Disclaimer: Don't own Digimon, never have, and never will!
The ground started to rumble, and I fell over Veemon and hit my head on a rock. My head was throbbing really hard as I heard TK yell, "Look out!"
I looked up in time to see a red fireball flying towards me. I rolled over as it missed my face by a hair. I could feel the heat on my face as it flew by.
"What was that?" I asked, getting up. I could see Kari looking off in the distance.
"I came from that direction," she said, pointing towards the far-off trees.
As we all looked, the world around us started to go gray, and we could see the strange form off in the distance get closer. I could begin to make out what the shape looked like. It resembled the figure of a man, though his face was in shadow. The terrain around us began to swirl and change until we were no longer in the same place we had been before.
"This is weird, Davis!" Veemon said as he stood beside me, "Just tell me, and I'll digi-volve."
I hesitated, not quite sure what I should do. I didn't know what this strange man wanted, and I was scared.
"It's so cold," Kari was shivering as she sat where she had fallen earlier. She looked scared. Gatomon came and sat next to her, claws extended in anxious wait as the dark man approached.
As he got closer, we could see that he was huge! He was taller than a normal human, broader in the shoulders, with long arms and fingers. He wore a suit like the people I've seen in medieval movies, including a long cape. I still couldn't see his face, though, because he wore a mask of bright colors.
"So, these are the famous digi-destined, eh?" he asked, stopping before us. "A pity. I was hoping more of you would come to my world. Well, now that you are here, what do you think of my wonderland?"
This was the first chance I had to look around myself. The colors were bleak, dull and gray. In the distance were many snow-peaked mountains. I also noticed that it was very cold here. "It sucks!" I remarked.
The strange man looked at me and laughed, "You do not like it then? Unfortunate that you will be staying here the rest of your lives."
"What are you? Are you a digimon?" Kari asked, looking up at him.
"A digimon? Far from it, my dear girl. I am more than a digimon; I am more than a human. I am equivalent to that of a god!" He spread his arms out, "All that you see is my domain, and now that you are here, you, too are a part of my domain!"
"What do you want?" TK asked angrily.
"That is for me to know, and you to not. Come! We shall go to my palace!" Before we had time to say, "Wait a second!" a cage formed around each of us, including the digimon. We were whisked away at a rush, and before I knew it, I could see a great castle loom in the distance. We were going at such a great pace; I barely had time to enjoy the scenery.
We were dumped off in front of the castle. I started to complain, but before I knew what was happening, I was zapped into another room. It was some sort of prison. TK was there, too, but Veemon, Patamon, Gatomon and Kari were nowhere to be seen!
"Where are we?" I asked TK.
"I'm not sure. I think we're in some kind of jail."
"Well, duh!"
"Look, gogglebrain, we can either fight here, or work together to find a way out."
"Fine. I looked around our surroundings. It was dark, dank, but very spacious. Shadows were everywhere, and I thought I saw something crawling around the shadows.
"TK, look! There's something over there," I said, pointing to where the movement had been.
TK got up, and boldly walked over to the dark corner, and grabbed the thing and pushed it into the light.
It was a small boy, probably about eight years old, with dark brown hair. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt and green pants, and had a strange look in his eye that I could only describe as dull boredom.
"Who are you?" TK asked him, still holding on to his sweatshirt.
"My name is Ben. Let go of me, please," the tone in his voice reminded me of the look in his eyes, pure boredom.
"Where are you from, Ben?" I asked as he fell to the floor when TK let go of him.
"North Dakota. You're Japanese, aren't you?" he asked, looking at us with his dull eyes.
"Yeah. How long have you been here?" TK asked, squatting down by him.
"I'm not sure. I'd say it's been about five years by now."
"Five years?" I fell backward onto my bottom as the shock hit me. "But how's that possible? You look like you're only about eight or so!"
"I know. I've been like this ever since I came here."
"How did you get here?" TK asked, looking straight into his eyes.
"Alma brought me here," he said, getting himself up, "Me and Otamamon were brought here by her."
"Woah, wait man! Let's get some things straight! You're a digi-destined too?" I was shocked and confused.
"Yes."
"Who is Alma? We were brought here by a man." TK looked puzzled, like he was thinking things through, something I had a hard time doing when pressured.
"You must have been brought here by Larzalere. Alma is his sister."
"Tell us everything you know about them! It's important!" TK looked very worried, "One of our friends is missing, and she's probably with them!"
"I hope she's strong-willed enough, then. They're very powerful, you know."
I knew that it was going to be hard to get much information out of the little guy. "Start from the beginning, if you would, kid."
Ben sat back up against a wall and began, "Larzalere said that he was born from two very powerful creatures from this world named Centro and Michiga. Of those two, three were born: Larzalere, Alma, and Unev. Unev was Larzalere's brother, and the two of them fought each other constantly. Larzalere was very cunning, and he killed Centro and Michiga so he could get the thrown. Unev wouldn't allow this, so the two held a duel to see who would be king, and who would be exiled into another world. Unev lost the fight, apparently. I'm not sure what the duel was, but Larzalere won, and Unev was abandoned somewhere far away. Alma didn't care who won, but went with whichever one won. When Larzalere took the thrown, he made every other creature here his slave, but after hundreds of years of slavery, he got bored. That's why he chose me to come and 'entertain' him. He sent Alma to the Digital World to find something worth torturing, and he found me. When I hadn't properly 'entertained' him, he sent me here, and I've stayed here ever since."
"Wow, poor kid," I mumbled.
"But wait, how did he know that we were digi-destined?" TK looked at Ben suspiciously.
"Uh, sorry. I might of let it slip about you guys."
"Great. Just great," TK grumbled, putting his chin on his hand.
"How did he make you entertain him?" I asked.
"He would make it seem like I was in different places. Happy ones, sad ones, scary ones. Things like that. When I refused to do it anymore, he got mad and sent me down here. He feeds on different emotions. Even when I'm down here, he still feeds on my emotions. That's why I've tried to stopped using mine."
"I wonder what he's doing to Kari right now," TK said sadly.
It was exactly what I was thinking at that moment.
Strange turn of events, isn't it? Went from a sappy love story to an action adventure! Well, there's more in store, so hang on for the ride! R&R and tell me what you think so far!
The ground started to rumble, and I fell over Veemon and hit my head on a rock. My head was throbbing really hard as I heard TK yell, "Look out!"
I looked up in time to see a red fireball flying towards me. I rolled over as it missed my face by a hair. I could feel the heat on my face as it flew by.
"What was that?" I asked, getting up. I could see Kari looking off in the distance.
"I came from that direction," she said, pointing towards the far-off trees.
As we all looked, the world around us started to go gray, and we could see the strange form off in the distance get closer. I could begin to make out what the shape looked like. It resembled the figure of a man, though his face was in shadow. The terrain around us began to swirl and change until we were no longer in the same place we had been before.
"This is weird, Davis!" Veemon said as he stood beside me, "Just tell me, and I'll digi-volve."
I hesitated, not quite sure what I should do. I didn't know what this strange man wanted, and I was scared.
"It's so cold," Kari was shivering as she sat where she had fallen earlier. She looked scared. Gatomon came and sat next to her, claws extended in anxious wait as the dark man approached.
As he got closer, we could see that he was huge! He was taller than a normal human, broader in the shoulders, with long arms and fingers. He wore a suit like the people I've seen in medieval movies, including a long cape. I still couldn't see his face, though, because he wore a mask of bright colors.
"So, these are the famous digi-destined, eh?" he asked, stopping before us. "A pity. I was hoping more of you would come to my world. Well, now that you are here, what do you think of my wonderland?"
This was the first chance I had to look around myself. The colors were bleak, dull and gray. In the distance were many snow-peaked mountains. I also noticed that it was very cold here. "It sucks!" I remarked.
The strange man looked at me and laughed, "You do not like it then? Unfortunate that you will be staying here the rest of your lives."
"What are you? Are you a digimon?" Kari asked, looking up at him.
"A digimon? Far from it, my dear girl. I am more than a digimon; I am more than a human. I am equivalent to that of a god!" He spread his arms out, "All that you see is my domain, and now that you are here, you, too are a part of my domain!"
"What do you want?" TK asked angrily.
"That is for me to know, and you to not. Come! We shall go to my palace!" Before we had time to say, "Wait a second!" a cage formed around each of us, including the digimon. We were whisked away at a rush, and before I knew it, I could see a great castle loom in the distance. We were going at such a great pace; I barely had time to enjoy the scenery.
We were dumped off in front of the castle. I started to complain, but before I knew what was happening, I was zapped into another room. It was some sort of prison. TK was there, too, but Veemon, Patamon, Gatomon and Kari were nowhere to be seen!
"Where are we?" I asked TK.
"I'm not sure. I think we're in some kind of jail."
"Well, duh!"
"Look, gogglebrain, we can either fight here, or work together to find a way out."
"Fine. I looked around our surroundings. It was dark, dank, but very spacious. Shadows were everywhere, and I thought I saw something crawling around the shadows.
"TK, look! There's something over there," I said, pointing to where the movement had been.
TK got up, and boldly walked over to the dark corner, and grabbed the thing and pushed it into the light.
It was a small boy, probably about eight years old, with dark brown hair. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt and green pants, and had a strange look in his eye that I could only describe as dull boredom.
"Who are you?" TK asked him, still holding on to his sweatshirt.
"My name is Ben. Let go of me, please," the tone in his voice reminded me of the look in his eyes, pure boredom.
"Where are you from, Ben?" I asked as he fell to the floor when TK let go of him.
"North Dakota. You're Japanese, aren't you?" he asked, looking at us with his dull eyes.
"Yeah. How long have you been here?" TK asked, squatting down by him.
"I'm not sure. I'd say it's been about five years by now."
"Five years?" I fell backward onto my bottom as the shock hit me. "But how's that possible? You look like you're only about eight or so!"
"I know. I've been like this ever since I came here."
"How did you get here?" TK asked, looking straight into his eyes.
"Alma brought me here," he said, getting himself up, "Me and Otamamon were brought here by her."
"Woah, wait man! Let's get some things straight! You're a digi-destined too?" I was shocked and confused.
"Yes."
"Who is Alma? We were brought here by a man." TK looked puzzled, like he was thinking things through, something I had a hard time doing when pressured.
"You must have been brought here by Larzalere. Alma is his sister."
"Tell us everything you know about them! It's important!" TK looked very worried, "One of our friends is missing, and she's probably with them!"
"I hope she's strong-willed enough, then. They're very powerful, you know."
I knew that it was going to be hard to get much information out of the little guy. "Start from the beginning, if you would, kid."
Ben sat back up against a wall and began, "Larzalere said that he was born from two very powerful creatures from this world named Centro and Michiga. Of those two, three were born: Larzalere, Alma, and Unev. Unev was Larzalere's brother, and the two of them fought each other constantly. Larzalere was very cunning, and he killed Centro and Michiga so he could get the thrown. Unev wouldn't allow this, so the two held a duel to see who would be king, and who would be exiled into another world. Unev lost the fight, apparently. I'm not sure what the duel was, but Larzalere won, and Unev was abandoned somewhere far away. Alma didn't care who won, but went with whichever one won. When Larzalere took the thrown, he made every other creature here his slave, but after hundreds of years of slavery, he got bored. That's why he chose me to come and 'entertain' him. He sent Alma to the Digital World to find something worth torturing, and he found me. When I hadn't properly 'entertained' him, he sent me here, and I've stayed here ever since."
"Wow, poor kid," I mumbled.
"But wait, how did he know that we were digi-destined?" TK looked at Ben suspiciously.
"Uh, sorry. I might of let it slip about you guys."
"Great. Just great," TK grumbled, putting his chin on his hand.
"How did he make you entertain him?" I asked.
"He would make it seem like I was in different places. Happy ones, sad ones, scary ones. Things like that. When I refused to do it anymore, he got mad and sent me down here. He feeds on different emotions. Even when I'm down here, he still feeds on my emotions. That's why I've tried to stopped using mine."
"I wonder what he's doing to Kari right now," TK said sadly.
It was exactly what I was thinking at that moment.
Strange turn of events, isn't it? Went from a sappy love story to an action adventure! Well, there's more in store, so hang on for the ride! R&R and tell me what you think so far!