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Dark Child-Part VII: Misconceptions
Tai, Sora, Mimi, TK, Kari, Izzy and Joe searched through what remained of the forest for Matt and the Dark Child.
Mimi glanced over at TK and sighed worriedly. He had been very quiet and depressed all day.
She turned her gaze to Izzy. He looked as though he had been through a tornado, a fire and a flood all in the same day. She had given up talking to him, all he would say was: "it's my fault. It's all my fault" over and over again.
"Do you think we'll find Matt?" TK asked no one in particular in a bland tone.
"Of course we will," Sora replied without looking back.
Mimi knew Sora was lying though her teeth. How would they ever find Matt? For all they knew he could be dead. Mimi bit her lip and forced her tears back. It wouldn't be of any help to anyone to cry.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed through the area. Mimi gasped and shielded her eyes trying to find its source.
Finally, her eyes adjusted to the bright light and she saw TK's crest was glowing with a white light as bright as the sun.
TK's eyes were half closed and his mouth hung open loosely.
"TK, are you all right?" Tai shouted.
TK didn't answer; he began walking off the path as though he were in a trance.
Dumbfounded, the other Digidestined could only follow in silence.
~*~
Matt stared at his crest in amazement. It was glowing so bright that it lit the whole room like day.
The Dark Child took a flying leap from the top of the platform and landed lightly on her feet in front of him.
"Do you really think this little necklace will save you?" she questioned, grabbing the crest as she spoke.
"Put it down," Matt muttered.
The Dark Child yanked the crest from around Matt's neck, breaking the cord painfully on the back of his neck.
"You are nothing," the Dark Child replied as she ground the tag and crest to powder with her heel.
"Nothing."
~*~
TK's crest stopped glowing and he stopped walking. He shook his head to clear it.
"Are you OK?" Joe asked.
TK nodded and pointed to an enormous castle for off in the distance.
"Matt's there," he whispered.
~*~
The Dark Child looked deep into Matt's eyes. Matt felt as though her were frozen. He noticed the Dark Child was glowing with black energy, but was still immobile.
The black energy hit him unexpectedly. He cried out in pain and fell to the floor. Just as suddenly as it had begun, the pain stopped.
"You're stronger than I anticipated. No matter. I'll weaken you," the Dark Child calmly said.
Matt lay on the floor gasping for air. What was that? He thought.
The Dark Child removed a long whip from her jeans.
Matt tried to move out of the way, but she was too quick for him. She cracked the whip hard on Matt's back. Matt gritted his teeth, refusing to give the Dark Child the satisfaction of hearing him scream.
He felt the whip hitting him over and over and each time his attempts of escape became feebler and feebler until finally the stopped altogether.
Matt felt the whip wrap around his neck and he was yanked to his feet after what seemed like an eternity of torture. He could feel blood running down his back.
"Have you had enough?" the girl muttered, more to herself than to Matt.
Again the black energy sent Matt reeling, but he didn't give in to the darkness that was fighting to consume him.
The girl growled in frustration and a small black tornado suddenly hit Matt. He couldn't hold his screams of agony in anymore.
"AHHHHHH!" he shrieked as he flew through the air.
He hit the ground hard and tasted something salty in his mouth. He realized it was blood.
Matt vaguely noticed the Dark Child glowing with black energy a third time before the excruciating pain hit him.
Unable to resist any longer, he slipped into the darkness...
~*~
"I've lost track of him on my digivice!" Izzy cried.
"Well then lets retrace our steps," Kari replied.
"No, he's disappeared," Izzy grimly replied.
"Something must have happened to him!" Mimi shouted.
"I believe he was behind this door," Izzy said, motioning to the door next to them.
Joe threw open the heavy door and gasped. The room was enormous. In the very back of the room was a platform with hundreds of steps carved into it. On the platform was a pure black throne and sitting in the throne was the Dark Child.
"I knew you would come," the emotionless voice of the Dark Child rang.
"What did you do to Matt?" Tai hesitantly asked, fearing the answer.
The Dark Child laughed cruelly and fingered a small beaker filled with a silvery gas that was hanging around her neck.
"Here's your friend," the Dark Child said. She threw Matt from the top of the platform.
Matt sailed through the air, hit the ground and rolled slowly.
The seven other Digidestined were stunned. His back was covered with deep whip marks and a thin trickle of blood seeped from his mouth.
"Matt!" TK wailed, running to his older brother's lifeless form.
The six other children were not far behind. When they reached Matt, TK knelt next down next to his older brother and murmured: "Please wake up, Matt, please. I still need you."
Joe gently steered TK out of the way and lifted Matt's limp wrist to check for a pulse. He shut his eyes and sadly shook his head.
"He's gone."
"Dead?" Kari whispered in disbelief.
Joe nodded and set Matt's arm gently on the floor.
"No, he's not dead," the Dark Child drawled.
"He doesn't have a pulse! I think that's dead!" Tai shouted.
The Dark Child clasped her hands so the fingertips were barely touching and Tai suddenly felt icy cold hands wrapped around his neck.
The Dark Child squeezed her hands together and Tai was lifted off the ground tearing at his neck.
"Now that I have silence, I will explain," the Dark Child continued. "Does anyone else have something to say?"
The other Digidestined stood in shocked silence watching Tai struggle in midair.
"Now as I was saying, he isn't dead. His soul is simply gone."
"What did you do to him?" Sora breathed.
"Sheranamon loves the souls of children. It will make a tasty snack," the Dark Child replied, eying the beaker that hung around her neck. She unclasped her hands and Tai dropped to the ground gasping for breath.
"And what of your other friends? Have you forgotten them?" the Dark Child mocked. She pressed a button on a small remote control and a panel on one wall slid away revealing a cage with all eight Digimon.
The Digimon gasped at the condition of the Digidestined. Matt lay lifeless on the ground. Sora had rope marks around her neck. Mimi had a scar on her arm. Tai looked the worst after Matt; he still had severe blisters all over his arms and legs.
The seven children began racing to their digital friends.
"Stop! One step closer and I'll blow us all to kingdom come!" the Dark Child called, holding up the remote control menacingly.
"Agumon! Digivolve!" Tai shouted.
"Agumon Digivolve to..." nothing happened at all. "Huh? I'm still me."
"Your little toys are useless here," the Dark Child stated. "Why don't you just accept defeat? I'm sure Sheranamon would love to eat your souls as well."
A voice rang out: "Not if I have anything to do with it!" The voice sounded nearly exactly like the Dark Child's except for the fact that it was different in one way-it had feeling. "Stop this crusade, Dark Child-or should I say Alicia?"
"You stay out of this," the Alicia (more commonly known as the Dark Child) hissed. "It's none of your business."
"Oh, but it is," the bearer of the voice jumped from behind the gigantic throne.
Seven jaws dropped. This new person looked the same as the Dark Child minus the black diamond...
Dark Child-Part VII: Misconceptions
Tai, Sora, Mimi, TK, Kari, Izzy and Joe searched through what remained of the forest for Matt and the Dark Child.
Mimi glanced over at TK and sighed worriedly. He had been very quiet and depressed all day.
She turned her gaze to Izzy. He looked as though he had been through a tornado, a fire and a flood all in the same day. She had given up talking to him, all he would say was: "it's my fault. It's all my fault" over and over again.
"Do you think we'll find Matt?" TK asked no one in particular in a bland tone.
"Of course we will," Sora replied without looking back.
Mimi knew Sora was lying though her teeth. How would they ever find Matt? For all they knew he could be dead. Mimi bit her lip and forced her tears back. It wouldn't be of any help to anyone to cry.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed through the area. Mimi gasped and shielded her eyes trying to find its source.
Finally, her eyes adjusted to the bright light and she saw TK's crest was glowing with a white light as bright as the sun.
TK's eyes were half closed and his mouth hung open loosely.
"TK, are you all right?" Tai shouted.
TK didn't answer; he began walking off the path as though he were in a trance.
Dumbfounded, the other Digidestined could only follow in silence.
~*~
Matt stared at his crest in amazement. It was glowing so bright that it lit the whole room like day.
The Dark Child took a flying leap from the top of the platform and landed lightly on her feet in front of him.
"Do you really think this little necklace will save you?" she questioned, grabbing the crest as she spoke.
"Put it down," Matt muttered.
The Dark Child yanked the crest from around Matt's neck, breaking the cord painfully on the back of his neck.
"You are nothing," the Dark Child replied as she ground the tag and crest to powder with her heel.
"Nothing."
~*~
TK's crest stopped glowing and he stopped walking. He shook his head to clear it.
"Are you OK?" Joe asked.
TK nodded and pointed to an enormous castle for off in the distance.
"Matt's there," he whispered.
~*~
The Dark Child looked deep into Matt's eyes. Matt felt as though her were frozen. He noticed the Dark Child was glowing with black energy, but was still immobile.
The black energy hit him unexpectedly. He cried out in pain and fell to the floor. Just as suddenly as it had begun, the pain stopped.
"You're stronger than I anticipated. No matter. I'll weaken you," the Dark Child calmly said.
Matt lay on the floor gasping for air. What was that? He thought.
The Dark Child removed a long whip from her jeans.
Matt tried to move out of the way, but she was too quick for him. She cracked the whip hard on Matt's back. Matt gritted his teeth, refusing to give the Dark Child the satisfaction of hearing him scream.
He felt the whip hitting him over and over and each time his attempts of escape became feebler and feebler until finally the stopped altogether.
Matt felt the whip wrap around his neck and he was yanked to his feet after what seemed like an eternity of torture. He could feel blood running down his back.
"Have you had enough?" the girl muttered, more to herself than to Matt.
Again the black energy sent Matt reeling, but he didn't give in to the darkness that was fighting to consume him.
The girl growled in frustration and a small black tornado suddenly hit Matt. He couldn't hold his screams of agony in anymore.
"AHHHHHH!" he shrieked as he flew through the air.
He hit the ground hard and tasted something salty in his mouth. He realized it was blood.
Matt vaguely noticed the Dark Child glowing with black energy a third time before the excruciating pain hit him.
Unable to resist any longer, he slipped into the darkness...
~*~
"I've lost track of him on my digivice!" Izzy cried.
"Well then lets retrace our steps," Kari replied.
"No, he's disappeared," Izzy grimly replied.
"Something must have happened to him!" Mimi shouted.
"I believe he was behind this door," Izzy said, motioning to the door next to them.
Joe threw open the heavy door and gasped. The room was enormous. In the very back of the room was a platform with hundreds of steps carved into it. On the platform was a pure black throne and sitting in the throne was the Dark Child.
"I knew you would come," the emotionless voice of the Dark Child rang.
"What did you do to Matt?" Tai hesitantly asked, fearing the answer.
The Dark Child laughed cruelly and fingered a small beaker filled with a silvery gas that was hanging around her neck.
"Here's your friend," the Dark Child said. She threw Matt from the top of the platform.
Matt sailed through the air, hit the ground and rolled slowly.
The seven other Digidestined were stunned. His back was covered with deep whip marks and a thin trickle of blood seeped from his mouth.
"Matt!" TK wailed, running to his older brother's lifeless form.
The six other children were not far behind. When they reached Matt, TK knelt next down next to his older brother and murmured: "Please wake up, Matt, please. I still need you."
Joe gently steered TK out of the way and lifted Matt's limp wrist to check for a pulse. He shut his eyes and sadly shook his head.
"He's gone."
"Dead?" Kari whispered in disbelief.
Joe nodded and set Matt's arm gently on the floor.
"No, he's not dead," the Dark Child drawled.
"He doesn't have a pulse! I think that's dead!" Tai shouted.
The Dark Child clasped her hands so the fingertips were barely touching and Tai suddenly felt icy cold hands wrapped around his neck.
The Dark Child squeezed her hands together and Tai was lifted off the ground tearing at his neck.
"Now that I have silence, I will explain," the Dark Child continued. "Does anyone else have something to say?"
The other Digidestined stood in shocked silence watching Tai struggle in midair.
"Now as I was saying, he isn't dead. His soul is simply gone."
"What did you do to him?" Sora breathed.
"Sheranamon loves the souls of children. It will make a tasty snack," the Dark Child replied, eying the beaker that hung around her neck. She unclasped her hands and Tai dropped to the ground gasping for breath.
"And what of your other friends? Have you forgotten them?" the Dark Child mocked. She pressed a button on a small remote control and a panel on one wall slid away revealing a cage with all eight Digimon.
The Digimon gasped at the condition of the Digidestined. Matt lay lifeless on the ground. Sora had rope marks around her neck. Mimi had a scar on her arm. Tai looked the worst after Matt; he still had severe blisters all over his arms and legs.
The seven children began racing to their digital friends.
"Stop! One step closer and I'll blow us all to kingdom come!" the Dark Child called, holding up the remote control menacingly.
"Agumon! Digivolve!" Tai shouted.
"Agumon Digivolve to..." nothing happened at all. "Huh? I'm still me."
"Your little toys are useless here," the Dark Child stated. "Why don't you just accept defeat? I'm sure Sheranamon would love to eat your souls as well."
A voice rang out: "Not if I have anything to do with it!" The voice sounded nearly exactly like the Dark Child's except for the fact that it was different in one way-it had feeling. "Stop this crusade, Dark Child-or should I say Alicia?"
"You stay out of this," the Alicia (more commonly known as the Dark Child) hissed. "It's none of your business."
"Oh, but it is," the bearer of the voice jumped from behind the gigantic throne.
Seven jaws dropped. This new person looked the same as the Dark Child minus the black diamond...