Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Saved By Love ❯ Decisions ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9: Decisions

Yamato stared blankly at the grey D-3 that belongs to his boyfriend. Three weeks has passed by since his boyfriend's kidnapping. They had made some progress in their search. They have found Ken's D-3 and Crest and have searched a good portion of the area that was within and outside the radius of Ken's location. Before they found Ken's D-3 and crest they searched Primary Village, the Giga House, Spiral Mountain, Valley of No Return, the Pyramid, ShogunGekomon's Castle, and a lot of the neighboring villages and towns. After they found Ken's D-3 and crest though they ended up searching areas in Server instead of Fire Island. They had searched for a good week and came up with nothing. Server was a big continent and Yamato feared that by the time they found Ken it would be to late.

Yamato closed his eyes as he thought back to the awful vision Daisuke had. Daisuke had called Taichi the morning after they found Ken's digivice. Daisuke sounded so upset and broken on the phone that he and Taichi rushed to Daisuke's complex without a second thought. He and Taichi were shocked to hear that Daisuke was able to be with Ken and talk to him, well his spirit anyway. He wasn't sure how Daisuke did it but he was glad he did, at first. He was angry when Daisuke told them of Ken's condition. His poor boyfriend was weak from the beatings and lack of food. And to make it worse his Ken was being raped. He was going to kill that bastard.

He couldn't believe what Daisuke was telling him as he continued on and told them how they continued talking in the Dream World. Ken had showed him what was happing to him. He had kissed him passionately and showed him everything. Yamato wasn't mad that they made out in the Dream World. He was guilty of doing the same thing with his best friend. The thing is that Daisuke was just as close to Ken as he was. It was possible for someone to love more than one person, but he never openly tried it of course.

Daisuke was afraid of how he would react. He didn't mind that they kissed. He trusted his boyfriend fully and knew that Ken was in a difficult situation that he couldn't control. He wasn't mad at Daisuke, but he was made at a certain digimon and human. The Bastard from Hell was going to face his wrath, but the digimon was a different story. This digimon was very powerful and he was unsure how to deal with this. DemiVeemon, Gabumon, and Agumon all gasped when he described her. The digimon informed them that this digimon was called Lilithmon. According to them she was a Demon Lord much like Daemon was.

Yamato groaned as he remembered their reactions. Taichi was furious and Daisuke had paled and punched the wall, making a hole in it. He on the other hand hid behind his hair and cried. He wasn't sure how much he cried that day. All he remembered was that he woke up on the sofa, sometime in the afternoon. Daisuke and Taichi were sitting on one of the other sitting couches in the room.

Tears fell down Yamato's cheeks. He opened his eyes and wiped them away. His room in Miss. Mockingbird's mansion felt very lonely. Miss. Mockingbird took Ken's kidnapping the hardest and ended up taking a week off from work to fix her home. Yamato had helped her every now and then when he got back from the Digital World. She asked each time if they found anything and was sadden whenever he said no. But she always forced a smile on her face and said that she believed that they will find Ken and that she believed in them.

He was glad he had Miss. Mockingbird for support. He knew there were times where he wanted to fall into self-pity for not protecting Ken better. But ended up getting hit in the head with a wooden spoon and a long lecture from Miss. Mockingbird.

Yamato looked at the clock on his desk and noticed it was noon. Taichi and Daisuke should be coming back from their talk with Gennai. Personally he didn't want to go. He agreed to stay at the mansion and watch the place just in case. But that wasn't the reason why he stayed. How could he go to Gennai's peaceful, warm home knowing that his love was cold, hungry, and hurt? He also didn't want to hear Gennai's nonsense of possible areas they should check or areas that Ken would not be or a history lesson on the Demon Lords and how they should be careful. No, he wouldn't be able to sit there and listen for five minutes of that crap. It was a waste of time and they needed that time to search more areas. They were close and he knew they were. He could practically taste it. But no the others wanted to see what Gennai had to say. The leaders of the Chosen Children and the Children of Light and Hope thought it could be helpful, to some extent anyway.

Yamato got up from his seat on his desk and walked into the hall to go to the bathroom. As he walked into the bathroom, Yamato looked at his double from the mirror. He was a mess. He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep and was a bit pale. His hair wasn't as shiny and neatly kept as he usually had it. If he didn't know any better he would say that he looked like he got into a fighting match with Greymon and lost. Groaning to himself he turned on the water and began to wash his face. Mind as well make himself look decent before the Google-heads show up.

Once he looked sort of like himself again Yamato left the bathroom and walked downstairs to the kitchen. Yamato was glad to see his digimon already there, taking out some food for them to eat.

“Afternoon, Matt.” Yamato smiled. Gabumon and his brother were the only ones who actually use that nickname any more. He kind of out grow it as he got into college but it did make him feel better, none the less.

“Hey, Gabumon. What you making?” There were slices of bread on the counter, with mayonnaise, mustard, pickles and varies cold cuts.

“Your favorite ham, cheese, pickle sandwich.” Yamato was well aware that it might sound gross but it was really good. He especially liked it when Ken put chocolate sauce instead of mustard to give it that extra sweet taste. Yamato felt a little depressed as soon as he thought about his boyfriend. Ken should be here right now; eating delicious food until he is stuff and wearing warm clothing as we watch reruns together in the living room. Not in a cold dungeon somewhere with very little food and warmth. It's not fair! Yamato wiped his eyes when he felt tears beginning to form.

Gabumon must of sensed his distress for he stopped what he was doing and hugged his friend. “Don't worry Yamato we will find him. When we do I'm sure you and Ken's grandmother will take every precaution to make sure he's taken care of and spoiled until there is no tomorrow.” Yamato chucked softly. Gabumon was right of course. He knew for a fact that as soon as they find Ken Miss. Mockingbird will baby him and watch him like a hawk and he would most likely do the same. Ken would probably complain about her motherly protectiveness and his overprotectiveness after he heals from his injuries and gets annoyed with them. Though he knew Ken would never say that to his grandmother though. She was a doll and a wonderful mother figure, maybe even better then his own mother.

After hugging his digimon and thanking him, Gabumon went back to finish their sandwiches and placed them on the table. They both ate their lunch in silence, both lost in their own thoughts and worries.

***

The sound of the doorbell caught Yamato's attention. Yamato got up from his seat on the couch in the living room and walked to the front door. Yamato opened the door and came face to face with his best friend, Taichi Kamiya. Taichi smiled at him and walked inside, with Daisuke and their digimon behind him, when Yamato moved to let them pass. They all walked to the living room and made themselves comfortable as Taichi told him what Gennai said. As suspected it was a waste of time. But Taichi and Daisuke did say they unfortunately learned more information about these Demon Lords that he was uninterested in.

Yamato was more interested in the package that Taichi brought in with him. Yamato asked him about the package but Taichi only said that it was on the front porch and addressed to him. Curious, Yamato took the package and studied it. The package was a brown box that was sealed tightly with tape. It had no return address, so the person who delivered it did it personally. He shook the box lightly and heard something moving. The object wasn't that big, but it was entirely small either. Reaching into his pocket Yamato grabbed his pocketknife and opens the box.

Yamato frowned in confusion as he took out a videotape. Yamato turned to his friend questionably. Asking silently what they should do. Taichi took the tape from him and studied it. The tape didn't have a label, so they couldn't tell what it was about. It looked like they have to watch it in order to find out what was on it. Taichi got up from the couch and turned on the Samsung DVD-VCR player. Once the TV was on the right channel he pushed the tape into the VCR slot. Taichi walked back to the couch, with the VCR remote in hand, and pressed the “PLAY” button.

The TV screen was turned from blue to black after the button was pressed. Snow appeared on the TV, lasting for a few minutes, before an image appeared on the screen that made both human and digimon gasp in horror. On the screen was a familiar boy with navy color locks. The boy was sitting on the floor of a small cell that he was currently in. The boy was sobbing as he held an unconscious green caterpillar.

“Yamato…Daisuke…Taichi…please find us…” Yamato grinned his teeth together in anger and fear. Ken was so scared and he feared that it was only going to get worse.

Snow appeared on the screen again for a few seconds before another image came on the screen. Ken was no longer in his cell. Ken was in another room and he was currently chained to a wall. His arms were above his head and chained together by his wrist. Ken struggled to stay balance on his feet as a man in a black leather outfit and ski mask swung a whip from above his head and came in contact with his back and sliced his clothing. Tears filled Yamato's eyes as Ken cried out in pain. Yamato glanced at his best friend. Taichi had a stone expression on his face. His hands were balled up into fists and his eyes were narrowed in anger.

A sinister laugh came from the television as Yamato glanced at Daisuke. Daisuke was holding his digimon as tears fell down his face. His eyes expressed fear, sadness, and rage and his lips were quivering slightly as he tried to hold back a sob. “K-ken.”

Yamato turned back to the television and saw that his love was bleeding. His clothes were starting to stain with blood and he was sobbing, begging for the man to stop. The man did stop then but not before walking up to Ken and slapping him across the face. Ken cried out in surprise as the man spoke. “He is not coming for you. The blond is nothing and he will not come for you. He doesn't love you and will abandon you.” Ken didn't acknowledge him though. “Make it easy on yourself and surrender to the Goddess of Darkness. If not we will be having more sessions like this until you are broken.” The man laughed and then snow appeared again.

Yamato held Gabumon close to him as the next image came up. Ken was on the ground this time, his shirt was in shreds and he had bandages wrapped around his torso. Ken was on his hands and knees as he struggled to sit in a sitting position. The sound of a door opening and closing can be heard before the man appeared on the screen. The man walked towards Ken and slapped him across the face. Ken cried out and held his red cheek as he landed on his back. “Well. Well. Well. You don't learn, do you?” Ken glared at him. “I told you we would meet again if you do not surrender and you didn't like the good fag you are.” Shivers traveled down Yamato's spine as the man spoke. He was getting a very bad feeling and he knew the others felt the same. “You may think that your boyfriend loves you and is going to save you from me and my mistress. But you have another thing coming.” Yamato felt his blood run cold as the man stripped out of his clothes and ordered Ken to strip out of his. Fearfully, Ken sat up again to remove his own clothes and shivered when nothing shielded him from the cold.

Yamato and everyone in the living room gasp when Ken was violently pushed to the ground. “I ensure you that the blond sees nothing for you. You are nothing but a slave and will be treated as such. I bet you love it when he does this…” The screams of Ken echoed through the room as the man violently penetrated Ken's body. Yamato buried his face in Gabumon's fur, unwilling to see the scene in front of him. Yamato could hear Ken desperately begging him to stop, that he was hurting him. The man laughed and taunted that the blond must ravage him all the time.

“…Yamato never did anything like this...He never did this to me…”

Yamato silently wished he could teleport to where Ken was and stop the madness that was happening to his boyfriend. It hurt to hear Ken screaming out his name, along with Daisuke and Wormmon, as the bastard took pleasure from Ken's obvious pain. Snow appears again after the man reached his climax and Ken passed out from his treatment. Two more scenes appeared on the screen that showed Ken getting flogged with varies beating instruments and getting burned with a cigarette by the man, who clearly enjoyed causing Ken pain.

After the two scenes the man and the Demon Lord appeared on the screen. The man was wearing his leather outfit without the ski mask; he had a whip attached to his side and black, ugly wings attached to his back. Yamato thought the gay was human but he has demon wings that clearly suggest that he's not. The Demon Lord, Lilithmon, wore a purple dress and black boots. The digimon was pretty if it wasn't for the fact that she was evil. Behind the two was a familiar castle in the Server continent of the Digital World. The Demon Lord and the man laughed wickedly and challenged the Chosen Children to come before the video stopped and the TV went black.

***

He could not believe it. He couldn't believe that they could do that to Ken. He knew how Yamato felt for Ken. Seeing Ken's torture and seeing him sobbing for their help was far more painful then facing the Dark Masters. The Dark Masters were cruel in their conquest in reshaping the Digital World but this man and this Demon Lord were out to break Ken's spirit and make him feel that they are not looking for him.

Looking at his hands, he realized that his knuckles were white. Agumon was looking at him with a horrified expression. He couldn't blame him. The digimon aren't accustomed to evil humans and how horrible some are to children. He was aware that some humans both strangers and family members have raped, brainwashed, beaten, and even killed children.

Seeing Ken going through this was heart breaking. He couldn't imagine how his best friend and boyfriend must be feeling. He personally wanted to go straight to the Digital World and rescue the Child of Kindness from this nightmare. He knew both Yamato and Daisuke would want to do the same thing.

Taichi stared into his partner's eyes as he tried to push his anger away. Yes he was angry. More than angry, he was furious. How can anyone be so mean, so horrible, so vile. Damn! What was he going to do?

“We…we have to save him…” That was Daisuke's voice. Daisuke sounded so hurt, so angry. He looked at his boyfriend and saw the fear and worry in his eyes. Daisuke got up from the couch and stomped to the kitchen. Sighing, he rushed after his boyfriend. Agumon and DemiVeemon stayed with Gabumon to help him calm Yamato down, who was currently shivering in rage. He was fine for now. Taichi didn't need Yamato and Daisuke running to the Digital World and getting themselves killed.

Taichi walked into the kitchen and found Daisuke sitting at the table. Taichi sat next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. “Are you all right?” Daisuke turned his head to look at him and was taken aback by the raw anger in the depth of Daisuke's brown eyes.

“All right?” He asked quietly. “You have to be kidding Tai! How can I be all right after what we just saw? I know Ken showed me what happen to him when we kissed but…but this was worse then I thought!” Tears fell as he continued. “I can't believe they would do this! And that man…Ken said it was his father, but that didn't look like his father. It has to be someone else, unless…”

“Unless what?” Taichi asked, already suspecting the response.

“Unless she changed him somehow. I could be wrong but he looks like he developed a lot of Myotismon's traits. The only thing he doesn't have is the blue eyes, pale complexion, size and outfit. Is that possible?” Taichi thought for a moment. The man did resemble a lot like their dead enemy, though the size, voice, and attitude of the man was most definitely Mr. Ichijouji. The first time Myotismon survived was by hiding within a human, but they prevented that by destroying him. Could it be possible that his data survived and infused with Ken's father? He wasn't sure, that was more of Koushiro's field, but the digimon could have something to do with it. And he did say that the digimon was his mistress or something like that. There was also that fact that he wanted Ken to surrender to his mistress. They would have to work fast if they wanted to save Ken.

“You do have a point, Dai. I'm not sure if it's possible but this Demon Lord might have infused Mr. Ichijouji with some of Myotismon's data. This could be a very bad thing if we don't hurry.” Taichi looked at Daisuke in the eye. “But, we can't run into the Digital World and into the enemies' territory blindly. We are all upset and angry. I know from experience that will only get us killed or captured. I suggest we come up with some plan and figure out the best way to get in and out of that castle safely.” Daisuke nodded and agreed. If they learned anything from their adventures in the Digital World it would be that doing anything without some type of plan, usually led them to some type of disaster.

Taichi and Daisuke jumped up in surprise when the front door slammed suddenly.

“TAICHI!”

“DAI!”

Taichi and Daisuke ran into the living room. Agumon and DemiVeemon were running towards them with worried looks on their faces. Daisuke asked what was wrong, but it wasn't needed. Taichi knew what had happen. And it was something he knew all to well.

“DAMN IT! ISHIDA! YOU IDIOT!”

Yamato and Gabumon were gone.