The pain surged in Ruki until she couldn't stand it. Sinking to her knees she gasped out, "Make it stop!"
Lucemon mearly watched as she struggled. He chuckled, "Were you asking me for help?"
"Please! Just make..." Ruki cut herself off with a scream of agony. She clutched her stomache and fell to her side.
"Just open up Ruki. Dark Child wants out to play. To end the pain, you must obey," Lucemon recieted to himself.
"N-never..." Ruki gasped out. She wouldn't let this evil out, not if she could help it. She fought her way to her feet, even through the pain. "I won't let you or it win!"
"This is a battle you must fight, alone. I, of course, already know who will win. You are weak and pathetic. You have no real power, but Dark Child. She does! She can crush her enemies with one look, she can create storms from thin air. And you, well you can sing. It's useless it fight Ruki," Lucemon laughed.
Ruki had used the last of her strength. She felt darkness coming. With one finally look at the world through her violet eyes, Ruki fell into darkness. She had lost.
---Three Hours Later---The Gang---
"Are you sure she's in a building?" Alice asked as they walked.
"Yes! I'm sure! She told me so," Takato replied.
"I have a feeling Takato's right. We don't know what new powers she getting," Renamon replied walking next to Guilmon.
"Okay, I guess we've got to true you. Not that their's a reason not to! It just seems odd that she would contact you through dream," Juri shrugged.
"Well, how else was she suppose to contact him?" Suzie piped in. Juri thought about this and realized Suzie was right. How else could she have contacted him?"
"So what exactly do you think her new powers are?' Hirokazu asked.
"I could tell you," An icey voice peirced the air. Everyone whirled around to see Lucemon standing by a tree.
"You!" Takato cried, and Guilmon let out a low, deep, growl.
"Oh save it Dino-boy! I am here mearly to give you back your friend," Lucemon snapped his fingers and Ruki appeared, inside a bubble. He lowered the bubble to the ground and it gentle popped. Ruki lay on the ground as if unconcisious.
"How can we be sure that's Ruki!" Ryo yelled.
"You don't," Lucemon's eyes flashed. With what, no one knew.
"I'll go look," Renamon stepped forward. She didn't hesitate. She walked right up to her Tamer, and knelt by her. "This is deffinatly Ruki. I can sense it, but somethings differant! What have you done to her?"
"I let the prophecy take it's course. Dare you wake her?" Lucemon chuckled, and it seemed to suddenly become freezing. But why? The last time it was like this, Takato was fighting IceDevimon.
Renamon took a step back from Ruki. "This is and isn't my Tamer. Its Ruki, but it's not her soul. It's not right!"
"Oh look, she's waking up," Lucemon smiled and looked at the girl. She moved, and slowly, lifted her hands to help herself up. She stood, head downward.
"Ruki?" Takato dared call.
She looked up. Her once violet eyes, were jet black. "It's Dark Child, but Ruki sounds better. Dark Child isn't much of a name, wouldn't you say. Yes... I shall be known as Ruki. Ah! I see that the Light Child is present. I beleive, if my memory is correct, that you go by Takato."
Takato was stunned. This girl, his one time love, was churlish. In her eyes, she seemed elite compared to the rest of them.
"Welcome, Ruki," Lucemon smiled. "If I may say so, it's a pleasure to have you here."
"Why, thank you Lord Lucemon. If my knowledge serves me right, you are a Demon Lord, no?" Ruki replied, turning to face the wicked digimon.
"Your knowledge sees no boundries," Lucemon bowed to her. Ruki gestured him up.
"So, Takato, I have but one simple question for you. Will you join my side, or will you be my enemy?" Ruki asked, turning toward the boy. Takato remained silent. He was remembering what Ruki had told him, 'Takato, that's acctually what I'm here to tell you. You've got to do it! You've got to kill me! I can't live like this, I don't want to harm you, or our friends!'
"Well?" Ruki asked.
"I won't join you," Takato replied, looking derectly at her. "The Ruki I'm in love with told me what to do, and I'll do it! I won't join you, ever!"
"So be it! We will fight soon enough! I would distroy you here, but I'm not used to this body! Lord Lucemon, let's go!" Lucemon gave them one final smiled and he and Ruki disappeared.
---Lucemon's Hideout---
"This dump is no place for a being such as myself," Ruki scoffed. She held out her hands, which were covered in a black light. She brought her hands together quickly and slammed her hands to the ground. The house shook and morphed. In a matter of minutes, it had turned into a castle. "Much better."
"Yes, it suits you, My Queen," Lucemon said.
"Queen. I like it. I shall be Queen of both worlds! The Digital and Human, but I shall need a King! Someone strong and brave. And this outfit will never do," Ruki looked down at her usually attire of her broken heart t-shrt and jeans. Ruki held her hands over her self, and her outfit morphed into a violet victorian style dress.
"This will be my outfit for now. My battle outfit, will be differant. Now, I must practise. Lord Lucemon, see to it that you make some battle plans. And perhaps practise battling yourself. I'm sure you are a great worroir, sense you were smart enough to notice me for who I was, unlike the little boy! But a little practise never hurt anyone," Ruki's eyes flashed. "Unless you practise with me and I don't like you."
"Of course, My Queen. I doubt that you need practise yourself, being as great as you are. But you must still adjust to you new body," Lucemon bowed yet again.
"Yes, this body is weak, but it will do. We should find you a body as well, like mine. Then you could be hidden well indeed. I will set to work on finding out how to do so. Good day," And with that Ruki marched off.
"Excalent. Ruki is the perfect queen to rule these lands, with my guidence of course," Lucemon chuckled and left to make battle plans, as he was ordered.
---The Gang---
"Takato, why didn't you join her?" Suzie asked Takato when they had finished making camp. Takato was sitting in a corner, staring out into space. Suzie had decided he looked lonely and went to talk to him. "if you love her, shouldn't you?"
"Because, the old Ruki told me not to. The one I'm in love with. She said I had to fight. I don't want to, but I have to, to save Ruki," Takato replied.
"Oh," Suzie mumbled. "This is confussing."
"How so?" Takato asked.
"Well, you love her, but you have to kill her. That doesn't make sense and it's not nice. If she dies, you'll have nothing to love. But if you don't kill her, then she'll kill you and... Well, either way, you lose," Suzie said.
"How old are you again?" Takato asked.
"I'm 8!" She smiled proudly.
"Your sounding like an adult. Are you sure your only 8?" Takato smiled at the little girl.
"Yes, I just read a lot of fairy tales," Suzie replied. "This is like Snow White. Snow White is under a spell by the evil witch and only her true love's kiss can save her. I don't know about the kiss part, but it's pretty much the same. Or Sleeping Beauty, or even The Little Mermaid. They are all under some sort of spell. You just need to figure out how to break it!"
"Yeah, the only thing is, their's no cure for it," Takato sighed.
"Just because Crusadermon said their wasn't doesn't make it true. She may know a lot about the prophecy thingy, but she doesn't know the power of love," Suzie said.
"Okay, I'm starting to think you've been lied to about your age," Takato replied.
"I have older siblings you know. Not to mention, I hang out with you guys!" Suzie smiled one final time before walking off, leaving Takato to think.
"What did you talk about?" Juri asked Suzie as she came up.
"Love," Suzie replied. Juri looked at Lee, who shrugged. He had no idea she knew about love.
"Anything else?" Juri asked.
"That their's got to be away to bring back the old Ruki!" Suzie said, sitting in front of the fire they had made.
Juri and Lee exchanged one more confused look before returning to their work.
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I don't own the Disney Princesses mentioned in this story, although my 5 year old cousin thinks she does 0.o. Anyway, review please, and tell me how I'm doing! I could really use the support. And any siggestions would be welcomed!