Melody: Okay at the moment, I am chained to my chair. Contrary to the fic,
the digidestined are keeping me prisoner, not the other way around.
T.K.: How else were we supposed to keep an eye on you? After the whole "Love Geometry" thing, we don't exactly trust your imagination.
Matt: Get used to it, one of these days I swear you're going to be thrown in jail for disturbing the peace.
Melody: Hey! It's "Geometry of Love." What in the world did I do with those evil rubber duckies? *looks around for them*
Yolie: Don't worry, they're locked up too.
Melody: Great...by the way AVALON9 I LOVE YOUR STORIES!!!
Willis: That was random.
Writers Applause:
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Miaow227: Don't worry, you'll hear about Catherine soon enough.
Hazy: Yeah, I heard about that somewhere. In the 3rd Digimon movie, Mimi is with Kari and T.K. when they take the picture in New York.
Puppkid: Very good name, I hope it doesn't end soon. "Hack," I watch that every once in a while, but usually I'm already having strange dreams by the time it comes on. Oh by the way, I love your sense of humor.
YamatoFanGirl: Let me guess, you like Matt right? I'm a genius I know. Funny you mention him, just scroll down the page a bit, and drool as much as you like. I also adore your sense of humor.
danAlwyn: Thanks for the advice, I'll try to make the transitions smoother this chapter. By the way, let me know if my skills have improved.
Eowyn the Fair: WOW! I honored to have you review my fic. I'm sure T.K. and Willis are too. (Blonde jokes, you gotta love 'em.) ****
Melody: La la la, whose my next victim...GENAI!!!!
Genai: ZZZZZ...huh?
Melody: I want you to do the disclaimer.
Genai: Oh...finally some employment, I haven't even been mentioned since the beginning of this story. Melody owns nothing but the character she killed off and her Elijah Wood picture collection.
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Deathful Darkness: Chapter 8: Digicore Activated.
The Dark Ocean's waves roared with intensity. Water crashed against the cliffs on the beach. Though something more unusual was happening, rain. Thousands of tears from digimon in the Digital world were falling from the sky. That was the Dark Ocean's secret, its ocean lived off tears of despair. Humanity's hardened hearts formed its cliffs. Lastly Darkness was its fuel, its core.
Far within the fortress beneath the sea, there sat a single prisoner. Behind iron bars, the captive couldn't hear the storm outside. He blew his blonde bangs out of his hair out of boredom. Matt Ishida pondered how long it would take for the others to be seized. The teenager had sat in his dungeon for one day, though he lost track of time. Depression also set in, and Matt banged his head against the stone wall. 'How could I be so stupid! Jael was part of this all along.' Another thing bugged Matt, he knew Jael was involved with Piedmon, yet he didn't think of bringing Gabumon with him. If he hadn't been chained to the floor, Matt would've beaten himself up several times.
His gloomy eyes watched the activity of the scubamon. They ran and hurried across the room and into the hallways. The forlorn servants of Piedmon were anxious about something. Though their master was nowhere in sight. Had the Digidestined defeated the Joker? Matt doubted it.
Suddenly a dark figure materialized in Piedmon's throne room. Matt leaned forward, examining the digimon more closely. The figure was feminine. After the digimon moved out of the shadows, Matt could see her better. Gray hair streamed down her back. She wore black leather clothing, including a mini-skirt. Suddenly the digimon turned around. Lady Devimon sneered at the blonde teen with crimson eyes.
She snapped her fingers. Fog filled Matt's prison cell. He heard yelling. Moments later something, or someone fell on him.
"Oof." Matt grunted as the wind was knocked out of him. He lifted his head. Brown spiky hair was now in Matt's face. "Davis?"
The leader of the second set of Digidestined sat up. Davis turned his gaze to meet the eyes of Matt. Afterwards Davis scooted away from the blonde in surprise. Next to him, the still fatigued Tai Kamiya stirred. Though this goggle-headed teen wasn't nearly as shocked.
"So this is the Dark Ocean." He stated watching the Scubamon. Tai was still numbed by the death of Jael. Pain still burned in his soul, but Tai was trying to quench it. The result was an inability to feel anything else but darkness.
"Where's Jael? I thought she was supposed to bring you to Piedmon." Matt pondered out loud.
"She's gone." Tai croaked, as tears streamed down his face again.
"Jael tried to warn Tai about Kari. So we think Piedmon killed her off." Davis answered.
After a long silence, their conversation was interrupted. Gravel around the throne room flew into the air circling like a miniature tornado. A loud roaring wind hummed, signaling a powerful digimon's arrival. Slowly a dark form took shape. It was tall in height, nearly reaching the ceiling. The flying debris lost its speed, and fell to the floor once more.
Piedmon was once again sitting on his dark throne. He glanced at Lady Devimon and nodded. Then Piedmon gradually brought his gaze towards the prison cell, and grinned evilly. The Dark Master snapped his fingers. It echoed throughout the space, bringing each creature's attention. A chain, still hanging, fell from the ceiling.
Tai gasped. Suspended at the bottom of the cable was his sister. Kari's eyes were closed, indicating her unconsciousness. Her face was pale, making Tai's heart sink even further down his body. 'Where's T.K.? Isn't he supposed to be rescuing her right about now?'
Suddenly Fate answered his question. Dozens of Scubamon made their way into the throne room. In pairs of two, they dragged either a digidestined or a digimon in their arms. First came Davis, with Veemon in chains behind him. Then the rest of the Digidestined arrived and their digimon. T.K., Patamon, and Gatomon were last, and the feline digimon wasn't awake. Davis, Willis, Yolie, Cody, Ken and their digimon partners were thrown in the prison cell. The Scubamon continued to escort T.K., Patamon and Gatomon to the center of the room.
"What the heck happened, aren't your digimon strong enough to stand against those things?" Matt asked.
"They have some kind of weakening power, our partners couldn't digivolve." Willis answered calmly before Davis or Matt could argue.
T.K. didn't say anything. His face was sullen, his eyes filled with guilt. 'I should have been there for Kari.' Though Piedmon interrupted T.K's thoughts.
The Jester cracked his knuckles and laid them upon his lap. He cleared his throat. Next Piedmon pulled out some familiar cards with child- like drawings. Holding them up, he let the Digidestined see a portrait of them. "I'm certain you are pondering the reason for your presence here." Piedmon paused as his words sank in. "Long ago the Hope child, his digimon, and the Light child sealed me in this horrid place. Unfortunately for you I have been ignored. I built myself an army of scubamon. Today you will witness my revenge on you, the Digidestined. Then I shall receive the power needed to free myself from this prison." After finishing his one-sided dialogue, Piedmon snapped his fingers once more.
The chain slowly lengthened, lowering Kari to the floor. T.K. watched closely hoping silently that she wouldn't be harmed. When Kari did reach the ground, the clasp around her wrists opened, setting her free. She awoke and noticed her location. Kari gasped and shrank away from Piedmon's position. Across from her, T.K. began to make his way towards his imprisoned companion.
"No T.K.! IT'S A TRAP!" Matt shouted as loudly as he could.
T.K. halted. Piedmon brought his gaze to rest upon his archenemy. "Or is it, Takeru Takashi? You wouldn't let me harm your girlfriend defenseless, now would you?"
"He's/She's not my boyfriend/girlfriend." Kari and T.K. retorted simultaneously.
Piedmon's evil sneer grew. He blew vapor into the air. In front of Piedmon's captives a puddle formed in mid air. It replayed a familiar scene within Willis's house.
~* Flash Back *~
"T.K.?" Kari asked quietly.
The blonde boy looked up. His blue eyes were filled with concern. "Yeah Kari?"
"I can I talk to you alone for a moment?" Her words were barely above a whisper.
T.K. nodded and followed her into the hallway. Kari leaned against a wall, trying to sort out her feelings. The teen next to her took his place next to her, watching for her next move. He worried about her, yearning to do anything to help Kari feel better.
Finally she broke the silence, "Um...T.K., can you tell me something?"
"Sure, anything."
"Do you love me?" The words seemed to flow off her tongue.
T.K. struggled to come up with a response. An unknown fear washed over him. He took a deep breath and answered, "Of course I do." The blonde smiled.
"Say it please." Kari was now staring at him, trying to read T.K's gaze.
"I love you Kari."
~* End Flashback *~
Piedmon drew his fingers through the mist, causing it to scatter. "Or could it be unrequited love?" Again another floating body of water in the space. It replayed a more recent memory of the Digidestined.
~* Flashback *~
T.K. stood as he greeted the French girl. "Bon jour Catherine. Meet my friends Davis, Kari, Yolie, Ken, Cody, and Willis." Next T.K. introduced the digimon.
Catherine came closer as T.K. was talking. "Any way, how are...?" Though the blonde boy was interrupted. He was being kissed; French style by the girl in front of him. T.K. fought his hormones as he looked at Kari. Her face was identical to the one in the nightmare. His dream was coming true! The heart inside T.K. sank into his stomach. 'Why do these things always happen to me?'
~* End Flashback *~
Piedmon watched as T.K's face turned red and faced the hard floor. " And now for the Grand Finale." The jester sneered as he gestured to the latest clip.
~* Flash Back *~
"Do you love me enough to kiss me?" Hunter seemed to becoming impatient.
Kari gaze widened even more. Hunter was in a hurry. Something was seriously wrong with this date of his. Then another idea formed in Kari's mind. T.K. could be watching, even listening to this conversation. The girl laughed to herself as she kissed Hunter on the lips.
~* End Flash Back *~
Kari joined her crush in being ashamed. Then T.K. once again progressed towards her. In moments he was holding Kari in his arms. Piedmon watched the scene with evil glee.
"You know, it's a bit late to forgive each other now." He chided.
"How would you know that, Piedmon." Matt retorted as he grabbed the prison bars.
"Ah, you see, Miss Kamiya has something I want."
T.K's widened. Meanwhile Kari frowned. Across the room, Tai looked up at the Joker digimon.
"Not that foolish children. She has a certain amount of power I need to free myself of this dimension. Also, I need to revenge my defeat, Takeru."
"Would you stop calling me that!" T.K. groaned meekly, as he hung his head.
"Why shouldn't I? I am the one who has the upper hand you know. Hmm...the clock is ticking away." When Piedmon was finished jesting, he whistled.
Suddenly a black figure floated across the room. Its face was completely hidden under a long black cloak. Dark mist seemed to arise from the cloth. Two blue eyes stared back at T.K. and Kari. The girl immediately cringed. 'He was in my nightmare!' As it drew nearer, the air became tighter. Kari and T.K. were finding it hard to breathe. Then came the memories. Myotismon fired his bats and Kari and Gatomon. Without warning. Wizardmon stepped in the way. He was hit with full force, shattering into bits of data.
Kari screamed as she fell from T.K's arms. She wanted to shrink and disappear. Most of all Kari yearned to be alone. Then her wish was granted. The warm of T.K's presence vanished. Turning around, Kari beheld her best friend captive in the cloaked thing's arms.
"RUN KARI!" T.K. screamed.
"Again your timing is off, Hope Child." Piedmon sneered. Focusing on Kari he continued, "You my dear have the one thing that can take me out of this world. Years ago Gennai gave you a digicore, the most powerful device in the digital world. So powerful they are that only the Entities of Light and the Digimon Sovereign have control over them. And today you shall give it to me Light Child. The process will most likely kill you, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
" What if I don't?" Kari asked, trying to sound brave like the others.
"Then I'll have to take it by force." Piedmon cupped his hands and turned them at an angle. His eyes narrowed in concentration. Gradually air began to circle around Piedmon's palms.
Meanwhile Kari was beginning to have a headache. It turned into a throbbing migraine. The pain spread to her chest, like Kari had run ten miles. She became feverish and nauseated simultaneously. Kari felt dizzy, and she couldn't focus.
At last the digicore left Kari's chest. It traveled through the air towards the Jester's outstretched arms. Meanwhile Kari passed out completely. T.K's heart stopped.
"KARI!" He screamed.
Without warning, the digicore stopped in mid-air. It fell towards the ground. T.K. broke free from the arms of the black figure. He stumbled forward and dived to the floor. The orb landed in T.K's palm. Piedmon cursed while the boy sighed with relief. Then the digicore shattered.
For the second time, T.K's heart stopped beating. All color left his face while his lips frowned. Though a look of determination remained there. T.K. walked towards Kari and knelt down. He carefully began to piece the glass together. When he almost had it complete, a shard landed awkwardly. The digicore fell to fragments once again. They descended unto Kari's chest.
"Oh just give up. You know it's hopeless." Piedmon sneered, truly bored at the scene. He waited impatiently for T.K's crest* of hope to fail.
"T.K. DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! He wants you to fail!" Davis shouted as loudly as his lungs would allow.
Matt finally realized what Piedmon was really trying to accomplish. "You know you have a sick way of getting revenge you monster! Only a sicko like you would think of killing Kari to avenge T.K. defeating you five years ago."
"Now you're calling me names Matt Ishida? It's really rude you know." Piedmon retorted as a cloth soared towards Matt's open mouth, gagging him.
T.K. hardly noticed it. His eyes were focused on Kari's stomach. She was hardly breathing. Tears welled up in T.K's eyes, threatening to fall any second. He took a deep breath and gently kissed Kari on the lips. Then T.K. couldn't bear the pain any longer. Burying his face in his hands, T.K. began to weep.
A single crystal tear dropped through his fingers. It splattered on the shards of the former orb. Slowly the pieces began to disintegrate into tiny sparkling bits of data. Then they rose upward. They whirled around in the air, faster and faster until some of the data began to collide. When they did, they formed larger particles. Gradually the data formed the Digicore once again. Glowing, it descended from the air, towards Kari's heart.
Piedmon growled when he realized what was happening. He would have to wait for any of the chosen digimon to digivolve. Until then there was nothing Piedmon could do. Drumming his fingers on his throne, Piedmon watched the digidestined before him.
Kari sat up. She opened her eyes as she began to glow. Next to her, Gatomon also lit up. The feline digimon purred as she felt energy serge through her fur. Gatomon leaped up into the air.
"GATOMON WARP DIGIVOLVE TO...MAGNADRAMON!" She cried as her voice deepened. Her fur turned pink as Gatomon's body grew in size. It reshaped into that of an oriental dragon.
Around them the scubamon began to chant. "Queen Kari...Queen Kari." They repeated over and over as they gathered around the outskirts of the room. There were hundreds of these shadowy creatures.
Meanwhile the remainder of the Digidestined gaped as their eyes widened. Though Tai and T.K. were the only exceptions. They smiled as new tears formed in their eyes. Hope stirred within all their hearts, and Piedmon would sense it. It made him sick to his stomach. Piedmon's blood boiled as he realized that his plan was falling apart.
He leaped into the air like an acrobat. Studying his opponent carefully, Piedmon made his challenge, " So you want to fight me, pink lizard?"
"You may call me Magnadramon. And yes, I want to make sure you never live to hurt anyone again." Kari's partner answered solemnly. Magnadramon glanced at her digidestined. Queen Kari nodded.
"TRUMP SWORD!" Piedmon shouted as he threw two of his daggers and the Dragon digimon.
" DRAGON FIRE!" Magnadramon replied as her attack burned the weapons to a crisp.
Piedmon's poker-like face twisted into an expression of shock. He began to back away planning a way to regroup. The jester digimon glanced around hurriedly for any means of escape or help. Then Piedmon realized he had none except the Scubamon. They were distracted by the digicore's power. For the umpteenth time, Piedmon cursed the digital orb.
Once again Magnadramon let out her power. "FIRE TORNADO!"
The blast roared through the throne room. Within seconds it burned Piedmon to a crisp before he could react. His data dispersed into the air and was gone forever. All that was left was a charred silhouette on the throne.
"DRAGON FIRE!" Magnadramon repeated aiming towards the prison bars. The digidestined prisoners gasped and cringed as the metal disintegrated. Meanwhile Kari fainted into T.K's arms as her light faded. T.K. smiled as he studied Kari's sleeping form.
*Back at the bridge*
Jael's body lay cold and undisturbed in the road. No cars passed the bridge for the area was still covered in fog. Though one living creature was able to find its way through. A white cat with orange and white fur trotted up the asphalt street. Merlin made his way towards his owner. He sniffed Jael's form for signs of life.
Discovering that the girl was indeed dead, Merlin backed away from her. Raising his forepaws in the air, Merlin's appearance began to change. His paws turned brown and into gloves and shoes. A large blue cape grew from Merlin's shoulders. Pumpkin colored ears changed into long golden hair. One large pointy hat descended from the sky and onto his head. The rest of Merlin's fur transformed into a costume similar to a scarecrow's. Satisfied with his new form, "Merlin" set to work.
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Melody: MUHAHAHA! I know what's about to happen and you don't! (Aren't I so evil?) Anyway, the offer regarding reviews from my last chapter still stands. And whoever has sent me the most by my next update wins something; (I'm not sure yet what I give the winner.) Only six more weeks of school! YAY!
T.K.: How else were we supposed to keep an eye on you? After the whole "Love Geometry" thing, we don't exactly trust your imagination.
Matt: Get used to it, one of these days I swear you're going to be thrown in jail for disturbing the peace.
Melody: Hey! It's "Geometry of Love." What in the world did I do with those evil rubber duckies? *looks around for them*
Yolie: Don't worry, they're locked up too.
Melody: Great...by the way AVALON9 I LOVE YOUR STORIES!!!
Willis: That was random.
Writers Applause:
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Miaow227: Don't worry, you'll hear about Catherine soon enough.
Hazy: Yeah, I heard about that somewhere. In the 3rd Digimon movie, Mimi is with Kari and T.K. when they take the picture in New York.
Puppkid: Very good name, I hope it doesn't end soon. "Hack," I watch that every once in a while, but usually I'm already having strange dreams by the time it comes on. Oh by the way, I love your sense of humor.
YamatoFanGirl: Let me guess, you like Matt right? I'm a genius I know. Funny you mention him, just scroll down the page a bit, and drool as much as you like. I also adore your sense of humor.
danAlwyn: Thanks for the advice, I'll try to make the transitions smoother this chapter. By the way, let me know if my skills have improved.
Eowyn the Fair: WOW! I honored to have you review my fic. I'm sure T.K. and Willis are too. (Blonde jokes, you gotta love 'em.) ****
Melody: La la la, whose my next victim...GENAI!!!!
Genai: ZZZZZ...huh?
Melody: I want you to do the disclaimer.
Genai: Oh...finally some employment, I haven't even been mentioned since the beginning of this story. Melody owns nothing but the character she killed off and her Elijah Wood picture collection.
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Deathful Darkness: Chapter 8: Digicore Activated.
The Dark Ocean's waves roared with intensity. Water crashed against the cliffs on the beach. Though something more unusual was happening, rain. Thousands of tears from digimon in the Digital world were falling from the sky. That was the Dark Ocean's secret, its ocean lived off tears of despair. Humanity's hardened hearts formed its cliffs. Lastly Darkness was its fuel, its core.
Far within the fortress beneath the sea, there sat a single prisoner. Behind iron bars, the captive couldn't hear the storm outside. He blew his blonde bangs out of his hair out of boredom. Matt Ishida pondered how long it would take for the others to be seized. The teenager had sat in his dungeon for one day, though he lost track of time. Depression also set in, and Matt banged his head against the stone wall. 'How could I be so stupid! Jael was part of this all along.' Another thing bugged Matt, he knew Jael was involved with Piedmon, yet he didn't think of bringing Gabumon with him. If he hadn't been chained to the floor, Matt would've beaten himself up several times.
His gloomy eyes watched the activity of the scubamon. They ran and hurried across the room and into the hallways. The forlorn servants of Piedmon were anxious about something. Though their master was nowhere in sight. Had the Digidestined defeated the Joker? Matt doubted it.
Suddenly a dark figure materialized in Piedmon's throne room. Matt leaned forward, examining the digimon more closely. The figure was feminine. After the digimon moved out of the shadows, Matt could see her better. Gray hair streamed down her back. She wore black leather clothing, including a mini-skirt. Suddenly the digimon turned around. Lady Devimon sneered at the blonde teen with crimson eyes.
She snapped her fingers. Fog filled Matt's prison cell. He heard yelling. Moments later something, or someone fell on him.
"Oof." Matt grunted as the wind was knocked out of him. He lifted his head. Brown spiky hair was now in Matt's face. "Davis?"
The leader of the second set of Digidestined sat up. Davis turned his gaze to meet the eyes of Matt. Afterwards Davis scooted away from the blonde in surprise. Next to him, the still fatigued Tai Kamiya stirred. Though this goggle-headed teen wasn't nearly as shocked.
"So this is the Dark Ocean." He stated watching the Scubamon. Tai was still numbed by the death of Jael. Pain still burned in his soul, but Tai was trying to quench it. The result was an inability to feel anything else but darkness.
"Where's Jael? I thought she was supposed to bring you to Piedmon." Matt pondered out loud.
"She's gone." Tai croaked, as tears streamed down his face again.
"Jael tried to warn Tai about Kari. So we think Piedmon killed her off." Davis answered.
After a long silence, their conversation was interrupted. Gravel around the throne room flew into the air circling like a miniature tornado. A loud roaring wind hummed, signaling a powerful digimon's arrival. Slowly a dark form took shape. It was tall in height, nearly reaching the ceiling. The flying debris lost its speed, and fell to the floor once more.
Piedmon was once again sitting on his dark throne. He glanced at Lady Devimon and nodded. Then Piedmon gradually brought his gaze towards the prison cell, and grinned evilly. The Dark Master snapped his fingers. It echoed throughout the space, bringing each creature's attention. A chain, still hanging, fell from the ceiling.
Tai gasped. Suspended at the bottom of the cable was his sister. Kari's eyes were closed, indicating her unconsciousness. Her face was pale, making Tai's heart sink even further down his body. 'Where's T.K.? Isn't he supposed to be rescuing her right about now?'
Suddenly Fate answered his question. Dozens of Scubamon made their way into the throne room. In pairs of two, they dragged either a digidestined or a digimon in their arms. First came Davis, with Veemon in chains behind him. Then the rest of the Digidestined arrived and their digimon. T.K., Patamon, and Gatomon were last, and the feline digimon wasn't awake. Davis, Willis, Yolie, Cody, Ken and their digimon partners were thrown in the prison cell. The Scubamon continued to escort T.K., Patamon and Gatomon to the center of the room.
"What the heck happened, aren't your digimon strong enough to stand against those things?" Matt asked.
"They have some kind of weakening power, our partners couldn't digivolve." Willis answered calmly before Davis or Matt could argue.
T.K. didn't say anything. His face was sullen, his eyes filled with guilt. 'I should have been there for Kari.' Though Piedmon interrupted T.K's thoughts.
The Jester cracked his knuckles and laid them upon his lap. He cleared his throat. Next Piedmon pulled out some familiar cards with child- like drawings. Holding them up, he let the Digidestined see a portrait of them. "I'm certain you are pondering the reason for your presence here." Piedmon paused as his words sank in. "Long ago the Hope child, his digimon, and the Light child sealed me in this horrid place. Unfortunately for you I have been ignored. I built myself an army of scubamon. Today you will witness my revenge on you, the Digidestined. Then I shall receive the power needed to free myself from this prison." After finishing his one-sided dialogue, Piedmon snapped his fingers once more.
The chain slowly lengthened, lowering Kari to the floor. T.K. watched closely hoping silently that she wouldn't be harmed. When Kari did reach the ground, the clasp around her wrists opened, setting her free. She awoke and noticed her location. Kari gasped and shrank away from Piedmon's position. Across from her, T.K. began to make his way towards his imprisoned companion.
"No T.K.! IT'S A TRAP!" Matt shouted as loudly as he could.
T.K. halted. Piedmon brought his gaze to rest upon his archenemy. "Or is it, Takeru Takashi? You wouldn't let me harm your girlfriend defenseless, now would you?"
"He's/She's not my boyfriend/girlfriend." Kari and T.K. retorted simultaneously.
Piedmon's evil sneer grew. He blew vapor into the air. In front of Piedmon's captives a puddle formed in mid air. It replayed a familiar scene within Willis's house.
~* Flash Back *~
"T.K.?" Kari asked quietly.
The blonde boy looked up. His blue eyes were filled with concern. "Yeah Kari?"
"I can I talk to you alone for a moment?" Her words were barely above a whisper.
T.K. nodded and followed her into the hallway. Kari leaned against a wall, trying to sort out her feelings. The teen next to her took his place next to her, watching for her next move. He worried about her, yearning to do anything to help Kari feel better.
Finally she broke the silence, "Um...T.K., can you tell me something?"
"Sure, anything."
"Do you love me?" The words seemed to flow off her tongue.
T.K. struggled to come up with a response. An unknown fear washed over him. He took a deep breath and answered, "Of course I do." The blonde smiled.
"Say it please." Kari was now staring at him, trying to read T.K's gaze.
"I love you Kari."
~* End Flashback *~
Piedmon drew his fingers through the mist, causing it to scatter. "Or could it be unrequited love?" Again another floating body of water in the space. It replayed a more recent memory of the Digidestined.
~* Flashback *~
T.K. stood as he greeted the French girl. "Bon jour Catherine. Meet my friends Davis, Kari, Yolie, Ken, Cody, and Willis." Next T.K. introduced the digimon.
Catherine came closer as T.K. was talking. "Any way, how are...?" Though the blonde boy was interrupted. He was being kissed; French style by the girl in front of him. T.K. fought his hormones as he looked at Kari. Her face was identical to the one in the nightmare. His dream was coming true! The heart inside T.K. sank into his stomach. 'Why do these things always happen to me?'
~* End Flashback *~
Piedmon watched as T.K's face turned red and faced the hard floor. " And now for the Grand Finale." The jester sneered as he gestured to the latest clip.
~* Flash Back *~
"Do you love me enough to kiss me?" Hunter seemed to becoming impatient.
Kari gaze widened even more. Hunter was in a hurry. Something was seriously wrong with this date of his. Then another idea formed in Kari's mind. T.K. could be watching, even listening to this conversation. The girl laughed to herself as she kissed Hunter on the lips.
~* End Flash Back *~
Kari joined her crush in being ashamed. Then T.K. once again progressed towards her. In moments he was holding Kari in his arms. Piedmon watched the scene with evil glee.
"You know, it's a bit late to forgive each other now." He chided.
"How would you know that, Piedmon." Matt retorted as he grabbed the prison bars.
"Ah, you see, Miss Kamiya has something I want."
T.K's widened. Meanwhile Kari frowned. Across the room, Tai looked up at the Joker digimon.
"Not that foolish children. She has a certain amount of power I need to free myself of this dimension. Also, I need to revenge my defeat, Takeru."
"Would you stop calling me that!" T.K. groaned meekly, as he hung his head.
"Why shouldn't I? I am the one who has the upper hand you know. Hmm...the clock is ticking away." When Piedmon was finished jesting, he whistled.
Suddenly a black figure floated across the room. Its face was completely hidden under a long black cloak. Dark mist seemed to arise from the cloth. Two blue eyes stared back at T.K. and Kari. The girl immediately cringed. 'He was in my nightmare!' As it drew nearer, the air became tighter. Kari and T.K. were finding it hard to breathe. Then came the memories. Myotismon fired his bats and Kari and Gatomon. Without warning. Wizardmon stepped in the way. He was hit with full force, shattering into bits of data.
Kari screamed as she fell from T.K's arms. She wanted to shrink and disappear. Most of all Kari yearned to be alone. Then her wish was granted. The warm of T.K's presence vanished. Turning around, Kari beheld her best friend captive in the cloaked thing's arms.
"RUN KARI!" T.K. screamed.
"Again your timing is off, Hope Child." Piedmon sneered. Focusing on Kari he continued, "You my dear have the one thing that can take me out of this world. Years ago Gennai gave you a digicore, the most powerful device in the digital world. So powerful they are that only the Entities of Light and the Digimon Sovereign have control over them. And today you shall give it to me Light Child. The process will most likely kill you, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
" What if I don't?" Kari asked, trying to sound brave like the others.
"Then I'll have to take it by force." Piedmon cupped his hands and turned them at an angle. His eyes narrowed in concentration. Gradually air began to circle around Piedmon's palms.
Meanwhile Kari was beginning to have a headache. It turned into a throbbing migraine. The pain spread to her chest, like Kari had run ten miles. She became feverish and nauseated simultaneously. Kari felt dizzy, and she couldn't focus.
At last the digicore left Kari's chest. It traveled through the air towards the Jester's outstretched arms. Meanwhile Kari passed out completely. T.K's heart stopped.
"KARI!" He screamed.
Without warning, the digicore stopped in mid-air. It fell towards the ground. T.K. broke free from the arms of the black figure. He stumbled forward and dived to the floor. The orb landed in T.K's palm. Piedmon cursed while the boy sighed with relief. Then the digicore shattered.
For the second time, T.K's heart stopped beating. All color left his face while his lips frowned. Though a look of determination remained there. T.K. walked towards Kari and knelt down. He carefully began to piece the glass together. When he almost had it complete, a shard landed awkwardly. The digicore fell to fragments once again. They descended unto Kari's chest.
"Oh just give up. You know it's hopeless." Piedmon sneered, truly bored at the scene. He waited impatiently for T.K's crest* of hope to fail.
"T.K. DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! He wants you to fail!" Davis shouted as loudly as his lungs would allow.
Matt finally realized what Piedmon was really trying to accomplish. "You know you have a sick way of getting revenge you monster! Only a sicko like you would think of killing Kari to avenge T.K. defeating you five years ago."
"Now you're calling me names Matt Ishida? It's really rude you know." Piedmon retorted as a cloth soared towards Matt's open mouth, gagging him.
T.K. hardly noticed it. His eyes were focused on Kari's stomach. She was hardly breathing. Tears welled up in T.K's eyes, threatening to fall any second. He took a deep breath and gently kissed Kari on the lips. Then T.K. couldn't bear the pain any longer. Burying his face in his hands, T.K. began to weep.
A single crystal tear dropped through his fingers. It splattered on the shards of the former orb. Slowly the pieces began to disintegrate into tiny sparkling bits of data. Then they rose upward. They whirled around in the air, faster and faster until some of the data began to collide. When they did, they formed larger particles. Gradually the data formed the Digicore once again. Glowing, it descended from the air, towards Kari's heart.
Piedmon growled when he realized what was happening. He would have to wait for any of the chosen digimon to digivolve. Until then there was nothing Piedmon could do. Drumming his fingers on his throne, Piedmon watched the digidestined before him.
Kari sat up. She opened her eyes as she began to glow. Next to her, Gatomon also lit up. The feline digimon purred as she felt energy serge through her fur. Gatomon leaped up into the air.
"GATOMON WARP DIGIVOLVE TO...MAGNADRAMON!" She cried as her voice deepened. Her fur turned pink as Gatomon's body grew in size. It reshaped into that of an oriental dragon.
Around them the scubamon began to chant. "Queen Kari...Queen Kari." They repeated over and over as they gathered around the outskirts of the room. There were hundreds of these shadowy creatures.
Meanwhile the remainder of the Digidestined gaped as their eyes widened. Though Tai and T.K. were the only exceptions. They smiled as new tears formed in their eyes. Hope stirred within all their hearts, and Piedmon would sense it. It made him sick to his stomach. Piedmon's blood boiled as he realized that his plan was falling apart.
He leaped into the air like an acrobat. Studying his opponent carefully, Piedmon made his challenge, " So you want to fight me, pink lizard?"
"You may call me Magnadramon. And yes, I want to make sure you never live to hurt anyone again." Kari's partner answered solemnly. Magnadramon glanced at her digidestined. Queen Kari nodded.
"TRUMP SWORD!" Piedmon shouted as he threw two of his daggers and the Dragon digimon.
" DRAGON FIRE!" Magnadramon replied as her attack burned the weapons to a crisp.
Piedmon's poker-like face twisted into an expression of shock. He began to back away planning a way to regroup. The jester digimon glanced around hurriedly for any means of escape or help. Then Piedmon realized he had none except the Scubamon. They were distracted by the digicore's power. For the umpteenth time, Piedmon cursed the digital orb.
Once again Magnadramon let out her power. "FIRE TORNADO!"
The blast roared through the throne room. Within seconds it burned Piedmon to a crisp before he could react. His data dispersed into the air and was gone forever. All that was left was a charred silhouette on the throne.
"DRAGON FIRE!" Magnadramon repeated aiming towards the prison bars. The digidestined prisoners gasped and cringed as the metal disintegrated. Meanwhile Kari fainted into T.K's arms as her light faded. T.K. smiled as he studied Kari's sleeping form.
*Back at the bridge*
Jael's body lay cold and undisturbed in the road. No cars passed the bridge for the area was still covered in fog. Though one living creature was able to find its way through. A white cat with orange and white fur trotted up the asphalt street. Merlin made his way towards his owner. He sniffed Jael's form for signs of life.
Discovering that the girl was indeed dead, Merlin backed away from her. Raising his forepaws in the air, Merlin's appearance began to change. His paws turned brown and into gloves and shoes. A large blue cape grew from Merlin's shoulders. Pumpkin colored ears changed into long golden hair. One large pointy hat descended from the sky and onto his head. The rest of Merlin's fur transformed into a costume similar to a scarecrow's. Satisfied with his new form, "Merlin" set to work.
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Melody: MUHAHAHA! I know what's about to happen and you don't! (Aren't I so evil?) Anyway, the offer regarding reviews from my last chapter still stands. And whoever has sent me the most by my next update wins something; (I'm not sure yet what I give the winner.) Only six more weeks of school! YAY!