***You know what I'm going to say, don't you? I don't own digimon.***
And now, on to Chapter 5!
Recap: Gennai talked to everyone, saying that evil is once again in the Digital World. We also found out that Piedmon and Darkbrinemon (Master of the Dark Ocean) are the evil geniuses, and have captured Gatomon and Patamon.
TK looked at Kari. "Patamon's in trouble!"
"I know, I can feel it too. Gatomon needs my help! What are we going to do? We can't even get to the Digital World!" Kari replied, bowing her head. Both were silent for a moment, until Kari spoke up again. "Well, hopefully Gennai will get back to us soon, and we can find out about Gatomon and Patamon."
"Yeah." TK said quietly.
"But for now, let's eat some breakfast. I'll cook." Kari said, trying to cheer TK up. She kissed his cheek, then got out of bed and put on a bathrobe. TK watched her walk out of the room.
"She's right," he said to himself, and got out of bed. He took a shower and got dressed, and by the time he went to the kitchen, she was setting eggs on the table. She hadn't noticed that he had entered the kitchen. He quietly tiptoed up behind her, and grabbed her waist, pulling her into a hug. She jumped at his touch.
"I didn't hear you come in!" she said, turning in his arms to face him. TK kissed her nose.
"That was the idea. Breakfast smells good." he said, going to sit in his seat. Kari sat across from him.
"This is nice," she said.
"What's nice?"
"This. You and me, just like this. I can't wait to do this everyday for the rest of our lives."
"Me either." TK replied, smiling at her. They then lapsed into silence, glad to be in each other's company. TK was just about to take another bite when the phone rang. "Darn," he said, and dropped his fork. He went to the phone, and picked it up.
"Hello?…Oh, hi Tai…Yeah…Eating breakfast…Already?…Yeah, Izzy's house, 1 hour. Got it…Bye Tai." TK hung up the phone, and went back to his seat.
"What was that about?" Kari asked.
"Gennai got back to Izzy already. We're supposed to meet at Izzy's in an hour."
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"Let us out of here!" Patamon yelled at the Gazimon, banging the bars with his head. "Ow…he said, going to sit next to Gatomon.
"Shut up!" the head Gazimon said. "You're not going anywhere any time soon." He went to his comrades.
Patamon went to yell again, but Gatomon stopped him. "Don't. It won't help."
"What do you mean? We have to do something. We have to get out of here! We have to warn TK and Kari about Piedmon and Darkbrinemon!"
"We will! But we won't get out by yelling at them. We have to wait, and be patient." Gatomon said calmly.
"Wait! Wait for what?" Patamon exclaimed.
"Wait for them to feed us. Then, we attack. Remember, the Gazimon are stupid. It will be easy to get past the 3 of them. And, we have an advantage. I know this place like I know my litter box. There are secret passages all over this place that Piedmon wouldn't know about. We have to wait." Gatomon explained, smiling. Patamon looked at her, stunned.
'Why didn't I think of that? Oh well…' Patamon thought. He nodded at Gatomon, and sat next to her. Now all they had to do was wait.
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Kari and TK walked up to Izzy's apartment door. "I wonder what Gennai will have to say this time." TK said.
"Me too. Hopefully, he can give us more answers than last time." Kari said, knocking on Izzy's door. They heard some muffled sounds, like people yelling, then the door opened.
"It's about time! You're the last here." Matt said, letting them in.
"Sorry." TK and Kari said at the same time. They went into the living room, where almost everyone was seated. The couch had two empty seats, though, and Kari and TK both sat down. Kari turned to Mimi, who was seated next to her. "Where's Izzy?"
"Getting Gennai. It should only be a couple of minutes," she answered.
Everyone talked until Izzy and Gennai walked out a few minutes later. "Hello, digi-destined."
"Hello Gennai." everyone said together.
"I have very good news for you. We have finally deciphered the prophecy. It took a while, but I think that I understand most of it."
The digi-destined are again needed to fight
But only powers strong enough are that of Hope and Light
A journey for Harmony they must go
Led by the stars in their quest, so,
A new power will be wielded, but take heed
More power than that of angels you will need
For when all is done, all will be well
But for how long, only time will tell
Everyone was silent for a moment. "So…what does it mean, Gennai?" Tai asked.
"Well, some of the prophecy is easy to decipher. For example, the second line. But only powers strong enough are that of Hope and Light. That means that TK and Kari are the only ones that can fight this new evil. Also, they will have to go on a journey, and there will be a new power. But that is all I know for now, digi-destined." Gennai answered.
"But…how can we go on a journey? We can't get to the digital world!" Kari said. Everyone looked to her and TK. Both looked pale.
"That's another reason that I wanted to come today. Izzy, you know almost as much as I do about the barriers between the worlds. I was hoping that you could hack in there and find a hole." Gennai said.
"Hmmm…maybe. But it won't be easy." Izzy said, getting his pineapple laptop from the computer room. After he had sat down again, he and Gennai went into their own little world, speaking in words and terms that almost no one else understood. Everyone was silent as they talked. About ten minutes later, Gennai looked up at the others.
"I'll let Izzy handle it from here."
"Umm…Gennai…how are the digimon?" TK asked
"Yeah…we had a feeling this morning that they were in trouble." Kari added. Everyone looked to Gennai.
"Ah, yes, the digimon. Well…you have a reason to feel that way." Everyone gasped, and Gennai continued. "My sources have told me that Patamon and Gatomon were captured early this morning."
"Oh no…" Kari said, grabbing TK's arm. TK gave her a hug, leaning his head against hers.
"Where did they take Gatomon and Patamon?" Kari said, after a few minutes. There were tears in her eyes. No one else spoke.
"We're told that the enemy is using Myotismon's castle as their base." The original digi-destined gasped again.
"Myotismon's…castle?" Joe asked.
"Yes."
"Does that mean that Myotismon is our enemy?" Tai asked. He was really angry. Not only was this enemy after his sister and his soon-to-be brother-in-law, but he had caught two member of the team.
"No…these digimon are stronger." Gennai answered.
"Then who are they? Do you know?" Sora asked.
Everyone looked to Gennai, looking for answers. He sighed. "Yes, I know who you are up against."
"Who?" everyone said at the same time.
"Piedmon." Gennai answered simply.
The older digi-destined gasped again. Bad memories rushed into their heads as they sat, numbed into silence.
"Piedmon…who's Piedmon?" Cody asked.
'Oh boy. First Puppetmon, now Piedmon. Who are we going to have to explain next?' TK thought. Everyone was silent.
"We'll cover this one." Kari said. TK nodded. Tai, Sora, Matt, Mimi, and Joe looked at them. They had never expected that they would be the ones to explain about Piedmon. "Piedmon was the leader of the Dark Masters." Kari started. "The four Dark Masters were Piedmon, Puppetmon, Machinedramon, and Megaseadramon. Piedmon was also the last Dark Master that we had to face. We were still split up at this time. Wargreymon started to fight him, but we knew that he could never defeat him on his own. So he sent TK and Sora to find Matt, Mimi, and Joe."
"As it turns out, Matt and Joe were together. Sora and I found them, and we went to help Tai, Izzy, and Kari. We got there, and Tai and Wargreymon were in trouble. Metalgarurumon came to help, and the seven of us were starting to defeat them. But then Piedmon pulled another trick out of his sleeve. He pulled out a handkerchief. He threw the handkerchief over Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon, and turned them into keychains." TK continued. Davis, Yolei, Cody, and Ken looked at him and Kari, shocked.
"Wow…" Cody said.
"That must have been weird!" Yolei said.
"Believe me, it was." Tai said, interrupting them.
"Anyway, after that, Tai and Matt went after Piedmon, and he turned Tai and Matt into keychains too. The rest of us tried to run away, but we didn't get far. After running through his maze of a castle, only me, TK, and Patamon remained. We ended up on this balcony, and only a straw basket was in front of us. The balcony itself looked over a huge, steep cliff, so we were stuck. But then the basket opened, and a rope came out of it. It went up to the sky. We heard Piedmon coming after us, so we had no choice but to climb the rope. I went first, followed by TK." Kari proceeded.
"But Piedmon caught up to us, and grabbed my leg. I was stuck. Patamon had digi-volved into Angemon, but was defeated. Kari grabbed onto my hand, but wasn't able to pull away. Piedmon cut the rope, and we fell. We were just about to give up hope when it happened – Angemon digi-volved into Magnaangemon. He saved us, and turned everyone else back into themselves. Piedmon tried again to defeat us, but by then Mimi had returned, with an army of digimon friends. We were able to defeat Piedmon, and Magnaangemon pulled him through his Gate of Destiny." TK finished. Everyone was silent again, the only noise coming from Izzy and his computer.
"We thought that Piedmon was gone forever." Sora said, looking to the others. "How did he escape again?"
"Who knows? We know it can be done, though. Myotismon came back." Joe replied.
They nodded. Then Mimi looked to Gennai. "Gennai, do you know how the digimon we destroyed so long ago can come back?"
"No, I'm afraid I don't." he answered, looking grave.
"Wait…" Kari said, looking at Gennai. "In my dream, the voice said that there was more than 1 enemy. Who is the other one?"
Gennai looked hard at Kari and TK, wondering how much to tell them. After a few minutes of silence, Gennai sighed. "I might as well tell you know. You need to know. The other enemy is Darkbrinemon."
The Chosen Children looked at each other, blank looks on their faces. "And who is Darkbrinemon?" Tai asked.
"Yeah, we've never heard of him before." Cody commented.
Gennai sighed again. "Darkbrinemon…is the Master of the Dark Ocean."
Everyone gasped. Kari turned white, and TK clasped her hand, afraid she might faint. Everyone was again quiet.
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner." Gennai continued. "But I wasn't sure how to tell you, or how you would take it. But now that you know, I will tell you about Darkbrinemon. He is a Mega digimon. He is a humaniod-type, like Piedmon. However, that is all I know about him."
Tai nodded. "This is great!" he exclaimed, standing up and starting to pace. He looked like he was about to go over the edge. "Our most powerful old enemy comes back, and he has an ally who tried to take my sister away forever! This is just great!"
Sora got up, and tried to soothe Tai. "It will be OK, Tai."
Tai stopped. "I know it will, Sora. But that's not the point. This is going too far. We were supposed to be done with the Digital World. We were supposed to be done saving the world and putting our lives in danger. But now we have to go and save it again!" Tai stopped, taking a deep breath. "Sorry. I just needed to get that off my chest."
"It's OK. We're all feeling this way." Sora said, leading Tai to a seat.
Matt turned to look at TK and Kari. They were in their little world, having a whispered conversation with each other. Kari still looked shaken. "Are you two OK?"
Both turned to him. "Yeah…but we have a few questions. For Gennai." TK said. One…How did Darkbrinemon get out of the Dark Ocean?"
"We're not sure, but we think that Piedmon had something to do with that." Gennai answered.
"I found it!" Izzy exclaimed, smiling at his laptop.
"Found what?" Gennai said, walking over to him.
"A hole in the Digital World barrier. Big enough for us to go through!"
"Perfect!" Gennai said. He then turned to TK and Kari. "I need you two to come with me to the Digital World. From what the prophecy says, the two of you are needed, and you can only fight in the Digital World."
TK and Kari nodded. "Can we have a day to…to get ready? Can we come tomorrow?" TK asked.
Gennai nodded. "I will be back for you at noon tomorrow, your time. Until then, farewell, digi-destined." He then went into Izzy's computer room and left. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Well, we better go." TK said. "We have to get ready to go to the Digital World." Both he and Kari stood up. They looked grim but determined.
Tai went up to them. Kari left TK's arms and went into his. "It will be OK, Kari. I know it will. No enemy has ever lasted when the digi-destined have faced it."
"I know Tai. I'm just worried about Gatomon and Patamon."
Tai nodded. Kari broke away from their hug. "OK, let's go get ready. Izzy, we'll be back here by noon to leave."
"And you won't be the only one's here." Ken said.
"Yeah, we'll be here to see you leave." Davis added. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"OK, then, until tomorrow." TK said.
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The next day…
The digi-destined were again at Izzy's house, in the computer room, waiting for Gennai to come get TK and Kari. Matt and Tai were silent. They didn't like the idea of their siblings in danger.
"And don't worry, Kari…" Mimi was saying. "I have all the wedding plans you have made so far, and I'll do them all. I'll talk all the planners. It will be all taken care of. You don't have to worry about a thing with me in charge."
Kari nodded. The wedding was one of the last things on her mind, but she knew that Mimi was only trying to help. "Thanks, Mimi." she said, hugging her.
Suddenly, Gennai appeared out of the computer screen. "Are you ready to go?" he asked.
TK and Kari nodded. Both stepped forward. "Wait!"
They turned to see Matt and Tai behind them. "We just wanted to say…" Tai started.
"…be careful." Matt finished.
"And come back safely." both said together. They went up to their siblings, giving them a hug.
"Take care of each other. And watch over Kari for me." Tai said to TK, finally letting go of his little sister.
"Don't worry, Tai. I'll protect her no matter what." TK assured, clasping Kari's hand in his own. They turned to Gennai. "We're ready." he said.
"Good. Follow me. We will end up at my house." Gennai said. He went to the computer, and vanished.
TK and Kari turned to the others before leaving. "Good-bye." they said together.
"Good-bye!" "Good Luck!" "See you soon!" were the replies from the ten other digi-destined. TK and Kari, holding hands, went through the digital portal.
*** Here they are going through the portal. Imagine the music. ***
TK and Kari landed, on their feet, in a secluded forest. "Where are we?" Kari asked.
"We are in the forest by my house." Gennai answered, coming out from behind the trees. "My house is this way. Follow me." he said, starting to walk to the south. TK and Kari followed.
"This isn't where you're house used to be." TK noted. Kari nodded in agreement.
"I have to change it every so often. For personal, and safety, reasons." Gennai said.
"Is there any word on Gatomon or Patamon?" Kari asked.
"No. As far as we know, they are still being held in Myotismon's castle." Gennai answered, looking grim. They walked in silence for another 10 minutes before Gennai spoke again. "Here we are." He was pointing to a tree.
"Uhh…Gennai? That's a tree." TK said.
"No, it's a decoy. If I press here…" he said, pressing the knot in the tree. The tree soon opened to a mansion, set in a meadow. Gennai smiled at TK and Kari's shocked faces. "Coming?" he asked.
TK and Kari nodded, following Gennai inside. "Good. We have a lot of planning to do before your journey."
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Gatomon and Patamon had been held captive for 5 days now, and both were getting tired of it. Patamon was the first to voice it. "Is it time to break out yet? I'm sick of being here!"
"And I'm not?" Gatomon retorted. She looked around. "But it is the right time to act. There is only one guard on duty today." Gatomon and Patamon both got up, and Patamon got where Gatomon had told him to go: the front of the bars. He was supposed to get the guard to open the door.
"Ow…" Patamon moaned, clutching his stomach and falling to the floor. (He was flying.) "It hurts…it hurts…"
"What does?" the Gazimon guard asked, coming up to the door.
"My…stomach. It hurts…so much…my stomach." Patamon moaned, rolling back and forth on the ground. Patamon stole a glance at Gatomon, waiting in the shadows. She smiled at him, telling him he was doing a great job.
The Gazimon thought for a moment, then took the keys off the hook by the door. He unlocked the door and stepped in the cell. He was soon hovering over Patamon, not knowing what to do. Then Gatomon attacked.
"Cat's Eye Beam!" she yelled. The Gazimon didn't have a chance. He fell over on the ground, unconscious, barely missing Patamon, who had taken flight. "Grabbed the keys!" she yelled, running out of the cell. Patamon grabbed the keys from the Gazimon's hand and followed.
"What do you want the keys for?" Patamon asked.
"We're locking him in. That way, he won't be able to get help for awhile." she answered, taking the keys from Patamon and locking the door. "I say we have about an hour before he wakes up." Gatomon ran out the door, Patamon on his heels. They ran down the hallway, taking countless turns, until Gatomon stopped at a drapery of Myotismon.
"Why…did we…stop?" Patamon panted.
"There's a secret exit here." she explained, pushing the drape to one side. She pressed a brick in the wall, and an entrance appeared. The hurried out of it, running into the safety of the woods. They ran (or flew) for another 20 minutes, until they were out of Puppetmon's forest. They found a cave, and went in for a well-deserved rest.
"What are we going to do now?" Gatomon asked.
"Find Gennai." Patamon said immediately. He had thought about this all the way here. "We have to tell him what we know. He's the only one that can warn TK and Kari."
Gatomon nodded. "Let's go."
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"A journey?" Kari asked. After getting to Gennai's, they had been given a room. TK and Kari put their belongings in the room, and then went to find Gennai. They found him in his library.
"Yes. It's like the prophecy says: A journey for Harmony they must go. You have to go on a journey."
"But what are we looking for?" TK asked.
"Harmony. But, unfortunately, I'm not sure what that means yet. You'll have to find that out on the way. But I have something for you. I'm sure that these will help you on you're way." he replied, reaching into the bag beside him. He smiled as his hand grasped the objects he was looking for. He pulled his hand out of the bag, and help up the objects for TK and Kari to see.
"Are those…what I think they are?" TK stammered.
"Our crests?" Kari asked.
"Yes. Your crests." he answered. He gave their crests to each of them. TK smiled as he pulled the Crest of Hope over his head, feeling the cool metal on his skin. Kari also grinned as she put the crest of Light around her neck. She sighed with contentment, feeling the familiarity of the crest surround her.
"I had them remade for you, because I know you will need them. Piedmon and Darkbrinemon are very powerful, and I think that the only way you will be able to beat them is to have Gatomon and Patamon digivolve as high as they can."
The mention of Gatomon and Patamon caused TK and Kari to frown. "Are we going to have to go on this journey without Patamon and Gatomon?" TK asked.
"I'm afraid so. Trying to get them out if too risky. There is too big of risk that someone will see you. We don't want anyone to know that you two are back in the Digital World." Gennai replied.
"When do we leave?" Kari asked.
"Tomorrow, as soon as you can." Gennai answered. "But for now, go to bed. It's been a long day, and tomorrow will be very tough on you."
So, after saying their goodnights, TK and Kari went to the room Gennai had provided for them. They fell asleep almost immediately, after saying prayers for Gatomon and Patamon.
*** *** The Next Day *** ***
TK and Kari were eating breakfast with Gennai. He just got done explaining where they were going, north, when they heard a sound outside. "What was that?" Kari asked, finishing her bowl of oatmeal.
Gennai quickly stood up. "I don't know, but I'm going to find out." he answered, leaving the kitchen. After a few minutes, they heard a shout.
"Gennai!" they said together, running out of the kitchen. The shout had come from the front of the house. "Who could get in here? No one knows where Gennai's house is!" TK said.
"That's what I was thinking too. Maybe someone was following us, and found Gennai's house." Kari answered. Both ran to the front door, TK pulling it open. Before them was not what they were expecting.
"Gatomon!" "Patamon!" they shouted, running toward their digimon. Gatomon and Patamon met them halfway, jumping into their partner's arms. "What are you doing here?" the four said at once.
Gennai laughed. "That's just what I was asking them."
"We thought you were captured!" Kari said to Gatomon.
"We were. But we figured out a way to escape. We had to warn you about Piedmon and Darkbrinemon, but Gennai beat us to it." Gatomon answered. Patamon smiled and nodded in agreement.
"This is perfect! Now you can go on the journey with us after all!" TK said.
"Journey?" Patamon and Gatomon asked together.
"We'll explain later." Kari replied. "But now it's time to go."
*** *** to be continued… *** ***
Wow! That took forever to write! I thought I would never get it done! It's longer than I thought too. I'll try to get the next chapter up sooner, but with school I don't know. Please review, and have fun reading!
