Disclaimer: I've run out of creative ways of saying I don't own Digimon, so I'll just say it: I DON'T OWN DIGIMON! Now onto the story...
Nightmares Come True VII
"So what do you say, Retimon? Join forces with me and rule the world? Or die trying to overpower me?" Shiftumon quarried.
Retimon looked positively horrified.
"I don't want to take over the world!" he cried.
"You have certainly gotten an excellent start. You alone have nearly finished off the Digidestined," Shiftumon happily answered.
"I wasn't killing the Digidestined!" Retimon argued.
Shiftumon laughed and answered: "what would you call it, then?"
"I was... modifying them," Retimon jerkily replied.
"MODIFYING!" Shiftumon bellowed, causing pebbles to rain down from the ceiling. "MODIFYING!" he repeated, howling with laughter.
"It's true," Retimon sulked. "I thought Knowledge was the only real Digidestined."
Shiftumon stopped laughing and inquired: "so what'll it be?"
"I won't join you," Retimon quietly responded.
The moment the words had left Retimon's mouth, he dove at Shiftumon, hoping to hurt him in some way.
"Don't bother," Shiftumon muttered, wafting easily away. Retimon flew straight into the wall.
Matt watched in silence. This was all so strange. The Digimon that had been trying to kill them was now fighting for them against a new evil Digimon. He noticed that TK was shaking fearfully, but thankfully not saying a word.
Retimon didn't take Shiftumon's advice. Over and over he flew at Shiftumon, trying to hit him and every time flying directly into a wall instead.
Finally, after about fifteen minutes of endless battling, Retimon hit Shiftumon-only to go through him.
Matt watched in horror as Retimon emerged, flying through the air, though not by use of his wings. Retimon bashed into the cave wall so forcefully his wing broke, though he didn't make a single sound.
Matt realized that Retimon was unconscious, though from the collision with the wall or the contact with Shiftumon he was unsure.
That was when the thing that Matt had known was inevitable happened: Shiftumon turned to them.
"So Retimon didn't finish the job," he muttered. "Oh well, all the more fun for me."
He lazily floated over to Matt and TK, who had been standing against one of the cave walls. Once he got close enough to them, his vapory form shuddered and he became another Digimon: a Togemon.
Matt's eyes widened as the realization seeped in: Shiftumon was called Shiftumon because he could change forms.
"Very good," Shiftumon muttered. "I see you know my... talent."
He's psychic, Matt thought with a start.
"That is correct," Shiftumon grinned.
TK was watching this wide-eyed, not understanding who Shiftumon was speaking to; which added to his terror.
Shiftumon smiled and picked up TK in one of his now gigantic boxing-gloved fists.
NO! Not TK! Matt mentally screamed.
Miraculously, this thought seemed to sway Shiftumon. He easily tossed TK aside, the small boy screaming as he fell to the ground painfully, but somewhat safe.
Shiftumon reverted to his normal form and advanced on Matt.
"Now you don't have that fool Retimon to save you this time," he hissed.
Matt backed as far into the wall as he could. He hadn't been sure exactly what had happened to Retimon, but he didn't want to try his luck by coming into contact with Shiftumon.
"Oh, you need not worry about that," Shiftumon airily muttered. "Worry instead for the safety of your friends... from you."
Matt barely had time to wonder what Shiftumon could mean by this remark when he heard Shiftumon say: "Complete Control" so softly it was a wonder he heard it at all.
Matt suddenly felt cold-freezing cold. It wasn't like the cold a person would feel on a snowy day. This cold was coming from inside him. He couldn't feel his body at all. His mind was numbed by the intense cold that was radiating through him.
A voice in his head was telling him to get up, to stand up and get off the ground.
Matt forced his eyes to focus and noticed that he was lying on the ground.
When did I fall? He wondered. How can I get up? I can't move.
The voice was now speaking more forcefully. He tried, but he couldn't even move his fingers. He gave up attempting to move and relaxed as best he could while knowing that he couldn't move.
The instant he relaxed, his body began moving by itself. He was on his feet in a flash.
But... How...? He wondered. No matter how he tried, he couldn't even move his mouth to speak and yet he had suddenly gotten to his feet.
He was walking toward TK now, but his body was moving by itself again. He tried to stop, but his feet continued moving on doggedly.
"Matt, are you all right?" TK quarried. His voice sounded cold and distant to Matt. It was like he was hearing his brother through a sheet of ice. He tried to answer, but his voice wouldn't work.
"Matt?" TK repeated, now worried. Still Matt couldn't say a word.
Matt managed to force his eyes to shift a bit to the right and he caught a glimpse of Shiftumon watching him with a satisfied look on his face.
That was when the full truth hit him: Shiftumon was controlling his body.
He could only watch as he drew his foot back and forcefully kicked TK in the ribs.
Faintly, in the back of his mind, he could hear Shiftumon laughing at his mental protests to the pain he was causing his brother...
Nightmares Come True VII
"So what do you say, Retimon? Join forces with me and rule the world? Or die trying to overpower me?" Shiftumon quarried.
Retimon looked positively horrified.
"I don't want to take over the world!" he cried.
"You have certainly gotten an excellent start. You alone have nearly finished off the Digidestined," Shiftumon happily answered.
"I wasn't killing the Digidestined!" Retimon argued.
Shiftumon laughed and answered: "what would you call it, then?"
"I was... modifying them," Retimon jerkily replied.
"MODIFYING!" Shiftumon bellowed, causing pebbles to rain down from the ceiling. "MODIFYING!" he repeated, howling with laughter.
"It's true," Retimon sulked. "I thought Knowledge was the only real Digidestined."
Shiftumon stopped laughing and inquired: "so what'll it be?"
"I won't join you," Retimon quietly responded.
The moment the words had left Retimon's mouth, he dove at Shiftumon, hoping to hurt him in some way.
"Don't bother," Shiftumon muttered, wafting easily away. Retimon flew straight into the wall.
Matt watched in silence. This was all so strange. The Digimon that had been trying to kill them was now fighting for them against a new evil Digimon. He noticed that TK was shaking fearfully, but thankfully not saying a word.
Retimon didn't take Shiftumon's advice. Over and over he flew at Shiftumon, trying to hit him and every time flying directly into a wall instead.
Finally, after about fifteen minutes of endless battling, Retimon hit Shiftumon-only to go through him.
Matt watched in horror as Retimon emerged, flying through the air, though not by use of his wings. Retimon bashed into the cave wall so forcefully his wing broke, though he didn't make a single sound.
Matt realized that Retimon was unconscious, though from the collision with the wall or the contact with Shiftumon he was unsure.
That was when the thing that Matt had known was inevitable happened: Shiftumon turned to them.
"So Retimon didn't finish the job," he muttered. "Oh well, all the more fun for me."
He lazily floated over to Matt and TK, who had been standing against one of the cave walls. Once he got close enough to them, his vapory form shuddered and he became another Digimon: a Togemon.
Matt's eyes widened as the realization seeped in: Shiftumon was called Shiftumon because he could change forms.
"Very good," Shiftumon muttered. "I see you know my... talent."
He's psychic, Matt thought with a start.
"That is correct," Shiftumon grinned.
TK was watching this wide-eyed, not understanding who Shiftumon was speaking to; which added to his terror.
Shiftumon smiled and picked up TK in one of his now gigantic boxing-gloved fists.
NO! Not TK! Matt mentally screamed.
Miraculously, this thought seemed to sway Shiftumon. He easily tossed TK aside, the small boy screaming as he fell to the ground painfully, but somewhat safe.
Shiftumon reverted to his normal form and advanced on Matt.
"Now you don't have that fool Retimon to save you this time," he hissed.
Matt backed as far into the wall as he could. He hadn't been sure exactly what had happened to Retimon, but he didn't want to try his luck by coming into contact with Shiftumon.
"Oh, you need not worry about that," Shiftumon airily muttered. "Worry instead for the safety of your friends... from you."
Matt barely had time to wonder what Shiftumon could mean by this remark when he heard Shiftumon say: "Complete Control" so softly it was a wonder he heard it at all.
Matt suddenly felt cold-freezing cold. It wasn't like the cold a person would feel on a snowy day. This cold was coming from inside him. He couldn't feel his body at all. His mind was numbed by the intense cold that was radiating through him.
A voice in his head was telling him to get up, to stand up and get off the ground.
Matt forced his eyes to focus and noticed that he was lying on the ground.
When did I fall? He wondered. How can I get up? I can't move.
The voice was now speaking more forcefully. He tried, but he couldn't even move his fingers. He gave up attempting to move and relaxed as best he could while knowing that he couldn't move.
The instant he relaxed, his body began moving by itself. He was on his feet in a flash.
But... How...? He wondered. No matter how he tried, he couldn't even move his mouth to speak and yet he had suddenly gotten to his feet.
He was walking toward TK now, but his body was moving by itself again. He tried to stop, but his feet continued moving on doggedly.
"Matt, are you all right?" TK quarried. His voice sounded cold and distant to Matt. It was like he was hearing his brother through a sheet of ice. He tried to answer, but his voice wouldn't work.
"Matt?" TK repeated, now worried. Still Matt couldn't say a word.
Matt managed to force his eyes to shift a bit to the right and he caught a glimpse of Shiftumon watching him with a satisfied look on his face.
That was when the full truth hit him: Shiftumon was controlling his body.
He could only watch as he drew his foot back and forcefully kicked TK in the ribs.
Faintly, in the back of his mind, he could hear Shiftumon laughing at his mental protests to the pain he was causing his brother...