The Digidestined meet Dracula: Part 3
( By Yamato795 )
( No disclaimer this time. Gotta get right into the good stuff! )
Cass green eyes burned into Daven's skin. He stood before her in the stone fortress defiantly, despite the fact he believed himself to be superior. She stood near the wall of the stone fortress, acting sleek and innocent, like a cat cleaning her claws. He looked angry, and didn't hide it very well.
" You're a fool to help them, to help that weakling Yamato. ", the son of Dracula rasped angrily moving towards her with animal like grace. " They are weak little humans, and you know it. I will defeat them easily. "
" They are not weak and you know it. Besides, if you're so powerful, why did you need Puppetmon and Cherrymon to separate Yamato and the rest of the Digidestined? If anyone is being sneaky and under-handed, it's you! ", The blonde girl replied, her musical voice low, and almost challenging. " I will not stand aside and let these children be used for blood banks by you! This is where it ends! "
" How dare you give me orders, Cassandra! I am the male, and I am the one who gives the orders. You are my mate, you are betrothed to me as my father wished, and you will obey my command! ", he screamed at her furiously.
" I don't care if you give me orders until you're blue in the face, I'll never submit to your treatment! ", Cass shouted back hotly. " I have Yamato now! "
" You are a fool, Cassandra. " The dark young man laughed hysterically. He couldn't stop, he just kept going on and on and on. Then he stood up straight once more and sneered over at her. " It will never work and you know it! "
" I love him! ", the girl exclaimed without thinking.
" He's a human! You're a vampire! ", Daven yelled.
" I am what you made me! I'm only a vampire because of you! ", Cass screamed in hatred. Tears stung her eyes, threatening to fall. " I would be human if it weren't for you and your blood thirsty father! All the lies, the shame, it's your fault! I lost my humanity because of you, and now the Digidestined will help me destroy you once and for all! I'll help them defeat you, and all of your tricks! "
" You'll never win. I'll kill them all, especially that Guardian of Friendship and his digimon. ", the boy hissed. " And then you'll be mine. "
" I will never be yours, you evil monster. I keep my fangs retracted because I am ashamed of what you did to me. ", the blonde girl replied furiously. " Yamato and I will stop you, and then we can be together. "
" Yes, but only at night. You're forgetting your limits, Cassandra, you can't go out in sunlight like a human. And you're forgetting something even greater than that. ", Daven smirked at her, taking a step closer to her. " Sooner or later, that little Digidestined of yours will know the truth about you, he will know your secret. He already despises me for what I am. What makes you think he'll accept you for what you are? You're just like me, a child of the night. "
" I am nothing like you. ", Cass whispered in her darkest tone. Her gaze was full of a wild fire, one of hatred. His very presence was feeding the blaze, pitting her towards rage unlike any other. She seemed ready to attack him.
" You know you are. Just stare at Yamato's neck once, and then tell me you're not tempted. I've been there, and I know how powerful the draw is to him. There is so much life in his blood. ", Daven retorted, his fangs showing in a mocking way. " You can't tell me you haven't noticed it. Come on, admit it. "
" Shut up, you blood thirsty jerk. ", Cass screamed throwing a punch for his head. He was faster than she was, grabbing her wrist and pulling her right up against him with a sneer. She didn't care right then; she was too enraged. " I'll kill you for that! Then Yamato and I will be happy. We're stronger than you! "
" I love it when you talk like this. " Daven grinned, and then his kissed her forcefully, pressing her even closer to him. She struggled violently, until she finally resorted to something she hated more than anything. She let down her fangs biting him in the mouth. Then she was finally able to get away, backing up until she was near the front door of the stone fortress. Daven looked at her furiously.
Blood was pouring down his lip, dripping onto his old fashioned clothes. His dark eyes were flaming. " You little witch, I'll make you- "
" You won't anything, Daven, because the Digidestined will stop you. You're not going to see next week, that I can promise you. ", the blonde girl retorted as she stormed out the door, letting it slam behind her. Daven punched his hand through the opposite wall, furious with both Cass and the Digidestined.
" I will make sure that you and Matt will never be happy, Cassandra! ", he growled under his breath, his eyes burning on the door. " Even if I die after. "
* * *
" It's getting late you guys, maybe we should stay put for a while, you know, so Cass can catch up to us. ", Matt suggested from at the end of the group with TK and Patamon. " Come on I know she's good at tracking and stuff but the sooner she finds us the sooner I get Garurumon back. Please, you guys? "
" He's right. It is getting dark, and it would be more logical to let Cass catch up to us sooner than to continue and put her further behind. ", Izzy agreed, looking over at Tai. " It would be much wiser to rest anyway, the digimon appear tired. "
" Okay, let's take a break. ", the brown haired boy nodded.
Everyone took a seat, happy for the rest. Palomon rubbed her roots, complaining a little about how sore they were. Mimi was right along with her, only softly trying not to make everyone angry at her and her digimon. TK got up after a moment walking over to where Matt was already seated in the lush green grass.
" Matt, how come you wouldn't tell me what happened to you? ", he asked his older brother, looking up at him with his big blue eyes. " And where's Gabumon? Why isn't he with us anymore? Is he okay? "
" He'll be just fine, little one, just as soon as we defeat a monster that's using him. ", a musical voice said as a shadow came out of the trees. A blonde girl stepped out from under the tree line, making her way towards the group. " Hello, Digidestined, I am Cass. We'll be working together to stop Daven before he can stop you. I wish we could've met on better circumstances, but it seems it's too late. "
" Exactly what is your connection to this Daven anyway? ", the red haired Guardian of Knowledge inquired from his seat next to his digifriend. " I mean, you have to have some kind of reason for wishing to help us. "
" He and I have been enemies for a long time now, longer than you can imagine. He feeds on humans that only he deems worthy of his time, first going for the one he feels is the biggest threat. ", the mysterious girl informed him, glancing over at Matt only once. " Being a vampire, he needs to feed on human blood, and you are the only humans in the Digital world. You're his targets; despite he knows how powerful you are. He thinks he can beat you easily, even with your digimon. "
" And we'll just have to prove him wrong. ", Tai remarked matter of factly, giving Augumon a big wink. " With WarGreymon on our side, how can we lose? "
" It won't be that easy, Tai, he has Garurumon under his control. ", Biyomon pointed out from in Sora's lap. " And we can't fight him like we'd fight any other digimon, he's our friend. We can't hurt him just because someone is making him hurt us! Whatever we do, we have to be careful of how we handle Garurumon. "
" That's right. ", Kari agreed abruptly.
" But how are we going to battle Daven then? ", Joe questioned Cass.
She took a seat next to the Guardian of Friendship and let out a small sigh of relief for a break. " My basic idea is that while some of you battle Daven himself, the others will distract Garurumon until the vampire is destroyed. We'll need to plan carefully though, Daven is very clever himself, and we can't make mistakes. "
" Then I guess Tai will have to sit this one out. ", Sora giggled, her red gloved hand covering her mischievous smile. Everyone started to laugh as well, making their leader a little annoyed from the pestering. Matt rolled his eyes looking over at Cass. She was laughing as well, obviously knowing about Tai's reckless habits.
" Maybe we should know more about Daven before we start to plan. You know, stuff like his weaknesses and abilities. ", Tentomon suggested reasonably.
" Like all vampires, he cannot go out into sunlight, cannot leave a circle of crosses, can't step on holy ground, and can be killed with a wooden stake through his heart. But any of those things would be difficult to do because he can fly, throw fire, his senses are keen, he can transform into a giant bat, and can hypnotize creatures to do his bidding. ", she explained slowly, sounding like she was going over a long list of things. " I'm not sure any of that is useful but the two ways to destroy him. He can only be killed with a stake to the heart, and sunlight. "
" Then maybe we can lure him out into the sunlight. ", Matt implied.
Cass bit her lower lip, unsure of what she could say now. She could not go out into the sunlight either, for it would turn her to ashes as well. She'd have to convince them that that would be a last resort. " Daven is too clever for that. We'll have to do it the old fashioned way. Besides, we shouldn't wait until morning. "
" Then let's get dinner ready and then we can plan on what to do. ", the Guardian of Courage remarked standing up. " Matt, you stay here with Cass while we get everything set up. Once we're done we can get started. "
Matt nodded, watching the rest of the Digidestined split up and go into the forest. Once they were gone, he wrapped his arms around the blonde girl and kissed her passionately with his fiery lips. Her arms went around him as well, and she kissed back with a hunger, just like she had the night before.
" I missed you. ", he whispered as he pulled away. He held her face close to his, staring deep into her emerald green eyes. Her hands were in his hair feeling just how soft it was. " I wished you could've been with me all day. "
" I felt the same way, but I had to know if Daven would be back again tonight, otherwise I wouldn't be able to help you. ", Cass replied softly. She kissed him briefly, as if just to gently touch her lips to his once more. " He wants you gone first, Yamato, I'm not exactly sure why, but he does! He normally goes after the strongest of a group, and you are that, but that can't be the whole reason. "
" I just want to hold you right now, Cass, just until the others come back. ", he rasped in her ear. " I just want to forget Daven right now. "
" Awwww, but why would you want to forget me, Yamato? I thought that we bonded when you gave me your digimon. ", a sneering voice hidden in the shadows taunted. " And aren't you two just so cute? "
" Daven! ", Cass gasped as she and the blonde young man jumped to their feet. The vampire was hovering before them against the twilight sky, a fanged smirk on his shadowy face. She grit her teeth, she hadn't been expecting this.
" Who else would it be? ", he laughed evilly. He then threw his cape back behind him, swooping down at them. His laughed echoed in their ears and he was upon them before they could even twitch, tearing them apart.
His hand gripped the blonde girl's wrist in an iron lock. She cried out trying to pull away. Matt hit the grass just off to Daven's left, rolling onto his side. He then pulled himself to standing position and ran at them. He hit the vampire in the face with his balled fist, but the dark figure was able to block it at the last possible second. He threw the Digidestined boy back to the ground closer to the tree line. Cass tried to kick Daven in the shin but it didn't work for he threw her to the ground at his feet. He held a flaming fist near her head, pressing her against the dirt bellow her even though she was struggling furiously.
" Surrender yourself now, Yamato, or I'll kill her! ", he threatened sneering over at the blonde boy. The chosen child stood once again, clenching his fists, anger written all over his features. Daven tried not to burn the girl's hair too much.
" Let her go! ", Yamato cried in a rage.
" I will when you surrender. ", the evil creature hissed putting his burning fist closer to Cass's face. " Now give yourself up before I let her burn! "
" Yamato, no! Get out of here! ", Cass yelled trying her hardest to get out of the evil bloodsucker's grasp. But no matter how hard she kicked or what she tried, she remained at his mercy on the ground. " You can't let him win! "
" But I can't let him hurt you! ", Matt retorted helplessly. He then turned his piercing glare back to meet Daven's eyes. " If I give myself up, you have to promise to let Cass, and Garurumon go. If you hurt either of them, the deal is off. "
" You have my word. ", Daven replied blankly. " Now throw down your Digivice and Crest, I don't want them in the way when I finally get to taste you. "
" No! Yamato, no, you can't do this! ", the blonde girl exclaimed franticly. Her mind was racing as she watched the child of Friendship begin to begin to remove the tag around his neck. She knew she had to do something or the evil creature would use Matt for blood until the blonde young man finally died after a long period of suffering. In second, the Crest of Friendship hit the ground, rolling through the deep green grass. Matt's hand went to remove the device on his hip.
" Hand of Fate! ", a deep, echoing voice boomed from above them. Orange energy shot through the air at Daven, knocking him off of the mysterious girl. She scrambled over to the Guardian of Friendship, throwing her arms around him as if it would protect them both. He quickly looked up to see Angemon soaring above them with TK on his shoulders, and then he swiftly grabbed his Crest.
" What's going on? ", Matt called up to his brother.
" Garurumon attacked us in the woods, and we thought that Daven might be here. ", Sora implied from her perch on Birdramon's talons. " Looks like we were right too! Are you guys all right? Did Daven almost- "
" I don't start anything that I don't finish! ", the vampire shouted furiously as he threw a bolt of fire at the bird like digimon above. " I will take the Guardian of Friendship prisoner if I have to kill the rest of the chosen children to do it! "
Birdramon dived in the air to dodge the attack, but stayed off the ground. She then flapped her wings with all of her strength. " Meteor wing! "
He grinned, showing off his fangs, as he whirled his cape around himself, shielding his body from the hail. The he turned to Cass and Matt, letting a wave of fire leap out of his palms in a swirling inferno. " Let's warm things up here, kids! "
Cass closed her eyes in concentration. " Winds of spring, winds of fall, green trees standing tall, bring to me a shield of might that will even block the light! "
A glowing blue shield appeared in her hands just in time to block the flames from doing any damage. Matt breathed a sigh of relief. Daven was furious, but he was ready when Angemon shot out his attack once more. He threw a ball of fire at the angel, just before Garurumon leaped into the clearing with the other Digidestined tearing after him. Daven appeared furious.
" This isn't over, Yamato Ishida. You can't avoid your fate forever, it's just a matter of time before I'll taste your blood, you have my word on that. ", the vampire spat, a he began to float above the ground along with the white wolf. He sneered at them viciously. " The next time, I'll have you beat, you'll see. "
In an abrupt flame above them, they disappeared without a trace. Cass breathed a sigh of relief, turning to face Matt with a expression on her face that could've been of anger. " How could you think of giving yourself up to him? He would've drained the life out of you slower than imaginable! "
" I couldn't let him hurt you, Cass. I care about you too much! ", he retorted, pulling her into a soft embrace. " I'd do anything to keep you safe. "
" This is new. ", Mimi whispered to the bearer of Love. They shared a smile, truly happy for their close friend. The guys however, were stunned by Matt's actions unable to put two and two together very easily. TK had wide eyes, watching his older brother in awe, unsure of what to make of all this.
" If you give up Daven will have Garurumon forever, Yamato. ", the blonde girl in his arms whispered, running her hands through is hair. Their eyes were locked, and her seemed to be hiding something, but Matt wasn't sure what. Her voice was so gentle when she said. " Promise me you won't surrender to him. "
" I-I—I promise. ", the Guardian of Friendship replied.
* * *
Cass left the Digidestined just before the sun rose above the trees. She wet back to her own home, far across the woods from Daven's. She'd always had refused to be close to the cocky vampire, no matter what it took. Inside the small stone walls of her home, Cass let out a sigh of relief. Tonight, she and the Digidestined would defeat Daven once and for all, there was no doubt.
Their plan had been set as soon as Matt had been able to explain everything to his friends. Cass was happy to show Izzy the location of Daven's fortress, and her own home, even though they would not be going to her place anyway. The young computer whiz had taken notes on everything she told them of vampires, and of Daven's habits, and come up with a plan that even Cass had to admit seemed flawless. Now she could rest until nightfall, finally.
Hours later, when her body sensed that her time had arrived, her green eyes opened, seeing that it was time to act. She got out of bed, heading for the door when she slammed into something. Confused, Cass backed up, looking for what it was in her way. But there was nothing there. She put out her hand out and touched an invisible wall; one that she knew shouldn't be there because she hadn't put it there.
" Sorry, my dear, but you're not going anywhere. You gotta love a circle of crosses, Cass. They're so useful. ", a sneering voice implied from near her doorway. " Besides, Yamato will be here soon. And you don't want to miss what I have planned for him, love. Garurumon's on that right now, in fact. "
To be Continued:
( Okay, one thing I have to say is, Daven has no yaio intentions for Matt, all right? )