Notes: just a quick note to say R + R please! And also that the D-terminal is like a pocket computer and not just the digidestined have them!!! You'll get it when you get to that!



1 Candles in the wind

Part five – Close to you



Ken strolled down to the cell area. In his hand he held a knife. SatanMyotismon had told him that in order to cross the dark side, he would have to spill the digidestined's blood himself and not allow one of his Digimon to do so.

He approached Matt's cell. Matt didn't notice Ken's presence. Ken looked at his prisoner who had his head in his hands and was sobbing violently. He was saying something that sounded a lot like "die" but after a few more seconds of listening Ken realised the blonde was saying "Tai".

For a second Ken got a look of sadness across his face. He remembered the moment when he had been told about his older brother Sam dying. He had reacted in the same way, hiding away, sobbing and calling out for his loved one. Ken almost wanted to reach out to Matt and tell him things were going to be alright.

Ken closed his eyes and remembered when this whole thing had started. He had gotten an e-mail promising him that there was a better life waiting for him in the digital world. A life of power and ruling, a life after Sam, a new life, a new start.

This new life involved the dark side. Killing and enslaving were now his hobbies. He was the main team member in SatanMyotismon's plot to take over the digital world. He was about to enter the dark side for good, knowing when he killed the digidestined in front of him he would never be able to go back to what he knew. Including the real world.

*flashback*

"Ken…I'm pleased with your work. You showed great promise and as soon as you deal with this digidestined the others will crumble. Then you will be fully accepted into the dark side". Satanmyotismon continued. "Then you and I shall control what rightfully belongs to evil. Remember once you cross the dark side you will not return. You shall live here forever"….

*end flashback*

Ken dropped the knife in his hands. Matt was suddenly jerked out of his sobbing fit.

"You" he muttered, still with tears in his eyes. Ken remained silent. "I…made…..a.decision…..I'll work….for you…..just…don't……hurt….T…t…..Tai….". The tears in Matt's eyes fell down his cheeks. He wiped them away roughly, hating to cry in front of his new master.

Ken didn't reply. He simply dropped to his knees. "Momma……" He whispered.

Matt stared at the Digimon Emperor.

"What"? He asked in disbelief.

"I want……my…..mother". Ken whispered shakily. Matt couldn't believe what he was hearing. Ken was asking for his mother. Matt suddenly did the unthinkable. He knelt down and touched Ken's shoulder through the bars.

"Don't"! Ken warned. "Please. Don't….I've been horrible to you. I was going to kill you". Ken motioned over to the knife.

"But…you're not right"? Matt asked nervously.

"I can't……Matt…..I'm….scared….I…." Ken began. He was suddenly interrupted by a cloud of black smoke appearing behind him.

**

"God dammit"! Tai threw down his D-terminal.

"What is it"? Sora asked.

"Matt's stupid band have got involved in this. Itsu send me an email telling me that Akemi has gone round to Ken's place looking for some info on him to help us. We know all we need to know!, why are they such idiots"! Tai raged.

"Tai, they were just trying to help. It must be awful for them just sat back home feeling useless. Who knows, they might come up with something useful. Give them the chance".

"I shouldn't, but I will". Tai replied as he sent back an e-mail.

**

Akemi dashed around Ken's room, he realised how hopeless this plan was starting to seem pretty pointless. He had nothing to show for his frantic search as yet. Suddenly he spotted Ken's D-terminal on his desk.

"Hmmm…must have forgotten to take it with him". Akemi grabbed it off the desk and slipped it into his backpack. He then looked around for anything else that might help him before hiding Ken's cellphone in the bottom drawer of the desk. He ran back out into the hallway.

"Thanks Mrs Ichijouji!, nice meeting you!, I got it, I'll get Ken to give you a call"! Akemi headed towards the door.

"Ok, thankyou, it was nice to meet you too. I'm happy Ken has finally made some friends". Except Mrs Ichijouji didn't realise she was talking to the door as Akemi was long gone.

**

The cloud of black smoke finally settled. Matt stared as a figure became visable. He looked like a , bigger, scarier, meaner Myotismon. The creature gripped Ken's shoulder tightly making Ken cry out in pain.

"Kenneth….you want your momma?…well I'll make sure you never see her again!. You had a job to do but you couldn't even do that!. You are not cut out for the dark side you pathetic weakling!. Looks like I shall have to finish what I started"! The creature roared. Matt backed off towards the back of the cell, shaking violently with fear. His heart pounded at his chest as if it wanted escape.

However, the creature was making no move towards him, instead it was carrying Ken away.

"KEN"!!! Matt screamed. His only reply was Ken's bitter sobs.

**

Tai ignored the sands that whipped up in front of his face. He could see the desert prison in the distance. His digivice began to bleep continously.

"It's Matt!, it must be him in there"! Tai said looking at the red dot on the very edge of the screen.

"I'll let the others know and tell them to meet us here". Sora said, she started instucting Kari and Davis to start e-mailing the others on the D- terminal.

Tai started at the large structure ahead of them. He shuddered when he thought of the suffering the Digimon Emperor might be causing Matt.

"Stay strong, Matt…please". He whispered.

**

Akemi had run all the way back to the café where he found Itsu and Toshiki fighting over straw wrappers or something. He burst through the door and slammed Ken's D-terminal onto the table, almost sending Itsu's soda over the edge.

"Hey watch it!, this café ain't cheap"! Itsu groaned.

"Who cares about Soda! I hit the jackpot!, I got Ken's D-terminal!!!!". Akemi waited for the cheers of congratulations, they never came. "What?..don't you see how good this is"?

"Man….you're forgetting something…." Itsu began.

"It's password protected". Toshiki finished.

"Fuck" Akemi moaned as he flopped into a nearby chair.

**

Matt paced around the cell. The walls seemed to be closing in on him. He couldn't believe that he was worried about Ken. He thought that he wanted to see Ken suffer and feel pain. Yet, when it came to it, he didn't.

Ken was somewhere now, no doubt suffering at the hands of that evil monster. Matt swallowed hard, he knew that he was to be next.

Tears filled his eyes. He had to cope with not seeing TK ever again. There was no way he could change that. However, he knew that he could see Tai again, Tai was alive and well and probably on his way to rescue him.

Matt roughly wiped them away and kicked out harshly at the bars. They made a loud clanging noise.

"FUCK YOU YOU MONSTER!!!!, YOU GET BACK HERE AND STOP HURTING KEN" He screamed. He banged his head against the bars. He didn't realise but the force had caused him to cut his head. Matt ignored the pain and cried bitterly.

He jumped back however when he heard the most frightening, bloodcurdling scream he had ever heard.

"KEN"!!!!

**

Tai looked at his digivice as the last of the digidestined arrived at the meeting place.

"About time" He mumbled.

"So Matt's in there" Davis stared at the large prison ahead of them.

"No duh" Tai replied bitterly.

"Well, we'd better work out a plan of attack then". Izzy suggested.

"I say we go in there and we rip that Emperor's bastard head off". Joe said quietly. Everyone turned to Joe looking totally shocked.

"Woah…Joe…I never thought that you……could be so..strong". Mimi grinned at him.

"Well…..I….erm….um…yeah" Joe blushed, turning back to his normal, shy, quiet self.

The others laughed, a brief moment of comedy injected into the group.

"It's fine standing here laughing when Matt's in there needing out help". Tai frowned. "We should just go through the gates, fight whatever gets in our way and get to Matt as soon as possible".

"That's a foolish plan Tai. We can't afford to lose……." Izzy started.

"Fine, don't agree?…then I'll do it by myself". Tai stormed off. Sora grabbed his arm.

"Tai, we can't risk our lives on a stupid plan. I know you want to save Matt but, things need to be thought about. We can't just rush in. Not after what happened to TK". She looked at him.

"I guess you're right….I'm just so scared that we'll be too late. I'd never forgive myself, If…."

"Don't play "If" Tai. I only makes you more worried. Now come on, we'll sit down, form a plan and we'll beat the Digimon Emperor". Sora let Tai back to the group.

"Thanks Sora".

"No problem". Sora smiled back.

**

"Wormmon"! Matt called out, when he spotted the worm like creature enter the cell room. "You gotta get me out of here!. Ken's in trouble"!

"I know…I brought the keys". Wormmon slid the keys through the bars and Matt managed to unlock the door. As it swung open , Matt dashed out before the door clanged shut again.

"Do you know where that creature took Ken?". Matt asked scooping Wormmon up in his arms.

"Yeah. To the roof". Wormmon replied, shocked at being held.

"The roof?. God….can you lead me there"? Matt looked down at the creature.

**

As the rest of the Digidestined got closer to the prison. They saw two figures on the roof. One, Ken, and the other, a demonic like creature.

"Can you see Matt"? Yolei asked from the back of the group.

"No, he's not there…….wait!!!. he is!. Matt's up there too"! Tai replied. They looked up and , true to Tai's word, Matt had just ran out onto the flat roof.

"Oh God. They're so high up". Mimi gasped.

"Izzy what's the Digimon"? Joe asked.

"My analyser doesn't recognise it". Izzy replied, furiously typing away.

"He's a digimon that needs no introduction". Gomamon spoke up.

"Yeah, we know him alright". Gabumon glared up at the roof.

"It's SatanMyotismon, Myotismon's most powerful form" Gatomon replied.

"It was said he appeared in the digital world when we were mearly eggs. A group of Digimon managed to hold him off and he was banished. Never to return. He was send to the dark side. But somehow, he came back". Augumon finished.

"Oh…great" Tai said sarcastically. He looked up at the roof.

**

Matt and Wormmon stood on the roof a short distance away from Satanmyotismon. The evil digimon had Ken by the neck and started dangling him over the edge of the building.

"You let him go" Matt warned.

"Like I'd listen to a puny human. He deserves this. He has betrayed the dark side so he must pay with his life". Satanmyotismon growled.

Ken could do nothing but gag.

Matt looked at Ken, he saw the look of fear in his eyes. Matt looked away and closed his own eyes. He thought of TK and how he should really let Ken pay for killing him. Yet, something inside him was telling him no. Like it was TK, saying it wasn't what he wanted.

"Please….let him go…it's me you want isn't it?. Why not take me and leave Ken"?.