Blade Dancer

For all those who believe, I dedicate this story.

ELP: Okay, last chapter we figured out some things:

Kaiser and Kari have the same problem. Kaiser's blades are made of Iron, Kari's are made of silver. Cody's grandfather might know more about the blades. There are inscriptions on the blades, each different from the others. The healing gets faster and less painful each time.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. They belong to some other company. Oh, and for KOI, thanks for reviewing, and I might be able to continue the old fics, but don't get your hopes up. I still have to regain my thoughts for those ones. Right now, these ones interest me. Sorry!

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Kaiser sighed, slipping his glove back onto his newly injured hand. Wormmon was keeping watch over his master, making sure no one tried to kill him. Kari groaned and slowly sat up, still favoring her hand and arm. Gatomon was worried badly, making sure Kari would be fine. The rain was still roaring, thunder and lighting clashing in a furious dance in the black clouds of sadness. Davis groaned.

" Man, we'll be stuck here forever!" Kaiser rolled his eyes.

" No, we won't. Since Digital storms are infrequent, they happen in small spurts. Once this one is over, it'll take another month before the storm hits again. But, the storm could re-appear at any time between a minute or a half an hour after the first storm." Kaiser stated, knowing the pattern. Takeru blinked.

" Geez, you must have been here a long time....." Kaiser smirked lightly.

" How do you think I'm able to figure out battle properties? What kind of Kaiser would I be if I didn't know a thing about the weather, or my enemies? A pretty pathetic one, at that." Kaiser stated, standing up and walking to the back of the cave. He placed his hand on the cold wall, running his gloved fingers along it's smooth surface. A memory hit him, but he brushed it aside, deciding not to deal with it at that time. Kari stared at her hand, looking it over a few times.

" It healed.......... Okay, what's going on!?" Kari asked frightfully. Miyako shrugged.

" That's what we're trying to figure out. We have to wait out the storm, though. Hang tight, we'll figure this thing out." Miyako explained, taking a quick and wary glance at Kaiser. He was still standing, staring at the stone. The rain stopped, coming to nothing but a light drip. Kaiser turned around, his cape following the wind movement. He sighed.

" Let's go. The storms are spontaneous, they could hit again at any point in the next hour. If you want to get to my base, you cross that field, and look up. Now, if you don't mind, I'll be leaving know....." Miyako grabbed Kaiser's whip, and tied it around his neck, making a noose. He froze, feeling something crawl through his veins like glue. Miyako grinned.

" You're not going anywhere. You're coming with us, or I snap your neck like a twig. Let's move!" Miyako commanded, shoving Kaiser roughly. He snarled, continuing to walk out of the cave. The sky was still dark. He gulped.

" We have about 30 minutes, then the storm will hit again." He stated, judging by the clouds darkness. Miyako shoved him again.

" Then let's go. Everyone, keep a good pace, we've got thirty minutes!" She shouted, starting to walk on, holding the whip like a leash. Kari walked up beside her, since Kaiser was a bit ahead of them.

" Why are you being so mean to him?" She asked quietly. Miyako sighed.

" Because if he thinks for a split second that I'm afraid, he could turn on us. I don't want that to happen." Kari nodded at Miyako's reply.

" Okay, but don't shove so much. He's just as sick as I am, you know." Miyako nodded.

" K." Little did they know that Kaiser had heard them. So, they think I'll turn? Well, I'll just surprise them and stay loyal. That should throw them off long enough for me to get out of here and come back with an army of warriors. Then again, maybe I should see what happens next.............. Kaiser thought, smirking to himself. They continued to cross the field, reaching a large imprint in the ground. Ken looked up at his base.

" Well, there it is." He stated, getting ready to retract the whip with a flick of the wrist. But, Miyako had a tight grip, and he knew it would NEVER work. So, he clicked a button on his glove cuff, and they were teleported up into the base. They stood in the middle of the dark computer room, the computer monitors showing the sectors he had conquered. The chair in the middle had been torn open, a dagger lodged into it. The dagger had a black silk cloth hanging off of it. On the cloth, was a red symbol of Devimon. Kaiser yanked it out, checking it over.

" Who the hell was in my base!?!?" He shouted, looking around. Nothing but an echo. Suddenly, all the screens changed, showing blackness, with two glowing red eyes.

" Hello, Ken, Kari. I'm sure you are all wondering, who is that? Well, let me make it easier on you. I am DeltaDevimon. I control the dark worlds. And I want you, the Blade Dancers, to either join me, or suffer my wrath! As a token of seriousness, I stormed your castle, dear Ken. I'm sure you found the dagger. All the prisoners are mine, and will suffer a far greater punishment then you ever gave them. I mean, really, all you did was lock them up! You gave them all the items to survive! How cruel is that? Pathetic. Well, good day." Kaiser roared in anger, the computer screens switched back to viewing the land.

" ARGH!!" Kaiser roared again, kicking the chair over. Underneath, was a staircase. Kaiser was panting, still angry as ever.

" Okay, we need to find out what's wrong with us. Also, I need a check on what exactly is a 'Blade Dancer'. Then, I need a low-down of any information you might have about that creature, DeltaDevimon. And be quick about it!" Ken exclaimed, ordering the other Digidestined. He was about to go down the stairs, when Miyako grabbed him by the shoulder.

" Hold on there, Ken. I'm coming with you. Anything happens, I'll snap your neck AND rip em' off!" Kaiser stopped, waiting for Miyako to start down the stairs. Kari also came, not really feeling safe without her two bests friends, Gatomon and Miyako. They continued down the stairs while Wormmon and the others conducted a search.

" Okay, listen: Do not touch anything on that desk: Chances are, it will explode or something. Now, let's see........... I don't think tracking would work, since it's not a normal signal or communications LAN that contacted us. Looks like he wasn't kidding: All the cells are unlocked, and all of them have that weird dagger in them. Damn, he cleared me out before I even knew it.............." Kaiser muttered, slamming his fist down on a large computer desk. He sighed, staring at the screen, flipping through all the cameras.

" Well, at least we don't have to worry about you anymore. Do you have any clue of enemies you have, other then us?" Miyako stated, leaning on the stone wall. Kaiser blinked.

" Not really. Other then maybe you people, I can't think of anyone that powerful that would hate me. Wait..................... No, nothing. Not a memory........" Suddenly, the large intercom boomed.

" LOCK DOWN INITIATED BY TIME SEQUENCE!!!!!" With that, Kaiser went bolting up the stairs, dragging Miyako by the whip around his neck. Kari ran after them. Kaiser ran up to the computer terminal, trying to type. All that came up was LOCK-DOWN on the screen. Kaiser roared, slamming his fist on the keyboard.

" Not only did he storm my base, but he locked us in! Damnit!" Kaiser tried hacking into the computer, which didn't work, since he himself had designed it. " How did he get in, though? I'm the only one with the codes, not even Wormmon knows them!" Miyako released the whip, watching Kaiser absentmindedly retract it while trying to hack the code.

" Hey, did you use a password, or something else?" Takeru asked, brushing his hat a bit. Kaiser froze.

" I used a password, a blood type detector, and a finger print scan. I only take my gloves off when I work with chemicals, but I put different ones on............. The only way to get into the computer is if you give the right password, have the right blood type, AND have my fingerprints!" Kaiser stated, turning around in a whirl of his royal blue cape. Davis blinked.

" Maybe he found a way to copy everything about you, and hacked the password?" Kaiser froze, thinking it all over.

" That's a possibility........... I mean, all he would have to do was get my brother's blood sample, which is impossible, and then find a way to copy my finger prints....... Some sort of perfect copy......... But, it's impossible. My brother is dead, I don't take off my gloves, and the password is extremely hard to figure out........." Kaiser mused, flipping his chair back onto it's standing form and sitting down in it, checking if the hand controls worked. No luck.

" Geez, if they wanted to mess up a computer, why not just bring in Tai? At least the Data would stay........." Kaiser snapped to attention.

" Of course! Datamon! He networks to every computer in the Digital world! DeltaDevimon must have been able to resurrect him, creating a link to all computers! That's how he bypassed all my security! So, he was able to set a timer, so when we got here, we would be locked in! Smart......... Too smart. Even for Datamon, it's too clever to do all alone. Number one, they'd have to re-instate a data chip into Datamon's brain, then link the cables underground to every computer. They'd have to wait 48 hours, and then it would be up and running. This base doesn't touch the ground, so that's what's REALLY bugging me............" Kaiser stated, holding his chin in his hand. Miyako snapped her fingers.

" Well, you are right about the chip part of it. But, the wire part....... They wouldn't need to connect the wires underground, if their subject was directly above them........" Kari blinked.

" Doesn't that mean that Datamon and DeltaDevimon could be directly below us right now? As in, inside the base?" Kaiser nodded gravely.

" Probably in the Darkness control area. I found it growing over the generator when I was over-looking the base sectors about 5 months ago. It had overgrown that whole area, creating a really dark atmosphere. It's growing in the tunnels now, acting as some sort of power wiring, pumping pure darkness through the tunnels, into the power generators. I suppose because the generator has been tapped into, it guides the hacker straight to all the base's main functions. If they wanted, they could self-destruct the base. Fortunately, I took that option out of the grid and all other files. So, we won't be toast today............." Gatomon perched on Kari's shoulder.

" But, if they're right below us, then they could attack at any time!" She exclaimed, Patamon nodding in agreement.

" I don't think we're truely prepared for a full onslaught." Patamon stated, perched on Takeru's hat like a hawk. Kaiser smiled to himself.

" They can't attack us. If the base is under lock-down, the only way to get into here is to destroy me. Lock-down can only be broken by killing it's life-force, which is the Darkness Tree. And since they don't want to kill their only access to the plains of Darkness, then they have to kill me. And they can't get in here. So, until they either kill Datamon or the Darkness Tree, they have no possible way of killing any of us." Kaiser stood up, stretching. Kari's arm started to shake.

" Uh, help, arm is shaking again!" She exclaimed, holding it out. Everyone stared as something thick traveling up through her veins, traveling into the hand, then on the inside of the hand. She screamed, the blades letting loose, pegging a perfect bulls eye into a computer screen. The holes healed, leaving them all to stare. Kaiser compared his arms to her's, blinking a few times.

" What is going on?" Davis stated, looking between the pale arms of his friend and his enemy. Kaiser's eyes were wide.

" As much as I'd like to try and beat up DeltaDevimon, and I think we all agree, that we need to figure this thing out first. Did you find anything before Lockdown?" Wormmon sighed.

" Well, Master, we found that it's an ancient form of martial arts. Only some people get it. They're called Blade Dancers. They have the keen ability to make a blade come from any part of their body, because they were encrypted with hyper loads of a certain metal. Kari is silver, which is the Middle area of our world, and Ken is Iron, which is also Middle. Blade Dancers cannot fight against each other unless it's training, because their honor and conscience forbids it. Eventually, the blades don't hurt when they come out, so it becomes easier to use them. The only time it reacts is when the low-born, a pre-form of Blade dancers, hits the age of at least 12. Then, the blades start to form, becoming usable. That's all we found out." Kaiser blinked.

" So in other words, only me and Yagami can do these things with blades out of this whole group? Peachy. But what can it help against a powerful monster like DeltaDevimon? It's like sending a Demiveemon against a Deltamon. The only things I've seen these wretched things do is cause pain and make some holes in soft stone." Kari was still staring at her hands.

" That means, that if we can control this power, we can attack without really using a weapon. That's freaky..........." Kari muttered, still staring. Miyako nodded.

" Cool, eh? Let's see.............. We're stuck in a base with a Kaiser, and then some more enemies are directly below us. I say truce for now, battle later. What do you say?" Miyako asked, sticking her hand out for a hand-shaking. Kaiser stared at her hand for a minute, then clasped it in a handshake.

" Fine. Truce. Let's just kill this thing." Kaiser stated, letting go of her hand and walking over to the staircase. It led to below the kitchen, where the Digidestined followed him too. He rose out from a trap door, holding if for the others. The kitchen was loaded with food, probably enough to last a group of at least 18 people a whole year. Kaiser sighed.

" Make yourself at home." He shuddered, " Can't believe I just said that......." The Digidestined were way ahead of him, already digging into to the food. Kaiser sighed, grabbing an apple and sitting down, taking a bite, not bothering to start a conversation. Kari was sort of like him a the time, sitting down and not making a sound. She glanced at him for a moment, then at his hand. It was shaking. He watched her eyes go wide.

" Ken, your hand!" She whispered. He rose his hand. Currently, no one noticed other then Kari, since Miyako and Davis were arguing over which half of the apple each person got. Kaiser's hand slowly split open, a box cutter like blades coming from on top of his hand. It shot out, slashing the apple in half, both halves landing in each person's lap. Miyako and Davis picked up their pieces, staring at Kaiser. Meanwhile, Takeru and Cody were angry, since it had only been cut in half. Kari threw her hand forward, the same type of blade slicing the apple halves in two, creating 4 equal pieces. They all stared at Kaiser and Kari.

" Don't tell me, I think I get it: Soon, they'll be finishing each others sentences because they come from the same area." Miyako stated sarcastically.

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ELP: Freaky, huh?