Well, this is a re-release and improved version of the first fanfic I ever
wrote. It wasn't that good before I rewrote it, and I still don't think it
is that good. It takes place..hmmmm....probably during Ken's rule as the
Digimon Emperor. Please tell me what you think. Your comments encourage
me to continue writing.
Episode One
The walls of this school were painfully familiar to him. He smiled and nodded at what Tai was saying, but he didn't hear a word of it. If his plan was going to work, this would be the last time he would see this school. He went to his locker and opened it. The walls were cool to his touch. The sea of faces swam around him. He smiled and nodded at those who greeted him. His calm exterior seemed to deepen his depression. These people have no idea what I am going through, He thought. His band had broken up, all of them leaving him. His best friend was the digimon Gabumon, and he was gone, off in the digital world. He wished he could just go to the digital world and stay, but he had no way to get there. If he asked his brother to take him, TK would ask too many questions. The only way out was to put a gun to his head. He wouldn't have to settle any damn score, wouldn't have people asking him if he was all right. He would be gone, and everyone would be happy. Matt smiled inwardly. I might have even had a career as an actor. I hide my feelings so well that my own brother can't even see what I'm going through. The other Digi-destined have no idea that I am unhappy in any way. The bell rang. The blonde started for his class. Matt stopped in mid-step, staring at an unfamiliar, yet too familiar figure. A black clad teenager, the same age as him. No, it couldn't be. Matt thought. He's gone. He wouldn't come back after all these years. Matt shook his head, and looked again. The figure was gone. The teen tried to forget it, but could not. What he saw made him remember the past. And he remembered it. All day he remembered it. He was in a daze, making it look like he either had a hangover or was just stoned. It was during their break in the afternoon that Tai got to talk with him again.
"So, as I was saying, do you think- Matt? Are you okay?" Tai asked. Matt shook his head and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Weren't you saying that the Digi-destined were meeting in the lab after school?" Matt asked. It was Tai's turn to nod. "I'll be there." Matt said and walked off. Tai watched him walk off and shook his head. The rest of their classes passed quickly for some, and way too slowly for others. Tai was the last one to arrive at the lab. Or so he thought.
"Where's Matt?" He asked.
"We thought he was going to be with you. Did you tell him?" Sora asked.
"I told him, but he was acting strangely." Tai said. Then, the door opened behind them. "So there you are, I was-" Tai didn't finish. It wasn't Matt, but a teenager clad in all black with a black trenchcoat.
"I will make this short and to the point. Digi-destined, you are in danger and I was sent to protect you. By what or whom, I cannot say. All I can say is this, I will be near you during school. You have to trust me. Your lives depend upon it."
"I'd say that is pretty short and to the point." Joe said.
"I can't make any decisions, since one of the Digi-destined is gone, whoever you are." Tai said, both cursing and blessing Matt for being late.
"Yes, I know. And you may call me Snyper." Snyper said as Matt walked in. He froze at the sight of Snyper. Snyper turned his head slightly to the side. "A long time Hunter." He said in a neutral voice, without looking behind him.
"Yes, a long time indeed. And my name is Matt." Matt said, his voice as neutral as Snyper's. A volcano of emotion erupted in Matt's stomach. Hate. What does he think he's doing? I don't want him anywhere near us. Fear. He's going to ask me to go back, I just know it. Friendship. Damn it's good to see him after all this time. Pain. I thought he would have died by now, everyone else has. Guilt. I shouldn't have left like I did. But most of all, the emotion of nothing rose. I don't care. I don't care what he has to say. It's not my problem. None of this will effect me. He can leave. Now.
"Matt, where do you know this guy from?" Tai asked.
"I assume you are still going under Snyper?" Matt asked, ignoring Tai.
"Correct. What ever happened to Hunter?"
"Hunter's long gone. As are his instincts. In his place is Matt." Matt replied.
"A pity. Hunter was the best man besides me." Snyper answered with a grin.
"Matt, who is this guy?" Sora asked urgently.
"A friend from long ago. Long ago."
"You make it sound like you're fifty years old." Tai teased.
"It all depends on how you look at it." Matt said in all seriousness.
"You never told me why you left." Snyper accused him.
"I had a life back here, but I guess you can't really understand that." Matt spat.
"We all had a life back here, but you had a life there too. And you had friends."
"Friends that died daily. I couldn't take it." Matt replied, almost yelling.
"Do you think it was any easier on us?" Snyper retorted in a voice as loud as Matt's
"Yes. You didn't have anyone back here to think about. I had a family and a little brother." Matt answered vehemently.
"All of whom are in danger now."
"There always was a danger, now wasn't there?" Matt asked. The others looked at him strangely. This wasn't the same Matt that had helped save the digital world.
"Yes Matt, there was. But I am here to protect the Digi-destined."
"From what? Our old enemies?" Matt asked, half of him not caring. But the other half of him screaming at his not-caring half, telling it to do something.
"No. The digital world is bigger then you think. And there is a different digital world. One that is a mix between yours and my world." Snyper said.
"And what world would that be?" Tai asked.
"Ask Matt, he was there. Keep your eyes open, but don't trust anything they show you." He said over his shoulder as he walked out. Matt didn't turn to see him leave. The only movement he showed was his hands, clenched and trembling.
"What was that all about?" Tai asked coming up behind Matt.
"Have everybody gather at my house tonight." He said and walked off. Matt quickly made his way through the school, not responding to anyone's calls to him. He punched the double doors open and walked into the cool winter night.
He really didn't have any place in mind to go. He just wanted to get away from the others. The sidewalks seemed to offer that. Brushing past people, he walked while viewing the questions in his mind. Why had he come back after all these years? Who could be threatening his brother? Matt didn't know. He had no idea if Snyper's appearing here was caused by Matt's plan to kill himself.
Matt stopped on the sidewalk and looked up at the stars that had finally shown themselves. He sighed. No one knew the story he was about to tell. Matt had wanted to keep it to himself. But, he had already made his decision, and called the others to his house. Glancing at the huge flashing clock on the bank as he passed, he saw that it was indeed time to head home. Walking up to his own front door, Matt took a deep breath and opened the door. As he assumed, the others were already there. Takeru had probably let them in with the extra key he had. They were all sitting in the front room, looking at him expectantly. Without even bother to take off his jacket or sit down, the teen launched into the story.
"About a month before we went into the digital world, I was having strange dreams. It was about wars. Then I started hearing and seeing strange things. I saw tanks, men in uniform running through a mall with guns. Then there were explosions. I started hearing gunshots and explosions. Then I heard people talking. I had no idea where it was coming from. Nobody else heard anything, at first I thought I might be going crazy. A few days later, I met up with Snyper. His real name is Bret Ferguson. He had been going through the same thing. We started talking about it and hanging out some. Then, when we were walking through a mall, we were transported to another world. When we got up, we were in the middle of a training camp. To make a long story short, we trained to fight a war, and did so. I got to be known as Hunter there. After nearly fifteen years of fighting we won. But what was strange about the fifteen years was that we did not age a day. But a lot of my friends died. Then somebody found a portal back to here. But the commander said he still needed us, though we could go at any time. I stayed for about half a year. But I couldn't take losing friends anymore, so I left. Snyper stayed. And that's basically it." Matt said, spreading his hands, as if showing that he was exposing his soul to them.
"Do you think we should trust him?" Tai asked.
"Damn yes. Of course we should trust him. I would give my life into his hands." Then Matt stopped and grinned. "We alternated saving each other in that world. He was one of the most faithful and devious people I had ever known. Always a back door, always a way out. I would follow him into a cannon, and did on several accounts." But then he shrugged. "Of course, I had my own death missions that I dragged him along with. Anyways, the point is that we should trust him."
"Does everybody agree?" Tai asked. He looked at all the nodding heads. "We'll meet after school again. Snyper will probably be there." Tai guessed. "Okay then, meeting is over." And with an air of authority, Tai slapped his knees and rose from the couch. Most of them stayed and talked for a little while, but they eventually split up and walked home. The next day at school, Tai looked for Snyper, but didn't see him. In class, Tai looked over at Matt and saw him still in a daze. Discreetly, Tai reached over and shook Matt's shoulder. Matt didn't respond in any way. Matt was still amazed at why Snyper would be here. But one thing was for sure, Snyper didn't need him. He made a new plan. He was going to go to the lab early, and kill himself there. Matt wasn't exactly sure why he decided that, but he did. It was a strange feeling, walking down the hall, knowing this was the last time he would see any of this. It was surreal, as if he was looking through somebody else's eyes. Pushing the doors open, he walked straight for one desk. Without hesitation, Matt opened the drawer and pulled out the gun that he had hidden there.
"What are you doing?" A voice asked just as the other Digi-destined were coming up to the door. Tai heard voices inside, and signaled for everyone to pause and be quiet. Matt looked toward the window. Snyper was there, not at all looking like he did before. He was crouching on the windowsill, compassion plainly showing in his every feature.
"Are you going to stop me?" Matt asked.
"No, I am only going to tell you a few things."
"Dammit, such as what?" Matt asked, saying the words as if someone was keeping him from eating his dinner, yet angry that Snyper had interrupted his suicide.
"Such as what will happen when you pull that trigger. Such as how your parents will feel when they get a phone call from one of your friends or the hospital."
"I don't have any friends." Matt replied in a low voice. "They don't need me."
"No, they don't. But what will I say, when TK needs a big brother to cry on, or needs a big brother to give him advice, or needs a big brother to help him through something. What are you going to do? Oh, wait you're going to be dead. I cannot take your place as a big brother. Nobody can. And what about when your parents need a strong son to be an example? And what about when Sora needs a friend?" Matt dropped his mouth at this last statement, as outside Sora blushed. "Yes Matt, she loves you. You know I am a good judge of character, and, as you once put it, 'I can almost read minds'. I know many things. I saw in your eyes yesterday morning what you planned to do. I knew that you were going to do it soon, so I had to move sooner. So what are you going to do when Sora needs a friend? And what are you going to do when Tai needs to be argued with? What are you going to do Matt? But sorry, I am talking to the wrong person. You'll be dead. Or will you?" Snyper asked as he jumped off of the windowsill and walked toward Matt.
"TK doesn't need me anymore, and neither does Sora. She doesn't love me." He said.
"Are you trying to convince me, or are you trying to convince yourself? Why not ask them when they come in?" Snyper asked, throwing a knowing glance at the door.
"No, I don't want them to see this." Matt said dejectedly.
"Do you want to know that the last image TK will have of his brother of his big brother is lying face down in a pool of blood?" Snyper asked.
"No, I guess not. Did you want the pistol?"
"No, you keep it, you may need it soon. The enemy is moving much faster."
"Just full of joy and sunshine aren't you?" Matt asked as he put the pistol in his jacket.
"I'll see if the others are coming." Snyper said. Matt nodded, turning to look out the window. Snyper walked out and closed the door behind him. He looked at the sad and confused faces of the Digi-destined. "Now, not a word about what just took place. Nothing. Not even from you or Sora." He said, looking directly at TK. He nodded reluctantly. Snyper seemed satisfied and opened the door for them. Matt glanced back and hid his feelings, once again.
"I told Snyper that we would trust him." Matt simply said. It hurt Sora and TK to see him like this. Now that they knew what to look for, they could see it.
"There is nothing more to do or say. I will be around." Snyper said as he jumped out the window. Matt looked at Snyper's exit him, then turned.
"If that is it then." He said and left. Tai looked dumbly after him. Sora and TK started crying. It hurt TK even more during dinner when Matt hid his feelings and acted as if nothing was wrong. The next day, Matt was still in a kind of daze. Tai glanced over at his friend and shook his head. The teacher looked at the door and saw a policeman. The policeman whispered to her and she nodded. Tai saw his tag said he was Garfield. Garfield? An American in the Japanese police?
"Mr. Ishida and Mr. Yamagata, please stand up." The teacher ordered. They did so. Before anyone could blink, a black streak crashed through the window. Garfield pulled his pistol. The figure came out of a roll with two pistols in his hands.
"You don't move, I don't move." Snyper told Garfield, as if making a deal with him. The policeman looked unsure for a moment, then swung his gun to Matt. Snyper fired one shot from each pistol, hitting Garfield squarely in the chest. But he wasn't fast enough to shoot before the policemen already had. Garfield fell, the blood already flowing down his uniform. The fake policeman's bullets only hit wood. Matt was in a crouch, several feet away from his seat. Snyper calmly put his pistols back in and beckoned for Matt and Tai to follow him. They did so, even though this time, Tai and everyone else was in a daze while Matt's senses were on full. Matt had his pistol out and ready.
"Izzy is in that room." Matt said. Snyper nodded. He walked up to the door and opened it. Matt and Tai stayed out of sight.
"Izzy, come with me." Snyper said in a commanding voice.
"Why?" The teacher demanded.
"A very close friend of his was hurt." Snyper replied as he closed the door behind Izzy. "Almost." He said with a smile. "Where are the girls?" He asked.
"I think that they are in those two rooms." Tai said. Snyper took the lead, with Matt in back. A sound alerted Matt to a presence coming up behind him. He twirled and aimed his gun. The policeman went for his gun, but Matt shot three times, hitting him twice. The man sank to his knees, then fell on his face. Blood pooled around the man's wounds.
"Well shoot. That let the cat out of the bag, wouldn't you say?" Snyper asked calmly. "Matt, Tai, get the girls. Me and Izzy will look for Joe." Snyper said as they split up. Matt merely kicked the door in and called for Mimi. Tai was a little more tactful. He looked into the window and waved for Sora. She came out on some excuse. Snyper met the others with Joe and Izzy.
"Where are Kari and T.K.?" Joe asked. Matt and Snyper looked at each other and headed off. When they arrived at the door, Snyper carefully peeked through the window.
"I count eight guys. There are two on either side of the teacher, two among the kids, and four on the back wall. The four on the back wall have machine guns. I can get the four that are in the middle of the classroom, but those at the end would get me." Snyper reported to Matt as the rest snuck up.
"I'll get those from the window. If you hit any of those kids Snyper..." Matt warned, letting the threat hang unfinished.
But Snyper finished it for him. "I will give you my gun to shoot me. But I never miss." Snyper replied.
"Give me a two count of five." Matt said as he started to go off.
"Hunter, I mean, Matt, this would be more appropriate." Snyper said, handing Matt an MP-5 machine gun he had pulled out from under his trenchcoat. Matt took it and walked off.
"Do you have a whole armory under there?" Tai asked, pointing to his trenchcoat.
"Would be helpful, wouldn't it?" Snyper replied as he started to count to ten. "Back away." He ordered the other as he got to seven. Right at ten, he kicked the door in and pulled his pistols. He went down on one knee and, crossing his pistols, fired at the four. At the same moment, Matt appeared through the window and fired at the four that were in the back. Soon eight dead men lay in the classroom. "T.K., Kari, come on." He said, waving to them. However, the shock of what just occurred was too great. Snyper had to go and physically move them. They met up with Matt on the outside as they heard sirens in the distance. "Come on, those are the real guys. And I never shoot policemen without a good reason." Snyper said as he ushered them toward a waiting van. The cops pulled up as the van pulled away.
"Just where are we going?" Tai asked, still a little stunned at what the two young warriors had done. Snyper looked at Matt.
"We are going to a New World." Matt replied as the van headed towards his house.
Episode One
The walls of this school were painfully familiar to him. He smiled and nodded at what Tai was saying, but he didn't hear a word of it. If his plan was going to work, this would be the last time he would see this school. He went to his locker and opened it. The walls were cool to his touch. The sea of faces swam around him. He smiled and nodded at those who greeted him. His calm exterior seemed to deepen his depression. These people have no idea what I am going through, He thought. His band had broken up, all of them leaving him. His best friend was the digimon Gabumon, and he was gone, off in the digital world. He wished he could just go to the digital world and stay, but he had no way to get there. If he asked his brother to take him, TK would ask too many questions. The only way out was to put a gun to his head. He wouldn't have to settle any damn score, wouldn't have people asking him if he was all right. He would be gone, and everyone would be happy. Matt smiled inwardly. I might have even had a career as an actor. I hide my feelings so well that my own brother can't even see what I'm going through. The other Digi-destined have no idea that I am unhappy in any way. The bell rang. The blonde started for his class. Matt stopped in mid-step, staring at an unfamiliar, yet too familiar figure. A black clad teenager, the same age as him. No, it couldn't be. Matt thought. He's gone. He wouldn't come back after all these years. Matt shook his head, and looked again. The figure was gone. The teen tried to forget it, but could not. What he saw made him remember the past. And he remembered it. All day he remembered it. He was in a daze, making it look like he either had a hangover or was just stoned. It was during their break in the afternoon that Tai got to talk with him again.
"So, as I was saying, do you think- Matt? Are you okay?" Tai asked. Matt shook his head and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Weren't you saying that the Digi-destined were meeting in the lab after school?" Matt asked. It was Tai's turn to nod. "I'll be there." Matt said and walked off. Tai watched him walk off and shook his head. The rest of their classes passed quickly for some, and way too slowly for others. Tai was the last one to arrive at the lab. Or so he thought.
"Where's Matt?" He asked.
"We thought he was going to be with you. Did you tell him?" Sora asked.
"I told him, but he was acting strangely." Tai said. Then, the door opened behind them. "So there you are, I was-" Tai didn't finish. It wasn't Matt, but a teenager clad in all black with a black trenchcoat.
"I will make this short and to the point. Digi-destined, you are in danger and I was sent to protect you. By what or whom, I cannot say. All I can say is this, I will be near you during school. You have to trust me. Your lives depend upon it."
"I'd say that is pretty short and to the point." Joe said.
"I can't make any decisions, since one of the Digi-destined is gone, whoever you are." Tai said, both cursing and blessing Matt for being late.
"Yes, I know. And you may call me Snyper." Snyper said as Matt walked in. He froze at the sight of Snyper. Snyper turned his head slightly to the side. "A long time Hunter." He said in a neutral voice, without looking behind him.
"Yes, a long time indeed. And my name is Matt." Matt said, his voice as neutral as Snyper's. A volcano of emotion erupted in Matt's stomach. Hate. What does he think he's doing? I don't want him anywhere near us. Fear. He's going to ask me to go back, I just know it. Friendship. Damn it's good to see him after all this time. Pain. I thought he would have died by now, everyone else has. Guilt. I shouldn't have left like I did. But most of all, the emotion of nothing rose. I don't care. I don't care what he has to say. It's not my problem. None of this will effect me. He can leave. Now.
"Matt, where do you know this guy from?" Tai asked.
"I assume you are still going under Snyper?" Matt asked, ignoring Tai.
"Correct. What ever happened to Hunter?"
"Hunter's long gone. As are his instincts. In his place is Matt." Matt replied.
"A pity. Hunter was the best man besides me." Snyper answered with a grin.
"Matt, who is this guy?" Sora asked urgently.
"A friend from long ago. Long ago."
"You make it sound like you're fifty years old." Tai teased.
"It all depends on how you look at it." Matt said in all seriousness.
"You never told me why you left." Snyper accused him.
"I had a life back here, but I guess you can't really understand that." Matt spat.
"We all had a life back here, but you had a life there too. And you had friends."
"Friends that died daily. I couldn't take it." Matt replied, almost yelling.
"Do you think it was any easier on us?" Snyper retorted in a voice as loud as Matt's
"Yes. You didn't have anyone back here to think about. I had a family and a little brother." Matt answered vehemently.
"All of whom are in danger now."
"There always was a danger, now wasn't there?" Matt asked. The others looked at him strangely. This wasn't the same Matt that had helped save the digital world.
"Yes Matt, there was. But I am here to protect the Digi-destined."
"From what? Our old enemies?" Matt asked, half of him not caring. But the other half of him screaming at his not-caring half, telling it to do something.
"No. The digital world is bigger then you think. And there is a different digital world. One that is a mix between yours and my world." Snyper said.
"And what world would that be?" Tai asked.
"Ask Matt, he was there. Keep your eyes open, but don't trust anything they show you." He said over his shoulder as he walked out. Matt didn't turn to see him leave. The only movement he showed was his hands, clenched and trembling.
"What was that all about?" Tai asked coming up behind Matt.
"Have everybody gather at my house tonight." He said and walked off. Matt quickly made his way through the school, not responding to anyone's calls to him. He punched the double doors open and walked into the cool winter night.
He really didn't have any place in mind to go. He just wanted to get away from the others. The sidewalks seemed to offer that. Brushing past people, he walked while viewing the questions in his mind. Why had he come back after all these years? Who could be threatening his brother? Matt didn't know. He had no idea if Snyper's appearing here was caused by Matt's plan to kill himself.
Matt stopped on the sidewalk and looked up at the stars that had finally shown themselves. He sighed. No one knew the story he was about to tell. Matt had wanted to keep it to himself. But, he had already made his decision, and called the others to his house. Glancing at the huge flashing clock on the bank as he passed, he saw that it was indeed time to head home. Walking up to his own front door, Matt took a deep breath and opened the door. As he assumed, the others were already there. Takeru had probably let them in with the extra key he had. They were all sitting in the front room, looking at him expectantly. Without even bother to take off his jacket or sit down, the teen launched into the story.
"About a month before we went into the digital world, I was having strange dreams. It was about wars. Then I started hearing and seeing strange things. I saw tanks, men in uniform running through a mall with guns. Then there were explosions. I started hearing gunshots and explosions. Then I heard people talking. I had no idea where it was coming from. Nobody else heard anything, at first I thought I might be going crazy. A few days later, I met up with Snyper. His real name is Bret Ferguson. He had been going through the same thing. We started talking about it and hanging out some. Then, when we were walking through a mall, we were transported to another world. When we got up, we were in the middle of a training camp. To make a long story short, we trained to fight a war, and did so. I got to be known as Hunter there. After nearly fifteen years of fighting we won. But what was strange about the fifteen years was that we did not age a day. But a lot of my friends died. Then somebody found a portal back to here. But the commander said he still needed us, though we could go at any time. I stayed for about half a year. But I couldn't take losing friends anymore, so I left. Snyper stayed. And that's basically it." Matt said, spreading his hands, as if showing that he was exposing his soul to them.
"Do you think we should trust him?" Tai asked.
"Damn yes. Of course we should trust him. I would give my life into his hands." Then Matt stopped and grinned. "We alternated saving each other in that world. He was one of the most faithful and devious people I had ever known. Always a back door, always a way out. I would follow him into a cannon, and did on several accounts." But then he shrugged. "Of course, I had my own death missions that I dragged him along with. Anyways, the point is that we should trust him."
"Does everybody agree?" Tai asked. He looked at all the nodding heads. "We'll meet after school again. Snyper will probably be there." Tai guessed. "Okay then, meeting is over." And with an air of authority, Tai slapped his knees and rose from the couch. Most of them stayed and talked for a little while, but they eventually split up and walked home. The next day at school, Tai looked for Snyper, but didn't see him. In class, Tai looked over at Matt and saw him still in a daze. Discreetly, Tai reached over and shook Matt's shoulder. Matt didn't respond in any way. Matt was still amazed at why Snyper would be here. But one thing was for sure, Snyper didn't need him. He made a new plan. He was going to go to the lab early, and kill himself there. Matt wasn't exactly sure why he decided that, but he did. It was a strange feeling, walking down the hall, knowing this was the last time he would see any of this. It was surreal, as if he was looking through somebody else's eyes. Pushing the doors open, he walked straight for one desk. Without hesitation, Matt opened the drawer and pulled out the gun that he had hidden there.
"What are you doing?" A voice asked just as the other Digi-destined were coming up to the door. Tai heard voices inside, and signaled for everyone to pause and be quiet. Matt looked toward the window. Snyper was there, not at all looking like he did before. He was crouching on the windowsill, compassion plainly showing in his every feature.
"Are you going to stop me?" Matt asked.
"No, I am only going to tell you a few things."
"Dammit, such as what?" Matt asked, saying the words as if someone was keeping him from eating his dinner, yet angry that Snyper had interrupted his suicide.
"Such as what will happen when you pull that trigger. Such as how your parents will feel when they get a phone call from one of your friends or the hospital."
"I don't have any friends." Matt replied in a low voice. "They don't need me."
"No, they don't. But what will I say, when TK needs a big brother to cry on, or needs a big brother to give him advice, or needs a big brother to help him through something. What are you going to do? Oh, wait you're going to be dead. I cannot take your place as a big brother. Nobody can. And what about when your parents need a strong son to be an example? And what about when Sora needs a friend?" Matt dropped his mouth at this last statement, as outside Sora blushed. "Yes Matt, she loves you. You know I am a good judge of character, and, as you once put it, 'I can almost read minds'. I know many things. I saw in your eyes yesterday morning what you planned to do. I knew that you were going to do it soon, so I had to move sooner. So what are you going to do when Sora needs a friend? And what are you going to do when Tai needs to be argued with? What are you going to do Matt? But sorry, I am talking to the wrong person. You'll be dead. Or will you?" Snyper asked as he jumped off of the windowsill and walked toward Matt.
"TK doesn't need me anymore, and neither does Sora. She doesn't love me." He said.
"Are you trying to convince me, or are you trying to convince yourself? Why not ask them when they come in?" Snyper asked, throwing a knowing glance at the door.
"No, I don't want them to see this." Matt said dejectedly.
"Do you want to know that the last image TK will have of his brother of his big brother is lying face down in a pool of blood?" Snyper asked.
"No, I guess not. Did you want the pistol?"
"No, you keep it, you may need it soon. The enemy is moving much faster."
"Just full of joy and sunshine aren't you?" Matt asked as he put the pistol in his jacket.
"I'll see if the others are coming." Snyper said. Matt nodded, turning to look out the window. Snyper walked out and closed the door behind him. He looked at the sad and confused faces of the Digi-destined. "Now, not a word about what just took place. Nothing. Not even from you or Sora." He said, looking directly at TK. He nodded reluctantly. Snyper seemed satisfied and opened the door for them. Matt glanced back and hid his feelings, once again.
"I told Snyper that we would trust him." Matt simply said. It hurt Sora and TK to see him like this. Now that they knew what to look for, they could see it.
"There is nothing more to do or say. I will be around." Snyper said as he jumped out the window. Matt looked at Snyper's exit him, then turned.
"If that is it then." He said and left. Tai looked dumbly after him. Sora and TK started crying. It hurt TK even more during dinner when Matt hid his feelings and acted as if nothing was wrong. The next day, Matt was still in a kind of daze. Tai glanced over at his friend and shook his head. The teacher looked at the door and saw a policeman. The policeman whispered to her and she nodded. Tai saw his tag said he was Garfield. Garfield? An American in the Japanese police?
"Mr. Ishida and Mr. Yamagata, please stand up." The teacher ordered. They did so. Before anyone could blink, a black streak crashed through the window. Garfield pulled his pistol. The figure came out of a roll with two pistols in his hands.
"You don't move, I don't move." Snyper told Garfield, as if making a deal with him. The policeman looked unsure for a moment, then swung his gun to Matt. Snyper fired one shot from each pistol, hitting Garfield squarely in the chest. But he wasn't fast enough to shoot before the policemen already had. Garfield fell, the blood already flowing down his uniform. The fake policeman's bullets only hit wood. Matt was in a crouch, several feet away from his seat. Snyper calmly put his pistols back in and beckoned for Matt and Tai to follow him. They did so, even though this time, Tai and everyone else was in a daze while Matt's senses were on full. Matt had his pistol out and ready.
"Izzy is in that room." Matt said. Snyper nodded. He walked up to the door and opened it. Matt and Tai stayed out of sight.
"Izzy, come with me." Snyper said in a commanding voice.
"Why?" The teacher demanded.
"A very close friend of his was hurt." Snyper replied as he closed the door behind Izzy. "Almost." He said with a smile. "Where are the girls?" He asked.
"I think that they are in those two rooms." Tai said. Snyper took the lead, with Matt in back. A sound alerted Matt to a presence coming up behind him. He twirled and aimed his gun. The policeman went for his gun, but Matt shot three times, hitting him twice. The man sank to his knees, then fell on his face. Blood pooled around the man's wounds.
"Well shoot. That let the cat out of the bag, wouldn't you say?" Snyper asked calmly. "Matt, Tai, get the girls. Me and Izzy will look for Joe." Snyper said as they split up. Matt merely kicked the door in and called for Mimi. Tai was a little more tactful. He looked into the window and waved for Sora. She came out on some excuse. Snyper met the others with Joe and Izzy.
"Where are Kari and T.K.?" Joe asked. Matt and Snyper looked at each other and headed off. When they arrived at the door, Snyper carefully peeked through the window.
"I count eight guys. There are two on either side of the teacher, two among the kids, and four on the back wall. The four on the back wall have machine guns. I can get the four that are in the middle of the classroom, but those at the end would get me." Snyper reported to Matt as the rest snuck up.
"I'll get those from the window. If you hit any of those kids Snyper..." Matt warned, letting the threat hang unfinished.
But Snyper finished it for him. "I will give you my gun to shoot me. But I never miss." Snyper replied.
"Give me a two count of five." Matt said as he started to go off.
"Hunter, I mean, Matt, this would be more appropriate." Snyper said, handing Matt an MP-5 machine gun he had pulled out from under his trenchcoat. Matt took it and walked off.
"Do you have a whole armory under there?" Tai asked, pointing to his trenchcoat.
"Would be helpful, wouldn't it?" Snyper replied as he started to count to ten. "Back away." He ordered the other as he got to seven. Right at ten, he kicked the door in and pulled his pistols. He went down on one knee and, crossing his pistols, fired at the four. At the same moment, Matt appeared through the window and fired at the four that were in the back. Soon eight dead men lay in the classroom. "T.K., Kari, come on." He said, waving to them. However, the shock of what just occurred was too great. Snyper had to go and physically move them. They met up with Matt on the outside as they heard sirens in the distance. "Come on, those are the real guys. And I never shoot policemen without a good reason." Snyper said as he ushered them toward a waiting van. The cops pulled up as the van pulled away.
"Just where are we going?" Tai asked, still a little stunned at what the two young warriors had done. Snyper looked at Matt.
"We are going to a New World." Matt replied as the van headed towards his house.
