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I do not own Digimon.
Author's Note:
Reviews are coming in nicely now, and I appreciate it! Once again, e-mail me or review if you have reasonable suggestions for my next chapter or story. I would be happy to take your ideas into consideration. Sorry for the long wait but I had school projects that took me until three in the morning to finish. I average only about four hours of sleep a day…*yawn*. Anyways, enjoy chapter four.
TRUE COLORS
Chapter Four: The Bearing
By: UNKNOWN
A low moan was emitted by the gigantic shadow. Kari glanced at it fleetingly, then began to run.
"Kari! Wait up!" Davis yelled as he ran after her.
Kari began sprinting as fast as she could, without knowing where she was going. I don't care if I have to run forever…I can't let Dragomon take me! Davis struggled after, his side aching. He had already been running hard when the rift to the Digital World had opened, but now the running was unbearable. Davis stumbled and fell onto his face.
"Ugh…" he moaned.
Kari did not notice. She was running still, her mind seemingly unconscious of everything happening around her. When she did regain her senses, she looked back. Davis was crawling towards her, his face full of determination and covered in sand. Kari thought for a while, then ran back to help him.
What have I done…? In the midst of green fields and great looming trees knelt a little boy, sobbing into the dirt of the earth. What have I done…? Ken looked around. He had made it, but his friends had not. Davis…Kari…I'll never see them again! Ken brought himself up to his feet. He began to walk, his feet shuffling on the floor, as he silently cried in misery.
"Ken! Davis! Kari!"
T.K. glanced around. Where are Davis and Kari? I'm starting to get worried… Yolei and Acquilamon had taken off into the skies. Perhaps they would have more luck from a bird's eye view.
"Penny for your thoughts T.K." Patamon asked.
T.K. smirked. "You don't know what a penny is- nonetheless even having one. Where'd you pick up that phrase?"
"Last time I was in your backpack in school and heard two people chatting with each other."
"You were in my backpack? How many times have I told you that you're not allowed to come to school! If they find you they'll think you're an alien of some kind!"
Anklyomon rumbled into view from around a huge tree. Cody was seen at the top of his shell.
"If you guys are going to stand around all day arguing, we'll never find Ken, Davis, or Kari!" Cody reminded.
Veemon and Gatomon looked anxiously behind Cody's back.
"Yeah, I know," T.K. replied. "Let's get going Patamon!"
Yolei's stomach growled angrily as she looked around for Ken. He was no where to be found… Suddenly her D-3 began to beep and shake. She glanced down casually at it and saw that it displayed a black beeping dot, on the verge of the D-3 map.
"T.K.! Cody! I've found Ken!" she yelled to others.
"All right! Let's go!" T.K. yelled back.
T.K. got onto Angemon and flew after Acquilamon, who was just a few feet ahead. Ankylomon trotted slowly after them.
What have I done…? Ken asked himself. What have I done? I've let my friends get trapped in the Dark Ocean, where they'll live out their days! If only there was a way to the Dark Ocean… Ken's D-3 rumbled and Ken reached for his pocket. He pulled it out and saw three colored dots approaching him. Hmm…I'll need some time to think.
"All right Acquilamon, Ken should be just up ahead!"
Yolei looked down at the green forest and dry plains. How in the world did Ken get here?
"Umm…Yolei?" Cody asked.
"What is it?"
"Are you sure we're going in the right direction?"
Yolei turned and shouted. "Of course! I'm not stupid Cody! I know how to…to…"
She stared at her D-3. Ken, who a minute ago had just been in front of them, was now in the opposite direction.
She gaped for a few more seconds, then snapped back to reality.
"How…what happened? When did his signal swerve around us?"
T.K. sighed. "We were yelling at you for about two minutes, but you weren't paying attention." He grinned. "Too busy looking for Ken probably."
Yolei gave T.K. a stern look, then grabbed a piece of food out of her bag and chucked it. T.K. gasped as it hit T.K. in the face and splattered. The plastic wrap slowly slid off, leaving a trail of slime. T.K. cursed angrily, then went back to silence.
Yolei looked at T.K. for a few more seconds before shouting," All right Acquilamon, let's go that way!"
The group swerved around as Ankylomon watched from under. The great shoulders shrugged and turned to follow the flying Digimon in the opposite direction.
Davis was groaning. He was getting weaker by the second; every movement he made sent spasms through his entire body. Kari stooped down next to him and held his hand.
"Come on Davis! You don't want to be hanging around here!"
Davis groaned again as Kari pulled him across the sand. He looked back groggily at the outline of the giant figure. It seemed to have stopped moving. Davis shut his eyes. Every second he was in the Dark Ocean drained him of his courage. His heart felt empty, all his hopes and dreams washed away. He wasn't thinking clearly. His head rolled back and everything went black.
Kari felt Davis's hand jerk. She looked back to see him hanging like a limp doll. He was breathing, but not making any sign of life.
"Davis! Please wake up! This isn't the time to be fooling around!"
When she decided that Davis really had blacked out, she continued to pull. Davis is much stronger than I am…I wonder why I haven't blacked out yet?
Dragomon growled, the sound reverberating off the cliff walls. His figure began to move again, this time with an alarming speed. Black shadows detached themselves from the cliff walls and from under the dark sea.
They jumped out with agility not shown by the one Kari had encountered at the cave. She backed up slowly, pulling Davis with her. Five of the shadow creatures blasted through the cliff wall and landed in front of her. Four more strode up by their companion's side. Dragomon stopped at the coastline and did not move any further. His voice echoed throughout the still air.
"Child of…light. I have never…expected such…a…rare gift from my…servants…"
'What do you want from me?" she asked.
She held on to Davis's limp hand for strength. Her body began to shiver and her legs grew weak. Davis was coming around however. He groaned and sighed as he slowly got to his feet.
"Davis! You're okay!" Kari said.
"Um…yeah, I guess so," Davis replied uncertainly.
Dragomon lowered his head. " What is he doing here? Take him out!" he roared.
Davis had a split second to react before the shadow creatures leapt onto him. Snarling and growling, two of them hit Davis in the chest and slammed him to the floor. Three more grabbed each of his sleeves by their jaws and another three grabbed his legs.
"Ah! Shit!" Davis yelled, his face red and filled with pain.
It appeared that the creatures were attempting to pull Davis apart. His sleeve and both legs of the jeans had already ripped. Davis punched one in the face and kicked another in the stomach. Both flew out of the crowd gathering around him and struck the cliff wall. Kari watched helplessly nearby. What can I do? My best friend is getting killed and I'm not strong enough to help him!
"Davis!" Kari cried.
Immediately, the shadow creatures turned to look at her with their dull red eyes. Even Dragomon, who had been laughing the whole time, now stopped to stare at her. Kari looked at the astonished shadow creatures, Dragomon, and Davis. Davis's right cheek was cut deep, but he didn't seem to care. What's going on? Why is everyone…looking at me like that? She began to feel hot again. Beads of sweat broke out on her forehead as she clenched her teeth. Oh no…if my power goes out of control, I might kill Davis!
"Move Davis!" she yelled.
Davis cupped his cheek in pain and rolled nimbly out of the crowd swarming around him. He looked back at Kari just as she exploded in a flash of white light. He squinted as he struggled to interpret what was happening. The shadow creatures all cried in pain and shrieked in pain as the light shot out all about and sucked the life out of the shadow creatures. Dragomon watched unhappily as his servants were killed in less than a blink of an eye by a little human girl.
After the light dissipated, nine bodies could be seen scattered around the beach, unmoving. Davis took away his arms from shielding his face and walked over to a creature to observe it. Its once black hide was now gray, drained of all energy. Dark blue blood flowed from punctures all over it as chunks of its body blew off and deleted.
Ken smiled in satisfaction as he watched Yolei and the other's signals moving the opposite way. His D-3 signal manipulator had given him some time alone before he was found. After all, it is my fault that Davis and Kari are trapped in the Dark Ocean. I wonder what they're going through now…? Ken stuffed his hands into his pockets and continued to walk.
I know, I know. Very short chapter. Don't worry, the next chapter will be longer and perhaps even be the last. Also, thanks to the people who had suggested ideas, though I have not yet used them. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to review.