Chronicle Four
03
She was shoved roughly into her cell, the iron bar doors slammed shut. "Hey, don't I even get a chance to explain myself, hey!"yelled Rika but to no avail. This looked more like jail then juvy. The iron bars were very slim so she couldn't squeeze through despite her slimness. While there wasn't a guard within her sight range, she was certain guards were patrolling the halls. Being she was young, the chance she could sway the cops with sexuality was none. Besides, that was not Rika's style. She was in your face violent, it's always been this way. "I want my stone back, I need it! Renamon, you here!"called Rika. Nothing, not even a whisper. Rika fumed. "Renamon, get me out of here so I can find my Orang Stone!"she ordered but again was ignored.
She felt like slamming her fist into the iron bars which would only hurt her, and make her knuckles bleed. "You can't just throw me in here! I was just defending mnyself!"yelled Rika. One of the guards came down. Looking at Rika, Rika's eyes filled with the hope he may free her. This hope rose when he unlocked the door and stepped in. He, however, took out a night stick and hit her in the back. RIka fell forward in pain, the cop proceeding to stomp her in the back. Rika rolled and covered herself, every blow a delivery of great agony. Finally he bent down, pulling Rika's chin so her face met his. "Y-you can't do this"whimpered Rika. She fumed at how pitiful she sounded and slapped him, making him stagger back. Rika got up and dashed forward, however two guards grabbed her by the arms. She thrashed for freedom but their grip was too strong. The cop wiped the blood from his face, picking his nightstick up. Rika pulled desperately but soon met the recieving end of the stick right to the head. The guards dropped her, she fell unconcious while they snickered. Around the corner, the shadow of a figure flickered quickly before dissapearing out of sight.
02
Younger RYo did not make haste. His steps were slow and deliberate, feeling for anything he might trip over or fall through. He advanced much further into the dark abyss but the light barely remained seeable, let alone get better. It was hot, he felt the sweat consuming him like a man set on fire. He had one arm forward in case he hit a dead end. "Do your eyes hurt?"asked a hissing voice. Ryo darted his eyes around but saw no one. "Who's there?"he asked. "I am the God of Death, Anubismon. You have entered the realm of Orsirismon. Only the unworthy come to these parts. You will be tested in The Final Judgement, via the scale of truth. Only if you are of pure heart will you be allowed to leave"he said. "Allright, I'm not evil, go ahead with this test, as long as it dosen't involve math"he said. Piercing through the darkness was a large golden scale, one of the sides having a feather. "The feather you see is that of Ma'at, the Godess of Truth. It will tip in that scale only if you speak the truth. If the other side hits the bottom, you spend your days here wandering for eternity"said Anubismon. Younger Ryo nodded, gulping. "You see a man dieing of a hear attack on the street. There's a payphone you could call for an amublance but the man has five million dollars in his pocket. If he died, you could take it. What would you do?"he asked. "As much as I would like the money, I wouldn't let a man die"he said. The side with the feather tipped down. "Not bad. Next, if a boy you were in a fight with was being beaten by a gang and he was about to die, would you help him?"he asked.
Ryo gulped, looking down. "I, probaly would"said Ryo. The scale tipped with the side of the feather. "Men come and offer to take a family member away in exchange for one who would give you infinite riches. Which would you take?"he asked. "I couldn't abandon my family"said younger Ryo. The scale tipped all the way to the ground. "You have been judged pure by the Godess of truth"said Anubis. Ryo covered himself as a light surrounded him for an instant. When it disapated, younger RYo opened his eyes and found himself in the dungeon, except it was brightly lit. "This labrynth has an exit, find it and you will escape. I can not help you, for I am bound to this Hell. Good luck"said Anubis. "Can't you give me a map or something! Is there a bathroom at least? C'mon!"pouted young Ryo. Watching him was a very odd Digimon. He had the head of a white horse, even a unicorn sticking out of his forehead. His body was a naked and VERY buff human chest, his lower body that of a bear. He had the legs of a lion as well as the hair encirclingaround his head. One arm was a large black claw, thin with the claws themselves razor sharp. The other was an arm made of black fire. "Keep an eye on him Brahmon"ordered the white haired man telepathicly. He nodded. "Why does he care, this kid will die here regardless of if I watch him"muttered Brahmon.
Meanwhile, Davis and Veemon(who dedigivolved) were in Toy Town. "Tai talked about this place. Since neither the Black gears or Dark Spirals are around, it should be safe. Maybe one of them's seen Ken"said Davis. "Monzaemon runs this place I heared, he would know better then anyone if Ken's been here"said Veemon. Davis looked over and saw what looked like Agumon except made of legos. "What is that!"said Davis.
"ToyAgumon. Don't worry, they're peaceful unless you strike them first"
Davis rushed over to him, Veemon close behind. "Excuse me, you know where I can find Monzaemon?"asked Davis. The small toy Digimon looked up to him. "A human, you must be one of those DigiDestined I heared about"it said. Davis had a huge grin on his face, his hand on the back of his head. "Yep"admitted Davis. Veemon blushed from the admiration. "Follow me"he said. "That's what I'm talking about!"said Davis.
Yolie angrily tapped her foot. Everyone except of course Davis and T.K had arrived with their Digimon. Personamon was nowhere in sight yet. "Where are they!"demanded Yolie. "Um, Yolie, the only one we're waiting for is Davis. T.K's not coming"said Kari. "What!"they gasped. "Why not?"asked Cody. Kari simply bowed her head. "He's dangerous"said Personamon, coming down from the bushes. "Whoa, a knight in shining armor!"said Yolie. "This is Personamon, he saved me"said Kari. Armidillamon went up and sniffed him. "A Digimon allright"he said. "Saved, from what?"asked Cody. Kari turned her eyes away again. "T.K. He tried to molest her"said Personamon. "T.K, no way! Davis maybe, but T.K?"asked Yolie. Tears began to come from Kari's eyes. Personamon looked at her with grave eyes. "You know if this is too much for you, you can go to your home and take a rest"said Personamon. Kari shook her head. "You shouldn't push yourself Kari. Maybe you should rest"said Gatomon. Personamon sighed. "You're weak and tried. We can't afford to lose you at a time like this. Your powers are linked to your emotions. Push yourself too hard and you could die"said Personamon. Kari looked up to him with a tear filled face and nodded. She staggered up, Gatomon following her. They waited in silence until Kari was back inside the house. "I hope she's okay"said Cody. "As long as she rests. I don't mean to sound cold hearted but we have other matters to attend to. We'll leave Kari's health in the hands of her partner"said Personamon. "Shouldn't we wait for Davis?"asked Cody. Yolie fumed. "I'm sick of waiting for him!"said Yolie. "Davis has chosen not to come for whatever reason. I trust he'll do fine for himself"said Personamon.
The two looked for Davis to be coming but nothing of him came. "Allright, what is it you came to tell us?"asked Cody. Personamon sighed, leaning up against a tree. "At a point in time that is currently unknown, and with an unknown origin, the Orachle Stones of Orang were created"said Personamon. "Wait, some robed man tried to give me one!"gasped Cody. Personamon nodded. "The Stones have been scattered through every reality and timeline. It's the only existing thing that exists in every realm. They've shaped all of history. Every revolution, every war, the Stones of Orang played a vital role. They brought great power to any who wielded it. They were never mentioned in any historical document because no one wanted anyone to know of the stones existence. The stones however have become corrupt, now only seeking those of darkness. As a result, unless the stones are all comepletely destroyed, the corruption will spread like a plague, damning all around until nothing is leaft but an empty blackness. Even spirits will be nothing, there will be no way to rebuild life at all"said Personamon. "Destroying stones sounds easy"said Yolei. "Much easier then protecting them"said Hawkmon, remembering their numerous battles with BlackWarGreymon. "To a human it can give incredible strength. With it, a Rookie level Digimon could defeat a Mega"said Personamon. "Don't tell me T.K has one!"said Cody. Personamon nodded begrudgingly. "The Stone feeds of his darkness. Knowing T.K, it feeds off his desire to destroy all that is dark. It multiplies darkness then uses it to revert the owner comepletely away from who they were before. There's a future with other DigiDestined that can help us. First, we must find the link"said Personamon. "What do you mean?"asked Armadillomon. "There's a kid named Ryo in this and that timeline. Since both exist, we can travel between times. However the Ryo of our time is missing. We must find him"said Personamon. "Is he in the Digi World?"asked Yolie. Personamon nodded. "We'll need everyone we can. I'll come back when Kari is ready. I hope it's soon, we can't afford to wait too long"said Personamon. He flew off in lightning speed.
03
Rika fluttered her eyes open to a mostly dark room. In front of her was a large desk with a small light, and an old man who's eyes were hidden behind his glasses sit with an eeerie grin spread across his face. Fully awakening, RIka found herself in a chair. Her hands were cuffed behind it, and her ankles cuffed as well. She thrashed and fought and thrashed and fought some more but it did nothing. She gave the old man a death glare. She knew she couldn't escape cuffs but she wouldn't show fear. "Rika Nonaka, age 13. Lives with a young mother who's a model, and her grandmother. Father divorced when you were little and abandoned you"he said. His voice was also creepy. "How do you know about my life you old bastard!"yelled Rika. The cross on her head glew very faintly. "I see it, you need your Orang stone. It still has a hold on you, and I have it right here"he said taking it out. "Give it to me!"yelled Rika, bending forward as far as she could. The man put it in his pocket. Rika growled, trying again to get free, this time by slipping through her restraints but it didn't work. An upside down cross appeared on his head, glowing fully. "That's MY stone! You creaton!"yelled Rika. The man held his hands togethe rin front of him in a praying like position, twidling his fingers. "This is a very special prison Rika, we don't believe in criminals as humans, we believe you to be dogs, unfit to walk society"he said, showing his teeth. RIka turned her head away in disgust. "Renamon, you here!"yelled Rika but no awnser. "Your fox friend isn't coming for you little Rika. Don't worry though, we also believe humanity is naturaly good. All you need is a little re-education"he said standing and walking forward. He had a cloth in his hand. Rika gasped, trying to wiggle free again. "SOMEONE HELP! SOM, MMPH!" She smelled the odor of the damop rag, the old man laughing as Rika fell into unconciousness.
He walked over and pushed a button on his desk. Two officers entered through. "Take Rika to room 109. We'll begin her re-education as soon as she wakes up"he said. They uncuffed Rika and one of them carried her unconcious body over his shoulder. The old man took the Orang stone out again, the cross on his head glowing. "My sweet, sweet child"he said.
Ken felt much better when he woke up. It was only about an hour ago he fell asleep and he allready felt mostly good. He still hurt in his lower back but was doing better. Takato and Guilmon, who had been sitting in there with him, also felt better. Takato's injury was almost gone. He must not have broken his ribs after all. "You okay?"asked Takato. Wormon crawled out from the corner. "Where's Rika?"asked Ken. "The police got her, she's been taken away"said Takato. Ken slammed his fists on the ground. "I failed. I couldn't stop her afterall"said Ken. "You tried Ken, some people can't be helped I guess"said Wormon. "I don't like to admit it but he may be right"sighed Takato. Ken looked grimly at the ground. "So, now what?"asked Takato. Ken stood himself up with some pain. "We have to destroy those Orang Stones before we get more victims like Rika"said Ken. "Where would we start?"asked Takato. "We have to find the source. I wish I had a clue what the source was, or where it was"said Ken. "Maybe we should go to the Digital World Ken, we might find something there"suggested Wormon. "Whoa, the Digital World is dangerous, nothing like in the TV show"said Takato. "I don't care, I have to try something"said Ken walking out, holding his lower back. Wormon crawled after him. "We should all go. You and Wormon won't be enough. You should at least rest for a night. You can come to my place, my parents won't mind"said Takato. Ken fell to his knees. "Maybe I could use some rest"said Ken. "He's awake"said Kenta. The others were across from them. "Duh, we can see"said Kazu. "I see him too"said Guardromon. Kazu slapped himself in the face. They all rushed over to him. "It's settled, once I'm healed I'm going to the Digi World"said Ken. "I told you Ken, you aren't going alone"said Takato. "Digital World, for what?"asked Henry. "To find out where the Orang Stones come from, and destroy them"said Ken behind gritted teeth. "Like the one Rika had? What are we going to tell our parents?"asked Henry. "Tomorrow's a school day"said Kazu. "That's why I have to go alone, I came here to get your help but I didn't realize how, how, I don't know how to explain it. I figured you went to the Digiworld daily like me and the others, I guess not. I just need rest"said Ken. "Oh, I forgot about school, no way will my mom let Ken sleepover"said Takato. Ken sighed. "I didn't mean to complicated your lives so much"said Ken trying to stand. "Dosen't that hurt?"asked Guilmon. "A little, I'll be fine"said Ken.
The others didn't look so positive. "We need a miracle, for school to be cancelled or something"said Takato. Listening from a tree was a familiar purple Digimon with a red bandana. "Sounds like they could use a little help. What the heck, I like them. Hey, where's Rika, and Renamon? Aw well, I'll get their school cancelled for as long as they need"said Impmon, creating a small fireball in his fingertips. He chuckled.
02
T.K kicked some pebbles away from him. "Man, okay maybe I did make a move too soon, but Kari's my girl, always has been. She should let me do what I want to her"growled T.K, kicking even more pebbles. Patamon remained silent. "If she won't do what I say willingly, I'll take her by force. I'll make her my girl"said T.K licking his chops.
Elsewhere, Davis and Veemon entered a giant palace, where on a gigantic throne, Monzaemon sat. "So you are the DigiDestined. I see the resemblance to Tai, are you related/"he asked. Davis shook his head. The giant bear just shrugged. "Onto buisness, why have you come here?"asked Monzaemon. "I'm looking for Ken Ichijoji, have you seen him?"asked Davis. "Ah, the former Digimon Emperor. No, we have not seen him. If it is him you seek however, I will send my soldiers out to find him"said Monzaemon. "Thanks"said Davis. "I owe you DigiDestined my life, no need to thank me"said Monzaemon.
03
"Wake up!"Rika heared a loud voice yell. She fluttered her eyes open and jolted awake. She was in a large metal chair, iron straps holding her wrists to the chair arms and her ankles to the chair legs. She tried to slip out of them but it didn't work. The old man walked in, in a bloodied doctor's suit, behind him two guards pushed a table with many tools on it behind him. "What are you, agh, gonna do"said Rika struggling hopelessly. The doctor picked up a needle, filling it with something while Rika struggled even harder. "Red-education Rika. Your first class begins today"he said. "Let me go you freak!"yelled Rika trying harder then ever. The old man laughed loudly and maniacly.
To Be Continued...
