Hey everyone! So thanks to the Tale in Fragments Challenge, I've decided to do my first multi-chapter fic, yay! I would like to dedicate this to you Miss Anonymous hp as we were talking about Ken/T.K. friendship in the thread. Granted, that's not all this fic is about, but a large part of it is. The prompt used for this chapter is 'fearless'.
Chapter One: Stand Up
The whip struck Wormmon and his tiny body crumpled to the ground. He could hear his friends screaming at the enemy to spare him, but the moment he looked into the evil creature's eyes, he knew he wouldn't be spared. He knew the enemy wouldn't show him mercy no matter how much he begged. In fact, he thought, no he knew that it would only satisfy them if he begged for them to spare him.
"Scream!" Her nasty voice snarled at him. "Beg us to let you go, worm!" Her appearance was almost identical to Myotismon, except instead of her hair being in a ponytail, it was falling loosely as long as her whole body. They called her Vampirimon. Her vampire-like fangs stood out as she stared down at Wormmon. Despite her intimidating appearance, Wormmon felt no fear looking up at her.
There were welts and burns running down his back that ached, making him want to collapse from the pain, but a fire shone in his eyes as he glowered at Vampirimon.
"Ken will come for me," Wormmon said quietly. He coughed a little, body swaying due to the constant being thrown around and beaten. It did not bring back good memories for him but he pushed that aside. "Your master will never succeed Vampirimon. Never."
Strike! The whip hit Wormmon's back again, but this time there was something different about it. Despite him not wanting to, screams left his mouth.
"Wormmon!" He could hear his friend's call out his name but his vision blurred. Through blurred vision, he could only make out one thing. The whip that Vampirimon held in her hands was no longer a normal whip. It was a metal club with spikes running down it. As it bore down on his back once more, digital blood left his mouth.
"I'm sorry Ken…" He didn't think his body would be able to be any more resilient to the cruelty. Weakness seemed to take over his body and he swayed, falling unconscious.
