Chapter 10: Dark
Davis, Maggie, Veemon, and Oscuramon all landed in a pile in an odd patch of land. Davis looked around and saw the digital world, but it was definitely different. Almost all of the grass and greenery had vanished, and no digimon were visible anywhere.
"...This is bad, Davis." Maggie said as she looked around. Davis nodded grimly, while Veemon and Oscuramon couldn't believe their eyes.
"...This is our home! Who would do this?" Veemon said angrily. Suddenly, the world was warped before their eyes, and they weren't actually out in the open like they thought. They were in what looked to be a dungeon, and in front of them was a striking figure. It was LadyDevimon.
"Greetings, children." She said, and flashed a fanged grin. Veemon and Oscuramon growled, but they were restrained by two Fugamon before they could attack.
"What do you want LadyDevimon?" Maggie asked, suspicious. LadyDevimon knew Maggie was more trusting of her than anyone else.
"Oh dearest Maggie, I've come to ask for your help! The world you saw as you arrived here is merely an illusion I created. But it could very well be a reality." LadyDevimon explained. Both Maggie and Davis raised an eyebrow at this.
"...How would that reality be possible? What would cause it?" Davis asked, not trusting her. LadyDevimon sighed.
"It has to do with your world, boy. Because our worlds are connected, the things you do in your world can easily affect us digimon. People's emotions can even affect the balance of the world, if they are the emotions of digidestined children." LadyDevimon said bluntly, and Davis immediately felt guilty.
"Oh... Well how do I get rid of these negative feelings?" Davis asked, honestly curious now.
"My child, it is a simple and primitive solution. You must release those feelings. In order for the worlds to be purified again, all complex and unnecessary things must be dealt with. That is why I summoned you two. You both have the abilities needed to cleanse the worlds, but you need my help to release it." LadyDevimon explained and then smiled. Maggie was thinking deeply and now she understood. The weed she was given by LadyDevimon contained some of that power, which is why it tasted odd. Then something just clicked in her.
"LadyDevimon, I want you to release my powers." Maggie said, approaching the demon woman. Davis, surprised by Maggie's sudden complacency was compelled to follow suit.
"...If I can help the digimon and our own world, then I don't have a choice. I normally wouldn't trust a dark digimon like you, but for some reason I feel as if I can." Davis said and stepped forward as well. Veemon and Oscuramon were set next to their respective tamers, but they were very aware of LadyDevimon's true intentions and fought their binding captors.
"...So you wish, and so it shall be." LadyDevimon said with a grin. She raised her hands to the air,and a dark glow emanated from them. The glow was aimed at Maggie, Davis, and their digivices. Then the dark energy was released from her hands.
"Let these children possess the truth of their world, let them see the evil and the hatred. Let them be absorbed into it, and become more powerful than all the evils that exist!" LadyDevimon shouted as Davis and Maggie were slowly changing. It was not their bodies that changed so much as their demeanor. Davis had a look of extreme cockiness to him and he looked very serious about himself. He was almost crazily egotistical, with an angry streak. Maggie grew an air of sophistication and snobbiness about her, only to be approached by worthy people. She also enjoyed toying with people's emotions, with the exception of Davis's. Even though they had changed drastically, towards each other they acted the same. Their digivices also became corrupted. The normal oval like D-3's they had were now bent a bit and the color changed to a mix of black and grey for both of them. Veemon and Oscuramon had stopped struggling. They were totally emotionless.
"Now my warriors, are you ready to help your world?" LadyDevimon asked.
"Yes, my queen." They both responded.