Zandermon: well here`s my prologue i hope you like it.

{A Digimon appears in a flash of light}

Angewomon: Angewomon the beautiful is in the house!

Zandermon: ....why are you here

Angewomon: well, I'm your girl and I want to be here [she sits on the purple plush couch with an arm around him]

Zandermon: uh...oh, yes ok {Coughs awkwardly} anyway this prologue will see the origins of a much loved character

Angewomon: who?

Zandermon: I`m not telling!

Tamers: Guardian of The hazard [A Prologue]

Adriatic Sea December 20th 323BC

10.45pm

The woman fell back in her boat. She clamped her hazel eyes tight shut. The last of her energy had given out, her waist length brown hair was black with the rain her brown wool dress was torn around the hems; the sandals she wore were plain black leather. She gazed at the sleet and spray cast from the waves throwing themselves up in frenzy about the smallish fishing boat, it seemed to signify her immanent death. Her mother had never approved of the night she had spent with Alexander the king of Macedonia, the man who ruled a kingdom that reached from the Caspian Sea right down to the land of Egypt and from the Balkans to the Himalayan Mountains. The news of his death was the cause of her painful exodus; he had collapsed during a funeral banquet and spent the night convulsing, fearing accusation of killing him with poison or some other more terrible means like...witchcraft, she had fled to the nearest seaport and stolen a boat; the Adriatic was not the best place to be in mid December during a storm.

When she saw the light her only thought was: this must be death` but the tall figure of a knight swept such thoughts from her mind. The knight was doing the impossible, he was flying! `I don't know how, but I am saved` Putting an arm around her waist he said "Hold on to me" At a speed she had not imagined in her most wild dreams they flew across the sea, thankfully in the direction she had been heading he`d probably assumed the direction was important, she had been out in a storm!.

In the distance the coastline of Italia made itself present he flew heading inland. After a while she lost track of time she, did not know how long they flew, but it couldn't have been to long. When they did land it was in the middle of some farmer's wheat field the farm buildings weren't far away but instead the knight headed for the barn. It was much warmer on the inside and obviously dryer. Now that she felt safe the woman finely had the chance to study the knight's appearance {and features}

He stood at a height that would have made it a difficult for him to stand in an average house and he was clad entirely in armour, The shield he carried would have broken the back of a normal man, only his eye`s showed under the grand helmet. His armour was silvery-grey splashed with red and the cape was a beautiful crimson. The crest on his chest consisted of three black triangles resting on the points of a fourth. Her voice came quietly and with apparent difficulty "Who are you?" His powerful gaze focussed on her "I am called....Gallantmon" She pondered this for a moment the name sounded strange to her but her mother had taught her manners so this was best to use them "That's a nice name; I'm Celina...Celina haron"

Galantmon nodded but his eyes looked confused "Hmm...Why were you out in that storm? What was so important that you, a young human woman would risk your life for? Celina wondered whether to tell him or not, he did not seem to be one who would take her back. "I...I am sure to be blamed for the death, of King Alexander...we spent a night together before he died" Galantmon looked interested "they would blame you, just for being seen with him, without proof?" Celina looked at the floor "I do not know for certain, but I was scared that they would." Understanding showed in the knight`s eyes "I see, where are you going?" The woman shook her head "I don`t know, anywhere but Macedonia."

Galantmon stood and began to search the barn, Celina watched him wondering what he was doing. He returned a moment later with a large wool blanket "Here, take this" Celina took the blanket and wrapped it around herself. She smiled in gratitude "Thank you." Galantmon spent a few moments thinking before saying "You may come with me, if you wish" she smiled enthusiastically "Yes! Thank you... and why were you there? And how do you fly?" His sigh conveyed regret, despair, loneliness and above all pain "it is a long story one you will not want to hear, now should we not rest so we can continue when the morning comes" Celina agreed "Yes the idea is a sensible one...but I do want to here your story" galantmon hesitated "Hmm... As you wish it started in my home... my world... the Digital world" He sat down on a bale of hay to begin his long story.

"The Digital World was...or as I should say, will be created by a team of humans who will be known as the monster makers. It is not in this world, but is connected to it in a way your race is not yet ready to understand or accept. We Digimon, digital monsters, were created to occupy that world the time of evolution in which we reached heights of power and ability not even the monster makers expected were dark times, some enemy one still unknown destroyed many of us for an unknown purpose. One day it disappeared...it crawled away to the depths from whence it came. And then, the four, the four who had reached the highest possible level of evolution, The Digimon Sovereigns. After a long time a group of Digimon was formed of many of the more powerful Digimon, over years that soon became centuries that small group, became a brotherhood, we called ourselves, The Royal Knights. For uncounted generations we had protected that land, when on a day that will never be forgotten, they came. Four dragons with amazing power led by the fourth and most powerful who was known as, Megidramon."

Celina had never heard the name before, but still it filled her with a terror that she could not explain. Gallantmon saw her reaction and gave her brisk nod "that is how all who hear his names feel, do not be ashamed" she could see nought of him but his eyes but she somehow new that he was smiling at her!...but the sadness returned when his story continued. The four Dragons were fought by all Royal Knights, and after a war that lasted a year, all but Megidramon had perished, but at a cost. The Royal Knights had been diminished. What had once been a brotherhood was know only five, Omnimon Magnamon Crusadamon Ultraforceveedramon and myself. We fought for hours losing still more comrades until it was just I and Magnamon against an almost but not quite dead Megidramon, in the last charge I managed to put my joust through his chest. But the last of my closest friends was obliterated in an instant, by the monsters crushing blow to his face! And I was left as the last of the Royal Knights" Celina sat next to him on the bale and slipped her arm around his broad shoulders "I am sorry... should not have asked you to tell this tragic tale." His gaze conveyed such warmth that Celina felt quite overwhelmed "Do not be sorry young one...and I have not yet finished. As his body broke down into the main component from which my world was formed, I saw a spark...a spark of such evil I knew that if it was left to become a part of everything as happens to all things when they die, it would cause all it touched to be as evil and twisted as Megidramon himself. So I took the spark or as it is properly named, The Hazard! And buried it deep within myself."

She felt his pain put what he had said rely bothered her "Wait...doesn't that mean you will go evil" He sighed "That is the thought my people had, and the reason I was banished to the human world, but I believe that the Honer I have and act by and the fact that my very being is pure means I will be able to control it" She breathe a silent sigh of relief "that is good..Could you explain something to me?" galantmon nodded "Yes of course" the woman looked extremely confused, and for someone in this period of time, she had a right to be "You said that you world, will!Be created by these monster makers...but that means that you are from a time, yet to come...how did you get here?" galantmon shook his head "I don't know, but I believe that it was caused by the power the hazard carries. It jolted me from one time to another whilst I was crossing over into this world" Celina frowned "Well I suppose it makes sense, I think, no, it doesn't. So anyway, what will you do now?"

He spent a few moments thinking this over a frown on what could be seen of his face. "I do not know what I should do...but I know what I should like to do" Celina`s curiosity forced her to carry on. "And what is that?" she asked staring at the knight. "When I find a place in this world that I like, I will stay there. Protecting that place will give my life, purpose" She nodded her agreement "that is a good purpose to serve, Gallantmon" Silence fell in the barn each occupant submerged in his or her own thoughts Celina`s eyes were drawn to the symbol on Gallantmons chest. "...gallantmon, what dose the symbol on your chest mean" He hesitated, this was obviously linked with his past somehow "it is the same symbol that was on the chest of Megidramon himself , all who will ever guard The Hazard will bare this mark on there bodies" That made sense, after all, he had absorbed The Hazard so the mark of it was on him, simple, but she still had one more question." why do you say `will` ever have The Hazard" Again the feeling of receiving a smile from the knight rippled threw her body "well do you expect me to carry it for all of eternity, Digimon have longer lives than humans but all things come to an end, if I die before I give The Hazard to the next barer The Hazard will infect and dominate whatever world I am in at the time of my death" She gaped at him the prospect was horrible to consider "how will you ever convince anyone to take such a thing" He did not answer at first using the time to remove his shield from its position on his left arm and prop it against the wall "I am unsure, it will be difficult but it must be done ,one day"

he reached up and firmly grasped his helmet. With a sharp tug it was removed and placed on the ground beside him. Celina absorbed his features, now that the helmet was gone she could see the red skin, the broad chin and that despite the reptilian texture to his skin he was quite handsome. He had thin snakelike lips and sharpened teeth but somehow managed to look in some way, human! He noticed her watching and she quickly lowered her gaze to the ground. "You find my face unpleasant "he said this as if reading a fact from a text book. She looked up sharply "NO! No...Um.. you have a rather nice face" This surprised him he had not often shown his face to anyone believing it to be unsightly and would never have thought a human of all beings would have liked it "I thank you...I did not think a human would like my face" She gave him her most comforting smile "well my mother all ways said not to judge someone by there face its the hart that matters from what I see, you have both." `The poor man, he really needs someone, he saved me, he`s cute, I could be that someone

Banadores farm, main building, Italy: near monopoli

21st December 5.01am

Shawn banadore finished off the last morsel of his breakfast and went in search of his mother. He found her in the store room organising her preshes spices "anything you need me to do mother" Without taking her eyes of the labels on her jars and boxes she said "yes dear you can get nana`s trunk out of the hayloft in the barn she wants to see all that old knitting and stuff again, you know to make sure it hasn't been stolen by elves, or monkeys you know how she is about the monkeys" Shawn shook his head "poor old nana, barmy as a bat. But still it was best to humour her, monkeys indeed!"

Banadores barn 5.02am

Celina woke and focussed her eyes on gallantmon. She had told him he had a nice face, she had said he was handsome; she had thanked him for saving her....she had kissed him!

Celina sat bolt upright as she remembered this piece of information....he had kissed her back! Then she had collapsed a tired pile on the floor and instantly fallen asleep dam! she mentally cursed herself he must think I'm a fainting romantic, I wouldn't be surprised if he regarded her with scorn when he woke up

The sound of someone opening the door diverted her from her thoughts. It was a young Italian boy of around twelve with short brown hair and blue overalls. Before he could even open his mouth to ask what she was doing there, gallantmon was beside him, lance pressed to his chest. "oh-god!" he yelped "what have i done whatever it was I didn't mean it please don't kill me I'm just twelve I'm not trying to hurt you or your girl-friend there" he said all this at lightning speed, cringing back from the deadly sharp joust. "Calm down young one, I'm not going to kill you" gallantmon reassured him moving his joust away "I was but taking a precaution"

The kid breathed a huge sigh of relief "oh...thank-god!" a look of confusion passed over his face "what are you doing in the barn. If you had knocked on the door of the house we would have given you a place to stay." Celina took this opportunity to speak "sorry we just wanted a place quick and didn't want to bother you so late at night." The boy shrugged "Well we can at least give you breakfast I'll just go tell mother we have visitors" And of he went. Celina and gallantmon stayed behind, gallantmon to put on his helmet and shield, and Celina to wait for him. "Celina" oh god, he was going to tell her that he thought she was silly. "Mmm...Yes?" galantmon looked just as uncomfortable as she felt. "Why did you kiss me last night?" great he didn't think she was an idiot! "I thought it was a good idea" she gave him an impish grin "I still do, why...you rather I hadn't." He hurriedly shook his head "No!, no its not that I just wondered" now Celina felt lucky, she giggled. "Why did you kiss me back?" he winced "I..Mmm, well no, no reason" he stammered and promptly left the barn. Celina smiled "well, maybe I'm in luck."

Banadores farm, main building

5.25am

"So are you two a couple" Gallantmon [having taken his helmet off and started to eat Mrs. Banadores porridge] choked. "Huh!" Celina sniggered she considered saying yes to tease the knight but decided that was too cruel. "No were not" `not yet anyway she added silently in her mind` "That's funny" Shawn remarked "he was protecting you as if you were already husband and wife" Gallantmon having regained his usual manner of a gallant gentleman stated "I was merely doing my duty" Mrs Banadore smiled at him "that's what they all say" Gallantmon fell silent.

Mrs Banadore seemed completely unfazed by galantmons red skin, and her son just found it interesting. Mrs Banadore helped herself to a portion of the porridge and sat down "so how long do you intend to stay" she asked. "Well" Celina finished the last of her breakfast "if you would be kind enough to give us some supplies we will leave strait away." Mrs. Banadore sighed, disappointed that they weren't staying longer "Oh, well we`d be happy to give you anything you need for your journey. Where are you going anyway...if you don't mind me asking?" Celina shrugged "Well you`d have to ask gallantmon he`s leading the way" she turned to him an inquisitive expression on her face. Gallantmon looked up from his food to see that everyone was looking at him Shawn asked the question "where are you two going?" galantmon didn't even think about his answer, he just said. "Japan" This caused raised eyebrows all around especially from Celina "Huh! Why Japan" Gallantmon turned his gaze to her "I will tell you later, in private"

Banadore farmyard 10.30am

Celina and gallantmon stood in the farmyard saying there goodbye`s to Shawn and his mother. Shawn ended his handshake with galantmon and said in a hushed voice "take care of your girl-friend mate" With that the boy and his mother went back into there house.

Celina couldn't stop the laugh that came when she saw galantmons face, he had such a stunned expression! Placing his helmet back on his head he mumbled "hmm poor boy must be mad, like his grandmother" Celina hefted the large pack up onto her shoulders "come on big guy, are we walkin or flyin" Gallantmon put an arm round her waist and held her to him; he simply said "flying"

"You know for a guy who is absolutely not my husband you really do like holding me don't you" His attempts at a reply sounded like someone strangling a cat. "So, why Japan" gallantmon took off and didn't reply until they were higher than the farm buildings "Because if I can think of a way to travel in time, then Japan 2006 is the place I need to be" Celina frowned "I thought you were going to find a place to live in this time" she had to hold tighter as galantmon accelerated. "I will, but if I do happen to find a way I shall live in that same place but in the future" worry struck her as she heard those words. "Would you take me with you?" he did not answer "Gallantmon?" he sighed "I...do not think it is a good idea ...you see if you stay here time is safe but if you come with me your descendants will not exists and if they were supposed to make some contribution to the world...many things will change, for the better,....or the worse!"

Celina felt hurt, would he just leave her behind? "So I couldn't come?" galantmon hesitated "No." She was angry now, this was not fair! "You would just go to another time and leave me wondering what to do!" he slowed to a halt and looked at her in confusion. "You would rather I stayed here?" How could he be so stupid? "Yes!" he shook his head "But what if the people in that time do as I believe need my help?" Why did he want so much to leave? "Well it seems to me that if it is there destiny to do, whatever it is there going to do then help will come from somewhere else" galantmon had obviously not thought about it like that "Hmm...You are right." Hope returned and tentatively she asked "So, you'll stay?" galantmon couldn't understand her insistence. "Why is that so important to you?" Celina bit her lip "Are you all right Celina?" she shook herself and took a quick shuddering breath. "Y...yes its just I thought, well...were, were friends aren't we?"

Gallantmon set down in igoumenitsa Celina was asleep in his arms she had teased him for most of the way about what that Shawn boy had said. She seemed to enjoy it the town was not a particularly large one but it still had an inn or to. The first one he came to was no more than three stories and the paint was peeling so badly that it was impossible to make out the name of the place.

Once inside though it did seem slightly better. It was the average inn nothing special a couple of tables, a fireplace, and a cross old man behind the bar. A few heads turned to watch the tall man in armour carrying a girl wearing a rather large pack. Anger left The Barman's face, fear now dominated his expression. Gallantmon went straight to the man and spoke to him directly "We need a place to spend the night" The Barman nodded "Yes...yes follow me sir" The Barman led the way along a dusty hallway and up a rather rickety flight of stairs to a door which The Barman quickly opened. Gallantmon who was still carrying Celina stepped through the door giving him a nod of thanks. Once inside gallantmon noticed one unfortunate flaw "um...there's only one bed" The Barman did not reply when gallantmon turned around he saw the man had already left, the sound of him running down the stairs could faintly be heard. Gallantmon decided it was only right that Celina had the bed he would sleep on the floor.

After making sure Celina was comfortable on the bed gallantmon sat himself down on the floor his head resting on one of the bedposts. The blankets rustled behind him as Celina awoke and propped herself up on her elbow. "Gallantmon" He cursed himself for waking her with his movements "I am here" She stared at him in total confusion "why are you on the floor" she asked him "Because, Celina there is only one bed!" Celina rolled her eyes "Gallantmon don't be a fool there's more than enough room for the two of us" A tired sigh escaped his lips "Celina why do you tease me in this manner." Celina left the bed and wrapped herself around him "because you big fool, I have been trying to catch your attentions right from when I decided you needed someone to keep you company, after the loses you have had, you need someone to love you. And you did save my life. You're just too modest and noble to recognise a woman trying to get you interested!"

Gallantmon was shocked "are you saying tha..." Celina interrupted him. "That your gorges honest kind lovely, yes! I`m even saying that, if you want it, I'll give you my love..." Gallantmons mind was in a mess, this was a big deal. Especially from a human, what would he say, she was beautiful she was kind and had loving nature, did he like her...yes he did. "Celina...I could not refuse you if I were threatened with the fires of hell." The smile on her lips was the most wonderful he had seen in his long life, the kiss they shared the warmest, and that moment...the best!

9.00am

They woke late due to the time they had spent awake the previous day they were {as would be expected for new lovers} both naked. Celina pressed herself closer to gallantmon "hmmm...." she sighed a satisfied sigh "so, what's the plan for today gallantmon?" He smiled at her "that all depends on you, dose Japan still sound all right?" A frown crossed her face "as long as you don't try to get back to the future" Gallantmon gave her a comforting hug "I swear on my Honer I shall not leave this time-period" Celina gave him a warm smile. "Well then my love...Japan sounds great!"

12 months later: Japan: Kyoto

The baby girl was as beautiful as could possibly be expected she slept in her mothers arms who gazed with joy at the being she and the father created. Gallantmon sat next to Celina holding out his arms, letting her place his daughter in there strong but gentle embrace, he too felt joy beyond measure, a joy that was marred by one worry. Gallantmon worried for his Childs future, and that of her descendants. The source of this worry was a mark, a mark on her chest, a mark that represented The Hazard!

Zandermon: Well I'm sure we all understand why gallantmon is so worried

Angewomon: yea I'd hate it if our kids got infected with the hazard, I mean look at Megidramon that guys a bastard

Zandermon: [gawps] who says were having kids

Angewomon: [frowns] we`d better

Zandermon: [goes white] Ok, sure...well. The next chapter will be called: beginning`s:...yes I know...not the most original of names but it works

Angewomon: So see you next time

Zandermon: and please review