Chapter Five
"How do you know my name?" Hikari whispered from her spot behind Takeru.
"I know everything about you. About your parents, your cat, Taichi . . . You being one of those Digidestined, and your best friend, Miyako. Oh, yeah. We can't forget your . . ." There was a chuckle. ". . . CRUSH."
"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" Hikari shouted defiantly.
Takeru looked back a bit at her. 'Crush? Who? Wait. Now's not the time! Concentrate on getting both of us out of here.' He shook his head to clear it, and glanced around. "You seem so pompous, so come on out! Show yourself!"
The seemingly genderless voice spoke again. "I do not feel the need too."
"Coward."
"Am I?"
The screen crackled, and the static formed the outline of a head. No features could be made out; it was shrouded by blackness.
Takeru was almost certain that was the person who was behind all this. He felt Hikari grip his shirt tightly. She was trembling uncontrollably.
Takeru felt horrible. He wanted to soothe her pain, but knew he could not at the moment. 'Poor Hikari. I'll get you out of this, I swear I will.'
He slowly stood, bringing Hikari up with him. "Why do you want us here?"
The outline moved a bit. "I didn't want you. I only want her."
"Why?" Hikari asked, trying to keep her voice steady.
It paused, not answering the simple question. "You're in my way, boy. You must be eliminated."
Takeru's eyebrows shot up.
"Taichi."
"Yes?" Taichi had been in the corner the entire time. Hikari had totally forgotten about her brother's existence.
"Why didn't you kill them both when the chance arrived?"
"Gomen nasai. Do you want me to rid of them now?"
"The boy. Only the boy."
"Hai, my Lord." Taichi bowed.
"Onii-chan?" Hikari gasped in disbelief as he moved in on them. "What are . . . what are . . ."
"I am using your brother as a host. He can't hear you," 'Taichi' said, taking another step forward. "He's far, far away from here." He raised a hand, and coils of energy formed a sword. He grasped the hilt. "My name is Raven."
"No sign of them?" Yamato sighed, and ran a hand through his spiky blonde hair as he cradled the phone between his shoulder and ear. "None? Okay . . . Yeah. I'm sure I can think of something. Okay. Bye."
He put the receiver back. "Takeru, where are you?"
"Yamato? Any sign of your brother?" Mr. Ishida came out from the kitchen, drying his hands with a dishtowel. "Oh, yeah, and I made dinner."
Yamato turned green.
I can't believe Taichi's trying to kill me,' Takeru was so surprised, as he gazed up at the tall man looming over him, sword posed in a killing position, that the fact that he was about to die did not seem to register in his brain. At first. 'Whoa. Wait . . . Die? Nuh-uh. Noooo.'
The sword came down, and he rolled to the side. It dug into the ground by his shoulder.
"Takeru!" Hikari cried.
Takeru sprang to his feet, his mind set on one thing- survival. He had to revive the real Taichi, somehow . . . And get all three of them safely out of the clutches of that maniac on the screen!
"Taichi! Wake up!" He cried, dodging another onslaught of the alleged Raven.
"He's dead, boy," Raven hissed, and Hikari gasped.
Takeru felt his heart tighten at the sight of Hikari's distraught face. 'Hikari . . . Damn, I wish this guy didn't have a sword, I would beat his face in! Taking over Taichi's body is one thing, but getting Hikari upset!? You've crossed the line!'
Raven lunged again. Takeru was ready. The very tip of the steel was nearly at his throat when he twisted to the right, and gave Raven a swift knee to the stomach.
Raven gasped and the sword clattered to the ground.
Takeru scooped it up, a tight grin upon his face as he pointed it at his foe. "If you're the best minion that freak's got, then bring 'em on."
Raven smirked. "You wouldn't dare hurt me . . . If you haven't forgotten, I'm in the body of your little friend."
'Man, he's right- wait a minute!'
"I thought you said he was dead!" Hikari and Takeru cried in unison.
Raven looked like a dear caught in the headlights as his gaze shifted from person to person.
"Ah, you're a smart cookie," Takeru taunted. "Now, I advise you leave Taichi alone before I run you through. I'm pissed of now, and I'm ready to kill you if necessary."
"You kill me, you kill your friend." Raven narrowed his eyes.
Without another word, Takeru cut his arm. Not too deep, but enough to make his eyes go wide in pain. With a howl, a purple cloud formed above Taichi, whose mouth was open in shock. Evil radiated from it, which tortured Hikari to no end. Two beady hues seemed to formulate from the cloud and stare out at him, before the gas dissipated and vanished.
The person on the screen mumbled something. ". . . Good for nothing fool . . .," He said, and disappeared.
Taichi slumped to the ground, unconscious. Hikari and Takeru both ran over to his side.
"I think he'll be okay," Hikari sighed in relief. She then gazed over at the blonde boy kneeling next to her.
'When that guy was attacking us, I've never seen him look so . . . threatening,' she thought. 'It was so un-Takeru-like, it was scary.'
Taichi stirred and moaned a bit. Once his eyes fluttered open, Hikari threw her arms around him.
"Eh?" He murmured.
There was a sudden, high-pitched squeal. The three of them quickly covered their ears, and tried to ride the horrid noise through. The lights turned off, leaving them in blackness once more, but the sound continued . . .
TBC!
A/N: I don't know about this chapter . . . wasn't exactly my favorite, and I apologize that things are going so slow. (Gomen!) Oh, well. Chapter Six will be out in due time, and please R+R!
"How do you know my name?" Hikari whispered from her spot behind Takeru.
"I know everything about you. About your parents, your cat, Taichi . . . You being one of those Digidestined, and your best friend, Miyako. Oh, yeah. We can't forget your . . ." There was a chuckle. ". . . CRUSH."
"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" Hikari shouted defiantly.
Takeru looked back a bit at her. 'Crush? Who? Wait. Now's not the time! Concentrate on getting both of us out of here.' He shook his head to clear it, and glanced around. "You seem so pompous, so come on out! Show yourself!"
The seemingly genderless voice spoke again. "I do not feel the need too."
"Coward."
"Am I?"
The screen crackled, and the static formed the outline of a head. No features could be made out; it was shrouded by blackness.
Takeru was almost certain that was the person who was behind all this. He felt Hikari grip his shirt tightly. She was trembling uncontrollably.
Takeru felt horrible. He wanted to soothe her pain, but knew he could not at the moment. 'Poor Hikari. I'll get you out of this, I swear I will.'
He slowly stood, bringing Hikari up with him. "Why do you want us here?"
The outline moved a bit. "I didn't want you. I only want her."
"Why?" Hikari asked, trying to keep her voice steady.
It paused, not answering the simple question. "You're in my way, boy. You must be eliminated."
Takeru's eyebrows shot up.
"Taichi."
"Yes?" Taichi had been in the corner the entire time. Hikari had totally forgotten about her brother's existence.
"Why didn't you kill them both when the chance arrived?"
"Gomen nasai. Do you want me to rid of them now?"
"The boy. Only the boy."
"Hai, my Lord." Taichi bowed.
"Onii-chan?" Hikari gasped in disbelief as he moved in on them. "What are . . . what are . . ."
"I am using your brother as a host. He can't hear you," 'Taichi' said, taking another step forward. "He's far, far away from here." He raised a hand, and coils of energy formed a sword. He grasped the hilt. "My name is Raven."
"No sign of them?" Yamato sighed, and ran a hand through his spiky blonde hair as he cradled the phone between his shoulder and ear. "None? Okay . . . Yeah. I'm sure I can think of something. Okay. Bye."
He put the receiver back. "Takeru, where are you?"
"Yamato? Any sign of your brother?" Mr. Ishida came out from the kitchen, drying his hands with a dishtowel. "Oh, yeah, and I made dinner."
Yamato turned green.
I can't believe Taichi's trying to kill me,' Takeru was so surprised, as he gazed up at the tall man looming over him, sword posed in a killing position, that the fact that he was about to die did not seem to register in his brain. At first. 'Whoa. Wait . . . Die? Nuh-uh. Noooo.'
The sword came down, and he rolled to the side. It dug into the ground by his shoulder.
"Takeru!" Hikari cried.
Takeru sprang to his feet, his mind set on one thing- survival. He had to revive the real Taichi, somehow . . . And get all three of them safely out of the clutches of that maniac on the screen!
"Taichi! Wake up!" He cried, dodging another onslaught of the alleged Raven.
"He's dead, boy," Raven hissed, and Hikari gasped.
Takeru felt his heart tighten at the sight of Hikari's distraught face. 'Hikari . . . Damn, I wish this guy didn't have a sword, I would beat his face in! Taking over Taichi's body is one thing, but getting Hikari upset!? You've crossed the line!'
Raven lunged again. Takeru was ready. The very tip of the steel was nearly at his throat when he twisted to the right, and gave Raven a swift knee to the stomach.
Raven gasped and the sword clattered to the ground.
Takeru scooped it up, a tight grin upon his face as he pointed it at his foe. "If you're the best minion that freak's got, then bring 'em on."
Raven smirked. "You wouldn't dare hurt me . . . If you haven't forgotten, I'm in the body of your little friend."
'Man, he's right- wait a minute!'
"I thought you said he was dead!" Hikari and Takeru cried in unison.
Raven looked like a dear caught in the headlights as his gaze shifted from person to person.
"Ah, you're a smart cookie," Takeru taunted. "Now, I advise you leave Taichi alone before I run you through. I'm pissed of now, and I'm ready to kill you if necessary."
"You kill me, you kill your friend." Raven narrowed his eyes.
Without another word, Takeru cut his arm. Not too deep, but enough to make his eyes go wide in pain. With a howl, a purple cloud formed above Taichi, whose mouth was open in shock. Evil radiated from it, which tortured Hikari to no end. Two beady hues seemed to formulate from the cloud and stare out at him, before the gas dissipated and vanished.
The person on the screen mumbled something. ". . . Good for nothing fool . . .," He said, and disappeared.
Taichi slumped to the ground, unconscious. Hikari and Takeru both ran over to his side.
"I think he'll be okay," Hikari sighed in relief. She then gazed over at the blonde boy kneeling next to her.
'When that guy was attacking us, I've never seen him look so . . . threatening,' she thought. 'It was so un-Takeru-like, it was scary.'
Taichi stirred and moaned a bit. Once his eyes fluttered open, Hikari threw her arms around him.
"Eh?" He murmured.
There was a sudden, high-pitched squeal. The three of them quickly covered their ears, and tried to ride the horrid noise through. The lights turned off, leaving them in blackness once more, but the sound continued . . .
TBC!
A/N: I don't know about this chapter . . . wasn't exactly my favorite, and I apologize that things are going so slow. (Gomen!) Oh, well. Chapter Six will be out in due time, and please R+R!