Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Connections Revealed ❯ Kidnapped! A New Threat ( Chapter 6 )

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KIDNAPPED! A NEW THREAT

By Howling Wolf

Takato groggily opened his eyes. `Where am I? The last thing I remember was the beating that Indramon was giving me.' He thought. It was obvious to Takato that he was in a bed of some kind. Trying to sit up Takato noticed that something heavy was on his chest. To his surprise he saw that it was none other than Rika asleep on his chest.

"Uh Rika?" at the sound of Takato's voice Rika stirred, but didn't wakened.

Takato shook his head. Not that he minded his current situation. Oh no, quite the opposite in fact. Still, Takato realized that he would have to move her eventually.

"So you're awake." Yamaki said stepping into the room.

Yamaki looked at the two tamers and grinned. They were definitely cute together. It was a pity he didn't have a camera. `Not that Takato will have time for posing for pictures.' Thought Yamaki.

"So how do you feel?" asked Yamaki.

"Like I've been run over by a truck." Takato answered, then indicated Rika. "How long has…"

"Has she been by your side? Ever since they brought you in. You had us worried you know."

Takato lowered his head. "Sorry. How did they beat Indramon?"

"They didn't. I did." Impmon said hopping onto the bed.

The extra disturbance on the bed finally woke Rika up. Seeing Impmon Rika muttered. She had been having the most wonderful dream featuring herself and Takato. Takato! Suddenly Rika sat straight up and looked at Takato. Seeing that he was awake Rika threw her arms around him. She had never been so scared as when she had seen Takato de-digivolved from the beating Indramon had given him. But that thought brought a few questions to mind.

"Yamaki if Gallantmon is a mega, how come Indramon was able to beat him?" she asked.

"Yeah I was a little curious about that myself." Said Takato.

"I too am a puzzled by this. This is why I want the Monster Makers to run some tests on Takato." Said Yamaki.

Rika nodded. "Good idea. If there's a problem with goggle head I want to know about it."

That was when Takato realized what Impmon had said earlier.

"Impmon, you beat Indramon by yourself? How?"

Impmon grinned. "I digivolved. And dat was dat."

Takato just stared at Impmon. In the entire time he had known the virus he had never once seen him digivolved. Takato looked over at Rika questioningly. The digimon queen merely nodded. She was still too frustrated with her own actions at that battle. She and Henry had been absolutely no help to Takato then. Suddenly Rika felt hands on her shoulders. Startled Rika looked to see Takato smiling at her.

"It's okay. I'm fine." He said.

"I think it's time we moved on. If you are both ready?" asked Yamaki.

Nodding, the two tamer stood up and followed Yamaki out of the room.

The Dark Ocean….

Daemon stared at Mephistimon as he listened to his underling report on his progress. Behind his mask Daemon was grinning. Never had he imagined that the legendary catalyst of evolution would be real. Or that it would be in the same dimension as Takato Matsuki. With their combined power at his disposal, not even those accursed digidestined would be able to stop him this time.

"Mephistimon I want both the catalyst and Matsuki brought to me. And while your at it, eliminate those other tamers as well."

Mephistimon bowed before his master. At last he could make use of his deva ally. Of course once he had the catalyst and Matsuki in his possession Makuramon would no longer have any uses.

"It shall be done master." Mephistimon said.

"Soon I shall be free from this accursed world. Free to wreck my revenge on the ones who sent me here." Chuckled Daemon.

The real world….

Janyu Wong stared in complete shock at his computer screen. It seemed Yamaki was right about Takato. The boy was truly amazing. It had taken a while for the Monster Makers to believe that Takato was a human digimon hybrid, but they could not argue what their own scans had revealed. Never would they have imagined such a thing happening. Especially to a young boy.

Looking over his shoulder Janyu saw that his son Henry was watching Takato as he was scanned a second time that day. Henry was frowning as he waited for the newest result from Takato's test. The last battle had been too close. If Impmon hadn't digivolved then they would have been in serious trouble.

"Hey Henry relax. Your friend is fine." Janyu tried to reassure his son.

"I know but we still don't know how many more of these devas there are. Just how are we going to stop them?" Henry said.

"We'll figure something out. Yamaki are the scanners done yet?" said Janyu.

Yamaki nodded. "Yes. But its going to take us a while to study them."

"In that case why don't we head over to the park. Goggle head looks like he could relaxation." Rika said.

"Alright but I want you back here in three hours. I don't want you three taking unnecessary risks." Agreed Yamaki.

(If only he knew just what risks they would wind up taking before the day ended.)

Shinjuku Park…

Takato sighed as he leaned against a tree. Rika was sitting next to him with her head on Takato's shoulder. They had been sitting like that for the past hour. In front of them Henry was playing with Terriermon and Calumon.

"Yo Chumly!" Kazu said as he, Kenta, and Jeri ran to their friend.

"Kazu what are you guys doing here?" asked Takato.

"We were worried about you." Said Jeri.

Kenta nodded. "Yeah. We haven't seen you since that fight with Mihiramon."

Takato starred at the ground guilty. He had not meant to alienate his other friends with all that had happened to him. They had only just found that digimon were real. He wasn't really certain how they would react to his becoming a digimon as well.

Calumon deciding to play with Takato' other friends, was hopping over to them when a strange man appeared out of nowhere and grabbed him.

"Hey!" Takato shouted jumping up.

The stranger merely grinned as he held Calumon up high. " Friend of yours?"

"Let him go you creep." Rika said.

"If you insist. Now Makuramon!" the stranger said tossing Calumon straight into the air.

To the disbelief of the tamers a rift to the digital world opened up. Makuramon laughed as he grabbed Calumon. At last the catalyst would be returned to its rightful place. Back in the digital world serving lord Zhuqiamon.

"Soon you humans shall be where you truly belong. Serving us digimon." Makuramon gloated.

"Your wrong! It's you who don't belong!" a Leomon shouted as he leapt from the rift.

Makuramon dodged the attack and retaliated.

"Primal Orb!"

The attack caused the tamers on the ground to scatter as Leomon crashed in it. Takato was about digivolve when he felt hands on his shoulders. Looking up, Takato saw the stranger (now as Mephistomon) grinning down at him.

"Your mine." Mephistomon said as he began floating up to the rift dragging Takato with him.

Seeing this Rika jumped and tried grabbing Takato's legs. It only partially worked. Instead of dragging them downward, Rika was dragged along into the rift.

"Rika! Takato!" Henry shouted.

"Chumly!" Kazu joined.

They watched helplessly as Rika and Takato vanished into the rift.

"Oh man! I don't believe this is happening." Said Kazu shaking his head.

"Where's Henry going?" asked Kenta.

Kazu turned to see Henry walking away from them.

"Henry dude, where are you going?" he asked.

"To get some help." Henry answered.

At that Kenta, Kazu, and Jeri looked at each other and nodded. They didn't know where Henry was going, but they were going with him. After all Takato was their friend too.

Jeri looked up at Leomon. "Why don't you come with us?"

Leomon thought for a minute.

"Yes. I too wish to help rescue your friends." Leomon said.

Inside the dimensional rift…

"Now at last the catalyst can be returned to the digital world." Makuramon said.

Mephistomon merely smiled as he grabbed Makuramon by the throat. Makuramon's eyes bulged as he struggled to free himself. Takao and Rika watched in horror as their captor slowly deleted his ally.

"H-How? How could you?" stuttered Takato.

"He was no longer of any use to me. Now y master awaits you." Mephistomon said.

"What master?" demanded Rika.

"You'll find out soon enough girl."

With that the dimensional rift suddenly turned black. In fact the entire scenery around them had changed. Instead of being surrounded by a rainbow of colors, Takato saw they had changed to varying shades of grey. Rika noticed it too. Plus both children were aware of the sound of water.

`What's a beach doing here? Wait a minute. Dark colors and a beach? Oh uh!' realized Takato a moment too late.

Rika wondered what it was that had caused Takato to pale so much. But when a cloaked figure approached, Rika realized why her boyfriend was so scared.

Daemon chuckled evilly at his visitors.

"Welcome Takato Matsuki. To the last place you or your friends will ever see."

To Be Continued……

Howling Wolf: And another one is finished. Thanks for all the great reviews. And remember. RUKATO FOREVER BABY!