Memory
Chapter XIV: Memories from Long Ago: Part II: Survival
By Salamon2
Hello Everyone! Excited from the last chapter? I thought you all would be! Now I didn't torture you with a long cliff hanger… did I? Anyway, Gerjomarty, you're actually pretty close… Kari and Gatomon will not reunite in this part of Memory. However if you have checked the website, as listed in my bio… yeah go and actually read that long thing… and click on the Story link on the bottom of the page, you will notice Memory is being split into three parts… since there are going to be so many ideas, factors, and mini-stories in this that it can't possibly be contained in one story, unless you want to read a sixty chapter story! So it'll be separated into twenty chapter parts. I have already written the first part to chapter twenty, which I'm almost done with on paper! I still have to type these chapters! Then begins the next part which will mainly concern Takevi, Kuroimon, and some other characters that I haven't really introduced. Then in the third part there is a large possibility of Kari and Gatomon meeting… but I won't tell you if it happens! As for what happens to the Original Digidestined, I'm not going into too much detail, because on the website I have a contest running (which no one has entered… ahem ahem!) on a small side chapter/story on what exactly happens to them all. All I'll say for sure are two or three pairings, and then the rest is up to you. And here is Salamon!
Hey everyone, Miss me? Recently I've been searching Salamon2's notebooks to find out what happens next! I can't believe it! You won't either! Trust me… Memory is going to be a story you're going to want to read more of! But don't just trust my word… Here's Patamon!
Yep! It's going to be great!
Salamon, could you stop this please and just say the disclaimer… I'm already kicking myself for revealing so much!
Okay… Salamon2 doesn't own Digimon… and I love this story!
T.K. stood up… the forest that surrounded him was in complete bliss, but he had none. Today he had buried his wife, of thirty years. She had been beautiful, had helped him through the toughest time of his life. He had come to love her, and now only to have her taken away, killed by a Digimon, accidentally. He remembered when he had seen her for the second time, in that cave on the Tundra, Catherine, Gatomon and Patamon had done so much in that cave to heal him, that when he had recovered her he barely remembered why he was in the Digital World. And for the years to come, they faced dangers together as they fled the tundra, traveled across desert and into forests until they came to the coast. By then he was twenty years old, and so was she, and they had developed feelings for one another, and they married and lived life together, as best as they could, and began a family. Soon they had a dozen children, and they loved them all. He told them all stories of what he had done as a Digidestined, and they loved the stories dearly as well.
But now some had left, about half of them, some had come back to visit, finding other Digidestined's children and having married them. T.K. knew they were out there, but he did not want to get together, for that would remind them all of earth, and that would all make them sad, as they would also be reminded of Kari, who according to Gatomon, who for some reason could feel everything Kari was when she wanted to feel it. Right now Gatomon said for the past couple of years all she felt was intensifying heat, as if she were in a fire. T.K. prayed that she would not die, but she was on her time, and he on his, and even if he ever saw her again, their ages now played against them. T.K. sighed, and a single tear drop fell onto the newly dug earth, a single stone marked where Catherine was buried. He then left, headed back for the tree house that his family lived in.
(A/N: This chapter is not in Gatomon's POV until the end… I know I should keep it all the same for sake of consistency, but you'll see why later…)
He climbed the wooden ladder he had built so many years ago, and had repaired so many times. He climbed up quite quickly for a man of fifty, having been separated from Technology for so long he became more athletic and healthy than he would have been with it. He entered the first building, and sat down in his chair, which was about some twenty some years old. He rocked away in it drifting off into a somewhat peaceful rest, thinking of peaceful times in both the Real and Digital Worlds.
"Daddy! Daddy!" shouted Takrai, his five year old son.
"Yes Takrai?" asked T.K.
"Takra is back!" shouted Takrai.
"She is?" asked Takeru, Takra was his second eldest daughter and had left five years ago. And just then the girl entered the hut, she looked like her mother, eternal beauty. But she was fatter than normal, and from seeing it before, he could tell she was with child.
"Pa! I'm back!" she said, and T.K. rose and hugged his daughter. Then a tall purple haired, blue eyed man entered the hut. "Pa… this is Sotari, my husband, Sotari… my Pa…" continued Takra.
"Pleasure to meet you sir…" said Sotari.
"Mm hmm…" said T.K. nodding his head. T.K. then continued with "Was your father named Ken or Sotaru?" asked T.K.
"Yes… my mother was Miyako, I am one of twelve… my parents were killed a few years ago… in a fire…" said Sotari
"Ohh… I'm sorry… they were friends of mine…" said T.K.
"Ohh… are you… T.K. or Yamato? They told me of their friends…" said Sotari
"T.K…. my brother is Yamato…" said T.K.
"So the stories are partly true…" said Sotari
"What stories?" asked T.K.
"The fairy tales you used to tell me pa… about another world where you and ma came from…" said Takra
"They are true! I'm living proof! No Human has been born here before except all of you!" said T.K.
"Oh please Pa… stop pretending…" said Takra rolling her eyes at the thought of the tales.
"I believe you sir…" said Sotari. This shocked Takra. "Like you Takra, my parents told me these tales and I thought it all was a large hoax as well… but when I met my Lord and Savior, I found these tales to be true… to a certain extent…" said Sotari
"To what extent? And who is this Lord and Savior you talk about… Ken and Miyako were not Christian, as far as I knew!" said T.K.
"That you and several others saved this world… the part about the other world is false… but you did save this world…" said Sotari
"That's half the truth! There is that other world!" said T.K. who was starting to dislike Sotari.
"Pa… please… just stop…" said Takra.
"Oh my word! The Sun is almost set!" said Sotari, and both he and Takra got on their knees, facing the sun and started a little prayer, first they put their right hands on their forhead, then on their chin and then on their right cheek, an then on the left, while chanting.
"Bless Azulongmon in the North, Bless Azulongmon in the South, Bless Azulongmon in the East, Bless Azulongmon in the West…" they chanted. And then when the sun had set, the rose to find a very confused T.K.
"What the…" started T.K.
"Pa… you wouldn't understand… so don't even start…" said Takra
"I know Azulongmon… he is a blue dragon, chains all around him, long white beard, helmet, four white wings, and several Digi-core around his feet…" said T.K.
"You've seen him too! After my parents died, I wandered far and wide and when I just about died, he appeared before me, healed me, and told me the truth. He also told me to spread his word that he is the God of the Digital World! " shouted Sotari
"Of course I've seen him! He is the guardian of the East…" said T.K.
"No… he is the guardian of the entire Digital World! From the Mountains to the north and west, to the oceans to the south and east…" said Sotari
"That is the eastern section of the Digital World that you just described…"
"No… that's the entire Digital World!" said Sotari
"No… there's more beyond those mountains and across the oceans…" said T.K.
"There can't be…" said Sotari
"I've been all over this world… don't start telling me how big it is!" said T.K. who sighed and then said "Why are you worshiping Azulongmon? He is just any other Digimon like Patamon or Wormmon…" said T.K.
"No he is not! He is the God! He created the Digital World and you others to save it, when it went astray!" said Sotari.
"Pa… you don't understand at all! As Azulongmon said you wouldn't…" said Takra.
"Look… I don't know why you're worshiping him, but he did not create the Digital World… a computer called the ABC computer over in the real world did-" said T.K.
"Again with that fairy tale!" shouted Takra annoyed by the subject.
"Stop disrespecting Azulongmon! If you do so, by his word I must kill you!" shouted Sotari
"HE IS JUST A DIGIMON!" shouted T.K., but within the next moment his breath was knocked out of him as he was pushed out of the window, and he fell, fifty feet to the ground, breaking his neck, and killing him. T.K. Takaishi, Bearer of Hope, was dead.
"I can't believe what has happened… I just told that boy in the desert that I was a God of the Digital World… and then he goes and starts a religion about me… I told him my section of it, and he thinks it's the entire Digital World! This is just madness… and now he kills in my name! What's the human term for it… ahh… yes… prophet… but the killing part makes him like Earth's early Christians… killing other religions that did not confer to theirs… destroying thousands of cultures, millions of lives… altering destiny forever… it wasn't what they believed… it was the leaders of the believers who corrupted them and led them wrong… the kings and politicians… popes and priests. All of them caused the most devastating lose of life in human history… The Crusades. I will not allow that come to the Digital World… I must not… this must end here!" said Azulongmon. The Digi-core around his feet spun and shown, and he felt strength within him, and the clouds around him separated… and he could see them down there, he was beating the children in his name for not conferring to the new religion!
"THIS STOPS HERE!" shouted Azulongmon, and Sotari looked up to see his God, and he bowed before him.
"My Lord… I bow before you… I am your most humble and loyal servant… I have-" said Sotari
"Killed and harmed others in my name! I am no God to humans, but all Digimon obey my command in the Eastern Section of the Digital World! And for killing the bearer of Hope, T.K. Takaishi, you shall be punished! Instead of being killed, for the rest of your years you shall be chased by the Digimon of the Eastern Part of the Digital World… and if you escape into any other part they shall follow you and continue to do so! If you stop you shall be attacked! Now go! I'll give you five minutes head start!" shouted Azulongmon. Sotari bowed, walked to his wife kissed her, and then ran towards the west. Azulongmon then turned his anger towards the girl. "For not doing anything to save your father, and not doing anything when your husband punished your kin, you are not allowed to have any child. If you have a child it shall be removed from your care, and taken care by Digimon, and if you hide any, your fate shall be the same as your husband's!" shouted Azulongmon.
I began to return from my hunt, I would soon be joining Patamon, and we'd go home to T.K.'s tree house together. I came to the spot where we'd usually meet up, and there waiting for me was Angemon.
"Angemon! What's wrong?" I asked.
"T.K.'s in trouble, I can feel it…" said Angemon as the already set sun's rays shone over the horizon. I hurried my pace, the dead meat in my mouth dropped the ground, as I followed Angemon flying towards the tree house. Just before we reached it, Angemon fell to the ground, and all his energy left him, as he transformed into Tokomon! I grabbed the In-training and picked up the pace. When we reached the tree house we saw a limp body on the ground beneath it. It was T.K.
"Oh no! T.K.! No! This can't be happening! No!" shouted Tokomon, who began to cry immediately. From the clearing I could hear shouting
"THIS STOPS HERE!" shouted someone
"My Lord… I bow before you… I am your most humble and loyal servant… I have-" said a timid male voice
"Killed and harmed others in my name! I am no God to humans, but all Digimon obey my command in the Eastern Section of the Digital World! And for killing the bearer of Hope, T.K. Takaishi, you shall be punished! Instead of being killed, for the rest of your years you shall be chased by the Digimon of the Eastern Part of the Digital World… and if you escape into any other part they shall follow you and continue to do so! If you stop you shall be attacked! Now go! I'll give you five minutes head start!" shouted the first voice. "For not doing anything to save your father, and not doing anything when your husband punished your kin, you are not allowed to have any child. If you have a child it shall be removed from your care, and taken care by Digimon, and if you hide any, your fate shall be the same as your husband's!" shouted the voice again. Then Gatomon's anger rose and she started for the clearing, only realizing Tokomon wasn't anywhere in sight.
"How could my Lord said I was wrong? I fulfilled his word… maybe it was his counterpart… disguised as him… yes… then this punishment is mock… and to follow it would to follow mine enemy!" shouted Sotari. Who turned around to spot a small white Digimon. "And what do we have here? A Tokomon?" asked Sotari.
"You killed my partner…" shouted Tokomon
"Wha- I killed a nonbeliever… I was right to do so!" shouted Sotari.
"You monster! I'll show you!" shouted Tokomon, who's anger swelled, and he felt a dark energy sore through his body as he digivolved.
"Tokomon Dark Digivolve to… Tsukaimon!" he shouted. And there stood a black version of Patamon.
"Tsukaimon Digivolve to… Devimon!" he shouted after digivolving again. Using his new body he attacked the human teen, using his large claws and quick reflexes. He thrashed at the human's legs, and broke them easily. The human couldn't escape now… he'd die for sure now! He swooped, but did not go for the kill entirely… he just started playing with his prey, like a cat with a mouse. The boy tried using his arms to crawl to safety, but he then broke them as well… The boy was trapped, and he went in for the kill. Blood smeared everywhere, Red blood… ohh he longed for it, he drank it, and bathed in it, the color so inviting, and so invigorating.
"STOP IT!" shouted a feline voice from behind him. Devimon turned around and smiled wickedly, his next victim.
"STOP IT!" I shouted at the Devil Digimon. It had attacked the killer of T.K. very viciously, but cat like. It now turned its attention toward me! I started to turn to run, but then I looked into his eyes… I could see it was Patamon… my Patamon… the one Digimon I loved. 'How could he do this? I thought he would harm nothing but evil!' I wondered. He stopped his attack and starred into my eyes. He hesitated, as though he tried to recognize me. But then the Devimon reconsidered, and attacked. I fought back, but tried to not hurt him.
"STOP IT PATAMON!" I screamed, and this made him hesitate again. I stared into his red eyes, which suddenly became blue again, he then looked at me, and held my paw in his claw. He starred at it for a long time, then just at his claw, and tried shaking it, as though it were a glove that wouldn't come off. He then looked down at himself and cried at what he had become, he then dedigivolved to Tokomon.
"Tokomon!" I cried.
"Gatomon! I can't believe what happened… what I just was… a monster…" said Tokomon dejectedly, and he cried.
"Shh… it wasn't your fault…" I said as I hugged him.
"Yes it was… after I heard he had killed T.K. a dark energy, that I had kept down sprung loose… and I let it overtake me!" shouted Tokomon who continued to cry.
"It wasn't your fault; it was the darkness' fault…" I said.
"I'm leaving in the morning… after what I've become I don't deserve to be around you…" said Tokomon
"Don't you even dare think of that! I love you… and I'm never going to let you face danger, darkness, or despair alone!" I shouted. And I kissed him, something I had only seen humans in what Kari called a TV do, and he digivolved to Patamon, and blushed.
"And from that night came our first litter, as Patamon realized that he needed me, and I needed him… we raised his children, until they were old enough to take care of themselves, and we lived our lives happily. We lived for many a millennia, he died in an attack on our woods when the King of Takaishi said he whished to build his palace there… they killed him without a second thought… and since we were Digimon that were created… we would only be reborn once, and he had already used that up… I was so sad, I relocated to here, to Takenouchi, which brings me to today…" said the old Gatomon
"Whoa… I am sorry for the killing of your husband long ago… I apologize for my ancestors…" said Touchi
"That is alright…" said the Old Gatomon.
"Goodness Gracious! It's almost been twelve hours… I have to get you back to the palace now!" said the younger Gatomon.
"Of course… but can I ask your mother a question?" asked Touchi
"Of course…" said the Old Gatomon.
"You told of a girl named Kari? Well a girl with that name has recently appeared… would you mind if I bring her in two night's time?" asked Touchi
"You may… If I live that long… I also have been reborn once… and my days are numbered…" said Gatomon
"Alright…" said Touchi, and he left.
'Azulongmon said that Kari would return when the gate opened… I do hope I do not die today… tomorrow… or for another week…' thought the Old Gatomon as she laid down to sleep.
To Be Continued…
Next: Chapter XV: Memai, the Thorn in a Rose
Preview: 'Tachikawa will fall if The King of Takaishi marries and produces children…'