"Well, well." Beta walked back and forth in front of his prisoners. "Out
off all the digimon I expected to come from the other time line, you we're
the last one." A growl from the prisoner was his reply. Beta walked up,
"But I guess when you're dealing with alternate realities, anything is
possible, right Gatomon?"
Gatomon looked over Beta, this mon who she hated above all others. She was chained by all fours, shackled in a spread eagle position. Her normally pure white fur was matted with her own blood. Her tail was hung behind her at a slightly awkward angle. Her left eye was almost swollen shut, and three deep claws marks sailed across her back, out of sight. "You piece of a."
Beta slapped Gatomon across the face. "I had almost forgotten those eyes. I thought I saw the last of them long ago. But they're back, and filled with hope and determination. I doubt even I can remove those feelings now."
Gatomon looked up at her abuser, a new drop of blood dripping from her lower lip. "I deleted you once." She breathed in and out. "And I'll do it again, Myotismon."
"Please, its Beta now.' Myotismon laughed, punctuating it with a blow to Gatomon's stomach. The cat grimaced in pain, not wanting to give Myotismon the satisfaction of hearing her scream.
Gatomon snarled, her open blue eye flashing with rage. "I thought you were deleted. It's a shame I heard wrong. I'll be happy to correct that mistake if you have the bats to fight me mon to mon."
"Chained, beaten, and yet she still makes jokes. And as for your information about my departure from this Earth, I am afraid you were misinformed. Do you honestly think a human child could destroy me? Even that cur Izzy, as powerful as he was, fell right into Ladydevimon's hands. She arranged for me to be attacked by him, and during my grand death scene, Ladydevimon removed his powers from him with a device she had prepared. We're always one step ahead of you. I'm glad to see you led my servant Phantomon to capture him as well. Had we known his powers were remanifesting themselves, we would have killed him a long time ago. He will be executed shortly, as all those who have defied the Council of Five. Another death on your conscience, along with Wizardmon from your world, or so I've been told." Gatomon screamed as she tried to break her chains. Myotismon continued talking, ignoring the outburst. "And do you know what the funny thing is?"
"Your sense of fashion?" Gatomon choked out, expecting another blow. "No.." Instead of striking her, he ran his hand over her head, which Gatomon tried to shrug off. "You are helping me right now."
"How's that?" Gatomon demanded.
"You remember your other half? You know, the one who caught you and beat you half to deletion?" Myotismon asked.
"Get to the point." A drop of blood from Gatomon's lip dripped on to the floor. Myotismon was about to speak when he heard a beeping from the console behind him. A voice, most likely a Cogmon's spoke. "Lord Beta, Gatomon is calling us. Shall I direct it to your private chambers?"
Myotismon smiled at Gatomon. "Why no, direct it here, and contact Ladydevimon as well."
Gatomon listened as her own voice as it spoke over the system. "Lord Beta?". Gatomon snarled as she heard her double speak over the intercom. When Phantomon gave her Wizardmon's rod, something came over her. She was later informed that the spires affected digimon as well as humans. Another one of Ladydevimon's cruel little tricks. She came tearing towards Beta's lair, a gothic like castle similar to the one he had back in the digital world. She was jumped by a squadron of viral digimon just a few blocks from where she met up with Phantomon. Gatomon deleted a half dozen digimon before she came face to face with herself. She lost to her doppleganger, who seemed to enjoy beating her around like a mouse. Her counterpart still had her gold ring around her tail, which increases a Gatomon's power. Gatomon didn't really have a chance, especially considering the fact she was out numbered. The gold-ringed Gatomon then took of in the direction she came, for what purpose she did not know. What really gnawed at Gatomon was that could have been her. That.thing was in a way a part of her.
"Go ahead Gatomon." Myotismon walked over to the council.
"As I told your flunkies, I'm in the underground. I've already activated the homing beacon." Gatomon spoke over the intercom.
"Very good, I'll be sending my army shortly." Myotismon smiled.
"One other thing. You're not going to believe this, but you remember Ken?" Gatomon spoke.
"That foolish child who raised the rebellion and we killed? What's your point?" Myotismon was not one for small talk.
"Killed may be to strong a word. He's here and leading the underground again." Gatomon continued. "WHAT?" Myotismon slammed his fist on the council, shattering the metal. "That's impossible! He died along with the first Delta!"
"Actually it isn't." Myotismon looked slightly to his left, and saw Ladydevimon's hologram sitting there, monitoring the entire conversation. "I didn't see it before, but I do now. In the original time line, Ken had a D3 digivice. He must have been brought over as well and he must be a digidestined."
Myotismon was actually worried. This world's Ken almost defeated the Council of Five. If another Ken was back, and as a digidestined he might be a threat. "What do we do?"
"Please, I understand all about this Ken." Ladydevimon waved a holographic hand. "He's an ego-maniacal child. He would turn in each of the digidestined if it meant his own personal safety. And besides, just in case he becomes a threat I have the perfect idea for a bargening chip." A screen lit up in front of Myotismon. Ladydevimon continued. "Fetch me this human and bring him to my lair. That is all I require. And be sure to crush that irksome underground."
Myotismon nodded as Ladydevimon's hologram disappeared. "You heard Ladydevimon. Remain there, we will be arriving shortly."
"Of course, Lord Beta." Gatomon's intercom shut off.
Myotismon walked back to the chained up Gatomon. "You see? Our Gatomon is pretending to be you. She's found the rebel base, something that had been eluding us for years. We are going to crush any hope this world still had." Myotismon grabbed Gatomon's chin and squeezed hard. "And this is all thanks to you. Maybe if you're lucky, they won't kill ALL of your friends in the ensuing battle. Some may live long enough to be executed."
Gatomon let out a primal scream and tried to free herself, but to no avail. She looked up at Myotismon and growled. "I will delete you."
Myotismon slapped Gatomon across the face. "Not likely." He walked towards the door. "Now if you excuse me, I have places to go, people to kill." Myotismon left Gatomon chained to the wall. Gatomon struggled against her bounds again, wanting nothing more than to escape. She eyed her shackles. A simple lock and key design. Lock picking was one of the many skills she acquired when she served Myotismon in her other time line. She was kind of surprised Myotismon would use such a crude device, but she wasn't about to complain. Unfortunately, Myotismon did not leave her anything she could use as a lock pick.
A Gazimon came in the room, carrying a clipboard of some sort. He eyed Gatomon for a minute, but seeing a beaten prisoner chained to the wall was obviously something he had seen before. He turned; his gray tail with the buckles twitched left and right as he read figures off the computer screen. Gatomon sneered, and was about to say something about admiring his ability to read without moving his lips, when an idea came to her as she watched his tail move back and forth. An absolutely horrible idea, but to save Kari and the others she would do anything. "Hey, big boy." She called out, choking down the bile in her throat. The Gazimon turned, and cocked a black eyebrow. "Yeah, what do you want?"
Gatomon let a rather painful smile cross her face. "Any idea what Myotismon plans to do with me?"
"Probably put a spiral on you and turn you into a helpless slave, if he doesn't delete you." The Gazimon turned back to the screen.
"Well how about doing a condemend girl a favor?" Gatomon tried to make her smile more seductive.
The Gazimon didn't turn to face her this time. "Don't expect me to let you go. I value my own skin."
"Oh no nothing like that." Gatomon made her voice low and sexy. "I just want to have one last kiss." Gatomon gritted her teeth so much they hurt.
Now that got the got the Gazimon's attention. He turned and faced Gatomon licking his lips once. He put down the clipboard on the council and walked over to her. "Now THAT'S a last request I can live with. "We Gazimon are known to be great kissers."
(Yeah right.) Gatomon thought. "Oh I have heard, and you are even cuter than your average Gazimon."
"You're not bad looking yourself toots." Gazimon smiled as he jumped up on a table to the side, so he was at eye level with Gatomon.
Gatomon had to turn her head to the side to see Gazimon. "Why thank you." (You arrogant piece of...) Gatomon grumbled to herself as Gazimon kissed her on the lips. Gatomon tried to sound like she was enjoying it, making a "MMmmmmm." Sound, but this Gazimon was not a good kisser, she was probably the first girl he ever kissed with good reason. He also seemed to have never heard of a toothbrush before.
Gazimon however liked this, falling for the compliments like a ton of bricks. He felt Gatomon's tail brush up against his as he finally broke the kiss. "MMmmm...Yeah." Gazimon smiled. "You are a good kisser."
"And you are to." Gatomon smiled sweetly, all the time thinking (Mouthwash, I need mouthwash!)
Gazimon hoped off the table. "Don't mention it. Maybe I'll put a good word in with Beta and he might keep you around." The Gazimon had no intention of doing this, knowing Myotismon would delete him for such a request. He picked up his clipboard and walked to the door. "I'll see you later, don't go anywhere!" Gazimon joked as he left.
Now Gatomon let a real smile cross her face. "Oh I think I'm going some where." She lifted her tail to her mouth, which was holding the belt buckle of the Gazimon's tail. It was difficult undoing the clasp with out him noticing with her tail, all the time while the two where kissing, but she did it. She placed the buckle in her mouth, making sure the metal prong was sticking out. She reached over, and jammed the prong into the lock into manacle holding her paw. She twisted it left and right, till she found the release mechanism. The iron bracelet snapped off, and it fell against the wall with a clang. Gatomon breathed in; hoping no one heard it. She took the crude lock pick in her free paw, and started to work on the restraints on her feet. They came off quicker now that she could use her paw. She went to work on the last one her hand, when she heard someone enter the room.
"STOP!" Myotismon screamed as he saw Gatomon hanging by the one remaining manacle.
"I don't think so." Gatomon worked furiously on the last bracelet.
Myotismon sneered. "Crimson Lightning!" A band of red energy formed from his palm and streaked towards Gatomon. Gatomon twisted the metal pick once, and she fell to the ground as Myotismon's attack left a gouge in the wall that surely would have ended her life.
Myotismon flew towards her. "You can't escape feline! Surrender, and your death will be quick."
"I'll pass." Gatomon leapt towards Myotismon, who pulled his hand back to strike the cat. He swung, but Gatomon pulled up her legs, somersaulting over the blow and sailing past Myotismon. Myotsimon turned around, just in time to see Gatomon sail out the window.
"NO!" Myotismon sailed to the window, watching as Gatomon plummeted to the Earth below.
Gatomon opened herself in the spread eagle position to slow her decent. She didn't realize she was so high up. The fall would probably kill her in her weakened state, even if she did land on her feet. She looked down at the rapidly approaching ground, and saw an enormous tree a little to her left. She angled her body, sailing to the tree. Branches broke as Gatomon flew threw them, each one adding a new bruise under her fur. She heard the cracking, and couldn't tell if it was branches or her own bones. Suddenly, the fall came to an abrupt halt. She lay on the soft ground, her entire body not wanting to move. She closed her eyes, wanting to sleep, but opened them up again, just in time to see Myotismon sailing down after her. She got to her feet to run, but realized the second she came out from under that tree, Myotsimon would spot her. But if she stayed here, he would find her eventually. Myotismon landed a hundred feet in front of her, rage in his eyes. Gatomon hid behind the tree as he looked around the street. Gatomon's eyes spotted a manhole with the lid long gone twenty feet from where she was. Using every ounce of strength she had, she ran quickly and silently. She dove down the hole just as Myotismon turned around, but she just made it in time. Myotismon didn't follow her. Myotismon walked over to the manhole and smirked as he flew back into his castle and back into the control room. He walked over to the console and flipped a switch. Ladydevimon's hologram appeared again. Ladydevimon spoke. "I take it by the empty chains on the wall that Gatomon's escaped." Myotismon nodded in agreement. "I hope you at least made it look convincing."
Myotismon smiled. "Of course. I enjoyed it immensely I must say. These digidestined and their digimon are easily fooled. They'll believe anything anyone tells them, even someone like me. To think, she believed she could escape from me without me wanting it."
"Good. Then everything is in place for out final performance. Have fun at the rebel base." Ladydevimon replied.
"I will." Myotismon replied as he clicked the communications off.
Back in the manhole, Gatomon lay on the cement, a trickle of water running down the pipe and down her back. Normally a fall from a few feet would not bother Gatomon, but the landing just reminded Gatomon how badly hurt she was. She wanted to sleep, to rest, but she had no time. Her evil twin was somewhere with Kari, and an army would be there shortly. How could she hope to find them in time?
Then Gatomon remembered. The gold ring. Hers was lost, and she never found it again. She assumed it was destroyed since she could not sense it. This world's Gatomon still had hers. If the rings were truly identical.
Gatomon closed her eyes, concentrating like she never had before. The world blacked out around as she looked around in her mind. A single speck of gold shined brightly in her mind's eye. Gatomon stood up, facing the direction were she saw the gold in her mind. She ran down the sewers, hoping to find Kari in time, but already knowing it was probably too late.
Gatomon looked over Beta, this mon who she hated above all others. She was chained by all fours, shackled in a spread eagle position. Her normally pure white fur was matted with her own blood. Her tail was hung behind her at a slightly awkward angle. Her left eye was almost swollen shut, and three deep claws marks sailed across her back, out of sight. "You piece of a."
Beta slapped Gatomon across the face. "I had almost forgotten those eyes. I thought I saw the last of them long ago. But they're back, and filled with hope and determination. I doubt even I can remove those feelings now."
Gatomon looked up at her abuser, a new drop of blood dripping from her lower lip. "I deleted you once." She breathed in and out. "And I'll do it again, Myotismon."
"Please, its Beta now.' Myotismon laughed, punctuating it with a blow to Gatomon's stomach. The cat grimaced in pain, not wanting to give Myotismon the satisfaction of hearing her scream.
Gatomon snarled, her open blue eye flashing with rage. "I thought you were deleted. It's a shame I heard wrong. I'll be happy to correct that mistake if you have the bats to fight me mon to mon."
"Chained, beaten, and yet she still makes jokes. And as for your information about my departure from this Earth, I am afraid you were misinformed. Do you honestly think a human child could destroy me? Even that cur Izzy, as powerful as he was, fell right into Ladydevimon's hands. She arranged for me to be attacked by him, and during my grand death scene, Ladydevimon removed his powers from him with a device she had prepared. We're always one step ahead of you. I'm glad to see you led my servant Phantomon to capture him as well. Had we known his powers were remanifesting themselves, we would have killed him a long time ago. He will be executed shortly, as all those who have defied the Council of Five. Another death on your conscience, along with Wizardmon from your world, or so I've been told." Gatomon screamed as she tried to break her chains. Myotismon continued talking, ignoring the outburst. "And do you know what the funny thing is?"
"Your sense of fashion?" Gatomon choked out, expecting another blow. "No.." Instead of striking her, he ran his hand over her head, which Gatomon tried to shrug off. "You are helping me right now."
"How's that?" Gatomon demanded.
"You remember your other half? You know, the one who caught you and beat you half to deletion?" Myotismon asked.
"Get to the point." A drop of blood from Gatomon's lip dripped on to the floor. Myotismon was about to speak when he heard a beeping from the console behind him. A voice, most likely a Cogmon's spoke. "Lord Beta, Gatomon is calling us. Shall I direct it to your private chambers?"
Myotismon smiled at Gatomon. "Why no, direct it here, and contact Ladydevimon as well."
Gatomon listened as her own voice as it spoke over the system. "Lord Beta?". Gatomon snarled as she heard her double speak over the intercom. When Phantomon gave her Wizardmon's rod, something came over her. She was later informed that the spires affected digimon as well as humans. Another one of Ladydevimon's cruel little tricks. She came tearing towards Beta's lair, a gothic like castle similar to the one he had back in the digital world. She was jumped by a squadron of viral digimon just a few blocks from where she met up with Phantomon. Gatomon deleted a half dozen digimon before she came face to face with herself. She lost to her doppleganger, who seemed to enjoy beating her around like a mouse. Her counterpart still had her gold ring around her tail, which increases a Gatomon's power. Gatomon didn't really have a chance, especially considering the fact she was out numbered. The gold-ringed Gatomon then took of in the direction she came, for what purpose she did not know. What really gnawed at Gatomon was that could have been her. That.thing was in a way a part of her.
"Go ahead Gatomon." Myotismon walked over to the council.
"As I told your flunkies, I'm in the underground. I've already activated the homing beacon." Gatomon spoke over the intercom.
"Very good, I'll be sending my army shortly." Myotismon smiled.
"One other thing. You're not going to believe this, but you remember Ken?" Gatomon spoke.
"That foolish child who raised the rebellion and we killed? What's your point?" Myotismon was not one for small talk.
"Killed may be to strong a word. He's here and leading the underground again." Gatomon continued. "WHAT?" Myotismon slammed his fist on the council, shattering the metal. "That's impossible! He died along with the first Delta!"
"Actually it isn't." Myotismon looked slightly to his left, and saw Ladydevimon's hologram sitting there, monitoring the entire conversation. "I didn't see it before, but I do now. In the original time line, Ken had a D3 digivice. He must have been brought over as well and he must be a digidestined."
Myotismon was actually worried. This world's Ken almost defeated the Council of Five. If another Ken was back, and as a digidestined he might be a threat. "What do we do?"
"Please, I understand all about this Ken." Ladydevimon waved a holographic hand. "He's an ego-maniacal child. He would turn in each of the digidestined if it meant his own personal safety. And besides, just in case he becomes a threat I have the perfect idea for a bargening chip." A screen lit up in front of Myotismon. Ladydevimon continued. "Fetch me this human and bring him to my lair. That is all I require. And be sure to crush that irksome underground."
Myotismon nodded as Ladydevimon's hologram disappeared. "You heard Ladydevimon. Remain there, we will be arriving shortly."
"Of course, Lord Beta." Gatomon's intercom shut off.
Myotismon walked back to the chained up Gatomon. "You see? Our Gatomon is pretending to be you. She's found the rebel base, something that had been eluding us for years. We are going to crush any hope this world still had." Myotismon grabbed Gatomon's chin and squeezed hard. "And this is all thanks to you. Maybe if you're lucky, they won't kill ALL of your friends in the ensuing battle. Some may live long enough to be executed."
Gatomon let out a primal scream and tried to free herself, but to no avail. She looked up at Myotismon and growled. "I will delete you."
Myotismon slapped Gatomon across the face. "Not likely." He walked towards the door. "Now if you excuse me, I have places to go, people to kill." Myotismon left Gatomon chained to the wall. Gatomon struggled against her bounds again, wanting nothing more than to escape. She eyed her shackles. A simple lock and key design. Lock picking was one of the many skills she acquired when she served Myotismon in her other time line. She was kind of surprised Myotismon would use such a crude device, but she wasn't about to complain. Unfortunately, Myotismon did not leave her anything she could use as a lock pick.
A Gazimon came in the room, carrying a clipboard of some sort. He eyed Gatomon for a minute, but seeing a beaten prisoner chained to the wall was obviously something he had seen before. He turned; his gray tail with the buckles twitched left and right as he read figures off the computer screen. Gatomon sneered, and was about to say something about admiring his ability to read without moving his lips, when an idea came to her as she watched his tail move back and forth. An absolutely horrible idea, but to save Kari and the others she would do anything. "Hey, big boy." She called out, choking down the bile in her throat. The Gazimon turned, and cocked a black eyebrow. "Yeah, what do you want?"
Gatomon let a rather painful smile cross her face. "Any idea what Myotismon plans to do with me?"
"Probably put a spiral on you and turn you into a helpless slave, if he doesn't delete you." The Gazimon turned back to the screen.
"Well how about doing a condemend girl a favor?" Gatomon tried to make her smile more seductive.
The Gazimon didn't turn to face her this time. "Don't expect me to let you go. I value my own skin."
"Oh no nothing like that." Gatomon made her voice low and sexy. "I just want to have one last kiss." Gatomon gritted her teeth so much they hurt.
Now that got the got the Gazimon's attention. He turned and faced Gatomon licking his lips once. He put down the clipboard on the council and walked over to her. "Now THAT'S a last request I can live with. "We Gazimon are known to be great kissers."
(Yeah right.) Gatomon thought. "Oh I have heard, and you are even cuter than your average Gazimon."
"You're not bad looking yourself toots." Gazimon smiled as he jumped up on a table to the side, so he was at eye level with Gatomon.
Gatomon had to turn her head to the side to see Gazimon. "Why thank you." (You arrogant piece of...) Gatomon grumbled to herself as Gazimon kissed her on the lips. Gatomon tried to sound like she was enjoying it, making a "MMmmmmm." Sound, but this Gazimon was not a good kisser, she was probably the first girl he ever kissed with good reason. He also seemed to have never heard of a toothbrush before.
Gazimon however liked this, falling for the compliments like a ton of bricks. He felt Gatomon's tail brush up against his as he finally broke the kiss. "MMmmm...Yeah." Gazimon smiled. "You are a good kisser."
"And you are to." Gatomon smiled sweetly, all the time thinking (Mouthwash, I need mouthwash!)
Gazimon hoped off the table. "Don't mention it. Maybe I'll put a good word in with Beta and he might keep you around." The Gazimon had no intention of doing this, knowing Myotismon would delete him for such a request. He picked up his clipboard and walked to the door. "I'll see you later, don't go anywhere!" Gazimon joked as he left.
Now Gatomon let a real smile cross her face. "Oh I think I'm going some where." She lifted her tail to her mouth, which was holding the belt buckle of the Gazimon's tail. It was difficult undoing the clasp with out him noticing with her tail, all the time while the two where kissing, but she did it. She placed the buckle in her mouth, making sure the metal prong was sticking out. She reached over, and jammed the prong into the lock into manacle holding her paw. She twisted it left and right, till she found the release mechanism. The iron bracelet snapped off, and it fell against the wall with a clang. Gatomon breathed in; hoping no one heard it. She took the crude lock pick in her free paw, and started to work on the restraints on her feet. They came off quicker now that she could use her paw. She went to work on the last one her hand, when she heard someone enter the room.
"STOP!" Myotismon screamed as he saw Gatomon hanging by the one remaining manacle.
"I don't think so." Gatomon worked furiously on the last bracelet.
Myotismon sneered. "Crimson Lightning!" A band of red energy formed from his palm and streaked towards Gatomon. Gatomon twisted the metal pick once, and she fell to the ground as Myotismon's attack left a gouge in the wall that surely would have ended her life.
Myotismon flew towards her. "You can't escape feline! Surrender, and your death will be quick."
"I'll pass." Gatomon leapt towards Myotismon, who pulled his hand back to strike the cat. He swung, but Gatomon pulled up her legs, somersaulting over the blow and sailing past Myotismon. Myotsimon turned around, just in time to see Gatomon sail out the window.
"NO!" Myotismon sailed to the window, watching as Gatomon plummeted to the Earth below.
Gatomon opened herself in the spread eagle position to slow her decent. She didn't realize she was so high up. The fall would probably kill her in her weakened state, even if she did land on her feet. She looked down at the rapidly approaching ground, and saw an enormous tree a little to her left. She angled her body, sailing to the tree. Branches broke as Gatomon flew threw them, each one adding a new bruise under her fur. She heard the cracking, and couldn't tell if it was branches or her own bones. Suddenly, the fall came to an abrupt halt. She lay on the soft ground, her entire body not wanting to move. She closed her eyes, wanting to sleep, but opened them up again, just in time to see Myotismon sailing down after her. She got to her feet to run, but realized the second she came out from under that tree, Myotsimon would spot her. But if she stayed here, he would find her eventually. Myotismon landed a hundred feet in front of her, rage in his eyes. Gatomon hid behind the tree as he looked around the street. Gatomon's eyes spotted a manhole with the lid long gone twenty feet from where she was. Using every ounce of strength she had, she ran quickly and silently. She dove down the hole just as Myotismon turned around, but she just made it in time. Myotismon didn't follow her. Myotismon walked over to the manhole and smirked as he flew back into his castle and back into the control room. He walked over to the console and flipped a switch. Ladydevimon's hologram appeared again. Ladydevimon spoke. "I take it by the empty chains on the wall that Gatomon's escaped." Myotismon nodded in agreement. "I hope you at least made it look convincing."
Myotismon smiled. "Of course. I enjoyed it immensely I must say. These digidestined and their digimon are easily fooled. They'll believe anything anyone tells them, even someone like me. To think, she believed she could escape from me without me wanting it."
"Good. Then everything is in place for out final performance. Have fun at the rebel base." Ladydevimon replied.
"I will." Myotismon replied as he clicked the communications off.
Back in the manhole, Gatomon lay on the cement, a trickle of water running down the pipe and down her back. Normally a fall from a few feet would not bother Gatomon, but the landing just reminded Gatomon how badly hurt she was. She wanted to sleep, to rest, but she had no time. Her evil twin was somewhere with Kari, and an army would be there shortly. How could she hope to find them in time?
Then Gatomon remembered. The gold ring. Hers was lost, and she never found it again. She assumed it was destroyed since she could not sense it. This world's Gatomon still had hers. If the rings were truly identical.
Gatomon closed her eyes, concentrating like she never had before. The world blacked out around as she looked around in her mind. A single speck of gold shined brightly in her mind's eye. Gatomon stood up, facing the direction were she saw the gold in her mind. She ran down the sewers, hoping to find Kari in time, but already knowing it was probably too late.