A/N: I'm not sure if it's just the younger members of the group that has a D-Terminal or if the older ones got one too. If you know, please tell me. Well, I didn't even think about it as I wrote Chapter Four so there it was mentioned that neither Tai, Sora nor Matt had brought their D-Terminal, so I guess I'll continue with the fact that everyone got one, okay? Oh, and I have no idea if they look they same or if each D-Terminal got something 'personal' in it, here they don't.

I'm sorry that it's so short but I wanted to post something today. I wrote the first part of this chapter right after posting Chapter Nine and the second part today and between that… nothing. That's just how my writing works. ;)

I'm not sure when the next chapter will be out, I haven't started it yet but hopefully it will be both longer and posted quicker then this one.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I own neither Digimon nor any of the songs in the story…

Chapter Nine – There's Always Hope

It's a new day
It's a bright day
Even when you stand in the dark
It's just that
You've been broken into fifty pieces
Today is gone
I'm the only light that you see
You need someone
I know all you needed was me

Sunshine – The All-American Rejects

25th of September – 11.14

"Mrs. Takaishi? Are you still there?" The man asked her after a few minutes of silence. "Mrs. Takaishi?"

"Kari, what's going on?" Tai wondered and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. He tried to get her to look at him but failed as her eyes weren't able to focus on anything and just stared out in space, deep in thought or not thinking at all. Actually, she looks like she's in shock or something. Tai thought shaking his sister lightly. "Kari?"

Had she really heard that right? T.K. was… Alive? She shook her head at her thoughts, it couldn't be possible. She must've heard it wrong, she'd seen the plane on the TV. No way anyone could've survived that. As she felt Tai shaking her even harder she collected herself somewhat. "Excuse me, I think I heard you wrong. Can you repeat that?"

"Your husband, Takeru Takaishi is alive. I'm standing right next to him right now. He's not conscious though, but very much alive. I think it would be a good thing if you and other family members or friends to Takeru could come here to Pittsburgh. It might help him wake up."

Kari felt the tears form in her eyes, happy ones if what the man said was true or sad ones prepared to fall if it turned out to be a joke of some sort. "Are you… Are you sure that he's…?"

"Very sure, Mrs. Takaishi. We would've called you sooner but there were some complications I'll tell you about once you get here, okay? Now jump on a plane and get here!" The man said and chuckled slightly. "Once you get here go to the St. Clair Hospital and ask for Dr. Allen Johnson, that's me and I'll show you to his room and inform you about his condition."

"Oh my god!" She exclaimed. She felt dizzy and her sight was turning all blurry due to her watery eyes. She felt Tai lead her to the couch and once she didn't have to focus on not falling a smile formed on her before so tight lips. The tears finally started to roll down her cheeks, happy ones. She was slightly aware of Tai's arm on her shoulder as he stood next to her. And she felt his gaze on her. but for once in her life she ignored him completely. After a moment she collected herself, at least somewhat, and asked a question she'd rather not ask but felt the need to so her newfound hope wasn't for nothing. "Is it bad? I mean…"

"I understand. As I said he's unconscious but otherwise he's as stable as he could possibly be after being in a plane crash. I'm not going to lie, he's badly wounded but it could be worse, right? I am rather sure that he'll be alright once he wakes up, there are some things we can't be sure of until we actually talk to him."

"Yeah… I'll… I'll jump onto the next plane then, see you in a while, I guess." Kari said her voice shaky with the large amount of emotions in it. "Bye."

"Goodbye, Mrs. Takaishi. I'll see you soon."

"Kari, what did the caller want? Why are you crying and smiling and looking on the edge of breaking down?" Tai asked bewildered, deeply concerned for his little sister.

"Tai!" She turned to him and looked him in the eyes. The tears ran freely down her cheeks now and her lips formed into a huge smile. "He's…" She started. "T.K. is alive!" She rose and jumped up into his arms hugging him tightly. As she felt his stiff form she once again looked into his eyes and saw the doubt there, he too was afraid to believe it was true. "He survived! He's not dead, he's alive! It's true, he made it through the crash. He hasn't left us!"

"K-kari?" Tai finally stammered out. "Are you sure?" She nodded. His lips formed into an equal big smile and he began to twirl her around, still hugging her tightly. "We have to tell the others!"

She nodded again. "You tell everyone to get here right away, but don't tell them why, I wanna surprise them all at once. While you're making all the calls I'll pack some bags and look when the next available plane to the States leaves." He put her down and they immediately sprung to action, Kari rushing to the computer while Tai took the phone from the couch, where Kari had dropped it when she'd rushed over to hug him, and started dialing the numbers of their friends.

"Hey, Matt. Do you think you can come over to Kari and T.K.'s place?" Tai said quickly as soon as his best friend picked up the phone. "Right away, it's important. And bring Sora, too. Bye!"

"Hurry, Tai!" His sister shouted from in front of the computer.

"I am hurrying! I didn't even let Matt say a word." Tai paused as a thought accured to him. "Heey, Kar! Where's your D-Terminal? I didn't bring mine. And contact everyone by their D-Terminal's would be the quickest way."

"Bedroom," Kari replied without turning away from the computer. "Top drawer"

"All right, thanks!" Tai rushed into Kari and T.K.'s bedroom. He quickly looked around the room, one could easy see that this was the room of his sister and his brother-in-law. The room particularly screamed T.K. with all the books and basketball prizes, which stood along with all of Kari's pictures on the shelves above the bed. Kari's pictures weren't the only ones in the room either. There was the one Andromon took that day in Primary Village, a couple from their wedding, one of each of the sibling pairs and of course the one they took in New York.

He looked into the top drawer and just as Kari had said there her D-Terminal was. Next to it was T.K.'s. Although the two D-Terminal's were identical somehow Tai could feel which one belonged to T.K. and which to Kari. He quickly started typing a message on Kari's D-Terminal and pressed send. It wasn't long before the rest of the gang's responses came, each confirming the message.

25th of September – 12.04

"So… Why are we here?" Cody asked a bit confused. He and the other eight digidestined who were oblivious of the great news Kari had received earlier sat in various places in the living room waiting for either her or Tai to tell them why they were there.

"Yeah, and why the great urgency?" Joe continued.

"Well, you see…" Tai started and then looked at his sister next to him. She looked somewhat nervous, her face in a small frown as if her thoughts were a mess. He wasn't surprised if they were, his certainly were. The first shock, the happiness and the incomprehension had started to wear of, at least most of it. He couldn't quite understand how it was possible that his brother-in-law had survived, but the doctor's words had filled him with hope, the hope that his words were true. But it wouldn't be more then hope until he saw T.K. alive with his own eyes. "Kari, why won't you tell them?"

She just stared at him. By the look in her eyes the shock had caught up with her. "Come on, Kar." He urged.

She blinked once, twice and by the third blink her eyes focused and she took a deep breath. Her lips turned into a small smile as she whispered three words, three words they'd all secretly hoped to hear ever since they first realized the consequences of that day, that they'd lost one of their own team members. The only thing was, they didn't know they'd in fact just been told those words.

"What did you say, Kari?" Sora asked the younger woman. She sat next to her fiancée, and both she and Matt looked just as confused as the rest of the team. All wondering what Kari just had told them.

"You know, I don't got superpower hearing or anything like that!" Davis exclaimed, curious to know what caused their comrade to smile so sincerely. "Speak up!"

Kari obeyed him, for what seemed like the first time, and spoke up. "Davis was right." There's a hint of happiness in her voice, something they'd hadn't really heard since T.K. died.

"You had us all come over here to tell us that?" Yolei asked her best friend.

"No, not just that…" A smile appeared on her face as on cue. "Davis was right… There's always hope." Her smile grew as she finally said those three words once again. "T.K. is alive."

Silence. No one said a world for what seemed like ages. Each member of the team taking in the news they'd just been told in their own separately way. It was not a surprise that it was finally Tai who broke the silence, not being able to see the disbelief in some of their friend's faces. "It's true. We don't know how but it seems like T.K. survived. He's in a hospital in Pennsylvania."

"How can you be so sure?" Ken asked, still somewhat in disbelief. It wasn't that he doubted his friends, just that it seemed impossible for anyone to survive that crash.

"A doctor called Kari about an hour ago." Tai replied simply. He could see hope in most of the Digidestineds eyes, but there were still some doubt.

"It's not scientifically possible for a human being to survive a plane crash like that. Not to mention the lack of information received from the Americans about this."

"Izzy's right." Cody continued. He looked at each of the present Digidestined trying to make them see the logic in the situation that he and Izzy saw. "As much as I want to believe this is true, wouldn't we have heard it on the news? Or at least wouldn't they have called Kari sooner, it's been two weeks. How…"

"Maybe there's no need for an explanation." Mimi interrupted a gentle smile on her face. "Maybe it's simply a miracle."

"A miracle." Yolei whispered, for once short on words. Still, she managed a small question. "Then, how is he?"

"Not good, but he's alive." This time it was Kari who answered the question simply, since Tai didn't actually know much compared to her. "The reason they didn't tell us sooner was due to a complication of some sort. He said he'd tell us more when there."

"So… My brother's not dead…?" Matt finally managed to ask. His face was ghostly pale and his hand held Sora's in a tight grip. His mind seemed confused but the fact that his little brother was still on this earth slowly made it self clear. "How… Please, Kari. I need to know, how is he really?"

"Well, I'm not sure." Kari started. "Alive but badly wounded, the doctor said. He also mentioned that he wasn't awake. But that's all I know."

"Did he say whatever T.K.'s in a coma or just unconscious?" Joe asked taking his role of the doctor in the group. Kari shrugged in response. "A coma is harder to wake up from then unconsciousness, so hopefully it's the last one."

Davis who'd been unusually quiet through almost the entire conversation suddenly spoke up with a huge smile on his face, lightening up the mood both by his smile and his words. "I knew it! I told you so! There's always hope, no matter what. And you guys didn't believe me, look how's right in the end. Kari is right; I was right!"

"Now we're going to have to hear that all the time…" Yolei muttered and sighed, still a small smile was evident on her face.

"Yes, you are!" Davis teased. "But just admit it, Yolei. It's all worth it!"

"Yeah, it is."

"Wow, Davis and Yolei agreed on something! T.K. better hurry up and get back here because things are starting to get pretty weird by now." Ken joked, earning himself a smack on the shoulder from his wife.

"Shut it, Ken." Yolei mumbled, still smiling though. "So… when are we leaving?"

"Huh?"

"Don't tell me you thought we'd all let you go alone." Mimi continued after her fellow Digidestined. "We're a team. There's no 'I' in 'team', remember?"

09.11.01 - 09.11.10

Rest In Peace