Dark Waters / Joe's Story

Epilogue/ Glittering Pieces

Summary: A twisted future...An adventurous past....Joe Kido is reunited with the Digidestined, wanting an explanation for Mimi's past...Maybe it's time he knew the truth...

AN: My explanation of the Digidestined's future, and their children!
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2 years later
In the Digital World


The first thing Joe saw was Ken Ichijouji. He gaped as he looked at the young man, still handsome, but taller then he had been two years prior.
Currently, Ken was chasing a purple haired women around the sand. The lady, about 2 years old, squealed and sped off, leaving a mock growling man in her dust.
"Mom! You can run but you can't hide! Erynne has the food!" A tall boy, about 10 grinned at his mother, his startling resemblance to Ken almost scaring Joe. Sam had looked like her when he was 8 to, but now, except for the purple hair, he was a mirror image of the former Digidestined!
He looked at the laughing daughter, then at Yolei. Erynne looked like her mother to, but with navy hair.
Joe studied the parents in question, spotting them joking a ways off when Ken caught his wife. Yolei looked frantically for something in a big, pink bag, and stood triumphantly when she found it.
Letting out a victorious crow, she lifted her prize into the air, before handing it to her husband, who was now nervously juggling a two year old in his arms.
Sebastian?! He thought wonderingly, a smile on his face. The youngest, probably nearing the age of three,, eagerly snatched the stuffy from his mothers hands, and Ken sighed in relief.
Yolei looked up, spotting the doctor, and waved.
Joe scanned the park, waving back.
Davis was with a boy that looked exactly like he had, spiky hair and all, but Davis didn't. The burgundy haired Digidestined now had tamed his unruly hair, letting the purple red locks spike only a bit.
He wore a white dress shirt and jeans, as he helped his son ride build a castle. The son, Davis jr., laughed as he smashed a tower, his father throwing his head back, laughing, before throwing his fist into the sand to.
. The former Digidestined leader caught Joe in his eye, and shouted a greeting.
Moving on, Joe began to walk towards Tai Kamiya.
The doctor noticed Sora and Matt to the right, hovering over a picnic table. Their children, 7 year old Fiona and 9 year old Jackson, argued over something sibling like while their parents shook their heads wearily.. Upon noticing Joe and Linden, they waved, regaining their smiles..
Joe gestured his understanding, waved, and continued towards Tai.
Tk and Kari stood near the sand, their children around a gazebo. 12 year old Lana stood beside her Gatamon, talking to it, and the younger boy, 10 year old Jordan, was currently running around with Claire. His blonde hair and eyes almost exactly like his fathers.
Cody, handsome and dignified, stood with Izzy, deep in discussion. But when they spotted Joe, they grinned, shouting.
Their daughters, Izzy's tiny red haired 11 year old, Kaisha, was walking towards Lana and Cody's 12 year old Claira, seemed deep in conversation with Jordan, but as far as Joe heard, it was a blossoming romance.
Finally, he reached Tai, who hugged him with a laugh.
His son Alexander, laughed and hugged Linden.
"Hello again! I haven't seen you in a while, but let's go play with Jack and Sam " Linden smiled widely..
"Alright! Let's go!" and sped off with the tiny Tai.
"Joe Kido! How's the great doctor?"
Shaking the ambassadors hand, Joe noticed a faint sprinkle of silver spackling the temples of Tai.
"Maybe We've been to long, Tai..."
Ducking his head, The brown haired man turned red, nervously fingering the grey hair.
"Yeah Yeah Yeah...How is it you're older then me but still have all that blue? Dye maybe?"
Laughing, Joe rolled his eyes.
"Sorry Kamiya. All natural, all man.."
Matt Ishida joined the group, giving a little yawn.
"Any of you old men got a cup of coffee?" Slapping a hand on Matts back, Tai grinned.
"Old men? We're only ! We've still got a bit of years left in us!"
Cody, Izzy, Davis and Sora joined the group, greeting and laughing as they left their children to play.
It felt so good for them to be together again, but one thing was missing...
"Mimi!"
Just as she spoke, they heard a familiar shriek, and Sora echoed it, turning,
A tiny brunette, her eyes glittering with tears, was running across the sand. She was tall and curvy, dressed in a baby blue sun dress, her little feet pounding over the sand as the other women ran to greet her.
"Sora!"
"Mimi!"
The women laughed, embracing, and the men watched with smiles.
Releasing Sora, Mimi threw her arms around Joe, kissing him passionately and surprising the hell out of the doctor.
When she let go, Joe blushed, panting and grinning.
"Sorry Honey, I was just saying hi to Yolei and Ken!"
Scratching the back of his head, Joe glanced at the smiling Digidestined, before leaning over and whispering in her ear.
"You can go say hello to anybody you want if you want to come back and do that again..."
She giggled, her eyes playful as he wrapped his arms around her waist, nuzzling her neck.
Tai shrugged, looking towards the children. "How is Kiernen doing?"
The 8 year old was charging around with the other children, as he joined his brother.
"Wow! The little guy is going to be tall..."
"Just like his Daddy!"
Sora slid her hand into Matts, smiling, and a grey clad figure came to the circle, a beautiful women in tow.
"Hello again, look who I've brought..."
Tk, Kari, Ken and Yolei said hello, gesturing to the protruding stomach of the brunette.
Mimi gasped. "Kari! You're pregnant?!"
The lady blushed waving at her husband, before the blonde grinned proudly, patting the stomach.
"At the rate we're going, Kari is going to have a class to teach by next year!"
They all laughed, sliding into conversation and letting their worries fly away.
Joe kissed Mimi's cheek, and she snuggled deeper into his arms.
"Did you ever think it could be like this, Mimi?"
She laughed, her soft almond hair caressing his cheek.
"I never thought we could be this perfect Joe..."
They kissed softly, the warmth of the sun and the smell of the beach taking them back to the years before.
"I never thought I'd marry you for real..."
The sun glinted off the tiny gold band upon her left hand, and Joe smiled.
He deepened the kiss.