Yasmin's eyes suddenly shot open, exposing them to a bright flurry of random blue data. All kinds of characters and symbols floated, adding a glow to what would be another wise dark, lifeless void. There seemed to be no up or down to this place, but that was not troubling to her. The trouble was where she was, and more importantly, why she was here.
"Of all the places to be dumped in the digital world; it could be worse, right?"
As if this place were her thoughts, the data flow seemed to change. Question marks, exclamation marks, dots, dashes and digital code began to clump into a being before her. Slowly it formed a blue blur, before it emerged fully in front of Yasmin.
Her face fell into shock. But as emotion took over, a smile cracked her gaping mouth and a tear of joy formed for the creature before her.
Impmon.
He stood tall, arms folded, with his comical, smug grin.
"He followed me here? He followed me here! Who knew he could be so caring to risk a data stream; for a human no less. For me..."
However all smiles of his face soon feel, like his arms which rest by his sides.
"What's wrong? Where is this place?" Yasmin's words quizzed the being.
"This is the end." His voice was mysterious, yet as harsh as reality in it's meaning. The two continued to stand, facing each other, daring the other to speak.
"The end? We've been deleted?" She asked, moving her hands to express her words.
Impmon's expression did not change. Neither did his tone.
"No. This is your end."
Panic shot down Yasmin's spine and fear gripped every 0 and 1 of her existence. The same shock returned to her face as before, but this was different. This time, the world seemed so much more serious; love seemed to be a sinking ship, not a lifeboat in the ocean.
"How is it my end?" The words were stutter and dripping with thought, confusion, desperation.
"You're leaving. Back to the human world. Good bye." His words almost seemed happy at the thought, giddy like he was getting pleasure from her pain.
"Return? But I don't want to. Not yet, I can't. It can't be my time. I haven't even told you..." Her voice paused to allow for the finding courage, to say the words she never had a chance to, and may not get again.
"...I love you." They were spoken lightly with watery eyes.
"Those simple ideas are no reason for you to stay." His speech was hard and cold, almost calculating to cause the most suffering. "I don't need your love, nor do I want it!" He snapped and hissed. His glare turned evil and vindictive as he twisted his head to look directly and piercingly at Yasmin. The feeling shook her very soul.
"I don't understand, I thought this could work. When I found myself here, I though that the reason was to say the things I never had time to before. To say I love you to the only one who deserved to hear it. I hoped life was paying me back for all the heartbreak and pain, yet it was just setting me up to fall one last time. Life's latest twisted idea..."
Yasmin was snapped from her thoughts by Impmon's latest heart break attack. His voice was a roar of anger and aggression, but also sadistic pleasure and achievement.
"Now leave his world; and take your stupid love with you!" With that he tackled Yasmin, knocking her down into the black obis. This darkness quickly changed to an open sky of blue, with the occasional cloud of faded white. She sat up, observing her surroundings. Expecting to see grass of green and vibrant bushes of the park, she was surprised by the sight of clock gears on tall polls and embedded in the ground.
"A dream? Just a dream..." She whispered, breathing a deep sigh of relief. Then reality struck her.
"But it's not a dream..."
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The yellow fox strolled calmly through the clock work world, paying no attention to the mysteries which surrounded her.
"I don't understand this. What are these 'emotions'? I thought all had become clear? I thought I finally understood what love was, what the love I feel for Impmon is. So why is it I feel compelled to save a human he loves more than me? Surely I should be trying to get rid of her..."
Renamon's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of movement nearby. She shot her head from side to side and took up an aggressive stance. But this cloud world was empty. Renamon returned to a standing pose, glanced from side to side once more, and continued to walk. This time though, she couldn't help but be a little wiry of her environment.
"But I've never known Impmon to care so much for one person. If she was gone, even left of her own free will, he'd break down. And if I was to blame, I'd lose him altogether. Maybe it would be better for him to be happy with her, than alone and hurting without me... Why can't there be another way?"
"There can be..." A dark voice echoed from the silence, speaking her deepest thoughts.
Renamon took up her fighting stance once again, and spun from side to side. Yet still, there was nothing to be seen.
"Where are you? Show yourself!" She demanded.
"I'm everywhere. I'm nowhere. I'm behind you. I'm in front of you. I am you." The mysterious voice toyed with the fox.
"Quite monologuing and fight me. If you dare..." She sneered.
"Why should we fight when we can be allies? You wanted another way, I can be it. Together, we can take the human out, convince your beloved Impmon she couldn't be found, to move on, and you can ride off into the digital sunset together."
The thought tempted her mind for the slightest moment, before being completely rejected.
"You're delusional. I'd never do that to Impmon!"
"I guess I'll have to be more convincing...Touch of evil!"
Renamon found herself over flowing with darkness, in pain from the power. She collapsed to her knees, desperately trying to resist the attack. But her efforts were futile.
The attack ceased.
Renamon looked up, her eyes filled with evil and anger.
"Now; what do you think of my plan?"
An evil laugh destroyed the innocent silence.
