Digimon belongs to Toei! *sob*
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Shi-chan: After a lengthly wait...here you go!
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Sadness-Colored Sandglass
Part 17
~By Shimegami-chan
Warnings: Kensuke! Yay! And just a touch of profane language in this chapter. ^^;;
The remaining four Chosen Children trudged through the desert on foot; too angry and saddened to speak, and too afraid to split up.
Takeru, the only one of the four making a conscious effort, cuddled Tokomon close to his chest and yelled, "Daiiiiiiiisuke!"
The only answer was the beating of the hot sun upon their backs.
"We should go back and rest, and then come back for Daisuke," Iori suggested.
Takeru frowned. It wasn't like his Jogress partner at all to suggest leaving a teammate defenseless in the Digital World, especially if he and the Kaizer found each other. Upamon's sombre expression mirrored his partner's.
Plotmon had been able to evolve into Tailmon almost immediately after the heated battle, and was currently following Daisuke's scent--or what she and Hikari hoped was Daisuke's scent. The trail led directly into the darkened forest; and the sun was already beginning to set.
"Daisuke! Ken!" Miyako called loudly, her voice wavering.
"Right here," a familiar voice said smoothly, his body melting out of the shadows.
"Ken!" Iori's eyes narrowed and Tailmon ran to Hikari's side.
"Sorry about my little breakdown there, Destined." Ken sneered, crossing his arms. "I think I've given you enough time to get away, so it looks like I'll have to dispose of you myself."
Miyako cast her gaze nervously around before looking at her Jogress partner's digimon. "What about Daisuke? We can't leave without him!"
Tailmon stood between her and Hikari, snarling at the Kaizer. "I don't know, Miyako. Daisuke went into the forest. He might be lost--or Ken might have already gotten him."
Takeru set Tokomon down. "Are you in any shape to fight, little buddy?"
"Sure thing!" Tokomon bared his teeth at Ken in a grotesque smile before leaping forward and latching onto the traitor's arm.
"Tokomon!" Takeru groaned. "That wasn't what I meant!"
"An opening." Miyako smiled. "Just what we needed. Hawkmon?"
The pink bird bounced out of his partner's arms. "Pururumon shinka...Hawkmon!"
"Upamon shinka...Armadimon!"
The Kaizer let out a shriek, trying to pry Tokomon's fangs out of his arm. "Takaishi, you bastard!" Tokomon refused to let go.
"Feather Slash!" Hawkmon sliced his attack across the Kaizer's pale cheek. He howled in pain.
"Cat Punch!" Tailmon knocked the former ruler down hard, giving Tokomon a chance to unclamp his jaws and bolt back to Takeru's side. "Tokomon shinka...Patamon! Air Shot!" The tiny attack exploded against the side of the Kaizer's face.
The Digimon regrouped with their Chosen behind them, Miyako resuming her whispered conversation. "Should we try to escape?"
"Kind of different without our 'leader' here, isn't it?" Hikari said grimly.
"You never miss Daisuke till he's gone," Takeru replied.
"Prepare to die, Chosen." the Kaizer hissed, drawing out a small black bag.
"What can you do, coward?" Iori shouted. "You have no Digimon!"
"I don't need one. I could kill you with my bare hands...but I'll settle for obliterating the Digital World."
"Bastard!" Hikari hissed. Takeru clenched his teeth.
Miyako glared. "Impossible, you can't do that."
"Can't I?" The Kaizer grinned ferally. "Who do you think created the Digital World?" He gripped his Digivice in one hand, deliberately pressing several buttons until the device began to emit short beeping sounds. "I can reformat it any time I want to."
Miyako poised her body as though she intended to jump the Kaizer and knock him senseless. "We won't let you."
Hikari added, "It's four against one, you can't win."
"Four..." the Kaizer said slowly. His face split into a grin. "And where's your Dai-chan?"
None of the children answered.
The Kaizer's grin turned malicious. "Ah! Your fearless leader has chosen me over you. But who says that I still want him?"
"If you hurt Dai..." Miyako hissed.
"So what if I have?" the ruler shrugged. "He's lost his usefulness...unless it's as a hostage."
"I'm not good as a hostage unless you can catch me, Kaizer." Motomiya Daisuke himself appeared from the forest behind the Kaizer. Chibimon was nowhere to be seen.
"A bluff!" Hikari gasped.
"I can handle him, guys." Daisuke walked up to the Kaizer. "Ken-chan...I heard what you said. You think I'm useless?"
The Kaizer for once looked taken aback. "D-Dai-chan...I didn't mean..."
"So, you're saying that you'd reformat me along with the Digital World?"
"Dai!" Miyako's mouth dropped open in shock.
"N-no...stop it, Daisuke, I can't..."
Daisuke pouted, stepping closer and winding his arms around the slender boy's waist. "Ken-chan..."
The Kaizer grimaced.
Continuing his mournful monolgue, Daisuke rested his head against the purple-and-white spandex of his ex-lover's bodysuit. "You used me...I can't beleive I fell for it..."
To the shock of the spectators, the Kaizer lowered his defenses and wrapped his arms around Daisuke. "That's not it. I wanted...I needed..."
Hikari was in tears again. "No...not Daisuke too..."
Daisuke moved his arms to Ken's neck, bringing their lips together. When he broke the kiss a few seconds later he moved his hands to clasp Ken's triceps, staring him in the eyes. "I guess I'll be okay."
"I didn't do it to hurt you," the Kaizer whispered.
Daisuke's next words, however, revealed that he was on a different mindtrack altogether. "There was someone else, and I really can't fault you."
The Kaizer looked stunned. "You--"
Dai nodded. "How narccistic of you, Ken-chan...but it wasn't your fault."
"Someone else?" the former ruler looked incredoulous.
"Oh yes, and I know exactly who it was too. Of course, I can't blame you, I'm in love with him as well."
The Kaizer's face turned hard and cold. "W-what?"
Daisuke's smile was humorless. "And I'll kill you to get him back."
The Kaizer attempted to wrench away, but Daisuke's grip was like steel. "Ken--"
From above came the voice of Ichijouji Ken--the original. "Right here, bastard."
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Shi-chan: One chapter to go! I promise, this time!
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Shi-chan: After a lengthly wait...here you go!
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Sadness-Colored Sandglass
Part 17
~By Shimegami-chan
Warnings: Kensuke! Yay! And just a touch of profane language in this chapter. ^^;;
The remaining four Chosen Children trudged through the desert on foot; too angry and saddened to speak, and too afraid to split up.
Takeru, the only one of the four making a conscious effort, cuddled Tokomon close to his chest and yelled, "Daiiiiiiiisuke!"
The only answer was the beating of the hot sun upon their backs.
"We should go back and rest, and then come back for Daisuke," Iori suggested.
Takeru frowned. It wasn't like his Jogress partner at all to suggest leaving a teammate defenseless in the Digital World, especially if he and the Kaizer found each other. Upamon's sombre expression mirrored his partner's.
Plotmon had been able to evolve into Tailmon almost immediately after the heated battle, and was currently following Daisuke's scent--or what she and Hikari hoped was Daisuke's scent. The trail led directly into the darkened forest; and the sun was already beginning to set.
"Daisuke! Ken!" Miyako called loudly, her voice wavering.
"Right here," a familiar voice said smoothly, his body melting out of the shadows.
"Ken!" Iori's eyes narrowed and Tailmon ran to Hikari's side.
"Sorry about my little breakdown there, Destined." Ken sneered, crossing his arms. "I think I've given you enough time to get away, so it looks like I'll have to dispose of you myself."
Miyako cast her gaze nervously around before looking at her Jogress partner's digimon. "What about Daisuke? We can't leave without him!"
Tailmon stood between her and Hikari, snarling at the Kaizer. "I don't know, Miyako. Daisuke went into the forest. He might be lost--or Ken might have already gotten him."
Takeru set Tokomon down. "Are you in any shape to fight, little buddy?"
"Sure thing!" Tokomon bared his teeth at Ken in a grotesque smile before leaping forward and latching onto the traitor's arm.
"Tokomon!" Takeru groaned. "That wasn't what I meant!"
"An opening." Miyako smiled. "Just what we needed. Hawkmon?"
The pink bird bounced out of his partner's arms. "Pururumon shinka...Hawkmon!"
"Upamon shinka...Armadimon!"
The Kaizer let out a shriek, trying to pry Tokomon's fangs out of his arm. "Takaishi, you bastard!" Tokomon refused to let go.
"Feather Slash!" Hawkmon sliced his attack across the Kaizer's pale cheek. He howled in pain.
"Cat Punch!" Tailmon knocked the former ruler down hard, giving Tokomon a chance to unclamp his jaws and bolt back to Takeru's side. "Tokomon shinka...Patamon! Air Shot!" The tiny attack exploded against the side of the Kaizer's face.
The Digimon regrouped with their Chosen behind them, Miyako resuming her whispered conversation. "Should we try to escape?"
"Kind of different without our 'leader' here, isn't it?" Hikari said grimly.
"You never miss Daisuke till he's gone," Takeru replied.
"Prepare to die, Chosen." the Kaizer hissed, drawing out a small black bag.
"What can you do, coward?" Iori shouted. "You have no Digimon!"
"I don't need one. I could kill you with my bare hands...but I'll settle for obliterating the Digital World."
"Bastard!" Hikari hissed. Takeru clenched his teeth.
Miyako glared. "Impossible, you can't do that."
"Can't I?" The Kaizer grinned ferally. "Who do you think created the Digital World?" He gripped his Digivice in one hand, deliberately pressing several buttons until the device began to emit short beeping sounds. "I can reformat it any time I want to."
Miyako poised her body as though she intended to jump the Kaizer and knock him senseless. "We won't let you."
Hikari added, "It's four against one, you can't win."
"Four..." the Kaizer said slowly. His face split into a grin. "And where's your Dai-chan?"
None of the children answered.
The Kaizer's grin turned malicious. "Ah! Your fearless leader has chosen me over you. But who says that I still want him?"
"If you hurt Dai..." Miyako hissed.
"So what if I have?" the ruler shrugged. "He's lost his usefulness...unless it's as a hostage."
"I'm not good as a hostage unless you can catch me, Kaizer." Motomiya Daisuke himself appeared from the forest behind the Kaizer. Chibimon was nowhere to be seen.
"A bluff!" Hikari gasped.
"I can handle him, guys." Daisuke walked up to the Kaizer. "Ken-chan...I heard what you said. You think I'm useless?"
The Kaizer for once looked taken aback. "D-Dai-chan...I didn't mean..."
"So, you're saying that you'd reformat me along with the Digital World?"
"Dai!" Miyako's mouth dropped open in shock.
"N-no...stop it, Daisuke, I can't..."
Daisuke pouted, stepping closer and winding his arms around the slender boy's waist. "Ken-chan..."
The Kaizer grimaced.
Continuing his mournful monolgue, Daisuke rested his head against the purple-and-white spandex of his ex-lover's bodysuit. "You used me...I can't beleive I fell for it..."
To the shock of the spectators, the Kaizer lowered his defenses and wrapped his arms around Daisuke. "That's not it. I wanted...I needed..."
Hikari was in tears again. "No...not Daisuke too..."
Daisuke moved his arms to Ken's neck, bringing their lips together. When he broke the kiss a few seconds later he moved his hands to clasp Ken's triceps, staring him in the eyes. "I guess I'll be okay."
"I didn't do it to hurt you," the Kaizer whispered.
Daisuke's next words, however, revealed that he was on a different mindtrack altogether. "There was someone else, and I really can't fault you."
The Kaizer looked stunned. "You--"
Dai nodded. "How narccistic of you, Ken-chan...but it wasn't your fault."
"Someone else?" the former ruler looked incredoulous.
"Oh yes, and I know exactly who it was too. Of course, I can't blame you, I'm in love with him as well."
The Kaizer's face turned hard and cold. "W-what?"
Daisuke's smile was humorless. "And I'll kill you to get him back."
The Kaizer attempted to wrench away, but Daisuke's grip was like steel. "Ken--"
From above came the voice of Ichijouji Ken--the original. "Right here, bastard."
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Shi-chan: One chapter to go! I promise, this time!
