(I don't own Digimon or Castlevania. You know that. Let's see what happens to Takato now...)

Ryo stood on the ruined top of the tower, crying. "Takato... This wasn't supposed to happen... You weren't supposed to die. I only met you a few days ago and we became friends. Now, you're gone already... DAMNIT! It isn't fair!" He pounded the ground in anger.

Back down, on the ground, pieces of flesh and blood of the gargoyle bat were splattered everywhere. Lying on the ground with a small pool of blood was Takato. Every bone in his body felt like it was broken in every place, blood was all over his face as he felt himself dying. Takato was slowly dying... 'This is the end for me... The world is gonna fall in darkness... I can't believe it's gonna end like this...' He could barley stay awake. Suddenly he heard foot steps coming towards him. With some effort, he managed to open his eyes. He saw some familiar shapely, slender legs. He lifted his head up slightly, and saw one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen, the same one he had been pursuing. Countess Rika Nonaka, the most feared vampire since Count Dracula... She was smiling at him.

"Takato Matsuki... But, that isn't your real name is it? The Matsuki's are your aunt and uncle. I know your real name... It's Takato Belmont. The very family that battled my great grandfather, Dracula..."

Takato's eyes widened. This vampire woman knew all about his heritage and background. Indeed, Matsuki was his Uncle and Aunt's name. He himself was a Belmont. His father, Orlando Belmont, had married Kasumi Matsuki and they bore Takato. (A/N: I own these 2 characters.) One fateful day, Orlando and Kasumi both had to face the terrible Count Dracula who had been hiding his castle in Japan. Both Orlando Belmont and Kasumi were able to finally end Dracula's reign, but at the cost of their own lives. The Matsukis took in the infant Takato, and treated him like he was their own son. However, they did not want him to fall to the same fate as his anscestors. They wanted to make sure that he never knew about the Belmonts, and convinced him that he was a Matsuki. However, on his 13th birthday, Takato was rummaging through the attic of his parent's home and discovered a trunk. When he opened it he found many artifacts of vampires and the Belmonts and weapons used by his real father. He also found a diary kept by Orlando. He read on, finding out about his true heritage, that he was in fact a Belmont. He was furious that his Aunt and Uncle kept him from this and that they never told him about his father. He also found a Vampire Killer whip, one that was to be given to him. Takato wanted to carry on the Belmont legacy and fulfill his destiny to fight evil. He faced his father and mother, furious with their lies. He walked out on them, and began his training. By the time he was 18 he was a full fledged Belmont, vampire slayer. Then he heard of Rika Nonaka, the Vampire Princess and Granddaughter of Dracula. He traveled to Romania, and that's how it all began. Now he was lying here, with Rika standing over top of him, while he lay dying... He closed his eyes and waited for death to come... 'So this how I am to die...' He thought.

Rika had other ideas however. 'What do you mean? I can't have you dying.'

Takato heard the voice in his head and was rather surprised. 'You don't want me dead! I don't understand? I'm a Belmont. You're the granddaughter of Dracula. Why wouldn't you want me to die?' He suddenly felt a small pressure upon his body, including 2 "things" pressed up against his chest. He opened his eyes with some effort and found Rika lying on top of him in a sexual position. She leaned down, and Takato expected her to go right for the neck, and finish him off. But instead, he felt a gentle pleasure and full pressure on his lips, and what felt like a tongue licking the insides of his lips. The feared Vampire Princess was kissing him?

Takato felt strangeness inside of him. This time he once again felt pleasure full, yet this time he felt like he was regaining strength, and the vampiric presence, feeling, and urge for blood, within him started leaving as quickly as it had come. He suddenly felt a rush of energy through him as Rika continued to make out with him...

Ryo rode on horse back out of town, overcome with grief for his fallen companion. It seemed that he would have to fight Countess Rika by himself. "I shall finish what Takato had started... He would've wanted me to carry on his will..." He shed a few tears as he left Pisa, for parts unknown. A few hours passed as he headed out of town. He looked back from the distance, and mourned for Takato, Henry and Suzy. "I guess it's up to me now..." He never finished his thought as he was grabbed from behind. He struggled to break free but his attacker tightened their grip. The last feeling Ryo felt was a piercing bite on his neck...

When Takato awoke, he found himself in the same spot where he had fallen. Yet he felt strangely well. He tried to stand up, and found that he could do so. His bones and wounds had miraculously healed. He remembered seeing Rika beside him, but he figured it was just a dream. It seemed like a dream at least. But the fall was definitely real, as well as the excruciating pain... He then remembered that Rika had kissed him, and he felt some strange energy enter him. It had empowered and healed him, and relieved him his pain. He stood on his own two feet and. He sniffed in the night air and stretched. He wondered what had happened to Ryo. He saw someone passing by and walked up to them. "Excuse me... Have you seen someone 3 years older than me, with short, brown hair, a cape, and a spear?"

The man thought for a moment. "Actually, a boy like that had ridden out of town an hour ago."

"Okay, thanks..." Takato said. He walked away from the tower. "DAMN! Ryo probably thinks I'm dead... I won't be able to catch up to him now... He doesn't even know I survived. He must be in tears right now... Well, guess I have to go without him. Maybe, I'll see him again sometime if I'm lucky..." Takato wondered where he should go now. He removed a teleportation card from his pocket and looked at it. "If only it could tell me where to look for Rika... Why is my desire to find her so strong? It's not just an urge to fight her... It's something else..." He looked down at the card and saw the name of another country...

GERMANY

"Germany?" Takato asked. Suddenly he was absorbed by a pillar of light... When Takato regained his sense he found himself in Germany, Berlin to be exact. "I feel it... Rika's power is here..." He walked through the streets of Berlin, looking for anything out of the ordinary. He was not looking where he was going, and he bumped into someone, and he fell to the ground. He looked up to see who he bumped into. He saw a gothic looking girl, with blond hair in pigtails. She had a vacant look about her. Takato stood up and held her hand out to her. "Sorry Miss. I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking to."

The girl stood up herself, and ignored Takato. She merely walked off and left him.

Takato frowned. "How rude..." He turned away, snorting. He found himself on the outskirts of town. He looked around and saw a factory building that looked like it had been abandoned for a few years. He was about to turn and go when he heard the voice...

TAKATO... I'M WAITING FOR YOU... COME...

Takato felt power emanating from the factory. He found a huge wire fence surrounding the area. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his throwing axe. It was as sharp as a knife, as that gargoyle had found out. He couldn't help but chuckle, but also shuddered as he remembered the horrible creature he had to face. He used the axe to slice a hole in the fence. Once the hole was big enough, he walked right through. He began to walk towards the factory, curious about what he was going to find inside...

What he didn't know is that the gothic girl from before was stalking him. Her eyes were narrowed darkly as she brandished a razor ring.

Takato wandered into the factory and he looked at all machinery. Some of it was rusted and looked like it had been used very much during the past, but now it had not been used in years. Some of the machinery though, looked like it was in good condition. Some contraptions were underneath blankets... Takato had this odd feeling that he was being watched, again. He noticed a giant shape underneath one tarp. What was creepy was that it had a human like shape... Takato's curiosity got the best of him as he went to pull the tarp off. He grabbed onto it and gave a mighty heave. He gasped loudly. It looked like Frankenstein's monster. He certainly didn't remember it being this big as reports stated. Frankenstein was considered dead by the authorities. Yet, his monster was never found. Why was it here? Did Rika bring it? Did she bring it back to life, maybe?

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr..."

Takato heard a low growling sound. It was coming from the giant... He stepped back, as the creature's eyes glowed in the dark.

The monster turned around and spotted Takato. It was obvious that this boy was an intruder. "An intruder... I shall kill you here and now..." It boomed.

"Oh shit..." Takato knew he was fucked now. He brandished his chain whip. He remembered that he had another whip upgrade magic card and thought that now would be a good time to use it. He dove into his pocket and fished it out. It began to glow and so did his whip...

SHWOOM!

Takato looked down at his weapon. It was longer, sharper, and more powerful than before. It had become a morning star. It was just the weapon he'd need. Suddenly he heard the sound of rushing metal.

CHING!

He jumped away just in time before a giant chain lashed the ground he previously stood upon. Takato quickly lashed out his new, longer, morning star weapon, to counter another chain coming at him. Both weapons clanged loudly, as they contacted. Takato was running for his life as he avoided a barrage of swinging chains coming at him. By the dents and cracks they made in the floor, they had to be heavy. The reanimated giant began to stalk towards Takato, shaking the ground with each step he took. Takato lashed the Monster across the face with his morning star.

The Monster grabbed the Morning Star before it hit him and pulled Takato off of his feet. He threw Takato into a pile of old crates.

SMASH!

Wood shattered and sprayed everywhere, as Takato hit the crates, landing on his back. He groaned as he lay in the mess, glad that his coat, pants, and gloves prevented wood from piercing his skin. The monster was not only strong, but smart. That said monster was walking towards him. It was suddenly crackling with electricity. Takato quickly jumped up in time to see the monster punch the ground, sending a shockwave of electricity toward him. He rolled to the side and lashed his morning star at his enemy's face.

WHAP!

The weapon didn't even bruise the creature. It merely turned to Takato and shot another shockwave at him. Takato had to dodge yet again. He watched as the attack destroyed a machine, and part of the wall. He wondered how he was going to topple such a giant monstrosity. He looked around frantically as the giant began to stalk him again. He noticed a generator. By the sound of the humming, it was still working. Why, Takato didn't know, or care. All he knew was that this was his chance. He waited for the Frankenstein monster to come closer. He watched as it began to flail another chain at Takato. When it came, Takato jumped out of the way. The chain smashed the generator, and a wave of electricity pumped right through the chain, and into the monster. The creature made no sound or flinch, but Takato watched as it sizzled with electricity, burn up with fire, and then explode...

Takato put his coat around his face to shield himself from the blast... When he took it away, the monster was in pieces... He sighed with relief. He looked around for anything else out of the ordinary. He looked up to see a ladder leading up. He began to climb up the ladder, slowly, just in case something attacked him from above. He climbed higher, and higher, until he reached the top. All he saw was a pile of worn gears. He frowned in disappointment. "There's nothing else here..." He turned around, but he heard some clanking. He turned around, and just saw the gears. He was about to climb back down, when heard the clanking again, louder. He whipped around, and saw the gears levitating in the air. He watched them curiously then watched in shock as they came at him like a swarm of bees, and knocked him off the platform. Fortunately, a pile of boxes broke his fall. As he got up form the pile, the swarming gears seemed to meld into a semi-human shape, and began to walk towards him. "Oh, crap..." Takato muttered as he stepped back. The creature started tossing gears at Takato, who ran away to avoid getting hit. The creature suddenly burst into a swirling mass and flew over Takato's head and landed in front of him. Takato skidded to a stop. "Great... First Frankenstein's monster... now this creepy gear monster... Different areas seem to be infected by Rika's evil... What's she trying to accomplish? YIPE!" Takato jumped into the air as a gear was thrown at him. He ducked as soon as he landed, and another gear went whizzing past his head. He knew he couldn't keep it up forever. He jumped away as 4 more gears came at him, spinning like saw blades. Without thinking, he whipped his morning star and lashed it at the huge center gear in the monster's chest. The monster froze, and a few gears spill from its structure onto the floor. Takato smiled. 'I've found the thing's weak spot!' He noticed the creature gathering up more gears to pull it self together. Takato rushed at the creature, dodging thrown gears and lashed at the creature's head, knocking the gears to the ground while once again lashing the center gear. Takato lashed again and again, as the creature lurched back, dropping pieces of it's self on the floor and it became smaller and smaller... Takato watched as the creature reconfigured itself from many gears, and once again became huge. But Takato noticed that the large center gear was beginning to crack and break. He swung his morning star around, hard and fast until it was spinning in a vast circle. He then threw his weight into it and heaved it forward. The sharp end of the morning star smashed the center gear into five pieces. Three seconds after, the gears all fell to the ground, some into pieces. Takato shook his head after the fight. "What a strange creature that was. Evil spirits possessing all those gears to form that weird beast..." The evil seemed to lift from the factory. Rika was not here either. Takato was getting annoyed with this wild goose chase. He cracked his weapon in frustration. Suddenly he heard the sound of something fast, and sharp, coming from behind him. He turned around to see a razor ring coming at him. He flipped to one side, letting the weapon go past him. He watched as it came back at him, but he ducked and let it go over him, almost giving him a haircut. He watched it go back to its owner. Takato gasped. It was the gothic girl from before. She had been aiming for him. "Who are you!"

"I'm Alice. That's all you're going to know. Takato Matsuki Belmont."

"What! How'd you know my name!"

"That's for me to know and you never to find out. I'm afraid your "quest" is going to be cut short, as well as your life. I will be the one to fight and kill Count Rika. But first, I'll kill you!" Alice rushed at Takato, Razor rings ready.

Takato brandished his Morning Star, and waited. He had to take care of some annoying red herring before he could continue his journey.

(Yes, another cliffhanger, I'm sorry. I like to leave people in suspense, and wanting more. Sorry this chapter took so long. Stay tuned! R+R)