Emu: Looks ashamed been a while, huh?
Cat: A while? We've all grown old!
Puppetmon: And bitter.
Cat: And angry.
Puppetmon: AND WE WANT THE BUBBLEGUM!
Emu: You're right. Sigh. I'm sorry…well, except for the gum that is.
Puppetmon: Pouts
Emu: So here is the next installment of Dark Soul. I am still uncertain of how I'm going to finish this. I thought up too many ideas. Maybe I'll just tell you all the alt. Ideas at the end and if one sounds better than the original, I'll do that one too. Oh, and thank you SO much for the reviews. Sniff. I luv ya guys! WAHAHAAHA
Cat: Hands Emu a tissue Stop blubbering…
The digidestined groaned painfully. Once again they had landed in a bundle of tangled limbs. Once again they scrambled to extract themselves from one another. And once again poor Izzy was squished mercilessly.
"Ow! Would you stop that?" Izzy whined as a foot connected with his jaw.
"I would if someone would stop elbowing me!" Yolei growled.
"Is that my elbow?" Tai blinked.
"Arg, isn't anyone untangled yet?" TK moaned.
"As a matter of fact, I happen to be," Hawkmon answered from his position a few feet away from the struggling mass. He had somehow managed to fly out of harms way, while he was evolving from his rookie form.
"Then maybe you could direct us out of this predicament?" TK rolled his eyes.
"Oh, I suppose I could. Let's see. Sora, roll to your left. Tai, remove your elbow from Yolei. TK and Davis you two should stand together. Kari, if you could rotate your knee slightly. Yes, that's it. Now I believe Joe can stand. Good. Good. Ken, you and Wormon lean backwards, and turn to your right. Great. Now Kari and Gatomon are free. Matt, Tai, Yolei, and Demiveemon roll towards the wall closest to you and you're out. Hmm, that should leave Cody and Armadillomon near the edge. You two can stand up now. Sora, you and Mimi should be alright to get up. And…oh my! Could someone assist Izzy? I do believe he's been crushed."
Izzy nodded gratefully to Tai as he was hefted to his feet. After making sure that everyone was in good health, the digidestined took a good look at their surroundings. It appeared as though they were in a small white room, furnished only with one small table, an old lamp, and the computer from which they just came out of. In sort, it was noting special.
"So where are we exactly?" Davis inquired.
"Unless I'm mistaken, this is Gennai's house," Izzy answered.
"Not much for interior decoration is he?" Yolei mumbled.
"Don't be fooled by the blandness of this room, wait until you get to the living room," Matt said coolly.
"What's in the living room?" Cody wanted to know.
"Fish. We are in a lake. However, we'll explain that later, right now we should find Gennai," Izzy opined. Everyone agreed that this was the best course of action, and even though the new Digidestined bore puzzled expressions, they thought it best to have their questions answered later. Thus, the small band started to make their way out of the sparse room. Upon leaving through a small doorway, the Digidestined found themselves in a darkened hallway.
"Why aren't there any lights on out here?" Davis wondered aloud. All he got was a shrug in reply. The dark corridor stretched eerily into a harsh black. No one dared to move as silence enveloped them. Nervously, the Digidestined shifted and strained to hear even a pin drop that might indicate some sort of life.
"Maybe Gennai's not home," Izzy licked his dry lips. "Or he could be asleep."
"But he contacted us moments ago right?" Matt softly pointed out. "I mean, the computer's still on so he must be here."
"Yea," Sora agreed anxiously. "He can't be far. Also, why would he bother to drag us here if it wasn't important?" Sora's question hung in the dead air unanswered. After minutes of tense stillness, Izzy jerked himself upright and shuffled slowly down the hall.
"What are you doing Izzy?" rasped Tai.
"Finding Gennai," was the curt response.
"Look, something's definitely up. I just don't know if rushing into things is wise."
"Being wise is my department Tai. I know what I'm doing. Besides, aren't you supposed to be the brave one?" Izzy's voice, though full of fear, dripped with sarcasm.
"If we're going to try to find this guy, we could at least use some light," Cody rationally stated.
"Too bad Agumon's not here, eh Tai?" Matt attempted to joke. Tai momentarily forgot about the situation at hand, as he thought nostalgically about his absent partner.
"Well, since Agumon isn't here, what do we use as light," Mimi asked bluntly.
After a pause, Ken held up his faintly glowing D3. "It's not much," he said, "but if we use all of our digivices then we can at least make sure not to run into anything." The others nodded and quickly whipped out their own D3s and digivices. Using the combined glow that they now held in their hands, the Digidestined edged slowly down the hall. Their footsteps echoed throughout the seemingly abandoned house. As the group neared the end of their path, a pale yellow light reached their vision. They stepped cautiously into the source of the light and found themselves in a kitchen.
The kitchen, like the room they had just emerged from, was hardly decorated. Aside from a small refrigerator, a counter with a sink meshed into it, and a single round table, there was only a plain, white light fixture hanging from the ceiling. Lowering their digivices, the assembled party swiftly flooded into the room.
"Does anyone else get the distinct feeling that something really bad has happened," Joe voice quivered.
Before anyone had the chance to reply, a dark voice answered. "Why yes Joe, I do." Red eyes materialized from a shadowed corner. Shining teeth slowly revealed themselves as a crooked grin accompanied the eyes. The flash of a knife could barely be seen as the figure vaulted into the air with an inhuman screech. TK hissed painfully. The knife had slashed the outer edge of his arm when he had dodged too slowly out of the insane attackers way. Laughing manically at the sight of oozing blood, the shadowed figure prepared another leap.
"V HEAD BUTT!" the unknown assailant was propelled backwards as a blue blur slammed into his stomach.
"STICKY NET!" he was then trapped in a mass of sticky goo. The large knife cluttered harmlessly to the floor.
"Are you alright TK?" Matt desperately asked, voice full of concern.
"Yea," came the shaky reply. "Only scratched my shoulder."
"RELEASE ME YOU FOOLS!" the enraged cry drew the Digidestined back to their captured being. A collective gasp spread among them.
"GENNAI?!"
"Wonderful. You all deserve cookies," Gennai snarled with an evil glint in his eye. He was wearing his usual outfit except that it was completely black. His wrinkled face also looked grey and unless the children were mistaken, his skin looked almost…scaly. "LET ME GO! LET ME GO!" Gennai howled and he began to struggle against his bounds.
"What's wrong? What's happened to you?" Izzy cried. "Come on Gennai! SNAP OUT OF IT!" Izzy then did something completely unexpected, he slapped Gennai. Gennai's eyes lost their red glow and they drooped shut. He shook himself as if to clear his mind.
"Izzy?" he asked hesitantly. "Everyone?" A note of urgency suddenly appeared in Gennai's voice, "Quickly! You must all get out of here now! Go to your left, down that hallway, and out the door! Get as far away as possible. Don't try to return to the real world! It's too dangerous. MOVE! NOW! Before THEY find you! You can't let them corrupt you! You can't let…" Gennai's voice was cut off as he began thrashing wildly. Piercing screams escaped his withered lips.
"Let's get out of here!" Davis snapped everyone out of their momentary stupor. Not having to be told twice, the Digidestined did as Gennai had instructed them. Soon, they burst out of the lake in which Gennai's house was situated. Panting, they tired to catch their breath.
"What's…happening?" Sora huffed.
"I'm not sure. Was it..wise…to…leave Gennai…like that?" Joe gasped back.
"Maybe not. But…we…need to…figure…out…what's going…" Cody never finished his statement. He, along with the others, was too busy starring wide-eyed at the sky. Giant black gaps like opened wounds, ripped across the atmosphere. And a blood red sun was sinking slowly behind smoking mountains.
Emu: Hmm definitely isn't one of my best. In fact, I don't really like this chapter. Aw well. I PROMISE it'll get much better soon.
Puppetmon: uh huh. Right.
Cat: What was up with that psycho old dude?
Emu: All in good time my furry companion, all in good time.
Cat: If by good you mean many months then I'm not staying to find out. It isn't worth it.
Emu: OF COURSE IT IS! It'll get better, and it shall. I dunno, I've been in a creative slump lately okay?! BUT IT WILL GET BETTER!!! Bye!
