Chapter 3 - Treason Begins
Matt looked around the dark cave. He'd been sitting there long enough in the dark that his eyes had adjusted so he could see everything in the back of the cave where the moon's light didn't shine. His eyes traced over the rocks to where Caly's sleeping form was. She hadn't run off this time and asked if she could stay the night. She was cuddled up with Wizardmon and Gabumon keeping her warm. He wanted to know so much about her and wanted to wake her up so they could talk, but... but he liked the way she was. She had pulled her hair down and it fell into her eyes, she had her arms around Wizardmon, cuddling him like a stuffed toy, and she was curled up with Gabumon leaned against her stomach and across her side. He stopped and his eyes widened. What was he thinking?! Why was he feeling like this all of the sudden? He stood up and looked back at Caly.
"I-I have a crush on her?" he whispered hoarsly.
"Matt," Gabumon sat up and looked at his friend. "Are you ok?"
"Y-yeah buddy, I'm fine." he smiled. 'Am I?! I've got a girl I like sleeping in the same cave as me and it's taking all the control I've got not to go over there and kiss her!' he groaned and walked out of the cave.
"Matt, wait!" Gabumon called.
"Hey! Caly is gonna get cold! Go back and keep her warm!"
"You care for her, don't you?"
"What?!" Matt snapped. "No I-"
"Matt?"
The boy let out a heavy sigh. "Ok, so I do! So what's wrong with that?!" he growled.
"There's nothing wrong with that, but you should tell her."
"No Way!" Matt yelled.
Gabumon layed his ears back and sighed softly, "I'll be back at the cave if you need me."
Matt nodded and watched the digimon walk away. 'Whats with me?! Why am I so defensive when it comes to her?!' he slammed a fist against a tree and let a frustrated growl escape from his chest.
"Matt?.."
He froze. The voice, that sweet, soothing voice that had the strangest affects on him, once again called his name. He turned slowly to look at its keeper. There she stood, unaware of his desperate need to hold her. "Yes?" he finally spoke, but it was so hard to keep from pulling her close to him and kissing her.
"Whatter you doing up?"
"I was, umm-" what was he going to tell her?! 'Oh, I was just out here debating whether or not to confess that I think you're beautiful and that I like you.' no, no! This was going to take fast thinking! Which he seemed to be having trouble doing. A smirk took its place on his lips as an idea finally formed. "I should be asking you the same thing."
"Oh, I was just, uhh..." she trailed off. Now what?! She was hoping she wouldn't run into him when she left for home! "I got cold cuz Gabumon got up, so I figured I'd come out here to make sure you were ok."
"Oh, well I'm fine." he smiled at her, she was looking for him! It was a good sign right? He looked up at the moon sky then back at her. The moon's light peeked through the trees and made her eyes dazzle and it cast shadows over the curves of her body. Why was she tormenting him like this?!
"Ok then," she turned around and walked towards the cave. "G'night then, Matt."
'Stop her, stop her!' he screamed at himself frantically. "Uhh... Caly?"
She peered over her shoulder at him. "Yes?"
He went to say something, but stopped himself and sighed softly. "Goodnight."
A look of what seemed to be dissapointment crossed her face before she smiled and nodded.
He noticed the look and watched her walk off. 'Does she like me? I should play into this! But, you idiot! You should have stopped her!'
Caly opened her eyes and looked around. The sun was up and shone brightly, which hurt her eyes. She sat up and pushed the covers off of her. 'Covers?! Oh no!!' she looked around and gasped. She was home! She sprang to her feet, noticing that she was still dressed, and thrust open her bedroom door. She looked both ways down the hall then took off to the right towards her father's quarters. The two iron doors were cold as she touched them, but she didn't care, she pushed them open and stormed inside.
"Ah, here she is, good morning sleepy head."
"Where're Matt and Gabumon?!" she spat, she wasn't in the mood for her father's remarks and wasn't going to waste any time.
"In the dungeon. Your plot is working, Caly, now go find the rest of the Digidestined!"
"No."
"What?" her father turned and looked at his daughter in a warning gesture.
"NO!" she roared. "I'll not do it, father," she paused, she knew if she kept going she'd be killed for treason. "Not without help!"
"Help?" Piedmon laughed. (Piedmon/father get it, ppl?)
"Yes," a plan was forming in the back of her mind. "Give me the boy and his digimon, I can convert him to our side, and his digimon is powerful, father! Just imagine what kind of damage the three of us could do!"
Piedmon placed a hand to his face in a thinking gesture. "Hmm, interesting, you prove a good point, but no! That's too dangerous, Caly! He could get away!"
"I wouldn't let him!"
"No! End of discussion!" he growled.
Caly glared and charged out of the room. 'What am I going to do? I can't let my father keep Matt! He could kill him!' she jumped down the last of the stairs and took the first left. 'I mean, what would happen to Gabumon and I?!' she clasped onto a wall and slung herself around another corner. 'If I disobey my father though, I'll...' she skidded to a stop when she realized where she was.
She looked at the twisted corridors and all the doors. The stench of rotting flesh caught up with her, making her gag and cough as she stumbled along the dungeon floors. She didn't realize that she had run that far, or why she did it either. The only thing she knew was down here was Matt and...
"Matt..." she tried to call his name, but the air made it hard for her to breathe, let alone yell.
"Cal?!"
'Cal?' she thought. "Yes, it's me, where are you?" she kept her voice down so she could control it more.
"In here!"
"Oh, that helps." she sighed. "There's like a gazillion 'in here's'!"
"Wizardmon! Stick your hand through the bars on the door since you're the only one loose!"
"Wizardmon is down here too?!" she stopped as she felt a sharp pain in her side. She gripped it tightly and collapsed to the floor.
***Piedmon's quarters***
"I knew she'd do this to us!"
"But, sire! Everything is going as planned!"
"NO IT IS NOT, YOU FOOL!" he roared. "Things couldn't possibly get worse!!! With those two crests bonding we have to pray that we keep Caly on our side or we're doomed!"
"But sire, is all that really necessary? She's just a child! You could kill her!"
"Nonsense, you moron! She is part digimon! A little ripped side is nothing to her! It'll heal by this time tomorrow!"
"Well, your orders, sire?"
"You know what to do! Now get out of my sight!"
***~~~***
"Cal? Cal! Get up!"
Caly opened her eyes and pulled her hand from her side 'Blood? Where'd this come from? No matter, it'll heal itself...' she stood up and gasped at the pain as it flew through her body. 'Keep it together Cal, you've gotta get them outta here, your side will heal!' she stood up straight and went to the cage. "How am I supposed to..."
"C'mon, Caly!" Wizardmon urged.
She sighed softly and let a ball of purple light emit from her left hand, then she placed it on the lock on the door and fired the small attack. The lock burned in a fury of flames until a flash of purple light went over them, freezing them in place. The ice grew on the lock until it shattered and fell to the floor. Caly pushed the door open and hugged Wizardmon.
"You're hurt..."
"shhh... keep it down, I'll be ok." she gave her digimon a half smile and went for the locks on Matt and Gabumon.
"How did you know we were here?" Matt asked.
"We'll talk later," she reassured. "But right now we gotta get outta here."
Matt nodded and Caly led the small group towards the exit. She closed her eyes as she felt the wound on her side healing, and pushed herself forward. She stopped at the top of the stairs and when the coast was clear, she led the three prisoners out of the castle.
(A/N: OMG!!! I am !!!SO!!! Sorry this took so long!! But I've had to change editors since my other one *gives Cat the Evil Mei Glare* hasn't wanted to work on this one! so, PLEASE forgive me! If all goes well the chapters will be up faster than you can believe because it's DONE! (tells you HOW long it's been since my last post!) So anyway, PLEASE review!)
Matt looked around the dark cave. He'd been sitting there long enough in the dark that his eyes had adjusted so he could see everything in the back of the cave where the moon's light didn't shine. His eyes traced over the rocks to where Caly's sleeping form was. She hadn't run off this time and asked if she could stay the night. She was cuddled up with Wizardmon and Gabumon keeping her warm. He wanted to know so much about her and wanted to wake her up so they could talk, but... but he liked the way she was. She had pulled her hair down and it fell into her eyes, she had her arms around Wizardmon, cuddling him like a stuffed toy, and she was curled up with Gabumon leaned against her stomach and across her side. He stopped and his eyes widened. What was he thinking?! Why was he feeling like this all of the sudden? He stood up and looked back at Caly.
"I-I have a crush on her?" he whispered hoarsly.
"Matt," Gabumon sat up and looked at his friend. "Are you ok?"
"Y-yeah buddy, I'm fine." he smiled. 'Am I?! I've got a girl I like sleeping in the same cave as me and it's taking all the control I've got not to go over there and kiss her!' he groaned and walked out of the cave.
"Matt, wait!" Gabumon called.
"Hey! Caly is gonna get cold! Go back and keep her warm!"
"You care for her, don't you?"
"What?!" Matt snapped. "No I-"
"Matt?"
The boy let out a heavy sigh. "Ok, so I do! So what's wrong with that?!" he growled.
"There's nothing wrong with that, but you should tell her."
"No Way!" Matt yelled.
Gabumon layed his ears back and sighed softly, "I'll be back at the cave if you need me."
Matt nodded and watched the digimon walk away. 'Whats with me?! Why am I so defensive when it comes to her?!' he slammed a fist against a tree and let a frustrated growl escape from his chest.
"Matt?.."
He froze. The voice, that sweet, soothing voice that had the strangest affects on him, once again called his name. He turned slowly to look at its keeper. There she stood, unaware of his desperate need to hold her. "Yes?" he finally spoke, but it was so hard to keep from pulling her close to him and kissing her.
"Whatter you doing up?"
"I was, umm-" what was he going to tell her?! 'Oh, I was just out here debating whether or not to confess that I think you're beautiful and that I like you.' no, no! This was going to take fast thinking! Which he seemed to be having trouble doing. A smirk took its place on his lips as an idea finally formed. "I should be asking you the same thing."
"Oh, I was just, uhh..." she trailed off. Now what?! She was hoping she wouldn't run into him when she left for home! "I got cold cuz Gabumon got up, so I figured I'd come out here to make sure you were ok."
"Oh, well I'm fine." he smiled at her, she was looking for him! It was a good sign right? He looked up at the moon sky then back at her. The moon's light peeked through the trees and made her eyes dazzle and it cast shadows over the curves of her body. Why was she tormenting him like this?!
"Ok then," she turned around and walked towards the cave. "G'night then, Matt."
'Stop her, stop her!' he screamed at himself frantically. "Uhh... Caly?"
She peered over her shoulder at him. "Yes?"
He went to say something, but stopped himself and sighed softly. "Goodnight."
A look of what seemed to be dissapointment crossed her face before she smiled and nodded.
He noticed the look and watched her walk off. 'Does she like me? I should play into this! But, you idiot! You should have stopped her!'
Caly opened her eyes and looked around. The sun was up and shone brightly, which hurt her eyes. She sat up and pushed the covers off of her. 'Covers?! Oh no!!' she looked around and gasped. She was home! She sprang to her feet, noticing that she was still dressed, and thrust open her bedroom door. She looked both ways down the hall then took off to the right towards her father's quarters. The two iron doors were cold as she touched them, but she didn't care, she pushed them open and stormed inside.
"Ah, here she is, good morning sleepy head."
"Where're Matt and Gabumon?!" she spat, she wasn't in the mood for her father's remarks and wasn't going to waste any time.
"In the dungeon. Your plot is working, Caly, now go find the rest of the Digidestined!"
"No."
"What?" her father turned and looked at his daughter in a warning gesture.
"NO!" she roared. "I'll not do it, father," she paused, she knew if she kept going she'd be killed for treason. "Not without help!"
"Help?" Piedmon laughed. (Piedmon/father get it, ppl?)
"Yes," a plan was forming in the back of her mind. "Give me the boy and his digimon, I can convert him to our side, and his digimon is powerful, father! Just imagine what kind of damage the three of us could do!"
Piedmon placed a hand to his face in a thinking gesture. "Hmm, interesting, you prove a good point, but no! That's too dangerous, Caly! He could get away!"
"I wouldn't let him!"
"No! End of discussion!" he growled.
Caly glared and charged out of the room. 'What am I going to do? I can't let my father keep Matt! He could kill him!' she jumped down the last of the stairs and took the first left. 'I mean, what would happen to Gabumon and I?!' she clasped onto a wall and slung herself around another corner. 'If I disobey my father though, I'll...' she skidded to a stop when she realized where she was.
She looked at the twisted corridors and all the doors. The stench of rotting flesh caught up with her, making her gag and cough as she stumbled along the dungeon floors. She didn't realize that she had run that far, or why she did it either. The only thing she knew was down here was Matt and...
"Matt..." she tried to call his name, but the air made it hard for her to breathe, let alone yell.
"Cal?!"
'Cal?' she thought. "Yes, it's me, where are you?" she kept her voice down so she could control it more.
"In here!"
"Oh, that helps." she sighed. "There's like a gazillion 'in here's'!"
"Wizardmon! Stick your hand through the bars on the door since you're the only one loose!"
"Wizardmon is down here too?!" she stopped as she felt a sharp pain in her side. She gripped it tightly and collapsed to the floor.
***Piedmon's quarters***
"I knew she'd do this to us!"
"But, sire! Everything is going as planned!"
"NO IT IS NOT, YOU FOOL!" he roared. "Things couldn't possibly get worse!!! With those two crests bonding we have to pray that we keep Caly on our side or we're doomed!"
"But sire, is all that really necessary? She's just a child! You could kill her!"
"Nonsense, you moron! She is part digimon! A little ripped side is nothing to her! It'll heal by this time tomorrow!"
"Well, your orders, sire?"
"You know what to do! Now get out of my sight!"
***~~~***
"Cal? Cal! Get up!"
Caly opened her eyes and pulled her hand from her side 'Blood? Where'd this come from? No matter, it'll heal itself...' she stood up and gasped at the pain as it flew through her body. 'Keep it together Cal, you've gotta get them outta here, your side will heal!' she stood up straight and went to the cage. "How am I supposed to..."
"C'mon, Caly!" Wizardmon urged.
She sighed softly and let a ball of purple light emit from her left hand, then she placed it on the lock on the door and fired the small attack. The lock burned in a fury of flames until a flash of purple light went over them, freezing them in place. The ice grew on the lock until it shattered and fell to the floor. Caly pushed the door open and hugged Wizardmon.
"You're hurt..."
"shhh... keep it down, I'll be ok." she gave her digimon a half smile and went for the locks on Matt and Gabumon.
"How did you know we were here?" Matt asked.
"We'll talk later," she reassured. "But right now we gotta get outta here."
Matt nodded and Caly led the small group towards the exit. She closed her eyes as she felt the wound on her side healing, and pushed herself forward. She stopped at the top of the stairs and when the coast was clear, she led the three prisoners out of the castle.
(A/N: OMG!!! I am !!!SO!!! Sorry this took so long!! But I've had to change editors since my other one *gives Cat the Evil Mei Glare* hasn't wanted to work on this one! so, PLEASE forgive me! If all goes well the chapters will be up faster than you can believe because it's DONE! (tells you HOW long it's been since my last post!) So anyway, PLEASE review!)