Vietvn: Ok, here's another chapter, like I said, srry if I don't update fast enough for you guys and that I'm suffering from writers block
Chapter Twenty-Four: Maze Mania
" Lupin Laser!!! " KendoGarurumon sent out another beam of light from his mouth but it ended up boucing back towards him and narrowly missed him.
" KendoGarurumon! Please, you have to stop this nonsense, there's no point in trying. " pleaded Zoe, " You're just going to waste your energy. "
" Then what do you think we should do?! " snapped back KendoGarurumon. Zoe was silenced with that question, for nearly half an hour they have been thinking of some way to get out of the cells but within those half an hour, Kouji began to get more and more agitated and worried. With all the fustration building up inside him, he couldn't take it anymore and tried to bust down the bars. And with each attempt, he failed.
" Kouji, you need to calm down. I know how you feel but we can't just bash down these bars like that, " reasoned Takuya while snapping his fingers, " JP already tried doing that, do you think it'll work for you? "
" If it weren't for these bars, I would've came over and shut your mouth. "
" What is your problem?! "
" Takuya, " came Kouichi's calm voice that was spoken quietly. Takuya turned around, annoyance was still written on his face but Kouichi took no sign of it, " Kouji is just stressing out because Amiko might be in trouble right now. In truth, you don't really know what he's going through. " Takuya took this into thought and sighed out of fustration and defeat.
" You're right, I don't. " he replied in a voice that was barely audible. He never had someone he loved so much be taken away from him and might be dead at that moment. It goes to show that Kouji really did love Amiko. He took a seat on the cold damp floor and shook his head in dismay.
" But what are we supposed to do? We can't bust through the bars. "
" We'll just hope for the best. " sighed out Kouichi, even though at that moment, Amiko might be dead already.
Way Earlier, Like around the time when Lilithmon was talking to them...Amiko's POV
My eyelids felt heavy, no matter how hard I tried to open them, they wouldn't respond. I groaned as a pang of pain ran through my skull and as if that did the trick, I was able to squint open my eyes. The first thing I noticed was that I was behind bars, which was strange since the last I remembered before I passed out was...My eyes snapped open, my mind was now working rapidly as all the memories came flooding back.
' I was knocked out along with Kouji...Kouji!! Where is he?! ' I glanced around my cell, worry and panic were the only emotions I could feel right now since there was no sight of the bandana cladded boy anywhere. My heart skipped a beat when I heard the door to the dungeon open and out of instinct, I fell to the floor with my eyes closed as if I was sleeping. I wanted whoever came in here to assume that I was asleep so I wouldn't have to deal with them.
" She's still knocked out cold. " came a gruff voice.
" Yeah, if you didn't hit her so hard then she would have been awake by now. The mistress won't like this. " I didn't recognize any of the voices so I remained motionless.
" C'mon, we gotta deal with those other brats. " Other brats? They must mean Takuya and Kouji and the rest of the gang! If Takuya had some how managed to get into the tower, then he must've been caught and is held in a cell along with Kouji! The dungeon door shut and I released the breath that I had unintentionally been holding. I slowly got up from the damp, cold floor and inspected the cell again. I was to say, stuck in a rectangular shaped room with no chance of escaping since the only way out is through that cell door. I huffed, this is going to be tricky. What was going through my mind now is that I needed to get out and fast in order to avoid being killed, tortured...killed whatever! I just didn't want to be stuck in here when I know there were evil people around me.
I thought through the whole situation; first I am stuck in a cell, no windows, and no objects whatsoever. Second, I'm in a villain's hideout which means a lot of evil henchmens and body guards, that's not good. Third, my friends and boyfriend is also stuck in a cell.
My objective; I need a way to get out of my cell, rescue my friend and get the hell outta here. Problem; I don't know how. I clutched my head with fustration. Ugh! My God!! Think!! Think!! Arghh!! This sucks, I'm lost on what to do!
' C'mon Amiko! Think! You're a smart person, sometimes dumb but overly smart! You worked around these kind of obstacles all the time! This should be no difference! ' Well come to think of it, it is since my life depended on the plan. If it didn't work out then I'm dead.
' Ok, let's think this through one more time but keep it simple...I am stuck in a cell, needing a way out but don't know how to start the plan. What are my pluses and minuses...? ' I started to think on that; my pluses was that I could possibly run and hide easily, considering this place is quite large. Meaning very spacious and a lot of nooks and crannys. But my downside, is that this place is scary and I don't know my way around. For all I know, I might end up getting lost and caught easier than I think. I hung my head a bit, the only solution I could think of is improv. Yup, make it all up along the way. I was good at improvising, if I do say so myself. I never really liked the rule of staying in the line. I made a decision; as soon as something happens, I'll take that oppertunity and make-...
The door to the dungeon opened again and I immediately played dead. My eyes were shut, I could only hear the things around me. I heard the cell door open with a turn of a jingling key. It creaked open loudly as someone stepped into my cell and took a hold of my waist. Naturally, my whole body went limp like a doll. My legs, arms and head dropped towards the ground as the person who held me with their claw like hand started to carry me off to who knows where. My hair was around my face like a curtain so I peered my eyes open meekly to see what was going on while still remaining in the same position.
" Stupid, little brat... " muttered a gruff voice. I noticed that it might be the same person who came into my cell earlier, probably a guard. My ears perked up when I heard a faint jingling noise, I shifted my eyes towards the source and soon saw what I was looking for, the keys! They were gripped in the same hand that was carrying me. I could hear the thumping of my heart increase, ' This is it! ' The guard took a hold of the key in his other hand without dropping me and unlocked another unknown door. He stepped into it along with me still in his hold and was about to toss me somewhere when I sprang up from my limp position, grabbed the key and slid backwards so I smoothly got out of his oval like grasp(A/N: He as in the Devimon was holding Amiko under his arm)
" Hey! " I didn't stay for too long to listen to what he was about to say as I immediately broke into a sprint towards the door with him hot on my trails. I hasitly opened the door and slammed it shut, instantly locking it from the outside. I ran down the hallway as fast as I could and dashed around random turns. Left, right, left, left, right, left. I was getting tired from all the running until I came to a slow stop, breathing heavily. I leaned against the wall to catch my breath but it didn't last long because I could faintly pick up light thumping foosteps heading towards me. I took off on the opposite direction and turned on a right corridor.
' Man! This place is huge!! How many floors do they have? ' I ran around and around for who knows how long until I stopped in front of stairs that lead downwards. I thought about it for a few minutes, I had no idea where my friends were being held. I should either take a chance and go find out or turn around and choose another random way.
' Think logically Amiko, choose wisely and make no regrets... '
" Stairs. " I muttered and started to make my way down the winding staircase. When I reached to bottom, there was a door. I hesitantly creaked open the door, again it was another hallway. I glanced down one end to the other and heard footsteps. I closed the door again and waited until they passed. Once I was sure they were gone, I creaked open the door again. I quickly stepped out, shut the door as quietly as I could behind me and started to make my way down the opposite end of the hall where I had heard the footsteps.
The keys jingled as I ran, annoyed that I might get caught, I quickly took a hold of all of the keys and bunched them together in my hand.
' Ok, cells...cells...dungeon...where would they be...? They need lots of room and the floor was damp and cold so it has to be... ' Basement! The lower level has to have the dungeon in there, now I had an objective; find the stairs that lead to the lowest level. I continue to lightly jog, keeping my ears open for any sounds. I finally reached the stairs that I was looking for after many twists and turns and made my way down them. This went on for quite some times and I was getting annoyed. When I finally reached the lowest level, I saw a big wooden door with a small barred window on the top. I figured it was the dungeon so I quickly advanced towards it, fumbled with the keys a bit and finally unlocked it. My heart was beating faster with anticipation as I opened the door but I didn't expect what was on the other side of it.
' WHAT THE FUDGE?! THEY'RE EMPTY!!!! ' I glanced at every cell there is, all of them were empty, there was no sign of life anywhere, ' Someone must've freed them first so I came all the way here for no flippin reason?! How am I going to find them now in this big ass tower?!?!?! '
Meanwhile...
" It's empty! " exclaimed Zoe as she pointed at the cell they were all standing in front of.
" Oh no! The boogieman came and got her!! " exclaimed a very familiar yellow rabbit-like digimon(A/N: I bet you know who that is...)
" No, you ninny! There's no such thing as the 'boogieman.' But we have to find her fast! Who knows what could've happened to her!! " exclaimed another familiar white monkey-like digimon. That's right...the Digidestines were reunited with their digimon friends, the one and only Bokomon and Neemon!! Now how they got there in the first place, well...
Flashback
Everyone was sitting on the floor, lost in their own thoughts. But everyone was thinking about one thing in common; how were they going to get out and save Amiko? Kouji had given up long ago on bashing the bars but was silent as ever. No one dared to talk to him now since he was in such a foul mood that you could actually sense it from a mile away. But who could blame him for being in a bad mood right now, this pretty much hurt him bad on the inside.
Kouichi was the most worried for his younger brother but there was nothing to say to him that would put his mind at ease.
Bokomon's POV
' I hope they didn't run into any trouble... ' I thought worriedly. This wasn't the first time I had to stay behind on a dangerous journey but I just couldn't help but feel a little helpless right now.
" Bokomon... "
" Yes, what is it? "
" I'm bored. " said the idiot beside me, I looked over to Neemon and saw him drawing on the ground with a stick. We were currently resting under a tree. I have to admit it, I was bored myself.
" Well, deal with it because there's nothing I could do about it. "
" Why can't we go inside the tower with the others? " asked Neemon.
" Because, Neemon, we'll only be in the way for them. Plus it's dangerous. "
" But I'm bored! "
" Shut up! I know you're bored so shut it already!! " I scowled, seriously he doesn't get the idea and doesn't have the slightest clue that he's annoying me very much. There was a moment of silence until...
" Bokomon...? "
" What? "
" I'm bored. "
" Ugh... " I moaned, why? Why must I be stuck here with HIM? He's going to drive me insane if he keeps it up. Then I heard something growl and looked around to find out where it came from but I got my answer soon enough.
" And hungry too. " Neemon added while rubbing his stomach.
" Then go find something to eat! "
" Like what? "
" Uhhh... " I stopped to think, " Well, anything that looks edible. Oh forget it! C'mon. " I got up and dragged him by the pants off somewhere to look for anything at all to eat, as long as he shuts up. We came across a bush of berries, I inspected them closely before shoving a handful into Neemon's mouth.
" There, these berries are sweet and delicious so eat up. " Neemon gladly picked the berries one by one and popping them into his mouth happily. I sighed and looked back at where the tower was standing, I was still quite worried about Takuya and the others. I felt something poking my head and I whipped my hand to smack it away, it was Neemon's hand.
" Whay is it now?! "
" Who's that? " He said pointing over to somewhere, I looked over and saw the most perculiar thing or should I say; person. It looked like a human girl was crouched on the ground as if looking for something. But what caught my attention was a small black feathered wing on one side of her shoulder. This was definately not human, curiousity got the best of Neemon and before I knew it, he was stumbling his way towards her.
" Where do you think you're going?! " my shouting must've alarmed the strange girl because she turned around and spotted us. I froze, not sure if she was friendly or not due to her strange and dark attire along with her deathly pale face, white-silverish hair and red cherry eyes. But her eyes held sincerity in them. She looked from me to Neemon who was standing there, waving.
" What are you digimons doing here? " she spoke softly in a gentle tone that didn't match her appearance at all. I gulped down a lump in my throat, I couldn't speak and I was thankful for the first time that Neemon used his big, obnoxious mouth to do that for me.
" We're waiting for our friends. They went into the tower. " Neemon said in his stupid voice while pointing to the big tower. The girl looked up with fear and pity in her cherry red eyes.
" They shouldn't have gone into Mistresses tower, there are many guards in there that do not welcome strangers or digimons. "
" But they're the legendary warriors. " said Neemon. I wanted to come up behind him and choke him for saying that. He wasn't suppose to say that! The girl stood up slowly, towering over us but she looked down with puzzlement and fascination.
" They're the legendary warriors of the elements? "
" Yeah! Do you know them? "
" No, I don't. I am only a maid in this tower, Eliza is my name. " she said softly. For some reason, she looked vaguely familiar...
" Wait a minute! You look like Rieko! " I exclaimed while pointing a finger towards her accusingly. Eliza looked down almost shamefully when I mentioned Rieko's name. She must be working for the evil side! I looked around cautiously as if expecting an ambush to happen but nothing came.
" You know Rieko from previous encounters right? She was my sister. " I couldn't help but notice she used 'was' instead of 'is,' " I do not blame you for taking a disliking towards me. Rieko was the one who forced me to join Mistress the first place, I never wanted to. Mistress is very watchful of her tower, your friends are held hostage as we speak. " That piece of news surprised me.
" Oh no! We have to rescue them then! "
" Will you help us? " asked Neemon while looking at Eliza expectantly. She looked hesitant at first but then she smiled a soft smile.
" I'll see what I can do. But come, I know a way in but you must go along with me. " She whispered, I nodded hesitantly but before I knew it, I was knocked out.
Couple of minutes later...
I woke up with a starting headache, for some reason I was being moved. My eyes snapped wide open as I looked around frantically and was surprisingly almost dropped.
" Shhhh...Stop squirming. " hissed a voice. I looked up to see Eliza carrying me under her arm and Neemon in the other.
" Care to explain what happened? " I whispered, clearly annoyed.
" I'm sorry, but that's the only way for me to have an excuse to go to the dungeon. The guards might get suspicious. I told them that I found you two snooping around the tower and knocked you out and I was taking you to the dungeon. "
" Oh... " Eliza stopped and had to adjust her hold on Neemon to reach into her pocket to fish something out. I looked at the object and noticed they were keys, she unlocked the large wooden door in front of us and stepped inside. What I saw surprised me, it was Takuya and the others! They were locked behind cells with Kouji in one by himself, they all looked up.
" Oh no! Bokomon, Neemon! You've been caught too? " asked Tommy worriedly.
" No, we're here to help. " I replied grinning, Eliza jingled the keys in her hand and set Neemon and I down on the ground before unlocking the cells. Well...I had to smack Neemon to wake him up.
" Wow, Bokomon! You saved us!! " exclaimed Tommy while hugging me tightly.
" Actually, we were lucky to stumble upon her. " I said pointing over to Eliza who stood there smiling.
" Well, thanks a million! But do you have any idea where a girl with mahogony hair is being kept? " asked Takuya.
" I passed by her cell a couple of times, it on the third floor from here. "
" Thanks! "
" Hurry, I'll take care of things here but just don't get caught. " Everyone nodded and hurried out of the dungeon door.
End of flashback
" C'mon! " Kouji yelled as he dashed out of the dungeon and started to look around in the empty halls.
" Which way? " asked Takuya while looking from side to side. Kouji also looked around before choosing a random direction and running off towards it. The others followed after him, moments after they disappeared though, Amiko came from the opposite end of the hallway.
' I could've sworn I just heard familiar voices... ' With a shrug, she disappeared down the hall again. Meanwhile, Takuya and the rest of the group were going up and down the stairs, through numerous hallways in search for Amiko. There was the occasional ducking into a hiding place to hide from the passing guards who were on high alert. But what was strange is that whenever they pass a hallway and disappear, Amiko would appear and take off in the opposite direction. They went around and around the tower, searching high and low to find each other but always ending up in the same spot again.
" We're going around in circles! " exclaimed Takuya in fustration.
" Like I didn't notice. " snapped Kouji, also fustrated. The sound of a door opening from the side of the hallway startled everyone as they went into a defensive position, ready to digivolve and attack whoever was coming out of the door...
Ok, who do u think it is? Not one of my best chapters but yeah...sorry. anyways, R&R and leave comments but if it does suck, try not to be too harsh about it