**Hey all, this is my newest work ever! It's about evil entering the soul of one Tai Kamiya. Only one person can stop this evil. . . . Tai's sister. Can Kari stop her brother before he wipes out everything and everyone in his path? Read and review to find out. I have to have at least fifteen reviews to continue this story though, so spread the word: review this fic!**
The Evil Within
Chapter1: Altered
The sky was dark with huge black clouds seemingly filled to the brim with rain that hadn't poured from them yet. A sharp wind blew through the clearing, blowing green leaves out of the trees as it bent them mercilessly. Five kids sprinted through the clearing, two carrying someone on their back as they ran frantically for shelter. Behind them walked a sinister looking boy, his black eyes radiating pulses of black light. He walked casually, not yet trying to trap his prey. The other kids ran until they found a tiny crack amongst some large boulders. They leapt inside, helping the two who were carried in carefully. The menacing boy walked beside the crevice and peered in at the youths and sneered evilly at them as they gazed up at him with terror.
"It's time to die!" the boy said darkly, pointing a finger at the kids. The end of the finger began to glow with blackness as a light shot out toward the hiding place of the children.
"NO TAI! NO!!" a girl screamed as the beam of darkness shot inward, blowing the rocks to pieces.
"GAH!" Tai cried as he sat bolt upright, his body drenched in a cold sweat. He looked quickly around him and sighed loudly, putting his hand on his chest as he began to breath easier. He was home, not in a clearing. And he hadn't killed his friends, he hadn't murdered his sister. It was all one awful nightmare. Shaking slightly, the keeper of Courage laid back down in an effort to sleep. His eyes remained open for the rest of the night.
Tai slumped in his chair as he listened to his professor lecture on polynomials later the next morning. He hadn't slept a wink the night before, and paying attention was becoming a problem. He felt his eyes get heavy, like something was weighing them down. The second Tai closed his eyes, the professor whacked him on the head, sending Tai to his feet in a fighting position.
"Are we ready to continue, Mr. Kamiya?" the snotty mad said condescendingly. Tai nodded slowly and pulled out some paper and a pen to take notes. Someone tapped his shoulder, and Tai turned to see Matt looking at him smartly.
"You should sleep more, Tai." Matt whispered tauntingly, handing Tai the notes he had missed. Tai rolled his eyes at the blonde and took the notes, copying them quickly and handing them back. Tai ran a hand through his dark brown hair and sighed quietly. He was so sure last night's nightmare was more than just a dream. The bell sounded, sending kids running off in every direction for the day. Tai walked slowly down the street, trying his best not to fall asleep right then and there.
"Tai! Wait up!" a girl cried. Tai stopped and listened to footsteps echo behind him, then felt a pair of tiny hands wrap themselves around his eyes.
"Kari, I know it's you, silly." Tai said, trying not to sound as exhausted as he really was. Kari smiled and walked beside her brother, her rusty eyes ablaze with excitement.
"So are you excited about this weekend?" Kari asked happily, flipping a long strand of light brown hair from her face. Tai looked at her with puzzled chocolate eyes.
"What's this weekend?" Tai asked. Kari rolled her eyes and continued with Tai down the street.
"Tai, it's only the weekend we've all been waiting for! We're camping in the Digiworld!" Kari stated, slightly annoyed that her brother, the leader of the Digidestined, could be so forgetful.
"Sorry, I forgot. It must have slipped my mind. You know how us seniors are, right?" Tai said, shifting his backpack onto his other shoulder. Kari smiled and walked to their apartment quietly, her brother tagging slightly behind.
"And we're going to go to Primary Village, right TK?" Kari said into the phone happily the next night. Tai listened to Kari talk to her boyfriend excitedly as he tried to get to sleep. It was funny how he could sleep in school, but not at home.
"Well, goodnight. I love you TK." Kari whispered into the phone. Tai smiled and closed his eyes as Kari looked at him to see if he was listening. Satisfied, Kari hung up the phone and crawled into the bunk under Tai's saying a muffled goodnight to her supposedly sleeping brother. Tai closed his eyes and shifted into a slightly uneasy sleep.
All the Digidestined were supposed to meet at Izzy's house to open the gate and transport themselves into the Digiworld. The original eight chosen children sat around in Izzy's room restlessly, fiddling with all his gadgets as they waited for the other chosen to arrive.
"I don't think they're coming." Joe said, adjusting his classic glasses. He looked different, and considering he was nineteen years old, he had a right to. As if Joe cued something, the phone rang in Izzy's room. Izzy answered it, and after a brief silence, hung it up and started his computer.
"Well, are you going to tell us who that was?" Matt said suddenly. Sora nodded as she let Matt wrap his arms around her and rest his chin on her shoulder.
"It was Yolie. She and Ken aren't coming anymore. They're going to the beach or something. And Davis called her to tell her he wasn't coming because he got grounded for some test he took. And Cody was never coming in the first place, so we're all here." Izzy announced. Mimi looked at Tai, who hadn't said anything at all.
"You okay, Tai?" the brunette asked sweetly. Tai looked at Mimi and nodded, looking sleepily into her hazel eyes. Mimi shrugged, and returned to Izzy, who was typing feverishly at his computer.
"Where are TK and Kari?" Mimi asked. Tai and Matt looked at each other, then dashed out the door, returning a minute later with two red-faced fifteen year olds. Matt plopped TK down on the floor, and Tai sat Kari on the opposite side of the room.
"You should really let them be together." Sora whispered into Matt's ear lightly. Matt frowned and kissed Sora tenderly.
"I don't think so. . . " Matt whispered back. Tai nearly gagged, stopping Matt and Sora from kissing again.
"We just stopped them from making out, do I have to stop you guys too??" Tai asked, annoyed. Matt and Sora stuck their tongues out at Tai, then smooched again. Izzy turned around in time to catch the makeout match and looked at the couple with one eyebrow bent up.
"Interesting. . . . " Izzy stated. Matt and Sora parted, embarrassed. Izzy opened the Digiport, and the eight Digidestined vanished into the computer instantly.
Everyone landed in a patch of tall grass, steadying themselves from the ride they had just endured. Looking around, the group found a suitable campground for the night and unpacked their tents, one for the guys, and another for the girls. While Tai, Matt, Joe, Izzy and TK tried desperately to put together the shelters, Mimi, Sora and Kari headed out into the surrounding woods to locate some firewood.
"Oh my goodness. . . ." Kari said, in awe. Sora and Mimi stood with Kari, mouths agape, at the tangle of tents and boys on the ground. Laying the firewood on the ground nearby, the girls untangled their friends, releasing them from the tent. Matt stood up and dusted himself off.
"I was okay, you know." he said to Sora, who simply grinned and walked toward Izzy, who's foot was still stuck. Tai got up and brushed a pine needle out of his hair.
"I think you guys should have let us girls take care of the tent." Mimi said, helping Joe up and handing him his glasses. Tai stuck out his tongue at Mimi, who laughed. TK and Kari were still working on untangling the mess around him, kissing every so often.
"You'd get done much faster if you'd stop making out." Sora warned as she and Matt walked by. Kari blushed, and TK looked at his feet, then tried to untangle himself some more.
By nightfall, the tents were up and ready to be slept in, thanks to the girls. The guys were put in charge of cooking, and with Matt's advice, cooked a decent fish meal for everyone. Everyone ate fish until they were bursting, then sat together by the fire as they recalled the days of battle they once knew as routine.
"I'm so sleepy!" Mimi said as she stretched, leaning her head onto Izzy's shoulder. Izzy looked nervously at Mimi, then the others.
"It's okay, Izzy, Mimi doesn't bite." Joe joked. Mimi looked at Izzy, who smiled weakly. Mimi got up and walked to Tai in a huff, laying her head in his lap.
"See? Tai is okay with me laying here, right Tai?" Mimi asked as she yawned again. Tai nodded as he yawned himself. Soon the whole camp was yawning, everyone's eyes drooping slightly.
"Maybe we should hit the sack." Matt suggested as he picked up his sleeping girlfriend and carried her to her tent. He emerged a short time later, and walked into his own tent. Kari and TK got up and snuck a quick kiss before entering their respective tents, followed by Izzy and Joe. Tai looked down at Mimi and sighed. She was sleeping, and he couldn't move an inch without waking her.
"Mimi, wake up." Tai whispered, his face dangerously close to Mimi's sleeping one. Mimi opened her eyes and sat up slightly, catching her mouth on Tai's. Shocked, Tai opened his eyes wide, as did Mimi. They parted, looking at each other with beet red faces.
"Oh my goodness, Tai, I-" Mimi cried softly, but was interrupted by Tai kissing her again, this time for real. Mimi melted in Tai's arms as he continued to kiss her, deepening the kiss by prying open Mimi's mouth. Mimi willingly obliged to Tai's assault, launching a counter-assault of kisses as well.
"Tai! Are you still out there? Get in here and go to bed!" TK shouted loudly. Mimi and Tai smiled and parted, listening to the chorus of people yelling at TK for being noisy, and calling Mimi and Tai to bed.
"Well, goodnight, Mimi." Tai said sheepishly. Mimi smiled and walked into her tent, zipping it shut. Tai turned and looked at the stars, sighing. That was the best thing that had ever happened to him. He felt like he was flying through a diamond sky.
"I am sooo damn lucky. . ." Tai said quietly to himself as he turned to go into his tent. When he turned, however, he came face to face with a black shadow. Before Tai could even utter a breath, the shadow swept itself into Tai through his eyes, leaving them slightly darker than they used to be. A sly grin spread across Tai's face as his eyes glowed blood red.
"Finally. . . " Tai rasped as he opened his tent and climbed inside.
**So, how was it? Okay, or stinko-binko? Let me know! Remember that fifteen reviews will get chapter two coming! Speaking of chapter two, this is a brief taste. . . "But I thought-" "Don't think, it's bad for you. Like me. I'm bad. For you." " Get away from him! You're going to kill him!". So whose lines are those anyway? Find out by reviewing.**
The Evil Within
Chapter1: Altered
The sky was dark with huge black clouds seemingly filled to the brim with rain that hadn't poured from them yet. A sharp wind blew through the clearing, blowing green leaves out of the trees as it bent them mercilessly. Five kids sprinted through the clearing, two carrying someone on their back as they ran frantically for shelter. Behind them walked a sinister looking boy, his black eyes radiating pulses of black light. He walked casually, not yet trying to trap his prey. The other kids ran until they found a tiny crack amongst some large boulders. They leapt inside, helping the two who were carried in carefully. The menacing boy walked beside the crevice and peered in at the youths and sneered evilly at them as they gazed up at him with terror.
"It's time to die!" the boy said darkly, pointing a finger at the kids. The end of the finger began to glow with blackness as a light shot out toward the hiding place of the children.
"NO TAI! NO!!" a girl screamed as the beam of darkness shot inward, blowing the rocks to pieces.
"GAH!" Tai cried as he sat bolt upright, his body drenched in a cold sweat. He looked quickly around him and sighed loudly, putting his hand on his chest as he began to breath easier. He was home, not in a clearing. And he hadn't killed his friends, he hadn't murdered his sister. It was all one awful nightmare. Shaking slightly, the keeper of Courage laid back down in an effort to sleep. His eyes remained open for the rest of the night.
Tai slumped in his chair as he listened to his professor lecture on polynomials later the next morning. He hadn't slept a wink the night before, and paying attention was becoming a problem. He felt his eyes get heavy, like something was weighing them down. The second Tai closed his eyes, the professor whacked him on the head, sending Tai to his feet in a fighting position.
"Are we ready to continue, Mr. Kamiya?" the snotty mad said condescendingly. Tai nodded slowly and pulled out some paper and a pen to take notes. Someone tapped his shoulder, and Tai turned to see Matt looking at him smartly.
"You should sleep more, Tai." Matt whispered tauntingly, handing Tai the notes he had missed. Tai rolled his eyes at the blonde and took the notes, copying them quickly and handing them back. Tai ran a hand through his dark brown hair and sighed quietly. He was so sure last night's nightmare was more than just a dream. The bell sounded, sending kids running off in every direction for the day. Tai walked slowly down the street, trying his best not to fall asleep right then and there.
"Tai! Wait up!" a girl cried. Tai stopped and listened to footsteps echo behind him, then felt a pair of tiny hands wrap themselves around his eyes.
"Kari, I know it's you, silly." Tai said, trying not to sound as exhausted as he really was. Kari smiled and walked beside her brother, her rusty eyes ablaze with excitement.
"So are you excited about this weekend?" Kari asked happily, flipping a long strand of light brown hair from her face. Tai looked at her with puzzled chocolate eyes.
"What's this weekend?" Tai asked. Kari rolled her eyes and continued with Tai down the street.
"Tai, it's only the weekend we've all been waiting for! We're camping in the Digiworld!" Kari stated, slightly annoyed that her brother, the leader of the Digidestined, could be so forgetful.
"Sorry, I forgot. It must have slipped my mind. You know how us seniors are, right?" Tai said, shifting his backpack onto his other shoulder. Kari smiled and walked to their apartment quietly, her brother tagging slightly behind.
"And we're going to go to Primary Village, right TK?" Kari said into the phone happily the next night. Tai listened to Kari talk to her boyfriend excitedly as he tried to get to sleep. It was funny how he could sleep in school, but not at home.
"Well, goodnight. I love you TK." Kari whispered into the phone. Tai smiled and closed his eyes as Kari looked at him to see if he was listening. Satisfied, Kari hung up the phone and crawled into the bunk under Tai's saying a muffled goodnight to her supposedly sleeping brother. Tai closed his eyes and shifted into a slightly uneasy sleep.
All the Digidestined were supposed to meet at Izzy's house to open the gate and transport themselves into the Digiworld. The original eight chosen children sat around in Izzy's room restlessly, fiddling with all his gadgets as they waited for the other chosen to arrive.
"I don't think they're coming." Joe said, adjusting his classic glasses. He looked different, and considering he was nineteen years old, he had a right to. As if Joe cued something, the phone rang in Izzy's room. Izzy answered it, and after a brief silence, hung it up and started his computer.
"Well, are you going to tell us who that was?" Matt said suddenly. Sora nodded as she let Matt wrap his arms around her and rest his chin on her shoulder.
"It was Yolie. She and Ken aren't coming anymore. They're going to the beach or something. And Davis called her to tell her he wasn't coming because he got grounded for some test he took. And Cody was never coming in the first place, so we're all here." Izzy announced. Mimi looked at Tai, who hadn't said anything at all.
"You okay, Tai?" the brunette asked sweetly. Tai looked at Mimi and nodded, looking sleepily into her hazel eyes. Mimi shrugged, and returned to Izzy, who was typing feverishly at his computer.
"Where are TK and Kari?" Mimi asked. Tai and Matt looked at each other, then dashed out the door, returning a minute later with two red-faced fifteen year olds. Matt plopped TK down on the floor, and Tai sat Kari on the opposite side of the room.
"You should really let them be together." Sora whispered into Matt's ear lightly. Matt frowned and kissed Sora tenderly.
"I don't think so. . . " Matt whispered back. Tai nearly gagged, stopping Matt and Sora from kissing again.
"We just stopped them from making out, do I have to stop you guys too??" Tai asked, annoyed. Matt and Sora stuck their tongues out at Tai, then smooched again. Izzy turned around in time to catch the makeout match and looked at the couple with one eyebrow bent up.
"Interesting. . . . " Izzy stated. Matt and Sora parted, embarrassed. Izzy opened the Digiport, and the eight Digidestined vanished into the computer instantly.
Everyone landed in a patch of tall grass, steadying themselves from the ride they had just endured. Looking around, the group found a suitable campground for the night and unpacked their tents, one for the guys, and another for the girls. While Tai, Matt, Joe, Izzy and TK tried desperately to put together the shelters, Mimi, Sora and Kari headed out into the surrounding woods to locate some firewood.
"Oh my goodness. . . ." Kari said, in awe. Sora and Mimi stood with Kari, mouths agape, at the tangle of tents and boys on the ground. Laying the firewood on the ground nearby, the girls untangled their friends, releasing them from the tent. Matt stood up and dusted himself off.
"I was okay, you know." he said to Sora, who simply grinned and walked toward Izzy, who's foot was still stuck. Tai got up and brushed a pine needle out of his hair.
"I think you guys should have let us girls take care of the tent." Mimi said, helping Joe up and handing him his glasses. Tai stuck out his tongue at Mimi, who laughed. TK and Kari were still working on untangling the mess around him, kissing every so often.
"You'd get done much faster if you'd stop making out." Sora warned as she and Matt walked by. Kari blushed, and TK looked at his feet, then tried to untangle himself some more.
By nightfall, the tents were up and ready to be slept in, thanks to the girls. The guys were put in charge of cooking, and with Matt's advice, cooked a decent fish meal for everyone. Everyone ate fish until they were bursting, then sat together by the fire as they recalled the days of battle they once knew as routine.
"I'm so sleepy!" Mimi said as she stretched, leaning her head onto Izzy's shoulder. Izzy looked nervously at Mimi, then the others.
"It's okay, Izzy, Mimi doesn't bite." Joe joked. Mimi looked at Izzy, who smiled weakly. Mimi got up and walked to Tai in a huff, laying her head in his lap.
"See? Tai is okay with me laying here, right Tai?" Mimi asked as she yawned again. Tai nodded as he yawned himself. Soon the whole camp was yawning, everyone's eyes drooping slightly.
"Maybe we should hit the sack." Matt suggested as he picked up his sleeping girlfriend and carried her to her tent. He emerged a short time later, and walked into his own tent. Kari and TK got up and snuck a quick kiss before entering their respective tents, followed by Izzy and Joe. Tai looked down at Mimi and sighed. She was sleeping, and he couldn't move an inch without waking her.
"Mimi, wake up." Tai whispered, his face dangerously close to Mimi's sleeping one. Mimi opened her eyes and sat up slightly, catching her mouth on Tai's. Shocked, Tai opened his eyes wide, as did Mimi. They parted, looking at each other with beet red faces.
"Oh my goodness, Tai, I-" Mimi cried softly, but was interrupted by Tai kissing her again, this time for real. Mimi melted in Tai's arms as he continued to kiss her, deepening the kiss by prying open Mimi's mouth. Mimi willingly obliged to Tai's assault, launching a counter-assault of kisses as well.
"Tai! Are you still out there? Get in here and go to bed!" TK shouted loudly. Mimi and Tai smiled and parted, listening to the chorus of people yelling at TK for being noisy, and calling Mimi and Tai to bed.
"Well, goodnight, Mimi." Tai said sheepishly. Mimi smiled and walked into her tent, zipping it shut. Tai turned and looked at the stars, sighing. That was the best thing that had ever happened to him. He felt like he was flying through a diamond sky.
"I am sooo damn lucky. . ." Tai said quietly to himself as he turned to go into his tent. When he turned, however, he came face to face with a black shadow. Before Tai could even utter a breath, the shadow swept itself into Tai through his eyes, leaving them slightly darker than they used to be. A sly grin spread across Tai's face as his eyes glowed blood red.
"Finally. . . " Tai rasped as he opened his tent and climbed inside.
**So, how was it? Okay, or stinko-binko? Let me know! Remember that fifteen reviews will get chapter two coming! Speaking of chapter two, this is a brief taste. . . "But I thought-" "Don't think, it's bad for you. Like me. I'm bad. For you." " Get away from him! You're going to kill him!". So whose lines are those anyway? Find out by reviewing.**
