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Chapter 7PRIVATE
"Ok, what do you mean that you can't get into the digiworld?" Yolie shrieked, glaring at Izzy. "Then how do we help the others?"
"I don't think someone wants us to help them," Izzy answered back rather calmly. He tapped a few more keys and frowned. "It seems like we're going to have to figure it out on our own."
"What?" Joe asked, blinking. "But--but just how are we going to go about doing that when we've no clue how to figure it out when we don't know what is going on?"
"He's summed it rather well." Mimi sighed. She rubbed her forehead and continued along Izzy's thoughts, "I think Izzy's right. Someone must not want us into the digiworld. I think things are getting bad."
"I agree." Ken nodded and Sora rolled her eyes up, thinking as she listened to the others talk. "It makes sense. If we can't help, then whoever's plan it is to keep us out, then they can do whatever they please."
"Hmm." Cody said, watching the older kids. He pulled out his D3 and toyed with it. That was when he noticed something odd--his D3 was working. He blinked and said, "Hey, guys?"
At first no one heard him for they were still chattering away but Tk had. He turned his gaze onto the younger and said, to the others, "Hey guys, Cody is saying something."
That stopped everyone and they all grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry, Cody," Yolie said, speaking for the rest. "I guess we were too wrapped up to hear you."
"It is ok. But my D3 is working." Cody replied, holding it out and handing it to Izzy to inspect.
Izzy took it and frowned--it was indeed working. He looked up and nodded at the others. "It is working. Yolie, Tk, Kari, Ken---try yours and see if it is working as well." He told them.
They all dug into their pockets and found them, and handed it Izzy. He inspected it and they were indeed working as well. He frowned and handed them all back. He looked at his laptop, and still found that the digiport was closed, that the digiworld did not seem to exist.
"Why are they working when the digiworld isn't in existence? When the digiports are obviously down." Joe asked.
"Weird." Mimi commented.
"Eh, not really." Sora laughed. "It really isn't odd despite it seeming to be like it is."
"You know that makes sense." Yolie laughed.
"So, now what?" Ken asked, trying to get their discussion to stay on topic.
"Good question, Ken." Kari said, also wanting to stay on topic. "Maybe we need to find a computer and not just a laptop." She suggested.
"What's wrong with my laptop?" Izzy asked, his eyebrows raising up. "It's always worked before."
"Always before, Iz," Tk stated. "Things are different this time around. Maybe the enemy knows that you have a laptop and use it. So maybe he is just locking us out that way."
"Ah. That is rather brilliant, Tk," Izzy remarked, grinning. He stood up, his rope tugging at the others as well. "C'mon we have to go to my house--my parents are away and it is rather close by."
"That would lower the owies, wouldn't it?" Yolie asked. They looked at her oddly. She sighed. "The bumping into things and us going, 'ow'." she explained, rolling her eyes.
"Ah." Tk nodded, grinning. "So let's hit it, gang!" He jumped up and clapped his hands.
"Right!" Sora and Kari shouted, and the rest followed suit and jumped up, letting Izzy lead the way to his house.
Tai followed Gabumon, every one of his sense on high alert. He bit his lip as he paused behind Gabumon, watching the digimon listen to air. Yet it seemed like he had picked up on something for he turned around to face Tai and said, softly, "I can hear something to the far right. Next intersection we meet up with, we go right."
"Alright, Gabumon." He paused, locking eyes with the other, "Does it sound bad?"
"I don't think so. I think it is Matt." Came the answer.
"Good, and lets hope he isn't badly hurt," Tai replied, lightly. "Cuz my side is killing me." He admitted.
"That's is why I am walking slowly." Gabumon told him, as the picked up their pace again. "That and we need to be quiet."
Tai grinned. "No wonder you're one of the few Matt trusts. You take good care of him."
"He is my friend." Gabumon told him. "Sometimes though, he doesn't confide in me. I wish he could. I may not be able to give him answers but I can always lend a shoulder."
"Yeah, I get what you're saying," Tai replied back and sighed. "But I think he is going to be ok, it is Davis that I am worried about at the moment. It seems like the two have a lot in common."
As they were talking they came to the intersection, and without thinking twice about it, they had turned right. Tai noticed and came to a halt and grabbed Gabumon's shoulder and whispered, "Wait, lets listen--"
The two slowly crept and what Tai heard chilled his bones--and he then he rushed in to help.
Matt slowly woke up to find blinding light as shining down at him. He blinked and groaned and rolled onto his side---only to find that he couldn't. He gasped in pain and realized he was tied up.
"W-what . . .?" He murmured. He blinked again but still couldn't see.
"Awake?" Came a very familiar voice that made Matt groan silently.
"For crying out loud, you are supposed to be dead!!" Matt exclaimed with annoyance. "And whatever it is that you are blinding me with, could you please shine it somewhere else??"
A chuckle. "My, my. . .You've grown up some, Mattie."
The light disappeared but Metal-Panthamon's face appeared instead. Matt gasped in surprise and in horror at how mutated and zombe like he had become. His eyes widened and he had to bite down on his lip to stifle a scream when the digimon lightly brushed his hand across his chest.
"Are you grossed out about my appearance?" Snarled Metal-Panthamon, seizing Matt's collar and jerking him up, causing the blonde to gasp in pain.
"I- I- No!" Matt stammered, unsure how to answer. He had a feeling that whatever he'd answer, it would only make the digimon angrier. "I- I - Let me GO!" Matt yelled, struggling and twisting from the strong hold, not caring if it was hurting him.
"You are going to be mine!" Metal-Panthamon shouted, and leaned forward, grinning mischievously and licked his lips. "I've waited so long to see you, to touch you, to smell you." He whispered.
He ran a hand through Matt's hair and Matt shivered, hating the touch. Metal-Panthamon smiled, noticing.
"Scared or liking it, Mattie?"
"I hate you." Came the harsh reply. Matt turned his head away, knowing it was a dangerous thing to do--it would make the digimon angrier than he already was.
And he was right. It earned him a hard slap--so hard, that Matt's teeth chattered.
"You shouldn't say things like that to me, Mattie." Came the angry reply. "You know it only hurts me and makes me mad."
"Are digimon supposed to have weird obsessions with humans?" Matt asked. "It's just so. . .freaky." And wrong and , and scary. . .
"I'm not like the others, I can come back from death. . .I am very, very strong."
"Still have that ego, I see," Matt replied back sarcastically.
Another hard slap, and Matt winced, yet refused to cry out in pain. "Leave me alone and go back to death!" Matt finally shouted.
Metal-panthamon shook his head. "I can't and I won't. I've seen you, I've touched you--You are a beauty, Mattie." He paused. "And I want to know what you taste like--"
And before Matt could say or do anything, the digimon grabbed his chin and gave him a forceful kiss.
Matt froze only for a second, but realizing that he did not like this, he bit down on Metal-Panthamon's lips, causing the digimon to pull back, screaming. He then slapped the blonde so hard that Matt cried out in pain---
That was when someone ran into the room, and yelled, "Matt! Gabumon's here!"
"Digivolve, Gabumon!" Matt screamed, seeing the fury in Metal-Panthamon's eyes and was suddenly very nervous and--he hated to admit it, but scared. He had never seen the digimon this angry before.
"Already on it, Matt!" Came the reply and Gabumon became Garurumon--and became very furious at Metal-Panthamon for harming his friend. He attacked Metal-Panthamon and Tai ran to where Matt was tied up. He swore, realizing that the knots were very tied and well done. He looked at Matt who blinked, realizing the predicament they were in.
"Matt--" Tai began, but his friend cut him off.
"Tai, please--do something. I --he--I ---" Matt pleaded. Tai bit his lip, and then became irate. For whatever Metal-Panthamon had done to Matt in the short time, had shaken the blonde up severely.
Tai's eyes flew to the floor, as if the answer was there--and it was. There stood Agumon, Veemon and Davis. He blinked and Davis grinned, pointing up. Tai looked up to see a hole.
We made a new one--but Veemon's going to joining the fight--Davis nodded at his digimon who grinned.
"Agumon, use your pepper breathe and burn the ropes!" Tai urged, sensing that Matt was getting frantic.
"Ok, Tai," Agumon nodded and went behind Matt, and shouted, "Pepper breathe!"
Matt yelped, feeling some of the fire but the ropes fell onto the ground-- as did Matt. But Tai caught him and said, "Let's get outta here!"
Garurumon heard and ran to them, and ordered, "Get on, everyone! X-Veemon will distract him long enough to make our mistake!"
Matt nodded. He grabbed Davis and said, "You first, buddy." and then he picked up the younger digidestined and Davis clutched onto Garurumon. The blonde then turned to Tai and Agumon. "You two--"
Tai gaped. "Ok, we're going, we're going!" He said quickly realizing that he wasn't going to win this argument. Agumon jumped onto Tai's back and Tai then, with Matt's help jumped up and sat behind Davis. Matt then hauled himself up and sat behind Tai.
"Go, Garurumon!" Matt ordered and without a second thought, the digimon took off, running.
"Matt, what happened to you? What did Metal-Panthamon say or do to you to make you-- freaked out?" Tai asked softly, as Matt wrapped his arms around Tai's waist to keep his hold.
Agumon had slipped between Davis and Tai, having the feeling that Tai had wanted to speak to Matt alone--to his best ability while riding on a running digimon.
Matt trembled and Tai bit his lip in anger. Next thing he knew Matt had buried his head in Tai's shoulder and whispered, somewhat coldly yet with no feeling, "He kissed me."
"What???" Tai yelped and found Matt's hand, and gave it a squeeze. "I'm sorry, Matt, I can see why it shook you."
"He--he's obsessed. I hate him, Tai. I hate--" Matt started but didn't say anything else. He wanted to drop it and wanted to forget it. "He's --he tasted me. I can still feel him in my mouth, Tai."
Tai didn't have a chance to reply-- just then X-Veemon came and yelled, "He's stronger and faster-- we need to find a cover!!"
"Right! Garurumon, find us one quickly! You help too, X-Veemon! Please!"
And Tai wasn't the only one to notice the urgency and frantic tone in Matt's voice.