Dark-Angel: I'm back for another chappie! This one has a lot of Ryo in it,
and it concentrates more on what's going through his head, well maybe.
Thanx to all who reviewed my first chapters!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or its characters, and I know I never will *sigh*
Chapter 3
Ryo's Premonition
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~~~Matsuki Bakery~~~
"Takato! Phone for you!" The clear voice of Mrs Matsuki echoed through the large house.
"I'll answer it in my room!" Takato's answer was equally effective, making a painting on the wall vibrate for a split second.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Takato. Sorry if I'm interrupting anything, but I need your help." Ryo's voice was heard on the other end, sounding concerned about something.
"Hey, Ryo. You weren't interrupting anything, but what's going on?" Takato asked, confused at why Ryo would call him at such a late hour. He glanced at the clock, which read 11:15.
"Have you heard from Rika today?" Ryo asked, praying the answer would be one he liked.
"Um, other than at school, no. Why?" Takato replied, becoming curious as to why Ryo wanted to know if he had seen Rika that day.
"Well, Rika called me after school, saying that she wanted to talk to me at the park at seven, but she wasn't there. I waited at least two hours, but I couldn't see her anywhere, and so I'm wondering if she's ok."
"Right. Well I certainly haven't seen her today other than at school. Have you called the others?" Takato felt a shiver go up his spine when he realised that Rika might be missing. 'Or, she could just have decided that whatever she was going to tell Ryo wasn't worth it. Or maybe her mother wanted her to do something instead, so she couldn't go. But wouldn't she have called him first?' Thought after thought registered in his head, each one becoming more logical.
"I called Henry, Kazu and Kenta, but they all said that they hadn't seen her either. I tried calling Rika herself, but their phone was disconnected."
"Disconnected, huh? That's bad. Why would they have their phone disconnected?" Takato tried to think up reasons in his head, but could only think of someone cutting their line.
"I don't know. Oh, and incase you were going to ask this question, I was going to go over to her house, but then I heard this voice saying that if I valued Rika's life, I wouldn't take another step. I know it sounds crazy, but something told me that this voice was serious, and that it was best not to go to Rika's." Ryo remembered the deep, harsh voice clearly in his mind.
"That's freaky. Why do you think it wanted you to stay away from Rika's house?"
"Whatever the reason, I know it wasn't intended to be good." By now Ryo was really starting to get the feeling that something big was happening somewhere, to someone. And he knew exactly where and who. "Takato, I have to go. I have to do something about this."
"Wait! Maybe we could all meet up at the park or somewhere, and try to come up with a logical answer for all this." Takato sounded as if he'd just invented some wonderful thing that would stop war.
"Yeah that's a good idea. Maybe your house would be better." Ryo knew that he was pushing the boundaries, but he had to keep everyone away from the park.
"Cool! I'll call Jeri and Kazu, and you can call Henry and Kenta. Tell them to meet us at my house A.S.A.P."
"Alright, see you soon!" After saying this, Ryo hung up and dialled Henry's number.
~~~The Digital World~~~
Both Rika and Bakemonomon were surprised at what was just said.
'Why the hell did I just do that?' Rika mentally cursed herself for her stupid actions, knowing that Bakemonomon wasn't going to take them lightly.
"So, you have already begun the early stages of being able to read people's minds. Interesting. Tell me, Rika. What else can you do?" Bakemonomon knew that he wasn't going to get much out of this headstrong girl, but he had to try. He had to find out just how much she had ascended in this little amount of time.
"Why should I tell you?" Rika retorted, again not thinking of the consequences. What had happened to her? If this was any other powerful being, she'd be terrified and answering any questions that was thrown at her. But she wasn't reacting like that. In fact, she felt perfectly calm, like she knew that that he wasn't going to do anything to harm her.
"Guess I'll have to do this manually," Bakemonomon sighed. "Look up at the ceiling. What do you see?"
Rika did as she was asked, and again saw the silver outline of the kitsune. "Well, I can see a silver kitsune, and it's crouching, like it's waiting for something."
Bakemonomon was stunned at this. 'How is it that she has ascended this much in such a little amount of time?' "Rika, lift up your right hand, and tell me what you feel inside."
This time, Rika sighed, but did not do as he requested. Instead, she just told him what she had felt inside her hand when she had contracted it before. "It feels like something is about to come out of it. Something powerful."
Bakemonomon's mouth fell wide open at this new discovery. Rika had become, in a sense, stronger than himself! If she was to use the critical power in her hand, she could accidentally trigger the destructive power in her mind!
~~~Matsuki Bakery~~~
"Where is he?" Takato asked in anxiety, his words appointed at the other Tamers. They were all there, waiting for Ryo to show up. It was now midnight and he hadn't shown up yet.
"He did say that he was coming, right?" A worried Kenta asked a stressed out Takato. They had been waiting for over half an hour.
"Of course he did! Do you really think my hearing's that bad?!" Takato yelled, making everything around them shake. Even the bed that he was sitting on.
"Takato, please calm down! I'm sure Ryo's got a good reason for not being here yet." Jeri was the only calm one there, despite the fact that her best friend was either missing, in trouble, or dead. Takato had told them exactly what Ryo had said on the phone.
~~~The Digital World~~~
"Before we go any further, I want an explanation. You will tell me why I'm here and how I got here." Again Rika spoke with the same self-assurance that has appeared to have taken over her.
Bakemonomon inwardly sighed. 'I guess it has to come out sooner or later'. "Rika, ever since you were around the age of four, I have been watching over you. After your father left, I planted a Dark Seed in you. This is very simular to the Dark Spore, except it's real. I did this so you wouldn't have to feel pain and hurt anymore. Emotions are the things that make you humans weak. Anyway, I watched you grow and change throughout the years, flawlessly destroying the things that got in your way. I knew that someday you would ascend into, what you could call a human form of a kitsune. Ah, the power of the Dark Seed!" Bakemonomon laughed evilly out loud. Rika, on the other hand, was not amused.
"You made me into a monster, just so that I would not feel pain and hurt. Well I've got news for ya buddy; those emotions are what makes us who we are. Those feelings are real, and no one can go through life without experiencing them."
"Those who are human, you mean." Bakemonomon added with a sneer that no one could see.
"What happened when I became friends with the other Tamers, what did you think then?" Rika was curious to hear what his reaction was when his plan had backfired.
"I must admit, I was angry. All the years that I thought I had you wrapped around my finger, all wasted. When I saw you laughing and having fun with the other Tamers, I thought that you really had softened permanently, but when the Digimon left you, I saw the Seed growing again. I saw the hate that you were building up, whether you were aware of it or not. I knew that there was still hope for you. A vision in my head told me that you would eventually come here, and you would serve us, so you cannot run away from it now. This is your destiny!"
When Rika involuntarily looked into Bakemonomon's eyes, she could not look away. He had trapped her with his mind. Her vision became blurry and she could feel herself fall to the ground, her energy drained.
'How could I be so ignorant? Why did I look into his eyes?' Rika then blacked out completely, her tired body not able to sustain her anymore. But still, she could hear laughter, evil laughter. And a voice that was not recognisable; she had not heard it before.
~~~The Park~~~
"Hold on, Rika. Just a little more!" Ryo muttered to himself as he was walking through the park. He was heading towards Guilmon's hideout, where he would find the portal to the Digital World. He glanced quickly behind him, and somewhere out there, he knew his friends were waiting for him. 'I'm sorry, guys, but I have to do this. I can't let this happen to Rika, I just can't!'
*What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride
From these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily façade but then
I just end up getting hurt again
By myself
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself
I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
If I turn my back I'm defenceless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me til everything's gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
By myself
How do you think, I've lost so much
I'm so afraid, I'm out of touch
How do you expect, I will know what to do
When all I know, is what you tell me to
Don't you know
I can't tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can't seem to convince myself why
I'm stuck on the outside*
Dark-Angel: That's chappie 3. I know that it didn't have _much_ Ryo in it, but as I said before, I need Rika to develop a little.
The song is "By Myself" by Linkin Park. I thought that it kinda held true for both Rika and Ryo, so I put it in.
I'll be back soon with another chapter! L8ers!
Thanx to all who reviewed my first chapters!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or its characters, and I know I never will *sigh*
Chapter 3
Ryo's Premonition
~~~
~~~Matsuki Bakery~~~
"Takato! Phone for you!" The clear voice of Mrs Matsuki echoed through the large house.
"I'll answer it in my room!" Takato's answer was equally effective, making a painting on the wall vibrate for a split second.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Takato. Sorry if I'm interrupting anything, but I need your help." Ryo's voice was heard on the other end, sounding concerned about something.
"Hey, Ryo. You weren't interrupting anything, but what's going on?" Takato asked, confused at why Ryo would call him at such a late hour. He glanced at the clock, which read 11:15.
"Have you heard from Rika today?" Ryo asked, praying the answer would be one he liked.
"Um, other than at school, no. Why?" Takato replied, becoming curious as to why Ryo wanted to know if he had seen Rika that day.
"Well, Rika called me after school, saying that she wanted to talk to me at the park at seven, but she wasn't there. I waited at least two hours, but I couldn't see her anywhere, and so I'm wondering if she's ok."
"Right. Well I certainly haven't seen her today other than at school. Have you called the others?" Takato felt a shiver go up his spine when he realised that Rika might be missing. 'Or, she could just have decided that whatever she was going to tell Ryo wasn't worth it. Or maybe her mother wanted her to do something instead, so she couldn't go. But wouldn't she have called him first?' Thought after thought registered in his head, each one becoming more logical.
"I called Henry, Kazu and Kenta, but they all said that they hadn't seen her either. I tried calling Rika herself, but their phone was disconnected."
"Disconnected, huh? That's bad. Why would they have their phone disconnected?" Takato tried to think up reasons in his head, but could only think of someone cutting their line.
"I don't know. Oh, and incase you were going to ask this question, I was going to go over to her house, but then I heard this voice saying that if I valued Rika's life, I wouldn't take another step. I know it sounds crazy, but something told me that this voice was serious, and that it was best not to go to Rika's." Ryo remembered the deep, harsh voice clearly in his mind.
"That's freaky. Why do you think it wanted you to stay away from Rika's house?"
"Whatever the reason, I know it wasn't intended to be good." By now Ryo was really starting to get the feeling that something big was happening somewhere, to someone. And he knew exactly where and who. "Takato, I have to go. I have to do something about this."
"Wait! Maybe we could all meet up at the park or somewhere, and try to come up with a logical answer for all this." Takato sounded as if he'd just invented some wonderful thing that would stop war.
"Yeah that's a good idea. Maybe your house would be better." Ryo knew that he was pushing the boundaries, but he had to keep everyone away from the park.
"Cool! I'll call Jeri and Kazu, and you can call Henry and Kenta. Tell them to meet us at my house A.S.A.P."
"Alright, see you soon!" After saying this, Ryo hung up and dialled Henry's number.
~~~The Digital World~~~
Both Rika and Bakemonomon were surprised at what was just said.
'Why the hell did I just do that?' Rika mentally cursed herself for her stupid actions, knowing that Bakemonomon wasn't going to take them lightly.
"So, you have already begun the early stages of being able to read people's minds. Interesting. Tell me, Rika. What else can you do?" Bakemonomon knew that he wasn't going to get much out of this headstrong girl, but he had to try. He had to find out just how much she had ascended in this little amount of time.
"Why should I tell you?" Rika retorted, again not thinking of the consequences. What had happened to her? If this was any other powerful being, she'd be terrified and answering any questions that was thrown at her. But she wasn't reacting like that. In fact, she felt perfectly calm, like she knew that that he wasn't going to do anything to harm her.
"Guess I'll have to do this manually," Bakemonomon sighed. "Look up at the ceiling. What do you see?"
Rika did as she was asked, and again saw the silver outline of the kitsune. "Well, I can see a silver kitsune, and it's crouching, like it's waiting for something."
Bakemonomon was stunned at this. 'How is it that she has ascended this much in such a little amount of time?' "Rika, lift up your right hand, and tell me what you feel inside."
This time, Rika sighed, but did not do as he requested. Instead, she just told him what she had felt inside her hand when she had contracted it before. "It feels like something is about to come out of it. Something powerful."
Bakemonomon's mouth fell wide open at this new discovery. Rika had become, in a sense, stronger than himself! If she was to use the critical power in her hand, she could accidentally trigger the destructive power in her mind!
~~~Matsuki Bakery~~~
"Where is he?" Takato asked in anxiety, his words appointed at the other Tamers. They were all there, waiting for Ryo to show up. It was now midnight and he hadn't shown up yet.
"He did say that he was coming, right?" A worried Kenta asked a stressed out Takato. They had been waiting for over half an hour.
"Of course he did! Do you really think my hearing's that bad?!" Takato yelled, making everything around them shake. Even the bed that he was sitting on.
"Takato, please calm down! I'm sure Ryo's got a good reason for not being here yet." Jeri was the only calm one there, despite the fact that her best friend was either missing, in trouble, or dead. Takato had told them exactly what Ryo had said on the phone.
~~~The Digital World~~~
"Before we go any further, I want an explanation. You will tell me why I'm here and how I got here." Again Rika spoke with the same self-assurance that has appeared to have taken over her.
Bakemonomon inwardly sighed. 'I guess it has to come out sooner or later'. "Rika, ever since you were around the age of four, I have been watching over you. After your father left, I planted a Dark Seed in you. This is very simular to the Dark Spore, except it's real. I did this so you wouldn't have to feel pain and hurt anymore. Emotions are the things that make you humans weak. Anyway, I watched you grow and change throughout the years, flawlessly destroying the things that got in your way. I knew that someday you would ascend into, what you could call a human form of a kitsune. Ah, the power of the Dark Seed!" Bakemonomon laughed evilly out loud. Rika, on the other hand, was not amused.
"You made me into a monster, just so that I would not feel pain and hurt. Well I've got news for ya buddy; those emotions are what makes us who we are. Those feelings are real, and no one can go through life without experiencing them."
"Those who are human, you mean." Bakemonomon added with a sneer that no one could see.
"What happened when I became friends with the other Tamers, what did you think then?" Rika was curious to hear what his reaction was when his plan had backfired.
"I must admit, I was angry. All the years that I thought I had you wrapped around my finger, all wasted. When I saw you laughing and having fun with the other Tamers, I thought that you really had softened permanently, but when the Digimon left you, I saw the Seed growing again. I saw the hate that you were building up, whether you were aware of it or not. I knew that there was still hope for you. A vision in my head told me that you would eventually come here, and you would serve us, so you cannot run away from it now. This is your destiny!"
When Rika involuntarily looked into Bakemonomon's eyes, she could not look away. He had trapped her with his mind. Her vision became blurry and she could feel herself fall to the ground, her energy drained.
'How could I be so ignorant? Why did I look into his eyes?' Rika then blacked out completely, her tired body not able to sustain her anymore. But still, she could hear laughter, evil laughter. And a voice that was not recognisable; she had not heard it before.
~~~The Park~~~
"Hold on, Rika. Just a little more!" Ryo muttered to himself as he was walking through the park. He was heading towards Guilmon's hideout, where he would find the portal to the Digital World. He glanced quickly behind him, and somewhere out there, he knew his friends were waiting for him. 'I'm sorry, guys, but I have to do this. I can't let this happen to Rika, I just can't!'
*What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride
From these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily façade but then
I just end up getting hurt again
By myself
I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself
I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
If I turn my back I'm defenceless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me til everything's gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
By myself
How do you think, I've lost so much
I'm so afraid, I'm out of touch
How do you expect, I will know what to do
When all I know, is what you tell me to
Don't you know
I can't tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can't seem to convince myself why
I'm stuck on the outside*
Dark-Angel: That's chappie 3. I know that it didn't have _much_ Ryo in it, but as I said before, I need Rika to develop a little.
The song is "By Myself" by Linkin Park. I thought that it kinda held true for both Rika and Ryo, so I put it in.
I'll be back soon with another chapter! L8ers!