At first I need to give you some information I forgot to give you in the last chapter. Of course the Beelzemon and Megidramon that had appeared in the last chapter are not the Beelzemon and Megidramon from Digimon Tamers.
I just realized that I haven't written a good Taiora part since a few weeks, so I hope I can make it up to you in this chapter.
Disclaimer: Saya tidak memiliki Digimon.
The Digidestined landed on a clearing when they had entered the Digiworld. With the help of Yolei's D-Terminal Izzy was able to determine their position; they were in the middle of a big forest and Gennai's house was in the north, quite a few miles away from the forest. To their big surprise the older Digidestined were wearing clothes that looked exactly like the clothes they wore when they had entered the Digiworld for the first time. The newer Digidestined wore the same clothes as usual when they entered the Digiworld.
After they had walked through the forest for already five hours they decided to set up their camp near a little river. The older Digidestined made a campfire and set up the tents while the younger Digidestined checked out the area around their camp and looked for some fruits or wild growing vegetables. They found some berries and something similar to bananas that tasted raw very bitter, but roasted very sweet.
Tai had volunteered for the first watch. Sora and Mimi had cleaned the dishes, the Digidestined had used for dinner, in the river. When they came back Mimi wished Sora a good night and disappeared into the tent she shared with Izzy. Sora saw Tai sitting on a tree stump a bit away from the tents, barely in the light of the small campfire. When she walked to him she saw that he was with his thoughts elsewhere, he didn't noticed her until she spoke to him.
"A penny for your thoughts?"
"Oh, hey Sor."
"What's wrong Tai? I never saw you so pensive; you know that's not your style." Sora set down next to him, rested her head on his shoulder and put her arm around his waist. He didn't answer her at first, but then he spoke.
"I don't want to be here."
"Pardon?"
"I said I don't want to be here."
"But why, what's wrong with this place?" she looked into his eyes with a questioning expression on her face. Then she realized how concerned the look in his eyes was.
"I'm not talking about this place; I'm talking about the Digiworld." Sora didn't understand, she gently put her hand on his left cheek and caressed it.
"Come on Tai, tell me what's wrong, you know you can tell me everything." She said to him very kind.
"I don't want to fight anymore, I don't want to be in the in the Digiworld with you or Kari or the others, knowing that there're evil Digimon who would harm us as soon as they would get an opportunity. I don't want to put some ones live into danger to save the Digiworld. I don't want to be responsible for the death of so many innocent Digimon." Tears started to flow down Tai's cheeks.
"Taichi you aren't responsible for the thigs that evil Digimon do and I know it's hard but as Digidestined it's our duty to take care of the Digiworld." She rubbed her hand over Tai's back to comfort him.
"No, you don't know how it's to be the leader, you don't know this burden. And it's not our duty, there're so many other Digidestined all over the world, why can't Gennai contact them to save the Digiworld."
"You're right I don't know how it is to carry that burden and I also don't know the reasons of Gennai's deeds, but you're talking like you're alone. Tai you'll never be alone, you have your friends, your family and you have me. They'll always be there for you, helping you to carry every burden, I promise you, and you'll never be alone." She cupped his face with both hands and gently pushed his face to her chest, while stroking his hair she continued to speak. "I'll always be there for you, forever." Soon Tai stopped crying.
"Sora?"
"Yes."
"Please don't tell the others about this, they need a strong leader not a crying child."
"I won't but please stop acting like you're alone here; we're all there for you. Don't behave like a Matt."
"I promise you, I'll never behave like a Matt." He said with a light grin. "Talking about Matt I think it's his turn now to keep watch."
"I'll wait for you in the tent." She said to him and walked to the tents. Tai woke up Matt and told him that it was his turn now to keep watch. Then Tai also entered the tent he shared with Sora, he lay down beside her in their two men sleeping bag. Sora slipped up to him and snuggled her back against his chest, he put his arms around her and gave her a kiss on the nape.
"You know what you said to me out there nearly sounded like a proposal." He said with a smirk.
"Oh no Tai, if you want to marry me you have to make a proposal to me and I want a ring."
"I'll give you anything you want."
"Hmm, then I want a good night kiss." She said with a grin and moved her face nearer to Tai's and he gave her a very lovingly and passionate kiss, soon they both fell asleep.
The next morning Joe woke them all up while Mimi and Yolei prepared breakfast. After breakfast they broke the camp and continued their way to the north to reach Gennai's house. According to Izzy's plan they should be there in the early afternoon. The nearer they came to the edge of the woods the more they could feel a dark tension in the air. Ken and Kari's skin got paler with every step they made. "Something is terribly wrong with this place." Whispered Sora in Tai's ear, he just nodded he was very concerned about Kari's condition.
When the finally had reached the edge of the woods they noticed that the forest was on a small hill, in the distance they already could see the lake with Gennai's house, but the view wasn't very nice. The lake looked dark and dull a bit like pitch; the grass looked very sick and mostly was colored in different kinds of brown and the mountains in the very distance looked like threatening black teeth. It seemed like the forest was an oasis of life in a dying world.
After they had left the forest, the mood of the Digidestined was very bad. They stopped talking to each other and everybody let his head hang, it was depressing.
As Izzy had predicted they reached the lake in the early afternoon, as they came nearer to the shore a weak beam of light came out of the water and divided the water so that they could walk down the stairs, the younger Digidestined where really impressed as the group walked to Gennai's house.
Gennai, who was his older self again, already waited for them when they entered the house. "I'm glad to see you all my dear Digidestined." He greeted them with a weak smile; his smile grew a bit bigger when he invited them to his garden where their Digimon partners would be. The reunion of the Digidestined with their partners was a huge joy for all and their depressive mood was blown away. After they all had a few minutes to catch up Gennai appeared again.
"So I think you'll tell us now why we're here?" Finally asked Tai.
"Indeed. You're here to defeat the God of the Dark Ocean." "Dragomon." Whispered Kari and Ken together.
"What's so special about Dragomon?" Asked Tai again.
"Dragomon is maybe the most powerful Digimon that is known; it defeated Daemon in battle and was able escape the Dark Ocean, although it's just an ultimate level Digimon." Answered him Gennai.
"How is that possible?" Asked Izzy.
"Well. I think it's time to tell you the oldest legend of the Digiworld." Gennai continued: "For the most of the time since the creation of the Digiworld, time went by much quicker in the Digiworld than in your world, twenty years in your world equaled 10000 years in the Digiworld, it was only when your crests where created that the time started to went by much slower.
So you may have noticed you can see stars in the Digiworld, but that aren't the stars you can see in your world."
"Are you saying that the Digiworld is part of its own universe?" asked Izzy.
"You're absolutely right Izzy. And 10000 years ago an evil Digimon came from the stars and tried to conquer the Digiworld, its name was Dragomon. The noblest Digimon the Royal Knights tried to defend the Digiworld. They gave their own life energy to banish Dragomon in a different Dimension, which was just a huge ocean; you know this place as the Dark Ocean."
"We're fighting against an alien?" Asked Davis.
"If you want, you can call him so, but what's more important. Dragomon is just an ultimate Digimon and still stronger than all mega level Digimon I know. Also I noticed the return of an old dark force, it seems like Dragomon was able to bring back the Dark Masters."
"But how can we defeat him and the Dark Masters?" asked Mimi very concerned.
Gennai sighed: "I honestly don't know, but I know someone who possibly knows how to defeat them." He looked at the older Digidestined. "You had met him before, on your first adventure on the File Island. He's the prophet and I hope he knows what to do, if not I fear this world is doomed."
"Who is this prophet? And why haven't you talked to him already?" Asked Tai.
"It's Centarumon, isn't it? The answer could be in the drawings in the ruins, right?" Answered him Izzy.
"Very good Izzy you're right again. It's Centarumon, but I couldn't talk to him, if you look outside this world is dying corrupted by darkness and so I'm dying with it, I'm simply too weak to leaf my house physically or mentally."
"But it's a long way to the File Island and even if we use our flying Digimon to get there it'll take a long time and our Digimon will be very exhausted." Said Matt skeptical
"I know I'll take care of that problem, I have some energy left, just trust me."
"How come that we wear the same clothes as we wore when we entered the Digiworld for the first time?" Asked Sora.
"Because these are the clothes you wore when you saved the Digiworld the first time so they became some kind of uniform. It'll show every Digimon that you're the Digidestined and that you're here to help.
I think it's late now you all should get something to eat and some sleep, please be my guests."
The Digidestined gladly accepted Gennai's invitation to have a warm and proper dinner and to be able to sleep in real beds, for maybe a long time.
Later in the night Izzy was still sitting in front of his laptop doing research about Dragomon, the Royal Knights, the Dark Ocean and the ruins where Centarumon lived. He had lost all feeling for time and also had forgotten that Mimi was lying on his bed.
"Izzy please come to bed, it's the last night we'll be able to sleep in a proper bed and I want to spend the night with you." He didn't answer her like the time before and the time before that. That was enough for Mimi, she wasn't mad just a bit upset, she decided to give him one last chance. She slowly stood up and walked behind him; she gently put her hands on Izzy's shoulders and started to massage them. It was only when Mimi had touched him that he noticed how late it was and that he wasn't alone in his room.
He felt guilty, that he had forgotten her, because of the excitement about the news he had heard from Gennai. Izzy turned off his laptop, stood up and turned around, Mimi's hands still on his shoulders.
"I'm sorry Mimi, I just …, I'm sorry; I know I'm a terrible boyfriend."
Mimi pulled him in a tight embrace. "No you're not, you're wonderful, and sometimes you just need a shove in the right direction. I love you Izzy, I love you just the way you are."
"Thank you Mimi. I love you too, I love you a lot." They both shared a kiss and blushed slightly
"Come one Izzy, it's time for bed."
Finally, I managed to write a proper chapter again. Now that all needed information are given, I hope I can push the plot a bit further and give you some digi-action.
As always pls R&R. I see you soon.
sayonara