A/N: So like I said, I need to give the Warriors their own chapter. It's going to be real hard! Which is why I'm going to do it but it will not be this chapter! Sorry if you were expecting that. Also, for ease of the typing (because I always mess up and have to go back) the Japanese names will appear less frequently, but will still be present.
Officially revised! :) 11/30/14
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon! Does anyone even read these things?
Enjoy!
"Ahhh! Patamon help!" an eight year old, golden haired boy shouted out to his orange and cream colored Digimon. A giant black, clawed hand reached for him. The hand was all black, just like the rest of the dark angel's body, except for the red middle finger on his right hand.
"I'm coming TK!" the Digimon called back in response. It flew over in front of the boy to defend him. The Digimon – Patamon – was only a rookie, but the dark angel Digimon in front of them – Devimon – was a champion level. Patamon sucked in a breath of air, then shot it out in the form of a bubble at the black and red hand coming at him. "Boom Bubble!" It didn't even faze Devimon.
"Patamon!" the boy called out in desperation. The black hand was nearly upon them. A smile crossed Devimon's face. TK looked out to his friends for help. Though he grew confused when he saw there were no sign of his friends or their partners sprawled out like they had been just a minute ago. Panic rose up in TK's chest. Devimon couldn't have gotten to them. Could he? "MATT!" TK called out for the older blonde, and did not receive a reply in response. He looked back up at the slowly approaching hand. The small, guinea pig-like Digimon shot out another compressed air bubble in a futile attempt to stop the evil Digimon. Tears escaped the Digimon's eyes.
"I'm trying TK! I'll protect you no matter what!" Patamon called out to his young partner. TK continued to call out for his companions.
"Tai! Sora! Mimi! Joe! Izzy!" His eyes grew wider in fright. "MATT!" he called out yet again to his big brother. He really needed the comfort of his older brother. TK looked back over at Patamon, the giant black hand mere feet from him. "PATAMON!" TK cried out in horror as he watched the giant black hand closed around the small rookie Digimon. "PATAMON!" TK cried out again, helpless to do anything. Tears fell down the small boy's face. The black hand tightened it's grip on the rookie Digimon. A shrill cry could be heard for miles around the Digital World. Then there was a puff of smoke mixed with data coming through Devimon's fingers. TK's mouth was wide open, silently yelling. TK stared a the Digimon who killed his partner in fright. Patamon was unable to Digivolve, it was a well known fact, but it all felt wrong to TK. The boy felt like Patamon should have Digivolved, but couldn't place a finger on why. This was the first time they had battled Devimon, wasn't it? Yes, it had to be, but the whole situation felt wrong.
A word. There was a word on the tip of TK's tongue. An...An...An what? An...Angel? No...but that's close.
A low, evil laugh could be heard. TK snapped out his thoughts as the hand unclasped and started heading towards him again. Even slower, as if to taunt the young boy. Now that Patamon was dead TK was the next target.
"No scrawny little Digimon to protect you this time is there boy?" the dark voice said. It belonged to none other than Devimon. And TK could do nothing to stop him!
"MATT! HELP!" the boy screamed out, desperate for help. "ANYONE! HELP!" the hand was almost upon him. Anther low, evil laugh could be heard, but this time it sounded eager. As if the Digimon couldn't wait to get his claws on the boy. No one was coming. Wherever his friends were, they weren't coming to his rescue. TK turned 180 and ran away from the hand. He ran and hid behind a tree. Heart pumping triple time and heavily breathing. This may be it.
"You can't hide from me, foolish boy." the dark angel Digimon's voice could be heard. TK didn't dare even peek out from behind the tree.
'Mommy...Matt...where are you?' TK cried inside his mind, but real tears still coming. 'Tai...Sora...Izzy...Mimi...Joe...I'm sorry. You guys depended on me and I wasn't strong enough. Wherever you are...I'm sorry.' This whole situation still felt wrong. Devimon can't win. Bad guys never win. Tk had seen enough movies to know that. But it wasn't just that. He felt like Devimon should already be gone. That Patamon shouldn't have been killed in the fashion that he had. It was all...wrong.
That word began tugging at TK's memory. Ange...mon? Angemon? Who was that?
"Found you!" Devimon's voice broke TK out of his thoughts. He whipped his head around to look at the black Digimon. Devimon shot his hand at him. It held TK's whole body, but he left TK's head free. "Now, prepare to die!" Devimon gave TK's body a big squeeze. A loud crack was heard.
A seventeen year old TK sat up in his bed, his head drenched in a cold sweat. He closed his eyes and took a minute to slow his breathing back to normal. Once he had accomplished that he got up and went out to the main area of his apartment. He slipped on some shoes and his winter jacket and slipped out of the apartment unnoticed.
TK walked down the street, not fully aware of where his feet were taking him. He found himself walking for who knows how long an who knows what time. TK glanced at a clock on the outside of a public building. Two thirty. He probably woke up somewhere around one thirty. He sat down on a bench in the middle of the park. No one was here this early in the morning. No one except him. He was the only one who wanted to get out of the house this early. Everybody was at home sleeping, not having nightmares about Digimon. TK ran his fingers through his golden blonde hair. Then he noticed that someone else was in fact in the park this early. A closer examination proved it to be Kari. He called out to her. "Kari!" she just kept walking. TK got up off the bench and ran over. You can only yell so much before people start yelling at you. Especially this early in the morning.
When he got over to her, he placed his hand on her shoulder. She jumped and pulled away. She stood stiff and completely still. Almost as if he paralyzed her with his touch. "Kari, are you okay?" TK asked her. She turned around. She was still tense, but looked slightly more relaxed. Her hair was unbrushed – bedhead. Kari was still in her bed clothes, had on winter boots, and a light jacket. She looked rather frazzled, but TK guessed that he didn't look much better. "Kari, are you okay?" TK repeated himself. She stood there staring at him for a second before nodding.
"I'm fine. I'm just going out for a walk. What about you?" Kari asked the blonde boy.
TK shook his head. He needed to be honest with her about his Devimon problems. Up till he started causing trouble again, only the older kids and Cody had known the details. Ken knew about it a little bit. "No, I'm not okay." TK told her as he sat back down on the bench. "I had another nightmare about Devimon."
Kari sat down next to him. "I'm so sorry. What was it about?" she prompted.
TK hesitated, but recounted the events to her. "It was a nightmare about the battle eight years ago. He reached for me but Patamon got in the way just like before. Except this time, he didn't Digivolve into Angemon. So when Devimon grabbed him...he died. Then Devimon reached for me. I ran, but he found me and he...this is one of the recurring ones. There are more. But I always wake up before I can do whatever my goal was." TK explained. "I haven't gotten much sleep in a while. The nightmares were just starting to go away. But now..."
"Sounds kind of like what happened to me. But mine wasn't a nightmare." Kari admitted. TK looked over at her but he couldn't see her face. She hung her head so that her chocolate brown hair covered his view of her face.
"Has the Dark Ocean been bothering you?" TK asked even though the answer was obvious.
"Yea. They keep pestering me about the same things. Being Queen and finding you." Kari said. She looked up at him.
"I've been thinking Kari. Maybe I should go fight Devimon by myself." TK admitted to her. Kari's eyes widened in surprise
"You're joking right? You can't even get to the Dark Ocean! Much less the Digital World! And what makes you think that you can even beat all three of them? You think that Devimon will fight without his cronies?" Kari yelled. TK shrugged, unaffected by the yelling.
"I just don't want everyone to get involved. If they do, then Devimon will go after them more. As it is, he already found out about you. He's using you guys against me! And I can't let him hurt you guys just because he hates me!" TK said. His voice rose with each sentence. It was laced with hate for the powers of darkness. He jumped up off the bench, startling Kari. "I should be getting home." TK said. He walked off towards his house.
He quietly opened the door to the apartment, quietly closed it, then slipped of his shoes and coat. TK quietly walked in the general direction that he thought his bedroom was in. He held out his hands in front of him so that he didn't run into anything on his way. He quietly slipped into his bedroom and fell on his bed on his back, limbs spread apart. He let out a sigh. This night was going increasingly well. First his mom questioned him about why he's been angry more often lately, then he had one of his many nightmares about Devimon, then he snaps at his girlfriend!
Luck was definitely not on his side.
He looked over at his bedside table. He sat up as he reached for his simple green flip phone. He opened it up and hovered his thumb above the number pad, debating over who to call. He really needed to call Kari to apologize, but the first name who popped into his head was Ken's. He was the one who was closest to the Dark Ocean. He was six digits into Ken's number when his thumb paused. He mentally chastised himself for actually trying to call the jerk. Ever since what happened with Yolei, all of the DigiDestined stopped talking to the boy genius. Ken didn't even seem to care. Giving up, he dialed Kari's number and out the phone up to his ear.
The Emperor sat at the desk beside his bed brainstorming. There absolutely had to be a way to use his Dark Digivice to get to the Digital World and, more importantly, the Dark Ocean. He drew out his plans, trying to figure out how his Dark Digivice worked. If only he could see inside of the complex device. He stood up out of his chair and reached into his pocket, grabbing the oval device. He stretched his arm out towards the computer, and held the device infront of the screen. He took a deep breath and did something that he had rarely done the last time he was ruling this body; focused. Used thought and focus before aggression and force.
"DigiPort open." he said quietly and calmly. He had developed a theory. The Emperor had thought about all of the previous timed that he had attempted to go to the Digital World. The had been anxious and angry that they hadn't been able to open the DigiPortal. So the Emperor theorized that being calm and, dare he say it,timid about it, he might be able to get through BlackWarGreymon's seal. Not to mention Oikawa's protective barrier. That was the hardest part because it didn't let any evil in.
To Ken's surprise, the DigiPortal appeared on his screen. And both lights were green. A smile – no a smirk – appeared on the Emperor's face at the thought of having his turf back. And this time, the portal wasn't open, so those DigiBrats won't be coming to try and dethrone him again. He laughed as a bright, white light appeared and sucked him into the DigiPortal.
Meanwhile, in the Digital World, the Digimon were lounging around The Forest Of Irrelevant Road Signs. It was dubbed that by Matt years prior. They were just hanging, not really doing much. It was a hot day in that section of the Digital World, because they were right next to a desert. It had been a long time since they had seen their human partners. What had it been? Four years? Five maybe? Time was a concept that the Digimon didn't usually keep track of. Unless they were counting the days until they could see their partners again. They knew it approxamitely, but they were never good with numbers. If an important day came around, such as Christmas or August first, then Gennai would let them know.
"Anybody know what to do?" Armadillomon asked the rest of the lazy Digimon. They never realized how boring their lives were without their partners, or any evil to fight. Not that they'd ever wish for the latter. The Digimon all shook their heads.
"Nope. I bet if Tai was here he'd know what to do. He's never boring." Agumon answered.
"Has anybody checked the DigiPort lately?" Patamon asked them, acting as if they were stupid.
"You just want to see Gatomon." Biyomon teased the small Digimon. Patamon denied the accusation.
"I wanna see TK! Geez." Patamon retorted as believably as he could.
"But the question still stands," Wormmon said, "has anyone checked the DigiPort lately?"
None of the Digimon answered imediately. Instead they looked around at the others to see if they had. A collective nod was shared throughout the gaggle of Digimon.
"Every damn day." Veemon verbalized their thoughts. "Every morning I go to the nearest DigiPort. Just in case it's open, and I can call out to Davis." He sighed. "Guess I'm not the only one." Silence reigned for minutes; how many none of them knew. None of the Digimon knew what to say. The topic of their partners was a sensitive one. One rarely brought up. It was talked about on few special occasions such as the anniversary of the day they met their partners (save for Gatomon and the newer Digimon), the day that the younger Digimon met their partners, the day they defeated MaloMyotismon, and the day they defeated Armageddemon. It had been what Veemon had felt had been an hour before anyone spoke up.
"Does anyone else think about them?" Gabumon asked the inevitable question that no one dared to ask.
Biyomon nodded. "I think about Sora everyday." She didn't tell them what she had told Veemon and Gabumon (because they were the two who could keep a secret the best). She had told them that she was worried about Sora. All of the Digimon had a special connection with their partners, so they would know if something was happening in the real world. Biyomon had been sensing something strange about Sora. She could feel stress radiating off of her. Biyomon was huddled by a tree. Gabumon got pulled himself off of the U-Turn sign that he was sitting on and walked over to her to hug her in a comforting manner. Veemon also went over, but only offered her a supportive pat on the back.
"Is something wrong Biyomon?" a concerned Palmon asked. Thanks to Mimi, Palmon could read people real well. She was also the gossip spreader of the DigiWorld. This was the exact reason that Biyomon was not spilling to Palmon.
"N-Nothing's w-wrong. W-Why?" Biyomon stuttered, trying to keep the tears from falling. This stress had coming off of Sora for about a month.
"You're lying!" Tentomon exclaimed. Why did he have to be so smart? Thanks a lot Izzy.
"Who says she's lying?" Gabumon defended.
"You should just MYOB." Veemon said, using an expression that he had learned years prior.
"Seriously Biyomon, you've been wound up real tight lately. What's up?" Hawkmon asked, concerned. Biyomon would have bit her lip if she didn't have a beak. She was debating whether to tell them or not. It's not like she could just take this stress all by herself. She was about to speak up, but Wormmon beat her to it.
"Ken!" he yelled out in ecstasy. All of the Digimon snapped their heads over towards where Wormmon was looking. Could a human really be here. To Biyomon's (and all of their) surprise, there was Ken, standing right there. Wormmon ran over to him and sat on Ken's shoe. "You're really here Ken!" Wormmon nearly cried. Biyomon was the first to notice that something was off with Ken.
"Uh, Wormmon..." Biyomon started to say. "You might want to..." Biyomon stopped talking when she saw the look in Ken's eye. She had seen that look before. "WORMMON!" Biyomon yelled out. Wormmon looked over at her before Ken bent down and swatted the green and purple Digimon aside.
Wormmon recovered from the blow and stood up, looking over at his partner. "Now why would you do that Ken?"
Ken chuckled in reply. "Because it's fun and I can. Do I need another reason?" All of the Digimon flinched. That tone in Ken's voice...it was all too familiar. The arrogance...and ego...mixed with Ken's sudden abusive nature could only mean one thing.
"Something is seriously wrong guys." Patamon said.
"Someone go get Gennai." Agumon whispered. Tentomon nodded in response and slipped away unseen. He knew a shortcut to Server.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Matt sat up in his bed and smacked his alarm clock to shut it up. He rubbed the remaining sleep out of his eyes and glanced to his side. He was the only one in the bed. 'Sora must have gotten up early.' he thought. Looking at his alarm clock, he noticed that it was in fact eleven-thirty, so it's not as early as he had first thought. He got out of bed and got dressed. He walked over to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He checked around the apartment, but no sign of Sora. He picked up his cell and called hers. It rung out and went to voice mail. Now he was getting worried. With all of the dangerous things going on recently, he was afraid that they had taken her. For what reason he did not know. He called Tai this time. Luckily, on the second ring, Tai picked up.
"'Sup Matt?" Tai asked. He clearly had been awake longer than Matt for a change.
"Not much Tai. Just wondering if you've seen Sora today." Matt asked casually, trying to hide his worry.
"Stop worrying Matt," obviously Matt didn't do a good job of hiding it, "she's just at her doctor's appointment. She didn't tell you?" Tai told him as if it was common knowledge.
Actually, she hadn't told Matt about her doctor's appointment. Not like it's anything new. She hasn't told him much of anything recently.
"No, she didn't. Thanks Tai." Matt said, hanging up. He didn't even give Tai a chance to say goodbye. He dialed Sora's number again. This time she picked up.
"Hello?" Sora asked. She hadn't looked at the caller ID.
"Hey Sor." Matt said. No need to say his name. His voice and nickname for her should be enough of an identification.
"Oh...uh...M-Matt. H-Hey." Sora said quickly, a nervous tone in her voice. This made Matt's worry surface yet again.
"You okay? You sound unnerved." Matt asked. She had better not be hurt.
"Perfectly fine. Why wouldn't I be?" she asked. Again, it was said with a quick, nervous tone. Sora was lying, and she wasn't doing it very well.
"Are you sure? Did your doctor's appointment go well?" Matt asked. There was supposed to be venom in that line, but his worry won out. Why had she gone to the doctor for? Was she hurt?
"H-How did y-you-"
"Tai told me. How come he knew and I didn't?" Matt asked her, the venom returning as he remembered why he called in the first place. He knew the brunette has had a crush on Sora for forever. He couldn't help the jealousy rising in his chest.
"Uh...I...because...he...you..." Sora stuttered. She was unable to come up with an intelligent answer. "I gotta go. I'll be home soon, don't worry."
"Okay then." Matt told her.
"Bye. Love you Matt." Sora told him.
"Love you too." he responded before hanging up. Now suspicion was the dominant emotion.
"Tai! You home?" Sora called out as she knocked on his door again. This time the door opened to reveal the face of Tai.
"Yup, I'm home. What's up?" Tai asked her.
"Can I, uh, come in?" she asked hesitantly. Tai got a serious look on his face. If Sora needed to come in to talk to him, it was either important, private, or both. He nodded and let her inside. They sat down on the blue couch.
"Is everything okay?" Tai asked, although he already had a feeling of what this was about.
"Yes, everything's fine." Sora assured him.
"No Dark Ocean/Devimon/Daemon/Dragomon business?" he questioned. He already knew it wasn't about that stuff, but he just needed to make sure.
"They haven't bothered me any more than they have bothered you." Sora said. Tai nodded. They had all ran into trouble – Kari, Ken, and TK the most of course.
"If this isn't about Devimon, Dragomon, or Daemon, then what are we talking about?" he asked with a very serious tone in his voice. Tai was pretty sure that he knew what this was about.
"How much did you tell Matt?" Sora asked.
"Calm down Sora." Tai cooed. "He called me. I had to tell him the truth!" he defended himself.
"How much. Did you. Tell. Matt." Sora repeated slowly, putting an emphasis on each word.
"I only told him about your doctor's appointment. Nothing else." Tai assured her. Sora let out a breath of relief. "Since we're on the topic, how did your appointment go?" he asked.
Sora sighed. "I guess I should be happy but-"
"So...you are...?" Tai asked with a smile on his face. "Congrats!"
Sora half smiled. "Thanks Tai. Thing is, how am I supposed to tell Matt?"
"Just tell him. God, girls over complicate everything." Tai said, leaning back on the couch. His hands were behind his head.
"Tai!" Sora exclaimed. "Be serious! It's not that easy!" Tai flinched as Sora yelled at him. She's yelling like Mimi yells.
"Geez Sora! If it' that big of a deal, I'll tell him for you!" Tai offered. Sora considered this for a moment. Matt was Tai's best friend. Unfortunately, her optimistic thoughts didn't last long.
"No, no. I should be the one to tell him." Sora said, shaking her head. "I guess I'm just stressing out." Tai put a hand on her shoulder. Sora smiled. "Thanks Tai."
Matt may be her boyfriend, but Tai was her best friend. She's been friends with him since before they were forcibly thrown into the Digital World. Support from him meant a great deal to her.
Even if half of it was because she still had a lingering crush on him.
"No problem. As your leader and best friend it's my job to support you when you're down or unsure of yourself." Tai told her. He may be a goggle-head, but when it really counts, he can be very serious.
"I should probably go to my Mom's house and break the news to her. See ya Tai!" Sora called out as she ran out of the older Kamiya's apartment.
"See ya Sora!" Tai called back. He turned back towards the TV. 'Matt had better give her that ring soon.' Tai thought. He had gone ring shopping with Matt the other day. Then Tai's computer started beeping. 'Probably just another email from Kari about how much she misses me and blah blah blah.' Tai thought as he got up and went over to his computer. He was surprised to see that it was from Izzy. Then a wave of fear hit. He anxiously opened the email.
Bad news Tai! I just received a message from Tentomon and Gennai! This may sound like good news, but let me tell you, it most assuredly is not. They had manged to contact me, but only to tell me that Ken is in the Digital World! Again, this is not good news. Although Ken has not directly stated it, the Digimon are worried that he may be the Emperor again. He is abusive toward Digimon, including Wormmon, and is seemingly enjoying it. This would explain everything that had happened to Yolei.
~Izzy
Tai reread the email again to make sire tha he read it right. 'Message...Tentomon...Gennai...Ken...Emperor...' Yup, he had read it right. Ken had somehow made it to the Digital World. And he may or may not be the Emperor again. He took a minute to let it all sink in.
"Oh shit!" Tai exclaimed as he jumped up from his laptop. He could not believe that this was happening. He knew that the Emperor had been bothering Ken, but he had never thought that Ken would lose the battle. He knew exactly what he had to do.
A/N: Should I just end it here? Sorry about the cliffhanger, but if I know that if I hadn't ended it here this chapter wouldn't have ended! So whatcha think? Let me know! And yes, I have been foreshadowing the whole Sora thing. Go back and reread the previous chapters if you didn't catch it, or if you want to read it. I'm sorry that it took so long to get out, but the 8th grade and soccer have kept me busy. Okay, my rant is over. Review!
~animegirl336