I was delayed in typing this chapter… (I THINK) xD
Oh, one of my friends just needed my support in a certain problem, hehehe… That's the reason why. LOL (But it was really serious… so I had to help when she needed it. =D)
Anyway, the last chapter was really evil… And this chapter is very sad. INDEED!
Emo readers, it's time to shine! LOL xD
Okay, on with the 4th chapter! (T_T)
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon & its characters, for the exception of my OCs (Original Characters): DarkAkumon (Which will appear later on the fic), SereneAngewomon & FighterAngemon.
Chapter 4 - "The Innocent's Hardship... Hikari's Worst Day"
It was a peaceful night after the assault of the evil S.A… But, for some reason, the streets were empty; it was evident that the whole community was so scared about that event a day ago. Everyone knew about it…
…Except for Hikari. She was innocent of all the tragic happenings that happened on that day. That evil & chaotic day…
Hikari: Aww, c'mon, S.A! We're home already. I'm sure they'll be happy upon seeing me!
S.A: Hikari… Please, you'll just get hurt…
Hikari slowly opened the door… She was greatly excited to get home, but what she saw isn't what she expected…
Hikari: O… Oniichan! [runs to him & hugs him]
Taichi: … [avoiding eye contact with Hikari, stands still]
Hikari: Oniichan…? Is something wrong? Answer me…
Yamato: LET GO OF HIM, YOU MONSTER! [removes Hikari's hold of Taichi]
Hikari: Yamato-san, why…? Did I do anything wrong?
Yamato: DON'T SAY YOU DON'T KNOW! YOU CLEARLY KILLED LOTS OF INNOCENT LIVES, AND WORST OF ALL, YOU NEARLY KILLED MY OKAASAN!
Hikari: W-what did you say? I-I didn't do such thing! I promise!
Sora: [slaps Hikari] Don't try to lie… You also nearly killed me in a dark place! If F.A. didn't show up… I'm dead! And, look at your Oniichan! His arm was deeply wounded by your deadly arrows!
Hikari: [covers her cheek] Sora-san… Yamato-san… Oniichan… I didn't do anything! I was missing since 4 days ago because a Digimon kidnapped me! I swear, please believe me…
Taichi: …
Hikari: Oniichan, does it still hurt? [holds Taichi's wound gently] Daijoubu, I'll-
Taichi: Hikari… L-let go of me…
Hikari: *Gasp…!* G-gomenasai…
S.A: I knew this would happen… Hikari, don't worry, I'll tell you where to hide! Let's get out of here!
Hikari: (Demo, S.A, we can't leave them here! I didn't do anything wrong, right?)
S.A: [looks behind Hikari] Hikari, watch your back!
Hikari: ...Huh?
Takeru: [comes in] Hi guys! Okaasan & Otousan said that I should go with you and- Hey, what's happening in here?
Yamato: GET OUT OF HERE, YAGAMI HIKARI! YOU & S.A. SHOULD BE WIPED FROM EXISTENCE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! ARGGH!
Hikari: W-well then… I have to go with S.A… I have no other choice… No one wants to trust me anymore… [leaves the room]
Takeru: Oniichan, what was that for? If you think Hikari's evil, then you're wrong! I really felt it when I encountered that S.A. yesterday! I know that she's merely a fake!
Yamato: I don't care… I just want that girl out of our way & stop doing evil for others to become stronger!
Taichi: (Hikari… I'm sorry if I did that you awhile ago, but… That's really evil of you to do what you did the previous day… But, I honestly doubt it a little… But, I don't really know what the truth is… I'm really sorry, Hikari… I just… had to do what is right for everyone…)
~Midnight, in a dark dead end~
Hikari: [crying] Oh, S.A… *sob* I don't know what to do… Everyone just… *sob* They just hate me…
S.A: You should have listened to me… I was supposed to say that this will most probably happen… But you were too excited…
Hikari: …It's my fault. I know, S.A… I was too reckless. And now, look at us now… The whole city despises us… But, we didn't do anything, right?
S.A: It's not really that, Hikari. There was something that actually happened while you were unconscious for 3 days…
Hikari: T-then, what is it…?
S.A: [takes a deep breath] Actually… Metamormon used my spirit, right? He… He destroyed my image… He spread chaos in my form in town… And, the people, everyone who saw me, or rather, Metamormon, will obviously not doubt what they saw. Metamormon pretended to be like me, and now he killed so many people in my form, and, and…! *sob*
Hikari: O-oh… Gomen… So what happened that day is caused & meant by Metamormon, and not you… [looks at the nearby TV screen]
~ o ~ o ~
Reporter: S.A, or SereneAngewomon as she was originally called, was nowhere to be found after that tragic event, the massacre, to everyone. She is currently searched by the Police & S.W.A.T. forces day & night. If you had seen her, please contact this number…
Hikari: So, it is true… Sigh… This is hopeless… *sob* We've got no other choice but to sleep in this dark, cold area… We must hide from public…
S.A: Y-you're right… Only the two of us could help each other now… But I hope F.A. & Takeru isn't mad at us too… And, don't cry now, Hikari… I'll be here to help you all day, all night. I'll never leave you!
Hikari: S.A… Thanks. I shall be sleeping now… Oyasuminasai…
Takeru: But… I swear! She wasn't lying… I felt it…
Yamato: But do you have enough evidence? NO! Come on, Takeru! Don't let yourself be tricked by that Digimon!
Sora: Yamato, wait… You don't have to be talk like that to your brother…
Taichi: …If I were you, Yamato, I wouldn't talk to Hikari like that…
Yamato: But! ARGGH! Hikari's a big bad DEMON! I can't afford Takeru as F.A. to be killed by that brutal Digimon!
Taichi: …HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO MY SISTER! [slams Yamato on the wall]
Takeru: H-hey! Stop this, Oniichan, Taichi-san!
Yamato: Get over it, Taichi! Hikari's not the Hikari we knew before!
Taichi: …Hmph… [releases Yamato]
Sora: Now, we should find her & bring her to the security forces… In that way, she will not be able to spread evil further!
Takeru: WON'T YOU GUYS JUST LISTEN TO ME? With that… I'll finish this crazy impostor ONCE AND FOR ALL! [goes out, slams the door]
Yamato: Now we've done it! We've triggered Takeru's berserk button! He won't calm down unless he beats out the one whom he's mad at, or who angered him…
Sora: Oh… So that's just how he is mad at darkness… And evil most of all…
Taichi: (He should defeat that evil impostor… HE HAS TO!)
~The Next Morning…~
Luckily, some of Hikari's friends came to help her upon seeing her alone, sleeping in a dead end…
Miyako: Oh, look, it's Hikari-chan!
Daisuke: What? HIKARI-CHAN? [immediately runs over to Hikari] Hikari-chan! Wake up!
Hikari: Ugh… D-daisuke? Wha-? A-aren't you scared?
Iori: Scared of what, Hikari-san?
Hikari: (So they were innocent… Let's take advantage of this, S.A!) N-never mind! Hahaha…
Ken: Wait, I remembered something that Koushiro-san said…
All: Hmm? What is it?
Ken: He said that… S.A. is… Hikari?
Miyako: I-I can't believe this!
Hikari: Matte yo! I have to explain!
Iori & Ken: Hurry! Or else she might victimize us!
Hikari: Wait! You know nothing! Daisuke…! Don't say you'll-
Daisuke: I'm sorry, Hikari. I don't like evil… Please forgive me… [runs away]
~ o ~ o ~
Hikari: Now what? We'll never get anyone to believe us…
S.A: We could just run away, Hikari… We can't do anything about it. We can't afford fighting back…
Hikari: But… J-just lend me your power, S.A. I have to explain to all of them…
S.A: You said it… Here, but make sure you won't just barge in dangers!
Hikari: Un! Digi-Spirit Evolution! SereneAngewomon!
Punk 1: Hey, lookit' that! It's the Zero trying to win desperately!
Punk 2: Take this! [throws a rock at her]
S.A: [shields the attack] L-leave me alone!
Punk 1: C'mon, guys, let's finish this mon here! This is so fun!
Gang: [stoning her] Muahahaha!
S.A: (I-I need to get out of this… Or else… Ungh… I'm doomed…)
~ o ~ o ~
F.A: Hrr… That evil impostor…! I won't forgive that thing! [notices S.A] Wha-? W-who is that S.A? Hey, guys, STOP!
Gang: H-he's going to sue us! [runs away]
~ o ~ o ~
S.A: [weakly] F.A…? Did you come… to help me?
F.A: [grabs S.A] YOU IMPOSTOR! I won't forgive you for deceiving everyone in town that Hikari-chan's an evil Digimon! [points his Lance of Hope to her throat, chokes her]
S.A: F…A… I know you won't do this… I know you believed in me, and I believed in you too… *cough, cough*
F.A: You can't outsmart me by your actions! I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR HIKARI! FREE HER, OR ELSE…
S.A: I-I am the real S.A… I'm telling the truth… [almost loses breath]
F.A: Your words cannot fool me, you HYPOCRITE! [chokes S.A. mercilessly]
S.A: I-if I really hurt a lot of people… As that Digimon copied me… I'm sorry… *cough, cough* It's all my fault… [a tear drops from her eye] Forgive me, T-takeru…kun…
F.A: A-aah… (W-wait… She knew my name… And she then asked for my forgiveness… S-she's regretting all what she did… N-no, Hikari-chan…!) [suddenly lets go of Hikari, eyes tear up] H-hikari-chan…?
S.A: [desperately stands up] Takeru, I'm sorry… *sob* [runs away]
F.A: Hikari-chan, wait…! No… I knew it… It's not her fault… It's me all this time… *sob* I got carried away by my rage again… I misunderstood her, and thought that she was the fake S.A… I should have faith in her since the start… Stupid me…! BAKA!
S.A: Takeru… He's trying to kill me… But… He… He actually wanted to protect me… But, I know that… Everyone will never ever trust me anymore…
While running, she managed to get near Yamato's apartment secretly, and listened to what he says.
S.A: *huff, huff…* Y-yamato-san…? He seemed so sad… I better know why…
~ o ~ o ~
Yamato: *sob* [talks to someone in the phone] Otousan, you're kidding, aren't you…?
Hiroaki: J-just come over here with Takeru! We need you immediately…
Yamato: But Takeru went out… *sob*
Hiroaki: Well then, get here as soon as you can… [ends the call]
Yamato: It's all because of that S.A… If she didn't do that, nothing of this would have happened… [punches the wall] GRAAH!
S.A: Yamato-san… I think I should watch over him…
~Hospital, 10:35 PM~
Doctor: I'm so sorry for this. She got a deadly poison & we cannot cure it using medicine. What you can only do is to hope for the best…
Hiroaki: Arigato… Sigh…
Yamato: Okaasan… (I don't want that to happen to you… It's all S.A's fault… I hate her!)
S.A: Oh… So that's why Yamato-san reacted like that awhile ago… Demo, I have to do something to help…
…Even though I know that they won't ever forgive me… But what's important is that I can still help others in need…
~ o ~ o ~
That night, after Yamato & his father returned home, Hikari decided to guard & watch over Natsuko secretly the whole night.
S.A: I promise… I won't leave you alone, Takaishi-san… I just can't turn my back on others in need…
S.A. pledged to continue protecting the people needing help… but in secret. In spite of that, what will happen when someone knows about S.A's routine of visiting Natsuko every evening? Will they understand her, or hate her more? Find out in the next chapter, "Warrior of Light, Shine!"
Now, I PROMISE YOU, the next chapter will be very, very TOUCHING… You'll pity S.A/Hikari a lot ='(
I just want to share this fact about S.A's power of healing... Well, it is not just a normal power of healing, but a SPECIAL power that we can say that only S.A. has. I'm telling you this too 'cause the this fanfic will make use of this ability as a part of the plot! (Hmmm, not that much, but that power affects the storyline greatly too)
As I've said, S.A. is probably the only one with it. Her powers are indeed very unique & helpful, but it also has a great side effect too. S.A's evo line has the special condition of "Give & Take", where she can use her special powers to her advantage, but her life is tied to it too. Yes, so her powers can risk her life too!
SereneAngewomon can heal others like no other can. Why? Because she can restore the normal condition of beings that are badly wounded, has a very worse condition, etc. And the greatest thing she can make use of that is to even resurrect dead people to life! O_O
But in place of that incredible healing ability she has, her life is tied to that. At one point of this fic, you'll see that she will use it to help others… But it endangered her life for the sake of it. T_T
Well then, I'll be typing chapter 5! WOOHOO! One of the best chapters, I tell you ;)