Ok made the changes some of you had requested. In my defense I was only ten
the last time I saw the Episode they defeated Piedmon in. Oh well, thanks
for the input either way! K On with the chapter!!!
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"I thought you were dead," Tai said with a mixture of hatred and fear mingling in his voice.
"I was, thanks to my lovely digidestined," Piedmon responded, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "But," He continued starting to meander around the room with a casual indifference, "I'm back. And believe me or not, I'm here to help you, the very children who destroyed my life," he said finally coming to a stop at the far wall.
"Why." Tai asked with caution.
Piedmon shook his head then responded, "There's more here then you could possibly imagine. Everything you knew is no longer valid. There are no rules now, no digital code of honor saying that the good guys always win. By the end of this, there will be nothing but grey and black. Make no mistake in thinking that I do this out of the goodness of my heart, I do not come here by choice, only by necessity."
"Necessity or not, we don't need your help." Tai said narrowing his eyes and standing tall in defiance.
Piedmon let out a twisted laugh, "Ah, well, once you've heard what I have to offer, and what you have to loss if your don't except my help, I guarantee you'll see it my way."
"What do you want?" Tai said cautiously looking around for something to use in defense.
Piedmon let a wicked laugh slip his lips as he responded, "What do I want. What do I want. I want you dead. I want you to undergo the same pain that I have endured for the past ten years, living in a digital Hell. I want you to suffer as I did. But that's not why I'm here."
"Why are you here then?"
"Friendship has been poisoned. I'm here to give you the antidote." He said lifting his hand and with a puff of smoke a small vile lay in his hand.
"Why would you do that?" Tai said at a low growl. (I know it's the second time he asked this question 'why' but... play along!)
"A lot has changed while I was dead. I no longer have the same power as I used to. My minions are either dead, or are no longer loyal. You see, I'm not the only evil there is any more. There's a new evil now. He's too powerful for me to defeat by myself. That's why I need you to kill him for me. And, as much as I despise this, you will need to be at full strength to defeat him, and that means, you'll need Friendship."
"How do we know if your not the one who poisoned him in the first place? How do we know that wont kill him." Tai said accusingly, gesturing towards the vile of clear liquid.
Piedmon cast a death glance towards Tai, "Have faith Taichi. He'll die if he doesn't drink it, at least this way he has a chance."
"Tai he's right." Matt said from the floor where he lay, "Its only been a couple hours, and I can already feel it starting to eat at my insides."
"No Matt, there has to be another way. I know some experts on poisons at the lab, they can find something that's more trust worthy." Joe said shaking his head.
"No. Joe, this isn't a normal poison. It's not from this world. It doesn't just eat at your body it eats at your mind and soul. I can feel it, and I cant hold it off for much longer. Joe this might be my only chance." Matt responded with firm decision.
"You heard the man," Piedmon said from across the room, "I'm the lesser of two evils, Tai. You have to trust me. You have no other choice, unless you want your friend to die."
Tai took a deep breath and ran his hand thru his brown locks. This was happening so fast. Too fast. He responded uneasily, "We need time."
"Hmmm," Piedmon said with a slight grin, "And isn't it funny, that's exactly what you don't have. I'll give you 'till tomorrow morning to make your decision. Lets hope that's not too late, shall we?" With that Piedmon was gone, in a blink of smoke, he had left.
Kari looked worriedly up at her brother, "Tai what are we going to do?"
Tai shook his head to clear it, "I—"he stopped and took a breath to calm himself, "Matt, you have some major explaining to do. What the hell is going on?"
"I—"Matt began but was cut off by Joe.
"Tai, I think the others should be here for this." He said.
Tai nodded in agreement, stepping into his leader mode once more, "Your right. Try to help him Joe. I don't care what you do, just try. I want more options here. Kari, you still have your cell phone right? I'll need your help calling the others. I want them here as soon as possible."
"Right." Kari said beginning to get up.
"And Matt," Tai said turning to face his friend.
"Yeah?" Matt said a bit wearily.
"This sure as hell better be good."
Ok That's a rap. Chapter Three is finished. I'm sorry that I'm making these chapters so short, but it makes things easier on me as the writer. Usually my chapters are super long, and its nice to shake things up a bit, and lets put it this way. Do you want several short chapters fast, or one big chapter that you have to wait forever for? Oh well, that's my reasoning at least. K I'm checkin' out. See yah guys later.
~Reion.
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"I thought you were dead," Tai said with a mixture of hatred and fear mingling in his voice.
"I was, thanks to my lovely digidestined," Piedmon responded, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "But," He continued starting to meander around the room with a casual indifference, "I'm back. And believe me or not, I'm here to help you, the very children who destroyed my life," he said finally coming to a stop at the far wall.
"Why." Tai asked with caution.
Piedmon shook his head then responded, "There's more here then you could possibly imagine. Everything you knew is no longer valid. There are no rules now, no digital code of honor saying that the good guys always win. By the end of this, there will be nothing but grey and black. Make no mistake in thinking that I do this out of the goodness of my heart, I do not come here by choice, only by necessity."
"Necessity or not, we don't need your help." Tai said narrowing his eyes and standing tall in defiance.
Piedmon let out a twisted laugh, "Ah, well, once you've heard what I have to offer, and what you have to loss if your don't except my help, I guarantee you'll see it my way."
"What do you want?" Tai said cautiously looking around for something to use in defense.
Piedmon let a wicked laugh slip his lips as he responded, "What do I want. What do I want. I want you dead. I want you to undergo the same pain that I have endured for the past ten years, living in a digital Hell. I want you to suffer as I did. But that's not why I'm here."
"Why are you here then?"
"Friendship has been poisoned. I'm here to give you the antidote." He said lifting his hand and with a puff of smoke a small vile lay in his hand.
"Why would you do that?" Tai said at a low growl. (I know it's the second time he asked this question 'why' but... play along!)
"A lot has changed while I was dead. I no longer have the same power as I used to. My minions are either dead, or are no longer loyal. You see, I'm not the only evil there is any more. There's a new evil now. He's too powerful for me to defeat by myself. That's why I need you to kill him for me. And, as much as I despise this, you will need to be at full strength to defeat him, and that means, you'll need Friendship."
"How do we know if your not the one who poisoned him in the first place? How do we know that wont kill him." Tai said accusingly, gesturing towards the vile of clear liquid.
Piedmon cast a death glance towards Tai, "Have faith Taichi. He'll die if he doesn't drink it, at least this way he has a chance."
"Tai he's right." Matt said from the floor where he lay, "Its only been a couple hours, and I can already feel it starting to eat at my insides."
"No Matt, there has to be another way. I know some experts on poisons at the lab, they can find something that's more trust worthy." Joe said shaking his head.
"No. Joe, this isn't a normal poison. It's not from this world. It doesn't just eat at your body it eats at your mind and soul. I can feel it, and I cant hold it off for much longer. Joe this might be my only chance." Matt responded with firm decision.
"You heard the man," Piedmon said from across the room, "I'm the lesser of two evils, Tai. You have to trust me. You have no other choice, unless you want your friend to die."
Tai took a deep breath and ran his hand thru his brown locks. This was happening so fast. Too fast. He responded uneasily, "We need time."
"Hmmm," Piedmon said with a slight grin, "And isn't it funny, that's exactly what you don't have. I'll give you 'till tomorrow morning to make your decision. Lets hope that's not too late, shall we?" With that Piedmon was gone, in a blink of smoke, he had left.
Kari looked worriedly up at her brother, "Tai what are we going to do?"
Tai shook his head to clear it, "I—"he stopped and took a breath to calm himself, "Matt, you have some major explaining to do. What the hell is going on?"
"I—"Matt began but was cut off by Joe.
"Tai, I think the others should be here for this." He said.
Tai nodded in agreement, stepping into his leader mode once more, "Your right. Try to help him Joe. I don't care what you do, just try. I want more options here. Kari, you still have your cell phone right? I'll need your help calling the others. I want them here as soon as possible."
"Right." Kari said beginning to get up.
"And Matt," Tai said turning to face his friend.
"Yeah?" Matt said a bit wearily.
"This sure as hell better be good."
Ok That's a rap. Chapter Three is finished. I'm sorry that I'm making these chapters so short, but it makes things easier on me as the writer. Usually my chapters are super long, and its nice to shake things up a bit, and lets put it this way. Do you want several short chapters fast, or one big chapter that you have to wait forever for? Oh well, that's my reasoning at least. K I'm checkin' out. See yah guys later.
~Reion.