PeterN: Thanks for the reviews
Emma/Ems – Yep, a daemon can be described as an ugly thing, although it would be uglier if it were a Great Unclean One. As this is a Greater Daemon it's big as well. Thanks for the compliment, no ones ever said I was even good at writing before ^_^
SpacedOutDragon – Not quite sure how to get the Eldar in there, but the idea goes into the melting pot along with all the others people give me.
Theo 'Blitz' Leung – I'm not sure whether other races will get in there. The Eldar, The Necrons, and the Imperium are the only ones I could conceivably write in. Orks would just get stupid, and Tyrannids well; you can understand why I wouldn't include them. This part is mainly written because of your comment, it looks like this needs to be cleared up a little.
Immaterium (Part 5)
"That could explain why his crest was going haywire." Izzy said deep in thought.
"What do you mean? What was my crest doing?" Matt asked in confusion.
"Hmm…. It was the day after we collapsed after running from that thing…"
TK woke up with a yawn and looked around. All his friends were still asleep and unable to see his eyes, red through crying most of the night during his sleep. He slowly got up, still in despair at what he had caused. He could hear water running nearby, he went to the stream and washed his face to wake himself up, and to wash away the tears. And to try and wash away the guilt; it didn't work. He went back and sat down in silence, waiting for the others to wake up.
Tai and Sora woke up a few minutes later, although they still looked like they were dead to TK. Faces were grey and misery was etched into them as though they were statues. Almost everything reminded him of death. Of Mimi's death. TK buried his head in his knees while Tai and Sora went off silently to collect food, subconsciously watching the sky for the creature.
"She isn't dead TK."
"Huh?" He looked up in surprise, Palmon was standing in front of him.
"Thanks to those digivices we share energy. I'd know if she… if anything like that happened to Mimi."
"But the scream…" he said as he heard the heart-rending sound in his head yet again.
"You know how scared Mimi gets."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right." TK said with a hint of happiness in his voice.
"Of course Palmon is TK. You can't blame yourself for an event which hasn't even occurred." Izzy added.
"Yeah. You are right. It wasn't my fault."
A faint noise could be heard in the background, like the wind blowing through trees in the autumn. But it was neither windy nor autumn. The forest slowly got lighter as a powerful presence withdrew from the area.
You may have escaped that trap, but my next one will get you. Something thought.
"Did you guys hear a voice?" Joe asked.
"I don't think so, it was too quiet to make it out though." Sora replied, back with some food for them to eat. "Someone wake the sleepyhead up."
Joe nudged Matt with the tow of his shoe. "Come on, Sora and Tai have got some food for us…. Wake up Matt…. Matt?"
Joe knelt down beside the tossing form and put his hand on Matt's forehead, it was burning. Momentary panic passed over Joe's face before he could hide it, but it was enough for TK to tell something was wrong.
"What's up with him Joe?" TK asked, his voice returning to its hysterical state of the previous night. "Tell me!"
"He's burning up. Someone get some cloth or something from the medical bag and drench it in the stream. We might be able to cool him down a little."
Sora quickly got some bandages out of the bag and ran towards the stream, temporarily forgetting about the threat of the creature. TK collapsed to the ground. I've done it again. First Mimi. Then Matt. Why does this have to happen? Why?
Sora hurried back and placed the drenched bandages on Matt's forehead. They gathered round the prone form of Matt. Every now and then he would twitch or murmur something.
"What's he saying Joe?" Tai asked.
"I'm not sure. It sounds like he's saying Mimi's name over and over though."
Matt curled up all of a sudden, a single tear running from his left eye. Joe placed the bandages back on his forehead, it was getting hotter, but he couldn't say that while TK was listening. He was already having a hard time taking this in; he didn't need to know that his brother's temperature was rising dangerously. For a moment he caught the smell of burning hair and flesh. Almost giving into to the choking reflex he realised that nothing was burning here. Matt may have been burning up, but he most certainly wasn't on fire.
Matt straightened out and lay perfectly still suddenly, knocking the bandage off yet again. Joe placed it back on his forehead, it was dry. How could it be though? The bandage was soaking wet. He felt it again; dry? It hadn't been a moment ago.
Joe looked at Matt again, putting the bandage on his head to help keep TK calm if nothing else. He can't be burning up that badly, can he? Surely that kind of temperature would kill him. He stepped back and glanced at the currently rigid form of Matt. "There's nothing we can do except try and keep his temperature down."
"Look. Matt's crest!" TK shouted pointing at Matt's crest. The others followed his gaze. It was glowing as though trying to digivolve Gabumon, but the energy was going into Matt instead of out to Gabumon.
Izzy slowly crept towards it. "What's it doing?"
"His face is returning to normal. It isn't as red as before." Sora said. "…It's healing him!"
Joe went forward and felt Matt forehead. It was cooler than before; his look of optimism told everyone Matt was improving without him needing to say anything.
Matt's rigid form seemed to relax into a normal sleeping position for a few minutes before thrashing about wildly. They rushed to hold him down in case he injured himself. The crest pulsed once more then feel back to its usual relatively dull appearance at the same time Matt relaxed.
A few minutes later Matt sat straight up, bandage finally staying on his head.
"I think that's more or less what happened." Tai said, they had all pitched in to recount what had happened while he was feverous.
"Wow…" Matt breathed, "sounds like that dream was realer than I thought."
PeterN: This part was mainly to clear up some stuff that I did not make clear, and knowing me probably didn't include in the first place. Also I'm not sure if the digivices would give Palmon some kind of feeling if Mimi dies, or even if it would kill Palmon… that's an interesting thought. Please leave a review.