Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Author's note: Thanks to MitzvahRose for favoriting this story and to FTA92 for following it. I really appreciate it. The 1999 version of Matt will be referred to in the narration as "young Matt", but will be referred to by the other 1999 digidestined as "Matt". Furthermore, the 2019 version of Matt will be referred to as either "Matt" or "the time agent" in the narration. The 1999 digidestined will refer to him as "the time agent".
The Time Agent
Chapter 3
Once he regained consciousness Matt stood up, turned around, and ran off into the forest. Once he was out of sight, he began to cry. A few minutes later, he leaned against a tree, continuing to weep. Memories of the day he discovered his brother's dead body, bombarded him as he wept. On that day, Matt had come over to TK's apartment to check up on him since he had not returned any of Matt's phone calls. When he didn't answer the door, Matt grew worried and unlocked it using his key. He then opened the door and ran inside, calling out his brother's name, but received no response. He walked forward a few paces and saw his brother lying dead on the floor next to his coffee table. By the looks of it, the cause of death was suicide since both of TK's wrists had been slashed open and the knife that had been used to do it was in his right hand. Matt performed CPR, even though he knew that his brother was gone. There was no suicide note, which frustrated Matt. Izzy had warned him before he left that he might meet his brother again in the past. At the time, however, Matt thought he was over his brother's death.
"I didn't think I would react this way", Matt thought to himself.
He continued to cry for a couple more minutes until he thought in his mind, "I have to pull myself together, I can't let Joe die too".
He then walked away from the tree and resumed his search for the evil digimon.
Meanwhile, TK and young Matt looked at Tai, Sora, and Joe with confused looks on their faces.
"Could somebody please explain what's going on here", asked young Matt.
Tai, Sora, and Joe then took turns telling young Matt and TK about their meeting with "the time agent".
"This is just weird even for us", young Matt said.
"Hey, did anyone see Izzy and Mimi? They've been gone quite a while", asked Sora who decided to change the subject.
"I think they went to go pick berries or something", said Joe.
Just then, Izzy and Mimi, along with their respective digimon partners, returned from the woods with bags full of delicious digital world berries.
"Hey guys, we're back", Mimi said cheerfully.
"You guys just missed the weirdest thing", Tai said. He then told Izzy and Mimi about the mysterious "time agent".
"Who would want to kill Joe", asked Mimi.
"I'm about as clueless as you are", said Joe.
"Same here", replied Tai
"Now what", asked Izzy
"We have to keep an eye out for this creep. I'll stay up first tonight and stand guard", said Tai.
The sun had set by the time he said this, so the digidestined decided to make camp for the night. They found it difficult to sleep, however, due to the day's events. Everybody was thinking about Joe and the unknown someone who wanted to murder him. These thoughts had even influenced their dreams. TK had just woken up from his dream when he heard a noise to his right. Standing up, he walked over to Tai and told him about the noise. Tai followed him along with Agumon and Patamon to a row of bushes that were located behind Joe's head. They tread carefully, trying to not wake up Joe or the other destined. They then heard a rustling sound coming from behind the bushes. Tai then turned his head in that direction and saw a dark figure moving towards Joe.
"Hey", Tai exclaimed.
The figure froze, and then turned towards Tai and TK, moving a little bit closer to them as it did. The light of the campfire allowed the two chosen children to get a slightly more detailed look at the figure. The figure was a digimon who was wearing what looked like a black blanket, which covered its whole body. His head was covered with a matching black hood and his face was covered with a black mask and sunglasses. He walked on all fours, with his paws covered by black gloves that had old rusty knives attached to them. Like Matt, the digimon spoke through a voice changer that was attached to his mask.
"Hello Tai", the digimon said, talking in a slightly high-pitched computerized voice.
The digimon then turned to TK and said, "It's been a while since I last saw you TK, at least a year".
"What are you doing here", Tai asked even though he had a pretty good guess what it was.
"It's none of your business", the mysterious digimon replied.
"You're here to hurt Joe, aren't you", TK asked.
"How did you know that", the digimon replied.
"We have our sources", Tai said.
"Someone from 2019, no doubt", the digimon said.
"2019", TK asked.
"That's where I'm from, and if you let me do what I came here to do, I'll tell you about another year. It's a very important year for you TK. Just keep quiet and I'll tell you all about 2018", the digimon said.
"No way", TK said.
"What about you Tai? Do you want to know your future? Just let Joe die and I'll tell you anything you want to know", the digimon said.
"No deal", said Tai, "why do you want Joe dead anyway and how do you know who we are".
"Back in 2019, Joe and I had an argument. I was very upset afterwards, but then I ate these delicious, sparkling black berries and I knew exactly what to do. I had to kill him. As for knowing who you are, let's just say that if I wasn't in disguise, you would know the answer", the digimon said.
"You must have ate the 'Crazy Berries'", Patamon said.
"What", Tai and TK asked in unison.
"If a digimon eats one of those berries, they go insane and often do horrible things they wouldn't normally do", Patamon said.
"I'm not crazy. In fact, my mind has never felt clearer", the digimon said.
The villainous digimon then began to move closer to where Joe was sleeping and said, "This is my final offer, let me go and I'll tell you anything you want to know about your futures".
"No", Tai and TK said at the same time.
"Then, I guess three humans will have to die tonight instead of just one", the digimon said preparing to attack.
Just then, Matt appeared and said, "I'm not letting you kill anyone".
"Who are you", the evil digimon asked.
Matt did not say a word. Instead, he raised his arm to reveal the capture gun. The gun was light gray in color and shaped like a tube. A clear dome sat on top of the gun and a black trigger and handle were attached at the bottom. Matt aimed the gun at the villainous creature and pulled the trigger. When he did this, a bright blue light ejected from the long, gray tube, making a whooshing sound as it did. The blue beam missed the evil digimon, who then ran off into the woods, quickly pursued by Matt. After he left, Tai and TK told the other chosen children, who were awakened by the sound of the gun, what had happened. Looks of horror appeared on their faces, with Joe looking the most scared out of all of them.
"I can't believe that he was so close to me", Joe thought to himself. He then turned towards TK and said, "Thank you for spotting whoever it was when you did".
"You're welcome", said TK.
After that the digidestined attempted to get some sleep, despite having Joe's potential killer on their minds.