The Dark Bandit
Part Five
Ken managed to get a full two hours of sleep before Princess
Hikari knocked on his door. He plastered on his best surprised face when she
told him about the night before and then followed her to her chambers to see
his friend.
"I'll leave you alone with him for a bit if you'd like,"
Hikari offered.
He nodded. "Thank you, Princess," he replied quietly,
suddenly desperately afraid she'd recognize him.
She smiled sadly at him and opened the door. With guilt running
through his veins, Ken entered the room.
V-mon greeted him with a smile and said nothing as he walked past
him to exit the room. The scene had an eerie resemblance to the one Ken had
experienced the day before with Lady Motomiya. He shivered slightly as he
approached the Princess' bed.
Daisuke was smiling when he saw him. His head was bandaged
tightly, but he looked fairly well. Ken felt some relief. His friend appeared
to be alright. Nervously and without speaking, he sat in the chair next to the
bed.
"How are you?" he asked softly.
There was a moment's silence before the other answered. "I'm
alright," he replied. "I had a big headache before, but it's fading
now. The doctor's been here twice already, giving me herbs for the pain. I feel
a lot better."
Ken nodded, avoiding his friend's eyes. "That's good,"
he replied.
Daisuke frowned. "Ken, V-mon told me what happened," he
told him. He glanced around the room momentarily to make sure no one else could
hear. "I don't blame you."
The other boy blinked a few times before he finally looked his
friend in the eyes. "You don't?"
The redhead shook his head. "No. Not in the least. It was my
own stupidity that got me hurt. Not yours."
"But if I-,"
"If you what? If you had been there with me? I told you to go
to sleep. You can't keep me out of this, Ken. I'm your friend and I'm going to
help you, just like Hikari and Sora said they would. I want to help," he
confessed. "I wish I was you sometimes, helping people like that. I want
to help Miyako, too."
Ken sighed. "Everyone does," he assured his friend, a
slight smile appearing on his face.
"Then let them," Daisuke insisted. He sighed.
"Please don't feel bad or guilty about me getting hurt, Ken. It was my own
stupidity, and I know it."
Ken smiled wider. "Alright," he agreed, silently
promising himself to keep silent about his promise to Daisuke's mother.
There was a soft tap at the door, and Princess Hikari reentered.
"I hope you'll forgive the intrusion," she stated. "But I
thought you'd want to know I've persuaded Father to postpone the party another
few days."
"Why?" Ken wondered.
"I think this intruder is a real problem," she
explained. "As long as there are people getting hurt, we have to deal with
it. I don't want this party held until he's discovered."
Daisuke smiled. "An excellent idea, Princess," he
replied.
"How do you plan to do this?" Ken questioned.
"That's what I don't know," Hikari confessed. She smiled
conspiratorially. "Don't tell Father, but I've decided to discuss it with
my best advisors."
"And who are they?" the redheaded boy questioned.
"All of my friends," the Princess replied. "You
two, Sora, Takeru, Yamato, my brother. And Miyako." She frowned. "I
think it's time we stopped keeping her in the dark."
"Another great idea, Hikari," Daisuke agreed.
"And the Dark Bandit," Hikari added. "I think he
needs to be in on this."
Daisuke and Ken exchanged glances. "Why?"
"Well, he's been involved from the start. I think it's only
right that he see it through to the end," the Princess replied. "I
just wonder how to contact him."
"I think I can do that," Daisuke stated. Ken's eyes grew
wide with genuine surprise.
"What?" he demanded of his friend. "How?"
Daisuke looked surprised for a split second at his friend's
reaction. "I have my ways," he replied with a grin. Ken frowned.
"You don't know who he is, do you?" Hikari asked.
"I've been dying to find out."
Ken frowned deeper and glared his patented eye daggers at his
injured friend.
Daisuke shook his head dramatically, and Ken heaved a sigh of
relief. "Unfortunately, no," he replied. "I wish I did. He seems
like such an honorable young man."
Hikari agreed.
Ken felt his blood pressure rising slightly. "If you'll
excuse me, Princess," he stated, standing up and trying to calm himself.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to make it tonight."
Hikari looked surprised and disappointed. "Why not?"
"I - uh - think I have another headache coming on," he
confessed. "I don't feel so well. And I promised Daisuke's mother I would
visit her today. I'm afraid I'm not much in the mood for planning
strategy."
Before either Daisuke or the Princess could react, he had marched
quickly out of the room. "Ken!" Daisuke called, but he was long gone
by then.
"Is he alright?" Hikari asked.
Daisuke sighed. "No," he replied. "But then, he
never really is."
***
Ken stepped into Lady Motomiya's chamber after knocking softly.
Jun was seated in the chair next to her mother, chattering away. She noted Ken
enter the room and paused momentarily.
"I'm sorry," he apologized, bowing slightly. "If
I'm interrupting, I can come back."
"No, it's alright," Jun told him. She stood. "I was
about to leave anyway." She turned to her mother and said her good-byes.
Then she walked to Ken. "I need to talk to you for a moment," she
whispered. "Excuse us, Mother." She dragged the boy out of the room.
Ken blinked in surprise as he was pulled into the corridor.
"What's going on?" he wondered.
Jun sighed and looked at her feet for a moment. "I'm sorry. I
guess I just wanted to - apologize."
He blinked again. "Apologize?"
"Yeah. For everything. I know I haven't really welcomed you to
the family, and I know that I haven't made life easy for you. I want to
apologize for that. I guess I was being rather insensitive," she
explained.
He blinked again. "Um, I'm confused."
She sighed. "Mother won't admit it to me or Daisuke,"
she told him. "But I know she's dying. She's been sick a lot for the past
few years. I guess you know that." She sighed again and blinked away the
unshed tears. "I guess I just wanted to show my appreciation and apologize
to you. I can't imagine how hard it is to not have a mother around."
He nodded. "Apology accepted," he replied. "And, if
it helps, you did make me feel like one of the family."
Now it was her turn to blink and stare in surprise. "I
did?"
"Yes," he replied. "You treated me the same as
Daisuke. Made me feel like I had a sister."
Jun grinned. "Thanks, brother," she told him.
"Oh," he remembered. "Princess Hikari will want to
see you. It seems our dear brother injured himself last night trying to play
Dark Bandit or something." He made his words as casual as possible.
"He's recuperating in her room."
Jun gasped. "My brother? In the Princess' room?"
He nodded, pleased with himself. "The Dark Bandit brought him
there last night after he was injured. The Princess has been helping him
recuperate."
"The Dark Bandit? My brother was with the Dark Bandit?"
Jun gasped again and sighed happily. "Now that is a good looking
boy."
Ken couldn't help but blush in embarrassment. Jun was now his
"sister." He wasn't supposed to be considered good-looking by her!
She thankfully didn't notice his discomfort, however, as she dashed off to see
her brother.
***
Miyako stared at Hikari in shock. "You met with the Dark
Bandit and didn't tell me?" she asked. "Why not?"
Hikari bowed her head slightly. "I'm sorry, Miyako. I thought
it was in your best interests. I wanted to be sure of his intentions."
The other girl frowned and sat down on a couch in the parlor she
shared with Sora and Jun. The Princess had come personally to Miyako to talk to
her. She sighed.
"I suppose I can understand that," she replied. "I
appreciate you looking out for me."
Princess Hikari nodded as she sat down next to her. "There's
one other thing I think you should know. He visited me again last night.
Daisuke was injured."
"Injured?" Sora repeated, stepping into the parlor from
her chamber. "How?"
"It seems he's another of the Dark Bandit's allies. From what
I could tell, he was trying to help when he was ambushed by our intruder. He
was knocked unconscious before he could help. Thankfully, the Dark Bandit was
able to help and drive off the intruder. Then he brought Daisuke to me."
"Why to you?"
"I suppose because I was the closest person he could trust.
He trusted Daisuke, I think, but Daisuke couldn't help himself. I offered
myself as an ally, and he took my offer. I offered to help him when he was
injured, but he refused. When it came to Daisuke, his worries were more severe.
He seemed very distraught," Hikari explained.
Sora nodded. "I think I can understand that. Daisuke was hurt
doing a job he shouldn't have been doing. He feels responsible."
"I just wish I knew who he was," Hikari sighed dreamily.
Miyako frowned. She thought about the theories she'd had that Ken
and the Bandit were one and the same. Especially when he'd disappeared during
the fight. But she had no real proof. For the moment, she decided to remain
silent.
***
"So you see, Daisuke was hurt badly last night. That's why
he's not here," Ken explained to Lady Motomiya. He sighed and peered at
the ground. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect him."
"Will he be alright?" she questioned.
"I think so," he replied. "It was a nasty bump on
the head, but he's already recovering."
She smiled. "Ken, you can't protect him from every injury.
Some are inevitable. I'm just glad he wasn't hurt worse."
"I know that," he replied.
"I want you to help my son. He considers you a close friend
and even a brother. If you help him to grow as a person, it will mean more for
his future than protecting him from injury," Lady Motomiya continued. She
paused a moment and coughed harshly. "I know it's not possible to protect
him from everything. I want you to watch over him and take care of him. Do you
think you can do that?"
"I'll try, Lady," he replied sincerely. "I'll do my
best."
***
Taichi was not very happy when he entered his sister's room.
Hikari had just told him that his friend was resting and recuperating in there.
She had also told him most of the story, but he wanted to know Daisuke's point
of view.
Daisuke sat up nervously as the Prince entered the room. He'd
viewed Taichi alternately as a friend, a mentor, an idol, and someone to fear.
Right at the moment, someone to fear was the prevalent view. Taichi had on a
stern face that he only wore when dealing with serious princely manners.
There was silence in the room as the elder boy sat in beside the
younger. "So," Taichi began. "You got hurt last night."
Daisuke gulped slightly. "Yes, sir," he replied, hoping
his voice wasn't shaking too badly.
"From what I hear, it was kind of a foolish way to get
wounded, huh?"
"Yes sir. So I've been told."
"Daisuke," Taichi began.
"Yes sir?" Daisuke questioned when the other paused.
"Please stop calling me sir. Last time I checked, we were
still friends. Besides, it makes me nervous."
"Oh. Alright."
"Thank you."
"Sure."
"You've been dealing with this Dark Bandit guy?"
"Well, yes," Daisuke admitted. He knew better than to
lie to Taichi. At the moment, he was Taichi the Prince, Taichi the one to fear.
Lying to him would be considered treason.
"What can you tell me about him?"
Daisuke gulped again. "Are you asking me as my friend or as
my Prince?" he asked nervously.
Taichi sighed. "I suppose as both," he admitted.
"Can you tell me anything at all?"
"Not much to either of you," Daisuke replied with a
shake of the head. "It would be betraying a trust that I've kept for a
very long time."
Taichi sighed again. "So you can't tell me who he is?"
He shook his head, no.
"Daisuke. This is very important. I know you won't tell me.
But, do you know who he is?" Taichi's stern face was still firmly
implanted.
Daisuke looked down and sighed himself. "I know better than
to lie to you," he informed his friend. He kept his eyes focused on his
hands, which were in his lap. "I do know who he is, but I can't tell you.
You can't force me to, because he's a friend I can't betray." He glanced
up at his friend.
Taichi's stern expression had changed to an overwhelmed one.
"I'm sorry Taichi," Daisuke whispered. "I don't
mean to be a traitor to you or the kingdom. But I can't betray him."
The Prince buried his face in his hands. "I'm sorry, too,
Daisuke," he replied. "I know Father won't like this."
Daisuke nodded. Nervous butterflies were fluttering in his
insides. He breathed deeply, trying to relax, but was unable. "When are
you going to tell him?"
"Tomorrow," Taichi replied. He looked at his friend
again with distressed eyes. "I'm sorry. You've got that long."
Daisuke nodded again with a sigh. "Thank you, Taichi,"
he replied.
***
Ken paced nervously about his room. Things were changing rapidly.
He needed to stop and examine them. First, Daisuke had been injured while he
himself had rested. He'd managed to save the boy, and he was now doing fine.
However, he was supposed to meet, in disguise, with the others that night to
discuss strategy.
He was most nervous about groups. Especially when they involved
the Dark Bandit.
"Sometimes I wish I'd never started," he grumbled.
Daisuke sat in the parlor, resting on the couch. "Don't say
that," he called to his friend. "You've done a lot of good!"
Ken stepped out of his room and paced about the parlor instead.
"I just don't like it," he confessed. "Something's
not right. Something I'm missing." He didn't notice his friend's nervous
gulp. "But I don't know what."
"You have to meet with the Princess tonight," Daisuke
stated bluntly.
"I know," Ken replied. "I plan to."
Daisuke watched his friend pace back and forth and wished he could
do the same without dizziness. He'd never been accused of treason before. He
wondered what would happen to him. Maybe he'd be executed. He doubted that.
"Daisuke? Are you listening?"
"Oh. I'm sorry. I guess drifted out for a moment,"
Daisuke apologized.
"It's alright. Are you sure you're doing well? You've been
kind of dazed since you moved back down here a few hours ago," Ken
observed.
He shrugged, avoiding the question. "Ken, I consider you my
best friend," he stated bluntly and without preamble.
The other boy was startled. He paused in his pacing and knelt on
the floor beside the couch where Daisuke lay. "And you're my best
friend," he replied. "No," he shook his head. "More than
that. You're like - my brother."
Daisuke blinked. "B-brother?" he stammered.
"I talked to Jun earlier," he explained. "She told
me she considered me like another brother sometimes. And I told her I felt she
was like a sister. That means you're my brother."
Daisuke wasn't sure if he was more startled that Ken considered
Jun a sister or that he considered him a brother. "I don't know what to
say," he confessed. "Thank you. I guess you're like my brother,
too," he admitted.
Ken smiled, and his "brother" could see the tears
forming in his eyes. "Oh, don't cry!"
"I'm sorry," he answered, sniffling a bit. "It's
just I miss my own brother. I never thought I'd get another one."
Daisuke sighed. And now, if everything went badly, he'd loose
another one, he thought pessimistically. "I never had a brother
before," he told his friend. "But I know you're a really good
one."
***
Daisuke gripped his head slightly as he entered Hikari's room. He
was still feeling dizzy, but he was determined not to miss the meeting. At his
side, V-mon attempted to steady him.
Hikari stepped forward and put an arm around his shoulder.
"Daisuke, you shouldn't be here."
"That's what I told him," V-mon agreed.
"I didn't want to miss the meeting," he answered,
leaning on her. "I'm alright. Just a little lightheaded, that's all."
"You didn't have to come," she replied. "You need
to rest."
"I can't miss this," he insisted. "It was my
stupidity that got me injured, and that's the reason we're all talking."
The Princess led him to a chair and helped him to sit. V-mon sat
beside him on the floor.
"You really shouldn't be here," Taichi spoke up. Daisuke
looked up to see him standing in the entryway. "You should be getting your
strength back."
"I'm done recuperating," the other replied. "I need
to help out."
Taichi sighed and shrugged as he entered the room. He remained
standing, leaning up against the wall. There was silence for a few moments before
Miyako and Sora appeared in the doorway.
"Daisuke! You shouldn't be here!" Miyako told him. She
peered at the back of his head. "He got you pretty badly."
"You should rest," Sora agreed.
Daisuke sighed and rolled his eyes slightly. "I'm not resting
and I'm fine!" he half-shouted. "I'm not going back. I need to be
here."
"Fine. Stay, then," Yamato stated brusquely from the
doorway. His brother stood beside him.
"Thank you," Daisuke replied.
Hikari turned to Daisuke. "Ken's not coming?" she questioned.
Daisuke shook his head. "No. He's got a headache again,"
he replied, shrugging. "He doesn't like crowds much anyway."
"Nothing we can do to sway him?" Yamato queried.
Daisuke laughed a little. "I'm afraid not. He's quite
inflexible when he gets like this. You won't be able to budge him."
Yamato shrugged slightly.
"Alright. Since everyone's here for the moment, I suppose we
should start," Hikari began.
"Not everyone," Miyako spoke up.
Hikari interrupted before she could continue. "No," she
agreed. "But almost everyone."
"So where do we begin?" Yamato questioned. He and Takeru
had been told what the meeting was about, and the situation with the Dark
Bandit, including what had happened with Daisuke. Still, neither brother had a
clue as to why Hikari had asked them to come.
"I think I should start by telling you all something.
Especially my brother," Hikari explained. She looked to Taichi, who was
still leaning against the wall. He raised his eyebrows slightly at this
announcement.
"Oh? What's that?" he questioned, moving away from the
wall. He became slightly more interested.
Hikari glanced to the floor briefly as she collected her thoughts.
"I met with the Dark Bandit," she informed him.
Taichi nearly fell over. "What?"
Yamato, Takeru, and Daisuke appeared surprised at the revelation
as well.
"I'm certain he has Miyako's best interests in mind,"
Hikari replied. Quickly, she told her brother and those assembled of the two
meetings she'd had with the bandit.
Taichi stepped forward and gripped his sister by the arms.
"Hikari, you could have been killed," he told her.
She shook her head. "No, Taichi," she assured him.
"I'm certain he's friendly." She took a deep breath. "I offered
myself as a friend and ally."
Taichi sighed. No one noticed the nervous glance he tossed in
Daisuke's direction. "Do you know who he is? What his plan is?"
"No. As far as I can tell, he has no idea who is after
Miyako, any more than we do."
"Hikari," Taichi began. "This is very serious.
Father believes him to be an enemy."
Hikari stepped away from her brother. "I don't agree,"
she replied. "He's trying to save Miyako's life. He's already done so
twice. Remember the picnic? If he hadn't been there, we all could have been
killed. We owe him our lives as well. How could Father consider him an enemy if
he saved us?"
The seriousness of the conversation was evident to everyone
present. Taichi remained silent. "Hikari..."
Hikari turned away from her brother. "I don't care what
Father thinks," she told her brother. "I believe he's a friend, at
least where Miyako is concerned." She gestured towards the others
collected. "Sora and Daisuke concur with me."
"Sora?"
Sora nodded. "Hikari told me about her meeting. I told her
that the Dark Bandit could consider me a friend as well." She paused.
"I told Miyako's parents I would keep her safe. If he wants that as well,
he's an ally of mine."
Taichi sighed. "Have you spoken with him as well?"
Sora shook her head. "No."
The Prince looked around the room. "Anything else I should
know?"
Miyako spoke up. "He made contact with me," she told
him. "He asked me if anyone had a reason for wanting to harm me. I told
him I didn't know. He told me he didn't want me to feel frightened of him. Then
he left. That was about it."
Taichi heaved another heavy sigh. "This is a serious
situation," he reminded them. "I need to inform you all of what I
know about the Dark Bandit."
There was silence in the room. Hikari sat down near Daisuke.
"I'm not certain entirely of his true intentions regarding anything
other than Miyako's safety," the Prince began. He glanced towards Miyako
and then scanned the room. "Previous to her rescue, he had not been
witnessed in that area. In fact, his only emergences were far south of that
region."
"Near where my family resides," Daisuke replied. There
was a gasp from the assembled.
"You'd seen him before?" Miyako asked.
"Numerous times," Daisuke replied. He braced himself for
their reactions. "I know who he is." V-mon gripped his hand in
surprise and support.
"Daisuke, don't!"
There was another collective gasp. Hikari stared. "You told
me you didn't!" she accused.
"I won't tell you who he is," Daisuke continued. He
looked to Taichi. "I know I'm in serious trouble. I told you before, I
won't tell you anything about him."
Taichi sighed. "Daisuke, there's no reason to go through this
again now."
"I wanted everyone to know," he explained. "So
there would be no doubt on whose side he is. We both want to help."
"You don't know anything about who's after me?" Miyako
demanded.
Daisuke shook his head. "No," he replied.
"He speaks the truth," a voice collaborated. A dark
figure had entered the room through the window. Everyone turned in surprise.
"Is this true?" Taichi demanded. "You've allied
yourself with my sister?"
"The Princess offered herself as an ally," the Dark
Bandit responded. "I accepted."
Taichi sat down weakly in a chair, heaving a sigh.
Yamato stepped forward. He'd remained silent for nearly the entire
meeting. Now, he spoke up. "I guess now would be a good time to ask if
there's been any progress made figuring out who's after Miyako?"
"There has," Hikari replied. She stood up, moving away
from Daisuke, at whom she'd been staring in shock since his confession. "I
spoke with Koushiro today. He told me that the arrows shot at the picnic were
coated with a poison."
"Poison?" Miyako gasped. "Wouldn't shooting me be
enough to kill me?"
The Princess shook her head. "It appears he's not after your
life," she replied. "The poison wasn't deadly. It was only strong
enough to knock you out."
"So they were hoping to kidnap her?" the Dark Bandit
theorized.
Hikari nodded. "That's Koushiro's theory as well," she
replied.
Taichi was deep in thought once more. "But we're no closer to
finding out who would want to kidnap her," he noted.
"No, we're not," Hikari agreed.
"A motive is apparent, though," Daisuke spoke up.
"If it's a kidnapping, he's probably after money."
"Not necessarily," Taichi disagreed. "He could want
her for another reason."
Miyako shuddered.
"What sort of reasons?" Hikari demanded.
Taichi just shrugged.
Takeru spoke up. "Wouldn't it be best if we all worked
together to try to figure this out?" he wondered. He glanced pointedly at
Taichi and the Dark Bandit. "Instead of arguing who wants what."
There was silence for a few moments as everyone waited for Taichi
to respond. Finally, he stood. "Meeting is adjourned," he stated
plainly.
There was a silence. Then Sora began to protest. "Taichi, we
haven't decided anything," she reminded him.
He shook his head. "No, we haven't. But the meeting is
over." He glanced around the room. "Hikari, Daisuke, you stay.
Everyone else, out." He turned to the dark figure who was now sitting on
the window ledge. "And you. Stay."
"Taichi-," Yamato began.
"Don't want to hear it, Yamato. Out," Taichi replied in
a voice that told everyone he wasn't up to hearing a second opinion.
With grumbles and groans, the group left the room. When all but
the three Taichi had asked to stay had left, he turned to his sister.
"I need to talk to you. Privately," he said. He stared
pointedly at the other two. "You two, wait here." He turned and
walked out onto his sister's balcony. Hikari glanced apologetically at the
others and then followed with a shrug.
Daisuke heaved a sigh and leaned back in his chair, staring
towards the ceiling.
"That wasn't very smart of you, you know," his friend
noted. Daisuke shrugged. "Why'd you tell them?"
The redhead shrugged. "I can't lie to Taichi," he
replied without looking away from the ceiling. "If I did, and it was found
out later that it was a lie, I'd be killed."
"So now, you're in less trouble?" the Dark Bandit
slipped off the window ledge and began to pace about the chamber. "You
could still be killed. You lied to Princess Hikari."
"I know," he replied with a sigh. "And I'm
withholding information. So what do I do? Tell them who you are?"
The other paused in his pacing. "That's it!"
"What?!" Daisuke sat up with a shock, causing his vision
to blur slightly.
"We can't do that!" V-mon agreed.
"Of course I can. If I agree to tell him who I am, maybe you
would be in a bit less of a mess," the bandit answered.
"You can't!" Daisuke insisted. He stood up, ignoring the
dizziness and slight pain in his head. "I said I would help. I told you a
long time ago that I would keep this secret no matter what. You can't give up
now and just tell him yourself!"
"Daisuke-," V-mon cautioned. He stepped behind his
partner and tried to steady him.
"Daisuke," the Dark Bandit said at nearly the same time,
noticing his friend's wavering stand.
"No!" Daisuke replied, mistaking the warnings for
disagreements and waving them both aside. "I won't rethink this. You can't
tell them who you are. Not after all we've done to keep that secret from
everyone. Remember Jun? How I wanted to tell her, so we would have another
ally, and you said no? No one else needs to be aware of this." The
dizziness in his head was stronger now. He put a hand on his head and steadied
himself with his chair, but refused to give in.
"Daisuke, this is different. Your life is in danger,"
his friend protested. "I don't want you to risk execution because of
me."
"I'll risk death all I want!" Daisuke was nearly
shouting now. "You do it all the time, let me suffer for a cause!" He
sank weakly in his chair. "I won't let you give up yet," he said in a
slightly more subdued voice.
V-mon visibly relaxed when his injured partner finally sat down
again. The Dark Bandit did the same. Then he heaved a weighty sigh. "If
this is what you want," he said. "I know when you're stubborn. I'll
give you your way."
"Darn right you will," Daisuke replied. He held his head
slightly. "That guy hits hard. Watch your head," he warned somewhat
jokingly.
The atmosphere
relaxed somewhat. "I will," replied the other with a slight chuckle.
***
Taichi is faced with an interesting ethical dilemma.
Both Daisuke and his sister have admitted to allying with someone his father and
King considers an enemy. If Daisuke is imprisoned (or even executed) for such
treason, then Hikari should rightly be punished as well. But will Taichi have
the guts to do such a thing to his sister or his friend? And what will happen
when he finally speaks with the Dark Bandit?
Fear not anyone who likes Takeru, Yamato, Koushiro,
Jyou, Iori, or Mimi. I assure you that everyone has a pretty decent part in
this story, so just keep waiting. I start out with focusing quite a bit on
Daisuke, Taichi, Miyako, and Ken, but that's mainly because they're my favorite
characters. Not to say that I don't like the rest, I just can write these guys
better.
Anyhow, enjoy the story! Nothing but the plot is
mine, in case you thought I might just be a millionaire and own all these
characters. Nope, sorry!
