Betrayal

By: Diva'sDream

Rated: PG-13 for language and violence (in later chapters)

Category: Action/Adventure/Drama

Disclaimer: Ah, you guys know the drill. I don't own "Digimon" and all that, yada yada yada...

Summary: He offered me a slice of his empire if I'd help him defeat the other digidestined. I'm such an idiot to have accepted. But hey, it wasn't until I saw first-hand the pain he brings to all the poor digimon that I understood that he was the evil one here, and now I must set right what I've helped to make so wrong...

(A/N: This is about a new digidestined. We won't go into detail about which digiegg she has and all that, but for the sake of the story, let's just say that she is a digidestined, okay?)

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The sound of his yelling awakened me from the mid-day nap I had been taking. I got up quickly and walked over to the monitors so that he wouldn't find out I'd been napping on the job when I was supposed to have been keeping a look out for intruders while he was gone. I made it just in time as he walked through the door.

He threw his arms up in the air in emphasis as he walked. "How could those stupid kids have defeated me so easily?! My plan was foolproof!" Ken, the Digimon Emperor, shouted as he planted himself gracefully in this chair. As soon as he got himself situated, he absentmindedly started to toy with his whip as he usually does when he gets angry.

'Oh no, he's in one of his moods again,' I thought to myself as I sighed and approached him slightly. "Rough day?" I asked, making sure to stay out of Ken's striking range should he decide to lash out at me, which he probably will if I just so happen to push him too far again. I tend to do that a lot; good thing I can get away from him easily.

"What the hell do you think, girl," he said to me sarcastically. It was obvious that he was not in the mood for any idle chitchat. But, none of that caught my attention just then. Only one thing he'd said had, which I should've known to not shoot back an insult to him about, but then again, I've never been really good at thinking before I open my big mouth in the first place.

"Excuse me?! I have a name, you know! Crystal, remember?! And I'd appreciate it if you'd use it instead of just calling me 'Girl'!" I told him sharply, which only seemed to irritate him even more. This just goes to show that I really needed to learn how to keep my big mouth shut. I quickly clapped a hand over my mouth in surprise.

He turned then and fixed his famous icy glare on me. "I believe I can call you anything I want." Now, I know a warning when I get one, and that was definitely a warning. I may be a genius, but it sure doesn't take one to figure that out. So, I decided that the best thing for me to do was to simply...get the hell out of the room! I quickly did so and didn't slow down until I was safely in my room at the other end of the long hallway.

'Ya know, I'm starting to have second thoughts about whether or not it's such a good idea to be near him,' I thought to myself as I sat down on my bed, sighing with relief that he hadn't followed me this time. The last time this happened, he did and things got pretty damn ugly, pretty damn fast.

'Then again, I'm also starting to have second thought about whether or not helping him to take over such a large part of the Digital World,' I then reminded myself. Ya see, nowadays, I'm not so sure anymore. When I first found out that I was a digidestined and went to the Digital World for the first time, I didn't know whom Ken really was, so I thought that he was the good guy here. But now, I'm quite as convinced about that as I was a while ago.

For some reason, I keep thinking that this isn't a good situation that I've gotten myself into and that, maybe, if I got away from here and found the digidestined that I'd seen on the Emperor's monitors so many times, then maybe I'd be better off with them. Maybe it'd be better to join forces with them instead of Ken, especially since what I'm doing right now just never seemed right to me in the first place...

"Well, for now," I sighed in profundity, "all I can do is just continue with what I'm doing and see what happens. Who knows, maybe I'll get away from here and join the digidestined someday. It could happen, and if Ken starts to get a bit more dangerous to me and I start to feel that he is threatening my life, I'd have to get away. Oh well, we'll see..."

As I began to stand up, I looked up in surprise as the doorknob to my bedroom door turned slowly and began to open. 'Oh God! He's heard me!' my mind screamed as the door opened all the way. I gasped in surprise as I saw who was on the other side of it, my eyes wide with fear!

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A/N: I'm sorry guys; I couldn't help but leave it there. I know, I hate cliffhangers too but... Hey, are you guys happy now?! I took out all of that crap about her having a troubled past. I hope now you're satisfied. I'll continue soon! That is, if you guys like it.

Digimon Emperor: I like it so far.

Me: Well no shit, Sherlock! It's making you sound all high and mighty and tough, which I bet you'd so not be in a life-or-death situation that endangered YOUR life!

Digimon Emperor: (Makes REALLY pissed off face as he reaches for his whip)

Me: Ah chill, Mr. Attitude! I was just trying to have so fun!

Ahem, anyways, like I was saying BEFORE I WAS SO RUDELY INDERRUPTED... (Digimon Emperor sticks out tongue and I throw a book at his head—direct hit!) Anyways...NO FLAMES PLEASE!!! I did the best I could. Constructive criticism welcome if it's in a nice way, NOT if it sound more like a flame than constructive criticism. Well, I think I'd better shut up now and get on with the story. Please R&R! Buh-bye! !!!