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Chapter 22

Memories of a Forgotten Past

               After much celebration slowly the digital world began to become more and more like it was before the skull virus. From time to time a group would show up that was still infected but usually they were quelled rather quickly. Upon giving the core the vaccine all the digimon not infected were given the same vaccine. The skull virus would never again be a real threat to the digital world.

               The vaccine revolution suffered heavy casualties and all of its captains aside from Renamon went missing at some point during the battle against the dark citadel. A candlelight vigil was held in their honor while plans for a monument in the square in front of the citadel were already being made.

               The heroes spent their time wandering from village to village helping out with what they could and aiding in the rebuilding progress. Just their presence made the digimon happier it seemed. Morale was high amongst the heroes as well though their path eventually led them to the mountain where two of their friend’s journeys ended.

               Rukan smiled seeing that at the peek the monument had changed. Michiko and Shade were looking over brother and sister affectionately. It seemed the gods at least had the dignity to let the world know. Before leaving the decided on naming the mountain Michiko’s Rest and the nearby valley Shade’s Secret.

               Their lives went on as wanderers of this world for many years. It wasn’t until at least ten of these passed that Rukan began to worry about his mother and Taka about his education. It was decided tearfully to many digimon, that they should return to their own world. Leaving Narwith and datamon in charge of taking care of the place while they were away Rena changed herself into a human around Rukan’s age.

               Their leaving allowed the digital world to once again progress normally without the influence of human hands in any way. It was a welcome time of prosperity known as the First age of Serenity. Digicentral was rebuilt from the ruins and quickly became the center of all trade and happenings in the digital world for all the digimon that would embrace it.

               The wilds still remained wild and the digimon there enjoyed their lives just as much as the ones that chose to settle in the city. The woods teamed with life again and slowly but surely the plants that were sickly began to grow back.

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               Rukan and the others emerged from a gate in the park where Renamon and he had encountered their first infected. He couldn’t help but chuckle softly rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, â€I guess we’ve come full circle now huh…â€

               Rena looked to Rukan and smiled slightly before the two turned to Taka and nodded. â€How long have we been gone,†was all Rena could think of asking.

               Taka looked to his D infinity and tapped the display a few times before nodding, â€about 94 hours. Time moves much faster in that other world it seems. I am betting our parents are looking for us and may have notified the police. We should head home before anything else.â€

               Rukan nodded and reached out to grab his friend’s hand and smile, â€Who woulda thought we would be a part of something this big huh?â€

               â€You’ve got the air of a hero around you Rukan. Trouble always finds you some way. This time it was just a little too big for you to handle by yourself is all. I’m sure more will come of this but for now try to lay low. HYPNOS is still out there after all,†replied Taka with a grin shaking the hand before heading off through the park towards his home.

               The walk was rather uneventful other than a few people stopping and pointing at him. A few people stopped him and asked him if he was okay proving that he was right about the missing person’s report being filed. He assured them he was okay and told them he was headed home right away. What awaited him as her turned the corner, however, was unexpected.

               He was lucky enough to have seen them before they saw him. HYPNOS was waiting outside his apartment building and they had his mother with them. It’s likely they detected the gate he and Rukan came through and were covering all their bases now. He had to think fast to get out of this one. Turning the other way he snuck into a nearby store and then the bathroom locking the door.

               Taka’s heart was pounding hard enough for him to hear it in his head. He had to come up with some sort of solution but all of them ended in him going back to the world he just left. He heard HYPNOS’ men in the store talking to the clerk as he directed them to the bathroom and soon they were pounding on the door.

               The boy frantically pressed buttons on the D infinity and as HYPNOS broke the door down a gate opened. It was rather unexpected but he would take any break at this point. Leaping through it he and the gate disappeared before he was found. He could only hope that Rukan and Renamon were able to escape this fate.

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               They were the unfortunate pair. Fated to have trouble find them wherever they went. This day would be no different. Rukan’s home was large which made it easier for HYPNOS to hide their vans and cars in the neighborhood. Upon opening the door Rukan was even able to speak before he and Rena were hit in the neck with darts.

               A look of betrayal crossed Rukan’s face as he saw his mother with Yamaki by her side. He fell to the floor shortly after. HYPNOS assured Mrs. Hisashi that her son was in good hands and that they would make it so that none of this mess had ever happened. She would have her old son back, happy and ready to take on the world.

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               â€Prisoner escape in progress! Red alert! The digimon has escaped,†shouted the female voice on the PA as the building had to switch to emergency power. Rukan was just barely coming out of his sleep to find himself tied down to a hospital bed and all sorts of wires were hooked to his head. He tried to look about but found he couldn’t even move his head.

               A gag was felt then making sure he couldn’t cry out for help. He heard people scuffling outside the room he was in and soon the doors were thrown open. The first face he saw was the blonde haired man himself. Yamaki grinned down at the Hisashi boy as he poked him on the nose.

â€I told you not to play with fire boy and you continued on your little quest. Had Tenshi’s little monster won in the other world they would have begun invading here which would have lead HYPNOS into a whole new tier of development, Anti Digimon weaponry. We’d have an excuse to put all our designs into production and sell them to the militaries around the world. We’d be rich and considered heroes. We would have two worlds of our very own without these AI pests wandering about and mucking it all up! You couldn’t leave it be though,†Said the man as he knew Rukan couldn’t talk back.

Rukan’s eyes though spoke volumes of his rage and he even felt Wrath crying for release inside. He wanted so badly to destroy Yamaki. To tear him limb from limb that the demon inside was actually projecting the images for Rukan to see. Still Rukan fought back the urge for now as he knew the escapee was Renamon. She was coming to save him and they had no weaponry that could stop her now.

â€Sir! She’s broken through the last barrier! There’s no time left,†Shouted one of the men in the room with them. Yamaki seemed annoyed which lead to Rukan smiling slightly, though it did look kind of goofy with the leather strap in his mouth.

â€You think you’ve won again don’t you? That all of this will be over when she gets here? Think again boy… This switch will erase the memories of your time with the digimon. Hell you won’t even remember your sister. You’ll be a blank slate we can fill will any sort of information we want. Goodbye hero,†Said Yamaki with a grin as Rukan’s eyes went wide with terror.

The switch was thrown and he felt like white hot lightning was rushing through his mind. It was like the flash in a thunderstorm and he was out like a light floating in blackness.

Renamon was just a moment too late as she bust down the door to the room they were holding Rukan in. The feral rage in her eyes was the sort of thing legends were made of. Yamaki stood with the switch thrown and a cocky grin on his face as he spoke, â€Give up digital parasite. He’s gone. We’ve completely erased his memories. This little adventure will forever be memories of a forgotten past.â€

With a furious howl Renamon tore through the last man between her and Yamaki. Making the HYPNOS man reach for his gun and fire off a whole clip of the paintball like chips into her. In the end it didn’t matter like before. She stood solid in front of him. Her rage led her to tear into Yamaki brutally disfiguring his torso and nearly completely disemboweling the poor man though she made sure he wasn’t dead.

As she crouched down to be eye level with the bleeding and slowly fading man she spoke, â€I let you live because I’m better than you. You will keep living remembering this moment of terror and know that if you ever EVER come after me or Rukan again I will make you wish it were this moment again when I’m through. This moment in your life will seem like paradise!â€

Having had her fill of violence she tore into the straps breaking Rukan free and cradling him in her arms she leapt out of the window of the HYPNOS building and landed on a nearby rooftop. Tears streamed down her face as she feared what Yamaki had said was true. The only place she could think to go was his home.

Reaching the Hisashi residence wasn’t hard. Setting her lover down on his bedroll and taking the D infinity from his wrist was. She stood over him for a few moments before she heard the footsteps of his mother running to the door to Rukan’s room. She decided it best to remain a shadow for now and so left quickly through the back door leaping onto the roof where she could hear what was happening below.

â€Rukan my god you’re home,†shouted the mother as it made the child stir in his sleep.

Renamon could hear her crying as she held her son rocking him softly in her arms though the next words broke both of the women’s hearts.

â€Who are you,†Asked Rukan as he pushed away.

Rena couldn’t take anymore. She had to leave. Leaping from the rooftop of the Hisashi house she made her way to a quiet alley where she began to cry over her loss. Clutching the D infinity close to her chest she knew now that her role was no longer mate but invisible hand. The Invisible hand that would guide and protect the boy until the day came where she would no longer be the keeper of the memories of a forgotten past.