Palmon and Tai, forgetting their differences for the moment, were dragging TK back to the meeting place. Tai didn't want to leave Magnangemon behind, but the angel was right. Gatomon would have merely taken one of them hostage, forcing Magnangemon to surrender. "Come on TK, Magnangemon will be fine. Agumon and Gomamon will be back shortly."
TK, in tears, "I don't care! I'm going to help him!" With that, he kicked Tai hard in the shins. Tai let out a yelp of pain, releasing TK's arm. TK wrenched free from Palmon's grip and took off down the hall, running right by the returning Agumon. Agumon had to jump back to avoid being bowled over.
"What the?" Agumon squeaked out as he watched TK run down the hall.
"I don't need this!" Tai cried clutching his bruised leg. His crest glowed black, and Tai forced his anger down again. He couldn't wait to get the cursed thing off. "Agumon! Come with me, we got to get TK back before he gets captured. Palmon stay, here. Tell Gomamon what happened when he gets back." Before Palmon could reply, Agumon and Tai tore off down the hall in hot pursuit of TK.
"Eyaugghhh!" Palmon grimaced. What did she ever see in that insensitive clod? He just ran away leaving her alone again. Palmon kicked a rock down the darkened corridor hard in frustration.
"Ow!" A yell of pain echoed in the hall. Palmon stood ready for attack, but was rewarded with a stumbling Gomamon coming from the shadows. He was walking forward slowly, rubbing a rather large egg-shaped bump on his forward.
"Gomamon, am I glad to see you!" Palmon smiled.
Still rubbing the injury, Gomamon walked forward. "I wouldn't have known from the greeting."
Palmon walked forward and lightly touched the bump on Gomamon's forehead. It looked larger then the damage the rock should have caused. In fact, his entire body looked bruised under his white fur. "Oh I'm so sorry Gomamon. I didn't know you where there, I was just angry with Tai, Gatomon, everything. I just felt like hitting something."
"And that something was me, I guess." Gomamon replied sarcastically.
"I said I was sorry, and I think I'm handling myself pretty well, considering what happened to me." Palmon placed her hands on her hips.
"Listen," Gomamon replied angrily. "I've been held prisoner in this castle since this all began. Gatomon has been using me for everything from a punching bag to guinea pig. There is one small problem though."
"Whats that?" Palamon asked quizically.
"This bump's not from that rock you threw. I had a run in with one of Gatomons minions before you found me. I have one of those black gears in me." he said just before he slumped to the floor.
Metaletemon stepped out of the shadows of the corridore and laughed picking up Gomamon's slumped body, and then dropping him again. "As much as I'm enjoying this, the king has other plans. First off is revenge. Act one was to turn your seal friend here to my bait. Act two is he betrays your trust and turns you over to me. And the final act, you'll love this." Metaletemon stepped forward; his hands started to pulse with dark network energy. "I asked your friend, after I forced the gear on him, to choose."
"Choose what?" Palmon now scared almost senseless.
"His life or yours." Metaletemon laughed. "Naturally, he chose to save his own hide thanks to the black gear, un-huh."
"Wh-aa-tt?" Palmon backed down the corridor, nearly in tears.
"That's the beauty of my little soap opera here." Metaletemon took another step forward, his footstep echoing through the hallway. "When the gear wears off, Gomamon will be beside himself with grief for taking advantage of you and then choosing you to be destroyed instead of himself. That's my revenge for him. Since Leomon is gone, he deserves the worst I can offer. My revenge on you, will be a little more blunt." Another step forward. "I'll just tell Gatomon you put up a fight, and I accidentally deleted you. I don't think she'll be too mad. Besides, some time a monkey's got to do what a monkey's got to do. Now please, put up a fight, let the king work for his prize, un-huh."
Palmon turned and ran as fast as she could. She heard Metaletemon laughing behind her. "Let the hunt begin!" And the footsteps of her inevitable deletion echoed behind her.
TK, in tears, "I don't care! I'm going to help him!" With that, he kicked Tai hard in the shins. Tai let out a yelp of pain, releasing TK's arm. TK wrenched free from Palmon's grip and took off down the hall, running right by the returning Agumon. Agumon had to jump back to avoid being bowled over.
"What the?" Agumon squeaked out as he watched TK run down the hall.
"I don't need this!" Tai cried clutching his bruised leg. His crest glowed black, and Tai forced his anger down again. He couldn't wait to get the cursed thing off. "Agumon! Come with me, we got to get TK back before he gets captured. Palmon stay, here. Tell Gomamon what happened when he gets back." Before Palmon could reply, Agumon and Tai tore off down the hall in hot pursuit of TK.
"Eyaugghhh!" Palmon grimaced. What did she ever see in that insensitive clod? He just ran away leaving her alone again. Palmon kicked a rock down the darkened corridor hard in frustration.
"Ow!" A yell of pain echoed in the hall. Palmon stood ready for attack, but was rewarded with a stumbling Gomamon coming from the shadows. He was walking forward slowly, rubbing a rather large egg-shaped bump on his forward.
"Gomamon, am I glad to see you!" Palmon smiled.
Still rubbing the injury, Gomamon walked forward. "I wouldn't have known from the greeting."
Palmon walked forward and lightly touched the bump on Gomamon's forehead. It looked larger then the damage the rock should have caused. In fact, his entire body looked bruised under his white fur. "Oh I'm so sorry Gomamon. I didn't know you where there, I was just angry with Tai, Gatomon, everything. I just felt like hitting something."
"And that something was me, I guess." Gomamon replied sarcastically.
"I said I was sorry, and I think I'm handling myself pretty well, considering what happened to me." Palmon placed her hands on her hips.
"Listen," Gomamon replied angrily. "I've been held prisoner in this castle since this all began. Gatomon has been using me for everything from a punching bag to guinea pig. There is one small problem though."
"Whats that?" Palamon asked quizically.
"This bump's not from that rock you threw. I had a run in with one of Gatomons minions before you found me. I have one of those black gears in me." he said just before he slumped to the floor.
Metaletemon stepped out of the shadows of the corridore and laughed picking up Gomamon's slumped body, and then dropping him again. "As much as I'm enjoying this, the king has other plans. First off is revenge. Act one was to turn your seal friend here to my bait. Act two is he betrays your trust and turns you over to me. And the final act, you'll love this." Metaletemon stepped forward; his hands started to pulse with dark network energy. "I asked your friend, after I forced the gear on him, to choose."
"Choose what?" Palmon now scared almost senseless.
"His life or yours." Metaletemon laughed. "Naturally, he chose to save his own hide thanks to the black gear, un-huh."
"Wh-aa-tt?" Palmon backed down the corridor, nearly in tears.
"That's the beauty of my little soap opera here." Metaletemon took another step forward, his footstep echoing through the hallway. "When the gear wears off, Gomamon will be beside himself with grief for taking advantage of you and then choosing you to be destroyed instead of himself. That's my revenge for him. Since Leomon is gone, he deserves the worst I can offer. My revenge on you, will be a little more blunt." Another step forward. "I'll just tell Gatomon you put up a fight, and I accidentally deleted you. I don't think she'll be too mad. Besides, some time a monkey's got to do what a monkey's got to do. Now please, put up a fight, let the king work for his prize, un-huh."
Palmon turned and ran as fast as she could. She heard Metaletemon laughing behind her. "Let the hunt begin!" And the footsteps of her inevitable deletion echoed behind her.