Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Nigth n Gale ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Early Next Day…

Taichi left his bed, the sun was still raising so it gave off the sort of orange glow to the morning start. He looked over to the bed that Sora was in she was sleeping peacefully by the looks of it, he felt bad about waking her up but he had too, if she was going to be a apart of crew she might as well start experiencing life aboard a ship and by that one of those ship experiences she need to get used to was waking up early.

Taichi taped her shoulder gently. "Sora, time to get up." He whispered. She simply rolled over ignoring him from what he saw it. He furrowed his brow, rather confusingly. "Sora." He said this time not as gentle.

"Wake up." He said now more demanding then earlier. Sora then turn over so she was facing him again, then slowly her eyes fluttered open, they grew wide once they saw him. "AHHHH!" she screamed, Taichi jumped back a bit then covered her mouth. "What wrong with you?" he asked harshly

Sora relax he let go of her mouth. "Taichi you scared me, I'm not used to having….a…….a boy wake me…." She whispered.

"You should get used to that." He replied. Taichi walked out of the cabin. "Taichi!" Sora called before he closed the door. "Yes?"

"Tell the rest of the sailors that I'm aboard okay…" She whispered she sat up in her bed and watched him waiting for an answer.

He stepped back into the cabin closed the door. "How about I go with you up to the deck and I'll introduce you to all my our fellow crew. I suggest that I we stage an demonstration fight…you don't mind would you?" Taichi asked her.

"Not at all Taichi…they would probably have questioned you why me…a girl." She said she got out of the bed and took her sword and put it around her waist. She grabbed her shawl then put it on.

"Okay I'm ready." She answered, Taichi just smiled at her.

The two proceeded up deck the sun was rising in the sky giving off a pinkish hue. They're making preparations as the ship was being loaded with supplies.

Taichi put his two fingers into his mouth then whistled, it grabbed the attention of the entire crew. The all took notice of Sora.

"Father." Taichi began; Taichi's dad came to them. "Sora, Taichi told me about you." His father told her he put his hand out to her they both shook. "I have heard about you." He said, Sora turned to glance at Taichi then smiled at the captain. "Sir, nice to meet you." Sora smiled.

"Ah…. before you do ask questions, why I brought her aboard the ship, we shall have a sword fight off course, for just the fun of it." Taichi replied.

"Taichi do you think of it a good Idea?" Koushiro questioned him. "It's a good Idea, don't you agree Sora?" he asked.

"Of Course, I'll show all of you just how good I am. I'll beat Taichi." She said confidently she pulled her sword out, from its sheath.

"Taichi's she challenges you and has the confidence that she'll win." The boy with the blue hair answered. Some of the sea mate laughed.

"We will see." Taichi replied he flashed Sora a smiled she flashed one back. "If I win Taichi, You could have the honours of showing me around your ship and telling me where everything goes and belongs." She readies herself in a fighting stance.

"If I win?" he questioned.

"Well." She looked around and spotted Koushiro. "Then Koushiro will have those honours." She stated.

Taichi readied himself in fight stance.

Taichi and Sora crossed there swords Sora had him in a lock. "Are you sure you can beat me?" Sora question. "Sure I can." Taichi replied he pushed her away from him. They clashed they're swords together, each matching the other's suit remarkably well.

The crew watched, at each jab he threw at her she easily jogged it or either blocked it with her sword.

Taichi missed then, Sora hit his sword and it fell, she then kicked his legs from underneath him, fell on his back she pointed her sword at him.

There were gasps from the rest of the crewmembers then claps. Sora was truly good at her swords skills but the one thing that remained a question was how would she fair out on sea.

"Looks like I win Taichi." Sora said she put her sword away; she lent her hand to him. "Only, this one time you will." He replied with a smile.

"Sora, welcome aboard. I'm Jou." The blue haired boy replied, they both shook hands. "Nice to meet you Jou." She replied.

"Okay, everyone back to work." Taichi's father replied. "Taichi, It's after you to show Sora around." His father walked to the cargo storage.

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"And finally…. this is the tiller, that steers the ship in the direction we want it to go in." Taichi replied.

"Taichi, When do we set sail…I mean, I'd just like to get out into the open waters." She told him.

Taichi looked over the horizon then turned to her. "We should set sail soon, after the sun is about quarter the way in the sky…. we still have to load our supplies." He told her. "Oh all right but just a question…when you were talking to our mayor what was that about, it wasn't that clear to me from where I was listening." She told him.

"The mayor wants to us to get an a ingredient. He has heard of our interesting adventures for a while and he took it upon himself, to ask for our help to find it." Taichi replied he looked at Sora she nodded. "Ah, very well. Taichi I'll be in the cabin for a while could you please come or send someone down when we are ready to leave dock?" she questioned.

"Of course." He replied Sora walked passed him slowly heading to the cabin, he watched her until she disappeared below deck.

Jou came up to him "Taichi you looked troubled, is some thing wrong?" Taichi sighed turned to look at his friend. "No not at all." He replied. But truth be told he was really nervous about her aboard, she is a nice girl he didn't want her to be hurt. He knew what is was like out here, but she seemed so anxious to be apart of his ship. He couldn't haven't said no and brake her heart.

"Are you sure this isn't about Lila?" Jou questioned he looked at his friend. "No, it's not." He answered.

"Taichi you have too know that it wasn't your fault that it happened….it was some thing beyond your control." He told him.

"What do you mean beyond my control I could have saved her! She trusted me to do that!" he shouted this time. Jou put his hands up. "Taichi don't get me wrong…. Sora's different, she is stronger then Lila was I'm sure she'll be fine by herself."

Taichi went off to the front end of the ship. Jou watched him sadly; he still blames himself for what happened to Lila. Jou then went to go see how everything was going below deck to the storage room.

'Maybe Jou's right about that, Lila was a commoner she didn't know the dangers. But then again Sora was also a commoner.' He thought he just stared out at the sea.

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Sora sat in the cabin quietly she was reading her book she had brought with her. She set the book aside for a moment. Looking through the small window that was directly in front of her. "I wonder if it time to set sail." She said out loud.

Upon thinking that Taichi came into the cabin. "Sora if you like to see us set sail it will happen in a matter of time." Taichi told her. "Okay thank you Taichi, I'll be right up." She smiled at him before he left.

Sora got up from the bed, she put her book to rest on top of her bed, and then put on her blue shawl before heading out of the cabin. She went up the stairs to the deck.

The crew seemed to be doing everything fine she came over to Taichi and his father. "Taichi I'm confused…of what I am to do around here." She told him. "Sora, that's all right because you are new to this…you don't have to start to volunteer just yet. Taichi here will show you how to move the sail's." his father replied.

"But for now you can watch it doesn't take much for the ship to leave dock the most crucial times is when we approach Islands…there could be many different problems all of which we have been through and know what to do…you just need a briefing of sorts." He replied. "Aye." She said then looked over at Taichi. "You don't mind me Taichi do you? You seem very…um I don't know the words for it but…very…not out going." She said to him.

"No, I didn't mean to come across that way Sora. I have thoughts, that have been bothering me…that's all. Don't be worried about me." He answered. "Oh…very well." She turned away then spotted Koushiro who looked like he was working on something.

Taichi and his father watched her, "Taichi you must not think about Lila…. have you confused her with Sora?" he asked him. "No father…I haven't…" he trailed off a bit.

"Don't you worry she'd be a fine crew member." He replied. "That's not it I haven't gotten to know her well enough to trust her." he answered. "Ah…well make sure you get to know her more…any ways set the course to France, Taichi we are going home to see your mother and sister." Out in the Ocean…

"What's that?" Sora asked Koushiro who was hard at work on something rather strange looking. "Ah…you'll be interested in my invention it's called a whirl bath." He replied he hastily got out of the wooden like contraption. "What dose it do?" Sora questioned.

"See these two valves…the sea water comes in really fast here *he pointed to a red valve*, * then pointing to a blue valve* then this valve right here take the water back into the Ocean. Thus giving you a…. water massage." He replied. Sora raised her eyebrows at him. "Oh want a demonstration." He replied to her.

"Sure." Sora answered she watched him step into the tub like container. He opened the valve and seawater came spilling into it at an alarming rate rather fast. The made an attempt to close the valve but fell, then Sora closed it for him.

"Are you all right Koushiro?" she asked him helping him out of the tub. "Yes…. it just has a bug that has to be fixed." He replied.

Jou came from nowhere then stood beside Sora. "Don't mind him…he creates the most strangest things you've seen." He said. "Strange things? Like what?" Sora questioned.

"They are not strange…they are rather good inventions if I do say so my self." Koushiro insisted, as he made sure the seawater was all out of the tub.

"And that's why non of them work?" Jou questioned. Sora just laughed. "They work! How about that hand glider." He commented.

"Ah I remember that did work but Taichi had to test it and then the problem was to landing the thing." Jou remarked. Koushiro glared at him. "Sora." He turned to her. "Would you like to see some of them?" he asked.

"I'll be honoured Koushiro." She replied then they both headed under deck.

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Once in Koushiro's cabin he began to show her diagrams of all kind of inventions he though of or had made.

"My gosh they are all fantasizing…was this the glider as you called it?" she questioned pointing to a small model.

"Yes that's it." he replied "See when I pull the launcher back like this." He pulled the small pedestal where was. "Then let go." Which he did but the small version just plummeted to the ground.

"Isn't it supposed to glide?" she wondered. "Yes…when the person is attached to it they pull a lever then the wings are supposed to speared out. Like so." He pulled the wings out stretched a bit showing her.

"Oh wow, and Taichi agreed to try it out?" she pondered. "Yes but unfortunately he didn't know how to land, neither did I the minor detail I forgot, so he just cut himself free and ended up falling into the ocean with it." He answered. "Was he mad?"

"Yes, but he for gave me eventually." He answered, Sora giggle a bit.

"You should talk to Taichi more." Koushiro told her he took a seat at his chair, Sora raised her eyebrow at him. "What do you mean?" she asked "I do talk to him." She said.

"You both have a lot in common." He replied he studied his book that was on the desk. "How? I don't know him…that well, you don't know me that well either. So how would you possibility know we both have something in common."

"Cause your curiosity the better of you both." He replied he smiled then walked out of his cabin. Sora eyes widened then thought 'Really? As much as me?' she then walked out of the cabin and went to her and Taichi's cabin.

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Later that day in the evening, Taichi was at the tiller carefully stirring the ship. Sora took the opportunity to go and talk to him.

"Taichi." She replied declaring her presences, Taichi turn and smiled at her. "Good evening." He replied gently smiling at her.

"Good evening you too. I just thought that I'd ask questions…I mean, to get to know you better." She answered she gave him a small smiled afraid he might refuse. "That sounds like and excellent idea." Taichi replied.

"Good I though that you would be one of those who refuse to talk or something like that." Sora was about to say something else when the two were interrupted by shouts.

"MONSTER!" two crewmembers both cried, the two retreating sailors both ran to the other side of the ship. A huge serpents rose from the depths of the sea it stood as tall as the ship and roared.

Taichi and Sora both look at the thing in shock. "My god!" Sora cried. "I heard monster's but I didn't think it was real!" she cried out shocked. "You got me too, I've never seen something like that before." Taichi answered as a crewmember passed Taichi got his attention.

"Here Raul take the tiller." He replied the two exchanged and Taichi went forward toward where the serpent had risen, Sora grabbed his arm holding him back. "Taichi don't." she replied.

"I have too." He replied she let go "Then I'll come too." She answered. "No, stay here." He told her. "Taichi it's not fair that you're the only one that can go, I'll take care of myself don't worry." She answered.

They both walked up to where Jou and Koushiro were already there. "There has got to be another explanation then magic." He replied. "Koushiro…that's exactly what it is dark magic." Taichi's father replied he looked at the creature. "Then the next problem Is to get rid of it before it capsizes the ship." Jou said. "I've handled these before." Tai's father replied he left for the crow's nest.

"Koushiro, have one of the small barrows of oil brought up from the supplies." He said he quickly climbed talking a rope with him, to the crow's nest.

"FATHER!" Taichi cried up to him over the roaring of the serpent. The ship was jolted, sending everyone to the ground. "OH my god." Sora replied she got up again Taichi did also. Koushiro came back up from the storage he had tied rope around the barrow. "PULL UP!" he shouted up to Taichi's father, who started to pull up the barrow.

"JOU! GET AN BOW AND PUT IT IN FLAME THEN AFTER I THROW THIS BARROW INTO HIS MOUTH YOU FIRE!" he shouted down at them, Jou got ready with torch arrow, which was lit.

The beast let out another tremendous roar deafening the shouts from the crew it was dark the moon was only source of light, it was making big waves near the ship making the ship rock back and forth it gave the crew difficultly time to stay on they're feet.

"SERPENT! COME ON TRY TO EAT ME!" Taichi's father shouted at the monster it opened it's mouth to strike but befre he could Taichi's father gave one accurate throw, the barrow landed inside it's mouth and the serpent broke the barrow and as instructed Jou aimed and fired the torch straight into the mouth of the monster, it was set a flame now roaring wildly the beast thrashed it's head back and forth with one final roar it went crashing down into the waters making the ship pivot back and forth nearly capsizing it.

Taichi and Sora both fell and struggling to hold on to creates that were stationed next to the cabin. Koushiro held on to the ropes of the sails many of the other sailors held on to anything to keep them from falling into the ocean.

Taichi's father held onto the pole at the top of the crow's nest.

Slowly the waters clamed…and the ship's rocking had slowed down and now was it's stead self once again. Jou came around to everyone to make sure they were all right.

"Sora, Taichi are you both all right?" he questioned. "Yeah…other then a little wet but were okay." Sora breathed.

"Taichi…" his father said as he jumped from about half way getting back to deck level. "Father what the heck was that! It could have capsized us!" Taichi cried.

"I thought that I wouldn't have to tell you this…but he's back." He replied.

Confused Taichi frowned. "But…"

"No Taichi, Sora, Koushiro, Jou all of you come with me." He motioned them to follow him.

To Be Continued…