Me: Didn't think I'd take this long to produce the first Chapter. I don't own Digimon, yadda, yadda, yadda…
Tai: True, 'cause if you did, there'd be some major changes in the show!
Me: For one thing, you and Sora would've admitted your feelings to each other in "The Prisoner of The Pyramid" episode-where you and her talk prior to the search for her Crest; that way, she wouldn't be able to agree with what that jerk DemiDevimon told her.
Tai: That's right! I told her the Crest of Love was perfect for her and as it turns out, I'm right!
Sora: First time for everything! (giggles)
Tai: What do you mean by that?!
Me: I'm gonna go before some bloodshed occurs here. Later!
Digimon-A Taiora Drama
Skirting the Edge
Chap. I: Consumed by Darkness
Moments after I'd departed for the Digital World, my little sister Kari came into my room, attempting to find her D3. She found it, but also noticed that my computer was on.
"Tai? Where are you?" Seconds later, her D3 glowed brightly as black smoke was emitted from the tiny screen before it dissipated.
"TAI?! WHERE ARE YOU?" Kari cried out worriedly. In enters Gatomon, with a look of horror on her face-she's Kari's Digimon partner in case you didn't guess.
"What's wrong, Kari? You're looking like someone just walked over your grave!"
"Something's wrong with Tai. I think he went to the Digital World, but some smoke came out of my D3 a few seconds ago and then it just vanished into thin air." Gatomon's eyes narrowed at that instant.
"Was it smoke that comes out of a chimney, or the kind of smoke that comes out of a tailpipe in the back of a car?"
"The smoke that comes out of a chimney. What does that have to do with anything?"
"'Cause Tai's not in the Digital World…He's in the World of Darkness!"
True to Gatomon's word, the next time I opened my eyes, I found myself in the World of Darkness. I knew where I was because Kari had told me of her experiences there-when she had doubts about her role as one of the DigiDestined and when she didn't believe she was strong enough to combat against the powers of Darkness.
"Tai, we should be careful. I'm lucky enough to be able to Warp-Digivolve here, but that won't do us any good if we run across any bad Digimon in this place!" Agumon cautioned. I nodded, and kept a firm grip on my Digivice.
"Davis and the others have a firm grip on keeping the Digital World safe without us older kids, Kari's grown up and no longer needs me to keep an eye on her, and Sora and Matt are getting married. I'm not needed by anyone anymore! I guess it's a good thing we ended up here in the World of Darkness anyway. That way, only Ken would be able to come and get me, and he and I aren't even on good speaking terms-not that we were in the first place!"
Agumon, who'd noticed something really creepy amidst the air, interrupted my thoughts.
"Tai, look up! We've got problems and I think it's crunch time!"
"You have absolutely no idea how right you are, Digimon of Courage! What are you doing in my domain, DigiDestined of Courage?" My head snapped upward to glare at the one Digimon who I'd only seen once, but had never had a second encounter with, thanks to the new DigiDestined…Daemon!
"I think Tai's gone into the World of Darkness. I haven't been able to find him nor Agumon during the last 3 hours!" The other DigiDestined were confused. To them, I'd been living the good life! What could have possibly happened to possess me to want to go to that world in the first place? Izzy voiced that exact same question.
"Huh?" As usual, Davis still didn't understand Izzy lingo-if I'd been there, I'd have agreed with him wholeheartedly.
"Technically, we all thought Tai had gotten over the whole Sora/Matt relationship, right? What if he'd only been putting up a front, so the rest of us, Kari and Sora especially, wouldn't worry about him? So that would mean, ever since we'd defeated MaloMyotismon seven years ago, Tai's been torn in two thanks to the relationship between Sora and Matt. In conclusion, something cataclysmic must have sent him over the edge. Any theories as to what that would be?" If Yolei hadn't busted inside Izzy's room at that second, Davis would've been even more confused than he was already.
"Sora sent…me an e-mail! (gasp) She and Matt are…getting…married!"
"That explains it in a nutshell." Izzy declared. The rest of the team groaned. For reasons that I can't explain, because Kari didn't explain them, she didn't inform all of the older DigiDestined about my disappearance, just Izzy. Izzy would take it upon himself to tell the others when he felt they needed to be told.
"That's why Tai went to the World of Darkness-because Sora and Matt are getting married!" T.K. realized.
"You can't be serious, Yolei! Sora and Matt have absolutely nothing in common with each other. Why would they get married?" Cody asked heatedly.
"Search me! I even have a picture of the ring he gave her-look!" Once everyone crowded around Yolei's laptop, they groaned even louder than before.
"Just leave me alone with Matt in an alleyway for 5 minutes and then we'll find out if Sora can love him when he's scratched up beyond recognition!" Gatomon growled bitterly.
"I feel sorry for Tai. I really thought that he and Sora would make a cute couple." Kari, T.K., Cody, Ken, Yolei and Izzy eyed Davis with a confused look.
"What?! I do! Tai told me about most of his memorable moments and most of those moments happened to be with Sora." Davis snapped impatiently.
"I don't think Tai's intent was to go to the World of Darkness in the first place. Didn't you say that some smoke came out of your D3's screen?" Ken asked Kari. She nodded.
"That means it was infected with a virus! The only time it can be dispersed in that way is if someone uses it and attempts to get to the Digital World with it. Tai thought he was going to the DigiWorld, when in reality, he went to the World of Darkness."
That's when it all came back to her…what they'd done…the events surrounding up to that moment…who they'd sent there beforehand…
"Daemon's in the World of Darkness! Tai could be in big trouble!" Kari cried out.
Davis grabbed his D3 and pointed it toward Tai's computer. "Digiport, op-"
"Davis, wait!" Ken demanded as he grabbed him by the arm. "If you used your D3, you'd go straight to the Digital World. We need to use my D3. It's the safest way to get there and to get back in one piece."
"All right. Izzy, tell the other DigiDestined about what's happening, but don't tell them the main reason why Tai went to the World of Darkness until we bring Tai back!"
"I'm on it, Davis. Tentomon, wake up!" Izzy smiled as his Digimon jerked awake and cried out, "Don't touch my tree! Wait-I'm in the Real World! Oh…that was just a dream."
"Portal of Darkness, open!" Ken yelled out. Seconds later, a dark portal opened up and Ken, Wormmon, Davis, Veemon, Yolei, Hawkmon, Cody, Armadillomon, T.K., Patamon, Kari and Gatomon vanished inside the portal entirely.
"Izzy, what'd I miss during my nap?"
"Not right now-unless I miss my guess, the world itself is in danger right now!"
"You've not been living up to your full potential, DigiDestined of Courage. True, you defeated Apocalymon, one of the most powerful of all Digimon, but you defeated Myotismon twice, and he came back as MaloMyotismon-where were you when he returned?" I glared at Daemon with all the hatred I could muster.
"I couldn't get to the Digital World at that time! Besides, I was there when I was needed. And I have lived up to my full potential! The Real World and the Digital World are at peace with one another!" I growled angrily at the Digimon.
"Don't listen to whatever he's gotta say, Tai. Remember what happened to Matt? We don't want that to happen again." Agumon warned.
"You say you'd done all that you can do and yet your own desires are unfulfilled. The DigiDestined of Love rejected your heart and smashed it in order to go to the DigiDestined of Friendship, didn't she? And like a coward, you just let her go! You can have your revenge on her, on him, on everyone who ever stood in your way for true power! Just swear allegiance to me!"
"Tai, don't do it! You know what goes down that path-darkness, evil, pain, and destruction! I'm telling you-Sora still loves you; she just hasn't tapped into that part of herself that remembers all that you did for her. All you gotta do is remind her of all the things you did for her-the time you saved her from Datamon, Mammothmon, Andromon-even though I helped you then with catching her, but still-when you trusted her with Kari when she was sick, the time you made that promise to her-that you wouldn't let anything happen to her…" I stopped Agumon from talking as I rose a hand upward, and smiled evilly.
"She 's got Matt for that promise now…or does she? I wonder what she would do if she discovered that I was the cause of her fiancé's death? Would she accept me with open arms, or would she spurn me again?" I asked myself. Agumon groaned slightly, not liking where this conversation was going.
"Tai, she'd be mad at you beyond belief! Eventually, she'd forgive you, but think about this: could the one boy she's loved ever since before you came to the Digital World also be the one boy she could actually hate for taking away a chance to be happy?" I stopped my evil thoughts and started crying softly.
"Agumon…you're right! How could I have even thought about destroying my friends? And Sora…I could never do anything to her that would cause her pain…so, even if she's happy with Matt, I have to be happy too-really happy! Sorry, Daemon, but plans to rule with you are canceled!" I smiled with confidence as I pulled out my Digivice. "And now, it's time to say 'so long!'"
Digimon!
"Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…"
Digimon: Digital Monsters; Digimon are the champions!
Warp-Digivolve!
"…WARGREYMON!!!"
Digimon: Digital Monsters; Digimon are the champions!
Digimon: Digital Monsters; Digimon are the champions!
Digimon: Digital Monsters; Digimon!
The other DigiDestined arrived at the Dark Ocean, not that far from my position, but unless they could see my Digimon in the sky-which they couldn't, 'cause he was on the ground-they had no idea where I was at!
"Any readings on where to find Tai?" Davis asked cynically as he eyed Kari with a sidelong glance.
"Let's see…" Kari pulled up her D3 and used it to try and track my signal. "Got it! He's not that far from where we're at. Let's go!"
"WarGreymon…one of the most powerful Digimon in the Digital World. I hear your praises are still sung even to this day. Do you possibly think you have a chance to defeat me? Imperialdramon is known to be stronger than any other Digimon and yet, he still wasn't strong enough to defeat me, even at his Fighting mode. EVIL INFERNO!!"
WarGreymon quickly connected his wings together to create the Crest of Courage, barely avoiding the fire attack!
"Try this on for size: PTERA FORCE!!"
WarGreymon's attack hit Daemon and he groaned in pain! I smiled with ease, not knowing that I was growing overconfident in my own skills.
"I have to admit-I'm impressed. You are truly a most powerful warrior. Too bad that didn't destroy me! EVIL INFERNO!!" This time, a beam of light came out of his hand and before I could react, it hit me right in the chest! I groaned in pain as I felt the darkness within me growing until I found myself consumed by it. I screamed out the name of the one person who I'd loved more than anything in the world, the one who had given her heart to another and the one who would possibly have to destroy me and WarGreymon in order to save both worlds…
"SOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"