Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ War Diaries: Adventures Zero-Three ❯ Through the Portal Darkly ( Chapter 10 )

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War Diaries - Adventures Zero-Three

Entry 10: Through the Portal Darkly

By Lord Archive

Digimon belongs to Toei Animation Inc., Saban Entertainment, Fox Kids and others. They are used without consent. And since Toei doesn't want them anymore, I'm not giving them back.

For ADULT readers of Red Digivice Diaries, this part occurs after RDD Entry 14. If you read this first, there are a couple spoilers as part of what happens is referenced here so those who don't read RDD won't get lost. If you're under 18, you should NOT read Red Digivice Diaries.

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Dear Diary,

I can't understand the older Chosen. After Phantomon butchered all those people, all they were concerned with was Iori's safety. They haven't done anything about the people who died. Don't they care?

I would've thought they would have done something instead of playing that laser assault game the other day, or at least talk about it then, but all they did was play and use me for target practice, even Iori-sempai. The only reason I went along with them was because Iori and Yume were. After all, I'm only a new member to the team and don't understand everything yet.

However, today I will do something. I'll be going to the public memorial service for Officer Isao.

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Sayuri was rather surprised to see all of the Odaiba Chosen except Ken gathered at Officer Isao's memorial. Most of their digimon were present as well, though hidden from sight. After it was over, she asked, "Was there anything we could've done?"

Koushiro sighed. "I hate to say this, but no. We did everything we could, but sometimes it's not enough."

"But he's dead and all of those other people as well. There had to be something we could've done. Like a warning device for when a portal opens," Sayuri replied.

"I do have one, and we learned about it immediately as it began," Koushiro replied. "That incident cost me a chance at getting a date with Ayashi."

"I see." Sayuri sagged.

Takeru looked toward the sky. "It's something one has to accept as a Chosen that there will be times we'll be called to kill and times that others will die to save our lives."

"How can you just accept something like that?" Yume questioned in shock.

"It was all we could do," Hikari answered. "Things were beyond our control and had no choice but to cope with it and move on."

"Though some of us still haven't completely come to terms with it," Jyou said while looking at Mimi.

"There are alternatives to killing that should be looked for. It may be easier to kill, but that's usually not the best answer," Mimi added.


Iori hadn't paid much attention to them, his eyes were on a young three-year-old boy with the widow, Mrs. Isao.

"Mama, when Daddy come home?" the little boy asked. "You said he gone, but when he come back?"

Mrs. Isao shook as tears tried to come out of her eyes.

Iori walked up to the boy. "You're father has gone on a special mission like mine has. He's going to serve and protect in another place. He still loves you and would be with you if he could, but that's not allowed. He'll continues to look out for you and you should be proud of him."

Tears formed in the boy's eyes. "Daddy no come back?"

Iori nodded. "He won't be coming back. Just like mine won't be coming back either."

"I want my Daddy!" the boy cried.

"So do I." Iori hugged him, letting the boy cry out in sorrow and releasing some own as well. It took minutes for the young boy's tears to ebb. "Do you feel better?" Iori asked when all that was left was sniffles.

The boy shook his head.

Iori smiled weakly. "It'll get better. I promise. But never forget your father loves you and that you should be proud of him."

The boy nodded and walked over to his mother.

"Thank you." Mrs. Isao bowed.

"Please don't thank me. If either of you need someone to talk to, contact Hida Dojo. My Grandfather and I are willing to help if we can." Iori bowed and turned away.

Takeru and Hikari walked up to her and bowed.

"Since I can't thank Officer Isao, I'd like to thank you. He died saving my life," Takeru said, still bowing to her.

"Please don't blame yourself for what happened," Mrs. Isao replied.

Takeru stood up. "I won't. If I could've done anything to prevent what happened, I would have. It's just... sometimes things don't happen the way we hoped it would."

Mrs. Isao nodded. "That's very mature for a child your age to say."

Hikari fought the urge to laugh, something that wouldn't have had the urge to do if it wasn't for her mood swings. "We've been made to grow up faster. And I'd like to give my thanks as well for saving Takeru's life."

"Life is precious. Cherish what you have of it when you can," Mrs. Isao said before walking away with her child.


"Oh, Iori...." Yume looked at Hida's tear streaked face. "Where did you get the idea to explain that to him like that?"

Iori glanced back at the Isao family. "Someone explained it similarly to me after I lost my father. I don't remember who she was though."

Koushiro's backpack started to beep. "Damn, it's happening again." He quickly pulled out his laptop and activated it.

"Where?" Takeru questioned, coming back from his talk with Mrs. Isao.

Koushiro paled. "Odaiba Television Station, and the portal is more of a rift."

"Dad!" Takeru and Yamato chorused.

The remaining cops at the memorial stared as a group of kids turned to some bushes where there now stood two large birds, a pegasus, a large winged dragon-like human, a giant blue insect, an enormous wolf and a zebra unicorn were. All the kids save three girls and a guy, one of whom was in a wheelchair, were carried off by the strange creatures.

"Ah, should we call this in?" an officer asked.

"What do you think?" was the snap reply. "We have to make sure damage is kept to a minimum."

"Should we arrest the kids?"

"Do you have a couple military tanks handy? Those kids took out that thing that killed Isao. If they left like that, that means there's trouble and we have to help them."

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At the observation ball at Odaiba Television station, seven kids snuck down from the roof to the windows.

"We failed again," Noriko said flatly, while absent-mindedly brushing her short black hair with brown highlights out of her ear.

Sakura, a lanky girl with fine long brown hair and glasses, smirked at the dissipating rift that had formed in the street below. "The result is certainly surprising. Wonder how the Chosen will deal with this."

A young boy with brown hair grinned at the sight. "Let the slaughter begin," Takeshi said gleefully.

Hiroshi, a young teen with black hair and a hard expression on his face, shook his head. "This was a pointless waste of our energy."

Yuri, a finely proportioned girl with long black hair draped her arm over Hiroshi and messed his hair up. She breathed into his ear, "Oh, I wouldn't say pointless. After all Sakura said most of the Chosen are boys. Hope there are a few cute ones."

"Why look for cute guys, when there are manly ones right here," Hitochi commented while vainly flexing his muscles of his average built body.

"Oh, please." Yuri rolled her eyes.

"Live anime, I just love this," Mamuro, an overweight, black-haired, pimpled face otaku, said happily. "Good thing I brought a camera to record this. Aw, too bad, that was a nice car."

"Any idea why we failed, Sakura," Noriko asked.

Sakura pushed up her glasses. "One, I believe we need one more of us to make a stable portal. Two, we have to focus on the Digital World. I don't know what interests you have in that dark dimension, Noriko, but if we're to get digimon partners-- we need to maintain focus on the Digital World."

"Whatever," Noriko huffed.

"What's with that octopus-guy and those scuba things wandering off?" Takeshi asked.

Hiroshi frowned. "Looks like the big guy knows where he's going."

"Whatever causes the most carnage," Mamuro chirped.

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"We'll fly ahead, catch up as soon as you can," Taichi ordered on the back of Birdramon.

"Protect my Dad," Yamato called out from the back of Garurumon, who was falling behind as the flyers continued.

"Good thing we stayed after Takeru's bachelor party," Kabuterimon commented.

"Could you not mention that," Daisuke whined from XV-mon's arms.

"Why, because your sister crashed it?" Koushiro questioned, while being held by Kabuterimon.

Daisuke folded his arms indignantly. "No. Because of what Ken did with my sister after she ran off."

"Ah. That was rather stupid of him to do THAT with her." Koushiro shook his head. "Where's Ken anyway?"

"Running from my sister, of course," Daisuke replied, upset. "Of all the girls to lose your virginity to."

"I hope we don't need Stingmon," XV-mon commented.

"We shouldn't. After all, we have Taichi and Agumon with us, and they still have Qinglongmon's power," Koushiro explained. "Hopefully your sister will move onto her next crush soon."

"Quit the chatter guys, 'cause it's time for action," Taichi yelled out. He then turned toward his partner and asked, "Ready?"

Agumon nodded and then jumped off Birdramon's back. A pillar of light surrounded the little dinosaur and quickly subsided to reveal a giant orange tyrannosaurus digimon.

Taichi jumped off Birdramon as well and landed on Greymon's back just after he evolved. They crashed to the ground and surveyed the battle field before them.

"TAICHI!" Sora screamed when he jumped, she then breathed a sigh of relief as he landed safely. Then her face hardened and yelled, "Don't do that again! You scared me half to death."

In the carnage of the street before the Odaiba Television Station, there appeared to be what looked like a hoard of Gizamon, several Hangyomon, and even a Zudomon, however these did not look like the digimon of the Digital World. Their skins were shades of black, gray, and/or brown.

"They're from Dagomon's Ocean!" Takeru called out from Pegasmon's back.

"Confirmed, these guys aren't from the Digital World," Koushiro replied while using his laptop.

"So, we can't send them there. Any chance of opening a rift to Dagomon's Ocean?" Taichi questioned. He noticed the black skinned and gray furred Zudomon lumbering towards them, looking ready to fight and that Aquilamon and Miyako were getting between a pack of hungry Gizamon and some scared people.

Kabuterimon deposited Koushiro next to Greymon and Taichi and then joined the fray.

Koushiro shook his head. "We need Ken here to even attempt a portal."

"Any idea of how to get Ken here?" Taichi questioned.

Daisuke hopped out of XV-mon's arms and answered, "I haven't been able to find him since he went on a date with Jun yesterday. She's been more persistent with Ken than she ever was with Yamato."

"I see. Old school then." Taichi sighed. "All right, take them out. No prisoners!"

"What?!" Miyako yelled. "We can't just slaughter them!"

"We can't send them to the Digital World, they don't belong there. They certainly can't be left here either," Koushiro answered.

"And in case you haven't noticed, people's lives are in danger. I'm not about to let another person die if I can prevent it," Sora told her.

As if to back up that statement, Birdramon called out her attack, "Meteor Wing!" The showers of flames angered the dark Hangyomon.

"You got the Zudomon, buddy," Taichi said patting Greymon on the leg.

Greymon stepped forward and called out, "Greymon super evolve!" An enormous golden sphere encased the Tyrannosaurus Rex digimon, it exploded with a mighty shout of, "Metal Greymon," filling the air. Now standing four times larger, with a metal arm, chest plate, and mask-- Taichi's digimon was ready for action.

The dark Zudomon laughed with the coldness of a grave. "That doesn't impress me. Hammer Spark!" The giant shelled mammal digimon slammed his jet-black hammer against the ground, sending of a spear of energy and making a nasty pothole in the street.

Metal Greymon blocked with his metal arm. "Was that your best? Giga Destroyer!" His chest plate opened and twin missiles of destruction hurled toward his target.

The dark Zudomon hurled his hammer at the attack, causing it to explode before it got to him. He lumbered over to his hammer and picked it up. "Shall we try that again?" Zudomon smirked.

"Sure." Metal Greymon flattened his glare. "Giga Destroyer!" He launched the attack again, and, as suspected, the dark Zudomon threw his hammer and caused the missiles to explode as well. The dinosaur digimon called out, "Trident Arm!" His metal arm extended outwards and he snatched the fallen hammer before Zudomon could grab it.

"Give that back!" the dark Zudomon demanded.

"Certainly." Metal Greymon reared back and threw the hammer, which hit the Zudomon in the head. The metal digimon followed it up with another Giga Destroyer, which hit the target.

The dark Zudomon screamed in pain before exploding into data.

"Birdramon, low and fast," Sora called out.

"I understand," Birdramon replied. "Hold on tight." The giant fire bird swooped down toward the ground, meters above the ground. Just as she was about to pass over a group of Gizamon, the digimon called out, "Meteor Wing!"

Sayuri had just arrived riding on Shima Unimon along with Iori and Armadimon. She stared in horror as a stretch of road that had been covered by couple dozen digimon was now flaming ground with the digital information exploding and escaping to the air. "Aren't we supposed to try to send them home?" Sayuri asked.

"Apparently that's not an option," Yamato replied as he passed them on Garurumon. He slid off his digimon, while the wolf was still running. "Take care of things, Garurumon."

"Sure thing." Garurumon nodded.

Sayuri watched with a confused expression as Garurumon had joined the fray without question, Taichi was slaughtering the digimon with his partner, and Miyako riding Aquilamon were protecting people but intentionally shot the ground in front of their attackers as an obvious warning.

Iori ran over to Koushiro and asked, "What's going on?"

"These digimon are from Dagomon's Ocean. As such we can't send them to the Digital World or let them stay here," Koushiro explained. He frowned as Taichi plunged deeper into battle with Metal Greymon.

"So we're going to kill them all instead?!" Iori questioned in disbelief.

"What other choice do we have?" Koushiro returned.

"Where's Ken?" Iori asked.

Koushiro shrugged. "Running from Jun. Beyond that, no one knows."

Iori shook his head. "Tried contacting him?"

Koushiro nodded. "Several times, but we haven't gotten a response."

Iori rubbed his forehead.

"What are we going to do?" Armadimon inquired, who seemed to be answered by a scream that echoed from the distance.

Iori sighed. "I guess we don't have a choice. We take them out."

The armadillo digimon nodded and moved toward the battle. "Armadimon evolve!" A pillar of light encased the small digimon. When the light faded away, a huge yellow ankylosaur stood in his place. "Ankylomon!"

Sayuri swallowed as Ankylomon literally jumped into the fray, belly flopping onto a Hangyomon. When the giant yellow digimon stood up, the dark scuba digimon was nowhere in sight as black particles escaped to the air.

"Sayuri?" Shima Unimon called out.

Sayuri slid off her digimon. Her hand shook slightly as she patted her partner's side. Her voice trembled as she said, "Join them."

"Do you wish me to kill?" Shima Unimon asked.

"Do what you feel is necessary," Sayuri replied.

The zebra unicorn nodded and rushed into the battle. "Raster shot!" she called out blasting a black and gray furred Gizamon into digital information.

Sayuri would not let herself turn away as her digimon joined the battle, killing her opponents. This was what she had been called to do. To fight to protect both worlds, even if it meant killing other living and thinking creatures. Another creature like them had slaughtered people, and she didn't want that to happen again. There really wasn't a choice, these digimon had to die.


"Geez, what level are these guys," XV-mon questioned while wrestling with three Hangyomon.

"Perfection, fortunately they aren't in water. Otherwise, we'd REALLY be in trouble fighting them," Kabuterimon replied. "Mega Blaster!" He sent a bolt of electricity at two other Hangyomon. He frowned when the attack didn't do much and commented, "They're just being annoyingly hard to kill."

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"My, my. It seems there are differing views on killing," Yuri commented.

"Rather surprising how willing that Sora girl is to kill," Noriko added.

Sakura nodded. "Yes. She's taken out more digimon than her boyfriend."

The building shook from an explosion.

"That's changing quickly since that large digimon got himself killed," Hiroshi corrected.

"I'd have suspected a better fight from those Hangyomon." Sakura folded her arms. "Mere adults are defeating them."

"Bet the squid-guy could've fought better than this," Hitochi said with an annoyed tone. "Wonder why he wandered off."

"Care to give me a score card on who's fighting out there?" Takeshi asked. "You seem to know about them, but haven't told us."

"Well the big metal dinosaur is Metal Greymon...." Sakura began.

"I heard that one's name!" Takeshi scowled.

"Learn patience," Sakura snapped. "The shelled mammal digimon was a viral Zudomon...."

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"This is Tanaka Natsumi reporting. We're on the roof of Odaiba Television Station and right below us you can see a multitude of creatures, that have become known as Digimon or Digital Monsters, fighting in the street," said a confident female reporter from off camera.

The image from the camera was one of a war fought between aquatic-like creatures against creatures of different types and colors. The colorful ones all had a child near them, seemingly cheering it on.

"This is the third such incident recorded in the past few weeks of these Digimon appearing in Odaiba. The last one was only less than a week ago and cost Officer Isao and several other people there lives.

"These events are unlike the Christmas Invasion of Zero-Two which appeared to have been a one time world-wide crisis. This time it is happening only in Odaiba and with increasing frequency. Will this be the last of these Digimon battles, or will there be more in the future?

"Once again, though, it seems salvation falls into the hands of children to aid in this Digimon verses Digimon battle."

The camera pans over the battle as Natsumi switched off her microphone and asked the cameraman, "Can we get any close-ups?"

"You'll have to ask the control room. They yelled at me when I started to zoom in a minute ago," the lanky college intern replied.

Natsumi scowled and fished into her pocket of her gray pants suit for the microphone controls to get the control room. "Why can't we get close-ups?" she demanded.

"Don't want anyone finding out who the kids are. They've got enough problems," was the nasally reply.

"What?!" Natsumi shouted in disbelief. "You fat jerk, you know who some of those kids are?!"

"Most of them actually, but you aren't getting it from me. Those kids saved my life the last time this happened and I'm not about to make their lives worse. You want permission, talk to Ishida-- but you won't get it. Now get back to reporting," the controller said firmly.

Natsumi growled, wondering why she would have to talk to the head of the maintenance crews for permission. "Can I at least get a close up of the road block?"

"That you can have," the controller replied.

Natsumi nodded, and wished she had made it to the make-up room before this happened. Her brown hair was a tangled messed and wasn't suitable for her to go on camera. "Got a close-up on the road block?"

"You do now," the cameraman answered.

Natsumi switched on her microphone. "While the battled rages on below, the police have blocked the roads leading to this area but have not entered it themselves, leaving the safety of the city in the hands of children...."

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"Do you think the others will be all right?" Yume questioned.

"I'm sure they will be fine," Hikari replied confidently. "They have potential for an Ultimate, a Perfection and along with several adult digimon-- there's little that could cause them a problem."

"I hope you're right, Hikari." Mimi fidgeted. "But something doesn't feel right."

Hikari blinked. "What do you mean?"

Mimi looked perplexed and held Jyou's hand tightly. She replied, "I don't know."

"There you are," a voice growled.

The four Chosen looked down the street and saw a multi-story tall humanoid digimon called Marine Devimon. His eyes were focused on them, his tentacles twitching in anticipation.

Behind him a half dozen black-skinned Hangyomon that were running up to him.

"Oh, gods, it's back. Iori killed that thing." Yume shuddered at the sight of it.

"I doubt he's the same one," Hikari assured her.

"But he's still dangerous. What happened to the others?" Jyou questioned.

"Bakumon, try to hold him back," Yume asked weakly.

"I shall try." Bakumon hovered ahead of the Chosen and tossed off her trench-coat. "Bakumon evolve!" A pillar of light surrounded the miniature elephant. When it subsided a yellow furred ape stood in her place. "Hanumon!"

"Is this all that protects hope and light?" The Marine Devimon laughed. "It'll be too easy to destroy." With a flick of his tentacle arm, he sent the charging Hanumon flying into a building. He stepped forward raising an arm to strike, but paused as harpoons landed in front of him.

"And just what do you think you're doing? Our master wants the child alive," hissed the Hangyomon at the lead of the group.

"Your master may want it alive. Mine wants it dead," Marine Devimon snarled. "Do not interfere."

"I'm afraid we have to," retorted the Hangyomon.


"I'm not sure I like the sound of that," Jyou commented nervously.

Hikari looked up from her D-Terminal. "The others are still fighting digimon that escaped through the rift. Koushiro suggested we summon your digimon."

Mimi bit her lip. "If we must."

"I hope they leave him behind," Jyou mumbled under his breath and pulled out his personal laptop computer.

Hikari blinked. "Who?"

"Hurry," Yume fidgeted in her wheelchair. She flinched as two Hangyomon were destroyed.

"It's all set." Jyou held his laptop computer out. "Anytime your ready."

Hikari held out her digivice. "Digiport open!"

The area in front of Hikari flashed with a blinding light. When it subsided, Ikkakumon, Togemon and Solarmon were there.

Togemon glanced down. "How come we didn't devolve?"

Ikkakumon shrugged. "Don't know."

"This'll help things, I guess." Mimi sighed. "Togemon, please, you've got to protect Hikari from that Marine Devimon."

Togemon pounded her fists together. "No need to ask. Togemon super evolve!" Blinding light surrounded the giant cactus digimon. When it subsided, a girl hovered in the air dressed in pink lily petals and with green leafs for wings. "Lillymon!"

"Mommy's pretty again," Solarmon chirped.

Hikari jumped a good three meters away from him. "Tell me that's not...."

Jyou looked at her sheepishly and apologized, "Sorry, but he was Pinnochimon. Don't worry, Ikkakumon and Togemon are trying to bring him up right."

"Now son, watch your father in action. Harpoon Thunder!" Ikkakumon fired off his horn, which broke apart and pelted the giant digimon with explosives.

"I thought you said it wasn't okay to shoot someone?" Solarmon questioned.

Ikkakumon froze. "No there must be justifiable reason to attack someone. It's really complicated... um...."

"Mommy will try to explain it to you later. But for now we have to make sure Hikari is safe." Lillymon pointed her weapon. "Flower Cannon!"

The Marine Devimon tossed a Hangyomon at the energy blast. Having already been wounded, the scuba digimon died from the hit.

Mimi's legs shook and fell to her knees. "No."

"Now I'm going to do this to all of you." Marine Devimon grinned evilly as he pulled a Hangyomon into two before it exploded into data.

"This doesn't look good," Jyou said sadly, hovering over Mimi who was shaking and hugging herself.

"Now die!" Marine Devimon hurled his tentacle arm at Hikari.

Hanumon crashed into the tentacle, holding it for dear life. She promised, "I won't let you hurt them."

"And who's going to protect you?" Marine Devimon sneered. He pulled her off with his other tentacle arm and threw her down the street.

Hanumon bounced several times and then devolved.

"Bakumon!" Yume cried out and wheeled her way down the street to her fallen partner.

Mimi looked worriedly at Bakumon and Yume, and then turned back to looking at Marine Devimon with frightened eyes. "Please stop," Tachikawa begged.

"Let's try this again." Marine Devimon once again set a tentacle arm hurtling toward Hikari only to have Ikkakumon jump in front of the attack and fire off his Harpoon Thunder attack as well. The evil aquatic digimon wrapped his tentacle around Ikkakumon's neck and choked him.

"Run," Ikkakumon coughed weakly. "I'll hold him off."

"Hikari, you should go home quickly. Tailmon can protect you there," Jyou said flatly. "We'll take care of him."

"But-" Hikari was interrupted as Ikkakumon devolved and Gomamon fell to the ground unconscious.

Tears came from Mimi's eyes. "Stop this please!"

"Too late. Now hope and light shall die!" Marine Devimon attacked again, aimed directly for Hikari.

"Flower Cannon!" Lillymon called out her attack with a sad lilt to her voice.

Marine Devimon's eyes widened when he was struck. "How...?" was his last word before he exploded into data.

Mimi clutched onto Jyou and cried into his chest. "Why did he make me do that? Why?" she sobbed. "Why couldn't someone else have the power to stop him?"

Jyou stroked her hair lightly. "I wish I could've taken your place."

Hikari shook her head. "I'm sorry, Mimi."

Lillymon devolved to Palmon. She walked over to Gomamon and petted him gently. "Stop trying to be the hero. I don't want to see you hurt," the plant digimon said fondly.

"Mommy, are you and Daddy all right?" Solarmon asked.

Palmon smiled weakly. "We're fine. We'll go home soon."

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"Megaton press!" Ankylomon squashed down the last errant Gizamon, who died in an explosion of data.

Iori glared slightly at Taichi. "I hope you're right about that being the only way."

"Unless you knew of some means of getting to Dagomon's Ocean and didn't tell us, no there wasn't." Taichi folded his arms. "I don't like killing, but sometimes it's the best choice."

"I'm not sure about that." Iori looked at the devastation around him. The only intact vehicle in the street was Mr. Ishida's van. Hida sighed. "Miyako and Mimi certainly wouldn't agree with you."

Taichi nodded. "I know. While I hope they're right, I just don't want to make a mistake and lose anyone."

Izumi rushed over to them. "Um, Taichi." Koushiro fidgeted. "I thought I'd let you know that some of the digimon wandered off before we got here. I couldn't contact you earlier because of the fighting."

"Where are they?" Taichi demanded.

"They're already dead." Koushiro looked down.

Iori blinked. "What happened?"

"A Marine Devimon wanted to kill Hikari specifically, but some Hangyomon wanted her alive for their master. Marine Devimon killed the Hangyomon, but...." Koushiro trailed off.

"But what?" Taichi pressed.

Koushiro sighed. "Mimi and Jyou summoned their digimon and... Lillymon killed Marine Devimon."

Taichi grimaced. "Mimi's going to be upset."

Koushiro nodded. "Jyou's taking her back to the hotel. If we need to contact either of them, it'll be there."

Iori shook his head.

Taichi sagged, and then straightened, calling out loudly, "Takeru, go and check on Hikari. Make sure she's all right. Everyone else, scout around. Make sure there aren't any of Dagomon's digimon left."

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Dear Diary,

It's been a long day. The longest I can ever remember.

Today I killed. I knew when I was Chosen that I would have to kill. I just never thought it would be that easy and hard at the same time.

With a few simple words I sent out Shima Unimon and in seconds she had scored her first kill. It was so strange watching her blast that dark Gizamon to digital bits. It didn't even feel real, like it was some video game. There was this living breathing creature, now it's gone. I could've sat down and talked with it before, but now no one will. All because I didn't restrict my digimon the way Miyako restricted hers.

In all, four Gizamon and a Hangyomon are dead because of us. I've heard of people say they have blood in their eyes after killing someone. I don't see blood on my hands though, I see the data particles of a dead digimon in the corners of my eyes. It's almost like they taunt me with the memory of their past existence.

I shouldn't have been so eager, should have followed Miyako and Mimi. I didn't want to ever be truly responsible for someone's death. I just wanted to be part of the adventure, to be more than who I was. I got my wish, and now I wish I had never gotten it.

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Author's Notes:

Some of you may wonder why Mimi is upset at killing a digimon. I'd like to remind you that Mimi and Palmon have ONE unassisted kill, a Garbamon (Garbagemon). All other kills they were involved in were group efforts or the digimon got himself killed like Cockatrimon. When they killed the Garbamon, it was when Mimi was having a nervous break down just before she wandered away from the group with Jyou. There is more to the Marine Devimon scene as well, but that won't be explained until later.

Ken will get a large part in War Diaries in one of the upcoming chapters. He'll certainly appear in the special wedding entry 12.

Next in War Diaries - Entry 11 - The Joys of Academia
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