Road To Recovery
Many thanks to those who reviewed the first chapter, and I'm very pleased with the results and am inspired to write down the next chapter. I guess my new Digimon fic's plot is good for you readers, though one of you pointed out that I'm rushing the plot. No need to worry. This pace is still the same and the actual core of this story is still quite far as Daisuke's emotional woes is just starting and this is where part of the romance between him and Mimi will commence.
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Disclaimer:
Digimon is owned by Toei Animation
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"Palmon…go find the others…V-Mon and I will try to reach Daisuke…hurry!"
As the plant-Digimon rushes off to find the other Chosen Children, Mimi slowly went closer to Daisuke, who is glowing with black light and his eyes lit up in red, and she knew she has to act fast to save him, and she can tell he was emotionally being manipulated.
"Daisuke! It's me! Mimi! Snap out of it! D-Mon's just deceiving you! Your friends are here for you!"
But all fell in deaf ears as D-Mon telepathically "poisons" Daisuke into thinking that the rest kept the fact that Takeru and Hikari are dating a secret from him, and this fueled his angst and anger, and as the trio toughies got up, the now-possessed Daisuke jabbed his palm on one of the toughie's chest, pulling his heart out and yanks it out, slowly killing him.
The second toughie, who is now blind after his eyes were ripped out, pleaded for mercy but then was grabbed by his spinal cord and is being forcefully yanked out, killing him next.
The final toughie stood still, shocked by what he saw and tried to plead for mercy but was ignored.
"Please…don't kill me…please…don't kill me as I learned my lessons…"
"DEATH TO THE HUMANS…DEATH TO THE CHOSEN CHILDREN…DEATH TO THOSE WITH HEARTS…LOVE IS IRRELEVANT…I EXIST ONLY IN DARKNESS…DAISUKE MOTOMIYA IS MINE!"
V-Mon realizes that his partner is now in D-Mon's mental thrall and tries to go after him and fight, but was punched back, injuring his chest while he grabbed a passing child and snapped her neck, killing her, and Mimi became very concerned that Daisuke is now at risk of losing himself and thinks of a way to stall him until the others arrive.
"Palmon…please hurry…Daisuke is running out of time…"
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V-Mon could only stare at the sight at seeing his partner unwillingly submitted to D-Mon's temptation as the lead 2nd generation Chosen Child was being filled with dark energy, powering him up and clouds started to darken which gives the citizens of Odaiba an eerie feeling, and wondered what is happening here, and within minutes they started to suspect that what happened three years ago is happening again.
"…is it happening again…?"
"…probably a storm…"
"…err…there's no weather disturbance as of now…"
"…maybe…another Digimon attack…"
"…relax…those Chosen Children will take care of it…"
Despite the disturbance, the citizens opted to continue their daily lives, unaware of what is happening right now as another crisis is now currently in the making.
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Back at the streets, three mobile police cars arrived after the dispatcher was told of the disturbance and 12 officers alighted, shocked to see the three corpses of the toughies and saw a dark glowing Daisuke, and immediately drew their guns, aiming at their targets, but the officer in charge cautions his men seeing that the 14-year old boy is clearly being possessed.
"Be careful! That boy's been possessed! We can't risk hurting him!"
"But sir…! What else can we do to stop him? He's killed three people! We don't even know if he's really him or just a Digimon in disguise! We have to attack now or more will get killed!"
The possessed Daisuke then initiated the first blow, using the Flame Inferno, scorching the first three cops and melted away the first mobile car, forcing the other cops to open fire as safeguarding the streets became their primary objectives, but their bullets were no match for the evil D-Mon's power, and the next attack melted three more cops, reducing the responding officers to just six, and V-Mon had to do something than sitting down and wait for the others to arrive, and fueled by his desire to save Daisuke from himself, he miraculously evolved to Magnamon, and went for the attack..
"Sorry, Daisuke…but I have to hurt you a bit to wake you up from this nightmare…!"
Magnamon executed the Magna Punch which seemed to caused the D-Mon-possessed Daisuke to stagger back, and jolted him a little but the dark Digimon's hold on the fallen Chosen Child remained, and retaliated with the Flame Inferno, which Magnamon narrowly evaded. Going for another tactic the blue-and-gold-armored Digimon tries the Magna Kick but his leg was caught and there he was given a surprise attack.
"NICE TRY, FOOL…BUT LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN WITHSTAND THIS…"
Another attack struck the champion Digimon as he was walloped with another burst of D-mon's Flame Inferno, which sends him crashing against a police car, and as the cops fired and the others tried to help Magnamon up, a third wave of the Flame Inferno struck the car, killing the officers and gravely injured Magnamon, who then reverted back to being Chibimon.
"IT IS NO USE…DAISUKE MOTOMOIYA IS MINE…HIS MIND AND BODY…HE MAKES A SUITABLE VESSEL TO CONQUER THIS WORLD…AND THEN AT THE DIGITAL WORLD…I WILL TURN THIS WORLD INTO A DARK CHAOTIC VERSION OF THE DIGITSAL WORLD...WHERE NO HUMANS EXIST…"
Mimi was very concerned and now time is running out, and had to make a painful choice in order to stall D-Mon so the others would arrive on time before a disaster would occur, and fear that losing Daisuke is the worst case scenario.
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At the soccer field, Miyako and Ken were told by Wormmon about what is happening about Daisuke losing the match, and when Takeru and Hikari were told about this, they seem to ignore it at first since Daisuke has no business with their personal lives, but then Hawkmon scolded the two for their insensitivity.
"Hikari…! You should have told him that you see him only as a friend a long time ago instead of turning deaf ears on him! Remember…what happened with Mimi and Wallace…they could have been killed by Na-chan…and you have no idea how this was painful for Daisuke…"
"But still…he should get over it and…"
By then the dark clouds covered the grounds and her crest blinked wildly, and there Palmon arrived and is out of breath, in which the 2nd generation Chosen children deduced that Mimi is now in Odaiba. But then they all became concerned to hear that Daisuke is being possessed by D-Mon. The trio then went for the area where D-Mon is causing havoc.
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Nearby, Taichi, Yagami, Yamato Ishida and Sora Takenouchi were strolling by the mall when their crests blinked, and then passed by a TV shop where the newsflash showed that the possessed Daisuke is fighting the SWAT force and corpses are littered in the streets, and Agumon, Piyomon and Gabumon glanced at their human partners, all concerned for their friend.
Taichi: "This is bad! How did D-Mon got here when he was supposed to be trapped in the Darknes Dimension??? And why possess Daisuke of all people???"
Yamato: "Remember what Mimi said…? Daisuke was depressed during the Na-chan incident? Probably that's how D-Mon got free and might have been following Daisuke…since he was releasing negative emotions at that time…I don't know…just my hunch…"
Sora: "We'd better get there and help him…! He might die just like what happened to Yukio Oikawa when he was possessed by Belial Vamdemon…! We can't let another tragedy repeat history…!"
And so the trio head for the area where the chaos is taking place. In the first five minutes the three older teens saw several police cars and SWAT vans are heading towards the southern section, which they guessed is where the chaos is currently taking place, and they hurried as they fear for the worse.
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At the Hida residence, inside the dojo, Iori is sparring with Armadimon with kendo sticks while his grandfather, Chikari, watches the two, seeing that his grandson's Digimon partner is steadily learning to fight using kendo, but then Iori's mother, Hitomi, rushes and told them the current news on TV.
"Everyone…! Daisuke is on TV…and he looks like he's been possessed…!"
As they went to the main house and tune in on the TV, they saw the possessed Daisuke executing the Flaming Inferno on several soldiers, burning them to the ground as more and more policemen and soldiers arrive to stop him as the innocent civilians were also being killed off, as buildings were being bombarded, many corpses are littered on the streets and panic and confusion reigns and there were a lot of survivors suffering.
"Iori…isn't that D-Mon??? I thought he was trapped at the Darkness Dimension when we helped Ken…how did he end up back here in Odaiba??? And why is it that he's possessing Daisuke???"
"We'll worry about that later…right now we have to go and try to help…grandfather…please look after mother…Armadimon…let's go!"
The youngest member of the 2nd generation Chosen children left the house with his partner Digimon while Mrs. Hida was being comforted by her father-in-law as they continue to watch the news, worried about what's happening right now, and prayed that D-Mon be stopped for good.
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Miyako and ken were the first to arrive and Ichijouji was shocked by the sight in front of him, which sent shivers down to his spine, as the streets are littered with debris, wrecked vehicles, and mangled corpses as blood is littered everyone, and there he can sense D-Mon's aura enveloping Daisuke, which made him recall his past about him turning into the Digimon Emperor.
"This can't be…we trapped him in the Darkness Dimension which he cannot get out…how did he managed to break free…? And why is he possessing Daisuke…???!!!"
"Ken…let me give it a try…I might get through him…!"
"Alright, Wormmon…but be careful…we can't bring serious harm on Daisuke…"
- - - DIGIMON EVOLVE SEQUENCE - - -
Wormmon changes…to Stingmon!
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Stingmon flies toward the possessed Chosen Child and tries to find a weak spot to attack directly so D-Mon would be rendered weak and cause him to release his grip on Daisuke when D-Mon uses his flapping wings and partially struck the approaching Digimon, in which Stingmon was forced to retreat and regroup, seeing that the demonic Digimon was far stronger than three years ago, and had to plan his next attack carefully.
"Blast! Can't get to him head-on…I'll be needing some help on this…"
Taichi, Yamato and Sora arrive and were equally shocked at what they just saw, and are very concerned at what they see in Daisuke, so they tried using their voices to get through him, but proved to be a difficult task.
Taichi: "Daisuke! It's us!"
Sora: "Please hear us!"
Yamato: "Don't let D-Mon use you! You're stronger than him! You have the Digital Egg of Courage! Don't give in to him! We'll save you! Fight it! We're here for you!"
But then Daisuke teleported and appeared in front of Yamato and punched him on his chest, sending him crashing against the wrecked police car and slumped, where Takeru and Hikari arrived. As Takeru tended to his elder brother, he was worried as Ishida vomited a mouthful of blood, and is breathing quite hoarsely. He then glared at Daisuke and tried to get through him with angry words.
"Is this what you become, Daisuke??? Are you really that dense??? Just because Hikari chooses me over you doesn't give you the right to sulk! Get a life and move on! Don't let someone lower than you tell you what to do!"
The words did reach Daisuke, but had a negative impact, as angst and depression gave D-Mon more control, and manipulated his hostage with his malicious words, making Takaishi the next target.
D-Mon: "You see…? They do not care about you…he just shot you down…and he even thinks of you as a lower class human…look, that girl chooses him and she even despises you…"
Daisuke saw Hikari holding Takeru's shoulder and stood behind him, which further leaves him open to manipulation and he roared, and grabbed Takeru by his shirt and punched him on his chest and gut before throwing him towards the ground. Patamon, Gabumon and Agumon had to act fast to restrain and save Daisuke before more serious injuries might occur.
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Patamon changes…to Angemon…digivolves to…Holy Angemon!
Gabumon changes…to Garurumon…digivolves to…Were-Garurumon!
Agumon changes…to Greymon…digivolves to…War Greymon!
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The three ultimate-level Digimons went ahead and tackled the possessed Daisuke, distracting him, as Digmon appeared from the ground, grabbing Daisuke by his legs to hold him while Stingmon tries to find a way to hit to sever D-Mon's link with his hostage, but then D-Mon/Daisuke glowed with dark energy, sending the Digimons careening against the SWAT vans, knocked down, jusr as Palmon evolved to Togemon and fired her needles at Daisuke, hoping it will only weaken his body while forcing D-Mon to relinquish his hold, but that didn't work. D-Mon/Daisuke then head for Hikari after knocking aside Tailmon, rendering the cat-Digimon unconscious, and is about to grab her when Mimi shoved Hikari aside and she ended up getting captured.
"FOOL…YOU JUST ACEPTED YOUR DEATH…AND I WILL KILL YOU SLOWLY…AS YOU WILL BE MISERABLE UNABLE TO SAVE THIS LOWLY BOY…"
As D-Mon/Daisuke started to strangle Mimi, the 17-year old teen was gasping for air as she was being choked, but managed to touch his face and spoke softly, and somehow her voice reached him.
"Da…Daisuke…don't…l-let him…turn y…you into a…k…killer…we're all here…for y…you…you…you can't…let…him…dictate…your…fu…future…Dai…su…ke…"
Inside Daisuke's head, a telepathic scene is shown where Daisuke is sitting down, looking miserable, apparently unaware of what's happening, but then Mimi appeared and hugged him, as her crest of purity shone and touched his heart. This seemed to have give him the awareness and saw what's happening outside his body, and was shocked by what he is seeing.
"No…did I do this…????"
"D-Mon is manipulating your body…and your mind…but you can fight back…let me help you…only you can break free from this…"
"Mimi…please…help me…I don't know what to do…!"
Outside, D-Mon was taken by surprise as Daisuke's body was glowing with pure, good aura, and despite exerting effort, he was being shoved out of Daisuke's body, and was knocked down, just as Daisuke released Mimi's neck, which she was able to catch her breath and went to Daisuke's side, seeing him looking pitiful and depressed. By then, War Greymon, Stingmon, Were-Garurumon and Digmon began to pound down D-Mon as Holy Angemon activated the Heaven's Gate, and this sends D-Mon getting sucked in, and there he was taken to an unknown dimension where he cannot find his way out, and the chaos is over, and peace is restored.
But then things are not quite over, as a still injured Takeru, after seeing Yamato's state, staggered towards Daisuke and berated him again for what just happened. Hikari, on the other hand, was upset over this, seeing Daisuke letting himself get caught by D-Mon, and shouted at him for this, but Ken and Mimi came to his defense.
Ken: "That' enough...both of you! Daisuke has had enough, so spare him the emotional sermon!"
Mimi: "Takeru! Hikari! That's enough! It's not his fault for what happened just now! I found out that D-Mon was secretly manipulating Daisuke for the past three years! Remember what I told you about what happened with Na-chan? It's normal for him to sulk, and you're partially at fault here since you should have told him that you want Daisuke only as a friend instead of ignoring him!"
Hikari: "Mimi…"
Takeru: "But why defending him when it's his fault that…come on…he should know better than this…he should stop babying himself and grow up…"
SLAP!
Everyone was surprised to see Mimi slapping Takeru hard, and saw how upset she is while Daisuke sat still, looking like he's in a state of shock, as he slowly realized that he was at fault indeed.
"WATCH YOU TONGUE, TAKAISHI! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HE IS FEELING, SO STOP PINNING THE BLAME ON HIM! HE'S BEEN THOUGH A LOT SO STOP BERATING HIM!"
Before tension breaks out, the rest broke it up and paramedics arrive to tend to the wounded, as things slowly went back to normal, though Daisuke was silent the whole time. Later that night, the Motomiya family gave their son their best emotional support but he just went to his room and locked himself up, and the family decided to give him privacy.
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The next three days, Jyou Kido got a phone call from Jun, Daisuke's elder sister, telling him that Daisuke went missing and there was no forced entry. Jyou then called the others and are now heading for the Motomiya house.
"Darn...Daisuke better not be committing suicide...that's the last thing I want to see..."
To Be Continued…
A long chapter;
A bloody fight;
A painful ending;
And a verbal tension between the Chosen Children.
Now Daisuke went missing.
Preview:
Daisuke is now a wanderer and is avoiding everyone. See next chapter why and where he is now…