Me: Hey, Tai, long time no see.
Tai: Don't "Hey, Tai," me! You locked me up in your house and didn't let me out till today!
Me: I had to keep everyone on edge and alert. Besides, no one's lost it yet, right?
(in enters Sora)
Sora: TAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIII! (runs to Tai; hugs him tightly)
Sora: I'm sooooooooooooooo glad you're back!
Tai: (gasping for breath) Me…too…Sor…can't breathe…
Me: (laughs) I spoke too soon. Anyway, I don't own Digimon or "The Time Has Come" off the Pokemon: 2 Be A Master soundtrack.
Digimon-Season I
Chap. IV-Tai's Decision of Love
Tai held his breath as he weighed the pros and cons of his decision.
"On the one hand, if I surrender myself to Myotismon, he'll sap me of whatever energy I have and Digivolve straight to Mega! But, on the other hand, if I don't, he'll sap all my friends and Kari of their energies, and Mimi and Izzy already have a head start on the others! And he'd still Digivolve to Mega and try to hurt Sora!"
"Well, what's your decision? Sacrifice yourself, or allow your friends to pay the price for your inaction!" Myotismon chuckled evilly as the others struggled within his Crimson Lightning attack.
"Don't listen to him, Tai! Get out of here with Sora right now! We can handle this blowhard!" Matt demanded.
"Go, Tai! I couldn't stand it if anything happened to you." Kari pleaded.
"Tai, are you crazy?! Fight to get us free! This attack does nothing for my hair!" Mimi wailed.
"Tai, think about another solution. There must be a different way for you to get us free." Izzy advised.
"OKAY! You win Myotismon. Let them go first, or no deal!" Tai demanded heatedly.
"A pleasure." The Viral Digimon released his captives, who hit the ground-hard.
Tears grazed Sora's eyes and rolled down her cheeks as Tai turned to her and cupped her chin in his hand.
"No matter what happens, Sora, I'll always love you. Hehe. I've always wanted to say that."
"Stupid T-Tai." Tai smiled at Sora's response as he pulled her close and kissed her with that same passion he'd felt in Myotismon's prison.
"Energy Absorber!!"
Tai broke the kiss, and barely endured the pain as he felt the last of his strength ebbing away. Sora grabbed him and hugged him tightly, refusing to let him go.
As Tai felt the world around him fade into nothingness, he closed his eyes tightly as he forced himself to remember long ago...
Flashback
A younger Taichi Kamiya was playing on the beach with a new soccer ball, oblivious to the rest of the world, until he accidentally tripped and collided with a young girl with red hair. They landed on top of a sandcastle and pretty much demolished it.
"You JERK! Look at my sandcastle! You've ruined it! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Tai grimaced as he managed to yell out over the girl's crying.
"I'm sorry! I'll help you build another if you'll be my friend!" The girl instantly stopped crying.
"You will?"
"Sure! On one condition: You play soccer with me." That was agreeable. They shook on it.
"What's your name? I'm Taichi, but my friends call me Tai."
"Sora." Tai felt the need to blush.
"Nice to meet you Sorwa."
End flashback
I close my eyes, and I can see the day we met
Just one moment and I knew
You're my best friend; do anything…for you
Tai held his tears back as he forced a smile to appear on his face. That just made Sora's own tears cascade down faster. Tai felt like he was falling, and with good reason: MetalGreymon was deDigivolving back to Agumon! That meant trouble. Tai recalled another moment in history when he was younger. It had been short, but meaningful to him.
Flashback
"Hello? Tai speaking." Tai allowed himself a small smile as he recognized the voice on the other end of the phone.
"This is Sora. Mimi told me that you were the one who threw up in my hat! I'm really mad at you, Tai!" Suddenly, the phone went staticky on both of them, so Tai simply hung up the phone.
"There's something wrong with her phone. Perfect timing!" As for Sora, she got a bit madder at Tai, although it had been no fault of his.
"Stupid Tai!"
End flashback
Tai yelled out in pain as he hit the ground and felt more energy being taken away. He remembered the earlier adventures they'd had in the Digital World, especially with Sora…
The time Whamon almost swallowed them up, she'd had her arms wrapped around his waist and he pretended not to notice…
When Datamon captured her, he'd done nothing to save her and later that night, he'd cried his eyes out…
The following day, he'd went to save her, and he almost lost her in the Dark Network…
When she thought her Crest wouldn't glow and she started crying, he'd comforted her, and she took solace in his touch…
On their first trip back to the Real World, they'd almost became statistics were it not for the appearance of Garudamon…
When Sora had been scared to enter Puppetmon's mansion, he'd comforted her and told her that he wouldn't let anything happen to her…
When Kari got sick, he told her that he couldn't have trusted anyone else to take care of her-besides T.K. but that's besides the point…
Tai smiled broadly as he forced himself to his knees and kissed Sora once again, not letting her move an inch.
"If I'm gonna die, I'll at least die with one last kiss! Goodbye, my Sora…"
We've gone so far, and done so much
And I feel like we've always been together
Right by my side through thick and thin
You're the part of my life I'll always remember
Chorus: The time has come
It's for the best, I know it
Who could have guessed that you and I, somehow, someday, we'd have to say goodbye?
Sora shook as she allowed herself to go limp in Tai's arms once again. Then she kissed back with an undying love as she felt Tai's strength ebbing further. She knew that a DigiDestined drew strength, not just from the Digimon or the Digivice, but from other DigiDestined as well! So, if Tai was going to die, he wasn't going to die today! She allowed some of her strength of Love to pass over to Tai's rapidly dying body.
"I'm not gonna lose you Tai! Not today, not ever! If you've got some Courage left in you, let me share it with you!"
You've helped me find the strength inside and the courage to make my dreams come true
How will I find another friend like you?
Two of a kind, that's what we are
And it seems like we were always winning
But as our team is torn apart, I wish we could go back to the beginning!
Myotismon laughed evilly as he finally relinquished his attack on Tai's seemingly lifeless body. He felt the change happening and knew he was Digivolving, not to VenomMyotismon, but to a different Mega Digimon.
"Behold, DigiDestined, as I Digivolve to a different Mega Digimon! This is one you were not meant to see until sometime in the future, but I decided not to wait that long. Myotismon Dark Digivolve to…MALOMYOTISMON!!!"
The DigiDestined and their Digimon gasped in shock as they stared at one of the most evilest of their foes in a different kind of light. He looked human like them, but wasn't!
Sora wasn't focused on the Digimon; her attention was on Tai, who lay on the ground, not moving.
"Taichi Kamiya, don't you dare do this to me! I've loved you too much to see you die on me now. I don't want to say goodbye, I want to say that I love you and I want to marry you and have children and live a long and happy life with you and only you! But I can't do that if you're not here! SO WAKE UP, TAI!" Sora finally let the floodgates burst open and she sobbed loudly onto Tai's shirt, dampening it.
Chorus: The time has come
It's for the best, I know it
Who could have guessed that you and I, somehow, some way, we'd have to say goodbye?
Somehow today, we'd have to say goodbye…
As Sora continued crying on Tai's body, her Crest of Love, no longer connected with the Crest of Courage, started glowing. A bright beam of red light emitted from the Crest and hit Tai's heart. His body started glowing a fiery red-orange color. With a gasp, Tai's eyes opened and he stared at the face of a tear stricken girl.
"Sor-Sora?"
"TAI!" Sora started crying again, but these tears were of joy as she hugged Tai and kissed him fiercely.
"Sor-(kiss) I'm glad to-(kiss) see you too, but-(kiss) I'VE GOTTA BREATHE!"
Sora let up on the kisses, but held him close and smiled, at least until MaloMyotismon started laughing again.
"Do you really think reviving him changed things? Well it didn't! And now, I shall begin my takeover of these two worlds by sending you all away! Behold my new attack-Crimson Mist!!"
The DigiDestined and their Digimon cried out as they were lifted up and were sent flying into a portal. They had no idea where they were being sent, but they knew reentry would hurt-a lot!
Me: So, do you guys know where they were sent?
Tai: I know! They were sent to-(grabbed by Sora and forced into a passionate kiss)
Me: Thanks, Sora! Hint: It takes place sometime during the end of Season II. Find out next time. Same Digitime, same Digichannel!