disclaimer: I don't own digimon. If I did, the show would be drastically different.

Okay, I'm back with part three! The wait is over. I'm not dead! Unfortunately for you all, this part kinda sucks. By the end, I'm sure you'll all be like 'How cheesy can this get?' I'm about half done part four, and am getting slightly bored with it. That's a sign of doom. When I get bored with a story, I stop to write it. But I swear to you all I will finish this! I'm filling in some blanks with this part, but not everything will work out until the end. Okay, I'm done. Go read the fic.

Pt 3. Capture

TK slowly began the hike to the spot where he and Kari had buried Tai and Sora's digivices. However, his actions didn't seem so rational to him now that he was actually in the digiworld. He wasn't sure what to do when he got there, and the temptation to return to Kari was great. Yet somehow, he knew he was doing the right thing. That dream hadn't been just a dream, that he knew for sure.

"Where do you think you're going?" a voice from behind him taunted.

TK turned slowly, dreading what he might see. He barely had time to register that it was a red-veggimon standing before him, when it swung a spiked arm at him. The attack hit him hard in the side of the head, leaving several ugly red gashes, and causing him to fall to the ground unconscious.

"The Emperor will be so pleased," it muttered to itself as it dragged TK off through the woods...

Kari awoke with a faint smile on her face as she thought of the night's events. Yet she couldn't be fully happy, as she should have been. Worry for Matt still weighed heavily on her shoulders, but she tried to remain happy. However, when she rolled over in bed she noticed someone was missing.

"TK, where are you?" she called.

When he didn't answer she got up and began to search the apartment, only to find the place quite deserted.

"Where could he be?" she asked herself aloud. Her eyes fell upon the computer screen, which clearly displayed a digiport, "Oh no..."

TK moaned with pain as he came to. His head throbbed violently and he could feel dried blood crusted on his face. Slowly, he opened his eyes, only to shut them again quickly. The brightness of the room had caused his headache to intensify.

"I see you're coming to."

TK recognized the voice to belong to Ken. He forced his eyes to open and face his captor. Ken stood before him, trademark whip in hand. Now that his eyes had adjusted to the light he realized that the room was actually rather dimly lit. It was small and had no furniture in it. There was one small window on the far wall that allowed TK to see into the hallway. Next to the window was a metal door. The walls and floor were made of the same cold gray metal as the door. He, himself, was standing and chained to the wall by rough metal shackles that cut into his arms and strained his wrists.

"I see you've chained me to the wall. How cliche," TK retorted, sounding braver than he felt.

"Quite the comedian, aren't you Takeru? Well, that won't last long," Ken replied coldly.

"What are you going to do? Kill me? The digidestined can still defeat you without me," TK challenged.

"Why would I kill you? You'd be of no use to me then. Though I must admit the thought is tempting. But you'll serve a much better purpose to me alive."

"They won't come for me, if that's what you're thinking. Even if they did, you'd never catch them all."

"That's where you're wrong Takeru. You're friends will come, and them you'll kill them for me."

TK looked at Ken as if he'd lost his mind. The statement was so ridiculous that he couldn't do anything but laugh. But he sobered up quickly.

"I'd never harm them!" TK cried fiercely.

"You say that so confidently, but you really don't have a choice in the matter."

"You'll have to kill me before I'll kill them."

"Again so confident, but so wrong. You belong to me now. You see, I've been working on a little project for some time. Ever since I created the dark rings I've been searching for more power. The power to control the human mind. The dark rings weren't strong enough, but I've created a new device. I call it the dark chip. It's tiny, but extremely effective. You have one in you right now. It's attached just under the skin on the back of your neck. I'm sure you have quite a headache. Right now your mind is fighting it, but in a few hours you should succumb to it. So you see Takeru, you're life is mine now. You know where they are. And when I have them, the three of you will kill the digidestined. So I wouldn't be so confident if I was you..."

Matt stared blankly at a spot on the wall. He felt and looked like he'd been to hell and back. He'd been sent home with his father an hour ago. Since then, his father hadn't taken his eyes off him. It was almost as if he felt Matt would try something if left alone for a second.

There was a knock at the door. Mr. Ishida hesitated for a moment before going to answer it. He glanced back at Matt uneasily before disappearing from sight. Matt let out an indignant sigh.

Upon opening the door, Mr. Ishida found a rather flushed looking Kari on the other side.

"Kari," he greeted, "Where'd TK get to?"

"Um, he'll be over later. Could I please speak with Matt?" she asked in a breathless manner.

"Of course. Come on in."

Kari stared at Matt. She felt slightly intimidated by the sour expression on his face. But, she held her ground and spoke to him for TK's sake. As she'd hoped, Mr. Ishida had left them alone.

"Matt, TK's gone missing."

"So call the cops," he replied in a flat tone.

"I doubt they'll be able to find him. He's in the digiworld. I went to go look for him, but I couldn't pick up his signal anywhere on my digivice. I'm really worried," Kari pleaded.

"So what are you telling me for?" Matt asked darkly.

Kari stared at Matt in disbelief. A rapidly growing anger threatened to take over her.

"You selfish bastard. What the hell's the matter with you! HE'S YOUR BROTHER! I lost mine, and if somebody gave me the chance to save him, I'd do it and not think twice! You could lose TK today and you're just gonna sit there! He'd never do that to you, and Tai and Sora wouldn't of either! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE HIM FOR A BROTHER!" Kari screamed.

"Get out," Matt said in an eerily calm voice. Kari didn't move, "GET OUT!" he roared, jumping to his feet.

Kari turned on her heel and ran out the door, slamming it hard behind her...

Ken walked quickly down the blackened hallway. His heavy boots made a hollow clunking sound as they echoed of the steel enforced walls and floor. He stopped in front of the window to TK's cell. The boy hung his head limply. He appeared to be unconscious. Ken typed a few numbers into a key panel on the wall next to the heavy door, which then slid open.

He approached TK slowly, unsure if the dark chip had yet taken it's toll on him. He stopped several feet in front of him. TK didn't move.

"Takeru," Ken stated. TK's head shot up at lightning speed. His sapphire eye's had a strange darkness about them, yet there was also something else. There was a certain wildness behind his gaze. A lust to kill. Ken continued, incredibly pleased with himself, "How do you feel?"

"I can't move my arms."

"Well, I'll let you down, but first I need to ask you a few questions. You know where the digivices are, don't you?"

"Yes."

"I need you to bring them to me. See, Taichi wasn't stupid. He knew that when we come to digiworld, we become digital copies of ourselves. He also knew of the digivices power. If my theory is correct, he will have saved a back-up copy of himself and Sora onto their digivices before they died. If I have their digivices, I should be able to bring them back. They can fight alongside you, and together I'm sure you can bring down the rest of the digidestined."

"Why should we fight them?" TK asked. Ken felt slightly worried by his ability to question him, but he shook it off.

"They betrayed you, Takeru. Your brother came to me, asking to fight for me. I allowed it, and he then betrayed me. We have something in common. We can gain power together. We can get revenge. Isn't that what you want? To fight? To be powerful? To be on the winning side?"

TK stared at ken for a long time. Behind the darkness, his true self fought against it for all it was worth. But, the voice went unheard. Instead a new feeling dominated him. The need to kill. The need to be powerful, in control. Finally, he gave Ken an answer.

"I'll bring them to you..."

Kari's tears had finally stopped after her flee from the Ishida apartment. She forced herself to calm down before she'd gone to the digiworld to continue her search for TK. That had been over an hour ago. She was nearly ready to give up, when she caught a glimpse of him walking in the opposite direction of her.

"TK!" she called. When he didn't respond, she called again, "TK!"

He still did not respond, so she ran up to him and seized him by the shoulders, "What's the matter with you!? I was worried sick!"

She turned him to face her, yet when his eye's fell upon her, she drew back in a frightened manner. He stared at her with icy hatred.

"You're one of them," he whispered.

"TK, what are you talking about?" Kari asked, her fear growing.

"You're one of them!" he screamed.

He grabbed her roughly by the arms. Kari gasped in shock and pain; surprised by the new strength he possessed. He picked her up off the ground and slammed her into a nearby tree. She fell to the ground, tears now flowing freely down her cheeks. TK picked her up again, ready to throw her around some more. Kari shut her eyes.

Everything happened very fast. She heard a low growling sound. TK cried out in pain and dropped her to the ground. A new pair of arms scooped her up, but in a much different fashion. She was held to her savior's chest, as she felt them both moving very quickly, but not by their own power. They were riding on something furry. Kari willed herself to open her eyes and look upon the face of the one who's saved her. She was shocked to find herself gazing into the sapphire eye's of Matt, and discover they were riding on Garurumon.

No words were said between the two as they continued to run from TK. He didn't follow them. When they finally felt they were at a safe distance, they stopped and got down. Kari couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Oh Matt... He, he-" she cut off as her sobs prevented her from continuing. She then broke down completely, crying hysterically. Matt pulled her into his arms. She sobbed against his chest as he stroked the back of her head.

"Shh," he soothed, "That's not really him. It can't be. Ken must be controlling him somehow. I'm so sorry Kari. Don't worry. We'll fix this. I promise..."

TK dug into the ground furiously, despite an ugly read gash on his left forearm. He finally found what he was looking for. He pulled the two metallic objects from their resting place and held them up to the sunlight. He studied them for a moment before retrieving a communicating device from his pocket.

"I've got them. I'm heading back,"

Ken heard TK's voice clearly from where he sat in his base. He smiled darkly before responding.

"Good work, Takeru. Good work."

~

Okay everyone. I personally happen to think this part sucks. I used like, every cliche in the book. I kinda lost inspiration. For those who are wondering, I don't hate Matt. I love Matt. I love everyone. And this is a Takari. There was nothing going on with Matt and Kari at the end there. It was just friendship. That's for anyone who's wondering. It might take a while for part four, but bear with me. Please review! Until next time ^_^