Last Time: Sinestromon used his Power Shift to transfer the power of the Sakura Cards into a pile of digital data that the three evil Digimon were carrying. The result was the resurrection of Myotismon! Meanwhile, our heroes are ready to venture into the Dark Ocean, but are only waiting on Kari. But while they wait for her, Sinestromon is ready to transfer Tori's power into Myotismon. There's only one problem with that…
Keeping Secrets: Part 8
Sakura was finally starting to come to, but she was still feeling extremely weak. But she raised her head just in time to see that Sinestromon was taking a familiar stance. It was the same one he used to just before he drained the Sakura Cards of their power. And this time, he was getting ready to strike down on Tori.
"Tori…no…"
"POWER SHIFT!"
Sinestromon unleashed his blast of magic on Tori, trying to transfer HIS power to the one called Myotismon. But something unexpected occurred. It didn't work. Nothing happened.
"Hey…I don't feel any stronger," Myotismon growled. "What's going on here?"
"I tried to tell you guys," Tori said calmly. "I don't HAVE powers anymore. I lost them seven years ago. I guess you three stooges didn't notice THAT part."
Sakura looked over at Tori. "When…?"
"You HAVE to be lying!" Psychomon chimed in. "You've boasted about your power to see into the spirit world many times! How could that just be GONE?!"
"I gave them to my best friend," Tori answered concisely.
"Who was that again?" Psychomon asked Savagemon.
"The other human he was always around," the big ape replied.
"No…he only LOOKS human," Sinestromon corrected. "The friend he has had an alternate form. He was the one who transformed into that guardian, Yue. It must be YUE who has that power!"
"Um…is that the same Yue we crushed with a tree?" Psychomon mused.
"I demand to see this Yue!" Myotismon shouted. "I gave you three simpletons life so you could bring me enough power to take over both worlds. All you've done is simply restore to my previous, obsolete form. Do the rest of your job and find me YUE!"
"I-I shall do that, sir," Sinestromon stammered.
Sinestromon turned around and attempted to open another portal back to the real world. But another unexpected event happened. Only sparks emitted from the evil one's hands. Nothing was opening.
"Now what?!" Myotismon demanded.
"Uh oh," Psychomon chirped. "He used up all his juice."
"This is what I get for creating inferior Digimon," Myotismon groaned. "You three are even more useless than Arukenimon and Mummymon! Hurry up and recharge! I'm a busy mon!"
Sakura still felt very weak and she wished she could get some of her energy back. She needed to do SOMETHING. These evil Digimon were about to go after Yue…
…and she couldn't just let that happen.
"What's taking her so long?" Davis asked.
Everyone was waiting anxiously for the one missing piece of the puzzle. Davis, in particular, was waiting apprehensively for Kari to show up with her Digivice and, hopefully, Gatomon.
After what felt like an eternity, another car pulled up to the side of the road. And out of the car…came Kari. Davis and TK immediately ran up to her, with Veemon and Patamon following along behind them.
"Are we glad to see you," Davis said in relief.
But there was only silence and Davis knew why. Kari and TK were both taken aback by each other's presence. The last thing the two were expecting on this night was to meet up with one another. Especially after they…
"TK…" Kari said softly. "I…It's good to see you again."
"Yeah…" TK replied uneasily. "It's good to see you, too. You…know what's going on…don't you?"
Kari nodded. "I heard…from a friend. TK…we're going back…aren't we?"
"To the Dark Ocean? I'm afraid so."
"TK…what if I can't come back?"
"You'll come back!" TK snapped. "Don't talk that way! You'll come back! You have a lot more friends on your side this time. Me, Davis, and…these people."
Kari looked passed TK and Davis to see the others that were present. Madison, Eriol, Yue, Ruby Moon, and the two living stuffed animals known as Kero and Spinner. Together, they were a unique cast of characters…and they were ready to venture into a world of darkness that they had never seen before.
"Those must be Sakura's friends, right?" Kari asked.
Davis was dumbfounded. "How did you know that? How did you know about this Sakura girl?"
"Davis, we don't have time for questions right now," TK cut him off. "We have to do this quickly. Kari, do you have your Digivice?"
Kari pulled out the one and only Digivice. "I always carry it with me."
"Do you have Gatomon with you?" Davis asked.
Kari looked over at her car. "GATOMON!"
Gatomon poked her head out the car window, seemingly unsure as to whether she should come out. Kari nodded affirmatively and Gatomon quickly jumped out the window and ran over to the three DigiDestined. With the three DigiDestined and their Digimon all gathered, the others soon joined them as well.
TK turned to the others. "Everybody…I want you to meet Kari Kamiya."
Kari turned to, what had to be, total strangers to her. "I heard everything. If your friend, Sakura, is in the Dark Ocean with three evil Digimon, then she's in great danger. We can't waste any time."
Madison blinked. "How do you know everything?"
"I talked to a friend of yours," Kari answered. "You know Li, don't you?"
Madison gasped. "LI?! Where is he?!"
"There's no time to see him right now," Kari shrugged. "But I CAN tell you that he's ok. Please trust me."
Madison was about to pry further, but a glance from Eriol prevented her from asking any more. Davis didn't know who this Li was or what to make of what Kari was saying, but he knew one thing. The time for action was here.
"So this is it," Davis said ominously. "I guess it's time. I guess we'd better open that portal."
"But can we really open a portal with only three Digivices?" Kari pointed out.
"You can if I give them some more power," Eriol answered. "Hold up your Digivices."
Davis, TK, and Kari weren't sure what this enigmatic young man had in mind, but to stop what could end up being a catastrophic situation, they were ready to try anything. So they all held their Digivices up while Eriol raised his hands. A long staff appeared in his hands.
Eriol began to speak in a deeper voice. "I call upon the powers of the day and the night. Sun and darkness, unleash your might. Release!"
A magic light began to appear at Eriol's staff…and the light soon shot out into the Digivices. The Digivices shot out a white light towards the brick wall nearby. A large portal began to open and Davis saw that same darkness he saw before. And from the look he saw on Kari's face…it looked like she recognized it as well. The young girl looked to be shivering in fright.
Gatomon held Kari's hand. "Kari…don't be afraid. You have to face your fear now! Nothing will happen to you! None of us will let anything happen to you. But you need to face this!"
Kari closed her eyes. "You're right. TK…Davis…you won't leave me…right?"
"What kind of question is that?" Davis replied. "Of course we won't! We won't let ANYTHING happen to you!"
Davis looked for TK to agree with him, but TK wasn't doing it with words. TK gazed at Kari in a way that indicated he wouldn't let ANYTHING happen to her. Kari's eyes weren't filled with fear anymore. She was ready to face her fears.
With that, the DigiDestined stepped into the portal.
Eriol didn't know what he was getting into. The reincarnation had all of Clow Reed's memories, but none of those memories were anything like this. This would be a whole new experience, but Eriol was more than ready to face what was ahead. For Sakura and Tori's sakes…he'd have to.
"It's time to go," Eriol said bravely.
Eriol watched as Yue, Ruby Moon, Spinner, and Kero all flew into the portal. And as he, himself, was about to enter…he noticed someone was holding his hand. It was Madison.
Eriol stopped in his tracks. "Whoa! Where do you think YOU'RE going?"
Madison shot Eriol a cold glare. "Where do you THINK I'm going?! I'm going with you!"
"You don't know what lies on the other side," Eriol protested. "Forget it! I'm not letting anything happen to you!"
Madison Taylor was always a kind girl who loved the world and would never hurt a fly. But when it came to anything threatening her best friend, she would do whatever she could do. And that DIDN'T mean standing by.
"You said it yourself, Eriol Eli Moon…"
"WHOA! What have I told you about that? NEVER, EVER use my middle name!!"
"You said it yourself," Madison continued, ignoring what Eriol said. "I get VERY passionate about ANYTHING involving my best friend! So I'm not ABOUT to stay behind! I'm going, too!"
Eriol knew he was fighting an argument he would never win. So he finally conceded. "Ok…but STAY CLOSE! We don't know what we're about to face."
Madison held onto Eriol's hand with her left hand and she held onto her video camera with her other hand. Eriol couldn't understand how Madison could carry her camera at a time like this, but he wasn't going to ask.
Instead, he took Madison and stepped into the portal.
Sakura was finally able to see straight again. But she still didn't feel much better. With the Sakura Cards drained of their power, Sakura didn't have much strength in her. And now she was seeing a raging Myotismon.
"I can't believe you three manage to foul up ONE simple task!" Myotismon shouted. "Do you think I can take over both worlds in this form?! I need more power! I must become MaloMyotismon again!"
Sinestromon turned to his two colleagues. "Whose idea was it to bring her brother in the first place?"
Savagemon pointed at the spider skull. "It was Psychomon! He saw the brother going on about his powers!"
"Don't try to blame this on me!" Psychomon shot back. "I wasn't the one who started attacking Yue!"
"But YOU were the one who knocked a tree on him!" Savagemon pointed out.
"ENOUGH!!" Myotismon boomed. "I've been reborn for about an hour and already I'm getting a headache! If the brother is useless, then there's no point in keeping him around, now is there?!"
Sakura gasped when she realized what that meant. Myotismon approached Tori with a menacing look on his face. Tori was still tied up and couldn't escape whatever the evil vampire-like thing was about to throw at him. But before Myotismon could strike, there was a loud boom. There was a portal opening in the distance.
Psychomon turned to Sinestromon. "It's about time!"
"That wasn't me," Sinestromon shrugged.
Savagemon scratched his head. "Then who…?"
Sakura looked out into the distance and could barely make out anything. There were six figures emerging from the portal…and three of them looked human. Sakura started to hold out hope that her friends had come for her. But the silhouettes she saw weren't in the shape of anyone she knew.
However, there was no mistaking that SOMEONE was coming to the rescue.
Davis looked around and saw the black and white surroundings. There was no mistaking that this place was indeed the Dark Ocean. He could barely make out what was ahead, but he did hear voices out in the distance. That was likely the three evil Digimon they were looking for.
"Kari…are you ok?" Davis asked firstly.
Kari nodded slowly. "I hoped I'd never have to come back to this place. But…I'm fine…for now."
"Then let's go!" Davis said boldly.
The Digimon walked ahead of the DigiDestined as they moved ahead, but they didn't walk very far. Three figures quickly arrived to intercept them. One of them was a disfigured ape, another a skull on eight spider legs, and the third was a cloaked human-like being in an ugly mask. Davis sensed that these were the three they were looking for.
"DigiDestined," the ape snarled.
Veemon stepped forward. "You three aren't like any Digimon I'VE ever seen. And I've seen just about every Digimon in the Digital World."
"There ARE no others like us," the cloaked one said. "Sinestromon, Savagemon, and Psychomon."
"Never heard of you," Patamon responded.
"But we know you have that girl and her brother!" TK added. "Where are they?!"
"You should worry about YOURSELVES first!" a VERY familiar voice replied.
Out of the shadows came a fourth evil Digimon. Davis recognized the voice, but desperately wished it were ANYTHING but him. He had a blue garment and a vampire's cape with a purple mask on his face.
Gatomon stepped forward and shot a loathsome glare at that Digimon. The look in her eyes said it all. She had once again come face-to-face with an old enemy. And although she started out as his servant, she had now grown to completely despise him. And the usually carefree feline now had a look of total hatred on her face as she recognized who was standing before her.
"Myotismon!"
Next Time: The three DigiDestined come face-to-face with their old foe, the evil Myotismon. But our CCS characters are on their way as well. A climactic battle will ensue, but who comes out on top? Come back next time for what should be the longest chapter of the series.
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