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Note: This story takes right after the defeat of ken and from there it is my own story.
The Dark Flame
Chapter 1: The Evil Within
It is another beautiful day in the Digital World the new group was preparing to start another day of cleaning up Ken's mess. "Ok everyone, draw a job from my cap," Said the unusually smart Yolei. "We will pair up today, two of us will go to the mountains and the other three of us can go work on cleaning up Primary Village."
From the back of the group came the voice of the smallest digidestined, Cody, "Ok, I will go first if that is all right with everyone." Everyone nodded in agreement. With a smile the young boy reached in, after a bit of rummaging he pulled a piece of paper and frowned, "Aww, I got Primary Village."
Kari was the next to go. She immediately pulled a piece of paper and with joy yelled, "Primary Village! I love working with little kids." After quickly showing the paper to everyone she walked over and stood by Cody.
Davis immediately yelled, "Me next, me next." But before he could make a grab for the hat Yolei reached down and pulled a paper, then moved her hat out of Davis's reach. Davis dove to the ground and looked up blushing. Yolei read the paper out loud, "Primary Village." Davis stood in shock.
"Does that mean I have to spend the whole day with TP?"
"Yes, Davis, and my name is TK."
"Whatever, lets go then TX." I could have spent the day with Kari, the young goggled boy thought sadly to himself.
With that Davis and TK began to make their way into the mountains, while the other three began their short trip to Primary Village.
"Yolei."
"Yes, Kari."
"Let me see that hat."
"Sure"
"Just as I thought they all say Primary Village."
"Well…" Yolei began blushing, "I didn't want to walk that far."
"Yolei…" Kari said sarcastically
"Well the real reason is those two need to work things out. I figure they will come back friends or kill each other."
"Yolei are you sure about this, I mean what if they do kill each other." Came the reasonable voice of the young Cody.
"Don't worry, TK would never let that happen." Kari said in reply.
Meanwhile a couple of miles in the other direction of Primary Village Davis and TK had started their work. After a couple hours of work…
"Why can't we ever fix an ice cream stand?" commented Davis
"For once, I agree with you; some ice cream would be nice right about now. You know what, you're not that bad of a guy, Davis."
"Neither are you TA. Even if you do wear that silly hat all the time."
"What is wrong with my hat?" TK asked, puzzled by Davis's comment about his favorite hat. "Never mind, lets get back to work. Hey, tell you what, if we finish early the ice cream is on me."
"Sounds good. MMM I can almost taste that sardine and pickle ice cream already."
"Tell me something: are you pregnant Davis?"
"Umm, I don't think so."
TK rolls his eyes, "Hey, where did Patamon and Veemon go?"
"Good Question…VEEMON!"
"PATAMON!"
Meanwhile, on the beach of the lake, Patamon and Veemon are working on a bet. They bet to see who could knock down a control spire in their rookie form first.
"Boom Bubble!" His small but mighty attack just bounces off the shining black object. "Whew, I'm all out of pop."
"Ha ha- that was a Dud bubble." laughed the little blue dinosaur.
"Like to see you do better." snapped Patamon in reply.
"OK stand back; V-head Butt!" The attack was only met with thud and the dazed dinosaur rubbing his head.
"Lets try together." called Patamon.
"Sure!" replied Veemon, "On the count of three, one, umm what comes after one Patamon?"
"Two silly." Patamon answered.
"Oh yeah! Ok, two, THREE! V-head butt!" called Veemon.
"Boom Bubble!"
The two attacks hit simultaneously and the control spire disintegrated. "We did it!" squeaked Patamon
"That's what I call teamwork!" Veemon said as he went into his victory pose.
After about ten control spires went down in this fashion the two digimon had become pretty good friends and decided to take a break and talk for a little bit. They shared some jokes and both had a good laugh. Then Patamon decided to share a secret with Veemon.
"Hey Veemon, guess what? Don't tell Agumon this," because he might like her…he thought to himself.
"Ok pal, I won't. What's up?" replied the blue digimon cooling his feat in the pond.
"Well last night when Kari slept over at TK's, Gatomon was there, too." said the somewhat now blushing Patamon.
"Yeah, so?" snapped Veemon.
"Well I think Agumon might have a crush on her so don't tell him this but…" Patamon leaned over and whispered in his ear, "I got to kiss her. Right on her lips to. It was great."
"You what?" You could see the little rookie's heart break in two. How could she, how could he. He must have talked her into it. That's what happened, that stupid Patamon! I'll show him!
Patamon turned his back to Veemon and kept going on about how great it was and how he thought they just might be a couple, but in the middle of his speech came Veemon flying at him at full force; "V-head butt!" This attack caught Patamon off guard and he was hit directly in the head causing him to black out. "That's for Gatomon." With this statement Veemon's normally light blue skin turned dark blue and then finally black as night and his eyes glowed a bright red. He looked at the now motionless form of Patamon and accusingly said, "You caused this." Then after a long thought finally remarked, "Now you will pay! Then she will be mine!"
Veemon picked up the limp Patamon and carried him around looking for an appropriate punishment for this little pig that had betrayed his trust and his friendship. Finally, he came across a cliff with somewhat of a demonic grin he thought to himself perfect. He lifted the lifeless form over his head was ready throw him to his death when he heard a familiar voice. "VEEMON!" It was his friend and the only one he could actually trust, Davis, but there was another voice with him.
"PATAMON!" He knew this voice also it was the accomplice of the dirty pig, TK.
I have to do it now before TK can get to him,
thought Veemon to himself and with that tossed Patamon off the cliff.Hearing his friend's voice Patamon began to stir and come to his senses. "TK help!!" Patamon desperately called as he felt himself fall he tried to flap his wings, but one was broken due to Veemon's Head-Butt. He only barely managed to keep himself up.
TK had heard his friend's call for help, so leaving Davis in the dust; he rushed to the spot where a digimon he had never seen before had just thrown his best friend off a cliff. Without thinking about his own safety he reached across as far as he could and caught the now very tired Patamon.
The digimon that he had seen was now gone but TK didn't care. Patamon was safe and that's what counted. "Are you all right Patamon?"
"Besides being a little beat up, yeah, I'm A-OK thanks to you." Patamon gave a big hug to TK and TK returned the squeeze.
"What do you say we go find Davis and Veemon?" said TK. Then noticing the odd expression on his friends face asked, "What's that look for?"
"Umm I don't know how to tell you this but that was Veemon." Replied Patamon
"But it looked like a viral digimon. Isn't Veemon vaccine?"
"Yeah, but something happened to him when I told him about Kari and Gatomon…"He was cut off before he could finish.
"Spending the night."
"Who said that? Oh it's you Davis, whew, hey we have to find Veemon something is wrong with him." TK said to his buddy.
"Why? Veemon is right here, and I don't see anything wrong with him." From behind Davis came the black Veemon.
"Look at him… he's black! That's not…" Once again cut off by Davis
"RIGHT! Neither is going behind your friend's back and having his girl over for the night. Yes, Veemon told me about your wild party night and about all four of you at your place. Doing who-knows-what all night."
"Is that what you think? That I just had a wild night with her!? Well, you're wrong! I'll tell you what happened- we were watching TV on my bed and she fell asleep, so I turned off the TV and went into the living room, pulled out the couch to make it a bed. Then I wrote poems 'till I got tired and went to bed! Nothing happened!" He reached under his cap and pulled out a piece of paper and tossed it to Davis, "See for yourself." With that TK turned and holding Patamon in his arms turned and began walking towards primary village. "That is what I wrote. It was about you, and it's called the Courage of a Friend."
Davis reached down and picked up the paper at his feet and began to read the poem but this was titled HOPE. As his eyes went down the paper he started to change. First his pants turned a midnight black followed by his jacket's slowly turning black with blue flames. As he finished, his goggles became a dark shade and when he ripped the paper in two you could see in his eyes the disappointment and the now burning fire of hatred.
"Hold it right there TY!" Davis yelled as he ran full blast at TK. Davis jumped in the air like a star athlete and with ease did a bicycle kick that connected squarely on the back of TK's head. TK fell to the ground smashing his face into a rock. He was severely bleeding now from his forehead and nose. Staining his shirt as he got up, TK faced his aslant.
"You are just like Ken! You don't know when to talk and when to fight. Well you know what? This actually is a good time to fight." TK said while he wiped the blood from his nose.
"Come get some hope, boy!" Davis replied spitefully.
"Wait a minute TK, let me armor digivolve then you won't be taken off guard if Veemon gets involved." Squeaked Patamon
"Good idea- Digi-Armor energize!"
"Lets kick it up Davis!" called out Veemon
"Right!" replied Davis
"Patamon armor digivolve to…" "Veemon dark digivolve to…." "Pegasusmon; flying hope." "Sherakunamon; the knight of darkness!"
Turning to Pegasusmon TK shouted, "Go get him, he's evil now!"
"Right!" returned his flying friend as he took to the sky.
Davis took this opportunity to kick TK in the head once more. He fell to the ground but managed to return to his hands and knees. While trying to catch his breath Davis, like a professional soccer player, lined up for a free kick and then delivered (with as much force as he could) a swift kick to TK's ribs, causing the young blond to cough up his own blood. As he blacked out from the pain, TK managed to whisper, "Kari I need…"
While in the air Pegasusmon was trying to find an opening in Sherakunamon who continued to wear him down with his Dark Lance attack. Finally, Pegasusmon tried everything except the golden noose, with which he needed Nefertimon's help to do, so he referred to his Trump Card "Star Shower." This was what Sherakunamon was waiting for as he planted a Dark Lance through Pegasusmon's chest causing him to de digivolve back to a very injured Patamon and he struck the ground with a thud.
Meanwhile the echoes of the battle could be heard all the way back at Primary Village. Kari was the first to hear and could immediately tell TK needed her. She could almost hear him asking for help, "Come on Gatomon TK is in trouble!" She began running towards the mountains.
Gatomon gasped in shock and thought to herself while she closely followed Kari, TK… that must mean Patamon. Ohh Patamon please be OK.
As they got closer and closer to the battleground, Kari stopped and picked up some sort of note torn in two. She was shocked as it was in TK's handwriting. As she read it, tears grew in her eyes, realizing that TK felt the same for her as she did for him. "What does it say Kari?" the little digital cat asked the young child of light
"Don't worry about it Gatomon. I now know someone loves me. Wait it's torn up… that means… Gatomon we have to hurry!"
While Kari and Gatomon drew nearer, the sounds of the battle died and Kari could only think to herself. Please be OK, TK. Don't lose hope; I'm on my way.
What she and Gatomon didn't know was the battle had turned out for the worst.
"I don't know what Kari and Gatomon could see in these two." Davis said as he grinded his foot into TK's nose further damaging his face and causing more blood to come flowing out, of his now shattered nose, creating a puddle by the unconscious boy.
Just a moment after this Kari and Gatomon came running into the clearing " Davis… what happened? Where is TK?"
"Yeah, where are they, Veemon?" Gatomon asked, out of breath.
Upon hearing the voice of their favorite two people in two worlds the two evil clowns returned to their normal figures and blocked the view of an unconscious TK and Patamon. "Umm… I don't know what you're talking about, Kari."
"Come on Davis, where is Takeru?" After saying this she noticed TK's hat while walking around Davis. Then she saw TK's lifeless form laying on the ground. She immediately ran to TK and cradled his torn up body in her arms. Gatomon recognizing Patamon went to his side and did the same.
Davis and Veemon looked on slack jawed and stared in disbelief as their loves just ran to comfort another.
Davis spoke first, "Tell me something Kari."
Kari now almost in tears holding TK in her arms replied, "What?"
"Do you love him?"
"Um I… I…"
"Look at him! Yes or No do you love him!"
"Yes," she barley whispered, "I've loved him since he helped me get better in Machindramon's city and when he protected me from Piedmon!" Kari started yelling, "There are you happy?! I love Takeru!"
"And what about you Gatomon?" asked Veemon
Gatomon nodded and said, "We are two angels, meant to be together."
"NO!!" Davis and Veemon replied in unison
TK slowly returned to his senses hearing Kari's last line and knowing she was holding him said, "I never gave up hope… I knew you would come help me. I love you."
"I love you too. Now relax. You're hurt."
That was all Davis and Veemon could stand. In a flash they where back into their dark outfits.
"Aw, such a sweet couple," Davis remarked in a sugary tone, "It makes me sick. Lets go Black Veemon." The dark duo then turned and began walking into the deepest part of the mountains, but before disappearing into the darkness Davis smiled and turned around.
"This is far from over TK. We will meet again. I will make sure of it."
With a half smile, TK commented, "So," he coughed up a little more blood, "now he gets my name right."
Will Davis destroy the digidestined? Will TK be ok? And what will happen to the digital world from the new threat? Find out when The Dark Flame continues in Chapter 2: Darkness. Coming soon.
Well that was chapter one let me know what you think, please review. Sorry it was so long. I hope you liked it. If you would like to read the Poem Hope it should be around the story if not just click on my profile and find it. Special thanks to my partner in crime, Aurorelite, for helping me with the punctuation, I couldn't have made this good without you.