Digimon 2: House of Horrors Series

Part Two: A Night in the Digital World

"You found what you needed?" Jon asked, following the direction of the street sign.

"You gave me more than I needed," Izzy smiled as they got closer to civilization. When Jon stopped his car, Izzy climbed out and bowed.

"Thanks for your time, sir," Izzy said. Jon smiled.

"Izzy, good luck. I'm picking you up first tomorrow so I can get a full encounter of your dreams."

Izzy nodded and shut the door. He waited until Jon pulled out and sighed.

"Reckless with their powers," Izzy said as he climbed the stairs to his apartment. "Katrina's a digidestined too. Sheesh, I hope I can get a decent nights rest. It's off to the Digital World tomorrow."

"It's getting a little chilly."

"Good, walking around in this school uniform when it's hot makes it really uncomfortable."

"Yes, but I'm wearing a tank top and caprice."

"So?"

"'So?' Matt, are you stupid!"

"Both of you, stop it!"

Matt and Katrina stopped arguing to look at Sora. She was huddled on top of a rock, shivering.

"I guess she totally rules out both of us," Katrina joked, smiling at Matt.

"Yeah, whatever," Matt said. He walked over to Sora, took off his jacket, and put it around her. Sora smiled at him and wrapped the jacket closer to her. Katrina watched this with a hand on her hip.

"Guess my little crush is over," she said, watching Matt and Sora. "But, I think Tai and Sora are better off. Matt's just a jerk."

"He's not all that bad."

Katrina screamed and fell over as two creatures came into view.

Sora and Matt stopped laughing to look at Katrina.

Then at the two creatures.

"Biyomon!" Sora called, jumping off of the rock.

"Gabumon?" Matt asked, astounded.

"Sora!" Biyomon called as she embraced Sora. "I never thought I'd see you again."

"You always say that every time we get back together," Sora said, tears falling down her cheeks.

"Matt," Gabumon said. "It's been awhile."

"Only two days," Matt said, frowning. Gabumon reached for Matt's hand and shook it.

"Two very long days. Every time I kept trying to call you, my cries never made it out."
"It'll have to do with Owikawa's sacrifice," Katrina explained, walking to them. "He's probably keeping us out so he can rebuild the Digital World in peace."

Matt glared at her.

"How do you know this?"

Sora pulled away from her digimon and placed a hand on Matt's shoulder.

"Don't mind him," Sora told Katrina. "He's just picky with people. I don't remember seeing you at the 'big gathering' on New Years."

The 'big gathering' was when all of the digidestined around the world came together to stop MaloMyotismon. That was also the day Owikawa died and made everyone forget about digimon.

"You kept track of faces?" Matt asked.

Sora nodded. "Yup, that's how I remembered Yuri was only a few feet away from me."

Matt's face turned red. "Yuri, huh?"

"What about that crazy Mexican girl you met?" Sora asked, smirk on her face. "What was her name, Rosa?"

"She was in love with Ken," Matt argued. "And all the other digidestined were in bed."

Katrina giggled as the two argued over pointless things. Who knew they could get so jealous?

Rustle, rustle.

Katrina stopped giggling. She now realized how dark it was in the woods. Katrina checked her watch and realized it was 9 pm.

Rustle, rustle.

"Guys," Katrina said, backing away from the moving bushes. Sora and Matt stopped arguing and turned to look at the scared girl. "There's something in the bushes."

"Have no fear," Matt said, showing off. "As the male of this crew I shall check it out."

"Maybe whatever it is will pop your oversized head," Sora muttered, her arms crossed over her chest.

"I still think he has a good voice," Katrina put in. Sora looked at her.

"I didn't say he didn't have a good voice."

"Come here doggy, doggy," Matt chanted as he ruffled through bushes.

"Maturity of a two year old," Katrina said, putting a hand on her hip.

"Come here-AHHHHHHHH!"

Sora and Katrina jumped as Matt fell backwards, horror written on his face. A shadow jumped from the shadows and landed gracefully on its feet. It looked at Matt. Katrina and Sora then laughed.

"It's only Gatomon," Sora said, clutching her stomach. Katrina leaned on Sora for support as they both laughed like crazy. Matt's face was twisted in anger and humiliation. Gatomon looked at him, her tail light glinting in the twilight of the night.

"Sorry for scaring you," she said, smiling. "If anything, I was wondering what all the noise was."

"Where'd you come from, Gatomon?" Sora asked, her laughing decreasing.

Gatomon sighed. "The Real World."

Katrina and Sora stopped laughing. "The Real World?"

"Who helped you get back?" Katrina asked.

"A weird digimon, she looked like me, except she's darker."

"A dark Gatomon?" Matt asked, getting to his feet (he's finally recovered from the shock :P).

"BlackGatomon," Katrina whispered. "That's my digimon partner."

Gatomon looked at her, blinking. "Yeah, she said I could do more help here than in the Real World."

"So you, and Katrina's digimon partner are…were the only digimon still in the Real World."

"Why?" Matt asked walking over to them. "And how'd you get back?"

"I'm not sure why," Gatomon said. "But BlackGatomon sent me here with the use of Katrina's digivice."

"Katrina's digivice got you here?" Sora asked. "How?"

Gatomon shrugged.

"It must've been the whole we made when we teleported here," Matt said. "Or when she teleported us here."

"Drop it, Matt, will you?" Katrina snapped. "I want to go home."

She's hiding something from us, Matt thought. And how did she get us here? We've been trying for the last few days, but the gate wouldn't budge even an inch. Who is she?

"I suppose we'll have to camp out here for the night," Sora said, stretching.

"Just like in the old days," Biyomon observed. Sora nodded.

"Okay, first we'll need to gather up wood for the fire-"

Sora paused, her eyes wide in fright.

"Are you okay, Sora?" Katrina asked, walking to her. "You look like you just saw a ghost."

"I thought I just did," Sora said, shaking her head. Katrina's eyebrows furrowed.

"Sora, did you just see your worst fear?"

Sora looked at the girl peculiarly and nodded. Katrina bit her lip.

"Shoot! We're in trouble, guys!"

"Why?" Matt asked, cautiously walking to her.

"He's here," Katrina said, running towards the edge of the forest. "It's Demon!"

Matt and Sora looked at each other, and then took off running after Katrina.

"Biyomon, Gabumon, Gatomon!" Sora called as she looked over her shoulder. "We have to get out of here."

"Digivolve!" Matt called. Gabumon and Biyomon stopped running, and then started glowing.

"Biyomon digivolve to…"

"Gabumon digivolve to…"

Biyomon and Gabumon stretched into larger forms as they digivolved into their champion forms.

"Birdramon!"

"Garurumon!"

Matt, Sora, and Katrina slid to a halt. Matt grabbed Katrina's wrist and pulled her onto Garurumon, then he climbed on after her.

"Birdramon and I will try to find a portal back to the Real World," Sora said. Matt looked at her and gave her thumbs up. Matt nudged Garurumon and Katrina was literally riding like the wind. Gatomon was behind Katrina guarding from the back. Katrina clutched Matt's shirt for support, but was afraid she's make them both fall of. Matt took her hands and wrapped them around him. Katrina felt herself blushing, but stable. She wouldn't fall off now.

"Who is this Demon?" Matt was shouting.

"A digimon far more evil than Apocalymon, Myotismon, or any of the Dark Masters."

"That powerful?" Matt asked, his eyes focused in front him.

"Yes," Katrina said. She hesitated before taking a deep breath. "He killed my mother when I was little."

There was silence for awhile. Katrina willed herself not to cry.

"I'm sorry," came Matt's answer.

"I'm over it now," Katrina said. "The only good thing about my mom's death is that I moved to Miami. Now I moved here and that wench Chantal is going out with my dad."

"Give her a chance," Matt said.

"Why?" Katrina asked.

"Why not?" Matt asked. "Listen, I know what it's like to live without a mom. Even now I have hopes that they'll get back together."

Katrina looked down at the ground, frowning. "She's not my mother."

"And she'll never be," Matt said. "But she's going to try to be. Give her a chance; eventually you'll be happy with her."

"Matt, I…" Katrina considered this. "Thanks."

"Sure," he said. Katrina could tell he was smiling, even though he was looking straight ahead.

"Now I know why Sora loves you so much."

Matt's face reddened. "What are you talking about?"

"And that song you wrote," Katrina continued. "I mean, oh my God. You wrote that about her, didn't you?"

Matt chuckled. "Sheesh, I guess you do deserve to be a year ahead of your age."

Katrina smiled. "I have a brother."

"Okay, that was random," Matt answered.

"An older brother, I think he's about your age," Katrina said, letting the wind rip through her hair. "Technically, he's my half-brother. He's also Chantal's son."

"I see," Matt muttered. "Do you like him?"

Katrina sighed. "I love him like Kari loves Tai. It's just that he's…I dunno."

"You're jealous of him," Matt said. "Both of his parents are living, and all you have is your dad and half-brother."

"You don't have to be so harsh about it," Katrina whined.

"I'm not trying to," Matt answered. "I'm just stating the truth. Just get along with Chantal and if you can't keep your dad and brother close, okay?"

Katrina smiled. "I never thought someone would make me like Chantal. And I am jealous of Adrian."

"That's good to hear," Matt said. He paused. "Did you say Adrian?"

"A-huh, why?"

"Are you serious? 'Speedy Rocket' Wyatt is your brother?"

"Hey, how come I don't have a cool nickname?"

"Oh no," Gatomon said. "Birdramon!"

Matt stopped Garurumon, and the four of them turned to look at the sky. Birdramon was falling from the sky, but now she was Biyomon.

"Sora's going to become a wad of gum if she hits the ground," Katrina panicked.

"Go, Garurumon," Matt ordered. Garurumon sped through the forest, and jumped. Katrina caught Sora and Biyomon, but as she did, a dark force his Garurumon. Garurumon shrunk back into Gabumon, and Sora, Katrina, Matt, Gatomon, Biyomon, and Gabumon crashed to the ground.

"We'll protect you!" Biyomon said, getting to her feet. The shadows quivered slightly before a dark form appeared.

"Demon," Katrina muttered.

"Welcome back, goddess," Demon said.

"Goddess?" Matt asked. "He's not talking to you, is he?"

"It's a pet name," Katrina answered. "You won't get us!"

Just as Katrina cried out, a red flash hit the three digimon, and they became stone.

"What's going on?" Sora screamed as she ran to Biyomon.

"Gabumon!" Matt cried.

"We have to run," Katrina said looking at the frozen Gatomon. "Now!"

Matt and Sora hesitated, but quickly got up and ran. Katrina could hear Demon cackling as the three of them ran. The forest was dark, Demon could be anywhere, but Katrina's thoughts vanished as she felt herself falling. She clung onto Matt, but he fell with her. Sora shouts echoed away and Katrina and Matt fell deeper into the dark pit.