Wow, that 140 reviews came easier than I thought. Alright, you guys wanted an update, and here it is! Chapter 14 of 'The King of Games'!
"Who's there?"
'TK, it's me…don't you remember?'
'Kari?'
The Chosen of Hope stood in the midst of blank white. TK looked around for the voice that was calling to him, but he was alone.
"Kari, where are you?"
'This is a dream, TK. You're in a dream.'
"I see. Wait…you're not supposed to tell me if I'm in a dream or not!"
'It's a dream. Get over it.'
TK remained silent. "Alright then, Kari. Please, can you show yourself?" Just then, the light in front of him became obscured and a figure slowly appeared before him. TK opened his eyes to see Kari standing in front of him. "Kari…it is you…"
She nodded gently. TK took no time to wait as he embraced his best friend. He was crying on her shoulder, letting out all of his feelings for the past few days after the Game Card took her.
"Kari, I thought I'd never see you again," he sobbed. Kari smiled and hugged him back.
"And you call yourself the Chosen of Hope," she laughed. "TK, this is still just a dream, you know."
"Let me believe it's real, Kari, until I wake up. Please."
Kari giggled. "Alright." TK held her in silence for a few minutes before Kari finally spoke up. "TK…you'll be waking up soon. I wanted to warn you about the Digital World."
"What about it?" asked TK.
"As much as I hate to admit it, I've become a bargaining chip now," Kari sighed. "You're going to have to win me back in one of those card games you and Davis play."
"Duel Monsters," TK whispered to himself. "I'm really going to have to duel with your captor, aren't I?" Kari nodded.
"TK, if you decide to go through with this, you cannot allow yourself to lose. If you do, then you'll be captured as well, and without Hope and Light, the Digital World will fall."
"Great, no pressure," muttered TK. Both shared a light laugh. Kari looked at her feet.
"TK, I have to go now."
"We'll see each other again, Kari, I promise," TK smiled. He reached a hand up to her face and pushed a stray hair away from her face before touching her cheek. "I'll come save you." The Chosen of Light lifted her head toward his.
"I know you will. Just don't lose. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you were captured just because of me."
TK nodded. "I won't lose, Kari. I'll bring you home no matter what it takes."
TK's dream was interrupted by an alarm clock. TK grumbled as he shut it off.
"Too bad it was just a dream," he said to himself. He changed into a blue T-shirt with a small white sun insignia and tan cargo shorts. He hooked his green D-3 to his belt, and put his trusty dueling deck into a special pouch on his belt. Yugi's Grandfather gave one to both him and Sakura before the Kaiba Land pre-tournament began. Walking out of the bathroom, he met up with Yugi.
"Hey, TK," the young duelist smiled. Yugi was dressed very gothic-like. He had a black sleeveless T-shirt on along with matching black pants. He had a brass-colored studded bracelet on his right arm and a blue arm band, a silver version of the studded bracelet, and two smaller ring bracelets on his left arm. His blue belt was also studded, along with a second belt where he keeps his dueling deck. He also wore a black dog collar around his neck. The Millenium Puzzle was hanging on his neck by a steel chain. (To put it simply, what Yugi/Yami wore on his date with Téa.)
"Hey you two," Sakura walked out of her room and greeted the two boys. She was dressed in simply a pair of flare jeans, a white tank top with a picture of a flower on it, and a red jacket. She wore a charm bracelet on her right arm, a keepsake that Li gave her when they went on their first date. She had a pouch for her dueling deck just like TK's, and a second pouch for her other cards.
Patamon and Kero flew down and greeted everyone as well. "So, is everyone ready to go back to Tokyo?" asked Kero.
"You bet," TK told him. "Just let me make a phone call first, okay?"
"Sora, wake up," Matt whispered to his sleeping girlfriend. The auburn haired teenager slowly opened her eyes and saw Matt's blue eyes looking at her. "TK called. He says that he's coming back from Domino City and heading to Highton View Terrace as we speak. I already called up Tai, Joe, and Izzy. We're all going to meet up there at noon."
"That's great," Sora whispered sleepily. "Wait, what about your mom's guests?"
Matt smiled. "I called Davis. He's going to take them to the nearby sites. You know, since they've already been to Tokyo Tower and such."
Sora got up. "Okay. When do we leave?"
"Right after Davis gets here. He should be here in about an hour."
Later
"DAVIS, I TOLD YOU AN HOUR!" Matt screamed at the younger digidestined.
"Sorry! I can't drive!" Davis cringed in fear. "And, well, I had to wait for Jun to get out of the shower! I just began running over here five minutes ago!"
"Your sister literally took an hour and a half to shower?" asked Sora.
Davis nodded. "Yeah, it shows on our water bill." Matt sighed.
"Okay, Davis. Can you just take these guys somewhere to hang out?"
"Man, is this how your family treats all your guests?" the goggle-head asked.
Matt pounded his fist into his palm. "Only the ones who cooperate," the he told the younger digidestined. Davis shrunk back in fear.
"Okay okay! Just don't hurt me! I've been beaten up enough by Yolei recently!"
"Sakura's coming back," Li told Madison.
"Okay, I know you two are boyfriend and girlfriend, but that sensing each other's presence thing is really creepy," said Madison. Li just chuckled.
"Well, live with it," he laughed. "Hey, Davis called and we're going to hang out for the day with Téa, Joey, and Tristan. You can stop taking videos of sightseeing and just film all of us having fun."
"Sounds great," smiled Madison, packing her camera. "I know. How about we invite Meilin along? She and Davis can have fun together, don't you think?"
Li nodded smiling. He was glad that Meilin found someone besides him. Even though Sakura was the one that he fell in love with, he felt bad for the Chinese girl. That was all beginning to change, thanks to a certain maroon-haired goggle-boy.
"Stupid Rain!" Meilin shouted to the sky. It was later that morning, and Davis had managed to gather everyone together. Unfortunately, the weather went against their wishes of walking along the streets of Tokyo, just a group of teenagers having a blast. It had suddenly began raining right when all of them met at the Game Shop where Sakura had her first duel.
"Shouting isn't going to stop the downpour, Meilin," Li told her.
"I know," she sighed. "It makes me feel better though."
"Well, what are we going to do? I really don't feel like playing Duel Monsters at the moment," said Téa.
"I'm hungry," Joey and Davis complained at the same time.
"Well, you're going to have to stay hungry, because I don't think any of us is going to be eating anytime soon with it raining like that."
Suddenly, Davis's D-Terminal began to beep. "An e-mail? At this time?" He quickly turned it on. It was apparently a message from Ken:
Davis,
There's a Digital Gate opening over Highton View Terrace. Many
monsters are breaking through of the barrier between worlds.
It looks like we're going to need your help over here. Hurry!
Ken
"Crap," muttered Davis. He turned around to see Meilin looking at him.
"You're not just an ordinary guy, are you?" she asked with a grin. Davis blinked in surprise.
"Uh…what are you talking about? Heh…" Davis feebly responded.
"I read your email, Davis," Meilin smirked. "Why on earth would they need you when there are monsters around? And also, where did you get that device? And I was also wondering…how in the world did Sakura and those two guys get all the way to Domino City? You seem to know how everything is happening. I find it rather suspicious."
Davis looked like a deer caught in headlights. Now, all of the others were looking at him as well. Before he could answer, Yolei arrived with Cody in her new car.
"Davis! Hop…in…oh…" Yolei trailed off when she saw the whole group. "Playing tour guide, huh Davis?"
"You're going to where those monsters are, aren't you?" asked Li. Yolei and Cody were shocked.
"N-No…we're just…" Cody began.
"Tell us the truth," Tristan demanded. "I want to know what's really going on here!"
"How did they find out, Davis?" Cody shouted angrily.
"I read his email," smiled Meilin. "He wasn't about to conceal anything from me."
"Listen, we just want to know what's going on," Téa explained. "Davis is our guide around Tokyo. He was kind enough to be with us when he didn't have to. Now he has to leave, and we're not going to be able to find our way around."
Yolei and Cody looked at each other, and then back at the group of teenagers. "Alright, you can come with us under one condition," Yolei told them.
Everyone listened intently. The lavender haired teen pointed to Madison's video camera. "Get my good side, okay?" Everyone facefaulted.
"Hey, Cody, now that they're going to see us anyway, can we get out? It's really stuffy in here," Upamon asked from his duffel bag. Cody sighed.
"Sure, guys, you can come out now." Upamon, Poromon, and Demiveemon all jumped out of the zipped duffel bag. The six non-digidestined teens stared at the little creatures, dumbfounded.
"Hi! I'm Upamon!"
"I'm Poromon!"
"And I'm Demiveemon! Hey Davisth! Isn't it great? We don't have to hide anymore!"
"Yeah, great," muttered Davis.
"Aww! This one's yours Davis?" squealed Meilin, picking up the blue in-training digimon and squeezing him. "It's sooo cute! I want one! Where'dya get him?"
"Maybe we'll explain this to you guys on the way to Highton View Terrace," Cody told her. "You might as well know. As long as you don't tell anyone."
'What have I gotten myself into?' Davis thought to himself, looking at Meilin Squeezing the air out of Demiveemon.
"Alright guys, It's going to be a tight fit, but get in," Yolei commanded. "Next stop, Highton View Terrace!"
"Actually, could we make a stop at Odaiba Hotel?" asked Li. "I need to get something."
"We don't have time!" shouted Cody.
"Fine, five minutes, but that's all you get! If you're not back by then, we're leaving without you," Yolei told him. Li nodded in agreement.
"SPIKING STRIKE!" shouted Stingmon as he plunged his attack into an attacking Snimon. The latter was knocked out of the sky and onto the concrete road below. The victorious insect digimon had no time to celebrate, as a Kuwagamon attacked him from behind.
"Stingmon!" cried Ken. 'Where the hell are the others?' Highton View Terrace was becoming a war zone, as more and more Digimon were breaking into the real world through a large green rift in the sky. And they weren't being friendly.
Just then, Tai and Joe skidded onto the scene in Tai's red convertible. "Ken! We're here to help out!" he shouted.
"Good," the younger boy nodded. "We need it."
"Agumon digivolve to…Greymon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to…Ikkakumon!"
"Hey, don't forget about us!" Ken turned to see Matt and Sora running into the vicinity. "Sorry we're late," Sora panted. "We took the bus."
"Stupid thing had to stop 3 blocks away," Matt continued. "We ran the rest of the way here."
"I'm ready to fight now," Gabumon told Matt.
"I am too," said Biyomon. "Let's Digivolve!"
"Gabumon digivolve to…Garurumon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to…Birdramon!"
Just then, a small jet flew in and landed on the road that was still intact. Izzy, Tentomon, Mimi, and Palmon jumped out. "Hi guys!" the girl called. "Thanks for the ride, Mr. Pilot! Thank Michael's dad for me!" The pilot just gave her a thumbs-up and left.
"Thanks for dropping and picking us up, Meems," Izzy smiled. The girl just gave him a peace sign.
"Hey, are we going to fight or what?" Palmon demanded. Mimi and Izzy bold held out their digivices.
"Palmon digivolve to…Togemon!"
"Tentomon digivolve to…Kabuterimon!"
More and more digimon were coming through the tear between worlds, however. Ken knew that no matter how much they fought back, they would be overwhelmed eventually.
'But with that tear, we can't even send them back to the digital world,' Ken thought angrily. 'We're fighting a losing battle, and I'm sure they all know it.' Ken didn't have much more time to think when he heard a scream. He looked to the end of the street where a Musyamon was attacking a young woman.
"Stingmon, let's help her!" Ken shouted to his partner.
"I'm kind of busy right now, Ken," shouted the insect Digimon as he attempted to free himself from Kuwagamon's grip. Ken looked at the other digimon. Togemon was boxing with a Frigimon, Ikkakumon was clashing horns with Drimogemon, Greymon was wrestling with Tuskmon, Birdramon and Airdramon were battling in the air, Kabuterimon had his hands full against the fully recovered Snimon, and Garurumon was fending off Mammothmon. In short, there was no digimon available to save this young woman, until…
"Ninja Blade!" Musyamon brought his blade down, only to have it stopped. The mutant samurai digimon looked down to see Li, in his Chinese robes, blocking it with his own sword. The young Chinese teenager easily shoved off the opposing blade and got into a fighting stance, ready to face off against his new opponent.
"Get out of here," he told the woman he just rescued. "I'll handle this guy."
Musyamon picked up his sword and was ready to slice Li in half, when Meilin jumped in and landed a hard kick in his face. The large digimon was knocked back a few feet.
"Whoa…" Davis stared in wonder. Not because Li and Meilin were fighting off a powerful Champion level Digimon, but because Meilin performed a really high jump kick while wearing a skirt, and he was beginning to get a nosebleed at what he saw.
"That's so cool! Dangerous, but cool!" Madison laughed as she taped the battle on camera. "To think, I wasted all this film on sightseeing!"
"Those two kick butt!" Tristan exclaimed.
"Yeah! Hit him with your Kung fu, guys!"
"There's no way those two can fend off a Musyamon," Yolei whispered to herself. "Poromon, you're up." The little pink bird bounced out of Yolei's car.
"Poromon digivolve to…Hawkmon! Hawkmon armor digivolve to…Shurimon, the Samurai of Sincerity!"
"You're up next, Upamon," Cody told his little partner.
"Upamon digivolve to…Armadillomon! Armadillomon armor digivolve to…Digmon, the Drill of Power!"
"Davisth?" Demiveemon pulled on the goggle-boy's t-shirt. He was still in shock. "DAVISTH!"
"What?! What?!" Davis snapped out of his trance. "Oh, sorry, heh…"
"Demiveemon digivolve to…Veemon! Veemon digivolve to…Exveemon!"
"Aw, Davis's little monster isn't so cute anymore," Meilin whined as she saw Demiveemon's Champion form.
"Meilin, look out!" shouted Li. The Chinese girl turned to see Musyamon knee her into a nearby wall. The mutant digimon then turned his sights on Li. Davis, quickly jumped out of the car and ran to the Chinese girl's side as Li blocked strike after strike from Musyamon's sword.
Li was skilled with the sword, but Musyamon was born with his ability to wield his weapon. As much as Li hated to admit it, he knew he was only human and couldn't possibly hope to stand against a Digimon for very long. Shurimon and Digmon both started to help him, but they were then confronted by Ninjamon and Meramon. Li was on his own.
The Chinese boy was finally beginning to tire out, when he stepped back and slipped on a puddle, falling on his rear. Musyamon stepped into the large collection of water in front of him, and raised his sword.
"Shogun Sword!"
"Lightning!" Li quickly took out a small piece of parchment with some Chinese characters written on them and pressed it against his sword, firing several thousand volts of electricity into the puddle Musyamon was standing in. The samurai digimon had no time to escape as he was electrocuted, and fell backwards in a daze.
Li panted heavily. "I beat one," he said to himself. "Only thousands more to go. Damn."
"Nice work, Li!" Madison shouted. "I got it all on camera!"
"Wow, that guy's so cool!" Yolei began to become starry-eyed. "I hope he's single!"
"He's not," Téa informed her. Yolei sulked with disappointment.
"There's Highton View Terrace," TK told Sakura and Yugi.
"There's a hole in the sky over there," Yugi pointed out.
"Man, that place looks like a war zone right now," said Sakura. "A bunch of monsters are fighting down there!"
"Friends of yours?" Keroberos asked Pegasusmon. The armored horse just shook his head. TK looked at the rift opened by the Digital World. As long as it was open, Digimon would be able to come in and out as they pleased and tear up the real world. Just then, all of the digimon the Digidestined fought against disintegrated into data and was sucked back into the dimensional portal.
"What the heck?" TK wondered aloud. It was then that a new figure appeared in the doorway between worlds, holding out his hand as if he had just performed a spell. And it was one that all three of the duelists recognized.
"The Dark Magician!" TK, Yugi, and Sakura exclaimed in realization.
"TK, is this the one that kidnapped your friend?" asked Yugi. TK nodded.
"That rift leads to the Digital World," TK explained to his companions. "That's where that Dark Magician took Kari." At that moment, the rift began to close, and the Dark Magician began to disappear.
"Oh no you don't!" shouted TK. "Some on, Pegasusmon! This is our only chance to get to the Digital World!" The Armored Horse nodded and flew quickly toward the closing gap.
"Should we follow him?" asked Keroberos.
"Do you need to ask?" Sakura responded. She nodded to Yugi, and the two of them took toward the closing rift as well.
"Are you okay?" Davis asked Meilin after the monsters disappeared.
"I'm fine, goggle-boy," she answered. "Thanks."
"Hey guys! Isn't that Pegasusmon?" Tai interrupted. Everyone looked up. Sure enough, Pegasusmon was flying toward the shrinking hole in the sky.
"And there's Keroberos," Madison pointed her camera at the large lion.
"And that's Sakura!" Li shouted. "What's she doing?!"
"Uh…flying?" Joey asked unsure of what to say.
"What's that huge lion-thing that Yugi's riding on?!" asked Téa. "He could get hurt!"
"Not to mention that cool looking horse that TK's on," Tristan added.
The group watched as their friends flew toward…scratch that, into the rift.
"We have to go after them!" said Matt. Kabuterimon, Birdramon, Exveemon, and Stingmon all flew up to where they disappeared to, only to reach nothing. The gap that formed a gate between worlds disappeared.
"Damn!" cursed Ken. "The digiports are still locked! There's no way that we can get in now!"
"That'll give us time to discuss what just happened," said Joey.
"Yeah, what was going on over there?" asked Téa. Everyone looked at each other, not sure of what to say to each other. Just then, they heard sirens flaring.
"The authorities are arriving," Izzy analyzed. "Listen, if you guys want to know what happened, come to my house. We'll explain everything there." The Card captor and Yu-Gi-Oh groups felt they didn't have much of a choice, so they agreed. After all, after witnessing a huge battle of monsters, knowing what was going on would be at the top of anyone's list of priorities.
And I'll end it there. That was one of my longest chapters, I bet. Well, the little Tournament part of this story is over. The digimon battle was fun to write even though it wasn't very good. I haven't written one since I finished the Digisword. I finally got the whole group together, though! And the enemy will be revealed very soon...Or will it? R&R!