Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Saved By Love ❯ Rescue Mission III ( Chapter 11 )

Chapter 11: Rescue Mission III

You would think that after all the fights they had and all the times they fought Myotismon, the Dark Masters and their henchmen, you would think that they would learn something. How does the saying go: There is no I in Team. There is an I in stupid, though. Stupid blond! Stupid Ishida! What was that guy thinking? Going off on his own like that. Is he trying to get himself killed?

Taichi growled in irritation for the tenth time that evening. Daisuke, Veemon, and WarGreymon were looking at him worriedly. Okay he was angry. But Yamato should know that going off like that is a bad idea! God, it reminded him of the time when Yamato was having problems with the group during their first adventures and left, causing tons of problems for them. Damn! He and Yamato lecture Daisuke all the time about not doing these types of things. Yet, Yamato went and done the thing that they told their protégé not to do. He was so going to yell at him when he finds him and maybe hit him over the head with WarGreymon's shield. Yeah, that could work.

“Tai, please come down. You are giving off too much negative energy.” Taichi glanced at his partner and saw the concern in his eyes. WarGreymon was currently holding him, Veemon, and Daisuke as he navigated his way through the skies of Server. Taichi grumbled. He was right. Getting angry at his best friend wont do anything. Though no one said he couldn't do it later.

“Are we there yet, Davish? Are we? Are we?” Taichi saw his boyfriend sigh.

“No, Veemon.” Taichi smiled weakly, despite the anger that was within him. Veemon sure knows how to start problems, in a good way.

“How about now?” Or maybe not…

“No, Veemon. Not yet.” Daisuke gritted his teeth. Ah oh.

“How about now?”

“Nooooo…” Taichi held his breath, not wanted to laugh out loud.

“Noooowwww?”

Taichi bursted into laughter as Daisuke exploded, “WARGREYMON! ARE WE THERE YET!”

“Actually we are. Just over that mountain.” WarGreymon said calmly but Taichi could see he wanted to laugh too. Taichi watched as Daisuke sighed in relief, while Veemon cheered, glad that his boredom is over.

WarGreymon sharply staggered to the right as a missal came their way. “What's going on?” Taichi yelled as WarGreymon avoid several more missals, blue beams, and purple fires that came blasting out of the castle creating a huge hole in the castle's walls and ceiling.

“I think we just found Yamato and the others.” Daisuke said nervously.

“And it looks like a nasty fight is going on.” Veemon continued as part of the castle began to fall apart in huge chunks.

“We should hurry. Who knows who's Yamato is fighting right now?” Taichi spoke as more fire and beams blasted out of the castle. Damn it Yamato! What have you gotten yourself into?

***

Yamato held his lover close, using his jacket to soak up the blood that was seeping from Ken's body. He couldn't believe this? He did not come all this way just for Ken to die! He was not going to let that happen. To many people cared about him. To many people loved him. He loves him.

Yamato applied pressure to Ken's body as a battle raged on between MetalGarurumon and Ken's father. At least he thinks its Ken's father. The man that is supposed to be Ken's father was wearing a stupid black outfit that only porn stars would wear. The man had blond and brown hair, a cape that looks a lot like Myotismon's, and demon wings. The guy can fly and is even firing a combination of attacks from Myotismon's different evolution stages. For crying out loud, is this guy even human anymore? He's like a damn Myotismon-vampire look a like!

“Chaos Flame!” Yamato watches as the bastard shots purple flames from his outstretched hands and directs it at MetalGarurumon, who was currently firing his own attacks. Scary.

“Metal Wolf Claw!” Cold air shoots out of MetalGarurumon's mouth, freezing the flames. MetalGarurumon flies around the frozen flames and unleashes a powerful sonic howl at Ken's father. “Metal Howling!” MetalGarurumon's attack hit knocking the bastard several feet away. However, he got his balance at the last second.

The Myotismon look a like laughed sinisterly as MetalGarurumon fired several missals. The bastard summoned a blood like whip yelling, “Crimson Lightening!” breaking the missals upon contact. The bastard laughs as he dodges MetalGarurumon futile attempts to hit him with a missal. “What's wrong mutt? Can't hit a moving target?”

MetalGarurumon growls upon being called a mutt. Being mindful of Yamato's location, he fires four energy beams from the lasers on his snout at the resilient vampire. “Metal Wolf Snout!” The vampire managed to dodge two of the beams that just blasted through the wall behind him. However, he ended getting in the path of the other two and got hit with them instead, slamming into a wall upon impact.

“Way a go MetalGarurumon! You got him!” Yamato cheered when he saw the vampire getting slammed into the wall by an energy beam. Hopefully that would cause some damage to the cocky bastard. Wall debris fell to the ground as the bastard forced himself off the wall and began to dust himself. Yamato really hated that guy. The bastard looked completely unharmed, with the exception of a broken up cape and a few scratches on his arms face and chest. Yamato cradled his lover closer to him as the vampire ignored his digimon and looked directly at him.

“Is that the best you got mutt? That was pathetic! That weak attacked merely tickled me.” MetalGarurumon growled and narrowed his eyes. Not liking how he was staring at his partner and lover. MetalGarurumon opened up all his compartments, ready to attack the vampire with a missive attack of missals and lasers. However, the vampire was a second faster then him. Before MetalGarurumon fired his attack the vampire raised his hands. “I don't think so mutt! Mind Illusion!” A bright light surrounded the enemy's body. MetalGarurumon staggered and closed his eyes as the light became blinding as it engulfed the both of them.

“NO, METALGARURUMON!” Yamato watched in horror as a bright light engulfed his digimon. He remembered MaloMyotismon using this attack the last time they faced him. He remembered he used that attack to trap Daisuke and his team in an illusion of their deepest desire. MetalGarurumon was trapped in his own desire. What was he going to do?

The light faded and Yamato saw the Myotismon look a like looking pleased with himself as his digimon remained motionless in the air for a few seconds before falling to the ground. MetalGarurumon remain still. He did not seem to register the fall. He was trapped in his own desire. Yamato felt a sense of fear when the vampire turned and looked his way. He was smiling wickedly at him as he summoned his “Crimson Lighting!” Yamato closed his eyes and held Ken close. His love was unconscious, dying even; Wormmon was hurt and struggling to protect them; and his digimon was trapped in his own desire. Yamato braced himself for the bastard's onslaught. He silently prayed for a miracle. A miracle that could save them from their upcoming death…

“Thunder Blast!”

“Great Tornado!”

His miracle has finally arrived…

***

MetalGarurumon opened his eyes after the bright light faded. He looked around and noticed he was no longer in Myotismon's castle anymore. Actually he wasn't even in Server. He realized that he was at Coela Beach on Fire Island. MetalGarurumon noted that he was lying down on the warm sand. MetalGarurumon smiled when he saw that Yamato was sitting on a blanket, while leaning against him. Yamato was wearing blue swimming trunks and a white sleeveless shirt.

He felt a sense of relief when he saw Ken fast asleep in Yamato's lap. Yamato had a soft expression on his face as he played with Ken's hair. All of his massaging must have put Ken to sleep. MetalGarurumon glanced at the cute scene when he noticed something was off. Ken was only wearing black swimming trucks, which isn't very odd. But it was the fact that Ken's body was damage free. This didn't make sense. Ken had old scars from when he was abused from his parents at a very young age. He should also have new ones from the recent beatings he had endured within the last three weeks. But there's nothing, not even a scar. Confused, he decided to ask his partner. “Yamato?”

“Oh, I didn't noticed you were awake, MetalGarurumon! How was your nap?” Yamato asked as he turned his head slightly to face him.

MetalGarurumon blinked in confusion. “Fine, I guess.” He hadn't realized he was napping. “Yamato, I need to ask you something. It's about Ken.”

Yamato's eyes softened at the mentioned of his boyfriend. Yamato looked at his boyfriend's sleeping form as he spoke. “He looks so peaceful now. I'm glad that we no longer have to worry about anyone going after him because of the Dark Spore. MaloMyotismon and Daemon are destroyed and the Dark Ocean is purified. Everything is so peaceful now.” MetalGarurumon stiffened and looked at his partner expectedly. What was he talking about? MaloMyotismon isn't gone. His data was used to fuse with Ken's father. It was like fighting Myotismon, VenomMyotismon, and MaloMyotismon all at once! And what's with the Dark Ocean? They never purified it! Is that even possible?

“Yamato, what are you talking about? MaloMyotismon isn't gone we were just fighting him. His data was used to infuse with Ken's father, who kidnaped Ken and tortured him for three weeks! What's going on, Matt? Ken should be scarred or something. His parents abused him and raped him! Why it looks like nothing ever happened to him?”

Yamato glared at him, stopping MetalGarurumon's questioning. “What are you talking about, MetalGarurumon? MaloMyotismon is gone; we were all there! And another thing, Ken has never been beaten or raped. His parents love him to death! They would never do something like that! What has gotten into you?” Yamato was angry, furious even. But none of this made sense, everything seemed wrong.

“But, Yamato, what about the video we saw? Ken was being tortured in it? How can you say that Ken hasn't been abused and raped? It was in the video!”

Yamato looked at him exasperated. “Damn it, MetalGarurumon! It was just a movie. I told Taichi not to show that movie before bed! You must have had a bad dream!” MetalGarurumon looked at his partner. Something was not right. It was not a dream! He knew it wasn't. It was real and Ken was being abused. Was this just a joke created by Ken's father or was Yamato right and everything that happened was just part of a nightmare?

“NO, METALGARURUMON!” Yamato? MetalGarurumon looked at his partner. He looked fine. Why was his partner yelling his name, then?

“Yamato, did you yell my name?” Yamato looked at him in confusion.

“No, I didn't yell. Are you sure you're okay? You seem edgy.” MetalGarurumon frowned slightly.

“No, I'm fine. I guess I'm still tired.”

“METALGARURUMON! SNAP OUT OF IT! WE NEED YOUR HELP!” That was WarGreymon!

“You stayed up all night watch movies with Taichi and Daisuke.”

“COME ON BUDDY SNAP OUT OF IT!” Daisuke?

“METALGARURUMON!” Yamato? What's going on?

“I told you staying up with Taichi all night was a bad idea.”

“They need you.” MetalGarurumon's eyes widen at the new voice. Everything seemed to freeze in time. He watched nervously as bubbles appeared out of nowhere and floated around him. MetalGarurumon shut his eyes as a bubble pops right in front of him. “He needs you. You must hurry!” MetalGarurumon opens eyes at the sound of the strange voice and gasps when he didn't see Yamato or Ken. The two boys that he cared for so much were gone; disappeared. It was as if they were never there in the first place. What in the DigiWorld is going on? Where are they?

“Yamato! Ken! Where you go?” MetalGarurumon yelled into the empty beach. There was no one except for him. Millions of tiny bubbles swirled around, creating some kind of twister. MetalGarurumon gritted his teeth, watching the bubbles wearily for several minutes before the bubbles eventually slowed down and then stopped. Bubbles floated suspended in the air as MetalGarurumon takes in the appearance of a young boy. The boy looked very familiar. He had navy color hair and purple eyes. He was wearing a green t-shirt, jeans, and shoes.

This boy looks just like Ken, MetalGarurumon thought to himself. At first he thought it was Ken but the boy held himself different than the Child of Kindness. For starter, Ken had straight hair that stops around his chin. His boy wore glasses over his purple eyes. The color was slight dark than Ken's violet ones. The clothing was also different too. Ken has a habit of wearing dressy shirts and slacks, instead of jeans and a plain shirt. This boy was definitely not Ken, but he looks like the boy in the small photograph that Ken keeps on his bedside table. Wait! This can't be Ken's deceased elder brother, can it?

“You must hurry MetalGarurumon. They need you help,” the boy said.

“What you talking about? Where are Yamato and Ken?” MetalGarurumon growled. Something was definitely wrong and he did not like it.

“MetalGarurumon! You have to wake up! You are in an illusion.” MetalGarurumon eyes widen. He was in an illusion? He knew something was off about this place. “You have to protect my baby brother! It's not his time! Please protect him! Keep him safe from my father!” He knew it! This was Osamu Ichijouji!

“Don't worry, Osamu. My partner loves Ken with all his heart and will protect him. I promise I will not stop until stop he is stopped. I will die before any harm comes to Ken.” Osamu walks towards, smiling at him.

“Thank you. Thank you for all the things you done for my brother. I'm grateful he has another guardian to look out for him. Promise me you will keep him safe.” MetalGarurumon could see how much Osamu loves his younger brother. Even in death he has found a way to protect him. He felt honored that at least one of the Ichijouji's were asking for his help to protect the younger and not to hurt.

“I will. I promise. He will be safe with me and my partner.” Osamu nodded, happy with the response. The bubbles that were suspended in the air began to rapidly surround him clouding his vision of the boy.

“It's time to wake up, MetalGarurumon! The others need you.”

***

MetalGarurumon's eyes snapped open as he came out of the illusion. He groaned as he tried to stand up. His body ached over from the fall. Parts of his armor was cracked but other than that he was fine. Damn that illusion!

“MetalGarurumon! Are you all right? Terra Force!” MetalGarurumon grunted a yes at his friend as he throws a huge fireball at the enemy. It was surprising that the damn vampire was unable to dodge the fireball, since Flamedramon was attacking him as well with his “Fire Rocket!”

“Way to go Flamedramon! Hit him where it hurts!”

“WarGreymon watch out!”

WarGreymon uses his shield to block the vampire's “Screaming Darkness” attack. WarGreymon grunted as the two high temperature fire beams pushed him back and almost knocked him out of the sky and onto MetalGarurumon, who was still recovering from the illusion. MetalGarurumon forced himself to his feet as WarGreymon attacked with “Terra Force”. The vampire dodged his fireball and fell a few feet. MetalGarurumon watched the fight above him as the Dragon Warrior attacks never made in contact with the enemy. WarGreymon fired many fireballs at the enemy as well as spin around, wrapping a giant tornado of flame around himself and firing small tornados at the enemy.

WarGreymon was up to something. Every attack he did was long distance and never in direct contact with the vampire. MetalGarurumon noted that the vampire avoided every attack and end up getting closer and closer to the wall. MetalGarurumon gasped when he realized what the Dragon Warrior of Courage was planning. The target was too small and too fast. They need to get him trapped so he can't move.

Much like what he did before he was hit by the illusion; MetalGarurumon opened up all of his missal compartments. He waited for WarGreymon to get out of the way before he unleashed his attack. “Grand Cross Freezer!” A massive attack of missals left his compartments and swarmed in the direction of the enemy. Missals flew pass the Dragon Warrior after he unleashed a few more flaming tornados, which collided with the vampire's attack; creating a smoke fog. The fog was so thick that neither digimon would be able to see the other firing an attack or finding their location until it lifted. The two Mega Level Digimon smiled as the sound of all the fired missals collided with the enemy.

When the fog lifted they saw that the vampire was partly in the wall and was struggling to get free from the ice the trapped him. Taking this opportunity both WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon flies towards their enemy, determined to finish this fight. MetalGarurumon flies in front of WarGreymon as he gathers energy into his claws. MetalGarurumon unleashes cold air at the temperature of absolute zero at the enemy. “Metal Wolf Claw” The cold air incases the vampire in a sheet of ice, preventing him from moving. They were not giving him the chance to escape his punishment for harming the children.

MetalGarurumon flew out of the way for his friend to end this fight. “War Driver!” With the huge amount of energy that he collected in his claws; WarGreymon struck the ice-incased vampires breaking the ice into pieces with extreme force. Everyone watched as the infused human-digimon's body, formally known as Mr. Ichijouji, burst in data; never to be seen again. The deed was done. It was finally over.

***

Daisuke watches as Mr. Ichijouji's body burst into data. Daisuke cheers at their victory and hugs his armor digimon. They did it! It was finally over. Ken was safe. Finally after many years of abuse, being taken by evil and by fear his best friend was finally free.

Tears came to his eyes as he thought about what this meant. Ken will no longer have to fear his parents coming to the house to harm him. They both were gone. It was sad how Ken lost both of his parents but they were both evil. If you look at it that way then would it really make a difference if they were gone or not? He lives with his grandmother now anyway. Who is, by far, a lot nicer then Ken's actual parents were. Daisuke released his hold from his digimon and kneeled down next to Yamato. Daisuke looked at Ken's broken, bloody body. He just hopes Ken would be able to get past this, without relapsing back to suicide and depression.

***

Yamato held his lover as he watches the bastard get destroyed. It looks like he wasn't truly a human anymore, not that it mattered. Human or Digimon; he was going to pay for what he did to Ken either way. Yamato looked at his lover and saw how weak and vulnerable he looks. He was glad that Daisuke had brought gauzes and basic medical supplies for Ken's injuries. They had managed to stop the bleeding and covered it up before his condition got worse. But Yamato was so worried about the blood he lost already. Ken could be close to dead for all they know and there was nothing they could do to stop it.

Yamato closed his eyes as tears threatened to fall. He wanted to give in to the pain. Ken is hurt because of him. He couldn't protect him and was now going to lose him. He almost got himself and his digimon killed in the process as well. If his best friend hadn't come when he did he would be dead. It was all his fault.

“Yamato?” Yamato ignored Taichi as he felt a caress on his arm. Can't they let him be upset for just a few minutes?

“Umm, Yamato?” What does Daisuke want? Can't they see that Ken is hurt and that he is upset? There was another caress on his arm.

“Damn it, Ishida! Open you eyes and look!” Yamato snapped open his eyes, ready to lash out and give Taichi one of his icy glares, when he noticed what was around him. Yamato eyes widen at the sight of being surround by swirls of darkness. Fear gripped him. No! No! No! No! No! The Darkness. It wanted his boyfriend. It wanted to take Ken away from him and take advantage of him in his weak state. No! He won't allow it. It can't have him.

Yamato held his love protectively. Determined to shield him from the darkness. One of the swirls touched him as it went to touch Ken's chest. Yamato was expecting it to be icy cold, like the time he was trapped in the cave, but it didn't. This darkness felt warm and comforting. It was as if it wanted to heal and not destroy. Curious, he reached out a hand to touch it. The dark swirls caressed his hand as it passed by. Wanting him to trust it and allow it to come near his boyfriend. Yamato usually doesn't trust Darkness but he allowed it to come near his lover. This darkness just felt different to him. It felt nothing like the darkness that he had faced many times before.

Yamato watched silently as the soft swirls began to caress Ken's injured body. He was amazed when the darkness covered Ken's body like a blanket. The darkness glowed slightly when every inch of damaged skin was covered. After several minutes the darkness separated and disappeared.

“No way,” Taichi breathed.

“All his injuries are gone,” Daisuke finished in awe.

Yamato had to agree. He was in awe too. The darkness had completely healed Ken's body. There was no old scars, cuts, whip lashes, or burns on his skin. They were all gone. It was as if Ken never got injured in the first place. And to make things more incredible, the darkness even left Ken in a new outfit. Ken was now wearing a blue button shirt and shorts. It was truly amazing. Even Wormmon was surprised.

Ken groaned softly, catching everyone's attention. They watched as Ken's beautiful violet eyes opened and focused on them. Every single human and digimon cried, happy to see that he was alive.

“KEN! YOUR AWAKE!”

“Ken-chan! Ken-chan!”

“We so glad your okay buddy!”

“I'm so glad your okay, love! I love so much! I was so afraid we were going lose you!”

Yamato hugged Ken as cried. He finally let go after several minutes, allowing Ken to rest his head on his should as he held him in his lap. Ken smiled back at all of them.

“Thank you, ” he said weakly. “I love you all so much. Thank you.”

Yamato smiled through his tears as he watched Ken slowly drifted to sleep. Ken was finally safe. It was time to take him home.