My Little Big Sister
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
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Part 2: What Might Have Been
This chapter dedicated to flipstahhz
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Run, she had said. And so they did.
Tai swung the unconscious figure of his little sister over one shoulder. He was surprised to catch the newcomer's expression: saying nothing to him, she nodded grimly and broke into a dash. Although she seemed to have a severe limp in her left leg, the girl ran faster than any of them.
"Where are we going?" yelled Izzy in Tai's direction, breaking the spell.
"I'd rather not waste that one safe place," he shouted back, "Guys, we're going home. Back to the real world, if we can. Iz, do you know where there's a gateway?"
The computerised directions didn't lead them wrong. In time the panicked Digidestined reached a deep chasm, surrounded by rocky cliffs. A bridge snaked its way across the darkness."Well, what are we waiting for?" Tai chivvied them. "There's probably a Detectormon on our tail right now!" He climbed onto the bridge and carried Kari and Agumon gently across.
"I... really think we should wait a while," said the newcomer quietly. "Really."
"You're mad," Matt retorted, and ran across the bridge to join Tai. "We're in trouble if we stay. Come on!" TK followed him.
"Fine. But Sora, I want to carry Biyomon," said the girl in her same flat tone of voice. With a shrug of her shoulders, Sora passed the little bird to her newfound friend and crossed the bridge, followed by Izzy and Joe.
Mimi was the last of the Digidestined to come forward. Suddenly she gasped and pointed to the sky. "Look!""Detectormon!" yelled Tai. "What did I tell you! Mimi and, er, whatsyourname, get across here now before one of them attacks!"
As the Detectormon swooped, Mimi made a dash for the bridge. "Palmon, c'mon!" She ran to escape the closing Digimon, which was now too close for comfort. Palmon shot out a vine and was pulled into TK's arms on the other side.
A flash of light came from the Detectormon's claws, aiming for the girl on the bridge. Mimi threw herself flat to dodge the attack, trembling as more of the hostile Digimon flew down into the chasm below.
It was a mistake. The flaming light severed the rope that connected the bridge to one side, sending it tumbling.
Mimi fell...
-into the depths, screaming in terror. Palmon threw a vine, but her partner was already too far away to catch it. Light blazed at the bottom of the canyon, and a dozen Detectormon flew away to wherever their base was, mission completed. The bridge hung uselessly from its mooring, unable now to form a way back. As the Digidestined stood frozen, their friend's hat- the one they'd always laughed at- flew upward, caught by a freak gust. Relying more on reflexes than on thought, Tai caught it in both trembling hands, staring in wordless horror, and the-
...onto Birdramon's outstretched wings.
The bird-Digimon swooped elegantly towards the other side of the chasm, dodging the attacks from the Detectormon below as Mimi and the newcomer held on for dear life. "That way! Down! Tai, Izzy, get the portal ready!"
Birdramon almost flew straight into the gateway, chased by the other Digimon and Digidestined. Izzy closed the portal just before a furious Detectormon slammed into it.
It was night in the city when nine humans and eight worn-out Digimon arrived. Mimi gave the newcomer a shaky smile. "Thanks. I thought I was a goner back there.""You nearly were," was the only reply she got.
"I guess we're lucky to have you around," said Joe, sitting down on a low wall. "What's your name, anyway?"
The girl fiddled nervously with the odd white-and-silver cord that hung from her rucksack. "Well, it's... the fact is... I don't have one. Not really, not now."
"Everyone's got a name!" retorted TK. "Haven't you got any friends? What do they call you?"
She appeared to consider. "Well, my best friend does have a name for me. It's a kind of nickname." She paused, as if waiting for inspiration. "She calls me... Hika."
"Heek- what?" asked TK. "What sort of name is that?"
"TK!" hissed Matt.
"Hika," said Sora quickly, trying to make amends. "That's a really pretty name. I don't know anyone with a name like that."
"Yeah... well, names are different where I come from. You don't have to have one, for a start."
Hika sat back, still stroking the white cord absently. "Perhaps you should put your money together and find somewhere to stay. I don't think it's a good idea to be out in the open.""I trust the girl," said Joe immediately, "let's get a hotel for the night."
"Then tomorrow, we really have to get back to the Digiworld," said Hika, now that all eyes were on her. "We have work to do."
"Go back? Are you crazy? That place is a danger zone! There's evil Digimon in control!"
"Which is why we've got to go back. And this time we do it right."
"What do you mean, this time? And why do they need us? Surely there's nothing we can do." Izzy looked confused.
Hika sighed. "I didn't want to tell you this, and I don't know if you'll understand. But we've got to change things now. If they continue as they do..." She faced the group, moonlight glittering in her dark eyes. "In a week's time, the Digiworld is going to fall, then the real world."
"We've saved it before," TK put in, "so can't we come back and save it again?"
Another long pause. "That's the other thing. If things keep going the way they are now, you won't be around." Hika's expression was deadly serious. "You really won't be around."
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Flipstahhz- Thanks so much for the review. I'm glad someone has enough of an opinion about my stories to review them, I had wondered if they were sending the readers to sleep. Hope you liked this chapter- I think the ending's a bit dodgy, but I couldn't figure how to improve it.
