You're a God

By: Winterhart

"Digi-port open!"

The computer room lit up with a yellow glow as the five Digidestined were drawn into the computer. Anyone watching would have been frightened out of their natural mind.

Davis felt the familiar dizzying sensation of teleporting, and closed his eyes to the whirling colors around him. No reason to get sick right before arriving.

The ground righted itself and the disorientation ceased. They were there.

'And so is he...' Davis thought. Ken was nearby. VERY nearby. Then how come they didn't see him yet?

Davis looked down at Veemon, who returned his glance meaningfully. Yes, Ken and Wormmon were close. Ever since that day almost a week ago they'd been able to sense the others' presence.

Davis ran his finger along the scar on his cheek. It'd become a habit. He hadn't told the others where it had come from yet, and he wasn't planning to do so any time soon.

He and Ken had met in the Digital World almost every night since that day. Unknown to the other Digidestined, of course.

What had surprised Davis the most was how Veemon had taken it. The hyperactive little Digimon hadn't hated him or anything like Davis had expected. He'd been happy for him. Davis had a suspicion there was more to it than that, for he had seen how Veemon and Wormmon had talked on those night meetings. The possibility that those two would go together would seem laughable, but considering how him and Ken being together as also laughable, he was in no position to comment.

"Davis!" Kari exclaimed, waving her hand in front of his face urgently.

"What?" he demanded, jarred out of his thoughts. TK looked at him disapprovingly.

"I SAID we should go look for a control spire to destroy." TK replied testily.

"Well ex-cuse me-" Davis stopped right in the middle of his remark, and swiveled his head to the treeline at their left.

"What?" Cody asked curiously. Davis did not reply, but began walking towards the trees. Veemon followed.

"Davis!" Yolei exclaimed irritably. He ignored her.

Once he was about ten feet from the group, and about five feet from the forest, he stopped. The group watched incredulously.

Without warning, a person burst out of the trees.

The Emperor.

But it wasn't the Emperor they remembered.

A long, bleeding gash stood out on his chest. Wormmon, at his feet, was covered in scratches.

Ken stumbled from the trees, staggering, and fell against Davis.

Davis pushed him away, almost angrily. An act. In reality there was nothing more he wanted to do than hold Ken, comfort him, help take away some of the pain he was feeling.

But the rest of the children were watching. They had to act as what they were supposed to be. Enemies.

Ken managed to stay standing, though he was clearly going to collapse soon. A mask of hate covered the pain in his eyes.

"What's going on?" Davis demanded like the leader of the Digidestined he was. Ken looked back at him haughtily.

They were becoming good at acting.

Ken's voice was low, holding a hint of fear.

"Terramon..."

That's when the forest vanished.

It burst into flame, and disappeared in a haze of heat. All that was left was bare gray stone.

And not to far from them on that bare stone stood HER.

Terramon.

A pair of dark green bat wings sprouted from her back. Her skin was pale green, and her slanted eyes were solid emerald. A long dark green dress pooled in silky folds at her feet. Her dark green lips were drawn in a smirk, a stray strands of moss like hair hung in her face.

"Hello, Digidestined." She sneered in a deep, resonating voice that sent chills down their spines "Prepare to die."

"I think not." Cody said quietly, glaring angrily. Yolei protectively took a step closer to him.

Terramon laughed. The sound resembled the rumbling of an earthquake.

"I wouldn't bet on that." She smiled sweetly, showing pale green fangs "I'll make you a deal. I'll take one life. Who will it be?"

All of the Digidestined looked at each other open mouthed. One of them had to DIE?! It didn't seem possible, but it was happening.....

"Oh come now. I thought the choice would be obvious." She said disapprovingly. Her emerald eyes glanced almost hungrily at the weak Digimon Emperor.

That glance was not missed.

"NO!" Davis exclaimed, taking a step forward "Take me!"

"Davis, no...!" Ken said weakly as Terramon cackled triumphantly.

"Very well." She said happily.

A beam of green electricity shot forward from her eyes, straight at Davis-

"NO!"

Davis was knocked roughly aside, and the blow landed on the person who had pushed him to safety. An explosion of light blinded them all. When the glow subsided, Davis' rescuer was visible.

Ken Ichijouji stood for a moment longer, before falling to the earth.

"KEN!"

Davis knelt at his side, and held him up with one arm. He refused to look at the terrible wounds, now oozing blood on his jacket, staining it red.

Ken was crying silently in pain.

"Ken..." Davis murmured, eyes stinging "Please don't leave me..."

"...I'll....try not to..." Ken rasped. He tried to grin, but coughed violently, some blood coming with it.

Wormmon burst into tears, and Veemon attempted to comfort him.

"...tell the others...that I'm sorry...for betraying you guys..." Ken said weakly "I'm sorry for not....being who I was supposed to be.."

"I will." Davis reassured him, hating himself for being so helpless "I love you, Ken-chan."

"Me too.. Davis...goodbye..."

Davis broke down in tears as Ken went limp.

Yolei gasped loudly as her Digivice activated itself, sending a beam of red light at the seemingly dead Ken. Cody's Digivice activated, sending a beam of purple light. Kari's sent a pink beam, and TK's sent a beam of gold.

They had gasped for another reason as well.

They had heard.

Davis' Digivice glowed blue, and all the light turned silver, surrounding Ken in a haze. The glow intensified, making it impossible to look at him.

It diminished after a moment, showing Ken in his Real World appearance. Visible only to Davis, he opened his eyes.

"Wormmon, digivolve to......Stingmon!"

A tall green insectoid warrior stood were Wormmon had only a moment before.

The glow around Ken vanished.

"What?!" Terramon squawked in surprise. She'd been enjoying the drama of it all, but now the boy was alive again! It wasn't fair!

"Never mind. I'll get you all." She hissed darkly. But before she could attack, Stingmon struck.

All of the Digimon digivolved at once.

"Veemon, armor digivolve to......Raidramon!"

"Hawkmon, armor digivolve to......Halsemon!"

"Armadillomon, armor digivolve to......Digmon!"

"Gatomon, digivolve to......Angewomon!"

"Patamon, digivolve to......Angemon!"

Yolei, Kari, TK, and Cody gaped as their Digimon battled Terramon.

"But how?!" Kari demanded, bewildered "The Dark Digivice-"

"I don't think it exists anymore." Cody said thoughtfully. The rest of the group looked at him incredulously.

Davis was still holding Ken up. The boy was unconscious, despite the fact that he had opened his eyes right before Wormmon had digivolved.

He wasn't worried. Somehow, he didn't know why, he knew they would win. Terramon wouldn't. The knowledge was comforting.

"Noooooooo!" Terramon wailed as Stingmon struck the final blow. She dissolved into data, gone for good.

The Digimon de-digivolved, and walked back to their partners. Except Wormmon. Though he insisted he was fine, Veemon had picked him up and was carrying him back.

The group looked uncomfortably at Davis. What were they supposed to do now?

They walked back to a patch of trees that had not been destroyed, out of sight from Davis and Ken.

Davis didn't care. Ken was alive, and Terramon was dead. Justice was served in his mind.

Veemon stood there patiently, still holding Wormmon in his arms. This was becoming more and more obvious.

Ken still remained unmoving. Davis was beginning to worry slightly. He was breathing, and all the damage Terramon had inflicted was gone. The blood that had gotten on Davis' shirt was gone as well.

Davis finally decided on a course of action. He leaned over, and kissed Ken lightly. He was about to pull away when an arm wrapped itself around his neck, pulling him back down.

After a moment Ken let go of Davis' neck and they broke apart.

"It's over..." Ken said softly, gazing at Davis "It's finally over..."

He pulled his Digivice out of his pocket. It was no longer black, but white accented with gray. He replaced it, and sat up.

"It's over," Davis repeated, and almost fell over as Ken hugged him. To Davis' shock he was crying slightly.

Davis put his arms comfortingly around him. NOW he could hold him. Now he could comfort him. Now they could be together.

Ken stopped crying and rubbed his eyes furiously.

"Let's go back," Davis suggested quietly. Ken nodded and released him.

Turning to Wormmon and Veemon, Ken grinned.

"Great job Wormmon. You didn't turn into a giant butterfly after all."

Wormmon blushed slightly, and Veemon tightened his arms around him. Davis helped Ken to his feet, and they turned to the trees where the others were. The sun was setting at their backs, casting their shadows before them.

A setting sun. The end of one day, the beginning of the next. For those four, one day had ended. They didn't know what the next day held, but they would face it together.

Hand in hand they went to face the rest of the Digidestined.

THE END

A/N: It's done! Finally! Whoohoo! As always, Read&Review!