Chapter Three:

Her Soul

"Why won't you leave me alone? I thought I could forget about you, but you just won't leave my mind. When I sleep, I can feel your lips brush on my own, but when I open my eyes, you were never there. I would always think about you when I read about you, and even see your face on TV, books... I want you to go away. Myotismon... what do you want from me?..."

Well... it's hard to describe what has happened with that girl, Kyle, but -- allot has happened, I should say. When days went by after the suspenseful journey she had endured with the digidestined and with Myotismon, she -- started to think about all of it. She had asked her younger brother, since he too, went with her, but the little boy kept telling her that he never went on such an adventure. Unfortunate to say that within a month after those events, Kyle denied everything that has happened with her life. Denied that Myotismon wanted her, that Matt had feelings for her, and that she had the ultimate powers... she just... said to herself that it was just something that her mind made up. As the months passed by, she began to have her own life again, and nothing of the unusual was happening at all. Somewhere inside herself though, she was suffering badly. She would of never shown it on the outside, but inside... it's as if she was missing something in her life. Something that she wanted back with her... but what? In her mind, she wanted something... that went away from her, but the poor girl just couldn't put a finger on it...

Now -- today, she was at the mall shopping for anything that would interest her, but she felt very unsure of herself... of the way she dressed. It... wasn't exactly a pinstripe suit she was wearing, but rather a pinstripe blouse that was almost unbuttoned, showing an odd shirt underneath -- Willy Wonka? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? This girl... is very strange indeed. Her hair was a little shorter than last time, but still goes past her shoulders. Her hair color though, was now black with a couple blonde strands down the middle. Kyle also wore lots of jewelry on her, as if to show-off or say that she was rich (which she wasn't.) The only thing she liked on herself, was the large spiky bracelet that could almost be used as a weapon, and a necklace that had a crystal blue ball on the end of it. Yes... this girl dresses very, very strange...

Alright, alright... enough about Kyle's dressing; let's just get to what she's doing right now, which was -- hmm... this girl, had just bought a videogame from a peculiar store -- yes, that's it! Our Kyle had just left a videogame store in the mall, which was on the top floor. The girl squealed and hugged the game that she bought close to herself. As she started to walk away from the store, she heard odd muttering behind her, and she knew whomever it was... they were talking about her. The way she dressed, and the way her hair looked. Kyle turned around and saw a small group of teenagers whispering among themselves about the girl. When they saw the girl starring back at them, the teenage group quickly turned and faced their backs at Kyle. The girl just blinked at them, but turned back around also and began to walk again, and away from the rude teenagers.

Remember... what Gennai said about that ultimate power merging with Myotismon's soul? Well obviously, since the girl had power inside herself too, but... what would happen with her soul? At times, and even four months ago, the girl would experience a little more eye bleeding, voices, and now... she sees a different reflection in mirrors or on any particular glass, but why was she seeing this? Was she becoming something... that was more than human?

Suddenly, the cell phone in Kyle's pocket began to ring. The girl quickly searched her pockets and found the phone, and answered it. "Hello? --" Just then, a man came rushing by and knocked the poor girl to the ground. The cell phone was jerked out of her hand and it landed on the floor hard.

"Out of my way..." the man grumbled down to the girl, "I do not care for males..." Before Kyle could say anything, or even react, the dark looking man was already too far away from her.

"A male? I'm not no male! What's that guy kidding? He called me a male!" Kyle groaned in pain and shook her head, "Man... that guy was rude..." She grumbled irritably, but her eyes suddenly grew wide and the girl looked to the side of her, "Victoria... are you okay?" When that odd looking man had knocked Kyle to the ground, he also shoved a very small girl as well. This little girl had just turned six -- which is still a very young age for children, and she had long, dark wavy hair, and wore a little white shirt with some jeans. This little girl, which Kyle calls Victoria, slowly got up from the ground and looked down on Kyle with tears starting to well up in her eyes. Kyle quickly got up and hugged Victoria close to her. "It's okay, Victoria... I don't know who shoved you down, but... he's gone now..." Victoria formed a little smile on her face. Kyle smiled back at her, but suddenly gasped when she saw her cell phone on the ground. She missed the call, but whoever it was left a message for her. Kyle got up and listened to the message, and once it was finished, she slowly put it back in her pocket.

"Daddy?" Asked Victoria, and she reached out her hand to hold Kyle's.

Kyle slowly shook her head, "No, sweetie -- it was my dad..." than she whispered to herself, "He wondered why I wouldn't answer the phone, and he thinks... I can't take care of you, that I shouldn't take care of you, because you're so young..." She closed her eyes and a tear -- a blood red tear ran down her face. She quickly wiped it away and looked down on Victoria and smiled wearily. "Come on, Victoria, I think we had enough of this mall. How about we go see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory now? I think it's a great movie, and I hope you'll like it too. Thank gosh the theatre is very close to the mall... I hate driving... Besides that, Shaun hasn't called me yet, so that's a good thing. That means I can spend more time with you..." Victoria's smile got wider. Kyle grabbed the little girl's hand, and they both made their way out of the mall.

"Lord Myotismon, I found them!" Cried Phantomon somewhat happily as he contacted the vampire lord through the floating monitor shaped like a bat.

Myotismon, who was still wondering around the mall, hid in a dark place where the people didn't roam around, and he answered Phantomon with a bat monitor of his own. "Really, than where is she? Did you get her? What does she look like now?" He asked impatiently to the phantom digimon.

"Um..." Phantomon scratched his head. "She... well... I couldn't hear her all that well, but she said something about going to a movie -- and no, I didn't get her. That girl... she was wearing something strange, but had stripes on it. Oh yes, and there was this little girl with her as well..."

Myotismon's eyes grew wide, "A little girl? Is she related to Kyle of any sort?"

Phantomon shrugged, "I don't know..."

Myotismon was silent for a moment, than he started to mumble to himself, but Phantomon could still hear. "It can't be her daughter, I would of known if she had a child, and besides, Kyle is still young and innocent..." His expression changed to a serious one. "Do you know where Kyle and this little girl have gone too?..."

Phantomon shrugged once more, "I am not sure, Lord Myotismon, but she couldn't have gotten far... you can sense her, can't you? She has power in her soul just like you..."

Myotismon smiled maliciously and nodded slowly, "Yes... this power allowed me to live and give me new sorts of magic... now I wish to see of what it became of inside that girl... Wait for me, I will join you in a few minutes, than you will come with me to aide in finding that girl. I want her back with me." Phantomon nodded, and than he was not on the screen no more. Myotismon put his monitor in a pocket and he just stood there in the shadows. "I want Kyle to be mine, and mine alone. I only want her to love me and no one else. No one... is going to take her away from me again..."

"Wow... it's a really good thing that the theatre is close to the mall! It's gotten so foggy out all of a sudden! If this keeps up, than it would be impossible to see the road or anything else!" Said Kyle sarcastically, as she and Victoria went into the theatre.

Kyle was so happy there was a movie theatre close to the mall, for she was a paranoid driver, and just hated to drive all together. The theatre was not all that big, but it was not a bad one either. It had good service, good seats, and videogames that Kyle loved to play sometimes before a movie started. She went up to the counter and said, "Two for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory..."

The woman ticket attendant gave them two tickets and Kyle paid for it. As the woman was giving back change, she saw Victoria beside Kyle and smiled down at her sweetly. "Your little sister looks so sweet."

Kyle looked down at Victoria and than back at the woman ticket attendant. She blushed slightly, "Victoria isn't my sister, she's my -- " the look the woman was giving her now, Kyle suddenly shut her mouth. "Um... never mind, but thank-you for the tickets..." Kyle walked away quickly with Victoria's hand in hers, and they both went up to the concession stand to get some food. "Do you want any popcorn, candy, or even soda?" Kyle asked Victoria. The little girl just shook her head 'no' slowly. "Huh... I want nothing either, so let's just go and find a seat before the movie starts, okay sweetie?" The two girls smiled at each other, than Kyle guided Victoria into the right screening room, where they would see the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... "Food from here just gives me a nasty headache anyway..."

The room was big and dimly lit, which made it a little difficult to find the right seats for themselves. Kyle wished to sit up at the very front like she usually does when going to movies, but with the small child she had with her, they would have to sit more towards the back. The two sat towards the middle and just seated themselves. "I hope you like this movie..." said Kyle to Victoria, "I saw this with Eddie a couple of times, and we both love this movie. I have to say... Johnny Depp looks kinda cute in this movie too... Oh, and don't worry, Victoria, there are no clowns in this movie, unless you want to count the -- uh... weird looking dudes -- oh never mind!"

There weren't allot of people in this screening room, since this particular movie has been out for awhile, but Kyle liked that; less noise from the rude children and babies that would come. Only a few children and one adult were present in the room. Kyle sat back in her chair and closed her eyes, but after a few moments, she heard Victoria squeal quietly. Kyle opened her eyes and saw that the whole room had suddenly gotten dark; pitch black! You couldn't see anything that was around you! Kyle felt around until she held onto Victoria's hand. "Don't worry, Victoria, something like this happened to me before when I saw The Hulk with my cousins. It was spooky, but kinda fun... in a way. I'm sure those lights will come back on any minute now..." The few children in the room were whispering and muttering to themselves somewhat worriedly. Kyle wondered why, it was only the lights that went out; what's the worse that could happen?

Than, someone opened a door and entered the screening room where Kyle and Victoria were. This person -- he, could now sense her greatly since there were hardly any people in there. Myotismon sighed deeply, for he knew he had found her. He knew she was in here, it's as if... he could almost touch her. The room may be very dark, but for a vampire like Myotismon, he could still see pretty well. He looked around for her, but it did not take long to notice a young woman sitting with a little girl. Myotismon started to smile evilly as he approached her slowly. Very softly, he snapped his fingers and changed into his blue suit and the black cape once more. He didn't want to wear those human clothes any longer. He preferred to be in his own.

Kyle suddenly felt a strong chill run through her body. She turned her head to where Victoria was seated and said, "Do you feel that chill, Victoria? Suddenly... I just feel so cold..."

After a moment, she heard someone coming up to her and taking a seat. Kyle didn't like other people sitting next to her, but she did not mind it that much. Than, the person spoke to her breathlessly, "Darling..." Kyle's eyes went very wide when she heard that voice. At that very moment, it felt like the girl's whole world just suddenly shattered in front of her very eyes. Kyle did not move, speak, or make any sounds -- well, all except for the soft panting of fear that she felt going through her. She knew who it was. She knew who that voice belonged too. She didn't want to believe it, but she knew she had too.

Myotismon took her hand and brought it to his face. Kyle gasped and turned her head to where she heard him speak. He kissed her hand gently, and with his other hand, he gently grabbed her chin. "I want you to be with me again... and I want to love you like I wanted to before..." He brought her face a little closer to his. "Kiss me, my darling... I want to feel your lips on mine again..." The girl felt her own body leaning towards his, almost as if hypnotized by his charm and voice. She closed her eyes and sighed deeply when she felt his breathing on her own lips. Myotismon's stern lips were lightly brushing against hers... but than, the lights kicked back on to that dim glow again. Victoria got a better look at Myotismon and she screamed loudly. Kyle suddenly snapped out of it, and hesitated for a moment, but smacked Myotismon across the face with her spiky bracelet. She quickly got Victoria off the seat, and ran out of the screening room while carrying her. "No!" Cried Myotismon, and he just sat there for a moment while he rubbed his cheek. He couldn't believe what Kyle just did: she smacked him. No one has ever hit him like that, and no one would want too! Myotismon was full of rage, and felt the need to hurt somebody badly, but knew he needed to quit his tantrums, so he calmed down a bit. "I will find you, Kyle... no matter where you go..."

As Kyle ran out of the theatre, she shrieked loudly at what she saw -- bats. There were millions and millions of bats flying around all over town, obscuring Kyle's view, and everyone else's! "Oh my god... just what -- just what the hell is going on here?" She heard Victoria starting to cry in fear, and Kyle knew that they better find a place far away from here. She better leave soon, or Myotismon will come after her at any moment.

Kyle couldn't believe it though: Myotismon is alive, but how? This just... something like this can't possibly happen in her world. "I have to get out of here... I don't want to be with Myotismon... " than she whispered, "I'm so afraid..." Kyle hurriedly got to her car and quickly put Victoria in the backseat, than she got to the driver's side and started up the car. Even though she was a paranoid driver, but that meant nothing to her at this moment. All she wanted to do was to get out of here, and take herself and Victoria away from this place. "Where can I possibly go? The only place I know that will take us away from here at some speed... is the train..." The train station that Kyle uses sometimes is only about ten minutes away... and that train will take her to Chicago, which would be faraway from where she was now, but it wouldn't be far enough.

While driving, the bats and the fog made it hard for her to see the road that well, and Victoria's crying and squealing only made it harder for poor Kyle. When Kyle neared the train station, she knew she should park somewhere aways from it, or Myotismon would suspect immediately to where she could of gone -- so, the girl had driven up to a deserted parking lot, and got herself and Victoria out of the car. "Don't worry, Victoria, I won't let that evil man hurt you..." whispered Kyle, and she picked up the little girl. "I'll carry you since I know you can't run that fast, okay?" Victoria did not say a word, for she was still crying, and Kyle could understand that, and she didn't say anything either.

Kyle saw the train station about a mile from where she was, and she knew that her and Victoria better get there quickly before anyone else knew where they were going, or where they were right now. From the deserted parking lot was the main street to other parts of her town, and when Kyle stood at the edge of the road, she began to cry silently when she saw of what was becoming of her home. There were bats, Bakemon, and other evil looking digimon terrorizing people, and destroying cars and breaking up buildings and restaurants. Kyle couldn't believe that this was happening to her life... she didn't want to believe it... Kyle watched helplessly as the people of her town were being dragged, carried, and even beaten by some of the digimon. She guessed that Myotismon wanted everyone captured and imprisoned as so not to cause trouble, but it seems that his henchmen were doing a good job at that.

Kyle quickly started to run across the street, and to her surprise, she didn't stop running. She didn't want too, at least until she knew she was at the train station. It broke her heart to hear people and children screaming and crying in agony as they were being tortured by other digimon. Kyle never wanted this to happen... not at all.

When she got to the train station, she wished that it wasn't so out in the open, for digimon and people could spot her easily. There were two small buildings in front of the train tracks, and these places were just -- buildings that you go buy your train tickets and such, and that's just what Kyle did. From inside the building, you couldn't see all the ruckus that was going on outside, but Kyle was somewhat glad, for the ticket attendant wouldn't be here right now. She put Victoria down for a moment and said to the ticket attendant, "Two tickets please..." The attendant didn't say a word as he gave the tickets to Kyle. "And... what time will the train arrive?"

"In a couple minutes now, so don't worry, and we all should be glad that this train just runs by itself. We had too many late trains when people drove them." Said the ticket attendant, than Kyle carried Victoria once more and the two waited outside for the train to come.

"It better come soon... I just want to get out of here..." thought Kyle, and she looked both ways to see if the train was coming or not. The girl sighed and sat on the hard and rough pavement while still holding Victoria. The little girl had calmed down a bit, but was still sobbing a little. "I know you want to go back to Shaun, and so do I actually, but... with that evil man terrorizing our home, I just can't..." The two just sat there quietly as they listened to the distant screams and shouting of the people from the digimon terrorizing them. Kyle just wanted to breakdown and cry uncontrollably, and she was close to that point.

"Well, well, well... what do we have here?..." Kyle gasped and looked above her as she saw Phantomon hovering above. Phantomon was accompanied by many Bakemon. Kyle whimpered as she got up from the ground and held Victoria closer to her. "Lord Myotismon was hurt when you hit him like that, and I don't mean just the pain on his skin, but his dark heart..."

"Since when did Myotismon start having a heart?" Asked Kyle rudely as she took a step back.

Phantomon snickered softly, "Since you came along, my dear... Now, if you would just come with us quietly, we won't hurt that little girl..." Phantomon gestured his Bakemon to grab at Victoria, while the phantom digimon himself flew down and wrapped his chain around Kyle. Victoria started to scream and cry, and even thrash around as the Bakemon tried to get her away from Kyle.

"Stop it! Let us go!" Cried Kyle as she struggled badly with Phantomon.

"Did you really think Lord Myotismon would forget about you this easily?" Asked Phantomon boldly, "You were always on his mind, ever since you left him those years ago... It may have not been long for you, but for Lord Myotismon, it felt like an eternity for him... He wants you to be his, along with those powers, in which we will find them soon enough..." Kyle still wouldn't give up on trying to get away from Phantomon and get Victoria back with her. "Just give up! Why do you still resist us? Lord Myotismon will search for you no matter where you go... He wants you to go with him..."

"I don't want to go with him. I don't love him!" Saying this startled Phantomon badly, and with that, Kyle shoved him away hard and pulled Victoria from the weak Bakemon quickly -- and just in time, for the train has finally pulled in. As soon as the train doors opened, Kyle, while carrying Victoria, quickly got on the train and sat on the seats. The girl looked out the window and was surprised that neither the Bakemon or Phantomon chased after her. When the trained started to move away from the station, Kyle just watched the evil digimon float there and stare back at the girl with wide eyes. Kyle sat back in her seat and sighed deeply in some relief.

Kyle held Victoria close to herself, for the little girl was crying softly again. Kyle saw her reflection through the windows of the train, and she started to cry as well. "Help me..." she sobbed, "I don't know what to do. I'm so afraid of him..." A couple of blood tears ran down her face. "Somebody help us..."

Author's Note: I'm sorry if the digidestined weren't in this chapter, but they will be in the next one! So please keep reading my future chapters, and remember to REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Comments (whether good or bad) are greatly appreciated!