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Secretmirror180: CHAPTER 6!
Takeru: Am I here now?
Secretmirror180: Won't say nothin'…anyways *like Kirby from Super Smash Bros. Melee* HI!!
Daisuke: Your obsessed with that.
Miyako: YEAH! You can stop it ya know!
Secretmirror180: OI! I won against really hard opponents with that pink puffball! *holds up "Go Kirby" poster*
Secretmirror180 & Mimi: DON'T DOUBT THE PINKNESS!!
Everyone else: *sweat drop*
Secretmirror180 & Mimi: ONWARD!
Secretmirror180: What are you doing Mimi?
Mimi: Don't know. But I do know you don't own Digimon.
Secretmirror180: Shuddup…oh and this is going to be a very long chapppie since I was out a while. ^_^
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Chapter Six: Kindness and Hope
"GET IN THERE YOU SLIME!!" screamed a Knightmon as he tossed Ken, Wormmon, Patamon and Tailmon into the dark cell. They were all tied up with their knees up to their chest and their arms over their legs. (A/N: Except for Patamon since it is impossible for him to do that, so his ears are bound) All there were curled up into a tight ball and it was difficult to get out.
"LIGHTING CLAW!" Finally they were free. Ken quickly stood up and felt around his pockets.
"Where's my D-3?" he asked aloud. Wormmon, Patamon, and Tailmon started pawing the floor looking for it.
"KUSO![1]" cursed Ken. He slammed his fists to the wall. Now they had both Takeru and Hikari. Taichi was going to kill him…if he wasn't going to die already.
NO!, he screamed in his head. I mustn't think that. Everything's going to be okay…I hope.
Suddenly Ken heard something at the other side of the room. Tailmon must have already heard it since she was walking toward it.
"Ken-kun, you're not going to believe this!" Wormmon screamed to the other side of the cell. Ken and Wormmon rushed over there…it was a body. Ken kneeled down and shook the body.
Warm…he's still alive, Ken thought.
"Wake up. Onegai. Wake up!" he told the guy. A bright light spread across the cell and the next thing Ken saw was…
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"Isn't the mansion he used before Taichi?" asked Mimi. Jyou, Mimi, Taichi, Daisuke, and their digimon stood in front of the mansion where Devimon held Hikari and Ken prisoner.
Yamato, Sora, Miyako and Koushiro decided to stay back just in case that group needed rescuing…and just in case Takeru would come home.
Taichi walked toward the mansion just a bit.
"Where's Iori?" he asked.
"He's inside with Armadilomon," answered Daisuke.
"We sent him there to scout," continued Veemon. "It's been a while already. I hope he's alright."
"Daijubu [2]," said someone from behind them. Obviously it was Iori and Armadilomon.
"All right then," announced Taichi. Everyone nodded and headed into the mansion ahead of him.
"We're coming to save you Imoto-chan [3]," he whispered under his breath.
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"Doko…?[4]" wondered Ken aloud. Ken surveyed the area surrounding him. The last thing he remembered was being in a cell trying to wake someone up. Now he was in a field. A black, white, and gray field, but a field nonetheless. It gave Ken an eerie feeling. He started walking, calling out to his digimon.
"WORMMON! TAILMON! PATAMON! ANYBODY!" he yelled. He tried again, but his attempts were futile. He stopped to sigh and started walking aimlessly again. Then he stopped someone on the ground holding another something.
"OI! SUMIMASEN [5]! OVER HERE!" called Ken. Ken ran up to the person only to realize it was…
"Takeru?" The blonde lifted his head. In Takeru's arms was a digimon. Ken gasped as he saw there was blood all over it. The digimon wheezed and finally turned into bits of data that floated into the air. Ken bent down to Takeru and tried to look him in the eye.
"Takeru?" whispered again.
"Do you know what this place it…Ken?" asked Takeru slowly and out of character. His voice was deeper, softer, older, wiser, and creepier. He slowly stood up and Ken followed suit. Takeru stared out into the field and saw nothing but bodies of dying digimon, blood, and weapons.
"Iie."
"This is the battlefield for hikari to yami (A/N: Translation is in the next part of the quote)," answered Takeru. "Light and Darkness. (A/N: See.) No one wins here. No one ever does. Demo…"
"Demo…?" Ken was getting interested in this conversation. Something was different about Takeru. He wasn't his gloomy, sulky self nor was he the cheerful Takeru. So who was he?
"Demo the darkness now has a weapon. A new weapon never seen before, but dreaded before its creation."
"Nani?"
"Heartbreak. Heartache causes you to dwell in the dark. This heartbreak comes from a very powerful warrior of light."
"Takeru."
"Hai. Hope has lost its light making light weaker. Not only that, but hope has filled itself with darkness, hate, jealousy, sadness, and fear."
"Fear?" asked Ken looking to Takeru, or at least what he thought was Takeru. "Fear of what? The dark?" The figure didn't look to him. Instead he watched as the many digimon turned into data and watched the multicolored stream of light drift into the sky.
"Iie. Loneliness. Hope has never been alone. It never will be. But still, it fears it more then anything else for it thinks very soon that loneliness will succumb. That fear has filled his heart, his mind, and his soul."
"Who are you?"
"I am a digimon that cannot take physical form therefore I used this shell to tell you about the up coming battle."
"What battle? And where's Takeru?"
"The darkness will use that hidden power against the light very soon. The light might not win if the darkness succeeds in gathering Hope's dark powers. You must bring Takeru back at all costs. Takeru is now lost in the labyrinth of his mind. He cannot escape without light's help. It will take a miracle to save him now. Kindness, friendship and love can only guide him to light, nothing more. Yet if you manage to get him back, you might have a chance at fighting. Purity and sincerity are needed to tell him the truth. Give him knowledge. Courage can lead you into victory. Or else…all is lost."
"Is that all you can tell me?"
"I am afraid so. Demo I can tell you…" Before he could finish there was a big bang. The digimon in Takeru's body gritted his teeth and ran towards the battlefield while Ken followed him. Another fight has begun. The two watched in horror as they watched the digimon fight mercilessly against each other, all after one goal and will do anything to achieve it…victory.
"Go now! Before they find you here. You're not safe if they find you. You're friends are coming to get you. Go!" yelled Takeru. Suddenly Ken was being surrounded by a white light and watched as swallowed him into the ground. (A/N: If you ever played 'Kingdom Hearts' it sort of looks like the thing that swallowed Sora in the beginning)
"CHOTTO MATTE! What were you going to say?!" The more Ken talked, the faster it seemed he would sink in.
"Darkness feeds on fear. Don't let it scare you. Ichijouji Ken, you have experience darkness before, help the others and remember that there is another who can help. He also was also controlled by darkness. Now go!"
"WHO! Who was controlled?!" yelled Ken as his head was being plunged into the ground.
"The rival of Courage. And Love's choice."
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"They're coming sire," said a Sorcerermon as he bowed before the throne.
"Yatta~! Sugoi! Sugoi!" said a sinister Ladydevimon while sitting at the armrest. "Ne? Devimon-sama?"
"Hai. Hai.~" replied Devimon. "This will be most interesting. Oh and how is my little Hikari no Miko [6] doing? And my plan? Is it working?"
"Hai, Devimon-sama," answered the Sorcerermon. "They're both doing very well."
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"Get in here! Hurry!" yelled Taichi as Greymon (A/N: It would be really nice if someone could email me the Japanese names for the digmon. ONEGAI!) blasted through the walls. The group ran into the main hall, which for some reason was empty and dark.
"I have a bad feeling about this," said Mimi as quietly as possible. The group stopped running and walked softly. Only their footsteps could be heard and the flapping for the digimon's wings. Finally there was a light coming from the ceiling so they approached it. There was a table also and a casket on top of it. With a body in it. Specifically…
"Hikari!" yelled Taichi as he ran up to the casket. Hikari stirred and looked up at Taichi.
"'Nii-san?" she asked. Taichi grabbed her hand and nodded. Her eyes widened as she shot up. She climbed out of the casket and pushed Taichi backwards. "LEAVE! It's a trap! It's a trap! Go before he knows you're here!"
"I already know my dear Hikari no Miko," said that same, eerie Devimon as he appeared overhead with a Ladydevimon. Ladydevimon was also holding a chain with Ken, Wormmon, Tailmon, and Patamon attached.
"Hikari no Miko? Nani desu ka?" wondered Daisuke aloud. Ladydevimon dropped the chain and the group watched as Ken and the others fell. Jyou and Mimi ran over to help him while the digimon rejoined the group. Then everyone averted his or her attention to Ladydevimon and Devimon. The two evil digimon laughed and smiled sinisterly.
"We don't need them anymore," announced Ladydevimon. "We have what we need. You can even take this back if you like." She motioned towards a door and Socerermon came out from an upstairs room with a body. The body was limp in the small digimon's arms.
"Takeru-kun!" called Patamon while Flying towards him. Socerermon dropped the body, but was luckily, or unfortunately, landed on Daisuke.
"Takeru get off! I know it's good to see you, but get off!" ordered Daisuke who was fidgeting under Takeru. Takeru slowly stood up and didn't bother to brush himself off. Takeru looked at Hikari and made no other movements. "Takeru…daijubo desu ka?"
Takeru didn't answer. Takeru seemed…different. Not like when he was possessed at the battlefield with Ken, but rather…lifeless. Takeru slowly walked toward the group while Patamon sat on his head.
"Let's get rid of that Devimon creep, ne Takeru-kun?!" proclaimed Patamon. Still no answer from Takeru. "Takeru-kun?" Patamon looked into Takeru's eyes and found nothing but gray. Takeru's eyes lost its shine and were cloudy instead. Everyone gasped as saw this. Takeru didn't speak, he barely moved, and the evil digimon only laughed.
"He's just a shell now!" said Ladydevimon. "We drained him of his dark soul. We don't need him anymore then we need a Hikari no Miko. You can leave now. No need to fight now. But later…that's another story." Devimon and the others disappeared leaving the digidestined confused. Hikari took her chance and ran to Takeru. She hugged him tightly and cried into his shirt.
"Takeru…gomen nasai…gomen nasai…" she repeated between sobs. Takeru slowly moved his hands to hug her back. Daisuke frowned, but let her continue.
"Hikari no Miko?" asked Jyou. "What does he mean?" Suddenly the doors busted open. Four panting digidestined and their digimon collapsed to the ground. Everyone ran up to them and pulled them up.
"We…were…Gennai," said Koushiro between breaths. He took a gulp and breathed a little more normally. " Gennai…gulp…email me…gulp…with a prophecy."
"It…pant…said…pant," continued Yamato. He took a gulp like Koushiro and regained form. "It something about a Hikari no Miko. We'll explain at Gennai's house. Let's go." Yamato signaled them to follow and walked out.
"C'mon Takeru," said Hikari. Yamato turned around to see Hikari trying to get his Ototo-kun [7] to walk. He knew it was best not to disturb them. He turned back around and led the group to Gennai's underwater abode.
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Secretmirror180: WAI! I'm done with this chapter!
Miyako: Now you need to tell us what the prophecy says.
Secretmirror180: I know. Oh and here are the Japanese explanations.
[1] Kuso: A curse word. Shit. I think.
[2] Daijubu: I'm all right.
[3] Imoto-chan: Little sister.
[4] Doko?: Where.
[5] Sumimasen: Excuse me.
[6] Hikari no miko: Priestess of light.
[7] Ototo-kun: Younger brother.
Secretmirror180: Now sleepy! *snuggles into futon and sleeps*
Everyone: ^_^' *sweatdrop*
Daisuke: At least she won't hit us.
Secretmtirror180: *reaches for hammer and whacks Daisuke*
Daisuke: *rubs his head* Nevermind…please review. Ow…