Chapter 8: The Darkness is Revealed
-The Digital World-
The digidestined were all sitting inside Gennai's house trying to figure out their next move when Gennai walked in with a worried look on his face. "Follow me everyone." The digidestined all got up and followed Gennai outside to the courtyard.
They all gasped as they looked up and saw that the sky was turning black. Only moments before it had been a perfectly clear day. A low evil laugh broke the silence. It was a laugh that chilled everyone's bones. Suddenly, the sky of the digital world began to tare apart. The Dark Ocean began to appear in the sky.
Kari and Ken both shuttered at this awful place. A figure began to emerge from the dark ocean. It was Daemon! He looked more powerful than the last time the digidestin had fought him.
"I have returned! I will finally get my revenge on those foolish children that thought they could trap me in the Dark Ocean!" Daemon flew off. He didn't seem to realize that the digidestined were already in the digital world.
The gate to the Dark Ocean began to close. Joe thought he heard a cry for help coming from this evil place. It sounded like Mimi! He broke away from the group. He had to find a way to get Mimi out of the Dark Ocean.
"Joe come back!" He ignored the screams from the others behind him. Mimi was in danger! The portal was closing quickly, he had to find away to get through it. Joe saw a near by tree and thought if he could only climb up it he could reach the portal.
Suddenly, out of no where Gomamon came and tackled Joe. Joe looked up and saw the portal close. Tears began to roll down his face.
"Why did you do that Gomamon?"
"You were going to hurt yourself. I have to protect you no matter what."
"You don't understand Gomamon, Mimi's trapped in the Dark Ocean!"
"Oh...I'm sorry Joe" Gomamon looked down at his paws. Joe looked down at his digimon he knew he had hurt Gomamon's feelings by yelling at him.
"It's alright Gomamon. You didn't know." Gomamon looked up at Joe and then jumped into his arms. They hugged. The others had now cot up to Joe and Gomamon.
"What's wrong with you Joe?" Tai began to scream. Sora tried to calm him down but he just pushed her aside. "We're suppose to be a team! How can we be one if you go off and do stupid stunts like that!" Tai's hands were in fists now.
"I'm sorry Tai and everyone else. It's just I thought I heard Mimi calling for my help from the Dark Ocean." Everyone fell silent even Tai. Palmon broke the silence "I heard her too Joe."
Everyone stood there silently for a few moments until Sora spoke up. "There is no point in just sitting around we have to save her?"
"How? The gate is closed." Joe looked up at the sky sadly.
"Ken aren't you able to open a gate to the Dark Ocean using your D3?" Matt asked.
"I was before, I can try though." Ken pointed his D3 up at the sky and began to concentrate. Everyone was counting on him but he just didn't have the same darkness stored up inside of him as before.
"Well?" Joe asked Ken curiously. He was hoping the Dark Ocean would appear in the sky once again any moment now.
"I'm sorry. I can no longer open the gate." Ken looked down at his feet ashamed that he had let everyone down. Joe walked up to him and placed his hand on Ken's shoulder. "That's alright. We'll find another way."
They headed back towards Gennai's to see what they could found out about the Dark Ocean.
-The Dark Ocean-
Mimi looked up at the sky where the portal to the digital world had been just moments before hand. She felt so alone and helpless. Daemon was able to use her to open the portal! Was she going to be stuck her forever?
"No, I'll find a way out!" Mimi thought to herself. She wiped the tears from her eyes. No matter how long it took she was going to get back home and help stop Daemon.
She thought of her parents who would be so worried. Then the other digidestin who would have to face Daemon without her. Mimi knew they wouldn't be able to win because they were the strongest as a team. Finally Mimi thought of Joe the man she had loved ever since her first adventure to the digital world all those years ago. A tear fell as she thought of how she would never see him again.
"No" Mimi thought to herself. She couldn't let Daemon win and she certainly couldn't live life without Joe! She loved him to much and this love was giving her hope!
Mimi looked up at the sky and yelled "You can't keep here forever! You will never win Daemon!" Suddenly, the same mysterious glow as before began to shine again. A beam of light shot up to the sky.
A portal began to open. Mimi's feet began to lift off the ground. She looked down and watched as the Dark Ocean grew smaller and smaller. Soon it could no longer be seen because of the great layer of midst that lay atop it. Mimi passed through the portal and it closed behind her.
Sarah shook Mimi frantically. The brown hair beauty was fast asleep and she needed to wake up quickly. Sarah stood there looked at her friend trying to think of how to wake her. Sarah grabbed her water bottle and splashed some water onto Mimi's face. She began to stir.
Mimi looked up at her friend. "What was that for Sarah?"
"Sorry Mimi but we have to go monsters are in the school!" Mimi jumped up at the word of monsters. Could it be that Daemon was already unleashing his attack on the real world. She looked down at her digivice it was glowing frantically.
"Mimi lets go!" Sarah got up and started to walk quickly towards the nearest exist. Mimi didn't move, instead she began to take out her laptop. "Please let the gate be opened." Mimi thought to herself.
After a few moments of typing the gate to the digital world appeared before her. The gate was opened! Mimi held her digivice up to the computer screen as a white light shot forward sucking her into the computer.
Mimi landed with a thud on the forest floor. She was back in the digital world. She took out her digivice and picked up a faint signal. It was the others! Mimi began to follow it as she knew the only way to stop Daemon was with the power of teamwork!
End of Chapter 8
