The Truth is Hard

Takato was just pacing around at the moment while Guilmon was sleeping. It had been at least 3 hours since he and Guilmon had gotten Ryan to the hospital to treat him. The doctor stated that it wasn't any physical, but Ryan's mental state was out of control, the doctor stated that if Ryan couldn't confront what was causing him so much confusion. He might never wake up again. Takato was really worried, and it was only 2 more days until Rika's birthday, he couldn't bear to tell Rika that Ryan was in some self induced coma. Meanwhile, Ryan was just laying there on that hospital bed, dreaming of so many things at once. Dreaming of what Ryan2 had said, and when he had fought him the first time. But during that, he was dreaming of so many other things at once.

In Ryan's Dream...

Guilt...

Ryan was in a jail cell just sitting there, then he noticed two beings approach him. One of them, was Ryan2, the other one Ryan couldn't see very well. Then Ryan2 just laughed.

Ryan2: "Look at you, you can't protect anyone. Let alone yourself. Your a failure. You let her die! You just sat there and watched her die!" Shouted Ryan2, Ryan just shook his head, then the other person walked out of the shadows, revealing Renamon. She had tears in her eyes.

Renamon: "Ryan...how come you couldn't help me? Why didn't you save me? Why did you fail?" Asked Renamon, Ryan covered his ears and fell on the floor. He couldn't take it anymore.

Ryan: "I...I didn't...Agh!! WHAT"S WRONG WITH ME!!" Screamed Ryan, then there was nothing but darkness.

Rage...

Then Ryan was walking in a volcano just looking around. Then he noticed there two people there. There was Nefertimon, and Ryan2 again. Nefertimon walked towards him.

Nefertimon: "I killed Renamon, it was enjoyable to hear her try her best not to keep calling your name as she was thrown into the air. I enjoyed it when the fireworks went off as well." Cackled Nefertimon, Ryan was gritting his teeth and was struggling not to kill her right then and there. Then Ryan2 walked towards Ryan.

Ryan2: "I am the real Ryan, you are nothing but a mere copy who thought he could protect his Digimon. You failed miserabley. I loved the look on your face when you screamed for Renamon to not sacrifice herself." Said Ryan2, Ryan just kneeled over right there, he just couldn't stand what they were doing. He felt his anger rise to the surface and he reached for his sword. Then Nefertimon and Ryan2 disappeared, leaving Ryan all alone.

Confusion...

Ryan was sitting down in some sort of empty universe, everything was white and dull. Ryan was just sitting there on a chair. Ryan couldn't tell reality from fiction now. Ryan then noticed Ryan2 walking towards him. Ryan2 smirked.

Ryan2: "Your nothing but a copy. A worthless, expendable, non-existant copy!" Shouted Ryan2 and he disappeared, Ryan didn't argue with him. He just sat there lifeless. Then Rika, Takato, and Henry ran towards him.

Rika: "Ryan, even if you are a copy, your still you, nothing has changed! You are your own person."

Takato: "You aren't him, you are you. You are nothing like him!"

Henry: "He isn't the real Ryan, because you are Ryan, he is just someone else. You aren't the same!" Said Ryan's friends,Ryan's eyes shot open and he stood up, and walked out of the dull universe.

Happiness...

Ryan was walking down a large meadow, just looking around, he noticed that all of the flowers were yellow. He just layed down right there, then he noticed something walking towards him. Ryan, didn't move a muscle and he just watched as the being made it's way towards him. He then noticed that it was none other, than Renamon. She looked down at Ryan and smiled. Ryan was pretty shocked, but he smiled as well. She layed down next to him and they both just looked at the sky. Then Renamon stood up, then she offered her hand to Ryan he took it and the 2 walked off, hand in hand.

Final...

Ryan was laying down in his room just looking at the ceiling, when he heard a knock at his door. He opened it to reveal Renamon smiling at him, Ryan let her in and they both sat down on the bed. Renamon hugged Ryan and then she grabbed his hand and led him towards the door. Ryan was clueless as to what she was doing.

Ryan: "Whe...where are we going?" Asked Ryan, Renamon looked back at him and smiled.

Renamon: "Ryan, it is time for you to wake up. No more regretting anything. And no more acting like you do now, I know you, you were so much kinder before, I want to see that Ryan again. I will see you soon." Said Renamon, as she planted a kiss on Ryan's cheek, then she opened the door, revealing a bright light. She motioned for Ryan to go into the door. He did as she said, and he was enveloped in the light.

End of Dream...

Ryan's eyes opened slowly as he felt a light on him, the doctors noticed him stirring and they shut the light off so it didn't bother his eyes. He tried to sit up, but he couldn't move a single part of his body. Then he noticed that he was in the hospital. Ryan couldn't talk, he felt like his throat was on fire. He couldn't really see anything from his current state, but he did notice Takato outside the door. Takato saw him and smiled, waving at Ryan. Ryan smiled as well and fell asleep.

With Takato...

After Ryan had fallen asleep, Takato decided to go home. He told Guilmon to wake up. Guilmon just stutter for a minute then he actually woke up.

Guilmon: "Takatomon are we going home?" Asked Guilmon, Takato nodded and the two left the hospital. Guilmon was just thinking about what he would eat when he and Takatomon got home. While Takato thought about how long Ryan would be in the hospital. Hopefully not that much longer. He decided not to think about it, and they continued walking home.

With Henry...

Henry and Terrirmon had heard from Takato about what had happened to Ryan and they decided to visit Ryan at the hospital. They decided to keep it a secret from Rika though. Henry and Terrirmon had just gotten inside when they saw something they never thought that they would see. Ryan2 and Renamon2 were there and they just passed them without giving them a second glance. Henry and Terrirmon, let out a huge breath after the two had left. Then they made their way towards Ryan's room. They got to Ryan's room and saw him sleeping peacefully on the bed. Henry breathed a sigh of releif, while Terrirmon just smirked.

Terrirmon: "I knew he would be ok!" Shouted Terrirmon, Henry nodded and the 2 left Ryan's room and left the hospital. Henry noticed just how different Ryan looked now. He couldn't beleive what had happened to him. But that was to be expected, what with Renamon dying and all. Henry lowered his head, remembering the last thing he and Terrirmon had done when they had seen them. He remembered laughing his ass off when he saw Ryan and Renamon together at the park, but now Henry realized just how much of a bond that the 2 had shared. Then he just kept on walking with Terrirmon riding on his head.

With Rika...

Rika was at home just laying down on her bed thinking of the last time she had seen Ryan. She remembered seeing him at the building where they had both ran to the top of to get to Renamon and Nefertimon. Ryan visited that building every now and then, laying flowers on the roof. Rika had watched him lay one of the flowers down and just looked at him as his long hair and his trenchcoat were flowing in the wind. He had looked so different from what he used to look like. She missed the old happy Ryan. Rika sighed and looked down at the floor to see Gatomon sleeping peacefully, she just smiled and rubbed the back of Gatomon's ears. Gatomon started purring and her ears twitched a bit but she didn't wake up. Rika took out her digivice and and looked at her messages. She had one new one from Takato, she opened it up.

Message from Takato: "Hey Rika! I sent Ryan a letter asking him if he wanted to go to your birthday party! I just know he'll be there, see you later!" End of Message.

Rika sighed and wondered if Ryan would honestly be there. She was really worried about Ryan since...that incident. Rika really didn't like talking about it, and neither did Gatomon. Rika decided to get some sleep so she wouldn't have to think of it.

With Ryan2...

Ryan2 was walking in the hallway of a building when he reached a dead end. Or so it seemed, Ryan2 walked over to the wall and tapped it twice, then a computer screen appeared and scanned him. Then it started beeping for a moment, then it disappeared. Then the wall opened up, letting Ryan2 inside, he walked in and just went to the main conduit room of the mysterious building. Ryan2 then bowed before a giant statue. Then the statues eyes glowed.

Statue: "Ryan, have you done what I asked of you?" Asked the statue, Ryan2 nodded and stood up.

Ryan2: "Yes, I have succsesfully stopped the energy flow. They shouldn't be making any more clones for now." Said Ryan2 with a hint of anger in his voice when he said clones. The statue was quiet for a moment. Then it's eyes glowed again.

Statue: "You are in need of a new name. Or should I say, you have been long overdue for a new name. Is that acceptable to you?" Asked the statue, Ryan2 was a tad shocked at what his master was saying, but he nodded.

Statue: "Very well then, your new name is...Evan." Said the statue, Ryan2, or as he is now called, Evan nodded his head. Then the statues eyes stopped glowing. Signifying that their meeting was over and Evan left the building and headed towards the hospital with his Renamon following him. Then the two disappeared into the night.

Unkown...

It just layed there in that life tank that it had been in for so long, not moving, not doing anything. Or to be more precise, unable to do anything. It really wanted to move so it could see him again, so it could be with him. Then for the first time in so long...it moved, but only a little...then a computer activated and set to work to restore it's life force. Then there were words on a monitor in front of the tank.

RESTORATION AT 29 percent.

Author's notes...

Hey guys, I hope you have enjoyed this story so far. I hope this really makes you want to keep reading, because if you guys aren't reading...well I'm out of a job! LOL!! STAY TUNED FOR CHAPTER 9!!