Sorry it took so long to update. My migraines got so bad that I couldn't
concentrate on my fics. Then when I finally finished this chapter my stupid
computer wouldn't work! It drove me nuts! _ Well, the title pretty much
summarizes the chapter up. Sorry if I made Kenta look especially stupid but
I couldn't figure out what he would try and do and/or say. Some more
Impmon. And I think that's about it.
RoseniteHuntress: I'm glad you like this fic! Um . . . will you stop crying if I tell you Kouichi comes back to life in my other fic? I think I'll post it sometime but he's only dead for maybe an hour or so. Thanks for your review!
wand3ringspirit: I'm very, very, very sorry it took so long to put this chapter up. I'm running behind on both my fics right now. And yes, I'm going to make this Kari/Kouji. I don't know how it'll turn out though. ^_^
Salpheon: I can't believe you actually remember that! I certainly forgot completely about that idea! No, I'm not using it. When I meant kind of I meant he's gone but at the same time he's not gone. I don't plan on resurrecting him. Couples, I'm still working on that. I let my fingers tell me. ~_^ After all I didn't mean for a Kouji/Kari couple. It just happened.
GemmaniGirl: I'm super duper sorry not to have updated sooner. They'll get the digimon back later on. Otherwise this story would end too soon. As for Kouichi, either next chapter or the chapter after that he'll awake. Depends on how long chapter 8 is gonna be.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. If I did, Season 5 would be in this story.
Chapter 7
Capture and Escape
"Man, we aren't gettin' anywhere," Kazu complained.
"Actually I think we have walked a pretty far distance," Guardromon said.
"That's not what I meant, ya big metal head!"
Joe leaned over to Takato. "I'm guessing he's the . . . immature one of the group, right?"
"He and Kenta," Takato agreed.
"What?"
"Did you say my name?"
"Err . . . no, no not at all!" Takato said.
Joe held back a grin. Watching the younger kids brought back memories of the old times when he was their age helping save the Digital World with Gomamon and his friends.
"Ah ha! There you are! Thought you could just run away from me, did ya?"
The group looked up in surprise.
"Hey, what's Impmon doing out here?" Kenta asked.
"What do you think Kenta? Picking daises?" Kazu said.
"Hey! That wasn't very nice!" Kenta protested.
"I agree," Guardromon said.
Kazu glared at his digimon. "You're supposed to agree with me, not him."
"Oh, okay. I don't agree."
Joe watched the three arguing. "They remind me a whole lot like Mimi."
"Yeah, and we've got three," Takato groaned.
Impmon stood in their path tapping an impatient foot. "Ya know what? I still can't believe you knuckleheads got digimon. But then again, they are pretty worthless ones."
"I'm glad to have found someone that shares my opinion."
The group and Impmon fell silent, everyone looking around trying to find the owner of the voice. Joe frowned. Something was nagging at him but he couldn't figure out what it was.
"Who's there?" Impmon demanded.
"Wouldn't you like to know," came the same familiar haunting voice.
Realization came to Joe. "Crap," he muttered under his breath, "It's Owikawa."
Owikawa appeared out of the gloom. "I'm glad you remember me, Joe. It's a pity you won't be around to remember very long." A dangerous glint came into Owikawa's eyes. Joe took a cautious step back, his face pale. He alone new the danger they were in and he was helpless to do anything about it.
Takato pulled out his D-Power to signal the others but stopped as something strange happened. Guilmon, Guardromon, and MarineAngemon started to disappear.
"What the heck is going on with our digimon?!" Kazu practically yelled.
Joe's eyes widened. "There's no possible way . . ." he muttered.
Takato reached out for Guilmon but his hand went straight through him. There was a loud thump as Kazu fell through Guardromon.
"This is exactly how TK described it . . ." Joe continued to murmur. The digimon disappeared without a trace.
"NO! GUILMON!!" Takato cried tears already poring down his cheeks. Kenta was staring at the spot where MarineAngemon had been dumbstruck. Kazu already fuming mad marched up to Owikawa.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST DO TO OUR DIGIMON!! TELL ME WHERE GUARDROMON IS RIGHT NOW BEFORE I WIPE THAT SILLY GRIN OFF YOUR FACE!!"
"Kazu! No! Get away from him!" Joe shouted but he was too late. An eerie purple aura arose from Owikawa. The only thing that saved Kazu's life was the fact that Impmon took that opportunity to ram him in the stomach causing the attack to fly overhead and dissolve a tree behind the group.
Angrily, Owikawa picked up Impmon and Kazu. He smirked at the others. "Don't worry; I won't harm your friend just yet. I need to come back and get you."
"Let them go Owikawa. He's nothing to do with you or Lucemon. These kids are innocent," Joe said bravely stepping forward. "Take me instead."
Kazu and Impmon struggled in Owikawa's tight grip. Kenta was still staring off into space but Takato was groping around for his D-Power. It was then that he realized that it was missing. He looked back at the dissolved tree and gulped. He wished he was half as brave as Rika right then.
"If you wish to come then I believe that can be arranged," he said nastily. Mummymon emerged and roughly grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it behind his back. Joe winced as pain shot through his arm. Then Mummymon seized the still staring Kenta by his collar. Joe growled softly to himself knowing where this was going to end up.
"Takato, get yourself out of here!" he yelled to the younger boy.
"Oh, I think not," hissed a female voice. Arukenimon hauled Takato to his feet holding onto his arms with iron fists. He desperately tried to slip out of her grip but with no avail.
Owikawa glared at Arukenimon. "Did you not find anyone else?"
"Yes, by now the eighth digidestined will be dead," she smirked. Joe felt dread rising from the pit of his stomach. 'No! Not Kari! Please let this be some sort of sick jest!' he thought vainly. 'What about Kouji and Rika? They can't be dead too! It just can't end this way!'
Owikawa frowned then said, "Very well then, you can take these two with you. I'll stay here while the pickings are fresh." He handed Kazu and Impmon over to Arukenimon. The two ultimates nodded and carried off their prey.
***
Henry led the way calling out his sister's name. Ken and Ryo followed him.
"Where is she?!" Henry suddenly burst out. A high pitched scream answered him. The three boys followed the sound and found a small girl, no older than 7, staring wide eyed at a dissolved tree next to her. Standing protectively between her and a man with a hazing purple aura surrounding him, which Ken immediately recognized as Owikawa, was a digimon very much like Terriermon except her fur was pink and brown and she had three horns instead of one.
"Susie!" Henry cried.
The girl looked at him fearfully. "Henwy! Help me!"
Owikawa's eyes glowed dangerously.
"Henry, you get your sister out of here. I distract Owikawa," Ryo said. He turned to his digimon, "Ready Cyberdramon?" His dinosaur digimon nodded once.
"BIO-MERGE ACTIVATE!!"
"Justimon!" Henry ran forward to Susie while Justimon stood in front of Owikawa. Henry gathered the cowering girl in his arms.
"Shh, it's okay Susie. I've got you now," he whispered and stood up.
"Henry! Look out!" Henry looked over his shoulder in time to see Justimon block an attack from Owikawa.
"Ryo!"
Ken dashed forward and grabbed Henry's arm pulling him out of the way as Justimon collapsed. Henry dropped Susie and turned to Ken.
"Take Susie and get out of here," he said.
Ken shook his head, "You can't defeat him on your own. We have to get out of here now before he destroys us all. He's more powerful than you think."
Justimon turned to them, "He's right. We need to leave now!"
"You four won't be going anywhere until I'm through with you," Owikawa said. He issued another attack. Justimon blocked this one as well. He dedigivolved back to Ryo and Cyberdramon. Ryo was unconscious but Cyberdramon looked well enough. He scooped up Susie and Lopmon carrying them and Ryo to Rika's house leaving Ken, Henry, and Terriermon alone. Terriermon jumped onto Henry's shoulders.
"Come on Henry! Get a move on, would ya? That guy looks like a nutcase!" he said.
"That's because he is a nutcase!" Henry snapped with more harshness than he meant.
The two boys ran from a seething Owikawa. They heard his attacks hit trees either dissolving them or knocking them down. Ken chanced a glance back and gasped. He roughly rammed Henry knocking him down and out of the way of a falling tree. Henry got to his knees and looked back at the fallen tree. He saw Terriermon get up unharmed but didn't see a trace of Ken. Fearing the worst, he ran over to the tree and started searching for his friend. After a few minutes he heard a moan a few feet away.
"Ken?"
There was silence then the sound of someone hissing in pain. Henry ran over to where to sound came from and found Ken with his leg trapped beneath a large branch. From the size of the branch and Ken's ashen face Henry figured Ken's leg was probably broken.
Henry pulled out his D-Power and sent a signal of help to the others hoping they were nearby. Ken's eyes opened though they were glazed over in pain. Soon Henry heard running footsteps coming closer. Looking up he saw Rika and Kouji emerge. Kari was on Kouji's back. When they neared Kouji set Kari down next Ken. Rika looked at the branch critically.
"We might be able to lift it," she said after a moment. "It'd be easier if it wasn't connected to the tree though."
Kouji looked back at the mess of fallen trees the odd one collapsing or dissolving. "We'll have to raise it soon. Those trees are still falling. Where's Ryo?"
"Cyberdramon carried him and Susie back to Rika's house," Henry answered before trying to lift the branch. Kouji and Rika joined him. The branch wouldn't budge. Soon Renamon and Terriermon were also helping, though Terriermon didn't really do much. They heaved it about an inch off Ken's leg. Kari took the opportunity to drag Ken away from the tree. Rika examined the leg.
"It's broken alright. We need to get him back to my house fast." Taking out a card she slashed it through her D-Power. "DIGIMODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"
"Kyubimon!"
Rika jumped onto Kyubimon's back then leaned down. "Give me Ken. I can get him there faster this way and there's less of a chance of hurting his leg any more than we have to." Henry and Kouji helped settle Ken on Kyubimon's back.
When she was gone there was another crash behind them. The two boys helped Kari up and when she insisted that she walk on her own they both reminded her that they need to get out of there quickly. So she resented and leaned on Henry for support saying that Kouji had carried her long enough. They headed toward Rika's house and made it there by twilight.
***
"Hey Cody! Check this out!" Davis's voice sounded from the back of the cell. Cody rushed over to the brunette boy who was clawing at the wall.
"What is it?" he asked.
Davis grinned and took Cody's hand and shoved it through the crumbling mortar. He gasped in surprise. Without saying another word the two boys strove to make the hole bigger. Yolei was staring off into space. Next to her sat TK his bruises hadn't faded yet but his cuts had healed though he was still pretty weak. When Cody called them over they looked at each other mystified but obeyed. Cody grinned when they came into sight and then crawled through the small hole he and Davis had made.
Yolei's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open in surprise. Davis nearly laughed. "Go on Yolei." Yolei looked at him excitedly before dropping down onto her hands and knees and followed Cody. TK went through next and finally Davis. They group looked around to see where they were.
*****
I bet you're wondering about what's going to happen to Impmon. Well you'll find out more in the next chapter. Owikawa didn't steal Takato's D-Power if any of you are thinking that. He just lost it. Sorry if I made Justimon look too weak but if you remember Owikawa destroyed BlackWarGreymon and the digidestined couldn't even defeat him. So actually I made Justimon stronger than he really would be. Hopefully I'll finish the next chapter soon and hopefully the computer won't break down on me again. Review please! I'll talk to ya'll later. ^_^
RoseniteHuntress: I'm glad you like this fic! Um . . . will you stop crying if I tell you Kouichi comes back to life in my other fic? I think I'll post it sometime but he's only dead for maybe an hour or so. Thanks for your review!
wand3ringspirit: I'm very, very, very sorry it took so long to put this chapter up. I'm running behind on both my fics right now. And yes, I'm going to make this Kari/Kouji. I don't know how it'll turn out though. ^_^
Salpheon: I can't believe you actually remember that! I certainly forgot completely about that idea! No, I'm not using it. When I meant kind of I meant he's gone but at the same time he's not gone. I don't plan on resurrecting him. Couples, I'm still working on that. I let my fingers tell me. ~_^ After all I didn't mean for a Kouji/Kari couple. It just happened.
GemmaniGirl: I'm super duper sorry not to have updated sooner. They'll get the digimon back later on. Otherwise this story would end too soon. As for Kouichi, either next chapter or the chapter after that he'll awake. Depends on how long chapter 8 is gonna be.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. If I did, Season 5 would be in this story.
Chapter 7
Capture and Escape
"Man, we aren't gettin' anywhere," Kazu complained.
"Actually I think we have walked a pretty far distance," Guardromon said.
"That's not what I meant, ya big metal head!"
Joe leaned over to Takato. "I'm guessing he's the . . . immature one of the group, right?"
"He and Kenta," Takato agreed.
"What?"
"Did you say my name?"
"Err . . . no, no not at all!" Takato said.
Joe held back a grin. Watching the younger kids brought back memories of the old times when he was their age helping save the Digital World with Gomamon and his friends.
"Ah ha! There you are! Thought you could just run away from me, did ya?"
The group looked up in surprise.
"Hey, what's Impmon doing out here?" Kenta asked.
"What do you think Kenta? Picking daises?" Kazu said.
"Hey! That wasn't very nice!" Kenta protested.
"I agree," Guardromon said.
Kazu glared at his digimon. "You're supposed to agree with me, not him."
"Oh, okay. I don't agree."
Joe watched the three arguing. "They remind me a whole lot like Mimi."
"Yeah, and we've got three," Takato groaned.
Impmon stood in their path tapping an impatient foot. "Ya know what? I still can't believe you knuckleheads got digimon. But then again, they are pretty worthless ones."
"I'm glad to have found someone that shares my opinion."
The group and Impmon fell silent, everyone looking around trying to find the owner of the voice. Joe frowned. Something was nagging at him but he couldn't figure out what it was.
"Who's there?" Impmon demanded.
"Wouldn't you like to know," came the same familiar haunting voice.
Realization came to Joe. "Crap," he muttered under his breath, "It's Owikawa."
Owikawa appeared out of the gloom. "I'm glad you remember me, Joe. It's a pity you won't be around to remember very long." A dangerous glint came into Owikawa's eyes. Joe took a cautious step back, his face pale. He alone new the danger they were in and he was helpless to do anything about it.
Takato pulled out his D-Power to signal the others but stopped as something strange happened. Guilmon, Guardromon, and MarineAngemon started to disappear.
"What the heck is going on with our digimon?!" Kazu practically yelled.
Joe's eyes widened. "There's no possible way . . ." he muttered.
Takato reached out for Guilmon but his hand went straight through him. There was a loud thump as Kazu fell through Guardromon.
"This is exactly how TK described it . . ." Joe continued to murmur. The digimon disappeared without a trace.
"NO! GUILMON!!" Takato cried tears already poring down his cheeks. Kenta was staring at the spot where MarineAngemon had been dumbstruck. Kazu already fuming mad marched up to Owikawa.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST DO TO OUR DIGIMON!! TELL ME WHERE GUARDROMON IS RIGHT NOW BEFORE I WIPE THAT SILLY GRIN OFF YOUR FACE!!"
"Kazu! No! Get away from him!" Joe shouted but he was too late. An eerie purple aura arose from Owikawa. The only thing that saved Kazu's life was the fact that Impmon took that opportunity to ram him in the stomach causing the attack to fly overhead and dissolve a tree behind the group.
Angrily, Owikawa picked up Impmon and Kazu. He smirked at the others. "Don't worry; I won't harm your friend just yet. I need to come back and get you."
"Let them go Owikawa. He's nothing to do with you or Lucemon. These kids are innocent," Joe said bravely stepping forward. "Take me instead."
Kazu and Impmon struggled in Owikawa's tight grip. Kenta was still staring off into space but Takato was groping around for his D-Power. It was then that he realized that it was missing. He looked back at the dissolved tree and gulped. He wished he was half as brave as Rika right then.
"If you wish to come then I believe that can be arranged," he said nastily. Mummymon emerged and roughly grabbed Joe's arm and twisted it behind his back. Joe winced as pain shot through his arm. Then Mummymon seized the still staring Kenta by his collar. Joe growled softly to himself knowing where this was going to end up.
"Takato, get yourself out of here!" he yelled to the younger boy.
"Oh, I think not," hissed a female voice. Arukenimon hauled Takato to his feet holding onto his arms with iron fists. He desperately tried to slip out of her grip but with no avail.
Owikawa glared at Arukenimon. "Did you not find anyone else?"
"Yes, by now the eighth digidestined will be dead," she smirked. Joe felt dread rising from the pit of his stomach. 'No! Not Kari! Please let this be some sort of sick jest!' he thought vainly. 'What about Kouji and Rika? They can't be dead too! It just can't end this way!'
Owikawa frowned then said, "Very well then, you can take these two with you. I'll stay here while the pickings are fresh." He handed Kazu and Impmon over to Arukenimon. The two ultimates nodded and carried off their prey.
***
Henry led the way calling out his sister's name. Ken and Ryo followed him.
"Where is she?!" Henry suddenly burst out. A high pitched scream answered him. The three boys followed the sound and found a small girl, no older than 7, staring wide eyed at a dissolved tree next to her. Standing protectively between her and a man with a hazing purple aura surrounding him, which Ken immediately recognized as Owikawa, was a digimon very much like Terriermon except her fur was pink and brown and she had three horns instead of one.
"Susie!" Henry cried.
The girl looked at him fearfully. "Henwy! Help me!"
Owikawa's eyes glowed dangerously.
"Henry, you get your sister out of here. I distract Owikawa," Ryo said. He turned to his digimon, "Ready Cyberdramon?" His dinosaur digimon nodded once.
"BIO-MERGE ACTIVATE!!"
"Justimon!" Henry ran forward to Susie while Justimon stood in front of Owikawa. Henry gathered the cowering girl in his arms.
"Shh, it's okay Susie. I've got you now," he whispered and stood up.
"Henry! Look out!" Henry looked over his shoulder in time to see Justimon block an attack from Owikawa.
"Ryo!"
Ken dashed forward and grabbed Henry's arm pulling him out of the way as Justimon collapsed. Henry dropped Susie and turned to Ken.
"Take Susie and get out of here," he said.
Ken shook his head, "You can't defeat him on your own. We have to get out of here now before he destroys us all. He's more powerful than you think."
Justimon turned to them, "He's right. We need to leave now!"
"You four won't be going anywhere until I'm through with you," Owikawa said. He issued another attack. Justimon blocked this one as well. He dedigivolved back to Ryo and Cyberdramon. Ryo was unconscious but Cyberdramon looked well enough. He scooped up Susie and Lopmon carrying them and Ryo to Rika's house leaving Ken, Henry, and Terriermon alone. Terriermon jumped onto Henry's shoulders.
"Come on Henry! Get a move on, would ya? That guy looks like a nutcase!" he said.
"That's because he is a nutcase!" Henry snapped with more harshness than he meant.
The two boys ran from a seething Owikawa. They heard his attacks hit trees either dissolving them or knocking them down. Ken chanced a glance back and gasped. He roughly rammed Henry knocking him down and out of the way of a falling tree. Henry got to his knees and looked back at the fallen tree. He saw Terriermon get up unharmed but didn't see a trace of Ken. Fearing the worst, he ran over to the tree and started searching for his friend. After a few minutes he heard a moan a few feet away.
"Ken?"
There was silence then the sound of someone hissing in pain. Henry ran over to where to sound came from and found Ken with his leg trapped beneath a large branch. From the size of the branch and Ken's ashen face Henry figured Ken's leg was probably broken.
Henry pulled out his D-Power and sent a signal of help to the others hoping they were nearby. Ken's eyes opened though they were glazed over in pain. Soon Henry heard running footsteps coming closer. Looking up he saw Rika and Kouji emerge. Kari was on Kouji's back. When they neared Kouji set Kari down next Ken. Rika looked at the branch critically.
"We might be able to lift it," she said after a moment. "It'd be easier if it wasn't connected to the tree though."
Kouji looked back at the mess of fallen trees the odd one collapsing or dissolving. "We'll have to raise it soon. Those trees are still falling. Where's Ryo?"
"Cyberdramon carried him and Susie back to Rika's house," Henry answered before trying to lift the branch. Kouji and Rika joined him. The branch wouldn't budge. Soon Renamon and Terriermon were also helping, though Terriermon didn't really do much. They heaved it about an inch off Ken's leg. Kari took the opportunity to drag Ken away from the tree. Rika examined the leg.
"It's broken alright. We need to get him back to my house fast." Taking out a card she slashed it through her D-Power. "DIGIMODIFY! DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"
"Kyubimon!"
Rika jumped onto Kyubimon's back then leaned down. "Give me Ken. I can get him there faster this way and there's less of a chance of hurting his leg any more than we have to." Henry and Kouji helped settle Ken on Kyubimon's back.
When she was gone there was another crash behind them. The two boys helped Kari up and when she insisted that she walk on her own they both reminded her that they need to get out of there quickly. So she resented and leaned on Henry for support saying that Kouji had carried her long enough. They headed toward Rika's house and made it there by twilight.
***
"Hey Cody! Check this out!" Davis's voice sounded from the back of the cell. Cody rushed over to the brunette boy who was clawing at the wall.
"What is it?" he asked.
Davis grinned and took Cody's hand and shoved it through the crumbling mortar. He gasped in surprise. Without saying another word the two boys strove to make the hole bigger. Yolei was staring off into space. Next to her sat TK his bruises hadn't faded yet but his cuts had healed though he was still pretty weak. When Cody called them over they looked at each other mystified but obeyed. Cody grinned when they came into sight and then crawled through the small hole he and Davis had made.
Yolei's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open in surprise. Davis nearly laughed. "Go on Yolei." Yolei looked at him excitedly before dropping down onto her hands and knees and followed Cody. TK went through next and finally Davis. They group looked around to see where they were.
*****
I bet you're wondering about what's going to happen to Impmon. Well you'll find out more in the next chapter. Owikawa didn't steal Takato's D-Power if any of you are thinking that. He just lost it. Sorry if I made Justimon look too weak but if you remember Owikawa destroyed BlackWarGreymon and the digidestined couldn't even defeat him. So actually I made Justimon stronger than he really would be. Hopefully I'll finish the next chapter soon and hopefully the computer won't break down on me again. Review please! I'll talk to ya'll later. ^_^