"Where's Hikari?" Takeru insisted, still struggling against his invisible restraints.

"No use struggling." She answered, calmly walking past Patamon, who snapped at her feet as she came towards Takeru. "Unless you can snip off your shadow there's no escape."

"Where. Is. She?" He emphasised every single word.

The fake Hikari sighed.

"Why do you look for her?" She whispers running a cold finger down the side of his face, looking hungrily up at him.

He quickly pushed it away, he wasn't going to be fooled again. Anger filled her eyes.

"Why do you choose her over me!? Do I not look like her? How can she please you more then me?" She grabbed his hand in an iron grip, stopping him from pushing her away as she brought her face close to his and whispered in his ear. "I want you just as much as her, trust me and, unlike that old hag I am not afraid to admit it."

"Hikari, that is enough." Letting go of Takeru, she turned round to where, all of a sudden, Piedmon had appeared. "You can play with him later. First you must retrieve the crest of light."

The girl took a graceful step toward Piedmon. "No."

"No!? What do you mean no!?" growled the clown Digimon.

"I mean I no longer take order from you." she answered calmly

"I am your creator, you will retrieve the crest!"

Takeru's eyes widened, this was the V2? How had she managed to take Hikari's current form?

"Well you should have thought of that before you infused me with the power of darkness." V2 Hikari crossed her arms. "With me being responsible for capturing the crest of light, you hadn't thought that one trough had you?"

"Why you disrespectful..." he never managed to call her whatever he was going to call her.

Instantly like dark wings, a black energy erupted from the girl's back and engulfed her in its chilling power. Piedmon gave a surprised yelp of pain. He looked down at his chest where the V2's dark, glowing hand had forced its way into his chest.

The Digimon's eyes widened.

"The time of the Dark Masters has long ended." She said mercilessly rotating her glowing hand. Her voice sounded deeper, more penetrating and cold. "The time of the Mistress of Darkness has begun."

Piedmon couldn't even manage a sound as the V2 casually pulled her hand out of his chest and turned to face Takeru and Patamon once again, the dark digimon slowly dissipating into data.

"Impressed?" she asked giving him a cheeky smile.

"Not in the slightest."

"I could do the same to you."

"I dare you."

She walked up to him, here darkly glowing hand making nonsensical patterns. She stood right in front of him, slowly raising her death hand but instead of piercing his chest she slowly caressed his cheek again.

"Why won't my darkness work on you?"

"I guess I'm not as dark as you think."

"Impossible." She said, pulling his face so he was forced to look into her cold eyes. " You humans are always corrupted by something . Envy. Greed. Lust. I just have to dig a bit deeper…"

"Sorry to disappoint."

"How endearing."

"Where is the real Hikari?"

The v2 puffed out her cheeks childishly. "Why are you so obsessed with her? You know, being her copy I can feel what she feels when her emotions are strong. Trust me, these emotions, especially concerning you, are powerful. But that idiot never did anything about them, unlike me..."

"You are not her."

"Don't be idiotic. I am her. I know you share the same feelings as her, your heart gives you away every time I touch you. You believe I am not her but you cannot control it, can you? The same feelings Hikari pushed back and hid away within her heart. Oh that was the sweetest darkness! Takeru I won't push you away."

"Where is Hikari?"

Her eyes instantly flared. "You want to see her so badly? Fine! Maybe seeing just how weak she really is will help you make a wiser decision."

Against Takeru's will, she forced her hand trough his and began to walk towards the lighthouse, Takeru and Patamon forcefully mirroring her every step. Takeru was finding it ever harder to struggle. With every step they took, the chill from her touch was making him feel numb, especially as she leaned on him, placing her head on his shoulder. No, she was wrong, even tough the V2 looked exactly like Hikari he knew she wasn't her but he let her lean on him, only until they reached Hikari.

He couldn't help wonder how peculiar the two of them must have appeared strolling, hand in hand, along the shore of that dark ocean. Matt and Tai would never have let them hear the end of it. He silently preyed the others were having better luck then him.

"She's inside." Said the V2, as Takeru looked up at the lighthouse. She placed her palm on the dark doorknob and deathly slowly opened the door. She walked in first, Takeru was relieved that the doorframe was only large enough for one to pass at a time. The door closed behind him, locking Patamon outside. Takeru wanted to protest, he could hear Patamon's complaints outside the door as he struggled against Hikari's dark restraints but he was momentarily caught in the awe of the moment.

They hadn't walked into a lighthouse, it was larger on the inside, much larger. It looked like a medieval throne room, with soaring high grey columns. The grey walls covered in digicode. There was only a single source of light, at the peak of the domed ceiling a skylight let dark light fall into the room, faintly illuminating the room but beautifully bathing it's main targets; Hikari and Gatomon.

They looked like a scene out of a Disney cartoon, they hovered, horizontally a few feet off the ground, their arms crossed over their chests. They were motionless, as unsteering as the dead.

"Hiakri!" Takeru called frantically, struggling against his dark hold.

The V2 looked at him with mild amusement. "No matter how much you squirm you can't break..."

She raised a curious eyebrow as Takeru managed, with much force, to raise one of his feet off the ground. It was like trudging trough mud but he wasn't going to let the V2 stop him from reaching Hikari. With every step, it became easier to move until he practically ran past the V2 and to the real Hikari's side.

"Hikari!" He panted as he nearly collided with her hovering being. She was even paler then usual, her eyes were open, but a shadow had fallen over them. She looked up at him but she couldn't see him.

The V2 mockingly clapped. "I underestimated you. You managed to break my dark bonds just with sheer will power."

"What did you do to her?!" Takeru yelled, his voice shaking.

"I did nothing." She answered faining innocence. "She couldn't fight the darkness in her own heart. She isn't as 'light-bearing' as you may think."

Takeru turned his attention to his friend, grasping her hand in his. He sighed relieved, it was warm and alive, he could even feel her heart beating under his hand.

"Hikari I will get you out of this." He whispered

"Oh how Nobel. Mr Knight in shining armour. " The V2 made a quick step towards him but stopped, momentarily confused.

"She heard me, didn't she?"

"That can't be..."

He turned back to the copy and nearly crushing her hand in his he whispered, so that only she could hear him. "I told you I'd find you."

"What treachery is this?!" Shrieked the v2 as the crest of hope began to glow with the purest light she had ever seen. It stung and burnt the dark Mistress' flesh, her skin hissed as she pulled the crest from where it hung around her neck, dropping it to the ground and taking a couple of painful steps back. But Takeru was too preoccupied to notice the light and the V2's pain. He was too focused on the real Hikari. Slowly the shadow that had fallen over her eyes began to fade. She still couldn't see him but her lips began to move.

"Takeru."

So here you go! Another chapter! The big climax is almost upon us muhahahaha :D I hope you enjoyed the chapter, please tell me what you think JI'll try update soon, thank you so much fro reading! Also a fellow Fanfiction friend of mine, Yupiyo, is translating this fanfic in Spanish for whoever is interested. This is the link;

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Well that's all everyone! :D

- LunaPendragon