Ch. 3
Legends from long ago
Wizardmon stared down at Gatomon where she laid in the digital street, before looking to Kari, "Its much different seeing how you've grown in person…child of light," he said before nodding his head and offering his hand to Gatomon.
Gatomon quickly took his hand and allowed him to help her up, "Why didn't you come back with the other digimon when Myotismon killed you, Wizardmon?"
"That, is a story best not told here," Wizardmon said, "There is a safe place where we can talk though."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Kari asked.
"It's a long journey, and you'll need food. We're going to a place where there is no digitown or convenience near by-"
"We have another means of travel Wizardmon," Kari responded
"What kind of means?"
Kari's digivice started to glow and, with a look of surprise showing in Wizardmon's eyes, Gatomon became Neferitimon. "Well what are you two waiting for…hop on. We do have a long way to go right?"
"Yes…of course," said Wizardmon awkwardly scrambling onto her back followed by Kari, "head north and I'll tell you what to do from there."
"Fair enough," Neferitimon said as she took off.
Elsewhere…
Tai did the only rational thing he could think of when he heard that Gatomon was also missing, which was to go find Gennai. Gennai had always been a help to the digimon and the digidesten, and now they needed him the most.
Gennai's house had been moved several times around the digital world as different evil digimon attacked and took over, but now, now it resided close to primary village. A fitting place for Gennai.
"I was wondering when you'd show up," Gennai told Tai when he saw him and the other digimon. What the digidesten didn't expect was to see was Elecmon apparently in an argument with Elecmon.
Elecmon turned and glanced at the digidesten, his eyes resting on TK and Patamon before he turned to Gennai. "I'm telling you, I need that replacement you promised me Gennai…I have more important things to do than to try to watch over baby digimon. I'm not the only one who's read the signs…Wizardmon running out of primary village like his cape was on fire, Leomon's already rounding up his group, I need to be-,"
"And what about just moving your base here," Gennai responded to Elecmon.
"I already told you it won't work. I need to be going, and going now. Especially since they're here and the seal is weakening-," Elecmon started again.
"Is something wrong," Tai asked.
"Yes," Elecmon replied, "The seal to the dark sea is weakening…Which is why-,"
He was once again interrupted by Gennai by a raised hand, "Wait a moment Elecmon…Let's carry this on inside…"
Gennai headed inside as the others following him; however Elecmon didn't head in 'til TK was passing through the door, "What's he giving you a rough time about Elecmon?" TK asked.
"You'll understand soon enough…although I think Gennai is just going to use it to make it more difficult for us. He's very watchful of you guys," Elecmon said.
"What do you mean by us? We're just here to find where out where Kari is," TK told the electric digimon.
Elecmon looked up at him, "Hopefully Wizardmon's found her. Either way it's bigger than just a missing digidesten although that does complicate matters."
Gennai lead them to a room which he had talked to them shortly before they had headed back to the real world when fighting Myotismon, and yes the fishes were still their swimming around like they had been for a long time.
"So, I suspect you're here to locate Kari?" Gennai asked Tai.
"Yeah, she ran off during school and blocked the portal. Gennai she thanks the digital world is in trouble," Tai told him.
"She's right," Elecmon said, "The sea's seal is weakening. Isn't it Gennai?"
Gennai looked down at the table and didn't say anything for a moment, then spoke. "He is correct. The dark sea and the digidesten were needed," he looked up at them, "Long ago the digital world was guarded and lead by two sets of masters. The Masters of Life, and The Masters of Destruction. The masters ruled side by side with their exact opposites, until The Masters of Destruction thought it would be better to control the digital world by oversight and force than through the overlook and protection they and The Masters of Light followed.
"A war followed with The Masters turning on each other and their opposite. Then the youngest of the eight more powerful Masters of Life, by the encouragement of the lesser ones, also known as the messengers, used her light to force back the Masters of Destruction. The Masters of Life used her light as a focal point to channel their powers and trapped the Masters of Destruction and their followers in the dark sea, but gave up their lives in the process."
Gennai paused, then continued, "Since then we've had the crests…the crests that carry some of their power, hoping someday we'd have digidesten who'd be able to call them back or at least keep the seal strong and protect the digital world like The Masters had."
"There is more to the story, but unfortunately I do not know it," Gennai told them.
"This is what you told Kari, isn't it?" TK asked him.
Gennai nodded, "Kari then left to go find a digimon that could tell her more, a digimon who made it their life's work understanding the Mistress of Light, the one who acted as a catalyst, so that she may defeat the Mistress of Darkness."
"But what digimon would know enough?" Davis asked, "That digimon would have to be holed up somewhere-," Davis continued.
"Wizardmon," Patamon interrupted before turning to Elecmon, "You mentioned that we should hope that Kari found Wizardmon, and that he ran out of primary village as fast as he could!"
"Now you've done it…" Gennai said frowning at Elecmon, "Well no use in keeping your identity secret anymore Elecmon…Especially if you've already told them some of whats happening."
Elecmon's ears flattened against his body. Then he turned toward TK, "There are digimon who have dedicated their lives to one or another master. I have. There is also a head for each army, as we like to call ourselves after the armies of digimon that helped them in the war against the other masters. There is only one group that refuses to, but that is their business, not mine. Fact of the matter is, a long time ago we had to leave our bases and help the digital world, and now the generals are rounding up their people. I am the general for hope."
Elsewhere with Kari, Wizardmon, and Neferitimon…
"You should land over on that rock over there…the safe point is close to there, and they wouldn't like it if we just flew in."
"Who wouldn't like it Gennai?" asked Neferitimon.
"You'll see when we get there," he told her as Neferitimon descended. As her legs hit the rock she noticed a digimon hiding in the forest that surrounded it.
"What do you want?" she called as Kari and Wizardmon jumped off her back. The digimon hid behind the tree it was next to.
"It's a friend," Wizardmon told her before calling out, "We mean no harm. We are seeking shelter for the night before we continue on."
"Where do you journey?" called the digimon.
"To the castle of light."
There was a rustle, and a digimon, hidden by a white cloak and hood hopped forward. "Greetings travelers. We ask in return for our hospitality that you remain in a form that is easy to maintain, as well as your names. We want no fights."
Neferitimon looked at Wizardmon, "Do as he says…he's no fighter but he is also not to be underestimated." She changed back to Gatomon and stared at the digimon, who had started to come closer.
"Redvegimon?" Gatomon exclaimed remembering the time when the digimon had served the dark master Puppetmon.
Redvegimon glanced at Gatomon, then at Kari and then rested his eyes on Wizardmon. "The temple I represent is just a short walk from here. You may rest there for the night and then be on your way. Come…it will soon be dark."
Wizardmon started to follow, until Kari put her hand in front of him, "I don't trust him," Kari told him. Redvegimon stopped appearing to wait for them but not turning around.
"There isn't anything to be afraid of Kari," Wizardmon told her, "but we need to get to the temple if we want to get a good nights sleep."
"Redvegimon was a servent for the Dark Master Puppetmon," Gatomon told Wizardmon.
"I'm aware of that…Most unfortuneate circumstance wasn't it Redvegimon?" Wizardmon asked addressing Redvegimon.
"I wasn't going to let him hurt those other digimon. I did what I was called to do," he turned to Wizardmon, "I chose servitude to let the rest of my brother hood escape. I am now residing priest at this temple.
"Now lets hurry, it is getting dark," the trio followed without another quip, but Gatomon and Kari were still unconvinced that Redvegimon could be good.