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Chapter Twelve

Rei looked at the person standing in front of her and stepped back. Duskmon stood before her. She didn't know what to do or what he was going to do with her. She looked at him and noticed that he didn't look like he was going to hurt her. She walked closer to him as it occurred to her that if he had wanted to he could have already killed her.

"Where am I and why did you bring me here?"

"You are being held captive by Mercurymon in the name of Cherubimon. It is not my place to say why you are here."

"Then tell me, where are the others?"

"I don't know where your comrades are."

He stayed quiet and she looked at him. For a moment she thought she saw something else in him, something that shocked her. She saw a young boy that resembled Kouji. She couldn't believe what she had seen.

"You are not fully a digimon, are you?"

He was taken aback by this. He looked at the girl curiously.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"I should be asking you that."

"I am Duskmon."

"That is what they call you, but who are you really?"

He looked at her uncertainly. How could she know so much? She was just a young girl. He wondered who she really was and why they wanted her. They had said that she could be useful and although he had been skeptical at first he was now starting to believe that she really was special.

"Do you really want to know who I am?" She asked.

He nodded.

"My name is Rei. That's as much as I can tell you. I'm not really sure of who I am."

He looked at her as she smiled at him. How could she smile at the one who was holding her captive? He turned around to walk away.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"I'll return later."

"But, I don't want to be alone. It's so dark." She said.

He looked at her and saw that she did actually look very pale and tired. Was it the darkness that was doing this to her? He had been told that she was a creature of light. Was the dark weakening her? He walked back to where she was.

"Are you ill?"

She looked at him uncertainly. Why should he be worried? He was holding her captive after all. Yet, now that she got a chance to talk to him he wasn't as bad as he seemed. Maybe he only attacked them because he was ordered to do so. She was so caught up in her own thoughts that she forgot he was there.

Duskmon saw that she wasn't going to answer and left. Rei sat down on the ground and began to think of the others. She wondered what had happened to them.

"I hope they're safe." She said to herself.

She was worried, but the person she thought about the most was Kouji. She missed him and she hoped that he was fine after the attack from Duskmon. She wished there was some way to get out of that place or to at least know if he was fine.

Kouji walked around for a while and still didn't find any of the others. He was worried about Rei. The others had their Spirits so they could protect themselves, but Rei didn't have anything. She was helpless and alone. What if something happened to her? What if she was captured? What if she was injured? He couldn't stand the thought of her alone and injured especially since she was weak and sick. He hoped he would be able to find her soon and he hoped that she was fine.

After a while he ran into the others. They were being held captive by Ranamon and Mercurymon. He noticed that Rei and Takuya weren't there. This made him worry even more. He noticed that there were some digimon trying to open the others' D-tectors. Ranamon began to tickle them to get them to say where the others were. They wouldn't talk. Kouji knew that he had to do something and spirit evolved.

He tried to beat them but he couldn't fight by himself. He was getting beaten and he couldn't get the others free. Still he couldn't give up he was their only hope now. If he couldn't get the others out how could he hope to help Rei? How could he ever fulfill his duty as her guardian if he couldn't protect her? He had to fight.

Suddenly Agnimon appeared and helped Lobomon. Lobomon was able to free the others who spirit evolved and they all fought together. Ranamon and Mercurymon retreated. Kouji was still worried about Rei. She was the only one missing. They were all worried about her. Takuya felt bad because he thought that it was his fault for not having listened to Kouji. They left to go look for her.

Meanwhile Rei was sitting alone in her cell. She was thinking about Kouji when she saw someone standing in front of the gate. She looked up to see Duskmon. He was holding a tray with food and what looked to be a blanket. He opened the gate and entered the cell.

"I thought you might be hungry. I brought you some food and a blanket. It would be bad if you died."

She took the blanket and looked at the food. There was some soup, bread, rice and water in the tray. It looked good, but what if it was poisoned? Duskmon knew what she was thinking and he couldn't blame her. After all he had kidnapped her.

"There's nothing wrong with the food. You can eat it."

She took the rice and began to eat for she was indeed hungry.

"Thank you."

He nodded and walked out. He closed the gate and turned to leave.

"Wait."

Duskmon turned back to her.

"Could you stay here for a while?"

"Why?"

"I don't want to be alone."

"How can you ask me to stay here when I am the one holding you captive?"

"But, even if you are you're a nice person. You don't have to be so nice to me, but you are. I don't think you're as bad as the others think."

He was puzzled by her answer. Why did she trust him so much? Why did she want him to stay with her? Did she really think that he was good?

"If you don't think that I am bad then why do you think that I am holding you captive?"

"Because you were told to do so. You don't even know who I am. Why are you doing all of this? What do you get out of following Cherubimon's orders?"

He didn't answer. She looked at him and then remembered how he had reacted when he saw Kouji after he hit him back in the forest.

"How do you know Kouji?"

Duskmon was surprised by the question.

"What makes you think I know him?"

"It's obvious you know him. You kept calling out his name after you hit him and you were clutching your head. It was as if you remembered something. Who are you? You're not just a digimon are you? You're a human!"

This girl was strange. How could she know so much about him? He was about to answer her when he heard someone approaching them. It was Mercurymon. Rei saw him and stood up.

"Where are my friends?"

"Dear child, your friends have already been dealt with. You are the only one left and I shall take care of you now once and for all. Duskmon bring the girl out."

Duskmon opened the gate and grabbed her. For some reason he felt bad about helping Mercurymon harm this girl. She seemed so nice and innocent.

"Duskmon, please, don't listen to him." She said in a low voice.

He didn't respond. He held her back and Mercurymon approached them.

"Don't worry, girl. Soon you won't remember anything. I will make all of your worries vanish."

He took her necklace and it glowed brightly lighting up the dark place they were in. She was scared for she knew that if he took that her worries really would leave along with all of her memories. She hadn't fully recovered them and if the necklace was removed she would forget everything, even Kouji.

"No, please, don't-"

It was too late. Mercurymon took the necklace and her eyes became cold and empty. Duskmon was surprised to see her become so still. It was as if she was no longer alive. Mercurymon laughed at his accomplishment.

"And so Lady Rei, the last hope of the Digital World is gone. She is no longer a threat to us. Without her memories she is nothing but an empty shell. She can't do anything anymore."

He turned to Duskmon.

"Duskmon, put her back in the cell and make sure the necklace is somewhere safe where those brats will never find it."

He left and Duskmon looked at the girl he was holding. It was strange to think that she was the same girl that he had just been talking to. The girl that was so happy and full of life. He put her back in the cell and left with a strange feeling of guilt plaguing his heart.

End Chapter Twelve

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