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Hope and Light Burning Bright-Part I: Disappearances
Sheranamon was not a happy virus Digimon. Both her most powerful minions were destroyed in attempting to eliminate the eight children known as the Digidestined.
How shall I do this, Sheranamon wondered. Her eyes fell on the cage of Digimon she had held captive for so long.
Naturally, it would be a priority to take care of the two strongest. I have already tried that, she argued with herself.
Sheranamon thought, racking her mind for a plan to present itself. Finally, an ugly smile tugged at the corners of her mouth as a plan was hatched.
I will rid myself of the threat from Courage and Friendship AND vanquish the chances of being destroyed by the angels as well while destroying the others at my leisure...
~*~
"Come on, we've been looking all day and I'm tired!" Mimi whined. "I don't think Sheranamon's really interested in our Digimon. Why can't we just take a tiny break?"
"Well that means it's us she's after," Joe muttered.
"Besides, we have to find Sheranamon to get our Digimon back," Tai added.
"I believe the chances of her finding us first are much greater than us finding her," Izzy stated. "It would be wise to make a plan if such a situation were to come about."
"There, we should stop and make a plan," Mimi triumphantly said.
"I guess it would be a good idea to make a plan for something like that," Tai agreed.
Within minutes the eight Digidestined were seated and discussing a plan.
"The first thing we should do is free the Digimon," Tai established.
"But what if she doesn't bring them with her?" Matt argued.
"Well, she could," Tai defensively replied.
"I'm just saying what if she DOESN'T?" Matt answered.
"He does have a point, Tai," Sora agreed.
Tai considered a moment, then said: "OK then, what should we do if Sheranamon doesn't bring the Digimon with her?"
"Run away," Joe suggested.
"But if we did that, it would be easy for Sheranamon to pick us off," Izzy reasoned.
"Well it would be silly to stay and fight," Mimi matter-of-factly added.
"Mimi's right," TK agreed.
Tai noticed that Kari hadn't said anything and glanced in her direction. He was surprised to see that she had a far away look in her eyes.
"Kari, are you OK?" he questioned.
"Something bad is going to happen. It's going to happen soon. It's coming. SHE'S coming," Kari murmured, not bothering to look at any of her companions.
"What is she talking about?" Mimi wondered.
"I think we're about to find out! Look!" Matt shouted, pointing behind Tai and Kari.
Everyone quickly looked to the spot Matt was pointing and gasped. The darkness was coming. The darkness that had destroyed Viromon. The darkness that was Sheranamon.
Before anyone had time even to say the word run, the darkness was upon them.
Panic, deep, awful panic raced through the minds of all eight of the children as the darkness enclosed them.
Mimi tried to open her mouth to cry out, but no sound could escape in that terrible darkness. It was colder than sitting in a bathtub full of ice cubes with the air conditioners going full blast.
Then, it was gone. They were all sitting back where they had been in the warm, buttery sunlight with only a memory of what had just happened. All except...
"Where's Kari?" Tai shouted, frantically looking around for a trace of his younger sister.
"TK's gone, too!" Matt yelled, also looking frantically.
"Izzy and Joe are gone, too," Sora added.
Mimi screamed and replied: "Well, I found Kari and TK! Look!" She motioned to the retreating darkness. Barely visible through it were the outlines of TK and Kari, both still trapped.
"Kari, I'm coming!" Tai exclaimed before chasing after the darkness that held his sister captive.
"Hold on, TK!" Matt called, also chasing after the darkness.
"Wait!" Sora called after them, but it was no use; the two boys were too far away to hear her warnings...
~*~
Matt was getting tired. He had been running for almost ten minutes straight at a sprint after the darkness and he wasn't getting any closer to it.
Just when he felt as though he could run no more, the darkness abruptly stopped floating away and hung in midair.
With renewed energy, Matt raced for the darkness. Finally, he reached it with Tai close behind.
"TK," Matt panted, walking toward the strange dark haze.
A now painfully familiar voice mocked loud and clear: "ah, ah, ah... I don't think you will be taking my little captives away from me."
"Sheranamon, I've had more than enough of your tricks," Tai responded, turning to the owner of the voice.
"Oh, really? And I've had just about enough of the both of you," Sheranamon replied. "Neither of you will save your precious little siblings."
"That's what you think," Matt muttered.
An unexpected blast of dark energy suddenly hit him along with Tai. Strangely, it didn't hurt at all. He simply felt suddenly tired.
The last thing he saw before he passed out was Tai dropping to the ground...
~*~
Where am I? Izzy thought, surveying his new surroundings curiously. He was in the middle of a grassy prairie. The grass was a light yellow color and it swayed in a gently breeze.
Am I the only one who was separated from the group? He wondered, looking around for a sign of any of his friends.
This whole thing was strange. I hope the others are still together. Have I been transported here for a special reason?
"Hello? Is anybody else here?" Izzy shouted into the endless rolling hills.
No answer greeted him.
~*~
Joe looked around fearfully. He had been separated from everyone else and he seemed to be lost in the forest they had been walking through.
This can't be good, Joe thought. Why am I out here alone? What happened to the others?
He looked around once more for anything that might explain what had just happened, but he saw nothing. None of his friends-he didn't even see Sheranamon anywhere.
~*~
"Tai, Matt wake UP!"
Matt quickly opened his eyes and sat up. How long had he been unconscious? How long ago had Mimi and Sora found them?
"Mimi, Tai's awake," Sora said.
Matt looked around for Tai, but didn't see him anywhere.
"Aren't you going to tell us what happened, Tai?" Sora quarried.
"Well, where is he?" Matt questioned. That's weird, how come my voice sounds so different? He wondered.
"Tai, quit kidding around," Mimi muttered.
"What are you talking about? I'm not Tai," Matt argued.
"Well then who are you?" Sora asked.
"I'm Matt!" Matt insisted, wondering why Sora was acting so silly.
"No you're not, you're Tai," Sora replied. "If you really don't believe me..." she turned toward Mimi and said: "could I borrow your mirror for a sec?"
Mimi took a small hand mirror from a pocket on her dress and handed it to Sora.
Sora handed the mirror to Matt and Matt looked into it. He did not see himself. He saw Tai.
"AHHH!" he screamed, throwing the mirror in surprise.
Mimi caught the mirror and glared at him angrily.
"Now do you believe me? You're Tai," Sora stated.
"But I'm Matt," Matt replied. "Sheranamon must've switched us!"
Right at that moment, Mimi exclaimed: "Matt's awake."
Matt looked over to Mimi and saw-himself!
Hope and Light Burning Bright-Part I: Disappearances
Sheranamon was not a happy virus Digimon. Both her most powerful minions were destroyed in attempting to eliminate the eight children known as the Digidestined.
How shall I do this, Sheranamon wondered. Her eyes fell on the cage of Digimon she had held captive for so long.
Naturally, it would be a priority to take care of the two strongest. I have already tried that, she argued with herself.
Sheranamon thought, racking her mind for a plan to present itself. Finally, an ugly smile tugged at the corners of her mouth as a plan was hatched.
I will rid myself of the threat from Courage and Friendship AND vanquish the chances of being destroyed by the angels as well while destroying the others at my leisure...
~*~
"Come on, we've been looking all day and I'm tired!" Mimi whined. "I don't think Sheranamon's really interested in our Digimon. Why can't we just take a tiny break?"
"Well that means it's us she's after," Joe muttered.
"Besides, we have to find Sheranamon to get our Digimon back," Tai added.
"I believe the chances of her finding us first are much greater than us finding her," Izzy stated. "It would be wise to make a plan if such a situation were to come about."
"There, we should stop and make a plan," Mimi triumphantly said.
"I guess it would be a good idea to make a plan for something like that," Tai agreed.
Within minutes the eight Digidestined were seated and discussing a plan.
"The first thing we should do is free the Digimon," Tai established.
"But what if she doesn't bring them with her?" Matt argued.
"Well, she could," Tai defensively replied.
"I'm just saying what if she DOESN'T?" Matt answered.
"He does have a point, Tai," Sora agreed.
Tai considered a moment, then said: "OK then, what should we do if Sheranamon doesn't bring the Digimon with her?"
"Run away," Joe suggested.
"But if we did that, it would be easy for Sheranamon to pick us off," Izzy reasoned.
"Well it would be silly to stay and fight," Mimi matter-of-factly added.
"Mimi's right," TK agreed.
Tai noticed that Kari hadn't said anything and glanced in her direction. He was surprised to see that she had a far away look in her eyes.
"Kari, are you OK?" he questioned.
"Something bad is going to happen. It's going to happen soon. It's coming. SHE'S coming," Kari murmured, not bothering to look at any of her companions.
"What is she talking about?" Mimi wondered.
"I think we're about to find out! Look!" Matt shouted, pointing behind Tai and Kari.
Everyone quickly looked to the spot Matt was pointing and gasped. The darkness was coming. The darkness that had destroyed Viromon. The darkness that was Sheranamon.
Before anyone had time even to say the word run, the darkness was upon them.
Panic, deep, awful panic raced through the minds of all eight of the children as the darkness enclosed them.
Mimi tried to open her mouth to cry out, but no sound could escape in that terrible darkness. It was colder than sitting in a bathtub full of ice cubes with the air conditioners going full blast.
Then, it was gone. They were all sitting back where they had been in the warm, buttery sunlight with only a memory of what had just happened. All except...
"Where's Kari?" Tai shouted, frantically looking around for a trace of his younger sister.
"TK's gone, too!" Matt yelled, also looking frantically.
"Izzy and Joe are gone, too," Sora added.
Mimi screamed and replied: "Well, I found Kari and TK! Look!" She motioned to the retreating darkness. Barely visible through it were the outlines of TK and Kari, both still trapped.
"Kari, I'm coming!" Tai exclaimed before chasing after the darkness that held his sister captive.
"Hold on, TK!" Matt called, also chasing after the darkness.
"Wait!" Sora called after them, but it was no use; the two boys were too far away to hear her warnings...
~*~
Matt was getting tired. He had been running for almost ten minutes straight at a sprint after the darkness and he wasn't getting any closer to it.
Just when he felt as though he could run no more, the darkness abruptly stopped floating away and hung in midair.
With renewed energy, Matt raced for the darkness. Finally, he reached it with Tai close behind.
"TK," Matt panted, walking toward the strange dark haze.
A now painfully familiar voice mocked loud and clear: "ah, ah, ah... I don't think you will be taking my little captives away from me."
"Sheranamon, I've had more than enough of your tricks," Tai responded, turning to the owner of the voice.
"Oh, really? And I've had just about enough of the both of you," Sheranamon replied. "Neither of you will save your precious little siblings."
"That's what you think," Matt muttered.
An unexpected blast of dark energy suddenly hit him along with Tai. Strangely, it didn't hurt at all. He simply felt suddenly tired.
The last thing he saw before he passed out was Tai dropping to the ground...
~*~
Where am I? Izzy thought, surveying his new surroundings curiously. He was in the middle of a grassy prairie. The grass was a light yellow color and it swayed in a gently breeze.
Am I the only one who was separated from the group? He wondered, looking around for a sign of any of his friends.
This whole thing was strange. I hope the others are still together. Have I been transported here for a special reason?
"Hello? Is anybody else here?" Izzy shouted into the endless rolling hills.
No answer greeted him.
~*~
Joe looked around fearfully. He had been separated from everyone else and he seemed to be lost in the forest they had been walking through.
This can't be good, Joe thought. Why am I out here alone? What happened to the others?
He looked around once more for anything that might explain what had just happened, but he saw nothing. None of his friends-he didn't even see Sheranamon anywhere.
~*~
"Tai, Matt wake UP!"
Matt quickly opened his eyes and sat up. How long had he been unconscious? How long ago had Mimi and Sora found them?
"Mimi, Tai's awake," Sora said.
Matt looked around for Tai, but didn't see him anywhere.
"Aren't you going to tell us what happened, Tai?" Sora quarried.
"Well, where is he?" Matt questioned. That's weird, how come my voice sounds so different? He wondered.
"Tai, quit kidding around," Mimi muttered.
"What are you talking about? I'm not Tai," Matt argued.
"Well then who are you?" Sora asked.
"I'm Matt!" Matt insisted, wondering why Sora was acting so silly.
"No you're not, you're Tai," Sora replied. "If you really don't believe me..." she turned toward Mimi and said: "could I borrow your mirror for a sec?"
Mimi took a small hand mirror from a pocket on her dress and handed it to Sora.
Sora handed the mirror to Matt and Matt looked into it. He did not see himself. He saw Tai.
"AHHH!" he screamed, throwing the mirror in surprise.
Mimi caught the mirror and glared at him angrily.
"Now do you believe me? You're Tai," Sora stated.
"But I'm Matt," Matt replied. "Sheranamon must've switched us!"
Right at that moment, Mimi exclaimed: "Matt's awake."
Matt looked over to Mimi and saw-himself!