Digimon Savers International: RELOADED
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Recap
(Doug) Takato finally woke up from his mini-coma and started searching for Guilmon, who was in his DigiEgg. Well, Greg wanted to use his Crest to hatch the egg, and I told him, "Hah, no way!" You don't use a Crest for something as frivolous as hatching a DigiEgg. I mean, come on. Anyway, Gigimon hatched and Digivolved to Guilmon, and it was just in time because the Knightmon were taking over downtown. However, Gallantmon didn't make an appearance because Takato lost his nerve. In a nice little side plot, it turns out that Greg's cousin Brianne became partnered with a Patamon. After the fight, Greg gave this nice little speech about the power of Esperanza Soul Therapy, and Jeri showed up to bring Takato back to his fighting spirit. I think the kiss helped. Meanwhile, Thomas got called to the airport where his dad and half sister were planning on taking off back for Austria. The two got into an argument before Thomas had to sing Relena to sleep. On top of that, he fought the ever-powerful and ever-camp Crusadermon. He was getting creamed too, until Relena decided to run toward her brother, and Franz broke down, realizing he didn't own his kids. Thomas saw the light and that gave him the will to protect, unlocking Burst Mode and ultimately allowing MirageGaogamon to hand Crusadermon his butt on a silver platter!
Chapter 45: Full House
Greg
I got a call on the earpiece from Tom. "Hello?" "Greg, this is Thomas. I'm on my way to the Digital World to search for Marcus. As soon as you guys have defeated a few Royal Knights, come meet me." "Roger that, Norstein." I hung up.
In the meantime, we kept trying to encourage Takato. Now, he hadn't become a complete craven coward. I absolutely refused to believe that. I believed that somewhere he still had the heart of a gallant knight. Once you become a Tamer, there's a part of your soul that changes forever. You can never become the same person you once were. Yeah, I know it sounds corny, sappy, and completely sentimental, but I believe it's true all the same. Ultimately, what we decided to do was just leave him alone and work things out himself. It was a battle he'd have to fight on his own.
Sarah and Kristy had gone home and invited us to crash at their place for a while, so we packed up whatever vehicles we had and went off. I took Gary, Takato, Henry, and our Digimon with us as we drove to Tom's mansion to pick up some clothes. After we'd packed up, we went on our way to the Damon residence. I tried to strike up a conversation. "So, Henry, have you ever noticed that Matt's song in the dub of Zero Two sounds a lot like 'Semi-Charmed Life' by Third Eye Blind?" I asked. "No, I hadn't. But when I think about it, I'm not too surprised," he said. "That was the popular style of the time," Gary commented.
Takato wasn't saying anything. "Boy, you really are bummed out about this whole thing, aren't ya Takato?" Veemon asked from inside his Digivice. Guilmon crawled all over the inside of the car, looking concerned.
"Takato... what's wrong?" he wondered in concern. "Leave me alone, I need some space," his Tamer snapped. Guilmon gave him those sad puppy-dog eyes. "Takatomon... this isn't like you," he whimpered.
"I know. We'll have to find some way to get you to snap out of it," Henry said with determination. "I've got an idea!" Guilmon offered. He bit down on Takato's hand. "YEEOW! Guilmon!" Luckily, he didn't break any skin. "Hey, it worked on Matt," I said. Takato massaged his hand. "That was his leg, and it was covered in denim," he grumbled.
Anya
It was a stormy, blustery night, fit for neither man, Mon, nor beast. Rika and I were talking about typical girl stuff. "So, where's Ryo? I thought you were chasing after him," I said. "Ryo? Heh, the showboat," she snorted, "We were dating for two years, and then I moved to New York. He decided to follow me, and then discovered the Manhattan nightlife. That low-down scumbag decided I wasn't any fun anymore, so he left Renamon and me out in the cold. As far as I know, he's still there, following every pretty girl he sees. I've moved on." I tried to console her. "Oh. I'm really sorry to hear that, Rika." Renamon spoke up wistfully, "Don't be. If you ask me, Rika and Ryo never really had a future together."
Lalamon looked out the window. "Boy, since the evacuation, it's like a ghost town," she exclaimed. I made some observations of my own while I was driving. "This whole thing is the worst. Quite unfortunate, as well. The different DATS divisions have been dispatched all over the world, trying to fight off the Royal Knights. But they're barely fending them off." Keenan slammed his fist into his palm aggressively. "Me take them on right now!" he vowed.
"Don't be a fool, you little pipsqueak. They'd probably eat you for breakfast at this rate," Rika said. Keenan shook his head. "Me no care. Soon, Ravemon and I unlock Burst Mode like Marcus and Greg! Together, we save both worlds!" Keenan went on. "I know exactly how you feel, but remember, we made a promise to Marcus," I said, "Our duty is to protect, no matter what. And we have to step it up now that Thomas is gone." "What a mess! My, when will it all end?" Falcomon wondered. "When we defeat the last Royal Knight and save both worlds," Renamon answered thoughtfully. "Professor Crier and the others are searching for a method that might repair the dimensional barrier," I added. "I wonder when the day will come when this place is back to normal," Lalamon lamented. I had half a mind to start singing "Someday" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but just then, I saw something up ahead. It was a tornado! "It's a tornado, and it's up by Marcus' house!" I exclaimed. I quickly parked the car as we got out and ran to the scene.
"Are you guys OK?" I asked as we arrived into the backyard. What we saw was amazing. There was a group of small Digimon and a big pink one in a clump on the grass. Kristy and Sarah wondered what was going on as well. "Wait a minute... I recognize the pink and blue stripes. The pink one is... Biyomon," I realized. That caught Kristy's attention. "Biyomon?" She rushed over to him and knelt down, giving the big pink Digimon a big hug. "Biyomon! I knew you'd come back," she said, so thankful to see him again. "Who are... you?" he asked. Kristy gasped. I recognized the voice, too. That was definitely our Biyomon. A few seconds later, Greg and the others met up with us.
Greg
What I saw in front of me was incredible. There was a whole group of Fresh and In-Training Digimon, and I recognized most of them, but I used my Digimon Analyzer to double check. "Oh man... lemme see, that's Yokomon, who later Digivolves into Biyomon. And that one with the overbite is Tokomon, who later becomes Patamon. My cousin just got one of those. Ooh, and that's Bukamon, later to be Gomamon. Then, there's Punimon, which I think becomes a Tsunomon and after that Gabumon. There's Otamamon, and Pabumon. Pabumon's gonna grow into a big, strong Tentomon. That's Nyaromon... who will become a Gatomon. And that's Poromon, later to be Hawkmon. That's YukimiBotamon." Gary had his Analyzer out as well. "Who will later Digivolve into Nyaromon, then Salamon and Gatomon." Takato and Henry looked on with awe. "Whoa... it's like a blast from the past here," Henry remarked.
Just then, I saw Biyomon. Not just any one, but the one who had vowed to protect Kristy. "Hey, Biyomon," I said. He looked to me. "How do you know my name? Who are you?" he asked. "Gee, don't you recognize me? I'm Greg Logan, the guy who tried to get you set up with Kristy." "Kristy?" I didn't know what to think. Apparently, he'd forgotten as well. "He's forgotten," Henry noted. "I can tell," I replied.
So, this was our apparent mission; to protect these small Digimon. It was probably one of the easiest missions we could've had. It was nice to get something of a break, even if it was a short one. Those of us who had kept our Digimon in our Digivices realized them, and we helped out. Sarah took to the Tokomon right away, feeding it warm milk from a bottle. Instantly, she fell under the spell of his cuteness. "Aww, there you go, little fella," she cooed. All the other baby Digimon gathered around waiting for their turn. "Drink up, there's plenty more," Sarah cheerfully assured all of them. We sat around looking at the situation at hand, mostly at Biyomon. "Biyomon..." Kristy moaned. Lalamon floated down beside her. "Are you sure that's the same Biyomon?" she asked. "Yeah, I can tell." "He doesn't remember us," Anya realized. "When he reverted to a DigiEgg, his memories were taken from him," Falcomon reminded us.
Kristy was taking it pretty hard. "Biyomon... have you really forgotten everything about me? Is it possible?" she asked. Biyomon racked his brain, but he came up with nothing. "Sorry," he said.
"All right, Biyomon, what brings you and all these Digimon here?" I asked him. "Well... let's see... I guess we were blown here?" Biyomon guessed.
"That explains the tornado, I guess," Anya reckoned.
The bird Digimon explained, "Yeah. The Digital World has been having big problems lately. Ever since the Human World appeared in the sky, there have been tons of volcano eruptions and earthquakes. We've even had big storms and tsunamis. It was really scary. We were looking for some place to escape to, when a giant tornado swept us up and tossed us into the sky. When we woke, we found ourselves here."
Gary thought about the situation and came to a decision. "Well, we certainly can't take you back to the Digital World, with all that destruction and terror. I guess the only thing we can do is take care of you right here, until all this blows over." Everyone gasped at that.
Anya picked up Tokomon and lifted him up. "Yes, that is our mission. After all, what choice do we have?" she asked. "But where are we going to keep them all, Anya?" Lalamon wondered.
"Why, right here, of course," the Russian simply answered. "I think it's great you're doing this, Anya," Kristy said. "You do?"
Then, Marcus' sister turned back to Biyomon. "Biyomon, even if you don't remember me, I remember you. We promised each other that we would always be together. Being together again has to be more than just a strange coincidence." Biyomon looked confused, but Sarah was just elated. "I'm just so glad I get to cook for a large group again!" she shouted in ecstasy. We all laughed at that.
Gary
The way I figured it, Tentomon and I had to be the first to bring these Digimon into human culture. So, I turned on the Damon family's TV and tuned it to an educational English-speaking station. Unfortunately for me, Poromon found the remote and started changing the channel. It was tuned to a rerun of Chuck, right during the introduction. I recognized the Cake composition, and the Digimon seemed to like it. They jumped up and down in time to the beat. "It seems that they're more interested in this than anything educational," Tentomon noted. "Right," I said. Thankfully, Henry had brought his laptop with him. "Eh, they'll probably learn soon enough. They're not going anywhere," I reasoned with my partner. "Hmmm... Gary, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" the bug asked. "I don't think so, what are you pondering?" "Well... perhaps we could teach them a few words, and get some laughs in as well." He whispered his plan, and I liked it.
So, while Tentomon set it up on Henry's laptop, I explained what was going on to the little Digimon. They seemed to like the idea, and Tentomon started the YouTube video.
["Short Skirt, Long Jacket"
Written by John McCrea
Performed by Gary Logan (Yuri Lowenthal) and His Digimon (Tifanie Christun, Bridget Hoffman, R. Martin Klein, Kirk Thornton, Wendee Lee, Jeff Nimoy, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Steven J. Blum)]
Gary and Tentomon clears out some dancing space in the living room. As the song starts on YouTube, the two start to bust a move, going side to side.
Gary:
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnng jacket...
Right at that moment, Rika enters the room, and it seems that she is just the girl Gary had in mind. Without saying a word, he beckons her to enter and starts pulling off some dance moves with her. Renamon looks upon the scene with some slight amusement. We now enter the part of the song with audience participation, as the Digimon chime in with the song as they bounce up and down on the couch and dance around. Tentomon holds up appropriate cue cards with the lyrics.
Gary:
I want a girl who gets up early (Digimon: Gets up early)
I want a girl who stays up late (Digimon: Stays up late)
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity (Digimon: Uninterrupted)
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice (Digimon: Hey, ho)
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass (Digimon: Hey, ho)
She is fast and thorough (Digimon: Hey)
And sharp as a tack (Digimon: Ho)
She's touring the facility (Digimon: Hey)
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng... lonnng jacket
Renamon plays an air trumpet as the Digimon continue to bounce up and down and Gary and Rika dance. Kristy and the others look on this with interest.
Digimon:
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Gary:
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (Digimon: smooth liquidation)
I want a girl with good dividends (Digimon: good dividends)
At Citibank we will meet accidentally (Digimon: meet accidentally)
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cup holder armrest (Digimon: Hey, ho)
She wants a car that will get her there (Digimon: Hey, ho)
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen (Digimon: Hey, ho)
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler Le Baron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnggggggggggggg jacket
Digimon:
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
Na na na na na na nananananana
And as the song ends, Gary quickly passes Rika off to Henry, who catches her. The Digimon cheer.
Greg
"Well color me surprised. You can loosen up, Gary," I said with a grin. Gary realized what had just happened, and tried to cover it up. "Well, this was the right time and place. I'd never do this in the middle of a battle, never." His face turned redder than a Punimon.
Every so often, Keenan would interrupt us to warn us of what those little rascals were up to. Boy, were they rambunctious. They unrolled the toilet paper, flooded the bathtub, and even caused Keenan to rip up a pillow and accidentally break a vase of tulips and water. Anya handled it like a real lady, or at least a hurried mom. In the space of less than three hours, all of us had a terrible migraine. Anya was starting to lose it. "It's like a Digimon preschool!" she shouted in frustration. Then, she started ranting in Russian while trying to settle everyone down.
After we had gotten the baby Digimon to sleep, we started cleaning up the place. It was the first time I had to do housework in a long time. "Well, at least they got you to clean," Lalamon said to Anya, who promptly gave her a dirty look.
"Sorry, Kristy. I know I said I'd take care of them, but I'm not doing a very good job," my girlfriend apologized as she mopped the floor on her knees.
Kristy was busy vacuuming the floor. "It's fine, I'm having fun. With Marcus as a brother, you get used to chaos," she giggled. "I'm having fun too, even though this is slightly different from what I usually do," Anya said. Kristy turned off the vacuum. "Huh? What do you mean?" she asked. "Well, see, usually I'm assigned to babysit Marcus and Agumon. So I guess this job's no different."
"Actually, I think it's them who have to babysit you," Lalamon corrected her as she flew past. "Come again?" Anya baited her. Kristy giggled, while Anya went back to work.
At lunch time, Sarah was in a particularly cheerful mood. "Lunnnnnch! Come and get it!" she happily rang out as she set the array of emergency rations on the table. All of us gave the usual Japanese expression "Itadakimasu", and then we dove in. We also fed the Baby Digimon on the floor.
Anya took some time to savor her rice bowl and looked like she was in sheer heaven. "Ahhhh. Quite sumptuous and delish! I had no idea emergency rations could taste so good!" she raved. "Eat as much as you'd like, everyone," Sarah invited. "We will!" Keenan, Falcomon, Veemon and I accepted. Kristy was especially kind to Biyomon as she gently laid a plate of fried eggs on the table. "There you go. Eat it up while it's hot!" she said. "Thanks a lot," Biyomon graciously answered as he picked one up with his chopsticks. He took a bite, and the effects were instant. He liked it! The little Digimon scarfed down their food as well.
"So, Sarah, why didn't you evacuate with the others?" Anya asked our hostess. "It's simple. I want to be here when they come back. I have faith, I just know Marcus is going to bring his father home."
"Sounds like you've got hope too," I said with my mouth full.
Marcus
ShineGreymon had run out of energy a long time ago, leaving me on the ground with only Agumon. The two of us continued walking until we collapsed in a desert. "Please, Bossssss," Agumon groaned. "What do you wannnnt?" I moaned back. "I'm so dehydrated." "So am I. Of all the times we could have come... we had to pick a dry season." Lightning streaked across the sky.
"All that lightning, and not a single drop of rain," my employee sighed. Seconds later, something hit the two of us and scattered us across the sand. When we finally came back to, we saw this giant rock pulling his head out of the sand. I recognized it. "Gotsumon!" I called out. He turned. "Huh? Oh no, not you two guys again. If it isn't Marcus Doofus, and his little buddy Agu-dorf." "Who's a doofus?!" I shot back. "We're geniuses next to you," Agumon added, "And how'd you end up falling from the sky anyway?"
"Well, after we separated, I went cruising around the Digital World trying to keep clear of all the turmoil. But then, a giant tornado gobbled me up." I got an idea. If this rockhead was going to keep crashing into us, we had better make good use of him. "So, now what?" Agumon asked. "Well, looks like our tour guide's returned to take us back to King Drasil's tree again," I said. "Huh? You've gotta be kidding," Gotsumon grumbled. He turned around and refused to help. I would've tried persuading him with my fists, but I wanted to conserve my strength for later.
Keenan
So, me finally get good meal. Me fall flat on bed. "Ah, I am stuffed," I said, remembering grammar. "It's been so long since we've had such a great meal," Falcomon agreed. I sit back up on bed and turn to Biyomon. "Biyomon, you like this place?" I asked. He no look happy. "I feel... we're a bother," he said. "Not at all, they like you," I disagreed. "That's right," Falcomon agreed.
"You sure it's OK for us to stay?" Biyomon asked. Me had to think about that. My mind flash back to when I first return to humon world, sitting in bathtub. Marcus and his family were so kind to take Falcomon and me in. "Me... watch over you like a big brother," me finally say. "Big brother?" "Yeah. Me like Marcus. That's why Agumon call him 'Boss'. Because he watches over everyone," me explain.
"And protects them," my bird partner add. I nodded. "Mmm-hmm."
"Hi, boss," Bukamon suddenly say. "Hmm?" Then Nyaromon chime in with "Hi, boss." Soon, all little Digimon say "Hi, boss." They all think me boss, so me laugh, and then give first order. "OK, first thing Marcus would do. PILLOW FIGHT!" So, we start all out war with pillows. Just then, Anya open door and walk in. She look mad. "Guys, keep it down!" Then, one pillow hit her in face. When pillow drop from her face, she really look like she had it. "That is the last straw. If I hear one more peep out of this room, I'll turn you all back into DigiEggs!"
Just then, ground start rumbling. "Me swear that wasn't us, Anya," I said. She just peek out from curtain. "Take cover," she gently ordered. I take a look too, and it look like another Royal Knight. That mean it fightin' time, so Falcomon and I follow Anya and Lalamon downstairs. Others wait for us.
"So I guess this means we better evacuate, huh?" Greg asked. "No, Greg. You just stay here and protect the others. I'll take Gary and Takato with me. Maybe the three of us will finally unlock Burst Mode," Anya answered. Greg smiled and gave them a thumbs up.
"You'll do great," he said. Then, he give Anya kiss on lips and called for the other two. "Gary! Takato! Looks like you're going with Anya and Keenan!" Gary rushed in to join us, with Tentomon, Takato, and Guilmon following him. "Oh joy, we'll finally get a chance to fight," Tentomon buzz with excitement. Soon, all of us leave.
Takato
Ah, so this was it. I had to start fighting again, possibly go up against another Royal Knight. It would be Guilmon and me. At least I had Anya and Lalamon by my side, along with Greg's little brother and this Tarzan kid. Anya drove down the road looking for our enemy. "So, I guess this is it, huh?" I reluctantly asked. Gary looked like he couldn't take much more. "Are you still worried about that? Good grief! You wouldn't believe the number of stories my brother tells about you, how you saved Jeri, and how you helped defeat the D-Reaper. The way you talk now, I'd think you had post traumatic stress disorder. Or worse, you're just washed up!"
"Gary!" Tentomon scolded. "What?" "While I agree with you, you could've said it in a much more tactful way."
Gary let out a deep sigh then turned back to me. "All right. Look, Takato, if you don't want to fight, that's fine. It's perfectly understandable. However, if you're not going to fight with us, then please make it easy on us."
Then, Anya stopped the car and turned around menacingly at Gary. She really did look angry. "Gary Logan, I think you're a jerk. I will not just sit here and drive this vehicle while you insult one of my dearest friends. Like it or not, he's a member of the Data Squad, just as much as you are. Now either you give Takato some slack right now, or else I will personally start another Cold War! Do I make myself clear?" Gary just nodded nervously. Then, Anya smiled and turned her head back to the road, starting the car as if nothing had happened.
She eventually stopped the car, and we got out. "Huh? What's this?" I asked. I looked closer, and then I gasped. Right in the middle of the city was a digital network.
"The city... is disappearing," Keenan realized. "Aww nuts! This is bad, really, really bad," I groaned. I couldn't believe all this was happening.
Anya spotted the enemy, then looked her up with her Digivice. "'Leopardmon, a Mega Level Holy Knight Digimon. He is acknowledged even by the other "Royal Knights" as their foremost strategist. He has the invaluable ability to lead the Royal Knights. His own motto is "Justice equals power".'"
"'Justice equals power'?" I asked. Then, I thought about it. Why did Guilmon and I become Gallantmon in the first place? Beelzemon had just killed Leomon, and left Jeri heartbroken. And now, this Royal Knight was destroying lives and buildings, causing chaos. Somewhere, someone was dead or seriously hurt. I had to put it all on the line. I walked on.
"Guys, step back," I said to the others. "You sure, Takato?" Anya asked. "Yeah, I mean, what other choice do I have? I've got to face this guy, knight to knight." I stepped forward, and Guilmon followed me. Then, to fully commit myself, I unclipped my D-Arc, moved my right leg forward and clenched my left fist. "Guilmon!" I called. Guilmon jumped in front as I got in position and thrust my D-Arc to the sky. "BIOMERGE ACTIVATE!" Nothing happened, so I shook my D-Arc. This was no time for the batteries to die out. I tried it again. "BIOMERGE ACTIVATE!"
Still nothing. I dropped to my knees, and Guilmon noticed. "Takato... what's wrong?" "I don't get it... the one time I need to fight him, and we can't do it. We can't Biomerge!" I ranted. "Do you want to Biomerge?" my dino partner asked me. "...Well, not really, but we don't have any choice." "You always have a choice, Takato. That's what I think, anyway. I know that I'm ready to fight, but maybe you aren't." "...Maybe you're right. Maybe I've become so worried about what I've done and what I've become that I'm mentally blocking myself. It's like... it's like I've put a giant brick wall in front of me, stopping me from going on and fighting." I started drawing it in my mind. "You're on one side, and I'm on the other. I can break the wall if I try... but I can't. I can't fight on my own!"
["Ordinary World"
Music by Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Warren Cuccurullo, Nick Rhodes & John Taylor)
Lyrics by Simon Le Bon
Lead Vocals: Takato Matsuki (singing voice by Johnny Yong Bosch)
Backing Vocals: Johnny Yong Bosch, Yuri Lowenthal, John Jones]
So, Takato's mind takes him somewhere else. It's a rainy, dreary day in Shinjuku. Present-day Takato has taken refuge from the rain at a nearby playground where he, Kazu, and Kenta usually hung out and played Digi-Battle. Guilmon is below, on guard duty. He's borrowed Rika's MP3 player. He pulls out a set of headphones from his backpack and unwinds it. Then he puts it on and plugs it into the MP3 player. He turns it on and presses play. As the player starts, we can hear what he's playing. He leans against the interior of the upper "dome". Suddenly, he finds himself singing along to the player while thinking of his life, the damage he caused, and his rock, Jeri.
Takato:
Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you
What has happened to it all?
Crazy some would say
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away
He soon finds that his mind has drifted and now he's on a soundstage with a backup band (The Satsuma Rentarō Project).
Takato/Backing:
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
He momentarily fades back into reality as he starts remembering the good times he had with his friends, and how he's still struggling to deal with the guilt of his actions.
Takato:
Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now pride's gone out the window
Cross the rooftops, run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
What is happening to me?
Crazy some would say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away
Takato/Backing:
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
As Greg plays that signature solo on his guitar, Takato continues to reminisce about the good times he and his friends had.
For this final verse, images of Gallantmon and the other Royal Knights mixed with the horror of what he's experienced over the past few months flash in Takato's mind. These images are interspersed with Takato approaching a lance.
Takato:
Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed
Fear today, forgot tomorrow
Besides the news of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk
To his horror, he picks up the lance and poses with it, becoming Gallantmon. Together with Guilmon, they fight off DATS. This is switched back with Takato on stage.
Takato/Backing:
And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Soon, we find Takato standing at the northwest harbor shouting up to the sky.
Takato:
Every world is my world
(Backing: I will learn to survive)
Any world is my world
(Backing: I will learn to survive)
Any world is my world
Every world is our world
As the song fades, he's no longer in the dome, but is instead alone, facing a brick wall.
Takato
Just then, in my mind, Guilmon jumped over the wall and landed beside me. "Who said you were fighting alone? I'm there, aren't I? I'd be glad to help you." Then, I imagined Guilmon jumping over the wall. I could hear him grunting, trying to break the wall with his claws. He went on, "Huh? These bricks aren't real! They're soft, like marshmallows or pillows. I've got some stuck in my claw. OK, how about this? Pyro Sphere!" All of a sudden, the brick wall ignited. As the foam melted, I started seeing Guilmon. He was smiling, proud of himself for breaking down the wall. All I could do was smile at him.
As I came back into reality, something really strange happened to my D-Arc. It became a gold-and-white rectangle with three buttons slanted side by side and a little red rectangular button on the side of the screen. Anya, Gary, and Keenan gasped. "You... you've got a Digivice like Gary's and mine!" Then, Anya held out her Digivice. Sure enough, mine looked just like hers, except colored differently. "Whoa..." "Now, Takato. Just follow our lead!" Gary said. He, Anya, and Keenan all gained this aura around them. "Geez, how do I do that?" I wondered. So, I tried faking it. I clenched my fist and let out a primal roar inside my head. In seconds, I had this golden aura around me. It felt really awesome, like my inner will had gained a new resolve and was ready to go. Then, the others grabbed their Digivices and threw their hands on them. They shouted, "DigiSoul, CHARGE! OVERDRIVE!" and then shifted their Digivices to the side.
So, I followed. "DigiSoul, CHARGE! OVERDRIVE!" The power went from the Digivice to Guilmon, but I didn't change. It felt kind of weird, but awesome at the same time. The result was still the same.
"Guilmon Double Warp Digivolve to... Gallantmon!"
"Lalamon Double Warp Digivolve to... Rosemon!"
"Tentomon Double Warp Digivolve to... HerculesKabuterimon!"
"Falcomon Double Warp Digivolve to... Ravemon!"
Gary
"How'd he end up getting a Digivice Burst?" I wondered out loud. Tentomon reasoned, "Who cares, at least he's back to normal. I think."
Leopardmon prepared to attack, painting an arc in the sky with his sword. "Extinction Wave!" Our Digimon countered with their attacks. "Rose Spear!" "Spiral Raven Claw!" "Lightning Joust!" "Giga Scissor Claw!" All the attacks collided to create a giant explosion. When the smoke cleared, the evil Royal Knight was still standing. I also noticed that Gallantmon's voice had changed. He no longer sounded like a cross between Takato and Guilmon, but was more masculine and refined. At that moment, something weird happened. It was like we'd gained a mental link with our Digimon, so our thoughts and speech were exactly the same at the same moment. "We won't let you do any more damage here!" Anya and Rosemon said. "Go back to the Digital World!" Keenan and Ravemon added. "Otherwise, you will be destroyed!" Takato and Gallantmon continued. HerculesKabuterimon and I finished it up. "And that's a promise, not a threat!"
"You dare to challenge me?" Leopardmon asked. He swung his sword again, creating a huge burst of wind. We had to put up our arms to cover ourselves. In the meantime, Takato was playing with his new Digivice. "Hmm... 'Barrier'. I wonder what this one does," he thought out loud. A few beeps later, he'd managed to create a shield around him. I stared at this in shock. That must've been the other feature Greg was talking about back in the Digital World. "Did you see that?" I asked Anya. She just nodded, and Keenan looked stunned.
"He create barrier around himself. Me wish my Digivice could do that," he said. I put my hand on his shoulder. "One day, it will. Who knows, it could tonight." Then, I took my hand off and went to work on creating a barrier for myself. I pressed the right buttons and got in position. "DigiSoul Barrier Mode, ON!" Once I had scanned my hand in front of the Signal Port, it created something like a shield around me, not like Aura Mode, but more of a half-sphere. Luckily, it was big enough to allow Keenan to come in and be protected. Anya loaded her shield up and soon, we could all watch the battle without feeling any of the impact.
"How ridiculous. You're not worth my efforts," Leopardmon sneered. Gallantmon used some of his strategy to attack him, but he soon discovered he was getting outclassed. I stared intently at the battle scene ahead of me. "Hmm... how are we gonna beat Leopardmon?" I asked myself. Meanwhile, the Digimon continued their attacks. "Rose Spear!" "Blast Wing!" But he disappeared, leaving the impact on the night sky and not on Leopardmon. "Huh? He just disappeared!" Ravemon said in surprise. Just then, the Knight appeared behind him. "Ravemon! Behind you!" I called out, but it was too late. More wind came down on them.
Greg
There was a fight going on and I was asked to stay inside! At any time, I could've been out there fighting with the others. But, someone had to protect the women and children. Well, they were small Digimon, but you get the idea. Henry, Rika, and I took on that responsibility. We were all huddled around the living room in a mass, waiting for any Digimon fight to pass over. "I'm just gonna check out the window and look," Kristy said, going out to the balcony. Biyomon silently followed her, and I followed both of them. "Oh no... why does everyone have to fight with each other all the time?" she softly and helplessly wondered. "Be careful, Kristy. It's dangerous out there," Biyomon said. Marcus' sister turned around in surprise. "Biyomon?"
Gary
Leopardmon was addressing us and our Digimon, telling us of his evil plan, as if that would mean anything. "The human world will be destroyed. That is what King Drasil desires, and therefore I shall carry it out." We stood there, resolute and determined. "Well then, you better get used to disappointment!" Anya shot back. "That's right, we will protect!" Keenan added. "Even if we have to go down swinging!" I went on. Ravemon went first. "Spiral Raven Claw!" That attack was batted away. "Thorn Whipping!" Rosemon was thrown back. "Mega Electro Shocker!" The blast was deflected. Surely Gallantmon's couldn't miss. "Shield of the Just!" Leopardmon had time to vanish in thin air and attack the knight from behind, and when the attack did fire, the target was nowhere in sight. My mouth stood agape at what was happening. "Sword of Destruction! Black Aura Blast!" He fired explosive energy, taking out both sides of an entire street. Thankfully, we weren't hurt.
Kristy
I saw an explosion in the distance. "It's coming our way! Oh no..."
Gary
It looked like Leopardmon was getting dangerously close to the Damon residence. Keenan and Anya rushed to their partners, trying to help them. "Anya... he's getting too close to the house," Rosemon finally got out after a little struggle. Anya turned back, and gasped. "Kristy! Biyomon!" I turned around, and there they were, Kristy more than likely worried out of her mind. "Do you now realize that it is useless to challenge me at your level?" "Please, stop this!" Anya pleaded. "There are many defenseless baby Digimon staying only a few blocks away from here, trying to stay safe from the battle!" Keenan explained. It was no good. "Well then, they too shall be destroyed along with this world," he decided.
"Please, have mercy on them!" Takato begged, nearly in tears. Leopardmon directly struck the Damon house now using the wind from his sword. The damage was only minor, but it stirred Biyomon into an attack! The little bird bravely flew out and faced Leopardmon head on. "Hey you! I'm not going to let you hurt Kristy, or anyone! Spiral Twister!" He created a green inferno, but Leopardmon swung away at him, throwing Biyomon back into the house. Kristy looked absolutely heartbroken. "BIYOMON!"
Greg
After seeing that attack, Kristy look absolutely shattered, and yet a bit determined. "Kristy, what are you doing?" I asked her. "I've got to go down there and help Biyomon," she said, worry leaking from her voice. She found her family's first aid kit and a boombox, then loaded in a cassette. We all went outside to see what was going on. "So I guess Marcus' sister wants to be a nurse, huh?" Rika figured. "I guess so," Henry said. And so, all we could do was watch as Kristy went on her mission of mercy.
["Eternal Flame"
Written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, and Billy Steinberg
Performed by Kristy Damon (Melissa Fahn)
Backup Vocals: The Bangles (Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele)]
Kristy fast forwards the cassette to the appropriate track, and then presses play. Strangely enough, in this little sequence, we don't hear the actual song, just the instrumental track and the backup. You know what that means. Kristy quickly but gently brings the fallen Biyomon to a safe place as she attempts to nurse him back to health. In the meantime, the other Digimon fight against Leopardmon.
Kristy:
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand?
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?
For some odd reason, the other Digimon and humans start "ooohing" along, lipsynching to the backup. Some of the Digimon play air instruments.
Kristy:
I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch when you are sleeping, you belong with me
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming,
Or is this burning (Backup: Burning) an eternal flame? (Backup: ...eternal flame?)
Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life, so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh
We flashback to Chapters 13 and 14, when Biyomon and Kristy met. Biyomon had sworn to protect the young girl, but that vow was cruelly broken by Falcomon and Merukimon. Kristy had gone through a swarm of emotions as she saw Marcus take Garudamon down with RizeGreymon.
Kristy: (VO)
Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life, so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling.
Oh
We come back to the present, where Kristy has just finished bandaging Biyomon's broken wing. With tears in her eyes, she tenderly continues her vow of love and devotion to her friend.
Kristy:
Close your eyes, give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand?
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming,
Or is this burning an eternal flame?
As she hits that last powerful note, a remarkable thing happens. Her body explodes in orange DigiSoul, almost as if she's about to Full Charge, or go Super Saiyan. The other Bangles join in on the tape while the humans and Digimon lip-synch in the real world. Just to be clear, the only people actually singing in this particular number are Kristy and the other three Bangles. Sarah looks a bit shocked, but not too surprised at her daughter's newfound abilities. The other agents look a bit surprised as well, especially Henry and Rika as they discover they've been holding hands this whole time.
Backup:
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating? Do you understand?
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming?
Kristy:
Is this burning an eternal flame?
Backup:
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating? (Kristy: Do you understand?) Do you understand?
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming? (Kristy: ….dreaming?)
Kristy:
…..an eternal flame?
Backup:
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating? (Kristy: Do you understand?) Do you understand?
Do you feel the same? Am I only dreaming?
(to fade)
Then, Greg rushes over and stops the tape.
Greg
Kristy's head sharply turned towards mine. "Huh? Wh- why'd you do that?" she asked.
"Kristy... I don't know if you've noticed, but not only do you have an amazing voice, you're also covered in DigiSoul," I said. She gasped. "Wha- what do I do with it?" The only problem was that nobody had a spare Digivice they could let Kristy use. So, we quickly searched for an electronic device she could channel her DigiSoul through. Henry found a Game Boy Color in Marcus' room, and he ran back with it. "Here, Kristy, focus with this," he said as he gave it to her. Kristy stared intently at the video game system, and a few seconds later, it transformed into a Persian orange and carnation pink Digivice iC. This meant two things. First, Henry owed Marcus a new video game system. Second, Kristy was now a member of the Data Squad. Not very surprisingly, our newest member kept her DigiSoul up. "Now, you've seen Marcus fully charge his DigiSoul, right?" Rika asked. She nodded. "Then go for it." And Rika gave her a thumbs up.
Kristy got up from where she was, nodded, and then turned to Biyomon. "Are you ready?" she asked. The Digimon didn't quite understand, but nodded anyway.
Kristy must've invested in the Japanese equivalent of Bella Dancerella because she gracefully brought one arm out to her side. "DigiSoul..." Then, she did a twirl and then raised her arm up. "Full... CHARGE!" Then she slammed her hand down on the sensor, allowing it to absorb her DigiSoul all the way, then thrust it forward towards Biyomon. It rushed over him like a wave.
"Biyomon Warp Digivolve to..." A large wall of digital fire came up, as this newest form's parts came into view. This must have been the eternal flame Kristy was singing about. Seconds later, we saw the guardian deity of the land and wind that Sora had in the original series. "Garudamon!"
"Kristy! I will always protect you!" Garudamon vowed as he spread his giant wings, standing by to defend us.
Gary
The attacks kept coming and coming. Anya and Rosemon held onto each other, while the rest of us sought shelter with our Digimon. It didn't make us any less willing to fight, it's just that that's what Tamed Digimon do for the humans they care for. We heard something after the dust cleared. "Kristy! I will always protect you!" We turned around, and there was Garudamon. "Biyomon?" Anya asked. "That not Biyomon, that Garudamon. But how did he Digivolve?" Keenan wondered.
My frustration was mounting. "Guys! Should we really be worrying about that? We're getting mauled out here and all you can worry about is how a Digimon Digivolved! That's absolutely pathetic! We've got to do something to protect the others! Grrr... but what?"
Anya quickly thought about it and came up with an answer. "In this case, there's only one thing we can do. Search our hearts for the answer." "All right, I'll try anything once," I figured. I closed my eyes and searched for the answer.
Keenan
Marcus now out in Digital World trying to save us. Thomas promise to protect Marcus' mama and Kristy, but he not here, so it up to us to protect them. And as long as Ravemon and Keenan's hearts still beating, that what we will do!
Anya
There is no stronger and purer desire in the world than to protect. Whether it's yourself, your family, your friends, or an entire world, once that desire is sincerely in place, it can lead you to do incredible things. I vowed that Sarah, Kristy, and all those Digimon would be safe, and that there would be a world for Marcus to come home to. This was our chance to make good on that promise.
Takato
All right, so I created some sort of barrier around myself, but that won't help Gallantmon. I mean, in a way, it will because without me, Guilmon can't Digivolve by himself when he needs to. I was amazed the Digivolution chain was still the same, even without me inside Gallantmon. But then, I thought, "Maybe there's a part of me inside of him after all." Either way, we weren't going to let this Leopardmon destroy our world. We'd taken down the D-Reaper, we could take this one down easily.
Gary
I had to tap in that feeling. I wondered for a long time what Greg had gone through in order to reach Burst Mode. My mind started going a mile a minute. Why was Leopardmon attacking us now? What could we do to stop him? What was the best strategy? Soon, my mind was stacked with thousands upon thousands of questions, all of which couldn't be answered at once. I didn't know any of the answers, but I did know one thing. We had people counting on us back at home, and we needed to protect them. I developed something of a mantra, an overriding goal. "We must protect. We must protect." I kept playing it in my head, over and over, until I became convinced of it. I knew I wasn't going to accept defeat. There was no way I'd ever accept that without questioning.
"You really are a stubborn lot. I cannot toy with you any longer," Leopardmon stated. I opened my eyes and faced him, along with the rest of us.
"Marcus is coming home with his father, and I'm going to make sure he has a home to come back to!" Anya decisively said as she became covered in a rising pink aura of DigiSoul. "He watch out for me, now, I watch out for others!" Keenan added as he gained a rising purple aura. "Leopardmon! Today, Guilmon and I start our road to redemption!" Takato called as he gained a rising golden aura. I wrapped it up. "To make a long story short... we're going to take you down!" I felt a power surge as I became covered in rising red aura. Suddenly, this noise came from Keenan's Digivice. He quickly looked at it and I turned around to see what was going on. After it became covered by a purple light, it evolved into a Digivice Burst. "Prodigious! Two Digivice evolutions in one day!" I exclaimed.
HerculesKabuterimon cleared his throat, and I became refocused on the battle. "All right, newbie! Just follow our lead. Anya, you're up first!"
Anya
I shifted the Digivice to the side, slowly bringing my free hand into the beam of light the Signal Port was giving off. I noticed the aura being drawn in as I swung it. "CHARGE! DigiSoul...BURST MODE!" I called. After the Digivice beeped, an orange light rippled from my body as I thrust both hands fully out to my sides and fired the beam of light particles. When Rosemon accepted the power, she gained a white leather suit, pink cape, and black vines. "Rosemon, Burst Mode!"
Keenan
Me see Marcus and Greg use Burst Mode, so me have pretty good idea how to do it. With all my might, I swung my Digivice and brought my hand into light. Me shout, "CHARGE! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" After Digivice beeped, I thrust both hands out to side and gave orange light power to Ravemon. Ravemon's wings and armor completely change colors. Me never see raven with purple wings before, but me no worry about it much. "Ravemon, BURST MODE!"
Takato
OK... now this was weird. The only time I'd ever experienced this kind of power was when I was forcing WarGrowlmon to Dark Digivolve into Megidramon. But this power was different. It was good. So, I let my heart lead the way. "CHARGE! DigiSoul...BURST MODE!"
When the light hit Gallantmon, his appearance changed drastically. He got this really awesome new armor that looked really metallic and pointed. On top of that, his lance became made of sheer light and his shield had a giant clear crystal in it. Someone looking at him for the first time would have no idea that he was a Virus Digimon. "Gallantmon, Burst Mode!"
Gary
Now this was more like it. I had the drive, the determination, the knowledge, and now the ability to take HerculesKabuterimon to the next level. All the while I kept repeating that mantra in my head. I had fully bought into it, I just liked repeating it in my head. "CHARGE! DigiSoul...BURST MODE!"
When HerculesKabuterimon took on that power, he gained a golden, more humanoid approach. It was like Imperialdramon changing to Fighter Mode. His wings shrank and became more dragon-like. It was an amazing transformation. "HerculesKabuterimon, BURST MODE!"
The Digimon all looked at each other and their new forms. They were stunned, amazed, and impressed. "Keenan! We did it! The Burst Mode! With new powerful attacks like Mourning Dance, I can now reach the very limits of my power!" Ravemon exclaimed.
Rosemon added, "And we've pushed past the Mega level as well, Anya. By using my special attacks like Kiss of Breath and Charité, nothing can stop us now!"
Gallantmon went next. "I, Gallantmon, have received a new form thanks to you, Sir Takato. I am less powerful than Crimson Mode, but I feel I can hold this power safely for much longer. Alas, my attacks are still the same, but I can put more power behind them. Thank you."
HerculesKabuterimon was last. "Gary, do you remember when I Digivolved to Kabuterimon for the first time? I claimed I was ready to fight with all of my strength. Well, I never realized until now how much you and I had. Now, we're truly invincible!"
We cheered at our accomplishment, but we soon stopped when Leopardmon summoned more Knightmon to the ground floor. I quickly looked to Keenan and Takato. "Keenan, Takato, it's time to test out your Aura Mode," I quickly said as I got in battle position.
The veteran Tamer freaked out. "What? You mean we're actually gonna fight these things?" "Yeah!"
Keenan just looked at Takato with confidence. "Takato, you no believe what kind of power Aura Mode have. Me excited to try it out myself." Takato just nodded, as all of us set up for the Mode Switch. "Now, it's 'DigiSoul Aura Mode, On,'" I reminded the two. They nodded and got in position. "DigiSoul Aura Mode, ON!"
[BGM: "You Don't Believe (Instrumental Tribute To The Shadows)" by The Alan Parsons Project]
Keenan
Almost all at once, me gain a new strength, even more than me usually have. Now, it no secret me as strong as Champion-level Digimon. After all, me easily fight other members of Data Squad. But with this, my strength increased many times over. That come in very handy when me fight Knightmon, because they at Ultimate. Me go at them with everything I have, pulling out all stops. In fact, me take a few down all by myself.
Takato
I had no weapons, no training of any kind, and no fighting ability. So, I just kept punching and kicking away like a crazy man. I nearly got sliced by a Knightmon's sword, but Gary helped me out by teaching me a few basic moves on the fly.
Gary
In the meantime, the Digimon were really laying into Leopardmon. HerculesKabuterimon charged a ball of electrical energy from his hand, then flew around until he and the evil Royal Knight were right next to each other. "Mega Electro Shocker!" Leopardmon took a lot of damage from that. Then, Ravemon furiously performed a terrible and wild "Mourning Dance" of violence that rocked him to his core. "Lightning Joust!" That electrical attack from Gallantmon struck Leopardmon down hard, leaving him paralyzed and ready for the final blow. "Kiss of Breath!" Rosemon blew a huge kiss, creating tiny, pink hearts everywhere that became laser beams that all hit him at once.
"Humans! You will suffer for opposing King Drasil!" were the last words he could get out before he reverted back into a DigiEgg. When we came back to the house, we cleaned what we could up and then got whatever sleep we could get.
Greg
In the morning, Sarah made another spectacular breakfast and then we waited outside to say our goodbyes. It was agreed that Takato, Henry, Rika, Suzie and Kristy would stay in the human world while Anya, Gary, Keenan, and I would go to the Digital World to help Marcus and Tom.
"But do you really have to go to the Digital World?" Kristy asked in concern. Keenan explained the whole thing with a smile on his face and a clenched fist. "Royal Knights will keep coming if we don't change their mind." "And the fighting would never stop," Falcomon added.
"We have no other choice but to go back, it's the only way to protect Earth," Anya went on. I smiled. "Besides, you've got three of the greatest defenders of both worlds staying with you. Plus, you're one yourself."
I knelt down to Kristy. "Now, you and Biyomon keep training and follow Rika's lead. She is really awesome. OK?" I offered her my fist. She looked at Sarah and then at Rika, both of whom let out confident smiles, although Sarah's wasn't so much. Then, she turned back to me. "...Okay." We bumped fists and I got up, looking to the three original Tamers.
"OK, guys. Takato, welcome back to the land of the awesome. Hopefully, we'll be back soon," I said. Takato just nodded as the two of us bumped fists. Just then, I heard footsteps behind me. "So it's agreed, then. We're all going back," a familiar voice said. I turned around, and there was Tom and Gaomon. The others turned as well.
"Thomas," Anya said in surprise. "Tom! We thought you had already left," I tried to reason. "I came back to give all of you an escort," the blonde explained. Then, he noticed Takato. "Excuse me for a second," Tom said as he approached him. Takato was the first to speak as he offered his hand. "So you must be the legendary Thomas H. Norstein. My name's Takato, it's nice to meet you." The two shook hands and exchanged greetings. "Greg's told me a lot about you. I have to say I'm impressed. Keep up the good work," Takato said.
After they said their goodbyes, we said ours. Next stop, the Digital World!
Author's Notes:
Yes, that was an... interesting chapter, to say the very least. As you know, this is a labor of love for me, and I'm sorry that I haven't been updating it every week or every two weeks. Life's been getting in the way, what with work and all. I'll try to update this when I can.
For those of you wondering "Why does Takato get an automatic pass to Mega and Burst Mode?", we're reaching the end of the series. We're coming up on the final legs, and I wanted to make sure the human world was left in good hands. Besides, he's Takato. Doesn't he deserve something of a free pass?
As for Henry and Rika holding hands... well, I'll let you come to your own conclusions about that.
DATS TALENT SHOW
["Any Other Day"
Written by Eric Woolfson
Performed by Thomas H. Norstein (Crispin Freeman)
Backing Vocals: Gaomon (Skip Stellerecht), Veemon (Derek Stephen Prince)]
As the lights come up on the auditorium, we find Thomas at the piano, playing this song. Veemon and Greg are playing at bass and electric guitar, respectively, while Gaomon is on backup vocals. The PawnChessmon are playing at percussion. I guess you could consider this Tom's image song, if you'd like.
Thomas:
Any other day of my life
I'd know the right thing to say
Any other day I'd be
Watching the world turn
And look the other way
Any other day of my life
I'd find the right note to play
Any other day I'd be
Singing my own sweet song
And go my own sweet way
You can always find me
Watching the green grass grow
(Backup: Watching the green grass grow)
Watching the river flow
(Backup: Watching the river flow)
Watching the clouds roll by
And painting my own blue sky
At any moment I'll be
Watching the sun arise
( Backup: Watching the sun arise)
Dreaming with open eyes
(Backup: Dreaming with open eyes)
Chasing the clouds away
Any other day but today
The audience and judges look absolutely charmed at how the performance is going.
Backup:
Any other day in my life
Any other day
Thomas:
Any other moment in time
( Backup: Any other day in my life)
I'd know the right thing to do
( Backup: Any other day)
Any other day I'd be
Watching the tide turn
I wouldn't notice you
At that last line, he points directly to Marcus, who is sitting in the audience, shocked to hear that this song is about him.
Thomas:
Any other day of my life
( Backup: Any other day in my life)
There'd be no mountain to climb
( Backup: Any other day)
Any other day I'd be
Thinking my own sweet thoughts
And take my own sweet time
You can always find me
Watching the green grass grow
( Backup: Watching the green grass grow)
Watching the river flow
( Backup: Watching the river flow)
Watching the clouds roll by
And painting my own blue sky
At any moment I'll be
Watching the sun arise
(Backup: Watching the sun arise)
Dreaming with open eyes
( Backup: Dreaming with open eyes)
Chasing the clouds away
Just like any other day
Thomas/Backup:
Until the moment when you
Finally came my way
Thomas:
Any other day but today
( Backup: Any other day)
I'd know the right thing to say
(Backup: Any other day)
I'd find the right note to play
(Backup: Any other day)
Any other day but today
And as Thomas and Greg play their last notes, the audience cheers.
