Authors note: I made a couple changes to the last couple chapters. Nothing
too serious, just changing a couple details. (Changed the design of the
digivice, and added two seals: metal and wood)
When I opened my eyes, there was nothing but a void around me. "So, you've got four of the seals. Not too bad. I'd be a bit more impressed if you weren't created with three of them, but the fact that you found one on your own is good enough for now." A voice came out of the darkness. "What? Where is this?" "It's a dream world. Nothing really exists here. I don't know why you seem so surprised. You've been here once before." The voice paused before continuing. "Though I must admit, Azulongmon and I have very different ideas on scenery." "Who are you?" "One moment." The void before me shimmered, and a large blue and white dragon materialized before my eyes. "I'm sorry. I should have introduced myself to start with. My name is AeroVeedramon. My purpose as of this moment is to test your abilities, or in short, act as a mentor." "A mentor?" I asked, confused. "What for?" "Do you know anything about this world?" "No, actually I don't know much. On the other hand, I haven't been doing too badly on my own, now have I?" "You admit you know nothing, and yet you're still so arrogant. All you humans are the same; completely lacking the ability to admit that someone may be superior to yourself." "Humans? You mean that you know about us? All the other digimon-" "Have no idea that another world exists. I know. As for your "success", I am quite willing to call it luck. I've been watching you closely since you entered this world, and your one victory was due to a shared digivolution with your partner, who, by the way is being left out of this conversation. And before you say anything, it has nothing to do with getting you alone. It's easier to mask two than three, and I didn't want to waste any additional energy. Besides, you should be able to tell him what he needs to know easily enough. "But enough with the details. If you can meet my challenge and find me, I'll teach you what you need to know. Oh, and just in case you think you can get by without me, I have this as well." In the air behind him, two balls of lightning formed. "The Seals of Lightning reside with me. And before you even start to consider it, don't bother trying to sense them. I have the both of them carefully shielded. It'll take quite a bit of skill to find me." "How do I know you're not lying?" "Simple. If I wanted you deleted, I could easily do it myself at this point." "Oh. I guess that works." "Before I go, I will give you this." A small card appeared in his claw, and he held it out for me to take. "It's a map showing you where the pieces of the relic are hidden. Now, is there anything you'd like to ask me before we begin?" "One thing. How do I use this thing?" I asked, holding up the card. "That's the easy part. See that panel on the back of your hand? Open it, and insert the card." I followed the instructions, and after a minute, the panel spat out the card, and a display lit up, showing the island and four glowing dots. One was in the desert, one seemed to be in an icefield, one was in the forest we had passed through, and the last was on the mountain in the middle of the island. "Each piece has its own guardian. Defeat the guardian, get another piece of the puzzle. Simple, isn't it?"
My eyes opened and I saw the faint traces of color in the sky. When was I last able to sleep in? Oh, right. Two days ago. I know they're all trying to look out for me, but I'd like to be able to sleep in once in a while...dammit. I'm up already, may as well get going. I got up and stretched my wings and tail, and noticed a pair of Yokomon bounce (hey, they don't have legs, right?) by. "Hey, can you two do me a favor?" "Sure!" they chorused. "One, is there any way I can get a little food to take with me?" "Of course!" "Thanks. Oh, and can you give the others a message for me? Tell them that I appreciated their company, but there's something that I have to take care of by myself." "Okay!" "Thanks. I really appreciate it."
Half an hour later, I was out over the desert, and I felt my partner beginning to wake. Nice to see you finally decided to wake up. I commented sarcastically. Huh? Where are we? He replied groggily. We had another visitor last night. I quickly summarized what AeroVeedramon had told me. I take it we're going after the one in the desert first? I took a quick glance at the map, and saw the dot showing my location almost on top of the desert piece. Yep. It was the closest one. Maybe we should split up. We probably won't get the time during the fight. I was going to say that...
"There!" Strikemon pointed to a statue of a dragon sitting in a depression. I quickly checked the map. "Well, it seems to be in the right place. I guess that's it. Wait here. I'll get it." I spiraled lower, and saw that the dragon was holding a small golden object it its claws. Just before I reached the statue, the sand around me exploded upward, and I felt a searing pain shoot through my left arm.
Review...please? Hey, sorry it took so long. I won't make any excuses this time. I was just really lazy. I'm back though, and I'll try to get a new chapter up every couple weeks from here on, or at least until the File Island stuff is done.
When I opened my eyes, there was nothing but a void around me. "So, you've got four of the seals. Not too bad. I'd be a bit more impressed if you weren't created with three of them, but the fact that you found one on your own is good enough for now." A voice came out of the darkness. "What? Where is this?" "It's a dream world. Nothing really exists here. I don't know why you seem so surprised. You've been here once before." The voice paused before continuing. "Though I must admit, Azulongmon and I have very different ideas on scenery." "Who are you?" "One moment." The void before me shimmered, and a large blue and white dragon materialized before my eyes. "I'm sorry. I should have introduced myself to start with. My name is AeroVeedramon. My purpose as of this moment is to test your abilities, or in short, act as a mentor." "A mentor?" I asked, confused. "What for?" "Do you know anything about this world?" "No, actually I don't know much. On the other hand, I haven't been doing too badly on my own, now have I?" "You admit you know nothing, and yet you're still so arrogant. All you humans are the same; completely lacking the ability to admit that someone may be superior to yourself." "Humans? You mean that you know about us? All the other digimon-" "Have no idea that another world exists. I know. As for your "success", I am quite willing to call it luck. I've been watching you closely since you entered this world, and your one victory was due to a shared digivolution with your partner, who, by the way is being left out of this conversation. And before you say anything, it has nothing to do with getting you alone. It's easier to mask two than three, and I didn't want to waste any additional energy. Besides, you should be able to tell him what he needs to know easily enough. "But enough with the details. If you can meet my challenge and find me, I'll teach you what you need to know. Oh, and just in case you think you can get by without me, I have this as well." In the air behind him, two balls of lightning formed. "The Seals of Lightning reside with me. And before you even start to consider it, don't bother trying to sense them. I have the both of them carefully shielded. It'll take quite a bit of skill to find me." "How do I know you're not lying?" "Simple. If I wanted you deleted, I could easily do it myself at this point." "Oh. I guess that works." "Before I go, I will give you this." A small card appeared in his claw, and he held it out for me to take. "It's a map showing you where the pieces of the relic are hidden. Now, is there anything you'd like to ask me before we begin?" "One thing. How do I use this thing?" I asked, holding up the card. "That's the easy part. See that panel on the back of your hand? Open it, and insert the card." I followed the instructions, and after a minute, the panel spat out the card, and a display lit up, showing the island and four glowing dots. One was in the desert, one seemed to be in an icefield, one was in the forest we had passed through, and the last was on the mountain in the middle of the island. "Each piece has its own guardian. Defeat the guardian, get another piece of the puzzle. Simple, isn't it?"
My eyes opened and I saw the faint traces of color in the sky. When was I last able to sleep in? Oh, right. Two days ago. I know they're all trying to look out for me, but I'd like to be able to sleep in once in a while...dammit. I'm up already, may as well get going. I got up and stretched my wings and tail, and noticed a pair of Yokomon bounce (hey, they don't have legs, right?) by. "Hey, can you two do me a favor?" "Sure!" they chorused. "One, is there any way I can get a little food to take with me?" "Of course!" "Thanks. Oh, and can you give the others a message for me? Tell them that I appreciated their company, but there's something that I have to take care of by myself." "Okay!" "Thanks. I really appreciate it."
Half an hour later, I was out over the desert, and I felt my partner beginning to wake. Nice to see you finally decided to wake up. I commented sarcastically. Huh? Where are we? He replied groggily. We had another visitor last night. I quickly summarized what AeroVeedramon had told me. I take it we're going after the one in the desert first? I took a quick glance at the map, and saw the dot showing my location almost on top of the desert piece. Yep. It was the closest one. Maybe we should split up. We probably won't get the time during the fight. I was going to say that...
"There!" Strikemon pointed to a statue of a dragon sitting in a depression. I quickly checked the map. "Well, it seems to be in the right place. I guess that's it. Wait here. I'll get it." I spiraled lower, and saw that the dragon was holding a small golden object it its claws. Just before I reached the statue, the sand around me exploded upward, and I felt a searing pain shoot through my left arm.
Review...please? Hey, sorry it took so long. I won't make any excuses this time. I was just really lazy. I'm back though, and I'll try to get a new chapter up every couple weeks from here on, or at least until the File Island stuff is done.