I am TRYING to update these…I really am…I want to finish some of my Digimon fics…but see, I'm kinda depressed…and it's hard to write when I'm depressed…it's really, really hard…
The Grass Is Greener, this story and Healer's Touch will most definitely be completed. A Feudal Fairy Tale and House Mates will be updated very, very slowly, and may someday be taken down. Lost is still on hiatus, but will be finished. I promise.
Disclaimer: Sure, I own Digimon. Oh, look, a pig just flew by! And there are thousand-dollar bills growing off that tree…
Once Was Blind…
Chapter 6: Tenshi no Kuro
The five younger DigiDestined weren't having the best month.
There was definitely something wrong happening, but they couldn't quite figure out what it was or who was causing it.
The way it all happened, it was almost like a plague. Whole regions of the Digital World could be infected overnight, and they had no way of curing it. Everything about the areas infected grew…darker. It was as though someone had decreased the contrast to the screen of a television or computer. And the Digimon in the area grew more vicious, more…evil.
There were a few Digimon that managed to escape the effect, but they couldn't tell them much of anything. There were two items all those unaffected connected to the effects: A black horse and a human with red eyes.
So, naturally, they were at a complete loss.
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T.K. yawned, rolling over in bed. Keeping his eyes closed, he groped for the dark glasses and slid them on. Then he opened his eyes to glance around the room.
It was Saturday, the sun was filtering in from the window, illuminating the room around him. It looked just like it always did, slightly messy bed, slightly messy desk, posters hung semi-neatly on the walls…
He crawled out of bed, changing quickly out of his pajamas. His mother would be out all day, he knew that, and it was the perfect opportunity.
He reached over and gently shook Patamon out of his sleep. The orange-furred Digimon stirred, stretched like a cat and yawned at the top of his lungs. "G'moring, T.K…" he muttered sleepily, taking flight.
"You ready to go?" T.K. patted his friend on the head, handing him a warmed-up roll. The Digimon scarfed it down, nodding and landed on his partner's head.
In a few moments, they had transferred through the gate and into the Digital World. T.K. sighed, removing the glasses and brushing his hair back. Now he was dressed quite differently than before…a plain black, long-sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans, with boots and two small, sliver armbands. The shirt had a hood to it, one that he would pull up when they came close to familiar places, incase anyone could recognize him.
He turned and stroked the Armor-evolved Patamon. The DigiEgg, too, had changed…it must have had something to do with the D-X. He was no longer a yellow horse, clothed in gold. Now he was pale white, with a black mane, mighty black wings and armor made of onyx. Technically, he was no longer Pegasusmon, but rather was now Negasusmon.
"Alright then." he sighed, mounting. "Let's get going. You ready?"
"Whenever you are." the Digimon sounded a bit depressed.
T.K. raised an eyebrow, stroking his neck. "What's wrong? Are you sick or something?"
"…I'm worried about you." he turned his head to look at his partner. "Are you sure you're alright? Are you sure that guy didn't…do anything to you?"
T.K. sighed, patting him comfortingly. "Don't you worry about that." he soothed. "I'm fine, really…This is the best thing that could have happened…"
The black horse took to the air, still in a quiet silence. He held his tounge a moment, then looked back again. "Are you sure we shouldn't have told the others?"
"They wouldn't understand." T.K. pulled his hood over his head, so that the only things that could be clearly seen were the bright, red eyes. "Don't worry…come on, let's get with it."
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The lush Emerald Forest was one of the most beautiful places in the Digital World. The trees were not only as green as emeralds, rather, the leaves were made of emeralds. And the village located within it thrived on the local spring, as well as the selling of the fallen emeralds.
Yolei shaded her eyes a bit, squinting. "Man, it's so bright in here you almost need sunglasses!" she groaned.
"Don't worry." piped one of the Digimon that lived here…a greener species of Floramon known as Emeramon. "That only happens for a little while around lunch time. In a few minutes it'll all be fine."
As she spoke, the sun moved a little to the west and the bright green light disappeared. Davis lifted his goggles back away from his eyes. "Wow…That was kinda cool."
"Beautiful…" Kari whispered.
"Yeah, it was great. But it isn't why we're here." Cody nodded seriously, and looked over at Ken. "Are we sure the black horse was seen coming this way?"
"According to his map-out Izzy made, then yeah." Ken held a piece of paper, showing the grid-like map of the Digital World. There were white and black scattered across the grids. "He's moving in a pattern, starting from one edge and moving in in a spiral. This is the next area in his path."
"Great!" Davis slammed his fist into his other hand. "I'm ready to give that creep a piece of my mind!"
"Yeah!" Veemon piped in agreement.
Kari made a bit of a sighing noise under her breath, gazing off into the distance. Gatomon looked up at her, concerned. "Kari? What's wrong?"
"…It's nothing, really." she sighed, brushing her bangs back. "I've just got this…strange feeling…"
She shook her head, attempting to clear her thoughts. "I guess it's just strange trying to find a bad guy without T.K. here…"
The others didn't say anything, but they all felt the short pang inside when she said that. Apparently, not being able to go to the Digital World had been taken as more of an insult than they'd thought. Even Patamon refused to speak to them now, apparently slighted as well.
A shrill, high-pitched trumpeting noise suddenly rang over the sparkling trees. Those sitting leapt to their feet, and those standing went to rigid attention. It was a signal from the Emeramon deeper in the forest.
"He's coming." Yolei whispered.
"Let's go." Davis nodded, and the flashings of Digivolution filled the clearing.
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"Uh…T.K.?"
"Yeah?" the boy leaned down to hear his friend, keeping his eyes on the D-X strapped to his arm. It was beeping slowly, scanning the area with a blood-red beam.
"What're we looking for, anyway?" the black-armored horse turned his head to look back at his partner.
"I have…no idea." the boy shrugged. "But, thanks to this…we should know when we find it."
The Digimon made a slight neighing noise, tossing his head back uneasily. The area touched by that red beam came out…differently. It was darker…colder…
There was a familiar rushing noise. Both human and partner looked up as three familiar Digimon…in white, red and green…rose out of the trees in front of them. Two more, blue and yellow, began crashing through the ones just below them.
"Oh no…" Negasusmon whispered in shock. "The guys…T.K., we can't…!"
"Shh." his partner urged quietly, patting his neck. He pulled the hood further over his head, hiding any recognizable features. "Remember, don't call me that around anyone we know…It's Tenchi Kuro."
"But…We can't." the Digimon whispered. "They're our friends! We can't fight them!"
"No, we can't." he agreed, glancing around and shutting off the beam. "Head for the trees…I've got a better idea."
"…You promise we're not gonna hurt anybody?"
"I promise, Patamon." he gently stroked his neck. "I'm not sinking to that level."
With that, the horse killed their speed and they dropped into the trees.
TBC.
Cliffhanger.
I am evil…yes I am. I swear, by everything I can think of, I am trying as hard as I can to get the next chapter done. However, seeing as it's been a struggle not to just give up on some of these, it will still probably take a while…like, at least a month. Probably more, if I don't get ideas…HINT HINT. PLLLLLEEEAAASSSEEE give me some ideas! I'll be eternally grateful, and it will get the chapter out faster, too! Well…until then. Later, ya'll.
*~GS~*