Memory
Chapter XX: Hope will last…
By Salamon2
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Salamon says "The last chapter… it's here…"
Salamon2 says "With a bonus feature, the making of Memory part one…"
Salamon says "OO! I WANNA READ!"
Salamon2 says "After the chapter is done Salamon… not before…"
Salamon says "THEN LET'S GET THIS FIC STARTED! Salamon2 doesn't own Digimon… enjoy the fic!"
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The island of Tarel was a colony for freed Digimon from the Kingdom of Takaishi. The Digimon that had originally occupied the island had been pushed to a smaller island off to the side upon the arrival of the new inhabitants. The Digimon who colonized the island had traded their new home for eternal devotion to the Throne of Takaishi, if ever needed they were required by law to respond. But as much as this had been put into place and promised by the colonists, they did not really think they would ever be forced to use it, the eleven nations of the Digital World were harmonious with one another, and if a war ever did break out, by the time peace agreements would be arranged it would have been a few days after the war had started. The Government of the Colony was set up in the following manner, they all were members of the Tarelan Parliament, which made all the laws, and they voted on a group of four judges, and the Supreme Judge to interpret their laws that they had made. The Parliament also voted for the Prime Minister and Associate Ministers, who enforced the laws they made. Elections were held once every fifty years, and a Digimon could only serve two terms within their entire lifespan, which at times seemed limitless.
The island had many rivers on it, which seemed to divide the island into even smaller islands. Each little island contained a different terrain, and different Digimon lived on different little islands. But for the majority of the population, Water type Digimon lived along the coasts and controlled the Parliament, although the City, Mountain, and Plains Digimon were slowly gaining power. Their capital, Myaki (MY-YAH-KEY) took up almost an entire little island. The only part of the little island that the city didn't inhabit was Gomar Mountain, the tallest mountain on the island, and most sacred to their religion. Digimon had been exposed to human religions upon the invasion of the Digital World (when the descendants of the Digidestined had decided to become kings and queens), and had borrowed many ideas from those religions. Gomar Mountain was not only named for their founder of the colony, but also a prophet, who's tomb was rumored to be at the very top of the mountain.
Their gods were the five Guardian Digimon of the Digital World. With one supreme Digimon God, Huanglongmon, and four minor deities; Azulongmon of the Eastern Waters, Ebonwumon of the Northern Forests, Baihumon of the Western Mountains, and Zhuqiaomon of the Southern Skies. Each ruled a part of the Digital World and a specific terrain of it as well. Huanglongmon had created the Digital World and he ruled over all, and in the early days of the Digital World all had been fine. But soon a great argument started between Virus Digimon, and Vaccine Digimon, and soon it seemed the Digital World would be torn apart due to the argument. Huanglongmon stepped in, but at a price, in order to put down the argument or war, he had to use all of his energy to restart the Digital World, but he said he would return, but only when another argument was of the same multitude. Some legends even said that the great golden dragon (Huanglongmon) was only asleep, and would only awake when the battle between good and evil again grew so big that both would make their mark upon the Digital World that the creator of all would be the only one able to set things right. Other legends told that it would be a descendant of Huanglongmon that would set things right, but no Digimon ever claimed to be descendant of the golden dragon, so this legend quickly died.
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"This meeting of the Parliament of Tarel is hereby called to order..." said a young vivacious Digimon from the Supreme Judge, Gomar the LII, descendant of the founder of the Tarel Colony.
"First on the agenda is old business… Anyone with any old business?" asked Gomar
"Last week Mr. and Mrs. Armill gave birth to a litter of four, they are extremely happy with the boys and girls, and I move to have this Parliament send a gift as congratulations to their birth…" said Assosciate Minister Patat
"All those agreed?" asked Gomar.
"Ay…" said most of the audience.
"All those opposed?" asked Gomar, and the whole room was filled with silence.
"The Ays have it!" said Gomar and he hit his gavel on his desk.
"Anymore old business?" asked Gomar, and after a few seconds of waiting, no one stood so Gomar moved forward to New business.
"The King of this land has sent a representative to speak with us and I would be glad to let the young man come in…" said Associate Minister Betam
"Let the young man come in…" said Gomar, and Associate Minister Betam hopped down from his seat and walked to the door and opened it to allow a tall teenage blonde with blue eyes. He wore clothes that looked as though they had once been glorious to behold, but now were nothing but rags. He walked carefully and cautiously to Supreme Judge Gomar, bowed and then stood.
"What is your message from the King?" asked Gomar, the young man sighed, and then stepped forward to talk to the Parliament.
"I'm sorry to have deceived you but it was the only way I could assure that I could arrive here without being killed… I am your King…" said the young man.
"Preposterous!" cried the two Associate Ministers and at least half the audience. Prime Minister Monora hushed them.
"If you really were the King then where are your guards? Where are your servants, and why are you wearing those rags!" asked Associate Minister Patat.
"This ought to cast away your doubts…" said Takevi thrusting his right hand in front of the two Rookies to show on his ring finger, in front of his wedding ring, was the insignia of the King. Patat seemed satisfied, but Betam did not.
"You could have stolen it!" said Betam.
"I am the King of this land! And I have come to ask you, the Digimon of this land to help me, as your law does require you to do if ever asked by the King…" said Takevi
"And only the new King is told that upon inheriting the throne…" said Supreme Judge Gomar, accepting Takevi's proclamation of ruler ship.
"Why did you come yourself? Why not actually send a messenger? And where are your servants and guards?" asked Betam
"I did send a servant, Talel, but he was killed shortly after I sent him, so I knew I had to do it myself. And as for my lack of pomp and circumstance, it is due to the fact I was disguised…" said Takevi
"Why disguise yourself in your own land?" asked a Parliament member.
"Because, as we speak this island is being invaded, I have instructed my troops to remain behind and guard the fields outside this city, but it is only a small regiment, my other troops are currently en route to this island via a single ferry, and it can only carry so many across at a time. I originally came to ask you to help me reclaim the mainland since it is currently under the rule of a Digimon dictator who is bent on total domination, and elimination of any remnant of my Kingdom!" said Takevi.
"So they finally got the guts to revolt against you…" asked Associate Minister Betam
"They finally saw, from our example, that Digimon are capable of ruling themselves, without Human help. After so many years of oppression, depression, strenuous labor, and existence as slaves. They finally put you in your place and rose to take their destiny! I propose to vote on whether to continue our alliance with this declining monarch, or with the government of natural order…" said Betam, and about have the Parliament cheered a mighty Ay.
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"Miss, I should go get my mother…" said Takropa, the daughter of the head midwife Talena.
"Don't leave me alone!" cried Kari in full pain of the contractions, which had just began.
"Then allow me to stick my head out of the door while I tell Takrasi, my brother, to get our mother!" said Takropa, but Kari never answer as she continued to scream in agony, and soon Takropa couldn't go and get her mother because another scream soon joined Kari.
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Midwife Talena sat in her bedchamber on the other side of the palace; she was mixing the medicine she had used ten years prior to ensure that she could have the children she could never produce from her own body. She would mix the paste in with the Queen's food, like before, and when she would have contractions, she would die.
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Several hours later, morning had just risen, and with it Kari stared out over the new Kingdom, holding the three most important people in her life, and as the sun shone brightly down on her face, Kari felt as though there was no way she could have ever doubted, that life would continue on, and that they would win in the end. Hope always seems the last thing to hold before the light comes out to dispel the Darkness.
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"However, the law, until changed, states we must help our King, no matter his political power with this world! To continue such talk would be treason! And may I remind you that none of us are immune from the law…" said Gomar, and just as that was said, there was an explosion not too far away, Parliament members scrambled to the windows to see what was happening, outside they saw their city, their glorious beautiful city being subjected to bombs, fires and widespread chaos as Digimon, yes fellow Digimon destroyed everything without so much as a second thought, it would not be long before one of the disasters would reach this building and then they would all be doomed. Suddenly panic erupted through the crowd as they pressed heavily against every exit, trying to escape, but only to find the doors locked, and then the real panic began, when a whistling sound approached the building, within the last few seconds that were left, many prayed for Huanglongmon to come and rescue them, others frantically searched for another exit, but all Takevi could do was hope that he would make it out alive, not for his Kingdom's sake, but for Kari's sake, and for their unborn child.
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And so, as part one of our tale comes to a close, each of our heroes finds that Hope, is the last thing that one clings to, and is also the last thing to remain, after all emotions flee in fear, until the Light comes out to banish the Darkness from the world.
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To Be Continued…
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And now for what you've all waited for… THE MAKING OF MEMORY!
Hey Everyone! This is where I discuss how Memory started, and how it's changed. Memory was originally planned to be a small fic, about five chapters long at most, which now has evolved into a legend of some proportions!
It all began at the end of 02, about March, yes, March of 2001. I came up with the idea, what if the Digidestined where trapped in the Digital World, with Kari outside it? And the time off balance of course. So I sat down and wrote down the idea, then I had an idea that three years should pass in the Real World, so I calculated the time, according to the time balance presented in 01, with one day equaling one minute… and I calculated 8,760 years would pass in the Digital World. At this time I came up with the plot after they were trapped: Kari coming into the Digital World scene (a.k.a.: the pile of hay scene), and then she'd meet up with Takeru's descendents, who would then take her to a meeting of the surviving descendants of the Digidestined and Kari finds that the others have forgotten their crest meanings, and she gives them a whole lecture on it, and pow, the crest powers are released, and Gennai pops up and says that there was no time imbalance, that this was the only way to release the crest powers… yadda yadda yadda, and everyone lives happily ever after, as the Crest Powers, along with Oikawa protect the Digital World.
Aren't you glad the plot changed? I then decided Kari should forget the others, and the time difference in the Digital World should be longer.
After I introduced her to the Descendents of T.K., I decided to free lance it, go away from the original plan. Then I added Animal Farm in after watching the Movie by TNT again… and then I just let the plot come to me, not really knowing what I wanted to do, the things I had planned for the ending were being pushed to the wayside now… only to be added in as continuations of the plot. But I always intended for all nations to meet, and I always intended Gatomon to pop up somewhere, when I changed the plot so that Kari forgot, I changed it so that Gatomon would give the speech. But then I decided against it, rather it would really agitate the reader, that Kari and Gatomon are so close, and yet don't meet. So I continued, now developing the Enemy, Kuroimon, I went back and edited him in, and changed things around until suddenly I knew it wasn't going to be a puny story anymore… but an legacy of an epic length.
Until the BATTLE OF TAKEH FEILDS begins, I wish you all well.
Salamon2