Me: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack

Me: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Tai/Sora: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Me: Ha ha, very funny. I don't own Digimon. You all already know what I would do if I did.

Tai: That would be…what?

Me: You know-you and Sora being married, Davis and-

Tai: If you say Kari, you're a dead man!

Me: I was going to say Yolei, actually.

Tai: Oh. Sorry.

Me: I also don't own "If You're Gone" by Matchbox Twenty.

Sora: When are you putting the lyrics up?

Me: When one of you gets on Death Row.

Tai: Which one?

Me: You'll find out.

(Tai and Sora gulp)

Digimon

To Save The One You Love

A Taiora Drama

Part III-A Sacrifice of Love

"Finally! His heart's responding."

"Good. Now we can get to work on stopping this blood."

"Is Tai okay?"

"Yes. We got his heart to respond and all we need now is to stop the blood."

"Doctor, we've got a problem! He's lost too much blood!"

"WHAT?! HOW CAN HE LOSE TOO MUCH BLOOD?"

"Calm down! We're doing everything we can."

"What kind of blood type does he have?"

"Type B-positive."

"Is there anyone here who has type B-positive?"

"I do…"

If it weren't for the person who gave up some blood-and got a cookie for their efforts-just to save me, I'd be dead right now. Now, where was I? Oh, yeah. Matt's bookie pals from America had just captured Davis, Kari, T.K., Yolei, Matt and me…

"Matt, you jerk! I can't believe you stole my money!"
"I can't believe you stole my girl!"

"Sora's free to make her own decisions! And you neglected her! You were in here making your stupid bets and losing! You put all other gamblers to shame!"

"Step up and say it to my face, Kamiya!"

"Damn right I'll say it to your face, Ishida!"

"Both of you, SHUT UP!" The 6 of us had been carted into a black limousine and roughly shoved in. We peeled out a second later. That's when we got the shock of our lives.

"SORA? MIMI?"

The two girls hugged us as best as possible while trying to ignore Matt. That's when a thought came to my head.

"Sora, where's your Mom?"

"I made a deal with these creeps-they take me with them, Mama stays safe and doesn't contact the police. One guy shot the phone to make sure she didn't call after we'd left. Tai, what's going on?" I had an inkling on what was happening, but wasn't sure if I should tell Sora.
"Tai, if it involved you or Matt, you can tell me. I won't think of you any less." Sora added her smile, that one smile that made me weak in the knees.

I quietly whispered what had happened to Matt the entire weekend. I made sure to look at her eyes. She was getting madder and madder by the second. Finally, she eyed Matt with a cold look and bitch slapped him across the face.

"YOU BASTARD! You chose gambling over me?! I CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER THOUGHT I LOVED YOU!!!" Sora pulled me close to her and started crying again; I held her tight while glaring at Matt. Surprisingly enough, our captors didn't stop us during this entire time. I guess they figured that if we turned against each other, they'd have a better time talking to us or taking us out, one at a time. None of us had any idea where we were being taken to in this car, but we all wished our Digimon were with us instead of at the Digital World at that moment.

"You all must understand: I had no idea my associates would bring you here. Well, maybe the girl because she and Ishida are mates-"

"This slimeball isn't my mate! We aren't even dating anymore…not like we ever dated when we were going out." Sora added bitterly to the man in darkness.

"Who are you? And why did you bring us?" T.K. asked.

"I am called Jack, Ishida's bookie. I brought you here for specific reasons-Takaishi, I brought you because you were his brother. Takenouchi, his former girlfriend. Kamiya-the elder one-his past/present rival. Motomiya, his successor. The others were unfortunate, but since they know who I am, they, as well as the ones I intended to have brought here, cannot live. Ishida owes me $1,000 in full. Either way, you all die." I knew one thing at that moment: If these jackals hurt, or killed Sora, Kari, or any of the others, there would be hell to pay!

We were separated and put in different rooms. I was lucky we hadn't been frisked, otherwise our Digivices would've been found. I pulled it out and aimed it up to the sky. Thanks to Izzy doing some modifications, we could summon our Digimon from the Digital World with the push of a button.

Agumon came flying in from a portal above my head and attacked the guy who pointed a gun at my head.
"Pepper Breath!!" The guy was knocked out within seconds.

"Thanks, Agumon." I replied to the Reptile Digimon as I reopened the portal and sent him back to the DigiWorld.

"No problem, Tai."

I hunted for Sora and Kari at the same time. If the others had figured out the same thing as me, then I'd hear the sounds of Digimon coming to the rescue at any time.

"Spiral Twister!!"

"Lightning Claw!!"

I ran to one room and saw Sora hugging Biyomon before sending her back to the Digital World. I helped her up and we ran to the next room, where Kari was just sending Gatomon back to the DigiWorld. To make a long story short, we all found each other, but knew in order to get out of here, we'd have to take on that Jack person. Matt insisted that we let him take on Jack himself. I would have none of it.

"If we're taking this guy down, let's do it as a team!" I demanded calmly as I held out my hand. Matt hesitated for a brief second before accepting it.

"Right!"

So, we hunted for Jack, occasionally finding some of his lackeys. When we did, we quietly summoned our Digimon and they knocked them out. One by one, we found a lackey, and one by one, they were knocked out. Finally we came to a big room, so we went inside. All we saw was one big chair in the middle of a desk. The chair turned, and we all saw Jack sitting in it.

"I assumed you'd escape sooner or later. Now Ishida, you will figure out exactly how to pay me, or one of your friends will die." His voice was cold as ice-even colder than Matt's could ever be!

"I-I can't pay you." For the first time in his life, Matt was scared. Even I was amazed at this turn of events-he was scared!

"Then one of your friends will die." Jack pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger.

Things went in slow motion from then on. The bullet was headed straight for Sora! Biyomon was ready to Digivolve and destroy the bullet…

I jumped as quickly as possible to save Sora like I had so many times in the past…

Then I felt the bullet hit me in the chest…I turned to Sora and mouthed to her, "I love you, Sora…"

"Davis, call an ambulance!"

"NOOOOOOO! TAIIIIIIIIII!!!!"

I think I've already lost you

I think you're already gone

I think I'm finally scared now

You think I'm weak; I think you're wrong

I think you're already leaving

Feels like your hand is on the door

I thought this place was an empire

Now I'm relaxed; I can't be sure

I think you're so mean; I think we should try

I think I could need this in my life and

I think I'm scared. I think too much.

I know it's wrong; it's a problem I'm dealing

If you're gone, maybe it's time to come home

There's an awful lot of breathing room, but I can hardly move

If you're gone, baby you need to come home (come home)

There's a little bit of something me in everything in…you

I bet you're hard to get over

I bet the room just won't shine

I bet my hands I can stay here

I bet you need more than you mind

I think you're so mean; I think we should try

I think I could need this in my life

I think I'm just scared that I know too much

I can't relate, and that's a problem I'm feeling

If you're gone, maybe it's time to come home

There's an awful lot of breathing room but I can hardly move

If you're gone, baby you need to come home (come home)

There's a little bit of something me in everything in you…

I think you're so mean; I think we should try

I think I could need this in my life and

I think I'm scared; do I talk too much?

I know it's wrong; it's a problem I'm dealing

If you're gone, maybe it's time to come home

There's an awful lot of breathing room, but I can hardly move

If you're gone, hell, baby you need to come home (come home)

There's a little bit of something me in everything in…you

(Something me…)

Everything in…

(Something me…)

In you…

I opened my eyes to see Sora Takenouchi in the bed next to me. I smiled at her. She smiled back. She was also eating a cookie. I asked in a childish voice, "Sorwa, can I have some?" She giggled and broke off a piece then tossed it to me. It hit me on the head. Jack and his lackeys were arrested for gambling charges and attempted murder. Matt got off with a warning, since it was his first offence, and thanks to Sora giving me the blood needed to live, I was doing okay. She turned to me and mouthed, "I love you too, Tai." Everyone else was crowded around the two of us with smiles on their faces. Things had returned to normal, or as normal as it was going to get.

All I have to say is this: TAIORA FOREVER!