The Future Queen: The 11th chapter is here!

Henry: She does not own Digimon, so don't sue.

The Future Queen: And this chapter is to Yami no Hikari.

Henry: Now on to the fic!

The Future Queen: Thanks for helping, Henry!

Henry: (blushes)



The Challenge of Love

Title: Darkness's Call

By: The Future Queen



Takato awoken from another nightmare and he was sweating hard. The cruel laughter was still in his mind, ringing and ringing in his head. Takato buried his head in his hands and cried. 'What is happening to me?' Takato thought, 'why do I keep having this dream? That laughter…' Takato cried and cried, unable to stop. He needed someone to comfort him, he needed a shoulder to cry on. Then a memory rang through his head, he was shocked of what he saw…



The Memory



"It's okay Takato." Rika comforted. Takato was crying on Rika's shoulder for some unknown reason and Rika was comforting him. (It's a memory, duh?)

"Why? I thought…" Takato couldn't continue, he was too upset.

"Shhhh, it's okay. Everything's gonna be fine…" said Rika gently.



End of the Memory



'It was that girl again!' Takato thought, 'she comforted me back then…' Takato raised his head thinking, 'that girl has so much to do with…with me…and my past. Maybe I should… No that's crazy, asking a girl about your self? Ha!' Takato laughed quietly at the thought, but inside he knew what has to be done.

Soon it was morning again, Guilmon finally woke up and BlackWargreymon finally returned. Takato looked more cheerful than usual…

"Okay, our new mission is to find those…um…Tamers!" Takato declared.

"Why?" asked Guilmon.

"I need to ask them something." Takato answered.

"Are you going to fight them again?" Guilmon continued asking.

"Figh—" then he remembered the task he was supposed to do for Ladydevimon, his 'master'. 'I can't destroy them now, there's too much I want to know, I just have to disobey master's order.' After deciding on that, Takato said, "No Guilmon, I just want to ask them some questions about me."

BlackWargreymon was thinking, he knew that Takato's memory was washed away by 'them', and he has to do whatever 'they' say. But now, Takato wants to know about himself. 'That means his memories are coming back, and I'll have to tell him about his true identity.' BlackWargreymon sighed, thinking about how he is going to do it.

"Are you coming?" Takato called back.

BlackWargreymon got drifted off, he didn't realize that Takato had already started walking again, "I'm…coming…" and they started the journey to find the others.



To the Tamers



The tamers had just wake up from a good night sleep. Everyone got up and started their journey again. But someone got a little restless.

"What's the whole point of this again?" asked Rika, clearly annoyed.

"We have to find the truth, now we have to find Takato!" Henry replied.

"But where can we find him? He could be anywhere!" said Rika.

"We were able to find you before, why can't we find him now!" said Henry.

"Cause he's evil! He is not the same Takato we know!" argued Rika.

"Aren't you the one who was defending him at the battle between Ryo and Takato?" said Renamon.

Rika shot a quick glare at her partner then said, "Whose side are you on anyways?

"I'm on your side, but I was just saying the fact!" Renamon replied gently.

"You should be more like Renamon." Said Kari, "Look at things from a different angle!"

Rika just glared at Kari for a moment then turned back. 'Kari's right, I've got to stop acting like my old self. I've changed…or have I?' Rika questioned herself.

"Speaking of Takato, isn't that Takato up on that hill!" Terriermon said excitedly while pointing up ahead.

The others looked up and saw Takato, Guilmon, and BlackWargreymon. No one was sure what are they doing up there, but they all hope there isn't going to be another fight. As the tamers got closer, their heart beat raised hoping it would be the Takato they once knew.

"Um… hi… hi there!" Takato greeted nervously.

"Takato? Is that you?" asked Rika, she hoped the answer will be 'yes'.

"I'm not exactly. Um… can I talk to you alone for a moment?" asked Takato, he was nervous about what he has to ask, but he felt it was necessary to find out the truth.

"Yeah…sure!" said Rika as she walking towards Takato. Before she could talk to Takato alone, someone interrupted.

"If a single hair on her head is missing, I'll swear I'll take you down!" Ryo threatened.

"Rika's hair won't be missing!" Takato promised as he and Rika went to a quiet place to talk.



Takato and Rika



"So…what do you want to ask me?" Rika asked nervously, unsure if 'Takato' is going to hurt her.

As if reading her thoughts, Takato said, "Don't worry, um…Rika, I won't hurt you. I just want to ask you about these…um…memories that I'd been having."

Rika wasn't sure of what to say. She couldn't say she was happy about Takato getting his memories back, but it seems strange that…

"Last night, I was over whelmed by this nightmare." Takato continued, "I woke up, c…cr…crying like…um… never before. I kind of wished someone was there to comfort me. Then these images flashed in my mind."

Rika's gaze was now locked on Takato. She wanted to know what he had seen, she wanted to help Takato anyway she can.

Takato took a deep breath before continue with his 'speech', "I'll saw me… and you. I was crying on your shoulder and you were comforting me. I want to know the truth… about myself."

It took Rika a moment before she remembered what Takato saw in his mind. Rika recalled her memory before answering Takato.



Rika's Memory



Rika was walking in the park when she spotted Takato, whose crying like sky had fall down on him. Rika ran over to him and asked what's wrong. Takato didn't answer right away, he just turned and faced Rika. Rika was kind of shocked and wasn't sure of what to do, she put her arm around Takato awkwardly and patted his back. Takato cried on her shoulder as they sat down.

"What's wrong Takato?" Rika asked in concern about her secret crush.

"I…I…just told Jeri that I like her, but she…said…she…liked someone else…" Takato manage sob out the reason he was crying.

Rika felt both happy and sad. Happy because now she might have a chance with Takato, sad because Takato liked Jeri. Rika kept on patting Takato's back and comforted him, "Its okay Takato."

"Why? I thought…" Takato couldn't continue, he was too upset.

"Shhhh, it's okay. Everything's gonna be fine…" said Rika gently.



End of the Memory



"Oh that…" Rika said. She was thinking of what to tell Takato, 'there's so much to say' Rika thought, but she decided to tell him about his memory first. "The…um… memory you had been…"

"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Takato screamed interrupting Rika. Takato was holding his head because the evil and dark laughter had returned, to hunt him.

"Takato, what's wrong?" Rika asked. She was afraid that the darkness will take her love away again, and Takato's memories were just coming back.

Takato couldn't stand the pain in his head, it was getting worse and worse. Suddenly, almost as if he is back to his old self, Takato screamed out, "RIKA HELP ME!!! Please…" then he blacked out.

Rika kneeled down beside Takato and hold him in her arms. She was scared for the first time, she was scared of the darkness. "Takato! Takato! Takato please wake up!" Rika said helplessly.

"He won't wake up!" said a dark feminine voice. (Guess who? ^__^)

Rika looked up and she saw Ladydevimon, evil 'lady' in the Digimon show. "La…Ladydevimon?!" Rika said.

"Yes, you got my name right!" said Ladydevimon, "The Prince won't be waking up, because he is under my control. HAHAHA!"

Rika was horrified, she couldn't believe it. 'Takato won't be waking up? Oh no!' she thought.

"Now, give him to me!" Ladydevimon demanded as she reached a hand to Takato.

"NO!" Rika shouted, she can't let the darkness pull Takato away. And there's only one way to get rid of Ladydevimon, "If you want him, you'll have to take it from me! RENAMON!!!"



The Other Tamers



Renamon's ear perked up, she just heard Rika calling her. "Rika's in trouble!" she said. Then ran towards the direction where Rika is.

The others hurried after Renamon, still a bit confused about what happened.



Rika and Takato



"You wanna fight?" asked Ladydevimon not believing a word Rika just said.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that?" Rika answered coldly while she stood up and stand in front of Takato. Then Renamon appeared by her side, ready to fight this devil.

But Ladydevimon just laughed, "You must be joking if you think you can defeat me with this over-grown fox!"

Rika was getting really angry, "No body calls my partner an over-grown fox, you got it you---"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Temper temper!" said Ladydevimon.

"That's it! Renamon walk all over her!" Rika commanded while pulling out her D-Ark.

The others finally arrived and saw what was happening. Kari was the most shocked, 'how can she return?' she thought, 'how can Renamon destroy Ladydevimon when it almost took Silphymnon's life to her?'

"My pleasure Rika!" said Renamon, "Diamond Storm!" the attack headed straight at Ladydevimon's chest, but she just waved her hand and the attack faded.

"How…" Rika said, 'the attack made no effect on her! But that's impossible!' Rika thought.

"Now think I'm joking, you can not defeat me!" Ladydevimon said evilly.

"Monodramon!" Ryo said, "Let's g---"

"No!" Rika said firmly, "This is my battle! I'm going to fight it alone!"

"But Rika, Ladydevimon's much too powerful! You can---" Henry argued.

"How many times have we been over this before?! I can and I will!" Rika said. Then she slashed a card through her blue D-Ark, "Digi Modify! Matrix Digivolution Activate!" the card changed into a Blue Card and….

"Renamon Matrix Digivolve to………… Taomon!"

Ladydevimon stepped back, she hadn't been expecting this from the over- grown fox's tamer. But she enjoyed challenges.

"Now we are ready for you!" Rika shouted.

"So am I!" said Ladydevimon……



TO BE CONTINUED………



The Future Queen: I think that's the longest chapter I've done so far…Sorry I had Ladydevimon call Renamon an over-grown fox, but it was necessary.

Terriermon: About time she has a nickname!

Henry: Terriermon!

The Future Queen: (sighs) Why me? I've said it before, I'm not good at grammar so don't flame me about it. And I think I need to know some attacks of Ladydevimon, so if you know any please tell me!

Henry: Terriermon please go back to my house!

Terriermon: Let me stay please! I can't stand Susie any more!

The Future Queen: (sighs again) Alright you can stay… Anyways please review, I need to know what you think of my story!!! Please!!!!!