Chapter Four: Taken
The three boys walked confidently down the street. They were heading for the hospital to get Daisuke and place him in "protective custody," as Satoshi called it. Dark and Krad called it kidnapping. A police car pulled up beside them with its window rolled down.
"Where are you three boys heading?" The officer asked, obviously thinking they were up to no good.
"We're heading to the hospital," Dark answered, not bothering to stop.
"At this time of night?" The cop was obviously not buying it. "To do what pray tell, clean?" He laughed at his own joke.
"No," Dark corrected, "To visit a friend." The officer's eyes narrowed.
"Visiting isn't allowed at this time of night. I think you three had best come with me." Dark and the others stopped and regarded the officer; something wasn't right. Dark nodded at Satoshi and Krad to keep going and he would take care of this guy. The two returned the nod and continued walking.
"Hey I thought I said..." The "officer" began but was cut off by Dark.
"Don't worry about them," he smiled his most alluring smile. "They're no fun anyway." The other man looked confused and opened his mouth to speak but Dark beat him to it.
"Why don't you just forget about them? In fact, forget about all of this," Dark whispered in a seductive voice. He touched the man's face and made him look into his normally purple eyes. The man gasped; Dark's eyes were no longer their beautiful purple, but glowing silver. They were hypnotizing; he couldn't look away even if he had wanted to.
"Forget about what?" The man asked in a dreamy voice, gazing into Dark's silver eyes.
"Exactly," Dark smiled mysteriously and, with one quick movement of his hand, knocked the other man out. "Gross," Dark muttered looking at the unconscious man.
I hate people with such sick minds, especially when I have to touch them.
Dark left and ran to catch up with Satoshi and Krad.
She killed the security guards patrolling the halls. Then the nurses and doctors unlucky enough to get in the way. She'd silently sneak up behind them and move her blade quickly across their throats, too quick for the dying to make a sound. Then she would continue on without a second thought.
She was almost there.
Dark caught up to Krad and Satoshi at the hospital doors. The minute he saw Krad he threw his arms around the blonde's neck and hung on to him playfully.
"Dark stop, we have work to do," Krad glared at him and pushed Dark away. Dark growled in disapproval.
"What's wrong with you?" Satoshi asked. Dark was acting stranger then usual.
"Sorry," Dark sighed. "It was that perve's mind; you know he wasn't even a cop? He killed one and stole the car and uniform." Dark subconsciously wrapped his arms around Krad's waist. "All he could think about was sex, and with young kids too." Dark made a face of obvious disgust. Krad sighed and allowed Dark to cling to him, knowing it would get rid of the man's influence quicker.
NO! Where was he? The host wasn't in his room. She had to find him; they would be angry if she didn't. But where should she look? Where would that little brat be at this time of night?
She growled and slunk out of the room to continue her search for the new host.
The three entered the hospital unchallenged; a fact that Satoshi found strange since hospitals usually had security guards wandering around. That was, until they came across the dead form of a security officer and nurse.
"Pretty safe to say they got here first," Krad commented, kneeling down next to the nurse's body. "Dead. Had their throats cut out. Body's still warm though, we've still got time."
The boys' cautious pace quickened as they hurriedly ran through the halls, passing more victims as they did. With each body they passed the boys picked up their pace until they were going at a flat out run. Finally they arrived at Daisuke's room, only to find it empty.
"Looks like we were too late after all," Krad sounded more annoyed then upset.
"Check his stuff," Satoshi ordered; He was very angry at having lost the new host. "Look for the pendent; hopefully they didn't get it as well." Despite the fact that Dark and Krad were six years Satoshi's seniors, they did as he told them. Satoshi was after all, "officially" in charge of their "group."
"I'm not finding much of anything other then clothes and a picture of his family," Dark whistled as he looked at the picture, "Wow his mom is..."
Krad whacked him over the head before Dark could finish his sentence.
She sniffed the air; power. She could smell raw, uncontrolled power. The host was near. She sniffed again and offered a small smirk. He was going back to his room and coming right to her.
She grinned as the host came into her sight, walking quickly as if scared. She smirked as he stopped at the door to his room and hesitated to go in. She pulled out some sort of nasty smelling stuff that she had been told would knock the host out without harming him.
As quietly as a cat stalking its prey, she crept behind the host. Before he had time to blink she grabbed him and covered his mouth with the smelly drug. The host struggled and let out a muffled scream but she didn't let go. Slowly the struggles got weaker until the stopped altogether. The host collapsed into her arms.
She smirked evilly, but then noticed something stuck in his arm. She scowled and ripped it out, only to draw blood. The host's blood touched her skin and she screamed in pain. She dropped the host clutching her arm as three men ran out of the host's room. She took one look at the three and knew right that away she had failed in her task.
But that didn't mean she wasn't going out without a fight.
"Well it's safe to say it's not here," Dark muttered still rubbing his abused head. "So either they got it with the host or the host hid it."
"Or maybe the host hasn't gotten it yet?" Krad suggested. "Satoshi?"
"Shh," Satoshi waved a hand at them to be silent, "I thought I heard something." The three stood still and listened. A moment later there was a crash, like something had been knocked down, then a hiss of pain. The three practically flew out of the room and into the hall.
In the hall they came face to face with one of the last people Satoshi would have ever expected to see: Dr. Riss and Daisuke was unconscious at her feet. Satoshi's eyes went wide as he realized that this woman was no doctor at all, but a cleverly disguised demon. That was why she had shown them to Daisuke's room earlier that day; so she could get a look at the place herself without looking suspicious. She had used him to get closer to Daisuke.
"Well, well," The demon in disguise hissed; her voice sounded nothing like it had earlier that day. It was cold and filled with evil. "If it isn't The Wing Masters, how unfortunate that we have to meet."
"Couldn't agree more," Satoshi growled, "Dr. Riss."
The demon woman smiled wickedly at him. "Oh, I'm honored the great Lord Hikari remembers me." Satoshi's eyes narrowed, but at that moment Daisuke, who was still lying on the floor where Riss had dropped him, stirred.
Everything was a blur to Sato after that. Riss dived for Daisuke the same time Dark charged at her while gathering blackish-purple power in his hand. He hit the female demon hard enough to prevent her from touching Daisuke, but she was still able to get up again. Krad grabbed Dai's unconscious form and gently tossed him to Satoshi who caught him, surprised at how light the small boy was.
"Get out of here," Krad ordered as Dark and Riss began to fight. "Meet us on the roof!"
Although the last thing Satoshi wanted to do was run away while his friends were fighting, he knew he didn't have much of a choice. Satoshi wasn't nearly as strong or fast as Dark or Krad. He was mainly the brains of the group; sure he could take on low-level demons, but demons as powerful as Riss? If he stayed here he would just get in Dark and Krad's way and endanger himself and Daisuke. Satoshi picked Dai up and quickly ran off, trying to find the quickest way to the roof. He heard Riss roar in anger behind him and picked up the pace.
Dark leapt at the demon woman, his palms glowing with energy. Now that Satoshi and the host were gone he didn't have to hold back anymore. Riss shot a ball of flame at him from the center of her hand, but Krad blocked it before it hit Dark. Dark took the opportunity to dash forward and knock the woman down with a powerful punch to her jaw. Riss crashed to the ground and roared in frustration.
She knew it was impossible to win this fight; the Wing Masters were too strong to go against. So she did the only thing she could do; she ran. The blonde had sent the host with the Hikari to the roof, most likely to make a quick get away. Well she just had to get to the roof before those two did and take the host from the Hikari. He, at least, was someone she could beat.
"Come back here!" Dark shouted after Riss's retreating form.
He started to chase after her but Krad stopped him. "Forget her; we have to get to Sato and the host." Dark nodded his agreement and ran after Krad, who was heading towards the roof.
Satoshi was sitting on the roof waiting for his friends and checking on Daisuke at the same time. As far as Sato could tell he was just knocked out, probably with chlorophyll. Satoshi heard movement behind him and snapped around to see Dr. Riss standing there, a ball of fire in her hand.
"Stand aside or you die." She hissed at him. Satoshi's eyes narrowed to slits.
"You know you shouldn't waste time talking," Satoshi growled in reply.
"And you shouldn't give your enemy advice!" She shouted and threw the fireball at him. Satoshi dived to the side, pulling Daisuke with him. The fireball hit the roof ledge sending little stone debris flying everywhere. Satoshi pulled Daisuke close to him and summoned up swirling blue energy in his hand. He released the energy at Riss, who dodged it easily.
Riss prepared another attack, but before she could throw it Dark and Krad appeared from the stairs that led to the roof. Without missing a beat, Krad ran at Riss, calling up a golden energy to his hand which sent the woman flying on impact. She screeched as her body bounced off the hard concrete.
Daisuke finally managed to open his eyes just as a woman yelled and her body went bouncing off the ground. He had been awakened by someone roughly shoving him to the side and was only just now getting his eyes to open. He was very tired and confused as he watched what was happening.
A blond man and a purple haired man were fighting with a woman who looked vaguely familiar to Daisuke. The woman was obviously loosing as the two men quickly wore her down. All three of them were fighting with glowing light surrounding their hands. Daisuke tried to sit up but his body was so tired that he didn't even stir.
As Daisuke watched the woman got weaker and weaker with every blow she took and soon she was on her knees panting. She snarled at the men and in one last attempt to win, she sent what was left of her energy at them both, only to have them dodge and surround her. Both men began chanting something that Daisuke couldn't understand, and as he watched, a wall of orange flames encircled the woman. She yelled as the wall closed in on her and the fire engulfed her body. When the fire cleared, there was nothing left of her but ashes. The men sighed and sat down.
"Are you alright?" A voice asked above Daisuke. It was then he realized that someone was holding him; he had been too focused on the fight to notice it before.
"Fine," the man with purple hair answered, "Just need to catch our breath."
"How's the host?" Krad asked, obviously more concerned about the power then he was the host.
"Fine. He's just knocked out," Satoshi responded. Daisuke had been unable to keep his heavy eyes opened any longer and had closed them again. But he was still awake and still listening continued to listen.
"That woman was pretty good for Chameleon demon," Dark commented. Usually a Chameleon demon's only ability was to impersonate anyone or anything. Rarely did they come across one that could fight as well as Riss had. "How'd you know her anyways?"
"Met for a while at the hospital today," Satoshi explained. "She showed us where Daisuke's room was." Dark shook his head as he and Krad stood up.
"Let's get back to the house," Krad suggested. "I assume we're taking him with us." He indicated Daisuke.
"Well we didn't go through all this just to leave him behind," Satoshi mumbled. Daisuke felt himself being picked up and heard the soft flutter of wings. With what little strength he had left, Dai once again opened his eyes.
To his left he saw the blonde haired man picking up someone with blue hair and moving to the roof's edge. Daisuke realized with a start that the blue head belonged to none other then Satoshi. As he watched the blonde suddenly sprouted huge, majestic, white wings and leapt from the roof carrying Satoshi easily.
Before he had time to process that thought, he felt himself jump from the roof. Looking up he saw that the purple haired man was carrying him and had grown wings just like the blonde, except his were as black as a starless night. The man looked down at Daisuke and smiled kindly when he saw he was awake. For some reason Dai felt safe with this man and smiled back as his eyes slipped closed.
His last thought, before falling back asleep, was how freeing it felt to fly away into the night.
They got him.
The woman was weak.
Now what do we do? The master will be very angry.
We wait. There's nothing more we can do at the moment.
We'll never get him so long as he's in the hands of the Winged Masters.
We won't have to. The politics will take him from their protection.
And then we strike?
And then we strike.
A/N: Gee, what's up with the short chapters? Normally my chapters are longer then this but for this entire story they've been relatively short. Oh well, it actually makes things easier, surprisingly enough.
So, did you like it? Were you surprised to see Dr. Riss and find out she was an evil demon? And did you get the thing about Dark's power? If not that's ok, it'll be explained in detail in a few more chapters. REVIEW!!!!
Amy: Ha, that's so funny. I've never had to resort to that to wake up my family. (They would murder me if I did.) Thanks for reviewing!
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