A/n: Don't own Digimon. Own nothing, maybe a dollar and an old blanket.
Part 9
By Ying
"Patamon, buddy, you're going to be okay. Hang in there."
"TK, it's no use, he's gone."
"He can't be gone, he hasn't disintegrated yet. He's going to be reborn."
"He's not," said Gatomon, who was choking on her tears. She felt there was a hole in her. A void that couldn't be filled, for now, her best friend was gone…forever.
"Okay, you bastard," said TK, "It's bad enough you hurt the love of my life, you had to ruin the rest of my life. Well, guess what you are going down."
"Ouch, I'm hurt." Said MaloMyotismon. "Prepare to die. With you gone, it only makes it easier for me to take over both worlds, the real and the digital.'
"Gatomon, you can follow my orders, right?"
"Yes, why?"
"Digi-volve to Nefertimon."
"What??? I can't do that."
"Look, don't waste time. Do it."
Reluctantly, Gatomon digi-volved into Nefertimon. She had no idea what TK had planned to do.
"Now, Gatomon, hit me with Rosetta Stone."
"That'll kill you!"
"I know, but it's for the best."
"What about Kari?"
Right then out of no where Matt and Tai and the rest of the digi-destined appeared. (except Izzy and Joe)
"TK, don't do anything stupid." Said Matt
"Matt, you got to help him. He wants me to fire Rosetta Stone at him."
"Are you nuts? It'll kill you. Let's find another way."
"I know it'll kill me. There is no other way, Nefertimon do it now. Give my love to Kari when she wakes up."
Without a blink of an eye, Rosetta Stone was fired. Right into TK's heart. The digi-destined watched in horror. Matt and the others had gone to the digi-world to tell TK that Kari was being taken off life support. Now two digi-destined were gone.
"Ha, I've won. With the digi-destined in ruins, the universe is mine." Said MaloMyotismon. "Wait this can't be happening."
The digi-destined looked on as his body started to decay. They heard TK's voice…
"My death is not an omen. It has done good. I have the crest of hope. I will regenerate the hope in the Digital World. Life will flourish. Evil will never be rid of, but I will fight it. Good Luck."
The last of MaloMyotismon disappeared. Just then someone's D-terminal was alerting there was a message. It was Tai's.
"Hey listen up guys. I just got a message from Izzy. Kari's awake. Izzy says to return right now."
In a flash, they all returned to Kari's hospital room.
"What's happened?" asked Davis, who was now regretting he had never really gotten to know TK.
"Well, Kari woke up, as if nothing happened. Then she broke out in tears. I asked her what was wrong and she told me to ask you guys. So what happened?"
"Izzy, sit down. First, what do you want to hear, the good news or the bad."
"The good."
"The Digital world has been restored to its original state and Kari has been avenged."
"And the bad news. Wait, where's TK?"
Izzy saw the faces of the digi-destined. "No, it can't be."
"Izzy, TK's dead."
"How? He was fine before when I spoke to him."
"He used the same process we used to defeat Myotismon in the beginning all those years ago."
"Goodness, may he rest in peace. So I guess we don't have to break the news to Kari. She obviously knows."
Months past as every ones lives returned to normal, all but one. Kari's wounds healed, except the one left by TK's death. She was starting to have vivid daydreams, as if she was talking to TK in person. Tai started to have sympathy towards her sister. He understood how she felt. He himself had lost someone he loved. Sora. She liked Matt. And Tai had hated him for that, but he also knew he had to respect her decision.
Kari was staring out the window when the doorbell rang. She didn't bother to open it. Instead, she waited until the ringing stopped. She started getting suspicious and decided to open the door. Surprisingly, it was a digi-egg. A yellow and white striped one. Kari knew exactly what to do. She rubbed it gently and…POP!!! The egg hatched, and quickly digi-volved into TOKOMON!
"Tokomon, what are you doing here? I thought you could never be complete again."
A smiling Tokomon looked up and said, "Gatomon was wrong, the only reason I couldn't disintegrate was because I was waiting for something. I was waiting for you to wake up."
"Why me?"
"Cuz' you have the power to bring back TK. He isn't really gone. His spirit is alive. As long as his spirit is alive, he still loves you."
Kari became all teary eyed, like a sad puppy. "Then, where's TK."
"I thought he would have gotten to you now."
"He hasn't. It's all my fault."
"It's not your fault. You're innocent. TK had to do what he did."
"Tokomon!!!"
"Gatomon!!!"
"I thought you were gone."
"You thought wrong." Out of nowhere Tokomon digi-volved again.
"Patamon, c'mon. Let's leave, Kari needs time to take in all this."
Kari couldn't believe it. If TK was alive, he would have gone to her first; it didn't make sense. Then again, life never made sense. "TK, where are you?"
Out on the terrace, someone was listening. He saw her crying. Then she walked over to a small shrine on the mantel. He saw a photo that was surrounded by flowers and incense. He recognized who was in it.
It was him in the photo.
