"Sean! Sean Gagne, get your butt out of bed right now!" "Yes, mother!" Sean called out, half awake. He struggled out of bed, large bags under his eyes. "The one night I don't get a good sleep, and they have to schedule a city wide Anti-Drug Rally. BWA!" Crashing to the ground amidst clothing, both unwashed and washed, the blonde teenager tied his hair into a messy ponytail. Stumbling into the kitchen, his mother looked up at him and said, "Well good morning, Mr. Gouchy," she commented on his sour face. "Sleep bad?" "Horribly," Sean said, laying his head on the table. "MORNING!" Sean winced and grasped his head as Franklin, his younger brother bounced in. "Shoot me now," Sean muttered. "For the love of god, Qinglongmon and whatever kami is out there, please shoot me." "Bang." Franklin commented, mimicking a gun with his thumb and forefinger. "Stop antagonizing around," Franklin said with a playful nudge. "You have to drive me to your school today, remember? Anti-Drug Rally? I'm helping with my class booth!" "How can you be so perky in the morning?" Sean asked with a grumble, reaching for the corn flakes. "Practice, I guess," Franklin said, pouring a bowl of Count Chocula. "Or three bowls of that junk you eat would do wonders for your blood sugar levels." At this, Franklin stuck his tongue out at him. "I'm going to get a shower. Can you make me a bagel to go, mom?" Sean's mother sighed. "Alright. But you should really get some sleep, Sean. It's not healthy." "Sleeps not my only problem," Sean said, stumbling to the bathroom. <><><> "Bones, you look like hell," Carter said bluntly as the elder teenager sat beside him. Sean had large bags under his eyes. He was pale, thin and looked like he hadn't gotten a good sleep in ages. "I feel like it," he replied. "So?" Carter asked, taking a bite of his sandwich. "Care to explain?" Sean stared at his food for a moment as he took a savage bite, tearing into the food before him. After a moment of eating, he said, "I've been having nightmares." "What kind of nightmares?" Carter asked, arching a hidden eyebrow beneath his bangs. "Not sure, just a jumble of wierd images," Sean said, shaking his head to clear it of sleep as he plopped his chin into both palms. Carter nodded. "In that case, we should keep our options open. It's going to be another long haul." He looked over, watching birds fly by before turning back to his friend. A sharp intake of air was heard as Carter witnessed an event he had not seen for ages. Sean sat, stone faced and eyes blank a moment before he slid to the ground. <><><> Digital Diaries : Adventures 2003 written by Shaun Garin RDD is created by Lord Archive. Everything else is property of myself or borrowed from Kids WB. Also, Toei owns Digimon. And since they don't want Adventures characters anymore, I'm not giving them back. <><><> File 19 : Remnants of the Past Sean suddenly fell over. Carter whipped out his tricorder and ran it over him, whispering curses under his breath. After making sure that Sean was just asleep, he started to drag him to the infirmary to help him wake up. "Windam!" called a voice. "What's wrong with Gagne?" Carter looked up as Mr. Darshield stood before him. "He just passed out, sir. I'm getting him to the infirmary." Darshield sighed. He knew Gagne by reputation, having taught a few courses in St. James High School. Grade A student, one of the best gymnasts in the city, outspoken against drugs and alcohol, even Darshield had to respect his drive. Grabbing Sean's legs, Darshield said, "Lets go." Along the way to the infirmary, the pair passed by Stu, Lee, Eric, Raine and Jullie who were standing near the Edmonton Elementary 5th grade booth, set up for the annual inter city school Anti-Drug Week. "That's something you don't see every day," Eric commented. "Lemme out, I wanna see," Lopmon complained, trying to poke his head out of the box he was currently disguised as to not arouse any suspicions or develop a new rumor based around the fact that Eric carried around what appeared to be a very cute stuffed toy. "Wonder what happened to him?" Jullie said. "He looked so pale." "I don't know," Lee said. "Lets go and see. Can one of us stay here and run the booth until we get back?" "I'll stay," Stu said with a grin. "Jullie, want to stay here as well?" Jullie nodded. "Sure. I'll stay. Go ahead you guys." The trio thanked the pair as they ran off. By now, Lopmon had wrestled himself free of the draw box and said, "Man, just when you think things are starting to calm down..." <><><> Lights flared at different points of the rotating globe before him. Wind whipped through his hair as he found a brightly shining point near the southern oceans. Then suddenly, it ceased to exist. Sean found himself walking down a long hallway. Dark, lit with nothing but green burning torches. 'I know this place,' he thought to himself as he proceeded down the hallway. He came to a couple of large doors, Egyptian hieroglyphs etched on the door. Reaching out, he pushed the door open. <><><> "YAAAAAAAH!" Sean jerked awake, sweat staining his shirt. He panted for a moment as the figure beside his bedside said, "Looks like you're up." Sean looked over to see a red head in a catholic school uniform. "Oh, Hikaru. Hi." "Hey there," Hikaru said. "You collapsed." "I did?" Sean groaned. "I had some sort of dream while I was out. I remember bits and pieces of it," Sean said slowly as he sat up in his bed. "Maybe you should talk to someone about it," Lee suggested. "Like a psychologist. This can't be healthy." "I know one. She counseled my sister a while ago. Her name is Amy Waters." Carter fished out a worn out card. "Here's her number. She's usually available so just go downtown and get an appointment around two. My sister drops in on her and probably wouldn't mind if you came in on recommendation." Sean nodded as Hikaru looked at the card. "I'll come along with you, and Carter, maybe you should come too. If Sean's collapsing again, we'll need to look into this." Raine heard a purring feminine voice, "I could make him healthy." "Shut up." Raine scowled, knowing exactly what the voice meant and that would only tire Sean out more. "Excuse me?" Hikaru asked, having been abruptly cut off by the exclimation. The freckled girl flushed. "Sorry. Conversing with Yami." "Who?" The older group asked. "Um, she's a spirit that is joined with me somehow through my Talisman," Raine explained. "She joined with me a week ago during the whole Jakal incident." "Oh, okay." Hikaru turned back to Sean as Raine scowled at Yami internally and externally. <><><> "That's all for today. I suggest coming back next week, if you continue to have nightmares. Until then, try to think about what your subconscious mind might be trying to tell you," Dr. Waters calmly recommended. "Thank you Dr. Waters." Sean exited the room as Carter waited for him, Hikaru at his side. "Well?" Hikaru pressed. "Nothing. There just doesn't seem to be a reason WHY I keep having nightmares and why I collapsed today." Sean sighed as he sat down in the waiting room. A long silence passed before Carter said, "What if they were visions or warnings? Like some kind of special power." "I doubt it," Hikaru said skeptically. "We're Digi-destined, not some kind of mutant kid. We're just lucky enough to get a digimon." "But what if, the talk about special powers is all true?" Carter pressed. "I mean, there has got to be something more. If Sean really is seeing visions or the future, then maybe other Digi-destined and Chosen have special powers." "That's wierd," Sean mumbled. But not totatly unproven. Taichi and Yamato somehow transported into the internet and all they had was the old digivices," Carter cackled. Hikaru and Sean fought the urge to wince. When Carter was stuck on something, it was almost impossible to dissuade him from his course. Carter grinned. "So Sean, got any idea what that dream was pointing to?" "Well, no. But I can point it out if you show me a globe." Sean shrugged. "There are four more after that, but I don't know where." <><><> Lord_of_Knowledge : Well, it looks like you guys are on a quest. CWTGSGITU : Yep. But I need to figure out how to make the Digital Gate send us to the Philippines. I still have Mimi's digivice reading but it's kind of old. Any new info or ideas? Lord_of_Knowledge: Still working on that project? Well, I don't have anything new besides readings from Pedro's digivice. It might help. CWTGSGITU : Any help would be great. Thanks. Lord_of_Knowledge : (Evil Grin) You owe me. CWTGSGITU : (Evil Smirk) We're EVEN. IF this helps. Lord_of_Knowledge : (Drops grin and pouts) Damn. CWTGSGITU : Heh heh heh. Hey, on a note, how's Daisuke doing? About the Hikari/Takeru incident? Lord_of_Knowledge : How'd you hear about that? CWTGSGITU : It's kind of hard not to know about it when he keeps the communicator lines open while I'm pulling an all nighter. He keeps ranting to Chibimon on the unfairness of it all and how he want's to deck 'Dickless' whenever he sees him with Hikari. Do you know how many communicators I had to build because of getting most of them taken away in class while Daisuke was ranting? Lord_of_Knowledge : 0.0;; Damn... did he figure out that you were listening in? CWTGSGITU : (Cackles) Not a clue. But I respect his privacy. It's his own damn fault for not closing the line. I think the Talk button is stuck. It was always a bit sticky on that one. Aw well, the batteries will run down in a couple of months. Lord_of_Knowledge : Well, he's pouring his heart out in soccer and Laser Assult down at the arcade. But other than that, his digimentals don't shine anymore. Miyako is always hanging around him. I think he might end up together with her given time. CWTGSGITU : Glad I'm not in Daisuke's shoes. Not that I didn't have the hots for Miyako before but... Lord_of_Knowledge : LOL. I know. You have a thing for geek girls, don't you? Much less your thing with Japanese girls and Fukus. CWTGSGITU : (Laughs Embarrasedly) So what? I like my women as they are. Get real Koushiro, I don't see YOU setting the dating scene ablaze. And I'm partial to purple hair on a girl since my green is natural. Lord_of_Knowledge : That reminds me, where in the world did you get green hair? And let me guess, a Misato Katsuragi thing? CWTGSGITU : Yeah. Anyway, about the hair, some French guy in early 1890 came down and married my great great grandmother. He had natural green hair. Since then, most of my family has had unique hair color. I figure it's some weird thing with the genes of my family. My sister Libby has pale green hair, my mom has turquoise hair, but my dad is the only one who has sandy blonde hair. But then again, he's not related by blood. Lord_of_Knowledge : Genetics. You've gotta love what they do to make life interesting. I'll upload the file now. Lord_of_Knowledge would like to send you the file "BTpedro.device.digi" (901232 Kb). Transfer time is less than 72 hours with a 128 modem. Do you want to Accept (Alt+T) or Decline (Alt+D) the invitation? Transfer of File "BTpedro.device.digi" from Lord_of_Knowledge has been accepted. Starting transfer... Transfer complete. CWTGSGITU : Hell, that was fast. Lord_of_Knowledge : 'Patented' Dimentional Uplink. Jacks me directly into the internet without any connection in the real world. Got it from Gennai. CWTGSGITU : Oh right, you've gotten it from Gennai... and you can upload people into the net. Damn. I wish I could do that. Lord_of_Knowledge : I know. :-p But you can BUILD your own stuff. Hey, how did that Phaser work? And what exactly does your nickname mean? CWTGSGITU : (Groans) It blew up. I did huck it at a Dokugumon a few months ago. Made a nice explosion. I think I'll just make half a dozen small palm ones and use 'em as bombs. And my nickname means Carter Windam, The Greatest Scientific Genius In The Universe. I was on a Washu kick when I wrote it. Lord_of_Knowledge : LOL Good luck getting them past security. Send me a couple. It may come in handy some time. CWRGSGITU : (Grin) Sure. I'll make 'em extra explosive. Thanks for the program. I'll implement it immediately. Thanks Koushiro. Lord_of_Knowledge : Not a problem. See ya. CWTGSGITU : See ya. <><><> Carter scanned the file. "Man, I need a filter program. Glad Stacy sent one to me... let's see..." He opened his MSN Messenger and grinned. "Ah, Kylie is on..." He turned towards the computer and grimaced. "Damn, Bob is gonna work overtime." <><><> CWTGSGITU : Hey Kylie. Goth_Wannabe : Hey Carter. What's up? CWTGSGITU : Nothing much. I'm running a program filter. Bob is working overtime tonight. Goth_Wannabe : Knowing your projects, probably. Hey, you coming down this winter? Melborne is nice and warm and I'm sure that you could crash at my place. Bring the group. But watch out for my dad. CWTGSGITU : Love to, but we're on a quest. Goth_Wannabe : Ooooh. A Quest. Dare I ask? CWTGSGITU : There's something weird going down in the Philippines. I just need to work on this file that Koushiro sent me and download a few bits and pieces into my D-3. That's why I needed the filter program that Stacy sent me. Goth_Wannabe : And you're going to PORT over there? I've only heard that Mimi from the New York Team can do that.... and the Londoneers, but they have a lot of ground to cover. Do you know how Pedro is? I haven't seen him since shortly after his brother died in the '02 Christmas invasion. CWTGSGITU : Sorry. Might want to ask Koushiro. I got the digivice info from him. Goth_Wannabe : I will. Sigh. Last I saw Pedro, he was like a walking corpse. I've seen him a couple of times down in the equivilant of Jamaica. He won't fight. He's so depressed. CWTGSGITU : Wow, that's rough. I hear he blames himself. Goth_Wannabe : Yeah, but no one else does. According to James, Carlos didn't even sacrifice himself to save Pedro. He just got hit by a stray attack. Could have happened to any of us. Kind of sobering thought that we can die in our adventures. and by sheer accident. CWTGSGITU : Like it or not, there was always a risk of getting killed out there. Sometimes, I wonder.... between the fact that the Odaiba Chosen have insane power levels, as attributed to Daisuke and Ken's ID Paladin Form digimon, a bloody stage eight for cripes sake, I wonder if there are other teams out there with comparable power levels... except for myself, Hikaru and Sean. Not many report in with digimon over champion, much less perfection. Goth_Wannabe : That reminds me; what about the second Canada Team? Any power there? CWTGSGITU : Eric has a Digital Sword that's hell on ice based things, Raine has this weird personality that appeared about a month ago and Lee is Lee with a cool Manacle. Goth_Wannabe : ?? I don't remember any post on the Message Board about the Raine thing. Did you post the information and I just missed it? CWTGSGITU : Raine posted it, not me. I was without internet access for at least three months before and during the Jakal Incident. It was a tough time. The kids were down in a dig site when they unleashed a Pharoah named Jakal. He went to Vegas and engaged the kids in a Riddle Game. According to Raine, she beat him through the Riddle Game. CWTGSGITU : In any case, she's got this weird personality that has a tendency to pop up every so often. Just last week, she was hitting on a Leomon that appeared in a digital field. The others barely remember the incident while Raine and her sister Gina remembers it clearly. Goth_Wannabe : Heavy stuff. Are you going to tell anyone about this, besides me? CWTGSGITU : Sent an email to Koushiro, detailing the fight with Jakal when he sent an email, asking about, and I quote; "What the hell happened two months ago?!". On a note, Lee has some semblance of control in evolving his digimon now, since he's wearing the Manacle of Body. I've run some scans on Eric's sword. It's composed of the same material both the Puzzle and the Manacle are made of. Yami told me a while ago, after an ugly little incident, that they were the Sword of Spirit, Manacle of Body and Puzzle of Mind. Goth_Wannabe : That's cool. And what do you mean by 'ugly little incident'? CWTGSGITU : I figured as much. It's too much of a coincidence. We know the Puzzle can evolve Labramon into her perfection form of Cerberumon, and also, bring out her "Other Side" of Yami Raine, or Yami as I call her. Not sure what the Manacle can do, and we know that the Sword makes swiss cheese out of ice based things... and glows blue. And for the ugly little incident, I' ll tell you later. Goth_Wannabe : (noding sagely) Well, I gotta go, it's kind of late for me and mom wants me in bed before dawn. Catch you tommorow morning. CWTGSGITU : Okay. Bye. Goth_Wannabe : Bye. <><><> Carter rolled out of his bed and checked his laptop, Bob, to see if it finished processing the information. He wandered if the readings from Pedro's digivice would eliminate any of the fifteen in common digital code sections he got from the previous dozen digivice readings he had fed through this filter program. His jaw dropped to the ground as he read the result. One. With Pedro's infomation, there was only ONE section that was similar to the other digivices. Carter immediately did the acid test. He checked to see if his digivice had that part of the digital digivice code. It didn't. Carter pressed his D-3 to the computer and hit the enter key. The D-3 glowed as he grinned to himself. "Perfect. Downloaded and ready to go. Now for a test run." He picked up a dart and threw it at the map of the world that was tacked to the cork message board on his wall. It flew straight and thunked square into a country. Setting the Digital Gate, he picked up his communicator, strapping it to his wrist and called out, "Penguinmon!" Penguinmon walked in, a bit bleary from waking up abruptly. "Yeah?" "I'm going on a little trip. I'll leave you behind just in case it doesn't work. No sense having two people get their molecules stretched out across the cosmos." Penguinmon nodded sleepily. "Want me to call the others later?" "Sure. And tell mom, dad and Libby where I'm going. Bye." In a flash of light, he vanished. Penguinmon's eyes widened. "Oh DAMN! He didn't tell me where he went!" <><><> Authors notes : Took a while to get out, but here it is. If you're wondering, some of the refs to other chosen/digi-destined are from either Krocket's Digital Questions or another group of Digi-destined I've created in another city.