The Saga: Surrender
Linkmaste
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. I own Lindy.
Chapter Two: The Interrogation
When I came to it, was slow to fully gain awareness of my surroundings. First, I felt a sharp pain in my head then I started to open my eyes to see what was going on. It was pretty quiet and I prayed that I was attacked by a random digimon or maybe it was a rogue agent from the D-Reaper.
Okay Lindy, I told myself, let's get an eye open. I prepped myself and just as I was about to open my eyes, I felt cold water hit my face. The cold liquid awoke everything in my body and I gasped. I opened my eyes wide in shock. That was so cold! What the heck?! I noticed that I had restricted movement as my hands and feet were cuffed and I was strapped down to a chair. The second I realized that, I looked at the person who poured water on me to begin with.
It was Rika who stood there crossed arms, fiery red hair in a pony tail, icy violet eyes, and wearing some kind of black uniform. I shook myself in order to speak my learned language.
"Rika...what is going on? I-"
Slap.
I felt the slap sting my cheek as she gazed at me with hatred in her eyes. What the hell is going on? She actually hit me! Ouch!
"Don't play fucking coy with me you bitch." Rika spat and I stood there shell shocked. My eyes were trying to adjust to the partial darkness of the room but I made out it was a pretty bare room with a table, my chair, and the closed door behind Rika. Where am I?
The red head set the bucket down on the floor and came close to me. I flinched trying to lean back in my chair. Her eyes were connecting with mine and I started to get goose bumps from her. Am I in trouble?
Rika asked me something but I didn't respond. I was still too shocked by her hitting me. Rika and I became good friends after the whole incident of me becoming a hybrid. We would go out for bubble tea often or I would spar with Renamon and practice my digimon fighting skills. She wasn't really warm with me at first but after some time, she opened up. Could this be the same person? The same Rika who would laugh at my attempt to make jokes in Japanese or would admit that she enjoys messages from the spa and would never let the guys know that she loves to sing?
I was hit again. My ears perked up and I started to listen to what Rika was asking me.
"I asked you a question! Why the fuck were you in Impmon's house?"
I flinched at the anger in her voice. She's so scary! I gazed my eyes down.
"Rika, don't you remember? I live there..."
Rika scoffed. "When you were looking after the twins, yeah. But, why were you there now?"
"No, I still live there! I wasn't breaking and entering!" I defended myself. "Why was Impy a digimon and it was daytime? Did something happen?" I asked but I was almost struck again if Rika was not looking slightly to my left as if she was signaled. I strained my neck to see who was behind me. I had a few guesses, but there was no way I would be able to see given my position.
"Yeah. Something did happen and now we got you here, we can ask you properly." Rika replied. "Excuse me."
Rika saying 'excuse me'? What the hell happened? That is not Rika. I watch her leave and shut the door. I twisted in my cuffs and grimaced. Whoever put these on, put them on tight. I felt the metal cutting into my skin. I took a deep breath and using my body weight I moved the chair a bit. Maybe I can break the chair...
"Getting restless, huh?" came a voice behind me. That Brooklyn accent made me breathe a sigh of relief. Impmon came around me and sat across from me on the table frowning. I felt a huge smile come on my face that always happens when he was around. It probably made me look incredibly stupid given the situation.
"Impy, what is going on? Why are you a digimon?" I looked at myself. I was human still.
"Cause I always been one. Not that smart are ya? Or are you just on drugs again?" he sneered at me. The smile left my lips. What was he doing? Was he mad at me?
"Look-whatever I did, I'm sorry. Did I spill it between us?" I asked seriously. We were keeping our relationship on the low key because it was still pretty new between us. I remember in the digital world when he admitted he liked me and it was a pretty much a open door for me to let him know how I felt about him. It was such a huge weight off my shoulders and I felt amazing afterwards. Kinda like getting a hang nail out or a really bad cramp goes away. It felt like that, but way better. I was not getting the same fluttery feeling in my heart now however. It was more like a chilling cold creeping into my heart.
"Between us?" Impmon said incredulously. "Uh, whadya mean by that?"
"You know...us!" I pleaded wishing I had my hands back. "Our...little secret? Back when you...you know..." I gave a little wink and I could swear Impmon paled at those words. His green eyes stared at me as if I was a alien. Okay, maybe I should have used better words. I don't tend to think well under the stress of being handcuffed to a chair and slapped around.
"What...the..." he muttered looking at me, but catching glances behind me again. Oh, there is someone else behind me too?
"What the hell is going on?" I asked. "Where am I?" I was getting scared. "If this is a prank Impmon, I give up! You got me! Hahaha-now LET ME GO!" I screamed as he started to leave the room. Outside, I heard him yelling.
"I NEVER-NO! I don't even...You really think I would do that? After what happened? That bitch is CRAZY!"
I felt a prang of hurt inside me. Was he denying our relationship? But why? From what I could tell he really liked me and we enjoyed each other's company. Mind you, it was not all sunshine and flowers in the times we fought, but we still had our feelings in the back of our minds. Impmon would never call me a...bitch. Ever.
I raised my head up again and saw Yamaki come in the room. Oh, thank God! Someone with reason. I gave a thankful smile at the government man and started to ask about being released and asking where the 'Punked' camera was.
"You're not getting out of here, Lindy." He interrupted staring at me flicking his lighter. "Let's just clear up that fact. Not after what you did and since you are trying to play mind games with the group, I think it is best that I did the talking. Now, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. I don't want to hurt you." Yamaki looked up and nodded. A paw came on my shoulder and I gulped. That was Renamon behind me. I felt the pit of my stomach to give me bad vibes. I had a gut feeling she was the one who knocked me out at my home.
"I-I don't know what you are talking about." I whispered, shaking my head. I was starting to get scared. What happened to these people? What was going on?
"DO." Yamaki got up quickly and placed his hands on the chair and got into my face. "NOT. LIE. TO. ME." I never seen him scream so menacingly. I yelped in surprise as I felt Renamon punch me in the stomach. I coughed violently and shut my eyes. Tears were spilling out. This is a bad dream. A really, really bad dream. I will wake up...now.
But, I was still here. I was still in this awful room with the single light on the ceiling, Yamaki yelling at me, Renamon still holding me steady.
"Don't hurt her too much. We still need to get answers out of her." Yamaki instructed walking back to the table. I wanted to puke. "Why did you do it Lindy? WHY?"
"Do what?" I croaked. "I honestly don't have any clue what you are talking about. When I change you're going to be sorry." That was a pretty pathetic attempt at a threat but I couldn't blame myself. These were my friends, I would never hurt them!
"Change? You are a stupid," A blow was knocked into my face. "Fucking. Human! That killed Takato and Gulimon."
"I what?" I gasped. Takato and Guilmon were dead? How? Last time I saw them, they were playing in the park and I was watching in the trees in my Impmon form. "Why would I hurt my friends?" I asked, looking up a Renamon.
"You were not friends with them or us." Yamaki growled. "Don't play that crap on me. I know you better."
"Obviously, you don't." I frowned. "Takato and Gulimon were one of the first people I met when I moved here. I ordered a pizza from them and saw Gulimon turn into Growlmon. They helped me in the Digital World, when I first turned into a digimon-"
"She's not making any sense." Renamon spoke to Yamaki. "Let's just show her the tape?"
Tape? What tape? What fucking tape?
Yamaki agreed and opened his laptop to a video. This was in a battle against what appears to be against D-Reaper. I see two figures that look like their arguing on a rooftop. One was Gallantmon and the other was...me. It was actually me arguing but the video footage was not close enough to hear what we were arguing about. Suddenly, Gallantrmon had his back turned and I saw the unthinkable happen. I pushed him off. Somehow, I pushed a mega digimon off the roof and into the mess of blue chords that was D-Reaper. The footage shook there and screams were heard all around.
I was flabbergasted at the footage. What the hell was that? I scoffed.
"That is fake. This is all fake!" I screamed. "There are a million reasons why that won't make any sense. Takato is not dead! D-Reaper hasn't hit here yet! I'm a hybrid!" I felt panic clutch me close and send me into a frenzy of trying to get out. I was banging my cuffs, stomping my feet-anything to break free.
But with all the struggling all I could manage is to cut my wrists into the cuffs deeper and strain my back. My voice was starting to become hoarse from the yelling and screaming for help.
"Lets put her in the cell," Renamon suggested after smacking me into silence. I felt my face getting puffy and swollen from the slaps, hits, and punches to my face. I was lucky not to have anything break yet. Yamaki held up a hand.
"No, she can stay here for all I care. We are going to get answers out of her. As long as those A.D.A parasites haven't found out where she is-
A knock came at the door. It was loud and deliberate as Yamaki looked at Renamon. However, whoever was on the other side did not have any patience as the door busted open and several men in uniforms stormed in, guns and all.
"POLICE! GET DOWN!" they screamed and Yamaki swore. He was about to pull a fast one but the officer punched Yamaki into a wall. I did not see where Renamon went but if she was the same Renamon I trained with, then she left as soon as she heard that knock on the door. I looked at the police frightened.
"Sir, we found her." one radioed in as another was taking the cuffs off me. I shook and pleaded at them not to hurt me.
"It's okay. We are here to save you, Miss Rose." The officer addressed me and helped me out of the chair. The cuffs were off and I rubbed my wrists.
Miss Rose?
I was leaded out of the hall where I saw several Tamers and digimon pressed into the wall being cuffed. Rika was one of them and managed to spit at me.
"YOU KILLED THEM. YOU MONSTER!"
I was in shock as I was escorted faster into a hallway and up to a elevator. I wiped off the spit in disgust. I was in Hypnos I realized, getting off at the main lobby where several officers were stationed. I was looking around and saw several people in more cuffs. I felt something releasing inside me as I saw the exit. I wanted more than anything to get out of here. I was released by police into paramedics who took me onto a stretcher.
"I'm Okay. No-really!" I assured, resisting the assistance. "Can I just get an ice pack?" My face was hurting now and it pained me to make any expression.
"Let her go." came a familiar female voice and I felt odd. It was like a relief but I was becoming dizzy from the shock that kept entering my system.
Erika Rose, my aunt came up to me in her expensive business suit, and stern sea green eyes. She looked almost younger, with her blonde hair in a chignon, makeup on point, and lips curled into a smile. She hugged me.
"I'm so glad we saved you, Lindy."
