Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. There, it's said. Now onto the decent
part.
The Survivors
When it first happened, it had all seemed like a horrible dream. Er....at least that's what I recall. We might have known right away, we might not. It was a long time ago, and so much as happened since then.
All I know for sure is that's what we tried to convince ourselves. That everyone was just gathering food or something along the lines that we wouldn't see them in camp. That they hadn't left the Digiworld. That we hadn't been left behind and never looked back at.
But I'm getting ahead of my self, aren't I. I do that often now. There's too much time to scramble my thoughts, to little time with you to tell the ones I have.
Anyway, where was I.....oh yes, the beginning.
Koushirou when we had been camping one nigh, Koushirou found a portal home. How he found it, we may never know. He's never been one to share his secrets. I remember a great man once saying, If anyone ever knew how I achieved greatness, it wouldn't look that great at all. I guess it's the same.
Well, however he found it, we had a portal. One that could take us home, and that was all that mattered to the greater numbers of us.
Koushirou, on the other hand, was a little more cautious.
He said he wanted to run a few tests first. He told us that it could be dangerous, or lead to another world. He just said it would be a few tests.
Well, a few tests came and went. Then went a few days, then a few weeks. Patience was wearing thin, as were hopes that it would still be open. But Koushirou held firm to the fact that he would need just one more test.
This wasn't going all that well with Taichi. He continued to push the fact we had to take advantage of this as soon as possible. Not everything was guaranteed day to day in the Digiworld. Taichi was positive this was one of them.
Mimi and I stood by Koushirou. We were the only ones. Of course, going against Taichi when he was so damn sure of himself is never the best idea on can have.
He screamed at us, he punched me, he made her cry in front of everyone. But we still held firm that we were taking Koushirou`s opinion on this one. He was never wrong about these things.
Yet, Taichi was still confident that we had to leave. Everyone else sided with him. But it did buy Koushirou a little more time.
Well, the time he received came and passed. Still, he plugged away at that computer, and Taichi continued to demand to leave.
And then, came the night.
Everyone had seen a little of Taichi`s wrath, but never such as this. He was just short of literally biting Koushirou`s head off. He snarled, he yelled, he cursed, he gave his most convincing speeches and debates out.
Still, Koushirou stood firm with his decision to keep testing. He assured Taichi that it would only take a little more before the portal was ready.
Maybe a day or so. That was where Taichi broke.
He hit Koushirou, hard. Not physically, as a rebellion would have certainly broken out had he touched the boy. But mentally, where he could be next to destroyed.
Taichi decided to take the portal. All of his followers gratefully accepted the chance to go home. It didn't seem to matter to Taichi that there were three who weren't among them. At least, that's what we believed at the time.
Taichi was the last to go through the portal. He gave us one last chance to join him. Yet, we still stood firm.
Taichi showed us almost inhuman rage the instant that we defied him. He swore that if we wouldn't follow him, then we wouldn't survive either. I suppose that stubbornness can be one hell of a motivater, I suppose.
Long, painful story short, he took our Digimon. Reluctantly, they left us behind. I can still here my partner yelling for me. It still stings every time.
So that's our story, that's our present situation.
Did the portal really need the testing...Did they make it back alive....these questions may never be answered.
We can only be sure of one thing right now. We've got to survive out here. To show Taichi, to show them all. For a time where we may be needed. To be exactly what Taichi thought we never were.
Survivors of both worlds, strong enough to live without him holding our hands and walking us through. To defeat our enemies on our own. To show that we deserve to be the chosen ones.
Though, at the moment, it doesn't seem like we have much other choice.
The Survivors
When it first happened, it had all seemed like a horrible dream. Er....at least that's what I recall. We might have known right away, we might not. It was a long time ago, and so much as happened since then.
All I know for sure is that's what we tried to convince ourselves. That everyone was just gathering food or something along the lines that we wouldn't see them in camp. That they hadn't left the Digiworld. That we hadn't been left behind and never looked back at.
But I'm getting ahead of my self, aren't I. I do that often now. There's too much time to scramble my thoughts, to little time with you to tell the ones I have.
Anyway, where was I.....oh yes, the beginning.
Koushirou when we had been camping one nigh, Koushirou found a portal home. How he found it, we may never know. He's never been one to share his secrets. I remember a great man once saying, If anyone ever knew how I achieved greatness, it wouldn't look that great at all. I guess it's the same.
Well, however he found it, we had a portal. One that could take us home, and that was all that mattered to the greater numbers of us.
Koushirou, on the other hand, was a little more cautious.
He said he wanted to run a few tests first. He told us that it could be dangerous, or lead to another world. He just said it would be a few tests.
Well, a few tests came and went. Then went a few days, then a few weeks. Patience was wearing thin, as were hopes that it would still be open. But Koushirou held firm to the fact that he would need just one more test.
This wasn't going all that well with Taichi. He continued to push the fact we had to take advantage of this as soon as possible. Not everything was guaranteed day to day in the Digiworld. Taichi was positive this was one of them.
Mimi and I stood by Koushirou. We were the only ones. Of course, going against Taichi when he was so damn sure of himself is never the best idea on can have.
He screamed at us, he punched me, he made her cry in front of everyone. But we still held firm that we were taking Koushirou`s opinion on this one. He was never wrong about these things.
Yet, Taichi was still confident that we had to leave. Everyone else sided with him. But it did buy Koushirou a little more time.
Well, the time he received came and passed. Still, he plugged away at that computer, and Taichi continued to demand to leave.
And then, came the night.
Everyone had seen a little of Taichi`s wrath, but never such as this. He was just short of literally biting Koushirou`s head off. He snarled, he yelled, he cursed, he gave his most convincing speeches and debates out.
Still, Koushirou stood firm with his decision to keep testing. He assured Taichi that it would only take a little more before the portal was ready.
Maybe a day or so. That was where Taichi broke.
He hit Koushirou, hard. Not physically, as a rebellion would have certainly broken out had he touched the boy. But mentally, where he could be next to destroyed.
Taichi decided to take the portal. All of his followers gratefully accepted the chance to go home. It didn't seem to matter to Taichi that there were three who weren't among them. At least, that's what we believed at the time.
Taichi was the last to go through the portal. He gave us one last chance to join him. Yet, we still stood firm.
Taichi showed us almost inhuman rage the instant that we defied him. He swore that if we wouldn't follow him, then we wouldn't survive either. I suppose that stubbornness can be one hell of a motivater, I suppose.
Long, painful story short, he took our Digimon. Reluctantly, they left us behind. I can still here my partner yelling for me. It still stings every time.
So that's our story, that's our present situation.
Did the portal really need the testing...Did they make it back alive....these questions may never be answered.
We can only be sure of one thing right now. We've got to survive out here. To show Taichi, to show them all. For a time where we may be needed. To be exactly what Taichi thought we never were.
Survivors of both worlds, strong enough to live without him holding our hands and walking us through. To defeat our enemies on our own. To show that we deserve to be the chosen ones.
Though, at the moment, it doesn't seem like we have much other choice.