A/N: GAH! Need. To. UPDATE! Enjoy~
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Digimon Adventure 02, Shixona
Chapter 9
It was later, in the school's computer room that we got to speak to Izzy about what had happened when we were last in the Digital World. Silvmon sat in my lap as I stroked his back while we all spoke.
"You mean Ken is the Digimon Emperor?" Izzy said.
"Right, and when he's an emperor, he's not just a genius, he's an evil genius!" Davis nodded.
"And a seriously evil genius at that!" Demiveemon chimed in.
"I just don't understand why such a talented and smart person would want to use their gifts to hurt others…" Cody frowned.
"He seems so nice…" Kari agreed.
"Looks can be deceiving," I muttered, making Silvmon nod.
"You know, there was a report on him on TV yesterday… I saw them show the genius parade," T.K. told us.
"I can't believe the Digimon Emperor is a kid like us!" Kari commented.
"…Let's find him," Izzy finally spoke up.
"What? Find him?" T.K. frowned.
"Yeah! We'll track him down and confront him outside of the Digital World," Izzy nodded.
"Does this plan include a part where we get to eat?" Upamon asked eagerly.
"For you, anything," Izzy smiled at the little Digimon. "Hey, I wonder where Yolei could be?" Then the door opened, and Yolei came in with a bag of snacks for the Digimon.
"Hey everybody, sorry I'm late, but look what I've got!" she smiled, holding the bag up.
"Chocolate!" Demiveemon cheered.
"Cookies!" Upamon crowed.
"Fish!" Gatomon grinned.
"Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!" Patamon squealed, and the four ran over and began to eat. Silvmon hopped out of my lap and joined them at a slower pace, munching on a chocolate-covered rice ball.
"You're the best, Yolei!" Demiveemon praised the violet-haired girl. "You could be chef of the cafeteria someday!"
"So, you're not hungry?" Yolei asked Poromon, giving him a sly look.
"What?" Poromon gaped, and then shot over to join the others.
"That's a surprise they didn't eat my arm right off," Yolei remarked, and then pulled out a magazine. "Oh, and look at this! There's an article in it about Ken!"
"I'll take that!" Davis said, snatching the magazine from her.
"Hey, you gave me a paper cut!" she snapped. I looked over Davis's shoulder as he read the magazine.
"Yeah, that's him, the evil kid!" I exclaimed.
"Who would have thought that such a normal looking boy could be the Digimon Emperor?" Cody sighed.
"His smile makes him look so gentle…" Kari commented. I felt there was something sinister about that smile, though.
"Uh yeah, but his haircut makes him look like you, Kari!" T.K. said.
"Let me see it… Oh, this kid!" Izzy realized when he saw the article. "I've seen him on the news before…"
"Look at him, how cute! He could program my computer any day!" Yolei squealed, and I groaned.
"Are you crazy?" Davis exclaimed. "He may be smart, but this guy is completely crazy in his head!"
"Whoa, he's not just smart, he's got dashing good looks, too!" Yolei spazzed.
"And he's also really athletic!" Cody added.
"AAARGH!" Davis growled. "Hey, I'm just as good in sports as that guy is!"
"Okay, okay, don't get your knickers in a twist, Davis, let's just find him!" Izzy chided.
"What are knickers?" the cinnamon-haired teen frowned.
"Never mind…" Izzy sighed. "I'll use my map program to locate the apartment building behind Ken in this picture…"
"It looks like a nice place to live!" Yolei commented.
"Yeah, living next door to a heartless kid who wants to rule the world is nice," I scoffed.
"If my calculations are correct, he should live…right around here," Izzy announced, pulling it up on the computer.
"Hey! I know that area!" Kari exclaimed, planting her finger on the spot.
"You smudged my screen!" the rust-haired teen yelped.
"Yeah, I think there's an apartment building right there under Kari's fingerprint!" Davis declared. We then left, Silvmon hiding in my back pack, off to Ken's apartment building. "Here it is! This is the place where we'll stop Ken once and for all!"
"Okay, I wrote down a battle plan!" Cody announced.
"Uh… Does it include the police?" I asked, frowning at the sight of police in front of the building.
"Man, that kid's trouble!" Davis complained.
"Little Ken Ichijouji is missing and no one has any idea where he might be!" A reporter announced into the camera.
"I think…he's run away from home," Ken's dad told the police, choking back a sob.
"Run away from home?!" Cody gasped.
"I bet I know where he's gone!" I muttered. We went back to the computer lab, where we decided to re-group.
"I think you're right! Ken is probably in the Digital World, but it's just dangerous to just rush in there!" Izzy confirmed our suspicions.
"But the longer we wait, the longer he has to plot against us!" Kari pointed out.
"We need to make a new plan," Cody argued.
"Um…we need to know what Ken's doing," Izzy frowned in thought. "Let's check the computer…"
"Does this mean what I think it means?!" T.K. gasped as we all stared at the screen in horror.
"Ken is taking over areas in the Digital World faster than ever before!" Izzy exclaimed.
"Well then, let's go!" Davis declared.
"We can't risk to be ruthless," Izzy reminded us. "Remember the expression: Fools rush in while angels fear to tread."
"So what do you think we should do?" Kari asked.
"You know, being a fool is really low on my priority list, but I can't just sit here and do nothing!" T.K. growled.
"Why do evil geniuses always have to be evil?" Cody sighed.
"Aah, he doesn't look capable of causing such trouble! You know?" Yolei pouted.
"Well, he is, and don't let yourself forget it!" Izzy reminded her.
"Well, I've had enough talk!" I finally snapped, straightening up. "It's time to do something about this!"
"The clock keeps ticking away and I'm getting ticked off! I want some action!" Davis agreed.
"He's right! So let's get it into gear!" Kari nodded.
"Yeah!" T.K. chimed in.
"I'm with you! Let's fight!" Yolei added.
"You've convinced me! No more hesitation!" Izzy stated determinedly.
"Excellent! Digi-port, open!" Davis grinned, and then opened the digital gate, and we gathered around the computer monitor.
"Let's go catch that evil-cute guy!" Yolei squealed, and I facepalmed.
"I'll be watching over you! Good luck, guys!" Izzy told us.
"It's genius stopping time! Let's go!" Yolei declared, and then we were transported to the Digital World. When we got there, we ended up in a land covered in flames and hot rocks.
"Look at this land of fire!" T.K. remarked. "It's like in the movie…land of fire!"
"I know… Sure is hot!" Yolei agreed.
"I say chili-hot!" Davis commented.
"Keep your eyes open, trouble can be anywhere!" I warned. Right when I finished speaking, some Meramon showed up, leaping to the ground in front of us.
"Meramon!" Kari gasped.
"Let's show 'em who's boss!" Davis declared, and Veemon nodded. "Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Veemon, armor digivolve to…Flamedramon, the Fire of Courage!" Flamedramon leapt at the Meramon, and the battle ensued.
"Roaring Flame!" a Meramon cried out.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon countered, but it didn't do anything.
"Don't do that anymore, you're just tickling them!" Davis yelled.
"I don't think fire attacks are going to work on them!" Kari advised.
"My turn!" Hawkmon said.
"Get 'em, Hawkmon!" Yolei shouted. "Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Hawkmon, armor digivolve to…Halsemon, the Wings of Love!"
"Tempest Wing!" Halsemon used his attack, but it made the flames from the Meramon bigger.
"Halsemon, STOP! You're making the flames bigger!" Yolei screamed.
"Nothing is working, now it's up to you, Armadillomon!" Cody told his partner. "Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Armadillomon, armor digivolve to…Digmon, the Drill of Power!"
"Rock Cracking!" Digmon's attack made the Meramon fall into the lava.
"Way to go!" Cody praised.
"Look!" Kari yelped as they reappeared from the lava.
"Watch out! Here they come!" Yolei warned.
"My turn?" Patamon asked T.K.
"Let's do it! Digi-Armor Energize!" T.K. yelled.
"Patamon, armor digivolve to…Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"
"Tempest Wing!" Halsemon used his attack to aid Pegasusmon, stunning the Meramon.
"It's working!" T.K. grinned.
"Star Shower!" Pegasusmon's attack struck the stunned Meramon, and Kari turned to Gatomon.
"Are you ready?" she asked her partner.
"Always am!" Gatomon nodded.
"Digi-Armor Energize!" Kari shouted.
"Gatomon, armor digivolve to…Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!"
"Rosetta Stone!" she cried out, striking the Meramon.
"That's what you get for playing with fire!" Kari yelled at the Meramon.
"All right, Silvmon, you're up!" I told my friend, and he nodded determinedly. "Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Silvmon, armor digivolve to…Puredramon, the Lone Wolf of Purity!"
"Draco Howl!" Puredramon's attack blasted out in a radius, knocking away the rest of the Meramon. That's when Ken and a group of his controlled Digimon flew in, carrying Skullgreymon.
"Oh no! It's Skullgreymon!" T.K. yelped. "The only things that are more terrifying than his looks are his fighting skills, especially his Dark Shot attack!" Then Skullgreymon ripped himself free of the ropes holding him and began to attack Ken's Digimon slaves.
"How can we beat that thing?!" Davis demanded.
"I have no idea!" Kari exclaimed.
"I have one!" T.K. piped up.
"What?" I frowned.
"I say we run and then after that we run some more!" the blonde suggested hurriedly. Flamedramon, Digmon, and Halsemon charged over to Skullgreymon, and Flamedramon reached him first.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon's attack didn't even faze Skullgreymon, and then the giant skeletal Digimon swatted Flamedramon away.
"He got Flamedramon!" Davis cried out as his partner de-digivolved back to Veemon. Digmon was swatted away, too, drawing a gasp from Cody.
"Digmon, no!" he shouted as Digmon de-digivolved to Armadillomon. Halsemon was suddenly swatted down, too, and he de-digivolved back to Hawkmon.
"Halsemon!" Yolei shrieked. Nefertimon, Pegasusmon, and Puredramon flew over, trying to guide us away.
"Everyone, run!" Nefertimon warned.
"But we have to fight Skullgreymon!" Kari protested.
"Yeah, great idea, stay clustered together so you create an easy target," Pegasusmon snorted. "Get to safety!"
"Dark Shot!" Skullgreymon cried out, and fired the attack at the Control Spire. The resulting blinding light had us shielding our eyes from the brightness.
"I should probably put on my goggles!" Davis yelled over the explosion.
"You wanna play rough?!" Ken snarled, and then blew a whistle loudly.
"I'm afraid to find out who he's calling!" I commented, and then a group of Darktyrannomon appeared.
"What are those things?" Yolei yelped.
"They're Darktyrannomon!" I explained.
"Why can't we ever fight anything short?" Kari complained.
"Like some mice!" Yolei agreed. The Darktyrannomon used their Fire Breath attack on Skullgreymon, but it didn't seem to be doing much. In fact, Skullgreymon swiped them all away, knocking them back as he took them out.
"They're rolling around like rag dolls!" Davis remarked.
"Hope he doesn't get the idea to throw US around!" Yolei pointed out.
"He beat them all single-handed!" Kari exclaimed as Skullgreymon finished them off. Then he returned to Agumon, and I screamed.
"That's Agumon!" I shrieked.
"That slimy creature is coming after him, and when I say slimy creature I mean Ken!" T.K. growled.
"AGUMON!" Kari and I cried out after him.
"Let him go!" T.K. yelled.
"AGUMON!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. "YOU BETTER NOT HURT HIM, KEN!"
"Yeah, jerk!" Davis chimed in. Ken merely cackled in response.
"T.K., Davis, Shixona, somebody do something! They're getting away!" Kari wailed. There was nothing we could do but go back to regroup.
A/N: Sorry about the late updates, everyone… My birthday was yesterday, and I've been working my tail off in internship. R&R, peeps!
