FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
A'LA DIGIMON
'Where am I?'
'That ship… the aliens'
'If they found out about this dream they'll shut me down'
'I wonder then… will I have enough time to save the world?'
MEASAT Spaceship,
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There was a loud *thud*
"Ouch!" Sora said rubbing her head. 'That's the 20th time I fell from my bed this month.' She switched off the gravity field letting her suddenly float through the air.
"Now that's more like it!" Sora said floating freely towards her computer. "Hmm… 1.4.2052 four more hours…" Sora mumbled to herself.
She sat in front of her computer focusing on the data on the screen. Sora placed a headpiece on her head.
"Dr. Sora Takenouchi to New York, Dr Sid the sample of the 5th spirits has been successfully analyzed and your theory of the spirits ray maybe true."
An aged voiced was heard through the headpiece. "Dr. Sid here, that's great news Sora, we will be ready for your arrival at any moment."
"Dr. Sid…" Sora paused, "The 6th spirit has been located, location of the 6th spirit is in Putrajaya City. I request permission to search for it Dr. Sid… " Sora voice toned down waiting for an answer.
"Request denied Dr. Sora… Putrajaya City is a positive alien zone you are to return here immediately."
"Dr. Sid the vital life sign of the 6th spirit is diminishing, Dr. Sid I have to do this…"
"Dr. Sora Takenouchi! Sora! Come in!"
Sora took off her headpiece and turned off the communication line.
'I'm sorry Dr. Sid,'
New York
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"Capt. Ishida you have an incoming call, Capt. Ishida you have an incoming call," The computer kept repeating.
A hand appeared from under the blanket aimlessly searched for the computer and turned it on.
"Good Morning Capt. Ishida," Dr. Sid greeted him.
"Good Morning yourself…" Matt answered before going back to sleep.
Dr. Sid quieted.
Matt jolted up from his bed and went in front of the computer.
"Good Morning Dr. Sid!" Matt said nervously.
Dr. Sid gave him a calm smile.
"High Council ordered you to assemble the Deep Eyes Squadron, You're going to Putrajaya City."
"Order confirmed we'll be ready, Sir!" and with that Matt turned of the computer and went to assemble his colleagues.
Putrajaya City
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"Location Putrajaya City, landed."
"Dr. Sora Takenouchi, acknowledge computer. Release security sequence."
"Order confirmed, releasing security sequence"
Sora placed a portable headpiece on her head. She looked at the holographic map on her arm.
"It's here."
The spaceship doors slowly opens. Sora placed one foot on the ground, scanning the area for any sign of signs of alien. Her right hand moved toward her pocket renting a flare gun from it.
She turned of the map, shooting a flare into the air.
The tiny flares floated around her like snow dancing. Sora had to move quickly, the light from the flare is dying down.
Moving deeper into the abandoned city she turns on her Seiko ©om watch and checks the map. Sora shoots up another flare.
Suddenly a steady beep sound was heard from her Seiko ©om and an orange light constantly flashing from the holographic map.
Suddenly yellow to reddish luminescence glow can be seen.
Sora hurriedly retreated and ran towards safer grounds. Sora took relief, slightly panting.
Just when she thought she was save the luminescence glow started to appear again. Sora tried to lose it, but more started to appear Sora took defense and started shooting. But the aliens are appearing in numbers… large numbers.
Out of nowhere, Sora heard a military plane heading her way. Sora duck to the ground as a jelly like substances fell from the plane. And then came the military soldier, five of them if she's not wrong.
One of them picked her up and the other four shoots at the aliens and managed to stop the attack from the alien.
"Dr. Sora Takenouchi we're given orders by the High Council to bring you home." The tallest among the military suited said.
Sora noticed that the soldier that was holding her tightened his grip on her. Sora pulled her hands free from the soldier grasp and tried to escape them.
"Hey, Wait!" one of the soldier said.
Sora moved faster and faster as she tried hard to lose them of her trail. Unfortunately the luminescence glow appeared in front of her. Sora shoots and the alien went down but as quickly as the first one died a second one appeared behind her. The same soldiers that hold her before rushed and yank her down to safety.
"What do you think you're doing!" The soldier said.
"There's life out here and I need to save it," Sora said trying to make her point.
"You have a talent for understatement," One of the other soldiers joked.
"More like a suicide mission! Wolf 02 report our situation," the one who was holding me just now said.
"Captain, alien incoming but nothing we can't handle." A woman voice answered.
"Do we have enough time to play hide and seek?" The captain said.
"More than enough Captain!"
"Dr. Sora Takenouchi lead the way."
A few moments later we've arrived at what could have been the remains of an old church.
Sora studied the holo-map carefully to find any sign of the 6th spirit.
"Hey doc! You have 4 minutes before we leave." One of the soldiers said.
"I've found it!!" I focused towards the holo-map.
"Its dying…" Sora took the specimen and place it inside a Digi-vice.
The other soldier went to have the closer look.
"I risked my life to safe a plant?" one of the soldier spoke.
"Looks more like a weed." the tall one, said.
"It's not a weed, it's a digital monster," Sora sweat-dropped.
The female soldier turned around and said, "Captain alien 12 o'clock incoming!!"
"Come on people move it!" the captain ordered. "Dr. Takenouchi!"
"Let's go!" we ran toward higher ground.
"Captain there's a sewer line 54 sec to east that will take us directly out of this place."
"Ok soldier follow Wolf 02!!" the Captain ordered.
One by one we escaped through the sewer line.
"Give me your hand." One of the soldiers offered his hand.
"Thank you," Sora said as the soldier picks her up.
As soon as safely on the ground her holo-map was picking up readings from… inside the sewer line.
Sora turned around to find a slight luminescence glow behind the captain.
"Look out behind you!!" Sora screamed.
"What the… ShIT!!" the captain cursed. The alien grabbed him by his foot,
"Captain! Give me your hand!" The tall soldier said bending down handing his hand.
"Die…" and with that the captain shoot the alien down.
"Fuh… that was close…" the captain sigh in relief, he gradually took the taller soldier hands and pick himself up.
"Dr. Takenouchi, thank you for saving my butt there." The captain thanked Sora.
"You're welco…" suddenly the world started to spin around her as she find it hard to breathe then everything went black.
Military Aircraft
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Sora stood in the middle of an immense land. Coming towards her was the aliens, battalions of them charging towards her
"Huh!" Sora eyes fluttered opened she clutches her chest as she finds it hard to breathe.
"You okay?" A tall figure looked at her in concern.
Sora managed to nod. 'That dream… what does it mean?'
"The name Joe, nice meeting ya!" The tall and friendly man said
Sora looked around to find three other men on the ship.
A girl who sat beside Joe waved towards her.
"I'm Mimi!" She said in a cheerful voice.
While the others just gave Sora a look.
"Sorry… they're being so rude…" Mimi said.
"That's Tai and beside him is Izzy, he's the pilot." Mimi said giving a bright smile.
"Nice meeting you, I'm Takenouchi Sora." Sora said.
Then a figure came into the room.
"So… Miss Weed woke up already." The figure looks around the room. "Never thought I see you again, Sora." The figure said.
'That voice… and that stupid line…'
"Matt?" Sora puzzled.
The figure took off his helmet, revealing that familiar… too familiar blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Matt…" Sora said shaking her head furiously.
"Deep Eyes Squadron Aircraft, landed." The computer notifies.
Sora marched with rage and left the ship.
"Sora…" Matt said as he managed to caught up with her.
"Stop it Matt, you're being childish! Wearing your helmet like that… " Sora said trying to control her anger.
"Well sorry! Can't you take a joke?" Matt said as they arrived at the scanning booth.
Sora pause, her view was focus to the scanning booth.
"I hate having to scan whenever we come in it's so boring!" Mimi groans.
Sora took a step back. Matt looked at her curiously.
"I have permission by Dr. Sid not to be scanned." Sora said nervously.
"Sora it's protocol you are getting scanned like the others." Matt said.
Tai finished scanning and it was Matt's turn.
The scanning was going ok until a loud beacon was heard.
"Matt's infected!" a medical practitioner said,
"I'm calling a doctor."
"I'm a doctor! Get him to a the table fast!" Sora ordered.
The medical practitioner opens the booth door as Matt limply fell into Tai's arm. Tai and Joe place Matt on the table.
Sora went towards the operation tool and took a paralyzing device and put a dose on Matt. Sora dashed towards the control sphere.
"Scanning." Sora ordered the computer
Computer: Target locked and maintained.
"How much time?" Sora asked the medical practitioner.
"Not much doctor" the medical practitioner.
"Engaging laser treatment." Sora's hand skillfully guides the laser burning the alien entity.
"Come on Matt!" Mimi said in worried tone.
The operation was going smoothly until Sora stopped.
"What the hell happened?!" Tai yelled as the screens turn empty.
"Doctor you don't have enough time, we're losing him!" the medical practitioner said.
"Scanning," Sora said firmly.
"Doctor! It's too late," the medical practitioner said as the time was running out.
"Scanning," Sora said, hardheadedly not wanting to give up.
Joe, Mimi, Izzy and Tai was emphasize on the time left as it countdowns.
Computer: Target locked and maintained.
"Laser's maximum force." Sora said.
The countdown stops, and Sora warily let go of the control sphere.
Computer: Operation completed. Alien entity destroyed.
Matt eyed flinched as he moved his hand up to his head. He gradually got up, greeted by overjoyed fellow Deep Eyes Squadron.
Sora made her way out of the operation room.
"Sora!" Matt called her. " You haven't done the scanning yet!"
Sora rolled her eyes and continued walking out the door.
Just as Matt wanted to protest Dr. Sid appeared. "It's okay Captain Ishida, I'll be responsible over any circumstances."
"Yes Sir!' Matt said reluctantly.
Later in Dr. Sid's Laboratory
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"Thank you Dr. Sid," Sora said putting smile on her face, "By the way here's the 6th spirit." Sora handed the specimen to Dr. Sid.
"Kari, please put this in DNA censors," Dr. Sid said to her lab assistant.
"Yes Doctor," the young brunette hurriedly puts on a pair of gloves taking the specimen and placed it under the censors.
"Kari, Mind if I… "Sora said seeing Kari doesn't have a clue of what she was doing.
"Sure, Sora," Kari said offering her seat to Sora.
"Hmm… lets see," Sora looks at the computer.
Computer: DNA sample MATCH
"I guess your effort wasn't a waste Sora," Dr. Sid said, "Come here Sora, I want to show you something," Dr. Sid acknowledging her to come nearer.
"What is it Doctor?" Sora asks him.
Dr. Sid handed Sora a diary.
"Open page 444," Dr. Sid said mentioning her to read it.
"The Gaia theory… it is said that all being is the reincarnation of Gaia herself." Sora paused giving a confuse look at Dr. Sid.
"Go on Sora," Dr. Sid said asking her to read the next passage.
"Gaia sends us to earth to learn an experience life, and when it's time, we will return to her carrying the experience and knowledge we had learn to Gaia… " Sora ended,
"What do you mean Doctor?" Sora asks even more puzzled.
Dr. Sid took the diary from Sora hands.
"I wrote this when I was your age Sora but now," Dr. Sid opens the vacuum bin and throws the diary into its mouth.
"Doctor! What are you doing!" Sora said more questions running to her mind at the doctor action just now.
"Sora listen to me from now on those thing from the past brings trouble, the High Council are looking for the right fault to shutdown Project Gaia and we're not letting that happen," Dr. Sid said taking a breath before continuing, "Keep them here." The aging doctor said pointing to his head.
Sora looks at the doctor, "I understand." Sora said in agreement.
Suddenly a door opens and came in a tall blonde.
"Takeru what is it?" Dr. Sid asked Takeru.
"Dr. Sid I just received a news from the High Council," Takeru said stopping a while trying to gather his breath.
"What is it?" Kari asked, all of us carried a curious expression wanting to know what the news that Takeru had for us.
"Dr. Sid… Project Gaia… they're shutting it down."
Meanwhile at the Deep Eyes Squadron cabin
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"I'm going outside," Matt said putting on his jacket before heading toward the door.
"Mind if I join in?" Mimi said.
"No, stay here I some important matter to attend to. Bye!" Matt said leaving the cabin.
Mimi sank back into her chair, disappointed.
"I bet 50 dollars he's going to find Dr. Takenouchi!" Tai said placing the money on the table.
"Me too!" Izzy said placing a 50 dollars bill on the table.
"Guys! You are being so rude!" Mimi said looking annoyed.
Joe was taking out his wallet.
"Joe!" Mimi said giving him a the-dates-on-Friday-is-cancelled-if-you-dare-put-that-money-on-the-table.
Joe ignoringly put the money on the table.
"I bet 100 dollar that he's going to the High Council, I trust Matt." Joe said.
"Wow… Joe…" Mimi said looking all star-eyed, "You're so… sweet." Mimi said giving him a big bear hug.
Tai and Izzy sweatsdrop
"Wanna check him out?" Tai said a devilish grin crept to his face.
"Tai! He ordered us not to follow him!" Mimi said in disagreement.
"Well he ordered US not to follow him to high council…" Tai said, "But he didn't say we couldn't follow him to follow his order by correcting the matter that I followed his order that means we followed his order and that we wouldn't be wrong so that means we could follow him to see Dr. Takenouchi… right?" Tai said, leaving the others confuse as his mastermind plan takes its place.
On the way to the High Council meeting
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"Sorry Dr. Sid I've tried to explain it to them but they wouldn't listen." The young blonde said.
"That's alright Takeru, I know you've tried your best," Dr. Sid said turning his attention to Sora, "Sora listen, the High Council gave us permission to give prove of why Project Gaia shouldn't be shut down, whatever they throw at us Sora I remind you do NOT say anything, Understood?"
"Yes Dr. Sid," Sora nodded in acknowledgement and with that they entered the Council Hall.
As soon as they entered the Council Hall General Hein stood in arrogance looking down at them.
"I hate that man!" Kari said in a whisper tone.
"Yeah me too," Sora said as both of them gave him a face.
(Author's Notes: (; p)
When they entered the meeting has already started General Hein been giving his always… boring nonsense talk.
"As you know the aliens has conquered 65 percent of the earth and it wouldn't be long until they'll take over earth!" General Hein said, "The Zeus weapon ladies and gentlemen, as all of us know is the latest in state of the art technology available in our time. Its power is far more superior to the powerful Gallileo Nuclear Bomb… "
"We will use it on the alien's meteor and have victory in our grasp. This weapon Ladies and gentlemen is the only choice we have and I say you won't regret my effort." General Hein ended his not-so-boring-speech.
"We ask Dr. Sid to come front and state his case." The High Council said
General Hein gave Dr. Sid a deadly glare.
"I've read the materials on Project Zeus and I must say I am impressed," Dr. Sid started, "Members of the High Council here is a holographic image of the previous attacks attempted on the alien meteors." Dr. Sid said as a holo-image appeared.
"As you can see here, attacks on the meteor hasn't done any damage or harm to the alien as you can see, what it does is only destroy the ground below making the alien move deeper and gradually growing twice the number as they were before."
"Just like the lasers we use in healing alien infected patients." High Council Gennai said.
"Yes, So that proves that physical attack is useless even if we have the most powerful weapon." Dr. Sid said.
General Hein shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
"Every being in this earth has a spirit," Dr. Sid started.
"Gaia you mean?" High Council Nancy said.
"Yes… one of our scientist returned to earth from an experiments and we can now confirm that Project Gaia is functional." Dr. Sid took a disc and placed it inside the computer.
"On the screen we see our scientist discovered that the aliens generates a certain wave. Human, animal and plants also generates the same wave. What we have done is we combine the spirits that we collected to form an opposite negative ray that can destroy the entity DNA structure. After doing further researches we were able to save a patient who was infected by the alien from dying… "
Before Dr. Sid could continue General Hein cut in.
"Are you saying some spirit's DNA is going to save us from the alien?" General Hein asked mockingly.
"Yes General…" Dr. Sid answered him.
"So you're saying we are wasting our time collecting spirits!?" General Hein said in a loud voice.
"Please General Hein sit down," The High Council ordered.
"Wasting money while we have a better solution?!" General Hein continued, "We need prove and you don't HAVE them!"
"STOP!" Sora yelled.
Sora push an emblem on her neck, a holo-image appeared showing an alien entity trapped inside a sphere.
"This is the proof… " Sora said finally.
"Using the spirits we've collected we were able to contain the alien entity from attacking other cells in my body." Sora explained.
Kari and Takeru looked at the High Council and they seemed pleased by Project Gaia.
Later At Laboratory 8076
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"Computer, Dr. Sora Takenouchi."
Computer: ID confirmed, identified Dr. Sora Takenouchi.
Sora made her way through to the Oversee to scan for the 7th spirit, busy in her own thought Sora didn't notice someone was heading her way and accidentally bumped into it.
"Ouch!" Matt said rubbing his arm.
"I'm sorry, I'm so clumsy… " Sora apologizing to the man, as she took her scattered notes.
"Let me help you with that," Matt said offering his help.
As Matt bend down they accidentally bump each other head.
"Sorry… " Matt said looking up, "Sora?"
Sora looked up looking even more surprise.
"Huh!" She quickly picks up her notes and went pass Matt.
Matt quickly followed behind her.
"Mind if I tag along?" Matt said to Sora.
"Nobody said you can't," Sora answered.
Sora and Matt entered the Oversee.
In a secluded corner Tai, Mimi, Joe and Izzy watch intently over the two ^lovebirds^.
"I won!" Tai yelled throwing his hand in the air.
While Joe tear-eyedly gave up his 100 dollars, Mimi sat beside him comforting the poor chap.
"I think I'm gonna help the captain on this," Izzy said his hand on the main power for the Oversee.
"Izzy!" Joe and Mimi both said in protest
"Come on guys! You saw the way the captain looks at her!" Tai said baking up Izzy.
"Well, I guess there's no harm in it…" Mimi said while Joe agreeing with her.
"Amore…" Izzy said pulling the lever down.
Sora was running around the Oversee getting the equipment ready totally ignoring Matt's present.
Matt sat quietly on the corner watching Sora ignoring him.
"Soo… you're giving me the silent treatment now?" Matt said.
"…"
"Well what are you doing?" Matt said trying to start a conversation.
"Scanning for the 7th spirit… " Sora briskly answered avoiding any eye contact with him.
As Sora sat on the chair attending to the computer, the power suddenly went down.
"What happened?" Sora said, checking any devices were damage.
Sora looked at Matt looking awful mad.
"Matt, check the power meter." Sora said to Matt.
"None," Matt said, "I guess we'll have to wait until the back-up power kicks in… err… Sora? What's that moving in your back pack?"
"Where?" Sora said looking around.
"There," Matt said pointing to a backpack lying on the table.
Sora walked slowly towards the backpack, closing her eyes she slowly unzips the bag…
Sora opens her eyes and all she saw was a flash of orange fluffy… ball?!?
"AgHH!" Matt yelled,
"Get the thing of me!" while the ball-like creature with a horn jumped cheerfully on Matt.
I giggled at the scene, 'Ha ha payback time!' Sora whispered to herself.
She walked over to Matt who was trying to get the weird thing of him.
"There," Sora said picking the creature off of Matt.
"What is that?" Matt said looking at the THING in Sora's arm.
"It's a Digital Monster… Oops!" The creature jumped on Matt's head.
"A Digital- what?" Matt said trying to get the thing of his head.
"Digimon for short it's this is a Tsunomon, it's almost the same as the one we found in Putrajaya City." Sora explained.
"You mean that weed?" Matt asked Sora.
"Yes, and it is not a weed," Sora sweat-dropped.
Matt tried endlessly to get the Tsunomon off of his head.
"I think Tsunomon likes you," Sora said.
"Likes me!? He's ruining my hair!" Matt said.
"Let me help you with that." And with that she tried to pull the Digimon off of him.
"I think it's stuck there forever." Matt said.
"What do you mean it's stuck there! I need to get his spirit sample!" Sora said as she tried to pull again.
Suddenly Sora accidentally slipped on a Coca- Cola bottle
(Author's Notes: Don't ask me?! I didn't put it there! Hides a Coca-Cola bottle behind her back)
And went flying onto ……(Author's Notes: Guess Who?)……
Matt.
Matt blinked a couple of times.
Sora slowly open one eye… and then the other… only to see these incredible blue eyes, she was bewitched by them and slowly leaned closer.
Matt was turning redder by the second and as they were about to kiss Sora felt like butterflies was flying out of her stomach but wait…
She stood up to see crushed Tsunomon.
"Tsunomon!" Sora said seeing the now flat as a paper Digimon.
"Look at what you've done!" Matt said grabbing the Digimon.
"What I've done?! You were the one that let him jumped on your head!" Sora said.
"Well fine! See you later!" Matt said making his way to the door.
"Where do you think you're going with that Digimon." Sora yelled.
"Here! Take it!" Matt said, as he was about to hand it to Sora he noticed that his hand was empty.
"Where'd it go?" Matt said looking for the Digimon.
Sora sweat-dropped.
"It's on your head stupid." Sora said pointing on Yamato's head.
Matt looked at the Digimon.
"Well here!" Matt said. As he tried to pull it he noticed that it's stuck again.
"Well nevermine I'll give it to you later!" Matt said as he went out of the Oversee and slammed the door.
Computer: Back-up power automatic kick in.
All the computers suddenly went on as soon as Matt exited the Oversee.
'Weird,' Sora thought to herself
Back at the Deep Eyes Squadron
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"I wonder what they're up to right now." Tai said looking at the Oversee.
"Hey! The back-up power kicked in!" Koushirou said seeing the Oversee suddenly lit up.
"Take Cover!!" Mimi yelled as they saw Matt exiting the Oversee.
Four figures quietly sneaked behind a tall stack of Dr. Sora's medical book.
Joe's eyes were wandering around the stack of books.
'Theory of Deacteorgerapghy Equations? I've been searching for this book!' Joe said to himself. As he was about to take the book he notice something behind the stack. A head pop out from behind the book.
"Nani!?" Joe said looking at the books as they started to crumble and bury the four of them.
"Joe!" Mimi yelled as she took a book out of her face.
"I saw a monster behind those books!" Joe said.
"Ouch!" Tai yelped in pain after a huge book a size of a blue whale landed on him.
'Cursed books I'm never gonna touch you guys again!' Tai cursed.
"Everyone's know that there's no such thing as monster!" Tai said to Joe.
"Then what's that?" Koshirou said pointing to an odd looking creature that looked just likes a pink balloon wearing skirts.
"AHHHHHHH!!" Mimi yelled.
"What is this on my lap?!!" She screamed looking at a talking green vegetable on her lap.
Suddenly a tall shadow covered them.
"So this is what you guys are up to," Matt said pulling the power lever back into place.
"Oni-chan!" Takeru called out to Matt.
"Oh Takeru! Nan desu ka?" Matt asks him.
Author's Notes: Nan Desu ka means 'What's up?' or anything similar to it :-) ok know back to our story.)
"General Hein ordered to see you in his office at 1600 hours," Takeru said handing a Digivice to Matt.
"What's this for?" Matt asked looking at the weird thing Takeru handed him.
"It's a Digivice Takenouchi-san said that this device can be use to upgrade the Digimon." Takeru explain to Matt
"Digimon? Oh! You mean this round fella she gave me?" Matt said gesturing to Tsunomon who was sitting on top of his head.
"Ohh… so that's a Digimon?" Koshirou asks curiously, "That means so is this," Koshirou said motioning to the Pink Balloon stuffy in his arm.
"That's a Digimon? I thought Matt was wearing a weird looking hat on his head." Tai said holding a Pink long-eared digimon.
"Yes! She ask me to give it to you guys too." Takeru said handing them their Digivice.
Deep Eyes Squadron Cabin,
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Mimi, Tai and Izzy gave Joe a sharp look.
"Well…" Matt started.
All of them looked at Matt.
"Give me one good reason I shouldn't punish you guys." Matt said walking in circle around them.
"Well… err… Because we err… you're a smart, intelligent, cool not forgetting understanding!" Tai said trying to get themselves out of the mess.
"Ok then, since it's almost holiday… I think I just might…" Matt said looking deep in thought.
"Ask Tai to cook for us for the whole month!" Matt said briskly.
"NANI!!?" All of them yelled.
"Oh un… before I forgot, our squad is being assign to help Dr. Takenouchi to find the spirit." Matt said leaving the cabin.
'One whole month of Tai's cooking? I rather die eating wasabi…' Joe said to himself.