**Author's
Notes: This fanfic was first posted/started approximately January 2001 on The
Digimon Experience Fanfic Forum. At that time I had not yet seen the ending of
Digimon 02, so I suppose that this can be thought of as AU fic now that time
has passed. I like to think this is how the Digidestined lived anyway, I still
can't see Matt as an astronaut . Anyhow, I've reposted this fanfic
because it was previously posted only as one big chunk (which I imagine is a
pain to read), and I hadn't previously known html so all the italics and the
such that I had used are now back in the series as they should be. I hope you
enjoy this fic!**
mikomi .^^.
For Our Children
Prologue:
Taichi Kamiya
A lot's changed since the days we digidestined battled the evils of the world.
We're adults now, in our early thirties or late twenties, each living out our
normal, systematic lives. Ha, did you actually believe me? Although our lives
aren't as excitement-filled as in our youths, they're still pretty lively. For
example, at one time I was on the Japan soccer team! I am now a school teacher,
part-time soccer coach, and full-time father to my kid. My son's name is
Makoto, and many of his features are inherited from me. The only physical
resemblance he has to his mother is his dark blue eyes. Makoto is my main
reason for living now, if I leave this world he'll have no one left. You see, I'm
a widower now. My wife Tamika passed away recently from lung cancer. She didn't
smoke and no one in her family smoked either, yet she was "infected"
with the disease. Chemotherapy did little for her, and there wasn't even a
chance for remission. Makoto's last memories of his mother were of her in a
hospital bed, without hair, surrounded by flowers and soft pastel colours. She
had smiled lovingly at him, kissed him on the forehead, cheeks, and hands, and
told him that she loved him and would be his guardian angel. "Take care of
your dad for me," she had said to him, and he had nodded solemnly in
response.
I supposed I could be jealous, all I got was "You know what I'm thinking.
I'll always be with you," That was the second time I cried over a female,
and I hope it's my last.
Makoto and I are getting along well though, the father-son bond is at its
strongest and we've yet to mar it with a major argument. The only problem we've
had was when he asked why his mother died. I have some issues concerning that,
and I know he can feel the tension whenever his mother is mentioned. Instead of
answering, I tell him stories of the Digital World. I'm not sure if he believes
me, or if he just thinks me a crazy storyteller, but at least they fascinate
him. And of course, with the way I tell it, Agumon's his favourite digimon. I
wouldn't have it any other way.
So now you've listened to my "made-to-sound-tragic" story, and you'll
be dying to know about the others. I'll start with a happy ending/beginning for
two of the older digidestined. Sora and Matt were married soon after they
graduated from their respective universities. I was Best Man and Mimi was the
Maid of Honour, but it would have been different if Gabumon and Biyomon had
been able to attend. Sora is a kindergarten teacher at the same school I work
at, and we're still the best of friends. For awhile, Matt was a popular and
well-liked singer in his badn, but soon retired and settled down to be a
lawyer, and quite a successful one at that. Matt and Sora are Makoto's god-parents,
and I'm the proud god-father to their two children, Aiko and Kaleb. Aiko's a
little girl of four and takes after her mother in appearance and personality.
Kaleb, age seven like Makoto, is more rambunctious and adventurous. His
features are inherited from his mother as well, but Sora's eight months
pregnant and Matt tells me that if this one doesn't look anything like him
either, well he'd be darned. Nevertheless, the Ishida family is an immensely
happy one.
My "little" sister, who is little no more, is a vetrinarian in Tokyo.
Kari is happily married with a newborn baby and drops by to visit me every once
in awhile. Makoto loves his Aunt Kari to death, and Kari in turn adores her
nephew. However, Makoto's a little wary of his new baby cousin. He was greatly
disappointed that Sakura turned out to be a girl instead of a boy, but he'll
grow to love her, I'm sure of it. I bet you're all wondering who Kari's husband
is. Surprisingly, Kari did not marry TK. They were engaged for awhile,
but for some reason broke off the engagement. Only they know why. What is
surprising is the fact that Kari ended up with Davis as a husband! Not that I
don't like the kid (who is no longer a kid), I just always thought that Kari
and TK would end up together. Davis is a great family man though. He loves
Kari, and hey, that's good enough for me. He provides well and is a loving
father to Sakura, although he seems to be a little in awe of her at times, as
if he can't really believe that she's there. Despite what many people expected
of Davis, he turned out to be a sensible young man, most of the time anyway. Of
course, Makoto thinks his Uncle Davis is the coolest, while Dad's only second
on his list.
Takeru "TK" Takaishi is currently dating, but he told me he has no
plans to marry... yet. TK's still the nice person he's always been, and he's
popular among the ladies I hear, though he won't admit it. His current
girlfriend, Adelia, is the nicest one so far and seems determined to hang on to
TK. He doesn't seem to be protesting either. TK followed in his parents'
footsteps and is now a newsreporter. He often drops by on his brother and
sister-in-law, and occasionally visits Kari and Davis. I usually see him at
either of those places. Although TK isn't the type to dwell on the past, he
often talks to us about Patamon and how much he misses the little guy. The only
thing we can do is to tell him that Patamon probably misses him just as much,
if not more. TK is a great uncle to his nephew and niece, they practically
worship him.
Izzy is, of course, the new Bill Gates. He created a program far superior to
Microsoft Windows, as well as a game that was extremely popular among kids.
Take a guess at what it is! You guessed it: Digimon the Game. Although Izzy
doesn't have any kids of his own yet, he takes great pride in spoiling the
children of his many friends. The first thing Izzy did when he hit it big was
to buy his parents a huge home and gave them all the money they required to
retire. His family is still very close, and his parents still worry about his
safety, although he's very much able to take care of himself.
Joe is a highly successful surgeon nowadays and is no longer as squeamish as he
used to be. As a matter of fact, he's known for his calm and cool approach to
any impossible situation. He still lives here in Odaiba, so I get to see him
quite frequently, and he often brings his girlfriend and her child to visit.
Joe will be a great dad someday, he's really fond of his girlfriend's kid and
spoils him rotten. Of course, he doesn't have too much spare time because his
job keeps him on his toes. He's even complained half-jokingly that he needs a
therapist. But he's still good old reliable Joe!
The people who didn't know Mimi Tachikawa very well always thought she wouldn't
amount to much. However, we digidestined knew better. Mimi was a very much
in-demand actress/model/singer for a long time. Now if that isn't success, I
don't know what is! She dropped the singing and modeling career before long and
started taking smaller parts so she would have more time for her first love:
fashion designing. She's married with two children and seems blissfully happy.
However, she lives the farthest away because she currently resides in the USA.
But it's not a big problem because Mimi is still quite talkative on the phone,
and Matt tells me she and Sora really stretch the phone bills. I haven't seen
her in person since Kari and Davis' wedding, but I've talked to her a few times
on the phone and send her Christmas cards and presents for her children. She
does the same, and one gets a whiff of Mimi's well-meaning and sincere
personality from a friendly and chatty letter. Every once in awhile all of us
digidestined gather together at one person's home and watch Mimi in a
guest-starring role or movie, pointing out to our children proudly that the
woman on the TV screen was their Aunt Mimi.
Who would've guessed that those chants of "Yolei Ichijouji! Ken and Yolei
Ichijouji!" would come true? But we're all happy for them. Yolei's happy
chatter and optimistic outlook on life is a perfect match for Ken's brooding
nature. She lightens up his mood and apparently captured his heart. Ken makes
the most of his genius status and works at the local science lab, trying to
come up with cures for various diseases. Meanwhile, Yolei and Ken do not have
any children, they are seriously considering adopting a child. Ken feels very
strongly about helping out a confused child.
Cody is the current kendo champion in Japan, and is also a sponsor of prune
juice. There have been rumors that he proposed to a swimsuit model, but he
steadfastly denies them, dubbing them to be preposterous. In truth, he's
"courting" a sweet and modest girl from Tokyo and seems to be pretty
happy. He's not quite as serious as he was before, but he still tends to look
at the serious side of things instead of the happy. Cody still wants to be a
policeman, like his father, but his mother simply won't allow it. Cody's prune
juice-loving grandfather passed away a few years ago and Cody was deeply
affected. However, Yolei continues to support her childhood friend and Ken
joins in as well.
All in all, we digidestined are all happy with our
not-so-exciting-yet-not-too-boring lives. I know we'd all love to be able to
see our digimon again, to let our kids meet them, but I know that my daydream
is impossible. The only times we were allowed to even see our digimon were when
there was evil and danger in our world and in the Digital World.
I don't want my kid to meet Agumon under dangerous circumstances.