I don't Own Digimon
The Flickering Bulb
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Michelle walked slowly down the street. Her hand was clasped tightly around a small locket sized object that hung from her neck. She was so horribly lost that she couldn't have found herself if she wanted to. Michelle looked down at the little trinket. The pink emblem looked up at her impatiently as if it was waiting for something.
"What am I supposed to do?" whispered Michelle quietly. "The other ones don't lose themselves, they don't talk in strange voices or seem to leave their bodies, why do I?"
"Because, you are very special," said a voice from in front of her. Michelle looked up. It was a little girl. She was in a yellow blouse, and pink shorts. She had tan hair and soft brown eyes, around her neck hung a whistle. She smiled slightly. There was a glow that flickered from her skin, "You are a very special girl; not many can do what you can."
"I don't even know what I can do," whispered Michelle quietly. "I'm so scared…"
"These are troubling times," replied the girl quietly as she walked forward. The young girl gently took Michelle's hand. "You will get through, you are more powerful than you think, not many could stand up to Karatenmon the way you did, not many could stand having their soul slowly nibbled away like you did, and not many could face the destruction of their loved one and come back from the brink like you did."
"I just…" Michelle looked down, "They have to keep saving me…"
"Do not worry, for the meekest of them, shall save them all," whispered the girl quietly and laid a hand on Michelle's head.
"I want to know why," said Michelle quietly.
"Why?" the girl looked up with a questioning look.
"Why us? Why not someone else?" Michelle looked up, ignoring the looks of adults and teens who were staring at her with odd expressions.
The little girl in the yellow blouse only smiled slightly, "Such things are not important right now."
"Don't tell me that," growled Michelle loudly. "I want to know, now!"
"In due time child, in due time," replied the girl in yellow. Michelle closed her eyes and clenched her fists and prepared to yell, but as she opened her eyes the girl was gone, with no sign of her ever being there.
"Are you ok?" a man asked as he walked closer. Michelle didn't even look at him she just pushed him aside and started to run again.
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"You…have to be kidding me," said Samuel quietly as he looked down at Kevin and then at the little white dinosaur. "No, I refuse to believe it…" Samuel turned his eyes to Jeri, "You don't believe it; do you?"
"I-I'm not sure…" whispered Jeri quietly. She leaned in close to Snow Agumon. "You look so familiar…but it was different, maybe color…"
"JERI!" yelped Samuel loudly.
"Umm, shouldn't we be looking for Michelle, I mean Labramon might be able to find her, but…" Kevin rubbed the back of his head, "I don't know if they could get her back…"
"Fine, we'll take the car…" said Jeri quietly as she stood.
"Shouldn't we call the cops?" asked Kevin.
"It's been too soon," whispered Samuel quietly. "No, if we can find her on our own…"
"Umm, could I possibly take Mr. Tukenachi? He could help, it would be best if we could split up," said Kevin with a smile.
"Who?" The two adults asked at the same time.
"Mr. Tukenachi, our neighbor, you know, the Japanese man…" said Kevin as he indicated to the house next to their own.
The two adults looked at each other and then Jeri's eyes widened, "Oh, you mean Mr. Takenouchi."
"What?" gulped Kevin. "You mean…all this time, I've been…"
"Mispronouncing his name…" finished Snow Agumon.
"Awe man!" shouted Kevin as he flailed his hands upward. "He must think I'm an idiot…"
"It's ok dear, now go, you and him seemed to have been talking a lot these last couple of days, I'm sure he'll help," said Samuel and he pushed his son and the dinosaur towards the stairs, "Mom and I will get in the car, we'll take the south half of the business district you and Mr. Takenouchi take the north."
"Ok…" said Kevin as he walked downstairs in a sense of defeat.
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"Oh, so…" the man was talking on the phone. "Mr. Hida decided to take the case huh? Well if anyone needs a lawyer it's those two…" The voice on the other end said something and the man chuckled slightly, "Well I wasn't surprised, I mean she did taser them." He chuckled.
There was a knock at the door. "MR. TAKENOUCHI!" shouted the voice of Kevin Sorensen. The man looked up in surprise.
"I'll be damned, he pronounced my name right," whispered the man. The voice on the other end said something and the man blinked, "Oh sorry, dad, sounds like I have company again…" Mr. Takenouchi stopped slightly, "As a matter of fact it is that boy, it's really odd…I know…and now there are monster attacks…I know, I know, I know mom was wrong…don't lay into her…now's not the time, I have to go…yes, I'll talk to you later…" Mr. Takenouchi put the phone on the hook and got up and walked to the door, which was vibrating from the frantic blows from the other side. Mr. Takenouchi opened the door.
"Oh, thank god, you're home!" shouted Kevin as he tumbled in. Mr. Takenouchi caught the boy and then looked behind him. A white dinosaur was standing behind him.
"Ah…" Mr. Takenouchi looked down at the dinosaur. "It seems…your soccer ball has grown."
"I know, we don't have much time, Michelle ran away!" shouted Kevin. He looked intently up at Mr. Takenouchi. "We have to go get her before the bad guys do!"
"Did you tell your parents?" asked Mr. Takenouchi. Kevin's lavender eyes looked up like the man had injured him. "Ok…I was just asking."
"Her partner is out there too, and well…I hope that at least Labramon finds her," Kevin sighed quietly.
"Her partner's name is Labramon," said Mr. Takenouchi. Kevin nodded.
"And this is Snow Agumon," said Kevin with a smile.
"Agu…mon…" Mr. Takenouchi furrowed his brows slightly, "That sounds so familiar…"
"Right now isn't the time," whined Kevin as he started to jog in place, "We need to get going, if he gets Michelle, he'll cut her to ribbons!"
"Who?" Mr. Takenouchi asked.
"Karatenmon!" shouted Kevin loudly.
Mr. Takenouchi's eyes widened suddenly. "That…name…so many things are so familiar…" He shook his head, "Why can't I remember!"
"There isn't time! Now, please can you drive me to the north side of the business distr…wait, can I use your phone first?" Kevin looked up at Mr. Takenouchi.
"Uh sure…" said the man as Kevin pushed past.
Kevin snatched up the receiver and started pushing the buttons. "Hello, Mrs. Madsen, can I talk to Steven…."
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"So you saved that woman?" grunted the man in the driver's seat. Jason looked up at the man; he had dirty blonde hair, and blue eyes.
"Yeah," whispered Jason quietly. "It really wasn't anything much…"
"You got hurt…" the cigarette in the man's mouth shifted and her removed it from his lips and tapped it on the edge of the slightly opened car window sending little embers of ash sailing behind them.
"Not badly," replied Jason quietly. He looked down at the crest that hung from his neck.
"What's that?" asked the man quietly.
"Oh nothing, Dad, just, a club thing," replied Jason quietly.
The man suddenly held up a small device in his hands, "The nurse said this was with when you came in. What's this?"
Jason gulped quietly, "Oh it's nothing, just one of those silly game things…you know…"
"Strange, this thing looks so familiar…" whispered the man as he removed the cigarette from his lips and pushed the entire paper rod through the slit in the window. "Every time I try to think about it though, all I can remember is a big snake and some devil thing…must be just a bad dream I'm only remembering in parts."
"Yeah…" murmured Jason quietly as he took the device from the man's hand.
"Well, here she is, home sweet home," grunted the man quietly. The car slowly rolled to a stop and the man unbuckled his seat belt. "Well, let's get in and see if we can get some food…"
"Umm, can I go to Brendan's for just a few minutes, he held something for me when I went to the hospital," said Jason as he looked up at his father.
"The Heigans' house is nearly a block and a half away," grumbled the man quietly. "I suppose, but don't jackass around."
"Ok, Pops, umm," The man got out of the car. Jason quickly followed suit. The man was slowly making his way to the front door, "Dad…"
"Yeah," grumbled the man as he stopped at the door and jangled the keys.
"I love you," said Jason quietly. The man stopped in mid move. He turned slowly and looked at Jason.
"I love you too, Jason," said the man. He gave a smile that Jason hadn't seen since his mother had died, "I know I'm not the best dad…but…"
"It's ok, I understand, it's just, I have to tell you I love you because it's very, just very important," Jason looked at the ground. "I may have to go somewhere, and I want you to trust me when I say, I promise I'll come back."
"Where are you going?" asked the man with a bit of confusion laced in his voice.
"It's best if you don't worry about it, right now; I'm not going right now anyways; I'm just going to Brendan's now, but in the future I may have to leave," called Jason as he slowly started to walk down the driveway in the early evening twilight. Jason stopped and looked at his father, "You do trust me don't you?" The man didn't give and answer, Jason sighed, looked down and then continued down the street.
"I trust you, Jason," said the man quietly as he watched the boy recede down the block, "But that doesn't mean I'm not scared that you'll leave me forever…you're the only link I have to her left…if I lose you…" The man closed his eyes and then opened the door and proceeded inside.
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The Heigans were eating supper when the door knocked quietly. Mrs. Heigan looked up, but Mr. Heigan was the one that got up and walked out to the entry way and opened the door.
"Hello, Mr. Heigan, I'm wondering if I could talk to Brendan," asked the voice of Jason quietly.
"We're eating supper right now…" said the man quietly, in a slightly irritated tone.
"I'm so sorry for interrupting…" said Jason apologetically.
"It's ok, Dad," said Brendan suddenly. The auburn haired boy looked up at his mother. "Is it ok if I take my supper to my room, I know it sounds odd, but Jason and I are, well; we need to talk in private."
"I suppose, dear, but don't make a mess," whispered the woman quietly as she looked at her son with a little bit of suspicion.
"And ruin your most tremendously delectable dinner ever?" asked Brendan with a smile as he got up and carefully carried his plate and cup out of the dining room. "Thanks mom, for making supper so good."
The woman sighed as her husband returned to the table and her boy, and the visitor walked past the doorway.
"First he's running around getting into fights with monsters," grumbled Brendan's mother's husband, "then he's not being completely honest with us, I sometimes wonder if it was a good idea to put him in a public school."
"Oh, Herbert, don't be such a fuss," replied the woman quietly, "It's time you started actually paying attention to him instead of watching him, anyways…"
"I will, when I find time…" grunted the man quietly. He reached down and started to take a bit of food up on his fork when the phone rang. Herbert looked up to his wife huffed quietly and stood up and walked out to the entry way. "Heigan residence…You want to speak to Brendan?" The man mumbled something and then spoke again. "Just a second." There were some steps up stairs.
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"Do you have him?" asked Jason impatiently. Brendan nodded and tapped on his closet. The door opened and Tapirmon and Motimon hopped out.
"JASON!" yelped Motimon as the little pink digimon leapt forward, hugging Jason tightly.
"Food!" gasped Tapirmon as he flashed forward and took up the plate that Brendan had and started eating.
"Can I have some?" asked Motimon quietly.
"I guess," replied Brendan quietly. The pink digimon smiled and then leapt forward and started inhaling the food next to Tapirmon.
"He wasn't a problem was he?" asked Jason quietly.
"No, both of them behaved very well," replied Brendan quietly.
"You act like we're little kids!" yelped the two digimon.
"Well, you act like little kids sometimes," replied Jason, "especially when you eat." Jason pointed to the crumbs down the front of Motimon.
"Oh…" Motimon gulped quietly.
Motimon started to giggle when the door to Brendan's room shot open.
"DAD!" yelped Brendan loudly. The man looked from Brendan to Jason, to the two digimon. His mustache twitched slightly.
"What's going on in here?" shouted the man loudly.
"Uh oh, I think he's mad," gulped Tapirmon. The man tossed an angry look at the purple digimon and then took a step back.
"Dad, I can explain everything, it may sound weird but I can explain it!" stuttered Brendan as he walked forward.
"That…thing!" growled Brendan's dad. "It's…it's…I know you!"
Brendan and Jason looked at the man and then at Tapirmon and then at each, they then looked at the man, "WHAT?"
"I don't know from where, but you look familiar," said the man as he walked closer to the digimon.
"HERBERT!" shouted the voice of Brendan's mother from downstairs, "Did you tell Brendan he has a call from Kevin Sorenson!"
"Kevin!" Brendan looked at Jason, "Stay here, I'll go down and talk to Kevin." Jason only nodded slowly as he edged closer to Motimon.
Brendan swept around the corner of his door and down the stairs. He ran up to his mom and skidded to a stop and then took the phone from her hands.
"What's so important that you snatch the phone from my hand!" shouted the woman loudly.
"Oops, sorry mom, and thanks for holding the phone," Brendan blushed brightly and then put the phone to his ear, "Kevin?" There was a short hesitation, "Of all the times for her to do a stupid thing like that!" shouted Brendan. There was another hesitation, "No there is no need; he's here," Brendan looked up and nodded, "Ok, we'll be there." Brendan hung the phone up. "Mom, I have to go to the business district, my friend's sister has run away and he wanted to know if I'd help look…"
"Isn't that a job for the police?" asked the woman with a glare.
"Well, what if dad came with us?" asked the boy quietly.
"Ok, but make sure you don't go far from him," growled the woman.
Brendan nodded and then ran back up the stairs. He swept around the door frame and looked into his room. His father was holding Tapirmon and poking the little digimon, and Jason was only looking half afraid of the man and was scooting towards the door.
"Umm…" Brendan gulped quietly. "Dad, could you take us to the southern edge of the business district. Jason, could you come with us?"
"I'll have to call my father," said Jason with a sigh.
He turned to go downstairs when the house shook. Jason and Brendan fell to the ground.
"What was that?" shouted Jason.
"Digimon…" gasped Motimon. Seconds later the window of Brendan's room exploded and horrible, black furred monkey gremlins shrieked into the room. "Motimon digivolve to Otamamon!" the little tadpole stood defensively in front of the children.
Tapirmon was hovering in front of Brendan's dad. "Don't worry, I'll keep your dad safe Brendan…"
"Nightmare Shocker!" growled the monkeys as they fired black bolts of energy forward. Tapirmon and Otamamon were sent hurtling back.
A woman screamed downstairs. Brendan got to his feet and ran to the edge only find the feet of his mother being pulled from view.
"MOMMA!" screamed Brendan loudly.
"Tapirmon digivolve to Dobermon!" Tapirmon slashed forward as he morphed into the large Doberman. "Grau Realm!" a black sphere surrounded the monkeys. The troop of them screamed loudly before the sphere evaporated.
Mr. Heigan looked at the large hound and cowered slightly. "Don't hurt me…please…"
"Hurt you?" Dobermon walked up and nuzzled and licked Mr. Heigan, "I'd never hurt you."
"Mom! We have to get down there, they have Mom!" shouted Brendan. Dobermon nodded and blasted through the door frame. The dog stopped and let Brendan and Jason on.
Otamamon scrambled towards the window, "Two heads are better than one, no?"
"Right," called Jason. "Go!"
"Otamamon digivolve to Seadramon!" Shouted Otamamon as he leapt from the window.
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"Now what's wrong?" shouted Mary as the car started to stall. A black fog was swirling around them. She looked at Steven and then at Mark and then at the strange boy, Lucas, that they were with.
"It's Karatenmon," whispered Lucas quietly. His blue eyes narrowed, "He's doing this somehow," The boy turned his head slightly and his eyes narrowed, "Vilemon; they are coming."
Mary screamed loudly as monkeys leapt down onto the hood of the car. They weren't normal monkeys, though; they had huge fangs and bat ears. Mary unbuckled her seatbelt.
"No, Mom, leave this to us," said Steven quietly. He rolled down the window. "Kyokyomon…"
"Okey Dokey," said the little red worm as he swept out the window. "Kyokyomon digivolve to Ryuudamon!"
"That…that…that…" gaped May loudly.
"If you think that's a surprise," Lucas smirked and unbuckled his seatbelt, "This one will knock your socks off!" Lucas leapt from the car and strained slightly. The clothes on his back ripped off revealing ten bright wings. The hat on his head ruptured revealing two more wings on his blonde head.
"Lucas…" Mary gaped widely, "is an…"
"Divine Feat!" a group of monkeys exploded in front of Lucas.
"Helmet Return!" the lizard that used to be a red worm stuffed toy flashed his helmet out like a boomerang and the monkeys scattered.
"Ok, what is going on?" said Mary. She was on the verge of tears.
"Well, mom, we're digi-destined," said Mark with a smile, "and it's our task to save the world from evil."
Mary looked at Steven, "What's going on?"
"Well, Mark about summed it up…" Steven smiled weakly.
"What the heck?" shouted Mary.
"Look, Mom, do we have to argue now?" asked Steven as Ryuudamon was slammed against the car.
"Ok, that's it!" shouted the angel, formerly known as Lucas, "Grand Cross!" There was a flash of blinding light and then the monkeys were gone, "annoying monkeys."
"Lucemon!" Mark hopped out of the car.
"Mark, get in here!" shouted Mary. "We're going home!"
"No, it's no good," replied Lucas quietly. The angel dropped down on the driver's side of the car, "Karatenmon's barrier seems to stall out technology. We're going to have to walk the rest of the way…"
"No, you're staying here until help comes!" shouted Mary loudly.
"You don't understand, Mom!" shouted Steven, "We have to go in there; we have to stop this now!"
"He'll level the city if he has too," whispered Mark quietly. Mary looked down at Mark. His large blue eyes were gleaming with water.
Mary sighed quietly. "Ok…" she grumbled slightly and opened the car. "But what if we run into trouble?"
"Don't worry, Mom, Lucemon can kick anyone's butt, right, Lucemon?" Mark looked at the blonde angel. The angel blushed brightly and nodded.
"Ok then, let's go, Mark, Mom, don't wander too far…" said Steven as he continued forward into the darkness.
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"Please, Mom!" whined Janet as she clasped the shirt of her mother.
"Honey, with the monsters…I should call the police…" She looked down. "I know it's your friend's sister but, really this is a job for the professionals."
"You don't understand, Mom!" shouted Janet as she turned, "If we don't go they'll get Michelle, they'll kill her, we have to go!"
"Marci, please," A man walked forward. It was Janet's grandfather. "The girl is really worried about her friend; we can't just stand here and do nothing."
"Steve, don't try that old bit…" said the woman quietly.
"Don't you think this seems, a little familiar?" asked the man quietly. His eyes twinkled and he smiled and looked back at Janet. "The girl is special."
"Grandpa…" Janet walked up next to the man.
He put his hand down on her head slightly. "Plus, Andrew is in there working…"
Marci sighed, "Still, we'd only get caught."
"Not…exactly," Renamon appeared from the thin air. The golden fox swished her tail and put her paws softly on Janet's shoulders, "I'll protect Janet and her family with every power, trick and happenstance I can muster."
Marci looked up suddenly, "It can't be you..."
"Mom?" Janet looked at the woman intently. The soft red highlights that had faded to a subtle brown seem to glow slightly in the reflection of Renamon's golden fur.
"I used to have dreams about a creature just like you…" Marci stood up and walked to Renamon and gently touched the creature's fur, "You're real…"
"As real as those beasts ravaging outside…" replied Renamon with a nod. "Those monsters being led by Karatenmon…"
"Please, Mom, you have to understand, my friends and I are the only ones that can do this!" Janet looked at her mother pleadingly.
Marci looked up at Renamon and then at Steve. She started to buckle under the pressure, "Fine, but we're going to be extremely careful and no heroics!"
"It may be hard to do for them," chuckled Steve as he rubbed Janet's head, "They're already quite the heroes."
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"Tsunomon digivolve to Penguinmon!" The blue bird spun around holding out her flipper like wings and assailed the onslaught of evil monkey creatures.
They had sought shelter with Mystimon and had found a small eatery. There they had eaten and rested for a number of hours. Amy's mother tried to call their home but the phones weren't working, she tried to turn the radio on but only got a hiss, and she tried to find a car that would run, but none did. Now, the monkeys were attacking. Mystimon had disappeared to find the 'root of all of this' and try and break a barrier of darkness that seemed to surround the business district.
"What are we going to do?" whined Amy's mother quietly as the monkeys retreated. Penguinmon leapt back to Amy and her mother.
"Don't worry, Vilemon are pretty weak, and cowardly, they won't try that again for a while," said the penguin with a smile.
"I just want to go home!" Amy's mother started to cry.
Amy looked down at Penguinmon, "Did I really sound like that?"
"Well, you still do from time to time, but yeah," replied the bird as it rubbed the back of its head.
Amy hugged her mother, "Don't you worry, Penguinmon won't let those monkeys get us, and I bet Mystimon will be back soon enough."
"How can you be so, sure?" asked Amy's mother quietly.
"Because, she's a digi-destined!" chirped Penguinmon happily.
"Yep, and we have been in, well, it's been almost as bad as this before…" Amy smiled softly and hugged her mother tightly, "Just, don't worry so much, I'll take care of you."
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Bastemon walked quietly along the streets. She snarled slightly. "Karatenmon has gone crazy. A full out offensive against the Human World was never in our master's plans!"
A troop of Vilemon scurried in front of her. She snarled loudly and they stopped and looked up at her. "Bastemon!"
"That's right, now go home!" shouted Bastemon loudly. The Vilemon didn't move. Bastemon's green eyes narrowed, "Do as I told you!"
"No!" shouted the Vilemon loudly. "We follow Lord Karatenmon, now; he lets us sow discord!"
"You what?" Bastemon growled loudly.
"We follow Lord Karatenmon, not you!" shouted the Vilemon loudly.
"I see," whispered Bastemon. She lifted her arm slightly, "then you won't mind dying for him either…Vampire Dance!" A crimson rope shot forward like a viper and sliced through the entire troop of Vilemon. The digimon instantly dispersed into data.
"Lady Bastemon, Lady Bastemon!" shrieked the voice of Tsukaimon loudly. "Oh I am so happy to see you!"
"What is it?" grumbled the feline woman as she continued forward.
"Lord Karatenmon, has…" Tsukaimon gulped, "Told me to tell you that he has decided to change his mind on the human that we're searching for, that…he wants to keep the human."
"I see," Bastemon took a deep breath and continued forward.
"What are you going to do?" asked Tsukaimon loudly.
"Find the human first…" replied Bastemon as she leapt up to the top of a building and then disappeared into the darkness. Tsukaimon rushed after her.
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Michelle looked up at the church quietly. She sighed and walked slowly up to the front doors. The darkness was everywhere now. She could see the barrier's interior walls from here. Karatenmon's power had grown so strong, so fast. After the barrier had faded once, it quickly returned, reinvigorated and more powerful than it was before.
She could hear the laughs of some demented creatures that were blowing things up a few blocks from the church. Michelle pulled on the door and they swung open and she entered the church. The dark interior of the church made Michelle shiver slightly, but she pressed forward and passed through a doorway into a chapel. She sat in a pew and looked around quietly.
The chapel was covered in red drapes, and the pews had red cushions. The crimson fabric sucked what little candle light out of the room. The stain glass windows were indecipherable in the half darkness. Michelle stood and walked towards a wall to search out a light switch.
"No…don't," whispered a voice quietly. Something rasped from behind Michelle, "It is best you don't see what's coming for you…it's the least your tortured soul deserves."
Michelle turned. Toward the front of the chapel two glowing red eyes pierced the darkness. A large, pickaxe shaped blade glowed with a gold/blue light. The creature moved and its arms were revealed as being similar to the blades of the pickaxe.
Michelle scrambled backwards as the creature approached. "Stay away!"
"Oh are you going to run?" whispered the voice calmly, "Good, then I don't have to season the soul with terror."
Michelle ran out of the chapel and ran for the door. Something blew past her and she skidded to a stop. The creature hovered in front of her. Its metallic spine, rib cage, and skull were all illuminated by the creature's own glow. Its body was positioned on top of a glowing orb, and the ribcage pulsed with the energy of a blood red digi-core. The metallic digimon lifted its pickaxe slowly.
"Please…just go away!" cried Michelle as she dropped to her knees, "I can't take this any more…"
"Then I shall make your suffering cease," hissed the creature. "Now sit still."
"MICHELLE?" screamed Labramon's voice, "I can hear you; where are you?"
The figure in front of her smiled as much as his metallic skull would allow. "My, what a shock your friend's in for." He put both hands around the shaft of the pickaxe and lifted it high above his head. "Good night, sweet princess."
"Labramon…" whispered Amy quietly as the blade started to fall.
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Ok, I lied a bit, but this chapter nearly wrote itself, but trust me, I'll be busy, so the next one may take a longer time…maybe...
Dark Qiviut: That's nice to know that it was interesting. I don't know exactly how it will play out, I mean I know how it will go generally, but I'm not sure how I want the pieces to fall together.
Blue: Is some one trying to guess the future? Well, I suppose it's not a bad thing, it shows that you are interested enough to go do the research…and since you already figured out who they are looking for, Blue; you can probably guess this too! I was curious as to why I would know Wisemon's attacks and then I realized that you must have read Genesis…