Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Now, Forever and Always ❯ chapter 6 ( Chapter 7 )
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By: moose_of_doom 
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance / Action | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 07.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 278 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance / Action | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 07.14.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 278 | Status: Completed
Chapter 6:
The warriors Circle.
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“What happened?” asked Davis, an ice pack on his head; covering the bump he had received in his fall.
“It seems that what I feared has come to pass. The tower you saw, he is using it to focus the power that connects Digimon and human, he is trying to open the bridges, and to bring back the armies of the dragon-lords.”
Gennai spoke softly, sadly, his head bowed.
“There is one thing I did not tell you when I told the tale of the dragon- lords. The great dragons were not their only weapons. They also had an army composed of a group of Digimon so cruel, that they spawn each other when they are wounded. You must kill one to stop it respawning. They are called Shadowmon, and in the ten years of the dragon-lords reign, they were like a blanket that covered both the digital and real worlds. I also did not tell you that one of the lords who did not repent was Ichiro’s father. I am sorry.”
“So am I. Sorry that we didn’t have enough time to train more.”
For the first time since Davis had woken, Gennai smiled.
“No. You are ready, but the Paladin is nothing without his weapon, so now you must receive it. The place we must go is further up the mountain, a cave, which only you may enter.”
He stood, and moved to the door.
“I will gather the others, you and Veemon must prepare yourselves. We must get Gatomon to the digital world as soon as possible, because I don’t know how long she will be able to heal here.”
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“What happened?”
Demanded Tetsuo McKane, looking at Paul, and the unconscious forms of Ken and Kari. Paul Paused before replying.
“Daisuke.”
“Your Nephew? The Paladin?”
The bearded man nodded.
“He was in her mind, trying to call her. He knows what is happening now. He knows where we are.”
McKane kept his face straight, despite the surge of joy he felt.
“May I suggest that we take the two kids to their rooms to rest? There’s no point in trying again now.”
Paul nodded, dismissing his comrade.
McKane nodded to two of his guards, and they lifted the unconscious Digidestined to their feet. Kari and Ken were unceremoniously taken to their individual rooms, and left there.
Alone.
McKane dismissed the guards, and moved over to a security terminal. Inputting Paul’s password, he entered a command into the door controls.
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In the dungeons, Yamato Takashi stirred form a dreamless sleep.
Sat in one corner of the room, he and Tai had talked of ways to get out of their situation, but nothing seemed to be right he looked down at the girl curled up on the floor beside him.
Sora’s face was grubby, from the lack of washing facilities, and her short hair lay, sweat-soaked, against the side of her face. A couple of stray strands fall across her face, and gently, he pushed them away. She stirred at his touch, and he pulled his hand away, continuing to stare at her delicate features.
“She always was pretty.” Came a voice from his other side.
Matt started, and turned to look sheepishly at the freshly woken Tai. His friend was looking straight at him, an amused grin playing about his lips.
“What?”
“And she always seemed to like you. All the time we spent together in the digital world, and she always had eyes for you.”
He grinned broadly. Matt sighed.
“Why the hell would she like me? I was always the one on the outside, the one who went off and did his own thing. By the way, how’s June?”
Tai looked reflective, his eyes staring off into nothing.
“She’s good. I wonder what she’s doing now?”
Matt was silent, until a voice came from the door.
“Matt? Tai?”
Gabumon’s furred face looked in at the door’s window, Agumon crowded in beside him. The two friends sprang to their feet and rushed over. Looking out, they could see other Digimon waiting behind the two at the window.
“where did you guys spring from?” asked Tai.
“we were all locked up, but the door opened, and we escaped.”
Matt spoke quickly.
“Never mind that, can you open this door.”
Agumon shook his hard head.
“There’s no handle, I don’t know whether it could be blasted down…”
They were interrupted by voices at the end of the corridor. Guards.
“You guys get out of here. Go get help, someone who can get us out of here.”
The two Digimon nodded, and leapt away from the porthole.
Tai and Matt watched them as they ran down the corridor.
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Back in the real world, the group hiked up into the mountains above Gennai’s house. Mimi, sweating profusely, hefted the heavy pack on her shoulders.
The cave that Gennai had mentioned was set high above them, on a small plateau overlooking the town, and Mimi fixed her gaze on Liam’s back in front of her, and plodded onwards. The big Irishman just walked, never slowing, tirelessly working to get to the top.
As they reached a clump of rocks, her footing slipped, as she fell to her face, a strong hand grabbed her own, she glanced up at Liam’s smiling face.
“You okay?”
“Yeah, thanks…”
she got to her feet, and as he turned back to the path, she started to follow.
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They reached the cave late, just as the last rays of sun vanished from the darkening hillside. As they stood on the small plateau, Gennai turned to them.
“We’ll set up camp here. All except you, Davis. You must go on alone.”
He indicated the cave, and Davis stepped forward. Gennai put a hand on his arm, and spoke quietly.
“I don’t know what you will find in there, but know this: whatever you do, you are what you have been chosen to be.”
With that enigmatic warning, he took his hand away from Davis’s arm, and the young man and his Digimon walked into the cave.
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Davis walked into the encroaching darkness, Veemon at his side.
The cave was cool, with moisture dripping from the ceiling, and the walls seemed to give off a phosphorescent light, just enough to see by, just enough to avoid tripping over his own feet.
Finally, they came to the end of the tunnel, but…
Nothing. An empty wall faced the two companions. Davis walked up to it, and placed his hands against it.
Cold stone. Nothing unusual about it. And yet…
A nagging feeling, in the back of his mind. There was something else in this place. He knew it.
He turned to look behind him, but the tunnel down which he had come was sealed! He had no way out!
He suppressed the panic in his mind, ignoring the emotion as it threatened to overwhelm him. Concentrating.
Was it him, or was the light form the walls getting brighter?
Yes! The dull glow was gradually intensifying, brighter all the time!
Davis threw his arm over his eyes, trying to block out the blinding light from the walls. He still had his eyes screwed tightly shut when a voice rang out, it’s done dripping with friendly humour.
“So… this is the new paladin.”
He opened his eyes.
Two figures stood before him, the first he didn’t recognise, but the second…
A breathless whisper escaped his lips.
“Dad?”
The second figure, Jake Miyomoto, acted like he hadn’t even heard his son speak.
Davis stood still as they walked towards him, and circled him, one on wither side.
“I don’t think he’s ready. He is still young.” Said Jake.
“No younger than I was when I became the first.”
Davis looked at the stranger, and realised. This was Ichiro Miyomoto, the very first paladin! His ancestor!
“He has great potential.” Ichiro said, still looking at Davis.
“Potential for what, to get himself killed? He doesn’t need to be thrown into this world, he can have a normal life!”
Davis decided to get involved
“No, I cant.”
The two figures stopped their circling, and looked straight at him.
“What do you mean, Daisuke?” said Jake.
“I mean that my life has never been normal! I’m a Digidestined for Christ’s sake! Now, I’m told that I’m some legendary hero, who can straighten out all the problems in the digital world, but I DON’T CARE!!!”
“Then what do you care about?” Ichiro said quietly. “Your own gain? Why do you wan the power of the Paladin?”
Davis looked at him. Tears welled up in his eyes.
“I’m not even sure I do. But I would do anything to get Kari back. If I’m right, you can sense what I’m feeling, and you know why I want to go to the digital world. Not for power, not for vengeance, but because I want to get the woman I love back.”
Suddenly, Ichiro smiled.
“You have answered well, Daisuke. If you had said you wanted the power, I would not have granted it to you. For those who desire power, only desire it for their own selfish intentions.”
He sighed, and his face looked older all of a sudden.
“You have the potential to be the greatest of our kind, but you stand at the start of the path, and ahead of you there is a fork in the road. You are balanced on the edge of the knife. One path leads to the goals you desire, and the other leads down a road that far surpasses the misery brought by the rule of the dragon-lords. You may not recognise the choice when it comes to you, but the choice you must make.”
His form seemed to lose focus, become smoke-like, and drift towards into a cloud at the centre of the room. Jake Miyomoto stood in front of his son, and looked into the young mans face.
“You are the heir to this great power. But it brings with it great responsibility. But you are not alone. I, Ichiro, and all the others down the years who have borne the power of the paladin, will always be at your side.”
He kissed his son on the forehead, his lips cold even in the coolness of the cave, and then his form too vanished, become smoky, and drifted into the cloud at the centre of the room.
The cloud shone with a golden light, and started to take a more coherent form, swirling, solidifying. A burst of light, too which Davis did not look away, and then…
A sheathed sword hung in the middle of the room, suspended in the air. Davis walked towards it, and grasped its hilt. He heard his father’s voice again.
“We will always be by your side.”
Then there was silence.
He placed the strap of the scabbard over his should, looping it around his chest, and took out the sword.
The katana shone in the dull light, it’s blade etched and whorled with designs of dragons, of both the Chinese and western variety, and as he moved it, it seemed to weigh only as much as a feather. He drew a practice cut through the air.
The blade sang.
=============================================================
TK and Liam looked up as the two figures materialised out of the caves darkness, the campfire at their feet blazing merrily.
Davis strode from the cave, his sword in the scabbard over his shoulder, and looked about him at his companions. TK was the first to speak.
“Are you okay?”
Davis nodded.
“We’ve wasted a lot of time, and we’re gonna need some medical backup. Tomorrow, we’re gonna pick up June, and then…”
He smiled.
“And then we’re gonna rescue our friends. It’s time to get to work.”
=============================================================
The warriors Circle.
********
“What happened?” asked Davis, an ice pack on his head; covering the bump he had received in his fall.
“It seems that what I feared has come to pass. The tower you saw, he is using it to focus the power that connects Digimon and human, he is trying to open the bridges, and to bring back the armies of the dragon-lords.”
Gennai spoke softly, sadly, his head bowed.
“There is one thing I did not tell you when I told the tale of the dragon- lords. The great dragons were not their only weapons. They also had an army composed of a group of Digimon so cruel, that they spawn each other when they are wounded. You must kill one to stop it respawning. They are called Shadowmon, and in the ten years of the dragon-lords reign, they were like a blanket that covered both the digital and real worlds. I also did not tell you that one of the lords who did not repent was Ichiro’s father. I am sorry.”
“So am I. Sorry that we didn’t have enough time to train more.”
For the first time since Davis had woken, Gennai smiled.
“No. You are ready, but the Paladin is nothing without his weapon, so now you must receive it. The place we must go is further up the mountain, a cave, which only you may enter.”
He stood, and moved to the door.
“I will gather the others, you and Veemon must prepare yourselves. We must get Gatomon to the digital world as soon as possible, because I don’t know how long she will be able to heal here.”
=============================================================
“What happened?”
Demanded Tetsuo McKane, looking at Paul, and the unconscious forms of Ken and Kari. Paul Paused before replying.
“Daisuke.”
“Your Nephew? The Paladin?”
The bearded man nodded.
“He was in her mind, trying to call her. He knows what is happening now. He knows where we are.”
McKane kept his face straight, despite the surge of joy he felt.
“May I suggest that we take the two kids to their rooms to rest? There’s no point in trying again now.”
Paul nodded, dismissing his comrade.
McKane nodded to two of his guards, and they lifted the unconscious Digidestined to their feet. Kari and Ken were unceremoniously taken to their individual rooms, and left there.
Alone.
McKane dismissed the guards, and moved over to a security terminal. Inputting Paul’s password, he entered a command into the door controls.
=============================================================
In the dungeons, Yamato Takashi stirred form a dreamless sleep.
Sat in one corner of the room, he and Tai had talked of ways to get out of their situation, but nothing seemed to be right he looked down at the girl curled up on the floor beside him.
Sora’s face was grubby, from the lack of washing facilities, and her short hair lay, sweat-soaked, against the side of her face. A couple of stray strands fall across her face, and gently, he pushed them away. She stirred at his touch, and he pulled his hand away, continuing to stare at her delicate features.
“She always was pretty.” Came a voice from his other side.
Matt started, and turned to look sheepishly at the freshly woken Tai. His friend was looking straight at him, an amused grin playing about his lips.
“What?”
“And she always seemed to like you. All the time we spent together in the digital world, and she always had eyes for you.”
He grinned broadly. Matt sighed.
“Why the hell would she like me? I was always the one on the outside, the one who went off and did his own thing. By the way, how’s June?”
Tai looked reflective, his eyes staring off into nothing.
“She’s good. I wonder what she’s doing now?”
Matt was silent, until a voice came from the door.
“Matt? Tai?”
Gabumon’s furred face looked in at the door’s window, Agumon crowded in beside him. The two friends sprang to their feet and rushed over. Looking out, they could see other Digimon waiting behind the two at the window.
“where did you guys spring from?” asked Tai.
“we were all locked up, but the door opened, and we escaped.”
Matt spoke quickly.
“Never mind that, can you open this door.”
Agumon shook his hard head.
“There’s no handle, I don’t know whether it could be blasted down…”
They were interrupted by voices at the end of the corridor. Guards.
“You guys get out of here. Go get help, someone who can get us out of here.”
The two Digimon nodded, and leapt away from the porthole.
Tai and Matt watched them as they ran down the corridor.
=============================================================
Back in the real world, the group hiked up into the mountains above Gennai’s house. Mimi, sweating profusely, hefted the heavy pack on her shoulders.
The cave that Gennai had mentioned was set high above them, on a small plateau overlooking the town, and Mimi fixed her gaze on Liam’s back in front of her, and plodded onwards. The big Irishman just walked, never slowing, tirelessly working to get to the top.
As they reached a clump of rocks, her footing slipped, as she fell to her face, a strong hand grabbed her own, she glanced up at Liam’s smiling face.
“You okay?”
“Yeah, thanks…”
she got to her feet, and as he turned back to the path, she started to follow.
=============================================================
They reached the cave late, just as the last rays of sun vanished from the darkening hillside. As they stood on the small plateau, Gennai turned to them.
“We’ll set up camp here. All except you, Davis. You must go on alone.”
He indicated the cave, and Davis stepped forward. Gennai put a hand on his arm, and spoke quietly.
“I don’t know what you will find in there, but know this: whatever you do, you are what you have been chosen to be.”
With that enigmatic warning, he took his hand away from Davis’s arm, and the young man and his Digimon walked into the cave.
=============================================================
Davis walked into the encroaching darkness, Veemon at his side.
The cave was cool, with moisture dripping from the ceiling, and the walls seemed to give off a phosphorescent light, just enough to see by, just enough to avoid tripping over his own feet.
Finally, they came to the end of the tunnel, but…
Nothing. An empty wall faced the two companions. Davis walked up to it, and placed his hands against it.
Cold stone. Nothing unusual about it. And yet…
A nagging feeling, in the back of his mind. There was something else in this place. He knew it.
He turned to look behind him, but the tunnel down which he had come was sealed! He had no way out!
He suppressed the panic in his mind, ignoring the emotion as it threatened to overwhelm him. Concentrating.
Was it him, or was the light form the walls getting brighter?
Yes! The dull glow was gradually intensifying, brighter all the time!
Davis threw his arm over his eyes, trying to block out the blinding light from the walls. He still had his eyes screwed tightly shut when a voice rang out, it’s done dripping with friendly humour.
“So… this is the new paladin.”
He opened his eyes.
Two figures stood before him, the first he didn’t recognise, but the second…
A breathless whisper escaped his lips.
“Dad?”
The second figure, Jake Miyomoto, acted like he hadn’t even heard his son speak.
Davis stood still as they walked towards him, and circled him, one on wither side.
“I don’t think he’s ready. He is still young.” Said Jake.
“No younger than I was when I became the first.”
Davis looked at the stranger, and realised. This was Ichiro Miyomoto, the very first paladin! His ancestor!
“He has great potential.” Ichiro said, still looking at Davis.
“Potential for what, to get himself killed? He doesn’t need to be thrown into this world, he can have a normal life!”
Davis decided to get involved
“No, I cant.”
The two figures stopped their circling, and looked straight at him.
“What do you mean, Daisuke?” said Jake.
“I mean that my life has never been normal! I’m a Digidestined for Christ’s sake! Now, I’m told that I’m some legendary hero, who can straighten out all the problems in the digital world, but I DON’T CARE!!!”
“Then what do you care about?” Ichiro said quietly. “Your own gain? Why do you wan the power of the Paladin?”
Davis looked at him. Tears welled up in his eyes.
“I’m not even sure I do. But I would do anything to get Kari back. If I’m right, you can sense what I’m feeling, and you know why I want to go to the digital world. Not for power, not for vengeance, but because I want to get the woman I love back.”
Suddenly, Ichiro smiled.
“You have answered well, Daisuke. If you had said you wanted the power, I would not have granted it to you. For those who desire power, only desire it for their own selfish intentions.”
He sighed, and his face looked older all of a sudden.
“You have the potential to be the greatest of our kind, but you stand at the start of the path, and ahead of you there is a fork in the road. You are balanced on the edge of the knife. One path leads to the goals you desire, and the other leads down a road that far surpasses the misery brought by the rule of the dragon-lords. You may not recognise the choice when it comes to you, but the choice you must make.”
His form seemed to lose focus, become smoke-like, and drift towards into a cloud at the centre of the room. Jake Miyomoto stood in front of his son, and looked into the young mans face.
“You are the heir to this great power. But it brings with it great responsibility. But you are not alone. I, Ichiro, and all the others down the years who have borne the power of the paladin, will always be at your side.”
He kissed his son on the forehead, his lips cold even in the coolness of the cave, and then his form too vanished, become smoky, and drifted into the cloud at the centre of the room.
The cloud shone with a golden light, and started to take a more coherent form, swirling, solidifying. A burst of light, too which Davis did not look away, and then…
A sheathed sword hung in the middle of the room, suspended in the air. Davis walked towards it, and grasped its hilt. He heard his father’s voice again.
“We will always be by your side.”
Then there was silence.
He placed the strap of the scabbard over his should, looping it around his chest, and took out the sword.
The katana shone in the dull light, it’s blade etched and whorled with designs of dragons, of both the Chinese and western variety, and as he moved it, it seemed to weigh only as much as a feather. He drew a practice cut through the air.
The blade sang.
=============================================================
TK and Liam looked up as the two figures materialised out of the caves darkness, the campfire at their feet blazing merrily.
Davis strode from the cave, his sword in the scabbard over his shoulder, and looked about him at his companions. TK was the first to speak.
“Are you okay?”
Davis nodded.
“We’ve wasted a lot of time, and we’re gonna need some medical backup. Tomorrow, we’re gonna pick up June, and then…”
He smiled.
“And then we’re gonna rescue our friends. It’s time to get to work.”
=============================================================