Ryan's Downfall: The Story: Chapter Three
By Melinda Cadarette
Drip drip drip
I hear the black waters
Drip drip drip
I hear the Dark Ocean
Drip. It was the next morning. Things were not better. In fact, I could feel the power of the Dark Ocean getting stronger and stronger than ever before. I had the urge to give in, but I tried to focus my attention at the teacher instead.
It was during math class, my least favorite subject, that I felt I could no longer handle it. I felt myself slipping away. Everything was a blur. The blackboard had waves on it.
Drip. Those waves were calling for me. 'Come to us', they said to me. 'Go to us'. Reality started to come undone in my mind. I stood up from my desk and started walking to the blackboard. I couldn't hear the teacher calling to me. All I could hear was the black waves calling to me. I felt myself ready to give in at last…
"NO!!!" I yelled. I did not want to give in. I did not want to be like Ryan. The power of the Dark Ocean, however, was making it hard on my head to resist. I felt faint. I wanted to fall down. But then I felt someone trying to get me up.
"Mel", I heard my name. It was not Ryan. It was a-a friend. "Mel, is you alright?"
"Cole", I spoke his name. "I don't feel good".
"Maybe you should lie down", he suggested. He helped me up again. "I am going to take you to the office. You can lie on the couch".
"Thank you Cole", I said softly. I closed my eyes as Cole excused us from the classroom.
Drip. I heard the sound of water. I opened my eyes right away. I was still in school walking down the hallway with Cole. I did not want to slip away in his arms.
I pulled away from him and ran toward the closest door.
"MEL!!!" Cole yelled at me. I could not respond to his voice. I knew I was going to the Dark Ocean and I could not resist its power anymore.
Drip. Drip. Drip. I heard the sound of the Dark Ocean beckoning me. At last I felt the last ounce of resistance leaving me. Then suddenly I wasn't there anymore.
I knew that Cole would have been looking for me. He would have gone outside where I had been. But he would never have found me, for I was no longer in the real world. I was somewhere…else.
I opened my eyes but all I could see was darkness. I did not see or hear any water. In fact I realized I was not outside at all. I could see walls between me. They were made of stone.
'I must be in a cave', I thought. Then I yelled out, "Hello!!! Anybody here?"
No one responded. I continued to walk on. There was no light in the cave yet I was able to see a path ahead of me.
"I wonder where I am. I might be in the world of the Dark Ocean but I cannot tell unless I get out of here", I said to myself.
"Ah there you are", the sound of a man scared me half to death. I turned around and saw a tall man walking to me. I couldn't see his face as his hood was covering his face.
"Who are you? What do you want with me? Did you sent me here?" I asked him. He merely chuckled at me.
"Getting paranoid, eh?" he replied. "You can call me John Mark. As for my purpose with you-" he pulled down his hood. "-It is a matter of saving your world".
I gasped. "You're-you're a Gennai! But that's impossible! You don't exist in my world!"
"I don't. That is why I had to come here to talk to you", John Mark explained. "Listen I managed to get here in this tunnel because I want to inform you about what you already know a little already- that the Dark Ocean is trying to take control in your world". I nodded.
"Now I will show you something", John Mark waved his hand. All of a sudden I saw light in front of me.
"A portal?" I asked him.
"No just a display of past events", he answered. "Now watch". So I did.
I saw a mysterious figure in the display. It looked like a phantom dressed in a black cloak. The only things I could see of the phantom were the two red eyes. Suddenly I tried to remember. I saw the phantom before, but where?
Then I saw Ryan. He looked like a shadowy figure. He was kneeling before the phantom.
"Now listen", John Mark spoke.
It was then that I knew the whole story of Ryan's downfall.
"Ryan", the phantom spoke. "You have accepted my offer. You will have some of the power of the darkness in order to do my will. Since I am trapped here, I have longed to seek to return to the dimension that banished me here. I want vengeance on all of them who were responsible but especially the one that exiled to this place because he had sealed the portal of the Dark Ocean so I cannot escape. Therefore, I expect you will do your utmost to carry out the plan. There are others that will be awaiting your command".
"Yes, Dark One", Ryan answered.
"The bracelet that you received from the Dark Ocean will be the link between me and you. Do not let it be seen by others, for there will be those who will try to stop you and they might destroy the bracelet to do so, so do not let that happen." I saw the bracelet in Ryan's hand. It was glowing and pulsing with dark energy.
"Now you see why I had to tell you this", John Mark said.
"Yes", I nodded. "But tell me who is that phantom? Is it a Digimon?"
"Yes he is. He could not go to your world the same reason I can't, so he had to lure kids to the Dark Ocean to do his will. As for his identity, I think you already know about that". I looked at him quizzically.
"John Mark, I have many other questions. The dream I had makes more sense to me now," I took a deep breath. "But what is his plan? And how is the kids from my world going to carry it out if he can't?"
John Mark was going to answer me when an explosion rocked the tunnel. We fell to the floor.
"Shoot! They are trying to find us!" he exclaimed.
"Who?" I asked.
"We are in the world of Darkness, where the Dark Ocean is", John Mark explained. "It took a lot of my energy to transport you here so he wouldn't capture you. At least you know the truth about Ryan. There are other kids as well who are going to follow him. Be careful. And find others that can resist the Dark Ocean like you can. You have been called for a purpose and now-" a flash of light appeared before me. "-Go home. I will summon you but not here. Now go!"
"But John Mark-" another explosion stopped me. We were in great danger. If I left, though, what would become of my Gennai friend?
"Don't worry about me!" John Mark seemed to have read my thoughts. "I can escape from this place. It is you that I am worried about. I'll go after you do. That way I know that you'll be safe! Now go!"
"Thank you John Mark. I'll go now!" At that I went through the portal. I thought that I heard the walls coming down behind me…
I was standing in front of my school. Then I saw Cole running.
"Mel!!! Mel!!!" he yelled. It was good to see him again. He stopped in front of me. His light brown hair was soaked by sweat. "I thought you went mad! I was trying to find you everywhere! What happened?"
"It is a long story", I responded. 'Should I tell him the truth?' I thought. Yes he is a friend. "I'll tell you later".
"I am just glad that you are okay", Cole hugged me.
Then I saw Ryan, peeking out from a window. I gave him a dirty look. 'I am your worst enemy. Beware', I thought. He then withdrew from the window. I wonder if he had the bracelet at school.
I was in bed now. It was dark outside. I was thinking about the day's events. I shuddered to think that I was so close to the Dark Ocean and how powerful the urge was to me. But then I thought about the phantom Digimon and Ryan. I did not know about the plan yet I knew I had to stop Ryan from fulfilling the plan.
'I am only one person' my doubts told me. 'What can I do?'
I sighed. I tried to remember the phantom Digimon but I could not identify what type of Digimon it was. The darkness in me was preventing me from recalling the Digimon. I picked up my pencil and started writing.
Eyes so red
Soul so black
A phantom you are
A puzzle to solve
I put down my pencil. I did not write poems about it. Ryan was only a tool, an object of the phantom Digimon to use and control. I was glad that John Mark revealed it all to me in that display. I hope he did get it out in time. I knew he would make me come back to him again. Maybe he would summon me to the Digital World!
I had to laugh. I was suddenly in a good mood.
The knowledge in me
My sword will be
The power in me
My plan will be
I had the power to take on Ryan and the darkness in him. I doubt, however, that I could take on the phantom Digimon and his realm, the Dark World. I also knew that Ryan would not be alone. But I knew neither would I.
'I am going to talk to Cole. I am going to tell him everything', I decided. Cole was my friend. I had to trust him.
At that moment, I heard a knock on my door. I got off my bed and opened it. It was my sister Sherry.
She was ten years old- two years younger than I was. Unlike me, her brown hair was straight, not curly. I love her very much. I don't want the darkness to get her that's for sure. "Mel, kids are vanishing in the city! No one knows why, but I am so scared!"
Ryan is already at work! I have to act fast!
"Just be careful sis. That is all I can tell you", I told her.
"I am just scared", she repeated.
"I understand. See you tomorrow morning".
"Yeah. See you later". She then left.
I shut off the lights and went to bed. The darkness was all over me now. I had to prepare to talk to Cole the next morning. And then I had to get ready for the battle with Ryan, the battle with the phantom Digimon and finally, the battle with the darkness in me.
End of Chapter Three
This is the third chapter of my poemfic. All comments and/or suggestions are welcome. You can e-mail me at Melicadar@hotmail.com. By the way, Cole is actually the son of my friend's brother. He is actually five years old. Sherry is Sheree, my real-life sister. She is nineteen years old. Please continue reviewing my works! It is really appreciated!