Disclaimer: I own nothing here. Cartoon Network/Adult swim/Toonami own all the rights to the samurai Jack characters and show. Except Delucia/Digi and Thomas… Those are mine.

.:.:.:. Jack's POV.:.:.:.

Digi and I had walked to a peaceful and tranquil clearing. The two of us had been traveling for hours. We had to ride in a carriage and then walk a few miles. She didn't seem to mind as she was still dressed in the warrior clothes that she had during the battle. I tried to [think of things to say but, I was used to being quiet and not having someone travel with me, I mostly traveled and learned from other masters of different fighting styles but, I didn't stay long. We sat next to a hot spring and it kept the atmosphere calm and collected. I felt like we were being watched still but her voice distracted me, "Alright. This spot is perfect."

She sat down calmly and looked at me, "Alright. Sit there." She had pointed at a spot across from her. I nodded and sat down calmly. I spoke softly after meditating with her for a moment, "Why are we here?" She then had a relaxed smile, "You'll see."

Before I could ask any more questions, she gently pressed her forehead against mine. Before I could pull away or comment about how close she was, my eyes became heavy and everything went black.

When I awoke I was in a room. My old room as a child. My fondest memories are there and there was a young woman standing on my balcony, "My, my… So this is the famous Japan. Quite lovely actually." She smiled lightly. I realized Digi was this woman.

Her hair was long and down the curve of her back as it swayed in the wind. She smiled lightly and she relaxed. She was in clothing I had not recognized. They were comfortable looking travelers' clothes and had earthy colors. The skirt was to her knees, exposing her slender legs and ankles that had gold jingling jewelry. Her feet were bare as she stood there with the wind blowing calmly. Her top had exposed her arms and abdomen that seemed silk smooth. And no scars like I had seen on her before.

She turned to me as the bracelets she wore jingled, "Hello Jack."

"How is this possible? Did you send us back through time? Why are we here and not when Aku appears? Why are you dressed like an entertainer?" I started to ask questions before I could ask another she placed her fingers to my lips, keeping me quiet.

"Jack, relax…" She smiled, "This is your calm space. The place you find happiness. Jack, we're in your mind. As for how I'm dressed…" She looked at the ground sadly, "It was a happier time when I wore these clothes last." She says calmly. "Just relax with me a while. Unless you would like to be in a different fond memory? Or one of mine?"

I was truly curious but I didn't want to enter her mind and find something that she didn't wish to show me. "This memory is fine." I stated softly. She nodded, "Good to hear. Now, how about I tell you a story."

"What kind of story?" I asked as I leaned on the balcony with her.

"A story of the orphan girl and how she came to this time." She says softly as she leans further against the balcony.

Digi begins to tell her tale and as she does the memories slip into the scenery. She was born in a forest. Her mother was a beautiful woman. She had deep sea blue eyes and a smile that made people see how happy she was with her child. There was, however, a hint of sadness there as well. Digi had her hair and a man whom was dressed in royal clothing walked in and smiled brightly at her. He has the same eyes as Digi but, a bright and vibrant green. There was a small fairy light in his iris that swam in the green pools of color. He seemed to have a bitter sweet smile. They both had pointed ears and bright smiles towards the little girl that cooed in their arms.

As Digi grew, she was an adolescent child now, just learning to walk and say small words like yes, no, mom, and dad. Her mother's lover was nowhere to be found and her eyes looked even sadder than before as she looks at a letter with a royal symbol that says the king's first child and son is born.

Digi had to pause a moment and smiled a bitter and slightly hateful, smile. The vision dissipates for a brief moment and she looks at me apologetically at Jack. He looks at her wishing to comfort her in some way. She silently shakes her head as she continues the tale.

Her mother had soon passed away from the grief and heart break she could no longer bare. She was only 2 when she was sent to an orphanage. She was never adopted. She was always hidden away as other children were picked to have families. Their reasons always changed as to why she wasn't able to be adopted.

One day, when she was 7, one of the workers lost it when she asked once more as three families came in and took three children into their lives and not her. She spoke with venom as she looked at the young Digi, "Because no one wants a bastard child of the king."

As time went on Digi never asked again and she soon discovered her powers, helping a cat out of a tree. She had levitated it down into her arms carefully. The workers of the orphanage sent her way into a room with nothing but a barred window, a bed, a blanket, and a few books. The adults and children treated her like she was a plague, cursed, and made her feel even more unwanted than ever. It took her 5 years to get out of there by breaking out of that place.

The past Digi ran around and had freedom to do as she had wished. She took naps in large fields of grass, she picked fruit from wild berry bushes, and slept under the stars. She did this for a few years. She hunted and survived on the wild life, and started to grow into a young lady. As time went on, she was becoming… lonely.

She traveled to a nearby town and quite away from where she had started. She saw gypsies and people who were entertained by them. There were a few others whom were dancing and showing their skills in magic.

She followed them and asked to join them. They looked at her and wondered who she was. They asked her skills and she shared them and at first they were going to use her powers and make people pay to watch her dance and levitate objects. But as they all traveled together. She was more and more becoming a part of the family. An old woman smiled and kissed the top of her head, "Dear, do you like being with us?"

"Yes!" She was bright eyed and smiling at her. She was covered in a bit of dirt from playing and in the attire she was in now. "Well, welcome to the family, little Delucia." Her smile brightened and she felt accepted more than anything else. She felt nothing could take away her happiness. She was wrong.

~*~~~*~~~*~ Digi's POV ~*~~~*~~~*~

I stopped as I had heard a noise outside of our minds. He looked at me, "What's wrong? Is there no more to tell?" I looked at him and shook my head, "There is more to tell but… We need to wake up, now. Something is disturbing the outside."

"Wake up?" Jack looked at me confused.

I sighed softly, "Sorry about this Jack." I then tackled him off the balcony and tried to wake him up like a falling dream. Which actually worked for once. Sometimes when I tried that, the other person and I hit the ground and things get messy after waking up. They would yell at me and start questioning me as If I would do that if we were awake. Morons.

We both jumped to our feet as the pool of water was rippling as the waterfall running in the background and he could hear what I had heard in the dream. The bad news was that they were getting closer to our destination but we weren't sure of what it was but, I knew that this area was secluded from others in the area. There was a town close by but it was a fair amount of walking that was needed to get to where we were. There was still a commotion but it stopped coming closer.

"Why did you tackle me?" he asked as we started to get closer hiding behind trees.

"fastest way to get you up." I say softly still looking around. There were bandits in the area and I heard laughing in the distance. "Let us find out what's going on..."

I nodded as we both quickly headed into the camp that the bandits had set up. A breeze went by and I slightly shivered. I was still in my fighting clothes and I noticed Jack staring at the tattered cloth which also showed my various scars that decorated my legs and a decent amount of my torso. I blushed slightly as he stared when I noticed and asked softly, "What?"

"Aren't you cold?"

.:.:.:. Jack's POV.:.:.:.

"No." She spoke calmly and her face was slightly reddened as she looked away from me. Her voice was slightly firm. It was as if she was telling me she was trying to be more focused on finding out the voices and why they were so dangerously close to us than being comfortable in her current clothes.

I followed cautiously towards the bandit's camp. Their laughter got louder and a few young women's crying continued. I looked at them and back at her. She stopped me from moving any closer. She looked at me, "listen from a distance…" she closed her eyes and listened to their talk of what happened at the village they had recently left, how they took everything.

She sighed and whispered, "Great, guess we'll have to deal with them. What do you think we should do Jack?" I looked at her curiously as I whispered back, "Well, we could attack now but… they could attack us. However, we have the element of surprise…"

She simply nodded, "Lead the way then Jack. You're the leader." I nodded, "After this, you must tell me what you are and the powers you possess." She smiled lightly, "You think I wasn't going to?"