Hey. It's really really late and I should be in bed but to be honest I really wanted to finsih this chapter because I knew it wouldn't be done for at least a month if I didn't do it tonight.
Enjoy. Please.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, only my personal characters.
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"I've never seen it before."
"I thought it was impossible."
"Never in our history...."
"Is someone gonna help her?" Sora asked. "She looks stuck."
"Davis and Ken can go get her." Joe suggested. "After all, it was Imperialdramon who got her stuck."
"She shouldn't have been attacking us." Davis snapped. But he and Ken still slid down into the crater to help. The other Digidestined watched intently. Eventually, they all came out. The girl looked battered, but she still managed a smile.
"Hi," she said. "Uhm, sorry for that. It's a really long story."
"Who are you?" Hawkmon asked.
"I'm Cloud." the girl replied. "This is Lunamon. Together, we can become Kuumon."
"You can digivolve together?" Izzy asked eagerly. "That's.....amazing!"
"We're sorry for attacking." Lunamon said. "But we were trying to fight this evil guy as Lunamon, but he possessed us."
"Raikoumon." Agumon said, eyes narrowing. Cloud nodded.
"Right. He was too powerful, we got overcome. But now we're free, thanks to you guys. Hey, are you guys the first group of Digidestined?" she asked. They all nodded.
"What an honour." Lunamon said.
Cloud looked about thirteen. Moonmon was a cute little bear-like Digimon with a moon-shaped face.
"So...what's Kuumon?" Joe asked.
"It's moon in Finnish." Cloud explained. "She's really cool. Well, I like being her. She's like an angel."
Izumi Household
"How did you meet Lunamon?" Sora asked.
"Her Digiegg came out of my computer eight years ago." Cloud explained.
"Have you been in the Digiworld?" Mimi asked. Cloud nodded.
"Only twice, though. Once when MaloMyotismon was attacking, and one other time, when we were possessed by Raikoumon. Lunamon gets upset when we talk about it, though."
"But you do have a team, right?" Davis asked. Cloud nodded.
"But only one other." she replied. "But, I've been missing for so long. They've probably told my parents I've run away or something."
"What's her name?" Kari asked.
"His name." Cloud corrected her. "His name's Henry. And he's a pain in the butt. But he's three years older than me. He's sixteen. I've just begun high school."
Izzy was tapping on his laptop while his friends asked Cloud some more questions about her life. Then he swivelled on his chair.
"Cloud, was Raikoumon the real boss?"
"As far as I know." Cloud replied. "But I do sort of recall Raikoumon conversing with someone with a dark, scary voice."
"Are you trying to say that there's someone else?" Patamon asked.
"Well, I'm getting high energy readings." Izzy observed, turning back to his laptop. "But not from Japan. From a South Pacific island. Hey, email from Gennai."
"Hello kids!"
"Transmission, more like it." Tentomon said. Everyone crowded around the laptop.
"If you haven't realized already, there's someone out there that you need to destroy. But he's not in Japan! He's in Nyu Jirando. And he's looking for two, that's right, two, new Digidestined. But they have crests. Unfortunately, this guy has found the crests and is now looking for the two Digidestined. You need to go there to find them first!"
"But Gennai, remember what happened last time?" Joe said. "We all busted our backs looking for someone who was right under our noses."
"Then we know not to skip anyone out." Sora said.
"One problem." T.K said as the transmission cut out. "We all can't leave Japan, and how will we get there?"
"Me, Tai, Sora and Izzy are meant to be going on a school trip to that island soon." Matt said. "I just remembered. And it's next week. For three weeks."
"You younger kids could just show up via Digiworld." Biyomon said. "The rest of us can handle it."
"We're going to exactly the same place as the bad guy is." Izzy said. "What luck."
"An odd series of coincidences." Ken mused.
"I live in Nyu Jirando." Cloud said, surprising everyone. "Could I go with you?"
"Don't see why not." Sora said.
"I can pay." Matt said. "No problem."
"This coming from a rock star." Yolei muttered.
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"Green."
"Green."
"Green."
"Green."
"Boring." Cloud yawned. While her fellow Digidestined were staring out the windows of the bus, she stretched out. "Aah, feels good to not have electricity running through you constantly."
The others didn't hear her. They were marvelling the wonders of central Nyu Jirando.
"On your right are the Hayward's."
"Remind me again why Mr Fujiyama came." Tai said.
"Because he's a 'good chaperone'." Matt quoted.
"Load of rubbish." Sora said. "He barely noticed us four years ago."
"We all know he's clueless." Izzy said. "But just deal with it. We're on a mission, here."
The bus arrived at the high school they'd be attending for three weeks, and they all got off.
"Tai, you'll be staying with Mia Stevensen.
"Sora, you'll be staying with Steph Knowlen.
"Matt, you'll be staying with Jono and Jane Alison.
"Izzy, you'll be staying with Robert Purtha.
"Cloud...is that your name?" Mr Fujiyama asked when he reached her.
"Yes, sir." Cloud replied. "Don't worry about me. I live nearby."
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"Leave me alone!"
"Why are you spying on us, you little bastard!"
"Quit it! I'm not!"
"Load of bull!"
"It's my cousins house!"
"Trash! I had no idea you lived in a rubbish bin."
"That's it, Carmelita! You're a snide little biatch!"
"You'll pay for that, Sayo!"
"Try me!"
"Carmelita!"
"Aren't you gonna stop her?" Tai asked. He and his host sister Mia were watching a taller girl beat up a small girl, who actually looked prettier and smarter.
"No way." Mia said. She ran off, and Tai sighed. He walked forward, and stopped the angrier girl's arm before it struck out to hit the other girl again.
"I'd leave her alone." Tai said forcefully. The bully wrenched her arm away, and she and her minions bounced away. Tai turned to the girl on the ground.
"Are you alright?" he asked. The girl shrugged as she stood up. A black eye was accumulating, and she had some cuts.
"It's alright. Carmelita just seems to hate me. Wants to find any reason to beat me up. Thanks."
"Do you know why?"
"Because I'm smart, possibly. Smart and unpopular. I don't exactly have any friends. Well, there's....nah."
"Someone should teach her a lesson."
"You could." the girl mused. "But I suppose you're only here for a little while."
"Why me? Because I stopped her from punching you again?" Tai asked. The girl smiled at him.
"Because you're Digidestined. Right?"
Tai stared. "Uhm....yeah."
"Cool. I only know two others. I bet you know loads."
"Only thirteen."
"Only!? Gosh."
"Are you one?"
"Nope."
Tai looked puzzled. "Then how do you know?"
"Because my cousin is a Digidestined, and so is a classmate."
"They told you?"
"...not exactly." the girl replied. "Hey, we never got introduced. I'm Sayo. Aiaka Sayo."
"Tai Kamiya. Are you Japanese?"
"Half. My dad's Japanese, and my mum liked the name Aiaka."
"I see." Tai looked around. "Uhm, do you know Mia Stevensen?"
Aiaka nodded. "Yeah. She's a friend of Carmelita's and in my class."
"Good. She's my host sister and she ran off when I asked her if she was going to stop that Carmelita girl."
Aiaka laughed. "That's Mia."
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"Henry!" Aiaka shouted across the courtyard. A blonde boy looked up, rolled his eyes, and wandered over.
"What now, Ai?" he asked. He saw Tai. "What?"
"Henry, this is Tai. He's a Digidestined ,just like you." Aiaka explained. Henry's eyes boggled.
"The Tai? Tai Kamiya? Leader of pretty much all Digidestined?"
"I guess." Tai shrugged. "I had no idea I was an international hero."
"You are." Henry said. He turned to Aiaka. "Have you seen Cloud?"
Tai's eyes grew wide. "Did you say....Cloud?"
Henry nodded.
"She's my cousin." Aiaka said. Tai bit his lip. "Why?"
"Yeah.....funny that." Tai said. "She ended up in Japan. I, uh.....ran into her?"
"Henry! Ai!"
They all looked, and saw Cloud running to them. She stopped and grinned.
"Hi Tai. I see you've met my cuz and Henry."
"Tai says you ran into each other in Japan." Aiaka said. "Why were you there?"
"Me and Lunamon got possessed." Cloud admitted. "We ended up in Japan."
"Yeah, and nearly killed me!" Tai exclaimed. Henry and Aiaka stared at her. Then back at Tai.
"Sheesh." Henry said. "We all connected somehow."
Someone tapped Tai on the shoulder, and he turned around to see Sora, Matt and Izzy.
"Making friends?" Sora asked.
"Glad you're here." Tai said. He moved so they were all in a circle.
"Hi, Cloud." Matt said. Cloud smiled.
"This is Henry," she said, gesturing to the boy. "He's my partner. And this is Aiaka. My cuz."
"I'm no Digi." Aiaka added.
"I'm glad I met Aiaka." Tai said. "If not, we never would've met Henry. Well, we would've, cuz of Cloud. But still."
"How'd you meet?" Izzy asked.
"I was getting beaten up this morning and Tai helped me." Aiaka explained. Sora shot a sideways glance at Tai. It said 'I will deal with you later'. "I saw his digivice. I'm glad I met him. I don't know many Digidestined."
"It's unusual for someone with an ordinary life to know about Digimon." Matt said.
"It is quite odd." Izzy agreed.
"Do you two know of any possible Digidestined candidates?" Sora asked Henry and Aiaka. Aiaka shrugged.
"Well, I know that a guy in our class has been acting strange. He sits in a corner away from his friends and stares at his hands."
"Who? Victor?" Henry asked. Aiaka nodded, looking away. "We could ask him."
"Where is he?" Tai asked.
"I saw him." Cloud said, pointing to the field. "That way."
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"Hey, Vicky."
"Don't call me that." Victor glanced up at Henry, Aiaka and the others. "What?"
"Cool device." Aiaka said, reaching and grabbing a silver device in his hands. She held it up to Cloud, Tai, Izzy, Matt and Sora. "Digivice?"
"Definitely." Izzy said, taking it.
"It's mine!" Victor protested. Henry grabbed him by the collar and wrenched him away.
"Chill out. We're not gonna break it!"
"It's mine." Victor repeated.
"You're one of us." Cloud said. "Deal with it."
"What are you?" Victor asked dumbly.
"Digidestined." Izzy explained. "Saviours of the earth and the Digital World, link with humans and Digimon. And we need your help."
Victor stared. "No kidding."
"We can prove it." Sora said. "But not here. After school."
"My house." Cloud suggested. "Anyway. Do you know of any others?"
"Who have those things?" Victor said. "No. I kept it secret, knowing it would get stolen or something."
"Fair enough," Matt said.
"I'll stick with him all day." Henry vowed.
"Why?" Victor asked, trying to protest. Aiaka turned to him with a scowl.
"Because a big nasty Digimon is after you and if you aren't careful before you get your Digimon you'll be dead meat!" she snapped. She turned on her heel.
"Is she really going to be on a team with me?" Victor asked.
"She isn't Digidestined." Izzy said, tapping away at his laptop. "Just our little helper."
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Aiaka walked the streets alone that afternoon, watching the screen on her own silver device. She sighed as she pocketed it.
Sheesh, she thought. They all asked around for someone, but didn't bother asking someone right under their noses. From that oath Sora told me, about them promising not to miss ANYONE. Well, Digidestined, Guess what. You missed someone.
The next thing she knew, it was black.
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Phew. Okay, hope you didn't mind the new confusion and relationships. To fix it up, here's the brief outline. Cloud is thirteen and totally bizarre, and a Digidestined. She is Aiaka's cousin. Aiaka is sixteen, and is the blackmailer of Henry, and is not a Digidestined. Henry is also sixteen and is Digidestined. Victor is also sixteen and is the object of Aiaka's affection. I didn't mention it, but when I crush on someone, I'm mean to them. And it is possible to be vice versa. But yeah. Gettit? I didn't mean for it to be confusing.
R&R please!
Ciao!
~Miss-Stoneflower~