A FEW POINTS TO MAKE, FIRST THERE WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL HIKARI, AND YES, IN THIS STORY JUN AND DAVIS ARE TWINS. DON'T THINK THAT'S WEIRD, I'VE TOTALLY RIPPED TO SHREDS THE STORY LINE OF THE SECOND SEASON, SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER!

APOCALYMON: APPROACHING DESTRUCTION

Cody here. Last time the last Destroyer Venom Myotismon tried to capture Davis, the Dark Masters started to battle him, but they weren't doing well. We arrived, but we were only denting them. He then attack and destroyed the Dark Masters base. Now Piedmon and Davis are the only members of the entire Dark Empire left. Meanwhile, Apocalymon's Annihilation Wave continues across the Digital World, destroying it.

The small town was completely in terror. The mountain that shielded them from bad whether and enemy attacks was shattering. The mountain that cast its shadow over the town was beginning to fall apart. Sending pieces of rock down upon the residents. The Digimon were evacuating, but it would do them no good. If the mountain didn't kill them, the crumbling ground would.

Giant crevasses were appear, condemning Digimon to their doom. The mountain held out as long as it could, before finally crumbling to a massive sea of lava that swallowed everything in its path. The town was completely destroyed, its residence, the mountain, everything in the area was gone.

The Annihilation Wave continued its unholy path across the Digital World, heading towards the Digidestined.

The Priest of Darkness, Anteirmon knelt nervously in front of the black skinned Tokomon. "Skull Satanmon has been killed."

The Tokomon nodded. "Have you determined the location of Puppetmon?"

"No sir, we had his location, but during the battle between Venom Myotismon and the Digidestined, our instruments were damaged. Our technicians are repairing the machinery as we speak."

"How long?" Apocalymon asked.

"The technicians estimate that within a day the equipment will be repaired. After that we should have Puppetmon signal within an hour."

The Tokomon nodded. "Very well then. Are you ready with the incantations that will allow Metalseadramon and Puppetmon to join within my Digi-egg and allow me to enter my rightful body?"

Anteirmon nodded. "Yes, all is ready, my lord."

The Tokomon nodded. "Excellent," he said, smiling.

The Digidestined followed their reluctant ally Piedmon through the over brush of the thick forest. Piedmon took the lead, slashing the massive green leaves away with his swords. T.K. and Michael were carrying Taichi and Yolei and Jun were carrying Kari. Ken was between Piedmon and T.K., Michael and Taichi, just in case Piedmon decided to declare their truce void. The rest of the Digidestined were behind Yolei, Jun, and Kari. Davis was between them.

Everyone was unsure of how to act around him. They knew he was really Puppetmon, but he was also Davis, one of them. It was all Jun could do to keep from dropping Kari and rushing over to her brother.

Piedmon slashed down, destroying a leaf stem one last time. He then stopped and leaned forward on his sword. "I think this is far enough, don't you?"

"Yeah," Kari said,"Let's rest for the night."

Piedmon lifted his sword again and ran forward. He started slashing and cutting wildly destroying a circular area in the forest. When he was done, there was a perfectly clear circular area.

"Extremely efficient," Piedmon smiled to himself as he return his sword on his back. He turned around and saw the stunned looks on the Digidestined's face. "Oh come on!" he said,"If I wanted to destroy you, don't you think I could have by now?"

"He's right," Taichi said,"We need to rest."

The Digidestined walked into the area. The way Piedmon had cut with his swords, there were large tree trunks surrounding the area. T.K. and Michael placed Taichi down on the log. "Can you sit?" T.K. asked.

"Yeah," Taichi said,"Thanks Matt. I'll be all right, I'm feeling better now."

"Kari's feeling better too," Jun said, walking over,"I wonder why that is?"

"They're the same person, remember?" Willis said, sitting down next to T.K.

T.K. started to feel uncomfortable as Willis sat next to him. They hadn't had a chance to talk since they found out that Willis was the reborn Takeru. Willis decided to break the ice,"T.K., um...hee, I don't have any idea what to say."

T.K. smiled slightly. "I can't imagine why. You were my younger brother, and now we're the same age."

"Do you...do you think that when this is all over, I could see my parents again?"

"Of course," T.K. said,"I would be happy to introduce you to them."

The two of them shook each other's hand.

Michael and Cody were sitting next to each other. "Well," Michael said, sighing,"This sure brings back memories."

"What does?" Cody asked.

"Sitting here like this, around the camp fire," Michael said,"Its just like we did so many times before." He glanced to were Yolei and Taichi were talking. He sighed. "And the two of us sitting here alone."

"Yeah," Cody said, sighing slightly.

Michael looked over to where Kari was sitting alone with Gatomon. "It looks like at least half of Tai is joining us this time," he said.

"All of him will," Cody said.

"What?" Michael asked.

Cody didn't answer him.

"What did you say?" Michael asked, turning towards Cody. He was sitting there typing away at his laptop.

"Yeah," Michael said, sighing as he turned away,"This sure brings back memories."

"You have to remember me," Jun said.

Davis shook his head. "You are a Digidestined, that is all I know."

"Don't you remember? You're my twin brother!" she said,"You have to remember."

Davis shook his head. "I am Puppetmon, the Dark Master of the Forest."

"Don't you remember our mother? Our father? They're very worried about you," Jun said, almost in tears,"They have everyone looking for you. It was tearing me apart to keep it a secret where you were. You have to remember, so you can come back home."

Davis hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. Jun couldn't take it anymore. She held her head down and started crying. Davis stared at her for a long moment. He started to say something, but hesitated, like he was trying to remember. "J-J-J..."

Jun looked up at him. Through tear filled eyes she saw Davis shuddering on the letter 'J'. "J-J-J," Davis studdered,"J-J-JJJJJJJJJJJun. Your name is Jun."

"Yes," Jun said, still crying, but with a hopeful smile on her face.

"Your my s-s-s-s-sister," Davis finally got out,"You're my twin sister."

"Yes!" Jun said, throwing her arms around his neck,"You remember! Oh Davis..."

Kari watched the two siblings reunited and smiled. "They're together again. Good."

Kari turned to Piedmon with a confused look on her face. "Why would you be happy?"

"Despite what you may think," Piedmon said,"The Dark Masters were a family, my family. Puppetmon was a brother to me. I am glad that he was able to be reunited with someone who cares for him deeper than me before the end."

Kari saw a weird expression on Piedmon's face. Piedmon sighed. "I will miss him."

Kari looked up at the sky. The sun was starting to set below the horizon. "Piedmon," she said,"I would like to hear more, but I have to make an announcement first."

She stood up. "Can I have everyone's attention please," Kari said. After all the eyes were on her she said,"Now, Cody, how close is the Annihilation Wave?"

"Within one more day, this world will be gone," he said, sadly.

Kari nodded. "And Apocalymon needs his Mega body, or he will be destroyed also. He needs Pup-er Davis to complete the evolution. He will be coming soon. The final battle is coming." She chuckled to herself,"I never asked this of you as Tai, but I will ask you as Kari. I want each of you to be sure of your dedication. To make sure your heart is in the right place. I want you to go back to earth, spend this night with your families, make sure you are ready to die if necessary. If you don't come back, I won't think any less of you."

The Digidestined didn't move for a couple of seconds, then Kari said,"Go. That's an order!"

T.K. was the first one to stand up. "I never really told my mother how much I love her. I think I should start."

He walked off. The others soon followed him. Jun stood up. "I'll explain everything to my mom and dad. Since Davis can't return to the real world without a Digivice, I'll tell them that he's safe."

She left. Kari then turned to Ken. "I want you to go too."

He shook his head."I can't."

"I release you from your oath. Now go and see the Ichijoji's. They are your body's parents. Go."

Ken nodded and left.

Soon, only Taichi, Yolei, Kari, Davis, and Piedmon were left. Kari looked at Taichi. "You too."

"I have no where to go," Taichi said.

"Go somewhere with Yolei," Kari said,"Spend the last night with her. She loves you so much. Tell her before...you know."

Taichi turned to where Yolei was blushing. He grabbed her hand and led her into the woods.

"So," Piedmon said, turning to Kari and Gatomon,"I guess we are the only ones left."

"Yeah," Kari said, sitting down.

"I am going to get some sleep," Davis said, lying down.

Piedmon turned to Kari. "Why is it that you didn't leave?"

"I have no where to go," she said.

"What about your parents?" he asked.

"No," Kari said,"I don't belong with them. Not at this moment."

"What do you mean?" Piedmon asked. He then remembered the look that Kari gave Taichi and Yolei. The way the two of them had been acting towards each other, like they had been keeping a secret. "You two are going to..."

Kari nodded. "Yeah."

Taichi and Yolei had left their Digimon near a lake while they had climbed to a small rock cliff overlooking the water. Yolei sat down and removed her shoes and socks, dipping her feet into the water. Taichi sat next to her and placed his arm around her shoulder. She rested her head against his chest. "Since when did you start wearing this over shirt?"

Taichi looked at the green long sleeve shirt that was open over his white t-shirt. "You don't like it?"

"No, that's not it," Yolei said,"it just looks, weird, that's all."

Taichi smiled. He watched the sun slowly drop below the mountains. "I think that if we're going to stay here all night, we'd better get some blankets."

"Yeah, "Yolei said, sarcasticly,"We wouldn't want to catch a cold before Armageddon."

Taichi smiled.

"Please don't leave," Yolei said, snuggling in,"I want to remember you as you are now, right as we are."

"Yolei," he said,"I'm not going anywhere."

"Yes you are," Yolei said,"I know what you and Kari are going to do. I'm not an idiot."

"Yolei," he said, again,"There's no evidence which body will end up in."

"Don't talk," she said,"I just want to be with you now."

Yolei snuggled into Taichi's chest. She didn't want this to ever end. She wanted them to be like this forever. They stayed that way all night. When the sun started to rise the next morning, Taichi gently pushed her awake. "I think we'd better get back to Kari."

"Please,"Yolei said,"This day will never come again. We will never happen. So please, please, let me have this morning, let me have this moment."

Taichi looked at her. He loved her so much, but, he knew that he had to do what he was going to do. He didn't want this moment to end either, but he had to.

"Come on," Taichi said, removing his arm from around Yolei's shoulder,"Kari's waiting."

The campsite was empty except for Kari, Gatomon, Davis, and Piedmon. Taichi sighed. "I'm surprised that no one is here."

"Who says no one is here?"

"T.K.,Willis," Kari said, happily,"You're here."

"I was here at the beginning," T.K. said,"And I will be here at the end."

"Don't forget about us," Michael said, as he, Cody, and Jun came through the forest.

"What?" Michael said when he saw the surprised look on everyone's face,"You had to know that we'd be back."

"Yeah," Taichi said,"Thanks Joe. I guess that's everyone."

"Don't forget about me."

"Myotismon!" Taichi said, completely surprised,"You came back?"

"Of course," he said,"I didn't almost die escaping from the Dark Masters's castle for nothing."

"That's everyone," Kari said. She stood up and faced the Digidestined and the two remaining Dark Masters,"Now, we know that Apocalymon is too strong. We need to get stronger. So, to that end Taichi and I will be going to Jijimon's Tower."

"You're going to train more?" Ken asked.

"No," Taichi said,"We're going to complete the Datamon's download that was disrupted four years ago."

"What!" everyone asked.

"We need to," Kari said,"When we become one again, we should have more strength than separate. The whole is greater than the some of its parts."

"But, you don't have the knowledge to do that," Cody said.

"No," Kari said,"But Genai does. He is meeting us at the tower."

Agumon and Gatomon looked at them with worried looks in their faces. "Which body will you end up as?" Agumon asked.

"We don't know," Kari said, mentioning to herself,"It could be this one..."

"..or this one," Taichi said, mentioning to himself,"But, in either case, we should have Apocalymon on a level field."

"We'd better go," Kari said, holding out the D-terminal,"Gatomon, if you would be so kind as to give us a ride.."

"Gatomon armor digivolve to Nefertimon! The Angel of Light."

"We'll be back,"Kari said, getting onto Nefertimon,"Are you coming Taichi?"

Taichi nodded. He walked over to Nefertimon. He then ran back to Yolei and gave her kiss. "I want you to know that I love you."

"I know," Yolei said, starting to cry,"and I love you."

Taichi got onto Nefertimon, and Agumon jumped on behind him. No one said anything as Nefertimon flew into the air. Yolei watched them until they were out of sight.

TO BE CONTINUED...