A/N: hey hey, guess who's back, back again, i am bak, so REVIEW! i have like no readers... ::sniff sniff:: oh well, i just got back from seasamiah street with crabmit! lol! i know, all of you are a bit clueless right now, well, its an adam sandler song, "kermit and big bird"... ne ways, im high and hyper right now so my writing is gonna be a bit whacko.... ;-p just playin, kids, DUNT DO DRUGS!!!! n DUNT DRINK, U MIGHT HIT A BUMP AND SPILL IT!

**invader zim walks up, takes a baseball bat, and wacks hoobastanker on the head.**

haha, that tickled!!!!

**zimmy shakes his head and walks away, muttering, "now i see why we are the superior race..."**

ne ways, "zim, pull open the curtain before ya leave, k?"

**zimmy sighs and says, "mortals and germs, hoobastanker now presents her retarded fic, and ::shudders:: chapter 6... so you still continue without ne readers?"**

ov course! 4 the few that are reading this, thys chapter iz dedicated 2 u! *dude that was lame....* FOSHO!

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Ryo looked around. He was standing in a foot of snow.::Oh boy.... This is just great, I just got captured, it's cold, Rika's lost, and I have no clue where the others are...:: He sighed. "Things just get better and better... Well, at least it's not dark... hmm... maybe I can find a way out of here, or at least the others..."

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Rika rubbed her eye as she sat up. ::Do I even want to know where I am?? Am I in heaven, is that it? Psh, I doubt it... I'm still in cold, utter darkness.... This is so stupid....:: "Someone had to have saved me...." She mumbled.

"You're finally awake." Icedevimon appeared with a smile. "Took you long enough."

"Shut up...." Rika snapped.

"Now, is that how you should treat someone who just saved your life?"

"You-you saved me??" Rika stared at him in shock.

"What does it look like?" Icedevimon frowned.

::He saved me not once but twice... Something's up with this guy...:: "Why?" She asked softly.

"Why what??"

"Why did you save me? You could've just let me die, it would just be one less Tamer for you to worry about. Wasn't that the test? If I fail, I die. Well, I'm no dumbass, I know I didn't pass."

"The test," Icedevimon stated solemnly. "Was to measure your ability and to train you into shape for the final battle. I saved you because you're our Ice Queen. You're not like all the other Tamers. Haven't you at least figured that part out??"

"What do you mean I'm not like other Tamers??"

"Like I said before, you are 'special' and you posess quite a bit of power; dark power."

Rika was speechless. ::Now I know why they want me on their side... they want me to help them fight.:: "So I have no other choice but to join you, huh?"

"You're such a bright one."

"And if I say no?"

"You and all your pathetic friends will be destroyed, yada yada yada, you know the story." Icedevimon smiled.

"Who do I have to fight?"

"The defenders of both worlds."

"You mean my friends?"

"In a nutshell."

Rika sighed. This was just like a soap opera. "Except this is for real..." She muttered.

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"So, Kazu, anything new?" Takato tried to break the silence.

Kazu glared at him but didn't speak.

"Uh, okay. Sorry." Takato mumbled.

"Hey Takato, check if we got any mail from Suzi or Jeri." Henry suggested.

"Oh yea! Um, let's see... Yea, one mail... it's for you Henry. It's from Suzi." Takato handed him the device. "Here, read it."

"Alright," Henry scanned the letter and cleared his throat. "I'll read it aloud. It says, 'Dear Hendwy, I hope you are okay. Jeri went out to buy dinner so I'm the only one righting write now. Sowwie if I spelled stuff rong. Good luk finding Rika. I weally weally miss you Hendwy so come home soon okay? One more thing, can you right me a story? I need a bedtyme story before I go to sleep tonite. Thanks, I hope I see you soon.'" Henry smiled a bit. "Well, anyone have a story idea for Suzi?"

"Yeah, I do." Kazu stood up and plopped down beside Henry. "Give me the computer thing or whatever it's called." Kazu said.

Henry slowly handed the device to Kazu. Kazu immediately snatched it away and started typing. Nobody bothered to look what he was so furiously writing. When he finished, he sighed audibly and cracked his knuckles.

"Are you planning on reading your story to us?" Henry raised an eyebrow.

"Yep... I wrote, 'Once upon a time, there was a pumpkin named Oyr. He was a dork and everybody hated him. His worst enemy, Uzak the handsome prince, was very vexed at Oyr. So one day, Uzak made Oyr into pumpkin pie and ate him. Then, everyone was happy. The end.'" Kazu smiled, obviously proud of his work. (A/N: Anyone get the joke here? At the end ov this chappie, I'll explain it.... but I don't think all ov u are THAT clueless, ryte??)

"If you think I'm gonna let you send that to Suzi, you're out of your mind." Henry stared at Kazu.

"Too late... Cuh-lick!" Kazu pressed the send button and lay on his back. "Wasn't that the greatest fairytale you've ever heard?"

"Oh boy.. I can just picture the reaction on Suzi's face..." Henry sighed and shook his head. "Why couldn't you have written something like Snow White or something??"

"I'm not that kind of person Henry, you should've figured that out by now." Kazu opened his mouth to speak again but was grabbed by black, thorny vines that pulled him through a swirling portal...

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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, LET ME GOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Kazu yelled as he struggled with the vines. Unfortunately for him, the harder he struggled, the tighter the grip. When his breath was about to give out, it released him. "HEEEEELLLPPP!!" He screamed.

"Kazu?" A voice called. It was, in fact, Ryo's voice.

"HELP! MEEEE-" He landed suddenly. The landing was pretty harsh but he landed on his ass so it was all good. "Owww..." He groaned, rubbing his butt as he stood up.

"Hey, it could have been worse." Ryo joked, extending an arm to Kazu.

Kazu looked at him and let out a sound of disgust. "Psh, you could have at least tried to help me..."

Ryo frowned. "I'm trying to now..."

Kazu looked away. ::And to think I used to admire this guy...::

"If you're still mad about me leaving so I could find Rika by myself... Well, I did it for the best. I found her, and, well... the darkness took her away. So look, I'm really sorry, alright!?"

"Uh huh, sure you are..." Kazu crossed his arms.

Ryo sighed. "If we work together, we can figure a way out of here and save Rika. Does that sound okay to you?"

"Alright.... But things between you, me and Rika still aren't cool yet." Kazu glared at him.

"Fine, whatever. Let's just, um, get out of here, ight?"

"Yep..."

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Rika kept staring at Icedevimon, who was currently talking to someone, or something. The more she thought about him, the more she scared herself. This guy almost killed her, her friends, and Renamon. She shuddered at the thought of him saving her TWICE. In fact, she shuddered at the thought of him touching her. ::But something's different about him now... he can't be all that evil anymore.. I mean, I hafta give him credit for saving my life.. Maybe, just maybe, he has a heart.::

Icedevimon turned around and met her stare. "What are YOU looking at??"

Rika shook her head, blushing a bit. "Shit... " She murmured.

"Well, well, well...I think break time's over. Onward to your next test..." Icedevimon snapped his fingers and two figures appeared, both intwined in black vines.

"RYO! KAZU! ARE YOU GUYS ALRIGHT!?" Rika yelled as she ran to them.

"We're fine, besides the fact that we're getting strangled by vines!" Ryo replied, struggling to get out.

Rika tried to break the boys free of the vine's grip, but only got cut in the process. She ignored the blood dribbling down her hands and managed to rip off a piece of the vine. Kazu and Ryo did the rest of the work and fought their way out. They collapsed on the floor in front of Rika, breathing heavily.

"Rika," Ryo sighed. "You okay?"

Rika nodded. "What about you guys?"

"We're fine, thanks to you..." Kazu flashed a smile.

Rika raised an eyebrow and hid a laugh as Ryo winked at her. He mouthed, 'I told you so!'

"Okay well, hate to tell ya'll this but we're in the middle of a test, so be on your guard." Rika crossed her arms, changing the subject.

"Um, okay." Kazu scratched his head.

"So, anyways, how did you find each other?" Rika asked.

"Well," Kazu started. "We..... HOLY SHIT RIKA LOOK OUT!!!!" Kazu pointed at a scorpion-like digimon behind Rika.

"MOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ryo yelled.

Rika slowly turned her head around. "Oh my-" She was cut short by the monster's roar, which echoed through the area. Her legs suddenly felt like cement, and she couldn't lift them up. "Shit..." She cursed. Almost in slow motion, the two boys watched in horror as a blade came slashing down upon Rika. She covered her head as she felt a sharp and instant pain rip through her back. She clenched her fists as she soared in a sea of hurt. She felt a warm liquid slide down her back. Shaking, she reached and touched it. It was blood. Her shirt had been torn and the once white fabric was drowning in a scarlet red. She doubled over and gasped for breath; still in shock of what had happened so fast.

Ryo rushed over and tried to stop the blood flow.

"Ryo..." Rika whispered as she gripped tightly onto him. "Ryo, don't let me die. I don't want to die, please..."

"I won't let you die baby, just stay strong for me. I'm gonna try to help you, alright? I need to stop this blood flow before it gets serious. I love you too much to let you die. Stay strong for me pumpkin." Ryo comforted as he embraced her.

"Okay..." Rika trembled.

"I'll make a distraction!" Kazu hollered to them. "Hey, over here!" Kazu waved his arms frantically to get the scorpion's attention. "That's right, this way, you big oaf!" He yelled. The scorpion seemed to understand when it was being insulted and started to chase Kazu. "RUN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN, YOU CAN'T CATCH ME CUZ I'M DA KAZU MAN!!!!"

Ryo took off his sweater and used it to apply pressure to the wound. He tied it around her tightly. He wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead. The cut was pretty deep and pretty nasty. They needed a doctor, oh god, they needed a miracle. "Rika," he breathed. "I can't do anything else right now but I promise I'll get you safe and sound, far away from here, alright?"

Rika nodded. "Thanks." She murmured.

Ryo smiled weakly and looked in the distance. He squinted his eyes to see through the dust. The scorpion was slowly advancing on Kazu. It opened its mouth and strings of green saliva were visible.

"KAZU!!!!" Rika screamed as her friend got hit. A blast of blue sent him flying across the ground. When the smoke cleared, Kazu lay bruised with a cut straight across his forehead. Blood trickled down his visage as he moaned. Rika felt a twist of fear. "It's gonna get us...." She whispered.

"I won't let it." Ryo replied. His voice quavered as the scorpion appeared to smile. It started to crawl faster and faster towards them.

Rika tried to stand up, and Ryo steadied her. She held onto his arm and closed her eyes. "I am not scared, I am not scared... Oh god, what's the use!?"

The scorpion chuckled as it charged at Ryo. It tore Ryo away from Rika's grasp and held him in between its claws. Ryo struggled and kicked but the scorpion's blades only cut him in the process. The scorpion carried Ryo near Kazu and dropped him harshly. It blasted a familiar attack on Ryo.

"NO!" Rika screamed as she tried to run to him. The scorpion jumped in front of her and blocked her path.

Ryo coughed. "Don't worry about me, get out of here." He smiled. "I can't protect you now, but keep this close, I-I love you." Ryo smiled and closed his eyes.

Rika's breathing got faster and faster as she felt angrier by the minute. Her heart boiled with rage to a point that she couldn't even curse or threaten the digimon. Words just couldn't describe her feelings. The only thing she could do was scream. It wasn't "ear-piercing" or anything, but it did show hints of frustration, annoyance, and lack of self-control. ::It's that feeling again... All it ever seems to cause is pain. Well, it's your turn to hurt Mr. Scorpion.::

Rika reached down to grab a block of ice. As she bent down, she felt the blood flow grow faster. A stinging pain ran through her spine so she quickly chucked the ice at the scorpion. The ice shattered in the air as the scorpion cut it with ease.

Rika fell to the floor and winced in pain. She reached to touch her wound but remembered that Ryo's sweater was still there; still trying to serve a purpose. She touched the sweater only to find that the blood soaked through. In the silence of her rash breathing and the scorpion's delicate steps around her, there were drops of liquid that made padding noises as they fell into a small puddle they formed behind her. Her back hurt like hell and there was nothing; there was nobody there to help. "This is the end." She whispered, barely believing that her life had to end here, and in vain. Behind the scorpion, a flash of white could be faintly seen.







A/N: Ight people.... sowwie it took so long.... I was um, busy.. Fosho... review plz