Author's Notes: About that going to school with wierdos comment. I guess you people can take it as a compliment(my classmates, I mean). Everyone except Cyril. That guy just gives us gifties a wierder reputation than we already have! But enough about that. The final confrontation approaches...I think...Anyways, as I promised, this part contains the return of Sora and Kari!
Dungeons & Destinies
Part Twelve: The Tables Turn
Tai's POV:
I felt my muscles beginning to tire. We had been walking forever, I thought I was going to collapse. But maybe I should back up a bit. We were attacked...again. This time by creatures called orcs. They looked like Ogremon but had the brain capacity of Sukamon and Chumon. Unfortunately, they had the numbers over us and they quickly overwhelmed us, stripping us of our weapons and armour. I looked down at my ankles. Chains connected me with the others in one long line. I had cuffs around my wrists and a collar around my neck chained me to a wagon. Our group had long since left the lush green forests and dark murky swamps for the desolate plains and canyons. The sun beat down on me from a cloudless sky. The heat was suffocating!
"This is why I don't like soccer," grumbled Melis, from her position behind me. "None of this would've ever happened if it weren't for your stupid soccer game, Tai."
"Oh yeah?" I shot back. Heat made my temper short and Melis had picked the wrong time to push my buttons. "Well you didn't have to knock me over when I was about to shoot!"
"Sure, Tai," she sighed. "Put all the blame on me."
"Shut up, freak."
"How am I a freak?" Melis asked. "I'm not the one with hair larger than my brain."
I whirled around to face her. "There's nothing wrong with my hair!"
Melis could consider herself lucky that Mimi was inbetween us, or I swear I would've torn her limb from limb.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with it," she giggled. "Just the fact that you never brush it!"
"I do too!"
"Shut up, worms!" ordered an orc. He brought his club around and hit me in the stomach. I fell to my knees in pain, clutching at my midsection. This just infuriated my captor more. "Stand up, scum!"
He grabbed me by a chain and hauled me to my feet. I looked wearily at him. He glared back, his club clutched tightly in his hand.
"Now get moving!" he barked. He shoved me forward. I stumbled and fell to the ground. I looked up at the orc and saw him pull out a whip from behind him. The other's eyes went wide. "This is what happens when you don't cooperate!"
*This has got to stop!* I cried out in my head, as I felt the sting of the whip on my back. *We've got to somehow get out of here!*
Kari's POV:
I looked around and behind me to see what had scared Sora. I had thought we were the only ones in the cave. I was wrong. Perched on the back wall of the cave, mostly hidden by shadows was a rather large, hairy eight legged...
"Spider!" I shrieked, stumbling back in fright.
"Now we know what made the mess," Sora whispered, backing up towards the cave's mouth. "We'd better get out of here before we're its next meal."
"You said it," I agreed, backing away. As I moved back, the spider moved forwards. It had seen us!
Chittering with delight, it scuttled forwards, towering over the two of us. It opened its mouth and spat out a wad of wet goop, hitting me and throwing me up against the cave wall. I was stuck, I couldn't move!
"Kari!" Sora cried, as the spider turned towards her. "You okay?"
"I'm stuck!" I called back. "Sora, you've got to do something! I can't move!"
I looked around, we were the only ones around. Sora looked back at me. She drew up her cloak and pulled the hood over her head. As she did, I saw her dissappear from sight.
* * *
Sora's POV:
I pulled the cloak of invisibility over me. I could only hope it worked. Kari was staring at the spot I had been only a couple seconds ago, as long as the spider couldn't see me, I was fine. I reached for my belt and pulled my dagger out from it's sheath. I clutched it in my hand and approached the spider from behind. It was quickly advancing on Kari. I had only one shot at this. I raised the dagger above my head and brought it down onto the spider with full force.
The creature shrieked in pain as the knife pierced its hairy flesh. Kari stared shocked at what was happening. *So the cloak really DOES work!* The spider flopped over, injured but not yet dead. I pulled the cloak off.
"Sora!" Kari cried. "Is it dead?"
"No," I replied, "but now's our chance to get out of here."
I cut Kari free of her webbing and pulled her along and out of the cave. We ran through the canyon as fast as we could, eager to put good distance between that cave and us. As we rounded a corner, a cry of pain reached my ears. It sounded like-
"Tai!" Kari whispered, pointing off, down below us. It was Tai and the others. But they looked in need of help. Tai was on his knees, a creature of some sort lashing him viciously with a whip or something. "We have to do something, Sora! My brother needs our help."
"Just follow me," I whispered.
* * *
Tai's POV:
The pain was too much! *Don't scream, Tai, don't scream! It'll just make it worse! Don't give in, stay strong!* I tried but couldn't. I cried out and slumped forwards, softly moaning. Why me? I didn't do anything to earn this!
"Stop it, you're hurting-" Mimi began. Melis quickly clamped her hand over Mimi's mouth. If Mimi spoke up, she was likely to get a beating from the orcs.
"I'm doing what?" sneered an orc, leaving me and approaching the two girls. "What did you say?"
"Nothing," Mimi and Melis chorused.
"She didn't say anything," Melis lied.
"I think you need to get your hearing checked." Melis smacked her forehead. Mimi had done it. The orc growled viciously.
"She didn't mean it," stammered Melis. "She knows not what she says."
"I've had enough out of you!" roared the orc, raising his whip. I turned away, hearing the crack of a whip. I didn't want to watch. I heard no whimper.
I got to my knees and looked over. Melis and Mimi were still standing, unharmed. In front of them, glaring at the orc was Matt. He had a red streak across his cheek. He had blocked the blow. The orc seemed furious at Matt's interference. Before the orc could do anything, he was on the ground. I blinked. What had happened?
The other orcs crowded around, muttering to one another. They each grabbed a weapon and looked around. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw what appeared to be a ripple, the glint of a blade and another orc was down on the ground, dead.
"What the-?" I began.
The remaining orcs gathered up the wagons and began to flee at high speed. We weren't forgotten, unfortunately, I felt myself being pulled along. I wasn't prepared to move, and began to gag as the chains tugged at my neck. Matt reached down to help me up, but couldn't turn back with the force against us.
"Going somewhere, boys?" I looked up. It was Kari! She stood, brandishing her staff menacingly at the orcs. "The party's not over yet."
The orcs stopped and turned around. Out of nowhere Sora appeared clutching a bloody dagger. She was the one who had downed the orcs! Things were beginning to look up.
Sora and Kari charged at the orcs, brandishing their weapons. Kari swung around her staff and knocked out an orc. She held up a ring of keys, smiling. She ran over and unhooked me from my bindings.
"Kari, you're alright," I breathed. "I was so worried about you!"
"Save it for later, big brother," she replied, standing up to free the others. "We've got some butts to kick."
"You said it, Kari," I nodded.
Things are finally looking up for the digidestined. Do they stand a chance against the orcs? They just might, actually! And if I don't post for a while, don't act so surprised. We've got a REALLY big English assignment.
Matt: Actually it sounds more like drama to me.
Me: Whatever. Anyways, it's gonna be a real big time consumer, so I might not get the next part up for quite a while. But it will be posted and finished eventually! Please read and review, it's appreciated!
Dungeons & Destinies
Part Twelve: The Tables Turn
Tai's POV:
I felt my muscles beginning to tire. We had been walking forever, I thought I was going to collapse. But maybe I should back up a bit. We were attacked...again. This time by creatures called orcs. They looked like Ogremon but had the brain capacity of Sukamon and Chumon. Unfortunately, they had the numbers over us and they quickly overwhelmed us, stripping us of our weapons and armour. I looked down at my ankles. Chains connected me with the others in one long line. I had cuffs around my wrists and a collar around my neck chained me to a wagon. Our group had long since left the lush green forests and dark murky swamps for the desolate plains and canyons. The sun beat down on me from a cloudless sky. The heat was suffocating!
"This is why I don't like soccer," grumbled Melis, from her position behind me. "None of this would've ever happened if it weren't for your stupid soccer game, Tai."
"Oh yeah?" I shot back. Heat made my temper short and Melis had picked the wrong time to push my buttons. "Well you didn't have to knock me over when I was about to shoot!"
"Sure, Tai," she sighed. "Put all the blame on me."
"Shut up, freak."
"How am I a freak?" Melis asked. "I'm not the one with hair larger than my brain."
I whirled around to face her. "There's nothing wrong with my hair!"
Melis could consider herself lucky that Mimi was inbetween us, or I swear I would've torn her limb from limb.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with it," she giggled. "Just the fact that you never brush it!"
"I do too!"
"Shut up, worms!" ordered an orc. He brought his club around and hit me in the stomach. I fell to my knees in pain, clutching at my midsection. This just infuriated my captor more. "Stand up, scum!"
He grabbed me by a chain and hauled me to my feet. I looked wearily at him. He glared back, his club clutched tightly in his hand.
"Now get moving!" he barked. He shoved me forward. I stumbled and fell to the ground. I looked up at the orc and saw him pull out a whip from behind him. The other's eyes went wide. "This is what happens when you don't cooperate!"
*This has got to stop!* I cried out in my head, as I felt the sting of the whip on my back. *We've got to somehow get out of here!*
Kari's POV:
I looked around and behind me to see what had scared Sora. I had thought we were the only ones in the cave. I was wrong. Perched on the back wall of the cave, mostly hidden by shadows was a rather large, hairy eight legged...
"Spider!" I shrieked, stumbling back in fright.
"Now we know what made the mess," Sora whispered, backing up towards the cave's mouth. "We'd better get out of here before we're its next meal."
"You said it," I agreed, backing away. As I moved back, the spider moved forwards. It had seen us!
Chittering with delight, it scuttled forwards, towering over the two of us. It opened its mouth and spat out a wad of wet goop, hitting me and throwing me up against the cave wall. I was stuck, I couldn't move!
"Kari!" Sora cried, as the spider turned towards her. "You okay?"
"I'm stuck!" I called back. "Sora, you've got to do something! I can't move!"
I looked around, we were the only ones around. Sora looked back at me. She drew up her cloak and pulled the hood over her head. As she did, I saw her dissappear from sight.
* * *
Sora's POV:
I pulled the cloak of invisibility over me. I could only hope it worked. Kari was staring at the spot I had been only a couple seconds ago, as long as the spider couldn't see me, I was fine. I reached for my belt and pulled my dagger out from it's sheath. I clutched it in my hand and approached the spider from behind. It was quickly advancing on Kari. I had only one shot at this. I raised the dagger above my head and brought it down onto the spider with full force.
The creature shrieked in pain as the knife pierced its hairy flesh. Kari stared shocked at what was happening. *So the cloak really DOES work!* The spider flopped over, injured but not yet dead. I pulled the cloak off.
"Sora!" Kari cried. "Is it dead?"
"No," I replied, "but now's our chance to get out of here."
I cut Kari free of her webbing and pulled her along and out of the cave. We ran through the canyon as fast as we could, eager to put good distance between that cave and us. As we rounded a corner, a cry of pain reached my ears. It sounded like-
"Tai!" Kari whispered, pointing off, down below us. It was Tai and the others. But they looked in need of help. Tai was on his knees, a creature of some sort lashing him viciously with a whip or something. "We have to do something, Sora! My brother needs our help."
"Just follow me," I whispered.
* * *
Tai's POV:
The pain was too much! *Don't scream, Tai, don't scream! It'll just make it worse! Don't give in, stay strong!* I tried but couldn't. I cried out and slumped forwards, softly moaning. Why me? I didn't do anything to earn this!
"Stop it, you're hurting-" Mimi began. Melis quickly clamped her hand over Mimi's mouth. If Mimi spoke up, she was likely to get a beating from the orcs.
"I'm doing what?" sneered an orc, leaving me and approaching the two girls. "What did you say?"
"Nothing," Mimi and Melis chorused.
"She didn't say anything," Melis lied.
"I think you need to get your hearing checked." Melis smacked her forehead. Mimi had done it. The orc growled viciously.
"She didn't mean it," stammered Melis. "She knows not what she says."
"I've had enough out of you!" roared the orc, raising his whip. I turned away, hearing the crack of a whip. I didn't want to watch. I heard no whimper.
I got to my knees and looked over. Melis and Mimi were still standing, unharmed. In front of them, glaring at the orc was Matt. He had a red streak across his cheek. He had blocked the blow. The orc seemed furious at Matt's interference. Before the orc could do anything, he was on the ground. I blinked. What had happened?
The other orcs crowded around, muttering to one another. They each grabbed a weapon and looked around. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw what appeared to be a ripple, the glint of a blade and another orc was down on the ground, dead.
"What the-?" I began.
The remaining orcs gathered up the wagons and began to flee at high speed. We weren't forgotten, unfortunately, I felt myself being pulled along. I wasn't prepared to move, and began to gag as the chains tugged at my neck. Matt reached down to help me up, but couldn't turn back with the force against us.
"Going somewhere, boys?" I looked up. It was Kari! She stood, brandishing her staff menacingly at the orcs. "The party's not over yet."
The orcs stopped and turned around. Out of nowhere Sora appeared clutching a bloody dagger. She was the one who had downed the orcs! Things were beginning to look up.
Sora and Kari charged at the orcs, brandishing their weapons. Kari swung around her staff and knocked out an orc. She held up a ring of keys, smiling. She ran over and unhooked me from my bindings.
"Kari, you're alright," I breathed. "I was so worried about you!"
"Save it for later, big brother," she replied, standing up to free the others. "We've got some butts to kick."
"You said it, Kari," I nodded.
Things are finally looking up for the digidestined. Do they stand a chance against the orcs? They just might, actually! And if I don't post for a while, don't act so surprised. We've got a REALLY big English assignment.
Matt: Actually it sounds more like drama to me.
Me: Whatever. Anyways, it's gonna be a real big time consumer, so I might not get the next part up for quite a while. But it will be posted and finished eventually! Please read and review, it's appreciated!