This is part three to my Fic – Desire and Sorrow – So please be kind when reviewing. Thanx! By the way, this takes place 4 years after the DigiDestined first entered the Digiworld, so that would make Tai, Sora & Matt 15 years old, Mimi & Izzy 14 years old, TK & Kari 12 years old & Joe 16 years old. Disclaimer: This fic is not sponsered by Akiyoshi Hongo Toei Animation, Bandai, or the Upper Deck Company, LLC Digimon, Digital Monsters and all related logos, names and distinctive likenesses thereof are property of Bandai/Toei Animation. Sorry about that, Now on with the fic!
Desire and Sorrow Part 3: Feelings of Doubt
TK was all alone in the forest. He later stumbled upon a lake and looked for a place sat down to take a rest. He felt as if he were walking for eternity. He found a nice shady place under a tree and sat down. He thought the setting to be serene and very quiet. He picked up a rock and threw into the lake, just to see how far he could throw. He didn't get very far but he didn't care. That night with Kari and Daisuke still haunted his mind. He felt like crying again, but this time, he didn't. Instead he got up and walked over to the lake and looked at his reflection.
"You know what…… I've been pouting and sulking for a long time… maybe it's time I stopped crying and look towards the future and forget all about Kari!" He said talking to himself. But he knew he couldn't forget about Kari, She was too much of a good friend to ever be forgotten.
"A friend……that's all she'll ever be to me."
Suddenly, without warning, an eerie voice came from behind him…. One that he recognized…one that he wished he'd never hear again…….
"Hey TK! What do ya saaaaay!" the voice echoed out.
"Oh no! It can't be!" TK said to himself.
He spun around quickly to see what was calling him.
"Who are you?" he yelled out. "Show yourself!"
He then felt the presence of an old enemy. He spun around again and saw the enemy…..
"TIME TO PLAY!!!" Puppetmon cried out.
"What do you want Puppetmon?" TK asked angrily.
"My, my, my……A bit touchy aren't we….. I recognize you little TK…but my how you've grown up!"
"Go away and leave me alone you horrid little Digimon!" TK shrieked.
"Aww…. Now you've gone and hurt my feelings. But I should be sympathetic, I mean, you've got serious personal problems too, don't ya TK."
"What are you talking about?" he questioned.
"Oh please don't play this game with me TK, it's no fun! You know exactly what I'm talking about!"
"OK then, What?" he asked.
"So you don't think I know what's happening with you, well then, let me give you a little clue…. Kari…." TK was shocked by what he had heard.
"But how?…………"
"I told you TK, I know all about you."
"But it doesn't make sense! How?" he said still shocked by the evil Digimon's remark.
"That's not important right now TK, what's important is how you feel, right? You feel secluded and alone. You feel like nobody understands you. Am I getting warm?"
"Leave me alone!" he yelled.
"You know it's true, your so-called friends don't love you, your family doesn't love you and Kari doesn't love you!"
"SHUT UP!!!" he yelled as he closed his hand and made a fist. "IT'S NOT TRUE! My friends do care about me, they do love me."
"HA, that's a good joke TK, I haven't heard one that funny in a long time. But seriously, you can't honestly think your supposed friends actually like having you around, do you? They are just playing eith you TK, like a little puppet. But don't take my word for it. Take a look over in that lake and all your doubts and questions will be cleared up. Then you'll finally know the truth." He told him with an evil smirk on his face."
TK thought about it long and hard that he even had to question himself. 'Do my friends truly like like me?' he then walked over to the lake. He gazed into the water and saw only his reflection.
"I don't see anything."
"Look a little closer" Puppetmon said
TK began to look into the water again. He began to make out images this time…….
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"I'm tired and hot!" Mimi whined. "Can't we just sit down somewhere and take a rest?"
"Oh please Mimi! We've only been walking ten minutes and already you're complaining!" Joe grumbled.
"Let's just take a five minute rest over there by that beach!" She pointed outward toward an opening in the forest and noticed the seashore. "Besides, TK might be there and it looks much cooler."
"You make a good point Mimi, he haven't scouted that area yet and it looks like a good spot to rest."
"All right! Now you're talking Joe." Gomamon exclaimed as he ran towards the sea ready to jump in.
"Wait up Gomamon!" Palmon yelled as she began running after him.
"Yay!!! Time to swim!" Gomamon yelled as he splashed in the water.
Mimi and Joe were laughing as Gomamon was playing around in the ocean…But then they witnessed something that took them both by surprised. Joe and Mimi were still looking at Gomamon in fear.
"Hey guys, what's the matt……" Palmon noticed it too.
Gomamon looked really confused and spoke up. "Hey guys, What's wro…." He finally noticed that something huge was underneath him.
"What is that?" Palmon cried out.
"IT'S….IT'S….IT'S…..Gomamon stuttered in alarm. Then it finally burst out of the water. Sending Gomamon flying and knocking Joe down a the same time.
"METAL SEADRAMON!!" Mimi cried out.
"GREETINGS DIGIDESTINED! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU!"
"What should we do now?" Gomamon cried out
"DIGIVOLVING WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA!" Joe yelled.
"Oh yeah! I forgot." Gomamon said. Joe sighed at this and held out his Digivice…..
"GOMAMONDIGIVOLVE TOIKKAKUMON!" He cried out as he transformed.
"You to Palmon!" Mimi shouted.
"RIGHT!"
"PALMONDIGIVOLVE TOTOGEMON!" she cried out as she changed.
"FOOLS!" Metal Seadramon hollered. "DO YOU EXPECT TO DEFEAT ME LIKE THAT! RIVER OF POWER!" He cried out as a beam of energy shot out towards Ikkakumon and Togemon, injuring them and becoming mortally wounded.
"This isn't working, try Digivolving again!" Mimi said as she and Joe held out their Crests. The Crests started to glow and their Digimon Digivolved one step further……
"IKKAKUMONDIGIVOLVE TOZUDOMON!"
"TOGEMONDIGIVOLVE TOLILLYMON!"
"VULCAN'S HAMMER!" Zudomon shouted as he threw his weapon straight towards Metal Seadramon.
"FLOWER CANNON!" Lillymon cried out as she shot out a blast of energy in the direction of Metal Seadramon.
The Digimon powers bounced right off of Metal Seadramon. Mimi and Joe gawked at what they just witnessed. They couldn't believe the awesome power of this evil Digimon.
"RIVER OF POWER!"
Both Zudomon and Lillymon were shot and sent flying to the ground dedigivolving to their rookie stages.
"Oh no Joe! What are we going to do?" Mimi yelled.
"I don't know Mimi, I just don't know….."
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TK stared blankly into the lake and couldn't believe what he saw. He saw the others and they all seemed like they were having a good time without him.
"God! What a pain TK is!" Tai told the others. They all nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, why are even looking for the little brat." Sora said.
"Yeah, it's all his fault that we're lost out here, what a pest!' Mimi stated.
"That's a good question, I say we leave the little crybaby out here all by himself. Man, why did I have to be his brother!" Matt announced
"I say that's a logical answer to this problem." Izzy exclaimed.
"Yeah, let's all just go home and leave him out here. Joe said.
"Yeah, that way we won't have to deal with him anymore" Patamon declared.
TK stared into the water, as teardrops were running down his cheeks. He couldn't believe that his friends really thought of him that way. He stood there staring into the lake as one by one his friends belittled and ridiculed him. It hurt him deeply and emotionally to hear that coming from the people he came to know and love, the people he depended on, the people he trusted. He tried to hide the pain untill he heard what Kari had to say about him……
"Personally, I am glad he's gone. What a complete idiot he is!
TK just burst into tears at the sound of this. From the person he loved and cared for. As TK stood there weeping, Puppetmon began to speak…..
"I'm sorry I had to show you that TK, but there was no other way to convince you." The sinister wooden Digimon said to him.
"No!" TK said sobbing. "It can't be true, it just can't….."
"I can see you need more convincing TK" Puppetmon then showed him images of his parents.
"Mom? Dad?" TK questioned.
"It's all TK's fault we split up!" TK's mother yelled.
"Yeah, if it weren't for him we'd still be a family!"
"STOP! PLEASE STOP" TK cried, begging him to stop showing him the awful sights. "I've seen enough."
"So now you finally know the truth!"
"Yes, I didn't realize it untill now. That friends or family really don't care about me, they never loved me!" Tk said sobbing.
"So now you know what you have to do, don't you? It's the only way to ease the pain"
"Yes……"
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Meanwhile…..
Kari, Matt, Izzy and their Digimon companions were trudging along the forest, gravely looking for their friend.
"TK, where are you?" Kari called out.
"I think we should all take a brief intermission so we can salvage our energy for afterward." Izzy announced.
"NO! We can't stop. We got to keep looking for TK, he could be hurt out there! He could be sick! He could…."
"KARI! Get a grip OK?" Matt said trying to relax her. "I know we're all worried about TK, but worrying about him won't get us any closer to finding TK. And besides our Digimon get weak when they're tired, so if we were to run into a Dark Master, we'd be out of luck!"
Kari just stood there staring into Matt's eyes. "I…..I…..I'm sorry Matt. I don't know what came over me. I guess I'm just upset that he's gone."
Matt stood there and just stared blankly for a minute. Thinking 'This is the person that hurt my little brother, she's the one who created the ache and torment in TK's hurt.' Matt watched her angrliy and let her go from his grip. "It's OK Kari, we're all worried about him, but we need to conserve our strength for later. For the great battle that lies ahead, we may need it. That's why we need TK."
"OK." Kari replied.
They all sat down and began to rest up. Tentomon and Gabumon went searching for some chow while Gatomon curled up by Kari and took a catnap. Izzy noticed that Kari looked deeply distressed and was pondering about what she was thinking. He decided to ask her for himself.
"A penny for your thoughts, Kari?" Izzy asked
"Hmm..wha?"
"You look troubled, anything wrong?" Izzy asked again.
"Oh…..no Izzy, don't be silly, nothing's wrong." Kari tried to reply in a cheerful voice.
Matt looked at her and doubted what she was saying.
"I think you're hiding something……I can tell by your body language." Matt said.
Kari then looked at Matt. "Alright, I'll tell you!" she said annoyed. "I……it's just that……how can I put this?" she started. "Well, back on Earth, I thought I loved someone and that he loved me back. He even told me so. I was so happy and then I told him that I cared for him too." She began to weep. "But then he…he….he said he loved someone else. I was so angry and hurt deep down inside. I felt terrible, as if someone just ripped my heart of my chest and stomped it to the floor. But then I took care of that LOSER! And if I never see him again it'll be too soon!"
"YES!!!!!!!!!" Matt and Izzy both yelled at the same time. They were so happybecause they knew that TK had another chance. Kari just stared at them, confused. Matt and Izzy looked at each other and realized what they just said.
"I mean… uh…YES! Good for you." Matt said trying to cover up what he just yelled.
"YES! That was a good move, dumping that guy! He sounds like a real jerk!" Izzy said also making the same attempt to hide his sudden outburst.
"Yeah, there are plenty of fish in the sea, you'll find another guy!" Matt exclaimed.
"Thanks for trying to cheer me up guys, but I don't think I'll ever find the right guy." Kari said.
Matt then looked at Izzy. "Do you think we should tell her?" he asked.
"Tell me what guys?" Kari asked
"I don't know if that's such a good idea." Izzy replied
"What's not a good idea? Tell me what?" Kari kept asking.
"But it's the only way to settle this once and for all." Matt said.
"SETTLE WHAT? TELL ME!" Kari yelled getting impatient.
"I guess you're right." Izzy said.
"RIGHT ABOUT WHAT!?!?!?!?" TELL ME!!!!!!" Kari yelled.
Izzy and Matt then looked at her. "OK Kari, we'll tell you, just calm down"
"Alright! I'm calm, now tell me." Kari said.
Matt and Izzy began to tell her the story………
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Tai, Agumon, Sora and Biyomon were walking out of the forest and onto a road that seemed to stretch for miles.
"This is going to take forever!." Tai whined.
"Yeah…...Hey wait a minute!" Sora exclaimed.
"What?" Tai asked.
"I got an idea." Sora said as she held out her digivice. "Biyo Digivolve. That we could get a better view of our surroundings and will be able to find TK much quicker"
"Right!" The little Digimon said.
BIYOMONDIGIVOLVE TOBIRDRAMON
Tai, Agumon and Sora began to ride on the now giant Digimon.
"Look, Birdramon, Take us down right here!" Sora yelled.
They all landed in the same city that they once defeated the powerful Dark Master, Machine Dramon.
"I can't believe it's all here. Everything's been rebuilt!" Agumon said
"Yeah, they must have rebuilt the city when the DigiWorld became reformatted." Tai said
"Look Tai, over here!"
Agumon and Tai began to run towards Sora and Birdramon.
"What is it?" Tai asked.
"Look!" Sora pointed towards a house.
"Yeah, it's a house." Tai said a little Disappointed. "So what?"
"Don't you recognise it Tai, it's the same house whereYou and Izzy left us to take care of Kari!"
"Oh."
"Tai! I can't believe you………" but before Sora could finish scoulding Tai she was cut off by an unexpected visitor. As the house exploded in a huge blast, at came another Dark Master….
"Machine Dramon!" They all yelled.
"Agumon!" Tai screamed as he held out his Digivice
"Right!"
AGUMONDIGIVOLVE TOGREYMON
Sora and Tai's Crests began to glow….
GREYMONDIGIVOLVE TOMETALGREYMON!
BIRDRAMONDIGIVOLVE TOGARUDAMON!
A tremendous battle began taking place between the two Ultimate Digimon and the evil Mega Digimon.
"GIGA CANNON!"
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"……..and that's the whole story Kari." Izzy finished.
Gabumon and Tentomon came back but had no luck in finding food.
At this time Kari was blushing like crazy, she couldn't believe that TK felt about her that way. She also felt pretty bad how she heard that TK was hurt because of her. She could relate to the pain. She then realized something that Izzy and Matt didn't expect her to say….
"So how do you feel Kari?" Matt asked.
"I……I….I..I" She kept mumbling untill it finally hit her..... "I…I…Oh my god!"
"What is it?" Tentomon asked as he hovered in the air.
"Look! It's TK!" She yelled and pointed right behind them. They all turned around and saw the boy standing behind them. They were all so excited as hey got up from where they were sitting and ran towards him.
"Oh TK, You're here! You don't know how much I've missed……." Kari was suddenly cut off by a familiar voice.
"PUPPET PUMMEL!" Puppetmon cried as he sent a giant blast at them. He sent them all flying back. Only TK stood there and looked down on all of them.
They all got up and held out their Digivices. "Everybody, Digivolve!" Matt cried.
GABUMONDIGIVOLVE TOGARURUMON!
TENTOMONDIGIVOLVE TOKABUTERIMON!
All of their Crests began to glow….
GARURUMONDIGIVOLVE TOWEREGARURUMON!
KABUTERIMON!DIGIVOLVE TOMEGAKABUTERIMON!
GATOMONDIGIVOLVE TOANGEWOMON!
TK then held out his Digivice.
"Patamon…..Digivolve." He said in a cold, emotionless voice.
PATAMONDIGIVOLVE TOANGEMON!
"WereGarurumon….GO!" Matt yelled.
WereGarurmon started charging towards Puppetmon but was blocked with a sudden blast.
"Angemon…..stop him." TK said.
"HAND OF FATE!" Angemon shot at WereGarurmon, sending him flying back and DeDigivolving back into Gabumon.
"What are you doing TK? You're on our side, remember!?" Matt cried.
"He won't listen to you!" Puppetmon said.
"What have you done to him Puppetmon!?" Kari cried.
"I gave him a new purpose! He's found a way to cope with his depression in one way!" Puppetmon replied.
"And what would that be?" Izzy asked.
"Destroying all of you!"
TO BE CONTINUED………Part 4
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That's the end of Part 3… Sorry it took so long getting up. Iguess I had a case of writer's block. Hopefully Part 4 wont take this long to write. Thanx for reading my fic and please review! I hope to finish up this story in the next couple of chapters, that way I could start writing new ones. So untill next time…..~LaTeRz ^_^