AN "Blah"- Normal speech
'Blah' - Thoughts
"Blah"- Memories, Dreams

Digimon
Darkest Knight

Chapter 1: The Day after Apocalypse pt1

The sun shone its radiance upon the green field below where a large crowd of people had gathered. It had been three years since the defeat of MaloMyotismon and in that time peace was known on both worlds, there had been the occasional dispute mostly over territory but these where often resolved peacefully and any one who had a problem with it found themselves on the wrong end of Imperialdramon's Positron Laser.

Since they weren't needed in the Digital World as much many changes had occurred in the lives of the Digidestined.

After many months of arguing and legal discussion Mimi's parents had gotten divorced and Mimi along with Palmon moved back to Odaiba with her mother.

Joe who had recently turned 18, had been granted an opportunity to study medicine at Harvard Medical in the US, he still wasn't sure if he would except though.

Kari had had a rough time earlier that year and the scars it left weren't going to completely disappear for some time to come. She had been looking forward to celebrating her favourite national holiday White Day. In the west on February 14th where's people would celebrate Valentine's Day by sending each other things such as cards and chocolate in Japan women would give gifts to guys and one month later on March 14th, men who received chocolate on Valentine's Day return the favour and give gifts to women.

She had been in the music room at school when TK appeared in the doorway his hands behind his back, the moment she saw him she could tell he was up to something instead of his usual get up he was wearing smart dark slacks and a pastel green shirt, his shoes where polished and his hair was gelled back and she was sure she could smell that cheap aftershave that his brother liked.

"Hey Kari." he said "Hello." she replied trying her best not to sound suspicious "So what's the occasion your all dressed up for?" "What can't a guy make a little effort!" he replied let out a small laugh "Besides it seems appropriate for today. You do know what day it is right?" "Yeah, its White Day." "Your favourite holiday right?" "Yes!" "Y'know I was really grateful for the chocolate you gave me for Valentines Day."

"I also gave chocolate to my brother even though he believes Valentines Day is a global scam, today he gave me 6,000 yen which I'm gonna use to get my hair done. I also gave chocolate to your brother Izzy Joe Davis Cody and Ken." she told him.

There was a long silence between the two of them "Kari we've known each other for a long time and we've been through a lot together." "Yeah we sure have." she replied he then walked over and from behind his back produced a bouquet of her favourite flowers white lilies "Here, for you." Kari stared wide eyed at him "Th...thank you, their beautiful." she replied

"I'm glad you like them Kari." he smiled, another pregnant silence developed between them "Kari can I tell you something?" "Sure what is it." "Its just...I'm really glad I met you Kari. From the moment I first met you I could tell that you where an incredible person." he said a blush colouring his cheeks "Your patient, gentle, beautiful, you always try and find the good in people even when other have already given up. I've held this back for a long time waiting for the perfect time to tell you and I can't think of a better time then now. Kari I..." "Stop." she cut him off "What?" "TK I'm sorry. I'm sure it wasn't easy for you to tell me this so It's equally as difficult for me to say this but I can't return your feelings, I do love you TK but I'm not in love with you. You understand right?" she had expected him to say something like he understood and that they'd still be friends but instead TK's face twisted into a look of pure anger

"You think this funny, like its some kind of game." he snarled "You think you can play with my heart and just throw me away when your done with me." "TK, no its not like that..." "Is it Davis? You choose that empty headed, infantile lap dog over me?" "How can you say that? Davis is my oldest friend and he's yours friend too." "He's not my friend, I only put up with him because of you." "If that's how you feel I have not idea how your the Digidestined of Hope. Your an embarrassment to your crest."

TK glared at her his fist shaking and for the first time in her life she was actually scared to be in his presence."That's enough." looking behind him TK saw Davis and Ken (who'd worked out a deal between his parents and the teachers at his school, now he was allowed to attend classes at the same school as Kari and Davis for a few days and others at his old school for others) "Stay out of this." he glowered at them "I said that's enough TS. You heard what Kari said and can't force her to change her feelings." Davis snapped "Now except that and get lost." Ken nodded in agreement TK snarled and charged at Davis and tackled him to the ground and began punching until Ken managed to pulled him off of his friend who now had a a fat lip and a black eye Ken then frog marched TK over to the door and threw him out "Now beat it." he growled and shut the door

"Davis are you alright?" Kari asked running over to him "I can't feel my teeth." he replied placing his hand over his mouth however Kari and Ken helped Davis off of the ground and sat him down on one of the desks "Thank you both of you." "Don't mention it, we were walking along the corridor when we saw TK standing outside this room all dressed up and we thought we'd check it out." Ken told her she then looked at Davis nervous "You mean you heard..." he nodded and a silence descended upon them Davis then gave her a smile or as much of a smile as he could give her with his fat lip "Kari its ok, I understand if you don't think of me as anything more then a friend." she stared at him although she could tell he was a little disappointed the fact he was a able to accepted it had made her realise what a special person he was yes he could be thick headed and a little insensitive but deep down inside he was a sweet and caring person and was kicking herself for not seeing it sooner.

Davis then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a bar of white chocolate "Happy White Day. I know its not much but I'm kinda broke at the moment plus I think it might be a little cracked now." she giggled as she excepted it "Thank you, its perfect." and since then she had spent certainly more time with him then she had before and the two of them were now closer then they had ever been.

It took time but eventually TK apologized telling her what was said had been spoked in hot blood, the two of them made up however what happened on that day was still however a touchy subject with them and it was pretty clear to see the two of them where no longer as close as they had been.

Ken was finally ready to put his time as the Digimon Emperor behind him swearing on his brothers grave that he would no longer dwell in his past mistakes and live for the future and had 'dated' Yolie for a brief time but eventually broke up both agreeing they weren't ready for any kind of relationship beyond friendship but both agreed to wait till they were a little older before making any kind of decision.

With the help of his friends Cody had become less of a recluse and was now more open to the experiences the world had to offer.

Izzy was pretty much the same although he had set up a special site on the net that only people with a Digivice or D-3 could access, as a tool that kept the other Digidestined from around the world in contact with each other and rumour had it he was in talks about furthering his studies at MIT in America.

Yamato (or Matt to his friends and family) still played with his band the Teenage Wolves but their popularity had begun to dwindle but it didn't seem to worry Matt all that much, he'd come to realise that the reasons he and his friends had started the band where slowly evaporating it was no longer about the music and jamming with your friends now it was all about sleazy managers and how much money they could squeeze from marketing you. Some things hadn't changed though he and Sora where still together after all this time.

And only a few weeks before Taichi, (or Tai to everyone who knew his well enough) had earned his drivers licence and had taken the liberty of driving him his family and some of the others to the gathering.

Due to their various commitments the gang didn't get to hang out with each other as much so days like these when they'd escape the city and head off for a day in the country where sacred for them especially since many of their number would soon be getting ready to go to collage, today was also special for another reason as some destined had brought members of their families along, they figured it would be good as they'd at least have one thing in common.

Matt and TK had brought their mother and father, Hiroaki Ishida & Natsuko Takaishi, who last year had had begun 'dating ' and were living together but so far hadn't made any plans beyond it Rumour had it that Matt and TK had only learned their parents had got back together because they'd discovered them making out on the couch). Cody had brought his grandfather, Chikara Hida. Joe's parents couldn't make it however his brother Jim had accompanied him. Izzy's foster parents, Masami & Yoshie Izumi, had come. Sora had brought her mother, Toshiko Takenouchi, for no other reason then to get her out of her precious flower shop for one day. And Tai and Kari's mother, Yuuko Yagami, was also there.

At the moment everyone was engaged in various activities Hiroaki Ishida, Masami Izumi, Chikara Hida and Jim where debating on the way to get the barbecue lit whilst Yoshie Izumi, Ms Natsuko, Toshiko Takenouchi and Yuuko Yagami where seated around a large picnic table which had been erected in the shade of a large tree talking amongst themselves, meanwhile the younger destined and the Digimon were down at a lake that was nearby messing about in the shallow water whist Joe Izzy and Mimi where chilling on the bank. Some distance away from the main group in the shade of a group of tree's Matt was reclining against the trunk of one of them strumming the strings of his guitar with Sora resting her head on his shoulder.

Yes all was well in the lives and families of the chosen ones. All except one.

A good distance away from the main group Tai was walking through the woods 'Ha, who am I kidding. I'm trying to put as much distance between me and the 'happy couple' as I can.' it had been three years since that fateful night and yet it refused to remove its steely claws from around his heart "So, Sora, are you going to the concert with anyone? Not that it matters. I was just wondering..." "Actually, I wanted to wait and see if Matt was free afterwards."

Even now her words still ate at his soul like a ravenous cancer. Out of the whole group Tai had changed the most since that day and over time he had become cold distant and withdrawn choosing to decline hanging out with the others whenever possible, Matt and Sora in particular. How he hated what he had become how far he had fallen from the person he was when he'd been leader of the Digidestined and bearer of the Crest of Courage

'Crest of Courage who where they trying to fool I'm a coward.' for as long as he could remember Sora Takenouchi had been his closest friend a special bond existed between the two of them, he wasn't sure when it happened but over time the feelings of friendship he had had blossomed into something deeper and maybe there was a chance she might feel the same about him he just couldn't work up the nerve to ask but if his feelings where returned then he had time as he couldn't help but feel fate had bound their destinies with one another.

He was a fool.

On the same day he had finally gathered up his courage to tell her how he felt she told him she had feelings for Matt the moment she had said it felt as if she had ripped out his heart then put it through a meat grinder, he had waited too long and now she was in the arms of the one person Tai now hated most in both worlds. No that was a lie, he couldn't hate Matt the only one to blame was himself and his own cowardice and stupidity if he had just told Sora how he felt sooner then things might have turned out differently but he hadn't and he would have to live with consequences of his lack of action.

Whilst Tai was trying to walk away from his pain the others had returned from the lake the youngest of the group and the Digimon completely soaked from head to toe along with Joe Mimi and Izzy as well as Matt and Sora who'd emerged from their shady spot hand in hand

"Is the Barbecue ready yet I'm starving." Tai's partner Agumon asked which caused everyone to laugh

"You wish, the big strong men haven't even lit the grill yet." Mrs Yagami replied which caused various muttering from the Digidestined all of whom where as hungry as the orange reptilian Digimon then a look of inspiration appeared on Kari's face

"Then we'll have to do something to change that." she then grabbed Agumon and lifted him onto his back "Come on Agumon I got an idea." she then ran towards the group of men.

The four of them where still arguing amongst themselves when the youngest Yagami with the orange lizard on her back appeared all of them stopped and looked at her "Hi," she said, her voice laid thick with a false sweetness "Aren't you ready yet." "Not yet Kari," Jim replied all four of them glancing nervously at each other "Just er, minor hitch getting the grill to light."

"Oh I can fix that." Agumon said before flames appeared in his mouth "Pepper Breath..." he fired a fire ball at the grill which contained the charcoal, wood and old newspaper coated lightly in lighter fluid there was a small burst of light which revealed a fire happily burning away

"Problem solved. Better start cooking and remember Gatomon likes her burgers well done." Kari said with a look of false innocents spread across her face giving the four adults the V symbol before heading back to the others laughing, the four men stared in disbelief as she retreated "For someone who's supposed to be full of light that girl sure is scary sometimes." Masami said a minute after she was gone "Oh yeah, she definitely has the Yagami gene." Jim said to himself "The what?" Hiroaki asked "the Yagami gene, its something my dad came up with. Both Tai and Kari as well as their mother have it, they have this uncanny ability to do something yet still look innocent whilst doing it."

Whilst Jim was telling them about the wonders of human biology Kari had returned to the others Agumon at her side "Well that should get them started." she said to them "Y'know Kari for someone with such a sweet face you sure can be scary sometimes." Davis said off handily "I know. I like to think its part of my charm." Kari replied to which everyone laughed.

When everyone finished Sora noticed that someone was missing "Hey where's Tai?" she asked if she'd looked at her boyfriends face she would have seen his expression darken but she did feel his grip on her hand tighten "Yeah where is he?" Davis asked "I thought he was helping out with the barbecue." "He said he was going for a walk by himself in the woods." Yuuko replied "That was over two hours ago, I hope he hasn't gotten lost."

"Don't worry he'll be fine." Matt replied "I'm sure he'll be back once he's smelled the food cooking. Besides its not like there's anything dangerous around here." "I'm sure Matt's hypothesis is correct," Izzy added "But if it will make you feel better I'm sure Tentomon wouldn't mind doing a quick aerial sweep to locate him."

"Ready willing and reporting for duty." the red insectoide like Digimon said saluting with one of his four arms "No, thank you for the offer but I'm sure he'll be back soon." Yuuko replied "I guess," Kari said more to herself then to the others "I just hope nothing has happened to him."

Meanwhile Tai was taking a break from his trek and was currently leaning against the trunk of a tree glancing at his watch he saw it was nearly half two in the afternoon 'Guess I should start heading back soon.' he was very reluctant to do this however as it meant he'd have to face 'the happy couple' but he was sure that everyone would be worried about him plus hadn't eaten any breakfast that morning so he was getting kinda hungry.

He dug into his pocket and pulled out his Digivice and saw nothing but static on the screen and due to his connection to the devise he could tell that it didn't seemed have the level of power it normally had. When he'd woke up that morning he found it like this and it wasn't just him Kari had had the same problem with her D-3, calling Izzy he told him that the others had reported the same problem as well as receiving e-mails from other destined children from around the world, he also told them he'd received an e-mail from Gennai who'd been meeting with the Sovereign Digimon Azulongmon and according to him that the Digivices lack of power was caused by interference being caused by the destruction of an alternate time line and thus the Digimon would be unable to Digivolve and they would be unable to travel to the Digital World but they shouldn't be concerned about it as they figured the interference would only linger for 24 hours or so, and since the last major incident that acquired their attention had been 3 months ago they didn't seem too worried about this.

Sometime later Tai was still heading back, in another twenty minutes or so the field they where set up in would be visible on the horizon, however he was so focused on what was ahead of him he didn't give a second thought to what was on the ground and tripped over a large stone, Tai sighed as he rolled onto his back staring up at the sky 'How long has it been since I had any real purpose? When did my life begin to lose its meaning? One moment I'm leader of a team fighting to protect a world full of weird digital creatures with my friends at my side feeling like I could do anything now it feels as if I have nothing going for me.' getting up off the ground he looked about the forest surrounding him 'Kinda reminders me of the Digital World. Minus the weird monster trying kill me.'

He was about to head back to the group when a light almost a stones throw away from him appeared from out of nowhere kind of like in the Terminator films, curious to see what it was Tai ran towards a clearing in the trees and standing there in a hole was a large creature which looked like a freakish cross between a Tortomon and an Ankylomon, the creature had brownish yellow armoured skin with spikes of varying sizes running along its back with a long tail with a nasty looking club attached to the end.

'What kind of Digimon it that?' he thought then his eyes widened when he saw the creature yawn revealing a mouth lined with very large and very sharp looking teeth 'Actually on second thought I don't want to know.' Tai tried to back away from the creature when he stepped on a stick causing it to snap, this caught the mutant Digimon's attention its red eyes locked directly on him before letting loose an ear shattering roar 'Ok, that definitely nukes any hopes that it might be friendly.'

The creature turned its body and swung its tail which Tai was only just able to duck out of the way of it which enraged the creature even more and tries to knock him down however it was fairly cumbersome so Tai was able to get out of the way 'What am I going to do? I don't stand a chance against that thing and Agumon's not with me and even if he was he can't digivolve so it wouldn't make much difference.'

"Hypersonic Screecher." Tai had been so caught up in his thoughts he did notice the mutant Digimon was now in front of him it then unleashed sound waves from its mouth that where so high pitch that covering his ears on slightly dampened the pain it caused not to mention the sound waves hit him with the force of a gale force wind which forces him backwards eventually knocking him off his feet flying backwards into a tree. The creature then tried charging him again as he slid down the trunk however he was able to push off of it and get out of the way before the creature bulldozed the tree knocking it over 'I better get out of here, Agumon and the others may not be able to digivolve but I probably stand a much better chance with him and the others then I do alone.'

A noise from behind caught Tai's attention and saw the creatures tail heading straight towards him only this time it connected although he wasn't hit by the club the impact still had enough force to send him flying into another tree hit body fracturing the tree bark upon impact, then Tai fell to the ground hitting his head on a large rock at its base blood pouring from an open wound and his world slowly faded into darkness. The creature stared at the motionless figure lying on the ground for a few moments before crashing its way through the forest.

It had been several hours since Tai had wondered off on his own and by now many of the group where beginning to worry particularly Sora. Tai had been her closet friend ever since the two of them had met in kindergarten, and afterwards they where almost inseparable their bond had only deepened over time particularly during their adventures in the Digital World. For a time she had wondered if there was a chance their relationship could have been more then just friendship but Tai never expressed any kind of romantic feeling towards her and it was it was inappropriate for a girl to ask a boy out not to mention she had been way too nervous to think about making the first move herself however by this time Tai's best friend Matt had become pretty popular at school, particularly with the female crowd. At first she thought she could use the possibility of a relationship with Matt to spur a reaction out of Tai however the more time she spent with Matt the more she began to enjoy being with him however the moment she realised this it terrified her, the idea she could have feeling for Matt beyond the realms of friendship.

She prayed that Tai would tell her something even if it was to tell her he only thought of her as a friend so to set her fears at ease as the idea of choosing between Tai and Matt terrified her more then any evil Digimon she had encountered or could imagine. Then on the now infamous Christmas, she decided that she would force her hand and get a straight answer from one of them, and that night she found herself waiting at the back stage entrance of the arena where Matt and his band would have their first official concert. She'd spent the day baking (or at least attempting to) things to give to her friends as gifts however it was then standing there in that alley all her confidence abandoned her, it was then Tai appeared with Agumon at his side,

"So, Sora, are you going to the concert with anyone? Not that it matters. I was just wondering..." "Actually, I wanted to wait and see if Matt was free afterwards." even as she spoke thoughts words Sora still hoped Tai would say her loved her but it never came "Oh, I see. Matt, huh?" "..." "Sora, it's okay." "You're not mad at me, Tai?" "No, of course not. Now get in there and say hi to Matt for me." "Thanks, Tai." Tai made her choice for her although she swore she had seen a pained look in his eyes which haunted her to this day. Since that day her relationship with Matt had blossomed however in the back of her mind Sora felt as if there relationship was lacking something, as if something was missing but she couldn't imagine what it was.

Yes she and Matt had gone on dates to the movies and dinners in restaurants, they kissed and hugged and did what other couples did when they where together but lately Matt had been eager to take the next step in their relationship she was hesitant however, it wasn't as if she was saving herself for her wedding night but making love to someone was a huge step in a relationship and Sora just felt she wasn't ready for it yet and although Matt understood how she felt it was clear that there was only so long he would be willing to wait. It had been some time since the food had finally been dished up but still Tai had not returned and as hungry as she was Sora couldn't bring herself to eat the food that was in front of her, looking about she seeing that everyone was either digging into the partly charred feast or make idle conversation however it was clear that all of them where worried about Tai's whereabouts and not just his mother sister and partner, no Davis whom practically hero worshipped the big haired teen and as well as TK whom she knew looked up to Tai as if he where also his big brother (which didn't sit well with Matt). Izzy who in recent times had replaced Matt as Tai's best male friend. And even her own mother whom had known Tai his whole life and was a good friends with Tai's mother and she was sure all the destined where worried about him as well.

Due to her commitments to the tennis team, working part time in her mothers shop and spending time with Matt Sora hadn't talked to Tai in months and although they sometimes passed each other in the hallways they hardly had time to exchange greetings plus she had the odd feeling he was avoiding her, not that she was totally innocent in all this she had spent so much time with Matt she barely had time for any of her other friends either, when Matt had the time that is. Music and rehearsing took up a lot of Matt's time and there had been times when he had cancelled on her and on a number occasions had left her waiting outside movie theatres and alone in restaurants because he was rehearsing, so although she would never tell him she was glad that Matt's band may be splitting up that way he would have more time to spend with her.

However she really missed Tai, he was her oldest friend and had always been there when she needed someone to talk to or needed a shoulder to cry on but everyone assumed she had Matt to fill that role now and it wasn't that he wasn't there for her when it counted it was just that there was one thing Tai could always do, make her laugh. Even if he didn't understand what she was going through or couldn't do anything to help her he would at least try and make her feel better and a did help Sora would often feel things weren't so bad or she could get through whatever she was going through. She missed that, she missed talking with him, playing soccer with him, hanging out and just goofing off with him. So she had been looking forward to today thinking that it would give the two of them a chance to talk with him however the moment she got out of the minivan that Tai and Kari's mom had hired to drive them up to the site, Matt had dragged her off to a shady spot away from the others guitar in hand so she had missed out on that opportunity.

She got up from the table "Sora dear, are you alright?" her mother asked "Yeah I'm just not that hungry." her daughter replied "I'm gonna go stretch my legs." "Wait," Matt said through a mouthful chicken before swallowing it "I'll go with you." "No, I'll be alright." Sora said raising her hands in protest "Are you sure Sora?" her partner Biyomon, a small pink bird Digimon with a red beak and claws on each of her wings as well as large sapphire eyes. "I'll be alright Biyomon, I just need some air. And like Matt said, its not like there's anything dangerous here." Sora replied before heading off towards one of the trails that wound their way around and through the forest.

She had been walking amongst the trees for nearly ten minutes when there came a noise that sounded like an ear splitting roar 'What was that?' she thought looking franticly but saw nothing however what came next was a noise so intense even with her ears covered it felt as if the inside of her skull would explode so she was glad when it stopped but this was followed by the sound of something crashing about and what sounded like trees being knocked over, then for no reason it stopped and there was silence. Sora stood there as if she'd taken root whilst the logical part of her brain was telling her to get out of there but for some reason she wasn't listening to it 'Tai is still somewhere in these woods. He could be hurt or worse he could be...' with these thoughts echoing through her mind she started running not really caring which direction she was heading. She didn't know how long she ran for all that mattered to her was finding Tai however the sound of more crashing stopped her in her tracks and then from the trees emerged a large monster of a creature that looked like it had been created using the data of Tortomon and Ankylomon, however its most striking feature were the spikes running along its back and the club on the end of its tail. Both of them stared at each other until the creature unleashed a blood curdling roar flashing Sora its very large teeth which caused Sora to scream in terror and she ran hoping to try and lose the creature in the woods.

Meanwhile Tai was coming around, groaning and with his head spinning he managed to get himself into a kneeling positioned he then shook his head and gradually the worlds stopped spinning. He had just struggled to his feet when a noise that sounded like a scream echoed from somewhere near by which was followed by the sound of giant footsteps and his eyes widened in horror he knew that scream "Oh God Sora..." he then began running following the trail of destruction.

Sora briefly looked over her shoulder whilst her peruser wasn't the most agile of creature it certainly was able to keep her within its sights 'Ah crap.' Sora had hoped to lose it in the woods and maybe double back and try and find Tai but right now she would have to concentrate on trying to stay one step ahead of the monster who was trying to kill her. Soon enough the line of trees began thinning and grassland took its place which to her was both a blessing and a curse, it meant the place where the others were based was nearby and she stood a much better chance with Biyomon and the others by her side then she did alone.

However due to her experiences in the Digital World she knew some Digimon possessed very powerful attacks and that just maybe only the narrow pathways of the forest had prevented her pursuer from using it, emerging into blazing sunlight Sora found herself in a large field and to in front of her was the lake the younger chosen were playing in earlier which meant the others couldn't be too far away however a crashing sound from behind her snapped her back to reality and she tried picking up the pace.

The creature burst out of the woods and skidded to a halt as Sora began running across the field the spikes on its back began glowing crimson "Raining Doom." it cried and the spikes flew from is back into the air before descending earthwards however each of them missed their target. Sora pumped her legs as hard as she could the sound of blood and the creature pounding in her ears, trying her best from getting impaled on one of the spikes the creature was firing. What happened next would be burned forever into her memory, she was almost half way across the field when she tripped and fell to the ground "Raining Doom." the creature roared firing off another volley of spikes into the air Sora tried to get to her feet when a sharp twinge of pain from her right knee 'Come on, ignore it you've played entire tennis matches with worse injuries.' she berated herself and shakily got to her feet and limped away as fast as she could.

"Sora watch out..." she hadn't even gone a yard when she heard her name yelled out next thing she felt something push her sending her back onto the ground looking up she saw Tai standing over her and from the dirt twigs and dried leaves sticking out of his hair on his clothes plus the wound on his head it was clear he had also had had a run in with the creature, the their eyes connected for a brief moment though to her it seemed almost like an eternity a whistling sound heard in the background was heard when a one of the creatures spikes then erupted through Tai's chest.

Sora looked on in horror no matter how much she wanted to look away she couldn't tear her eyes away from the sight before her, Tai, her oldest friend, with a large red spike sticking through his chest his blood flowing from the wound "Tai...why...why did you throw your life away for mine?" "So...ra...I don't have...any kind of a life...if your not there in it." Tai's words made Sora's heart skip a beat, did this mean...Tai began coughing blood flowing from his mouth as he did running down his chin and splattering on the ground.

Gathering what strength he had left Tai shakily raised his right arm and reached towards her "...So...ra..." his words a breathless whisper. Slowly Sora reached forward with her hand, the tips of her fingers almost touching him when his hand fell away as the last spark of life faded from his eyes his Digivice then fell from his pocket and came to rest in the pool of its owners blood. And during all this all Sora could do was stare, he was gone "No. Tai no..."

AN Ok first chapter. Know some of the DD's might be out of character but its been years since I've seen the show. I figure some of you might be unhappy about the things TK said to Kari but come on we've all said things we don't mean when when we're pissed off. Tai's was pretty intense but I figured he'd want to go out protecting someone he cares about. Got an idea of how chapter 2 but I'll wait to see how well this is recivied before posting it. Later and Merry X-mas.