Digimon Frontier X

Chapter 16

Imperfection part 2

(Hannah's P.O.V.)

I woke up in darkness. I was a little confused as to where I was. But then the memories of the past day flashed into my head and I put my face to my knees and cried. I just wanted to spend some time away from all this. I needed a vacation. I suddenly remembered a song my mother sung to me when I was doubting myself. She used to sing to me Imperfection by Skillet. I quietly sung the lyrics to myself.

You're worth so muchIt'll never be enoughTo see what you have to giveHow beautiful you areYet seem so far from everythingYou're wanting to beYou're wanting to beTears falling down againTears falling downYou fall to your kneesYou beg, you pleadCan I be somebody elseFor all the times I hate myself?Your failures devour your heartIn every hour, you're drowningIn your imperfectionYou mean so muchThat heaven would touchThe face of humankind for youHow special you areRevel in your dayYou're fearfully and wonderfully madeYou're wonderfully madeTears falling down againCome let the healing beginYou fall to your kneesYou beg, you pleadCan I be somebody elseFor all the times I hate myself?Your failures devour your heartIn every hour, you're drowningIn your imperfectionYou're worth so muchSo easily crushedWanna be like everyone elseNo one escapesEvery breath we takeDealing with our own skeletons, skeletonsYou fall to your kneesYou beg, you pleadCan I be somebody elseFor all the times I hate myself?Your failures devour your heartIn every hour, you're drowningIn your imperfectionWon't you believe, yeahWon't you believe, yeahAll the things I see in youYou're not the only oneYou're not the only oneDrowning in imperfection

Once I was done singing the song to myself, I had gotten past the tears and was beginning to feel better. Even though my mother was long gone, or at least my birth mother was, I still had my adopted mother. A tiny tears fell down my face as I thanked my mother for all she did for me when I was a little girl. All my mothers. Thank you! I was still in my 20, 21 year old form. I thought about how Monique was doing. How was he going with Kouji? Was Kouji even helping him? Suddenly light burst into the room and I hid my eyes from the intense light. I looked up to see Lucemon. He smirked to himself.

He said, "Don't worry about your friends, boy friend, son and sisters, they're already all dead." I gasped! My eyes widened in shock and fear. It felt like they were going to burst out of my head. Kouji? Takuya? Zoe? Polly? Amy? Everyone? All dead? No!!

I shook my head like a mad man and screamed, "NO!! THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!! I WOULD FEEL IT IF THEY WERE DEAD!!! THEY'RE A PART OF ME!! I CAN SENSE WHEN THEY'RE GONE!! AND THEY AREN'T!! SO, SO STOP LYING!!!" I felt the tears coming to my eyes again. This time, it wasn't about me, it about them. Lucemon smirked and shrugged his shoulders.

He said, "Believe what you want, but the truth is what I just told you." Before he closed the door leaving me in darkness again I quickly took in my surroundings. I was in a small jail cell, like what they used to use in the olden days. I was surrounded by metal bars and around the room were skeletons. The walls were made of rock and mud moulded into walls. Then everything went black. I sighed and laid down. I felt a hand land on mine and I practically screamed. I jumped and nearly hit my head on the bar roof. I used my fire power and created a small flame on my hand. A warm glow filled the room. I gasped to see a poor little girl lying in the corner, in rags, with bright red hair and green eyes. She was about Amy's age, maybe younger. She looked like she'd been in here for ages, with little food and water. She was skinny and looked very pale. She was frightened.

I bent to her level and asked, "Are, are you okay little girl? I'm sorry if I scared you. I'm Hannah, can you tell me your name?" The little girl crawled to me and hugged me gently.

She asked, "Are you my mama?" I smiled, then thinking of how I raised Monique I slowly nodded.

I said, "I'm not your real mama, but I'll try and replace her if you want." The little girl nodded and she hugged me with tears in her eyes.

We spent some time talking and getting to know each other. I told her that if she wanted a dada too, Kouji would gladly be that person and I also said I'd introduce her to him and all my friends too. Including Aunty Polly, Aunty Amy, Cousin Zoe, Cousin Takuya, Uncle Kouichi, maybe Uncle Tommy, Cousin JP and Cousin Bastion. I learned that her name was Riku. She didn't have a last name, because she couldn't remember it. I told her she could have my last name as well. Making her Riku Keranna. She liked the sound of that and finally gave me a hug just before Lucemon appeared and tried to take me to my doom.

Riku screamed out, "MAMA!! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING MY MAMA!!??" Lucemon gave a confused look.

He said, "She's not you mama!"

I corrected, Actually, I am her mama now!! Now if you take me anywhere, you take her as well!! Now let me go!!" I struggled out of his grip and he sent a mental wave over to Riku. Having a mother's instinct, I ran over to her and jumped in front. I screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground.

Riku yelled, "Mama! Mama! Please wake up!!" I grunted and slowly sat up. I pulled Riku into a hug.

I whispered, "I have to go for a few minutes okay sweetie? I'll be here in a few minutes, and we'll break out of this joint okay. I have to go or he'll keep trying to hurt you. I promise I'll be back! I promise!" Riku nodded and I smiled. I turned and walked to Lucemon and I followed him outside the jail cell. I followed Lucemon but while I was following him, I had secretly transformed into Hallosmon. She grinned in a sort of evil way. But hey, if you were going to kick some evil kids butt, wouldn't you be smirking evilly too?

(Kouji's P.O.V.)

We were following Polly to where she said Hannah was. We burst into a building that had stairs that led down to a passageway. We ran down the stairs and burst open the door at the end. We saw a frightened little girl with red hair and green eyes staring at us.

She grabbed the bars, or at least attempted but was struck because the bars were electric and yelled, "Are you here to save Mama?! Are you guys Kouji, Takuya, Polly, Amy, JP, Kouichi, Tommy, Abigail, Bastion, Bokomon, Neemon and Patamon?" We all looked at each other in shock, she knew us.

I walked closer and asked, "Is your 'mama' called Hannah?" The girls face brightened.

She answered, "Yep! Lucemon took her and he said he was taking her to her doom! But she promised she'd come back and rescue me from here!! Please help Mama!!" I looked at them and they nodded. We ran up the stairs and saw footprints that were unlike any other. They were of someone who was wearing high heels. And those who wore high heels were Polly and Hannah, Polly was with us, so it had to be Hannah. Polly led us along the footprint path and we burst open a door. We gasped at the sight we saw.

(Hannah's P.O.V.)

Hallosmon was kicking Lucemon's but when the door burst open and she saw the gang. She saw Kouji's relieved and smiling face. Hallosmon finished off the job and scanned his data. She turned back into me. I ran past everyone and down the passage way. I burst the door open and saw Riku waiting patiently for me. I ran to the bars and tried to grab them but I was blasted back against the wall because of the shock.

Riku screamed, "MAMA!!" Kouji and the others walked into the room and gasped, seeing me slowly grunting, trying to get back up. JP walked forward.

Abigail asked, "What are you doing JP? You'll get hurt!!"

JP answered, "No I won't, I'm the guardian of lightning and thunder, remember?" Abigail nodded. JP turned into Juminmon. He grabbed the bars and neutralised them. He bent them and Riku ran out. She ran to me and grabbed my waist in a hug. I fell to my knees and hugged her back.

I whispered, "See, I told you I'd come back, and that you'd meet everyone, including dada, if he wants to be you dada." I looked at Kouji.

He exclaimed, "You're already mama to this big guy, and he's older than you! Aw well. Welcome to the ever so big family." Riku nodded and ran to him hugging him. She said, "Dada, if you want to know my name, it's Riku, Riku Keranna." Kouji looked at me a little confused.

I said, "I let her have my last name, because she doesn't have one." Riku smiled and grabbed my hand, pulling me to Kouji.

She pulled all three of us into a hug and said, "Mama, Dada! One big happy family!!" I looked at her and smiled.

I said, "Yes, we're one, big, happy family."

Kouji bent to her level and said, "And I'm glad, that I have two beautiful girls in my family. This little one, and this lovely lady. By the way Hannah, you'd better turn into your 16 year old you. I'm beginning to miss the black dress." I smiled and changed back. I looked at Riku.

I said, "Riku, this is what I really look like, there's no need to be scared or jumpy. This is the real me." Riku smiled and hugged me. I hugged her back. I was so glad to have another family member. And I was glad to back with the gang. I was no longer drowning in my imperfection.