;_; I got no reviews on the last chapter (well I got one but still...) I guess cause it was mostly just kind of a WTF chapter with hallucinations that are possibly not true...oh fuck it I've hid it long enough, THEY'RE NOT DEAD!

There I said it; I didn't kill the Digitalia I just wanted to screw with your heads. Anyway, now that exam week is up next and I only have 3 exams I will have more time to daydream which means more chappies! Enjoy!

Chapter 14

A soft moan was heard in the air, 'God…what happened? Are we dead? Is this what the Soul Well feels like?'

A pair of blue eyes cracked open as he noticed six other figures lying around him. He heard a grunt of pain and looked to see a familiar silver head stir and attempt to sit up, "Man…my head hurts like a bitch…" he grumbled.

"You okay dude?" Alfamon asked as he got to his knees. "I feel super un-awesome, but other than that I'm fine," Gilbamon said with a hint of sarcasm. Alfamon wearily turned to two Digitalia closest to him and gently shook them, "Kikumon, Felimon, you okay?" he called. The two Digitalia stirred and managed to lift their heads, "We're alright…" Kikumon said softly, his rabbit ears drooping considerably as Felimon managed to roll over onto his back with a whine.

Gilbamon turned to the three Digitalia near him, "Hey you three, you okay?" he called. Mattamon, Lizamon and Natamon all groaned and opened their eyes, "Maple…that wasn't pleasant…" Mattamon said softly, rubbing his head. "Where are we?" Lizamon asked and Natamon's eyes darted around the area they were in, "And where are Russia and the others?" she asked a bit frantically.

The Digitalia's eyes widened at the question and they looked around for any sign of their partners; they were in a large cavern of some kind and there was no exit or entrance in sight. "Ve…what happened? I remember being shocked by that yellow thing…and Romano too…he was…he was crying for me…" Felimon said sadly.

The Digitalia all nodded sadly as they recalled what had happened before; the yellow orb, the nations crying for them, pleading for them to stay strong…and pain; blinding pain that was still lingering within them. They were all covered with burns and their animal features were covered with coal black patches as the air stank of burned hair and feathers.

"Well, I can tell you one thing; this sure isn't the Soul Well," Gilbamon said as he carefully got to his feet. Alfamon shakily stood up as well and helped Kikumon and Felimon off the ground as they looked around their barren prison. "Azelmon must have done this," Natamon said with a frown, "We walked straight into his trap and now the nations could be anywhere," she said. "We must be somewhere inside the mountain," Kikumon said. "The nations must be in another part of the mountain." Lizamon agreed.

Natamon immediately began to look for a visible exit, "We have to find them now; if Azelmon attacks them they'll be in great danger!" she said urgently. Gilbamon's red eyes widened, "Shit; after what they went through they're probably worrying like crazy…and Azelmon's powers grow stronger with negative emotions," he said.

The Digitalia all looked at each other with worry and joined Natamon in searching for a way out, but it was no use; the cavern had absolutely no exit. "There has to be a way out!" Natamon said frustratingly. Alfamon frowned as he thought for a moment before stepping back a few feet from the wall, "Maybe we just have to make one; Star Blast!" Alfamon shot the starry beam at the wall; after a few moments he stopped. He hadn't made much of a dent, but a decent sized crack was barely visible on the surface.

Gilbamon ran next to Alfamon, "We'll have to double the power; Flash Fire!"

"Star Blast!"

The two attacks combined once again into the blue-flamed, star beam and hit the wall hard. When the attack dissipated, the crack had gotten bigger, but not much. "It didn't work!" Alfamon said clenching his fists. "Let me have a shot," Lizamon said and flew into the air a bit, "Rage Hammer!" Her club lit up and transformed; she slammed the hammer onto the crack causing it to become a little bigger, "Ve~! I'll help too! Razor Claws!" Felimon yelled happily.

His claws extended and lit up he easily managed to slice the crack open a little more. "C'mon; we'll attack together!" Alfamon ordered. The Digitalia all lined up; Lizamon and Felimon stepped up first and delivered their attacks as hard as they could. "Rage Hammer!" "Razor Claws!" The attacks hit their mark and created a decent sized hole from the crack, "Alright; now we have a place to aim!" Gilbamon said triumphantly.

"All together now! Star Blast!"

"Flash Fire!"

"Ice Breath!"

"Sakura Gale!"

"Splitting Shriek!"

All five attacks hit the mark with as much power as the Digitalia had left. Finally with a boom, a large hole exploded, leaving a gaping hole in the wall. The seven Digitalia ran out into one of the many paths inside the mountain, "Ve…Which way do we go?" Felimon asked. "Azelmon will do everything he can to keep us separate from the nations," Gilbamon agreed.

Just then, a moaning could be heard from down the tunnel. Natamon's wolf ears twitched as she went closer to the sound. The Digitalia all strained their eyes to see a figure limping towards them; it was Russia! His left leg was bleeding heavily and he was using his pipe as a crutch as he limped towards them. He wearily looked up at the Digitalia and murmered, "Natamon…" before he fell to the ground.

"Russia!" Natamon cried and made to go towards him, but Alfamon stopped her, "Wait," "What are you doing?! He needs my help!" Natamon snarled. Alfamon kept a firm grip on her, "I don't think that's Russia," he said. All the Digitalia's eyes widened, "W-What are you saying?" Kikumon asked. Alfamon said nothing and held up his hands. To everyone's horror, he hit the injured nation with a Star Blast. But before anyone could react, Russia dissolved into black mist that vanished into thin air.

Natamon stared wide eyed at the spot where Russia used to be as Gilbamon clenched his fists, "That guy's messing with our heads isn't he?" he said, and Alfamon nodded, "He's digging into our memories and showing us our fears to keep us away from the others." He said. "That means that we closer we get to the nations…" Lizamon trailed off. "The more gruesome these visions will become," Mattamon finished grimly.

They all stared at the dark path ahead of them until Alfamon stepped forward, "We have no choice; we can't just leave our partners in here alone," he turned to his friends, "Just remember, no matter how awful and real it may seem, it's not real." He said. The Digitalia all nodded and set off down the dark tunnel, deeper into the mountain. They walked for a few minutes until they walked by another pathway to the left.

"Felimon…" a familiar Italian voice murmured. Felimon turned towards the sound, not noticed by the other Digitalia. Felimon squinted before gasping at the sight; Romano was crawling towards him. His right side was pouring blood as it pooled around him and he reached towards the cat Digitalia. "Please…Felimon…help me…" he whispered, his hair hiding his eyes. "Romano!" Felimon cried, his eyes filling with tears and forgetting Alfamon's warning.

The Digitalia heard the cry and turned just in time to see Felimon run down the tunnel towards the illusion. "Felimon no!" Lizamon yelled as they all ran back to the Digitalia. Felimon was running towards the injured Romano. Lizamon ran up and pulled him back just as black tentacles emerged from Romano's back. They lashed out like daggers towards Felimon,

"Flash Fire!" Gilbamon shot the pillar of flames at the fake Romano causing him to dissolve and the tentacles to disappear. The Digitalia took deep breaths to calm themselves; they now realized how much danger they were in and how careful they had to be. Felimon whimpered a bit a scrubbed the tears from his eyes, "Maybe we should go faster, ve?" he said. The Digitalia nodded and continued down the path at a brisk pace.

Their brisk walk got faster and faster as more and more illusions appeared more frequently, each one worse than the last. The Digitalia all held on to one another's hands or clothes so they would know to keep moving.

The illusions of all the nations pleading for their help were awful; they couldn't even take their eyes from them until they were completely out of sight. But even when they vanished, the images still lingered causing them to break into a run as they tried to escape the images chasing them…

China, with his arm impaled on a stalagmite with blood dripping from his mouth…

Austria, hanging off the edge of a drop in the tunnels with blood dripping from his head and one arm hanging limp at his side covered in red…

France, crawling along the ground as multiple pointed rocks were embedded in his back…

Germany, dragging himself across the stone floor with his nails before a large boulder fell on top of him with a sickening crunch...

But the last was by far the worst, causing all the Digitalia to stop dead in their tracks. Britain was pinned to the wall above them with pointed rocks in his hands, shoulders and feet. Blood dribbled from his mouth as his half-lidded green eyes fell on the group, "Alfamon…" he whispered causing the Digitalia's eyes to widen. More blood fell from the nation's wounds as he began to fall unconscious, "Help…me…hero…"

Gilbamon kept a tight grip on Alfamon's arm as he couldn't take his eyes off his partner. A roar rang throughout the tunnel snapping the Digitalia out of their trance. They could hear the roar of a huge Digitalia in the distance, but that wasn't what frightened them; it was the sound of fangs biting into flash and the pained screams of six familiar voices.

The horrifying sound then seemed to move as it came closer, "Move!" Gilbamon yelled and the seven Digitalia ran as fast as their legs could carry them down the tunnel. The screams followed them as they caught glimpses of more illusions of their partners on death's door. They ran and ran as the nightmare followed them.

Blind to where they were going, their desperate sprint finally came to a halt as they felt the floor disappear from beneath their feet. The next thing they knew, they were falling down down down. They fell for a while until they snapped out of their daze as the sounds had finally stopped. Alfamon, Gilbamon, and Lizamon quickly spread their wings and caught their wingless friends as they slowly descended to the ground.

Once they landed, their legs gave out from under them as they tried to rid their minds of what they had been witnessing before, "That…that was awful…" Felimon whimpered as he curled into a ball.

"I've never felt…so helpless," Natamon whispered.

"I don't think I've ever…been so scared in my life," Kikumon said as he held his heart.

"Those images…I can't forget about them…they were so real," Lizamon said shakily.

"Those screams are gonna give me nightmares for weeks…not awesome," Gilbamon muttered.

"I can see now…why no Digitalia has survived here…it drives you insane," Mattamon said.

Alfamon held his head and took large breaths, "I just hope…that none of what we saw…is happening to our real partners," he said between gulps of air.

After a few more moments collecting themselves in the quiet darkness they realized that they were in another door-less cavern. "Well…we better keep moving," Gilbamon said as they all stood up. "Least we know what to do to get out of here," Alfamon said.

The Digitalia nodded and stepped up. IN a few moments, they easily broken through the wall, but this time, it led to another cavern much like the one they were in now.

They walked through and froze at the sight; it was the nations… but the worst part was that this wasn't an illusion.

You might as well just admit, I love my cliffhangers. Why? Cause I like to mess with you. LET THE IMAGES HAUNT YOU FOR WEEKS! *evil laugh*

Ahem, anyway, I've noticed that I really put emphasis on horror in some of these chapters. First the chappie with Azelmon slaughtering his friends and now THIS? My friends are right...I AM a sadist...OTL But then again, that IS how Azelmon rolls; his specialty is minds and memories so he can easily exploit your fears until you completely go insane...I'm thinking a combo of SAW and Nightmare on Elm Street...or some other horror movie I can't remember (or maybe HetaOni).

Also, have you noticed that Alfamon and Gilbamon are kind of the strongest and the leaders of the Digitalia group? I guess I unconsciously made them the Agumon and Gabumon of the group...but hey, this fic could use more Digimon references!

Oh, and that part with Alfamon stopping Natamon from going to the fake Russia...you guys can see that as AmeBel if you REALLY want to...

And as I said in the beginning, I didn't kill the Digitalia because:

1: To kill them all off would've been a pain because knowing me, we would have to go through some resurrecting bullshit that would take forever

2: I already have the whole ending planned out (as well as the beginning of a possible sequel if you want it by the end of this)

3: If I made only a few of them die it would be favoritism and I already did that with the poisoning part and I REALLY hate it when characters are killed off...all the characters are just so lovable it makes you cry when only ONE of them dies...

Review PLEASE! *puppy eyes*