Devidramon - It goes like this...Zhuqiaomon = Suzaku (Phoenix), Ebonwumon/Xuanwumon = Genbu (Turtle), and Baihumon = Byakko (Tiger). I think that's the only question from the last few chapters I didn't answer in the author note or story itself... **sigh** I miss feedback.
Reiko yelled out as she continued to struggle, with no luck. The horrible red glow of Hellmon's heart was looming closer and closer. There was no way she could possibly escape it...
Then what she saw next further encouraged her rage. Pata was being taken captive as well, crying her little heart out from sheer terror. Reiko felt sick to her stomach, and desperately wanted to escape. But for all her efforts, it wasn't working...then she was swept away by a wave of self-disgust at her own helplessness. It was done.
Reiko and Pata were completely enveloped by the glow, absorbed into Hellmon.
I collapsed to my knees in disbelief. How had this happened? How could I have let this happen...
"Reiko!" I cried out in frustration. "Pata...Reiko...!" I raged.
I heard a loud slam downstairs. Takato and Ruki, it had to be. They had to have noticed Reiko was gone...and what better place to look for her than my house, right? I felt like seriously injuring myself when I heard the sudden silence downstairs, finally ended by Ruki's enraged shout. They still hadn't known what had happened. To be honest, I was still somewhat confused as to how I knew, but I suspected it had something to do with how I knew instinctively how to find Grey, and how Devi had found the two of us earlier. That explained how I knew about Pata, and having known Reiko for so long, I must have developed a way to know about Reiko. This was something I didn't want to know...
I hurtled downstairs to tell everyone what had happened.
"You never listen to me, do you?" Qinglongmon asked the others angrily. "We should have told them when we had the chance! We've given Hellmon the chance to create Jigoku Fusion!" Qinglongmon raged.
"Can't he take only one host, though?" Baihumon asked, frowning. Ebonwumon let out a long sigh.
"Yes. He'll kill whichever one he won't use. Hopefully, to terrify or guilt the other into staying." The Turtle explained. Zhuqiaomon used exceedingly colorful words to describe his opinion on this fact.
"Well, you guys can mope about this. I'm going to try and stop this while I can!" Baihumon declared, running off. Ebonwumon shook his head in a fatherly manner.
"He'll never think of another way to go about things, will he?" The Turtle asked, receiving a firm no from his friends.
"But for once I agree with the idiot." Zhuqiaomon declared. "We won't do any good just waiting." He to took off.
Qinglongmon shrugged and went after him, followed by Ebonwumon.
Yamaki suddenly shuddered as a horrible feeling of dread spread through his body. Something was horribly wrong...it sharply reminded him of that fear he'd felt when seeing Kiiroishi digivolve, yet he'd known that the boy would not hurt him. Whatever was causing this dread meant to hurt everything.
All self-disgust and pity pushed aside, Yamaki entered his car and went speeding to Jenrya's home. If he really wanted to do something to make up for what had happened, that was where he would need to start, like it or not.
Everyone was staring at me in disbelief, and it made me mad. Reiko and Pata were trapped! Why weren't we already going to get them back? I made my decision, feeling the D-Arc and cards in my pocket.
I grabbed my jacket and put it on, tuning out everyone's silence. Even if they didn't want to go fight Hellmon, the truth was that they had no choice. I didn't, either. I had a gut feeling where he had to be, and in my Sakuyamon Mode I was too powerful an ally to really not use. And we couldn't just leave them.
"Moumontai, Kiiroishi." Terriermon said as he leapt up on my head. I looked up at him in shock.
"If you want to fight, that's okay. Just remember that we want to help, too." Dad's partner told me.
"He's right." Ruki said, placing a hand on my shoulder. "While I appreciate the help, do you really think I'm going to stand by while some vampire has my daughter prisoner? Me, the Digimon Queen? Really, now!"
Takato nodded. "And you honestly think any of are stupid enough to let Ruki on the loose?" he asked.
"Hey!" Ruki said, swatting Takato on the arm. Dad, Mom, Terriermon and Guilmon all laughed.
"Okay." I said, smiling. "Let's go!" I cried out, opening the door and coming face-to-face with a shock.
A shock named Yamaki.
To himself, the being called Hellmon smiled as he pondered which one of his captives would be the most fun to torture and use to create the world into a bloody, self-loathing, hateful Hell. Which would be the easiest to kill?
He decided to end the life of the sobbing child.