Disclaimer: I don't own digimon, Pokemon, or any of these characters
besides Ditz.
Notes: Ok, this chapter is quiet sad. I mean, I almost cried when writing it. Please, don't get pissed over what happens! I tried keeping some things out, but they are unavoidable.
Cherry: Hehe. Don't worry. Something is gonna happen…. Maybe… *Smile*
Burntstar: Hey! Didn't see your review last time, but oh well. ^_^ Just wanted you to know that Vince will be in the next chapter. Sorry he hasn't been in a lot. Really, I am.
Quantum Weather Butterfly: Glad my e-mail helped you. If anyone doesn't understand anything, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.
~The Pain Continues~
Tai had returned to the dungeon the day before, not speaking. TK's condition was getting worse, and the Dark Children refused to try and help him. The loss of blood and concussion was giving him dizzy spells, making him faint, and giving him a fever.
"It's ok TK" Kat continued rocking him back and forth. The once cold hearted girl couldn't help but feel bad. Everyone did. They couldn't really help. Matt wasn't there, the boy, Joe wasn't there with the first aid kit. "Don't cry"
"I want my brother" TK whimpered. "I miss Matt"
"I know you do" she wanted to cry along with him. On the other side of the dungeon, Nicole searched the bricks. She hit one with her palm and jumped a little.
"There has to be a secret passage out of here. There has to be!" she told herself over and over. The blonde glanced over at Tai. His head was directed at the ceiling, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Hey" Ditz collapsed next to him. She saw Nicole look away and continue pounding the hard stones.
"Hey" Tai weakly replied. His lips were a light shade of purple; she wasn't sure if that was good or not.
"You ok?"
"Cold"
"At least you're talking"
"Ya, I guess" his body slightly shook. Ditz unzipped her sweater and took it off.
"Here, you need it more than me"
"No, no you keep it. I'm fine" he violently shook for a moment.
"No, Tai, come on!" the forced it into his arms. He looked over to her, digging his chocolate colored orbs into her light green ones. Her lip quivered, and she wrapped her arms around him, crying.
"Hey… hey, it's ok" Tai whispered to her. He chuckled. "Don't you hate it when people say that?"
"Uh… uh-huh" Ditz replied through her tears. Tai wrapped his arms around her, trying to comfort her. She was two months younger than him, one inch shorter, and zero percent braver, no matter how mature she tried to act.
"Damn it!" Nicole cried and hit the wall. She yelped then slid to the floor. She had lost track of how long they had been there, and didn't care anymore.
What's a day? When the sun sets, then rises. She figured. The blonde took down her hair and flipped it. She watched Kat rock TK, Tai rock Ditz, and suddenly feel quiet lonely. She placed her head onto the wall and closed her eyes. She took in the musty smell and the sound of… of the dungeon door.
Everyone looked up.
"You guys really look bad" a girl leaned against the door frame. She smiled.
"Who are you?" Kat asked.
"Oh, I'm just another dark child. There's a lot of us, ya know. Name's Patricia" the pink haired girl paused, as if waiting for a greeting. Once she didn't get one, she rolled her eyes. "I'm here to give you some food" she tossed a large potato chip bag down, followed by five sandwiches. The Dark Children had been keeping the children alive- why, they didn't know. "Later" she closed the door with a loud bang.
"I'm not hungry" Ditz whispered as her body shook.
"Me neither" Tai added. Kat, TK, and Nicole shook their heads. Ditz sat up and wrapped her arms around her legs.
"Really Tai, put on the jacket. You'll get cold… and you need to save the world" she smiled a little. The carrier of Courage put his right arms in the sleeve.
"You can have the other one" he offered. Ditz's slightly smile and she stuck her left arm in the other one.
~*~*~*~
Dark shadows had appeared around the children's eyes from the lack of sleep. They couldn't yell for help, they couldn't eat, they could hardly stay awake. Kat and TK were leaning against the stairs, Their eyes were closed, but they weren't fully asleep. Nicole was lying on the stone floor, shivering, lips blue. Tai and Ditz sat atop the rafters, leaning against each other. Both their eyes were staring out the window.
"Do you think we'll ever get out?" she dryly questioned.
"Maybe" he answered in a small whisper. "I hope"
"The others will come soon, right?"
"Maybe"
Ditz nodded.
"We have to get out of here" she brushed hair away from her eyes.
"I know"
"Then let's go"
"How"
"I don't know… Izzy has been gone for a week. Four days in your world Tai. All together… you've been gone two weeks there"
"And you said you weren't good at math"
"How can you joke about this?" she slightly moved her hand and felt his touch. She quickly withdrew it, blushing. The carrier of courage hadn't noticed.
"Easy to joke. Hard to keep courage" he muttered.
"You aren't acting the same as when I first met you"
"Neither are you"
"Probably not… hey, what did you and that girl talk about?"
"Anna?"
"I dunno"
"Uh… she wanted to make a deal" he saw her face turn toward him.
"What kind of deal?"
"She wanted me to surrender. I didn't. Don't worry. But… after they catch the other Digidestined, they are going to make us dark children"
"What?!"
"Sh!" he put his hand over her mouth. "Once they get us together, we can pretend to be dark children! Then we can escape and make our way back home. Don't worry, everything will be alright" Ditz quickly moved his hand from her face.
"Let's get down" she quickly ordered.
"Why?"
"I don't know. I just think we should get down" Tai raised an eyebrow, but scooted over to the other side of the rafters. He jumped onto stairs and was closely followed by Ditz.
"Ok, know now?" he attempted another joke. "Ow…" he looked down at his digivice; it was glowing a bright orange. Then he saw TK's start to glow.
"Tai, what's going-" she stopped as he yelped in pain and bent down, clutching his side. "Tai?" she took a step forward.
"Ow!" he screamed, lost his balance and fell down the stairs.
"Tai!" her eyes widened, and she tore them away from the barer of courage to the barer of hope. He had stopped breathing. Kat jumped up and screamed.
"Let us out!" Ditz began screaming. She turned and pounded on the door, screaming louder and louder. It finally opened, and she fell forward.
"Who are you?" Nicole picked up TK.
He's so cold… oh god oh god! She watched a boy run forward, grab him out of her arms, and run back up the stairs.
"Come one!" his voice shook. Most reluctantly followed the stranger.
"Tai?" Ditz shook him. A snore escaped his mouth. She rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Tai, time for school!"
"Gimme five more minutes"
"Uh… pizza"
He jumped up.
"Where? What? Hey" She grabbed his arm and yanked him up the stairs.
~*~*~*~
No, Tai and Ditz are not going to get together! You know how younger kids are more buddy buddy closeness with their guy friends than when their teenagers. They tend to be closer and do things they'd do with their girl friends. All Ditz and Tai are doing is bonding, ok? ^_^
Notes: Ok, this chapter is quiet sad. I mean, I almost cried when writing it. Please, don't get pissed over what happens! I tried keeping some things out, but they are unavoidable.
Cherry: Hehe. Don't worry. Something is gonna happen…. Maybe… *Smile*
Burntstar: Hey! Didn't see your review last time, but oh well. ^_^ Just wanted you to know that Vince will be in the next chapter. Sorry he hasn't been in a lot. Really, I am.
Quantum Weather Butterfly: Glad my e-mail helped you. If anyone doesn't understand anything, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.
~The Pain Continues~
Tai had returned to the dungeon the day before, not speaking. TK's condition was getting worse, and the Dark Children refused to try and help him. The loss of blood and concussion was giving him dizzy spells, making him faint, and giving him a fever.
"It's ok TK" Kat continued rocking him back and forth. The once cold hearted girl couldn't help but feel bad. Everyone did. They couldn't really help. Matt wasn't there, the boy, Joe wasn't there with the first aid kit. "Don't cry"
"I want my brother" TK whimpered. "I miss Matt"
"I know you do" she wanted to cry along with him. On the other side of the dungeon, Nicole searched the bricks. She hit one with her palm and jumped a little.
"There has to be a secret passage out of here. There has to be!" she told herself over and over. The blonde glanced over at Tai. His head was directed at the ceiling, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Hey" Ditz collapsed next to him. She saw Nicole look away and continue pounding the hard stones.
"Hey" Tai weakly replied. His lips were a light shade of purple; she wasn't sure if that was good or not.
"You ok?"
"Cold"
"At least you're talking"
"Ya, I guess" his body slightly shook. Ditz unzipped her sweater and took it off.
"Here, you need it more than me"
"No, no you keep it. I'm fine" he violently shook for a moment.
"No, Tai, come on!" the forced it into his arms. He looked over to her, digging his chocolate colored orbs into her light green ones. Her lip quivered, and she wrapped her arms around him, crying.
"Hey… hey, it's ok" Tai whispered to her. He chuckled. "Don't you hate it when people say that?"
"Uh… uh-huh" Ditz replied through her tears. Tai wrapped his arms around her, trying to comfort her. She was two months younger than him, one inch shorter, and zero percent braver, no matter how mature she tried to act.
"Damn it!" Nicole cried and hit the wall. She yelped then slid to the floor. She had lost track of how long they had been there, and didn't care anymore.
What's a day? When the sun sets, then rises. She figured. The blonde took down her hair and flipped it. She watched Kat rock TK, Tai rock Ditz, and suddenly feel quiet lonely. She placed her head onto the wall and closed her eyes. She took in the musty smell and the sound of… of the dungeon door.
Everyone looked up.
"You guys really look bad" a girl leaned against the door frame. She smiled.
"Who are you?" Kat asked.
"Oh, I'm just another dark child. There's a lot of us, ya know. Name's Patricia" the pink haired girl paused, as if waiting for a greeting. Once she didn't get one, she rolled her eyes. "I'm here to give you some food" she tossed a large potato chip bag down, followed by five sandwiches. The Dark Children had been keeping the children alive- why, they didn't know. "Later" she closed the door with a loud bang.
"I'm not hungry" Ditz whispered as her body shook.
"Me neither" Tai added. Kat, TK, and Nicole shook their heads. Ditz sat up and wrapped her arms around her legs.
"Really Tai, put on the jacket. You'll get cold… and you need to save the world" she smiled a little. The carrier of Courage put his right arms in the sleeve.
"You can have the other one" he offered. Ditz's slightly smile and she stuck her left arm in the other one.
~*~*~*~
Dark shadows had appeared around the children's eyes from the lack of sleep. They couldn't yell for help, they couldn't eat, they could hardly stay awake. Kat and TK were leaning against the stairs, Their eyes were closed, but they weren't fully asleep. Nicole was lying on the stone floor, shivering, lips blue. Tai and Ditz sat atop the rafters, leaning against each other. Both their eyes were staring out the window.
"Do you think we'll ever get out?" she dryly questioned.
"Maybe" he answered in a small whisper. "I hope"
"The others will come soon, right?"
"Maybe"
Ditz nodded.
"We have to get out of here" she brushed hair away from her eyes.
"I know"
"Then let's go"
"How"
"I don't know… Izzy has been gone for a week. Four days in your world Tai. All together… you've been gone two weeks there"
"And you said you weren't good at math"
"How can you joke about this?" she slightly moved her hand and felt his touch. She quickly withdrew it, blushing. The carrier of courage hadn't noticed.
"Easy to joke. Hard to keep courage" he muttered.
"You aren't acting the same as when I first met you"
"Neither are you"
"Probably not… hey, what did you and that girl talk about?"
"Anna?"
"I dunno"
"Uh… she wanted to make a deal" he saw her face turn toward him.
"What kind of deal?"
"She wanted me to surrender. I didn't. Don't worry. But… after they catch the other Digidestined, they are going to make us dark children"
"What?!"
"Sh!" he put his hand over her mouth. "Once they get us together, we can pretend to be dark children! Then we can escape and make our way back home. Don't worry, everything will be alright" Ditz quickly moved his hand from her face.
"Let's get down" she quickly ordered.
"Why?"
"I don't know. I just think we should get down" Tai raised an eyebrow, but scooted over to the other side of the rafters. He jumped onto stairs and was closely followed by Ditz.
"Ok, know now?" he attempted another joke. "Ow…" he looked down at his digivice; it was glowing a bright orange. Then he saw TK's start to glow.
"Tai, what's going-" she stopped as he yelped in pain and bent down, clutching his side. "Tai?" she took a step forward.
"Ow!" he screamed, lost his balance and fell down the stairs.
"Tai!" her eyes widened, and she tore them away from the barer of courage to the barer of hope. He had stopped breathing. Kat jumped up and screamed.
"Let us out!" Ditz began screaming. She turned and pounded on the door, screaming louder and louder. It finally opened, and she fell forward.
"Who are you?" Nicole picked up TK.
He's so cold… oh god oh god! She watched a boy run forward, grab him out of her arms, and run back up the stairs.
"Come one!" his voice shook. Most reluctantly followed the stranger.
"Tai?" Ditz shook him. A snore escaped his mouth. She rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Tai, time for school!"
"Gimme five more minutes"
"Uh… pizza"
He jumped up.
"Where? What? Hey" She grabbed his arm and yanked him up the stairs.
~*~*~*~
No, Tai and Ditz are not going to get together! You know how younger kids are more buddy buddy closeness with their guy friends than when their teenagers. They tend to be closer and do things they'd do with their girl friends. All Ditz and Tai are doing is bonding, ok? ^_^