Chapter 24
Discovering the Truth
"We were called upon by you master. Take us to him now," Eriol instructed. They just stared at him wondering if this was a trick or not. But then they remembered that their boss had told them that three visitor's would be coming some time soon. So they figured that these were the people. They grabbed one of each of their arms and were taken to a large room.
Jordan was just waking up when she heard foot steps in the hallway. There were many of them. So she got off the bed and went to the door and started banging on it hard while screaming.
"HELP ME!! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" She continued to scream.
"That sounds like Jordan," Kari stated.
"Yea it does," TK agreed.
"Then she must be behind this door but how do we open it? If she can't get out on her own then it must be locked," Tai stated.
'Great observation Tai,' Izzy thought to himself sarcastically. "Okay what we have to do is," Izzy started as he signaled for them all to come close and then started whispering the plan to them.
"That's a great idea Izzy!" Tai exclaimed.
"I know. Now lets put into action," Izzy said as he hooked up his lab top to the lock on the door. (It's one of those locks that needs a key pad and a code just to let you know) Within minutes after the redhead started typing he had the code, and the door was unlocked.
"Prodigious!" Izzy yelled.
"You have it already?" Matt asked.
"Of course," Izzy said with confidence. "The door should be unlocked. So you can open it," Izzy instructed. Tai walked up to the door and gentle twisted the handle.
"Will you hurry up, man?" Matt asked.
"Will you wait?" Tai snapped.
"Calm down Tai," Kari told her brother. Tai continued to turn the handle on the door. Soon enough it opened and Jordan came flying out.
"THANK YOU!" Jordan screamed as she ran for the room. Running towards the first person in sight to just hold onto. That person just happened to be TK. Needless to say he was a bit shocked, but soon got over it after seeing what kind of state she was in. It was worse then the last time he saw her. Kari could feel a tinge of jealousy in her, but it soon paced as she thought about all the things that could have happened to her. Whether they did or not was not the point. The point was that she needed to be comforted and in her eyes, TK was the perfect person for the job.
"Shh, calm down Jordan. It's all right, you're okay. Every thing is going to be fine," TK said as she sobbed into his shirt.
"Kari? Aren't you going to stop her from going all over TK? Aren't you jealous?" Cody asked her.
"No not really. I know TK wouldn't do anything like that for another woman or for anybody for that matter, unless he thought they were really hurt. TK has a kind heart. He would never hurt me," Kari told her younger friend.
"Are you sure?" Cody asked uncertain.
"Positive. You watch Cody. One day when you find the person you really love. You'll understand."
Ken was still pondering over what to do when his cell door opened. But to his surprise it was not Ross nor and of his lackeys. Nope it was his digidestened partners. Along side of them still gripping onto TK's shirt tightly was Jordan.
"Jordan?" Ken said quietly.
"Ken?" Jordan said just as quiet. Then without any warning she ran over to him and rapped her arms around his neck. She started crying again, so Ken took to soothing her.
"Shh it's alright. We're all right. No harm will come to us. Shh," Ken whispered in her ear.
"Ken I was so worried about you. And about what he might do to me...." Her voice trailed off.
"What do you mean 'might do to you'?" Ken asked slightly pulling away to look her in the face.
"Well he brought me to his room. And I wasn't sure. Oh I don't know," She said tears falling again.
"We better get out of here you guys before we get caught," Tai decided.
"He's right, come on you two. We can talk more once we get out of this damn creepy castle," TK said as he shuddered from the cold air the surrounded that place. Ken grabbed hold of Jordan's waist and pulled her out of the room to follow the rest of the group.
While all of this was happening Eriol, Li, and Sakura were taken into a large room that looked a bit like a throne room kings and queens had back in the middle ages.
'WOW,' All three thought at the same time.
"Do you like my castle?" A shadowed figure asked.
"Who are you!?" Li demanded.
"You don't recognize my voice?" He asked again.
"Wait. That voice is familiar," Sakura pondered. "But from where?"
"I'll give you a hint, hospital room, you just waking up--" He was cut short.
"Ross?" Sakura asked.
"Ah congrats for getting it right," Ross said clapping his hands in approval.
"Wait, Sakura, what do you mean, hospital room, you just waking up?" Li asked quite angry.
"I guess I should not be surprised that you don't remember me. You were on the brink of death. Didn't have much of a conversation. Well oh well, can't have it all can we?" Ross asked not really expecting an answer.
"I've never talked to you in my entire life!" Li shouted. "I've had enough of this," Li said as he drew his sword. "Force know my plight, release the light, LIGHTNING!" Li yelled as lightning bolts came through his sword. But to no avail because Ross just put a shield around himself for protection.
"You think you can defeat me with such pitiful magic?" Ross said as he laughed. This was not good for Li to try to keep his anger down.
"Why you--" Li started but Sakura interrupted.
"Syaoran calm down. We came here to talk. So let's talk. You summoned us here, why?" Sakura asked.
"Because I need you power to take over the digital world. Then after I'm done there, I'll take over the real world. Oh then there are so many possibilities, so many different worlds so little time," Ross said again while laughing.
"WE WOULD NEVR HELP YOU!" Li shouted.
"Oh wouldn't you? I think that I may be able to persuade you to," He said while some guards came up behind him and tried to tie him up with some rope.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LET ME GO!" Li shouted once again.
"Oh I don't think so. You are too much handle right now. Take him to the cell," Ross instructed.
"SHAORAN! No let him go! PLEASE! I'll do," before she could finish Eriol placed his hand over her mouth to shut her up quickly.
"Don't say it. Do not say that you will do anything. That is what he wants you to say to pull you into this evil," Eriol told her. Sakura understood and fell silent.
"What are you going to do with him?" Sakura asked, fear imminent in her voice.
"Oh nothing really. I need him in my plan so if I kill him it will be later," Ross told her. A soft cry was heard from Sakura as a single tear streamed down her face in defeat.
As Li was being dragged to his cell he could feel the strong magical aura every where. It was an unsettling feeling since it was evil. Cold shivers were sent up and down his spine.
As all the digidestened were about to leave the two guards came in with Li.
"Let Me Go!" Li screamed for what had to be the thousands time.
"Hey somebody's coming we better get out now!" Cody suggested.
"Wait a moment," Izzy said holding up his finger.
"God Let Me Go!" Li screamed again.
"I know that voice," Izzy commented. "Oh my gosh, it's Li!" Izzy whispered.
"Well what's he doing over here, and if he's here where are Sakura and that Eriol kid?" Tai asked.
"I don't think he is being brought here from his will Tai. He's screaming 'Let Me Go!'" Izzy informed Tai.
"Oh."
"We got to get him out! We can't just leave him here! Besides my mother is expecting us home for dinner," Izzy told them.
"Well if we stay for Li then we have to stay for Eriol and Sakura as well. We can't take one and not find the other's," Ken instructed.
"He's right, we got to find them," Izzy said then went back to hiding.
"This is the one," One of the guards commented, as they throw Li in the cell.
"Hey Watch It!" Li yelled as he got up to dust himself off.
"Fraid not," The guards laughed then went off on their rounds of the castle. Not even noticing that the other cellmate was not in there.
"Great now what am I supposed to do?" Li asked.
"Come on this is our chance," Izzy instructed as they all sneaked back towards the cell witch Ken was just held in. "Li? Li is that you?" Izzy asked.
"Izzy? Where are you?" Asked Li while looking around for the source of the voice.
"Behind the door. What are you doing in there?" Izzy asked.
"Um, well, I kinda hehe tried to fry the guy in charge. Hehehe," Li told them as he laughed nervously.
"Okay."
"Are you going to get me out of here or what?" Li asked getting impatient.
"Yea just hold on..... There," Izzy said as he opened the cell door.
"Thank goodness. Now come on we got to go and get Sakura!" Li said as he started to run in the direction that he came from. But somebody grabbed him.
"Hold on there," Matt said as he held onto Li shirt.
"Hey let me go!" Li yelled.
"You just can't go back there, we need to think of a plan first, then we can go back and get them," Matt told him.
"Fine!" Li said as he got out of Matt's grip.
"What do you want with us?" Eriol asked.
"I told you already, I need you in my plan---" He was cut off.
"Yea, yea, to take over the digital world then the real world. You've told us this, but what is our purpose. Why are we so important?" Eriol asked again.
"Oh well, if I were to tell you that it would ruin the surprise," Ross said in a mocking voice.
"I don't care! Just tell me or I will destroy this place right now!" Eriol yelled.
"OH really? You think you can destroy my castle that easily? I don't think so," Ross told them laughing at their stupidity.
"I am the reincarnation of Clow Reed. You do not know the limit of my power," Eriol told him getting annoyed.
"Oh sure I do, and don't think I don't know that you've lost most of your power," Ross told him, Eriol was shocked.
"Lost most of my power? What are you talking about?" Eriol asked bewildered.
"Oh didn't you know? You lost most of it after the battle with the void card," He told them.
"Wait how do you know about that?" Sakura asked speaking for the first time in a while.
"I know all, my dearest," Ross told her. Sakura looked away in disgust.
"Don't call me that!" Sakura yelled at him.
"Getting back to the point. You have little of your power left. I'm surprised you have any at all," Ross told the now very shocked Eriol.
"This can't be, it just can't be," Eriol whispered to himself.
"Oh I'm afraid it is," Ross said in a mocking type of sympathy.
"They took us over there," Li said as he pointed to the door of which his Sakura was being held. Oh and Eriol of course.
"Okay does every body know the plan?" Tai asked. Every body nodded. "Okay then, let's go!" he said as their plan went into action.
Out side the castle the giant digimon finally gave up the case and went back to sleep at its post. Yolie and Davis were resting by a tree. They were a little tired after running for oh I don't know, 50 minutes, maybe longer.
"Davis did I tell you that you're an idiot?" Yolie asked panting heavily.
"Not in the last 3 minutes," Davis answered panting just as hard.
"Well, I'm telling you again. YOU'RE A FREAKIN IDIOT!!" Yolie screamed as she grabbed Davis' neck and started to choke him.
"Yolie, ack, can't ack breath," Davis got out slowly.
Vicky was a little worried after that talk with Eriol. So she decided that she would follow him to where ever he was going. Unfortunately she had lost track of him in the forest. She now she was going on pure instinct. As she walked through the forest, she could have sworn that she was being followed. But later just figured that she was being paranoid. But what she didn't know is that in truth she was being followed.
"Who's there?" Vicky asked as she quickly turned around to see what the noise was. It sounded a bit like footsteps coming closer every second. "Don't come any closer!" She yelled as the footsteps continued to move closer. "I'm warning you!" then all of a sudden two bodies' came out of the bushes and...
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" The all screamed.
"Wh-who are you?" Vicky asked shaken.
"I'm Davis and this is Yolie. Who are you?"
"Vicky. And what do you think you were doing sneaking around in the bushes like that?!" Vicky yelled.
"We....Um.....Ano...Scavenger hunt. Yea that's it. We were on a scavenger hunt. Right Yolie?"
"Uh...Sure. Hey wait don't I know you? Oh wait aren't you Tai's girlfriend?" Yolie asked adjusting her glasses.
"Yea. Who'd you know that?" Vicky asked a bit taken aback of how she could possibly know this.
"We're friends of Tai's. what are you doing here?" Yolie asked.
"Searching for my cousin. And Tai for that matter. I ran into somebody that thinks he knew where Jordan is and I was trying to track him down. But I lost my way. And I'm new here so I don't know my way around."
"Oh well we can help you find them. Were here with them so, and we need to find them too. Come on" Davis said as he started to walk in the opposite direction that the castle was.
"Davis the castle is this way," Yolie instructed pointing in the other direction.
"I knew that," And with that they headed off to the castle to find the others.
"Eriol are you going to be okay?" Sakura asked as she walked over there and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Fine, I just don't know how I never noticed it. But now that I mentioned it I have been feeling a little weak lately," Eriol told her.
"You can build your strength back up. Then you'll be the all-powerful reincarnation of Clow Reed again. Every thing will be fine," She said in a small voice so that Ross hopefully wouldn't hear.
"I hope you right."
"Are you two done yet? I'm getting board!" Ross said impatiently.
"What is it that you want? You still haven't told us what are purpose is!" Eriol demanded.
"Very simple, I need your power to go to the digital world. Well not yours really more like your little boy friend and the Emperor. Or should I say Ex-Emperor? Yes I think that suits it more."
"What are you going to do with Syaoran?" Sakura demanded.
"Oh nothing, much just zap all of his magical lineage out of him. But don't worry I promise to make it as painful as possible." Ross told her smirking.
"No, Li," Sakura whispered.
"Will you make up you mind on what his name is! It is starting to get annoying!" Ross yelled.
"I will not let you do this to my decanted!" Eriol threatened.
"Oh you won't will you? Well what do you plan to do about it? You can't do much you know. I bet you don't even have the ability to fly any more," Ross told him.
"I have more power then you can imagine!" Eriol shouted.
"Like I said before, you don't have any."
Yolie, Davis and Vicky have finally neared the castle and were about to walk in when a guard came charging at them.
"Hey you! What are you doing here?" He demanded.
"Um, looking around," Davis said shyly.
"That's it you're all coming with me!" He said as he grabbed Davis' and Vicky's arm. But couldn't get a hold of Yolie's.
"Yolie run and find the others! GO!" Davis instructed.
"Alright! I'll get you guys out don't worry!" Yolie said as she ran off.
'I hope she can find the others without getting caught,' Davis wondered.
"Jordan are you sure you're up to this?" Ken asked concern written all over his face.
"Of course, we have to do this," She told him.
"Alright. Lets go."
Mean while back at the Kamiya apartment Mimi was waiting for Tai to get home. She had planned a surprise visit and had called Mrs. Kamiya and asked if she could stay there for the time being.
"Mrs. Kamiya? Do you know where they all went?" Mimi asked her.
"Well last I heard they all went over to Izzy's. And then I think they were going to the park or something. I'm not quite sure. But I think Joe's is at his dorm room. Maybe you would like to go visit him?" Mrs. Kamiya suggested, Mimi's eyes lit up.
"That's a great idea! Do you know where his dorm room is?" Mimi asked.
"Oh I'll get Tai's address book, it should be in there," She said as she walked out of the room. Seconds later she came back with Tai's telephone book.
'Wow Tai actually knows where his phone book is now. Impressive,' Mimi thought to her self.
"Here you do. You can just take the book and bring it back the next time you visit. Tai should be home for Dinner. As well as Kari and Sakura, so you can see them then," Mrs. Kamiya told her.
"Sakura?" Mimi asked bewildered.
"Oh didn't Tai tell you? We took in an exchange student from America. She is a very nice girl. And has a very handsome boy friend," Mrs. Kamiya told Mimi.
"Oh cool. Well I should be going, I'll see you later Mrs. Kamiya. Thanks for every thing," Mimi said as she headed out the door.
"Bye Mimi!"
As Mimi walked down the streets of Odaiba she was in awe at how much she missed living there. As she was looking around and not looking where she was going she bumped into a young man. (Hmm who could this be? *Smirk* :))
"Oh I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," Mimi apologised.
"It's okay, I wasn't looking either," He said. As he looked up to see who he bumped into he gasped. "Mimi?" He asked. Then Mimi looked up.
"Joe?" Mimi asked. "Oh my god Joe!" Mimi said as she jumped into his arms. Joe was to say the least shocked, but eventually was able to hug her back. "I'm so happy to see you again. I missed you so much," Mimi said through her tears.
"I missed you too Mimi. I know that I may never get another chance to say this so here it goes. Mimi I love you," Joe told her. Mimi stared at him in shock then quickly recovered and hug him tighter.
"I love you too Joe. I always have," She said as she pulled back from him a little and kissed him. Again Joe was shocked but got over that and kissed her back. "Joe I don't want to leave you again, I've missed you too much over these past years," Mimi told her love.
"I've missed you too Mimi. These past years since you moved to America have been Hell for me," Joe told her. They stayed like that for a while then finally decided to go to Joe's dorm and talk for a while.
"So where are all the others? Mrs. Kamiya said that they were at Izzy's then they were going to the park or something. Do you have any idea where they went?" Mimi asked Joe as they walked down the street.
"Um yea, they kinda went to rescue Ken," Joe said blankly.
"What happened to Ken? Nothing to do with the digimon emperor I hope," Mimi pouted.
"Actually, it kinda did, but---" But before he could finish Mimi exclaimed.
"WHAT! I thought the new digidestened defeated him. And brought the old Ken back? This is confusing," Mimi pouted again.
"It wouldn't be if you had let me finish, I would have went on to say that I think that his friend Jordan brought him back out. I think those two like each other. I've never seen them together but I've heard TK, and Kari talk about it," Joe told the now relaxed Mimi.
"That's a relief. For once I wanted to have a relaxing vacation here. Every single time I come back I end up fighting. Is that really fair? I don't think so," Mimi pouted once again. (Man she does that a lot :))
"No, I don't think so," Joe giggled. "well this time they have some help. Did Mrs. Kamiya tell you about the exchange students?" Joe asked her.
"Yea, she told me they took one in, but how can they help? Are they digidestened?" Mimi asked.
"No but they have other abilities. Well three of them do at least," Joe told them.
"Really? Like what? Tell me Joe?" She begged.
"Well I guess there is no harm I mean all the rest of the digidestened know about this," Joe started.
"Joe will you just tell me already!" Mimi said getting very impatient.
"Alright, alright, they have magical powers," Joe told her. Mimi started to laugh.
"Hahahahaha, you have got to be kidding me? Magical powers? What can they do turn me into a frog?" Mimi laughed then thought. 'Ew hope not!!!' Mimi thought.
"No Mimi, it's hard to explain and we all know I'm no Izzy so we'll wait until they come back from getting Ken and his friend Jordan," Joe told her as they reached his dorm.
"Alright Joe," She said leaning on his shoulder.
"I'm tired of talking to you two right now. You bore me. And besides I told you all you need to know so now it will be very simple to destroy you since you are weakest now. GUARDS! Take them to the cell with there little friend. NOW!" Ross demanded.
"Yes Master," The said as two of them went a grabbed Sakura and Eriol.
"Hey! Let me Go!" Sakura demanded. But only to make them grip her tighter. "OW!"
"Un hand me! Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?" Eriol threatened.
"I'm sure we do. Some punk kid with blue hair and glasses. Oh I'm scared." One of the guards joked.
Meanwhile the digidestened where getting in position for there attack. Tai was standing behind Ross' throne ready to pounce on him. Matt was on the left side close to the door to get one of the guards; Izzy was on the other side. Kari and TK were waiting on the sidelines to get the two magicians out of there fast. Right after Matt and Izzy jumped the guards. Now Li was supposed to be waiting out side the door with Jordan and Ken for Kari and TK to come out but he had an idea of his own. And well, we all should know Li is not the type of person to follow the rules.
When all the action was about to be put into place the doors flew open and Davis and Vicky were thrown in.
"Vicky!" Tai whispered.
"I found these two wondering around out side. There was a third but she got away," The person told Ross.
"Oh goody new slaves, well take them and look them up as well with these two," Ross ordered.
"Yes Sir." They said as they started to take all four of them out. All the digidestened look at Tai for their Que. Then he gave them the signalled and Matt and Izzy jumped the three guards with great difficulty. After seeing this Ross shot up from his seat and went to find more guards. (What did you think somebody of his superiority would help them fight? Sheesh) after seeing him get up Tai got ready to take him down but then out of no where Li came tumbling down on top of Ross. Beating him as soon as he touched him.
"Li! What are you doing? That's my job!" Tai yelled at him.
"Little busy right now! Can't talk!" Li yelled back while still punching Ross several times a minute.
"Li this wasn't the plan! I know that's Sakura that he has over there but, THIS ISN'T WHAT WE HAD PLANNED!" Tai yelled a little frustrated at what had happened. And worse yet, Li didn't seem to be listening. Then he remembered that he could help get Vicky out of here. Li hadn't even noticed Tai's ranting, but when he did, well he still didn't care. He continued to beat Ross, even though Ross was putting up an equally good fight. It wasn't good enough. Matt and Izzy, were busy trying to get the guards to let go of Sakura and Eriol. Well and now Davis and Vicky. This was proving to be more difficult then they had planned.
"Matt! I can't hold off for much longer. We need help!" Izzy yelled.
"No Duh Izzy!" Matt yelled back at him.
"No need to be sarcastic!" Izzy retorted.
"Hey guys? Need a hand?" Tai asked as he ran up to them.
"Tai!? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be..." Matt trailed off having looked in the direction where Li was beating Ross to the ground. "Never mind. YES!" Matt yelled after.
"Okay!" Tai said as he ran up to one of the rather large guards. "Hiya!" Tai yelled as he kicked one of the guys in the back. As the large man turned around, Tai all of the sudden felt a rush of regret fill his body. This guy was HUGE! And he looked it even more when you were facing him. "Okay, Got to go!" Tai yelled as he ran across the room. The man started to run after him and soon caught him. matt and Izzy were not very successful at getting the guards to let go off the group of four. Well it was more like they got caught them selves.
"Hey Let Me Go!" Matt yelled as he was grabbed from behind.
"Hey Let Go Of Me!" Matt heard somebody yell, and to his dismay, found it to be TK.
"TK! You let him go!" Matt ordered. (Yea like they were gonna listen to him.)
"Ah! No! Let go!" Somebody else yelled. Later found out to be Kari. Ross now had Li under him, pinned to the ground. They were both panting hard from the endless fighting.
"I can't destroy you now. You are to precious to my cause. I'll have to do that later. In the mean time. GUARDS!" Ross yelled. Several men ran up to him.
"Yes Sire?" They asked.
"Take them all to the dungeon. I will deal with them later. Oh but keep that one chained over there," Ross instructed as he pointed to Li and then to the chain rack beside him.
"Sure thing Boss," The said as they grabbed every one (More guards came in as the fight started) and dragged them out of the room. All but Li that is. He was kept in the room and chained up.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Li questioned.
"Because you are one key part to me plan," Ross answered.
"Yea but what is it about me that makes me so special? Why not take Eriol! He has more power then I do!" Li yelled. Even though he never liked to think that that was true.
"Don't be too sure about that," Ross told him. This confused Li a little.
"What do you mean?"
"You mean to tell me that you didn't know either? He has hardly any magic left. If he knew how too I bet he couldn't even get your little laizen board to work," Ross told him in a humph.
"Yea right, you're just telling me this so I will lose doubt in him that they won't be able to get out and get me," Li told him. Although most people know that he doesn't have much faith in the magician any ways.
Back with Ken, and Jordan they were wondering when everybody was going to get out of there, and over to where they were.
"Where do you think they are?" Jordan asked Ken.
"I don't know," Ken answered then all of a sudden the door burst open and four maybe five large men come out careering screaming people in there arms. That's when it hit them that it was there friends. They both gasped in surprise, at seeing something like this happen. I mean sure there plan had not been fool proof but it was pretty good. At least they thought so.
"What are we going to do?" Jordan asked.
"I'm not sure, but I know that we have to save them before something terrible happens," Ken told her as they started off to follow the guards.
"You better let me go!" Davis threatened.
"You heard him, let him go." Vicky yelled, "And while you at it let me go to!" She added.
"Sorry we only follow the master's orders. Not the demands of little children," The guard laughed.
"Hey! I am not a child! I am almost twenty-two! Do you hear me? Twenty two!" Vicky yelled. But before she could continue they were all thrown into a dark and damp cell. This area of the castle was becoming all too familiar for some. Again as they left they had not noticed the absents of their first prisoner.
"Now what do we do?" Kari asked as she went into a sitting position on the hard cold cell floor.
"I don't know. I guess we just have to wait for Ken, and Jordan to come and get us out of here," Tai said in defeat. Something you don't hear from him often.
"You're just going to give up Tai?" Matt asked as in disbelief. "This doesn't sound like you at all Tai." Matt stated. " Something has got to be wrong with you. You always have some sort of plan up your sleeve. I mean come on; we've been in tougher spots then this before. We beat the Dark Master's we can get out a cell no problem," Matt told him. Vicky was a bit confused.
"Dark Master's?" Vicky asked trying to get some sort of explanation for all that she just heard.
"We'll explain later Vic. Right now I got a plan to get us out of here," Tai told them.
Still in the cell Eriol was trying to comfort Sakura. So far nobody had noticed she had started to cry. She couldn't figure out why he'd kept Li there and not her and Eriol or just one of them. She was afraid that he was going to hurt him to get what he wanted. And they still had no idea what that was. In a short silence Sakura let out a quiet sob so that nobody would worry about her. But unfortunately it was loud enough for the people close to her to hear.
"Sakura what's wrong?" Kari asked being the closest person to her. Besides Eriol that is.
"N-nothing. I'm just worried about Syaoran that's all," Sakura told them. Forcing a smile.
"Why? He's not in danger is he? Where is he any ways? I thought he was with us," Yolie asked thoughtfully.
"No, he was left behind. Ross wanted to talk to him or something. He was not all that clear on why he wanted Li to stay," Eriol told them.
"Hmm.... This is very interesting information." Izzy pondered. "I wonder why Li is so important," Izzy asked aloud.
"Also Ken," Davis added. "Why does he need Ken so much to?" Davis asked. Directing the question Sakura and Eriol.
"Why are you looking at us?" Sakura asked timidly.
"You were the ones who got to talk to him. Did he give you any information that would be useful in a time like this?" Izzy asked.
"No. Just that he needed us to take over the digital and the real world. And said that we were an important part of that plan. But he wouldn't specify on what part we played. He kept saying it would ruin the surprise." Sakura told them again.
"He did say something else. But it is of no help to you," Eriol added looking at the ground.
"What did he say? I think it's up to us to decide whether it's of use or not," Davis piped up.
"Really you guys it has nothing to do with what's going on. Just don't push it," Sakura persisted. Eriol looked at her and smiled in appreciation. And this was a real smile. Not an evil smirk like he usually wears.
"Like Davis said we'll be the judge of that," Tai said getting impatient. "Tell us what he said? We need to know."
"Tai what did I---" Sakura began but was cut off.
"You really want to know what he told me?" Eriol asked.
"Yes we do," Tai answered for very body.
"Fine. I'll tell you. But as I said and as Sakura said it will not help you." He paused for a moment. "He told me that I have lost most of my powers," Eriol told them quietly. A little more loudly he said, " Are you happy now?! He told me that have almost lost ALL of my POWERS! I will no longer be the powerful reincarnation of Clow Reed!" Eriol yelled at them. "I will just be Eriol Hiiragizawa. Nothing. Nothing," Eriol whispered.
"Eriol," Sakura said as she hugged him. " Are you happy now? We told you it had nothing to do with what was going on," Sakura whispered as she held her friend close. The other's just looked a bit stunned. They had not been expecting that.
"Eriol.....I'm sorry, I didn't mean---" Tai would have continued but his sister stopped him before he could.
"Don't Tai. It won't help," She told him. He nodded understanding. Everybody was silent. They had totally forgotten that they should be finding a way out. Nobody was brave enough to break the silence until....
Discovering the Truth
"We were called upon by you master. Take us to him now," Eriol instructed. They just stared at him wondering if this was a trick or not. But then they remembered that their boss had told them that three visitor's would be coming some time soon. So they figured that these were the people. They grabbed one of each of their arms and were taken to a large room.
Jordan was just waking up when she heard foot steps in the hallway. There were many of them. So she got off the bed and went to the door and started banging on it hard while screaming.
"HELP ME!! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" She continued to scream.
"That sounds like Jordan," Kari stated.
"Yea it does," TK agreed.
"Then she must be behind this door but how do we open it? If she can't get out on her own then it must be locked," Tai stated.
'Great observation Tai,' Izzy thought to himself sarcastically. "Okay what we have to do is," Izzy started as he signaled for them all to come close and then started whispering the plan to them.
"That's a great idea Izzy!" Tai exclaimed.
"I know. Now lets put into action," Izzy said as he hooked up his lab top to the lock on the door. (It's one of those locks that needs a key pad and a code just to let you know) Within minutes after the redhead started typing he had the code, and the door was unlocked.
"Prodigious!" Izzy yelled.
"You have it already?" Matt asked.
"Of course," Izzy said with confidence. "The door should be unlocked. So you can open it," Izzy instructed. Tai walked up to the door and gentle twisted the handle.
"Will you hurry up, man?" Matt asked.
"Will you wait?" Tai snapped.
"Calm down Tai," Kari told her brother. Tai continued to turn the handle on the door. Soon enough it opened and Jordan came flying out.
"THANK YOU!" Jordan screamed as she ran for the room. Running towards the first person in sight to just hold onto. That person just happened to be TK. Needless to say he was a bit shocked, but soon got over it after seeing what kind of state she was in. It was worse then the last time he saw her. Kari could feel a tinge of jealousy in her, but it soon paced as she thought about all the things that could have happened to her. Whether they did or not was not the point. The point was that she needed to be comforted and in her eyes, TK was the perfect person for the job.
"Shh, calm down Jordan. It's all right, you're okay. Every thing is going to be fine," TK said as she sobbed into his shirt.
"Kari? Aren't you going to stop her from going all over TK? Aren't you jealous?" Cody asked her.
"No not really. I know TK wouldn't do anything like that for another woman or for anybody for that matter, unless he thought they were really hurt. TK has a kind heart. He would never hurt me," Kari told her younger friend.
"Are you sure?" Cody asked uncertain.
"Positive. You watch Cody. One day when you find the person you really love. You'll understand."
Ken was still pondering over what to do when his cell door opened. But to his surprise it was not Ross nor and of his lackeys. Nope it was his digidestened partners. Along side of them still gripping onto TK's shirt tightly was Jordan.
"Jordan?" Ken said quietly.
"Ken?" Jordan said just as quiet. Then without any warning she ran over to him and rapped her arms around his neck. She started crying again, so Ken took to soothing her.
"Shh it's alright. We're all right. No harm will come to us. Shh," Ken whispered in her ear.
"Ken I was so worried about you. And about what he might do to me...." Her voice trailed off.
"What do you mean 'might do to you'?" Ken asked slightly pulling away to look her in the face.
"Well he brought me to his room. And I wasn't sure. Oh I don't know," She said tears falling again.
"We better get out of here you guys before we get caught," Tai decided.
"He's right, come on you two. We can talk more once we get out of this damn creepy castle," TK said as he shuddered from the cold air the surrounded that place. Ken grabbed hold of Jordan's waist and pulled her out of the room to follow the rest of the group.
While all of this was happening Eriol, Li, and Sakura were taken into a large room that looked a bit like a throne room kings and queens had back in the middle ages.
'WOW,' All three thought at the same time.
"Do you like my castle?" A shadowed figure asked.
"Who are you!?" Li demanded.
"You don't recognize my voice?" He asked again.
"Wait. That voice is familiar," Sakura pondered. "But from where?"
"I'll give you a hint, hospital room, you just waking up--" He was cut short.
"Ross?" Sakura asked.
"Ah congrats for getting it right," Ross said clapping his hands in approval.
"Wait, Sakura, what do you mean, hospital room, you just waking up?" Li asked quite angry.
"I guess I should not be surprised that you don't remember me. You were on the brink of death. Didn't have much of a conversation. Well oh well, can't have it all can we?" Ross asked not really expecting an answer.
"I've never talked to you in my entire life!" Li shouted. "I've had enough of this," Li said as he drew his sword. "Force know my plight, release the light, LIGHTNING!" Li yelled as lightning bolts came through his sword. But to no avail because Ross just put a shield around himself for protection.
"You think you can defeat me with such pitiful magic?" Ross said as he laughed. This was not good for Li to try to keep his anger down.
"Why you--" Li started but Sakura interrupted.
"Syaoran calm down. We came here to talk. So let's talk. You summoned us here, why?" Sakura asked.
"Because I need you power to take over the digital world. Then after I'm done there, I'll take over the real world. Oh then there are so many possibilities, so many different worlds so little time," Ross said again while laughing.
"WE WOULD NEVR HELP YOU!" Li shouted.
"Oh wouldn't you? I think that I may be able to persuade you to," He said while some guards came up behind him and tried to tie him up with some rope.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LET ME GO!" Li shouted once again.
"Oh I don't think so. You are too much handle right now. Take him to the cell," Ross instructed.
"SHAORAN! No let him go! PLEASE! I'll do," before she could finish Eriol placed his hand over her mouth to shut her up quickly.
"Don't say it. Do not say that you will do anything. That is what he wants you to say to pull you into this evil," Eriol told her. Sakura understood and fell silent.
"What are you going to do with him?" Sakura asked, fear imminent in her voice.
"Oh nothing really. I need him in my plan so if I kill him it will be later," Ross told her. A soft cry was heard from Sakura as a single tear streamed down her face in defeat.
As Li was being dragged to his cell he could feel the strong magical aura every where. It was an unsettling feeling since it was evil. Cold shivers were sent up and down his spine.
As all the digidestened were about to leave the two guards came in with Li.
"Let Me Go!" Li screamed for what had to be the thousands time.
"Hey somebody's coming we better get out now!" Cody suggested.
"Wait a moment," Izzy said holding up his finger.
"God Let Me Go!" Li screamed again.
"I know that voice," Izzy commented. "Oh my gosh, it's Li!" Izzy whispered.
"Well what's he doing over here, and if he's here where are Sakura and that Eriol kid?" Tai asked.
"I don't think he is being brought here from his will Tai. He's screaming 'Let Me Go!'" Izzy informed Tai.
"Oh."
"We got to get him out! We can't just leave him here! Besides my mother is expecting us home for dinner," Izzy told them.
"Well if we stay for Li then we have to stay for Eriol and Sakura as well. We can't take one and not find the other's," Ken instructed.
"He's right, we got to find them," Izzy said then went back to hiding.
"This is the one," One of the guards commented, as they throw Li in the cell.
"Hey Watch It!" Li yelled as he got up to dust himself off.
"Fraid not," The guards laughed then went off on their rounds of the castle. Not even noticing that the other cellmate was not in there.
"Great now what am I supposed to do?" Li asked.
"Come on this is our chance," Izzy instructed as they all sneaked back towards the cell witch Ken was just held in. "Li? Li is that you?" Izzy asked.
"Izzy? Where are you?" Asked Li while looking around for the source of the voice.
"Behind the door. What are you doing in there?" Izzy asked.
"Um, well, I kinda hehe tried to fry the guy in charge. Hehehe," Li told them as he laughed nervously.
"Okay."
"Are you going to get me out of here or what?" Li asked getting impatient.
"Yea just hold on..... There," Izzy said as he opened the cell door.
"Thank goodness. Now come on we got to go and get Sakura!" Li said as he started to run in the direction that he came from. But somebody grabbed him.
"Hold on there," Matt said as he held onto Li shirt.
"Hey let me go!" Li yelled.
"You just can't go back there, we need to think of a plan first, then we can go back and get them," Matt told him.
"Fine!" Li said as he got out of Matt's grip.
"What do you want with us?" Eriol asked.
"I told you already, I need you in my plan---" He was cut off.
"Yea, yea, to take over the digital world then the real world. You've told us this, but what is our purpose. Why are we so important?" Eriol asked again.
"Oh well, if I were to tell you that it would ruin the surprise," Ross said in a mocking voice.
"I don't care! Just tell me or I will destroy this place right now!" Eriol yelled.
"OH really? You think you can destroy my castle that easily? I don't think so," Ross told them laughing at their stupidity.
"I am the reincarnation of Clow Reed. You do not know the limit of my power," Eriol told him getting annoyed.
"Oh sure I do, and don't think I don't know that you've lost most of your power," Ross told him, Eriol was shocked.
"Lost most of my power? What are you talking about?" Eriol asked bewildered.
"Oh didn't you know? You lost most of it after the battle with the void card," He told them.
"Wait how do you know about that?" Sakura asked speaking for the first time in a while.
"I know all, my dearest," Ross told her. Sakura looked away in disgust.
"Don't call me that!" Sakura yelled at him.
"Getting back to the point. You have little of your power left. I'm surprised you have any at all," Ross told the now very shocked Eriol.
"This can't be, it just can't be," Eriol whispered to himself.
"Oh I'm afraid it is," Ross said in a mocking type of sympathy.
"They took us over there," Li said as he pointed to the door of which his Sakura was being held. Oh and Eriol of course.
"Okay does every body know the plan?" Tai asked. Every body nodded. "Okay then, let's go!" he said as their plan went into action.
Out side the castle the giant digimon finally gave up the case and went back to sleep at its post. Yolie and Davis were resting by a tree. They were a little tired after running for oh I don't know, 50 minutes, maybe longer.
"Davis did I tell you that you're an idiot?" Yolie asked panting heavily.
"Not in the last 3 minutes," Davis answered panting just as hard.
"Well, I'm telling you again. YOU'RE A FREAKIN IDIOT!!" Yolie screamed as she grabbed Davis' neck and started to choke him.
"Yolie, ack, can't ack breath," Davis got out slowly.
Vicky was a little worried after that talk with Eriol. So she decided that she would follow him to where ever he was going. Unfortunately she had lost track of him in the forest. She now she was going on pure instinct. As she walked through the forest, she could have sworn that she was being followed. But later just figured that she was being paranoid. But what she didn't know is that in truth she was being followed.
"Who's there?" Vicky asked as she quickly turned around to see what the noise was. It sounded a bit like footsteps coming closer every second. "Don't come any closer!" She yelled as the footsteps continued to move closer. "I'm warning you!" then all of a sudden two bodies' came out of the bushes and...
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" The all screamed.
"Wh-who are you?" Vicky asked shaken.
"I'm Davis and this is Yolie. Who are you?"
"Vicky. And what do you think you were doing sneaking around in the bushes like that?!" Vicky yelled.
"We....Um.....Ano...Scavenger hunt. Yea that's it. We were on a scavenger hunt. Right Yolie?"
"Uh...Sure. Hey wait don't I know you? Oh wait aren't you Tai's girlfriend?" Yolie asked adjusting her glasses.
"Yea. Who'd you know that?" Vicky asked a bit taken aback of how she could possibly know this.
"We're friends of Tai's. what are you doing here?" Yolie asked.
"Searching for my cousin. And Tai for that matter. I ran into somebody that thinks he knew where Jordan is and I was trying to track him down. But I lost my way. And I'm new here so I don't know my way around."
"Oh well we can help you find them. Were here with them so, and we need to find them too. Come on" Davis said as he started to walk in the opposite direction that the castle was.
"Davis the castle is this way," Yolie instructed pointing in the other direction.
"I knew that," And with that they headed off to the castle to find the others.
"Eriol are you going to be okay?" Sakura asked as she walked over there and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Fine, I just don't know how I never noticed it. But now that I mentioned it I have been feeling a little weak lately," Eriol told her.
"You can build your strength back up. Then you'll be the all-powerful reincarnation of Clow Reed again. Every thing will be fine," She said in a small voice so that Ross hopefully wouldn't hear.
"I hope you right."
"Are you two done yet? I'm getting board!" Ross said impatiently.
"What is it that you want? You still haven't told us what are purpose is!" Eriol demanded.
"Very simple, I need your power to go to the digital world. Well not yours really more like your little boy friend and the Emperor. Or should I say Ex-Emperor? Yes I think that suits it more."
"What are you going to do with Syaoran?" Sakura demanded.
"Oh nothing, much just zap all of his magical lineage out of him. But don't worry I promise to make it as painful as possible." Ross told her smirking.
"No, Li," Sakura whispered.
"Will you make up you mind on what his name is! It is starting to get annoying!" Ross yelled.
"I will not let you do this to my decanted!" Eriol threatened.
"Oh you won't will you? Well what do you plan to do about it? You can't do much you know. I bet you don't even have the ability to fly any more," Ross told him.
"I have more power then you can imagine!" Eriol shouted.
"Like I said before, you don't have any."
Yolie, Davis and Vicky have finally neared the castle and were about to walk in when a guard came charging at them.
"Hey you! What are you doing here?" He demanded.
"Um, looking around," Davis said shyly.
"That's it you're all coming with me!" He said as he grabbed Davis' and Vicky's arm. But couldn't get a hold of Yolie's.
"Yolie run and find the others! GO!" Davis instructed.
"Alright! I'll get you guys out don't worry!" Yolie said as she ran off.
'I hope she can find the others without getting caught,' Davis wondered.
"Jordan are you sure you're up to this?" Ken asked concern written all over his face.
"Of course, we have to do this," She told him.
"Alright. Lets go."
Mean while back at the Kamiya apartment Mimi was waiting for Tai to get home. She had planned a surprise visit and had called Mrs. Kamiya and asked if she could stay there for the time being.
"Mrs. Kamiya? Do you know where they all went?" Mimi asked her.
"Well last I heard they all went over to Izzy's. And then I think they were going to the park or something. I'm not quite sure. But I think Joe's is at his dorm room. Maybe you would like to go visit him?" Mrs. Kamiya suggested, Mimi's eyes lit up.
"That's a great idea! Do you know where his dorm room is?" Mimi asked.
"Oh I'll get Tai's address book, it should be in there," She said as she walked out of the room. Seconds later she came back with Tai's telephone book.
'Wow Tai actually knows where his phone book is now. Impressive,' Mimi thought to her self.
"Here you do. You can just take the book and bring it back the next time you visit. Tai should be home for Dinner. As well as Kari and Sakura, so you can see them then," Mrs. Kamiya told her.
"Sakura?" Mimi asked bewildered.
"Oh didn't Tai tell you? We took in an exchange student from America. She is a very nice girl. And has a very handsome boy friend," Mrs. Kamiya told Mimi.
"Oh cool. Well I should be going, I'll see you later Mrs. Kamiya. Thanks for every thing," Mimi said as she headed out the door.
"Bye Mimi!"
As Mimi walked down the streets of Odaiba she was in awe at how much she missed living there. As she was looking around and not looking where she was going she bumped into a young man. (Hmm who could this be? *Smirk* :))
"Oh I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," Mimi apologised.
"It's okay, I wasn't looking either," He said. As he looked up to see who he bumped into he gasped. "Mimi?" He asked. Then Mimi looked up.
"Joe?" Mimi asked. "Oh my god Joe!" Mimi said as she jumped into his arms. Joe was to say the least shocked, but eventually was able to hug her back. "I'm so happy to see you again. I missed you so much," Mimi said through her tears.
"I missed you too Mimi. I know that I may never get another chance to say this so here it goes. Mimi I love you," Joe told her. Mimi stared at him in shock then quickly recovered and hug him tighter.
"I love you too Joe. I always have," She said as she pulled back from him a little and kissed him. Again Joe was shocked but got over that and kissed her back. "Joe I don't want to leave you again, I've missed you too much over these past years," Mimi told her love.
"I've missed you too Mimi. These past years since you moved to America have been Hell for me," Joe told her. They stayed like that for a while then finally decided to go to Joe's dorm and talk for a while.
"So where are all the others? Mrs. Kamiya said that they were at Izzy's then they were going to the park or something. Do you have any idea where they went?" Mimi asked Joe as they walked down the street.
"Um yea, they kinda went to rescue Ken," Joe said blankly.
"What happened to Ken? Nothing to do with the digimon emperor I hope," Mimi pouted.
"Actually, it kinda did, but---" But before he could finish Mimi exclaimed.
"WHAT! I thought the new digidestened defeated him. And brought the old Ken back? This is confusing," Mimi pouted again.
"It wouldn't be if you had let me finish, I would have went on to say that I think that his friend Jordan brought him back out. I think those two like each other. I've never seen them together but I've heard TK, and Kari talk about it," Joe told the now relaxed Mimi.
"That's a relief. For once I wanted to have a relaxing vacation here. Every single time I come back I end up fighting. Is that really fair? I don't think so," Mimi pouted once again. (Man she does that a lot :))
"No, I don't think so," Joe giggled. "well this time they have some help. Did Mrs. Kamiya tell you about the exchange students?" Joe asked her.
"Yea, she told me they took one in, but how can they help? Are they digidestened?" Mimi asked.
"No but they have other abilities. Well three of them do at least," Joe told them.
"Really? Like what? Tell me Joe?" She begged.
"Well I guess there is no harm I mean all the rest of the digidestened know about this," Joe started.
"Joe will you just tell me already!" Mimi said getting very impatient.
"Alright, alright, they have magical powers," Joe told her. Mimi started to laugh.
"Hahahahaha, you have got to be kidding me? Magical powers? What can they do turn me into a frog?" Mimi laughed then thought. 'Ew hope not!!!' Mimi thought.
"No Mimi, it's hard to explain and we all know I'm no Izzy so we'll wait until they come back from getting Ken and his friend Jordan," Joe told her as they reached his dorm.
"Alright Joe," She said leaning on his shoulder.
"I'm tired of talking to you two right now. You bore me. And besides I told you all you need to know so now it will be very simple to destroy you since you are weakest now. GUARDS! Take them to the cell with there little friend. NOW!" Ross demanded.
"Yes Master," The said as two of them went a grabbed Sakura and Eriol.
"Hey! Let me Go!" Sakura demanded. But only to make them grip her tighter. "OW!"
"Un hand me! Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?" Eriol threatened.
"I'm sure we do. Some punk kid with blue hair and glasses. Oh I'm scared." One of the guards joked.
Meanwhile the digidestened where getting in position for there attack. Tai was standing behind Ross' throne ready to pounce on him. Matt was on the left side close to the door to get one of the guards; Izzy was on the other side. Kari and TK were waiting on the sidelines to get the two magicians out of there fast. Right after Matt and Izzy jumped the guards. Now Li was supposed to be waiting out side the door with Jordan and Ken for Kari and TK to come out but he had an idea of his own. And well, we all should know Li is not the type of person to follow the rules.
When all the action was about to be put into place the doors flew open and Davis and Vicky were thrown in.
"Vicky!" Tai whispered.
"I found these two wondering around out side. There was a third but she got away," The person told Ross.
"Oh goody new slaves, well take them and look them up as well with these two," Ross ordered.
"Yes Sir." They said as they started to take all four of them out. All the digidestened look at Tai for their Que. Then he gave them the signalled and Matt and Izzy jumped the three guards with great difficulty. After seeing this Ross shot up from his seat and went to find more guards. (What did you think somebody of his superiority would help them fight? Sheesh) after seeing him get up Tai got ready to take him down but then out of no where Li came tumbling down on top of Ross. Beating him as soon as he touched him.
"Li! What are you doing? That's my job!" Tai yelled at him.
"Little busy right now! Can't talk!" Li yelled back while still punching Ross several times a minute.
"Li this wasn't the plan! I know that's Sakura that he has over there but, THIS ISN'T WHAT WE HAD PLANNED!" Tai yelled a little frustrated at what had happened. And worse yet, Li didn't seem to be listening. Then he remembered that he could help get Vicky out of here. Li hadn't even noticed Tai's ranting, but when he did, well he still didn't care. He continued to beat Ross, even though Ross was putting up an equally good fight. It wasn't good enough. Matt and Izzy, were busy trying to get the guards to let go of Sakura and Eriol. Well and now Davis and Vicky. This was proving to be more difficult then they had planned.
"Matt! I can't hold off for much longer. We need help!" Izzy yelled.
"No Duh Izzy!" Matt yelled back at him.
"No need to be sarcastic!" Izzy retorted.
"Hey guys? Need a hand?" Tai asked as he ran up to them.
"Tai!? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be..." Matt trailed off having looked in the direction where Li was beating Ross to the ground. "Never mind. YES!" Matt yelled after.
"Okay!" Tai said as he ran up to one of the rather large guards. "Hiya!" Tai yelled as he kicked one of the guys in the back. As the large man turned around, Tai all of the sudden felt a rush of regret fill his body. This guy was HUGE! And he looked it even more when you were facing him. "Okay, Got to go!" Tai yelled as he ran across the room. The man started to run after him and soon caught him. matt and Izzy were not very successful at getting the guards to let go off the group of four. Well it was more like they got caught them selves.
"Hey Let Me Go!" Matt yelled as he was grabbed from behind.
"Hey Let Go Of Me!" Matt heard somebody yell, and to his dismay, found it to be TK.
"TK! You let him go!" Matt ordered. (Yea like they were gonna listen to him.)
"Ah! No! Let go!" Somebody else yelled. Later found out to be Kari. Ross now had Li under him, pinned to the ground. They were both panting hard from the endless fighting.
"I can't destroy you now. You are to precious to my cause. I'll have to do that later. In the mean time. GUARDS!" Ross yelled. Several men ran up to him.
"Yes Sire?" They asked.
"Take them all to the dungeon. I will deal with them later. Oh but keep that one chained over there," Ross instructed as he pointed to Li and then to the chain rack beside him.
"Sure thing Boss," The said as they grabbed every one (More guards came in as the fight started) and dragged them out of the room. All but Li that is. He was kept in the room and chained up.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Li questioned.
"Because you are one key part to me plan," Ross answered.
"Yea but what is it about me that makes me so special? Why not take Eriol! He has more power then I do!" Li yelled. Even though he never liked to think that that was true.
"Don't be too sure about that," Ross told him. This confused Li a little.
"What do you mean?"
"You mean to tell me that you didn't know either? He has hardly any magic left. If he knew how too I bet he couldn't even get your little laizen board to work," Ross told him in a humph.
"Yea right, you're just telling me this so I will lose doubt in him that they won't be able to get out and get me," Li told him. Although most people know that he doesn't have much faith in the magician any ways.
Back with Ken, and Jordan they were wondering when everybody was going to get out of there, and over to where they were.
"Where do you think they are?" Jordan asked Ken.
"I don't know," Ken answered then all of a sudden the door burst open and four maybe five large men come out careering screaming people in there arms. That's when it hit them that it was there friends. They both gasped in surprise, at seeing something like this happen. I mean sure there plan had not been fool proof but it was pretty good. At least they thought so.
"What are we going to do?" Jordan asked.
"I'm not sure, but I know that we have to save them before something terrible happens," Ken told her as they started off to follow the guards.
"You better let me go!" Davis threatened.
"You heard him, let him go." Vicky yelled, "And while you at it let me go to!" She added.
"Sorry we only follow the master's orders. Not the demands of little children," The guard laughed.
"Hey! I am not a child! I am almost twenty-two! Do you hear me? Twenty two!" Vicky yelled. But before she could continue they were all thrown into a dark and damp cell. This area of the castle was becoming all too familiar for some. Again as they left they had not noticed the absents of their first prisoner.
"Now what do we do?" Kari asked as she went into a sitting position on the hard cold cell floor.
"I don't know. I guess we just have to wait for Ken, and Jordan to come and get us out of here," Tai said in defeat. Something you don't hear from him often.
"You're just going to give up Tai?" Matt asked as in disbelief. "This doesn't sound like you at all Tai." Matt stated. " Something has got to be wrong with you. You always have some sort of plan up your sleeve. I mean come on; we've been in tougher spots then this before. We beat the Dark Master's we can get out a cell no problem," Matt told him. Vicky was a bit confused.
"Dark Master's?" Vicky asked trying to get some sort of explanation for all that she just heard.
"We'll explain later Vic. Right now I got a plan to get us out of here," Tai told them.
Still in the cell Eriol was trying to comfort Sakura. So far nobody had noticed she had started to cry. She couldn't figure out why he'd kept Li there and not her and Eriol or just one of them. She was afraid that he was going to hurt him to get what he wanted. And they still had no idea what that was. In a short silence Sakura let out a quiet sob so that nobody would worry about her. But unfortunately it was loud enough for the people close to her to hear.
"Sakura what's wrong?" Kari asked being the closest person to her. Besides Eriol that is.
"N-nothing. I'm just worried about Syaoran that's all," Sakura told them. Forcing a smile.
"Why? He's not in danger is he? Where is he any ways? I thought he was with us," Yolie asked thoughtfully.
"No, he was left behind. Ross wanted to talk to him or something. He was not all that clear on why he wanted Li to stay," Eriol told them.
"Hmm.... This is very interesting information." Izzy pondered. "I wonder why Li is so important," Izzy asked aloud.
"Also Ken," Davis added. "Why does he need Ken so much to?" Davis asked. Directing the question Sakura and Eriol.
"Why are you looking at us?" Sakura asked timidly.
"You were the ones who got to talk to him. Did he give you any information that would be useful in a time like this?" Izzy asked.
"No. Just that he needed us to take over the digital and the real world. And said that we were an important part of that plan. But he wouldn't specify on what part we played. He kept saying it would ruin the surprise." Sakura told them again.
"He did say something else. But it is of no help to you," Eriol added looking at the ground.
"What did he say? I think it's up to us to decide whether it's of use or not," Davis piped up.
"Really you guys it has nothing to do with what's going on. Just don't push it," Sakura persisted. Eriol looked at her and smiled in appreciation. And this was a real smile. Not an evil smirk like he usually wears.
"Like Davis said we'll be the judge of that," Tai said getting impatient. "Tell us what he said? We need to know."
"Tai what did I---" Sakura began but was cut off.
"You really want to know what he told me?" Eriol asked.
"Yes we do," Tai answered for very body.
"Fine. I'll tell you. But as I said and as Sakura said it will not help you." He paused for a moment. "He told me that I have lost most of my powers," Eriol told them quietly. A little more loudly he said, " Are you happy now?! He told me that have almost lost ALL of my POWERS! I will no longer be the powerful reincarnation of Clow Reed!" Eriol yelled at them. "I will just be Eriol Hiiragizawa. Nothing. Nothing," Eriol whispered.
"Eriol," Sakura said as she hugged him. " Are you happy now? We told you it had nothing to do with what was going on," Sakura whispered as she held her friend close. The other's just looked a bit stunned. They had not been expecting that.
"Eriol.....I'm sorry, I didn't mean---" Tai would have continued but his sister stopped him before he could.
"Don't Tai. It won't help," She told him. He nodded understanding. Everybody was silent. They had totally forgotten that they should be finding a way out. Nobody was brave enough to break the silence until....