Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ King of Gartenia ❯ The Time is near ( Chapter 2 )

"Great! You're learning well, Cody," Aquaia said as she and Cody finished a small spare match. Cody grinned at the compliment. TK was nearby with Kari and Yolei. The three of them were training under Sarya. Kahart was training Joe and Izzy, while Matthew was with Matt and Tai with Peter. Natilea was helping where needed, usually with the two youngest. This was their routine. Everyday they would train together. Ken, Daisuke, and Angelina were also training, but privately. Ken and Daisuke worked well together and they seemed to be able to really spare it out when told.

"Young warriors!" the raspy voice of Dongertsan called to them from his island. Matthew sent word to Angelina's group and soon everyone was gathered by the old wise man. "Hear my words, I beseech thee. In less than a fortnight, Helalia will make her move. She shall try to hand over the Kingdom, to the Raider tribes."

"No. Not as long as I am alive and am able to stop it!" Daisuke interjected angrily. Angelina gave him a good glare and he shut up. Ken smirked at the two.

"I know young prince. Your destiny is to win the fight; you shall be the king. You are now, as in all of you young warriors, to your fighting point. You shall strike three days before the kingdom handing. Unless, you know not how," he said looking at Ken, Daisuke, and Angelina.

"We do have a plan, Dongertsan. We shall share when your wisdom has filled our minds and hearts," Angelina told the old man.

"You have a week's time to be ready for your strike. Now is the time to share."

Angelina motioned everyone to gather around a raised pool near them at the time. <A/N: They're everywhere, they're everywhere!!> "This is the castle and surrounding area. This is our target." Angelina made the images appear, ignoring the gasps from the digidestined, minus Ken and Daisuke. "Helalia is sly, and resorts to any way of cheating to get her way. I've seen it," she said looking at them all, catching the eyes of the digidestined making sure they followed so far. "If we send some in by air, and the rest attack from the back, we should have a good number. Many of my warriors could sneak in and not be thoroughly questioned."

"What if we can't get close enough to get in the back gate?" Izzy asked.

"No, we will… You see our number from here maybe small, but our magic is strong. If needed, no one will be able to see us," Angelina informed the red-haired genius. Izzy resisted an urge to roll his eyes, `Magic? Yeah right…' "Do you see anything else wrong with the plan?"

"Actually, no. If you insist that we'll get in, then we will. That was the only thing I was questioning," he told her.

"Alright then. How is everyone fairing with their swords?" she asked. Her team reassured her that they were ready, as they would ever be.

"What do you mean?! There has been numerous portal openings, yet you find nothing to point to who has done it?" Helalia screamed at the guard in her throne room. "I will not allow this to happen! You will find that group of half-wits, the group left from the war, and lock them up for treason! They are the ones who have opened those portals. They are trying to find *him*…" she waved her hand to dismiss them. She walked over to the balcony and watched as some of the guard prepared to leave to find them. "Angelina and her loyalty, that shall be your downfall. No one tells me no, no one defies me. Dear Angelina, no one hides their heart from me. What I want I take. And to add you to my harem, it would be complete…."

Angelina sat in a cluster of roots looking at the others as the checked over equipment and their stories and such for getting them in.

"Hey there!" said a chipper voice.

"Huh?" she looked over to see Tai climbing up next to her. "What are you doing?"

"Enjoying the view and your company."

She blinked at him, "Pardon?"

"You heard me, Angelina. You spend a lot of time with Ken and Davis, I mean, Daisuke. You seem like an unbreakable trio…"

"I grew up knowing his Highness…. Ken and he are good friends, and very skilled fighters. It surprises me that neither have studied the sword before now. So why did you climb up here?"

"Matt was wondering where you were… See, he well, he wants to talk to you… He wouldn't even tell me, so if you want to talk to him… I can take you to him or bring him to you… which ever…"

"He wants to talk to me?" she asked. "And even you, his best friend, doesn't know why?" she blinked. "I guess I shall go see him, though why he needs to see me is beyond my reasoning." She followed Tai to where Matt was. They had changed into clothes that made them blend in with the populace. Mat was dressed in a dark blue shirt with black pants. It complimented him so well and he seemed to belong there working on his sword. "You asked to see me, Matt?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah…" he said. She sat across from him, noticing that Tai left.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked noticing how uneasy he was.

"I was wondering what the whole story on this thing was? I mean, the people leaving and all…"

"You mean the nobles who left?" He nodded. She thought a moment, "From here in Gartenia, those that left and were not killed were the Hinaka clan and the Tarensa clan…. The one that no one knows what happened to is the Taeniaya clan. I knew their elder son actually… we were schooled together. His father was killed in the first wave… Poor Yamato… His mother and uncle then whisked him and his young brother away and no one knows what happened at all. I do miss them though… Yamato always had something up his sleeve to make class more fun… My mother called him a rebellious youth that would end up put out. He was a distant relative of mine actually… Some cousins away.. Why so curious Matt?"

"This place…. Gartenia….. Seems way to familiar to me…" he confessed.

"You mean, you feel you… That you…"

"This place feels like home… More than anything else does…." She nodded taking that in.

"Come with me, Matt…" she said taking his hand and leading him over to a room that had crystals and a couple of those raised pools. She stopped by one and then took something out of her pocket and held it out to him. "It was Yamato's…… He found it, in the rocks on my family's land… It always reacted to his touch… He came to me at night before he left and gave it to me… Told me to keep it safe till he came back. Take it, and then place it in the water."

"Okay," he said reaching for the rock embedded crystal. He didn't think he was Yamato, just someone that was from there if anything. As his hand touched it a glow emitted. "What the hell?" he asked snatching his hand back.

"It's alright," she giggled. "Just take it Yamato…" she whispered. He took it and placed it in the water. "It will give you back your memories…" she whispered to him as she left allowing him to watch by himself. She went back to resuming her sentry in the roots.

"Matt is trying to what?" Tai asked again.

"Get a peace of mind…" Angelina explained again. Matt had missed dinner. Tai was getting very suspicious since Matt had told him to save him a seat so they could talk. When he hadn't shown up, he hunted down Angelina demanding an answer. "There he is. Now will you stop bugging me and bug him!" Tai left a scowl on his face, before latching onto his friend and berating him with questions.

Angelina smiled. She was not alone anymore. There was a family for her, a real family of blood. As much as she loved her new family it was good to know that Yamato was back.

"Hey, Angelina!" She opened her eyes to see Yamato himself climbing up the roots. "I wanted to tell ya something."

"What, Yama?"

"Thanks, cuz…" he pecked his cheek and started back down.

"Cuz?"

"Yeah, short for cousin.. Gotta go before Tai throws an absolute fit!" he winked as he jumped down. Angelina shook her head. Yamato was always crazy.

"I am about to hand over the kingdom and you can't find the one threat to my plan?" Helilia screeched. Oh, she really wanted to run that incompetent fool of a general through with her sword. "Out of my sight!"

"But your majesty we-"

"Now! Be for I kill you with my barehands!!"

The General ran out the doors fearing his life. `I almost wish I could find Daisuke… If he were King as he should be, I wouldn't fear for the lives of me and my army whenever she gets upset…' he thought.

"Almost ready, Dai?" Angelina asked him as he strapped on his sword.

"Yeah…" She smiled, and turned to leave. It was early morning, they were now camped toward the back of the castle. "Wait, `Lina!" He grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. `He looks so royal now,' she gulped silently.

"Yes My Lord, King?" she asked.

"Be careful, Lady Treniaya…"he whispered in her ear.

"Yes, My King…" she whispered back as she left for her company.

Tomorrow was going to be a very interesting day. He was going to face Helilia for the first time in years, and hopefully have Angelina by his side as a Lady again… He really wanted to get his way with this battle; the others could be ambassadors from their respective kingdoms. His friends could always come to visit. `Please let her and everyone come out okay…' he begged the night-ish sky silently.

AN: Okay then yes it is short.

Pietro: Damn straight it is…

Yama: I'm Angelina's cousin?

Dai: Yep

Takepon: I think it's funny cuz I know what goes on in the fight and y'all don't!! **laughs evilly**

Me: Yes… Anyway! Please Read and Review!!