"Tongue tied Davis?" Lillymon asked as she re-crossed her legs.
Davis stuttered his question. "You..you're Epsilon?" Lillymon was their enemy? He couldn't believe it. Even Jun would have made more sense. Lillymon was one of the original digimon! Her entire life was dedicated to goodness and honor. Davis remembered Palmon from the original time line as one of the kindest gentlest digimon ever. Now here she was in her ultimate from, lording over him in her wooden throne.
"Why however did you figure it out? Perhaps the fact that I told you?" Lillymon brushed her hair back and laughed. "You are a fool. Why did you find it so easy to sneak in? And no guards around the cell? The key just happen to be hanging out side the door? I ordered you to be allowed in. I did everything put roll out a red carpet. Also, I never did learn how to digivolve without my digivice." Lillymon reached her hand into her blossom and pulled out a digivice. "That would take eons. Ladydevimon merely gave me this reprogrammed digivice, which allows my ultimate transformation without a crest or a human.
"It's a black spiral! It must be!" Davis shouted.
"Nope, I'm doing this out of my own free will. Not a spiral on me." Lillymon held out her arms. "Those spirals do not go with green."
"But how could you? You're a chosen digimon!" Davis shouted at her.
"How could I?!" Lillymon stomped her foot and stood up. "I'll tell you why! My whole life I grew up waiting for one thing, my destiny!" Lillymon stepped forward, her face dark. "I saw my digivice float into the air and disappeared, and nothing happened! I waited longer and nothing happened still! I had no purpose any more. I left File Island and wandered Server for several digital years. Ladydevimon found me, took me in. She gave me a seat of the council and more importantly a purpose."
"But people are dying! You betrayed an entire civilization." Davis looked out of the corner of his eye. Veemon was starting to stir. If he could stun Lillymon, they may be able to escape.
"They betrayed me first!" Lillymon flew up and started hovering. Veemon was up now and slowly started making his way closer. "They owed me a future, and then they betrayed me!"
"But Ladydevimon killed Patamon! Your friend!" Davis retorted. Veemon was almost in position to attack.
"Patamon made his choice, along with the rest of my formal digimon friends. They could have joined us, but they chose to foolishly side with the humans." Lillymon sneered. There was such coldness and loneliness in her eyes, Davis almost felt sorry for her.
Veemon cocked his knees and sprung, aiming a Vee Headbutt to her back. Lillymon's hand whipped around and grabbed Veemon's neck. She didn't even turn her head around. "You shouldn't have been looking in that corner Davis. You might have caught me off guard other wise." She turned and looked at Veemon. "You are incredibly stubborn, as I said before. Too stubborn for your own good."
Arms wrapped around Lillymon's neck, and she dropped Veemon in surprise. Davis put all his strength into a sleeper hold. "Want to go for a ride ?" Lillymon flew straight up in the air, and began twirling around like a top. "Then hang on tight!"
Davis holding on for dear life shouted down to Veemon. "Get out of here, warn Kari and the others!"
Veemon nodded once and ran to a window. Lillymon stopped trying to throw Davis off. "I don't think so." Lillymon clasped her hands together froming her traditional weapon, "Flower Cannon!" And she fired a blast of energy straight at the window where Veemon was sure to be in a microsecond. Veemon however bowed his head and sprung forward with his legs. His head butt smashed the wall under the window, sailing through the newly formed hole as Lillymon's blast sailed harmlessly through the window. Veemon grabbed a vine from the wall as he sailed out. He fell several feet before the vine caught hold. Veemon swung towards the pillar, and let go. He slammed hard into the pillar but managed to dig his sharp fingers into the side. He quickly slid several stories down, leaving a long gouge in the pillar as he did so. He fell roughly to the ground, and began running back in the direction of the school, limping a little as he had hurt his ankle when he landed.
Lillymon laughed in spite of herself. "A resourceful little blue imp. No matter." Lillymon shook her head, pollen flying out from her scalp. Davis, still clenched tightly on her neck, breathed in the yellow dust. Dizziness over took him, right before he passed out. Lillymon effortlessly removed the child from her back. "I have other ways to keep myself amused."
A splash of ice cold water collided with Davis' face. Davis' sputtered and opened his eyes. "Rise and shine Davis!" Lillymon ran her hand over Davis' chin.
Davis shook his head. He looked around the room. An iron maiden, thumb screws, a rack, and various sharp devices hung against the wall. A cauldron of hot coals lay near Davis. He could feel the heat and noticed several pokers turning red hot in the flames. Davis then noticed he was chained by his arms in the center of the room from the ceiling, his feet chained to the floor so he was making a X form with his body. "What are you doing?" Davis broke into a cold sweat.
Lillymon hovered around the room. "Just having a little fun. Ladydevimon wanted you alive, but she didn't say in what condition." She plucked a thin knife from the wall.
Another thought crossed Davis' mind. "Where is my sister?" Davis was suddenly impressed with himself. Even in the immediate danger he was in, he was still concerned about his sister.
"Oh she's fine, I had one of the other council members take her. I didn't wanted you accidentally stumbling into her." Lillymon flew back and held the dull part of the knife to Davis' throat. "A bit obsessive with the boys isn't she? I mean, all those names on her shirt. At least the shirt did bring you here."
"Just get over with." Davis grimaced, waiting for the blade, trying to sound brave.
"What no, please don't kill me?" Lillymon ran the dull part of the blade across Davis' face. "How about a little begging?" Lillymon ran the knife tip up, and knocked the pair of goggles off.
"Not in this life." Davis scowled.
"You're no fun." Lillymon stepped back, turning white with light. Her form shrank, turning back to her Palmon self. "I mean, come on." Palmon twisted the knife in her grip, so she was holding the tip. "You have to act a little scared."
"I've dealt with the Digimon Emperor. You'll have to do better than that!" Davis shouted. He was nervous, anybody would, but he was too stubborn to let her see.
Palmon chuckled suddenly. "Oh really? Then I guess I need to try harder." Palmon held out the knife. "You are as stubborn as your digimon, you know that?"
"Excuse me, Master Epsilon?" Palmon turned her head, a spiral bound Floramon was at the door, bowing her head. "I have... ERK!"
Palmon was holding out her hand, three vines wrapped around Floramon's neck. "Excuse me? Why did you interrupt me when I said, "No interruptions!"" Palmon's vines squeezed around the Floramon's neck. "That kind of disobedience can get a mon deleted."
"Forgive me Epsilon!" The Floramon choked out, Palmon cutting off her air. "But Ladydevimon is on the holographic link, waiting for you."
Palmon removed the vines. "Very well then. Take Davis here to his cell. He bores me." Palmon suddenly turned around, throwing the knife.
"Whoa!" Davis gasped, the knife impaled in the wall beside his face.
" I must not keep our leader waiting." Palmon walked out the cell, leaving Davis behind.
Palmon looked at the small pad, a one foot projection of Ladydevimon on it. "It's been a long time since we had a chance to talk Empress, or would you prefer Ladydevimon?" Palmon twirled the petal on her forehead. "We hadn't chatted one on one for a while."
The holographic figure of Ladydevimon nodded. "I was just checking up on the council members for a status report."
"Why Ladydevimon, it sounds as though you don't trust me." Palmon pretended to be hurt.
"I trust you more than any other. Only you, Beta and Gamma know my dirty little secret, and Beta and Gamma agreed to join because I would have destroyed them otherwise." Ladydevimon smiled. "I just need to make sure my plans are going smoothly."
"You've got it. You're are right. These kids and their digimon have a knack for getting out of tight situations. Veemon escaped, and should be informing the digidestined about my identity shortly." Palmon reported.
"No matter. In fact, this will work in my favor. I want the digidestined not to be able to trust anybody. To be confused, helpless, panicky." Ladydevimon said smugly.
Palmon smiled. "I still have the Davis digidestined here, so we'll have a rescue party coming shortly."
Ladydevimon gave Palmon a curious glance. "Having fun with Davis?" The transparent Ladydevimon smiled. "You didn't mess him up too badly?"
"Just one of the perks of being Epsilon, big bad council member." Palmon leaned back in her chair, placed her palm hands behind her head. "But no, I really wasn't in the mood to hurt him. To be honest, I just enjoy the begging, please don't hurt me, yadda yadda." Palmon crossed her legs. "Something tells me that that kid isn't the begging type."
"True. The chosen ones seldom are. They tend to be always doing some nobel and right thing. Present company excluded." Ladydevimon went on. "I knew I made a wise choice inviting you to join me. Back in the first time line, I saw your potential."
"And as I said before, I'm glad I joined up." Palmon crossed her legs. "And to think, I was once destined to risk my life for good. This is much safer, and the fringe benefits can't be beat. Unbridaled power, servants, armies. Destined digimon." Palmon huffed. "Furtherest thing from my mind."
"One thing I learned," Ladydevimon's hologram gestured to the world around her. "Is that destiny no longer applies in my reality."
Davis stuttered his question. "You..you're Epsilon?" Lillymon was their enemy? He couldn't believe it. Even Jun would have made more sense. Lillymon was one of the original digimon! Her entire life was dedicated to goodness and honor. Davis remembered Palmon from the original time line as one of the kindest gentlest digimon ever. Now here she was in her ultimate from, lording over him in her wooden throne.
"Why however did you figure it out? Perhaps the fact that I told you?" Lillymon brushed her hair back and laughed. "You are a fool. Why did you find it so easy to sneak in? And no guards around the cell? The key just happen to be hanging out side the door? I ordered you to be allowed in. I did everything put roll out a red carpet. Also, I never did learn how to digivolve without my digivice." Lillymon reached her hand into her blossom and pulled out a digivice. "That would take eons. Ladydevimon merely gave me this reprogrammed digivice, which allows my ultimate transformation without a crest or a human.
"It's a black spiral! It must be!" Davis shouted.
"Nope, I'm doing this out of my own free will. Not a spiral on me." Lillymon held out her arms. "Those spirals do not go with green."
"But how could you? You're a chosen digimon!" Davis shouted at her.
"How could I?!" Lillymon stomped her foot and stood up. "I'll tell you why! My whole life I grew up waiting for one thing, my destiny!" Lillymon stepped forward, her face dark. "I saw my digivice float into the air and disappeared, and nothing happened! I waited longer and nothing happened still! I had no purpose any more. I left File Island and wandered Server for several digital years. Ladydevimon found me, took me in. She gave me a seat of the council and more importantly a purpose."
"But people are dying! You betrayed an entire civilization." Davis looked out of the corner of his eye. Veemon was starting to stir. If he could stun Lillymon, they may be able to escape.
"They betrayed me first!" Lillymon flew up and started hovering. Veemon was up now and slowly started making his way closer. "They owed me a future, and then they betrayed me!"
"But Ladydevimon killed Patamon! Your friend!" Davis retorted. Veemon was almost in position to attack.
"Patamon made his choice, along with the rest of my formal digimon friends. They could have joined us, but they chose to foolishly side with the humans." Lillymon sneered. There was such coldness and loneliness in her eyes, Davis almost felt sorry for her.
Veemon cocked his knees and sprung, aiming a Vee Headbutt to her back. Lillymon's hand whipped around and grabbed Veemon's neck. She didn't even turn her head around. "You shouldn't have been looking in that corner Davis. You might have caught me off guard other wise." She turned and looked at Veemon. "You are incredibly stubborn, as I said before. Too stubborn for your own good."
Arms wrapped around Lillymon's neck, and she dropped Veemon in surprise. Davis put all his strength into a sleeper hold. "Want to go for a ride ?" Lillymon flew straight up in the air, and began twirling around like a top. "Then hang on tight!"
Davis holding on for dear life shouted down to Veemon. "Get out of here, warn Kari and the others!"
Veemon nodded once and ran to a window. Lillymon stopped trying to throw Davis off. "I don't think so." Lillymon clasped her hands together froming her traditional weapon, "Flower Cannon!" And she fired a blast of energy straight at the window where Veemon was sure to be in a microsecond. Veemon however bowed his head and sprung forward with his legs. His head butt smashed the wall under the window, sailing through the newly formed hole as Lillymon's blast sailed harmlessly through the window. Veemon grabbed a vine from the wall as he sailed out. He fell several feet before the vine caught hold. Veemon swung towards the pillar, and let go. He slammed hard into the pillar but managed to dig his sharp fingers into the side. He quickly slid several stories down, leaving a long gouge in the pillar as he did so. He fell roughly to the ground, and began running back in the direction of the school, limping a little as he had hurt his ankle when he landed.
Lillymon laughed in spite of herself. "A resourceful little blue imp. No matter." Lillymon shook her head, pollen flying out from her scalp. Davis, still clenched tightly on her neck, breathed in the yellow dust. Dizziness over took him, right before he passed out. Lillymon effortlessly removed the child from her back. "I have other ways to keep myself amused."
A splash of ice cold water collided with Davis' face. Davis' sputtered and opened his eyes. "Rise and shine Davis!" Lillymon ran her hand over Davis' chin.
Davis shook his head. He looked around the room. An iron maiden, thumb screws, a rack, and various sharp devices hung against the wall. A cauldron of hot coals lay near Davis. He could feel the heat and noticed several pokers turning red hot in the flames. Davis then noticed he was chained by his arms in the center of the room from the ceiling, his feet chained to the floor so he was making a X form with his body. "What are you doing?" Davis broke into a cold sweat.
Lillymon hovered around the room. "Just having a little fun. Ladydevimon wanted you alive, but she didn't say in what condition." She plucked a thin knife from the wall.
Another thought crossed Davis' mind. "Where is my sister?" Davis was suddenly impressed with himself. Even in the immediate danger he was in, he was still concerned about his sister.
"Oh she's fine, I had one of the other council members take her. I didn't wanted you accidentally stumbling into her." Lillymon flew back and held the dull part of the knife to Davis' throat. "A bit obsessive with the boys isn't she? I mean, all those names on her shirt. At least the shirt did bring you here."
"Just get over with." Davis grimaced, waiting for the blade, trying to sound brave.
"What no, please don't kill me?" Lillymon ran the dull part of the blade across Davis' face. "How about a little begging?" Lillymon ran the knife tip up, and knocked the pair of goggles off.
"Not in this life." Davis scowled.
"You're no fun." Lillymon stepped back, turning white with light. Her form shrank, turning back to her Palmon self. "I mean, come on." Palmon twisted the knife in her grip, so she was holding the tip. "You have to act a little scared."
"I've dealt with the Digimon Emperor. You'll have to do better than that!" Davis shouted. He was nervous, anybody would, but he was too stubborn to let her see.
Palmon chuckled suddenly. "Oh really? Then I guess I need to try harder." Palmon held out the knife. "You are as stubborn as your digimon, you know that?"
"Excuse me, Master Epsilon?" Palmon turned her head, a spiral bound Floramon was at the door, bowing her head. "I have... ERK!"
Palmon was holding out her hand, three vines wrapped around Floramon's neck. "Excuse me? Why did you interrupt me when I said, "No interruptions!"" Palmon's vines squeezed around the Floramon's neck. "That kind of disobedience can get a mon deleted."
"Forgive me Epsilon!" The Floramon choked out, Palmon cutting off her air. "But Ladydevimon is on the holographic link, waiting for you."
Palmon removed the vines. "Very well then. Take Davis here to his cell. He bores me." Palmon suddenly turned around, throwing the knife.
"Whoa!" Davis gasped, the knife impaled in the wall beside his face.
" I must not keep our leader waiting." Palmon walked out the cell, leaving Davis behind.
Palmon looked at the small pad, a one foot projection of Ladydevimon on it. "It's been a long time since we had a chance to talk Empress, or would you prefer Ladydevimon?" Palmon twirled the petal on her forehead. "We hadn't chatted one on one for a while."
The holographic figure of Ladydevimon nodded. "I was just checking up on the council members for a status report."
"Why Ladydevimon, it sounds as though you don't trust me." Palmon pretended to be hurt.
"I trust you more than any other. Only you, Beta and Gamma know my dirty little secret, and Beta and Gamma agreed to join because I would have destroyed them otherwise." Ladydevimon smiled. "I just need to make sure my plans are going smoothly."
"You've got it. You're are right. These kids and their digimon have a knack for getting out of tight situations. Veemon escaped, and should be informing the digidestined about my identity shortly." Palmon reported.
"No matter. In fact, this will work in my favor. I want the digidestined not to be able to trust anybody. To be confused, helpless, panicky." Ladydevimon said smugly.
Palmon smiled. "I still have the Davis digidestined here, so we'll have a rescue party coming shortly."
Ladydevimon gave Palmon a curious glance. "Having fun with Davis?" The transparent Ladydevimon smiled. "You didn't mess him up too badly?"
"Just one of the perks of being Epsilon, big bad council member." Palmon leaned back in her chair, placed her palm hands behind her head. "But no, I really wasn't in the mood to hurt him. To be honest, I just enjoy the begging, please don't hurt me, yadda yadda." Palmon crossed her legs. "Something tells me that that kid isn't the begging type."
"True. The chosen ones seldom are. They tend to be always doing some nobel and right thing. Present company excluded." Ladydevimon went on. "I knew I made a wise choice inviting you to join me. Back in the first time line, I saw your potential."
"And as I said before, I'm glad I joined up." Palmon crossed her legs. "And to think, I was once destined to risk my life for good. This is much safer, and the fringe benefits can't be beat. Unbridaled power, servants, armies. Destined digimon." Palmon huffed. "Furtherest thing from my mind."
"One thing I learned," Ladydevimon's hologram gestured to the world around her. "Is that destiny no longer applies in my reality."