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Heroes Unite and Secrets Revealed Part 2.
Desert Chamber.
Marcus sat up groaning. He looked around and saw that Yoshi, Thomas, Keenan, Kristy, Agumon, Lalamon, Goamon, Falcomon, and Biyomon were already up. "Look whose finally up." Yoshi said. "Where are we?" he asked. "Some unknown desert chamber in the Digital World I think. But I could be wrong." Thomas said. Suddenly the sounds of footsteps coming closer filled the air. "Someone is coming." Marcus said turning to face the direction the sound was coming from. Soon four faces came into view. "You guys?!" he asked running towards Tai, Davis, Takato, and Takuya. "Marcus!" they said running to meet Marcus in the middle. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"We don't know. We were having a nice pinic, then a blizzard appeared and the next thing we know we're in a strange tunnel and Tai reveals that he and Sora are lovers." Davis said, causing Tai to blush, again. "The same thing happened to my team and I, minus the lovers part. Though everyone did find out that Rika and I are dating." Takato said.
"Same with my team, minus any romance." Takuya said. "Wow, my team and I were having a picnic also when a blizzard appeared, though I was trying to let out some frustration, long story. I only woke up five minutes before you arrived. Oh and congrats Takato." Marcus said. "We need to keep moving. If the others are here also, there should be at least one more chamber. If we're the only ones here then we'll find the exit or make our own." Tai said. Marcus nodded and they all set off. He joined Tai, Davis, Takato, and Takuya in front.
Cylindrical Cavern.
Mikey woke up with a groan to see Nene leaning over him. "Hello, beautiful." he said smiling. Tagiru woke up, groaning also, to Airu in the same position as Nene."Good morning cutie." she said. Both girls helped their boyfriends up. "Okay where are the others?" Mikey asked looking around. "Help! Anyone!" a voice yelled. "That sounded like Ryouma." Tagiru said. "PANIC! EVERYBODY PANIC!" another voice yelled.
"And that was Jeremy." Mikey said. The group of four ran in the direction the yelling came from to find Angie, Yuu, Ryouma, and Ren gathered around a pit. While Jeremy was running in circles freaking out. Mikey and Tagiru pushed their way through so they could see what the commotion was about. What they saw made them pale. Hanging from a group of cables was an unconscious Christopher.
"Angie can you please get Jeremy to be quite." Mikey said taking out his Fusion Loader. Angie nodded and gave Jeremy a huge punch to the top of the head. "Reload, Beelzemon." Mikey said ignoring Jeremy. "What do you need Mikey?" Beelzemon asked appearing in a flash of light and feathers out of the Fuaion Loader. "Christopher is unconscious and hanging from a group of cables down there can you go get him?" Mikey asked pointing to the unconscious Christopher. "Of course." Beelzemon said flying down. He returned seconds later, Christopher in his arms.
Mikey helped Beelzemon gently lay Christopher down. "Anyone got any water?" Tagiru asked moving to kneel beside Mikey and Christopher. Ren handed over his water canteen. "Here goes nothing." Tagiru said unscrewing the lid and dumping the water on Christopher. "Who, what, when, where, why, brrrrrr." Christopher bolting up straight and looking around, before shaking his head. "Careful. We found you unconscious hanging from over a bottomless pit by a group of cables." Mikey said pushing Christopher back down, gently. After a few minutes Christopher was able to stand up, but he had to lean against the wall. "Mikey! Tagiru!" several voices declared in unison.
The Fusion Fighters/Hunters all turned, and saw several more people running towards them through a tunnel no one had noticed until then. Five specific ones that got the goggleheads' interest. "Tai! Davis! Takato! Takuya! Marcus!" Mikey and Tagiru exclaimed in unison.
"Nice to see you boys too," Marcus greeted with a smirk. "Let me guess, you all were having a picnic when a werid blizzard appeared." he said. "That's exactly right, how do you guys know?" Yuu asked."Because it was the same with all of us. Though Tai revealed that he and his girlfriend were having sex. While Takato's group found out that he and one of the other members were dating." Takuya said. Tai blushed four the fifth time. "Congrats Takato." Mikey said. "We should introduce ourselves since everyone is here and may not know the others names. my name's Tai. These are the Original Digidestined – my girlfriend Sora, my second in comand Matt, Izzy, Mimi, and Joe." Tai said.
"I'm Davis, the leader of the Second Gen Digidestined. These are the rest of the Second Gen Digidestied- my girlfriend Kari, second in command Ken, his girlfriend Yolie, TK, and Cody." Davis stated. "You all remember me, I'm Takato," Takato greeted with a smile. "These are my friends and the other Digimon Tamers – my second in comand Henry, his sister Suzie, my girlfriend Rika, Ryo, Kazu, Kenta, Jeri, Ai, and her brother Mako. Nice to meet all of you." he said.
"I'm Takuya, and these are my friends, otherwise known as the Legendary Warriors. That's my second in comand Koji, his brother Koichi, Zoe, Tommy, JP, my brother Shinya, Tero, Chiaki, and Teppei." Takuya said. "We are the Digimon Data Squad, You all know me as the invincible Marcus, this is my sister Kristy, my second in command Thomas, Yoshi, and Keenan." Marcus stated.
"Nice to meet all of you in case you didn't know, my name's Mikey, and these are my fellow Generals – Christopher, my girlfriend Nene, Angie, Jeremy and Yuu.," Mikey greeted in return. "And you all know me as the Hunter Tagiru! Oh, and this is Ryouma, Ren and my girlfriend Airu, my fellow hunters." Tagiru declared happily.
"Isn't he the one that helped Quartzmon cause all that trouble in your world?" Davis asked, pointing at Ryouma. The white haired hunter looked down sadly. "Hey! Back off," Tagiru growled, quickly standing in front of Ryouma. "He's sorry for what happened, and I already forgave him. If you got a problem with that-" he said.
"Take it easy Tagiru," Tai said, interrupting, with a smile. "We understand, and we can all tell he's sorry. Since that's the case, we forgive him, right guys?" The other humans all nodded in agreement, a few more vigorously than others. "So we're all here for the same reasons," Christopher stated. "Something tells me this isn't your ordinary meeting." he said. "Ya think?" Koji asked sarcastically. "We need to keep moving if we want to find answers." Tai said. "Let's go then." Tagiru said. They set off, Christopher being aupported by Mikey and Tagiru.
Several hours later.
After hours of walking, they came into a large circular room with several symbols and lights, and a large pillar of blue light shining in the middle. "Whoa, what is this place?" Keenan asked in amazement. "This is my new home actually," said a familiar figure. "Gennai!" the Digidestined all exclaimed in surprise.
"Hello Digidestined, and hello to you Tamers, Warriors, Data Squad, Fusion Fighters and Hunters." Gennai said with a smile. "How do you know who were are? Who are you anyways?" Takuya asked. "That's Gennai, he helped us during our adventures in the Digital World. He's one of its guardians who tried to protect it from the human world discovering it." Izzy replied. "Indeed, as for how I know you all, I've been watching over you. You see, I know that there are many universes with Digital Worlds, and in turn I made it my mission to watch over several of them. This includes all of yours." Gennai replied. "If that's so then why didn't you help us like you helped them?" Thomas asked.
"It is because that while I did watch over the other universes, I could not meddle with them, and otherwise the boundaries between the universes would be crushed. You all recall the events with Quartzmon." Gennai stated. All the humans nodded in agreement. "Now, the reason I called you all is because once again, the Digital Worlds are in danger. However, this time they are in much greater danger than before." he said. "What do you mean Gennai?" Takato asked, hiding his giddy joy to finally meet the man he saw on TV as a young kid.
"It appears that a new evil has risen, and this enemy has somehow broken the barriers between the Digital Worlds, forcing them to merge together into one Digital World." Gennai replied. "Wait, you're saying that all of our Digital Worlds have fused together? Is that even possible?" Sora asked in shock. "You should know anything is possible when it comes to Digimon and the Digital World, Sora," Gennai replied with a smile. "As to answer your question, yes." he said. "Who is this evil?" Jeri asked.
"I'm not sure," Gennai replied. "All I know is that it's an extremely powerful Digimon. Not only that, he leads an entire army of strong Digimon, some of old and some of new. They won't rest until they rule the entire Digital World and all of the human worlds, and other worlds beyond." he said.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Tagiru asked. "Hold on, there is still much more I must explain before I send you away, because of the merging of the Digital Worlds, there is a great influx of Digital Energy. Digital Energy is what gives Digimon the power to Digivolve and reach higher levels. It is also a key-factor in the creation of alternate Digivolution lines." Gennai said, surprising the group. "Alternate Digivolution lines?" Thomas asked.
"Yes, Digimon are constantly able to change forms, evolving into stronger and different ones that may not be the same. For example, Tai and Marcus both have Agumons for partners, but they both digivolve into different species of Greymon. Some Digimon have the power to evolve into different lines, such as Veemon how can Armor Digivolve and normal Digivolve. It was this Digital Energy that allows Digivolution. In fact, the Digimon Calumon is filled with Digital Energy, which is the reason he had the power to Digivolve Digimon." Gennai replied.
"Wow, who knew little Calumon had that much power in him," Kazu said in amazement. "As I was saying, the influx of Digital Energy has caused the path to the Digital World has nearly become impossible to cross repeatedly." Gennai said. "What do you mean Gennai?" Tai asked. "I mean, if you go you'll never be able to leave." Gennai said. The room was filled with a silence so thick, not even Omnimon's Transcendent Sword could cut through it. The tension of Gennai's words hung in the air like a bad smell, and it left all the young ones feeling just as bad. "Is…is there no other way?" Sora asked nervously. "I'm afraid not," Gennai replied, leaving the group in a thicker silence.
All of the humans were lost in thought, unable to really comprehend what they'd just been told. None of them knew what to do. They all wanted to help their Digimon partners, but they were all worried about their own lives as well. Relinquishing their humanity would change them forever. They would never be able to live normal lives again. True, meeting the Digimon meant none of them would have normal lives, but at least they could live relatively normal lives. This was a huge choice, and none of them dared speak. None, but one.
"I'll do it," a voice spoke quietly, just barely loud enough to be heard. All the humans and Gennai turned to Tagiru who had his head down. "I-I'll do it." he repeated. "Wha…Tagiru, what are you saying?" Yuu asked in confusion.
"I said I'll do it," Tagiru replied, raising his head. That single statement left all of the humans in shock. "Tagiru are you nuts?!" Angie practically screamed. "Yeah, don't you want to think this over?" Jeremy asked. "No." Tagiru said with a serious tone, one that surprised those of his own world. "You can't be serious. Did you not hear what Gennai said. There will be no way to return home." Ren said.
"I would give up my life if it meant helping Gumdramon!" Tagiru yelled, shocking the group. "I know you all think I'm an idiot, but I understand what Gennai said. I know what I'm giving up, and in my opinion, that's a small price to pay if it means saving and helping Gumdramon." he said. "Tagiru." Gumdramon said staring at his partner. "But what about your parents? What would they say?" Nene asked. Tagiru looked down. "I know my parents love me with all their heart. I actually introduced them to Gumdramon after he came back." he said. All the hunters and Fusion Fighters blinked in surprise. "And you know what, they loved him! They were happy that we had such a good friendship. I know my parents will love me no matter what choices I make." he continued, still not looking up. "But what about your future? You can't give that up," Yuu tried to reason.
"You don't get it, do you?!" Tagiru screamed, surprising the entire group. "Gumdarmon is my BEST FRIEND! Heck, he's more than that! He was my first REAL friend. I know you and Mikey were okay with me, but I'm pretty sure you didn't think of me as a true friend at the time, and the feeling was mutual. Gumdramon was the first being to ever truly understand me, to know how I felt and to want to help me succeed in my goals. We went through thick and thin together, doing all we could to prove ourselves the best we could be while everyone else just looked down on us! Gumdramon stood by me through my worst moments and I refuse to let him stand alone in this when he needs me now. I don't care about the future right now, I just care about is helping Gumdramon! He needs me, and I refuse to let the only person in this whole damn universe that understands me alone!" he said. "I feel the same way Tagiru." Gummdramon said walking to his partner.
Tagiru was heaving heavily, releasing all that pent up anger was tiring, but he smiled at Gumdramon. All of the others were simply speechless, those who knew Tagiru the best even more so. None of them had ever heard Tagiru speak with such anger and seriousness. To all of them, Tagiru was just the same energetic, bull-headed and determined goofball they all knew. None of them expected that beneath all that hyper-activeness was a boy who just wanted to be the best he could be and had a hard time trusting others. To hear that the first person to ever really understand him was his Digimon partner told them that he wasn't as carefree as he let on. It also reminded them of just how loyal Tagiru was to those he cared about. He would do anything to save his friends, especially those closest to him. They had all underestimated Tagiru.
Mikey couldn't help but smile at Tagiru. He really had come a long way since they first met. For a long while, it seemed that Tagiru dreamt of becoming greater than him, but in reality he just wanted to prove himself. As far as Mikey was concerned, Tagiru had proven himself many times over, and had earn the right to the title of the seventh Legendary Hero. More so, if anything else, Tagiru's words were inspiring.
"Well Tagiru, if that's how you feel than you can count me in," Mikey said, shocking everyone around him, especially Tagiru. "We super stars have to stick together right?" he said with a wink. Tagiru immediately understood what Mikey meant, and couldn't help gain a huge smile on his face. "Mikey's right. I'm going to." Shoutmon said walking over to Gumdramon. "Mikey have you absolutely lost your mind?! It's one thing for Tagiru to be absolutely crazy, but you?" Angie yelled at the top of her lungs as she faced her best friend.
"Tagiru is not being crazy Angie, he's being loyal to his friend, something I thought you would know all about," Mikey said in a scolding tone, surprising Angie and making her take a step back. "And neither of us are being irrational. Tagiru is being just what he always was, an amazing friend. He's willing to give up his wants for the needs of others, I always said I would never to my back on someone who needed help. Anyone who is willing to do that has my respect and admiration." Mikey walked over to Tagiru, looking at his junior with a warm smile. "Tagiru, I'm proud of you. I hope you can count on me to give you hand in this fight." he said.
Tagiru was honestly speechless, a feeling he did not experience often. Despite that, he could help but smile widely and nodded. "Of course Mikey! I mean, only if you don't mind being with a crazy loudmouth." He said with a light blush of embarrassment. "If I survived Jeremy, I think I can manage." Mikey chuckled. "Hey! I'm right here!" Jeremy said indignantly.
Angie looked at Mikey and Tagiru, and couldn't help thinking of Mikey's words. He was right, Tagiru was incredibly loyal to those he cared about, especially Gumdramon. And Mikey was right about her, she did know something about loyalty. She was Mikey's best friend and no matter what she was always there for him considering how often he would overwork himself. It was simply the shock of watching him and Tagiru willing throw their lives away to help those they care about. She wasn't the only one.
Watching the scene before them, the other groups all watched in surprise, shock, and amazement. One of the most impressed was Marcus. Seeing the two willingly choose to go through with this, it reminded him of a choice he once made as well. Now, he was going to do the same thing.
"Well, if you two chuckle heads are going, you're going to need someone who actually knows how to fight to teach you the ropes," Marcus said, cracking his knuckles. Everyone looked to him in surprise.
"Marcus, I always knew you were empty-headed, but this is too much!" Yoshi cried out. "Meh, who cares." Marcus said with a shrug. He began to walk forward, Agumon by his side. "But Marcus, what about your future?" Thomas asked, worried about his friend.
Marcus stopped and let out a soft sigh. "Who are we kidding Thomas? We both know I don't have a real future ahead of me. I'm not book smart like you, and I obviously don't have as much common sense as you Yoshi. The only thing I'm good at is punching stuff. So if that's all I'm good at, I might as well do it where it counts." Marcus said, walking over to Mikey and Tagiru, leaving his friends and sister stunned. "I hope you two don't mind having this blockhead on your team." he said.
Mikey and Tagiru smiled at Marcus. "No problem Marcus, we boneheads have to stick together," Tagiru said cheekily. "Speak for yourself," Mikey said with a smirk, causing the two of them to laugh and Marcus quickly joined in.
He stopped however when he felt another hand clasp his. He looked over and saw Kristy giving him a strong look. "If you're going then so am I," she said confidently. "What? No way! Kristy, there is no way you're coming with me!" Marcus countered. "Why not?! I'm old enough to make my own decisions," Kristy countered.
Marcus kneeled down, eyeing his sister closely. "Kristy, you have a future back home. You're a smart, brave, and beautiful young girl. You have a greater chance at a future than I do."
"Please stop talking like that," Kristy said, tears beginning to form in her eyes, surprising Marcus and the others. "I hate it when you talk bad about yourself Marcus. You never give yourself enough credit. You may not be a genius like Thomas, but you're definitely a lot more street smart. You're the strongest person I know, and I don't just mean physically. So hearing you talk so badly about yourself, it just…it just…" Kristy sniffled as she tried to wipe the tears away. "W-When you left for the Digital World last time, I-I was so sad. I-I thought I'd never s-see you again. It didn't bug me that much when Dad was gone because I didn't remember him as well as you did, and you were still there for me. But when you left, I thought… I thought…"
"Hey, hey," Marcus said softly, taking his sister into his arms and hugging her tight as tears began to roll down her eyes. "I'm here. I'm here."
"I thought I lost you for good," Kristy sobbed into Marcus's shoulder. "I don't want you to leave me again Marcus. I just…I just can't."
Marcus bit his lip. He let out a soft sigh and pulled away. He looked at his sister and wiped away her tears. He gave a soft smile, one that she slowly matched. "Okay, you can come," he finally said. "R-Really?" Kristy asked, her voice beginning to shine with hope.
"Sure," Marcus replied. "Just promise that you'll be careful, we both know mom would neuter me if you get hurt." he said. Kristy failed to hold back her laugh, causing Marcus to smirk. "Are you sure this is what you want? You know that if you do this, there is no going back."
"I know, and I still want to," Kristy replied. "I want to be there with you to help save all the Digimon. Besides, no future is worth losing my big brother." she said
Never in all his life had Marcus been more touched. He smiled lovingly at his sister and pulled her in for another hug which Kristy happily returned. "I should've known I could always count on you little sis." he said. "Always big bro," Kristy said back.
Thomas, Yoshi and Keenan were all speechless. Like the Fusion Fighters and Hunters, it seemed that they judged their leader too quickly as well. Thomas and Yoshi never thought they would hear Marcus, their so self-confident friend, feel like he had little in his future. He did work well with the police force, but they both knew he wasn't entirely happy with his job there. He didn't want to fight for money, he fought for what was right, and in their society, there weren't that many jobs that required that. Even so, it was hard for the three of them to hear their best friend and inspiration feel so low about himself.
Watching the scene, some of the other groups didn't really know how to act. Only a few of them knew Marcus as well as his friends, and this included Takuya and the warriors. While he had been considered the hero, they were all there (with the exception of Koichi, Shinya, Teppei, Teruo, and Chiaki who did not partake of the events of DigiQuartz) as Susanoomon. Still, Takuya knew him better than the rest, and couldn't help but smile at the scene.
"You're going aren't you?" Koji's voice snapped from behind, surprising Takuya and the others. "Don't lie, I can see it in your eyes." Koji said. Takuya eyed Koji for a few seconds before letting out a soft chuckle. "You can read me like a book Koji," he said lightly. "And yeah, I'm going." he said.
"Takuya, are you sure?" Zoe asked worriedly. "Yeah, I'm sure Zoe," Takuya replied. "I know what I'm doing. Our digimon friends need us. Besides, you know me, I can never turn down a cry for help." Takuya said. Agunimon smiled slightly. "Spoken like a true warrior of fire." he said. Both Takuya and Agunimon walked forward. "Mind having this warrior of fire on your team?" Takuya asked. "You bet hat-boy," Marcus said, patting Takuya's head patronizingly.
"Remind me to punch you in the balls later," Takuya growled. However, the two quickly smirked at each other along with Mikey and Tagiru. Everyone watched the slowly growing group, utterly stunned. Takato looked at the slowly growing group thinking, then began walking forward. "Takato, what are you doing?" Henry asked his friend.
"I'm going to the Digital World," Takato said sternly, determination brimming in his voice, and surprising all of his friends. "Takato are you nuts?! You can't do this!" Kazu exclaimed. "Yeah!" Kenta added. "Yes, I can, I have to." Takato said. "Takato you can't do this! What about your parents?!" Jeri practically cried out. He paused for a second. "I know that my parents will always love me. But they would want me to do the right thing." he said continuing forward. He looked to the other leaders that were going, all of which had smiling faces and eyes of acceptance. Takato managed to smile lightly, happy to know he was not alone in his choice. "Well, I guess that settles it," Davis suddenly spoke, surprising the groups, especially his own. "Make some room because I'm coming along." he said.
All of the Digidestined (except Tai for some reason) did a double-take as they stared at Davis like he had grown a second head. "Davis are you nuts?!" TK exclaimed. "You've done some pretty bullheaded things in the past but this is too much!" Yolie yelled. "Yeah, you can't just give up your future like this!" Cody agreed. "Davis please reconsider!" Kari exclaimed.
While the others were all yelling at him, Ken kept a calm demeanor as he looked at Davis. He walked before his friend, causing the others to silence in confusion. Davis and Ken looked at each quietly. "Are you sure about this Davis?" Ken finally asked.
Davis nodded. "Of course I am Ken. As a Digidestined, it's my job to save the Digital World and be there for my friends. Even if everyone else thinks I'm crazy or don't respect me, I will never betray my friends. Even if no one else follows me or believes in me I'll still go. Remember when we fought MaloMyotismon? Remember how I was the only one unaffected by his attack? Want to know why? All I want is for the worlds to be in peace and with monsters like him destroyed. I need to go." he said.
Nearly all of the Digidestined stared at Davis in shock. None of them had ever heard such on conviction and determination. Well, they had, they just never paid attention. Instantly, the memories of Davis's courage and friendship went through their minds, reminding them of how Davis was there for all of them and how he saved them all, especially during the events against Kimeramon and MaloMyotismon. Like the others, they had taken Davis for granted.
All but Ken. Ken smiled at his best friend and nodded. "Well, I guess that's all I need to know. You can count me in Davis." he asked. Davis blinked several times in surprise. "Really Ken? What about your parents and future? You certainly have a lot more promise than I do." Davis asked. "Maybe, but you taught me something Davis," Ken replied, confusing Davis. "You taught me about the importance of friendship. After you stopped me as the Digimon Emperor, you were the only person willing to give me a second chance. No one, not even myself, thought I deserved one until you did. You showed me I was not alone, and that I don't have to be alone. When my brother died, I felt so lost, and I thought I could only make myself feel better was if I took over the Digital World. You saved me Davis, you saved me many times from countless dangers, and most importantly you saved me from myself. You taught me about friendship, and I vow to never turn my back on you. Even if no one else thinks it, you're my leader, and my best friend." Ken said.
Davis stood stunned at Ken, amazed by just how much Ken respected him and cared for him. Davis smiled and stuck out his hand. Ken took it, but quickly pulled Davis into a hug, surprising everyone. It was not the first one they had, Davis had comforted Ken many times in the past, so it was only a sign of how strong their friendship was. Davis happily returned the embrace, and the two eventually parted with similar smiles.
Watching the scene, the rest of the second gen Digidestined couldn't help but feel worse, well, most of them. Cody, along with Ken, was the only other person in the group that saw Davis as a leader. Sure, he and TK were good friends, but Cody couldn't forget all the times Davis got them out of jams. Sure, he was reckless at times, but he never backed down from a challenge. Heck! He was willing to sacrifice himself to save the rest of them when Ken had them trapped. Sure, it was a trick with some Bakemon, but Davis was willing to bow to Ken and let Veemon step on him so that he could protect them from getting destroyed.
Yolie felt bad because all she could remember was her and Davis's arguments. Sure they didn't get along at times, but she was always the one that started the fights, and that was mostly because of her own temper. She'd be lying if she thought sometimes TK could be a better leader, but thinking back, Davis did get them out of countless battles none of them thought they could win. Not only that, he helped them all through their hard times, never do what Tai and Davis did. He couldn't handle the pressure.
Kari had it just as bad. So many times she thought of Davis as a goof and took TK's words more to heart. It wasn't until after she and Davis started dating that she saw that he was exactly like her brother, without even trying.
As for the older Digidestined, most of them were equally surprised by Ken and Davis. All but Tai, who was smirking proudly. "You took the words right out of my mouth Ken. Davis, if you're willing to go, then you can count me in." he said. "T-T-Tai!" Sora and Matt exclaimed in shock. Kari stared at her brother with wide eyes in equal shock.
However, Tai ignored them. He walked right up to Davis with a small smile. "I always knew I was right about you Davis. You deserve those goggles and the Digiegg of Courage. You led your team with bravery and compassion, never giving up even when the odds were against you and never giving up on your teammates," Tai said with pride in his voice. "You truly deserve to be the leader more than anyone else I could think of. I'm proud of you." He placed his hand on Davis's shoulder.
All the Digidestined stared stunned at Tai, utterly flabbergasted at what he had just said. Davis couldn't help but smile brightly at his senior. "T-Thanks Tai," Davis said cheerfully.
Tai nodded back with his own goofy smile. "What can I say, we heroes need to stick together. So you can count on me too to come. Agumon needs my help, and we all know how hopeless he is without me. Besides, I can't let my little brother go out there all alone," Tai said playfully as he ruffled Davis's hair.
"Hahaha! Cut it out Tai!" Davis said, shaking off Tai's hand. He then realized what Tai had said. "Wait…what?" he asked. Tai smiled warmly. "You're like a little brother to me Davis. Always have been."he said. Davis stared at Tai in awe, and couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks Tai, you're like the big brother I never had too. You're definitely a lot less annoying than Jun!" " he said. "I'll take that as a compliment." Tai said. he smirked at Davis and Ken, both who nodded. Together, they walked over to the group of leaders and smiled. "Got room for three more?" Tai asked.
"Always," Mikey said, holding out his fist. Tai placed his on Mikey's, followed by Davis, Ken, Takato, Marcus, Kristy, Takuya and Tagiru. All of them smiled at each other, knowing that they would stand together for their Digimon.
Gennai was surprised by the touching moments that had passed. He knew that the choice these young ones had was a difficult one. In all honesty, he expected none of them would go right away. He was just as surprised when Tagiru declared he would go. At first, Gennai did not pay much mind to Tagiru, then again, it appeared no one other than the other Legendary Heroes did. Everyone had misjudged him, and Gennai honestly felt a sense of pride and amazement by the young boy's determination and loyalty. He should have also expected the other leaders to follow. They were all so different, yet similar in the same way. They all had incredible courage and determination, loyalty to their friends that could defy time and space, and the desire to protect both worlds from destruction. Gennai was also surprised by how easily Kristy and Ken decided to join. It seemed the bonds of friendship and sibling love were stronger than even he believed. However, Gennai knew that even with the seven heroes, Ken and Kristy, he knew it would not be enough. He looked at all the stunned groups, wondering who would dare to go ne-
"Don't you dare think you're leaving without me Tagiru Akashi!" Airu suddenly yelled storming over to Tagiru. "Airu l-l-listen, I-I-I-I" Tagiru tried to speak, but his words would not come out. "Did you even give a second thought about what you're doing?!" she asked pulling him into a kiss. Everyone's jaws hit the floor, even Gennai's, at the sight of Tagiru and Airu kissing.
After a few seconds, Airu pulled away, leaving Tagiru in a state of confusion/happy/scared/stupefaction. "You didn't even think to ask if I wanted to come," she whispered, but everyone could hear her. "I would have said yes. I mean, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I let you go off gallivanting by yourself?" she finished with a playful smile. "Okay you can come." Tagiru said. Gennai turned to Tagiru with a smile. "You have a good girl here Tagiru, don't blow it." he said with a wink. "Y-Y-Y-Yes sir!" Tagiru said with a big blush on his face.
While most of the group was still stunned, Rika was smirking. She walked over behind Takato, and then promptly gave him a smack to the back of the head. "Ow! Rika, what was that for?!" Takato groaned.
"That's for not asking me if I wanted to come Gogglehead," Rika said with a smirk, surprising Takato. "You didn't think I pass this chance up, much less leave you to have all the fun." She then grabbed his hand. "Like Airu said, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I let you go off alone?" she asked
For the second time, most of the humans went slack-jawed. Takato stared in surprise, but couldn't help but smile. "Thanks Rika," he said before quickly kissing her on the lips, causing her to blush lightly.
The others continued to watch in surprise and amazement, unsure of how to take in the scene before them. One of them however, felt ready to join. "I'm going too," Keenan said, surprising his friends. "Keenan?" Yoshi said in shock.
Keenan walked up to Marcus who gave him an odd look. "Marcus, ever since I first left the Digi-World, you were the only that was willing to look out for me. You took me into your home, cared for me and Falcomon even after what he did with Biyomon. You took us both in and protected us from evil humans and Digimon like Kurata and SaberLeomon. You treated me like one of your family, and you helped me find my parents. I owe you a lot." Keenan said.
Marcus smiled at Kennan as he put his hand on the younger male's shoulder. "You owe me nothing Keenan. It was the least I could do, but are you sure you want to do this?" Marcus asked. Keenan nodded. "Yeah. Besides, I grew up in the Digital World." Keenan grinned a cheeky smile. Marcus smirked back. "Right." he said. "Glad to have you aboard." Kristy said as she smiled Keenan, who gained a very small blush on his face. Marcus saw this, and couldn't help but smirk.
Takuya noticed Marcus's smirk and the reason behind it and couldn't help but shake his head. He then felt a hand behind his back and turned to see Koji, Koichi, Zoe, Tommy, Shinya, Teppei, Teruo, Chiaki, and JP. "Hey guys, what's up?" he asked.
"What do you think?" Koji said with a familiar smirk. "We're coming with you!" Tommy said with a big grin. Takuya blinked in surprise. "And don't even think of convincing us otherwise," Zoe said as she stepped forward. "We're with you Takuya, one hundred percent!" she said. "Yeah, it's all for one and one for all!" JP declared. "So it looks like you're stuck with us," Koichi said light smile. "I want to be a Hero like you too, Takuya." Shinya said. Teruo, Teppei, and Chiaki just nodded their heads in agreement.
Takuya simply blinked in surprise, amazed that all his best friends, brother, Teppei, Teruo, and Chiaki would be so willing to come with him. He found himself smiling back and nodded. "Alright then. Look out Digital World, the Legendary Warriors are back! This time stronger than ever." Takuya said. "Yeah!" the other five original legendary warriors cheered in agreement.
'So all the Warriors have joined,' Gennai thought silently, he looked at the remaining groups. 'I wonder who will be next.' he thought. "Mikey," Angie spoke, gaining the General's attention. "I want to say, to you AND Tagiru that…I'm sorry." she said.
Most of the hunters and generals gaped in surprise, but Mikey simply blinked. "You were right. Tagiru wasn't being crazy, he's being loyal, just like you. You're always loyal to those who need help. I guess it's been so long since our first adventure that I guess I just forgot." she said. Mikey couldn't help but smile at Angie. He took her hands in his.
"No problem Angie. It happens to the best of us." he said softly. Angie smiled back and nodded. "I'm coming with you." she said. Mikey was about to argue but Angie held her finger up. "And don't you dare argue with me! Who else is going to be there to catch you when you overwork yourself?" she said, cutting him off, glaring. Mikey rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. Angie quickly turned her angry glare into a chipper smile. "You goofball." she said. Mikey smiled back, glad to have Angie on his side.
"Well I guess that settles it then," Jeremy said, gaining everyone's attention. "If you two are going, you're gonna need me to back you up." he said. "Great to have you aboard Jeremy," Mikey said lightly.
"Whatdaya mean ya-oh wait… what did you say?" Jeremy stated, switching from anger to confusing. He looked at Mikey's smirking face and glared. "I really hate it when you do that." Jeremy said. Mikey only smirked wider and Jeremy quickly smirked back. They clasped hands and nodded to each other. "I won't let you down Mikey." Jeremy said. "You never did pal," Mikey replied.
"Well," Christopher stated. "Looks like the original three musketeers are back together. Guess I better go to make sure you don't get yourselves killed." he said. Mikey simply smirked and shook his head. He and Christopher clasped arms, confirming their agreement and friendship. "I guess I better go to," Nene teased playfully. "After all, we can't have the Fusion Fighters United Army without its three main General now can we? Plus I need to go to keep Mikey from going off and doing something heroic and stupid." she said, causing Mikey to blush. "N-N-Nene!" Yuu yelled in disbelief.
"Sorry Yuu," Nene said sadly as she turned to her younger brother. "But we all know that Mikey would find some way to distract Angie so I need to go to keep him in line." she said. Mikey blushed harder. "Tagiru," Ryouma's voice called from behind said gogglehead. Tagiru and Airu turned back to see him, Ren and Ren all looking at them. "Ren and I talked it out, and we all decided we're going with you." he said. "Wha-Really?" Tagiru asked excitedly. "Yeah," Ren replied. "You reminded us of why we even liked being Hunters in the first place. It wasn't the collecting or fighting." he said. He and Ryouma joined the group that was going to the Digital world.
Yuu stood absolutely stupefied. All his friends, even his sister, were all willing to give up their lives in the real world for their Digimon friends. As he thought of this, he thought of Tagiru's earlier speech, of how he would do anything for Gumdramon and how he was Tagiru's first real friend. As much as he hated to admit it, Yuu knew Tagiru was right. Even though he knew Tagiru before Gumdramon, he never treated Tagiru like a friend. He always treated him like a child or a nuisance. Sure, Tagiru could be easily excitable and annoying sometimes, but he did so many great things. He was much stronger than Yuu or anyone ever gave him credit for. He would do anything for his Digimon partner, and Yuu remembered how he did the same just to see Damemon again.
"Tagiru," Yuu spoke softly to the brown/red haired boy. "I'm sorry for what I said before." Tagiru blinked in surprise. Yuu was apologizing to him?! "I shouldn't have called you crazy. If anything, I should be praising you for being as loyal a friend as you are. I guess I just forgot about the important things in life, like the friendship with our Digimon partners. I hope you guys wouldn't mind having me going with you?" Yuu asked. "Haha! Of course you can come along Yuu!" Tagiru exclaimed excitedly as he put Yuu into a playful headlock. Over the years, both had grown, but Tagiru gained quite a bit more muscle compared to Yuu. He then noogied Yuu's head playfully. "Ach! Stop!" Yuu yelled as he struggled to push Tagiru's arm off him. After a short while, Tagiru let the blonde go. "Damn Tagiru, when did you get so strong?" Yuu asked.
"What can I say," Tagiru shrugged playfully. 'And so the Hunters and Fusion Fighters join the fight,' Gennai thought as he looked the group over. It was quickly growing, and he wondered who would be next, though he had a good idea. "I must be out of my mind," Yoshi groaned as she walked towards the growing group. "You and me both," Thomas said as he followed.
"What are you guys doing?" Marcus asked the two as they came before him. "Making sure you don't do something unbearably stupid," Yoshi replied. Her frown then turned into a small smile. "You didn't think we'd let you have all the fun did you?" she said. "Agreed," Thomas said in agreement. Marcus looked at both of them with a stunned look.
"Marcus, your sister and Keenan had the right sense. You are the by far the bravest if not the most bullheaded person I've ever met. But that's what makes you such an amazing fighter and person." he said. Yoshi nodded. "And Kristy is right, it's painful hearing you talk about yourself like that. So we're coming along to make sure you never think like that about yourself again. And I better not hear a word a word about us not co-AGH!" she said, but was cut off by something suddenly choking her.
"You guys are awesome!" Marcus exclaimed as he took his two partners into a powerful bear-hug and lifted them off the ground. "M-Marcus!...c-ca…n't…" Thomas gasped as his face slowly turned blue. "Uh…Marcus," Keenan said as he poked Marcus's shoulder. "I don't think Yoshi and Thomas can breathe." he said
"Whoops," Marcus said as he released his two friends. "Heh, sorry guys. Guess I don't know my own strength sometimes." he said rubbing the back of his neck. "You bonehead," Yoshi gasped. She glared at Marcus for a minute, but it slowly slipped into a small smile. "And I guess we wouldn't want to have you any other way." she added. "Agreed," Thomas said with a similar smile. 'And then there were three,' Gennai thought, looking at the remaining members of the last three groups. However, he could see a glint in a certain Tamer's eyes. "Suzy," Henry spoke to his little sister. "I know Henry," Suzie replied. "But you know that I want to too." she said.
"…Yeah," Henry sighed. Suzie smiled at him, and he couldn't help smile back. Hand in hand, they walked over to Takato and Rika. "Huh? What are you doing here Brainiac?" Rika asked in surprise. "What do you think Rika? Suzie and I are coming as well," Henry replied with a light smile. Takato blinked in surprise. "Are you sure Henry? You know there's no going back from this." he asked.
"Yeah, I am," Henry replied. "Besides, someone has to make sure Terriermon behaves himself. We all know Rika would kill him if I'm not there to keep him in line." he said. "Momentai." Terriermon said from his spot on Henry's shoulder. "Hey, it's not my fault he gets under my skin," Rika said lightly, not really mad. Henry chuckled. "Besides, it'd be a shame to break up the original Tamer team," he said lightly.
"No argument there," Takato replied. He then turned to Suzie. "And I'm guessing you want to come to help Henry, Terriermon and Lopmon, right?" he asked. "Yep," Suzie said with a grin. "Besides, someone has to make sure to keep Henry in line after all." she added. Henry sweat dropped at this. "No argument," Rika said with a smirk, making Henry chuckle nervously and Terriermon to smirk. "Well, looks like you guys are all set," Ryo said, walking over to the group as well. "I don't suppose though that you guys would mind having me along for the ride?" he asked.
"We can handle it just fine Ryo," Rika growled. Even after all the time that has passed, Rika was still not entirely fond of Ryo. It also didn't help that many people back home thought they were dating, and those that knew about her and Takato's relationship thought that Ryo would try to take her from Takato.
"Oh keep your cool Rika," Ryo chuckled lightly. "I'm just following my leader's example." he said. Everyone, even those from the other groups, blinked in surprise at his words. "Huh?" Takato asked confusion.
"Takato, you truly are an amazing Tamer," Ryo explained. "Sure, I defeated Milleniumon, but at the cost of my partner losing part of himself. You, you brought yourself and your partner from the brink of darkness and came back shining stronger than ever. It's no wonder you're one of the Legendary Heroes, and in my opinion, Legendary Hero beats Digimon King any day." He held out his hand. "I hope that I can be as strong as you one day." he said.
Takato, as well as the other tamers were speechless. None of them have ever heard Ryo praise anyone like that before, much less admit that he thought Takato was a better tamer than him. Takato couldn't help but smile and clasped Ryo's hand. "It would be great to have you aboard Ryo." he said.
"Thanks," Ryo replied. He then whispered, "And between you and me, I think you and Wildcat make a cute couple." he said smiling. "That's it!" Rika screamed. She wasn't mad that Ryo said he thought they were a good couple, she was mad at being called cute.
"Easy Rika!" Takato said, holding Rika back and laughing. "Ryo does have a point, you are cute." he said. "Ryo does have a point," Jeri spoke, surprising the group. "You truly are the strongest of us all, always giving out inspiration even when the odds are stacked against us." she said. "Heck, if it weren't for you chumley we'd never get our Digimon partners!" Kazu said with a silly grin. "Yeah Takato, you helped us find our place!" Kenta added. "Not to mention you saved me from the D-Reaper," Jeri said with a shy smile.
"And your family took us in, when our parents and grandmother died. We love you big brother." Ai and Mako said, before they rushed forward and hugged Takato's legs. 'And all that's left are the ones that started it all,' Gennai thought, looking towards the group he knew the best, the Digidestined.
All the Digidestined looked at the large group of people, people that were willing to give up their humanity so they can help their friends and save two, or possibly more worlds. The Digidestined were no strangers to the dangers their involvement with Digimon brought them, much less the sacrifices they've needed to do. But could they really give up their former lives for new ones?
As they watched the larger group converse, one pair of red eyes rested upon a certain wild-haired leader. She watched him smile and laugh as he got to know these new people. Feeling a surge of courage go through her, she stepped forward.
"Tai?" a voice spoke to the bearer of Courage's ear. Tai turned around, and blinked in surprise as he spotted Sora behind him. "Oh, hey Sora, what's up?" Tai asked in confusion. "I…I-I…" Sora tried to say. She took a deep breath, steeling herself. "I'm coming with you." she finally said. Tai blinked in shock. After a few seconds though, he shook his head and looked at Sora. "Are you sure?" he asked.
"I'm not taking no for an answer Tai! I'm coming, and nothing you can say will-wait…what?!" Sora started off strong, but as soon as Tai's words finally sunk in, she looked at the boy in shock. Tai chuckled lightly. "Sora, we've known each other for a long time. You are my best friend and now my girlfriend. I know you too well, so I know when you set your mind something, nothing I can say will stop you." he said. Sora simply looked at Tai with a slack jaw. Tai's smile faded as he looked at Sora seriously. "However Sora, you really need to think about this. Do you really want to do this? You know what you'll be giving up if you do this." he said.
"There's nothing to think about," Sora said firmly. "You're my best friend Tai, and I would never let you go through something alone. We've been through too much together. Besides, you'll need someone to help you when you get lost." she added.
Tai chuckled and shook his head. "Yeah, you're probably right." He held out his hand. "Glad to have you aboard Sora." he said. Sora stared at the hand for a second before looking back and smiling at Tai before shaking it. "Well, looks like that's settled," Izzy said as he walked forward. "Izzy?" Tai said in confusion. "You didn't think I'd let you go off galavanting either, did ya Tai?" Izzy said. "I mean, you're a great leader, but let's face it, we'd all have been dead if it weren't for my smarts." he said. "Sheesh Izzy, when did you get a big ego," Mimi said as she playfully slapped his shoulder.
"Mimi?" Sora said in surprise. "What? I've been bored," Mimi replied. "It's been so long since we've had such an amazing adventure." she added. "Besides like Tentomon said when Diaboromon first attack. What better way to express friendship than to save your world." Izzy said firmly. "I must be out of my mind," Joe said as he stepped forward.
"Nothing out of the ordinary there Joe," Tai shot back with a smirk. "You sure you want to come? I mean, you just graduated from college, and what about you being a doctor?"
"Hey, I decided long ago I wanted to be the first Digimon Doctor, this just makes it easier." Joe replied. "Besides, someone needs to keep Gomamon in line, and to make some cheezy speeches." he added. "Hey, that's my bit," Tai said with a grin. He and Joe chuckled together. "Well Tai, looks like as usual you got everyone inspired," Matt said, joining the rest of his friends. "Matt?" Tai asked, honestly surprised to see the rock star walking before him.
"Tai," Matt spoke. "You are by far the most incredible person I ever met. You led us through the Digital World on our first adventure, and when you disappeared we all fell apart. Even years later, you still kept us connected with each other, I'm sure we would have fallen apart with all our separate goals." Matt sighed and looked at Tai again. "And you always believed in us even when we didn't believe in ourselves. You truly are a great leader, and I would be happy to follow you into battle. " he said.
Tai looked at Matt honestly surprised. Over the last couple of months, his relationship with Matt had not been the strongest, most of it involving his feelings for Matt's ex, which was standing right next to him. Still, he always believed in Matt, and it seemed that Matt believed in him too. Tai couldn't help but smirk. He held out his hand, which Matt gladly took. "Glad to have you aboard Matt." Tai said.
Matt chuckled. "Can't get rid of me that easily." he said. As the original Digidestined all talked, the remaining second gen slowly walked over to Davis and Ken. "D-Davis?" TK spoke, catching the two's attention.
"Oh, hey guys," Davis said to the group. He was giving them his usual bright smile, the smile he always wore whenever they went on adventures. This made three of the Digidestined feel worse than they already were.
"Davis, we all talked it over and we all decided we're coming too," Cody said. "Whoa! You guys sure?" Davis asked the group. He honestly did not expect these four to decide to come. "Y-Yeah," TK replied. "We all talked it over, and Ken's right." he said. Ken blinked in confusion. "You really are a great leader, even if we've never shown it," Yolie admitted. "I'll be honest, I was less then kind to you with no real reason. You truly are an amazing person, and have gotten us out of more situations than I can count." she said.
"Not to mention you've pulled us out when all of us were ready to give up," TK admitted. "I could never do what you do. You take all the pressure of being a leader and take it in stride, never letting anything or anyone get you down." he said. "You're always there for us, even when we weren't always there for you. Im sorry that I wasn't a very good girlfriend." Kari admitted shyly.
"You may be a little funny at times, but your heart is always in the right place." Cody said with a smile. "And besides, you always keep our spirits up with your shenanigans, which is often the only reason we even keep together most of the time. Not to mention you and Veemon are probably the strongest out of all of us considering it was the two of you that beat Kimeramon." he added
"Tai was right," TK spoke. "You really are the only person worthy to be our leader, and I don't think I'd want anyone else." he said. Davis blinked in surprise. A wide smile quickly crossed his lips as he reached out put TK in a playful headlock. "Aw, thanks TC. If I didn't know any better I'd think you were hitting on me." he said.
"I-It's TK!" TK cried out as he tried to get out of Davis's surprisingly strong grip. Davis had clearly bulked up more than he did over the years. "I know TA," Davis replied, showing off his playful smirk.
"You're such a little stinker," Yolie said playfully, unable to hold back her laughter at the scene before her. Cody and Ken were chuckling as well, and Kari had a small smile. Even TK was laughing, knowing it was all in good fun.
'And so it has come,' Gennai said, smiling happily at the entire group. "I knew I could rely on you all. You truly are the heroes of the Digital World." he said. "Like there was any doubt," Marcus said with a smirk. "Oh brother," Kristy sighed, but giggled after. Gennai chuckled. "Well, the time has come my young friends, but first I have a surprise for all of you." he said calmly. Suddenly everyone's family walked out of Gennai's house.