A Digimon Fanfic by Haru Glory

Disclaimer and Author's notes:

Sorry for the very, very long wait for the next chapter update. Well, I was kinda busy but you all know the score, Digimon and related articles are the property of Bandai and Akiyoshi Hongo, this story however is copyrighted to me. Well, enjoy reading you guys, ja ne!

Hope of Darkness Chapter 17: The Power of Friendship!

Jen came to a full stop at the sight of someone in front of the dark portal that his sister, Riece made.

"Egaomon, look!" Jen pointed towards the direction of the person he saw.

"Why, that's." Egaomon said.

"ALICE?!" Jen finished with a tone of disbelief in his voice.

Meanwhile, inside the dark portal. Everyone was having a hard time trying to defeat Riece.

"Is that the best that you guys can do?" Riece asked.

"Darn it! Where's Jen when you need him?" Misato asked exasperated.

" HAHAHA.I am truly invincible, aren't I?" Riece asked mocking the others.

"Not really." Came Freeda and Reika's reply.

And with that the two women jumped and attacked Riece together causing a wound on Riece's left cheek to appear.

"Aargh!!!" Riece shrieked, "You'll pay for this!!!"

"Uh-oh."T.K thought, "I have a bad feeling about this."

Meanwhile, outside the dark sphere. "Alice, what are you doing here?" Jen asked.

Alice looked at him curiously before answering, "I should be the one to ask you that."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Jen asked.

"You're seriously asking that?" Alice asked back, "I thought you'd be with the others fighting inside this thing."

"Oh.I.uh." Jen muttered.

"You what? Egaomon, what's wrong with him?" Alice asked the digimon.

"Well, he ran off before the others got through the portal that Riece made." Egaomon answered before Jen could stop the happy-go-lucky digimon from spilling the beans.

"I didn't think you'd do that to the others, Jen." Alice said before turning away.

"I didn't know any better before, Alice. I thought that I was about to hurt my sister.but." Jen paused, "I know what to do now, Alice, so let's go in there and help the others out!"

Back at the dark portal.

"TOTAL DARKNESS!!!" Riece exclaimed and as she did the others instantly fell to a deep slumber.

T.K's dream

"Ouch! My head." T.K muttered, "What the heck happened?"

"It's about time you woke up." someone spoke.

"Huh? Who's there?!" T.K asked while getting ready to fight.

"You don't know?" the voice asked, and upon seeing T.K back away added, "I'll give you a clue. How about this?"

And with that, T.K heard a 'click' and shapes began to form at the far side of the dark place that T.K was in, soon he could hear voices, very familiar voices.

" C'mon Kari, why don't you want me to be your boyfriend?" Davis bellowed so loud that all the digidestineds could hear him.

The others didn't care though,

"It's not the first time he asked that." Ken sighed.

T.K. knows that Kari would never choose someone like Davis,

" Man, why can't I ask her that?" T.K. wondered.

"Davis, how many times do I have to tell you?!" Kari exclaimed hoping that this time she would make it loud and clear to Davis that she doesn't want to be with him all day any more. "NO! NO! and NO!"

"Oh, Kari you don't have to be shy." Davis answered back.

That's when T.K. snapped.

" What's your problem Motomiya?!" T.K. shouted at the surprised Davis. "Can't you understand the simple word No?"

Everyone looked at T.K., this was the first time that T.K. shouted at Davis with pure rage.

After that, T.K heard someone laughing, and the voice spoke again, "So, do you know me now?"

"No, cuz' you're certainly NOT Davis, or any of my friends!"

"That's something new, Davis? A FRIEND? Hahahaha.Don't make me laugh!" the voice argued, "Then I guess you still don't know who I am, here let me show you what happened next ."

And T.K once again heard a 'click'.

" I should be the one asking you why you're shouting at me and looking at me like that, Takeiishi!" Davis growled back as he moves closer to T.K. his fist clentched. Kari was shocked to see T.K. like that, she had known T.K. for so long at not once did he became so angry at one of his friends,

" is it because of me?" Kari wondered, "that can't be it. but why is he so angry at Davis?"

Just then when Davis was close enough, T.K. tried to punch him but when he did tried he felt something. It was a shot of icy pain straight at his heart. He felt cold then he passed out.

"I remember, that's when I was back home! Before I was brought back to the digi-world.that was the time I passed out." T.K shouted.

"Oh, so now you remember, then maybe you can now guess who you're talking to." The voice said.

"How could you know any of this?! How could you know my past?" T.K asked.

The voice laughed before answering, "Your past is my past, your present is my present, and your future is also.my future!"

Kari's dream

"T.K! Kenya! Reika! Freeda! Misato!" Kari called out, "Where did you guys go?"

"Left out again, Kari?" a voice spoke.

"Wh-who's there!" Kari shouted.

"Hahaha.are you scared?" the voice asked again, "Well you must be, since you were always scared back then."

"What are you talking about? Where are you!" Kari continued to shout.

"Come on, Kari don't play dumb, besides you know very well what I'm talking about." The voice replied.

" I think you're the one who's scared, why don't you show yourself?" Kari shouted still, "Besides, you don't know anything about me!"

"Oh really, if I don't know anything about you why don't you watch this."

With that, like T.K, Kari also heard a 'click'. "C'mon Kari or we'll be late!" Tai called to his little sister.

"But, big brother, I'm tired.why can't we rest for a while." Kari asked.

"Because then we'd be wasting a lot of time and by the time we leave, Sora and the others will be long gone." Ta replied.

With that answer, Kari thought there was only one thing she could do, she ran towards the park leaving Tai behind. At the park, several hours later.

"Why isn't he here yet?" Kari wondered, "It's almost dark. Big brother, where are you!"

And with that Kari began to cry..

"See, I told you I know you. Not only that but you also know who I am." The voice concluded.

"How.how did you know about that!" Kari asked.

But the voice wasn't listening to her, " You were scared back then, and that was only in your own world, do you really think you can fool me that you're not scared now, right here, at a different world? If you think you can fool me again, then why don't you rethink that time with the Divermons, when you were all by yourself at the Dark Ocean."

Misato's dream

"Big brother! Big brother! Where are you?" Misato called out to the top of his lungs, running as several thugs were after him.

"Big brother! HELP ME!!!" "You can't get away you brat!" One of the thugs shouted.

The thugs were already nearing, and Misato thought that he could outrun them still, but he suddenly slipped and fell down. Thus, the thugs caught up with him.

"You really thought you can get away?!" The head of the thugs asked with a smirk on his face, "Boys, why don't we teach this kid what happens to those who messes up with us."

"No way, how could anyone know about that?!" Misato asked.

"That's not the only thing I know, after the thugs caught up with you, they began to kick you and punch you until you were almost dead, but even then your big brother never came. You see, you ARE weak, you rely on other people, you can't do anything by yourself. That's the reason why you joined the Dark Master, to gain power, isn't it? And you would have done well too, if you hadn't rejoined your little friends, you're as pathetic as they are."

"STOP IT!!!"

Freeda's dream

BANG!!!

"MOM!!! NO!!!!" Freeda shrieked, "H-how could you.you k-killed her!!!"

"It's better that way, Freeda, for your own sake." Freeda's father replied.

"FOR MY OWN SAKE?!" Freeda shouted, "What is? To lose the only person who understands me?"

"Don't you dare talk to me like that! I could easily send you after her you know!"

"Go ahead and try!" And with that, Freeda dashed off.

"See, I told you I know the reason why you joined forces with the Dark One and Tempest, not only because Misato did but because you want to have revenge for your mother's death, am I right Freeda?"

Freeda could only look away.

"Not only that but, soon after you ran away some people found you and sent you to an orphanage, soon after you're foster parents arrived and took you in , you thought that you could forget about your past and begin a new but, your real father soon found out what happened to you and massacred not only your foster parents but also your stepbrother, Jake. Then, you ran away from him again, until you found yourself here in the Digi-world." The voice concluded.

"You maybe right but, that's all over now!"

"Really? How can you be sure? Once you return back, you may find yourself facing that father of yours, you know."

Reika's dream

"You choose him instead of me?!" Tempest exclaimed.

"I'm really sorry, Tempest, but.he's really the one I love.and he loves me because I'm me." Reika replied.

"Oh really, well can you hear him say that to you? I guess not!" Tempest replied.

"Even so, I already know how he really feels.I'm really, really sorry, Tempest." Reika answered back.

" I guess I should show you how much I love you then, why don't you call that back stabber, Kenya right here, then we shall decide who's really worthy to become your boy friend, Reika." Tempest ordered.

Reika, although not sure what would happen and feeling doubts still called Kenya to where Tempest was awaiting with his sword unshealthed.

"what's going on Tempest?" Kenya asked, "What's with that look?"

"Draw your weapon, Kenya." Tempest replied.

"What?!" Kenya asked bewildered.

"I said 'DRAW YOUR WEAPON!!!'" And with that Tempest charged forward.

"Reika?! What's going on?" Kenya asked as he dodges several attacks.

"I told him about us and he just went berserk!" Reika answered.

"I'll never let you have Reika!!! She's mine!!!" Tempest shouted and began hacking his way.

"You don't have the right to say that Tempest!" Kenya replied.

"I DO have the right to say that, because she BELONGS to ME!!!" Tempest answered back.

At that time, Tempest should have never said that, because with those words out of his mouth, Kenya became angry.

"YOURS?! Tempest, Reika is a human, she is not a thing! She doesn't belong to anyone!" And with those words, Kenya attacked with his ultimate move, OMEGA-BURST.

But before the attack hit Tempest, Tempest's partner digimon jumped right in, thus he was the one slashed by Kenya's move.

"BLADEMON!!!!" Tempest shrieked, "NO!!!"

"And I believe you know what happens next, Blademon died and then, Chaos Lord showed up. He told you and your boyfriend about the bet and from that day forward, Tempest became one of the high ranking men of Chaos Lord. Not only that, but because of you Tempest had sworn to kill Kenya." The voice concluded.

"It wasn't my fault!" Reika shouted, "I didn't know! I didn't know about the stupid bet that Tempest made!"

"Is that really what's in your heart, Reika? Or are you just running away from the truth and trying to blame others for your own mistake?" the voice asked

Kenya's dream

"Tempest, stop this madness!!" Kenya shouted.

"Madness?! HA-HA-HA.this is not madness.this is just a little exhibition, to show you what my power really is capable of doing.watch."

And with that, Tempest raised his hand and from that hand came shots of fire that fired straight at the digimons' houses.

"STOP IT TEMPEST! DON'T HURT ALL THOSE INNOCENT DIGIMONS!!!" Kenya shouted while charging Tempest.

But Tempest only dodged the attacks and continued to burn the entire village.

"Why are you doing this, Tempest? What did these poor beings did to you?" Kenya asked while trying to hold back tears.

"You're right, they didn't do anything to me. You should be the one I'm attacking." And with that, Tempest drew his weapon and with blinding speed slashed his weapon on Kenya's forehead.

"So do you remember now, Kenya?" the voice asked, "oh, I just remembered that you haven't even forgotten that day, haven't you?"

"What's it to you?" Kenya asked, "My past is mine alone, and I didn't forget that because it serves me as a reminder.it doesn't haunt me"

"Is that true?" the voice asked, "Ha-ha-ha, I think it's not, you, like everyone else, are running away."

While all of this was happening inside every person's mind, Jen and Alice have already entered the dark domain of Riece.

"Oh no," Alice muttered, "She already used her attack."

"Then these guys must have really made her mad." Jen replied, "You know what to do, Egaomon, wake up T.K and Kari first. Alice, you try and communicate with the others' minds with T.K and Kari once they're awake."

"How about you, Jen?" Egaomon asked.

"I'll fight my sister, and bid some time for the others to recover." Jen answered.

"But then, you can't use the combination attack without Egaomon." Alice pointed out.

"Well then, you just would just have to hurry then." Jen replied while drawing his rod.

And with that, Egaomon rushed towards T.K to wake him up from his evil nightmare.

T.K's dream

"No way, there's only one T.K and that's me!" T.K shouted.

"Really, then have you figured out why you tried to punch Davis? Or why you have no memory of it? That's because I took over your consciousness." The other T.K answered.

"If that is true then how come you weren't able to hit Davis?" T.K asked.

"That's because you and your precious friendship with that guy stopped me from totally taking over your body. But never the less, once I manage to rid of your consciousness then I can do whatever I want, whenever I want and you won't be able to stop me." The voice answered.

"What can I do to stop this fraud?" T.K wondered.

The voice replied, "You won't be able to stop me, you're already in my realm, and besides I am not a fraud."

"What?!" T.K said, surprised, "You.you can."

"Yes," the voce answered even before T.K could finish his sentence, "I can read your mind."

"That's just not possible!" T.K shouted.

"Well it is, because I am you and you are me! We are the same!" the other T.K answered back.

Just then a flash of light shifted T.K's attention.

"T.K, don't listen to what this guy says." Egaomon said.

"Who.are you?" T.K asked.

"I'm Egaomon, Jen's partner. And I'm here to help you get out of Riece's powerful attack, but I can't do it alone, you need to defeat that guy by yourself."

"But how? He knows what I'm about to do and even what I'm thinking." T.K asked.

"Then use the sword you got, the Grana Saber and transform it to one of its other swords." Egaomon answered.

"Transform it?!" T.K asked, "I don't know how to and even what the other swords are."

"Just say the word, 'Loonsave' and it will transform into it's fourth form." Egaomon instructed.

"Loonsave?" T.K asked, and without meaning to, the sword transformed into a green and gold color and it became weightless. "Huh?"

"That's Loonsave." Egaomon explained, "It can block any magic attacks and seal anything."

"What do I do with it, that 'other' me doesn't even attack and if I try to seal him, he'll just look into my mind and see what I'm about to do." T.K wondered.

"Then first, seal your mind, that way he won't be able to read it, then seal that evil you." Egaomon said.

"How?" T.K asked once more.

"You really don't know anything, do you?" Egaomon asked. This made T.K blush, "Anyway just slash him with that while shouting 'Loonsave' once more."

"Got it. Here it goes." T.K said.

And with that, before the light died down, T.K thrusts the sword, Loonsave into his mind and sealed it.

"What were you mumbling about?" The other T,K asked.

"Why don't you try and read my mind to find out?" T.K taunted.

"What's this?!" The other T.K shouted, "I.I can't read his mind!"

And even before the other T.K could pull himself together, the real T.K attacked him and sealed him off with the words, 'LOONSAVE'. And the light returned and T.K awoke from his dream.

Kari

The same light also showed up in Kari's dream and instructed her to believe what her heart tells her and to say everything truly from within. Kari took that advice and began to talk with the voice once more.

"You're right, I was scared back then." Kari confessed, and when she did she could hear the voice snicker, "And I still am today."

With that the voice laughed, "And you think you can be a heroine to your world and to this world?"

But Kari didn't even pause to listen to the voice, instead she continued on talking, "But that's the reason why I have my friends, they are there to comfort me when I'm scared, and lonely. Even if I am alone right now, I know that they are thinking about me, worried of what is going on." The voice stopped laughing. "And right now, I'm not really alone, in this world, because I've got the person who loves me just waiting for me to wake up! And right now, right here.I am not even alone.because I can feel the heartbeat of my friends!!!!"

And with those simple words, Kari soon saw the light she saw before and also awoke from the dark dream.

Back at the dark sphere, Jen had already began his fight with his sister.

"I have to keep her busy with me until Egaomon returns." Jen thought so he began to slash the defending Riece.

"What's wrong 'brother'? Is that the best you can do?" Riece asked.

"No!" Jen replied, "It's not."

"I see, still having doubts about fighting against me then?" Riece asked.

But Jen just kept silent.

Meanwhile, Alice was already at the verge of waking everyone up.

"Egaomon, leave the rest to me, just go and help Jen." Alice instructed.

"Are you sure?" Egaomon asked.

"Hey, don't worry Egaomon, Kari and I can help." T.K said while helping Kari stand up.

"Okay, if you guys say so." Egaomon replied and he began to dash towards Jen to aide him.

Several second later.

"JEN! LET'S DO IT!!!" Egaomon shouted.

"Egaomon?" Jen muttered surprised to see the digimon wake up the others so fast, "Right!"

And Jen jumped back a few feet away from Riece.

"What are you up to 'brother'?" Riece asked.

"You'll soon find out." Egaomon replied, "Ready Jen?"

"Let's finish this, once and for all!!!"

And Jen and Egaomon began to charge up their energy and within moments they began their attack, their ultimate combination attack, "Shinning Rod of Alvar".

To be continued.

A/N:

There it was kinda long, no? Anyway, I'm really, really sorry about the very very very long delay on the update even in my Christmas break I was so busy because of our Physics Investigatory project. No worries though, I already have the draft of the next chapters finished and I only have to type them and they'll be ready. Anyways, here's the low-down on the next chapter, please review ()

Now that Jen and Egaomon had finally used their ultimate combination attack , the shinning rod of Alvar, will they be able to beat Riece and Get out of the dark sphere? Not only that but it seems Chaos Lord has already began his assult on the whole of the digi-world, and with our heroes hands full at the moment, only four digimons could stand up to him and fight, but even they do not have enough power to defend the most important part of the digi- world. Next time on Hope of Darkness, Chapter 18, When the four digivolves. See yah there!