A/N: I don't own Digimon, as usual. I also don't own "Black Balloon" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Chap. IV contains Daikari, Mimato and Taiora.
Digimon
Trip back to America
Chapter IV-Warp-Digivolving!
Tai Kamiya adjusted his new goggles atop his head as he found himself as well as the other DigiDestined near Spiral Mountain.
"After wearing a pair of goggles for 14 years, giving them to your successor and seeing your girlfriend buy you a new pair that looks exactly the same, you'd think these would fit easier." He thought to himself as he observed their surroundings and considered their options, which weren't many.
"All right. Technically, we're not at full strength, but we should have the element of surprise on our hands."
Matt, as usual, defied Tai's leadership, just as he had done years ago. "What do you mean? He's expecting us to come and battle him! It's a trap."
"OK, Matt. Let's wait for Piedmon to come to the Real World and get us! Better yet, let's surrender right now."
"A wise choice, DigiDestined. Surrendering now would be easier than battle." Piedmon appeared in a flash of light.
"His breathing's become erratic. I don't think there's anything I can do unless I get him to a hospital, Kari."
"No! Davis hates hospitals. How would he feel if he woke up and there were tubes in his neck and in every part of his body? Please, Joe, you've got to heal him from here."
Joe Kido sighed sadly. He had all the necessary equipment needed to care for Davis, but the problem was that he'd lost a lot of blood. What was required for Davis to pull through would be nothing short of a miracle…and from what the others had told him, Davis usually pulled off the miracles.
Tai now knew that he had to consider his options carefully. The last time they'd battled Piedmon, he'd nearly died, and Sora had come close to killing him, had Tai not come back and convinced her not to.
"If I could do it all over again, I'd tell her to go for it. Then Davis wouldn't be so close to Death's door."
"Face it. You're beaten. The new leader is dead, or he will be. And I possess the Digi-Egg of Light. Once I unlock its powers and channel it for darkness, I will rule both worlds! Of course, you won't be around to see the new worlds, but…"
"We've beaten you twice before, and we can do it again! Digivolve, Patamon!" T.K. held his D3 high upward like in the old days.
"Patamon Digivolve to…ANGEMON!!!"
The other DigiDestined pulled out their D3's.
"Wormmon Digivolve to…STINGMON!!!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve to…AQUILAMON!!!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve to…ANKLYOMON!!!"
The original DigiDestined turned to Tai. He nodded once, and they grabbed their Digivices.
"Agumon Digivolve to…GREYMON!!!"
"Biyomon Digivolve to…BIRDRAMON!!!"
"Gabumon Digivolve to…GARURUMON!!!"
"Palmon Digivolve to…TOGEMON!!!"
"Tentomon Digivolve to…KABUTERIMON!!!"
"This is for Davis…LET'S GO!!" The team of Champion Digimon raced forward to engage the Mega Digimon in battle.
Davis moaned quietly as he finally woke up. He felt like one of those pincushions his sister used when she'd tried her hand at sewing. That hadn't gone well either.
"Don't sit up too quickly, Davis. It's good that you're awake, but you've lost a lot of blood." Davis smiled as he recognized Joe.
"Kari…is she…?"
"I'm here." Davis wanted to pick her up and kiss her like there was no tomorrow-The way Davis felt, there probably wasn't going to be a tomorrow!-but he forced himself to stay seated.
"How'd we get here?"
"I gave Piedmon my Digi-Egg of Light. I couldn't stand seeing that cute face in blood."
Davis visibly groaned. In order to save him, Kari gave up her only Digi-Egg.
A second later, Davis felt tired. He looked at Joe, who held up his hand to reveal the syringe. A sedative. Kari came by his side a second later. There was one more song he wanted to hear before he left.
"Goo…Goo…"
"Don't babies usually say that stuff?" asked DemiVeemon. Gatomon sent him flying to the ground with one flick of her tail.
"Dolls…"
It took Kari a few seconds to realize what Davis wanted. "The Goo Goo Dolls! Which song?"
Davis recited the number from memory. Moments later, the familiar song was heard inside the room.
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees
"Never thought…I'd be…your boyfriend, huh, Kari?"
"What do you mean, Davis?"
Joe came up and stood next to Kari. "Careful. The sedative may make him say things he doesn't mean."
"You…always around T.K…never had time for me…"
Tears came to Kari's eyes. Davis had never spoken up about this! Then again, she'd never given him the chance, had she?
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon that was your womb
Dropping to her knees, Kari pleaded a silent prayer, a prayer to bring Davis back from his torment. Gatomon hopped up and landed gracefully on Davis' stomach, careful to avoid puncturing him with her claws.
Chorus: Comin' down
The world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer?
After finishing her prayer, Kari stood up and eyed Davis. He was smiling.
"Davis, I've got to tell you something about Yolei."
"Yolei? What?"
"She loves you…just like I love you."
That piece of information, delivered from Kari at that instant, caused Davis to choke on his own saliva!
"Davis! Hold on." Joe started up the Heimlich Maneuver. Within seconds, a stream of bloody spittle went flying out of Davis' mouth and hit the window.
"Anything…else?" he joked cynically as he reached his hand to grab Kari's.
"Just thought you'd want to know."
You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room? Yeah!
Davis acknowledged this new piece of information.
"That's why Yolei was acting the way she was last week-her stammering on the plane, comforting me when I gave up on Kari in the first place-it's 'cause she loves me! But how? Why would she love me?"
Davis pulled out his Digi-Eggs of Courage and Friendship. On instinct, he held them up toward the sky. The crests emblazoned on his Digi-Eggs glowed brightly, then disappeared. Before blacking out, he whispered, "Good luck, my friends…"
Chorus: I'm comin' down
The world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Always someone there…
Tai collapsed to the ground next to Agumon, Matt and Gabumon. He'd been struck again by Piedmon's Trump Sword attack. Sora had been helpless to help him. The others had been knocked out within minutes. Still, Tai would not give up.
"Can't give up…gotta win it…for Kari, and for DAVIS!"
"He's our friend…we can't let him down!"
That's when the crests of Courage and Friendship appeared from Davis' Digi-Eggs and materialized on their chests. That not only restored their Digimon's power, but it restored their ability to Digivolve beyond the Champion level.
And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall
"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…WARGREYMON!!!"
"Gabumon Warp-Digivolve to…METALGARURUMON!!!"
The older DigiDestined gasped in shock as they eyed two very familiar Mega-level Digimon.
"It's not possible…" insists Izzy in amazement.
"Davis…it's gotta be him." declared Yolei happily.
Chorus: Comin' down
The world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
All because I'm…
That's when it happened again…DNA Digivolving. This time, it wasn't two Champions. It was two Megas.
"WarGreymon…"
"MetalGarurumon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…OMNIMON!!!"
Comin' down
The years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on to lead you home
All because I'm…
All because I'm…
And I'll become…
What you became to me
Piedmon found himself staring at one of the most powerful Mega Digimon in existence. Even with the Digi-Egg of Light, could he defeat Omnimon? Find out in Chapter V-The battle to save Davis from Death!!