Part 5:
"Hey, Tai,"Matt said, catching up with him, "Is anything wrong? I mean, besides the obvious."
"No," he said, turning to him. "Nothing. Why do you ask?"
"Because you keep turning around to look at us. Why?"
"Because I'm, ah, concerned about you. Thats what a leader does."
"Really," Matt said, falling back in pace with the others.
"I lied," Tai thought,"but what would I have told him? Hey, Matt, guess what? I just found out Sora likes me, even though I like Mimi. At least, I think I do. I have these feelings for Sora, as well as Mimi, but which feelings are stronger?"
He let his mind wander as they continued their trek towards Peidmon's Castle on Spiral Mountain's peak. "I've know Sora for a long time, I've just met Mimi. Sora's cute, but Mimi's hot! Then again, Sora likes to play sports, and Mimi can't stand them. Sora likes yellow and Mimi likes pink, wait, I don't like either color, so that doesn't matter! Oh, I'm giving myself a headache!"
"We're almost there!" Joe said, pointing in the distance at Piedmon's castle.
"Good!" Sora thought,"Either Piedmon already took care of her, or I'll have the pleasure of doing it! One way or the other, Mimi is going to die this day!"
Tai stopped in front of the castle. "How should we do this?" Agumon asked."Should we sneak in, or break in?"
"Neither," Tai said,"He's here to welcome us."
Everyone gasped when they saw Piedmon on top of the balcony staring down at them. "Good evening Digidestined!"
"The evening's not so good while your around!" T.K. said.
Piedmon smirked. "Shall we get on with it then? No need to open your mouth Tai, I know what you are going to say. 'Give back Mimi!' Well, I have an answer to that! If you love her so badly, surrender the Digidestined!"
Tai smiled. "You probably knew I was going to say this also. I'll never do that."
"As a matter of fact, I did! I shall change my proposition. I am the only Dark Master left, and, I'm afraid to say it, but, I'm incredibly lonely! If you and your Digimon join me, I will set Mimi free!"
"That's even stupider than the first one!"
"I have something that might persuade you otherwise!" He snapped his fingers and Ladydevimon walked over to the side of the balcony. She had Mimi by the neck in one hand, and Palmon in the other.
"Mimi," Tai said under his breath.
"Don't do it, Tai!" Mimi said. "Don't become like him!"
He looked at the ground. "Agumon..." he whispered.
Agumon squeezed his friends leg. "I'm right behind you."
Tai smiled. "Thank you." Turning back towards Piedmon, he said,"My services for Mimi's freedom?"
Piedmon nodded.
"You have a deal, may God forgive me!"
Ladydevimon swooped down from the balcony and dropped Mimi and Palmon in Tai and Agumon's hands. "Tai,"Mimi said, kissing him on the cheek.
Sora turned away, her heart starting to break again. "Oh, Tai," she said.
Tai put Mimi down and stared at Ladydevimon. She grabbed him and Agumon and flew back up to the balcony.
"Now," Piedmon said,"First I have to make sure you are loyal!"
He took a small device out of his pocket. It resembled a small gun. He shot both Tai and Agumon in the head. "There!" Piedmon said as Tai and Agumon shut their eyes.
"Tai!" Mimi and Sora both cried out.
Tai and Agumon opened thier eyes again. "Now,"Piedmon said,"Who are you?"
"I am Tai, the Dark Master of Fire!" he said, evilly.
"Excellent!" Piedmon said.
Tai began to laugh maniacally as the others look on in horror.
to be continued....
"Hey, Tai,"Matt said, catching up with him, "Is anything wrong? I mean, besides the obvious."
"No," he said, turning to him. "Nothing. Why do you ask?"
"Because you keep turning around to look at us. Why?"
"Because I'm, ah, concerned about you. Thats what a leader does."
"Really," Matt said, falling back in pace with the others.
"I lied," Tai thought,"but what would I have told him? Hey, Matt, guess what? I just found out Sora likes me, even though I like Mimi. At least, I think I do. I have these feelings for Sora, as well as Mimi, but which feelings are stronger?"
He let his mind wander as they continued their trek towards Peidmon's Castle on Spiral Mountain's peak. "I've know Sora for a long time, I've just met Mimi. Sora's cute, but Mimi's hot! Then again, Sora likes to play sports, and Mimi can't stand them. Sora likes yellow and Mimi likes pink, wait, I don't like either color, so that doesn't matter! Oh, I'm giving myself a headache!"
"We're almost there!" Joe said, pointing in the distance at Piedmon's castle.
"Good!" Sora thought,"Either Piedmon already took care of her, or I'll have the pleasure of doing it! One way or the other, Mimi is going to die this day!"
Tai stopped in front of the castle. "How should we do this?" Agumon asked."Should we sneak in, or break in?"
"Neither," Tai said,"He's here to welcome us."
Everyone gasped when they saw Piedmon on top of the balcony staring down at them. "Good evening Digidestined!"
"The evening's not so good while your around!" T.K. said.
Piedmon smirked. "Shall we get on with it then? No need to open your mouth Tai, I know what you are going to say. 'Give back Mimi!' Well, I have an answer to that! If you love her so badly, surrender the Digidestined!"
Tai smiled. "You probably knew I was going to say this also. I'll never do that."
"As a matter of fact, I did! I shall change my proposition. I am the only Dark Master left, and, I'm afraid to say it, but, I'm incredibly lonely! If you and your Digimon join me, I will set Mimi free!"
"That's even stupider than the first one!"
"I have something that might persuade you otherwise!" He snapped his fingers and Ladydevimon walked over to the side of the balcony. She had Mimi by the neck in one hand, and Palmon in the other.
"Mimi," Tai said under his breath.
"Don't do it, Tai!" Mimi said. "Don't become like him!"
He looked at the ground. "Agumon..." he whispered.
Agumon squeezed his friends leg. "I'm right behind you."
Tai smiled. "Thank you." Turning back towards Piedmon, he said,"My services for Mimi's freedom?"
Piedmon nodded.
"You have a deal, may God forgive me!"
Ladydevimon swooped down from the balcony and dropped Mimi and Palmon in Tai and Agumon's hands. "Tai,"Mimi said, kissing him on the cheek.
Sora turned away, her heart starting to break again. "Oh, Tai," she said.
Tai put Mimi down and stared at Ladydevimon. She grabbed him and Agumon and flew back up to the balcony.
"Now," Piedmon said,"First I have to make sure you are loyal!"
He took a small device out of his pocket. It resembled a small gun. He shot both Tai and Agumon in the head. "There!" Piedmon said as Tai and Agumon shut their eyes.
"Tai!" Mimi and Sora both cried out.
Tai and Agumon opened thier eyes again. "Now,"Piedmon said,"Who are you?"
"I am Tai, the Dark Master of Fire!" he said, evilly.
"Excellent!" Piedmon said.
Tai began to laugh maniacally as the others look on in horror.
to be continued....