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After the seven mysterious Digimon had left the clearing, grim tension permeated the air, and along with the heat of the fire, it shrouded the eleven Chosen and Digimon that stood in the clearing like ominous countdowns to something awful.
Davis balled his hands into fists until his knuckles turned white. "What the hell Tai? Why did you let them leave?" Davis asked through gritted teeth. These Digimon had injured Poromon, Patamon and Salamon, and Tai just let them leave without fighting. That was just so… stupid, cowardly!
"I have to admit Davis is right, Tai! They are our enemies! We cannot let them get away." TK supported Davis angrily, holding Patamon closed in his arms.
Tai turned to them with a solemn looked on his face. "Just as I said: I do not want any of our friends hurt."
"It is a little too late for that!" Davis yelled and gestured to Yolei who hugged Poromon closed to her chest and Kari who sat on the ground with the still unconscious Salamon on her lap.
Tai's eyes hardened. "Listen. They are stronger than we are. Only an idiot starts a fight he cannot win!" He stated through gritted his teeth.
Davis stared at the older boy in disbelief. "What? Yeah they are strong, but we are starting to get the upper hand! If the Digimon with butterfly wings did not appeared, we would have easily won against the wolf boy and the horned guy!"
"Are you nuts Davis?" Tai yelled back. "They did not even fight us seriously! Do you have any idea how often the wolf boy had the chance to land a fatal hit on Angemon? Did you not see that these Digimon did not use their full power? Just think for ONE time: When Aquilamon had 'Raito' captured and took him to the air, 'Raito' hit Aquilamon with one attack. ONE ATTACK, Davis! He only needed one hit to make Aquilamon dedigivolve to Poromon! With two more of them in full power, we really could not risk to start a serious fight with them!"
Davis stared at Tai, taken aback. Sure, he had seen that this 'Raito' only needed one hit, but he had thought it was because of their situation and that, Aquilamon had not expected the attack. Had they really held back? It did looked quite painful when the horned one hit XVeemon on the face.
Davis looked at Veemon, who stood next to him; the blue dragon touched his nose only to wince in pain. Maybe, Tai was right in his decision...
However, TK still not looked convince and vehemently voice his opinion. "But it is our job to destroy them! At least one of them was a dark Digimon and they are our ENEMIES! The other ones did not even blink before they attacked to protect him so they must be evil too! They are hurting Digimon in the Digital World, and you let them get away!"
Quietly, Davis watched TK pressed Patamon to his chest. He understood that TK was upset. He hated the dark Digimon and the darkness for what they did to Patamon in the past, and it was only natural that he was scared that the same thing could happen again. If the same thing happens to Veemon, he would react the same way.
"TK, calm yourself down." Matt placed his hands on his brother's shoulders, acting as a restrain to stop him from lunging at Tai. For his part, the Chosen of Courage looked more than ready to welcome the fight.
"WE CANNOT RISK THE LIFE OF OUR FRIENDS LIKE THIS! THEY ARE NOT SOME TOYS WHO ARE MADE TO FIGHT!" Their leader finally yelled.
Agumon stepped between the two boys, holding his paws up in placating manner. "Tai, it is okay, we know that."
Sora took a step as well. "Just calm down you two."
Finally, to everyone's relief, Tai and TK stopped yelling, opting to glare silently at each other instead. For a while, no one said a word, the Chosen just stood around Tai and TK, just in case if one of them would snap again. Matt, for his part, still had his hands on his brother's shoulders.
"He really looked worried and scared…"
The voice was quiet, but in the tense silence, they heard it loud and clear. Everyone turned to Kari who still sat on the ground, gently caressing Salamon on her lap.
Yolei took a hesitant step. "Kari…?"
"That Digimon…" Kari hummed softly, still not taking her eyes from the puppy Digimon. "When he passed me on his way to Angemon, I saw it in his eyes. Besides the anger, there was worry and fear in his eyes. He was worried because of the hurt Digimon…" Kari looked up, a thoughtful look in her brown eyes. "Do evil Digimon care for their comrades?"
There was nothing accusing in the question, probably, it was only a thought that Kari had uttered a loud, but it lingered unpleasantly in the air. Davis could guess what everyone was thinking in the moment: 'Was it really the right choice to attack those seven?'
That question was followed by another unavoidable question: 'Did TK made the right choice?'
Davis was not TK's best friend and would often fight with him, but he could only feel sympathy for the blonde boy in the moment. It sure was not pretty thing to take the responsibility for an action that he had made out of worry and, well, probably fear too.
"Kari! Why do you not remind me?" Joe suddenly cut the silence. "Come on, let me see Salamon." He kneeled next to Kari and examined Salamon's injury carefully.
"I think it is the right choice that we attack." Cody stated finally, observing Joe as he took out his always presence first aid kit and started to bandage Salamon. "I mean, we all felt the dark presence from that Digimon and we are not as sensitive as Kari and Ken."
Ken nodded in agreement.
"Still…" Yolei looked down at Poromon. "This angel in the end said that it was not their intention to fight us… Do you guys think she lied?" Yolei looked up; her expression reminded them somewhat of a lost child. Seeing her like this was disconcerting. Even neared the end of Digimon Emperor Chapter, she did not looked as bad as this.
They fell silent again and the Digimon looked at each other in confusion. They did not know either.
"Anyway," Joe got up. "We need to be cautious. Especially, since we cannot digivolve into our Ultimate forms."
Davis nodded before he realized something. "Wait! Salamon could digivolved! How did you do it Kari?"
Everyone looked at Kari, who only blinked at the sudden attention given to her. She furrowed her brows and scratched her cheek. "I do not know… I just suddenly felt a rush of power and then… Gatomon digivolved." She shrugged.
Tai sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Great more mysteries we need to solve."
"And I have one more." Izzy spoke up suddenly. "I checked those Digimon to make sure if they really are dark Digimon or not and so on and…" He turned his laptop to the group. The screen showed a blinking red sign that said 'NO MATCH FOUND'. "My laptop cannot find them, and this program knows every Digimon that lives in the Digital World."
The Chosen all stared at the screen, their brains still processing the new information.
Looking slightly apprehensive, Matt asked slowly. "You mean… they are not really Digimon?"
Izzy shrugged. "I have absolutely no idea. Normally, it would mean that they are not, but what are they if they are not Digimon?"
The question lingered in the air just like Kari's earlier, and the mere thought of it chilled Davis' spines.
(A/N):
So, this is the chapter :D
Oh, I uploaded the new forms of the warriors on DeviantArt, if you're curious check it out :)
And I wanted you to write again which pairing you would prefer, TaixSora or MattxSora, because I got two answers and one said Tai and the other Matt, so… yeah ^^
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