Okay! here is chapter 7 of my Dark Mist Saga. Sorry about the wait, busy, busy busy! Either that or I've been staring at the screen going... "huuuuuh?" and not having a blasted clue as to what to write.
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Joe blinked his eyes as he came to. He groaned and found himself to be staring up into Tai's amused brown eyes. He blinked again, trying to remember what had happened. He shook his head and felt a wave of dizziness sweep over him. He closed his eyes and let his head drop back onto the ground.
"Hey, guys, I didn't expect you guys to come that quickly," Tai told them, grinning a little, looking around to find those who just came through, waking up from the daze. He peered back down at Joe. "Is everyone okay?"
Mimi smiled crookedly and said, "Yeah, sure. We're alive, right?" she answered, sitting up, and sighing. "Okay, Izzy, we weren't exactly ready for this trip. You could have warned us!"
Izzy stood up and glanced at Mimi. "But, Mimi, I did not even open the digi-port yet. I was still talking to Tai." He said quietly.
Joe sat up, realizing what Izzy just said. He looked at the younger boy and said, "Izzy, is it possible for Fortuenmon and whoever else to have done this?"
"It's quiet possible, but if so, then it isn't a good thing." Izzy answered.
"How so?" Cody asked, at the same time as Tai, who asked, "Who's Fortuenmon?"
"Some digimon who assisted us when we were having trouble." Izzy answered Tai's question first. "Even though we had to figure out what we needed to know first before they could show up."
"Yeah, something like that," Mimi replied, getting up with Matt's help. She smiled at him and said, "Thanks, Matt. . .Feeling better?"
Matt smiled back. "Yeah, a little." He answered. "He looked at everyone else and shrugged. "Okay, so now what do we do?"
"Uh, Izzy, you could answer Cody's question," Sora said, from a rock and her protective digimon by her side. "I'd like to know how you think it is bad that you got sent through without you doing it."
"Oh, yeah," Izzy said, nodding. He gave them a serious look. "If the digimon who has been assisting us sent us through. . . without telling us or we going through, it means that things are graver than we thought."
Silence, as everyone looked around at one another, a question on their minds.
Finally, Davis broke the silence, asking the question that was on their minds. He gave Izzy a look and asked quietly, "How graver are things, Izzy?"
"The Mist is getting stronger." Izzy answered slowly. "A Mist that no one knows much about except that it lives."
"It feeds off of energy," Matt suddenly said. "It's alive, you know, like it can think, it can sense."
Everyone looked at Matt, surprised and curious expressions showing on their faces.
"What do you mean, Matt?" Yolie asked, tilting her head, frowning.
Matt blinked and mumbled, "Huh? What?"
Tai exchanged a worried glance at Tk, who was frowning at his brother. Tk bit his lip and said, softly, "How do you know that, Matt?"
Matt glanced up and gave Tk a long, thoughtful gaze. "Because, I know it, it is apart of me," He finally answered.
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Sinistermon glowered at his cousins, Fortuenmon and Chancemon. He knew that they were frightened even if they did not show it. He was about to hurt them, give them a cruel punishment for interfering with his plans. No one ever interfered with his plans unless they wanted to be punished.
"Did you really think that you two could get away with this?" He snarled, gripping the arm of his chair and not caring if he was making it tear and shred. He could always get another one.
Fortuenmon looked up at her cousin, who sat superior in his high royal chair and narrowed her eyes. "For awhile we did. We kept it a secret and hid it well, Sinistermon." She answered. "But things seem to be desperate for help and you keep making things worse. . .we thought that even if you noticed our last few actions, at least we know that we are doing the right thing."
Sinistermon roared, "The right thing? The RIGHT thing??"
The two sisters took a step back, their gazes still on the angry digimon. They both nodded their heads and said unanimity, "Yes, the right thing."
Sinistermon stood up, and took a threatening step at the two. They did not back up, they stood their ground. And that made him angry. Everyone was supposed to be frightened of him. They were supposed to run or tremble at his presence.
"Are you afraid?" He asked.
"Yes, but we know we did the right thing," Chancemon answered honestly. "We are good, you are evil. End of story. Oh, that and good always, always wins, Sinistermon! You will not get away with this! The Digidestined shall and will defeat you!"
Sinistermon laughed coldly. "I think not, dear cousin. Watch and see, they shall not defeat me nor my Mist. It is apart of that Carrier of Friendship child, and it knows exactly where they are." He told them. "Therefore, I am off and I am going to go and meet them, give them a nice, warm welcome in the Digital World."
"They WILL defeat you!" Fortuenmon shouted angrily. "They will! YOU watch and see, dear cousin!" She sneered, having full faith in the digidestined.
"ENOUGH!" He roared, sick of hearing of their hope and faith in the young children. To him it was sickening, thinking that a couple of mere children could defeat him. Ha, what a laugh.
He glared at his guards, and snapped, "Put them in the dungeon where they belong!"
The sisters did not put up a fight as the guards roughly grabbed their arms, dragging them away. They knew that before the night was up, the digidestined would have defeated their cousin.
And save not only them, but their world as well as the earth.
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They were all gathered around the campfire, the story already told and done. Everything was told, everyone knew everything and what was going on. Only now, silence was keeping the digidestined from speaking. They just stared into the fire, each one stuck in his or her thoughts, wondering what they were going to do now.
But the silence was making Matt nervous. Usually he did not mind having it quiet, and all, but this. . .this was a different feeling. It was too quiet. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, bored and nervous.
Then his eyes widened when realized that his old harmonica was in one of the pockets. He took it out and stared at it, curious as to how it go there.
Wondering if he could still play he placed it against his lips and blew into softly, bringing the silence to a halt, with its soft noise. Everyone looked up, curious as to what was going on.
"Matt," Tk said quietly, "I thought you did not have that old harmonica anymore."
"I still kept it, Tk," Matt replied. He raised his eyebrows. "But I left it at home, I don't know how it got here in my pocket, with me."
"How odd." Izzy remarked, staring at the blonde and his harmonica.
"Desperate times calls for desperate measures," Matt murmured. He frowned, staring at the harmonica.
"Huh? What'd you say, Matt?" Tai asked, not sure if he heard his friend correctly. He was the only one who heard by the looks of everyone else's expressions.
Matt knew Tai had heard and no one else had. He just gave his friend a look and said, "Nothing, Tai."
Tai understood the look. He gave a slight nod, and shrugged. "Okay, if you're sure, Matt." He said, playing along.
"I'm sure." Matt replied, pocketing the harmonica.
"No, Matt, don't put it away." Mimi blurted.
Matt looked at her, a little surprised. "Why not?" He asked.
"Because. . .because I would like to hear you play," She answered honestly. "It's been awhile since I've heard you play the harmonica."
Tai nodded, agreeing. "Yeah, Matt, last time us old digidestined heard you play was when we were in Digital World."
"Please, Matt, play something. Tai and Mimi are right, it has been awhile." Sora said softly. She smiled. "Besides, the younger digidestined haven't heard you play your harmonica only your guitar."
Davis grinned. "Yeah, Matt, I wouldn't mind hearing you play." He told him.
"Nor would we; we'd love to hear you play," Yolie said, speaking up for the rest of the younger digidestined and the digimon.
Matt smiled, and ran a hand through his hair. "All right, seeing how I am badly out numbered here!" He said, giving a laugh. He brought the harmonica up to his lips and gently blew into it, playing a soft note. "Let me warm it up here, it has been awhile."
Gabumon smiled at his friend, and sat closer to the young blonde, always loving to hear anything he played. Matt closed his eyes and played the harmonica. He did not play a sad tune but nor did he play a happy tune. . .but somewhere in between. He let the music overtake him and he played.
As the music played, it floated around and helped everyone become more calm and more relaxed. It felt like it had some kind of hidden magick somewhere, the hidden ability to calm and sooth the digidestined and anyone else who was listening to the music.
Matt's eyes slowly opened up and he gazed around at everyone while still playing. The other digidestined had their eyes closed or half open, letting the music sooth them. That was when he felt something.
He stopped playing, ignoring the questions of the others as to why he stopped playing. He looked over at Tai, biting his lip. Tai tilted his head, a questioning look in his eyes. Matt stared at his harmonica, wondering where it came from and why.
As he continued to stare into his harmonica, a shimmer reflected off of it. His eyes widened and he realized he could see the reflection of someone. He looked behind his shoulder only to see that the Mist was getting stronger and heavier.
"Matt?" Tai asked, wondering what his friend was doing.
Matt stood up, and spun around to face whatever it was. Only it was not there; but Matt knew that he was. He held out his harmonica and played one single note. The Mist moved away and there stood Sinistermon, who had a cruel smile on his lips.
"Hello, Matt." He said. "Hello, Digidestined."
"You." Matt all but snarled. He played another note, and before anyone could realize what was happening, Matt and Sinistermon were gone, lost in the Mist.
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"He can control the Mist with his harmonica!" Gabumon stated as everyone else stared at the spot Matt was standing last. "It is apart of him, like he said."
"That's why the harmonica has decided to show up, its a tool." Izzy said quietly. "But why did Matt do that? Why did he not tell us he could?"
"Because he didn't know he could," Tai said quietly, off into the distance a little. "Desperate times calls for desperate measures. It is not a coincidence that he had the harmonica at this point."
"What're you saying, Tai?" Agumon asked, saying it first before anyone else could.
Tai sighed with frustration. He held out his hands and said, a bit snappishly, "Forget it, I just hope whatever it is that Matt has planned, he'll be okay."
"Matt has a plan?" Mimi asked, blinking her eyes. "I wonder what it is."
"Probably something totally last minute and made up." Sora muttered. "Seems like a Matt thing to do." She linked her arm through Tai's and said, "Tai, don't worry, I'm sure. . .I'm sure that Matt will be okay."
"I haven't given up hope," Tk said quietly. "He's my brother; he will make it. He always has."
Mimi and Joe exchanged knowing glances. Mimi bit her lip, thinking. Matt couldn't die before they defeated the Mist. He had to live. Otherwise, Tk would lose all hope and things would go down hill from that.
"Should we try to find him?" Davis asked, as Veemon jumped into his arms and he stared up at Davis, then at the others.
"Are we?" Veemon repeated the question.
Everyone looked at Tai, who was staring at the spot Matt last stood at. He was thinking and hadn't heard Davis's or Veemon's question. Yolie rolled her eyes and went up to Tai and waved a hand in front of his eyes.
"Hellllllo?? Anyone home?" She said.
Tai caught her hand and said, "Huh? Yolie, what?" and blinked his eyes at the other girl.
"Tai, Davis and Veemon just asked us if we're going to go find Matt...?" Yolie repeated, resisting the urge to shake the other.
"Guys!" Mimi all but shouted. Everyone turned to look at her. "What about the other part of the prophecy?"
Joe blinked. He looked at Izzy. "Oh, yeah, we can't forget about that!" He said, rather loudly.
"Forget about what?" Davis asked, his voice rising. "Guys, what are you not telling us?"
Izzy, Joe, Cody, Yolie, and Mimi all exchanged glances. Silence followed until Yolie cleared her throat. Everyone looked, and waited for her to speak.
"Um. . .Well, we found some more. . .information off of the prophecy." Yolie started to say.
"And you did not tell us??" Tai shrieked. He looked like he was about to lunge at the group of them.
"Tai, shut up, we couldn't have cuz we did not have a way to tell you!" Izzy shouted angrily. "We were receiving outside help, and that is where Fortuenmon and whoever else, comes in!"
All stared at Izzy, surprised. He rarely yelled. He realized that everyone was staring at him and he coughed, blushing slightly and brushed his hands on the front of his jacket.
"I think I'm done now," He said, grinning sheepishly.
"Uh-huh. Are you sure about that, now, Iz?" Tai asked dryly.
"Yeah, I am." Izzy answered calmly. "Now, lets think of something. . .we either wait for Matt to come back . . . or we take a chance and go and find him."
"Oh. Nice decision point there." Mimi said softly. "How do we know which to choose from?"
Silence.
"We draw sticks." Davis finally said, surprising everyone again with his sudden brilliance. "Stop staring at me like that guys, I'm serious."
"Uh-huuuuh...." Sora said, blinking her eyes. "Davis, you really have got to stop having these moments. . .they're kinda scary."
Davis held up a handful of sticks and just grinned at them, and waved the hand with the sticks. . .There were at least thirty twigs in his hands. "There's about 15 short and 15 long. . .Um, just pull a stick. When everyone's done, we'll see how many short and long there is. Long is we go after Matt. Short, we wait." He looked at everyone. "Got it?"
Everyone nodded their heads and Tai reached forward. "I'll start. . ." He grabbed one and pulled it. He kept it in his hand and said quietly, "I think it is better if we all tell when everyone is through. . ."
Sora nodded her head. "I agree. . .I'll go next. . ." She reached forward and took one, keeping it hidden.
Davis looked up from the pile of twigs in his hands. "Anyone. . .else? C'mon, you know we have to do this . . ." He said softly.
Mimi took a deep breath and quietly let it go. "What if we don't like the results?" She asked.
"Davis, yeah?" Tk asked, looking at him.
Davis shook his heads. "Look, we go by whatever the stupid twigs, alright?" He snapped. "Please you guys. . .Just pick one, alright?"
Tai and Sora exchanged glances, knowing that Davis was feeling horrible about this situation. But someone had to do it, and he had been the first one to come up with an idea as to how to solve their problem.
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"How is it that you know me, Matt?" Sinistermon asked, as he watched the young blonde glare at him. "How is it that you can control the Mist with such a simple tool?"
Matt held the harmonica at his lips. He knew that the others were worried about him, wondering what he did. But he had to get a moment alone with the evil digimon. He had to know why him, why was he apart of the Mist, when he clearly did not want it to be apart of him.
"I know you from Panthamon's stupid ongoing ramblings and boasting." Matt answered. He rolled his eyes and said, with a sense of sarcasm, "Jeeze, that digimon never SHUT up! He was so damn annoying!"
Sinistermon gave a cruel laugh. "Oh, I knew he had flaws. . ." The laughter disappeared and cold hatred replaced it, his eyes narrowing. "You and that other reckless boy and your digimon, destroyed my creation. And for that I am going to get you and your goody friends back."
Matt grinned a little. "He deserved it, Sinistermon. He had too much ego." He paused. "Just like you."
Before Sinistermon could reply, Matt placed his harmonica on his lips and played one single low note and the Mist swirled around him, making him disappear from Sinistermons' angry growl and outstretched hands.
"Dammit!" The digimon cursed, once he realized he was grabbing for air, or the Mist, and that the blonde boy was nowhere to be found.
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"I still think we should wait!" Mimi shouted angrily. "He could be back, he has his harmonica and he can control the Mist!"
"Mimi, what if he's hurt?" Sora asked gently.
They all had picked; the results that they were to go off and find Matt. Mimi had dislike the idea from the beginning. She knew that Matt would be coming back. He always had a plan somewhere.
Before Mimi could reply, the Mists swirled around them, becoming thicker than usual. Everyone blinked and wondered what was going on. Before anyone could say anything to question it, the Mist became thin again, and they all saw Matt standing off to the side, a little grin on his face.
"Hey guys. . .Sorry about that," He said, holding up his harmonica. "I think I just found us a tool."
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Okay that was Chapter/Part 7 . . .Hope you all enjoyed!
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