Tai is presumed to be dead. Matt and Joe are suspicious of Tai's past actions. The Crest of Decimation has been activated. Sora has her doubts about Tai, he says he's being controlled, but you had to be naturally evil to do what he did to Ken's deceased friend. The Aftermath Flying Base has been taken over by TK and Kari because of Tai's unspoken actions, but something still may lurk inside. Pain and suffering is constantly being foreshadowed because of new threats. Only thing that is sure now is that everything will end badly...
One World Isn't Enough
Engineering Marvels
TK looked through computer files that were hidden within the data core. He found things that would further their knowledge of the Dark Ocean, considerably, not to mention the Digital World. After accidentally accessing the wrong file, he found something amazed him. Kari, apparently, there are four more of these Flying Bases in the Digital World, waiting for deployment. But this vessel is more advanced than the others, more for the task of frontal assaults, TK looked over to Kari, tears running down her face. Oh, I'm sorry, Kari. But this is really a break for us, even though we lost your brother.... Maybe he's still alive, he's very resilient! TK patted Kari on the shoulder, but he didn't know if it did any good. I'm going to do everything in my power to make you feel better, once we left this technorganic masterpiece! Kari looked up, a small smile on her otherwise grief stricken face.
Thanks, TK. It's too bad you never got to know him as well as I did, you may have liked him more, Kari's voice was still a little choked up by the sorrow. Please continue with your work, TK, I don't want to be the cause of losing this war! Kari broke down again. TK bent down to look at her in the eye, It's all right, TK, just continue. He was unsure what to do at first, but gave, and returned to the computer. TK scanned the files within the list, then noticed a file about NDD. He wasn't sure what to do about the file, but decided to look into it.
Kari looked up when TK yelled. I can't get access to the file, I need a omicron-level password! TK hit a few other buttons, And I can't download it to the laptop! Okay, I'm going to download everything I can to the laptop, maybe Izzy can piece the files together! TK pressed a button on the laptop, causing every possible file within the data core to be downloaded to it; this was going to take awhile. The screen flashed pictures and data as it was being downloaded, but one thing could his eyes. TK moved back several files, seeing data upon a subject he was interested in, Alternate Digivolutions. This could prove useful, it had data on the construction of alternate digivolved forms of Digimon, and data on how to control them. He scrolled down to several pictures, Pleciomon, Cyberdramon, Zanbamon, Metal Tyrannomon, Machinedramon. TK wasn't sure what to make of this file, but it obviously had its purpose. Kari, there is a not attached to this file, want me to read it you? She nodded in acceptance. TK pulled up the note, reading directly from the screen, When, and if, these alternate digivolutions will activate is still a question. Tests show the Crest of Decimation must activate first to allow the others to digivolve, no one is sure of how to activate, though. Hey, Kari, Joe signed this!
Great, now we know he's an evil geneticist, Kari wasn't much for surprise right now, but the part did fit Joe on some level. Are you going to download it?
Why wouldn't I? But the thing we need to focus on is telling Sora of this little' development that we are now situated in! TK continued to download every possible file he could, now knowing was going to take fives hours to finish the job.
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Yolei talked to Ken on the other side of the base from Sora, still not sure if he could be trusted. But Ken was so helpless, his life thrown to pieces by a single event many years ago. It's all right, Ken. I know it will be better, I lost my older sister to an STD. It always gets better, just takes time. Yolei realized she was stroking Ken's sleek, black hair, but he didn't seem to mind, so she continued. He was happy to have the attention he was receiving, it was rarely done anymore. It was a little strange for her to be doing this to another nineteen year old, like herself, but it was oddly soothing to her. Do you feel any better, Ken? He slowly nodded, accepting her actions. Yolei slowly moved her hand to Ken's chin, pulling his attention to her. She bent down, her lips meeting his. He pulled away from Yolei abruptly, Oh, I shouldn't have done that, I'm taking advantage of-- Ken pressed his lips against Yolei's, shutting her up. He smiled as Yolei gripped his hair, pulling him into a deeper kiss.
At the opposite end of the table, Sora and Mimi sat. I know Yolei likes any cute boy that walks by, but she barely knows Ken! Do you remember her one night stand with Private Stone? Sora sounded concerned, except the last part.
How could I forget? All those jokes! Yolei got confidential access to his private stones!' The last thing Mimi said was part of an upstanding joke about their recreation techniques. Sora laughed to herself, she had long forgotten that joke. Oh, Yolei, sound the alarm! I think someone's coming in the base! Sora laughed even harder at that joke.
I'm in command, I... I should keep my com... composure, Sora couldn't stop laughing, same for Mimi. The monitor started to beep, We have another... call. Sora stopped laughing as best she could, walking over to the monitor. She turned it on, Hello, TK. Where are you? Sora finally stopped laughing.
We're in the Aftermath Flying Base. You wouldn't believe how easy it was to get control of it! TK seemed pretty happy, but something was bothering him.
Tai was telling the truth! He really did shut everything down so you could capture the base! Sora was shocked, that might mean that he was telling the truth about Noctem, and how it controlled him.
Tai? He was sincere about what he said to us, TK was upset by this, he had always doubted Tai's ability to tell the truth. Too bad it's too late.
What? Did something happen? Where's Kari? Sora was panicking, she was going to have a real reason to panic in a second.
Tai might be dead. We don't know, TK started to take deeper breaths of air.
Might? No! He can't be dead! Why is there leeway in this situation? Sora was ready to cry, her worst nightmare coming true.
All security cameras went dead fifteen seconds after he jumped off the viewing platform. We don't know why, but we haven't searched the ground yet. Sora slumped against a chair, inclined to give up on this war. I'm sorry, Sora, but that wasn't the real reason I called, Sora looked up, not knowing what could make this better. We have almost complete access to all files within the data core of this vessel! We'll get an amazing lead against the Aftermath with this, there's still hope of winning!
Okay. Bye, TK, he was actually going to say more, but Sora shut off the monitor. She rushed by Mimi, crying softly.
Sora what's--
Phoenixmon and I are going to the front lines of this war, I don't know when we'll be back.
Be careful, please! Mimi looked over to where Ken and Yolei were, they were both gone. Great! Now I'm alone! Cody, where are you?
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Sora isn't taking too well, Kari, but I don't blame her. TK backed away from the communication post. What are we going to do now? It's going to be awhile for the download to finish.
Look for Tai, or his body. We need to know firsthand if he is alive or not! Kari jumped from her seat, then jumped onto Magnadramon. Come on, TK, we need to find his destiny! Magnadramon flew out the small door, and headed for the viewing platform.
TK sighed deeply, I hope this doesn't break her heart, Seraphymon, or we might never have the same Kari again. He slowly headed to Seraphymon's open arms, after checking the laptop to make sure it's working properly. Okay, let's go. Seraphymon held TK tightly in his arms, then took off after Kari. They soared through the air, avoiding obstructions on the way. The doorway to the outside was already open, so they just flew right through into the open air, slightly chillier than before. Seraphymon caught up with, then passed, Magnadramon, reaching the rocky ground before her. TK was let off onto the ground, then started to look without Kari. She came down a second later, she also started to look, frantically. Do you see anything, Kari? TK hadn't come across a body, let alone a drop of blood.
No. He might still be alive! We have to widen our search to those buildings over there, Kari pointed to an outcrop of burned buildings that strangely survived the attack. There's still hope! I'm going to go look! Kari started to run towards the buildings, but TK grabbed her by the arm. What are you doing, TK?
I don't want you to do it, I will. You should go oversee the download of the files, TK hoped that she would comply, she's nearly impossible to stop when she has her head set on something.
All right, but be back soon. I don't like the idea of being alone in there! Kari was a little scared of the horrible science projects that had been done on humans.
I'd never abandon you, Kari, never, TK kissed her on the cheek, then was picked up by Seraphymon. They, once again, flew through the chilled air, his breath visible here and there. He looked behind him to see Kari getting up onto her Digimon, returning to the viewing platform above. Seraphymon landed a few meters away from the first incinerated building, releasing TK at once. He didn't like the idea of searching for Tai, dead or alive, but it was becoming obviously clear that he was alive. TK entered the building, keeping his guard up every step of the way. He pushed open a door that could barely be called a door at this point, he quickly peered inside. TK noticed something moving in the room, but fallen rubble blocked the view. Moving towards another wall, TK saw that a large Digimon was tending to a human. TK almost choked when he made up that human to be Tai, he slowly backed away out the door. After reaching a certain point away from the scene, he started to run for Seraphymon. He jumped into Seraphymon's arms, catching him off guard. Go, go now! Seraphymon flew up into the air, moving as fast as he could back to the base.
TK, what's wrong? You don't panic like this! Seraphymon spoke in his deep, godly voice.
Tai! Tai is still alive! What are the chances that I find him in the first building? Things do not work out for us, ever! Seraphymon heard those words, increasing his speed for the Flying Base. Kari has to know about this! Imagine if she went, she could be dead! Seraphymon flew up the side of the base, dodging weapon ports along the way. TK leaped out of Seraphymon's arms, running the rest of the way to the briefing room.
She looked up from the laptop, What? What is it? Kari knew something was up.
Tai! He's still alive! In the closest building to this base!
How did he survive? Sure, I'm happy to know he's alive, and that we might still be able to help him, but how? Kari tried to think of a way that he could have done it, coming up blank each time.
There's some Digimon there, big and black! But it's definitely not Wargreymon!
Kari looked back to the laptop, I guess that explains the alternate digivolutions.
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Three Alliance soldiers sat on some debris, waiting for something to actually happen. One of the three soldiers looked up, Hey, there's Phoenixmon! Do you think Sora's on it?
Why wouldn't she? Have you guys ever noticed how she reacts around Taichi Kamiya? he had a small cuts across his forehead, blood coming down from it. She gets all quiet, doesn't want to talk about it.
Maybe they did something sexual that they regret, the third soldier spoke, quite frankly.
The first soldier slapped him on the side of his head, But when would they have the time? You know how she tends to stay at base, except to do raids on bases to gather information! He turned his head around slowly when he heard a noise. Hey, someone's here, an they're trying to sneak up on us. The three soldiers got up from the rubble, their guns ready for action. Here he comes... an entire wall of debris exploded outwards, catching the soldiers off guard. Scutidramon came flying out, cutting one of the soldiers in half. No, Tadashi! That's General Mazzola's Digimon, an Artificial! With have to kill it!
Calm down, bitch, I wouldn't hurt someone if there wasn't reason! But you try to defeat the Digital Aftermath, so there is a reason, a sly smile spread across his otherwise innocent face. Do you know that the ground is filled with conductive materials? There's quite a few of them, too. I'll give you a sample of my power, General Mazzola abruptly placed his right hand to the ground. a surge of electricity left his body, entering the ground. It shot forward to the two remaining soldiers, the ground exploding from the electricity. They tried to run away from it, but they weren't fast enough to get away, the ground blew up below them. A cloud of dust rose up into the air, after the main rubbish of the burn city blew away, all that was left was two torn up bodies. That was fun, General Mazzola brought the computer screen positioned on his wrist closer to his mouth. Sub-Master Ishida, I am continuing the search, no sign of Master Kamiya yet. General Mazzola stepped over the damaged bodies, continuing the search.
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Come on, Kari, we have to leave this base. The download of the files is complete, and Seraphymon disconnected the reactor core from the rest of the ship. The explosives are set, we just need to leave now! TK put his hand out, reaching for Kari. She finally gave, but she didn't want to leave, Tai was still out there. Don't worry, we'll have our chance, but now we have to get home! Kari got up, then got up onto Magnadramon. The huge dragon Digimon flew out of the briefing room, disappearing behind the assortment of walls. All right, Seraphymon, take this laptop, and hide it inside your armor, TK handed the laptop over to his Digimon. Let's go, Seraphymon picked TK up, then flew out the room, following Magnadramon. They flew out the door leading to the viewing platform, TK removed a detonation device from his pocket, then pressed the button. He looked behind him, seeing the flames burn their way through the sides of the ship. The entire front section of the craft broke off, crashing into the ground below. With a few more explosions, the remaining portion of the ship crashed to the ground. Everything that had to do with it was destroyed, this made TK happy.
Seraphymon caught up with Magnadramon, both soared through the air, heading towards the base. TK glanced over to Kari, she was sound asleep on her Digimon's back. They flew through the chilled air, and much to TK's surprise, it started to snow again. For several minutes, the partner Digimon moved towards the base, finally getting there. TK was released from Seraphymon's hands, Mimi, where's Sora? Mimi lifted her head from the food she was making for the soldiers.
I don't know, she took off after you called, Mimi ran to TK, hugging him tightly. What did you say to her?
I reported that Tai might be dead, but after our comm we found out that he is alive and barely kicking, TK didn't like the idea of Sora being upset, and on the battlefield. We did get most of the data core from the Flying Base, though, I hope that justifies our little trip. TK looked behind him to Seraphymon, Magnadramon, Kari. His Digimon downgraded to Rookie, while Magnadramon flew towards their temporary quarters. I truely hope that this data justifies it...
This is going to be the second shortest chapter in the whole story, only the last chapter is shorter! I would have submitted this days earlier, but I had no time on my computer! There wasn't that much to put into this chapter, It's only a connective chapter between the first ten chapters and the last four chapters. A huge plan created by Kari in the end of the next chapter will shape how the rest of the story goes along. Obviously, Ken and Yolei are doing their exercises' together. This is because of Ken's state of mind, he's gone through a lot, like seeing his friend's killer for the first time in years. The Digimon names that TK read off will play a role in the story, but later on. On a darker note, did any see the review logan put up on my story lately? It goes against everything I believed in him, so I'm officially stripped all things that have to do with him off him author page (unless he apologizes). I also don't see any one going to my forum! The link is in plain sight at the top of the author page, near the profile!
Now for a brighter note, I'm writing a new series called Uncertain Futures, and I need characters for it. If you want to be part of my story, please give the following information:
- Name: (first and last; any name you want)
- Birthday: (It has to be in a six month radius of December 28, 2003; this will be explained in the series)
- Partner Digimon: (Any Digimon you want, created or real' if created, give all the stages and descriptions)
- Hair/eye color
- Clothing:
- Personality: (how your character will react to my characters, ambitions, good or evil or indifferent, relation to family members, ect)
This little character gathering will be going on until chapter 14 is submitted, then the chosen few will be told in chapter 15. If you are an author (and signed in), I will have no problem contacting you, but if you're not an author or can't sign in, please give your e-mail. I only need about three people, but I may pick more. I already have an idea of one author that review all my chapters to be one of my characters (hint, hint).
Preview:
Plague deployed.
How long until it spread across the planet?
A few days...
Quote:
The Earth belongs to the living,
not to the dead.
-Letter to John W, Eppes (June 24, 1813)