Digimon: Death of Akume

Chapter 6: The End of the General

Leomon threw Sokkia into Gatomon's cell. She landed with a thud. She moaned in pain as the cell door closed behind her. She looked up and saw a pair of yellow eyes starring at her as she lifted her head. Suddenly the eyes narrowed and a claw shot out from the dark, striking Sokkia's cheek. Sokkia covered her cheek with a hand as the eyes revealed their owner. It was Gatomon.

"You're bleeding." The cat like Digimon said with a sneer. Sokkia removed her hand from her cheek, looking at the blood on her hand. "You shouldn't mess with the Digidestined, girl. They have very loyal and powerful friends. You threatened Kari, now you will pay." Gatomon advanced toward Sokkia. Sokkia didn't move. "What's wrong, to scared to move?" Gatomon taunted.

"Would you do this if Kari were around?" Sokkia asked, "I don't think so. She wouldn't let you. For all you know I could be Sokkia's twin sister." Sokkia wanted to make the Digimon think about what it was doing. Then maybe she could reason with it. Gatomon gave it a thought, though her expression never changed.

"What do you want to say, Sokkia?" Gatomon asked her coldly. Sokkia sat up.

"I want to tell you I'm no longer the Digimon General. Tai showed me it wasn't his fault. It was Akume's decision, not his. I also want to say that I am sorry for threatening Kari and will never harm her intentionally from this day forward. The same goes for Tai and the rest of the Digidestined." Sokkia said as she finished up the short speech. She hoped Gatomon would understand.

"How can I be sure?" Gatomon asked Sokkia.

"There is no way you can be completely sure unless you can see into my mind." Sokkia replied.

"Good answer. What are you wearing around your neck?" Gatomon asked, still a little suspicious.

"That's my Kahn. It's the Egyptian symbol of life. Wait, that's how you can be sure! I forgot that if you look through it you can see if a person is evil. If they are, or have any evil intentions they have a black light surrounding them. If they are pure, they have a white light. Those who are nether have no light. I will most likely have no light, after what I did." Sokkia said to Gatomon. Sokkia handed the Kahn to Gatomon. Gatomon squinted and looked through it at Sokkia. Suddenly Gatomon's eyes went wide. She looked at her own paw through the Kahn and saw a white light around it. She handed the Kahn back to Sokkia.

"That is a magical necklace, that's for sure, but I don't know what to make of what it showed me." Gatomon said to Sokkia.

"What did you see?" Sokkia asked the Digimon

"I saw Kari. You were Kari in the Kahn. She was in the same position, but it was Kari, not you." Gatomon replied, confused.

"I have no idea what that could mean." Sokkia said, puzzled. "I'll have to look into it if I can get back to the real world." The two prisoners spent the night snuggled up against each other for warmth.

As the sun rose the next morning, the door to the cell opened revealing the Emperor and Leomon. Sokkia stood up.

"Do you miss me already, brother?" Sokkia said sarcastically. Gatomon came a few steps closer.

"It is time to be bait." He replied, "I'm going fishing for Digidestined, and you're my lour." He laughed at his lame joke. Gatomon stepped in front of Sokkia protectively.

"She's not going anywhere with you, Ken." Gatomon said to the Emperor.

"Big mistake, little kitty. Leomon, show this kitten what a real lion can do!" The Emperor said and Leomon attacked, blowing out the back wall as Gatomon and Sokkia dogged his 'Fist of the Beast King' attack.

"Gatomon, run for the back wall!" Sokkia yelled to the small Digimon just as she launched her attack.

"Lightning Claw!" Gatomon yelled as she landed a punch on Leomon's face, knocking him down. "I'm coming!" Gatomon yelled and ran to the back of the cell where Sokkia was waiting. When Gatomon got there, they both ran out of the prison and into the woods. After a few minuets of running, Gatomon stopped.

"What's wrong, Gatomon?" Sokkia asked between panting for air.

"Nothing, they aren't following us." Gatomon replied with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Sokkia asked, worried.

"Hey, evil knows evil. Even after changing to good." Gatomon replied.

"Huh? I don't understand what you're saying. I mean, I know what it means, I just don't know how it pertains to you." Sokkia said in that sophisticated was of hers.

"You don't know?" Gatomon asked. Sokkia shook her head as the two began walking as they talked. "I used to work for Myotismon. I was evil, but then I met Kari, the one I was sent to protect. When I discovered I was the eighth Digimon, I became good." Gatomon explained.

"I understand now, thank you, Gatomon." Sokkia said. The two walked in silence for a long time, then Gatomon heard something. Gatomon shushed Sokkia as Gatomon peered out of the brush. Gatomon signaled Sokkia to stay where she was, Sokkia nodded her head in response. Gatomon left into the clearing. All Sokkia could hear was the initial shout, then an occasional word or so.

"Gatomon!" Sokkia heard Kari yell. Sokkia knew she was telling the rest of the group she was good again.

"...good now?" Yolei had asked.

"... can...her?" Cody had asked.

"Of course we can." She had heard Tai clearly. Sokkia saw his face in her mind and she smiled.

"You can come out now, Sokkia!" Gatomon yelled right after Tai's comment. Sokkia slowly emerged from the brush. She walked up to the group, her face like stone as she looked at each of the Digidestined who were there. Her eyes passed over Cody, Yolei, Davis, T.K., Izzy, then Kari. When Sokkia looked at Kari, her eyes softened. Next she looked at Tai, when she did this she completely let her guard down. She went up to Tai, who now had Agumon with him. Agumon protectively stepped in front of Tai. Sokkia squatted down to look Agumon in the eye.

"Agumon," She said softly. "I am not going to hurt your friend, Tai. The only way I will ever do that again is by accident. That, or it is beyond my control." Sokkia said to the dinosaur like Digimon. He stepped aside, still watching her closely. Sokkia stood back up. Tai stepped forward and embraced Sokkia in a hug. She gladly returned this gesture, allowing a tear to drop from her eye. Sokkia walked over to Izzy after she broke away from the hug.

"Izzy, I know I hurt you, and I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have been angry in the first place. I know it will be hard to do, but, could you please forgive me?" Sokkia asked him, her head bowed in shame as she let her tears flow freely. Izzy turned her face up to look at him.

"Yes, you did hurt me, Sokkia. You hurt me where it hurts the most. But I'm glad you became good once again. I can forgive you, Sokkia. On one condition. You never do this to anyone else." Izzy said to her in a kind yet stern voice.

"I think I can manage that." Sokkia said with a smile. "Thank you, Izzy." Sokkia walked over to Kari.

"I'm sorry about holding that knife up to your throat, and threatening to kill you." Sokkia said to the younger girl.

"It's alright, we all make mistakes." Kari replied. Sokkia smiled at her. "Although I am curious as to how you got those scratches on your face." Kari asked Sokkia.

"Oh, I, uh, The Emperor sent a Gatomon with a dark ring to attack me. He had it give me this slash. That's all." Sokkia said, avoiding Kari's eyes.

"Don't lie to her, Sokkia. I gave you that slash. I thought you were still evil, and I attacked you for attacking Kari." Gatomon said.

"Is that true, Sokkia? Did Gatomon give you those slashes?" Kari asked her.

"Well, yes." Sokkia said, "I just didn't want Gatomon to get in trouble. She protected me when we escaped the prison."

"I see. Don't worry, she didn't know. She's not in trouble." Kari said. Sokkia smiled at the young girl once more.

"What do you say we go rescue the rest of the Digimon." Sokkia said. They all nodded in agreement. The group was just about to set off when a Digimon appeared out of the bush. It looked like a dog's head, a small, fluffy dog's head. It began to jump towards Sokkia excitedly. Agumon and Gatomon stepped forward.

"Don't come any closer." Gatomon said.

"Do not worry, I am not an evil Digimon. I am Yapmon. I am here to protect Sokkia from the evil Digimon of this world!" The little dog head said. "She wears the Mystic Kahn, I was sent by Genni to protect the one with the Mystic Kahn. Genni e-mailed you to tell you." Izzy pulled out his computer.

"Guys, he's for real. I have a message here from Genni saying he sent Yapmon. He also sent another prophecy."