Me: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
DigiDestined: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Me: The next person who screams like that gets a force three-stun blast!
Davis: (laughs) Please! Do you know anyone from the Star Trek shows or films?
(A phaser beam knocks out Davis seconds later)
Me: No, but this is fiction, so anything can happen! I don't own Digimon, by the way or "Bent" by Matchbox Twenty.
Sora: How was it at your grandparents?
Me: At least someone had the foreknowledge to ask me how it went! I actually had a good time. I also got to see old friends graduate on Friday and run into friends who I'd graduated with and friends who graduated before me.
Izzy: Prodigious! I hope the same thing happens with us.
Me: Yeah; hopefully, you'll have quit saying "prodigious" by then!
Tai: That's not gonna happen anytime soon.
Digimon-Season I
Chap. VI-An act of Courage
Tai was amazed by the Digimon who stood before him-Greymon, MetalGreymon, WarGreymon, Birdramon, Garudamon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, MetalGarurumon, Kabuterimon, MegaKabuterimon, Togemon, Lillymon, Ikkakumon, Zudomon, Angemon, MagnaAngemon and Angewomon-seventeen Digimon total battling against MaloMyotismon! He knew with his friends by his side, he could do anything to save the Digital and the Real Worlds!
If I fall along the way, pick me up and dust me off
And if I get too tired to make it, be my breath so I can walk!
"Nova Blast!!"
"Giga Blaster!!"
"Terra Force!!"
Three combined attacks-and it barely fazed the Viral Digimon! Tai held his breath as he weighed down the pros and cons of the situation before them. So far, things weren't in their favor, especially if WarGreymon's attack couldn't defeat MaloMyotismon!
"Meteor Wing!!"
"Wing Blade!!"
Tai smiled as two fire attacks nailed MaloMyotismon with precision! Sora always came through for him-thick or thin, rain or shine!
"That's one of the main reasons why I love her! She always knows the right thing to do!"
If I need some other love, then give me more than I can stand
When my smile gets old and faded, wait around; I'll smile again
Tai gasped in shock. Sora's Digimon's attacks only made burn marks on MaloMyotismon's body!
"What, is this guy invincible or something?! There's gotta be someway to stop him, once and for all!" Tai was getting angry. Then, it came to him. Maybe multiple attacks could take him down. Matt, Izzy, Mimi and Joe had figured that out, though.
"Howling Blaster!!"
"Wolf Claw!!"
"Metal Wolf Claw!!"
"Electro Shocker!!"
"Horn Buster!!"
"Needle Spray!!"
"Flower Cannon!!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!!"
"Vulcan's Hammer!!"
Tai held his breath as Birdramon flew overhead and Sora dropped next to him and WarGreymon and she held him close to her body, hoping for the best.
Shouldn't be so complicated; just hold me and then…Just hold me again
Chorus: Can you help me? I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back together
Keep breaking me in and this is how we will end (How we will end…)
With you and me…bent
MaloMyotismon laughed evilly as the smoke cleared and his body looked more or less the same damagewise! The DigiDestined almost felt like quitting, but then they remembered-they had their Angel Digimon!
"It's possible that an equal amount of good energy can counteract the dark energy radiating around MaloMyotismon and defeat him!" The others eyed Izzy like he was crazy-after being in this strange world for a while, that theory, as Izzy would say it, was probable.
"You think these pitiful attacks can defeat me? You're wrong! Dream Mist!!" The DigiDestined yelled out as they tried in vain to avoid the attack sent toward them by MaloMyotismon. Tai smiled as WarGreymon spun around and avoided the attack, making sure to tackle the other Digimon as best he could.
"Am I glad Sora was next to me and not near the others." Tai could've smiled, if he hadn't seen Kari and the others fall asleep! And for every DigiDestined that fell asleep, their partner deDigivolved to their Rookie form! Within seconds, only Tai, Sora, and their Digimon were awake!
"Well, at least we're in the same boat." Sora joked as she carefully placed her arm around Tai's shoulder. Tai struggled not to laugh at her joke-and failed miserably.
And if I couldn't sleep, could you sleep? Could you paint me better off?
Could you sympathize with my needs? I know you think I need a lot
I started out clean, but I'm jaded
Just phoning it in; just breaking the skin
As MaloMyotismon laughed evilly over his recent success, (and not noticing the remaining DigiDestined who were awake) Sora shook with tears coming down her cheeks. Tai tried to comfort her, but she pushed him away, gently.
"Sora, what's wrong? I know it's a bit early in this relationship, but did I do something wrong?" Tai asked worriedly. Tai's question only made Sora cry harder.
"It's not you, Tai. I just need to know: Why are you with me? I'm just a tomboy with a mother who possibly cares more for some stupid flowers than she does her own daughter.
I don't even know if my father's alive or not! Maybe you should be with someone more like Mimi, at least when she wakes up." Tai grabbed Sora and held her tightly before she could pull away.
"Listen to me, Sora: There is a reason I'm with you, and this is it: I see more than just a tomboy. I see a beautiful young woman with all the potential in the world. I know for a fact your mother loves you, otherwise she wouldn't have risked being captured by the Bakemon to get you out safely or had the courage to send you back to the Digital World with the rest of us. Your father's got to be alive somewhere in this world. He's just afraid that if he reenters your life, you might get false hopes that he and your mother would get back together. The reason I'm with you and not with Mimi is this: Any guy could get together with a girl who dresses like her. But it takes a real man of Courage to be with a girl who dresses like a boy, plays soccer and would rather go on a rip-roaring adventure than look after a goggle-wearing boy who's made numerous mistakes in the past. One mistake almost cost us the lives of Birdramon, Kabuterimon and Garurumon." Sora remembered as Tai's simple mistake caused Greymon to Digivolve to SkullGreymon.
Chorus: Can you help me? I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back together
Keep breaking me in and this is how we will end (How we will end…)
With you and me…bent
"Tai…that was beautiful!" Sora smiled through her tears as she hugged Tai tightly. Tai smiled back as he was able to breathe despite the fact that his ribs were being crushed slightly.
"I do what I can."
Start bending me; it's never enough
I feel all your pieces
Start bending me; keep bending me until I'm completely broken in
"NOOOOOOOOO! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! HOW COULD YOU HAVE STAYED AWAKE?! CRIMSON MIST!!" WarGreymon and the other Digimon avoided the attack sent to them by MaloMyotismon. Tai winced as he felt the heat from that attack. Then, an idea came to him. It was risk-taking, foolhardy and all around dangerous, but it could work!
"Sora, get on Garudamon's back. I've got an idea that's sure to work, but I can't do it with you on WarGreymon." Sora eyed Tai with fear in her crimson eyes.
"You sure, Tai?" Tai smirked as he kissed Sora for five or seven seconds-knowing Tai, it'd be longer than that!
"Positive." Once Sora got on Garudamon's back, Tai turned and focused his attention on MaloMyotismon.
"WarGreymon, use your strongest attack now!" Tai demanded.
WarGreymon spun around with his claws pointed in the air.
"NOVA FORCE!!"
MaloMyotismon screamed as his body was punctured and was slowly deleted into digital data.
"THIS ISN'T OVER, DIGIDESTINED! ONE DAY, I WILL BE BACK, STRONGER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN I AM NOW! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA..." MaloMyotismon laughed evilly as he disappeared, but so had Tai and WarGreymon!
Shouldn't be so complicated; just touch me and then…just touch me again
Chorus: Can you help me? I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back together
Keep breaking me in and this is how we will end (How we will end…)
With you and me bent
Well, I don't understand; here I go there again
Can you help me? I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never get put back together
And you're breaking me in, and this is how we will end (How we will end…)
With you and me…bent
"TAI! WHERE ARE YOU?" Sora cried out worriedly. She was scared that Tai might have been hurt, or worse, during that attack on MaloMyotismon. Suddenly, a bright flash of light appeared in front of her! When it faded, she found herself back in the Digital World, but on File Island.
"We won, Tai! We beat MaloMyotismon for good!" Agumon cheered loudly.
Sora turned to see Tai and Agumon a few meters from her position.
"TAI!" Tai forced a smile on his face as Sora hugged him tightly, then she slapped him across the cheek.
"Don't you ever scare me like that again! You hear me, Tai?" Tai reluctantly nodded.
"Yes, ma'am." Tai had a worried look on his face as Sora hugged him again, refusing to let go.
"We'd better be on our guard, though. Old foes do have a yen to return, and I have a feeling that this isn't the last of MaloMyotismon…"
R&R! Epilogue up soon! It's an ending that I didn't even expect to write!