Digimon: Elemental Mages
by BridgitKiido
Welcome to Digimon: Elemental Mages, the first fanfic I ever wrote. I had, however, written it on a different website, but I've officially decided to move it here instead so that it will be more available to the general public. It's mostly as it originally was, but I've made a couple minor edits here or there.
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Digimon. That means that any ideas or characters specifically discussed by the show or merchandise pertaining to Digimon or other stories that exist in this story are not my creations. I do, however, do own all characters and ideas that do not match the above criteria.
Prelude
It was a beautiful April day without a cloud in the sky. A warm breeze rustled the grass and wildflowers that lined the path where a young teenage girl walked, reading a novel, fairly oblivious to everything that was going on around her. She wore a sky-blue tee shirt which matched her eyes perfectly, and a bright white skort (half skirt, half shorts). Her long, golden-brown hair swept behind her, carried by the breeze, as did a large picnic basket that she held in her free hand. Her name was Bridgit, and she wasn't just wandering around the park on her leisure time.
While she read, she was keeping a slight eye out for a friend – although she had only seen pictures of him from the letters they had written when they were pen pals. She took a moment to stop reading and scan the other people in the park, hoping for a match. Even though she had moved in a few months before, Bridgit still felt that she knew almost nobody in town, and she had no intention on changing that fact.
Not seeing her friend in the crowd, she continued to read her book. She was only reading for a few seconds when she heard a young boy's voice from behind her, "Hey, are you Bridgit?"
She turned around and saw a boy, about a head shorter than she was, wearing a lime-green and yellow tie-die shirt and a pair of slightly worn blue denim shorts. His finely-kept black hair accented his earth-brown eyes, and he also carried a book and a picnic basket, except his basket was slightly smaller.
"Hi there, you must be Bobby!" Bridgit cried happily, and the boy nodded, a smile on his face. He, indeed, was Bobby Hoshida, the boy who Bridgit had come to this park to meet. "So," she continued, "where should we set up the picnic stuff?"
"How about over there?" Bobby replied, pointing toward a strange sort of cave near the park's border that few, if any, people had decided to explore. Bridgit nodded, and the two of them walked over toward their target.
When they got over there, Bobby pulled out a picnic blanket and the two of them laid out their food on the blanket. Bridgit's basket had been bigger and heavier because there were several small bottles of soda piled in it as well as sandwiches and fruit. The friends were just about to sit down and eat when a paper wad came flying and hit Bridgit in the head.
"Got her!" yelled a boy sitting on a large rock nearby. His outfit consisted of a flaming red tee shirt with a slightly darker crimson vest, a pair of bright blue denim shorts, and a pair of sports goggles around his head which almost accented his earthen brown hair. His emerald green eyes sparkled as he continued to someone behind the rock, "I got her, Rhenna!"
Also sitting on the rock was a girl of around the same age as the boy, with long brown hair and bright green eyes of her own. Her emerald green tee and slightly lighter skirt flowed behind her, and she was staring at her nails for some strange reason. When the boy yelled that he had gotten Bridgit, she looked up, looked back down at her hands, and replied in a bored sort of way, "Yeah, you sure got her, Tan."
Bridgit scowled, but Bobby warned her, "It's not worth it, Bridgit. They're the most popular kids in school. The girl is Rhenna Moreia, and the boy is Thomas Mura, although for some reason all of his friends – meaning mostly everyone – calls him Tan. If you get even with them, their posse will come for you, and they're powerful. I should know – I've gotten in trouble with them several times."
Bridgit stopped scowling, but muttered, "Popular kids, huh? Who cares if someone's popular or not? I bet they have few if any real friends."
Bobby and Bridgit then sat down and started to eat. Bridgit was just about to take a bite into her cream-cheese and jelly sandwich when she saw another pair of kids nearby. Both of them were leaning against a wide elm tree, eating ice cream cones happily but looking around wildly at the slightest sound. They were a girl and a boy who both had auburn hair and sapphire blue eyes. The girl wore a tee shirt matching her eyes and a lilac skirt with bright yellow-green flowers lining the bottom. The boy wore a similar shirt and a pair of shorts with a similar color to the girl's skirt. Bridgit asked her friend, "Do you know anything about those kids over there? They look like they're on edge."
Bobby looked over towards where Bridgit indicated and replied, "You could say that. I've only heard rumors, but they're twin brother and sister. Jonathan and Jennifer Li. All I know about them is that their parents are divorced and they rarely get to see each other." He took a bite out of the salami sandwich that he held in his hand and continued, "What's that you're reading?" he finished, indicating the novel that lay unfinished by Bridgit's side.
"Oh, that?" Bridgit replied after taking a bite out of her sandwich as well. "The title is Dragon of Flame, Wolf of the Light: The Story of the Ten Legendary Warriors by a man who calls himself Bokomon. I've never heard of him before this, but it's a really interesting story. It's about these five kids who find the spirits of ancient warriors and can transform into those warriors to battle evil. I'm already on chapter 47 out of 50, and it's really exciting at this point. So, what's you're book about?"
Bobby took another bite out of his sandwich and responded, "It's a rulebook for Dungeons and Dragons. I only just got into it, but I've heard it's really cool. Do you know it?"
Bridgit answered, "I've heard of it, but I don't know what it's about. Maybe you could teach me sometime."
Bobby smiled. "I'm already going to teach my siblings, why don't you come over sometime?"
Over on the rock, Rhenna asked Thomas in sort of a loud whisper, "You want to go explore that cave over there? I've never been inside, and it looks interesting."
"Sure, whatever," Thomas replied in a bored tone. "Taunting that girl gets boring after a while anyway, especially when she ignores you."
The two children ventured into the cavern. Bridgit pretended not to notice, but kept her ear out for what was going on in there. She heard footsteps, and then Rhenna saying, "Ooh, there's a pretty light over there!" Then there were more footsteps, and then both Rhenna and Thomas screamed. Then, everything was silent. Bridgit wondered what might be going on, but she didn't bring up her concerns.
The picnicking pair continued to eat, and the twins leaning against the tree finished their ice cream cones. Jonathan whispered something to his sister, who nodded and smiled. Then, the two of them walked into the same cave that Thomas and Rhenna had disappeared into. Bridgit again kept her ear open, trying to see if there was anything going on. There were footsteps, then more footsteps, and then Jennifer saying "What the…" After that, Bridgit heard both Jennifer and Jonathan scream, and then everything was silent once again.
This Bridgit was concerned about. She whispered to Bobby, "Do you think there's something suspicious about that cave over there? That popular pair, Thomas and Rhenna, went into that cave a few minutes ago, and so did those twins Jennifer and Jonathan. They haven't come out yet, and please don't insult me or anything, but I think there may be something wrong in there."
"And you want to find out what it is, let me guess," Bobby replied, staring at his almost-eaten sandwich. "You want to go in there and check things out."
"That was my idea, yeah," Bridgit answered, blushing. "Would you mind doing it with me?"
Bobby thought for a second, popped the final bite of his sandwich into his mouth, swallowed, and replied, "Okay, but lets first pack up the picnic – just to be sure nobody comes and steals a bite."
The two of them put the food back in containers, capped the bottles of soda, and placed everything back in the picnic baskets. Bobby finished up by folding the picnic blanket and placing it in his own basket. Then, the two of them walked into the cave, taking their baskets and books with them.
Strangely enough, the dark interior of the cavern was illuminated by little blue lamp-like dashes along the bottoms of the walls. The tunnel was thus fairly well lit, and you could easily see a far distance in front of you. Nearing the end of the tunnel, Bridgit was disappointed and confused to find a dead end, although there was beautifully carved with a wonderful daylight scene, with flowers covering a field which led to a sparkling castle on a hill. If you looked closely, you could almost see a human-like figure and a cat-like figure looking towards you on the balcony of the castle. Bobby was fascinated with this carving, and began tracing his finger around the castle. When he had gotten to where the figures stood, however, the carving began to glow. Both Bobby and Bridgit were astounded by this, as it wasn't just any glow, like the lamp-like things along the walls. This glowed like a star in its own right, and Bridgit couldn't help uttering "Wow," in amazement.
Then, something weird happened. The carving somehow created a vacuum effect which pulled the children toward it. Bobby cried in terror, "Find something to grab onto!" But there was nothing to hole onto, save each other, and the children were tugged toward the carving. Oddly enough, however, the two of them never hit the artwork. As both of them cried for help, they were pulled into a vortex, seemingly pulling them into another world…
Where does this portal lead? And where are the other children who ventured into the cavern, not to exit? Find out next chapter!
Author's Note: So, what do you think? Why not review? The next chapter should come shortly.