Digimon Time Mystery Part: One
Sora got into her bed, looking forward to a good night's sleep, not knowing what might happen next.
As she drifted off to sleep Sora suddenly became aware of her new surroundings. She was on a busy street in her normal, everyday clothes. What had happened? In what seemed a dream-like state, Sora began to walk down the street following the flow of people. As she emerged from the busy street, transitioning to a quieter area Sora came across a soccer field.
This dream was becoming clearer to Sora, as she realized she had been to this place before. In the soccer field below, a game was about to begin. With an odd emotional strength, Sora yearned to quietly watch the game. It was almost as if some invisible force was pulling her towards the field.
Sora slowly climbed down the steps to the front row which was pretty much empty. Feeling oddly comfortable in this realistic dream, she sat down slowly. As time passed slowly yet quickly - as they often do in dreams - a boy sauntered down the steps from above. He had emerged from a bright yellow taxi cab parked at the top of the depressed field. Everyone on one side of the field began to cheer.
The game began soon after he arrived. The boy immediately began to score goals, one after another, it was amazing! During a pause in the game, he looked towards the crowd at the group of people above Sora. The girl above Sora, holding an odd bird doll, excitedly exclaimed to her friends: "Ken is looking right at us!"
At that moment, Sora turned her attention back to the field. The boy, Ken, turned his gaze to her and smiled. It felt as if his eyes burnt through her soul. Sora didn't quite understand that. None of the dreams she ever had before were this clear, so Sora played along and smiled back at the boy before he turned back to the game.
The game seemed to last a long time, which was an odd feeling for Sora to have during a dream. She didn't usually recognize the passage of time… After the game finished, the boy walked up to Sora. Where his friends were gone? Sora didn't bother to look.
He began to introduce himself. "Hello, my name is Ken, what's yours?" He said as he held his hand out to Sora. Instinctively, she took his hand and shook it quickly. That was strange… it almost felt… real.
"I'm… Sora." She replied, slightly taken aback by a feeling in a dream. Everything about this dream seemed wrong, but Sora continued to smile.
This odd boy, Ken, seemed so familiar yet not. To Sora, this dream felt almost like a precursor to déjà vu. Sora was so distracted by her thoughts, she was almost started when Ken held out his hand again. He grinned at her as he said to her: "Come with me. I want to show you something."
Sora had a deep seeded knotted feeling in her stomach. She realized it was fear and apprehensiveness. What would she be afraid of in a dream though? She knew not to go with strangers, but it was a dream, where was the problem? She shrugged it off as fear of the surreal dream turning to a horrible nightmare. So she took his hand, agreeing to this offer.
As the two walked up the steps to a taxi cab which had mysteriously appeared, the boys of Ken's team were watching. They were whispering in among themselves occasionally laughing at what one another had said about the two figures walking slowly towards the cab. As they walked, Sora noticed the girl with the stuffed animal bird gawking at them. The girl then turned away, a look of what seemed like jealousy on her face.
Sora hesitated on the next step, unable to take her eyes of the dismissive girl. Who was she? Why did she seem so familiar? She was just about to say something when Ken tugged on her arm, continuing to bring her closer to the taxi cab. The field seemed to melt away as Sora and Ken walked, and she almost forgot about the girl.
To be continued.