Chapter Nine

Descent into Insanity, Chapter Nine

Jack woke up the next morning and joined the Inoue family for breakfast, Japanese food was strange to him, just like Armadillomon, if it was edible, he would eat it. After this time of trying new foods, Jack waited patiently for his turn in the restroom, he never had to deal with this before, he had his own restroom just outside his room back in Kansas, but for now, he just had to grin and bear it. When he did get his turn he took a shower and brushed his teeth and all the usual morning stuff. He went back into the guest room and listened to the radio after figuring out what controls where what since all the writings were in of course, Japanese. What caught his attention was the reports of children disappearing all over town, but he quickly dismissed this and started to reflect on his own past experiences. He ended up here after a long and torturous journey, being the servant of an unholy demon that goes by the name of Diablo, to him there is and probably is no greater evil.

Hours passed and his boredom finally got to him he got up and told the two people sitting on the couch glued to the television that he was going for a walk. They acknowledged that and he went out. He went to a nearby park and started walking through the place, about when he passed the playground area, Impmon, who was lurking up in the trees, found him. Deciding to prolong telling Demon about his whereabouts, Impmon decides to play with Jack for a while. Having seen one of those Freddy Krueger movies, he moves an empty merry-go-round with his mind and Jack soon hears Ring Around the Rosie sung in a ghostly tone in his head as if it were really happening, he notices the spinning merry-go-round and starts to freak. He runs back toward the apartment complex with children looking at him strangely, at about this time Mummymon take one of the kids from the playground.

When he get back he closes the door and stands panting with his back to it. He begins to walk toward the guest room, Mrs. Inoue walks into the bathroom to apply a facial masque. When he's halfway through the hall, Impmon pulls another prank on Jack, this one inspired by The Shining. Jack soon sees two small children, just as the little boy did in that movie. If you've seen the movie, you'll know that the two small girls say, Come play with us. and then appear closer and repeat the same thing. Jack freaks out some more and runs out the door screaming. The two who were formerly glued to the television soon become unglued and watch as Jack runs through the door. They inquire as to what happened and Mrs. Inoue walks to the area with that masque on and briefly scares the two on the couch, they then assume that Mrs. Inoue scared Jack.

Jack stops a few feet away from the door next to an emergency fire axe. Impmon, who positions himself behind Jack begins to laugh his head off at him. Jack takes notice and turns to see the little digimon on the ground laughing like crazy. Jack becomes enraged, sees the axe, and forces his hand through the glass and pulls the axe out with some blood coming out of his forearm.

You sick little monkey! Why I aughta! Jack yells at Impmon and raises his axe to cleave him in two.

Impmon opens his eyes and sees himself at the mercy of an insane teenager who wants nothing more than to hack him to bits. He gets up and runs for his life, Jack follows suit with his axe held high. Impmon creates a small portal to the lower floor of the complex but just as he jumps through Jack jumps in as well. Unable to lose his pursuer, Impmon turns to face Jack and try to apologize.

Hehehe, look, I'm sorry for tricking you like that, cmon just let bygones be bygones?

Jack did not hesitate to grab Impmon by the next and say cruelly, You've pulled your last prank. and prepared to decapitate the digimon. he then put his thumb over Impmon's mouth and said, I don't want you to scream, you know how much attention that'll bring.

Impmon then bit down on Jack's thumb, making him scream and letting the digimon go. As he was chasing him, he stopped and yelled, I'll get you for this! and returned to the Inoue residence. He placed the axe back inside the box and walked inside, he got into the restroom and washed out his wounds with soap and water, muttering words of death and vengeance. He looked into the mirror and said to his black and white haired reflection he was fine, but another one of Impmon's tricks came into play and his reflection grabbed him by the neck and said in a very anxious tone,

Fine?...FINE?!...We just went crazy out there man!...You call that FINE?!

A flash of white light, and Jack finds himself holding himself by the throat. Shocked and shaken, he soon realizes that he has just gone insane and he backs into the guest room, thinking about what could have happened, he might have killed, or really hurt someone. Freaked out, he falls on the bed and he bears witness to a hole opening in the floor, and up from it, the same digimon he auctioned Baal's digicore off to, and he was holding Impmon by the ear off the ground.

Please forgive my intrusion into your room, but I need to ask you a few questions about the digicore you auctioned off to me. Demon says. I also apologize for my servant here, he has a habit of playing around with the minds of whomever he is supposed to find. I also hear that...you tried to kill him?

Th...tha...that wo...would be correct. Jack barely managed to say as he was very frightened. W...what questions d...do you want to a...ask?

No need to be afraid, I just wanted to ask if anyone else wanted the digicore before you auctioned it to me. Demon said.

Was he in silver armor and had a very large hammer? Jack asked.

Why yes. Demon answers

That would be Diablo, he wants that since it belongs to one of his brothers, I was forced to find more of those things for him so he could bring his brothers back. Jack explains.

Yes, I am familiar with your travels, I have been watching you, up until the time you arrived to the town, I was out shopping for home furnishings. Demon said. SO, do you have any clue as to how this thing's power is released?

Not one. Jack said shrugging his shoulders.

Hmmmm, then I shall have to go with plan B. Demon says as he and Impmon are lowering into a newly created portal in the floor. I wish you could have been more helpful, but I guess I was sorely mistaken.

Jack falls back onto the bed and again tries to collect himself. At this time, more children are being kidnapped by Arukenimon and Mummymon, the digidestined are almost finished with the world tour and will soon be coming home. The prime evil Diablo is still waiting for Demon to show himself and is now walking quietly through the sewers listening for some sign of his presence. He wonders how he will find a proper body to bear the spirit of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, he has all four pieces of his essence so he will remember everything upon resurrection. With his immense knowledge, the prime evils will one day open the gates of hell on earth and bring Armageddon to mankind, Diablo kept running this fantasy through his mind, it brought comfort to him being alone in a world unencumbered by the evil of hell since his defeat at the dawn of the fifth century A.D. Now we come to the end of the world tour and the invasion of the Demon Corps, how will things be different without Veemon? How will the presence of the prime evils affect the outcome of this story?