Song- River
O bless the water that flows from the fields
Into the sea that surrounds our little island of green
Hope is a river that flows from these stone walls
Into an ocean we have never seen
Hope is a dress that my mother once wore
A fiddle tune I heard that has no words
Hope is the one thing we have never lost
Though we are tired from the old war
Same anger in our hearts, same desolation and loss
Why are we divided
Bind us in friendship so rage will never rise again
In fair Eire between friends .
I picked this song because, well, I liked it. You can find a full (better) version on the CD I mentioned, Miles Through The Night. It also ties in with next chapter's Song- Rivers Run. I wanted to continue the Idea that hope spring eternal- although in this case, hope was lost for a time, but it came back, it wasn't gone forever. yeah. Not a lot to say on this song.
Story.
Oh boy.
I was worried that this would be too short, but I really wanted to have two more chapters, counting this one, so I tried to draw it out. Not sure if I succeeded. I wanted to get into T.K.'s head a bit, but also see how the others are reacting to this- it's over now, or mostly- but yet it's not. there is still much to do, and they are weary, they are worn. Tai wants to go hareing off after his sister, and pretty much everyone wants to, but they have grown. They aren't as reckless. I think in the show, Tai woud have run off after Kari. But in my story.. I feel like they've had to grow up even faster. So I had to show that.
Confession time: I forgot about cody last chapter. So I made Davis have forgotten to. Oh, Davis. even if you are slightly likable now, you're still my butt monkey. Sorry.
So then we get some sad stuff from T.K.... and then he walks into a tree. I couldn't resist.
One of my favorite lines: "He wasn't being literal, fish breath. "Oh Gomamon, bless you and your fish breath.
OOOH. Kari's stuff just keeps showing up. Her crest, her digivice...but for all they call, nope. Not there.
And then they all prove WHY they're the Digidestined: they are friends. Sometimes they butt heads, sometimes they argue, but they are loyalty personified. Kari's out there? They WILL find her. No questions, no needing to be asked.
And the Voice is gone. what could that mean? Will we ever find out? Yes, you will. Because I have about a zillion companions to this I'm going to be writing, all set in the same universe. There's Ken's Story, and Kari's, and some stuff with Izzy's parents, and Matt's and Sora's, and even a wormmon centric one! I'm going to be busy!
But the Voice is gone.
Also: Serious Takari warm fuzzies. It's a bit strange because my gosh they are just little kids, but at the same time, they are my One True Pairing, so... meh. there will be even more Warm Fuzzies.
And then SHE'S BACK!!!!!!! I was worried people would think it was too easy, but I swear, I explain it in another fic that is coming, I promise. But She's back and she's ok and they're all together and it's so warm and fuzzy I can hardly stand it. But Gatomon. I had to. It's a callback, a tie in to the show. I hope it worked.
but it's wrapping up. It's almost over. It's been 13 months since I started this fic. I've never worked so long or so hard on a project. I am glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.
The next chapter should be up Saturday.
As you already know, I don't want this fic to end. But I'll settle for more such stories to add to this universe. It is different than the actual Digimon universe; that's unavoidable. But it's a nice difference--the children are more mature, more understanding of the plights they face, and, thus, more scared. And scared is good; scared gets the reader involved, evokes pathos...it makes them understandable, which is why we write and dream, isn' it? To try to understand more of the universe.
ReplyDeleteShe was back quickly, but...hmmm, I don't want to try to work my mind into explaining it. I want to see your explanation, and how it ties in with everything else.
Actually, more than anything, I'm missing Matt right now. We haven't spoken with him in so so long...I keep expecting him to say something, to comfort Tai when they were looking for Kari, to help with Izzy and Sora...to be a friend, of course...and then he stays silent and I realize, oh, right, he's not there.
And, of course, you start to set the stage for Takari. To be honest, Kari's the one character I have trouble pairing down. Joe and Mimi, Sora and Matt, Yolei and Ken (oh, are you going to include Yolei's crush at all in the next story? It's not important, of course, I just want to know if you want to face that additional challenge...), but Kari...I always get confused. Takari is adorable, but most writers forget that they're eleven. Maybe you'll fully convert me away from my prolonged notions of Daikari and Koukari...
Now, away from teenage romantic. You seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on the missing voice. That's important, then?