I was lying in my bed pondering what happened. We tried to help Gotsumon up but he just ran away… I just couldn't bring myself to understand Patrick, I mean when Patamon first arrived, there was a part of me that hated him. I think I hated all Digimon just a bit deep down on the inside… But seeing how happy everyone was just washed that away. My phone started to ring…
I was too lost in thought to answer it, I could only think of what Patrick had done. In fact everything he has done up until this moment was strangely abnormal. All he seemed to be concerned with was himself, which never really bothered me so much… But his cold attitude towards human emotion, even when he saved us I really think it was out of an ego trip. Could he even be trusted?
My phone rang again, I looked at it, but couldn't bring myself to answer it. I was just too confused. Patrick simply discarded Gotsumon like a piece of trash. It seemed like he wasn't even capable of human emotion. He was cold, regretless, and remorseless. Something was just scary about him.
My phone rang again, I got up and decided to pick it up this time. I looked at the caller screen, it was Takeshi, I flipped open the phone… But even before I got a chance to even say hello I was met with a heart-shattering scream in the background while another voice shouted, "You have to come over and help!"
It was a girl's voice and it sounded like Hanako. So I asked, "Hanako, is that you?"
She was breathing heavily, as she said, "Takeshi, I am at his house… A Digimon attacked him and he fell unconscious!"
"I'll be right over!!!" I said as I ran to the door, I turned back and saw Patamon sleeping, so I shouted "WAKE UP! We have trouble!"
15 minutes later we showed up at Takeshi's house, he was on the floor screaming with his eyes were closed though. I tried to shake him and talk to him but he wouldn't open his eyes. I turned to Hanako and asked, "What the hell happened!?"
She had a tear in her eye as she clenched onto her chest in fear, she tried to talk but she had trouble forming words, "I-I-I… It came fr- Ah- Tapirmon… It was n-n-named Tapirmon!"
I look closely at Takeshi's face… I looked back at Hanako and said, "I think he is sleeping…"
Hanako nodded, she was trembling. I fell silent… I was unsure of what to do, all that I was sure of was that we had to find Tapirmon. He began to roll around the floor and scream once more, "NO! NOT AGAIN!!!"
At that point maybe it was luck but a strange Digimon showed up, he examined Takeshi's face. I was unsure of what to do, meanwhile Hanako was curled up in the corner of the room. She shouted "Tapirmon!!!"
Patamon and Gabumon were ready to attack when he said, "This doesn't look good…"
He looked back up at me and continued, "I am sorry, this is the work of my brother… Is this human your friend?"
I stared at him with almost blank eyes, I could tell there was a sincerity in his voice… This is the first good Digimon that crossed over and wasn't an egg. He said, "My bother is attacking him in his dreams… He is not a bad nor evil Digimon… But somehow Devimon has influenced him!"
I asked, "Devimon? Who's that?"
He looked again at Takeshi's face and said, "I could tell you, but if you can get my dear brother out of there and save your friend, I will divulge more information…"
I asked, "But how do I save Takeshi? If I knew that I would gladly do it!"
Tapirmon replied, "Go into his dreams! It's that simple!"
Tapirmon than shot me with a dark mist and I passed out…
I awoke in a dark void, Takeshi was standing there looking down at something in front of him. I walked a bit closer to see what it was, but then I stopped out of fear when I saw what it really was, a dead body. Takeshi got down on his knees and started crying. Suddenly the void changed and the body got up… It was the boy from the picture at his house. He then disintergrated into nothing...
I saw his mother at the door with his father. She said, "Now watch Shuji, okay Takeshi?"
I looked and I saw a younger Takeshi nod with excitement as his brother stood next to him.
"NO! DON'T LEAVE!" the real Takeshi shouted. There were tears flowing down his face, "PLEASE STOOOOP!!!!"
Suddenly everyone faded and the day turned to night, I heard foot steps as I saw Takeshi whispering, "Please, not again!"
I went up to him and shouted, "This is a trick Takeshi! Don't fall for it! This is a Digimon's mind games!"
He dropped to his knees and shook his head, "No… This is my eternal sin! This will follow me to my grave!"
I looked towards the stair case and saw the young Takeshi hiding with a tear in his eye, he looked so scared, but what was he looking at? I turned and saw something that I honestly wish I never saw…
"Don't move or scream or I'll kill you kid!" a man in black said holding a knife to Shuji's neck.
Shuji was shaking, as he said, "Please don't hurt me!"
He was trying to hold himself back from crying, but he couldn't control himself for very long… He started crying loudly, the man said, "I told you to shut up!"
But he couldn't stop crying, and with one swift motion it all Shuji fell to the floor…
Takeshi screamed, "NO! SHUJI!"
As he screamed his young brother's name, I could sense the pain and sorrow in his voice. It was almost as painful to watch as what I just saw transpire… Takeshi was crying as he stumbled towards his brother's body. The man in black disappeared and Takeshi dropped to his knees and lifted up his young brother and held him close. He was sobbing uncontrollably. A voiced echoed throughout the room, "What's done is done… And all that's left is to hope you can receive atonement for your horrid sins! You let him die and you know it!"
I screamed, "DAMN YOU TAPIRMON! THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTING AND UNDERHANDED TACTIC I HAVE EVER SEEN! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW AND FIGHT LIKE A REAL MAN!"
The room suddenly vanished, as did Shuji's body. All that was left was the bloody knife. The voice continued to talk, "Salvation is one easy motion away…"
With tears streaming down his face like a river, Takeshi desperately grabbed the knife and held his arm out. I ran over and screamed, "TAKESHI!!! DON'T FALL VICTIM TO THIS MIND GAME! TAKESHI!!!"
He was breathing heavily with tears in his eyes as he set in forth the motion that would finally absolve his tortured soul of his pasts sins…
To Be Continued…