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I do not own Digimon.
Author's Note:
Well here it is: The second chapter of my story, which should have been finished a few months ago. I'm pretty sure you readers are all familiar with the story now. …If not, read Chapter One. Still a bit of Daikari/Hisuke in this story so don't say I didn't warn you. Flame if you wish, but please review!
TRUE COLORS
Chapter Two: Darkness
By: UNKNOWN
Davis grunted and pushed. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. Before him loomed a massive pile of rocks, blocking the main route out. Any other way out would require going to the back of the dark cave, which Davis did not want to do. Davis kicked a boulder and sat down next to Kari, who had been watching the entire time. Surprisingly, she smiled at him. Davis glanced at her then closed his eyes. I knew it…it's happening again. Every time I look at her…her beautiful face and perfect features…what's wrong with me? Why can't I give up my feelings for her?
Kari observed Davis's face. He was in concentration… His eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that Kari could have sworn they could have mended together. There was an unusual silence for about five minutes. Kari glanced around nervously and Davis fidgeted with his fingers.
"So Kari…" Davis began, breaking the silence. "You want to start a fire?"
Kari nodded and moved closer to watch. Davis grabbed a handful of twigs and leaves and dumped them in the center of the floor. He broke of a piece of wood protruding out of the wall and grabbed another stick. Kari handed him a rock as he forced a dent into the hard wood. After Davis assembled some more things onto the gadget, he managed to get a fire blazing. The flames danced in the dark and lit up the black cave. Kari could feel warmth spread through her body.
Davis sat down again with a sigh. I'm lucky that Jun forced me to watch that boy scouts video last time or I never would've survived. Davis glanced over at Kari. She turned quickly away. Davis chuckled softly. He looked around at the cave floor. There wasn't much grass left to support their fire. Kari was fast asleep; her lean body curled up next to him. Her soft breaths filled the air, the only sound other then the crackling of the flames.
Davis blanketed Kari with his jacket and put out the fire. He yawned and stretched as he leaned on the cave wall. He closed his eyes and was soon fast asleep.
Light penetrated the rock wall and lit up the entrance of the cave, revealing two children sleeping on the rock floor. Davis stirred awake and groaned as he remembered the situation that they were in. Kari was still fast asleep, so Davis lay back down. Maybe I should go look for an exit… Davis jumped up and ran off. He ran until he reached a fork in the cave. Just great…these kind of things always happen in the movies. I better go back and wait for Kari to wake. Another part of his body urged him to continue, but he repressed it.
Kari opened an eye to see Davis walk in from the gloom. She rubbed her eyes and sat up.
"Where have you been?" she asked sleepily.
Even awoken from sleep, Kari still looked radiant. Her brown hair was disheveled and her eyelids half closed, but Davis didn't exactly care.
"I found a fork further down the cave. We need to decide which one to take."
"Hmm…just like in the movies huh?" Kari replied.
Davis and Kari walked down the cave until they reached the fork that Davis was describing. Both ends were pitch black and…hollow. No hints of life came from any direction.
"Go left I suppose?" Davis asked.
Kari nodded. She glanced fleetingly at the right path. Something didn't feel right from there…she could feel the darkness and evil that hid somewhere down the right path. She could feel the darkness reaching out for her. They wanted her. The shadow things wanted her. Gliding across the floor, Kari could make them out. Black, eyeless, bloated creatures that emitted sad moans circled around her. They brushed up against her leg and threatened to take her down to the depths of their hellish world. Kari began to panic. What are they doing? What should I do…?
"Davis!" she cried.
The shadow creatures vanished.
Davis walked calmly over to her trembling figure. He bit his lip as he knelt down next to her.
"What's wrong Kari? Are you sick? We can rest if you want…"
Kari shook her head.
"No…sorry Davis. It's nothing. Nothing at all."
Davis wasn't so sure. He crossed his arms and stared at her. Something wasn't right. He noticed her shaky legs and beads of sweat as she got up to her feet. Her eyes… they weren't as they were before. Once full of life and vivid, they were now dull and lifeless, as she had seen something horrible. Before he knew what he was happening, Kari walked over and gave him a hug.
"Davis…I was so scared. Those shadow things…lunging at me…trying to take me to their world."
Davis had no idea what she was talking about. He broke the hug and stood back.
"Shadow things?"
The life in her eyes had returned, but they still hinted of something terrible and dark. What could it be…?
Davis and Kari walked in silence on the path that they chose, and hoped that it lead to the exit of the dark cave. Soon, the two had reached the end of the cave. It was a dead end. Davis's heart sank. Not only had they chose the wrong path, but they also needed to head back all the way to the fork now. Kari seemed to bee a trance and was shaking uncontrollably.
Davis walked over. Kari didn't seem to notice. She stared at the ceiling as tears rolled down her cheek.
"Kari! What's wrong?" Davis waved his hand in front of her face.
Kari lowered her gaze to meet his.
"Please Davis…please don't take me to the right path…"
Davis looked confused.
"Why? Is the right side some sort of bad luck or something to you? Come on cheer up! It's only an empty cave and if we take the right side, maybe we can get out!"
Kari wiped her tears away. She sniffed and nodded.
"You're right Davis. It's nothing to be…afraid about."
She bit her lip. Could all those creatures have been just my imagination? But they seemed so real…and I felt their rough and jagged skin brush against my leg…"
"So Kari…are we leaving today or what?" Davis asked.
Kari looked up at him, clearly hurt by his comment.
Davis sighed. "I'm sorry Kari. But I really want to get out of this cave before we either dehydrate or starve to death. So can we go…now?"
Kari nodded and began to walk after Davis.
Davis waited for her to catch up then started off in the opposite direction.
As they approached the fork, Kari began to tremble again. Davis looked back. Her eyes seemed to slide out of focus and her knees bent together. Kari fell into Davis's outstretched arms.
"Kari! Wake up! What's happening?" Davis cried.
Kari looked dazed. Then she gasped.
"Huh? What's wrong now?" Davis asked. He was practically shrieking now, desperate to discover what was causing Kari's strange behaviors.
"It's…so cold…Davis," she whispered.
Davis put her down on the floor beside him. He knelt down and was halfway through taking off his jacket when Kari spoke again.
"Not that kind of coldness Davis. It's the coldness within me…I feel torn apart. The-" Kari was cut short.
Once again, the shadow creatures appeared, slithering out from beneath the floor. Kari clenched her teeth and backed up. Where is Davis? Why can't he see me? She looked around for an escape route, but none were in sight. The air was filled with fog and all she could see was white.
"Davis? Where are you?" she cried out.
Suddenly, Davis materialized through the gloom. He looked all around himself and shouted.
"What's happening? Where'd all this fog come from?"
He took another step right before a black shadow flashed across his face and grabbed him. He disappeared.
Kari narrowed her eyes. What's going on? I knew Davis was here a few seconds ago, but where is he now?
Kari walked around in the haze until she felt something brush against her leg. She screamed and looked down.
"Oh…" she moaned.
It was another one of the shadow creatures. Snickering, or whatever strange noise it was making, it lurched forward and grabbed Kari with surprising strength. The frail arms of the creature did not seem capable of lifting a heavy book, but this one was pulling a human child to itself. Kari screamed. She couldn't hold out any longer. Her foot slid across the wet cave floor and vanished, along with the fog. There was no trace of a struggle anywhere.
Davis groaned groggily. Where am I? Maybe that green stuff on the pizza really was mold…whatever it was, I feel sick. Then, Kari popped out of thin air right beside him.
"What the-?" Davis stammered.
Kari looked at him, her expression blank, then returned to looking out at the ever expanding ocean.
Ocean? When did that ocean get there? Where the hell am I?
"Kari- you don't seem surprised by being here, can you fill me in? I mean, where are we for starters, and how do we get out?"
Kari's head drooped.
"Ken and I come here a lot. We still don't know what this place is. We've asked Izzy and he doesn't know either. Even T.K., who came here last time, has no clue to what place this might be."
Davis sighed. "Oh boy…so you're telling me were not in the Digital World or our world right?"
Kari nodded sadly.
Davis rubbed his chin.
"Well, do you and Ken at least have a name for this creepy place?"
Kari gave him a sad look, one that pierced Davis to the heart. Her eyes lowered down to the sand that they stood upon.
"The Dark Ocean."
So here ends Chapter Two. The location of the other digidestined, and the whereabouts of Veemon and Gatomon will be told in Chapter Three. I'm planning for a great ending on this story, so don't miss out on it! By the way, I'm sorry that this chapter was so short. I've been putting a lot of effort into this as quickly as I can, whenever I have the time. Don't forget to review, and check back once in a while. I just might have the next chapter up…