Author's Note: Takenouchi Taichi was a character I created in my other fanfics, Alternate Adventure and Destiny. He was reconfigured and back in the Real World after he was killed by Piemon in 1999. Taichi who was amnesiac was adopted by Sora's father in that dimension and was eventually reunited with his family. BlackWarGreymon was destined as one of Taichi's partner Digimon with the Crest of Darkness. Taichi was later was assaulted by Demon and succumbed to the complication from the injury after Diaboromon strikes back. BlackWarGreymon had found his soul/data within the Crest of Darkness and swore to protect him after finding out the truth behind his death.
I don't intend to write this fanfic as a full fledged story, but rather in bits and pieces.
Digimon is not mine.
Side: TT (Takenouchi/Yagami Taichi)
Taichi was bewildered when he woke up. His eyelid felt heavy. He thought he had died on Hikari's lap. He placed his hand on his chest and felt the bandage over where his heart was. He survived somehow. Did he get a heart transplant? Taichi felt really confused. He could barely open his eyes when he sensed torchlight shining on his eyes. The light was too bright for him.
"Taichi-kun. Thank goodness, you're finally awake." A doctor in glasses smile gently to him.
"Jou?" Taichi called out with his muffled voice. His throat hurts. Taichi mustered more of his strength to scan around him. He was definitely in hospital and he was rather used to it. He was never out of the hospital until the day Diaboromon strike back.
"I'm Dr. Kido. Jou is my son though." The doctor brushed his hair gently to comfort the boy who seemed confused. He was incubated on the ventilator as his condition deteriorated after his last crash.
"Do you remember what happened to you?" He tried to ask him to check if there was any issue with his memory. Apparently, Taichi was too weak to talk that he fell back asleep.
Taichi was dreaming, regressing into the past.
There were many things that passed him by without his knowledge. Life still goes on after his apparent death by Piemon. His life was rebooted after that.
"For the sake of our plan, we can't have you alive with your Digivice as a threat. Don't worry; it will be painless for you. All will be over soon." He was gasping for air when a Digimon had his claw around his neck depriving him of the oxygen he badly needed. Taichi's eyes rolled aback when he fell limp on the Digimon's grasp.
"I don't want to die." This was what was ingrained in young Taichi's mind when darkness took over him. He was helpless and no one was there to save him.
A crest appeared before him in the dark. If he put his mind on it, would his wish come true? Taichi extended his hand to reach out for it before he was engulfed in the wave of darkness. Surely Taichi could find his peace if he wished badly for it.
Taichi eventually found himself in the dark seaside in his dream staring to the horizon which was never-ending. The ocean seemed so calm. This was whole new world Dragomon and his minion resided and watched over. This world under Dragomon's control was known by the Chosen Children as the Dark Ocean. A huge battle had occurred between involving Lilithmon, Dragomon and the Chosen Children soon after his death.
The next time he woke up after his first trip to the Dark Ocean, he ended up in Tamachi where his new life without his past life memories began. There, he met some kind people who knew him and accepted as who he was, firstly there was the Ichijouji family, Ichijouji Osamu and his brother Ken.
Ichijouji Osamu was one hell of smart guy Taichi could never outwit. Despite Osamu's wisdom, he was able to defeat Osamu in soccer if he tried hard enough. Osamu was nice, he chose to play with him as an equal. Osamu never looked down on him as an orphan like many did.
"Why don't you play with us?" He asked the depressed boy. "I heard what Hideki-kun did to you. He was just sour because you play better than him." The boy explained. "I had been watching you and I know you are really good in soccer. We can take Hideki's team down together."
"My name is Ichijouji Osamu and what's your name?" The blue haired boy asked.
"Taichi… that's the only name I know." The boy with the huge brown hair forced his words out. "I don't remember my full name."
"Are you suffering from a memory loss?" Osamu understood. That was why the boys in the neighbourhood picked on him.
"Let's make new ones, then. What was past is over, you can't create them but we can create all kinds of futures. Let's create new memories together!" Osamu extended his hand to the boy, Taichi for a handshake.
"Together?"
"Yeah, together! Let's be friends!" Osamu said. Taichi paused for a moment.
"Friends?" He took his hands.
Osamu met an accident and died not long after. Taichi was adopted by Sora's father, Takenouchi Haruhiko by the stroke of fate and moved to Kyoto. Taichi met Nishijima Daigo and Mochizuki Meiko. They gave him a reason to look forward to his new life after Osamu's death.
"Ahh, my cake!" Nishijima Daigo cried out as Taichi helped himself to the sweets.
"Oh, sorry, do you mind if I have this?" Taichi asked on purpose. Some cream remained over his lips.
"Go ahead, you had bitten into it." Nishijima could only lament about it while Taichi ate in excitement.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Just put anything in!" Nishijima was urging him to join a club. Taichi had no idea at all.
"Then I want to be with my friends" Nishijima frowned at his answer. Taichi did not have any friend he could confide in since Osamu. His younger brother, Ken was in his mind.
"I used to be able to see them often. I hope his younger brother is doing well after he gone somewhere far away." Nishijima wrote "外国" which literally meant overseas. That was totally out of bound but kind of correct except that Taichi could not reach him anymore.
"In this case, I thought of something you can try." Nishijima grinned as an idea crept to his mind as he raised another word "夢" (dream). He was after all still a new teacher of Nagaokakyou Junior High School. They could try anything.
That was how Taichi became the Student Council President in his first year of Junior High School. It helped to his mind of the emptiness he had.
Nishijima-sensei wanted something from him but was never able to tell him. Taichi could tell his anxiety judging from his eyes and he was often sitting outside his room in his own thought. Taichi left a letter for him, hoping he could read it one day.
"Do you want to come in and have dinner with us?" Meiko cupped her mouth realising what she said. Taichi looked surprised.
"Please come in, Takenouchi-kun. Your father won't be home tonight as well, isn't it?" Her father added. Glancing at Meiko, Taichi felt bad if he rejected their offer and his stomach was growling. He blushed a little holding his stomach.
He nodded awkwardly as Mrs Mochizuki laid the food before him.
"Please help yourself, Takenouchi-kun. Growing boys like you ought to eat more. I'm sure your father would say the same." Professor Mochizuki urged. He seemed like a stern father but he was concerned for the children.
"Please just call me Taichi. I often heard Professor talking about you and your research..." Taichi said taking a bite on the meatball and stiffened.
"Takenouchi-san?" Meiko asked. Taichi found himself tearing up. He realised this quickly this time. He must not embarrass himself before Meiko again.
"The meatball is the nicest I had ever tasted." Taichi exclaimed changing the subject.
That was the best family dinner he had during that period. He was really grateful to Mochizuki for it so much so that he wrote a letter to her while he still could with the remaining time he had.
Diaboromon was a Digimon he mistaken as his partner. He approached him when he was most vulnerable and lost as Takenouchi Taichi who stayed in Kyoto.
"Do you miss your family?" The Digiegg messaged. Taichi blinked.
"I know where your real family is." It typed. "The family that abandoned you." It added. "I can lead you to them."
His heart was thumping hard when he stalked the Yagami's family out for their family day. He could not believe he had come to Odaiba, a city he had been avoiding. Watching how much fun and laughter the Yagami family had, he could not get the words from his friend out of his head.
"It doesn't matter if you are around, they don't even bother to search or care about you. Your sister is the one who they care about."
Taichi was foolish enough to believe him after eavesdropping on Yamato who got close to him because of his personal agenda, his family not feeling sad at all from the loss of their son, Daisuke who seemed to have it good in life.
"I told you. Even if no one cares about you, you still have me." The Digiegg in his laptop typed.
"We will always be together, Taichi."
He was so resentful that he could not believe in anyone. He felt everybody was taking advantage of him for their own benefits, treating him like an idiot.
"Taichi-san, I have something to discuss with you." Ichijouji Ken pulled out his black D3 and showed him. "What you see in Kyoto is a fact, I won't deny it. I'm involved with the Digimon. I'm one of the Chosen Children chosen to defend the Digital World like you."
"Like me?"
"You have a Digivice, don't you?" Ken asked politely. Taichi paused for a while before shaking his head. He had hidden it in his bag. After what he had eavesdropped from Yamato, he did not think he could trust them, the Chosen Children.
"I had seen Digimon but that doesn't mean I have it." Taichi found himself lying. Ken seemed to have believed him. He pulled out the protective charm Taichi had given him.
"How about this? Do you recognize it?" Taichi stared at the tag and nodded. He could not lie for this. "It was something I had left after losing my memories. I didn't know where it came from anyway." He said quietly.
"Yes, they are just using me, keeping tabs on me. I don't understand them at all." Taichi confessed to Kuramon. "I don't need any of them as friends."
"I will be with you. I'm your partner, Taichi." Kuramon said.
"Use your Digivice and unlock me. We will be together forever." Taichi was tempted.
Taichi unleashed Kuramon which ultimately used his memory to get to a hidden Vault in the Digital World. The vault contains memories of the former batches of Chosen Children and Chosen Children who was deleted from the Digital World. It contains negative feelings from their last moment such as fear, resentment and regrets. Diaboromon feeds on these data to grow stronger. Taichi did not even flinch when he witnessed Keramon feasting on the memories data of his brother and sister as well as the other kids from the orphanage. Maybe it was better off for them to lose their bad memories.
He had lost his mind and made a huge mistake. He was only enlightened by Daisuke's persistence to get him back on track. Even though Agumon managed to achieve a new evolution with Yamato's Gabumon. The price he paid was his memories and the bonds he had with his brother and sister in the orphanage. He would carry this sin as long as he lived.
"Yagami Taichi was the easiest target. I had wanted to give him a painless death but he was just plain unlucky."
Taichi placed his right hand over his heart to feel for his heartbeat which had been weak and erratic since his injury inflicted by Demon lord Digimon, Demon. His body merely reacted when he sensed malice coming for Osamu's little brother whom he also saw as his younger brother, Ken. He shoved him away in the nick of time.
Taichi eyes widen in fear at the sight of a certain beast Digimon holding his body up in the air with his claw impaled through his chest and punctured his heart. The pain was so excruciating but he was unable to scream overwhelmed by his fear. He did not think he would survive when he crashed landed on the ground heavily on his head when the assailant discarded him like a broken rag doll. He felt his life leaving him with overflowing blood pouring out from his perforated heart and his head as he struggled to keep himself awake.
He heard that people get to review the whole of their lives in their mind before they die and he thought it may be the same for him. Taichi thought he could regain my lost memories as he was bleeding out and dying. At the same time, the thought of letting go felt alluring to him.
"Hikari?" Taichi recoiled at the sight of his sister's bloodied face as he coughed out blood right on her face as soon as she touched his battered and trembling body which gone into a fit. He must have scared her and he felt really bad about it. Not only he was a bad elder brother to her, he caused her to worry about him so much when he should be the one protecting her. In the end, he was unfair to her. He cared for Ken more than he did for her. He gave his life to protect Ken.
Demon showed himself and the rest were really afraid after witnessing the cruelty inflicted on him. Taichi clutched his chest in excruciating pain. He was bleeding profusely from his wound and coughing out blood which was choking him. He was losing consciousness yet he did not want to give up without a fight to protect his friends. After all, he finally recalled how Demon was the one who caused the loss of his memory.
"But, how will you feel if you failed to protect your partner and had to watch helplessly as he dies? I failed Taichi twice!"
"I'm sorry, Agumon."
Taichi was sorry but he needed Agumon to protect them in spite of fear and the loss of his Crest of Courage.
"Agumon… time to… evolve." He pulled out his Digivice which glowed in orange. Agumon felt a surge of power. It was the same even though Taichi just lost his crest.
"Agumon warp evolved… WarGreymon!" WarGreymon would fight to avenge Taichi.
He gone into shock after defeating Demon and remained in coma for the next few years.
"You're not allowed to live." Demon's voice echoed in his head.
Taichi slept for five years. He woke up and was given a death sentence unless he could get a heart transplant. Somehow, he took the news in peace. He felt he deserved that punishment for the trouble he had caused.
It was the day after Diaboromon's alternate form, Armagemon was defeated by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode granted his new power by Omegamon.
Taichi had managed to seal the Digiegg of Diaboromon on his own with his so-called prototype Digivice. He took a deep breath as he watched the Digiegg faded before him.
"We could have been friends." Taichi recalled his time with Kuramon who kept him company on the hardest of time when he was led to believe that his friends had betrayed him.
"Sealing completed." He announced before he felt his heart throbbed in pain. He lost his balance to be caught by Yamato on his arms. Taichi was grateful to have a chance to tie up the loose end and join them in the gathering. Everyone was trying to cheer him up.
Taichi had his friends around him at the last moment of his life. Everyone would eventually die, and he was just leaving earlier. He did not want anyone to cry for him. He wanted Hikari and Ken to get along. It was then his memories somehow came back to him. He indeed got to review his whole life. He finally remembered everyone and the adventure he went through with them.
"Remember, I told you before that I heard that people get to review the whole of their lives in their mind before they die? Thank you for everything. Thank you for defeating Piemon and keeping everyone safe. You are really a great leader to them and for guiding Daisuke and the rest." Taichi said struggling to focus his gaze at Yamato, his true best friend.
"I feel really tired. It's ok… if I leave… the rest… to you… right?"
He could finally let go and rest in peace. If there was a next life, he would like to go on another adventure with his friends again. He smiled as he breathed his last.
Or so he thought.
Taichi found himself awake once more. He did not know how he was at a rooftop as he witnessed WarGreymon no, BlackWarGreymon impaled by another Digimon in horror. He tried to reach out for him.
Taichi knew BlackWarGreymon. He could not remember him when he first met him and he ever wondered if his partner, Agumon was the same Digimon that came to Hikarigaoka. Now he was sure.
"Koromon!" Taichi yelled knowing that he was the first partner he ever had. The Digimon escaped into a portal as BlackWarGreymon collapsed and his body was broken like his from Demon's assault.
Taichi ran to BlackWarGreymon. He was trying to reach out for him too as he laid battered and dying. Taichi remembered his soul was sealed in Digimental of Darkness after his death. With the help of the Child of Miracle, he was able to seal off the Dark Ocean trapping Lilithmon and Dragomon in it.
"Taichi is the creator. He decided to delete the world. This is his true wish, Dragomon so let's rest in peace!" BlackWarGreymon replied closing his eyes as his data broke into pieces. BlackWarGreymon was at peace.
"NO DEMON-SAMA!" Lilithmon cried as she was deleted along with the remnants of the Dark Ocean.
"BlackWarGreymon, I'm sorry and thank you." Taichi regretted for not replying to Koromon the sign of friendship back then. He accepted his Crest of Darkness and sank back into darkness.
But BlackWarGreymon retrieved the Crest of Darkness and had been protecting him since then.
"I'm so sorry for forgetting about you, Koromon." Taichi cried attempted to hold his claw but his hands went through BlackWarGreymon's physical form. BlackWarGreymon appeared to be in peace looking at Taichi. Taichi realised he was floating. He was in data form. BlackWarGreymon was glad he managed to transfer out Taichi's data he had hidden in the Crest of Darkness to the body of Kamiya Taichi who died.
"Don't forget our sign of friendship." BlackWarGreymon reached out pat his head with his claw but ended falling limp as his data was breaking down. BlackWarGreymon seemed to be sorry for not being able to stay by his side when he needed the most. Taichi could only watch helplessly as BlackWarGreymon's data dissipated in the air.
"No, Koromon..." Taichi extended his hand once more to grasp for any remnant of his data. BlackWarGreymon would always have a place in his heart. The short time they had together in Hikarigaoka was precious to BlackWarGreymon.
"Live well, live out this stupid life as long as you can. Find your happiness, Taichi!" That was BlackWarGreymon's final words to him before his world turned black once more.
Taichi was finally back in the living world thanks to BlackWarGreymon's effort. Jou, Mimi and Mochizuki Meiko were with him when he finally woke up after hearing from Dr. Kido.
"Taichi-san, I'm so glad." Mimi called him excitedly. Taichi turned his head to the side. He did not know how he should face them and he found Daisuke who was sitting at the wall across the room watching him cautiously. For a moment, Daisuke thought he was going to cause them any harm with his killer stare on him. The air felt so stiff.
Daisuke's face broke into a huge smile after a moment of silence which caught him by surprise.
"Taichi-san, I'm glad you managed to pull through." Taichi found his hands being held by Daisuke who was shaking both his hands in excitement. Taichi was too tired to care. His face was covered by the oxygen mask which was likely to be sedating him. Guess his condition must have improved but his eyelid still felt really heavy.
"Daisuke-kun, let Taichi-kun rest." Jou pulled Daisuke away noticing Taichi's drooping eyes.
"Kamiya-kun, I…" Mochizuki wanted to say something but shook her head as Taichi fell back asleep. Taichi need some time to recover his strength.
"Kamiya?" The name was his last thought before he lost his consciousness. He was confused as Mochizuki Meiko should know him at least know him as 'Takenouchi'.
Taichi found himself pitting against a Digimon named after a god of Sun, Heliosmon. He was the one behind the assault of BlackWarGreymon and Digimon incidents involving the broken sign of friendship. Taichi sensed how awfully they resembled one another.
Heliosmon was impressed by Taichi's relentless to finally reach him despite his difficulties in keeping up when his days were numbered. By now, Taichi should be too weak to even stand and Taichi's body was wrecking in pain from his attack throwing him off distance. Taichi was relentless, no matter how many times he fell from his attacks, he picked himself up. Somehow, Heliosmon could not get himself to finish Taichi off.
Taichi still struggled to stand up. He failed in his previous life which he had no control of. He did not want to waste this life BlackWarGreymon had fought for him.
A portal opened and an Agumon fell out from it. That Agumon came from another dimension.
"Taichi!" Agumon who was really worried about him, placing his claw over his hand which was clutching his chest. Agumon knew all about his ailment. Taichi smiled in acceptance. Seemed like Taichi from his dimension was like him, well-liked and brave.
"As long as my heart is still beating, I'll not give up." Taichi accepted Agumon's help to help him up. Agumon was here to rescue his partner who had been corrupted and Taichi would support him to save him like the rest did for him.
"Whoever become your partner is the luckiest Digimon." Agumon felt that Taichi was kind and brave, well-liked by everyone who knew him. He had something within him which could bring everyone together. A Chosen Child hard to find.
Taichi smiled at Agumon holding up his or rather Kamiya Taichi's broken Digivice. A new evolution occurred. Taichi watched in awe. That was the legendary Agumon, Bond of Courage who only appeared in this dimension. They were ready to fight. This would be their final battle.
