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"Any more news, Gennai?" asked Tk, taking his watch at the computer as the others worked on preparing the party for Sora in an effort to keep busy.
"Garurumon and Birdramon have found the castle where Matt and Sora are being held and should be breaking them out of their prison shortly," said Gennai with a smile.
"All right!" cheered Tk with a grin.
"Do you think they'll get back soon?" asked Kari in concern.
"If Garurumon and Birdramon are successful they should be," affirmed Gennai with a nod.
Tk smiled and Kari took his hand with an excited smile.
"My bro can do anything." Tk whispered into Kari's ear with a smile.
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When they could see again Sora felt tears come to her eyes again at the sight of a yellow digi-egg on the floor. Matt patted her shoulder supportively before realizing that something cold and metallic was slung over Sora's shoulder.
"Hey Sora, what's on your back?" he asked in surprise, his hand brushing over the smooth metal that hung there..
Sora looked at him inquisitively and placed a searching hand behind her shoulder only to gasp in surprise.
"The bow and arrows!" she exclaimed as she pulled them off her back and stared at them in surprise.
She looked at Matt and pointed at his waist, "And you have the sword!"
Matt looked at the scabbard at his side in confusion, "Mind explaining this to me? Because I'm not understanding what has just happened here."
Sora smiled and reslung her bow and sheath of arrows.
"Well, Fairimon said that we are part of this prophecy...."
Sora picked up the digi-egg and explained to Matt everything that she knew about their new titles and the purpose for their being there according to Fairimon's story.
"I guess we're going to be late," murmured Matt with a thoughtful frown.
"For what?" asked Sora innocently.
Matt smirked, "I'll tell you when we get back home."
Sora was about to say something more when the wall to their left was blown inwards. Sora screamed and Matt shielded her with his body as chunks of debris fell over them.
"Are you two all right?" asked a gruff voice.
"Garurumon?" asked Matt in surprise.
Garurumon broke into a wolfish grin, "That's my name. Birdramon is keeping Chaosimon busy right now so I can get you out."
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"Izzy," greeted Gennai for the fourth time in twenty hours. "I've found the prophecy,"
Izzy grinned and looked back towards the others who were all napping in the various parts of the Ishada's front room.
"Hey everyone! Gennai has the prophecy now!" he exclaimed.
Instantly parents and teens were awake and crowded around Izzy and his laptop as Gennai cleared his throat.
"The prophecy was given by one of the oldest Wizardmons that was alive in the
Spri-Kingdom a very long time ago when Chaosimon invaded their kingdom," informed Gennai reading a sheet of paper. "The prophecy goes as follows:"
The fall of the Chaosimon will come when the Guardian comes for the Keeper.
A Digimon of the flowers will provide a mighty sword to be given the Guardian
and a bow with three swift arrows for the Keeper.
Shadows will come behind the Guardian and Keeper with the powers of
Ice and Fire.
The sky will fall like rain and DarkChaosimon will arise.
Power from the sky will strike and the Dark One's rule will end.
"That doesn't sound very good," worried Mrs. Ishada..
Mr. Ishada hugged her assuringly, "Don't worry. Our son can do this."
"There's one thing more," said Gennai with a smile. "I've managed to patch into Matt and Sora's digivices and should be able to send you a video feed of what they're seeing."
"Prodigious!" exclaimed Izzy.
"Hook us up!" urged Tai, leaning forward only to receive glares from those also trying to see the screen.
"Just a moment," said Gennai a few moments before the scene changed to Garurumon jumping out a shattered window with Sora and Matt on his back.
Mrs. Ishada fainted.
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Garurumon landed quickly and Matt and Sora looked upwards to see an aerial battle occurring between Birdramon and Chaosimon.
"Birdramon!" shouted Sora as her digimon was hit hard and began to fall towards the ground swiftly.
Birdramon began to glow and Sora watched with relief as Birdramon pulled up and digivolved in Garudamon. Instantly Chaosimon's attention went to Matt and Sora on Garurumon's back.
"Black Lightning!" he shouted throwing a ball of black energy at the group.
Garurumon began to glow and Matt and Sora jumped off just as he warp digivolved into Metal Garurumon. The blast smashed into Metal Garurumon and exploded with a bright light.
"Metal Garurumon!" shouted Matt in fear as Metal Garurumon was swallowed up in smoke.
"You'll pay for that!" exclaimed Garudamon flying up into the air.
"Wing Blade!"
The fire blast flew from Garudamon and sailed into Chaosimon before he could react and he crashed down into the ground with a cry of rage and pain. Meanwhile the smoke cleared and Metal Garurumon appeared, a bit beat up, but alive. He took a moment to grin at the two children and then ran towards the fallen Chaosimon.
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
Matt grinned and watched as Chaosimon began to crystallize over in ice and Sora cheerfully wrapped her arms around him as Chaosimon was completely covered in ice.
"Wing Blade!" shouted Garudamon again, and delivered a fiery ending to Chaosimon who exploded into many crystalline shards.
The two digimon returned to Gabumon and Biyomon and ran over to Matt and Sora anxiously.
"Are you two all right?" asked Gabumon looking them over for any possible injuries.
"We're fine thanks to you guys," said Sora as she got hugged Biyomon tightly with a joyful smile.
"Just doing our job!" chirped Biyomon with a modest smile at her friend.
"How did you find us?" inquired Matt after sharing a smile with Gabumon.
"Gennai sent us," informed Gabumon. "Everyone is really worried..."
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"They won!" cheered Joe as he caught hold of Mimi's hands and began to swirl her around the room.
Everyone laughed and cheered in relief until Kari grew pale and pointed to the screen.
"It's not over!" she yelled over the noise.
Everyone instantly grew quiet and Izzy's eyes grew grave as he remembered what the prophecy had stated.
"The sky will fall like rain and DarkChaosimon will arise...."
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The ground began to tremble and Sora looked up at Matt in fear.
"What's going on!" she shouted.
"I don't know!" shouted Matt in answer and the shouted out in surprise as a large rock smashed into the ground near them.
"The sky is falling!" shouted Gabumon in shock as chunks of rock began to fall all around them.
"No!" shouted Matt, shaking his head and pointing upwards. "It's the world above. We're under the digiworld. The Spri-Kingdom was built beneath it!"
"That's right!" howled a voice. "And I will destroy it!"
Sora gasped in fright and Matt watched in horror as a dark mist arose from the ground where Chaosimon had disappeared and solidified into a larger, more evil looking digimon.
"I am DarkChaosimon now and you will find that I will not be so easily destroyed!" he exclaimed with a maniacal laugh. "Lightning crush!"
"Sora!" "Matt!" shouted the two digimon pushing their friends out of the way.
Sora screamed in utter horror and Matt cried out in equal shock as Gabumon and Biyomon were struck and changed into digi-eggs right before their eyes.
"Bi!" cried out Sora, gathering the egg into her arms next to the one of Fairimon.
Matt stared in utter shock at Gabumon's egg before he slowly picked it up and laid it in Sora's lap with Biyomon and Fairimon's eggs. Matt's eyes blazed with pain and fury and he looked up at Chaosimon who'd begun to laugh.
"Matt?" whimpered Sora, looking at him.
"Take the eggs and run Sora," commanded Matt as turned towards DarkChaosimon and removed his sword from it's scabbard.
Sora stared at him in disbelief and got to her feet, her eyes still wet from tears.
"You coward!" Matt screamed upwards at Chaosimon. "You didn't even have the courage to take on someone your own size!"
"Oh, my bad," said DarkChaosimon sarcastically placing a hand against the side of his face. "I honestly should remember to pick on slightly bigger creatures."
'Poor Gabumon. You were my best friend and you sacrificed everything to save me.' Matt thought bitterly. 'And if I don't fight now it will have been for nothing and Sora could be killed.'
He paused in his thoughts a moment as a horrifying thought hit him. What if DarkChaosimon did manage to gain control of the Digiworld? Then the others would come and could be killed! Matt shut out those thoughts and focussed on DarkChaosimon before him and what he'd done to Gabumon and would probably do to Sora if he failed.
Matt didn't notice as a single tear dropped from his face onto his blade before he started running towards DarkChaosimon with a scream of rage.
"What's this? The Guardian is going to hurt me with a toothpick? How pathetic!" laughed Chaosimon as Matt charged forward, not noticing that the sword Matt was holding was glowing.
He swiped down at Matt with a clawed hand, but missed him. DarkChaosimon chuckled in twisted amusement and then found himself screaming in surprise as the sword thrust into his leg and cut cleanly through it.
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Everyone stared at the laptop in shock as DarkChaosimon shuddered and fell forward, missing a leg.
"Awe gross," whined Mimi, paling considerably. "I can't believe he did that."
"Neither can I." said Tai in shock.
They watched as a very angry DarkChaosimon pulled himself to his feet and made a grab for Matt.
"Look out!" shouted Joe, forgetting a moment that Matt wouldn't hear him.
Matt raised his sword and it gave off a bright light that caused DarkChaosimon to move away from him as if repelled by a wall. Matt used it as an advantage and ran forward and cutting off his other leg. Mr. Ishada was silently glad that his wife was unconscious while Joe and some of the other parents began to hold a hand over their mouths.
"Hey, what's Sora doing?" asked Kari, her attention drawn to Sora who'd stood to her feet and placed an arrow in her bow.
They watched in amazement as the tip began to glow and energy swirl around it.
"Sora's never shot an arrow before," said Mrs. Takenouchi watching her daughter despairingly. "What is she trying to do? Why didn't she run when she was able to?"
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'What am I trying to do?' wondered Sora, aiming at DarkChaosimon. 'I can't possibly stop him! But I can't just leave Matt!'
She glanced a down a split second at the three digi-eggs and then back to where Matt was ducking DarkChaosimon's sweeping hands.
'Biyomon was changed into a digi-egg to protect me! And Fairimon used up all her power so I could have a weapon. And if I don't do this, DarkChaosimon might get Matt!' were her thoughts as she drew the bow string back.
Sora wished she were home again and safe within Matt's arms, but that wasn't posable anymore until DarkChaosimon was destroyed! Sora's eyes became set and she aimed for DarkChaosimon's one eye on it's head. Matt suddenly tripped as a stone crashed just inches away from him and lost his sword.
"Now!" shouted Sora as released her arrow.
It flew swift and true, glowing with an odd light and struck it's target.
DarkChaosimon screamed in pain and clutched at it's eye as Matt regained his sword and ran over to Sora.
"I told you to run!" he exclaimed, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and anger.
"I couldn't just leave you to die!" returned Sora passionately.
"You both will die," screamed DarkChaosimon, "if it's the last thing I do!"
Sora clutched Matt in feat as DarkChaosimon pulled out the arrow and began to claw towards them blindly. Abruptly he stopped smiled evilly.
"Now you will die!" he shouted, beginning to glow. "Web of Destruction!"
A dark cloud began to sweep towards Sora and Matt from DarkChaosimon's now gaping mouth.
"I'm sorry," shouted Sora, tears falling from her eyes. "This is my fault."
"It's not your fault Sora," answered Matt, holding her tightly. "And I will always love you!"
Matt and Sora pulled together tightly and watched as the cloud approaching, destroying all in it's path.
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"I wish we could help them!" exclaimed Tai in agitation watching as his friends doom was coming inevitable at them.
"This can't be happening!" whimpered Mimi, clutching Joe's arm tightly.
'I should have been there,' thought Joe bitterly. 'So much for being reliable.'
"My son!" exclaimed Mr. Ishada, his eyes widen in terror.
"Sora," cried Mrs. Takenouchi, tears coming to her eyes as she watched the cloud of death approaching her daughter.
'My brother's going to die!' thought Tk as Kari clung to him with wide, pain stricken eyes.
'There must be something!' thought Izzy desperately.
Suddenly the digivices began to vibrate and lights shot from each of them and into the computer screen.
"What's going on?" exclaimed Mr. Ishada.
"A good thing!" shouted Tai with a joyous grin.
'I just hope Matt and Sora know what to do,' thought Izzy as everyone began to look hopeful again.
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Matt and Sora pulled apart in surprise as light shot down around them and began to run into their weapons. Instinctively they raised them and looked towards the storm.
"Do you think it's posable?" shouted Sora hopefully.
Matt grinned in answer and pointed his sword at the incoming wave, "There's only one way to find out."
He closed his eyes and light from his digivice joined his sword. Almost instantly the light from the sword shot forward and into the cloud. Sora closed her eyes as moment after Matt and her digivice shot light up into her arrow. Sora aimed her second arrow at the clouds and released it, energy swirling, and watched as her arrow, combined with Matt's beam, traveled into it the dark cloud and disappeared.
"It didn't work!" cried Sora in despair.
Suddenly a loud crack was heard and light began to explode from within the dark cloud. Matt and Sora shielded their eyes and were engulfed in the light. When it subsided they stared at the large crater before them with sunlight from above shining down and bathing the crater in light.
"We won," whispered Sora in awe.
"We won!" shouted Matt exuberantly.
He caught hold of Sora hugged her in relief and Sora leaned up and kissed him.
"I knew you could do it," said a gentle voice.
The two broke apart in surprise and looked over to see a graceful female in a long gown and gentle wings standing between Gabumon and Biyomon.
"You're all OK!" shouted Sora joyfully.
The now larger Fairimon smiled, "Of course Keeper. You and the Guardian destroyed Chaosimon and his powers were revoked. I am now back to my original appearance."
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A few hours later Matt and Sora stood with Gabumon, Biyomon, Fairimon, and Gennai at Gennai's home.
"Now, I have something for you before you go," said Gennai with a grin as he pulled out an envelope which he handed to Matt and a package that he gave to Sora.
"What is it?" asked Sora as she began to untie the ribbon but was stopped by Gennai's hand.
"Don't open them here. They're for when you get home," said Gennai with a chuckle.
Matt grinned and then shook Gennai's hand in good-bye.
"Thank you for your help Fairimon," said Sora going over to the fairy Digimon and giving her a quick hug.
"No thank you Sora and Matt for freeing my people. With Chaosimon gone our home can become the beautiful place it once was. We will remember you both always," said Fairimon with a smile.
"We'll have to come back one day and see it," said Matt coming up behind Sora and wrapping an arm around her.
"Good bye Sora," chirped Biyomon, looking up at Sora with bright eyes.
Sora kneeled down and hugged the pink Digimon tightly.
"Good bye Bi. I'm glad I got to see you again."
"I'm glad I got to see you too," said Biyomon.
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"OK, Gennai is about to send them through!" exclaimed Izzy. "Get ready!"
The lights went out with exception of Izzy's computer screen and everyone held their breaths. Soon two balls of light shot out of the computer and reformed into two figures.
"What happened to the light?" asked Sora's voice in confusion.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Sora's eyes widened as the lights were thrown on and she was faced with her friends and their parents smiling faces. Matt grinned at her and kissed the stunned girl's forehead.
"Remember when I said it looked like we were going to be late?" he whispered into her ear.
Sora smiled up at him, her crimson eyes sparkling with knowing excitement as everyone crowded around them excitedly. A few hours later Matt and Sora stood out on the balcony holding the two gifts from Gennai.
"Why don't you read the letter out loud?" asked Sora, her arm hooking through Matt's as he pulled it out of it's envelope.
Matt nodded in agreement and unfolded the letter only to have an image shoot up a few inches above it and a three inch holographic image appear.
Hello you two. To get straight down the point I would like to ask your permission to perform the ceremonies when you tie the knot. Don't be embarrassed! I know you'll want to wait a few years before getting married so I thought I'd slip my card to you early.
If you accept I would like to also offer you a chance to come live here in the Digital World as my successors. I am getting old, and someone needs to come and watch the place for me when I die. Inside the box I gave to Sora is a way to return to the Digiworld.
Simply place it against a computer screen while both of you are together and you can return here. Now have fun and give me a call when you're both ready!
Sora quickly untied the string on the box and opened the lid. Both chuckled and looked inside the box to see two rings with engraved names.
"Do you think we could?" she asked softly.
Matt stepped up to her and placed a hand on her cheek with a gentle smile.
"Do you?" he whispered and then leaned forward gently and kissed her.
Matt pulled out Sora's ring and placed it on her finger, "For the keeper of my heart."
Sora, likewise pulled out Matt's ring and placed it on his finger, "And for the guardian of mine."
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"Any more news, Gennai?" asked Tk, taking his watch at the computer as the others worked on preparing the party for Sora in an effort to keep busy.
"Garurumon and Birdramon have found the castle where Matt and Sora are being held and should be breaking them out of their prison shortly," said Gennai with a smile.
"All right!" cheered Tk with a grin.
"Do you think they'll get back soon?" asked Kari in concern.
"If Garurumon and Birdramon are successful they should be," affirmed Gennai with a nod.
Tk smiled and Kari took his hand with an excited smile.
"My bro can do anything." Tk whispered into Kari's ear with a smile.
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When they could see again Sora felt tears come to her eyes again at the sight of a yellow digi-egg on the floor. Matt patted her shoulder supportively before realizing that something cold and metallic was slung over Sora's shoulder.
"Hey Sora, what's on your back?" he asked in surprise, his hand brushing over the smooth metal that hung there..
Sora looked at him inquisitively and placed a searching hand behind her shoulder only to gasp in surprise.
"The bow and arrows!" she exclaimed as she pulled them off her back and stared at them in surprise.
She looked at Matt and pointed at his waist, "And you have the sword!"
Matt looked at the scabbard at his side in confusion, "Mind explaining this to me? Because I'm not understanding what has just happened here."
Sora smiled and reslung her bow and sheath of arrows.
"Well, Fairimon said that we are part of this prophecy...."
Sora picked up the digi-egg and explained to Matt everything that she knew about their new titles and the purpose for their being there according to Fairimon's story.
"I guess we're going to be late," murmured Matt with a thoughtful frown.
"For what?" asked Sora innocently.
Matt smirked, "I'll tell you when we get back home."
Sora was about to say something more when the wall to their left was blown inwards. Sora screamed and Matt shielded her with his body as chunks of debris fell over them.
"Are you two all right?" asked a gruff voice.
"Garurumon?" asked Matt in surprise.
Garurumon broke into a wolfish grin, "That's my name. Birdramon is keeping Chaosimon busy right now so I can get you out."
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"Izzy," greeted Gennai for the fourth time in twenty hours. "I've found the prophecy,"
Izzy grinned and looked back towards the others who were all napping in the various parts of the Ishada's front room.
"Hey everyone! Gennai has the prophecy now!" he exclaimed.
Instantly parents and teens were awake and crowded around Izzy and his laptop as Gennai cleared his throat.
"The prophecy was given by one of the oldest Wizardmons that was alive in the
Spri-Kingdom a very long time ago when Chaosimon invaded their kingdom," informed Gennai reading a sheet of paper. "The prophecy goes as follows:"
The fall of the Chaosimon will come when the Guardian comes for the Keeper.
A Digimon of the flowers will provide a mighty sword to be given the Guardian
and a bow with three swift arrows for the Keeper.
Shadows will come behind the Guardian and Keeper with the powers of
Ice and Fire.
The sky will fall like rain and DarkChaosimon will arise.
Power from the sky will strike and the Dark One's rule will end.
"That doesn't sound very good," worried Mrs. Ishada..
Mr. Ishada hugged her assuringly, "Don't worry. Our son can do this."
"There's one thing more," said Gennai with a smile. "I've managed to patch into Matt and Sora's digivices and should be able to send you a video feed of what they're seeing."
"Prodigious!" exclaimed Izzy.
"Hook us up!" urged Tai, leaning forward only to receive glares from those also trying to see the screen.
"Just a moment," said Gennai a few moments before the scene changed to Garurumon jumping out a shattered window with Sora and Matt on his back.
Mrs. Ishada fainted.
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Garurumon landed quickly and Matt and Sora looked upwards to see an aerial battle occurring between Birdramon and Chaosimon.
"Birdramon!" shouted Sora as her digimon was hit hard and began to fall towards the ground swiftly.
Birdramon began to glow and Sora watched with relief as Birdramon pulled up and digivolved in Garudamon. Instantly Chaosimon's attention went to Matt and Sora on Garurumon's back.
"Black Lightning!" he shouted throwing a ball of black energy at the group.
Garurumon began to glow and Matt and Sora jumped off just as he warp digivolved into Metal Garurumon. The blast smashed into Metal Garurumon and exploded with a bright light.
"Metal Garurumon!" shouted Matt in fear as Metal Garurumon was swallowed up in smoke.
"You'll pay for that!" exclaimed Garudamon flying up into the air.
"Wing Blade!"
The fire blast flew from Garudamon and sailed into Chaosimon before he could react and he crashed down into the ground with a cry of rage and pain. Meanwhile the smoke cleared and Metal Garurumon appeared, a bit beat up, but alive. He took a moment to grin at the two children and then ran towards the fallen Chaosimon.
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
Matt grinned and watched as Chaosimon began to crystallize over in ice and Sora cheerfully wrapped her arms around him as Chaosimon was completely covered in ice.
"Wing Blade!" shouted Garudamon again, and delivered a fiery ending to Chaosimon who exploded into many crystalline shards.
The two digimon returned to Gabumon and Biyomon and ran over to Matt and Sora anxiously.
"Are you two all right?" asked Gabumon looking them over for any possible injuries.
"We're fine thanks to you guys," said Sora as she got hugged Biyomon tightly with a joyful smile.
"Just doing our job!" chirped Biyomon with a modest smile at her friend.
"How did you find us?" inquired Matt after sharing a smile with Gabumon.
"Gennai sent us," informed Gabumon. "Everyone is really worried..."
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"They won!" cheered Joe as he caught hold of Mimi's hands and began to swirl her around the room.
Everyone laughed and cheered in relief until Kari grew pale and pointed to the screen.
"It's not over!" she yelled over the noise.
Everyone instantly grew quiet and Izzy's eyes grew grave as he remembered what the prophecy had stated.
"The sky will fall like rain and DarkChaosimon will arise...."
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The ground began to tremble and Sora looked up at Matt in fear.
"What's going on!" she shouted.
"I don't know!" shouted Matt in answer and the shouted out in surprise as a large rock smashed into the ground near them.
"The sky is falling!" shouted Gabumon in shock as chunks of rock began to fall all around them.
"No!" shouted Matt, shaking his head and pointing upwards. "It's the world above. We're under the digiworld. The Spri-Kingdom was built beneath it!"
"That's right!" howled a voice. "And I will destroy it!"
Sora gasped in fright and Matt watched in horror as a dark mist arose from the ground where Chaosimon had disappeared and solidified into a larger, more evil looking digimon.
"I am DarkChaosimon now and you will find that I will not be so easily destroyed!" he exclaimed with a maniacal laugh. "Lightning crush!"
"Sora!" "Matt!" shouted the two digimon pushing their friends out of the way.
Sora screamed in utter horror and Matt cried out in equal shock as Gabumon and Biyomon were struck and changed into digi-eggs right before their eyes.
"Bi!" cried out Sora, gathering the egg into her arms next to the one of Fairimon.
Matt stared in utter shock at Gabumon's egg before he slowly picked it up and laid it in Sora's lap with Biyomon and Fairimon's eggs. Matt's eyes blazed with pain and fury and he looked up at Chaosimon who'd begun to laugh.
"Matt?" whimpered Sora, looking at him.
"Take the eggs and run Sora," commanded Matt as turned towards DarkChaosimon and removed his sword from it's scabbard.
Sora stared at him in disbelief and got to her feet, her eyes still wet from tears.
"You coward!" Matt screamed upwards at Chaosimon. "You didn't even have the courage to take on someone your own size!"
"Oh, my bad," said DarkChaosimon sarcastically placing a hand against the side of his face. "I honestly should remember to pick on slightly bigger creatures."
'Poor Gabumon. You were my best friend and you sacrificed everything to save me.' Matt thought bitterly. 'And if I don't fight now it will have been for nothing and Sora could be killed.'
He paused in his thoughts a moment as a horrifying thought hit him. What if DarkChaosimon did manage to gain control of the Digiworld? Then the others would come and could be killed! Matt shut out those thoughts and focussed on DarkChaosimon before him and what he'd done to Gabumon and would probably do to Sora if he failed.
Matt didn't notice as a single tear dropped from his face onto his blade before he started running towards DarkChaosimon with a scream of rage.
"What's this? The Guardian is going to hurt me with a toothpick? How pathetic!" laughed Chaosimon as Matt charged forward, not noticing that the sword Matt was holding was glowing.
He swiped down at Matt with a clawed hand, but missed him. DarkChaosimon chuckled in twisted amusement and then found himself screaming in surprise as the sword thrust into his leg and cut cleanly through it.
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Everyone stared at the laptop in shock as DarkChaosimon shuddered and fell forward, missing a leg.
"Awe gross," whined Mimi, paling considerably. "I can't believe he did that."
"Neither can I." said Tai in shock.
They watched as a very angry DarkChaosimon pulled himself to his feet and made a grab for Matt.
"Look out!" shouted Joe, forgetting a moment that Matt wouldn't hear him.
Matt raised his sword and it gave off a bright light that caused DarkChaosimon to move away from him as if repelled by a wall. Matt used it as an advantage and ran forward and cutting off his other leg. Mr. Ishada was silently glad that his wife was unconscious while Joe and some of the other parents began to hold a hand over their mouths.
"Hey, what's Sora doing?" asked Kari, her attention drawn to Sora who'd stood to her feet and placed an arrow in her bow.
They watched in amazement as the tip began to glow and energy swirl around it.
"Sora's never shot an arrow before," said Mrs. Takenouchi watching her daughter despairingly. "What is she trying to do? Why didn't she run when she was able to?"
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'What am I trying to do?' wondered Sora, aiming at DarkChaosimon. 'I can't possibly stop him! But I can't just leave Matt!'
She glanced a down a split second at the three digi-eggs and then back to where Matt was ducking DarkChaosimon's sweeping hands.
'Biyomon was changed into a digi-egg to protect me! And Fairimon used up all her power so I could have a weapon. And if I don't do this, DarkChaosimon might get Matt!' were her thoughts as she drew the bow string back.
Sora wished she were home again and safe within Matt's arms, but that wasn't posable anymore until DarkChaosimon was destroyed! Sora's eyes became set and she aimed for DarkChaosimon's one eye on it's head. Matt suddenly tripped as a stone crashed just inches away from him and lost his sword.
"Now!" shouted Sora as released her arrow.
It flew swift and true, glowing with an odd light and struck it's target.
DarkChaosimon screamed in pain and clutched at it's eye as Matt regained his sword and ran over to Sora.
"I told you to run!" he exclaimed, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and anger.
"I couldn't just leave you to die!" returned Sora passionately.
"You both will die," screamed DarkChaosimon, "if it's the last thing I do!"
Sora clutched Matt in feat as DarkChaosimon pulled out the arrow and began to claw towards them blindly. Abruptly he stopped smiled evilly.
"Now you will die!" he shouted, beginning to glow. "Web of Destruction!"
A dark cloud began to sweep towards Sora and Matt from DarkChaosimon's now gaping mouth.
"I'm sorry," shouted Sora, tears falling from her eyes. "This is my fault."
"It's not your fault Sora," answered Matt, holding her tightly. "And I will always love you!"
Matt and Sora pulled together tightly and watched as the cloud approaching, destroying all in it's path.
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"I wish we could help them!" exclaimed Tai in agitation watching as his friends doom was coming inevitable at them.
"This can't be happening!" whimpered Mimi, clutching Joe's arm tightly.
'I should have been there,' thought Joe bitterly. 'So much for being reliable.'
"My son!" exclaimed Mr. Ishada, his eyes widen in terror.
"Sora," cried Mrs. Takenouchi, tears coming to her eyes as she watched the cloud of death approaching her daughter.
'My brother's going to die!' thought Tk as Kari clung to him with wide, pain stricken eyes.
'There must be something!' thought Izzy desperately.
Suddenly the digivices began to vibrate and lights shot from each of them and into the computer screen.
"What's going on?" exclaimed Mr. Ishada.
"A good thing!" shouted Tai with a joyous grin.
'I just hope Matt and Sora know what to do,' thought Izzy as everyone began to look hopeful again.
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Matt and Sora pulled apart in surprise as light shot down around them and began to run into their weapons. Instinctively they raised them and looked towards the storm.
"Do you think it's posable?" shouted Sora hopefully.
Matt grinned in answer and pointed his sword at the incoming wave, "There's only one way to find out."
He closed his eyes and light from his digivice joined his sword. Almost instantly the light from the sword shot forward and into the cloud. Sora closed her eyes as moment after Matt and her digivice shot light up into her arrow. Sora aimed her second arrow at the clouds and released it, energy swirling, and watched as her arrow, combined with Matt's beam, traveled into it the dark cloud and disappeared.
"It didn't work!" cried Sora in despair.
Suddenly a loud crack was heard and light began to explode from within the dark cloud. Matt and Sora shielded their eyes and were engulfed in the light. When it subsided they stared at the large crater before them with sunlight from above shining down and bathing the crater in light.
"We won," whispered Sora in awe.
"We won!" shouted Matt exuberantly.
He caught hold of Sora hugged her in relief and Sora leaned up and kissed him.
"I knew you could do it," said a gentle voice.
The two broke apart in surprise and looked over to see a graceful female in a long gown and gentle wings standing between Gabumon and Biyomon.
"You're all OK!" shouted Sora joyfully.
The now larger Fairimon smiled, "Of course Keeper. You and the Guardian destroyed Chaosimon and his powers were revoked. I am now back to my original appearance."
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A few hours later Matt and Sora stood with Gabumon, Biyomon, Fairimon, and Gennai at Gennai's home.
"Now, I have something for you before you go," said Gennai with a grin as he pulled out an envelope which he handed to Matt and a package that he gave to Sora.
"What is it?" asked Sora as she began to untie the ribbon but was stopped by Gennai's hand.
"Don't open them here. They're for when you get home," said Gennai with a chuckle.
Matt grinned and then shook Gennai's hand in good-bye.
"Thank you for your help Fairimon," said Sora going over to the fairy Digimon and giving her a quick hug.
"No thank you Sora and Matt for freeing my people. With Chaosimon gone our home can become the beautiful place it once was. We will remember you both always," said Fairimon with a smile.
"We'll have to come back one day and see it," said Matt coming up behind Sora and wrapping an arm around her.
"Good bye Sora," chirped Biyomon, looking up at Sora with bright eyes.
Sora kneeled down and hugged the pink Digimon tightly.
"Good bye Bi. I'm glad I got to see you again."
"I'm glad I got to see you too," said Biyomon.
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"OK, Gennai is about to send them through!" exclaimed Izzy. "Get ready!"
The lights went out with exception of Izzy's computer screen and everyone held their breaths. Soon two balls of light shot out of the computer and reformed into two figures.
"What happened to the light?" asked Sora's voice in confusion.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Sora's eyes widened as the lights were thrown on and she was faced with her friends and their parents smiling faces. Matt grinned at her and kissed the stunned girl's forehead.
"Remember when I said it looked like we were going to be late?" he whispered into her ear.
Sora smiled up at him, her crimson eyes sparkling with knowing excitement as everyone crowded around them excitedly. A few hours later Matt and Sora stood out on the balcony holding the two gifts from Gennai.
"Why don't you read the letter out loud?" asked Sora, her arm hooking through Matt's as he pulled it out of it's envelope.
Matt nodded in agreement and unfolded the letter only to have an image shoot up a few inches above it and a three inch holographic image appear.
Hello you two. To get straight down the point I would like to ask your permission to perform the ceremonies when you tie the knot. Don't be embarrassed! I know you'll want to wait a few years before getting married so I thought I'd slip my card to you early.
If you accept I would like to also offer you a chance to come live here in the Digital World as my successors. I am getting old, and someone needs to come and watch the place for me when I die. Inside the box I gave to Sora is a way to return to the Digiworld.
Simply place it against a computer screen while both of you are together and you can return here. Now have fun and give me a call when you're both ready!
Sora quickly untied the string on the box and opened the lid. Both chuckled and looked inside the box to see two rings with engraved names.
"Do you think we could?" she asked softly.
Matt stepped up to her and placed a hand on her cheek with a gentle smile.
"Do you?" he whispered and then leaned forward gently and kissed her.
Matt pulled out Sora's ring and placed it on her finger, "For the keeper of my heart."
Sora, likewise pulled out Matt's ring and placed it on his finger, "And for the guardian of mine."
THE END
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