I've started to rewrite this story with the original names.
Digimon does not belong to me.
Chapter 1: Luck
It had been a while since Taichi and Metalgreymon had vanished after defeating Etemon. The children were still camping at the desert, without a consensus about what they should do. Koushiro had suggested that they should go look for Gennai, hoping that the elder had some clue about Taichi's location. Unfortunately, nobody else agreed since no one knew where Gennai could be found.
In a certain night, when Koushiro was already sleeping, he was awakened by a strange voice that seemed to whisper in his mind.
"In the mountains direction, you shall find someone to answer your questions."
"Huh?" The boy opened his eyes without understanding. He took a look around him, but all that he saw was his friends sleeping. However, he soon realized that Yamato and Sora were talking to each other near the bonfire. They didn't notice that he was awake. Koushiro tried to sleep again, but it was impossible.
"We should leave this place and look for Taichi." Sora told Yamato.
"We don't have any clue that indicates a direction to go. We don't even know if Taichi is still..." The other didn't finish the sentence.
"I understand that, but I can't just sit here and do nothing. I've known Taichi for years; he's one of my best friends!"
"He is my friend too. But now that he's not here, we're responsible for the others. We can't go looking for him without a plan."
"... Koushiro-kun suggested that we should look for Gennai."
Koushiro bit his lower lip when he heard his name being mentioned.
"That's just as stupid as go looking for Taichi without a plan!" Yamato stated. Koushiro paled a little.
"But, Koushiro is smart. He's the smartest one among us!"
"I know he's smart, you didn't understand what I meant."
"So explain yourself better."
Yamato sighed before explaining.
"I know that Koshiro has good intentions and that he's the most intelligent person in the group. But, despite that, you can't forget that he's just a child."
Child? Koushiro thought about that word, trying to understand what exactly Yamato meant.
"We're all children, Yamato-kun. And Koushiro-kun is just a year younger than us."
"I know that! The thing is... you know how he is when he's trying to discover new things, don't you? Or when he's working with that computer."
"Well, he kind of forgets everything else."
"Yeah. Koushiro spends a lot of time thinking in theories and plans, but he doesn't take in consideration the reality."
What? Koushiro was paralyzed by those words.
"Maybe it's because he doesn't pay too much attention in reality that he doesn't see certain things." Yamato added, "He doesn't really comprehend that if his calculations fail... that if he commits a mistake, he'll put us all in danger. He has good intentions, but he doesn't deeply understand the sort of responsibility he has in the group. He's still a child."
"So that's why you don't want us to go look for Gennai like he said? Because we would be in danger if we did so? Koushiro-kun's plans and theories have kept us alive until now."
"I know that, Sora, I'm thankful to him, but you have to admit it."
"Admit what?"
"If we're still alive until now, that's also because we've been unbelievably lucky."
Lucky... Koushiro frowned. All that time...
The boy passed the adventures they had had until that moment through his mind.
When we were attacked, our Digimon defended us. Even in the most critical situation, we were saved by the evolution. No, wait, when Tentomon evolved to Kabuterimon, it was thanks to the codes I had found and deciphered. It would have been impossible to defeat him if I hadn't thought about hitting his injured leg... but if Jyou-san hadn't mentioned "weak point" I probably wouldn't have thought about that. I was able to help Mimi-san in the Maze... but she had gotten lost because of me in the first place and I had to go rescue her without a plan in the end. I had figured out that we could only leave the Digital World if we defeated all the enemies... we could have died in the battle against Devimon if Angemon hadn't appeared. We were lucky.
Koushiro closed his eyes and turned his body to the opposite side, not paying attention to the conversation anymore.
I had figured out that the Digimon evolved when the partner is in danger... Taichi-san forced Agumon to evolve and it ended really bad. Luckily nobody got harmed.
I not only didn't think that it could be dangerous to enter an unknown ship in the desert, but I wasn't able to think in anything to let us out of the situation either. Luckily Sora-san and Mimi-san hadn't been caught... and luckily there was a giant cactus in the desert to get rid of the ship.
Luckily Taichi-san appeared just when Yamato-san and I were been chased by that Tyranomon.
Koushiro's body trembled a little.
But I was useful in the pyramid, right? I was able to locate Sora-san and help Taichi-san to cross the electrified web! But Sora-san had been kidnapped because I had received that e-mail... and I agreed in going to help Nanomon. I should have found that suspicious. Everything... even Taichi-san disappearing... it was all caused by that e-mail. Thinking about it, I've brought many problems to the others and if they're okay now it's more because of luck than because of me.
Koushiro felt deep sadness. How foolish have I been... all this time I actually thought... I really believed I was useful. In the morning, he was awakened by Yamato's concerned voice.
"Where's Sora? She's not here!"
"Yamato-kun, calm down! She mustn't be far from here." Jyou tried to calm him, but the blond boy was too worried.
"Onii-chan, I think I saw her leaving." Takeru said. Yamato grabbed him by the arms and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Not entirely... but I think she said something about looking for Taichi-san."
Yamato let go of Takeru after hearing that. He went silent for a moment and clenched his fists.
"Yamato-san, Sora-san will be all right, she's with Piyomon, remember?" Mimi said.
"Yeah, I think you're right... it's time to leave the desert already." The blond boy replied.
They walked for almost an entire day, having a few pauses. Nobody knew for sure if Yamato's resolution could have something to do with finding Sora. When it was starting to get dark, Koushiro saw something in the distance.
"Are those things mountains?" The red haired kid asked, pointing to small points in the horizon in his left.
"I think so." Tentomon replied.
Koushiro frowned, remembering what that voice had told him. "In the mountains direction, you shall find someone to answer your questions."
"Why are you staring at the mountains so seriously, Koushiro-kun?" Mimi asked.
"I... I'll go to the mountains. I'll go look for Gennai there."
Koushiro could feel the others staring at him in pure shock.
"Are you out of your mind? There are kilometers of desert between this spot and those mountains!" Jyou alerted.
"Why the mountains? Gennai can be in any place, why are you going to look for him in the mountains?" Mimi asked concerned.
"I'm sorry." Koushiro muttered without turning to the others, "I know this is abrupt, but I don't have any other plan, this is all I can do. You don't need to go with me, though."
"What? You can't go alone!" Jyou almost screamed.
"Why do you want to leave us, Koushiro-san?" Takeru questioned.
"Let him go." Yamato said. Koushiro turned to him, surprised.
"B-but..." Mimi tried to protest, but Yamato continued to talk.
"If this is what you really want to do, Koushiro, we don't have the right to stop you. But, please, be careful." Yamato said with a serious tone.
"Thank you." Koushiro replied, smiling softly. "I think I should go now, it's better to walk at night, when it's not hot."
The boy walked away from them, but he heard a familiar voice approaching him.
"Wait for me, Koushiro-han! Don't walk so quickly!" Tentomon scolded the boy, who gave him a surprised look.
"What? Don't tell me you thought I would let you go alone!" The digimon said.
Koushiro avoided to look at Tentomon's eyes.
"Sorry for deciding this without asking your opinion."
"That's fine! If this is important to you, I'll support you the best way I can!" Tentomon said enthusiastically. They both walked into the desert.
I hope I don't regret this... that voice just doesn't leave my mind.
A little far from there, a figure was drinking a glass of wine while looking at the desert. A carriage was behind him.
"Koushiro is already coming to me." He smiled maliciously.