Digimon Adventure 02: Amnesia and hidden Secrets

Nightmares

He was running. He wasn't sure why he was running or from whom. All he knew was that he had to keep running. He had to get away from him.

Ken panted as he ran through a forest. Where was Daisuke? Where was Wormmon? Where was Takeru? Where was anyone?

"They're not coming for you?"

Ken paled at the voice. He was coming. He was getting closer. He had to run faster.

"Why would they help you? You are a monster?"

Ken didn't understand what this voice was talking about. But it sounded familiar. Who was not coming and why was he a monster?

"We enslaved hundreds of Digimon?" Enslaved?

"We killed those who rebelled against us." K-kill?

"We captured them, enslaved them, and put Dark Rings on them." Dark Ring?

"We even had them build the Dark Towers for us." Ken stopped his escape as the voice mentioned the Dark Towers. None of this made sense. Why would he build a Dark Tower or harm Digimon?

Ken spun around and faced the person that the voice belonged to. Ken staggered back as he looks at a boy with spiky raven color hair. How was it possible? He looks just like him. The only difference is the blue jumpsuit, spiky hair, metal cufflinks, a cape, and a whip on his belt.

The other smiles at Ken's shocked faced. How was this possible? He was him. But, how? Why?

"Oh, Ken. It's about time you stopped running from me. I was starting to get bored of our little game." The other cooed as he walked closer to Ken.

Ken staggered back as the other stroked his cheek. "How? Who?" The other smiled at his stuttering.

"Ken, Ken, Ken. You disappoint me. After all I have done for you. And this is how you repay me."

Ken backs away as the other yells at him, angrily. "What were you thinking? How can you throw away the empire that we worked so hard for?" Ken yelps as the other slapped him across the face, making him fall backwards to the ground. "For what? Just because your stupid worm died! He was nothing but a worthless insect! And what's with you befriending the enemy? Those Chosen brats are nothing but insects!" Ken whimpered as the other slapped him again. Holding his cheek Ken looks fearfully at the other. Only to be taken aback by the images that flashed in front of his eyes.

Ken watched as the other yelled commands at the digimon he captured. Saw him kicking and screaming at Wormmon. Saw him fighting against the Chosen Children. He saw him ordering some digimon to build his towers and to attack several villages. Ken saw the other laughing and telling Daisuke to beg and call him master, as some of the other Chosen were hanging on some cliff. Ken saw the other fighting with Takeru. Takeru punched the other with anger. Ken trembled as Takeru call the other Ken.

Ken screamed and sobbed as memories flooded into his mind. The other was him. He was the Digimon Kaiser.

***

Takeru listened as Daisuke talk about nothing in particular. It wasn't that what Daisuke was saying wasn't interesting or funny. It was just that he could not get this feeling of dread to go away. It started about fifteen minutes ago.

He and Daisuke were talking about the others and what happened when Ken saw them, again. Takeru suspected Ken would not react kindly to their presence. He didn't the first time and then there were Ken's parents. What would happen if they tell them why Ken was here in the first place? They will be mad of course. And what about the other stuff that happened to him. They will find out eventually, when Ken remembers them and freaks out because of it. He can only imagine the looks of Mr. and Mrs. Ichijouji's faces when they hear of Ken kidnapping and rape. Takeru wasn't sure what to do about this.