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Kidnapped II

Kidnapped 2

"Devimon please don't tell me you still haven't gotten her yet. It's been almost two weeks since I left you at the campsite," she pauses for a moment trying not to get angry, "Where is she?"

"…I'm afraid, I don't know," he says softly. "Myotismon had her last."

"That vampire?"

"I'm afraid so. I fear the worst for our princess." He bows in front of her. "I'll do my best to find him and bring her back," he says softly surprised not to be beaten by furry like had with his last master.

"If you have any trouble with that vampire again, I'll take care of him. Don't you worry."

"You better be in bed by the time I come!" Wizardmon calls from the bathroom after drying off Sophia. Sam dashes past the door and into the room with Leafmon in his arms. Kari is right behind him. Wizardmon and Gatomon take Sophia into the room she now shares with Sam. After clothing her, Kari tucks her in bed.

"Thank you, Gatomon and Kari for helping me."

"What a friend's for. You need some rest yourself," Gatomon says noticing the tired look on his face. "You look horrible."

"Thanks, but Ken and Yolei should be home soon, so you can go," he says softly.

"Are you sure? We can stay if you want."

"I don't want to keep you," he says. "You have your own to worry about. As long as they're asleep, I'll be fine," he says, but the two insist. Giving in, the three check on the children one last time. Wizardmon does one last bathroom check as Gatomon tucks Sophia in, again. Kari goes to the living room to clean up. He picks up a toothbrush and places it back with the rest. That should do it. He looks at his reflection and jumps back startled. "Myotismon…! I was wondering when you'd show yourself." Myotismon smiles his usual dastardly smile. Gatomon comes in hearing Wizardmon talking to someone.

"Who are you talking to, Wizardmon?" she asks right before he drops to his knees seemingly in pain. "Wizardmon!" She runs to him. He looks at her.

"I believe you have something that belongs to me!" The words escape his mouth, but she knew it wasn't him.

"AH!" He clinches his teeth as a strange feeling of pain passes. "Oh no… Gatomon, listen to me. I want you to run. I don't know what Myotismon might do."

"But I can't."

"Please Gatomon. Do as I say. AH!"

"But Wizardmon-" she gasps seeing his eyes change.

"You should have listened to your friend, little kitty," Myotismon says as he grabs her. She fights him as he stands up. He smiles at Wizardmon's worried expression in the bathroom mirror. She stares in disbelief. "Don't worry, Wizardmon. I have no interest in the children except for one," he says, "I have some business to take care of with Devimon first, but you can say goodbye to your little cat friend now," he says coldly. "You have been a thorn in my side for the last time Gatomon."

"You haven't changed one bit, Myotismon," Gatomon says struggling.

"Did you actually think I would change?"

"You'd say anything to save your own skin, wouldn't you?"

"I do enjoy playing dirty." He throws Gatomon like a basketball. She lands on her feet digging her claws into the floor tiles. "I used Sophia, and I'd do it again if I could."

"You monster…! There's no way I'm handing her over to you!"

"And as always, we'll do this the hard way." She bears her claws ready to attack. "Do you actually believe you can defeat me? Even with your partner, you know you can't defeat me by yourself. She refuses to back down.

I have to lure him away from Sophia and the others, or they'll get hurt.

"Crimson Lightning!"

A loud crash startles Sophia. A bad feeling shakes, her and she sits up in bed wondering. She leaves the room her curiosity stronger than her fear. She finds Gatomon hurt on the floor. She's about to go over until a tall figure in a black cape up to Gatomon slowly. She stays out of sight.

Why does he look so familiar? He turns suddenly moving away from Gatomon in her direction.

"Hum." The smell of fear fills his nostrils. "Who's there?!" Startled, Sophia shrinks back and turns to run, he moves faster grabbing her.

"AH!" she screams struggling.

"And where do you think you are going?" he asks pulling her toward him.

"Please let go! I promise to go back to bed."

"You had your chance," he says harshly somewhat confused by her familiar face. He looks deep into her frightened eyes. Just as she becomes lost in his hypnotic eyes, Sophia's birthmark appears. That mark! A big smile covers his face. "So, that fool kept his promise after all…" This changes everything then. Gatomon jumps at him, but he slaps her away dropping Sophia.

"Get away from her, Myotismon!" she calls quickly recovering.

"And, who's going to stop me you?"

"Sophia, get away from him!" Gatomon calls snapping her out of her trance. Sophia runs to the kitchen taking one last look back. She continues running until she couldn't anymore. Something draws her to a familiar bridge. She watches the cars a moment before alongside the busy cars on the bridge. She stops as she reaches the center.

FLASH

"How's the birthday girl?" He looked trough the mirror to see the little girl in the back. She looked up at him with an unusual calm face, but excitement flooded the little girl's eyes. The smile she gave destroyed her calm face portrait. "There's that smile. I was wondering where it went." He turned back to the road.

"We're almost there Sophia. Mommy and Daddy are going to drop you off at Digimon Village, so you can find your digimon," she said looking back at her. "Now Lopmon and Terriermon, you're going to watch Sophia while we get the ice cream and cake."

"Right!" The two digimon say at once. Just then a giant flash of hot, bright light comes from a portal in the sky.

"What the!!!!" He quickly turned the wheel to escape the giant fireball.

"Willis, what's wrong?" she said turning around just to see the headlights of the car in front of them. "Willis, look out!!!"

FLASH

Sophia steps back shaken and runs off the bridge nearly getting hit by a car. She finds herself in a cemetery. She walks shaking stopping at two graves:

HERE LIES WILLIS ROSE

HERE LIES SOPHIA ROSE

She stares at the two graves. "Sophia?" She jumps back scared. "Is that you?" She turns to see Lopmon and Terriermon.

"You… shrunk. what happened?" Terriermon asks.

"I want to go home," she cries, "but I can't. They don't want me."

"You don't know that," Lopmon says with a smile. "Have you ever asked?"

"…no."

"There you are right there. They aren't mind readers you know," Terriermon says with a smile. Sophia whips away her tears only to find the two digimon gone. Two graves stand in their place each with the name of the two digimon. She walks on again feeling lost, lonely, and frightened. She soon finds herself in the park. She curls up into a ball by a nearby tree and starts to cry.

"All alone, Sophia." She gasps looking up. She quickly scrambles to her feet and looks around unable to find the person talking to her. "I'm tired of this game of hid and seek." A feeling of dread makes her shake. "Trembling already, I see." She turns hearing the voice behind her. Devimon grabs her by the neck and slams her into the tree.

"AHH!"

"Nice disguise you have there. No wonder I couldn't find you," he says squeezing her neck. She tries to scream again, but no words come out.

I want to go home! Mommy! Daddy! Her heart races as he takes his black jewel and presses it to her head. It becomes hot as electricity engulfs her entire body.

"Crimson Lightning!" A red bolt shatters the jewel in Devimon's hand dispersing all the energy. Sophia drops to the ground drained almost unable to move. "I suggest you leave Sophia alone unless you want to deal with me," Myotismon says looking at him angrily. "Whatever your plans are with her, I'm here to change them."

"You think you've won because my jewel's gone! Well, you're wrong!" In desperation, Devimon turns to grab Sophia, but Myotismon holds his hand back. Devimon grabs some shards from the ground and throws it at him. Still holding Devimon's hand, he redirects the path of the shards back at Devimon. "AHH!!" The shards embed themselves deep into Devimon. A loud crash of lightning streams across the sky signals rain. He watches Devimon scream in pain as he dedigivolves to Demidevimon.

"I would finish you off, but you're not worth my time," Myotismon says walking over his limp body seeing Sophia start to move. She pushes herself up slowly obviously weak. She gasps seeing Myotismon standing over her. She backs up into the tree frightened.

"I want to go home," she cries. She cringes as he reaches out and touches her head. "Please… I, I don't want people chasing me anymore."

"Are you ok, Sophia?" he says softly showing he wasn't there to hurt her. She looks up at him confused and frightened unable to move. He kneels down to check her body for anymore injuries before picking her up.

Darkness surrounds a deep royal purple thrown as two red eyes stare impatiently forward. The tapping of his claws on the armrest echoes in the thrown room. He stands frustrated.

Where is she? "Knightmon, Gigadramon, Chameleonmon, see what Shinpimon is doing and why she's taking so long!" The three digimon appear before him.

"Yes my lord." They bow before disappearing leaving him to his thoughts.

I will find her… even if I have to do it myself.

Myotismon finds Sophia asleep on her old bed at the orphanage. He had changed her wet clothes and left her alone for a while until the rain had stopped. It's too dangerous for her to be here with Devimon and other digimon after her. Until I find out what they want with her, she's safer with me. He carefully picks Sophia up before leaving. He flies in the now clear night sky and soon reaches his destination.

"I congratulate you. I wasn't expecting you to find me so easily," Myotismon says as he's quickly surrounded.

"It was simple," Izzy says sternly, "We followed the signal from Wizardmon's digivice."

"…Don't you have someone else to bother besides me?"

"What have you done with her?" Izzy asks now angry.

"Why should I tell you?" he asks coldly before saying, "She doesn't belong to you."

"She doesn't belong to you either!"

"On the contrary Izzy," he says holding up a new type of digivice, "I am her digimon." This startles Izzy and the others surrounding him. "So, she belongs to me along with all her energy. That's more then I can say you give to your digimon."

"Haven't you done enough, Myotismon?!" Ken calls as he's flown in by Stingmon. "Give her back!" Tai and Matt come in with their digimon.

"And, why should I give her back to you? She's my human. I have the right to have her."

"What?" the two say in unison coming in at the end.

"You heard me," Myotismon says smugly.

"He's telling the truth," Izzy says agitated, "He has a digivice." He unwraps Sophia, so they can see her sleeping face. To their surprise she looked much younger than before. Soon Sora and Yolei arrive.

"Is this guy Myotismon the vampire digimon?" Yolei asks seeing him. Their eyes land on Sophia.

"What have you done to her?" Ken yells at him.

"Well, why isn't it Ken." He covers Sophia up. "I'm surprised you even showed up with all that work of yours."

"Give her back, Myotismon!" Ken says through clinched teeth. He just smiles at Ken.

"You of all people should be happy for her. She found her digimon." He holds up her new digivice, again. The crest of kindness is engraved on the back. He looks at it closely. "The crest of kindness… It fits her. Doesn't Ken?" Ken's face burns with anger.

"Right crest, but wrong digimon," Matt says icily.

"No kidding. War Greymon, take him down!"

"Did you forget that I have Sophia?" Myotismon says smugly knowing that he has the advantage.

"Tai, are you sure about this?" Matt asks.

"My memory's just fine, but I also know you'd let nothing happen to her. You won't admit it, Myotismon," Tai explains, "but that little girl you're carrying means more to you than you're letting on."

"What do you mean, Tai?" Sora asks.

"Are you actually saying Myotismon has a heart?" Mimi says as she arrives with Lillymon in time to hear Tai's words.

"I find that hard to believe," Izzy says with Kabuterimon and Stingmon overhead.

"But, do you really wan to take that chance?" War Greymon hesitates. "But, if you want her that badly, come and get her," he says using Sophia's digivice to open the gate. "I'll give you three weeks to find me. If you defeat me, I might consider giving her back to you. That should make things more interesting," he says before laughing. They watch as he disappears through the gate.

"No Wait!" Tai says stopping his fellow teammates letting the gate close.

"What do you mean wait?!" Ken asked frustrated.

"He has the advantage, right now."

"Tai's right. We have to think of a plan first," Izzy says. "We should regroup and think of a plan of attack."

"By then, who knows what he might do to her?!"

"Calm down, Ken," Matt says seeing his worry and frustration. "If Tai says she'll be fine, she'll be ok."

"How do you know that?" Ken asks.

"Tai just has a way of knowing things." Yolei calms her husband by squeezing his hand. He looks at her his face still filled with uncertainty and worry.

"It'll be ok."

"I'm just having a hard time believing he won't harm her because of the way he used her."

"You also have to remember that he's not all Myotismon anymore," Tai says.

"That's right. He fused with Wizardmon," Izzy says as their digimon dedigivolve. "She should be fine for the time being." Wormmon goes up to Ken, and he picks Wormmon up.

"I know you're worried about her, Ken, but we have to have faith. I'm sure we'll find her."

"Thanks Wormmon," Ken says softly.

Shinpimon looks up at a sudden sound. Demidevimon stumbles out in front of her badly wounded.

"He took her," he says weakly before she could speak.

"What?" She looks at him confused.

"Myotismon," he coughs out, "He plans to use the catalyst for himself. He wants to rule both this world and the digital world."

"Is that who took the princess?" a voice asks. Shinpimon jumps up. A giant chameleon appears on the wall next to her.

"Chameleonmon, how did you find me?"

"The master's growing impatient, and you still haven't done your job." She scowls at him.

"I'll get him his precious dark spores, don't worry. I just need to get my compose first."

"The catalyst can wait. Remember, he also wants his princess," Knightmon says walking in.

"If you haven't noticed, Knightmon, the catalyst and the princess are one and the same," Gedramon says gliding in.

"What…?" Knightmon's look of surprise makes the others groan. "Then the rumors are true?"

"Yes Knightmon, the rumors are true," they all say together.

"Then, we must find this Myotismon and get our princess back."

"No kidding… Anyway, do you have any idea where he's keeping her?" Gedramon asks as he fills most of the room.

"No," Shinpimon says watching him.

"Then, we must split up and search," Knightmon says heading out.