Chapter
3
Kari and Davis set off on their adventure with their Digimon by their sides. A silence followed the quartet as they kept their quick pace. The Digimon were still in their rookie form, for Kari didn't want them to lose energy.
"Wouldn't we get there faster?"
Davis huffed, trying to catch up to Kari. She was speed walking right up a
steep hill and Davis could not believe it.
"I have an idea. A much faster way
to get there." Davis sighed, deciding to let Kari lead the way, she was not in
the mood for arguments.
They finally reached the top and Davis saw a Digi Port. He finally realized Kari's idea and smiled.
"You want to go back to the real
world?" Kari nodded, digging through her pocket to find her D-3.
"Yeah, and come back through a gate
right by Primary Village." Davis nodded and picked his D-3 off his belt buckle.
When they came back to the Digital
World, the familiar smell of baby powder and milk filled their noses. They
wandered into Primary Village, Davis reading the directions.
"Gennai says to ask Elecmon where
the path to…Magma Mountain…oh shucks. The flower is near the top of the
mountain!" He groaned, looking back at Kari. She rolled her eyes softly and
continued past him.
Elecmon was in the day care, putting the babies to
sleep. As he tucked in a little black one, he looked up and saw Kari and Davis.
He smiled and went outside to join them.
"Hey!" He whispered. "What brings
you two to this neck of the woods?"
"We have to get to Magma Mountain,
we need to find the Mott plant." Elecmon looked shocked, like they had just
smacked him hard on the face.
"Magma Mountain?! Why would you want
to go up there?!" Davis put both of his hands on Elecmon's shoulders and calmed
him down.
"We need the Mott plant! TK is very
sick! He needs it to get better!" Elecmon stopped, staring Davis straight in
his eyes.
"TK's sick?" He asked softly. He was
TK's friend by the look of his face. Davis remembered TK telling him about his
stay at Primary Village when he was younger. Davis nodded,
"He's very sick. We need this plant
for the antidote." Elecmon nodded almost numbly.
"Do you know how to get there?" Kari
asked softly, bending down to take Elecmon's hand. He looked at her and nodded.
"Um, yes. Behind the day care is a
solid path. That leads all the way to a cave, enter the cave and take the
tunnel to the left. Then at next fork that comes take the right, and you'll be
at the foot of the mountain." Davis looked at Veemon.
"Will you remember that?" He asked
him. Veemon nodded, shooting him a huge smile.
"Left then right! Got it!" Kari did
the same to Gatomon and she also remembered.
Elecmon waved them goodbye and the
four were off.
"How long till the cave?" Veemon
asked Davis, tugging on his jacket. Davis shrugged, looking down at his friend.
"No idea little buddy." Kari whimpered softly.
Davis turned to her quickly and asked, "What's wrong?" She shook her head,
rubbing her right eye with her fist,
"Oh. Um, nothing. I was just, uh,
thinking." Davis kept staring at her, trying to watch where he was walking and
watch her at the same time.
"Yes, there is. You whimpered. Is
there something wrong?" Kari stopped and clenched her fists.
"OF COURSE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG!"
She screamed. Her eyes looked apologetic as she took in a couple of short
breaths. She started crying uncontrollably, bringing her hands to her face.
Gatomon wrapped her paws around Kari's leg, hugging them tightly. Davis didn't
know what to do; he's never seen Kari so upset. He looked at Veemon for advice,
but the blue Digimon had joined Gatomon in hugging Kari's legs. Davis took a
step closer and wrapped his arms around Kari's shoulders, holding her like a
real friend.
Kari fell into his arms and sobbed
her emotions.
"Oh Davis," She cried. "If I lose
him…oh GOD!" She screamed, grabbing on to Davis' shirt. He rubbed her back
softly, trying to calm her down. "If I lose him, I don't know what I'll do. I
need him; he needs me! I love him!" A few hours ago, Davis would've been
furious at such comments, but now, it didn't bother him as much. Sure there was
that slight pain in his chest that will never be filled, but he has realized
that he would never be with her; she was TK's forever.
"I know Kari, I know. But if we
stand here and cry about it, we'll never help him. Okay?" Kari let go of his
shirt, but stayed in his arms. She thought for a few moments, her eyes closed
softly, thinking of her loved one, and then finally breaking away from him. She
wiped her eyes and nodded.
"Okay. I know, I'm sorry." She
whispered, looking towards the ground. Davis shook his head,
"There's no reason to be sorry…I'm
the one who should be sorry, I was always stalking you…I didn't realize what I
was doing, at the time I was blind." Kari chuckled.
"At the time? Davis, that was this
morning!" He laughed too, finally making Kari smile for the first time on this
adventure.
"True, but a lot has changed since
then." Kari's smile faded and she sighed.
"Yah…that's true." They walked in
silence the rest of the way, the leaves crunching under their feet.
"Look!" Veemon yelled. "There's the
cave!" The others looked up and saw the monstrous cave, resembling a giant
grizzly bear roaring and awaiting for its enemy to dare and face him. Kari and Davis turned to each other, each
biting their lips.
"Well, it can't be too bad." Davis
finally said, taking a step forward, "I mean, what's the worst that could be in
there?" Kari gave him a skeptical look.
"Uh, hello? We're in the Digital
World, if you haven't noticed." Davis scratched his head, giving her his
embarrassed smile.
"Um, true." He turned towards
Veemon, who had gone around him and hid behind his legs. "You ready buddy?" He
asked him. Veemon looked up at Davis, a scared look on his face, and then
towards the cave.
"Yesh…" He said, his cute accent
coming back. Gatomon purred and headed towards the cave, holding her tail hair
and taking tough steps. Kari sighed and followed her, gesturing for Davis to
come.
Davis gave Veemon a little tug, and
the two followed the girls.
It was dark and cold in the cave.
Water dripping from the roof and tiny streams flowing down the sides. There
where many small hole in the ceiling, letting a few rays of light come through,
at least they had some idea of where they were going. The stalactites and
stalagmites poked through the floor and ceiling, looking like the teeth of the
grizzly.
"Man, I hate the dark." Kari
whispered, rubbing her arms with her hands. "Why do the dark and the cold
always go together?" Davis shrugged, stepping over a fallen stalactite.
"No idea Kari, completely no idea."
He mumbled, tugging on his jacket. Kari sighed again, this time blowing in her
hands.
They walked in silence for the third
time on this trek, as they listened to the water drip from up above and the
tiny rivers flow. Davis listened as he realized their footsteps were echoing
over and over throughout the cave, making the already eerie atmosphere even
eerier.
The first fork came up, and the
quartet automatically turned left, not bothering to ask. Entering this tunnel
cause the little light they had to disappear, and they entered darkness.
"Great…" Davis moaned, "What do we
do now?" The group stopped, not being able to see each other, although they
could sense each other's presence.
"No idea Davis, completely no idea."
She mocked him, apparently annoyed at his earlier comment. Davis stuck out his
tongue, knowing that she wouldn't see him. "You better stick in that tongue boy
or I swear I'll rip it right out of your mouth."
"How did you know?" He asked,
shocked. Kari giggled.
"I didn't. I just thought you would.
Thanks for telling me." Kari and Gatomon burst into laughter, while the boys
just stood there, stunned.
"Women." Veemon mumbled, crossing
his arms. Davis sighed, stomping his foot.
"So?? What do we do now? How are we
going to see where we are going?" Kari tapped her foot, thinking for a
solution.
"I know…we'll keep our hands on the
right wall, and when that ends, either we enter the cave to the right, or we
keep going until we get out." Davis nodded, clapping his hands.
"Alrighty then, let's go, no time to
waste." They each leaned to the right, and found the wall. It was moist and
bumpy, making it difficult not to hurt their hands.
"I think I see a light." Gatomon
announced, for she was in front. "It's dim, but cat's eyes are better then
humans…and Veemon's."
"Eh!" Veemon called. "How do you
know what my eyes are like?" Gatomon hissed softly.
"Tell me, can you see the light?"
Veemon didn't answer, squinting his eyes but to no avail. "Thought so." Gatomon
answered smugly.
"Be nice Gatomon…" Kari whispered.
The Cat Digimon growled, but kept quiet. Veemon and Davis snickered as Kari
rolled her eyes.
The finally reached the end of the
tunnel, the sun was gone and the digital stars were shining up above them.
"How'd it get dark so fast?" Davis
mumbled, opening his book bag to take out the beach blankets they had brought
to use as some make shift beds. Kari also took out hers, flapping it in the air
and letting it fall softly to the ground.
"We'll use yours as a blanket, it's
warmer." She stated. Davis nodded, plopping down on the blanket. Kari looked
down on him and smirked. She picked up Veemon and Gatomon and placed them next
to Davis, then lying down next to Gatomon. Davis smiled softly and closed his
eyes, taking in a deep breath, tired from the day's events. Gatomon and Veemon
pulled the blanket further on top of their two friends and sighed, it was going
to be a long night.
TK awoke with a start, breathing and sweating
heavily. He didn't know what had awoken him; something had made his heart jump
right out of his chest. He threw off the blanket or whatever it was off him and
looked around. He looked at his brother, sleeping on his bench. Matt's head
laid on the bench and he sat with his knees tucked under him, snoring softly.
TK smiled and again started to breath normally, although he was still shaken
up. He looked around, wanting someone to be up, but alas, there was no one.
Yolei, Cody, and Ken had each fallen asleep on each other's shoulders, sleeping
deeply. Sora was asleep in Tai's arms as Tai's head fell back onto a fallen
log. Izzy and Joe were lying near the fire they had started, each using their
bags as pillows.
TK threw his legs off the side of
the bench, being careful not to hit his brother. Although it pained him, he
pushed himself up and stood upright on his weak legs. He slowly shuffled
towards the umbrella that was still up, where there bags and everything was.
The cold breezes made him shiver all
over as he fell to his knees, in front of his bag. He had no choice but to
fall, his legs had given way under the stress. He leaned over, his legs under
his knees, grabbing his stomach. He knew he should be "in bed", but he had to
talk to her. He cringed as another pain shot through his body; he took a couple
of quick breaths and continued. He crawled towards his green book bag until he
heard a voice whisper his name.
"TK," His brother whispered,
grabbing on to his shoulders. TK closed his eyes, falling into his brother's
arms. "What are you doing up?" Matt whispered, wrapping the jacket he brought
with him around TK. TK sighed, pulling the jacket around him.
"I wanted to send Kari a-a-" He
coughed, hacking up some gunk. Matt patted his back softly and finished his
sentence.
"An email?" TK nodded, wiping his
face. Matt sighed, and pulled TK's book bag closer he unzipped it and searched
for the D-3. "Ah ha." He said softly, and he turned it on. The screen glowing
in the dark and welcoming Y_T_K. "I have the letter prepared, what do
you want to say?" Even though TK wasn't really in the position to be
embarrassed, he was, and blushed.
"Um, can I write it?" He asked,
reaching for the D-3, his hands shaking. Matt smiled and handed to him. TK's
hands shook the whole time, but he finished his letter and sent it to Kari.
"Done?" Matt asked as TK placed the
D-3 on the sand. TK nodded, closing his eyes for a second, and then snapping
them open.
"Yeah…" He whispered, barely
realizing where he was. He tried to continue his sentence, but for a very
strange reason he wasn't able to. He touched his chest as he realized that he
couldn't breath. TK tried to look at Matt for help but his body wouldn't let
him. The world swirled around him and all he could see were the sparks flying
from the fire, the bright glow of his D-3, and the scared eyes of his brother.
Matt watched as TK fell into his arms, unconscious.
"TK?" He whispered, giving his
brother a soft shake. TK didn't respond, his limp body in Matt's arms. "TK?!"
Matt screamed. His scream woke all the others, and they jumped up, ready to
fight.
"Where are you?!" Yolei shrieked;
pushing her hair back from the mess it was in. Matt raised his arm and flung it
around wildly, while using the other to keep TK off the ground.
"Over here!!" He screamed, bending
down over his brother. He couldn't tell if he was asleep or not, Matt set him
on the ground softly. He looked his brother over as Joe stuck a torch in the
ground a few feet away from them. TK's mouth was opened slightly and he
couldn't tell if he was breathing or not.
Joe shoved Matt out of the way and
opened TK's eyelids; his eyes were rolled back into his head and although Matt
wasn't, Joe was pretty sure that TK wasn't breathing…
Uh oh, what's gonna happen? … Sorry for leaving it off like that, lol, it just makes it all the more exciting! Hehe, as Kaientai would say "I'm EVIL!" "INDEED!"
Until then…
S.C. Hardy