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Part 19
"This is the Enchanted Forest of the Musemon?" Mimi asked in disbelief.
"This must be the Dark Tyrants doing," Joe answered.
"Remember now, The Dark Masters changed the Digiworld to their liking. And now the Dark Tyrants did this," added Gomamon.
Everyone looked around at the brown grass, and the dim lighting due to an overcast high in the sky. All of the trees had brown leaves and the bark of the trees was all twisted. What was eerie about them and this whole forest was that the faces of the Dark Tyrants and their servants were visible in the tree barks.
Kari shivered slightly from fear and Tk pulled her close.
Tai looked at his friends and saw that each had a partner to comfort and be comforted. All but him. Even the Digimon comforted each other in one big group. Oh Sora, he thought. Why did this have to happen. I feel so alone…so lost without you. I'll get you back. Just hang on.
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"Are you an angel come to take me away to Heaven?"
"No my child. I am called Heavenia. I am a humonoid as you can see. I only appear to those that are dead and those with a special vision. I have come to take you to the Digital Court of Heaven. From there it will be decided if you go back to your body or to the DigiHeaven."
A gate of grace and beauty suddenly appeared. It opened up, revealing a golden glow.
Sora gasped as the concept of being dead and never seeing her friends again sank in.
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"Mercuria? Is that a tear I see?" Piximon asked with conccern.
"It's just that the end will be here soon. Darkenmon won and we're all doomed. Sora's dead," she replied with a great sorrow and disappointment.
Piximon and Gennai gasped.
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Sora was now in a room where the floor and roof were clouds and the walls were water. It was gorgeous. She was lead by Heavenia to an oak desk with two people behind it.
One had long curly golden locks with eyes of grey. She wore a white tunic with a golden belt around her waist. She had no sandals on, but she did have two anklets of little white and red flowers. She had a matching wreath as well. What struck Sora was that her eyes looked so cold as she frowned at her companion's expression.
The second was a male with dirty blonde hair and stunningly beautiful violet eyes. He also wore a similar white outfit except he had golden sandals with two minature wings on the back. His facial expression showed amusement and a playfulness. He gazed at Sora with such an intensity that it caused her cheeks to flush.
Heavenia cleared her throat. "Sora Takenouchi, meet Fate and Destiny. They are also in the royal stage as I am."
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"Tentomon what did you see above the trees?" asked Izzy.
"It's the Glittering Mountains and the Temple isn't too far up one of the mountains," answered Tentomon.
"Which mountain would that be?" Asia asked Tentomon.
"Oh sorry. The first mountain we come into cantact with."
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"This can't be. They're the Digidestined. There must be someway to bring her back," Piximon desperately said.
"No, it's all up to the Fate and Destiny to decide whether Sora goes back or stays in the DigiHeaven," Gennai replied softly.
"I only wish that Fate and Destiny weren't at odds with each other. They should be working together, not against one another. Don't they see what they're doing to the Digiworld?" Piximon sighed in frustration.
"If they weren't fighting, then Darkenmon wouldn't have caught Sora so easily, and she wounldn't have died, and…" Mercuria allowed her voice to trail off sadly.
Gennai and Piximon went to thier old friend and comforted her. Gennai spoke first. "I know, we're just as frustrated with this turn of events as you are."
"I guess we can only hope they send Sora back." Piximon's eyes betrayed him, showing that he didn't believe she would be back.
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"Alright! We're here! Digimon digivolve! We'll reach there quicker," Tai said enthusiastically.
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"Thank you Heavenia. You are dismissed," Fate said.
"I'll be seeing you around," Destiny winked, causing Fate to roll her eyes at this.
Always the flirt, she thought. "If you are finished, we have important matters to attend to," she snapped.
"Yes my lady," Destiny said sarcastically as he bowed.
"Sora Takenouchi, Digidestined. Has a mother living in Odaiba on Earth, a father in prison, and a half-sister in the Digiworld. And you were born out of shame. Am I right?"
Destiny saw Sora wince. "Fate, don't be so harsh on her. She's so young."
Fate ignored him and continued on. "You stand accused of breaking Code 264 and 267."
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"You guys! We found it!" Kabuterimon said excitedly.
They entered the temple made of silver and jewels. They all walked up the fifty stairs and paused between two columns leading to a doorway. They then entered it and gasped at its vastness and colorfully painted scenes on glass and murals on the walls. If they weren't so concerned they would've fully appreciated it. They walked past several rooms until they saw a golden light escape under a door. Together, the boys pushed the heavy wooden door open.
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"Beg your pardon but what is Code 264 and 267?" Sora asked softly.
Fate took a sharp breath and looked her over coldly. "Code 264 states that, One shall never execute pain and suffering to the innocent, and Code 267 states that, One shall never accept the evil ways of the Dark Side."
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They gasped as they saw Sora with her eyes closed and quartz surrounding her. There was a heavenly light shining on Sora from a gateway.
"W-What is that?" Mimi asked.
"It appears to be some sort of gateway to Heaven," Izzy replied.
"More like a DigiHeaven," Asia said in awe.
"Right as usual," Tentomon beamed, leaving Izzy to frown and growl a little.
"Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" This cry startled everyone as they looked at where it came from. It was Delia crying.
"What's the matter?" Kari asked as Matt went over to her.
"I can't feel her prescence and that gateway can only mean one thing…" Delia trailed off sobbing gently.
Comprehension passed around everyone as they realized that Sora was dead. Tears started to fall from everyone's eyes.
"No, please no…Sora…I can't live without you…" Tai broke down crying hard. Everyone stared helplessly at Tai and then at their dead friend.
"Oh Sora! Why did you have to leave us? You were my best friend and I never got to tell you how sorry I was for all those things I said to you," Mimi cried as tears started to flood out of her eyes. There was not a single dry eyed person or Digimon in that room.
"There's just too much death…Aquamon, Biyomon, and now Sora…Ohhhhh…Why did I have to come here? I can't handle this!" Asia broke down sobbing while Izzy shed his own tears while holding Asia.
"Sora…Why you? I remember how I always looked up to you when we were kids…You always looked out for me and I failed in looking out for you…" Izzy's voice broke.
Tk nodded as he and Kari gave each other comfort. "Oh Sora…You had the biggest heart…You were like a mother back when we first came to the Digiworld…You protected me…You sacrificed yourself to Piedmon for me…You…" He also broke down crying into Kari, who kept saying, "You were like a sister to me and now you're gone…" Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks.
"Sora…Why you?" Matt asked tearfully.
"Sora's gone…for good…Why did this have to happen to you?" Joe cried.
"My sister…gone…Just as soon as we found each other we lose each other…"
Suddenly everyone started to glow as light shot out from their bodies and the Digimon de-digivolved. The light hit the quartz, causing it to disintergrate. Everyone but Tai stood their shocked. He ran over to Sora and hugged her tightly as he cried and pleaded for Sora to wake up.
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A tear slipped out of her eye. "But I didn't mean to…"
"Well you did."
"Fate! Don't be so harsh on her," Destiny said.
"Oh shut the hell up! No one asked you."
"Shut up? And you wonder why I broke up with you? You're too heartless, too jealous, and most of all you are too cold," Destiny said, causing Fate to wince.
"Wait! Hold it! Don't start with out us! She needs a counsel and We're just the Digimon to do it," a familiar voice said.
"Biyomon!" Sora cried happily as she hugged her old friend.
"Don't worry Sora. We'll try our hardest to defend you," Aquamon said.
"Thanks you guys."
"Okay are we ready to start this discussion?" Destiny asked.
Suddenly, loud cries interrupted them. Everyone went to the door to see what it was. Sora, Biyomon, and Aquamon's hearts leapt out of their throats as they saw their friends weeping for her. A solitary tear fell from her eye and headed out of the gate towards Tai.
"Perhaps we should continue this later," Destiny suggested.
"Fine," Fate said coldly. "There are other Digimon we must attend to that are entering today. Show her to one of the guest rooms to wait in. I'm sure you'll enjoy that."
"But wait a sec! Doesn't Sora get a chance to talk to her friends?" Aquamon said.
"She should at least have a chance to say good-bye since she doesn't know if she's going back or staying," Biyomon reasoned.
"You're right," Fate and Destiny said at the same time. It was the first time they agreed on anything in awhile.
"Give them my love, especially Agumon," Biyomon said blushing.
"Same here. Tell Tentomon I miss him," Aquamon also blushed as she said this.
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Tai gently gave Sora a kiss on her lifeless lips and sobbed. Something wet hit Tai's hand. He looked up to see what had caused it.
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Mimi.
"It's Sora," everyone said at the same time.
An aura of golden light was around Sora. Her blue eyes were calm and soothing. Her red hair gently fell around her face, framing it gently. Her dress was the same and her tiara and wings were gone. "Hello."
"Sora?"
"Yes Tai, I am dead. I am deeply sorry for what I did to each and everyone of you. Biyomon sends her love. Delia, Aquamon says she misses you and sends her love to you all. Kari sweetie, why the tears? You are a strong girl who is maturing rather fast. I need you to be strong for your brother. Okay?"
Kari nodded.
"Oh Tk, don't cry for me. You know how I always hated to see you cry. I never liked seeing your face look like a lemon." Sora then did a funny face making Tk laugh.
"Sora, you always could make me feel better."
"I know Tk. Mimi? Mimi look at me. I'm sorry for-"
"No, don't say it! I'm so sorry Sora. I never wanted anything bad to happen to you."
"It's okay Mimi. I'll forgive you as long as you promise to stay strong. Oh Joe. This is the first time I've seen a nineteen year old man cry."
"Sora! Can you blame me?"
"I know Joe, but tears always make me sad. Stay strong for Mimi. And you need to be strong since you're now responsible for the whole group's well being. Now, I have a gift for our future doctor. Touch my hand Joe."
Joe hesitatingly put the palms of his hands on Sora's. "Why?"
Wordlessly, a brilliant light blue glow traveled out of Sora's hands and traveled into Joe's. When the glow ceased, she smiled lightly and gave Joe a butterfly kiss on his cheek, leaving him dazed. "This is a little gift that I know you will treasure. Whenever somebody gets hurt, put your hands over the wound or body and you'll know what to do. I'm afraid it won't do much good on Digimon."
"Thank you."
Sora then turned to Delia.
"Sora, I wish you weren't dead. I feel like a part of me died. I'm hurting so badly."
"Delia, stop crying. I know you're hurting but time will heal all wounds. Besides, you still have Gilamon and Matt. As second-in-command, you are now leader. I need you to be strong because when the final battle is upon you all, you will lead the Angelics to victory." She paused a moment. "Matt? Don't tell me the tough guy is showing his emotional side," she joked.
"Sora, how can you joke at a time like this?"
"Matt, your sense of humor helps everyone to loosen up and not become too stressed out. I need you to be strong for Delia's sake."
"Thanks for everything Sora."
"You're welcome Matt. Hey Gabumon, watch out for our hothead. Palmon, take care of my best friend. Gilamon, protect my sister for me. Gatomon, I know you'll be strong and take care of Kari. Patamon, keep Tk's cool because he has a temper just like Matt's. Gomamon, keep Joe from getting too stressed out. Tentomon, keep Izzy strong and watch out for him. Agumon, make sure Tai doesn't do anything stupid. Oh Izzy, please don't cry. You've got to stay strong for Asia's sake and the teams sake. Asia, you need to keep your head straight so don't cry. It's too bad we really didn't get a chance to know each other. And Tai?"
Tai looked like the worst out of them. His back was slumped as he sat on the floor crying. He looked so sad and lonely. Sora went over to Tai and held his chin up so she could look at him. "Tai, listen to me. I want you to stop this. You are the leader of the Digidestined and Digiwarriors. You have to be strong for everyone. Your leadership skills is what keeps everyone together. No matter what happens I want you to keep going. Defeat the evil."
"Sora, if that's what you want…then I'll do it. I'd do anything for you. I'm so sorry Sora…"
"Tai, don't be sorry. Just don't give into darkness like I did. Stay positive. Be strong. I'll always love you." She then gave him a gentle kiss on the lips and stood up. "Now Tai Kamiya, get up. Let me see that backbone of yours. That's better. Now, I want no more tears from you or anyone else. Understand? what good will crying do? Nothing, except make me ten times sadder to see you all crying for me. Don't waste your life. Live each moment to the fullest. Defeat the evil for me, and most importantly always remember this; I shall always be with you, even if you can't see me."
And with that, she gracefully flew up to the light and into the gate, which closed right after she stepped in and disappeared.
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I know I know. I shouldn't have let Biyomon and Sora die, but it is necessary for what happens when…Oops I almost told you what's going to happen at the end.
Did you like how I made Fate and Destiny real characters? Did you notice that I made Destiny into a male? I thought it would be different to make them actual characters. Sorry about all the deaths but this is a drama, so I've have to pack in some drama in.
So what do you think will become of the others? Will Sora come back? Or is she doomed to stay in the DigiHeaven? Find out in the next exciting part of Destiny Uncovered.