Oh tacky Christmas tree! Oh tacky Christmas tree! (Don't ask) It's been Christmas Day for me for less then an hour as I'm typing this. Thanks again for the reviews! Arigato to saria-the-green-haired for beta-reading this. ^^
Translations:
Ohayo: Good morning
-san: Placed at the end of a person's name. Used as 'Mr.', 'Ms.', and 'Mrs.' or for being polite to a person you don't know well.
Nani?: What?
daijoubu desu ka?: Are you ok?
Aibou: Partner
The original name for Izzy was Koushirou.
Chapter 3
Awakenings"Master…master…please…we must be awaken before it's too late."
"Too late for what? Who are you?"
Whispers. That was all Ken could hear in the dark. He was hearing many whispers but could only make out a few.
"We can't say too much. Your dark side is probably listening. But if you don't find and awake us soon, everyone and everything around you will be gone." The feminine voice continued.
"How do I find you?"
"You have to-"
Before another word could be spoken, flares of dark purple light appeared all around. Ken could hear the voices yelling in alarm.
"No! He found us!"
"Watch out!"
A stream of fire headed towards Ken…
"Ken-chan, Ken-chan! It's time to wake up!"
Ken snapped open his eyes. Wormmon was bouncing on his bed.
"Wake up!"
"Hey!"
Ken threw a pillow at his Digimon but the little creature ducked.
"Then get up!"
"Fine, but no sweets for you."
"Aww!!"
He went to the bathroom and looked at his reflection in the mirror. Who am I suppose to find? He thought. A small frown then appeared on his face. Something in the reflection seemed a bit…off. Ken shrugged that thought and washed up. He didn't see anything wrong with him. During breakfast his D-Terminal beeped.
Hey Ken!
I just wanted to see if you were all right after yesterday. You gave everybody a scare. Koushirou and I were checking the area that attacked us but nothing unusual was there. We couldn't even find a trace of the Dark Gate. I told Koushirou about the attack and he said that we should be careful in case whatever attacked us comes back. Well, I hope you're ok. Cya!
Love,
Miyako
P.S. Don't forget to ask the famous Yugi Mutou if he could help Daisuke. (I'm actually starting to feel sorry for him since Hikari and I already beat him about 15 times . ^^;;)
Ken smiled. He knew Miyako would see check on him just in case. He typed out his reply.
Thanks for checking on me, Miyako. I'm fine now. Hopefully nothing will happen to us anytime soon. I'll ask Yugi if he could help Daisuke. (You beat him 20 times I think) *laughs* Cya soon!
He sent the e-mail and turned to his partner.
"Do you mind staying home? We're not going to meet the others today."
"Ok." Wormmon said.
Ken patted Wormmon, took his backpack and left the apartment.
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"I'm sure he can explain about yesterday." Yugi said.
"Ya mean when he disappeared out of thin air in a second?" Jounouchi said. "He's gonna have a hard time explainin' that."
"You know, Yugi, whenever strange things happen, you always end up in the middle of it." Honda said.
"Too true." Anzu commented.
The classroom door slide open and Ken came in.
"Ohayo" He greeted Yugi and his friends.
"Ohayo" They said back casually.
Jounouchi elbowed Yugi.
"Ask him" He whispered.
Yugi turned to Ken.
"Umm…Ichihouji-san, we were wondering about what happened to you yes-"
Yugi got interrupted when the teacher came in. Everybody went to his or her seats.
"We'll ask him after school." Jounouchi whispered to Yugi.
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When the dismissal bell rang, Ken walked out the classroom door and Yugi followed him.
"Ichihouji-san, there's something important I need to talk to you about."
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot." Ken interrupted. "There's something I need to ask you too."
"Nani?"
"A friend of mine wants tips on Duel Monsters. He asked me if you could help him since you are a famous duelist."
"Umm…maybe when I have the time." Yugi responded. "Now I need to ask you about something. I know it'll sound weird but what happened to you yes-"
Ken suddenly started to lean forward but caught himself.
"daijoubu desu ka?" Yugi asked in concern.
"Ask me tomorrow before school. Excuse me"
Ken walked to the boys' bathroom. Nobody else was there. He looked at himself in the mirror and gasped. His reflection was smirking at him.
"Awww…don't like what you're seeing?" It sneered.
"T-This is impossible." Ken stuttered.
Now the reflection was laughing at him. Ken took a few steps backwards but then felt something move. He turned around but nobody was there. He looked down and panicked. His shadow was moving by itself. It circled around him like a vulture.
"What's wrong? Afraid of your own shadow?" The reflection mocked.
Ken couldn't believe what was happening. Before he could react, the shadow sprang towards him.
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Yugi was walking home, wondering about what happened.
I hope Ichihouji-san is all right. He thought.
There's something about him. Yami said.
What do you mean? Said Yugi.
I sensed magic from him. It's the same type of magic used for the Shadow Realm The alter ego answered.
But how does that fit into yesterday? He said something about a 'digiport', whatever that is. Yugi said.
Yugi passed by an alley. Unknown to him, someone was waiting. The person jumped and grabbed Yugi into the alley.
"I dare you to scream."
Aibou! Yami yelled.
Before the former pharaoh could appear, the person held up a black and gray small device in his hand. Out of the device came snake shaped shadows. They jumped and pinned Yugi against the wall. Yugi struggled to break free but the shadows were binding his arms and legs painfully. One shadow snake wrapped its body around Yugi's mouth to muffle out his pleas. The person let out a cruel laugh. Another shadow slithered around Yugi's neck and lifted the Millennium Puzzle. The figure snatched it. Tears rolled down Yugi's face as he tried to free himself.
"The pharaoh can't help you." The thief sneered.
The thief raised his fist and punched Yugi. Again, the thief laughed.
"This is too easy. I expected the owner of the Millennium Puzzle to be a worthier adversary. Oh well. One down, six to go."
He walked a few steps back against the opposite wall and disappeared. The shadow minions disappeared with him.
"Give him back!!!" Yugi cried out.
Yugi hit the wall where the thief disappeared, hoping somehow he could follow him. He dropped to his knees and shed more tears.
"Give him back…"
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"You're saying you all got the same e-mail from Ken?" Miyako said.
"Yeah." Daisuke answered. "It just said 'Go to the Digiworld and make sure to bring your Digimon.' Then just signed as Ken."
The five Digidestined and their Digimon were in the Digiworld again. They were on a valley with a plateau nearby.
"Hmm…" Iori wondered. "That somehow doesn't sound like Ken at all."
"You don't think something happened to him, do you?" Hikari said.
A cold laugh rang through the valley. Everybody gasped. They haven't heard that sound for four years but they could still recognize it.
"Look!" Gatomon pointed.
A boy in black boots, blue, and white pants and shirt, black gloves, and a dark blue and yellow cape holding a black whip was on top of the plateau. He didn't wear the purple tinted sunglasses or had the spiky hair anymore but was still recognizable. He smirked and looked down at the Digidestined and their partners.
"Ken!" Miyako yelled.
"Correction." Takeru said angrily. "Make that the Digimon Kaiser!"
The Digimon Kaiser laughed again.
"Where's Ken?!" Daisuke demanded.
The Digidestined couldn't believe who was right in front of them. Miyako held back tears while the others looked at their former enemy angrily. The Digimon Kaiser looked at Daisuke with a derisive grin.
"Well my worthy adversary, shall we start off from where we last left our game?"
Davis growled at the Digimon Kaiser.
"No! We're starting a whole new game! This time, winner takes all!"
This chapter is pretty much my Christmas present to all of you. ^^ Hopefully it was good. Review as always.
Random Digimon fact (credit goes to saria-the-green-haired for telling me this): The voices for Mimi and Koushirou are done by the same seiryuu. (XD XD)
Merry Christmas!