Me: I don't own Digimon…uh…(Tai and Sora glare at me) What's wrong now?
Tai: You trashed my relationship with Sora. FIX IT NOW!
Me: WHA?! What can I do?
Sora: You can fix it back to the way it was! This IS fiction, isn't it?
Me: Uh….
Digimon
The Return of the Evil Clone
Chap. V-Target Tai!
"TAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" I immediately turned and ran like hell to get to Sora. I had been right, but my mind kept speaking for my mouth and heart! Sora had been tricked, and I tossed our relationship-restored or not-out the window-if there were windows in here. Davis and the others were behind me as I reached for my Digivice-and facefaulted as I realized it was still in the room with Taichi!
"Don't worry, Tai; we'll get her out for you. DIGIVOLVE, GUYS!" Davis demanded as he and Ken grabbed their Digivices-they probably were able to get them when we were back there earlier, but I was too hurt to acknowledge it.
"Veemon Digivolve to…EXVEEMON!!!"
"Wormmon Digivolve to…STINGMON!!!"
"ExVeemon…"
"…Stingmon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…PAILDRAMON!!!"
"Desparado Blaster!!"
WHAM! Paildramon's main attack torched the door, and I raced in to see Sora, in tears, being hovered over by my clone, whose hands were glowing a darkish black color. I grimaced a bit, as I realized that Taichi must've gotten to the others somehow, then used my Digivice to complete the deal and fully restore his powers!
"GET AWAY FROM HER-"
I didn't have a chance to finish my sentence, 'cause Taichi didn't even turn, but he rose his arm up and a beam of Dark energy went flying toward me! Sora gasped in fear as she rose to her knees, not even seeing that my Digivice had been fully restored of power and was glowing brightly.
"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…WARGREYMON!!!"
WarGreymon jumped in front of me and barely blocked it! The energy had been taken from 3 D3's and 3 Digivices, so my Digimon was affected by it.
"Impossible! This energy alone is more powerful than WarGreymon? How?" Ken asked in shock.
"The energy was taken from D3's and Digivices, Ken. That's why it's affecting WarGreymon." I explained calmly. That's when I received my third biggest shock of the day: The energy Taichi was sending toward WarGreymon should've been dissipating, but it was increasing in strength! WarGreymon was beginning to back toward me and I knew that he couldn't take much more of this.
"Paildramon Mega Digivolve to…IMPERIALDRAMON!!!"
"Imperialdramon Mode Change to…FIGHTER MODE!!!"
Imperialdramon landed next to WarGreymon and helped him hold the energy back and it started to work-for a while. I knew I had to get to Sora, but I couldn't as long as Taichi kept sending Dark energy toward us. That's when my brain came up with a plan.
"Davis, Ken, I've got an idea. Any chance you guys can lift me up?"
They looked at me like I was crazy, but nodded slowly.
"Good. On the count of three, I want you guys to lift me right over that energy beam."
Biyomon landed on my shoulder-I think she's getting used to doing that!-and eyed me with a worried look.
"If they're off, even by a few seconds, Sora's going to be a widow before she's even married!" I smiled, touched by Biyomon's concern, and patted her on the head.
"Don't worry. They won't be off."
"Hurry, Tai! We can't hold out much longer!" WarGreymon warned. You'd think that by now, Taichi would be exhausted, but he looked like he was at his prime! The Digimon were getting tired, and sooner or later, their strength would give out. Davis and Ken were prepared to send me flying upward. Before I did what I did, Biyomon whispered two words into my ear-"Be careful." I smirked and nodded.
"Hey, aren't I always?"
"Tai, we're ready!" Davis said.
I nodded and steeled myself. "1…2…3!" I launched myself up and landed a foot into Davis and Ken's palms, then they hoisted me up. I flew and miraculously avoided the beam of energy! I hit Taichi in the back of the head and distracted him long enough for the beam to finally disappear. I landed safely to the ground and helped Sora to her feet. Saddened, she collapsed into my arms and started sobbing onto my shoulder. I comforted her as best I could.
"Tai…I'm so, so, sorry. I never meant to hurt you…"
"Sora, it was all my fault. If I'd only listened to you in the first place, we wouldn't be here right now. Can we start over?" Sora smiled widely and nodded vigorously.
"Always." We were seconds from kissing when suddenly…
WHAM! I cried out as a BIG blast of Dark energy sent me away from Sora and sent me flying through the wall of the base! I landed hard on the ground and almost blacked out.
"TAI! Are you okay?" Sora asked worriedly as the others crowded around her; Biyomon flew into her arms and hugged her.
"Just…peachy…" A moment later, Sora, Davis, WarGreymon and the others went flying and collided into me, which sent us sprawling back to the ground.
"Not for long…"
Matt and the other DigiDestined had revived from Taichi's assault and he was just as mad as I'd been when I thought Sora had been cheating on me.
"When I find Tai's clone, I'm gonna rip his head off and use it for a soccer ball!" Matt fumed angrily. They were close to the remains of the base and found about five Digivice signatures.
"Okay, the orange one is Tai's and the red one is Sora's. The blue one is Davis' and Ken's is the gray one. But who's the black one?" Izzy asked in amazement.
A second later, a beam of Dark energy came flying straight at them and swept them off their feet! They all cried out as they landed hard on the ground.
"I think we know whose black dot that is." Cody noted.
"What the…?" Matt gasped out.
"Tai's clone must have his powers back!" Mimi replied.
"He must've taken Tai's Digivice and drained it of its power! I think we're in serious trouble!" Joe yelled out. A second later, WarGreymon, Garudamon and Imperialdramon flew in with Sora, Davis, Ken and me on top.
"Guys, run! His powers outmatch even WarGreymon's and Imperialdramon's!" I warned heatedly. They got the message, got to their feet and ran in the opposite direction they were originally going. Taichi wasn't that far behind us. Actually, since his powers were back, so was his ability to fly with the use of his Digivice.
"Tai Kamiya! It is time for me to start living and for you to go to the World of Darkness!" WarGreymon and I cried out as a bolt of energy hit us in the back and we started spiraling helplessly to the ground. Sora turned to me and tried in vain to grab my hand.
"TAAAAAAAIIIIIIIII!!!" At that moment, Sora's Digivice glowed and shrieked loudly.
"Garudamon Digivolve to…PHOENIXMON!!!"
As WarGreymon's energy gave out and he deDigivolved to Agumon, Phoenixmon flew downward and caught us just in time. I looked up to see the crimson eyes of an angel.
"Thanks, Sora." I whispered with a smile. She smiled back and nodded happily.
"Anytime, Tai."
WHAM! The four of us cried out as Taichi rammed us with another beam of energy and that almost drained Phoenixmon of her energy.
"You guys think some silly Bird Digimon's going to protect you from my powers?"
I grimaced and Sora shivered a bit as Phoenixmon suddenly glowed brightly. I knew Taichi was in trouble.
"'Silly?' I'll show you silly! Crimson Flame!!" A fiery bird shot over our heads, then suddenly changed into the Crest of Love. As it headed for Taichi, he connected his hands together and shot out another beam of Dark energy. The two beams collided and battled it out above us!
"Davis! We could use some help here!" I yelled out impatiently. Imperialdramon came up by Phoenixmon a moment later.
"Positron Laser!!" The beam combined with Phoenixmon's attack, but Taichi didn't falter. He poured on more power and eventually, our beams began to falter.
"Tai, the Digimon can't take much more of these attacks! We've got to retreat and get back to the Real World now!" Sora insisted. I was hesitant. I knew if I left Taichi, he'd try to take over the Digital World, or attempt a takeover of the Real World-or both!
That's when it came to me-an idea that just had to work! Unfortunately, just as I was about to suggest it to Sora, Phoenixmon and Imperialdramon's beams finally dissipated.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" We all cried out in pain-Sora, Davis, Ken, Agumon and myself-as we hurtled to the ground; Phoenixmon deDigivolved to Biyomon while Imperialdramon deDigivolved back to Veemon and Wormmon. I got to my feet and helped Sora and the others up, then pulled out my Digivice as it started glowing.
"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…WARGREYMON!!!"
I jumped onto WarGreymon's back and he was about to fly off when Sora stopped us.
"Tai, what are you doing?"
"I don't have time to tell you right now, but I promise I'll tell you everything about this when we get back. Go for it, WarGreymon!" My Digimon nodded and took to the skies and I chose not to hide my tears as I heard Sora's wail.
"TAI! COME BACK!"
As for Matt and the others, they barely managed to make it back to the Real World and into my dorm room. They all landed in a heap of tangled limbs. Sora, Davis, Ken and their Digimon landing right on top of them didn't help matters much.
"What happened to Tai?" As everyone managed to untangle himself or herself, Kari repeated worriedly, "What happened to Tai?" Sora shook with tears as Biyomon tried to comfort her.
"He…he's gone! WarGreymon flew off somewhere and he didn't tell me where he went!"
All of a sudden, my computer glowed brightly with light.
"Tai?" Sora asked, her eyes shining with tears and hope.
"That would be impossible, seeing as how his Digivice can't operate the Digiport." Izzy noted.
"Then it's gotta be Gennai." T.K. added.
They were both wrong. Taichi stepped from the light and smiled evilly at them as his hands started glowing again.
"Odaiba…I'm baaaaaaaaaaack…"
WarGreymon landed near some trees and deDigivolved back to Agumon.
"Patamon and Gatomon said he should be right around here. I wonder where he is." Agumon said.
I shivered, wishing that I'd brought Sora and Biyomon with me. Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of my eyes and I shielded them with my arm.
I smiled as Azulongmon appeared before Agumon and me in all his glory.
"Greetings, Taichi Kamiya. To what do I owe the honor of this visit?"
Things don't look so hot for Sora and the others, do they? R&R!