Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Quest for Hope ❯ The Quest Begins ( Chapter 1 )

AN: I still don't own Digimon. And this really wasn't supposed to be this long. So bear with me. This story seems to be getting longer and longer.

Yamato woke up and went to Takeru's room. Yamato looked at his brother. He hated waking up alone. The one good thing about not having a soul mate was the fact Takeru didn't have one either. That meant that the two of them could stay together. He felt out of place with his friends Taichi and Sora. It was seven years ago that they had found out that they were soul mates. Yamato had lost his parents only three years before and felt like he had lost his friends. He believed that it was only a matter of time before he found his soul mate. However, after a year had gone by, he went to Luana to ask why he hadn't found his soul mate yet. Luana had told him that for reasons that no one was quite sure of he did not have a soul mate in the valley. Two years later she had told Takeru the same thing after his friends Hikari and Iori had found each other.

Yamato quietly got up and went to go wash up for the day. He didn't want to wake up his brother yet. When he walked back into the room Takeru was sitting up in bed.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes. What are you going to do today?"

"I guess the usual. Study with Kia and then…"

"And then sit around and be sad."

Yamato sat down beside his brother. "I don't have a mate to go and play with."

"Neither do I. But I still find ways to have fun."

"I just have trouble having fun with this hole in my heart."

"You will always have me. I promise Yamato."

Yamato hugged his brother. "And I will always thank you for that. Now get ready for today."

Takeru smiled at his brother. "And then you will think about playing with us today?"

"I will think about it."

Takeru bounced out of the room. Not having a soul mate was not as depressing for him as it was for his brother. He had known that he would have his brother. He saw himself and his brother together helping out the Fay as Luana and Kia did. He knew that they had taken them in after their parents had died because the Council had asked them. He believed that the reason for this was the Council wanted them to become mages like they were.

Takeru washed up and went back to his bedroom where he found Yamato staring out the window. "Yamato, let's go get breakfast and see what Kia wants to do today."

Yamato got up and went with his brother into the main room. There they found Kia and Luana putting out breakfast. They had the usual for breakfast, cheese and fruit.

"Good morning," said Luana. "Did you two sleep well?"

Yamato and Takeru both nodded. "What are we going to do today?" asked Takeru as he and Yamato sat down at the table. Luana looked at Kia. Kia sighed and said, "Something different. We all need to talk after breakfast."

"About what?" asked Takeru.

"We'll talk about it later," said Kia, "after breakfast."

Breakfast seemed to pass forever to the two impatient Fay. This was different from usual. The normal routine was for the two boys to get up have breakfast and then study with Kia until lunch. After lunch the two usually went to see their friends until mid-afternoon when they came back to the house to study some more. After dinner usually Takeru and Yamato spent time together or with their friends. They knew that most of their friends spent most of the day playing. All of the Fay learned what they needed to know from their parents or friends of their parents. It was not unusual for a child to not want to do what their parents did and go to someone else. However usually the Fay only spent two to three hours a day studying. Playing and loving were the most important things to the Fay, not work or studying. Yamato didn't mind all of the studying, it kept his mind off of being alone. Takeru enjoyed playing with his friends, but since his friends learned that they were soul mates, he started spending more and more time with his brother.

After breakfast the four Fay went into Kia's study. Kia sat down in her favorite chair. Luana went to stand behind her. Takeru and Yamato sat down across from them. "There are some things that I know about you two that I haven't shared with you. The time has come for me to share them with you."

"What do you know? I mean…," Yamato looked at Takeru. "Are you saying that we aren't Fay or something?"

"No not that. That is not the case at all!" Luana looked lovingly at the two boys. "You will always be part of the Fay. In fact we need you."

"You need us? I'm only 17 and Takeru's only 14. We haven't seen enough years for you to need our help. You know so much more than us."

"But only you two can do what must be done. Only you two have the power to mend the bridges," replied Kia

"Mend the bridges? Didn't you say that they were closed? The Council decided that going outside of the valley was unsafe. They said that the humans were learning too much and they didn't want us to be hurt."

"The real reason the entire Council voted to seal the valley was the magic bridges were collapsing. There was a fear that some Fay would be trapped outside the valley with no way home. We may have liked visiting Vallen but the Fay always returned home within a few days. So the valley was sealed away in order to make sure that no one left and was trapped. It was known that there was a prophecy about two Fay who would be able to mend the bridges," answered Kia.

"A prophecy??" Takeru asked.

"Yes. A prophecy was found that said that there would be two Fay without a link to the valley who would go to Vallen and find a way to unite us forever," answered Luana.

"And you two are the only Fay in the valley who do not have parents. We originally thought that was enough to fulfill the prophecy, but we also were concerned about what would happen if you found your soul mates and had to leave the valley. However, when it turned out that you didn't have soul mates in the valley, we knew that you two would be the ones to help," continued Kia.

"That still doesn't make me happy to know that I don't have a mate. Even if I can help everyone. Even if we can find a way to help, we will still be alone." Yamato looked at Kia. "I know that it's hard for anyone to understand, but we still will have no one at the end of the day."

"You're wrong about that," Luana knelt down in front of the two boys. "You do have someone. They just don't live here."

"Huh?" asked Takeru.

"You two don't have soul mates in the valley, that's true. But you two do have mates. They just live in Vallen," responded Luana.

"It's actually quite simple. You two are the Fay of Prophecy. You have no ties to the valley. Your ties are to Vallen as you will have to go there to find your mates. And while you are there, you will have to find a way to fix the bridges so that you will have a way home," finished Kia.

"This sounds way too…," started Yamato.

"Way too convenient?" finished Kia. "Yes, it is very simple. But that is the way it is."

"There are some problems however," said Luana. "We don't believe that the humans have soul mates. They seem to try out many different people before mating. The other thing is that we don't believe that they understand anything about magic. So we don't know how they can help us fix the bridges."

"How do you know that we have soul mates in Vallen?" asked Yamato.

"When you did not find your mate at the proper time, I scried to find them. I found both yours and Takeru's in Vallen," responded Luana.

"So how will we find them?"

"Soon after I found them I made amulets that should help you locate them. I cannot be sure that they will work because no one has done this before, but it's the best that I can do."

"So when do we leave?" asked Takeru.

"I would think that the best time to leave would be tomorrow morning. That way you will have time to say goodbye to your friends," answered Kia.

"So both of you go and find your friends. This might be the last day in a long time if you agree to go."

Takeru looked at Yamato. Yamato was looking down at his lap. He was thinking hard about what they were being asked to do. He was unsure that they would be able to do what no mage or council member could do. But the idea of finding his soul mate, the other half of himself, was very enticing. He looked up at the two Fay that he had put his trust in since the week of his parents' death. "No Fay has ever lived outside of the valley?"

Kia and Luana shook their heads. They seemed to understand that Yamato needed time to work this out. He sighed and looked at his brother. Takeru was sitting and waiting patently for his brother to answer.

"Takeru, do you want to go?"

"I want to, but I won't go without you. I promised that you would always have me. I can't see me doing this alone and I can't see you going alone either."

"I really do want to find my soul mate. But what if they don't accept me?"

"But what if they do?"

"That means putting our trust in a bond that we don't even know the humans understand."

"And if they do? They do fall in love. Maybe they just don't listen to their hearts as easily as we do. Maybe all we need to do is to get them to listen."

Yamato looked at Luana and then Kia. "I guess that it's settled. We will leave in the morning."

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Yamato found his friends Taichi and Sora sitting underneath the tree where he was the other day. "What are you doing today?"

"You aren't studying?" asked Sora.

"Not today. And not for a while," answered Yamato.

Taichi looked surprised. "I thought that's all you did lately."

"It was. But I'm not going to today. What were you planning to do?"

"We weren't sure yet. Are you sure that you want to spend today with us?"

Yamato looked down. "You don't want me around," he sighed. "That's ok. I can always do something else for awhile."

"Yamato, no. That's not what he meant at all." Sora glared at Taichi. "We were just surprised. You haven't wanted to play at all lately."

"Yama, what is going on?" Taichi asked.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Then you don't trust us as much as I thought you did. We will always be your friends. I know that it's been hard not having a soul mate, but we don't know how to help you. I wish you would trust us enough to let us try."

"I don't think that there is anyway for you to help me. But I do need to tell you what is going on."

"So?" prompted Sora.

"Apparently I do have a soul mate."

"That's great!" said Taichi and Sora.

"So when do we get to meet them?" asked Taichi.

"Maybe never," replied Yamato.

"Never?" Sora looked confused.

"They don't live in the valley. I will have to leave to find them."

"Leave? You can't leave. It's against the laws of the Council."

"Not if the Council wants you to leave."

"The Council has banished you? They've never done that before," said Taichi.

"They just can't do that. They can't banish you, not just because you have a soul mate outside of the valley," finished Sora.

"They're not banishing me. They want me to do something for them. Something that I'm not sure that I can do."

"What do they want you to do?" asked Taichi.

"They want me to find a way to connect the valley with Vallen forever. And I really don't have any idea how to do that."

"But you do have plenty of knowledge," responded Sora. "You and Takeru have studied forever with the Mages. I don't think any other Fay outside of the council knows as much as you two do. You have been prepared. You just have to have the faith and courage to do it."

"I just don't want to think about that right now. We aren't going to leave until tomorrow morning. I just want to spend time with you two. I don't know when or if I'll be back."

"I'm going with when," said Taichi. "Trust me. You'll be back."

" I just have to meet this mate of yours. You just aren't allowed to keep them a secret," finished Sora.

Taichi jumped up. "So ready to go play? Something tells me they don't play as much in Vallen. And even though you're prepared for that lately, I think that you need to remember how to play before they make you forget."

"Silly Taichi. How can anyone forget how to play?" asked Sora.

"One never knows what humans are up to lately. Besides, Yamato is out of practice."

Takeru, Iori, and Hikari flew in and landed in front of the older Fay.

"Good morning!" said Hikari. "What are we going to do today? Takeru said that he's leaving soon."

"Takeru too?" said Sora.

"Yes," said Yamato.

"You told them?" asked Takeru.

"I told them as much as I knew," responded Yamato. "Didn't you tell them?"

"Yes. I don't think that they want everyone to know ."

"I don't think telling our friends is everyone."

"And we aren't going to tell," said Iori. "If the Council wants everyone to know, they will tell. Until then the secret is safe with us."

"What are you going to do when we're not around?" asked Takeru.

"Would you mind us studying with Kia and Luana?" asked Hikari.

"No. Why would I?" asked Takeru. "They do like giving out advice to people."

"That is definitely one thing that I will not miss," said Yamato.

"Well, we have always wondered what it would like to be mages," said Hikari, "but with you and Yamato studying all the time, we didn't know if they would take us."

Takeru hugged Hikari. "I know that they would be very happy to help you two. All you need to do is ask."

"Now that all of that is over, what are we going to play?" Taichi started hopping up and down. "Too much talking and being serious…..Tag, Yamato. You're it." At that Taichi flew off as fast as he could. Sora started laughing and also flew away.

Takeru looked at Yamato. "It looks like we're playing Tag. Try to catch us!" He flew away following Iori and Hikari who were already in the air.

Yamato shook his head and went after Taichi. It really wasn't fair that he had been tagged when he didn't know that they were about to play. Taichi was going to get it.

At the end of the day, Yamato and Takeru returned home. They had eaten lunch with Taichi and Hikari's parents after they had played Tag all morning. That afternoon, Takeru had talked them into playing Hide and Seek. Iori was very good at that game. He was never found without Hikari tricking him into revealing himself.

After dinner with Kia and Luana, the boys went to bed, tired, but wondering what would happen tomorrow. When they woke up in the morning, they found that Kia and Luana had packed two small bags for them.

"We know that you two know enough magic to make or find anything that you need in Vallen, but we thought that we would give you some things that you might need," said Luana. "Your amulets are in here as well as two cloaks that make finding you difficult."

"You should only be able to be seen by people trying to find you," explained Kia. "That way friends you make will be able to see you, but others can't. We don't know if you will have any enemies, but we wanted you to be prepared. Also I have given you some books on archaic magic and the history of the bridges. I hope that they will be of help to you on your quest."

"We will both miss you very much," said Luana and she gave both of the boys a hug. "Now let's go eat breakfast and head to the nearest bridge."

After breakfast, the four traveled a short distance to the bridge to Vallen. "I hope that you two are safe and will return soon," said Kia. "Remember that we are all with you. Try your best and I know that you can do it."

Yamato looked at Kia. "I just hope that we are able to get there, if the bridges are in as bad as you say."

"This bridge has been the last one to show the affects of the collapse," answered Kia. "It should get you to Vallen safely. We just aren't sure that it will last much longer than a month."

"Then we have a month to find a solution."

"That's our best guess. In a month, all of the bridges will collapse. And I don't know of any way to build new ones. It's up to you two to either repair the old ones or find a way to build new ones. But all the information we have says the answer is in Vallen and that only you two can do it."

"So now we go to Vallen," said Takeru. "We will try our best."

"I know that you will," said Luana. Both she and Kia gave the boys a final hug. "Now it's time for you two to go." Kia released the seal from the bridge and the two boys went across to Vallen.