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Running Innocence

By: Abby Ebon & Firehedgehog

Disclaimer: already did that, check chapter one.

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Chapter Two: The Dilemma

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TK led Gary in the direction the other digi-destined had chosen for a meeting place when they went to the digi-world.

"So, are we meeting someone?" Gary asked curious. 'Maybe someone would know how to get him home.'

TK nodded, looking at the other boy, his clothing was sort of strange, not to say that what he wore wasn't. It just seemed to be made of another material, not from the digi-world, and not from his world.

"That's okay, so... what exactly is that creature flying behind you... I'd like a name to call it instead of the rather rude name I have in my mind?'" Gary asked looking towards Patamon.

TK laughed slightly, realizing he might have been staring.

"Sorry, this is Patamon, my Digimon. The people we're going to meet are my friends."

"Digimon?" Gary said totally lost... the name was almost like Pokemon. He had a very bad feeling about this.

TK frowned most people at least knew that Digimon existed. Gary didn't seem to know anything about them, if his reaction to Patamon was anything to judge by.

"Yes Digimon, or digital monsters, that's where we are the digital world, I'm a digi destined just like my friends."

Gary scratched the back of his head, a habit he had picked up from Ash.

"Um... about that... I have a little problem. You see I have no idea what the heck Digimon, or the digital world is. You might not believe me... but I'm kind of not from any dimension you could be familiar with... especially since I don't think you've ever heard of Pokemon." Gary said.

It was TK's turn to look surprised, he stopped turning to Gary.

"What are Pokemon?" asked TK

"And what's your world like? Do Pokemon talk?" spoke up Patamon.

"Nope... they have a different language. They are intelligent but not many are human intelligent, except the legendaries... but I have to take my friends Ash's word on that since he met them. As for Pokemon... it stands for pocket monster." Gary explained, he then began to describe his home dimension.

Some time during there conversation TK and Gary sat down telling each other of their worlds and who they know in them.

"Then I found out I was the digi-destined of hope..." finished TK

"Yikes... know what's weird... you're a lot like my friend Ash. You two would be great friends I almost wish I could be friends with him again... maybe if I could go back in time I could stop us from becoming rivals like I forced us to be...but I was young and stupid." Gary said with a sigh.

TK felt bad about Gary having lost a friend to rivalry, kind of what Matt and Tai had gone through in the beginning of their first digital adventure.

"Hey don't worry about it I'm sure we can get you home, and then maybe you can become friends with Ash again."

"I hope so... anyway... should we be on our way again?" Gary asked putting on a cheery face.

TK recognized the expression; it was the same mask he used so often to fool others. TK didn't comment on that however, instead he nodded and then got up.

"Yah I think your right Gary."

Together they got up and started walking, this time they were silent about twenty minutes later they came upon a group of children, the ones TK had planned to meet probably...but for some reasons Gary shivered at the dark emotional vibes coming off of them.

TK noticed Gary's shiver and frowned glancing at the other digi-destined, 'So he can feel it too.' he smiled slipping on a mask that now seemed almost natural "Hey guys! This is Gary I Think that he got lost or something..."

"TK, we need to talk." Tai said in an icy voice.

Gary blinked; he didn't think this sounded good.

TK nodded then frowned preparing himself for a lecture.

"How could you! You monster!" yelled Yolei, Ken came behind her and put a hand on her shoulder, TK frowned now very confused and more then slightly worried.

"What are you talking about Yolei?" Yolei let out a sob and Cody, his eyes cold, glared at him. "Stop trying to trick us, we know you killed her."

"Her..." Gary blinked in surprise... he looked at TK to see utter shock and confusion on the blondes face.

"TK... I'm ashamed to be related to you," Matt hissed.

TK looked at Matt in shock he couldn't believe this, of all the people he knew he trusted Matt the most. "What do you mean?" replied TK softly

"You son of a bitch... how could you pretend you don't know... you killed my sister... You killed Kari!" Tai yelled and tears actually slipped down his anger ridden face.

'This can't be right, TK murder someone... he gives off the same feeling of purity as Ash' Gary thought in bewilderment.

TK stood immobile from shock the digi-destined and Tai and Matt all thought he had killed someone so important to him? And Kari no less? This couldn't be this had to be some sort of horrible dream.

"TK... snap out of it." Gary hissed under his breath. This situation was going out of control, first dropped in an unknown dimension...now his new friends accused of murder. 'Where's Ash to fix things when you need him' he thought.

In the Pokemon dimension Ash sneezed.

TK stirred glancing at Gary still in a state of shock. She couldn't have died, it just couldn't be. It just wasn't possible.

"TK... I think we better run." Gary said, his eyes widened as he saw the other children come towards him with murderous rage on their faces. At that moment Gary knew, knew that if he didn't get them running both of them would be dead in minutes.

TK looked at Gary confused then seeing the beginnings of fear on his face he looked at his former friends and older brother, they were out for blood, his blood. He nodded agreeing with Gary.

Gary grabbed TK's hand and put the metal as the saying went, they actually sent up a dust cloud for they went so fast.

'Note to self, thank Ash for all those running lesson.. running lessons from running from my sister' Gary thought.

In another dimension Ash sneezed again and Misty looked at him worried "Are you catching a cold ash?" Ash shock his head in a negative.

"After him!" Tai shouted, the destined quickly followed the two but the two had quickly vanished along with Patamon. They even digivolved their partners, for the moment... TK wasn't in reach.

"Next time." Tai growled clenching his fists, so tight he drew blood with his fingernails.

Matt nodded in agreement, he loved his little brother but TK had went too far, he didn't seem to be the same TK as he once had been.

Hours later the three came to a stop, very tired.

TK didn't know where they were and obviously neither did Gary as this was his first time in the digital world.

"I think... huff.. huff... we're lost." Gary said.

TK glanced at Gary annoyed and still out of breath as well

"Yah...I don't...recognize...anything."

"Well... that's good... I think. Anyway... who the hell is Kari, do you have any idea of what's going on?" Gary asked confused, a very confused look came to TK's face.

"Kari is a digi-destined like me, we are... were friends sense we were kids, I don't know what's going on...so I'm as lost as you right now."

"Damn...and that was just freaky, I think we have to find out what's going on fast." Gary said. 'I have a feeling its going to be awhile till I can get home.'

TK nodded in agreement, closing his eyes in tiredness. "I think we should camp here for the night."

"I think so too...um... is there anything safe to eat in this world...I'm kind of hungry?" Gary asked, at that point his stomach growled... TK couldn't help but laugh.

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