Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Shepherd ❯ Chapter 6

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The Shepherd.

A Digimon-Sailormoon "what-if" crossover-fiction.

DISCLAIMER:

The The Digimon, the Digidestined, The Sailorsenshi and
their families (except for Kelly, Selena, Agamemnon, and Penelope ) are not
my property! They never were, and never will be.

The Digimon, the Digidestined, and their families are the property of
their creator, Miyoshi Houso, Toei Animation (in Japan), and Haim Saban
(in the USA).

The Sailorsenshi, their friends, and families are the Property of their
creator, Naoko Takeuchi, Kadansha Publishing and Toei Animation (in Japan),
and DiC (in USA) and CWI (in Canada).

NOTES:

Here are the "givens" in the actual Anime. In "Digimon",
Izumi Koushirou ("Izzy" in the English dubbing) is orphaned and adopted.
And in "Sailormoon", the parents of Mizuno Ami ("Amy" in the dubbing)
are divorced, and Ami lives with her mother.

I don't know if "Ayumi" is the actual name of Ami's mother
in Sailormoon or not, or if she's even named, but that's the name I've seen
in a previous fan-fic. So, that's her name, here !

In this chapter, I introduce another charater, Bara. She's a friend of the
Digi-Destined. Bara is based om another of my co-writers,
marisolntut@hotmail.com

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**** Amanda's P.O.V. ****


*THUMPH!*

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*THUMPH!*

*THUMPH!*

"Oh.."

"Dear."

I have to give my niece and nephew alot of credit here. If I hadn't known
my Ami Kat was Sailormercury, I would have hit the sand with the Digi-Destined!
As it is, seeing my niece and Usagi transform still leaves my legs feeling like
lo mein! How in the Hell can my Niisan stay so damned calm?

Whatever.. I have to do something to keep from looking like a complete Baka, so
I ask a question.

"How are we gonna wake them up?"

"That," Kelly says with his arms crossed, "is a *damned* good question!
Anyone have a suggestion?"

"Hey! Takeru-san!" The Patomon squeaked-out, "Are you going to wake up?"

"uuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnh..."

"I guess that is 'Iie'?" The little hamster-like Digimon asked. "You know
how I *hate* trying to wake you up!"

"uuuuuunmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmh..."

I started to giggle. It reminds me a bit of me and Niisan!

"OK. You asked for it.." The Patomon rolled Takeru onto his side, the stepped
back about ten paces and turned around.

"BOOM BUBBLE.. PUAAH!"

The next think I saw, Takeru was doubled-up like he was gut-punched, and
it looked like his eyes shot open!

"HEY!!"

"Gomen nisai, Takaishi-Sama! But you left me with little choice!"

Yeah... that was ALOT like Kelly and me! I can't help but laugh!

"Ken-kun? Ken-kun?"

I look over and notice what looks like a super-sized catapiller. I realize
I should probably be freaking-out now, even though I realize that MUST be
another Digimon. (God, let it be another Digimon!) But, it just looks so sweet
trying to wake that blue-haired boy up!

"Hmmm. He still had a pulse? Hai! That's good. Oh, dear.. but I hate to do
this."

The catapiller then bends down over the boy's arm, and..

*BITE!*

Ouch! That's gonna hurt.

"AAIIIIIIIIII!!!!"

Yep.. it hurt!

"Gomen nisai, Ken! But, you were out like a light, and I.."

"Gomen muyo, Wormmon! I know you only did what you had to, and I am glad
you did it!"

"Arigatou."

By now, everyone on the beach is in various stages of wakefulness.

So, with a silly smile only my brother can pull off, Kelly winds up doing
something brilliant! He does the obvious.

"Alright! I know my children are Digi-Destined! And, obviously, I know
about Ishida Yamamoto and Takaishi Takeru! However, may I meet the rest of
you?"

There was a stunned silence for a minute. I counted off the seconds.
Then, Kelly started off the festivities.

"The young man with the glasses and the Gomamon! Hai! You back there!
Do you, mayhap, have a name? What are you called?"

"Besides 'Kidzukai'?" the- Gomamon?- laughed.

"Houfukuzettou, Gomamon." The boy beside him seemed to grumble.

"'Worry' Huh?" Kelly chuckled as he reached a hand out to help the young
man up. "Actually, that IS very funny! Yours must have been the Crest of
Reliability!"

"Ahhh.. Hai!" The young man finally answered. "It was! Is! I am Kiddo Jyou!"
The young man bowed. "How did you know I had the Crest of Reliability, Graham-
Sama?"

"Because of what the Gomamon said!" Kelly grinned shyly, only to lose that
grin suddenly. "And something I remembered our Bearer of Reliability saying:
'The one trait he had that seemed to fit his job was the ability to worry'."

"And who are you, young man?" Kelly turned around to the blue-haired boy
with the worm. "And how is that bite on your arm?"

"I am Ichijouji Ken! And, the arm is not damaged!"

"I didn't think it would be!" Kelly flashed his smile again. "Digimon are
notorious for not wanting their friends harmed in any way."

Kelly continued the introductions. "And you, Miss? With the lavender hair,
kercheif, and the .. hmmm .. Hawkmon? Damn! But those were RARE when my bunch
entered the Digital-World!"

The girl-in-question just seemed to stare at my brother.

"Miyako-chan..." The Hawkmon seemed to say.

"Ehh.. Hai?"

"I believe this gentleman is speaking to you."

"Oh? Ahh.. Err.. Hai! I ammmm.. Inouye Miyako!"

"Konnichi-wa, Inouye Miyako-chan!" My brother bowed, then offered the young
girl a hand up.

By now, I'm sitting on the bench with Mimi Anne and Koushirou Odell and
their 'mons, trying to keep from laughing too much! Leave it to my brother
to remember his manners when everybody else is forgetting theirs! Usually,
manners are the -last- thing Kelly remembers.

I hear laughter mixed with tears in back of me. Obviously, my Ami Kat is
having a worse time holding her laughter in then I am! At least, she has the
curtesy and common-sense to try to hide her predicument! Two traits, it has
been said, that are sorely lacking in my brother and I.

"And -you- look a bit familiar to me, Miss!" Kelly was looking at a
readhead with a pink bird. "Do you have a name?"

"Takenouchi Sora." The young girl smiled and bowed. "And this is.."

"Michiko." My brother seemed to whisper the name, though even I heard him.

"Iie." The pink bird said politely. "I am a Biyomon! 'Michiko is.."

"My mother!" The redhead seemed to say.

"Hai. You look just like her" My brother seemed to be looking at something else-
the past, maybe?

"Your mother, Takenouchi Michiko, was our Bearer of Love." Then my brother
chuckled. "The others said it was rather strange, that such a Bishoujo as
Michiko would have such a gruesome Digimon-partner as an Ogremon. But they
seemed to fit together perfectly."

"An .. Ogremon?" The redhead seemed to stutter.

"Hai. One that seemed to take an instant disliking to a Leomon!" Then
Kelly'svoice seemed to drop. "Not that I can blame him.. Leomon-baka!"

That last statement caught everyone's attention.

"You knew Leomon?"

"Why did you call Leomon, 'Baka'?"

"What happened in the Digital World?"

Kelly's P.O.V.

What happened in the Digital world? I still have nightmares about it at
times. Nightmares that, I am sure, have worried my family since College. I
know they've worried Amanda. She's told me so.. many times.

My mind starts to drift backwards in time.

Fortunately, it is brought back by a small, intense young man with a kendo-
stick and an Armadimon.

"This is ENOUGH! Let him gather his THOUGHTS together!" The young man then
calms down. "Gomen nisai! I am Hida Iori! Please continue, Sensei."

I bow. "Arigatou, Hida-Sama!" I sit down, as my children, our Digimon,
Amanda Selena, Usagi, and Luna gather around me for support. They don't know
how much I need it! I sudenly feel very old.. and frail.

"Where do I start? I was in college, my first year, when I was brought to
the Digital-World. I.. was.. one of eight. At first.. none of us.. knew quite
why we were there! And.. it took me a while.. to overcome the shyness I had.
But, we soon became friends, even though many of us could not understand the
others at first. Five of the group were from here, in Japan! They were Shigeru
and Natsumi, Michiko and her kareshi, Gennai - never learned his family-name-
and Mizuno Ayumi!"

"Nani?!?!" Sora suddenly spoke up! "Did.. you just call.. Gennai.. my Hahai's
'Kareshi'?"

"Hai." I said a bit sadly. "I.. take it you met Gennai?" Sora nodded her
head slowly. "Hai. Your.. father.. held the Crest of Courage as our leader!
Courage? More like a recklessness! Reminded me of what I'd heard about the
Kamikaze of World War 2!"

I then saw two of the Digi-Destined, who I later learned were the leaders
of their groups and the Bearers of Courage, slowly bow their heads. They were
Yagami Taichi and Motomiya Daisuke.

"Anyway, Ayumi was able to translate for us at first, because she attended
an American-University! The rest of us were Gaijin! I was an American, and we
also had a German and a Frenchwoman! Anyway, to make a sad-story short, we
won, but we also lost. Shigeru and Natsumi.. the bearers of Friendship and
Light.. lost their Digimon.. and Victor and Emmanuele.. the Bearers of
Reliability and Sincerity.. lost their.. lives.."

At that point, I heard nothing, save my own crying. Crying for the friends I'd
lost a lifetime ago. I felt gentle touches on me, offering support and comfort.

"When.. *hmmmph!*," I cleared my throat, "we wept, and said our Goodbyes to
those who had died. We thought it was over.. we should have know better!
Leomon.. the Leader of the 'Good' Digimon.. suddenly told us that.. we hadn't
sacrificed enough, that, since some of us had shed our blood there, one of us
had to stay behind to seal the wounds so the evil would not return!" At that, I
swear I heard a sarcastic laugh come from Yamato.

"Well.." I continued, "Gennai said that, since he was our leader, we had
been his responsibility. And, therefor, he would pay the price of loneliness!
Besides, since he had no one else in our world, and- at least- Michiko
would still have the Ogremon to look out for her! Then that Big-cat Bastard
REALLY kicked us in the head! AFTER Gennai had agreed to stay, and explained
WHY he agreed, Leomon said that our Digimon HAD to stay in their world! They
were FOREVER barred from seeing us! On top of every other hurt, Gennai's
sarifice - for nothing! - proved to be the one stick that broke ALL our backs!"

"So.. that is why.. my Hahai has been so over-protective of me.." Sora
whispered.

"And why she was so suprised I could talk.." Biyomon added.

"Hai." I replied. "After.. what happened, it does not surprise me.. that
Michiko would forget about the Digital World, but remember why she'd want to
keep those she holds dear close to her."

"She was afraid of losing me." Sora cried.

"Hai." I hugged the young girl protectively. "Like she lost Gennai.. at the
least."

"We had *hoped* that whatever evils visited us in the Digital World had
stayed there, but..", I continued.

"They followed you," Takeru finished, "like a curse."

"Hai." I choked out. "First, Ayumi decided she *had* to come back to
Japan, and bring my children here with her.."

"Then abandon us here..", Odell said dejectedly.

"Then our parents break up." Yamato said sadly.

"Hai." I finished. "Maybe the curse is gone, now, though! No one was left
behind dead in your groups, I take it? And, obviously, the Digimon are able
to stay with you!"

After the rest of the Digi-Destined introduce themselves, I slowly get
up. "It is good that Mimi and Kou have such friends as you! We will see each
other again, I am sure! But, now, we must be going! Yamato? Takeru? Sora? If
you will please? Tell your parents I'm in town!?"

"Where are we going?" Ami asked.

"Where else? I have to deal with your Uncle Suon sooner or later! And, I'd
rather it be sooner! Besides, it is time for lunch."

We make our way off the beach.

"Gomen nisai," A small voice comes from in back of us, "but may I come
along?"

I turn around. The young girl who obviously spoke looked to be about
thirteen. She was quite beautiful, and could almost have been taken for
Japanese... except for her grey eyes. Those eyes were so animated! Even when
the rest of her was still, her eyes seemed to dance around, taking in
everything!"

"Konnichi-wa, Bara-chan!" Yamato smiled.

"Konnichi-wa, Yama-san! Konnichi-wa, minna!" The young lady bowed.

"Graham-Sama?" Yamato turned to adress me with a bow. "This young lady is
Keimei Bara-chan! Bara-chan? These are Koushirou's ans Mimi's chichi, Graham
Kelly-san, and obasan, Graham Amanda Selena-san, and aneue, Graham Ami
Katherine-san! And this is Ami-san's friend, Tsukino Usagi-san!"

"Konnichi-wa, Graham-Sama!" Bara-chan bowed. "Konnichi-wa, Tsukino-Sama!"

I noticed Bara's small smile as she bowed to Usagi. What might this small
child know?

Koushirou's P.O.V.

What is that poem? Ah, yes!

"Canon to right of them! Cannon to left of them!
Cannon in front of them! Volleyed and Thundered!
Stormed at with Shot and Shell, bravely they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death, into the mouth of Hell!"

We are but twenty-nine lives all together, not six-hundred, but the
Englishmen, Tennyson, could have been talking about us. I know why my father
seems nervous. It is the same reason I am. Part of me believes we are walking
into the "Jaws of Death".

Soun-ojisan had been supportive of me.. but distantly. I always wondered
why he seemed so... disaffectionate.. even in our own home. It was always
Kana-obasan who was there for me.. really there. Then, when I came back from
the Digital-World after defeating the Apocalymon, Kana-obasan showed me the
letters my father and ojisan had written to each other! "You need to know
this." That is what my obasan said.

She was right.. I *did* need to know.. need to know that I had someone
who loved me enough to write us. But, it hurt.. knowing my mother, the one who
gave birth to me, did not care as much for me as my father did! But, then, I
do have the mark of Gaijin on me. One that will never come off. Nor do I really
want it to!

I look back, and see Selena-obasan. Another reason for my father to be
afraid. He is probably afraid she will kill my ojisan. And, I think she would!
I can see it, everytime she looks at her niisan.. my chichi. She gets a worried
expression on her face.. then she starts to look away. As if she is trying to
hide the deadly color of hatred that flashes across her face! She would do
anything- I think- to protect her niisan. For that, I am grateful! But, I am
also worried. I look down at Tentomon.

I know people would think me crazy for saying this, but I can tell (or
almost tell) what he's thinking befor he says it! With an insectoid-digimon,
it *can* be (and usually is) hard to tell at first glance what might be on their
minds! The insectiodal compound-eyes can be a bit hard to read, and the body-
armor often makes body-reading next-to-impossible! But it CAN be done! I can
tell what Tenomon is thinking by the way he carries himself, by the way he
turns his head, and the slight movements of his antenae! Hai. I can read him.
And, right now, he is concerned.

My Dad is right! Digimon would much rather walk through hell then to see
their partners hurt.

Soon, we are at my aunt's and uncle's apartment. "Tentomon?" I turn to my
partner, "Whatever my Dad tells you to do.. do it!"

Kelly's P.O.V.

When the door opens, much to my relief I see Izumi Kana at the door!
I'd hate to have gotten in a shouting match with thechildren and my imouto
at the doorsteps- particularly, my imouto! And I know it would have been a
shouting match.. at first. It probably would have quickly graduated to
fisticuffs, too!

I bow.

"Konnichi-wa, Kana-san! Is your..?" I start to ask.

"Hai.. Graham-Sama!" Kana bows. "Come in! Soun.. is expecting you."

Oh, shit!

"Konnichi-wa, Koushirou." Kana smiled.

"Konnichi-wa. Kana-obasan."

"Will you take your friends into your room?"

"Hai. Tantomon? Stay with my father. Onegai?"

"Hai, Koushirou!"

"Who is the woman with you, Graham-Sama?" Kana asked.

"This is my imouto," I explain with a smile. "Kana-san? I'd like you
to meet Amanda Selena Graham! Selena? This is Izumi Kana!"

"Konnichi-wa, Kana-Sama!" Selena offered her hand and bowed. "I am my
niisan's akita."

Kana tried her best to hide a smile and giggle. "Hai. Very protective?"

"Very." Selena smiled.

Kana led us into the back room.

"Konnichi-wa, Izumi-Sama!" I tried to be pleasant.

"Konnichi-wa, Graham-Sama!" Soun's reply was a bit.. icy?

So much for being pleasant. But, I try again.

"Arigatou.. for looking after my som."

"Someone had to." Soun seemed distant.

"Hai." I replied. "I could not care for him.. love him.. from across
the ocean... as I should have."

"Only yowamiso run from their duty!" Soun spits out.

THAT did it!

"And only a Baka calls another 'Weak', and a 'Coward' without knowing
the facts! Until you started to write, Izumi-Sama, I did not know my
son was still alive!"

"Ayumi said she had to come back. I took it she was sent back."

"You thought wrong. Your gishi left on her own accord. I did nothing to
shame her. Her shame is her own."

"The honor of her family is shamed." Soun said stiffly.

"And WHAT do YOU know of honor, Hiretsukan?" Selena said.

"Watch your tongue, gaishou!" Soun retorted. "Before someone cuts it out!"

"Eat this BAKAYARO!!"

My heart almost STOPS as I watch my imouto take a dive with a knife in
her hands!

I suddenly picture a bowl of genetal-sukiyaki.. and start to turn green..

"This has gone on long enough!" I grumble. Then, I yell, "TENTOMON, DIGI-
VOLVE! NOW!"

"TENTOMON! Digi-volve to.. KABUTERIMON!"

"SHOCK some SENSE into those two brawlers!"

"ELECTRO-SHOKER!!"

Kabuterimon quickly zapped my brother-in-law and sister.. thankfully, just
enough to get their attention! They were, however, a bit shaken by the
experience. And, a little bit crispy around the edges! Despite really not
wanting to, I just had to chuckle.

"Goddammit, Kelly!" Amanda swore. "What are you fucking trying to do?
BARBECUE ME????"

"No, Salty." I smile. "Just trying to make sure you get back home in one
piece! We'll do our barbecuing then when we're safely at home. And WHERE the
HELL did that KNIFE come from? I thought you'd have the SENSE to leave the
Toothpick at home!"

"Why would I do a stupid thing like that?"

I suddenly see my Imouto spending the rest of her life in a Japanese prison!

"Whatever." I mumble. "I'd just like to get you get back home with the REST
of the children! We'll talk about getting barbecued at home. Besides," I add,
mischieviously, "from what your boyfriend says, you don't taste all that good!"

That last crack left my sister speechless.. for all of about a minute.

"I'm gonna KILL you, Kelly Paul GRAHAM!! And DON'T call me 'SALTY'!!"

"I do not know which one of you is more loathesome..", Soun mumbled, "You
or you Niisan! And, I do NOT know what possessed my giki to.."

"THAT is ENOUGH out of you, Izumi-BAKA!" I snapped. "I will wait until we
are HOME before I deal with my Imouto.. but YOU ARE home, Izumi-Youkai! It is
only for Kana's sake you are not already Tariyakied! Do not press your luck."

"Get OUT of my house!" Soun ordered. "And take your gaki with you."

So. Soun finally lets his true-feelings known. I turn, and see the children and
Kana. She has been hurt. I can see it in her face.

"Come, kids!", I say. "Let us leave."

"Gomen nisai." Kana bowed at the doorway. "I had hoped.. this would not happen."

"Gomen. I have caused it." I replied.

"Iie. It is.. my husband's way." Kana hung her head. "I was able to make..
a few sandwiches for everyone. It is not enough.. I know.. but.. maybe is will
quieten a few stomaches.. until.."

"Arigatou, Kana-San!" I smile.

How in the *Hell* was an arrogent ass like Izumi Soun blessed with such
an understanding wife?

She deserves better than that bastard!

"We can go to my home, Graham-Sama!", Yamato offered. "We have to stop by the
market, however. Koushirou.. Odell.. was gracious enough to let Takeru and me
use his cell-phone to call our parents! They will be expecting us!"

"Hai!" I answer the young man. "Arigatou, Yama-san!"

"And, I was able to call home." Sora smiled. "Hahai will be there, also!"

As we made it back to the street, the Digi-Destined spotted somebody.. well, two
"somebodies".

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