Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, so please refrain from suing me for writing fan fiction. Thanks and enjoy!!! Oh, and if I don't get all the families correct, I'm sorry. I missed a couple of episodes from the Myotismon arc. _
New Threats--Part IV
Ruki silently tore a hole in the screen over a window with one of her long claws, listening intently to whoever was occupying apartment 3B in apartment building AA in quadrant F1 of Odaiba.
With her intense hearing, she noted that there were three humans inside the room, two children and one adult.
The adult, she noticed sounded like fugitive #0012--Ishida. She smiled, revealing unusually sharp teeth, her slanted eyes narrowing.
If that was the case, Creed was sure to be happy with her. She easily climbed in through the open window and landed lightly on her feet.
"TK, Matt, you've both got to be careful," #0012 was saying.
Takeru and Yamato Ishida? This IS a find, Ruki delightedly thought, hiding behind the door of the room she was in for the time being.
Meanwhile, across town another of Creed's allies was in a similar situation.
Mazu had been hiding in the vents of apartment 2C in building Q in quadrant F2 of Odaiba watching as two children had joined fugitive #0015 and #0003--Kamiya.
She had already gathered that the two children were Taichi and Hikari Kamiya and was waiting for the right moment to strike.
Nervously, she darted her snake like tongue across her lips and then across one of her fangs. She wanted so badly to erupt from behind the vent and kill one of them right this instant, wanted to feel the adrenaline rush, the venom pumping from her to the victim's blood.
But she held back, waiting in silence. Not yet… Not yet…
~*~
Joe lightly tapped on the door of the apartment he lived in with his family while shooting a jittery glance down the deserted hall of the apartment building.
He heard the click of the door being unlocked and quickly snapped his attention forward. The door slowly opened to reveal Jim.
"Joe, get in here quick," Jim grunted, pulling his younger brother into the apartment.
Joe noticed with surprise that his brother was wearing all black and was holding a mask in his hand like the one he'd seen all the other people wearing.
Before he could inquire about it, Jim called: "mom, dad, Joe's here."
Mr. and Mrs. Kido rushed into the room, both wearing black as well and carrying the masks. They also had an expression of relief on their faces.
"We heard you were home, but we were so worried," Mrs. Kido whispered. "Creed sent out an order world-wide that you and all your friends be killed on sight."
Joe's eyes widened in fear and surprise, but he quickly stated: "wait a second. Back up. Who's Creed? What happened?"
Mr. Kido took a deep breath and explained: "Creed is from the future. He came shortly after you left and took over the world in a matter of days. He keeps everyone under control by using force. About the only people that are going against him are all of us and the parents of your other friends."
Joe sat taking it all in for a moment until Jim broke the silence with: "I've got to go to one of Creed's meetings. I'll be back."
With that, he walked to the door, slipped on the mask and left the room.
"I thought you said you're against Creed," Joe stated. "Why is Jim going to one of his meetings?"
"Jim's a spy for us. They don't know we're not with them yet, luckily," Mrs. Kido answered.
~*~
"How do we stand a chance against Creed if he's got so many supporters?" Matt demanded.
Mr. Ishida spread his hands and replied: "I'm not too sure. All I know is that he's got to be stopped."
"But what about the other people he brought from the future?" TK whimpered, knowing that they weren't exactly people.
"We've just got to do our best. I haven't seen any of them yet, but I know they're--" but Mr. Ishida quickly cut off and turned back to his bedroom. "Matt, take TK and hide in your room. Somebody else is here," he muttered.
As Matt was leading his younger brother down the hall he saw something leap from out of his father's room. It looked human, but at the same time it looked inhuman. It had long claws much like a wildcat. Its eyes were an amberish color and looked like cat eyes. It also had unusually sharp teeth and it moved with fluid grace.
In one quick action it swiped at Mr. Ishida, making a streak of crimson appear across his chest before racing down the hall after Matt and TK.
Matt raced into his room and got a shock from what he saw. His bed was completely obliterated, parts of the carpet had been wrenched up and the door of the closet hung by a single hinge.
The creature ran into the room after them, skidded on a patch of exposed boards and quickly recovered by jumping against the wall to land directly in front of them.
"What are you?" TK whispered.
The creature smiled, revealing the dangerous teeth and replied: "it's not what, but WHO is important. Ruki is my name and I shall be the one to kill you both."
Ruki swiped at TK but instead caught his hat with her claws.
In a panic, Matt pulled TK back away from Ruki, which resulted in the cat-like creature bounding across the room in one leap.
By some miracle, she miscalculated her jump and crashed into the window six inches away from Matt and TK.
With a crash, Ruki disappeared.
Matt and TK stepped over to the window and looked cautiously out.
"Is she dead?" TK whispered.
In answer to TK's question, Ruki's voice came to them: "I will return!"
They looked down in time to see her snatch hold of a pole that jutted out from the edge of the building, swing herself over, then fly through the air fearlessly. She caught hold of a window ledge from the building across from them, pulled herself inside and disappeared from view…
~*~
Mazu crept from her hiding place and inched down the hall, not wanting to wake the family. This was her chance.
She opened the first door she came to and smiled. It was the room of Kari. The small girl lay on her bed sleeping.
Mazu barely breathed in anticipation of what was to come. She knelt by Kari's side and licked her fangs. She could almost taste the venom flowing already.
Ever so silently, she pulled the sheets away from Kari and picked up the girl's arm. Just as she was about to pierce the skin, she felt Kari stir.
Quickly, she dropped Kari's arm and watched as the girl's eyes fluttered open.
Kari immediately noticed Mazu and screamed, jumping out of her bed.
"Silence, brat," Mazu muttered, trying to catch Kari as she ran past.
But Kari was too quick for Mazu and was out of her room in an instant.
Mazu pursued her into the hall only to be met with the rest of the Kamiya family. Again, she nervously licked her lips and retreated back to the vent she had been hiding in, diving back into it and crawling towards the way out.
Next time I will not leave them, Mazu thought…