RETURN OF THE DIGI-PRINCESS
Part II: Welcome to Mystic Island
"Where'd it go?" Sora asked.
"It just disappeared," Matt said, not believing it himself.
"Where's the ring?!" a large hairy man-like digimon growled.
"We don't know, it just disappeared," Tai said.
"Yeah right, what do you think, we were born yesterday?" the digimon shouted advancing towards them, "Give me the ring!"
"Uh-oh," Gabumon said, "That's Yetimon, a mystic digimon, he was thought to be extinct. Watch out for his Monster Punch, it's a killer."
"I thought you said that the Mystic Digimon weren't real, Tentomon?" Sora asked as the kids ran away from the chasing digimon.
"I guess I was wrong, hehe."
"Maybe we should stop and fight," Tai suggested.
"Um, hi, there's like eight of us and a bizillion of them," Joe said frantically, leading the pack, "I'll take my chances running."
"Psst, kids, over here," a voic hissed to them, "Quick in the cave."
The kids ran into the cave, only to be greeted by Andromon, the android digimon.
"Andromon," Mimi exclaimed running to him, "You're here!"
"Of course I am, digidestined," he said embracing Mimi, "I will always be here to help you children."
"Great," Tai said, "So what do we do now?"
"Well first," Andromon said, his eyes taking on a bright reddish glow, "You can give me that ring."
"We don't have it," Mimi said looking up at him, "Uh-oh! You're one of them!"
"Oh no, they've gotten to him too!," Izzy shouted as they dodged Andromon's Lightning Blade.
"Electric shocker!" Tentomon yelled, sending jolts of electricity Andromon's way.
Andromon doubled back but quickly regained himself and threw another Lighning Blade towards the kids way.
"Let's get out of here!" Tai yelled.
They turned back and ran out of the cage only to be facing Yetimon and the several other digimon who were chasing them. All with their eyes glowing.
"Give us the ring!" the digimon chanted.
"This is like one of those zombie movies," TK said.
"Yeah," Kari agreed, "Except it's real."
"I think it's time to digivolve," Agumon said to the other digimon, "Right guys?!"
"Right!" the others agreed.
"Augmon digivolve to Greymon!"
"Gabumon digivolve to Garurumon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"
"Tentomon digivolve to Kabuterimon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to Ikkakumon!"
"Palemon digivolve to Togemon!"
"Gatomon digivolve to Angewomon!"
"Patamon digivolve to Angemon!"
After the digimon all digivolved, they began to attack the opposing digimon.
"Sub-zero Ice punch!" Frigimon yelled, nearly freezing Tai and Greymon.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Tai yelled, "You're supposed to be on our side!"
"Nova blast!" Greymon yelled, melting the ice and sending Frigimon, flying.
"Get him, Garurumon!" Matt yelled as his digimon battled with an evil Unimon.
Yetimon heard Matt and saw this as an opportunity to get him while he was unprotected.
"Death paw!" he yelled directing the hit towards Matt.
Matt looked up but it was too late the blast of energy was heading right towards him, suddenly he was pushed out of the way and rolled across the ground. He looked up just in time to see Garurumon take the blast for him as he was sent flying across the forest.
"Garurumon!" he shouted after his friend, scrambling to his feet. Matt ran to find his fallen digimon, while the others battled their opponents.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Ami Misoki screamed as she was falling, "Help!"
Although she was falling fast, she was generally unscathed when she landed.
"Ow," she said lying on the ground, "My butt."
She slowly got to her, feet dusting off her clothes and fixing her hair. She looked around to see if she was anywhere near the mall and saw her bag laying a few feet from her.
"My gift!" she said running to it.
Her smile left her face when she picked up the bag and heard the sound that crystal makes when its smashed into pieces.
"Oh no!" she moaned, opening it up.
Suddenly she heard a thud and looked up to see a large blue wolf slamming into the trees and slumping to the ground.
"Oh no," she whispered, "No, it can't be."
This forest was starting to look all too familiar. The whole place was beginning to look familiar.
"No, it's not!" she told herself, shaking her head vigorously, "Snap out of it Ames, you're dreaming. I must have hit your head or something!"
The wolf attempted to get up. The ring started to glow. Ami looked down at the ring, her eyes growing wide, "NO!!!! This ring! Not again!"
She tried to pull it off her finger but it wouldn't budge. She kept trying until her finger became red and started to hurt.
"Ow! Dammit!" she said after giving up.
The ring kept glowing as the wolf tried to rise. Suddenly, unaware to Ami, a three-headed snake monster appeared from the trees.
Ami ran over to the blue wolf, "You're one of them aren't you?" she asked, "One of the eight? One of their digimon."
"How did you know?" Garurumon asked.
"I've been here before," she said, holding her bag tighter.
"Well well well, if it isn't the princessssss," voice hissed.
Both Ami and Garurumon turned to the location of the voice, "Hydramon," they both said.
"Stay behind me!" Garurumon ordered.
"He's not here for you," Ami said quietly, backing away.
"What do you mean? What's going on?"
"I'm not in Kansas anymore, Toto."
"It's nice to see you again Princesssss Ami," Hydramon hissed.
Ami shook her head in fear, "No please. I don't want to do this again!"
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size Hydramon! Howling blaster!" Garurumon yelled sending a blue blast of energy towards Hydramon.
The snake digimon absorbed the blast and grew another head.
"Venom Bite!" Hydramon said, shooting out a stream of venom that Garurumon nearly missed. The venom ate through the trees and the fell on Garurumon.
"Don't bother fighting him!" Ami yelled to Garurumon, "Just run!"
"Now give us-s-s that ring!" the heads of Hydramon hissed.
Garurumon looked at the ring on Ami's finger, "The Mystic Ring! There's no way I'm going to let you have that ring!"
"Quiet!" Hydramon hissed, "We want that ring now! Venom Bite!"
He sprayed a stream of venom her way just as her ring started to glow. A forcefield of blue light surrounded her and reflected the venom, sending it back towards Hydramon, pushing him back. Garurumon got up from under trees and ran towards Ami's side.
"Garurumon!" Matt yelled, running up to them, "You're okay!"
He looked at Ami, "Who are you?"
For a second, Ami lost her voice. It was all too much for her. She didn't want to admit but she knew it was true. It was happening all over again. She was back in the Digiworld and so were all her old enemies. She'd tried to stop it from happening again but the ring found her, just like they said it would.
"Who are you?" Matt asked again, "Are you okay?"
Ami shook her head, dropped her bag and pushed Matt aside as she ran away into the woods.
As the other digidestined were fighting, Yetimon looked up and saw a blue light glowing off in the distance.
"The Mystic Ring!" he yelled to the other evil digimon, "Let's get it!"
The digimon left their fights with the digidestined and headed off in the direction of the blue light.
"Come on!," Tai said to the others, "We have to get to it before they do!"
"Wait, where's my brother?" TK asked.
"And Garurumon?" Patamon added.
"Come on, TK," Joe said, grabbing him and running.
Ami couldn't see where she was going, the faster she ran the less light there was coming in through the trees. She had to find some way out of the Digiworld and back into her own. She couldn't fight again, not after everything she gave up the last time. She would leave it up to the Digidestined, it was their job now, their burden.
"Hey wait!" Matt said running a few feet after the girl as she disappeared into the woods, "Garurumon, who was that?"
"I think she's from your world," Garurumon said, "Matt, she has the ring!"
"That girl has the Mystic Ring?" Matt asked, "Then why'd she run away?"
"I don't know but we have bigger problems now," the digimon said as Hydramon approached them.
"Where'd ssssshe go?!" Hydramon demanded.
"That's not your concern!" Matt said, "Garurumon!....Garurumon?" Matt turned to see his Gabumon lying on the ground, barely breathing. He was badly hurt from the fight.
"Gabumon!" Matt shouted running to his friend.
"Matt!" TK called out, running towards his brother.
"TK! Don't come any closer!" Matt yelled as Hydramon stepped in between the two brothers, separating Matt and Gabumon from the rest of the group.
"You two are going to pay for making me losssse that ring and the princessss!" Hydramon said, "Venom Bite!"
"No!" Tai shouted, but to no avail.
Both Matt and Gabumon were hit by the blast and lay on the ground, lifeless and limp.
Ami fell to the ground in pain. A sharp pain in her chest grew stronger and intense.
"Ahh," she screamed as the pain became more excrutiating, "Stop it."
The ring started to glow a bright blue as she felt herself float off the ground.
Matt tried to get up but he was too weak.
"Leave him alone, you big bully!" TK said, attacking Hydramon.
"TK, be careful," Patamon warned, backing his friend up with boom bubbles.
Hydramon easily swiped TK and his small friend away.
"That's it!" Tai shouted, "Come on guys, let's get him!"
"Please do," Hydramon said as Yetimon, and all the rest of the evil digimon came up behind the children.
"Uh oh," Joe said, backing up, "I think we're outnumbered."
Suddenly Ami appeared in mid-air before dropping to the ground.
"Who's that?" Mimi asked.
"It's the Princessss," Hydramon said, "Get the ring!"
"Get me out of here," Ami said weakly as the ring began to glow.
A blue light formed into a ball and enveloped Ami and the digidestined as they were lifted into the air and then disappeared.
The evil digimon watched the digidestined and the girl with the ring disappear.
"What should I tell the master?" Yetimon asked Hydramon.
"Tell the mas-s-ster that s-s-she has-s-s returned and now has-s-s the ring," Hydramon said.
Everyone screamed as the blue ball disappeared and they were all dropped to the ground. Ami landed perfectly on her feet.
"Ow!" Joe exclaimed, "Can we not do that again?"
Ami didn't even respond as she started to walk away from the group.
"Hey wait!" Tai shouted, "Where are you going?"
"To find a way out of here," Ami answered, not stopping.
The group's attention was diverted at the sound of TK's wailing, "Brother!"
Everyone turned, even Ami, to see Matt and Gabumon on the ground, still in the same state they were in before.
"Will he be okay, Joe?" TK asked as Joe checked them out.
"I don't know TK," Joe said truthfully, "I'm not a doctor."
"Well you're the closest thing we have to one!" Mimi reasoned worriedly.
Ami turned her back on them and started to walk away but then stopped. The wolf had tried to help her even though she had told him not to. She turned back and walked up to Matt and Gabumon.
"Move," she ordered the group.
Everyone made way and stepped aside as Ami approached the two injured. She knelt down between them and put her hands on each of them.
"What are you doing?" Sora asked.
The ring started to glow and a blue light surrounded Gabumon and Matt. In no time, the blue light disappeared and Matt and Gabumon slowly opened their eyes.
"They'll be fine now," Ami said, getting up.
"T-T-Thanks," Tai stammered, amazed by what had happened.
"Prodigous!" Izzy exclaimed giving his usual affirmation.
Ami began to walk away.
"Wait!" Matt said weakly as he got up with TK and Joe's help, "Who are you? How did you get the ring?"
"You guys better get going," Ami said, "I didn't take us far, it won't be long before they come looking for us."
"Where are you going to go?" Mimi asked.
"I'm going to find Gennai."
"You know Gennai?!" Izzy asked with surprise.
"We're old friends," Ami scoffed, "You're the digidestined right?"
The children nodded.
"Then why don't you act like it," Ami said, "Stop screwing up so I don't have to clean up your messes." With that the blue light took her away.
"She's nice," Tai said sarcastically.