Chapter Two:

A Bad Start

As usual, Kyle woke up to her alarm clock, which buzzed at 5 o'clock a.m. She wanted to go sleep more, but knew she had to get up. When she was just starting to get out of bed, her mom came to the door and told Kyle that she was leaving for work, which is pretty early. When her mom left, Kyle did her daily morning routine: take a shower, eat breakfast, brush her teeth, get dressed, do hair and makeup (which she thinks just makes her a little less horrible looking) and then wake up Eddie. Eddie woke up groaning like always, but then he followed his sister's orders to go brush his teeth and pick up his messy room, which Kyle likes to call a 'Tornado Eddie', since it did look like a tornado came through and trashed it. As Eddie was brushing his teeth, Kyle slowly walked back into the living room and plopped herself down on the love seat, which is almost right next to the actual couch. Kyle was so tired this morning, that she began to close her eyes and started to drift off to sleep!

"I'm done!" Eddie called from his room, which startled Kyle to be fully awake. She looked straight ahead to see Eddie walking down the hall and into the living room, where he sat down on the couch, starring at the TV in front of him.

Kyle looked away from him and starred at the TV as well. "We're gonna get ready to leave in five minutes," she said sternly. Kyle and Eddie usually took the bus to school. She would love to drive to school and drop Eddie to his, but she doesn't know how to drive yet (shocking) and besides that, she doesn't even have a car! For those five minutes, the children just stared at the TV, and even though it wasn't on, they still had their eyes on it; day dreaming about things that will never happen, except in their own minds. "It's time to get ready and go," said Kyle, as if she was in some dreary trance. Eddie nodded slowly, but then he went by the door to put his shoes on, and to his room to get his coat out of the closest. Kyle got her shoes on and her jacket from her closet. She put on her usual Batman jacket which she loves to wear.

As Kyle got her backpack on over her shoulders, she heard a sudden thump! comming from her brother's bedroom, and then she heard Eddie cry out,"Kyle! Kyle!"

Kyle quickly threw down her heavy backpack and walked into Eddie's room to see what was wrong with her brother. As she walked in, she saw Eddie on the ground; eyes wide with fright and shock. "Eddie, what's wrong?" Kyle asked with concern in her voice.

"The closet it--," Said Eddie, his voice trailing off. He pointed a shaky finger to the closet door, which was slightly ajar. Kyle turned to the door and cocked her head.

"What's wrong with it?" Kyle wondered, not a least bit nervous at what could be behind it.

"Open the door, you'll see!"

Kyle shrugged and took no caution to opening the door. When she swung the door open though, her eyes nearly popped out of her head (just an expression people, her eyes weren't really going to fall out of her head). Inside Eddie's closet was...well...a whole other place! It appeared to be the inside of some spooky castle. When Kyle took a few steps closer to the door, and got a better look inside, she could see that there was a long, narrow hallway, with dark gray bricks. The hallway itself was pretty dim, and was only lit up by small candles that hung on the walls. When Eddie was about to walk inside his closet, Kyle grabbed his arm and shook her head frantically. "Are you crazy?" She said, being sarcastically appalled by his actions. "We don't even know what's in there, or how this whole thing got here!"

Eddie wiggled out of Kyle's grasp and took a few steps closer. "But I don't wanna go to school! I wanna go in!" Eddie said, sounding a bit eager to go in the closet, and he edged himself a little closer inside.

"I don't know Ed..." said Kyle worriedly, and she bit her lip too. "What if we die or something? What if this place...leads to hell?"

Eddie grunted irritably by Kyle's paranoid nature. "Yeah right," he said sarcastically, "Now let's go in!" Eddie didn't care what was on the other side, for he went in with no hesistation whatso ever; with no worries on his mind. Unlike his sister though, Kyle was terrified to face any actions without thinking it through first. She had no idea what was on the other side, but she was more worried about dying or getting trapped in there. Well, fortunately for her, she doesn't have to worry about those things...at least for now. Kyle knew she had to go in after her brother -- otherwise, she would never forgive herself if anything happened to him.

Kyle took a long, deep breath before she walked into the closet after her brother, but as soon as she entered, the closet door immediately shut behind her. Kyle quickly spun around and tried to force the door open, but the problem was, there was no door there anymore; only a gray, bricked wall with small candles. Kyle began to pound on the wall. "No! No! No! How the heck are we supposed to get out of here?" She cried frighteningly.

Eddie pointed straight ahead of him, "We just walk. This place has to lead somewhere..."

Kyle looked ahead to see that the hallway just kept going straight, but when she squinted her eyes to adjust better, she could also see that the hallway would lead them into an even larger room full of other hallways above! Her mouth was left agape in shock. "This place...is so strange, but...so familiar as well," she said to herself quietly. "I know I've seen this place before..."

Eddie grabbed Kyle's hand gently and edged her further down the hall. "Come on, Kyle! Let's see where this leads too..."

"I don't know..." said Kyle nervously, but knew she had no choice, since there was no way back to her own world. As Eddie started walking down the hall, she followed behind slowly. It didn't take them long at all to reach the larger room full of other hallways, and once they did, the two gasped loudly on how 'twisted' this place really is! They saw that some of the paths above were either upside-down, twisted all about in weird directions, or just went nowhere.

"Whoa..." Said Kyle and Eddie in unison as they both gazed around the large room. The two kids could also see that this place was more darker than the hallway that they just walked through.

"At least we can keep going straight," said Kyle, as she looked straight ahead of her to see that the path still led on.

"Let's keep going," Eddie said anxiously, as he continued to walk on ahead of his sister.

"Eddie, wait!" Kyle called after him.When she quickly caught up with Ed, the two suddenly stopped in their tracks to hear strange voices in the distance.

"What is that?" Eddie asked a little nervoulsy, as he listened closely to the odd sounds.

"I don't know, but they sound like they're coming our way," Kyle replied quietly, a little nervous as well. The two knew they had nowhere to run, so they just stood their ground, and waited for whatever to come to them.

About ten feet from the children, they could see ghostly figures coming toward them, along with a round and dark, bluish creature flying ahead of the dead beings. As the bizarre things got closer, Eddie knew exactly what they were. "Kyle...it's...digimon!" He said, but oddly enough, he didn't sound surprised at all to know this. "It's the Bakemon and Demidevimon!"

"Are you serious?" Kyle said shockingly, and didn't want to believe that it was actually digimon coming toward them; but she had to believe it. She could see that the strange figures were a bunch of Bakemon, along with the round, flying creature: Demidevimon.

Demidevimon gestured his wing out to the Bakemon to halt from moving onwards, then he fluttered up to Kyle's face. Kyle took a few steps back, but Eddie just stayed put. "Is this the one?" Questioned one of the Bakemon in that ghostly tone.

Demidevimon thought as he looked Kyle over from head to toe. The young girl felt very uneasy about this. "It has to be, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to pass through from her world," replied Demidevimon.

Another Bakemon pointed to Eddie and asked, "But how did this little boy get in here then?"

"Huh?" Demidevimon turned to Eddie and frowned angrily, "That is a good question. How did he get in here?" Eddie gazed down on his feet as he fidgeted with his fingers nervously.

Questions were boggling through Kyle's mind, and she didn't know where to start with them. She knew she had to do something, so she actually had the courage to speak up, "Um...listen, we're sorry that we came through here, we really are! We don't even know how this place...came to us, but we really would like to go back home!" She bit her lip as she waited for an answer from either monsters.

Demidevimon grinned mischeviously and snickered, "Go home? I don't think so!" Without warning, he snatched Kyle's left hand with his claw-like feet and turned it over to look at her palm. Kyle's eyes widened when she saw a strange mark on her hand...that looked like a bat!

"How did this -- this mark was never here before!" Kyle gasped as her eyes were glued to this eerie image on her hand.

"This proves it: you are the one!" Demidevimon boosted happily as he let go of Kyle's hand.

"Proves what?" Kyle asked irritably.

Demidevimon snickered more evilly as he answered, "Why, that you belong to my master: Lord Myotismon!"

Kyle and Eddie both looked very shocked. "What?" Kyle cried, and she began to shake her head; denying everything that's happening to them. "Just what are you talking about? I-I-I...I don't even know him! I never even met him!" She whimpered with fright as the faces of the mosnters became more menacing.

Demidevimon laughed and the Bakemon joined in. "Myotismon waited a long time for you, girlie, and now his wish will finally come true!" Demidevimon squealed with glee.

"This isn't making any sense! What wish? And what does Myotismon have to do with me?" Kyle cried worriedly. "Answer me!"

Demidevimon tried to contain more of his snickering as he replied, "You'll see, but for now...you are his hostages... " He gestured to the Bakemon with his feet, and a few of them came up from behind the kids and grabbed their arms. Kyle and Eddie tried to struggle, but it was pointless since the Bakemon were not showing any signs of letting go.

"Wait a minute! What are you doing with us?" Kyle shrieked, as she still tried to struggle away from the Bakemon.

"I can't let you get away, girlie! Myotismon has been waiting a long time for you. I don't think he's gonna want his girl to get away that easily..." Demidevimon turned to Eddie and his smile widened wickedly, "But you, I have no idea how you got to this world, but I guess Myotismon can eat you later on!" Eddie groaned and kind of slumped in place. "Take them to the dungeons for now! I think once we're all ready to leave for the human world, Myotismon might want to take his girl with him..." Demidevimon told the Bakemon, and then he gestured his wings toward another direction.

"What the hell is going on? Why won't you tell us?" Tears were streaming down Kyle's face as she had never felt more scared in her life right now.

Demidevimon just smiled, then turned around and flew in a different direction, while the Bakemon whisked the children away to the dungeons...which is very complicated to explain where it was, considering all the strange twisting and turning hallways Myotismon had in his castle. Once they all reached the dungeon, the Bakemon threw the chlildren into one of the cells and quickly locked the door. "There...that'll hold you two until Lord Myotismon is ready for you," replied one of the Bakemon, who just stared at them with its odd expression.

"I wish I was dreaming, because this...seems so unreal; it is unreal...," Kyle mumbled and just gazed at the ground beneath her.

"Perhaps our master will explain everything to you, when he wishes to see you," said the Bakemon, but suddenly, they all heard Demidevimon's voice in the distance, "Bakemon! Get over here! The digidestined are here; and don't let them reach the dungeons!" With that, all the Bakemon hurriedly flew out of the dungeon.

Kyle and Eddie looked at each other, but she broke the awkward moment by saying, "If the digidestined are here, then maybe they can bring us back home."

"But how?" Eddie asked depressingly, and he sat down and brought his legs close to his chest.

"I don't know, but I rather be with them then to be with Myotismon," Kyle looked striaght ahead to the walls; thinking what it would be like to actually meet the breath-taking vampire.

"I don't want Myotismon to eat me," grumbled Eddie, looking down at his feet.

"I won't let him do anything to you, Ed," Kyle said somewhat reassuringly, patting his back at the same time. Even with Kyle's words, Eddie was still scared of what has happened to them so far, and now he wished that he never went through his closet door! All Kyle wants to know is why Myotismon even wants her. She never considered herself as special: a punk girl who the boys all have tried to avoid talking to. The two just sat in the dungeon quietly; hoping that the digidestined or even their digimon, will come to save them and bring them back to their own world.