Abuse and Consequences
A fanfic by: Fallen Angel of the Light
Disclaimer: I do not own digimon or any aspect of it. If I did, do you really think I would be sitting around writing this crap?
"I told you for the last time bitch, Shut up!" yelled the man to his wife, spraying spit all over her face.
"No! I told you, we need to get that damn roof fixed. The kids are getting sick, and you still haven't found a job yet!" yelled out Sora to her husband Toshio as she pointed to the roof of the apartment.
"I told you to Shut up!" yelled the husband as he slapped his wife across the face. She fell to the ground where a small trickle of blood fell to the floor from her nose.
"Why do you hit me?" asked Sora, her anger replaced by fear.
"Because you won't listen. If you just do what I say, then you don't get slapped. Got it!" demanded Toshio as he walked over to the cabinet and pulled out his bottle of vodka. Pulling off the cap he took a deep swig and then gave a small shiver as the hot feeling ran down his body.
"Go get the kids ready for bed," ordered Toshio as he took another drink of the liquor.
"Yes, sir," mumbled Sora as she trudged off to the living room. She always had the kids set the volume loud so they didn't have to hear the screams and the slaps.
"Mommy, a friend called for you when you were talking with Daddy," said her son Akira as he sat next to his little sister Sakura and watched old American Cartoons.
"Who was it dear," asked Sora as she wiped away a drop of blood. Lately she had found herself becoming more and more isolated from the world. Her life consisted of simply cleaning the house, watching the children, cooking, and basically waiting on her needle dick husband on hand and foot.
"She said her name was Mimi. She said that she just got back to Odabaiya and wanted to meet you. She suggested a place called Heighten View Terrace to meet."
"Did she leave a number?" asked Sora as she cracked a rare smile.
"Yeah mom, it's by the phone," answered Akira.
"Thanks honey. It's time to go to bed though," said Sora.
"All right. Come on Sakura, let's go to bed," said Akira as he gave his sister his hand and helped her off to their room.
He works too much for a kid his age thought Sora. Akira was only eight years old. However, he acted much older, especially when it came to Sakura, his five-year-old sister. She looked up to him, and he took her everywhere and watched out for her. If only it wasn't like this
Sora sat down on the couch and brought her knees up under her chin and tried to recall how her life had come to this. It had all started after she had graduated high school. She and Tai had still been together but Tai was set to go off to Kyoto for his college training. She still remembered their last conversation together perfectly.
[Flashback]
"Sora, do you think we can keep our relationship together through this?" asked Tai as they sat on the bench watching the sunset.
"I honestly don't know," admitted Sora as she heard Tai gasp, "It's just that, well, I think that maybe we should see other people. I mean Kyoto's a big place, and so is Tokyo. We might meet new people, and I don't want to have to worry if my boyfriend is fucking some college co-ed and then calling me from her bed."
"Come on Sora, stop being melodramatic. You know I care too much about you to ever do something that stupid. Besides, who else is going to want to go out with someone like me?"
"Be serious Tai, I don't want this to be the end, it's just that...Oh, I don't know!" yelled out Sora in frustration.
"Sora...if you just want to end it, as friends, if that's what you really want, then I'm not going to keep that from happening," said Tai as he took his hand out of hers.
"Thank you Tai," whispered Sora as she gave him a hug.
[End Flashback]
They had parted on good terms, but shortly after that she had met Toshio. At first he seemed like the perfect guy. He was smart, handsome, and charming. Her aging mother had loved Toshio, although Sora now thought that it was a front. She had thought of Tai as a son. And when he proposed to her she was floored and said yes. And so, with her being twenty and him being twenty-two they were married. She had invited Tai and Kari, but only Kari had come and tried her best to excuse her brother. Six months later, she was pregnant with Akira.
And that was the time that the abuse had begun. It started out simply enough. The screaming fights, where he would yell at her, call her ugly names like, Bitch, whore, and, no-good slut. She had tried to stick up for herself in the beginning but it was no good. Especially when he hit her for the first time. It was shortly after Akira had been born. He had woken up and was wailing his young lungs off and Sora and Toshio had awoken. Sora had stood up and asked for Toshio to help her. His response had been, "Shut that damn baby up or I'll really give it and you something to cry about."
Sora had been angry and snapped back, "Our son is two months old, he doesn't know any better."
Shut up bitch," snarled Toshio as he slapped her across the face and went back to bed. Sora stood there for a second stunned. Her first instinct was to grab Akira and run but something kept her from doing it. Where would she go? Her mom was in the nursing home, and her dad was long dead. She could try to call T.K. and Kari, but she doubted they would be awake at this hour. So, struggling back tears, she went to Akira's room and gently got him back to sleep.
It had been like that for awhile and then when Sakura was three it really got bad. Toshio had been fired from his job as a foreman for a construction company after it was discovered that he had been skimming costs to go and pay off gambling debts that he had collected. After that he had started the drinking. And with the alcohol came the beatings. And as much as she wanted to, she couldn't leave the bastard. The only reason was the children. If it weren't for them she would have left a long time ago. Maybe Mimi could help.
The next morning, while Akira and Sakura were at school and Toshio was sleeping off his latest drinking binge, Sora quietly slipped out the door and headed out to Heighten View Terrace. She wore a long dress to hide the bruises on her arms and legs although in the summer heat it looked slightly conspicuous.
"Sora, is that you," yelled out Mimi as she spotted her friend from across the overpass that Sora had just climbed on. Behind Mimi, her husband Matt, another one of Sora's friends, gave a big wave. He had grown out his hair and it now hung in a ponytail that was tied with a piece of string.
"Mimi!" yelled out Sora as the two of them ran forward and embraced each other.
"My God Mimi, you look great!" said Sora as they stared at each other.
"Hey Sora, what's shaking," said Matt in his cool voice. She laughed because she knew better than to take it seriously.
"Jesus Sora, aren't you hot in that?" asked Mimi as she took in Sora's long dress.
"No not really," lied Sora as she nervously rubbed her arm.
"Well come on you two, we've got to make the party," said Matt as he looked at his watch.
"What?" asked Sora.
"Yeah, didn't Mimi tell you?" asked Matt. He looked to his wife and saw the angry look in her eyes. Suddenly he realized his blunder and managed to stutter, "Um, I mean...uh oh."
"Matt you dick," said Mimi as she slapped him on the shoulder although she tried to hold back laughter.
"What party?" repeated Sora.
"Oh, you'll see," said Mimi as she gave her a mysterious smile. They walked over to Matt and Mimi's rental car and drove off. Matt drove while Mimi talked and gave Matt directions occasionally. Finally they arrived at a small restaurant called My Mother's Cooking.
"We're here," yelled out Mimi as the three entered the small cafe.
"Finally," came an exasperated voice from the kitchen. As the three turned into the main dining room they were suddenly assaulted by the voices of the rest of the former digidestined.
"Sora, Mimi, Matt, you guys made it!" yelled out Davis as he ran over to them.
"Hey Davis. What have you been up to?" asked Matt as he shook hands with him.
"Ken and I both just got signed onto the National Team. He says he's sorry but he can't make it."
"I see you guys found my place," said Cody as he came out of the kitchen with an apron on.
"Your a cook?" exclaimed Sora as she saw Cody. She hadn't seen him since he was twelve and she had always remembered him as a short serious kid who was fanatical about kendo. This Cody was different, he was much taller than Matt, and his bowl cut had been downgraded to a simple buzz. His body was still long and lean, although Sora had a feeling that his thin frame held a lot of power.
"Sora, Mimi," yelled Yolei. Yolei had grown as well. Her brown eyes were no longer hidden behind the thick glasses she had worn when she was younger. Her hair was still covered in her traditional blue bandana and she wore a simple denim skirt and flower print blouse. She looked much older now.
"Hey Yolei, what have you been up to?" asked Sora as they embraced briefly.
"I'm an artist now. I just got my third exhibit accepted at the Tokyo Art Institute," replied Yolei proudly.
"Sora. Is that you?" came a squeaky voice behind her. Turning she suddenly found herself face to face with pink and blue feathers.
"Biyomon?" gasped Sora. Grabbing with her hands, she managed to get her grip and sure enough it was Biyomon. She was definitely older. Her blue and pink coloring was beginning to fade a bit, but her eyes still shined full of love and loyalty.
"I've missed you so much," they said as they hugged again and Sora let a small tear trickle down her face.
"Me too," sobbed Biyomon.
"Come on Biyomon, we need a hug too," came a pair of voices from in front of Sora. Standing there were T.K. and Kari. T.K. was dressed in stylish black pants and blue button up shirt along with a leather jacket. Kari was dressed in a long white dress that did little to hide the growing bulge that was characteristic of pregnancy.
"Hey there," said Sora as Biyomon hopped on to her shoulder. Before, Sora had trouble holding Biyomon in her arms but now she could do this comfortably.
Each of them gave her a hug. "Wow Sora, you sure are pretty," exclaimed T.K.
"Hey," said Kari as she poked him in the ribs. She winked at Sora who couldn't help but laugh.
"Excuse me, but did somebody call a doctor?" asked Joe as he swept into the room. Joe had gotten even taller and now looked to be almost six foot five inches. His black hair was still long and tied in a ponytail, although he had traded in his coke bottom glasses for something more stylish. He wore slacks and a long sleeved shirt and had on a long black coat.
"Or maybe a computer repairman," said Izzy as he appeared as well. His hair was still messy and his body was still small, but he looked more mature.
Sora gave them both hugs as Biyomon hopped into the next room to get their digimon.
"How did all this get started?" asked Joe as they sat down at a large circular table with all of their digimon, "I thought once we were all past our childhood we couldn't go to the digital world anymore."
"That's true," said Izzy as he helped himself to some of Cody's sushi, "But what we always just assumed was that the digivices stopped working completely. On the contrary, it was only our ability to open a digiport. What Ken, Yolei, and I did was go to Kyoto and find another weak point between our worlds."
"I thought we sealed those," said T.K.
"We did, but their continued to be some that were just natural, it doesn't matter if we super-glued them, they would still be there. So all we had to do was locate the weakest one and use our digivices to temporarily break through it," explained Izzy, "Then all we did was find our digimon friends and we came back here."
"Um, Cody, where is the bathroom," asked Kari as she started to look a little green.
"Behind the counter," said Cody as he pointed.
"Thanks," she said as she rushed over to them.
"I better go check on her," said Sora as she stood up, "I've already been through it twice."
In truth she actually wanted to ask Kari about Tai.
"Whoa, head in a toilet, that brings back memories," said Sora casually as Kari's heaving finally subsided.
"Thanks, that's really encouraging," said Kari sarcastically as she washed her mouth out underneath the sink.
"Um Kari," began Sora.
"No Sora, he's not married. Hell, I don't think he's dated since you two broke up," interrupted Kari who had already caught the drift.
"Oh," said Sora, momentarily stunned.
"Sora, can I ask you something personal?" asked Kari as she leaned up against the counter.
"I guess so," said Sora as she sat down on the toilet's lid.
"What does your husband do to you?" said Kari.
"Um, what do you mean?" asked Sora, completely stunned.
"Come on, the only reason you would be wearing such a long dress on a day like this is to be hiding something," said Kari rather pointedly.
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Sora, putting on her best fake smile.
"Sora, I'm your friend. Please don't bullshit me," said Kari in a voice that was an odd mix of hurt and anger.
"It's nothing he just yells sometimes when something gets fucked up," said Sora as she looked at her feet.
"I know that's not true," whispered Kari, "I've still been having visions. I've seen what he's done. I know you're wearing that dress because it hides the marks on your arms. Where he's grabbed you. And I know what happened last night, when he drew blood again."
"Kari, listen, please don't tell anyone alright," pleaded Sora, "I promise I'll tell someone."
"Let me at least tell Tai," said Kari, "You don't know it but he's in the police force now. Come on, he can get you some help."
"Kari, please, I'll be alright."
"I can't force you," said Kari as she raised her hands in defeat.
The rest of the meal went well although Kari was staring daggers at Sora. Finally, as everybody prepared to leave, Sora said to Biyomon, "What are you going to do now?"
"Oh, I'm going to stay here for this afternoon. I might go with Agumon, Tentamon and Izzy to visit Tai. He didn't come. Then it's back to guarding the digiworld for me."
"Well, Biyomon, I loved seeing you again. I don't ever want to lose you," said Sora as she leaned down and gave her friend a big hug.
"Bye-bye Sora, don't forget me," said Biyomon as Sora left the room. She hopped on a bus and began the long ride home. Looking at her watch she prayed that she made it home before the kids. Sora hated having Toshio in the house alone with the kids.
"Leave her alone," came a voice from the other side of the door as Sora arrived at their small apartment.
"Shut up you stupid fucker," came Toshio's angry voice. The next sound was the slapping of skin upon skin.
"Kids!" yelled out Sora as she burst into the family room and gasped. Toshio had pulled down Sakura's pants and was trying to get her underwear down as Sakura screamed and kicked. Off to the side Akira lay on the ground moaning.
"Leave her alone you prick!" yelled out Sora as she rushed up behind Toshio and gouged his eyes with her long fingers.
"Stupid bitch!" screeched Toshio as he threw Sora off of him. Dropping Sakura, he turned and kicked Sora in the face. Blood spewed from her mouth and nose as Sora covered it with her hands.
"Mommy," screamed Sakura as tears streamed down her face.
"I should have done this a long time ago," said Toshio as he pulled a gun out of the waistband of his sweatpants.
"Ah," screamed Sora as she closed her eyes in total fear.
However, instead of a gunshot, the right wall of their small family room exploded in an avalanche of plaster and wood. A long orange and black striped hand came flying in and grabbed Toshio out of the air. Pulling out, Toshio found himself staring at the very large and very angry face of a twenty-foot dinosaur.
"Birdramon, get the kids," yelled out the dinosaur as a large orange bird appeared.
"Akira, Sakura, get on the bird quickly!" yelled out Sora as she grabbed Sakura under her arm and grabbed Akira's arm with the other. As she leaped onto Birdramon's back, she took off. From the sky view she saw a thin frame standing on Greymon's shoulder.
"Tai," she whispered to herself, "You saved me again."
A second later Birdramon carried them out of view.
Meanwhile Tai stood on Greymon's shoulder staring silently at the man who had been terrorizing his best friend and her children.
"Give me one good reason on why I shouldn't snap your entire spine right now," growled the Dinosaur as it brought Toshio up to its face.
"How about this!" yelled out Toshio and raised the semi-auto at Greymon. Before he could even flick off the safety though, Tai had blown it away with his own gun.
"I should kill you," said Tai quietly as Greymon moved Toshio closer to him. Raising his gun he centered the small red dot on Toshio's forehead, "I could do it, and make this world a little better."
"Don't. You can't! You're a cop. You can't kill me!" gasped Toshio as Greymon tightened his grip on his midsection.
Reaching up, Tai yanked off the badge that he had worn for the last nine years as a member of the Police Force. In one smooth motion, he brought it up and hurled it like a shuriken straight at Toshio. With a high pitched whistle is flew threw the air and grazed his left cheek. Giving Toshio a cruel smile, Taichi said, "Not anymore."
A slight breeze began to blow through the quiet streets. From Toshio's cheek, the cut left by Tai's badge began to bleed slightly. Finally Tai exhaled a deep breath and said to Greymon, "Let him go."
"Tai are you sure you want me to put him down," asked Greymon.
"Just, let him go," said Tai.
"Of course," said Greymon as he caught Tai's drift.
The human body is remarkably durable. The average bone can survive over five hundred pounds of direct force. Humans can land straight on their feet at about ten feet with little or no damage. People have been recorded as falling off of skyscrapers and walking away without a scratch.
However in Toshio's case, he would not be that fortunate. Upon impact, his left ankle snapped and yet surprisingly his right one held firm. Both tibias shattered and spewed bone fragments into his muscles and blood stream. As his legs gave way, his whole left side smashed into the concrete, his hip dislocated, and four of his ribs snapped cleanly, one nearly piercing his lung. As his body continued to fall, his collarbone snapped about the same time as his left shoulder popped out of place. Finally the shock to his neck wrenched it, smashing his head into the cement. The force of the blow gave Toshio a nasty concussion, as he was knocked unconscious.
"Think he's dead?" asked Greymon as they turned to leave.
"He better be that lucky," said Tai as he sat down on Greymon's large shoulder and balanced himself with one hand on Greymon's neck. "Otherwise the others might take their turn at it. Could you imagine if Birdramon digivolved to Garudamon?"
"Ouch," agreed Greymon as they pulled into an alley. Tai hopped off and Greymon digivolved back to Agumon. Agumon retrieved his cloak from the garbage can he had hid it behind and the two of them headed off to Cody's restaurant to check on how Sora was doing.
A fanfic by: Fallen Angel of the Light
Disclaimer: I do not own digimon or any aspect of it. If I did, do you really think I would be sitting around writing this crap?
"I told you for the last time bitch, Shut up!" yelled the man to his wife, spraying spit all over her face.
"No! I told you, we need to get that damn roof fixed. The kids are getting sick, and you still haven't found a job yet!" yelled out Sora to her husband Toshio as she pointed to the roof of the apartment.
"I told you to Shut up!" yelled the husband as he slapped his wife across the face. She fell to the ground where a small trickle of blood fell to the floor from her nose.
"Why do you hit me?" asked Sora, her anger replaced by fear.
"Because you won't listen. If you just do what I say, then you don't get slapped. Got it!" demanded Toshio as he walked over to the cabinet and pulled out his bottle of vodka. Pulling off the cap he took a deep swig and then gave a small shiver as the hot feeling ran down his body.
"Go get the kids ready for bed," ordered Toshio as he took another drink of the liquor.
"Yes, sir," mumbled Sora as she trudged off to the living room. She always had the kids set the volume loud so they didn't have to hear the screams and the slaps.
"Mommy, a friend called for you when you were talking with Daddy," said her son Akira as he sat next to his little sister Sakura and watched old American Cartoons.
"Who was it dear," asked Sora as she wiped away a drop of blood. Lately she had found herself becoming more and more isolated from the world. Her life consisted of simply cleaning the house, watching the children, cooking, and basically waiting on her needle dick husband on hand and foot.
"She said her name was Mimi. She said that she just got back to Odabaiya and wanted to meet you. She suggested a place called Heighten View Terrace to meet."
"Did she leave a number?" asked Sora as she cracked a rare smile.
"Yeah mom, it's by the phone," answered Akira.
"Thanks honey. It's time to go to bed though," said Sora.
"All right. Come on Sakura, let's go to bed," said Akira as he gave his sister his hand and helped her off to their room.
He works too much for a kid his age thought Sora. Akira was only eight years old. However, he acted much older, especially when it came to Sakura, his five-year-old sister. She looked up to him, and he took her everywhere and watched out for her. If only it wasn't like this
Sora sat down on the couch and brought her knees up under her chin and tried to recall how her life had come to this. It had all started after she had graduated high school. She and Tai had still been together but Tai was set to go off to Kyoto for his college training. She still remembered their last conversation together perfectly.
[Flashback]
"Sora, do you think we can keep our relationship together through this?" asked Tai as they sat on the bench watching the sunset.
"I honestly don't know," admitted Sora as she heard Tai gasp, "It's just that, well, I think that maybe we should see other people. I mean Kyoto's a big place, and so is Tokyo. We might meet new people, and I don't want to have to worry if my boyfriend is fucking some college co-ed and then calling me from her bed."
"Come on Sora, stop being melodramatic. You know I care too much about you to ever do something that stupid. Besides, who else is going to want to go out with someone like me?"
"Be serious Tai, I don't want this to be the end, it's just that...Oh, I don't know!" yelled out Sora in frustration.
"Sora...if you just want to end it, as friends, if that's what you really want, then I'm not going to keep that from happening," said Tai as he took his hand out of hers.
"Thank you Tai," whispered Sora as she gave him a hug.
[End Flashback]
They had parted on good terms, but shortly after that she had met Toshio. At first he seemed like the perfect guy. He was smart, handsome, and charming. Her aging mother had loved Toshio, although Sora now thought that it was a front. She had thought of Tai as a son. And when he proposed to her she was floored and said yes. And so, with her being twenty and him being twenty-two they were married. She had invited Tai and Kari, but only Kari had come and tried her best to excuse her brother. Six months later, she was pregnant with Akira.
And that was the time that the abuse had begun. It started out simply enough. The screaming fights, where he would yell at her, call her ugly names like, Bitch, whore, and, no-good slut. She had tried to stick up for herself in the beginning but it was no good. Especially when he hit her for the first time. It was shortly after Akira had been born. He had woken up and was wailing his young lungs off and Sora and Toshio had awoken. Sora had stood up and asked for Toshio to help her. His response had been, "Shut that damn baby up or I'll really give it and you something to cry about."
Sora had been angry and snapped back, "Our son is two months old, he doesn't know any better."
Shut up bitch," snarled Toshio as he slapped her across the face and went back to bed. Sora stood there for a second stunned. Her first instinct was to grab Akira and run but something kept her from doing it. Where would she go? Her mom was in the nursing home, and her dad was long dead. She could try to call T.K. and Kari, but she doubted they would be awake at this hour. So, struggling back tears, she went to Akira's room and gently got him back to sleep.
It had been like that for awhile and then when Sakura was three it really got bad. Toshio had been fired from his job as a foreman for a construction company after it was discovered that he had been skimming costs to go and pay off gambling debts that he had collected. After that he had started the drinking. And with the alcohol came the beatings. And as much as she wanted to, she couldn't leave the bastard. The only reason was the children. If it weren't for them she would have left a long time ago. Maybe Mimi could help.
The next morning, while Akira and Sakura were at school and Toshio was sleeping off his latest drinking binge, Sora quietly slipped out the door and headed out to Heighten View Terrace. She wore a long dress to hide the bruises on her arms and legs although in the summer heat it looked slightly conspicuous.
"Sora, is that you," yelled out Mimi as she spotted her friend from across the overpass that Sora had just climbed on. Behind Mimi, her husband Matt, another one of Sora's friends, gave a big wave. He had grown out his hair and it now hung in a ponytail that was tied with a piece of string.
"Mimi!" yelled out Sora as the two of them ran forward and embraced each other.
"My God Mimi, you look great!" said Sora as they stared at each other.
"Hey Sora, what's shaking," said Matt in his cool voice. She laughed because she knew better than to take it seriously.
"Jesus Sora, aren't you hot in that?" asked Mimi as she took in Sora's long dress.
"No not really," lied Sora as she nervously rubbed her arm.
"Well come on you two, we've got to make the party," said Matt as he looked at his watch.
"What?" asked Sora.
"Yeah, didn't Mimi tell you?" asked Matt. He looked to his wife and saw the angry look in her eyes. Suddenly he realized his blunder and managed to stutter, "Um, I mean...uh oh."
"Matt you dick," said Mimi as she slapped him on the shoulder although she tried to hold back laughter.
"What party?" repeated Sora.
"Oh, you'll see," said Mimi as she gave her a mysterious smile. They walked over to Matt and Mimi's rental car and drove off. Matt drove while Mimi talked and gave Matt directions occasionally. Finally they arrived at a small restaurant called My Mother's Cooking.
"We're here," yelled out Mimi as the three entered the small cafe.
"Finally," came an exasperated voice from the kitchen. As the three turned into the main dining room they were suddenly assaulted by the voices of the rest of the former digidestined.
"Sora, Mimi, Matt, you guys made it!" yelled out Davis as he ran over to them.
"Hey Davis. What have you been up to?" asked Matt as he shook hands with him.
"Ken and I both just got signed onto the National Team. He says he's sorry but he can't make it."
"I see you guys found my place," said Cody as he came out of the kitchen with an apron on.
"Your a cook?" exclaimed Sora as she saw Cody. She hadn't seen him since he was twelve and she had always remembered him as a short serious kid who was fanatical about kendo. This Cody was different, he was much taller than Matt, and his bowl cut had been downgraded to a simple buzz. His body was still long and lean, although Sora had a feeling that his thin frame held a lot of power.
"Sora, Mimi," yelled Yolei. Yolei had grown as well. Her brown eyes were no longer hidden behind the thick glasses she had worn when she was younger. Her hair was still covered in her traditional blue bandana and she wore a simple denim skirt and flower print blouse. She looked much older now.
"Hey Yolei, what have you been up to?" asked Sora as they embraced briefly.
"I'm an artist now. I just got my third exhibit accepted at the Tokyo Art Institute," replied Yolei proudly.
"Sora. Is that you?" came a squeaky voice behind her. Turning she suddenly found herself face to face with pink and blue feathers.
"Biyomon?" gasped Sora. Grabbing with her hands, she managed to get her grip and sure enough it was Biyomon. She was definitely older. Her blue and pink coloring was beginning to fade a bit, but her eyes still shined full of love and loyalty.
"I've missed you so much," they said as they hugged again and Sora let a small tear trickle down her face.
"Me too," sobbed Biyomon.
"Come on Biyomon, we need a hug too," came a pair of voices from in front of Sora. Standing there were T.K. and Kari. T.K. was dressed in stylish black pants and blue button up shirt along with a leather jacket. Kari was dressed in a long white dress that did little to hide the growing bulge that was characteristic of pregnancy.
"Hey there," said Sora as Biyomon hopped on to her shoulder. Before, Sora had trouble holding Biyomon in her arms but now she could do this comfortably.
Each of them gave her a hug. "Wow Sora, you sure are pretty," exclaimed T.K.
"Hey," said Kari as she poked him in the ribs. She winked at Sora who couldn't help but laugh.
"Excuse me, but did somebody call a doctor?" asked Joe as he swept into the room. Joe had gotten even taller and now looked to be almost six foot five inches. His black hair was still long and tied in a ponytail, although he had traded in his coke bottom glasses for something more stylish. He wore slacks and a long sleeved shirt and had on a long black coat.
"Or maybe a computer repairman," said Izzy as he appeared as well. His hair was still messy and his body was still small, but he looked more mature.
Sora gave them both hugs as Biyomon hopped into the next room to get their digimon.
"How did all this get started?" asked Joe as they sat down at a large circular table with all of their digimon, "I thought once we were all past our childhood we couldn't go to the digital world anymore."
"That's true," said Izzy as he helped himself to some of Cody's sushi, "But what we always just assumed was that the digivices stopped working completely. On the contrary, it was only our ability to open a digiport. What Ken, Yolei, and I did was go to Kyoto and find another weak point between our worlds."
"I thought we sealed those," said T.K.
"We did, but their continued to be some that were just natural, it doesn't matter if we super-glued them, they would still be there. So all we had to do was locate the weakest one and use our digivices to temporarily break through it," explained Izzy, "Then all we did was find our digimon friends and we came back here."
"Um, Cody, where is the bathroom," asked Kari as she started to look a little green.
"Behind the counter," said Cody as he pointed.
"Thanks," she said as she rushed over to them.
"I better go check on her," said Sora as she stood up, "I've already been through it twice."
In truth she actually wanted to ask Kari about Tai.
"Whoa, head in a toilet, that brings back memories," said Sora casually as Kari's heaving finally subsided.
"Thanks, that's really encouraging," said Kari sarcastically as she washed her mouth out underneath the sink.
"Um Kari," began Sora.
"No Sora, he's not married. Hell, I don't think he's dated since you two broke up," interrupted Kari who had already caught the drift.
"Oh," said Sora, momentarily stunned.
"Sora, can I ask you something personal?" asked Kari as she leaned up against the counter.
"I guess so," said Sora as she sat down on the toilet's lid.
"What does your husband do to you?" said Kari.
"Um, what do you mean?" asked Sora, completely stunned.
"Come on, the only reason you would be wearing such a long dress on a day like this is to be hiding something," said Kari rather pointedly.
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Sora, putting on her best fake smile.
"Sora, I'm your friend. Please don't bullshit me," said Kari in a voice that was an odd mix of hurt and anger.
"It's nothing he just yells sometimes when something gets fucked up," said Sora as she looked at her feet.
"I know that's not true," whispered Kari, "I've still been having visions. I've seen what he's done. I know you're wearing that dress because it hides the marks on your arms. Where he's grabbed you. And I know what happened last night, when he drew blood again."
"Kari, listen, please don't tell anyone alright," pleaded Sora, "I promise I'll tell someone."
"Let me at least tell Tai," said Kari, "You don't know it but he's in the police force now. Come on, he can get you some help."
"Kari, please, I'll be alright."
"I can't force you," said Kari as she raised her hands in defeat.
The rest of the meal went well although Kari was staring daggers at Sora. Finally, as everybody prepared to leave, Sora said to Biyomon, "What are you going to do now?"
"Oh, I'm going to stay here for this afternoon. I might go with Agumon, Tentamon and Izzy to visit Tai. He didn't come. Then it's back to guarding the digiworld for me."
"Well, Biyomon, I loved seeing you again. I don't ever want to lose you," said Sora as she leaned down and gave her friend a big hug.
"Bye-bye Sora, don't forget me," said Biyomon as Sora left the room. She hopped on a bus and began the long ride home. Looking at her watch she prayed that she made it home before the kids. Sora hated having Toshio in the house alone with the kids.
"Leave her alone," came a voice from the other side of the door as Sora arrived at their small apartment.
"Shut up you stupid fucker," came Toshio's angry voice. The next sound was the slapping of skin upon skin.
"Kids!" yelled out Sora as she burst into the family room and gasped. Toshio had pulled down Sakura's pants and was trying to get her underwear down as Sakura screamed and kicked. Off to the side Akira lay on the ground moaning.
"Leave her alone you prick!" yelled out Sora as she rushed up behind Toshio and gouged his eyes with her long fingers.
"Stupid bitch!" screeched Toshio as he threw Sora off of him. Dropping Sakura, he turned and kicked Sora in the face. Blood spewed from her mouth and nose as Sora covered it with her hands.
"Mommy," screamed Sakura as tears streamed down her face.
"I should have done this a long time ago," said Toshio as he pulled a gun out of the waistband of his sweatpants.
"Ah," screamed Sora as she closed her eyes in total fear.
However, instead of a gunshot, the right wall of their small family room exploded in an avalanche of plaster and wood. A long orange and black striped hand came flying in and grabbed Toshio out of the air. Pulling out, Toshio found himself staring at the very large and very angry face of a twenty-foot dinosaur.
"Birdramon, get the kids," yelled out the dinosaur as a large orange bird appeared.
"Akira, Sakura, get on the bird quickly!" yelled out Sora as she grabbed Sakura under her arm and grabbed Akira's arm with the other. As she leaped onto Birdramon's back, she took off. From the sky view she saw a thin frame standing on Greymon's shoulder.
"Tai," she whispered to herself, "You saved me again."
A second later Birdramon carried them out of view.
Meanwhile Tai stood on Greymon's shoulder staring silently at the man who had been terrorizing his best friend and her children.
"Give me one good reason on why I shouldn't snap your entire spine right now," growled the Dinosaur as it brought Toshio up to its face.
"How about this!" yelled out Toshio and raised the semi-auto at Greymon. Before he could even flick off the safety though, Tai had blown it away with his own gun.
"I should kill you," said Tai quietly as Greymon moved Toshio closer to him. Raising his gun he centered the small red dot on Toshio's forehead, "I could do it, and make this world a little better."
"Don't. You can't! You're a cop. You can't kill me!" gasped Toshio as Greymon tightened his grip on his midsection.
Reaching up, Tai yanked off the badge that he had worn for the last nine years as a member of the Police Force. In one smooth motion, he brought it up and hurled it like a shuriken straight at Toshio. With a high pitched whistle is flew threw the air and grazed his left cheek. Giving Toshio a cruel smile, Taichi said, "Not anymore."
A slight breeze began to blow through the quiet streets. From Toshio's cheek, the cut left by Tai's badge began to bleed slightly. Finally Tai exhaled a deep breath and said to Greymon, "Let him go."
"Tai are you sure you want me to put him down," asked Greymon.
"Just, let him go," said Tai.
"Of course," said Greymon as he caught Tai's drift.
The human body is remarkably durable. The average bone can survive over five hundred pounds of direct force. Humans can land straight on their feet at about ten feet with little or no damage. People have been recorded as falling off of skyscrapers and walking away without a scratch.
However in Toshio's case, he would not be that fortunate. Upon impact, his left ankle snapped and yet surprisingly his right one held firm. Both tibias shattered and spewed bone fragments into his muscles and blood stream. As his legs gave way, his whole left side smashed into the concrete, his hip dislocated, and four of his ribs snapped cleanly, one nearly piercing his lung. As his body continued to fall, his collarbone snapped about the same time as his left shoulder popped out of place. Finally the shock to his neck wrenched it, smashing his head into the cement. The force of the blow gave Toshio a nasty concussion, as he was knocked unconscious.
"Think he's dead?" asked Greymon as they turned to leave.
"He better be that lucky," said Tai as he sat down on Greymon's large shoulder and balanced himself with one hand on Greymon's neck. "Otherwise the others might take their turn at it. Could you imagine if Birdramon digivolved to Garudamon?"
"Ouch," agreed Greymon as they pulled into an alley. Tai hopped off and Greymon digivolved back to Agumon. Agumon retrieved his cloak from the garbage can he had hid it behind and the two of them headed off to Cody's restaurant to check on how Sora was doing.