A/N-- Here's the next part. What? You thought I'd leave you hanging? Remember what happened last time. It's important. And something fairly dark happens to Saishi.
CLANG
CLANG
CLANG
The metallic sound grew closer to Saishi's prison cell. Saishi looked groggily up from where he had been thrown the day before. He hadn't managed to get much sleep. A large, shadowy figure with red eyes had haunted his dreams.
The door flew open, revealing the same figure that had given him nightmares.
It approached him slowly, staring into his eyes.
Ohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgod.
Saishi's thoughts blurred together in fear.
The demonic figure, his eyes fiery coals from Hell, crooned softly. "Little boy...Pretty boy...You'll enjoy this, yessss..."
Saishi's screams echoed through the castle for hours.
~*~
"Mitsukai?"
"What is it, Rei?"
"I hear voices. Over there." Rei pointed north.
"Hydromon? Sylphmon? Do you know what it might be?"
Hydromon paused and tilted his head for a moment, listening intently. "Voices...Hmmm...Might be a village. We might as well go in that direction."
The four of them headed north.
~*~
"We have to get to shelter! A cave, anything!" Ryuu shouted above the howling wind, desperate to be heard.
Mark, Pokumon, Ryuu, and DemiLeomon had all landed in a frozen tundra. Currently, Ryuu was trying to get Mark to follow him to shelter. Unfortunately, it was impossible to be heard over the howling wind. Ryuu resorted to pointing and gesturing in the general direction of the mountains. He felt that there had to be some kind of cave there.
It worked. Mark followed Ryuu to the mountains.
~*~
"Oh, my…"
Rei and Mitsukai crested the hill. Due to his longer legs, Mitsukai had reached the top first. The town that spread out beneath him was one of the strangest things he had ever seen, and that included Enzemon turning into Hydromon.
The town's basic look was identical to a messy toybox. Small lizard like creatures that looked like they were made of Lego's were walking back and forth. A stuffed pink doll that resembled a T-rex was building a small house. The strangest thing, however, was the gigantic yellow teddy bear.
"My god…It's a Care Bear on steroids…"
The small doll thing glanced up at that point, seeing them. It shouted and pointed at them.
The small Lego lizards dropped the things they were holding and faced the two digidestined.
A cry of 'Block Blaster' came from their throats, and large red Lego blocks flew at the two humans.
~*~
"Humans!"
Mark and Ryuu looked up dully, too cold to be surprised. The small, lizard like digimon with the fur coat made gestures for them to follow him.
"Come! You have to get out of this snow!"
~*~
"Uhhhh…."
Mitsukai tossed and turned, moving the large covers that were draped over his body.
"Hello."
"YAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Mitsukai screamed in shock. Complete and total shock.
Rei smiled at him from the other side of the bed. "Good morning, Mitsukai!"
~*~
"Thank you for saving us."
"Ah, don't mention it. It was nothing."
Ryuu paused and put down the hot mug of tea he was sipping. "Yes it was. You saved our lives, and we don't even know your name!"
The small digimon blushed slightly. "Oh, I'm Gabumon."
"I'm Ryuu Kamiya."
"Mark Ishida."
"Pokumon."
"DemiLeomon."
"Pleased to meet you! Now, just settle down and drink your tea."
~*~
Mitsukai was on the far side of the bedroom. "Rei, why were we in the same bed?"
"The ToyAgumon put us in there. Did you know you talk in your sleep?"
"Rei!" Mitsukai paused and tilted his head to the side. "ToyAgumon? What're they?"
"Those little Lego lizards that knocked us out."
"Why did they put us in here?"
The door opened and a large teddy bear like digimon walked in. "I can answer that. We thought you were minions of Blightmon. Most of his servants are humanoids."
Rei continued the tale. "After we got knocked out, Hydromon and Sylphmon yelled at them. They put us in here until we woke up."
"Why in the same bed?"
"Most of the digimon here are genderless. They don't have any real idea of why that was inappropriate."
"Okay…Where are Hydromon and Sylphmon?"
"Eating."
Mitsukai perked up at this. "Then why are we here? Let's go get some food!"
The resulting gust of wind and sonic boom was Mitsukai racing out the door, heading for food.
~*~
"Gabumon, where are we?"
"The snow fields of the digital world. Most ice digimon live here."
"How do we get out?"
Gabumon smiled at them and beckoned for them to follow him.
~*~
A large, shadowy figure with burning red eyes made a negligent pass with one-hand? Arm? Something, at least. A large window opened up in the middle of the cavernous room.
"What is it, Forsamon?"
The shadowy figure spoke, it's voice filled with a whining, nasal servility. "Oh great Lord Blightmon, I have news."
"What?"
"I have succeeded in corrupting a digidestined, my Lord."
"WHAT?!"
Forsamon gestured at a figure behind him. It stepped forward and bowed low. "It was once the digidestined called Saishi. Tell him your new name, little one."
When Saishi spoke, all humanity was gone from his voice. "My Lord Blightmon, I am thy humble servant. Mine name is Shinigami."
A/N—Ooooo! Plot twist! How many of you were expecting this? In case you were wondering, Shinigami is Japanese for God of Death. Heh heh heh…