This chapter contains a minor spoiler for Season 2. The fanfic is now rated
PG-13 for mild violence and adult themes. It will be updated.
But first, I would like to thank Kitsune-yasha and Dawnshadow for helping me improve my grammar and the story. (
Here's Chapter 3. Please comment on fanfiction.net or email me at winston_jen@gmx.net. Hope you like it!
1 Chapter 3: The Beginning.and the First School Day
Back in the digital world, the Emperor is watching a tape of the digidestined leaving the Digital World without using a computer.
"Wormmon! Get your sorry little ass in here this minute!"
"You shrieked, your evilness?"
"Yes. You see him?" Ken pointed to Hugh on the screen. "He could be our greatest foe yet. He survived three years of solitude, and he has the ability to travel between worlds at will. Fortunately, I anticipated this. I've developed a new mechanism for dealing with him."
"You mean this was part of your scenario all along, Ken?"
"Call me 'Master', you worthless slave!" Ken hit Wormmon with his whip. Wormmon whimpers in pain. "And yes, this is part of my plan. It all follows the situation laid out in the some of the scrolls I found in the ruins of Myotismon's castle. A pity that Hugh didn't let me get the rest. But this." Ken pushed a button on the control panel, and the image of a dark spiral appears on the main screen and starts rotating.
"This is my newest invention - the dark spiral! With it I shall make Hugh my unquestioning slave! Not even the power of the Crest of Sacrifice will stop me!" Ken laughs evilly.
"Oh no," whimpered Wormmon.
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING!??!"
"Nothing, Master."
"Good."
Now back at the real world, at T.K.'s house. Matt is off at band practice. T.K. is looking at the book that Hugh gave him. T.K. sits down in his room with Patamon on his head and opens one of the books. It is leather-bound and is coloured black. "Hmm. The language is.weird. The symbols don't even match any languages from Earth."
"Yeah, T.K." said Patamon. "However, there may be a translation somewhere. Check the back."
"O.K." T.K. opened the book to the back cover and found a translation of the symbols into Japanese and English. "Great work, Patamon! Now, if I can just tear out the translation page to have it nearby." T.K. tried to rip it out, but couldn't even bend the page out of shape. "Well, it looks like Hugh was right. These books can't be damaged, much less harmed. It looks like we'll just have to learn a new language."
Meanwhile, in Yolei's house, she is introducing Hugh to her family.
"Mom, Dad, this is my friend Hugh. He starts school tomorrow, and he has no family or place to stay. PLEASECANHESTAY with us?!??"
"Well.all right, but he'll need to help out with the chores. Also, the only place he can sleep is right outside the toilet. There is no room anywhere else, I'm afraid. Is that all right?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Yolei frowned, slightly disappointed at Hugh's apparent lack of a spine. "Oh no you don't, Hugh."
Hugh looked up at Yolei from the floor. "Huh?"
"You'll be sleeping in my room, OK?". Then, before anyone could respond, "Perfecto. And.since it's getting late, we're going off to bed now. G'night everone!"
Yolei runs off to her room pulling Hugh in behind her.
"What's with her?" said one of Yolei's younger sisters (no, I don't know any of their names. If you do, please send them to me at winston_jen@gmx.net.) asked.
"I know," said Yolei's father. "She's got a boyfriend. No need to worry, though. I'm sure she's mature enough to deal with a relationship like that. And it seems that she's a little nervous about telling us, so NO MOCKING HER, UNDERSTAND?!??"
"Yes, Dad," chorused all of Yolei's siblings, looking disappointed, but understanding.
"Good. Now we all need to get some sleep."
1 hour later. Yolei is trying to talk to Hugh. "So, what did you do in the Digital World since Myotismon's defeat? I'm fascinated with that place."
"I.didn't do anything. There was no one to tell me what to do. So I just sat there and waited. I got really upset after awhile and.(Hugh starts to cry again) I just felt that no one would ever need me again."
"There there." Yolei tried to comfort Hugh as much as she could. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. Just relax and go to sleep." She then cuddled right up to Hugh and fell asleep with a large smile on her face.
4am. Hugh couldn't sleep, so he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. They said I should help out. I wonder what they would like. He closed his eyes and thought for a minute, then created a magnificent banquet out of thin air on the kitchen table. He then spent the next 2 hours setting up the dining table and set up the food, along with name tags (he took the names from the minds of Yolei's family). Meanwhile, Yolei woke up, gasping in fright when she realized that Hugh wasn't next to her.
"Hugh? Are you all right?" She walked around the house trying to find him. When she opened the door to the kitchen, Hugh dropped the frying pan he was carrying in fright.
"Oh, so there you are."
"Aagh! I'm sorry I dropped the pan!" Hugh curled up in the fetal position, and curled up in a corner of the kitchen.
"Don't worry about that, Hugh." She pointed to the meal that Hugh had prepared. "Look at all the food you've made for us. All our favourites are here. You shouldn't always focus on the bad things you do. Normally my mom would never prepare favourites for ANY of us.that reminds me. Where did you get all this food from?" Yolei went over to open the fridge. "Wha.?" Nothing's been touched! You didn't.steal any of this, did you?"
Hugh panics even more, if that is possible. He blubbered like a baby and protested in tears. "No! I just wanted to help, that's all! I'm sorry! So, I made all this food appear and I prepared it. Please don't get angry with me!"
All of this was too much for Yolei, and she became completely overcome with pity. "It's O.K. I'm sorry too. I didn't know you were such a baby." She went over to Hugh and hugged him close and stroked his hair.
A few hours later, Yolei was walking to school with Hugh by her side. Unfortunately, a gang of robbers ambushed them when they neared the school. In broad daylight. Whoever they were, they certainly had the balls to prey on citizens at that time of day. As one of them drew a knife on the pair, Hugh gently pushed Yolei out of harm's way but was stabbed in the chest. He growled more out of anger than pain. The very ground rumbled at his voice – it was deeper, harsher, unnatural.
"FOOL! Do you think you can stab me with that small pin?!?!" Hugh's body convulsed as his body grew too large for his clothes. Yolei screamed in horror as Hugh grew two additional arms, stiletto-like claws at the end of each digit. He wasted no time in tearing out the heart of the nearest thug. The others fled in absolute trepidation. Hugh reverted to his human guise, recreated his garments, and found that Yolei had fainted. With a mere glance, Yolei had recovered, but was still very traumatized by what she had just witnessed.
"W…w…why did you kill him?"
"I am bound to protect you."
"I…see. But…why did you kill him?"
"It was the way my father taught me."
"Your father?"
"Yes. He created me from what was naught to begin with. He said, 'they can no longer hurt you or others if they're dead.'"
"I see…hmm. He does have a point there…but as far as I know, life cannot be replaced, so please, make a vow to me that you will never murder anyone."
"Very well. I vow to you that I shall never murder again. I will, however, try to make it up to you."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Well, from my experience, life CAN be replaced."
At that, Hugh raised his hand over the thug's corpse. A faint white glow encircled his hand, and rays of light fell onto the body. The crook began to stir and got up. He instantly backed away into the brick wall in fear. Yolei spoke to calm him down.
"Do not try anything like that again. Go to the police and confess what you did. But first – who sent you?"
Terrified, the thug confessed everything.
"He's called Ken. The scary thing is, he was only a kid, like you."
"He's telling the truth. Nothing is hidden from me," Hugh reassured Yolei.
"Very well," said Yolei. "You may go now."
Suddenly, Yolei remembered about Hugh's stab wound.
"Are you OK? He stabbed you in the chest, right? Let me take a look. Unbelievable. Joe should know about this. The wound has already closed. It wasn't deep enough to cause permanent scarring. I suppose it shall go away in time."
"No. It shall not. All of my scars remain to serve as a reminder, to reduce the likelihood of making a similar mistake."
"What do you mean?"
"The flesh knows that it suffers, even when the mind has forgotten. And so they remain, to remind me to be cautious."
"I see. Well, we better get to school as soon as we can."
They reached school without further incident to find Yolei's friends in the computer lab.
"Ah, hello Yolei. So, how was your night with your new boyfr-"
Before he could finish that sentence, Yolei smacked David smack in the middle of his face a la Naru.
"Don't you DARE imply anything about him that isn't true!! Hugh is sweet, considerate, maybe a little overprotective, but there is NOTHING between us!"
"All right, all right. Next time warn me when you're having your period."
*SMACK* Another punch from Yolei, right in the kisser.
"Okay you two, please, break it up." TK intervened and tried to restore order. "Yolei, do you know any more about Hugh since yesterday?"
"Well, it seems that he has to obey EVERYTHING I say."
"It's not just you. He swore to serve the digidestined three years ago."
"You mean he's like the Terminator? Who must obey John Connor's every command? SWEET!" Davis could hardly contain his enthusiasm. "I gotta test this. Hugh. Stand on your head."
Hugh did so, and the second bell rang, signifying the start of class. The first bell meant they had to be seated. Their teachers never arrived after the sound of the second bell. The chosen children all ran to their respective classrooms, forgetting that they had left Hugh behind.
End of Chapter 3. Sorry it took me so long to update it. Thanks to Sweet Sharie for reading this and my other fanfic, and for all the encouragement I get from my reviewers.
But first, I would like to thank Kitsune-yasha and Dawnshadow for helping me improve my grammar and the story. (
Here's Chapter 3. Please comment on fanfiction.net or email me at winston_jen@gmx.net. Hope you like it!
1 Chapter 3: The Beginning.and the First School Day
Back in the digital world, the Emperor is watching a tape of the digidestined leaving the Digital World without using a computer.
"Wormmon! Get your sorry little ass in here this minute!"
"You shrieked, your evilness?"
"Yes. You see him?" Ken pointed to Hugh on the screen. "He could be our greatest foe yet. He survived three years of solitude, and he has the ability to travel between worlds at will. Fortunately, I anticipated this. I've developed a new mechanism for dealing with him."
"You mean this was part of your scenario all along, Ken?"
"Call me 'Master', you worthless slave!" Ken hit Wormmon with his whip. Wormmon whimpers in pain. "And yes, this is part of my plan. It all follows the situation laid out in the some of the scrolls I found in the ruins of Myotismon's castle. A pity that Hugh didn't let me get the rest. But this." Ken pushed a button on the control panel, and the image of a dark spiral appears on the main screen and starts rotating.
"This is my newest invention - the dark spiral! With it I shall make Hugh my unquestioning slave! Not even the power of the Crest of Sacrifice will stop me!" Ken laughs evilly.
"Oh no," whimpered Wormmon.
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING!??!"
"Nothing, Master."
"Good."
Now back at the real world, at T.K.'s house. Matt is off at band practice. T.K. is looking at the book that Hugh gave him. T.K. sits down in his room with Patamon on his head and opens one of the books. It is leather-bound and is coloured black. "Hmm. The language is.weird. The symbols don't even match any languages from Earth."
"Yeah, T.K." said Patamon. "However, there may be a translation somewhere. Check the back."
"O.K." T.K. opened the book to the back cover and found a translation of the symbols into Japanese and English. "Great work, Patamon! Now, if I can just tear out the translation page to have it nearby." T.K. tried to rip it out, but couldn't even bend the page out of shape. "Well, it looks like Hugh was right. These books can't be damaged, much less harmed. It looks like we'll just have to learn a new language."
Meanwhile, in Yolei's house, she is introducing Hugh to her family.
"Mom, Dad, this is my friend Hugh. He starts school tomorrow, and he has no family or place to stay. PLEASECANHESTAY with us?!??"
"Well.all right, but he'll need to help out with the chores. Also, the only place he can sleep is right outside the toilet. There is no room anywhere else, I'm afraid. Is that all right?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Yolei frowned, slightly disappointed at Hugh's apparent lack of a spine. "Oh no you don't, Hugh."
Hugh looked up at Yolei from the floor. "Huh?"
"You'll be sleeping in my room, OK?". Then, before anyone could respond, "Perfecto. And.since it's getting late, we're going off to bed now. G'night everone!"
Yolei runs off to her room pulling Hugh in behind her.
"What's with her?" said one of Yolei's younger sisters (no, I don't know any of their names. If you do, please send them to me at winston_jen@gmx.net.) asked.
"I know," said Yolei's father. "She's got a boyfriend. No need to worry, though. I'm sure she's mature enough to deal with a relationship like that. And it seems that she's a little nervous about telling us, so NO MOCKING HER, UNDERSTAND?!??"
"Yes, Dad," chorused all of Yolei's siblings, looking disappointed, but understanding.
"Good. Now we all need to get some sleep."
1 hour later. Yolei is trying to talk to Hugh. "So, what did you do in the Digital World since Myotismon's defeat? I'm fascinated with that place."
"I.didn't do anything. There was no one to tell me what to do. So I just sat there and waited. I got really upset after awhile and.(Hugh starts to cry again) I just felt that no one would ever need me again."
"There there." Yolei tried to comfort Hugh as much as she could. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. Just relax and go to sleep." She then cuddled right up to Hugh and fell asleep with a large smile on her face.
4am. Hugh couldn't sleep, so he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. They said I should help out. I wonder what they would like. He closed his eyes and thought for a minute, then created a magnificent banquet out of thin air on the kitchen table. He then spent the next 2 hours setting up the dining table and set up the food, along with name tags (he took the names from the minds of Yolei's family). Meanwhile, Yolei woke up, gasping in fright when she realized that Hugh wasn't next to her.
"Hugh? Are you all right?" She walked around the house trying to find him. When she opened the door to the kitchen, Hugh dropped the frying pan he was carrying in fright.
"Oh, so there you are."
"Aagh! I'm sorry I dropped the pan!" Hugh curled up in the fetal position, and curled up in a corner of the kitchen.
"Don't worry about that, Hugh." She pointed to the meal that Hugh had prepared. "Look at all the food you've made for us. All our favourites are here. You shouldn't always focus on the bad things you do. Normally my mom would never prepare favourites for ANY of us.that reminds me. Where did you get all this food from?" Yolei went over to open the fridge. "Wha.?" Nothing's been touched! You didn't.steal any of this, did you?"
Hugh panics even more, if that is possible. He blubbered like a baby and protested in tears. "No! I just wanted to help, that's all! I'm sorry! So, I made all this food appear and I prepared it. Please don't get angry with me!"
All of this was too much for Yolei, and she became completely overcome with pity. "It's O.K. I'm sorry too. I didn't know you were such a baby." She went over to Hugh and hugged him close and stroked his hair.
A few hours later, Yolei was walking to school with Hugh by her side. Unfortunately, a gang of robbers ambushed them when they neared the school. In broad daylight. Whoever they were, they certainly had the balls to prey on citizens at that time of day. As one of them drew a knife on the pair, Hugh gently pushed Yolei out of harm's way but was stabbed in the chest. He growled more out of anger than pain. The very ground rumbled at his voice – it was deeper, harsher, unnatural.
"FOOL! Do you think you can stab me with that small pin?!?!" Hugh's body convulsed as his body grew too large for his clothes. Yolei screamed in horror as Hugh grew two additional arms, stiletto-like claws at the end of each digit. He wasted no time in tearing out the heart of the nearest thug. The others fled in absolute trepidation. Hugh reverted to his human guise, recreated his garments, and found that Yolei had fainted. With a mere glance, Yolei had recovered, but was still very traumatized by what she had just witnessed.
"W…w…why did you kill him?"
"I am bound to protect you."
"I…see. But…why did you kill him?"
"It was the way my father taught me."
"Your father?"
"Yes. He created me from what was naught to begin with. He said, 'they can no longer hurt you or others if they're dead.'"
"I see…hmm. He does have a point there…but as far as I know, life cannot be replaced, so please, make a vow to me that you will never murder anyone."
"Very well. I vow to you that I shall never murder again. I will, however, try to make it up to you."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Well, from my experience, life CAN be replaced."
At that, Hugh raised his hand over the thug's corpse. A faint white glow encircled his hand, and rays of light fell onto the body. The crook began to stir and got up. He instantly backed away into the brick wall in fear. Yolei spoke to calm him down.
"Do not try anything like that again. Go to the police and confess what you did. But first – who sent you?"
Terrified, the thug confessed everything.
"He's called Ken. The scary thing is, he was only a kid, like you."
"He's telling the truth. Nothing is hidden from me," Hugh reassured Yolei.
"Very well," said Yolei. "You may go now."
Suddenly, Yolei remembered about Hugh's stab wound.
"Are you OK? He stabbed you in the chest, right? Let me take a look. Unbelievable. Joe should know about this. The wound has already closed. It wasn't deep enough to cause permanent scarring. I suppose it shall go away in time."
"No. It shall not. All of my scars remain to serve as a reminder, to reduce the likelihood of making a similar mistake."
"What do you mean?"
"The flesh knows that it suffers, even when the mind has forgotten. And so they remain, to remind me to be cautious."
"I see. Well, we better get to school as soon as we can."
They reached school without further incident to find Yolei's friends in the computer lab.
"Ah, hello Yolei. So, how was your night with your new boyfr-"
Before he could finish that sentence, Yolei smacked David smack in the middle of his face a la Naru.
"Don't you DARE imply anything about him that isn't true!! Hugh is sweet, considerate, maybe a little overprotective, but there is NOTHING between us!"
"All right, all right. Next time warn me when you're having your period."
*SMACK* Another punch from Yolei, right in the kisser.
"Okay you two, please, break it up." TK intervened and tried to restore order. "Yolei, do you know any more about Hugh since yesterday?"
"Well, it seems that he has to obey EVERYTHING I say."
"It's not just you. He swore to serve the digidestined three years ago."
"You mean he's like the Terminator? Who must obey John Connor's every command? SWEET!" Davis could hardly contain his enthusiasm. "I gotta test this. Hugh. Stand on your head."
Hugh did so, and the second bell rang, signifying the start of class. The first bell meant they had to be seated. Their teachers never arrived after the sound of the second bell. The chosen children all ran to their respective classrooms, forgetting that they had left Hugh behind.
End of Chapter 3. Sorry it took me so long to update it. Thanks to Sweet Sharie for reading this and my other fanfic, and for all the encouragement I get from my reviewers.
