Me: I don't own Digimon-although I wish I did-and I don't own "Anthem for The Year 2000" by silverchair.
Tai: This contains major Taiora and some Mimato. Do you like torturing me and Matt or something?
Me: Would you rather I made it a Taito?
Tai/Matt: WE'LL BE GOOD!
Me: Good! Otherwise, I know the perfect punishment. Matt would get his first. (laughs evilly)
Tai: Are you sure you're not a Dark Master?
Me: Positive!
Sora: So…what's the punishment?
Me: Do you really want to know?
Matt: Yes! There's nothing on this earth that can scare me.
Me: I don't think so. (types in a few choice words; Jun Motomiya appears)
Jun: MATTY-CHAN!
Matt: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! TAI, HIDE ME!
(Tai and Sora are busy making out)
Kari: Tai's busy with Sora but if you leave your name and number after the beep, he'll eventually get to you around Valentine's or the summer.
Matt: (runs from Jun) TAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!
Me: (laughs) Told you not to mess with me! And this story doesn't connect with my previously written pieces of work. Why? 'Cause a familiar Digimon already in another story line makes an appearance in this one as well.
Digimon
Remembering The Year 2000
Part II-The Birth of PhoenixGreymon
"They'll be okay, Tai. They just need to rest for a while…"
Tai silenced Izzy with a glare filled with so much pain and anger that if looks could kill…let's just say Izzy would've died only .3 seconds ago.
"What about Biyomon? She can't rest because of my mistake! Now it's up to me and Agumon to get her back."
"Tai you can't! Then Infermon wins. There has to be another way." Objected Sora.
"Sora's right. We'll think of a plan and ambush him." Agreed Mimi.
"Sorry you guys, but it's probably for the best. Excuse me." Tai got up and left.
"Tai! WAIT!" pleaded Sora as she ran after him.
Kari looked at Matt with a worried look on her face.
"Will Tai give up to this evil Digimon?"
Matt closed his eyes tightly to avoid showing his tears. "No! I bet right now, he's thinking of a plan to take care of that overgrown football."
"Tai, please talk to me!"
Tai turned to Sora with tears on his face. "Sora, why aren't you upset at me? I LOST YOUR DIGIMON IN THE INTERNET! You should be just as mad at me as you were about that stupid hairclip. I…I don't deserve a friend like you…"
Sora grabbed Tai and embraced him in a hug. "Tai, of course you do! One little mistake isn't going to destroy our friendship. True, I was mad about the hairclip, but I still have it because it's from you. Please don't surrender to this Digimon. I care about you too much to see you die!" Sora blushed as she realized what she'd said.
"Sora…I care about you too…"
Sora then allowed her tears to spill on Tai's shoulder. "You do?"
Despite the fact that it was cold, Tai pulled Sora's hat off her head, revealing her reddish hair. (A/N: The hat from the movie Our Wargame)
"With all my heart."
"Oh, Tai…"
Smiling, Tai and Sora closed their eyes and slowly leaned forward…
"Are we going home, Tai?"
Tai sighed sadly as he and Sora opened their eyes and turned toward Kari. "Yeah, but we'll go to my computer and log on from there."
By the time our trio made it to Tai and Kari's house, it was almost 11:00!
"Did you two have fun at Izzy's?" asked Mrs. Kamiya as Tai, Sora and Kari came inside.
"Yeah. Can Sora ring in the New Year with us, Mom?"
"Sure, Tai. Don't forget to call her mother and ask."
While Sora called her mother, Tai and Kari logged onto the Internet from Tai's room.
"Hey, guys! We've logged online at my house. I'm ready to go in."
"Are you sure about this, Tai? It could be dangerous." Advised Joe.
"Trust me, Joe. I've got a plan, but unless I go in, I can't pull it off." Tai insisted calmly.
Tai then turned to Kari. "Tell Sora I'll be back as soon as possible, okay?"
"Okay. Be careful, Tai."
Tai kissed Kari on her forehead. "I will." That done, Tai placed his hand on the computer and thought about all the times he and Sora had been through in the Digital World…
The time Whamon nearly swallowed them up, her arms were wrapped around his waist, but he pretended not to notice…
When Sora started crying while they were under the sewers, he'd paid close attention and felt her pain…
The time she'd been kidnapped by Datamon, he'd cried that whole night and saved her the next day from the Dark Network…
When she was crying because her Crest wouldn't glow, he tried to comfort her as best he could…
Anytime he pulled her into a hug, she'd always be comfortable just by being able to hold him…
Then a flash of light appeared and Tai found himself next to Agumon and the other Digimon.
"Tai? How'd you get here?"
"Long story. Let's go!"
"Ah, DigiDestined of Courage! You're punctual, I'll give you that!"
"Thanks! Usually I'm late for most things. Now hand over Biyomon!"
Tai stared down the powerful Ultimate Digimon while the others watched from either Izzy's computer screen or Tai's.
"All right. Here she is." Infermon tossed Biyomon toward Tai. He barely managed to catch her.
"Energy Drainer!!"
Tai cried out as a tendril wrapped itself around his neck. "Agumon!"
"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…WARGREYMON!!!"
"TAI!" Sora's Crest glowed in a brilliant light.
"Biyomon Digivolve to…GARUDAMON!!!"
The others were amazed.
"Prodigious! Somehow, Biyomon bypassed her Champion level and Digivolved straight into the Ultimate level." Explained Izzy.
Tai saw Matt next to him, trying to free him from the tendril. "Gabumon, Digivolve!"
"Matt? When'd you get here?"
"Around the time Biyomon Digivolved to Garudamon."
"Gabumon Warp-Digivolve to…METALGARURUMON!!!"
"Matt, don't pull anything stupid, okay?" demanded Mimi. Matt heard the concern and worry in her voice. He finally freed Tai from the tendril.
"I won't." Tai and Matt then mounted their Digimon and headed toward Infermon. Tai looked back and noted that only Izzy, Sora, Kari, T.K. and Mimi were still there. "What happened to Joe?"
"He had to get home before he caught a winter cold. He said he'd try to get online when he got home." explained Izzy.
The two Megas slammed into Infermon and sent him flying.
"Patamon, its time to Digivolve!"
"You too, Gatomon."
"Right! Patamon Digivolve to…ANGEMON!!!"
"Got it, Kari! Gatomon Digivolve to…ANGEWOMON!!!"
Infermon barely righted himself and lauched himself toward the two Angel type Digimon.
"Infermon Digivolve to…DIABOROMON!!!"
Sora's picture appeared behind Tai and WarGreymon. "Tai, what happened?"
"He Digivolved…"
"Energy Drainer!!" WHAM! Two tendrils grabbed Angemon and Angewomon and forced them to deDigivolve to Patamon and Gatomon.
"I'll save them! Tentomon Digivolve to…KABUTERIMON!!!"
"Energy Drainer!!"
Seconds later, Kabuterimon deDigivolved to Tentomon.
Then Diaboromon did the unexpected. "Cable Crusher!!" Tai was grabbed and yanked off WarGreymon!
"TAI!"
Diaboromon exited with Tai, but WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon and Garudamon were hot on his trail.
"TAI! Please hang on…you've got to…I never got to tell you that I loved you…" Sora started crying softly while Kari hugged her tightly.
"Don't cry, Sora. Tai's going to come back. I know it."
WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon, Garudamon and Matt-who was on MetalGarurumon-tried in vain to find where Tai was. The place was entirely pitch dark!
"How dark is it in there, anyway Matt?"
Matt didn't even have to look up. He knew it was Mimi. "It's so dark in here, you couldn't even see the stars from here."
That's when a lot of weapon fire from above rained down on them. The Digimon barely avoided the attacks. Tai wrenched himself from Diaboromon's grip and freefalled toward WarGreymon, successfully landing on his back.
MetalGarurumon and Matt took heavy damage and Garudamon took even more damage, but WarGreymon and Tai took the most damage from the attacks. Sora and Mimi gasped in shock at the state of their Digimon and friends on the screen. Kari and T.K.'s eyes filled with tears that threatened to spill over. Izzy looked on in horror at his closest friends.
"Tai…have to help him…somehow…"
Sora pulled the same thing that Tai had done and became digital out of pure love.
"Tai…I'm here. Look, I'm still mad at you because you came here without telling me, but I'll always stand by you if you need me! If you surrender to Diaboromon now, who knows what he could do to the world? He might make Y2K a reality for all of us! Feel my love, Tai. I love you! I've always loved you and I always will…" Sora started crying again as she closed her eyes and pressed her lips tightly against Tai's. Her Crest glowed so brightly that it lit up the darkness and revealed Diaboromon.
"Garudamon Digivolve to…PHOENIXMON!!!"
Tai woke up and kissed Sora back with a fiery passion. WarGreymon and Phoenixmon glowed brightly and disappeared inside their heads. A Digi-Egg appeared beside the newly formed arms.
"They combined." Said T.K. in amazement.
"Wow! They're glowing. I want my hair to glow like that."
"Part WarGreymon…" replied Izzy.
"…Part Phoenixmon." added Kari.
Matt smiled. "They Digivolved together to become…"
"PHOENIXGREYMON!!!"
Before Diaboromon could even try to make a move, PhoenixGreymon rose his (her, once again, your choice on the gender) right arm.
"Force of Love!!"
A beam of electricity appeared out of his arm and changed into the Crest of Love. It hit Diaboromon with devastating results.
"Flames of Courage!!"
A powerful flamethrower shot out of PhoenixGreymon's left arm and changed into the Crest of Courage. The second it hit Diaboromon, he gasped and disappeared into digital data.
"What a battle! That was great-AHHHHHHH!" Mimi, Izzy and T.K. cried out as Matt flew out of the computer and landed right on them.
Tai and Sora landed safely on his bed-Sora did; Tai hit the floor-hard.
Smiling, Kari turned on the radio before leaving to celebrate the year 2000 with her mom.
We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away
We are the youth; apologize for another day
We are the youth, the politicians are so sure
We are the youth and we are knocking on Death's door
Tai groaned as he realized what song Kari had just played. "I'll kill her."
"Tai…"
Tai turned toward Sora. Her arms were outstretched in front of her.
"Can you dance with me? To celebrate the New Year?"
Tai's knees turned to butter and he fell wholeheartedly into Sora's waiting arms.
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't wanna live in a world where innocence is so short
Chorus: We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with…
"Sora…I love you too."
"Huh?" Sora looked at Tai with a confused look.
"You said that you loved me while we were in the Internet. I love you too, and I won't let anyone hurt you. That includes Matt or anyone else who tries to hit on you." Tai declared calmly.
"Oh, Tai!" Sora couldn't stop herself from giggling-at least until Tai kissed her.
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't wanna live in a world where innocence is so short
Chorus: We'll make it up for you in the year 2000
Build it up with you in the year 2000
Make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you
Tai and Sora kissed like there was no tomorrow. Eventually, tongues started moving around. The kiss grew more and more passionate. In reenters Kari.
"Matt's taking Mimi home while Izzy's trying to get the Digimon back to the Digital World. By the way, Happy New Year's!"
Tai and Sora broke apart, blushing like crazy and glaring at Kari.
"GET HER!"
Never knew we were living in a world with a world that can be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that can be so small
Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't wanna live in a world; world who cares at all
Chorus: We'll make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up with you in the year 2000 with you…
End flashback
"See? It ended happy, right?"
Tai smiled at Sora. "If it wasn't for you, who knows where the world would be right now?"
Sora blushed. "You took that crazy risk and went back inside the Internet."
"Only for you."
They were seconds from kissing when a flash of light appeared behind them and above them.
"This'll go great in the yearbook! 'Most Famous Couple.'" Declared Davis calmly.
Tai and Sora glared at Davis.
"Oh, boy."
I'll leave it up to your minds to decide what happened to Davis after he snapped that picture. TAIORA FOREVER!!!