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Especial Thanks To:
theladyknight: To be honest the "we're all crazy" part is something I usually say when I'm talking about my friends (like "if we weren't crazy we wouldn't be able to understand each others", stuff like that). I'm happy to know you like to read about everything that happens in the rink, and thank you very much for pointing my mistakes (this chapter probably has lots because it's pretty late, and I have to be up soon. Did I made any sense?). Enjoy!
crazyamzy: Yeah I figured the first chapter would be a bit strange, but I'm happy to know you like the fic. I just hope the fact "my style of writing is easy to read" means something good. Either way I hope you like this, and don't worry you'll find the answers to your questions soon.
money makes me smile: That question caught me completely-off-guard, but I cannot answer you (sorry!). Oh, and there will be Sorato soon, I promise!
SoratoFan: Peace, and thanks for your review!
A Hopeless Romantic: Thanks for your vote first of all, and I'm happy to see you like the 'accidents' between Mimi and Tai. Oh, and about Davis...yeah I was thinking about pairing him with someone. May I ask why the question? Just for curiousity.
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Chapter 4: He Is Here
Mimi, Tai, and Izzy were carefully making their way in the middle of trees, and grass while their digimons followed them. The group continue looking everywhere in an attempt to find some hurt digimon, but all that meet their eyes was darkness just like everything that meet their ears was silence.
"I wonder what happened here." Mimi commented as she continued looking around, and Izzy shared a look with Tai before turning to the pink haired girl:
"Probably a wild digimon." he replied, and Mimi looked at him by the corner of her eyes before crossing her arms:
"Well wild or not he didn't have any reason to destroy half of the forest." she commented angrily, and Tai chuckled:
"C'mon Mimi we really don't have time for this." he said at same time he put a hand on the girl's shoulder "We need to try to find hurt digimons, and do our best to help them."
"Hmph, you're right." Mimi muttered as she let her arms fall to her side, before sharing one look with Tai "Lets go then."
Even though the group was getting a little scared with the fact they were entering in the deepest part of the forest the three teenagers decided to continue their search for hurted digimons since Tentomon, Agumon, and Palmon were there in case something bad happened.
"Don't you think this is strange?" Izzy asked suddenly, and both Tai, and Mimi looked at him confused "It's like there's nothing here beside trees, and darkness."
"Yeah, I noticed that too." Mimi commented as she looked around "We should have seen at least one or two digimons, but it's like nothing's here."
"I wonder why." Tai muttered, and suddenly he felt something touching his back
"Hey Tai, do you mind if we leave?" Agumon asked as he continued to touch his partner's back, and the brown haired boy turned to him confused "There's something wrong in the air."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Tai asked as he raised an eyebrow, and Agumon shared a look with the other two digimons, which seemed to be shivering slightly, before turning to the human again:
"Something is not right." Agumon tried to explained "It's like there's something cold in the air...something evil."
"Please Mimi, lets go back." Palmon begged as she turned to the pink haired girl "I don't like it here, it's dark, and scary."
"Scary?" Mimi repeated as she raised an eyebrow "It's just a forest."
"No, maybe they're right." Izzy said suddenly in a low voice, and Tentomon nodded "There's something wrong here, we should have spotted digimons already, but we didn't. We are too far away from Davis, and Iori, and if I didn't know any better I would say someone planned this."
"What do you mean?" Tai asked as he turned to his friend, who looked back at him:
"That we should leave."
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The sound of feet stepping over grass was the only thing that could be hear, for no voices were breaking the silence nor could the wind be felt playing with hairs, and trees' leaves. Only the warmth could be felt touching various types of skin, that silently thanked the Sun for protecting them for the cold.
However while no words were muttered thoughts did run through various minds, thoughts that would lead to questions...doubts...feelings...emotions...
By the corner of her eyes Yolei managed to watch as Ken walked beside her, a very small smile on his face while his eyes were looking straight. Though there was no wind the boy's short hair was blowing behind him, and Yolei couldn't help but agree that Ken was indeed a very handsome boy.
However it was then that she heard a very low giggle, and immediatly Yolei looked down even though she knew the giggle had nothing to do with her. Oh no, the giggle had come from the couple behind her which had started to whisper, in an attempt not to call Matt's attention even though he was leading the group next to Sora.
Behind Ken, and Yolei were Kari, and TK whispering to each other while smiles enlighted their faces. Behind the two teenagers were Gatomon, and Patamon both staring strangely at their partners.
Love surrounded the couple even though Kari, and TK were oblivious of it. As a matter of fact both of them seemed completely oblivious they liked each other, even though everyone else knew. Even Matt, and Tai despite they seemed angry by the thought of seeing their young siblings together.
With a sigh Yolei looked foward ignoring Hawkmon's worried look, and clenched her fists when she saw Matt, and Sora really close to each other. They seemed to be talking, but Yolei couldn't be sure since she couldn't actually hear them.
'Why? Why is everyone getting together? WHy can't I talk wit Ken? Why?' Yolei asked herself as she looked down, and closed her eyes shut 'Why do I have to be the ugly duck of this group? WHY?'
"Er...Yolei where are you going?" TK asked suddenly, and the long purple haired girl snapped from her thoughts, and looked over her shoulder only to see the others were a few yards from her turned to a mansion
"Oh, ups!" Yolei laughed nervously before walking towards Ken's side, not noticing the dark blue haired boy was looking worried at her "Sorry."
"What's wrong with you?" Ken asked in a whisper at same time Sora knocked on the door "Yolei if something is bothering you please share it."
"Nothing's wrong, Ken." Yolei replied as the two huge doors from the mansion were opened "I'm just a bit distracted that's all."
Despite those words Ken continued to look worried at the purple haired girl, who was now following TK and Kari towards the mansion with Hawkmon at her side. Something was wrong, but how could he do something when Miyako didn't open up with him? He was no magician to understand what was happening.
"Girls are too weird even to understand." Ken muttered as he watched Yolei walk inside the mansion, and Wormmon looked at his partner in confusion:
"Did you say something, Ken?" the green worm asked, and Ken stared at the digimon before shaking his head:
"No Wormmon, I didn't." he replied before adding "Lets go inside before the others think something happened to us."
After a small nod from Wormmon the two partners walked inside the mansion only to see Sora, Matt, Kari, TK, and Yolei already chatting with a tall brown haired man with clear blue eyes. He was wearing a long white cloat, and under it a pair of brown trousers, and though there were many men with the same aspect it was easy to see that one was Gennai himself.
"I fully understand what brought you here, but you must understand and accept that Eraiza is another Digidestined." the tall man explained as Ken stepped between TK and Yolei "She's no threat, and she won't interfere with anything you do unless you need help. However, you have to accept she's one of you, and that she has the same right of being here, and help the digimons in need."
"We know that Gennai, but what we really wanted to ask is why didn't she join us seven years ago?" Matt asked "It doesn't make any sense."
"It does, but the problem here is that you do not know the whole story." Gennai explained as he moved his hands "Eraiza is one of you, and she is your partner. However, she comprehends the fact you're not too sure about her position, and she's also aware she must give you some time to accept she's the Bearer of the Peace Crest."
"How come there's a Peace Crest?" TK asked as he raised an eyebrow "And why haven't we heard from it before?"
"Because everything has it's time to be revealed, and it was only now that we believed to be the right time to show you there was nother Crest." Gennai replied as he looked at the blonde haired boy "You have to understand that just like your digi-eggs Eraiza had to wait for her opportunty to come here, and meet the Digi-World, and her digimon."
"So we can trust her?" Kari asked, and a small smile appeared on her face "That's great because I always thought we could trust her despite all the suspiscious we had."
"Of course there are those among you who already have talked with Eraiza, and saw she's a good person." Gennai commented, and Yolei stared at him with a surprised look. However, before Gennai could continue he felt a shiver run down his spine, and he adverted his attention to the front door "I think you should leave now."
"Huh? Why?" TK asked confused, and Gennai turned to him with a serious look on his face:
"Because Sentilamon has appeared."
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"Yay, it's done!!!" Davis shouted happily as X-Veemon put the last tree-truck on the top of a pile before tranforming back to Veemon "And now it's time to rest!"
"I have to agree with you on that." Cody agree before sitting on the ground with Armadillomon next to him "Lets rest for a bit while the others don't come."
"Did you bring any food?" Veemon asked as he sat on the ground, but when Davis shook his head the white and blue digimon was back to his feet "What?! You didn't bring anything? But I'm hungry!!!"
"Calm down Veemon, I brought some food." Cody said as he reached from his bag, and Veemon jumped in happiness before beginning to eat along with Armadillomon
"Hey Cody don't you have the feeling someone's watching us?" Davis asked as he layed on the ground, and the Bearer of the Digi-Eggs of Knowledge and Reliability looked to his side "I mean my hair is standing up on the back of my neck."
"Hum no, I don't feel anything." Cody replied before scanning the area "Do you think it's the others?"
"Playing hide and seek?" Davis asked back, and Cody blinked "Nah Tai could be trying to scare us, but I hardly doubt Mimi would go along."
"Hey guys!" a voice shouted, and Davis chuckled when he saw Tai, Mimi, and Izzy appearing from behind a couple of trees with their digimons "Already doing a break?"
"Well we do deserve to rest." Davis stated, and Tai shook his head, but when he was about to open his mouth he saw Mimi shiver:
"What's wrong Meems?" he asked, and the pink haired girl looked around her before adverting her attention to the Bearer of the Courage Crest:
"Can't you feel it?" Mimi asked as she wrapped her arms around her torso "It was such a sudden icy breeze."
"I didn't feel anything." Izzy commented as he looked from the girl to the trees behind him "But I do have the feeling someone's watching us."
"Not you too!" Davis groaned, and the three teenagers looked at him confused "I was hoping it was my imagination."
"What are you talking about?" Tai asked confused, and suddenly Cody stood up before scanning the area around him:
"I'm feeling it too." he said above a whisper "It's like someone is watching our every move."
"I wonder what could that be." Izzy commented, and without any warning a very gelid voice broke the silence:
"I was waiting for you..."
"Who's there?" both Tai and Davis asked as they looked around at same time Mimi shivered, and both Izzy and Cody stared at the trees
"I was expecting you..."
"Who are you?" Tai asked as he clenched his fists "Come out from wherever you are right now!!!"
"Do you really believe you can order me around?" the same voice asked now sounding ironic, and even more colder than it was before "Stupid human this is not your world, you should not be here!"
"Sentilamon?" Izzy whispered suddenly, and a very icy laughter was heard at same time an unexistent wind rustled the leaves:
"I believe that's my name." the same cold voice commented, and Tai narrowed his eyes:
"Where are you?!" he asked clearly pissed off "Show yourself, you coward!"
"I will as soon as the person I'm expecting shows up." the voice replied, and the small group of Digidestined shared a confused look, but before they could say a word footsteps started to be heard
"Tai!!!" Matt called out as he continued to run towards his friends, with everyone else behind him "What's wrong?"
"It's Sentilamon." Tai answered when his friends reached him "And he said something about waiting fom someone before showing up."
"What?" Sora asked confused "Who?"
"Inoue Miyako." the icy voice said suddenly, and everyone except Yolei shivered at the sound of it "I was expecting you."
"Me?" Yolei asked as she pointed to herself at same time Hawkmon appeared in front of her "Why me?"
"Because you're the best person for the job." the voice replied, but now it sounded closer than before "You're perfect, you can't imagine how much time I had to wait to find someone just like you."
"I'm...perfect?" Yolei asked in a whisper, and everyone turned to her only to see the purple haired girl's eyes getting darker at same time they lost all their brightness "You want me to help you because you think I'm perfect?"
"Yolei?" Hawkmon asked as he turned to his partner "Yolei, what's happening to you?"
"Where do you think you're going?" Ken asked as he grabbed Yolei's arm since the girl had started walking towards the trees with her eyes darker than before:
"Let go off me!" Yolei shouted suddenly as she shoved Ken away from her "He said he needs me! He said I'm perfect!"
"But Yolei can't you see he's lying?" Ken asked, and the purple haired girl's eyes flashed in anger:
"Go to hell!" she shouted surprising everyone "You don't need me! You never cared about me! You never even glanced at me because of them!" Yolei screamed a she pointed at Kari, Mimi, and Sora "So let me get out of your lives since I'm not important!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Davis asked as Yolei started walking towards the trees "Miyako come back here immediatly!"
Suddenly a dark shadow appeared from the forest, and everyone gasped as they watched Yolei approaching it with a smile on her pale face, but when she extended her hand to touch the shadow a warm body appeared between them:
"Protectus!" Eraiza shouted suddenly, and the digivice she was pointing at the dark shadow glowed white, and before someone could do or say something a white ray shot from the small advice, and hit the shadow at same time it formed what seemed to be a shield around a calm Eraiza, and a screaming Yolei.
With a piercing scream the dark shadow desappeared into the forest again, and with a sign Eraiza lowered her digivice making the transparent shield desappeared:
"Why did you do that?!" Yolei screamed at Eraiza, her brownish eyes still dark "I wanted to go with him! He wanted me to do something for him because he knew I was the best person for the job! He w-"
Without saying a word Eraiza raised her hand, and slapped Yolei hard on the cheek making the purple haired girl fall on the ground with tears streamming down her cheeks:
"Why did you do that?!" Cody asked angrily at Eraiza, who watched as Yolei's eyes returned to their normal color at same time the girl leaned a hand against her sore cheek. Then as she clenched her digi-vice with her left hand Eraiza extended her right one, and a sad smile appeared on her face at same time she opened her mouth to speak, and say one sentence:
"He wanted you to drown in the Dark Ocean."
To Be Continued...
