Tai POV

"You know I can still remember the first time I saw him in the digital world" he grinned bitterly as he budged closer to Sora

"Hi guys. I'm glad you all made it"

He ran up to Kari and TK reflecting on just how much they had grown up. Back when they had last been to the digital world TK and Kari had only been kids. They still were in a way but they were definitely growing up.

"Tai! I told those guys you'd be alright!" Davis stepped forward from behind them

"Er...Davis? What are you doing here?"

His jaw had literally dropped and his eyes had turned to saucers. Davis Motomiya stood in front of him with his cheery confident smirk that lit up the digiworld. He couldn't believe that somehow Davis had entered the digiworld. The guy didn't even have a digivice...or did he?

"Bet you were surprised, seeing your soccer buddy in the digiworld" Sora giggled

"I guess you could say that. I mean...I wasn't so much surprised that someone would choose Davis as a digidestined but more that a new digidestined was needed. Especially when he lifted the digiegg of courage" Tai mused looking at Sora

She was so beautiful. From the first day he had laid eyes on her Tai had loved her. He couldn't help feeling so wounded every time he remembered that Sora had chosen Matt over him. Everyone had considered him and Sora to be the couple of the century. They'd clicked so quickly that Tai had been convinced that somehow he and Sora would end up together. He'd never considered that she didn't feel the same way for him.

He wondered what would have happened if he had gotten the courage to ask Sora out before she fell for Matt. Would she have chosen him or would she do the same as Kari did to Davis, giving the pitying look as she rejected him. It was enough to tempt him to fantasize ways about breaking up Sora and Matt. However, the fantasies would fade almost as quickly as they came. Matt was his best friend and he loved Sora too much to hurt her. Just like Davis he would wait for his turn. Maybe he could even gather the same courage Davis had in his constant pursuit of Kari.

"Sora, do you think I'm courageous?" Tai asked uncertainly

"Tai, how can you even ask that? You're like the bravest person I know" she gasped

"Not recently. All I've done is worry about Davis and Ken. Maybe that's why he could lift the digiegg of courage and I couldn't. Maybe he's just braver than me"

Sora raised an outraged hand and struck him on the side of the face. It stung a lot. For a girl Sora was definitely strong. However, that slap was greatly appreciated and served it's purpose. It startled him out of his self-hatred and his inability to trust himself.

"Get a grip, Tai! Can't you see how much we need you right now? Ok so the torch was passed on to Davis and he's a damn good leader! That doesn't make you any more or less courageous than when you were the leader of the digidestined. We're all scared but the only way we can all get through this is if you lead us!"

Sora was right. He had to stop sinking into self pity. He had made those hard decisions before and he would continue to do them. The digidestined needed someone they knew who could take control and get them through this mess. Tai had to be that person again.

"You're right! We'll find a way to help Davis and Ken no matter what it takes!"