Chapter Twenty Four: Black Flame and the Talking Colors
We walk around looking for the path to Rose Morning Star. "I AM Sakura Akira" I stated at the two who decided to distance themselves from me. "What will it take for the two of you to recognize that?" I asked. There was silence.
"Don't worry Sakura they'll get use to it eventually" Tommy said.
"But I just want to know if they still trust me I understand if they don't" I said sadly.
"We still trust you" Said Takuya out of the blue.
"Then what is wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing is" Takuya stated.
"This is definitely NOT nothing" I said angry. "Tell me what is wrong." I commanded. They didn't answer again. I got frustrated but knowing that letting my anger get the best of me means unwanted consequences. I took a deep breath and calm myself more.
Don't tell me you're scared of letting you're emotions get the better of you. What are you, scared that you can't handle the consequences?Spoke something, it didn't sound human.
"Who said that?" I whispered and looked around, but I couldn't find anything.
Stop being a chicken already.
"Who said that?" I asked quietly.
I'm in you're head you, little baby, if you don't do something fast something bad is going to happen to you're friends.
"What are you saying?" I asked feeling sudden pain in my head. I clutch my head in pain and fell to my knees.
"Sakura?" asked Bokomon. There was no reply.
"Hey, if it's something I said then I'm sorry" said Takuya. There was still nothing. They stop to see that I wasn't walking with them anymore.
"Maybe she got annoyed and walk off." Said Koji coldly.
"Would you two stop that she is already and was Sakura." J.P said.
"All that happen is she was infected by a virus." Stated Zoe.
"Now she is trying to find a way out with out dieing….or facing the pain." Said Tommy.
"If that was true then Bokomon's book should say something about how to remove it then we'll now for sure." Said Koji.
Tommy, J.P, Zoe, Neemon, Bokomon all looked down.
"See there is nothing" said Koji.
"No, there is something." Mumbled Zoe.
"What then?" asked Takuya. Bokomon took out his book and read the few sentences.
"To get rid of the X-antibody it is too remove it from someone, there is two ways to do this." Bokomon started
"See, if she was she would done this and she would be back" Takuya interrupted.
"First. Is to remove it from the host by force. Second. It is to let the host give it away to someone." Bokomon continued.
"There you can't prove that she isn't Sakura or you would have already done this." Koji said.
"Continue…"said Zoe sadly.
"The result would end in the same way, the X-antibody would be with the new one and the old one who had the X-antibody would be dead." Bokomon finished.
Koji and Takuya went silent not expecting Sakura to be dead.
There was a blood curling scream coming from behind.
"Sakura!" shouted Zoe, J.P, Tommy, Bokomon They started to run towards the sound leaving Takuya, Koji and Neemon behind. "What's wrong Sakura?" panted Zoe.
"I'm here to save you" said J.P.
Seems like I got my first prey spoke the voice again.
I turn to see the group minus Koji, Takuya, Neemon. "Run away get away from here quickly!" I shouted at them. They seem taken back but didn't run.
"Saku- Zoe started.
"RUN!" I commanded but they stood their ground. "RUN Now…." I try to warn them but I lost consciousness.
Good bye Sakura I got control now. Hahahaha
"Sakura?" Tommy asked as I fell unconscious.
"Good bye Sakura I got control now. Hahahaha" said the voice which was now Sakura.
"Who are you and where is Sakura?" asked Zoe as she held Tommy back. "I am Sakura, but the Sakura you know is nowDEAD" stated Sakura. [Writer note: from now on I'm calling the voice Black Sakura and the colors the name of their color. ex. purple = Purple.]
"Hey her hair!" said J.P. Sakura's hair was now turning black to red like a flame.
"You'll be first" said Black Sakura as she held her hand out and a scythe appeared. She advanced herself and drifted towards Zoe.
"Zoe" shouted J.P. Black Sakura ignore J.P and crossed her handle with Zoe's stick.
Black Sakura gave a menacing laugh and attack Zoe. "You think you can beat me with a stick?" mocked Black Sakura.
"Sakura I know you're still in there. You're eyes are black and red?" Helped Zoe as she was back up to a rock.
"Ha Sakura is DEAD" said Black Sakura.
Remember the time where I told you to use your surrounds to your advantage. There was a picture of me spinning around on the stick. Using the trees as leverage.
"Thank you Sakura" said Zoe as she saw the memory. "What's this?" asked Black Sakura You think you can get rid off me this easily, I will find a way back to the outside, but until then, I'm cheering on Zoe I stated and mentally stuck out my tongue. Zoe leaped with the stick still on the floor and ran on the side of the boulder and pushed off the last piece of rock and kicked Black Sakura.
Black Sakura stuttered back and Zoe ran out from the cave. Black Sakura ran after using her scythe to attack Zoe. Black Sakura had cut and demolish Zoe weapon, she had held her scythe blade at Zoe neck.
"Zoe" Tommy and J.P shouted and charged forward, I slash around and the two was on the floor as well. The two struggled up and spirit evolved.
"Crystal Breeze" said Kumamon.
Black Sakura jumped out of the way and slashed down with her scythe. A black blow outlined in red fire down at Kumamon. Beetlemon help him out of the blow.
Takuya and Koji just stared and wondered at the thought of their good friend Sakura dead… "Ooo pretty lights" stated Neemon. Koji and Takuya look up to see the place where there friends had ran has been turn to some kind of place where there was snow shooting upwards and lighting and then black strokes outlined in red.
"There a battle" confirmed Koji as they ran to the battlefield.
"Oooo, Some new prey." Black Sakura stated as Kumamon and Beetle fell down and reverted back.
"J.P., Tommy!" shouted Takuya and Koji.
"You monster" gritted Koji and Takuya as they beast spirit evolve. "Lupine Laser." Kendogaururmon shouted and fired at Black Sakura. It hit straight on.
"Wild fire tsunami" shouted BurningGreymon as he hit Black Sakura straight.
"SAKURA!" Tommy, Zoe and J.P shouted.
"Sakura?" asked the two.
"The x-antibody" they give a quick explanation.
"Stupid Sakuram letting both me and you get hit by that, you know if I die you die with me." Stated Black Sakura.
I don't care
"Foolish, foolish Sakura if you want to die that badly I'll gladly kill you" Offered Black Sakura, she close her eyes and sought out to kill me. She was lured out of control and I quickly ran to the open spot and took control. I fell to the ground panting as my hair reverted black to blue and black. I felt sad that it didn't reverted back to pink. Panic started to rise when I felt Black Sakura coming back.
"Run for it." I shouted while I still had control.
"Sakura…" They whispered.
"Run Nnn" I clutch my head and covered my left eye. "You are not getting back control" I hissed. "Run, run." I told them but they didn't.
"We aren't going to leave you here alone." Said Tommy.
"Zoe, please" I plead "I don't want to hurt you anymore." Like I'll let them get away "Run now she is AHHHHHHHHHHH" I scream and fell unconscious.
"Sakura" they all screamed expect for Koji and Takuya.
"I'm back did you miss me?" Black Sakura asked and charged for Koji. "You'll be first." Black Sakura hissed. Koji saw my own stick weapon attack to my leg and quickly grabbed it, he extend it and held it in defense as black Sakura's scythe appeared. Black Sakura cross handle with Koji. "Seems like seeing you dead would hurt her the most." Laughed Black Sakura.
Koji and Black Sakura fought, Black Sakura was feeding off my knowledge of fighting. I couldn't see what was going on, it seems like when I went unconscious Black Sakura made extra careful that I don't interfere again.
The battle looked like it was a dance instead, how we block and advance at each open space available. Koji found a place where Black Sakura lowered her guard and she didn't know, it had always been Sakura's weak point. Koji went for it. Black Sakura blocked and laughed. "Do you think I'm not watching you and her battle she was always weak not being able to fend you off" stated Black Sakura.
Koji was now trapped with his weapon. He watched carefully analyzing any weak points she had that Sakura had cover. He spotted one the most common thing. If Black Sakura hadn't block that attack then Koji would have never discover that weak spot. He just needed two weapons to work it out. Black Sakura spun her scythe and Koji hit the wall.
"Koji!" they shouted. Koji hit the same wall where Zoe hit and her weapon was demolished. He grabbed a random stick that was long enough to work. Koji went up and did the same thing and was trap under again. But this time he weaved himself out of the grip and using the new smaller stick to take his place, then he stabbed the rod in between Black Sakura's chest.
Black Sakura fell and went unconscious. The flame in the hair went to pink her normal hair color and back to blue and black.
"Koji, are you alright?" They asked at the injured male.
"Yea and she gone." He stated.
"You killed Sakura?" Zoe and Tommy asked. Tommy started to wail.
"No, no, I mean Black Sakura is gone." He cleared.
"So is my sight" I said seeing nothing and sitting up.
"Sakura?" they asked not expecting me to wake up so fast. "
What?" I asked looking the wrong direction.
"Over here" they said and I turned my head to them and they gasped.
"She did lose her sight." Takuya said.
"I have a name you know." I sighed.
"Yea it's Sakura." Koji said.
I brighten at him calling me by my name. "Thank you Koji." I said softly.
"How are you so sure?" asked Takuya.
"The battle, we were taught how to fight by the same person, she was my corresponding partner and she did what she learned in battle a while ago, no one else knows how to do it." Koji explained.
"Then how did black Sakura know?" asked Takuya. "She was feeding off my knowledge" I said placing a hand on my head for it to rest.
"I see… Sakura" said Takuya. I smiled.
"Sakura, try seeing if you see when you're in another state." Suggested Zoe.
"But I only learned how to turn to purple and orange and they both aren't good." I stated.
"Just not purple." Koji and Takuya said blushing. "Orange it is then." I sighed, closed my eyes and concentrated. I felt through and shivered as at the thought of staying blind forever, I went towards the bright glow and childlike feeling.
I open my eyes to see everything at once and quickly close it and slowly open with caution this time. I squint then open then completely as everything went from blurry to normal. "Wah" I said as I saw all the faces near mine staring losing concentration. "How many times do you have to do that?" I asked as the blackness came back, I was blind again. "Geez now I have to restart." I concentrated again, but went faster this time since it was excited to be out.
"Finally" It shouted
"Yep I can see. I can see" I repeated. "I would so like it to be purple." I whispered.
"Why, why?" it asked me. I had recently found I could talk to them.
"You rang?" Purple asked as it pushed the orange out of my right eye.
"Hey I was called" Orange called and pushed Purple out of the way and was back in control. They continued to push each other out of the way.
"Stop it both of you. You're giving me a headache." I shouted annoyed. I looked up to see the gang staring at me. "How many times are you going to stare at this?" I asked annoyed.
"They can talk?" asked the group.
"Yes" I stated.
"How?" Tommy asked.
"Dunno" I stated. "
We can talk because we can, you see when were in control Sakura is pushed back and we do all the talking and etc." stated Orange.
"The various headaches is caused by us taking control and filling her mind with our own thoughts that mixed with hers." Stated Green.
"You weren't even called why you are here?" pouted Orange at Green. "I was jealous that Sakura didn't call me and you two hog all the open places." Stated green.
"Shut up, all of you get back, I'll rather be blind then get all of these headaches." I shouted.
"Fine, I'll go get White." Sighed Grey.
"No, no, no I want to stay." Wailed orange.
"Wait white who's White?" I asked.
"White is blind" stated orange.
"Then all of you out!" I screamed. "Or you are never out again." They quickly left. "I can see" I sighed.
"That was strange." Said Tommy.
"They are creepy" said Zoe.
"I agree" said J.P.
"She has a lot of colors." Said Takuya.
"What do they all do?" asked Koji.
"Finally peace and quite." I stated happily. "No more headaches." I smile as they laughed.
"One more thing." Purple said.
"I said out but thanks for the reminder" I stated as purple sulks away. I hugged Takuya and Koji "Thanks for finally believing…" I said as the headaches grew too much and I fainted.
