Courage and Love

By Beanieboy

The Digidestined walked through the only clear path in a thick forest in the Digiworld. They were searching for TK's crest, the last crest they had to find. They hadn't run into Myotismon or any of his henchmen for a while, so they were all tense.

They came to a three-way fork in the path.

"Allright everybody," said Matt, who was at the head of the line, "Your digivices should indicate you if TK's crest is anywhere near if we go a little farther, so we can split up and go down these three paths. We'll meet back here in, um... two hours, okay?"

"Sounds good to me." said Tai.

"Okay. TK and I will go on the left path; Joe, Izzy, and Mimi will go on the middle path, and Sora and Tai will go on the right path. See you all in two hours." Matt and TK walked down the first path while Joe cautiously walked down the middle one behind Izzy and Mimi, and Sora and Tai set off their path.

Most of the way, Tai and Sora didn't say anything, while Agumon and Biyomon chatted away about the best kinds of fruits in the Digiworld.

"So..." began Tai, "did you ever start reading one of those books we're supposed to read before 8th grade?"

Sora laughed. "No. Forgot all about them."

"Me too." said Tai.

They both laughed, then said nothing.

That conversation got off on the wrong foot.

Now Biyomon and Agumon were showing off their attacks, Pepper breath and Spiral Twister, seeing whose was better.

"What's that?" Tai pointed to a speck in the sky.

"Huh..." said Sora.

The speck got bigger and bigger, until it was evident that it was- A DEVIDRAMON!!

"AAAHH!!!" yelled Agumon and Biyomon. They ran back and hid behind Tai and Sora.

The Devidramon flapped its wings and touched down right in front of Tai and Sora. Myotismon got off of its back and walked up to the two Digidestined. "Hello, humans. I suppose you are looking for this?" he showed them a tiny trinket, TK's crest!

"Hey!! That's not yours!" said Tai.

"It's not yours either." said Myotismon. He had a point.

"Agumon, digivolve!" said Tai.

"I can't, Tai, it'll take more than me to beat Myotismon and a Devidramon!"

"Maybe so, but Metal Greymon and Garudamon could!" said Sora.

Agumon smiled. "Agumon digivolved to... GREYMON!"

"Biyomon digivolved to... BIRDRAMON!"

"Nova blast!" Greymon fired out a ball of fire.

"Meteor wing!" Birdramon unleashed an explosion of flame, causing Myotismon to stagger back. "I told you mine was better." muttered Birdramon to Greymon.

"Show off. Greymon digivolved to... METAL GREYMON!!!"

A giant metal - and - flesh monster stood where Greymon had been. "Chest Missiles!!" Metal Greymon shot out missiles, hitting Myotismon's wing.

"Birdramon digivolved to... GARUDAMON!!!" In an explosion of fire, Garudamon emerged. "Fire Wing!!"

Garudamon fired out a burning blade.

"RETREAT!!!" yelled Myotismon.

Devidramon and Myotismon flew away, leaving behind the crest of hope.

Tai picked up the crest and put it in his pocket.

Metal Greymon and Garudamon de-digivolved to Koromon and Yokomon.

"We make a great team!" said Koromon. Yokomon blushed.

They began to head back.

"Sora, um, there's something I kind of haven't told you about for, um, almost a year." started Tai, "It's... I mean I..."

"I love you too." said Sora. She kissed Tai.

THE END