"Such a variety of Digimon." Silver's gaze fell on Joe. "The one with the glasses, who is he?" I wonder why he attracted my attention. He's not particularly cute, although he's not bad looking. Very confusing. Still…Oh yes, now we remember. He was part of the dream. But why can we not recall what his relevance was?
"Huh? A Digimon with glasses?" Tai asked.
"I believe she was asking about Joe." Izzy answered. She looks as confused as I am about why she asked about him. Maybe he was part of the dream that she had.
Silver's attracted to Joe? That's a somewhat odd attraction. But, hey, whatever works. Sora thought as she looked at her friends crowded into the cage. We have to get them out of there.
"WELL, ISN'T THIS AMUSING? MANY FAILED, BUT I HAVE THE DIGI-DESTINED IN MY POWER! THE LEADER DEAD, THE GENIUS ALONE, AND THE CREST OF LOVE RENDERED USELESS! FACE YOUR LAST, DIGI-DEAD! "Myotismon!" Tai hissed. The chain holding the cage snapped, sending it plunging into the pit below. Silver instantly jumped forward and released both grappling hooks at the same time. One seized the cage and the other dug into the ceiling, preventing both the cage and Silver from falling. Silver used the remainder of her momentum to swing the cage back towards solid ground and released it. The cage rolled once, then came to a stop. Silver retracted both grappling hooks, still hanging onto the ceiling. Everyone else tried to break open the lock on the cage, but was unsuccessful. Silver dropped down next to the cage. She tapped the metal. "Pathetic. Not even a challenge." The claws on her right arm came out.
"Back up." Tai told his friends. They complied and Silver sliced the metal bars into bits of scrap metal.
"WHAT IS THIS INTRUSION?" Myotismon's voice boomed from everywhere at once. He materialized on the other side of the room. "THE LEADER IS ALIVE? BUT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE! I KNOW HE DIED! AND YOU ARE NOT OF THE DIGI-DESTINED!" Myotismon's wrathful gaze turned towards Silver.
Silver glared back. "No, I'm not one of the Digi-Destined. But I was brought here to protect them, and that is what I shall do!" She jumped into a fighting stance.
"Hey, no one's fighting without us!" Gomamon said.
"Agumon digivolve to: Greymon!"
"Gabumon digivolve to: Garurumon!"
"Tentomon digivolve to: Kabuterimon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to: Birdramon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to: Ikkakumon!"
"Palmon digivolve to: Togemon!"
The Digimon charged forward and Silver leapt as well. She bounded ahead and landed behind Myotismon.
"Nova Blast!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Electro-Shocker!"
"Boom Bubble! POW!"
Silver decided her energy attacks would be more effective. Raising both hands, she activated every laser and electrical weapon she had. Myotismon pulled his cloak tighter, but that didn't prevent him from being injured by the multiple attacks. Using a calculated move, Myotismon attacked. "Crimson Lightning!"
His attack was not aimed at any of the Digimon, nor even Silver. It swept across the far ledge, hitting the humans. Joe, showing remarkable bravery, leapt in the way and took the brunt of the blow. Each Digimon instantly turned to help its friend. Myotismon moved forward to take advantage of the situation. "Crimson-Aaaaa!"
Silver had jumped onto Myotismon's back, sending her claws through his chest. The evil Digimon stumbled away and turned to face her. "Grisly Wing!"
The swarm of bats circled Silver. Many of them broke their teeth trying to bite her. Silver grinned. "Sorry, you'll have to do better than that."
Myotismon boiled. "Crimson Lightning!" The red electricity wrapped around Silver. She laughed, absorbing the energy. "Good, I needed a recharge." She grabbed the disks from her sides and threw them. Myotismon dodged-only to have the razor-sharp circles come at him again. While Myotismon attempted to evade the disks, Silver kept aiming at him with her energy weapons. When she missed, chunks of wall blew away. Very soon the walls began to sag and collapse. "I tire of this." Myotismon said. Stopping suddenly, he released a tremendous burst of energy. It knocked Silver back, giving the cowardly Digimon enough time to teleport out of harm's way. The disks instantly returned to their places on Silver's hips as she jumped to where her friends were. "Get them out of here!" Silver yelled to the Digimon. After staring at her for a moment, Greymon nodded. Each Digimon grabbed his or her partner and ran or flew out of the rapidly crumbling room. Silver followed, occasionally having to slice her way through falling masses of stone.
Upon reaching safety, the Digimon collapsed, exhausted. Most of them were completely oblivious as they returned to their smaller forms. Silver looked over her injured friends. Though unconscious, everyone but Joe seemed fine. Joe was badly hurt, having many burns and open wounds to show for his bravery. Silver looked down on his unmoving form. Why is it only now that we are able to recall his part in the dream? An instant love, and now he lies before us, dying, with nothing that we can do for him.
"But there is something you can do. But only if the love is true." A voice said. Silver looked around, but could find no source of the voice. She gave up looking and asked, "What can I do?"
"Reach into the left pocket of his pants. There should be a silver-banded ring there. Slip it on the middle finger of your left hand. Remove the dragon pendant necklace from the pocket in which you keep it. Slip it around his neck."
"But, but how did you know I had a dragon pendant necklace in my pocket?" Silver asked, amazed by the accuracy of the information.
"I know many things about many people. Now, are you willing to switch places with him? Are you willing to die in his stead?"
Silver glanced at Joe's face. "Yes."
"You have one minute of life left. Say whatever you wish." The voice said.
Silver took at last look at the people she had helped to save. "Farewell, my friends. I hope this does not affect your futures in a negative way." She paused and took a deep breath. "Joe, I hope we will meet again sometime. Please do not forget me."
"Your time is over." The voice said. Silver watched as she began to dissipate, slowly and somewhat painfully. She kept her eyes fixed on Joe for as long as she could.
"Ah!" Victoria sat straight up. She was in her bed, in her own home. "Huh?" What's this? I'm alive? It was all just a dream…? But it was so real. It is possible that it actually happened, but only my mind was actually there. Then, when I 'died' there, my mind came back to the real world. No, that's stupid…just wishful thinking. Silver reached over to turn her night lamp on. Something on her hand glinted in the moonlight pouring in from her window. Silver examined the object. A silver-banded ring.
Back in the Digi-world, Tai and Sora were quietly talking. "Do you think it actually happened, Tai?" Sora asked.
"I don't know. No one but us seems to know about it, and Silver's gone. We're even back in the same place we were before all this happened. Joe isn't even hurt at all, and after what he took, he should be." Tai answered.
"I don't know about him not being hurt. He seems to be rubbing his chest a lot." Sora replied.
"Yeah, but knowing him, he's got some rash from some plant he's allergic to." Tai laughed.
"You're probably right." Sora laughed too. They rejoined their friends in camp. Joe was turned away, apparently scratching his chest.
Why? Joe was thinking. He hid the object back under his shirt and rubbed where the cold metal hit his chest. I'm going to have an imprint soon if I keep rubbing this thing. Unable to resist, he examined it again. The dragon pendant shone in the morning's light.
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