Digimon: Crest of Reflection

Intermission: Broken Hearts

…Umm…yeah…just read.

Chapter 4: Abduction

Two days after Patamon's fight with Shadow, four figures appeared in the forest, all cat-like shapes. "Hey Famine," the leader said, and the shadow on his right turned.

"Yeah?"

"I found another Gatomon," the leader pointed to where Gatomon was busy fishing, and Famine smirked.

"You want me to collect her?" The leader nodded and Famine leapt down, landing without a sound on the forest floor and approached Gatomon. Unfortunately for him, Gatomon was on high alert because of the recent events, and when he got too close, she wheeled around and gave him a kick to the jaw.

"Shadow! I knew you'd try…this?" The white cat looked closer and saw that instead of the earthly amber, this cat's eyes were a pale yellow. "I'm sorry! Are you alright?"

Famine got up rubbing his cheek, "hmm…she seems sympathetic…" he thought, "maybe I can use that to my advantage. "Yeah…I'm fine," the ShadeGatomon (A/N: Same as Shadow, all of them are…well, except for the leader, but I'll cover that later) replied, "name's…Fam…ily…yeah, Family…" Famine corrected himself. "I can't use my actual name…it's kind of evil sounding…of course, that's what we are."

Gatomon tilted her head to the side, "are you feeling alright?"

"Uh, yeah, that kick just dazed me a bit," Famine, sorry 'Family', quickly said. "That's quite a haul," he remarked, noticing her small pile of fish.

The white cat shrugged, "I guess…well, I suppose I'll see you around." She picked up her catch and turned to head back to Patamon's hut.

"Finally, I thought this bitch would NEVER turn her back!" Famine thought with irritation. "Thunder Claw!" He swung his paw in a sideways arc, but Gatomon was prepared. She flipped back, landing behind him.

"Lightning Paw!" Her fist landed square in the back of his head, "I've dealt with too many guys not to know when one is faking his personality. You could have tried to use a less suspicious sounding name than 'Family' though." She said, crouching in preparation for a pounce.

"That's enough of that kitten," The leader appeared behind her, and knocked her unconscious with his chain. "Famine, she's right, you were better off with your actual name." He said coldly, picking Gatomon up and slinging her over his shoulder.

"Yeah yeah, I'll be more careful next-"

"Boom Bubble! Pah!" The compressed air smacked Famine out cold, and Patamon flew up to the mysterious leader. "Get your hands off of her! Who do you think you are anyway?!"

The leader bowed, which confused Patamon, "I'm sorry, let me introduce myself porkchop. I am Death." One of the other dark Gatomon leapt out of the trees and took Patamon down from behind.

"And I'm War!" He shrieked, kicking the orange Digimon hard. Patamon struggled up, but War was holding him down by his neck. "Don't even think about it piggy."

"War, don't kill him, that's my job." Death ordered, and War backed away, his bright green eyes lit aflame. Death's colder blood red eyes showed no hint of emotion as he approached Patamon, raising his chain slightly to strike the final blow.

"He's mine!" Shadow shouted, emerging from the trees and kicking off the ground. "Thunder Claw!"

Death blocked with his chain, and threw Shadow to the side effortlessly. "You think you can defy Death? Who are you?"

Shadow jumped up to his feet and pointed his claw at the ChainGatomon. "My name is Shadow, and the only one allowed to kill the pig is me!" He shouted, leaping once again at Death. This time, the black cat stood still, as another ShadeGatomon leapt out of the trees and collided with Shadow. His eyes were a sickly yellow.

"I…am Pestilence…" the newcomer broke off in a bout of coughing, and Shadow seized the opportunity. He ran straight for Pestilence, throwing his claw back and aiming for his head.

"Thunder Claw!" His claw connected to Pestilence's skull, but the force was lighter than it should have been. The sick cat cartwheeled in the direction of the blow, and kicked Shadow in the side of the head.

"Know your pla-" Pestilence began, then broke into coughing once again. Shadow struggled up to his feet, and Death held him up by the neck, squeezing the breath out of him slowly.

"Shadow, I don't know who you think you are, but you cannot defeat the Cats of the Apocalypse. We'll be taking that Gatomon with us, and there's nothing you or that Patamon can do to stop us. However, if you want to try, we'll be at a castle that was formerly home to that fool Myotismon, it should be easy enough to find, there is a perpetual darkness hanging over it. Goodbye." Death threw Shadow into the lake, and motioned for his three comrades to follow him. Famine grabbed Gatomon, and they disappeared into the forest, leaving the two Digimon of Reflection and Hope to their fates.

Well, that's the end of this little mini-book. Intermission 2 will be titled Harbingers of the Apocalypse. Until then!