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Savior
She didn't look angry when he walked into the library. It was odd, that's what he had been ready for. He was ready for a fight, but she didn't look like she wanted to give one.
He walked in, looking casual. She was curled up on the couch with one of the thousands of books he had piled into the shelves. She looked absorbed in the book, not even noticing him watching her from the top of balcony entrance over the library.
He descended the stairs and the Apemon that stood watch over her by the window, looked up at him. She still didn't look up. "Good book?" He asked, voice cool and calm. He tipped the book down to read the cover. "Shattered Mirror? I never thought you'd be one to read this type of book. Witches and vampires and all of that evil stuff just doesn't seem like something you'd be partial to."
She looked up at him, rose and brown eyes sparkling. "Well that's one more thing you don't know about me. I actually love this author, but I didn't know they released this in Japan yet."
"They haven't."
She set the book down and he looked at the cover. It was a picture of two faces, both identical boys. They were images in a smashed mirror. "Besides, you must not have read this book. Because it isn't based on evil. The end mainly shows that you have to get to know something before you make a desion on whether something is evil or good."
"Maybe you should show that to your friends."
"I think they have good reason to believe your evil," she responded in her friend's defense.
He picked up the book and flipped through it, glancing over each page. "What did you really want me for because our verbal sparing could start now and not end till tomorrow."
"You know what its about."
He briefly met her eyes before looking at the book. "Yeah so?"
"I just want to tell you I understand."
"Understand what?"
She down cast her eyes and pushed hair from her face. "I know it didn't mean anything to you." His breathe caught in his throat. "I figured out that it was just some weird possession thing that you did. You-you didn't have me fooled for a second." She stumbled on her words like she was having trouble getting it out or because she didn't want to believe it.
'No! No! That's not it at all!' He objected. He meant for it to be voiced, but the presence had taken control.
'This wasn't what you planned, but she had set herself up. Might as well have some fun,' the presence replied. His body forced a smirked. "Smart girl. But by the way you were kissing me back, I'd say I had you fooled the entire time." A look of pain crossed her face, but it was only a second before she clamped down on it and it disappeared. But he caught it and his eyes flashed with amusement.
"I-I-"
He leaned over, putting one hand the side of her face and pressing his mouth against her ear. "Don't worry, I already proved your mine," he whispered. He breathed in the scent of her hair before kissing her neck. She whimpered and he pulled away. She had her eyes downcast and he used his index finger to lift her chin. "I think I may enjoy you as mine."
"Please just stop," she whispered, jerking her head away from his hand.
He stepped back and flipped through the book. He found a page and handed it to her. "Well, I suppose I could have done this if I really wanted to get my point across." 'Stop it! Just stop it!' He screamed inside his mind. But he had lost control, the aura wouldn't listen.
She read down the page and shuddered. The scene was a vampire boy was carving his name into the arm of his victim. "Why are you acting like this?"
"Technically this is my true nature. For the last month you have been sick and I went out of my normal nature to take care of you. But now that you are well I can return to my regular nature. You are my prisoner; I am your enemy. I think I enjoy this relationship with you more." He lifted her chin and crushed his lips onto hers. He pulled away about an inch from her face. "Much more." 'No,' he cried.
He slipped something into her hand and pulled away. He walked off and she found her cough prescription in her hand.
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Kari stared down at her hands in her lap, oblivious to Joe's ranting about a future escape. Her mind ran a million miles an hour trying to decipher between pain, regret, and worst of all the difference between love and hate. She silently chided herself for being an idiot.
Because unfortunately she had fallen for the Digimon Kaiser.
She didn't know what to do. She had fallen for her enemy, the boy who had proved repeatedly that he was heartless and merciless. But then again he was also sweet and caring at times. Damn he had her confused.
"Just get closer to Ken. He could be our way out," Joe suggested.
How could he be like this? One minute he's taking care of her. Then the next he has her claimed as his own.
"Kari, are you listening to me?"
What would happen if Joe found out? If any of her friends found out.
"Kari!"
She looked up. "Huh?"
"Kari, you haven't been listening to a thing I've said. What's going on with you?"
"Nothing. I'm tired, Joe."
He sighed and stood up. "I'm going to go back to my own room. You should get some rest." He set a hand on the side of her face causing her to flinch back. He frowned at her. "Kari, no matter how you try to defend him, he did something to you!" He knocked on the door and the Apemon guard led him away.
"You aren't going to tell Ken what Joe is planning, are you?" Kari asked to the still room after Joe had left.
Wormmon crawled out of his hiding spot in the corner. "No," the green worm responded. He crawled over and she lifted him up. "I won't tell him. Truthfully I don't believe you two have a chance."
"Thank you," she whispered.
"I should probably leave you, since you said you were tired," Wormmon said politely as he settled into Kari's lap. Apparently he really didn't want to go.
"It okay Wormmon, you can stay. I just told Joe that because, like he said, I wasn't listening to a word he said. I really couldn't concentrate on an escape." She patted his head softly.
"I'm glad," he said, voice hushed. "Because I'm afraid that if Ken heard you, he'd hurt you and your friend."
"Would he really hurt us? Would he kill us?" Kari asked, afraid of the answer.
"Ken wouldn't, but I'm afraid the Kaiser would. He'll hurt you or worse."
"Aren't they the same person?" She objected.
"No," Wormmon shook his head sadly. "Ken and the Kaiser are two different people."
"How's that possible?" She asked.
The doors suddenly slammed open and the Kaiser stormed into the room. "I'll tell you later." She nodded in response.
The Kaiser, dressed in full Kaiser attire, approached the bed. He glared at Wormmon with the same amount of disgust he gave the DigiDestined whenever they fought. "You were supposed to stay hidden, you useless worm!" He raised his glove hand and Wormmon flinched back.
As he brought it down Kari caught it. "Don't Ken! Don't hurt him!" She yelled.
He wrenched his hand away and grabbed the front of her nightshirt. With his other hand he seized her face so she was looking straight at him. A few seconds passed, but he just stood there, eyes closed, and a grimace overtaking his features. His grip on her face tightened and his head twitched slightly. Finally he opened his eyes as his breathing got slow and heavy. He stared into her rose brown eyes and he could feel her quiver in his hand. "Don't get in my way again," he ordered before releasing her. After a weak nod she rubbed her cheek where he had been digging his finger nails into her face and pushed the glasses up to the bridge of her nose. "I'm sorry," he whispered just loud enough to be heard. "So I heard you got up and walked yesterday," he said after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, only for a bit," she explained. "After about fifteen minutes my legs got tired and I had to sit."
He presented her with a package wrapped in brown paper. "These are some new clothes for you. Your friend Joe gave me your size. Get dressed, you and I will be leaving soon." He turned and walked out of the room.
"Thank you for protecting me, but you shouldn't do it," Wormmon said shamefully. "Let me protect you. I'm not supposed to leave you alone so I'll wait in the bathroom." He scurried off to the bathroom.
Unenthusiastically she tore into the package. Two outfits sat neatly folded in her lap. One was a maroon skirt and white button up shirt. The other was a pair of blue jeans and a pink tee shirt. She pulled on the jeans and shirt.
There was a pounding knock on the door. "Are you done yet?" Came the fierce voice of the Kaiser.
"Wormmon, you should get out here." Wormmon crawled back into the room, but stayed by the bathroom door. "I'm ready," she called and sat down on the edge of the bed.
The Kaiser entered the room and he handed her a pair of shoes. "Here, put these on."
She took them and slipped them onto her feet. "Where are we going?"
"Your friends have entered the Digital World. I have to teach them a lesson." He leaned against the wall as he spoke, arms crossed, looking away from her.
"Are you going to hurt them?"
He looked at her with clear violet eyes and a black expression on her face. "We'll see." He pushed himself off the wall and approached her. "Gimme your wrist." Hesitantly she held out her arm and he took her hand into his. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a dark black spiral. Distress lit up her eyes and she struggled to pull her hand from his. "Stop!" He ordered. "Its not activated! Its not activated!" His grip on her wrist only tightened. "Calm down."
"Please don't put that thing on me!" She begged as she continued to put up a struggle. There was fear in her voice as well as her eyes.
He set the spiral down and set a hand on the side of her face. "Calm down. This spiral is not activated. It will not be activated while on your wrist." He leaned over placing his mouth beside her ear. "I promise you. Will you listen to me?" She allowed her arm to go limp in his hand in response. He picked up the spiral and slipped it onto her arm.
"What's this for?" She asked. Ken released her arm and she tugged at the spiral, testing the sturdiness.
"Its for when we face your friends, they will believe that you are under my control. That is why when they call to you; you will not appear to hear them. You will stay by my side, no matter what. Understood?"
She swallowed hard and nodded. "Wh-why do I have to come? I'm just a liability."
He smirked and pulled her to her feet. "Scared?" His voice dripped with condescension. "Afraid of seeing your brother? Your friends?" He began to circle her, inspecting show she looked. "Does it scare you that every minute you spend with me, your enemy, is voluntary? Do you feel guilt? Does it make you feel like a traitor?"
"Stop it!" She whimpered on the verge of tears.
"I am bringing you because you were my original bargaining tool. When you originally came into my supervision your brother assumed I was holding you captive, which you know is not true." He stared at her with his crystal clear violet eyes and she could feel them burn the skin they stared at. "He wanted demands, I gave them. I thought might as well make a use out of you. He and the other Digi-Doofuses were supposed to stay out of the Digital World to ensure your safety. They didn't follow my rules, they need to learn what happens when they cross me." He ran one gloved finger down the side of her face, eliciting a shiver from her and another whimper from her lips. "But that leaves me with a decision. Hurt them or hurt you? Shall I bring the whip?" He grabbed her forearm forcefully and dragged her from the room.
He dragged her through his fortress and into the computer/throne room. "Where-" she started.
He hit a button on the mid air keyboard. "They're in the forest, where you found your digi-egg." A screen popped up in the air. On the screen were her friends. Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, TK, Davis, Yolie, and Cody. "Good, all my troops have moved into position."
"Troops?"
"Back up," he grunted as he held up his dark black and gray Digivice.
"Oh looks who's scared of the DigiDestined-" A sudden change of scenery cut her off. "-now."
They stood in the forest and Kari recognized it to be, like Ken said, near where she found her Digi-egg. The forest was humid and hot and the buzzing of bugs echoed in the forest.
"Listen," he spoke up, catching her attention. "I don't fear your friends. But if they were to attack, I don't want to be caught off guard." He stuck two fingers in his mouth and a shrill whistle shattered the forest calm. He looked at her once more. "The winning side in a war is the one prepared for anything."
Suddenly a Garurumon came bounding out of nowhere. "Garurumon!" She exclaimed. Then she saw the black spiral around his front leg. "You didn't!" She gasped as she looked at the Kaiser.
"As much as I would like to get your friend's Garurumon, it is not him." He picked her up and lifted her onto the Garurumon. "I wouldn't want your legs giving out while we're out here." He began to walk away and the Garurmon followed with Kari clutching to his fur. The walk was short and soon voices came into hearing range. It was Izzy. He stopped. "They're just beyond these trees." He helped her down. "Do you remember what I want you to do?"
She nodded. "Just stay beside you and don't do anything."
"And if they call to you?" He challenged, suspicious of her.
"You don't have to work. I won't forsake you. You still have Joe."
"And if they call to you?" He repeated.
"I have to appear not to hear them."
"Good girl," he applauded. He reached out and pulled his glasses of her face. The definite shapes of the forest disappeared into a sea of color and blur.
"I still can't see," she whispered panicked.
"I will lead you. But they would find it off, I'm sure, if you were wearing my glasses."
"But I still can't see. What if you fight? I won't know what's going on."
She felt hands cup her face. "Don't worry. Nothing will happen to you." His hand took hers and helped her through the bushes. The voices were suddenly cut short.
"Kaiser!" Someone screamed. It was Matt.
"Kari!" It was Tai.
God she wished she could see his face.
"Give her back, Kaiser!" Matt screamed, voice hard.
"Where's Joe?" It was Mimi. "We know you took him. Give both him and Kari back."
"I don't believe you fools are in the position to make demands. You violated the agreement we had. I agreed your friend here would not be harmed as long as you stayed out of the Digital World." She could only assume he was pointing at her.
"You took Joe! We're not going to just sit back and watch as you pick off our teammates!" TK's voice was hoarse, but just as strong as before.
"I am not 'picking off' your teammates," the Kaiser snapped. "Reliability was the first to violate the agreement. I merely acted as any enemy would. He is a prisoner of war. And if I would remember correctly I didn't capture Kari, you left her behind. You were the one's that deserted her!"
"Liar," TK growled.
Kari felt her blood boil. How could he deny what he and the others did? Were they even remorseful?
"Kari!" Tai screamed. "Kari, why won't you look at me?"
"Oh she can't hear you." She felt a hand lift up her arm with the spiral. "She's under my control."
"Kari! No!" Tai yelled.
Now she knew why the Kaiser didn't trust her. This was getting very hard to deal with.
"You have two choices. Leave now or suffer the consequences," he warned.
"Not without Kari," Matt screamed.
"Your choice."
The ground rumbled and noise echoed through the once silent air. It was a roar of Dark Tyranamon. The buzzing of Flymon. And a rumbling from the ground of a digimon she couldn't recognize.
"We're surrounded!" Yolie yelled panicked. "We can't handle all of them."
Kari felt Ken move up closer to her and his hand fall around her waist. "Don't worry your pretty little head," he whispered. "Four Tyranamon, four Flymon and two Monocromon. I play by the rules. There are no control spires. All of the digimon can digivolve."
"You call that fair?" She whispered.
She winces when she felt his hand grab her side. "What did I tell you about speaking? Its ten on ten, that's fair. Remember your place," he warned. His hand on her side and he stepped away from her.
Explosions and yelling rose to her ears. The smell of fires and unearthed dirt filled her nose. Smoke filled the air. The smells caused her stomach to turn.
Beside her she could hear Ken cackling. He was obviously enjoying this spectacle. Suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, clamping a hand over her mouth, and dragged her away from where she was standing. She tried to scream, but the hand prevented her from anything, but a few muffled murmurs. Suddenly she was on the ground; hand still firm on her mouth. The body sat on her and she struggled blindly.
"Kari, its Tai. It's Tai! Stop!" The voice yelled at her. He took both wrists into one hand and held them above her head. He began to pry the dark spiral off her wrist and she stopped struggling. "I'm going to get this off you and I'll take you home," he whispered. "Everything will be okay."
With a sudden cry of pain the body rolled off of her. "What do you think your doing?" The voice of the Kaiser exploded in her ears. A hand wrenched her off the ground. Another grabbed her face roughly and she made out the rose color of the Kaiser's glasses. "You stand there and don't move!" The hands released her and the rose color disappeared from her eyes sight. "That was a wrong move, Courage! You brought your friends here after we had an agreement. Your sister's life was on the line!" Another cry of pain rose from her brother. "You cannot win against me!" Another cry. "Your only destroying your friends lives by leading them here!" Another cry.
He continued to yell until Kari's ears burned. Following the Kaiser's voice, she threw herself at him. "Stop it! Don't hurt him!"
A slap to the face sent her reeling back and then a shrill whistle echoed in her ears. A large animal came bounding up and someone, she assumed was the Kaiser, lifted her up onto the beast. She felt the soft fur of Garurumon underneath her. "Take her home," The Kaiser ordered. The digimon jerked forward and took off.
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She lay on her bed with her eyes closed. Inside her stomach was doing flips and her head throbbed uncontrollably. The battle rang in her ears, along with the cries of pain from her brother and the panicked screams of her friends. They replayed over and over again until she couldn't control it and tears ran down her cheeks.
The door to her room opened and slammed shut. Footsteps resonated through the room as the being stormed towards the bed. A hand wrenched her violently to her feet. "I warned you! I told you what you were to do!" The Kaiser screamed at her.
"I'm sorry," she apologized. "But you were hurting my brother and I had to stop you. I'm sorry."
He slapped her, sending her to the floor. "I warned you!"
She lay on the floor, sobbing and choking on her tears. Her stomach turned again and she felt bile rise in her throat. "You were hurting him! I couldn't let you hurt him!" She argued.
Her head pounded louder and her stomach ached unbearably. Her ears burned. A hand slapped her again and left her cheeks burning.
"Quit crying, you'll make yourself sick," he ordered calmly. "Quit it or I'll hit you again!" She continued to sob, unable to make herself quit whether it be from the headache, stomachache, or the screams in her ears. With another choking sob she felt her stomach heave and she vomited. "I warned you," he whispered.
She felt him lift her up and carry her off to the bed. She continued to cry and choke in his arms as he sat down with her in his lap. He rocked her back and forth. "Its okay, just calm down," he whispered.
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I liked this chapter, a lot! This is a very large change in story line, I know. Please review.
Savior
She didn't look angry when he walked into the library. It was odd, that's what he had been ready for. He was ready for a fight, but she didn't look like she wanted to give one.
He walked in, looking casual. She was curled up on the couch with one of the thousands of books he had piled into the shelves. She looked absorbed in the book, not even noticing him watching her from the top of balcony entrance over the library.
He descended the stairs and the Apemon that stood watch over her by the window, looked up at him. She still didn't look up. "Good book?" He asked, voice cool and calm. He tipped the book down to read the cover. "Shattered Mirror? I never thought you'd be one to read this type of book. Witches and vampires and all of that evil stuff just doesn't seem like something you'd be partial to."
She looked up at him, rose and brown eyes sparkling. "Well that's one more thing you don't know about me. I actually love this author, but I didn't know they released this in Japan yet."
"They haven't."
She set the book down and he looked at the cover. It was a picture of two faces, both identical boys. They were images in a smashed mirror. "Besides, you must not have read this book. Because it isn't based on evil. The end mainly shows that you have to get to know something before you make a desion on whether something is evil or good."
"Maybe you should show that to your friends."
"I think they have good reason to believe your evil," she responded in her friend's defense.
He picked up the book and flipped through it, glancing over each page. "What did you really want me for because our verbal sparing could start now and not end till tomorrow."
"You know what its about."
He briefly met her eyes before looking at the book. "Yeah so?"
"I just want to tell you I understand."
"Understand what?"
She down cast her eyes and pushed hair from her face. "I know it didn't mean anything to you." His breathe caught in his throat. "I figured out that it was just some weird possession thing that you did. You-you didn't have me fooled for a second." She stumbled on her words like she was having trouble getting it out or because she didn't want to believe it.
'No! No! That's not it at all!' He objected. He meant for it to be voiced, but the presence had taken control.
'This wasn't what you planned, but she had set herself up. Might as well have some fun,' the presence replied. His body forced a smirked. "Smart girl. But by the way you were kissing me back, I'd say I had you fooled the entire time." A look of pain crossed her face, but it was only a second before she clamped down on it and it disappeared. But he caught it and his eyes flashed with amusement.
"I-I-"
He leaned over, putting one hand the side of her face and pressing his mouth against her ear. "Don't worry, I already proved your mine," he whispered. He breathed in the scent of her hair before kissing her neck. She whimpered and he pulled away. She had her eyes downcast and he used his index finger to lift her chin. "I think I may enjoy you as mine."
"Please just stop," she whispered, jerking her head away from his hand.
He stepped back and flipped through the book. He found a page and handed it to her. "Well, I suppose I could have done this if I really wanted to get my point across." 'Stop it! Just stop it!' He screamed inside his mind. But he had lost control, the aura wouldn't listen.
She read down the page and shuddered. The scene was a vampire boy was carving his name into the arm of his victim. "Why are you acting like this?"
"Technically this is my true nature. For the last month you have been sick and I went out of my normal nature to take care of you. But now that you are well I can return to my regular nature. You are my prisoner; I am your enemy. I think I enjoy this relationship with you more." He lifted her chin and crushed his lips onto hers. He pulled away about an inch from her face. "Much more." 'No,' he cried.
He slipped something into her hand and pulled away. He walked off and she found her cough prescription in her hand.
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Kari stared down at her hands in her lap, oblivious to Joe's ranting about a future escape. Her mind ran a million miles an hour trying to decipher between pain, regret, and worst of all the difference between love and hate. She silently chided herself for being an idiot.
Because unfortunately she had fallen for the Digimon Kaiser.
She didn't know what to do. She had fallen for her enemy, the boy who had proved repeatedly that he was heartless and merciless. But then again he was also sweet and caring at times. Damn he had her confused.
"Just get closer to Ken. He could be our way out," Joe suggested.
How could he be like this? One minute he's taking care of her. Then the next he has her claimed as his own.
"Kari, are you listening to me?"
What would happen if Joe found out? If any of her friends found out.
"Kari!"
She looked up. "Huh?"
"Kari, you haven't been listening to a thing I've said. What's going on with you?"
"Nothing. I'm tired, Joe."
He sighed and stood up. "I'm going to go back to my own room. You should get some rest." He set a hand on the side of her face causing her to flinch back. He frowned at her. "Kari, no matter how you try to defend him, he did something to you!" He knocked on the door and the Apemon guard led him away.
"You aren't going to tell Ken what Joe is planning, are you?" Kari asked to the still room after Joe had left.
Wormmon crawled out of his hiding spot in the corner. "No," the green worm responded. He crawled over and she lifted him up. "I won't tell him. Truthfully I don't believe you two have a chance."
"Thank you," she whispered.
"I should probably leave you, since you said you were tired," Wormmon said politely as he settled into Kari's lap. Apparently he really didn't want to go.
"It okay Wormmon, you can stay. I just told Joe that because, like he said, I wasn't listening to a word he said. I really couldn't concentrate on an escape." She patted his head softly.
"I'm glad," he said, voice hushed. "Because I'm afraid that if Ken heard you, he'd hurt you and your friend."
"Would he really hurt us? Would he kill us?" Kari asked, afraid of the answer.
"Ken wouldn't, but I'm afraid the Kaiser would. He'll hurt you or worse."
"Aren't they the same person?" She objected.
"No," Wormmon shook his head sadly. "Ken and the Kaiser are two different people."
"How's that possible?" She asked.
The doors suddenly slammed open and the Kaiser stormed into the room. "I'll tell you later." She nodded in response.
The Kaiser, dressed in full Kaiser attire, approached the bed. He glared at Wormmon with the same amount of disgust he gave the DigiDestined whenever they fought. "You were supposed to stay hidden, you useless worm!" He raised his glove hand and Wormmon flinched back.
As he brought it down Kari caught it. "Don't Ken! Don't hurt him!" She yelled.
He wrenched his hand away and grabbed the front of her nightshirt. With his other hand he seized her face so she was looking straight at him. A few seconds passed, but he just stood there, eyes closed, and a grimace overtaking his features. His grip on her face tightened and his head twitched slightly. Finally he opened his eyes as his breathing got slow and heavy. He stared into her rose brown eyes and he could feel her quiver in his hand. "Don't get in my way again," he ordered before releasing her. After a weak nod she rubbed her cheek where he had been digging his finger nails into her face and pushed the glasses up to the bridge of her nose. "I'm sorry," he whispered just loud enough to be heard. "So I heard you got up and walked yesterday," he said after a moment of silence.
"Yeah, only for a bit," she explained. "After about fifteen minutes my legs got tired and I had to sit."
He presented her with a package wrapped in brown paper. "These are some new clothes for you. Your friend Joe gave me your size. Get dressed, you and I will be leaving soon." He turned and walked out of the room.
"Thank you for protecting me, but you shouldn't do it," Wormmon said shamefully. "Let me protect you. I'm not supposed to leave you alone so I'll wait in the bathroom." He scurried off to the bathroom.
Unenthusiastically she tore into the package. Two outfits sat neatly folded in her lap. One was a maroon skirt and white button up shirt. The other was a pair of blue jeans and a pink tee shirt. She pulled on the jeans and shirt.
There was a pounding knock on the door. "Are you done yet?" Came the fierce voice of the Kaiser.
"Wormmon, you should get out here." Wormmon crawled back into the room, but stayed by the bathroom door. "I'm ready," she called and sat down on the edge of the bed.
The Kaiser entered the room and he handed her a pair of shoes. "Here, put these on."
She took them and slipped them onto her feet. "Where are we going?"
"Your friends have entered the Digital World. I have to teach them a lesson." He leaned against the wall as he spoke, arms crossed, looking away from her.
"Are you going to hurt them?"
He looked at her with clear violet eyes and a black expression on her face. "We'll see." He pushed himself off the wall and approached her. "Gimme your wrist." Hesitantly she held out her arm and he took her hand into his. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a dark black spiral. Distress lit up her eyes and she struggled to pull her hand from his. "Stop!" He ordered. "Its not activated! Its not activated!" His grip on her wrist only tightened. "Calm down."
"Please don't put that thing on me!" She begged as she continued to put up a struggle. There was fear in her voice as well as her eyes.
He set the spiral down and set a hand on the side of her face. "Calm down. This spiral is not activated. It will not be activated while on your wrist." He leaned over placing his mouth beside her ear. "I promise you. Will you listen to me?" She allowed her arm to go limp in his hand in response. He picked up the spiral and slipped it onto her arm.
"What's this for?" She asked. Ken released her arm and she tugged at the spiral, testing the sturdiness.
"Its for when we face your friends, they will believe that you are under my control. That is why when they call to you; you will not appear to hear them. You will stay by my side, no matter what. Understood?"
She swallowed hard and nodded. "Wh-why do I have to come? I'm just a liability."
He smirked and pulled her to her feet. "Scared?" His voice dripped with condescension. "Afraid of seeing your brother? Your friends?" He began to circle her, inspecting show she looked. "Does it scare you that every minute you spend with me, your enemy, is voluntary? Do you feel guilt? Does it make you feel like a traitor?"
"Stop it!" She whimpered on the verge of tears.
"I am bringing you because you were my original bargaining tool. When you originally came into my supervision your brother assumed I was holding you captive, which you know is not true." He stared at her with his crystal clear violet eyes and she could feel them burn the skin they stared at. "He wanted demands, I gave them. I thought might as well make a use out of you. He and the other Digi-Doofuses were supposed to stay out of the Digital World to ensure your safety. They didn't follow my rules, they need to learn what happens when they cross me." He ran one gloved finger down the side of her face, eliciting a shiver from her and another whimper from her lips. "But that leaves me with a decision. Hurt them or hurt you? Shall I bring the whip?" He grabbed her forearm forcefully and dragged her from the room.
He dragged her through his fortress and into the computer/throne room. "Where-" she started.
He hit a button on the mid air keyboard. "They're in the forest, where you found your digi-egg." A screen popped up in the air. On the screen were her friends. Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, TK, Davis, Yolie, and Cody. "Good, all my troops have moved into position."
"Troops?"
"Back up," he grunted as he held up his dark black and gray Digivice.
"Oh looks who's scared of the DigiDestined-" A sudden change of scenery cut her off. "-now."
They stood in the forest and Kari recognized it to be, like Ken said, near where she found her Digi-egg. The forest was humid and hot and the buzzing of bugs echoed in the forest.
"Listen," he spoke up, catching her attention. "I don't fear your friends. But if they were to attack, I don't want to be caught off guard." He stuck two fingers in his mouth and a shrill whistle shattered the forest calm. He looked at her once more. "The winning side in a war is the one prepared for anything."
Suddenly a Garurumon came bounding out of nowhere. "Garurumon!" She exclaimed. Then she saw the black spiral around his front leg. "You didn't!" She gasped as she looked at the Kaiser.
"As much as I would like to get your friend's Garurumon, it is not him." He picked her up and lifted her onto the Garurumon. "I wouldn't want your legs giving out while we're out here." He began to walk away and the Garurmon followed with Kari clutching to his fur. The walk was short and soon voices came into hearing range. It was Izzy. He stopped. "They're just beyond these trees." He helped her down. "Do you remember what I want you to do?"
She nodded. "Just stay beside you and don't do anything."
"And if they call to you?" He challenged, suspicious of her.
"You don't have to work. I won't forsake you. You still have Joe."
"And if they call to you?" He repeated.
"I have to appear not to hear them."
"Good girl," he applauded. He reached out and pulled his glasses of her face. The definite shapes of the forest disappeared into a sea of color and blur.
"I still can't see," she whispered panicked.
"I will lead you. But they would find it off, I'm sure, if you were wearing my glasses."
"But I still can't see. What if you fight? I won't know what's going on."
She felt hands cup her face. "Don't worry. Nothing will happen to you." His hand took hers and helped her through the bushes. The voices were suddenly cut short.
"Kaiser!" Someone screamed. It was Matt.
"Kari!" It was Tai.
God she wished she could see his face.
"Give her back, Kaiser!" Matt screamed, voice hard.
"Where's Joe?" It was Mimi. "We know you took him. Give both him and Kari back."
"I don't believe you fools are in the position to make demands. You violated the agreement we had. I agreed your friend here would not be harmed as long as you stayed out of the Digital World." She could only assume he was pointing at her.
"You took Joe! We're not going to just sit back and watch as you pick off our teammates!" TK's voice was hoarse, but just as strong as before.
"I am not 'picking off' your teammates," the Kaiser snapped. "Reliability was the first to violate the agreement. I merely acted as any enemy would. He is a prisoner of war. And if I would remember correctly I didn't capture Kari, you left her behind. You were the one's that deserted her!"
"Liar," TK growled.
Kari felt her blood boil. How could he deny what he and the others did? Were they even remorseful?
"Kari!" Tai screamed. "Kari, why won't you look at me?"
"Oh she can't hear you." She felt a hand lift up her arm with the spiral. "She's under my control."
"Kari! No!" Tai yelled.
Now she knew why the Kaiser didn't trust her. This was getting very hard to deal with.
"You have two choices. Leave now or suffer the consequences," he warned.
"Not without Kari," Matt screamed.
"Your choice."
The ground rumbled and noise echoed through the once silent air. It was a roar of Dark Tyranamon. The buzzing of Flymon. And a rumbling from the ground of a digimon she couldn't recognize.
"We're surrounded!" Yolie yelled panicked. "We can't handle all of them."
Kari felt Ken move up closer to her and his hand fall around her waist. "Don't worry your pretty little head," he whispered. "Four Tyranamon, four Flymon and two Monocromon. I play by the rules. There are no control spires. All of the digimon can digivolve."
"You call that fair?" She whispered.
She winces when she felt his hand grab her side. "What did I tell you about speaking? Its ten on ten, that's fair. Remember your place," he warned. His hand on her side and he stepped away from her.
Explosions and yelling rose to her ears. The smell of fires and unearthed dirt filled her nose. Smoke filled the air. The smells caused her stomach to turn.
Beside her she could hear Ken cackling. He was obviously enjoying this spectacle. Suddenly someone grabbed her from behind, clamping a hand over her mouth, and dragged her away from where she was standing. She tried to scream, but the hand prevented her from anything, but a few muffled murmurs. Suddenly she was on the ground; hand still firm on her mouth. The body sat on her and she struggled blindly.
"Kari, its Tai. It's Tai! Stop!" The voice yelled at her. He took both wrists into one hand and held them above her head. He began to pry the dark spiral off her wrist and she stopped struggling. "I'm going to get this off you and I'll take you home," he whispered. "Everything will be okay."
With a sudden cry of pain the body rolled off of her. "What do you think your doing?" The voice of the Kaiser exploded in her ears. A hand wrenched her off the ground. Another grabbed her face roughly and she made out the rose color of the Kaiser's glasses. "You stand there and don't move!" The hands released her and the rose color disappeared from her eyes sight. "That was a wrong move, Courage! You brought your friends here after we had an agreement. Your sister's life was on the line!" Another cry of pain rose from her brother. "You cannot win against me!" Another cry. "Your only destroying your friends lives by leading them here!" Another cry.
He continued to yell until Kari's ears burned. Following the Kaiser's voice, she threw herself at him. "Stop it! Don't hurt him!"
A slap to the face sent her reeling back and then a shrill whistle echoed in her ears. A large animal came bounding up and someone, she assumed was the Kaiser, lifted her up onto the beast. She felt the soft fur of Garurumon underneath her. "Take her home," The Kaiser ordered. The digimon jerked forward and took off.
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She lay on her bed with her eyes closed. Inside her stomach was doing flips and her head throbbed uncontrollably. The battle rang in her ears, along with the cries of pain from her brother and the panicked screams of her friends. They replayed over and over again until she couldn't control it and tears ran down her cheeks.
The door to her room opened and slammed shut. Footsteps resonated through the room as the being stormed towards the bed. A hand wrenched her violently to her feet. "I warned you! I told you what you were to do!" The Kaiser screamed at her.
"I'm sorry," she apologized. "But you were hurting my brother and I had to stop you. I'm sorry."
He slapped her, sending her to the floor. "I warned you!"
She lay on the floor, sobbing and choking on her tears. Her stomach turned again and she felt bile rise in her throat. "You were hurting him! I couldn't let you hurt him!" She argued.
Her head pounded louder and her stomach ached unbearably. Her ears burned. A hand slapped her again and left her cheeks burning.
"Quit crying, you'll make yourself sick," he ordered calmly. "Quit it or I'll hit you again!" She continued to sob, unable to make herself quit whether it be from the headache, stomachache, or the screams in her ears. With another choking sob she felt her stomach heave and she vomited. "I warned you," he whispered.
She felt him lift her up and carry her off to the bed. She continued to cry and choke in his arms as he sat down with her in his lap. He rocked her back and forth. "Its okay, just calm down," he whispered.
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I liked this chapter, a lot! This is a very large change in story line, I know. Please review.