Author's Note: Hi everybody, this is Savanna. I'm posting Dawn's next chapter. Why you may ask? The answer is: Dawn is too lazy to do it herself. ^.^ I also have the honor of claiming that it was my pestering that got her writing on this chapter and I can only hope the next one will be out quicker.

So on to more fun filled digimon fiction.

Disclaimer: As stated in Chapter One. (Yes I'm too lazy to write a disclaimer, Dawn's not the only lazy one.)

The Forgotten King

The Mysterious Savior

"What the hell is going on?" Matt yelled as everything around the group went white. Kari couldn't answer his question; she just stared as a small dark blob came floating up to her. The blob stopped just an arms reach away from her as she tried to figure out what this thing was. Then a bright gold glow exploded from her chest and the glow seemed to block out all the white that had been paining her eyes. The blob also took on a golden glow as it started to change shape. Kari looked on as what appeared to be, two tiny wings exploded from the sides of the blob. The blob took on a slightly oval shape as four small legs pushed out from the bottom. Last the blob moved closer to Kari and she outstretched her arms to accept the small creature.

The glow finally died down just enough for the details of the small being to be revealed. Kari stood dumbfounded as she recognized the small creature. It's orange and white colouring and deep aqua eyes making it unmistakable in her eyes.

      " Hey Kari you look like you've seen a ghost, what's wrong?" Tai asked as he came up behind her, obviously he had not seen the small thing she now carried in her arms.  She turned to face him and when he saw the thing she carried, he too stood there in shock. The small digimon she carried in her arms began to stir, only then did the bright light dim allowing her to see the injuries it had sustained. It let loose a low moan of pain as Kari touched a large gash on its side.

"Patamon…" she whispered. She moved away from the computer and the light vanished allowing her to see the cloth that Patamon held tightly to himself. The whole group turned to her, the shock of seeing the small digimon here obviously setting in.

"Kari… is that you? You look so…different." Patamon said as the pain from his injuries caught up with him.

"Yeah, it's me Patamon, come on and we'll get you cleaned up." She said as she moved towards her car. She turned around to address her friends and family. "Come on guys! We'll take this little get-together back to my apartment, there's too many prying eyes here." She said as she continued to her car, Gatomon close on her heels. The group packed up everything and headed to their cars.

****10 Minutes later****

Kari entered her apartment, cradling her best friend's protector securely in her arms. Gatomon followed her in and closed the door before running to catch up to her friend. "Gatomon, go into the bathroom and bring me the first aid kit please." Kari said as she sat on her couch. She placed Patamon's small form on the cushion beside her. She carefully looked of his wounds, examining the gaping gashes that mutilated the once beautiful marking that adorned her best friend's digimon. Gatomon returned with the first aid kit clenched in her teeth.

"Here you go Kari." She said as she handed Kari the plastic box. She looked at her once partner in arms. It hurt her to see him so weak, he had once been an awesome force to reckon with, and now he was reduced to gritting his teeth in agony from wounds that riddled his body.

"Thanks Gatomon, okay Patamon this might sting a little but only for a minute, okay?" Kari said as she held a piece of medicated bandage out for him to see. He nodded weakly as she placed it around his mid section. "There, I'm sorry I can't do anything about the bruises but that ointment I put on you should help heal the cuts."

"Thank you Kari." He whispered, as he looked into the eyes of a child he once agreed with T.k that needed their protection. Though she was no longer a child he still vowed to keep that promise, even if he couldn't keep his vow of protection to T.k.

"Your welcome my friend, but I need to know something before the rest of the guys get here." She said as she wrapped her hand around the crest that hung around her neck. " Why are you hurt so badly and where's T.k?" Patamon looked sadly at the small bundle he had carried for so long, he had promised T.k that he would only give it to Kari. He set the bundle, which was bound in a cloth that was once, a clean white article of clothing, beside her as memories of pain returned to him. Kari looked at the bundle and turned, confused to her digimon friend. Gatomon jumped up on the back of the couch and waited for Patamon to tell his story.

"Well, after we got all of you through the digital portal, I managed to draw all the power I could and destroyed Piedmon. T.k and I wondered around the digital world for weeks until we found somewhere, where he could build a temporary home. Well two weeks after that, the house was finished and we were out looking for food when we were attacked. It was someone I'd never seen before, I couldn't tell if it was human or digimon but it was strong. I digivolved but I still wasn't strong enough." He looked down with a look that almost looked like he was ashamed.

 " We decided to keep moving and two years later we found other humans in the digital world. T.k checked the digiport, thinking he could get out, when we were attacked. The other humans were pulled out of the digital world before they could help, and this thing kept destroying the ports. Eventually it came down to one last battle, we fought, but it was no use he was too strong. He kept saying something about finding the digimon king, and that we were getting in his way. He grabbed me and drained my energy, he started beating me, I could hear T.k yelling at him to stop, but then someone else came in the battle and drove the evil being away. This other person was a digimon I think, she said that if T.k wanted to save me he would have to give me to the person he trusted the most, he thought about it for three days while I was getting worse. I begged him not to do it, that I would be fine in a few days, but he said it was what was best for me. He created an email and opened a portal for me to enter. Before putting me in the portal he took off his hat and bundled up his digivice in it and told me to give it to you. Then he shoved me though and that's were I've been for a long time." He finished, looking sadly at the bundle.

 Kari thought she felt her heart drop as she thought of why he had stayed in the first place, it was so no one else had to stay. But more importantly he had stayed for her. She took the bundle and unwrapped it. Inside was a green digivice that still looked as new as the day they had received them. She looked at it as a tear rolled down her cheek. Gatomon walked over to her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. She heard a sound and she ran over to the window. She saw Tai and the others rushing up the flights of stairs and approaching the door to the apartment. She ran to receive the guests just as they arrived, Tai being the first one in the door walked over to his sister's side. 'I wonder how she's taking everything, She was pretty depressed after the whole thing happened.' He thought silently. Kari wiped the tears from her eyes as the other began filling the small living room, taking up all the seats in the room. They all looked at Patamon and saw his injuries for the first time.

"Patamon what happened? Where's T.k?" Matt asked as he looked from the digimon to Kari who was still trying to dry all the tears from her eyes. ' This can't be good or Kari wouldn't be so upset' he thought worriedly. Patamon looked around the group of faces that he once knew. 'They look so different, I bet T.k would've loved to see them.' He started his story again making sure all details were given correctly. He watched as each person took in the information in a different way. With Tai and Davis, Ken, Cody, Joe and Izzy it was guilt, with Sora, Yolie and Mimi it was sadness but with Matt and Kari it was some strange mix of the two.

"Alright everyone, it's too late in the day to work on this right now. We've all been through a lot so we'll meet back here early in the morning so go home a get some sleep." Tai said as he took up his old leadership role. Everyone nodded and headed for the door. Tai and Matt hung back as they bid the others goodnight.

"Hey Kari you alright?" Tai asked his younger sister. Kari looked at the two boys…no…men and began to cry, allowing all the pain that had manifested itself since she and T.k were split apart.

"We left him there…we should have found a way to get him out but we left him there…" She sobbed as her brother took her in his arms in a comforting hug.

"We'll get him out I promise, It'll be all right" Tai said reassuringly, as he looked at Matt for some help on the subject. Matt reached his hand out and placed it on Kari's shoulder. Kari looked up with watery eyes.

"Kari, It'll be alright. T.k's a fighter, he'll never give up with or without his digimon; he'll be alright until we can get him out." He said soothingly, as his own words gave him strength. Kari felt her courage grow. How could she have forgotten how T.k had saved her life as well as the lives of the others so many times?

"You're right," she said. The two men smiled at her then turned to the door of the apartment. They opened the door and then turned to bid the young woman goodnight.

"We'll see you in the morning, then we'll figure out how to get T.k back." Matt said as he left the apartment. Tai gave his sister a quick kiss on her forehead like he usually did when she was worried. She smiled and bid him goodnight.

After closing the door, she turned to the couch where Patamon had fallen asleep, and smiled. "Gatomon?" she whispered so as not to disturb the sleeping digimon.

"Yeah Kari?" Gatomon said appearing by her partner's side.

"Could you…"

"Make a bed for Patamon? I already did, when you were talking to Matt and Tai," Gatomon said smiling. Kari smiled and nodded to her digimon as she gathered Patamon sleeping form into her arms. They walked down the hall and entered the room that Kari slept in and set Patamon into the bundle of blankets that Gatomon had laid out. After ensuring that he was comfortable. Kari and Gatomon settled them selves into bed and just as Kari was drifting off to sleep, one last thought passed through her head.

'I'm coming to get you T.k.'   

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Ohhhhhhh…. Climatic ending, what ever will happen now?

Well, I don't know cause I'm not the author but hopefully we'll all find out soon. Right, Dawn?  (Hint, Hint)

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