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Crosstrigger333 is going back to 'The Digisword'. If you want to, you can check out my other fic, 'Bite of The Big Apple'. I'm not sure which one I should continue, but since I stalled enough on this one, I'm going for it. Please read 'Bite of the Big Apple' and tell me which one you want me to keep writing! I'm being torn by choice!
The Digisword
Chapter 13 - Prisoner or Princess?
Kari, dressed in a fine pink silk dress, sat on her bed thinking. Her tiara glistened on her forehead. "How was I brought like this?" she thought. The girl lied down recalling the events that happened, from the loss of her best friend and lover to the maiden of Neo-Emperor...
~*~Flashback~*~
"NO!" Kari cried. TK collapsed in pain, breathing heavily. Phantomon chuckled, and flung a Ball and Chain around Kari's neck, restraining her. "Now, Child of Light, you will come with me!"
"NO! TK!" Kari kept crying as she struggled to break free of Phantomon's grasp. "TK!"
TK barely opened his eyes to hear Kari's screams. "Ka..ri..." he managed to choke. "No..." He then closed his eyes again and fell over, Patamon clutched tightly in his arms and Digisword still in his belt.
"Oh, and take care of that pest over there," Phantomon commanded Bakemon. He flew over and chucked TK into the river, sending him downstream.
"He won't be much more of a nuisance anymore," Phantomon laughed. Kari stared with teary eyes in horror as her best friend floated down the river. "NOOOOOOO!"
"Now, Child of Light, please come this way," Phantomon commanded. Kari unwillingly went with Phantomon, still looking back at the place where TK fell.
"TK, I'm sorry," she said to no one. "I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I-I love you."
"Quit mumbling and walk, human!" sneered Phantomon.
Gatomon, who was in Kari's arms, opened her eyes slightly. "K-Kari?" she muttered. Kari looked down at her fallen companion.
"Gatomon, you're all right," cried Kari, holding her close. Gatomon managed a weak smile.
"I've failed as your partner, Kari," Gatomon managed to breathe. "I couldn't beat him...too strong..."
"Don't say that," whispered Kari. "I've always been proud to have you as my partner, and my friend. No, you're more like family to me."
Gatomon was silent, and then cracked a smiled. "What happened to Patamon?" she asked.
"He went down with you," said Kari. "He's with TK now."
"Where's he?" asked Gatomon. "Where is TK?"
Kari couldn't help but cry some more. "TK...sacrificed himself to save me. He was hit by a Poison Thread from Dokugumon, and then he was thrown into the river. So, I don't know if he's alive or dead."
"I see," Gatomon smiled. "It appears TK has shown again how much you mean to him." Kari blushed but continued to sob at the loss of her friend.
"He's the most selfless guy I know," sighed Kari. The two continued to trudge along the path being cut by Phantomon.
"Tell me Kari," Gatomon said as they kept going. "Do you care for TK the way he does for you?"
"Of course," Kari replied. Then she frowned. "Actually, I don't know. I'm not sure if I'm able to sacrifice myself for him as he did for me. I do love him, I think."
"Well, Kari. You're going to have to figure this out on your..."
"We're here!" Phantomon interupted. Kari and Gatomon looked at the fortress in awe. The outer wall was dark, with statues of Myotismon carved at the entrance. Gatomon looked at it.
"What? This looks like Myotismon's castle," she gasped.
"The one that Tai and the others escaped from?" asked Kari.
"Yes, that one," shivered Gatomon. "I still cringe at the memory."
"Oh Gatekeeper!" yelled Phantomon. A bowling ball with wings flew out.
"WHAT?!" he yelled. Kari and Gatomon stared with wide eyes.
"DEMIDEVIMON?"
"Ooo, if it isn't miss pretty girl eighth child?" chuckled the bat. "You've grown."
"Yeah, and I can do much more to you now!" hissed Kari.
"Not while you're in that chain!" laughed the evil rookie. "Oh, and Gatomon's here too!"
"Stay away from her!" yelled Kari, pulling back Gatomon protectively. DemiDevimon snickered.
"So, little miss kitty cat is a weakling!" he laughed.
"Shut up, Baka!" yelled Kari. DemiDevimon sneered.
"That's enough!" commanded Phantomon. "Let me in, damn it!"
"Yes sir!" DemiDevimon obeyed. He flew over to a lever and pulled it. The large wooden gates in front of the castle began to open, and Phantomon lead Kari and Gatomon in the replicated castle of Myotismon.
"This place still gives me the creeps," said Gatomon.
"I wouldn't know," whispered Kari. "I wasn't here with Tai and the others."
Just then, Kari felt something behind her, but when she looked back, it was gone.
After being lead through the illusional staircases, they finally reached the prison. Kari looked around the cells. They were all poor, defenseless Digimon. She even saw a huge Megadramon stuck in a large cell. He wasn't exactly defenseless, but someone had managed to keep him prisoner. 'The poor things,' thought Kari. Phantomon then opened a cell and threw Kari and Gatomon in, and locked it.
"Hey!" yelled Gatomon, who jumped out of Kari's arms and ran towards the door. "Lightning Claw!" She never hit the bars. There was an invisible barrier in front of them.
"Are you ok, Gatomon?" asked Kari.
"Yeah, just fine," she sighed.
"Well, if that's that," laughed Phantomon. He then fired his Ball and Chain at Kari, nailing her in the stomach and sending her flying backwards to the wall.
"KARI!" cried Gatomon.
"This invisible barrier allows things into the cell but not out," laughed Phantomon.
"Great," muttered Gatomon.
"Ugh..." Kari choked.
"Goodbye, digifools! Hahaha!" With that, Phantomon left.
"Kari! You have to make me digivolve!" said Gatomon.
"Just let me get up first," muttered Kari. "Okay then...huh?"
"What's wrong, Kari?" asked Gatomon.
"My D-3! And D-Terminal! They're gone!" yelled Kari.
"And your crest too!" shrieked Gatomon. Sure enough, everything that would make Gatomon digivolve was gone. Kari sat down and began to cry.
Hours passed. "Food's here!" yelled a Bakemon, who threw in a bowl of bread and a bowl of water. Gatomon walked over and took a piece of bread and ate it, being extremely hungry. She then looked at Kari, who was staring out the snall window on the wall of the cell.
"Kari? Don't you want something to eat?" asked Gatomon. Kari wasn't listening. She was just staring.
"TK, where are you?" she whispered to herself. "I know you're alive, TK. But...will you be able to find me now? After all this? I know you meant it when you said you cared for me like that, but now..." Tears started coming to Kari's eyes.
"Kari?" asked Gatomon.
"Huh?" Kari was snapped out of her trance.
"Want some bread?"
"Sure," she sighed. "Why are you doing this? I thought you wouldn't want to eat either."
"Because I've got a plan," snickered the cat.
"You are one sly cat," giggled Kari. "Okay, shoot." Gatomon explained her plan to Kari. The girl couldn't help but laugh. "Okay. This shouldn't be too hard, because Bakemon are really dense."
"Okay. Try it," whispered Kari, eyeing a Bakemon guard floating by. "Ready? Go!"
"Hey YOU!" yelled Gatomon. The Bakemon floated over that way.
"WHAT?!"
"Cat's Eye Hypnosis!" Gatomon said as her eyes began to glow a yellow color. The Bakemon, completely in a trance, unlocked the barrier.
"Nice plan, Gatomon," giggle Kari. The two ran out of the prison.
"Can you remember the way to where Myotismon lurked?" asked Kari. Gatomon thought for a moment. "That way!" she smiled. The two ran to the inner sanctum of the fortress. In there stood several screens and a single chair, with someone sitting in it.
"Okay, whoever you are! Show yourself!" yelled Kari.
"Well well, Child of Light. You've come," laughed an evil voice.
"Wait, that voice! I know it..." Kari said to herself. The figure got up and revealed himself. Kari's eyes widened.
"KEN?!" she yelled, staring at the body of the Digimon Emperor.
"Actually, I prefer the name Neo-Emperor," he chuckled. "I am not Ken. I am the dark spore that lived within him, I am pure evil, and I am now free!"
"Well, whoever you are, I want my crest and digivice back!" yelled Kari.
"I'm afraid that's not going to be possible," laughed Neo-Emperor.
"And why's that?" demanded Gatomon. Neo-Emperor only smiled and pointed to one screen. Kari gasped. Her crest was in some sort of machine, suspended by wire with some sort of current running through it.
"What are you doing to it?" asked Kari.
"Ah, Hikari. That is for me to know, and you to not find out until it's too late!"
"You monster!" growled Gatomon.
"It's funny you should say that, because it is your fault I'm here," he smirked. Kari was taken.
"What do you mean?" asked Kari.
"I'm getting a little tired of the chit chat right now, so if you'll excuse me..."
"NO! NOT UNTIL YOU GIVE ME MY CREST AND DIGIVICE!" yelled Kari.
"Well, aren't you Miss Calm today? Such a bad mood for a quite beautiful and delicate creature," he chuckled. "I see the cell isn't fitting for your obvious needs, so how would a luxurious room be fore you?"
"Huh?" asked Kari, confused. Gatomon was too.
"Phantomon!" yelled the Emperor, snapping his fingers. The phantom ghost digimon appeared behind him. "Yes my liege?"
"Lead our little princess to the royal chambers. She needs her beauty sleep."
"Right away, sir. Come on now, Child of Light."
"Wait! I'm confused," complained Kari.
"As you should be," Neo-Emperor told her. "But all will be revealed in due time. Now, run along. I have work to do."
"Oh no! Not with the Crest of Light you're not!" sneered Gatomon.
"This conversation bores me. SkullSatamon!" The ghost Digimon appeared before Neo-Emperor.
"You rang?"
"Yes. Will you treat these stubborn brats of mine? I must be going, and they are in my way."
"Right away, sir! Nail Bone!" With the orb on his staff, he fired a beam at Kari and Gatomon, and it was enough to knock the two unconscious.
"Now, take them to the Royal Chamber," he commanded Phantomon. "And give them a change of clothes as well."
"Yes, my liege..."
When Kari woke up, she found herself in a beautiful pink silk dress and a glitering tiara, in a very luxurious looking room. The blue walls were at least ten meters high, with classy furniture and a large Wardrobe next to a full length mirror. A large window allowed her to see far into the Digital World.
~*~end Flashback~*~
'Neo-Emperor treats me like this,' she thought. 'I've always dreamed of owning a room like this. And these dresses are gorgeous. Can I really leave and go back to my old life with Tai?' Just then, Gatomon walked in.
"Hi Kari!" she smiled warmly.
"Hey Gatomon," said Kari. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing," she smiled. "Isn't this place grand?"
"It's beautiful," smiled Kari.
"Maybe Neo-Emperor isn't such a bad guy after all," Gatomon said. "And he seems to have taken a liking to you."
"Maybe..." sighed Kari. "But Tai, and mom and dad. They're bound to be worried about me. I have to leave."
"It's no use, Kari," sighed Gatomon. "Neo-Emperor has put a barrier just like the one in the cell around the whole city. There's a way in, but no way out."
"So it's not possible to get out of here," sighed the Bearer of Light. She looked out the window. "But I'm not sure if it's a bad thing. It is really fancy here, and..."
"What about Ken?" asked Gatomon.
"What about Ken?" replied Kari.
"Ken. He had it all: the brains, the skill, the muscle, the looks, etc. His life seemed purr-fect, and he gave it all up. Why?"
"Because he didn't...have friends. He gave it all up so he could have friends," sighed Kari.
"Right. Now, you have to make the decision like he did. If this makes you happy, that's fine. But if you'd rather be with your friends, that's fine too. Make your choice, Kari. I'm not going to stop you."
"Gatomon, I...I have to think about this," sighed Kari. "I need time."
"If that's what you need, I'll give it to you," said Gatomon. "Now, dinner is almost ready. Neo-Emperor is waiting for you. And until you make this choice, Neo-Emperor will still have the crest and digivice."
"Gatomon," smiled Kari. "Thanks."
"I'm still your friend, Kari. I will always be your friend," smiled Gatomon. "As your friend, I let you make your choice." Gatomon then left the room. Kari looked out the window.
'If you're out there, TK, I'm fine. I just hope you are as well...'
*Heeheehee! Evil cliffhanger! Muhahahahaha! Okay, so if you would be so kind as to review this fic, and my other fic, 'Bite of the Big Apple,' I would be very grateful. And please tell me which one I should continue. That is all. Bye bye!
Crosstrigger333 is going back to 'The Digisword'. If you want to, you can check out my other fic, 'Bite of The Big Apple'. I'm not sure which one I should continue, but since I stalled enough on this one, I'm going for it. Please read 'Bite of the Big Apple' and tell me which one you want me to keep writing! I'm being torn by choice!
The Digisword
Chapter 13 - Prisoner or Princess?
Kari, dressed in a fine pink silk dress, sat on her bed thinking. Her tiara glistened on her forehead. "How was I brought like this?" she thought. The girl lied down recalling the events that happened, from the loss of her best friend and lover to the maiden of Neo-Emperor...
~*~Flashback~*~
"NO!" Kari cried. TK collapsed in pain, breathing heavily. Phantomon chuckled, and flung a Ball and Chain around Kari's neck, restraining her. "Now, Child of Light, you will come with me!"
"NO! TK!" Kari kept crying as she struggled to break free of Phantomon's grasp. "TK!"
TK barely opened his eyes to hear Kari's screams. "Ka..ri..." he managed to choke. "No..." He then closed his eyes again and fell over, Patamon clutched tightly in his arms and Digisword still in his belt.
"Oh, and take care of that pest over there," Phantomon commanded Bakemon. He flew over and chucked TK into the river, sending him downstream.
"He won't be much more of a nuisance anymore," Phantomon laughed. Kari stared with teary eyes in horror as her best friend floated down the river. "NOOOOOOO!"
"Now, Child of Light, please come this way," Phantomon commanded. Kari unwillingly went with Phantomon, still looking back at the place where TK fell.
"TK, I'm sorry," she said to no one. "I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I-I love you."
"Quit mumbling and walk, human!" sneered Phantomon.
Gatomon, who was in Kari's arms, opened her eyes slightly. "K-Kari?" she muttered. Kari looked down at her fallen companion.
"Gatomon, you're all right," cried Kari, holding her close. Gatomon managed a weak smile.
"I've failed as your partner, Kari," Gatomon managed to breathe. "I couldn't beat him...too strong..."
"Don't say that," whispered Kari. "I've always been proud to have you as my partner, and my friend. No, you're more like family to me."
Gatomon was silent, and then cracked a smiled. "What happened to Patamon?" she asked.
"He went down with you," said Kari. "He's with TK now."
"Where's he?" asked Gatomon. "Where is TK?"
Kari couldn't help but cry some more. "TK...sacrificed himself to save me. He was hit by a Poison Thread from Dokugumon, and then he was thrown into the river. So, I don't know if he's alive or dead."
"I see," Gatomon smiled. "It appears TK has shown again how much you mean to him." Kari blushed but continued to sob at the loss of her friend.
"He's the most selfless guy I know," sighed Kari. The two continued to trudge along the path being cut by Phantomon.
"Tell me Kari," Gatomon said as they kept going. "Do you care for TK the way he does for you?"
"Of course," Kari replied. Then she frowned. "Actually, I don't know. I'm not sure if I'm able to sacrifice myself for him as he did for me. I do love him, I think."
"Well, Kari. You're going to have to figure this out on your..."
"We're here!" Phantomon interupted. Kari and Gatomon looked at the fortress in awe. The outer wall was dark, with statues of Myotismon carved at the entrance. Gatomon looked at it.
"What? This looks like Myotismon's castle," she gasped.
"The one that Tai and the others escaped from?" asked Kari.
"Yes, that one," shivered Gatomon. "I still cringe at the memory."
"Oh Gatekeeper!" yelled Phantomon. A bowling ball with wings flew out.
"WHAT?!" he yelled. Kari and Gatomon stared with wide eyes.
"DEMIDEVIMON?"
"Ooo, if it isn't miss pretty girl eighth child?" chuckled the bat. "You've grown."
"Yeah, and I can do much more to you now!" hissed Kari.
"Not while you're in that chain!" laughed the evil rookie. "Oh, and Gatomon's here too!"
"Stay away from her!" yelled Kari, pulling back Gatomon protectively. DemiDevimon snickered.
"So, little miss kitty cat is a weakling!" he laughed.
"Shut up, Baka!" yelled Kari. DemiDevimon sneered.
"That's enough!" commanded Phantomon. "Let me in, damn it!"
"Yes sir!" DemiDevimon obeyed. He flew over to a lever and pulled it. The large wooden gates in front of the castle began to open, and Phantomon lead Kari and Gatomon in the replicated castle of Myotismon.
"This place still gives me the creeps," said Gatomon.
"I wouldn't know," whispered Kari. "I wasn't here with Tai and the others."
Just then, Kari felt something behind her, but when she looked back, it was gone.
After being lead through the illusional staircases, they finally reached the prison. Kari looked around the cells. They were all poor, defenseless Digimon. She even saw a huge Megadramon stuck in a large cell. He wasn't exactly defenseless, but someone had managed to keep him prisoner. 'The poor things,' thought Kari. Phantomon then opened a cell and threw Kari and Gatomon in, and locked it.
"Hey!" yelled Gatomon, who jumped out of Kari's arms and ran towards the door. "Lightning Claw!" She never hit the bars. There was an invisible barrier in front of them.
"Are you ok, Gatomon?" asked Kari.
"Yeah, just fine," she sighed.
"Well, if that's that," laughed Phantomon. He then fired his Ball and Chain at Kari, nailing her in the stomach and sending her flying backwards to the wall.
"KARI!" cried Gatomon.
"This invisible barrier allows things into the cell but not out," laughed Phantomon.
"Great," muttered Gatomon.
"Ugh..." Kari choked.
"Goodbye, digifools! Hahaha!" With that, Phantomon left.
"Kari! You have to make me digivolve!" said Gatomon.
"Just let me get up first," muttered Kari. "Okay then...huh?"
"What's wrong, Kari?" asked Gatomon.
"My D-3! And D-Terminal! They're gone!" yelled Kari.
"And your crest too!" shrieked Gatomon. Sure enough, everything that would make Gatomon digivolve was gone. Kari sat down and began to cry.
Hours passed. "Food's here!" yelled a Bakemon, who threw in a bowl of bread and a bowl of water. Gatomon walked over and took a piece of bread and ate it, being extremely hungry. She then looked at Kari, who was staring out the snall window on the wall of the cell.
"Kari? Don't you want something to eat?" asked Gatomon. Kari wasn't listening. She was just staring.
"TK, where are you?" she whispered to herself. "I know you're alive, TK. But...will you be able to find me now? After all this? I know you meant it when you said you cared for me like that, but now..." Tears started coming to Kari's eyes.
"Kari?" asked Gatomon.
"Huh?" Kari was snapped out of her trance.
"Want some bread?"
"Sure," she sighed. "Why are you doing this? I thought you wouldn't want to eat either."
"Because I've got a plan," snickered the cat.
"You are one sly cat," giggled Kari. "Okay, shoot." Gatomon explained her plan to Kari. The girl couldn't help but laugh. "Okay. This shouldn't be too hard, because Bakemon are really dense."
"Okay. Try it," whispered Kari, eyeing a Bakemon guard floating by. "Ready? Go!"
"Hey YOU!" yelled Gatomon. The Bakemon floated over that way.
"WHAT?!"
"Cat's Eye Hypnosis!" Gatomon said as her eyes began to glow a yellow color. The Bakemon, completely in a trance, unlocked the barrier.
"Nice plan, Gatomon," giggle Kari. The two ran out of the prison.
"Can you remember the way to where Myotismon lurked?" asked Kari. Gatomon thought for a moment. "That way!" she smiled. The two ran to the inner sanctum of the fortress. In there stood several screens and a single chair, with someone sitting in it.
"Okay, whoever you are! Show yourself!" yelled Kari.
"Well well, Child of Light. You've come," laughed an evil voice.
"Wait, that voice! I know it..." Kari said to herself. The figure got up and revealed himself. Kari's eyes widened.
"KEN?!" she yelled, staring at the body of the Digimon Emperor.
"Actually, I prefer the name Neo-Emperor," he chuckled. "I am not Ken. I am the dark spore that lived within him, I am pure evil, and I am now free!"
"Well, whoever you are, I want my crest and digivice back!" yelled Kari.
"I'm afraid that's not going to be possible," laughed Neo-Emperor.
"And why's that?" demanded Gatomon. Neo-Emperor only smiled and pointed to one screen. Kari gasped. Her crest was in some sort of machine, suspended by wire with some sort of current running through it.
"What are you doing to it?" asked Kari.
"Ah, Hikari. That is for me to know, and you to not find out until it's too late!"
"You monster!" growled Gatomon.
"It's funny you should say that, because it is your fault I'm here," he smirked. Kari was taken.
"What do you mean?" asked Kari.
"I'm getting a little tired of the chit chat right now, so if you'll excuse me..."
"NO! NOT UNTIL YOU GIVE ME MY CREST AND DIGIVICE!" yelled Kari.
"Well, aren't you Miss Calm today? Such a bad mood for a quite beautiful and delicate creature," he chuckled. "I see the cell isn't fitting for your obvious needs, so how would a luxurious room be fore you?"
"Huh?" asked Kari, confused. Gatomon was too.
"Phantomon!" yelled the Emperor, snapping his fingers. The phantom ghost digimon appeared behind him. "Yes my liege?"
"Lead our little princess to the royal chambers. She needs her beauty sleep."
"Right away, sir. Come on now, Child of Light."
"Wait! I'm confused," complained Kari.
"As you should be," Neo-Emperor told her. "But all will be revealed in due time. Now, run along. I have work to do."
"Oh no! Not with the Crest of Light you're not!" sneered Gatomon.
"This conversation bores me. SkullSatamon!" The ghost Digimon appeared before Neo-Emperor.
"You rang?"
"Yes. Will you treat these stubborn brats of mine? I must be going, and they are in my way."
"Right away, sir! Nail Bone!" With the orb on his staff, he fired a beam at Kari and Gatomon, and it was enough to knock the two unconscious.
"Now, take them to the Royal Chamber," he commanded Phantomon. "And give them a change of clothes as well."
"Yes, my liege..."
When Kari woke up, she found herself in a beautiful pink silk dress and a glitering tiara, in a very luxurious looking room. The blue walls were at least ten meters high, with classy furniture and a large Wardrobe next to a full length mirror. A large window allowed her to see far into the Digital World.
~*~end Flashback~*~
'Neo-Emperor treats me like this,' she thought. 'I've always dreamed of owning a room like this. And these dresses are gorgeous. Can I really leave and go back to my old life with Tai?' Just then, Gatomon walked in.
"Hi Kari!" she smiled warmly.
"Hey Gatomon," said Kari. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing," she smiled. "Isn't this place grand?"
"It's beautiful," smiled Kari.
"Maybe Neo-Emperor isn't such a bad guy after all," Gatomon said. "And he seems to have taken a liking to you."
"Maybe..." sighed Kari. "But Tai, and mom and dad. They're bound to be worried about me. I have to leave."
"It's no use, Kari," sighed Gatomon. "Neo-Emperor has put a barrier just like the one in the cell around the whole city. There's a way in, but no way out."
"So it's not possible to get out of here," sighed the Bearer of Light. She looked out the window. "But I'm not sure if it's a bad thing. It is really fancy here, and..."
"What about Ken?" asked Gatomon.
"What about Ken?" replied Kari.
"Ken. He had it all: the brains, the skill, the muscle, the looks, etc. His life seemed purr-fect, and he gave it all up. Why?"
"Because he didn't...have friends. He gave it all up so he could have friends," sighed Kari.
"Right. Now, you have to make the decision like he did. If this makes you happy, that's fine. But if you'd rather be with your friends, that's fine too. Make your choice, Kari. I'm not going to stop you."
"Gatomon, I...I have to think about this," sighed Kari. "I need time."
"If that's what you need, I'll give it to you," said Gatomon. "Now, dinner is almost ready. Neo-Emperor is waiting for you. And until you make this choice, Neo-Emperor will still have the crest and digivice."
"Gatomon," smiled Kari. "Thanks."
"I'm still your friend, Kari. I will always be your friend," smiled Gatomon. "As your friend, I let you make your choice." Gatomon then left the room. Kari looked out the window.
'If you're out there, TK, I'm fine. I just hope you are as well...'
*Heeheehee! Evil cliffhanger! Muhahahahaha! Okay, so if you would be so kind as to review this fic, and my other fic, 'Bite of the Big Apple,' I would be very grateful. And please tell me which one I should continue. That is all. Bye bye!