The Past Remembered: Chapter 4

A/N: Sorry about the confusion in the last chapter, the whole time thing gives me a headache too. That was something to explain about how much time passed in the digital world between guardians.

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Disclaimer: Digimon will never be mine.

Ken: DAEMON'S SAM'S PARTNER?!

heath 999: Well all the digidestined need a digimon partner.

Ken: DAEMON'S SAM'S PARTNER?!

Sam: I really hate you now.

heath 999: I knew that you would.

Ken: DAEMON'S SAM'S PARTNER?!

heath 999: Is there an echo in this room?

Wormmon: What's going to happen to Ken?

heath 999: You'll find out in this chapter. Please read and review.

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Digimon Emperor's Base: Prison cell: Ten minutes later

~Meghan's POV~

I close my eyes, trying to shut out the screams coming from Ken from upstairs.

It doesn't make me feel any better that I'm probably next.

A cry interrupts my thoughts, and I eagerly look out the barred window, way beyond my reach, but I can still see out of it.

"EAGLEMON!" I holler, hoping to attract his attention without alerting the base.

I feel a surge of hope of hearing the champion digimon, he and I have been friends ever since I saved his village that he guards from rampaging Triceramon when I guarded the digiworld for the four years.

"Well, hello my little guardian, see you're again in a little problem," he says teasingly as he lands (somehow) next to the window.

"Look, we don't have enough time for this, do you know where we are?" I ask, and at his nod, I continue: "Find the digidestined, and bring them here, tell them this: 'He's got the dark spore' just that, they'll understand. Bring them here anyway possible don't allow them to digivolve, they'll need their energy."

"I'll do that, don't worry, and I'll be back soon enough. You know, I can let you loose now if you want-"

"NO!!" I yell, and then wince when it echoes across the now silent hallways, "we need the Mega digimon here, just go and remember my message."

"'He's got the dark spore,' got it, and good luck, guardian!" He says flying rapidly away.

'It's good to have friends in high places, I just hope that he gets back in time.' I think as he vanishes in the sky. "Good luck, my friend," I say softly.

A thump interrupts my thoughts as Ken's body is thrown in the cell, and then I'm grabbed roughly by the arms and dragged out.

"KEN!!!" I yell as I'm dragged away.

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File Island: Two hours later

~Tai's POV~

I feel like killing Gennai.

Meghan could be dead by now, and we're searching every inch of the digiworld to find where this nut can be.

It doesn't improve things that none of the digimon has seen where the nut can hide.

A rush of wings interrupts my thoughts as suddenly a flock of birds land right in the middle of the clearing that we're searching in. I stare at the birds; they're about the size of Aquilamon, with longer wings and brown feathers all over their bodies.

Gennai: (doing digianalyzer): "Eaglemon, a solitary digimon that sticks together when they raise their young. Very protective when they do protect their young, attacking with 'Eagle Talon.'"

The one in front of the flock of about half a dozen looks at us: "I bring a message from the fifth guardian." he says.

'Meghan!' My mind excitedly says as hope surges through me. "What's the message?" I demand.

"Patience, young one, the message is: 'He's got the dark spore.'" He says casually.

"WHAT?!" Comes from everyone at the same time.

Gennai pales, "we need to go there, now."

"I know where it is, all of you get on and I'll show you." He says, crouching down for access to his back.

"Wouldn't it be easier if we just digivolve and fly there ourselves?" Biyomon asks sounding a little offended.

"She insists that you need to save your energy." he replies, still waiting.

Hesitantly, we climb on, two people and partners to a digimon, and fly rapidly towards the unknown.

'Hang on, Meghan, we're coming' I think determinedly.

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Digimon Emperor's base: A few hours ago

~Meghan's POV~

I'm dragged up the stairs, struggling every step of the way. "What do you want the dark spore for?!" I demand to Sam.

"Well if you really want to know, it's a source of power, and not only that, it can open any port to any world." Sam replies.

"What?" I ask.

"Myotismon made the spore so if it ever became a problem where you and him would be in separate worlds, you can easily reach him without finding a port yourself. Ken had absolutely now clue about it, even after he banished Daemon to the dark ocean, and of course, it never came up with you." Sam explains. "With the power of the combined halves, I'll easily be able to conquer both worlds, with the help from my digimon partner." He finishes, gesturing towards Daemon, who's dragging me down a hallway.

'Great, another nut after the dark spore.' I think as I'm dragged into a room with chains dangling from the walls, and several beds with ropes dangling from them. 'Oh boy, this doesn't look like fun.'

"Look familiar? It should, I took the structure from the Digimon Emperor's torture chamber." Sam says, "too bad Ken turned good, he had a lot of ideas."

Daemon roughly shoves me against the wall, and I feel the shackles on the chains snap me into place locking my arms and waist to the wall with metal bands. I close my eyes, just focusing on breathing, and trying to brace myself for the pain as I'm pinned face-first against the wall.

Once again, I feel my hair being brushed out of the way of the back of the back of my neck. Then wince as Daemon's clawed hand presses against it.

Suddenly, it feels like a million nails trying to rip out of my skin as I scream.

My breathing gets faster as the pain increases, and soon I can't stand it anymore, the last thing I hear before everything goes black is Sam's triumphant voice saying:

"We got it."

TBC.

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A/N: About the whole Eaglemon friend thing, you think after spending four years in the digital world, there wouldn't be a few allies that Meghan has? Especially after how many friends the first season digidestined got in their time there? Also, I had to have the digidestined find out where the base is; you'll see what I mean in the next chapter. Please read and review.