Digimon 2: House of Horrors Series

Part Seven: Katrina's Darkest Moments

Note: Hang in there guys, I'm almost done with the book!

"TK an Izzy turned to Demon. "Release our digimon."

Demon laughed. "Such pests, you digidestined, but you guys are a lot cuter and well-dressed than the last digidestined."

"I bet you say that to all of them," TK smirked. Demon's laughter ceased, and he sent a force at TK. TK stumbled backwards.

"You okay?" Izzy asked. TK nodded.

"We have to be careful," TK said. "He's a lot powerful than our last enemies."

Izzy nodded. "This guy wants to kill us.""

"Katrina…"

"M-mommy?"

"Katrina, honey. What's the matter?"

"Mommy," said Katrina. "I-I missed you."

"I only went to the supermarket for five minutes."

Katrina looked at herself. She was no older than 6, and her fist was clenching something. Her mother, a woman in her mid-20's, with shiny long blonde hair and Katrina's violet eyes, noticed this too. She smiled.

"What are you hiding, sweetie?" Mai Tenaiko asked. Katrina frowned and opened her hand. A digivice was clenched in her fist. Mai paled.

"W-where did you get that honey?"

Katrina shrugged, confused. Mai took it from Katrina's hand and put it on the kitchen counter.

"Well save that for later."

So you can destroy it, Katrina thought. "Mommy…"

"Yes Katrina?" Mai said, putting grocery bags on the kitchen counter. She looked at the clock and sighed.

"Your father's working late again. It's almost 7:30 pm."

Katrina's heart stopped for a moment. Almost 7:30 pm? If history replayed itself…

Mai's mangled body would be found at 8 pm.

"Mommy…"

"Time for bed, honey," Mai said, picking up her daughter.

"B-but I'm not tired," Katrina said, but she yawned. Mai put her daughter in bed, and shut the door behind her. Katrina jumped out of bed and opened the door a crack. She could see her mom in the kitchen; if her mother looked up she could see the door open a bit. Mai dug into a drawer and pulled out a pounding mallet. She hammered down on the digivice, frustrated that it was still intact.

"You're not taking my daughter," Mai muttered, putting the hammer away and grabbing a screwdriver. She started prodding it with the screwdriver until the door opened and Jon stepped in. Katrina couldn't help but smile to herself. Her father looked at least ten years younger. He kissed his wife on the cheek and observed her.

"What are you doing to your digivice?" he asked. Mai shook her head. She sighed as she gave up jabbing it and put the screwdriver away.

"It's not mine," Mai said, turning the oven on. "The DigiWorld has sent it to Katrina."

Jon frowned. "But, she's only 6. So young?"

"Which is why I'm destroying this," Mai said as she tossed it into the hot oven. "They're not going to take her from us."

"But, you saw it coming," Jon said, putting his briefcase down in the living room. "We were both digidestined."

"That's one thing I don't want to repeat either," Mai said. "They're not taking her and that's final."

Jon paused for a minute. He turned to his wife. "Mai, remember that prophecy? 'On the Night of Beginning, the Chosen Seven shall come forth. After many years the Chosen Ones will go to the True Land to fight for it. Only then will the Goddesses appear to aide the Warriors.'"

Mai looked away from the oven to look at Jon. "You don't mean…Katrina is a goddess?"

Jon shrugged. "The 'Chosen Seven' and the goddesses are what we focus on now. We have to let Katrina go. Her destiny's already written out."

Mai frowned and removed the digivice from the oven. She sighed at it, and then shoved it in a drawer. "We still have 'many years,' right?"

No, Katrina thought. You only have 10 minutes.

Mai frowned at the trash and took the bag out. "I'll be right back."

Jon nodded as the front door shut behind Mai. Katrina's eyes widened in surprise and she threw her bedroom door open and darted for the front door.

"Whoa, tiger," Jon said, catching her.

"Mommy! No, he's going to get mommy!"

"What're you talking about?" Jon said, smiling. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"

Katrina couldn't take it anymore. She cried, screaming. "Demon's gonna get her, dada! Don't let Demon kill her!"

Jon's smile vanished and he looked down at his screaming daughter. "Stay here."

"Hurry dada!" Katrina cried, but her father was already flying out of the front door. Katrina reached into the kitchen cabinet and pulled out a digivice. She, too, ran outside and looked out into the street of Highton View Terrace. A battle was occurring; all she could see was a large dinosaur and a humongous bird. But, Katrina ran as fast as she could, and tumbled down the last few steps. She could now see it, her father crying over her mother's dead body. Tears slid down Katrina's face as the digivice started to glow. Jon spun around and looked at her, wiping his tears, but Katrina could feel herself being lifted off of her feet. This was when she was sent to the Digital World for two years.

This was where her memories had begun.

"It's so dark here."

Katrina shivered as she opened her eyes. She was thrust into the middle of an ocean, a dark ocean. Katrina was scared, she was alone and cold. The water, which was around her ankles, now got deeper for every time she felt scared.

"Why am I here?"

"Katrina, you brat."

Katrina looked up and gasped. She was looking at herself, but the other Katrina was wearing a dark grin.

"Who are you?" Katrina asked as the water level slowly increased. The Dark Katrina sighed.

"Give up the goody-goody act, will you? Every goddess had a dark side."

"Stop saying that word," Katrina said. "And I'm not evil."

The Dark Katrina laughed. She walked closer to Katrina. "Yes you are. Why do you think your greatest fear has of the dark?"

"That's a child's fear," Katrina said, but the water level increased again. Dark Katrina's grin widened.

"It isn't when you know you can do some major damage."

Katrina took a step back; the water level was now up to her waist. "What do you want with me?"

"You mean, we," Dark Katrina corrected. "I am you. You are me. We are one."

"I'm not evil," Katrina said, but the water level increased so it was up to her chest. Her eyes started filling with tears.

"You're a selfish idiot," Dark Katrina said, slapping Katrina. "All you care about is yourself."

"That's not true," Katrina said. "I care for my dad and brother."

"What about Chantal?" Dark Katrina said. "Or Matt? You wished they were gone from your life."

"That's not true," Katrina said, tears running down her cheeks. The dark water was now up to her chin. "I care for my friends."

"What friends?" Dark Katrina asked. "You have no friends. All you have is me."

"No," Katrina said weakly, but the water was now drowning her. Katrina tried to swim up, but something caught her foot. She looked down and saw her dark self clutching tightly on her ankle.

"Stay Katrina," her mirror image said. "Stay with me. You used to always complain to me about how bad your life is."

Katrina shook her head and tried to stroke harder, but Dark Katrina wouldn't budge.

"You'll drown," Dark Katrina said. "This is the end of you. Give into the darkness."

"I won't," Katrina mouth, but regretted it. Cold water rushed into her mouth and into her lungs. Katrina tried to breathe, but it was too late. She was going to drown.

"Don't you dare give up!"

Katrina looked up. Adrian was swimming towards her, some other girl behind him.

"Adrian," Katrina mouthed, now being able to breathe again. Her dark self's grip loosened. Adrian and the girl were brining in bright tan and green lights, making the water sparkle.

"I'm here sister," Adrian said, reaching for her hand. Katrina's finger brushed it and she pulled harder, but Dark Katrina tried her best to bring Katrina down.

"Adrian, I'll get her," the girl who came with Adrian said. A strange symbol was glowing right above her heart and green light was emitting from it. Dark Katrina backed off, and Katrina reached for the girl's hand. The girl's hand closed around Katrina's, and she pulled her up. Adrian smiled at them as they swam to him, and when Katrina's hand closed around Adrian's hand she felt a strange sensation. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she found herself in Demon's study room; IceDevimon, Togemon, Angemon, Gatomon, Kabuterimon and Demon were locked in battle, and BlackGatomon smiling at her. Katrina bent down and cuddled her digimon.

"I thought I'd lose you too," BlackGatomon said. Katrina shook her head.

"Never, now are you ready to get Demon?"

BlackGatomon frowned at Katrina. "You…want me to digivolve?"

Katrina nodded. "Of course." Katrina crest started glowing and BlackGatomon glowed lavender.

"BlackGatomon digivolve to…!"

Not long ago…

"Wah!"

"Are you okay, Meems?"

"No," Mimi whined as she stood up. "I was hoping I'd stay on vacation, but no, I get transported to the Digital World, and my favorite blouse is ruined."

"I'm sorry, I guess," Adrian frowned. "Well, we need to find our digimon."

"I'm not getting anything," Mimi frowned, looking at her digivice. Her frown deepened when Adrian's D3 beeped.

"My digivice is going off," Adrian said, smiling. "This is great! Gazimon must be nearby somewhere!"

Mimi paused. "Did you just say…Gazimon? As in, Etemon's henchmen?"

Adrian turned left and right, trying to find the location of his digimon. "If you're talking about those mutated rabbit digimon, then yes."

Mimi frowned. "Wait, then, does that mean…didn't you say your sister has a BlackGatomon?"

"Yup," Adrian said, as the signal locked on. He took a step forward. "My sister and I have virus type digimon. They make great spies for us against Demon."

"Spies for Demon?" Mimi said, following Adrian. "You mean that digimon you were telling me about?"

Adrian nodded. "Closer."

Mimi looked around, frightened. "This place is creepy. I hope Palmon's okay-WAH!"

Something leaped from the bushes, making Mimi jump back in shock. Adrian grinned and caught the figure that leaped out of the bushes.

"Adrian!" the grey Gazimon said. "I've missed you!"

"How've you been, Gaz?" Adrian asked, smiling. "But, you have to tell us what's happening. Where are Kari and the others?"

Gazimon's ears drooped and he had a sad expression on his face. "Demon's took the entire digimon prisoner, and now he has four humans trapped in the castle with him. Unfortunately, he found out I was a spy. I barely managed to escape."

"Wait a minute," Mimi said. "Are you telling me Palmon is…?"

"A statue?" Gazimon finished, looking at her. "Yup. Wow, she's pretty."

"Back off," Adrian said. "Well, will you take us to the castle?"

"Sure," Gazimon said. "But I have some unfinished business to take care of."

Adrian nodded. "Mimi and I will go ahead and go to the castle, after sending Tai an email. Meet us at Demon's castle."

Gazimon nodded and jumped out of Adrian's arms. "Ready partner."

Adrian held his digivice to Gazimon and the little rabbit glowed.

"Gazimon digivolve to…Devimon."

Mimi screamed and jumped back. "Tell me you're joking!"

"It's okay," Devimon told Mimi. "I won't hurt you. Now, get going."

Adrian pulled on Mimi's coat. "Let's go, we have a lot of land to cover."

"Just great!" Mimi pouted, but she took off after Adrian.