Chapter 2: Who?

She was flying high in the sky, nothing supporting her. Her arms were spread wide and she could feel the wind moving threw her fingers. She soared, she felt free. She dipped low and went through a fluffy cloud. When she emerged her body was soaked to the bone. "Auntie…" What was that? She looked all around but all she saw was sky. "Auntie, Sora…" Her blue world faded and a dark one replaced it.

Sora's eyes reluctantly opened, and to her shock sapphire ones stared back. "Ahhhhh!" Quickly she sprung to her feet, but instantly regretted it as her vision began to swirl. She hit the ground again.

Sora felt as a small cool hand placed itself on her forehead. "Who are you?"

"Don't you recognize me, Auntie?"

Her vision began to clear and she looked hard at the girl above her. She was small, very small, probably 4 or 5 years old. Her eyes were the most brilliant blue, a color that she knew only two other people to posses. Her long auburn hair was placed in two ponytails, held out of her face by two red flower clips. Her chin came to a point, but her cheeks were cute and chubby. On them were two little dimples. She was a skinny little thing, and much too adorable to be forgotten. "Should I?"

"Hum, I don't know, I forgot what Uncle said. Let me go ask Aidan."

"Wait, what?" Sora watched the little girl sprint away into the darkness. It was the first time that she had actually taken a look at her surroundings. It appeared to be some forest in the digital world. It was dark, but with enough light from the digi moon to make out a few minor details.

Sora got up and walked over to where the little girl had disappeared. When she heard voices she stopped to peak around a bush and was just able to make out the girl.

"Hey, Aidan, I have a question."

"Yeah?"

It was then that a boy, no older than 7, walked into Sora's view. The moonlight hit his face just right and showed off the forth pair of the most brilliant blue eyes Sora had ever seen. But, it was too dark to notice anything else.

"Auntie Sora wants to know whether she should know me or not. I forgot what uncle…" the girl gave a sniffle, "…what uncle told us about."

The girl erupted in tears and Aidan quickly put his arms around her in a protective hug, "It's ok, Elli, don't worry about it. I'm missing them, too."

Sora was alarmed. What is happening? Who were these little kids and why do they keep calling me Auntie? I'm not there aunt, am I?

"Just go back and tell Auntie Sora that she doesn't know you yet. Ok? Then bring her back over here, I still haven't managed to wake up the others—"

Sora shot out of the bushes, "Others?"

The kids looked at her for a moment in surprise. Then Elli spoke up in her tear stained voice, "Auntie Sora are you feeling better?"

Sora ignored the question, "Others, you said others."

Aidan numbered off his fingers, "Yes, Mr. Motomiya, Mr. Hida, Mr. Ichijouji, Mrs. Ichijouji, Mr. Kido, Mr. Izumi, Mrs. Taichikawa, and of course Uncle Tai and Uncle Matt—"

"Where are they?"

Aidan pointed off the left, as Sora looked she noticed many dark shadows on the ground. She ran over and knelt at the closest one, which just happened to be Matt. She shook his shoulders.

From behind her Aidan said, "You've all been lying like this for almost an hour."

"Matt, Matt, C'mon wake up Matt." Sora franticly said.

"Ugh, five more minutes."

"No, Matt you need to get up now."

Recognizing the sound of her voice, Matt opened his eyes. "Sora! What are you doing over at my apartment, and why do I feel like I got hit by a bus?"

"Matt, we're in the digital world!"

"What!" He shot straight up, "How did we get here?"

"We'll talk about it later; I have to wake the others. Just stay there for a sec. You two," she pointed to the two kids, "help me wake the rest of them."

So, while Matt looked dumb-struck at the two little kids, the three of them shook the rest of the digidestineds awake from their current state. Soon, all ten of them were looking around dazed and confused.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the bushes. Sora, the only one fully awake besides the little kids, shouted, "Who's there?"

"Sora?"

"Biomon!"

"Agumon!"

"Gomomon!"

"Armadillomon!"

"Veemon"

The ten digimon all came forward into the clearing and were met with shouts of joy and hugs.

"Ken, not that I'm not glad to see you, but why are you here?" Wormon silenced the crowed whom all wondered the same thing.

Cody broke the silence, "What did happen, I just remembered being at the sleep over but nothing else."

The silence continued.

They all looked around searching each others dark faces. "Hey, Agumon can you light us a fire?"

"Sure, Tai."

Izzy started up again, "well there was that game of truth or dare, and then we all went looking for…"

"Pepper Breath!"

Agumon lit fire to a branch sitting in fount of the two little kids. The burst of light illuminated their faces entrancing all the digidestineds with their looks.

"TK!!!"

"Kari!!!"

Sora looked at the two she had almost forgotten. She instantly remembered those eyes; they were Tk and Matt's. Aidan had Tk's messy blond hair, and Elli Kari's brown. They were the spitting image of those two combined.

With the memory of all that had occurred, Matt and Tai's sibling protectiveness spudded. They lurched forward for the two and grabbed them by the shoulders. Elli burst out into tears again, them spilling to the floor. Aidan tried to fight past the boys' grip and protect his own sister, but they were more than twice his size.

"WHERE ARE THEY SQUIRT?" Matt yelled.

"WHAT'D YOU DO WITH THEM?" Tai accused.

"STOP!!!"

Everyone had their eyes on Sora. "MATT, TAI, KNOCK IT OFF RIGHT NOW!" She pushed her way threw and forced their arms away from the children. "YOU THINK THE TWO KIDS THAT SAVED US, THE TWO LITTLE KIDS THAT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE TK AND KARI HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS!"

Aidan had his sister in a warm embrace once more. Yet, her tears and whimpering continued just as loud.

Sora knelt down, "Are you ok, Honey?"

Elli leaned forward into Sora's chest. Aidan stared at her protectively and prepared for anything that might happen. Crying in between sniffles Elli began, "Oh Auntie Sora, they were always so nice, what happened to them? Uncle Tai gave us piggy back rides and Uncle Matt bought my his first harmonica. I want it to go back to normal! I want my mommy and daddy, back! Bring them back to us, Auntie, bring them back." Once again the tears poured forward.

Try as he might, Aidan could no longer hold onto his tears. Still watching out for his sister, he leaned into Sora, tears streamed down his cheeks.

The other digidestineds watched in awe.

Yolie and Mimi, their womanly intuition calling out to them, went and joined Sora on the ground. The three of them rocked the little ones back and forth, hushing their tears.

The boys watched feeling totally useless, and in Matt and Tai's case—ashamed.

What was going on?

It had taken a good 15 minutes before the girls had managed to get the little kids to calm down. The group had been silent in that time. All were sick with worry for their friends and sick in confusion about these kids and what they had said.

Sensing they were ready Sora asked the question on everybody's mind, "Who are you?"

Aidan looked around a little frightened, "I'm Aidan and this is my little sister Elli."

Slightly disappointed in the answer, Sora tried again, "Where are you from?"

"Uncle Tai called it 'a time not yet come to pass.'" He looked at the ground with a hint of sadness.

"How is Tai your Uncle?"

"Isn't it obvious enough, you always said I looked just like my dad." Aidan had gotten back his courage.

It couldn't be true.

The all doubted their thoughts, not being able to even begin to comprehend the situation.

"Refresh our memories, please." Sora said ever so quietly

"I'm Aidan Takaishi, Takeru and Hikari Takaishi are our parents."