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The Dark Overlords
Hello everyone, a pleasure to see from you all again. I hope that everyone's doing wonderful. Here I am, back again with another chapter for your eyes.
Sorry it took me so long to update this. I just needed some time off to enjoy myself. Anyways enough talk, this chapter is waiting for your eyes to gaze upon it.
December 10th, 2005 Wednesday
Tai:
Silence. For some reason, I've been getting particularly accustomed to it. Even as I try to get away with it: Be it listening to music or talking with my friends, it never seems to go away. Even when I was getting mercilessly tortured in that castle and conversing with that dark voice, the only thing in my head at the time was silence. Yes I remember what happened in that god forsaken castle. In fact, I never hope I have to see that dark place ever again. Sadly, it'll have to happen at some point in time. I can already tell that a showdown with Piedmon and these masters are approaching us very soon. Why did this have to happen before Christmas?
Its actually kind of bizarre. I don't really remember much if what happened that day. It all gets fuzzy after the conversation with that strange voice. The last thing I remembered was hearing Kari's voice. I could've swore that I opened my eyes, but I just can't seem to remember. The only thing I remember was waking up in this dark void. Time seems to go by super slow in this place. Just floating here with my thoughts is hell itself. The pent up emotions that I tried to suppress over the past three years are attempting to crawl its way back up into the surface. Suddenly, a bright light forces me to shield my eyes and my body is thrust forward. When I'm finally able to open my eyes, I come face-to-face with what seems like some kind of scene. Now this is really weird! Have I died and gone to heaven.
"Tai! Tai! Come on you idiot! Wake up already!", a familiar voice starts ringing through my ears. When I finally open my eyes, I see a pair of maroon eyes staring at me. That's when I see my best friend's beautiful face.
"Argh my head! Sora is that you?", I ask as I rub my aching head.
"Of course its me Taichi! Who was you expecting?", Sora asks somewhat confused. Is she serious right now? I almost died and this is what I wake up to. That's when I finally reach the maximum level of confusion. Sora looks a little different from the last time I saw her. Her hair is a little longer than before. She's also wear clothes I've never seen before and she looks like she's around sixteen year old. When I look at myself, I look exactly how I did when I was that age.
"Where are we anyways? More importantly, how is everybody else?", I ask concerned. What the hell? That's not what I was thinking just now.
"We're in a cave on a cliff overlooking Forgotten Cove. As for your second question, everybody's doing alright. Izzy just got a few scratches on him, but Joe's patching him up. I still can't believe we did all that for Kari's Crest", Sora exclaims crossing her arms. What is she talking about? We never got her Crest from a cove.
"At least we was able to get it. Did she get her heightened senses like the rest of you guys?", I ask. What the hell is going on with me? Why am I saying all these things and I don't even know what's going on.
"Sure did! I don't know why but I feel like there's more to the Crest than we're being told. It's all just so confusing!"
"What happened after I passed out yesterday? My memory is still all fuzzy", I say wincing a little. You know what, forget it! I'm just going to shut up at let this play out.
"Well, after you fell unconscious, Matt grabbed you and pulled you to safety. Izzy and Joe was able to help Kari grab onto her Crest and with her, we was able to escape those damn souls", Sora says sliding onto the floor. My eyes then shift towards the Crest of Love that is dangling on Sora's neck.
"Man, I can't wait to get my Crest! Its kinda discouraging to see all of you guys doing these cool things. Next thing you know, Mimi is gonna be climbing up mountains with her bare hands", I smile a little.
"Now that I would pay to see! Don't worry, your gonna get your Crest soon. Besides, only three of us have ours. Izzy said he might have a clue where the next one is", she exclaims as she pats my back.
"Well, what are we waiting for? We should get a move on then!", I exclaim as excitement start filling my veins. I'm getting the feeling that this isn't just a normal dream. I could be dead though.
"Woah settle down cowboy! Jade and Matt went out to get something to eat for us. They won't be back for a while", Sora says as she stands up.
"What can they get from around here? The only thing that's around here are bushes and smelly plants. There's nothing really edible over in these parts!", I fold my arms.
"Tai, you forget that Jade's a member of the most dangerous assassin clan of all time. She'll rustle up something good for us. I think its time for us to get out of this cave. Come on, it looks like you can do with a little bit of light!", Sora grins as she grabs my arm. Seeing as I have no other choice, I just let pull me towards the light. Soon though, my vision starts getting hazey and my surroundings begins to change once more. What's happening to me? God, do you hate me or something!?
When I finally open my eyes, I come face-to-face with another scenario. All around me are my friends and...somebody who looks exactly like me. Besides my look-alike are two people that I've never seen before and some other people that I have never seen. Two of the people are wearing goggles, which I'm not gonna lie, are looking pretty stylish (A/N: Major hint).
Behind us is an entire army of digimon who look about ready to battle. "This is the end Kendala! Your reign of terror ends right here, right now!", Matt screams. When I look up in the sky, its completely dark with a cut in it. Through there I can see a clear picture of...the earth.
I then turn my attention to a figure floating up in the sky. She has long flowing black hair, a revealing black top and skirt. The most scariest thing about her is her beady red eyes. Behind her also is a fierce army of dark, demon digimon. Some of them I can point out, like Piedmon and Myotismon.
"That's a bold thing to say Friendship! No matter though, once I sap every single one of you of your powers, I'll take great pleasure in slaughtering each one of your parents", Kendala chuckles loudly. This seems to affect some of the DigiDestined more than others, because they start moving in for combat.
"My brother's greatest mistake was handing down his powers to brats. Once the DigiDestined is gone, I'll be able to recreate this world to how it should've been all those years ago: A utopia of darkness and death!", Kendala says releasing her energy.
"Are you ready Tai?", Sora asks as she scoops my hand in hers. I don't really know what's going on, but its obvious that its something big. Before I'm able to respond, my vision once again goes blurry and my surrounding once again changes.
This time it's different though. Instead of another scenario, I'm back in the darkness where I originally started. The only thing is, there's a speck of light in the distance. Floating my way up there, the light continues to get more brighter until I have to cover my eyes from the intensity of it.
"AAAHHH!", I jump up in terror. I then notice that I'm in a hospital bed...with no shirt on. Immediately putting on a white T-shirt and some shoes I found on the side of the bed, I then begin trying my hardest to work my legs. Dammit what's wrong with me? It's like all my strength has left my body. After much effort, I'm finally able to get on my feet, even though my legs feel like jelly and I have to lean on the rail just to hold my footing.
"Tai? Tai is that you?", a familiar voice asks. The door soon cracks open and to my extreme joy, my digimon's head pops up. I can't help but feel really happy, even though Agumon looks like he's seen better days. His torso's covered in bandages and he look like he's really weak right now.
"Agumon! Oh I've never been so happy to see you in my entire life! I thought Astamon killed you!", I embrace him while laughing.
"Nah I'm a fighting machine! There's no way I'd go down that easily!", Agumon exclaims as he tries to flex his muscles.
"That's why I couldn't ask for a better partner", I burst out laughing.
"Tai, what happened to your face?", my partner asks as he points to my face. After finding a mirror, I then realize that what he's referring to is the cut, more like scar, on my face. Touching it lightly, my hatred than begins to grow for none other than Piedmon.
"Don't worry buddy, it's nothing to concern yourself with. By the way, how long have I been here? What is here anyway?", I ask trying to get off the subject.
"We're at Gennai's house. Matt and the others rescued you from that castle...two days ago", he says calmly.
"TWO DAYS AGO! I've been asleep for two days! Who's been taking care of me?", I ask scratching the back of my head.
"I don't really know. I just woke up yesterday", I notice his expression turns to one of sadness.
"What's wrong Agumon? You seem upset about something"
"It's just that...I can't help but feel that this is all my fault! If I just a little strong enough, I could've taken down Astamon with ease. I'm so sorry I failed you!", Agumon says with tears in his eyes.
"What are you talking about? You've never failed me before Agumon. You did everything you could've done against him. Don't beat yourself up over something I did", I say rubbing the top of his head. This causes him to smile a little, which in turn causes me to smile. It then comes to my attention that nobody came to greet me from my nap.
"Agumon, where is everybody?", I ask.
"Oh they're all out in the living room. They're even eating without us, so rude!", Agumon starts to pout.
"Well if that's the case, maybe we should teach them a lesson!", I say with a playful grin. While walking with Agumon down the hallway, my mind can't help but keep on thinking about the weird visions. Were those really just illusions though? The thoughts, the air, the emotions, they all felt so real! What's been happening to me these past few days?
"Tai! Hey Tai!", his voice snaps me out of my thoughts.
"Huh, what happened Agumon?", I gaze at my partner.
"I just wanted to know something. What happened to you at that castle? The way everybody told me, you was pretty banged up. Some said that you was supposed to die", Agumon says worried. Before I'm able to respond, A whole crowd of voices perks my ears up.
"Matt, these pancakes are amazing! Where did you learn how to cook like this?", that sounds like Mimi's voice.
"Come on now Mimi. You know every good cook can't reveal their secrets", I know that cocky voice anywhere. We then finally enter the living room, but no one seems to notice us. Everyone's stuffing their faces with chef Matt's homemade pancakes, while I'm over here leaning on the wall uncomfortably.
"Hey Matt, do you think we can have some more of these yummy pancakes?!", Gabumon says munching happily.
"Sure, anything for you guys", Matt exclaims as he puts his pancake on his plate.
"While your at it, why don't you make some for us chef Matt", I say smugly. Everyone seems to freezes, because they immediately stop what their doing and look right at me. Their faces are so hilarious right now, some of them are just plain shock, while others are just stale. Agumon on the other hand, is just staring right at the pile of pancakes on the kitchen counter. Typical Agumon, will he ever change?
"T-Tai, is th-that you?", Kari says shakily. His eyes are so full of happiness and sadness. Over the years I've been pretty good at reading people's emotions through their eyes. They do say that the eyes are the window to the soul.
"Of course it is little sis? Who else were you expecting?", I exclaim scratching my cheek. Next thing I know, Agumon and I end up under a pile of my friends. I guess they really missed me.
"Tai, what do we do?", Agumon exclaims.
"Guys, do you think you can get off now? I need to breathe in the next twenty seconds", I say as I start gasping for air.
Matt:
Look like some things are finally getting back to normal. After letting Tai settle down, we immediately start going back to munching on my amazing pancakes. "Wow Matt! These pancakes are amazing!", Agumon said as he started eating. I can't help but smirk a little. I mean what'd you expect, this is me your talking about.
"So you guys are telling me that we have to stay in the Digital World?!", Tai exclaims.
"That's right! Gennai and Izzy both said there's something wrong with the portal. It's keeping us trapped here", I say leaning back on the couch.
"Don't worry about our clothes either. Gennai was able to perform a data replica of them. He also called our parents and they were completely willing to let us stay here", Joe adds as he adjust his glasses.
"So Tai...what happened to you in that castle?", Mimi asks blatantly. This causes Tai to stop eating and just stare at his plate.
"Mimi! Why'd you have to say it that way!", T.K say angrily.
"It's alright T.K. You guys do have the right to know what happened in that dark place", Tai says taking a deep breath. I kinda also want to know what happened to make him freeze up like that.
"Tai, we're here for you if you need us", Sora says gripping his hand.
"Alright, here goes. After I got captured by Astamon, I woke up in the room you found me in. There I saw Piedmon, the creepy clown we all know and hate. He said something about us having power that his masters need. After torturing me for what seemed like hours, he talked about hurting you guys. I also remember is talking to someone in my head, then everything gets fuzzy. The last thing I remember is talking to you guys", Tai says as puts a hand on his head.
"I'm sorry Tai, but did you say masters?!", Gennai walks up to us. Is it just me, or did Gennai's voice just strain a little?
"I'm also curious about it Tai. If Piedmon and Astamon have masters, then it must mean big trouble for us!", Izzy exclaims not looking up from his computer.
"Yeah, Piedmon said it himself. He also said that they're thousands of years old. You wouldn't happen to have any information on them would you?", a small smile appears on his face.
"I'll have to search the archives for anything useful. Before that though, seeing how you guys are unsure of what's gonna happen in the near future, let's try to lighten the mood up", Gennai exclaims as he stands next to a wall. Placing his hand on the wall, a secret compartment opens up to reveal...Christmas decorations.
"You want us to put decoration everywhere?", Daivs asks with a puzzled look.
"It'll lighten the mood up! Plus it'll still be some time before I find the information, so this will keep you busy", Gennai shrugs his shoulder.
"Ooh Gennai, can we help?!", Patamon says excitedly.
"I don't see the harm in. So what's it gonna be?"
"That sounds like a good idea", Ken exclaims.
"Hey this is actually pretty fun. I can't believe we didn't think of this earlier!", Mimi says happily.
"I'm just surprised you was able to convince Izzy to join us. I know he's itching to see what Gennai is up too", I say laughing a little. Tai then comes over to me and whispers something in my hear, which causes me to burst out laughing. Me and Tai then go around spreading the news, while the only oblivious ones are Mimi and Izzy.
"What's so funny?", Izzy asks confused.
"Um sorry to break the bad news guys, but look at where your standing at!", Kari laughs while pointing up. Once they look up, they immediately blush and look away from each other. The item that lies above them is a mistletoe.
"It's tradition you guys! You know what you have to do", Yolie says mockingly. Their faces then darkens even further, causing us to start chuckling.
"I mean I guess it's alright. It couldn't hurt really hurt us", Izzy says still blushing.
"Yeah um, what's the worst that could happen?", Mimi asks bashfully. Another Tai and Sora. Man, it feels like deja vu.
"I'm afraid you'll have to do that on your own time. I found something in the library", Gennai says as he motions for us to follow him. Out the corner of our eyes though, we all see Izzy and Mimi sweating nervously. Once we get inside the room, a small black box immediately grabs our attention.
"What's in the box Gennai? Some fancy earrings", Davis exclaims smirking. I don't know why, but that strange box feels really familiar.
"In due time Davis. Now moving on to the information part. I couldn't find any information on these masters, but I did find some sort of prophecy", Gennai exclaims as he directs us to the table.
During one of the Digital World's most darkest hour
An ancient foe shall rise again
Friends and enemies will reunite
Evil will consume the world
The saviors of legend will have to fight their darkness
Forcing their partners to release their power
In order to combat this deadly threat
The Elemental Gods of lore will shine again
After scanning over the prophecy over, my head keeps on spinning. "What do you think it means?", Joe asks re-adjusting his glasses.
"Can you anything out of this Izzy?", Tai asks obliviously.
"I can take a wild guess. The "Digital World's darkest hour" must be referring to now. The foe must be whoever Piedmon works for. As for the saviors, it must be talking about us", Izzy says still examining the prophecy.
"It makes sense, since it talks about the digimon or should I say partners. By "Releasing their power", it must be referring to them digivolving. The only part I'm not getting is the Elemental Gods", Ken exclaims walking up besides Izzy. This prophecy business makes no sense to me. Izzy and Ken aren't making things easy either.
"Gennai, the suspense is killing me! Can you please tell us what's inside the box", Davis exclaims looking at said object.
"I'm kinda also getting interested on what's in there", T.K adds in.
"On the day the Sovereigns were attacked, Huanglongmon sent this down to me. I just received this yesterday so I wanted to wait until Tai woke up", Gennai smiles as opens the box.
As soon as he opens it, magical lights envelopes the room, spiraling until rainbow colors fill the walls. We all have to shield our eyes, as the intensity of the colors begins to overwhelm us. The light then starts dying down, until only eight orbs remain floating in the air. When we reveal our eyes, we're shocked to see eight symbols.
"WOAH! ARE THOSE OUR CREST!?", Mimi exclaims joyfully.
"They look...different. Where are the tags at?", Sora asks.
"I made some changes to them. Seeing as how the old Crests were able to get destroyed easily, these ones are highly durable. If they get stolen, they can be summoned back to their owners almost immediately. Only another DigiDestined has the power to cancel out it's special properties", Gennai exclaims as the Crests flies into our hands.
"So-o how do we put them on exactly?", Joe says examining his.
"Hold them towards your chest."
Doing as we're told, the Crests then emits a silver chain and hook to wrap around our necks. We all then examine them, and immediately joy starts filling us. "With our powers restored to their original strength, we can make a huge difference in this battle!", I exclaim happily.
"So does that mean I'll soon be flying in the air as an majestic angel again!", Gatomon swoons.
"Of course Gatomon! I kinda miss seeing Angewomon, but seeing Gatomon is even better", Kari say snuggling up to her feline partner.
"So what do we do now? All we have to go on is this weir prophecy!", Cody exclaims putting a hand on his chin. Just then, we're all alerted to the sound of a gigantic blast outside.
"What was that!?", Yolei asks nervously.
"Let's go find out!", Tentomon says flying towards the door. We all then start running towards the sound of the blast, but all we see outside is a huge crater. I don't know why, but I feel like this is a huge trap.
"Looking for somebody children!", a mysterious voice echoes through the clearing. The voice sounds like it's coming from almost everywhere, but the weird thing is that it sounds like it's directly above us. Tai then motions for us to look up and when we find where the voice is coming from, all our faces turn into horror.
"It's been a while DigiDestined!", eight digimon exclaim in unison.
"No way!", Davis says surprised.
"What the hell is going on?!", I exclaim frustrated.
"No, it can't be them! They can't be back!", Kari says as she shakes her head back and forth. To our extreme horror, eight of our most feared enemies are somehow back from the dead. Devimon, Etemon, Myotismon, MetalSeadramon, Puppetmon, Machinedramon, Piedmon, Astamon. As we're trying to rack our brains around this revealing fact, our enemies descend down a few feet away from us.
"It's been a while you little Digi-brats ah huh huh!", Etemon screams into his microphone. Ugh, it's this colossal idiot!
"Unlike before, there's nowhere to run!", MetalSeadramon laughs.
"We still have unfinished business Taichi. This time, all of you will be accompanying us to our masters", Piedmon exclaims chuckling. Tai's right! That laugh is way to creepy.
"How are you even alive you damn vampire?!", Gatomon shouts with hate-filled eyes towards her former master.
"If it isn't my most loyal pet! Still hanging around this ragtag bunch are you?", Myotismon asks as he bares his fangs. Kari scoops Gatomon in her arms and directs her attention to the malicious vampire.
"I'm with Gatomon on this one. Didn't we defeat you in the dream world!", Davis exclaims angrily. His eyes just examine us, like the way a predator examines his prey before pouncing.
"We was all brought back by the power of our masters. Just in time too! I was looking for revenge on a certain someone!", Devimon says evilly. His eyes then immediately shift to my little brother and his partner. I then step in front of his way, icey blue eyes vs cold and deadly red eyes.
"Just when I thought you guys couldn't get even more pathetic, you actually manage to surprise me!", Tai walks next to me. "Not only are you serving people who doesn't give a shit about you, but you really think you have the power to defeat us", he gives off a big grin. I don't know why, but I'm also grinning like a moron. Actually, everyone is starting to grin.
"I'm going to enjoy watching the masters torture you until your last breath!", Piedmon grins while pulling out one of his swords. Without even thinking, we all pull out our digivices while the digimon prepare to do battle. Every one of our digimon digivolve into their champion forms and begin fighting. After a while, it seems that the battle is turning in favor of the Overlords.
"Guys, it's still not enough! We need to take it to the next level!", Sora says. We all then nod and soon all of our Crests begin to glow brightly.
"Greymon digivolve to...METALGREYMON"
"Garurumon digivolve to...WEREGARURUMON"
"Birdramon digivolve to...GARUDAMON"
"Kabuterimon digivolve to...MEGAKABUTERIMON"
"Togemon digivolve to...LILLYMON"
"Ikkakumon digivolve to...ZUDOMON"
"Angemon digivolve to...MAGNAANGEMON"
"Gatomon digivolve to...ANGEWOMON"
"Ex-Veemon, Stingmon DNA digivolve to...PAILDRAMON"
"Digi-armor energize!", Yolei and Cody shout.
"Hawkmon armor digivolve to...SHURIMON, THE SAMURAI OF SINCERITY"
"Armadillomon armor digivolve to...DIGMON, THE DRILL OF KNOWLEDGE"
We all then smile when the light dies down and our eight digimon are in their ultimate forms. Gennai then motions for us to duck behind some rocks, since anybody can tell that this is about to be a huge battle. "Everybody, you need to attack as one!", Ken shouts. (A/N: I won't go into describing what they all look like since that's a lot of work).
"GIGA BLASTER", MetalGreymon chest plates opens up and fires two organic missiles.
"WOLF CLAW", WereGarurumon claws glows red before he slashes the air in a x-formation.
"WING BLADE", Garudamon body emits an aura before she fires a phoenix-like bird.
"HORN BUSTER", MegaKabuterimon exclaims as he fires a beam from his horn.
"FLOWER CANNON", Lillymon cups her hands together to reveal a cannon.
"VULCAN'S HAMMER", Zudomon strikes his hammer on the ground which creates a giant lightning bolt.
"GATE OF DESTINY", MagnaAngemon creates a portal which opens up to fire a purple beam.
"CELESTIAL ARROW", Angewomon gets into a firing position before launching an arrow.
"DESPERADO BLASTER", Paildramon screams as he fires the guns on his hips.
"DOUBLE STARS", Shurimon exclaims as he throws the giant star on his back.
"GOLD RUSH", Digmon fires all the drill on his body at the Overlords. Seeing the attacks coming, the Overlords teleport out the before deciding to counter with their own attacks.
"DEATH HAND", Devimon raises his hand before releasing a blast of dark energy.
"DARK NETWORK", Etemon snarls as he throws a ball of dark matter.
"GRIZZLY WING", Myotismon extends his arms as he releases a swarm of bats.
"RIVER OF POWER", a blue beam of of condensed energy fires from the mega's nose.
"PUPPET PUMMEL", Puppetmon pulls out his mallet and fires a beam.
"GIGA CANNON", the cannons on Machinedramon's back fires energy balls.
"TRUMP SWORDS", Piedmon pulls out all of his swords and throws them in different directions.
"NIGHTMARE DESTROYER", Astamon fires a glittering energy beam from his gun. Those attacks looks really deadly, but I'm just glad that WereGarurumon and the others were able to dodge it harmlessly. It still feels like they have the upper advantage against us though.
"If this keeps up any longer, we'll lose for sure! Anybody got a plan!", Ken exclaims frustrated. We all then gaze at Tai, who looks like he's lost in thought. He then realizes that we're staring at him and starts scratching the back of his head.
"Just give me a minute", he chuckles. We all then are dumbfounded when he goes back to thinking. Going back to the battle in front of us, it's clear that the Overlords are overpowering us.
"Complete your assignment Devimon. Get the boy!", a voice whispers in Devimon's ear.
"As you wish master!", Devimon replies mentally.
With lightning fast speed, the dark angel appears suddenly behind Ken, before any of us could realize. "Ken Ichijouji, or should I say...the Digimon Emperor! Our masters sends his regards. Touch of Evil", Devimon smiles darkly as he thrusts his sharp claws into Ken's neck. The next thing we hear, is the sound of Ken screaming his lungs off.
"KEN!", Yolei screams as she runs to where her crush is. Sora, Mimi and Kari are forced to hold her back from suffering the same fate.
"AAH! W-what are y-you d-doing to m-me!", Ken screams as his surroundings begin to darken. Seeing as how our friend is in trouble, the digimons attempt to rush towards his aid, but unfortunately our enemies end up getting in their way. Dammit! I've never felt so powerless in my entire life!
"Don't worry your majesty! Soon you'll be back to your old, evil self. I told you in the Whirlpool of Evil, that darkness is hard to control. It's time for you to rejoin your roots", Devimon smile broadened. After taking enough pain, Ken suddenly passes out as Devimon returns to his seven comrades.
"It looks like your finally done. I think it's time to retreat", Piedmon mouth turns into a thin line. Paildramon then tries to attack the clown, but ends up splitting back into Veemon and Wormmon.
"We'll be back DigiDestined! Remember this name: The Dark Overlords", Myotismon exclaims dryly. The Overlords then vanish through a portal without a trace. As soon as they disappear, our digimon de-digivolve back to their rookie forms and join us alongside him.
"KEN! KEN! Please wake up Ken!", Yolei screams as tears form in her eyes.
"Ken! Ooh please be okay Ken! I can't lose you like last time", Wormmon exclaims sadly.
"We should get him inside the house. I'll be able to check on him properly", Joe says as he lifts Ken onto his back.
"I don't get it! Why would Devimon attack Ken in the first place?", T.K exclaims confused.
"I don't know little bro. I don't know", I say sadly. If it's like anything we've faced, the answers will soon turn up.
Ken:
Ow! Can I get the number of the bus that hit me!? Opening my eyes, all I see is pitch darkness around me. Suddenly a sharp pain stabs me in the back of my neck. Putting pressure on the wound, I drop on my knees as the pain begins to get unbearable. Suddenly a gentle hand places itself on my neck, healing the pain almost instantly.
Woah! What was that? My wound feels so much better! As I'm finally able to wonder where I'm at, I fail to realize that a boy with glasses stepped out of the shadows and is just observing me.
You've always been soft, so naive. Haven't you...Kenny boy. That voice, that nickname. Only one person has ever called me that before. Turning around, I then come face-to-face with somebody I never thought I'd see again.
You look like you've seen a ghost Ken.
Sam! Is it really you?
"Is he okay Joe? He's been unconscious for quite some time!", a distraught girl voice rings through my ears. As soon as I start fluttering my eyes open, my neck is immediately man handled by a lavender-haired girl.
"KEN! I'M SO HAPPY YOUR ALIVE!", Yolei exclaims happily as she continues to hug.
"Yolei...its nice...to...see you...too... but I...can't...breathe", my gasps gives her the hint and she let's go.
"KEN! I thought I lost you for a second!", Wormmon says as he jumps into my arms. I pull him closer to me, as I feel like if I let go he'll be taken away from me like last time. I can't help but go back to the conversation Sam and I had.
"It looks like your finally awake", Joe exclaims as he comes in the room with the others.
"Yeah I am. What happened to me? All I remember was Devimon appearing behind me! After that, it all went blank", my head feels all dizzy. I don't know why, but I somehow feel different.
"After he attacked you and you passed out, Piedmon and the others disappeared through some kind of portal. You feeling okay?!", Davis asks putting a hand on my shoulder. I then shake my head and smile, as I try get rid of this weird feeling.
"How long was I out anyway?", I ask confused.
"About three hours. You don't have to worry about the wound either, Joe patched you up real nice", Kari smiles lightly.
"Why do you think they showed up here anyway? It seems like they was after something else all all entirely", Cody ponders.
"I agree with you Cody. If they really wanted to destroy us, they could have easily done it. So why?", Izzy asks while leaning on the wall. It feels like the answer is right on the tip of my tongue.
"Well if they do come back next time, we'll need to prepare ourselves for the fight of our lives", T.K exclaims proudly. "T.K's right! We have to remember were not dealing with one enemy like last time. This time around, it's all of our greatest enemies bunched together. If we want to save both of the worlds, then we gonna have to end up destroying them", Tai says as he begins pacing the room.
"DESTROY THEM! No way we can't! Even though they may be evil digimon, they're living and breathing creatures just like us", Yolei exclaims frustrated. I kinda get where she coming from, but still. When I was the Digimon Emperor, I ain't care what would happen to the digimons I enslaved. That all changed though when I met Davis and the others.
"Yolei we get where your coming from. I've been down that road before, but these digimon want to hurt us and everybody that we care about. Can we really just sit by and allow all of our friends and families to suffer because we couldn't do what was right?", Mimi asks as she puts a gentle hand on her shoulder.
After taking into consideration what Mimi said, Yolei takes a deep breath. "Yeah Mimi your right! I want to protect my brother, sisters and somebody that means the world to me!", Yolei exclaims happily while raising her fist in the air.
"The sun's going down guys. I think it would be best if we don't go back outside. The darkness seems to be growing stronger with each day", Gennai exclaims as he heads into the library.
Sora:
Ever since the battle with the Overlords, everybody seems way more depressed than usual. I guess I can't blame them, I wouldn't be in such a cheery mood myself if eight of the most dangerous digimon we've ever faced suddenly returned from the dead. After the battle, everybody just retreated into their separate rooms. The only real thing I'm worried about is the people they call "masters". If Piedmon and Myotismon are taking orders from them, then it must be serious. Gazing at my sleeping partner, I can't help but let out a little smile.
The one person I am worry about though is Tai. It really hasn't been good for him these last few days. For Gennai to say that he almost died, it really devastated me. I can't even imagine a world without Tai in my life. Ever since we hung out a few days ago, my feelings for him have accelerated rapidly. I can't stop thinking about him, even when I try not to. I mean I did have a little crush on him when we first came to the Digital World, but I was too scared.
Over the three years when the portal was closed, my feelings just kept on building up, even as I kept them a secret. After a while, I just got tired of waiting for a day I knew was never was gonna happen. Then right when I started liking Matt, Tai suddenly decided to confess his feelings.
It's your fault that things turned out this bad. If you just waited a little longer, you and Tai would've been happy by now.
What am I supposed to do then? Go over and confess my love to him?
It's better than moping around your room!
Seeing as how my conscious is right, I then get up, my mind clear as day. "Where are you going Sora?", Biyomon asks as she sits up.
"Oh I'm going over to see Tai. Don't worry, I won't be long", she nods her head as she goes back to sleep.
Luckily, his room is not far away from mine, so the walk was relatively fast. Next thing I know, I'm right outside his door, contemplating on what I should say. Come on Sora, you can do it! Just knock on the door and tell him how you really feel. After finally making up my mind, I knock twice on the door. "Who is it!?", Tai answers from the other side.
"Your best friend in the whole world", I say playfully. After hearing a few shuffling noises, the door then slides open to reveal a shirtless Tai. I start blushing immediately, but good thing I'm able to cover it with my hair. Oh my god, his body is so amazing! He's only wearing sweatpants too!
"Yoo-hoo! Sora are you okay?", Tai asks as he waves his hand in my face.
"Yeah I'm fine. I just wanted to know if we could talk", I exclaim as I grab his hand.
"Um...sure. I have time to kill", he says motioning me to follow him. Taking up this chance, I just sit on his bed as he continues drying off. It gets to a point that I have to turn away just to stop blushing.
"Oh sorry about that Sora. I haven't taken a shower in the longest, so this was well deserved", he laughs while scratching his chin.
"It's alright. I really don't mind it at all", I shift uncomfortable in my seat. What am I talking about?! Of course I mind. All this because I still having feelings for an idiot like you.
"So you said you wanted to talk? About what exactly?", Tai asks confused. I don't know why, but I end up getting tongue tied. I had a feeling this was gonna happen. Every time I'm around him, I'm suddenly at a lost for words. It also doesn't help that he's looking at me with those beautiful chocolate eyes of his. Realizing the conversation I had in my subconscious, I just go for it.
"I just wanted to talk about you. I know it's been rough these past few days for you. I just wanted to make sure you was doing alright", I exclaim concern. I then place a gentle hand on his leg, but I can't help to notice that he tensed up at my touch.
"Agumon, can you give us a minute?", Tai signals for his partner to leave.
"Sure, I'm getting pretty hungry anyways", Agumon exclaims as he rubs his stomach.
Agumon then exits the room, but the atmosphere is soon replaced with an awkward silence. I then glance out the corner of my eyes at Tai, but his hair is covering his eyes and his head is down. Realizing that my hand is still on his leg, I remove it hastily.
"Sora, what are really here to talk about?", he says coldly. I'm a little taken back at how dead he sounds right now. I never heard him sound this sinister before.
"I just told you Tai. I wanted-", he interrupts me.
"The truth would be nice Sora!", he looks directly at me. Seeing as I have no other choice, I just get to what I was trying to say.
"Alright Tai, I came here to talk about...us!", I blurt out. As soon as I say that, he gets up and walks towards his window. For a while, it's silence. Just the sound of the fishes swaying as they head towards their destination. It always seems to allude me on how Gennai's whole house is underwater. I can understand it, since its quite peaceful.
"What about us?", he exclaims as his eyes still scan over the water.
"Tai... I've been holding this in for a long time. I tried to forget about it, but over the years these feelings just grew", I say clutching my chest. By now he's already turned around and watching my body movement.
"Sora, what exactly are you trying to say?", the brunette asks as he sits right back down next to me.
"What I'm trying to say is...I love you Taichi Kamiya!", I state as I stare right into his eyes.
Next Time On AHOFP:
Tai and Sora's relationship takes a critical turn
"Sora, I don't know what to say", Tai exclaims confused.
New information leads to a hundred year mystery
"It says five kids disappeared in Japan in 1894", Izzy explains.
A key player turns up in the battle with the Overlords
"I can't believe it! It's him!", Davis exclaims angrily.
To be continued...
Author Notes:
So everyone, a great chapter or what? I hope you enjoyed it, because chapter nine is extreme Taiora.
Leave me a review if you wish
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