(Man, people really got mad at me for leaving the last part where I did! I'm really liking where this is going, and guess what? You finally get to know what I've known all along: Why Myotismon's been after Matt! I hope you enjoy, and please review!)
Myotismon's Heir Part 4
(Matt's POV)
When I finally regained consciousness I expected to be chained down, or in a cell deep in the heart of a dark dungeon, not lying on a bed in a gothic room staring up at a black cloth canopy of the old fashioned bed. As I moved to sit up, I noticed that I was no longer in the black T-shirt and jeans I had gone to the digital world in, but a pair of silk black pants and a red button down dress shirt. I didn't see that my feet were bare until I hopped off the bed and my skin touched the ice-cold stone floor. Gulping down my nervous feelings, I headed for the door.
No one stopped me from leaving the room to my surprise, and I walked right out into the dark corridor without anyone trying to jump me. There was no one else in sight, and it didn't make any sense to me. Wasn't Myotismon going to try and keep me here? Or maybe he didn't think I was much of a threat? That probably was true, for my digimon, and my own digivice were no longer with me.
' If I were an exit, where would I be? ', I asked myself, shaking my head. There seemed to be no end of the hallway before me, and I had no choice but to go forward, until I reached the first door I had seen since the room I'd left. My hand reached out on impulse, and the door opened with a creek. Taking a deep breath, I went inside discovering instantly that it was dark in the room, except for a light in the center. After I took one step the door slammed shut behind me making me jump about three feet in the air. When I checked it, I found out it was locked. ' This is great, this is just great. Not only am I in some strange room and have no idea what could possibly in here with me, I'm also trapped in here. I have to get out of here now! Who knows what Ken will do to Cass if I can't find her soon! '
I made my way step by step to the center of the room only to find a candle there, burning on the floor. I reached out to touch the handle, but for some reason, my hand went on it's own to right over the flame. Suddenly, my eyes snapped shut, and I could see these images in my mind. It was like watching the preview clips of a movie, and trying to guess what was going on at the same time as they flashed by.
First I saw myself on the floor, forced to bow before Myotismon as he told me of all the things he knew of the other Digidestined. At that point, I had thought that they were lies, trying to get me to doubt my brother and my friends. The next image showed me in front of his magic mirror, and it was showing me proof of the things he said. Back then I didn't know it was a false image. The next thing I saw was something that I hadn't expected, an image I knew was true, and had never wanted to have to see again. I mentally cringed as I was forced to watch it all over again.
I was five, and it was right after the divorce. It had hurt my dad bad, and he'd started to drink. I was too young to understand that when people drink they can get violent, so I thought that when he hit me the first time that it was my fault. I spent the next year or so tiptoeing around my dad in the hopes of avoiding his rage, but it always seemed to get me caught faster. My dad got help after a while, but I still had the scars, the physical, and the kind that no one can see.
The last image was one even I had not been expecting. There I was, the way I looked four years ago, sobbing in front of that mirror. Myotismon reached out and put a hand on my shoulder. We both looked surprised, and then in an instant, I embraced him as if he were someone trying to help me. The flame then burned my hand, and as I pulled away my foot went out and kicked it over.
" Do you remember now? ", a silky voice asked from the shadows.
" You twisted me around, tried to make me your son, your heir to your evil empire. Before you could finish the others came, and they stopped you, and me. I got injured in the fight, and they found a way to erase my memories. ", I whispered, holding my stinging hand gingerly, my eyes still closed. " They wanted me to forget what you did to me, to be able to move on without knowing all the destruction I caused under your control. And when Ken brought you back you did something… "
" … to bring back some of your memories, to lure you back to the Digiworld. They may have erased your memories, but the programming I have placed in your mind is still there. ", Myotismon sneered as torches on the walls lit up as if on cue. I whirled around to see him standing behind me. " If I can get clear access to it once more, you will be as you once were. I will once again have an heir. "
" Never! I'm not gonna be your slave again. ", I shouted defiantly, clenching my fists tightly. " You may have gotten me to look at you like a creature worthy of some kind of caring, but I will never be your pawn again! I won't let you do it! "
" You have no choice in the matter. ", Myotismon sneered as he took a step forward. " If you had submitted to me long ago I never would have played so many games with your mind. Now stop delaying your own destiny! "
I made a mad dash for the door, easily getting around him. It was still locked, I was trapped in a windowless, exitless, room with a monster who wanted to make me his mindless slave again! He turned to face me in the shadowy room and I knew that things didn't look to good for me. He then opened his cape wide.
" Grisly Wing! ", he cried, releasing his attack. I knew the bats weren't to kill me like they had hundreds of digimon, but to bring me to him. Even with my memories of the last time he'd programmed me flooding back, I knew how he'd done it then. He needed me very close, and I couldn't let that happen!
The small black bats dug their claws into my skin, pulling me towards their master ever so slowly because I kept swatting my off. No matter how many I got off of me there always seemed to be more. I was a few feet away from the vampire when I finally got up the strength to turn around and try to run again. He grabbed my arm, pulling me right next to him. I tried to struggle, but his grip was like steel, and he was determined to keep me right there. He tilted me head to the side, and sunk his fangs into the soft skin of my neck. I'd never felt anything like it.
First there was pain, that was given. He wasn't taking blood though. I could almost feel this darkness invading my mind, taking over the way I thought and every spare corner of my mind. I could almost see that he'd found a spot in my mind to stash some kind of spell, one with the programming he'd put in me before. There was another surge of pain as he opened it, and I could feel my self washing away, going into a pit of black. I was pushed back into a tiny corner of my own mind, and no longer in control of anything I did. I feel to my knees the blackness covering me.
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( Tai's POV )
' This is all my fault, TK's right. If we hadn't erased Matt's memories he would've known why we didn't want him to be near Myotismon. I mean, the guy twisted him until he was as evil as the vampire that tricked him! He lied to Matt, made him think we hated him, and worse yet, he got Matt to care about him. ', I thought to myself as we made our way towards where Myotismon's old castle still stood. Izzy was explaining to Cody more about the evil vampire, and Sora was telling Yolei about some of our other enemies. To my surprise, it was TK who noticed my silence.
" Tai, I'm sorry about earlier… ", he started.
" Don't apologize, you were right. It was my idea to keep this a secret from Matt when I knew we shouldn't have. If we had told Matt sooner, we wouldn't be here now, hoping that Myotismon hasn't warped his mind again. ", I cut him off, my voice solemn and with no emotion. " If anything happens to him…. "
" Stop it, Tai! If you keep feeling sorry for yourself you won't be able to help us save Matt. So what if you've made a few mistakes? We still have time to correct them. ", Cass remarked, interrupting me. Her green eyes were burning into mine, and I couldn't look away from her. " You keep up all this self pity and we're not gonna get Yamato back, Tai. Is that what you want? "
' She's right. I have to get a grip and start acting like a leader. When Augumon was the Digimon Emperor's slave Matt had to punch me to bring me to my senses, well, at least Cass didn't have to go that far! ', I thought as I clenched an anxious fist. I gave her a nod as my features turned determined. " You're right. We need to get to that castle right now before we're too late. Matt's counting on us! "
( Davis's POV )
" Cass, I've been meaning to ask you something. ", I spoke up as I approached the blonde girl walking next to me. I was more nervous then when I had asked Yolei out for the first time and in my heart I knew why. Ever since I'd first met Cass I had secretly liked her, but I knew nothing would ever come of it. She turned to me with those big green eyes and I could feel my temperature rise as if I was burning up. " Back when Ken was after you, why did you e-mail me? "
" I knew that the original Digidestined knew what was really going on, and I wasn't even sure I could trust them. You were the first one I thought of when I tried to pick one of you newer kids. ", she admitted slowly, a sheepish grin on her face as she tried not to blush. " Besides, you've saved me from an old boyfriend before. "
We both laughed, but I could see the hurt in her eyes. She was worried about Matt, and I felt really bad for her. From what the older kids told us, the things Myotismon did to her boyfriend sounding unbelievably cruel and painful. When she looked away from me and concentrated on walking again I felt like I should say something, but what could I say? I wished Matt were here for her right then.
Yolei took my hand and gave it a squeeze. I gazed into her brown eyes and could tell she was worried about me. I couldn't really think of anything to say, and in a few seconds I found out that I didn't need to because Gomamon did.
" Look, over the hill! ", the seal like creature exclaimed.
" There it is. Finally. ", Mimi commented with a grin.
I looked down the steep slope to see a stone building that looked seriously old. Yolei stuck her tongue out in disgust, and I had to agree with her. The place looked disgusting. Kari was the first to speak up after a moment.
" How are we gonna get inside? ", she asked, hands on her hips. All of the older kids looked at each other as if they were trying to come up with a plan all together. TK looked over at Cass as if to assure her that everything would be all right, but she didn't look too sure. Izzy had out his labtop that he'd brought with.
" Well, it's probably safe to say that the way we went in the last time will be blocked off from any further intrusion, and there's no way we'll be able to get through the front gates. He'll probably have guards posted. ", the former bearer of Knowledge concluded as he rapidly typed. It was times like these that he reminded me of my science teacher. " I do believe if my map is still current enough that there is a tunnel underground around here somewhere that we can use to get into the main hall. Now all we have to do is find the tunnel I believe. "
" Oh yeah, and do you see anywhere that we could find an opening? ", I demanded skeptically as I took a few steps down the hill by myself. " I mean, come on, it's not like it's right under our noses or somethiiiinnnnggg! "
The ground had opened up beneath me and I fell until I landed on my back in stale dirt and a cloud of dust was all around me. About ten feet up was where the others were now, and I could clearly see where I was. I found the tunnel to Myotismon's castle, and I hadn't even tried! Veemon and Yolei were up above, shouting down at me to see if I was okay. I'd found the tunnel, hadn't I?
In a few minutes, the others joined me, carefully hopping down into the dark musty tunnel along with me. Joe and Cody had brought flashlights and they led the way through the dirt corridor while Yolei took my hand, demanding to know if I was okay. She wouldn't let it go until I finally told her I was perfectly okay. As we walked I suddenly noticed that Cass was kind of straggling behind. I was about to say something to her, but then a figure moving in the shadows caught my eyes.
" Huh? " When I whipped my head to look in that direction it was gone. My features read of confusion, because I was sure I had seen something, but there was nothing there at all. My girlfriend saw my sudden distress.
" Is something wrong, Davis? ", she asked me quietly.
" I thought I saw something in the darkness, but I guess I didn't. ", I told her slowly, still letting my eyes linger where I thought I had seen movement seconds before. I then shrugged helplessly. " Guess my eyes are playing tricks on me. "
Even though I was able to fool her thinking into I was fine, I was sure I wasn't fine. A shiver ran down my spine, and I couldn't shake my fears or doubts. There was something about this place that was making me on edge.
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( Cass's POV )
Even though I appeared confident to Tai and the others that we would find Matt in time, I knew that I really didn't feel that way. I had been worrying this whole mission. What if we were too late to help Matt? What if Myotismon had already brainwashed him like he had four years ago, or maybe he'd done worse.
I saw Davis watching the shadows and thought nothing of it. No one really seemed to notice that I was falling behind, but I just could find the strength to walk. Tears were welling up in my eyes and I had to stop so I could hold them back. I clenched my fists and tried to focus my mind. ' Come on, stop being so weak, Cass, you know Matt's gonna be okay. He has to be. I just gotta stop from being such a baby and keep going. I don't see TK crying about all of this now, huh? '
I stood up straight and took a deep breath. I was about to start walking and catch up with the Digidestined when hands reached out from the darkness and grabbed me. I tried to scream, but one of my captor's hands was over my mouth, while the other was around my middle restraining my arms. I struggled, but their strength seemed inhuman and they pulled me towards the darkness. Once we were in the blackness, I suddenly felt very faint, and lost consciousness.
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I opened my eyes slowly, trying to see through the haze before them. Within seconds, I could feel a mattress beneath me, and realized that I was in a gothic looking bedroom on a bed. Growing frantic abruptly, I tried to get up, but found that there was a familiar figure straddling my waist and holding my arms down firmly. He had his eyes closed as he leaned in, his features almost serene, and his mouth slowly opened to reveal fangs. I screamed as Yamato came in closer.
To be continued:
( Okay, a little sidetrack information here. In case you didn't understand what Myotismon did to Matt, here's a quick explanation: He kidnapped Mat after when the episode Sora's Crest of Love took place, and made Matt his own personal torture toy. He then wanted Matt to become his heir if he were ever to die, so he tortured hi with his own mind until he finally broke down, and then he made Matt a vampire. I'll try to fit more info later in the story. Hope nobody gets mad about the abusive father thing, I Know it's overdone. )
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