Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Nigth n Gale ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

The Night n Gale sailed the calm seas the warms breezes swept over the sails making them ruffle in the breezes gently. Taichi was at the tiller taking on the stirring of the ship, Jyou, Sora and Koushiro sat on a few boxes taking a rest in sun.

"Don't tell me Hikari's still down in galley." Jyou asked questionably. "I walked by her she looked like she was in some kind of trance." Koushiro replied he looked to Sora. "Sora wouldn't you mind to check on her?" Jyou asked of her politely. "Sure why not…after all she has been down there for awfully long time." Sora got up from her seat and walked down into the cabin.

She looked at her friend startled a bit. "Um Hikari? What are you doing down here in the galley reading your books? It's a beautiful day out you know." she said, Hikari looked up at her from her books. "I got to study them." she replied then turned her attention back to the books.

"Study what?"

"The fairies…they tricked me once and they shrunk us remember that…I don't want to happen to get sucked into a trick like that again." She commented still looking down at her book.

"Your still on with the fairies…that happened about four moons ago Hikari." Sora began she put her hands on her hips. "Well…I could say the same thing with you and Taichi, I've never met two of the most stubborn people in my life that can't admit their feeling for the other." she said to Sora.

"Well…you can't force something like this to come out in the open…beside as I said a million times, Taichi is only a friend." Sora told her out flat. Hikari frowned "Okay sure" she replied getting up from her seat.

The two girls walked up on deck they joined up with Jyou and Koushiro. "Hikari…good you see you come out of the cabins." Koushiro said to her she stuck her tongue out at him. "I was doing research for you information, Koushiro." she answered then looked out over the sea.

She squinted her eyes noticing an Island her eyes widened feeling an over whelming sense of magical present emitting from it. "Taichi! Taichi! Quick lower the draw boats, we have to investigate that island." Hikari replied with out taking her eyes off the island.

"What? That's not part of the course we can't just stop everything and go to that Island." Jyou replied before Taichi could say anything. Taichi gave the stirring responsibilities to one of the crewmembers and then headed over to where Jyou, Hikari, Sora and Koushiro were arguing.

"What do you mean…something going on over there…I can sense that a girls in trouble! Taichi tell him we have to stop." Hikari practically shouted at him. "Whoa, wait a minute someone's in trouble? How do you know for sure?" he questioned.

"Taichi it's women's intuition, we should know these things…beside I believe Hikari lets go." Sora put in after listening to them talk. "We can't really just stop to go on that Island." he began, Hikari sighed then grabbed Sora by the wrist. "Well if you boys…don't see fit to go help the person that is in trouble I'll just take Sora with me."

The three boys looked at Hikari then to Sora "Come on we will all just go there then…alright." Taichi said to the girls. "But Taichi, we are already way behind…" Jyou began. "We can take another side trip." Koushiro replied. "Because according to my calculation we will still arrive on time in Basura."

"Good so you see we can go and help who ever it is that may need our help." Taichi said with a smile.

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Taichi, Koushiro, Jyou, Sora and Hikari hopped out of the long boat once they got to ankle deep waters and pushed the boat toward shore. "Ah I don't know Taichi this island is strange…" Jyou whispered he looked around the place.

"Your right Jyou and I smell black Magic…coming from there." Hikari pointed to the small village just off to there right, a heavy mist surrounded it. "Are you sure?" Sora questioned. "I'm sure…I can sense good and bad magic…there is defiantly both in the same place…" she said to them. "Well if you're sure we should go right now." Koushiro replied.

"I'll go a head." Hikari replied with that snap of her fingers then disappeared into thin air. "HIKARI!" Taichi called annoyed. "How did she do that?" Koushiro questioned.

"I don't know but lets get a move on before she gets into trouble." Sora replied, they began to ward the village.

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In the Village….

Hikari appeared in the village…she fell onto her knees nearly passed out because of the volume of magic she used to transport herself but luckily another girl was there to check up on her. "Are you okay?" she questioned Hikari, "Yeah…just a little weak." she replied.

Hikari looked around noticing the mist and that she and the girl where the only ones here. "My name is Mira…who are you I never saw you before." she questioned. "Hikari, I'm not from around here my brother captain's the ship The Night n Gale…I sense strong presence of dark magic emitting from here." Hikari told her.

Mira remained quite "Yes…you can say that." she replied. Mira had long curly black hair, she wore a burgundy shirt that was baggy, and dark beige pants, she wore a medallion around her neck it had a ring that was had a star inside it.

"Why do you say that?" Hikari questioned. "Well because…" she was interrupted when a lady and man came up to them. "MIRA! Come with us right this isn't." the lady replied she grabbed the girl by her wrist then pulled her away from Hikari and the man followed giving Hikari an evil glare. "HEY Wait!" Hikari stood up a little too fast and got dizzy, she sat back down on the ground.

"Something's up." she whispered "And I intend to find out." she got up this time not as fast and when after them.

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"Let go!" Mira cried she was pushed into the room by the lady, the man came shortly after. "How many times have we told you to not talk to strangers?" she questioned "Mildra, I wanted to help she looked sick." the girl explained. "You know how the mistress feels about you interacting with others! Why did you do it?" The man asked.
"The woman she was new to the village." she tried to explain. "There is no excuse…don't talk or go near her ever." the man told her angrily. Mira looked down at the ground then walked up stairs to her room.

She sat on her bed and looked at her mirror she stared at it hard, then the mirror cracked into pieces...

Downstairs.

Mildra bit her nails nervously. "We were too harsh." she replied. "The Mistress will have our heads if she found out that Mira communicated with an outsider…How on earth did that lady get in here in the first place!" the man asked. "I don't know! Don't yell at me." Mildra declared angry.

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"When I see her she is going to get it." Taichi replied angry as they walked closer to the village of Mist. "Taichi…look at it this way, she was really excited to get to the village." Sora said.

"She is still in hot water." he fumed stocking toward the village. "Sora, when he's angry like this it usually means he worried to death." Jyou told her. "Oh I see." Sora smiled. "Taichi she'll be find…you really shouldn't be stressed out." she called to him.

"I think he's ignoring you." Koushiro pointed out Sora frowned "He has been doing that for while…" Sora answered annoyed. "Especially to me."

"Oh no…." Jyou groaned. "It's no time to start a fight…we have to go find Hikari." he explained to the two.

The four finally arrived to the city of mist they looked at each other before they stepped through the wall of mist and into the city of mist.

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Hikari slowly peeked around the corner making sure there was no one here, she turned the corner then came up to another turn she made sure first there was no one there, and sure again there wasn't. "What is this town a ghost town?" she whispered she walked back wards until she felt a hand on her shoulder. "AH!"

"Hikari! shh…it's just us." Taichi told them quietly. "For crying out loud do u have to sneak up on me?" she asked. "For your information we didn't sneak up on you…beside I'm angry at you for taking of the way you did." Taichi told her, she waved her hand at him.

"Well I found a girl her name is Mira…her parents or gardens are really tough on her for some reason. But the weirdest thing is that she has really strong magical powers, I don't get why she doesn't just toss them aside." Hikari replied she thought for a moment the other four did as well.

"How about this we find Mira and we ask her herself." Sora suggested. "No, I doubt we will be able to." Hikari answered wearily. "What do you mean? It's the best shot we have of finding out what's the problem." Koushiro replied hastily.
"No kidding, but like I said before her guardians are strict on her, very strict." Hikari again said, Taichi sighed Jyou watched him pace back and forth. "Fine then we have to think of a way to ask her guardians nicely why we should see her." Taichi spoke he sat down.

A girl that looked like the one she talked to earlier was watching them Hikari saw he first. "Mira?" she questioned.

She turned to hear the familiar voice of the stranger that she had spoken too earlier before and this time that stranger was with four others. "Hikari is that you?" Mira questioned.

"Yes, yes it's me I want you to met these four here…This is Taichi my brother, Sora, Koushiro and Jyou we belong to a ship called The Night n Gale. We would like to help you." Hikari looked at the girl and smiled. Mira look grateful then sighed, "Yes I need to escape this village…I know where the perfect place we can get out of here from." Mira motioned the five to follow her and follow they did.

They turned around a corner and saw a oval steel grate that covered a hole, Mira pointed to it "This is the only way to escape from the city of mist." she went over to it and pushed a brick in the grate opened up. "Please after all of you." Mira said.

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Howling twister blew into the peasants home the two caretakers held onto items that stood firmly to the ground once the twister stopped Catherine stood in it's place. "Mistress!" the two cried and knelt before her.

"Where is my protégée?" She asked charmliy and pleasant "She should be up in her room, I'll see her down." Mildra said she walked up the stairs to Mira's room and gently knocked on the girl's door.

"Mira…. Catherine's here she would like to see you." After waiting a while and no response from the girl she turned the doorknob and opened the door up looking inside she gasped. 'She's gone! This isn't good!' she closed the door of Mira's room and walked down the stairs trying to think of a better way to break the news to Catherine.

"Mildra where is she?" Catherine asked cheerfully. "You see mistress…." she began but with instant felt Catherine's evil glare ascended upon her. "She's not there is she?" she questioned quickly. "I swear to you mistress I have no idea where she went too." Mildra cried out begging to be spared of any harm that she may bring upon them.

Catherine bit her lip and stormed up the stairs to Mira's room, she blew open the door with her black magic and let out a scream of anger. Charging down the steps she stopped in front of the two of them.

"I TOLD YOU TO WATCH HER!" she shouted. "Mistress, we did I think she went to find the stranger." she cried. "Yes mistress she said that she saw a lady she talked to her…we don't know how that happened…we knew that it was impossible for and outsiders to enter this village!" the man said he was shaking holding on to Mildra in shire terror.

"NO! GO FIND HER AND THE STRANGER!" she shouted he whirled her finger in the air causing winds to come swirling in to pick up stuff Inside the inn. "Yes we will I promise!" they cried the wind blew the doors open and the two scrambled out to find Mira and the stranger.

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"Okay this is leading us where again?" Jyou asked as the six traveled along the narrow dark and damp halls…the only light came from the various torches along the way. Other then that it was damp and dark and smelt awful.

"Out of the city of mist." Mira replied from the front of the line. "Aye and it would be any time soon that we will be out of here?" he asked. "No it's takes a while." she answered. "Great." He whispered.

"Here we are I think we could take a break right here." Taichi said as they came to an oval room of sorts. "You'll excuse us won't you Mira?" Taichi asked the girl she nodded agreeing. "I'll keep her company so that she doesn't over hear." Jyou stated he walked over to her and started a conversation.

"What now Taichi?" Hikari questioned her brother. "Are you sure this girl is in trouble….I mean she's too young to be in trouble….look at her." he replied looking over at the girl then back to Hikari.

"You my dear brother infuriate me sometimes…. but I won't get angry at all…because that girl over there as you put is in trouble her parents or guardian who ever they are, got angry with her for talking to me…and to top that off, I sense an immense power eminating from her…who ever that is that she is running away from they must have a strong power as well." she replied.

Sora was confused and didn't know what to believe. "Well we should just keep going Taichi…you know till we get out of here and a way from the danger that Hikari says the girl is in." Taichi looked at her unbelieving. "You're taking her side?" he questioned.

"Taichi, I think Hikari's right about this…her sense of magic presence is remarkably good and if she senses strong magic then perhaps she's right." she said to him he turned to Koushiro. "Tell me you are thinking the same as me Koushiro?" He asked.

"Well…considering all the evidence and the eagerness in Hikari's voice I say she is right." he answered undoubtedly. "As a man of science you don't think it could be a little off?" he asked. "That's another thing I don't entirely believe in magic…there's always a scientific reason for everything."

Taichi rolled his eyes up in the air and sighed "Alright we will help the girl…but I'm telling you that what ever you thinking it musten be more then a silly girl that is running from her guardians care." he answered he walked back over to Jyou and Mira greeting them.

"He's so stubborn he won't admit that you're right…" Sora whispered. "No kidding so are you I'm surprised that you agreed with me." Hikari replied.

"I'm not that bad…please." Sora answered crossing her arms across her chest.

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"Here they got out from this grate." Mildra pointed at the loose grate, Catherine strolled up to the grate and pushed it with her finger it fell off its holdings. "No one steals my protégés and lives to tell about it." she growled angrily.

"Those of the dead arise from the ground and get after those who take what is mine!" she declared loudly and with a snap of her fingers the ground shook a bit…then stopped.

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"Okay that was defiantly not normal" Koushiro replied as they all felt the ground move, Mira panicked "She knows…" she cried. "Hikari you have to do something she knows." she repeated again.

"Wait who knows?" Taichi asked "The one who made this city." she replied. "And who's that?" Sora asked. "Never mind look." Jyou whispered shocked, six skeleton soldiers came up from the ground each holding a shield and a rusted sword and wearing rusted helmet. "Koushiro want to explain the science of these?" Taichi asked as he pulled his sword out. "With out a doubt I'd have to be alive before I could research some like this." he replied.

Koushiro dodge the rusty sword and watched it as it plunged into the ground, then taking his time he slashed in with his sword chopping it in half. The two halves of the skeleton still tried to go after him. He quickly slashed at them, into pieces.

Sora swung her sword swiftly at the skeleton she fought and slashed it in half as Koushiro did. "Good, god." she cried and slashed it again chopping it into pieces.

Jyou kicked his back in the walk and brought his sword down on it…it fell apart at his feet. "Weird." he replied confused.

"Help!" Mira cried, winds began to pick up in the room they were in Taichi was still fighting off his skeleton guy he jabbed the skeleton in the stomach then re realizing that it wasn't all flesh. He got caught off guard and knocked down on to his back. the skeleton rose above him and was about to bring his sword down on him when the skeleton fell apart at his feet.

"You saved me Sora I owe you one." he replied Sora held her hand out to him, they both looked over their shoulder then the next thing they know their being blasted back by a force of wind. "Whoa!" they cried and were thrown against the wall. Jyou, Koushiro and Hikari were blown to the ground. "Mira!" Hikari cried.

"You melding fools!" another voice shouted angrily. "I knew it was you…I could sense a dirty sea dog around here!" Catherine cried angrily. "Nice welcome Catherine." Taichi replied trying to sit up. "I'm taking my protégé with me and there's nothing either one of you can do about it!" a whirled wind scooped up Mira and she disappeared leaving the crewmates alone.

"Damn…I knew it was her…" Hikari trailed off she, Jyou and Koushiro got up and dusted themselves off. "And with a vengeance." Sora commented from behind them. "Well if that girl is going to be in the hands of Catherine we defiantly need to rescue her. Come lets go back to the city." Taichi said. All five ran back from where they had came from.

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Catherine appeared back in the inn with Mira in her grasp. "Let go of me!" she cried trying to get out of her grasps. "Join powers with me now." Catherine demanded. "No I will never join you…your evil." she whispered.

"Who told you that? The sailor brats?" she questioned, "No one had to I could sense it." she answered with a glare. "Enough of the talk join your powers with mine and we will be invincible." Catherine replied.

"No I will not!" she shouted this time. Catherine growled the squeezed Mira's arm tightly "If you won't I'll just have to make you chose." she snapped her fingers and they disappeared again.

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Hikari was the first to step out of the grate they had original entered with Mira. Koushiro, Jyou, Taichi and Sora came after her. "Okay they couldn't have gone far…so lets go right of here." Taichi replied going ahead first. "Taichi!" Sora frowned but followed him anyways.

As they turned the corner they were stopped by a lot of people… The two guardians of Mira they held weapons and there were many of them "Okay this is scientifically impossible." Koushiro cried. "It's all magic." Jyou replied. "That's right we just have to get the real ones first." Sora said looking around the court for any ways to get the illusions.

"Guys let me handle this." Hikari replied she readied herself then shot a white lighting blots out form her finger hitting the various mirrors that were around it once they were shattered it revealed the two real guardians of Mira standing out in the middle.

Sora marched down he steps walking up to them holding her sword at their neck. "Now, both of yous what's the meaning of this?" she questioned, Taichi came up from behind Sora he pushed her sword hand down a bit. "Excuse her she's a little angry." he began, Sora glared at him. "Taichi!" she cried angry.

"Sora they're no need to scare the two look at them…they think your going to kill them." he replied pointing at the two. "Well if you just let me handle it." she began hint of anger in her voice. "If I let you handle it you would have probably have accused them of something unfair." he replied.

"I would have not!" she shouted. "GUYS!" Jyou shouted at the two, both turned to look at him. "Quit your fighting." he said to them. "Where did Catherine take them?" he asked the two.

"Hmm…. no need to go any further." Catherine's voice echoed in the town's square. "Come out Catherine no need to hide." Hikari shouted. "Really….I don't know why or who gave all of you fools the right to interfere in my business." she answered hastily.

"Well the girl need help to get a way from you. Wench." Sora replied. Catherine appeared on the steps that the five where on previously she held Mira by her arm. "Let her go!" Hikari shouted at her. "No. Not until she combines her power with mine…then no one can stop me not even you Taichi." she replied staring at them coldly.

Taichi grouped his crewmates together. "I got a plan…trust me on this one." he whispered. "Trust you on this…it better not be a crazy plan." Sora told him. "Nothing to worry about it's a good plan…just watch." he looked up to Catherine. "Come Catherine you don't really want the girl she can't do anything for you…. you really want me." he began.

"You? Are you kidding why would I give up more power for you." she demanded him. "You love me don't you? …How bout we trade Mira for me?" he asked. Catherine looked suddenly eager Taichi walked up to her she still held onto Mira then on impulse she pushed Mira down the steps and grabbed Taichi's by his hair.

"What the hell kind of plan is that!" Sora shouted angrily at him, Taichi was trying not to yell out in pain because of Catherine grabbing his hair. Sora ran at Catherine but she disappeared, Sora ran just ran right through where they had been standing and ended up falling.

Koushiro went to help her. "Sora let me look at your knees, you got scrapes." he replied. "No never mind, I'm fine." she answered.

Hikari and Jyou attended to Mira "I'm sorry that your friend had to do that for me…he shouldn't have." Mira replied looking down at the ground. "He's just stubborn like that." Jyou told her.

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She pushed Taichi way from her they were once again in the inn. "Is that any ways to treat me?" he questioned. "You have to promise me that you will marry and have our kids…do you have any idea how smart our kids will be." She began smiling. "How about we just think about now." he replied he went up to her and kissed her.

Catherine was to busy wrapped up in the kiss to realize what was happening Taichi pulled away noticing that the village was falling apart. She looked at him strangely. 'Ah so if she is distracted then the whole city falls apart…interesting.' he though then kissed her again, this time the building they were in started to shake and began to fall apart.

Catherine came to a sudden realization and pushed him away roughly. "You sea dog!" she shouted. "Your a pretty good kisser Catherine…you know. Why did you stop?" he asked confused, furious she knocked him down. "Don't play tricks with me!" she shouted.

"I might as well make this whole city crumbled with you and your crew in it so long Taichi." Catherine waved her hand the city began to shake and crumble she disappeared into thin air.

Taichi ran out of the inn nearly getting squashed by falling debris. "Sora! Hikari! Jyou, Koushiro!" he shouted for his friends he ran toward where he last saw them and ran into Sora and ended up knocking her down and he landed onto of her. "Nice greeting Sora." he replied looking down at her she frowned and swatted him upside of the head. "Get off." she demanded angry.

"I'm sorry okay…" he begged. "What happened to 'Oh Catherine you love me too why don't we run of together.'" she mocked. "Come on you didn't really think I'll run off with her did you?" he asked still in the same position they were in.

Jyou, Koushiro, Hikari and Mira came next. "There you are Sora…but what hell are you both doing?" Hikari asked, they two both got up quickly and very embarrassed. "Not what you were thinking." Sora told all of them.

They then also noticed that everything had stopped shaking…. and crumbling apart.

"What happened I thought that this place was going to fall apart." Taichi replied. "It was…. but Mira with her magic is keeping this place all together." Hikari explained. "And she is strong enough?" Sora asked.

"Yeah I can still use my magic to repair the damage done." she replied. "Well that's good to know."

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"Thank you for your help Hikari…if it weren't for you, I couldn't have escaped Catherine's influence." Mira gave her a hug. "You welcome I knew some one was in trouble here but Taichi didn't believe me…it's good thing I did come on my own."

"Yeah blame me." Taichi said crossing his arms across his chest. "I help once I found out that Catherine was behind it." he replied. "Yeah you did. Thank you all for helping me." Mira smiled at them.

"Your welcome, we always come to the rescue of people in distress." he answered.

"We will be sure to take care of her in her teenage years as well." Mildra replied. "Bye maybe we will stop by some day to see how things are going." Sora called back.

To Be Continued…

Next time on Night n Gale…

After getting marooned on a sandbar in the swallow waters the crew decides to take a walk and look around on the Island which from there view point looks beautiful with many beautiful statues, the vacation turns out to be a nightmare when Sora and Hikari get are turned into statues themselves…. Chapter 11 => The Night n Gale.