The 2nd Digidestines:
The Rescue



     <Poor Liz... I hope she recovers soon.  If she starts arguing with
Daisu though, well, I suppose she's better then!  But if only now... > 
Akira thought, looking sadly at the sickly looking teenager.      "Hey
Akira, are you ok?"  Mika asked him.
     "Yeah, I'm fine, but it's Liz I'm worrying about... she's so, so-"
     "Sick?"  Mika raised an eyebrow.  "Or beautiful?"
     Immediately Akira flushed red all over then looked at Mika, and ran
over to the lake to get away.
     <Oh man... why'd she have t'notice?>  he sighed, and sat at the edge of
the lake.
     "Akira, are you all right?"  Tentomon flew over to him.
     "Yeah, I'm fine Tento.  Thanks for asking anyway."
     "I don't think you're fine!  First of all you're not smiling!  Second,
you're not thinking straight.  I can tell that by just looking at you."
     "Yeah, I guess so Tentomon.  Thanks."  Akira paused for a moment,
thinking.  "Tentomon, what was Prof. Izumi like when he was a kid?"
    "Oh, well, he was very intelligent, and always stuck to a computer
screen.  Very logical, too.  Oh yes, and he was always curious.  It was his
curiosity that I admired most about him."
    "I know what you mean!  He's still curious with everything.  I think
he's one of our greatest, smartest, nicest people in the world.  He's done
so many things for me."  Akira smiled.
    "Like what?"
    "Uh, well, for instance he gave me this laptop.  And also he's taught me
many things.  He said once that I reminded him of himself when he was a kid.
  My age."
    "How old are you?  I remember Izzy being alot shorter at your age... "
    "And he still is short!  I bet he's made fun of alot.  I'm twelve." 
Akira got up and they started walking back to camp.  Akira looked over at
Liz, and decided to go check on her.
    "Hey Liz, how are you doing?"  He asked her kindly.
    "I've been better!"  She snapped.
    "Whoa sorry!"  Akira blinked.
    "Geez, I'm the one who should be sorry."  Liz sighed.  Her face skin was
all dry, and she was a bit dehidrated.  Anything they fed her, an hour later
she threw up.  She was getting weak, and her voice was raspy.  "I didn't
mean to snap at you.  I'm just worried about Wix!  Me, Daisu, and him were
always kindof close."  she whispered.
    "It's all right Liz, everything's going to be fine.  We're going to
rescue him tomorrow morning, but somebody'll stay here with you and look
after you.  Like Yamo, Mika, and Tiki."
    "Oh, and then all you rugged, brave men are going off to save the day?" 
She grinned.  "Whaat-ever."  she started coughing.  Then Biyomon came over
with some water.
    "Here Sor-Liz, drink this up.  It's made out of the milk-honey from a
special digiflower."  She put it to her lips, and Liz drank it up.
    "Thanks Bi, thanks for everything."  Liz smiled up at her.
    "Anything for you!  I'm here to protect and care for you.  Besides,
you're Sora's daughter!  I'm staying right here by your side, okay?"
    "OK.  I think I'll try an go t'sleep."  And she turned over, closing her
eyes.
    Akira smiled, and got up over to Daisu.
    "Hey Daisu, are you okay?  I've been worried about you too."  He put his
hand on his shoulder.
    "Yeah I'm all right.  Whatever."  Daisu frowned.
    "Hey, I'm just worried about, ok?"  Akira sighed.  "Liz is real sick and
you've just been over here, feeling sorry for yourself! And you're probably
not even thinking about Wix either!"
    "What!  You think I've just been sitting over here, feeling SORRY for
myself?!"  He turned on Akira.  "I've been worried SICK about her, and Wix! 
And you're making me sick too!  Why don't you go off and play with your
little ol' laptop, mr. prissy poo?"
    "Why don't you shut up?  At least I'M trying to HELP Liz!"
    "You take that back computer snot!"
    "You should take those goggles back!"
    "You jerk!"
    "Now now, don't call yourself that Daisu!  It's not nice to insult
yourself, even if you are one."
    Daisu leaped on him knocking him down.  he punched him good in the face,
but Akira landed one on him, too.  They struggled to get on top of one
another to get the advantage of beating either one up.  Akira scrambled up
onto his feet, and Daisu followed.
    "Guys, please!"  Mika shrieked at them.  "The last thing we need around
here is some fighting!"
    But, of course, they went on fighting each other.  Akira saw an
advantage and grabbed Daisu by his wrist, twisted it backward, and flipped
him hard on the ground.  Daisu groaned, but got back up, shaking.  Then he
lunged at Akira, as if to punch him, who backed up, hands up in defense. 
But at last minute Daisu lunged him foot forward, hooked it with Akira's
leg, and pulled forward, making him fall on his back.  Then he stepped
forward and punched him.
    But then, Chris stepped forward.  Being a little taller and a little
bigger than everyone else there, he grabbed Akira by the back of his shirt,
and Daisu's shirt, and smacked they're heads together.
    "Cut it out you dudes!  I mean it!  This is no time to fight, especially
with Liz as sick as can be, and Wix prisoner of Swarthimon!"  He roared,
dropping them to the ground.  "NOw, if I ever see you two fighting again,
I'll do even worse to than I just did, got it?"
    <Go Chris!>  Gomamon thought.  <Boy, he sure isn't a thing like Joe! 
Joe would've, well, I don't know!>

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    "Boy Biyo, that drink sure helps me!  I feel so much better than
yesterday, and the day before."  Liz grinned, streching out.  She was now
out and about everywhere, thanks to the milk-honey Biyomon gave her.
    "You're welcome!"  Biyomon smiled brightly.
    "Ok everyone!  Listen up!  Daisu, Akira, Chris, Tiki, Yamo, and Mika. 
Anyway, here is our mission number one.  We go save Wix!  But it's not that
simple.  First of all, we're going to have three back ups.  That is going to
be Yamo, Mika, and Daisu, since they have really powerful digimon attacks. 
Don't ask me how I know.  Ok, then me, Chris, Tiki, and Akira will go inside
the castle.  Our digimon will stay rookies.  But before we go, we are eating
good, nice, long meals, got it?"
    "Right!"  All the digimon cheered.
    "Ok!  Then me, Chris, Tiki, and Akira will sneak inside the castle.  Me
and Akira will search around one side of the castle while Chris and Tiki
search the other side for Wix.  Then Mika, Yamo, and Daisu will surround the
castle in case of any signs of defeat or distress.  And, of course, we can
contact anyone through our digivices.  Now, we're leaving in one hour!  But
now, it's lunchtime.  Let's eat!"  And with that she bit into the fruit that
was laid out on a thin blanket, along with fish and other things to eat.
    "Liz... "  Yamo asked in a soft voice.  "Is Wix gonna be hokay?"
    "Of course Yamo.  We'll rescue him and Gabumon and everything'll be
fine.  Then we'll get rid of that yucky ol' Swarthimon!"  Liz smiled at him.
  He immediately smiled and went back to eating then.  <I hope... >  Liz
thougt in her mind.

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    "Let's get this show on de rrooad!"  Liz shot her arm up in the air. 
"Ow! I feel good!"  She sang to herself.
    "You're always too cheerful Liz... "  Daisu sneered.
    "Lay off her snot breath."  Akira said quietly.
    "Go stick your head in a tub full of poop."  Daisu shot back at him.
    "Why, do you do that every day?  Must be why you smell so much."
    "Pig breath."
    "Peanut brain."
    "Butt kisser!"
    "Blood drinker!"
    "Shut UP!"  Chris spat.
    "Yeah you guys, you fight more than those two little twins next door!" 
Tiki frowned.
    "Yeah, more than Tiki and Chris do... "  Liz rolled her eyes.
    "Hey!"  Tiki and Chris said.

    "Ok, here we are!  There's our little ol' dream house!  Ain't it
pertty?"  Liz and the others finally came to Swarthimon's castle.  "Ok you
guys.  Yamo, Daisu, Mika, go off!  Good luck."
    "Bye sis."  Daisu hugged her quickly.
    "See ya Liz!"  Mika and Yamo said.
    "Bye guys."  And they ran off.  "Ok, c'mon the rest of you."  They slid
down the large, mountainlike hill down to the bottom.  They kept close to
the ground, mostly creeping everywhere.  Then snuck behind a stupid looking
guard who was half asleep, and into the castle.  "Ok guys, you go that way,
we'll go this way!  Contact me or Akira on the digivices as soon as you've
found Wix.  Or Gabumon."  And they ran seperate ways.
    "Ok, on my digivice... this little dot is you.  If another dot shows up
on it, then we know Wix is probably nearby."  Akira whispered, showing her.
    "Right!  Thanks 'kira."  Liz grinned.  "Hmmm... walk this way!  Oh! 
Another dot on m' digivice.  This way, and in here!"  Then she gasped.  She
had thrust a large door open, and behind it was Swarthimon, sitting on a
chair.
    The room was ugly and horrid.  It was black and red everywhere,
decorated with skulls, chains, deathly-like weapons and spikes.  The ugly
stench of blood was around them.  Swarthimon sat on a throne, and beside
him, chained, was-
    "Wix!"  Liz cried, and sobbed out.  "Let him GO!"  She screamed at
Swarthimon.
    "You again!  Didn't I tell you it would be a certain death to come back
here!"  He thundered.
    "Uh, yeah, but we, uhm, decided that we wanted to visit you for a
friendly conversation!"  Liz grinned nervously.  "Got any tea?"
    "Teleportion!"  Swarthimon raised his gloved hands and clapped them
together...

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Well, how do you like it?  My first cliffhanger, huh?  Even though it wasn't
a good one....