Me: As usual, I don't own Digimon, blah, blah, blah. I also don't own "Change Into Power" off the Digimon: The Movie soundtrack. Tai?

Tai: (sighs) Why me? This contains Takari, Daikari, Mimato and Taiora-mainly Taiora. TAIORA?! Do you like torturing us or something?

Me: Come on! It's painfully obvious that you like her. So tell her before you lose her!

Tai: But-but-where would I start?

Me: By saving her life in the fic. Then tell her the truth, 'cause we won't be seeing much of you after this.

Tai: HUH?

Sora: What's going to happen to Tai?
Me: If I told you now, you'd either die of extreme grief or hold Tai like there's no tomorrow-although in his case, there isn't.

Sora: What. Happens. To. Tai. TELL ME!

Me: No. (runs off)

Sora: COME BACK HERE! (runs after me)

Tai: And I thought I was the clueless one. (sighs)

Digimon

The battle known as Digigeddon

Chap. II-The battle for Sora's soul

"Surrender, and I'll make it quick and painless." Instructed the demon from the fiery pits of Hell.

"Who are you, and what do you want with Sora you-you-thing?!" yelled Tai angrily.

The demon smiled-if you can call it that. "You may call me D-mon. Not to be confused with Demon, a Digimon whom I believe you tangled with and defeated. That little drop of blood that protruded from Love's finger summoned me. It may have looked like a tiny drop, but it was the pint I needed to appear. And now, my orders are simple-take Love and endure her to endless suffering. Step aside, insect!"

"Fat chance, pal! You'll have to tangle with me first!" Tai stood his ground and eyed

D-mon with a look of anger.

D-mon looked at Tai and started laughing. His laughter was pretty much heard by everyone within a fifty-mile radius. Sora got mad seconds later.

"Quit laughing at Tai! He's more braver than you'll ever be."

"That may be true, but at least he'll be alive-until Digigeddon, that is. HAAAAA!!"

A powerful flamethrower shot out of D-mon's mouth and headed straight for Sora's head!

"SORA! LOOK OUT!"

WHAM! Tai nearly cried out as the flamethrower sent him flying a good thirty feet from Sora. She immediately ran over to him.

"Tai! Answer me! Are you OK? Speak to me! Don't leave me…"

Sora almost started crying until Tai opened his eyes and locked onto hers.

"The only thing that matters to me right now is knowing that you're all right."

Tai forced himself into a standing position.

"All right, you heartless…thing! You want Sora, you'll have to take on one of the most powerful Mega Digimon in existence. We win, you leave for good! You win, you get me."

D-mon considered Tai's offer. Sora was against it from the start.

"Tai, you can't! I won't let you go."

"I don't want you to go! This way, you'll be safe from D-mon. If they have me, they won't want you."

"Tai, I am not letting you throw away your life just to protect me! I care about you too much to let you die!" Sora blushed once she realized what she said. Her Crest of Love was glowing a deep red. Tai simply smiled and gazed down at her.

"I care about you too, Sora. That's why I'm doing this. I am not standing by and watching the woman I love lose her soul to some demon from the pits of Hell!" Tai gasped in shock at what he'd said. At that moment, he felt his Crest of Courage start to glow. With one move, he'd placed all his courage into those words.

"Did I just tell Sora that I loved her? Take it back! No, don't be an idiot. If you take it back, she'll be heartbroken. Then she'll want you to go to Hell! Just get ready for the fight."

"Ohmygosh! Did Tai just say, in no unnecessary terms, that he loves me? Calm down, it's what you've wanted to hear from him since you were 3. Just keep him from the battle, and he won't leave you."

Tai pulled out his Digivice. Thanks to some modified technology, Izzy had slightly changed their Digivices and D3's. The DigiDestined could summon their Digimon to the Real World with the touch of a button. And, they could make them Digivolve while being summoned.

"Agumon-DIGIVOLVE!"

A portal appeared, but inside it, Tai and Sora clearly saw a tiny Dinosaur Digimon going through a Digivolving phase.

"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…WARGREYMON!!!"

WarGreymon appeared beside Tai seconds later, ready for battle.

"Hang on, Tai! We've come to help." Davis, Kari, T.K., Yolei and Ken appeared with their Digimon.

Davis and Ken eyed each other. "DIGIVOLVE!"

"Veemon Digivolve to…EXVEEMON!!!"

"Wormmon Digivolve to…STINGMON!!!"

"ExVeemon…"

"…Stingmon…"

"DNA Digivolve to…PAILDRAMON!!!"

"Paildramon Digivolve to…IMPERIALDRAMON!!!"

Paildramon Digivolved straight to fighting mode. Two Megas stood at attention, ready for battle…until Matt came in.

"Gabumon Warp-Digivolve to…METALGARURUMON!!!'

Now, Three Megas were facing D-mon, ready to take him on.

"I grow weary of all this 'Digivolving.' Begin!"

Mimi Tachikawa finally found a plane heading for Japan. She was needed back home. If it concerned her friends, it was serious! She'd bought a laptop some time back in order to keep contact with her friends since phone calls cost quite a bit of money. Quick as lightning, she got on a chat room and found Izzy there. His screen name was convenient:

Boy with Knowledge. Hers was a given-you'd have to know Mimi to understand it.

Boy with Knowledge: Salutations, Mimi. Whereabouts in the city are you?"

Pretty in Pink: I'm already crossing over the International Date Line. What's going on? I was talking to Matt on my videophone when my house starts shaking! The same thing happened to Matt, too. He told me to get to Japan right away!

Boy with Knowledge: Calm down, Mimi. How much time until you get to the airport?

Pretty in Pink: About 3 or 4 hours.

Boy with Knowledge: Good. That leaves me with just enough time to tell you about Digigeddon.

Pretty in Pink:???

Boy with Knowledge: Gennai sent me e-mail. It's another prophecy that concerns Tai and Sora. Sit back, 'cause you may fall asleep."

Mimi groaned as Izzy went on another boring explanation. She caught the gist of it, though-Tai and Sora were in grave danger. They needed her help.

WHAM! Imperialdramon took major damage and deDigivolved to Veemon and Wormmon.

"Veemon! Speak to me, buddy." Davis ran up to the Dragon Digimon with a worried look on his face.

"You're squeezing my ribs too hard, Davis!"

"Wormmon?"

"I'm fine, Ken. Just a minor setback."

Tai couldn't believe it. Just one demon and he was swatting their Digimon around like flies! What would happen if Digigeddon came to pass? How could they handle all the enemies that they'd previously defeated once again? WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon weren't giving up. They were giving D-mon everything they had!

"Terra Force!"

"Metal Wolf Claw!"

With one shot, D-mon destroyed the Metal Wolf Claw attack and he inhaled the Terra Force attack with his mouth! The DigiDestined gasped in shock.

"It's not…possible." Matt gaped in amazement.

"Snap out of it, Matt! Let's take it up a notch." Matt turned to Tai and nodded.
"DIGIVOLVE!"

"WarGreymon…"

"…MetalGarurumon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…OMNIMON!"

"All right! This guy's gone!" Davis wrapped an arm around Kari's shoulders. With reluctance, she shrugged it off. Seeing this, T.K. placed his arm around Kari's shoulder. Irritated, she pulled away from T.K.

"Not now, you two! We've got to help Tai and Matt."

Omnimon eyed its opponent. He was formidable-but not unbeatable. One attack should finish him.
"Transcendent Sword!" Omnimon flung himself at D-mon, prepared to finish him.

Chorus: Change into power, we got the power

We got the strength within, and we always fight to win it

Change into power, we got the power

Together you and me will win the victory

Clasping his hands together, D-mon stopped the sword a good three inches from the spot where his heart was. With an evil smile, he sent out one fireball. Omnimon was sent flying helplessly to the ground. Tai and Matt instantly ran to his side.

When I need someone to guide me, to stand right beside me

I know who to choose

And if we stick together, for now and forever, there's no way to lose, oh yeah!

"OMNIMON! Get up! Don't quit now. We're counting on you to beat this guy!" Tai tried to help Omnimon up. He got about one arm halfway off the ground. Matt went to help, but that didn't work either. That's when Omnimon felt power surging from within. Tai and Matt's combined effort of Courage and Friendship barely gave Omnimon the strength to stand.

Chorus: Change into power, we got the power

We got the strength within and we always fight to win it

Change into power, we got the power

Together you and me will win the victory

Omnimon roared with a calm fury as he launched himself at D-mon one last time.
"Supreme Cannon!"
"Transcendent Sword!"

The cheers from Tai, Matt, Sora, Davis, Kari, T.K., Yolei and Ken were enough to keep on going.

To all the boys and the girls in the Digital World from near or far

We'll be your ultimate friends and until the end wherever you are, oh yeah!

Chorus: Change into power, we got the power

We got the strength within and we always fight to win it

Change into power, we got the power

Together you and me will win the victory…

WHOOSH! With one flamethrower attack, Omnimon doublebacked and landed hard on the ground, then deDigivolved to Koromon and Tsunomon.

"It is over. I am the victor." D-mon's smile was truly demonic.

"No way is it over!" Davis tore himself from the sight of two unconscious In-Training Digimon and rushed D-mon. Tai was right by him a heartbeat later.

Digimon, we fight to win! We fight to win!

Digimon, we fight to win! We fight to win!

Digimon, we fight to win! We fight to win!

Digimon we fight to win!

Chorus: Change into power, we got the power

We got the strength within and we always fight to win it

Change into power, we got the power

Together you and me will win the victory! (repeat)

D-mon simply held out his hands and stopped Tai and Davis' attack. With a simple shove, they were sent hurtling to the ground.

"Now, DigiDestined of Courage, it is time." Holding out his hand, he sent an invisible ray of light that enveloped Tai within seconds.

"TAI! Please, don't leave me…" Sora was truly crying now and making no attempt to hide her tears.

"Don't cry, Sora. At least you're safe. Davis, T.K., look after Kari without killing each other. Sora…keep an eye on Koromon for me? I'll always love you…"

Tai pulled Sora into a deep, passionate kiss with all the energy he had left. Despite the fact that he was seconds away from being sent to Hell, during the kiss he shared with Sora, he felt like he was in Heaven. He managed to slip his Crest of Courage from off his neck and place it in Sora's pocket. Then, the fires became too hot for Tai. He forced himself away, not because he wanted to, but because he didn't want Sora burned. D-mon laughed demonically as the flames of Hell enveloped Tai until he disappeared without a scream. A charred black spot was left from where Tai had stood. With one move, D-mon disappeared. Sora dropped to her knees and sobbed loudly. Tai's sacrifice had meant her survival. The cost had been his soul for hers.

"What good is living if Tai isn't here by my side? I'd rather be down there than have Tai suffer for me!"

Isn't the suspense killing you? What's it really like in the depths of Hell? From what I've heard, it isn't a place you return from, but this is a story. Tai will return! Wait for Chap. III-Tai's Sacrifice!