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DESTINY'S END
Chapter 61
Delusional State
Kari had landed roughly in the cell, still speechless by the turn of events. Izzy was their true enemy, and Cody was really their Cody, Delta- Cody all along. She fell to her knees, trying hard not to cry. This was all too much for her. Cody, Lillymon, Matt, Gatomon, and now Izzy all were her enemies. It never crossed her mind that they would lose.
The door of the room slid open again after a few minutes. Izzy walked in, full clothed as the Digimon Emperor, no longer trying to hide his secret. "And how are we enjoying the accommodations?" Izzy asked as the door slid shut behind him.
"You.you." Kari's eyes flashed with rage.
"Kari, Kari, Kari." Izzy shook his head. "You should have seen this coming."
"So why do you want me?" Kari got up, giving Izzy an icy stare. "I'll rip your lying tounge off if you come one step closer."
"Have you become vicious!" Izzy laughed. "Relax. I'm not in a fighting mood." Izzy chuckled. "No offence, but you are not anywhere close to my level of power. I have other uses for you. But you and your friends provided some amusement. That's why I deceived you to believing I was a helpless prisoner, just to further increase the irony." Izzy chuckled. "You undid years of work I did on Tai. I preferred him as the delusional transient."
"What did Tai ever did to you?!" Kari screamed.
"I'LL TELL YOU WHAT!" Izzy shouted, his eyes instantly turning dark red. "You really want to know what happened that day Ladydevimon showed up and stole our digivices? Tai saw her, and screamed. He pushed me down to get away, leaving me to die at my own mother's hands! If it wasn't for the digivices she acquired from us pulling her into the Digital World just before she dealt my death blow, I'd be deceased, thanks to Tai." Izzy's eyes turned back to normal. "When I recovered, memories of the first time line filled my head. I remembered risking my life to save my so-called friends, and they ran by me to save their own worthless hides." Izzy looked Kari straight in the eye. "I had one thought in my mind as I ran away from camp. Vengeance. I desired to make Tai pay for his betrayal." Kari began to shake as Izzy continued speaking. "I found Myotismon, and led him to the eight child he was looking for."
"You.you killed this world's Kari." Kari gasped.
"Just arranged for her death. It crushed Tai better than I could dream." Izzy smiled. "Shortly after your demise, I discovered my digimon lineage, and more importantly my powers. So I defeated the Dark Masters, and the rest is history. My history."
"You.you're not human!" Kari shouted.
"I was human." Izzy eyes turned solid red as he gave Kari a sly smile. "I got over it." Izzy's eyes reverted to their normal states. "But enough of my life history. I have to check something first." Izzy took out a scanning device from behind his back.
"Leeavvveeee heerrr alloonnnee." A groggy voice slurred out.
Kari turned around, realizing there was a third occupant in the cell. "Gabumon are you hurt?"
Gabumon was leaning heavily against the wall. His eyes were blurry and he had trouble keeping balance. "I shaaid leavveee heerrr alloonee."
Izzy smirked. "He was very.insistent about us not removing his pelt. A few sedatives though made it easier to scan the code under his fur. I'm surprised he's even up yet." Izzy turned back to Kari. He pointed the device at her. "Now where were we?"
"Blluue Blasshhter!" Gabumon fired a blast of energy from his mouth.
Izzy didn't even need to activate his powers as the attack missed him by a good two feet. Izzy walked up and kicked Gabumon in the symbol on his belly. Gabumon fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. "Stop it!" Kari screamed, throwing herself in front of Gabumon.
"I don't like being fired upon. Now stand up before he gets hurt anymore." Izzy ordered.
Kari could not believe it was Izzy saying this. She wanted to defy him, but didn't want to risk Gabumon's health. She stood up, holding her arms wide. "Much better." Izzy smiled. He held out the scanner, and ran it over Kari's body like a metal detector.
Kari never stopped glaring at Izzy until he finished. "Are you done?" Kari growled.
Izzy looked over her scanner, checking the data. "I think we are." Izzy smiled. "I just have to feed this data into computer first. I'll be right back. Try not to miss me too much." Izzy turned his back to Kari and walked to the door. Kari, figuring Izzy's arrogance would help her now, leapt forward. Izzy move like lightening, and before Kari knew it, she was shoved roughly up against the plastic wall. "I don't need my powers to deal with you. I'd arrange for your execution, if for nothing more than to drive Tai insane once more. You're fortunate I need you at this point in time, but I don't need your friends. Remember that next time you dare attack me." Izzy threw Kari to the cell floor. "Now stay put. I have some work to do, but I'll be back shortly."
Izzy turned back to the door, and ran a keycard through the slot. The door hummed and opened. Izzy walked out with a flurry of his cape. Kari didn't know what to feel, she was angry, hurt, depressed, and a thousand other emotions all at once.
"Grooaannnnn.." Kari realized she had forgotten about Gabumon.
"Gabumon, that was very brave." Kari bent down and helped Gabumon sit up against the wall. "But you shouldn't have attacked Izzy like that, it's dangerous, and I don't what you to get hurt."
Gabumon's world was a haze. The drugs warped his world and clouded his perceptions. "Iii woullldd do anyshing for you Shora. Yourrr my besht friend..." Gabumon slurred out. "My... onllyy friend...."
Kari blinked in surprise. (Of course Gabumon wouldn't know who I am, we've never met in this world.) Kari thought. (Poor digimon, the drugs must be really affecting him.) "There, there Gabumon." Kari ran her hand over Gabumon's head. "Everything's going to be all right."
Gabumon grabbed Kari's hand. "I'm sho shorryy." Gabumon continued speaking as if he was intoxicated. "I never meant for you to be in danger.... I know yoush have no reashon to forgive me. my only friend..."
Kari decided the best course of action was to comfort Gabumon, pretending to be Sora. She ran a sympathetic hand over his furred head. "There, there Gabumon. It's all in the past."
"Thank you Shora." Gabumon hugged Kari tight, wrapping his surprisingly strong arms around her neck, and buried his muzzle into her neck. "There's one thing... I can do... to show how shrooryy I am..." Gabumon took a step back, releasing Kari. Gabumon grabbed the fur around his face.
"Gabumon what are you doing?" Kari asked in surprise.
"Yoush.. asked once what was under my fur..." Gabumon slowly began pulling back his blur and white pelt, lifting it over hornpulled the furn down to his neck.
This was a good as time as any to stop Gabumon before it went too far, although it had already went too far. "Gabumon."
"Pleashe Shora." Gabumon slurred as he grabbed the fur lining around his face. . Kari just stared in mute wonder as the fur slid down to the ground. Gabumon was now the digimon equivalent of naked. Kari knew this was a big deal for Gabumon, as if he was bearing a part of his soul. Gabumon's yellow skin was now visible, highlighted with symbols all over his back. Kari knew what the symbols were, computer code for time travel. That's how they got into alternate reality in the first place. "Thish..." Gabumon ran his hand over the symbols on his left shoulder. "Ish wanted Izzy wanted... my code...." Gabumon shiverred as if cold.
Kari was even more embarrassed now as Gabumon shifted uncomfortably. This tender gesture was meant Sora's eyes only, not hers. Gabumon never once voluntarily showed anyone this side of him, even Matt. "Gabumon.your fur."
Gabumon blushed. "That Izzshy took off my pelt.I don't want him to beee the only one who ever shaw me like thish. I wanted you to shee Shora. If only for you to know... how shorry am I... and maybe... you could forgive me...."
"Oh Gabumon.... of course I forgive you." Kari wrapped her arms around Gabumon's back, the feeling of repitle skin seeming odd instead of the usal fur.
"Thank you Shora..." Gabumon began to cry. "I neevr meant for you to get hurt... I am so shorryyy...."
"There there Gabumon." Kari held the digimon tightly. (Poor Gabumon.... Izzy doing this to you...) Kari felt Gabumon go limp and his crying stop. Kari pushed Gabumon away slightly. Gabumon's eyes were shut, and he was snoring slightly, his eyes still moist. "Poor Gabumon.." Kari smiled as she slowly set Gabumon down..
Gabumon was fast asleep on the ground, the exhaustion and drugs taking over his consciousness. Kari smiled, noticing how peaceful Gabumon looked. He was kind of cute without his fur, which made Kari wonder why he was so sensitive about his pelt. (I wonder if on some level, Gabumon always knew what this code could do, which is why he protected it so much...) Kari though as she grabbedGabumon's discarded pelt. She very gently replaced Gabumon's fur, being careful not to wake him. Although Kari was fairly certain Gabumon was out of it for a while. Kari was still unsure as how to explain this to Gabumon when he woke up. He'll probably just dismiss the whole affair as a hallucinogenic dream, at least Kari hoped. Kari gently patted Gabumon's head as the digimon slept peacefully. Kari was thankful for this moment of tranquility, in this chaotic world.
"Ah, how Norman Rockwellian.." Kari turned her head and saw Izzy leaning up against the side of the plastic lab wall. "Maybe I should acquire a picture, it would make for a lovely Christmas card." Izzy slapped his head. "Oh wait. I cancelled that meaninglessly holiday as well."
"What the hell do you want?" Kari growled as this monstrosity version of Izzy stood over her.
"I see you didn't miss me." Izzy snickered as he bent down on one knee in front of Kari. He pinched one of her cheeks, turning the skin red. Kari raised her hand back to strike Izzy across his face, to remove that smirk of his. But she stopped her self, her hand half way back. "Smart girl." Izzy chuckled. "You are lucky that I am such a exceptional mood. The tests were all positive. I have even decided to let the other digidestined live."
"What tests?" Kari asked, her curiosity peaked.
Izzy moved to brush Kari's cheek, but Kari pulled away. Izzy chuckled slightly, glad that Kari feared him. "All in dear time." Izzy grabbed the intoxicated Gabumon from Kari's side. "I have all I need from you."
"Leave him alone!" Kari shouted.
"Don't worry your pretty little head." Izzy traced a finger over Kari's chin, the gesture filling Kari with dark emotion. "I still have other uses for him. And especially for you."
Izzy walked to the door, and reinserted his keycard. Kari began to cry as Gabumon was dragged out and the plastic door slammed shut, sealing her in. She sat back down roughly on the ground after Izzy had left. "Ow!" Something sharp jabbed her in her butt cheek. Kari reached into her back pocket, and found a foreign object. She pulled it out, finding a small electronic key card and a piece of paper. Kari's eyes grew wide as she opened the piece of parchment.
Kari-
It's me Cody, the real Cody. I am sorry I had to lie to you, but it was the only way to rescue you. I was told you were supposed to be captured because you're some big part of Ladydevimon's plans. I stole the key that will unlock the cell they plan on keeping you in. If all goes right, I've already rescued the others. Try to meet us downstairs on the first floor, in the computer room.
-Cody
P.S. If you got this note it means I never had a chance to talk to you alone, I had to get you this note by, um, well sorry. Please be careful!
Kari smiled as she thought to herself. (When he slapped my butt, he slipped this key in my pocket. He wasn't Delta pretending to be Cody, he was Cody pretending to be Delta pretending to be Cody). Kari chuckled despite her situation. (I owe that boy an apology for slapping him, he had me and Izzy completely fooled.) Kari stood up, jamming the key into the slot. Izzy probably had key slots built on both sides in case he got locked in, interrogating a prisoner. Their was an electronic hum as the door slid open. Kari smiled as she ran out of the cell. "Cody, I owe you the biggest hug in the world.' She promised herself as she ran to the meeting place.
DESTINY'S END
Chapter 61
Delusional State
Kari had landed roughly in the cell, still speechless by the turn of events. Izzy was their true enemy, and Cody was really their Cody, Delta- Cody all along. She fell to her knees, trying hard not to cry. This was all too much for her. Cody, Lillymon, Matt, Gatomon, and now Izzy all were her enemies. It never crossed her mind that they would lose.
The door of the room slid open again after a few minutes. Izzy walked in, full clothed as the Digimon Emperor, no longer trying to hide his secret. "And how are we enjoying the accommodations?" Izzy asked as the door slid shut behind him.
"You.you." Kari's eyes flashed with rage.
"Kari, Kari, Kari." Izzy shook his head. "You should have seen this coming."
"So why do you want me?" Kari got up, giving Izzy an icy stare. "I'll rip your lying tounge off if you come one step closer."
"Have you become vicious!" Izzy laughed. "Relax. I'm not in a fighting mood." Izzy chuckled. "No offence, but you are not anywhere close to my level of power. I have other uses for you. But you and your friends provided some amusement. That's why I deceived you to believing I was a helpless prisoner, just to further increase the irony." Izzy chuckled. "You undid years of work I did on Tai. I preferred him as the delusional transient."
"What did Tai ever did to you?!" Kari screamed.
"I'LL TELL YOU WHAT!" Izzy shouted, his eyes instantly turning dark red. "You really want to know what happened that day Ladydevimon showed up and stole our digivices? Tai saw her, and screamed. He pushed me down to get away, leaving me to die at my own mother's hands! If it wasn't for the digivices she acquired from us pulling her into the Digital World just before she dealt my death blow, I'd be deceased, thanks to Tai." Izzy's eyes turned back to normal. "When I recovered, memories of the first time line filled my head. I remembered risking my life to save my so-called friends, and they ran by me to save their own worthless hides." Izzy looked Kari straight in the eye. "I had one thought in my mind as I ran away from camp. Vengeance. I desired to make Tai pay for his betrayal." Kari began to shake as Izzy continued speaking. "I found Myotismon, and led him to the eight child he was looking for."
"You.you killed this world's Kari." Kari gasped.
"Just arranged for her death. It crushed Tai better than I could dream." Izzy smiled. "Shortly after your demise, I discovered my digimon lineage, and more importantly my powers. So I defeated the Dark Masters, and the rest is history. My history."
"You.you're not human!" Kari shouted.
"I was human." Izzy eyes turned solid red as he gave Kari a sly smile. "I got over it." Izzy's eyes reverted to their normal states. "But enough of my life history. I have to check something first." Izzy took out a scanning device from behind his back.
"Leeavvveeee heerrr alloonnnee." A groggy voice slurred out.
Kari turned around, realizing there was a third occupant in the cell. "Gabumon are you hurt?"
Gabumon was leaning heavily against the wall. His eyes were blurry and he had trouble keeping balance. "I shaaid leavveee heerrr alloonee."
Izzy smirked. "He was very.insistent about us not removing his pelt. A few sedatives though made it easier to scan the code under his fur. I'm surprised he's even up yet." Izzy turned back to Kari. He pointed the device at her. "Now where were we?"
"Blluue Blasshhter!" Gabumon fired a blast of energy from his mouth.
Izzy didn't even need to activate his powers as the attack missed him by a good two feet. Izzy walked up and kicked Gabumon in the symbol on his belly. Gabumon fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. "Stop it!" Kari screamed, throwing herself in front of Gabumon.
"I don't like being fired upon. Now stand up before he gets hurt anymore." Izzy ordered.
Kari could not believe it was Izzy saying this. She wanted to defy him, but didn't want to risk Gabumon's health. She stood up, holding her arms wide. "Much better." Izzy smiled. He held out the scanner, and ran it over Kari's body like a metal detector.
Kari never stopped glaring at Izzy until he finished. "Are you done?" Kari growled.
Izzy looked over her scanner, checking the data. "I think we are." Izzy smiled. "I just have to feed this data into computer first. I'll be right back. Try not to miss me too much." Izzy turned his back to Kari and walked to the door. Kari, figuring Izzy's arrogance would help her now, leapt forward. Izzy move like lightening, and before Kari knew it, she was shoved roughly up against the plastic wall. "I don't need my powers to deal with you. I'd arrange for your execution, if for nothing more than to drive Tai insane once more. You're fortunate I need you at this point in time, but I don't need your friends. Remember that next time you dare attack me." Izzy threw Kari to the cell floor. "Now stay put. I have some work to do, but I'll be back shortly."
Izzy turned back to the door, and ran a keycard through the slot. The door hummed and opened. Izzy walked out with a flurry of his cape. Kari didn't know what to feel, she was angry, hurt, depressed, and a thousand other emotions all at once.
"Grooaannnnn.." Kari realized she had forgotten about Gabumon.
"Gabumon, that was very brave." Kari bent down and helped Gabumon sit up against the wall. "But you shouldn't have attacked Izzy like that, it's dangerous, and I don't what you to get hurt."
Gabumon's world was a haze. The drugs warped his world and clouded his perceptions. "Iii woullldd do anyshing for you Shora. Yourrr my besht friend..." Gabumon slurred out. "My... onllyy friend...."
Kari blinked in surprise. (Of course Gabumon wouldn't know who I am, we've never met in this world.) Kari thought. (Poor digimon, the drugs must be really affecting him.) "There, there Gabumon." Kari ran her hand over Gabumon's head. "Everything's going to be all right."
Gabumon grabbed Kari's hand. "I'm sho shorryy." Gabumon continued speaking as if he was intoxicated. "I never meant for you to be in danger.... I know yoush have no reashon to forgive me. my only friend..."
Kari decided the best course of action was to comfort Gabumon, pretending to be Sora. She ran a sympathetic hand over his furred head. "There, there Gabumon. It's all in the past."
"Thank you Shora." Gabumon hugged Kari tight, wrapping his surprisingly strong arms around her neck, and buried his muzzle into her neck. "There's one thing... I can do... to show how shrooryy I am..." Gabumon took a step back, releasing Kari. Gabumon grabbed the fur around his face.
"Gabumon what are you doing?" Kari asked in surprise.
"Yoush.. asked once what was under my fur..." Gabumon slowly began pulling back his blur and white pelt, lifting it over hornpulled the furn down to his neck.
This was a good as time as any to stop Gabumon before it went too far, although it had already went too far. "Gabumon."
"Pleashe Shora." Gabumon slurred as he grabbed the fur lining around his face. . Kari just stared in mute wonder as the fur slid down to the ground. Gabumon was now the digimon equivalent of naked. Kari knew this was a big deal for Gabumon, as if he was bearing a part of his soul. Gabumon's yellow skin was now visible, highlighted with symbols all over his back. Kari knew what the symbols were, computer code for time travel. That's how they got into alternate reality in the first place. "Thish..." Gabumon ran his hand over the symbols on his left shoulder. "Ish wanted Izzy wanted... my code...." Gabumon shiverred as if cold.
Kari was even more embarrassed now as Gabumon shifted uncomfortably. This tender gesture was meant Sora's eyes only, not hers. Gabumon never once voluntarily showed anyone this side of him, even Matt. "Gabumon.your fur."
Gabumon blushed. "That Izzshy took off my pelt.I don't want him to beee the only one who ever shaw me like thish. I wanted you to shee Shora. If only for you to know... how shorry am I... and maybe... you could forgive me...."
"Oh Gabumon.... of course I forgive you." Kari wrapped her arms around Gabumon's back, the feeling of repitle skin seeming odd instead of the usal fur.
"Thank you Shora..." Gabumon began to cry. "I neevr meant for you to get hurt... I am so shorryyy...."
"There there Gabumon." Kari held the digimon tightly. (Poor Gabumon.... Izzy doing this to you...) Kari felt Gabumon go limp and his crying stop. Kari pushed Gabumon away slightly. Gabumon's eyes were shut, and he was snoring slightly, his eyes still moist. "Poor Gabumon.." Kari smiled as she slowly set Gabumon down..
Gabumon was fast asleep on the ground, the exhaustion and drugs taking over his consciousness. Kari smiled, noticing how peaceful Gabumon looked. He was kind of cute without his fur, which made Kari wonder why he was so sensitive about his pelt. (I wonder if on some level, Gabumon always knew what this code could do, which is why he protected it so much...) Kari though as she grabbedGabumon's discarded pelt. She very gently replaced Gabumon's fur, being careful not to wake him. Although Kari was fairly certain Gabumon was out of it for a while. Kari was still unsure as how to explain this to Gabumon when he woke up. He'll probably just dismiss the whole affair as a hallucinogenic dream, at least Kari hoped. Kari gently patted Gabumon's head as the digimon slept peacefully. Kari was thankful for this moment of tranquility, in this chaotic world.
"Ah, how Norman Rockwellian.." Kari turned her head and saw Izzy leaning up against the side of the plastic lab wall. "Maybe I should acquire a picture, it would make for a lovely Christmas card." Izzy slapped his head. "Oh wait. I cancelled that meaninglessly holiday as well."
"What the hell do you want?" Kari growled as this monstrosity version of Izzy stood over her.
"I see you didn't miss me." Izzy snickered as he bent down on one knee in front of Kari. He pinched one of her cheeks, turning the skin red. Kari raised her hand back to strike Izzy across his face, to remove that smirk of his. But she stopped her self, her hand half way back. "Smart girl." Izzy chuckled. "You are lucky that I am such a exceptional mood. The tests were all positive. I have even decided to let the other digidestined live."
"What tests?" Kari asked, her curiosity peaked.
Izzy moved to brush Kari's cheek, but Kari pulled away. Izzy chuckled slightly, glad that Kari feared him. "All in dear time." Izzy grabbed the intoxicated Gabumon from Kari's side. "I have all I need from you."
"Leave him alone!" Kari shouted.
"Don't worry your pretty little head." Izzy traced a finger over Kari's chin, the gesture filling Kari with dark emotion. "I still have other uses for him. And especially for you."
Izzy walked to the door, and reinserted his keycard. Kari began to cry as Gabumon was dragged out and the plastic door slammed shut, sealing her in. She sat back down roughly on the ground after Izzy had left. "Ow!" Something sharp jabbed her in her butt cheek. Kari reached into her back pocket, and found a foreign object. She pulled it out, finding a small electronic key card and a piece of paper. Kari's eyes grew wide as she opened the piece of parchment.
Kari-
It's me Cody, the real Cody. I am sorry I had to lie to you, but it was the only way to rescue you. I was told you were supposed to be captured because you're some big part of Ladydevimon's plans. I stole the key that will unlock the cell they plan on keeping you in. If all goes right, I've already rescued the others. Try to meet us downstairs on the first floor, in the computer room.
-Cody
P.S. If you got this note it means I never had a chance to talk to you alone, I had to get you this note by, um, well sorry. Please be careful!
Kari smiled as she thought to herself. (When he slapped my butt, he slipped this key in my pocket. He wasn't Delta pretending to be Cody, he was Cody pretending to be Delta pretending to be Cody). Kari chuckled despite her situation. (I owe that boy an apology for slapping him, he had me and Izzy completely fooled.) Kari stood up, jamming the key into the slot. Izzy probably had key slots built on both sides in case he got locked in, interrogating a prisoner. Their was an electronic hum as the door slid open. Kari smiled as she ran out of the cell. "Cody, I owe you the biggest hug in the world.' She promised herself as she ran to the meeting place.