Chapter 1
Kidnappings
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, but what I do own are future added characters and some digimon that you have never heard of ever in your life, unless you know of someone who has made Digimon with the same names as mine… In other words, I don't own Digimon.
"Ugh," Takuya groaned as he tapped his pencil on his desk. How do I start this stupid paper?"
He had been working on a short story for his English class, which English wasn't his best subject, so he hadn't gotten very far. Very far meaning he hadn't even started it yet.
After thinking for about half an hour –which seemed like all day- he decided to take a break.
"Mom, I'm going to play soccer," he yelled, picking up his soccer ball and opening the door.
"Ok, just be back by dinner."
"Whatever."
Takuya walked outside and toward the park with the soccer field where he usually played soccer with his friends.
The park was pretty full when he got there - there were couples going for romantic walks, families were getting together at the picnic tables and gazebo. Yes, it was a perfect day to go to the park.
As he kicked his ball to the soccer field he noticed a weird kid with blonde hair and sky blue eyes.
That's weird, he thought. That kid looks like- he laughed, nah! It couldn't be.
After about half an hour of playing soccer he headed home. It was early winter, so the sun was starting to set earlier.
The neighborhood was quiet at that time of day, people were home from work, and some families were sitting down for dinner.
He thought he heard something behind him, but when he turned to see what it was, all he saw was a few leaves.
He kept walking. He didn't want to be late for dinner, but he stopped when he heard a rustling in the trees. He looked up, up didn't have time to run when he saw an angelic shadow dropping down onto him, and before he could break free he was being lifted up into the sky.
His soccer ball fell out of his hands and his cell phone out of his pocket. And then he blacked out.
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"Ok, I'll ask her," Izumis' mom said as the hung the phone back on the hook.
Just then Izumi came in the back door.
"Oh Izumi, thank goodness your home. Takuyas' mother just called and was wondering if you've seen him. He went to the park yesterday and said he would be home by dinner, but when he didn't come back after a while she thought he lost track of time, but he wouldn't pick up his cell phone, and she hasn't seen him since."
Izumis calm expression turned worried as her mom finished telling her story about Takuyas' disappearance.
"Izumi, promise me you won't leave the house alone."
Izumi nodded, but really she had something else on her mind.
She went up to her room, pulled out her cell phone, and dialed Kouichis number.
"Hello?" Kouichi said when he picked up the phone.
"Hey Kouichi, its Izumi."
"Oh, hey, what's up?"
"I need you to call Kouji for me. Tell him to meet at the park at 11 tonight. Come together and be on your guard"
"Ok, but why?"
"Takuya's missing and I think there might be a little more to this disappearance than meets the eye."
"I heard about Takuya, but if you say so, we'll be there," Kouichi agreed
They hung up, and Izumi called Tomoki and Junpei while Kouichi called Kouji.
Junpei, being the oldest, agreed to meet Tomoki at his house, so to not endanger the youngest of the group. Kouji however wouldn't be able to make it because he was sick, and sneaking out wouldn't work since his father kept checking up on him every half hour, and would find out that Kouji had snuck out. So Kouichi, being the good older brother he was, passed on the message to Izumi that Kouji couldn't make it.
At 10:30 pm Izumis parents went to bed.
She snuck down the stairs, staying as far from the middle as possible to reduce creaking any of the old boards. After getting down the stairs she slowly walked to the door, slowly opening it and closing it on her way out.
She checked the clock on her cell phone – it had taken a few more minutes than she had hoped, but she still had time.
She raced toward the park where she was going to meet the others, not knowing that there was a pair of sky blue eyes watching her.
As she reached where the others were waiting for her, she figured it probably would have been quicker to have just climbed out the window.
"What's going on?" Junpei asked a little too loudly.
"Shh" She hushed him. "Speak more quietly; I don't want people to hear."
"Hear what?" Junpei asked, but this time a little more quietly.
"I think I might know who took Takuya," she replied.
"Who?" they all asked, but covered their mouths when they realized they spoke a little too loudly.
Izumi motioned for them to move in closer and they did so. She looked around to make sure there was no one else listening besides the hobo that joined in, but she shooed him away before saying "Lucemon."
They all jumped back in shock when she said the name.
"But how could Lucemon do it?" Tomoki asked. "Didn't we defeat him?"
"Yeah, and even if you didn't how could he get into the human world?" Kouichi asked.
"I'm not sure," Izumi replied. "But he's the only one who would be stupid enough to kidnap Takuya."
"But if it is Lucemon, how are we supposed to find, and stop him?"
"I don't know," the hobo said, joining into the group again.
Izumi again shooed him away, and away he went with a pout.
"Kouichi, why don't you talk to Kouji tomorrow, see if he has any ideas," Izumi suggested.
"Ok."
"Maybe we should go home now if we're done," Junpei said.
Tomoki yawned. "I second that."
"Sure," Izumi said. And with that, they all went their separate ways.
Izumi got to her neighborhood when she saw a little boy with blonde hair and sky blue eyes walking past her. But when she turned to get a better look at him (thinking he looked oddly familiar, and wondering why a kid a couple years younger than herself would be walking alone in the middle of the night) he was gone.
She then saw him out of the corner of her eye across the street, but when she turned to look at him, he was gone.
She rubbed her eyes and turned to keep walking, but when she turned her head he was standing right in front of her.
"It's not polite to stare," he said with a cold, yet childish voice. "You know too much," and then lifted her into the sky. All she could do was scream, and all that was left where she once stood was her cell phone and a few feathers.
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Tomoki sat on the couch with his parents watching TV the next morning when the phone rang.
"I'll get it, "he said, standing from his spot on the couch and walking over to the table where the phone sat. "Hello?"
"Hi, this is Mrs. Orimoto, is this Tomoki?"
"Yeah, I'll get my mom."
"Oh no, that's not necessary. I was actually calling for you."
"You were? Why?"
"I was wondering if you might know where Izumi is, she promised me that she wouldn't leave the house last night, but this morning she was gone."
Tomoki then realized why there meeting the night before was a secret. Izumis' mom was worried that Izumi would disappear as well. Tomoki didn't want to blow there cover, so he had to lie. "No."
Mrs. Orimoto sighed. "Ok, well just give me a call if you see her."
"Ok, bye."
Izumis' mother hung up the phone and felt a tear fall from her eye. Her only daughter had broken her promise and must have snuck out the night before.
Meanwhile, Tomoki felt a knot build up in his stomach. He knew he shouldn't have lied, but he didn't want to have to tell his parents about what happened and be partly responsible for Izumis disappearance. There was only one thing to do; call the others – or at least the others that were left.
He went up to his room and started calling other people. Maybe Junpei was still ok. He dialed the number but got his voicemail. Tomoki felt worry slowly creep over himself after he heard the voicemail beep. He decided to leave a message, just in case Junpei just couldn't have gotten to his phone in time. Why not be optimist about the situation.
"Junpei, its Tomoki. Call me when you get this message." If you get this message, he thought in the back of his head. "It's about Izumi."
But the real reason why Junpei didn't answer his cell phone (don't worry yet Junpei fans, he's still alive and well) he was bawling his eyes out at the thought of his girl being captured by the creepy little boy Lucemon.
"Maybe Kouichi has seen her," Tomoki said to himself, still trying to stay hopeful.
He started to dial the house phone, but decided to call his cell phone, remember that Kouichi was going to be stopping my Koujis' house that day.
He dialed the number and was glad that he didn't have to wait long for Kouichi to answer. Sure enough he was on his way to his brothers' house to pay him a visit and discuss the Lucemon business.
"Hello?" Kouichi said, as he answered his phone.
"Kouichi, thank God you're ok!" Tomoki exclaimed, letting his joy get the best of him.
"What do you mean? Why wouldn't I be ok?"
"Izumi disappeared last night. I tried calling Junpei, but he didn't pick up his phone. I was starting to worry that I was the only one left."
Kouichi couldn't help but laugh at Tomokis' excitement. "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm on my way to Koujis house right now. But what happened to Izumi? She's missing too?"
"Yeah, her mom called about ten minutes ago and asked if I'd seen her."
"What did you tell her?" Kouichi asked, wondering if Tomoki spilled about their meeting the night before.
"I told her I haven't seen her. I felt bad doing it, but if my parents knew I sneaked out last night, I would be grounded for life."
"Yeah, I don't think my mom would understand very well either."
"But what are we supposed to do now? I mean, with Takuya gone, and Kouji sick, Izumi was kind of like the leader. What are we supposed to do now?"
"I'm not sure, but how 'bout I stop by your house when I'm done talking with Kouji. We can talk about it then."
"Ok."
They hung up and Tomoki sighed with relief. Now the only problem was why Junpei wasn't answering. Lucemon couldn't have gotten to him to, could he?
"Tomoki, why don't you come and help me in the garden, it's a beautiful day today," Tomokis mom called up to him.
Perfect, something to get his mind off of everything while he waited for Kouichi to come. "Sure Mom, I'll be right there."
He went down the stairs, slipped on his shoes, and went out the backdoor to the garden.
"Sweetie, I'll be right back. I'm just going to get some shovels from the garage," his mom said.
"Ok, I'll be fine."
Tomokis' mom went in the backdoor of the garage. While she got the shovels, Tomoki slipped on his gardening gloves, but while he was distracted a shadow came up behind him and grabbed him from the back, putting his hand over Tomokis' mouth, so he was to not make any noise. Tomoki squirmed, and tried to free from his attackers grasp, but his attempts were futile, for next thing he knew he was sinking to the ground.
"Tomoki, is everything ok out here?" Tomokis mom asked as she stepped out of the garage, but to her surprise Tomoki was no longer there to answer her.
She gasped as she looked everywhere for her son, calling his name and listening for a response that never came.
She ran inside and called 911.
"911, what is your emergency?" The women on the other line asked.
"My son is missing. I left him in the garden for 1 minute, and when I came back out he was gone. I can't find him anywhere."
"Miss, this is the third 911 call within 24 hours we've received about missing children. We have people working on the case, but if you'd like we can send someone over to look around the area."
"Do anything! I just want my son back!"
They hung up, and about 15 minutes later a police car showed up with two officers in it.
One of the officers, Officer Dipilato (Pronounced Diplato), looked around the yard and surrounding area for any clues that might help them find the kidnapper. While the other, Officer Carpenter, asked questions.
"How old is your son?" Officer Carpenter asked.
"He's eight; he's turning nine in a few weeks."
"Uh huh," Officer Carpenter said, nodding his head as he scribble down in his notepad. "And when was the last time you saw him?"
"Just today, I was out here in the garden with him just before he disappeared."
"Uh huh," he nodded again, still scribbling down in his notepad…
"Officer Carpenter," Officer Dipilato said, joining the group. "I found a cell phone, but that's all there was besides a few white feathers."
"That's my sons' cell phone!"
"Ma'am, what did you say your sons name was again, Tomoki?"
"Yes."
"Ok, this is all we can do for now, but we are search very hard for whoever has been kidnapping these children. The other two were a couple years older than Tomoki, but we're thinking it might be the same person." Officer Carpenter said.
"Why do you think that?" Tomokis' mother asked.
"Because at every crime scene, the only things we found were the victims' cell phone and some white feathers. But the feathers are too big to be bird feathers." Officer Dipilato explained.
"Who were the other victims?"
"Takuya Kanbara and Izumi Orimoto," Officer Dipilato said, not seeming to worry that he just told someone two names of victims, let alone children.
"Those two are friends of Tomokis'!"
"So you know them?" Officer Dipilato asked.
"Yeah, I heard about Takuya disappearing, but not Izumi."
"We got the call about her just this morning." Officer Carpenter said.
"Well, we should be going. We have a lot of work to do, but we'll let you know if we find anything else out." Officer Dipilato said.
The two officers headed to their car and drove away, leaving Tomokis' mother alone in her drive way watching them drive off.
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Junpei sat on his bed, moping around at the fact that Lucemon had his girl, and he couldn't do anything about it. He turned on his TV, and changed it to the news channel, just in time to see something that upset him even more.
"Three young children have all disappeared within 24 hours, if anyone has seen these children, please let the police know immediately." The screen changed to pictures of Takuya, Izumi and Tomoki. "Again, these are young children; please contact 911 if you have seen them in the last 24 hours."
"What?" Junpei screamed. "That little creep got Tomoki too!"
He though for a minute, first Takuya, then Izumi, and now even Tomoki! There's no doubt that this is Lucemon! He clenched his fist into a ball. It's up to me and the twins now, whether Koujis' dad likes it or not, Kouji's helping us.
He dialed Kouichis' phone number as fast as possible.
"Hello?" Kouichi said, answering his phone.
"Kouichi, big problem, Tomoki got snatched!" Junpei said, almost screaming.
"Yeah, I heard just a few minutes ago. I talked to him this morning and told him I would stop by his house after I talked with Kouji, but when I got there his mom said he had been kidnapped out of their back yard."
"His own back yard?" Junpei exclaimed. "That's just sick!"
"Yeah, I'm getting worried that it really is Lucemon."
"It defiantly is! I mean, who else would have it out for all of us, Neemon?"
"Well, I have to go. I just got home, but maybe I'll stop by later."
"Sure. Just be careful on your way over; I don't want you getting snatched too."
"I will be, don't worry. I haven't gotten taken yet, right? And I've been alone in the open almost all day."
They hung up and Junpei went back to sulking about Izumi being taken by Lucemon.
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"Mom, I'm going to Junpeis' house," Kouichi yelled as he slipped on his shoes and opened the door.
"Ok, be careful."
"Yeah sure," Kouchi said.
He stepped outside and started walking down the street in the direction of Junpeis' house, being careful to stay in public areas. This technique took longer, but it kept him in the open where lots of people would see if some angel fell from the sky on top of him.
He reached Junpeis' house after about half an hour when the sun was just setting.
"Why did you come so late?" Junpei asked, after they had gotten settled in up stairs.
"Sorry, we had a late dinner, and I was trying to stay in more open areas so that he wouldn't be able to take me without being seen."
"Hey, someone in the group is actually smart."
After about an hour of discussing what the two would do about the Lucemon problem, Kouichi got ready to leave, promising to only stay in the well populated areas, so that Lucemon wouldn't strike at him.
"Here, I'll walk you outside," Junpei offered, as they started walking down the stairs.
"Oh, thanks."
The two boys walked outside and onto the sidewalk. They said their goodbyes and Kouichi headed down the street toward the intersection that had lead to his house. But as Junpei finally stopped waving goodbye, and turned to go inside, he felt a sudden darkness creep up from behind him. He turned to see a shadow coming up out of the ground. He jumped back, and before the shadow could get him, raced inside and slammed the door shut behind him.
He dialed Kouichis' number to warn him that Lucemon was out there, and Kouichi quickly made his way to the intersection just before Lucemon got to him.
Kouichi had stayed on the phone with Junpei, so that he would hear if he got grabbed, but also to hopefully let him know he had made it, which was exactly what he did.
But the victory of escaping the angelic nightmare didn't last long, for late that night, after Junpeis' parents had gone to bed, he found himself waking up with a strong thirst for water, so ha made his way through the dark hallways, being sure to not wake his parents. When he reached the bathroom he turned on the light and closed the door, but when he turned to face the sink, there was an angelic boy standing in front of him.
"So, you though you could escape me, did you?"
Junpei turned to run but felt a hand grabbing the back of his shirt before he could open the door.
"What do you want from us? Why are you doing this? And where's Izumi?" Junpei demanded.
"What do I want from you? Foolish human, I want my pride back, my power. And with you out of the way, I can get that. And don't worry your little girlfriend is safe… For now, for you see, as soon as I have the other two, I shall begin your glorious destruction!" Lucemon let out a chuckle as he finished his sentence.
And before Junpei had a chance to cry for help, he was being pulled out the window, but was knocked out before he could see where they were going.
Junpeis mother woke up to use the bathroom, only to find the light on and the window wide open. She rushed down the hall into Junpeis room, but when she saw he was gone, she realized something horrid must have happened to him
"Dear!" She yelled, running down the hall into her own bedroom. "Wake up!"
"What?" Her husband asked, turning to face her, his eyes half open.
"Junpei is missing! The bathroom window is wide open, his bed is empty, and the bathroom floor is covered in feathers!"
"That's nice dear," her husband said, still half asleep.
Junpeis' mother ran down the stairs to call 911, only to get the same response that Tomokis' mother got. Officers Dipilato and Carpenter came by in investigate the scene of the crime, but only could come up with the same response they gave Tomokis mother.
"Ma'am, do you by any chance know Takuya Kanbara, Izumi Orimoto, or Tomoki Himi?" Officer Dipilato asked, while Officer Carpenter examined the bathroom window for any kind of finger prints or anything that could lead them to the missing children.
"Yes, they're all friends of Junpei."
"Ok. We feel there may be some connection, because those four children have all gone missing within the last 48 hours, and all of their parents have said that the children were all friends. We are doing everything we can to find this person, but we also want to prevent anymore kidnappings. Are there any other kids that your son hangs out with?"
"Yes. Two."
"What are their names so we can start watching them, making sure nothing suspicious happens."
"Kouichi Kimura and Kouji Minamoto, they're twin brothers."
"But different last names?"
"Yes. Their parents are divorced. Kouji lives with his their father and step mother, while Kouichi lives with their mother."
"Ok. And where do they live?"
They finished questioning her at about 3 o'clock am, and assured her that they were doing everything in their power to find the missing children.
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The next morning Officer Dipilato paid a visit to the Kimura residence, while Officer Carpenter went to the Minamoto residence. They explained to the families about what had happened the night before, and said they had to be very cautious, even inside the house now. They suggested maybe even leaving the city if the parents felt it necessary for the twins' safety.
Koujis family decided to stay; they weren't worried some disappearances that may not even be connected.
Kouchis' mother, however, was all for leaving the city. "We could use a vacation anyway!" She had said, trying to make it seem like just a normal vacation.
They loaded up the car and went to their country house that they inherited from Kouchis' grandmother, while the police worked on the case.
Even after a few weeks of searching, the police couldn't find anything about where the missing children could be. And with no sign from any of the children, and no more kidnappings going on, they decided it that the kidnapper must have stopped. But they did reassure the parents of the missing kids that they were still looking.
Kouchi and his mother returned from their country house, and Kouji and Kouichi totally forgot about all the Lucemon business, until the police found out that the kidnapper wasn't human, but part digital and part angel. Then they were sure it was Lucemon, and he would most likely be coming for them next.
Kouji, not being sick anymore, received permission from his father and step mother to stay at Kouichis house for the time being, because they all knew full well that the two would be better off sticking together.
After a couple of days with nothing happening, their mother thought it couldn't hurt to leave them at the house for a little while, just while she went to the store. But boy was she wrong, because the minute she got into the car and drove off of the street, the front door opened for a surprise guest.
"Mom, is that you?" Kouichi yelled when the boys heard the door open.
No response.
"Hello?" Kouji yelled, getting annoyed.
Again, no response, so the twins got up and went to see who had come to the door, only to find the door open, but no one there.
"Hello?" Kouichi yelled through the house.
"Why hello," a strange, boyish voice said from the living room.
The twins looked at each other and nodded, then dashed in the living room, only to find a boy about a few years younger than themselves with blonde hair and sky blue eyes sitting a chair in the center of the room.
"Is that?" Kouji asked, not able to look away from the sight in front of them.
Kouichi just stared, also in shock at the strange picture.
"Foolish human, of course it's me. Did you really think I would be defeated that easily?"
The shock cleared from over the twins, and Kouichi was finally able to speak.
"Where are the others?" Kouichi asked, still a little shaken that Izumi was right, and Lucemon had come back.
"Don't worry, they're fine. But as soon as I get you two, my collection will be complete, and I can't promise that any of you will still be breathing afterwards."
"Well then, that just gives us more reason to get away, doesn't it?" Kouji asked rhetorically.
"You can try, but I will warn you now, you will not succeed in escaping me this time."
Lucemon shot a light ball at the two boys, and they both leaped out of the way, barely escaping it.
"Kouji split up! It'll be harder for him to catch us that way," Kouichi called to his brother on the other side of the room.
"Right," Kouji replied.
"Foolish humans, you really think that will work? It will only delay your beautiful destruction!"
Kouji ran up the stairs, while Kouichi ran down, both trying to find a place to hide while the angelic Digimon contemplated which one to go after first.
He decided on Kouichi, floating down the basement stairs just as Kouichi ducked under a pile of boxes.
"Oh, so you want to play hide and seek, do you?" Lucemon asked as he let out a small chuckle.
He sent balls of light all over the basement, destroying boxes, and old television set, and some pictures of the twins' parents wedding.
He eventually got the pile of boxes Kouichi had been hiding behind, but before Kouichi could run, he grabbed him by the shirt and floated up the stairs with the struggling boy.
He then floated up the stairs after Kouji, finding him in the back of Kouichis closet. But before Lucemon could grab Kouji, a car pulled up outside.
"I'll be back for you," he warned, and then slammed into the roof and floated out with Kouichi in his hands.
"Kouichi!" Kouji called after them.
The boys' mother then ran into the house, having seen Kouichi being lifted up out of the roof by an Angel.
"Kouji, what happened?" She asked in a panic.
"He just came in the door and took him! We tried to get away from him, but we couldn't. He got Kouichi!" Kouji said, almost bursting into tears when he finished his sentence.
"Kouji, who was it?"
Kouji wasn't sure if she knew about the digital world or not, but he wasn't about to tell her that some digital angel just came and kidnapped his brother. "I don't know."
"Ok. I think its best that I take you home for now and tell your father about what happened."
"Sure," Kouji said, still a little shaken from the attack.
They got in the car and went to Koujis' house, Kouji went up to his room to wait to hear what they were going to do next, while his mother told his parents about the accident. She also offered them access to the country house if they wanted.
Satomi, of course, feeling guilty staying in the house of her husbands ex declined the offer.
They decided to stay where they were, and since the kidnapper obviously wasn't attacking when other people outside of the group were around, they figured it'd just be easier, and involve less traveling.
After they informed Kouji of their plans to stay, he refused to leave his room all night, going back into his "I hate the world" mood, knowing that there wasn't anything he could've down to stop Lucemon from taking his brother.
"Kouji," he heard a faint voice calling him.
He opened his eyes. He didn't know he fell asleep, or what time it was when he did.
"Kouji, warrior of light," he heard.
The voice was familiar, to familiar…
To Be Continued
Well, I will try to make the chapters shorter if people would like that, I wanted to get as much in as possible, but it ended up being longer than I'd hoped. But please review!