Chapter 4: Solution

(Authors Note: I KNOW that this is a long story, but good, right? This might be the last chapter, or close to the end. *shrugs* It's very angst-like, because I'm not very happy. It seems when you're in the angst mood, my angst stories come out GREAT! YEAHHH! Whoops, can't get happy! -_- No, sadder...;_; Yeah! Expect a very long fourth chapter! This is when the interesting stuff happen! ^________^ Enjoy!!!!)



Ken looked at his reflection in the mirror. Sad eyes met sad eyes, frown met frown. Ken fixed his hair. It was three in the morning, but he couldn't sleep. He had a lot of nightmares. Ken put his hand through his long, indigo hair. He really didn't deserve this. He suffered enough. He missed his brother...and he loved him. "Sam, don't you see what I'm going through for you? Why did you let the car hit you? You could have let it hit me. I would be extremely happy!" Ken said out loud, to no one. Ken sat down on his chair. He put his feet on the desk. "I'm going to the Digital World. I have to see Wormmon!" Ken turned the computer on, and opened the digi-port. He went through. "What?!" The digital world looked horrible! It wasn't ruined or anything, but there where control spires everywhere. And the sky way an eerie black... "Get a hold of yourself! It's early in the morning! Of course the sky is still dark!" Ken took out his D-3. Wormmon wasn't very far.

Ken walked for about ten minutes, and every time he passed an area, he saw more control spires. But no controlled Digimon... Ken shrugged. Ken spotted Wormmon. Wormmon was injured. "Wormmon! What happened!" Ken yelled. Wormmon looked up. Wormmon slowly crawled toward his partner. "He attacked....us....for no reason....didn't even put rings on us!" Wormmon said weakly. "Which Digimon?" Ken asked, slightly trembling. "A mega. Metalgarurumon, and Wargreymon." Wormmon smiled. "Agumon's and Gabumon's mega." Wormmon said. "Tai and Matt's Digimon?" Ken asked. "No. No, these Agumon and Gabumon are at a MUCH higher level, which meant that there mega's where stronger then usual. But not as strong as my mega, Grankuwagamon." Wormmon then fainted in Ken's arms. "I forgot...the Wormmon pattern...how did it go? Leafmon weaker then normal fresh, Minamon stronger then most in-training, Wormmon weaker then most Rookie's, Stingmon stronger then most Champions..." Ken began to think. "You ultimate is weaker then most ultimates, BUT YOUr MEGA IS STRONGER THEN MOST!!!!" Ken nearly jumped up and down. Ken stroked his Digimon's ears. "Wormmon, tell me something..." Wormmon slowly opened one eye. "Yes?" "How can you digi-volve into Grankuwagamon?" Ken asked. "Haven't got a clue. Maybe the crest. Is it working?" Wormmon asked. Ken took his crest out of his pocket, and gasped. Half of it was black. "We are far too late. He is to close to becoming a dark capsule." Ken frowned. "Kenneth...why don't we talk about being to late." Ken stared at Wormmon. "Hum?" Ken gave a confused look to his partner. "What?" Wormmon said. "Why'd you call me Kenneth?" Ken asked. "I didn't say anything." Wormmon said. "No, I said it." Ken turned around, and his eyes grew wide in shock. "Sam-......" Ken allowed his crest to gently fall. "Yes." Sam said. Sam was older, the correct age he was supposed to be. "How-" Ken started, but Sam lifted his hand. "I-I am not alive." "You're an angel?" Ken asked. "No. A spirit- It's hard-" "-to explain. I've heard that before. What are you doing here?" Ken asked. "I've come to tell you where the Digi-Egg of Kindness is. If - you want to find it..." Sam said. "Yes, I do. Lead the way big bro!" Ken carried Wormmon in his arms. Ken had a million questions to ask. "Are you mad at me Sam? For what I've become? For everything I've done?" Ken asked. Sam stared at his brother in disbelief. "Of course NOT! I'm kind of glad, actually. I know that you love me a lot. But Kenny-Boy," Sam put his hands on his brothers' shoulders. "I am very proud of the young man you have become. You have more sense and kindness that I would have ever had." Ken stared at his brother. "When do you have to go back?" Ken asked. "Once I lead you to the Digi-Egg. Then I'll go." Sam said, putting an arm around his brothers neck. "But I'll never really go! I'll always be in your heart! You will never forget me, right?" Sam said, staring at his brother through his glasses. "Of course not. Why did you have to go in front of the car? I could have died!" Ken said, frowning. "No. You were younger it was my duty to save your life." Sam said. Ken frowned. "Do you regret having me as a brother?" Ken asked. "No. I don't regret anything. Except the fact that I was mean to you." Sam smiled. "But don't kill yourself. You will grow up being very lucky." Sam removed a tear from his brothers face. "I love you." Ken mumbled, looking at the floor. "Same here, Kenny-Boy." Sam started walking. "Well, common, let's get a move on!" Sam said. "Right!" Ken said, rather half-heartedly.

"Sam...how much more?" Ken asked. "Just a few more minutes." Sam said. "You said that half an hour ago." Ken said. Sam smiled. "I know. But I can't tell time very well. I um, sorta don't need to." Sam said, frowning. But he wasn't frowning for the fact that he was dead, he was frowning because he was thinking. 'I'm not sure if he'll find the digi-egg. Even a smart kid like Ken won't figure it out. It's easy to get the egg out, all you gotta do is-' "Um, how is it up there?" Ken asked. "Can't say a thing. Except that you should never give up. You have a good life planned ahead for you." Sam held his brothers hand. "I understand the difficult that your going though. I know that it's tough, and I'm sorry. But you shouldn't have had so much grief! Didn't you maybe think that I was happy where I was?" Sam asked. "'course! But, I was disappointed! I thought that it was my fault!" Sam smiled. 'It may happen!' Sam thought. Ken clenched his fists tightly together. "I didn't mean it! I was just mad when I said I wanted you to disappear! Look how sad I made my parents! They loved you more then anything in the whole world!" Sam smiled even more. 'It's going to happen...' "I'm sorry SAM!" Ken hugged his brother tightly around the waist. Pink light escaped from Ken's heart, and a small, flower looking digi-egg appeared. "This-this is my digi-egg?" Ken said excitedly, letting go of Sam's waist. "Yep." Sam said, smiling. But Ken wasn't smiling. "You mean we walked all the way here, JUST TO TELL ME WE COULD HAVE STAYED IN THE SAME PLACE!!!" Ken glared at his brother for a second, then lifted the Digi-Egg. Ken frowned. "Why does it look so...girly?" Ken asked. "Cause you're a girl!" Sam said, laughing. "Haha, very funny. But seriously, why is it so pink?" Ken asked, staring at the Digi-Egg in mid-disgust. "Cause darkness hates the color pink. The color pink represents love, and kindness." Sam said. Ken squinted at the digi-egg. "It doesn't matter. This egg is pink. It could be green. Darkness doesn't like green." Ken said, smiling slightly as he lowered Wormmon to the ground. "What makes you say that?" Sam asked. "Because I would have taken any Kaiser costume but green and pink." Ken lifted the Digi-Egg in the air. "DIGIARMOR ENERGIZE!!!" "Wormmon, armor digi-volve to....PUTTIMON!" An adorable Digimon appeared. He was red, witha bit of white, had antenna's with little heart's at the end, and was just plain adorable! Ken sighed. "Everything I have is girly!" Ken ran his fingers through his hair. "What do you do, anyway?" "I am Puttimon! I am a Digimon that never wins battles by fighting, but by using my heartner beam attack to turn the enemies hit into pure good energy!" Ken sighed again. "Well, he is cute." Ken patted Puttimon on the back. "Sam, Wormmon armored digivolved because for a second I remembered exactly how I felt before all of this madness happened. Right?" Ken turned around, and Sam wasn't there. "I LOVE YOU SAM! DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!!!!" Ken yelled in the air. No one heard him, but Sam.

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Ken returned to earth, happy, yet tired and hungry. Ken petted Wormmon. "You think it will work?" Ken asked. "Of course! I would never let you down!" Wormmon smiled at Ken. "Sam does love you, you know that?" Wormmon asked. "Yes, I do...but....sometimes...it's difficult....I just want to be normal! Like Davis...he has no worries! He's carefree, even as a Digi-Destined! I wish I could be like that..." Ken looked disappointed. "But you're not. You're Ken Ichijouji. Without, Davis would have killed himself several times!" Wormmon pointed out. "Yes, I know..." Ken closed his eyes. "It's not fair. Why does my life have to be so horrible?" Tears flowed down Ken's face. "IT'S NOT FAIR!" Ken tugged his hair. "Why does this always happen to me?!" Ken stopped crying. 'Because you're just a little bad luck charm, aren't you? Sam died because of you, Wormmon died because of you. Your parents are going through a difficult time because of you. And Yolei will be heartbroken once you perish Ichijouji.' The Digimon Emperor said in Ken's mind. Ken's eyes opened. They turned blank. Wormmon knew what was going to happen. He bit Ken's leg. Ken snapped out of it. "Huh?" Ken looked at Wormmon. "You willnot leave me again." Wormmon said flat-out. Ken petted Wormmon. "You mean a lot to me, Wormy. Thanks." Ken knelt down to Wormmon's level. "Remind me tomorrow, that we have to go to the Digital World. O.K buddy?" Ken asked. "Of course!" Wormmon said. "Good." Ken pressed the back of his neck. A slight pink light escaped his hand. 'Just stay under control for one day...' Ken wished silently. He didn't want to endure that horrible pain again. "Um, Wormmon, I'm changing into my pajama's, mind leaving the room?" Ken asked. Wormmon happily left the room. Ken took off his Tamachi shirts, put on his pajama shirt, and stared at his chest. There where slight scars across it. He remembered how hard it was to escape the Emperor's body. It was laborious. Ken stared to have a flashback...

"Uhhhhh!" The Digimon Emperor yelled. A bright light appeared, and Ken Ichijouji was standing right next to the Kaiser. "What did you expect to happen? You are evil, and I shall leave you to that fate." Ken said cruelly. "You shall never escape my base! I will not allow you to help the digi-destined!" The Digimon Emperor whipped Ken.

Ken snapped back into reality. 'He whipped me! That baka whipped me!' Ken frowned. He though for a moment, then nearly jumped up and down with delight. "The digi-egg is not the only thing need!" Ken opened a portal to the digi-world and went through. Wormmon tapped the door. "Ken? Hello? Are you done? Hello?" Wormmon opened the door. He saw Ken's shirts a few feet away, and Ken's pajama shirt missing, along with Ken... Wormmon worriedly went through the digiport.

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Ken looked around. He relized that he was wearing his Tamachi school uniform. Ken wandered through the digital world. He knew exactly where the Emperor was hiding. Ken silently walked over to that place. 'This should be the place. My underground base was here.' Ken looked at the floor, and saw a window. 'Yep. Right base alright.' Ken tapped the window with his foot, doubting that he should be risking his life. 'No. No one else is going to die because of my mistakes. No one else is going to suffer. No one.' Ken threw a rock at the window. The Kaiser looked up, and smiled wickedly. The window opened, and Ken jumped in. "This is the final battle. I'll win, you'll see!"