Chapter 9
A/n: Hi!
Kate's back and with another chapter! I would have posted earlier- but I had to write paper #1 of the school year. It went well, a lot better than the first Japanese test… *sigh*
Oh well- you win some, you lose some… or that's what I've been told. As you could have guessed Kate was not abducted by the secret service as of yet… but they're out there! They're coming to get us all! *Kate checks over her apartment in search of bugging devices…paranoia sets in…*
Anyway- it's like 2 a.m. here right now- and I feel like a late night anime movie-
Sleep you say… what is this of which you speak?
Me get sleep? NEVER!
Sleep is for the weak… however, warm bed is very nice… so tempting… Anime or Sleep? Anime or Sleep? Oh the problems…
Ok- thanks for the reviews! Enjoy!
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Sora awoke with a start suddenly. Sitting straight up she grabbed her head and moaned. A great throbbing was beginning once again and the sore spot on the back of her head only intensified it.
It was when she rubbed that tender bit of her head that she remembered what happened. She looked around wide-eyed to find herself in a strange place once again. Finding she was not bound or thrown into a cold and dark cell, Sora sighed.
Instead of the dungeon, she was sitting on a comfortable and plush cushion in the middle of a great hall. It was modestly decorated, but the items looked rather valuable. As Sora had her gaze fixed up on the ceiling and it's mural, a voice and a gentle touch startled her when it seemingly came out of nowhere.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." A longhaired woman gave Sora a small smile. "I'm glad you're awake. I was worried for a bit there."
"W… where am I?" Sora asked as she winced when she tried to move.
"You need to relax- you took a good beating on the head." The brunette added, as she aided Sora into laying back down once again.
"My name is Mimi. And we're in the palace."
"The palace? But Tai…"
"No, Takeru's palace. The main base of their operations." She clarified. Sora's quick happiness and relief at hearing she was inside the palace was shot when she found out it wasn't Taichi's place after all.
"Wait a moment… you're Mimi?" Sora's eyes flared up as the words clicked in her mind. "Joe will be so happy to know you're all right! He's been so worried."
"Joe… you know Joe?" The brown haired, brown eyed girl asked beginning to look like she was about to tear up.
"Yes… when I was back at Taichi's castle."
"So you did come from there." Mimi looked at her funny when Sora winced again. Closing her eyes, Sora drew her hands to her head.
"Are you alright? Are you in pain?" Mimi asked worriedly.
"It's your thoughts… I know this sounds weird, but could you try and not think so fast." Sora asked looking up pleadingly at the girl.
"Think so fast? Um… sure I can try." Mimi said with an uneasy smile.
"It's just that… since I came to this world, I've been able to hear people's thoughts. And well yours are such a jumble… it hurts…" Sora tried to explain.
"What do you mean 'came to this world?' What world are you from…" Mimi stopped and pulled her hand to cover her gapping open mouth. "So it's true… the rumors are really true."
"So I've been told…" Sora said a little uneasy once again. At least the headache was going down. "Where is Matt?" She finally asked needing to know how to find him.
"Matt? Oh you mean Takeru's brother. He was taken somewhere else. They brought you here not knowing what to do with you."
"So you don't know why they've been keeping you here against your will then?"
After Sora had made that comment, there was a long pause. Looking at the other girl, Sora wished she could take back her words.
"No…"
"Sorry. I didn't mean to… but your thoughts…" Sora mentioned again.
"Yes, they've kept me here for a while now… I don't know why really."
"Well is there anyway out? Haven't you tried to escape?" Sora asked looking at her, but Mimi's reply was cut off when the doors to the room were unlocked and opened wide.
Sora turned to find a young man with blonde hair entering the room with an armed escort of guards.
"She has tried and was severely punished for trying to do so." The man said as he neared them. Mimi began to cringe at the man's presence, and Sora could tell that there were many bad confrontations between the two.
Sora then turned her abilities onto the new person in the room, but found that reading his mind was somewhat hard to do. She knew this was Takeru. The one who was causing all the troubles that plagued everyone on this world.
"And you must be the so called legendary new comer to our world." The blonde said as he looked at her.
"And you're Takeru." Sora said not cringing from the evil aura that the man before her gave off. She had seen his type before. And she had told herself that she would not cringe before anyone anymore! Least of all some… kid!
"You do have guts. I grant you that. But what I want to know is how YOU, a pitiful creature, could possibly think that only you and my brother could stop me?" He asked smugly.
"What happened to you Takeru? You've changed so much and you're only hurting the ones who love you." Sora asked instead. "This isn't the real you!"
"Love? It's for their benefit that I conqueror this world. Then Kari will have everything." Takeru replied harshly grabbing Sora by the arm. "And what would you know about me anyway?"
"Kari doesn't want power or conquest, she wants you back. The old Takeru. The one inside of you. It's hard but I can feel him still inside you." Sora managed to get out before the boy violently pulled her out of the room. Mimi tried to stop him, but was held back by the guards and once again locked behind the large doors.
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"Taichi? What's wrong?" Kari asked as she watched her brother gather a few guards and saddle horses. "You can't act rashly… you have a kingdom to think about."
"I've thought about it Kari- and I'm sorry… but I'm going to put a stop to this right now."
"By doing what? Running right into what he'll make into a trap?" Kari pointed out.
"I don't care. I've sat around being scared for too long! Don't you see Kari, she went because she wasn't afraid." Taichi said as he finished saddling his white horse. "I have to go and save her. I've waited too long."
"I'll go with you Taichi." Joe said as he came out of the stables and met them in the courtyard.
"Joe? You? Fighting?" Tai asked looking dumbfounded. Nothing about the older man even seemed remotely violent.
"I will. Sora is my friend too. And I won't let Mimi be held there anymore."
"That's the spirit!" Taichi smiled as both men mounted their horses. "Kari, stay inside the palace and let the guards protect you incase anything happens."
With that the two men and their group took off into the kingdom riding towards the sunrise and Takeru's strong hold.
'Don't worry Sora- I'm coming. I won't fail you!' Tai told himself as they pushed their horses to move even faster. They all knew that they had but one shot to do things right. And if they failed, it meant serious consequences for everyone.
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Matt sat chained to a chair in a darkened room. The windows were all drawn shut and thick curtains added to the closed in feel of the room.
He had woken up startled to find himself chained to the chair. Searching his memory the last thing he could remember was talking to Sora… and now his head hurt.
'Damn it.' He cursed under his breath. 'We must have been caught… but where is Sora?' He wondered until the door was flung open and a loudly protesting voice argued with the familiar voice of his little brother.
"I said let me go right now! Takeru, you can stop this all! Stop hurting everyone- stop hurting yourself by doing this!" Sora said, as she had no choice but to follow him due to the strong grip on her arm. Entering the room she heard Matt's thoughts, and was relieved that he was safe and unharmed.
"Will you ever shut up?" Takeru asked as he, none to nicely threw her into the room with Matt.
Once Sora got to her feet, after hitting the ground, she noticed her surroundings. There was something very menacing and dreary about this room. And there was a voice in the background… it was faint, but it was noticeable to her.
"Who is there?" She called out to the darkness. "Show yourself! You're the one who is really behind all this!"
"Well isn't the little earth child smart." Came a voice from within the room. "But I've had my fill of you interfering with this world- I will make sure you don't cause further damage, but taking you out of the picture completely." Came the same voice. 'Sweet dreams!' Were the last words she heard in her mind as she once again blacked out and fell into darkness.
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A/n: Cliffhanger! ^_^;
So have you figured out who the real bad guy is yet? Of course you should know by now! ;) Poor little TK being manipulated by another force… or is he??? Will Taichi get there in time? What will Sora have to over come?? How about another happy ending???
^_^; You'll just have to wait and see!
Ja Ne!
A/n: Hi!
Kate's back and with another chapter! I would have posted earlier- but I had to write paper #1 of the school year. It went well, a lot better than the first Japanese test… *sigh*
Oh well- you win some, you lose some… or that's what I've been told. As you could have guessed Kate was not abducted by the secret service as of yet… but they're out there! They're coming to get us all! *Kate checks over her apartment in search of bugging devices…paranoia sets in…*
Anyway- it's like 2 a.m. here right now- and I feel like a late night anime movie-
Sleep you say… what is this of which you speak?
Me get sleep? NEVER!
Sleep is for the weak… however, warm bed is very nice… so tempting… Anime or Sleep? Anime or Sleep? Oh the problems…
Ok- thanks for the reviews! Enjoy!
-
Sora awoke with a start suddenly. Sitting straight up she grabbed her head and moaned. A great throbbing was beginning once again and the sore spot on the back of her head only intensified it.
It was when she rubbed that tender bit of her head that she remembered what happened. She looked around wide-eyed to find herself in a strange place once again. Finding she was not bound or thrown into a cold and dark cell, Sora sighed.
Instead of the dungeon, she was sitting on a comfortable and plush cushion in the middle of a great hall. It was modestly decorated, but the items looked rather valuable. As Sora had her gaze fixed up on the ceiling and it's mural, a voice and a gentle touch startled her when it seemingly came out of nowhere.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." A longhaired woman gave Sora a small smile. "I'm glad you're awake. I was worried for a bit there."
"W… where am I?" Sora asked as she winced when she tried to move.
"You need to relax- you took a good beating on the head." The brunette added, as she aided Sora into laying back down once again.
"My name is Mimi. And we're in the palace."
"The palace? But Tai…"
"No, Takeru's palace. The main base of their operations." She clarified. Sora's quick happiness and relief at hearing she was inside the palace was shot when she found out it wasn't Taichi's place after all.
"Wait a moment… you're Mimi?" Sora's eyes flared up as the words clicked in her mind. "Joe will be so happy to know you're all right! He's been so worried."
"Joe… you know Joe?" The brown haired, brown eyed girl asked beginning to look like she was about to tear up.
"Yes… when I was back at Taichi's castle."
"So you did come from there." Mimi looked at her funny when Sora winced again. Closing her eyes, Sora drew her hands to her head.
"Are you alright? Are you in pain?" Mimi asked worriedly.
"It's your thoughts… I know this sounds weird, but could you try and not think so fast." Sora asked looking up pleadingly at the girl.
"Think so fast? Um… sure I can try." Mimi said with an uneasy smile.
"It's just that… since I came to this world, I've been able to hear people's thoughts. And well yours are such a jumble… it hurts…" Sora tried to explain.
"What do you mean 'came to this world?' What world are you from…" Mimi stopped and pulled her hand to cover her gapping open mouth. "So it's true… the rumors are really true."
"So I've been told…" Sora said a little uneasy once again. At least the headache was going down. "Where is Matt?" She finally asked needing to know how to find him.
"Matt? Oh you mean Takeru's brother. He was taken somewhere else. They brought you here not knowing what to do with you."
"So you don't know why they've been keeping you here against your will then?"
After Sora had made that comment, there was a long pause. Looking at the other girl, Sora wished she could take back her words.
"No…"
"Sorry. I didn't mean to… but your thoughts…" Sora mentioned again.
"Yes, they've kept me here for a while now… I don't know why really."
"Well is there anyway out? Haven't you tried to escape?" Sora asked looking at her, but Mimi's reply was cut off when the doors to the room were unlocked and opened wide.
Sora turned to find a young man with blonde hair entering the room with an armed escort of guards.
"She has tried and was severely punished for trying to do so." The man said as he neared them. Mimi began to cringe at the man's presence, and Sora could tell that there were many bad confrontations between the two.
Sora then turned her abilities onto the new person in the room, but found that reading his mind was somewhat hard to do. She knew this was Takeru. The one who was causing all the troubles that plagued everyone on this world.
"And you must be the so called legendary new comer to our world." The blonde said as he looked at her.
"And you're Takeru." Sora said not cringing from the evil aura that the man before her gave off. She had seen his type before. And she had told herself that she would not cringe before anyone anymore! Least of all some… kid!
"You do have guts. I grant you that. But what I want to know is how YOU, a pitiful creature, could possibly think that only you and my brother could stop me?" He asked smugly.
"What happened to you Takeru? You've changed so much and you're only hurting the ones who love you." Sora asked instead. "This isn't the real you!"
"Love? It's for their benefit that I conqueror this world. Then Kari will have everything." Takeru replied harshly grabbing Sora by the arm. "And what would you know about me anyway?"
"Kari doesn't want power or conquest, she wants you back. The old Takeru. The one inside of you. It's hard but I can feel him still inside you." Sora managed to get out before the boy violently pulled her out of the room. Mimi tried to stop him, but was held back by the guards and once again locked behind the large doors.
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"Taichi? What's wrong?" Kari asked as she watched her brother gather a few guards and saddle horses. "You can't act rashly… you have a kingdom to think about."
"I've thought about it Kari- and I'm sorry… but I'm going to put a stop to this right now."
"By doing what? Running right into what he'll make into a trap?" Kari pointed out.
"I don't care. I've sat around being scared for too long! Don't you see Kari, she went because she wasn't afraid." Taichi said as he finished saddling his white horse. "I have to go and save her. I've waited too long."
"I'll go with you Taichi." Joe said as he came out of the stables and met them in the courtyard.
"Joe? You? Fighting?" Tai asked looking dumbfounded. Nothing about the older man even seemed remotely violent.
"I will. Sora is my friend too. And I won't let Mimi be held there anymore."
"That's the spirit!" Taichi smiled as both men mounted their horses. "Kari, stay inside the palace and let the guards protect you incase anything happens."
With that the two men and their group took off into the kingdom riding towards the sunrise and Takeru's strong hold.
'Don't worry Sora- I'm coming. I won't fail you!' Tai told himself as they pushed their horses to move even faster. They all knew that they had but one shot to do things right. And if they failed, it meant serious consequences for everyone.
-
Matt sat chained to a chair in a darkened room. The windows were all drawn shut and thick curtains added to the closed in feel of the room.
He had woken up startled to find himself chained to the chair. Searching his memory the last thing he could remember was talking to Sora… and now his head hurt.
'Damn it.' He cursed under his breath. 'We must have been caught… but where is Sora?' He wondered until the door was flung open and a loudly protesting voice argued with the familiar voice of his little brother.
"I said let me go right now! Takeru, you can stop this all! Stop hurting everyone- stop hurting yourself by doing this!" Sora said, as she had no choice but to follow him due to the strong grip on her arm. Entering the room she heard Matt's thoughts, and was relieved that he was safe and unharmed.
"Will you ever shut up?" Takeru asked as he, none to nicely threw her into the room with Matt.
Once Sora got to her feet, after hitting the ground, she noticed her surroundings. There was something very menacing and dreary about this room. And there was a voice in the background… it was faint, but it was noticeable to her.
"Who is there?" She called out to the darkness. "Show yourself! You're the one who is really behind all this!"
"Well isn't the little earth child smart." Came a voice from within the room. "But I've had my fill of you interfering with this world- I will make sure you don't cause further damage, but taking you out of the picture completely." Came the same voice. 'Sweet dreams!' Were the last words she heard in her mind as she once again blacked out and fell into darkness.
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A/n: Cliffhanger! ^_^;
So have you figured out who the real bad guy is yet? Of course you should know by now! ;) Poor little TK being manipulated by another force… or is he??? Will Taichi get there in time? What will Sora have to over come?? How about another happy ending???
^_^; You'll just have to wait and see!
Ja Ne!