Digimon Keepers Episode 15 "Ballad of the Dragon"
A little girl swung on a rope, her purple hair flowing around her, it seemed like she was flying, as she looked up. she was at least 10 years of age. Someone called out from a distance, and she jumped off the rope and ran toward the person. No matter how she got near this person the farther this person went in distance from her.
-Digital World Alpha zone-
Alexandria woke up in a sweat "Momma" she called out as she opened her eyes, and it took her couple seconds to realize where she was and that was the digital world. They were apparently in a cell together separated from their Digimon partners.
Kari awakened from unconscious sleep by Alexandria calling out, she looked around "Gatomon?" she asked.
Alexandria looked at Kari and turned away from her to run toward the bars and slams against pain shot through the impact and she repeated the process.
"Stop that you're only hurting yourself" protested Kari, extending toward Alexandria who slapped it away from her.
-Flash back-
The little purpled hair girl was looking through a self of old books she was searching for one in particular and she was having a hard time finding, she stopped looking in frustration, she caught sight of an old man with a beard that entered to room
"What are you looking for this time granddaughter A little lady should ask before raking stuff from someone personal library but I'll let it pass because its you Alexandria" he patted her on the head right before picking a book off the very high self, and handing it to her.
"That's it! That's it! Grandpa Marko" young Alexandria called out, as she took the book that he offered.
"I should have known that was it that book was my favorite I was in love about dragons and knights when I was child I always pretended I was the knight going to rescue the Princess" said Marko as he placed his hand on Alexandria's shoulder.
"But the dragon is my favorite character I wish they write a story where the dragon is the hero" said Alexandria looking at Marko.
If you believe there could be then their Don't wait for someone to tell you the story you want close your eyes and open your mind" said Marko "A little girl at your age should have a healthy imagination?"
A woman walked by the library then backed out and looked in "Hurry up or you will be late for school"
"Sorry Mom" said Alexandria running out of the room, before her mother could say anything else; she was excited about her day at school since today.
She ran out the front only to bump into a man with a thick black beard and a look a look anger, "Sorry dad" she said as she ran passed him.
-Digital world Alpha Zone-
"Please I said stop it before you hurt yourself I beg you" said Kari in a pleading tone watching Alexandria charge at the bars.
"A good solder isn't a captured one" said Alexandria coldly as she stopped and turn her attention to Kari "if you get in my way I will kill you"
A door opened and several stepped, and looked at them through the bars, and what they were various types Digimon including several Numemon "Sorry we got you involved Queen Kari but he has to answer to his crimes Machinedramon is going on trial as a war Criminal"
"If he is on trial and so shall I as his partner" Alexandria walked up to the bars and stared coldly at the Numemon that had spoken it back away from her look.
"Kari you are fee but please stay as we need you as a witness for charges" said the Numemon.
Kari had a look of concern on her face as she turns toward Alexandria "What about Henry"
"He may go as well but I think he should stay too we don't want any interference of your friends" said the Numemon "I wish this trial to finish in the way it should as we seek the Delete penalty"
Kari bent over and woke Henry, with him yawning as he awakens and looked around "What the hell is going on he demanded.
The bars were open and they were escorted to a court room, where a nasty looking Digimon wore a judge's rope, and looked angrily at them, in a cage was Metal Koromon the rookie form of Machinedramon.
Its been a long time since she saw him in this form, thought Alexandria as she walked up and took her seat beside the cage she turned giving the judge a cold look.
-Flash back-
Coming home from school she headed to her tree house after taking a few swings on her rope swing before continuing. In front of her was shattered old tree house, she had fixed it up but it was falling apart places. She entered using a secret passage this was her kingdom and she know every inch of it because she was Queen. This was an imaginary kingdom of dragons. She sat in her throne, pulled out the book her grandfather gave and opened it. After a few moments there was some sort of noise, she closed the book suddenly to look around to see where the noise came from, she put the book down and got up from the lawn chair she regarded as her throne.
Soon as she opened it the book, it lit up nearly blinding Alexandria, she threw the book in reaction to this, it shut as the book hit the ground, after a few minute her vision cleared, she went to walk over to the book, it opened before she could reach it, but instead of being just a bright light it had formed into a door, she marveled at it, she suddenly felt something calling out to, it felt like it wanted her to come through the door, she felt like she knew this presence like something from her childhood, She walked into the door.
When she came out the other it was large forest somewhat like the one she was in but it was also weird, and felt completely different, when she reached the clearing something was waiting for her, it was like a little Metal mouse, it smiled at her when she reached it.
"I am Metal Koromon, I am glad to meet you digidestined, I am your Digimon Partner" said the Metal Mouse, as it made its way toward, antenna on the top of it head lighting up as it spoke "Alexandria I have been waiting for you for a long time"
This whole thing was beyond anything she could ever think of, she just stared at Metal Koromon, she then walked toward it "Where am I" she just managed to say, she was so excited that those words were hard to say, she was afraid that this was a dream, talking would wake her from it.
"This is the digital world" said Metal Koromon moving closer to Alexandria, sounding even as excited as she thought she was herself.
Something began to glow in her hand, there was suddenly a device in it "What is this" said Alexandria looking at the device in her hand. Computers were nothing new to her but this one she had never seen before, she turned around seeing the door was still there, the one that connected her world from this one, if she ran now. Why was she thinking about running the world was everything she ever wanted it was beyond her dreams, why did it suddenly scare her.
Alexandria calmed herself, she took a deep dreamed, turned to looked at the creature who called himself metal Koromon, she remembered what he said a second that he was her partner, she ran, and picked him up "We are so going to have so much fun"
After hours of playing around, and seeing the beauty of the digital world, she lay exhausted underneath a tree, looking up at the sky of this world, she could suddenly hear her mother's voice calling out to her, she sat listening for it again, and she heard it again, oh crap she thought how long had she been here, she got up, she ran toward "I'll be back Metal Koromon" she waved as she exited back into the normal world.
She found her mother; she was almost at the tree house. "I am sorry I nodded off" she said looking down at her mom.
"Alexandria you know you should have been home now it's nearly dinner time" mom said looking rather cross with her, she also was sighing with relief.
After dinner Alexandria went up to her room, and flopped down in her bed, since they lived far into the Russian countryside they had very little Television what channels were only the news, which her father only watch, and complained about daily at dinner, about things she didn't understand, she picked up the book the one that opened into that strange world, now she longed to go back there. She opened the book feeling the roughness of each page as they went in between her fingers as she turned them.
-Digital world Alpha Zone- (Present day)
It you didn't join in to help the digidestined from around the world return the Digimon that were appearing around the world to the digital world your partner spoke perfect English she could have bridged the language gap" said Numemon prosecutor, who was yelling at Metal Koromon who was now sitting in the seat beside the judge.
"I protest that has nothing to do with him being a Dark master" shouted Kari standing up.
"Motion denied this has nothing to do with this trial" said the judge slamming his gavel down onto the desk in front of him.
"Sorry your honor I'll try to keep focus on the matters at hand Machinedramon is a monster why should he deserve a Digimon partner after what he has done in the past" said the Numemon prosecutor, looking at Metal Koromon with murderous intent, this showed how much damage Machinedramon did as a dark master, stuff that may never be forgiven, the look said that he wanted him to be found guilty, and to be sent to the dark Ocean forever.
"Why doesn't he deserve a second chance like everyone else that what I have been trying to say" said Kari calmly trying to talk over the Numemon prosecutor, she has enough of this court room each time she had to fight completely yelling every time she spoke, she knew this trial shouldn't be taking place because Machinedramon wasn't responsible for being corrupted by outside forces, it was like saying someone was responsible for being controlled by a dark ring. Or even being created from them,
"I can speak for my partner I don't care what you think of him, and I don't care what he has done in the past, I don't care at all now let us go" said Alexandria standing up looking coldly at the Numemon prosecutor, this made him back away, his teeth were chattering of fear of her gaze upon him.
Her eyes are like ice it was looking into a frozen waste, the Numemon prosecutor thought to himself looking into Alexandria's eyes "You are like your partner you are as cold as he is no wonder he got you, and you might end up where he going if he is found guilty"
"If he is found guilty, it can go either way, she is a member of my group his past is something I can look passed, it nothing compared to the one who truly control the dark Masters whom the original digidestined defeated" said Kari looking down at Metal Koromon.
"But is he sorry what he has done" asked the Numemon prosecutor, he looked at Alexandria, and then to Metal Koromon.
Still standing Alexandria watched "I Solder never apologizes for what they do in battle that is the way of War" she said with ice in her tone.
The Digimon judge slammed his gavel into the desk proclaiming court adjourn for the day, with everyone clearing the room. So far the case from the look of the jury wasn't in Machinedramon's favor.
Things didn't look good something had to happen to convince them that Machinedramon was innocent.
To be continued
This doesn't look good for Alexandria and her partner will it be judgment of guilty please turn into the next Digimon Keepers to find out.