The Saga of Good: Chapter 3
A/N: Please review.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
Ken: A 36?! COULDN'T YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOMETHING HIGHER?!
heath 999: I wonder how much longer he's going to be like this...
Wormmon: I don't know, he's been like this for a week now...
Sam: PIZZACK!
*heath 999, Wormmon, and Ken all tackle him*
heath 999: Aren't you supposed to be with Ken's Luver?
Wormmon: FOOD!!! FOOD! FOOD!
Ken: Sam! I'm glad you're back! Tell heath 999 off for giving me a 36!
Sam: You gave Ken a 36 on a test?!
heath 999: *shrugs* I felt in a torturous mood.
Sam: Well, that's okay then.
heath 999: Why aren't you with Ken's Luver?
Wormmon: *eating the extra large pizza all by himself* FOOD!
Sam: She called me lazy! *pouts*
heath 999: *sigh* Okay you can stay-
Sam: YES!!!
heath 999: But only for this chapter, then you have to go back, because there's no work for you here.
Sam: Crap!
heath 999: Well, it's either that, or back to the unemployment line, your choice.
Sam: I'll go back! Please anything but the unemployment line!
heath 999: Good, please review!
~*~
I start in shock as I realize that Stingmon is no longer fighting.
"Stingmon!"
"X-Veemon!"
"D.N.A. digivolve to: PALIDRAMON!"
Where's Stingmon?
Panic hits me like a ton of bricks as I realize that Stingmon's missing in the battlefield.
I can't lose him, not after all that has happened...
Sometimes,
sometimes he's the only thing that keeps my sanity, he's my only light in the dark.
I can't lose him.
"They combined! I don't believe it! The last time that happened...." T.K. trails off too shocked to finish.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DIGIMON?!" I explode, worry over Wormmon overriding anything else.
I blush as everyone stares at me, shock clear on their faces.
Nice going, and they were just starting to trust you, too.
"I'm sure that they'll be fine, we have bigger things to worry about!" T.K. says, eyeing the base nervously as another explosion goes off.
I feel like slapping myself, the base, in all this, I forgot the base.
I start running towards it, and then hesitate when Davis shouts to wait up.
He's my friend, whatever happens I'm going to do with the digidestined.
~*~
I hesitate, holding the crest in one hand, looking at the spot where the indent is for my crest.
I have to do this, even though I have a feeling it won't work, if it saves the digiworld in any way...
Then it is for the better.
I quickly put the crest in its resting spot, looking around hoping that it stabilized the base.
I smile as the explosions stop.
It worked.
It was worth sacrificing my crest.
Then another explosion crushes my joy.
It failed.
I knew it would.
I don't have kindness; my crest won't work for me, and won't save the digiworld because I don't have it.
My shoulders slump, I didn't want to show anyone this, I don't want to see it myself, but if it saves the digiworld, I have to do it.
"I know what's wrong, come with me." I say quietly, already walking towards the one place where I never wanted to come again.
The gateway to the dark ocean.
Kari shivers, "it's cold, and dark." She comments, eyeing the large spire that juts out of the ground.
I shrug; I never felt the coldness before, the evilness that radiates from it.
Maybe because I'm so much of a part of it.
~*~
I watch satisfied as the base explodes.
There's going no longer going to be a Digimon Emperor as long as I'm around.
Panic settles in as I realize that Wormmon is still missing.
Where is he?
I gasp in relief when Leafmon and another digimon comes out of the remains of the base.
I scoop him up gently in my arms, tears of relief flowing from my eyes as I cradle him.
I stiffen as I realize that all the digidestined are staring at me.
"Well, it's over." I say abruptly as I start walking away.
"Ken! Wait!" Davis shouts, chasing after me.
I turn towards him, the only person except Yolei who accepts me for who I am. "What?"
"We really need you now, if it weren't for you today, who knows what would've happened." Davis says, looking at the ground. "Will you join us?" He asks, offering his hand.
I put my hand out, and then hesitate.
I remember what it to lose Wormmon again; I can't have that feeling again.
I turn around and start slowly walking away.
I can't lose Wormmon again.
~*~
I dream the same dream that has been haunting me ever since the death of the Digimon Emperor.
Just as Wormmon is dying in my arms...
"Ken..."
I look up from the dying digimon in my arms to see a ghostly figure standing there, an exact replica of the Digimon Emperor except for the fact that he wears glasses.
"Sam?! What are you doing here?!" I ask, stunned to see my dead brother.
"Ken, I know it's hard, but you have to let go of this." Sam says.
"Sam, you don't know how hard that is for me," I glance sadly at the last image of my dream, my former self laughing cruelly above it all.
"Ken, the others need you, I know that you're worried about losing Wormmon again, and Wormmon will do anything for you, but that's not going to help the digidestined restore the digital world, is it?" He asks gently.
I stare at him in horror as the full extent of his words sinks in.
I'm being selfish again.
I'm being like the Digimon Emperor again.
I sink slowly to the ground, sadness overwhelming me as the full extent of my thoughts sink in.
"I'm so sorry," I sob, tears leaking from my eyes.
I feel gentle hands take me and gently lift me off the ground, and soon I'm face to face with Sam.
"It's never to late to fix past mistakes, you have to join the digidestined, to help them with the new threat." He points out.
I nod, fully understanding.
"I wish that I could tell you everything, but I can't. There are things that cannot be told until you find out yourself. I can tell you a few things, though: Be careful when the back of your neck hurts, and beware the dangers of Arukenimon and her partner." Sam says, starting to fade away.
"Partner?! What do you know about the pain in the back of my neck?! Sam, come back!" I shout, but there's nothing that can be done as he fades away.
~*~
I slowly open my eyes, the first that I do so since I became Ken again.
Only a dream.
I glance at Leafmon, perched on my pillow, making soft snoring noises.
He's so cute when he sleeps.
I remember...
I remember about how excited and eager he was to digivolve again to Palidramon.
How powerful he'd become.
I'm being selfish.
Maybe joining the digidestined is okay, after all.
The next time I see them....
I'll tell them I'm ready to join the team.
~*~
I watch horrified as I see Stingmon's eyes glow read, him turning towards me, spikes already heading towards my head.
I duck at the last second, numb with shock.
This is the thing I feared most ever since I stopped being the Digimon Emperor.
Stingmon losing his free will.
I have to do something.
"Stingmon! Snap out of it!" I shout desperately.
He turns to attack me once again, and Ex-Veemon barely holds him off.
NO!
I can't lose him!
Not again!
I lunge towards my partner, blind and death to Davis and Cody, who are trying to hold me back, and pleading to stop acting irrational.
"I'm sorry," I sob brokenly as I stop fighting, helplessly watching Stingmon attack his one-time partner.
I've failed him once again.
~*~
I smile as I watch the digidestined talk about their about their almost- victory.
Cody's right...
People can be forgiven.
Sam's also right...
They need my help more than ever.
I slowly step forward nervousness hitting me like a ton of bricks.
Can they really be my friends?
There's only one way to find out.
"Thanks for saving me back there," I say shyly, and then blush as I try to think of what to say next. "Is there still an opening for a former Digimon Emperor on your team?"
Davis smiles, and so do the others.
"It's about time, I thought you would never join." T.K. says, offering his hand.
Smiling, I shake it.
Knowing I finally have friends.
~*~
I'm angered beyond belief.
Cody still doesn't forgive me, and not only that, the other digidestined are trying to force him to like me.
"I can't stay with people who totally don't forgive me." I say softly, and then I turn and start walking slowly away, ignoring Davis's protests.
Screw Sam.
I'm a loner.
And I'll always be.
Until I'm accepted by ALL of the digidestined.
TBC...
~*~
A/N: Please review.
A/N: Please review.
~*~
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
Ken: A 36?! COULDN'T YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOMETHING HIGHER?!
heath 999: I wonder how much longer he's going to be like this...
Wormmon: I don't know, he's been like this for a week now...
Sam: PIZZACK!
*heath 999, Wormmon, and Ken all tackle him*
heath 999: Aren't you supposed to be with Ken's Luver?
Wormmon: FOOD!!! FOOD! FOOD!
Ken: Sam! I'm glad you're back! Tell heath 999 off for giving me a 36!
Sam: You gave Ken a 36 on a test?!
heath 999: *shrugs* I felt in a torturous mood.
Sam: Well, that's okay then.
heath 999: Why aren't you with Ken's Luver?
Wormmon: *eating the extra large pizza all by himself* FOOD!
Sam: She called me lazy! *pouts*
heath 999: *sigh* Okay you can stay-
Sam: YES!!!
heath 999: But only for this chapter, then you have to go back, because there's no work for you here.
Sam: Crap!
heath 999: Well, it's either that, or back to the unemployment line, your choice.
Sam: I'll go back! Please anything but the unemployment line!
heath 999: Good, please review!
~*~
I start in shock as I realize that Stingmon is no longer fighting.
"Stingmon!"
"X-Veemon!"
"D.N.A. digivolve to: PALIDRAMON!"
Where's Stingmon?
Panic hits me like a ton of bricks as I realize that Stingmon's missing in the battlefield.
I can't lose him, not after all that has happened...
Sometimes,
sometimes he's the only thing that keeps my sanity, he's my only light in the dark.
I can't lose him.
"They combined! I don't believe it! The last time that happened...." T.K. trails off too shocked to finish.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DIGIMON?!" I explode, worry over Wormmon overriding anything else.
I blush as everyone stares at me, shock clear on their faces.
Nice going, and they were just starting to trust you, too.
"I'm sure that they'll be fine, we have bigger things to worry about!" T.K. says, eyeing the base nervously as another explosion goes off.
I feel like slapping myself, the base, in all this, I forgot the base.
I start running towards it, and then hesitate when Davis shouts to wait up.
He's my friend, whatever happens I'm going to do with the digidestined.
~*~
I hesitate, holding the crest in one hand, looking at the spot where the indent is for my crest.
I have to do this, even though I have a feeling it won't work, if it saves the digiworld in any way...
Then it is for the better.
I quickly put the crest in its resting spot, looking around hoping that it stabilized the base.
I smile as the explosions stop.
It worked.
It was worth sacrificing my crest.
Then another explosion crushes my joy.
It failed.
I knew it would.
I don't have kindness; my crest won't work for me, and won't save the digiworld because I don't have it.
My shoulders slump, I didn't want to show anyone this, I don't want to see it myself, but if it saves the digiworld, I have to do it.
"I know what's wrong, come with me." I say quietly, already walking towards the one place where I never wanted to come again.
The gateway to the dark ocean.
Kari shivers, "it's cold, and dark." She comments, eyeing the large spire that juts out of the ground.
I shrug; I never felt the coldness before, the evilness that radiates from it.
Maybe because I'm so much of a part of it.
~*~
I watch satisfied as the base explodes.
There's going no longer going to be a Digimon Emperor as long as I'm around.
Panic settles in as I realize that Wormmon is still missing.
Where is he?
I gasp in relief when Leafmon and another digimon comes out of the remains of the base.
I scoop him up gently in my arms, tears of relief flowing from my eyes as I cradle him.
I stiffen as I realize that all the digidestined are staring at me.
"Well, it's over." I say abruptly as I start walking away.
"Ken! Wait!" Davis shouts, chasing after me.
I turn towards him, the only person except Yolei who accepts me for who I am. "What?"
"We really need you now, if it weren't for you today, who knows what would've happened." Davis says, looking at the ground. "Will you join us?" He asks, offering his hand.
I put my hand out, and then hesitate.
I remember what it to lose Wormmon again; I can't have that feeling again.
I turn around and start slowly walking away.
I can't lose Wormmon again.
~*~
I dream the same dream that has been haunting me ever since the death of the Digimon Emperor.
Just as Wormmon is dying in my arms...
"Ken..."
I look up from the dying digimon in my arms to see a ghostly figure standing there, an exact replica of the Digimon Emperor except for the fact that he wears glasses.
"Sam?! What are you doing here?!" I ask, stunned to see my dead brother.
"Ken, I know it's hard, but you have to let go of this." Sam says.
"Sam, you don't know how hard that is for me," I glance sadly at the last image of my dream, my former self laughing cruelly above it all.
"Ken, the others need you, I know that you're worried about losing Wormmon again, and Wormmon will do anything for you, but that's not going to help the digidestined restore the digital world, is it?" He asks gently.
I stare at him in horror as the full extent of his words sinks in.
I'm being selfish again.
I'm being like the Digimon Emperor again.
I sink slowly to the ground, sadness overwhelming me as the full extent of my thoughts sink in.
"I'm so sorry," I sob, tears leaking from my eyes.
I feel gentle hands take me and gently lift me off the ground, and soon I'm face to face with Sam.
"It's never to late to fix past mistakes, you have to join the digidestined, to help them with the new threat." He points out.
I nod, fully understanding.
"I wish that I could tell you everything, but I can't. There are things that cannot be told until you find out yourself. I can tell you a few things, though: Be careful when the back of your neck hurts, and beware the dangers of Arukenimon and her partner." Sam says, starting to fade away.
"Partner?! What do you know about the pain in the back of my neck?! Sam, come back!" I shout, but there's nothing that can be done as he fades away.
~*~
I slowly open my eyes, the first that I do so since I became Ken again.
Only a dream.
I glance at Leafmon, perched on my pillow, making soft snoring noises.
He's so cute when he sleeps.
I remember...
I remember about how excited and eager he was to digivolve again to Palidramon.
How powerful he'd become.
I'm being selfish.
Maybe joining the digidestined is okay, after all.
The next time I see them....
I'll tell them I'm ready to join the team.
~*~
I watch horrified as I see Stingmon's eyes glow read, him turning towards me, spikes already heading towards my head.
I duck at the last second, numb with shock.
This is the thing I feared most ever since I stopped being the Digimon Emperor.
Stingmon losing his free will.
I have to do something.
"Stingmon! Snap out of it!" I shout desperately.
He turns to attack me once again, and Ex-Veemon barely holds him off.
NO!
I can't lose him!
Not again!
I lunge towards my partner, blind and death to Davis and Cody, who are trying to hold me back, and pleading to stop acting irrational.
"I'm sorry," I sob brokenly as I stop fighting, helplessly watching Stingmon attack his one-time partner.
I've failed him once again.
~*~
I smile as I watch the digidestined talk about their about their almost- victory.
Cody's right...
People can be forgiven.
Sam's also right...
They need my help more than ever.
I slowly step forward nervousness hitting me like a ton of bricks.
Can they really be my friends?
There's only one way to find out.
"Thanks for saving me back there," I say shyly, and then blush as I try to think of what to say next. "Is there still an opening for a former Digimon Emperor on your team?"
Davis smiles, and so do the others.
"It's about time, I thought you would never join." T.K. says, offering his hand.
Smiling, I shake it.
Knowing I finally have friends.
~*~
I'm angered beyond belief.
Cody still doesn't forgive me, and not only that, the other digidestined are trying to force him to like me.
"I can't stay with people who totally don't forgive me." I say softly, and then I turn and start walking slowly away, ignoring Davis's protests.
Screw Sam.
I'm a loner.
And I'll always be.
Until I'm accepted by ALL of the digidestined.
TBC...
~*~
A/N: Please review.