( I love you people so much, here's the next part. Now if some people would just read the first part. Oh, well, I hope it's nothing what you expected! )
She's Mine now: part 2
He carefully explained everything to her, well, his version of the story anyway. " We were attacked, my dear, by a group of brats trying to stop my attempts to bring peace to the Digiworld. You must've been injured in the fight, that's why you can't remember. Don't worry, you're safe now. "
" I can't remember anything. ", Cass whispered sadly, shaking her head. The Digimon Emperor had taken out her ponytail earlier to take care of her head injury so it hung loosely around her face until she looked up at him with those green eyes that pleaded with him so much. " Who are you? "
As part of the act, the boy hung his head, acting as if he'd been thrown into a pit of despair. Siting down next to her on the bed, he slowly took off his goggles to look into her eyes. " I'm Ken, you beloved, your one true love, Cass. We've been together for so long it hurts me that you don't remember any of it. "
" I'm so sorry. ", the girl whispered, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Her voice sounded so sincere, but so did his, and he was lying. Inside his mind, he was smirking, wishing silently that the former bearer of Friendship could see what he did next. Tenderly, he wrapped his arms around her to bring her in for a kiss, and to his joy, she did not resist him because she didn't know to.
' Well, Yamato, she's mine now. ' Ken thought to himself as he enjoyed caressing her lips with his. ' There's nothing you can do for her now. As long as she never gets her memory back, she will not know that I am the one who is evil. '
* * *
The battle was won, even though Matt still felt like a failure. Once the Digimon Emperor had left Gabumon had been able to digievolve all the way to WereGarurumon and join the battle with the others. The former bearer of Friendship was unable to move; his eyes were locked on where he'd last seen Ken and Cass in the sky. The thing that brought him around though was that Cherrymon was destroyed by WereGarurumon's Garuru Kick attack.
TK rushed to his brother's side. " Matt, did Ken…. Did he….. "
" He's got Cass. " The older boy hung his head, clenching his fists in pain that was pulsing from his heart. " TK, this is all my fault! I shouldn't have even brought her here! I knew it was too dangerous! And who knows what the Emperor will do to her, or even why he wanted her in the first place! If he hurts her- "
" We'll stop him before he can, Matt. ", Davis assured him as he stepped up to the two brothers. The look on his face was serious, and he seemed completely confident that they could stop Ken from carrying out whatever hi plan was.
" Uh, you guys, we have an e-mail from Izzy. ", Yolei spoke up after a moment. She was standing behind them, holding her mini computer in front of her face so she could see the screen clearly. " It's an urgent message! "
" What's it say? ", Cody asked curiously.
" It says: Guys, it getting late, and they're going to close down the school soon. You need to come home right away! ", the purple haired girl read her eyes wide in horror. " Oh, my God, I didn't know we'd been here that long! "
" We can't go! What about Cass? ", Matt exclaimed, sounding a little frantic. " We can't just leave her here with Ken until tomorrow after school! She need us! "
" But your parents will worry about you. ", Veemon pointed out.
" What if we come back to late to help her? I won't except that. No. ", the oldest Digidestined out of the group implied shaking his head. " You kids can all go home, but I'm not going back until Cass is with us safe and sound. Come on, WereGarurumon, we can e-mail Izzy and get the location of Ken's castle. "
" You think we'd leave you here alone? ", Kari remarked, watching him start to walk off with his ultimate level digimon.
" She's right, you can't go to fight the Emperor alone. Patamon and I are coming with you. ", his brother agreed, hurrying to catch up with Yamato and the werewolf like creature. " And don't give me any of that ' I don't need your help, go home and be safe' talk, because you know you need me, Matt. "
" I'm going too. Cass is one of our friends, and there's no way I'm gonna let Ken get away with taking her prisoner. ", Davis said as he and Veemon joined them.
" Are we staying too, Cody? " Armadillomon questioned his partner.
His green eyes looked sad as he stared at the ground and answered sadly, " I can't. I have a kendo lesson tonight and my parents will worry. I'm sorry, Matt. "
" It's okay, Cody. Why don't you, Kari, and Yolei head back and tell the others what happened? ", the blonde young man assured him softly. " Tell Izzy to send us Ken's location and see if anyone can come later to back us up. "
" E-mail us if you need anything else. ", Hawkmon told them.
" We will. ", TK laughed half-heartedly. " Now you guys better get going before the janitor comes and throws Izzy out himself! "
* * *
" So Ken has taken Cass prisoner? ", Tai gasped when Kari told him, Joe, Izzy, and Sora. His brown eyes went wide when Kari went into details of the young girl's stranger capture. " But why? She's not even a Digidestined? "
" Maybe Ken wants to use her as bait for one of his traps. Or maybe he'll ransom her of to us. ", Joe shrugged trying to make sense of it. " And that's just great because there's no way all of our allowances will cover this! "
" That's not logical, Joe. ", the first bearer of Knowledge said rubbing his chin. He appeared to be in deep thought as he paced on the floor. " Don't you remember the deal Ken tried to make with them? If he offered that in exchange for Cass, I doubt he plans on using her as bait or ransom. It must be something else. "
" There was one thing that I saw the Emperor do that didn't make any sense to me. ", Kari added suddenly, slowly remembering. " When Cass fell of the cliff, Matt screamed, but so did Ken. It was like he cared about her. "
" I highly doubt that Ken is in love with her, Kari. ", Sora remarked knowing exactly what the younger girl was getting at. " He only cares about himself and ruling the Digiworld. Besides, he doesn't even know Cass. "
" I'm going to send Matt an e-mail telling him where the Digimon Emperor's castle should be. ", Izzy announced as he sat down in front of the computer. Gatomon was keeping watch for anything. Since they'd had to break into the computer lab so they could use the gate if need be, because this was the only place the gate would be open to. " Once they get there, I'm joining them. "
" So am I. ", Tai put in, clenching a fist. Kari nodded. " Me too. "
" I'll stay here and watch the computer just in case. ", Joe volunteered after a moment. " But I will need someone to stay and keep look out. "
" I'll stay, Joe. ", Sora told him stepping forward. " It's not the most glamorous job in the world, but someone's gotta do it. "
" That's the spirit. ", Izzy grinned, typing faster than he's ever typed before. " I'm sending Matt the data now. Lets' just hope it's not too late to give it to him. "
* * *
" Ken, why are those kids trying to stop you? Don't they care that you're trying to help the Digital world? ", Cass questioned, standing next to his chair. She'd been asking him questions since he'd began setting up traps for the Digidestined. He liked how she looked when she leaned over his chair, and how disgusted she was when he'd lied to her about Matt. " And why are those digimon helping them if they're evil? Don't they care that they're hurting their own kind? "
Ken let out a low chuckle. " Those Digidestined think this place is more fun when it's chaotic and unruly. And their little pets are their slaves. They have no choice but to obey those kids' every command. And that's what that creep Yamato had planned for you, my love. He cares for no one but himself. "
" I owe you my freedom. ", Cass grinned as she kissed the blue haired boy softly. The Emperor's thoughts turned smug as he kissed her back. He was enjoying this entirely too much. To this girl, he was a knight in shinning armor, a hero beyond compare or measure. When she pulled away he grabbed her, and kissed her.
" Ken, I think you should….", a familiar, very timid voice spoke up as a small creature entered the room. It was Wormmon, and he was interrupting.
" I thought I told you we wished not to be disturbed! ", the young man shouted at him angrily, pulling away from the girl now sitting in his lap. " You sorry excuse for a digimon, can't you take orders even….. "
Cass got up, and walked over to the small rookie level. She knelt down next to him, starting to stroke his back. The Emperor was cut off, unable to finish his cursing in the serenity of the young woman's movements. Wormmon was instantly relaxed moving closer to her until he was in her lap and almost purring like a cat.
" He's so cute, Ken. ", she implied, stroking the insect's head. She then giggled looking up at who she thought was her boyfriend with a smile that seemed to make his anger flush away. " Where did you get him? "
He was taken back for a moment. He'd never paid much attention to the small digimon for he believed that the creature was worthless. Yet she saw him as an adorable pet or something like that. Ken shook his head, giving her a small shrug.
Wormmon had never been pet before. Not by the Emperor, not by anyone, and the feeling of it was so wonderful that he almost forgot why he'd come into the room in the first place. He hopped off the blonde girl's lap and headed over to 'stand' before his master. " Ken, those Digidestined are headed this way. "
" What? ", he cried furious. He rushed over to the computer council behind him and clicked on the screen. Sure enough, three of the chosen children were heading in their direction right now. He grit his teeth in fury, unable to hold back his temper no matter what he tried. Then an idea came to him. " If they want another fight, I'll give them one! Wormmon, send my new friend after them. "
The rookie level shuddered at the thought of the evil digimon as he headed to Ken's lab, leaving the boy to feed his new 'friend' more lies.
* * *
" Man, my feet are killing me. ", Davis said for the fiftieth time in ten minutes as they kept moving. " Can we take a break? "
" We don't have time! ", Matt hissed, not even slowing down.
" How are we going to fight the Emperor if we're all exhausted and too sore to move, huh? ", Veemon questioned in a whinny voice, staring at the ground.
" I hate to say it, but they're right, Matt. If we wear ourselves out we won't stand a chance against Ken and his slaves. ", TK implied reasonably. " Let's take a short break and then we'll get right going again. I promise. "
Solemnly, the older boy nodded. The two other Digidestined sat down with a sigh of relief glad to be off their feet. Even WereGarurumon had wanted to stop, but he hadn't said anything in fear of upsetting his human even more.
The clearing they were in made Matt feel a little lonely, for it was huge, and it seemed that it went o forever. He let out another sigh as he sat down as well.
" Hey, what was that? ", Patamon said suddenly, his ears perking up.
" You hear something? ", TK asked. His friend nodded.
The other went silent, listening for what it could be that the small digimon heard. Matt was the first one to hear it clearly. His eyes went wide in horror, and he shook his head in disbelief. " No…. it-it c-can't be! "
Then they all heard it. " It's time to plaaaaaayyyy! "
Fear crept into the bearer of Hope's voice. " That's Puppetmon! "
To Be contiued:
( Ha! I did it! I got two parts of this thing up in two days! Although, people will hate me for cutting it off where I did. But I did it, so please review this part! )