GoggleMaster01- I'm ba-ack! So, here's Chapter 2, as promised! So, in case you skipped over Chapter 1 for some reason, Tai is about to go back to the Human World (end of Season 1) when he sees a ghostly version of himself that winds up as Tai from the Future! What else happens? Keep reading!

Ash Pikachu- Ash Pikachu, Attorney of Law has returned!

GoggleMaster01- Aw, darn it! Let's just save some time, my stupid copyright thingy is on the first chapter. So, at the beginning of each chapter, I'll just say that, 'kay?

Ash Pikachu- Boo hoo! *runs away*

GoggleMaster01- That gets rid of him, eh? *shonen victory sign* (Okay, I think that's what it's called- it's when a character flashes a peace sign after a battle in an anime like Pokemon, Digimon etc. If anyone knows if it has a different name, please tell me.)

Okay, on to the fic!

Chapter 2

My Destiny

"What?" I was shocked. "I'm gonna be a ghost?!"

"Ha ha- no," future me said. "And do I have news for you! I know where you're going- back home to Odibia."

Odibia is a district in Tokyo. That was where I was born and raised. I didn't like it there. People made fun of me in school, and my teachers weren't exactly the nicest people either. I was brave, confident and adventurous to boot. I never felt like I belonged in the big city. The truth was, I felt more like I belonged in the Digital World. I never told anyone- they might have thought I was weird or something.

Besides, I had to go back. I had my family waiting for me- my mom and my dad and my ignorant cat. I had soccer, my favorite thing in the whole wide world. I had a life back there. I had no choice but to go.

"How do you know where I'm going?" I asked shakily.

"I'm you, remember?" future me said. "We both hate it there, don't we?"

"Yeah," I said.

"Well, you're gonna get a load of this," future me said. "Now, before I tell you this, you gotta promise me one thing. You have to promise not to go back to Odibia."

"Not go back?" I yelped. "I have to! My mom and dad and-"

"Then, I guess you don't want to go explore the rest of the Digital World," future Tai said. "Climb up mountains, swim through the rivers, save the world a few more times-"

"I do! I do want to explore the Digital World!" I cried out.

"Then, you know what you'll have to do," future me said.

I sighed. This would be one of the biggest things I ever had to do. I'd have to give up my life for one bit of information.

"Alright, I promise I won't go back," I said at last. I don't know what possessed me to say that- my curious, adventurous mind, future Tai, maybe escaping school. I will never know. But it's one of those things that I will never know, like how to spell glockenspiel.

"Okay, I'll tell you where to get all the answers," future me said. "Go into the woods and look for a tree stump that looks fake, like it's from Disney World or something. There is where all the answers lie."

"What about the others? Matt, Sora, Kari?"

"You'll have to tell them," future me said. "They must all go to that tree stump."

"Then why did Gennai say 'asta la vista' and arrange for us to go back if there's something else we gotta do?" I asked.

Future me looked sad, as if he was remembering something tragic. "I can't tell you," he said. "You'll have to find out for yourself."

"Boy, I did call Gennai a fountain of information when I first met him, but when it comes to information, you're Old Faithful," I said sarcastically.

Future me chuckled. Then, he walked up to me on all fours and touched his nose to mine. "Tai, you like leadership, adventure, the wind blowing through your hair," future me explained. "That's the life you want, not the one in Odibia."

I blinked a couple of times. "Yea," I said. "You're right! Oh, man, I've loved this adventure. It was so cool- y'know, making new friends, saving the world, seeing places I've never seen before. I thought it would never end."

"Do you want it to end?" future me asked, sounding nervous.

"No. Agumon and me, we had so much fun-" I took a deep breath. "I lived, I laughed, I grew up a little, made friends." I smiled. "Okay, dude, you win. I'm staying here."

"I'm glad," future me said. "Good luck out there, dude, and may the stars be with you!" With that, he vanished into smoke.

"May the stars be with you?" I asked myself. "What is this, Star Wars?"

"Hey! Whatchadoin', Tai?" Agumon asked.

"Agumon," I said. "I'm not sure if this was an illusion, but I saw this guy who was like a ghost, and he said that he was future me. He told me to stay here in the DigiWorld and find this tree stump that looks fake that's in the woods someplace."

"I've heard about that, Tai," Agumon said. "In the Digital World, sometimes people with a great destiny see themselves from the future. The tree stump is real. I've seen it. Do you know that place you landed when you first came to the Digital World?"

"Yea," I said. "In that clearing of the four oak trees."

"Well, if you go straight a mile or two into the forest, you'll find the tree stump," Agumon said.

"Then it's real!" I cried. I took a deep breath. The world seemed new. I was happy.

That's when I remembered the other DigiDestined! Duh duh dee!! Future me told me to go tell them about the tree stump. I looked at the eclipse up in the sky. The shadow of the eclipse nearly covered the sun.

"We don't have long, Agumon!" I cried. "We gotta go tell the other DigiDestined!"

GoggleMaster01- That's the end! Chapter 3 will come soon. Who will listen to Tai? What destiny is waiting for him in the Digital World? Who exactly IS Bozo the Clown?! All questions will be answered. Soon…

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This is Wally Jr. Wally Jr. has nothing to do with my fic, I just thought he'd be fun to make. If you post Wally Jr. anywhere else, you will be attacked by rabid Pikachus!