Eelmon Saga Chapter 2

Chapter 2:Where Art Thou, Cody.

Joe's eyes fluttered and opened to look at Mimi. "Hey." He barely said.

"Speak softly," Mimi said and pressed her finger against his lips, "The others should be here soon. I sent them an e-mail about our current situation." She slightly smiled and a worried look crossed her face.

"What's wrong?" Joe asked.

"That strange digimon and Leomon got away with Cody." A tear ran down her cheek. "I wasn't able to protect the little kid."

"It's not your fault." Joe said. He wiped the tears from her eyes. "They were very strong." Mimi suddenly stopped stroking Joe's hair and she looked away from him. He looked in the same direction, but his glasses had fallen off his face. "What is it?" He asked.

"The others are here." She said. She stood up and began to wave for them to come to her.

"Hi Joe." Palmon said as she and Gomamon sat next to him. "Feeling well?"

Joe nodded and responded by saying, "Yes, thanks to Mimi."

"So how thankful are you?" Gomamon slyly asked.

Joe blushed and answered, "What do you mean, ha ha ha?"...

"And now the first evil digi-destined is born." Eelmon said as he drove a short rod into Cody's forehead. Cody screamed in pain, but it did him no good. Eelmon smiled and backed away. "Darkness Wave!" He said as the bolt of dark energy flew into the rod protruding from Cody's head. The rod was transformed into a black diamond and Cody's eyes glowed a deep purple. "Are you ready my dark servant?"

"Yes Master Eelmon." Dark Cody replied.

"Then destroy your former friends." He smiled and released his captive...

"So Cody was captured by some big evil digimon and is now, more than likely, being tortured into telling them where we live." Davis said. "That's no big deal."

"Are you a crazy or really that stupid?" Ken asked.

"I'm that stupi..." Davis paused. "Was that a serious question?"

"It was a trick question, you knuckle-head." Tai said. "You don't ever seem to take anything that is happening seriously."

'Take what seriously?" A voice behind them asked. They turned around and saw Cody. Cody had a strange hat on his head. It came down to his eyebrows. "What are you all talking about?" He asked again.

"Cody." Armadillomon yelled as he wrapped his claws around his tamer. "I was afraid you were dead."

"No. I'm fine Armadillomon." He looked at the others. "I was able to slip from Leomon's hands and hid in some bushes until he gave up searching."

"Well, it is good to see that you are okay." Yolie said.

"I think that if we split up again we should have larger groups." Tai said. He stroked his chin and thought of possible groups. "How about two groups of six." He smiled. "Me and someone else being the acting captains."

"I'll be the other captain Tai." Matt said. "I would be happy to relieve half of our friends from your annoying ego."

"That hurt." Tai said.

"Then don't leave yourself open to an attack." Matt replied.

"I can see why my sister likes you," Davis said, "You're a smart ass."

"Now to determine who will get the first choice." Matt said.

"Lets draw straws." Mimi suggested as she held up a fist full of straws. "The first to get the one with a red tab on it will lose the opportunity of first pick." Both Tai and Matt drew a straw, neither being the red one. Matt took his second one and left Tai with a choice of three. Tai studied the straws.

"Will you just pick one?" Matt yelled. "We've been standing here for the past ten minutes waiting for you to choose one."

"Don't rush me." Tai replied. "I've just picked the one that will insure me victory." Tai reached and pulled one straw out, then the red tab was revealed. "No."

"Some choice." Matt said. "Even when you're thinking you seem to mess things up."

"It is Matt's choice." Mimi said as she lined up with the others.

Matt stood in front of his choices. He looked from one end to the other. He then smiled and said, "Sora." She walked over to him and stood next to him.

"You did that on purpose." Tai yelled.

"I did that only to prevent you from standing in the back, smooching." Matt said.

"I would never dream of doing such a thing."

"Then don't be so upset about it." Matt smiled.

"I believe it is my turn." Tai said.

"I'm not stopping you from choosing."

"Tai considered his options. "Kari." He said.

"T.K." Matt said.

At this time Davis was hoping to hear his name come from Tai's mouth. He watched Cody step next to Tai and Joe next to Matt. Then he heard his name and began to walk towards Tai, but then he opened his eyes.

"Davis." Matt said. "Why are you going to Tai, I called you?" Davis then blushed and saw that Ken was with Tai. He bent over and dragged his hands over to Matt.

"Mimi." Tai called.

"Yolie." Matt said. She walked over to Matt and Izzy stepped next to Tai.

"This is how we will split up, if we need to, from now on." Tai said in a regretful tone.

"I think we should right now." Matt said. "You said that we have to find this new menace and take care of it. To do that we need to split the group." They split and one group went one way as one did the other way...

"So how are you Cody?" Mimi asked.

"I'm fine." He replied. "Just fine." His eyes glowed under the rim of his hat.

"I'm really sorry me and Joe were not able to protect you from Leomon." She said in a soft voice.

"Don't beat yourself up about it." Cody replied. "That's my job." He quietly said under his breath.

"But it is my fault." She said

"It would have happened no matter who I was with." Cody replied. He then began to walk faster and pulled away from Mimi...

"Hmm." A shadowy figure stood in the treetops. "Master Eelmon told me that the digi-destined would be coming this way."...

"Isn't this a wonderful day?" Joe asked everyone.

"Yes it is." Davis replied. Though, it could be better."

"I know what's troubling you." Joe said. "I heard about your test." He pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.

Davis blushed and said, "I can explain."

"There is no reason to." Joe replied. "Everyone knows you are both indulging yourself in Kari and you have to take a retest on Monday. You really should be at home, studying."

"But I'm needed here." Davis said.

"No, you should go home." Joe said in a blank tone and look. Davis then saw a strange symbol on Joe's head. His eyes widened and Davis then ran towards the others. Unfortunately Joe caught his jacket and dragged him to the ground. Davis threw his foot over his head and into Joe's face. Joe fell over his lip was bleeding again.

"You must not be a very good friend if you would just hit them." A person in a black ninja suit said.

"Who are you?" Davis asked

"I'm the one who was responsible for that symbol on his head." He pulled a slip of parchment from his sleeve that showed the same symbol on it that was on Joe's head. "The symbol of mind control." He bowed to Davis. "I am Talismon."

"Is that some kind of a joke?" Davis asked. "If it is, it is a dumb one."

"You kids have absolutely no respect for the common, evil, digimon." Talismon said.

"You don't deserve any you freak." Davis turned to the others, who had journeyed further on. "Veemon!" Veemon turned around and ran back to Davis. "Time to digivolve."

"Veemon armor digivolve to..." Veemon collided with the egg of courage and a giant flash engulfed the two. "Flamdramon." A blue skinned digimon with flame-incrusted armor flew from the ball of light. "Are you ready to get your ass kicked?" Flamedramon asked Talismon.

"I'm sure you have absolutely no possible way of actually doing that." Talismon laughed. "You are an extremely pathetic digimon and should be a piece of cake to defeat." He jumped into the air and disappeared. "Hitomoty Strike!" A voice said as a flash of blue light struck Flamedramon in the side of his head and cracked his helmet.

"Flamedramon." Davis yelled. "You wont lose."

"Oh really." Talismon said. "Otaku Blast!" Talismon drew a giant cannon in the air and caught it. A charge was drawn to the end of the weapon and blasted a giant bolt at Flamedramon. Energy then concentrated into a smaller bolt and struck Flamedramon in the shoulder. It broke through the flesh and shot through to the other side. Blood flung from the wound. Flamedramon returned to Veemon and fell into Davis's arms...

"Know is the time to strike my minion." Eelmon's voice sprung through Cody's head. Cody's eyes glowed a dark purple again.

"Yes master." He softly responded.

To Be Continued...