Episode 10: The Truth Revealed
Yagami Residence, Odaiba, Japan
It was a shock to learn the identity of the Digimon Kaiser. It was a bit too much to digest. But to learn that the Digimon Kaiser, the enemy, the fallen Tamer was Ken's brother, Ichijouji Osamu—it was a bit of shock. Taichi silently listened to his sister as she explained what happened. The things the elder Ichijouji was doing was not right, but he couldn't really be at fault, could he? Something was controlling him, this Dark Seed. He glanced at younger Ichijouji as she typed on the computer.
He was a bit irritated that the Tamers didn't inform them of the Kaiser's identity. However, this irritation was put aside when he learned that his former friend, Akiyama Ryo, didn't trust them. How long was this going to last? Would he ever be able to make amends for what he did at the D-1 Tournament?
He sighed when Ichijouji handed Hikari the screen. Hikari furrowed her brows when she read whatever Ichijouji wrote. Taichi didn't like the concerned look in her eyes.
"During their final encounter with Millenniumon, Ken-san, Akiyama-san, and Ichijouji-san managed to defeat him. However, Millenniumon shot these block orbs with spikes at Akiyama-san. Ken-san pushed him out of the way and Ichijouji-san pushed her. They stayed at Gennai's for a few weeks since Ichijouji-san fell very ill for unknown reasons. They learned later on that this orb is called a Dark Seed." Hikari paused as she scrolled down the page.
"They've managed to gather information over the years and learned the side effects of the Dark Seed."
"What is it?" Taichi asked when she paused again and didn't respond right away.
"The Dark Seed corrupts the host, in this case, his crest and twists the person's mind to make them do things that they would not normally do." Taichi's brows furrowed in confusion. "The Dark Seed has some of Millenniumon's programming..." Hikari's eyes widened when she read the next several lines. She turned to Ichijouji with fearful eyes.
"Are you sure? Your brother is really not aware of what is going on?" Ichijouji nodded. Her face showing nothing of what she was feeling.
"What's going on? What you mean he's not aware of what he is doing?"
"Ichijouji-san is being controlled by Millenniumon," Hikari's voice trembled in fear. "If we don't do something soon, Millenniumon will be resurrected!"
Unknown Location, Digital World
He was irritated, to say the least. His plan failed, again. He did get to reduce that Chosen's pride though. That was amusing. He frowned. He would have to come up with something else if he wanted to get his sister and best friend on his side. As long as they are there to help the Chosen they are a threat to his plans.
He sighed as he entered his control room. He glared at the screen as an interview appeared on the screen. Those people know nothing. They were nothing, but insects. How dare they just like him because he's a genius!
"Master, are you okay?" Impmon asked as he walked in. "Are we heading home today or at least get something to eat?"
"Fine," he replied, not bothering to answer the second question. Those insects are of no importance to him.
"We're here today to find out who boy genius Ichijouji Osamu, Ichijouji prodigies, really is."
"Is that an interview with the pretty reporter?"
Osamu growled in response as they watched the interview. Well, at least Impmon was watching it.
"I haven't done anything special," came Osamu voice from the interview.
"That's what you say, but you must be working really hard, aren't you?"
"No, not really…"
"Prodigies are really 1% talent and 99% effort, aren't they?"
Screen Osamu shrugged as he smiled at the woman politely. "I guess..."
"By the way, I'm sure many are wondering, what is it like to have a younger sister who is mute?"
Impmon blinked at the question. "Human's are so noisy. Don't they have better things to do?"
Osamu shrugged, not paying attention to the screen. He really hated being a genius and getting all this attention. He missed the good old days. At least then, he could play and hang out with his sister without being bombarded by reporters or adoring fans.
Osamu groaned as the woman spoke to him the moment he walked in. "Welcome him, Osamu, dear. Dinner's ready." He grumbled under his breath as he took his time to get to the dining room. He had more important things to do. This of course made the woman complain, "Osamu hurry up. Your dinner's getting cold."
He took a few deep breaths, reminding himself that he only had to deal with her for a few more minutes. As he entered the dining room, he noticed that the TV was on in the living room. They must have seen the interview. Just fifteen more minutes and then I'll be in my sanctuary with Impmon to start our plan.
"I just saw you on TV now," the woman announced, confirming his suspicions. He plastered his 'I am the perfect son that will fool the insects' mask on as the woman gazed at him with a loving smile as she handed out the food. "You were at the park over there, right?" He nodded stiffly. "I should have been there."
Why? So you can soak up the praise for raising a perfect son? He thought as he stared at his food menacingly. He truly hated these people.
"That was a good one..." the man spoke up, interrupting his inner hatred for them."...the 1% talent and 99% effort thing..." On second thought, maybe I'll be leaving a lot sooner and go back to the Digital World.
"That reminds me," the woman spoke up, "There was another call for you for this soda commercial next week..."
That's it. He had enough. Osamu slammed his hands on the table. "Is that all you think about?"
"Wha-what you mean dear?" the woman asked, flabbergasted.
"This," he snapped gesturing to them and the rest of the house. "Is this all you care about? Don't you care at all about me?"
"Of course we do," the woman exclaimed in shock.
"What makes you think that?" the man asked in equal shock.
"Oh, really," Osamu said with a glare. "Then why isn't Ken-chan here? Why isn't my baby sister here with us? She's family and you just kicked her out like nothing!"
"We did not kick her out!" the woman exclaimed, eyes wide. "It would be a good opportunity for her. The Akiyamas' work with children like her." Those insects didn't even want to take the time to care for Ken-chan!
Osamu gritted his teeth. They didn't care about her. They're just trying to justify their actions. Osamu closed his eyes and stood up. "I'm not hungry. I'm going to my room." Osamu didn't wait for their response as he left the dining room. He closed the door behind him as he entered his room. Impmon was munching on a chocolate bar as he looked through a picture book about demons, again.
"You okay?" he asked. Osamu shook his head with a sigh. He didn't answer and decided to get some air. He walked across the room to open the glass doors. He stepped onto the balcony and glared down at the buildings and people.
"They don't care about us, Ken-chan. I will make a better world for you, for the both of us. If they can't protect you like they should then I will. It will be just me, you, and Ryo, as it should always be."
Osamu sighed again and disconnect the TV. He opened up a program, after telling Impmon to get some dinner, of course, and began working on it. He had a new plan and this time it would be different. This time the Chosen would pay for their insolence. His sister and best friend would be by his side.
Akiyama Residence, Tamachi, Japan
Ryo typed furiously on his computer. They had some nerve. Who did they think they were anyway? He huffed in irritation as Ken emailed him. Yagami could put a sock in it for all he cared. They didn't need their help. He decided to change the subject and asked her about school.
He raised an eyebrow when Ken mentioned this school dance. Well, that was an interesting thought. Ryo might not have said it out loud, but he had come to care for Ken a great deal. It started out as a small crush. He had tried to convince himself that he loved her as a little sister, considering that he never had one. It worked for awhile, but the feeling grew to something more. If he wasn't so worried about Osamu killing him or this war, then maybe he would ask Ken out. Hopeful thinking, he knew, but he had nothing to lose either way.
He blinked when he got an email from one of his troops. He opened it and blinked. What was Osamu up to now?
Yagami Residence, Odaiba, Japan
Ken watched Minomon as he explored the bedroom. The guest room was a simple room with orange walls. The room had a dresser and a twin size bed with red coverings. She smiled faintly as Minomon found a silver string under the bed. What was a guitar string doing under the bed?
"Ken-san," came a voice from the other side of the door. "Can I come in?"
"Come in!" Minomon managed to answer after getting caught up by a dust bunny.
Hikari opened the door as Ken picked up her small partner. Hikari tried to stifle a giggle. Minomon was tangled in a dust ball. "What happened Minomon?"
"Exploring under the bed," he replied with a giggle when Ken tried to free him from this prison.
"I see," she replied as she sat next to Ken on the bed.
After Minomon was free, Ken tossed the dust bunny into the trash. She looked at Hikari and noticed that the girl had a book in her hand. The book read: Japanese Sign Language For Beginners. Ken blinked in surprise. Hikari was learning sign language? "My mom bought this two weeks ago for me. I figured I might as well understand sign language so we can communicate better."
Ken smiled at that idea. It would be wonderful to communicate without having the Digimon translating for her all the time. She was surprised that the Chosen actually wanted to take the time after everything that happened.
"How far have you gotten?" Minomon asked.
"The basics," Hikari answered back.
Ken smiled. "That's great," she signed slowly. She made sure Hikari saw every hand gesture.
Hikari looked at her book briefly before replying, "I'm glad you think so." Hikari gave her a nervous smile. "This is a lot harder than I thought," she mumbled.
"It's a start," Minomon squealed, waving his stubby arms as he did so.
The Next Day...
Computer Room, Odaiba Elementary, Odaiba, Japan
"Ichijouji-san, why didn't you tell us the Kaiser was your brother?" Ken raised a navy blue eyebrow at the slightly irritated computer genius.
"It's not her fault," Hikari defended. "The Tamers don't trust us anymore. Well, at least Akiyama-san doesn't anyway. She was just watching out for her teammates."
"And it's not like we gave them a reason to trust us," Daisuke added. "After what happened during the D-1 Tournament, I don't blame them." Takeru, Hikari, and Koushiro all looked startled as Daisuke walked into the computer room with Miyako and Iori.
"How you know about that?" Hikari asked, looking slightly uneasy
"Chibimon told me," Daisuke replied.
"Would someone mind telling me what this D-1 Tournament has to do with the Kaiser?" Miyako asked, annoyed.
"Remember what Hikari-chan told us about the Dark Seed?"
"I do," Iori answered. "But it's hard to swallow that there's something that can corrupt a person's mind like this."
"I'm still trying to wrap my head around such a nice, cute boy being the cruel Kaiser," Miyako commented as she scratched her head.
Hikari and Takeru nodded, glancing at Ken as they did so. The female Tamer did not look all that happy with the way this conversation was going.
"Well, from what Chibimon told me, the Dark Seed made him very sick since it came from an evil Digimon called Millenniumon. I wouldn't be a surprise if this was just a way for Millenniumon to cheat death." He looked at Ken. "I'm assuming this was what you were worried about. Millenniumon is trying to resurrect himself through your brother." Ken nodded and sighed.
"Is he that bad?" Miyako asked. Ken, Takeru, Hikari, Koushiro, Minomon, Tailmon, Patamon, and Chibimon all looked at her in disbelief.
"Millenniumon is pure evil. He alone can destroy both worlds without thinking. He is a Digimon of space and time. You don't want him to come back. It had taken us years to stop him and even then he came back more powerful than before," Minomon translated.
Miyako and Iori paled, while Koushiro, Hikari, and Takeru fidgeted nervously at the mention of that evil god. Chibimon nodded in agreement.
"Ichijouji-sama, what happened at the D-1 Tournament?" Daisuke asked his friend. "I don't know about you, but I've noticed all the heated looks Ichijouji-san been giving me during the game and let's not forget Akiyama-san's attitude towards us. He clearly doesn't like us, even if we did nothing to him."
"You know I noticed that too," Iori mumbled. "Why is that?" Iori directed his question to the Tamer of Kindness.
Ken's eyes harden, her lips pressed into a thin line when they all looked at her. Ken's eyes bore into Hikari, Takeru, and Koushiro before she began to sign to her translators.
"I'm not sure if Ryo will appreciate me telling you what happened." Ken turned in her seat to glare at the three Chosen that were involved, rather if it was directly or not. "It is your responsibility to tell them. I may have forgiven you for lying to us, instead of just telling us what was going on, about the D-1 Tournament years ago, but it was your actions that caused this whole mess in the first place."
"We didn't mean to!" Hikari sobbed with tears in her eyes, finally understanding why the Tamers didn't fully trust them. Takeru and Koushiro's eyes were averted, guilt freely showing on their faces.
"What did you guys lie about?" Miyako asked her teammates.
Hikari and Takeru looked uneasy and didn't respond, but it was Koushiro who spoke up. "We all made decisions we are not proud of," Koushiro began. "Three years ago, we were contacted by Gennai that Millenniumon came back as Moon Millenniumon. He said that only Akiyama-san could defeat him, so the Holy Beasts set up the D-1 Tournament as a type of training. We all agreed that Taichi-kun, Mimi-chan, and Yamato-kun would participate with some other humans, while the rest of us stayed back."
"I guess you can say that we knew what was going on," Takeru added. "I wasn't there at the tournament, I wasn't sure why, but Gennai told us not to tell Akiyama-san. Since he was the only one who could defeat Moon Millenniumon, he had to go through the tournament to make himself stronger."
"Wait," Miyako interrupted. "So, you kept them in the dark?"
Koushiro nodded. "Yes, we couldn't see any other alternative. Millenniumon was too dangerous of a threat."
Ken couldn't believe what she was hearing. They couldn't see another alternative? They willingly lied to them, despite the dangers? Ken had almost died! She had defended the Chosen and tried to get Ryo to at least work with them.
Ken shot out of her seat and glared at them. Minomon floated to her shoulder, glaring his beady eyes at the Chosen as well.
How could they? How dare they trick us like that? How dare they throw us to Millenniumon like that? We still would have helped if they just asked us instead of lying to us. How dare the Chosen do this to us, after everything we did for them?
Granted, Ken didn't now the Chosen back then and forgave them after everything that happened. However, Ken wasn't sure if she felt the same way now. She had gotten to know them. She fought alongside them. But hearing their side, only to realize that Ryo was right all along. It hurt. It hurt a lot. She was angry, hurt, and confused.
Ken didn't blame Hikari, Takeru, or any of the newer Chosen for what happened. Hikari and Takeru were the same age as her when this whole fiasco happened. But the elder Chosen were a different story altogether. They knew. They knew and went along with it. They knew what was going on. I bet they didn't think about me being dragged in with Ryo for the D-1 Tournament. That would explain the weird looks and the mean words those other Tamers throw at us.
Ken didn't know what to think. She wanted to yell. She wanted to scream. She wanted to tell the Chosen exactly what they went through with words. But, of course, she couldn't. She was mute and none of them knew sign language the way the Digimon, her brother, and Ryo did.
"How dare you?" Though she was glad her Digimon felt the same way she did at the moment. "Why didn't you just ask us to help? You didn't have to lie!"
"We..." Koushiro started but Minomon didn't listen.
"No! I don't want to hear it! You don't know the hell Ken-chan or Ryo went through! You don't know the grief me, Impmon, and Osamu went through when the castle exploded! We didn't know what happened to them until Ryo came through the computer! Ken-chan was hurt! She could have died and almost did! You dare call yourself heroes of the Digital World!" Minomon breathed heavily from his rant. The Chosen were stunned into silence and didn't move when Ken opened a portal to the Digital World, closing the gate behind her.
Ichijouji Residence, Tamachi, Japan
"Osamu-chan?"
It was quiet.
"Osamu!"
Maybe too quiet.
She frowned in worry as she glanced at her son's door. Sachi Ichijouji was worried. Osamu had been quiet since late Sunday evening. In fact, Osamu hadn't even left his room since then. Maybe he was sick...or maybe he was still mad at them. But that had been two days ago! Surely he must have cooled off by now.
She sighed. She hated this tension. Should she go in to check up on him, to see if he calmed down yet? Or maybe she should wait until he was ready? She wasn't sure what to do. Osamu had always been rather distant towards them. It wasn't unusual for him not to talk to them or to tell them off when they did or said something he didn't like. Actually, now that she thought about it, he's been doing that a lot lately.
"So?" Sachi turned to her husband, who was reading the newspaper in the dining room.
"Seems like Osamu-chan not coming out today either."
"He's been there since Sunday...he's not even going to school, what is he thinking?" Nobuyuki asked, placing his newspaper on the table.
Sachi tilted her head to the side as she thought back to how upset Osamu was on Sunday. She vaguely wondered if something happened at the interview. "What should we do?" She stared at the door in concern. "I just have no idea…"
"Did you talk to his teachers when you went to the school last week?" he asked as he walked up to her to look at the door with her.
She nodded. "They told me that we have to let Osamu handle his things on his own."
"What's that supposed to mean?
"They said he's so smart, they can't tell what he's thinking...so they've given up."
Nobuyuki frowned at her as she spoke before he walked down the hall. He lifted his fisted and knocked on their son's door.
"Osamu, open up!" There was no response. He knocked again this time with "Ichijouji Osamu, you open up this door right now!" When that failed to get a response Nobuyuki backed up and got into a position to charge at the door.
"What are you doing?" she yelled at her husband. "We can't barge in like that!"
"Yes, we can! I gave him enough time to answer." And with that, he slammed his shoulder into the door. Sachi followed after her husband, only to find no one there. "Osamu?"
"Where did he go?" she asked as her husband checked the balcony. Her husband seemed just as confused as she was. Sachi noticed that the computer was on. Maybe it might have a clue to where he disappeared to. However, what was on the screen made her gasp in horror and shame. "Nobuyuki, look at this!"
"What is it?" Nobuyuki ran to the desk to see the note on the screen. "What?" His eyes widened as he read the note on the screen.
I have nothing to do with this world anymore. It sickens me to live with you people and your trivial lives. It was bad enough that I had to live with your expectations and neglect, but you took away the only person I care about. My sister.
You neglected her for far too long. I bet you didn't notice that I go to her soccer games every year. This was her last one before she transfers to Odaiba. You don't care about her! You don't care about me either! All you care about is the fame that we give you!
No more! Farewell and good riddance.
Sachi covered her mouth with her hand, her bottom lip trembling as her husband read. When he finished, she couldn't stop the tears. What have we done?
Akiyama Residence, Tamachi, Japan
Martha was watching Ken and Ryo revise their battle plans. The two of them were adorable and would make a good couple in the future, but now was not the time for that. Martha was still slightly disturbed by what Ken told them at the meeting with those other children.
I will not forgive them, she told herself as Ken scribbled something on one of the many maps they had on the coffee table. A blue laptop was on the table, showing a circular table filled with strange Digimon, while her son typed furiously on his. Once again, she thanked her god for protecting both her birth child and her adopted one. The two of them went through hell with that monster and still are.
But what they did was unthinkable? How can they do that to my children like that? Martha was mad, yes. She knew her son hated these children and Ken was now confused on what to feel. But could she hate these children? Maybe...or maybe she –
The sound of the house phone cut into the somewhat peaceful battle atmosphere. The two children looked up, startled that they were interrupted by the phone. She smiled at them and got up from the sofa, telling them to go back to what they were doing as she walked to the kitchen to answer the phone.
"Hello? Akiyama Residence."
"M-Martha?" Martha blinked. Ken's parents rarely called, if they did at all. It pissed her off on more than one occasion when Sachi did and it was only to talk about Osamu. However, this was not a normal 'Osamu is so great' phone call. Sachi seemed upset. Was she crying?
"Sachi? What's wrong?"
Sachi sniffled on the other line. "Are both of my children there with you?"
Martha raised a brow. "No, just Ken-chan. Is Osamu-kun not home?"
Martha already knew the answer. The two working children in the living room had told her that Osamu had decided to stay in the Digital World since the game if the magnitude of Dark Towers indicated anything. She was disappointed that Sachi hadn't noticed until now. It's been two days, give or take.
"No...h-he's gone," she wailed.
"I'm so sorry Sachi." Martha might not be happy with her friend, but that didn't mean she was cold-hearted. She never wanted her friend to be this upset, despite the pain she and her husband caused their daughter. "Do you want us to come over?"
"T-that be great, t-thank you," she managed around a sniffle. "And Ken-chan?"
"I'll bring her if she wants to go."
Martha heard a broken sob on the other line. "P-please tell her to come," she begged. "I understand that she might not want to see me for what we did, but please tell her to come."
Martha smiled sadly. It was about time. "Of course, see you then."
"Thank you." When the line disconnected Martha put the phone back on the cradle. She left the kitchen to face the children. The children were of course engrossed in their work. They looked up when she cleared her throat.
"What happen?" Ryo asked when he saw her expression.
"Your mother just realized that Osamu-kun is missing." Ken frowned slightly in concern.
"How is she?" Ken asked.
"Upset," she replied. "I don't how what your brother did, but they seemed to finally realize that they were neglecting the both of you. It's a shame it took this long for them to realize it." Ken blinked in surprise. "She wants us to go over there." Martha gave the navy-haired girl a loving smile. "She begged me to tell you that she wanted you to come, even if you might hate them for what they did and might not want to see them anytime soon."
Ken shot from her feet. Her eyes shining with concern. "I could never hate my parents. Of course, I want to see them. Let's go." Martha watched as Ken rushed to her room to grab her jacket and run out the door. She and Ryo weren't that far behind.
Tamachi, Japan
Police cars were everywhere. They weren't expecting this when they decided to visit Ken's brother to knock some sense into him. They figured that if they could stop him from going to the Digital World, maybe they could buy some time and find a cure for him. So much for that plan.
They walked around the corner to see the Ichijoujis talking to some cops. Daisuke looked at the others when a man with brown hair and eyes (who they assumed was Ken's father) was seen talking to a cop. He seemed clueless on how to respond to their missing son.
"Where could he be…?" he asked out loud as they listened to the bystanders talking about Ichijouji Osamu going missing.
"Sachi-chan! Nobuyuki-kun!" Daisuke was surprised to see a woman with brown wavy hair running towards the Ichijoujis with Ken and Akiyama.
"Martha-chan! Ken-chan!" a woman with short brown hair yelled as she pulled Ken into a hug when they stopped in front of them. "My baby! I'm so sorry," she sobbed.
"Where you think Ichijouji-san went?" Iori asked.
"I don't know," Daisuke replied.
The Next Day...
Computer Room, Odaiba Elementary, Odaiba, Japan
"It seems that Ichijouji Osamu-kun has been missing since Sunday, after the game possibly," Koushiro stated after they told him what happened.
"His parents hadn't seen even known that he's been gone until yesterday," Hikari said with a worried frown. "How could they not know?"
Koushiro crossed his arms. "It's Wednesday..., so he's been gone for three days now. I wonder?" Koushiro turned to the computer and opened up the screen of the map. More than half of the screen was black. "I was afraid of this. It looks like he's been in the Digital World this whole time."
"Why?" Daisuke asked in confusion. None of this made sense.
"He's planning to stay there and increase the number of black areas."
"What does that mean?" Hikari asked.
"Does this mean that Ichijouji-san has no intention of returning to the Real World?" Takeru asked with a frown as he looked at the map.
"It's possible," Iori mused.
"Do you think it's possible that Ken-san knew about this?" Miyako asked. "I mean she seemed a bit tired today."
Daisuke frowned. Ken did seem a bit tired today. Although, the Tamer hadn't really talked to them all day. He knew Ken had every right to be upset, especially with what happened yesterday. He hoped the meeting yesterday didn't ruin their friendship with the female Tamer.
Mountain Region, Server Continent, Digital World
"There's so many," Ken signed as Stingmon knocked down another Dark Tower. There had to be over a dozen of them. Whatever this signal was better be good.
"I know," Ryo replied uneasily. "I didn't think he'd be this active. He usually doesn't work overnight."
Ken frowned as the Digimon cleared the way. "Are you sure the distress call came from here?"
"Positive. The Digimon said that she was trapped not far from here. She's hiding in one of these caves."
"Ryo, I see a flock of Dark Tyranomon fighting to get near that cave!" Cyberdramon growled after he destroyed five Dark Towers.
"He's right," Stingmon confirmed. "They all have Evil Rings on too."
"Let's go! Card Slash! Avenging Knight Activate!"
Cyberdramon growled as twin lances appeared in his claws. "They are mine! Let's go, Stingmon!"
"Right behind you!"
Fire Region, Server Continent, Digital World
The Kaiser thought he fixed his Evil Ring not controlling Perfect level Digimon problem. Guess not. He growled as Skull Greymon disobeyed him. This was not how it was supposed to go. Although, the expressions of his enemies were pleasing. They were weak insects without his sister and best friend helping them.
Speaking of best friend and sister. Where were they? Could they still be in that Mountain Region with the cluster of Dark Towers? He frowned. What were they doing there, anyway?
"Master? Skull Greymon just destroyed the Dark Tower!"
"Send the Dark Tyranomon!"
Mountain Region, Server Continent, Digital World
"Cyber Nail!"
"Hell Squeeze!"
"Card Slash! Power Activate! Energy Activate!"
~Power Chip Activate!~
"Get back here! Cyber Nail!"
"Moon Moon Shooter!"
The battle finally began to die down. Although, it felt like forever. Ken sighed in relief when Stingmon took out another Dark Tyranomon. There were so many of them. She frowned as she increased Stingmon's strength when he began to struggle again. Maybe he should evolve.
"Watch out!" Ken gasped as she was suddenly pushed out of the way of a Dark Tyranomon's path and crashed onto the ground with Ryo landing on top of her, protectively. Ken blinked as Ryo looked at her, dazed, from the sudden action. "Are you okay Ken-chan?"
Ken smiled and nodded. However, the ground started shaking again. Ken whimpered when she realized that the Dark Tyranomon was coming back. They wouldn't be able to avoid it this time.
Ryo pulled Ken closer to him as the Dark Tyranomon charged straight for them. He and Ken have been in situations like this before but this was plain ridiculous. He gritted his teeth as Ken stared fearfully at him. How were they going to get out of this?
"Ken!" And then there was a blinding pink light from around Ken's neck. "Stingmon Evolve!"
Fire Region, Server Continent, Digital World
This can not be happening! How can this happen?
Osamu watched in stun silence as Skull Greymon took out his Dark Tyranomon army. All of his army. How was this possible? Skull Greymon was out of control!
He growled as the Chosen watched in equal shock. How dare they call him by his name? He was the Digimon Kaiser! His eye twitched as they yelled for him to stop.
He huffed at them. He was glad Skull Greymon ran out of energy though. They have no right to demand anything from him. They were insects! They would pay! Starting with the Digimon that started it all. Revenge was sweet.
Mountain Region, Server Continent, Digital World
"Stingmon Evolve! Jewelbeemon!"
"He evolved!" Ryo exclaimed in shock before a smile crossed his face. "Well, it's about time."
Ken smiled at the comment as Jewelbeemon swung his spear around, creating a huge shock wave. The shock wave knocked the charging Digimon to the other side. He swooped in, breaking the Evil Ring before they could bat an eye.
I forgot how fast he was.
"I forgot he was that fast," Ryo murmured her thoughts, unknowingly.
Ken watched as the rest of the Dark Tyranomon were taken care of fairly quickly. Looks like she didn't need to increase his speed anymore.
"Wow," Ryo breathed as he watched her Digimon with her. She smiled softly. Ryo was usually so uptight as of lately. It was actually nice that he seemed relaxed and happy.
Ken blinked when she remembered their current positions. Her cheeks warmed slightly as she made a small sound to get his attention. She couldn't really move her arms.
Ryo looked at his friend when he heard her make a small sound. He turned his head and blinked when he saw the soft blush on Ken's cheeks. Why was she blushing? He took in their positions and noticed that they were close, like really close. If he leaned in a little he would be able to...
Ryo got off Ken with a blush rising on his own cheeks. Was he really just thinking about kissing his best friend? Oh, geez!
"Sorry, Ken-chan." Ryo offered his hand to help her up, a nervous smile was plastered on his face.
Ken took his hand and allowed him to help her up. "It's fine. Thank you for saving me."
Ryo nodded. "Anytime."
"Are you two alright?" Jewelbeemon asked with concern.
"Yeah, thanks." Ryo grinned. "Nice to have you back, Jewelbeemon. I was wondering when you were going to go Perfect."
Jewelbeemon nodded but never got to reply when a new voice spoke up. "Why this is something?"
They all turned to see a woman with white hair, wearing a red dress and sunglasses, exiting the cave that the controlled Digimon had been trying to enter. "Are you the one that called us?" Ryo asked.
"Yes, thank you for saving me. I was afraid I was going to be ringed like them."
"It's our pleasure," Jewelbeemon replied.
The woman nodded. "I must be going. My colleague will be wondering where I am. Thank you again."
They watched as the woman walked away. When she was out of sight Cyberdramon growled, "I don't like her."
"Why?" Ryo asked. "She seemed nice enough. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"No, Cyberdramon's right," Ken signed. Ryo frowned.
"What's he right about?"
"There's something about that woman I don't like. Something is off about her." Ken furrowed her brows. "I have a feeling we will see her again." Ken frowned. "And I'm afraid that might not be a good thing."
To Be Continued...
