Greetings, my loyal fans! I implore you, please forgive me for not updating for so very long! I am regretfully sorry to you all. Okay, as you have probably figured out, my co-writer is not here to help me with the disclaimer. Hopefully, he will be available at the end to wrap up the chapter. Well, please read my profile so you can be updated on what to expect in the next few months. My originally planned hiatus will (hopefully) no longer be available. Two months is WAY too long of one! Well, on with the story (which I also regret to inform you, will be fast approaching!)
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Chapter 8- Crazy Things -In the Digital World-" 'Do I have to come?' Kari, I still can't believe you said that." Amaya mocked.
"Would you let that go already? I said one stupid comment and you guys treat me like I'm Queen of the Idiots!" Kari screamed. She crossed her arms and turned her nose up at them.
"Kari, come on..." Wizardmon said, "just because you said something really dense doesn't mean we'll hold it against you, right girls?"
"Of course we won't." BlackGatomon replied sarcastically. They had been running in the Digital World for about 10 minutes, following Kari's "instincts" to Nightmare Castle. My instincts, Wizardmon thought, are telling me that if we don't hurry up and get to Nightmare Castle soon, I might never see Gatomon again. Luckily, Amaya wasn't listening to him at the time.
Finally, the forest cleared and there was Nightmare Castle. The four stopped to take a breath before formulating their plan of action.
"How should we attack?" BlackGatomon questioned.
"That depends..." Wizardmon retorted, "would you like to be stealthy or aggressive?"
"Do you have a plan for each?" BlackGatomon replied wryly. Amaya kept tapping her partner on the head rapidly. BlackGatomon looked up at her at said, "What is it?" Amaya pointed to the ground. There was a large shadow not previously there before.
-Gatomon's POV-I woke up very groggily. My brain was pulsing so hard; I thought my head would explode. I opened my eyes slowly and realized that I was in a pitch-black room. I closed my eyes once more and flashes of my past progressed through my mind swiftly. I could remember who I was. I saw my partner, her family, and the digidestineds that I have met in my life; I could remember each one of their names, never faltering on any one. It was then that I also realized that I was being held captive by my most hated foe, Myotismon. The bridge between my memories from my night spent in the hospital until now was still a blur to me. Hopefully, I could recover those memories. My head continued to pound as I rattled my brain trying to think of a way out of here, but I cannot previously remember being in this room, therefore, I have no way out.
An intense light flickers on, blinding me within seconds. I cover my face with my paws and begin to cry out, while I hear my enemy's maniacal laughter in the background. Where he is, I cannot tell, but he must have been unaffected by the light; it is another mystery which I do not want to solve at the moment. The lights flicker back off and my eyes quickly adjust to the dim light. I feel his whip strike at me from behind as I howl out in pain.
"Glad to see you are awake." He said vengefully, "I am pleased that you lasted through your first round of torture. I must say, you didn't put up much of a fight." My sight, though not as good as his, saw the whip scars all over my body, and I sighed.
"Hopefully, you will be a good little digimon and stay underground when I put you there." His tone filled me with dread, for I knew I could never see my friends again. He sensed my sorrow and continued, "Don't be so miserable. If it's any consolation, your friends will be joining you." Fear struck a chord inside of me, along with anger.
Unfortunately, the anger acted first. I gathered up every bit of strength that I had left and lashed out at him. I heard a slight groan, and a few drops of his blood fell onto the floor. Knowing him, he was already contemplating on how to make my death as painful as possible.
-To our scouting party-
"Look, I know you and I don't get along that well, and you seem to detest me quite a bit, but if we're going to get Gatomon back, we have to work together." Wizardmon groaned and looked into BlackGatomon's direction. She gazed at the sky and heaved a heavy sigh. She shook his hand; a quick truce had been made.
The two digimon were facing a pack of about 8 Devidramon. Fearful of her partner's safety, BlackGatomon turned to Amaya, silently begging her in her mind to take cover. Heeding her words, Amaya took Kari into the cover of the woods.
BlackGatomon turned around to fight by Wizardmon's side. One Devidramon yelled, "Crimson Nail!" and the fight began. BlackGatomon and Wizardmon fought gallantly, yet they were still outnumbered 4 to 1.
Amaya knew that they wouldn't win the way they were now, so she yelled to BlackGatomon, "Secret weapon time?" BlackGatomon nodded her head. Amaya sprang out of the woods and yelled, "BlackGatomon, digivolve!"
"BlackGatomon digivolve to...LadyDevimon!" Kari stood in shock, remembering the couple LadyDevimons that she encountered with the Digidestineds. Wizardmon smiled, for he remembered the stories that Gatomon told him about her encounters with LadyDevimons. She's a powerful ultimate; I'm glad I'm not her enemy. Wizardmon thought; Amaya heard him and grinned.
LadyDevimon looked at Wizardmon and thought, you will help me by distracting them. I will provide the final attack. Wizardmon smirked and faced the Devidramon pack.
"Crimson Nail!" the same Devidramon shouted, aiming for Wizardmon. He tried to run, but was frozen.
Thankfully, LadyDevimon assisted her friend. "Black Wing!" Her left hand transformed into a long sharp spike, which she used to plunge into the Devidramon's back. She turned to the remaining Devedramons and smirked, "One down, seven to go... who's next?"
-Gatomon's POV-His revenge couldn't have been sweeter than it is now, could it? I mean, he gets the chance to kill off his most hated foe, and I am unable to fight back. Usually, I don't give up so easily, but here, I can find no way to win. As much as it pains me to even think it... he's won. I sigh deeply as I feel another stinging pain on my right paw. I was unable to move, so I was unable to fight back as well.
My ears caught a faint sound, like a digimon attacking. Not even a second later, I heard a girl scream, "Wizardmon, be careful!" Could it be? I thought. Could that be Kari and Wizardmon, or have I been whipped one too many times in the head? I started losing conciousness as I watched the blood slowly drip from my paw, not to mention every other whip scar he reopened. The rope above me frayed, and I fell to the floor, hitting my head on the hard-surfaced floor. Then... nothing.
-Meanwhile-
"Can you get a signal?" T.K. asked, hoping for a positive response.
"No, T.K." Tai sighed. "I'm sorry." Tai was able to get hold of T.K. and Davis because the others were either working second shift for extra money, or still in class at college. Luckily, T.K. overslept for work, and Davis didn't pull a second shift, so they rushed right over to help
A rapid beeping went off. "Guys, come here." Davis beckoned. The two gathered around Davis's D-Terminal. A pink square was pulsating on top of a grey one. The three looked at each other and knew that they had picked up Kari's D-3 signal. Tai pointed northwest, which led them to a dense forest. The three boys went rushing inside.
-To the scouting party-
"Darkness Wave!" LadyDevimon sent a wave of bats that flew towards the last Devidramon, destroying him. She flew down to Wizardmon and asked him, "Are you alright there?" Wizardmon nodded, for he tried to distract a Devidramon who attacked him, hurtiling him back into a tree.
"My safety doesn't matter." He replied bitterly, "Gatomon's does. Come on, let's go."
"Shouldn't we wait until the other digidestineds arrive?" Amaya suggested.
"No. Time is not on our side here. We have to be quick-"
"-but we can't be rash here." Kari interrupted. "Myotismon is a very powerful ultimate."
"Don't you think I know that already? I've felt how strong he could be! Yet, we have a very powerful ultimate on our side as well."
"Wizardmon, 6 ultimates attacked him at once, and he destroyed their attacks simultaniously."
"We're wasting time arguing. Let's just go!" Wizardmon stated, and started to storm off towards the castle, but LadyDevimon blocked him. "Let me through!"
"Not until you tell us all what's wrong with you." LadyDevimon bargained.
"What are you talking about?"
"Wizardmon, you usually think things through before you go charging into things. But you're being so crazy! Please tell us what's wrong." Kari begged.
"He's going to kill my best friend, and yours too! What more of an answer do you need?"
"No, there's something more that you're not telling us."
Amaya, knowing why he was like this, answered for him, "He's in love, and love makes you do crazy things. That kiss you gave her earlier today must have sparked something inside of you. Am I right, Wizardmon?"
He stared at Amaya, a look of realization crossed his face. He lowered his head and slowly nodded. He looked up at the three, ashamed that he let his love for Gatomon potentially affect everyone else's safety. He finally spoke. "I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking clearly. I didn't mean to put you guys in the face of danger."
"That's alright, Wizardmon." Amaya replied. "C'mon, we've got a friend to save."
"Shouldn't we wait for the others?" Kari asked.
"We should, but we'll just hold him off until they come. They should arrive in 10 minutes. They're following the signal of our digivices. Now, let's go!" Amaya explained. Wizardmon's eyes lit up as the four ran into Nightmare Castle.
"Wizardmon," Kari whispered as they treaded inside a dark, but wide passageway, "do you know where Gatomon is? There's no way to track her in here. It's not like she carries a digivice." Suddenly, the floor in the dark passageway gave out from under them; all four fell and landed in a dimly lit room.
Wizardmon being the first to recuperate from the fall. An evil laughter can be heard as Wizardmon looked over to his love. She lied there with her forehead to the floor, and a small pool of blood ooze out of the cut on her forehead. Her pure white fur was stained with blood. No, my love. He thought tearfully, Please don't die. I can't bear to lose you like you lost me.
Well, not much to say. Just a few more chapters to go there! Please hang on, loyal fans! L13 is not here, so I will finish it up as I have done before him. BL13 out!