Ryan's Downfall: The Story- Chapter Five by

Melinda Cadarette

Note: The names and types of any original Digimon are mine and have not been taken with or without permission from another person. Therefore any similar names or types are purely coincidental. As for my own Digimon, you can use them freely but please give me credit as the creator.

Cole and I are here

In the Digital World

So please John Mark

May your plan work.

"Are we in the Digital World?" Cole asked me.

"I think so," I said. "We're definitely not in your room."

"No kidding", Cole remarked. I looked around. There was nothing but grass. To the west I saw a forest.

"So where is John Mark?" I shaded my eyes so I can see well under the sun.

"You're asking me this? You're the one that saw him!"

"He's a Gennai, a humanlike creature. Do you see anybody that look like us around?"

"Not even a bug Mel", Cole said. Just then we heard a sound coming from the sky. It was a swarm of flying Digimon and they were coming straight at us!

"We're Flymon", the Digimons announced. "We attack by swarms, so either fight or get out of the way!"

Cole and I screamed and ran toward the forest. The swarm of Flymons were still behind us.

"Run! Cole! Faster!" I yelled.

"I knew I should have joined the track team last year!"

"I see a pool of water up ahead!" I shouted. "We can go there!"

"It may work for mosquitoes but Flymons?"

"Do you have-" I gasped. "-Any better ideas?"

Cole did not respond. He simply ran ahead of me. I tried to run up to him. The increasing loud fly noises behind me gave me the extra rush I needed and I finally caught up with him.

"Now get down!" I shouted. At that we fell to the ground by the shore of the pond. The Flymons went over us but did not hurt us.

"That was close", Cole said. "I guess they were just flying by".

"It seems like it. I am glad that they were not under the Dark One's control or we really would have been in trouble!" I looked up at the sky.

Cole now stood up. "Well, I hope that John Mark does come soon. Without a Digimon with us, we're totally helpless".

I nodded. I looked down at the pond. I dipped a finger into it. "You know I think I remembered this place".

"You do? You've been here before Mel?"

"Oh no! But I do think this is the place where Cherrymon convinced matt to rebel against Tai". I now stood up.

"You mean the episode when Matt went evil?" Cole asked me. I nodded. "Wow. I think I remembered watching that. My brother would know more of course".

I looked down at the pond. It was just an ordinary pond. I sat down staring at it. A butterfly came and went on my left shoulder. It was orange and yellow. I looked at it now.

"Hi there", it spoke. I jumped up, surprised. I almost forgot we were in the Digital World.

"What's wrong Mel?" Cole inquired. "Uh Mel, we got company". I was lying on the grass still startled when I saw seven shadows, four apparently Digimon. I looked up and I did indeed saw four Digimon and three people. One of them look like a man wearing a hooded robe. He smiled at me and gave me a thumb-up.

It was John Mark!

"Hey there! I sort of keep missing you! How are you doing?"

"Alright I suppose", I said dryly.

"Mel, Cole, I like to introduce a few of my other friends", John Mark gestured to the blond-haired boy. "This is Sebastien Leclair. And his companion is-" he gestured to the wavy brown-haired girl. "- Is Celine Beliveau. And the Digimon you see here are Baamon, Roachmon, Tigramon and of course, Butterflymon".

"Hello there I think," I said to the fluttering Digimon. Butterflymon flew in front of me looking at me. Then it went to John Mark.

"Can I have her as a partner? I like her", Butterflymon told the Gennai. He laughed at that.

"I want to tell my plan first before I pair you guys", John Mark responded. Roachmon looked sexily at Celine.

"I hope I get paired with you my sweet", Roachmon said in a soft voice. "I knew it was destiny when I saw you. I love you baby". Celine looked at it with disgust.

"Roachmon don't you have a brother?" I asked.

"Oh no! They're my first cousins removed and believe me, they were removed for a reason", Roachmon told me. He then went back to staring at Celine.

"Okay" I said. I then saw Tigramon go up to Cole. He was smiling, petting the striped Digimon.

"You must be Tigramon!" Cole said. It then rubbed against his legs. I noticed it had a brown patch in the area where the tail connects with the body. Cole must have noticed it too. "You look like a stuffed animal. But what happened to your tail?"

"It keeps breaking off", Tigramon explained. "Want me to take it off and show you-"

"Um no thanks!" Cole exclaimed. The Digimon sat down by his feet.

"Okay now that you're all here, I think I shall tell you about my plan to stop the Dark One and his henchmen. You can sit down for this if you want. I think you all deserve a little rest". I nodded, being chased by a swarm of Flymon have worn me down a bit. Butterflymon sat contently on my right shoulder. Baamon went next to Sebastien. Tigramon was resting by Cole. Roachmon was trying his best to sit down to Celine but she ignored him entirely.

"First of all, I should tell you everything that has been happening as much as I know. You probably are aware that the dark dimension or the Dark Ocean as you call it, is connected to your world and to the Digital World. Therefore, Ryan and Damien-" he nodded at us and then to the French- speaking kids "- can simply go here from the dark dimension".

"You mean they can snoop on us while we're sitting here?" I asked the Gennai.

"Oh yes but don't worry. I know they're not here. Anyway, the dark dimension has been the home of the Dark One since he was banished there by the owner of the dark digivice. The Dark One cannot go back to that world because there is now a barrier around it just like there is a barrier to the dark dimension from here. The only way to remove the barrier is to use the digivice- and the same dark power- to do it".

"So where does Damien and the other kids fit in?" Sebastien inquired.

"The Dark One has to find others to do the work for him so he entices kids to do their part of his plan in exchange for power. As for the reason for them accepting, you ask them". All of a sudden a light appeared. It was a display of our world in space with a light mist around it.

"That's Earth!" I stated.

"It is Earth, but not your Earth. You see that blackness around it? That's the barrier to the dark dimension!"

"I can't believe that a simple kid did that!" Cole exclaimed.

"But he did. However, the Dark One's kids can just go from the Digital World to that world and take the black digivice from him". He paused. "So my plan is this: to find the kid and his friends before they do and warn them. Sebastien please give me your digivice".

"Sure" Sebastien handed him his yellow digivice.

"Ok. This is your digivice. I know it's small but it is capable to perform your task at hand. It can take you to the Digital World and back. It can also assist your Digimon in their digivolutions" John Mark narrowed his eyes. " You can also use your Digimon to find the DigiDestineds and to defend you and your Digimon from any attacks. I hope nothing like that will happen but it is better to be prepared. I assume that Ryan, Damien and the other kids have already gone to that world. We need to act now. I am going to pair you now". He put his hand under his chin. We all looked at him. "Alright, Mel is with Butterflymon, Cole is with Tigramon, Sebastien is with Baamon and Celine is with Roachmon". That caused Roachmon to be very happy and he flashed a big grin at Celine. She just looked down and shook her head in dismay.

"As for Mel and Cole, I have a special assignment for you. It is a vital yet dangerous mission so listen intently. Your assignment is to find the kid with the black digivice yourselves". At that the image of the world changed to a street in a city. There was a dark-haired kid in a grey uniform walking. He suddenly looked behind him.

"That's Ken!" I gasped.

"Yes, Ken Ichijouji. You need to find him before Ryan and his gang do. As for Celine, you are going to find the younger DigiDestineds. Sebastien, you are going to find the older DigiDestineds, the original group. Of course you may come across the other group of kids but I don't mind. Just warn them".

"Thank you Jean-Marc", Sebastien said. The Gennai smiled.

"I should be going now. It is hard to be the Gennai of a country as big as yours. Of course Russia is a lot bigger" John Mark laughed. "I don't envy Ilya's job one bit. Now in order to go to the other world, just say 'Digiport open'. Your destination is already programmed into your digivice. Remember you need to be in front of a computer in order to go back here. Now I hope you all remember your mission and please, please be careful".

"Thank you a lot! Bye John Mark! We all appreciate this!" I said. We all nodded. We were all grateful for him for letting us help the DigiDestineds.

"Digiport open!" Cole and I yelled out.

"Ouvrir le digiport!" Sebastien and Celine yelled.

The next thing I knew Cole and I were standing on the corner of a street. There were Japanese signs all around.

"Woah! Where are we?" Cole said, looking around.

I looked at my digivice. At first the screen was blank. Then I saw words appear.

"According to my digivice, we are in Tamachi, Tokyo, Japan. We must be near Ken's place. Maybe he is still outside".

"Well why are we standing here for? Let's find him!" Cole said. I nodded.

We stepped on the street

We know our mission

We have to act fast

The search has begun

I can't believe it only took me four days to write this when it took me eight months to write the last chapter. Digimon and Roachmon belong to Toei and Saban. FoxTV no longer has rights to Digimon. You can e-mail me at Melicadar@hotmail.com or at Melicadar@yahoo.com. I also got four other poems so read and review if you haven't. I am going to work on my new webpage so Chapter Six might take some time. Just don't forget to review!

Next: Chapter Six- The Search Is On