The Call: Chapter 3

A/N: Please review.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.

heath 999: I'm bbbbaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkkkk!!!

Ken: Oh no...

Sam: We officially all hate you now...

Digimon Emperor: Except me!

heath 999: Oh yeah, Another World's young Ken is visiting again, so I expect you guys to be on your best behavior.

Digimon Emperor: Good, someone new that I can torture...

heath 999: That goes double for you, whip boy.

Young Ken: *comes running in* HELLO!

heath 999: *hugs him* Hey, kiddo! How's it going?

Young Ken: Fine, where's Wormmon?

heath 999: I don't know, he's been on vacation ever since I started the story.

Wormmon: *comes crawling in* Hello!

Ken: Wormmon! *hugs him in a death-grip hug* Where have you been?! Can you see how much torture heath has put me through?! *puts Wormmon down when he notices him turning blue*

Wormmon: Yes, that's why I came back.

Digimon Emperor: Yeah, sure, that's what they all say....

heath 999: Really, why did you come back? You were enthusiastic about leaving...

Wormmon: THEY KICKED ME OUT OF THE SUGAR FACTORIES OKAY?! Something about a sugar high....

heath 999: Oy...

Digimon Emperor: *kicks Wormmon* HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OUT OF LINE!

heath 999: *grabs him by the hair* I warned you whip boy... *shoves him into a closet and locks it* anyone up for candy?

Young Ken: *cheers* CANDY!

heath 999: *kneels down* Hop on, kiddo! *gives him a piggyback ride to the kitchen, scooping up Wormmon along the way*

Sam: *looks at Ken* Do you think it was better with just us?

Ken: I can't argue with you there, please review, everyone. And Another World, don't worry, as soon as Wormmon is recuperated, he'll probably be sending Young Ken back after this chapter.

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"Are we going to get him?" The second-in-command, the one who was so eager to kill Ken hours ago, asks her leader, eagerly anticipating the moment when they have their revenge on the children who have caused them such pain and suffering.

The master's eyes gleam with happiness, and revenge. "Soon, I want to savior this moment..."

the second figure says nothing, knowing that facing his wraith would be the end of her, even though she's an Ultimate.

She's worried, though...

the brother has already interfered...

what can stop anything else from interfering?

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"Kari!" A very irritated voice calls across the house. "Kari! I need to use the computer! I have a paper due tomorrow!" Her older brother adds.

Kari shoots him a look, "is this the one that you were given three weeks ago?" She asks.

Tai blushes and sweat drops, embarrassed about being caught. "Well, I had soccer, and I kinda forgot about it."

Kari rolls her eyes, "Tai, sometimes you have-"

The rest of the sentence is cut off, though, when a blinding flash fills the room...

and when the light clears,

they are gone.

And so are eight others in Odaiba.

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~Digimon Emperor's POV~

I walk slowly along, savoring that I am finally back to what I should be.

My enemies will pay for what they did to me, making me good and then ditching me as if I'm nothing.

I clench my fist in pure hatred and anger.

They will pay dearly...

my parents should be happy that I'm now the genius that they want back.

I just to find a way out of here to seek my revenge...

and take my place once again as ruler of the Digital World!

"Why do you ignore me?"

A soft, gentle voice interrupts my thoughts, and angry, I whirl around, preparing my whip for punishment to anyone who dares to interrupt me...

only to stop.

Innocent blue eyes look back at me, the blue hair with a few stubborn strands that never seem to come down.

It's-It's-It's...

it's me.

My younger self, when I sweet and gentle and innocent...

not anymore.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" I snap, turning my back to him and starting to walk away.

"What have I ever done wrong for you to ignore me? I know that I wish that Sam would disappear, but that doesn't mean I no longer exist." My younger self persists, following along behind me.

I stop, his words getting to me, "I don't know, there is so much darkness around that time, I forgot." I say softly, not even looking at him.

"Do you remember the good things? The kind and gentle person you promised Sam you would be when you were blowing bubbles? The kind and gentle person you promised Wormmon when in the desert? What happened to those memories?" He pauses to hear a response from me, and I when I don't answer, he continues: "don't you remember what it was like as the Digimon Emperor?" He asks softly.

I stare at him, the words sinking in as the memories that have been forgotten in such a short time come rushing back to me...

I laugh cruelly, enjoying with such pleasure whipping innocent creatures...

me kicking Wormmon around, taking out all my frustration of losing out on him...

the screams from the innocent...

my parents proud to have a genius son again...

no matter how I felt...

the begs for mercy...

the awful squealing of brakes, the noise of impact as Sam goes flying through the air....

the pain...

Wormmon dying in my arms...

the death...

the pain from the dark spore is returning, burning into my brain.

I jerk away from the memories, sadness overwhelming me as tears slide down my cheeks, but they keep on playing in my head.

I fall to my hands and knees, sobbing.

"Do you want to be like that again?" My younger self asks softly.

"But what about us? Do you want to make us happy? After all, you did kill our genius son." My parents show up.

I hesitate, the memories and the guilt of killing Sam returning, I have to do what's right for my parents.

"The past is behind you, we will never accept you as our son unless you be the genius that you used to be, we want the fame back." My parents continue, disdainfully.

"You have to accept yourself, do you want to be the monster that you just remembered?" Young Ken counters.

I hesitate, once again reaching up and touching the split lip that my father gave me less than a day ago.

Do I really want to have that happen because I'm not my parent's perfect son?

"Make us happy, Ken."

"Don't keep on forgetting me..."

pressure from both sides overwhelms me, and I feel the darkness and the dark spore work in tandem to try to take control.

I see once again the grief, the loneliness, that I went through during that time, the time that I always forget...

the time of pain and sadness.

'Within darkness, there's always light, and within light there's always darkness...' Sam's words ring back in my head.

And then...

I suddenly feel the light coming back; the little light that I have left is rising, and hope.

"Come on, Ken! Be the genius to make us happy!" The voices of my parents are once again pressuring me.

"NO!"

My voice rings across the ocean, filled with determination of never having to go through the awful things that are fill my mind of painful memories...

I straighten, feeling my Digimon Emperor clothes dissolve back into my school uniform as I do so.

"Never again..."

The words, spoken ever softly, floods the area with light, screeches of pain as the things that I considered my parents reveal themselves to be...

Bakemon.

My jaw drops in shock as I realize that I've been tricked, and I'm in danger.

"Good job..." are the last words from my younger self as he disappears in a swirl of light.

I smile happily, even though I'm emotionally exhausted.

And I still have to find my parents...

I turn around

only to go flying, my cheek stinging as I land heavily on the ground.

I start to back away in fear, seeing four figures surrounding me, the leader, the one in front slowly approaching me.

"Daemon..." I whisper, horrified.

TBC...

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A/N: Another World, Stingmon is already on his way with Young Ken to your house, they might be a little hyper; I gave him a lot of candy. Please review.