Me: well after um years of waiting here is chapter four. I want to apologize to everyone who has left a review asking me to please hurry and finish or continue this story. With college and a real lack of ideas this story fell aside and left to collect dust. However for so reason inspiration suddenly hit me, driving me to continue the story. I hope you all will forgive this long wait and if there is anyone out their still reading this when I post it I want to say thank you very much for your patients and I hope this chapter is not a let down. Now I give to you Child Of the Hazard Crest: Dreams Deaths Hazard

Rika: Nice apology but I'm still kicking your ass.

Me: crap

Chapter 4: The order is Given: Execute Takato Matsuki

Rika sat watching Takato cook their breakfast. Ever since last night, when she had found him shaking in his chair at the club, he hadn't said a word. They had left with Rika giving everyone the excuse that Takato was feeling under the weather. When they got back Takato locked himself in his room. After a while of banging on his door which never got Takato to come out, Rika finally feel asleep in the hall. She had heard him come out but before she could say anything, Takato told her he was going to cook breakfast and walked off. So now she sat watching him, her patience wearing more and more thin.

"Takato, would you please talk to me."

"You want orange juice or grapefruit to drink?"

"Takato!"

When he didn't respond she got up and grabbed his arm, "Takato."

When he didn't answer again, Rika shook his shoulder, "Taka-!"

Takato didn't give her a chance to finish. Slamming the knife into the cutting board, Takato whirled around and faced Rika, "WHAT!?"

Rika not expecting such a reaction took several steps back. She had never heard Takato speak like that.

"What do you want Rika."

'His voice is so cold.' Rika thought

"I want answers Takato. Last night, one second your sleeping at our table, the next you look like your about to go into a fit!"

Takato narrowed his eyes, "its none of your business Rika. And besides you said you weren't going to push this. Remember."

"Are you telling me you had another nightmare?"

Takato turned back around facing away from her, "Rika just lay off."

Rika frowned, "Since when do you tell me what to do Takato?"

"Since when am I required to tell you about everything in my life?"

"Well, since every chance I get to sleep over here, you've been screaming yourself awake, I think I should be aloud to know what the hell is going on with you."

"Oh I see, so now that you let me in your pants, I have to tell you everything about bout my life? Sorry Rika it doesn't fucking work that way!"

Rika winced at the verbal assault. Now she was worried. They had fought before but not once had Takato ever cursed at her. Taking a breath she placed a hand on his shoulder, "Takato please, I know I said I wouldn't push this, but look at whats happening to you. I'm worried about you."

"I'm fine Rika, really."

Rika for her part didn't by it, and Takato knew it.

Digital World

"What I want to know is how the nine seals where opened without anyone of us noticing it?" Baihumon growled out to his fellow sovereign.

"The only time I can think of is during the D-Reaper assault. Its the only time that makes any sense. Of course that only explains the possible when and, not the more important question of how." answered Ebonwumon, hoping to calm the giant tiger digimon.

"No, that is not the most pressing question now," Azulongmon started slowly, "what we need to ask ourselves is, what do we do now?"

"Thats simple, we kill it and stop the it from gaining its power. If its inside the human it is mortal. So it can be killed."

Azulongmon, "and kill the boy along with it?"

"Yes."

Silence greeted Baihumon's simple and direct statement. And for a long time no one said anything till at last Zhuqiaomon spoke after much thought, "if we do this...we will have the humans...no the tamers declaring war upon us. And that is a war I do not think we would win."

Azulongmon nodded, but Ebonwumon spoke before him, "are we even sure the entity has been implanted yet?"

"Unfortunately it has been implanted, and has had four years to dig itself into the poor boys mind, body and soul." Azulongmon stated mournfully.

"So," the four sovereign all turned towards the large golden dragon Fanglongmon, their leader, "we must choose. The life of one human."

"Tamer lord." Stated Zhuqiaomon, his head bowed.

Fanglongmon nodded, "of one tamer, against the lives of every digimon...and human in our worlds." The great dragon closed each of his eight red eyes and slowly began his order, as his sovereign waited "By my order, with all responsibility to be taken upon myself, I hereby order the execution of the tamer Takato Matsuki, to be carried out immediately."

The four sovereigns bowed saying nothing, but both Zhuqiaomon and Azulongmon heads were lowered just a bit more than their fellow sovereign. Fanglongmon however noticed, " I know this is painful, as he is one of the heroes who saved our world, but this must be done. I will send my servant Omnimon to carry out the deed."

Zhuqiaomon choose his words carefully, "my lord...when the other tamers fight against Omnimon to defend the boy, what will you do then?"

Fanglongmon said nothing, "I will have Omnimon speak with them...however if it comes to violence...the good of the world..no, of the worlds must take priority."

With his final statement hanging in the air the five great digimon dispersed with the knowledge that soon a war was soon to erupt, with neither their side nor the humans, having a chance of a victory.

Somewhere in Japan

A young woman stood in a dark room, slowly walking around turning one multiple computer screen as she walked by which began filling the room with an eerie soft glow. As the room light up Dorthy looked around smiling, she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks and her eyes rolled up into her skull.

"Yes master?...Yes it appears the great five have discovered you have escaped from their prison. It seems Fanglongmon has decreed that Takato is to be executed...no master I'm afraid it will take just a little longer to complete all preparations for your return...I believe he is sending Omnimon to carry out his order. This should be the last hurdle my lord...yes I will ensure you some entertainment..."

Dorthy's eyes rolled back, and she swayed unsteadily on her feet with cold sweat covering her brow. After regaining her composure she smiled continued around the room turning on the computers, and as more lights filled the room, a table near the farthest wall came into view, with cleavers and knives of all kinds hanging and laying on it.

"Tick-tock Takato. Tick-tock."

Matsuki Bakery

Rika frowned as she finished her breakfast and Takato took her plates. The two had eaten in complete and total silence for the entire meal. Even a few of her attempts to get some reaction out of her goggle-head had failed. As Takato went to work rinsing the plates Rika noticed that ever once in a while Takato had to stop his hands from shaking so he didn't accidentally break one in the sink. 'Oh screw this,' Rika thought.

Getting up and, using all the dominance she could muster, Rika walked up to Takato and quickly took both wash rag and dish out of his hand.

"Rika? What are you..."

Takato was cut off when Rika glared daggers at him, and spoke in a cold and controlled voice, "go in to the living room and wait till I finish these. Then you and I are going to talk and I swear to god if I hear one damn thing out of you except 'ok' I will kick the living shit out of you do you understand me!?"

Takato blinked once and thought about talking back, but after some very careful consideration, decided that this was not a time to talk back to Rika.

"Ok..." And Takato walked out of the kitchen. When he was out of sight Rika finally let out the breath she hadn't realized she had been holding. In all honesty she hadn't been sure that would have worked., but she was thankful that it had. She needed to find out what was going on with Takato, even if she had to be a bitch about it.

Takato sat numbly on a couch not looking forward to what was about to happen. There was no chance that this was going to end well. 'I mean how do you tell your girlfriend that not only have you been dreaming of her dieing in some of the most gruesome ways imaginable, but not you can hardly tell the difference between these dreams and the real world. There's a word for that, crazy as shit...ok three words. Still...' Takato closed his eyes hoping that Rika would just decide not to talk with him. However after only a few minutes Takato could practically feel the temperature in the room drop several degrees.

Opening his eyes he saw Rika standing right in front of him, arms crossed. They two just stared at each other for a few moments before Takato moved over some to make room for Rika on the couch. Rika sat never taking her eyes off of Takato. Takato put on his best happy face and asked, "so...what do you want to talk about?"

For her part Rika tries really hard not to slap him. She really did, but seeing him once again trying to avoid this conversation was the final straw. When her hand made contact the sound seemed to echo in the room for far to long. Rika slowly lowered her hand, while Takato tried to make sense of what just happened. Rika however wasn't going to give him much time.

"This bullshit stops right now Takato. You are going to talk to me with the respect I deserve as your girlfriend who for the longest time has been watching you tear yourself apart. Now talk to me, or so help me Takato-"

"I think I'm going insane."

Rika's mouth kept moving but no words came. She hadn't know what Takato was going to say but, the words 'I think I'm going insane' had not been top on her list of possible answers.

Takato looked at the floor , he hadn't meant to say it like that, but now there was no turning back. "you...you know I've been having a lot nightmares?"

Rika nodded not trusting herself to speak, afraid it would stop Takato.

"Well they've started to get really bad, and now I can't even tell if the dreams are real or not. And in practically every one...I..."

Takato took in a quivering breath, trying not to break down in front of Rika, "I keep seeing our friends dieing...I keep seeing you die over and over, and now...now its so hard for me to be able to tell the difference..."

Rika didn't know what to say. 'Hell what can I say?'

"Takato..."

"Rika I just don't know what to do anymore."

Rika wrapped her arms around Takato and brought him close to herself. The two stayed there each hoping the pain would go away.

Hypnos

Mitsuo Yamaki frowned as he looked over the data both Reika and Megumi were giving him.

"Are you positive that these readings are accurate?"

Reika nodded, "yes sir, Judging by these readings the wild one entered our world just some 10 minutes ago, and it appears its a mega class digimon."

"Where you able to triangulate its position?"

"Unfortunately it destroyed some of our towers so we lost its position."

Mitsuo felt his fingers wrap around the lighter he always carried around as he when over all this. Finally after some deliberation he looked up at Megumi, "call the kids and let them know about the situation. If this is a mega, it already knows how to avoid being detected and may be after something or some one."

"Yes sir."

Mitso turned and looked out the window as the people behind him began reaching the tamers. The kids seemed to always the one to deal with these wild ones. He hated it but he could not deny they had proven themselves more than capable. They had been very lucky, still sooner or later luck runs out. Mitso prayed he never say that day.

-Above-

Omnimon looked down on the city before him. As a Royal Knight he swore to serve Fanglongmon and carry out any order he may be given but this did not stop the doubts that filled his mind. This mission seemed less like a mission to protect the worlds, and more like a simple murder. He had met the tamers many years ago and had heard of their bravery against the D-Reaper. These things had installed in him a great deal of respect for them. So when Lord Fanglongmon had ordered him to kill the tamer Takato Matsuki he felt something inside him break. When he had, for the first time in his many years of service, asked why this had to be done, Fanglongmon answered, and he listened, and he was filled with despair for he knew, this act had to be done. With a heavy heart Omnimon began his decent towards Takato, and what he knew would be a day that would change the fate of thedigital world and human world forever.

End chapter 4

The stage is set, and the die has been tossed. Now the fate of the players lay in the hands of destiny