Hi! Miss-Stoneflower here!

Cool! I've been on a roll today. I should be learning my lines for Shakespeare but this is more fun! So this is the second chapter for Lightning Bolts.....yay!!

Disclaimer: Does Not Own Digimon

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"I'm home! Hey, Koromon." Kari said when she entered the apartment. Koromon was watching the news, and Kari stood behind the sofa, watching the latest newsflash.

"There was another attack in Odaiba this afternoon. This time the victim was able to crawl to a nearby payphone and call for an ambulance, but it was too late. The victim died of their injuries shortly afterwards."
"Good thing Tai didn't go to soccer then." Kari said. Koromon gave her a weird look. Kari gave him a bewildered look. "He is here, right?"
"Tai wouldn't skip soccer because some person is running around with a knife." Koromon said. "He's there."
"But he promised me you'd stay with him!" Kari shrieked.
"Oh, yeah," Koromon said. "I was with him, but I was sick, so Sora dropped me off here and I've been watching TV. Then it turned out that I didn't feel sick, I was just really, really hungry. And I still am."

Kari sighed in irritation as she went to the kitchen. She grabbed a bag of oranges and some watermelon and went back to Koromon. "Open wide."

Koromon did as he was told, and Kari dumped it all in his mouth. He swallowed, And Kari flopped on the couch beside him. "I hate Tai when he lies."

"He didn't really."
"Okay, then. When he doesn't keep promises."

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The clouds began to gather more just as the rain began to ease off. The contrast between the grey buildings and grey clouds wasn't very different. Even though the rain hadn't been pouring down, there was still mud everywhere, and on everyone who had slipped over.
"Yo, Tai!" Kiyoshi called across the field. Tai was picking up the soccer ball that they had kicked, and it had slid right over to the far fence. "Want a ride home!?"
Tai knew he should, but he also knew the cost of petrol, and Kiyoshi lived in Shibuya, on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
"It's okay!" Tai called back.
"Your loss!"

Soon Tai was the last one left. Their coach hadn't arrived, but the boys were really excited about the tournament, and knew the important of winning. Tai stored the soccer balls back in the shed, and ran over to the bleachers, where his gym bag was sitting. There was a crash of thunder, and the small flash of sheet lightning. Tai flinched automatically, because of the previous nights bolt. He picked up his bag to leave when a bolt on lightning came flying at him. He jumped out of the way in surprise. Who wouldn't? The bolt came at him horizontally. And there had been no thunder.

"Thunderstorm!"

A gale of wind knocked Tai back, and he hit his head hard. He stood up, and his digivice fell to the ground. When he bent down to pick it up, a large fire lion-cheetah-wolf Digimon came down from behind the bleachers and landed in front of Tai.
"Digidestined!" the Digimon said in surprise.

He didn't realize that till he saw my digivice? Tai asked himself. Wait....then he's the one who has been attacking those Odaibians. For the sake of it....

"Lightning Bolt!"

Tai managed to get out of the way, but his head was spinning at sudden moves.
"Thunderstorm!"
That attack was impossible to escape. Except this time, Tai couldn't get up. His vision was blurring, it seemed to vanish. Tai struggled to sit up, just in time to the see the Digimon bound away, and Tai fell back to the ground, fading into unconsciousness.

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"I'm sorry, Mrs Kamiya, but he's still unconscious. And once he's awake I'll have to do tests. He hit his head pretty hard."
"What do you think happened? Do you think that murderer attacked him?"
"Tai hasn't any of the injuries that the other victims had. I think it's safe to say that he just slipped in my mud."
"Tai may not be the smartest person in the world, but I think he's smart enough not to slip in the mud."

"It may be something else. I just need to consider all the possibilities."

"Well, thank you anyway, Dr Kido."

Both voices seemed really far away for Tai. He opened his eyes, and scrunched them up at the bright white room. Dr Kido entered the room, and smiled at Tai, who was trying to sit up.
"Hello, Tai." he said.

"Hey." Tai said, sounding unsure. "Uhm....what happened?"
"We were hoping you could tell us that." Dr Kido said. "You remember?"
Tai shook his head. "Are my parents out there?" he asked, trying to see through the window in the door.
"And Kari."

"Uh oh." Tai shut his eyes. "Argh, I forgot."
"Forgot what?"
"I promised Kari something, but I can't remember what it was."

"To be honest, all your friends are out there. Joe's very worried for you."
"Joe?"
"Yeah, but you know him. Always worrying."
"What does he look like?"

Dr Kido gave Tai a shocked look. "Uh, you remember him, right?"
Tai shook his head.
"Navy hair? Glasses?" Dr Kido pressed. Tai still had a blank look. Dr Kido tried something else. "Do you remember Sora?"
"The name kind of rings a bell." Tai said. "But not really."

Dr Kido turned back to his computer and entered something into the computer.
"I'll be right back." he said. Dr Kido left the room and went to the Kamiya's and other Digidestined.
"Is he awake?" Sora asked.

"That's the thing." Dr Kido began. "He is awake."
"But we can't see him." Joe finished. "I know. Family, then close friends, then anyone visiting. That's for concussion patients. Otherwise the noise hurts their brains. But I didn't think Tai had a brain."
Kari and Sora both reached up and smacked Joe on both sides of the head.
"Oww!"
"It's not just that." Dr Kido said. "Tai has not only a concussion, but also, he also had amnesia."
Everyone stared.
"We're screwed!" Davis moaned.
"He should recover his memory in a few days." Dr Kido said. "Or it may be weeks, even months. Just take it easy. Family can go fist, he remembers all of you. The rest of you, should go in one at a time and try and see if you can help him remember. But don't tell him everything, otherwise he might not recover his memory."

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Tai ended up pretty much being dropped off at school by Kari, and Sora met him at the gate.

"Hi, Tai." Sora said with a bright smile.
"Hi," Tai replied. He looked at the school. "Yuck."
Sora giggled. "That's not changed. You've always hated school. You prefer soccer."
"I know that."

Sora's smile faded. She didn't like this. He had changed. He didn't laugh or smile at everything. He looked.....lost.

Well, duh, Sora told herself. He has amnesia. He doesn't know any of his classes, and he doesn't really know him. Argh, I wish he'd just gain his friggen' memory!

"I'm in all your classes," Sora said helpfully. "You can stick with me all day, if you want. I mean," she began to falter when Tai looked at her. He looked weird without a smile. "I mean, we're best friends. We'd always walk to class with each other."

"Okay." Tai replied. They walked in silence to their lockers, and then when the bell went they walked to their homeroom. Tai, for once, did his Maths and Japanese work for the first two periods, but spent them all in a reverie, like he was trying to force himself to remember.

"Tai," Sora said softly. "Dr Kido told you not to try too hard to remember. Just let it all flow back."
"I know." Tai replied, not looking at her. "But I'm trying to remember how I got this way."
"Just chill. It's in the past."
"But it's a memory. Experience. Surely you want to keep all your memories."
"Yeah, but...."
"So choose one you'd want to keep forever."

Sora frowned, but searched through her mind. She couldn't find the memory she felt she really wanted.
"It's hard, huh?"

Sora nodded, slowly and stubbornly.
"But if I close my eyes and think carefully...." Sora shut her eyes and let all her memories flow past her sight. Then her eyes snapped open. She blushed. "Yeah, I think you should get a good night's rest, and maybe your memory will come to you in a dream. I just remembered a brilliant memory."
"Care to share?"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"It involves you. And we're not supposed to tell you memories."
"Oh. Yeah. Well, I'll remember eventually."
I hope not, Sora sighed. I miss Tai.

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After school, Sora took Tai to the soccer field. There wasn't any soccer practice, as the team had been told that Tai had ended up with concussion from slipping in the mud.
"This is where they found you." Sora explained. Tai looked over the field.
"All I remember is picking up the soccer balls after training." he said. "And then...my mind just goes blank. Totally still. It feels like my memory was purposely wiped from my brain."
"Don't stress it." Sora said. "You'll get it back. Remember what I said in homeroom."
"Yeah. I know."
"Good."

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Phew! Hope you enjoyed it! OMG Tai's amnesiac!
I can't remember where that came from, but it helps build up to my plot.

R&R please!

~Miss-Stoneflower~