Last Time: Everyone somehow converged by the clock tower and began to tell their stories. Our CCS characters learned about the world of Digimon while TK and Davis were just getting educated on Sakura and her world. Kari and Li are still in the hospital and are trading stories themselves. As for Sakura and Tori…they're still stuck in the Dark Ocean…where Sinestromon (after putting little Impmon in his place) is about to employ the rest of the evil plan.
Keeping Secrets: Part 7
Sakura was now being held in the air by the big lummox that was Savagemon. Still unable to move, Sakura couldn't fight back as Sinestromon prepared to unleash what was sure to be an unspeakable task.
"Leave her out of this!" Tori shouted again. "I told you! You can take me, but leave my sister alone!"
"Your time will come soon enough," Psychomon said dryly. "Come on, Sinestromon. Hurry up already. I want to see the master again. We've only seen him maybe…five minutes in our entire lifetime."
"It'll take practically no time at all," Sinestromon chuckled evilly. He raised his arms, but before doing anything…
"You guys just wait 'til I get out of here! You're gonna be sorry you EVER messed with me! I'm gonna fry ya all good! Nobody does this to me and gets away with it!"
"Is he STILL babbling?!" Sinestromon asked angrily.
Psychomon groaned as he treaded towards Impmon. The little purple creature still had his body buried in the sand, but his mouth was still going a mile a minute. Psychomon picked up a large rock with two of his front legs and stuffed it in Impmon's mouth.
"Shut your mouth already!" Psychomon screeched.
Sinestromon shook his head. "Oy, sometimes being an evil villain has its downsides. Anyway, where was I? Oh yes! We reach THAT moment. It is time for me to use the power handed to me by my master. With it, I shall use the power of your cards to restore him! Savagemon, put her down and come closer! You also, Psychomon!"
The big ape dropped Sakura, but she was still unable to move. The three evil ones gathered and Sinestromon unleashed a spell and a dark light began to surround them. Square bits of what looked to be digital data began to come off their backs and landed near them. The data all came together, but it was all blurry.
"I must hurry," Sinestromon said. "There isn't much time. POWER SHIFT!"
A large blast of magic came out of Sinestromon's hands and hit Sakura hard. The Sakura Cards started to come out of her pocket and they began to glow. Sakura saw the light from the cards start to move towards the data. As the power was transferred, the light from the cards faded and they fell lifeless to the ground. And as that happened, Sakura began to feel weaker. Her power was directly connected to the cards and if their power was gone, so was hers.
One by one, the cards began to lose their power and it began to go into the digital data. And as Sinestromon completed his deed, the digital data that was on the ground was taking the shape of another lifeform. Sakura finally fell to the ground and felt like she was about to faint. But before she passed out, she saw the three evil Digimon kneel before a fourth figure that had come to life.
It was almost humanlike figure, with a black cape and blue garment. A purple mask and fangs made him even appear…like a vampire. It was all Sakura could see before she lost consciousness…but not before Sinestromon bowed and greeted his master.
"Welcome back, master………Myotismon!"
Eriol sighed again. "So are we ALL clear now?"
Davis was still trying to understand everything. "So…there's a girl out there…who controls 52 magic cards…all handed down by a great sorcerer…and she has two guardians, one of which is a stuffed animal…and you're a reincarnation…and these are your guardians…and these are HER guardians…and you're all her friends?"
"Close enough," Eriol concurred.
TK looked over at Madison. "But…he never mentioned you."
"I don't have any special powers," Madison replied. "I'm just Sakura's best friend who carries around a camera. Nothing complicated."
"That's good, because this is all giving me a headache," Davis sighed.
"Information overload?" TK teased.
"Exactly!" Davis agreed.
"There's just one other important detail we're forgetting here," Madison said slowly.
"What's that?" TK asked.
"WHERE DID THEY TAKE SAKURA?!?!" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US THAT YET!!"
Davis almost quivered in fear from the volume of Madison's voice. He turned to Eriol. "Does she ALWAYS get like this?"
"Actually, she doesn't," Eriol said calmly. "But you'd be surprised how passionate she can get over ANYTHING involving her best friend. So for your sake, I'd suggest you tell us where they might have taken our friends."
"I think I can answer that," TK began. "I recognized what was on the other side of that portal. It looked like a dark part of the Digital World known as the Dark Ocean. Whereas the rest of the Digital World is made up of people's dreams and digital data, the Dark Ocean is made up of peoples' dark thoughts. It's a world of total darkness. That's where they took your friends."
"Then can you get us there?" the yellow stuffed animal, Kero, asked.
"That might be a problem," TK answered.
"Why is that?" Yue asked.
"We've never BEEN to the Dark Ocean before," TK replied. "Not willingly, anyway. We've only been there maybe once…and that was by a VERY strange circumstance."
Davis disagreed. "What are you talking about, TK? We've opened a portal there before."
"When? I don't remember."
"You should! We sent Daemon there! We used our Digivices! Remember?"
There was a hesitation. Davis couldn't forget that day and he was surprised that TK would. It was the one time they've actually opened a portal to the Dark Ocean, so despite what TK thought, it WASN'T impossible.
"You think we can open a portal there with only two Digivices?" TK asked.
"What if we had three?" Davis responded.
"How can we get three Digivices here?" TK pointed out. "Everyone else is back in Odaiba."
"Not everybody," Davis said with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Then his face fell. He realized he could open up a whole new can of worms by saying…
"Davis…is there someone else in Reedington?" TK asked.
Davis gulped and hesitated before replying. "Um……………Kari."
TK's eyes widened. "Kari? What's Kari doing in Reedington?"
Davis hesitated again. He remembered what happened between TK and Kari. He remembered that the two broke up and their friendship had nearly fallen apart since then. If Davis told TK that he wanted to meet with Kari so she could ask her out, there was no telling how he would react.
Davis finally decided. It was best he tell the truth. "I……asked her to meet me here…so I can ask her out…on a date."
"You were going to ask her out?" TK asked in a low voice. It wasn't angry, but it almost sounded…threatening.
Davis nodded. "I'm sorry. I know you and Kari were really close over these last few years and…"
"Davis, you don't have to apologize," TK smiled. "If you want to ask Kari out, then go ahead. I don't have a problem with it."
"Really?" Davis asked cheerfully.
"Of course! Actually, it kinda works out better this way. I know Kari has to start going out again eventually and I'd rather she go out with a friend, then with a complete stranger. If she went out with a total stranger, now THAT would kill me."
"Tell me about it," Davis agreed. "Nobody knows Kari like we do. No stranger in the world can understand her like we do. No one else deserves her…"
"HELLO-O-O-O-O!!" Madison shouted. "Did you forget that we're in the middle of something serious?!"
Davis sweatdropped and smiled sheepishly. "Oh yeah! We can call Kari and have her meet us here. We have a better chance opening a portal with three Digivices than with two. I don't know if it'll work…but we have to try!"
Eriol rubbed his chin and looked to be deep in thought. "You know…if you can get these three Digivices here…I might be able to use my powers to give them a boost. It should be enough to open that portal."
"Then I'll call Kari right away," TK replied.
TK took out his cellular phone and began dialing Kari's phone. Everyone crossed their fingers. If Kari would answer her phone, then they would have that third Digivice. But more importantly, if Kari had Gatomon with her, then they would all be better prepared for whatever lied ahead. There were still three evil Digimon lying in the road ahead and Veemon and Patamon likely wouldn't be able to take all three of them. Especially if they were at either the ultimate or mega level.
Davis could only hope that Kari was ready for this unexpected fight.
Kari couldn't believe everything she had heard. It was like something out of a storybook or an anime. If she hadn't had so many adventures in the Digital World or seen so many things that would have previously been thought impossible, then Kari would have never believed this. But Kari had seen a lot in her lifetime, so she didn't judge this as a bold lie…just yet. But still…it sounded VERY farfetched.
"So…your girlfriend has…powers?" Kari asked softly, so that no one else would hear. She didn't have to talk very loud since she was sitting at Li's bedside.
Li nodded. "That's probably why she was taken. And when I got there, they attacked me…and nearly killed me."
Kari started to connect the dots. "That's where *I* found you. You were just attacked. Who did this to you, Li?"
"They looked like three monsters," Li answered. "And before I passed out, I heard them saying something about going to something called……the Digital World."
Kari gasped. It was starting to sink into her now. If they were going to the Digital World, then that meant these were three evil Digimon. And that HAD to be the reason she saw that portal open earlier. The Dark Ocean wasn't coming for her…but those three Digimon were going there. It relieved her…and worried her at the same time. Kari couldn't think of anything these three could be planning.
But Kari knew one thing. She had to tell Li what she knew about the Digital World. He needed to know what was going on.
"Li…there's something I should tell you…"
But that's when Kari felt a vibrating by her waist. It was her cellular phone. Kari picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Kari? It's TK."
"TK? What's up?"
"Are you in Reedington right now?"
"Um…yeah…why?"
"Do you know where the clock tower is?"
"The clock tower's pretty big. I think I can find it. TK, what's going on?"
"Kari…something's happened. I can't really explain it all to you right now, but Davis and I need you down here. We need your Digivice."
Kari DID know what was happening. "TK…does it all have to do with a girl named Sakura?"
"………………………………………How did you know that?"
"I'll explain everything when I get there. I'm on my way."
Kari quickly hung up her phone and got ready to go, but Li held onto her wrist.
"I heard Sakura's name. What is it? Tell me!"
"I can't really explain it to you right now," Kari replied. "But I have to go. I…know where she is."
Li tried to get up. "I'm going with you!" He desperately tried to get up, but he couldn't make it. "NO! I HAVE to go!"
"You can't get up like this," Kari said softly. "Look……I've only known you for a few hours…but I'm going to have to ask you to trust me. I know what I'm doing…and Sakura will be ok. I'll save her."
"But how? You don't know…"
"I know more than you think. The Digital World? The guys who took Sakura? I don't know who they are, but I know what to do. Li…trust me."
Li could only lie back, unable to get up. "If you DO know so much…then please do something!"
Kari started walking out. "I'll come back. And I promise I'll come back with Sakura."
Li still didn't look like he was willing to trust completely, but he hung his head down. "Good luck, Kari."
Kari nodded and turned to leave. She walked towards the hospital's exit and didn't look back. This would be a long night indeed.
Tori Avalon couldn't bear to watch any more. He had witnessed these…things leave his sister on the ground, nearly lifeless. And much to his amazement, he saw this…vampire thing come to life before his very eyes. If Tori hadn't seen so much in his lifetime, he almost would have sworn such a thing was impossible. But Tori knew better.
The thing called Myotismon paced around. "It feels good to be back. I feel refreshed. And all it took was the power of these magical cards…and their mistress. I knew I created you three for a reason. My ultimate backup plan."
"And it is good to see you back, master," Savagemon said. "But now that you ARE back, what will you do?"
"I may be refreshed, but there is only so much I can do in this form," Myotismon answered. "If I can get MORE power, then I will be able to Warp Digivolve into MaloMyotismon and pick up right where I left off. I shall take over the real AND Digital Worlds!"
"More power?" Psychomon repeated. "Isn't that why we brought the girl's brother?"
"The girl's brother also has magical powers of his own," Sinestromon added. "With your approval, master, we shall give his power to YOU so that you may Digivolve and take your place as ruler of both worlds."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Myotismon snapped. "Do it!"
Tori watched with a scowl as Sinestromon walked up to him and prepared to do the same thing he did to Sakura. But Tori knew something they didn't…
…and these evil Digimon were going to be in for a major disappointment.
Next Time: So…what happens when Myotismon discovers Tori has NO magical powers? Do our heroes venture into the Dark Ocean? Find out next time!
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