Yume- Here it is! The Next Chapter! Yay!

Ly- About time.

Yume- Hmph. Anyway, thanks for all your reviews and sticking with this story still. I'm happy. Also, I have come to the conclusion there will be under 30 chapters for this fic. There will be some more worlds and when the guys reach 01/02 world then you'll know it's almost over.

Ly- They don't want to hear this! Just let them read the chapter.

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Crossings- The Rift Saga

Chap 11- Rift Run pt 3

Addy's eyes opened and she stared up at a vast blue sky. She pushed herself up and looked around. "Kitleymon? Relaina, Tanoamon?" Her calls went unanswered through the lush green field.

Addy brought a hand to her head. "What's going—huh?" She pulled her hand back and stared at the glove that she now wore. It wasn't the D-G. "What?" She studied her outfit. The gloves stretched up to her forearm and were made of purple silk. She wore chest armor that felt very light. A purple jewel sat in the center, silver lines streaming out in intricate patters. A skirt made of the same material sat over loose dark blue shorts. Knee high boots finished the outfit along with a jeweled tiara. Her glasses were gone as well, yet she could see perfectly.

"What the heck it going on?"

"Lady Adhara!" The cry caused her to turn around. Before her kneeled many people. "Our great hero, Lady Adhara! We praise you!"

'Again,' she thought, 'what the heck to happening?'


Relaina wondered through the fog. Tanoamon was missing, not that she cared. She just wanted out of this place.

Children's laughter drifted to her ears and seemed to part the fog. Relaina hurried into the clearing and froze at what she saw. She was in a park, but that wasn't what shocked her. Sitting in the grass were two little girls. One was Relaina herself when she was eight. The other had short strawberry blonde hair pulled into a ponytail. Blue eyes glowed with happiness as she laughed with the other.

The name fell from her lips without thought. "Nina."

Nina stood and waved goodbye, running toward the teenage Relaina. Relaina opened her arms to grab the child…

…only to have Nina pass through her.

What was she thinking? Relaina collapsed onto her needs, hugging herself as unwanted tears fell from her eyes. Nina was dead. She was gone. She was never coming back.

The fog rolled back in, wiping away the memory and dying into a deep black.

Nina was dead.

Scarlet red blood splattered the area. The sound of metal on metal echoed around the broken girl.

She was dead.


I'm a hero, thought Addy. She had powers she never had before. She could help people. She could feel useful.

She killed another monster with a sweep of her sword. This was a dream come true. This had been her dream until Kitleymon appeared.

KITLEYMON! She had forgotten. Her sword fell from her hands and she reached for her head, a dull throb beginning. Addy's glasses stopped her from placing her hand against her face.

"My glasses. I still have them." More monsters began to advance on her but she paid them no mind. "This isn't real," she said. The tiara fell away. "This is a dream I've had since I was a child." Her T-shirt and D-G returned. "I always wanted something more than Earth could provide. Then I met Kitleymon." The remains of the outfit faded away to her pants and shoes. "And my ream began to be a reality. Fantasy became reality." In the false sunlight, her necklace glittered.

Addy stood still, the illusion broken. The monsters lunged.

As if she had done it many times before, she grabbed a card, a blue card, and swiped it through her D-G.

DIGIVOLUTION

A light shot from the side and knocked the monsters away, destroying them. A white lion with black stripes and soft angel wings walked over to Addy. She smiled and pat it on the head.

"Ligermon: Champion level digimon. This pretty kitty has power over earth and sky. Don't be caught in its claws when it unleashes its Laser Claw attack."

Sorry for dreaming for so long," said Addy.

"That's okay," purred Ligermon.

The ground rumbled and the two looked up to see a large rock golem marching over.

"Ready to break free from this dream, Ligermon?"

"Thought you'd never ask. Hop on."

Addy climbed up onto the digimon's back. She leaned in close so she wouldn't falloff when the digimon took to the air. She watched the golem stare after them.

These monsters, she thought, are my doubts. The doubts of my dream coming true. She smiled. Now that Kitleymon is here, we'll banish my doubts together.

"LASER CLAW!" Ligermon's claws glowed red. With a sweep of her paws, red beams blasted the golem and the world around it. They were now surrounded by nothingness.

"Let's find Relaina and Tanoamon," said Addy.


"I'm in a story telling contest," Chibi Riley told Nina.

"Congratulations!" cheered Nina.

"No," said Relaina. "Don't tell her." Her bangs hid her eyes.

"I'll be there to cheer you on."

"Don't."

"I wouldn't be able to do it any other way."

"NO!"

A crash was heard, changing the scene. This time, however, it wasn't a memory. It was a thought that haunted Riley to this very day.

How will I start tomorrow without you here?

On the road lay two damaged vehicles. Relaina's eyes were focused on the green car.

Who's heart will guide me

While the answers disappear?

The flame flickered.

Is it too late?

Are you too far gone to stay?

Trapped in the heart of the flames, Relaina could make out the forms of Nina and her mother.

Best friends forever

Should never have to go away

"….no…"

What will I do?

You know I'm only half without you

How will I make it through?

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Tears spilled from her eyes.

If only tears could bring you back to me

Young Riley stood outside a building, searching the streets for her friend. Relaina watched.

If only love could find a way

"She's not coming…." She muttered to the child who couldn't hear her words. Rain began to fall.

What would I do?

"She's dead! She's never coming back!"

The scene change once more.

What would I give if you'd

Return to me, someday, somehow, someway

If my tears could bring you back to me

Riley stood before a gravestone, all alone. She was all alone.

I'd cry you an ocean

If you would sail on home again

"Why did you leave me?" Riley asked to the child buried within the earth.

Wings of emotion

Will carry you and all they can

"You promised we'd be together forever!" the child cried out through tears.

Just like love guides you

Your heart will chart the course

"You promised! And you didn't keep it!" She fell down to her knees.

Soon you'll be drifting

Into the arms of your true North

"You lied….just like everyone else."

Look into my eyes

You'll see a million tears have gone by

And still they're not dry.

Relaina watched, recalling this moment and all the emotions it held.

If only tears could bring you back to me

If only love could find a way

Sadness…loneliness…anger…betrayal….

What would I do

What would I give if you

Returned to me, someday somehow, someway

If my tears could bring you back to me

"Never again," Relaina spoke with her counterpart.

I hold close inside

Words I've only whispered before

For one last chance, for one last dance inside of me

That I would like and love

"Never again shall I have a friend."

If only tears could bring you back to me

If only love could find a way

The vow echoed through the night as the girl sat in the mud, clutching with all her might a small heart-shaped locket.

What would I do What would I give if you'd

Return to me, someday somehow someway

"I'm alone now. And that is how it will stay."

If my tears could bring you back to me

The scene faded away into darkness, a darkness that Relaina had shut herself away in.

OOOOO

"Relaina?"

The call startled her. She turned to find Tanoamon, Addy, and a strange tiger digimon. Relaina glared, realizing her face was stained with tears.

Addy walked up to Relania and placed her hand on the girl's shoulder. "Relaina, I-"

Relaina brushed her hand off. She turned angry, yet sad eyes on the American. "Don't even say it! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you understand! Because you don't!" Relaina was burning with anger. This girl thought she could understand the pain Relaina has gone through? The hate. The loneliness. The pain of losing the only one who ever cared. Tears threatened to fall again but she wouldn't let them. She wouldn't be weak.

"I wasn't going to."

Relaina's mind froze. She…wasn't going to say she understood? That she was sorry for her loss?

"What I was going to say was that we came in near the end of this memory illusion," said Addy. "I may not understand the pain of losing a friend to death, however, I do know that you've been a brat trying to deal with it."

"What?" Relaina was taken back.

The two digimon looked on as the older girl continued. "You told me when we first met that you didn't need friends. You only said that because you were afraid to face that pain again. But it doesn't work like that. You are in pain, have been in pain. Your heart was shattered to pieces. To heal yourself, you tried to erase her from your memories tried to believe you never needed friends. You were shelfish.

"As long as you keep the memory of friends alive in your heart, then you'll never be left alone. What did you do with Nina's memory? Not just the bad, but the good memories? If she was in your heart, you wouldn't feel empty."

Relaina was stunned. She felt angry, but not at Addy. She was angry with herself for forgetting Nina. All the times they laughed and played, she had pushed them all away. Tears slowly spilled down her cheeks.

"It's just…I miss her…so much," she said in broken sobs. Tanoamon walked over and sat by her partner, nuzzling her arm.

"I know you do. It's impossible to replace a friend but you aren't limited to a number of them." Addy was silent as she took the younger girl into a hug. "I may not be able to fill the void in your heart from Nina's loss, but I can help fix it. Just let me be your friend."

Relaina cried into the other girl. She didn't know how long they had stayed like that. This was the first time she cried in years. It all seemed to goof to be true. To have a friend. She stepped out of the embrace and stared into brown eyes.

"Why?" she asked. "After all the things I've said, how I acted to you, you still want to be my friend?"

"Of course. You had your reasons for acting the way you did. Just like I have mine." Addy smiled. "Besides, I didn't annoy you for nothing."

Relaina smiled back. "Guess your right."

"Yeah, Relaina! We're all your friends as long as you want us to me," said Tanoamon.

"And even when Addy and I return to America, we'll still be friends," said the unknown digimon which Relaina deduced was Kitleymon's champion form.

Relaina wiped away her tears. "Alright. Enough with this friendship talk." Friendship. For once that word didn't tear her up inside. "It's giving me a tooth ache."

"Then all that anime I watched paid off," laughed Addy. Everyone joined her.

"Ok, it's time to get out of this place." As if those words called it forward, Relaina's D-G erupted with light as did her pocket. She pulled out a card to find it was completely blue. "What's this?"

Addy noticed the card. "I got one too. It made Kit digivolve to Ligermon." She pulled out her cards only to find the blue card was gone. "Huh?"

"Must be a special card," said Tanoamon. "Use it."

Relaina nodded. "DIGI MODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

DIGIVOLUTION

Tanoamon's form was bathed in light. "Tanoamon digivolve to….Geakanmon!"

Geakanmon- Champion wolf digimon. His attack, Fury Dash, isn't too powerful but it can leave you with a nasty burn. It's smart to avoid his Circle of Fire defensive attack unless you want to be fried.

When the light died, a wolf like creature was revealed. He was grayish in color with dark azure blue and violet stripes running across his body. He stood about half of Relaina's height.

"Hop on." Ligermon lowered herself to let the teens climb up onto her back.

Geakanmon jumped into the air. "Fury Dash!" He burst into flames and shot through the darkness. The darkness swirled and disappeared. The visitors were able to see the true form of this world. The ground was crystal water. Breath taking structures littered the land. Only this marred this silent, beautiful land: a sparkling dome of fog.

"Looks like the way out," stated Addy the group jumped in. From Addy's D-G an orb floated out and flashed. The world was sealed.

"I wonder where we're going next," pondered Ligermon.

"We can handle whatever it is," said Geakanmon who flew though the tunnel next to them.

"Guys," Relaina called to attention of the other three. "Call me Riley."

Addy smiled. "Ok, Riley."

Riley… It felt so good to be called that again by a friend. Her hand reached up and clutched at her locket. Yes, it was good. Nina was back along with new friends. She'd be okay.


Next time: Takato, Mila and their partners are now the focus of the story. What is this strangely familiar world? That's all I'm saying.


Yume- Yay! It's completed! Sorry for the long wait. I get distracted easily plus I'm trying to get into the Art Institute. That and I've been playing CoM. I'm at the last battle. Wish me luck!

Ly- I want CoM…..

Yume- Also, while going through some poems and stuff I have, I found a perfect one for Riley. However, I'm not posting it with this cause you guys have waited long enough. It will be with the next chap. Or maybe I'll just post it as it's own chap thing.