Tome of Time and Night
Disclaimer: If I had the rights to either would I really write a fic with them, since I do not have the rights to either Digimon nor Nanoha do not sue.
Chapter 10
Later that night after his second trip back in the Digital World he noticed something in his pocket that wasn't there before, he pulled it out. It was a grey rectangular object with D-Terminal written on it and when he opened it he saw that it looked similar to a messenger.
"Weird, I didn't have this before." Ken said as Wormmon looked at it as well. Ken winced in pain and went to his bed.
"Why do you look like you are in pain, Ken?" Wormmon asked worried for his partner.
"Because I am. My legs are sore." Ken answered softly knowing that if he did climb those stairs he would have been worse.
The next day…
On the D-Terminal Ken had left a message for the others.
"It says here that he cannot make it. Something about a cold." Hikari said reading the message.
"Well, remember that I said that I heard of him before. I found where he is mentioned, here read this." Koushiro said handing them a newspaper.
Hero boy disappears after saving child's life from car accident
A car with no brakes while speeding hits two boys, the Ichidouji. Witnesses state that a Goth teen about sixteen grabbed the youngest just before the child from being killed. The older boy was DOA at the hospital and the youngest is in critical condition. The police state that if the Goth teen did not yank the youngest the boy would have likely have died there as well. The Ichidouji family states that they want to thank the boy for saving Ken's life. There is now a search for the teen since with witnesses' statements they saw him run away.
"That means that Ken was in the hospital for a while! He shouldn't be walking at all." Hikari stated in worry.
"It doesn't state the injuries that Ken had gotten he could not have been hurt that badly. Anyways he said that he just got back into walking so he is still in recovery." Sora said reading and remembering that Ken was edgy when they got to the stairs.
"Well, let's continue to stop that Digimon Emperor's plans." Daisuke stated trying not to think the enigma of Ken.
"I was wondering if Ken could be the Emperor and using some sort of holograms. Don't tell me that doesn't happen, remember Etemon." Yamato stated thinking that might be a cause of why when told of Ken's habits of running off before he stays there too long.
"That can't be. If he was using holograms, he wouldn't have came in five minutes after we get attacked by the Digimon Emperor. Ken would have to have been in the Digital World to have the hologram going. No it has to someone else." Koushiro stated.
"Plus he has been in the Digital World before, the Digimon state that the Emperor has never been in the Digital World at all." Takeru stated remembering that Ken told them how he got his Digivice.
"Well I find it strange that he waltzed in and then leaves right after helping. Maybe he works with the Emperor?" Yamato stated disliking Ken before his even met him.
"What if he has after school stuff that he has to do? Or has a Doctor's appointment that he has to get to?" Jou asked trying to calm down Yamato.
"True, but I still think we trusted him to fast." Yamato said looking towards the ground holding his arms in a defensive position.
"Are we going or not? Right now talking about Ken is not helping the Digital World." Daisuke said as the voice of reason.
The next day…
"Damn, over protective mother. It was just a sneeze not a cold." Ken muttered hoping to get away from his mother by going to the library, where he goes whenever he has a long appointment and cannot go to school. To aid that, he is going to play it safe and use his wheelchair to get there.
"Ken, why aren't you walking?" Wormmon asked softly in his lap.
"Because Mama goes nuts if I am over doing it. Don't worry I will walk when we get there." Ken muttered back hoping that no one hears him.
Once at the library he looks around for anyone close to see him and puts his Digivice to the screen, one moment a boy in a wheelchair was there the next nothing was.
"Opps, I brought the wheelchair!" Ken exclaimed in shock.
"Wouldn't people find it strange that your wheelchair was there and not you?" Wormmon asked wondering about that.
"Yeah, I was just not expecting this." Ken said in a sigh. He looks around, the ground was dry, and there looks to be a town nearby. "I guess I could roll there since it is kind of hot."
Ken starts rolling towards the town and…
"Ken, doesn't it look like a Dark Tower is forming in the town?" Wormmon asked sounding scared.
"It does, if only we can move faster." Ken muttered but he started rolling faster. "Wormmon, when we get there hide in my chair. I don't think the kid is smart enough to look at it."
"Okay Ken." Wormmon stated as he crawled into a tiny basket.
"Who goes there?" a Vegiemon asked, there are many surrounding the town and all with rings.
"Uh-oh, uh, no one." Ken uttered hoping that it works.
"We have an intruder!" several Vegiemon yelled at once.
"Crap." Ken said eyes closed.
The Vegiemon wrapped him and his wheelchair so that they could take him to their master.
"Master, we found this intruder trying to sneak into the town." One of the Vegiemon said with reverence.
"Lock him up with the to be ringed Digimon." The Digimon Emperor stated, this kid isn't any older than nine, brown hair, dull voice, and is wearing a dark kimono.
"Yes, master." The Vegiemon stated with reverence.
"Hey wait, who are you?" Ken asked as he was taken away.
"None of your concern peasant." The Emperor stated as Ken was almost out of earshot.
When the door was opened and Ken thrown in, he fell out of the wheelchair and onto a few Gazimon.
"I'm sorry." Ken said quickly as he stood up on the stone floor. He then righted his chair. "I hope that they didn't damage this," while Ken was looking over the chair.
"Who are you?" a Gabumon asked, well the only Gabumon in there.
"Ken, the chosen of Kindness, I was not expecting to be caught." Ken said with a small laugh that sounded forced.
"I have never heard of the chosen of Kindness. So you got caught? What about other humans with partners?" Gabumon asked looking over Ken.
"I have, and you have changed from then." One of the Gazimon said, "No hard feelings."
"Well, yeah, I have changed in about two years. I don't know if the other chosen are in the Digital World at all. I'm from another town." Ken replied to the two talking with him.
"So what's the plan?" Gabumon asked wondering how he was going to get to his partner.
"I'm sending a message to them right now. With them we can get rid of the rings and free this town." Ken stated kindly then he looked down. "I don't know if I could free this town on my own."
"Where's your partner?" the Gazimon that knew him asked.
"That will be a surprise for the guards." Ken said giving his new creepy grin. Now the Gazimon are frightened by that grin.
With the other chosen…
"Did you get a message from Ken stating that he is in trouble in the Digital World?" Hikari asked the others as they raced towards Koushiro's house.
"Yeah, and it says that he is trapped with other Digimon that has yet to be ringed." Daisuke stated worried for their new friend.
"Yeah, Gazimon and a Gabumon, I wonder if that Gabumon is Yamato's partner." Takeru stated hoping that it is and isn't, for the simple fact that the older chosen's partners are in trouble and that Yamato would stop thinking that Ken is evil.
When they got inside Koushiro's room they saw Yamato pacing worried that it could be his partner.
"If this is a trap laid by that brat, I'm going to kill him." Yamato stated not saying whom.
"I don't think Ken would go that low to be a stooge for the Emperor." Daisuke stated while looking at the others for help.
"Yeah he doesn't seem to be a bad kid." Taichi said patting Yamato on the shoulder. "I would be worried if Agumon was in the same situation as Gabumon. How about the new chosen and you go help out Gabumon and Ken?"
"That sounds like a great idea Taichi." Koushiro stated glad that the pacing teen is leaving his room.
Back with Ken…
"Looks like they are coming. I hope that they come soon. I'm not supposed to have been out so long." Ken said reading the message.
"Why are you not able to out for long?" Gabumon asked since Ken did state that.
"My mom is right now a little over protective, and worries over me if I am not home at a certain time. Especially when she thinks that I have a cold." Ken said with a smile.
"Oh so she is like Yamato protecting Takeru." Gabumon stated getting the reference.
"So that's your partner's name, I figured that you were like my partner." Ken said getting up and walking towards the window. "That kid's gone now, but I still see a lot of ringed Digimon."
"Maybe we can get out of here." Gabumon stated waking up the Gazimon.
"Hold on, we need a plan." Ken said as he doesn't want to race outside just into the arms of the ringed Digimon, "We don't know if there are any rings waiting for a Digimon trying to get to freedom."
"That sounds bad. How about we go out and make sure that there are no rings and get the other Digimon to safety." A Gazimon said thinking on what Ken said.
"But, what about the ringed Digimon?" Ken asked worried that they could get into trouble there.
"Free them, but we don't know how." The same Gazimon stated looking down.
"Destroy the rings on the Digimon, don't hurt them though." Ken stated hoping that this works.
"What about you?" Gabumon asked Ken looking straight at him.
"I can't go up or down stairs, and there are stairs leading up to this room. If the Vegiemon hadn't of carried me up here I wouldn't have been able to walk up the stairs." Ken stated looking sad remembering what it took to get him walking again.
"Okay I'll go help the Gazimon. You can stay trapped for as long as you want." Gabumon said thinking Ken is giving an excuse.
"Be careful then." Ken called out wishing he could just forget his problems without backlash.
"Ken, send me to fight as well." Wormmon asked crawling out of the bottom of the wheelchair.
"Okay, at least when the others get here there should be enough chaos." Ken stated as he pulled out his Digivice. "Digimental up!"
"Wormmon armor shinka… Pucchimon!" Wormmon called out as he evolved into his armor evolution.
Ken could hear fighting outside. He cringed at the thought that his partner getting a ring put on him or getting hurt.
"I guess I could try the stairs… but what about my chair?" Ken mused to himself. "Hmmm, there is a ledge that the chair could go down."
Ken folded his chair and walked it towards the broken door. He put the chair on the ledge and slowly walked down the stairs. Once he got halfway he fell, letting go of his chair and rolled for a bit than crashing on its side below Ken.
"Ow." Ken said that one syllable for a while. "Stop, being numb."
Ken started rubbing his legs and winced, apparently his rear doesn't like the sharp edges of the stairs.
"I am stuck, and in a worse spot than the cell." Ken stated mostly for amusement.
He hears the fighting getting closer, and he knows that he is in a bad spot.
"I guess I'm through." Ken muttered wishing that he could have stopped the Digimon from leaving him.
"Ken!" Daisuke's voice rang out and he popped in at the bottom of the stairs. "Ack, you need help." Then Daisuke left apparently going for help.
"That was sudden." Ken whispered wondering what was going on since the sounds of battle stopped. Then Takeru and someone that looks older than him walked in.
"Is this what happens when you try stairs?" Takeru asked righting the chair and seeing if the wheel had any damage.
"I guess so. My doctor told me not to try it until she said that it was okay with her." Ken said trying to make light of it.
"And yet you tried to climb down stairs knowing that you are not supposed to." The one that looks close to Takeru said sounding slightly condescending.
"My partner is fighting. I wanted to help him… make sure he is okay." Ken snapped back, hating that tone since what happened to him. "You don't have any right to be so condescending towards me!"
"Whoa, calm down. You're right; I don't have a right to condescend you save being older." The blond teen stated walking up towards Ken.
"Older doesn't mean better." Ken muttered wishing he could get away from this teen who thinks that he is better by being older.
"You need any help getting up or what?" the teen Takeru asked staring at Ken.
"I can't walk my legs gave out. Who are you? I'm betting since you know Takeru-san you know who I am." Ken said looking at his wheelchair.
"Ishida Yamato, Takeru's older brother." Yamato stated shocking Ken.
"Are you related to Ishida Sachie who lives in Uminari?" Ken asked hoping that the answer is no.
"Yeah, she's our Aunt." Yamato stated while just picking Ken up bridal style.
"Hey, carry me like a guy not a girl." Ken yelped out hating this mode of being carried.
"Your wheelchair is fine. We also found out how to rid us of the rings at once. Destroy the Dark Towers." Takeru stated as he took the wheelchair outside.
"Thank you Takeru-san." Ken said politely.
"You're welcome." Takeru replied hoping that Ken isn't really someone that is working with the kid damaging the Digital World.
"Are the Gazimon and Vegiemon okay? The Gazimon was trapped and the Vegiemon was forced into doing the attacks." Ken asked hoping that even the one that faced him in the past was okay.
"Yeah, in fact the Gazimon was targeting the rings." Yamato stated thinking that Ken did that.
"Good they remembered me saying that the rings are the bad guys." Ken said wishing that this guy would change the way he is being carried.
"Are you working with the Emperor?" Yamato asked suddenly.
"What! I wouldn't damage this world at all! I fought my hardest to protect the one place where no one but the ones who have a Digivice can get to. If you think I go against my crest…" Ken yelled out, voice echoing in the stairwell, fists clinching, and wishing he could do magic like the rest of his friends. Every time he tried he failed.
"I was just making sure that you weren't. One, you just appeared out of nowhere to us. Two, you keep disappearing right after our battles." Yamato said trying to reason with the kid he just angered.
"One, I was chosen to do something… To fight a Digimon that had complete control of time of the Digital World. Two, I do have a life beyond the Digital World and my friends normally arrive to tutor me in History. Three, over protective mother." Ken replied to the statements of how he could have been part of this destruction.
"Now it makes sense. I'm sorry for suspecting you of helping the Emperor." Yamato said apologetically.
"You're forgiven for now." Ken stated as Takeru opens his wheelchair.
"Um, how did your wheelchair get inside the Digital World in the first place?" Takeru asked thinking that it is strange.
"Your guess is as good as mine as I have no clue." Ken stated glad to be sitting in his chair before someone else saw him being carried like a girl. "I do have to get home. My mother is going to be freaking out by now."
A/n: How did his wheelchair was brought to the Digital... He was still sitting in it when he transferred and it sensed that he needed it. Yamato was having trouble with Ken until now... why? And why is Ken now freaking about how he is carried? Could it be that he is hating an image that was formed or his pride?
P.A/N: Thank you Solitaire for pointing out an error. I have fixed it and looked for the error in earlier chapters and what little I have written ahead.