Hey! This chapter is gonna be really weird, but go with it…
Disclaimer: The day I own Digimon will be the day the world goes to hell, but seeing as how we treat our planet, that's a likely possibility, huh?
Ch.7-MemoriesT.K. and Kari were standing outside her front door. They looked into each other's eyes. T.K.'s were full of love and affection, as if he had been waiting his whole life for Kari, and no one could take her place. He stared into Kari's and saw the happiness she felt while being around him, and in the heat of the moment, they kissed. To both of them, it was magical.
After recovering from her kiss, Kari asked, "See ya tomorrow, right?" T.K. smiled and said, "Friday at the movies sounds better." She returned the smile, and watched him walk home.
She walked inside the house and saw Gatomon sleeping on her bed. Kari decided to watch some T.V. and let her sleep. About 3 hours later, Gatomon woke up only to find the door closed. When she fell asleep, it was open. She decided it was the wind.
Then, Gatomon heard the door lock shut. Can the wind do that? She turned to the door to see an old enemy in front of it.
"It's been a long time, hasn't it, pet." Gatomon gave a menacing, low growl.
"Hello, Myotismon. What are you doing back?" She stood poised, ready to attack him.
"Well, that's not really any of your business, now is it?" he said slyly.
"What are you planning?" Gatomon yelled.
"Like I'll ever tell you. I'm warning you: Keep your big mouth shut tomorrow, or you're not gonna like what happens next."
"What's gonna happen?" she wondered.
"Like I said, I won't tell you. You heard me, and you better listen."
"Or what? You're gonna bite me?" She mocked.
He smiled so his fangs were exposed. "Not a bad idea." She was frozen with fear, and as he lunged for her, she closed her eyes and screamed.
"Gatomon, wake up!" Kari yelled. She bolted her eyes open and shot up. She was breathing heavily. She checked her pulse and found no bite mark. She sighed.
"What happened, Kari?"
"Well," she started, "I came home from my date; T.K. kissed me," They chuckled, "You were sleeping on the couch, so I went back to my room. Then I heard you scream." Gatomon sighed.
"So…T.K. kissed you?" Gatomon asked. Kari nodded and passed Wizardmon, never noticing him.
"Wait…Wizardmon, she didn't even see you!"
'Yeah, about the necklace-'
"Please don't tell me it's a fake." She interrupted.
'No…but I think I know what's wrong.' He went on, 'Well, I think that if I have ED, then everything that was with me at the time also has it.'
She moaned, "Are you telling me that we went through all that and the only cure there is doesn't work?" He nodded. "Excuse me…" She grabbed one of the pillows and screamed into it. After about a minute of screaming, she finally got control over herself. "Now what are we gonna do? There's no other cure."
'We can wait…'
"But that takes forever, which means Kari will still think I'm crazy, and I'll have to go back to that creepy Dr. Pewter."
"You're going tomorrow, y'know?" Kari interrupted.
Great, Gatomon thought, all aboard the Looney Express. Next stop, Dr. Pewter's office. She and Wizardmon stifled their laughs until Kari left the room 10 seconds later. She laid down on the bed and drifted off to sleep.
Dr. Pewter's office
"You know whatever you say stays in the room." Dr. Pewter said. She was trying another unavailing attempt to pry into Gatomon's past.
"I'm here to help you, but you have to open up."
"Can't we do something else?" she tried for the millionth time.
"No," Then, with her Sigmund Freud accent, she added, "If I am to get to the root of the problem, I must know your past roots." While Gatomon ignored it, Dr. Pewter chuckled at her little joke.
"Okay, what'll it take to make you talk?" Dr. Pewter pleaded. Gatomon pondered for a few minutes and knew what she'd say.
"If I tell you, can I never come back here again?"
"You're kidding, right?" Dr. Pewter asked. Gatomon shook her head. Dr. Pewter wasn't ready to give up on a patient like Gatomon, but then, she was struck with an idea.
"Okay, but only if it's within reason." Gatomon looked confused, so she went on, "If I feel it answers all my questions and there's no need to dig deeper, I'll say that you're dismissed." Gatomon smiled and felt that it was a good deal, so they shook on it.
Dr. Pewter took out her notepad, a pen, and her timer, which read 15 minutes were left. "Start from the beginning, dear."
Gatomon sighed. "Well, my first memory is being alone on an island. I remember I was waiting for someone, but whoever it was, they never came. When I digivolved to Salamon, I started looking for them, but I never found them. I was very lonely, that is, until I met Wizardmon."
"Where did you meet him?"
"I found him on the ground. He was hurt, so I took care of him. We spent the night around a campfire, talking about all kinds of things. We became the best of friends. Then, things got bad."
"How?" Dr. Pewter was scribbling down every little detail.
"Well…" Gatomon paused for a minute because there was a sentence echoed in her head: Keep your big mouth shut tomorrow, or you're not gonna like what happens next. She tried to ignore his threat and continued, "There was this evil digimon who was trying to take over both worlds."
"Obviously, he didn't because I would have known who he was."
"Do you remember what happened in Odaiba 7 years ago?"
"Yeah, a bunch of digimon were going all around the city causing all sorts of trouble."
"And the evil digimon I'm talking about was leading the pack."
"Ouch, that's gotta suck." Dr. Pewter grimaced.
"Mm-hmm," Gatomon continued, "but the worst part is that I used to work for him."
"How did that happen?"
"Well, I was young and I didn't know him. I told you I was looking for someone. I thought it was him. Boy, was I wrong! He thought I was too wild to be tamed, or something like that, so he had to punish me."
"What, he hurt you or something?"
"Yes. He used to push me around and I had to do whatever he told me to do."
"And if you didn't…." Dr. Pewter asked uneasily.
Gatomon swallowed hard, "I…I got whipped. Hard, too." Dr. Pewter placed her notepad and pen down on the side table.
"That must have been extremely hard."
"Yeah, but, I had Wizardmon to help me through everything. He's my best friend and I couldn't ask for a better one."
"Why don't you continue with your past? We have 5 minutes left."
"Okay, 7 years ago, everyone who worked for him went to the Real World to find the 8th digidestined. When we found them, we had to kill them. Well, I found her."
"Who was it?" Dr. Pewter questioned.
"It was my partner, Kari." Dr. Pewter gasped. "Well, obviously I didn't kill her. But when he found out, boy, was he mad! I finally stuck up for myself, too. He used me to lure Kari out of hiding, and it worked, too. He finally got a killing shot heading for me and Kari, but…"
"But…?" Dr. Pewter persisted.
"But, Wizardmon, he stepped in the way of the attack, and he was gone." Gatomon had tears streaming down her face. Dr. Pewter winced at the thought of it.
"He must have really cared about you, huh?"
"Yes…" Gatomon said, choking up. She wiped the tears away. Dr. Pewter's timer dinged.
"Okay," Dr. Pewter exclaimed, "that's enough for today. One more session should do." She watched Kari and Gatomon leave her office. Kid's got guts to be put through a hell like that. She's one of the lucky ones.
Back home…
Gatomon laid down on Kari's bed and thought about her session. She really hasn't told anyone, except Wizardmon, about her past. Suddenly, she felt a chill in the air. Her eyes widened to see Myotismon in the room.
"I warned you to keep quiet. Now you're gonna pay…"
Oh, cliffhanger! I'm open to any suggestions, comments, etc. BL13 out!