Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Digimon. Never will. Part III, comin' up! Enjoy! (Sorry if this isn't as good as the other parts)
Part III-Suspicions
Joe angrily opened Izzy's canteen and smelled the water in it. His eyes widened in surprise. The water reeked of a strong type of poison.
"What are you doing, Joe?" Mimi questioned, watching intently.
"Someone put poison into Izzy's water."
Mimi was shocked. The world they were in was scary enough, but now they couldn't even drink their water?
Mimi wanted to say something, but as she opened her mouth, she noticed that Joe was asking Tai some questions. She closed her mouth and listened.
"How much of his water did he drink? I don't know because it's been a while since we've refilled."
"I don't know. I only saw him take a little sip," Tai replied.
Well, that's lucky, Mimi thought. If Izzy only had a little of the water, he should be OK, or so Mimi hoped. She stole a glance at Izzy who was in his sleeping bag. If she hadn't have known better, she would have said he was sleeping, but his eyes were slightly open.
Mimi shivered. This whole business was creepy. Who could possibly be doing all this to them? She turned it all over in her mind for the hundredth time that night.
TK said it was someone with blue eyes. Then that leaves Matt. But why would he be doing this? Then again, he WAS the first one on the beach. Could he have saved TK just to cover up? And then there was Izzy being poisoned. Who could have gotten a hold of his water and poisoned it? And what about the prophecy? Did that have something to do with it all?
Mimi sighed in frustration and rubbed her temples. All this hard thinking was giving her a whopper of a headache.
Why would they go after TK? Why would they go after Izzy? Mimi wondered. She sighed, slowly got to her feet and began to walk toward the woods.
"Where are you going?" Tai asked upon noticing Mimi slipping away.
"For a walk," Mimi replied. She could understand why Tai would be nervous about anyone going off on their own, but in her opinion a walk was perfectly fine.
Once she reached the forest, Mimi instantly wished she hadn't come. The woods were foreboding enough in the light, but in the dark they were positively terrifying. Mimi was beginning to wish that she had brought someone with her, but decided it would be foolish to go back simply because she was afraid.
After a few minutes, Mimi stopped walking and leaned against a gnarly tree. She heard a dry twig snap loudly.
"S-sora? Is that you?" Mimi stuttered, her heart leaping to her throat.
No answer...
"Tai, you can come out now. Joe? Kari? TK? Matt? ...Izzy?" Mimi hesitated a bit before the final name thinking it would be silly to call out for Izzy, but decided to say it anyway, just in case.
She listened for any answer at all to calm her jumpy nerves, but heard nothing.
Just my mind playing tricks on me, Mimi thought, sighing in relief. I really shouldn't let myself be so nervous.
Mimi felt as though she were being watched. Stop it, she commanded herself.
Though she told herself over and over again that nothing was going to happen, her heart was hammering in her chest.
Why would somebody be watching you? She reasoned to herself.
A bright glint caught her eye. Two bright blue eyes were shining in the darkness ahead of her.
"M-m-matt? Is that y-you?" Mimi stammered, taken aback.
The eyes were entrancing. Something about them made her immobile. She couldn't take her eyes away from the piercing gaze.
As quickly as they had appeared, the eyes vanished. Another bright glint caught her eye for a split second. It seemed to be metallic.
A... Knife? Mimi thought, surprisingly calm.
She felt something graze her upper arm and felt something warm trickle down her arm. Mimi looked at her arm to see a knife stuck through her dress sleeve. It had nicked her arm just enough to draw blood.
Knife... Blue eyes... Blood... Mimi gently touched the blood on her arm, gave out a silent scream and fainted.
~*~
Izzy vomited for the third time that night.
The first time he had thrown up, Sora had been afraid that he was getting worse, but Joe explained that it meant he was getting rid of the poisons.
Matt carefully wiped Izzy's clammy forehead with a damp rag when he was finished.
"Feeling better?" Matt whispered.
Izzy closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
"Matt, where's Mimi?" TK asked.
"What are you talking about TK?" Matt asked. "Isn't she here?"
TK solemnly shook his head.
"Last I saw of her was after dinner when Izzy got sick," Matt added. "Maybe Tai knows."
TK walked over to Tai and said, "Hey, Tai? Where's Mimi?"
"What, she's not back yet?" Tai quarried, a note of concern in his voice.
Matt heard Tai.
"What do you mean she's not back yet? You know where she went?"
"Well, yes and no."
"Which one is it?"
"She went on a walk, but I don't know where she went," Tai replied.
Sora also heard the conversation taking place.
"She did what?" Sora questioned.
"Went on a walk," Joe answered for Tai.
"When did she leave anyway?" Kari wondered.
Tai thought for a second then said: "It was about an hour after dinner."
This response sent chills down all the children's spines.
"We have to go look for her," Sora stated, her voice quivering.
Five of the kids rose and began to run for the forest.
"No, wait, one of us should stay with Izzy," Tai realized. "Kari and TK should stay, too."
"I'll stay," Joe offered.
Tai nodded.
"But I want to help," TK argued.
"TK, we'll find her. You have to stay safe, though," Matt replied.
TK nodded and went with Joe and Matt back to camp.
~*~
"Mimi! Are you OK?"
"Mimi, answer us!"
"Where are you?"
The three Digidestined searched for their friend desperately in the night.
Tai ran down the narrow trail feeling guilty. It's my fault. I shouldn't have let her go. I should have noticed she was gone a long time, he thought.
He was running so quickly, he nearly tripped over something in the path. Upon closer inspection, the something he had almost tripped over was Mimi.
"Guys, I found her!" Tai yelled. He noticed blood on the ground and his heart leaped to his throat.
Sora and Matt quickly found Tai and Mimi.
"Good job, Tai. Hey, what's wrong?" Sora asked, unable to see the blood in the dark.
"She's bleeding!" Tai cried.
Sora looked closely at Mimi and noticed that one of her arms had blood all over it.
"What happened?" Sora wondered.
"Tai, look," Matt said, pointing to the knife stuck in Mimi's dress sleeve.
Mimi's eyes snapped open to see Tai sitting next to her.
"Mimi, are you OK?" he asked.
Mimi looked around at Sora, then Matt. When she saw Matt, she screamed loudly.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked.
Mimi shakily pointed to Matt's eyes. "Blue eyes," she whispered...
Part III-Suspicions
Joe angrily opened Izzy's canteen and smelled the water in it. His eyes widened in surprise. The water reeked of a strong type of poison.
"What are you doing, Joe?" Mimi questioned, watching intently.
"Someone put poison into Izzy's water."
Mimi was shocked. The world they were in was scary enough, but now they couldn't even drink their water?
Mimi wanted to say something, but as she opened her mouth, she noticed that Joe was asking Tai some questions. She closed her mouth and listened.
"How much of his water did he drink? I don't know because it's been a while since we've refilled."
"I don't know. I only saw him take a little sip," Tai replied.
Well, that's lucky, Mimi thought. If Izzy only had a little of the water, he should be OK, or so Mimi hoped. She stole a glance at Izzy who was in his sleeping bag. If she hadn't have known better, she would have said he was sleeping, but his eyes were slightly open.
Mimi shivered. This whole business was creepy. Who could possibly be doing all this to them? She turned it all over in her mind for the hundredth time that night.
TK said it was someone with blue eyes. Then that leaves Matt. But why would he be doing this? Then again, he WAS the first one on the beach. Could he have saved TK just to cover up? And then there was Izzy being poisoned. Who could have gotten a hold of his water and poisoned it? And what about the prophecy? Did that have something to do with it all?
Mimi sighed in frustration and rubbed her temples. All this hard thinking was giving her a whopper of a headache.
Why would they go after TK? Why would they go after Izzy? Mimi wondered. She sighed, slowly got to her feet and began to walk toward the woods.
"Where are you going?" Tai asked upon noticing Mimi slipping away.
"For a walk," Mimi replied. She could understand why Tai would be nervous about anyone going off on their own, but in her opinion a walk was perfectly fine.
Once she reached the forest, Mimi instantly wished she hadn't come. The woods were foreboding enough in the light, but in the dark they were positively terrifying. Mimi was beginning to wish that she had brought someone with her, but decided it would be foolish to go back simply because she was afraid.
After a few minutes, Mimi stopped walking and leaned against a gnarly tree. She heard a dry twig snap loudly.
"S-sora? Is that you?" Mimi stuttered, her heart leaping to her throat.
No answer...
"Tai, you can come out now. Joe? Kari? TK? Matt? ...Izzy?" Mimi hesitated a bit before the final name thinking it would be silly to call out for Izzy, but decided to say it anyway, just in case.
She listened for any answer at all to calm her jumpy nerves, but heard nothing.
Just my mind playing tricks on me, Mimi thought, sighing in relief. I really shouldn't let myself be so nervous.
Mimi felt as though she were being watched. Stop it, she commanded herself.
Though she told herself over and over again that nothing was going to happen, her heart was hammering in her chest.
Why would somebody be watching you? She reasoned to herself.
A bright glint caught her eye. Two bright blue eyes were shining in the darkness ahead of her.
"M-m-matt? Is that y-you?" Mimi stammered, taken aback.
The eyes were entrancing. Something about them made her immobile. She couldn't take her eyes away from the piercing gaze.
As quickly as they had appeared, the eyes vanished. Another bright glint caught her eye for a split second. It seemed to be metallic.
A... Knife? Mimi thought, surprisingly calm.
She felt something graze her upper arm and felt something warm trickle down her arm. Mimi looked at her arm to see a knife stuck through her dress sleeve. It had nicked her arm just enough to draw blood.
Knife... Blue eyes... Blood... Mimi gently touched the blood on her arm, gave out a silent scream and fainted.
~*~
Izzy vomited for the third time that night.
The first time he had thrown up, Sora had been afraid that he was getting worse, but Joe explained that it meant he was getting rid of the poisons.
Matt carefully wiped Izzy's clammy forehead with a damp rag when he was finished.
"Feeling better?" Matt whispered.
Izzy closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
"Matt, where's Mimi?" TK asked.
"What are you talking about TK?" Matt asked. "Isn't she here?"
TK solemnly shook his head.
"Last I saw of her was after dinner when Izzy got sick," Matt added. "Maybe Tai knows."
TK walked over to Tai and said, "Hey, Tai? Where's Mimi?"
"What, she's not back yet?" Tai quarried, a note of concern in his voice.
Matt heard Tai.
"What do you mean she's not back yet? You know where she went?"
"Well, yes and no."
"Which one is it?"
"She went on a walk, but I don't know where she went," Tai replied.
Sora also heard the conversation taking place.
"She did what?" Sora questioned.
"Went on a walk," Joe answered for Tai.
"When did she leave anyway?" Kari wondered.
Tai thought for a second then said: "It was about an hour after dinner."
This response sent chills down all the children's spines.
"We have to go look for her," Sora stated, her voice quivering.
Five of the kids rose and began to run for the forest.
"No, wait, one of us should stay with Izzy," Tai realized. "Kari and TK should stay, too."
"I'll stay," Joe offered.
Tai nodded.
"But I want to help," TK argued.
"TK, we'll find her. You have to stay safe, though," Matt replied.
TK nodded and went with Joe and Matt back to camp.
~*~
"Mimi! Are you OK?"
"Mimi, answer us!"
"Where are you?"
The three Digidestined searched for their friend desperately in the night.
Tai ran down the narrow trail feeling guilty. It's my fault. I shouldn't have let her go. I should have noticed she was gone a long time, he thought.
He was running so quickly, he nearly tripped over something in the path. Upon closer inspection, the something he had almost tripped over was Mimi.
"Guys, I found her!" Tai yelled. He noticed blood on the ground and his heart leaped to his throat.
Sora and Matt quickly found Tai and Mimi.
"Good job, Tai. Hey, what's wrong?" Sora asked, unable to see the blood in the dark.
"She's bleeding!" Tai cried.
Sora looked closely at Mimi and noticed that one of her arms had blood all over it.
"What happened?" Sora wondered.
"Tai, look," Matt said, pointing to the knife stuck in Mimi's dress sleeve.
Mimi's eyes snapped open to see Tai sitting next to her.
"Mimi, are you OK?" he asked.
Mimi looked around at Sora, then Matt. When she saw Matt, she screamed loudly.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked.
Mimi shakily pointed to Matt's eyes. "Blue eyes," she whispered...