Author's notes: Thanks for waiting so long. This chapter isn't action, I just want to warn you. While looking at review's, a person by the name of emu brought up an idea of me dedicating this to an author. Thanks for the idea and I think that Athena, author of Donkey Madness is the one I'm going to dedicate it to because she inspired me to write it. But the one's I also want to thank are all my reviewer's. So, on with the story.
Chapter 6
It seemed like a very small structure for the base of a person with so much power. But, all around the dome were control spires and ringed and spiraled dinosaur digimon patrolling everywhere.
"Stop!" Ken yelled "Land on the cliff, now."
All three flying digimon gently hit the ground and Ken jumped off. He brought two fingers to his lips and let out a high pitched whistle. The many ringed digimon stopped moving and looked up at the cliff. Ken then rapidly spoke something that, to the Japanese speaking digidestined, sounded like gibberish. However, it must have some type of password because the digimon lined up in two straight lines and created a path leading to the dome.
"Come on." Ken said, hopping back on Halsemon. They glided down to the path and the group walked toward the dome while the digimon dedigivolved.
"What did you say?" Yolei whispered to Ken, looking at the unmoving digimon who seemed to be standing attention.
"I happen to be trilingual." Ken explained. "I am fluent in English and Spanish as well as Japanese. What I said was 'let me through' in English."
"Why English?" Yolei asked, confused.
"Because my enemy's, you and your friends, are Japanese and it's more secure to have a password in a language other than the one most spoken by my enemies."
"Oh." Yolei said
They reached the metal dome in five minuets and as soon as they did, the ringed digimon went back to patrolling the area. Ken walked to a numbered panel and typed in a few numbers. The hidden door next to it instantly opened. Ken lead the way into the dark hall. Everyone was completely silent and the only sound that was heard was the quick steps of the group and the occasional flapping from Patamon The hallway, all of the sudden, opened up into a pitch black space.
"Lights on" Ken said, making everyone jump three feet. Overhead lights shimmered on and light up the huge room, revealing a throne-like recliner chair and about one hundred screens scattered around and infront of the chair. Four hallways lead away from the room, two of which had stairs that went underground. Ken walked over and pressed a few buttons on the wall. Five of the screens in front of him hummed and flickered on.
"I have work to do. You are free to rome around, but don't tamper with anything." Ken addressed.
"OK." Kari said. "Just one question, where is your shower? I haven't had one in a day and if I don't soon I'm going to smell like Davis."
Everyone but Davis snickered.
"All items requiring plumbing are down that hall." Ken said pointing to the shortest corridor. "There are two doors. Don't go in the second one because that's my room. OK?"
"Thank you." Kari said starting to walk down that hall. Ken turned back to the screens and brought up a side veiw of the base, in which all the halls could be seen running deep underground. He then brought up the spire map. The rest of the digidestined just watched.
"Davish?" Veemon said, pulling on Davis's arm. "I'm hungry."
"But you're always hungry." Patamon said
"That may be true, but it would be good to replenish our energy, just in case Vexilmon shows up again." TK said smiling
"Ken?" Davis said, walking up to him. "Umm, can you tell where the food is?"
Ken sighed, annoyed that anyone would dare bother him from his work.
"If you want food, it's down the other hall." Ken said indignantly. "Now don't bother me anymore."
With that, Ken turned back to the screens and Davis, Yolei, TK, Cody, Armadillomon, Veemon, Hawkmon, Gatomon and Patamon walked off. Ken loaded up a digi-port that, of course, couldn't be opened. He cracked his knuckles and started working on a way to open it.
*In the Real World*
"IZZY! Can't you open a port any sooner?!" Tai said, frustrated. "Do you know how many times I lied to my and Yolei's parents last night? It was like they couldn't stop asking where their daughter's were."
"Yeah, and Davis's parents were bombarding me with questions on the whereabouts' of their son and TK." Matt said, just as frustrated.
"I'm trying, I'm trying!" Izzy said franticly. "Usually, when thery're in the digiworld, I can open a port, but I can't get through. There's a very complicated firewall blocking me."
"SO! Break it!" Tai yelled
"It's not that simple. I need someone who's on the other side. Then I'll be able to create a program that will make a loophole and can be executed through both the digital world and the real one. Unfourtantly, that person has to be on at the same time as me, and I can't be here 24-7. Plus, that person needs access to a programing computer such as a laptop, which none of the digidestined have, not even Yolei." Izzy said sadly, still typing at an incredibly fast speed.
"So you're saying this is an impossible situation." Stated Matt.
Izzy turned to look at him.
"No, I'm merely stating that until I get more information, your going to have to be patient."
Izzy turned back to the screen and tryed to bring up the digi-port. Just as Izzy was able to log on to the main network of the port, Joe and Sora walked in. Joe had brought a supply bag with him.
"When you called to have me run over to Cody's house to create an excuse, you were frantic, Tai." Sora said. "What's up?"
"Well, if you haven't noticed, we have a major situation here." Tai said sarcasticly and annoyed.
"Tai's just a bit mad because we can't get to the digital world." Izzy explained, turning to address Sora. "Yesterday, the younger group went to knock down some spires, but for some reason, they never returned. Good thing it was friday, or we wouldn't have been able to pull off the excuses for the worried parents."
"And now, we can't make contact with them through the digi-port." Matt said angrily.
"Oh no." Sora exclaimed.
Izzy turned back to the monitor.
"Ahh! No! I was so close to getting in!" Izzy cried, banging his head on the keyboard.
"What happened?" Joe asked.
"The mainframe crashed! I must have gotten in, but without the proper program, the computer wasn't able to comply and crashed. This firewall is harder to get around than the wall of China. I'll need more time." Izzy said sadly.
"Oh, well, that's OK. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with being trapped in the digiworld without food or contact and having the digimon Kaiser trying to kill you at any second" Tai said, dripping in sarcasm.
*Back in the Digital World*
"For a guy who spends most his time doing homework, soccer, and taking over the world, Ken sure doesn't eat much." Davis complained, observing the contents in his enemy's fridge. Compared to the junk food/kid food diet Davis was used to, Ken ate extremely healthy food. There was a small bowl full of uncooked rice, a stalk of celery, a container of homemade sushi, some carrots, milk, carbonated water, an apple and a few apricots. Next to the fridge was a small portable electric stove that held a teapot with teabag tags sticking out the top. There was one self standing cupboard that contained items such as cereal, non-perishable fruit, spices and a small cup of sugar. Veemon was very disappointed that there were no cookies. A large sink stood next to the stove and a drying rack next to that. To the suprise of everyone, there was only one digimon slave, a geckomon who stood quietly, stacking the dried plates from the rack.
"Well? Our digimon are starving. Whats there that they can eat?" Yolei said impatiently.
"Sushi seems to be the only lunch item here that's edible." Davis said pouting. He had only had sushi once, and to his knowledge, it was awful tasting. However, Davis took the container and placed on the small, square, one person table that sat in the middle of the square, one windowed room that was the kitchen. Armadillomon, having had sushi before from Cody, took one of the California rolls and gulped down a huge bite. Seeing that, the other digimon ventured forward and started to nibble on the seaweed wrapped raw fish.
The rest of the digidestined sat down on the floor to talk and eat.
"I still can't get over the fact were in the Kaiser's base of operations." Yolei said.
"I know. But don't you think it's strange how he's been hospitable to us?" TK questioned.
"I guess. However, we are fighting together now. You know the old saying, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Cody said.
"Yeah. But he doesn't want to be friends with us. I mean, after all this is over, aren't we going back to fighting one another?" Yolei asked
"I hope not. But we'll have to see. Why, what do you think, Yolei?" Davis said.
"Well, I was just remembering a quote I heard once: When you rely on someone with your life, all differences are put aside. Maybe that's whats going on. Ken does need us, and we need him." Yolei said.
"But how can he put his differences aside. They're compleatly opposite to our belifs and we have been in more fights about these differences than I can count." Cody exclaimed.
"Then how did we manage to put our differences aside to help him out back in the woods. Ken was going to die without our help. If we hadn't helped him, the war would have been over. But we did help him, and I have no regrets." Yolei said. She finished up her sushi. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to see what our enemy is doing right now."
Yolei got up and left. The others ate in silence.
In the control room, Ken was watching the displays intently. Now, all five screen held something: the closed digi-port, the spire map, ring data, the veiw of the base and now the map of Vexilmon's movements.
"What'cha up to?" A voice said to the left of Ken. Ken turned his head to see Yolei looking at the screens next to him.
"Oh, it's you." Ken said tiredly "If you must know, I've been working on two tasks. I've been trying to get into the digi-port, but unless someone logs onto the network, I can't do anything. And so far, the last person to log on was around a half hour before I was able to crack the access code. Someone I beleive by the username of 'Knowledgebug'."
"That's Izzy. One of the older digidestined." Yolei said excitedly
"Well, anyway. The other thing I've been working on is a way to modify my base's interior structer to create a type of energy beam similar to Pegasusmon's. I've already set the program in motion."
"How long will that take?" Yolei asked
"One to two days." Ken said "Give or take a few hours."
"What do we do until then?" Yolei inquired
"We wait."
***
Three hours had past. Since everyone couldn't go outside of the base without running the risk of Vexilmon destroying them, the digidestined found other way's to occupy their time. Cody, deciding to practice his Kendo, was executing attacks in the air with a metal pipe he found. Kari was extreamly happy now that she had taken a shower and was now drying her hair in the bathroom. TK was still trying to get to the real world with no success and decided to watch Cody practice. The digimon, at least the male ones (including wormmon), were challenging each other to playful tests of strengths while Gatomon watched. Yolei and Davis decided to occupy their time by seeing how high of an IQ Ken had. They were in the control room sitting on the floor in front of Ken, who was in his chair, reading off questions from their school books.
"What rock is organically formed?" Yolei said, reading from her earth and space studies book.
"Limestone." Ken said casually.
"Who was the first American president?" Davis asked.
"George Washington."
"How do you say..." Yolei hesitated, thinking. "How do you say 'landscapes' in Spanish?"
"Paisajes."
"What time were the first land animals in?"
"The late Silurian period, in the Paleozoic era and in the Phanerozoic eon." Ken said with a sly smile
"Show off." Davis and Yolei both said at the same time.
"Don't you have any games or anything we could do, because you getting all our questions right and it's getting boring." Davis pleaded
"I didn't get all the questions right. The stuff on your pop culture was compleatly oblivious to me." Ken said, sounding modest even though Davis could see he wasn't.
"THAT WAS ONE QUESTION! Come on Ken, don't you have any video games?" Davis said whining.
"Only one is programmed, and I don't even use it. It's only Donkey Madness."
"PERFECT!" Davis cried. And with that he dragged Ken over to the screen to get him to open up the game.
***
"I say we all go to sleep." TK said, looking at the time on his digivice. "It's ten o'clock."
"Speaking of which, where are we going to sleep?" Cody asked. Everyone turned to look at Ken.
"The control room is very nice at night." Ken said, having a sudden intrest in his nails.
"Come on Ken! It's cold out here and we won't know where anything is in the dark." Kari said in a very persuasive voice.
"Fine! You can sleep in my room, but you still sleeping on the floor." Ken said angrily
With that settled, Ken took his black night suit and went down to the kitchen room to change, ordered the Geckomon to get out and slammed the door. Kari and Yolei went into a closet where they were able to find five large blankets and pillows, while the boys were in one by one washing up in the bathroom. When Ken came back, he was changed into his night suit, but didn't have Davis's clothes that he was wearing all day with him.
"Hey, where are my clothes?" Davis asked
"Your precious gym clothes are with my outfit, getting washed. Unfortantly, someone ripped my outfit's shoulder off and that outfit materilizes when I'm in the digiworld, so it's the only one I've got."
With that, Ken went into the bathroom. When he came out, everyone was wrapped in their blankets.
"Good night, everyone" Yolei said.
"Good night" echoed in responce.
"Shut down." Ken said. All the lights flickered off. In the control room the screens shutdown, one by one. The last one to shut down was the screen with Vexilmon's movement. The red line, which had so far been going west, suddenly made a sharp turn and headed for the base. Then it too flickered off.
