Chapter Word Count: 500||Story Word Count: 1,500||Chapter Count: 3/40

Daisuke tried to raise his head and couldn't get it to stay up for more than a few seconds before it fell back down again. His neck throbbed and he wasn't sure if he could get up if his life depended on it. He couldn't completely wrap his head around what had happened. He hardly fully understood where he was at the moment, except in some place that he didn't want to be.

Something touched his lips and he parted them without thinking. The next moment, whatever it was moved into his mouth and he licked at it, tasting some kind of meat. He chewed it, still too worn out and hurt to think about what he was doing or why it seemed someone was feeding him. Piece by piece he ate, accepting small drinks of tea, until whoever it was stopped.

By then his head didn't ache as much, though his neck still gave him trouble. He blinked, trying to work his way through all of this, and looked up carefully.

Only a pace or two away stood the Digimon Kaiser, a very satisfied expression on his face. Daisuke struggled to get up at the sight of him, but his legs still wouldn't support him. All he could manage was a half-stumble that brought him right back to his knees.

"Stay like that," the Kaiser said, catching Daisuke's attention. As soon as he understood the words, Daisuke found himself unable to move. He wanted to rage and scream; he wanted to do something that wasn't just be partially collapsed on the floor in front of this guy.

But he couldn't do anything. Not even move back when Kaiser reached his hand out to him.

"Give me those devices of yours."

Daisuke wanted to protest that he didn't know what the Kaiser was talking about. His lips didn't make any words and his hands dipped into his shirt to pull out his Digivice and D-Terminal, handing them over to Kaiser without a moment of hesitation.

Why did he keep doing this? Why did he just do what Kaiser wanted without any protest?

Kaiser met his eyes and Daisuke could feel his own will draining away, replaced by the desire to please this person, who was clearly so much stronger and better than he was.

"You belong to me, Motomiya Daisuke," Kaiser murmured, cupping his hand on the side of Daisuke's face. "You're going to help me take over the Digital World and defeat anyone who stands in my way. What do you think of that?"

No! Not gonna! Daisuke's thoughts raged. His voice spoke differently.

"As you wish, master." He didn't even sound like himself! But Kaiser smiled a very approving smile.

"I thought that's what you'd say. Such a good boy you are."

Daisuke could see a tinge of red on the Kaiser's teeth. He shuddered, or wanted to. Blood. His blood.

"Now, listen to me, very carefully. I have your orders."

Kaiser began to speak, and Daisuke listened.

To Be Continued

Notes: I am quite enjoying writing this. But I usually do enjoy making Daisuke's life miserable anyway. ;) But it's not so bad, is it? Except if you count being the Kaiser's dinner...