Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. I am merely borrowing its characters for the purpose of this fan fiction.
Chapter 9: Questions of us
Yamato gazed at his watch as he hurried down the street. 5:02pm. Everyone had told him to meet at the junior high school at 5:00pm sharp. Damn he was late, and that definitely wouldn't go down well with everyone especially since it was only a few days ago that they had found out he had known the Digimon Kaiser's true identity all along. How could he possibly face them?
Five minutes later he finally he reached the school and rushed to the computer room were they were supposed to meet. He was well out of breath by the time he reached there.
"Yamato you're late!" complained Taichi as he saw the blonde boy running in.
"Sorry, I-I ha-had to get… ready…"
The minute he had walked in the door all eyes were focused on him, most not even realising that they were staring at him so obviously. It was then that Yamato realised that he had never felt as insecure as he did at that moment. He knew they were all staring at him, yet he couldn't bring himself to look back at them.
"All right, that's everyone. Let's go!" declared Taichi.
"Wait a minute. I still have to find a suitable location to transport us into the Digital world." replied Koushiro, not taking his eyes way from the computer screen.
"What?! You still haven't found one?!"
"Just give me a couple of more minutes."
The brunette sighed loudly with aggravation. "Good, at this rate the Digital world will probably be destroyed before we even get there to save it.
Yamato noted him stressed Taichi seemed. He always got irritable when he was worried. Yamato made a quick glance around the room then turned his head downwards, feeling guilty as ever. Everyone was so quiet. He had imagined that they would have all been shouting and debating what to do. Usually this annoyed him, but right now the silence was tearing him apart.
Suddenly someone touched his shoulder easily startling him. He gave a sigh of relief seeing that it was only Daisuke.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." the younger boy apologized.
"It-it's okay. I guess I've just been a little bit jumpy lately."
"Yamato-san, I was um wondering if I could talk to you for a moment."
"Uh, sure..."
Daisuke opened the door and the they went out into the hallway. "We'll be going soon so I'll try and make this fast. I just really wanted to apologize for… I mean... I had no right telling Taichi-san about the Digimon Kaiser, especially since you said you were going to tell him yourself. I was just really worried and- and… I'm just really sorry!"
Yamato stared at the younger boy in surprise. He had forgotten all about the younger boy telling Taichi about the Ken and Osamu. Had he had been worrying about it all this time? Taichi had told him that when Daisuke confessed had run out of his apartment in shame.
"Uh, don't worry about it Daisuke-kun!" Yamato replied quickly. "In away it turned out all right because I was really afraid to tell Taichi about it myself. At least this way I didn't have to go through the awkward process of telling him."
"So you're not mad?"
"No it's fine."
Daisuke gave a small smile and nodded. "Arigatou."
"Actually it's me who should be thanking you." Yamato thought to himself.
Suddenly the door opened and a red headed girl poked her head out. "Um everyone is ready to leave."
Both boys nodded. Once Daisuke was back in with the other's Sora unexpectedly blocked Yamato's way. The blonde stared in confusion. "Sora?"
"Ya-Yamato I-" she stopped for a moment taking a small breath. "Taichi, he-he told me and the others about the… Well he explained the best he could, but I-I don't understand why."
"I'm sorry Sora. I'm sorry I didn't tell you and the others. I'm sorry for everything, but I guess sorry doesn't really cut it, does it? And well even if I had all the time in the world to try and explain everything to you well I doubt you'd even understand then."
She gazed at him sadly then nodded before returning back inside. Yamato waited a few moments before entering. He was feeling even guiltier.
The newer chosen held out their D-3's including Takeru and Hikari, and with one of the older children by there sides they went into the Digital world. Now only Yamato, Taichi and Daisuke were left.
"Yamato before we go into the Digital world promise me that you'll fight the Digimon Kaiser with the rest of us. I know it will be difficult for you but the only way we can defeat him is if we do it together as a team." He said anxiously.
"Don't worry, I know. For now I've put aside my feelings for Osamu aside. My only objective right now is to defeat Ken, I mean the Digimon Kaiser." Yamato replied firmly.
Taichi nodded. The brunette had a determined gleam in his eye. With that they went into the Digital world to finish this war once and for all.
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Ken lay on the floor with his eyes shut. Like Yamato, he too had a lot of trouble sleeping lately. Then again he never had been one to sleep much. Even when he lived back in the real world he's always avoid sleep as much as he could by spending his nights creating new computer programs or working on one of his projects. His mind was too active for sleep. He had too many questions that needed to be answered to waste time sleeping. His mind was too powerful for sleep. However the ironic thing was that at this moment he had so many questions, so many things he wanted answering to, yet at this moment he longed for sleep more he ever had. He kept on thinking what Osamu had has said, that he was his and his only. Would he ever belong to someone else? Would he ever have the love or another?
Baka, you shouldn't even be thinking like that! You should be grateful and besides there are more important things you should be contemplating. Pulling himself up, he gazed at the ceiling. Once I destroy them I'll finally know why I am here. But to see them, to see him die isn't enough. I want to him suffer. I want to make him pay. I want to make him my own…
His eyes widened as he realised what he had just thought. A way of shock and disbelief swept over him. He hated him, he wanted him to die. So why the hell would he want him like that?! What would Osamu think? He had all ready told his brother that he had no feelings what so ever for the boy, yet he couldn't get him out of his head. God, next time I see you, I'll tear you apart!
"Oh Kenny boy!" The blue headed boy looked up as his brother entered the room. "I have news for you."
"The Chosen?" Ken asked instantly.
"Yes, it seems that they have just entered the Digital world."
For the first time in days, Ken smirked just the way he had used to. "So they've come to play have they?"
"Are you going to begin preparing?"
"Yes. They won't know what hit them." He turned to the door. "Slaves! Slaves!"
Quickly a Gazimon ran in answering his master's call. "Ye-yes sir?"
"Prepare all the troops for battle. I'll be out to speak to them when they are ready."
"Al-all the troops?" the Digimon asked in surprise.
"No when I said all I actually only meant one. Of course you idiot, now hurry up!!!" Ken shouted angrily.
"Temper, temper, little brother... Patience is what you need to win this battle. But I do understand that dealing with slaves can often be a hassle. Take you for example."
"What? I-I'm a-"
"Shhh." hushed Osamu placing his finger gently on Ken's lips. "Everything will work out fine as long as you don't mess up. You're going to destroy those children but there is something I am going to ask you to do for me before you kill them all off."
"What would that be?"
"I want you to retrieve the Chosen one's Digivices, Crests and Digi-eggs for me. So that means the moment you see them there will be no squashing them, tearing them apart or completely destroying there bodies. Once you get those things off of them you can do whatever the hell you want with them."
"But-but why do you want those things?" questioned Ken, puzzled.
Osamu grabbed the younger boy by the chin. "That little secret is mine, and mines only. I give you orders, you obey them but never, never do you ask any questions my little pet."
Ken narrowed his eyes. "But it's my army we're using! I'm the one who's going to defeat them, so I have a right to-" Suddenly a heavy punch sent Ken flying to the ground. The smile on Osamu's face had vanished, replaced with an expression of anger and conceit.
Ken stared in shock as Osamu pulled him forward by his shirt. "Didn't you hear what I said you repulsive little worm?! Shadow or not, you shall obey me or I'll shatter your mind into so many different pieces that you'll never be able to put it back together again."
Ken nodded, too frightened to say anything.
"That's good then." said Osamu letting him drop to the ground. "I wish I could stay and watch 'your' little army get ready but I must go. I'll be back in awhile."
Ken nodded again fearfully. He wasn't going to risk it by asking his brother where he was going. Slowly Osamu faded, leaving even more questions to linger on the young Kaiser's mind.
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"What?! This is the closest you can get us?!" screamed Taichi.
"Sorry, but the Digital world has been really out of whack lately. All the signals are getting mixed up. I suppose it had to do with all the Kaiser's control spirals." replied Koushiro as he shut his laptop.
"Well this is just great." sighed the brunette in frustration. "We're miles away from the Kaiser's base. It'll take us forever to get there now!"
"We may be far way but remember we still have the whole weekend to get there and defeat him." stated Daisuke, trying his best to calm things.
Taichi groaned. "You're making it sound like its some sort of science project that you have to hand on Monday at school. I wanted to at least get a little close to the base before he knew we were here."
"My guess is that he all ready knows that we're here." added Sora, worriedly.
"Well enough talking all ready. Let's hurry up and get going! I want to get this battle over and done with!" cried Miyako.
"Not if you're going to die you wouldn't." reminded Hikari.
"What! Are you saying I'm going to die or something then?!"
"Hopefully not."
"Hikari-chan maybe you shouldn't be so pessimistic with your thoughts. We should concentrate on winning not dying." said Takeru gently. "I mean if the child of light can't overcome the darkness then how do the rest of us stand a chance?"
"This isn't about me being the child of light, Takeru! This is about all of us! About what everyone is thinking! I was just stating the obvious since everyone else seems too frightened to do so themselves."
"Well maybe you shouldn't then!" yelled Miyako angrily.
"You were the one so eager to go into battle and start fighting which in the end may just have been some sort of trap."
"I'm beginning to think this isn't such a good idea." Iori whispered to Jyou beside him.
"I know that things don't look to good but it may be the only way."
Soon everyone seemed to be arguing with one and other, and Yamato noted how differently they all seemed. He especially noted how differently Hikari was acting. The usually sweet and innocent girl looked like she was just about ready to kill everyone, even his brother Takeru.
"That's it everyone shut up! We're going right now and that's it! We really do not have time for this crap!" yelled Taichi who began to walk away.
"And what if we don't want to go?" questioned Miyako.
"Then get the hell out of here. That goes for everyone else that isn't willing to risk their live to save this world. But for those who are actually willing to fight, follow me. Our Digimon will be waiting for us." He yelled, not bothering to look back. After a few moments of silence, everyone began to follow their leader. Giving an irritated sigh, the lavender haired girl too followed.
The hours rolled by and everyone continued to make their make quietly to the Kaiser's base. Nobody was in the mood to talk, especially after the arguments earlier. Even their Digimon who they had just met up with remained silent. It seemed that they too knew that it could be the end for everyone. Yamato curiously stared at everyone. He knew that he should have apologized to them but couldn't bring himself to do so. Besides, saying sorry wasn't exactly going to make everything bad go away.
After gazing at those in front of him, he turned around to those behind him. To his surprise, Takeru was staring at him too, not in his usual cheerful manner, but coldly. His brother's eyes reminded him of his own. All he knew was that Takeru was seriously pissed off at him. Yamato had never mentioned anything about Osamu to Takeru, mostly because they hardly got to talk or speak to each other. For Takeru just like everyone else, everything about Osamu had came completely out of the blue. All these things he didn't even know about his brother.
Quickly Yamato turned back around, unable to bare seeing his brother look at him like that. He knew that after this all done and 'if' they survived, he would definitely have to give his brother a good explanation why he didn't tell him any of this.
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The Digimon Kaiser stood tall as he stood on the platform above his cheering slaves who were preparing for battle. "For years those children have tried to come between me and my plans, but this will be the last time! This will be the last battle. For this time you shall destroy them once and all!" A mass of roars echoed loudly through the enormous base. "Silence! I have one more thing to say. You all must consult me before killing one of them. I need their Digivices, crests and eggs. If you destroy even but one of them, you and all of your squadron will be eliminated! All right, you should get ready to depart soon." There was another eruption of cheers and the Kaiser left.
Sighing he let his body fall back on to his chair. He couldn't stop thinking about why Osamu wanted the children's Digivices and the other tools they used to help their Digimon evolve. But what good would it do Osamu? Did they hold some hidden power that could help them as well as the chosen? Could it be powered by darkness as well as the light? A million questions were spinning rapidly through his head. But what he wanted to know the most was where Osamu had gone too. It seemed that once again his brother was in chargeand as usual he was jealous.
A Gotsumon suddenly appeared at the door. "Sorry to disturb you master but shall the troops get ready to dispatch?"
Ken hesitated for a moment. "Yes, tell the first division to get ready."
"Yes, master."
But still Ken's mind was hesitating.
Osamu!
You're son is amazing! Your must be so proud.
Yes, we love our Osamu-chan very much!
Get out, you're annoying me!
You're so kawaii, Yama-chan.
Get out of my room!
How pathetic...
My little pet…
Your mines, and only mines…
He bit his lip then called out. "Wait! Um, I have another idea…"
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It was growing late and everyone had stopped to rest and get some sleep for the next morning. At the moment they were eating. Of course Yamato couldn't bring himself to do so. The thought of eating right now made him feel sick.
"Are you sure you're not going to have anything?" asked Gabumon, his Digimon companion.
"It's okay, I think I'll pass."
The Digimon frowned. "You should Yamato-kun, especially since you need to keep up your strength."
He didn't reply. He wasn't sure if Gabumon or any of the other Digimon knew of his connection with the Digimon Kaiser, but if Gabumon did, he never mentioned anything about it. Yamato was extremely grateful for that.
"Onii-san." Yamato looked up to see his younger brother Takeru standing over him.
"Ta-Takeru?"
The younger boy turned to the dog-like Digimon. "Sorry Gabumon but would you mind giving us a few minutes alone?" He nodded and went over to join Takeru's Digimon Patamon.
As soon as the Digimon left, Takeru glared angrily at his brother. "Well don't you have anything to say?"
"There's nothing I can say Takeru, nothing to make everything all better again." Yamato said, gazing downwards.
"Of course there's nothing you can say to make everything right, but an explanation of it would be nice." He said coldly. "Let's start on how the hell this all happened and how come I never knew a thing about it until now."
Yamato sighed. "It happened just after Dad and Mum got divorced. I met Osamu at the park one day. I was sitting on one of the swings by myself and he came over and started to talk to me. He was really nice to me and a short while after I even considered him to be my best friend, something I had never had before. But about a year and a half later he got hit by a car and died. I knew he had a little brother even though I had never met him before. The first time I saw him was at Osamu's funeral. I never talked to him though. The years later I found out he was actually the Digimon Kaiser."
"And?"
"And I realised that it was him after I saw the News saying that Ken had ran away."
"So you've known the Kasier's true identity while we've all been working our asses off trying to defeat him. Why the hell didn't you tell us sooner, Yamato?!"
"Will all conversations I have about Osamu and Ken turn out this way?" wondered Yamato remembering the similarities between Taichi and Daisuke's questionings.
"Osamu was my best friend, Takeru. I was horrified when I found out that the Digimon Kaiser was my deceased best friend's little brother. I didn't want to hurt him."
"And what?! You were just going to go on letting him hurt us and our Digimon?! We've been putting our lives on the line to fight this evil and you've known who it was all along!" Tears began to form in his eyes. "How could you Onii-san?!"
"He-he was my best friend, I didn't want to betray his trust."
"Oh and by doing so you're allowing thousands of innocent creatures to suffer and die?"
"I didn't think it would matter if I told anyone or not. I didn't think it would even make any difference."
"Then why were you so afraid to tell anyone?!" demanded the younger boy.
"I was ashamed okay!" he yelled finally. "Okay, I was ashamed. I was ashamed that my best friend's innocent little brother had transformed into a monster."
"That's no excuse." Takeru stated coldly.
Yamato narrowed his eyes. "Isn't it? And if your best friend Hikari's brother suddenly became evil you wouldn't have second thoughts about killing him?"
"That wouldn't happen considering Taichi's on our side."
"Well it happened to me, remember? If I had killed Taichi then tired to kill the others would you have instantly stopped me without any second thoughts?"
The younger boy frowned. "I-I would figure out away to stop you… but I wouldn't kill you."
"What if killing me was the only way? And what if Hikari was standing there begging for you not to harm her brother who was now evil, because if you did your friendship would be broken forever?"
Takeru remained silent as he tried to conjure up a suitable answer. "I-I would…"
"See it's not so easy."
"For Gods sake stop making up excuses!"
The older boy sighed. "I told you, you wouldn't understand."
"Maybe so, but did you really give me the chance to understand. Perhaps if you had just said what you felt in the beginning I would have! All my life you've been pushing me away! Sometimes in the past I felt as if I was nothing more than a little brother to you. Not a person, not a friend, just a little brother that you deemed your responsibility. Even when there was something to be explained you told me that I was too young to understand. Well Oniisan, I'm older so you can tell me now. This time you're not getting away with one of your stupid excuses."
Yamato stared in shock. Takeru really thought of him like that? But none of it was true! He didn't make up excuses did he? Of course he saw Takeru as more of a brother. He just wanted to protect him that's all. He wanted to protect him from the pain he had felt. Why did Takeru think of him like that? That wasn't him! Did the others think the same also? Was he really only making up excuses to escape from telling others what he really felt?
"Ta-Takeru?"
"You can't run away from them forever. One day you'll have to face them."
"Isn't that what I'm doing just now?"
"No, you're just looking for an excuse. You're doing what everyone expects you to do, using this as the easiest path to do the right thing."
"You're wrong. I'm doing this for the Digital world. I want to protect it. After all that's why I came to the Digital world in the first place."
"Maybe that's how your intentions started out but as soon as you found out about Ken, you only pretended to fight."
Yamato had no idea what to say now. "Yamato how could you? You know how much I hate the darkness! I put my own life in jeopardy to try and stop it! We all did! And you didn't even bother to tell me! All these years I thought we were so close, closer than most brothers despite the fact that we didn't live together. I could tell you anything and I… I thought you felt the same way about me. But all along you've been hiding this huge secret which I'm apart of and you don't even tell me. I-I really can't believe this is happening."
"Takeru, you still can, I mean you still can tell me things."
Takeru tightly clasped his fists together, shaking with anger. "How the hell can I tell you anything if I can't even trust you! All my life I've looked up to you, tried my best to be good and help everyone out just so you would be proud of me. Just because I've not had as hard a life as you doesn't mean I wouldn't understand. You believe that no one will understand, so that's why you always push them away!"
The older boy stayed silent, taking in all his brother had just said. He felt as some at pierced right through his heart with a large sword.
"I'm here Yamato if you ever feel you want to talk about something. Perhaps even one day you'll work at gaining my trust back." With that the younger teen turned and walked away.
A few minutes later Gabumon returned. "Yamato what's wrong?" the Digimon asked worriedly instantly noticing the look of shock on his partner's face.
Suddenly there was a thunderous echo of roars coming from above. Instantly everyone looked up to see a herd of the Kaiser's slaves flying towards them.
"Damn, he knows we're here all ready." cursed Taichi. "All right everyone get ready to fight!" But before the Digimon could even get a chance to evolve, a large Airdramon swooped down and grabbed Yamato.
"Yamato!"
Taichi quickly turned to his Digimon. "Agumon!" Within seconds the little Digimon had evolved into his powerful mega form of Wargreymon. He flew up into the air ready to attack the Airdramon that had taken Yamato, when the rest of the herd started to attack, making him loose direction of where the Airdramon. By the time the rest of the Digimon evolved, he was all ready out of sight.
Authors Notes: I hope this chapter was all right. Next chapter should see a reunion with Yamato and Ken/Kaiser. Thank you very much to matt4ever, Carmina Burana, Hitomi No Ryu, Debra, a person, crystal storm and SailorEevee for reviewing. ^_^
Reviews or any advice on how I can improve my writings would be appreciated very much. Arigatou gozaimasu!
