Koji Minamoto, the former Legendary Warrior of Light was walking with Koichi Kimura, the one-time Legendary Warrior of Darkness. They were going to visit their mother. Koji and Koichi were twin brothers, however their father had separated from their mother when the two were just babies. Then their father had remarried. Giving Koji a Stepmother. Until the previous year, the twins had no idea that the other even existed. It was only thanks to a lucky and unlucky twist of fate that the boys ended up meeting. Koji, along with hundreds of other children had been called to another place called "The Digital World", which was another world that was connected to theirs. It was there that the five children had ended up becoming creatures called Digimon. These specific Digimon were known as: "Legendary Warriors". As Legendary Warriors, the five special Children were able to become very powerful.
The five children were, their leader Takuya Kanbara, who could, through the process of 'Spirit Evolution' become the warriors of Flame; the Human Spirit Agunimon, and the Beast Spirit BurningGreymon. The Second-in-command, Koji himself, who could become the warriors of Light; the Human Spirit Lobomon and the Beast Spirit KendoGarurumon. JP Shibayama, the oldest of the group was the warrior of Lightning: Beetlemon for his Human Spirit and MetalKabuterimon as his Beast Spirit. The youngest member of the group was an eight year old boy named Tommy Himi. He was the Legendary Warrior of Ice, with his Human Spirit Kumamon and his Beast Spirit; KorIkakkumon. The only girl of the group was Zoe Orimoto, who was half Japanese and half Italian. Zoe possessed the Human Spirit of Wind Kazemon and the Beast Spirit Zephrimon. The last member of the group had been Koji's brother. Koichi was the only one who hadn't come to the Digital World by the Digimon called Trailmon like the others.
He'd been following his brother that day, trying to work up the courage to talk to him, but had missed the elevator at Shibuya Train Station, that took his brother and Takuya to the underground Station where the Trailmon were waiting. So he tried to go to the basement via a stairway, but had tripped and fallen, ending up in a coma, while his spirit was drawn to the Digital World. One of the three Celestial Digimon who had been Corrupted by evil named Cherubimon met him there, then used Koichi's feelings of sorrow, betrayal and anger that he felt for Koji for having a seemingly perfect life without him and their mother with their father and his Stepmother, to twist the boys feeling and thoughts, erasing Koichi's memories of ever being human and forcefully possessing him with the Corrupted Spirit of Darkness, thus turning him into Duskmon.
Thankfully, Koichi slowly got his memory back after meeting his brother again after a year of being trapped as Duskmon in the Digital World. The two fought against each other over and over again, as Koji was Light and Koichi was Darkness. This battle was fueled by Cherubimon, who wanted "his dark warrior" to destroy the Light. Eventually after some help from Lady Ophanimon and Lord Serraphimon, the third Celestial Digimon, who had been reduced to a Digiegg, Koji managed to defeat and purify his brother's Spirit (literally). Koichi was freed from evil and became the True Warrior of Darkness: Lowemon. After being freed and facing Cherubimon, Koichi swore that he would never serve the Former Celestial Angel again when Cherubimon tried to convince him that the Spirit of Darkness chose him because he was evil.
But thanks to what Patamon (who had previously been Seraphimon) had told him: that Darkness doesn't have to be evil unless you choose to let it be, Koichi proclaimed that he would never serve on the side of evil again, and that he would rather die before he betrayed Koji. It was then that his brothers D-Tector, (his Digivice) emitted such a bright white light that silhouetted the Dark twin. That was when a D-Tector belonging to the Dark twin appeared and the purified Spirits of Darkness entered into it. That was the first time that Koichi transformed into true Warrior of Darkness. He joined his brother and fought for the fate of both the Digital and the Real World. Now both boys were back in the real world after having saved both. Koichi had brought Koji to see their mother, and the Light twin had brought her flowers. He'd also given flowers to his Stepmother. While he still loved his birth mother, he knew that his Stepmother loved him as well, so he decided to give her a chance. Today was another day that the two boys were going to visit their birth mother. The woman was often sick, and had trouble taking care of herself. So the twins had visited the shops and bought groceries to take to the blue-haired woman. Since returning from the Digital World, life had gotten much better for every member of the Legendary warriors.
Suddenly their phones gave off that sound that both boys knew by heart. Instantly they had them out and in their hands. One each screen was the symbol of Lady Ophanimon. Koji and Koichi dropped their shopping; was the Digital World in danger again!? "Lady Ophanimon! What is it? is something wrong in the Digital World?" Koichi asked worriedly. A voice soon came from their mobile's, "children, I apologize for the short notice, but you are needed desperately in a world aside from our own" the angel's voice replied. Koji frowned, "what? What do you mean?" he asked, trying to remember to be polite to one of the gods of the Digital World. "There is no time to explain, but this is something only you can do, the powers of Light and Darkness are required for this task" Ophanimon explained. "Find a computer, hold your D-Tectors up to the screen and say: Digi-port open". Koichi frowned in confusion, "but my lady, our D-Tectors returned to being phones after we returned here" the boy explained politely.
Suddenly the Mobile's they were holding began to squeal louder and were engulfed in light. When the light dissipated, both boys were shocked and elated to see their D-Tectors once again. Slowly the screens switched between Lobomon and KendoGarurumon on Koji's and from Lowermon to JagerLowermon on Koichi's D-Tector. "Lobomon, KendoGarurumon!" Koji cried happily. Koichi smiled, "I missed you Lowermon, JagerLowermon" he said softly. The two boys turned to each other, "we should go find a computer Koichi" Koji said seriously. The Dark twin frowned, "what about our Kaa-San?" he asked. "The last time we went to the Digital world, it was only about two hours between when we left and when we came back, so if we leave now, we might end up getting back in less time or the same amount of time, but whatever happens, if we are needed for something, then I think we should go" Koji replied, "I know our time with Kaa-San is important, and you know how much I value that time. But you also know that when Lady Ophanimon calls us to do something, it usually means that it is important- right?" he asked.
Koichi took a breath and nodded, "you're right, and if this really does require Light and Darkness together, then we're the only ones who can do it" he agreed. The two brothers quickly ran to Koichi's house. Upon reaching their destination, Koichi wrote a note to their Mother, while Koji started up the computer. When everything was ready, the two stood in front of the computer. They looked at each other, but both trusted Lady Ophanimon, so they held their D-Tectors out towards the computer screen "Digi-Port open!" they called at the same time. A bright light engulfed the twins and they found themselves drawn into the computer screen.
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The Digidestined were currently in a nice, peaceful clearing in the Digital World, while their children, along with their Digimon were all playing together nearby. All except Takaru Takashi Jr, or "Kai" as most people called him. Kai was the son of Takaru Takashi Senior, or "TK" as he was known to everyone and Hikari "Kari" Takashi, formerly Kamaiya. He had a twin sister that he spent most of his time with, but today he felt more like sitting in the shade and reading than playing soccer. His sister's name was Misa Jun, or MJ as she liked to be called most times. She was currently playing with their cousins, Taiachi Kamaya Jr, or "Kam" who was the son of their uncle Tai, who the younger boy was named after, and Alex Ishida, their Uncle Matt and Aunt Sora's daughter and oldest child. Her younger brother Jonathon, being only four years old, was playing with his partner Digimon Tsunomon and some toy cars near his mother. Also part of the game, was Davis Motomiya's son Danjuro, or "Dan" who was the second oldest Digidestined of their group and the current leader, since Kam was only eight years old while the other boy was 11 and the son of the second generations leader.
Yolei and Ken Ichijouji's three children were all doing their own thing. Their oldest daughter, Miyako, or Miya was talking to Izzy and his daughter Lexy Izumi about computers, with their Digimon beside them. Sam Ichijouji was talking to his partner Minomon, while his baby brother Reith, with his baby partner Leafmon watching him was rolling around on the ground and gumming his Digivice. Thankfully the object was too big for him to swallow, and too sturdy to be damaged by drool. Michal and Mimi Washington and their two sons, Donnie and Jessie were doing their own thing. Jessie was often very quiet and just liked to do his own thing, but he did spend a lot of time with his partner Tanemon. His older brother Donnie had a Koromon like Kam, but with their different personalities, Izzy speculated that this meant the two boys Digimon would have completely different Evoluton lines. Joe's son Cameron Kido was fussing over one thing or another, though Joe seemed to be trying to get the boy to calm down.
After all, he had gotten much more responsible over time, and much more fitting of his Crest. Cody's daughter Fernanda was bugging her father about something again, while her Upamon was trying to talk to her. As Kai looked up from his book and over everyone, he frowned at the thought of the crests. Almost everyone of his friends and cousins shared their crest with their parent. Even his sister had the crest of Light like their Mama. All except for him and Fernanda. Unlike TK, he didn't have the crest of Hope, Fernanda did. But he. Kai clenched his fingers around his book at the thought. His crest- his Tokomon looked up at him in concern, "Kai" she said sadly. Suddenly the blond boy gasped quietly and looked up at the sky. Tokomon flinched at his sudden movement, "Kai? What's wrong?" she asked. "Did you feel that?" he whispered. His partner frowned, "feel- what?" she asked. "Darkness-" Kai hissed, hand clenching the area of his shirt that hid his Crest from view. Tokomon frowned. The Takashi family had a very bad history with the forces of evil and darkness. Both parents had had traumatizing and terrifying encounters with evil, with most of these evils using the power of darkness to enact their evil plans.
That's why it was so hard for all of them to understand why Kai was given the Crest of Darkness. Why would Darkness be needed at all, along with Light, Courage and all the other good Crests. It never was before? When asked, Genai and his people merely told them that a balance was needed. If Light existed, so did Darkness have too. They said that as long as light was by his side, the Kai's Crest could be used for good instead of evil. Despite this advice, and despite knowing that their son wasn't evil, both parents were still wary, especially TK. This not only put a strain on their family life, but also confused and hurt Kai, mainly because ever since he got his Crest, his Papa has been avoiding him. Nothing obvious, but saying that he has work to do when ever Kai tries to talk to him, going tense and quiet every time someone mentions Kai's Crest or even just refusing to acknowledge that he has any kind of problem at all. This all led to Kai hating his Crest and himself because he feels like his father hates him for it.
He doesn't understand why he had to be the holder of Darkness instead of the bearer of Hope like his Papa. He's terrified that one day he'll end up becoming evil like all the monsters their parents had to face when they were kids, and then hurt someone that he loves. Terrified that one day, it'll be everyone else against him, and he'll end up hurting them or worse. He can't talk to anyone about this. None of the other kids understand, and neither does his sister, or his cousins. His parents are defiantly out. The only one he can talk to is his Digimon partner, and even that can only help so much. So many time he wished that he had someone to talk to, someone who has the experience to help him. All the other kids can go to their parents with questions about their Crests except for him. He was so scared and confused. And lonely. Even his twin sister held little comfort for him. After all, what could Light know about Darkness? Even so, they were still very close. Tokomon watched as Kai walked up to the forest surrounding the park. Someone, someone needed help. Someone, familiar. He had to find out who was calling out for him.
"Kai?" the small, white Digimon asked in concern. "There's someone out there Tokomon. Someone who needs my help. I don't know who, but- they feel, familiar- like I know them but I forgot" the blond boy said softly. Kai walked quietly through the trees. The silence around them was almost purposeful, like the Digital World itself was holding its breath until Kai found whatever it was that was calling him. Moving through the trees, Tokomon suddenly gasped, "Kai, do you see that!" she demanded, pointing to the side with one forepaw. Kai turned to look where his partner was pointing and gasped in horror. A boy, looking to be a few years older than him with short black hair was laying on the ground. His red long-sleeved shirt and green button up had a large cut in them, along with his side, where blood could easily be seen staining the green fabric. "Oh god!" Kai cried, rushing over to the boys side, and quickly getting to work.
Though Joe Kido wasn't one of his blood Uncles, he did teach him enough about what to do if someone was hurt that he knew what to do in this situation. Quickly tearing off the boy's button up, he checked the seriousness of the wound. The gash was long and deep, but not too wide. He pushed the larger boy onto his uninjured side and rolled up the jacket. Then he pressed the fabric as tight as he dared to wound so the boy wouldn't bleed out. Then he turned to Tokomon who was watching with large, worried eyes, "Tokomon, go back to the others and tell Dr Kido that there is a boy here who is severely injured with a deep gash in his side and he needs immediate care, then lead him here, understand?" he ordered, all trace of his normal quiet, reserved boy long gone. Tokomon could tell that his partner and friend was dead serious about this. The small Digimon nodded and hurried off to do as asked. Kai did his best to keep the boy stable while he waited, but he must have shifted or something because the black-haired boy woke up with a groan.
"Wh- where-?" he began softly, "it's going to be okay," Kai said, saying what the doctor had taught him to say in situations like these. When someone was badly injured like this and had the potential to bleed out, one of the first things to do if the patient was awake was to try and keep them calm. The calmer they were, the less they would move and the less they would bleed. "You're safe now, my friend has gone to get my one of my parents friends, he's a doctor, he'll be able to help you" the blond spoke clearly. The black-haired boy squinted his eyes, looking around almost feverishly, "where- where is he?" he moaned. Kai frowned, "my Uncle?" he asked. The boy shook his head, "my brother, I have to find my brother, ahh!" the mysterious boy had begun getting worked up and tried to move away, but the pain in his side had been too much, "hey, stop that! you're badly hurt and I'm barely keeping you from bleeding out right now!" he snapped. The older boy stopped moving.
Kai smiled, "that's better. Now, you say you have a brother, and that he should be somewhere around here too?" he asked. The black-haired boy nodded, "he should be," he began softly, "he looks just like me except he has longer hair that's tied into a wolf's tail. He'd be wearing a bandanna too I think, his name is Koji" just then Joe came rushing through the trees with his medical bag in hand, Tokomon on his head and Gomamon carried in one arm. "Over here Dr Kido!" Kai called. The Doctor hurried over and knelt down next to the still-unnamed boy. Kai moved aside to give him space to work. "Good job Kai, I knew giving you those First-Aid lessons was a good idea" Joe murmured to him. As Tokomon crawled back over to him and Gomamon sat next to his partner, Kai remembered, "Dr Kido, this boy said that he had a brother name Koji, but I have no idea where he might be" he explained.
Joe nodded, "go get your father and Uncle Matt, Gabumon should be able to find the other boy and your father can have Patamon Digivolve if necessary" he replied while still working on the unnamed boy. The blond boy nodded, "right!" and quickly ran back to the others to do as asked. When he got there, he found all of the other kids back with their parents, who were looking worried. "Papa, Uncle Matt!" he called. Everyone looked over at the sound of his voice, before their worried looks turned to part relief, "oh Kai, you're okay!" his Mama cried. Kai nodded as he lent on his knees and panted, "Papa, Uncle, *pant* I need your *pant* help!" he cried. Quickly explaining the situation, the five boys and three girls, as Kari had decided to come as well, just in case, and of course that meant that Gatomon had to come also headed back into the forest to look for the boy named Koji. Gabumon used his sense of smell to find any other injured people within the forest, while Kai held Tokomon tightly.
He couldn't imagine what he'd do if anything were to happen to MJ. His sister was everything to him, his best friend and other half. Well, aside from Tokomon of course. Soon they were led by Gabumon to a fairly high tree. Looking up, Kari barley kept herself from screaming. Stuck on one of the higher branches was a boy with long black hair tied into a wolf tail. He was facing downwards so everyone could see his face. He was very young, with his hair undone and hanging around his face. But aside from the height he was stuck at, there was another reason for Kari to be afraid. The boy had a large bloody gash on his head, staining the hair nearest to it and sticking it to the side of his head. "Patamon quickly!" TK cried, as his partner leapt from his shoulder and the light of Digivolution surrounded him as TK's Digivice glowed. "Patamon, Digivolve to… Angemon!" the Angel Digimon cried as his form settled. Angemon flew through the branches with care and up to where the boy, Koji lay.
Checking him over, as he knew that it was bad for most humans to be moved with a head injury, he decided that it would be safer either way if the boy was on solid ground instead of dangling from a very unsteady looking tree branch 30 meters in the air. So, very carefully and gently, Angemon picked up the boy, Koji and lifted him from the tree branch. As he came back down, Joe and Gomamon came over, the Doctor walked up carrying the other back-haired boy who didn't have a name yet. "Hey Joe, we found the other boy, he looks like he hurt his head" Angemon explained. Joe nodded, "right then, let's get both of them back to the others and then I can check over the other boy, Koji, wasn't it?" the blue-haired man asked. The Angel Digimon nodded. After Joe had done all he could for where they were, it was unanimously decided to take both brothers to the hospital for proper treatment.
Koichi slowly woke up to a white ceiling, the smell of medicine and disinfectant and the beeping of machines. A hospital. He'd been in one long enough after his first trip to the Digital World to recognise the signs of one anywhere. 'What the heck happened to me?' he thought in confusion, 'and where's-' the boy gasped and shot straight up in the bed, "Koji!" he cried, before cringing in pain and looking at his side, where blood was leaking through formerly white bandages. "You won't want to do that" an adult voice said from nearby. Koichi looked up and found himself staring at a man with short auburn coloured hair and brown eyes leaving against the wall. The man smiled, "your brother is fine thanks to my brother-in-laws, sister and Nephew, his injuries have been treated and for the moment he's resting" the man explained.
Koichi gave a sigh of relief and relaxed, "oh thank god, I was so worried," he replied, closing his eyes for a moment. Then he opened them, "thank you for helping us, my name is Koichi Kimura, and my twin brother is Koji Minamoto" he introduced himself and his brother, since by resting, he assumed the man meant being kept unconscious so he could heal. The man raised a brown eyebrow, before smiling and shaking the black-haired boy's hand, "Taiachi Kamiya, but everyone calls me Tai, it's nice to meet you Koichi-Kun" he replied cheerfully. The Warrior of Darkness smiled back and shook the man's hand, "nice to meet you Kamaiya-San" he replied. Suddenly he realised something and his eyes widened, releasing Tai's hand and searching around frantically for something. "Looking for something?" the brown-haired man asked. "I'm looking for my D-Dector, I can't find it" Koichi replied.
Tai frowned, "you mean your strange Digivices? My friend Izzy is looking them over, but he'll get them back to you soon,". Upon seeing the worried look the boy gave at that statement, the adult amended with, "he'll be careful, Izzy's the smartest guy I know, much smarter than most other scientists even, he's not gonna break 'em" he explained. Koichi released a silent sigh of relief, before he noticed something. A little boy with blond hair was peeking through the slightly open door, "hey, are you okay?" he asked, tilting his body to see better. The boy gasped but opened the door when the man turned around to look, "hey Kai, what's up?" he asked with a smile. The boy, Kai, looked sheepish, but straightened, "Mai-Oba-San is looking for you Oji-San" he replied quietly. Tai smiled, "then I better get going huh? Thanks Kai" he said with an affectionate rub of the head. Kai pouted slightly, but kept quiet. Once the adult was gone, the blond turned to look at the older boy on the bed.
After a short staring contest, the black-haired boy smiled and held out his hand again, "Koichi Kimura, nice to meet you" he said cheerfully. Kai frowned as he looked the boy over. Why was this kid so familiar? It wasn't his looks, but rather something about him. Some sort of instinctual drive inside him led him to this boy- as though it wasn't his mind that knew him, but rather- his spirit. Eventually, Kai smiled back and took Koichi's hand, "Takaru Takashi Jr, but everyone calls me Kai, it's nice to meet you Koichi-San" he replied. The other boy shook his head, "please, no 'San' it makes me feel old- I'm only Twelve going on Thirteen you know" Koichi replied politely. Kai tilted his head, "alright then Koichi Senpai" he replied. The Warrior of Darkness looked confused, "why Senpai?" he asked. Kai shrugged, "it just felt right," he replied. Koichi looked harder at the blond. He could feel something about him. Something familiar, but it was a lot weaker than he was used to. Suddenly his eyes widened. Darkness. He could feel Darkness on this boy. Given it was the pure kind like his, but still.
How was that possible? He was the Warrior of Darkness. So how could this boy- Suddenly he flinched as he remembered Lady Ophanimon's explanation of why they had to come here: "There is no time to explain, but this is something only you can do, the powers of Light and Darkness are required for this task". This boy held Darkness inside of him. And it seemed like Kai-Kun could feel his Darkness too and instinctively called him Senpai. An uncomfortable silence fell on the two boys. Kai shifted awkwardly, needing something to break the tension, "you know, I have a twin sister!" he blurted. Koichi blinked at him, as the boy blushed, before shaking his head, "her name is Misa Jun, but everyone calls her MJ. She's really great, cheerful and bright and caring," Kai smiled softly, "she's always there for me when I need her" he continued quietly, unconsciously bringing his hand up to where his Crest lay hidden under his shirt. She always believed in him, no matter what his Crest was. MJ was the best sister ever.
Koichi smiled as well, "yeah, I feel the same about my twin brother. Koji's not very sociable around strangers, and always keeps his guard up. But if he's with our friends he can be very open and kind- in his own way at least." The boy's smile turned sad, "even after I did all of those horrible things, he still loved me and forgave me" he whispered. Kai blinked. Horrible things? He wasn't about to ask about it to Koichi's face, because he didn't seem in any mood to want to, but he couldn't help but wonder. Meanwhile Koichi's mind had gone back to all of the horrible things he'd done as Duskmon. All the deaths he'd caused. All the destruction and suffering. He'd even tried to kill his own brother multiple times! Tears began to form in his eyes as his nightmare flashed in his mind. All those horrible cruel things, how could he ever hope to be forgiven! "Koichi Senpai?" the younger boy's voice snapped him out of his progressively dark thoughts and he looked up at him. Kai was frowning worriedly at him, "what's wrong Senpai? Why are you crying?" he asked softly.
The Dark twin then realized that he indeed had tears streaming down his face. He quickly reached up and wiped them away, "I'm fine, I'm just really worried about Koji, that's all" he replied. Well, it wasn't a lie, really. He was worried about his twin, more than anything, but still. The memories and guilt from the things he did when he was corrupted and under Cherubimon's control wouldn't leave him alone. He still had nightmares about it. His year from hell. Kai seemed to know there was something wrong, but left him to his privacy. He smiled, "do you want me to check on your brother for you? I don't mind" he asked. Koichi nodded slightly, "yes, thank you, I'd appreciate it" he replied. That was when a Nurse came in, "Koichi-Kun?" she asked. The older boy looked up at her, "yes?" he asked. "It's lunchtime, you can talk to your friend some more later" she replied, bringing a tray with food in. The Kimura smiled, but internally he was grimacing. He was used to hospital food. After his "death" he had had to stay in the hospital for a month so that the doctors could run checks on his health.
His brother and Mother had often come to visit him during his stay, but the food had been awful. But he was so happy to actually be alive and flesh and blood again, that he hadn't complained once about the meals. Even so, hospital food was defiantly not his favorite. Kai waved as a tray was set up for him on his bed, "Bye Senpai, I'll let you know how your brother is when I come to visit you next time, okay?" he said as he left the room. Koichi waved, before getting ready to face his new challenge.
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Kai, MJ, TK and Kari were now going to visit Koji so that they could let Koichi know how he was during their next visit. Unfortunately he wasn't awake as the doctors wanted to keep him out of it while his head healed. MJ noticed how quiet her twin was since meeting Koichi. Of course he was quiet most times, but right now he seemed to be lost in thought instead. She wasn't that worried. Since finding Koichi, Kai had seemed to be more thoughtful. She couldn't deny that she was curious as well. After all, they had no Digimon Partners as far as anyone could tell, or at least none that anyone could find, plus it seemed that Koji at least had fallen out of the air, what with having been stuck unconscious in a tree.
But Kai seemed to be drawn to that Koichi boy more than was normal. Usually, her brother would avoid contact with pretty much everyone if he could help it. The two of them spent the most time together, as twins, but Kai didn't spend as much time with her as you'd think. He was a quiet boy, who liked his space as well as peace and quiet. He preferred sitting by himself in his room reading a book or going on the computer, and while he never protested to spending time with her, or their parents, or even everyone else, he just always seemed so distant, no matter how cheerful he was with everyone else. The only one he seemed to continuously accept the presence of was his partner Tokomon. Maybe it was because of his Crest and its meaning, but even before Kai was given the Crest of Darkness, he was always just as quiet and self isolated as ever. MJ understood liking your own space and peace and quiet, and it wasn't like she hated her brother for his Crest of anything. But she just wished he'd talk to her more. They were twins! Didn't Kai know that when he kept everything inside and tried to do things on his own that hurt him, weather it was physically, emotionally or mentally, she could feel the pain too?
Uncle Joe had even written a medical paper about twins and how things worked between them. Besides, aside from everything else, she was Light and he was Darkness. Even if it was his job to protect her, like he seemed to think, it was her job to stay by his side. She could feel it. Soon they were led by a Nurse to the room the other boy, Koji was staying in. "Now, we've had to sedate him to give his wounds time to heal, because when he woke up before, aside from telling us his name, Minamoto-Kun was almost hysterical about getting to his brother. So please, try to keep quiet during your visit" the woman explained. When they were let inside the room, MJ saw the boy named Koji they had come to visit. He looked a lot like Koichi had, but he had longer hair, which was currently unbound and splayed across his pillow like a black waterfall.
His head seemed to have stitches and other parts of his body were wrapped with bandages. His left hand had an IV drip in the back of it, probably to give him whatever medicine they used to keep him unconscious. His face wasn't peaceful looking though. There were slight worry and frown lines clearly seen on the boys face, probably from constant worry for his brother. From what she could tell right now, this Koji boy didn't seem like the type to take it easy. He looked much more like a serious person would, heck, she had seen a lot of adults with stress lines and stuff, but this was the first time she ever saw a kid like her who, even unconscious looked so mature. But there was also something about him. MJ could feel a light coming from Koji, just like she could feel coming from Mama and herself every day. It was bright and strong and- what was that word? She was sure she had read it somewhere in one or more of Papa's books. Looking around at her family, she could tell that her Mama could feel the light coming from the boy as well.
Papa seemed to have relaxed since they got here. But Kai looked conflicted. She nudged him. Her brother looked over at her, "what's wrong?" she whispered. The blond boy frowned, "I can feel his light, like I can feel yours and Mama's" he replied just as quiet, "but Koji-San's light feels- different, cold" Kai answered, looking back at the boy on the bed. MJ furrowed her eyebrows and turned back to Koji. Her brother was right. It was a much colder light than her and Mama's bright and warm one.
As the family left the hospital to head home, which was thankfully not far enough away to need them to drive, Kai turned to his father, "Papa, can I come visit Koichi-Senpai again tomorrow? I promised I'd let him know how his brother was" he asked. TK nodded, "sure, just make sure you tell us before leaving tomorrow, okay?" he replied with a smile. Kai nodded, smiling, "thank you Papa!" he said happily. Kari frowned, "did you clear this visit with me, young man?" she asked sternly. Kai faltered, "s-sorry Mama, I-" he began nervously, before his mother shook her head, her frown melting into a grin "don't worry, I was only teasing, of course you can visit Koichi-Kun tomorrow, I'll even bake a few 'Get Well' muffins for you to take in" she replied. Kai smiled, "really? Thanks!" he exclaimed. The four Digimon who were following along behind looked at each other, "you ever got the feeling that were more like a fifth wheel sometimes?" Tokomon asked Gatomon.
The cat Digimon shook her head, "nah, they're just having a conversation that doesn't have that much to do with us at the moment" she replied. And so the family of eight continued their way home, unknowing that evil was just waiting for it's chance to strike at the two bearers of Darkness.
To Be Continued