Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 3 - Feint Within a Feint ❯ Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The five Guardians were very pleased with themselves. They had a general idea of where to look for Kelryn. TK said he knew a place to check, but he'd have to go later alone, or just with Kovin. Something about a promise he'd made. The others were confused, but understood. There was a knock at the door, and Yolei went to answer it.

"Yes?" A young man wearing a bicycle helmet was standing outside the door with a small package. He was out of breath like he'd been biking a long time.

"I have a package here for a Mr. Kovin? But it has five other authorized recipients."

"My name is Yolei Inoue. Is it on there?" He checked down a clipboard.

"Yes, it is. Sign here please." He handed her the clipboard and she singed her name. He handed her the package smiled and left. She came back inside examining it.

"What is it Yolei?" Kari asked.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about my X-Ray vision! Just give me a second and I'll tell you!" Yolei glared at the package and then tossed it on the table. "Damn! Must be lead paper. It looks like a video. There's no return address." Yolei sat back at the table with the others; they didn't have long to wait for Kovin's return. He came into his apartment quietly. His eyes were red like he'd been crying, but there was no sign of that now.

"Kovin! We think we know where to look for her!" He didn't care. He ignored Kari and lay down on his couch. "Don't you want to find her? Let's get going!" Kari's words were having no effect. Yolei spoke up after a pause.

"You got a delivery, Kovin. Seems to be a video. But there's no return address." He turned his head and looked at her with curiosity, then motioned his head toward the VCR. Yolei shred the wrapper and studied the cassette. It had no markings of any kind other than the manufacturer's logo on one side. She turned on the TV, put the tape in, and started it. The others had changed their positions so they could see the screen.

There was some static, and then Nolan's face appeared on the screen. Kovin sat up instantly. "Hello Kovin! How are you? I know you will get to see this, but I hope some of the other little shits you hang out with see it too." The others did take insult. "Now, in a minute, the camera angle will change to that of the inside of a little room here in my base." The image of Nolan reached off camera and flipped a switch. There was a quick burst of static and they saw the room. Kari and Yolei instantly recognised it, as well as the image of themselves climbing out the window. They saw the door open, and Kelryn yelling at them to leave. After a few seconds, the girls saw what they had missed. They saw Nolan come back in and beat Kelryn down. Kari was staring open mouthed at this while Yolei was grinding her teeth.

There was another burst of static as the recording paused, then resumed. They saw Kelryn preparing to attack someone coming through the door. They saw the door open, and Nolan hit her in the face with a bat as he came through. They then saw the details of the rest of the bat beating, all the while the horrible sounds coming out of the TV. Once again, the image flickered. This time, they saw Kelryn sitting on the floor sad, when Nolan came in. They saw him flirt with her for a second, and then handcuff her to the wall. They saw the restraints attached to the floor, and then saw her being forced into them.

Then the horror show began. They saw in complete detail the unspeakable horrors that she was being forced to live through. Kari threw up, Yolei and TK looked green, Allura was simply covering her eyes and ears, blocking it out while Kovin had no reaction at all.

Nolan's image reappeared on the screen, with a big grin. "Have a nice day!" Then the screen went black. Kari emerged form the bathroom looking pale after being sick. TK shut his eyes and covered his ears, trying to drown out the sounds and sights of such torture. Ken just sat with no expression on his face, just shocked. Allura was crying openly in sympathy for Kelryn. Yolei was screaming obscenities and listing every possible way to kill Nolan slowly. Kovin looked at her coldly, shutting her up.

"You won't kill him. Neither will I. We will get Kelryn out of there, and we will make sure she gets her chance to get her revenge." Kovin said between clenched teeth. The others agreed enthusiastically. Kovin stood calmly, and just stood there for a few seconds. Suddenly his left fist went up and came crashing down on the glass coffee table, shattering it instantly. Demireumon went back under the bookshelf, and Ozlimon flew up on top of it. "Let's see what you've got." Kovin went over the table with the map. Demireumon and Ozlimon joined him. The others gathered around to explain their theory.

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Kelryn woke up. She pushed herself off the ground, and surveyed her situation. She was still naked, but had been released from the restraints. Her leg and some of the floor had trails of her own sticky blood on them. Her injuries on the rest of her body were feeling better, but her midsection felt destroyed. When she was with Kovin, it was slow and gentle, not anything like this. Kelryn tried to count the number of times it happened to her, but she couldn't. The experiences ran together like the drops of her tears. She fainted back to sleep, and started dreaming.

She was in the middle of a flowery field. It was sunny, no clouds. The air was crisp and clear, but not cold. She could see mountains in the distance covered in pine trees down low, fading into snow capped peaks higher up. She liked this place. She was wearing a long flowing yellow dress. She had not trace of ever being injured.

In the distance she saw some figures coming toward her. It was Kovin, Ozlimon and Demireumon. The two digimon were supporting a picnic basket between them. Kovin had a bucket of ice containing a bottle of wine. She ran to meet them, and they smiled and greeted her. They started to lie out the picnic when some more figures joined them. It was TK and Kari, Ken and Yolei, and Allura. They were all there.

They ate the lunch, while enjoying the sun on their backs, and told every story and joke they knew. Kelryn was laughing harder than she ever had before. She felt Kovin's hand on her cheek, and turned to him. She gazed into his love filled eyes, studying every small detail of them. The blue of the colour causing her to just stare more. He leaned forward slowly, closing his eyes. She welcomed his kiss, and kissed him back. Their tongues explored each other's mouths, as they embraced each other. When Kelryn stopped to look around, she didn't see anyone. In the distance on another hill she could see Demireumon, with Ozlimon's wing around her, leaning on his feathery chest. She smiled at the pair, and turned back to her own lover.

Kovin laid her down, and kissed her again more deeply. His hand found it way across her midsection, and up to her chest. She loved every second of it. The tenderness and warmth, the love and compassion that every movement he made said to her without words. She opened her eyes and again stared into his. He smiled down at her and moved forward to kiss her again, but didn't get there.

Back in the horrid little prison room, Kelryn lifted her head when she heard the door unlatch and open. Yet another senseless brute stepped through. She heard a voice come in the room behind him.

"Don't take too long. The rest of us are waiting."

"Don't worry." He said.

He walked towards her unbuttoning his shirt. Kelryn closed her eyes and started to cry again. Her dream was just that, a dream of people she'd lost forever. She now had to face the cold nightmare of real life.