Harmony knocked at the door of her father's office. "In a minute!" she could hear him say, then the door opened and Janyu looked down at his daughter in bewilderment. "Harmony? But... why aren't you at school?"
Harmony came inside. "Well... I decided not to go today."
Janyu frowned at her. "I suppose you have a good explanation for this, young lady! And is there a reason why you come all this way to my working place to tell me this? You know we are helping Taomon's squad to find Barbamon, don't you?"
"Yes, Dad!" Harmony nodded. "But... there has been something I wanted to tell you for some time. And this morning... well... I just couldn't keep it a secret anymore. Suzie already knows, I'm sure, or at least she suspects something... you know how nosy little sisters can be..."
Janyu offered his daughter a chair. "Dang, now you've made me curious... what's so important that you had to skip school?"
"I don't know how to say this," she sighed as she and her father sat down. "Dad, you... you now know about that game that has changed everything, right?"
He nodded. "Yes... I had a hard time believing all of it, but if you consider the strange things that are going on, and the fact that Azulongmon himself acknowledged it to be true, I see no reason why it should be different."
"You know, this game has changed many things... not just about how humans and Digimon live with each other, but also about ourselves and our families..."
"I know that you have become a Hybrid because of that program, but what...?"
"That's not what I meant, Dad! Do you... do you ever recall having a younger son? A son called Henry?"
Janyu frowned. "What do you mean? Rinchei is..."
"No, I mean someone younger than Rinchei," Harmony tried to explain. "A boy as young... as I am."
"A... twin brother, you mean?" Janyu sighed and rubbed his temples. "Is this what you are trying to tell me? That the program created a brother we knew nothing about? Or is it similar to Rika's situation, that her Digimon partner became her sister? Don't tell me Terriermon..."
"No, no!" Harmony said hastily. "That's not what I meant. See, Dad... this boy... Henry... he's ME!"
In the park, there was a small, hidden cave. Some time ago, Guilmon had used this cave whenever he felt he had to hide from his parents... and in the old reality, Takato had used this cave to hide his new Digimon partner from his parents or any other human.
Takato and Guilmon haven't been here for some time now.
Right now, a group of preschoolers was sitting in this cave, all of them huddled around a female Rookie Angel Digimon.
Ai spread her wings and arms. "I am so happy that you all decided to come with me. Now, you know why we are here. You have seen what I did the last time I went into town by myself."
"Yeah," a boy nodded. "You kicked the asses of those thieves."
"You really showed them, Ai!" a girl giggled. "I wish I had seen it..."
"And before that, you brought me back my little Miko," Manami smiled.
Ai nodded. "You see, there are many things the adults can't do by themselves... or things they simply do not care about."
"Yeah, my Mommy always says that the police and the fire brigade take care of such things," another boy spoke up.
"But where was the police when the burglars broke into that shop?" Ai asked. "And where was the fire brigade when Manami's kitty was stuck in the tree? I mean, I know the adults have big responsibilities and stuff, and that they have to work hard... but they can't do anything by themselves. That's why I think we have to help them."
"But what can we do?" the smallest girl whined. "We're just children!"
Ai smiled. "I was able to do something, wasn't I?"
"Well, yeah, but that's because you're so strong and stuff," the oldest boy proclaimed. "And you can that thing with your glowy wings and everything."
"But what would you do if you could do things like that?" Ai asked her friends. "If you could use the powers of light... would you help me?"
"Yeah, right away!" a boy shouted. The others nodded as well.
"Good," Ai said. "Because I want to bestow the powers of an Angel to all of you."
"What's 'bestow' mean?" the youngest boy lisped.
"That means she's gonna make us just like her," his big brother grinned. "Does that mean we can fly as well? That would be so cool..."
"That, and many more things," Ai nodded. "Even though I can't make you as powerful as I am..."
"That's okay," Manami grinned. "We know we could never be as awesome as you are..."
"Well then, are you ready to receive your gift?" Ai asked.
"Yeah!" the children shouted.
Ai then closed her eyes and clasped her hands like she was going to pray. "So kneel down... and as the new Lucemon, the messenger of light, I will grant you the titles of an Angel... and turn you into Digimon!"
The five children knelt down in front of her. The holy light shone forth from Ai's body and engulfed all of them. And with Lucemon's blessing, their bodies changed shape.
Their clothes transformed into robes that were blue for the boys, and white for the girls. Their hair grew longer, and their shoes transformed into sandals. Little halo-tipped wands appeared in the boys' hands, and small harps were hanging from the belts of the girls. Each one also received a pair of white wings, with a wing span as wide as the wings of a Piximon. Golden circles appeared on their foreheads.
Then Ai opened her eyes and smiled at her messengers. "Now rise, my friends." They did as they were told and looked at their bodies with awe.
Ai looked at the three boys. "You are now TinyAngemons!" And then she looked at the girls. "And you are now ChibiAngewomons! You are the heralds of Lucemon... and with your help, I can make this world a better place. Now split up and go forth... and help anyone who needs you! And always remember: The adults might now always want your help. They do not know what we can do, so feel free to ignore them when they tell you what to do. You have my blessing!"
"Yay!" they all cheered. "For Ai! For Lucemon!" And then, they all ran out of the cave, anxious to try out their new wings for the first time.
Ai smiled as she looked after them. It was just the beginning... the adults would have to understand that all they had to do was to be nice to each other. And if they didn't want to understand... she would make them.
Of course, she knew she was right, so she never felt bad about it.
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