live once you become

by reminiscent-afterthought

Daigo slips onto the sidelines while the Digimon Detection Agency plays on a board he can't see in the shadows. While the Chosen struggle in their own battle, Daigo searches for the reason he's pushed aside, and all Maki has to tell him is: "Haven't you grown up, yet?"

21. 2-11

live once you become
2.11

The journey to the castle is easy enough, but they run into trouble when they get there. Two kinds of trouble. Maki and Gennai, from who Meiko is quick to hide and Daigo follows before his brain quite catches up… and Piemon swooping down with his army.

Without Meiko, Meicoomon can't digivolve and Daigo's no Chosen Child himself. He's got no partner. And no weapons on him. No defence. They can only hope to hide and sneak through the gate if they can manage it.

But Maki doesn't have anything either, and yet she's calmly watching, hidden like them. Watching Gennai dance with Piemon. Watching him grab something and flee. Watching Piemon try and shoot him down from the sky. Watching something fall.