(A/N: Thanks everyone for reviewing! It really keeps me inspired. To answer
your question Hikumi, *singing* I'm not telling! But I will say that there
is a twist in the end, and you will just have to keep reading. ^-^
Also, I would like to add that this story, 'Revenge' and my other story 'Doppelgangland' are similar to start out with. The reason for that is because I had the idea for both of them at the same time while sitting in the traffic listening to 'Blurry' by 'Puddle of mud'. I had to split the idea into two different stories, because they both don't mix well. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please check out 'Doppelgangland' and you will understand what I mean. Okay I think that's it.)
"Revenge"
'Insane'
"Blood?!" Davis whipped his head at Ken, and yelled at him in a whisper, "Ken, what the hell is going on here?"
Ken wiped his face to get rid of the sweat and tears; "I don't know Davis. I think I'm losing my mind! There are gaps in my memory and I had this nightmare where I hit Yolei over the head and stabbed Cody. Davis in the dream I was standing in Cody's blood, that's why it is on my shoe. But I don't remember doing it!"
"Ken, calm down, before you shake yourself apart."
"I can't! I don't know what's going on!"
Davis gripped Ken's shoulders and shook him once with a force that shocked Ken, and he stared wide-eyed at Davis, "Look Ken, maybe the nightmare was in your subconscious, because of what you saw and heard. The blood could be Yoleis' when you found her at the computer room. Remember you said that she was bleeding a lot, maybe you stepped in it there."
Ken slowly nodded, "Yeah, that must be it." Then he broke into tears, "Davis, I can't do this. I can't just hide here; I have to find out who is doing these things!"
Davis' alarm clock beeped several times before he got up and turned it off. "Okay, here's the plan Ken, I have to go to school soon, while I'm there, you should stay here and keep hidden. It's not safe for you to be out during the day, some one could see you. I'll find out as much as I can about Codys'…Um, Codys' incident and then when I get home, you and I are going to do some investigating."
Ken bobbed his head up and down weakly. He got up and sat on the bed when Davis went to go take a shower. He was exhausted judging by the heavy blue bags under his eyes. When Davis returned with a bowl of oatmeal and toast for Ken, he found the boy to be sleeping, leaning against the wall in a sitting position. Davis laughed silently once and was hesitant to wake his best human friend, but the indigo haired boy needed food, he needed his strength.
Davis gently shook Ken's shoulder, "Ken?"
Ken's eyelids opened slowly and he looked sleepily at Davis, "Hmm?"
"I have breakfast for you, you should eat it to keep your strength up. I'm gonna go now, I'll see you later. If I find something important, I'll e- mail you on your D-terminal."
Ken nodded and took the tray of food, "Thanks Davis."
The auburn haired boy nodded and left the room.
Ken stared down at his food and decided he couldn't stomach it, so he put it on Davis' desk. Then he gathered up his shoes and bag and sneaked out of the apartment. Looking back up at the building, he whispered, "Thanks Davis, but I don't think it's safe for me to be around you. I don't trust myself."
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-Later that morning-
"I don't know Kari, Yolei is in a coma and I spoke to Cody this morning again before coming to school, and he is still convinced that it was Ken." TK sighed.
"Yeah, okay TM, but then why would Cody still be alive to tell the tale?" Davis argued.
"Huh?" TK scratched his head; not understanding what Davis was getting at.
"I think I know what you mean Davis." Kari said, "If it was Ken, then why make sure Yolei is put into a coma where she can't identify the attacker, but stab Cody once and not finish him, making sure he can talk. It would make more sense to kill him, instead of letting him live and identify Ken or the attacker. I think someone is trying to frame Ken."
"Okay, you do make sense Kari, but what if Ken wants to be caught, to be stopped, you know somewhere in his subconscious."
Davis thought about TKs' comment, and about Ken's nightmare and the blood on his shoe. What if Ken was the one who attacked Cody and Yolei, but he doesn't know it. Maybe it was a case of split personality; maybe it was the Emperor side of Ken who did these things.
"Do you two know anything about Schizophrenia?" Davis looked to both of them very seriously.
They both frowned, "What? Why?" TK asked.
"Well, could it be possible that the Emperor side of Ken is the one who did the attacks and the Ken we know doesn't know it?"
Kari and TK looked at Davis shocked, "Wow Davis," Kari giggled, "I didn't know you were so smart. Yeah, it is possible, I think."
Davis blushed and rubbed his nose, "Thanks Kari."
"Hey guys, how's Yolei and Cody?"
They turned around in the hall by their lockers to acknowledge the girl with fiery red hair and striking green, slanted eyes. (A/N: Slanted like Ken and Codys' eyes.)
"Hello Mae." Kari greeted the girl.
"Cody will be fine, but Yolei went into a coma early this morning. Her parents are beside themselves." TK informed her.
Mae's' gaze went to the floor, "Yeah, I saw a report late last night and one this morning. I hope Yolei pulls through, she is a nice girl. I can tell even if I have only known her for five days."
Davis nodded, "How are you liking your new school?"
"It's nice, the people are really friendly."
"How come your parents took you out of that school in Tamachi?" Kari asked. (A/N: spelling on Tamachi?)
"I just didn't fit in, I guess, besides, my family move around like gypsies and we only stayed there for a few weeks before moving here, so they transferred me."
"It must be hard on you, always moving around?" TK cocked his head to the side.
"I get used to it." She waved the question away then looked around, "How's Ken?"
They frowned at her, "Why do you ask?" TK snapped.
"I was just curious, I like him and I don't think he attacked them." Her voice was low, "I just thought maybe you had spoken with him."
"No we haven't, but thanks for asking." Davis lied.
"Sorry Mae, it's just a touchy subject at the moment. We were discussing it just now, before you joined us." TK looked down at his shoes.
"I understand. I know what it's like to trust someone and they let you down."
"We don't think he did it though." Kari protested.
"You don't?" Mae blinked, "Well that's good, that means that you will try to figure out who really did it?"
"Yup." Davis confirmed.
"So what have you got so far?"
"Well, um, not much yet, but we are working on it." Davis rubbed the back of his head.
The bell for class chimed and Mae looked at them, "Well I better get to class. See ya, and if you need help, just call me, okay?"
"Thanks."
Kari turned back to TK and Davis when Mae was out of earshot, "Is it just me, or is there something odd about her?"
"What do you mean Kari?" TK asked.
"I don't know exactly. It's just her eyes. They seem so intense you know. Like you can see straight into her. Into her soul." Kari shook her head, "Sorry, that was a stupid thing to say."
"No, I think I know what you mean Kari." TK confessed.
"I think I get the same feeling too." Davis added.
"We need to see Cody when school is finished. I have something to ask him." Kari turned back round to the direction where Mae had been.
~~~~****~~~~
It amazed Ken how quickly he could disappear in this world when he really needed to. He had made it from Davis' place to the train station, to his apartment without been noticed.
He checked his watch before coming out of hiding in the alley and entering the building. His mother would be leaving for work soon. And sure enough there she was, walking out of the front doors, looking around, for Ken no doubt.
A pang of nausea hit Ken when he saw how stricken his mother looked. Is that how she had looked when he had run away the first time? When he had gone off to another world to wreck havoc and torture innocent creatures for his amusement? He knew that feeling of nausea, it was the sickening feeling of guilt. For the first time in months, Ken had an overwhelming desire to run up to his mother and hug her, tears falling freely. He missed her so much right now, and somehow her arms always made him feel so safe.
After watching his mother walk away towards work, he quickly entered the apartment building and headed for the stairs. Chances are he would meet fewer people there if any. Panting by the time he reached his door, he extended a shaking hand to unlock it and open it. He quickly removed his shoes and headed to his room. He passed the kitchen where the smell of breakfast still lingered in the air and he realized he was hungry. He should have eaten the food Davis had brought him, but it was too late to dwell on that now.
He quickly moved to the refrigerator and grabbed an apple. He bit into it and grabbed a few other packages of food then walked to his room. He shifted his bag and grabbed a few more things, such as clothes and put them in the sling-over bag, adding the food to it. He shifted the bag on his shoulder and stepped in front of his computer.
"Please work." He begged to the silence of his room. Then holding up his D- 3 a bright flash illuminated his room and he was sucked into the computer, his destination the Digital world.
Ken landed hard on his back and almost choked on the piece of apple was chewing. He sat up and looked wearily around himself.
"Okay now it's time for some answers." Ken said, determined to him self. Getting to his feet, he started walking towards the desert. It was going to be a long walk, considering that he was in the forest. Dragging his feet proved to be a stupid thing to do because his left foot got caught under a tree root and he fell face first, landing hard on the brown earth. He lay there, not moving to get up. He was so tired, mentally, physically, emotionally. This just seemed to be the final straw. He started to convulse slightly, then more violently, there were no tears in his eyes, but he was sobbing furiously. He opened his mouth to scream; to make his sobs heard. Then he picked himself up and started screaming in frustration and anger, kicking and punching a nearby tree, until he had no more to give he sat down, hugging his knees, panting and shaking and crying. "You deserve this Ken Ichijouji." He told himself, "Are you happy now Emperor? Are you?"
Irritated with himself, he got up off the ground once more and started his walk towards the desert. There was a port there that he had programmed to lead to the other Digidestined's school computer room.
"Ken?"
Ken looked behind him and saw a small green Digimon looking up at him with heartbreaking blue eyes.
"Ken-chan?"
"Wormmon!" Ken rushed over to the little virus-type Digimon and scooped him up into his arms. "I'm so glad to see you. I missed you so much!"
"Ken, you look awful, what happened to you?" Wormmon asked nuzzling his partner.
"It's a long story Wormmon, I'll explain on the way."
"On the way to where?"
"On the way to the computer room, I'm going to get some answers."
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Nic: *Dances around on the spot*
Kaiser: What's with her?
Ken: She is excited about something.
Nic: Yes! They are repeating season 2 here at the moment and that means loads of Ken/Kaiser goodness!!
Osamu: Oh is that all?
Nic: Don't rain on my parade 'Samu.
Wormmon: Well, I'm happy for you.
Ken: Me too.
Nic: Thank you.
Davis: What about me, don't you watch it for me?
Nic: How did you get in here? You aren't one of my muses.
Yolei: Am I gonna be in a comma for the rest of this story?
Nic: Okay you two are not my muses, even though I do like you, you don't feed me inspiration.
Davis: *Reading Nic's notes* It looks like you do Yolei, sorry.
Nic: *Snatching the notes* Okay everyone who is not Ken, a part of Ken, Ken's Digimon partner, or a relative of Ken, get out!
Davis: What about a best friend of Ken?
Yolei: Or girlfriend of Ken?
Nic: OUT!!!
Davis & Yolei: *Running out, mumbling* Kill joy.
Also, I would like to add that this story, 'Revenge' and my other story 'Doppelgangland' are similar to start out with. The reason for that is because I had the idea for both of them at the same time while sitting in the traffic listening to 'Blurry' by 'Puddle of mud'. I had to split the idea into two different stories, because they both don't mix well. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please check out 'Doppelgangland' and you will understand what I mean. Okay I think that's it.)
"Revenge"
'Insane'
"Blood?!" Davis whipped his head at Ken, and yelled at him in a whisper, "Ken, what the hell is going on here?"
Ken wiped his face to get rid of the sweat and tears; "I don't know Davis. I think I'm losing my mind! There are gaps in my memory and I had this nightmare where I hit Yolei over the head and stabbed Cody. Davis in the dream I was standing in Cody's blood, that's why it is on my shoe. But I don't remember doing it!"
"Ken, calm down, before you shake yourself apart."
"I can't! I don't know what's going on!"
Davis gripped Ken's shoulders and shook him once with a force that shocked Ken, and he stared wide-eyed at Davis, "Look Ken, maybe the nightmare was in your subconscious, because of what you saw and heard. The blood could be Yoleis' when you found her at the computer room. Remember you said that she was bleeding a lot, maybe you stepped in it there."
Ken slowly nodded, "Yeah, that must be it." Then he broke into tears, "Davis, I can't do this. I can't just hide here; I have to find out who is doing these things!"
Davis' alarm clock beeped several times before he got up and turned it off. "Okay, here's the plan Ken, I have to go to school soon, while I'm there, you should stay here and keep hidden. It's not safe for you to be out during the day, some one could see you. I'll find out as much as I can about Codys'…Um, Codys' incident and then when I get home, you and I are going to do some investigating."
Ken bobbed his head up and down weakly. He got up and sat on the bed when Davis went to go take a shower. He was exhausted judging by the heavy blue bags under his eyes. When Davis returned with a bowl of oatmeal and toast for Ken, he found the boy to be sleeping, leaning against the wall in a sitting position. Davis laughed silently once and was hesitant to wake his best human friend, but the indigo haired boy needed food, he needed his strength.
Davis gently shook Ken's shoulder, "Ken?"
Ken's eyelids opened slowly and he looked sleepily at Davis, "Hmm?"
"I have breakfast for you, you should eat it to keep your strength up. I'm gonna go now, I'll see you later. If I find something important, I'll e- mail you on your D-terminal."
Ken nodded and took the tray of food, "Thanks Davis."
The auburn haired boy nodded and left the room.
Ken stared down at his food and decided he couldn't stomach it, so he put it on Davis' desk. Then he gathered up his shoes and bag and sneaked out of the apartment. Looking back up at the building, he whispered, "Thanks Davis, but I don't think it's safe for me to be around you. I don't trust myself."
~~~~****~~~~
-Later that morning-
"I don't know Kari, Yolei is in a coma and I spoke to Cody this morning again before coming to school, and he is still convinced that it was Ken." TK sighed.
"Yeah, okay TM, but then why would Cody still be alive to tell the tale?" Davis argued.
"Huh?" TK scratched his head; not understanding what Davis was getting at.
"I think I know what you mean Davis." Kari said, "If it was Ken, then why make sure Yolei is put into a coma where she can't identify the attacker, but stab Cody once and not finish him, making sure he can talk. It would make more sense to kill him, instead of letting him live and identify Ken or the attacker. I think someone is trying to frame Ken."
"Okay, you do make sense Kari, but what if Ken wants to be caught, to be stopped, you know somewhere in his subconscious."
Davis thought about TKs' comment, and about Ken's nightmare and the blood on his shoe. What if Ken was the one who attacked Cody and Yolei, but he doesn't know it. Maybe it was a case of split personality; maybe it was the Emperor side of Ken who did these things.
"Do you two know anything about Schizophrenia?" Davis looked to both of them very seriously.
They both frowned, "What? Why?" TK asked.
"Well, could it be possible that the Emperor side of Ken is the one who did the attacks and the Ken we know doesn't know it?"
Kari and TK looked at Davis shocked, "Wow Davis," Kari giggled, "I didn't know you were so smart. Yeah, it is possible, I think."
Davis blushed and rubbed his nose, "Thanks Kari."
"Hey guys, how's Yolei and Cody?"
They turned around in the hall by their lockers to acknowledge the girl with fiery red hair and striking green, slanted eyes. (A/N: Slanted like Ken and Codys' eyes.)
"Hello Mae." Kari greeted the girl.
"Cody will be fine, but Yolei went into a coma early this morning. Her parents are beside themselves." TK informed her.
Mae's' gaze went to the floor, "Yeah, I saw a report late last night and one this morning. I hope Yolei pulls through, she is a nice girl. I can tell even if I have only known her for five days."
Davis nodded, "How are you liking your new school?"
"It's nice, the people are really friendly."
"How come your parents took you out of that school in Tamachi?" Kari asked. (A/N: spelling on Tamachi?)
"I just didn't fit in, I guess, besides, my family move around like gypsies and we only stayed there for a few weeks before moving here, so they transferred me."
"It must be hard on you, always moving around?" TK cocked his head to the side.
"I get used to it." She waved the question away then looked around, "How's Ken?"
They frowned at her, "Why do you ask?" TK snapped.
"I was just curious, I like him and I don't think he attacked them." Her voice was low, "I just thought maybe you had spoken with him."
"No we haven't, but thanks for asking." Davis lied.
"Sorry Mae, it's just a touchy subject at the moment. We were discussing it just now, before you joined us." TK looked down at his shoes.
"I understand. I know what it's like to trust someone and they let you down."
"We don't think he did it though." Kari protested.
"You don't?" Mae blinked, "Well that's good, that means that you will try to figure out who really did it?"
"Yup." Davis confirmed.
"So what have you got so far?"
"Well, um, not much yet, but we are working on it." Davis rubbed the back of his head.
The bell for class chimed and Mae looked at them, "Well I better get to class. See ya, and if you need help, just call me, okay?"
"Thanks."
Kari turned back to TK and Davis when Mae was out of earshot, "Is it just me, or is there something odd about her?"
"What do you mean Kari?" TK asked.
"I don't know exactly. It's just her eyes. They seem so intense you know. Like you can see straight into her. Into her soul." Kari shook her head, "Sorry, that was a stupid thing to say."
"No, I think I know what you mean Kari." TK confessed.
"I think I get the same feeling too." Davis added.
"We need to see Cody when school is finished. I have something to ask him." Kari turned back round to the direction where Mae had been.
~~~~****~~~~
It amazed Ken how quickly he could disappear in this world when he really needed to. He had made it from Davis' place to the train station, to his apartment without been noticed.
He checked his watch before coming out of hiding in the alley and entering the building. His mother would be leaving for work soon. And sure enough there she was, walking out of the front doors, looking around, for Ken no doubt.
A pang of nausea hit Ken when he saw how stricken his mother looked. Is that how she had looked when he had run away the first time? When he had gone off to another world to wreck havoc and torture innocent creatures for his amusement? He knew that feeling of nausea, it was the sickening feeling of guilt. For the first time in months, Ken had an overwhelming desire to run up to his mother and hug her, tears falling freely. He missed her so much right now, and somehow her arms always made him feel so safe.
After watching his mother walk away towards work, he quickly entered the apartment building and headed for the stairs. Chances are he would meet fewer people there if any. Panting by the time he reached his door, he extended a shaking hand to unlock it and open it. He quickly removed his shoes and headed to his room. He passed the kitchen where the smell of breakfast still lingered in the air and he realized he was hungry. He should have eaten the food Davis had brought him, but it was too late to dwell on that now.
He quickly moved to the refrigerator and grabbed an apple. He bit into it and grabbed a few other packages of food then walked to his room. He shifted his bag and grabbed a few more things, such as clothes and put them in the sling-over bag, adding the food to it. He shifted the bag on his shoulder and stepped in front of his computer.
"Please work." He begged to the silence of his room. Then holding up his D- 3 a bright flash illuminated his room and he was sucked into the computer, his destination the Digital world.
Ken landed hard on his back and almost choked on the piece of apple was chewing. He sat up and looked wearily around himself.
"Okay now it's time for some answers." Ken said, determined to him self. Getting to his feet, he started walking towards the desert. It was going to be a long walk, considering that he was in the forest. Dragging his feet proved to be a stupid thing to do because his left foot got caught under a tree root and he fell face first, landing hard on the brown earth. He lay there, not moving to get up. He was so tired, mentally, physically, emotionally. This just seemed to be the final straw. He started to convulse slightly, then more violently, there were no tears in his eyes, but he was sobbing furiously. He opened his mouth to scream; to make his sobs heard. Then he picked himself up and started screaming in frustration and anger, kicking and punching a nearby tree, until he had no more to give he sat down, hugging his knees, panting and shaking and crying. "You deserve this Ken Ichijouji." He told himself, "Are you happy now Emperor? Are you?"
Irritated with himself, he got up off the ground once more and started his walk towards the desert. There was a port there that he had programmed to lead to the other Digidestined's school computer room.
"Ken?"
Ken looked behind him and saw a small green Digimon looking up at him with heartbreaking blue eyes.
"Ken-chan?"
"Wormmon!" Ken rushed over to the little virus-type Digimon and scooped him up into his arms. "I'm so glad to see you. I missed you so much!"
"Ken, you look awful, what happened to you?" Wormmon asked nuzzling his partner.
"It's a long story Wormmon, I'll explain on the way."
"On the way to where?"
"On the way to the computer room, I'm going to get some answers."
----~~~~----
Nic: *Dances around on the spot*
Kaiser: What's with her?
Ken: She is excited about something.
Nic: Yes! They are repeating season 2 here at the moment and that means loads of Ken/Kaiser goodness!!
Osamu: Oh is that all?
Nic: Don't rain on my parade 'Samu.
Wormmon: Well, I'm happy for you.
Ken: Me too.
Nic: Thank you.
Davis: What about me, don't you watch it for me?
Nic: How did you get in here? You aren't one of my muses.
Yolei: Am I gonna be in a comma for the rest of this story?
Nic: Okay you two are not my muses, even though I do like you, you don't feed me inspiration.
Davis: *Reading Nic's notes* It looks like you do Yolei, sorry.
Nic: *Snatching the notes* Okay everyone who is not Ken, a part of Ken, Ken's Digimon partner, or a relative of Ken, get out!
Davis: What about a best friend of Ken?
Yolei: Or girlfriend of Ken?
Nic: OUT!!!
Davis & Yolei: *Running out, mumbling* Kill joy.