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Digimon Frontier Fanfic
By: Sakura Martinez (a.k.a Haru Glory)
[A/N:
I would never have thought of updating this fanfic at this time. No, not because I'm facing a writer's block, but rather, because I am (or should I say was) busy and I was hoping for some R&R (Rest and Relaxation…not Read and Review…although that is what I want most of my readers to do – to read and review my fanfics, lol). But it seems that fate has something else instored for me as I was dragged by some mysterious force to face my laptop and continue on with the story… Well, it's not really a bad thing since I had been wanting to continue on with this. Anyway, I guess you guys had waited for a while now for an update so without further delays. Here's the chapter entitled: Over the Rough Waters. Hope you guys enjoy! BTW, if you want to thank someone for me continuing this story at this time, thank that mysterious force…lol.
Now, onwards to reading!
The Rabbit on the Moon
Over the Rough Waters
The breeze blew over head as the ship sped on forwards. The smell of the ocean fills their nostrils as they allowed time to pass by, relaxing on the deck of the ship that they had
managed to make a contract with. Sea gulls followed in their wake as the sun shone brightly over the clear blue sky above their heads.
Takuya stood, his black, spiky hair swayed along with the wind even if but a little, as he was lost deep in thought. His crimson-colored eyes gazed far into the azure ocean, in them there was not a trace of emotion. So much had happened in such a little time and already they would be returning to the Organization's Headquarters – the place that he did not long to return to.
Although he was organizing his thoughts and although Flahym had been bugging him for a while now asking for all sorts of questions, Takuya was not entirely oblivious to his surroundings. Even with his eyes closed, his heightened senses, thanks to using Flayhm, he could 'see' where the others were and what they were doing. Of course, he could care less about Katsuharu, Teppei, Chiaki or Kouji and his troupe – although he had come to acknowledge them as his friends, or in the case of the three members of the organization, his companions, the person whom he was truly thinking of was none other than Izumi Orimoto.
She had recognized him, as he had thought she would, as Shin, the person whom she met back in the city. He had also acted cold and cruelly to her as instructed by Katsuharu and he saw the pained expression in her eyes. Takuya placed a hand on his chest, it had hurt to see her like that even as she was only hurt by the fact that she thought she could befriend the person who saved their lives.
His brows furrowed as he asked himself how long this charade would have to go. He had been longing to tell her, to admit to her that the person whom she thought was dead is living and is with her. He had yet to hear from her own lips the answer to those three words that he had told her that night – the night she had, most likely, thought of to be their farewell.
"Don't think too much of it, Takuya." Flayhm said in a serious tone.
Takuya nodded inwardly, "I know."
On the other side of the ship, Izumi was having her own discussion with her Spirit Guardian, Kaizen.
"What are you saying, Kaizen? Isn't that impossible?" Izumi asked.
"It is," replied the guardian, "that's why I decided to tell you. I don't know why, but for some reason or another, I can sense the Spirit of Fire. It's only faint at the moment, but there are times when I could sense it as strong a force as any."
Izumi did not know what to say. So, Kaizen saw this as an opportunity to continue. "What's more, there's another energy similar to it that is growing more and more stronger as we approach Shore. I can't help but worry that we may be heading for a trap."
At that Izumi straightened. "Are you saying those people are not to be trusted?"
"I'm not sure if they are friends or foes, but it wouldn't hurt to keep our guard up just in case." Was the guardian's reply.
Izumi nodded and turned around to face the vast ocean. She was worried of what Kaizen had told her – of this ominous energy that seems to be coming their way. Either it is heading for their direction and if they are the ones heading to its direction is another matter all together that still needs attention. She decided to mention it to Kouji.
But, what has really caught her attention was the fact that Kaizen had been sensing the Spirit of Fire – Takuya's spirit energy for quite a while now. It was impossible, she was sure of it. Although it pained her to admit it, she knew that he was already dead. A thought then suddenly occurred to her, an impossible yet somewhat probable though…What if his father just faked his death so that they would stop whatever plans they have of rescuing him?
Izumi was suddenly brought back to reality when Junpei suddenly arrived calling for her.
"Lady Izumi, I had been looking all over for you!" Junpei said as he rushed over to where Izumi stood. "The Vice-Commander asked me to find you and bring you to him. It seems that there is something he wishes to discuss with us."
"Something he wishes to discuss?" Izumi asked.
Junpei nodded and Izumi sighed. She had no choice then, she would have to go along with him. It would have been better if it was Kouji who would have looked for her and found her, that way she could have told him of the Spirit Energies that Kaizen felt. She could not afford to discuss it publicly with the others since she has yet to determine where Katsuharu and the other's loyalties lie.
On their way to the cabin where Kouji and Katsuharu instructed everyone to meet up, Izumi and Junpei accidentally bumped into Takuya, who was on his way to his room.
"Oh," Izumi said, surprised. "I'm sorry."
Takuya simply stared back at her, but Izumi caught a glimpse of surprise in his crimson eyes as well.
"Come on, Lady Izumi." Junpei said. "Lord Kouji's waiting."
"Oh, right." Izumi said, then turned to look towards Takuya, who was already walking off. "Hey, Lord Shin, are you not going to listen whatever your Captain and Lord Kouji is going to say?"
Takuya looked back and replied in a nonchalant tone, "Not interested. Whatever it is that you all have to talk about probably does not concern me. After all, I'm only just an extra hand to the entourage." And without another word, he on his way.
"That guy really needs to learn some manners." Junpei said once Takuya was out of earshot. "He's much too obnoxious!"
"He wasn't like that when we met before." Izumi voiced out. "Beside's someone who could play a music so beautiful can't be evil, can he?"
Junpei seemed not to care about what Izumi said and instead went on ahead to the cabin where the others were waiting.
"What took you guys so long?" Kouji asked, a worried expression on his face.
"We bumped into that obnoxious guy." Junpei replied.
"Obnoxious guy?" Kouji asked.
"The person they call 'Shin'." Junpei answered, then turned his attention to Katsuharu. "Which reminds me, why didn't you call him for this?"
Katsuharu simply shrugged. "He's not really part of my unit. He's just, shall we call it, a mercenary. Besides, there's really no need for everyone to be here. Your Vice Commander just thought it would be best."
Kouji nodded and he began to discuss details among the others concerning their journey to Shore and Katsuharu gave them an overview of what to expect. In the middle of the discussion, Tomoki took the opportunity to talk with Izumi privately.
"What is it, Tomoki?" Izumi asked. "Is something wrong?"
"Have your guardian felt it again as well?" Tomoki suddenly asked which caught Izumi off guard. "The energies that are identical with Takuya's spirit energy?"
Izumi nodded after a while. "Yes, Kaizen just mentioned it a couple of minutes ago. Kaizen said that she had been feeling it for a while, but only faintly."
Tomoki acknowledged her answer. "Hiltz said the same thing, the only time it was really evident even to us was during that time when we were fighting with those guys. This is getting confusing. Is there a possibility that the King might have found a way to use the energy and manipulate it?"
"How could they have? When Takuya was killed thanks to them the experiments were only just in their early stage and they have little information on how to contain his spirit energy as a Chosen One."
Tomoki closed his eyes for a while trying to think of something.
"Well, what do you suppose we do, Tomoki?" Izumi asked.
"For now, we get back with the others. I don't think we should go mentioning this to them. We're already on a lot of trouble as it is, we don't want to worry them much more." Tomoki replied, then added, "Let's just follow what our Spirit Guardians say and keep our eyes peeled open for anything."
"Right." Izumi nodded in agreement.
When she turned around and was about to walk off, Tomoki placed a hand on her shoulder, "Lady Izumi, I know that you're hoping that Takuya is miraculously alive and that his father just faked his death or whatever. But, don't let your hopes up to high, okay? Everyone was worried when you heard the news of his death. We know how broken your heart was at that time, but only hoping for something and getting your hopes crushed would make us even more worried."
And with that, Tomoki went on ahead to join the others leaving Izumi all to herself.
"I know that, Tomoki." She told the empty hallway, "But to hope is better than having no hope at all, even if it's what others would call pointless."
Night came and everyone had already gathered in the deck to share dinner. The stars shone brightly reflecting their brilliance in the ocean's surface as the ship veered to its destination. By that time the next day, everyone had been expecting that they would be in Shore already.
If there was one thing that Izumi's group noticed of Katsuharu's group, it is that they do not often interact with others. One person who seem to avoid any kind of social interaction was Shin. They noticed that during mealtimes, he would always eat his share with so much hurry that would leave one to think that he has other important things to take care of and once he is finished he would just stand up and leave the group without so much as a word. Katsuharu, Teppei and Chiaki seemed not to mind this at all and when questioned they would only say that it would be best to leave him be or something along those lines.
That night was no different from all the other mealtimes that the two groups have shared together. Shin hurriedly ate his food, stood up and left the group.
"He seemed to be very troubled." Tomoki pointed out. "Is there something wrong with him?"
Chiaki shook her head then replied, "It's nothing really, he just has a lot on his mind. That's just how he is ever since we met him several months back."
"He should at least have some manners." Junpei said in between large gulps of his drink. "He's kind of annoying."
"Tell me about it." Teppei said. He looked as if he was about to say more but caught himself before he could continue.
They say that curiosity kills the cat, but there are times when curiosity is a good thing. At that time, Izumi thought that it was and as curiosity got the better of her she decided to take a look and see at whatever it was that their mysterious companion busies himself with. And so, Izumi slipped away from the others unnoticed and followed Shin.
She followed him all over the ship. First he stopped by his room, then after several minutes he went walking around the corridors with Izumi following him whilst hiding behind the shadows. She felt like she was some kind of investigator.
It took a couple of more twists and turns around the corridors until Izumi stopped taken aback by the fact that Shin suddenly vanished.
"How could that be?" Izumi wondered to herself. "Now, where'd he go of to?"
Suddenly from behind someone spoke. "Don't you think it is rude for a lady to be following a person around and spying on that person?"
Stunned, Izumi turned around to be met by the crimson gaze of the person whom she was supposed to be 'investigating'.
Shin continued on staring at her, waiting for an explanation to her answer. Izumi understood it and while stammering, tried to answer his query.
"I'm sorry, Lord Shin. It is just that I was curious as to why you don't like to mingle with the rest of us…and also, it is hard to trust someone who acts as you do."
Shin continued to stare at her for a couple of seconds more before turning around and said, "Trust has always been an issue, hasn't it?"
The comment confused the young lady, and as Shin continued to walk along the corridor and up the stairs leading to the deck. Izumi wanting to learn what Shin had meant and to try and befriend the mysterious stranger, followed him as she also tried to talk to him and make him talk back.
On and on the two walked. Annoyance was evident in Shin's face yet, at the same time, Takuya was glad that he could at least spend some time with the person whom he loves the most. Despite that look that Shin had plastered on his face, Izumi went on and on.
It was as if she was oblivious to where they were going or where they were, which is why she was surprised when Shin suddenly stopped walking. And when she looked around, she found that they were already in the Quarter Deck.
"You should really pay attention to your surroundings, Lady Izumi." Takuya said as he gazed over the shadowy waters reflecting the multitude of stars as it swayed with the breeze. "You were talking about trust, but if you aren't careful enough you might get yourself in trouble. What would have happened if I was someone with an evil intent and when I found out you were following me decided to assault you? What would you do then?"
Izumi looked over at Shin's back. She could see that he was thinking of something, something far away. She replied with a somewhat confident tone in her voice. "I wouldn't worry about that, Lord Shin. I'm pretty capable of defending myself. I'm stronger than I look, you know."
Takuya glanced over at her, then returned to viewing the ocean as the ship continued on with its current course. "Yes, of course. But still, it is as they say, prevention is better than cure. That doesn't just apply to health, you know."
Izumi was surprised by the sudden change of tone from the young crimson-eyed, black haired man. She was expecting some harsh comment or lecture.
"Well, that's really a surprise. You're not as cold as you make everyone think you are. I guess I was right about you." Izumi said, smiling.
Shin raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that, Lady Izumi?"
"I figured you weren't an evil person. After all, I've always believed that those who can play such beautiful and peaceful music, as you did with your harmonica back then, can't possibly do any harm to others." Izumi explained. "Anyway, would you mind playing that music again?"
Shin closed his eyes then said, "You should really avoid being too trusting to people. It may cause you trouble some day. Anyway, I don't feel like playing any songs right now…not only that, but the others might be worried of where you ran off to without telling them."
Izumi was about to say something when Shin suddenly turned around. His eyes went wide open as he saw something shimmering heading their way. At that moment, Flayhm spoke with him telepathically at the same time that Kaizen spoke with Izumi in the same manner.
"Takuya! Move!" Flayhm said.
"Izumi, I feel the dark energy! It's close!" Kaizen said, which surprised Izumi.
Takuya understood at once. Someone was attacking them. Grabbing Izumi's hand, he yanked her down to avoid the projectile heading their way.
The projectile hit the wooden wall near where Shin and Izumi stood and an explosion occurred. With fast reflexes, Shin quickly covered Izumi as debris from the explosion fell all around them.
As soon as the debris stopped falling around, Shin quickly stood up and helped Izumi up and the two of them made a run for it. Taking another root back to the Main Deck of the ship where the others were at.
Meanwhile, the moment the explosion occurred and smoke rose from the Quarter Deck, the ship rocked back and forth. Everyone was alarmed.
"What was that?" Kouji asked.
"It was an explosion!" Katsuharu stated. "Is someone attacking us?"
"No way, how could they find out?" Teppei said.
"Lady Izumi, stay back!" Tomoki said, and at that moment everyone noticed. Izumi was nowhere around.
Panic quickly set into the entourage. At that moment, Hiltz made Tomoki aware of the situation – the same evil energy that they had been feeling for a while is very close and seems to be getting stronger.
"This is bad." Tomoki thought, then talking with Hiltz, asked, "How about Lady Izumi, can you sense her presence?"
A moment passed before Hiltz replied. "She's fine. It seems that Shin is with her."
"That's good." Tomoki said breathing a sigh or relief.
"We better split up and search for her." Kouji said. It was a suggestion that Junpei quickly took. Then, facing Katsuharu said, "We could use all the help we can get. Do you think you can call out that mercenary friend of yours?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Teppei said. "Knowing him, He's probably doing his job already."
Another explosion erupted, this time, much more closer to where they were standing. A couple more minutes later, another explosion. When the smoke cleared up a little, everyone in the deck saw Shin and Izumi with dirt on their faces and clothes running and shouting.
"Everyone! Get back!" Izumi shouted.
"Izumi! Shin!" Everyone shouted back.
Another explosion.
"If this continues, the whole ship will be torn asunder." Chiaki said as flames began erupting from where the explosion occurred.
"What's going on?" Kouji asked as soon as Izumi and Shin were with them. "Where have you two been?"
"Where we've been isn't important right now." Shin replied then added, "Someone tried to ambush us. And it seems that whoever it is, is in cahoots with those people that attacked your group before."
"The fire wielding people?" Junpei asked.
Takuya nodded then looked over at Katsuharu. "Captain, you better lead everyone to safety. Leave this guy to me."
"What are you going to do, Shin?" Katsuharu asked as everyone else listened in.
"Fight, of course." Shin replied. "I can't fight to the fullest if I have to worry about my surroundings too much."
"Understood." Katsuharu said after what seemed like forever. Amidst the explosion occurring all around and the panicked screams and noises created by the other passengers, Katsuharu made Shin vow to follow after he had dealt with things here.
Takuya nodded then, he turned to face the direction where the attacks were coming from. "I don't plan on breaking any promises… Not ever again."
As Katsuharu and the others were about to make a run for it, a voice suddenly called out.
"Now, now…Is that any way to great an old friend?" Asked the voice from the shadows. "You guys aren't planning on leaving already, are you? Why, the party's only just beginning."
Izumi, Tomoki, and Kouji's ears pricked open as they heard that familiar voice. Katsuharu, Teppei, and Chiaki were rooted in their spot in surprise and shock. Shin, on the other hand, was at a lost for words.
Walking amidst the debris created by the explosion; Walking from the shadows into the lightened part of the Deck; It was only when his face was illuminated by the now-growing flames caused by the eruption that everyone caught a glimpse of who he was.
Izumi's jaws dropped and Shin's eyes widened.
There, standing in the middle of the wreckage was a face that Izumi thought he would never see…
…It was Takuya Kanbara.
To be Continued…
[A/N:
I would have called for a drumroll as I wrote those last three sentences, lol. Anyway, how do you think this story is going, everyone? It's almost nearing the end. I'm really quite pleased with how the story is going – both in the plot and in the statistics that I see everytime I check my account: 86 reviews, 6224 hits, 15 favs and 21 alerts, not bad at all…but I was hoping that it would have been as good as my CoT fanfic (when it comes with the stats, lol).
Anyway, I decided to answer the reviews I received from the 26th Chapter. So, unless you want to read this, you can go and scroll at the very bottom of the whole 'yabba-jabba' and read whatever is written there. Or you can totally jump to the Reviewing of the Chapter part of this whole thing and send me a word, a thought…lol. So, here it goes:
sightbent: It is good to be back with writing since I really am inlove with it. Writing is my passion and I am happy that you find the chapter to your liking.
GoldDragon36: Yeah, I agree…when it comes to the guys, David Archuleta is the man, although it seems that the judges had been biased for the couple of weeks. Thanks for the compliment about the chapter!
TwinkieTUTUS: lol, typing really is enjoyable as long as you don't get a writer's block. Luckily, I have yet to experience that with this story. Here's the update, by the way, lol.
ToraHimeSama: Yes, it is kind of sad. Even as I wrote (and write the chapters) I kind of see what is happening as if I am watching a movie and can see their expression (although at times I may have a hard time explaining it as I write). I'm glad that you, like the others, approve of how the story is moving along. Don't worry, I won't be stopping from writing any time soon.
FireFairy219: Thanks. I read your review from CoT:CW and I appreciate it. About your question concerning that fanfic, I would continue with it as soon as I can (probably now) although as to when I would be uploading the chapters, that has yet to be announced, but I WILL FINISH IT for the sake of those who were reading it and will be reading it.
Anyways, I'm still busy with my thesis since my groupmates who were supposed to be helping me decided to abandon the whole project and place all the burden on me…I could strangle those people, grrr… Anyways, my summer break would be starting next week, Thursday, so you guys could expect frequent updates from that time onwards.
Apart from the fanfics, I am also working on making computer games. If there is anyone here who is experienced with making sprites for games, then give me a holler as I need help for the Digimon game that I am making. Also, I am looking for voice actors who would want to voice characters for the Digimon game (which, by the way, includes all the characters from the first four seasons), if you are interested send me a mail so that we can talk about the details there.
Aside from the Digimon RPG game that I am working on, I am also working on a Tsubasa Chronicles RPG. I also need spriters there and even those who are familiar with game making to help with the project. Voice actors are also needed. And if, by any chance, you guys know where I can get creditless OP and ED for Season 1 and 2 of this anime, can you please point me to that direction?
Anyway, those who want to help with the game are free to do so as well. Just give me a call and let's see what happens from there.
So, with that looonnnngggg Author's Note, it is time for me to sign out for now. This is Sakura Martinez saying "PEACE" and reminding everyone to REVIEW this chapter. Until the next time we meet!