Disclaimer- I do not own Digimon in any way shape or form.
This is the sequal to my fic 'History repeated' so you might want to read that one first. it dosn't efect the general stroy but it would help you get to know the characters more.
Stay back here
Chapter one
Bright pure sunlight flooded into the bedroom froma gap in the curtains. Tai was wide awake now, he'd never be able to get back to sleep. Suppressing seeing as though Cameron had kept him awake all night. He rolled onto his side and smiled at the serene scene next to him.
His wife's glossy auburn hair fell over her face as she rapped her arms around their nine-month-old son, in a tight motherly embrace. His soft little tuft of brown hair tickled against her chin as they both slept.
He'd never seen a child as perfect as Cameron. His delicate little hands, his huge lively amber eyes, his spiky soft hair, every part of him seemed to be extraordinary and amazing that Tai could ever make something so wonderful. It was still hard to believe that he actually had a son. It was still hard to believe that he was married to Sora, he loved her even more now for blessing him wife such a wonderful gift. His whole life seemed to be complete now, he had everything he ever wanted and nothing was going to change that.
There was no point in just lying here. He might as well go for an early morning jog before he had to go to work. He rolled out of bed and pulled on some jogging bottoms and a white T-shirt.
He leaned across the bed and stroked Sora's face then kissed her gently on her forehead. Her eyelids fluttered as she smiled sleepily up at him.
" I'm just going for a jog," He whispered into her ear so as not to wake the baby.
" Stay," She mumbled,
" I'll be back soon, I'm just going through the park,"
She groaned and buried her nose into her sleeping son's hair. Tai kissed her once more and walk into the living room. He grabbed his keys off the coffee table and shut the front door quietly behind him.
The chilly early morning air nipped at his face as he ran lightly through the deserted park. He glanced at his digital watch, he had already been out for half an hour, he'd better go back soon.
Just as he was about to turn around and go home to a welcoming breakfast and nice hot shower he noticed a cramped figure sitting on a bench ten yards in front of him. He instantly recognised that spiky red hair and dark blue jacket. He taught at a soccer school on the outskirts of town. The kid was definitely Davis in his fourth year class. Poor kid he knew he'd been having a hard time at home lately. He must have had a really bad night to be out this early in the morning. Davis was a good kid underneath, even he did seem to get into trouble a lot.
" Davis you alright?" He asked kindly. The boy didn't move or say a word. Tai sat down on the cold bench beside him.
" It's a pretty early time for you to be going to school isn't it?"
" Actually I've been waiting for you Mr Kamiya," The boys voice was deep and husky like an ancient drawl," We all have," He reached out a wrinkled old hand of his jacket sleeve and grabbed hold of Tai's arm.
There was a loud bang that echoed around the silent park, light erupted from nowhere, a hurricane scale wind rushed past Tai. He felt Davis dragging him down somewhere. He screwed up his eyes against the wind and the blinding light.
Suddenly everything was calm. He hardly dared to open his eyes, but very slowly he did.
He was standing in a circular room pathed with slippery marble over the floor and walls. There was no windows or lamps but the place was filled with light.
" What the hell!" he cried with shock, " Where am I?" He yelled to no one. His questioned bounced off the shiny walls and echoed around him.
" You are in the company of the lords of tern," That strange husky voice informed him. He spun around and stared at a long table carved out of the same white marble as the whole room. Five ancient looking men sat on the opposite side of the table staring at him with blank withered faces. They all had identical long white beards and fine hair that reached down to the floor. They all wore rich purple velvet cloaks with golden belts around their thin waists. Their faces seemed to droop with saggy wrinkles, all of their eyes were cold and hard like ice.
" And what the hell am I doing here!" he cried with rage.
" You Taichi are our chosen one," The Lord sitting in the middle spoke to him. Each syllable seemed to reek with mystery and magic.
" Your what!" This must be a dream, any second now he would wake up next to Sora and hear Cameron crying in the next room.
" We have searched for many years, through many worlds to find one who was fit to become the next Nton. And finally from all our years of searching we have discovered you Taichi. You are to be the Nton. Guardian and teacher of the three,"
Tai's jaw dropped and he stared at the old man.
" Uh I don't think so somehow," he muttered, " I'm not a guardian of anything thank you very much. I know you've obviously been looking for a very long time, but I'm not your Nton or what ever it is. So if you'll just point me in the direction of the exit and I'll be going home,"
" No Taichi. This is your home now, our world. You are the Nton and you shall live your destiny. You are the only one who can prepare the children for the dangers they shall face,"
" Look I don't care what you guys want I'm not guarding anything! I've already got a teaching job and I'm quite happy with it," He turned around and walked arouse the marble floor.
" You cannot run away from your destiny Taichi. If you do it shall follow you to the end of the worlds,"
Tai paused and frowned.
" What makes you think I'm you Nton then?"
" You are the one who sees what others do not,"
" You hear and feel what others cannot sense,"
" You have a great gift Taichi. You are the only mortal who cam bring out the gifts of the three,"
" But I don't want to be a ' Nton'. I've got a family... and an apartment and a good job,"
" It is not about what you want Taichi. This is your destiny,"
" Look . . .Just let me go home and I'll think about it," he sighed and shook his head,
" You can not go home Taichi. This is your home now,"
" What! What the hell are you five idiots talking about!" His shouts echoed around the circular room,
" You shall live out your days in this world now Taichi, until you are relieved from your possession,"
" You can't do that! I don't belong here!"
" You do Taichi and shall until the prophecy is forfilled,"
" No you can't do this. I belong with my wife and child! You can't keep me away from them. I don't care what it takes I'm going to go back to them!"
" You may only go back to your world once your work here is done,"
" You can't hold me here against my will!"
" But you cannot go anywhere else Taichi,"
" Well you guys brought me here, you can just go and out me back!"
" That is impossible. The lords of tern can retrieve through the gateway but only the Enkt can replace through the portal,"
" What the hell are you going on about now!"
" Our fellowship can take things from worlds, but we cannot put them back. Only the Enkt can help you back through the gateway to your world,"
" Alright so where are these 'Enkt'?"
" That is what you are here for Taichi,"
" What?" he frowned and rubbed his temples, this was all getting far to confusing.
" Your task is to retrieve the three warriors. The three that are destined to save our world from catastophory. Once you have taught them and trained them into the warriors they were born to be. Once they have defeated the evil force that is set to take our world, then they shall be worthy enough to be called the Enkt. Then they will be bestowed with the powers of the ancients and then you shall return home,"
Tai closed his eyes and tried to make sense of all of this in his head. Everything was happening so fast. None of this could be truly real. It was fantasy, legend, nothing like this happens to real people.
" So . . .your telling me that the only way I can see my wife and child again is to find some kids and train them into wizards. Just how on earth do you expect me to that!"
" The children are close Taichi. Look for the signs and you will know. This is your destiny Taichi, you shall find away,"
The ancient old mans words began to grow fainter. As he finished his speech the whole room dissolved before Tai's eyes. The walls, table, floor and even the Lords of tern crumbled away into white sand.
He blinked hardly daring to believe his own eyes.
He was standing in the middle of a luscious green pastier. In the distance he could see the slate topped roofs of a village, white little blobs symbolising sheep were dotted over the landscape.
He stared up at the clear blue sky and sighed heavily. His whole body shook with shock, sadness and utter devastation. He fell to the ground and held his head in his hands. How could anyone do this to him? Why him? Why when every thing was going so well for him? This just couldn't be happening it was impossible.
Who in the world was he meant to live a totally different life, in a different world, and not even see his Sora. Torture.
She sat in the dark room all alone. She stroked the soft clean sheets of the bed, just to see if she could feel them still.
Numb, that was what she was. Numb to touch, numb to the temperature around her, numb to any emotion that wasn't misery or despair. She could hardly speak any more, the words that tumbled out of her mouth were meaningless and insignificant.
" Yes I'm fine. Yes a hard time for all of us. Yes a great man," She mumbled the same phrases she had repeated over and over again in these last four months.
What did any of them know? They didn't even know him, how could they sum up what he had been like. What he was like. What he is like.
No one could even try to understand the hell she was going through. No one. All she wanted to do was be left alone in this black room. Left to wallow in her own sorrow. She couldn't carry on living, life was empty without him. But she had to. That's one of the things she hated the most. She had to put a brave face on and carry on with her life for their sakes. Not just one but two people who depend on her. They had no one else.
" Sora," Kari's soft sad voice called from the doorway. The bedroom door shut with a click as she slowly walked over to the side of the bed.
" I can't do it Kari," Sora mumbled roughly,
" No one is asking you to go back out there Sora," She sat down next to her in her smart black dress. Her face was pale and ghostly like all of her energy had been sucked out.
" I can't carry on today Kari. And I won't be able to carry on tomorrow ever, or the next day or the day after that. I CAN'T DO IT!" She sobbed suddenly breaking into wild gushing tears.
Kari instantly hugged her as her own tears rolled down her white cheeks.
" You've got to Sora. Tai wouldn't want it like this. He'd want you to look after them now,"
" But I can't. It's already hard enough I can't cope on my own with another,"
" You're not on your own Sora. You've got all of us here right by your side,"
Authors note- Well the first chapter started off a bit weird, but stick with me because it will get better. I'm concentrating on the Taiora subject more than Tai's life in the other world, although a lot of that is going to be included. Stay tuned because the next chapter will be out really soon, I hope. R+R!
This is the sequal to my fic 'History repeated' so you might want to read that one first. it dosn't efect the general stroy but it would help you get to know the characters more.
Stay back here
Chapter one
Bright pure sunlight flooded into the bedroom froma gap in the curtains. Tai was wide awake now, he'd never be able to get back to sleep. Suppressing seeing as though Cameron had kept him awake all night. He rolled onto his side and smiled at the serene scene next to him.
His wife's glossy auburn hair fell over her face as she rapped her arms around their nine-month-old son, in a tight motherly embrace. His soft little tuft of brown hair tickled against her chin as they both slept.
He'd never seen a child as perfect as Cameron. His delicate little hands, his huge lively amber eyes, his spiky soft hair, every part of him seemed to be extraordinary and amazing that Tai could ever make something so wonderful. It was still hard to believe that he actually had a son. It was still hard to believe that he was married to Sora, he loved her even more now for blessing him wife such a wonderful gift. His whole life seemed to be complete now, he had everything he ever wanted and nothing was going to change that.
There was no point in just lying here. He might as well go for an early morning jog before he had to go to work. He rolled out of bed and pulled on some jogging bottoms and a white T-shirt.
He leaned across the bed and stroked Sora's face then kissed her gently on her forehead. Her eyelids fluttered as she smiled sleepily up at him.
" I'm just going for a jog," He whispered into her ear so as not to wake the baby.
" Stay," She mumbled,
" I'll be back soon, I'm just going through the park,"
She groaned and buried her nose into her sleeping son's hair. Tai kissed her once more and walk into the living room. He grabbed his keys off the coffee table and shut the front door quietly behind him.
The chilly early morning air nipped at his face as he ran lightly through the deserted park. He glanced at his digital watch, he had already been out for half an hour, he'd better go back soon.
Just as he was about to turn around and go home to a welcoming breakfast and nice hot shower he noticed a cramped figure sitting on a bench ten yards in front of him. He instantly recognised that spiky red hair and dark blue jacket. He taught at a soccer school on the outskirts of town. The kid was definitely Davis in his fourth year class. Poor kid he knew he'd been having a hard time at home lately. He must have had a really bad night to be out this early in the morning. Davis was a good kid underneath, even he did seem to get into trouble a lot.
" Davis you alright?" He asked kindly. The boy didn't move or say a word. Tai sat down on the cold bench beside him.
" It's a pretty early time for you to be going to school isn't it?"
" Actually I've been waiting for you Mr Kamiya," The boys voice was deep and husky like an ancient drawl," We all have," He reached out a wrinkled old hand of his jacket sleeve and grabbed hold of Tai's arm.
There was a loud bang that echoed around the silent park, light erupted from nowhere, a hurricane scale wind rushed past Tai. He felt Davis dragging him down somewhere. He screwed up his eyes against the wind and the blinding light.
Suddenly everything was calm. He hardly dared to open his eyes, but very slowly he did.
He was standing in a circular room pathed with slippery marble over the floor and walls. There was no windows or lamps but the place was filled with light.
" What the hell!" he cried with shock, " Where am I?" He yelled to no one. His questioned bounced off the shiny walls and echoed around him.
" You are in the company of the lords of tern," That strange husky voice informed him. He spun around and stared at a long table carved out of the same white marble as the whole room. Five ancient looking men sat on the opposite side of the table staring at him with blank withered faces. They all had identical long white beards and fine hair that reached down to the floor. They all wore rich purple velvet cloaks with golden belts around their thin waists. Their faces seemed to droop with saggy wrinkles, all of their eyes were cold and hard like ice.
" And what the hell am I doing here!" he cried with rage.
" You Taichi are our chosen one," The Lord sitting in the middle spoke to him. Each syllable seemed to reek with mystery and magic.
" Your what!" This must be a dream, any second now he would wake up next to Sora and hear Cameron crying in the next room.
" We have searched for many years, through many worlds to find one who was fit to become the next Nton. And finally from all our years of searching we have discovered you Taichi. You are to be the Nton. Guardian and teacher of the three,"
Tai's jaw dropped and he stared at the old man.
" Uh I don't think so somehow," he muttered, " I'm not a guardian of anything thank you very much. I know you've obviously been looking for a very long time, but I'm not your Nton or what ever it is. So if you'll just point me in the direction of the exit and I'll be going home,"
" No Taichi. This is your home now, our world. You are the Nton and you shall live your destiny. You are the only one who can prepare the children for the dangers they shall face,"
" Look I don't care what you guys want I'm not guarding anything! I've already got a teaching job and I'm quite happy with it," He turned around and walked arouse the marble floor.
" You cannot run away from your destiny Taichi. If you do it shall follow you to the end of the worlds,"
Tai paused and frowned.
" What makes you think I'm you Nton then?"
" You are the one who sees what others do not,"
" You hear and feel what others cannot sense,"
" You have a great gift Taichi. You are the only mortal who cam bring out the gifts of the three,"
" But I don't want to be a ' Nton'. I've got a family... and an apartment and a good job,"
" It is not about what you want Taichi. This is your destiny,"
" Look . . .Just let me go home and I'll think about it," he sighed and shook his head,
" You can not go home Taichi. This is your home now,"
" What! What the hell are you five idiots talking about!" His shouts echoed around the circular room,
" You shall live out your days in this world now Taichi, until you are relieved from your possession,"
" You can't do that! I don't belong here!"
" You do Taichi and shall until the prophecy is forfilled,"
" No you can't do this. I belong with my wife and child! You can't keep me away from them. I don't care what it takes I'm going to go back to them!"
" You may only go back to your world once your work here is done,"
" You can't hold me here against my will!"
" But you cannot go anywhere else Taichi,"
" Well you guys brought me here, you can just go and out me back!"
" That is impossible. The lords of tern can retrieve through the gateway but only the Enkt can replace through the portal,"
" What the hell are you going on about now!"
" Our fellowship can take things from worlds, but we cannot put them back. Only the Enkt can help you back through the gateway to your world,"
" Alright so where are these 'Enkt'?"
" That is what you are here for Taichi,"
" What?" he frowned and rubbed his temples, this was all getting far to confusing.
" Your task is to retrieve the three warriors. The three that are destined to save our world from catastophory. Once you have taught them and trained them into the warriors they were born to be. Once they have defeated the evil force that is set to take our world, then they shall be worthy enough to be called the Enkt. Then they will be bestowed with the powers of the ancients and then you shall return home,"
Tai closed his eyes and tried to make sense of all of this in his head. Everything was happening so fast. None of this could be truly real. It was fantasy, legend, nothing like this happens to real people.
" So . . .your telling me that the only way I can see my wife and child again is to find some kids and train them into wizards. Just how on earth do you expect me to that!"
" The children are close Taichi. Look for the signs and you will know. This is your destiny Taichi, you shall find away,"
The ancient old mans words began to grow fainter. As he finished his speech the whole room dissolved before Tai's eyes. The walls, table, floor and even the Lords of tern crumbled away into white sand.
He blinked hardly daring to believe his own eyes.
He was standing in the middle of a luscious green pastier. In the distance he could see the slate topped roofs of a village, white little blobs symbolising sheep were dotted over the landscape.
He stared up at the clear blue sky and sighed heavily. His whole body shook with shock, sadness and utter devastation. He fell to the ground and held his head in his hands. How could anyone do this to him? Why him? Why when every thing was going so well for him? This just couldn't be happening it was impossible.
Who in the world was he meant to live a totally different life, in a different world, and not even see his Sora. Torture.
She sat in the dark room all alone. She stroked the soft clean sheets of the bed, just to see if she could feel them still.
Numb, that was what she was. Numb to touch, numb to the temperature around her, numb to any emotion that wasn't misery or despair. She could hardly speak any more, the words that tumbled out of her mouth were meaningless and insignificant.
" Yes I'm fine. Yes a hard time for all of us. Yes a great man," She mumbled the same phrases she had repeated over and over again in these last four months.
What did any of them know? They didn't even know him, how could they sum up what he had been like. What he was like. What he is like.
No one could even try to understand the hell she was going through. No one. All she wanted to do was be left alone in this black room. Left to wallow in her own sorrow. She couldn't carry on living, life was empty without him. But she had to. That's one of the things she hated the most. She had to put a brave face on and carry on with her life for their sakes. Not just one but two people who depend on her. They had no one else.
" Sora," Kari's soft sad voice called from the doorway. The bedroom door shut with a click as she slowly walked over to the side of the bed.
" I can't do it Kari," Sora mumbled roughly,
" No one is asking you to go back out there Sora," She sat down next to her in her smart black dress. Her face was pale and ghostly like all of her energy had been sucked out.
" I can't carry on today Kari. And I won't be able to carry on tomorrow ever, or the next day or the day after that. I CAN'T DO IT!" She sobbed suddenly breaking into wild gushing tears.
Kari instantly hugged her as her own tears rolled down her white cheeks.
" You've got to Sora. Tai wouldn't want it like this. He'd want you to look after them now,"
" But I can't. It's already hard enough I can't cope on my own with another,"
" You're not on your own Sora. You've got all of us here right by your side,"
Authors note- Well the first chapter started off a bit weird, but stick with me because it will get better. I'm concentrating on the Taiora subject more than Tai's life in the other world, although a lot of that is going to be included. Stay tuned because the next chapter will be out really soon, I hope. R+R!