Chapter 3: The Calm Before the Storm

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As they flew across the vast lands with their new dog companions' in their high tech vehicle, Jack and Digi were not used to the accelerated speeds. They looked at one another and seemed to look slightly green to one another from their motion sickness. One of their fellow dog companions were sticking their head out the window enjoying the fast breeze.

Once they finally halted to a stop at the dig site, Digi gently levitated down to the earth but, she had coarsely buckled down to her knees as she had felt ill. Jack collapsed as well, glad to be on solid ground once more. The dogs looked confused for a moment and waited for them to get their footing back. Thomas groaned, "Never again Digi... Never again..."

"Ugh... Agreed..." she slowly staggered up to her feet and looked at the site with a distraught look in her eye. The dogs were working as if they were slaves and seemed to be falling apart as they worked. She gasped at the site. Jack was just as struck with shock as she was.

He and Digi started to follow Sir Colin and listened to him say what he wished to about what Aku had done to the archaeological dig site. Jack soon started to devise a plan to defend and fight as they were called to see the enemy approaching fast. They would be arriving by morning to the one of the watch canine's observation.

Digi left them to work and tried to relax as she thought about what she had done, striking a deal with Aku earlier on. What she had agreed to do in order to receive her freedom from him. She made a deal with an enemy she could have, in her thoughts, easily defeated... But he did give her what she had asked for whilst no one else really could. She had to do what was necessary, when she was called, she had to do as she was told.

Jack looked at Digi after he had finished creating his blue prints for a plan to defeat the fast approaching enemy. The dogs started to work on the traps with the detailed blueprints and such. They knew they would arrive by sunrise at the earliest. He walked over to her calmly, "What seems to be troubling you? Do you wish to return to your time as well?"

She sighed wearily, "Yes... But, I don't mind it here. I've been trapped in a dungeon since I was about 85..." Digi looked up at Jack with her vibrantly violet colored eye, "Still, it's kind of nice to see new faces..." He noticed her smile lightly making a small smile tug at the corner of his mouth, "I see… Wait, 85? How old are you?" Jack asked curiously. She smiled lightly and giggled slight, "140, I think. That the age of a young adult anyways to my kind. Have you not met an elf before?" He shook his head and paused for a moment as he commented, "That is quite interesting but, I still do not see what is wrong. You seem upset by something..." Jack spoke with true and kind words.

Thomas finally lost his patience and spoke up, irritated by the persistence of the young man, "Well, Capitan obvious, she's upset and doesn't want to talk about it... Digi, I don't trust him."

"Thomas, you don't trust anyone..." she snaps at the crystal unhappily as she sighs. Jack chuckled slightly seeing this childish fighting between her and the crystal companion of hers. It showed him the innocence in Digi's heart. This also showed the relationship between the two was very close. Jack smiled lightly as he sat next to her as he had a small amount of time to spare while his blueprints were being followed. She looked at him with a weary gaze.

As things were slowly being done and they gazed at the scenery. Jack soon had to think of new ways to slow the oncoming enemy down from coming closer to the campsite. He stood up and looked down at Digi as she looked up at him, "If you wish to wait and tell me what you're upset about... I will listen, Digi." he smiled before he got up and started to direct others to do things with their machines.

"Thank you… Jack." Digi smiled lightly as he left, "that was nice of him to say..." Thomas scoffed, "yeah, I still don't trust him... The guy might be playing you like Aku had." she thought of that possibility making her smile slowly fade from her face. She had been used for her powers before. Her gypsy family almost had but, she was lucky as they fell in love with her charismatic joy and the smiles she had... Before she was taken away.

She sighed as she looked at Thomas, "You're right... But, if he defeats Aku, we can be truly free..." she says softly to her companion.

"What if he just pushes you away and uses your powers?" he says as he drops into her lap. "Not sure... But, he seems more noble, kind, and caring..." She started to wonder about Aku, he was giving her freedom. So, why would he enslave the world? Was there a reason for it? Did the world stab him in the back for some reason? She had to know.

Her train of thought was abruptly interrupted as Thomas commented, "Oh yeah, he just seems like your everyday prince charming..." he says as if he was rolling his nonexistent eyes. "Look, whatever happens and whatever you do, don't fall for this boy. It's going to end badly." She gives him a stern look and raises her visible brow, "Seriously? You think I will fall for him... Even if I did, I'm not sure my scars are going to attract even the ugliest man in this time or any other time for that matter." she smiled lightly as she looked at the group working like, well, dogs. She soon rose to her feet and started to help them prepare by sharpening the weapons for Jack's and the other dogs' traps.

Thomas simply sighed as she helped the process of defending the camp from Aku's drones, "Delucia, you're Prettier than you know… I'm just worried you'll get into trouble because of it…"

Hey guys! sorry this chapter is shorter and it has been awhile. I will update as much as I can and as soon as possible! Hope you enjoyed the chapter :)