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The Emperor's Comeback
Hey there everybody! Here I am, back with more chapters for you guys. After this chapter, two more will be released so keep your eyes peeled. On this one, you'll be seeing the return of one of the dangerous enemies the kids ever faced.
I want you guys to be warned, the first part of this chapter will have sexual content. So like I said, you've been warned.
Hope you guys enjoy :-)
Sora:
"What did you say?", Tai asks as his eyes goes wide. I can't believe I really just said that. I don't know why, but it feels right saying this. I try grabbing his hand, but he immediately tenses us and backs away.
"I said I love you! I really do!", I say blushing extremely. As I continue to stare into his eyes, a bunch of different emotions pop up. Happiness, sadness, anger and fear. I've never seen him act this way before.
"Why...why are you saying this to me now?! What are you trying to pull?", Tai exclaims frustrated. Wow that hurts! What's with him?
"What's wrong with you Taichi!? I just confessed my feelings for you and this is what I get!", I state shocked and also frustrated. He doesn't say anything but just back off. Somehow, I feel a tear slip out of my eye, but I quickly wipe it away before he could notice. He then stares at me with the blankest face, before putting his head down.
"Why do you love me? You rejected me three years ago and now here you are telling that you love me now!", he puts his head in his hands. Hesitating slightly, I cautiously place myself right next to him and just stare at him.
"Tai, if this is about what happened at Matt's concert-", he interrupts me.
"Dammit Sora! Of course it's about Matt's concert! It's always been about that! Have you forgotten that you broke my heart that day?!", he yells at me. It's like he doesn't even cares at this point. Suddenly, this causes me to start getting angry.
"Tai...your so stupid! I broke your heart? You was the one that encouraged me to ask him out! Since we're talking about broken hearts, have you forgotten that you broke my heart as well?!", I shout. I don't even care if the whole house can hear us screaming. I'm not about to stand here and act like he didn't do anything wrong.
"Have it ever come to you that I did that because I saw how happy you was?! Even when I pushed you into Matt's arms, I kept on loving you! I wanted you to be happy, even though I've been in pain this entire time. I just kept my feelings bottled up, all because I didn't want it to be awkward between us!", Tai exclaims as he holds his head down.
I'm completely shocked right now! In all the time I've known Tai, I never heard Tai talk about his feelings on this type of level. This actually causes me to stop responding. Wow, to think that I was the one who made him like this! I really must be a horrible person.
"Tai, the reason why I went to Matt was because I was tired of waiting. I waited for four years for you to confess to me, but you never did. I was angry and sad that you took so long. Matt was there for me when I needed him, so somewhere along the way my feelings for him grew. But that's changed now, because I lo-", he puts a hand on my shoulder.
"STOP SAYING THAT WORD SORA! It means nothing to me now! Don't you get it? You broke my heart Sora, and you broke me", my heart shatters. Next thing I know, tears end up coming out of my eyes. All I wanted was redemption, but it seems I'll never be able to have that. I then begin walking towards the door, but stop before opening it.
"Tai, I'm so sorry I hurt you! I was just so upset that I wasn't thinking straight. I just want you to know that even though I was with Matt, from the bottom of my heart I always had feelings for you!", I exclaim as the door opens. Next thing I know, a hand stops me from leaving.
"Come on Sora! You know I hate it when a girl cries", he says sadly. Before I even have a chance to react, he gives me a soft kiss on my lips. I can't believe that just happened!
"Why...did you do that?", I ask obviously shocked. I not gonna lie and say I didn't enjoy, but after everything he said, I'm just shocked.
"I don't know, maybe its because of what you said. Or maybe its cause I kinda do still have some feelings for you", Tai says confused. Those last nine words are probably the greatest words I've ever heard. I can't contain my jubilation, because so many emotions are flowing through me.
I put my hand on my chest, and my heart is beating at an extraordinary rate. Soon though, we're staring deep into each other eyes. The only thing that catches my eye though is the crescent scar under his left eye. The atmosphere between us is like a river: calm and collected. My desire for Tai grows and it soon becomes unbearable. Feeling this exact same way, he pulls me by my hips closer to him and his mouth intertwines with mine.
Feeling this, I tighten the kiss, putting all my emotions into this activity. He then picks me up and pushes me towards the wall, inadvertently causing the lamp next to his bed to shatter on the floor. Ignoring the now broken ornament, he restarts his kissing on my neck as he begins tugging at my shirt. I can't believe this is really happening right now. Sure I imagined the kissing part, but I never thought I'd get this far.
As he keeps on tugging, I save him the trouble and remove my shirt, throwing it next to his bed. He then sets me down on his bed as I pull on his drawstrings. Seeing this, he starts planting slow but soft kisses on my neck. My breathing starts to go faster as he begins going down towards my chest. Soon the feelings of dominance starts overwhelming me, and before I even know it, I end up on top of his lap.
I start straddling him and begin running my fingers through his wild hair, while enjoying every second of it. He also starts running his fingers up and down my spine, which sends goosebumps through my body. I lean down and kiss him again, but suddenly reality hits both of us like an explosion. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry! I-I just got caught up in the moment", I exclaims stopping. Its only when we stop that we realize the awkward position we're both in.
Getting off immediately, I slide over to the other side of the bed and grab my unattended shirt off the floor. "No, it's my fault! I should've asked before - I'm sorry", the look on Tai's face is one of shame.
"Anyways, its getting pretty late don't you think? We should probably head to bed", I say pressing my hand on the touchpad.
"Sora-"
"I'll see you tomorrow okay?!", I smile lightly before I head out. As I start walking to my door, his words continue to ring through my ears. Or maybe its cause I kinda do still have some feeling for you. For some reason, I can't help but stop smiling. The fact that we kissed and almost did more shocks me.
So stupid!
December 11th, 2005 Thursday
Davis:
I swear sleeping is like the best thing in the world. If we could do this all the time, I'm sure I would be a master at it. I'm just really glad Tai's all better now. I don't think I'll be able to handle the stress of my role model dying. Now that Tai's doing okay, Swooping Kari off her feet will be a piece of cake. As long as that blonde idiot doesn't get in my way!
"Davis! Davis! Time to wake up Davis! It's almost 12:00", an annoying voice rings in my ears. When I open my eyes, my little blue partner is staring directly at me. Whoops...scratch the annoying part.
"Veemon, would you kindly...GET OFF OF ME!", I scream at the top of my lungs.
"It was the only way to get you up. You aren't exactly a light sleeper", Veemon says as he jumps off my stomach. I glare at him with annoyance, but all he does is pass me my shorts. After getting fully dressed, I grab my equipment and head out the door with my partner in tow.
"Hey Davis, did you notice anything weird with Ken yesterday? He seemed a little odd", he exclaims concerned.
"He seemed fine to me. Besides, he got attacked yesterday by a dangerous digimon. All he need is a little rest", I smile. Somehow though, I can't even believe my own words. Veemon may be right! I don't know why, but there was something strange in his eyes. As soon as I enter the room, the atmosphere completely shifts.
The room is full of despair and...silence. Tai, Sora, Izzy and Ken aren't anywhere to be found. Joe and Gennai are talking about something quietly, while T.K and Kari are, to my extreme displeasure, laughing together. Yolei and Cody are feeding the digimon, which Veemon hungry self joins in. Matt's over on the couch with his eyes closed trying to act cool. Can't fool me pretty boy! I know your hurting inside. Finally Mimi's staring out of one of the living room windows awe-struck.
"What's Mimi staring at? There's nothing really interesting out there except for fish", I say walking up to Joe.
"She's watching Izzy work up a sweat", Gennai replies with a smile. I'm completely speechless right now. Izzy's exercising right now? He must mean he working hard on his computer. Seeing my confused look, he then points towards the window that overlooks outside. Peering through it, I see the red-head doing some sort of martial arts training...with his shirt off. Of course that's what Mimi would be drooling over something like that!
"Hey guys, have any of you seen the others? It's not like them to sleep so late", Yolei exclaims somewhat confused.
"Settle down four-eyes! You of all people should know that Ken's still recovering from that attack. As for Tai, he probably slept in like usual. Now Sora on the other hand, I don't really have an excuse for her", I exclaim shrugging
As soon as I say that, we all hear the of sound of multiple footsteps coming from the hallway. Stepping out of the shadows are the two people we were just talking about and their partners. "Where were you guys off too? You usually never oversleep Sora!", Mimi asks as she slides an arm over her friend's shoulder.
"Never mind that! I need to talk you later Mimi!", the tone in her voice is one of seriousness. She then silently nods, confusion written all over her face.
"Ugh I'm starving! Is breakfast ready?!, Tai and Agumon exclaims as they run towards Gennai. I swear, those two appetites are bigger than me and Veemon. I won't lose though! Out the corner of my eye, I see an irritated look on Matt's face as he leans on the wall.
"Hey, what's going on in here?", Izzy asks as he enters the house.
"Woah Izzy! Since when did you get shredded?", Tai exclaims as he slaps his friend's shoulder.
"What are you talking about? I don't really see this as shredded. Anyways, remember when I went to Tibet for one week? Well, apparently they had an martial arts program there", he states shrugging.
"That's amazing Izzy! You think you can teach me some of that", Cody says excitedly. Izzy just nods and smiles before he heads towards his room.
"Where's Ken? Don't tell me he's still sleeping?", Sora asks as she scans the room.
"You have to remember Sora, he got attacked yesterday. We still don't know what Devimon's attack did to him", T.K adds as Patamon flies up to him. Knowing Ken, he'll need an extra push to get him to do something.
I'll go get him", I say heading towards his room. Man, I'm such a good friend.
Ken:
So...what will your answer be Ken? Will you join me?
Sam, why are you doing this? We're suppose to be brothers! I don't know why, but I feel like my mind's playing tricks on me. Sam's been dead for over five years now, so why? Why am I still haunted by my guilt?
If we were really brothers, then you wouldn't have wished me to die! Instantly my head pops up from my deep sleep. When I swipe my hand on my forehead, beads of sweat start trickling down my arm.
"Ken, are you okay? You've been tossing and turning all night", Wormmon states worried as he lands on my stomach. All night huh? Feels like an eternity to me.
"Sorry that I worried you little buddy! I was just having a bad dream that's all", I reassure him with a smile.
"Really, because it didn't seem like a dream. You...you said Sam's name out loud", this instantly causes me to freeze up.
"I just need to wash my face. Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine", I wave him off. As soon as I get inside the bathroom, I immediately start to splash some water on my face. The cool touch of the liquid is almost enough to disperse my problems. After reaching for a towel and looking up at the mirror, these problems instantly return. Instead of my reflection, all I see is a boy with spiky blue and yellow sunglasses smiling maliciously at me.
How long do you think you can keep your friends safe from me? Sooner or later I will be set free!
"SHUT UP!", I scream furiously at the reflection. Losing control, I violently punch the mirror. It leaves a dent as it automatically smashes into pieces, sparkling profusely as it lands in the sink.
"KEN, are you alright!? I heard a loud noise", my partner runs to side. Coming back to my senses, I immediately grab onto my bleeding hand, trying to mask my pain.
"I'm fine Wormmon, I just lost control for a second. Don't worry, I'll be alright", I give him a pained smile. This doesn't seem to affect him in the slightest.
"Ken, your not fine! Your hand is bleeding and your in extreme pain. I'm going to get some bandages and alcohol!", Wormmon exclaims as he runs for the equipment. After patching my hand up, he then begins staring at me. I'm completely at a lost for words. What am I gonna do? Its bad enough that I'm having these headaches, but seeing "him" is just too much. I can't even tell my partner about this, since he would just worry about me.
Before I'm able to wonder a little longer on what my next move will be, a knock on the door interrupts my my injured hand in my pocket to avoid suspicion, I sigh before seeing who it was that knocked. "Look who finally woke up! We've been worried sick about you", a goggle-headed boy scolds. I can't help but smile at my best friend's concern.
"It's good to see you too Davis. Glad to see you care about my well-being", I state sarcastically. He just smiles before wrapping his arm around my shoulder. Its at that moment when he sees my expression.
"You alright man? You seem a little paler than usually", he asks concerned.
"Oh yeah, never better! Come on, you said everybody's worried about me", I exclaim pushing him out the doorway.
"Hey Worrmon, Ken seems a little different. Is something wrong?", Veemon asks worried. As Wormmon is grabbing my equipment, a pained expression crosses his face.
"I sure hope not Veemon. I sure hope not", he says filled with optimism.
"KEN! I'm so glad that your alright", Yolei exclaims running up to me. Its always reassuring to know that somebody cares about me. Her hugging me feels nice and warm, but soon though she starts squeezing a bit extra.
"Yolei, I know that your glad that he's safe and all, but you might be overdoing it. Might I suggest releasing him", Hawkmon states sighing.
"Oh sorry, I guess I got a little carried away", she giggles as lets up on her death lock. As she releases her hug, this gives me a chance to take a deep breath. I don't know why, but I can never really know what Yolei's thinking. Suddenly, my face feels all warm and I get the feeling that I'm blushing.
"Thank goodness your alright Ken. Maybe now Davis will stop being a panicky little brat", Mimi exclaims jokingly. Davis for his part, just starts whining and pouting, which causes all of us to laugh.
"AAAHHH!", Joe's scream causes us to go on instant alert.
"What is it Joe?! Are we under attack?", Matt starts bombarding him with questions.
"No its nothing like that! It's just that we're missing out on so much school work. Our Christmas vacation was supposed to start on the 20th!", The medical in-training bellows. This causes all of us to sweatdrop.
"You know Joe, sometimes you can be a real stick in the mud", Gomamon states sarcastically. Joe's very expression causes all of us to smile. Suddenly, a sharp pain rushes towards my head along with a venom-filled voice.
Watch me take everything you've ever love before your very eyes! The things you hold most precious to you will burn to the ground and on top of it all, the only thing that will be left standing is...the true Ken Ichijouji.
"Ken, are you alright? You don't look so good", Cody grips my shoulder.
"Yeah...I'm fine. I think I just need some fresh air", I say reassuringly. How long? How long will I be able keep this up? Every second I'm slowly losing myself to the darkness. I was right, fresh air was really all I need. The cool wind grazing on the back of my neck is so relaxing. Its almost enough to take all the pressure of all this off my shoulders.
"Ken, I think we need to talk. You've been acting strange ever since yesterday. What's going on with you?", my partner's voice comes from out of nowhere. Suddenly, my calm persona begins to crack.
"Wormmon, the truth is...I'm scared. I'm scared of what I'm turning into. I keep on hearing his voice in my head. Its only a matter of time before he takes over", I turn to him with a tear in my eye.
"Who are you talking about Ken? There's no one around us", Wormmon states.
"You know who! The man I was three years ago", I exclaim darkly.
"It's about time he showed up, don't you think? That way it makes the game so much better", an unknown voice call out. Looking up in the sky, I come face-to-face with a nightmare. Floating above us with a smirk on his face is...Piedmon. Suddenly, darkness overwhelms me and I drop down to my knees in agony.
"Ken and Wormmon have been gone for a long time. Do You think their okay", Mimi asks concerned.
"Why don't we go check on him. To tell you the truth I'm getting pretty worried too", Davis say standing up. As the water splits to reveal the stairs of Gennai's house, everybody's face was lit up with the display of fear. Once they reach the top of the steps, their fear increases. They see an injured Wormmon on the floor and Piedmon holding me in the air by my collar.
"KEN!", everybody screams in horror. Are those my friends? Did they come to rescue me?
"PIEDMON, YOU SICK BASTARD! Let Ken go right now!", Matt shouts. Grinning a little, Piedmon tosses me rather roughly on the floor. Soon, everybody is at my side, helping me sit up a little.
"PEPPER BREATH", Agumon fires a small ball of flames from his mouth. In an instant, the clown avoids the blast and takes to the sky.
"Come now DigiDestined, I didn't come here to fight you. I didn't even come here for you little courage", Piedmon exclaims pointing directly at our leader.
"So then why are you here you circus reject?!", Tai asks angrily. My head begins spinning, causing me to let out a painful scream.
"That's the reason why I'm here", Piedmon chuckles. The pain in my head grows bigger as tears begins flowing from my eyes.
"KEN! Ken are you-"
"GET BACK! Just get away from me!", I interrupt Yolei.
"What the hell did you do to him Piedmon!?", Davis asks extremely pissed.
"I didn't do anything to your friend there", he gives off a malevolent smirk.
"I think I figured out what's wrong with Ken. Remember when Devimon attacked him, it was probably what he did that's making him act like this", T.K says shocked.
"You guys, I think something's wrong", Wormmon exclaims concerned. When we all turn around to face him, our faces grow wide. Just like me, cracks begins forming all around his body. The darkness soon grows more painful, causing me to let out another scream.
"No matter what happens Ken, you have to fight whatever's going on inside your head! You can do it, I believe in you", Davis starts encouraging me. Somehow, this giving me the strength to fight back.
Don't fight it Kenny boy, just accept the darkness into your heart.
I can't Sam. My friends, my friends need me. Without them, I'm nothing!
The Ken Ichijouji I remember doesn't need friends. All we need is the darkness!
Who the hell said that!? Suddenly, a familiar person steps out of the shadow and stands next to Sam. The person has dark blue spiky hair and is wearing a black and gray sweatsuit, black fingerless gloves, a pair of black shoes, silver cuffs on his wrist and ankles, a black cape with red lining and the interior being grey and black sunglasses.
No way! It can't be you! I got rid of you three years ago!
Finally it's time. Time to cement my status as the ruler of both worlds...and more importantly, to have my revenge on those imperfect fools!
"You guys...I don't think I'm gonna make it", I say half-heatedly.
"Don't say that Ken! You'll be fine, I know you'll be", Kari says with tears in her eyes. By now, everybody was in tears, or in the case of Tai, Matt and Izzy, they were trying to conceal them. The only person who wasn't crying was Gennai, who was keeping an eye on Piedmon. Even the digimon were crying and Wormmon's condition was deteriorating more. More cracks were shown over his body and when I looked at myself, I'm the exact same way.
"Don't worry Ken! If you go down, I'll be right there with you buddy", my partner exclaims wobbling up to me.
"Wor...mmon", a teardrop escapes from my eyes.
"Ken please, let us help you! We can figure something out", T.K pleads.
"I'm sorry you guys, but it's too late. This is something I have to go through alone", I whisper.
"Don't head into the darkness Ken. You can't leave us...you can't leave me! Ken I...I love you. I always have!", Yolei confesses. I'm completely speechless right now. I never knew Yolei felt this way about me before. I always just thought that she was just a crazy fan girl before I really got to know her. The when we all traveled to the Digital World together, something about her changed.
"Yolei I-", all of a sudden the pain in my head grows unbearable. I can literally feel my body and mind breaking into pieces. I feel so powerless right now, I can't even secure my own consciousness.
"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!", Izzy screams. Everybody takes cover as the ground begins to shake. As the last crack forms on Wormmon and myself, I already know what's about to happen. Finally our bodies break, creating a giant explosion of fiery color of pure violet energy.
Yolei:
I'm completely devastated right now. I couldn't do anything to help. I was too late, I always am. When I look around, everybody is comforting each other. Suddenly, Kari and Hawkmon tap my shoulder and when I look into their eyes, all my emotions just seem to come out. I can't hold it in anymore, so I just rest my head on her shoulder and sob quietly. Hawkmon for his part, just strokes my head gently which soothes me.
"My, my, my, after all that mushy nonsense, looks like he's finally transformed", Piedmon chuckles. Suddenly, white-hot rage begins bubbling up inside all of us.
"I swear to god Piedmon, I won't stop until your nothing but forgotten data", Tai hisses. Matt then puts a hand on his shoulder, but anybody with eyes can see that he's going through the same thing emotions.
"I don't think you will, because you'll have to much time of your hands dealing with him", the clown points towards the giant ball of smoke. Soon though, something in my stomach cause it to churn. When it finally starts to settle, all we're able to make out a humanoid figure and a tall digimon.
"You guys, you don't think that can be", Joe can't even finish his sentence. Everybody's faces starts to light up a little, but something in the back of my mind is screaming at me to turn back. No, this isn't right! Something's wrong. As whoever begins advancing towards us, their form soon becomes much more clearer. In an instant, all of us are running towards them, but soon our feet are just seems to stop moving.
Once the figures faces are revealed, our expressions change from Joy to pure shock and horror. "No way! Is that who I think it is?", Izzy exclaims shocked. For myself, it feels like my eyes are playing tricks on me.
"I can't believe it! It's him", Davis exclaims angrily. Veemon then tries to calm his partner by gripping on his leg. The boy who had appeared out of nowhere in Ken's mind gave off a sinister smile and aura.
"Finally, after three years for being in that feeble mind, I can breathe fresh air again", the mysterious figure exclaims. He then takes off his glasses, revealing his glowing violet eyes.
"The Digimon Emperor! Man, I never thought we was gonna run into him again!", T.K states with his fist clenched. That's the understatement of a lifetime. Ken...what have you become? When we all look at the digimon next to him, we're immediately stunned. Wormmon went from his cute little cuddly self to his champion form Stingmon. The only difference is that he's coated in a shiny violet sheen.
"How? How did this even happen? Didn't Ken get rid of his Digimon Emperor persona a long time ago?", Tai asks with a confused look on his face. Suddenly, my mind races back to what T.K said about what Devimon did to Ken.
"YOU FOOLS! Did it not come to you that the technique Devimon attacked him with is something your familiar to?", Piedmon asks menacingly. Something in Tai's mind clicks, causing him to remember what happened back on File Island.
"So Piedmon, what is your...or should I say your masters, what are they gaining from this?", Gennai questions with a serious expression.
"Well Gennai, the attack Devimon used on Ken was the same one he used on Leomon back on File Island: The Touch Of Evil. It's a simple but deadly one if I might add. The technique implants vast amounts of evil within you, then encloses the heart in the confines of it can, creating a shadow of your former self and effective slave", Piedmon explains slowly.
"Just like Leomon!", Tai whispers.
"That's a fancy technique and all, but there's one thing you should know about me: I don't personally enjoy having a leash wrapped around my neck", the Digimon Emperor says as he cracks his neck.
"What was that you ungrateful little brat! We gave you all the power you could've ever wanted and this is how you repay us!", Piedmon shouts furiously.
"(Yawn) enough of this excessive. I have more important matters to attend to. Stingmon, if you would be so kind", D.E states as he snaps his fingers. (A/N: Since writing the full name is time consuming, I'm just going to go with the initials). Doing as he was command, Stingmon levitates towards the clown, then fires a beam of energy from his hands. Piedmon then shields himself from the blast, but still is blown back a great distance. An explosion occurs from where we presume he landed.
We all can't help but stand there motionless at what we just saw. When we finally turn to face, we see him giving off a malevolent smirk. "Now digi-fools, how am I ever going to deal with you?", D.E asks he puts back on his glasses.
"Ken, please pull yourself together! Think deep inside your heart. Your our friend", I begin pleading to him. Even if this doesn't have a single chance of working, I have to try. I can't give up on him.
"I don't seem to recall have disgusting creatures like you as friends. I don't associate myself with roaches", D.E exclaims sarcastically. Wow, not even gonna lie, that stung a little right in the chest.
"That's enough Ken! Snap out of it right now or I'll beat the crap out of you!", Davis states advancing towards him. Matt and Joe literally have to grab his arms in order for him not to do something stupid.
"All right, enough playing around. Ever since I've been in that accursed prison, I've had time to test out some new moves. Let's try them out shall we!", D.E raises his right hand towards us. It begins shining a violet color and soon he releases eight beams that begins speeding towards us. In an instant, the beams flies straight into the chest of Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, T.K, Kari and their digimon partners. They then drop to the floor, holding their heads in extreme pain.
As soon as we see them on the floor, we immediately rush to their side to try and figure out a way to help them. "AAAHHH! The pain...it hurts so much!", T.K shouts.
"My head! I feel like my brain is about to melt! Somebody please make it stop!", Kari exclaims painfully. Soon, everybody and their partners start screaming out in agony.
"KEN! Whatever the hell your doing, make it! Can't you see that your hurting them!", Davis yells. Instead of just standing there, we're all surprised when Ken walks up to Davis and stairs him right in the face.
"Fool, I am the Digimon Emperor! You don't give the orders around here", D.E smiles as he punches Davis hard right in the stomach. Davis coughs up spit as he as he drops to his knees in pain. All the remaining able digimon then goes to strike at Ken but in an instant, he smacks all of them to the ground.
"I think its about time I take my leave. I have lots of work to accomplish now that I'm back. Its been fun insects, allow me to to give you this: Arrivederci", D.E grins before his and Stingmon bodies starts turning into scattered data. He then gives off one last fierce smirk before him and Stingmon disappear entirely, leaving us all dumbfounded.
"Come on, let's get them inside for treatment", Gennai says as he opens up the water to once more reveal the stairs of his underwater house.
Dark Gennai:
Somehow, things are actually working towards my advantage. I don't know how, but they are! I had my doubts about my plans, the main reason coming from the bunch of buffoons I decided to resurrect. Let's be honest, they may be strong in their own way, but deep down they have major flaws. Puppetmon acts like a small, demented child, MetalSeadramon and Machinedramon are just plain out metal freaks, while Etemon is a real pain in the ass!
Astamon on the other hand, he's competent. He's the only one out of those eight that doesn't have any negative vibes coming off of him. The three that worry me the most are Devimon, Myotismon and Piedmon. They're the ones that are used to giving the orders, not receiving them. Still, they shouldn't pose that much of a problem...for now. Now the one that I'm pretty uneasy about is my partner.
When I first even gazed my eyes upon him, he reeked of bloodlust. Him and the many others of his kind. I'm just glad that he doesn't remember me or our situation would be much more severe. When he found me on the shores of the Dark Ocean, I knew that he would be beneficial to my plans. Him and the other eight. Everything I've done, I've done for her. Even if I have to step deep into the darkness, cursed to wander alone with no one by my side and the world as my enemy, I won't stop until I'm achieve able to achieve my ultimate goal.
"Gennai, it seems that Piedmon has returned. He says that he wishes to speak to us about something urgent", my partner exclaims through my crystal sarcophagus. It seems like I can never get any peace and quiet to myself. So much for the seal. I must admit that sealing me away was an genius endeavor by those ten, one that I haven't forgotten so easily. Thanks to them, I was cut off from the rest of the world, so I trained my mind to its utmost limit until...the big explosion six years ago. Next thing I know, my body and spirit was separated from me. For three years my body waited in the Dark Ocean, until he found me. Now, its a struggle just to stay in the real world.
"Fine, but this had better be important!", I seethe through clenched teeth.
"Ha ha, are you telling me you let a mere champion get the better of you?! Man that's hilarious", Puppetmon laughs as he falls to the floor. By now, everybody has assembled in the thrown room and it seems that the room is filled with murderous intent. Everybody is either laughing at Piedmon or just waiting intently for us to speak.
"You wanna know something you little, pint-size wooden tool! I bet the termites you having living inside you will finish you off way before you fight the DigiDestined", Piedmon smirks happily. The wooden digimon looks about ready to attack, but my partner calls it off at the last second.
"You've returned Piedmon. Were you able to acquire the target as promised?", my partner ask.
"We've run into a snag my lieges. It seems the boy's darkness was greater than we expected. He got away before I was able to apprehend him. I'm afraid we now have a new enemy we need to watch out for", the clowns exclaims as he bows his head in shame.
"It seems my greatest creation has outsmarted you: in power and intelligence", Myotismon grins in amusement.
"If that's the case, then that means your nothing but a small insect on the bottom of his shoe!", the vampire's grin fades at this remark.
"Capturing the child wasn't the objective I had in mind for you. You was merely a test subject. You see, when Devimon injected the Touch of Evil to Ken, I secretly implanted some of my essence into the nails. When they made contact, the essence took the form of the person most precious to Ken in his subconscious. From there, I was able to slowly bring out his darkness and once that was complete, set the DigiDestined on a course to disaster", I explain calmly.
"So what your basically saying is that we're expendable. This was all just some sort of test for us to see if the DigiDestined powers were up to date", venom pours from Machinedramon words.
"Precisely and you'll continue to be tests. Like I said, with the power of their dampened crest and your chaos, we'll break these accursed seals. After that, we can finally destroy the DigiDestined...once and for all!", I exclaims as my sealed sarcophagus begins to glow.
Tai:
"Ugh what happened? My head feels like its been through the rinse cycle at the laundromat", I exclaim sitting up and rubbing my aching head. When I have the strength to finally open my eyes, all I'm able to see is bodies around me. When I look closer, I see Davis and the others attending to everybody else that was knocked unconscious. Even the digimon are still unconscious. Usually, they're the first ones up.
"Tai, your finally awake! Are you okay?", Davis asks as he offers me a hand. Seeing as their nothing for me to do, I gratefully accept the gesture and he helps me to my feet. Seeing as how I'm on my feet, I can get a better view of the situation.
"Nobody still haven't answered my question: What happened?", I ask for the second time.
"I'm sure you remember when the Digimon Emperor ended up attacking you guys, him and Stingmon disappeared through some sort of portal. Piedmon's status is unknown, although we do believe he's still alive. He's a crafty foe", Gennai explains as he helps Joe up to his feet. Suddenly, painful memories start returning to me one by one. To think that the same person that kidnapped Agumon and turned him into a weapon of terror has returned. I don't know why, but suddenly rage begins filling in my chest.
"What happened? Where am I?", Joe asks the same question as I did.
While Cody is explaining what Gennai just told us, Davis pulls me over to the side with a worried look on his face. "Something's wrong Tai! I'm sure it had something to do with that attack Ken's suffered. He got rid of that monster three years ago!", Davis rages as he bangs his head on the wall.
"Pull yourself together Davis! We'll get through this no matter what but before we do, we need to wake the others up", I grip my student's shoulders. If this was a few years ago, I would be in this exact same position, but with Sora or Matt or Izzy grabbing my shoulders just like I'm doing with Davis. I then leave him to ponder while I go to wake the one person I could use in this situation.
"Hey sleeping beauty. Its time to get up or you'll miss breakfast", I snicker as I hold my unconscious girlfriend. When she opens her maroon eyes, I can't help but just stare at her. God she's so beautiful!
"Breakfast?! Where's the breakfast at?", she asks eagerly as she sits up. If I learned anything from my time as Sora's best friend, its that she loves her some breakfast. Seeing as there's nothing for me to do at the moment, I kiss her lightly on the forehead, causing her to blush. Soon after everybody started waking up, we all begin pondering on our next move. Well expect for Izzy, who locked themselves in the science room and Joe, who is freaky out over the whole situation.
"So are you telling me that we not only have to fight the Dark Overlords and their masters, but now we have to fight Ken who has become the Digimon Emperor again?!", Joe says as he begins hyperventilating. Every time Joe complains about a situation, I just get this really bad migraine. He does have a point though! How are gonna get through this? The Overlords were bad enough, but now we have to deal with Ken.
"Joe, can you relax for a second! Your giving me a headache", Mimi exclaims grumpily.
"Joe does have a point Mimi. This is something big to think about. The thing I'm most worried about is Ken or should I say the Digimon Emperor. He was always a clever adversary. His most dangerous inventions...The dark rings and the control spires.", Cody rationalizes.
"Cody does have a point. If Ken can get those operational, not only will he be able to control an army of digimon, but he'll stop us from digivolving again", T.K adds in as he fixes his hat.
"Oh my! We can't let him do that now can we?", Biyomon says as he nudges Sora's leg. When I glance over at Kari, I see her comforting Yolei, who looks really down in the dumps and is about to cry. I keep forgetting that Yolei was the most hurt over Ken's disappearance. Its just like how everybody was telling me about Sora's depression when I was captured by Astamon.
"Yolei, I promise you that we'll rescue Ken no matter what! That's a kamiya promise", Kari smiles generously. Seeing as the gesture she needed, Yolei wipes a teardrop from her eyes and returns the smile. I can't help but also smiles, since my little sister just invoked the Kamiya seal. Anybody who knows us know that we Kamiya's never break a promise.
"Hey, I just thought of a terrific idea!", Mimi stands up in she doesn't say anything, we all look a little impatient.
"Mimi, maybe you want to explain your idea", Palmon sighs as she brings her partner back to reality.
"Oh oops, silly me! What I was about to say is, how about we just find Ken and just beat him up until we fix him. Then we can all defeat the Dark Overlords together", Mimi says smiling brightly. I don't know why, but we all start looking at her with the most dumbfounded look we can muster.
"Um I hate to bust your bubble Mimi, but we don't know where Ken is. Plus the last time we faced him, he didn't have special powers that can make him disappear and weird lasers that would fly out of his hands!", I explain rationally.
"Hey you guys. Don't you think Izzy's been gone for a while now? Maybe we should go check on him", Matt explains concerned.
"Awe Matt, are you worried about Izzy?", Gabumon teases. Matt just looks flabbergasted and blushes, while also looking away from us. This causes a laugh to escape from most of our lips. When we all walk into the library, we have to hold in our snickering at the sight in front of our eyes. On the table fast asleep and drooling, is Izzy.
"I think Izzy bit off more than he can chew!", Kari exclaims holding her side to keep her from laughing.
"How long has he been asleep Tentomon?", Davis asks.
"Oh about thirty minutes now. He was working on his laptop and then suddenly he fell asleep. I can't seem to wake him up", the insect digimon says as he struggles to get his partner up.
"Hey Tai, I'm getting pretty hungry. When can we eat?", my partner tugs on my belt. You know sometimes, I think this digimon can eat more than a sumo wrestler.
"We'll eat in a minute Agumon. Does anyone know anyway to wake him up?"
"Don't worry, I know how to. This wakes Jun up all the time", Davis smiles mischievously. The goggle head then walks up behind Izzy and moves a strand of hair from his ear. He then sticks his finger in his mouth and grins happily. Oh, I already know where this is heading. Izzy's gonna be so pissed. When he takes it out, his finger is literally soaked in saliva. We all back away in disgust, but we can't even turn our eyes away from the scene. He finally sticks his fingers in his ear and twists it slowly. In an instant, Izzy's head pops up and incidentally ends up hitting Davis right in the nose.
"What the hell!? Davis your so dead!", the red-head exclaims threateningly. The whole room is soon engulfed in laughter, even the digimon are out laughing. After getting the laughing jitters out, we get straight down to business.
"So Izzy, what were you working on before you fell asleep?", Mimi says walking up behind her crush. Her hand then accidentally lands on his, causing both of them to blush.
"Well, I was decrypting some digi-code. In fact, it should be done right about-wait hold on, that's not right", his laptop starts vibrating.
"What's happening Izzy?!", Sora states as she rushes over.
"I don't know! I can't seem to figure out the problem. At this rate, its gonna end up crashing", Izzy says frantically. Soon, the screen starts lighting up intensely and the vibration turns into rumbling.
"EVERYBODY DUCK!", Matt screams as he dives down. The laptop suddenly spews out a white light that engulfs the whole room. When we open our eyes, we're shocked to see a holographic news clip coming from out of the laptop.
"What is that Izzy?", Yolei asks confused. Even Izzy's at a loss for words. The only person that doesn't look shocked is Gennai.
"It seems to be some type of online news clip. By the looks of it and the title, I can guess that its from the 1800's", Cody rationalize. Its so obvious, I wonder why I didn't think about it!
"It says that five kids disappeared in Japan in 1894", Izzy explains. When I look over at Gennai, he seems completely frozen. It's like his his face is completely stiff.
"Wow that's pretty creepy. Who are the kids that went missing", Joe's curiosity gets the better of him.
"Let's see. Their names are: Kyoko Arakawa, Daichi Hamasaki, Daigo Shindo, Katsuki Nakatsukasa and his younger sister Sakura Nakatsukasa", Mimi says listing the names off.
"Does it say how they disappeared?", I ask. I don't know why, but those names sound very familiar to me, like some sort of memory.
"No, I'm afraid it doesn't. All it says is that the kids would go to school everyday as normal. Then one day, they just stopped coming to school. After that a manhunt was issued for them, but they were never found. Seeing as how there was no evidence to come up with, the case was officially closed, becoming a cold case", the reading ends where Izzy stops at.
"Okay, now that's really creepy. Gennai, do you know anything about this?!", Kari turns to the digital human. Gennai for his part, can't even seem to speak.
"Um...I heard about it, but I don't know anything related to it", Gennai scratches his head slightly.
"Really? Cause it seems like you know everything Gennai", T.K says sarcastically.
"Hold on, let me see if I can find some more information", Izzy starts typing. Suddenly, the electronic begins emitting black lightning before the hologram ends up disappearing.
"What happened?! I though you was finding some more information!", Matt exclaims angrily.
"I was, but all of a sudden the email it was attached to closed out!", the genius says as he slams his hand on the counter.
"The real question is...who sent the email in the first place?", Davis asks mysteriously. As we're all pondering on what Davis said, a certain someone's voice cuts through our ears.
"Well, its been a very long day. I think it's time for everybody to hit the hay. With the next upcoming days, we'll need all the strength we can get just to get by", Gennai explains as he head out. What's Gennai hiding? He sure was acting strange when the news clip came up.
"Here Izzy, let me help you to your room. You must be exhausted", Mimi grabs onto his arm as they walk out. Sneaking a look at Sora, I realize it becomes a bad decision once our eyes soon lock. Dammit! Ever since last night things have been even more awkward between us! Ugh I'm such an idiot for kissing her!
"Goodnight", her voice snaps me out of my thoughts. She starts waving at me before heading out with Biyomon. For my part, I give her trademark lopsided grin before she heads out.
"Come on you dimwit, let's get some rest", Matt grabs my arm before lugging me out. It also comes to my humor how I throw out a few insults as we head out with our partners. A few hours later, we're all fast asleep in our rooms and everything seems to be going fine. Today's events seems to disappear off into the wind as we all dream quietly. Unknown to any of us however, Mimi's room is engulfed in a bright light. When the light dies down, Mimi suddenly starts tossing and turning in her sleep.
Next Time On AHOFP:
A tragic situation befalls one of the DigiDestined
"I'm afraid he's in some sort of coma", Gennai exclaims.
Mimi falls into a state of self-depression
"It's all my fault! I'm the one that caused all this!", Mimi says as tears begins falling from her eyes.
Gennai's plan is finally put in motion
"What's happening to us?", Mimi asks concerned.
To be continued...
Author Notes:
Finally, the Emperor makes a comeback. The Digimon Emperor has always seemed like a good antagonist, plus i feel like he should have had a few more episodes. So this was kinda exciting to write. Once this adventure is over, you'll see how this journey has changed the outlook everybody has on life.
Stay tuned for chapters 10 and 11.
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