Taming Desinity
Game
He headed towards the front door with Agumon hot on his heels. When he arrived at the elevator which would bring him quickly to the ground floor he saw Ken following close behind with his own Digimon.
"Ken, this isn't your problem."
"I'm not going to let you do this on your own senpai." Ken stepped in and pushed the button for the ground floor while holding onto Wormmon. "I know there are things you don't want me to find out, but I also can't under good conscious let you go on your own. I promise not to let the other DigiDestined know where we're going."
Tai contemplated Ken's response and thought carefully regarding what Ken said. The younger DigiDestined reached out and pushed the button. Tai took a deep breath. "Okay."
The four hurried towards Aomi station. Tai found himself shifting from one foot to another while waiting for the train on the Yurikamome line to arrive, but he muttered slightly under his breath with impatience. His brown eyes kept drifting towards the station clock and mentally he countered down the time they would need to arrive before sunset. The open-air layout of the platform did nothing to relieve his feelings of anxiety.
"Come on..."
"Calm down senpai."
"You know that you could just call me Tai, right?"
"What?" Ken startled slightly and looked Tai in the eye. Wormmon did as well.
"You don't use any honorifics with Ryo."
"I'll think about it."
Tai got onto the train with Ken and began counting the stops – all five – until they arrived at Toyosu station along with every minute which passed by. The sound of people coming and going at each stop made him even more anxious. In the back of his mind, he knew the sun would in fact set soon, but much of his time to reply to Neo's demand was chewed up by school and taking Ken into the Digital World.
Eventually, they arrived at Toyosu station and left the station under the outdoor canopy which protected passengers from the rain, but let the line in through the design which arched ever so slightly to the left. The two DigiDestined and the two Digimon headed towards the other station with the entrance with the circular roof so they could enter the Tokyo Metro for the Yurakucho line and Tai found himself waiting anxiously yet again.
Eventually, their second train arrived and Tai boarded with his companions. He breathed a sigh of relief when they reached the final station and headed up to ground level, yet the relief from being one step closer didn't erase the trepidation felt from what Neo planned on doing. They walked at a brisk pace until they arrived at the St. Luke's Garden tower and looked up at the building in front of them. The skyscraper consisted of two towers of differing height connected by a sky bridge.
Tai found himself thankful the adults around them perceived them as normal kids, yet in the back of his head, he felt a rather nagging feeling regarding the situation. The location was, in fact, a rather public place and as such, the potential to draw unwanted attention was definitely there, but how Neo managed to get those he'd kidnapped to the open-air observation deck unnoticed was definitely a puzzle.
"Senpai..."
"It's too much out in the open."
"I've thought about that myself. He could potentially have inside help, but if he has a Digivice it is possible to enter the Digital World to get to any of the locations here."
"I won't deny the fact Neo is quite resourceful." Tai found himself taking a deep breath as the elevator continued up.
Eventually, they arrived at the level for the outdoor observation deck and headed out. Tai's eyes took in the circular white railing running perpendicular with the wall which prevented those observing Tokyo from falling over the edge to their death by accident.
Neo stood waiting for him, but significantly he was alone. His washed-out features stood out like a sore thumb and yet from what Tai knew Neo was in fact born with his white hair and nearly colorless eyes. The paleness gave Neo a rather eerie appearance on a normal day, but the young man's haunting aura grew when Neo was in the mood Tai found him currently in. Neo
Flying near Neo was a Digimon called Tsukaimon which like Patamon looked like a slightly stout hamster the size of a cat with bat wings for ears and no cute nose; whereas Patamon had orange and white fur with blue eyes Tsukaimon's fur was purple and white and its eyes were a golden yellow. More importantly, if Neo wanted Tsukaimon could easily evolve into Devimon, a towering black demon like Digimon whose wings were torn to shreds.
If this threat weren't enough two females stood on the wall precariously, yet both seemed quite tired from standing in the place Neo threatened to drop them from. What threats Neo used to keep them up their Tai didn't want to know, but even a Digimon the size of Tsukaimon held the capability of causing a great deal of damage. Neo seemed quite pleased with his manipulation of the situation. A memory flickered through Tai's mind regarding an event in Rei's short life as Tai took in the ropes tied around their waists preventing them from also falling before the allotted time.
Ken stared at the sixteen-year-old taking in the eerie features and strange manner of the dress before turning his attention towards Neo's two prisoners. Ken swallowed. "I thought he took your mom and Kari."
Tai's sister Kari wasn't one of the two females standing there on the ledge close to each other. Tai watched his mother and the other woman look at Ken and knew both were likely thinking Ken shouldn't actually be there as he shouldn't know anything regarding that secret.
Ken spoke up before either of the women could. "Senpai, why is the other person he kidnapped Ryo's mom." Ken hadn't yet met Tai's mother. "Why do your mother and Ryo's look like each other?"