I'm so sorry for the wait everyone! There's been a lot of shit happening on my end and I was actually afriad for my life for a part of it. It's not quite resolved yet, but I'm a little mroe content and not as scared, so I can finally concentrate o nthis further.
We have finally reached the breaking point, ladies and gentlemen. This is where there will be a teeny tiny change will be made in my writing. Every chapter name will have a deep meaning and/or connection with the chapter or story itself. Before it was just naming chapters, now I will get deep into their meanings. Feel free to guess what they are in coorolation to the story.
I've started a poll, it's on my pprofile, and it's wether or not Lest We Forget should have two parts, like the Stephen King books, ya know? I though it would be cool and it would releive me of the fear of writing 17,000 chapters with little meaning. lol Please, when you finish reading this, put in your vote on the poll, it's on my profile.
Thank you, Enjoy!
Necrosis: the death of cells in a tissue or organ caused by disease or injury.
"And so you have returned here." Came Shadow's voice through the darkness.
"No, we were brought by your animals." Karakin seethed.
The Nightwalkers snickered behind her.
"...Tell me, Karakin. What is your purpose with the digidestined child of light?" Shadow questioned. A picture began to form. A dark room with an ominous styled throne sat in the back center. Karakin and Tojima stood before the figure in the throne.
"My purpose is of no concern to you, Isaac." Karakin glared defiantly. Shadow suddenly grabbed a knife from his belt and threw it at Karakin. It hit just past her foot into the ground. She didn't flinch.
"You will not call me by that name, and you will do as I say and answer!"
"Or what? You'll send me back into the Relic?" Karakin Barked.
Shadow shook with anger, and relaxed and grinned.
"Ah yes, the Fire Relic. Don't you miss it?" he held it up from around his neck. Karakin's eyes turned golden with rage.
"And for you, Tojima, What was your purpose with the child of Hope?" Asked Shadow. "Did you perhaps wish to carry on your previous life after destroying his?"
Tojima didn't answer… only looked down.
Karakin huffed and turned to leave.
"Where do you think you're going?" Shadow called with a frown. Karakin didn't answer as she phased through the large black oak doors.
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Kari's eyes opened to the yellow light of the afternoon sun. Sitting up, she stretched, arching her back and yawning. She realized then that she was no longer on the battlefield, but in her room. Standing from the bed, she wearily walked to the door. She suddenly became light headed and everything went white for a moment. She saw the red eyed girl in a red and black cloak walking along a mountain pass, escorted by four blood harvesters. The scene disappeared as her vision returned. She shook her head of the lightness and exited the room. Tai and their mother sat on the couch watching the news.
"The escaped animals from the local zoos have begun to strike out at the public. A lion attack on a young boy and his mother in Heighten View Terrace last night at 8:22 p.m. causing their deaths. Police and wildlife officials are investigating the incident and are searching for the animal now. Meanwhile, in Tamachi, a group of leopards stalked and attacked several high school students on their way home an hour later. There were no survivors."
"Their parents must be devastated…." Said Mrs. Kamiya.
"Then the kids shouldn't have been out so late." Said Kari, startling the two.
"Kari, you're up." Said Tai.
"The cats have their own justifiable reasons for killing those people, and the idiots should know not to wander around so late anyway." Kari finished with crossed arms.
"That's not very nice, Kari." Said Mrs. Kamiya.
"So?" was Kari's response.
"Oh, Yolie called for you a little earlier. She said everyone was meeting at the roller rink today at 3:00." Tai informed, pouring a cup of coffee. "Did you want to go, or stay and rest?"
"I'll go. Did she say what they were up to?" Asked Kari, sitting on the counter. She coughed into her hand,. Feeling her throat burn.
"No. They just wanted to hang out and mess around. I mean, it is winter break." Tai answered. There was a ring from the phone and Mrs. Kamiya went to answer it.
"She said there was something Gennai wanted to tell everyone. They were going to meet at the rink and contact him. It's better you go anyway." Tai whispered and Kari nodded vaguely.
There as a short silence between them, shortly broken by Karu's continued coughing.
"Tai, what happened last night?" Kari asked when she finished, not looking at him.
"Well, we managed to escape and get home…. Don't you remember?" He asked.
"No… it's all blank. I remember Shadow and everything stopping…."
"Shadow? He was never there." Tai said. Kari looked at him.
"It was just us fighting the Blood Harvesters…. Did you see him?"
Kari nodded and turned to the sink as she felt her throat clog again.
"Everything stopped for him and he told me and T.K about these kids…Karakin and Tojima…." Tai tensed severely, spilling some of his coffee to the floor.
Kari leabed over the sink, coughed and hacking profusely until whatever was in her throat was out.
"It's nonsense, Kari. Don't listen to him." He said as he cleaned the floor, aware of her coughing.
"He's trying to scare you. Are you okay?"
"Then what is this voice in my head, Tai?" Kari asked critically, ignoring the question. Tai stared at her. He seemed scared, worried, and defeated. Regaining his composure, he smiled at Kari.
"It's probably nothing, Kari. It's probably your subconscious."
"Then it's pretty damn sick. If you're right, I need to see a doctor, but if I'm right, there's something you're not telling me." She stuttered a little and coughed into her arm.
"I'm not hiding anything Kari…."
"Then what happened in the tower? What was the exorcism for?" Kari questioned. Tai didn't answer. Kari felt herself begin to stutter again for breath and coughed hard into her hands.
"Are you okay Kari?" asked Tai with worry.
"I'm fine." Said Kari weakly, looking at him. "Now answer the question. What happened?"
"I…I can't say-"
"Why not? Tai, you're lying to me and I don't think I need to tell you that it's pissing me off." She erupted into another fit of coughing. This time, it didn't sound healthy at all. Kari doubled over with the pain of the convulsions, but regained herself.
"Kari, are you alright?" Called Mrs. Kamiya.
"I'm Fine." Said Kari through gritted teeth.
"No, I think you should lie back down." Tai touched Kari's shoulder and she jerked it back.
"Okay. Thank you, Nancy. Bye. T.K's fallen ill…. She said he was really irritated and coughed uncontrollably." Mrs. Kamiya said grimly.
They looked at Kari, who was then growing pale.
"Kari, you should go back to bed. Something is probably spreading." Said Mrs. Kamiya.
"No, I'm fine. I'll just wait it out." Said Kari, sitting down.
"That's the other thing, T.K refused to let Nancy help him at all. He just stormed out-"
"She beat the shit out of him for four God damned years." Kari said forcefully to her mother. "He doesn't look at her as his mother anymore. I'm surprised he even let her back in the house. Of course he's not going to accept her help."
Mrs. Kamiya and Tai were shocked by her response, but didn't question it further. She was right; he was kind enough to let her back in the apartment after what she did.
Kari rose from her seat and went to her room.
Shutting the door, she turned and was startled by the figure of Karakin standing before her. She held back a shriek of surprise.
"What are you doing in here?" She questioned.
"Look at this. You see what damage they've done to you? You don't even remember me." Said the girl.
Kari looked at her questioningly.
"What do you mean? Do I know you?"
"Of course. And I can prove it to you."
"How?"
"I Share your memories." Karakin's eyes glowed a bright yellow, sending a shiver of adrenaline through Kari's spine.
Everything in the room suddenly began to shift and twist as though melting under extreme heat. Colors danced and shown brightly in Kari's eyes and small black figured scaled the walls and ceiling.
"Wha-What…" Kari started, leaning against the door. Her head spun, her body grew hot, her mind raced, her heart throbbed. The adrenaline was almost too much for her, she couldn't hold back the giddy grin from appearing over her lips. Karakin smiled with her and they began to laugh. The Figures darted to and fro over the surfaces of the room, altering and shifting the twist patterns of the colors in the room.
Kari leaned her head back against the door and laughed giddily, almost maniacally.
Visions appeared over her sight, causing the laughing to cease to chuckles and crazed hissing.
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"I'm so tired." Kari moaned.
"Oh Boo-hoo. You signed up for tutoring, so it's your loss." Said T.K.
The week of Chemistry that T.K and Kari had done was also the week they ended up tutoring some kids before school. They walked cautiously, aware of the 'Flying Duo' racing down the 'Floor of God.' Sure enough, as the two rounded a corner, Lieko and Gayle slid from a classroom door and down the hallway toward them. Taken by surprise of T.K and Kari's appearance, Gayle swerved away and rammed into Lieko, making Gayle fall and finish the race on her face. The two knocked over a janitor's bucket and it tumbled with them.
Water was then everywhere and Gayle was soaked. Kari stood staring at Gayle with a raised brow and a thumb to her lips.
Meanwhile, Leiko ran into T.K and received a bloody nose from the collision. He saw this and led her off.
"Come on, let's get that fixed up." and he hurried her across the hall to the outdoor fountain. They passed Gayle on the floor, Lieko saying "Sorry!" and was then dragged off.
"You know, I could find amusement in this…" said Kari.
"I know, really." Gayle gurgled form under the janitor's bucket.
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"What do you mean Harlot? You calling me a prostitute?" Ashley Seethed at Kari.
Kari grinned.
"And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns." She recited. Ashley growled.
"And the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet, and gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written: A mystery: Babylon the great, the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth." Kari finished with a smile at Ashley.
There was a silence. Ashely was fuming, but instead of saying anything she angrily huffed away with her friends.
---
"What is the importance of these?" Kari asked, eyes still closed.
"It's your own suppressed memories, trying to hide me from everyone else. Your sickness grows, darling." Karakin answered.
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"You know, Why don't you shut the fuck up?!" shouted Dakota.
"Why don't you pull Drew's Dick out of your ass and quit being such a douche!" Kari shot back.
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"Your Anger grows with each passing day."
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The man pushed Kari off the curb as he ran by, causing several cars to swerve from her.
Kari regained herself and started to run after him, but was held back by T.K and the others.
"Chyort u sic sukam sim! Poshyel k chyertu!" Kari shouted.
T.K raised an eyebrow. "Calm down Kari." He said into her ear.
"What'd she say?" asked Ken.
"Damn you son of a bitch, go to Hell." T.K answered.
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"You have lost all your trust in those around you, including your brother and your boyfriend."
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"Kari, I wish you'd tell us what was bothering you." Said Tai.
"And I wish your decrepit body would burn in hell so Satan could throw it out yelling about the stench." Kari shot at him.
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"And your resentment toward those around you has grown, raising your lust for personal justice." Karakin whispered in Kari's ear.
"You are to become more powerful, more in control than you were before. I sought to help you and they tried to stop me. Your friends tried to separate us; me who wants nothing more than to share my powers with you, who needs it desperately."
Kari opened her eyes. The chuckles were gone and she was left panting for air. The heat was overcoming her.
"You still belong to me. We must fight them." Karakin said.
"I remember… I know." Kari said lowly. A flood of memories erupted in her mind, making her knees buckle and go weak.
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Gatomon walked daintily into the room and jumped onto the bench with Kari.
"Kari we're here for you. We wanted to let you know that this really is for the best. We'll be ready for you when you come out." She said shakily. The digidestined could tell she was frightened. Kari turned her head slowly and looked at her. Gatomon had to hold back a gasp of fright. Her eyes were no longer their sweet honey brown color, but bright ruby red. They were angry, but calm, her hair still covered part of her face. She held what seemed to Gatomon, the exterior of someone truly insane. Kari turned her head back to the ground, her face being covered once more.
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"It's time you left, children. This one's unstable, she may bite." Said Page.
"She may bite? You're talking like she's some wild animal!" said Tai, getting angry.
"Because she is. Until this ritual is done with, they are mere animals that need to be kept on a chain." Page argued.
There was a soft chuckle from Kari. Her shoulders shook slightly with the laugh.
"How utterly degrading." She muttered darkly.
Page and the others looked at her.
She lifted her head to face Page. Her hair hung darkly over her shoulders and she wore an ominous smile.
"Are you trying to coax me from hiding? Tell me Page, will it make you feel stronger? Will it make you feel good to know you upset a sleeping tiger?"
Pages face grew angrier.
"Does it bring you joy to see your son's murderer chained to the floor?" She finally slapped Kari across the face. A low growl came from Kari's throat and she lunged at Page. The Chains held her back, but only barely.
---
The Grand Doctor ignored T.K and turned to Kari.
"As of you?" he asked darkly.
Kari turned her head slightly, then looked up at him with a light and pleasant grin.
"Why, Grand Doctor! How wonderful it is to see you again! Did you cut your hair?" she asked with fake enthusiasm.
"Still Brackish I see." He said lowly and resumed his chanting.
"Heh, Brackish my ass! I've been locked up in a fucking Sun jewel, I should be Thai Hot by now!" she grinned, looking around.
"What the Fuck kind of ritual is going on here? Some kind of Cult Mass? Look I know I'm the Devil and I know you all worship me, but really." She laughed once more, only more maniacally. The fact that she was tied to the floor in a pentagram didn't seem to bother her at all.
'This has to be the scariest thing I'd seen from Kari ever….' Thought Yolie.
Kari turned her head to the girl.
"You think this is scary? Just wait 'till they get to the killing part." She said with a grin.
The digidestined were startled by her action. Kari acted as though she had read Yolie's mind.
"You see, when they fail, they take their subject to a special butcher and slaughter 'em. Afterward, they feed them to the villagers and tell them stories of how they risked their lives to bring the meat to them from the mountains."
"You will silence yourself, Demon." Said one of the robed men.
"Piss off, monkey suit. I'm workin' here." Kari spat back, then returned her gaze to Yolie.
"Where do you think all the children go when they are bad? Where do you think your grandparents go to die? You think they really get stuffed underground or cremated? Ha! Think twice before opening your next package of meat, sweetheart!"
"I said silence yourself!" the robed man thrust his Celtic cross at her and splashed the water over her face. Her skin burned and steamed and she screamed out in pain.
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Mother fucker! You're just asking to die!" her voice was darker and Godlier.
---
"I remember that…." Kari muttered darkly.
"Do you remember what happened after ward?" Karakin asked with a dark smile.
Kari thought a moment.
"Yes…." She growled angrily.
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"They have gone, milord." Said one of the robed men.
"Very good." said the Grand Doctor. "Cage the spirits."
The encaged sphere s drifted toward the Grand Doctor.
"You may do with them what you wish before they are killed." Said the Grand Doctor.
The men grinned and ran to their temporary prizes. Biting and sucking at the teens' flesh, the men grew from priests to animals, tearing the clothes from the bodies.
"Necrolagnians are an interesting species…." The Grand Doctor muttered to himself. He turned and set the spheres on the double Dais at the head point of the pentacle. He could hear the clothes tear from the teens' bodies and the flesh be torn and ripped.
Some of the men, becoming aroused by the unconscious teens, began to play with the bodies, tossing them around to each other and biting at them intimately.
"Humph… I wonder how the others would react if they knew this was happening to their soon to die digidestined friends?" The Grand Doctor wondered, bored.
"Leave her." Came a whisper from the red Sphere.
The Grand Doctor ignored the voice and continued watching the Necrolagnians in mild interest. They toyed in private areas, bit in sensitive spots, and stroked their hair. The Grand Doctor was slightly amused with their abnormal child play.
One man continuously looked up at the Dias with the Spheres. He stopped his activities and asked: "Grand Doctor. What will we do with these? There's so much power in them…"
"We will return them to Shadow, where they belong."
"But sir, please. We could take power for ourselves with this!" Suddenly, the robed man's head flew off his shoulders. The Grand Doctor watched with raised eyes brows. The heads of the other robed men were severed from the bodies and flew to the ground, covering the pentacle in blood.
Kari sat on her knees beside a severed head. Picking it up, she let the blood run from the neck onto her arms and legs. She looked up.
"Grand Doctor. More like Grand Deceiver."
The Grand Doctor watched in horror as the girl stood from the ground.
"This isn't possible, we retrieved Karakin from your soul… you should be cleansed!" He said frantically.
Kari huffed, sending a shiver down the Grand Doctor's back. He chuckled after a moment.
"I did. I did retrieve the spirit. So that only means that you are acting of your own accord, Kari Kamiya of the Digidestined. You are certainly a disturbed young girl, aren't you?" he said nervously. The sphere in his left hand shown a vibrant red.
"An angry color. So, both of you are angry with me…. Well, you have no powers here, miss Kamiya. I am the Grand Doctor! I have power over you yet!" he shouted frantically still.
"Then we'd be dead…." Said T.K sitting up as well.
"The both of you have been tainted by the Devil. Extracting the souls of those damned demons did nothing whatsoever…." The Grand Doctor began to shake, threatening the spheres in his hands.
"I want my spirit back now, please." Said Kari, walking broken and bloody from the pentacle.
"No! These Spheres must return to Shadow! My Immortal future depends on it!" The Grand Doctor said, beginning to cower in fear from the girl and advancing blond.
Suddenly, the Spheres broke and splintered, shattering into many pieces. Light flew from each in the form of a Wolf and a Tiger, running toward their designated host.
"This will never happen again…." Said Kari with anger.
'To be disgraced like this. I will never let this pass.'
T.K and Kari both looked at each other and back at the Grand Doctor. Together, they advanced on the cowering man and proceeded to bite and tear at his flesh until he was torn and broken on the floor. The blood poured down the stone steps and into the pentacle, filling it completely.
T.K looked at his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her. Kari shook and trembled with anger.
'How dare he…The Doctor. That lying, self centered, perverted, egotistical bastard.'
T.K quietly hushed her and kissed her forehead.
The Tiger roared and pounced at T.K, but landed into Kari's body, followed by the wolf into the blond. Kari felt the white hot pain of the tiger's claws over her body. Soon, she saw the world in extravagant color.
"Well done child." The Tiger laughed in her head.
Another voice erupted.
"This is too much for them, Karakin. Not yet…." And everything went black.
---
"He's dead… but who-?" Kari started.
"A doll, created by Tojima." Karakin answered. "He said that we needed to think the Doctor's death through."
"Was he really going to give you up to Shadow?" Kari asked absently.
"You care? Of course he was. He had made a deal with my lions to give allegiance to Shadow. Of course, they knew the second meeting was a doll, and they knew what had happened. They moved in on my call."
"So, you're the cause of those people's deaths?" Kari concluded.
"Wasn't it so much fun? I didn't count on Shadow appearing, and his story period was completely unnecessary. That man angers me greatly." Karakin growled.
There was a silence.
"What do you think of my lions?" asked Karakin with pride.
"They're excellent. They're great fighters and I would love to know them." Kari answered sitting on her bed.
"Would you? I know you have a soft spot for my cats, and I know you have a sense of pride for their skills. Would you, Kari Kamiya, wish to fight with us?"
Kari looked up at her.
"What? How? I can't fight."
"Of course you can. I will teach you. We'll start today." Said Karakin in a rush of girlish glee.
---
T.K yawned widely.
"Damn I'm tired." He said, leaning his head back against the couch.
Sonya came around from the kitchen and looked him in the eye.
"I told you already to sleep. You're too tried to be so busy." She said, taking to he papers from her brother.
"The bills need paid, Sonya. I just need-"
"Hush." Sonya shushed. "You need sleep. You can take care of this when you're awake and full of energy." Sonya smiled at him.
"I just need coffee. No sleep." T.K yawned again.
"Why are you so afraid of sleep, T.K?"
"I'm not!" T.K defended.
"You put off sleep as long as you can and when you finally do, you wake in cold sweat and terrified and I know you are! I can feel it too, and I want to know what is wrong?" Sonya countered with full concern. T.K rested his head back in defeat.
"Is it about Kari?" the girl asked softly.
"Yeah. She… I know there's something wrong with her, and she refuses to let anyone in. There's just something not right with her, and I have a weird feeling that Karakin may have caused it."
Sonya jumped at the name with shock. Her pupils decreased greatly in size.
"What is it?" Asked T.K.
"You know her name?"
"Of course…." T.K answered, puzzled.
"The Doctor… but I thought he-"
"Funny thing, Sonya, I don't remember what happened, but I do remember why we were there. Tojima and Karakin. Demons, am I right? You don't need to hide it from me anymore, I already know."
Sonya looked down with shame.
"Don't give that look; it's not your fault. I know you were only looking out for me." T.K said comfortingly.
"But you…you were so enraged. I've never seen anyone's eyes turn the way yours did." Sonya looked up at him.
T.K didn't answer. He knew his temper had grown incredibly since just before the exorcism. There was a silence.
"Maybe I should sleep." T.K finally said. Sonya nodded with relief as T.K fell on the couch for slumber. Very soon, he was asleep.
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Kari was Livid. She had the crowbar up to the boy's neck and was panting in pure rage.
The Boy was cowering against the wall, shaking and pleading her to let him go.
"Kari! Let him go!" said Yolie. The others were too afraid to get near her.
"Yeah, after I finish beating the shit out of this Guy." shot Kari.
"Kari. Let him go." came T.K.'s voice. She looked over at him through her hair. He was standing with his hands in his coat pockets, looking at her in what seemed to be disappointment.
She ignored him and raised the crowbar, but stopped when T.K. spoke again.
"Don't make me make you drop that." He said. Kari was still breathing hard. Her anger increased. She was about to bash the boy's head in, but felt something cold and sharp against her throat. T.K. held a switchblade to her throat and lifted her from the ground effortlessly with his one hand; the other was still in its pocket.
"Get out of here." He hissed at the boy. The boy stood and ran for his dear life. Kari was still holding the crowbar offensively, her knuckles were drained white.
"Come on Kari. Drop it." said T.K.
Her breathing slowed, her grip on the crowbar slackened and it fell to the ground as she put her palms in the air defensively. A small smile crossed her lips.
"Fine, you win. You can let go now." She said, sounding completely calm.
T.K. took a second, then slowly released her, taking the switchblade from her throat. She looked at him with a calm face and a hand gently rubbing her throat.
"Kari. Go Home. Kick a dog, play with your knives, do whatever it is you do to cool down." said T.K, putting away his switchblade.
Kari stared at him then turned and left.
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"Tai! Wait! Look at his eyes! What color are they?" Came Sonya's frantic voice.
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"Let me at her. I'll beat that stupid bitch's face into the locker!" shouted Ashley cockily.
Her friends snickered around her.
"Like SHE could put up a fight. I bet it wouldn't even take a minute!" said a blond.
"Yeah!" snorted the taller brunette.
"Shut Up! Kari could beat you any day! She's to good to stoop so low is all." Argued Davis.
"Yeah right. She never fights, she never argues, she can't even talk back to anyone. What makes you think she could honestly beat me?"
"Uh…" the group trailed off.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Said Ashley snootily and set her hands on her hips.
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"Tai! Don't do anything to him!" Sonya said frantically. Tai took her arm and pulled her behind him.
"Sonya, Stop it! Greymon! Get him!" said Tai. Greymon slashed at Shadow with a large sweep of his claws.
Shadow barely dodged it and ended up hitting a tree. There was a snap in his shoulder.
He laughed at Tai.
"You pathetic waste! You can't even get your digimon to hit me!" he cackled.
Tai growled in anger.
"Tai, Listen to me. If you do this, you'll regret it terribly!" Sonya shouted.
"Sonya, stop! I'm gonna get rid of this guy and find my sister!" Tai shouted back.
Sonya saw a hint of fear behind Shadow's eyes, but his evil grin stayed in tacked.
"Find you sister, Bah! You're sister's dead!" he laughed.
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"My lord, are you certain?" came Sonya's quiet voice.
"No, I am not certain, but I shall proceed anyway!" Shadow shouted with crazed optimism.
"But my lord, the 'Dark Guards' program is a very dangerous thing! We don't know what will happen!"
"Please enlighten me." Shadow purred, not really paying attention.
"Uh-My Lord, the program you have enlisted, to take the two strongest elements and create guards for your protection…" Sonya said uncertainly.
"Ah, my mind is becoming feeble with age…" Shadow mumbled.
"My Lord…"
"Hmm...Oh! Yes, what is it now?!" Shadow shouted with irritation.
"Uh, My Lord, shall we proceed with the program?"
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T.K's eyes opened with a start. He sat up, pondering what he had just witnessed.
'My dreams… they've never been wrong…. If only, just once.' He prayed to himself. A Noon storm arose outside, shaking the buildings with its thunder roll.
Sonya walked into the living room wearily, floors creaking under her small feet. She seemed tired and dark eyed, as though she had too witnessed a nightmare.
"You too?" She asked.
T.K nodded. Lightning struck.
"Someone's angry." T.K said, looking out the window to the rising storm. The Thunder rolled like a wave at sea; the sound was so dark and comforting to T.K's ears. Another lightning flash and a louder crack of Thunder followed, making Sonya jump and run to the couch with T.K.
"I hate thunder!" She said, shaking.
T.K smiled lightly and lay back down with a cough.
"It's just the rapid expansion of air being suddenly heated by lightning. There's nothing to be afraid of." He consoled.
"You're still coughing, T.K…." said Sonya, crossing her arms.
"I'm fine. Don't try pulling a Nancy on me, now." T.K wined and felt the convulsions in his throat of another coughing fit.
Sonya's ears turned at the loudness of his coughing. It ceased and he fell back on the couch with exhaustion.
The thunder crashed again and Sonya jumped on the couch with T.K with a yelp. T.K laughed at his sister's fear, voice raspy.
She stuck her tongue out playfully and giggled with him, feeling silly with herself.
'Bring him to me.' A voice echoed through her head. Her laughing ceased, but she watched him normally.
"T.K, do you think we'll defeat Shadow?" she asked.
"Of course. He's tough, but it's nothing we can't handle." T.K answered.
'Now'
Sonya shifted uncomfortably.
"Yolie called earlier, while you slept, and she said that everyone as meeting at the 'roller rink' to go to the digital world." She said, shifting the words roller rink on her tongue. T.K listened in amusement.
"What is that?" Sonya asked curiously.
"You've never been to a roller rink?" T.K questioned. Sonya shook her head, showing her cute and confused face.
T.K chuckled. When does she want to meet?"
"She said they will leave today at 3:00." Sonya answered.
T.K sat up, his hair brushing over his eyes messily. Cool. Maybe I can show you how to skate before we leave." He said happily, jumping out of bed.
Sonya sat for a moment.
"Teach me what?" She followed him into his room. T.K was pulling a white wife beater over his head.
"Skating." He said as the shirt finally slipped over his messy mane. "Skates are shoes with wheels on them. You role around on them and can do real neat tricks. It's pretty fun." He grabbed his wallet and his digivice, then stopped and leaned against the dresser.
"Hmmm…. " he seemed to ponder.
"What is it?" Asked Sonya.
"I wonder if we shouldn't go…." He said.
"Why?"
"The dream I had…. I think it was a warning…."
"Don't be silly, T.K. The others are counting on us. It was only a dream, now." Said Sonya.
T.K looked at her, then nodded.
"You're right. Let's get going." He smiled at his sister.
---
The Sky filled with Blood as the slaughter took place. It began to pour the red sins of the victims and the creatures as more and more bodies filled the fields.
Shadow Smirked. His sons led the massacre of the plainsmen spies in the White Plains, sending a jolt a pride through Shadow's bones.
Megara, Shante, and Ven stood beside him, an unpleasant grin on their faces.
"Maybe we can take some of them prisoner and 'play' with them?" asked Megara with sick playfulness.
"You may have what ever survives." Said Shadow. Megara and Shante looked at each other giddily while Ven growled jealously under his breath.
"Calm down, Ven, You can join us, too." Shante purred seductively, causing a blush to rise in Ven's cheeks.
"They come." Said Shadow, looking to the sky with a smirk.
---
December 19th, 2:26 P.M.
T.K and Sonya skated across the rink slowly. Sonya, nearly tripping and falling many times before, was finally getting the hang of her Roller blades. She watched T.K weave in and out of other skaters skillfully, keeping a close on her lest she fell. She watched her feet as she began progressing with speed. She felt exhilarated with the feeling of 'flight.' T.K came up from behind her, tickling her sides and she lost her balance with her laughter. They both fell giggling.
"Are you alright, Sonya?" T.K asked.
Sonya nodded, grinning up at him. There was another burst of laughter. Lieko rolled up beside the blondes with a smile on her face.
"You two okay? That looked like a pretty nasty fall." She asked.
"Yeah, we're fine." Said T.K, helping Sonya up.
"Sonya!" Lieko glomped Sonya, making her fall back again.
"Hey, where's you're other half?" Asked T.K, not seeing the other blond. Suddenly,, he saw Gayle dart over with lighting speed.
T.K sighed. 'Never Mind.'
"Hello Lieko, Hello Gayle." Said Sonya.
"Hey, are you doing anything this weekend? I was wondering if you wanted to come over and hang out this Saturday." Asked Lieko. Gayle had suddenly stopped, a dark expression on her face. She stood several feet away.
"I think we're doing something." Said T.K.
"Oh, well, can we hang out with you today? I haven't seen Sonya in forever!" said Lieko.
Gayle shook her head at Lieko dangerously.
"I don't care. Sonya?" T.K looked over at his sister and she smiled.
"No. Lieko, let's go." Said Gayle, eyes nearly black with danger.
"Gayle, Why? What's the matter with you? You've been like this all day!" Lieko shouted.
"It's not right…."
"What's not right?" Lieko questioned.
"This. Him…Them. None of it is… He's not…." Gayle trailed off absently. She fell completely silent, turned and left. Lieko was bewildered by her friend's actions, but followed reluctantly.
"What do you think she meant?" Sonya asked T.K.
T.K watched them go, wondering the same thing; but deep in the back of his mind, he knew Gayle sensed something off. He felt it, too, but he couldn't place it. Was it Tojima?
He couldn't tell.
"…Wanna skate more? You looked like you were getting the hang of it." T.K changed the subject playfully. Sonya nodded her head happily and they continued their skating.
December 19th, 2:47 P.M.
"It's weird…I haven't been able to get a hold of Gennai…." Said Yolie at her laptop.
Yolie, Ken, Cody and Davis sat comfortably in the roller rink concessions area with sugary hot chocolates. They sat in a short silence.
"This is nice. We need to do this more often." Said Cody to Yolie. Yolie nodded with a grin. I bet Davis is having fun, too, aren't you Davis?" She looked over at Davis's vacant face watching as Sonya stumbled and tripped the first several attempts at roller skating. He smiled a little as she laughed and giggled at herself and regained her composure.
"Admit it, You like her." Said Yolie. Davis looked around at them. "Huh?"
"You know it and so do we, you've totally got the hots for T.K's sister!" Yolie chuckled.
"What? No I don't! Not at all!" Davis defended.
"He's actually fighting it this time. Maybe it's true." Cody added, causing Davis's face to light up.
"Not true!"
"Oh look, it's the looser club." Came a preppy voice from beside them. Ashley and her gang stood with their roller blades slung over their shoulders, grinning down at the group.
"What are you doing here?" Questioned Yolie, not so politely.
"Wondering the same for you. Isn't your little friend Kari here? Can't wait to see her." She growled with a vicious grin.
"What's it to you?" Davis frowned at the girl.
"I was told that Kari has been talking shit behind my back.
Davis, in his lack of momentary thought, spoke up.
"And if she has?"
Ashley growled, and then laughed. "Then I'll kick her ass!"
The girls cheered her on from behind her, causing her to grin wider.
"No you won't!" Ken Stood.
"Let me at her. I'll beat that stupid bitch's face into the locker!" shouted Ashley cockily.
Her friends snickered around her.
"Like SHE could put up a fight. I bet it wouldn't even take a minute!" said a blond.
"Yeah!" snorted the taller brunette.
"Shut Up! Kari could beat you any day! She's to good to stoop so low is all." Argued Davis.
"Yeah right. She never fights, she never argues, she can't even talk back to anyone. What makes you think she could honestly beat me?"
"Uh…" the group trailed off.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Said Ashley snootily and set her hands on her hips
"Hey! I think that's her now!" said the tall brunette.
"Well, let her come. I can't wait to beat her up!"
Yolie looked behind her at the approaching girl to find her already right behind Ashley with her arms crossed. She gasped.
Ashley raised an eyebrow and looked behind her. She yelped in surprise and stumbled back.
Kari stood behind Ashley with dark and narrowed eyes. But it wasn't Kari sneaking up on her that surprised her, it was the blood colored eyes and shadow that covered over her face menacingly.
"K-Kari?" stuttered Cody.
"H-Hey there Bitch! Finally come to get your ass kicked?" said Ashley. However, she wasn't so sure that she wanted to fight anymore.
Kari's eyebrow rose slowly.
"Really?" She stated in a low voice. It was filled with ice and enough to make a shiver run down Ashley's spine.
"Look, I don't have time to beat the shit out of you." Said Kari and she walked past Ashley.
"Oh Yeah? I bet you're saying that because you know you'll lose!" said Ashley loudly.
Kari stopped.
"I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now, whore." Said Kari over her shoulder.
"What did you call me?!"
"A whore. It means 'a woman who sleeps with any man she can get her pussy under'. You're a whore." Said Kari matter-of-factly, turning to face Ashley.
"That's it, it's on Bitch!" Ashley shouted in anger.
"Wasn't it already?" Kari Stated coolly.
Ashley fumed and ran at her. She slapped Kari in the face as hard as her strength would allow. She seemed satisfied when she heard flesh on flesh and a slight crack.
She looked at Kari, whose face was turned to the side slightly.
Kari looked back at her and used her thumb to crack her jaw back into place.
She smiled.
It took a moment for everyone to register Kari tensing her hand and slap Ashley across the face. Her nails were poised and locked into place. They ripped through Ashley's face and blood flew to the wall and on the floor. Ashley paused a moment and the pain began to hit. She screamed in agony at the open wound. Holding her face, she stumbled back and her friends caught her as she fell on her back.
Kari took her collar and lifted her off the ground to face level.
"Don't mess with me Bitch." She hissed and dropped her, moving on her way.
"We're leaving." She said to Yolie as she walked to retrieve T.K and Sonya. The twins were already aware of the issue and had run back to the group.
"Are we leaving or not?" Kari growled, not paying attention to the crying girl.
"Well…yeah…." Yolie pulled out her laptop and they began to leave.
"I'm calling the police on you!" Ashley's blond friend screamed.
"Oh shut up, it's just a fucking flesh wound!" Kari sneered at them, causing the girls to fall silent.
"Come on." Kari glided past everyone to the outside, where the group followed her to transport.
"That wasn't cool, Kari." Said T.K.
"Neither is she, but No one cares what she does either way." Said Kari.
"Kari, you really could get arrested for-" Davis started.
"Do I look like I care? Even if I cared, I still would've done it. Can we go?" Kari gave a quiet cough into her arm when she finished. The others were still shocked by her actions, but silently agreed. They needed to go.
Before the digiport was opened, Cody noticed something on a television screen through thee window of another building. The News cast was playing; a woman speaking frantically and pictures of big cats around the city appeared. The gate then pulled him through with the other digidestined to the digital world.
The Skies were Darker than ever with Sin and Death. They tinted red, threatening to pour blood on the already stained plains and forests. The sight was horrendous to the digidestined. Bodies of the Plainsmen armies lay among each other like a sea of death. Seemingly, not one living soul occupied the stench.
Flies, maggots, and worms feasted on the bodies, the smell from the decay growing worse and worse.
"What happened here?" Asked Yolie, covering her nose of the reek.
"Shadow…."Came a weak voice a few bodies away." The group looked over, finding Gabumon beneath a large Plainsmen's body.
"Gabumon!" T.K shouted, running over. "Thank you, T.K." Gabumon shuddered. Blood matted his fur and he was torn and bruised everywhere.
"The others…They were taken by Shadow…. I hid beneath the soldiers, but the other's couldn't escape." Gabumon breathed.
"Stop, rest." Said Sonya gently.
"Are Tai and the others here?" inquired Davis.
"A few… Mimi, Jyou, and Sora came… Sora…I hope she made it…." The wounded Digimon trailed off.
"What do you mean, is she hurt? Do you know where they went?" Ken started. Gabumon coughed, spurting blood onto T.K's sleeve and said no more.
There was a silence.
"Call Matt and the others. We need them here." Said T.K. Cody pulled out his D-3 communicator in comply and began messaging the remaining Digidestined.
Kari stood with her arms crossed, looking around at the morbid grave of bodies, unfazed.
"How many do you think are here?" She wondered out loud.
No one answered her.
"Really? I didn't think there were that many men in the army." She muttered to herself.
"We have to find the leaders. They'll know what to do." Said Ken. "Do you think Dorian got away?"
"Seriously? Thanks fuckin' awesome, girl…." Kari muttered to herself again.
"Kari, are you okay?" asked Yolie.
Kari ignored her as though she didn't hear and continued muttering to herself.
"Where is it…?" She asked to no one in particular.
The others looked at each other, growing scared for the situation.
"Kari,. Who are you?" Davis started, but she suddenly walked off into the bloody mass, looking around with interest.
"Are they coming?" asked T.K, setting Gabumon in Sonya's arms.
"Uh…yeah. They said to wait here…." Said Cody, still watching Kari's absent pursuit.
She was muttering and singing softly to herself with an absent smile on her face. Sonya watched, knowing exactly was what happening.
'Shadow is coming… He has sent a demon into her head…. Will he send one to T.K as well?'
She wondered this as she pretended the bodies didn't exist and she walked as well.
"Where are you going?" Asked Davis.
"To see what Kari is up to." Sonya answered him gently and walked off toward the wandering brunette. Davis's cheeks went red at her voice and nodded. T.K raised a brow with annoyance.
"Dude… knock it off." He said bluntly to Davis, making him turn even redder.
There was a sound from behind them. Looking around, they saw Veemon and Hawkmon crawl from the bloody masses, followed by Patamon, Agumon, Gomamon, and Armadillomon.
"Guys!" Davis ran to the digimon. "Are you hurt?" Asked Yolie as Hawkmon fell in her arms.
"I will be fine, Yolie." He said.
"Man, They came from everywhere!" Said Veemon, rubbing a black and blue bump on his head painfully.
T.K held Patamon, who lye limp in his arms. "I couldn't digivolve, I couldn't really help…" He said.
"None of us could." Said Gomamon, deep voiced and depressed. He lay his head down sadly. "I let them Take Jyou…." He was close to tears.
"Don't worry, Gomamon. We'll get them back." Said Cody.
Gomamon sighed with disbelief and stayed silent.
"Where are the others?" asked Ken.
"Taken, by Timmy and Darcy. 'They'll make great pets' one of them said …" Agumon answered.
"Timmy and Darcy…." Sonya muttered.
"The 'sons' of Shadow." Said Gomamon drearily. "They weren't after the digimon, though. They were looking for you. To fulfill the prophecy."
"Why do they need us? Gennai said it was about T.K and …Kari…." Said Yolie, suddenly realizing she wasn't allowed to speak of the prophecy in front to the said teens.
There was an irritated silence from T.K, which everyone noticed.
Ken then turned his head toward Kari and Sonya and stopped all movement.
"Guys… has it ever occurred to anyone just how strange Kari is acting?" He asked.
"You're right. Who is she talking to?" Yolie questioned herself.
"Do you think Shadow is getting to her?" asked Davis. Yolie shuddered at the thought. T.K looked on, thinking about what Gayle had said earlier.
"It's not right…."
"This. Him…Them. None of it is… He's not…."
She sensed something, and at that moment T.K sensed the same thing.
Danger.
A shriek came from around the trees where Kari and Sonya had wandered.
"Dude! Check this out!" Kari shouted to the group.
Everyone panicked and ran toward the voices, Cody staying behind with Gabumon.
Upon finding the girls, everyone stopped. Sonya held her hands to her mouth, trying not to scream, and Kari looked on with an absent stare. Dorian was tethered on a large boulder with blood pouring over and under him, resembling Jesus' last moments on the cross.
"Dorian!" Yolie shouted and the group ran over to untie him from the boulder.
Dorian with weakness, looked up at the teens.
"You were too late. He wiped out our army… that bitch traitor… if I get out of this alive I'll kill her!" He shouted and blood spurted from his throat.
They watched with fear and confusion as he stood.
"I'm fine. I'll live, I need to rest…." He started to make his slow, bleeding way away from the boulder, then collapsed. T.K and Davis caught him, but Dorian's wings ruffled with anger.
"Don't you dare touch me wolf!" He cries at T.K.
T.K backed off, hands up in defense.
"Don't yell at T.K, he's not a wolf." Said Yolie gently to Dorian.
"And you keep that traitorous wench away, as well. They should all be hung by the neck!" he coughed into his arm, causing more blood to produce form his throat.
"Her disease spread through my army like wildfire. Everyone was overtaken and Shadow hit us by surprise…." Dorian muttered.
"Who's disease?" Asked Davis.
"That wretched Devilress, Karakin. She escaped the Grand Doctor's spell somehow…. And she lives… just like that Tojima lives as well. They are here and they work for themselves! They will kill us all in their hatred!" Dorian coughed more blood and fell to the ground. Davis and Ken helped him to his knees.
"We need to get him help." Said T.K.
"I need no help from you, animal." Grunted Dorian. He extended his wings and, with much effort, lifted himself from the ground.
"I will take my leave to find my brother Plainsmen. God help you, children!" Dorian called down as he flew away.
"Guys!" came a voice from around the trees. The group looked over and saw the rest of the digidestined, their digimon in their arms.
"What happened here?" Questioned Tai.
"Mimi, Jyou and Sora have been taken hostage by Shadow." Said T.K. "As well as the digimon."
"What are we going to do?" Yolie questioned, becoming frantic.
We need top find the other leaders and see if they're safe. If they are, then we come up with another plan of attack." Said Izzy.
The others nodded.
"We need to hurry out of here. The digimon are getting weaker the longer we stay here." Said Matt with worry. Everyone hurried out of the plains and into the woods where the battle had spilt as well. Plainsmen lay broken and decaying on the forest floor as the digidestined passed, the smell of rotting flesh filling the air.
"It's so disgusting." Cody held a hand to shield his nose form the rank smell.
"I know… Who could just sit there and let all of tis happen?" Ken agreed.
Tai hurried beside Kari.
"Kari, why did you storm away? Mom and I were worried. You don't sound like you're feeling any better." He said.
"I'm perfectly fine," Kari answered with a cough. "I just need to get out of these woods."
The bodies reduced until the forest was clean. The digidestined stopped, panting for air. The smell drew sickness from several, causing them to vomit behind a tree.
"When will you tell me?" asked Kari, looking at her brother.
"Tell you what?"
"What happened?"
"…"
Kari's eyes were narrowed, forcing Tai to answer.
"When the fight broke out, Gennai called on the wood faeries to help. They were a great help. We got out alive, anyway. Teramori was there with a number of other giants. There were trolls, pixies, faeries, Centaurs, Satyrs, It was alike a faerie tale in real life." Said Tai, growing exited as he explained. "They outnumbered the Creatures and they were driven off, but that just meant that we were out matched in brawn. The Forest creatures don't like fighting, Gennai said, so they wouldn't want to help fight anymore after that, so we're still going to have a tough time."
Kari considered the information.
"That explains how we got out alive, then…" Tai nodded. "But you still never answered my question."
Tai looked at his sister with reluctant confusion.
"What. Happened. In. The tower?" she asked slowly, forcing her pint across to the boy.
"It was nothing, Kari… You talked to the Doctor, was all. He just wanted to see-"
"Stop lying!" She barked, causing the group to turn to her. "What are you hiding that's so bad you have to lie to me?!"
"Kari… I-" A buzzing sound erupted through the trees and an arrow hit the tree beside Tai's head. Megara Stood on a boulder a distance from them, bow in hand and a smirk on her face.
"Hello little darlings! How did you like our new garden?" she called.
The digimon, despite their exhaustion, stepped before the digidestined, ready to attack.
"Megara! You sick, twisted, maniacal-" Matt started.
"Oh, Thank you darling, but no flatteries today. Your girlfriend wishes me to give you her best!" Megara called back.
"What have you done with our friends?!" Tai growled.
"Why nothing! Yet. I must say, though, Your little girl friends have pleased Ven and Shante nicely. Maybe I should join the fun." Megara laughed.
Everyone tensed with anger. The fear of their friends' safety ran through Sonya's mind. Dorian knew she was with Shadow, but would they believe her? Or would they, in their extravagant fear and rage, take his side and abandon her? Either way, she had to stay by their side until they were all taken.
Wondering whether Megara would give her away, Sonya held onto T.K's arm, shaking.
"It's okay, Sonya." Said T.K, sensing her fear. Whether or not he knew her fear, she didn't know, but it calmed her.
Where are they?!" Matt yelled.
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
"Damn it! Answer Me!"
Megara laughed at the boy.
"You know what? I'll make it interesting. I will give you the direction of my castle where they're being held, and you give me your little pet there. He'll make a nice fur coat." She said.
"Fuck off!" Matt shouted.
"Maybe later, sweetie." Megara licked her lips and disappeared. She re-appeared suddenly in front of the group, looking down on them with a grin.
"I can tell you already, you aren't going save them, their fate is sealed." She licked her lips again.
"Try us!" Davis Shouted.
"As a matter of fact, I will!" with that, Megara snapped her fingers and a creature flew from the trees behind her. A large, black and gold Gryphon flew overhead and circled the group. It lowered and swept Kari off her feet and into the Air.
"Kari! Tai shouted, running after her.
"Not a chance!" Megara snapped her fingers again and the Gryphon re-emerged, startling Tai and making him fall. The Gryphon landed with a soft thud on the forest floor. Megara pet its beat, making it purr and coo.
Kari was gone from its talons.
"Did you drop her?" Megara asked it. The creature shook it's feathers.
"You hear that? You have until dark to find your precious Kari-dear. If not, Well then, let the Wolves have her." She cackled and jumped on the Gryphon's back and flew off.
"Come back!" Yolie Shouted.
"She's leaving in the direction of the castle!" Said Izzy.
"If we follow her, she'll lead us to the castle." Said Ken.
"But if we follow her, we'll lose Kari." Said Cody.
"Cody's right. We can't even follow her now…our digimon have no strength…. We need to do what we can right now. We need to find Kari!" Tai said.
A demonic howl erupted form the trees. Everything suddenly grew dark, as if the Devil inhabited the sky and woods.
Figures could be seen in the foggy distance, running through the trees.
"Oh Shit…." Davis stuttered in utter fear, knowing what the figures were.
"Move!" Shouted Tai and They ran from the figures. The Nightwalkers chased after them in the building fog. They stayed their distance, playing the group and laughing at their fear. Several times, A Nightwalker would advance and nip at their elbows and shins then disappear back into the trees. The digidestined ran faster and faster until their limits were nearly breached.
Suddenly, an attack was made. It took but a moment to register Tzadik of the Waterpaw Clan advance from the side and tore T.K's arm to shreds. He dragged him into the deep woods until silence remained.
The digidestined stopped. It had happened within a second, they hardly knew. T.K was gone; he didn't call or cry for help.
"T.K!" Matt and Patamon shouted. Sonya clutched her arm, which tingled lightly from T.K's attack. She stared out into the woods.
'He's okay….' She thought.
Matt ran after the wolf, but was stopped by Tai.
"You're dead if you go after him!" He said.
"And T.K's dead If I don't go!" tears were forming in Matt's eyes.
"Matt, He's okay…." Said Sonya, touching his arm.
"How do you know!?" Matt cried.
"It doesn't hurt." She smiled at him. "He's alright. We only have to find them now."
Her smile was gentle and reassuring, and it calmed Matt.
"You're absolutely sure?" He asked.
Sonya nodded her head.
"Sonya, you're a blessing, You know that?" Matt hugged her tightly, making her giggle.
'Until he comes for you.' She thought pleasantly.
"But, what about them?" Questioned Yolie, indicating to the Wolves in the Trees.
"We can take them." Said Gomamon, overcome by sudden anger and energy.
"You're right. We can take them down. Let's go." Said Tai and led the group further into the forest in search of the missing two.
---
After hours of searching, Matt, Tai, Izzy, Davis, Yolie, Cody, Ken, and Sonya were lost in the woods. The only light they could see was shining through the canopy in little rays. No Wolf attacked, in fact, as they trudged further into the forest, they dispersed and left. It disturbed them greatly, wondering why they left when they could have mauled them, but no one questioned it.
They walked in silence.
"I hope we can find Kari and T.K." said Yolie worriedly.
There was another grim silence.
"Do you think they're okay?" asked Cody.
"I hope so." was Matt's reply. Sonya looked up at her older brother, feeling his concern.
Davis stopped and looked at them.
"Hey, cheer up guys! T.K. and Kari are stronger then you're giving them credit for! We'll find them and they'll be just fine!" encouraged Davis positively. Sonya smiled, understanding why he was placed as leader. His attitude seemed to lift the others' spirits.
"You're right Davis! Now, let make this search faster. I say we break up into groups. Half of us go this way, and the other will go the opposite. If anything, one of us will find a way out of here!" said Tai, matching Davis's positive outlook.
Everyone nodded and broke into groups. Sonya's half went East, following Tai while the others followed Matt West.
They continued walking, spreading, fanning out and searching for what seemed to be hours. There was no sign of T.K. or Kari and Tai's encouragement tired to dim hope.
Sonya felt badly for Tai. His body sagged in worry and his face showed exhaustion.
It seemed to be forever before they ended up in front of a small clearing.
"Let's rest everyone." said Tai sadly. The others sat tiredly. Yolie and Ken leaned against each other by a large tree trunk and Tai sat on a rock with his head buried in his hands.
Sonya stood with her hands locked together in front of her. She looked at them sadly. 'There is so much sorrow here. We will never find T.K. or Kari with such gray feelings.'
she sighed, unable to come up with a solution to their problem.
There was a chuckle behind her. Sonya spun around to see where the voice was coming from. Out from the brush stepped Shadow with a dark smirk and his hands behind his back.
"What's the matter digidestined? Can't find what you're looking for? Can't get what you want?" he said cruelly.
Sonya stiffened at his voice. She was always afraid of him, but she didn't freeze by his voice, but by his appearance. He seemed different to her, from when she last saw him. Sonya looked at the others; they and their digimon were in fighting stances.
"What are you doing here?" growled Tai.
"To make your life miserable." grinned Shadow.
Tai shook slightly. Yolie and Ken snarled at Shadow.
The blond looked back at Shadow. His eyes were a shining mahogany. They seemed to hold a glint of confusion. Those weren't his eyes.
"Augumon, digivolve!" said Tai, Augumon stepped forward but Sonya ran to Tai.
"Tai! Wait! Look at his eyes! What color are they?" Sonya said frantically. There was something terribly wrong here.
"Who cares, Sonya!? Augumon Digivolve!" Tai shouted.
In a flash of red and orange light, Augumon disappeared and was replaced with Greymon.
Sonya's heart pounded as Shadow backed up a few steps. His hands were at his sides and his grin was still in place. Unless there was a trap set, he wouldn't be backing away. She knew….
"Tai! Seriously! Look at his eyes!" Sonya persisted, taking his arm.
"Sonya, look at him. They're the same cold gray color." said Tai with clenched teeth.
His eyes weren't Grey, they were Mahogany red.
This was a trick.
Sonya gasped when she realized what was happening.
"Tai! Don't do anything to him!" she cried frantically. Tai took her arm and pulled her behind him.
"Sonya, Stop it! Greymon! Get him!" said Tai. Greymon slashed at Shadow with a large sweep of his claws.
Shadow barely dodged it and ended up hitting a tree. There was a snap in his shoulder.
He laughed at Tai.
"You pathetic waste! You can't even get your digimon to hit me!" he cackled.
Tai growled in anger.
"Tai, Listen to me. If you do this, you'll regret it terribly!" Sonya shouted.
"Sonya, stop! I'm gonna get rid of this guy and find my sister!" Tai shouted back.
There was a hint of fear behind Shadow's eyes, but his evil grin stayed in tact.
"Find you sister, Bah! You're sister's dead!" he laughed.
Tai froze.
"She's dead and decaying! There's nothing for you to find!" said Shadow with malice. His body was swaggering a little and he appeared to be drunk. His arm hung loose from his body.
Greymon attacked again and swung his tail at Shadow. Shadow flew across the clearing and collided with another tree. Bark chipped off and fell onto his bleeding head.
His eyes were pleading, but his face was cruel.
"Tai!" Sonya shouted.
He ignored her. His anger had overtaken him and he ran at the man and punched him in the face.
"You bastard! You'll pay for what you did!" He shouted.
"Yes. Attack me, kill me if you wish. Avenge your sister's death." said Shadow as he stood again. Tai backed up, picked up a fallen branch, and attacked Shadow.
Sonya covered her mouth as Tai beat him with the large branch.
Shadow lay almost unconscious, but he got back up.
Tai backed up again. He broke the branch in half and ran at Shadow. He impaled the broken branch into Shadow with perfect precision. The branch stuck into Shadow's pelvic area with a sickening eruption of blood. His face was no longer smirking, but contorted into shock and hurt. He stepped back several steps, gasping for breath. He supported himself against a tree as he began to spit blood.
Tai was shaking and breathing hard. His hands were balled into fists at his sides. He took a deep breath and looked at Sonya.
"Ya know, that wasn't very hard." He said.
She didn't answer, but stayed staring at the bleeding figure.
"What?" He asked.
She didn't look at him.
"What have you done?" She whispered.
Tai blinked and looked at Shadow. Shadow had backed up a little ways away to another tree, trying to get away. Suddenly, the figure melted away to reveal tan skin, long brown hair, and a shocked and hurt feminine face.
Tai, Yolie, and Ken all gasped when they saw the figure of Kari standing before them, bleeding profusely with the branch Tai had used sticking out from her midsection. She looked at Tai, pain written all over her face. Her eyes then went wide and she fell backward. The ground had broken way to a large bear trap with stakes erected at the bottom. There was a sickening crunch, then silence.
Tai, after getting over his shock, was the first to run to the ditch. He looked down in frantic panic. Ken and Yolie followed. Sonya was the last to step up to the edge and peer down at the broken body of Kari Kamiya. Her eyes were glassy and empty, her long hair was strewn everywhere and her body was half twisted. The branch had broken again and was lying by her side. A Large stake pierced her chest and dripped with her blood.
There was too much shock for words.
Tai had killed his own sister.
huh...what'd ya know? I finally killed someone....
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