Zonemon's Revelation

Spirit Jerebis: Storms of Myths
Episode 16: "Zonemon's Revelation"

Rainbow of Time - Strife for the Mysteries - Enter a world of Faith - ... of Hope - ... of Heroism - Overcome sacrifices - Explore a world of Loyalty - ... of Friendship - ... of Justice - Spirit Jerebis

Previously on Storms of Myths:

Gallop in the plains. A.J.; Prince, and Comet all returned from Myths Base, with a few friends of theirs, along with some previous items of A.J.'s with them. Cliff was introduced to White Fox; Shadow Owl, and Alpha Lion. White Fox informed Cliff of Ranos, and biovesto. Cliff went with Nexusmon to get some biovesto plants to have his own organic shelter and starship. Ranos was friendly, eventually welcoming Cliff and Nexusmon into his farm. As for us, the next day we found A.J. looking for something. He told us what, and Otazoidmon had it. Then weirdly, A.J. started to get all emotional and sensitive, probably thinking of the past, when the three mystery charges did a trick of theirs, a trick that was only once in a life time. Anyway, once the trick was over, we left, to let A.J. change, and when he came out, we talked with him about biovesto; other members that he might want to join, and Faith of Algeria. I dealt with most of the questioning. Once done, A.J. left to return the biovesto cycle folder, when Shadow Owl appeared. A.J. went to White Fox's to know the rest of 'The Assignment', and he found out some useful information from Cliff about Ranos. He also found out about Tanumia, who we already knew of. He came back and we all went there, minus Lunal. Tanumia was closer friends with Prince and Comet, so she was more direct towards them. She checked A.J.'s univice, and we all found out that at will, A.J. could take off his univice. Eventually Tanumia called for Sadenre: her assistant. Noticing the necklace around A.J.'s neck, which was previously his coin bracelet, Tanumia and Sadenre led us all underground. It turned out that the necklace had some weird power, as it had the crest of myths in it, and it was a divine type, from what we found out. Anyway, underground we got some real unnerving surprises. But pass all that. On with the conclusion...

'Where am I?' A.J. thought, looking around him.

All around him was darkness. He could still see, but there was nothing to see. He did feel that he was standing on something, and that gravity was holding him down.

'Perhaps another dream.' A.J. thought.

Out of nowhere, A.J. suddenly started to hear sobbing in the distance. He glanced around him and couldn't find the source of the sobbing. He was sure the sobbing was feminine.

'Some one else is here with me.' A.J. thought.

He turned towards the noise where he heard it was strongest, and walked in that direction. Eventually he noticed a young lady in the distance, knelt down covering her face with both of her hands. A.J. knew that it was her who was crying. He didn't stop, until he was right beside her.

"... Are you O.K.?" A.J. asked.

"Leave me alone." The young lady replied, without raising her head.

A.J. gasped, with the young lady's voice being beautifully familiar to him.

"... Heba?" A.J. asked.

Suddenly, the sobbing stopped, and the young lady raised her head. Noticing A.J., it was her turn to gasp.

"Ammaar?" Helen whispered, with her eyes stained in tears.

A.J. nodded, and knelt down to look Helen in the eyes. Both stared at each other, neither blinking. The environment around both of them was the same as it was when A.J. first found himself in it. Slowly and gently, Helen's lips turned into a gentle genuine smile. Overjoyed, she embraced A.J., taking A.J. by surprise at first. Quickly recovering A.J. returned the embrace, slightly squeezing Helen, to tell Helen that he missed her so much.

Helen felt the squeeze, and mentally smiled, understanding why A.J. did it, and what it meant. Eventually, A.J. let go of Helen. Reluctantly, Helen also let go of A.J. Both stared at each other in the eyes for what seemed like eternity.

"Do you have any idea how much I've missed you?" A.J. asked.

Helen grinned. "Certainly not as much as I've missed you." She giggled.

A.J. smiled, noticing then that there was some obvious difference about Helen. A.J. glanced at himself and noticed the same obvious difference.

"How old are we now I wonder." A.J. muttered.

"Probably in the 30s." Helen replied.

"You noticed it too?" A.J. asked, glancing at Helen.

"Duh!" Helen remarked.

A.J. chuckled. "You know, there's something that I've wanted to do since our last dream."

Helen's eyes widened, understanding what he meant. Without further hesitance, A.J. pulled Helen into an embrace, and locked lips with Helen, gently and softly. Helen mentally smiled, returning the kiss almost at the same time A.J. kissed her. It was only for a few seconds, but when A.J. pulled away, both A.J. and Helen were breathless, staring with deep care at each other.

"Wow!" A.J. whispered.

"Tell me about it. That was the first genuine kiss I've ever had." Helen agreed.

"You enjoyed it?" A.J. asked, smiling.

"Of course, or I wouldn't have returned the kiss." Helen remarked.

"... Wait... What do you mean first "genuine" kiss Heba? You got kissed before?" A.J. asked.

Helen hoped that A.J. won't catch it, but he did. Helen sweat-dropped.

"... Yeah... I was kissed by a few guys in the past, but I never returned it." Helen replied.

"Who?" A.J. asked.

"Carl for one, who French kissed me. I let him, yet I didn't return it." Helen replied.

A.J. raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"

Helen folded her arms together. "A lot of stuff happened between me and Carl. One of the things was that from time to time, Carl asked me to tell him that I loved him, but I couldn't."

A.J. slowly nodded. "I see."

There were a few uncomfortable moments between A.J. and Helen; moments in which A.J. was trying to imagine what else went on between Helen and Carl. A.J. knew and noticed that Helen felt uncomfortable with it when he mentioned it. Because of that, he decided not to push Helen any more. Remembering what happened with the mysterious charges. A.J. wanted to know for sure if it was Helen or not.

"Umm..." A.J. started, and Helen glanced at him.

There was just one problem: A.J. didn't know how to initiate it. He eventually decided on initiating it directly and openly, no matter how strange it sounded.

"Yeah?" Helen asked.

"You saw me before now, yet after that dream in that school, right?" A.J. asked.

Helen smiled. "I thought you won't ever initiate that. You're talking about the mysterious charges, right?"

A.J. blinked. "Yeah, but how do you know?"

"Believe me, it was a weird experience for me. I hope you have kept your promise about not crying, at least not until you returned to me." Helen explained.

A.J. sighed. "It really was you!"

"Of course. Who do you think it would be? Santa?" Helen asked, grinning.

A.J. chuckled. "Really original Heba. I'm just glad it was you. How are things back in Meric Land and Faith of Algeria?"

Helen sighed. "You won't want to know. By now, your people have noticed your absence, not to mention the rest of the world."

"How did Mark and Stan deal with that?" A.J. asked.

"Umm... I honestly don't know. I haven't left your side..." Helen started.

"What?" A.J. asked, interrupting Helen.

Helen lowered her eyes.

"You don't need to stay by my side all the time Helen." A.J. softly stated.

"I want to." Helen whispered.

"Is it because you're in love with me?" A.J. asked.

"You know it." Helen nodded, raising her head and staring at A.J.

"... Well, we're staying together longer now... Alhamdullah." A.J. muttered.

"You want to leave me?" Helen asked, choking back a sob.

"What? No! It's just that it's better for our relationship if we don't always stay in contact with each other daily, one way or another." A.J. replied.

Helen took hold of A.J.'s left hand with her own hands, staring unflinching in A.J.'s eyes.

"I could stay with you for eternity. There's nothing more than that I have wanted; even if it meant that we are to be quiet with each other. It'll be fine, just as long as we keep each other company." Helen whispered.

A.J. put his forehead gently on Helen's forehead, looking her close in the eyes.

"There's no other person I'd want to be with for eternity." A.J. whispered sincerely.

Helen smiled, tears appearing in her eyes.

"Oh Ammaar." She whispered.

Before A.J. knew it, Helen embraced him, tightly, putting her arms around A.J.'s neck. Unlike before, A.J. quickly responded, as he returned the embrace, but more careful and gentle than Helen's embrace. A.J. had his arms around Helen's back. Feeling more intimate, Helen had her right cheek touch A.J.'s left cheek and stay there. A.J. smiled, and rubbed Helen's right cheek. Helen was on the edge of crying, and A.J.'s rubbing her right cheek took her over the edge.

She started to joyfully cry.

"Don't... ever... let go... of me." Helen whispered, between sobs.

"Never sweetheart." A.J. whispered softly.

"A.J." A familiar voice whispered.

A.J. glanced upwards, recognizing the voice. He glanced sideways at Helen, only to see Helen glancing back at him.

"I heard it too." Helen whispered, nodding.

"I don't want to leave you now." A.J. whispered.

"Neither do I." Helen coughed, with tearful eyes.

"Hold onto me, and never let go of me, just as I've held onto you for all this time, and as I'll hold onto you for all eternity, no matter what." A.J. requested.

"I will hold onto you. You have my word." Helen whispered.

A.J. nodded and let go of Helen. Helen also let go of A.J., and A.J. started walking backwards, away from Helen.

"I love you." Helen whispered.

"Ge strey gai Heba." A.J. nodded, before vanishing...

"What are you doing Amarito?" Otazoidmon asked, entering A.J.'s room in their biovesto shelter.

A.J. was sitting at his biovesto desk, with a screen on, and A.J. was typing away stuff. Otazoidmon knew that A.J. sensed him, even though A.J. didn't do anything to show that he noticed. Knowing that A.J. won't object, Otazoidmon stepped in, with the biovesto door closing automatically behind him. Otazoidmon walked over towards A.J., glancing over his shoulder. Sensing Otazoidmon behind him, A.J. stopped typing, yet he didn't do anything to shut down the holograms.

"What are you typing?" Otazoidmon asked.

"Stories." A.J. replied.

"What kind?" Otazoidmon asked.

"Adventures I had in the past. I bet once I'm done with them, they'll become well known." A.J. smiled.

"But... If you type them here, then when we wake up, won't all that be gone?" Otazoidmon asked.

A.J. shrugged. "No idea, but I'm willing to find out."

"What are you dealing with now?" Otazoidmon asked.

"My adventure here and now. I decided to call my adventure here: "Storms of Myths". What do you think?" A.J. asked, turning his head towards Otazoidmon.

Otazoidmon nodded. "I like it. May I watch you?"

Before A.J. could answer, the biovesto door opened up, and Equalmon appeared, out of breathe. Both Otazoidmon and A.J. turned to face Equalmon.

"What is it?" A.J. asked, not moving from his seat.

"It's Zonemon... and Alpha Lion. Both of them want us to head over to White Fox's home." Equalmon replied.

"What for?" Otazoidmon asked.

Equalmon shook his head. "I don't know."

A.J. shook his head. "I can't go; I'm right in the middle of writing a story!"

"Alpha Lion won't mind you not coming, yet Zonemon urged that you come along." Equalmon informed.

Otazoidmon glanced at A.J. "Shall we?"

A.J. shrugged. "Why not? I can always come back and finish this later on."

"Yeah." Otazoidmon nodded.

A.J. got up from his seat, and Otazoidmon followed him. Equalmon left, with A.J. and Otazoidmon following him. The biovesto door closed behind Otazoidmon...

Equalmon trotted into White Fox's home, with A.J. coming in last. Entering the main room, A.J. saw Alpha Lion; Shadow Owl; White Fox; Ememon; Zonemon, and Feranimon all there. Upon seeing Alpha Lion, A.J. was curious, and he showed it, because Alpha Lion was all bruised up and there was a cut on his upper lip, with a few cuts all over his body. Some cuts were still bleeding, while others were clotted.

Alpha Lion saw A.J. looking at him curiously, and he avoided eye contact with A.J. Among those who were sitting, White Fox; Zonemon, and Feranimon were the only ones sitting, while the rest were standing up.

'I for one decided to wait for you; Gallop, and Comet, before sitting down myself.' Ememon thought, using telepathy.

A.J. smiled, and nodded at him in appreciation.

"O.K. since we're all here now, those that haven't taken a seat, can take one now." White Fox remarked.

Shadow Owl was the first to take a seat, and it was to White Fox's right, while Alpha Lion took White Fox's left. Feranimon was to Shadow Owl's left. Zonemon was on the opposite side of White Fox facing him on the circular biovesto table. A.J. took his seat to Zonemon's right, while Ememon took Zonemon's left. Otazoidmon took A.J.'s left. Equalmon went to his special seat, and relaxed.

"Before Zonemon or Alpha Lion start, I have something to say." White Fox started.

"It's about the Trio of Resolve, right?" A.J. asked.

White Fox nodded. "It is. Before yesterday, Alpha Lion's and Shadow Owl's biovesto home was completed and they have been living there, but it was only yesterday that they're starship fighters were completed, not to mention mine as well."

"Yep. Shadow Glide is up and running again. This time though it's no minerals, but organic. The Tunnel Alliance will never know what hit them." Shadow Owl smiled.

"White Fox has told us everything he knows of biovesto, and from that, we say we have a chance now against Tunnel Alliance. I'll also look for that alien who helped us out in coming here. Dusk Predator will find her." Alpha Lion decided.

"On White Prince, I just want to get back to Anihuleph and see Yellow Deer again." White Fox sighed, gently closing his eyes.

Everyone in the room quickly understood what the Trio of Resolve was talking about. Feranimon was the first to speak.

"Do you all mean that you're all leaving the Realm of Charges soon? When?" Feranimon asked.

"In a few days from now. From two to three days we'll be going or gone." Shadow Owl replied.

"How are you going to find your way back?" Equalmon asked from his seat.

"We put up a map of our system in our biovesto fighter starships, so we won't have a problem." White Fox replied.

"Yeah. It's just a dot in infinite space! Duh! How will the starships now where to go if there isn't any trails to your system?" Zonemon asked.

White Fox glanced at A.J. and grinned.

"I've already discussed that with both Shadow Owl and Alpha Lion. We have it planned." White Fox replied.

'Does he mean fade? But how would he know? I didn't tell him. He probably found out on his own, because it was too suspicious on how we got back so soon with his army tag.' A.J. thought.

"What about White Hulman?" A.J. asked.

"I knew that question would come up sooner or later. I've decided that... I'll deal with that when the time comes." White Fox replied.

"And when is that?" A.J. asked.

"Just before we leave." White Fox replied.

'Strange, I could swear that White Fox had decided before I went to get his army tag that White Hulman would stay. I wonder what's up with that.' A.J. thought.

"You are going to tell us all when you'll all leave, before you leave, right?" Feranimon asked.

"Of course! We'll all have our farewells." Shadow Owl replied.

"... Wait a minute... How do you know the alien we encountered was female?" Shadow Owl asked.

Alpha Lion grinned. "I know a lady when I see one."

"Yeah right." Shadow Owl muttered.

"O.K. Now since we're done with that, what happened to you Alpha Lion?" A.J. asked.

Alpha Lion sweat-dropped. "I got beaten up this way because... I got you your charges of sincerity."

A.J.'s eyes widened. "... What?"

"I wanted to do it, even though I was completely aware you told me not to again, because it would be the last time I would help you legend, so please understand that. It's like an advanced farewell gift." Alpha Lion explained.

A.J. rolled his eyes. "Where are the charges now?"

"Near FCL Star Trail." Alpha Lion replied.

"I see." A.J. nodded.

"Does anybody else want to add anything before I get into my tale?" Zonemon asked.

Everyone at the table shook their heads negative. Zonemon nodded.

"O.K. then, please don't anyone interrupt, especially you A.J." Zonemon requested, pointing directly at A.J.

"What?" A.J. asked, surprised.

Zonemon grinned. "Believe me, you'll interrupt me, or try to once you find out some details of my tale."

A.J. shrugged. "Rest assured, I won't interrupt you at all. I can restrain myself, and I will keep my comments to myself."

"That's all I wanted to hear." Zonemon smiled.

"May we get to your tale now Zonemon? We aren't growing any younger." Alpha Lion requested.

Zonemon chuckled. "Of course. Let's get started. Let me see where to begin."

"I don't believe this! He wants to tell a tale and he hasn't decided where to begin." Alpha Lion complained.

"Give him time Alpha Lion. I would like to see you in Zonemon's seat now." Feranimon stated.

"Well put Feranimon." White Fox agreed, nodding.

Alpha Lion noticed White Fox standing by Feranimon's side, and even though he didn't like it, both White Fox and Feranimon were right. Alpha Lion always had a problem with patience. It was best for him to deal with it before he got back to Anihuleph, and what better time was there than the present? Zonemon was well aware of the small discussion that was happening about him, yet he concentrated on where to start, and eventually knew from where.

"Listen up. Here we go...

"Like most other Codelimin, I was born in Primary Village, under the elder watch of Glademon, a few months after the first patch of DigiDestined rid the Digital Word of evil. Glademon was the founder of Primary Village, a few years before Daemon began his conquest of the Digital World. Glademon noticed eggs being digitalized and reborn in a specific area and decided to turn it into a location of caring for codelimin.

"He founded Primary Village in Digit Island and took care of the eggs, then of the embryo and caterpillar leveled codelimin. When at the level of juvenile, a few codelimin wanted to stay and Glademon only accepted Elecmon as his apprentice. Glademon knew of Gennai and the Guardians, but stayed close to Gennai. The loner he was, he was the first to come up with the idea of sending in mortals from Earth, humans in specific.

"Gennai later on came up with the idea of the Eight DigiDestined Copedam, with help from his Order of Light, which also happened to be the Guardians. It was his idea and project that helped that the DigiDestined and their copedam understand the Digital World better. When every codelimin feared Daemon and his Terror Forces, Glademon went to a location in Sacred Star Island, named Haven Falls.

"It was there where he prepared and organized everything for the chosen humans. Sacred Star Island was where Glademon stayed during the first five DigiDestined's adventure. He left Elecmon in charge of Primary Village, which was in File Island, and not in Digit Island, because the first Primary Village, which was on Digit Island, was destroyed.

"That's how the first five chosen entered the Digital World, with Glademon setting the entrance location there, at File Island. Before then however, he crafted a few weapons; found five univices, and sent them through the Digital World, mostly to Server Continent, while he sent the first five univices to Earth. Being the loner and adventurer he was Glademon visited all the Quadrants, including the fifth mystic Quadrant, before it was sealed off.

"It was the northern quadrant he visited first as a juvenile level: Agumon X. After the first five DigiDestined left the Digital World, Glademon returned to Primary Village, File Island. He got back in charge of the village, and Elecmon returned to being his apprentice. A few nights after my birth, my embryo form Zoomon, heard from Glademon and Elecmon about the Code Phantoms.

"Glademon honestly told me that he saw the Code Phantoms in the Fifth Quadrant. He didn't see how one was defeated though, so he couldn't be able to pass that knowledge down. Once becoming juvenile, I left Primary Village voluntarily and met up with Polamon in Server Continent. Polamon had his own home in a polar region and we quickly became friends. Polamon taught me a lot.

"We would come into conflict and disagreement about A.J., while observing him from the Digital World. The action was led in me falling off the mountain and separating from Polamon for a short period of time. I fell off of the mountain due to Polamon's uncontrolled attack against me. During my fall, I fainted and woke up in a weird world. I found myself in my embryo form and figured that coming to such a place led to the drainage of my energy.

"The weird world was Meric Land and soon after arriving, I spotted A.J. The rest is history." Zonemon finished.

"How do you know of all that?" Feranimon asked.

"Glademon told me many stories when I was embryo and caterpillar." Zonemon replied.

When Zonemon mentioned that he and Polamon were observing him, A.J. kept his word and didn't interrupt, though he was upset with Zonemon within him, and he didn't show it, and that's how it started; A.J.'s dislike for some of his soul-warrior copedam, and eventually having a favorite, while in the past he had favored all his copedam equally. White Fox noticed A.J. disturbed, yet decided not to push it, even though he had a few ideas why A.J. was disturbed.

Zonemon glanced at A.J., knowing that even though A.J. didn't comment, A.J. was still disturbed about him and Polamon observing him that time. A.J. understood when it was, remembering the events that happened during that time.

"I hope I didn't disturb you." Zonemon softly spoke.

A.J. closed his eyes, stood up and left White Fox's home, without speaking any word, leaving the remaining occupants of the room surprised and speechless. Zonemon lowered his head.

'I'm so sorry A.J.' He thought, tears appearing on the sides of his eyes...

COMING UP! EPISODE 17: MYTHS OF MAJESTIC

Rainbow of Time - Strife for the Mysteries - Exit a world of Determination - ... of Courage - ... of Truth - ... of Trust - ... of Conscience - ... of Wisdom - Overcome extremely dangerous journeys - ...ambitions - ... fears - Explore a world of Love - ... of Honesty - ... of Virility - ... of Leadership - Spirit Jerebis