Chapter 4
Night….
Agumon was in his house sitting on a chair in the kitchen
with nothing to do. His dad was reading the local newspaper. Agumon's house
wasn't really big. It looked like most of the houses in Natsumi. The only
person with a big house was Leomon since he was the leader. Agumon's mother was
out, visiting a sick relative close by. There was a knock at the door. Agumon
answered.
"Hey father! Mr. Zudomon and Mrs. Angewomon want to
see you." said Agumon.
"What is it?" asked Greymon. Zudomon and
Angewomon looked worried.
"My son, Gomamon, is missing." said Zudomon. Angewomon
was more worried.
"So is my son, Patamon. He's usually doesn't stay out
this late." she said frantically.
"I wouldn't worry. It's only 8:00. Kids in this
village usually come in at 11." said Greymon, assuring them.
"But not my Patamon!," Angewomon yelled,
"Me and Zudomon searched this whole village. They must be somewhere in the outskirts or forest. If
anything happens to him---"
"Whoa! Calm down. Miss. Look, I'm not the kind of guy
who can solve this problem. We should go to Leomon. Let's go to Capital
Building." suggested Greymon. He, Angewomon and Zudomon left. Agumon was
about to go back to the table when another knock was on the door. He opened it
and found Gabumon on his doorstep.
"Hey did, Mr. Zudomon and Mrs. Angewomon come by here
yet?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"Gosh, where could Patamon and Gomamon be?"
"I dunno. You look awfully worried."
"Yeah. I was gonna get money for babysitting them
this weekend."
Agumon face-faulted.
"Think they got in trouble?"
"Most likely. We should follow your dad."
"Right."
* * * *
Gatomon woke up from her concussion. Where am I? she thought. She looked at her surroundings. She was in
a dungeon of some sort. Her Cat's Claw gloves were gone and so were her shoes
so she was bare-foot. She saw her hands weren't only glove-less, but chained to
the wall, sitting down. Then she saw a boy right in front of her, staring with eyes that looked like they could bore
into someone. She almost screamed, but she learned screaming was a sign of
weakness, and she hated feeling weak. She struggled to get out of the chains.
"You can struggle all you want, but you won't get
out." said the boy.
"Who are you?" Gatomon demanded.
"I am Demidevimon. Status: Rookie," he said,
"My uncle told me you were a Champion. Impressive for a teenager, but
those chains that hold you are designed to hold even the strongest
Ultimate."
"Who's your uncle?"
"Devimon." said Demidevimon simply.
"What're you doing here anyway?" Gatomon asked,
kind of rudely.
"I was just watching you. Waiting 'til you woke
up."
"You.....watched me?" Gatomon asked.
"Uh...yeah. I'm supposed to be guarding you. Make
sure you don't get out. I just preferred to be in here, rather than out
there." said Demidevimon calmly, pointing to the dungeon door. Then he
added , rather rudely, "Got a problem with that?" Gatomon bared her
teeth at him. He got up.
"I better stop talking to you, before I end up growing to like you. I'm outta here." said Demidevimon. He went to the door and before he left he flashed Gatomon, what looked kind of like, a small smile. Then left. Gatomon stared at the door of which he went out for a few seconds before she muttered, "Jerk."
* * * *
"Geez, how can one get so dirty just by flying?"
Biyomon wondered, while washing herself. She was taking a bath at the Kaoko
Springs. Unlike others, she preferred batheing at night. She was just washing
herself while humming, when she heard a ruffling sound in the bushes. She
quickly made herself sink into the water up to her neck.
"Huh? Who is that? It better not be any perverted guy
spying on me." Biyomon warned. Then out of the bushes came a figure. She
was holding a Digiemerald and she looked badly injured.
"Oh. It's you Palmon," Biyomon said, more calm, "Look,
Palmon, I prefer to take a bath alone so you'll have to wait your turn."
Palmon collapsed without a warning.
"What? Palmon? PALMON!"
* * * *
Gatomon kept trying and trying to break free of the
chains, but it was no use.
"Demidevimon was right. It would take a miracle to
break through these chains." she admitted. She looked around the dungeon.
There was a needle right next to her.
"Huh? How'd that get there? Well, maybe I could use
that thing as a key and open this thing up." She used her tail to grab the
needle. Then she used it to pick the lock on the chains and it surprisingly
worked!
"Yes!" she said as she cradled her wrist.
"Now. How do I get out of here?"
She walked up to the dungeon door. There was actually a
small window on the door that she could've stuck her head through. She looked
through the window to see the dark, musty looking hallway outside. Right next
to the dungeon entrance was Demidevimon with his back leaning against the wall.
His eyes were closed. It was kind of hard to tell if he was sleeping or if he
was just thinking. Gatomon saw the keys to open the dungeon door on his belt. Maybe I can use my tail to grab the keys and
if luck is on my side I could use it to open the door, too. Gatomon
thought. She almost carried it out, but as soon as her tail tried the grab the
keys, they jingled, causing Demidevimon to wake up. He got up and faced her,
making eye contact.
"Trying to escape?" he asked. Gatomon didn't
answer. She just narrowed her eyes in anger.
"I figured you would. You being miss amazing and
all." Demidevimon continued. Gatomon couldn't tell if he was mocking her
or not. A moment of silence went by.
"What's the matter? You don't talk anymore?"
asked Demidevimon in that same tone, so you couldn't tell if he was mocking or
not.
"Look. I need to get out." Gatomon said.
"Well then, if you need to." Demidevimon said.
Surprisingly, Demidevimon unlocked the dungeon and released Gatomon. Gatomon
walked out into the hallway and turned to him, confused.
"I better get going." said Demidevimon as he
walked down the long, dark hallway.
"Hey! Wait!" Gatomon cried, but it was too late.
Demidevimon was already out of sight. Gatomon stared at his trail for awhile.
Then she shook her head.
"No time to figure him out. I gotta find a way out of here." she said then she walked down the hallway, opposite of Demidevimon.
* * * *
Almost everyone in the entire village was in front of
Capital Building that night. Missing children didn't happen very often in
Natsumi. Leomon was speaking with Greymon, Zudomon, and Angewomon. Agumon and
Gabumon were in the back of the crowd.
"I guess they'll probably get a search party
going." said Gabumon. Agumon was about to respond when he turned around
and saw someone coming towards them.
"Hey look. It's Biyomon and Palmon." said
Agumon. Others began to notice them, too. Biyomon was coming towards them with
Palmon. Palmon had her arm around her for support. Agumon and Gabumon ran up to
them, wondering what happened. They looked at Palmon. She was bruised, injured,
bleeding and unconscious.
"Biyomon, what happened?" asked Agumon.
"I...I don't know. I was in the Kaoko Springs and she
came out the bushes and then collapsed. Agumon, you gotta help her."
Biyomon pleaded.
"Me? I don't know anything about healing!" said
Agumon, accidentally yelling, then he quickly added, "Er.... sorry. I didn't
mean to yell." Soon everyone else joined them.
"What the--? Palmon!" cried Lillymon. She rushed
over to her daughter.
"Hey! Look over there!" Gabumon cried. Now,
Patamon and Gomamon were flying towards them. They, too, were badly injured. As
soon as they reached the crowd, they collapsed. Their parents rushed to their
aids. Gomamon's mother picked him up and cradled him.
"Gomamon, what happened?" she asked.
"Got into a tangle with Ogremon." he answered.
"Ogremon? He's still around?" asked his father.
Patamon looked at Palmon and noticed the emerald she had still managed to hold
onto somehow. He grabbed it.
"Patamon! How many times have I told you to never leave
Natsumi Village without me." cried Angewomon.
"Sorry, mom." Patamon apologized. Angewomon
sighed.
"Well, let's just get you guys some help. Get them to
the medical center immediately!"