::nervous laugh:: I *must* be doing _something_ right... Enjoy the next part!
The Generousity of Evil: Chapter 1
By Sera Terasaki
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Happy laughter came from the park. The sun was shining, birds singing... Ah summer was finally there. And the Digidestined kids were going to spend it having fun. On this particular day they were playing a game of soccer... well no that wasn't right. It was more like one person was 'playing' and other people were *dodging*.
Davis and Tai had teamed up and somehow convinced the others to try and play the sport... Except Mimi, who point blank refused- something about how a sudden event had come up...- and Matt and T.K, who had chores.
"Davis! Watch out!!" Kari cried, then winced as the ball hit him square
in the back of the head. He went down with anime swirlly eyes. "Davis, are you alright?" DemiVeemon asked. Davis just made a noise that sounded along the lines of "Kari can hit me anytime... Why is the world spinning so fast...?" Kari sighed.
Yolei watched with a smirk, then turned back to her Digi-Terminal. She had received an E-mail from T.K. and Matt saying they would head to the park soon. Yolei cast a glance at Davis, Kari and the others and wrote back, saying: Bring a helmet.
"Up you Davis." Tai said, helping the newer Digidestined up. Davis pulled his hand free. "I didn't need your help." He insisted. Tai sighed. "Thank goodness his head isn't as big as his ego," he was heard to mutter. Davis was about to pounce at Tai, went his Digi-Terminal beeped. "Huh...?" He pulled it out and opened it. "I got an E-mail... From Wormmon?" Kari peered over her shoulder and read:
"Please come to the Digiworld. Ken has been kidnapped. I don't know what to do. Help, please!
-Wormmon"
"Sounds serious." Tai said. "I say we go get her! We can't let her kidnap Ken and get away with it!" Davis said. "Now hold up, a sec." Cody said, putting his hands up the stop Davis. "We don't know who this 'Empress' girl is. We could be walking into a trap." Davis stopped in mid speech. Yolei nodded. "Cody, right. We can't just go barging into the digital world without knowing if this is real or
not." "But if it is, think of all the things she could be doing to Ken if it IS real!!" Davis threw back. Everyone sighed. "Fine, we can check it out." Yolei said.
Davis put his digivice in front of Izzy's computer. "Everyone ready?" He asked. Everyone nodded. "Right! Digiport open!" Everyone blinked and looked around. "Where are we? I thought we were supposed to meet Minomon here." Davis said. Cody cast a suspicious glance around. "I sti--" A voice cut him off. "You're here!" Everyone turned to see Wormmon... no, Minomon appear. Wormmon had de-digivolved again, and he really didn't look happy.
"Minomon! We got your e-mail. What happened?" Kari called. Leafmon beckoned them over. "Come over here and I'll explain..." The five Digidestined and their digimon looked at each other.
Agreement passed between them, and they headed over to Leafmon.
*****
Ken frowned in his sleep. Empress had gotten one a her digi-pets to cast a sleeping spell- or at least he *thought* it was a spell- shortly after they had arrived at her home in the Digital World. In these dreams, every experience he had as the Digimon Emperor came back as if he was still that... monster. At times he almost did forget that that was the past.
In the dream he watched as his dream self trick a bunch a Gizamon into beating up Gomamon. After they succeed, dark rings appear snapping around the digimon's necks. His dream self smiles an evil smile and walks off. Wormmon asks 'what about Gomamon'? His dream self Glares at the
digimon. 'Let him freeze.'
Ken couldn't take anymore and forced himself back to awakeness; anything to get away from these nightmares. A groan forced itself from his lips as he opened his eyes. He found himself staring at a barely seeable blueish-grey ceiling. The light in the room was low and coming from somewhere to his left. Slowly he rolled onto his side and propped his self up on his elbow.
Looking around, he saw he was in a computer room; the light was coming, he noticed now, from a screen. He suddenly had a horrible sense of Deja vu. His sense was heightened as he saw what was on the scene. Or rather WHO was on it. It was the other Digidestined, their digimon, and Wormmon. The feeling of guilt that had been his friend for allot lately came back. How often had he watched them before... before he realized what he had been doing?
"Oh, you're awake." A voice said. Ken spun around and found himself looking at Empress and Teelamon, who was carrying a tray of food and two drinks. Empress turned her head to the screen. "Ah, they came. How nice." She waved her hand and Teelamon appeared beside her. She picked up a glass and said "Would you like something to drink? Something to eat?" Ken quickly shook his head. Empress shrugged.
"Why are you did you kidnap me?" Ken asked, suddenly. He didn't need to be able to see threw her sunglasses to know she had blinked. "I'm just doing what's needed." She answered off hand. Now Ken was surprised. "Needed?" For a long moment neither said anything. "You will know about it all in due time." She expressionlessly.
The moment she finished she had a smile back her face. "You have free reign to do anything you wish here. Your free to go anywhere in the complex." Her features changed to make her point. "You can NOT leave, so don't even bother." She said, heading for the door. "Oh! And you might want to watch what's happen soon. You might find it interesting... Enjoy!" Then she was gone. Warily Ken turned to the screen.
*****
"Empress? Is that what she said her name was?" Cody asked. Wormmon nodded warily. With a little to eat, and some rest, insisted upon the others, Minomon had digivolved into Wormmon. The digimon was still worried, but he looked better. He wasn't worried about himself, though, but for Ken. Something told him something was going to happen to him. Something horrible.
Now he had just finished talking to Davis and the others on what had happened. Cody had been the first to ask any questions. Suddenly Davis stood up. "Ah, she doesn't sound like any trouble." He said matter-a-factly. Everyone stared at him incredulously. "I mean she's just a girl." Davis continued. Kari, Yolei, and their digimon were, to say the very least, annoyed. "WHAT?!" Davis laughed nervously. "I meant, what could she possibly do?"
Almost as if to answer his question the ground shook followed by a howl. "What was that?" T.K. asked, helping Kari up. "Um, guys?" Cody asked, staring wide-eyed at something to their left. "What is it, Cody- AH!" Davis had spotted it. A huge dark brown colored digimon was headed their way. "What digimon is that?" Yolei asked, wishing for Izzy's digi-analyzer. Wormmon peered around
Kari's legs. "It's Droimon! The digimon that helped Empress."
The large digimon suddenly opened it's mouth. "Swirling Blast!" All of the Digidestined kids screamed and scattered.
Veemon digi-armor energize to... Flamedramon!
Armadillomon digi-armor energize to... Digmon!
Patamon digi-armor energize to... Pegasusmon!
Gatomon digi-armor energize to... Nefertimon!
Hawkmon digi-armor energize to... Shurimon!
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon threw an attack at Droimon, who merely scratched the place where it hit as if it were an annoying itch. Davis's face showed his surprise. "It didn't even effect him!" "You try Shurimon!" Yolei called. Shurimon nodded. "Double Stars!" Once again, there was no effect. "None of our attacks will work. It must at a higher level!" Cody cried.
A laugh resounded from a top the bigger digimon. "Higher?" The blond haired girl that was Empress appeared. "This is the digimon's 'Conditional' level." Davis ran foward, Veemon beside him. "Where's Ken?" The new goggle-boy demanded. Empress turnned towards him. "Worried over your friend, Mr. Wannabe Leader. You'll see him soon enough..." The child's words confused the digidestined. What _was_ she talking about?
Empress glanced at Wormmon. "Give me the worm and I might spare your worthless lives..." She said persuasively. In response, Kari reached down, picked up the bug digimon, held him to her protectively, and said: "Not on your life." Empress's jaw dropped, but she quickly regained her composure. "Fine, Droimon destroy them. Do not harm Wormmon." She ordered.
The kids below thought fast and took cover in some near by trees. "Swirling Blast!" The dark blue blast hit Shurimon head on; the digimon fell to the ground and de-digivolved. A similar thing happened with Digmon, Nefertimon, and Pegasusmon. Soon only Flamedramon was still standing. "Stop!" Wormmon struggled with Kari, but she managed to hold onto him.
Cody's eyes lit up with an idea. "Davis! Call Flamedramon back!" "What?!" Davis looked at his friend like he was insane. Yolei seemed to catch on. "Davis, call him back and get Raidramon. Then take Wormmon and get out here." She said.
"What? No way. I'm not going to leave you guys here!
"Would you do it if..." Her voice dropped to a whispered the rest in his ear. Slowly, Davis's eyes turned to saucers and he had a huge grin on his face. "Ok!" He said enthusiastically.
"Flamedramon, Come back!" Flamedramon came back confused. "Davis, why did you call me back. I can still fight." The digimon said impatiently. "'Nother change of plans. You and Davis have to get out of here with Wormmon." Yolei said. Flamedramon de-digivolved. Empress leaned foward curiously.
Veemon digi-armor energize to... Raidramon!
Empress blinked, then laughed. "Don't tell me your going to try again!" "No," Davis yelled, jumping on Raidramon's back. Empress looked at him confused. "Where going to try something different." Davis finished. "..." said the still confused girl. But when Kari handed Wormmon to Davis, she realized what was going on. "Droimon! Don't let Raidramon get away!"
At the same moment the other in training Digimon bit Droimon's leg. It gave an angry cry and threw them off. Their Digipartners managed to catch their respective Digimon. "Forget them!" Empress shouted. She scanned the area for Raidramon, but the black and blue digimon was already gone.
Empress muttered something under her breath that made Yolei tempted to cover Cody's ears, but decided not to. "Back to the base, Droimon" Empress ordered. Somebody wasn't going to be very happy that she had failed...
The kids watched as Droimon and Empress disappeared, When they were out of sight, T.K. turned to Yolei. "How did you convince Davis to leave?" Yolei grinned an evil grin. Everyone else was suddenly very wary. "I said Kari would go out on a date if he did what Cody asked." It took a second for it to sink in then- "WHAT?!?!" Kari didn't know whether to scream or strangle Yolei right here and
now. Instead she let T.K. go off on her.
*****
Raidramon came to a stop, and de-digivolved exhausted. Davis put Wormmon on the ground. "Where are we?" Davis asked, looking around. DemiVeemon turned to answer him. "Don't know." The little digimon answered. Davis fell over anime style. "What?? You meant you got us LOST???" DemiVeemon shrugged.
Wormmon looked around cautiously. For some reason he didn't like this place... "Hey what's wrong Wormmon?" Davis asked curiously. Wormmon shook his head. "Something not right here..." No sooner had he said it, the ground disappeared from below them, followed by darkness...
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