Hey hey hey. My apologies to celestial writer, I was wrong. I won't be able to fit 'that chapter' in here. But it will be in. I promise. But sorry! This takes place after Kouji gets out of Sakakkumon, and before Takuya is out. Anyway this chapter was a bitch to write. I started this months ago and finished it about two weeks ago. It was hard to get the dialogue correct and have that certain amount of my bad excuse for action. Please enjoy it though. Although that'd be hard to do, considering that this is the worst thing I've ever written in my entire life. So enjoy, or at least pretend to.
Disclaimer: KairiTakishita doesn't own Digimon. She does own Keiko and this horrific plot though.
Kouji POV:
"DUSKMON!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I had to find him. I just had to.
I can't believe you're wasting your time. It was his voice.
"Finding out about you isn't a waste of time!" I shouted.
Not if you don't find anything.
"I will find you!"
Don't you care about what you're going to miss?
"I'm not missing anything!!!" I screeched.
You're leaving your friends. They could die. There's still two inside of Sakkakumon.
"They'll be fine!"
Are you willing to bet on that?
I suddenly saw two several second visions. First I saw BurningGreymon in a large red light, screaming. He eventually turned into Takuya and was still getting hurt by the light, still screaming in agony. He then fell to the ground, his goggles breaking. He didn't get up.
Then after that I saw Keiko laying on the ground, clutching her stomach tightly and letting out shrieks of pain that sent shivers up my spine. She had her eyes shut tightly and was writhing on the ground, squirming and twitching.
Then they ended, "What's going on with them?!?" I demanded.
You'll only know if you go back and find out on your own.
I turned around slowly, looking at Sakkakumon. I saw a flash of Keiko's face in one of the eyes and Takuya's in one of the others. "I'm sorry." I whispered, running after Duskmon.
Keiko POV:
I sat at the table with the others, playing a board game. Izumi and I were on a team, Kouji and Takuya on another and Junpei and Tomoki on another. I rolled the dice and we got to move seven steps. We were so close to winning. Mom and Dad walked in.
"Hey guys, want cake?" they asked. Oh yeah, I forgot it's my birthday today. I looked at my mother. Oh mama, I have your eyes, I have your nose too. And daddy, I have your hair color, and of course your attitude.
"I love you guys." I said smiling. They just stared at me. "Mommy? Daddy?" I asked. I looked to see my friends staring at me as well. "Zumi?" I said, shaking Izumi's shoulder. "Why are you all looking at me like that?" I asked. I stood up and walked over to dad. "Papa?" I muttered. He stared at me with anger. "Um, dad?" I said quietly.
He pushed me to the floor, causing me to land on my back painfully. Everybody stood from their spots, "Guys?" I asked shakily. This is some sort of sick joke, right? This isn't really happening. They began to close in on me. I scrambled backwards, "Guys!" I shouted. I ran into something, causing me to lurch forward. I turned to see Naoki. "Nao-nii?" I mutter. He has the same angry eyes. "Your fault." he whispered. "What?"
Everything went completely black, they were gone now. And then I saw it. I saw it all happen again, except this time I was watching it from the outside.
The plane having the abnormal turbulence, the woman in red screaming, mommy yelling out daddy's name in terror. And then the epitome of it all. Daddy unbuckling his own seatbelt and jumping on top of me. Saving me instead of himself.
It went dark again, and as usual I'm alone. I should be used to it now, being alone. It hasn't changed, and I don't think it ever will. My journey is a lonely one. It was meant to be that way. I just sit down and curl my legs to my chest. At least it's quiet. I sigh and close my eyes, it's meant to be.
I opened my eyes then. I looked around and saw that I was in a vast forest. Green grass, large trees… Nothing special. I got up and looked around. Now I remember! We were all separated, we all got pulled away from each other. I hope they're safe. I can imagine that Kouji and Takuya are alright, and Izumi and Junpei. But Tomoki, he's alone. Well there's an inspiration to get out of here quicker.
I walked through the forest, still thinking about the dream. I've always had dreams like that, about what happened, this one just shook me up more than they usually do.
I'm not really getting anywhere with all this walking. It's pretty useless, and I'm so tired. I suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes, "Who's there?" I called. Silence.
I must be going crazy or something. On that note I continued walking. The forest was sort of like the forest where I got my spirit. As soon as that thought crossed my mind the sky turned dark and I saw myself run by the huge jewel in my arms.
"What?" I said aloud. What the hell's going on? I saw a Wolfenimon run by as well, chasing me.
This is when I got my spirit. I'm watching myself get my spirit. I ran over to myself in time to see me get knocked over by Lobomon, who came from the top of a tree. I was always wondering where in the world he came from.
I saw myself hide, then throw a rock at the Wolfenimon. Then I fell off the cliff and digivolved into Veenomon.
It went dark again and I found myself in my room. I looked around, but noticed something was strange. I went to my mirror and almost screamed in horror. I was about six years old. I had the brown hair only up to my chin, I was wearing pink pajamas and I had darker eyes, as time progressed they got lighter. I touched my face to make sure it was real and it sure as hell was.
I walked onto the stairs and sat down. I saw my mother walk through the hallway and towards her office. She spotted me, "Keiko! Sweetie, come here!" I didn't want to. Even though this was my complete dream, I couldn't. I wouldn't. I couldn't make things worse, going to her would only make it hurt more. "Keiko? What's the matter?" she asked, taking a step closer.
"I'm a little tired." I muttered, not looking at my mother.
"Are you?" she asked.
I nodded. "Well, I'm doing some work in the office, why don't you nap on the couch while I work?" she asked.
Oh, mom. I have to now. I have to. My mother. I'll never be able to see her again. This may only be an illusion, but I need this.
I stood up and walked down the stairs and took my mom's hand. She walked me to the black leather couch and put a white blanket over me.
"Sleep well sweetheart." she said, kissing me on the forehead. She walked over to her desk and started typing on the laptop. I couldn't close my eyes, I didn't want to lose her from my sight. She was so beautiful. Her bright blue eyes that she gave to me. Her short light brown-blonde hair. And she was gone. She was making me suffer. This dream was going to kill me. Time froze.
"Enjoying the moment?" a voice echoed. I looked at myself, I was eleven again. And the house was gone. I was in the woods again.
"I thought it was absolutely adorable, you and your mother. I'm sure you must miss her." the voice said. I bit my lip. "Yes, she seemed like she loved us." the voice said again. The voice was oddly familiar. It was feminine, soft, but so… horrifying.
"You know, mom was always so sweet, so forgiving, so much like us. We definitely take some of her personality."
"We? Who's we?" I called. Somebody stepped out from the trees.
"You and me." I looked to see myself. It was an older version of me, probably about five years older. I was speechless. "You know, things would be much easier if we never got onto that plane." my clone said.
"And what do you mean by that?" I demanded.
"You know what I mean." the clone said, smiling. "You're the reason mom and dad died." she said.
"No." I spat.
"Uh, yeah, you are." she said.
"No, I'm not!" I shouted. I pulled out my D-tector, "Execute! Spirit evolution!" I yelled, transforming into Veenomon.
"Hmph." the clone said, staring me down. "Do you think killing me is the answer?" she asked.
"Love shot!" I yelled, I shot an arrow at her and she swiped her hand, causing it to fly in another direction.
"Pathetic." she spat.
"Love shot!" I yelled again, shooting another ineffectual arrow.
"Nice shot. But it's my turn." she said. She stared at me for a moment and I flew backwards into a tree painfully. I let out a yelp as I collided with the rough bark.
"You know. You were always weak." she said.
"Affection harp!" I yelled, shooting a beam of gold at the copy of me. She moved out of the way and it breezed past her.
"Try again." she said. I flew into the air, I couldn't fight her, I needed to run. I suddenly felt a horrible pain in my right wing.
"Aaah!" I screeched.
"Oh Keiko! Come back!" she yelled. The wing gave out and I plummeted to the earth, crashing into the ground loudly.
"Did you really think I'd let you get away, just like dad let you?" she asked.
"Love shot!" I screamed, the arrow went right past her head.
"Oh God, give it a rest." she said, sighing.
"Love shot!" I yelled again, this time she caught the arrow in midair, snapping it in half as soon as she grasped it again. "You baka." she said. She pointed a hand to me and managed to slam me into a tree.
"Agh!" I screamed, devolving back to myself.
"You were always weak." she said, "Always looking for a hero." she kneeled down next to me and caressed my cheek. "You never really did much on your own." she tilted her head, "Which is why mother and father are dead." she said.
"That's not true!" I yelled. She had a wry smiled. She stood up and kicked me in the gut, knocking me about ten feet and into another tree.
"Oh, but it is." she yelled. "You have no idea. If you weren't on that plane, Keiko. If you hadn't let dad get on top of you, if you didn't let them die-"
"STOP IT!" I screamed. I felt a wrenching pain in my head.
"Oh Keiko, you know it's true. All you'll ever do in life is get in the way, cause more pain. You are worth nothing." she said.
"No." I squeaked.
"Yes." she said back, "And if you knew the pain they went through." She shook her head, "Oh poor mom, it hurt for her so badly Keiko." she tilted her head at me and smiled, "Want to see for yourself?" she asked.
I felt my eyes become wide. A horrific pain went throughout my whole body, causing me to scream in pain. I landed on my back and clutched the ground with my hands tightly. I felt my chest spasm over and over again. I was kicking my legs in complete pain. "Ah! Aha!" I squeaked.
"Oh Keiko, if you think that's bad, here's what dad felt, and remember that you should have felt this, but he took it away from you."
I felt a crushing pain in my stomach. I pulled my arms around it and screamed in agony. Never in my life would I have ever imagined a pain like that. I was on my side, crying out in pain. It began to subside slowly. I managed to get onto my hands and knees shakily, facing away from her.
"They hate you Keiko." she said.
"No." I muttered. I could hear my heart beating.
"They'd rather you be dead." she said.
"You're lying." I hissed. My heart was speeding up.
"They regret it all Keiko." she said.
"Shut up." I whispered. My heart was so loud and fast.
"He regrets letting you live." she said.
"SHUT UP!!!" I screamed. I felt myself being engulfed in gold light. "Execute! Spirit evolution!" I screamed.
Somehow. Somehow I digivolved without my D-tector. I was Veenomon. "Love shot!" I yelled, holding the arrow for a moment and letting go, the arrow glowing a brilliant gold and silver. It hit my clone in the forehead, causing her to fall to her knees. The clone shifted to another shape, it was Callomon. And now he was the one with the arrow in his robe on his knees.
A fractal code went around his hips. "Goodbye." I whispered, "Fractal code digitize!" I yelled, taking the fractal code from Callomon. I saw the time symbol on my D-tector and devolved back into myself.
I just stood there and stared at my feet. A giant eye appeared and through it I saw the outside. I stepped into in and got lowered to the ground slowly.
I saw Izumi, Tomoki and Junpei all standing there cheering for me. They looked so happy to see me, and it hurt. As I was carried down that beam of light, I realized that there was only one thing I wanted, and that was comfort. I finally reached the bottom and looked at Izumi for a moment.
"Keiko?" she whispered. I threw myself at her, my arms around her neck and my face buried in her shoulder, crying. All Izumi did was hold on to me tightly, not letting go of me. And that's all that I needed.