Chapter 38

The next day they went off again when suddenly they were attacked.

"Who are you?" Jessie asked.

"I am Grizzlymon." It said.

"What do we do?" Anna asked Kirsty.

Kirsty gulped. "Run away."

Before they could do anything the ground suddenly rumbled.

It opened up and four Spirits came out from the ground.

Luke gasped. "What's that?"

"You're Spirits." Kirsty replied as she frowned. "This isn't right. I was told that you're meant to get find them one at a time. Not all at once."

"Who cares at least we found them." Zach said. "What do we do?"

"Get out your D – Tectors." Kirsty explained. "And point them towards the Spirits. They should go inside and then you'll be able to transform into your Digi Spirits."

Jessie, Anna, Zach and Luke brought out their D – Tectors and each Spirit went inside then they began to change.

"I am Mercurymon Warrior of Steel." Jessie said.

"I am Arbormon Warrior of Wood." Zach said.

"I am Grumblemon Warrior of Earth." Luke said.

"And I am Ranamon Warrior of Water." Anna said.

Kirsty gasped. "So the prophecy was true. You guys are the Legendary Warriors."

'I found them. Ophanimon would have been so proud of me if she were here.' Kirsty thought.

Kirsty watched them fight with wide excited eyes. 'I can't believe the Legendary Warriors are here right in front of my eyes. But where are the others. Ophanimon told me that there were meant to be others.'

"Offset Reflector." Mercurymon said.

"Seismic Sledge." Grumblemon yelled.

"Power Pummel." Arbormon yelled.

"Drainin' Rain." Ranamon cried.

"There so powerful." Kirsty said as she watched them combine all of their powers together to destroy the Grizzlymon.

Kirsty cheered. "Yeah. You did it."

They turned back into there normal selfs.

Anna laughed. "I quite like being a digimon. Makes you feel so alive and free."

Zach and Luke agreed with her.

"Why didn't you get your Spirit Kirsty?" Luke asked.

Kirsty sighed and looked down. "I don't know. But it has to be around somewhere."

"Well you better get it soon." Jessie said. "We can't all protect you if his buddies come back to seek revenge against us."
Kirsty nodded. "Speaking of which. We better go before the next one comes."

The next day they went off again when they were attacked by five other digimon.

"Who are these guys?" Zach asked.

"We are called Knightmon."

"Quickly change into your Digi Spirits and fight them." Kirsty said.

Zach, Luke, Jessie and Anna nodded as they quickly switched into their Digi Spirits.

While they were busy fighting another Knightmon crept up behind them and attacked Kirsty.

Kirsty turned and screamed when she saw him behind her.

Mercurymon heard her screams and ran in front of Kirsty and destroyed the digimon.

"Thank you Mercurymon." Kirsty said.

Mercurymon didn't reply.

He turned away from her and walked away with the others.

Later that night Jessie and Kirsty had a big fight around the campfire.

"Kirsty why didn't you use your Digi Spirit to help us today?" Jessie asked.

"Because I still can't find it."

"Don't give me that excuse. You know what I think." Jessie said. "I think that you've found your Digi Spirit but you're going to let us do all the fighting."

Kirsty laughed at him when she heard that. "Are you serious? You really think that? Hello! Listen to yourself will you Jessie. I don't even have my Digi Spirit yet. I haven't even found it yet and you know that Jessie. And if I have found my Digi Spirit don't you think I'll help you out when you're fighting other digimon. Listen to yourself Jessie." She took out her D – Tector and shoved it at Jessie. "Look. If you really think that I have my Digi Spirit then why isn't there an image of it on the screen. Answer me that you idiot!"

"Jessie, Kirsty stop fighting." Anna said. "This isn't the answer."

Kirsty put her D – Tector back in the pocket of her pants.

Jessie rolled his eyes. "Whatever she's weak anyway." Jessie said as he turned away.

"You take that back." Kirsty said angrily. "I am not weak."

Jessie turned back to her and smiled. "No. No I think I wont."

Kirsty walked slowly up to him and punched Jessie hard in the face.

Jessie staggered backwards from the punch in the face.

He spat blood out of his mouth to the grass and smiled at Kirsty before grabbing her by the collar of her shirt and lifting her off the ground.

"You're going to regret doing that." He said as he raised his fist to her face.

"Guys stop it." Anna said.

Jessie shrugged and let her go. "Whatever. I don't care anymore. I'm going to sleep."

Later….

That night Jessie woke and watched Kirsty sleep.

"Kill her Jessie. You know that you really want to." whispered a voice.

Jessie looked around confused. 'Who said that? Where is that voice coming from?'

"Inside your head Jessie. You must kill Kirsty before she gets her Digi Spirit."

"But she doesn't have her Spirit yet."

"She may not have it yet but she will and she will be more powerful then you. You don't want that now do you."

"No. But I can't kill her. She's my friend."

"I'm your only friend Jessie."

"Who are you?"

"My name is Lucemon. Now kill her. She must not be allowed to live. You and I are a lot alike. We both want power. Now kill her. She must die."

He smiled a little as a dark plan formed in his head.

Jessie brought out his dagger from the pocket of his jeans and crept over to Kirsty.

He then stabbed Kirsty through the chest.

Kirsty woke and gasped in pain.

Jessie woke the others.

Anna gasped when she saw Kirsty.

She tried to stop the bleeding with her hands but blood just kept coming through her hands.

"That won't work Anna. No matter how hard you try and stop the bleeding you won't be able to save her." Jessie said. "She's finished. Nothing can help or save her now."

She turned angrily at Jessie and said. "Jessie what have you done?"

Jessie put his hand up to stop her from talking. "You would have done the same thing Anna if you were in the same situation as I was in. It was meant to happen to her. Kirsty is meant to die."

Anna shook her head. "No I wouldn't have done this to Kirsty. She's my friend. I wouldn't kill my friend."

Jessie nodded. "Yes you would of. Think Anna. She's useless and weak without her Digi Spirit. I don't think she even has one. Don't you agree? She's not one of us. She's not one of the Legendary Warriors. She's trash."

Zach, Luke and Anna nodded as they now realized that he was telling them the truth.

"Now let's take her to a cave where she can finally die in peace."

Jessie leaned over Kirsty.

She was alive but barely.

Her hands were lying bloody at her sides.

She had tried to stop the bleeding with her hands.

"Why?" Kirsty whispered.

"You weak and useless and we don't need you Kirsty here with us. You don't even have a Digi Spirit. You might as well die in peace." He turned to face Luke and said. "Luke grab her."

Luke didn't move.

He shook his head as he said. "No."

Jessie glared at him. "Do as I say Luke or you'll end up just like Kirsty. If you don't want that to happen then you'll grab her."

Luke sighed and nodded and picked Kirsty up in his hands. "I'm sorry Kirsty. I'm so sorry that this is happening to you." He whispered into her ear. "But I have to do this. I have no choice."

"I…. understand Luke." Kirsty said as she closed her eyes and fell limp in his arms.

She no longer had the strength to move.

'I'm dying.' She thought.

"Now follow me."

They entered a dark cave.

Jessie pointed at a large stone.

"Put her on top of that stone."

Luke walked over and placed Kirsty on top of the stone.

"She still alive." Luke said.

"Only barely but not for long." Jessie said as he walked up to her.

He took the dagger out of her chest and stabbed Kirsty again.

She opened her eyes and gasped out in pain as he stabbed her.

'I'm so sorry Mother. I have failed you and the digimon world….' Kirsty thought as her eyes eventually closed.

Jessie smiled and let go of the dagger and checked her pulse.

"Come let us take our leave." Jessie said.

As they were about to leave their D – Tectors started to light up.

"What's…. what's going on?" Zach asked as he dropped his D – Tector to the ground. "My D – Tector burnt my hand."

"I'm not sure." Jessie replied.

Someone laughed outloud. "Thank you Jessie for ridding me of Kirsty."

"Lucemon what have you done?"

One by one they changed into their Digi Spirits.

There D – Tectors disappeared as they changed.

They had changed into there Digi forms and couldn't change back without there D – Tectors.

Mercurymon laughed a second later. "Ah it's so good to be free at last."

He turned to Abormon, Grumblemon and Ranamon. Ranamon was looking down at Kirsty.

He walked up Ranamon and said. "Forget about this pathetic weak human Ranamon. It is weak to remember her."

He put his hand on the hilt on the dagger and pushed down so now only the hilt showed.

Blood began to appear from her back as he forced the dagger down.

The blood dripped down the stone and onto the stone ground.

"No one will ever take out this dagger now that it's stuck inside her." He laughed. "Come Let us take our leave."

They turned and left the cave and Kirsty.

A second later Ophanimon's spirit appeared beside Kirsty's body.

She groaned when she saw Kirsty's bloodied body lying on the stone. "No! It's all my fault." She whispered as she started to cry. "I'm so sorry Kirsty." She sighed. "I only have minutes left here." She put her hand on Kirsty's forehead. "I know that someday you'll be reawakened again and when that day comes all your memories from when you grew up in the digital world will be erased from your mind." She said. "You won't remember anything up to when you met Jessie and his friends. I'm sorry that I have to do this but it's the only way to protect you if someone gets there hands on you. I don't want your memories used against you. We will see each other again someday." She slowly disappeared a second later.