The New Digidestined

by icypika

8 kids from the real world Odaiba and get sucked into the Digital World. Is it a dream come true or their worst nightmare?

6. New Spirits and New Friends

The New Digidestined Chapter 6

Sky's POV:

I was sitting at the kitchen table of the Kamiya residence with tears falling like a waterfall remembering what happened as Tai tried to explain the incident to his panicking mother with the help of Tyler.

Flashback:

With lightning fast speed, Mercurymon lunged forwards and grabbed Kari, Gatomon, Kai and Salamon, teleported himself away before anyone could stop him.

"Kari…"

"Kai!"

End flashback

Mrs. Kamiya was crying and asking, "Tai, what are you going to do about this?"

"It's not just what he's going to do," I murmured, drawing the hysteric mother's attention away from her son. "It's what we're going to do. No one's going to leave Kai or Kari with Mercurymon."

"She's right," Tyler agreed hurriedly, a spark of hope and determination in his eyes. "We'll get both of them back." Tai saw this spark in his incarnate and smiled; he was going to be a good leader once he learned some more.

Kari's POV:

When I woke up, I saw Kai was out cold and he looked like he had a fever. I went to look at him when I heard an unfamiliar voice saying, "Hey, what are you doing?"

I whipped around to see a boy wearing a blue-and-grey bandana with long, raven hair staring at me, his cobalt eyes hard but tired; he had obviously been here for a while. On his right hand was a cuff attached to a long chain, which was in turn, attached to the wall he was leaning against. The chain was long enough for him to walk to the opposite wall of the room we were in and touch the other wall if he stretched.

"He looks like he has a fever," I nodded to Kai - who was moaning and whimpering in his sleep.

"Don't move," the dark-haired boy ordered, ignoring my explanation. I followed his gaze and looked down to see a gaping hole just in front of me; if I had taken another step, I would have fallen. "Back away; slowly," he said, stressing out the word 'slowly'.

I asked, "Who are you?"

He said, "My name's Koji Minamoto. And you?"

I said, "Kari Kamiya," I smiled, but was met with the same deadpan and cold eyes. "You've been here for a while, haven't you?"

"Depends," he snorted, standing up as I backed away from the hole. "Do you see two weeks as a while?"

My eyes widened in shock, "What?!"

"Yeah," he shrugged slightly before moving towards Kai. He asked, "How do you know him? What's that thing around his neck?"

I replied, "He's… well, it's a long story."

"And neither of us have anywhere to go for a while… unless you fancy falling fifty feet."

I said, "I'll explain everything if you tell me where we are."

"We're in the Rose Morning Star," Koji explained, finally reaching Kai. "It's a castle in the continent of darkness. It used to belong to one of the Celestial Angels, but then Mercurymon managed to take it himself."

I said, "Wait where is this Rose Morning Star?"

He said, "In the digital world. Why?"

I said shocked, "This place doesn't exist in my digital world."

He said, "What do you mean it doesn't exist in your digital world?"

All of the sudden Mercurymon appeared and said, "She means there is more than one digital world you fool. I have business to deal with. You two better get to know each other

you aren't going anywhere any time soon."

I gulped slightly as he disappeared again; it was creepy how he did that. Glancing down, my eyes widened to see a cuff identical to Koji's was also around my wrist.

"So," I glanced up, "we're in your digital world right now?"

"Apparently so," he crouched down next to Kai and placed a hand on his forehead, wincing slightly at the heat. "You're right; it's a fever, but it doesn't seem too bad."

"That's a relief," I sighed, sitting down and leaning against the wall behind me.

Koji nodded in agreement before tearing a strip of cloth off of his blue jacket and dipping it into the bowl of water beside Kai; at least Mercurymon was giving us something to eat and drink. As Koji placed the wet cloth on Kai's forehead, he glanced at me over his shoulder, "So are you going to tell me your story?"

"If you tell me yours," I smiled as he nodded slightly in agreement.

Maya's POV:

I bit my lip, my head low as I walked towards school. If I had fought harder, Kai, Kari and their partners would still be here, and everyone knew it. I had seen the way they had looked at me; disappointment, anger, grief… all directed at me.

"Maya?" I glanced up at Mimi. "Are you okay?"

"Y-yeah," I mumbled. "Fine."

"I know you're lying," she raised an eyebrow. "Crest of Sincerity, remember?"

"Ugh…" I moaned slightly. "I just… it was my fault that Kai and Kari are gone. If I had tried harder-"

"Maya!" I blinked as Mimi grabbed my wrists. "It was not your fault! You did the best you could!"

"But it wasn't enough…" I mumbled only to perk up as the sound of high-pitched beeping filled the air and I pulled out my D-Terminal.

"Is it Kai and Kari?" Mimi queried hopefully.

"No, but it's the next best thing," I grinned as the message about Mercurymon appeared, eager to avenge my friends. "Let's go!"

When we got to the computer room, only Tyler and Marcus were there. Without waiting for the others, I pulled out my tri-tector, "DIGI PORT OPEN!"

Tyler's POV:

I opened my eyes to find myself at the bottom of the dog pile for once, "Guys? Can't… breathe…"

Eventually, they climbed off of me, "Now I know how Kai feels…"

"Come on," Maya growled, tri-tector in hand as Tanemon, Koromon and Tsunomon ran up to join us. "We have to find Mercurymon!"

"No need," a dark chuckle filled the air as a Frigimon walked towards us. "I'm sure I'll suffice."

No one moved as he smirked, "What are you waiting for? Attack me."

"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!" Maya yelled, transforming to Sunflowmon and attacking without hesitation. "Sunshine Beam!"

"No!" I yelled, shoving her out of the way as Mercurymon absorbed her attack.

"Sub Zero Ice Punch!"

As I hit the ground, I felt the attack singe the hair on the back of my neck. "Are you insane?!" I yelled as Sunflowmon slowly stood up. "You know he can freeze practically anything!"

"Then I'll just have to go faster," she grunted, lunging for the still-smirking warrior. "Smiley Slap!"

I groaned as he held up his frozen arm and absorbed the brunt of the attack, although he couldn't attack at the close range. However, he seemed to have other plans, "Icy Breath!"

The attack came straight at me and Sunflowmon was too far away to do anything. But Marcus tackled me to the ground just in time.

"Are you okay?" he inquired, standing up with his fists clenched as I nodded. "That could have killed him!"

"That was the point," Frigimon laughed only to gulp slightly as a pinkish orb fell from the sky, causing a statue to appear.

"YOU'LL NEVER HURT MY FRIENDS AGAIN!" Marcus yelled angrily.

Kari's POV:

In the middle of Koji telling me his story - which was almost unbelievable - he paused and glanced over at Kai, "What the heck?"

Frowning, I looked towards him to see him glowing the same pinkish colour as our crests before a beam of light shot up to the ceiling, revealing a large mirror.

"That explains where Mercurymon keeps coming from," he mumbled before edging over to the now-silent Kai. "His fever's gone down…"

Tyler's POV:

I watched as the pinkish glow pierced the ground, drawing out a small statue. Pulling out his tri-tector, Marcus pressed a button as a light blue fractal code surrounded his hand, "EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

What looked like brown rocks flew around him in a tornado-like fashion before fading to reveal him as Apemon. Most of his skin had turned to beige fur but the skin on his face, feet, chest and hands was grey. He wore a light blue armband, a golden ring and had a large bone strapped to his back. He clenched his fists, revealing large, black claws as the fur around his face, knees and wrists were singed red.

Glaring at Frigimon, he pulled his bone out, "Mega Bone Stick!"

Knowing he couldn't avoid or absorb the hit, Frigimon jumped out of the way. "Icy Breath!"

Apemon merely raised his bone to block the hit before lunging at him again, "Metallic Fur!"

This time, the red-singed fur glowed brightly before hardening as Apemon punched Frigimon, causing his fractal code to appear. Bringing out his tri-tector, he narrowed his eyes, "Soul corrupted by evil...the friendly earth will purify you. Fractal code, digitise!"

For a moment after Frigimon had been defeated, everything seemed to be going well. Mimi was checking Maya for injuries and Marcus was goofing around as Apemon. Then...

"Dark Reflection: Howling Star!"

I had no idea how he managed to reflect that attack - especially since it was KendoGarurumon's - but a blade of light shot towards Apemon, hitting him in the gut. Grunting, he fell to one knee, de-digivolving as Mercurymon loomed over him.

"You would do well not to attempt to battle me," he whispered into his ear before snapping his fingers and disappearing.

"Darn it!" Marcus growled, punching the ground as Maya whimpered slightly. "We lost him again!"

Kari's POV:

"So he's your… incarnation?" Koji blinked as I nodded. "That's kind of weird."

"So's finding out that your life's a television show," I reasoned as he shrugged.

Kai was still out cold, but his fever had eased and his apparent nightmares had vanished. We had also found a cuff around his wrist too.

"So how are the three lights doing?" a voice murmured, causing both Koji and I to tense and press ourselves against the wall nearest to us… not that it did any good. The voice was everywhere.

Mercurymon snapped his fingers, appearing in front of us as per usual.

His lips slowly eased into another smirk as he gazed at us, my eyes wide in fear - no matter how much I tried to conceal it - and Koji's narrowed in determination and pride. We had come to the conclusion that we represented different types of light; Kai and I upholding the more gentle side while Koji represented the more prideful nature of it.

After a moment, Mercurymon snapped his fingers again and the metal cuff around Koji's wrist clattered to the ground loudly - much to our shock.

"You'll do for now," quickly, Mercurymon grabbed Koji by the hem of his shirt and teleported out of the room with him, leaving me and Kai alone.

Pulling my knees closer to my chest, I rested my forehead on them, "I wish you were here Gatomon…"

Koji's POV:

My eyes flashed open after a few minutes, the teleportation having given me a sense of vertigo. Mercurymon had taken that time to shove me onto a table and keep me there with more of the cuffs, one around each ankle and wrist.

"What do you want with me?" I growled darkly.

He merely chuckled, his arms folded, "My master told me to get rid of pests. He simply didn't specify which ones, and you are a pest to me. And as for the other two lights, your power combined with theirs will give me what my master needs to control the worlds."

My fists clenched as I attempted to wriggle free of the cuffs, but they tightened, causing me to grit my teeth.

"Hurts, doesn't it?" the corrupted warrior of steel slowly walked towards a lever and placed his hand on it; it was only then that I realised wires ran up from it to the table I was on. "There'll be a lot worse to come."

He quickly shoved the lever down, causing it to spark wickedly and electricity to surge through the table and my body.

Back arching, I screamed in pain, eyes squeezed shut.

"Yes!" Mercurymon laughed maniacally. "More! Give me more!"

I wasn't sure what he meant by 'more'. I didn't even know how long it was before he turned off the lever; it had felt like hours, but it was probably only a few minutes.

He left me catch my breath for a minute. Then, he walked over to another lever and pushed it down. I looked up to see a large mask that looked like the ones used in hospitals descending towards me so I took a deep breath and held it as it clasped over my face and water surged into it. The mask covered my nose and mouth, so I was lucky to have taken the breath. However, I was eventually forced to let it go and struggled to stay conscious for another minute without oxygen before he finally lifted it.

I gasped for breath, my head feeling light, my stomach churning. "One more and we'll be done," Mercurymon promised in a sadistic voice. I tensed, waiting for the worst, but he simply pulled a mask over his own mouth… I don't know how he was using it since he was made of mirrors, but I didn't have long to ponder over it due to the fact that he pulled another lever down.

This time, the change was gradual, but soon I was gasping for breath, coughing, tears streaming down my face due to the lack of oxygen.

"Interesting… how is it that humans have such great weaknesses and yet managed unbelievable feats?" Mercurymon asked slowly as I gasped for the oxygen that he had pulled out of the air.

After a minute, at which stage I was almost ready to pass out, he sighed and pushed the lever up, returning oxygen to the air.

He loomed over my half-conscious body, smirking all the while, "Don't worry; I won't need you for another while."

He snapped his fingers and I felt the disorientation of transporting again before I was back with Kari and Kai.

"Koji!" Kari gasped, standing up and walking over to me as quickly as she could while not falling into the holes as I collapsed against the wall. "What happened?"

I just slowly shook my head, shaky, ragged breaths entering and exiting my body as my eyelids slowly drooped before closing completely and the welcoming sensation of darkness washed over me.

Marcus' POV:

I shook my head in desperation, slamming my fist into a nearby wall as I walked home with Matt, "He was right there, and Maya had her spirit too! We should have been able to defeat him, no, I should have been able to defeat him!"

"Marcus!" Matt snapped angrily, causing me to glance at him. He then punched me, sending me sprawling into the wall behind me. "Get a grip!"

I gingerly touched the reddening spot on my cheek before standing up and punching him back. He staggered slightly, but regained his footing and looked at me with a raised eyebrow, "Better?"

"A bit," I nodded, panting slightly although not from exertion.

"It wasn't your fault," Matt said, his deep blue eyes sincere. "Besides, it sounds like Mercurymon is worth more alive than destroyed."

"Huh?" I blinked in confusion as Matt shrugged.

"He's the only one who knows where Kari, Kai, Gatomon and Salamon are," he explained.

"I guess you're right," I sighed after a minute.

Throwing his arm around my shoulders, Matt smiled as we pushed open the door to his house, "Don't worry, Marcus; we'll get them back."

Out of POV:

A shadowy figure hummed thoughtfully to itself as he watched the two bearers of friendship enter their house, "Interesting… perhaps we can use this to our advantage."

The figure nodded before fading into the shadows.

Out of POV, Gennai's House:

Gennai frowned as he picked up an ancient scripture that he had just decoded, "If three lights form with steel, a new power will be unlocked, but if those lights form against steel, the power will be blocked."

He paused for a moment, "Interesting… let's just hope that power is for us if Kai and Kari agree to whatever 'steel' is…"

Takuya's POV:

"Come on!" I groaned in exasperation, punching the tree closest to me. "We've checked everywhere!"

"Not the Dark Continent," Zoe put in.

I said, "Zoe, Mercurymon has no where to go there."

Bokomon said, "Takuya thats the only place we haven't looked; its worth a shot and it may be the only chance we have in finding Koji."

"I thought you didn't like the Dark Continent," JP glanced down at Bokomon - who shrugged.

"We have Koichi now; no one will attack the warrior of darkness in his home territory."

I glanced sideways at Koichi - who didn't seem to be listening to the conversation. He had been like that for most of the two weeks that Koji had been missing for.

"What about the Rose Morning Star?" Tommy suggested cautiously.

I answered, "That place was destroyed, remember; by those royal pains."

"Maybe he's in Bokomon's waistband!" Neemon suggested unhelpfully. "You have a lot of stuff in there!"

"Be quiet!" Bokomon yelled, snapping Neemon's waistband before turning back to us. "When the digital world's fractal code was restored, everything was restored, the Rose Morning Star included."

"Aw," JP slumped forward. "But it'll take us ages to get there! The Trailmon don't like the Dark Continent!"

"Come on, JP," I sighed, pulling out my D-Tector. "Zoe, you and I can fly and Koichi and Tommy can run."

"Fine," he grumbled, pulling it out along with everyone else.

"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

"EXECUTE! BEAST SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

After spirit evolving, I turned towards the direction of the Dark Continent, "Come on; let's find Koji."

END OF CHAPTER!

Icy:What did you think guys?

DD: I LOVED IT! *evil laugh*

Icy: By the way the torture was her idea not mine.

DD: Sorry to Koji fans, but I love tormenting him… I'm sadistic *smile hyperly*

Icy:Out DFC and DD and I I'm probably the most sane.

DD: I can't compete in that contest; I never had any sanity

Icy:Yeah if you want me to survive these two crazy girls review.

DD: REVIEW OR I'LL CUT YOUR HAIR IN YOUR SLEEP!