CHAPTER 5 "Is she friend or foe?"



I took both of his hands and looked at him and stated without his fear, "It's okay, Ken. Don't worry. Don't be afraid. You don't have to face this battle alone, you got us: Wormmon, Wishmon, and me. The others also. Besides, it's not even the same Devimon. We can face him together. And if we fail, we'll get help." As I tried to get him up back, I added, "Come on, it's time to face your fears. This is good because this will will give some practices before you face the real Devimon, Ken. Pretend that this Devimon is just like any other evil towers under a spell. We'll be here with you. All of us, including me and the Digimon. Come on, Ken, before he destroys everything!"

And suddenly, Ken stood up, back on his feet. "I won't let him destroy everything. Wormmon, digivolve!" And Wormmon digivolved to Stingmon and flew into the battle against the fake Devimon.

I yelled, "Okay, then, let's go, Wishmon. Digi-Armor Energize!" After Wishmon armor-digivolved, she quickly flew into battle as well with Devimon.

They were losing. Ken e-mailed the others to come. They arrived with their Digimon partners. When they saw what was happening, they were shocked. They were shocked to see Devimon, especially T.K. But it was time for T.K. to confront one of his worst enemy, or at least a replica of his enemy's image.

"Hey! You, guys! You came! Great! We need all the help we can get. T.K..? Are you okay, you're shaking, you're actually shaking, what's wrong? T.K.?" I yelled after they arrived running towards me and Ken to see our Digimon fighting what seems to be Devimon. T.K. was shaking, he was afraid, but what is he to be afraid of? He's supposed to understand that everything must and will turn out okay, so what is he so afraid of?

"Huh?" his group asked in curiosity with worries.

"T.K.? What's wrong?" his partner, Patamon, asked with his deepest concern for his eternal partner.

"Don't you see, Patamon? It's Devimon, he's back."

"So what, I don't see a problem," Patamon answered T.K.

"Well, I do! Hurry up and get your Digimon ready for battle!" I said impatiently.

"Digi-Armor Energize!" the kids shouted and their Digimon armor-digivolved. They, all well as their team of Digimon rushed to aid Stingmon and Anamon against the battle against this unreal Devimon, then again, isn't Devimon just a long forgotten nightmare that had now been dreamt up once more, or at least his image. The others, they, didn't know, I can't tell them, it's not time for that; but when it is, they'll find out on their own, I hope.

"Ken, come on! Let's go! Our Digimon will need us!" I informed Ken loudly and ran to the battle field.

"Right!" Ken answered and ran.

When we arrived to see Devimon winning, I knew what I must do to help. "Hey, guys, I'll be back. Wait for me, Ken. I promise I'll be back soon."

"Where are you going!?" Cody asked.

"Don't worry, guys. I've got a plan to destroy this Devimon," I answered them as I started to run into a forest.

"What?" the newer kids to the group of Kari and T.K.'s team asked. They were confused. They never thought that they would have to destroy Devimon. They didn't know either, of what Kari and T.K. are keeping from them. That as well will have to be left for time to tell. But it wasn't time, not now.

"So what's your plan, Annye!?" Ken shouted to ask when I was still running.

"I'm gonna find someone to do the job. Don't worry, she's a good friend of mine. She'll help. I'll be back afterwards, I'd just remember that there's another business I must tend to. Sorry."

"What! What is more important than this?" Davis asked.

"It's okay, Annye. Just send the help! We'll wait until you return!"

"Thanks. Bye," I yelled back as I soon disappeared into the woods. When I arrived, there wasn't anyone watching, at least I didn't see any, but just to be on the safe side, I began to chant a wish in my mind. "I wish not to be seen until after my transformation, which means I wish that no one, people or Digimon or even evil to see me transformed or hear me transformed," I said in my mind. Then I got out my pen and shouted, "Disguise me into a girl with short black hair to my shoulders, and wearing glasses. I'm to be dressed in a long dress with different shades of pink and red. It should be longer than to my ankles instead of my pink vest, red turtle-neck shirt and my creamish-white pants. My footwear would be almost the same as Kari's except its outside appearance would be of pink. Hide all my belongings, including my D-3 and D-terminal, but except for the pen. Disguise me as Mari. Disguise now!"

Immediately, I was transformed. I took my glasses off to have a look to see how it looks like. Cute was my adjective. But it wasn't my main one. I also wanted to look like I meant business. I put them back on. I chanted again in mind, "If I'm not yet visible as I am now, I wish to be visible and seen as I am and be heard normally." And after that I wished myself there. I was thankful that I didn't had to rhyme phrases for my wishes to be granted.

Suddenly, I was transported there. I shouted to them, "Having trouble?"

"Yes, but who are you? And where's Annye?"

"Call me Mari. Annye will be back soon. She had informed me that you needed help. And I'm always ready to help a friend. Okay then, everyone, call off all of your Digimon. And you too, Anamon. I'll take it from here."

"Are you sure about that, Mari? You don't even have a Digimon. How are you going to fight Devimon?" T.K. asked with suspicions.

"He's correct. How can you fight him without a Digimon when all of our Digimon can't?" Kari questioned.

"T.K. and Kari's right," Yolei stated.

"I agree," Davis supported.

"Yes, let's attack together," Cody suggested, "but no destroying."

Anamon flew to where Ken was.

Anamon whispered to Ken, "Call off Stingmon now, Ken. She's Annye."

"Really?"

"Of course, Ken. Don't you trust me?" she whispered again.

"Alright then, Anamon."

"Stingmon, return. Don't get into Mari's way. She's going to destroy him. Trust me, Stingmon!" Ken yelled to his partner.

"Okay, Ken," Stingmon answered and moved out of the battlefield, heading towards Ken and Anamon while the others stayed.

"What!? You must be kidding, right? They're not going let the Digimon to be destroyed, right? Right, Kari? Davis? Cody? T.K.?" Yolei asked doubtfully when she began to fear. The others made no replies, instead, they did nothing but hope. They hadn't decided.

I muttered, "Great. Since the rest of you aren't calling off your Digimon, I'll have to protect them from this battle. Okay then, I wish for my friends to be protected from this fight between me and this Devimon, including their Digimon as well as Anamon. Okay then, the real battle begins now!" Without delay, my wish was granted. There was an invisible force field protecting them that none of them could see. Only Anamon and I understood exactly what was done; the others, including Ken and Stingmon, were in doubt.

"Come on, Devimon, on with it. I'm in a hurry! But I warn you now, I'm gonna win!" I shouted, still being Mari. Then the fake Devimon began to make the first move. Fortunately, it took him some time to make his move. Because of his delay in attacking, I began to work on my offence. As I took my pair of glasses off and turned them into a sword, my dress was automatically divided into a top and a long pants of the colour as the dress was.

"Huh?" Davis and his team asked.

"What's happening?" Pegasusmon asked.

"Is she on our side?" Kari asked more importantly.

"I hope so," T.K. said.

At the same time, I changed my sword with enough energy to destroy this Devimon by using own powers. To charge the sword, I had to concentrate with one hand holding the handle and the other with one of my finger touching its blade. Some of my powers were removed from my finger to enter its blade. It was a quick process, it barely toke five seconds, just more than enough before Devimon's move comes attacking, I hope. Before losing more time, I swung my sword, cutting through Devimon. He was destroyed, but it didn't stop his first and last horrible attack. His attack was aimed at me, but when I ducked, it was heading towards the others. The others, they, didn't know what to do. They just stood still. Some of them closed their eyes, afraid to see what was going to happen to them. Yolei and Kari screamed while the other kids were trembling with fear. Although the Digimon were afraid too, Anamon wasn't. She knew that I would never let her die. Never. Ken wasn't afraid, at least he didn't show any fear, maybe he thinks that I would never let him get hurt. Maybe. Luckily, with the protection force field around them, his attack was quickly absorbed into the force field. They're safe now. But because of this, my force field was also gone.

"What happened!?" Yolei asked in fear.

"She...she destroyed him," Cody replied in shock.

"How could she?" Davis said with a similar shock.

"Great! Nice way of showing your gratitude. Guess I'm not welcome here anymore. Goodbye."

"Why should we show our thanks to you when you just slain a Digimon?" Yolei asked.

"She did what she had to, she had no choice," Kari said sadly, "but I wish if it didn't end up like this."

"Don't say that, Kari, you know better why she had to do it, she did it to save us. I thought you understood that already, but after this, I don't think that you really do."

"Oh, I'm sorry, T.K. I do understand why she did it, but I just didn't want any Digimon to be demolished.

"That's okay, Kari, I know what you mean," T.K. reassured her.

"Yes, goodbye Mari, nice work," Ken complimented as he, Stingmon and Anamon waved goodbye.

"I'll send Annye back. Oh. I see her," I said and turned myself invisible and headed into the forest once again to transform.

"She's gone. You don't think that she was also vapourized, do you?" Cody asked.

"How should I know? I don't even know if she was exactly a Digimon," Davis complained.

"You think she's a witch or something?" Yolei asked.

Among the trees and plants, and possibly other living creatures watching, I quickly changed back to Annye with my pen. Even my belongings were back. I was still invisible though, so I used my powers to become visible again. After being visible once again, I ran back to check on the others.

"Anamon!" I shouted as I returned running. All the armor-digivolved Digimon except for Anamon returned to their usual rookie forms, except for Gatomon, who stays in her champion form. Anamon couldn't return to her champion form until I return for the digi-egg to return into my D-terminal.

"Annye! You're back!" Anamon shouted and returned to Wishmon and ran to embrace me with a hug.

"Of course, Wishmon!" I yelled cheerfully as I caught her when she jumped into my arms. "Why won't I be back? A promise is a promise," I added after I placed Wishmon back onto the ground when she finished hugging me as if I truly was not going to return.

"Hey, Annye, you're back! Where were you? We were worried that you won't return," T.K. stated kindly as if he truly missed me.

"Just great! Ken was right when he said that T.K. seems to be interested in me, but doesn't T.K. like Kari?" I asked myself thoughtfully. "Why is that, T.K.? Why would all of you be worried, besides Wishmon, that is? It's not like I would really get lost in the Digital World. And besides, like I said, I had some important business to tend to. But sorry I wasn't here to help. Besides what happened? And why are some of you being like that? Mari didn't mess things up, did she?" I questioned T.K. for answers.

"Ah...," T.K. hesitated.

"Mari? Oh, don't worry, she did fine," Wishmon answered.

"Yeah! She did well," Ken and Wormmon supported.

"What! How could all three of you say that? She just pulverized a Digimon," Yolei complained.

"Yolei!" Hawkmon exclaimed.

Both Wormmon and Wishmon wanted to explain, but Ken shook his head, implying that they shouldn't. Four of us had left them to be angry with Mari's decision to kill.



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Author's Note: More to come.... Next chapter is about Annye's loneliness.

Note that I don't own Digimon or anything relating to it. I'm only writing fan fictions.