MA: hey peoples. I can't believe the response I'm getting from this fic. This is proving to be my most popular part yet.
Max: kick ass!
MA: and now on with....
(Ryo burst in.)
Ryo: what the hell was that?!
MA: what's the problem?
Ryo: you let that new bitch beat me up! I'm still healing from that beating I got at the hands of all the girls and it still hurts to pee!
Zoe: ohh! My uncle won't like that.
Ryo: and who is your uncle?
(Knock at the door.)
Zoe: that would be him.
(Opens door. A group of cops come in with a man strapped to a gurney with a muzzle. They sit him up and leave.)
Takuya: zo, you mean to say that your uncle is dr. Hannibal 'the cannibal' lecter?!
Zoe: yep. Hi uncle Hannibal.
Hannibal: hello, Zoe; my, how you've grown. You look so good, I could eat you with a spoon.
Zoe: oh unc. Stop joking!
Hannibal: you're right. I was joking; I would use a fork. So who here is the digimon king?
(Everyone points to ryo.)
Ryo: aww crap!
Hannibal: blue eyes huh? You look like that census taker I know. He was....... delicious. (Slurps air.)
Ryo: it's a good thing he's tied up, right?
Zoe: right. (Casually unties him and takes off muzzle.)
Hannibal: thank you dear. Now it's time for your examination, Mr. Akiyama.
Takuya: see ya, buddy. (Everyone starts to leave.)
Hannibal: oh Zoe. Tell your mother I loved those cookies she made.
Zoe: right unc.
MA: hey doc. Want to do the disclaimer?
Hannibal: certainly. Ma doesn't own digimon but if I did, I wonder what digimon taste like. Never mind that for now. Ready when you are, Mr. Akiyama.
Ryo: help me.
Max: you think we should just leave him like that?
MA: you're right. Hey doc! (Hands him some sauce.) A-1. I heard he's kinda tart.
Hannibal: thank you. Now enjoy the story while I enjoy the meal.
D3: THE DEAMON'S STRIKE
A DAY FOR COURAGE AND LOVE
Time. I think about it often but now as my time draws to a close, I wonder, what is the legacy I will leave? Forget me, I'm getting ahead of myself; my name is Tai kamiya and I was the leader of the original digidestined. A year ago I thought thing would be normal with malomyotismon gone but I thought wrong. It's started when a businessman named Ezekiel Simms offered me a job. It was great; the money was super, I made my own hours and he even gave me a car for my troubles. Afterwards, I began to get powerful head aches and I didn't know why, until Simms showed me. He showed me a different time, a time with a evil bastard who one of my friend use to call brother, a time where a digimon of unbelievable power, a time where our children fought with us, a time where my son battle for lives beyond understanding and gave his life for them. I remember but I wasn't the only one.
In the middle of a dark bedroom, we find Tai kamiya doing the movement of a style of martial arts. Beads of sweat ran off his shirtless chest as he punched and kicked the empty air around. Normally he wouldn't be doing this, as he might wake his little sister but he was not in his room. He was in the room of his best friend and secret girlfriend, sora. She rolled over in her bed and look at him.
" Tai, what are you doing?"
Just getting some training in.
" Tai, just because you can project your thought doesn't mean you should."
" Ok." he said as he finished his routine.
" Come back to bed." She requested. Tai breathed a heavy sigh and returned to bed with his auburn haired lover.
" What's wrong tai?"
" I don't know. It's all this sneaking around."
" Getting to you too huh?"
" You too?"
" Yeah. Tai, all the memories we had are great but it haunts me that we can't tell our friends or family about it or us."
" How is that gonna go; hey guys! The reason sora and me are together is because we are the only ones who remember a huge battle where we fought against ken's dead older brother and a pink digimon with our children from the future. Oh that's gonna sound good."
" It does sound a little strange, even for us."
" There is a reason Simms doesn't want us to tell anyone."
" Yeah I guess. Well, it's almost three. Get some sleep and don't worry about Tai. It will be better in the morning."
It's been going on like this for the past year; sora and me having to sneak around so people wouldn't ask question. Sora broke up with matt after she got her memories but it was tough at first; telling ever one that I had gotten over sora, that I had no interest in her other than a friend. As I regained my memories, I regain some of my power but not my infinity powers although I am still stronger than any human. I thought I would have to hide my powers and sora for years but today, it would all be blown out into the open.
I would often sneak out after everyone goes to bed and fly over to sora's and do things couples do and I would leave in morning and tell my folks I went for a jog.
Tai walked up to the door with some water on his clothes to simulate sweat and unlocked the door to a flurry of activity; his father was looking for his shirt, since Mr. Simms also offered a job to him, his mother was scrambling to get the eggs and toast before they burn and Kari was putting on uniform while brushing her teeth.
Things have changed, of course, in the past year; TK, Kari, ken and yolei are all freshmen in high school, mimi moved back to odiba to finish her junior year with me, matt, sora, and izzy, and Joe is now working hard to be a doctor.
" Tai hurry up and get ready!" Mrs. Kamiya said in a rush. He dodged a darting gatomon who was getting out of the way of Kari.
" Hey watch it you two!"
" Sorry tai. Hurry up and shower before the bacon's gone." She said.
" Alright. Alright." He answered as he entered the bathroom.
Agumon and gatomon stay home often since C.A.D. came around. C.A.D.: the committee against digimon was formed about six months ago. They call themselves a peace group but they are nothing more that a terrorist group who hate digimon. They've been attacking any one with a digimon so not many digidestined bring their digimon out.
Tai and Kari walked out of the apartment and down to the parking lot. He fumbled with the keys to his ford cobra when a long limo pulled into the lot. The rear window lowered revealing the smiling face of the third richest man on the planet and Tai's boss, Ezekiel Simms.
" Good morning Tai, Kari."
" Good morning Mr. Simms." The siblings greeted.
" What's up sir? I was about to drive to school."
" Forget about the car Tai. Let me drive you to school."
" Really?"
" Of course. You're one of my best employees. It's only fair that a boss give you a ride once in a while."
" Thank you."
" How about you Kari?"
" Thanks for the offer, sir but I promised TK I would walk with him."
" Ok. Bye Kari."
" Bye sir." She said walking toward TK's apartment. Tai opened the door to the limo and stepped in. inside, to his surprise, he found sora sitting inside of with his boss.
" Sora?! What are you doing in here?"
" Mr. Simms offered me a ride to school and he promised to swing by and pick you up." she explained as he entered and he gave her a kiss.
" Hey! I'm still here."
" Opps! Sorry." said Tai.
" No problem. Say, have you two eaten?"
" No. I was gonna get something at school."
" Me too."
" Forget that. That so called food isn't fit for a raremon to eat. Come, let me treat you two to breakfast at the finest restaurant in town."
" You mean......"
" That's right." Simms said with a smile as he turned on his intercom.
" John, take us to McDonald's."
" Damn! These things are good." Simms said as he ate into his egg mcmuffin while the couple finished their meal as they headed for school.
" Thanks for breakfast Mr. Simms." Said sora.
" Please sora. We're old friends. It's Simms when we are alone."
" Why are you doing this?" asked Tai.
" I like egg mcmuffins."
" That's not what I mean. You never pick me up for school. What's up?" he asked as Simms took a deep sigh.
" A situation has arisen."
" How bad?"
" Very. It makes buumon look like nothing. If it is not under control the entire digital universe will be in danger."
" What is shinmon doing about it?"
" Right now, all the high ones are scrambling around their post to find suitable fighter but we are running up short."
" So will the digidestined be involved?"
" Maybe."
" But remember the last time we did something like this? We got turned into candy and our digital world was destroyed." Sora pointed out.
" I know and I know you're not as strong as you were Tai. I'll try to keep you all of this but if shinmon asks, I will have to recruit you."
" It's that bad?"
" Sora, tai, if everything doesn't go our way, we could be looking at the return of an empire that stretched halfway across the digital universe. It's that bad."
" Whoa! I see. Well if worse comes to worse, you can count on the digidestined to fight." Tai claimed while sora nodded her head in agreement.
" Thanks. Oh wait! We're here." He said as the limo pulled up to the school and a group of students gathered around, among them, matt, Mimi, and izzy. Tai and sora emerged from the stretch car to the surprise of their friends.
" Hey guys!" they both said while laughing uncomfortably. When the door closed, the window slide down and the head of his boss pecked out.
" Hello everyone." He greeted.
" Hey Mr. Simms." Said matt.
" Ahh, matt. How's that studio working out for you?"
" It's great. Thanks for the time." He answered referring to the music studio that Simms let his band use any time they need to.
" Good. Izzy how's that internship?"
" It's super. I appreciate that recommendation." He responded.
" Good. Well, see you all around. Tai, remember what we talked about."
" Right sir."
" Wait a minute Mr. Simms!" exclaimed izzy.
" Yes?"
" Sir, I just have to know; you got matt's band a studio, me a job working for the biggest computer firm in the country, and tai and his dad working for you. Why are you doing all these things?"
" I understand your curiosity izzy. The truth is about a year ago, a member of Tai's family saved my life. All he asked for in return is that Tai and everyone he loves are happy. I'm just repaying my debt. Now if you all will excuse me. John, to blockbuster." He ordered as the window rose and the black car drove off.
" Tai, who was it; the guy in your family that saved his life?" wondered Mimi causing Tai to look at sora.
" Never mind about it. You wouldn't know him anyway."
" Come on. Spill!"
" No."
" Please?"
" No."
" Please?"
" Sorry Davis, the answer is no." Tai said with a grin. It was now study hall; the digidestined were studying quietly, girls with girls and boys with boys. Matt and the other boys were picking at Tai over his relationship with sora.
" Come on tai. You can tell us, your buds. Are you and sora an item?" asked Davis.
" For the last time, no. We are just friends."
" What about this morning? You two getting out of a limo." Pointed out TK.
" What about it? Mr. Simms offered to take us to school as reward for my working for him. You can ask Kari."
" I did. She thought it was suspicious."
" I could say the same thing about you TK. You and my sister are getting kinda cozy." Tai brought up, causing everyone at the table to look at the blonde youth, especial Davis who looked like he was about to explode.
" What? Kari and me? We're just friends. She's like a sister to me." he laughed uncomfortably.
" Yeah. A hot sister you would date in a minute." Jabbed matt.
" Shut up." he said through gritted teeth.
" You'd better be friends, TK. She's mine remember?" said Davis.
" Gee, this is a string conversion." Said izzy.
" I agree with you there." Added ken while across the room, sora was in the same hot seat with the female digidestined.
" Admit sora, you and my brother are dating." Grilled Kari.
" No we are not. We just hang out like any friends would."
" Don't BS us sora. We know you better than that. You and him are dating and maybe more." Said Mimi.
" Well what about you meems?"
"W-w-w-what about me?" she stuttered.
" You and matt have be spending a awful lot of time together."
" That's nothing. He just wanted me in the band."
" Right. And you Kari."
" Me?" she gulped.
" I've seen you eyeing TK."
" That's because he had something stuck on his pants."
" Like his ass."
" Well don't start with sora. Everyone knows I like ken." Stated yolei.
" Fine. Let's just drop it ok?" she asked, getting a unified nodded from the girls.
Sora.
The red head jumped a little as the sound of Tai's thoughts entered her head.
What? I'm busy.
During lunch, you want to fly to the park and have a picnic?
We can't. The girls just grilled me about us.
Ditto. Come on. I'll make my kamiya sandwiches.
No.
I'll rub your feet.
Tempting but no.
Ok, time for the big guns. How about if I would......
Sora's eyes shot out as beads of sweat ran down her face, her face turned almost as red as her hair and she carefully crossed her legs after hearing what he thought. She knew that he knew that she couldn't resist what he suggested.
" Damn you, Tai." She muttered.
" Hmmm? What did you say sora?" asked Mimi.
" Huh? Oh nothing."
" You ok? You look a little hot."
" You don't know the half of it." she said while across the room, Tai snickered to himself at the state he put his secret girlfriend in.
" What are you laughing at?" asked matt.
" Nothing. Just thinking of something I saw on crank yankers." He explained away. Just then, Tai noticed one of his classmates, Tommy, get up from his seat next to the door and calmly walk out with a strange expression on his face.
" What's up with Tommy? Study hall doesn't end for anything 25 minutes." Matt wondered as he looked at his watch. Just then, yusuke, another classmate entered the room while looking behind.
" Yusuke, what's up?"
" That ass Tommy burnt pass me and almost knocked me down. What was wrong with him?" he answered.
" He left his bag. I've give it to him." He pointed out as he reached for the bag.
One of the side effects of being able to project my thoughts is sometimes I pick up other peoples thoughts like a radio. And I picked up a thought that sent a wave of cold through me and chilled me to the bone:
Down with the digidestined!
In a split second, Tai whipped his head around just as yusuke picked up the bag.
" DON'T PICK UP THAT BAG!"
It was too late as the next thing any one knew, they were all forced out of their seats and on the floor while fire whipped over their heads. Across the school, four more bombs exploded and fires broke out all. Meanwhile, Tommy ran off the grounds and jumped into a parked car with three other men.
" Well?" the driver asked.
" Went as plan. Those traitors will pay." He said with a laugh.
Inside, Tai cough out the dust as he rose out of the debris around. The room was a mess; the roof was barely hanging on, smoke from the fires empty into the room and a few of the students were dead. Tai touched his head and wiped off a trickle of blood.
" Hey! Any body alive?"
" No!"
He looked over and saw matt under the table. He easily threw the table off him and helped him to his feet.
" Can you walk?"
" No but I can do something to that effect." He said as he stood on his own.
" Over here."
Matt and Tai ran over to what was left of the black board to find Davis and TK.
" You two ok?"
" I'm fine bro."
" Me too-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Davis yelped, now finding out that he broke his leg. TK helped his rival on his shoulder as the elder boys searched for their friends. They found ken and izzy near the window, a little bruised but fine.
" It's a good thing we were away from the door." Mentioned ken.
" Door? Oh crap! The girls!"
Tai was panic-stricken as he leapt over the rubble and began to throw chunks of debris around him like they were loose pieces of paper.
" Sora! Kari! Where are you?!" he screamed until he found the motionless for of sora. He checked for a pulse but he was too jumpy to tell.
" Come on. Sora wake up! Don't you do this to me!"
Just as he said this, her eyes fluttered open and saw her boyfriend's face.
" T-tai?"
" Sora! Thank god! You're alive! Can you stand?"
" I think so." She answered as he aided her to her feet.
" Matt?" a small weak voice called from another location. Matt strained as he tried to lift the mess but was aided by izzy and ken. Mimi and yolei stood up from the pile shakily.
" You two ok?" asked ken.
" I've been better." Answered yolei.
" Ditto. Just hand me an aspirin." Said Mimi.
" Wait! Where's Kari?" asked TK. Tai's eyes searched around for her but he could barely see because of the smoke. He tried sensing her but he could barely feel her. Then he saw it; a hand peeking out of the wreckage with a small bracelet around it. Tai leapt over and punched through mess to find Kari in much worse condition than the others were in.
" Kari! Kari! Wake up! It's tai!" he pleaded. Her eyes cracked open as she drowsily looks up at Tai.
" Tai........." was all she could say before she went back into her unconscious state. Tai was on the verge of tears as he felt for a pulse: it was barely there. He checked her injuries, and found a small blood spot on her side. She moaned as he touched it.
" Oh god. Is she ok tai?" asked sora.
" I-I think her ribs are broken. From the sound of her breathing, she may have a punchier lung." He answered as she coughed up some blood.
" We got to get her out of here!" he said picking her up in his arms.
" Easier said than done." said izzy.
" What's up iz?" asked matt.
" The entire hallway is on fire. There's no way out."
At that moment, I made the only decision I could make. I know I would be disobeying shinmon's orders but this is my sister.
" No. There is a way." Tai stated.
" Tai, you're not gonna........."
" Sor, this is my sister. If she dies, cause I did nothing, I could live with myself. I deal with the consequences later." He said as he marched in to what was left of the hall. Behind them, the path was blocked by rubble and in front of them, a raging fire burned with fury.
" Matt, take her." He said, handing his dying sister to matt.
" What are you gonna do?" he asked.
" Everyone stand back!" he ordered as he extended his hand to the flames. As they stood behind him, his hand glowed as he called on his powers. He fired a ki ball into the fire and watched it exploded, snuffing out the flames and blowing away the debris. The digidestined were in awe at what he did.
" Everyone stay behind me and keep moving!" he said, as he took off down the hall, followed by matt, with Kari, sora, and the rest behind her. As they raced, large pieces of rubble crumbled on them. The larger ones, Tai merely blasted away. The group finally reached the entrance to the school where a group of firefighters met them. When they reached the out side, the scene was of total chaos; classmates, many of them digidestined, lay on the ground dead, firefighters worked on the fires around the campus, EMTs worked on students and faculty. Matt handed Kari to one of the paramedics and she was load on a gurney as was Davis.
" Her pulse is getting weak! Let's get her out of here!" one of the techs yelled as they loaded her on an ambulance and took off, leaving Tai and the others to watch it go.
" Hey man. She's gonna be ok." said matt.
" Yeah tai. She's a kamiya. She'll never quit." Added sora.
" I hope so."
" SHIT! IT'S ANOTHER ONE!"
The digidestined turned back to the entrance to see the firefighter scrambling out of the entrance.
" BOMB!" one of them screamed. Tai didn't even think as he jumped the whole distance from the street to the door, which is about 50 feet, just as the bomb exploded. Many of the firefighters were blown off their feet by the blast.
" TAI!!!!" His friends screamed but as the smoke cleared, the crowd, emergency personal, students, teachers, reporters and onlookers saw the fate of the boy; tai stood in the door way, his clothes torn up, holding a large beam over his head as he strained. Blood poured from his head as the firefighter looked on.
" But how are......"
" Get everyone......out. Don't......know how...... long I can hold this!" he grunted as the building creaked around him. The men got the message and rushed pass Tai and back into the building.
Damn! This thing is heavy! I think the whole building is on my shoulders! If I only had my infinity powers, I could this thing up easy. Crap! Feeling dizzy! Must have a concussion. Cracked a couple of ribs.
Tai's feet dug into the concrete floor as the fighters rushed out students and fellow fighters. The destined could only watch as their leader held up the building.
" I don't see how he's doing this! It's physically impossible for Tai be holding up the building!" pointed out izzy.
" I don't want to worry about that! I want to know how long he can hold it up?" said matt.
" As long as it takes." Sora simply said.
Damn it! Aren't they finished yet? This thing ain't light!
Tai groaned loudly as he drop to one knee while the building shook at the sudden shift. He tried to get back up but he slipped down to both knees, using his hand as leverage on the ground. Now all that was holding up the beam was his other hand and his neck.
This is it. This is how I'm gonna died. After all that crap, after all those villains; devimon, etemon, myotismon, the dark masters, the digital warlord and buumon, this is how I'm die? Crushed by a stupid building?! This is stupid! Mom and dad aren't gonna like this. They're probably gonna cry and curse god for this. And Kari; she might be dead for all I know. I'm sorry sis. I'm sorry everyone.
You can't give up.
Tai looked around for the sound of the voice. At first he thought it was one of the firefighters but they were still inside.
I must be going crazy.
No more than usual.
Who is this?
No time. Listen, you can't give up now. You've got too much to live for.
But I can't keep this up for long. My body is so weak.
No, you only think you are.
What?
It's simple. What ever the mind thinks, the mind believes. If you don't give up then your body won't.
I don't know.
Don't give up. Sora hasn't.
Tai's eyes suddenly shot up and into the crowd and scanned it quickly. He found his target in sora as she looks directly at with pleading eyes.
Tai, I know you can hear me. Please don't give up. I know you can do this. You can't die; your friends need you, you family needs you, and I need you. Please. I love you.
" She's right. Sora has never given up on me so I can't." he said out loud as started to stand.
" I survived too much shit, I dealt with too many asshole, I got too many people who need me to get beat some burning piece of crap!" he proclaimed as he put his other arm on the beam.
" If I'm gonna die, it will be on my terms! Because a kamiya never......" he said as he got back on his feet.
" QUITS!!!"
With a sudden burst of power, he forced the beam over his head and up the building. Thinking fast, he saw another beam on the ground and using his foot, chunked it up to his hand. He used to prop up the beam, allowing him to move. He then dashed over to one of the tree, chopped it down with his hand, and used it to support the beam. He stood back from the door.
" Get everyone out of there. I don't know how long it will hold." He said dizzily as he turned around to the crowd and walked towards it. The crowd parted at the young man as he approached his friends.
" Tai you ok?" asked izzy.
" Been better."
Sora then stepped up to him and held his hand.
" Tai, you ok?"
" Feels like I went ten rounds with buumon."
" You need to rest."
" No. Not yet." He said as he walked past her and removed what was left of his green jacket, leaving only the remains of the white undershirt.
" Where you going Tai?" asked TK.
" To finish some business."
With that, the brown haired teen jumped into the air flew off out of sight to the greater awe of the crowd.
" Sora, I have feeling you know more than you let on." said Mimi.
" More than you know, Mimi." She replied.
" More than you know."
Shit! Note to self; never fly with a concussion. Ok, concentrate Tai. I felt that bastard's ki somewhere. There! Found you, you cock sucking son of bitch! Ok Tommy, get ready to reap the whirlwind!
The black car carrying the radical youths sped down the road as they celebrated their 'achievement'.
" Was that cool or what?" one said.
" Yes. Those digidestined traitors have paid for siding with the digimon." The driver said.
" Especially tai and his friends." laughed Tommy.
" So what now?"
" Now we meet up with the rest of the C.O.D. and hunt down their digimon partners. Soon this city and later the world will be digimon free." The driver answered.
" Yeah and with those assholes dead, no one can stop us!"
" Whoa!" the driver exclaimed as he slammed on the brakes and everyone shot forward as the car came to a stop.
" Yo man! Why did you stop?" asked the passenger.
" Him." He said pointing to Tai, who was standing in front of the car.
" That's tai! But how did he survive?" wondered Tai.
" No matter. He dies now!" the driver claimed as he punched the gas and tried to run him down. Tai placed his hands on the hood and stopped the car in its tracks. Even though Tai is not as strong as he was, he was still many times stronger than any human.
" Hey boys, hey comes the pain!" he yelled before he punched a huge hole in the hood. The boys watched as stream and oil escaped from the car. Tai calmly walked to the driver side and ripped it off its hinges. The occupants flooded out of the car and drew their weapons. The driver tried to punch Tai but he merely moved his head out of the way and bitch slapped him to the side. Two more drew their guns on him and fired only to have Tai phase out of sight and appeared in front of them. He grabbed the guns and broke their hands in the process. He then turned his attention to the one he felt was responsible for all the hell he went through today; Tommy. He walked over to him as he was loading his gun and pointed it at him, getting off two shots. Tai dodged the first and caught the second in his hand. He threw the bullet at the gun, popping it out of his hand and jacked the boy against a wall.
" WHY?!" he roared at him.
" Why? Why not? Ever since those monsters appeared, they have left nothing but chaos and damage in their wake for over four years. Our lives would be better off without those freaks in our world. And you and your friend baby them like they were normal. You're nothing but a bunch of traitors to man kind and you deserve what you get."
Furious, Tai kicked his leg and snapped his arm in two. Tommy screamed in pain as glared at him with a look that would kill the dark master ten times over.
" You fucking bastard! You killed innocent people just to get at my friends and me! Who's the real threat to mankind? Me and my friends, human and digimon, protect people like you from the bad one but you assume they are all bad. Now I'm not mad that you tried to kill me but you tried to kill my friend, my girlfriend and you may have killed my little sister! She's innocent! She's doesn't have a hateful bone in her body!" he yelled as he threw him to the ground.
" Go ahead! Take me to jail! My people will have me out in a day!" he taunted.
" Who said anything about jail?"
Tommy eyes bugged out at what Tai was suggesting.
" What are you saying?"
" You see, I love my sister more than anything and that's a million times more than I care about you." he said, turning around and powering up a ki ball in his hand.
" No. No! You can't!"
" Yes I can. You see, I promise myself I would protect her from all the monsters in her life and in my eyes, you're a monster and there is only one way to deal with monsters; destroy them."
" NOOO!"
" Tai, stop!"
A hand came out of nowhere and grabbed his arm. Tai turned to see Simms looking at him.
" Tai don't do this!"
" No Simms! He has to pay!"
" And he will. But not like this. Not by you."
" He must die!"
" Tai, Kari could be dying. My doctors are working on her but she could be. Think about it; do you want the last moments your sister has killing this piece of shit or being by her side, letting her know that her brother loves her?"
I could've done it. I could've have killed this little shit and leave nothing but a black spot. But what would that get me? Kari could've been dying and I wasted my time with him. Simms is right; Kari is more important.
Tai lowered his arms and powered down his attack.
" You're right. Kari is more important."
" Good. Now go. She's at north side hospital."
" Thanks." Tai said before he took off into the sky leave Simms with the four villains.
" Time to call the cops." Simms said pulling out his cell phone.
" Go ahead old man. Like I told him, I'll be out in a day."
" Oh sorry. Allow me to introduce myself; Ezekiel Simms, the third riches man in the world. I've got more lawyers than any law firm in the country. When they are done with you and your buddies, the courts, the press, the prison system, they're gonna crucify you. And if they don't, I will." Simms said as he talked into his cell while unbeknownst to Tai as he flew pass the buildings; a lone masked figure watched the teen leave.
" You made the right choice, tai."
It late at night at north side hospital as the digidestined waited in the waiting for word on Kari; David was on a different floor but he was waiting on word, mimi and matt were asleep in a chair, ken, yolei, izzy and cody were sitting across from them, TK was pacing around the room, the kamiyas were trying to hold themselves together and tai was just sitting in his chair as sora tried to comfort him. Just then, the door opened and the doctor enter with a somber look on his face, causing everyone to get up from their seats.
" Well?" asked Mr. Kamiya.
" Your daughter have a multitude of injuries: her lungs are both cut, her most of her internal organs are ruptured and her brain is starting to swell."
" What are you saying?" asked Mrs. Kamiya.
" We could do surgery but she could die during the operation. She's just too hurt. I'm afraid Kari has seen her last sunset. I'm sorry." he said as he slowly left them room, which caused all the women in the room break down and cried while the men were just in disbelief.
" Damn it!" said TK, smashing his fist against at the wall.
" TK." Said matt.
" No matt! It's not fair! She shouldn't have to die! She's shouldn't!" he broke down as his brother tried to comfort him. Just then, Simms entered the room and was blown back by the wave of sorrow.
" What happened?" he asked.
" You were right Simms. She's dying." Tai said, too shocked to cry.
" I see. Well there is only one thing to do now." Simms said causing sora and Tai to look up at him with hope in their eyes.
" Simms, you will?"
" You've already broken the rules so I might as well. What room is she in?" he said with a smile.
" Room 335."
" Thanks." He said as he left the room followed by Tai and sora. Not knowing what to do, the others just looked at them. Sora then poked her head back into the room.
" Well come on everyone!" she said. The others looked at each other followed. Simms and Tai walked down the hall stride for stride like men on a mission.
" You know you're gonna get in trouble for this?"
" Yeah but we'll both in trouble, you know?"
" Right. Can you do it?"
" We'll see."
Soon, the duo with the rest of the digidestined arrived at the room. They entered to a heart breaking sight; Kari was laying in the bed, still as a statue, with a large bandage over her head, a large tube running into her mouth and gatomon curled beside her head. Simms entered first and stood next to her bed, waking up gatomon in process.
" Mr. Simms?" asked the feline digimon.
" Hi gatomon. Could you move for a minute?"
Gatomon looked to Tai, who had a smile on his face, nodded to her, telling her it's ok. She jumped off the bed while Simms removed his jacket and rolled up his sleeves just of the rest packed into the rooms.
" Mr. Simms, I appreciate all you've done for our family but I'm afraid there is nothing you can do." said Mr. Kamiya.
" You're wrong. She isn't gonna die, not as long she has some light left in her. You're very lucky. If she was already dead, I wouldn't be able to do this, but she's still alive." He said before he place one hand on her fore head and the other on her chest.
" What are you......" Mrs. Kamiya started but Tai put his finger to his lips, mean for her to be quiet. Simms closed his eyes as he began; his hands began to glow with a pink light as Kari's body began to move and shift in bed. All of a sudden, Kari's body exploded in a bright flash, blinding everyone in the room. When it died, Simms was sitting on the floor, seemingly out of breathe.
" Are you ok sir?" asked ken.
" I'll be fine. But don't ignore Kari." He answered with a smile as his pointed to the bed. Sure enough, Kari was sitting up with a puzzled look on her face as he removed the tube and the bandage from her head.
" How did I get here?" she asked. Like two lions on a gazelle, her parent pounced on her with hugs and kisses.
" Kari, my baby! Are you ok?" asked her mother.
" I'm fine mom. Really." She answered as they got off her. Gatomon jumped on the bed and hugged her partner.
" Kari, please don't do that again. I lost two lives worrying about you."
" I won't."
" I knew that a bomb was too weak to take out sis." Tai said as he hugged her.
" I knew you wouldn't give up on Me." she said TK came up to her and without warning, kissed her in the cheek.
" Great to have you back Kari."
" Uh-thanks." She said, a little stunned.
" Thank you Mr. Simms. Again we are in your debt." Said Mr. Kamiya.
" No problem. Just doing what I can." He replied as he got up and put his jacket back on.
" Simms."
" Yeah, Tai?"
" You didn't come just to check on Kari did you?"
" You're right. I came to deliver a message from my boss." He said, seemingly silencing the room.
" Your boss?" asked izzy.
" Tai, sora, you and the digidestined have been summoned."
" I understand. What is there to do?" asked sora.
" I will go upstairs and heal Davis. I want you all to meet me at my office building at 10:00am on the dot. Eat well and pack lightly. You'll need to." He finished as he walked out of the room while everyone wondered exactly what he meant.
" Tai, what the hell is going on?" asked matt.
" Just trust me guys. All will be revealed soon."
I could've just told matt what was going on and let everyone know the truth about me, about sora, about shinmon and about the d3s but I don't think they would've believed me. Besides, we were all tried and we needed our rest because tomorrow, I knew it would be a while before we would get a good night's sleep.
NEXT TIME: four seasons of digimon meet for the first time and their mission: stop the digimon warlord from unleashing an evil that hasn't been seen for 12,000 years.
RACE FOR THE BOX
MA: sorry that took so long. I've been busy.
Ryo: I hope to help me.
Max: what's wrong ryo?
Ryo: WHAT'S WRONG?! THAT CRAZY BASTARD ATE MY FACE OFF!!!
Rika: I must say; it is an improvement.
Ryo: shut up, rika! It's not funny.
Takato: he's right. It's not funny. It fucking hilarious!
(Everyone laughs but ryo.)
Ryo: it's not funny.
LATER FICCERS!
Max: kick ass!
MA: and now on with....
(Ryo burst in.)
Ryo: what the hell was that?!
MA: what's the problem?
Ryo: you let that new bitch beat me up! I'm still healing from that beating I got at the hands of all the girls and it still hurts to pee!
Zoe: ohh! My uncle won't like that.
Ryo: and who is your uncle?
(Knock at the door.)
Zoe: that would be him.
(Opens door. A group of cops come in with a man strapped to a gurney with a muzzle. They sit him up and leave.)
Takuya: zo, you mean to say that your uncle is dr. Hannibal 'the cannibal' lecter?!
Zoe: yep. Hi uncle Hannibal.
Hannibal: hello, Zoe; my, how you've grown. You look so good, I could eat you with a spoon.
Zoe: oh unc. Stop joking!
Hannibal: you're right. I was joking; I would use a fork. So who here is the digimon king?
(Everyone points to ryo.)
Ryo: aww crap!
Hannibal: blue eyes huh? You look like that census taker I know. He was....... delicious. (Slurps air.)
Ryo: it's a good thing he's tied up, right?
Zoe: right. (Casually unties him and takes off muzzle.)
Hannibal: thank you dear. Now it's time for your examination, Mr. Akiyama.
Takuya: see ya, buddy. (Everyone starts to leave.)
Hannibal: oh Zoe. Tell your mother I loved those cookies she made.
Zoe: right unc.
MA: hey doc. Want to do the disclaimer?
Hannibal: certainly. Ma doesn't own digimon but if I did, I wonder what digimon taste like. Never mind that for now. Ready when you are, Mr. Akiyama.
Ryo: help me.
Max: you think we should just leave him like that?
MA: you're right. Hey doc! (Hands him some sauce.) A-1. I heard he's kinda tart.
Hannibal: thank you. Now enjoy the story while I enjoy the meal.
D3: THE DEAMON'S STRIKE
A DAY FOR COURAGE AND LOVE
Time. I think about it often but now as my time draws to a close, I wonder, what is the legacy I will leave? Forget me, I'm getting ahead of myself; my name is Tai kamiya and I was the leader of the original digidestined. A year ago I thought thing would be normal with malomyotismon gone but I thought wrong. It's started when a businessman named Ezekiel Simms offered me a job. It was great; the money was super, I made my own hours and he even gave me a car for my troubles. Afterwards, I began to get powerful head aches and I didn't know why, until Simms showed me. He showed me a different time, a time with a evil bastard who one of my friend use to call brother, a time where a digimon of unbelievable power, a time where our children fought with us, a time where my son battle for lives beyond understanding and gave his life for them. I remember but I wasn't the only one.
In the middle of a dark bedroom, we find Tai kamiya doing the movement of a style of martial arts. Beads of sweat ran off his shirtless chest as he punched and kicked the empty air around. Normally he wouldn't be doing this, as he might wake his little sister but he was not in his room. He was in the room of his best friend and secret girlfriend, sora. She rolled over in her bed and look at him.
" Tai, what are you doing?"
Just getting some training in.
" Tai, just because you can project your thought doesn't mean you should."
" Ok." he said as he finished his routine.
" Come back to bed." She requested. Tai breathed a heavy sigh and returned to bed with his auburn haired lover.
" What's wrong tai?"
" I don't know. It's all this sneaking around."
" Getting to you too huh?"
" You too?"
" Yeah. Tai, all the memories we had are great but it haunts me that we can't tell our friends or family about it or us."
" How is that gonna go; hey guys! The reason sora and me are together is because we are the only ones who remember a huge battle where we fought against ken's dead older brother and a pink digimon with our children from the future. Oh that's gonna sound good."
" It does sound a little strange, even for us."
" There is a reason Simms doesn't want us to tell anyone."
" Yeah I guess. Well, it's almost three. Get some sleep and don't worry about Tai. It will be better in the morning."
It's been going on like this for the past year; sora and me having to sneak around so people wouldn't ask question. Sora broke up with matt after she got her memories but it was tough at first; telling ever one that I had gotten over sora, that I had no interest in her other than a friend. As I regained my memories, I regain some of my power but not my infinity powers although I am still stronger than any human. I thought I would have to hide my powers and sora for years but today, it would all be blown out into the open.
I would often sneak out after everyone goes to bed and fly over to sora's and do things couples do and I would leave in morning and tell my folks I went for a jog.
Tai walked up to the door with some water on his clothes to simulate sweat and unlocked the door to a flurry of activity; his father was looking for his shirt, since Mr. Simms also offered a job to him, his mother was scrambling to get the eggs and toast before they burn and Kari was putting on uniform while brushing her teeth.
Things have changed, of course, in the past year; TK, Kari, ken and yolei are all freshmen in high school, mimi moved back to odiba to finish her junior year with me, matt, sora, and izzy, and Joe is now working hard to be a doctor.
" Tai hurry up and get ready!" Mrs. Kamiya said in a rush. He dodged a darting gatomon who was getting out of the way of Kari.
" Hey watch it you two!"
" Sorry tai. Hurry up and shower before the bacon's gone." She said.
" Alright. Alright." He answered as he entered the bathroom.
Agumon and gatomon stay home often since C.A.D. came around. C.A.D.: the committee against digimon was formed about six months ago. They call themselves a peace group but they are nothing more that a terrorist group who hate digimon. They've been attacking any one with a digimon so not many digidestined bring their digimon out.
Tai and Kari walked out of the apartment and down to the parking lot. He fumbled with the keys to his ford cobra when a long limo pulled into the lot. The rear window lowered revealing the smiling face of the third richest man on the planet and Tai's boss, Ezekiel Simms.
" Good morning Tai, Kari."
" Good morning Mr. Simms." The siblings greeted.
" What's up sir? I was about to drive to school."
" Forget about the car Tai. Let me drive you to school."
" Really?"
" Of course. You're one of my best employees. It's only fair that a boss give you a ride once in a while."
" Thank you."
" How about you Kari?"
" Thanks for the offer, sir but I promised TK I would walk with him."
" Ok. Bye Kari."
" Bye sir." She said walking toward TK's apartment. Tai opened the door to the limo and stepped in. inside, to his surprise, he found sora sitting inside of with his boss.
" Sora?! What are you doing in here?"
" Mr. Simms offered me a ride to school and he promised to swing by and pick you up." she explained as he entered and he gave her a kiss.
" Hey! I'm still here."
" Opps! Sorry." said Tai.
" No problem. Say, have you two eaten?"
" No. I was gonna get something at school."
" Me too."
" Forget that. That so called food isn't fit for a raremon to eat. Come, let me treat you two to breakfast at the finest restaurant in town."
" You mean......"
" That's right." Simms said with a smile as he turned on his intercom.
" John, take us to McDonald's."
" Damn! These things are good." Simms said as he ate into his egg mcmuffin while the couple finished their meal as they headed for school.
" Thanks for breakfast Mr. Simms." Said sora.
" Please sora. We're old friends. It's Simms when we are alone."
" Why are you doing this?" asked Tai.
" I like egg mcmuffins."
" That's not what I mean. You never pick me up for school. What's up?" he asked as Simms took a deep sigh.
" A situation has arisen."
" How bad?"
" Very. It makes buumon look like nothing. If it is not under control the entire digital universe will be in danger."
" What is shinmon doing about it?"
" Right now, all the high ones are scrambling around their post to find suitable fighter but we are running up short."
" So will the digidestined be involved?"
" Maybe."
" But remember the last time we did something like this? We got turned into candy and our digital world was destroyed." Sora pointed out.
" I know and I know you're not as strong as you were Tai. I'll try to keep you all of this but if shinmon asks, I will have to recruit you."
" It's that bad?"
" Sora, tai, if everything doesn't go our way, we could be looking at the return of an empire that stretched halfway across the digital universe. It's that bad."
" Whoa! I see. Well if worse comes to worse, you can count on the digidestined to fight." Tai claimed while sora nodded her head in agreement.
" Thanks. Oh wait! We're here." He said as the limo pulled up to the school and a group of students gathered around, among them, matt, Mimi, and izzy. Tai and sora emerged from the stretch car to the surprise of their friends.
" Hey guys!" they both said while laughing uncomfortably. When the door closed, the window slide down and the head of his boss pecked out.
" Hello everyone." He greeted.
" Hey Mr. Simms." Said matt.
" Ahh, matt. How's that studio working out for you?"
" It's great. Thanks for the time." He answered referring to the music studio that Simms let his band use any time they need to.
" Good. Izzy how's that internship?"
" It's super. I appreciate that recommendation." He responded.
" Good. Well, see you all around. Tai, remember what we talked about."
" Right sir."
" Wait a minute Mr. Simms!" exclaimed izzy.
" Yes?"
" Sir, I just have to know; you got matt's band a studio, me a job working for the biggest computer firm in the country, and tai and his dad working for you. Why are you doing all these things?"
" I understand your curiosity izzy. The truth is about a year ago, a member of Tai's family saved my life. All he asked for in return is that Tai and everyone he loves are happy. I'm just repaying my debt. Now if you all will excuse me. John, to blockbuster." He ordered as the window rose and the black car drove off.
" Tai, who was it; the guy in your family that saved his life?" wondered Mimi causing Tai to look at sora.
" Never mind about it. You wouldn't know him anyway."
" Come on. Spill!"
" No."
" Please?"
" No."
" Please?"
" Sorry Davis, the answer is no." Tai said with a grin. It was now study hall; the digidestined were studying quietly, girls with girls and boys with boys. Matt and the other boys were picking at Tai over his relationship with sora.
" Come on tai. You can tell us, your buds. Are you and sora an item?" asked Davis.
" For the last time, no. We are just friends."
" What about this morning? You two getting out of a limo." Pointed out TK.
" What about it? Mr. Simms offered to take us to school as reward for my working for him. You can ask Kari."
" I did. She thought it was suspicious."
" I could say the same thing about you TK. You and my sister are getting kinda cozy." Tai brought up, causing everyone at the table to look at the blonde youth, especial Davis who looked like he was about to explode.
" What? Kari and me? We're just friends. She's like a sister to me." he laughed uncomfortably.
" Yeah. A hot sister you would date in a minute." Jabbed matt.
" Shut up." he said through gritted teeth.
" You'd better be friends, TK. She's mine remember?" said Davis.
" Gee, this is a string conversion." Said izzy.
" I agree with you there." Added ken while across the room, sora was in the same hot seat with the female digidestined.
" Admit sora, you and my brother are dating." Grilled Kari.
" No we are not. We just hang out like any friends would."
" Don't BS us sora. We know you better than that. You and him are dating and maybe more." Said Mimi.
" Well what about you meems?"
"W-w-w-what about me?" she stuttered.
" You and matt have be spending a awful lot of time together."
" That's nothing. He just wanted me in the band."
" Right. And you Kari."
" Me?" she gulped.
" I've seen you eyeing TK."
" That's because he had something stuck on his pants."
" Like his ass."
" Well don't start with sora. Everyone knows I like ken." Stated yolei.
" Fine. Let's just drop it ok?" she asked, getting a unified nodded from the girls.
Sora.
The red head jumped a little as the sound of Tai's thoughts entered her head.
What? I'm busy.
During lunch, you want to fly to the park and have a picnic?
We can't. The girls just grilled me about us.
Ditto. Come on. I'll make my kamiya sandwiches.
No.
I'll rub your feet.
Tempting but no.
Ok, time for the big guns. How about if I would......
Sora's eyes shot out as beads of sweat ran down her face, her face turned almost as red as her hair and she carefully crossed her legs after hearing what he thought. She knew that he knew that she couldn't resist what he suggested.
" Damn you, Tai." She muttered.
" Hmmm? What did you say sora?" asked Mimi.
" Huh? Oh nothing."
" You ok? You look a little hot."
" You don't know the half of it." she said while across the room, Tai snickered to himself at the state he put his secret girlfriend in.
" What are you laughing at?" asked matt.
" Nothing. Just thinking of something I saw on crank yankers." He explained away. Just then, Tai noticed one of his classmates, Tommy, get up from his seat next to the door and calmly walk out with a strange expression on his face.
" What's up with Tommy? Study hall doesn't end for anything 25 minutes." Matt wondered as he looked at his watch. Just then, yusuke, another classmate entered the room while looking behind.
" Yusuke, what's up?"
" That ass Tommy burnt pass me and almost knocked me down. What was wrong with him?" he answered.
" He left his bag. I've give it to him." He pointed out as he reached for the bag.
One of the side effects of being able to project my thoughts is sometimes I pick up other peoples thoughts like a radio. And I picked up a thought that sent a wave of cold through me and chilled me to the bone:
Down with the digidestined!
In a split second, Tai whipped his head around just as yusuke picked up the bag.
" DON'T PICK UP THAT BAG!"
It was too late as the next thing any one knew, they were all forced out of their seats and on the floor while fire whipped over their heads. Across the school, four more bombs exploded and fires broke out all. Meanwhile, Tommy ran off the grounds and jumped into a parked car with three other men.
" Well?" the driver asked.
" Went as plan. Those traitors will pay." He said with a laugh.
Inside, Tai cough out the dust as he rose out of the debris around. The room was a mess; the roof was barely hanging on, smoke from the fires empty into the room and a few of the students were dead. Tai touched his head and wiped off a trickle of blood.
" Hey! Any body alive?"
" No!"
He looked over and saw matt under the table. He easily threw the table off him and helped him to his feet.
" Can you walk?"
" No but I can do something to that effect." He said as he stood on his own.
" Over here."
Matt and Tai ran over to what was left of the black board to find Davis and TK.
" You two ok?"
" I'm fine bro."
" Me too-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Davis yelped, now finding out that he broke his leg. TK helped his rival on his shoulder as the elder boys searched for their friends. They found ken and izzy near the window, a little bruised but fine.
" It's a good thing we were away from the door." Mentioned ken.
" Door? Oh crap! The girls!"
Tai was panic-stricken as he leapt over the rubble and began to throw chunks of debris around him like they were loose pieces of paper.
" Sora! Kari! Where are you?!" he screamed until he found the motionless for of sora. He checked for a pulse but he was too jumpy to tell.
" Come on. Sora wake up! Don't you do this to me!"
Just as he said this, her eyes fluttered open and saw her boyfriend's face.
" T-tai?"
" Sora! Thank god! You're alive! Can you stand?"
" I think so." She answered as he aided her to her feet.
" Matt?" a small weak voice called from another location. Matt strained as he tried to lift the mess but was aided by izzy and ken. Mimi and yolei stood up from the pile shakily.
" You two ok?" asked ken.
" I've been better." Answered yolei.
" Ditto. Just hand me an aspirin." Said Mimi.
" Wait! Where's Kari?" asked TK. Tai's eyes searched around for her but he could barely see because of the smoke. He tried sensing her but he could barely feel her. Then he saw it; a hand peeking out of the wreckage with a small bracelet around it. Tai leapt over and punched through mess to find Kari in much worse condition than the others were in.
" Kari! Kari! Wake up! It's tai!" he pleaded. Her eyes cracked open as she drowsily looks up at Tai.
" Tai........." was all she could say before she went back into her unconscious state. Tai was on the verge of tears as he felt for a pulse: it was barely there. He checked her injuries, and found a small blood spot on her side. She moaned as he touched it.
" Oh god. Is she ok tai?" asked sora.
" I-I think her ribs are broken. From the sound of her breathing, she may have a punchier lung." He answered as she coughed up some blood.
" We got to get her out of here!" he said picking her up in his arms.
" Easier said than done." said izzy.
" What's up iz?" asked matt.
" The entire hallway is on fire. There's no way out."
At that moment, I made the only decision I could make. I know I would be disobeying shinmon's orders but this is my sister.
" No. There is a way." Tai stated.
" Tai, you're not gonna........."
" Sor, this is my sister. If she dies, cause I did nothing, I could live with myself. I deal with the consequences later." He said as he marched in to what was left of the hall. Behind them, the path was blocked by rubble and in front of them, a raging fire burned with fury.
" Matt, take her." He said, handing his dying sister to matt.
" What are you gonna do?" he asked.
" Everyone stand back!" he ordered as he extended his hand to the flames. As they stood behind him, his hand glowed as he called on his powers. He fired a ki ball into the fire and watched it exploded, snuffing out the flames and blowing away the debris. The digidestined were in awe at what he did.
" Everyone stay behind me and keep moving!" he said, as he took off down the hall, followed by matt, with Kari, sora, and the rest behind her. As they raced, large pieces of rubble crumbled on them. The larger ones, Tai merely blasted away. The group finally reached the entrance to the school where a group of firefighters met them. When they reached the out side, the scene was of total chaos; classmates, many of them digidestined, lay on the ground dead, firefighters worked on the fires around the campus, EMTs worked on students and faculty. Matt handed Kari to one of the paramedics and she was load on a gurney as was Davis.
" Her pulse is getting weak! Let's get her out of here!" one of the techs yelled as they loaded her on an ambulance and took off, leaving Tai and the others to watch it go.
" Hey man. She's gonna be ok." said matt.
" Yeah tai. She's a kamiya. She'll never quit." Added sora.
" I hope so."
" SHIT! IT'S ANOTHER ONE!"
The digidestined turned back to the entrance to see the firefighter scrambling out of the entrance.
" BOMB!" one of them screamed. Tai didn't even think as he jumped the whole distance from the street to the door, which is about 50 feet, just as the bomb exploded. Many of the firefighters were blown off their feet by the blast.
" TAI!!!!" His friends screamed but as the smoke cleared, the crowd, emergency personal, students, teachers, reporters and onlookers saw the fate of the boy; tai stood in the door way, his clothes torn up, holding a large beam over his head as he strained. Blood poured from his head as the firefighter looked on.
" But how are......"
" Get everyone......out. Don't......know how...... long I can hold this!" he grunted as the building creaked around him. The men got the message and rushed pass Tai and back into the building.
Damn! This thing is heavy! I think the whole building is on my shoulders! If I only had my infinity powers, I could this thing up easy. Crap! Feeling dizzy! Must have a concussion. Cracked a couple of ribs.
Tai's feet dug into the concrete floor as the fighters rushed out students and fellow fighters. The destined could only watch as their leader held up the building.
" I don't see how he's doing this! It's physically impossible for Tai be holding up the building!" pointed out izzy.
" I don't want to worry about that! I want to know how long he can hold it up?" said matt.
" As long as it takes." Sora simply said.
Damn it! Aren't they finished yet? This thing ain't light!
Tai groaned loudly as he drop to one knee while the building shook at the sudden shift. He tried to get back up but he slipped down to both knees, using his hand as leverage on the ground. Now all that was holding up the beam was his other hand and his neck.
This is it. This is how I'm gonna died. After all that crap, after all those villains; devimon, etemon, myotismon, the dark masters, the digital warlord and buumon, this is how I'm die? Crushed by a stupid building?! This is stupid! Mom and dad aren't gonna like this. They're probably gonna cry and curse god for this. And Kari; she might be dead for all I know. I'm sorry sis. I'm sorry everyone.
You can't give up.
Tai looked around for the sound of the voice. At first he thought it was one of the firefighters but they were still inside.
I must be going crazy.
No more than usual.
Who is this?
No time. Listen, you can't give up now. You've got too much to live for.
But I can't keep this up for long. My body is so weak.
No, you only think you are.
What?
It's simple. What ever the mind thinks, the mind believes. If you don't give up then your body won't.
I don't know.
Don't give up. Sora hasn't.
Tai's eyes suddenly shot up and into the crowd and scanned it quickly. He found his target in sora as she looks directly at with pleading eyes.
Tai, I know you can hear me. Please don't give up. I know you can do this. You can't die; your friends need you, you family needs you, and I need you. Please. I love you.
" She's right. Sora has never given up on me so I can't." he said out loud as started to stand.
" I survived too much shit, I dealt with too many asshole, I got too many people who need me to get beat some burning piece of crap!" he proclaimed as he put his other arm on the beam.
" If I'm gonna die, it will be on my terms! Because a kamiya never......" he said as he got back on his feet.
" QUITS!!!"
With a sudden burst of power, he forced the beam over his head and up the building. Thinking fast, he saw another beam on the ground and using his foot, chunked it up to his hand. He used to prop up the beam, allowing him to move. He then dashed over to one of the tree, chopped it down with his hand, and used it to support the beam. He stood back from the door.
" Get everyone out of there. I don't know how long it will hold." He said dizzily as he turned around to the crowd and walked towards it. The crowd parted at the young man as he approached his friends.
" Tai you ok?" asked izzy.
" Been better."
Sora then stepped up to him and held his hand.
" Tai, you ok?"
" Feels like I went ten rounds with buumon."
" You need to rest."
" No. Not yet." He said as he walked past her and removed what was left of his green jacket, leaving only the remains of the white undershirt.
" Where you going Tai?" asked TK.
" To finish some business."
With that, the brown haired teen jumped into the air flew off out of sight to the greater awe of the crowd.
" Sora, I have feeling you know more than you let on." said Mimi.
" More than you know, Mimi." She replied.
" More than you know."
Shit! Note to self; never fly with a concussion. Ok, concentrate Tai. I felt that bastard's ki somewhere. There! Found you, you cock sucking son of bitch! Ok Tommy, get ready to reap the whirlwind!
The black car carrying the radical youths sped down the road as they celebrated their 'achievement'.
" Was that cool or what?" one said.
" Yes. Those digidestined traitors have paid for siding with the digimon." The driver said.
" Especially tai and his friends." laughed Tommy.
" So what now?"
" Now we meet up with the rest of the C.O.D. and hunt down their digimon partners. Soon this city and later the world will be digimon free." The driver answered.
" Yeah and with those assholes dead, no one can stop us!"
" Whoa!" the driver exclaimed as he slammed on the brakes and everyone shot forward as the car came to a stop.
" Yo man! Why did you stop?" asked the passenger.
" Him." He said pointing to Tai, who was standing in front of the car.
" That's tai! But how did he survive?" wondered Tai.
" No matter. He dies now!" the driver claimed as he punched the gas and tried to run him down. Tai placed his hands on the hood and stopped the car in its tracks. Even though Tai is not as strong as he was, he was still many times stronger than any human.
" Hey boys, hey comes the pain!" he yelled before he punched a huge hole in the hood. The boys watched as stream and oil escaped from the car. Tai calmly walked to the driver side and ripped it off its hinges. The occupants flooded out of the car and drew their weapons. The driver tried to punch Tai but he merely moved his head out of the way and bitch slapped him to the side. Two more drew their guns on him and fired only to have Tai phase out of sight and appeared in front of them. He grabbed the guns and broke their hands in the process. He then turned his attention to the one he felt was responsible for all the hell he went through today; Tommy. He walked over to him as he was loading his gun and pointed it at him, getting off two shots. Tai dodged the first and caught the second in his hand. He threw the bullet at the gun, popping it out of his hand and jacked the boy against a wall.
" WHY?!" he roared at him.
" Why? Why not? Ever since those monsters appeared, they have left nothing but chaos and damage in their wake for over four years. Our lives would be better off without those freaks in our world. And you and your friend baby them like they were normal. You're nothing but a bunch of traitors to man kind and you deserve what you get."
Furious, Tai kicked his leg and snapped his arm in two. Tommy screamed in pain as glared at him with a look that would kill the dark master ten times over.
" You fucking bastard! You killed innocent people just to get at my friends and me! Who's the real threat to mankind? Me and my friends, human and digimon, protect people like you from the bad one but you assume they are all bad. Now I'm not mad that you tried to kill me but you tried to kill my friend, my girlfriend and you may have killed my little sister! She's innocent! She's doesn't have a hateful bone in her body!" he yelled as he threw him to the ground.
" Go ahead! Take me to jail! My people will have me out in a day!" he taunted.
" Who said anything about jail?"
Tommy eyes bugged out at what Tai was suggesting.
" What are you saying?"
" You see, I love my sister more than anything and that's a million times more than I care about you." he said, turning around and powering up a ki ball in his hand.
" No. No! You can't!"
" Yes I can. You see, I promise myself I would protect her from all the monsters in her life and in my eyes, you're a monster and there is only one way to deal with monsters; destroy them."
" NOOO!"
" Tai, stop!"
A hand came out of nowhere and grabbed his arm. Tai turned to see Simms looking at him.
" Tai don't do this!"
" No Simms! He has to pay!"
" And he will. But not like this. Not by you."
" He must die!"
" Tai, Kari could be dying. My doctors are working on her but she could be. Think about it; do you want the last moments your sister has killing this piece of shit or being by her side, letting her know that her brother loves her?"
I could've done it. I could've have killed this little shit and leave nothing but a black spot. But what would that get me? Kari could've been dying and I wasted my time with him. Simms is right; Kari is more important.
Tai lowered his arms and powered down his attack.
" You're right. Kari is more important."
" Good. Now go. She's at north side hospital."
" Thanks." Tai said before he took off into the sky leave Simms with the four villains.
" Time to call the cops." Simms said pulling out his cell phone.
" Go ahead old man. Like I told him, I'll be out in a day."
" Oh sorry. Allow me to introduce myself; Ezekiel Simms, the third riches man in the world. I've got more lawyers than any law firm in the country. When they are done with you and your buddies, the courts, the press, the prison system, they're gonna crucify you. And if they don't, I will." Simms said as he talked into his cell while unbeknownst to Tai as he flew pass the buildings; a lone masked figure watched the teen leave.
" You made the right choice, tai."
It late at night at north side hospital as the digidestined waited in the waiting for word on Kari; David was on a different floor but he was waiting on word, mimi and matt were asleep in a chair, ken, yolei, izzy and cody were sitting across from them, TK was pacing around the room, the kamiyas were trying to hold themselves together and tai was just sitting in his chair as sora tried to comfort him. Just then, the door opened and the doctor enter with a somber look on his face, causing everyone to get up from their seats.
" Well?" asked Mr. Kamiya.
" Your daughter have a multitude of injuries: her lungs are both cut, her most of her internal organs are ruptured and her brain is starting to swell."
" What are you saying?" asked Mrs. Kamiya.
" We could do surgery but she could die during the operation. She's just too hurt. I'm afraid Kari has seen her last sunset. I'm sorry." he said as he slowly left them room, which caused all the women in the room break down and cried while the men were just in disbelief.
" Damn it!" said TK, smashing his fist against at the wall.
" TK." Said matt.
" No matt! It's not fair! She shouldn't have to die! She's shouldn't!" he broke down as his brother tried to comfort him. Just then, Simms entered the room and was blown back by the wave of sorrow.
" What happened?" he asked.
" You were right Simms. She's dying." Tai said, too shocked to cry.
" I see. Well there is only one thing to do now." Simms said causing sora and Tai to look up at him with hope in their eyes.
" Simms, you will?"
" You've already broken the rules so I might as well. What room is she in?" he said with a smile.
" Room 335."
" Thanks." He said as he left the room followed by Tai and sora. Not knowing what to do, the others just looked at them. Sora then poked her head back into the room.
" Well come on everyone!" she said. The others looked at each other followed. Simms and Tai walked down the hall stride for stride like men on a mission.
" You know you're gonna get in trouble for this?"
" Yeah but we'll both in trouble, you know?"
" Right. Can you do it?"
" We'll see."
Soon, the duo with the rest of the digidestined arrived at the room. They entered to a heart breaking sight; Kari was laying in the bed, still as a statue, with a large bandage over her head, a large tube running into her mouth and gatomon curled beside her head. Simms entered first and stood next to her bed, waking up gatomon in process.
" Mr. Simms?" asked the feline digimon.
" Hi gatomon. Could you move for a minute?"
Gatomon looked to Tai, who had a smile on his face, nodded to her, telling her it's ok. She jumped off the bed while Simms removed his jacket and rolled up his sleeves just of the rest packed into the rooms.
" Mr. Simms, I appreciate all you've done for our family but I'm afraid there is nothing you can do." said Mr. Kamiya.
" You're wrong. She isn't gonna die, not as long she has some light left in her. You're very lucky. If she was already dead, I wouldn't be able to do this, but she's still alive." He said before he place one hand on her fore head and the other on her chest.
" What are you......" Mrs. Kamiya started but Tai put his finger to his lips, mean for her to be quiet. Simms closed his eyes as he began; his hands began to glow with a pink light as Kari's body began to move and shift in bed. All of a sudden, Kari's body exploded in a bright flash, blinding everyone in the room. When it died, Simms was sitting on the floor, seemingly out of breathe.
" Are you ok sir?" asked ken.
" I'll be fine. But don't ignore Kari." He answered with a smile as his pointed to the bed. Sure enough, Kari was sitting up with a puzzled look on her face as he removed the tube and the bandage from her head.
" How did I get here?" she asked. Like two lions on a gazelle, her parent pounced on her with hugs and kisses.
" Kari, my baby! Are you ok?" asked her mother.
" I'm fine mom. Really." She answered as they got off her. Gatomon jumped on the bed and hugged her partner.
" Kari, please don't do that again. I lost two lives worrying about you."
" I won't."
" I knew that a bomb was too weak to take out sis." Tai said as he hugged her.
" I knew you wouldn't give up on Me." she said TK came up to her and without warning, kissed her in the cheek.
" Great to have you back Kari."
" Uh-thanks." She said, a little stunned.
" Thank you Mr. Simms. Again we are in your debt." Said Mr. Kamiya.
" No problem. Just doing what I can." He replied as he got up and put his jacket back on.
" Simms."
" Yeah, Tai?"
" You didn't come just to check on Kari did you?"
" You're right. I came to deliver a message from my boss." He said, seemingly silencing the room.
" Your boss?" asked izzy.
" Tai, sora, you and the digidestined have been summoned."
" I understand. What is there to do?" asked sora.
" I will go upstairs and heal Davis. I want you all to meet me at my office building at 10:00am on the dot. Eat well and pack lightly. You'll need to." He finished as he walked out of the room while everyone wondered exactly what he meant.
" Tai, what the hell is going on?" asked matt.
" Just trust me guys. All will be revealed soon."
I could've just told matt what was going on and let everyone know the truth about me, about sora, about shinmon and about the d3s but I don't think they would've believed me. Besides, we were all tried and we needed our rest because tomorrow, I knew it would be a while before we would get a good night's sleep.
NEXT TIME: four seasons of digimon meet for the first time and their mission: stop the digimon warlord from unleashing an evil that hasn't been seen for 12,000 years.
RACE FOR THE BOX
MA: sorry that took so long. I've been busy.
Ryo: I hope to help me.
Max: what's wrong ryo?
Ryo: WHAT'S WRONG?! THAT CRAZY BASTARD ATE MY FACE OFF!!!
Rika: I must say; it is an improvement.
Ryo: shut up, rika! It's not funny.
Takato: he's right. It's not funny. It fucking hilarious!
(Everyone laughs but ryo.)
Ryo: it's not funny.
LATER FICCERS!