behind Kaonashi? What does a sword have to do with anything? Why does Akio want to keep Matt admitting his love to Sora? And will Matt stay true to Chihiro or will he stay true to his heart?
Gets whacked over the head for asking too many questions. Kaonashi sighs in relief and begins gesturing.
Translating: "Hope you guys liked the chapter!"