ELP: ANOTHER CHAPTER!!!!
Sammy: DON'T OWN DIGIMON!!!!
ELP: Sorry. We're both hyper. Any who, for Kitty-Ichijouji, stop pouting.
Sammy: * burp*
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T.K nearly fell over. Ken really did only have one toy, only one. It was pitiful, really pitiful. One toy. Even Cody had more then that.


" I know what you're thinking. Yeah, it is pitiful that this is the only toy I've ever had, but I'm fine with it. Sure, I hated it as a child, but now I'm okay with it." Ken suddenly said, practically reading T.K's thoughts. T.K stuttered a bit.


" You're only toy? Didn't you ever get any toys from your parents, or a toy wrapped in a box signed Santa Claus? Never? What did you do as a child?" T.K gasped out, feeling really sorry for Ken. " Your only toy is a stuffed bear?"


" I buried myself in books, in Darkness. Sure, I went outside and ran around, but no one was my friend, so there wasn't much else to do. I helped my mom with things around the house to keep my mind off it. Still, it's pitiful." Ken sighed and looked at Ralph. The bear was 10 years old, and still kicking around in the attic. Ken sighed and put Ralph back in the box, putting the lid back on. All the while, they were unaware of the fact that the DD could hear them loud and clear. Miyako's anger went soaring out the window as the words, only toy, came to her ears. Kari's anger was subsided. Davis nearly cried out in shock. Cody's mind was confused.

Only toy, a stuffed bear? Ken Ichijouji, never having friends? Ken Ichijouji, never paid attention to? This was weird. Very weird. For some reason, Cody didn't feel angry anymore, but a little sad and sympathetic towards Ken. They could hear footsteps of Ken crossing the attic. Ken kneeled down near the trap door, shoe box in hand, Ralph securely in it. He opened the hatch, unaware of the rest of the DD waiting outside the door for him to come down. T.K followed. Ken held it open while T.K slid down onto his bed. Ken followed. They got off of the bed and stood in the middle of the room, looking a the little pile of flour. Ken snickered a little.


" It must have got him straight on." He inquired, using a broom to sweep it into the garbage can. T.K laughed.


" Yeah, and to think we're going to get thrown into a ditch, are hands tied, getting our shirts stuffed with snow." He snickered at the thought. Ken sighed.


" Oh yeah? Well, you think you may have it bad, but Miyako is going to grab my neck and wrench off my head while I'm still alive." Ken laughed out, pointing a finger in T.K's face. T.K reached in the garbage and pulled out some flour in his hand. Ken mimicked just that and backed away, both unaware of the DD watching.


"Really? Well, since you're going to be a ghost, might as well make you as white as one now!" T.K yelled as he chucked the flour at Ken. The next thing Ken knew was being covered in flour, white as a ghost. Ken laughed and threw flour at T.K, making him white, too.


" TAKE THAT!" Ken yelled as he slid for the last cup of flour. He grabbed it just as T.K grabbed the other last one that appeared out of nowhere. They both threw the flour at each other at the same time. They were both drenched in flour. And laughing really hard. The DD were too. When T.K and Ken stopped laughing, the DD didn't, making their presence known. T.K went more white then he was, and Ken's jaw dropped.


" AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" They screamed and dashed to the bed. Miyako and Kari tackled Ken and T.K, in that order. Miyako held the very freaked out Ken down by squishing him, Kari doing the same for T.K. The boys tried and tried, and still couldn't get the girls off. They were worse then fan girls!


" AH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! HELP!! HELP!!!" They both yelled and yelled. Miyako got annoyed and clamped her hand around Ken's mouth, shutting him up. Kari did the same for T.K. The boys were still screaming, but it was all muffled. When they stopped, Ken and T.K gave each other looks that said, Bye, my friend. See you in the afterlife. Kari got off T.K, and Davis grabbed him by the arms and pulled him out of the room. Miyako and Cody pulled Ken out. Ken had silenced, accepting his fate of doom. They pulled them into the living room, shoving them on the floor, blocking the exits. Like they would run.


" Eh Heh, you wouldn't kill me, right Miyako?" Ken stuttered, backing up a little from her. T.K gulped.


" You wouldn't really tie me up and stuff my shirt with snow, right Kari?" T.K asked nervously. He backed up, bumping into Ken's back. They were back to back, staring death in the face. Well, that's what they thought of Miyako and Kari at the time. Miyako sighed with Kari and Davis, all of them losing their demonic and deathly looks. Cody, well, you couldn't tell what he was thinking. Ken raised an eyebrow. In Kari's hand was the shoe box with Ralph in it. For some reason, everyone looked sympathetic.


" Uh....So, you aren't going to wrench my head off?" Ken asked. Miyako shook her head, making Ken sigh in relief. T.K stared at Kari.


" And you won't stuff my shirt with snow?" Kari shook her head, any anger gone. The boys sighed. Kari handed the shoe box to Ken. He took it slowly.


" I think it's yours, right?" She asked, a tang of sadness visible in her voice. Ken nodded and stared at the box with a blank expression on his face. Miyako just stared at him sadly. Ken sighed. This was the only real thing he had from his childhood. An old stuffed bear. He had got it on Christmas, from his Grandmother. She died a little while after that. Ken never got another toy.


" Grandma was the only one who ever gave me a toy........" He thought aloud. Miyako walked over to the couch and sat down with Cody, Davis and Kari.
Ken and T.K were left standing. Ken stared at the box, while T.K stared at the group.


" So, witch one of you came up with the pranks?" Davis asked. T.K smiled and raised his hand.


" That would be me. I got Ken to set it up." Ken nodded still staring at the shoe box. Kari beamed with excitement.


" See? I told you it was T.K. But no, everyone thought it was Ken!" Kari exclaimed. Davis snorted.


" I didn't. I knew T.K thought of the flour and tacks." Kari checked around. She looked at T.K.


" You didn't set anymore up, did you?" T.K shook his head. Kari sighed thankfully. Ken was still staring at the box. Miyako looked straight at him.


" What's in the box?" She asked, prying away at his shell. Ken looked up from the box straight a Miyako.


" My only toy, a stuffed bear named Ralph. He's at least 10 years old." Miyako looked at him even more sadly, the truth burning deep. Ken sighed and opened the box, pulling out the bear slowly. He smiled a little. Miyako and the gang peered at the bear. Miyako thought it was absurd. The bear was cute, yet so old. Cody thought it was sentimental to Ken, yet still slightly pathetic. To Davis, life without toys had to be terrible. Ken had one toy, and it wasn't even an action figure. Just an old bear. Kari thought it was the worst thing that could happen. A life without anything to look at that made you feel better, or something to move around and goof off with friends. The bear must have made him feel better, yes, but there was no imagination to it. Only one. You need 2 to have fun, sure, you can make it dance around, but it'll never do anything more, really. T.K felt overwhelming pity. Ken sighed. A little light bulb clicked in the DD's heads.
They all smirked at each other, plan ready.


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What are they doing?
Sammy: R&R!!!