"The Power Within"
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Emerald eyes grew wide in horror as Dark Magician Girl's head picked up.
The spellcaster was in the empty music room with Demiveemon as the dragon was playing a flute beautifully when the Duel Spirit sensed an evil energy rise.
"What's wrong, D?" Demiveemon asked as he pulled the flute away from his mouth.
"Something's terribly wrong. I sense an evil pressence." Dark Magician Girl said as she cupped her hands in front of her chest.
Her face held a fearful expression as the spellcaster worried over who or what was the cause of such darkness.
"An evil pressence? What could be the cause of that?" Demiveemon asked.
"I don't know." The female magician shook her head.
"Help me!" A familiar voice cried.
Scarlet eyes growing wide in shock at the sound of the voice, Demiveemon dropped the flute that hit the floor.
"No. It couldn't be." He protested as the horrorfied voice of his human partner echoed in his mind.
A vision of the mahogany haired girl appeared in his mind and he watched as a scared Daisuke tried to run as the shadows rose up from the ground and pounced on her like a pack of starved wolves making the 16 year old scream.
"Daisuke..." He whispered in worry.
Hearing the Digimon speak her mistress' name, Dark Magician Girl turned her curious gaze onto the baby dragon who was shaking in anger and worry.
"This evil power... It's after Daisuke. We've got to go save her!" Demiveemon declared as he stood up.
Shaking off her fear, Dark Magician Girl nodded as she focussed on her desire to rescue her mistress/friend.
"Then let's go!" She said.
Pink bubbles then covered the Duel Spirit and Digimon as they both teleported off to search for their human to save her.
(The Shadow Realm...)
Gasping for air, Daisuke lowered her body to the ground as she used both hands to try to remove the whisp of smoke that had encircled her neck like a noose.
The violet smoke that covered her body was freezing cold and it burned her skin when it brushed up against her tanned flesh which was beginning to grow pale.
Bakura stood above her with a smirk as he enjoyed the sight of the girl fighting for her life as she squirmed around on the cold stone roof in front of him.
"Struggle as much as you want, my Lady, but you won't be able to break free. You may not remember, but this is the Shadow Realm and no one can ever escape." He taunted.
Tears started to fall from the teenager's eyes as the lack of oxygen began to make the girl grow weak and she rolled onto her back as her grip on the mist loosened.
Her vision was becoming clouded as the mist around her neck grew tighter and pushed down hard on her windpipes making her choke in shock as she began to weeze in pain.
This couldn't be happening!
She couldn't really be dying could she?
It wasn't her time yet.
After all of the battles she had faced in her younger years and after surviving the car crash that had killed her parents, she wasn't about to die by the hand of the Darkness that was forcing the air from her lungs.
(With Demiveemon and Dark Magician Girl...)
The two creatures teleported on top of the roof and when the bubbles faded away, the duo gasped at the sight of the violet mist that formed a sphere.
"Oh no!" Dark Magician Girl gasped in horror.
"What is that?" Demiveemon asked as he walked over to the sphere.
The dark energy that drifted off of the sphere felt far too much like the Dark Ocean and it made the little dragon feel uneasy.
"Someone has opened the Shadow Realm. It's a dark, cruel place where only the most evil of souls were sent for all eternity." The spellcaster explained.
"And Daisuke's inside of that thing?!" Demiveemon yelled in outrage.
"I'm afraid so." Dark Magician Girl said as tears filled her eyes as she sensed the fading life energy of her mistress.
They wouldn't have long until Daisuke was fully taken by the Shadow Realm and she would be trapped inside forever.
Turning towards the sphere, Demiveemon then charged at the mist to break through to rescue his partner.
"Demiveemon, wait!" Dark Magician Girl cried.
As he hit the sphere, the dark mist electrocuted the dragon who yelled in pain as he was thrown back onto the stone roof in front of the spellcaster.
"Oh, Demiveemon! Are you alright?" Dark Magician Girl asked as she kneeled in front of her friend and pulled him into her arms.
"No. I won't be okay until we save Daisuke." Demiveemon said as he grunted in pain.
Embracing the injured Digimon, the blonde female stared at the sphere and whimpered in despair.
"Daisuke, please don't give up. We're going to get you out of there." She said.
Setting Demiveemon down, Dark Magician Girl stood up as her wand appeared and the spellcaster floated into the air as she prepared her attack.
"Dark Magic Attack!" She cried as she sent out a burst of pink energy at the sphere.
Seeing the blast had no effect, the blonde gritted her teeth in frustration.
"I'm not finished yet!" She yelled as she sent another blast at the mist.
Watching Dark Magician Girl continue her assault, Demiveemon smirked in determination as he pushed himself off the ground and ignored his sore body as he walked over.
"Hang on, Daisuke, we're coming for you." He said.
With that said, Demiveemon then jumped at the sphere and rammed his body into the mist as he tried to break through and ignored the electricity that coursed through his body.
(Inside the sphere...)
Moaning in pain, Daisuke blinked away the tears that were gathering in her eyes and didn't allow her desire to escape leave her.
"No... I can't... I won't...give up...yet!" The girl weezed as she tried once again to break free.
Quirking an eyebrow at this, Bakura scoffed down at the girl as he then walked over to her and stomped his foot down on her chest making her cry out as her head hit the stone roof beneath her.
"Why don't you give up? Fighting against the shadows will only cause you more pain." He said.
The girl shivered as her body began to grow ice cold and she had her teeth clenched as she tried to suck as much air into her lungs as possible.
There had to be a way for her to escape from the Shadow Realm.
Losing her fight against the Darkness, Daisuke soon started to drift off to sleep which made Bakura grin maliciously as he felt the girl's body go slack under his weight.
"That's right, little girl. Sleep. It will all be over soon. It's too bad the Pharaoh isn't here to witness the death of his beloved little magician." Bakura cooed down at the girl.
As she drifted off to sleep, Daisuke felt her body grow weightless.
Inky black waters lapped at her body as it began to sink down into the arctic cold sea of darkness as the girl grew numb.
"Daisuke!" Demiveemon's voice broke through the darkness.
"Demiveemon?" The girl whispered.
"Daisuke, we're coming!" Dark Magician Girl cried next.
Images of the Duel Spirit and Digimon appeared in front of the girl who stared up into the smiling faces of her partners who reached out towards her.
"I can't give up. I need to keep fighting." Daisuke whispered as she drowned.
Her body continued to sink as down into the ocean's depts as her world went black while Demiveemon and Dark Magician Girl then faded away with looks of fear on their faces.
"I won't give up." She declared.
Then, as her body tilted to the side, her D-3 fell out of her pocket and the screen lit up as it shone a bright blue light that broke through the Shadow Realm making Bakura cry out as he jumped back from the powerful energy.
"Ah! What is that?" He cried out as he held his arms up to block his face.
The blue light surrounded Daisuke's body and disipated the mist around her neck as the air returned to the girl's lungs.
Seeing the blue light shinning down through the black waters towards her, Daisuke faught off the force that had frozen her body and swam towards the comforting pillar where Demiveemon and Dark Magician Girl appeared once again.
"Daisuke, we're coming for you!" Demiveemon smiled.
"Don't worry, we're right here." Dark Magician Girl assured as the duo held their hands out.
Smiling, Daisuke reached out and grabbed the hands held out in front of her as she was then pulled forward into the pillar of light.
Once she was covered in the blue glow, the girl's chocolate brown eyes opened and Daisuke gulped down the air into her lungs as she pushed herself up onto her knees.
"What is that device? Why is it driving back the shadows?" Bakura demanded.
Smiling, Daisuke picked up her D-3 as it continued to glow with a heavenly blue light which enveloped her body in a comforting embrace.
"The Digivice holds the power of Light inside to drive away the Darkness. As long as I never give up, my Digivice will protect me." She stated confidently.
Pink bubbles floated beside the girl as Dark Magician Girl teleported to the area with Demiveemon in her arms.
Both appeared to be dirty and had a few burn marks on their bodies from the electricity that hit them every time they tried to break through the sphere to reach their human.
"Daisuke, are you okay?" The spellcaster asked.
"We sensed that you were in trouble and came to help, but this strange mist wouldn't let us get to you." Demiveemon said.
"Don't worry, guys. I'm fine thanks to you." Daisuke smiled at her two partners.
Demiveemon jumped down in front of his human protectively as he glared at Bakura who was staring at the trio in amusement mixed with anger as he recognized the Duel Spirit and baby dragon.
"You again? I knew there was something wrong with you. If you want Daisuke, then you have to get through me first!" Demiveemon declared.
"That little beast followed you as well? You look so puny. I highly doubt you're as powerful as you used to be." Bakura smirked.
"You wanna bet?" Demiveemon growled as he curled his paw into a fist.
The D-3 then glowed once again as the light covered Demiveemon's body as the dragon gave off an impressive glare as he began to grow.
"Demiveemon digivolve too...VEEMON! Veemon digivolve too...EX-VEEMON!"
Ex-Veemon growled as he glared down at the albino who flinched back from the sight of the nine foot tall dragon who was prepared to attack him at any given moment.
"You wanna try me now?" Ex-Veemon asked as he stomped forward.
Reaching out, he grabbed Bakura by the collar and snarled down at him.
"Ex-Veemon, wait! It's not Bakura's fault!" Daisuke protesed making Dark magician Girl look at the teen in surprise.
"It's the Millennium Ring! There's an evil spirit inside controling his body! Take it from him!" Daisuke told him.
"Don't you dare!" Bakura yelled as the shadows whipped around dangerous.
Dark Magician Girl used her wand to send out beams of pink light that blasted the shadows and mist away from Daisuke and Ex-Veemon.
Ripping the item off of Bakura's neck, Ex-Veemon watched as the boy went slack in his grip and his fierce features returned to the innocent looks of the transfer student who had become friends with his partner.
"Here, do something about this!" Ex-Veemon called as she tossed the Ring over to Daisuke.
Catching the Millennium Item, Daisuke held it in front of her chest as she tried to tap into its powers to will away the shadows.
"Come on, how did Mahad use this thing? Please, close the Shadow Realm." She begged.
The Ring then flashed gold as the Eye of Wadjat appeared on Daisuke's forehead as the violet mist began to roll away and the shadows faded.
Once the roof top area returned to normal, Daisuke released a sigh of relief as she flared down at the Millennium Ring in her hands.
"You're not gonna cause any trouble ever again." She said.
"What are we going to do about it?" Dark Magician Girl asked.
"We're gonna get rid of it. Ex-Veemon, let's go!" Daisuke called as she ran over to the Champion and pulled herself up onto his back.
"Right. But what are we going to do about him?" Ex-Veemon questioned as he glanced down at Bakura as he slept peacefully.
"Just leave him here for now. No offence, but I really don't wanna be around when he wakes up and starts asking questions." Daisuke said.
To be honest, she was getting sick and tired of constant lying to people because of the Dark Spirits that always got involved in her life.
So, like a coward, she was going to leave Bakura alone to sleep on the roof as she dealt with the Millennium Ring.
"Then let's get going." Dark Magician Girl said.
Jumping into the air, Ex-Veemon flew off through the sky with Dark Magician Girl following after him as they hid in the clouds as the school bell rang, annoucing the end of lunch as the students walked inside for class.
Daisuke directed the dragon towards the beach which was thankfully empty as the sun began to go low in the sky and Dark Magician Girl floated beside them as Ex-Veemon hovered in the sky above the ocean.
Lifting the Millennium Ring up to her face, Daisuke glared down at the item in anger.
"If you know what's good for you, you'll never return and you'll leave Yugi and Yami alone." She spoke to the Dark Spirit inside.
With all her might, Daisuke threw the Ring like a frisbee as it sailed far off towards the deep part of the ocean.
The trio watched as the Ring lowered towards the water and hit the surface before it then began to sink into the dark depts of the ocean.
"That should take care of it." Dark Magician Girl sighed.
"It's over now." Ex-Veemon said.
"Let's go home, guys." Daisuke smiled at her two partners.
Nodding with smiles of their own, Ex-Veemon and Dark Magician Girl flew off towards the city as they left their worries behind for now.
As the fresh sea air blew around Daisuke's face, the girl smiled as she breathed in the breeze as the wind whipping her hair around her hair.
Just then, a horrible thought struck her.
"Oh, shoot! I forgot about my test!" Daisuke whined.
This made Ex-Veemon and Dark Magician Girl share amused looks before they then started laughing at their human who was whining at her misfortune.
To be continued...